Randolph-Macon College Football

Game 10 – November 13, 2021

H-SC (5-4, 4-1) at #19 R-MC (8-1, 4-1)

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Series vs. Hampden-Sydney

This is the 126th meeting between R-MC & H-SC. Randolph-Macon is 54-60-11 all-time against H-SC in a series that dates back to 1893. The Yellow Jackets have won seven straight and nine of the past 10 contests against the Tigers. This past spring, R-MC registered a 28-0 shutout victory at H-SC. In 2019, R-MC posted a 45-3 victory over     H-SC in Ashland. Tre Frederick rushed for 143 yards and Burke Estes threw for 218 yards and two TDs. In 2018 at H-SC, R-MC built a 48-14 lead early in the fourth quarter and recorded a 48-35 victory to win the ODAC Championship. Jordan Hall rushed for 99 yards and four touchdowns. Burke Estes completed 15 of 20 passes for 231 yards and two scores. Eric Hoy had eight catches for 115 yards. In 2017, Hoy had 170 all-purpose yards and scored five rushing touchdowns in a 56-28 R-MC win. It marked the first time the Yellow Jackets scored 50 points against the Tigers. R-MC is 25-18-1 in ODAC contests with H-SC going back to 1976. The Yellow Jackets won the first encounter with the Tigers, 12-6 in 1892.

2021 R-MC Results/Schedule (8-1, 4-1 ODAC)

9/4       at Dickinson                      W 31-21

9/11     Catholic                             W 62-10

9/18     at Bridgewater*                W 31-13

9/25     Washington & Lee*          L 24-25

10/2     at Ferrum*                         W 44-21

10/9     Emory & Henry                W 34-31

10/16   at Guilford*                      W 58-0

10/23   Apprentice                        W 49-7

10/30   Shenandoah*                    W 45-14

11/13   Hampden-Sydney*           1:00 pm

Beat the Clock

R-MC is first in the nation in time of possession at 35:20. The Yellow Jackets have had the advantage in time of possession in eight of nine games. R-MC had the ball for a season-high 44:12 against Shenandoah. R-MC held the ball for 40:05 at Dickinson and 40:05 at Ferrum.

Last Meeting

Presley Egbers passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more as R-MC blanked     H-SC 28-0.

How it Happened:

• The Yellow Jacket defense forced a punt on the first possession by the Tigers.    R-MC drove to the HSC 23 but was stopped on fourth-and-one. A second Tiger punt gave the Yellow Jackets the ball on their own 42. Egbers need nine plays to put R-MC in the end zone, hitting Ricky Mayfield on a six-yard scoring toss as R-MC led 7-0 after one.
• R-MC would start its next drive on its own 2-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage, Egbers hit David Wallis with a pass out to the RMC 41. The Yellow Jackets would use eight plays to go the 98 yards, 80 of it through the air, as Egbers found the end zone from one yard out to give the visitors a 14-0 lead with 9:43 left in the second period.
• An interception gave R-MC the ball on the HSC 29. Egbers capped the five-play scoring drive with a three-yard TD run as the Yellow Jackets went up 21-0 with 2:38 left until halftime. That would be the score at intermission.
• Egbers would hit Wallis with a 19-yard scoring strike midway through the fourth quarter, making the final 28-0.

By The Numbers:

• The R-MC defense held the Tigers to 97 yards of total offense and seven first downs. The Yellow Jackets had the ball for 37:38, compared to 22:22 for H-SC.
• Tyler DeBerry led the Yellow Jackets with 10 tackles. He had two tackles for loss and one interception. Matt Vergara had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one quarterback sack. Jacob Hutchinson had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks.
• The Yellow Jackets had 349 yards of total offense, 137 on the ground and 212 through the air.
• Egbers completed 16 of 20 passes for 212 yards and two scores. Wallis was his favorite target, catching seven passes for 105 yards and one TD.

Last Time Out

R-MC collected 473 yards of total offense, with 384 on the ground, and the Yellow Jacket defense held Shenandoah to 38 rushing yards in a 45-14 ODAC victory.

How it Happened:

• The Yellow Jackets took the opening kickoff and drove 61 yards in nine plays, as Justin DeLeon scored on a three-yard run as R-MC took a 7-0 lead less than five minutes into the contest.
• R-MC held SU to a three-and-out, but a muffed punt gave the Hornets the ball on the RMC 29. A TD pass on the next play tied it at 7-7.
• The Yellow Jackets took the ensuing kickoff and moved 70 yards in 10 plays, with DeLeon reaching the end zone from one yard out as R-MC went up 14-7 with 3:26 left in the first period.
• Chris Vidal hit a 31-yard field goal with 6:21 left in the second quarter as the lead grew to 17-7.
• Nick Hale broke tackles for a 37-yard TD run late in the second period as the Yellow Jackets led 24-7 at halftime.
• DeLeon delivered his third touchdown of the game late in the third quarter to give R-MC a 31-7 advantage.
• Presley Egbers scored from seven yards out five minutes into the final period to give the home team a 38-7 lead.
• Following an interception by Ricky Thompson, the Yellow Jackets moved 65 yards in 10 plays, with Aaron Acevedo reaching the end zone from one yard out as R-MC went up 45-7.
• The Hornets had the game's final TD with 19 seconds left to make the final score 45-14.

By The Numbers

• R-MC had 68 rushes for 384 yards. DeLeon had 21 carries for 111 yards and three TDs. Egbers rushed 11 times for 71 yards and one score. Kwesi Clark ran 11 times for 68 yards. Acevedo carried 10 times for 64 yards and one TD. Hale had 10 carries for 59 yards and one score.
• The Yellow Jackets held the ball for a season-high 44:12.
• R-MC did not punt in the contest.

Head Coach Pedro Arruza

Pedro Arruza is in his 18th season as head coach at Randolph-Macon. He has compiled an overall record of 112-67 (.626) and now owns the top spot on R-MC's career list with those 112 victories. Ted Keller previously headed the list with 105 wins in 18 seasons (1964-81). Over the past 12 seasons, R-MC is 85-33 (.720) under Arruza. The Yellow Jackets have won 23 of their past 25 games, a win percentage of 92%. Arruza has been named ODAC Coach of the Year four times (2008, 2016, 2018, 2020).

Best in ODAC

Over the past six seasons, R-MC is 47-11 overall (.810) and 32-6 in ODAC play (.842). Both marks are the best in the conference. Over the past 15 seasons, the Yellow Jackets are 105-44 overall (.705) and 68-28 in league play (.708). Both records also lead the ODAC.

Net Punting

R-MC is first in the ODAC and second in the nation in net punting at 40.2. Chris Vidal has punted 17 times for 46.2 yards per kick. He has put six inside the opponent's 20 and seven have been 50 yards or more. The Yellow Jackets did not punt vs. Shenandoah.

Potent Passing

The Yellow Jackets are first in the ODAC and 10th in the nation in team passing efficiency at 177.3. R-MC is completing 67.2% of its passes for 1,825 yards and 15 passing touchdowns.

Hold the Flags

The Yellow Jackets are fourth in the country in fewest penalties per game at 3.2. R-MC is fourth in the nation in fewest penalty yards per game at 29.1. The Yellow Jackets had just one penalty for 10 yards in the win over E&H, one penalty at Ferrum for 5 yards and three penalties for eight yards vs. SU.

Positive Runs

The Yellow Jackets are tops in the ODAC and seventh in the country in tackles for loss allowed at 3.22 per game.

ODAC Standings       ODAC Overall

Washington & Lee         5-0             8-1

Randolph-Macon         4-1             8-1

Hampden-Sydney          4-1             5-4

Ferrum                            3-3             6-3

Shenandoah                   2-3             6-3

Bridgewater                   0-5             3-6

Guilford                         0-5             1-7

Saturday, Nov. 13

*Hampden-Sydney at R-MC 1 pm

*Washington and Lee at Shenandoah 1 pm

Ferrum at Emory & Henry 1 pm

*Guilford at Bridgewater 2 pm

9-Win Seasons

A win over H-SC would give R-MC its third straight nine-win campaign in a full season. It would be the first time in program history that the Yellow Jackets would have three straight nine-win seasons.

Strong Offense

R-MC recorded at least 500 yards of total offense in three of the past five games and four times this fall. Over the past nine seasons, R-MC has not had more than two such games in any single season.

Record-Tying Field Goal

Chris Vidal nailed a 49-yard field goal at Ferrum. That kick tied the program record for longest field goal. It was the third-longest field goal in ODAC history.

Potent on PATs

Chris Vidal now owns the program and ODAC records for career PATs made at 168. Josh Storm (2009-12) held the previous R-MC mark at 137. Matt Seals of E&H (2016-20) had the ODAC record at 166.

Strong on the Ground

Justin DeLeon leads the ODAC and is 16th in the nation in rushing yards at 937. He tops the conference with 104.1 rushing yards per game, 15 rushing touchdowns, 16 total touchdowns and 96 points.

Rushing for 200

Justin DeLeon rushed for a career-high 202 yards in the win over Emory & Henry. The last time a Yellow Jackets eclipsed the 200-yard mark for rushing yards was Tre Frederick, who had 238 yards on 31 carries with three touchdowns in a 44-41 double-overtime win over Bridgewater.

1,000 Rushing Yards

Justin DeLeon is 63 yards away from 1,000 rushing yards for the season. It would be the 16th time in program history that a runner exceeded 1,000 yards on the ground. The Yellow Jackets have had a 1,000-yard rusher in seven of the past eight full seasons.

1,676 Will McGhee, 2013

1,551 Zak Thornton, 2007

1,468 Howard Stevens, 1968

1,387 Tre Frederick, 2016

1,308 Tre Frederick, 2017

1,284 Tre Frederick, 2018

1,276 Will McGhee, 2012

1,252 Remon Smith, 1986

1,249 Zak Thornton, 2008

1,196 Remon Smith, 1985

1,184 Tre Frederick, 2019

1,162 John Byrd, 2014

1,154 Remon Smith, 1987

1,106 Howard Stevens, 1969

1,042 Mike Woolfolk, 1976

High Point Total

The Yellow Jackets tallied 62 points in the win over Catholic. The last time R-MC scored as many as 62 points was October 6, 2018, when the Yellow Jackets topped Guilford 63-34.

High Total Offense

The 694 yards of total offense against Catholic was the most for the Yellow Jackets since Sept. 12, 2015, in a 49-28 win at Averett. R-MC had 340 rushing yards and 376 through the air against the Cougars.

Day Field Drama

R-MC has had multiple close games at home decided late in recent years.

10/9/21 R-MC 34, Emory & Henry 31

  Brecht Heuchan hits Joey Hunt with 3-yard TD pass with 19 seconds left.

9/25/21 Washington & Lee 25, R-MC 24

  Generals score TD & 2-point conversion with no time left.

4/3/21 R-MC 13, Emory & Henry 10 OT

  Presley Egbers grabs ball out of the air and runs it in for a TD from 13 yards out in OT.

11/2/19 R-MC 36, Washington & Lee 35

  After Presley Egbers hits Mike Avent with a 6-yard TD pass with 39 seconds left, Chris Vidal executes a successful onside kick and hits a 38-yard field goal with 2 seconds left.

10/20/18 R-MC 44, Bridgewater 41 2OT

  Burke Estes hits Robby Owens with 2-yard TD pass in second OT for win.

20/28/17 Washington & Lee 17, R-MC 14

  Generals score TD with 38 seconds left.

Brothers Put Points on the Board

Freshman Kyle Ihle made the final three extra points for R-MC against Catholic and the final two at Guilford. His brother, senior Andrew, was the holder for those five kicks.

Potent Passing, Part 2

R-MC had two QBs throw for at least 200 yards in win over Catholic. Starter Presley Egbers was 11 of 17 for 230 yards and three TDs. Brecht Heuchan came off the bench to go 6 for 6 for 213 yards and two scores.

All-Americans

This past spring, kicker Chris Vidal and offensive lineman Will Jackson were All-America Second Team by D3football.com.

Players of the Week

R-MC has had three ODAC Players of the Week this season.

10/10 ODAC Defensive Player of Week

Jace DePriest, senior defensive tackle

Led Yellow Jackets with 8 tackles in 34-31 home victory over Emory & Henry. Had two tackles for loss. Forced a fumble in the second quarter that led to an R-MC TD.

9/19 ODAC Defensive Player of the Week

Dominic Gray, sophomore linebacker

Led all players with 11 tackles in 31-13 win at Bridgewater. Had 6 solo stops. R-MC defense held Eagles to 27 yards rushing on 24 carries.

9/12 ODAC Offensive Player of the Week

Justin DeLeon, senior running back

Registered 174 all-purpose yards and scored 3 touchdowns in 62-10 win over Catholic. Rushed 20 times for 105 yards & 2 scores. Had 2 catches for 68 yards and 1 TD.

2021 ODAC Football Preseason Poll

1 Randolph-Macon (6) 36 pts.

2 Hampden-Sydney 27 pts.

3 Bridgewater 26 pts.

4 Washington and Lee (1) 25 pts.

5 Shenandoah 14 pts.

6 Ferrum 13 pts.

7 Guilford 6 pts.

Returning All-Conference Performers

R-MC returns several All-ODAC selections from this past spring.

Off. Player of the Year: QB Presley Egbers

First Team

QB Presley Egbers

OL Will Jackson

OL Nehemiah Nixon

PK Chris Vidal

DL Tyler DeBerry

LB Matt Vergara

DB Cade Jones

Second Team

WR David Wallis

OL Connor Denning

OL Tre Fortune

DB Stephen Richardson