MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Gators will look for their first win of the season this Saturday, hosting Kenyon at 1 p.m. on Homecoming Day at Frank B. Fuhrer Field.

The Gators hope to bounce back from last week's 54-0 defeat to #9 Wabash, and are looking for revenge after falling 35-24 to Kenyon on Nov. 1 of last season in Gambier, Ohio. 

GAME FOUR -- KENYON AT ALLEGHENY
Saturday, September 26 - 1 p.m.
Frank B. Fuhrer Field - Meadville, Pa.
RADIO:  COOL 101.7 FM, with announcers Chuck Stopp and Steven G. Folmar (12:30 p.m. pregame)
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GAME NOTES: (click for enhanced version)

SAFETY NET:  With three weeks of the 2015 schedule in the books, the Gators currently rank second in the NCAC in net put average, at 34.5 yards.  On 23 punts this season, senior Chris Bourne is averaging 39.2 yards per boot, good for second in the conference, while the Allegheny punt coverage team is surrendering an average of just  4.1 yards per opponent punt return.  Bourne has three punts over 50 yards this season, including a career-best 70-yarder in week two vs. Wooster. 

DON'T LACK DISCIPLINE: Through the first three games of the 2015 campaign, Allegheny is averaging just 4.3 penalties per contest, fewest in the North Coast Athletic Conference.  Conversely, Allegheny's opponents have been flagged 32 times for 258 yards on the season, good for an average of 86.0 per game, second-most in the league. The Gator have received six first downs due to opponent penalty.  

GRAND MILESTONE:  Allegheny senior Nick Deichler enters play today needing just 22 yards to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark for his career.  The last Gator running back to reach the 1,000-yard mark for his career was Brian Tamburlin, who ran for 1,382 between 2008-11.  

BALLA BRINGS IT:  Among players in the North Coast Athletic Conference with over six kick returns on the season, Allegheny freshman Tyler Balla ranks second in the league with an average of 21.4 yards.  On 10 returns thus far on the year, Balla has amassed 214 yards, which leads the conference.  He has posted three returns of 25 yards or longer, including a season-best 41-yarder in week two against Wooster.  

LEGENDS RECOGNIZED:  As part of Homecoming festivities at Allegheny this weekend, the school will induct its 36th class into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday morning.  Two of the six members were former Gator football stars in 1991 graduates Dave LaCarte and John Marzka.  The duo served as co-captains and played a pivotal role in Allegheny capturing the 1990 Division III national championship.  LaCarte, a safety, was a three-time First Team All-NCAC honoree, earning Pizza Hut All-America honors in 1989 and Champion/CoSIDA All-America plaudits as a senior in 1990.  He intercepted 14 passes for his career, second most in team history.  Marzka, a center, was a two-time First Team All-NCAC pick and named All-America in 1990 by both CoSIDA and the Football Gazette.  All six of the Allegheny Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at halftime of Saturday's football game.

VETERAN LEADER:  2015 marks the 14th season on the sidelines for Allegheny head coach Mark Matlak '78, which is tied with Sam Timer for the longest tenure of the 32 head coaches in team history. In addition, he is the second-longest serving head coach in the North Coast Athletic conference, behind only Wittenberg's Joe Fincham (19 seasons).  A 1978 Allegheny graduate, Matlak starred on the gridiron at running back under Timer between 1974-77, earning three All-Presidents' Athletic Conference selections and being named the 1977 PAC Offensive Player of the Year before beginning his coaching career as an assistant under Timer in 1978.  Matlak is ranked second in program history with 62 victories, two ahead of Timer.    

GLOBAL GATORS:  Seventeen different states are represented on the Gators' 116-player roster.  The team includes players from Pennsylvania (40), Ohio (20), New York (18),  Florida (8), Maryland (8), New Jersey (6), West Virginia (4), Maine (2), Virginia (2), Massachusetts (1), Rhode Island (1),  Connecticut (1), California (1), Michigan (1), Tennessee  (1), Georgia  (1), and North Carolina  (1)

OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN(S): The Gators' 2015 team captains are an experienced group which includes senior running back Nick Deichler, senior left tackle Zach Harvey, senior defensive end Chris Patrick, and senior wide receiver Tyler Smith.  All three-year letterwinners, Deichler, Smith, and Harvey have been full-time starters in each of the past two seasons, while Patrick opened the 2014 campaign as the starter at defensive end until missing the duration of the season due to injury. 

UP NEXT:  After three straight home games, the Gators will take to the road for the first time since the opening week of the season, traveling to Oberlin for next Saturday's 3 p.m. contest.  Allegheny will not return to Frank B. Fuhrer Field until Oct. 24's home date with Denison.  Following next week's bout at Oberlin, the Gators will have their bye week, before making the trek to Greencastle, Indiana to face DePauw University on Oct. 17.