Football 9/3/2019 10:57:00 AM

Football Hosts Gannon For Season Opener On Thursday, Sept. 5

Southern Connecticut State University Football (0-0, 0-0 NE10)
vs. Gannon University Golden Knights (0-0, 0-0 PSAC)
Date: Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Jess Dow Field (New Haven, Conn.)
Live Video | Live Stats

The Southern Connecticut State University football team opens the 2019 season at home against Gannon on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019 at Jess Dow Field.

Multimedia
Live video will be available for Thursday night's game against Gannon on the NE10Now video streaming portal. In addtion, live stats will be available at SouthernCTOwls.com.

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For the latest news, scores and highlights as well as up-to-the-minute schedule changes or announcements, visit SouthernCTOwls.com/SCSUFB. In addition, in-game highlights will be available on the Official Twitter Account of SCSU Football, @SCSUFB.

All-Time Against Gannon

Year	Team	W/L	Score
1999	Gannon	W	27-0
2014	at Gannon	L	7-23
2015	Gannon	L	22-26
2016	at Gannon	L	9-31
2017	Gannon	L	22-55
2018	at Gannon	W	35-32
All-Time vs. Gannon:	2-4
vs. Gannon at Jess Dow Field:	1-2
vs. Gannon on the road:	1-2
Current Streak:	W1
Last Meeting:	W, 35-32 (8/30/18)

The Last Time They Met
Senior tailback Eli Parks (Bristol, Conn.) registered his fourth touchdown of the game with 55 seconds remaining to give the Southern Connecticut State University football team the lead for good in a 35-32 triumph at Gannon this evening.

Parks' seven-yard run gave the Owls a 26-25 lead and was followed by a successful two-point run from Vochan Fowler(Bridgeport, Conn.). Gannon got the ball back with a chance to tie or take the lead, but David Campbell (Bloomfield, Conn.) stepped in front for an interception and 40-yard pick six to put the game out of reach.

What You Need To Know

The Owls were picked fourth in the 2019 Northeast 10 Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by the NE10 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.
The Owls return 2018 All-NE10 picks Matthew Weiss and Kyle Armour, as well as All-Rookie selections Julian Chung and Travis Shashok.
Matt Sanzaro will return under center for the Owls. Southern's quarterback completed 65-of-124 attempts in six games last season for 833 yards and four touchdowns, while adding 228 yards on the ground with four rushing touchdowns.
Jordan Knight posted 25 carries as Parks' back-up, piling together 74 yards with one touchdown.
Chung led all Southern receivers with 34 catches and 470 receiving yards while Izaiah Sanders accumuated 221 yards on 15 catches for the year.
On defense, Armour, Jay-Char Howell, Kwadir Delgado-McIntyre and Miles Thomas return to the Owls secondary.
Armour was second on the Owls' roster with 59 tackles, while Howell record 44.
Delgado-McIntyre had a team-leading three interceptions, while Thomas recorded a pair while breaking up a team-leading eight passes.
Weiss will be reunited on the defensive line by Sidney Jones who posted 38 tackles a year ago, while Weiss totaled 25 including 2 ½ sacks.

Next Up
Following the Owls' season-opener against Gannon, Southern will travel to Pleasantville, N.Y. for a non-conference match-up at Pace on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.

Home & Season Opener is 1 week away! Come out to Jess Dow Field next Thursday, September 5th and cheer on the Owls! #WeAreSC pic.twitter.com/VqpBcVCIOw
— SCSU Football (@SCSUFB) August 30, 2019