Date:     Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005
Time:    1:00 p.m. kickoff
Location:    Smithfield, RI
Stadium:    Bulldog Stadium (4,400)
Radio:    www.bryantbulldogs.com
Series:    Bentley leads 5-1
Last Meeting:    42-0 Bentley at Waltham, Mass., 2004
Coaches:     Bryant - Marty Fine, 2nd year (10-7)
    Bentley - Peter Yetten, 18th year (136-45)

THE GAME:
The Bryant University football team hosts first-place Bentley College this Saturday for a Northeast-10 Conference game at Bulldog Stadium. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. The Bulldogs are coming off a 55-7 win over Becker College on Saturday.  The victory was Bryant¹s sixth of the season, setting a new school record for wins in a season for the Bulldogs since becoming a varsity program in 1999.  Saturday¹s game will be Senior Day as Bryant will honor 13 seniors playing in their final home game. The Bulldogs wrap up the regular season next Saturday on the road at Southern Connecticut.  Bryant enters the game ranked ninth in the region in the Oct. 17 NCAA regional poll while Bentley was ranked No. 5.  The Falcons are in first place in the Northeast-10 Conference this week with a 7-1 conference record (7-2 overall).  C.W. Post, which defeated Bentley, is second at 6-1 in the league standings followed by Bryant and Southern Connecticut tied for third at 5-2. Bryant is currently 4-0 at home in 2005, while Bentley is 4-0 when on the road this season. 
 
THE FALCONS OF BENTLEY COLLEGE
This will be the seventh meeting all-time between Bryant and Bentley since the Bulldogs went varsity in 1999.  Bentley holds a 5-1 series lead.  The Falcons have won five straight, including a 42-0 shutout this week last season in Waltham.  Bryant¹s lone win was in 1999, 44-39 at Bulldog Stadium. The Falcons opened the season with a 72-17 loss at home to East Stroudsburg, ranked ninth at the time.  The only other loss was to CW Post, 55-42 at home on Oct. 7.  J.J. Sullivan has 825 yards rushing and eight touchdowns while quarterback John White has 1,213 yards passing and 12 touchdowns.  Kelley Rowe also has 1,006 yards passing with 11 touchdowns.

TALE OF THE TAPE       Bryant    Bentley
Rushing Offense    201.6 (3)    188.1 (4)
Rushing Defense    111.5 (3)    83.2 (1)
Passing Offense    200.9 (5)    268.2 (2)
Passing Defense    190.4 (4)    215.4 (7)
Scoring    31.2 (4)    36.3 (3)
Scoring Defense    19.2 (1)    24.6 (4)
(conference rank)

BULLDOGS CRUISE PAST BECKER 55-7 LAST WEEKEND
It was a record breaking day for the Bryant University football team on Saturday.  In addition to a school record 587 total yards of offense and 469 yards rushing, the Bulldogs set a new school record for wins in a season with its sixth in a 55-7 win over Becker in a non-conference game at Bulldog Stadium. Lorenzo Perry (Providence ,RI /La Salle) rushed for 137 yards ­ all in the first quarter - on just eight carries.  Jesse Johnson (New Britain, Conn./ Pomfret) rushed for a career-high 154 yards on 22 carries as the Bulldogs put the game away early.  After forcing Becker (0-6) to punt on its' first possession, Bryant found the end zone in just two plays.  Charles Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ) hit Justin Kix (New Shoreham, NY) with a 26-yard touchdown down the middle.  Perry helped set the score up with a 53-yard run down the middle on the first play of the drive. On the Bulldogs¹ second possession, Perry scored from 13 yards out to make it 14-0 and the rout was on.  Drew Shaw (Gladwyne, Pa.) scored from a yard out to make it 21-0 and Kevin Anderson (Plainville ,Conn.) made it 28-0 with a three yard run up the middle just before the end of the first quarter.  Bryant led 35-7 in the second before Becker finally got on the scoreboard as quarterback Corey Nicotera found Keith Branch with a short pass and Branch turned it into a 86-yard touchdown to make it 35-7.  Granatell finished the day 5 of 6 passing for 78 yards as the Bryant defense held Becker to just 39 yards rushing and 143 yards of offense.

PERRY NEARS 1,000
Bryant junior running back Lorenzo Perry needs just 32 yards to reach 1,000 for the season.  Perry comes into Saturday¹s game with Bentley with 968 yards rushing this season.  Since Bryant¹s first varsity season in 1999, just two other players have reached 1,000 yards rushing in a season.  Austin Martin had a school-record 1,216 in 1999 while Andre McLeod had 1,077 in 2002.  Perry is currently second in the conference with 138.3 yards per game rushing average. The transfer from UMass - Amherst had 137 yards rushing in the first quarter of Saturday¹s game vs. Becker.  He had a school-record 313 yards in a win over Stonehill.  It was the fourth-best single game performance in Northeast-10 Conference history.  For his efforts, he shared conference player of the week honors with Rob Blount of CW Post.  Bentley freshman Jon White was awarded the New England Football Gold Helmet award after throwing five TDs in the fourth quarter in a loss to CW Post.  Perry earned honor roll distinction this week.  For the season, Perry has gone over 100 yards in four games.  The school record is six by Andre McLeod in
2002.   Perry has a school record 10 rushing touchdowns this season.

SENIORS BID FAREWELL SATURDAY
Bryant will honor 13 seniors playing in their final game at home on Saturday.  This year¹s senior class includes: Justin Benevides (LB, Portsmouth, RI), David Boak (LB, Bergenfield, NJ), Alex Chaparro (TE, North Bergen, NJ), Shane Cheltenham (WR, Lynn, Mass.), Greg Daniel (LB, Providence, RI), Andrew Gollenberg (TE, Southbury, Conn.), Emanual Holmes (LB, Miami, Fla.), Junior Jabbie (OL, Silver Spring, Md.), Dashon Lloyd (DB, Willingboro, NJ), JP Scott (CB, Bronx, NY), Drew Shaw (FB, Gladwyne, Pa.), David Soranno (OL, Hackensack, NJ), and Saddi Williams (OL, Washington,D.C.)

HAND IT TO THE BIG GUYS UP FRONT
Bryant has allowed the fewest number of sacks this season in the conference. The Bulldogs have surrendered just 5 sacks for 32 yards while the Bulldog defense have chalked up 17 sacks for a loss of 108 yards.

BULLDOGS DRAW A CROWD:
Bryant has led the Northeast-10 Conference in attendance in four of the last five seasons and this year look to once again be among the leaders.  The Bulldogs enter Saturday¹s home finale averaging 2,856 fans in four home games.  Two of those games were played in the rain.  Last week, Bryant had 1,608 for the Becker game which had rain showers throughout the day.  The Bulldogs had 4,310 for the AIC game and 4,820 for the Pace game.

GETTING DEFENSIVE:
The Bryant defense has allowed the fewest points in conference play this season, allowing just 19.2 points per game. The Bulldogs are ranked third in rushing defense (111.5 ypg allowed), fourth in pass defense (190.4 ypg), and second in total defense (301.9).  Bentley is ranked No. 1 in total defense in the conference this season, allowing just 298.7 yards per game.  Senior Greg Daniel is currently fourth in the conference with 8.6 tackles per game. The linebacker tied a school record with 16 tackles vs. CW Post earlier this season.  Mark Gunther is third with 6.5 sacks this season.  Daniel has 69 total tackles on the year, the fourth-most in school history.  The record for tackles in a season is 78 by former standout Greg Wolyniec. Senior David Boak is third on the team with  37 tackles and four for a loss. Linebacker Andrew McLarty, second behind Daniel with 48 tackles, leads the team with three interceptions.