2012 Headlines

Season
Eagle Coaches Help Raise Funds for Good Cause
Eagle Coaches Help Raise Funds for Good Cause

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata College football defensive coordinator Joe Battaglia and wide receivers coach Mike Newton participated in the Lauren’s First and Goal Foundation football camp recently. The organization provided the following release about the event. Battaglia is heading into his third season with the Eagles. Newton will start his fourth in the fall.

Juniata Football Announces 2013 Captains
Juniata Football Announces 2013 Captains

HUNTINGDON, Pa. - The Juniata College football team has announced its captains for the upcoming 2013 season. The foursome tapped include seniors Brandon Felus (Columbia, Pa./Columbia), Kevin Gorman (Waverly, N.Y./Waverly Central), and Jared Shope (Altoona, Pa./Altoona), along with junior Ward Udinski (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West).

Juniata Recognizes Big Five at 17th Annual Athletics Awards Night
Juniata Recognizes Big Five at 17th Annual Athletics Awards Night

HUNTINGDON, Pa. - Juniata College Athletics reviewed its year in sports and acknowledged the accomplishments of its student-athletes at the 17th Annual Athletic Awards Night. Held Sunday night on campus, the event also recognized the departments “Big Five”, the top five senior student-athletes who have made incredible contributions not only to their respective sports, but the institution as a whole over the course of their four years.

Brandon Felus Named An ECAC All-Star
Brandon Felus Named An ECAC All-Star

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata football junior Brandon Felus (Columbia, Pa./Columbia) became the first Eagle in over a decade to be named to the Eastern College Athletics Conference (ECAC) Division III South Football All-Star Team. The defensive lineman was one of 31 student-athletes recognized by the organization in the region.

Juniata Football Places Two on MAC All-Century Team
Juniata Football Places Two on MAC All-Century Team

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC) named Juniata football alums Dennis DeRenzo (’91) and Brian Giachetti (’92) to the 1983-1992 All-Century Team in honor of the MAC’s 100-year anniversary.

Juniata Honors Seniors and Hosts Moravian in Final Home Game
Juniata Honors Seniors and Hosts Moravian in Final Home Game

HUNTINGDON, Pa. - The Juniata football program closes out its home season against Moravian College Saturday, Nov. 3 at 12 p.m. The Eagles will take time to honor their departing seniors before the Centennial Conference match-up. Moravian’s recent history eerily matches that of the Eagles. They have a head coach in his second season, who is an alum of the college, with a passing game that relies on the on arm of sophomore quarterback. They posted less than three wins last season and have just two on the books in 2012. Where the programs begin to differ are the numbers put up by the young QB’s and the stands of their defenses.

Juniata on Two-Game Win Streak After Defeating Moravian 14-6
Juniata on Two-Game Win Streak After Defeating Moravian 14-6

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Juniata football’s 14 first quarter points were enough to defeat Centennial Conference rival Moravian College, 14-6, Saturday afternoon. It was their first home win against the Greyhounds (2-7, 2-6 Centennial) since 2001. Juniata (3-6, 2-6 Centennial) is on a two-game win streak for the first time since 2002 and have their first three win season since 2003.

Felus Named Centennial Defensive Player of the Week
Felus Named Centennial Defensive Player of the Week

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Junior Brandon Felus (Columbia, Pa./Columbia) was named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Sunday.

Juniata Raising Awareness in its Annual Pink Game
Juniata Raising Awareness in its Annual Pink Game

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata football program is holding its annual pink game against McDaniel College Saturday, Oct. 27 at 1:30 p.m. on Goodman Field at Knox Stadium. All funds raised will go to the Alliance for Breast Care (ABC) at J.C. Blair.

Team Effort Gives Juniata Football 24-7 Victory over McDaniel at Pink Game
Team Effort Gives Juniata Football 24-7 Victory over McDaniel at Pink Game

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata football defense held Centennial Conference rival McDaniel College scoreless for over three quarters to help the team pull out a 24-7 win on their annual Pink Game at Knox Stadium Saturday afternoon. It was the Eagles first home win of the season. They improve to 2-6 (1-6, Landmark) on the year while McDaniel dropped to 0-8 (0-7 Landmark).

Mullen, McCullough, Hoover, Carver, and Eisenberg to be inducted into Juniata Sports Hall of Fame
Mullen, McCullough, Hoover, Carver, and Eisenberg to be inducted into Juniata Sports Hall of Fame

HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- The 2012 Juniata College Sports Hall of Fame induction class will feature a pair of football greats, an All-American in women’s volleyball, one of Juniata track’s premier distance runners of the early 1970s, and an NCAA wrestling championship participant.

Juniata holds Gettysburg to season-low 28 points in loss
Juniata holds Gettysburg to season-low 28 points in loss

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – The Juniata football team managed to keep the high-scoring Gettysburg College to the least amount of points and offensive yards the Bullets have accumulated in a game so far this season in a 28-7 Centennial Conference loss in Gettysburg, Pa. on Saturday afternoon.

Football falls to Dickinson due to last-second touchdown
Football falls to Dickinson due to last-second touchdown

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Juniata football team was working hard from behind in their first Centennial Conference home-opener against Dickinson College at Goodman Field at Knox Stadium on Saturday afternoon and was finally able to tie it at 17 apiece, after losing the lead from a field goal to tie the game at 10-10, before a blocked punt attempt allowed Dickinson to score a touchdown with less than a minute left on the game clock to put the game out of reach for Juniata.

Football completes Juniata three sport sweep over Thiel with 16-13 victory
Football completes Juniata three sport sweep over Thiel with 16-13 victory

GREENVILLE, Pa. – Senior Scott Andrews did it again; he ended the 2011 season with an 18-yard field goal with 2.9 seconds left on the clock to lift Juniata College football to a 17-16 win over Susquehanna University, and he started the 2012 season with another field goal that gave the Eagles a 16-13 lead and the win over Thiel College on Saturday afternoon in Greenville, Pa.

Juniata football picked 10th in Centennial preseason poll
Juniata football picked 10th in Centennial preseason poll

Juniata College was picked to finish 10th in the 2012 Centennial Conference football race, when the league’s preseason poll was release in conjunction with the Centennial’s annual football kickoff celebration.