United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Game # 1 Preview - Bears Look to Retain Secretaries' Cup Bears Look to Retain Secretaries' Cup
COAST GUARD (0-0) at MERCHANT MARINE (0-1)
SEPT 13, KINGS POINT, NY, 2:30 P.M.
ON THE AIR: The game can be seen live by
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There will also be a Coast Guard Academy audio broadcast
HERE THE SERIES: Merchant Marine leads 24-12.
LAST YEAR: Senior quarterback Christian George had 312 yards of total offense including a 10-yard touchdown run with 52 seconds left, capping a nine-play, 80 yard drive lifting Coast Guard to a 36-31 win over Merchant Marine as the Bears won the Secretaries’ Cup for the first time since 2003.
LAST WEEK: Merchant Marine was held to 89 yards of total offense in a 40-0 season opening loss to Kean (N.J.) at home on Saturday. Kean had 464 yards of total offense, 249 rushing and 215 passing while the Mariners had just 38 rushing yards on 36 carries.
ROAD WOES VS. MERCHANT MARINE: Coast Guard has not won a road game vs. Merchant Marine since 1996 when the Bears beat the Mariners 23-13 and earned the program’s first berth to the NCAA Playoffs. Coast Guard is 0-5 at Kings Point, N.Y. since that win and the Bears have been outscored 142-48 in those five games.
NEXT WEEK: Coast Guard will host Plymouth State on Parents’ Weekend next Saturday with kickoff set for 1:30 p.m. Plymouth State was the only team to beat the Bears during the regular season last season, it was a 38-19 home win for the Panthers.
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