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Gettysburg College Bullets

 

Head Coach Barry Streeter

 Streeter (Lebanon Valley ‘71) begins his 34th season on the sideline for the Bullets … the winningest football coach in school history, he enters 2012 with 167-162-5 overall record … Streeter, who has won Centennial titles in 1983, 1984 and 1985, led the 1985 squad to the national semifinals, finishing with an 11-1-1 record.

Lettermen Returning/Lost: 34/22
Offensive System: Spread Wing
Defensive System: Multiple-4

 Offensive Preview

Starters Returning (6)
QB-Kody Smith, Sr.
TB-Ted Delia, Sr.
WB-Freddy Caruso, Soph.
WR-Aden Twer, Jr.
TE-Matt Brophy, Sr.
RT-Jake Treinish, Sr.

The Bullets were 11th nationally in total offense (460.9) and 36th in scoring offense (34.4) a year ago ... what can they do for an encore? ... well, start with senior QB Kody Smith ... he was a second-team All-Centennial pick last fall, despite sharing time as the starter ... Smith threw for 1,637 yards and 17 touchdowns with just four picks ... he also rushed for 293 yards and three scores ... TB Ted Delia rushed for 1,071 yards and scored nine TDs in his first season as a starter, earning second-team All-CC honors ... he reached the century mark five times, including a 244-yard effort vs. Susquehanna ... WR Aden Twer broke the school record with 12 TD catches among his 56 receptions, gaining 1,079 yards ... he had five 100-yard games and also averaged 21.4 yards on 10 kickoff returns ... Twer and Delia became just the second Conference duo to have a 1,000-yard rushing and receiving season in the same campaign ... WB Freddy Caruso had an outstanding rookie season, catching 37 balls for 544 yards and two scores, while running for 184 more and two TDs ... classmate Nick Ulassin also rushed for 212 yards and two scores ... senior TE Matt Brophy and RT Jake Treinish are the two leaders of the offensive line.

Defensive Preview

Starters Returning (5)
DE-Joe Ventresca, Sr.
DT-Robert Swierkowski, Sr.
LB-Mark Covington, Sr.
LB-Larry DelViscio, Sr.
DB-D.J. Thompson, Sr.

Five senior starters return to the fold for the much-maligned Bullet defense ... LB Larry DelViscio was a second-team All-Centennial pick after recording 100 tackles, including 13 for loss ...  he also earned second-team Academic All-America honors ... classmate Mark Covington made 64 stops and 10.5 for loss, while also forcing three fumbles ... Joe Ventresca heads the interior line ... he had 38 tackles, 14 for loss, with 8.5 sacks a year ago, placing in the top 25 nationally in sacks ... Robert Swierkowski had 32 stops in the middle ... D.J. Thompson is the lone returnee in the secondary ... he recorded 24 tackles in 2011.

Special Teams Preview

Starters Returning (1)
P-Freddy Caruso, Soph.

Freddy Caruso averaged 31.5 yards per punt, placing six inside the 20 a year ago ... Ted Delia averaged 25.9 yards on 10 punt returns, scoring three times ... Nick Ulassin averaged 20.5 yards on 41 kickoff returns ... the place-kicking job will be won in camp.

2012 Outlook

Gettysburg will be able to score points ... the question is the same as in years past - will the Bullets be able to stop the opposition? ... the answer could be the difference between contention and another .500 season.

 

Dedicated in September 1965 with a ceremony attended by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Musselman Stadium is the home to Gettysburg field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, and men's and women's outdoor track & field. In September 2003, Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium was converted from natural grass to AstroPlay, a state-of-the-art in-fill synthetic grass surface. The renovation was made possible through the generosity of Dick Shirk '67, for whom the field is named.

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