Statistically Speaking - Week Seven

Still Streaking...
As we all know, the 33-28 loss to the Guilford Quakers this past Saturday ended an ODAC record and Division III leading conference winning streak of 36 games. The streak began after the Eagles lost to Emory & Henry on Sept. 16, 2000, by two points. Last season, we had a 24-game regular season home winning streak snapped when McDaniel defeated us by one point. But we still have one impressive streak going, which is an 18-game conference home winning streak. Our last ODAC loss at Jopson was against Catholic on Nov. 13, 1999, when we lost 35-14.

Home Dominance...
Since 2000, the Eagles are 37-2 on their home soil, which includes a 6-1 record in the NCAA playoffs. The only two losses at Jopson Field the last seven years are the aforementioned McDaniel game in 2005, and a 38-32 defeat to Trinity (Texas) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA playoffs.

ODAC Winning Stretch (Still) Impressive...
After our 36-game ODAC win streak came to a halt, I was interested in finding out how impressive our winning stretch of 36 wins out of 37 conference games is when compared to all of Division III. So yes, I researched the current active top 10 conference winning stretches in Division III with only one loss. Keep in mind there are 26 D3 conferences.

1. Mount Union, 108 OAC games since 1994
2. Bridgewater, 37 ODAC games since 2000
3. Trinity (Conn.), 34 NESCAC games since 2002
4. St. Norbert, 33 MWC games since 2003
5. Trinity (Texas), 31 SCAC games since 2001
5. Linfield, 31 NWC games since 2000
7. Delaware Valley, 26 MAC games since 2003
8. Curry, 24 NEFC games since 2002
9. Lakeland, 22 IBC games since 2003
10. Occidental, 19 SCIAC games since 2003

So as you can see, still very impressive - especially if we continue our winning ways.

Back-to-back Losses Not an Option...
Since 1999, Bridgewater is 8-0 following a regular season loss. Oddly enough, Emory & Henry - the school we face this weekend - was the last team to give us a two-game regular season skid when they beat us 24-21 at Jopson Field on Sept. 18, 1999.

Impressive All-Purpose Performances Leads to Losing...
It's tough to celebrate senior running back Winston Young's 294 all-purpose yards against Guilford, seeing we lost. But this is nothing new. The last time an Eagle had more all-purpose yards was All-American Marcus Washington in 2005 when he had 304 yards against McDaniel. We lost that game. The Bridgewater record for all-purpose yards is held by All-American Ronnie Howard who tallied 345 yards against Davidson on Nov. 13, 1993. We lost that game too. Young's 294-yard performance is the second-most all-purpose yardage gained in Division III, while Washington's 304 yards was 11th most last season.

Climbing the Charts...
A handful of Eagles continue to climb the statistical charts here at Bridgewater. To view the career top 10 lists in eight different categories, click here.