Franklin & Marshall Football Pregame Show Bryan Stabbe

Bryan Stabbe sits down with Coach John Troxell one final time as the Diplomats close out the 2014 regular season against the Gettysburg Bullets. The game will mark the final time 13 seniors suit up for the Blue & White in what will be the introduction of a new Rivalry Game between the two schools in their 100th all-time matchup. F&M and Gettysburg will battle for the Lincoln Football Trophy (The Stovepipe) which is constructed from two witness trees that bore witness to President Lincoln's address at Gettysburg.

Bryan Stabbe talks shop with Coach John Troxell as the Diplomats seek to make it three wins in a row, matching up agains the Susquehanna Crusaders. The game marks the 15th meeting between Franklin & Marshall and Susquehanna with F&M leading the series 10-2-2. The first clash between the two teams came in 1898 in Selinsgrove. F&M won 6-0 on October 25, before both teams met again in Lancaster the following year and played to a 6-6 tie, the first of two ties in the series. Franklin & Marshall escaped with a 41-36 victory over Susquehanna last year on Nov. 2.

Bryan Stabbe chats with Coach John Troxell the Diplomats get set for Homecoming weekend, they prepare to play host to the Moravian Greyhounds. The game is the 27th meeting in a series that began in Lancaster in 1932 with a 21-7 F&M win. It marks the eighth meeting between these schools under the auspices of the Centennial Conference. F&M still holds a 19-7 edge in a series in the previously on-again, off-again relationship. The first eight games were spread out over 42 seasons. The teams met for 11-consecutive seasons (1972-1982) competing in the MAC with F&M holding a 15-1 lead at the end of that streak. The series has been competitive since Moravian joined the CC, with the Greyhounds holding a slight 4-3 edge. The Diplomats seek a measure of revenge, as the last time these two teams met, Moravian turned five turnovers into 31 points in the first half and held off a late rally to defeat Franklin & Marshall 52-42 last season on Oct. 26, 2013.

Bryan Stabbe sits down with Coach John Troxell as F&M enters the week with a 598-478-47 all-time record and is just two wins shy of becoming the eighth Division III institution to amass 600 victories. The game marks the 11th time these schools have convened on the gridiron and the seventh time since Juniata attained associate membership status in the Centennial Conference with F&M winning all seven meetings since the Eagles have landed in the league.

Bryan Stabbe chats with coach John Troxell as the Diplomats seek to move to 2-0 following an opening week victory over LVC in non-conference action. The Diplomats open their centennial season schedule against the Mules on the road in Allentown, a team they have split contests with in each of the last two seasons.

Bryan Stabbe discusses the Diplomats upcoming matchup with the defending CC champion Johns Hopkins Blue Jays with F&M head football coach, John Troxell. F&M seeks to make it two wins in a row over Johns Hopkins after knocking off the Jays in the regular season a year ago.