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DATE YEAR NOTABLE EVENT
Sept. 2 2017 • Marcus Johnson records 231 yards receiving at Kentucky State. 
Sept. 5 2019 Roland Rivers III throws for six touchdowns at Wayne State. 
Sept. 7 2013  Nigel Barksdale throws 6 touchdown passes vs. Northwood. 
Sept. 9 2000 SRU scores 61 points vs. West Virginia Wesleyan. 
Sept. 9 2006 • Cory Lacek records four sacks vs. Millersville. 
Sept. 10 1988 SRU defeats Central Connecticut (34-25) for George Mihalik's first win. 
Sept. 10 2016 Shamar Greene sets SRU rushing record and Marcus Martin breaks PSAC sack record vs. West Chester. 
Sept. 15 2018 Chad Kuhn ties program record with 4.5 sacks vs. Millersville. 
Sept. 20 1975 SRU defeats Muskingum 15-13 in first home night football game. 
Sept. 21 1986 SRU alum Chuck Sanders makes regular season NFL debut for Steelers vs. Denver Broncos. 
Sept. 21 2019 Roland Rivers III throws for 6 TDs vs. Millersville while Cinque Sweeting catches 3 TD passes. 
Sept. 23 1995 • Sam James records 20 tackles vs. Wisconsin Sioux Falls. 
Sept. 23 2017 Tanner Garry throws for 518 yards and Marcus Johnson ties program record with four touchdown receptions vs. Gannon.
Sept. 27 2014 SRU scores 63 points vs. Seton Hill.
Sept. 28 2013 • John Schademan records 229 yards receiving vs. Mercyhurst. 
Sept. 29 1990 • Lajuan Hughes records three interceptions vs. Shippensburg.
Sept. 30 2017 SRU upsets No. 5 California (Pa.) in overtime (47-44). 
Oct. 4 2003 John Katasouni makes program record four field goals vs. Cal U. 
Oct. 6 2018 SRU upsets #14 Indiana (Pa.) 30-27 on the road. 
Oct. 8 2011 SRU upsets #25 Edinboro 24-23 on the road. 
Oct. 9 1999 • Brian Polk records three interceptions in win vs. Indiana (Pa.). 
Oct. 9 2010 SRU upsets #24 Edinboro 28-14.  
Oct. 10 1998 #7 SRU defeats #2 Indiana (Pa.) 27-21. 
Oct. 11 2003 SRU upsets #19 Shippensburg 16-14 on Homecoming.  John Katasouni ties school record with 52 yard FG in the win. 
Oct. 12 2013 SRU upsets #7 Indiana (Pa.) 42-16.  
Oct. 13 2001 Dorrian Glenn runs for school record 335 yards vs. Cal U. 
Oct. 15 2011 SRU upsets #14 California (Pa.) 17-3 on Homecoming. 
Oct. 18 1980 Keith Johnson ties school record with 52-yard field goal. 
Oct. 19 2019 Roland Rivers III completes 33 passes vs. Edinboro.  
Oct. 21 2017 Tanner Garry completes a school record 41 passes against Edinboro. 
Oct. 22 1988 SRU upsets #4 Millersville on the road, 34-29. 
Oct. 22 1989 SRU football alumnus Greg Paterra makes his NFL debut for the Atlanta Falcons. 
Oct. 22 2011 Devin Goda ties school record with 4 touchdown receptions vs Lock Haven. 
Oct. 22 2016 • Kyle Hall records three interceptions vs. Edinboro. 
Oct. 23 1999 Dorrian Glenn runs for 295 yards against Shippensburg. 
Oct. 23 2011 SRU football standout Brandon Fusco makes his NFL debut for the Minnesota Vikings. 
Oct. 27 2012 SRU upsets #13 California (Pa.) 28-26 on the road. 
Oct. 28 2017 Marcus Martin ties program record for sacks in a game with 4.5 and TFL with 6.5 vs. Clarion. 
Oct. 29 2011 #18 SRU defeats Mercyhurst 28-21 to capture PSAC West Title. 
Oct. 30 1971 Mike Kish runs for school record five touchdowns vs. Waynesburg. 
Oct. 30 1993 Lamonte Coleman runs for 306 yards vs. Edinboro. 
Oct. 30 1998 Shawn Rohner makes program record 25 tackles vs Edinboro. 
Nov. 2 1991 SRU upsets #20 Edinboro 7-0 .
Nov. 2 2006 SRU upsets #18 Indiana (Pa.) 21-17 on the road.
Nov. 3 1973 SRU records largest margin of victory in modern era in a 76-0 win vs. Lock Haven.
Nov. 3 2001 George Mihalik earns his 100th career coaching victory at SRU with 20-3 win over Millersville.
Nov. 4 1978 • Doug Young runs for 292 yards against Clarion.
Nov. 4 2000 #12 SRU defeats #20 Millersville 29-6 to capture fourth consecutive PSAC Championship.
Nov. 4 2017 SRU scores a modern era record 77 points in victory vs. Seton Hill.
Nov. 5 1994 • Greg Hopkins records 200 yards receiving vs. Lock Haven.
Nov. 5 2005 • Josh Kniess runs for 273 yards against Clarion.
Nov. 6 1993 Greg Hopkins catches  17 passes vs Clarion.
Nov. 6 1999 SRU scores 68 points vs. Kutztown. 
Nov. 7 1992 John Linhart throws for 502 Yards vs. Clarion.
Nov. 7 2015 SRU Scores 65 Points vs Clarion.
Nov. 10 2007 Nate Crookshank throws for 4 TDs vs. Edinboro breaking Career TD pass record  would stand for 12 seasons.
Nov. 11 1978 • Bob Schrantz catches 15 passes vs. Lock Haven.
Nov. 11 1995 Sam James breaks SRU career tackle total vs. Shippensburg.
Nov. 12 2016 on King III throws for school record 527 yards and seven touchdowns vs. East Stroudsburg.
Nov. 13 1999 SRU captures third consecutive PSAC Championship with 38-17 victory over Lock Haven.
Nov. 13 2010 • Akeem Satterfield runs for 271 yards against LIU Post.
Nov. 14 1998 SRU captures second consecutive PSAC Championship with 31-7 victory over Lock Haven.
Nov. 14 2015 #9 SRU defeats West Chester 61-12 to capture PSAC Championship.
Nov. 14 2018 • Shawn Lutz named PSAC West Coach of the Year.
Nov. 15 1997 SRU captures PSAC Championship with a 27-6 victory over California (Pa.). 
Nov. 15 2014 SRU defeats No. 5 Bloomsburg in PSAC championship game.
Nov. 15 2017 • Marcus Martin named PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year.
Nov. 16 1974 SRU defeats West Chester 20-7 in PSAC championship game.
Nov. 16 2011 • George Mihalik named PSAC West Coach of the Year.
Nov. 16 2016 • Marcus Martin named PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year.
Nov. 16 2019 SRU defeats Kutztown to win PSAC Championship.
Nov. 17 1962 SRU defats East Stroudsburg 13-6 in PSAC Championship game.
Nov. 17 1973 SRU defeats West Chester 28-14 in PSAC Championship game.
Nov. 17 2018 SRU upsets #13 LIU Post 20-14 on the road in first round of NCAA playoffs.
Nov. 18 1972 SRU defeats West Chester 29-17 in PSAC Championship game.
Nov. 19 2013 • George Mihalik named PSAC West Coach of the Year and Nigel Barksdale named PSAC West Athlete of the Year.
Nov. 19 2014 • Marcus Martin named PSAC West Freshman of the Year.
Nov. 19 2015 • George Mihalik named PSAC West Coach of the Year and Marcus Martin named PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year.
Nov. 20 2019 Roland Rivers III named PSAC West Offensive Athlete of the Year and Shawn Lutz named PSAC West Coach of Year.
Nov. 21 1982 SRU football alumnus Ricky Porter makes his NFL debut for the Detroit Lions.
Nov. 21 1998 #5 SRU defeats #14 Grand Valley State 37-14 in NCAA Playoffs.
Nov. 21 2015 #10 SRU defeats Virginia Union 40-21 for first NCAA Playoff win since 1998.
Nov. 22 1997 #7 SRU defeats #12 Ashland 30-20 in NCAA Playoffs.
Nov. 24 2018 SRU defeats New Haven 59-20 on the road in second round of NCAA playoffs.
Nov. 28 1998 #5 SRU defeats #13 Shepherd 31-20 NCAA Tournament.
Nov. 28 2015 George Mihalik earns his final career coaching victory at SRU, in 41-39 win against #19 Assumption in NCAA playoffs.
Nov. 29 2006 Mike Butterworth named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
Nov. 29 2007 Mike Butterworth and Clinton Forsha named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
Nov. 30 2016 • Marcus Martin named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
Nov. 30 2019 SRU defeats Shepherd in NCAA playoffs. Jermaine Wynn Jr. sets program record for catches in a game with 18.
Dec. 2 2015 • Kyle Henderson and Marcus Martin named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
Dec. 7 2011 Devin Goda and AJ Hopp named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
Dec. 7 2019 Slippery Rock wins Super Region I championship by beating Notre Dame.
Dec. 11 2019 • Henry Litwin named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
Dec. 12 2017 • Marcus Martin named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.
Dec. 12 2018 • Wes Hills and Steve Gaviglia named to AP Little All-America Team.
Dec. 14 2017 • Marcus Martin and Marcus Johnson named to AP Little All-America Team.
Dec. 14 2019 Henry Litwin breaks SRU single-season touchdown reception record with two TDs in national semifinal game.
Dec. 15 2019 Wes Hills scores 2 touchdowns in NFL debut for Detroit Lions.
Dec. 17 2010 • Brandon Fusco named to AP Little All-America Team.
Dec. 17 2015 • Cory Tucker named to AP Little All-America Team.
Dec. 18 2015 Shawn Lutz is named the 16th head coach of the SRU football program.
Dec. 18 2019 • Roland Rivers III, Chris Larsen, Henry Litwin, Brad Zaffram and Chad Kuhn named to AP Little All-America Team.
Dec. 19 2014 • Marcus Martin named to AP Little All-America Team.
Dec. 19 2016 • Marcus Martin named to AP Little All-America Team.
Jan. 9 2020 Roland Rivers III accepts Harlon Hill Trophy.
Jan. 11 1986 Charles Sanders Plays in East-West Shrine Game.
Jan. 15 2020 Roland Rivers III wins Maxwell's Brian Westbrook Award.
Jan. 20 2018 Marcus Martin participates in East-West Shrine Game.
Jan. 20 2019 Wes Hills named MVP of NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
Jan. 26 2019 Wes Hills competes in Senior Bowl.
Jan. 26 2020 Roland Rivers III plays in Hula Bowl.
Jan. 29 2011 Brandon Fusco plays in Senior Bowl.
April 24 1989 Greg Paterra drafted by Atlanta Falcons.
April 28 1982 Rick Porter drafted by Detroit Lions.
April 30 1986 Chuck Sanders drafted by San Diego Chargers.
April 30 2011 Brandon Fusco drafted by Minnesota Vikings.