Washington & Jefferson (8-2, 8-0) vs. Susquehanna (8-2, 6-0 Landmark) 

When: Saturday, November 22, 2025
Where: Selinsgrove, Pa.
Stadium: Amos Alonzo Stagg Field at Doug Arthur Stadium
Kickoff: 12:00 p.m.

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THE SERIES: Washington & Jefferson travels to Selinsgrove for the fourth all-time matchup between the Presidents and the Susquehanna River Hawks. Susquehanna won the first meeting in the series, 28–20, in the First Round of the NCAA Playoffs. The next two matchups came in a two-year span, with W&J winning both contests. The first was a 13–9 victory in Washington during Week Two of the 1993 season, followed by a 34–0 W&J win the next year in Selinsgrove.
 
RICH TRADITION: The Washington & Jefferson football program has won 798 games in its 132-year history (798–407–40), ranking third among NCAA Division III schools behind Mount Union (878) and Wittenberg (860). Widener (736) and Wabash (733) round out the D-III top five. Across all NCAA divisions, the Presidents' win total places them 22nd all-time.
 
CHAMPIONS: W&J football has claimed its 28th PAC championship—the most in league history. The title marks the program's second consecutive league crown, the first time the Presidents have accomplished that feat since the 2017 and 2018 seasons. W&J finished unbeaten in PAC play for the first time since 2017. This championship is the tenth under head coach Mike Sirianni. With the league's automatic qualifier, the Presidents advance to the NCAA Playoffs for the 28th time all-time, the third-most appearances in Division III history.
 
NOVEMBER REIGN: W&J has enjoyed consistent success in November under Mike Sirianni, going 55-15 (.786) in the month since the start of the 2003 season.
 
STAHL-WART SENIOR: Senior quarterback Kellan Stahl (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) closed out the regular season with another stellar performance. Despite not taking a snap in the final 40 minutes against Thiel, he still completed 13 of 14 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Stahl finishes the regular season ranked ninth in Division III in passing yards (2,977), 12th in yards per attempt (9.60), 13th in passing efficiency (173.1), and 25th in passing touchdowns (25).
 
MOVING THE ROCK: The W&J offense has been a dominant unit this season. The Presidents rank 10th in Division III in total offense, averaging 492.6 yards per game. The passing attack leads the way, producing 330.5 yards per game through the air—10th-best in the nation. W&J's 284 first downs rank third in Division III.
 
DOMINATION: The W&J Presidents held Thiel to just four yards of total offense in last week's regular season finale—the fewest yards allowed in a Division III game this season. W&J's defense limited the Tomcats to 33 passing yards and minus-29 rushing yards. It marked the second consecutive game in which the Presidents held an opponent to a negative rushing total, following Geneva's minus-21 yards the previous week. Offensively, the Presidents threw for six touchdowns, marking the sixth time W&J has reached that milestone this season.
 
DYNAMIC DUO: Senior wideouts John Peduzzi (Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head Christian Academy) and Jacob Macosko (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) form one of the most decorated receiving tandems in NCAA history. Peduzzi is the active NCAA leader in career receiving yards with 4,020. In 2024, the duo became the first in W&J history to each surpass 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. This year, Macosko has reached 1,005 yards, while Peduzzi stands at 920. Peduzzi's performance has moved him into second all-time at W&J in career receiving yards and touchdowns, and third in receptions. He is just two touchdowns shy of tying Jesse Zubik's school record of 54. Macosko ranks fifth in career touchdown catches and fourth in both receiving yards and receptions in school history.
 
HALFWAY HOME: W&J has thrived under Mike Sirianni when leading at halftime, posting a 160–6 record (.964) in such games.
 
PRESIDENTIAL PRESSURE: Led by defensive line coaches Mark DeRosa and James Dawodu, the W&J pass rush has been a consistent force this season. The Presidents are tied for third in Division III with 36 team sacks. Junior edge rusher Antoine Smith (Pittsburgh, Pa./Serra Catholic) and senior interior lineman Tyler Primrose (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic) lead the team with seven sacks each. Primrose earned D3football.com Team of the Week honors for his three-sack performance at Geneva. Junior edge defender Nathaniel Kadosh-Harris (Irwin, Pa./Norwin) has added 5.5 sacks, while senior tackle Aidan Thomas (Johnstown, Pa./Richland) has contributed two sacks, eight tackles for loss, and four tipped passes, including one interception.
 
THE LAST PLAYOFF GAME: W&J traveled to Randolph-Macon College on November 30, 2024, for the Presidents' first NCAA Playoff game since 2018. Both teams earned first-round byes, making this a second-round matchup. R-MC claimed a 38–22 victory, powered by 220 rushing yards and three sacks of W&J quarterback Jacob Pugh '25.
 
The Presidents opened the game with a five-play, 58-yard touchdown drive to take a 7–0 lead. A quick fumble recovery by R-MC gave W&J a short field, which the Presidents converted into a Pugh touchdown run, extending the lead to 14–0. However, R-MC responded with 38 unanswered points before a late W&J score finalized the game at 38–22.
 
STICKING TOGETHER: The Presidents' current offensive starting line was intact for each of the last nine games.
 
TICK-TICK: This season, W&J has leaned into time-of-possession football. The Presidents have held the ball for 31:19 or more in seven of 10 games and dominated fourth-quarter possession, recording five games with nine minutes and 15 seconds or more of ball control.
 
SHARING THE LOAD: W&J boasts a potent running back combination in senior Kobe Derosa (New Castle, Pa./Laurel) and sophomore Andrew Sharp (Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin). Both have recorded more than 500 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns this season, tying for the PAC lead in rushing scores. The duo has also contributed in the passing game, with Sharp totaling 167 yards and one touchdown on 15 catches, and Derosa compiling 154 yards and two touchdowns on 12 receptions.
 
LAST PLAYOFF WIN: The Presidents' last NCAA Playoff win came on November 18, 2017, in a thrilling 31–28 victory over Johns Hopkins. W&J featured three 100-yard rushers in the game. Jordan West '20 led the way with 123 rushing yards, a touchdown, and 45 receiving yards. Three receivers eclipsed 100 yards: Jesse Zubik '18 had nine catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns, Brandon Barnes '19 caught nine passes for 103 yards, and Cody Hearst '18 added 101 yards and a score on eight receptions. Quarterback Alex Rowse '18 threw for three touchdowns but also had three interceptions. Defensive lineman Tom Marra '18 tallied four sacks and forced a fumble.
 
W&J opened with a 14–6 halftime lead, but Johns Hopkins took the lead in the fourth quarter on a 21-yard run by Tyler Messinger with 12:10 remaining. Rowse connected with Zubik for a tying touchdown with 9:14 left, then Mauricio Garibay '21 drilled a 46-yard field goal with 57 seconds on the clock for the go-ahead score. Marra added two more sacks on the ensuing possession, followed by Fred McKissick '18 on third down, setting up a fourth-and-30. Johns Hopkins converted only 13 yards, sealing the Presidents' win. W&J fell to Frostburg State the following week.
 
HOW TO WATCH: All NCAA Division III playoff games through the semifinals are available via ESPN+ subscription. Quarterfinal broadcasts are produced by individual campuses but air exclusively on ESPN+, while the championship game will be televised nationally on ESPN.
 
THE LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET: W&J and Susquehanna last met on the gridiron on September 17, 1994. The Presidents rolled to a 34-0 win over Susquehanna in Selinsgrove.
 
PAC-TION: W&J is not the only PAC team active this week. Grove City earned an at-large NCAA Playoff bid and will visit Hanover in Round One. Westminster will play in the Opendorse Extra Points Bowl for the second consecutive season, while Geneva will compete in the ECAC Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Bowl. Geneva faces SUNY Brockport Saturday at noon, and Westminster takes on Mount St. Joseph at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
 
BALL HAWKS: The Presidents' improved pass defense has been fueled by standout defensive backs. Sophomore Dante DeRubbo (Washington, Pa./Trinity) has seven interceptions this season, including a 25-yard pick-six against Thiel, tying him for second nationally. Senior cornerback Angelo Volomino (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) has been one of Division III's top corners, with 14 passes defended—leading the PAC and tied for 15th nationally. As a team, W&J's 17 interceptions rank ninth in Division III.
 
BROTHERLY LOVE: Assistant coach Drew Ehrlich, who works with the defensive backs, will prepare his unit to face his brother, Josh Ehrlich, redshirt-junior and starting quarterback for Susquehanna. Josh has been one of the top passers in school history, earning Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors in both 2023 and 2024, and becoming the first Susquehanna quarterback to throw for over 3,000 yards in a single season in 2024.