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August 30
September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 4
at West Liberty State
at Shippensburg
at C.W. Post
CALIFORNIA(PA)*
at Lock Haven*
GANNON*&
Homecoming
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at Slippery Rock*
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at Clarion*#
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Table of Contents
2008 Schedule
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Fitting Scots On The Radio, TV
Edinboro University football fans can catch
all the Fighting Scot gridiron action on WFSE
FM 88.9. The Edinboro student radio station
will broadcast all eleven games, providing
valuable broadcasting experience for
Edinboro students, along with quality broad
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casts of Fighting Scot athletics.
In addition, the Edinboro University stu
dent television station, ETV, will present the Fighting
Scots Game of the Week on ScotsCast. Current plans
call for all home football games to be aired, and audio
of all away games will also be streamed over
EZStream. Access F,/Stream through the Edinboro
athletic web site at www.gofightingscots.com.
PA SPORTSfever will televise the
Shippensburg, lndiana(Pa.) and Qarion games, while Erie CBS affiliate
WSEE TV will braodacst the Gannon and Mercyhurst games.
2008 Schedule............................................................................ 1
On The Radio, TV .....................................................................1
Today's Game .........................................................................2-3
Sox Harrison Stadium............................................................... 4
President's Welcome................................................................. 4
Head Coach Scott Browning.................................................6-7
Assistant Coaches................................................................. 8-10
Football Support Staff..............................................................H
Photo Gallery
The 2008 Fighting Scots.............12,14,16,18,20,22,24
Sox Harrison Stadium..............................................................26
Edinboro Roster.......................................................................29
Starting Lineups................................................................. 30-31
Opponent Roster .....................................................................32
The Edinboro Athletic Department Staff...............................34
Athletic Training Staff..............................................................36
Spirit of The Scots Marching Band ........................................38
Year-By-Year Records ............................................................. 40
Edinboro All-Americans.....................................................42-43
All-Time Records.....................................................................44
Edinboro All-PSAC Performers ........................................46-47
Longest Plays .......................................................................... 48
Football Cheerleaders..............................................................50
2007 All-PSAC Teams............................................................. 52
PSAC Scholar-Athletes............................................................53
PSAC/Opponents Today........................................................ 58
Today's Feature.........................................................................60
For More Information
Information on Fighting Scot athletics is available on the inter
net by accessing the Edinboro athletic department website at
www.gofightingscots.com. Results also are available on the
Eighting Scot Hotline by calling (814) 732-1837.
The 2008 Edinboro Fighting Scots
Com bad to a tradition!!
The CaUforniaCPa.) Game
#23 Edinboro Fighting Scots (4-1,1-1)
vs.
Gannon Golden Knights (3-2,1-1)
Saturday, October 4,2008-Homecoming
Sox Harrison Stadium - 2:00 p.m.
Edinboro C3“i)
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept 27
Oct 4
at West Liberty St
at Shippensburg
at C.W. Post
CALIFORNIA(PA)
at Lock Haven
GANNON
Homecoming
INDIANA(PA)
at Slippery Rock
MERCYHURST
at Clarion
MILLERSVILLE
Family Weekend
W, 35-10
W, 34-11
W, 31-7
L, 31-35
W, 31-0
2:00 p.m.
Today’s Game
Welcome
to
Homecoming
2008.
It's definitely a new
look for Homecoming,
with the parade on
campus.
It's also a new look
on the gridiron, as one
Oct 11
3:30 p.m.
of two new members
2:00 p.m.
Oct 18
of the PSAC Western
7:00 p.m.
Oct 23
Division
providing
12 noon
Nov. 1
today's competition.
12 noon
Nov. 8
Gannon will make the
short trip down 1-79 to
play for the first time
Oannon CS“2)
against the Fighting
Scots as a member of
at Lake Erie
Aug. 28
w. 24-22
the PSAC.
at East Stroudburg
Sept. 6
L, 10-23
The Fighting Scots
at Cheyney
40-18
Sept. 13
w.
come
in with a 4-1
at Slippery Rock
Sept. 20
L, 16-24
record following last
w. 31-24
Sept. 27
CLARION
Saturday's 31-0 win at
at Edinboro
Oct 4
Lock Haven. Gannon,
MERCYHURST
Oct 11
CALIFORNIA(PA)
Oct. 18
meanwhile, held off a
at Lock Haven
Oct 25
late rally by Clarion to
INDIANA(PA)
Nov. 1
post a 31-24 win and
BLOOMSBURG
Nov. 8
improve to 3-2.
The two teams have
played just twice before in 2001 and 2002, with the Fighting Scots
winning both meetings.
We hope you enjoy this afternoon's game, particularly all those
alumni who make it back just once a year. We also have a special
treat, with the Navy's E-2C Hawkeye marking the post game with a
fly over. You can learn more about the E-2C Hawkeye on page 60.
The Coaches
Scott Browning (Ohio State '81) took over as Edinboro's 13th head
coach on January 5, 2006. He was certainly no stranger to Fighting Scot
football, however, serving as an assistant coach for the previous twenty
years. While at Edinboro he has coached the offensive linemen, defensive
backs and running backs, along with serving as the offensive coordinator.
Browning became the first head coach at Edinboro to debut with a win
since Bill McDonald in 1969 when the Fighting Scots opened the 2006 sea
son with a 28-14 win at West Chester. He went on to lead Edinboro to a 65 finish, the most wins ever by a first-year coach. A year ago he led the
Fighting Scots to a 7-4 record. With 13 wins after two seasons. Browning
tied Bin McDonald and Tom HoUman for most wins in their first two sea
sons. He now owns a 17-10 mark. (For more on Scott Browning, see pages
6-7.)
Jim Kieman (St. Lawrence '90) is in his second season at the helm of the
Golden Knights. He has a 4-12 record. Kieman was hired as the fourth
head coach at Gannon in December 2006 after serving as an assistant
coach at Saginaw Valley State for eight seasons. He's no stranger to
northwest Pennsylvania football, serving as the offensive coordinator at
Mercyhurst from 1995-97. He has also had coaching stints at
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Lakeland(WI) College, Alabama A&M and Kentucky Wesleyan.
The Edinboro-Gannon Series
Edinboro leads z-o
The Fighting Scots have won both previous meetings. The first one
came in 2001, a 37-21 victory at Sox Harrison Stadium. A year later the
two met in the 2002 season opener, with Edinboro a 17-7 winner.
The Last Meeting
Edinboro ly, Gannon y
The Fighting Scots finished with just 192 total yards while-Gannon had
316 yards. But the Golden Knights were held scoreless imtil the first
minute of the fourth quarter when Kevin Cloherty scored on a one-yard
run. It was too little, too late. Edinboro jumped on the board just over
three minutes into the game when Lincoln Bi^alino hauled in a 55-yard
pass from Cam Marsh. Geoff Heyl boosted the lead to 10-0 on a 40-yard
field goal in the second quarter. Then midway through the third quar
ter, Alonzo Roebuck scored on a 6-yard run. Punter Sean Mcnicholas
proved a major weapon for the Scots, averaging 47.7 yards on 3 kicks.
Last Week’s Games
Edinboro 31, Lock Haven o
The Fighting Scots posted their first shutout since 2006 by holding the
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Bald Eagles to 185 total yards. Branden Williams blocked a pair of field
goals to lead the defensive effort. Trevor Harris threw a 24-yard touch
down pass to Gary Nolen and a 25-yarder to Rich Cerro. Houston
Brown and Ulysee Davis accounted for the other scores on mns of 9 and
20 yards, respectively.
picked up wins in each instance. The last time the Fighting Scots won
four games in a row on the road was 2004, and the last time they opened
the season with four straight road victories was 1993, when the Fighting
Scots won their first five road contests.
Gannon 31, Clarion 24
Trio of Players Make First Career Catches
Three players caught their first-ever passes at Lock Haven. Backup
wide receiver Stefan English, a third-year sophomore, caught a 12-yard
pass, while sophomore fullback Jimmy Doran caught an eigtht-yard
pass. Finally, Evan Landis made the move from defensive end to tight
end prior to the Lock Haven game and caught a nine-yard pass.
The Golden Kmghts celebrated Homecoming with a nailbiter against
Clarion. Gannon led 31-17 heading into the fourth quarter, but the
Golden Eagles closed to 31-24 and had the ball at the Gannon 26 with
less than thirty seconds to play. Four straight incompletions sealed the
win. Jon Richardson carried 26 times for 83 yards and 2 TDs.
31 is the Mag^c Niiiriber
Edinboro has now scored 31-or-more points in each of its first five
games. In fact, the Fighting Scots have scored 31 points in each of the
last three games. A year ago Edinboro scored at least 33 points in a
string of five straight games.
22. Blocks 2 More
Freshman CB Branden Williams was recently named the PSAC West
Defensive Player of the Week after blocking a field goal and returning
an interception 100 yards for a touchdown at C.W. Post. He was at it
again this past weekend, blocking a pair of Lock Haven field goals to
secure the 31-0 shutout.
PSAC Has New Look in 2008
The 2008 season will represent a significant change in the Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference. The PSAC adds three new teams this season,
with Gannon and Mercyhurst moving over the Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and becoming full-time members of
the Western Division. C.W. Post joins the Eastern Division as an associ
ate member in football and field hockey. The Pioneers previously com
peted in the Northeast-10 Conference. The PSAC now has 16 member
schools, the largest football-playing conference in Division II.
Scouting Gannon
After finishing with a 1-10 record a year ago, and tiiat win was via
forfeit, the Golden Knights are off to a 3-2 start in their first season in
the PSAC. Gannon owns wins over Lake Erie (24-22), Cheyney (4018), and Qaiion (31-24). Last week's win over Clarion marked the
home opener in 2008, after four straight road tilts.
Players to Watch
Jon Richardson, ffe ~ the junior (lefi) became the
tenth player in school history to score 100 points,
now showing 102 points after scoring a pair of
TDs versus Qarion. He is currently leading the
PSAC in mshing with 133.5 ypg. Richardson has
1,467 career yards, good for seventh all-time.
Bob Bartley/Zach Boedicker, QB — look for both
sophomore signalcallers to see action. Bartley is
known as the better passer, and has thrown for 499 yards and 2 TDs.
Boedicker is more recognized for his mshing skills, but has thrown
for 380 yards and 3 TDs while rushing for 196 yards and 2 TDs, sec
ond on the team.
Jacobe Smith, WR - the senior comes off a big game against Qaiion,
catching 4 passes for 90 yards, including a 28-yard TD reception. He
leads the IGiights with 18 catches for 2& yards.
Jeremy Ditzler, PK - the sophomore has made 8 of 10 field goal
attempts, the third-most field goals made in a seasorr Ditder hails
from nearby Iroquois High School.
Matt Ward, DE — was named the PSAC West Defensive Player of
the Week after a big game against Qaiion. The senior made 9 tack
les, with 4.5 for losses. That included 1.5 sacks, and he was a major
reason Qarion finished with just 39 yards mshing. He leads Ae
team in both tackles (37) and tackles for losses (7).
Edinboro Football 2008 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
Championsliip Game Returns to PSAC
This win mark the 75th year since PSAC football champions have been
crowned, dating back to 1934 when a group of sportswriters recognized
champions among Pennsylvania State Teachers Colleges. Since 1987 the
PSAC has recognized divisional champions but no true conference cham
pion could be crowned. That will change this year, as the 2008 season wiQ
mark the return of the PSAC Championship Game. The PSAC title game
wiU be played on November 8, the final week of the regular season. It will
pit the first place team in the Eastern Division against the first place team
in the Western Division. The site will rotate between divisions each year,
with the Western Division serving as the host in 2008.
Harris Breaks Pair of Records
Trevor Harris continues his assault on the Edinboro record book and is
also quickly ascending in the PSAC records. The junior quarterback set a
pair of school records in the win over Lock Haven. He threw two touch
down passes to give him 63 for his career, breaking the record of 62 previ
ously held by Jody Dickerson. His first pass completion of the afternoon
broke a tie with Justin Bouch for the career record for completions. He
now has 570. He is fast approaching the school record for career yards
passing and career total offense. He needs 253 yards to break the record
for yards passing, and 287 for the total offense standard.
Shutout First Since 2006
The Edinboro offense has gained most of the attention in 2008, but it had
to take a backseat to the defense at Lock Haven. The Fighting Scots limit
ed Lock Haven to 185 total yards while posting its first shutout since 2006.
The last whitewashing was a 13-0 win over Qarion on October 21.
Edinboro Remains Perfect on the Road
Edinboro has now played four of its first five games on the road, and
Next for the Fighting Scots
Edinboro will play its second straight home game as lUP visits Sox
Harrison Stadium on Saturday, October 11. Please note the special kick
off time of 3:30 p.m. to accomodate the PA SPORTSfever Network,
which will televise the game throughout the state.
Edinboro Statistics
Rushing
Att.
Yards
Houston Brown
87
399
Ulysee "Spud" Davis
32
180
Trevor Harris
31
144
EUP Totals
196
894
Opp Totals
178
613
Passing
Trevor Harris
EUP Totals
Opp Totals
Att.
133
146
138
Receiving
Rich Cerro
Dena)me Dixon
Jeremy Burr
Houston Brown
Brad Gossett
EUP Totals
Opp Totals
Comp.
86
91
.72
Yards
1233
1269
824
Avg.
4.6
5.6
4.6
4.6
3.4
Pet.
64.7
62.3
52.2
TD
2
1
3
7
5
TD
13
13
3
Lg.
20
20
33
33
44
Int.
2
3
3
No.
17
13
12
10
10
91
72
Yards
288
183
203
89
53
1269
824
Avg.
16.9
14.1
16.9
8.9
5.3
13.9
11.4
TD
5
2
2
0
0
13
3
Lg.
40
38
50
39
17
50
41
Solo
20
20
15
19
11
13
Asst.
17
8
11
3
11
9
Total
37
28
26
22
22
22
Sacks
0
1
0.5
0
1.5
2.5
Int.
0
0
1
1
0
0
Gannon Statistics
Rushing
Att.
Yards
Jon Richardson
83
534
Zach Boedicker
30
1%
Anthony Weaver
49
176
GU Totals
201
988
Opp Totals
189
626
Avg.
6A
6.5
3.6
4.9
3.3
TD
5
2
0
8
7
Tackles
Y'hoshua Murray
Ryan Greene
Dan Skelton
Branden Williams
Chad Brooks
Jeremy Appell
Passing
Bob Bartley
Zach Boedicker
GU Totals
Opp Totals
Receiving
Jacobe Smith
Sylvester Burel
Brig Van Etten
CalTotals
Opp Totals
Att.
73
47
121
158
Comp.
37
25
63
79
Yards
499
380
883
980
No.
18
9
6
55
30
Yards
206
133
133
670
2378
Tackles
Solo
Matt Ward
19
Matthew Neal Mink
16
Chris Murphy
9
Dave Postwaite
12
Asst.
18
15
17
14
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Lg.
41
22
67
54
Pet.
TD
50.7
2
53.2
3
52.1
6
50.0
5
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Avg. 1) TD
11.4
, 2
14.8
0
22.2
0
12.2
5
12.6
4
Lg.
%
28
43
49
44
Total
37
31
26
26
Int
0
1
. 0
0
Sacks
2.0
0
3.0
2.0
Int
3
1
4
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Welcome to Edinboro University
Dear Edinboro Friends and Fans of the Fighting Scots:
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What an exciting time to be on our campus and a part of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania!
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In athletics, our regional rivals - Gannon University and Mercyhurst College - are now members
of the PSAC-West. As a result, we're all more than eager to compete against our City of Erie
neighbours! And in the spring, for the first time we'll field our varsity women's lacrosse team.
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But there's even more happening at Edinboro University. I invite you to take a look around and
you'll see the progress of the past year, and the ongoing new construction projects in many areas
on campus.
Sox Harrison Stadium's one million dollar renovation of a year ago - the artificial turf, lighting
and new scoreboard - have been widely embraced throughout the region, making our stadium one
of northwestern Pennsylvania's premier athletic field venues.
Directly across Scotland Road from the stadium, our new multipurpose sports and recreation dome will soon be ready for
business, meaning our varsity and intramural athletic teams will share one of the area's finest (and certainly the largest!)
indoor practice facilities. Imagine training indoors on an NCAA regulation track or field while the wind howls and the
snow flies in sub-freezing temperatures outside. But we'll also use the dome for much more than athletics. In fact, any
major indoor event such as commencement and perhaps other community activities, for example, antique car shows, can
and will be held there.
Across Scot Road to the south, the first phase of our $115 million student housing project is on track for January occupan
cy, bringing the finest in student living amenities to northwestern Pennsylvania. Continuing to head south on Scotland
Road, the recent $20 million renovation and expansion of the Frank G. Pogue Student Center has quickly become a shin
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Heading west on Scot Road, you might have noticed the construction just west of the beautiful and serene five-acre
Mallory Lake. Within the year, our new Human Services Building will be ready for occupancy there, housing our
Nursing programme and our Speech, Language and Hearing Department.
Continuing west along Normal Street, the new $5 million Dr. William P. Alexander Music Center, our first campus
structure built specifically to meet the Music Department's needs, stands next to Academy Hall, the first campus building
constructed in 1857 and now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One of the oldest former Normal School
buildings in the nation still used for academic purposes. Academy Hall recently underwent a $5 million renovation and
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Head Coach
Head Coach
"Scott has been a member of the Edinboro coaching staff for 20 years. He
has demonstrated his ability to not only coach athletes on the playing field,
but also to lead young men by the example of his character and by his dedi
cation to them as students and as individuals. He will join our other highly
successful coaches at Edinboro University."
After serving as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator in
Lou Tepper's first season. Browning took over as the offensive coordinator in
Scott Browning
3rd Year
Ohio State '81
Scott Browning knows a thing or
2001.
He had previously served as the offensive coordinator for five seasons
under Tom Hollman. In all. Browning had served as Edinboro's offensive line
coach the previous 12 years.
Browning joined the Edinboro program in 1986 as the running backs
coach under Steve Szabo. After two seasons on the offensive side of the ball,
the graduate of The Ohio State University moved to the defensive side, serv
ing as the defensive backfield coach under Hollman. In 1994 he moved back
to offense as the offensive line coach. He had remained in charge of the line
men since that time, coaching such All-Americans as Jeremy O'Day, Joe
Valvoda and Greg Bzorek. The last two years Browning's offensive line led
the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in fewest sacks allowed.
When Tepper came on board in 2000, Browning was appointed the
two about the Edinboro football tradi
tion. With twenty years under his belt
as an assistant coach, he was all too
familiar with the glory days of
Edinboro football. So it didn't take
him long to restore some lost tradi
tions when he took over as the 13th
head football coach of the Fighting
Scots on January 5, 2006.
Most prevalent was the return to
the "Boro", the common name the
football team was referred to during
the 1980's
and '90's,
some of
the most
School
Year
successful periods in Edinboro football history.
One thing Browning didn't mess with was
New Mexico State (1982)
the tradition of winning. In fact, in his first two
Graduate Assistant
1982
seasons Browning has tied the record for most
Idaho State (1983)
wins by a coach with 13 victories. Only Bill
Assistant Coach
1983
McDonald, who guided the 1969 and 1970 teams
Ohio State (1984-85)
to 13 wins, and Tom Hollman, who also totaled
Graduate Assistant
1984
13 wins in 1988 and '89, can match Browning's
Graduate Assistant
1985
Scott Browning's Coaching Background
Coaching Duty
Record
Defensive Backs
3-8
Receivers
8-4
NCAA Division l-AA Playoffs
Running Backs
9-3
Rose Bowl
Running Backs
9-3
Citrus Bowl
start.
Edinboro (1986-present)
His first edition finished with a 6-5 record,
the most wins ever under a first-year coach. But
it didn't end just on the football field. The
Fighting Scots excelled in the classroom, including
a cumulative team GPA of over 2.8 for the spring
1986
Assistant Coach
Running Backs
7-3
1987
Assistant Coach
Running Backs
3-8
1988
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
5-4-1
1989
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
8-3
semester.
Browning became the first coach at
Edinboro since Sox Harrison to win his first two
games as head coach. That happened in 1926,
the first year of football at the Boro. Thanks to a
28-14 win at West Chester, he became the first
coach since Bill McDonald in 1969 to win his first
game as head coach.
That victory, on the road at West Chester
between a pair of 2005 NCAA playoff teams, also
displayed Browning's propensity as a riverboat
gambler. The Fighting Scots went for it on fourth
down four times, and made it three times.
A year ago the Fighting Scots finished with a
7-4 record while facing one of the most difficult
schedules in recent memory. Edinboro faced four
nationally-ranked teams, upsetting 25th-ranked
Bloomsburg thanks to a memorable comeback,
42-41, while losing to eighth-ranked
California(Pa.), 17th-ranked West Chester and
24th-ranked lUP. In fact, Edinboro's four losses
came to teams which combined for a 40-9.
The Fighting Scots also continued the strong
academic trend, with 15 players earning PSAC
Scholar-Athlete honors.
"I am very pleased to announce the promo
tion of Scott Browning to the position of head
football coach at Edinboro University," stated
then-President Dr. Frank G. Pogue at the time.
1990
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
9-3
1991
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
7-4
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Notable
PSAC West Champions
NCAA Division II Playoffs
NCAA Division II Playoffs
1992
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
8-2-1
NCAA Division II Playoffs
1993
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
8-3
NCAA Division II Playoffs
1994
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
7-3
1995
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
9-2
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
6-4
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
4-6
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
4-7
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
3-8
1996
1997
1998
1999
PSAC West Champions
NCAA Division II Playoffs
Offensive Line
2000
Assistant Coach
2001
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
4-6
2002
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
5-6
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
9-3
2003
5-6
Offensive Line
2004
2005
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
PSAC West Champions
NCAA Division II Playoffs
9-3
PSAC West Champions
NCAA Division II Playoffs
8-2
PSAC West Champions
Offensive Line
2006
Head Coach
6-5
2007
Head Coach
7-4
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who have the ability to.be success
ful both in the classroom and on
the football field. It is my sincere
belief that when they take the
field, they must wear the Edinboro
jersey with pride, and when they
are in the community, that they
have earned the respect that
comes with being a Fighting Scot."
Browning has served on the
staffs at three NCAA Division I
institutions. Prior to joining the
Fighting Scot staff, he coached
receivers and running backs at
Ohio State for two years while
serving as a graduate assistant.
That group included Keith Byars.
The Buckeyes went to the Rose
Bowl in 1984, dropping a 20-17
decision to USC to finish with a 9-3
record. The following year Ohio
State went bowling again, this
time defeating Brigham Young, 107, in the Citrus Bowl, to once
again finish at 9-3.
Edinboro head football coach Scott Browning with son Drew.
Browning served as a graduate
assistant coach at New Mexico
State in 1982, and the following
recruiting coordinator in addition to his duties with
year instructed the receivers at Idaho State. Idaho
the offensive line. A year later he was named the
State reached the NCAA Division l-AA Playoffs
offensive coordinator, and the Fighting Scot offense
before suffering a 27-20 defeat to Nevada.
made great strides over the last five years.
A 1981 graduate of The Ohio State University
Browning emphasized a balanced attack which
with a bachelor's degree in Education, Browning
showcased the combination of a strong ground
began his coaching career as
game and dangerous aerial attack. Over his last
an assistant coach at
three seasons Edinboro averaged 29.9 ppg. in 2003,
Worthington High School
33.2 ppg. in '04, and 31.4 ppg. in '05.
and Dayton-Fairview High
All told. Browning has been an assistant coach
Schools in Ohio from 1979on all seven of Edinboro's NCAA playoff teams,
81. Before transferring to
along with five of the nine PSAC champion squads.
Ohio State he attended
He took over a team which has been to the NCAA
Capital University where
Division II Playoffs two of the last three years, and
he played football for one
during that period has posted a 26-8 record. The
season. Browning later
26 wins were the most in a three-year period in
earned a master's degree
Edinboro history.
in Education
"It goes without saying that I am extremely
Administration from New
excited to have this opportunity," noted an elated
Mexico State in 1983.
Browning. "I was proud to be a part of the teams
Browning, 49 and a
in the 1990's that ranked among the best in
native of Loudonville,
Division II, and over the last few years we have
Ohio, and his wife, Lynn,
once again elevated the program to one of the best
reside in Edinboro and
in the country. The University and the community
have two children, Andrew
of Edinboro mean a great deal to me. Over the
(14) and Katelyn (10). His
years we have tried to become an integral part of
brother Mitch has also
this community. I am thrilled that I can continue
enjoyed a successful
that association while taking over a group of play
career as a football coach.
ers that represent the ideals I believe in.
After several noteworthy
"I'm sure you will see some changes in the
seasons as the offensive
future, but I can tell you this, the ideals remain in
coordinator at the
place for this program, and always have in the time
University of Minnesota,
I've been here. Without question we want to be
he was hired this past win
successful on the field, and that means challenging
ter as the offensive coordi
for the PSAC West title. But we won't compromise
nator at Syracuse
integrity. We will continue to bring in young men
University.
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Personal Data
PERSONAL
Born: October 28,1958
Hometown: Perrysville, OH
Wife: Lynn
Children: Andrew (14), Katelyn (10)
EDUCATION
High School: Loudonville (OH)
High School, 1977
College: The Ohio State University, B.S.
in Education -1981
Postgraduate: New Mexico State, M.S.
in Education Administration --1983
Playing Experience: Capital
University, running back -1977
COACHING
Coaching Experience: Worthington
(OH) High School - assistant coach,
1979; Dayton-Fairview (OH) High
School - assistant coach, 1980-81;
New Mexico State University secondary, 1982; Idaho State receivers, 1983; Ohio State
University - running backs, 1984-86;
Edinboro University - offensive
coordinator, defensive backs, run
ning backs, offensive line, 19862005, head coach, 2006
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Assistant Coaches
Wayne Bradford
DefensiveCoordinator/Linebackers
10th Year
Salisbury State '90
Wayne Bradford is in his tenth year as a mem
ber of the Edinboro coaching staff. He enters his
fourth season as the Fighting Scot defensive coordi
nator, and had previously held the same title in 1999
under former head coach Tom Hollman. After overseeing the defensive line
for seven seasons, Bradford took over as the linbackers coach in 2006.
Bradford orchestrated the top defense in the country three years ago, as
Edinboro paced Division II in scoring defense (9.3 ppg.), total defense (211.2
ypg.), and rushing defense (53.7 ypg.). In addition, Edinboro was third in pass
efficiency defense and turnover margin. The Fighting Scots recorded three
shutouts, the most since the 1975
team also shut out three oppo
nents. A total of seven opponents
were held to seven points or less.
He coached four all-conference per
Born: April 3, 1968
formers a year ago.
Hometown: Glen Burnie, MD
Two years ago his defensive
College Education: Salisbury State
unit recorded two more shutouts
University, B.S. in Business
while leading the PSAC in rushing
Administration - 1990; M.S. in
defense (70.6 ypg.), good for third
Business Administration -1992
in the country.
Playing Experience: Salisbury State
A year ago Bradford guided a
University, offensive line - 1986-89
young defense that ended up hav
Coaching Experience: Salisbury
ing five players earn All-PSAC hon
State University - defensive line
Bradford's
Personal Data
ors.
Under Bradford's tutelage,
Edinboro has had thirteen first team
All-PSAC West defensive linemen.
In fact, he has been responsible for
three of the last four PSAC West
Defensive Players of the Year, with
Ben Stroup earning the honor in
2006, Chris Amico the 2005 recipi
ent, and Seth Fragale
the winner in 2004.
Bradford had previ
ously been at Salisbury
State since 1990, and
was the Sea Gulls'
defensive coordinator
from 1994-98.
A graduate of
Salisbury State, Bradford
began his coaching
career at his alma mater
in 1990, serving as an
assistant coach in charge
of the linebackers (199092) and defensive line
men (1992-94). In 1994,
he was promoted to
defensive coordinator.
In 1997, Salisbury
State ranked 38th in
NCAA Division III in total
defense, allowing just
268 yards per game. His
1995 defensive unit pro
duced a first team AFCA
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man & linebackers, 1990-93; defen
sive coordinator, 1994-99; Edinboro
University - defensive coordinator,
1999, 2005 to present; defensive
line, 2000-05.
Wife: Gwen
Children: Nicholas (10), Julia (8),
Mitchell (3)
Assistant Coaches
All-American at linebacker, and helped the Sea Gulls finish 7-2 with a berth in
the ECAC Southwest Championship Game.
Bradford graduated from Salisbury State in 1990 with a bachelor's
degree in Business Administration. He completed work on his master's
degree in Business Administration from Salisbury State in 1992. In addition to
working as a member of the football staff, Bradford was a faculty member in
the School of Business. Beginning in 1996, he was the Director of the
Business Graduate Programs for the Perdue School of Business.
As an undergraduate, Bradford was an offensive lineman. He played on
the 1986 Salisbury State team which finished as the NCAA Division III national
coach from 2000-02.
Yurcich resides in
Edinboro. He is engaged
to former Edinboro cross
country All-American Julie
Nemergut, who was hired
this past winter as
Edinboro's assistant
women's track & field
coach.
Kim Niedbala
Defensive Backs
3rd Year
Clarion '99
runnerup.
Bradford and his wife, Gwen, reside in Edinboro with their ten-year-old
son, Nicholas, eight-year-old daughter, Julia and three-year-old son Mitchell.
Mike Yurcich
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
4th Year
California {Pa.) '99
Mike Yurcich enters his fourth season as a
member of the Edinboro University coaching staff.
Yurcich joined the football staff in April 2005 as the
quarterbacks coach. He enters his third season as
the offensive coordinator after assuming that role in 2006.
Yurcich has overseen the development of the offense into one of the
top units in the country. In particular, the Fighting Scots now rank as one of
the top passing teams in Division II. A year ago Edinboro led the PSAC in
passing offense (312.8 ypg.), ranked second in total offense (455.7 ypg.), and
was fourth in scoring offense at 35.7 ppg., the highest total since 1994 and
the fourth-highest in school history. The Fighting Scots ranked eighth in
Division II in passing offense, 18th in total offense, and 25th in scoring
offense.
A native of Euclid, Ohio,
Yurcich served as a graduate assis
tant coach at Indiana University in
2003-04. In addition to conducting
Born: November 5, 1975
statistical analysis for the Hoosiers'
Hometown:
Euclid, OH
offense, he assisted with the wide
Co'lege Education: California
receivers.
University of Pennsylvania, B.A. in
Yurcich is no stranger to the
Industrial Organization PsychologyPennsylvania State Athletic
1999; University of Saint Francis (Ind.),
Conference. After attending Mount
M.Ed. in School Counseling-2002
Union in 1994-95, he transferred to
Playing Experience: Mount Union
California (Pa.) and played three
College, quarterback - 1994-95;
seasons for the Vulcans. Yurcich
California University of Pa., quarter
was a two-year captain at California
back-1996-98
(Pa.), serving as the starting quar
Coaching
Experience: Indiana
terback in 1996 and sharing the
University - offensive graduate
starting role in 1998.
assistant, 2003-04; University of
Yurcich graduated from
Saint Francis (Ind.) - running backs,
California (Pa.) with a bachelor's
1999; quarterbacks, 2000-02; offen
degree in Industrial Organization
sive coordinator, 2002; junior varsity
Psychology in May 1999, and later
head coach, 2000-02; Edinboro
earned his master's degree in
University - quarterbacks, 2005;
School Counseling from St.
offensive
coordinator, 2006.
Francis(IN). While at St. Francis(IN),
Yurcich's
Personal Data
he served as an assistant coach for
the Cougars, helping USF to four consecutive Mid-States Football Association
Mid-East League Championships and four NAIA Playoff berths. The Cougars
were 38-8 during the four-year period.
After coaching the running backs in 1999 at St. Francis, Yurcich worked
with the quarterbacks in 2000 and 2001. He served as the offensive coordi
nator and quarterbacks coach in 2002. He was also the junior varsity head
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Kim Niedbala joined the Edinboro coaching
staff in the spring of 2006 as the defensive backs
coach after serving as an assistant coach at Clarion
for seven seasons from 1999-05.
He has quickly made his mark at Edinboro while instructing the second
ary. In his first season a pair of players earned All-PSAC West honors, and this
past year three of the four members of the secondary were recognized as AllPSAC performers.
At Clarion, he was elevated to the defensive coordinator in 2002 after
working with the outside lineback
ers in 1999, then taking over as the
secondary coach and special teams
coordinator from 2000 until 2002.
One of the top players in
Born: February 26,1974
Clarion history, Niedbala was a
Hometown: Beaver Falls, PA
three-time All-American at free
College Education: Clarion
safety and strong safety from 1994University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in
96. He was a consensus first team
Geography- 1996
All-American in 1996, including
Playing Experience: Clarion
Associated Press Little All-America
University of Pennsylvania, safetyafter posting 106 tackles, 100 solo,
1992-96
with 20 passes broken up, 4 tackles
Coaching Experience: Glenville
for losses and a pair of intercep
State University - secondary, 1997tions.
98; Clarion University - outside
A captain on the '96 team, he
linebackers, 1999; secondary, 2000helped the Golden Eagles finish
01; defensive coordinator, 2002-05;
with an 11-3 record. Clarion won
Edinboro University-defensive
the East Region title and advanced
backs, 2006
to the Division II semifinals before
Wife: Melissa
suffering a 19-18 loss to eventual
Children: Isabel (born Feb. 13,2008)
national champion Northern
Niedbala's
Personal Data
Keith Braxton
Defensive Line
3rd Year
Virginia Military Institute '98
Keith Braxton was named Edinboro's defen
sive line coach in March of 2006 after serving as a
member of the Virginia Military Institute coaching
staff for five seasons. He was in charge of the defen
sive line after previously earning four letters as a defensive tackle at VMI. He
also served as the defensive tackles coach at Loras College during the 1997
season.
As Edinboro's defensive line coach he has helped in the development of
a pair of All-PSAC performers, with Chris Amico earning the honor both years
and A.J. Cousins a 2006 selection.
As a player, Braxton was a three-year starter at VMI from 1994-96. He
posted 195 career tackles, including 11 tackles for losses and 6 sacks. He had
one of his top games as a sopho
more, finishing with 8 tackles, 6 of
those solo, in VMI's 26-23 win over
Appalachian State.
In all, he played in 44 career
Born: April 10,1975
games with 35 starts. He was a tri
Hometown: Beaverdam, VA
captain as a senior.
College Education: Virginia Military
After serving as an assistant
Institute, B.A. in History - 1997
coach at Loras for a year, Braxton
Playing Experience: Virginia
left coaching for two years to work
Military Institute, defensive tackle as a customer service representa
1993-96
tive at First Union National Bank in
Coaching Experience: Loras College
Richmond, VA before returning to
- defensive tackles, 1997; Virginia
his alma mater in 2001.
Military Institute - defensive tack
Braxton is a native of
les, 2001-05; Edinboro UniversityBeaverdam, VA. He graduated
defensive line, 2006
from VMI in 1998 with a bache
Braxton's
Personal Data
Colorado. Clarion was awarded the
ECAC Lambert Cup.
Niedbala recorded 117 tackles, 9 passes broken up, and had 5 intercep
tions in 1995, earning second team Associated Press Little All-America honors
and second team Football Gazette All-American accolades. In 1994, he had
98 tackles, 6 tackles for losses, 4 interceptions and 3 sacks.
Niedbala concluded his career with 407 tackles, 34 passes broken up, 12
interceptions, 11 tackles for losses and 8 fumble recoveries. He was selected
to play in the Snow Bowl following his senior season. In all, he earned first
team All-PSAC West
honors his final three
lor's degree in History. He is single
and resides in Edinboro.
years.
A native of Beaver
Falls, PA, Niedbala
received his bachelor's
degree in Geography
from Clarion in 1996.
He began his coaching
career at Glenville
State, serving as the
secondary coach during
the 1997 and '98 cam
paigns.
Niedbala and his
wife, Melissa, reside in
Meadville, PA with their
daughter Isabel, who
was born on February
13, 2008.
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Support Staff
Assistant Coaches
Jim Henson
Running Backs
11th Year
Hiram '68
Jim Henson, a highly successful high school
coach in Ohio for over twenty years, enters his
eleventh
season on
the Edinboro staff. He is also a pro
fessor in the Mathematics
Department at Edinboro.
After working on the defensive
Born: September 11,1946
side of the ball as the strong
Hometown: Orwell, OH
safeties/outside linebackers coach
College Education: Hiram College,
for two years, Henson moved over
B.A. in Arts & Mathematics - 1968;
to the offense and will instruct the
Youngstown St. Univ., M.S. in
running backs for the seventh
Mathematics Education -1972
straight season. He previously
Playing Experience: Hiram College,
worked with the running backs in
defensive back -1964-66
1999 and was in charge of the
Coaching Experience: Cardinal
defensive linemen in '98.
Middlefield (OH) High School - assis
Henson joined the Edinboro
tant coach, 1968-75; Grand Valley
staff after serving as a mathematics
(OH) High School - head coach,
teacher, football coach and athletic
1976-97; Edinboro Univ. - defensive
director at Grand Valley High School
line, 1998; strong safeties/ outside
in Ohio for 22 years. He led the
linebackers, 2000-01; running backs,
Mustangs to a 150-68-4 record, with
1999, 2002 to present
five Grand River Conference champi
Wife: Evelyn
onships, three East Suburban
Children: Jim (39), Jennifer (31)
Conference titles, and three state
playoff appearances. Inthel990's,
Henson's charges posted three undefeated campaigns and a 23-game regular
season winning streak. He was named the Conference Coach of the Year
Henson's
Personal Data
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eight times and County Coach of the Year three times, culminated by his
selection as the Ohio Division V Coach of the Year in 1997 and the Division IV
Coach of the Year in '92. A year ago he was a member of the first class
inducted into the Ashtabula County Football Hall of Fame.
Prior to beginning his stellar career at Grand Valley, Henson debuted as
an assistant coach at Cardinal Middlefield (OH) High School, where he served
for eight years.
Henson graduated from Hiram College in 1968 with a bachelor of arts
degree in Mathematics, then completed work on his master of science
degree in Education with a major in Mathematics from Youngstown State in
1972. He and his wife, Evelyn, reside in Edinboro. They are the parents of a
son, Jim, who is the head football coach at Jefferson(Oh.) High School and a
daughter, Jennifer, along with four grandchildren.
Gary Hanna
Becky Mokris
Peggy McMillan
Dr. Thomas Fessler
Dr. Pat Leary
Head Athletic Trainer
Asst. Athletic Trainer
Secretary
Team Physician
Team Physician
Shawn Loughlin
Steve Green
Matt Polvino
John Van Laningham
Mitch McGrew
Head Manager
Manager
Manager
Manager
Video Director
Anthony Peluso
Offensive Line
3rd Year
Edinboro '06
Edinboro head coach Scott Browning consid
ers former Boro standout Anthony Peluso an upand-coming talent in the coaching profession.
Peluso will once again work as an assistant coach in
charge of the offensive line, a duty he assumed two years ago. He is also in
charge of the strength and conditioning program. Three years ago Peluso
assisted current head coach Scott Browning with the offensive line.
A native of Aliquippa, PA, Peluso was a three-year starter at right guard
for the Fighting Scots. In all, he started his final 33 games at Edinboro, while
playing in 43 career games.
As a senior, Peluso was a key reason Edinboro made its first appearance
in the NCAA Division II Playoffs since 1995, finishing the year with a 9-3
record. He earned first team All-PSAC West honors and was an honorable
mention D2Football.com AllAmerican. He also earned second
team Football Gazette All-Northeast
Region recognition.
Peluso has played profession
Born: October 8,1981
ally the last three years for Erie's
Hometown: Aliquippa, PA
entry in the AIFA, an indoor football
College Education: Edinboro
league. He has been a starter on
University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in
the offensive line since joining the
Social Science - 2006
Erie Freeze midway through the
Playing Experience: Edinboro
2006 season. This season the team
University, offensive guard - 2000was the Erie RiverRats. Peluso was
2003; Erie Freeze and Erie RiverRats
accorded All-AIFA Northern Division
professional indoor football league
honors.
team.
Peluso completed work on his
Coaching Experience: Edinboro
bachelor's degree in Social Science
University - assistant offensive line,
in May 2006. He is single and
2005; offensive line, 2006
resides in Edinboro.
Peluso's
Personal Data
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Chris Ri^er
Fr.
6’s”
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Hamburg, NY
218 lbs.
Kyle Reiser
Fr.
6’2”
WR
Ret^ew, PA
222 lbs.
Jake Reynolds
Fr.-r
6’o’*
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Avon Lake, OH
302 lbs.
Brian Roberts
Fr.
6’i”
LS
Edinboro, PA
253 lbs.
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Pittsburgh, PA
220 lbs.
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Sr.
6’2”
WR
Covina, CA
208 lbs.
Jonathan Saine OG
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s’lo”
Dayton, OH
313 lbs.
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Edinboro, PA
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Monaco, PA
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Fighting Scots Profiles
Eric Spracklen
Fr.
5’ii”
Terry Tate
Jr.
6’o”
NG
Delaware, OH
246 lbs.
NG
Tyrone, PA
260 lbs.
Joe Wanson
Jr.
6’4*’
BrandenWilliains
Fr.
S’lo”
QB
DuBois, PA
212 lbs.
CB
Lakewood, OH
175 lbs.
Rob Stoner
So.
6’2”
OG
Edinhoro,PA
295 lbs.
Jacob Tbomas
OT
Fr.-r CambridgeS^sings,PA
6^3”
284 lbs.
Jesse Wattle
Fr.
5’n”
OLB
Erie, PA
180 lbs.
Jesse Williams
So.
5’9”
Ricardo Stuvaints TB
Ben Swank
So.
5’io”
So.
^’9”
McKeesport, PA
185 lbs.
Janies Thomas
Fr.-r
s’li”
Jake Wickline
Fr.
S’lo”
H>E
Pittsburgh, PA
227lbs.
Shawn Walker
Fr.
6’s”
FS
Edinboro,PA
186 lbs.
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McKean, PA
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Beaver Falls, PA
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Sox Harrison Stadium
member inducted into the
Edinboro Athletic Hall of Fame in
1982.
Harrison coached the
Fighting Scot football team from
its inception in 1926 to 1938, the
returned to guide the gridders in
1941 and '42. In addition, he
coached the men's basketball
team for 23 seasons, from 1928-
Sox Harrison Stadium serves as the home of the Fighting Scots. Dedicated in 1965,
the stadium honors the memory of B. Regis "Sox" Harrison, the head football and basketball
coach at Edinboro University for 34 years. Sox Harrison was the key figure in the building of
Edinboro's athletic program, unselfishly devoting 34 years of service to the University as an
athletic director, coach and physical education instructor. Appropriately, he was the first
Year-by-Year Record at
Sox Harrison Stadium
196519661967
196819691970
197119721973
197419761975
197719781979
198019811982
198319851984
1986
3-1
0-3
2-3
1-3
3-1
5-0
4-0
3-2
2-2-1
3-1
4-1
4-1
2-3
1-4
2-2
3-1-1
2-3
3-1
3-2
4-1
2-3
4-1
2-3
3-0-1
5-0
5-0
4-1
4-1
3-2
4-1
5-0
3-1
3-3
3-2
2-4
4-2
4-1
2-3
4-1
4-1
6-0
2-4
3-2
198719881989
199019911992
199319941995
199619971998
2000200120021999
2003
2004
20062007 135 71-3
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The stadium received a
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the natural grass. And it is now
illuminated, with lights being
installed for the first time. Finally,
a new scorebaord was installed.
Sox Harrison Stadium seats
6,000 people in its two grand
stands, along with plenty of stand
ing room. In addition to press
boxes on both sides of the stadi
um, the facility has locker rooms, a training room and complete amenities for fans.
The stadium has undergone several renovations, including a new sound system and
improved handicapped access areas in 1999. In 1997,
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FIGHTING SCOTSI
No. Name
54 Jeremy Appell
Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
DE
6-1 223 Jr.
Jeremy Artman* ILB
LS
23
32
37
Michael Battles* TB
36
7
Williamsville, NY/St. Joseph’s
OG
Nate Boland
FB
Chad Brooks
DT
Houston Brown TB
8
71
Josh Brown
WR
2j AdW Burdick
FS
JoshBzorek
Matt Catemolo
NG
5-10 182 Fr.
WR
DT
6-5 306 Sr.
OT
C
49 Ryan Levinger*
31 lltysee“Spud”ItavisTB
81 Denayne Dixon
TE
TonyDomros
DE
Jimmy Doran
FB
35
Vinnie Durdella ILB
57 Shawn EUenherger DT
82 Stefan English
WR
4
DE
Hardin Moss
16
79
OT
6-4 290 Jr.
Fr.
46
GregSondag
Zack Spearing
OLB 5-11 207 Fr.
Eric Spraclden
NG
Rob Stoner
OG
38 Ricardo Stuvaints TB
5-10 185 So.
Ben Swank
FS
5-9 186 So.
EdirJroro, PA/Generd McLane/NavalAcademy
94 Terry Tate
NG
6-0 260 Jr.
Tyrone, PA/Tyrone Area
78
Jacob Thomas*
OT
6-3 284 Fr.
Cambridge Springs, PA/Cambridge Springs
90 James'^omas*
DE
5-11 227 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear
83
Shawn Walker
TE
6-3 220 Fr.
McKean, PA/General McLane
6-0 281 Fr.
9
JoeWanson
QB
6-4 212 Jr.
EhiBois, PA/DuBois Area
5-8 190 Jr.
39 Jesse Wattie
OLB 5-11 180 Fr.
Erie, PA/Strong Vincent
220 Sr.
28 JakeWlckline
5-8 196 Jr.
6-2 295 So.
McKeesport, PA/McKeesport/Slippery Rock
1
WR 5-10 164 So.
5-11 246 Fr.
Edinboro, PA/GerteralMcLane/Youngstown State
231 Fr.
230 Fr.
6-3 210 So.
Delaware, OH/Olentangy
6-4 242 So.
OLB 6-1
ILB
Monaca, PA/Center Area
50
6-0
6-2 265 So.
Wadsworih,OH/Pickerington Central
96
6-2
NG
FS
5-10190 Fr.
Beaver Falls, PA/Riverside
22 Branden\^^ams CB
5-10 175 Fr.
Lakewood, OH/St. Edward
12
Jesse Williams
CB
5-9 161
So.
Maple Heights, OH/Maple Heights
D.J. Patterson*
SS
5-9 180 Fr.
*red-shirtfreshman
Mike Perillo*
FS
5-10176 Fr.
Brandon Petry
OT
6-5 260 So.
Kenny Pettis
CB
5-11 165 Fr.
Massillon, OH/Massillon Washington
10
Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy
OLB 5-9 173
Delaware, OH/Delaware Hayes
18
6-4 223 Fr.
Ryan Skelton
Fima, NY/Iroquois Central/Albany
6-4 242 Sr.
DE
Gary Nolen
5-10178 So.
Altoona, PA/Altoona Area
So.
Verona, PA/Plum
55 Mike Fazio
CB
SS
Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder
WR 5-11 180 So.
C
6-1 313 Fr.
Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa/Allan Hancock CC
6-2 245 Fr.
Fredonia, NY/Fredonia
70 Ryan Ewing
DE
WR 6-2 208 Sr.
Jonathan Saine* OG
52 AdamSmithFriedman
OLB 6-0 206 Fr.
34 Desmond Patrick TB
11
Mayfield Heights, OH/Mayfield
97 Mike Enoch
25
WR 5-11 165 Fr.
TE
6-1 220 Fr.
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
5-10152 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy
So.
5-8 183 Fr.
6-0 173
DE
RyanRybicki
43 Dan Skelton
33
Braddock, PA/Woodland Hills/IUP
6-2 230 Fr.
Emporium, PA/Cameron County
76
5-10 259 Fr.
44 YhoshuaMurray ILB 5-11 220 Sr.
Mayfield Village, OH/Mayfield
6
209 Fr.
Erie, PA/East
6-4 251 Jr.
Clay, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse/Mansfield
91
OLB 6-1
CB
PK
Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair/Pittsburgh
6-4 265 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills
5-10 196 Sr.
5-9 215
OT
McKrees Rocks, PA/Sto-Rox
26 Charles Morris
West Seneca, NY/West Seneca West
41
6-5 288 So.
Webster, NY/Webster Thomas
6-5 251 Sr.
Cleveland, OH/Shaw/Gannon
77
20 Nick Marino
6-3 277 Sr.
Bryan’s Road, MD/Bishop McNamara
89 AlexRomanias*
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell/Clarion
6-5 325 Fr.
65 AdamMUer
TE
6-2 260 Fr.
Penn Run, PA/Penns Manor
6-1 278 Fr.
Springdale, PA/Springdale/Iowa
6-7 215 Fr.
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
86 Evan Landis
Frie, PA/Central
87 Lucas Cox
TE
Williamsville, NY/Sweet Home
5-10 181 Sr.
6-1 253 Fr.
Dayton, OH/Trotwood-Madison
Moon Township, PA/MoonArea
85 Marcus John^n
19 Jordan Krentz*
Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua Academy
68 Eric Costello
6-3 210 Jr.
Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa
5-10 254 So.
Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home
66 Jack Corey
D’mar Jeter*
80 Keir Jeter
Franklin, PA/Franklin/Clarion
75 Nick Christman
QB
l^erHersperger OT
Shane Hess*
LS
Covina, CA/Charter Oak
Fima, NY/Iroquois Central
2
Webster, NY/Webster Thomas
14 Rich Cerro
Trevor Harris
62 Josh Jesonowski C
Saxonburg, PA/Knoch
53
ILB 5-10 212 Fr.
Randolph, NY/Randolph Central
6-0 155 So.
WR 5-10185 Sr.
OG
Calyn Hamilton
30 Nick Jackson*
South Wales, NY/Iroquois/ Erie(NY) CC
72
ILB 6-2 235 Sr.
Lancaster, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg
5-9 196 Jr.
Newfane, NY/ Newfane
3 Jeremy Burr
Ryan Greene
Moon Township, PA/MoonArea
56
Sheperdstown, WV/ Jefferson
60 Brian Roberts
Ravenna, OH/Ravenna
6-1 257 Jr.
Westerville, OH/Westeruille Central
6-4 255 Jr.
6-0 302 Fr.
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
69 Brandon Hensley* DT
Hamlin, NY/Albion/Fordham
5
TE
OG
Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake
Williamsport, PA/Williamsport Area
PK/P 5-10 170 Fr.
Tarentum, PA/Highlands
51
Brad Gossett
88 SethHemhree
6-2 215 Fr.
Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili
13 Merle Bouchat
73 Jake Reynolds*
Waldo, OH/Marion Pleasant
6-3 288 Fr.
Athens, PA/Athens Area
42
5-11 188 Fr.
Erie, PA/Strong Vincent
93 Anthony Biagotti* OLB 5-11 185 Fr.
74 Matt Black*
P
WR 6-2 222 Fr.
Renfrew, PA/Knoch
Pittsburgh, PA/Langley/Morrisville(NY) JC
5-7 170 Fr.
Coraopolis, PA/MoonArea
17 Kyle Reiser
Perry, OH/Perry
6-4 267 Fr.
Canton, PA/Canton
5-10 240 Fr.
Silver Creek, NY/Silver Creek Central
6-0 200 Fr.
Ashtabula, OH/Lakeside
98 RonBardo*
FB
Pittsburgh, PA/Taylor Allderdice
29 RyanGenco*
Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder
95
48 Don Fickley
Kelley PonsoU*
ILB
6-0 192 Fr.
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
59 Chris Reger
OG
6-3 218 Fr.
Hamburg, NY/St. Francis
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when Edinboro has the ball...
EDINBORO OFFENSE (multiple)
X
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
H
Z
QB
FB
TB
PK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16
17
18
6
71
50
68
72
55
81
14
3
7
42
5
89
Ryan Rybicki (6-2, 208, Sr.)
Tyler Hersperger (6-5, 288, So.)
Rob Stoner (6-2, 295, So.)
Eric Costello (6-3, 277, Sr.)
Josh Bzorek (6-5, 306, Sr.)
Mike Fazio (6-4, 290, Jr.)
Dena)me Dixon (6-4, 255, Sr.)
Rich Cerro (5-10,181, Sr.)
Jeremy Burr (5-10,185, Sr.)
Trevor Harris (6-3, 210, Jr.)
Nate Boland (6-2, 215, Fr.)
Houston Brown (5-9,196, Jr.)
Alex Romanias (6-1, 220, Fr.-r)
Ben Swank__ ...FS
D’mar Jeter ... ...CB
Jeremy Burr... ..WR
Gaiy Nolen __ ...WR
Houston Brown ..TB
Ryan Rybicki .. ..WR
Trevor Harris . ,...QB
Josh Brown ... ..WR
Joe Wanson ..,...QB
KeUeyPonsoll . ..ILB
D.J. Patterson . ...SS
Jesse Williams ...CB
Merle Bouchat .,,PK/P
Rich Cerro__ ..WR
Mike PeriUo ... ...FS
Kyle Reiser__ ..WR
Kenny Pettis .. ...CB
19
20
22
23
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
Jordan Krentz . .OLB
Nick Marino....... WR
Brandon Williams. CB
Brad Gossett....... TE
Ryan Skelton ...OLB
Charles Morris .. .CB
Adam Burdick...... FS
Jake Wickline........ FS
RyanGenco .......... P
Nick Jackson ...OLB
Ulysee Davis ....... TB
Michael Battles ....TB
ZachSpearing ..OLB
Desmond Patrick. .TB
Hardin Moss .. .OLB
C!alyn Hamilton. .ILB
Ryan Greene__ OLB
THE HISTORY OF
GANNON DEFENSE (multiple)
DE
DT
DT
DE
LB
LB
LB
CB
CB
SS
FS
P
38
39
41
42
43
44
46
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
Tom Johnson (6-3, 240, SrJ
Chris Murphy (6-6, 285, Sr.)
David Postwaite (6-2, 300, Sr.),
Matt Ward (6-3, 265, Sr.)
Johnny Jones (6-1, 220, So.)
Danny Giegerich (6-2, 205, Fr.)
Matthew Neal-Mink (6-2, 200, So.)
Chris Cook (5-8,170, Fr.)
Aaron Roberson (5-10,170, Fr.)
Kevin Minor (6-2,195, So.)
Tomar Pettis (6-3, 200, Sr.)
Evan Euler (6-0,185, Jr.)
84
88
92
90
44
54
17
33
29
9
2
18
Ricardo Stuvaints .TB
Jesse Wattle .. ..OLB
Jimmy Doran . ...FB
Nate Boland ... ...FB
Dan Skelton ..,,.. .SS
Yhoshua Murray .ILB
Greg Sondag... ..ILB
Don Fickley ... ...FB
Ryan Levinger.. ..DE
Rob Stoner — ...OG
Chad Brooks ... ...DT
Adam SmithFriedman......... ...NG
MattCatemolo . ...NG
Jeremy AppeU. ...DE
Mike Fazio__ ...OT
Shane Hess ... ...OT
57
59
60
62
65
66
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
79
Shawn Ellenbeiger .DT
Chris Reger___ ..OG
Brian Roberts... ..LS
Josh Jesonowski ...C
Adam Miller ... . . ;C
Jack Chrey....... • .'.OT
Eric Ctostello ..!. ...C
Brandon Hensley .DT
Ryan Ewing__ ..DE
Tyler Hersperger .OT
Josh Bzorek __ ..OG
Jake Reynolds .,..OG
Matt Black........ ..OG
Nick Christman ..DT
Jonathan Saine ,..OG
Tony Domros .. ..DE
Brandon Petiy . ..OT
80
81
82
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
93
94
95
96
97
98
Keir Jeter..............DE
Denayne Dixon .. .TE
Stefan English .. .WR
Marcus Johnson.. WR
Evan Landis.........TE
Lucas C!ox............ TE
Seth Hembree___TE
Alex Romanias .. .PK
James Thomas .. .DE
Yumie Durdella .. .ILF
Anthony Biagotti. .OLB
TenyTate ........... NG
Jeremy Altman . .ILL
Eric Spracklen___NG
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may be. I saw that same fellow as I walked outside. Now, he
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they intertwine with the game of football are endlessly fas
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The toys go on to benefit underprivileged children at the St.
Francis Youth Center in the South Bronx, where the center hosts a
party for the kids, and the players get to play Santa.
You really start to see it’s the little things that matter,” Koury
says. “A $5 toy for a kid who might not normally get any toys dur
ing Christmas, or very few at that - to see the smile on their face,
it makes it really enjoyable and rewarding at the same time.”
The players’ interaction with the children doesn’t, stop there.
The sophomores, juniors and seniors use their volunteer hours to
put together sports clinics at the youth center and even chaper
one the kids at Columbia sporting events.
[Last year] the kids came to campus and we sat through
about a half of a basketball game, and by that point they were
bouncing off the walls,” Koury says.
So, to let the kids blow off some steam, the chaperones threw
together an impromptu game of basketball in the recreational
gym and even allowed the kids to try to pin their much larger idols
in the wrestling room.
We have our big, 280-pound lineman wrestling with one of
these little kids, playing around, and everyone’s laughing,” Koury
says. It was just a really awesome experience.”
Awesome for the kids, and awesome for the players.
“It’s so rewarding to be able to help out, even if it’s for an hour
on a Saturday,” Koury says. “And the kids are so great. They’re just
so grateful to hang out with you just for a little bit and be with
somebody who loves what they love.”
The same holds true for everyone involved in the
freshman program. In^n effort that began last season,
the freshmen devote three hours every other Friday to
It’s fairly obvious that, to play football at Columbia Univer
cooking and preparing dinners for about 15 to 20 home
sity, one needs to have some pretty big muscles and a brain
less men at the Bronx-based St. Padre Pio Homeless Shel
to match. But what’s not so outwardly apparent is that a big
ter. Afterwards, the student-athletes and the homeless
heart is required, too.
men spend time talking to and learning from each other.
Every offseason, when other teams are catching up on
Every time they talked, it was rave reviews from the
their sleep, the Lions opt to take part in a trio of community
homeless men,” Koury says. “They just enjoyed having
service efforts in New York City.
that attention, having people to talk to. For the men them
“At first [the student-athletes] seem really hesitant to put
selves, I don’t even think it’s as good an experience as it is
themselves out there and to volunteer their time,” says Clark
for the athletes that go. The athletes are just as interested
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if not more interested to talk to these men and learn about
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so glad I did that, I’m going to do it again.’And from that point, they’re hooked ”
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June Jones doesn’t necessarily believe that the best offense is a good defense.
That s understandable when you put together the explosive offenses Jones does.
SMU beheves in Jones and gave him five years to work the same magic in Dalias that he worked at Hawai'i
When Jones arrived in Honoluiu in 1999, the Warriors had lost 18 consecutive games. They went 9-4 in his first
seasons
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SMU has one winning season since returning in 1989
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Jones, the 1999 National Coach of the Year, talked to Touchdown Illustrated about coming back to
the mainland, putting SMU back on the college football map and his ability to revive dying programs.
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re-builder ofprograms ?
What made you choose to
JONES: We have a formula, we have a way we do
things. We are able to get the players to believe in each oth
coach at SMU?
JUNE JONESrihe
er and trust each other and believe in winning. Always the
opportunity that they have
here to turn the thing around,
number one thing when you come into these situations is
think there’s a tremendous up
side. This job just appealed to me.
Once I met the people it appealed to me
more. A lot of the things [Director of Ath
letics] Steve Orsini had already got into
changing the mindset of the athletes. They have to believe.
You’ve got to work hard at getting that done. Obviously win
ning kind of makes you believe, but at the same time you’ve
got to change the mindset — that we are going to win, that it
is going to happen — and so it becomes a mental condition
that you have to get the players into.
place when you turn around a situation that
is very bad. He’s gone out, raised money, put
in place the things that are needed for the pro
gram to have success. That commitment from
the president of the school to the athletic di
TDI: How is recruiting in Dallas different than
recruiting in Hawai'i?/
JONES.
That’s a real eye-opener here. There are so
many players. There are four million people, while there are
rectors the key boosters, they understand
what a winning football program will do not
only 800,000 on Oahu. So the numbers are far greater, and of
just for the athletic department but for the
course, it’s hard to recruit to Hawai’i from the standpoint that
whole school, for the whole foundation, for
everything.
TDI:
The Mustangs were 1-11 last
season but lost five games by seven
points or less. Are you encouraged by
that competitiveness?
It takes a special kid to get on a plane and go 5,000 miles and
not many of them will do that.
T DI. /s there a player under the radar now that
people will know by the end of the year?
JONES.
Offensively there are two wide receivers we
have, [junior] Emmanuel Sanders and [sophomore] Aldrick
JONES: That is encouraging.
Robinson. Those two kids are going to be very productive in
They did compete. They’ve got to find
our system. Defensively, (sophomore defensive end] Youri
Yenga and a nose tackle, (senior] Serge Elizee, he’s going to
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PITTSBURGH
VS.
WEST VIRGINIA
Only seventy miles separate the campuses of Pittsburgh and West
Virginia and even though a state line cuts between them, on game day,
these teams and their fans are always standing toe-to-toe. The “Backyard
Brawl” is the oldest and most intense rivalry in Big East History. Not
limited to the gridiron, the rivalry spills onto the hardwood during
basketball season, too. But between the sidelines is where this battle
gains its ferocity. Last season, with Pitt finishing out a subpar season
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We never really cared all that!
West Virginia when
I went to school, mainly because Penn State was our biggest rival Boy|i
wed get up for that Penn State game. But I guess you do have to give®
little bit of credit to West Virginia. They always found their way to thP
Indium for what was usually a great game.
Now, when 1 say it was a great game, I strictly mean that as what tS
tould consider a great game from a second-rate team. I’m telling you.
I rooted for West Virginia to beat Penn State every time they played'
because we always wanted something to make fun of Penn State for
when they played us. Otherwise, we truly expected to beat V\fest Virginia
v\dten we played them. It was a shock when we lost back-to-back games
in ’83 and ’84. We were coming off seven straight wins, three of them atf<
Mountaineer Field. And a couple of those wins weren’t even close. Back>$
when Pitt had teams that competed for the National Championship,
when they tossed out a lineup featuring Dan Marino and Tony Dorsett,
we never anticipated a close game with WVU. My sophomore year, in
'82,1 remember trudging up the hill in Oakland to old Pitt Stadium, fully,
anticipating a blowout. Well, the game turned out to be a tight one, buti
the Panthers held on, 16-13, to give the Mountaineers their first loss of I
the season.
I remember playing them when Jeff Hostetler was their quarterback.
Man, would we get on him. There would be students right down by the ;■
sidelines giving it to Old Hoss and they were saying things that we
enviously can’t print here. But it was good-natured. Yeah, really good?
Inatured.
and the Mountaineers in the National Championship hunt, the Panthers
walked into Morgantown and derailed West Virginia’s title dreams. Pitt
holds the longest winning streak and the all-time series lead, but it’s
been all West Virginia lately. Over 400 players who have participated in
the annual game have gone on to the NFL. This rivalry has it all; 100 years
of history, superstar players, great games, upsets and crazy alumni, two
of which have decided to tell their side of the story on this page.
THE MOST IMPORTANT.DECISIONS START
WITH ,THE MOST IMPORTANT,PEOPLE
Heisman Hopefuls
PRESENTED BY
Last season, Tim Tebow shocked the college football world and became the first
underclassnian to win the Heisman Trophy. This year's field is chock full of talented
candidates, from multifaceted quarterbacks to powerful running backs. Can Knowshon
Moreno duplicate Tebow's feat in his sophomore season? Here's a look at five qamechangers who could be in NewYork come early December.
THE
HEISMAN
BY SETH BERKMAN
TIM TEBOW
Chris Wells’ stats
Junior, QB, Florida
The Resume: Tebow's
% dual-threat ability of
running and throwing
the
ball
negated
coach Urban Meyer's
need for utilizing a
two-QB system in '07.
The Tebow Show not
only passed for 32
TDs, he also ran for
23 scores and 895 yards. With wideout
Percy Harvin on his side, as well as USC
transfer and former Pac-10 Freshman
of the Year Emmanuel Moody in the
backfield, the Gators offense should be
among the bestin the nation.
Bottom Line:Tebow's facing a
much
tougher individual field in '08 and may
suffer a backlash if given their talent, the
Gators don't play for the national title.
2007 STATS
Att
Com
350
234
Yds
3,286
Team: Florida
TDs
I NTs
32
6
CHRIS WELLS
Junior, RB, Ohio State
The Resume:
"Beanie" was a beast
for the Buckeyes last
season, picking up
over 1,600 yards in
his first full season
as a starter. But what
endeared him most to
the Columbus faithful
was
a
222-yard
performance against Michigan, helping
Ohio State earn a berth in the BCS
Championship Game.Though they came
up short against LSU, Wells should put
up similar numbers this season as the
Buckeyes will once again contend for the
crown. If there is one area where he could
improve, it would be his receiving skills
as he caught only five passes in '07.
Bottom Line: Wells is one of the names
consistently mentioned in the argument
of who is the best college running back
and has a great shot of winning the
Heisman out of the backfield.
runner-up Darren McFadden and the
i Arkansas Razorbacks, 38-7). Yes, he did
TeamTOhfo State"
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: 274
Yds
1,609
Avg
5.9
TDs
15
have 536 passing attempts last season,
but Daniel flashed the accuracy and arm
strength that proved he was more than
just a product of a system. With many
PAT WHITE
starters back in tow this season, the '07
Heisman finalist could put up even better
numbers in '08.
Bottom Line: Daniel might lose points for
Missouri's pass-heavy system, but will
be hard to overlook if he throws for over
4,500 yards and 35TDs.
'
Senior, QB, West Virginia
The
Resume: White
may not have gaudy
passing
numbers
like Tebow or Daniel,
but he is much more
dangerous
on
the
ground and perhaps
the
bigger
threat
when the ball is in his
hands. Last season he
carried the Mountaineers to the Fiesta
Bowl, where they beat Oklahoma, 48-28.
White threw for 14 touchdowns and also
ran for 14, picking up 1,335 yards rushing
along the way. With budding sophomore
running back Noel Devine expected
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2007 STATS
Att
Com
216
144
Team: West Virginia
Yds
TDs
I NTs
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14
4
CHASE DANIEL
Senior, QB, Missouri
The Resume: You can
admit if you didn't
know
who
Chase
Daniel
was
before
last season. In fact,
most folks outside of
The Show-Me State
probably had no clue.
But Daniel showed
everyone that he was
the nation's best-kept secret, leading the
unheralded Tigers to the Big 12 North
title and a berth in the Cotton Bowl (where
Daniel and company beat Heisman
Team: Missouri j
TDs
I NTs
;
33
11
J
KNOWSHON
MORENO
Sophomore, RB, Georgia
The Resume: Bulldog
fans are clamoring to
to put up over 1,000 yards, voters will
be looking for White to show he can
proficiently toss the pigskin.
Bottom Line: Like Tebow, a large part of his
Heisman hype will rely on how well his
team does; if West Virginia fails to make
the national title game, it will be very
hard for a Big East player to take home
the Heisman, even if he throws and
rushes for over 1,500 yards.
Yds
see more of Moreno,
as the speedy back
came out of nowhere
to rush for over 1,300
yards in his freshman
season.
That
was
perhaps
only
a
glimpse of-what he has to offer, as he
started onfy six of Georgia's 12 regular
season contests. Many have compared
the New Jersey native to all-time college
football great Herschel Walker, and while
that may be a bit premature, there's no
doubting Moreno's talent for bursting
through the hole and finding the end
zone.
Bottom Line: He may be one year away from
serious contention, but Tebow showed
last year that a dynamic sophomore can
win the trophy, and Moreno is already
arguably the best back in the country.
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Yds
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1,334
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Avg
TDs
5.4
14
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Howard Jones
The Head Man
URTESY OF PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES
Jones told us we’d have to outplay their line to win.”
That’s what the game turned out to be, a battle of lines, All-Americans
crashing into each other. Tay Brown and Ernie Smith of USC vs. Joe Kurth and
BY MORRIS SCHULATSKY
Moose Krause of Notre Dame.
Beating Notre Dame - Rockne’s last great team - gave the team from the
coast a great lift. Several days later their train pulled into LA.’s Union Station
and they got the biggest ticker tape parade the city had ever seen. Films of
A
minute to plaij in the biggest game of the 1931 season. A classic match-up between Notre
the game were played as a feature movie in downtown theaters. The following
Dame and Southern Caiifornia. Allison Danzig of the New York Times called it "the game of the
New Year’s Day, the Trojans outplayed Tulane, 20-12, in the Rose Bowl.
decade.”
More than 50 years later, Gus Shaver, Tay Brown and others, all men in their
late-seventies, recalled the game like it was played the previous Saturday.
The USC-Notre Dame rivalry began in 1926 due to the friendship and
Coaching the Irish after the legendary Knute Rockne died in a plane crash a few months
earlier was Hunk Anderson. The Trojan coach was Howard Jones, known as “The Head Man.”
Howard Jones had a face like chiseled granite and a reputation for turning ordinary college men into grid
Rockne, he was one of America’s winningest coaches. His record at USC, from 1926 to
940, was 121 games won and 36 lost. He won eight Pacific Coast Conference titles and he coached 13 All-
respect Jones and Rockne had for each other. The series brought big-time
college football to the West Coast. Howard Jones beat Rockne only once in
six meetings, 22-14 in 1928, but three Rockne wins were by one point. Each
game was a full-house, in the LA. Coliseum and in Chicago’s Soldier Field. In
his book, “How to Play and Coach Football,” Jones wrote: “Beating Rockne was
Americans at USC.
one of my greatest thrills.” The L.A. Times called it “Howard Jones’ shining
Some of his greatest players who entered the pantheon of grid heroes included Mort Kaer, Ernie Pinckert,
hour.”
Gus Shaver, Cotton Warburton and Russ Saunders.
On November 29,2008 in Los Angeles the two teams will meet forthe 82nd
His USC team owned national titles in 1928,1931,1932 and 1933, with two
more added in 1939 and 1940. In the Rose Bowl, his squads won a record
I
five out of five. Notre Dame teams were national champions in 1929
and 1930.
time.
Coach Jones, himself an All-American end at Yale, coached previously at
Iowa, Yale, Ohio State and Syracuse. He described football as “fun mainly for
the battling, rough and tumble combat in it.”
On that November day in 1931 in South Bend, a full crowd
watched the grid war between these two remarkable
teams. Notre Dame held a 26-game winning streak
and, capitalizing on Trojan fumbles, they led 14-0
in the third quarter.
But, for all that, he was an advocate of clean play and he bred in his players
a supreme team spirit.
After the 1931 victory over Notre Dame, Jones wrote in the Los Angeles
Evening Herald: “This team rose to competitive heights.” But it was Jones that
took them there. His players remembered him with admiration and respect.
In -the
locker room
correct’em.”
Andathehalftime,
advised the
themUSC
to
One such player is Nick Pappas. He’s 92 now and he still has reverence for
mentortold
players,
“You made
“winhis
it for
yourselves.”
Themistakes
inspired
his football mentor. From 1935 through 1932, Pappas was his quarterback. In
Trojans put over two scores
an interview in 1982 he said, “I came from Seattle to play for Howard Jones. He
with passes, end-arounds
was one of America’s best coaches. He taught his players determination and
and reverse plays. In the
;
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he was thoroughly absorbed with the game.”
closing minute, they were
Nick remembered a banquet in which he sat next to his coach.
behind 14 to 13. With the
“While speeches were going on, Jones scribbled plays on napkins.”
ball on the Irish 13, third
Was the coach rough on the players?
down and seven; the South
Benders expected a pass.
But guard Johnny Baker kicked
a perfect field goal and USC won,
16 to 14.
Jones admitted that in his 23 years
of coaching this win over the Irish was one of
his most satisfying. In an interview with this writer,
USC quarterback Gus Shaver explained that, “Coach
Said Pappas, “Jones was the essence of dignity - until you missed a block
or tackle. Then he said, ‘gol darn,’ or ‘by gad.’ If he said, ‘by gad’ to you, you
were in trouble.”
How did the Head Man get a team up for an opponent?
“Before a game,” Nick said. “Jones told the squad, ‘you’ve got to want to
win.’ He meant it. And he said to me, ‘Pap, run today like you’re going through
a brick wall.’”
Was Jones a hard loser?
Pappas nodded. “Our teams lost a few. The main thing was clean play and
team spirit.”
Howard Jones, The Head Man," coached University of Southern
Caiifornia to six nationai tities and five Rose Bowi conquests,
intersectionai dashes with Knute Rockne's Fighting irish brought
Athletes those days went sixty minutes, he said, and conditioning was
important.
“We did heavy calisthenics and lots of wind sprints. We didn’t do much gym
major coiiegefootbaii to the West. He produced 19 Aii-Americans.
work. By the way, I weighed 145 pounds as a tailback. Ray George, a tackle,
PHOTO COURTESY OF USC SPORTS
was our biggest guy at G’l”, 220 pounds.”
When he thought about the equipment they used, Pappas grinned. “Thin
padding, leather helmets, no face guards. My nose was broken three times.”
Asked about their offense, Nick answered, “We were mostly a running team.
We didn’t pass much. A lot of our plays were off tackle and end-arounds.”
Sportswriter Braven Dyer Jr. said the Trojans ran at their opponents like a
thundering herd.
Jones himself told his linemen, “If they outweigh you get the jump on’em.”
In 1928, against Pop Warner’s Stanford team, Stanford’s line was 10 pounds
heavier per man. USC only made four first downs, but still won, 10-0.
Nick also described a tricky shift they used to keep their opponents
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Howard Jones — The
Heart Man
CONTINUED
guessing, sometimes lining up with both guards to the right c
the center. It was part of Howard Jones’ guile. They also useci
reverses, end-around and the tackle-eligible play.
'
Al Wesson, sports publicist for USC from 1925 to 194?
interviewed in 1982, recalled that Jones worked day and night,
“He was thorough and intense. He demanded the best frorr
his players. He showed them how to block and he took some
bumps for his trouble. So did the players.” It was Wesson whc
first called Jones the “Head Man.”
These rigid preparations got the team ready for theii
opponents, Pappas said.
The toughest games? “They all were,!’ said Nick. “Washington
was tough in Seattle in the rain and mud. Notre Dame was
always up for us. And UCLA with Kenny Washington and Jackie
Robinson gave us great competition. They were hard to bring
down.”
Pappas recalled that even when things were going well for
them, Jones wasn’t satisfied.
“I remember one play against Illinois. I started an end run, cut
through tackle and gained five yards. Didn’t seem like a bad play
to me. But Coach Jones took me aside and said, 'Pap, you cut too
soon. You could’ve gone further.’”
Morley Drury was another Trojan athlete who revered his
former coach. In 1982, the 82-year-old Drury said, “Howard Jones
was a disciplinarian. But he was very fair, and he believed in the
players. He taught sportsmanship and perfect execution.”
Drury, winner of letters in five sports, was called “The Noblest
Trojan, by Mark Kelly of the Los Angeles Examiner.
After Pappas graduated in 1938, he entered law school and
Jones hired him as an assistant coach. For additional money
Pappas worked a^'an extra in films.
I subbed for Pat O’Brien in ‘Knute Rockne: All-American.’ I was
Rockne as a player, going out for a pass.”
He coached and taught at Handford High (CA) in 1941 and
1942. During World War II he earned a Purple Heart and Bronze
Star for action in the Pacific. Nick recalled, “When a kamikaze
sunk our detroyer, we were all in the water. I saved two sailors
from drowning. One of the sailors later became a detective for
the New York Police Department.” Nick went from football hero
to war hero.
After coaching at his alma mater, he helped raise funds for
the sports program and he presided over the Howard Jones
Memorial Foundation. “These funds,” he said, “helped athletes
stay in school and complete their education.”
Later he worked as an administrator of endowment funds.
Ambrose “Amby” Schindler was another Trojan of the thirties
who ran through brick walls for the Head Man. He entered USC
with good credentials. At San Diego High School he was AilSouthern California in 1933 and 1934. A number of colleges
wanted him but he asserts that, “Howard Jones was the man !
wanted to play for. He was one of the best coaches in the country
and I was used to his system.” The system was the single wing,
and Schindler described it as a power game.
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Built solid, Schindler ran hard, knees high, into the
line, around end. He could punt, he could pass and he
two-yard line. That left both of their flanks open.”
was a shrewd signal caller.
Schindler’s flat pass to left end Al Krueger sewed it
up forSouthern^al.
“We passed only when it improved our running
Schindler \yas named MVP that New Year’s Day
game,” says Amby.
and he was MVP in the 1940 College All-Star game
He was the leading ground gainer for the Cardinal
against the Green Bay Packers as well.
and Gold in 1939.
While being drafted by Green Bay, Amby says
One thing he remembers about Coach Jones is
he preferred to coach, which he did for Glendale
defense. Good defense was everything to him.”
In the 1940 Rose Bowl against Tennessee, a team
High School and El Camino Junior College in Los
with several All-Americans, the Trojans won 14-0.
Angeles. After 50 years he retired, but not before
Schindler punched through the guards for one score
being installed into the El Camino Hall of Fame for
and, with a minute to play, passed two yards for the
their first championship football team.
At age 91, the former Trojan running back leads a
other.
quiet life in Redondo Beach, California. He has a son
Bob Neylands Tennessee Volunteers hadn’t lost a
game in two years. In 1939 they were unbeaten and
and daughter and he’s still in awe of the coach who
unscored upon. Against the Howard Jones eleven
encouraged his players to “want to win.”
Tennessee was Amby’s last game for USC. He
they got eight first downs and scarcely got inside the
Trojan twenty.
Jones lauded his team for their “finesse and power”
on the drive for their second touchdown. And he said,
Nick Pappas, former USC quarterback,
worked later as athletic fund-raiser for his
alma mater.
“Amby pulled one out of the hat on that touchdown
was a senior and he left the Rose Bowl feeling sad.
Unexpectedly, it was also his coach’s last game.
Howard Jones died of a heart attack at his home
in Toluca Lake, California in 1941. He was 56.
pass. It caught Tennessee by surprise.”
In the dressing room after the game, team members remarked that, “With
a minute to play, Tennessee was bunched up for a goal-line stand on the
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the Lakers in a rematch, rolling in with a 14-0 record. But four turnovers
stymied the Bearcats, resulting in a heartbreaking 12-14 defeat. Last season,
t’s 10 o’clock on a Thursday morning, and Mel Tjeerdsma is in the middle
of tackling his usual second cup of coffee when the question is tossed
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his way.
Tjeerdsma’s team climbed the mountain again, knocking off three 12-0 teams
in the playoffs before running out of gas in the championship against Valdosta
State, losing 25-20.
For most head coaches, win or lose, leading a football team to the cusp of a
“OK coach, half empty or half full?”
Chuckling, he looks down at the mug on his desk in his Lamkin
Activity Center office and considers his reply. The steam that wafted from it a
few minutes ago has dissipated along with much of the volume, but it’s a fair
query nonetheless.
That’s because Tjeerdsma knows the question has very little to do with
what’s left to drink.
During the past three seasons, the Northwest Missouri State head football
coach has led the Bearcats to the Division II national championship game
at Braly Stadium in Florence, Alabama. And on each occasion, his team
has seen their title hopes dashed against the cold shoals of December
disappointment.
In 2005, they entered the game an unlikely challenger for the title, ranked
22nd in the country with an 11-4 record before falling short in the final
national championship once is taxing enough. But three times in succession?
Without a victory? You’ll forgive Tjeerdsma if he sees the negative inside that
cup of joe.
And yet...
“Half full,” he answers with a hint of Midwest staccato. “Definitely half full.”
This season, Tjeerdsma (pronounced “Church-ma”) has good reason to
maintain his trademark optimism as the Bearcats attempt to make it fourtitle
appearances in a row.
With 13 seniors returning, including steady quarterback Joel Dsborn (6-2,
22D lbs., Harlan, lA], plus a hungry defense boastingan experienced secondary,
the Bearcats are once again ranked among the top programs in Division II
football. It’s a lofty perch they’ve enjoyed for most of their head coach’s 15year tenure, which has resulted in an NCAA Division ll-record 22 playoff wins
(the most by any head coach), plus nine Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic
minutes to powerhouse Grand Valley State, 21-12. In 2006, Northwest met
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I feel good about this group,” Tjeerdsma says. “Every one of our seniors is
an integral part of the team and will be counted on. That’s not always the case.
We ve got strong leadership this season, no doubt about it.”
But effective leadership does not materialize overnight. On the Maryville
campus, it accumulates like sediment, with Bearcat players understanding
t e importance of hard work and dedication, policing each other in order to
build upon the progress made by the team before. It’s a culture of success.
“Coach Jets you work with your teammates and figure solutions out on
your own,” says Osborn, an academic All-American math major who enters his
final year ranked first in team history for career completion percentage (6?.9
percent) after taking over the starting duties midway through last season.
He’ll make his observations, but he gives the players a chance to do their
jobs. A lot of coaches try to have control over things, but I think his way of
doing things makes our team better.”
Regardless of the approach, national titles are not guaranteed, of course.
But Tjeerdsma emphasizes that’s not the point.
The thing you have to understand is the bar is set really high here ” he
says. “It’s not like we say we have to [accomplish] something, but our players
expect to win the conference and make the playoffs and be back for the
national championship game.”
That wasn’t always the case. Prior to Tjeerdsma’s arrival in the spring of
1994, the Bearcats were bottom feeders among Division II programs, sporting
uneven success at best with two playoff appearances since 1984 and back-
to-back winning seasons just once in 19?5 and ’?6.
What’s more, the program offered less-tl;)an-stellar facilities compared to
Its MIAA counterparts and enjoyed very lit^Te support.
“We had our share of diehard fans, but overall, let’s just say things were
bad,” Tjeerdsma says.
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[1-13] and Jimmy Johnson’s initial Dallas Cowboys campaign in 1989 [1-15],
change was not evident right away when Tjeerdsma took over the Northwest
program. His 1994 team lost all 11 games, and his ’95 edition dropped the first
two. But something happened following that season-opening defeat to South
Dakota State during his second year that gave Tjeerdsma reason for hope.
“We lost in the last minute, 10-6, but I knew we had turned the corner
because when I got in that locker room, we had guys in tears,” he says. “That
was the difference. Losing meant something to them whereas the year before
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they accepted it.
Then in ’96, that same group of guys made it to the playoffs, where we lost
to [eventual national champion] Northern Colorado in the last 10 seconds.
Even though we didn’t win, our kids believed they’d win the national title. It’s
been that way ever since.”
Two years later, the Bearcats took home their first national crown. In 1999,
they repeated as national champions.
But with consistent success comes the specter of complacency. So how
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successfully fend off the demons that whisper in their coilective headsets
That doesn't necessarily mean the head coach feels a sense of urgency
that It s OK to rest?
I m extremely competitive,' says Tjeerdsma, 62. "Peopie who see me
around campus may not think so right away, but ifs the truth. I don’t like to
through with a national championship. To Tjeerdsma, winning will take care of
Itself as long the team prepares properly.
lose. None of my staff does, either.”
But Osborn, understandably, sees things differently. Reached on his cell
And beyond that?
-I really believe in looking ahead,' Tjeerdsma explains. 'You cannot live in
the past, whether you’ve won or lost. Every year is a new beginning, and no
maner what happens even the week before, you have to flush that out and get
ready for the next game.”
about getting his seniors over the hump in their fourth attempt to break
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As for this season, Tjeerdsma and his staff may have to tap into that sense
his summer during an 8-hour road trip on I-3S to visit friends in Minnesota,
the signal-caller knows time is of the essence.
-I don’t feel pressure so much, but I do feel a sense of urgency that
I ve never felt before,' he says, 'You realize it’s your last go-around It’s a
mo ivating factor that makes you work that much harder and I don’t want to
of perspective a little more than usual, as they will be without the services of
feel the disappointment I felt last December.”
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some of the finest amenities in Division II. He sees the field, named in his
Adding to the challenge: After opening with three home games at Bearcat
Stadium, Northwest faces a brutal four-game stretch on the road that includes
their annual battle for the Hickory Stick at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City
against archrival Truman State, as well as a date in Omaha against NebraskaOmaha, a place where they have not won since 1996.
Tjeerdsma’s office window looks out over the stadium, which now boasts
honor a few seasons ago, and gazes at the championship, runners up and
conference title years etched on the walls.
■I see them every day,' he says, ‘It gives me a lot of pride to see how high
our program has risen. I’m looking forward to seeing what 2008 will brine'
Go fill that cup, coach.
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Asked if he expects to know what his team’s mettle will be following that
month-long excursion, Tjeerdsma is blunt. 'I will if we’re still alive,” he says.
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contributor to Touchdown Illustrated since 199F.
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all my teammates were the primary concerns. I am really
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PAT FITZGERALD - LB, Northwestern (1994- 96)
“I am very humbled and honored to be here today. This truly
IS a dream come true. My mother started me playing foot
ball in the second grade, and we played football with kids
as old as the sixth grade. I wanted ^o quit, but my mother
and father talked me out of it and taught me perseverance
My high school coaches helped me get the opportunity to
play college football at Northwestern.”
WILBER MARSHALL - LB, Florida (1980-83)
“I was home in Florida visiting relatives when I got the news
about the Hall of Fame. I’m just excited it happened. I guess
I was just a year early. Last year when I was on the ballot
a lot of people wondered what was going on with the Col
lege Hall of Fame because I was in the Pro Hall of Fame. You
just have to wait and be patient. I’m excited for my femily
and especially my school, Florida. I’ve always taken the ap
proach of you just have to concentrate on what you need to
do on and off the field. Just being in the College Hall of Fame
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TROY AIKMAN - QB, UCLA (1987-88)
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minutes to sink in because I could not believe I was inducted into this
coaches who have shaped the great tradition that college football en
prestigious club. Gary Gagnon, my WSU running backs coach, drilled fun
joys. College football has meant so much to the sporting history of our
damentals into me and gave me a vision to maximize my potential in col
lege. He reinforced the hard work ethic and a never-give-up attitude.”
country, and it means a lot to me personally.”
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movie about college football?
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as been explored a little less, particularlij in recent years.
In the thirties and forties, as the game of football reached new heights of
respectability and popularity (due to the institution of safety measures) there
were yuiteafew comedies,ha,exploitedthe madness ofcollegiategoings.on
usually culminating in a slapstick blowout on the field. Even the most physical'
of these comedies often featured off-field plot points that still resonate today:
recruiting troubles, high costs, coaches on the hot seat etc
For some reason, after the 1950s, there are very'few movies that use
allege football as a backdrop, particularly comedies. I, could be that as the
60s go, into full swing, college football was viewed as too -establishmenr to
reach young audiences. How times change.
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fevorites from the heyday, and the most recent examples, good and bad.
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film 22 years later.
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by Nat Pendleton (a veteran of Horse Feathers and 1933’s College Coach)
comes to town and leads the team to glorious wins, all is well until his
eligibility is called into question. This comedy is full of music, pep rallies,
and (of course) a finale where the coach is forced to play the numbskull
this movie almost too crazy
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Brothers, a totally obnoxious trio from Brooklyn, who in this vehicle play
tailors in a college town who get caught up trying to save the job of the
LIFE BEGINS IN COLLEGE (1937)
A few steps below the Marx Brothers in public esteem were the Ritz
Ritzes. Worth watching for the antics of Joan Davis, who could easily have
been a Ritz (or Marx) Sister.
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otherwise, will capitalize on the success of a football team. John Barrymore a
member of the First Family of American actors, and someone known more for
his Hamlet, here plays crooked wild-haired Governor Gabby Harrington who
s amelessly uses his political powerto help a college’s team succeed, thereby
increasing his own popularity. As a satire of corruption, it is quite amusing It
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JOHNNY BE GOOD (1988)
Heres a movie that actually looks into the serious issue of college
recruitment, the vicious underbelly of—aw, who are we kidding? There might
You don t have to be a Notre Dame fan to enjoy easily the two best
college football dramas ever made. But both do happen to feature
the Irish.
From 1940, Knute Rockne, All American is a straightforward
retelling of the life of the man who brought us the forward pass and
brought the Fighting Irish to glory. Amos Alonzo Stagg and Glenn
Pop Warner appear In cameos, but the film comes to life when
Ronald Reagan as George Gipp enters Rocknes life, and you know I
the rest. If you don't, watch one for the GIpper.
Then there is Rudy, a kind of “Little Engine that Could on the
Football Field” story, also based on reality, that tells of the too-small,
none-too-bright kid who just wants to play Notre Dame football and
all the obstacles he overcomes along the way. People say if this
movie doesn’t get you, you may not have a heart, or your team lost
to Notre Dame the day you watched it.
Other collegiate dramas to watch for are College Coach (1933 ] with
Pat 0 Brien, the same guy who played Rockne, this time as a hard
hearted coach who will stop at nothing to win; The Program, which,
if nothing else, showed that Disney had come along way since Gus,
their movie about a field-goal kicking mule; and Everybody’s AllAmerican, based on the Frank DeFord novel.
have been a seed of a good idea for a plot here, but this movie is so over-thetop and generally unpleasant in tone, that the main reason to watch is to see
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Uma Thurman at her best. Anthony Michael Hall, playing against type as the
OB that every school covets, is plied with women, alcohol, parties, you name
it, in order to get his signature. Gosh knows there have been abuses of power
in college recruiting, but this movie goes nowhere with that point. What’s
worse, for our purposes, it isn’t very funny. But, then there’s Uma.
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS (1991)
Then there are movies that you just assumed were terrible when they
came out, movies I ike Summer Schoo/, Real Genius, Happy'Gilmore, that when
you finally see them, you realize that you really missed the boat. Necessary
Roughness is such a movie. Here the Texas State University Armadillos, after
years of corruption, have been given a kind of death penalty, and are forced
to use only walk-ons. Hello Sinbad and Jason Bateman. Put on your pads,
34 year-old Scott Bakula. Find a field goal kicker in the form of soccer player
Kathy Ireland. How prescient was this movie? Can you say “Katie Hnida,’’
former New Mexico kicker? And recently the former Southwest Texas State
University changed its name to Texas State. Armadillos anyone?
Meanwhile his home life is in shambles, with his
teenage daughter going through a rough patch, and
young Natalie Wood quite funny as his wiseacre
youngest. Even his housekeeper is betting on the
opposition. When the “secret weapon” Coop brings
to the team from the track squad accidentally
knocks himself out, all looks lost for the Coach
and his family. If only a prize recruit could show up
and save the day...Aside from the media exposure
being magnified by a dozen times today, there is
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the Way is one of his lesser-known films, being a mostly lighthearted affair.
It is noteworthy for featuring the statement “Winning isn’t everything. It’s
the only thing” years before the quote was attributed to Vince Lombardi. Like
MacMurray in Father Was a Fullback, Wayne is dealing with troubles in his
personal life as well as on the field with St. Andrews College, which is hoping a
successful football team will help the struggling school. Donna Reed plays his
love interest, and she is more commonly seen with a guy in a football uniform
after she and Jimmy Stewart fall into the pool in It’s A Wonderful Life.
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Boucher, the South Central Louisiana State waterboy who uses his rage to lead
his school to the Bourbon Bowl title. Henry Winkler is the gentle coach who
taps into Bobby’s talents, and Jerry Reed oozes southern football menace as
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already beaten our team.”
“Sure he’s cocky; everybody knows that. You are too.”
“Not in the same way. Dur playing styles are totally different,
too.”
“I noticed. He’s more of a lone wolf; you’re more of a leader.”
“You think?”
“I know it. I’ve seen all your games this year. The whole
offensive line just totally tunes into you.”
“That’s what a center needs to do.”
“Well, you do it. That’s why you’re a star. That’s why you’re
going to State on a full ride. Vince is great too, but you’ve got
nothing to be insecure about.”
“Nielsen’s a pretty big rival. We’ll be squaring off in
September.” Dale paused and looked away from Jenny. “Are
you going to be rooting for me or Vince, in that game?” Dale’s
expression looked sad and doubtful.
“You!” said Jenny, poking him in his thick ribs.
convertible. The car was by
Dale looked at her eyes and smile; for a moment, the
no means an understated
wide and high wall of campus, practice, coaches, and
choice, but it was Jenny’s
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When they need more than one car,” said Dale.
'» tet her use it
I don t know. I guess it was a promise.”
his locker in the school halls. In waking life he often used Jenny’s locker, and she
air, but to Dale the summer was bittersweet in mood.
his; he found hers in the dream but was unable to turn the combination. Jenny
“I’m sorry. Dale,” she said. “I can’t any more."
and a grass-stained white t-shirt. With a big smile, Jenny
“You can’t?” he said.
crunched out to greet her boyfriend and buried her face in his wide chest.
“It’s beautiful,” she said, her voice muffled.
“I thought you’d like it,” said Dale. He kissed her on the part in her hair, feeling
the warmth of her scalp on his lips. “I guess I’ll be driving a lot from now on.”
Would something used but decent be acceptable?” asked Wes after a I
pause. The money is only going to go so far.”
Dale smiled in a knowing way without speaking; this was a technique he
thought as he returned to bed. He was asleep again within seconds. Tomorrow
“Any word from Vince?” said Dale, grabbing a cola from the icebox. “He’s been
Next Issue: Part Two: The New Man on Campus
“Doesn’t surprise me somehow.”
“What do you mean?”
Dale looked off into space for a moment. Their mothers had been best friends,
and he and Vince had been close since early boyhood. Both rabid football fans,
they had played ball together, gone to every local game they could together,
listened to games on the radio together, and talked without end together about
finishing his sentence.
he would stand on campus for the first time as a college student and athlete.
too busy to write his best friend.”
players and stats, pro and college alike. Dniy in their last year of high school had
^1 guess not,’ said Wes. "We’ll go with what we talked about."
Thanks, Dad,’ said Dale, making his smile wide and rewarding. Touchdow
Uer that evening, father and son experienced the pageantry of the
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The emotions of the dream washed over him; the look in Jenny’s eyes seemed
The two gave the car a good looking over, then walked hand in hand to the
house.
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Dale woke up with an urgency to visit the bathroom. The house was dark and
silent, and the floor of the hallway creaked beneath his feet.
to him one of the saddest things he had ever seen. She’s not leaving — I am, he
Both ball and play were now in the hands of the quarterback. Letting the OB
noted in the recruiter’s report.
“I’m not in high school any more. I don’t have a locker here.”
“You’ve got to come see me every week,” said Jenny. “It’s not so far.”
learned from his mother, and it had served him well in a variety of situatic
work was a job Dale had done well enough for Williams State University to grant
appeared from the motion of the hallway and touched his arm in a loving way.
driveway. Dale got out of the convertible, wearing jeans
Dale was silent. Clean snap. Prepare for impact.
h^ a fu I scholarship. His work on defense and special teams had also been
practice and trying to find, without success, his locker in the locker room, then
“Yeah, we haven’t heard much from him. Just a post card.”
ou got a place to park it? I don’t think they let freshman park on campus ”
said Wes after a large sip.
and did not know about college and his future.
Instead, he was leaving the wet grass of early morning
class of 1948 had thrown its mortarboards high into the
The new car crunched the gravel of the Grahams’
on the bottle and pulled the tumbler
table. Dale pressed his hands onto
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come to him with its visual algebra of what he knew
agreed. Plus, it had more
heavy with ice and whisky across the
schoolfootball
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and his mother had always
than enough room for the 6’2”,
PyWes Trunnp screwed the cap back
Part One: 1948. Dale Trump leaves high
classes left Dale’s mind, and all was Jenny.
recommendation, and Jenny
things begun to seem different.
“He always thinks he’s better, no matter what. Better college, better football
team. I guess his old car is better than my new one just because it’s his.”
dealership. Wes was a good participant, slapping his soh on the back a
“Wow,” said Jenny. “That’s how a best friend talks?”
congratulating him when he took the keys to the big, resplendent, chrome-r,
“I don’t know,” said Dale. “He’s cocky as all get-out. In his mind. I’m sure he’s
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Judging by the overall numbers, there’s plenty more student-athletes
the dotted line, because doing so
usually happens when there’s a
119 Division I schools in total and 85 potential scholarships allowable per
school, leaving roughly 10,DDD available slots. Keeping in mind the total
includes freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors and even redshirts mixed
in, it’s easy to see why space on a Division I roster is at a premium.
big purchase — or comnnitnnent —
Unlike major programs at the Division I level, there isn’t always a line
forming to the left with a seemingly limitless amount of players hoping
at stake.
to hit the big time. Even the rules of recruiting are different across college
football. In Division II, the number of scholarships is sliced by more than
From
determining how
much
money is available in a budget
half (36), though schools can offer partial scholarships to entice multiple
players. “Most of the guys for Valdosta State are partial scholarship guys,”
Valdosta State head coach David Dean said. “[That way] you can have up to
22 guys.”
For Division III programs the word scholarship is a foreign term, and the
tobuyanewhome,orwhether
system used by Mount Union head coach Larry Kehres and others might
even be an eye-opener for colleagues at the upper levels. “It’s not more
or not it’s possible to fit a
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that play at smaller schools than those at the highest level. There are
difficult, its different,” he said. “The process is not quite the same and the
time frame is different.”
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For example, unlike upper-division schools that can woo a player as a
new car into the driveway,
junior during the early signing period, Kehres is forced to wait until January
numbers, or in most cases, their
Application for Student Aid forms can’t be filed until income statements
of a players senior year to get a commitment. That’s because the Free
from the previous year are issued. While it does squeeze down the time
limits, are hard to ignore. But few
commitments promise the type of
lifetime results offered by a four-
Not every school can offer the promise of a stadium
featuring 100,000 screaming fans. As a matter of fact,
year college that’s also providing
most schools at the Oivision II or Oivision III level of \
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athletes with a grand stage on the
enrollments of one-tenth that total. So coaches must
football field.
Simply put, life is a game of
take a different approach in salesmanship and at the
same time have a keen sense for projecting a player’s
growth over four years of college.
Its difficult to identify who the good players are, then
numbers.
get the good players to play for you,” Mount Union coach
Larry Kehres, whose program boasts a 164-5 record over
the last 11 seasons, said. ‘‘Then [you have to] develop
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The first step Is finding out the types of players on
t)e to designate a depth chart by the time
the radar and maintaining contact during the recruiting
late August rolls around, figuring out who’s going
to compete for playing time at the Division II and Division III
process. And even then, players may still be available
levels of college football is a task unto itself “Everyone thinks
well into the summer months. If offers from Division I
they re going to Top 25 programs but not everyone does,” said
Scott Kennedy, the Director of Scouting for Scout.com.
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them academically and athletically.”
schools fail to materialize. In an athlete's mind, maybe
hes thinking Florida or Michigan. But the hardcore truth
could mean a smaller school — at least In the very
beginning. Division I gets more of a finished product,”
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period for signees, it doesn’t limit the recruitment for the 200-plus schools
in Division III.
Even a Division III [athlete] may be in contact with dozens of colleges,”
Kehres said.
The talent pool of available players generally starts to develop after
Division I’s National Signing Day in February. Though smaller schools have
their own cheat sheet of prospects already in place, there’s the chance of a
talent bonanza anywhere from March through July, as some players realize
Division I schools aren’t going to offer them scholarships or be the perfect
home for them.
“Most of the recruiting at the Division II level takes place after National
Signing Day, Dean said, later adding, “Division II recruiting is pretty much a
year-round process. It continues all the way up to two weeks before training
camp.”
And according to Kennedy, locking players up at the Division I level likely
does more good than harm. “The trend for the bigger schools to get early
for position on the large pool of available players. Some programs can offer a
great campus experience, others a small-school atmosphere.
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type of exposure that used to be limited only to the likes of Notre Dame and
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Getting the opportunity to play on television opens doors that might
otherwise be closed in the minds of athletes. And given the accessibility
of video, game tapes and other related media accessible oh the Internet,
todays professional scouts don’t leave many stones unturned. “There’s
a myth that Division II schools don’t get exposure,” Dean said. “Those pro
guys, they’re pretty good,” Dean said. “They’ll find you.”
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Mon, Wed, Thu. Fri
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Tue 8:30 - 8:00
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Year
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
Coach
Overall
W-L-T
Sox Harrison
3-3-0
Sox Harrison
4-1-0
Sox Harrison
5-2-0
Sox Harrison
2-4-0
Sox Harrison
3-4-0
Sox Harrison
1-5-0
Sox Harrison
3-2-0
Sox Harrison
1-6-0
Sox Harrison
0-6-0
Sox Harrison
0-6-0
Sox Harrison
1-4-0
Sox Harrison
0-4-1
Sox Harrison
1-4-0
Orville Bailey
1-6-0
Orville Bailey
0-7-0
Sox Harrison
2-2-1
Sox Harrison
1-3-0
No Team - World War II
No Team - World War II
No Team - World War II
Art McComb
0-6-0
Art McComb
1-6-0
Art McComb
1-7-0
Art McComb
1-5-2
Art McComb
3-4-0
Art McComb
0-5-1
Art McComb
3-4-0
Art McComb
3-5-1
Art McComb
1-6-0
Art McComb
1-8-0
Bob Thurbon
5-4-0
Bob Thurbon
3-4-0
Bob Thurbon
4-4-1
Bob Thurbon
3-4-1
Loyal Park
3-4-1
Loyal Park
4-3-1
Jim Hazlett
3-5-0
Jim Hazlett
2-6-0
Jim Hazlett
2-5-1
Jim Hazlett
6-2-1
William Cutcher
1-6-1
PSAC
EE
PA
88
83
212
53
38
30
76
86
80
25
118
154
224
88
98
72
131
191
45
70
46
131
19
40
11
6
0
59
6
18
39
27
80
14
7
19
20
62
82
45
83
135
79
44
173
139
131
117
91
139
116
84
113
204
42
I
t
154
154
146
139
119
116
73
93
147
193
103
53
111
127
114
114
113
123
129
132
224
W-L-T
1-3-1
2- 2-1
1-5-0
1-5-0
1-4-1
4-2-0
1-4-1
PSAC
Rank
6th
T4th
7th
6th
7th
2nd
6th
Year
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Coach
William Cutcher
William Cutcher
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Steve Szabo
Steve Szabo
Steve Szabo
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Scott Browning
Scott Browning
Overall
W-L-T
EE
2-7-0
2-7-0
4-4-1
9-1-0
9-1-0
3-5-1
4-4-1
5-2-2
8-3-0
6-4-0
3-6-1
3-6-1
4-6-0
6-2-1
4-6-0
9-2-0
8-2-0
8-2-0
5-4-1
7-3-0
3-8-0
5-4-1
8-3-0
9-3-0
7-4-0
8- 2-1
8-3-0
7-3-0
9-2-0
6-4-0
4-6-0
4-7-0
3-8-0
5-6-0
4-6-0
5-6-0
9-3-0
9-3-0
8-2-0
6-5-0
7-4-0
81
114
194
237
355
167
194
131
259
273
139
167
131
155
178
294
412
353
217
321
226
223
435
336
228
336
362
367
316
276
202
253
222
163
202
253
357
398
314
279
393
PSAC
W-L-T
EA
224
307
203
89
155
158
203
127
156
174
123
247
148
84
84
110
144
210
209
283
283
184
202
190
199
131
255
207
155
223
230
304
347
218
209
260
196
259
93
172
306
1-4-0
0-5-0
2- 2-1
5-0-0
5-0-0
2-2-1
3-2-0
2-2-2
6-0-0
4-2-0
2-3-1
2-3-1
2-4-0
3-2-1
1-5-0
5-1-0
4-2-0
4-2-0
3-3-0
5-1-0
1-5-0
'4-1-1
■ 6-0-0
5-1-0
3-3-0
4-1-1
5-1-0
4-2-0
6-0-0
4-2-0
2-4-0
2-4-0
2-4-0
2-4-0
3-3-0
2-4-0
5-1-0
5-1-0
5-1-0
3-3-0
3-3-0
PSA<
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5th
6th
3rd
1st
1st
3rd
T2nd
5th
1st
3rd
T5th
4th
T4th
T2nd
7th
1st
T2nd
T2nd
T3rd
2nd
6th
3rd
1st
2nd
4th
3rd
2nd
T2nd
1st
T3rd
T4th
T4th
T4th
T4th
T3rd
5th
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4th
Alf-Time Coaching Records
Coach, Seasons ............................ Years
Sox Harrison (1926-38, '41-42)............................ 15
Orville Bailey (1939-40).............................. ............2
Art McComb (1946-55)................... "ZZl..". 10
Bob Thurbon (1956-59)...................1ZZZZZ.4
Loyal Park (1960-61).....................................
2
Jim Hazlett (1962-65) ....................... ......................4
William Cutcher (1966-68)............................... .....3
Bill McDonald (1969-78).......................ZZ........10
Denny Creehan (1979-84)............................ Z'".!..6
Steve Szabo (1985-87)..............................................3
Tom Hollman (1988-99)........................... ZZZ12
Lou Tepper (2000-05)........................................ "_ s
Scott Browning (2006-pres.)...........
2
13
COACHES ..............................
ZZ.Z
79
Won
27
1
14
15
7
13
5
54
39
15
78
40
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321
Lost
56
13
56
16
7
18
20
36
20
15
49
26
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Two Edinboro football play
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Association, Associated Press and the Football Gazette as
a first team All-American.
The wide receiver hauled in 47 passes for 1,102
yards and 15 TDs. Edinboro finished 9-3, reaching the
Division II quarterfinals.
Last year sophomore quarterback Trevor Hrris was
a Northeast Region
semifinalist.
Four years ago
Andre Burke (below)
made a run at the
Harlon Hill Trophy, as
the tailback was a
Northeast Region semi
finalist. Burke ended up
with a school-record
1,713 yards and 19 TDs.
2007
Chris Amico, NG ~ honorable mention D2Football com
2006
Ben Stroup, LB - 1st team AP Little All-America;
1st team Football Gazette; 2nd team Daktronics;
hon. ment. D2football.com
Kyle Witucki, TE — 2nd team Daktronics; hon. ment.
D2football.com
Chris Amico, DT - 2nd team Football Gazette
1993
Mike Kegarise, OL - 1st team AP Little All-America,
third team Football Gazette
Jason Perkins, LB - 2nd team AP Little All-America;
second team Football Gazette
2005
Greg Bzorek, OT ~ 2nd team AP Little All-
America; 2nd team D2football.com; 2nd team
Daktronics 3rd team Football Gazette; 3rd team
CoHegeSportsReport. com
Chris Amico, DT - 1st team Football Gazette;
2nd team Daktronics
Chris Avery, CB - 2nd team D2football.com; 2nd team
Daktronics; 3rd team Football Gazette; 3rd team
CoHegeSportsReport. com
Chris Kaczor, C ~ 3rd team Football Gazette
2004
Greg Bzorek, OT - 3rd team AP Little All-
America; 2nd team D2football.com; hon. ment.
Football Gazette
Andre Burke, TB - 2nd team D2football.com;
3rd team Football Gazette
Seth Fragale, OLB - hon. ment. D2football.com;
hon. ment. Football Gazette
Kody Robertson, PK - hon. ment. D2football.com;
hon. ment. Football Gazette
2003
Joe Valvoda, C - 1st team AFCA; 1st team
AP Little All-America; hon. ment.
D2football.com
Raji El-Amin, FS - 3rd team AP Little AllAmerica; 2nd team D2football.com; 3rd
team Football Gazette
2002
Sean McNicholas, P - 1st team AFCA; 1st
team, AP Little All-America; 2nd team
Football Gazette; 2nd team D2Football.com
Brandon Nicodemus, OG - hon. ment.
D2Football.com
Elbert Cole, a 1989
finalist, with the
Harlon Hill Trophy.
3rd team AP Little All-America
Steve Russell, DB — 2nd team Football Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
Mike Edwards, LB — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1992
Mike Kegarise, OL - 3rd team AP Little All-America;
hon. ment. Football Gazette
Jason Perkins, LB - 3rd team Football Gazette
Mike Barnes, DB - 3rd team Football Gazette
Anthony Ross, DE - 3rd team Football Gazette
Georj Lewis, DB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Scott Nickel, OL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Gary Lhotsky, P - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Larry Jackson, RB — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1991
Curtis Rose, OL - 2nd team AP Utile All-America;
1st team Football Gazette i
Jason Perkins, LB - 2nd team Football Gazette
Georj Lewis, DB - 3rd team Football Gazette
John Messura, DL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
1990
Ernest Priester, WR ~ 1st team Kodak/AFCA;
1st team AP Little All-America; first team Footba
Gazette
Curtis Rose, OL - 1st team AP Little All-America;
Gazette
2nd team football Gazette
Michael Sims, LB ~ 2nd team AP Little All-America;
2nd team Football Gazette
Matt Gentile, DT - hon. ment. Football Gazette
1995
Pat Schuster, DE - 1st team AFCA; 2nd team Football
Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Michael Sims, LB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
1994
Larry Jackson, RB - 2nd team Football
Gazette; 3rd team AP Little All-America
Pat Schuster, DE - 2nd team Football Gazette;
1969
Al Raines, RB - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
1966
1996
Brian Decker, DB - first team
Jeremy O'Day, OL - second team
1995
Pat Schuster, DE - second team
Jeremy O'Day, OL - third team
1994
Pat Schuster, DE - third team
1993
Jason Perkins, LB - second team
John Ferraro - AP Little All-America
1960
Dave O'Dessa, OL - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
All-America
George Miller, DB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
NOTE: The Sports Information Department is currently
researching all football honors. Please feel free to con
tact the office with additional information.
1973
Bob Miseyka, OG - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
1972
Jim Romaniszyn, RB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America;
hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Football Gazette; 3rd team AP Little All-America
3rd team Football Gazette
Joe Brooks, OL - 2nd team Football Gazette
Hal Galupi, QB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Michael Willis, FS - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Ron Hainsey, OL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Chip Conrad, pi — hon. ment. Football Gazette
Sean
McNicholas
Brandon
Nicodemus
Rob
Barney
Curtis
Rose
Micheai
Sims
Matt
Gentiie
Gary
Lhotsky
Pat
Schuster
Steve
Russeil
Mike
Edwards
Mike
Kegarise
Jason
Perkins
1988
APAPLittlLiettlAlel-AlAmeri
l-America ca
Elbert Cole, RB - hon. ment.
Michael Willis, FS - hon. ment.
1986
1984
All-America
1997
1996
David Seigh, DB - 2nd team NAIA Little All-America
David Green, RB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Rich Holmes, FB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America
Ron Gooden, MG - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon, ment. AP Little All-America
Rick Vornadore, OT - hon. ment. NAIA Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Howard Hackley, WR - hon. ment. AP Little
1970
Ebby Hollins, DL - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon. ment. Kodak All-America
Al Raines, RB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America
Mark Weidner, OG - second team
Ernest Priester, WR - 3rd team AP Little All-America;
Ray Bracy, DB - hon. ment. APLittle All-America
Jim Trueman, K - 3rd team NCAA Division II
Brian Decker, DB - 3rd team Football Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL ~ 2nd team AP Little All-America;
1975
All-America
2007
Kyle Witucki, TE - second team
2000
1989
1998
Todd Rogacki, OT — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1976
Howard Hackley, WR - 2nd team NAIA Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
David Green, RB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Ron Gooden, MG - hon. ment. NAIA Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
George Miller, DB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Jack McCurry, DB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America;
hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Jim Romaniszyn, FL - hon. ment. AP Little All-America;
hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Paul Burkell, OG - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Joe Sanford, QB - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Rich lorfido, LB - 2nd team NAIA Little
^ CoSIDA Academic
All-America
Elbert Cole, RB - 1st team Kodak/AFCA; 2nd team
Scott Dodds, QB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Todd Rogacki, OG - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Gerald Thompson, TB — hon. ment. Football Gazette
AP Little All-America
first team Football Gazette
1999
Rob Barney, TE - hon. mentFootball Gazette
Al Raines, RB - 2nd team NAIA All-America; hon. ment.
Lester Frye, RB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Jeff Jacobs, DL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
2001
Sean McNicholas, P - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Brandon Nicodemus, OG - hon. ment. Football
1971
1978
Jim Krentz, LB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Bob Jahn, WR - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
1982
Rick Ruszkiewicz, K - Kodak All-America
College Division I
Barry Swanson, C - hon. ment. AP Little AH-Americc
Mark Swiatek, OT - hon. ment. AP Little All-Ameria
1981
Bob Cicerchi, LB - AP Little All-America
Tom Kisiday, OG - AP Little All-America
Ron Link, DT — AP Little All-America
1980
NAIA All-America;
hon. ment.
AP-Little
Tim Beacham,
WR
hon.All-America
ment.
Jim Collins, DT - hon. ment. NAIA All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Ron Link, DT - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
1979
Chris Amico
Ken Petardi, DB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Michaei
Wiilis
Edinboro Football 2008 ♦ Great Things Happen Here>
Bob
Cicerchi
Tom
Kisiday
Jim
Romaniszyn
Joe
Sanford
All-Time Records
Rushing
13.
14.
15.
Career Rusliing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
Gerald Thompson, 1995-98 ................. 4,410
Larry Jackson, 1991-94 ........................4,'237
A1 Raines, 1969-71 ...................
3399
Elbert Cole, 1986-89 .............' ’ .3,'34i
Lester Frye, 1989-91 .............................. 2,626
Bernard Henry, 1999-2000 ........... . . . .2,100
Alonzo Roebuck, 2000-02 ................. .2,030
Dave Green, 1975-76 ............................ 1,978
Tony Brinson, 1993-96................... . .i'900
Floyd Faulkner, 1984-87 ............. .
XS45
Andre Burke, 2004 .....................
lVl3
Keith CoUier, 1981-83 ......... ’ ’ ’ ’.' .i'684
Game Rushing Yards
1. Gerald Thompson ....316 vs. Califomia(Pa)
'98
A1 Raines................. 295 vs. Geneva '69
Larry Jackson..........275 vs. Mansfield '94
Bernard Henry........263 vs. Mercyhurst, '00
Tony Brinson........... 248 vs. Cheyney '96
Gerald Thompson . .237 vs. Bloomsburg '98
Lester Frye............... 234 vs. Va. Union '90
Derrick Russell........234 vs. Fairmont St '90
9. Elbert Cole............... 224 vs. Kutztown '89
10. Andre Burke............ 220 vs. Slippery Rock '04
Elbert Cole............... 220 vs. Slippery Rock '89
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Derrick Russell, 1990-92 ............. .
.1,673
Brandon Munson, 2001-03...........
l'648
Ulysee Davis, 2005-07.......................... .i'625
Bob Mengerink, 1969-71.................
.1,435
Rich Holmes, 1974-75 ............... ..1,302
Jim Romaniszyn, 1970-72.............
.1,266
Damon Chambers, 1982-84 ..................i'227
John Williams, 2000-01 ............. . . . . . .1,206
Matt Phillips, 2003-04 ....................1118
Dave Span, 1981-85 ......................
.1,107
Joe Early, 1977-80 .................................. 1,095
Chris Conway, 1987-90 ......................... 1,034
Bryan Libert, 1974-77 ................... . . . .1,031
Joe Sanford, 1970-71 .............................1,026
Passing
Career Passing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Season R.uslxmg Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Andre Burke, 2004 ............................... 1,713
Gerald Thompson, 1998 ....................... 1,698
Larry Jackson, 1994 ..........................
.i'660
Lester Frye, 1990 .................................. 1630
Elbert Cole, 1989 .........................
1507
A1 Raines, 1971......................................1358
Gerald Thompson, 1995 .......................1,281
Dave Green, 1975.................................. 1^239
Larry Jackson, 1992 ............................ .l'2i8
A1 Raines, 1969 ..................................... 1,208
Alonzo Roebuck, 2002 ...................... .1,177
Larry Jackson, 1993 ...........................
.1,171
Bernard Henry, 2000 ........................... 1,054
Bernard Henry, 1999 ....................... .1,046
Tony Brinson, 1996 .......................
.1,019
Jody Dickerson, 1991-94 ....................... 7,299
Justin Bouch, 2002-05 ........................ .7,013
Trevor Harris, 2006-07 ...................
.5,815
Hal Galupi, 1987-90...............................5,650
Blair Hrovat, 1981-84 ....................
V103
Chris Hart, 1993-96 ............... .....3 550
Jude Basile, 1973-75 ...............................3,382
Scott Dodds, 1984-86 .............................3,292
Brian Caldwell, 1997-98 ............. . . . . .3,240
Jrm Ross, 1986-89 ..............................
2 578
Season Passing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Trevor Harris, 2007 ...............................3,268
Trevor Harris, 2006 ............................ .2,547
Justin Bouch, 2004 .............................. .2,'281
Jody Dickerson, 1993 .............................2,209
Hal Galupi, 1990 ................................ 2,097
Justin Bouch, 2003 ............................ . .2,044
Hal Galupi, 1989................................ 1911
Jim Ross, 1987........................................ 1^903
Jody Dickerson, 1994.............................1373
Jody Dickerson, 1992..............................1355
6.
7.
Justin Lipscomb, 2001-04.......................
Lateef Walters, 1991,93-94 ...........
9"
Tun Beacham, 1977-80 ................. ..........9]
9.
Elbert Cole, 1986-89 ............... . . ’......... 89
10.
Rich Cerro, 2006-07....................
8"^
11.
Kyle Witucki, 2004-07 ..................
83
12.
Ryan Rybicki, 2005-07 .............
82
13.
Cleveland Pratt, 1985-88 ............... ......78
John Toomer, 1985-88 .............................. yg
15. Sean Hess, 2000-03 ............................. .....76
Chris Buehner, 1998-01 ............... ..68
CUNNINGHAM
CHKYSia nmOUTH nODGNilP 09U OF tniMBOm
and
Season Receptions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
11.
12.
13.
15.
Ryan Valasek, 2006 .......................
64
Rich Cerro, 2007 ........................
.58
Ryan Rybicki, 2007 ........................... .....54
Justin Lipscomb, 2004 ................
.53
Wrentie Martin, 1992 ....................... .....50
Ernest Priester, 1989 ..........................
.49
Ernest Priester, 1990 ......................... .....47
Howard Hackley, 1976...................
47
Lateef Walters, 1994 ...............
.44
Gilbert Grantlin, 1995.........
.44
John Toomer, 1988............. '....................... 43
Jeremy Burr, 2007 ........... \...................40
Justin Lipscomb, 2003 . /.............
’39
Wrentie Martin, 1991 .............................. 39
Quentin Ware-Bey 1998 ...................
.38
The Fighting Scots
A Winning Combination!!!
Game Receptions
1. Lateef Walters......... 12 vs. Hillsdale, 1994
2. Ryan Valasek........... 10 vs. Shippensburg '06
Ernest Priester......... 10 vs. Youngstown St. '89
Tim Beacham ......... 10 vs. Univ. at Buffalo, '80
Tim Beacham ......... 10 vs. Fairmont St. '79
Bob Jahn................... 10 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '78
6. Quentin Ware-Bey . .9 vs. Glenville State '98
Howard Hackley .. .9 vs. Frostburg State '76
8. Justin Lipscomb ... .8 vs. Lock Haven '04
Howard Hackley .. .8 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '76
Howard Hackley .. .8 vs. Lock Haven '76
Dan Bissontz........... 8 vs. East Stroudsburg, '68
Charles Pollick........8 vs. East Stroudsburg,
'68
Game Passing Yards
1. Trevor Hams ..........437 vs. Shippensburg '06
2. Trevor Harris ......... 415 vs. Clarion'07
3. Trevor Hams ..........375 vs. Slippery Rock '07
4. Scott Dodds............ 376 vs. Fairmont St. '86
5. Trevor Harris
353 vs. Lock Haven '06
Justin Bouch
353 vs. East Stroudsburg '02
7. Hal Galupi............... 351 vs. Indiana(Pa.) '90
8. Trevor Harris ......... 340 vs. Lock Haven'07
9. Jody Dickerson........334 vs. HUlsdale '94
10. Trevor Harris ......... 331 vs. Shippensburg '07
11. Trevor Hams ......... 329 vs. Bloomsburg '07
Trevor Hams ..........316 vs. Kutztown '07
13. Justin Bouch ........... 304 vs. Bentley'04
14. Blair Hrovat............. 300 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '82
15. Hal Galupi................299 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '90
16. Trevor Hams ..........292 vs. lndiana(Pa.) '07
17. Jody Dickerson........278 vs. American
Edinboro University would like to thank Cunningham Chrysler
Plymouth Dodge Jeep Eagle of Edinboro for its involvement
with Fighting Scot athletics.
International '94
18. Bnan Caldwell........277 vs. Glenville St. '98
19. Jody Dickerson........276 vs. New Haven '93
20. MikeHiU ................. 275 vs. Califomia(Pa.)'76
Receiving
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Career* Receptions
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Tnmocf Piiester, 11986-90
noz: nr\ ...........................^148
Ernest
Howard Hackley, 1973-76.................
.135
Ryan Valasek, 2003-06 ...............
.132
Wrentie Martin, 1989-92 ...............
.131
Quentin Ware-Bey 1995-98...............
.123
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PSAC Athlete of
the Year
1986
Scott Dodds, QB
1989
Elbert Cole, RB
1990
Ernest Priester, WR
(Co-Player of the Year)
1992
Larry Jackson, RB
1994
Michael Sims
Larry Jackson, RB
1995
Pat Schuster, DE
1996
Michael Sims, LB
(Defensive Player of the Year)
1997
Brian Decker, DB
(Defensive Player of the Year)
2004
Seth Fragale, OLB
(Defensive Player of the Year)
2005
Chris Amico, DT
(Defensive Player of the Year)
2006
Ben Stroup, LB
(Defensive Player of the Year)
2007
Trevor Harris, QB
(Offensive Player of the Year)
PSAC Rookie of
the Year
1990
Mario Houston, DB
1991
Jody Dickerson, QB
1995
Gerald Thompson, RB
1996
Tyson Cook, K
2003
Raji El-Amin, DB
2006
Trevor Harris, QB
PSAC Coach of
the Year
1975
Bill McDonald
1989
Tom Hollman
1995
Tom Hollman
2003
Lou Tepper
2005
Lou Tepper
Tom Hollman
2007 Chris Amico, NG (1)
1999 Derrick Davis, DB (1)
Gary Lhotsky, P (l)
Trevor Harris, QB (1)
Bernard Henry, RB (1)
Gordie Hitchcock, C (:
Josh Bzorek, OT (2)
Jermaine Hughley, LB (1)
Tony Tighe, 0T(2)
Rich Cerro, WR (2)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Mike Edwards, LB (2)
Tom Davidson, FS (2)
Stephane Lubin, WR (2)
Mario Houston, DB (2
Dan Skelton, SS (2)
1998 Chris Buehner, WR (1)
1992 Mike Kegarise, OT (1)
Greg Sondag, LB (2)
Bernard Henry, RB (1)
Scott Nickel, OG (1)
Taurean Valentine, CB (2)
Stephane Lubin, RS (1)
Larry Jackson, RB (1)
Kyle Witucki, TE (2)
D.K. McDonald, DB (1)
Anthony Ross, DL (1)
2006 Chris Amico, DT (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
AJ. Cousins, NG (1)
John Smith, DL (1)
Mike Barnes, DB (1)
Chris Kaczor, C (1)
Rob Barney, TE (2)
Georj Lewis, DB (1)
Damion Malott, SS (1)
Dan Caro, LB (2)
Gary Lhotsky, P (1)
Ben Stroup, LB (1)
Sean McNicholas, P (2)
Brian Heebsh, TE (2)
Ryan Valasek, WR (1)
1997 Dan Caro, LB (1)
Russell Cray, DL (2)
Kyle Witucki, TE (1)
James Dumas, DB (1)
1991 Curtis Rose, OL (1)
Houston Brown, RB (2)
Todd Rogacki, OT (1)
Lester Frye, RB (1)
Tom Davidson, FS (2)
Gerald Thompson, RB (1)
John Messuna, DL (1)
Trevor Harris, QB (2)
Quentin Ware-Bey, WR (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Kody Robertson, P (2)
Dave Sadler, DB (1)
Georj Lewis, DB (1)
Jim Soltis, OLB (2)
Melvin Austin, OT (2)
Brian Heebsh, TE (2)
2005 Chris Amico, DT (1)
Tyson Cook, P & PK (2)
Wally Spisak, OL (2)
Chris Avery, CB (1)
1997 Todd Rogacki, OT (1)
Mike Kegarise, OT (2)
Greg Bzorek, OT (1)
Jesse Hannan, DL (1)
Wrentie Martin, WR (2)
AJ. Cousins, NG (1)
Dan Caro, LB (1)
Mike 6arnes, DB (2)
Seth Fragale, OLB (1)
Brian Decker, DB (1)
Gary Lhotsky, P (2)
Chris Kaczor, C (1)
Tom Scarpone, C (2)
1990 Curtis Rose, OG (1)
Ben Stroup, LB (1)
Quentin Ware-Bey, WR (2)
Ernest Priester, WR (1)
C.J. Trivisonno, TE (1)
Matt Stultz, DL (2)
Lester Frye, RB (1)
Justin Bouch, QB (2)
Ed Mattie, LB (2)
Jeff Jacobs, DL (1)
Kelvin Collins, RB (2)
Tyson Cook, P (2)
Wade Smith, DB (1)
Greg MacAnn, DE (2)
1996 Jeremy O'Day, OT (1)
Wally Spisak, OT (2)
Jim Soltis, OLB (2)
Todd Rogacki, OG (1)
Brad Powell, OG (2)
Ryan Valasek, WR (2)
Corey Keyes, TE (1)
John Baumann, PK (2)
2004 Justin Bouch, QB (1)
Tony Brinson, RB (1)
John Messura, DL (2)
Andre Burke, TB (1)
Mike Sims, LB (1)
Matt Miller, DL (2)
Greg Bzorek, OT (1)
Matt Gentile, DL (1)
Al Donahue, LB (2)
AJ. Cousins, DL (1)
Jeff Traversy, DL (1)
Mario Houston, DB (2)
Seth Fragale, LB (1)
Brian Decker, DB (1)
1989 Joe Brooks, OG (1)
Justin Lipscomb, WR (1)
Denorse Mosely, DB/RS (1)
Dave Pinkerton, C (1)
Kody Robertson, PK (1)
Tyson Cook, P (1)
Ernest Priester, WR (1)
Chris Amico, DL (2)
Tyson Cook, K (2)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Chirs Avery, DB (2)
Gerald Thompson, RB (2)
Michael Wayne, LB (1)
Tom Davidson, DB (2)
1995 Todd Henne, TE (1)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Chris Kaczor, OG (2)
Jesse Trevino, OG (1)
Randy Mcliwain, TE (2)
2003 Justin Bouch, QB (1)
Gilbert Grantlin, WR (1)
Ron Hainsey, OT (2)
Raji El-Amin, DB (1)
Gerald Thompson, RB (1) •'
Hal Galupi, QB (2)
Jermaine Hughley, LB (1)
Pat Schuster, DE (1)
'
Chip Conrad, DL (2)
Justin Lipscomb, WR (1)
Jeff Traversy, DL (1)
John Williams, LB (2)
Anthony Peluso, OG (1)
Mike Sims, LB (1)
Wade Smith, DB (2)
Matt Phillips, RB (1)
Keith Cushenberry, DB (1)
1988 John Toomer, WR (1)
Chirs Avery, DB (2)
Det Betti, C (2)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Greg Bzorek, OT (2)
Jeremy O'Day, OG (2)
Chip Conrad, DL (1)
Seth Fragale, LB (2)
Tony Brinson, RB (2)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Eugene Grooms, DL (2)
Gilbert Grantlin, WR (2)
Ron Hainsey, OT (2)
Chris Kaczor, OG (2)
Bryan Lambert, DL (2)
Joe Brooks, C (2)
Eric Neavins, DL (2)
Marty Williams, DB (2)
Cleveland Pratt, WR (2)
C.J. Trivisonno, TE (2)
1994
Jeremy O'Day, OT (1)
Darren Weber, PK (2)
Joe Valvolda, C (2)
Jody Dickerson, QB (1)
Jeff Jacobs, DL (2)
2001 James Cowart, LB (1)
Larry Jackson, RB (1)
Michael Wayne, LB (2)
Eugene Grooms, DL (1)
Pat Schuster, DE (1)
1987 Mark Courtney, OT (1)
Sean McNicholas, P (1)
Mike Edwards, LB (1)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Brandon Nicodemus, OL (1)
Steve Russell, DB (1)
Mike Raynard, P (1)
Alonzo Roebuck, RB (1)
Todd Henne, TE (2)
Cleveland Pratt, WR (2
Joe Valvoda, OL (1)
Lateef Walters, WR (2)
FIloyd Faulkner, RB (2)
Elliott Page, DB (2)
Bryan Lambert, DL (2)
Ed Jozefov, DL (2)
Dave Smith, DL (2)
Mike Sims, LB (2)
Al Donahue, LB (2)
2000 Foster Johnson, LB(1)
Keith Cushenberry, DB (2)
Mike Wetherholt, DB (;
Sean McNicholas, P (1)
Marty Williams, DB (2)
1986 Scott Dodds, QB (1)
Brandon Nicodemus,OL (1)
1993 Mike Kegarise, OL (1)
Bob Suren, TE (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Larry Jackson, RB (1)
Floyd Faulkner, RB (1)
Joe Valvoda, OL (1)
Jody Dickerson, QB (1)
John Cardone, DE (1)
Eugene Grooms, DL (2)
Russell Cray, DL (1)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Jeff Richardson, DB (2)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Ross Rankin, RB (2)
Greg Tarbell, OL (2)
Steve Russell, DB (1)
Ernest Priester, WR (2)
Dave Nye, OG (2)
Mike Raynard, P (2)
1985 Mark Perkins, WR (1)
Dave Span, RB (1)
Jim Britt, OT (1)
Chuck Murray, DL (1)
Rob Lewis, DL (2)
Mark Merritt, OL (2)
1984 Ray Bracy, DB (1)
Jim Writt, OT (1)
Jim Trueman, PK (1)
Martelle Betters, DB (2)
Eric Bosley, WR (2)
Damon Chambers, RB (2)
Blair Hrovat, QB (2)
Bob O'Rorke, LB (2)
1983 Buddy Carroll, C (1)
Willie Chealey, LB (1)
Rick Jordan, DL (1)
Rick Rosenburg, OT (1)
Jim Trueman, PK (1)
Keith Collier, RB (2)
Jim Durkin, LB (2)
Phil Giavasis, DE (2)
Bob Klenk, RB (2)
^
Dave Parker, DB (2)
1980 Tim Beacham, WR (1)
1979
1978
1977
1982 Jim Durkin, LB (1)
Mitchell Kelly, RB (1)
Dave Parker, DB (1)
Rick Ruszkiewicz, PK (1)
Barry Swanson, C (1)
Phil Giavasis, DE (2)
Blair Hrovat, QB (2)
Chris Rounds, OG (2)
• Mark Swiatek, OT (2)
Bob Beauregard, DE (hm)
Willie Chealey, LB (hm)
John O'Rorke, DL (hm)
Greg Rose, DB (hm)
1981 Bob Cicerchi, LB (1)
Tom Kisiday, OG (1)
Ron Link, DT (1)
Rick Ruszkiewicz, PK (1)
Keith Collier, RB (2)
1976
Ben Stroup was named the 2007 PSAC West
Defensive Player of the Year.
Jim Collins, DT (1)
Bob Cicerchi, LB (1)
Ron Miller, DB (1)
Joe Early, RB (2)
Rick Ruszkiewicz, PK (2)
Tom Kisiday, OG (2)
Bill MatuscakTE (2)
Tim Beacham, WR (1)
Ken Petardi, DB (1)
Bob Cicerchi, LB (2)
Jim Collins, DT (2)
Willie Curry, DE (2)
Tom Kisiday, OG (2)
Rick Shover, QB (2)
Nick Sobecki, CB (2)
Dave Gallagher, OG (1)
BobJahn, WR (1)
Jim Krentz, LB (1)
Kevin Campbell, DB (1)
Ken Petardi, DB (1)
Bill Kruse, TE (2)
Bob Kunkle, OG (2)
Andy Parma, RB (2)
Tom Lang, DE (2)
Lee Barthelmes, OT (1)
Dave Gallagher, OG (1)
BobJahn, WR (1)
Greg Sullivan, LB (1)
Jim Krentz, LB (1)
Mike Jennings, DB (1)
Dan Fiegl, P (1)
Bryan Libert, RB (2)
Ron Gooden, DL (2)
Steve Larson, TE (1)
Lou Provenzano, OG (1)
Doug Goodman, C (1)
Howard Hackley, WR (1)
David Green, RB (1)
John Serrao, PK (1)
Jeff Shaw, DL (1)
Ron Gooden, DL (1)
Jim Krentz, LB (1)
George Miller, DB (1)
Dan Fiegl, P (1)
1975 Rick Vornadore, OT (1)
Howard Hackley, WR (1)
David Green, RB (1)
Jan Gefert, DE (1)
Ron Gooden, DE (1)
George Miller, DB (1)
Rich Radzavich, OG (2)
Greg Sullivan, LB (2)
David Seigh, DB (2)
1974 Rick Vornadore, OT (1)
John Bayer, DE (1)
Mike Schnirel, LB (1)
George Miller, DB (1)
Howard Hackley, WR (2)
Ron Gooden, DL (2)
Jim McClure, LB (2)
1973 Bob Miseyka, OG (1)
John Bayer, DE (1)
Tom Herr, DL (1)
Wes Bain, TE (2)
John Kuster, OT (2)
Howard Hackley, WR (2)
Mel Morisette, RB (2)
Jim Mastriani, DB (2)
John Walker, DB (2)
John Guerra, P (2)
1972 Jim Romaniszyn (1)
Rich lorfido, LB (1)
John Chakot, OG (1)
Bob Miseyka, OG (1)
Jay Minotas, LB (1)
Frank Berzanski, K (1)
Mike Romeo, WR (2)
John Kuster, OT (2)
John Gecinba, FL (2)
Mark Worley, LB (2)
1971 Al Raines, RB (1)
Jack McCurry, DB (1)
Paul Burkell, OG (1)
Jim Romaniszyn, WR (1)
Joe Sanford, QB (1)
Rich lorfido, LB (1)
Joe Sass, DB (1)
Chris Kaczor was a four-time All-PSAC choice,
twice earning first team honors.
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1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1960
1959
1958
1954
John Petchel, TE (1)
John Chakot, OT (2)
Ebby Hollins, DL (1)
Al Raines, RB (1)
Steve Hamm, LB (1)
Paul Burkell, OG (1)
Joe Sanford, QB (1)
Rich lorfido, LB (1)
Bob Mengerink, FB (1)
Gary Sisko, DE (2)
Dan Bissontz, TE (2)
Dan Bissontz, OT (1)
James Jaruszewicz, LB (1)
Bob Koleno, DB (1)
Jan Swetic, C (2)
John Mikovich, RB (2)
Ed Hollins, DL(2)
David Brandell, DL (2)
Steve Nishnick, MG (1)
Willie Miller, DB (1)
Steve Nishnick, MG (1)
John Kegel, OG (1)
Gene Chieffo, DL (1)
Dave O'Dessa, OT (1)
Gary Gilbert, B (1)
Gary Gilbert, B (1)
Gary Gilbert, B (1)
Leslie Ruland, E (1)
(1) - first team All-PSAC
(2) - second team All-PSAC
(hm) - honorable mention
NOTE: The Sports Information
Department is currently researching all
football honors. Please feel free to
contact the SID office with any addi
tions or corrections.
Dave Smith was a four-time All-PSAC selection.
earning first team honors in 1999,2000 and2001.
Seasons Inn
^ Longest Rushing
Plays
► Longest Punts
Yds ..Names, Opponent, Year
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
..... Lester Frye vs. California(Pa.), 1991
..... Derrick Russell vs. Bloomsburg, 1990
..... Al Raines vs. Waynesburg, 1971
91..... Joe Sanford vs. Waynesburg, 1991
..... I^3ve Green vs. Saginaw Valley, 1975
..... Bernard Henry vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1999
89..... Al Raines vs. Lock Haven, 1969
89..... Gordon Kidder vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1956
84..... Jim Concilia vs. Shippensburg, 1957
83..... Larry Jackson vs. Millersville, 1993
80..... Al Raines vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1970
^9..... Floyd Faulkner vs. Shippensburg, 1986
^9..... Joe Sanford vs. California(Pa.), 1970
82..... Kevin Conlan vs. Clarion, 1983
22..... Sean McNicholas vs. California(Pa.), 2000
20..... Mike Abbiatici vs. Millersville, 1980
92..... Dan Chisholm vs. West Liberty, 1946
99.....Sean McNicholas vs. Ashland, 2002
99..... Bill Burford vs. Youngstown St., 1989
99..... Sean McNicholas vs. Shippensburg, 2002
99.....Sean McNicholas vs. Gannon, 2001
95..... Tyson Cook vs. Cheyney, 1997
99..... Tyson Cook vs. Univ. at Buffalo, 1996
99..... Scott Rupert vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1994
99..... Gary Lhotsky vs. Shippensburg, 1992
99..... Mike Abbiatici vs. Millersville, 1980
99..... Dan Fiegl vs. Fairmont State, 1976
► Longest Passing
Plays
^ Longest Kickoff
Return Plays
Yds ..Names, Opponent, Year
92.... Stewart Ayers to Tim Beacham vs.
......... Shippensburg, 1980
91.....Chris Hart to Denorse Mosley vs.
......... California(Pa.), 1996
..... 9cott McKissock to Jim Romaniszyn vs. West
......... Chester, 1971
..... 8lair Hrovat to Eric Bosley vs. Lock Haven
......... 1982
..... 8ick Shover to Bill Kruse vs. Westminster
......... 1979
80..... Trevor Harris to David Bostic vs.
......... Shippensburg, 2007
,
..... Ross to Ernest Priester vs. Clarion, 1987
..... Sanford to Jim Romaniszyn vs. Clarion
......... 1971
29....Jody Dickerson to Terry Roberts
......... vs. Elizabeth City State, 1993
..... ■'■revor Harris to Rich Cerro vs. Shippensburg
......... 2006
22..... Hal Galupi to Ernest Priester vs.
......... California(Pa.), 1990
29.....Jioi Ross to Daryl Cameron vs. Mansfield
......... 1987
29..... Jude Basile to Rod Jones vs. Kenyon, 1974
k Longest Field
Goals
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
..... 8ean McNicholas vs. East Stroudsburg, 2000
92..... Tyson Cook vs. Hillsdale, 1997
92..... Darren Weber vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1987
49..... Sean McNicholas vs. Glenville St., 1999
48..... Tyson Cook vs. California(Pa.), 1997
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Kody Robertson vs. East Stroudsburg, 2004
42..... Sean McNicholas vs. Clarion, 1999
42..... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Bloomsburg, 1981
42..... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Califomia{Pa.), 1979
..... 9ean McNicholas vs. East Stroudsburg, 2001
^9..... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. California(Pa.), 1980
..... Sean McNicholas vs. Shippensburg, 2001
..... J'*^ Trueman vs. California(Pa.), 1984
..... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Clarion, 1980
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
100 ....Cleveland Pratt vs. Lock Haven, 1987
100 ....Eric Bosley vs. West Liberty, 1984
99..... Bernard Henry vs. California(Pa.), 2000
98..... Tim Beacham vs. Millersville, 1977
92..... Gary Gilbert vs. California(Pa.), 1961
99..... Tim Beacham vs. Shippensburg, 1980
95..... Jim Concilia vs. Brockport, 1956
94..... Ross Rankin vs. Clarion, 1986
92..... Ryan Valasek vs. Clarion, 2003
92..... Steve Russell vs. Slippery Rock, 1993
90..... Cleveland Pratt vs. West Chester, 1987
90
John Mikovich vs. East Stroudsburg, 1967
90..... Willie Miller vs. Bridgeport, 1964
M9\$:^sT(ace
The Cactus Bowl
Kyle Witucki contin
ued the tradition of
JiAa
Edinboro Fighting Scots
playing in the Cactus Bowl
in January 2008. (NOTE:
The 2007 contest was sus
pended.) The tight end
hauled in an eight-yard
touchdown reception to
help the East All-Stars beat
^e West All-Stars, 42-13. For a number of years
Division II football teams had an all-star game
named the Snow Bowl, which was played in Fargo
North Dakota. In 2000 the contest was moved to '
Kingsville, Texas and renamed the Cactus Bowl
The contest features the top small college seniors in
the country. Edinboro has had at least one repre
sentative in every Cactus Bowl (aka Snow Bowl) but
one, with a streak of eight straight years. Here's a
complete list of the Fighting Scots who have per
formed in the Cactus Bowl Division II All-Star Game.
1994
1995
1996
1997
► Longest Punt
Return Plays
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
85..... Gilbert Grantlin vs. Mansfield, 1995
85..... Ken Petardi vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1978
89..... Jack McCurry vs. Shippensburg, 1971
82..... Tim Beacham vs. Clarion, 1980
80..... Floyd Faulkner vs. California(Pa.), 1986
20..... John Mikovich vs. California(Pa.), 1965
20..... Jim Concilia vs. Mansfield, 1956
92..... Jim Romaniszyn vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1972
98..... Mike Gaul vs. New Haven, 1981
99..... Tim Beacham vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1980
95..... Rich Riffle vs. Geneva, 1966
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2007All-PSAC Teams
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Second Team Offense
Joe Ruggiero, California (Pa.)
Kareem Dutrieuille, Indiana (Pa.)
Eddie Emmanuel. Clarion
Garrett Lestochi, Indiana (Pa.)
Rich Cerro, Edinboro
Pierre Odom, Clarion
Paul Pavers, Slippery Rock
Kyle Witucki. Edinboro
Josh Bzorek, Edinboro
Mike O'Brien, Clarion
Ryan Gibble, Lock Haven
John Testa, California (Pa.)
Kerry Robbins, Shippensburg
Tyler Lorenz, California (Pa.)
Paul Pavers, Slippery Rock
Cummings and Hansen Named
Pete Nevins Scholar-Athletes of the Year
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Taurean valentine. Edinboro
Kyler Lord, Shippensburg
Eastern Division
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WR
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OG
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Second Team Offense
Dan Latorre, Bloomsburg
Brad Lantz, Millersville
uontay Wilson, Kutztown
Joe Partridge, East Stroudsburg
Dominique Curry, Cheyney
Drew Stern, East Stroudsburg
Sam Shuman, East Stroudsburg
Dan Onorato, Kutztown
Ryan Devlin, West Chester
Mik^ Casciano, Kutztown
Darrell Martin, Kutztown
S^an Plunkett, Millersville
Luke Beall, Bloomsburg
Alex Walsh, West Chester
Kevin Garland, West Chester
Second Team Offense
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
Lb
DB
DB
DB
DB
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Travis Ford-Bey, West Chester
Jarrod Linn, Millersville
Vlad Garbovsky, West Chester
Miguel Kivera, East Stroudsburg
Scott Smith, Kutztown
Tom Cressman, Kutztown
Mike Dell, West Chester
oranaon Hawkins, Cheyney
Dave Lotier, East Stroudsburg
Tyree Cooper, Cheyney
Mike Gardier, Kutztown
Justin Gibbs, Kutztown
Jeremy Lightner, Bloomsbuig
Ryan Nye, Kutztown
FALL <<<
► Jen Blasko, Slippery Rock
(Volleyball / Summit Hill, Pa.)
>■ Mike Butterworth, Slippery Rock
(Football / Northern Cambria, Pa.)
>■ Anthony Cellitti, lUP
(Football / Apollo, Pa.)
>■ Chris Cummings, Mansfield
(Cross Country / Mansfield, Pa.)
► Kristi Fiorillo, Clarion
(Volleyball / Meadville, Pa.)
^ Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Cross Country / Middleburg, Pa.)
Chris Cummings
Jennifer Hansen
Second Team Defense
Tyler Boudreau, Slippery Rock
Jason Groller, Shippensburg
Corey Lacek, Slippery Rock
Rob Plowman, Indiana (T>a.)
Matt Scott, Indiana (PaJ
Andy Casale, Shippensburg
Jaron Nalewak, Shippensburg
Greg Sondag, Edinboro
Josh Zunic, California (Pa.)
Akeem Etheridge, Slippery Rock
Tom Davidson, Edinboro
2007-08 Top Ten Award Winners
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Commissioner Steve Murray is proud to
recognize 1,488 student-athletes from the league who will be known as “ScholarAthletes” for the 2007-08 academic year. The total eclipses last year’s figure of 1,420.
Atop the list are the 2007-08 PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar-Athletes
Year: Mansfield's Chris Cummings and Slippery Rock's Jennifer Hansen.
of the
The PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards are presented to the top
student-athletes who have achieved at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average
while competing at an outstanding athletic level. Student-athletes must have been
recognized as a Fall, Winter or Spring Top Ten Award winner to be eligible.
In its 18th year of existence, the awards were renamed in 2007 to honor East
Stroudsburg's long-time sports information director Pete Nevins, who passed away
earlier that year after a short battle with cancer. Nevins held his position at ESU for
33 years, and it is estimated that he wrote articles on more than 12,000 ESU events
that covered more than 5,000 student-athletes.
Cummings, a graduate student at Mansfield, excelled in his final season of
eligibility. He was the only PSAC male to garner All-America honors in cross country,
indoor and outdoor track and field. His highest national showing came with a secondplace finish in the mile during the indoor championships.
At other NCAA
Championships, he placed sixth in the 1,500m during the outdoor season, and was
26th at the cross country nationals. During the indoor season, Cummings won the
mile and ran a leg of the winning distance medley relay at the PSAC
Championships. He was crowned co-MVP of the meet and was later recognized as
the 2008 PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.
Recently named an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient, Cummings maintained
a 4.0 GPA while pursuing his master's degree in education. As an undergraduate,
Cummings carried a 3.86 GPA as a physics major. He finishes his storied career at
Mansfield as a five-time All-American - twice each in indoor and outdoor track and
field, and once in cross country. Between the two track seasons, the Mansfield native
owns school records in nine individual and four relay events.
Hansen, a junior elementary education major, has established a 4.0 GPA. The
Charleston, W. Va. product continues to set new standards in the pole vault, which
includes All-America citations during this year's indoor and outdoor seasons, finishing
third at both national events.
Her outdoor season included a vault of 13-3.75 at the league championships,
establishing a new meet record. Coupled with her third-place effort in the long jump,
Hansen was named the Most Valuable Field Athlete for the meet. Just a few weeks
earlier Hansen established a new PSAC overall record in the pole vault, clearing 135.25 at Allegheny's Gator Invitational. It marked the fourth time in two weeks that she
had broken the conference record. During the indoor season, Hansen registered a
meet and overall record by vaulting 13-1.25 at the conference championship and was
later honored as the PSAC Field Athlete of the Year.
Hansen was one of only three PSAC student-athlete to earn first-team Academic AllAmerica status from ESPN The Magazine, and the only one to do so in the cross
country/track and field category. She is a five-time PSAC Champion and four-time All-
► Trevor Harris, Edinboro
(Football / Waldo, Ohio)
P- Kelley Healey, Kutztown
(Field Hockey / Toms River, N.J.)
Rachael Lanzel, Edinboro
(Cross Country / St. Marys, Pa.)
P- Brandon Shelton, Millersville
(Football / New Oxford, Pa.)
WINTER <<<
>■ Chris Bach, East Stroudsburg
(Basketball / Levittown, Pa.)
>■ Lauren Beckley, Shippensburg
(Basketball / Fairfield, Pa.)
P- Chris Cummings, Mansfield
(Indoor Track & Field / Mansfield, Pa.)
>■ Matt Fittery, Lock Haven
(Wrestling / Denver, Pa.)
P- Pawel Glowiak, lUP
(Swimming / Gorzow, Poland)
>■ Ashley Grimm, Clarion
(Basketball / Sugarloaf, Pa.)
P-Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Indoor Track & Field / Middleburg, Pa.)
>■ Jennifer Hansen, Slippery Rock
(Indoor Track & Field / Charleston, W. Va.)
Teagan Riggs, Clarion
(Swimming & Diving / Meadville, Pa.)
P- Dave Sanford, Mansfield
(Indoor Track & Field / Mifflinville, Pa.)
SPRING <<<
Lisa Baumgartner, Clarion
(Tennis / West Middlesex, Pa.)
P- Chris Cummings, Mansfield
(Outdoor Track & Field / Mansfield, Pa.)
>■ Sheelin Fisher, Bloomsburg
(Softball / Coplay, Pa.)
P- Dan Gal, Bloomsburg
(Tennis / South Park, Pa.)
P- Justin Garber, Shippensburg
(Baseball / Elizabethtown, Pa.)
>■ Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Outdoor Track & Field / Middleburg, Pa.)
Jennifer Hansen, Slippery Rock
(Outdoor Track & Field / Charleston, W. Va.)
>■ Rachael Lanzel, Edinboro
(Outdoor Track & Field / St. Marys, Pa.)
► Ryan Mostyn, lUP
(Baseball / Philipsburg, Pa.)
>■ Sean Strauman, lUP
(Outdoor Track & Field / South Park, Pa.)
American.
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& BUSINESS FRIENDS WORKING FOR THE FUTURE OF EDINBORO
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Phone (814) 476-7886
Cell (814) 450-0905
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Athletic Fund Drive
at Bloomsburg
LAKE ERIE
at Edinboro
INDLANA(EA)
at Clarion
LOCK HAVEN
at Gannon
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Mercyhurst
SHIPPENSBURG
L,
w.
w.
w.
17-24
54-0
35-31
21-19
FAIRMONT STATE
L,
at Kutztown
w.
EAST STROUDSBURG L,
at Mercyhurst
L,
at Gannon
L,
CALIFORMA(PA)
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Lock Haven
at Indiana(Pa.)
EDINBORO
CHEYNEY
at Califomia(Pa.)
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Edinboro
MERCYHURST
CLARION
at Gannon
KUTZTOWN
PSAC East
Bloomsburg
East Stroudsburg
West Chester
Shippensburg
C.W. Post
Kutztown
Cheyney
Millersville
Conference: Overall
W-L Pet.
W-L Pet.
2-0 1.000
5-0 1.000
2-0 1.000
5-0 1.000
2-0 1.000
3-2
.600
.500
2-3
.400
1-1
.500
.200
1-1
14
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.200
14
0-2
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0-5
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0-2
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20-23
26-20
2849
741
24-31
Edinboro 31, Lock Haven 0
Califomia(Pa.) 21, Indiana(Pa.) 19
Mercyhurst 34, Slippery Rock 10
Gannon 31, Qarion 24
Bloomsburg 13, C.W. Post 6
West Chester 49, Kutztown 8
Shippensburg 35, Millersville 14
East Stroudsburg 52, Cheyney 12
This Week’s Schedule
Saturday, October 4
41-0
63-3
45-7
19-21
Gannon at Edinboro, 2:00 p.m.
Lock Haven at Mercyhurst, 1:00 p.m.
Bloomsburg at Millersville, 1:00 p.m.
Kutztown at Cheyney, 1:00 p.m.#
C.W. Post at Shippensburg, 1:00 p.m.
Cahfomia(Pa.) at Clarion, 2:00 p.m.
Slippery Rock at Indiana(Pa.), 2:35 p.m.#
West Chester at East Stroudsburg, 3:00 p.m.
# PA SPORTSfever Network
PSAC Players ofthe Week
Eastern Division — Offense
Joe West, QB ~ West Chester
Eastern Division — Defense
Riley Bowen, LB -- Shippensburg
Millersville C0-5)
Aug. 29
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov.l
Nov. 8
at Bentley
SLIPPERY ROCK
INDIANA(PA)
at West Chester
at Shippensburg
BLOOMSBURG
CHEYNEY
at C.W. Post
at Kutztown
EAST STROUDSBURG
at Edinboro
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
22-33
24-28
3-63
10-41
14-35
Shippensburg C2-3)
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
SHEPHERD
EDINBORO
at Lock Haven
at East Stroudsburg
MILLERSVILLE
C.W POST
at Kutztown
at West Chester
BLOOMSBURG
CHEYNEY
at CaIifomia(Pa.)
L,
L,
w.
L,
w.
16-20
11-34
36-0
4144
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35-14
Slippery Rock C3-2)
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
at Seton Hill
L,
at Millersville
w.
KUTZTOWN
w.
CANNON
w.
at Mercyhurst
L,
at indiana(Pa.)
at Clarion
EDINBORO
at Califomia(Pa.)
LOCK HAVEN
EAST STROUDSBURG
20-27
28-24
38-24
24-16
10-34
Western Division — Offense
Kevin McCabe, QB — Califomia(Pa.)
Lock Haven Co- 5)
Aug. 28
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
GLENVILLE STATE
at West Chester
SHIPPENSBURG
at Indiana(Pa.)
EDINBORO
at Mercyhurst
at Califomia(Pa.)
CLARION
GANNON
at Slippery Rock
C.W. POST
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
0-30
6-37
0-36
745
0-31
Western Division — Offense
Matt Ward, DL -- Gannon
West Liberty St. (3-2)
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 2
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
EDINBORO
at Walsh
at Concord
MARS HILL
WEST VIRGINIA
WESLEYAN
at Fairmont State
GLENVILLE STATE
at West Virginia State
SHEPHERD
CHARLESTON(WV)
at Seton Hill
L,
w.
w.
L,
w.
10-35
24-10
38-20
35-38
46-0
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the amount contributed over the value of any goods or services provided to the donor by Edinboro University.The Edinboro University Foundation will notify contribu
tors as to the value of any such items.
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OE PENNSYLVANIA
ATHLETIC FUND DRIVE
endowed scholarships
our student-athletes picked up this year.
UPGRADED FACILITIES: Edinboro’s athletic
facilities have made a quantum leap the last two years.
Sox Harrison Stadium was renovated a year ago, com
plete with a new artificial playing surface, lights, and a
new scoreboard, along with improvements to local
rooms in the facility.
Journeying over to McComb Fieldhouse, the longawaited weight room project was completed last summer.
Edinboro athletes can now work out with some of the
finest state-of-the-art exercise and weight training equip
ment. The gymnasium floor has a bright new paint job
that caught tne eye of many this past year.
ON THE HORIZON: We anticipate that by the
time 2009 rolls around the new air-supported dome will
be completed. This structure, like the new surface at
Sox Harrison Stadium, will accommodate not only ath
letics but many other campus activities. It obviously
will provide our athletic teams a tremendous opportu
nity to practice inside during those blustery Edinboro
winter days. In addition, you will notice a renewed
emphasis on track & field, along with the ability to
expand our camp offerings.
We’re very proud of everything that has been
accomplished, not only this past year but in previous
years. We look forward to wiat lies ahead in the
future, realizing that it will indeed be a challenge.
Other Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference schools
are experiencing many of the same improvements we
are, or have done so in recent years.
The support of the administration and the
Student Government Association is greatly appreciated.
But we can’t stop there. Our Edinboro Family must
continue to grow. 1 can’t tell you how valuable your
support has been since the start of the Annual Athletic
Fund. We hope you’ll once again choose to sit down
and contribute to the Athletic Fund. If you haven’t
contributed in the past, please explore the possibility of
helping Edinboro not only maintain its athletic tradi
tion, but move forward. Finally, please spread the word
around. The greatest way we can prosper is by net
working, so please tell a friend or two about the Annual
Athletic Fund
As always, thanks for your support. If you
haven’t had an opportunity to do so recently, come and
visit us and get a first hand look at what is happening.
You’ll walk away agreeing that Great Things Happen
Here!
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IndianaCPa.) C3“i)
Sept. 6
at C.W. Post
w.
at Millersville
Sept. 13
w.
Sept. 20
LOCK HAVEN
w.
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
1-1 .500
Overall
W-L Pet.
4-1
.800
3-2
.600
Last Week’s Scores
Clarion Ci-4)
Aug. 28
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
EDINBORO
Indiana (Pa.)
Gannon
Slippery Rock
Clarion
Lock Haven
CalifbmiaCPa.) C4-1)
Aug. 30
WEST CHESTER
w. 44-32
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
PSAC West
Califomia(Pa.)
Mercyhurst
Conference
W-L Pet.
2-0 1.000
2-0 1.000
at Wayne State(MI)
at Cheyney
at Bloomsburg
CLARION
SLIPPERY ROCK
LOCK HAVEN
at Gannon
at Indiana(Pa.)
at Edinboro
CALIEORMA(PA)
WEST CHESTER
Coaches
1945
041
7-31
35-0
6-13
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 23
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
GREAT THINGS HAPPEN HERE! The phrase
was coined by new Edinboro University President Dr.
Jeremy Brown, and it certainly is appropriate for the
success the athletic department has enjoyed.
What is truly rewarding is the continued success
we enjoy year-in and year-out. We’re not talking about
a one year phenomenon. Fighting Scot athletic teams
have enjoyed tremendous success for many years now.
The 2007-08 season saw Edinboro athletic teams post
an overall record of 148-84-3. That’s just the start of
what will go down as a memorable campaign.
SUPERIOR COACHING STAFF: I’ve always felt
that Edinboro has assembled a coaching staff that rivals
not only the best in the PSAC, but in all of Division II.
For starters, men’s basketball coach Greg Walcavich
became just the ninth active coach in Division II with
500 wins. Women’s basketball coach Stan Swank
eclipsed 350 wins this past year, while Missy Soboleski
(volleyball) and Jim Glatch (wheelchair basketball)
topped 200 wins and women’s soccer coach Gary
Kagiavas went over the 100-win plateau. All Tim Flynn
has done is lead his wrestling program to ten Eastern
Wrestling League crowns in 11 years and nine PSAC
titles in tnat same period. He has been named the
Coach of the Year in at least one of the two leagues in
nine of those 11 campaigns. Long-time cross country
coach Doug Watts was once again recognized by the
PSAC as its Men's Coach of the Year.
SCOTS DOMINATE INDIVIDUAL HONORS: If
there is one thing that stood out above all else this year,
it was the incredible individual success our student-ath
letes enjoyed. No fewer than six Fighting Scots were
named the PSAC Player of the Year in their respective
sports (Gregor Gillespie - wrestling; Trevor Harris football; Brooke Heath - women’s swimming; Rachael
Lanzel - women’s cross country; Ryan McLemore men’s basketball; and Jenna Newman - volleyball. In
addition, three Scots were named PSAC Rookie of the
year - Chris Honeycutt (wrestling), Barry McLaughlin
(men’s cross country); and Katie Wilkins (volleyball).
Last, but certainly not least, three coaches earned PSAC
Coach of the Year accolades - Tim Flynn (wrestling);
Gary Kagiavas (women’s soccer); and Doug Watts
(men’s cross country). Those are just a few of the honors
Captains
$250
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL
L,
INDIANA(PA)
L,
EDINBORO
L,
at Cheyney
w,
BLOOMSBURG
L,
at Shippensburg
at West Chester
MILLERSVILLE
EAST STROUDSBURG
at Kutztown
at Lock Haven
Mercyhurst C3“2)
$100
Aug. 30
This Week in the PSAC
2008 Standings
Scots
C.W. Post Ct-4)
$50
PSAC/Opponents Today
1970 Lambert Bowl
Championship
Team (fb)
Nancy Acker Memorial
(women’s sports)
Athletes of the 1950’s
Alumni Football Players
Gary & Teri Astorino
(wr)
Athletic Hall of Fame
J. Jude Basile (wbb)
George Baumann/A.
Carl Santos
Memorial (wr)
Bruce Baumgaitner (wr)
Paul Belosh & Family
Athletic
lanet L. Bowker (vb &
sb)
Browning Family (fb)
Arthur & Bonnie
Budzowski
Coach Fred J. Caro in
Memory of Dermis
Baker (wr)
Kim Clark Memorial
Grace Crowe
Denis DiLoreto (wr)
Edinboro University
Athletic Endowment
(changed from
General Athletic
Endowment)
Edinboro University
Coaches
Milan Engh Memorial
(fb)
Erie Bottling
Company/Pepsi
Dr. Herbert Ferster
Memorial
Fighting Scots (mbb)
Football Players of the
60’s
Friends of Cross
CountryATrack
Alumni
Friends of Men’s
Basketball Alumni
Friends of Soccer
Alumni
Friends of Softball
Alumni
Friends of Swimming
Alumni
Friends of Volleyball
Alumni
Friends of Wheelchair
Basketball Alumni
Friends of Women’s
Basketball Alumni
Friends of Wrestling
Alumni
Dan Gable (wr)
Dr. Brian & Britta Gear
(wr)
Dave Gilunan/Dan
Overheim
Dr. Hahesy Family
Hall of Fame
Scholarship
Curly Halmi Memorial
Sox Harrison Memorial
(fb, mAvbb)
Dave Higham & Mark
Wallace Offensive
Lineman (fb)
Highmark Blue Cross
(wr)
Elizabeth Jakovac
Memorial
Frank Jakovac
Memorial (fb)
Jeffy Johnson Memorial
K&R Industries (wr)
Joe Kruithoff
Kysor Family Wrestling
Officials
Lamoreaux Family
Wrestling
Wayne & Vivian Ligato
Family
Lionheart Wrestling
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J.
Lowther, Jr.
Frank Lucca (fb)
Magdik Family
Hanio (Hank) Mariotti
Memorial (wr)
____________
William & Mary Ann
John “Butch” McBride
Starr (men’sAvomen’s
Dan M. McCue (fb)
sports)
James K. McDonald
Stonis Family (wr)
(wr)
McDonald’s of Edinboro Thayer Power &
Communication
(wr)
Dalph S. McNeil (tr, cc)
Line Construction
Co., Inc.
Dr. Gary Means, DMD
Ray Travaglini (wlax)
Garry Messmer (wr)
Clifford Troyer (wr)
Alphonse Mosco
Linda & Bemie
Athletic
Twardowski (fb)
Mark & Marlene Moosa
Hal Umbarger Memorial
(mAvbb)
(wbb)
Jeremy O’Day (fb)
VanLaningham Athletic
Mr. & Mrs. Victor
Helen Vaughan (wr)
O’Dessa Memorial
Walker Brothers (mbb)
(fb)
Pizza Hut (fb, m/wbb)
Women’s Sports
Wrestling Olympians
Plyler Overhead Door
Michael & Ruth
Co.
Zahorchak
PNC Bank (wr)
Anthony & Cathy
Dick & Willie Rahner
E. Todd & Michelle
Zumpetta
Rebich (wsw)
Justin & Jessica Reed
(wr)
J. Randolph Segar Jr.
(wr)
SGA Academic-Athletic
Ronald Simmons (mbb)
Jim Sims Family (bb)
Thomas Stanko
(mAvbb)
Svipport Your Favorite Activity
Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Countr\', Football, Men's Swimming, Men's Outdoor Track &
Field, Wrestling, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Lacrosse, Women's
Indoor Track & Field, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming,
Softball, Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball, Sports Medicine, Sports Iiaformation
Director of Athletics
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Today's Feature
A Look at CDR James M. Landas and Today’s Flyover
Prior to today's kickoff Edinboro University football fans will be treated
to a flyover by the Navy^s E-2C Haweye. The pilot of today's E-2C
Hawkeye flyover is Edinboro graduate Commander James M. Landas.
E-2C Hawkeye Info
The E-2C Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy's all-weather, carrier-based tactical
airborne warning and control system platform. It provides all-weather
airborne early warning and command and control functions for the car
rier battle group. There currently is one squadron of four Hawkeye air
craft in each carrier air wing (CVW). In addition to its primary AEW
function, the E-2C can also provide strike control, area surveillance,
search and rescue guidance, navigational assistance, communications
relay, and drug interdiction. VAW-126 flies the upgraded Hawkeye
2000, with upgraded avionics and communications equipment.
VAW-126 SEAHAWKS SQUADRON HISTORY
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE TWO SIX (VAW126), nicknamed the SEAHAWKS, is an integral part of the tactical air
forces of the United States Navy. VAW-126 is one of six Carrier
Airborne Early Warning Squadrons based in Norfolk. Equipped with
four E-2C "Hawkeye 2000" aircraft, the squadron's primary mission is
on-scene airborne command and control for the Joint Warfare
Commander. VAW-126 implements command and control through
diverse operations such as fighter intercept and air strike control, ocean
surveillance, search and rescue coordination, airborne battle-space man
agement, and dynamic strike control.
VAW-126 was commissioned in Norfolk, VA April 1st, 1969.
Equipped with four E-2A Hawkeye aircraft, the squadron was assigned
to Attack Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN assigned to USS FORRESTAL
(CV 59). Following completion of their first deployment in July 1970,
the squadron transitioned to the E-2B. This was a newer version of the
same aircraft, equipped with a more flexible, digital computer weapons
system. The command received accolades early in its history, winning
the highly coveted COMNAVAIRLANT Battle Readiness Efficiency "E"
and the CNO Safety "S" Award in 1971. The squadron won the Battle
"E" a second time in 1974.
While homeward bound in September 1974, the squadron trans
ferred to USS AMERICA (CV 66). The NATO deployment marked
VAW-126's final E-2B flying as well. Following their return to Norfolk
in October 1974, the squadron began its transition to the E-2C, Group 0
variant, an aircraft similar in appearance to its predecessor, but with a
significantly more capable and reliable weapons system.
In August 1975, the squadron commenced operations in the
Caribbean with CVW-9, based at NAS Miramar, California. In May
1976, they began the first of many trips moving the entire squadron
back and forth between Norfolk and Miramar to operate with CVW-9
and prepare for their upcoming deployment aboard USS CONSTELLA
TION (CV 64). The squadron made their second and final Western
Pacific deployment with USS CONSTELLATION in May 1978.
The SEAHAWKS joined USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) and
CVW-1 upon returning to the East coast in 1979. In July 1981, VAW-126
joined CVW-3, which replaced CVW-1 as the air wing deployed aboard
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). The September 1983 to May 1984
deployment was a record breaking one for VAW-126. The SEAHAWKS
departed for the Mediterranean aboard USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV
67) a second time in August 1986.
By November 1987 the squadron was back aboard USS JOHN F.
KENNEDY (CV 67) in preparation for their next deployment. 1988
proved to be another outstanding year for the SEAHAWKS. In Jime,
the Carrier Strike Group assembled for FLEETEX 2-88 and the SEA
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HAWKS departed with USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) in August for
its 4th deployment on board.
CDR James M. Landas
CDR James M. Landas, is a native of Titusville, PA and graduated
from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, earning a Bachelor of Science
degree in Secondary Education. He received his commission as an Ensign
from Aviation Officer Candidate School on November 17,1989 and earned
his "Wings of Gold" as a Naval Flight Officer on April 121991.
In November 1991, CDR Landas reported to the VAW-115 LIBER
TY BELLS forward deployed in Atsugi, Japan where he completed two
deployments embarked in USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) to the
Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. WTule in
the LIBERTY BELLS, CDR Landas served as First Lieutenant, Public
Affairs Officer, Personnel Officer, and Assistant Operations Officer.
Following his tour in VAW115, CDR Landas reported to the VAW-120
GREYHAWKS in December 1994 as a Naval Flight Officer Instructor.
He served as the Avionics Division Officer, Radar Instructor, Computer
Instructor, IFF Instructor, and Schedules Officer. In October 1997, CDR
Landas returned to VAW-115 where he served as the Assistant
Operations Officer, Navigation Upgrade Transition Officer and the
Safety/NATOFs Officer. After completing an emergency deployment
to the Arabian Gulf embarked in USS INDEPENDENCE the squadron
transitioned to the E-2C NAV Upgrade while moving onboard USS
KITTY HAWK (CV 63) in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. In August of 1998 he
transferred to Commander Seventh Fleet as VADM Doran's Flag Aide.
CDR Landas' next assignment was to the Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy as a recipient of the Political Military Masters Program.
CDR Landas' reported to the VAW-123 SCREWTOPS in October 2000
where he served as Training Officer, Safety Officer, and Maintenance
Officer and embarked in USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and
USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian
Gulf, in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI
FREEDOM. Following his tour with the SCREWTOPS, CDR Landas
reported to Commander Strike Force Training Atlantic (CSFTLANT)
where he served as the Assistant Operations Officer (N32) and evaluat
ed five Competitive Unit Training Exercises (COMPTUEX) and two
Joint Training Exercises (JTFEX).
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CDR Landas has over 3900 hours^and 900 arrested landings in the
E-2C Hawkeye. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal,
six Strike/Hight Air Medals, five Navy and Marine Corps
Commendation Medals, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
Medals and various campaign, expeditionary and unit awards.
CDR Landas and his wife Sonya are the parents of two sons, Evan
(12) and Brady (2) and two daughters, Stephanie (10) and Rachel (9),
and they reside in Virginia Beach.
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2008 Schedule
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Fitting Scots On The Radio, TV
Edinboro University football fans can catch
all the Fighting Scot gridiron action on WFSE
FM 88.9. The Edinboro student radio station
will broadcast all eleven games, providing
valuable broadcasting experience for
Edinboro students, along with quality broad
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dent television station, ETV, will present the Fighting
Scots Game of the Week on ScotsCast. Current plans
call for all home football games to be aired, and audio
of all away games will also be streamed over
EZStream. Access F,/Stream through the Edinboro
athletic web site at www.gofightingscots.com.
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Shippensburg, lndiana(Pa.) and Qarion games, while Erie CBS affiliate
WSEE TV will braodacst the Gannon and Mercyhurst games.
2008 Schedule............................................................................ 1
On The Radio, TV .....................................................................1
Today's Game .........................................................................2-3
Sox Harrison Stadium............................................................... 4
President's Welcome................................................................. 4
Head Coach Scott Browning.................................................6-7
Assistant Coaches................................................................. 8-10
Football Support Staff..............................................................H
Photo Gallery
The 2008 Fighting Scots.............12,14,16,18,20,22,24
Sox Harrison Stadium..............................................................26
Edinboro Roster.......................................................................29
Starting Lineups................................................................. 30-31
Opponent Roster .....................................................................32
The Edinboro Athletic Department Staff...............................34
Athletic Training Staff..............................................................36
Spirit of The Scots Marching Band ........................................38
Year-By-Year Records ............................................................. 40
Edinboro All-Americans.....................................................42-43
All-Time Records.....................................................................44
Edinboro All-PSAC Performers ........................................46-47
Longest Plays .......................................................................... 48
Football Cheerleaders..............................................................50
2007 All-PSAC Teams............................................................. 52
PSAC Scholar-Athletes............................................................53
PSAC/Opponents Today........................................................ 58
Today's Feature.........................................................................60
For More Information
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Eighting Scot Hotline by calling (814) 732-1837.
The 2008 Edinboro Fighting Scots
Com bad to a tradition!!
The CaUforniaCPa.) Game
#23 Edinboro Fighting Scots (4-1,1-1)
vs.
Gannon Golden Knights (3-2,1-1)
Saturday, October 4,2008-Homecoming
Sox Harrison Stadium - 2:00 p.m.
Edinboro C3“i)
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept 27
Oct 4
at West Liberty St
at Shippensburg
at C.W. Post
CALIFORNIA(PA)
at Lock Haven
GANNON
Homecoming
INDIANA(PA)
at Slippery Rock
MERCYHURST
at Clarion
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W, 35-10
W, 34-11
W, 31-7
L, 31-35
W, 31-0
2:00 p.m.
Today’s Game
Welcome
to
Homecoming
2008.
It's definitely a new
look for Homecoming,
with the parade on
campus.
It's also a new look
on the gridiron, as one
Oct 11
3:30 p.m.
of two new members
2:00 p.m.
Oct 18
of the PSAC Western
7:00 p.m.
Oct 23
Division
providing
12 noon
Nov. 1
today's competition.
12 noon
Nov. 8
Gannon will make the
short trip down 1-79 to
play for the first time
Oannon CS“2)
against the Fighting
Scots as a member of
at Lake Erie
Aug. 28
w. 24-22
the PSAC.
at East Stroudburg
Sept. 6
L, 10-23
The Fighting Scots
at Cheyney
40-18
Sept. 13
w.
come
in with a 4-1
at Slippery Rock
Sept. 20
L, 16-24
record following last
w. 31-24
Sept. 27
CLARION
Saturday's 31-0 win at
at Edinboro
Oct 4
Lock Haven. Gannon,
MERCYHURST
Oct 11
CALIFORNIA(PA)
Oct. 18
meanwhile, held off a
at Lock Haven
Oct 25
late rally by Clarion to
INDIANA(PA)
Nov. 1
post a 31-24 win and
BLOOMSBURG
Nov. 8
improve to 3-2.
The two teams have
played just twice before in 2001 and 2002, with the Fighting Scots
winning both meetings.
We hope you enjoy this afternoon's game, particularly all those
alumni who make it back just once a year. We also have a special
treat, with the Navy's E-2C Hawkeye marking the post game with a
fly over. You can learn more about the E-2C Hawkeye on page 60.
The Coaches
Scott Browning (Ohio State '81) took over as Edinboro's 13th head
coach on January 5, 2006. He was certainly no stranger to Fighting Scot
football, however, serving as an assistant coach for the previous twenty
years. While at Edinboro he has coached the offensive linemen, defensive
backs and running backs, along with serving as the offensive coordinator.
Browning became the first head coach at Edinboro to debut with a win
since Bill McDonald in 1969 when the Fighting Scots opened the 2006 sea
son with a 28-14 win at West Chester. He went on to lead Edinboro to a 65 finish, the most wins ever by a first-year coach. A year ago he led the
Fighting Scots to a 7-4 record. With 13 wins after two seasons. Browning
tied Bin McDonald and Tom HoUman for most wins in their first two sea
sons. He now owns a 17-10 mark. (For more on Scott Browning, see pages
6-7.)
Jim Kieman (St. Lawrence '90) is in his second season at the helm of the
Golden Knights. He has a 4-12 record. Kieman was hired as the fourth
head coach at Gannon in December 2006 after serving as an assistant
coach at Saginaw Valley State for eight seasons. He's no stranger to
northwest Pennsylvania football, serving as the offensive coordinator at
Mercyhurst from 1995-97. He has also had coaching stints at
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Lakeland(WI) College, Alabama A&M and Kentucky Wesleyan.
The Edinboro-Gannon Series
Edinboro leads z-o
The Fighting Scots have won both previous meetings. The first one
came in 2001, a 37-21 victory at Sox Harrison Stadium. A year later the
two met in the 2002 season opener, with Edinboro a 17-7 winner.
The Last Meeting
Edinboro ly, Gannon y
The Fighting Scots finished with just 192 total yards while-Gannon had
316 yards. But the Golden Knights were held scoreless imtil the first
minute of the fourth quarter when Kevin Cloherty scored on a one-yard
run. It was too little, too late. Edinboro jumped on the board just over
three minutes into the game when Lincoln Bi^alino hauled in a 55-yard
pass from Cam Marsh. Geoff Heyl boosted the lead to 10-0 on a 40-yard
field goal in the second quarter. Then midway through the third quar
ter, Alonzo Roebuck scored on a 6-yard run. Punter Sean Mcnicholas
proved a major weapon for the Scots, averaging 47.7 yards on 3 kicks.
Last Week’s Games
Edinboro 31, Lock Haven o
The Fighting Scots posted their first shutout since 2006 by holding the
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Bald Eagles to 185 total yards. Branden Williams blocked a pair of field
goals to lead the defensive effort. Trevor Harris threw a 24-yard touch
down pass to Gary Nolen and a 25-yarder to Rich Cerro. Houston
Brown and Ulysee Davis accounted for the other scores on mns of 9 and
20 yards, respectively.
picked up wins in each instance. The last time the Fighting Scots won
four games in a row on the road was 2004, and the last time they opened
the season with four straight road victories was 1993, when the Fighting
Scots won their first five road contests.
Gannon 31, Clarion 24
Trio of Players Make First Career Catches
Three players caught their first-ever passes at Lock Haven. Backup
wide receiver Stefan English, a third-year sophomore, caught a 12-yard
pass, while sophomore fullback Jimmy Doran caught an eigtht-yard
pass. Finally, Evan Landis made the move from defensive end to tight
end prior to the Lock Haven game and caught a nine-yard pass.
The Golden Kmghts celebrated Homecoming with a nailbiter against
Clarion. Gannon led 31-17 heading into the fourth quarter, but the
Golden Eagles closed to 31-24 and had the ball at the Gannon 26 with
less than thirty seconds to play. Four straight incompletions sealed the
win. Jon Richardson carried 26 times for 83 yards and 2 TDs.
31 is the Mag^c Niiiriber
Edinboro has now scored 31-or-more points in each of its first five
games. In fact, the Fighting Scots have scored 31 points in each of the
last three games. A year ago Edinboro scored at least 33 points in a
string of five straight games.
22. Blocks 2 More
Freshman CB Branden Williams was recently named the PSAC West
Defensive Player of the Week after blocking a field goal and returning
an interception 100 yards for a touchdown at C.W. Post. He was at it
again this past weekend, blocking a pair of Lock Haven field goals to
secure the 31-0 shutout.
PSAC Has New Look in 2008
The 2008 season will represent a significant change in the Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference. The PSAC adds three new teams this season,
with Gannon and Mercyhurst moving over the Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and becoming full-time members of
the Western Division. C.W. Post joins the Eastern Division as an associ
ate member in football and field hockey. The Pioneers previously com
peted in the Northeast-10 Conference. The PSAC now has 16 member
schools, the largest football-playing conference in Division II.
Scouting Gannon
After finishing with a 1-10 record a year ago, and tiiat win was via
forfeit, the Golden Knights are off to a 3-2 start in their first season in
the PSAC. Gannon owns wins over Lake Erie (24-22), Cheyney (4018), and Qaiion (31-24). Last week's win over Clarion marked the
home opener in 2008, after four straight road tilts.
Players to Watch
Jon Richardson, ffe ~ the junior (lefi) became the
tenth player in school history to score 100 points,
now showing 102 points after scoring a pair of
TDs versus Qarion. He is currently leading the
PSAC in mshing with 133.5 ypg. Richardson has
1,467 career yards, good for seventh all-time.
Bob Bartley/Zach Boedicker, QB — look for both
sophomore signalcallers to see action. Bartley is
known as the better passer, and has thrown for 499 yards and 2 TDs.
Boedicker is more recognized for his mshing skills, but has thrown
for 380 yards and 3 TDs while rushing for 196 yards and 2 TDs, sec
ond on the team.
Jacobe Smith, WR - the senior comes off a big game against Qaiion,
catching 4 passes for 90 yards, including a 28-yard TD reception. He
leads the IGiights with 18 catches for 2& yards.
Jeremy Ditzler, PK - the sophomore has made 8 of 10 field goal
attempts, the third-most field goals made in a seasorr Ditder hails
from nearby Iroquois High School.
Matt Ward, DE — was named the PSAC West Defensive Player of
the Week after a big game against Qaiion. The senior made 9 tack
les, with 4.5 for losses. That included 1.5 sacks, and he was a major
reason Qarion finished with just 39 yards mshing. He leads Ae
team in both tackles (37) and tackles for losses (7).
Edinboro Football 2008 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
Championsliip Game Returns to PSAC
This win mark the 75th year since PSAC football champions have been
crowned, dating back to 1934 when a group of sportswriters recognized
champions among Pennsylvania State Teachers Colleges. Since 1987 the
PSAC has recognized divisional champions but no true conference cham
pion could be crowned. That will change this year, as the 2008 season wiQ
mark the return of the PSAC Championship Game. The PSAC title game
wiU be played on November 8, the final week of the regular season. It will
pit the first place team in the Eastern Division against the first place team
in the Western Division. The site will rotate between divisions each year,
with the Western Division serving as the host in 2008.
Harris Breaks Pair of Records
Trevor Harris continues his assault on the Edinboro record book and is
also quickly ascending in the PSAC records. The junior quarterback set a
pair of school records in the win over Lock Haven. He threw two touch
down passes to give him 63 for his career, breaking the record of 62 previ
ously held by Jody Dickerson. His first pass completion of the afternoon
broke a tie with Justin Bouch for the career record for completions. He
now has 570. He is fast approaching the school record for career yards
passing and career total offense. He needs 253 yards to break the record
for yards passing, and 287 for the total offense standard.
Shutout First Since 2006
The Edinboro offense has gained most of the attention in 2008, but it had
to take a backseat to the defense at Lock Haven. The Fighting Scots limit
ed Lock Haven to 185 total yards while posting its first shutout since 2006.
The last whitewashing was a 13-0 win over Qarion on October 21.
Edinboro Remains Perfect on the Road
Edinboro has now played four of its first five games on the road, and
Next for the Fighting Scots
Edinboro will play its second straight home game as lUP visits Sox
Harrison Stadium on Saturday, October 11. Please note the special kick
off time of 3:30 p.m. to accomodate the PA SPORTSfever Network,
which will televise the game throughout the state.
Edinboro Statistics
Rushing
Att.
Yards
Houston Brown
87
399
Ulysee "Spud" Davis
32
180
Trevor Harris
31
144
EUP Totals
196
894
Opp Totals
178
613
Passing
Trevor Harris
EUP Totals
Opp Totals
Att.
133
146
138
Receiving
Rich Cerro
Dena)me Dixon
Jeremy Burr
Houston Brown
Brad Gossett
EUP Totals
Opp Totals
Comp.
86
91
.72
Yards
1233
1269
824
Avg.
4.6
5.6
4.6
4.6
3.4
Pet.
64.7
62.3
52.2
TD
2
1
3
7
5
TD
13
13
3
Lg.
20
20
33
33
44
Int.
2
3
3
No.
17
13
12
10
10
91
72
Yards
288
183
203
89
53
1269
824
Avg.
16.9
14.1
16.9
8.9
5.3
13.9
11.4
TD
5
2
2
0
0
13
3
Lg.
40
38
50
39
17
50
41
Solo
20
20
15
19
11
13
Asst.
17
8
11
3
11
9
Total
37
28
26
22
22
22
Sacks
0
1
0.5
0
1.5
2.5
Int.
0
0
1
1
0
0
Gannon Statistics
Rushing
Att.
Yards
Jon Richardson
83
534
Zach Boedicker
30
1%
Anthony Weaver
49
176
GU Totals
201
988
Opp Totals
189
626
Avg.
6A
6.5
3.6
4.9
3.3
TD
5
2
0
8
7
Tackles
Y'hoshua Murray
Ryan Greene
Dan Skelton
Branden Williams
Chad Brooks
Jeremy Appell
Passing
Bob Bartley
Zach Boedicker
GU Totals
Opp Totals
Receiving
Jacobe Smith
Sylvester Burel
Brig Van Etten
CalTotals
Opp Totals
Att.
73
47
121
158
Comp.
37
25
63
79
Yards
499
380
883
980
No.
18
9
6
55
30
Yards
206
133
133
670
2378
Tackles
Solo
Matt Ward
19
Matthew Neal Mink
16
Chris Murphy
9
Dave Postwaite
12
Asst.
18
15
17
14
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Lg.
41
22
67
54
Pet.
TD
50.7
2
53.2
3
52.1
6
50.0
5
N
Avg. 1) TD
11.4
, 2
14.8
0
22.2
0
12.2
5
12.6
4
Lg.
%
28
43
49
44
Total
37
31
26
26
Int
0
1
. 0
0
Sacks
2.0
0
3.0
2.0
Int
3
1
4
4
Welcome to Edinboro University
Dear Edinboro Friends and Fans of the Fighting Scots:
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What an exciting time to be on our campus and a part of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania!
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In athletics, our regional rivals - Gannon University and Mercyhurst College - are now members
of the PSAC-West. As a result, we're all more than eager to compete against our City of Erie
neighbours! And in the spring, for the first time we'll field our varsity women's lacrosse team.
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But there's even more happening at Edinboro University. I invite you to take a look around and
you'll see the progress of the past year, and the ongoing new construction projects in many areas
on campus.
Sox Harrison Stadium's one million dollar renovation of a year ago - the artificial turf, lighting
and new scoreboard - have been widely embraced throughout the region, making our stadium one
of northwestern Pennsylvania's premier athletic field venues.
Directly across Scotland Road from the stadium, our new multipurpose sports and recreation dome will soon be ready for
business, meaning our varsity and intramural athletic teams will share one of the area's finest (and certainly the largest!)
indoor practice facilities. Imagine training indoors on an NCAA regulation track or field while the wind howls and the
snow flies in sub-freezing temperatures outside. But we'll also use the dome for much more than athletics. In fact, any
major indoor event such as commencement and perhaps other community activities, for example, antique car shows, can
and will be held there.
Across Scot Road to the south, the first phase of our $115 million student housing project is on track for January occupan
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Head Coach
Head Coach
"Scott has been a member of the Edinboro coaching staff for 20 years. He
has demonstrated his ability to not only coach athletes on the playing field,
but also to lead young men by the example of his character and by his dedi
cation to them as students and as individuals. He will join our other highly
successful coaches at Edinboro University."
After serving as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator in
Lou Tepper's first season. Browning took over as the offensive coordinator in
Scott Browning
3rd Year
Ohio State '81
Scott Browning knows a thing or
2001.
He had previously served as the offensive coordinator for five seasons
under Tom Hollman. In all. Browning had served as Edinboro's offensive line
coach the previous 12 years.
Browning joined the Edinboro program in 1986 as the running backs
coach under Steve Szabo. After two seasons on the offensive side of the ball,
the graduate of The Ohio State University moved to the defensive side, serv
ing as the defensive backfield coach under Hollman. In 1994 he moved back
to offense as the offensive line coach. He had remained in charge of the line
men since that time, coaching such All-Americans as Jeremy O'Day, Joe
Valvoda and Greg Bzorek. The last two years Browning's offensive line led
the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in fewest sacks allowed.
When Tepper came on board in 2000, Browning was appointed the
two about the Edinboro football tradi
tion. With twenty years under his belt
as an assistant coach, he was all too
familiar with the glory days of
Edinboro football. So it didn't take
him long to restore some lost tradi
tions when he took over as the 13th
head football coach of the Fighting
Scots on January 5, 2006.
Most prevalent was the return to
the "Boro", the common name the
football team was referred to during
the 1980's
and '90's,
some of
the most
School
Year
successful periods in Edinboro football history.
One thing Browning didn't mess with was
New Mexico State (1982)
the tradition of winning. In fact, in his first two
Graduate Assistant
1982
seasons Browning has tied the record for most
Idaho State (1983)
wins by a coach with 13 victories. Only Bill
Assistant Coach
1983
McDonald, who guided the 1969 and 1970 teams
Ohio State (1984-85)
to 13 wins, and Tom Hollman, who also totaled
Graduate Assistant
1984
13 wins in 1988 and '89, can match Browning's
Graduate Assistant
1985
Scott Browning's Coaching Background
Coaching Duty
Record
Defensive Backs
3-8
Receivers
8-4
NCAA Division l-AA Playoffs
Running Backs
9-3
Rose Bowl
Running Backs
9-3
Citrus Bowl
start.
Edinboro (1986-present)
His first edition finished with a 6-5 record,
the most wins ever under a first-year coach. But
it didn't end just on the football field. The
Fighting Scots excelled in the classroom, including
a cumulative team GPA of over 2.8 for the spring
1986
Assistant Coach
Running Backs
7-3
1987
Assistant Coach
Running Backs
3-8
1988
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
5-4-1
1989
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
8-3
semester.
Browning became the first coach at
Edinboro since Sox Harrison to win his first two
games as head coach. That happened in 1926,
the first year of football at the Boro. Thanks to a
28-14 win at West Chester, he became the first
coach since Bill McDonald in 1969 to win his first
game as head coach.
That victory, on the road at West Chester
between a pair of 2005 NCAA playoff teams, also
displayed Browning's propensity as a riverboat
gambler. The Fighting Scots went for it on fourth
down four times, and made it three times.
A year ago the Fighting Scots finished with a
7-4 record while facing one of the most difficult
schedules in recent memory. Edinboro faced four
nationally-ranked teams, upsetting 25th-ranked
Bloomsburg thanks to a memorable comeback,
42-41, while losing to eighth-ranked
California(Pa.), 17th-ranked West Chester and
24th-ranked lUP. In fact, Edinboro's four losses
came to teams which combined for a 40-9.
The Fighting Scots also continued the strong
academic trend, with 15 players earning PSAC
Scholar-Athlete honors.
"I am very pleased to announce the promo
tion of Scott Browning to the position of head
football coach at Edinboro University," stated
then-President Dr. Frank G. Pogue at the time.
1990
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
9-3
1991
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
7-4
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Notable
PSAC West Champions
NCAA Division II Playoffs
NCAA Division II Playoffs
1992
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
8-2-1
NCAA Division II Playoffs
1993
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
8-3
NCAA Division II Playoffs
1994
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
7-3
1995
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
9-2
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
6-4
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
4-6
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
4-7
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
3-8
1996
1997
1998
1999
PSAC West Champions
NCAA Division II Playoffs
Offensive Line
2000
Assistant Coach
2001
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
4-6
2002
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
5-6
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
9-3
2003
5-6
Offensive Line
2004
2005
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
Offensive Coordinator/
PSAC West Champions
NCAA Division II Playoffs
9-3
PSAC West Champions
NCAA Division II Playoffs
8-2
PSAC West Champions
Offensive Line
2006
Head Coach
6-5
2007
Head Coach
7-4
Edinboro Football 2008 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
who have the ability to.be success
ful both in the classroom and on
the football field. It is my sincere
belief that when they take the
field, they must wear the Edinboro
jersey with pride, and when they
are in the community, that they
have earned the respect that
comes with being a Fighting Scot."
Browning has served on the
staffs at three NCAA Division I
institutions. Prior to joining the
Fighting Scot staff, he coached
receivers and running backs at
Ohio State for two years while
serving as a graduate assistant.
That group included Keith Byars.
The Buckeyes went to the Rose
Bowl in 1984, dropping a 20-17
decision to USC to finish with a 9-3
record. The following year Ohio
State went bowling again, this
time defeating Brigham Young, 107, in the Citrus Bowl, to once
again finish at 9-3.
Edinboro head football coach Scott Browning with son Drew.
Browning served as a graduate
assistant coach at New Mexico
State in 1982, and the following
recruiting coordinator in addition to his duties with
year instructed the receivers at Idaho State. Idaho
the offensive line. A year later he was named the
State reached the NCAA Division l-AA Playoffs
offensive coordinator, and the Fighting Scot offense
before suffering a 27-20 defeat to Nevada.
made great strides over the last five years.
A 1981 graduate of The Ohio State University
Browning emphasized a balanced attack which
with a bachelor's degree in Education, Browning
showcased the combination of a strong ground
began his coaching career as
game and dangerous aerial attack. Over his last
an assistant coach at
three seasons Edinboro averaged 29.9 ppg. in 2003,
Worthington High School
33.2 ppg. in '04, and 31.4 ppg. in '05.
and Dayton-Fairview High
All told. Browning has been an assistant coach
Schools in Ohio from 1979on all seven of Edinboro's NCAA playoff teams,
81. Before transferring to
along with five of the nine PSAC champion squads.
Ohio State he attended
He took over a team which has been to the NCAA
Capital University where
Division II Playoffs two of the last three years, and
he played football for one
during that period has posted a 26-8 record. The
season. Browning later
26 wins were the most in a three-year period in
earned a master's degree
Edinboro history.
in Education
"It goes without saying that I am extremely
Administration from New
excited to have this opportunity," noted an elated
Mexico State in 1983.
Browning. "I was proud to be a part of the teams
Browning, 49 and a
in the 1990's that ranked among the best in
native of Loudonville,
Division II, and over the last few years we have
Ohio, and his wife, Lynn,
once again elevated the program to one of the best
reside in Edinboro and
in the country. The University and the community
have two children, Andrew
of Edinboro mean a great deal to me. Over the
(14) and Katelyn (10). His
years we have tried to become an integral part of
brother Mitch has also
this community. I am thrilled that I can continue
enjoyed a successful
that association while taking over a group of play
career as a football coach.
ers that represent the ideals I believe in.
After several noteworthy
"I'm sure you will see some changes in the
seasons as the offensive
future, but I can tell you this, the ideals remain in
coordinator at the
place for this program, and always have in the time
University of Minnesota,
I've been here. Without question we want to be
he was hired this past win
successful on the field, and that means challenging
ter as the offensive coordi
for the PSAC West title. But we won't compromise
nator at Syracuse
integrity. We will continue to bring in young men
University.
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Browning's
Personal Data
PERSONAL
Born: October 28,1958
Hometown: Perrysville, OH
Wife: Lynn
Children: Andrew (14), Katelyn (10)
EDUCATION
High School: Loudonville (OH)
High School, 1977
College: The Ohio State University, B.S.
in Education -1981
Postgraduate: New Mexico State, M.S.
in Education Administration --1983
Playing Experience: Capital
University, running back -1977
COACHING
Coaching Experience: Worthington
(OH) High School - assistant coach,
1979; Dayton-Fairview (OH) High
School - assistant coach, 1980-81;
New Mexico State University secondary, 1982; Idaho State receivers, 1983; Ohio State
University - running backs, 1984-86;
Edinboro University - offensive
coordinator, defensive backs, run
ning backs, offensive line, 19862005, head coach, 2006
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Assistant Coaches
Wayne Bradford
DefensiveCoordinator/Linebackers
10th Year
Salisbury State '90
Wayne Bradford is in his tenth year as a mem
ber of the Edinboro coaching staff. He enters his
fourth season as the Fighting Scot defensive coordi
nator, and had previously held the same title in 1999
under former head coach Tom Hollman. After overseeing the defensive line
for seven seasons, Bradford took over as the linbackers coach in 2006.
Bradford orchestrated the top defense in the country three years ago, as
Edinboro paced Division II in scoring defense (9.3 ppg.), total defense (211.2
ypg.), and rushing defense (53.7 ypg.). In addition, Edinboro was third in pass
efficiency defense and turnover margin. The Fighting Scots recorded three
shutouts, the most since the 1975
team also shut out three oppo
nents. A total of seven opponents
were held to seven points or less.
He coached four all-conference per
Born: April 3, 1968
formers a year ago.
Hometown: Glen Burnie, MD
Two years ago his defensive
College Education: Salisbury State
unit recorded two more shutouts
University, B.S. in Business
while leading the PSAC in rushing
Administration - 1990; M.S. in
defense (70.6 ypg.), good for third
Business Administration -1992
in the country.
Playing Experience: Salisbury State
A year ago Bradford guided a
University, offensive line - 1986-89
young defense that ended up hav
Coaching Experience: Salisbury
ing five players earn All-PSAC hon
State University - defensive line
Bradford's
Personal Data
ors.
Under Bradford's tutelage,
Edinboro has had thirteen first team
All-PSAC West defensive linemen.
In fact, he has been responsible for
three of the last four PSAC West
Defensive Players of the Year, with
Ben Stroup earning the honor in
2006, Chris Amico the 2005 recipi
ent, and Seth Fragale
the winner in 2004.
Bradford had previ
ously been at Salisbury
State since 1990, and
was the Sea Gulls'
defensive coordinator
from 1994-98.
A graduate of
Salisbury State, Bradford
began his coaching
career at his alma mater
in 1990, serving as an
assistant coach in charge
of the linebackers (199092) and defensive line
men (1992-94). In 1994,
he was promoted to
defensive coordinator.
In 1997, Salisbury
State ranked 38th in
NCAA Division III in total
defense, allowing just
268 yards per game. His
1995 defensive unit pro
duced a first team AFCA
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man & linebackers, 1990-93; defen
sive coordinator, 1994-99; Edinboro
University - defensive coordinator,
1999, 2005 to present; defensive
line, 2000-05.
Wife: Gwen
Children: Nicholas (10), Julia (8),
Mitchell (3)
Assistant Coaches
All-American at linebacker, and helped the Sea Gulls finish 7-2 with a berth in
the ECAC Southwest Championship Game.
Bradford graduated from Salisbury State in 1990 with a bachelor's
degree in Business Administration. He completed work on his master's
degree in Business Administration from Salisbury State in 1992. In addition to
working as a member of the football staff, Bradford was a faculty member in
the School of Business. Beginning in 1996, he was the Director of the
Business Graduate Programs for the Perdue School of Business.
As an undergraduate, Bradford was an offensive lineman. He played on
the 1986 Salisbury State team which finished as the NCAA Division III national
coach from 2000-02.
Yurcich resides in
Edinboro. He is engaged
to former Edinboro cross
country All-American Julie
Nemergut, who was hired
this past winter as
Edinboro's assistant
women's track & field
coach.
Kim Niedbala
Defensive Backs
3rd Year
Clarion '99
runnerup.
Bradford and his wife, Gwen, reside in Edinboro with their ten-year-old
son, Nicholas, eight-year-old daughter, Julia and three-year-old son Mitchell.
Mike Yurcich
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
4th Year
California {Pa.) '99
Mike Yurcich enters his fourth season as a
member of the Edinboro University coaching staff.
Yurcich joined the football staff in April 2005 as the
quarterbacks coach. He enters his third season as
the offensive coordinator after assuming that role in 2006.
Yurcich has overseen the development of the offense into one of the
top units in the country. In particular, the Fighting Scots now rank as one of
the top passing teams in Division II. A year ago Edinboro led the PSAC in
passing offense (312.8 ypg.), ranked second in total offense (455.7 ypg.), and
was fourth in scoring offense at 35.7 ppg., the highest total since 1994 and
the fourth-highest in school history. The Fighting Scots ranked eighth in
Division II in passing offense, 18th in total offense, and 25th in scoring
offense.
A native of Euclid, Ohio,
Yurcich served as a graduate assis
tant coach at Indiana University in
2003-04. In addition to conducting
Born: November 5, 1975
statistical analysis for the Hoosiers'
Hometown:
Euclid, OH
offense, he assisted with the wide
Co'lege Education: California
receivers.
University of Pennsylvania, B.A. in
Yurcich is no stranger to the
Industrial Organization PsychologyPennsylvania State Athletic
1999; University of Saint Francis (Ind.),
Conference. After attending Mount
M.Ed. in School Counseling-2002
Union in 1994-95, he transferred to
Playing Experience: Mount Union
California (Pa.) and played three
College, quarterback - 1994-95;
seasons for the Vulcans. Yurcich
California University of Pa., quarter
was a two-year captain at California
back-1996-98
(Pa.), serving as the starting quar
Coaching
Experience: Indiana
terback in 1996 and sharing the
University - offensive graduate
starting role in 1998.
assistant, 2003-04; University of
Yurcich graduated from
Saint Francis (Ind.) - running backs,
California (Pa.) with a bachelor's
1999; quarterbacks, 2000-02; offen
degree in Industrial Organization
sive coordinator, 2002; junior varsity
Psychology in May 1999, and later
head coach, 2000-02; Edinboro
earned his master's degree in
University - quarterbacks, 2005;
School Counseling from St.
offensive
coordinator, 2006.
Francis(IN). While at St. Francis(IN),
Yurcich's
Personal Data
he served as an assistant coach for
the Cougars, helping USF to four consecutive Mid-States Football Association
Mid-East League Championships and four NAIA Playoff berths. The Cougars
were 38-8 during the four-year period.
After coaching the running backs in 1999 at St. Francis, Yurcich worked
with the quarterbacks in 2000 and 2001. He served as the offensive coordi
nator and quarterbacks coach in 2002. He was also the junior varsity head
Edinboro Football 2008 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
Kim Niedbala joined the Edinboro coaching
staff in the spring of 2006 as the defensive backs
coach after serving as an assistant coach at Clarion
for seven seasons from 1999-05.
He has quickly made his mark at Edinboro while instructing the second
ary. In his first season a pair of players earned All-PSAC West honors, and this
past year three of the four members of the secondary were recognized as AllPSAC performers.
At Clarion, he was elevated to the defensive coordinator in 2002 after
working with the outside lineback
ers in 1999, then taking over as the
secondary coach and special teams
coordinator from 2000 until 2002.
One of the top players in
Born: February 26,1974
Clarion history, Niedbala was a
Hometown: Beaver Falls, PA
three-time All-American at free
College Education: Clarion
safety and strong safety from 1994University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in
96. He was a consensus first team
Geography- 1996
All-American in 1996, including
Playing Experience: Clarion
Associated Press Little All-America
University of Pennsylvania, safetyafter posting 106 tackles, 100 solo,
1992-96
with 20 passes broken up, 4 tackles
Coaching Experience: Glenville
for losses and a pair of intercep
State University - secondary, 1997tions.
98; Clarion University - outside
A captain on the '96 team, he
linebackers, 1999; secondary, 2000helped the Golden Eagles finish
01; defensive coordinator, 2002-05;
with an 11-3 record. Clarion won
Edinboro University-defensive
the East Region title and advanced
backs, 2006
to the Division II semifinals before
Wife: Melissa
suffering a 19-18 loss to eventual
Children: Isabel (born Feb. 13,2008)
national champion Northern
Niedbala's
Personal Data
Keith Braxton
Defensive Line
3rd Year
Virginia Military Institute '98
Keith Braxton was named Edinboro's defen
sive line coach in March of 2006 after serving as a
member of the Virginia Military Institute coaching
staff for five seasons. He was in charge of the defen
sive line after previously earning four letters as a defensive tackle at VMI. He
also served as the defensive tackles coach at Loras College during the 1997
season.
As Edinboro's defensive line coach he has helped in the development of
a pair of All-PSAC performers, with Chris Amico earning the honor both years
and A.J. Cousins a 2006 selection.
As a player, Braxton was a three-year starter at VMI from 1994-96. He
posted 195 career tackles, including 11 tackles for losses and 6 sacks. He had
one of his top games as a sopho
more, finishing with 8 tackles, 6 of
those solo, in VMI's 26-23 win over
Appalachian State.
In all, he played in 44 career
Born: April 10,1975
games with 35 starts. He was a tri
Hometown: Beaverdam, VA
captain as a senior.
College Education: Virginia Military
After serving as an assistant
Institute, B.A. in History - 1997
coach at Loras for a year, Braxton
Playing Experience: Virginia
left coaching for two years to work
Military Institute, defensive tackle as a customer service representa
1993-96
tive at First Union National Bank in
Coaching Experience: Loras College
Richmond, VA before returning to
- defensive tackles, 1997; Virginia
his alma mater in 2001.
Military Institute - defensive tack
Braxton is a native of
les, 2001-05; Edinboro UniversityBeaverdam, VA. He graduated
defensive line, 2006
from VMI in 1998 with a bache
Braxton's
Personal Data
Colorado. Clarion was awarded the
ECAC Lambert Cup.
Niedbala recorded 117 tackles, 9 passes broken up, and had 5 intercep
tions in 1995, earning second team Associated Press Little All-America honors
and second team Football Gazette All-American accolades. In 1994, he had
98 tackles, 6 tackles for losses, 4 interceptions and 3 sacks.
Niedbala concluded his career with 407 tackles, 34 passes broken up, 12
interceptions, 11 tackles for losses and 8 fumble recoveries. He was selected
to play in the Snow Bowl following his senior season. In all, he earned first
team All-PSAC West
honors his final three
lor's degree in History. He is single
and resides in Edinboro.
years.
A native of Beaver
Falls, PA, Niedbala
received his bachelor's
degree in Geography
from Clarion in 1996.
He began his coaching
career at Glenville
State, serving as the
secondary coach during
the 1997 and '98 cam
paigns.
Niedbala and his
wife, Melissa, reside in
Meadville, PA with their
daughter Isabel, who
was born on February
13, 2008.
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Support Staff
Assistant Coaches
Jim Henson
Running Backs
11th Year
Hiram '68
Jim Henson, a highly successful high school
coach in Ohio for over twenty years, enters his
eleventh
season on
the Edinboro staff. He is also a pro
fessor in the Mathematics
Department at Edinboro.
After working on the defensive
Born: September 11,1946
side of the ball as the strong
Hometown: Orwell, OH
safeties/outside linebackers coach
College Education: Hiram College,
for two years, Henson moved over
B.A. in Arts & Mathematics - 1968;
to the offense and will instruct the
Youngstown St. Univ., M.S. in
running backs for the seventh
Mathematics Education -1972
straight season. He previously
Playing Experience: Hiram College,
worked with the running backs in
defensive back -1964-66
1999 and was in charge of the
Coaching Experience: Cardinal
defensive linemen in '98.
Middlefield (OH) High School - assis
Henson joined the Edinboro
tant coach, 1968-75; Grand Valley
staff after serving as a mathematics
(OH) High School - head coach,
teacher, football coach and athletic
1976-97; Edinboro Univ. - defensive
director at Grand Valley High School
line, 1998; strong safeties/ outside
in Ohio for 22 years. He led the
linebackers, 2000-01; running backs,
Mustangs to a 150-68-4 record, with
1999, 2002 to present
five Grand River Conference champi
Wife: Evelyn
onships, three East Suburban
Children: Jim (39), Jennifer (31)
Conference titles, and three state
playoff appearances. Inthel990's,
Henson's charges posted three undefeated campaigns and a 23-game regular
season winning streak. He was named the Conference Coach of the Year
Henson's
Personal Data
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eight times and County Coach of the Year three times, culminated by his
selection as the Ohio Division V Coach of the Year in 1997 and the Division IV
Coach of the Year in '92. A year ago he was a member of the first class
inducted into the Ashtabula County Football Hall of Fame.
Prior to beginning his stellar career at Grand Valley, Henson debuted as
an assistant coach at Cardinal Middlefield (OH) High School, where he served
for eight years.
Henson graduated from Hiram College in 1968 with a bachelor of arts
degree in Mathematics, then completed work on his master of science
degree in Education with a major in Mathematics from Youngstown State in
1972. He and his wife, Evelyn, reside in Edinboro. They are the parents of a
son, Jim, who is the head football coach at Jefferson(Oh.) High School and a
daughter, Jennifer, along with four grandchildren.
Gary Hanna
Becky Mokris
Peggy McMillan
Dr. Thomas Fessler
Dr. Pat Leary
Head Athletic Trainer
Asst. Athletic Trainer
Secretary
Team Physician
Team Physician
Shawn Loughlin
Steve Green
Matt Polvino
John Van Laningham
Mitch McGrew
Head Manager
Manager
Manager
Manager
Video Director
Anthony Peluso
Offensive Line
3rd Year
Edinboro '06
Edinboro head coach Scott Browning consid
ers former Boro standout Anthony Peluso an upand-coming talent in the coaching profession.
Peluso will once again work as an assistant coach in
charge of the offensive line, a duty he assumed two years ago. He is also in
charge of the strength and conditioning program. Three years ago Peluso
assisted current head coach Scott Browning with the offensive line.
A native of Aliquippa, PA, Peluso was a three-year starter at right guard
for the Fighting Scots. In all, he started his final 33 games at Edinboro, while
playing in 43 career games.
As a senior, Peluso was a key reason Edinboro made its first appearance
in the NCAA Division II Playoffs since 1995, finishing the year with a 9-3
record. He earned first team All-PSAC West honors and was an honorable
mention D2Football.com AllAmerican. He also earned second
team Football Gazette All-Northeast
Region recognition.
Peluso has played profession
Born: October 8,1981
ally the last three years for Erie's
Hometown: Aliquippa, PA
entry in the AIFA, an indoor football
College Education: Edinboro
league. He has been a starter on
University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in
the offensive line since joining the
Social Science - 2006
Erie Freeze midway through the
Playing Experience: Edinboro
2006 season. This season the team
University, offensive guard - 2000was the Erie RiverRats. Peluso was
2003; Erie Freeze and Erie RiverRats
accorded All-AIFA Northern Division
professional indoor football league
honors.
team.
Peluso completed work on his
Coaching Experience: Edinboro
bachelor's degree in Social Science
University - assistant offensive line,
in May 2006. He is single and
2005; offensive line, 2006
resides in Edinboro.
Peluso's
Personal Data
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Fighting Scots Profiles
Jeremy Appell
Jr.
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E>E
Webster, NY
223 lbs.
Jeremy Artman 11 -K
Ron Bardo
Fr.-r
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6’3”
Ashtabula, OH
200 lbs.
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Matt Black
Fr.-r
S’li”
Fr.-r
6’3”
WilliamsviUe, NY
185 lbs.
OG
Athens, PA
288 lbs.
LS
Canton, PA
252 lbs.
Nate Boland
Fr.
6’2”
Chad Brooks
Jr.
6’i”
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Hamlin, NY
257 lbs.
Josh Brown
So.
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Rochester, NY
215 lbs.
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Sheperdstoum, WV
155 lbs.
Michael Battles TB
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Coraopolis, PA
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S’lo”
Tarentum, PA
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5’9”
Westerville, OH
196 lbs.
Adam Burdick
Fr.
S’lo”
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Newfane, NY
182 lbs.
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Sr.
S’lo”
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South Wales, NY
185 lbs.
Josh Bzorelc
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6’s”
OO
Saxonburg, PA
306 lbs.
Matt Catemolo
So.
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Webster, NY
254 lbs.
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Tonawanda, NY
278 lbs.
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Canandaigua, NY
325 lbs.
Elric Costello
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6’s”
C
Erie, PA
277 lbs.
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Springdale, PA
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6’4”
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Verona, PA
223 lbs.
Emporium, PA
245 lbs.
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Pittsburgh, PA
290 lbs.
Don Fiddey
Fr.
S’lo”
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Pittsburgh, PA
240 lbs.
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6’3”
WR
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Perry, OH
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Mike Enoch
Sr.
6’4”
Ryan Glenco
Fr.-r
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Silver Creek, NY
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Erie, PA
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Waldo, OH
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Ravenna, OH
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Elma, NY
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Delaware, OH
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Chris Ri^er
Fr.
6’s”
CXi
Hamburg, NY
218 lbs.
Kyle Reiser
Fr.
6’2”
WR
Ret^ew, PA
222 lbs.
Jake Reynolds
Fr.-r
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Avon Lake, OH
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Brian Roberts
Fr.
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LS
Edinboro, PA
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Pittsburgh, PA
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WR
Covina, CA
208 lbs.
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Fr.-r
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s’lo”
Dayton, OH
313 lbs.
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Edinboro, PA
178 lbs.
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S’li”
Monaco, PA
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Fighting Scots Profiles
Eric Spracklen
Fr.
5’ii”
Terry Tate
Jr.
6’o”
NG
Delaware, OH
246 lbs.
NG
Tyrone, PA
260 lbs.
Joe Wanson
Jr.
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BrandenWilliains
Fr.
S’lo”
QB
DuBois, PA
212 lbs.
CB
Lakewood, OH
175 lbs.
Rob Stoner
So.
6’2”
OG
Edinhoro,PA
295 lbs.
Jacob Tbomas
OT
Fr.-r CambridgeS^sings,PA
6^3”
284 lbs.
Jesse Wattle
Fr.
5’n”
OLB
Erie, PA
180 lbs.
Jesse Williams
So.
5’9”
Ricardo Stuvaints TB
Ben Swank
So.
5’io”
So.
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McKeesport, PA
185 lbs.
Janies Thomas
Fr.-r
s’li”
Jake Wickline
Fr.
S’lo”
H>E
Pittsburgh, PA
227lbs.
Shawn Walker
Fr.
6’s”
FS
Edinboro,PA
186 lbs.
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McKean, PA
220 lbs.
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Beaver Falls, PA
190 lbs.
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Maple Heights, OH
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Sox Harrison Stadium
member inducted into the
Edinboro Athletic Hall of Fame in
1982.
Harrison coached the
Fighting Scot football team from
its inception in 1926 to 1938, the
returned to guide the gridders in
1941 and '42. In addition, he
coached the men's basketball
team for 23 seasons, from 1928-
Sox Harrison Stadium serves as the home of the Fighting Scots. Dedicated in 1965,
the stadium honors the memory of B. Regis "Sox" Harrison, the head football and basketball
coach at Edinboro University for 34 years. Sox Harrison was the key figure in the building of
Edinboro's athletic program, unselfishly devoting 34 years of service to the University as an
athletic director, coach and physical education instructor. Appropriately, he was the first
Year-by-Year Record at
Sox Harrison Stadium
196519661967
196819691970
197119721973
197419761975
197719781979
198019811982
198319851984
1986
3-1
0-3
2-3
1-3
3-1
5-0
4-0
3-2
2-2-1
3-1
4-1
4-1
2-3
1-4
2-2
3-1-1
2-3
3-1
3-2
4-1
2-3
4-1
2-3
3-0-1
5-0
5-0
4-1
4-1
3-2
4-1
5-0
3-1
3-3
3-2
2-4
4-2
4-1
2-3
4-1
4-1
6-0
2-4
3-2
198719881989
199019911992
199319941995
199619971998
2000200120021999
2003
2004
20062007 135 71-3
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53, winning 175 games.
The stadium received a
facelift last summer, giving it a
spanking new look. Most notice
able is the installation of an artifi
cial surface, Sportexe, to replace
the natural grass. And it is now
illuminated, with lights being
installed for the first time. Finally,
a new scorebaord was installed.
Sox Harrison Stadium seats
6,000 people in its two grand
stands, along with plenty of stand
ing room. In addition to press
boxes on both sides of the stadi
um, the facility has locker rooms, a training room and complete amenities for fans.
The stadium has undergone several renovations, including a new sound system and
improved handicapped access areas in 1999. In 1997,
a new grandstand was constructed on the visitor's side of the field,
adding 2,500 permanent seats, along with a press box, locker rooms and
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FIGHTING SCOTSI
No. Name
54 Jeremy Appell
Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
DE
6-1 223 Jr.
Jeremy Artman* ILB
LS
23
32
37
Michael Battles* TB
36
7
Williamsville, NY/St. Joseph’s
OG
Nate Boland
FB
Chad Brooks
DT
Houston Brown TB
8
71
Josh Brown
WR
2j AdW Burdick
FS
JoshBzorek
Matt Catemolo
NG
5-10 182 Fr.
WR
DT
6-5 306 Sr.
OT
C
49 Ryan Levinger*
31 lltysee“Spud”ItavisTB
81 Denayne Dixon
TE
TonyDomros
DE
Jimmy Doran
FB
35
Vinnie Durdella ILB
57 Shawn EUenherger DT
82 Stefan English
WR
4
DE
Hardin Moss
16
79
OT
6-4 290 Jr.
Fr.
46
GregSondag
Zack Spearing
OLB 5-11 207 Fr.
Eric Spraclden
NG
Rob Stoner
OG
38 Ricardo Stuvaints TB
5-10 185 So.
Ben Swank
FS
5-9 186 So.
EdirJroro, PA/Generd McLane/NavalAcademy
94 Terry Tate
NG
6-0 260 Jr.
Tyrone, PA/Tyrone Area
78
Jacob Thomas*
OT
6-3 284 Fr.
Cambridge Springs, PA/Cambridge Springs
90 James'^omas*
DE
5-11 227 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear
83
Shawn Walker
TE
6-3 220 Fr.
McKean, PA/General McLane
6-0 281 Fr.
9
JoeWanson
QB
6-4 212 Jr.
EhiBois, PA/DuBois Area
5-8 190 Jr.
39 Jesse Wattie
OLB 5-11 180 Fr.
Erie, PA/Strong Vincent
220 Sr.
28 JakeWlckline
5-8 196 Jr.
6-2 295 So.
McKeesport, PA/McKeesport/Slippery Rock
1
WR 5-10 164 So.
5-11 246 Fr.
Edinboro, PA/GerteralMcLane/Youngstown State
231 Fr.
230 Fr.
6-3 210 So.
Delaware, OH/Olentangy
6-4 242 So.
OLB 6-1
ILB
Monaca, PA/Center Area
50
6-0
6-2 265 So.
Wadsworih,OH/Pickerington Central
96
6-2
NG
FS
5-10190 Fr.
Beaver Falls, PA/Riverside
22 Branden\^^ams CB
5-10 175 Fr.
Lakewood, OH/St. Edward
12
Jesse Williams
CB
5-9 161
So.
Maple Heights, OH/Maple Heights
D.J. Patterson*
SS
5-9 180 Fr.
*red-shirtfreshman
Mike Perillo*
FS
5-10176 Fr.
Brandon Petry
OT
6-5 260 So.
Kenny Pettis
CB
5-11 165 Fr.
Massillon, OH/Massillon Washington
10
Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy
OLB 5-9 173
Delaware, OH/Delaware Hayes
18
6-4 223 Fr.
Ryan Skelton
Fima, NY/Iroquois Central/Albany
6-4 242 Sr.
DE
Gary Nolen
5-10178 So.
Altoona, PA/Altoona Area
So.
Verona, PA/Plum
55 Mike Fazio
CB
SS
Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder
WR 5-11 180 So.
C
6-1 313 Fr.
Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa/Allan Hancock CC
6-2 245 Fr.
Fredonia, NY/Fredonia
70 Ryan Ewing
DE
WR 6-2 208 Sr.
Jonathan Saine* OG
52 AdamSmithFriedman
OLB 6-0 206 Fr.
34 Desmond Patrick TB
11
Mayfield Heights, OH/Mayfield
97 Mike Enoch
25
WR 5-11 165 Fr.
TE
6-1 220 Fr.
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
5-10152 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy
So.
5-8 183 Fr.
6-0 173
DE
RyanRybicki
43 Dan Skelton
33
Braddock, PA/Woodland Hills/IUP
6-2 230 Fr.
Emporium, PA/Cameron County
76
5-10 259 Fr.
44 YhoshuaMurray ILB 5-11 220 Sr.
Mayfield Village, OH/Mayfield
6
209 Fr.
Erie, PA/East
6-4 251 Jr.
Clay, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse/Mansfield
91
OLB 6-1
CB
PK
Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair/Pittsburgh
6-4 265 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills
5-10 196 Sr.
5-9 215
OT
McKrees Rocks, PA/Sto-Rox
26 Charles Morris
West Seneca, NY/West Seneca West
41
6-5 288 So.
Webster, NY/Webster Thomas
6-5 251 Sr.
Cleveland, OH/Shaw/Gannon
77
20 Nick Marino
6-3 277 Sr.
Bryan’s Road, MD/Bishop McNamara
89 AlexRomanias*
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell/Clarion
6-5 325 Fr.
65 AdamMUer
TE
6-2 260 Fr.
Penn Run, PA/Penns Manor
6-1 278 Fr.
Springdale, PA/Springdale/Iowa
6-7 215 Fr.
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
86 Evan Landis
Frie, PA/Central
87 Lucas Cox
TE
Williamsville, NY/Sweet Home
5-10 181 Sr.
6-1 253 Fr.
Dayton, OH/Trotwood-Madison
Moon Township, PA/MoonArea
85 Marcus John^n
19 Jordan Krentz*
Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua Academy
68 Eric Costello
6-3 210 Jr.
Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa
5-10 254 So.
Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home
66 Jack Corey
D’mar Jeter*
80 Keir Jeter
Franklin, PA/Franklin/Clarion
75 Nick Christman
QB
l^erHersperger OT
Shane Hess*
LS
Covina, CA/Charter Oak
Fima, NY/Iroquois Central
2
Webster, NY/Webster Thomas
14 Rich Cerro
Trevor Harris
62 Josh Jesonowski C
Saxonburg, PA/Knoch
53
ILB 5-10 212 Fr.
Randolph, NY/Randolph Central
6-0 155 So.
WR 5-10185 Sr.
OG
Calyn Hamilton
30 Nick Jackson*
South Wales, NY/Iroquois/ Erie(NY) CC
72
ILB 6-2 235 Sr.
Lancaster, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg
5-9 196 Jr.
Newfane, NY/ Newfane
3 Jeremy Burr
Ryan Greene
Moon Township, PA/MoonArea
56
Sheperdstown, WV/ Jefferson
60 Brian Roberts
Ravenna, OH/Ravenna
6-1 257 Jr.
Westerville, OH/Westeruille Central
6-4 255 Jr.
6-0 302 Fr.
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
69 Brandon Hensley* DT
Hamlin, NY/Albion/Fordham
5
TE
OG
Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake
Williamsport, PA/Williamsport Area
PK/P 5-10 170 Fr.
Tarentum, PA/Highlands
51
Brad Gossett
88 SethHemhree
6-2 215 Fr.
Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili
13 Merle Bouchat
73 Jake Reynolds*
Waldo, OH/Marion Pleasant
6-3 288 Fr.
Athens, PA/Athens Area
42
5-11 188 Fr.
Erie, PA/Strong Vincent
93 Anthony Biagotti* OLB 5-11 185 Fr.
74 Matt Black*
P
WR 6-2 222 Fr.
Renfrew, PA/Knoch
Pittsburgh, PA/Langley/Morrisville(NY) JC
5-7 170 Fr.
Coraopolis, PA/MoonArea
17 Kyle Reiser
Perry, OH/Perry
6-4 267 Fr.
Canton, PA/Canton
5-10 240 Fr.
Silver Creek, NY/Silver Creek Central
6-0 200 Fr.
Ashtabula, OH/Lakeside
98 RonBardo*
FB
Pittsburgh, PA/Taylor Allderdice
29 RyanGenco*
Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder
95
48 Don Fickley
Kelley PonsoU*
ILB
6-0 192 Fr.
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
59 Chris Reger
OG
6-3 218 Fr.
Hamburg, NY/St. Francis
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EDINBORO OFFENSE (multiple)
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Ryan Rybicki (6-2, 208, Sr.)
Tyler Hersperger (6-5, 288, So.)
Rob Stoner (6-2, 295, So.)
Eric Costello (6-3, 277, Sr.)
Josh Bzorek (6-5, 306, Sr.)
Mike Fazio (6-4, 290, Jr.)
Dena)me Dixon (6-4, 255, Sr.)
Rich Cerro (5-10,181, Sr.)
Jeremy Burr (5-10,185, Sr.)
Trevor Harris (6-3, 210, Jr.)
Nate Boland (6-2, 215, Fr.)
Houston Brown (5-9,196, Jr.)
Alex Romanias (6-1, 220, Fr.-r)
Ben Swank__ ...FS
D’mar Jeter ... ...CB
Jeremy Burr... ..WR
Gaiy Nolen __ ...WR
Houston Brown ..TB
Ryan Rybicki .. ..WR
Trevor Harris . ,...QB
Josh Brown ... ..WR
Joe Wanson ..,...QB
KeUeyPonsoll . ..ILB
D.J. Patterson . ...SS
Jesse Williams ...CB
Merle Bouchat .,,PK/P
Rich Cerro__ ..WR
Mike PeriUo ... ...FS
Kyle Reiser__ ..WR
Kenny Pettis .. ...CB
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Jordan Krentz . .OLB
Nick Marino....... WR
Brandon Williams. CB
Brad Gossett....... TE
Ryan Skelton ...OLB
Charles Morris .. .CB
Adam Burdick...... FS
Jake Wickline........ FS
RyanGenco .......... P
Nick Jackson ...OLB
Ulysee Davis ....... TB
Michael Battles ....TB
ZachSpearing ..OLB
Desmond Patrick. .TB
Hardin Moss .. .OLB
C!alyn Hamilton. .ILB
Ryan Greene__ OLB
THE HISTORY OF
GANNON DEFENSE (multiple)
DE
DT
DT
DE
LB
LB
LB
CB
CB
SS
FS
P
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Tom Johnson (6-3, 240, SrJ
Chris Murphy (6-6, 285, Sr.)
David Postwaite (6-2, 300, Sr.),
Matt Ward (6-3, 265, Sr.)
Johnny Jones (6-1, 220, So.)
Danny Giegerich (6-2, 205, Fr.)
Matthew Neal-Mink (6-2, 200, So.)
Chris Cook (5-8,170, Fr.)
Aaron Roberson (5-10,170, Fr.)
Kevin Minor (6-2,195, So.)
Tomar Pettis (6-3, 200, Sr.)
Evan Euler (6-0,185, Jr.)
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2
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Ricardo Stuvaints .TB
Jesse Wattle .. ..OLB
Jimmy Doran . ...FB
Nate Boland ... ...FB
Dan Skelton ..,,.. .SS
Yhoshua Murray .ILB
Greg Sondag... ..ILB
Don Fickley ... ...FB
Ryan Levinger.. ..DE
Rob Stoner — ...OG
Chad Brooks ... ...DT
Adam SmithFriedman......... ...NG
MattCatemolo . ...NG
Jeremy AppeU. ...DE
Mike Fazio__ ...OT
Shane Hess ... ...OT
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Shawn Ellenbeiger .DT
Chris Reger___ ..OG
Brian Roberts... ..LS
Josh Jesonowski ...C
Adam Miller ... . . ;C
Jack Chrey....... • .'.OT
Eric Ctostello ..!. ...C
Brandon Hensley .DT
Ryan Ewing__ ..DE
Tyler Hersperger .OT
Josh Bzorek __ ..OG
Jake Reynolds .,..OG
Matt Black........ ..OG
Nick Christman ..DT
Jonathan Saine ,..OG
Tony Domros .. ..DE
Brandon Petiy . ..OT
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Keir Jeter..............DE
Denayne Dixon .. .TE
Stefan English .. .WR
Marcus Johnson.. WR
Evan Landis.........TE
Lucas C!ox............ TE
Seth Hembree___TE
Alex Romanias .. .PK
James Thomas .. .DE
Yumie Durdella .. .ILF
Anthony Biagotti. .OLB
TenyTate ........... NG
Jeremy Altman . .ILL
Eric Spracklen___NG
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auspices of tradition. At Ole Miss, you get dressed up to see a
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The toys go on to benefit underprivileged children at the St.
Francis Youth Center in the South Bronx, where the center hosts a
party for the kids, and the players get to play Santa.
You really start to see it’s the little things that matter,” Koury
says. “A $5 toy for a kid who might not normally get any toys dur
ing Christmas, or very few at that - to see the smile on their face,
it makes it really enjoyable and rewarding at the same time.”
The players’ interaction with the children doesn’t, stop there.
The sophomores, juniors and seniors use their volunteer hours to
put together sports clinics at the youth center and even chaper
one the kids at Columbia sporting events.
[Last year] the kids came to campus and we sat through
about a half of a basketball game, and by that point they were
bouncing off the walls,” Koury says.
So, to let the kids blow off some steam, the chaperones threw
together an impromptu game of basketball in the recreational
gym and even allowed the kids to try to pin their much larger idols
in the wrestling room.
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these little kids, playing around, and everyone’s laughing,” Koury
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on a Saturday,” Koury says. “And the kids are so great. They’re just
so grateful to hang out with you just for a little bit and be with
somebody who loves what they love.”
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freshman program. In^n effort that began last season,
the freshmen devote three hours every other Friday to
It’s fairly obvious that, to play football at Columbia Univer
cooking and preparing dinners for about 15 to 20 home
sity, one needs to have some pretty big muscles and a brain
less men at the Bronx-based St. Padre Pio Homeless Shel
to match. But what’s not so outwardly apparent is that a big
ter. Afterwards, the student-athletes and the homeless
heart is required, too.
men spend time talking to and learning from each other.
Every offseason, when other teams are catching up on
Every time they talked, it was rave reviews from the
their sleep, the Lions opt to take part in a trio of community
homeless men,” Koury says. “They just enjoyed having
service efforts in New York City.
that attention, having people to talk to. For the men them
“At first [the student-athletes] seem really hesitant to put
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themselves out there and to volunteer their time,” says Clark
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June Jones doesn’t necessarily believe that the best offense is a good defense.
That s understandable when you put together the explosive offenses Jones does.
SMU beheves in Jones and gave him five years to work the same magic in Dalias that he worked at Hawai'i
When Jones arrived in Honoluiu in 1999, the Warriors had lost 18 consecutive games. They went 9-4 in his first
seasons
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SMU has one winning season since returning in 1989
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Jones, the 1999 National Coach of the Year, talked to Touchdown Illustrated about coming back to
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TOUCHDOWN
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re-builder ofprograms ?
What made you choose to
JONES: We have a formula, we have a way we do
things. We are able to get the players to believe in each oth
coach at SMU?
JUNE JONESrihe
er and trust each other and believe in winning. Always the
opportunity that they have
here to turn the thing around,
number one thing when you come into these situations is
think there’s a tremendous up
side. This job just appealed to me.
Once I met the people it appealed to me
more. A lot of the things [Director of Ath
letics] Steve Orsini had already got into
changing the mindset of the athletes. They have to believe.
You’ve got to work hard at getting that done. Obviously win
ning kind of makes you believe, but at the same time you’ve
got to change the mindset — that we are going to win, that it
is going to happen — and so it becomes a mental condition
that you have to get the players into.
place when you turn around a situation that
is very bad. He’s gone out, raised money, put
in place the things that are needed for the pro
gram to have success. That commitment from
the president of the school to the athletic di
TDI: How is recruiting in Dallas different than
recruiting in Hawai'i?/
JONES.
That’s a real eye-opener here. There are so
many players. There are four million people, while there are
rectors the key boosters, they understand
what a winning football program will do not
only 800,000 on Oahu. So the numbers are far greater, and of
just for the athletic department but for the
course, it’s hard to recruit to Hawai’i from the standpoint that
whole school, for the whole foundation, for
everything.
TDI:
The Mustangs were 1-11 last
season but lost five games by seven
points or less. Are you encouraged by
that competitiveness?
It takes a special kid to get on a plane and go 5,000 miles and
not many of them will do that.
T DI. /s there a player under the radar now that
people will know by the end of the year?
JONES.
Offensively there are two wide receivers we
have, [junior] Emmanuel Sanders and [sophomore] Aldrick
JONES: That is encouraging.
Robinson. Those two kids are going to be very productive in
They did compete. They’ve got to find
our system. Defensively, (sophomore defensive end] Youri
Yenga and a nose tackle, (senior] Serge Elizee, he’s going to
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PITTSBURGH
VS.
WEST VIRGINIA
Only seventy miles separate the campuses of Pittsburgh and West
Virginia and even though a state line cuts between them, on game day,
these teams and their fans are always standing toe-to-toe. The “Backyard
Brawl” is the oldest and most intense rivalry in Big East History. Not
limited to the gridiron, the rivalry spills onto the hardwood during
basketball season, too. But between the sidelines is where this battle
gains its ferocity. Last season, with Pitt finishing out a subpar season
11985
We never really cared all that!
West Virginia when
I went to school, mainly because Penn State was our biggest rival Boy|i
wed get up for that Penn State game. But I guess you do have to give®
little bit of credit to West Virginia. They always found their way to thP
Indium for what was usually a great game.
Now, when 1 say it was a great game, I strictly mean that as what tS
tould consider a great game from a second-rate team. I’m telling you.
I rooted for West Virginia to beat Penn State every time they played'
because we always wanted something to make fun of Penn State for
when they played us. Otherwise, we truly expected to beat V\fest Virginia
v\dten we played them. It was a shock when we lost back-to-back games
in ’83 and ’84. We were coming off seven straight wins, three of them atf<
Mountaineer Field. And a couple of those wins weren’t even close. Back>$
when Pitt had teams that competed for the National Championship,
when they tossed out a lineup featuring Dan Marino and Tony Dorsett,
we never anticipated a close game with WVU. My sophomore year, in
'82,1 remember trudging up the hill in Oakland to old Pitt Stadium, fully,
anticipating a blowout. Well, the game turned out to be a tight one, buti
the Panthers held on, 16-13, to give the Mountaineers their first loss of I
the season.
I remember playing them when Jeff Hostetler was their quarterback.
Man, would we get on him. There would be students right down by the ;■
sidelines giving it to Old Hoss and they were saying things that we
enviously can’t print here. But it was good-natured. Yeah, really good?
Inatured.
and the Mountaineers in the National Championship hunt, the Panthers
walked into Morgantown and derailed West Virginia’s title dreams. Pitt
holds the longest winning streak and the all-time series lead, but it’s
been all West Virginia lately. Over 400 players who have participated in
the annual game have gone on to the NFL. This rivalry has it all; 100 years
of history, superstar players, great games, upsets and crazy alumni, two
of which have decided to tell their side of the story on this page.
THE MOST IMPORTANT.DECISIONS START
WITH ,THE MOST IMPORTANT,PEOPLE
Heisman Hopefuls
PRESENTED BY
Last season, Tim Tebow shocked the college football world and became the first
underclassnian to win the Heisman Trophy. This year's field is chock full of talented
candidates, from multifaceted quarterbacks to powerful running backs. Can Knowshon
Moreno duplicate Tebow's feat in his sophomore season? Here's a look at five qamechangers who could be in NewYork come early December.
THE
HEISMAN
BY SETH BERKMAN
TIM TEBOW
Chris Wells’ stats
Junior, QB, Florida
The Resume: Tebow's
% dual-threat ability of
running and throwing
the
ball
negated
coach Urban Meyer's
need for utilizing a
two-QB system in '07.
The Tebow Show not
only passed for 32
TDs, he also ran for
23 scores and 895 yards. With wideout
Percy Harvin on his side, as well as USC
transfer and former Pac-10 Freshman
of the Year Emmanuel Moody in the
backfield, the Gators offense should be
among the bestin the nation.
Bottom Line:Tebow's facing a
much
tougher individual field in '08 and may
suffer a backlash if given their talent, the
Gators don't play for the national title.
2007 STATS
Att
Com
350
234
Yds
3,286
Team: Florida
TDs
I NTs
32
6
CHRIS WELLS
Junior, RB, Ohio State
The Resume:
"Beanie" was a beast
for the Buckeyes last
season, picking up
over 1,600 yards in
his first full season
as a starter. But what
endeared him most to
the Columbus faithful
was
a
222-yard
performance against Michigan, helping
Ohio State earn a berth in the BCS
Championship Game.Though they came
up short against LSU, Wells should put
up similar numbers this season as the
Buckeyes will once again contend for the
crown. If there is one area where he could
improve, it would be his receiving skills
as he caught only five passes in '07.
Bottom Line: Wells is one of the names
consistently mentioned in the argument
of who is the best college running back
and has a great shot of winning the
Heisman out of the backfield.
runner-up Darren McFadden and the
i Arkansas Razorbacks, 38-7). Yes, he did
TeamTOhfo State"
: Att
: 274
Yds
1,609
Avg
5.9
TDs
15
have 536 passing attempts last season,
but Daniel flashed the accuracy and arm
strength that proved he was more than
just a product of a system. With many
PAT WHITE
starters back in tow this season, the '07
Heisman finalist could put up even better
numbers in '08.
Bottom Line: Daniel might lose points for
Missouri's pass-heavy system, but will
be hard to overlook if he throws for over
4,500 yards and 35TDs.
'
Senior, QB, West Virginia
The
Resume: White
may not have gaudy
passing
numbers
like Tebow or Daniel,
but he is much more
dangerous
on
the
ground and perhaps
the
bigger
threat
when the ball is in his
hands. Last season he
carried the Mountaineers to the Fiesta
Bowl, where they beat Oklahoma, 48-28.
White threw for 14 touchdowns and also
ran for 14, picking up 1,335 yards rushing
along the way. With budding sophomore
running back Noel Devine expected
s 2007 STATS
!Att
Com
1???
2007 STATS
Att
Com
216
144
Team: West Virginia
Yds
TDs
I NTs
1,724
14
4
CHASE DANIEL
Senior, QB, Missouri
The Resume: You can
admit if you didn't
know
who
Chase
Daniel
was
before
last season. In fact,
most folks outside of
The Show-Me State
probably had no clue.
But Daniel showed
everyone that he was
the nation's best-kept secret, leading the
unheralded Tigers to the Big 12 North
title and a berth in the Cotton Bowl (where
Daniel and company beat Heisman
Team: Missouri j
TDs
I NTs
;
33
11
J
KNOWSHON
MORENO
Sophomore, RB, Georgia
The Resume: Bulldog
fans are clamoring to
to put up over 1,000 yards, voters will
be looking for White to show he can
proficiently toss the pigskin.
Bottom Line: Like Tebow, a large part of his
Heisman hype will rely on how well his
team does; if West Virginia fails to make
the national title game, it will be very
hard for a Big East player to take home
the Heisman, even if he throws and
rushes for over 1,500 yards.
Yds
see more of Moreno,
as the speedy back
came out of nowhere
to rush for over 1,300
yards in his freshman
season.
That
was
perhaps
only
a
glimpse of-what he has to offer, as he
started onfy six of Georgia's 12 regular
season contests. Many have compared
the New Jersey native to all-time college
football great Herschel Walker, and while
that may be a bit premature, there's no
doubting Moreno's talent for bursting
through the hole and finding the end
zone.
Bottom Line: He may be one year away from
serious contention, but Tebow showed
last year that a dynamic sophomore can
win the trophy, and Moreno is already
arguably the best back in the country.
12007 STATS
! Att
Yds
1248
1,334
~
^
Team: Georgia
Avg
TDs
5.4
14
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Howard Jones
The Head Man
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Jones told us we’d have to outplay their line to win.”
That’s what the game turned out to be, a battle of lines, All-Americans
crashing into each other. Tay Brown and Ernie Smith of USC vs. Joe Kurth and
BY MORRIS SCHULATSKY
Moose Krause of Notre Dame.
Beating Notre Dame - Rockne’s last great team - gave the team from the
coast a great lift. Several days later their train pulled into LA.’s Union Station
and they got the biggest ticker tape parade the city had ever seen. Films of
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minute to plaij in the biggest game of the 1931 season. A classic match-up between Notre
the game were played as a feature movie in downtown theaters. The following
Dame and Southern Caiifornia. Allison Danzig of the New York Times called it "the game of the
New Year’s Day, the Trojans outplayed Tulane, 20-12, in the Rose Bowl.
decade.”
More than 50 years later, Gus Shaver, Tay Brown and others, all men in their
late-seventies, recalled the game like it was played the previous Saturday.
The USC-Notre Dame rivalry began in 1926 due to the friendship and
Coaching the Irish after the legendary Knute Rockne died in a plane crash a few months
earlier was Hunk Anderson. The Trojan coach was Howard Jones, known as “The Head Man.”
Howard Jones had a face like chiseled granite and a reputation for turning ordinary college men into grid
Rockne, he was one of America’s winningest coaches. His record at USC, from 1926 to
940, was 121 games won and 36 lost. He won eight Pacific Coast Conference titles and he coached 13 All-
respect Jones and Rockne had for each other. The series brought big-time
college football to the West Coast. Howard Jones beat Rockne only once in
six meetings, 22-14 in 1928, but three Rockne wins were by one point. Each
game was a full-house, in the LA. Coliseum and in Chicago’s Soldier Field. In
his book, “How to Play and Coach Football,” Jones wrote: “Beating Rockne was
Americans at USC.
one of my greatest thrills.” The L.A. Times called it “Howard Jones’ shining
Some of his greatest players who entered the pantheon of grid heroes included Mort Kaer, Ernie Pinckert,
hour.”
Gus Shaver, Cotton Warburton and Russ Saunders.
On November 29,2008 in Los Angeles the two teams will meet forthe 82nd
His USC team owned national titles in 1928,1931,1932 and 1933, with two
more added in 1939 and 1940. In the Rose Bowl, his squads won a record
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five out of five. Notre Dame teams were national champions in 1929
and 1930.
time.
Coach Jones, himself an All-American end at Yale, coached previously at
Iowa, Yale, Ohio State and Syracuse. He described football as “fun mainly for
the battling, rough and tumble combat in it.”
On that November day in 1931 in South Bend, a full crowd
watched the grid war between these two remarkable
teams. Notre Dame held a 26-game winning streak
and, capitalizing on Trojan fumbles, they led 14-0
in the third quarter.
But, for all that, he was an advocate of clean play and he bred in his players
a supreme team spirit.
After the 1931 victory over Notre Dame, Jones wrote in the Los Angeles
Evening Herald: “This team rose to competitive heights.” But it was Jones that
took them there. His players remembered him with admiration and respect.
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an interview in 1982 he said, “I came from Seattle to play for Howard Jones. He
with passes, end-arounds
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and reverse plays. In the
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he was thoroughly absorbed with the game.”
closing minute, they were
Nick remembered a banquet in which he sat next to his coach.
behind 14 to 13. With the
“While speeches were going on, Jones scribbled plays on napkins.”
ball on the Irish 13, third
Was the coach rough on the players?
down and seven; the South
Benders expected a pass.
But guard Johnny Baker kicked
a perfect field goal and USC won,
16 to 14.
Jones admitted that in his 23 years
of coaching this win over the Irish was one of
his most satisfying. In an interview with this writer,
USC quarterback Gus Shaver explained that, “Coach
Said Pappas, “Jones was the essence of dignity - until you missed a block
or tackle. Then he said, ‘gol darn,’ or ‘by gad.’ If he said, ‘by gad’ to you, you
were in trouble.”
How did the Head Man get a team up for an opponent?
“Before a game,” Nick said. “Jones told the squad, ‘you’ve got to want to
win.’ He meant it. And he said to me, ‘Pap, run today like you’re going through
a brick wall.’”
Was Jones a hard loser?
Pappas nodded. “Our teams lost a few. The main thing was clean play and
team spirit.”
Howard Jones, The Head Man," coached University of Southern
Caiifornia to six nationai tities and five Rose Bowi conquests,
intersectionai dashes with Knute Rockne's Fighting irish brought
Athletes those days went sixty minutes, he said, and conditioning was
important.
“We did heavy calisthenics and lots of wind sprints. We didn’t do much gym
major coiiegefootbaii to the West. He produced 19 Aii-Americans.
work. By the way, I weighed 145 pounds as a tailback. Ray George, a tackle,
PHOTO COURTESY OF USC SPORTS
was our biggest guy at G’l”, 220 pounds.”
When he thought about the equipment they used, Pappas grinned. “Thin
padding, leather helmets, no face guards. My nose was broken three times.”
Asked about their offense, Nick answered, “We were mostly a running team.
We didn’t pass much. A lot of our plays were off tackle and end-arounds.”
Sportswriter Braven Dyer Jr. said the Trojans ran at their opponents like a
thundering herd.
Jones himself told his linemen, “If they outweigh you get the jump on’em.”
In 1928, against Pop Warner’s Stanford team, Stanford’s line was 10 pounds
heavier per man. USC only made four first downs, but still won, 10-0.
Nick also described a tricky shift they used to keep their opponents
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guessing, sometimes lining up with both guards to the right c
the center. It was part of Howard Jones’ guile. They also useci
reverses, end-around and the tackle-eligible play.
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Al Wesson, sports publicist for USC from 1925 to 194?
interviewed in 1982, recalled that Jones worked day and night,
“He was thorough and intense. He demanded the best frorr
his players. He showed them how to block and he took some
bumps for his trouble. So did the players.” It was Wesson whc
first called Jones the “Head Man.”
These rigid preparations got the team ready for theii
opponents, Pappas said.
The toughest games? “They all were,!’ said Nick. “Washington
was tough in Seattle in the rain and mud. Notre Dame was
always up for us. And UCLA with Kenny Washington and Jackie
Robinson gave us great competition. They were hard to bring
down.”
Pappas recalled that even when things were going well for
them, Jones wasn’t satisfied.
“I remember one play against Illinois. I started an end run, cut
through tackle and gained five yards. Didn’t seem like a bad play
to me. But Coach Jones took me aside and said, 'Pap, you cut too
soon. You could’ve gone further.’”
Morley Drury was another Trojan athlete who revered his
former coach. In 1982, the 82-year-old Drury said, “Howard Jones
was a disciplinarian. But he was very fair, and he believed in the
players. He taught sportsmanship and perfect execution.”
Drury, winner of letters in five sports, was called “The Noblest
Trojan, by Mark Kelly of the Los Angeles Examiner.
After Pappas graduated in 1938, he entered law school and
Jones hired him as an assistant coach. For additional money
Pappas worked a^'an extra in films.
I subbed for Pat O’Brien in ‘Knute Rockne: All-American.’ I was
Rockne as a player, going out for a pass.”
He coached and taught at Handford High (CA) in 1941 and
1942. During World War II he earned a Purple Heart and Bronze
Star for action in the Pacific. Nick recalled, “When a kamikaze
sunk our detroyer, we were all in the water. I saved two sailors
from drowning. One of the sailors later became a detective for
the New York Police Department.” Nick went from football hero
to war hero.
After coaching at his alma mater, he helped raise funds for
the sports program and he presided over the Howard Jones
Memorial Foundation. “These funds,” he said, “helped athletes
stay in school and complete their education.”
Later he worked as an administrator of endowment funds.
Ambrose “Amby” Schindler was another Trojan of the thirties
who ran through brick walls for the Head Man. He entered USC
with good credentials. At San Diego High School he was AilSouthern California in 1933 and 1934. A number of colleges
wanted him but he asserts that, “Howard Jones was the man !
wanted to play for. He was one of the best coaches in the country
and I was used to his system.” The system was the single wing,
and Schindler described it as a power game.
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Built solid, Schindler ran hard, knees high, into the
line, around end. He could punt, he could pass and he
two-yard line. That left both of their flanks open.”
was a shrewd signal caller.
Schindler’s flat pass to left end Al Krueger sewed it
up forSouthern^al.
“We passed only when it improved our running
Schindler \yas named MVP that New Year’s Day
game,” says Amby.
and he was MVP in the 1940 College All-Star game
He was the leading ground gainer for the Cardinal
against the Green Bay Packers as well.
and Gold in 1939.
While being drafted by Green Bay, Amby says
One thing he remembers about Coach Jones is
he preferred to coach, which he did for Glendale
defense. Good defense was everything to him.”
In the 1940 Rose Bowl against Tennessee, a team
High School and El Camino Junior College in Los
with several All-Americans, the Trojans won 14-0.
Angeles. After 50 years he retired, but not before
Schindler punched through the guards for one score
being installed into the El Camino Hall of Fame for
and, with a minute to play, passed two yards for the
their first championship football team.
At age 91, the former Trojan running back leads a
other.
quiet life in Redondo Beach, California. He has a son
Bob Neylands Tennessee Volunteers hadn’t lost a
game in two years. In 1939 they were unbeaten and
and daughter and he’s still in awe of the coach who
unscored upon. Against the Howard Jones eleven
encouraged his players to “want to win.”
Tennessee was Amby’s last game for USC. He
they got eight first downs and scarcely got inside the
Trojan twenty.
Jones lauded his team for their “finesse and power”
on the drive for their second touchdown. And he said,
Nick Pappas, former USC quarterback,
worked later as athletic fund-raiser for his
alma mater.
“Amby pulled one out of the hat on that touchdown
was a senior and he left the Rose Bowl feeling sad.
Unexpectedly, it was also his coach’s last game.
Howard Jones died of a heart attack at his home
in Toluca Lake, California in 1941. He was 56.
pass. It caught Tennessee by surprise.”
In the dressing room after the game, team members remarked that, “With
a minute to play, Tennessee was bunched up for a goal-line stand on the
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the Lakers in a rematch, rolling in with a 14-0 record. But four turnovers
stymied the Bearcats, resulting in a heartbreaking 12-14 defeat. Last season,
t’s 10 o’clock on a Thursday morning, and Mel Tjeerdsma is in the middle
of tackling his usual second cup of coffee when the question is tossed
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his way.
Tjeerdsma’s team climbed the mountain again, knocking off three 12-0 teams
in the playoffs before running out of gas in the championship against Valdosta
State, losing 25-20.
For most head coaches, win or lose, leading a football team to the cusp of a
“OK coach, half empty or half full?”
Chuckling, he looks down at the mug on his desk in his Lamkin
Activity Center office and considers his reply. The steam that wafted from it a
few minutes ago has dissipated along with much of the volume, but it’s a fair
query nonetheless.
That’s because Tjeerdsma knows the question has very little to do with
what’s left to drink.
During the past three seasons, the Northwest Missouri State head football
coach has led the Bearcats to the Division II national championship game
at Braly Stadium in Florence, Alabama. And on each occasion, his team
has seen their title hopes dashed against the cold shoals of December
disappointment.
In 2005, they entered the game an unlikely challenger for the title, ranked
22nd in the country with an 11-4 record before falling short in the final
national championship once is taxing enough. But three times in succession?
Without a victory? You’ll forgive Tjeerdsma if he sees the negative inside that
cup of joe.
And yet...
“Half full,” he answers with a hint of Midwest staccato. “Definitely half full.”
This season, Tjeerdsma (pronounced “Church-ma”) has good reason to
maintain his trademark optimism as the Bearcats attempt to make it fourtitle
appearances in a row.
With 13 seniors returning, including steady quarterback Joel Dsborn (6-2,
22D lbs., Harlan, lA], plus a hungry defense boastingan experienced secondary,
the Bearcats are once again ranked among the top programs in Division II
football. It’s a lofty perch they’ve enjoyed for most of their head coach’s 15year tenure, which has resulted in an NCAA Division ll-record 22 playoff wins
(the most by any head coach), plus nine Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic
minutes to powerhouse Grand Valley State, 21-12. In 2006, Northwest met
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I feel good about this group,” Tjeerdsma says. “Every one of our seniors is
an integral part of the team and will be counted on. That’s not always the case.
We ve got strong leadership this season, no doubt about it.”
But effective leadership does not materialize overnight. On the Maryville
campus, it accumulates like sediment, with Bearcat players understanding
t e importance of hard work and dedication, policing each other in order to
build upon the progress made by the team before. It’s a culture of success.
“Coach Jets you work with your teammates and figure solutions out on
your own,” says Osborn, an academic All-American math major who enters his
final year ranked first in team history for career completion percentage (6?.9
percent) after taking over the starting duties midway through last season.
He’ll make his observations, but he gives the players a chance to do their
jobs. A lot of coaches try to have control over things, but I think his way of
doing things makes our team better.”
Regardless of the approach, national titles are not guaranteed, of course.
But Tjeerdsma emphasizes that’s not the point.
The thing you have to understand is the bar is set really high here ” he
says. “It’s not like we say we have to [accomplish] something, but our players
expect to win the conference and make the playoffs and be back for the
national championship game.”
That wasn’t always the case. Prior to Tjeerdsma’s arrival in the spring of
1994, the Bearcats were bottom feeders among Division II programs, sporting
uneven success at best with two playoff appearances since 1984 and back-
to-back winning seasons just once in 19?5 and ’?6.
What’s more, the program offered less-tl;)an-stellar facilities compared to
Its MIAA counterparts and enjoyed very lit^Te support.
“We had our share of diehard fans, but overall, let’s just say things were
bad,” Tjeerdsma says.
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Reminiscent of Chuck Noll’s first season with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969
[1-13] and Jimmy Johnson’s initial Dallas Cowboys campaign in 1989 [1-15],
change was not evident right away when Tjeerdsma took over the Northwest
program. His 1994 team lost all 11 games, and his ’95 edition dropped the first
two. But something happened following that season-opening defeat to South
Dakota State during his second year that gave Tjeerdsma reason for hope.
“We lost in the last minute, 10-6, but I knew we had turned the corner
because when I got in that locker room, we had guys in tears,” he says. “That
was the difference. Losing meant something to them whereas the year before
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they accepted it.
Then in ’96, that same group of guys made it to the playoffs, where we lost
to [eventual national champion] Northern Colorado in the last 10 seconds.
Even though we didn’t win, our kids believed they’d win the national title. It’s
been that way ever since.”
Two years later, the Bearcats took home their first national crown. In 1999,
they repeated as national champions.
But with consistent success comes the specter of complacency. So how
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successfully fend off the demons that whisper in their coilective headsets
That doesn't necessarily mean the head coach feels a sense of urgency
that It s OK to rest?
I m extremely competitive,' says Tjeerdsma, 62. "Peopie who see me
around campus may not think so right away, but ifs the truth. I don’t like to
through with a national championship. To Tjeerdsma, winning will take care of
Itself as long the team prepares properly.
lose. None of my staff does, either.”
But Osborn, understandably, sees things differently. Reached on his cell
And beyond that?
-I really believe in looking ahead,' Tjeerdsma explains. 'You cannot live in
the past, whether you’ve won or lost. Every year is a new beginning, and no
maner what happens even the week before, you have to flush that out and get
ready for the next game.”
about getting his seniors over the hump in their fourth attempt to break
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As for this season, Tjeerdsma and his staff may have to tap into that sense
his summer during an 8-hour road trip on I-3S to visit friends in Minnesota,
the signal-caller knows time is of the essence.
-I don’t feel pressure so much, but I do feel a sense of urgency that
I ve never felt before,' he says, 'You realize it’s your last go-around It’s a
mo ivating factor that makes you work that much harder and I don’t want to
of perspective a little more than usual, as they will be without the services of
feel the disappointment I felt last December.”
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some of the finest amenities in Division II. He sees the field, named in his
Adding to the challenge: After opening with three home games at Bearcat
Stadium, Northwest faces a brutal four-game stretch on the road that includes
their annual battle for the Hickory Stick at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City
against archrival Truman State, as well as a date in Omaha against NebraskaOmaha, a place where they have not won since 1996.
Tjeerdsma’s office window looks out over the stadium, which now boasts
honor a few seasons ago, and gazes at the championship, runners up and
conference title years etched on the walls.
■I see them every day,' he says, ‘It gives me a lot of pride to see how high
our program has risen. I’m looking forward to seeing what 2008 will brine'
Go fill that cup, coach.
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Asked if he expects to know what his team’s mettle will be following that
month-long excursion, Tjeerdsma is blunt. 'I will if we’re still alive,” he says.
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contributor to Touchdown Illustrated since 199F.
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2008 COLLESE FOOTBALL HALL OF
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all my teammates were the primary concerns. I am really
looking forward to the entire process.”
PAT FITZGERALD - LB, Northwestern (1994- 96)
“I am very humbled and honored to be here today. This truly
IS a dream come true. My mother started me playing foot
ball in the second grade, and we played football with kids
as old as the sixth grade. I wanted ^o quit, but my mother
and father talked me out of it and taught me perseverance
My high school coaches helped me get the opportunity to
play college football at Northwestern.”
WILBER MARSHALL - LB, Florida (1980-83)
“I was home in Florida visiting relatives when I got the news
about the Hall of Fame. I’m just excited it happened. I guess
I was just a year early. Last year when I was on the ballot
a lot of people wondered what was going on with the Col
lege Hall of Fame because I was in the Pro Hall of Fame. You
just have to wait and be patient. I’m excited for my femily
and especially my school, Florida. I’ve always taken the ap
proach of you just have to concentrate on what you need to
do on and off the field. Just being in the College Hall of Fame
is enough for me.”
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“It's an honor to be included in such an exclusive group of players and
minutes to sink in because I could not believe I was inducted into this
coaches who have shaped the great tradition that college football en
prestigious club. Gary Gagnon, my WSU running backs coach, drilled fun
joys. College football has meant so much to the sporting history of our
damentals into me and gave me a vision to maximize my potential in col
lege. He reinforced the hard work ethic and a never-give-up attitude.”
country, and it means a lot to me personally.”
BILLY CANNON - RB, LSU (1957-59]
RANDALL McOANIEL - OG, Arizona State (1984-87)
•It's a great honor to be included with greats such as Paul Hornung
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hey say that the great American novel about college life has yet to
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movie about college football?
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3 passing way, there have been plentu of proenned movies, and tons of high school-based narratives, but college foottell
as been explored a little less, particularlij in recent years.
In the thirties and forties, as the game of football reached new heights of
respectability and popularity (due to the institution of safety measures) there
were yuiteafew comedies,ha,exploitedthe madness ofcollegiategoings.on
usually culminating in a slapstick blowout on the field. Even the most physical'
of these comedies often featured off-field plot points that still resonate today:
recruiting troubles, high costs, coaches on the hot seat etc
For some reason, after the 1950s, there are very'few movies that use
allege football as a backdrop, particularly comedies. I, could be that as the
60s go, into full swing, college football was viewed as too -establishmenr to
reach young audiences. How times change.
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fevorites from the heyday, and the most recent examples, good and bad.
THE FRESHMAN (1925)
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by Nat Pendleton (a veteran of Horse Feathers and 1933’s College Coach)
comes to town and leads the team to glorious wins, all is well until his
eligibility is called into question. This comedy is full of music, pep rallies,
and (of course) a finale where the coach is forced to play the numbskull
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episode than actual football.
Brothers, a totally obnoxious trio from Brooklyn, who in this vehicle play
tailors in a college town who get caught up trying to save the job of the
LIFE BEGINS IN COLLEGE (1937)
A few steps below the Marx Brothers in public esteem were the Ritz
Ritzes. Worth watching for the antics of Joan Davis, who could easily have
been a Ritz (or Marx) Sister.
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HOLD THAT CO-ED (1938)
This one isn’t east| to find, but check the classic movie listings on TV
ecause it is worth a look for noting in a funny way how politicians, local and
otherwise, will capitalize on the success of a football team. John Barrymore a
member of the First Family of American actors, and someone known more for
his Hamlet, here plays crooked wild-haired Governor Gabby Harrington who
s amelessly uses his political powerto help a college’s team succeed, thereby
increasing his own popularity. As a satire of corruption, it is quite amusing It
also features Joan Davis, Jack Haley (just a year before he became the Tin
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successful for a while, and fans are calling for his head. Rudy Vallee is hilarious
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JOHNNY BE GOOD (1988)
Heres a movie that actually looks into the serious issue of college
recruitment, the vicious underbelly of—aw, who are we kidding? There might
You don t have to be a Notre Dame fan to enjoy easily the two best
college football dramas ever made. But both do happen to feature
the Irish.
From 1940, Knute Rockne, All American is a straightforward
retelling of the life of the man who brought us the forward pass and
brought the Fighting Irish to glory. Amos Alonzo Stagg and Glenn
Pop Warner appear In cameos, but the film comes to life when
Ronald Reagan as George Gipp enters Rocknes life, and you know I
the rest. If you don't, watch one for the GIpper.
Then there is Rudy, a kind of “Little Engine that Could on the
Football Field” story, also based on reality, that tells of the too-small,
none-too-bright kid who just wants to play Notre Dame football and
all the obstacles he overcomes along the way. People say if this
movie doesn’t get you, you may not have a heart, or your team lost
to Notre Dame the day you watched it.
Other collegiate dramas to watch for are College Coach (1933 ] with
Pat 0 Brien, the same guy who played Rockne, this time as a hard
hearted coach who will stop at nothing to win; The Program, which,
if nothing else, showed that Disney had come along way since Gus,
their movie about a field-goal kicking mule; and Everybody’s AllAmerican, based on the Frank DeFord novel.
have been a seed of a good idea for a plot here, but this movie is so over-thetop and generally unpleasant in tone, that the main reason to watch is to see
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Uma Thurman at her best. Anthony Michael Hall, playing against type as the
OB that every school covets, is plied with women, alcohol, parties, you name
it, in order to get his signature. Gosh knows there have been abuses of power
in college recruiting, but this movie goes nowhere with that point. What’s
worse, for our purposes, it isn’t very funny. But, then there’s Uma.
NECESSARY ROUGHNESS (1991)
Then there are movies that you just assumed were terrible when they
came out, movies I ike Summer Schoo/, Real Genius, Happy'Gilmore, that when
you finally see them, you realize that you really missed the boat. Necessary
Roughness is such a movie. Here the Texas State University Armadillos, after
years of corruption, have been given a kind of death penalty, and are forced
to use only walk-ons. Hello Sinbad and Jason Bateman. Put on your pads,
34 year-old Scott Bakula. Find a field goal kicker in the form of soccer player
Kathy Ireland. How prescient was this movie? Can you say “Katie Hnida,’’
former New Mexico kicker? And recently the former Southwest Texas State
University changed its name to Texas State. Armadillos anyone?
Meanwhile his home life is in shambles, with his
teenage daughter going through a rough patch, and
young Natalie Wood quite funny as his wiseacre
youngest. Even his housekeeper is betting on the
opposition. When the “secret weapon” Coop brings
to the team from the track squad accidentally
knocks himself out, all looks lost for the Coach
and his family. If only a prize recruit could show up
and save the day...Aside from the media exposure
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John Wayne as a football coach seems like a natural. But Trouble Along
the Way is one of his lesser-known films, being a mostly lighthearted affair.
It is noteworthy for featuring the statement “Winning isn’t everything. It’s
the only thing” years before the quote was attributed to Vince Lombardi. Like
MacMurray in Father Was a Fullback, Wayne is dealing with troubles in his
personal life as well as on the field with St. Andrews College, which is hoping a
successful football team will help the struggling school. Donna Reed plays his
love interest, and she is more commonly seen with a guy in a football uniform
after she and Jimmy Stewart fall into the pool in It’s A Wonderful Life.
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Boucher, the South Central Louisiana State waterboy who uses his rage to lead
his school to the Bourbon Bowl title. Henry Winkler is the gentle coach who
taps into Bobby’s talents, and Jerry Reed oozes southern football menace as
rival coach Red Beaulieu.
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already beaten our team.”
“Sure he’s cocky; everybody knows that. You are too.”
“Not in the same way. Dur playing styles are totally different,
too.”
“I noticed. He’s more of a lone wolf; you’re more of a leader.”
“You think?”
“I know it. I’ve seen all your games this year. The whole
offensive line just totally tunes into you.”
“That’s what a center needs to do.”
“Well, you do it. That’s why you’re a star. That’s why you’re
going to State on a full ride. Vince is great too, but you’ve got
nothing to be insecure about.”
“Nielsen’s a pretty big rival. We’ll be squaring off in
September.” Dale paused and looked away from Jenny. “Are
you going to be rooting for me or Vince, in that game?” Dale’s
expression looked sad and doubtful.
“You!” said Jenny, poking him in his thick ribs.
convertible. The car was by
Dale looked at her eyes and smile; for a moment, the
no means an understated
wide and high wall of campus, practice, coaches, and
choice, but it was Jenny’s
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'» tet her use it
I don t know. I guess it was a promise.”
his locker in the school halls. In waking life he often used Jenny’s locker, and she
air, but to Dale the summer was bittersweet in mood.
his; he found hers in the dream but was unable to turn the combination. Jenny
“I’m sorry. Dale,” she said. “I can’t any more."
and a grass-stained white t-shirt. With a big smile, Jenny
“You can’t?” he said.
crunched out to greet her boyfriend and buried her face in his wide chest.
“It’s beautiful,” she said, her voice muffled.
“I thought you’d like it,” said Dale. He kissed her on the part in her hair, feeling
the warmth of her scalp on his lips. “I guess I’ll be driving a lot from now on.”
Would something used but decent be acceptable?” asked Wes after a I
pause. The money is only going to go so far.”
Dale smiled in a knowing way without speaking; this was a technique he
thought as he returned to bed. He was asleep again within seconds. Tomorrow
“Any word from Vince?” said Dale, grabbing a cola from the icebox. “He’s been
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“Doesn’t surprise me somehow.”
“What do you mean?”
Dale looked off into space for a moment. Their mothers had been best friends,
and he and Vince had been close since early boyhood. Both rabid football fans,
they had played ball together, gone to every local game they could together,
listened to games on the radio together, and talked without end together about
finishing his sentence.
he would stand on campus for the first time as a college student and athlete.
too busy to write his best friend.”
players and stats, pro and college alike. Dniy in their last year of high school had
^1 guess not,’ said Wes. "We’ll go with what we talked about."
Thanks, Dad,’ said Dale, making his smile wide and rewarding. Touchdow
Uer that evening, father and son experienced the pageantry of the
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The emotions of the dream washed over him; the look in Jenny’s eyes seemed
The two gave the car a good looking over, then walked hand in hand to the
house.
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Dale woke up with an urgency to visit the bathroom. The house was dark and
silent, and the floor of the hallway creaked beneath his feet.
to him one of the saddest things he had ever seen. She’s not leaving — I am, he
Both ball and play were now in the hands of the quarterback. Letting the OB
noted in the recruiter’s report.
“I’m not in high school any more. I don’t have a locker here.”
“You’ve got to come see me every week,” said Jenny. “It’s not so far.”
learned from his mother, and it had served him well in a variety of situatic
work was a job Dale had done well enough for Williams State University to grant
appeared from the motion of the hallway and touched his arm in a loving way.
driveway. Dale got out of the convertible, wearing jeans
Dale was silent. Clean snap. Prepare for impact.
h^ a fu I scholarship. His work on defense and special teams had also been
practice and trying to find, without success, his locker in the locker room, then
“Yeah, we haven’t heard much from him. Just a post card.”
ou got a place to park it? I don’t think they let freshman park on campus ”
said Wes after a large sip.
and did not know about college and his future.
Instead, he was leaving the wet grass of early morning
class of 1948 had thrown its mortarboards high into the
The new car crunched the gravel of the Grahams’
on the bottle and pulled the tumbler
table. Dale pressed his hands onto
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agreed. Plus, it had more
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and his mother had always
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Part One: 1948. Dale Trump leaves high
classes left Dale’s mind, and all was Jenny.
recommendation, and Jenny
things begun to seem different.
“He always thinks he’s better, no matter what. Better college, better football
team. I guess his old car is better than my new one just because it’s his.”
dealership. Wes was a good participant, slapping his soh on the back a
“Wow,” said Jenny. “That’s how a best friend talks?”
congratulating him when he took the keys to the big, resplendent, chrome-r,
“I don’t know,” said Dale. “He’s cocky as all get-out. In his mind. I’m sure he’s
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5J It isn t always 6asy to sign on
Judging by the overall numbers, there’s plenty more student-athletes
the dotted line, because doing so
usually happens when there’s a
119 Division I schools in total and 85 potential scholarships allowable per
school, leaving roughly 10,DDD available slots. Keeping in mind the total
includes freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors and even redshirts mixed
in, it’s easy to see why space on a Division I roster is at a premium.
big purchase — or comnnitnnent —
Unlike major programs at the Division I level, there isn’t always a line
forming to the left with a seemingly limitless amount of players hoping
at stake.
to hit the big time. Even the rules of recruiting are different across college
football. In Division II, the number of scholarships is sliced by more than
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determining how
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money is available in a budget
half (36), though schools can offer partial scholarships to entice multiple
players. “Most of the guys for Valdosta State are partial scholarship guys,”
Valdosta State head coach David Dean said. “[That way] you can have up to
22 guys.”
For Division III programs the word scholarship is a foreign term, and the
tobuyanewhome,orwhether
system used by Mount Union head coach Larry Kehres and others might
even be an eye-opener for colleagues at the upper levels. “It’s not more
or not it’s possible to fit a
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that play at smaller schools than those at the highest level. There are
difficult, its different,” he said. “The process is not quite the same and the
time frame is different.”
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For example, unlike upper-division schools that can woo a player as a
new car into the driveway,
junior during the early signing period, Kehres is forced to wait until January
numbers, or in most cases, their
Application for Student Aid forms can’t be filed until income statements
of a players senior year to get a commitment. That’s because the Free
from the previous year are issued. While it does squeeze down the time
limits, are hard to ignore. But few
commitments promise the type of
lifetime results offered by a four-
Not every school can offer the promise of a stadium
featuring 100,000 screaming fans. As a matter of fact,
year college that’s also providing
most schools at the Oivision II or Oivision III level of \
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athletes with a grand stage on the
enrollments of one-tenth that total. So coaches must
football field.
Simply put, life is a game of
take a different approach in salesmanship and at the
same time have a keen sense for projecting a player’s
growth over four years of college.
Its difficult to identify who the good players are, then
numbers.
get the good players to play for you,” Mount Union coach
Larry Kehres, whose program boasts a 164-5 record over
the last 11 seasons, said. ‘‘Then [you have to] develop
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the radar and maintaining contact during the recruiting
late August rolls around, figuring out who’s going
to compete for playing time at the Division II and Division III
process. And even then, players may still be available
levels of college football is a task unto itself “Everyone thinks
well into the summer months. If offers from Division I
they re going to Top 25 programs but not everyone does,” said
Scott Kennedy, the Director of Scouting for Scout.com.
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schools fail to materialize. In an athlete's mind, maybe
hes thinking Florida or Michigan. But the hardcore truth
could mean a smaller school — at least In the very
beginning. Division I gets more of a finished product,”
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period for signees, it doesn’t limit the recruitment for the 200-plus schools
in Division III.
Even a Division III [athlete] may be in contact with dozens of colleges,”
Kehres said.
The talent pool of available players generally starts to develop after
Division I’s National Signing Day in February. Though smaller schools have
their own cheat sheet of prospects already in place, there’s the chance of a
talent bonanza anywhere from March through July, as some players realize
Division I schools aren’t going to offer them scholarships or be the perfect
home for them.
“Most of the recruiting at the Division II level takes place after National
Signing Day, Dean said, later adding, “Division II recruiting is pretty much a
year-round process. It continues all the way up to two weeks before training
camp.”
And according to Kennedy, locking players up at the Division I level likely
does more good than harm. “The trend for the bigger schools to get early
for position on the large pool of available players. Some programs can offer a
great campus experience, others a small-school atmosphere.
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type of exposure that used to be limited only to the likes of Notre Dame and
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point to kids and helps us get in the door a little more.”
Getting the opportunity to play on television opens doors that might
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guys, they’re pretty good,” Dean said. “They’ll find you.”
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1951
1952
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1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
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1964
1965
1966
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Overall
W-L-T
Sox Harrison
3-3-0
Sox Harrison
4-1-0
Sox Harrison
5-2-0
Sox Harrison
2-4-0
Sox Harrison
3-4-0
Sox Harrison
1-5-0
Sox Harrison
3-2-0
Sox Harrison
1-6-0
Sox Harrison
0-6-0
Sox Harrison
0-6-0
Sox Harrison
1-4-0
Sox Harrison
0-4-1
Sox Harrison
1-4-0
Orville Bailey
1-6-0
Orville Bailey
0-7-0
Sox Harrison
2-2-1
Sox Harrison
1-3-0
No Team - World War II
No Team - World War II
No Team - World War II
Art McComb
0-6-0
Art McComb
1-6-0
Art McComb
1-7-0
Art McComb
1-5-2
Art McComb
3-4-0
Art McComb
0-5-1
Art McComb
3-4-0
Art McComb
3-5-1
Art McComb
1-6-0
Art McComb
1-8-0
Bob Thurbon
5-4-0
Bob Thurbon
3-4-0
Bob Thurbon
4-4-1
Bob Thurbon
3-4-1
Loyal Park
3-4-1
Loyal Park
4-3-1
Jim Hazlett
3-5-0
Jim Hazlett
2-6-0
Jim Hazlett
2-5-1
Jim Hazlett
6-2-1
William Cutcher
1-6-1
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83
212
53
38
30
76
86
80
25
118
154
224
88
98
72
131
191
45
70
46
131
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40
11
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80
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135
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131
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139
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7th
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1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
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1977
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1988
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1990
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1992
1993
1994
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1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Coach
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William Cutcher
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Bill McDonald
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Denny Creehan
Steve Szabo
Steve Szabo
Steve Szabo
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Tom Hollman
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Lou Tepper
Scott Browning
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2-7-0
2-7-0
4-4-1
9-1-0
9-1-0
3-5-1
4-4-1
5-2-2
8-3-0
6-4-0
3-6-1
3-6-1
4-6-0
6-2-1
4-6-0
9-2-0
8-2-0
8-2-0
5-4-1
7-3-0
3-8-0
5-4-1
8-3-0
9-3-0
7-4-0
8- 2-1
8-3-0
7-3-0
9-2-0
6-4-0
4-6-0
4-7-0
3-8-0
5-6-0
4-6-0
5-6-0
9-3-0
9-3-0
8-2-0
6-5-0
7-4-0
81
114
194
237
355
167
194
131
259
273
139
167
131
155
178
294
412
353
217
321
226
223
435
336
228
336
362
367
316
276
202
253
222
163
202
253
357
398
314
279
393
PSAC
W-L-T
EA
224
307
203
89
155
158
203
127
156
174
123
247
148
84
84
110
144
210
209
283
283
184
202
190
199
131
255
207
155
223
230
304
347
218
209
260
196
259
93
172
306
1-4-0
0-5-0
2- 2-1
5-0-0
5-0-0
2-2-1
3-2-0
2-2-2
6-0-0
4-2-0
2-3-1
2-3-1
2-4-0
3-2-1
1-5-0
5-1-0
4-2-0
4-2-0
3-3-0
5-1-0
1-5-0
'4-1-1
■ 6-0-0
5-1-0
3-3-0
4-1-1
5-1-0
4-2-0
6-0-0
4-2-0
2-4-0
2-4-0
2-4-0
2-4-0
3-3-0
2-4-0
5-1-0
5-1-0
5-1-0
3-3-0
3-3-0
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5th
6th
3rd
1st
1st
3rd
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5th
1st
3rd
T5th
4th
T4th
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1st
T2nd
T2nd
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3rd
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2nd
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T3rd
T4th
T4th
T4th
T4th
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5th
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4th
Alf-Time Coaching Records
Coach, Seasons ............................ Years
Sox Harrison (1926-38, '41-42)............................ 15
Orville Bailey (1939-40).............................. ............2
Art McComb (1946-55)................... "ZZl..". 10
Bob Thurbon (1956-59)...................1ZZZZZ.4
Loyal Park (1960-61).....................................
2
Jim Hazlett (1962-65) ....................... ......................4
William Cutcher (1966-68)............................... .....3
Bill McDonald (1969-78).......................ZZ........10
Denny Creehan (1979-84)............................ Z'".!..6
Steve Szabo (1985-87)..............................................3
Tom Hollman (1988-99)........................... ZZZ12
Lou Tepper (2000-05)........................................ "_ s
Scott Browning (2006-pres.)...........
2
13
COACHES ..............................
ZZ.Z
79
Won
27
1
14
15
7
13
5
54
39
15
78
40
13
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321
Lost
56
13
56
16
7
18
20
36
20
15
49
26
9
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Harlan Hill Trophy
Two Edinboro football play
ers have been finalists for the
Harlon Hill Trophy, presented
annually to the top player in
NCAA Division II football.
Running back Elbert Cole was
one of three finalists in 1989,
while wide receiver Ernest Priester was a finalist a year
later. Cole placed third in the '89 balloting. He earned
All-American honors in 1989, receiving first team acco
lades from Kodak/American Football Coaches
Association, second team recognition from Football
Gazette, and third team status from Associated Press.
Cole rushed for 1,507 yards and set Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference records for touchdowns (24)
and points (148). He led the Fighting Scots to the PSAC
West title, a 8-3 record and a number seven ranking in
the final Division II poll.
Priester was runnerup to North Dakota State quar
terback Chris Simdorn in 1990 when the Bison claimed
the Division II national title. Priester was the PSAC
Western Division Co-Player of the Year in 1990. He was
also recognized by Kodak/American Football Coaches
Association, Associated Press and the Football Gazette as
a first team All-American.
The wide receiver hauled in 47 passes for 1,102
yards and 15 TDs. Edinboro finished 9-3, reaching the
Division II quarterfinals.
Last year sophomore quarterback Trevor Hrris was
a Northeast Region
semifinalist.
Four years ago
Andre Burke (below)
made a run at the
Harlon Hill Trophy, as
the tailback was a
Northeast Region semi
finalist. Burke ended up
with a school-record
1,713 yards and 19 TDs.
2007
Chris Amico, NG ~ honorable mention D2Football com
2006
Ben Stroup, LB - 1st team AP Little All-America;
1st team Football Gazette; 2nd team Daktronics;
hon. ment. D2football.com
Kyle Witucki, TE — 2nd team Daktronics; hon. ment.
D2football.com
Chris Amico, DT - 2nd team Football Gazette
1993
Mike Kegarise, OL - 1st team AP Little All-America,
third team Football Gazette
Jason Perkins, LB - 2nd team AP Little All-America;
second team Football Gazette
2005
Greg Bzorek, OT ~ 2nd team AP Little All-
America; 2nd team D2football.com; 2nd team
Daktronics 3rd team Football Gazette; 3rd team
CoHegeSportsReport. com
Chris Amico, DT - 1st team Football Gazette;
2nd team Daktronics
Chris Avery, CB - 2nd team D2football.com; 2nd team
Daktronics; 3rd team Football Gazette; 3rd team
CoHegeSportsReport. com
Chris Kaczor, C ~ 3rd team Football Gazette
2004
Greg Bzorek, OT - 3rd team AP Little All-
America; 2nd team D2football.com; hon. ment.
Football Gazette
Andre Burke, TB - 2nd team D2football.com;
3rd team Football Gazette
Seth Fragale, OLB - hon. ment. D2football.com;
hon. ment. Football Gazette
Kody Robertson, PK - hon. ment. D2football.com;
hon. ment. Football Gazette
2003
Joe Valvoda, C - 1st team AFCA; 1st team
AP Little All-America; hon. ment.
D2football.com
Raji El-Amin, FS - 3rd team AP Little AllAmerica; 2nd team D2football.com; 3rd
team Football Gazette
2002
Sean McNicholas, P - 1st team AFCA; 1st
team, AP Little All-America; 2nd team
Football Gazette; 2nd team D2Football.com
Brandon Nicodemus, OG - hon. ment.
D2Football.com
Elbert Cole, a 1989
finalist, with the
Harlon Hill Trophy.
3rd team AP Little All-America
Steve Russell, DB — 2nd team Football Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
Mike Edwards, LB — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1992
Mike Kegarise, OL - 3rd team AP Little All-America;
hon. ment. Football Gazette
Jason Perkins, LB - 3rd team Football Gazette
Mike Barnes, DB - 3rd team Football Gazette
Anthony Ross, DE - 3rd team Football Gazette
Georj Lewis, DB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Scott Nickel, OL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Gary Lhotsky, P - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Larry Jackson, RB — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1991
Curtis Rose, OL - 2nd team AP Utile All-America;
1st team Football Gazette i
Jason Perkins, LB - 2nd team Football Gazette
Georj Lewis, DB - 3rd team Football Gazette
John Messura, DL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
1990
Ernest Priester, WR ~ 1st team Kodak/AFCA;
1st team AP Little All-America; first team Footba
Gazette
Curtis Rose, OL - 1st team AP Little All-America;
Gazette
2nd team football Gazette
Michael Sims, LB ~ 2nd team AP Little All-America;
2nd team Football Gazette
Matt Gentile, DT - hon. ment. Football Gazette
1995
Pat Schuster, DE - 1st team AFCA; 2nd team Football
Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Michael Sims, LB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
1994
Larry Jackson, RB - 2nd team Football
Gazette; 3rd team AP Little All-America
Pat Schuster, DE - 2nd team Football Gazette;
1969
Al Raines, RB - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
1966
1996
Brian Decker, DB - first team
Jeremy O'Day, OL - second team
1995
Pat Schuster, DE - second team
Jeremy O'Day, OL - third team
1994
Pat Schuster, DE - third team
1993
Jason Perkins, LB - second team
John Ferraro - AP Little All-America
1960
Dave O'Dessa, OL - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
All-America
George Miller, DB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
NOTE: The Sports Information Department is currently
researching all football honors. Please feel free to con
tact the office with additional information.
1973
Bob Miseyka, OG - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
1972
Jim Romaniszyn, RB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America;
hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Football Gazette; 3rd team AP Little All-America
3rd team Football Gazette
Joe Brooks, OL - 2nd team Football Gazette
Hal Galupi, QB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Michael Willis, FS - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Ron Hainsey, OL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Chip Conrad, pi — hon. ment. Football Gazette
Sean
McNicholas
Brandon
Nicodemus
Rob
Barney
Curtis
Rose
Micheai
Sims
Matt
Gentiie
Gary
Lhotsky
Pat
Schuster
Steve
Russeil
Mike
Edwards
Mike
Kegarise
Jason
Perkins
1988
APAPLittlLiettlAlel-AlAmeri
l-America ca
Elbert Cole, RB - hon. ment.
Michael Willis, FS - hon. ment.
1986
1984
All-America
1997
1996
David Seigh, DB - 2nd team NAIA Little All-America
David Green, RB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Rich Holmes, FB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America
Ron Gooden, MG - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon, ment. AP Little All-America
Rick Vornadore, OT - hon. ment. NAIA Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Howard Hackley, WR - hon. ment. AP Little
1970
Ebby Hollins, DL - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon. ment. Kodak All-America
Al Raines, RB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America
Mark Weidner, OG - second team
Ernest Priester, WR - 3rd team AP Little All-America;
Ray Bracy, DB - hon. ment. APLittle All-America
Jim Trueman, K - 3rd team NCAA Division II
Brian Decker, DB - 3rd team Football Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL ~ 2nd team AP Little All-America;
1975
All-America
2007
Kyle Witucki, TE - second team
2000
1989
1998
Todd Rogacki, OT — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1976
Howard Hackley, WR - 2nd team NAIA Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
David Green, RB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Ron Gooden, MG - hon. ment. NAIA Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
George Miller, DB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Jack McCurry, DB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America;
hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Jim Romaniszyn, FL - hon. ment. AP Little All-America;
hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Paul Burkell, OG - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Joe Sanford, QB - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Rich lorfido, LB - 2nd team NAIA Little
^ CoSIDA Academic
All-America
Elbert Cole, RB - 1st team Kodak/AFCA; 2nd team
Scott Dodds, QB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Todd Rogacki, OG - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Gerald Thompson, TB — hon. ment. Football Gazette
AP Little All-America
first team Football Gazette
1999
Rob Barney, TE - hon. mentFootball Gazette
Al Raines, RB - 2nd team NAIA All-America; hon. ment.
Lester Frye, RB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Jeff Jacobs, DL - hon. ment. Football Gazette
2001
Sean McNicholas, P - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Brandon Nicodemus, OG - hon. ment. Football
1971
1978
Jim Krentz, LB - hon. ment. NAIA Little All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Bob Jahn, WR - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
1982
Rick Ruszkiewicz, K - Kodak All-America
College Division I
Barry Swanson, C - hon. ment. AP Little AH-Americc
Mark Swiatek, OT - hon. ment. AP Little All-Ameria
1981
Bob Cicerchi, LB - AP Little All-America
Tom Kisiday, OG - AP Little All-America
Ron Link, DT — AP Little All-America
1980
NAIA All-America;
hon. ment.
AP-Little
Tim Beacham,
WR
hon.All-America
ment.
Jim Collins, DT - hon. ment. NAIA All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Ron Link, DT - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
1979
Chris Amico
Ken Petardi, DB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Michaei
Wiilis
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Joe
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All-Time Records
Rushing
13.
14.
15.
Career Rusliing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
Gerald Thompson, 1995-98 ................. 4,410
Larry Jackson, 1991-94 ........................4,'237
A1 Raines, 1969-71 ...................
3399
Elbert Cole, 1986-89 .............' ’ .3,'34i
Lester Frye, 1989-91 .............................. 2,626
Bernard Henry, 1999-2000 ........... . . . .2,100
Alonzo Roebuck, 2000-02 ................. .2,030
Dave Green, 1975-76 ............................ 1,978
Tony Brinson, 1993-96................... . .i'900
Floyd Faulkner, 1984-87 ............. .
XS45
Andre Burke, 2004 .....................
lVl3
Keith CoUier, 1981-83 ......... ’ ’ ’ ’.' .i'684
Game Rushing Yards
1. Gerald Thompson ....316 vs. Califomia(Pa)
'98
A1 Raines................. 295 vs. Geneva '69
Larry Jackson..........275 vs. Mansfield '94
Bernard Henry........263 vs. Mercyhurst, '00
Tony Brinson........... 248 vs. Cheyney '96
Gerald Thompson . .237 vs. Bloomsburg '98
Lester Frye............... 234 vs. Va. Union '90
Derrick Russell........234 vs. Fairmont St '90
9. Elbert Cole............... 224 vs. Kutztown '89
10. Andre Burke............ 220 vs. Slippery Rock '04
Elbert Cole............... 220 vs. Slippery Rock '89
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Derrick Russell, 1990-92 ............. .
.1,673
Brandon Munson, 2001-03...........
l'648
Ulysee Davis, 2005-07.......................... .i'625
Bob Mengerink, 1969-71.................
.1,435
Rich Holmes, 1974-75 ............... ..1,302
Jim Romaniszyn, 1970-72.............
.1,266
Damon Chambers, 1982-84 ..................i'227
John Williams, 2000-01 ............. . . . . . .1,206
Matt Phillips, 2003-04 ....................1118
Dave Span, 1981-85 ......................
.1,107
Joe Early, 1977-80 .................................. 1,095
Chris Conway, 1987-90 ......................... 1,034
Bryan Libert, 1974-77 ................... . . . .1,031
Joe Sanford, 1970-71 .............................1,026
Passing
Career Passing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Season R.uslxmg Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Andre Burke, 2004 ............................... 1,713
Gerald Thompson, 1998 ....................... 1,698
Larry Jackson, 1994 ..........................
.i'660
Lester Frye, 1990 .................................. 1630
Elbert Cole, 1989 .........................
1507
A1 Raines, 1971......................................1358
Gerald Thompson, 1995 .......................1,281
Dave Green, 1975.................................. 1^239
Larry Jackson, 1992 ............................ .l'2i8
A1 Raines, 1969 ..................................... 1,208
Alonzo Roebuck, 2002 ...................... .1,177
Larry Jackson, 1993 ...........................
.1,171
Bernard Henry, 2000 ........................... 1,054
Bernard Henry, 1999 ....................... .1,046
Tony Brinson, 1996 .......................
.1,019
Jody Dickerson, 1991-94 ....................... 7,299
Justin Bouch, 2002-05 ........................ .7,013
Trevor Harris, 2006-07 ...................
.5,815
Hal Galupi, 1987-90...............................5,650
Blair Hrovat, 1981-84 ....................
V103
Chris Hart, 1993-96 ............... .....3 550
Jude Basile, 1973-75 ...............................3,382
Scott Dodds, 1984-86 .............................3,292
Brian Caldwell, 1997-98 ............. . . . . .3,240
Jrm Ross, 1986-89 ..............................
2 578
Season Passing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Trevor Harris, 2007 ...............................3,268
Trevor Harris, 2006 ............................ .2,547
Justin Bouch, 2004 .............................. .2,'281
Jody Dickerson, 1993 .............................2,209
Hal Galupi, 1990 ................................ 2,097
Justin Bouch, 2003 ............................ . .2,044
Hal Galupi, 1989................................ 1911
Jim Ross, 1987........................................ 1^903
Jody Dickerson, 1994.............................1373
Jody Dickerson, 1992..............................1355
6.
7.
Justin Lipscomb, 2001-04.......................
Lateef Walters, 1991,93-94 ...........
9"
Tun Beacham, 1977-80 ................. ..........9]
9.
Elbert Cole, 1986-89 ............... . . ’......... 89
10.
Rich Cerro, 2006-07....................
8"^
11.
Kyle Witucki, 2004-07 ..................
83
12.
Ryan Rybicki, 2005-07 .............
82
13.
Cleveland Pratt, 1985-88 ............... ......78
John Toomer, 1985-88 .............................. yg
15. Sean Hess, 2000-03 ............................. .....76
Chris Buehner, 1998-01 ............... ..68
CUNNINGHAM
CHKYSia nmOUTH nODGNilP 09U OF tniMBOm
and
Season Receptions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
11.
12.
13.
15.
Ryan Valasek, 2006 .......................
64
Rich Cerro, 2007 ........................
.58
Ryan Rybicki, 2007 ........................... .....54
Justin Lipscomb, 2004 ................
.53
Wrentie Martin, 1992 ....................... .....50
Ernest Priester, 1989 ..........................
.49
Ernest Priester, 1990 ......................... .....47
Howard Hackley, 1976...................
47
Lateef Walters, 1994 ...............
.44
Gilbert Grantlin, 1995.........
.44
John Toomer, 1988............. '....................... 43
Jeremy Burr, 2007 ........... \...................40
Justin Lipscomb, 2003 . /.............
’39
Wrentie Martin, 1991 .............................. 39
Quentin Ware-Bey 1998 ...................
.38
The Fighting Scots
A Winning Combination!!!
Game Receptions
1. Lateef Walters......... 12 vs. Hillsdale, 1994
2. Ryan Valasek........... 10 vs. Shippensburg '06
Ernest Priester......... 10 vs. Youngstown St. '89
Tim Beacham ......... 10 vs. Univ. at Buffalo, '80
Tim Beacham ......... 10 vs. Fairmont St. '79
Bob Jahn................... 10 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '78
6. Quentin Ware-Bey . .9 vs. Glenville State '98
Howard Hackley .. .9 vs. Frostburg State '76
8. Justin Lipscomb ... .8 vs. Lock Haven '04
Howard Hackley .. .8 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '76
Howard Hackley .. .8 vs. Lock Haven '76
Dan Bissontz........... 8 vs. East Stroudsburg, '68
Charles Pollick........8 vs. East Stroudsburg,
'68
Game Passing Yards
1. Trevor Hams ..........437 vs. Shippensburg '06
2. Trevor Harris ......... 415 vs. Clarion'07
3. Trevor Hams ..........375 vs. Slippery Rock '07
4. Scott Dodds............ 376 vs. Fairmont St. '86
5. Trevor Harris
353 vs. Lock Haven '06
Justin Bouch
353 vs. East Stroudsburg '02
7. Hal Galupi............... 351 vs. Indiana(Pa.) '90
8. Trevor Harris ......... 340 vs. Lock Haven'07
9. Jody Dickerson........334 vs. HUlsdale '94
10. Trevor Harris ......... 331 vs. Shippensburg '07
11. Trevor Hams ......... 329 vs. Bloomsburg '07
Trevor Hams ..........316 vs. Kutztown '07
13. Justin Bouch ........... 304 vs. Bentley'04
14. Blair Hrovat............. 300 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '82
15. Hal Galupi................299 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '90
16. Trevor Hams ..........292 vs. lndiana(Pa.) '07
17. Jody Dickerson........278 vs. American
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18. Bnan Caldwell........277 vs. Glenville St. '98
19. Jody Dickerson........276 vs. New Haven '93
20. MikeHiU ................. 275 vs. Califomia(Pa.)'76
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2.
3.
4.
5.
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noz: nr\ ...........................^148
Ernest
Howard Hackley, 1973-76.................
.135
Ryan Valasek, 2003-06 ...............
.132
Wrentie Martin, 1989-92 ...............
.131
Quentin Ware-Bey 1995-98...............
.123
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PSAC Athlete of
the Year
1986
Scott Dodds, QB
1989
Elbert Cole, RB
1990
Ernest Priester, WR
(Co-Player of the Year)
1992
Larry Jackson, RB
1994
Michael Sims
Larry Jackson, RB
1995
Pat Schuster, DE
1996
Michael Sims, LB
(Defensive Player of the Year)
1997
Brian Decker, DB
(Defensive Player of the Year)
2004
Seth Fragale, OLB
(Defensive Player of the Year)
2005
Chris Amico, DT
(Defensive Player of the Year)
2006
Ben Stroup, LB
(Defensive Player of the Year)
2007
Trevor Harris, QB
(Offensive Player of the Year)
PSAC Rookie of
the Year
1990
Mario Houston, DB
1991
Jody Dickerson, QB
1995
Gerald Thompson, RB
1996
Tyson Cook, K
2003
Raji El-Amin, DB
2006
Trevor Harris, QB
PSAC Coach of
the Year
1975
Bill McDonald
1989
Tom Hollman
1995
Tom Hollman
2003
Lou Tepper
2005
Lou Tepper
Tom Hollman
2007 Chris Amico, NG (1)
1999 Derrick Davis, DB (1)
Gary Lhotsky, P (l)
Trevor Harris, QB (1)
Bernard Henry, RB (1)
Gordie Hitchcock, C (:
Josh Bzorek, OT (2)
Jermaine Hughley, LB (1)
Tony Tighe, 0T(2)
Rich Cerro, WR (2)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Mike Edwards, LB (2)
Tom Davidson, FS (2)
Stephane Lubin, WR (2)
Mario Houston, DB (2
Dan Skelton, SS (2)
1998 Chris Buehner, WR (1)
1992 Mike Kegarise, OT (1)
Greg Sondag, LB (2)
Bernard Henry, RB (1)
Scott Nickel, OG (1)
Taurean Valentine, CB (2)
Stephane Lubin, RS (1)
Larry Jackson, RB (1)
Kyle Witucki, TE (2)
D.K. McDonald, DB (1)
Anthony Ross, DL (1)
2006 Chris Amico, DT (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
AJ. Cousins, NG (1)
John Smith, DL (1)
Mike Barnes, DB (1)
Chris Kaczor, C (1)
Rob Barney, TE (2)
Georj Lewis, DB (1)
Damion Malott, SS (1)
Dan Caro, LB (2)
Gary Lhotsky, P (1)
Ben Stroup, LB (1)
Sean McNicholas, P (2)
Brian Heebsh, TE (2)
Ryan Valasek, WR (1)
1997 Dan Caro, LB (1)
Russell Cray, DL (2)
Kyle Witucki, TE (1)
James Dumas, DB (1)
1991 Curtis Rose, OL (1)
Houston Brown, RB (2)
Todd Rogacki, OT (1)
Lester Frye, RB (1)
Tom Davidson, FS (2)
Gerald Thompson, RB (1)
John Messuna, DL (1)
Trevor Harris, QB (2)
Quentin Ware-Bey, WR (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Kody Robertson, P (2)
Dave Sadler, DB (1)
Georj Lewis, DB (1)
Jim Soltis, OLB (2)
Melvin Austin, OT (2)
Brian Heebsh, TE (2)
2005 Chris Amico, DT (1)
Tyson Cook, P & PK (2)
Wally Spisak, OL (2)
Chris Avery, CB (1)
1997 Todd Rogacki, OT (1)
Mike Kegarise, OT (2)
Greg Bzorek, OT (1)
Jesse Hannan, DL (1)
Wrentie Martin, WR (2)
AJ. Cousins, NG (1)
Dan Caro, LB (1)
Mike 6arnes, DB (2)
Seth Fragale, OLB (1)
Brian Decker, DB (1)
Gary Lhotsky, P (2)
Chris Kaczor, C (1)
Tom Scarpone, C (2)
1990 Curtis Rose, OG (1)
Ben Stroup, LB (1)
Quentin Ware-Bey, WR (2)
Ernest Priester, WR (1)
C.J. Trivisonno, TE (1)
Matt Stultz, DL (2)
Lester Frye, RB (1)
Justin Bouch, QB (2)
Ed Mattie, LB (2)
Jeff Jacobs, DL (1)
Kelvin Collins, RB (2)
Tyson Cook, P (2)
Wade Smith, DB (1)
Greg MacAnn, DE (2)
1996 Jeremy O'Day, OT (1)
Wally Spisak, OT (2)
Jim Soltis, OLB (2)
Todd Rogacki, OG (1)
Brad Powell, OG (2)
Ryan Valasek, WR (2)
Corey Keyes, TE (1)
John Baumann, PK (2)
2004 Justin Bouch, QB (1)
Tony Brinson, RB (1)
John Messura, DL (2)
Andre Burke, TB (1)
Mike Sims, LB (1)
Matt Miller, DL (2)
Greg Bzorek, OT (1)
Matt Gentile, DL (1)
Al Donahue, LB (2)
AJ. Cousins, DL (1)
Jeff Traversy, DL (1)
Mario Houston, DB (2)
Seth Fragale, LB (1)
Brian Decker, DB (1)
1989 Joe Brooks, OG (1)
Justin Lipscomb, WR (1)
Denorse Mosely, DB/RS (1)
Dave Pinkerton, C (1)
Kody Robertson, PK (1)
Tyson Cook, P (1)
Ernest Priester, WR (1)
Chris Amico, DL (2)
Tyson Cook, K (2)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Chirs Avery, DB (2)
Gerald Thompson, RB (2)
Michael Wayne, LB (1)
Tom Davidson, DB (2)
1995 Todd Henne, TE (1)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Chris Kaczor, OG (2)
Jesse Trevino, OG (1)
Randy Mcliwain, TE (2)
2003 Justin Bouch, QB (1)
Gilbert Grantlin, WR (1)
Ron Hainsey, OT (2)
Raji El-Amin, DB (1)
Gerald Thompson, RB (1) •'
Hal Galupi, QB (2)
Jermaine Hughley, LB (1)
Pat Schuster, DE (1)
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Chip Conrad, DL (2)
Justin Lipscomb, WR (1)
Jeff Traversy, DL (1)
John Williams, LB (2)
Anthony Peluso, OG (1)
Mike Sims, LB (1)
Wade Smith, DB (2)
Matt Phillips, RB (1)
Keith Cushenberry, DB (1)
1988 John Toomer, WR (1)
Chirs Avery, DB (2)
Det Betti, C (2)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Greg Bzorek, OT (2)
Jeremy O'Day, OG (2)
Chip Conrad, DL (1)
Seth Fragale, LB (2)
Tony Brinson, RB (2)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Eugene Grooms, DL (2)
Gilbert Grantlin, WR (2)
Ron Hainsey, OT (2)
Chris Kaczor, OG (2)
Bryan Lambert, DL (2)
Joe Brooks, C (2)
Eric Neavins, DL (2)
Marty Williams, DB (2)
Cleveland Pratt, WR (2)
C.J. Trivisonno, TE (2)
1994
Jeremy O'Day, OT (1)
Darren Weber, PK (2)
Joe Valvolda, C (2)
Jody Dickerson, QB (1)
Jeff Jacobs, DL (2)
2001 James Cowart, LB (1)
Larry Jackson, RB (1)
Michael Wayne, LB (2)
Eugene Grooms, DL (1)
Pat Schuster, DE (1)
1987 Mark Courtney, OT (1)
Sean McNicholas, P (1)
Mike Edwards, LB (1)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Brandon Nicodemus, OL (1)
Steve Russell, DB (1)
Mike Raynard, P (1)
Alonzo Roebuck, RB (1)
Todd Henne, TE (2)
Cleveland Pratt, WR (2
Joe Valvoda, OL (1)
Lateef Walters, WR (2)
FIloyd Faulkner, RB (2)
Elliott Page, DB (2)
Bryan Lambert, DL (2)
Ed Jozefov, DL (2)
Dave Smith, DL (2)
Mike Sims, LB (2)
Al Donahue, LB (2)
2000 Foster Johnson, LB(1)
Keith Cushenberry, DB (2)
Mike Wetherholt, DB (;
Sean McNicholas, P (1)
Marty Williams, DB (2)
1986 Scott Dodds, QB (1)
Brandon Nicodemus,OL (1)
1993 Mike Kegarise, OL (1)
Bob Suren, TE (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Larry Jackson, RB (1)
Floyd Faulkner, RB (1)
Joe Valvoda, OL (1)
Jody Dickerson, QB (1)
John Cardone, DE (1)
Eugene Grooms, DL (2)
Russell Cray, DL (1)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Jeff Richardson, DB (2)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Ross Rankin, RB (2)
Greg Tarbell, OL (2)
Steve Russell, DB (1)
Ernest Priester, WR (2)
Dave Nye, OG (2)
Mike Raynard, P (2)
1985 Mark Perkins, WR (1)
Dave Span, RB (1)
Jim Britt, OT (1)
Chuck Murray, DL (1)
Rob Lewis, DL (2)
Mark Merritt, OL (2)
1984 Ray Bracy, DB (1)
Jim Writt, OT (1)
Jim Trueman, PK (1)
Martelle Betters, DB (2)
Eric Bosley, WR (2)
Damon Chambers, RB (2)
Blair Hrovat, QB (2)
Bob O'Rorke, LB (2)
1983 Buddy Carroll, C (1)
Willie Chealey, LB (1)
Rick Jordan, DL (1)
Rick Rosenburg, OT (1)
Jim Trueman, PK (1)
Keith Collier, RB (2)
Jim Durkin, LB (2)
Phil Giavasis, DE (2)
Bob Klenk, RB (2)
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Dave Parker, DB (2)
1980 Tim Beacham, WR (1)
1979
1978
1977
1982 Jim Durkin, LB (1)
Mitchell Kelly, RB (1)
Dave Parker, DB (1)
Rick Ruszkiewicz, PK (1)
Barry Swanson, C (1)
Phil Giavasis, DE (2)
Blair Hrovat, QB (2)
Chris Rounds, OG (2)
• Mark Swiatek, OT (2)
Bob Beauregard, DE (hm)
Willie Chealey, LB (hm)
John O'Rorke, DL (hm)
Greg Rose, DB (hm)
1981 Bob Cicerchi, LB (1)
Tom Kisiday, OG (1)
Ron Link, DT (1)
Rick Ruszkiewicz, PK (1)
Keith Collier, RB (2)
1976
Ben Stroup was named the 2007 PSAC West
Defensive Player of the Year.
Jim Collins, DT (1)
Bob Cicerchi, LB (1)
Ron Miller, DB (1)
Joe Early, RB (2)
Rick Ruszkiewicz, PK (2)
Tom Kisiday, OG (2)
Bill MatuscakTE (2)
Tim Beacham, WR (1)
Ken Petardi, DB (1)
Bob Cicerchi, LB (2)
Jim Collins, DT (2)
Willie Curry, DE (2)
Tom Kisiday, OG (2)
Rick Shover, QB (2)
Nick Sobecki, CB (2)
Dave Gallagher, OG (1)
BobJahn, WR (1)
Jim Krentz, LB (1)
Kevin Campbell, DB (1)
Ken Petardi, DB (1)
Bill Kruse, TE (2)
Bob Kunkle, OG (2)
Andy Parma, RB (2)
Tom Lang, DE (2)
Lee Barthelmes, OT (1)
Dave Gallagher, OG (1)
BobJahn, WR (1)
Greg Sullivan, LB (1)
Jim Krentz, LB (1)
Mike Jennings, DB (1)
Dan Fiegl, P (1)
Bryan Libert, RB (2)
Ron Gooden, DL (2)
Steve Larson, TE (1)
Lou Provenzano, OG (1)
Doug Goodman, C (1)
Howard Hackley, WR (1)
David Green, RB (1)
John Serrao, PK (1)
Jeff Shaw, DL (1)
Ron Gooden, DL (1)
Jim Krentz, LB (1)
George Miller, DB (1)
Dan Fiegl, P (1)
1975 Rick Vornadore, OT (1)
Howard Hackley, WR (1)
David Green, RB (1)
Jan Gefert, DE (1)
Ron Gooden, DE (1)
George Miller, DB (1)
Rich Radzavich, OG (2)
Greg Sullivan, LB (2)
David Seigh, DB (2)
1974 Rick Vornadore, OT (1)
John Bayer, DE (1)
Mike Schnirel, LB (1)
George Miller, DB (1)
Howard Hackley, WR (2)
Ron Gooden, DL (2)
Jim McClure, LB (2)
1973 Bob Miseyka, OG (1)
John Bayer, DE (1)
Tom Herr, DL (1)
Wes Bain, TE (2)
John Kuster, OT (2)
Howard Hackley, WR (2)
Mel Morisette, RB (2)
Jim Mastriani, DB (2)
John Walker, DB (2)
John Guerra, P (2)
1972 Jim Romaniszyn (1)
Rich lorfido, LB (1)
John Chakot, OG (1)
Bob Miseyka, OG (1)
Jay Minotas, LB (1)
Frank Berzanski, K (1)
Mike Romeo, WR (2)
John Kuster, OT (2)
John Gecinba, FL (2)
Mark Worley, LB (2)
1971 Al Raines, RB (1)
Jack McCurry, DB (1)
Paul Burkell, OG (1)
Jim Romaniszyn, WR (1)
Joe Sanford, QB (1)
Rich lorfido, LB (1)
Joe Sass, DB (1)
Chris Kaczor was a four-time All-PSAC choice,
twice earning first team honors.
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1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
1960
1959
1958
1954
John Petchel, TE (1)
John Chakot, OT (2)
Ebby Hollins, DL (1)
Al Raines, RB (1)
Steve Hamm, LB (1)
Paul Burkell, OG (1)
Joe Sanford, QB (1)
Rich lorfido, LB (1)
Bob Mengerink, FB (1)
Gary Sisko, DE (2)
Dan Bissontz, TE (2)
Dan Bissontz, OT (1)
James Jaruszewicz, LB (1)
Bob Koleno, DB (1)
Jan Swetic, C (2)
John Mikovich, RB (2)
Ed Hollins, DL(2)
David Brandell, DL (2)
Steve Nishnick, MG (1)
Willie Miller, DB (1)
Steve Nishnick, MG (1)
John Kegel, OG (1)
Gene Chieffo, DL (1)
Dave O'Dessa, OT (1)
Gary Gilbert, B (1)
Gary Gilbert, B (1)
Gary Gilbert, B (1)
Leslie Ruland, E (1)
(1) - first team All-PSAC
(2) - second team All-PSAC
(hm) - honorable mention
NOTE: The Sports Information
Department is currently researching all
football honors. Please feel free to
contact the SID office with any addi
tions or corrections.
Dave Smith was a four-time All-PSAC selection.
earning first team honors in 1999,2000 and2001.
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^ Longest Rushing
Plays
► Longest Punts
Yds ..Names, Opponent, Year
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
..... Lester Frye vs. California(Pa.), 1991
..... Derrick Russell vs. Bloomsburg, 1990
..... Al Raines vs. Waynesburg, 1971
91..... Joe Sanford vs. Waynesburg, 1991
..... I^3ve Green vs. Saginaw Valley, 1975
..... Bernard Henry vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1999
89..... Al Raines vs. Lock Haven, 1969
89..... Gordon Kidder vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1956
84..... Jim Concilia vs. Shippensburg, 1957
83..... Larry Jackson vs. Millersville, 1993
80..... Al Raines vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1970
^9..... Floyd Faulkner vs. Shippensburg, 1986
^9..... Joe Sanford vs. California(Pa.), 1970
82..... Kevin Conlan vs. Clarion, 1983
22..... Sean McNicholas vs. California(Pa.), 2000
20..... Mike Abbiatici vs. Millersville, 1980
92..... Dan Chisholm vs. West Liberty, 1946
99.....Sean McNicholas vs. Ashland, 2002
99..... Bill Burford vs. Youngstown St., 1989
99..... Sean McNicholas vs. Shippensburg, 2002
99.....Sean McNicholas vs. Gannon, 2001
95..... Tyson Cook vs. Cheyney, 1997
99..... Tyson Cook vs. Univ. at Buffalo, 1996
99..... Scott Rupert vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1994
99..... Gary Lhotsky vs. Shippensburg, 1992
99..... Mike Abbiatici vs. Millersville, 1980
99..... Dan Fiegl vs. Fairmont State, 1976
► Longest Passing
Plays
^ Longest Kickoff
Return Plays
Yds ..Names, Opponent, Year
92.... Stewart Ayers to Tim Beacham vs.
......... Shippensburg, 1980
91.....Chris Hart to Denorse Mosley vs.
......... California(Pa.), 1996
..... 9cott McKissock to Jim Romaniszyn vs. West
......... Chester, 1971
..... 8lair Hrovat to Eric Bosley vs. Lock Haven
......... 1982
..... 8ick Shover to Bill Kruse vs. Westminster
......... 1979
80..... Trevor Harris to David Bostic vs.
......... Shippensburg, 2007
,
..... Ross to Ernest Priester vs. Clarion, 1987
..... Sanford to Jim Romaniszyn vs. Clarion
......... 1971
29....Jody Dickerson to Terry Roberts
......... vs. Elizabeth City State, 1993
..... ■'■revor Harris to Rich Cerro vs. Shippensburg
......... 2006
22..... Hal Galupi to Ernest Priester vs.
......... California(Pa.), 1990
29.....Jioi Ross to Daryl Cameron vs. Mansfield
......... 1987
29..... Jude Basile to Rod Jones vs. Kenyon, 1974
k Longest Field
Goals
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
..... 8ean McNicholas vs. East Stroudsburg, 2000
92..... Tyson Cook vs. Hillsdale, 1997
92..... Darren Weber vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1987
49..... Sean McNicholas vs. Glenville St., 1999
48..... Tyson Cook vs. California(Pa.), 1997
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Kody Robertson vs. East Stroudsburg, 2004
42..... Sean McNicholas vs. Clarion, 1999
42..... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Bloomsburg, 1981
42..... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Califomia{Pa.), 1979
..... 9ean McNicholas vs. East Stroudsburg, 2001
^9..... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. California(Pa.), 1980
..... Sean McNicholas vs. Shippensburg, 2001
..... J'*^ Trueman vs. California(Pa.), 1984
..... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Clarion, 1980
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
100 ....Cleveland Pratt vs. Lock Haven, 1987
100 ....Eric Bosley vs. West Liberty, 1984
99..... Bernard Henry vs. California(Pa.), 2000
98..... Tim Beacham vs. Millersville, 1977
92..... Gary Gilbert vs. California(Pa.), 1961
99..... Tim Beacham vs. Shippensburg, 1980
95..... Jim Concilia vs. Brockport, 1956
94..... Ross Rankin vs. Clarion, 1986
92..... Ryan Valasek vs. Clarion, 2003
92..... Steve Russell vs. Slippery Rock, 1993
90..... Cleveland Pratt vs. West Chester, 1987
90
John Mikovich vs. East Stroudsburg, 1967
90..... Willie Miller vs. Bridgeport, 1964
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The Cactus Bowl
Kyle Witucki contin
ued the tradition of
JiAa
Edinboro Fighting Scots
playing in the Cactus Bowl
in January 2008. (NOTE:
The 2007 contest was sus
pended.) The tight end
hauled in an eight-yard
touchdown reception to
help the East All-Stars beat
^e West All-Stars, 42-13. For a number of years
Division II football teams had an all-star game
named the Snow Bowl, which was played in Fargo
North Dakota. In 2000 the contest was moved to '
Kingsville, Texas and renamed the Cactus Bowl
The contest features the top small college seniors in
the country. Edinboro has had at least one repre
sentative in every Cactus Bowl (aka Snow Bowl) but
one, with a streak of eight straight years. Here's a
complete list of the Fighting Scots who have per
formed in the Cactus Bowl Division II All-Star Game.
1994
1995
1996
1997
► Longest Punt
Return Plays
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
85..... Gilbert Grantlin vs. Mansfield, 1995
85..... Ken Petardi vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1978
89..... Jack McCurry vs. Shippensburg, 1971
82..... Tim Beacham vs. Clarion, 1980
80..... Floyd Faulkner vs. California(Pa.), 1986
20..... John Mikovich vs. California(Pa.), 1965
20..... Jim Concilia vs. Mansfield, 1956
92..... Jim Romaniszyn vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1972
98..... Mike Gaul vs. New Haven, 1981
99..... Tim Beacham vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1980
95..... Rich Riffle vs. Geneva, 1966
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Larry Jackson, RB
Pat Schuster, DE
Gilbert Grantlin, WR
Jeff Traversy, DL
Corey Keyes, TE
Gerald Thompson, RB
Rob Barney, TE
Bernard Henry, RB
Greg Tarbell, OT
Sean McNicholas, P
Joe Valvoda, C
Matt Phillips, RB
Greg Bzorek, OT
LaMont Singleton, OG
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Second Team Offense
Joe Ruggiero, California (Pa.)
Kareem Dutrieuille, Indiana (Pa.)
Eddie Emmanuel. Clarion
Garrett Lestochi, Indiana (Pa.)
Rich Cerro, Edinboro
Pierre Odom, Clarion
Paul Pavers, Slippery Rock
Kyle Witucki. Edinboro
Josh Bzorek, Edinboro
Mike O'Brien, Clarion
Ryan Gibble, Lock Haven
John Testa, California (Pa.)
Kerry Robbins, Shippensburg
Tyler Lorenz, California (Pa.)
Paul Pavers, Slippery Rock
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Dan Latorre, Bloomsburg
Brad Lantz, Millersville
uontay Wilson, Kutztown
Joe Partridge, East Stroudsburg
Dominique Curry, Cheyney
Drew Stern, East Stroudsburg
Sam Shuman, East Stroudsburg
Dan Onorato, Kutztown
Ryan Devlin, West Chester
Mik^ Casciano, Kutztown
Darrell Martin, Kutztown
S^an Plunkett, Millersville
Luke Beall, Bloomsburg
Alex Walsh, West Chester
Kevin Garland, West Chester
Second Team Offense
DL
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LB
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Travis Ford-Bey, West Chester
Jarrod Linn, Millersville
Vlad Garbovsky, West Chester
Miguel Kivera, East Stroudsburg
Scott Smith, Kutztown
Tom Cressman, Kutztown
Mike Dell, West Chester
oranaon Hawkins, Cheyney
Dave Lotier, East Stroudsburg
Tyree Cooper, Cheyney
Mike Gardier, Kutztown
Justin Gibbs, Kutztown
Jeremy Lightner, Bloomsbuig
Ryan Nye, Kutztown
FALL <<<
► Jen Blasko, Slippery Rock
(Volleyball / Summit Hill, Pa.)
>■ Mike Butterworth, Slippery Rock
(Football / Northern Cambria, Pa.)
>■ Anthony Cellitti, lUP
(Football / Apollo, Pa.)
>■ Chris Cummings, Mansfield
(Cross Country / Mansfield, Pa.)
► Kristi Fiorillo, Clarion
(Volleyball / Meadville, Pa.)
^ Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Cross Country / Middleburg, Pa.)
Chris Cummings
Jennifer Hansen
Second Team Defense
Tyler Boudreau, Slippery Rock
Jason Groller, Shippensburg
Corey Lacek, Slippery Rock
Rob Plowman, Indiana (T>a.)
Matt Scott, Indiana (PaJ
Andy Casale, Shippensburg
Jaron Nalewak, Shippensburg
Greg Sondag, Edinboro
Josh Zunic, California (Pa.)
Akeem Etheridge, Slippery Rock
Tom Davidson, Edinboro
2007-08 Top Ten Award Winners
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Commissioner Steve Murray is proud to
recognize 1,488 student-athletes from the league who will be known as “ScholarAthletes” for the 2007-08 academic year. The total eclipses last year’s figure of 1,420.
Atop the list are the 2007-08 PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar-Athletes
Year: Mansfield's Chris Cummings and Slippery Rock's Jennifer Hansen.
of the
The PSAC Pete Nevins Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards are presented to the top
student-athletes who have achieved at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average
while competing at an outstanding athletic level. Student-athletes must have been
recognized as a Fall, Winter or Spring Top Ten Award winner to be eligible.
In its 18th year of existence, the awards were renamed in 2007 to honor East
Stroudsburg's long-time sports information director Pete Nevins, who passed away
earlier that year after a short battle with cancer. Nevins held his position at ESU for
33 years, and it is estimated that he wrote articles on more than 12,000 ESU events
that covered more than 5,000 student-athletes.
Cummings, a graduate student at Mansfield, excelled in his final season of
eligibility. He was the only PSAC male to garner All-America honors in cross country,
indoor and outdoor track and field. His highest national showing came with a secondplace finish in the mile during the indoor championships.
At other NCAA
Championships, he placed sixth in the 1,500m during the outdoor season, and was
26th at the cross country nationals. During the indoor season, Cummings won the
mile and ran a leg of the winning distance medley relay at the PSAC
Championships. He was crowned co-MVP of the meet and was later recognized as
the 2008 PSAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Year.
Recently named an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient, Cummings maintained
a 4.0 GPA while pursuing his master's degree in education. As an undergraduate,
Cummings carried a 3.86 GPA as a physics major. He finishes his storied career at
Mansfield as a five-time All-American - twice each in indoor and outdoor track and
field, and once in cross country. Between the two track seasons, the Mansfield native
owns school records in nine individual and four relay events.
Hansen, a junior elementary education major, has established a 4.0 GPA. The
Charleston, W. Va. product continues to set new standards in the pole vault, which
includes All-America citations during this year's indoor and outdoor seasons, finishing
third at both national events.
Her outdoor season included a vault of 13-3.75 at the league championships,
establishing a new meet record. Coupled with her third-place effort in the long jump,
Hansen was named the Most Valuable Field Athlete for the meet. Just a few weeks
earlier Hansen established a new PSAC overall record in the pole vault, clearing 135.25 at Allegheny's Gator Invitational. It marked the fourth time in two weeks that she
had broken the conference record. During the indoor season, Hansen registered a
meet and overall record by vaulting 13-1.25 at the conference championship and was
later honored as the PSAC Field Athlete of the Year.
Hansen was one of only three PSAC student-athlete to earn first-team Academic AllAmerica status from ESPN The Magazine, and the only one to do so in the cross
country/track and field category. She is a five-time PSAC Champion and four-time All-
► Trevor Harris, Edinboro
(Football / Waldo, Ohio)
P- Kelley Healey, Kutztown
(Field Hockey / Toms River, N.J.)
Rachael Lanzel, Edinboro
(Cross Country / St. Marys, Pa.)
P- Brandon Shelton, Millersville
(Football / New Oxford, Pa.)
WINTER <<<
>■ Chris Bach, East Stroudsburg
(Basketball / Levittown, Pa.)
>■ Lauren Beckley, Shippensburg
(Basketball / Fairfield, Pa.)
P- Chris Cummings, Mansfield
(Indoor Track & Field / Mansfield, Pa.)
>■ Matt Fittery, Lock Haven
(Wrestling / Denver, Pa.)
P- Pawel Glowiak, lUP
(Swimming / Gorzow, Poland)
>■ Ashley Grimm, Clarion
(Basketball / Sugarloaf, Pa.)
P-Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Indoor Track & Field / Middleburg, Pa.)
>■ Jennifer Hansen, Slippery Rock
(Indoor Track & Field / Charleston, W. Va.)
Teagan Riggs, Clarion
(Swimming & Diving / Meadville, Pa.)
P- Dave Sanford, Mansfield
(Indoor Track & Field / Mifflinville, Pa.)
SPRING <<<
Lisa Baumgartner, Clarion
(Tennis / West Middlesex, Pa.)
P- Chris Cummings, Mansfield
(Outdoor Track & Field / Mansfield, Pa.)
>■ Sheelin Fisher, Bloomsburg
(Softball / Coplay, Pa.)
P- Dan Gal, Bloomsburg
(Tennis / South Park, Pa.)
P- Justin Garber, Shippensburg
(Baseball / Elizabethtown, Pa.)
>■ Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Outdoor Track & Field / Middleburg, Pa.)
Jennifer Hansen, Slippery Rock
(Outdoor Track & Field / Charleston, W. Va.)
>■ Rachael Lanzel, Edinboro
(Outdoor Track & Field / St. Marys, Pa.)
► Ryan Mostyn, lUP
(Baseball / Philipsburg, Pa.)
>■ Sean Strauman, lUP
(Outdoor Track & Field / South Park, Pa.)
American.
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the Edinboro football staff. During that time
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football. In recent years the service organiza
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Athletic Fund Drive
at Bloomsburg
LAKE ERIE
at Edinboro
INDLANA(EA)
at Clarion
LOCK HAVEN
at Gannon
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Mercyhurst
SHIPPENSBURG
L,
w.
w.
w.
17-24
54-0
35-31
21-19
FAIRMONT STATE
L,
at Kutztown
w.
EAST STROUDSBURG L,
at Mercyhurst
L,
at Gannon
L,
CALIFORMA(PA)
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Lock Haven
at Indiana(Pa.)
EDINBORO
CHEYNEY
at Califomia(Pa.)
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Edinboro
MERCYHURST
CLARION
at Gannon
KUTZTOWN
PSAC East
Bloomsburg
East Stroudsburg
West Chester
Shippensburg
C.W. Post
Kutztown
Cheyney
Millersville
Conference: Overall
W-L Pet.
W-L Pet.
2-0 1.000
5-0 1.000
2-0 1.000
5-0 1.000
2-0 1.000
3-2
.600
.500
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.400
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.500
.200
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.200
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20-23
26-20
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24-31
Edinboro 31, Lock Haven 0
Califomia(Pa.) 21, Indiana(Pa.) 19
Mercyhurst 34, Slippery Rock 10
Gannon 31, Qarion 24
Bloomsburg 13, C.W. Post 6
West Chester 49, Kutztown 8
Shippensburg 35, Millersville 14
East Stroudsburg 52, Cheyney 12
This Week’s Schedule
Saturday, October 4
41-0
63-3
45-7
19-21
Gannon at Edinboro, 2:00 p.m.
Lock Haven at Mercyhurst, 1:00 p.m.
Bloomsburg at Millersville, 1:00 p.m.
Kutztown at Cheyney, 1:00 p.m.#
C.W. Post at Shippensburg, 1:00 p.m.
Cahfomia(Pa.) at Clarion, 2:00 p.m.
Slippery Rock at Indiana(Pa.), 2:35 p.m.#
West Chester at East Stroudsburg, 3:00 p.m.
# PA SPORTSfever Network
PSAC Players ofthe Week
Eastern Division — Offense
Joe West, QB ~ West Chester
Eastern Division — Defense
Riley Bowen, LB -- Shippensburg
Millersville C0-5)
Aug. 29
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov.l
Nov. 8
at Bentley
SLIPPERY ROCK
INDIANA(PA)
at West Chester
at Shippensburg
BLOOMSBURG
CHEYNEY
at C.W. Post
at Kutztown
EAST STROUDSBURG
at Edinboro
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
22-33
24-28
3-63
10-41
14-35
Shippensburg C2-3)
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
SHEPHERD
EDINBORO
at Lock Haven
at East Stroudsburg
MILLERSVILLE
C.W POST
at Kutztown
at West Chester
BLOOMSBURG
CHEYNEY
at CaIifomia(Pa.)
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11-34
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35-14
Slippery Rock C3-2)
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
at Seton Hill
L,
at Millersville
w.
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w.
CANNON
w.
at Mercyhurst
L,
at indiana(Pa.)
at Clarion
EDINBORO
at Califomia(Pa.)
LOCK HAVEN
EAST STROUDSBURG
20-27
28-24
38-24
24-16
10-34
Western Division — Offense
Kevin McCabe, QB — Califomia(Pa.)
Lock Haven Co- 5)
Aug. 28
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
GLENVILLE STATE
at West Chester
SHIPPENSBURG
at Indiana(Pa.)
EDINBORO
at Mercyhurst
at Califomia(Pa.)
CLARION
GANNON
at Slippery Rock
C.W. POST
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
0-30
6-37
0-36
745
0-31
Western Division — Offense
Matt Ward, DL -- Gannon
West Liberty St. (3-2)
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 2
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
EDINBORO
at Walsh
at Concord
MARS HILL
WEST VIRGINIA
WESLEYAN
at Fairmont State
GLENVILLE STATE
at West Virginia State
SHEPHERD
CHARLESTON(WV)
at Seton Hill
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24-10
38-20
35-38
46-0
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our student-athletes picked up this year.
UPGRADED FACILITIES: Edinboro’s athletic
facilities have made a quantum leap the last two years.
Sox Harrison Stadium was renovated a year ago, com
plete with a new artificial playing surface, lights, and a
new scoreboard, along with improvements to local
rooms in the facility.
Journeying over to McComb Fieldhouse, the longawaited weight room project was completed last summer.
Edinboro athletes can now work out with some of the
finest state-of-the-art exercise and weight training equip
ment. The gymnasium floor has a bright new paint job
that caught tne eye of many this past year.
ON THE HORIZON: We anticipate that by the
time 2009 rolls around the new air-supported dome will
be completed. This structure, like the new surface at
Sox Harrison Stadium, will accommodate not only ath
letics but many other campus activities. It obviously
will provide our athletic teams a tremendous opportu
nity to practice inside during those blustery Edinboro
winter days. In addition, you will notice a renewed
emphasis on track & field, along with the ability to
expand our camp offerings.
We’re very proud of everything that has been
accomplished, not only this past year but in previous
years. We look forward to wiat lies ahead in the
future, realizing that it will indeed be a challenge.
Other Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference schools
are experiencing many of the same improvements we
are, or have done so in recent years.
The support of the administration and the
Student Government Association is greatly appreciated.
But we can’t stop there. Our Edinboro Family must
continue to grow. 1 can’t tell you how valuable your
support has been since the start of the Annual Athletic
Fund. We hope you’ll once again choose to sit down
and contribute to the Athletic Fund. If you haven’t
contributed in the past, please explore the possibility of
helping Edinboro not only maintain its athletic tradi
tion, but move forward. Finally, please spread the word
around. The greatest way we can prosper is by net
working, so please tell a friend or two about the Annual
Athletic Fund
As always, thanks for your support. If you
haven’t had an opportunity to do so recently, come and
visit us and get a first hand look at what is happening.
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Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
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Aug. 28
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
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GREAT THINGS HAPPEN HERE! The phrase
was coined by new Edinboro University President Dr.
Jeremy Brown, and it certainly is appropriate for the
success the athletic department has enjoyed.
What is truly rewarding is the continued success
we enjoy year-in and year-out. We’re not talking about
a one year phenomenon. Fighting Scot athletic teams
have enjoyed tremendous success for many years now.
The 2007-08 season saw Edinboro athletic teams post
an overall record of 148-84-3. That’s just the start of
what will go down as a memorable campaign.
SUPERIOR COACHING STAFF: I’ve always felt
that Edinboro has assembled a coaching staff that rivals
not only the best in the PSAC, but in all of Division II.
For starters, men’s basketball coach Greg Walcavich
became just the ninth active coach in Division II with
500 wins. Women’s basketball coach Stan Swank
eclipsed 350 wins this past year, while Missy Soboleski
(volleyball) and Jim Glatch (wheelchair basketball)
topped 200 wins and women’s soccer coach Gary
Kagiavas went over the 100-win plateau. All Tim Flynn
has done is lead his wrestling program to ten Eastern
Wrestling League crowns in 11 years and nine PSAC
titles in tnat same period. He has been named the
Coach of the Year in at least one of the two leagues in
nine of those 11 campaigns. Long-time cross country
coach Doug Watts was once again recognized by the
PSAC as its Men's Coach of the Year.
SCOTS DOMINATE INDIVIDUAL HONORS: If
there is one thing that stood out above all else this year,
it was the incredible individual success our student-ath
letes enjoyed. No fewer than six Fighting Scots were
named the PSAC Player of the Year in their respective
sports (Gregor Gillespie - wrestling; Trevor Harris football; Brooke Heath - women’s swimming; Rachael
Lanzel - women’s cross country; Ryan McLemore men’s basketball; and Jenna Newman - volleyball. In
addition, three Scots were named PSAC Rookie of the
year - Chris Honeycutt (wrestling), Barry McLaughlin
(men’s cross country); and Katie Wilkins (volleyball).
Last, but certainly not least, three coaches earned PSAC
Coach of the Year accolades - Tim Flynn (wrestling);
Gary Kagiavas (women’s soccer); and Doug Watts
(men’s cross country). Those are just a few of the honors
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Dan Gable (wr)
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Curly Halmi Memorial
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Highmark Blue Cross
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Jeffy Johnson Memorial
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Joe Kruithoff
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John “Butch” McBride
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Line Construction
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Justin & Jessica Reed
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Softball, Volleyball, Wheelchair Basketball, Sports Medicine, Sports Iiaformation
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Edinboro Football 2008 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
Edinboro Football 2008 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
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Today's Feature
A Look at CDR James M. Landas and Today’s Flyover
Prior to today's kickoff Edinboro University football fans will be treated
to a flyover by the Navy^s E-2C Haweye. The pilot of today's E-2C
Hawkeye flyover is Edinboro graduate Commander James M. Landas.
E-2C Hawkeye Info
The E-2C Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy's all-weather, carrier-based tactical
airborne warning and control system platform. It provides all-weather
airborne early warning and command and control functions for the car
rier battle group. There currently is one squadron of four Hawkeye air
craft in each carrier air wing (CVW). In addition to its primary AEW
function, the E-2C can also provide strike control, area surveillance,
search and rescue guidance, navigational assistance, communications
relay, and drug interdiction. VAW-126 flies the upgraded Hawkeye
2000, with upgraded avionics and communications equipment.
VAW-126 SEAHAWKS SQUADRON HISTORY
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE TWO SIX (VAW126), nicknamed the SEAHAWKS, is an integral part of the tactical air
forces of the United States Navy. VAW-126 is one of six Carrier
Airborne Early Warning Squadrons based in Norfolk. Equipped with
four E-2C "Hawkeye 2000" aircraft, the squadron's primary mission is
on-scene airborne command and control for the Joint Warfare
Commander. VAW-126 implements command and control through
diverse operations such as fighter intercept and air strike control, ocean
surveillance, search and rescue coordination, airborne battle-space man
agement, and dynamic strike control.
VAW-126 was commissioned in Norfolk, VA April 1st, 1969.
Equipped with four E-2A Hawkeye aircraft, the squadron was assigned
to Attack Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN assigned to USS FORRESTAL
(CV 59). Following completion of their first deployment in July 1970,
the squadron transitioned to the E-2B. This was a newer version of the
same aircraft, equipped with a more flexible, digital computer weapons
system. The command received accolades early in its history, winning
the highly coveted COMNAVAIRLANT Battle Readiness Efficiency "E"
and the CNO Safety "S" Award in 1971. The squadron won the Battle
"E" a second time in 1974.
While homeward bound in September 1974, the squadron trans
ferred to USS AMERICA (CV 66). The NATO deployment marked
VAW-126's final E-2B flying as well. Following their return to Norfolk
in October 1974, the squadron began its transition to the E-2C, Group 0
variant, an aircraft similar in appearance to its predecessor, but with a
significantly more capable and reliable weapons system.
In August 1975, the squadron commenced operations in the
Caribbean with CVW-9, based at NAS Miramar, California. In May
1976, they began the first of many trips moving the entire squadron
back and forth between Norfolk and Miramar to operate with CVW-9
and prepare for their upcoming deployment aboard USS CONSTELLA
TION (CV 64). The squadron made their second and final Western
Pacific deployment with USS CONSTELLATION in May 1978.
The SEAHAWKS joined USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) and
CVW-1 upon returning to the East coast in 1979. In July 1981, VAW-126
joined CVW-3, which replaced CVW-1 as the air wing deployed aboard
USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67). The September 1983 to May 1984
deployment was a record breaking one for VAW-126. The SEAHAWKS
departed for the Mediterranean aboard USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV
67) a second time in August 1986.
By November 1987 the squadron was back aboard USS JOHN F.
KENNEDY (CV 67) in preparation for their next deployment. 1988
proved to be another outstanding year for the SEAHAWKS. In Jime,
the Carrier Strike Group assembled for FLEETEX 2-88 and the SEA
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HAWKS departed with USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) in August for
its 4th deployment on board.
CDR James M. Landas
CDR James M. Landas, is a native of Titusville, PA and graduated
from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, earning a Bachelor of Science
degree in Secondary Education. He received his commission as an Ensign
from Aviation Officer Candidate School on November 17,1989 and earned
his "Wings of Gold" as a Naval Flight Officer on April 121991.
In November 1991, CDR Landas reported to the VAW-115 LIBER
TY BELLS forward deployed in Atsugi, Japan where he completed two
deployments embarked in USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) to the
Arabian Gulf in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. WTule in
the LIBERTY BELLS, CDR Landas served as First Lieutenant, Public
Affairs Officer, Personnel Officer, and Assistant Operations Officer.
Following his tour in VAW115, CDR Landas reported to the VAW-120
GREYHAWKS in December 1994 as a Naval Flight Officer Instructor.
He served as the Avionics Division Officer, Radar Instructor, Computer
Instructor, IFF Instructor, and Schedules Officer. In October 1997, CDR
Landas returned to VAW-115 where he served as the Assistant
Operations Officer, Navigation Upgrade Transition Officer and the
Safety/NATOFs Officer. After completing an emergency deployment
to the Arabian Gulf embarked in USS INDEPENDENCE the squadron
transitioned to the E-2C NAV Upgrade while moving onboard USS
KITTY HAWK (CV 63) in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. In August of 1998 he
transferred to Commander Seventh Fleet as VADM Doran's Flag Aide.
CDR Landas' next assignment was to the Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy as a recipient of the Political Military Masters Program.
CDR Landas' reported to the VAW-123 SCREWTOPS in October 2000
where he served as Training Officer, Safety Officer, and Maintenance
Officer and embarked in USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and
USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian
Gulf, in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI
FREEDOM. Following his tour with the SCREWTOPS, CDR Landas
reported to Commander Strike Force Training Atlantic (CSFTLANT)
where he served as the Assistant Operations Officer (N32) and evaluat
ed five Competitive Unit Training Exercises (COMPTUEX) and two
Joint Training Exercises (JTFEX).
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CDR Landas has over 3900 hours^and 900 arrested landings in the
E-2C Hawkeye. His decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal,
six Strike/Hight Air Medals, five Navy and Marine Corps
Commendation Medals, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement
Medals and various campaign, expeditionary and unit awards.
CDR Landas and his wife Sonya are the parents of two sons, Evan
(12) and Brady (2) and two daughters, Stephanie (10) and Rachel (9),
and they reside in Virginia Beach.
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