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Table of Contents
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
2007 Schedule................................. ........................................1
On The Radio ................................. ........................................1
Today's Game ................................. ...................................... 2-3
Sox Harrison Stadium.................... ........................................4
President's Welcome ...................... ........................................4
Head Coach Scott Browning......... ......................................6-7
Assistant Coaches........................... .................................... 8-10
Fighting Scot Academic Honor Roll ......................................10
Football Support Staff.................... ........................................11
Photo Gallery
The 2007 Fighting Scots __ 12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26
Edinboro Roster............................. ...................................... 29
Starting Lineups............................. .................................. 30-31
Opponent Roster ........................... ...................................... 32
The Edinboro Eamily .................... ...................................... 34
Athletic Training Staff.................... ...................................... 36
Spirit of The Scots Marching Band ...................................... 38
Year-By-Year Records .................... ...................................... 40
Edinboro All-Americans................ .................................. 4243
All-Time Records........................... ......................................44
Edinboro AU-PSAC Performers ... .................................. 4647
PSAC Scholar-Athletes.................. ...................................... 49
Longest Plays ................................. ...................................... 50
All-Time Team ............................... ...................................... 52
PSAC/Opponents Today.............. ...................................... 58
Today's Feature ............................. ......................................60
1:00 p.m.
WESTCHESTER
at St. Anselm
1:00 p.m.
at Bloomsburg
12 noon
1:00 p.m.
CHEYNEY
Family Fest Weekend
at Shippensburg*
September 29
1:00 p.m.
October 6
2:00 p.m.
LOCKHAVEN*^
Homecoming
October 13
at Indiana(Pa.)*
2:00 p.m.
at Califomia(Pa.)*
3:00 p.m.
October 20
1:05 p.m.
October 27
at Kutztown
November 3
3:05 p.m.
CLARION*#
November 10
SLIPPERY ROCK*
1:00 p.m.
Senior Day
* PSAC West contest
# PA SPORTSfever TV
Fighting Scots On Ihe Radio, TV
Edinboro University football fans can catch
all the Fighting Scot gridiron action on WFSE
EM 88.9. The Edinboro student radio statio
will broadcast all eleven games, providing
valuable broadcasting experience for
1 1.COLLEGE RAUlOl
Edinboro students, along with quality
broadcasts of Fighting Scot athletics.
In addition, the Edinboro University
student 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 wiU also be streamed over the
internet of the team's away games.
Full video streams wiU be available from the links
provided on the athletics home page.
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For More Information
Information on Fighting Scot athletics is available on the
internet by accessing Edinboro University's World Wide web
homepage at http:// www.edinboro.edu. Results also are
available on the Fighting Scot Hotline by calling (814) 732-1837.
The 2007 Edinboro Fighting Scots
The Clarion Game
Edinboro Kghting Scots (6-3,2-2)
vs.
Clarion Golden Eagles (0-9,0-4)
Saturday, Novenwers, 2007
Sox Harrison Stadium ~ 2:00 p.m.
Edinboro Cb-3)
Sept. 1
: Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
WESTCHESTER
at St Anselm
at Bloomsburg
CHEYNEY
L, 16-32
w.
w.
W,
58-3
42-41
41-23
Homecoming
w.
w.
33-18
70-19
at Indiana(Pa.)
at Califomia(Pa.)
at Kutztown
CLARION
SLIPPERY ROCK
L, 7-27
L, 8-26
35-28
w.
2:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Family Fest Weekend
Sept. 29
Oct 6
Oct. 13
Oct 20
1 Oct. 27
|Nov. 3
Nov. 10
at Shippensburg
LOCK HAVEN
Senior Day
g Clarion C0-9)
SSept 1
:Sept 8
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
TIFFIN
KUTZTOWN
at West Chester
BLOOMSBURG
at Califomia(Pa.)
SHIPPENSBURG
at Slippery Rock
at Fairmont State
INDIANA(PA)
at Edinboro
LOCK HAVEN
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
10-38
13-35
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10-52
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14-21
31-38
Today’s
Game
It seems hard to believe,
but just two weeks
remain in the 2007
regular season.
It wasn't that long ago
that
we
were
recognizing
the
installation of a new
artificial surface at Sox
Harrison
Stadium.
Now we've reached the
time of year that the
field should benefit the
most.
After a three-game
road
trip,
all
Homecoming games,
Edinboro concludes the
regular season with
back-to-back
home
games against Clarion
and Slippery Rock.
The Slippery Rock
game could prove a
huge contest, with both
teams still seeking one
of the six Northeast
Region playoff berths.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, something the Fighting Scots
definitely can't do. Clarion comes in with an extremely young team and
an 0-9 record. However, Edinboro-Clarion games normally prove to be
hotly-contested affairs, and is last week's 38-31 loss against lUP is any
indication, the Golden Eagles are growing up quickly.
This marks the 79th meeting between the two teams, with
Edinboro holding a slight 39-37-2 advantage. The Fighting Scots have
won the last four meetings by a combined 113-16 score, with shutouts
the last two contests.
We hope you enjoy this afternoon's contest as Edinboro and
Clarion figure to fill the fall air with football.
Tlie Coaclies
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 BiU McDonald in 1969 when the Fighting Scots
opened the 2006 season with a 28-14 win at West Chester. He went on
to lead Edinboro to a 6-5 finish, the most wins ever by a first-year coach.
He has a 12-8 career record. (For more on Scott Browning, see pages 6-7.)
Jay Foster (Plymouth State '85) was named Qaiion's 11th head coach
on February 8,2006. He was no stranger to PSAC football after serving
Page 2
as an assistant coach at Slippery Rock for 18 years, the last 17 as
defensive coordinator. During that time he helped The Rock to four
PSAC West titles and three NCAA Division II Playoff appearances. He
has a 1-19 record as he concludes his second season of rebuilding the
Golden Eagle program.
The Edinhoro-Clarion Series
Edinboro leads
Last Year’s Game
Edinboro 13, Clarion o
Houston Brown the comerback became Houston Brown the tailback,
leading Edinboro to a win at Qarion. The fi-eshman carried 34 times for
157 yards to jump start an Edinboro offense that had failed to score its
previous two games. Brown scored the lone touchdown of the game on
a six-yard run with 13:05 to play in the second quarter. Kody Robertson
added a 31-yard field goal later in the period, and then booted a 24-yarder
midway thiou^ the third quarter. Tire Edinboro defense did the rest of
the work, holding Qaiion to 167 total yards. The Golden Eagles were
limited to 48 yards rushing and completed just 9 of 26 passes.
Scouting Clarion
Youth, youth, youth. Sixty players on the Qarion roster are
either freshmen or redsWrt freshmen. That is tremendously young.
The offense does feature some experience, as only two freshmen and
three sophomores are listed as probable starters. Why, there's even
four seniors on the unit. But the defense, on the other hand, features
six freshmen, including the entire secondary.
like the rest of the PSAC, Qarion has resorted to the passing
game in 2007. The Golden Eagles are averaging 36 passes per game.
Second-year head coach Jay Foster hopes the aerial game can help
snap a losing streak which has reache(^ 14 straight games, dating
back to last year. Like Edinboro, Qariqii has faced a tough schedule
~ Bloomsburg, West Chester, California(Pa.) and Indiana(Pa.), plus a
Tiffin squad ^t was ranked at one point.
In last week's 38-31 loss to lUP, the Golden Eagles led 14-10 at
the half and boosted the lead to 21-10 before finally losing 38-31.
Players to Watch
Eddie Emmanuel, TB ~ the 5'10", 200 lb. junior is the leading rusher
with 655 yards on 161 carries with 5 TDs. He ranks ninth in career
rushing with 1,622 yards, and was a first team AU-PSAC West choice
a year ago when he ran for 967 yards.
Pierre Odom, WR — the senior is not only the leading receiver with
, 44 catches for 537 yards and 4 TDs, but ranks third in career
■ receptions (152) and fourth in career receiving yards (2,119). He had
: 7 catches for 119 yards and a TD last week vs. lUP. He was a second
team AU-PSAC West selection in 2006.
Tyler Huether, QB — a 6'1" sophomore, he has taken over as the
starter and thrown for 1,352 yards with 7 TDs and 9 BSTTs. He threw
for 260 yards last week, with 2 TDs and 2 INTs.
Kyle Cathcart, LB - the 6'0", 210 lb. senior is tied for the team lead
with 57 tackles, and leads the way with 11 tackles for losses.
Nick Sipes, SS ~ now doing double duty as he took over the kicking
chores last week and made four PATs and a 28-yard field goal. The
freshman is tied for the team lead with 57 tackles.
Edinboro Football 2007 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
Fighting Scots Ranked 11th in Region
\Mth two weeks left in the regular season, Edinboro is ranked 11th in
the Northeast Region. The top six teams in the region advance to the
NCAA Division II Playoffs.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
California(Pa.)
West Chester
Shepherd
Bryant
Indiana(Pa.)
Charleston(WV)
Slippery Rock
Southern Connecticut State
Bentley
American International
EDINBORO
Bloomsburg
9-0
8-1
8-1
7-1
7-1
7-2
7-2
6-3
6-2
5-3
6-3
5-3
Harris Rewriting Record Book
Edinboro quarterback Trevor Harris continues to put up big numbers
and assault the record book. He accounted for 376 yards in total offense
and 4 TDs in last week's 35-28 win at Kutztown. The total offense figure
is tied for second in school history. He completed 22 of 28 passes for 316
yards with 3 TDs (24,26,35 yards), plus a one-yard TD plunge. Harris
has now thrown for 300-or-more yards four times this year, and has
three-or-more TD passes in six games. He has set the season records for
passes attempted (316) and completed (220). He has passed for 2,478
yards, needing 70 yards to break the record of 2,547 yards he set a year
ago. In addition, he broke the season record for total offense with 2,706
yards
O-Line Getting the Job Done
An offensive line that came under some criticism at the beginning of the
year has played very solid footbaU of late. Part of that success has to do
with getting everyone back healthy. The group of Eric Costello at
center, Andy Young at right guard and Rob Stoner at left guard, and
Mike Mills at right tackle and Josh Bzorek at left tackle has particularly
does a good job of keeping Trevor Harris upright. Over the last six
games, Harris has been sacked just ten times while attempting 222
passes.
Edinboro Shutout String at Eight
Quarters vs. Clarion
The Fighting Scots have posted back-to-back shutouts of Clarion, by
scores of 13-0 a year ago and 44-0 in 2005. The Golden Eagles have not
scored against Edinboro in last eight quarters, with the last score a
fourth quarter touchdown in a 21-10 Edinboro win in 2004.
Edinboro Spells Tough AMICO
Chris Amico proved why he is one of the best defensive linemen in the
PSAC in a gutsy performance at Kutztown. The senior noseguard was
twice escorted off the field with injuries, yet returned each time. And at
the end of the game, there he was pressuring Kutztown quarterback
Kyle Spotts. He finished the day with 5 tackles, including 3 for loss and
a pair of sacks, plus his second career interception. Amico now has 24
career sacks.
Scots Survive Homecoming Circuit
Edinboro's last four games were Homecoming contests. After
celebrating their own Homecoming with a 70-19 win over Lock Haven,
the next three games were on the road. After losses at Indiana(Pa.) and
Califomia(Pa.), both nationally-ranked teams, the Fighting Scots were
able to spoil Kutztown's Homecoming festivities with a 35-28 win.
Ground Game Reappears at Kutztown
In Edinboro's previous two games — losses to Indiana(Pa.) and
Califomia(Pa.) — the Fighting Scots attempted 100 passes and ran the
ball just 41 times. This is a new era for Edinboro football, but Scott
Browning is still a old style coach at heart. \Mth that in mind, the
Fighting Scots resorted to the ground game at Kutztown. Edinboro ran
the ball a season-high 46 times for 181 yards. That didn't stop Trevor
Harris from throwing for 316 yards, but even Harris got into the grotind
game, scrambling for 60 yards.
Campbell Does Gordon Locbbaum
Imitation
Tommie Campbell did double duty, even triple duty, against
Kutztown. The junior strong safety, had 6 tackles and a pair of pass
breakups on defense. He was inserted at tailback for several plays and
carried twice for 4 yards. Finally, he returned two kickoffs for 39 yards.
Edinboro Statistics
Rushing
Yards
Att.
Houston Brown
81
424
Ulysee Davis
66
362
Trevor Harris
66
228
Jamell Dennis
32
200
EUP Totals
283
1334
Opp Totals
346
1276
Passing
Trevor Harris
Joe Wanson
EUP Totals
Opp Totals
Att. Comp.
322
220
20
11
342
231
324
175
Receiving
Rich Cerro
Ryan Rybicki
Jeremy Burr
Gary Nolen
Kyle Vritucki
David Bostic
Denayne Dixon
EUP Totals
Opp Totals
Yards
2478
173
2651
2076
Avg.
5.2
5.5
3.5
6.2
4.7
3.7
Pet.
68.3
55.0
67.5
54.0
No.
43
38
30
28
26
20
16
231
175
Yards
513
361
326
398
326
253
173
2651
2076
Avg.
11.9
9.5
10.9
14.2
12.5
12.6
10.8
Solo
35
25
39
29
35
TD
7
4
2
0
16
16
Lg28
72
37
34
72
68
TD
24
1
25
11
Int
5
2
7
12
11.9
TD
5
5
4
2
4
2
1
25
11
Lg.
40
43
26
63
41
80
32
80
40
Asst.
31
36
15
19
12
Total
66
61
54
48
47
Sacks
2
0
2
6.5
0
Int
1
1
4
2
1
Clarion Statistics
Rushing
Yards
Att.
Eddie Emmanuel
161
655
lyler Huether
84
221
Qarion Totals
305
908
Opp Totals
426
2553
Avg.
4.1
2.6
3.0
6.0
TD
5
1
8
28
Tackles
Greg Sondag
Y'Hoshua Murray
Dan Skelton
Chris Amico
Taurean Valentine
Passing
■^ler Huether
Gino Rometo
Clarion Totasl
Opp Totals
Att. Comp.
217
105
49
105
324
154
187
116
Yards
1352
517
1869
1798
113
Pet
48.4
46.7
47.5
6Z0
TD
7
2
9
21
Lg33
22
33
59
Int
9
2
11
7
Receiving
Pierre Ooom
Alfonso Hoggard
Herb Carraway
Jaques Robinson
Clarion Totals
Opp Totals
No.
44
35
30
22
154
116
Yards
537
434
349
229
1869
1798
Avg.
12.2
12.4
11.6
10.4
m
15.5
TD
4
3
1
0
9
21
Lg47
43
65
24
78
79
Tackles
Kyle Cathcart
OuinhTi Brazil
Nick Sipes
Garrett McMulhn
Solo
25
30
35
18
Asst.
32
27
22
24
Total
57
57
57
42
Sacks
1
0
0
1
Int
1
2
0
1
Edinboro Football 2007 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
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Dear Family, Friends and Fans of the Fighting Scots:
H
it is a pleasure to be a part of the Fighting Scots Family at Edinboro University. In the short
time I have been Edinboro's President, I have been impressed with the excitement and enthusiasm
I have felt on campus, especially among our athletes and coaches. This year, for the first time in the
school's history, we have artificial turf and lighting at Sox Harrison Stadium. McComb Fieldhouse
has been extensively remodeled and now features, among other improvements, one of the finest
weight rooms in the state.
VSfe have adopted a new message for Edinboro: "Great Things Happen Here." That greatness
applies to athletics as well, as it goes hand in hand with the academic development of our students.
I have participated in athletics for most of my life. Prior to coming to Edinboro, I coached the
men's and women's squash teams at St. Lawrence University, including at the national tournament.
At Edinboro, we are focused on raising our academic and athletic standards campus wide. As we grow, we will
take the University not only to the next level, but to the level beyond that. tNe believe that everything we do at Edinboro
should reflect the excellence of the institution.
I invite you to become a part of this new and "Great" era at Edinboro University.
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with lights being installed for the first time. Finally, a new scorebaord
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Sox Harrison Stadium seats 6,000 people in its two grandstands,
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both sides of the stadium, 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
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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 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 1928-53, winning 175 games.
The stadium received a facelift this summer, giving it a spanking
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Head Coach
Scott Browning
2nd Year
Ohio State ‘8i
gram 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, serving as the defensive backfield coach under Hollman. In 1994 he moved back to offense as the
offensive line coach.
He had remained in
"Scott has been a member of the Ed
inboro coaching stafffor 20 years. He charge of the line
men since that time,
has demonstrated his ability to not
coaching such Allonly coach athletes on the playing
Americans as Je
field, hut also to lead young men by
remy O'Day, Joe
Valvoda and Greg
the example of his character and by
Bzorek. The last
his dedication to them as students
two years Brown
and individuals."
ing's offensive line
led the Pennsylva
nia State Athletic
Dr. Frank Pogue Jr.
Conference in
former President, Edinboro University
fewest sacks al
lowed.
When Pepper came on board in 2000, Browning was appointed
the recruiting coordinator in addition to his duties with the offensive
line. A year later he was named the offensive coordinator, and the
^cott Browning knows a thing
or two about the Edinboro football
tradition. 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 successful periods in Edinboro
football
history.
One thing Browning didn't mess with
Bix>wiiingfs doacliitig Background.
was the tradition of winning. His first edition
finished with a 6-5 record, the most wins ever
Year School
Coaching Duty
Record
Notable
under a first-year coach. But it didn't end just
New
Mexico
State
(1982)
on the football field. The Fighting Scots ex
1982 Graduate Assistant
Defensive Backs
3-8
celled in the classroom, including a cumula
Idaho State (1983)
tive team GPA of over 2.8 for the spring
1983
Assistant Coach
Receivers
semester.
8-4
NCAA Division I-AA
Browning became the first coach at Ed
Playoffs
Ohio State (1984-85)
inboro since Sox Harrison to win his first two
1984
Graduate Assistant Running Backs
games as head coach. That happened in
9-3
Rose Bowl
1926, the first year of football at the Boro.
Oraduate Assistant Running Backs
9-3
Citrus Bowl
Thanks to a 28-14 win at West Chester, he be
Fdinboro (1986-present)
came the first coach since Bill McDonald in
1986
Assistant Coach
Running Backs
7-3
1969 to win his first game as head coach.
Running Backs
Assistant Coach
3-8
1988
Assistant Coach
That victory, on the road at West Chester be
Defensive Backs
5-4-1
1989
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
tween a pair of 2005 NCAA playoff teams,
8-3
PSAC West Chamnions
also displayed Browning's propensity as a
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Assistant Coach
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showboat gambler. The Fighting Scots went
9-3
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1991
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
J . .
for it on fourth down four times, and made it
7-4 ,
1992
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
NCAA Division II Playoffs
8-2-1
three times.
1993
Assistant Coach
Defensive Backs
8-3
NCAA Division E Playoffs
"I am very pleased to announce the
Offensive Line
1994
Assistant Coach
7-3
....
promotion of Scott Browning to the position
1995
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
9-2
PSAC West Champions
of head football coach at Edmboro Univer
Offensive Line
NCAA Division E Playoffs
sity," stated then President Dr. Frank G.
1996
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
6-4
Pogue at the time. "Scott has been a member
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Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
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He has demonstrated his ability to not only
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Assistant Coach
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dents and as individuals. He will join our
■
2000
Assistant Coach
Offensive Line
other highly successful coaches at Edinboro
5-6
.....
2001
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
University."
4-6
Offensive Line
After serving as the offensive Line
2002 Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
5-6
coach and recruiting coordinator in Lou Pep
Offensive Line
....
per's first season. Browning took over as the
2003 . Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
9-3
PSAC West Chamnions
offensive coordinator in 2001.
Offensive Line
NCAA Division E Playoffs
He had previously served as the offen
2004
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
PSAC West Chamnions
9^3
sive coordinator for five seasons imder Tom
Offensive Line
NCAA Division E Plavoffs
Hollman. In all. Browning had served as Ed2005
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
8-2
PSAC West Chamnions
inboro's offensive line coach the previous 12
Offensive line
2006
Head Coach
years.
6-5
Browning joined the Edinboro pro—^.......... ............ -......-
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ing for the PSAC West title. But we
won't compromise integrity. We will
continue to bring in young men who
have the ability to be successful 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
Scott Browning is introduced as Edinboro's 13th head coach b\/
in 1984, dropping a 20-17 decision to
then Edinboro University President Dr. Erank G. Pogue on
use to finish with a 9-3 record. The
January 5, 2006.
following year Ohio State went bowl
ing again, this time defeating
Brigham Young, 10-7, in the Citrus
Fighting Scot offense made great strides over
Bowl, to once again fiiffsh at 9-3.
the last five years. Browning emphasized a
Browning served as a graduate assis
balanced attack which showcased the combi
tant coach at New Mexico State in 1982, and
nation of a strong ground game and danger
the following year instructed the receivers at
ous aerial attack. Over his last three seasons
Idaho State. Idaho State reached the NCAA
Edinboro averaged 29.9 ppg. in 2003,33.2
Division
I-AA Playoffs before suffering a
ppg. in '04, and 31.4 ppg. in '05.
27-20 defeat to Nevada.
All told. Browning has been an assis
A1981 graduate of The Ohio State
tant coach on all seven of Edinboro's NCAA
University with a bachelor's degree in Edu
playoff teams, along with five of the nine
cation, Browning began his coaching career
PSAC champion squads. He took over a
as an assistant coach at Worthington High
team which has been to the NCAA Division
School and Dayton-Fairview High Schools in
II Playoffs two of the last three years, and
Ohio from 1979-81. Before transferring to
during that period has posted a 26-8 record.
Ohio State he attended Capital University
The 26 wins were the most in a three-year pe
where he played football for one season.
riod in Edinboro history.
Browning later earned a master's degree in
"It goes without saying that I am ex
Education Administration from New Mexico
tremely excited to have this opportunity,"
State in 1983.
noted an elated Browning. "I was proud to
Browning, 48 and a native of
be a part of the teams in the 1990's that
Loudonville, Ohio, and his wife, Lynn, reside
ranked among the best in Division II, and
in Edmboro and have two children, Andrew
over the last few years we have once again
(13) and Katelyn (9).
elevated the program to one of the best in the
coimtry. The University
and the community of
Edinboro mean a great
deal to me. Over the years
we have tried to become
an integral part of this
community. I am thrilled
that I can continue that as
sociation while taking
over a group of players
that represent the ideals I
believe in.
"I'm sure you will
see some changes in the
future, but I can tell you
this, the ideals remain in
place for this program,
and always have in the
time I've been here. With
out question we want to
be successful on the field,
and that means challeng
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PERSONAL
Born: October 28,1958
Hometown: Perrysville, OH
Wife: Lynn
Children: Andrew (13), Katelyn (9)
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; DaytonFairview (OH) High &hool 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, running backs, offensive
line, 1986-2005, head coach, 2006
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Wayne Bradford
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
gth Year
Salisbury State ‘go
Wayne Bradford is in his ninth year as a
member of the Edinboro coaching staff. He en
ters his third season as the Fighting Scot defen
sive coordinator, and had previously held the
same title in 1999 under former head coach Tom Hollman. After over
seeing the defensive line for seven seasons, Bradford took over as the
linbackers coach in 2006.
Bradford orchestrated the top defense in the country two 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
Bradford’s
the 1975 team also shut out three
Personal
Data
opponents. A total of seven
opponents were held to seven
Bom; Aprils, 1%8
points or less. He coached four
Hometown: Glen Bumie, MD
all-conference performers a year ^College Education: Salisbury
f State University, B.S. in Business Ad
ago.
A year ago his defensive
ministration -1990; M.S. in Business
unit recorded two more shutouts Administration -1992
Playing Experience: Salisbtuy
while leading the PSAC in rush
State University, offensive line ing defense (70.6 ypg.), good for
1986-89
third in the country.
Under Bradford's tutelage, Coaching Experience: Salisbury
State University - defensive lineman
Edinboro has had twelve first
linebackers, 1990-93; defensive co
team All-PSAC West defensive
ordinator, 1994-99; Edinboro Univer
linemen. In fact, he has been re
sity - defensive coordinator, 1999,
sponsible for the last three PSAC
2005 to present; defensive line, 2000West Defensive Players of the
05.
Year, with Ben Stroup earning
Wife; Gwen
the honor a year ago, Chris
Children; Nicholas (9), Julia (7),
Amico the 2005 recipient, and
MitcheU (2)
Seth Fragale, the win
ner in 2004.
Bradford had
previously been at Sal
isbury State since
1990, and was the Sea
Gulls' defensive coor
dinator 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 (1990-92)
and defensive line
men (1992-94). In
1994, he was pro
moted to defensive
coordinator.
In 1997,
Salisbury State ranked
38th in NCAA Divi
sion III in total de
fense, allowing just
268 yards per game.
His 1995 defensive
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unit produced a first team AFCA 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 bache
lor'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, Brad
ford 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 runnerup.
Bradford and his wife, Gwen, reside in Edinboro with their nineyear-old son, Nicholas, seven-year-old daughter, Julia and two-yearold son Mitchell.
MikeYiirdch
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
3rd Year
California (Pa.) ‘gg
Mike Yurcich enters his third 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 second season as
the offensive coordinator after assuming that role in 2006.
A native of Euclid, Ohio, Yurcich served as a graduate assistant coach
at Indiana University in 2003-04. In addition to conducting statistical analy
sis for the Hoosiers' offense, he assisted with the wide receivers.
Yurcich is no stranger to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
After attending Mount Union in 1994-95, he transferred to CaUfomia (Pa.) and
played three seasons for the Vulcans. Yurcich was a two-year captain at Califor
nia (Pa.), serving as the starting quarterback in 19% and sharing the starting
role in 1998.
Yurcich graduated from Cal
ifornia (Pa.) wiffi a bachelor's de
ifiircicli’s
gree in Industrial Organization
Personal Data
Psychology in May 1999, and later
earned his master's degree in
BpFn: November 5,1975
School Counseling from St. FranHometown: Euclid, OH
cis(IN). While at St. Francis(IN), he
College Education: California Uni
served as an assistant coach for the
versity of Pennsylvania, B.A. in In
dustrial Organization Psychology Cougars, helping USE to four con
1999; University of Saint Francis
secutive Mid-States Football Asso
(Ind.), M.Ed. in School Counseling ciation Mid-East League
2002
Championships and four NAIA
Playing Ej^rience: Mount
Playoff berths. The Cougars were
i Union College, quarterback -1994-95;
38-8 during the four-year period.
i California University of Penns)4vaAfter coaching the running
nia, quarterback -1996-98
backs in 1999 at St. Francis, Yurcich Coaching Experience: Indiana
worked with the quarterbacks in
University - offensive graduate assis
2000 and 2001. He served as the
tant, 2003-04; University of Saint Franoffensive coordinator and quarter
ds (Ind.) - running backs, 1999;
backs coach in 2002. He was also
i quarterbacks, 2000-02; offensive coor
the junior varsity head coach from
dinator, 2002; junior varsity head
coach, 2000-02; Edinboro University —
2000-02.
quarterbacks, 2005; offensive coordiYurcich resides in Edin
; riatoi; 2006.
boro.
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Keith Braxton
Defensive Line
2nd Year
Virginia Military Institute ‘g8
Keith Braxton was named Edinboro's de
fensive 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 defensive 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 a player, Braxton was a three-year starter at VMI from 199496. He posted 195 career tackles, including 11 tackles for losses and 6
sacks. He had one of his top games as a sophomore, finishing with 8
tackles, 6 of those solo, in VMI's
26-23 win over Appalachian
Braxton’s
State.
In all, he played m 44 ca
Personal Data
reer games with 35 starts. He
Bom: April 10,1975
was a tri-captain as a senior.
Hometown: Beaverdam, VA
After serving as an assis
College Education: Virginia Mili
tant coach at Loras for a year,
tary Institute, B.A. in History —1997
Braxton left coaching for two
Experience: Virginia Mil
years to work as a customer serv Playing
itary Institute, defensive tackle ice representative at First Union
1993-96
National Bank in Richmond, VA
Coaching Experience: Loras Col
before returning to his alma
lege - defensive tackles, 1997; Vir
mater in 2001.
ginia Military Institute — defensive
Braxton is a native of
tackles, 2001-05; Edinboro University
Beaverdam, VA. He graduated
- defensive line, 2006
from VMI in 1997 with a bache
lor's degree in History. He is sin
gle and resides in Edinboro.
including Associated F*ress Little AH-America after posting 106 tackles,
100 solo, with 20 passes broken up, 4 tackles for losses and a pair of
interceptions.
A captain on the '96 team, he helped the Golden Eagles finish
with an 11-3 record. Qarion won the East Region title and advanced to
the Division II semifinals before suffering a 19-18 loss to eventual na
tional champion Northern Colorado. Qarion was awarded the ECAC
Lambert Cup.
Niedbala recorded 117 tackles, 9 passes broken up, and had 5 in
terceptions in 1995, earning second team Associated Press Little AUAmerica 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 con
cluded his career with
407 tackles, 34 passes
broken up, 12 intercep
tions, 11 tackles for
losses and 8 fumble re
coveries. He was se
lected to play in the
Snow Bowl following
his senior season. In
aU, he earned first team
AU-PSAC West honors
his final three years.
A native of
Beaver Falls, PA, Nied
bala received his bach
elor's degree in
Geography from Qar
ion in 1996. He began
his coaching career at
GlenviUe State, serving as the secondary coach during the 1997 and '98
campaigns.
Niedbala and his wife, MeUssa, reside in MeadvUle, PA.
Jim Henson
KimNiedbala
Running Backs
10th Year
Hiram ‘68
Defensive Backs
2nd Year
Clarion ‘gg
Kim Niedbala joined the Edinboro coach
ing staff in
the spring
r^iedbala’s
of 2006 as
Personal Data
the defensive backs coach after
serving as an assistant coach at
Bom: February 26,1974
Qarion for seven seasons from
Hometown: ^aver Falls, PA
1999-05.
College Education: Qarion Uni
At Qarion, he was elevated versity of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Geog
to the defensive coordinator in
raphy- 19%
2002 after working with the out
Playing Experience; Qarion Uni
side linebackers in 1999, then tak
versity of Pennsylvania, safety ing over as the secondary coach
1992-%
and special teams coordinator
Coaching Experience: GlenviUe
State University — secondary, 1997from 2000 until 2002.
98; Qarion University — outside line
One of the top players in
backers, 1999; secondary, 2000-01;
Qarion history, Niedbala was a
defensive coordinator, 2002-05; Edin
three-time All-American at free
boro University - defensive backs,
safety and strong safety from
2006
1994-96. He was a consensus first
Wife; Melissa
team All-American in 1996,
Jim Henson, a highly successful high
school
coach in
Henson’s
Ohio for
Personal Data
over twenty years, enters his
ninth season on the Edinboro
Bom: September 11,1946
staff. He is also a professor in the Hometown: Orwell, OH
Mathematics Department at Ed
College Education: Hiram Col
inboro.
lege, B.A. in Arts & Mathematics After working on the de
1968; Yoimgstown St. Univ., M.S. in
fensive side of the baU as the
Mathematics Education -1972
strong safeties/outside lineback
Playing Experience: Hiram Col
ers coach for two years, Henson
lege, defensive back -1964-66
Coaching Experience: Cardinal
moved over to the offense and
Middlefield (OH) High School - as
win instruct the running backs
sistant coach, 19^75; Grand Valley
for the sixth straight seasoiL He
(OH) High School - head coach,
previously worked with the run
1976-97; Edinboro Univ. - defensive
ning bada in 1999 and was in
lline, 1998; strong safeties/ outside
charge of the defensive Hnemen
lUnebackers, 2000-01; running backs,
in'98.
|l999,2002 to present
Henson joined the
iwife: Evelyn
Edinboro staff after serving as a
vChildren: Jim (38), Jennifer (30)
mathematics teacher, football
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coach and athletic director at Grand Valley High School in Ohio for 22
years. He led the Mustangs to a 150-68^ record, with five Grand River
Conference championships, three East Suburban Conference titles, and
three state playoff appearances. In the 1990'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 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. This past winter he was a member of the first
class inducted into the Ashtabula Cormty Football Hall of Fame.
Prior to beginrung his stellar career at Grand Valley, Henson de
buted 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.
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Football Support Staff
1 Anthony Peluso
Offensive Line
^Year
f<»
1
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Edinboro ‘o6
Edinboro head coach Scott Browning considers former Boro standout Anthony Peluso an
up-and-coming talent in the coaching profes
sion. Peluso will once again work as an assis
tant coach in charge of the offensive line, a duty he assumed a year ago.
He is also in charge of the strength and conditioning program. Two
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 ap
pearance in the NCAA Division II Playoffs since 1995, finishing the
year with a 9-3 record. He earned first team AU-PSAC West honors
and was an honorable mention D2Football.com All-American. He also
earned second team Football
Gazette AU-Northeast Region
Peluso’s
recognition.
Personal Data
Peluso has played profes
sionally the last two years for the Born: October 8,1981
Erie Freeze, an arena league
Hometown: Aliquippa, PA
team. He has been a starter on
College Education: Edinboro
the offensive line since joining
University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in
the Freeze midway through the
Social Science - 2006
Playing Experience: Edinboro
2006 season.
Peluso completed work on University, offensive guard - 20002003
his bachelor's degree in Social
Coaching Experience: Edinboro
Science in May 2006. He is sin
University - assistant offensive line,
gle and resides in Edinboro.
Gary Hanna
Peggy McMillan
Dr. Thomas Fessler
Dr. Pat Leary
Head Athletic Trainer
Football Secretary
Team Physician
Team Physician
Todd Fusillo
Shawn Loughlin
Brett Petrilla
John Van Laningham
Head Manager
Manager
Mianager
Manager
2005; offensive line, 2006
Mike
Cradduck'
Student Asst.
dinboro
Chris
Kaczor
Student Asst.
niversity
U
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the spring 2007 semester.
Mike Castiglione* ............................3.91
Eric Costello___........______ _ .3.04
I Michael Cradduck*.......................... 3.28
j Bobby Darch......... _____________ 3.07
lJustinGomes
.................3.10
fSpencerGray....... ..3.11
Trevor Harris* .................................3.56
Tyler Hersperger............................. 3.06
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Shane Hess* ................... .............3.39
Davejazenski.................... .............3.19
Chris Kaczor*.................... ........3.54
Joe Malizia*...................... ............. 3.91
DamionMalott ......... ....... ............. 3.10
Caleb Mayer*................ .............3.81
Hardin Moss*.................... .............3.30
Y'Hoshua Murray*........... .............4.00
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Brian Shreve*.......................
3.38
Greg Sondag*.....................
3.88
Ben Swank*...................... ........... .3.70
Joe Wanson* ............. ...................... 3.58
Kyle W^tucki* ...................................3.56
Andy Young.................................... 3.11
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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Referee Mike McCann
By Chris Strauss
5U A part-time job? There’s no such thing for Mike McCann. While
many fans may think the responsibilities of a college referee begin
and end on Saturday, the 17-year Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference veteran usually clocks a 40-hour workweek from August
through November each year.
“It’s a lot of time away from family,” says the 50-year-old father of five
and grandfather of two from Defiance, Ohio. “But I have absolutely no
regrets." A vice president for a janitorial staffing company, McCann
leaves straight from work every Monday for an officials meeting
in Ann Arbor, Mich., where regional refs from all levels of college
football gather to discuss situations that came up in games the
previous weekend. “Some guys will bring up things that happened in
a high school game and say, ‘OK, if this happened in a college game
how would we handle it?"’ he says. “We meet and discuss those
situations every week."
In addition to the review sessions, McCann spends many weekday
nights analyzing game tapes, chatting with his fellow officials and
coordinating travel for the crew he’ll be working with that week.
“Every day you’re reading the rulebook and looking at play situations
online," McCann reveals. “The mental preparation goes on all
week."
By the time Friday afternoon rolls around, McCann is in full game
mode, usually driving between two and five hours as the conference
includes schools in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Once
he reaches his destination, he’ll often join his crew of seven for
dinner, where they’ll discuss the following day’s strategy. After an
early turn-in, McCann often rises at 6 a.m. on gamedays to meet his
umpire for breakfast. “I prefer to get up and then go back to my hotel
and get cleaned up and shave," he says. “You always want to be
clean shaven on gameday."
Arriving at the dressing facility three hours before kickoff, McCann
puts on his full uniform and then meets with his crew for a pre-game
conference where he delegates responsibility and goes over any
specific concerns about that location. “We discuss which officials
are going to meet with the linesmen and who’ll speak with the ball
people," he explains. “Then the umpire and I will meet with each head
coach independently. We’ll go over unusual plays, timing of the game
if television is involved and anything he wants to talk about. Except his
opponent. We don’t allow that.”
While McCann has taken part in a lot of memorable games during
his career, he tends not to dwell as much on the time spent between
the lines as the moments outside them. “The camaraderie you have
with your crewmates and the friendships you develop over the years
are the most rewarding things," he says. “We get together with our
wives and children and attend each other’s weddings, funerals and
graduations. That’s what I remember the most-the fellowship. The
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Bowl is not your normal college football game, and Alabama vs. Auburn is not your normal rivalry. When a child is born
in “The Cotton State” parents must practically check a box for either Auburn or Alabama on the birth certificate. You pledge your
allegiance early and stick with it. There is no running across state lines. Auburn fans have to share space with Alabama fans, not only
in neighborhoods, office buildings and church pews, but also In Montgomery, where one’s loyalty factors into state politics. That is
just the way it is. In a state with a lot of football pride, the Iron Bowl has been known to tear families apart. We enlisted help from two
students to help break down each school’s greatest moments in this storied rivalry.
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• No trash talk needed. Auburn's football superiority speaks for
Itself.
• "Punt, Bama, Punt." In 1972, Auburn trailed Alabama 16-3, with
less than 10 minutes to go in the game. Then, on consecutive
possessions, Bill Newton of Auburn blocked an Alabama punt,
and both times David Langner returned the blocked punt for
touchdowns. Auburn won the game.17-16, Alabama was a 16point favorite going into the game,
• "Tillman, Tillman, Tillman!” In 1986, Auburn trailed Alabama
with only minutes to go, until legendary receiver Lawyer Tillman
ran a reverse from the 9-yard line to beat the Tide.
• “Bo Over the Top." In 1982, in coach "Bear” Bryant's last Iron
Bowl, freshman running back Bo Jackson carries the ball from
the one-yard line on fourth dovyn to leap over the top of the heap
for the winning score. Auburn won 23-22,
• “First Iron Bowl in Jordan Hare.” In 1989. in the first Iron Bowl
ever played in Jordan Hare Stadium, Alabama came into the
game undefeated. It was also recorded as the loudest game
ever, at that time. Auburn won 30-20.
• “Undefeated and Un-Tide." In 1993. backup quarterback
Pat Nix comes into the game versus Alabama and on his first
pass throws a fade to Frank Sanders for a momentum swinging
touchdown. Auburn won 22-14 and finished 11-0.
• “The Fumble." In 1997, with less than 50 seconds to go, facing
a third-and-eight. Auburn safety Martavious Houston forces
an Ed Scissum fumble on a screen pass that Quentin Reese
recovers. Jarret Holmes winds up kicking a game winning field
goal at the end of the game to win it 18-17.
• "Honk If You Have Sacked Brodie.” In 2005, the Auburn
defense sacks Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle 12 times.
Auburn won 28-18.
• “Fear the Thumb." The slogan for the 2006 Iron Bowl as
Auburn beat Alabama for the fifth time in a rovj, 22-15.
• Auburn has never lost in Tuscaloosa. Alabama has averaged
barely six points a game versus Auburn in Tuscaloosa, with an
0-6 Iron Bowl home record at Bryant Denny Stadium.
By Joel Gamble, Class of ’08
• Legendary Alabama coach, Paul “Bear” Bryant, pretty much
summed up the intensity of the rivalry in one sentence: “Sure I’d
like to beat Notre Dame, but nothing matters more than beating
that ‘cow college’ on the other side of the state.”
• Bryant once called Auburn’s athletic offices at 6 a.m. and was
disappointed that none of their coaching staff were in yet. His
response to the secretary? “What the hell’s the matter with you
people down there? Don’t y’all take your football seriously?"
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• Auburn fans like to hold it over Alabama fans’ heads that
no Crimson Tide player has ever won the Heisman Trophy.
Once again, coach Bryant has the answer: “At Alabama, our
players don’t win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National
Championships.”
• Several years ago, some friends and I were in a 24-hour diner
and we noticed a guy a few tables pver that had a huge ring on
that looked like some sort of chapipionship ring. We sat there
trying to figure out what it might be for and eventually one of my
friends asked him about it. The guy told us it was a 1993 Auburn
National Championship football ring that they won for their 11-0
season. I was speechless. Sure, Auburn went 11-0, but they
were on probation that year and didn’t even go to a bowl game.
Those poor guys want a championship so badly they’ll even
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• Even though Alabama has been down in the last decade, our
fans have still enjoyed watching Auburn’s futility in trying to win
a national championship. Despite being undefeated in 2004,
they didn’t get invited to the BCS Championship Game. That
almost made losing to them that year worth it.
• When Alabama wins a game, over 90,000 people sing, “We
just beat the hell out of you” to our opponents. When Auburn
wins a game, tens of thousands of people flood out into the
streets and toilet paper trees near their stadium.
• I once had to convince a booking agent from New York that
scheduling a concert by a classical pianist in Birmingham (the
traditional neutral site for the Iron Bowl), on the day of the
game, would find the pianist performing in an empty concert
hall. He said, “I can’t imagine the classical music crowd is that
interested in a football game” to which I replied, “Sir, you have
clearly never been to Alabama.”
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By Bill Weisbrod
Of the 14,112 athletes that played Division l-A football during
the 2006 season, and the 26,621 more that played other levels of
college football, just 255 were chosen in the 2007 NFL Draft. Since
more than 99 percent of college football players never play a down
in the pros, most student-athletes' performance in the classroom is
going to have more long-term repercussions in their lives than their
performance on the field. Even those who are destined to make a
living playing football professionally need to at least be able to keep
up academically to maintain their eligibility.
That is why the Play It Smart program works to ensure that students
are prepared to get into, and stay in college for reasons other than
their football skills. The program is funded by the National Football
Foundation (sponsors of the College Football Flail of Fame), the
National Football League and the NFL Player's Association.
“They had us doing after-school programs where we’d go in and do
our homework,” Alford says about his experience in Play It Smart.
“We did camps mainly during the summer time, but for the after
school programs we were there every day.
“Being in Play It Smart showed me how to sit down and study,"
Alford says.
Noel Grant is another Play It Smart graduate who went on to play
college football at the University of Rhode Island, after graduating
from South Shore High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1999. He is still
involved with the program as an a academic counselor at Central
Falls High School in Rhode Island.
Like Alford, Grant found Play It Smart to be most useful in preparing
him for college-level academics. “I wish I had the program earlier in
my high school career," says Grant, who started in Play It Smart his
junior year, when South Shore became one of the first four schools
in the country to adopt the program.
“Once I got into college I was more focused on my academics and
more concerned with them," he says.
Charles Gomes, currently the Chief Operating Officer of Play It
Smart, was Grant's academic coach at South Shore and provided
a blueprint for the job.
Play It Smart consists of academic coaches organizing activities to
keep students focused and busy, such as study hails, community
service projects and football camps for the school's football
players.
This isn't to say graduates of Play It Smart don't go to the NFL
on a regular basis. 2007 first-round picks Dwayne Jarrett (DSC/
Carolina Panthers) and Craig Davis (LSU/San Diego Chargers)
both participated in Play It Smart while in high school.
In addition, former Penn State defensive lineman Jay Alford was
taken by the New York Giants in the third-round of the 2007 draft,
and will now be playing just 15 miles from Orange Fligh School in
New Jersey, where he was a student in the Play It Smart program.
“Now that I'm running the program myself here in Rhode Island, I
can tell there are things coach Gomes might have done on his own
time when he wasn’t involved with students," Grant says. “Things
like collecting grades and transcripts to get an idea of what subjects
certain players are struggling in, to get them tutors.
“I can’t think of anybody [from South Shore’s football team] that
didn’t go on to college, and I can’t think of anybody that didn’t play
football in college.”
Currently, Play It Smart has nearly 10,000 student participants at 136
high schools in 84 cities and 34 states. The program will continue to
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Jerry Moore
Appalachian State Head Coach
By Jon Cooper
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Jerry Moore hopes that good things happen in threes. The
68-year-old native of Bonham, Texas, in his 25th season as a
head coach and 19th at Appalachian State, will try to guide his
Mountaineers to an unprecedented third consecutive Division l-AA
title. Moore began the 2007 season as the winningest coach in
Southern Conference history, boasting a 154-68 record. But he
arguably has done his best coaching over the last two seasons,
leading the little college located in North Carolina's Blue Ridge
Mountains to a 26-4 overall record and a 14-game winning streak.
TOUCHDOWN ILLUSTRATED: How does it feel heading into the
year as back-to-back l-AA National Champions?
JERRY MOORE: We don’t have anything to compare it to. We’re
going to be young in some areas, but the first team we won a
championship with was young. So we’re excited.
TDI: Did you ever think you’d be in the position of going for three
straight championships?
MOORE: In the ‘05 season, we never even mentioned winning
the national championship. We really did a good job of focusing.
In ‘06 we did the same thing. There were lots of people [this past
summer] around this area that talked about a three-peat and all that
stuff. But as far as the coaches and the players, all we talked about
was Michigan, our first ball game.
TDI: Are you banning the word “three-peat” from your locker
room?
MOORE: We don’t do anything like that, but if the coaches don’t
talk about it then I don’t think the players are going to talk about it.
But we don’t hide from it. We know it can happen.
TDI: How important is the exposure your program will get from
playing your season-opener at Michigan? **
MOORE: Two years ago, when we played LSU, we go down there
and we play them pretty well and then people started responding
to us. We’d be recruiting, going into a kid’s home and they’d say,
“Hey, ya’II really played LSU good." That’s one of those added
things that I hope will be the same thing with Michigan.
TDI: Is it more rewarding to win a national championship in l-AA
with a playoff than via the polls?
TDI: You've coached on the l-A level and have had offers to go
back, but have stayed at Appalachian State. What has kept you
from going back to l-A?
MOORE: I love our players. We’re a small school up in the
mountains. It’s a nice place to live, also. But the paramount thing
with staying here has been our players.
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season-opening victory over Michigan.
MOORE: We’ve probably got more shortcomings than advantages
(laughs). But our staff has had opportunities [to leave]. There’s
three or four of these guys that have had opportunities to go places
and they turn them down. They stay right here. We’ve been able
to keep our staff intact and I think that’s one of the reasons we’ve
been successful. For lack of a better way to word it, we’ve got a
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TDI: Are there advantages to coaching in l-AA vs. l-A?
MOORE: Well, if you’re sitting here as a l-AA coach you’re going
to say “yes” to that. We have to win four playoff games. There’s
a pride attached to winning those four games, where the bigger
schools have their bowl playoff thing and really you’ve got to go
win one bowl game. Now, certainly it’s a big match up and I’m not
downplaying that.
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This football season, we teamed up with Chef, Food Stylist and football fan,
Carolina Gutierrez, to develop mouth-watering recipes that are easy to make (and eat!)
whether in a parking lot on a mini-grill or in a home kitchen. These delectable delights,
exclusively created for 7D/, will change with each issue, so collect them all! It’s time to
fire up those grills!
Grilled Shrimp With Garlic & Herbs
10 servings
Shopping list:
5 Lbs extra large shrimp, peeled
de-veined
2 1/2 Teaspoons paprika
2 1/2 Tablespoons sliced fresh garlic
2 1/2 Teaspoons Italian seasoning
2 1/2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
5 Tablespoons olive oil
1 1/4 Teaspoons black pepper
2 1/2 Teaspoons basil
2 1/2 Tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions:
1. Mix all ingredients in a bag and marinate for 20 minutes in the
refrigerator.
2. Prepare grill to high heat
3. Grill for 5-6 minutes turning to char all sides.
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creating crosshatch marks during the grilling process.
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with the prepared marinade during grilling.
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Upon Further Review
Controversy still surrounds Michigan State’s ’74 upset over Ohio State
Upon Further Review
ball off in time, we weren't
set anyway, so to me it was
not a legitimate play. I know
that [former Ohio State head
coach] Woody Hayes saw
it different than that, and I
certainly would not contradict
Woody in any way.
“The controversy, and Woody
brought this up repeatedly,
was the fact that the officials
did not give us the opportunity
to run that last play, and he
may be right. If Michigan State
had purposely held us down,
laid on top of us, wouldn't
allow the linemen to get up to
get set for another play, if that
is true, the officials have an
obligation to stop the clock, let
the players get up off the field
and then set the clock when
everybody is up, and I think
if there was a controversy,
that would have been what it
was."
Archie Griffin and The Buckeyes still won the Big Ten title in '74.
Ohio State RB Brian Baschnagel almost scored the winning touchdown versus Michigan State in 1974.
By Jeff Cummins
Ej There was plenty of controversy at the end of the game between
Ohio State and Michigan State on November 9, 1974. According to
OSU's Brian Baschnagel, there are more reasons for it than most
people think.
didn't count, and Michigan State had won the game, 16-13. For TV
viewers, the play was particularly confusing. Announcers calling the
game weren't sure how the referees would rule, and on at least one
occasion it seemed they might rule in Ohio State's favor.
Undefeated Ohio State came into the game as a heavy favorite, but
after a rally by Michigan State, the Buckeyes found themselves down
by three late in the fourth quarter. Within inches of the Spartans'
goal line, the Buckeyes had time for just one last play. The ball was
snapped, and Baschnagel, a junior running back for Ohio State,
wound up in the end zone with the ball, but the referees couldn't
agree about what exactly had happened. They conferred for what
seemed like 20 minutes before announcing their ruling: The Ohio
State offense wasn't set before the play began, so the touchdown
Some fans remember the play as a handoff, and still feel the score
should have counted. Yet Baschnagel claims the handoff never
actually occurred, and points to the play before as the source of the
real controversy.
“It was not a handoff,” says Baschnagel, “it was a botched snap
between the center and the quarterback. The ball ended up in the
end zone and I went in and basically picked it up. In my recollection,
I thought that we didn't get the ball off in time and if we did get the
Still, Baschnagel notes that Hayes had tremendous respect for
Michigan State, and prepared his team with the knowledge that the
Spartans were an opponent that could be very dangerous. “That was
a big loss for us that year,” Baschnagel admits. “In the four years that
I played at Ohio State, we lost two games in the regular season and
both those games were against Michigan State. They just played us
extremely well when we played in East Lansing. Woody was great
about preparing us for every game, getting us motivated to take teams
for what they were worth. At times. Woody would actually have us
practice for Michigan during the week that we were playing games
against other teams.”
Michigan State's 1974 win was an upset of significant proportions.
Ohio State managed to go on and win the Big Ten championship,
but they narrowly lost the 1975 Rose Bowl to USC, 18-17. Had the
Buckeyes gone into Pasadena undefeated with a chance to win the
National Championship, it's tempting to wonder if the outcome of that
Rose Bowl might have been different.
Time has soothed much of the disappointment from that defeat.
Although that '74 Ohio State team didn't win a national title, historians
hold them in high regard. The Buckeyes had several players for the
ages on that roster, including running back Archie Griffin, Ohio State
All-Century team member and the only player in history to win the
Heisman Trophy twice.
In 2000, Griffin was joined on the All-Century team with '74 teammates
including his brother, Ray, a defensive back; offensive tackles Kurt
Schmacher and Chris Ward, fullback Pete Johnson, center Steve
Myers, defensive ends Bob Brudzinski and Van DeCree, defensive
tackles Aaron Brown and Pete Cusick, defensive back Neal Colzie
and punter Tom Skladany.
“Woody was the kind of guy that you wanted to please every day,”
Baschnagel says. “When you went to bed and you thought of what
happened during that day, you'd say, ‘Did I please Woody today?'
And if I was doing that. I'm sure a lot of the other guys were doing the
same thing. If that is indeed the case, then I think Woody accomplished
what he really wanted to accomplish, that is for all of us to be better
people and to continue to improve on a daily basis.”
Given the program’s history, Ohio State’s All-Century Team stands as
its own Hall of Fame. No, Woody Hayes would not have been happy
that his team lost that game in 1974, but with a dozen players from
the '74 team holding the All-Century title, he would have more than
enough reason to smile. 0
Jeff Cummins may be reached at jeffcummins@optonline.net.
By Chris Weber
^ Shocking as this may come to quarterback Matt Leinart and
the Southern California defense, the No. 1-ranked Trojans’ 5519 shellacking of No. 2 Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl was
the equivalent of a college football freak show, a twisted display
of dominance held in a tent off the beaten path, when historically,
games featuring the top two-ranked teams in the country are usually
contested in a manner worthy of center stage.
Take away USC’s 36-point margin of victory (as well as Florida’s 41 14 drubbing of Ohio State in last year’s BOS National Championship
Game) and you’ll find most New Year’s championship tilts are nailbiters until the final snap. From the 1963 Rose Bowl (a 42-37 thriller
between DSC and Wisconsin), to the 2003 Fiesta Bowl (a 31-24
double overtime clash pitting Ohio State against Miami) with a few
classics thrown in between, celebrating the new year with gridiron
suspense has proven to be the rule, not the exception.
But what about the regular season?
The Bowl Championship Series may have made it easier for Nos.
1 and 2 to settle things on the field in the post-season, but even
with the current arrangement, there are no guarantees. Using the
rankings of the Associated Press as a litmus, only 15 seasons have
culminated with the top two schools taking the field since 1963.
Factor in the BCS, and there have only been six match-ups in the
past 10 years.
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getting the No. 1 and No. 2 teams on the same field is usually
the result of either savvy, geography or serendipity. But they have
occurred. Nineteen times since 1943. And that’s what makes these
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most compelling.
November 30,1996
NO. 2 FLORIDA STATE 24, NO. 1 FLORIDA 21
In the most recent edition of 1 vs. 2 regular season tilt, Florida State
used two touchdowns from fullback “Pooh Bear" Williams and six
sacks from a nasty defense against Heisman Trophy winning QB
Danny Wuerffel to defeat top-ranked Florida, 24-21, in Tallahassee.
The regular season finale proved to be the first of two clashes
between these in-state rivals within a span of five weeks.
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were rescheduled or postponed in 1971 so that college football
fans could watch the national telecast of the battle of the unbeatens,
Nebraska and Oklahoma."
Nebraska, the AP’s defending national champions, was led by
the dynamic and versatile flanker Johnny Rodgers. Oklahoma was
fueled by Greg Pruitt, a talented and fearless back who paced the
Sooners’ wishbone offense. OU came into the contest averaging
a robust 45 points per game, punctuated by a 75-point explosion
earlier in the season against Kansas State.
Warrick Dunn ran for 185 yards against Florida in their ’96 clash. (FSU)
Warrick Dunn, a three-time all-ACC selection, ran for 185 yards
for FSU, which jumped out to a 17-0 first quarter lead and never
trailed.
But it was Rodgers, the eventual '71 Heisman Trophy recipient,
who made headlines, slicing through the OU coverage for a 72yard punt return TD to give the Cornhuskers an early lead. Later,
after trailing in the fourth quarter, Nebraska would ride' the broad
back of All-American Jeff Kinney, who rushed for his fourth and final
touchdown on the afternoon to give the 'Huskers a thrilling, 35-31
comeback win. Nebraska would go on win its second consecutive
national title.
November 19,1966
NO. 1 NOTRE DAME 10, NO. 2 MICHIGAN STATE 10
Starting running back Nick Eddy was unable to play, re-injuring
his shoulder after slipping while getting off the train. Starting
quarterback Terry Hanratty suffered a separated shoulder in the first
half, courtesy of big defensive end Bubba Smith. All told, the No.
1-ranked Fighting Irish were not having a great day in East Lansing,
Mich., falling behind 10-0 before halftime with more than 30 minutes
of hell ahead of them in the form of the No. 2 Spartans, owners of
one of the most intimidating defenses in college football.
But Notre Dame, who came into the contest with five shutouts to
its credit, showed their golden mettle, keeping the Spartans off the
scoreboard in the second half while managing to tie the game in the
third quarter. In the final period, Notre Dame had a chance to kick
the go-ahead field goal, but Joe Azzaro, who nailed a 28-yarder to
deadlock the score, missed wide right on a 42-yard attempt. Later,
with the ball on their own 30, a minute left to play, and a raucous
Spartan crowd looming all around, Notre Dame's Ara Parseghian
surveyed his team's daunting situation ... and elected to run out the
clock for a 10-10 tie.
Florida would exact sweet revenge by defeating the No. 1
Seminoles, 52-20, in the schools' 1997 Sugar Bowl rematch to
claim the national title. But on Nov. 30, the day belonged to FSU.
Ironically, Florida State was involved in the previous regular season
game of 1 vs. 2, falling to No. 2 Notre Dame, 31-24, in 1993 before
winning the national championship that season.
In doing so, the third-year head coach would shoulder a lifetime's
worth of second guessing. Prudent? Perhaps. With no overtime
in college football, the move proved to be a shrewd one, as Notre
Dame destroyed USC the following week, 54-0, to complete their
regular season undefeated and earn the school its first national
championship in 27 years. Michigan State would finish second
September 27,1986
overall.
NO. 2 MIAMI 28, NO. 1 OKLAHOMA 16
After waiting patiently in the wings as a backup quarterback to
Miami greats Jim Kelly and Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde took
over as the Hurricanes' signal caller in 1985. Early the following
season, the senior would lead the 'Canes to a convincing, 28-16
home victory against top-ranked Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl,
setting the tone for his eventual All-America and Heisman Trophy
honors.
“We'd fought hard to come back and tie it," said Parseghian. “After
all that, I didn't want to risk giving it to them cheap. ... I wasn't
going to do a jackass thing like that at this point."
November 9,1946
Testaverde shredded the Sooners' vaunted defense, connecting
on 75 percent of his passes (21 of 28) for 261 yards and four
touchdowns.
The win marked the first time in 13 regular-season meetings that
a No. 2 team defeated a No. 1. Oklahoma, the defending national
champion, would go on to finish third in the final polls.
NO. 1 NEBRASKA 35, NO. 2 OKLAHOMA 31
As Richard Whittingham so aptly described in his comprehensive
book. Rites of Autumn, “Millions of Thanksgiving turkey dinners
Vinny Testaverde led Miami over Oklahoma in 1986. (UM Photo Archives)
Army, led by running backs Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis—Mr.
Inside and Mr. Outside, respectively—had the best scoring chance
on the day, as Blanchard broke rank from his nickname with a
burst outside at the Cadets' 42-yard line. With a clear path to the
end zone and the crowd rising as one, he looked to be the hero.
But Irish defensive back Johnny Lujack dashed across the field to
corral the All-American by his ankles at the Notre Dame 37 for a
touchdown-saving play. 41
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No. 2 Notre Dame 31, No. 1 Florida State 24
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The top-ranked Cadets entered Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y.,
as back-to-back defending national champions and owners of a 25game win streak. But they exited in disappointment, their hopes for
an unprecedented third consecutive crown derailed by a Fighting
Irish squad that stood toe-to-toe with the mighty Black Knights en
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Irish's thirst for revenge after being outscored by the Cadets,
107-0, in the schools' two previous encounters. In addition, Notre
Dame was once again led by head coach Frank Leahy, who had
returned from active duty with the Navy following World War II.
November 25,1971
But the Irish, who throttled second-ranked Michigan, 35-12, three
seasons earlier in the first-ever regular-season clash between No.
1 vs. 2 teams, were unable to repeat their feat, failing to penetrate
Army's staunch defense in front of 74,000 boisterous fans.
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Sept. 27.1986
No. 2 Miami 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 16
Oct. 19.1985
No. 1 Iowa 12, No. 2 Michigan 10
Sept. 26.1981
No. 1 Southern California 28, No. 2 Oklahoma 24
Nov. 25,1971
No. 1 Nebraska 35, No. 2 Oklahoma 31
Dec. 6,1969
No. 1 Texas 15, No. 2 Arkansas 14
Sept. 28,1968
No. 1 Purdue 37, No. 2 Notre Dame 22
Nov. 19, 1966
No. 1 Notre Dame 10, No. 2 Michigan State 10, tie
Nov. 9,1946
No. 1 Army 0, No. 2 Notre Dame 0, tie
Dec. 1,1945
No. 1 Army 32, No. 2 Navy 13
Nov. 10, 1945
No. 1 Army 48, No. 2 Notre Dame 0
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For nearly 50 years, Keith Jackson was the voice of college football
By Jeff Cummins
There’s just something about college football
that makes you feel at home. When the leaves turn
colors, much of the country seems to turn to their
alma mater to recapture a time when everything
seemed so right.
Even those who have never stepped foot in a
college stadium are familiar with the feeling, largely
because of Keith Jackson. One of the all-time great
sports broadcasters, Jackson conveyed college
football’s drama and excitement with a charming,
folksy wit that became synonymous with the game
itself. For two generations, it could be argued that
Saturday afternoons were incomplete without him. He was caught up by the
game that he brought to life for so many at a very young age.
“I always enjoyed the Rose Bowl," Jackson says. “That was a very important
venue to me because it goes back to my days as a kid on the farm down
in Georgia when I listened to that '43 game on an old battery radio
layin’ in front of a log fire in a farmhouse, and Georgia beat UCLA,
9-0. It was a moment that I really never forgot, and I was at the right
age at that particular time.”
Nobody gave viewers the feel of a big-time game quite like Jackson.
From his classic “WHOA NELLIE!” to his endearing term for
. linemen—“The big uglies”—Jackson took the fans out of the living
room and placed them at stadiums across the country. His quotes
conveyed the feeling of marching bands playing in the afternoon
sun—“Music, ringin’ across the festival”—amplified surges in
momentum—“Ooooh, that could be a will-breaker”—and captured
the historic sense of particular games: “In a season of college football, this
is the weekend with whiskers.”
One of Jackson’s gifts was his ability to talk about a big game in a way that
pulled people in without over-hyping the contest.
“I always felt that the game belonged to the players and the coaches,”
Jackson says. “I never wanted to intrude, and if you’re going to be a sports
announcer, there’s one thing you should take to your heart."
Millions of college football fans have been entertained by Jackson’s calls,
and over the years he saw more than his share of great gridiron moments.
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“I remember Rashaan Salaam had one of the great games for an individual
in the history of football when he was playing at Colorado and they went
down to Austin and beat Texas and he’d had a concussion in the ballgame,”
Jackson recalls. “Nobody knew it and he didn’t remember the fourth
quarter.”
More than the individual performances, Jackson appreciated the atmosphere
and pageantry of the game, which he conveyed so vividly to television
audiences for several decades.
“There were a lot of those kinds of things, where it was cold, or it was wet,
or hot, but it was still fun,” he says. “I don’t think I went to a college football
game that I didn’t enjoy.
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“And as the years went on by, I began to appreciate the soul of what I was lookin’
at. I think seeing grandmas and grandpas out there with mom and dad and the
grandkids—you’d get sometimes three or four generations if you were lucky—and
they were never mean."
He had a love of many venues around the country, and often pictured them when they
weren’t filled with screaming fans on a Saturday afternoon. In particular, Jackson had
an affinity for the history of Michigan Stadium, which he dubbed “The Big House."
“Lloyd Carr was always looking for something to jack up his team," he says. “So I
said, ‘I tell you what to do. Coach. Why don’t you do what I used to do? On Friday
night, when everybody else is out there partying and having a good time and it’s
quiet, go over to the Big House, and take your team with you and
tell them to be stone-still quiet for five minutes, and just sit down
in that empty stadium.’
“And he did."
Naturally, Jackson’s talent made him a valued commodity, and he
worked on numerous sporting events, including the Olympics,
Monday Night Football, Major League Baseball and ABC’s Wide
World of Sports. During the 1977 World Series, he had to fly
from New York to Dallas and then back to New York to cover two
World Series games and the annual Red River clash between
Texas and Oklahoma.
I did Yankee Stadium, the Cotton Bowl and Yankee Stadium all in a matter
of 40 hours, he remembers. “One of the funny parts of that particular thing
that makes it stick out was that Chuck Howard was the producer, and he
had said to the production assistant. They’re on their way, get [Jackson]
here. I don t care how you do it, but you get him here, because we’re going
on the air at eight o’clock and I want him in the booth.’
“So we landed at LaGuardia airport, and I looked out the window and
realized what was going on, because sitting there was an ambulance,
and this young woman did her job. She'' got us there. We got in that
ambulance, and Jerry Klein was my research guy and he jumped in and
I told him, ‘Get in and get on the gurney.’ It was an off-duty ambulance
that was hired, but when [the driver] flipped on his lights I guess she
broke every law in New York City and Mayor Koch spent years tryin’
to fine us for doing that, but I guess he never did do it."
Many college football fans nationwide like to claim Jackson as their
own. Though he appreciates that, football is not his life. What’s most
important to him is family, the chance to stay retired and spend his life
with his wife Turi Ann, their children and grandchildren.
Jackson was a college football announcer on the ABC team since
the network bought broadcast rights to the sport in 1966. His tenure
ended with the spectacular Rose Bowl two years ago, when Texas
edged USC in one of the greatest games of all time. After 40 years of
bringing the atmosphere of the sport to fans watching on TV, it was
fitting that Jackson finished his career in one of his favorite venues,
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Silver Creek, NY/Silver Creek Central
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93 Anthony Biagotti OLB 5-11 177
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Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder
98 RonBardo
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Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy
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Webster, NY/West Orondequoit
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55 Mike Fazio
Erie, PA/Central
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Ryan Rybicki (6-3, 214, Jr.)
Josh Bzorek (6-4, 307, Jr.)
Rob Stoner (6-2, 294, Fr.-r)
Eric Costello (6-3, 290, Jr.)
Andy Young (6-4, 307, Sr.)
Mike Mills (6-5, 295, Sr.)
Kyle Witucki (6-4, 249, Sr.)
Rich Cerro (5-9,186, Jr.)
Jeremy Burr (5-9,171, Jr.)
Trevor Harris (6-3, 205, So.)
Caleb Mayer (6-0, 221, Sr.)
Ulysee “Spud” Davis (5-9,190, Jr.)
Justin Gomes (5-8,197, Fr.-r)
Ben Swank__ ..WR
Donnye Aiken .....CB
Jeremy Burr__ ..WR
Dmar Jeter...... ..WR
Houston Brown ..TB
Ryan Rybicki .. ..WR
Trevor Harris .. ..QB
David Bostic__ ..WR
Joe Wanson ... ..QB
Kelley PonsoU.. .OLB
Mike Mader ... .OLB
Bill Schneider .. ..QB
Taureen Valentine .CB
Rich Cerro ___ ,.WR
Nick Marino__ ..WR
Jesse Williams . ..CB
Gary Nolen.......,.WR
Marcus Rose ... ..CB
Jon Williams.. ...QB
Chaz Cobbs ... ...TB
James English ..OLB
Brad Gossett .. ...TE
Dan Nebraski . ..OLB
Tom Davidson . .. .FS
Charles Morris. .. .FS
Justin Gomes .. .. .PK
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30 Nick Jackson .. .. .FS
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Ulysee Davis .. ...TB
32 Tommie Campbell .SS
33 Justin Olney... ...FB
34 James Carmadese .CB
35 Hardin Moss .,,.OLB
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37 Ryan Greene .. ..ILB
38 JameU Dennis . ...TB
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Jimmy Doran . ...FB
Chris Amico ... ..NG
43 Dan Skelton ... ...SS
44 YHoshua Murray OLB
45 Matt Fischer ... ..ILB
46 Greg Sondag... ..ILB
47 DavaunStedge ,...TB
48 SylHanner — ..DE
50 Rob Stoner...... ..OG
51 Chad Brooks ... ...DT
52 Kyle Ruggeri......,.NG
53 Matt Catemolo.. ...DT
54 Jeremy AppeU.. ..DE
55 Mike Fazio....... ..OG
56 Shane Hess__ ..OT
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59 KyleLatzo....... ..OG
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Kory Kusick (6-3, 255, So.)
Bob Kail (6-3, 315, Jr.)
Jim McHale (6-3, 225, Jr.)
Kyle Cathcart (6-0, 210, Sr.)
Garrett McMullen (6-1, 225, Fr.)
Arminas Maciulis (6-3, 205, Fr.)
Alex Evans (5-10,185, Fr.)
Patrick Pettis (5-10,160, Fr.)
Nick Sipes (5-11, 200, Fr.)
Shawn Sopic (6-2,190, Fr.)
Nick Perla (6-3,190, Jr.)
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Brad Callan__ .OLB
Julian Pintola.. ....C
Nick Borgosz .. ...OT
Adam Smith
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67 Nate Glasser ... ..NG
68 Eric Costello ... ....C
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70 Mike Mills___ ...OT
71 Tyler Hersperger .OT
72 Josh Bzorek__ ...OT
73 Jake Reynolds. ...OT
74 Matt Black __ ....C
75 Derrick Gooden ..OT
76 Andy Young ... ..OG
77 Brian Shreve .. ...OT
Brandon Petry .. .OT
80 Madison Harvey ..WR
81 Denayne Dixon .. .TE
83 Stefan English .. .WR
84 Kyle Witucki .......TE
87 Lucas Cox............ DT
90 James Thomas .. .DE
91 JordanKrentz ...OLB
92 JohnMalizia __ ILB
93 Anthony Biagotti. .OLB
94 Mike Byers .............P
95 Chad Monheim .. .PK
97 Mike Enoch.........DE
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Herb Carraway (5-11,150, Sr.)
Alfonso Hoggard (5-4,160, Fr.)
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53 Garrett McMuDin.. ...LB
54 Chad Dolby......... ..DL
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Hardin Moss (6-1, 224, Jr.)
Greg Sondag (6-3, 214, Fr.-r)
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Taurean Valentine (5-11,175, Sr.)
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Clarion Golden Eagles
No. Name
8 ShadBoschert
Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
WR 6-i 200 Fr.
St. Marys, PA/St Marys
5-11 180 Fr.
Aliauippa, PA/Aliquippa/CCBC
BobBeidl
OL 6-8 310 Fr.
Clarion, PA/Clarion-Limestone
44 Kevin Brady
4
15
Craig Bunney
1
HerbCarraway
65
90 Nathan Griffin
5-9
175 Fr.
11
6-3
240 Fr.
33
Stateline,PA/Greencastle-Antrim
WR 5-11 150 Sr.
Darlington, SC/Darlington
DE
Clarion, PA/Clarion
Vince Cberico
6-0 200 Sr.
5
WR 5-10175 Fr.
49
Smethport, PA/Smethport
50
DL
Aaron Crable
6-2 240 Fr.
OL
6-4 370 Fr.
Randy Craig
OL
6-2 270 Fr.
RB
5-10 205 Fr.
47
NickCrovak
LB
69
54
87
73
55
9
DustmDean
97
RB
175 So.
5-9
West Mifflin, PA/West Mifflin
Vince DeFlavio
OL
81
6-3 260 Fr.
Philadelphia, PA/Caravel Academy
Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa
l^erHuether
QB
Irwin, PA/Penn Trafford
David Hysong
LB
John Dominic
DL
TE
6-1
Rory Johnson
LB
DL
OL
230 Sr.
6-2 305 Fr.
38
Nemaeolin, PA/Carmichaels
David Dunn
OL
6-3
265 Fr.
48
Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt
Eddie Emmanuel RB
DB
5-10 200 Jr.
Jon Kalchthder OG
Washington, PA/Washington
Mathew Foradora TE
WR 6-1
175 Fr.
Falls Creek, PA/Brockway
MattFome
Erie, PA/McDowell
22
Ross Gargano
43
225 Jr.
5-10195
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
RB
5-10185
Fr.
OL
KoryKusick
DL
K}ie Gates
S
David Kusnir
TE
Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell
Danielson Gilbert OL 6-5 310 Fr.
Brockton, Mass/West Roxbury
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LB
6
5-9 190 Fr.
80
6-0 225 Fr.
57
6-3 315 Jr.
78
6-2 265 So.
7
6-5 255 So.
41
6-3 255 So.
42
6-3 230 Fr.
74
6-1 195 Fr.
21
6-3 205 Fr.
Kyle Mahoney
WR 5-10190 So.
St. Marys, PA/ElkCC
Robert Mamula K
5-10160 Fr.
6-0 205 Fr.
DE
6-2 220 Fr.
31
39
6-0 200 So.
Joe McIntyre
WR 6-3 190 Fr.
75
62
Brookfield, OH/Brookfield
MikeMelampy
OL
Vandalia, OH/Butler
Elijah Morres
OL
Brookville, PA/Brookville
DE
6-2 225 Fr.
Michael O’Brien OT
6-5 290 Sr.
Minersville, PA/Minersville
Pierre Odom
WR 5-10 180 Sr.
Trenton, NJ/Hamilton-West
Kyle Payne
Denver, PA/Cocalico
Nicholas Perla
DB
6-0 190 Fr.
P
6-3 190 Jr.
Irwin, PA/Penn Trafford
Patrick Pettis
DB
5-10160 Fr.
Aliquippa,
PA/Aliquippa
Ja^ Pleskovitch FB, 5-10 230 Fr.
Ligonier, PA/Greensburg CC
Fred Robinson
WR 5-6 165 Jr.
Belle Glade, PL/Belle Glade Central
Jacques Robinson WR 6-3 180 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Oliver
Reginald Robinson LB 6-1 230 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear
PeteRodeno
Avon, OH/Westlake
GinoRometo
Plum, PA/Plum
Todd Russell
Erie, PA/Central
JoshRytel
OL
6-3 320 Sr.
QB
6-2 195 Fr.
LB
5-11 200 Fr.
LB
5-11 215 So.
Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk
Josh Schneider
DL
6-1 270 Fr.
Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek
Nick Sipes
S
88
72
84
2
36
6-4 350 Sr.
13
18
DL
Red Lion, PA/Red Lion
Chris Smeltzer
LB
Red Lion, PA/Red Lion
Carroll Smith
Gibsonia, PA/Mars
6-1 225 Fr.
6-5 270 Fr.
Mike Myers
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
28 Shawn Sopic
Cononsburg, PA/Canon McMillan
Colin McDonough LB
6-2 200 Fr.
5-11 200 Fr.
Curwensville, PA/Cuiwensville
Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan
Mike Mastronardi LB
6-0 230 Fr.
Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant
94 Ryai> Sisson
Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson
53 Garrett McMuUin LB
5-10180 Fr.
Elgin, PA/Corry
6-1 195 So.
East Brady, PA/Kams City
Oiiaty,PA/Oiiaty
Fr.
Sharon, PA/Kennedy Catholic
32
State College, PA/State
College
37 JimMcH^e
DE 6-3 225 Jr.
Cortland, OH/ Lake View
82
LB
24
Yardley, PA/Pennsbury West
Fr.
6-5
16
White Oak, PA/Serra Catholic
58 BenMaund
5-10185
17
6-3 350 Fr.
McMurrayd^A/Peters Twp.
Aliquippa, PA/Hopewill
12
Hubbard, OH/Hubbard
Marcus Dulik
240 Fr.
6-2
96
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
40 Arminas Madidis LB
Joseph Fox
76
Alfonso Hoggard WR 5-4 160 Fr.
Lucinda, PA/Clarion
Chad Dolby
51
27
Mercer, PA/Mercer
Gerald Hu^on OL
46 Steve Moyemont LB
3
6-5 310 Fr.
DE
6-2 260 Fr.
West Mifflin, PA/West Mifflin
6-3 230 Fr.
6-2 220 Jr.
OL
19
Hempstead, NY/Nassau CC
83
Ben Herndon
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
20 Alex Evans
10
TE
OL
Carlisle, PA/Carlisle
79
Cochranton, PA/Cochranton
Gibsonia, PA/Deer Lakes
6-2 205 Fr.
Jeannette,PA/Hempfield
25
Ryan Hart
Elliot Morrow
93 Sean Motley
6-0 240 Jr.
South Park, PA/South Park
68 Chris Kinkaid
Erie, PA/Erie East
71
Bowmanville, ONT/Bowmanville
70
Jovan Crosby
DE
92 Bob Kail
Clairton, PA/Monessen
Butler, PA/Butler
34
64
Oakdale, PA/West Allegheny
Robert Cooney
DL
San Antonio, TX/Taft
63
DL
6-1 205 Fr.
45 Jason Glass
DE 6-4 250 So.
Greensburg, PA/Greensburg Cent. Catholic
6rj JohnGreager OL 6-2 230 Fr.
Gibsonia, PA/Pine Richland
WR 5-11 165 Fr.
Kyle Cathcart
S
98 JohnHackel
DB
6-3 230 Jr.
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
5-11 200 Jr.
Freedom, PA/Ambridge
Dan Campbell
77
250 Sr.
Toms River, NJ/Msrg. Donovan
91
99
DB
Pittsburgh, PA/Oliver
Eric Bruno
14
6-1
Middletown, NY/Pine Bush
35
23
DL
Quintyn Brazil
DL
Cochranton, PA/Cochranton
30 MattGiugliano
26 JdmadmBaldwiii DB
66
52 Corey Giles
SS
S
6-3 240 Fr.
6-0
185 Fr.
6-1
195 Fr.
6-2 190 Fr.
Curwensville, PA/Curwensville
Doug Spencer
WR 5-11 180 So.
McKees RocksffA/Sto-Rox
Joseph Thornton OL
6-2 260 Fr.
Presto, PA/Chartiers Valley
Matt Ward
WR 6-1 180 Fr.
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
Dane\ABliams
DB
Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills
Michael Verdun LB
6-1 175 Jr.
6-0 220 Fr.
GreensburgJ^A/Greensburg CC
ErikYonish
DB
6-0 180 Sr.
Bethel Park, PA/Bethal Park
Adam Young
QB
6-5 185 Fr.
Towaco, NJ/Montville
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The Heisman Trophy
THE
HEISMAN
Long before Paris Hilton became just Paris, or Shaquille O’Neal
shortened his name to Shaq, the Heisman Trophy was known simply
as the Heisman. Clearly, the honor is more than just a trophy.
It’s a status symbol.
By Steve Siniski
Brennan is hoping to become
the first winner from outside the
mainland.
The
fanfare
surrounding
the coveted award begins
long before the first snap of
any regular season, and the
explosion of the Internet has
only served to increase the hype
machine. Individual websites
hyping potential finalists have
been created, and football
programs have also been known
Darren McFadden
to generate Heisman campaigns
by sending out mousepads,
CDs and even bobbleheads pumping up their candidate.
Archie Griffin is the only player to win the award twice
51 Named after John W. Heisman, a legendary college coach
instrumental in the development of the game of football on and off
the field in the late 19th century and early 20th century, the award
is given annually to the best individual player in college football.
Offensive players have dominated (40 running backs and 24
quarterbacks are among the 72 winners), but no full-time receiver
has captured the honor since Michigan’s Desmond Howard in
1991.
Modeled after New York University back Ed Smith, the Heisman
may now rank as the second most famous pose in New York
behind the Statue of Liberty’s. The legacy of the Heisman Trophy,
entering its 72nd year, stretches from coast to coast, and could
expand across the Pacific Ocean to where Hawaii quarterback Colt
At the very first voting held in 1935,113 people determined Chicago
halfback Jay Berwanger as the top player in college football. In
2007, more than 900 people had a say in Chio State quarterback
Troy Smith’s victory, including members of the media and former
Heisman trophy winners.
The Heisman ranks as one of the ultimate honors in sports. The
professional ranks name Most Valuable Players, but the very best
individuals can rack up multiple awards over the course of a career.
Because of the nature of college football, there has been just a
single two-time winner (Chio State running back Archie Griffin in
1974 and 1975) since 1935. In fact, some of the biggest news
about the 2007 Heisman Trophy centers around preseason favorite
Darren McFadden, a junior running back from Arkansas. The
runner-up to Smith last Decembefr, he’s the only returning finalist
from 2006 for an award that ha® never been given to a freshman
or sophomore. After his runner-up showing in year number two,
however, McFadden enters his junior campaign as one of the
favorites to break the recent stranglehold on the award held by
quarterbacks. Signal-callers have captured six of the last seven
awards, and no Southeastern Conference player has held the
trophy since Florida’s Danny Wuerffel in 1996.
Whenever the Heisman name is mentioned, people instantly recall
fond memories of winners past. Television helped propel Desmond
Howard to the 1991 award after his now-famous pose following
a 93-yard punt return for a touchdown against rival Chio State.
And who can forget Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch’s sleight
of hand in pulling off a 63-yard touchdown catch on a reverse pass
that ended Cklahoma’s 20-game winning streak and vaulted him
into the driver’s seat for the 2001 honor.
No matter who the 2007 winner is or what football program he
leads, one thing is certain: no matter what happens for the rest of
his life, the trophy will cement his status as one of college football’s
all-time greats. Mi
Johnny Rodgers won the Heisman in 1971, shortly after this 72-yard punt
return for a touchdown in the Game of the Century, the Nebraska vs.
Oklahoma matchup some consider the greatest game ever played
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“We looked at it as a great opportunity. Maybe they might take it easy and not expect
that much from us.”
The Sooners had not lost a game since a 28-21 setback to Notre Dame on September
26, 1953. Following a tie against Pittsburgh, Wilkinson made several lineup changes
and in their next game, Oklahoma defeated Texas in the annual Red River Rivalry in
Dallas. The streak was under way.
The 1953 season ended with nine straight wins, including a victory over Maryland in
the Orange Bowl. Three undefeated seasons would follow, with the
Sooners earning National Championships in 1955 and 1956.
One of the keys to success was a run-oriented offense that made
ample use of quick handoffs and option pitches. During the streak,
the Sooners’ second-string team was considered better than most
of the first string squads in the country. The architect was the stoic
Wilkinson, who was known for running sharp, crisp practices.
“One of coach Wilkinson’s traits was that no one was going to outcondition his players," Bowman says.
The seeds for the 1957 upset were planted a year earlier when the
Sooners visited South Bend in the first meeting ^ince that 1953
defeat. Oklahoma may have been out for blood-and got it in the first
few plays of the game.
Early in the contest, Notre Dame’s Paul Hornung, who would go on
to win the Heisman Trophy, took the ball out of a shotgun formation
and was flattened by All-America linebacker Jerry Tubbs.
“Our linebacker knocked his teeth out,” Bowman says. “That set
the pattern.”
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Oklahoma went on to a 40-0 victory, the school’s first-ever win
over Notre Dame.
The streak had become an enormous source of pride for a
state that was still shedding the Dust Bowl image of the Great
Depression. Keeping it going would be difficult in 1957, since
the Sooners had lost many star players, including Tubbs and
quarterback Jimmy Harris. But Oklahoma won their fjrst seven games of the season,
with the one close call being a 14-13 win over Color^fdo.
Notre Dame, meanwhile, had endured its first losing season in 24 years in 1956. And as
the showdown with the Sooners approached, the Fighting Irish were just 4-2, losing its
last two games to Navy and Michigan State by a combined score of 54-12.
Brennan, who replaced the legendary Frank Leahy, was under fire. But the bulk of the
players who had taken their lumps in 1956, were starting to come together, even if the
Irish didn’t have the results to show for it. Brennan says that he added “a few wrinkles"
to the game plan, such as calling the defensive signals from the sidelines to take the
pressure off the linebackers. “If it was a bad call, it would be my bad call," he says.
A record crowd of 63,134 filled the stadium for a game that was broadcast nationally
by NBC, with Lindsey Nelson and Red Grange calling the action. They watched as the
Sooners moved to the Notre Dame 13 on their first possession, but a surprise pass
attempt failed on fourth down. It was the closest Oklahoma got to the endzone all day.
They gained just 98 yards on the ground while the Fighting Irish, led by fullback Nick
Pietrosante, rolled up 169.
But Notre Dame also struggled in putting points on the board early on. As was the
custom at the time, substitutions were not done individually, but as an entire unit. “It was
a goofy rule and all the coaches hated it,” Brennan says.
Neither the first nor second teams could find the end zone and the
game was still scoreless early in the fourth quarter. It was at that
point that Irish quarterback Bob Williams began a 20-play, 80-yard
drive.
recalls a half century later. “We were waiting for the fifth quarter."
That quarter never came. Notre Dame had its redemption and
the upset sparked a late-season surge that would help move the
Fighting Irish into the top 10 of the final Associated Press poll by
the time the season was over.
“He called a terrific ball game. I never think he got enough credit,”
Brennan says of Williams. “That last drive, he did it all by himself.”
Wilkinson, who suffered just his ninth defeat since taking over at
Oklahoma in 1947, told his players they had nothing be ashamed
of. But could it have been prevented?
After Monty Stickles kicked the extra point, Oklahoma had two
more possessions. Wilkinson used a different quaterback in each
one, but to no avail. An interception by Williams sealed the deal
and Oklahoma's incredible run had come to an end.
“The coaches, for some reason, were worried about this game
more than others," says Bowman, who would go on to a career in
coaching and then spend more than three decades as executive
director of the Oklahoma Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
As the clocked counted down, the public address announcer
asked that the crowd stand up and give the players a hand. They
did before sitting down in stunned silence.
“They ran us all week until we could hardly walk. They over-prepared
our football team.”
“I can’t blame them,” Brennan says. “No one likes to lose.”
Oklahoma’s players entered the locker room not wanting to believe
the game was over.
“No one had taken their gear off. We just sat there,” Bowman
Bowman remembers that at halftime, All-America halfback Clendon
Thomas told him that his legs were “spent,” probably from the
exhaustive workouts.
Whatever the reason, Owen Field fell silent late in the afternoon of
November 16, 1957. The streak was over. And just as Wilkinson
predicted, the college football world still talks about it today. ^
Myths and Legends
There are two sides to every story, and TDI looks at both sides of a few of
them in the world of college football.
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By Jon Cooper
College football history is tilled with stories that are romanticized or embellished over time. While there’s not
nearly enough space to tackle them all. Touchdown Illustrated chose three myths and legends to investigate.
Myths and Legends
Myth #1
strength In Returning Numbers
top 25. use returned 15 starters (10 of them on defense). Only
three top-25 schools — #7 Wisconsin and #9 Virginia Tech (each
with 16) and #14 UCLA (20) had more returning starters than the
Winning or losing a rivalry game can give a program a huge lift or
deliver a devastating blow when it carries over into the following
Trojans.
season.
Mandel believes that where there is parity in the number of
returning starters — the top 25 averaged 12.6 returning starters
— there is also a danger in putting too much stock in the number
Of course, how much carryover actually goes into a new season is
debatable and can skew the next season’s polls. The key phrase
when considering carryover is “returning seniors" and that often
holds a lot of weight.
“Number of returning starters is the single most influential criteria
used by pollsters and prognosticators in forming preseason
expectations of teams," Stewart Mandel says, college football writer
and author of the book. Bowls, Polls & Tattered Souls: Tackling the
Chaos and Controversy that Reign Over College Football.
“Obviously, much depends on whether that team was
good or bad the year before, but assuming most
people use last year’s final poll as the ‘starting
point,’ then returning starters is the first item
used to start rearranging."
Heading into the 2007 season, the
University of Southern California topped
the preseason Associated Press
of returnees.
“It’s most important when the numbers are extreme — i.e. if a team
returns 18 starters, that’s a strong testimonial, and if a team returns
just seven or eight starters, it’s pretty valid reason to believe that
team is in for a rebuilding season," he says. (The preseason top 25
averaged 12.6 returning starters.)
“Where I think it gets pretty overrated is in between. There’s really
not much difference between 14 returning starters and 11 returning
starters, and, in fact, the pure number is almost meaningless. What
if a team returns 15 starters, but the seven it lost were its seven
best players? What if a team returns 10 starters, but seven or eight
of the projected ‘new’ starters are veterans who’ve had extensive
playing time as backups or injury fill-ins?"
So should UCLA, which returned 10 starters on each side of
the ball and has the added feather in its cap of defeating USC
in their regular season finale last season, feel better than say,
defending national champion Florida, which returns only six
starters from last year (the fewest in the top 25) and only one
starter on defense?
Before starting in with the jokes about “Urban blight,"
remember that the team the Gators beat in last season’s
National Championship Gajne, Ohio State, entered 2006 with
10 returning starters and only two on defense.
Mandel, who has been a part of the polling process for more
than a decade, warns that numbers on paper are just that and
while they should be examined, too much consideration could
backfire.
In recent years, one SEC school has provded that if you have
talented players who have been around the program for
several years, starting experience will not be as big a factor.
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“Georgia has had several teams recently that lost a bunch of
starters but managed to contend for the SEC title yet again,
2005 being a good example, when quarterback D.J. Shockley
was replacing a four-year starter [David Greene] but was
himself a talented fifth-year senior. That team surprised
everybody and won the SEC."
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Bring on the Night at LSU
A fall Saturday night in Baton Rouge is hardly a storybook setting,
unless you’re Stephen King or the LSU football team.
Since 1960, the Tigers have compiled a 187-62-4 record in home
night games — that's a .747 winning percentage — and easily
beats their 16-21-3 (.438) ledger during the day.
“I don’t think that it’s that much louder, if it is at all louder, than
it is at Georgia or Florida or Tennessee,” he says. “It’s just the
atmosphere is unique because of the culture here, because of the
music and the food and the party atmosphere that is created by
the people.”
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As for LSU’s perceived daytime weakness, Hawthorne suggests
the schedule offers the answer. Since 2000, 19 of the Tigers’ 20
losses have come to ranked teams or conference foes. Eight of
those losses came to teams ranked in the top 10 and only five of
those were at home.
“They really started playing night games back in 1931," Tigers'
longtime announcer Jim Hawthorne says. “Believe it or not, the
actual reason they put lights on the stadium and started playing at
night was because it was so hot [during the day].”
Hawthorne adds that giving a few more hours of anticipation to
the passionate fans who start camping out at 4:00 p.m. Friday
afternoon, helps create a more intense atmosphere.
“The only reason that the Tigers play during the day is because
they’re playing the best teams in the nation and the games are
moved to the afternoon,” he says. “Therefore, it’s more difficult to
win those games. Most people don’t even think of that when they
talk about, ‘Oh my God, they can’t win in the afternoon.’
But Hawthorne denies there’s anything mystical going on at night
at a stadium, that after a late game-winning touchdown pass in a
1988 game against Auburn, shook so that the vibration registered
on the seismograph in the school's Department of Geology across
“The fans have become more and more used to the fact that if you
want to play all your games at night, go 3-11 every year," he adds
with a laugh. “We’d never have to worry about playing one during
the day.”
campus.
Myth Debunked: Tiger Stadium’s nighttime dominance doesn’t
mean that LSU is tougher at night than during the day.
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Myths and Legends
Myth #3
There’s No Place Like Home
On paper, there’s comfort in having your archrival come to your
house.
But games aren’t played on paper, and playing host can become an
albatross around the home team’s necks.
Take for example the Auburn-Alabama rivalry. Arguably the fiercest
rivalry in southeastern — if not all of — college football, the Iron
Bowl can be played anywhere and can feature an unranked team
against an unbeaten one, but none of that matters.
“In a rivalry game, it doesn’t matter where you play," Auburn head
coach Tommy Tuberville says. “I’ve lost to [Alabama] here at our
stadium. So where you play the game really doesn’t make that
much of a difference."
Tuberville can afford to be gracious, as his Tiger teams have
beaten the Crimson Tide five straight times and have never lost in
Tuscaloosa. But the visiting team has won on the opponent’s turf
six times during his tenure.
The interstate equivalent of The Iron Bowl is the Auburn-Georgia
game, which is commonly referred to as the Deep South’s Oldest
Rivalry. The teams have met 110 times, with Auburn leading the
series 53-50-8. Since 1997, the road team has won seven times.
The road also has been kind in the annual battles between intrastate
rivals Florida State and Miami and Florida State and Florida. In the
Miami-FSU series, the home team has split the last six meetings
and the teams have split the last 10 games. In the hotly contested
Florida-Florida State tilts, the home team has held serve only once
in the last four years.
Big rivalries aren’t limited to the South and neither is the tradition of
rude guests. Amongst the rudest visitors are the participants of the
Backyard Brawl between Pittsburgh and West Virginia (Pittsburgh
leads the series, 59-37-3). The series began in 1895 and is among
the most bitter in the nation. Obviously home field hasn’t meant
much, as over the last 10 years the visitor has won five times. The
Mountaineers have won four of the last five brawls, yet since 1997,
no team has won more than two in a row (something WVU will try
and accomplish this year in Morgantown).
One notable exception to the rude guest phenomenon is the annual
Oregon-Oregon State game, referred to as The Civil War. Over
the past decade, the host team’s fans have gone home happy
every time and four games have been decided by at least three
touchdowns.
Myth Debunked: Home may be where the heart is, but when
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America’s “greatest popular spectacle”
By Michael Oriard
5J As you drop onto your bleacher seat or settle into something
plusher in a newly renovated stadium, you undoubtedly are looking
forward to more than a football game. You might have come from
a tailgate party that started several hours before kickoff. As a fan
of college rather than professional football, you probably enjoy
the atmosphere and the pageantry—the bands and cheerleaders
and school mascots, the rival fight songs and the raucous student
sections where yesterday's card sections have given way to
painted faces and cheers spelled out on bare stomachs. Tailgates
are fairly recent, but these other trappings are nearly as old as
college football itself, and to fans over the years they have been as
important as the actual football on the field. This was certainly the
case in the intercollegiate game’s early days, when baseball was
the national pastime" but football quickly developed into what the
Literary Digest \u 1922 called “our greatest popular spectacle."
Just how quickly is truly remarkable. The first intercollegiate football
game, between Princeton and Rutgers, was played in 1869, after
which a small handful of elite northeastern universities organized
the sport in the early 1870s. By 1889, 25,000 fans were attending
the Thanksgiving Day championship game in New York, and
millions more were reading about it in newspapers throughout the
country as the game spread everywhere. Already it was as much a
spectacle as a sport.
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Take a look at a typical illustration in Harper's Weekly 'm 1888 (Figure
1: Harper's Weekly, December 10, 1888). Notice that the fans are
in the foreground of the picture, the players tiny in the distance.
The artist tried not so much to capture the game, but instead the
experience of watching it. Notice also that the cheering fans are
distinctly well-dressed. Baseball was the people’s game. Football
began as a spectator sport for the social elite—only about one
percent of Americans went to college at this time—then spread to
the masses. Among other pleasures, college football gave ordinary
middle-class folk a chance to do what rich people did (football was
a lot cheaper than yachting or polo.)
The accounts of the games in the newspapers of the day tell the
same story: about half of the typical report explained what happened
on the field; the other half described who attended the game. This
excerpt is from the New York Herald's coverage of the HarvardYale game in 1892:
The crowd was magnificently representative of the best interests of
the Eastern and the highest aims of our Middle States. The sturdy
blood of the Puritans “cheek by jowl” with that of the lusty Dutch
settlers of New Amsteredam. The Russells, the Winthrops, the
Lawrences, the Prescotts, the Abbotts, the Ameries, the Bayers,
the Longfellows, the Adamses and the Quincy's of Massachusetts,
were scattered among the Van Rensselaers, the Depews, the Van
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Dusers, the Lorillards, the Stuyvestants and the Van Hornes, of
New York.
These “scions of names that first made pluck and endurance tell
on harder fought fields than those of football" were surrounded by
“the great mass of undergraduates, the eager, tumultuous student
life throbbing with excitement and rivalry yelling itself hoarse for the
love of Alma Mater and
the hope of victory."
students borrowed their “Brek-ek-ek-ex-ko-ax-ko-ax, Oh-op, Ohop, Parabalou!" from Aristophanes’ The Frogs, while Yale’s bulldog
mascot. Handsome Dan, made his debut in 1889. Young women
wore chrysanthemums in the distinctive colors of their favored
school a tradition that would continue to be associated with
college football into the 1940s (Figure 2: 1910 Harper’s Weekly.
Yale was also one of several schools where each class wrote its
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Compared to other
sports, college football
was a spectacle on
the field—the swirling
chaos
of
bodies,
suddenly
interrupted
by the occasional long
run—while the players
themselves were
a
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with their mops of
hair and leather nose
guards, worn for a bit
of protection before
helmets and face masks
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In contrast to baseball,
football was also a
spectacle of a sport
that few played but
many watched, though
in an active rather
than passive way. And
the sport increasingly
became a spectacle in
a fourth sense: for the
pageantry of bands,
cheerleaders,
school
colors, mascots, fight
songs, card sections,
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drum
majorettes.
Homecoming ceremonies, pep rallies, bonfires, and all the rest that
we now take for granted.
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton (the “Big Three”) invented the basics
of football spectacle as well as the game itself (they also, along the
way, created the first ethical controversies—over “slugging” and
“tramp athletes” who were blessed with more physical than mental
muscle—but that’s a different story).
Each school had its own colors and its trademark cheer. Princeton
students broke out their “locomotive" cheer (“Rah, rah, rah! Tiger,
Tiger, Tiger! Sis, sis, sis! Boom, boom, boom! Aaaaah!”) in the
1880s, several years after they formed the first pep club. Yale
own school song (Cole
Porter wrote the one that
endured at Yale), until the
institutions finally settled
on the signature fight
songs that we know today.
Many also tried on various
nicknames and mascots
until they found the ones
that fit just right.
College football spectacle
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streets on Thanksgiving
Day,
which
by the
1890s became a holiday
consecrated to football.
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played on Thanksgiving.
In 1880 they moved the
site to New York, where
larger
facilities
were
available and students
from all of the universities
could most easily gather.
That was the original plan,
anyway. Within a decade,
' a game watched by 5,000
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25,000 New Yorkers and
New Englanders, then
30,000-40,000 in the early 1890s as organizers found larger
venues.
Newspaper accounts described not just the game and its own
spectacle but also the eruption of riotous students in the hotels,
along the city’s thoroughfares, and at the saloons and theaters in
the notorious Tenderloin district after the game. As early as 1882
the New York Times described students and their companions
parading to the game up Broadway and Fifth Avenue in four-horse
coaches and tally-hos draped with school colors, “waving hats and
canes, cheering themselves hoarse, and blowing tin horns with
much more energy than the average fish peddler” (Figure 3a and
3b: 1894 Truth and 1901 Saturday Evening Post).
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When riotous post-game celebrations became too much like actual
riots in the early 1890s, with drunken, rowdy students hauled off to
jail and their exploits reported in all of the newspapers, university
officials put an end to the Thanksgiving Day bacchanal in New
York; but not before Thanksgiving had become a day for football
throughout the country. As more and more schools took up the
game, many of them added to the traditions handed down from the
Big Three. Organized cheerleading began at Minnesota in 1898
and Minnesota and Michigan first played for the Little Brown Jug
in 1903. Several southern colleges chose female “sponsors" to
act the role of fair lady at a medieval tournament for whom their
“knights" jousted on the field. Texas A&M had its first pre-game
bonfire in 1909. Illinois staged the first Homecoming weekend in
1910, the same year that Cal’s cheering section performed the first
card stunt, in the Big Game with Stanford.
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Football spectacle took a quantum leap in the 1920s, as stadiums
sprouted like dandelions. Harvard had built the first great stadium in
1903, followed by the Yale Bowl and Princeton’s Palmer Stadium in
1914. Ohio State and Vanderbilt started the building boom among
non-Ivy League universities in 1922, with ten more stadiums—
including the Los Angeles Coliseum—rising in 1923, and Chicago’s
Soldier Field a year later. Writers inevitably compared these new
American amphitheaters to the Roman Colosseum, which as one
of them noted could have been dropped into the Yale Bowl with
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popular spectacle" was responding to these massive bowls and
horseshoes. The 75,000 fans at Chio Stadium or the 120,000
at Soldier Field for Notre Dame-USC within a few years, were
themselves a spectacle not seen since ancient Rome. In these
monumental new stadiums cheering and marching bands and
halftime shows became more highly organized. Before the 1920s,
all cheerleaders had been male, since such public display would
have been inappropriate for proper young women (some schools
held out against female cheerleaders into the 1940s and 1950s).
In the 1920s, young women began showing up on the sidelines to
lead the cheers, modestly attired in long skirts and loose sweaters.
Cver time as skirts rose and sweaters shrank, ogling became
an important part of the spectacle for males in the stands. Drum
majorettes also sent heads spinning. A certain Miss Betty Bailey—
who strutted for SMU in 1935—had Los Angeles sportswriters
in a tizzy when the Mustangs played UCLA, then returned for the
Rose Bowl in January, “to raise the temperature in our town about
seven degrees." With its “aerial circus" passing game, SMU was
the decade’s most spectacular team on the field as well as at
halftime.
All of this provided a great deal of topics for writers. In the 1920s,
observers contrasted the spectacle, the “color and display,"
of college football to the simpler, more leisurely experience of
watching baseball. In the 1930s, they denigrated professional
football for lacking this essential element of the college game. Even
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the pros' greater skill, he had to concede that “in the professional
game, however, we've lacked the props—^that is, bands, organized
cheering, mass meetings and football girls—^which make college
football a pageant." Besides “spectacle," the word always
associated with college football during these decades was “spirit."
Pros played for money to win. But the spirit to do or die for dear
old Rutgers was supposedly what made college football more than
a mercenary battle. And the spectacle of college football fed into
this spirit while allowing everyone in the stadium to participate.
Time magazine twice, in 1930 and 1935, put “Football’s Public" on
its cover, as the sport’s true hero. Fans at college football games
were not just spectators but were themselves part of the spectacle
enjoyed by everyone else.
Over the decades, new traditions have continually emerged. The
Ohio State marching band dotted its first “i" in 1936. Traveler,
use s Trojan horse, first galloped around Los Angeles Coliseum
in 1961. The marching bands at historical black colleges were
a well-kept secret for most of the country until the 1960s, when
Grambling introduced the rest of the football world to Sousa mixed
with Motown. Instead of a student in a costume, LSU keeps a real
Bengal tiger in a cage. The University of Washington claims to
have invented “the wave," in 1981. Until an SEC ban on the term,
Florida-Georgia boasted “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail
Party." There is likely not a college or university that does not have
its own traditions, part of the spectacle without which the games
would not be as meaningful.
Today, we often take the special atmosphere of college football,
the result of smaller stadiums and a hundred years of history, for
granted. Other sports may have appropriated many of its elements,
but the college football experience remains unique. And if you look
down onto the field, you might even catch a game being played.
Michael Oriard is a professor and associate dean at Oregon State
University. His latest book, Brand NFL: The Making and Selling of
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Dr. Jeremy Brown
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Student Affairs
Bruce Baumgartner
Dir. ofAthletics
Todd Jay
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Year-By-Year Records
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 PF
Sox Harrison
3-3-0
Sox Hamson
4-1-0
Sox Hamson
5-2-0
Sox Harrison
2-4-0
Sox Harrison
3^
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^
0^1
Sox Harrison
Sox Harrison
14-0
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
34-0
Art McComb
0-5-1
Art McComb
34-0
Art McComb
3-5-1
Art McComb
1-6-0
Art McComb
1-8-0
Bob Thurbon
54-0
Bob Thurbon
3-4-0
Bob Thurbon
44-1
Bob Thurbon
34-1
Loyal Park
34-1
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
88
83
212
46
131
19
40
11
6
0
PA
53
38
30
76
86
88
6
98
72
131
191
45
70
7
19
20
62
82
45
83
135
79
44
173
139
131
117
91
139
116
84
113
204
42
154
154
146
139
119
116
73
93
147
193
103
53
111
127
114
114
113
123
129
132
224
Coach
1%7
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
80
25
118
154
224
59
18
39
27
80
14
PSAC PSAC
W-L-T Rank
1-3-1
2-2-1
1-5-0
1-5-0
14-1
4-2-0
14-1
6th
T4th
7th
6th
7th
2nd
6th
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
IMUiam 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
Overall
W-LJ PF
2-7-0
2-7-0
44-1
9-1-0
9-1-0
3-5-1
44-1
5-2-2
8-3-0
64-0
3-6-1
3-6-1
4-6-0
6-2-1
4-6-0
9-2-0
8-2-0
8-2-0
54-1
7-3-0
3-8-0
54-1
8-3-0
9-3-0
74-0
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
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
PSAC PSAC
W-T,-T Rank
PA
224
307
203
89
155
158
203
127
156
174
123
247
148
84
84
14-0
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
24-0
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
24-0
24-0
24-0
2-4-0
3-3-0
24-0
5-1-0
5-1-0
5-1-0
3-3-0
110
144
210
209
283
283
184
.
20l
190
J99
131
255
207
155
223
230
304
347
218
209
260
196
259
93
172
202
253
222
163
202
253
357
398
314
279
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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Sox Harrison (1926-38, '41-42)....................15
Orville Bailey (1939^0)................................2
Art McComb (1946-55) .............................. 10
Bob Thurbon (1956-59)................................. 4
Loyal Park (1960-61).....................................2
Jim Hazlett (1962-65) ................................... 4
WiUiam Cutcher (1966-68)............................ 3
Bill McDonald (1969-78)............................ 10
Denny Creehan (1979-84)............................ 6
Steve Szabo (1985-87)................................... 3
Tom Hollman (1988-99).............................. 12
Lou Tepper (2000-05)................................... 6
Scott Browning (2006-pres.)......................... 1
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■
All-Americans
FIai*laii Hill Trophy
Two Edinboro University football players
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 re
ceiver 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 accolades from Kodak/ American Eootball
Coaches Association, second team recognition
from Football Gazette, and third team status
from Associated Press.
Cole rushed for 1,507 yards and set Penn
sylvania State Athletic Conference records for
touchdowns (24) and points (148). He led the
Fighting Scots to the PSACWest title, a 8-3
record and a number seven ranking in the final
Division II poll.
Priester was runnerup to North Dakota
State quarterback Chris Simdom in 1990 when
the Bison claimed the Division II national title.
Priester was the PSAC Western Division CoPlayer of the Year in 1990. He was also recog
nized 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.
Three years ago Andre Burke (below) made
a run at the Harlon
Hill Trophy, as the
tailback
was
a
Northeast Region
semifinalist. Burke
ended up with a
school-record 1,713
yards and 19 TDs.
Elbert Cole, a 1989
finalist, with the
Harlon Hill Trophy.
2006
Ben Stroup, LB - 1st team AP Little All-America;
1st team Football Gazette; 2nd team Daktronics;
hon. ment. D2Jbotball.com
Kyle Witucki, TE ~ 2nd team Daktronics; hon.
ment. D2football.com
Chris Amico, DT — 2nd team Football Gazette
2005
Greg Bzorek, OT - 2nd team AP Little AllAmerica; 2nd team D2Jbotball.com; 2nd
team Daktronics 3rd team Football
Gazette; 3rd team GollegeSportsReport.com
Chris Amico, DT — 1st team Football Gazette;
2nd team Daktronics
Chris Avery, CB — 2nd team D2Jbotball.com;
2nd team Daktronics; 3rd team Football
Gazette; 3rd team GollegeSportsReport.com
Chris Kaczor, C — 3rd team Football Gazette
2004
Greg Bzorek, OT - 3rd team AP Little AllAmerica; 2nd team D2Jbotball.com; hon. ment.
Football Gazette
Andre Burke, TB — 2nd team D2Jbotball.com;
3rd team Football Gazette
Seth Fragale, OLB ~ hon. ment. D2fix)tball.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 AFGA; 1st
team, AP Little All-America; 2nd team
Football Gazette; 2nd team D2Football.com
Brandon Nicodemus, OG - hon. ment.
D2Football.com
2001
Sean McNicholas, P ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
Brandon Nicodemus, OG — hon. ment. Football
Gazette
All-Americans
1993
Mike Kegarise, OL - 1st team AP Little AllAmerica, third team Football Gazette
Jason Perkins, LB - 2nd team AP Little AllAmerica; second team Football Gazette
1992
Mike Kegarise, OL -- 3rd team AP Little AllAmerica; 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 Little All-America;
1st team Football Gazette
Jason Perkins, LB ~ 2nd team Football Gazette
Georj Lewis, DB ~ 3rd team Football Gazette
John Messura, DL — hon. meht. Football Gazette
1990
Ernest Priester, WR ~ 1st team Kodak/AFGA;
1st team AP Little All-America; first team
Football Gazette
Curtis Rose, OL — 1st team AP Little All-America;
first team Football Gazette
Lester Frye, RB ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
Jeff Jacobs, DL — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1989
Jim Krentz, LB ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Bob Jahn, WR ~ hon. ment. AP Little All-America
1976
Howard Hackley WR - 2nd team NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
David Green, RB ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Ron Gooden, MG - hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
George Miller, DB — hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
1972
Jim Romaniszyn, RB - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America; hon. ment. NAM All-America
1971
A1 Raines, RB - 2nd team NAM AllAmerica; 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. NAM All-America
Paul Burkell, OG ~ hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Joe Sanford, QB - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Rich lorfido, LB ~ 2nd team NAM Little
All-America
1975
David Sei^, DB - 2nd team NAM Little All-
America
David Green, RB - hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Rich Holmes, FB ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America
Ron Gooden, MG - hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon, ment. AP Little All-America
Rick Vomadore, OT ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Howard Hackley, WR - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
CoSIE>A Academic
All-America
2000
Mark Weidner, OG — second team
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
1970
Pat Schuster, DE — third team
1993
Jason Perkins, LB — second team
1969
NOTE: The Sports Information Department is currently
researching all football honors. Pleasefeelfree to contact
the office with additional information.
Ebby Hollins, DL ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. Kodak All-America
A1 Raines, RB ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America
A1 Raines, RB ~ hon. ment. NAM All-America
1966
John Ferraro - AP Little All-America
i960
Dave CFDessa, OL — hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
George Miller, DB - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
1973
Bob Miseyka, OG ~ hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
Elbert Cole, RB - 1st team Kodak/AFGA; 2nd
team Football Gazette; 3rd team AP Little
All-America
Ernest Priester, WR ~ 3rd team AP Little AllAmerica; 3rd team Football Gazette
Joe Brooks, OL - 2nd team Football Gazette
Flal Galupi, QB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Michael Willis, FS — hon. ment. Football Gazette
Ron Hainsey OL — hon. ment. Football Gazette
Chip Conrad, DT ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
1988
Elbert Cole, RB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Michael Willis, FS — hon. ment. AP Little
Sean
McNicholas
Brandon Nicode
mus
Rob
Barney
Todd
Rogacki
Curtis
Rose
Micheal
Sims
Matt
Gentile
Gary
Lhotsky
Larry
Jackson
Steve
Russell
Mike
Edwards
Mike
Kegarise
Michael
Willis
Bob
Cicerchi
Tom
Kisiday
Jim
Romaniszyn
All-America
1999
Rob Barney TE ~ hon. ment.Football Gazette
1998
Todd Rogacki, OG - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Gerald Thompson, TB - hon. ment. Football
Gazette
1997
/
1996
Brian Decker, DB - 3rd team Football Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL ~ 2nd team AP Little AllAmerica; 2nd team Football Gazette
Michael Sims, LB ~ 2nd team AP Little AllAmerica; 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;
3rd team AP Little All-America
Steve Russell, DB - 2nd team Football Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1986
Scott Dodds, QB - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
1984
Ray Bracy, DB - hon. ment. APLittle All-America
Jim Trueman, K - 3rd team NGAA Division II
All-America
Todd Rogacki, OT - hon. ment. Football Gazette
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1978
Mike Edwards, LB ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
1982
Rick Ruszkiewicz, K ~ Kodak All-America
College Division I
Barry Swanson, C ~ hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
Mark Swiatek, OT - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
1981
Bob Cicerchi, LB — AP Little All-America
Tom Kisiday OG ~ AP Little All-America
Ron Link, DT - AP Little All-America
1980
Tim Beacham, WR — hon. ment. NAIA AllAmerica; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Jim CoUins, DT — hon. ment. NAM All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Ron Link, DT — hon. ment. NAIA All-America
1979
Ken Petardi, DB - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
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All-Time Records
Rushing
Career Rusliing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Gerald Thompson, 1995-98 .............. 4,410
Larry Jackson, 1991-94 .....................4,237
A1 Raines, 1%9-71 ........................... 3,399
Elbert Cole, 1986-89 ..........................3,341
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 .......................1,900
Floyd Faulkner, 1984-87 ................... 1,845
Andre Burke, 2004 ........................... 1,713
Keith CoUier, 1981-83 .......................1,684
Derrick Russell, 1990-92 ................... 1,673
Brandon Munson, 2001-03 ................ 1,648
Bob Mengerink, 1969-71 ................... 1,435
Rich Holmes, 1974-75 .......................1,302
Jim Romanisz3m, 1970-72 ..................1,266
Damon Chambers, 1982-84 ...............1,227
Ulysee Davis, 2005-06 .....................1,222
John Williams, 2000-01 .....................1,206
Season Rushing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Andre Burke, 2004 ........................... 1,713
Gerald Thompson, 1998 ................... 1,698
Larry Jackson, 1994 ..........................1,660
Lester Frye, 1990...............................1,630
Elbert Cole, 1989.............................. 1,507
A1 Raines, 1971 ................................ 1,358
Gerald Thompson, 1995 ................... 1,281
Dave Green, 1975 ............................. 1,239
Larry Jackson, 1992 ..........................1,218
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
Elbert Cole, 1988 ................................ 909
Brandon Munson, 2003 .......................895
Jim Romaniszyn, 1972 ........................ 859
19.
20.
Game Rushing Yards
1. Gerald Thompson ....316 vs. Califomia(Pa.)
'98
2. A1 Raines.............. 295 vs. Geneva '69
3. Larry Jackson........275 vs. Mansfield '94
4. Bernard Henry...... 263 vs. Mercyhurst, '00
5. Tony Brinson..........248 vs. Cheyney'%
6. Gerald Thompson . .237 vs. Bloomsburg '98
7. 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
Passing
Career Passing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Jody Dickerson, 1991-94 ................... 7,299
Justin Bouch, 2002-04 .......................7,013
Hal Galupi, 1987-90 ..........................5,650
Blair Hrovat, 1981-84 ........................ 5,103
Chris Hart, 1993-96 ..........................3,550
Jude Basile, 1973-75 ..........................3,382
Scott Dodds, 1984-86 ........................ 3,292
Brian Caldwell, 1997-98 ................... 3,240
Jim Ross, 1986-89 ............................. 2,578
Trevor Harris, 2006 .......................... 2,547
Season Passing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Receiving
A1 Raines, 1970 ...................................833
Floyd Faulkner, 1986 ......................... 824
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 ............................... .1,911
Jim Ross, 1987 .................................. .1,903
Jody Dickerson, 1994...................... .1,873
Jody Dickerson, 1992...................... .1,855
Chris Hart, 1995 ............................. .1,803
Scott Dodds, 1986............................. .1,752
Blair Hrovat, 1982 ......................... .1,702
Brian CaldweU, 1998 ...................... .1,661
Chris Hart, 1996 ............................ .1,635
Blair Hrovat, 1983 .......................... .1,595
Career Receptions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
10.
Ernest Priester, 1986-90 .......................148
Howard Hackley, 1973-76 ....................135
Ryan Valasek, 2003-06 ........................ 132
Wrentie Martin, 1989-92.......................131
Quentin Ware-Bey, 1995-98 ..................123
Justin Lipscomb, 2001-04 ..................... 115
Lateef Walters, 1991,93-94 ....................91
Tun Beacham, 1977-80 ..........................91
Elbert Cole, 1986-89 ............................. 89
Cleveland lYatt, 1985-88 ........................78
John Toomer, 1985-88 ............................78
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and
Season Receptions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ryan Valasek, 2006 ...............................64
Justin Lipscomb, 2004 ........................... 53
Wrentie Martin, 1992 ............................50
Ernest Priester, 1989 ............................. 49
Ernest Priester, 1990 ..............................47
Howard Hackley, 1976 .......................... 47
7. Lateef Walters, 1994 /.............................44
GUbert Grantlin, 1995 ............................44
9. John Toomer, 1988 .................................43
10. Justin Lipscomb, 2Ck)3............................39
Wrentie Martin, 1991 ............................39
The Fighting Scots
A Winning Combination!!!
Game Receptions
1. Lateef Walters........12 vs. HUlsdale, 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. GlenviUe 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
DanBissontz..........8 vs. East Stroudsburg,'68
Charles PoUick...... 8 vs. East Stroudsburg, '68
Game Passing Yards
1. Trevor Harris........ 437 vs. Shippensburg'06
2. Scott Dodds.......... 376 vs. Fairmont St. '86
3. Trevor Harris
353 vs. Lock Haven '06
Justin Bouch
353 vs. East Stroudsburg
'02
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14
15.
16
17.
18
19
20.
Hal Galupi.............351 vs. Indiana(Pa.) '90
Jody Dickerson...... 334 vs. Hillsdale '94
Justin Bouch ..........304 vs. Bentley'04
Blair Hrovat........... 300 vs. Cahfomia(Pa.), '82
Hal Galupi.............299 vs. Califomia(Pa.), '90
Jodv Dickerson...... 278 vs. American Interna
tional'94
Brian CaldweU...... 277 vs. GlenviUe St.'98
Jody Dickerson...... 276 vs. New Haven '93
MikeHUl .............. 275 vs. CaUfomia(Pa.),'76
Mike Dodds .........271 vs. Lock Haven'86
Jody Dickerson...... 269 vs. Qarion '93
Chris Hart .............263 vs. Hillsdale'96
Hal Galupi.............261 vs. Youngstown St. '89
Brian CaldweU.......... 259 vs. Carson-Newman
'98
Blair Hrovat........... 256 vs. West Liberty'83
Steve Tryon........... 255 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '01
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All-PSAC Honorees
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
Larry Jackson, RB
1995
Pat Schuster, DE
Michael Sims
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)
PSAC Rookie of
Hie Year
1990
Mario Houston, DB
1991
Jody Dickerson, QB
1995
Gerald Thompson, RB
1996
Tyson Cook, K
2003
Raji El-Amin, DB
2006
Jody Dickerson
Trevor Harris, QB
PSAC Coach of
the Year
1975
BiU McDonald
1989
Tom HoUman
1995
Tom HoUman
2003
Lou Tepper
2005
Lou Tepper
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Tom HoUman
Chris Amico, DT (1)
A J. Cousins, NG (1)
Chris Kaczor, C (1)
Damion Malott, SS (1)
Ben Stroup, LB (1)
RyanValasek,WR(l)
Kyle Witucki, TE (1)
Houston Brown, RB (2)
Tom Davidson, FS (2)
Trevor Harris, QB (2)
Kody Robertson, P (2)
Jim Soltis, OLB (2)
2005 Chris Amico, DT (1)
Chris Avery, CB (1)
Greg Bzorek, OT (1)
AJ. Cousins, NG (1)
Seth Fragale, OLB (1)
Chris Kaczor, C (1)
Ben Stroup, LB (1)
C.J. Trivisonno, TE (1)
Justin Bouch, QB (2)
Kelvin Collins, RB (2)
Greg MacAnn, DE (2)
Jim Soltis, OLB (2)
Ryan Valasek, WR (2)
2004 Justin Bouch, QB (1)
Andre Burke, TB (1)
Greg Bzorek, OT (1)
A J. Cousins, DL (1)
Seth Fragale, LB (1)
Justin Lipscomb, WR (1)
Kody Robertson, PK (1)
Chris Amico, DL (2)
Chirs Avery, DB (2)
Tom Davidfson, DB (2)
Chris Kaczor, OG (2)
2003 Justin Bouch, QB (1)
Raji El-Amin, DB (1)
Jermaine Hughley, LB (1)
Justin Lipscomb, WR (1)
Anthony Peluso, OG (1)
Matt Phillips, RB (1)
Chirs Avery, DB (2)
Greg Bzorek, OT (2)
Seth Fragale, LB (2)
Eugene Grooms, DL (2)
Chris Kaczor, OG (2)
Eric Neavins, DL (2)
C J. Trivisonno, TE (2)
Joe Valvolda, C (2)
2002 James Cowart, LB (1)
Eugene Grooms, DL (1)
Sean McNicholas, P (1)
Brandon Nicodemus, OL (1)
Alonzo Roebuck, RB (1)
Joe Valvoda, OL (1)
Elliott Page, DB (2)
Dave Smith, DL (2)
2001 Foster Johnson, LB (1)
Sean McNicholas, P (1)
Brandon Nicodemus,OL (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Joe Valvoda, OL (1)
Eugene Grooms, DL (2)
JeffRichardson, DB (2)
Greg Tarbell, OL (2)
2000 Derrick Davis, DB (1)
Bernard Henry, RB (1)
Jermaine Hughley, LB (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Stephane Lubin, WR (2)
1999 Chris Buehner, WR (1)
Bernard Henry, RB (1)
Stephane Lubin, RS (1)
D.K. McDonald, DB (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
John Smith, DL (1)
Rob Barney, TE (2)
Dan Caro, LB (2)
Sean McNicholas, P (2)
1998 Dan Caro, LB (1)
James Dumas, DB (1)
2006
Todd Rogacki, OT (1)
Gerald Thompson, RB (1)
Quentin Ware-Bey, WR (1)
Dave Sadler, DB (1)
Melvin Austin, OT (2)
Tyson Cook, P & PK (2)
1997 Todd Rogacki, OT (1)
Jesse Hannan, DL (1)
Dan Caro, LB (1)
Brian Decker, DB (1)
Tom Scarpone, C (2)
Quentin Ware-Bey, WR (2)
MattStultz,DL(2)
Ed Mattie, LB (2)
Tyson Cook, P (2)
1996 Jeremy O'Day, OT (1)
Todd Rogacki, OG (1)
Corey Keyes, TE (1)
Tony Brinson, RB (1)
Mike Sims, LB (1)
Matt Gentile, DL (1)
Jeff Traversy, DL (1)
Brian Decker, DB (1)
Denorse Mosely, DB/RS (1)
Tyson Cook, P (1)
Tyson Cook, K (2)
Gerald Thompson, RB (2)
1995 Todd Henne, TE (1)
Jesse Trevino, OG (1)
Gilbert Grantlin, WR (1)
Gerald Thompson, RB (1)
Pat Schuster, DE (1)
Jeff Traversy, DL (1)
Mike Sims, LB (1)
Keith Cushenberry, DB (1)
Det Betti, C (2)
Jeremy O'Day, OG (2)
Tony Brinson, RB (2)
Gilbert Grantlin, WR (2)
Bryan Lambert, DL (2)
Marty Williams, DB (2)
1994 Jeremy O'Day, OT (1)
Jody Dickerson, QB (1)
Larty Jackson, RB (1)
Pat Shuster, DE (1)
Mike Edwards, LB (1)
Steve Russell, DB (1)
Todd Henne, TE (2)
Lateef Walters, WR (2)
Bryan Lambert, DL (2)
Mike Sims, LB (2)
Keith Cushenberry, DB (2)
Marty Williams, DB (2)
1993 Mike Kegarise, OL (1)
Larry Jaclaon, RB (1)
Jody Dickerson, QB (1)
Russell Cray, DL (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Steve Russell, DB (1)
Gary Lhotsky, P (1)
Gordie Hitchcock, C (2)
Tony Tighe, OT (2)
Mike Edwards, LB (2)
Mario Houston, DB (2)
1992 Mike Kegarise, OT (1)
Scott Nickel, OG (1)
Larry Jackson, RB (1)
Anthony Ross, DL (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Mike Barnes, DB (1)
Georj Lewis, DB (1)
Gary Lhotsky, P (1)
Brian Heebsh, TE (2)
Russell Cray, DL (2)
1991 Curtis Rose, OL (1)
Lester Frye, RB (1)
John Messima, DL (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Georj Lewis, DB (1)
Brian Heebsh, TE (2)
Wally Spisak, OL (2)
Mike Kegarise, OT (2)
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All-PSAC Honorees
Wrentie Martin, WR (2)
Mike Barnes, DB (2)
Gary Lhotsky, P (2)
1990 Curtis Rose, OG (1)
Ernest Priester, WR (1)
Lester Frye, RB (1)
Jeff Jacobs, DL (1)
Wade Smith, DB (1)
Wally Spisak, OT (2)
Brad Powell, OG (2)
John Baumann, PK (2)
John Messura, DL (2)
Matt Miller, DL (2)
A1 Donahue, LB (2)
Mario Houston, DB (2)
1989 Joe Brooks, OG (1)
Dave Pinkerton, C (1)
Ernest Priester, WR (1)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Michael Wayne, LB (1)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Randy Mcllwain, TE (2)
Ron Hainsey OT (2)
Hal Galupi, QB (2)
Chip Conrad, DL (2)
John Williams, LB (2)
Wade Smith, DB (2)
1988 John Toomer, WR (1)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Chip Conrad, DL (1)
Michael \Wlis, DB (1)
Ron Hainsey, OT (2)
Joe Brooks, C (2)
Cleveland Pratt, WR (2)
Darren Weber, PK (2)
Jeff Jacobs, DL (2)
Michael Wayne, LB (2)
1987 Mark Courtney, OT (1)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Mike Raynard, P (1)
Cleveland Pratt, WR (2)
Flloyd Faulkner, RB (2)
Ed Jozefov, DL (2)
A1 Donahue, LB (2)
Mike Wetherholt, DB (2)
1986 Scott Dodds, QB (1)
Bob Suren, TE (1)
Floyd Faulkner, RB (1)
John Cardone, DE (1)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Ross Rankin, RB (2)
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 Britt, 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)
^983 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)
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 Roimds, 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)
1980 Tim Beacham, WR (1)
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 Matuscak TE (2)
1979
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 Sobecld, CB (2)
1978 Dave Gallagher, OG(l)
Bobjahn, WR(1)
Jkn 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)
1977 Lee Barthelmes, OT (1)
Dave Gallagher, OG (1)
Bob Jahn, 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)
1976 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 Hegl, P (1)
1975 RickVomadore,OT(l)
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 Vomadore, OT (1)
John Bayer, DE (1)
Mike Schnirel, LB (1)
George Miller, DB (1)
Howard Hacldey WR (2)
Ron Gooden, DL (2)
Jim McQure, 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)
Edinboro Football 2007 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
i960
1959
1958
1954
John Guerra, P (2)
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)
A1 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)
John Petchel, it (1)
John Chakot, OT (2)
Ebby Hollins, DL (1)
A1 Raines, RB (1)
Steve Hamm, LB (1)
Paul BurkeU, 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 AU-PSAC
(hm) ~ honorable mention
Dave Smith was a four-time All-PSAC selection,
earningfirst team honors in 1999,2000 and2001.
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2006 All-PSAC Teams
Western Division
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
(tie)
PK
RS
P/flWgr
Joe Ruggiero
Eddie Emanuel
Brandon Lombardy
Chris Morgan
Pat Ferguson
Marc Fluddleston
Ryan Valasek
le Witucki
Mike Butterworth
Jason Capizzi
Dave Livengood
Kerry Robbins
Chris Kaczor
Tim McCutcheon
Nick Wallace
Howard Chavous
Western Division
Tirst Team Offense
School
Califomia(Pa.)
Clarion
Califomia(Pa.)
lndiana(Pa.)
Shippensburg
Caufomia(Pa.)
Edinboro
Edinboro
Slippery Rock
IndianafPa.)
Indiana(Pa.)
Shippensburg
Edinboro
Califomia(Pa.)
lndiana(Pa.)
Shippensburg
Ht
6-2
5-9
6-0
6-0
5-9
6-0
5-9
6-3
6-7
6-9
6-2
6-0
6-2
5-9
5-8
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195
Yr.
224
205
178
205
175
237
320
315
285
282
293
305
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167
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Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
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Sr.
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278
275
240
245
230
191
215
205
181
180
190
170
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Tirst Team Offense
DL
DL
Chris Amico
A.J. Cousins
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
Kirby Griffin
Cory Lacek
Jimmy Simmons
Terrence Jackson
Jaron Nalewak
Rob Plowman
LB
DB
Ben Stroup
Damion Malott
DB
DB
DB
P
Edinboro
Edinboro
James Rockymore
David Show
Dwaon Woodard
Kyler Ford
Shippensburg
•ok Haven
Leo
Clarion
Shippensburg
Edinboro
Edinboro
6-0
6-1
Califomia(Pa.)
Slippery Rock
Clarion
lndiana(Pa.)
Shippensburg
Incuana(Pa.)
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-0
6-0
6-1
6-1
5-10
5-10
6-0
5-10
5-11
Offensive Player of the Year: Chris Morgan, lndiana(Pa/
Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Stroup, Edinboro
Rookie of the Year: Trevor Harris, Edinboro
Coaeh of the Year: Lou Tepper, lndiana(Pa.)
Second Team Offense
QB
RB
Trevor Harris, Edinboro
Houston Brown, Edinboro
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
PK
(tie)
RS
Walter Crump, Shippensburg
Aaron Dykes, Shippensburg
Nate Forse, Califomia(Pa.)
Pierre Odom, Clarion
Rafael Smith, Lock Haven
Matt Foradora, Clarion
Adam Lanzendorfer, Lock Haven
Zack Snyder, Clarion
Bron Clouser, Slippery Rock
Akil Patterson, Califomia(Pa.)
tie in 1st team
Ryan Daniel, Slippery Rock
Jamie Reder, Shippensburg
Jermaine Moye, Califomia(Pa.)
Second Team ’D^ense
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
Clint Forsha, Slippery Rock
Jason Groller, Shippensburg
Anthony Guerra, Indiana(Pa.)
Matt Scott, Indiana(Pa.)
Willie Walker, Califomia(Pa.)
Frank Duffy, Shippensburg
Brian Mohr, Califomia(Pa.)
Matt Morris, Clarion
LB
Jim Soltis, Edinboro
DB
DB
DB
DB
Quinton Cobb, Indiana(Pa.)
Tom Davidson, Edinboro
Josh Kemp, Califomia(Pa.)
John Sharbaugh, Shippensburg
P
Kody Robertson, Edinboro
Eastern Division
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
Name
Jim Terwilliger
Josh Heck
Osagie Osunde
Brent Steinmetz
Dominique Curry
Evan Prall
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
PK
RS
Jason Henley
Luke KukUcK
Ryan Devlin
K^e Habel
Kevin O'Neill
Wynton Shelton
Kermis Jones
Jon Koenig
Evan Prall
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
P
Jamel Felder
Mike Grosso
Scott Keating
^anDnnyai
Greg Tnoman
Rob Biemat
Lateef Ferguson
Jayson Frank
Jimmy Lewis
Brian Bingnear
Tyree Cooper
Brandon Belton
Tyler Trettin
Anthony Belasco
M
Eastern Division
First Team Offense
School
East Stroudsburg
Bloomsburg
West Chester
West Chester
Cheyney
East Stroudsburg
West Chester
Kutztown
Bloomsburg
West Chester
East Stroudsburg
West Chester
Bloomsburg
West Chester
Bloomsburg
East Stroudsburg
Ht
6-0
5-6
5-10
5-9
6-3
6-0
6-0
6-4
6-2
6-4
6-4
6-1
6-1
6-2
5-11
6-0
Wt
172
209
210
195
211
190
245
232
295
321
280
293
295
170
190
Vn
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
First Team Offense
6-2
Cheyney
Kutztown
6-3
6-0
Bloomsburg
6-1
Millersville
6-1
East Stroudsburg
6-2
Bloomsburg
6-1
West Chester
6-2
East Stroudsburg
6-1
West Chester
6-0
Kutztown
6-1
Cheyney
6-1
Millersville
6-2
Bloomsburg
West Chester
5-11
Offensive Player of the Year: Jim Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg
Defensive Player of the Year: Dan Latorre, Bloomsburg
Rookie of the Year: Lateef Ferguson, West Chester
Coaeh of the Year: Danny Hale, Bloomsburg
233
255
290
285
273
225
220
238
230
180
175
200
198
200
So.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Second Team Offense
QB
RB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
PK
RS
Bill Zwaan, West Chester
Maurice Adams, Kutztown
Matt Brunetti, East Stroudsburg
Kevon Calhoxm, Mansfield
/ Brahin Bilal, Bloomsburg
♦ Brett Harbach, Kutztown
Elfren Quiles, Kutztown
tie on 1st team
Mark Maynard, West Chester
Dave Shemaria, Bloomsburg
Nick Cresta, Kutztown
Daryll Watson, Cheyney
Bryan Scruggs, Bloomsburg
Alex Walsh, West Chester
Maurice Adams, Kutztown
Second Team Defense
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
P
Zac Barton, Bloomsburg
Jarrod Linn, Millersville
Andrew MarsteUer, East Stroudsburg
David Montgomery, West Chester
James Thorpe, West Chester
Justin Allen, Cheyney
Don Chominski, Kutztown
Dave Pacchioni, East Stroudsburg
Andre Turner, Mansfield
Anthony Gallup, West Chester
Mike Gardier, Mansfield
Mike Mignogno, West Chester
Marcus Waddy, Bloomsburg
Ryan Nye, Kutztown
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Robson and Wolf Honored as
2006-07 Tod Ten Award Winners
Pete Nevins Scholar-Athletes of the Year
FALL
Zac Barton, Bloomsburg
(Football / Berryville, Va.)
^ Nicole Blaesser, lUP
(Cross Country / Oxford, Pa.)
Sarah Brandon, Kutztown
(Volleyball/Gibsonia, Pa.)
Mike Butterworth, Slippery Rock
(Football / Northern Cambria, Pa.)
Anthony Cellitti, lUP
(Football / Apollo, Pa.)
>■
Chris Robson
Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Cross Country / Middleburg, Pa.)
Julie Karcher, West Chester
(Soccer / Hatboro, Pa.)
Jamie Wolf
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Commissioner Steve Murray has announced
that 1,420 student-athletes from the league will be recognized as “Scholar-Athletes” for
the 2006-07 academic year.
Headlining the list of recipients are this year’s Pete Nevins Scholar-Athletes of the
Year, as selected by the league’s sports information directors. Lock Haven University’s
Chris Robson was named the male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Clarion University’s
Jamie Wolf gained the same honors on the women’s side. The 1,420 scholar-athletes
account for approximately one third of the 5,200 + student-athletes in the
PSAC. Commissioner Murray will award each scholar-athlete with a certificate of
distinction.
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 17th year of existence, the awards were renamed this year to honor East
Stroudsburg s long-time sports information director Pete Nevins, who passed away in
January 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.
^ Rachael Lanzel, Edinboro
(Cross Country / St. Marys, Pa.)
► Chris Robson, Lock Haven
(Cross Country / Lewisberry, Pa.)
^ Jim Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg
(Football / East Stroudsburg, Pa.)
WINTER
► Alex Clemsen, Edinboro
(Wrestling / Moberly, Mo.)
>■ Jamir Gates, Cheyney
(IndoorTrack & Field /Chester, Pa.)
► Katie Glaws, lUP
(Basketball / North Canton, Ohio)
► Ashley Grimm, Clarion
(Basketball / Sugarloaf, Pa.)
► Katie Kline, West Chester
(Basketball / Pennsville, N.J.)
► Seth Martin, Lock Haven
(Wrestling / Selinsgrove, Pa.)
^ Brad Rager, California
(Indoor Track & Field / Bristol, Pa.)
Robson graduated with a 3.86 GPA in health and pre-physical therapy. A four-time
Top 10 Award winner, Robson earned an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship and will
pursue a doctorate in physical therapy at the University of Delaware.
► Andi Rose, Slippery Rock
(Indoor Track & Field / Wheeling, W. Va.)
The distance specialist earned All-America honors this past season by finishing eighth
in the steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. He posted the league’s
fastest effort for 2007 in the event at the PSAC Championships, winning his second
consecutive title with a time of 9:03.28, which also established a new school record. He
was an All-PSAC performer in cross country with a 16th-place finish in 27:15 at the
PSAC Championships, helping Lock Haven earn the team title. He earned a 27thplace finish at the East Regional to help guide the Bald Eagles to another team
championship and aided LHU’s llth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He has
been a key member of the Bald Eagle squad that has won four consecutive PSAC
Cross Country Championships and three of the last four NCAA East Region
Championships.
► Jamie Wolf, Clarion
(Swimming & Diving / South Park, Pa.)
Wolf graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in molecular biology. The 2007 NCAA II
Female Diver of the Year, Wolf won both the 1- and 3-meter national championships
while setting the NCAA 1-meter diving record with 453.75 points. She is a three-time
NCAA II Female Diver of the Year (2007, 2005, 2004) and has won an NCAA record
seven national championships in eight tries. She also has been named Clarion's
Female Athlete of the Year and a Winter Top 10 selection three times. Wolf has
accepted an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship and will attend Ohio State University
and where she will major in molecular genetics.
Additionally, ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA named Wolf the 2007 At-Large Academic
All-America of the Year for the College Division, which, in addition to swimming and
diving, recognizes the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, golf, gymnastics, field hockey,
ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, tennis, and water polo for NCAA II, III and NAIA.
Sean Strauman, lUP
(Indoor Track & Field/South Park, Pa.)
SPRING
Lisa Baumgartner, Clarion
(Tennis / West Middlesex, Pa.)
>■
► Jeff Craig, Kutztown
(Baseball/Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
^ Dan Gal, Bloomsburg
(Tennis / York, Pa.)
► Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Outdoor Track & Field / Middleburg, Pa.)
► Jennifer Hansen, Slippery Rock
(Outdoor Track & Field / Charleston, W. Va.)
>■ Erin Richard, Clarion
(Outdoor Track & Field / Erie, Pa.)
► Chris Robson, Lock Haven
(Track & Field / Lewisberry, Pa.)
► Jeff Weiss, Slippery Rock
(OutdoorTracks Field/Avella, Pa.)
► Ryan Wyland, Mansfield
(Baseball / Williamsport, Pa.)
>■ Mallory Zelawski, lUP
(Lacrosse / Clarence, N.Y.)
Longest Plays
j The Cactus Bowl
E
Offensive linemen Greg Bzorek and LaMi ont Singleton continued the tradition of EdinI boro Fighting Scots playing in the Cactus Bowl
\ in January 2006. (NOTE: The 2007 contest was
J suspended.) For a number of years Division II
1I football
teams had an all-star game named the|
Snow Bowl, which was played in Fargo, Northi
i Dakota. In 2000 the contest was moved tol
Kingsville, Texas and renamed the Cactusl
Bowl. The contest features the top small col-|
lege seniors in the country. Edinboro has had atI
least one representative in every Cactus Bowli
(aka Snow Bowl) but one, with a streak of eighti
straight years. Here's a complete list of tiie|
Fighting Scots who have performed in the Cac-tus Bowl Division II All-Star Game.
1994
1995
1996
1997
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Jason Perkins, LB
Mike Kegarise, OL
Gary Lhotsky, P
Lateef Walters, WR
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 PhUlips, RB
Greg Bzorek, OT
LaMont Singleton, OG
Longest Rusliing
Plays
Yds....Name, Opponent, Year
99.... Lester Frye vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1991
92 Derrick Russell vs. Bloomsburg, 1990
91.... A1 Raines vs. Waynesburg, 1971
91.... Joe Sanford vs. Waynesburg, 1991
88
Dave Green vs. Saginaw Valley, 1975
87.... Bernard Henry vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1999
85.... A1 Raines vs. Lock Haven, 1969
85.... Gordon Kidder vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1956
84.... Jim Concilia vs. Shippensburg, 1957
83.... Larry Jackson vs. MiUersville, 1993
80.... A1 Raines vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1970
79 Floyd Faulkner vs. Shippensburg, 1986
79.... Joe Sanford vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1970
Longest Passing
Plays
Yds ..Names, Opponent, Year
92.... Stewart Ayers to Tim Beacham vs.
Shippensburg, 1980
91.... Chris Hart to Denorse Mosley vs.
Califomia(Pa.), 1996
87.... Scott McKissock to Jim Romaniszyn
vs. West Chester, 1971
83.... Blair Hrovat to Eric Bosley vs. Lock
Haven, 1982
82.... Rick Shover to Bill Kruse vs.
Westminster, 1979
80.... Jim Ross to Ernest Priester vs. Clarion,
1987
80.... Joe Sanford to Jim Romaniszyn
vs. Clarion, 1971
79.... Jody Dickerson to Terry Roberts
vs. Elizabeth City State, 1993
78 Trevor Harris to Rich Cerro vs.
Shippensburg, 2006
77.... Hal Galupi to Ernest Priester
vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1990
76 .Jim Ross to Daryl Cameron
vs. Mansfield, 1987
76.... Jude Basile to Rod Jones vs.
Kenyon, 1974
Longest Field
Goals
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
53.... Sean McNicholas vs. East Stroudsburg,
2000
Greg Bzorek
52.... Tyson Cook vs. HUlsdale, 1997
52.... Darren Weber vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1987
49 Sean McNicholas vs. GlenvUle St., 1999
48.... Tyson Cook vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1997
47.... Kody Robertson vs. East Stroudsburg,
2004
47.... Sean McNicholas vs. Clarion, 1999
47 Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Bloomsburg, 1981
47 Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1979
45.... Sean McNicholas vs. East
Stroudsburg, 2001
45.... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. CaUfomia(Pa.),
1980
44.... Sean McNicholas vs. Shippensburg, 2001
44.... Jim Trueman vs. CaUfomia(Pa.), 1984
44.... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Qarion, 1980
Longest Pnnts
Yds....Names, Opponent, Year
82.... Kevin Conlan vs. Clarion, 1983
72.... Sean McNicholas vs. Califomia(Pa.), 2000
70.... Mike Abbiatici vs. MiUersville, 1980
67.... Dan Chisholm vs. West Liberty, 1946
66.... Sean McNicholas vs. Ashland, 2002
66.... BUI Burford vs. Youngstown St.,
1989
65.... Sean McNicholas vs. Shippensburg,
2002
65.... Sean McNicholas vs. Gannon, 2001
65.... Tyson Cook vs. Cheyney, 1997
65....Tyson Cook vs. Univ. at Buffalo, 1996
65.... Scott Rupert vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1994
65.... Gary Lhotsky vs. Shippensburg, 1992
65 Mike Abbiatici vs. MUlersvUle, 1980
65.... Dan Fiegl vs. Fairmont State, 1976
Longest Kickoff
Returns
Yds....Name, Opponent, Xear
100 ....Qeveland Pratt vs. Lock Haven, 1987
100 ....Eric Bosley vs. West Liberty, 1984
99.... Bernard Henry vs. Califomia(Pa.), 2000
98
Tim Beacham vs. MUlersvUle, 1977
97 Gary Gilbert vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1961
95.... Tim Beacham vs. Shippensburg, 1980
95.... Jim ConciUa 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, 1%7
90.... Willie MUler vs. Bridgeport, 1964
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Longest Punt
Returns
Yds....Name, Opponent, Year
85.... GUbert Grantlin vs. Mansfield, 1995
85 Ken Petardi vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1978
85.... Ja6k McCurry vs. Shippensburg, 1971
82.... Tim Beacham vs. Qarion, 1980
80.... Floyd Faulkner vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1986
70.... John Mikovich vs. CaUfomia(Pa.), 1965
70 .Jim ConciUa vs. Mansfield, 1956
62.... Jim Romaniszyn vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1972
58.... Mike Gaul vs. New Haven, 1981
55 Tim Beacham vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1980
55 Rich Riffle vs. Geneva, 1966
Longest
Interception
Returns
Yds....Name, Opponent, Year
102 ....Jack Case vs. Brockport State, 1962
99 ..Chris Avery vs. CaUfomia(Pa.), 2005
90.... Chuck Lodge vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1949
85.... Steve Russell vs. Shippensburg, 1992
85 WiUie Curry vs. Fairmont State, 1976
84.... Franklin vs. SUppery Rock, 1987
71 ..Dennis Creehan vs. CaUfomia(Pa.), 1%9
69 Foster Johnson vs. Ashland, 2000
69.... Ken Petardi vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1978
67 Jeff Richardson vs. Lock Haven, 2001
67 Brian Decker vs. Cheyney, 1997
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Dear Fans:
AU-Time Team ... Part of
SesquicenteiiTiial Celebratioii
As part of Edinboro University's 150th anniversary, the Sesquicentennial, the Edinboro Athletic
Department announced its all-time athletic teams during the course of the 2006-07 year. We wish to
thank the many individuals who took the time to send in nominations and give us your thoughts on
who should make up Edinboro's All-Time Football Team. Your input was invaluable.
Ofifense
Quarterbacks
Defensive Line
Justin Bouch ('05)
6'3" 205 Brackenridge, PA
Jody Dickerson ('94) 6'0" 183 McKees Rocks, PA
Joe Sanford ('71)
5'11" 185 Conneaut, OH
Ron Gooden ('74)
Ebby Hollins ('70)
Rick Jordan ('83)
Ron Link ('81)
John Messura ('91)
Steve Nishnick ('68)
Pat Schuster ('95)
Dave Smith ('02)
Riuinine Backs
Jody Dickerson
Elbert Cole ('89)
Gary Gilbert ('60)
David Green ('76)
Larry Jackson ('94)
A1 Raines ('70)
Gerald Thompson ('98)
5'9" 180
5'8" 138
5'10" 200
6'1" 207
5'9" 180
5'11" 212
Rochester, NY
Shaler, PA
Jacksonville, NC
Pittsburgh, PA
Aliquippa, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Wide Receivers
5'10' 158 Maitland, EL
Tim Beacham ('80)
Howard Hackley ('76) 5'9" 168 Canonsburg, PA
Ernest Priester ('90) 5'9" 175 Cleveland, OH
Jim Romaniszyn ('70) 6'1" 195 Titusville, PA
Tight Ends
Corey Keyes ('96)
C.J. Trivisonno ('05)
6'3" 228 Homestead, PA
6'4" 250 Kirtland, OH
Offensive Line
David Green
Defense
Joe Brooks ('89)
Paul Burkell ('71)
Greg Bzorek ('05)
Mike Kegarise ('93)
Tom Kisiday ('81)
Jeremy O'Day ('96)
David O'Dessa ('60)
Curtis Rose ('91)
Barry Swanson ('82)
Joe Valvoda ('03)
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5'9" 185
6'6" 315
6'6" 310
6'0" 200
6'3" 280
5'9" 250
6'3" 278
6'1" 225
6'2" 290
6'1"
Youngstown, OH
Erie, PA
Saxonburg, PA
Milan, OH
Ambridge, PA
Lockport, NY
Shaler, PA
Logan, OH
Jamestown, NY
Mantua, OH
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6'2"
6'2"
6'3"
6'0"
6'3"
6'2"
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200 Aliquippa, PA
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OTHER OFFICES
Lehigh Valley
Pittsburgh
Bloomsburg C5“3)
Sept.l
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
CW.POST
at Califomia(Pa.)
EDINBORO
at Clarion
at West Chester
at Kutztown
MILLERSVILLE
at East Stroudsburg
CHEYNEY
INDIANA(PA)
W,
L,
L,
W,
L,
W,
W,
W,
2007 PSAC Standings
42-28
13-31
41-42
52-10
28-44
49-32
42-28
35-26
CalifomiaCPa.)
Aug. 27
Sept.l
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
EAST
STROUDSBURG
GLENVILLE STATE
BLOOMSBURG
at Cheyney
CLARION
at Indiana(Pa.)
at Lock Haven
EDINBORO
at Slippery Rock
at West Chester
SHIPPENSBURG
at Central State
at Indiana(Pa.)
CALIFORNLA(PA)
at Edinboro
LOCK HAVEN
at Howard
fVt 1'^
FAST
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
STROUDSBURG
at Kutztown
MILLERSVILLE
at Bloomsburg
WEST CHESTER
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
26-3
34-13
31-13
57-0
56-0
38-12
27-3
26-8
22-13
L,
L,
L,
L,
W
L,
22-28
14-80
0-57
23-41
30-19
14-41
L, 6^2
L, 21-40
L, 0-16
Indiana(Pa.) C7“i)
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
CHEYNEY
at East Stroudsburg
MILLERSVILLE
at Slippery Rock
CALIFORNLA(PA)
EDINBORO
at Lock Haven
at Clarion
SHIPPENSBURG
at Bloomsburg
w.
w.
w.
80-14
38-23
45-0
w. 34-31
L, 12-38
w. 27-7
w. 44-13
w. 38-31
Rxitztowii C4"5)
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
California(Pa.)
Indiana(Pa.)
Slipperv Rock
EDINBORO
Shippensburg
Clarion
Lock Haven
5-0
4-1
at Southern
L,
Connecticut State
w.
at Clarion
w.
SHIPPENSBURG
at Slippery Rock
L,
AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL W,
L,
BLOOMSBURG
L,
at West Chester
w.
CHEYNEY
L,
EDINBORO
EAST STROUDSBURG
at Millersville
30-52
35-13
28-16
945
55-20
3249
0-21
40-21
28-35
Overall
W-I.
Pet.
1.000
2-2
2-2
2-2
.800
.500
.500
.500
0-4
0-4
.000
.000
9-0
7-1
7-2
6-3
3-6
0-9
0-9
Conference Overall
W-L
Pet.
W-L
PSAC East
Clieyney Ci-8)
Sept. 2
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Conference
W-I.
Pet.
PSAC West
West Chester
Bloomsburg
Millersville
Kutztown
East Stroudsburg
Cheyney
4-0
3-1
1.000
8-1
.750
.500
.333
.250
5-3
3-6
4-5
2-2
1-2
1-3
0-3
.000
2-6
1-8
1.000
.875
.778
.667
.333
.000
.000
.889
.625
.333
.444
.250
.111
Last Week’s Results
EDINBORO 35, Kutztown 28
California(Pa.) 22, Slippery Rock 13
Indiana(Pa.) 38, Clarion 31
Shippensburg 56, Lock Haven 10
Bloomsburg 35, East Stroudsburg 26
Millersville 16, Cheyney 0
West Chester 34, St. Joseph's 20
This Week’s Schedule
Thursday, November 1
Slippery Rock at Eock Haven, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 3
Clarion at EDINBORO, 2:00 p.m.
Shippensburg at Indiana(Pa.), 1:00 p.m.
Cheyney at Bloomsburg, 1:00 p.m.
California(Pa.) at West Chester, 1:00 p.m.
Bentley at Millersville, 1:00 p.m.
East Stroudsburg at Kutztown, 1:05 p.m.
PSAC Players of the Week
Mike Washington, WR — West Chester
Eastern Division — Defense
Jesse Cooper, DB - Bloomsburg
Western Division ~ Offense
Corey Manfull, RB — Slippery Rock
Eastern Division ~ Defense
Brian Mohr, LB - CaliforniaJPa.)
Sept.1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 1
Nov. 10
atVMI
EAST
STROUDSBURG
at Millersville
at Yormgstown State
at Cheyney
at Edinboro
CALIEORNLAJPA)
INDIANA(PA)
at Shippensburg
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Clarion
L, 0-20
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
13-58
10-19
3-35
19-30
19-70
3-27
1344
10-56
Pet.
Saturday, October 27
Eastern Division — Offense
from the athletic director
Lock Haven C0-9)
St. Anselm Co-8)
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
EDINBORO
ASSUMPTION
at Pace
CW.POST
at StonehUl
,
at Merrimack /
BRYANT
at Bentley
'
at American
International
SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT ST.
*
L,
3-58 :
L, 21-71 !
L,
9-20 1
L, 1341
L,
7-56 I
L, 14-55 j
L, 2149
L,
6-52 I
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Shippenshurg C3“h) ^
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
at Shepherd
at Liberty
at Kutztown
WESTCHESTER
EDINBORO
at Clarion
at Millersville
SLIPPERY ROCK
LOCK HAVEN
at IndianaJPa.)
CALIEORNIAJPA)
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
W,
W,
L,
W,
14-19
14-35 ^
16-28 j
29-34 ^
18-33 I
41-23
23-14
34-38
56-10
Slippery Rock C7“2i)
Aug. 30
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 1
Nov. 10
SETONHILL
MILLERSVILLE
at Bowie State
KUTZTOWN
INDLANAJPA)
at East Stroudsburg
CLARION
at Shippensburg
CALIFORNIA(PA)
at Lock Haven
at Edinboro
W,
W,
W,
W,
L,
W,
W,
W,
L,
51-24
21-5
35-7
45-3
31-34
31-24
41-18
38-34
13-22
West Chester C8-i)
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
at Edinboro
at Delaware
CLARION
at Shippensburg
BLOOMSBURG
at Millersville
KUTZTOWN
EAST
STROUDSBURG
ST. JOSEPH'S(IN)
CALIFORNLA(PA)
at Cheyney
W, 32-16
L, 1441
w. 49-21
w. 34-29
w. 44-28
w. 42-14
w.
21-0
w.
w.
30-15
34-20
Edinboro Football 2007 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
Thank you for your support of the Annual Athletic
Fund Drive.
Several years from now we may look back and
view 2006-07 as one of the most momentous in many
years. The Fighting Scot athletic teams once again
er^oyed great success, and in some not-so-expected
areas. As Edinboro celebrated its 150* year, it was
marked by a great deal of change - change that will
carry our athletic teams for years to come.
By the time our student-athletes return from
summer break to begin preparations for the 2007-08
season, they'll be able to work out in our newlyrenovated weight room. It's exciting to watch the daytoday changes. When it's all said and done. Fighting
Scot student-athletes will have state-of-the art weight
training and aerobic equipment at their disposal.
That's not all. The McComb Fieldhouse
gymnasium floor will have a new look as well, and
repairs are also taking place in the swimming pool.
I've saved possibly the best for last. During the
winter the Edinboro University Student Government
Association backed a plan to renovate Sox Harrison
Stadium, and it was supported by the administration.
The end result - a new artificial surface at Sox
Harrison Stadium, which should be done in time for
Edinboro's home opener against West Chester on
September 1. In addition, lights will be installed,
opening a myriad of opportunities in the future.
Finally, the scoreboard will be updated.
This project wiQ be a huge bmefit to the athletic
program, but it doesn't end there. The rest of the
campxis community will see the benefits of this
project.
Back to the playing field for a minute. Edinboro
won PSAC Championships in women's cross country
and wrestiing, with the wrestling team also winning
its ninth EWL Tournament in ten years. Gregor
Gillespie became Edinboro's third Division I national
champion in front of a live national audience on
ESPN. That same day Brooke Heath concluded
another outstanding showing at the swimming
national championships. The junior is now an 11-time
All-American. The year ended with the softball team
making its first-ever trip to the NCAA Playoffs.
We're very proud of everything that has been
accomplished, not only this past year but in previous
years. We look ahead to the challenge of 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 SGA is
greatly appreciated. But we can't stop there. Our
Edintoro Family must continue to grow. I 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 tradition, but move forward.
Finally, please spread the word around. The greatest
way we can prosper is by networking, so please teU a
friend or two about the Annual Athletic Fund.
As always, thanks for your support. Please make it
a point to come back at some point this year and see
edinboro university athletic fund drive
lMPORTANT:Comribuiions can be made lo
ihe GbNbRAL FUND, an ENDOWMENT, or
SPORT SPECIFIC " the majority of your gift
will go directly to the sport you designate.
Gifts-in-Kind, Securities. Trusts and Bequests
are now another method of giving.
LIST OF BENEFITS
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Newsletter (quarterly)................
Recognition (football program)..,
Season Ticket (all events)......... .
Athletic T-Shirt............................
Athletic Sweatshirt......................
Athletic Media Guides................
Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet.
Athletic Dress Shirt............................................................................... <
Season Ticket (family pass, all events)...............................................................v
Dinner with Athletic Director and President
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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
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Today's Feature
PLANNIN6 A PARTY OR AN EVEKT?
Edinboro
Meet Ben Harris, Edinboro’s Unknown Senior
by Lectnne Carmichael, Sports Information Grculuate Assistant
For Jie past five years Ben Harris has
gone to football practice, done his job, played in
every single Edinboro game and completed this
whole process almost invisibly.
What position does Harris play?
Harris must be an offensive lineman then.
Sorry, wrong answer. He is even more
unnoticeable than the offensive lineman that
only gets attention when the quarterback or
running back comments on their good
blocking.
The hidden position that Harris plays is the long snapper. Every
time there is a pxmt, point after touchdown and field goal, Harris runs
out with the kicker and holder and snaps the ball. His job is done xmtil
the next kicking opportunity.
"I have been long snapping since I started playing football and I
can't really see myself playing any other position," said Harris. "It's a
spot where no one really Imows when you do good, but if you do bad
every one knows your name. It's nice not being in the limelight. It's nice
not being concentrated on but just going out and doing your job."
Just like the offensive lineman who goes out and gets the job done
without any glory, Harris follows that same concept.
Defensive coordinator, Wayne Bradford said, "Ben takes
tremendous pride in what he does, so there is no one more hard on
themselves than him or his family. He imderstands that you can snap 99
perfect and get a slap on the back but if you snap bad, or it gets partially
blocked, then it is magnified."
To get those 99 perfect snaps Harris puts a lot of time in the off
season. He uses a continuous repetition of snaps, target practice and
different drills for velocity and accuracy on the ball.
On top of the hundreds of reps that Harris does he also works on
flexibility in his hips and shoulders. He does a lot of squats and
sprinting drills to help him get the job done.
Along with doing this work on his own he has also participated in
many long snapping camps to help make him a better snapper.
Harris met his long snapping coach, Shane Hackney, seven years
ago at a specialized camp for long snapping.
"I only see Ben for a few days a year but my first impression of Ben
is that he is a good, honest, hard-working guy who has applied himself
to snapping," said Hackney. "Every year I have seen improvement. He
is very coach-able, very willing to learn the fundamentals of snapping.
The evidence shows when he takes those things we teach him to heart
because when we see him from year to year he has improved and made
progress."
Bradford added, "Ben has a great attitude and work ethic at that
position. Because of our scarce resources in the coaching staff, Ben has
to be very self- driven and there are times when I give him tips but he is
kind of 100 percent self- coached. So he takes tremendous ownership in
doing what he has to do to get ready in terms of number of repetitions
he takes."
Harris's self motivation has brought him closer to the point where
some people such as Hackney think that Hams may have a chance at
professional level.
"He has grown physically, he is bigger and stronger, his technique
has improved and I honestly believe he has the potential to get a look at
the next level" said Hackney. "But it is hard to say because there is a lot
of luck and factors involved in that level."
Harris added, "I would be lying if I said I wasn't hoping for the
pros, but Tm definitely hoping I have a shot. I have the opportunity to
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attend some clinics, combines and tryouts, and see if anyone notices
j
. .
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More and more NFL teams are signing specialized positional
players to play today. Just a few names on the list are the New England |
Paffiots, Lonnie Paxton, Matt Katula of the Baltimore Ravens, Brad St. |
Louis, file snapper for the Cincinnati Bengals, Ryan Pontbriand of the .
Cleveland Browns, and Mike Leach, the long snapper for the Denver
Broncos.
^
Harris not only hopes for a little bit of luck for the next level, but |
also to do well at a clinic at the end of the season hosted by Hackney. ,
"Every January and February, I try to pick the top eight or ten long
snappers that are out there and bring them to New Mexico for a |
weekend," said Hackney. "I evaluate them and work them out a bit and |
film then in different snapping routines. We put together a nice ,
marketing package and we rank them so these individuals and send ^
that out to the NFL."
^
"Our films get looked at because we have integrily and we are not |
out there trying to get money. We are trying to put forth the best |
snappers we can find and make sure the NEL knows that they are out
there."
'
Even though January may seem so close, Harris would like to add |
some more football memories to his list of great ones at Edinboro.
j
Harris's list consists of the last game of the 2004 season when the
Fighting Scots went to Bentley College for the NCAA Playoffs and beat I
them 47-44. This season when Edinboro upset #25-ranked Bloomsburg j
4241 and also in 2004 when Edinboro upset Indiana (Pa.) 38-14.
j
As for today against Clarion, Harris will put all of his physical
preparation to work. About an hour and a half before kick off Hams will I
go through his routine of getting ready for one more day to do his job. j
"I have a tendency to get dressed the same way every game," said
Harris. "I always come out really early and get warmed up. I don't talk
to anyone, Tm usually by myself. I try to stay calm because I can't go out
there and get psyched up and then sit around of a half an hour and not
do anything. The more worked up I get the more nervous I get so just
staying calin keeps me relaxed and focused on snapping."
So
today
like every other
game day of
Harris's career at
Edinboro, he will
hope to remain
unnoticed. That
means he did his
job.
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Table of Contents
September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22
2007 Schedule................................. ........................................1
On The Radio ................................. ........................................1
Today's Game ................................. ...................................... 2-3
Sox Harrison Stadium.................... ........................................4
President's Welcome ...................... ........................................4
Head Coach Scott Browning......... ......................................6-7
Assistant Coaches........................... .................................... 8-10
Fighting Scot Academic Honor Roll ......................................10
Football Support Staff.................... ........................................11
Photo Gallery
The 2007 Fighting Scots __ 12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26
Edinboro Roster............................. ...................................... 29
Starting Lineups............................. .................................. 30-31
Opponent Roster ........................... ...................................... 32
The Edinboro Eamily .................... ...................................... 34
Athletic Training Staff.................... ...................................... 36
Spirit of The Scots Marching Band ...................................... 38
Year-By-Year Records .................... ...................................... 40
Edinboro All-Americans................ .................................. 4243
All-Time Records........................... ......................................44
Edinboro AU-PSAC Performers ... .................................. 4647
PSAC Scholar-Athletes.................. ...................................... 49
Longest Plays ................................. ...................................... 50
All-Time Team ............................... ...................................... 52
PSAC/Opponents Today.............. ...................................... 58
Today's Feature ............................. ......................................60
1:00 p.m.
WESTCHESTER
at St. Anselm
1:00 p.m.
at Bloomsburg
12 noon
1:00 p.m.
CHEYNEY
Family Fest Weekend
at Shippensburg*
September 29
1:00 p.m.
October 6
2:00 p.m.
LOCKHAVEN*^
Homecoming
October 13
at Indiana(Pa.)*
2:00 p.m.
at Califomia(Pa.)*
3:00 p.m.
October 20
1:05 p.m.
October 27
at Kutztown
November 3
3:05 p.m.
CLARION*#
November 10
SLIPPERY ROCK*
1:00 p.m.
Senior Day
* PSAC West contest
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The 2007 Edinboro Fighting Scots
The Clarion Game
Edinboro Kghting Scots (6-3,2-2)
vs.
Clarion Golden Eagles (0-9,0-4)
Saturday, Novenwers, 2007
Sox Harrison Stadium ~ 2:00 p.m.
Edinboro Cb-3)
Sept. 1
: Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
WESTCHESTER
at St Anselm
at Bloomsburg
CHEYNEY
L, 16-32
w.
w.
W,
58-3
42-41
41-23
Homecoming
w.
w.
33-18
70-19
at Indiana(Pa.)
at Califomia(Pa.)
at Kutztown
CLARION
SLIPPERY ROCK
L, 7-27
L, 8-26
35-28
w.
2:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
Family Fest Weekend
Sept. 29
Oct 6
Oct. 13
Oct 20
1 Oct. 27
|Nov. 3
Nov. 10
at Shippensburg
LOCK HAVEN
Senior Day
g Clarion C0-9)
SSept 1
:Sept 8
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
TIFFIN
KUTZTOWN
at West Chester
BLOOMSBURG
at Califomia(Pa.)
SHIPPENSBURG
at Slippery Rock
at Fairmont State
INDIANA(PA)
at Edinboro
LOCK HAVEN
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
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10-38
13-35
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Today’s
Game
It seems hard to believe,
but just two weeks
remain in the 2007
regular season.
It wasn't that long ago
that
we
were
recognizing
the
installation of a new
artificial surface at Sox
Harrison
Stadium.
Now we've reached the
time of year that the
field should benefit the
most.
After a three-game
road
trip,
all
Homecoming games,
Edinboro concludes the
regular season with
back-to-back
home
games against Clarion
and Slippery Rock.
The Slippery Rock
game could prove a
huge contest, with both
teams still seeking one
of the six Northeast
Region playoff berths.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, something the Fighting Scots
definitely can't do. Clarion comes in with an extremely young team and
an 0-9 record. However, Edinboro-Clarion games normally prove to be
hotly-contested affairs, and is last week's 38-31 loss against lUP is any
indication, the Golden Eagles are growing up quickly.
This marks the 79th meeting between the two teams, with
Edinboro holding a slight 39-37-2 advantage. The Fighting Scots have
won the last four meetings by a combined 113-16 score, with shutouts
the last two contests.
We hope you enjoy this afternoon's contest as Edinboro and
Clarion figure to fill the fall air with football.
Tlie Coaclies
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 BiU McDonald in 1969 when the Fighting Scots
opened the 2006 season with a 28-14 win at West Chester. He went on
to lead Edinboro to a 6-5 finish, the most wins ever by a first-year coach.
He has a 12-8 career record. (For more on Scott Browning, see pages 6-7.)
Jay Foster (Plymouth State '85) was named Qaiion's 11th head coach
on February 8,2006. He was no stranger to PSAC football after serving
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as an assistant coach at Slippery Rock for 18 years, the last 17 as
defensive coordinator. During that time he helped The Rock to four
PSAC West titles and three NCAA Division II Playoff appearances. He
has a 1-19 record as he concludes his second season of rebuilding the
Golden Eagle program.
The Edinhoro-Clarion Series
Edinboro leads
Last Year’s Game
Edinboro 13, Clarion o
Houston Brown the comerback became Houston Brown the tailback,
leading Edinboro to a win at Qarion. The fi-eshman carried 34 times for
157 yards to jump start an Edinboro offense that had failed to score its
previous two games. Brown scored the lone touchdown of the game on
a six-yard run with 13:05 to play in the second quarter. Kody Robertson
added a 31-yard field goal later in the period, and then booted a 24-yarder
midway thiou^ the third quarter. Tire Edinboro defense did the rest of
the work, holding Qaiion to 167 total yards. The Golden Eagles were
limited to 48 yards rushing and completed just 9 of 26 passes.
Scouting Clarion
Youth, youth, youth. Sixty players on the Qarion roster are
either freshmen or redsWrt freshmen. That is tremendously young.
The offense does feature some experience, as only two freshmen and
three sophomores are listed as probable starters. Why, there's even
four seniors on the unit. But the defense, on the other hand, features
six freshmen, including the entire secondary.
like the rest of the PSAC, Qarion has resorted to the passing
game in 2007. The Golden Eagles are averaging 36 passes per game.
Second-year head coach Jay Foster hopes the aerial game can help
snap a losing streak which has reache(^ 14 straight games, dating
back to last year. Like Edinboro, Qariqii has faced a tough schedule
~ Bloomsburg, West Chester, California(Pa.) and Indiana(Pa.), plus a
Tiffin squad ^t was ranked at one point.
In last week's 38-31 loss to lUP, the Golden Eagles led 14-10 at
the half and boosted the lead to 21-10 before finally losing 38-31.
Players to Watch
Eddie Emmanuel, TB ~ the 5'10", 200 lb. junior is the leading rusher
with 655 yards on 161 carries with 5 TDs. He ranks ninth in career
rushing with 1,622 yards, and was a first team AU-PSAC West choice
a year ago when he ran for 967 yards.
Pierre Odom, WR — the senior is not only the leading receiver with
, 44 catches for 537 yards and 4 TDs, but ranks third in career
■ receptions (152) and fourth in career receiving yards (2,119). He had
: 7 catches for 119 yards and a TD last week vs. lUP. He was a second
team AU-PSAC West selection in 2006.
Tyler Huether, QB — a 6'1" sophomore, he has taken over as the
starter and thrown for 1,352 yards with 7 TDs and 9 BSTTs. He threw
for 260 yards last week, with 2 TDs and 2 INTs.
Kyle Cathcart, LB - the 6'0", 210 lb. senior is tied for the team lead
with 57 tackles, and leads the way with 11 tackles for losses.
Nick Sipes, SS ~ now doing double duty as he took over the kicking
chores last week and made four PATs and a 28-yard field goal. The
freshman is tied for the team lead with 57 tackles.
Edinboro Football 2007 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
Fighting Scots Ranked 11th in Region
\Mth two weeks left in the regular season, Edinboro is ranked 11th in
the Northeast Region. The top six teams in the region advance to the
NCAA Division II Playoffs.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
California(Pa.)
West Chester
Shepherd
Bryant
Indiana(Pa.)
Charleston(WV)
Slippery Rock
Southern Connecticut State
Bentley
American International
EDINBORO
Bloomsburg
9-0
8-1
8-1
7-1
7-1
7-2
7-2
6-3
6-2
5-3
6-3
5-3
Harris Rewriting Record Book
Edinboro quarterback Trevor Harris continues to put up big numbers
and assault the record book. He accounted for 376 yards in total offense
and 4 TDs in last week's 35-28 win at Kutztown. The total offense figure
is tied for second in school history. He completed 22 of 28 passes for 316
yards with 3 TDs (24,26,35 yards), plus a one-yard TD plunge. Harris
has now thrown for 300-or-more yards four times this year, and has
three-or-more TD passes in six games. He has set the season records for
passes attempted (316) and completed (220). He has passed for 2,478
yards, needing 70 yards to break the record of 2,547 yards he set a year
ago. In addition, he broke the season record for total offense with 2,706
yards
O-Line Getting the Job Done
An offensive line that came under some criticism at the beginning of the
year has played very solid footbaU of late. Part of that success has to do
with getting everyone back healthy. The group of Eric Costello at
center, Andy Young at right guard and Rob Stoner at left guard, and
Mike Mills at right tackle and Josh Bzorek at left tackle has particularly
does a good job of keeping Trevor Harris upright. Over the last six
games, Harris has been sacked just ten times while attempting 222
passes.
Edinboro Shutout String at Eight
Quarters vs. Clarion
The Fighting Scots have posted back-to-back shutouts of Clarion, by
scores of 13-0 a year ago and 44-0 in 2005. The Golden Eagles have not
scored against Edinboro in last eight quarters, with the last score a
fourth quarter touchdown in a 21-10 Edinboro win in 2004.
Edinboro Spells Tough AMICO
Chris Amico proved why he is one of the best defensive linemen in the
PSAC in a gutsy performance at Kutztown. The senior noseguard was
twice escorted off the field with injuries, yet returned each time. And at
the end of the game, there he was pressuring Kutztown quarterback
Kyle Spotts. He finished the day with 5 tackles, including 3 for loss and
a pair of sacks, plus his second career interception. Amico now has 24
career sacks.
Scots Survive Homecoming Circuit
Edinboro's last four games were Homecoming contests. After
celebrating their own Homecoming with a 70-19 win over Lock Haven,
the next three games were on the road. After losses at Indiana(Pa.) and
Califomia(Pa.), both nationally-ranked teams, the Fighting Scots were
able to spoil Kutztown's Homecoming festivities with a 35-28 win.
Ground Game Reappears at Kutztown
In Edinboro's previous two games — losses to Indiana(Pa.) and
Califomia(Pa.) — the Fighting Scots attempted 100 passes and ran the
ball just 41 times. This is a new era for Edinboro football, but Scott
Browning is still a old style coach at heart. \Mth that in mind, the
Fighting Scots resorted to the ground game at Kutztown. Edinboro ran
the ball a season-high 46 times for 181 yards. That didn't stop Trevor
Harris from throwing for 316 yards, but even Harris got into the grotind
game, scrambling for 60 yards.
Campbell Does Gordon Locbbaum
Imitation
Tommie Campbell did double duty, even triple duty, against
Kutztown. The junior strong safety, had 6 tackles and a pair of pass
breakups on defense. He was inserted at tailback for several plays and
carried twice for 4 yards. Finally, he returned two kickoffs for 39 yards.
Edinboro Statistics
Rushing
Yards
Att.
Houston Brown
81
424
Ulysee Davis
66
362
Trevor Harris
66
228
Jamell Dennis
32
200
EUP Totals
283
1334
Opp Totals
346
1276
Passing
Trevor Harris
Joe Wanson
EUP Totals
Opp Totals
Att. Comp.
322
220
20
11
342
231
324
175
Receiving
Rich Cerro
Ryan Rybicki
Jeremy Burr
Gary Nolen
Kyle Vritucki
David Bostic
Denayne Dixon
EUP Totals
Opp Totals
Yards
2478
173
2651
2076
Avg.
5.2
5.5
3.5
6.2
4.7
3.7
Pet.
68.3
55.0
67.5
54.0
No.
43
38
30
28
26
20
16
231
175
Yards
513
361
326
398
326
253
173
2651
2076
Avg.
11.9
9.5
10.9
14.2
12.5
12.6
10.8
Solo
35
25
39
29
35
TD
7
4
2
0
16
16
Lg28
72
37
34
72
68
TD
24
1
25
11
Int
5
2
7
12
11.9
TD
5
5
4
2
4
2
1
25
11
Lg.
40
43
26
63
41
80
32
80
40
Asst.
31
36
15
19
12
Total
66
61
54
48
47
Sacks
2
0
2
6.5
0
Int
1
1
4
2
1
Clarion Statistics
Rushing
Yards
Att.
Eddie Emmanuel
161
655
lyler Huether
84
221
Qarion Totals
305
908
Opp Totals
426
2553
Avg.
4.1
2.6
3.0
6.0
TD
5
1
8
28
Tackles
Greg Sondag
Y'Hoshua Murray
Dan Skelton
Chris Amico
Taurean Valentine
Passing
■^ler Huether
Gino Rometo
Clarion Totasl
Opp Totals
Att. Comp.
217
105
49
105
324
154
187
116
Yards
1352
517
1869
1798
113
Pet
48.4
46.7
47.5
6Z0
TD
7
2
9
21
Lg33
22
33
59
Int
9
2
11
7
Receiving
Pierre Ooom
Alfonso Hoggard
Herb Carraway
Jaques Robinson
Clarion Totals
Opp Totals
No.
44
35
30
22
154
116
Yards
537
434
349
229
1869
1798
Avg.
12.2
12.4
11.6
10.4
m
15.5
TD
4
3
1
0
9
21
Lg47
43
65
24
78
79
Tackles
Kyle Cathcart
OuinhTi Brazil
Nick Sipes
Garrett McMulhn
Solo
25
30
35
18
Asst.
32
27
22
24
Total
57
57
57
42
Sacks
1
0
0
1
Int
1
2
0
1
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Dear Family, Friends and Fans of the Fighting Scots:
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Head Coach
Scott Browning
2nd Year
Ohio State ‘8i
gram 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, serving as the defensive backfield coach under Hollman. In 1994 he moved back to offense as the
offensive line coach.
He had remained in
"Scott has been a member of the Ed
inboro coaching stafffor 20 years. He charge of the line
men since that time,
has demonstrated his ability to not
coaching such Allonly coach athletes on the playing
Americans as Je
field, hut also to lead young men by
remy O'Day, Joe
Valvoda and Greg
the example of his character and by
Bzorek. The last
his dedication to them as students
two years Brown
and individuals."
ing's offensive line
led the Pennsylva
nia State Athletic
Dr. Frank Pogue Jr.
Conference in
former President, Edinboro University
fewest sacks al
lowed.
When Pepper came on board in 2000, Browning was appointed
the recruiting coordinator in addition to his duties with the offensive
line. A year later he was named the offensive coordinator, and the
^cott Browning knows a thing
or two about the Edinboro football
tradition. 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 successful periods in Edinboro
football
history.
One thing Browning didn't mess with
Bix>wiiingfs doacliitig Background.
was the tradition of winning. His first edition
finished with a 6-5 record, the most wins ever
Year School
Coaching Duty
Record
Notable
under a first-year coach. But it didn't end just
New
Mexico
State
(1982)
on the football field. The Fighting Scots ex
1982 Graduate Assistant
Defensive Backs
3-8
celled in the classroom, including a cumula
Idaho State (1983)
tive team GPA of over 2.8 for the spring
1983
Assistant Coach
Receivers
semester.
8-4
NCAA Division I-AA
Browning became the first coach at Ed
Playoffs
Ohio State (1984-85)
inboro since Sox Harrison to win his first two
1984
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games as head coach. That happened in
9-3
Rose Bowl
1926, the first year of football at the Boro.
Oraduate Assistant Running Backs
9-3
Citrus Bowl
Thanks to a 28-14 win at West Chester, he be
Fdinboro (1986-present)
came the first coach since Bill McDonald in
1986
Assistant Coach
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1969 to win his first game as head coach.
Running Backs
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3-8
1988
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That victory, on the road at West Chester be
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5-4-1
1989
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tween a pair of 2005 NCAA playoff teams,
8-3
PSAC West Chamnions
also displayed Browning's propensity as a
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for it on fourth down four times, and made it
7-4 ,
1992
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8-2-1
three times.
1993
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NCAA Division E Playoffs
"I am very pleased to announce the
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1995
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1996
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2002 Assistant Coach
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coach and recruiting coordinator in Lou Pep
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2003 . Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/
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offensive coordinator in 2001.
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2004
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ing for the PSAC West title. But we
won't compromise integrity. We will
continue to bring in young men who
have the ability to be successful 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
Scott Browning is introduced as Edinboro's 13th head coach b\/
in 1984, dropping a 20-17 decision to
then Edinboro University President Dr. Erank G. Pogue on
use to finish with a 9-3 record. The
January 5, 2006.
following year Ohio State went bowl
ing again, this time defeating
Brigham Young, 10-7, in the Citrus
Fighting Scot offense made great strides over
Bowl, to once again fiiffsh at 9-3.
the last five years. Browning emphasized a
Browning served as a graduate assis
balanced attack which showcased the combi
tant coach at New Mexico State in 1982, and
nation of a strong ground game and danger
the following year instructed the receivers at
ous aerial attack. Over his last three seasons
Idaho State. Idaho State reached the NCAA
Edinboro averaged 29.9 ppg. in 2003,33.2
Division
I-AA Playoffs before suffering a
ppg. in '04, and 31.4 ppg. in '05.
27-20 defeat to Nevada.
All told. Browning has been an assis
A1981 graduate of The Ohio State
tant coach on all seven of Edinboro's NCAA
University with a bachelor's degree in Edu
playoff teams, along with five of the nine
cation, Browning began his coaching career
PSAC champion squads. He took over a
as an assistant coach at Worthington High
team which has been to the NCAA Division
School and Dayton-Fairview High Schools in
II Playoffs two of the last three years, and
Ohio from 1979-81. Before transferring to
during that period has posted a 26-8 record.
Ohio State he attended Capital University
The 26 wins were the most in a three-year pe
where he played football for one season.
riod in Edinboro history.
Browning later earned a master's degree in
"It goes without saying that I am ex
Education Administration from New Mexico
tremely excited to have this opportunity,"
State in 1983.
noted an elated Browning. "I was proud to
Browning, 48 and a native of
be a part of the teams in the 1990's that
Loudonville, Ohio, and his wife, Lynn, reside
ranked among the best in Division II, and
in Edmboro and have two children, Andrew
over the last few years we have once again
(13) and Katelyn (9).
elevated the program to one of the best in the
coimtry. The University
and the community of
Edinboro mean a great
deal to me. Over the years
we have tried to become
an integral part of this
community. I am thrilled
that I can continue that as
sociation while taking
over a group of players
that represent the ideals I
believe in.
"I'm sure you will
see some changes in the
future, but I can tell you
this, the ideals remain in
place for this program,
and always have in the
time I've been here. With
out question we want to
be successful on the field,
and that means challeng
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PERSONAL
Born: October 28,1958
Hometown: Perrysville, OH
Wife: Lynn
Children: Andrew (13), Katelyn (9)
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; DaytonFairview (OH) High &hool 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, running backs, offensive
line, 1986-2005, head coach, 2006
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Wayne Bradford
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
gth Year
Salisbury State ‘go
Wayne Bradford is in his ninth year as a
member of the Edinboro coaching staff. He en
ters his third season as the Fighting Scot defen
sive coordinator, and had previously held the
same title in 1999 under former head coach Tom Hollman. After over
seeing the defensive line for seven seasons, Bradford took over as the
linbackers coach in 2006.
Bradford orchestrated the top defense in the country two 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
Bradford’s
the 1975 team also shut out three
Personal
Data
opponents. A total of seven
opponents were held to seven
Bom; Aprils, 1%8
points or less. He coached four
Hometown: Glen Bumie, MD
all-conference performers a year ^College Education: Salisbury
f State University, B.S. in Business Ad
ago.
A year ago his defensive
ministration -1990; M.S. in Business
unit recorded two more shutouts Administration -1992
Playing Experience: Salisbtuy
while leading the PSAC in rush
State University, offensive line ing defense (70.6 ypg.), good for
1986-89
third in the country.
Under Bradford's tutelage, Coaching Experience: Salisbury
State University - defensive lineman
Edinboro has had twelve first
linebackers, 1990-93; defensive co
team All-PSAC West defensive
ordinator, 1994-99; Edinboro Univer
linemen. In fact, he has been re
sity - defensive coordinator, 1999,
sponsible for the last three PSAC
2005 to present; defensive line, 2000West Defensive Players of the
05.
Year, with Ben Stroup earning
Wife; Gwen
the honor a year ago, Chris
Children; Nicholas (9), Julia (7),
Amico the 2005 recipient, and
MitcheU (2)
Seth Fragale, the win
ner in 2004.
Bradford had
previously been at Sal
isbury State since
1990, and was the Sea
Gulls' defensive coor
dinator 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 (1990-92)
and defensive line
men (1992-94). In
1994, he was pro
moted to defensive
coordinator.
In 1997,
Salisbury State ranked
38th in NCAA Divi
sion III in total de
fense, allowing just
268 yards per game.
His 1995 defensive
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unit produced a first team AFCA 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 bache
lor'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, Brad
ford 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 runnerup.
Bradford and his wife, Gwen, reside in Edinboro with their nineyear-old son, Nicholas, seven-year-old daughter, Julia and two-yearold son Mitchell.
MikeYiirdch
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
3rd Year
California (Pa.) ‘gg
Mike Yurcich enters his third 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 second season as
the offensive coordinator after assuming that role in 2006.
A native of Euclid, Ohio, Yurcich served as a graduate assistant coach
at Indiana University in 2003-04. In addition to conducting statistical analy
sis for the Hoosiers' offense, he assisted with the wide receivers.
Yurcich is no stranger to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.
After attending Mount Union in 1994-95, he transferred to CaUfomia (Pa.) and
played three seasons for the Vulcans. Yurcich was a two-year captain at Califor
nia (Pa.), serving as the starting quarterback in 19% and sharing the starting
role in 1998.
Yurcich graduated from Cal
ifornia (Pa.) wiffi a bachelor's de
ifiircicli’s
gree in Industrial Organization
Personal Data
Psychology in May 1999, and later
earned his master's degree in
BpFn: November 5,1975
School Counseling from St. FranHometown: Euclid, OH
cis(IN). While at St. Francis(IN), he
College Education: California Uni
served as an assistant coach for the
versity of Pennsylvania, B.A. in In
dustrial Organization Psychology Cougars, helping USE to four con
1999; University of Saint Francis
secutive Mid-States Football Asso
(Ind.), M.Ed. in School Counseling ciation Mid-East League
2002
Championships and four NAIA
Playing Ej^rience: Mount
Playoff berths. The Cougars were
i Union College, quarterback -1994-95;
38-8 during the four-year period.
i California University of Penns)4vaAfter coaching the running
nia, quarterback -1996-98
backs in 1999 at St. Francis, Yurcich Coaching Experience: Indiana
worked with the quarterbacks in
University - offensive graduate assis
2000 and 2001. He served as the
tant, 2003-04; University of Saint Franoffensive coordinator and quarter
ds (Ind.) - running backs, 1999;
backs coach in 2002. He was also
i quarterbacks, 2000-02; offensive coor
the junior varsity head coach from
dinator, 2002; junior varsity head
coach, 2000-02; Edinboro University —
2000-02.
quarterbacks, 2005; offensive coordiYurcich resides in Edin
; riatoi; 2006.
boro.
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Keith Braxton
Defensive Line
2nd Year
Virginia Military Institute ‘g8
Keith Braxton was named Edinboro's de
fensive 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 defensive 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 a player, Braxton was a three-year starter at VMI from 199496. He posted 195 career tackles, including 11 tackles for losses and 6
sacks. He had one of his top games as a sophomore, finishing with 8
tackles, 6 of those solo, in VMI's
26-23 win over Appalachian
Braxton’s
State.
In all, he played m 44 ca
Personal Data
reer games with 35 starts. He
Bom: April 10,1975
was a tri-captain as a senior.
Hometown: Beaverdam, VA
After serving as an assis
College Education: Virginia Mili
tant coach at Loras for a year,
tary Institute, B.A. in History —1997
Braxton left coaching for two
Experience: Virginia Mil
years to work as a customer serv Playing
itary Institute, defensive tackle ice representative at First Union
1993-96
National Bank in Richmond, VA
Coaching Experience: Loras Col
before returning to his alma
lege - defensive tackles, 1997; Vir
mater in 2001.
ginia Military Institute — defensive
Braxton is a native of
tackles, 2001-05; Edinboro University
Beaverdam, VA. He graduated
- defensive line, 2006
from VMI in 1997 with a bache
lor's degree in History. He is sin
gle and resides in Edinboro.
including Associated F*ress Little AH-America after posting 106 tackles,
100 solo, with 20 passes broken up, 4 tackles for losses and a pair of
interceptions.
A captain on the '96 team, he helped the Golden Eagles finish
with an 11-3 record. Qarion won the East Region title and advanced to
the Division II semifinals before suffering a 19-18 loss to eventual na
tional champion Northern Colorado. Qarion was awarded the ECAC
Lambert Cup.
Niedbala recorded 117 tackles, 9 passes broken up, and had 5 in
terceptions in 1995, earning second team Associated Press Little AUAmerica 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 con
cluded his career with
407 tackles, 34 passes
broken up, 12 intercep
tions, 11 tackles for
losses and 8 fumble re
coveries. He was se
lected to play in the
Snow Bowl following
his senior season. In
aU, he earned first team
AU-PSAC West honors
his final three years.
A native of
Beaver Falls, PA, Nied
bala received his bach
elor's degree in
Geography from Qar
ion in 1996. He began
his coaching career at
GlenviUe State, serving as the secondary coach during the 1997 and '98
campaigns.
Niedbala and his wife, MeUssa, reside in MeadvUle, PA.
Jim Henson
KimNiedbala
Running Backs
10th Year
Hiram ‘68
Defensive Backs
2nd Year
Clarion ‘gg
Kim Niedbala joined the Edinboro coach
ing staff in
the spring
r^iedbala’s
of 2006 as
Personal Data
the defensive backs coach after
serving as an assistant coach at
Bom: February 26,1974
Qarion for seven seasons from
Hometown: ^aver Falls, PA
1999-05.
College Education: Qarion Uni
At Qarion, he was elevated versity of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Geog
to the defensive coordinator in
raphy- 19%
2002 after working with the out
Playing Experience; Qarion Uni
side linebackers in 1999, then tak
versity of Pennsylvania, safety ing over as the secondary coach
1992-%
and special teams coordinator
Coaching Experience: GlenviUe
State University — secondary, 1997from 2000 until 2002.
98; Qarion University — outside line
One of the top players in
backers, 1999; secondary, 2000-01;
Qarion history, Niedbala was a
defensive coordinator, 2002-05; Edin
three-time All-American at free
boro University - defensive backs,
safety and strong safety from
2006
1994-96. He was a consensus first
Wife; Melissa
team All-American in 1996,
Jim Henson, a highly successful high
school
coach in
Henson’s
Ohio for
Personal Data
over twenty years, enters his
ninth season on the Edinboro
Bom: September 11,1946
staff. He is also a professor in the Hometown: Orwell, OH
Mathematics Department at Ed
College Education: Hiram Col
inboro.
lege, B.A. in Arts & Mathematics After working on the de
1968; Yoimgstown St. Univ., M.S. in
fensive side of the baU as the
Mathematics Education -1972
strong safeties/outside lineback
Playing Experience: Hiram Col
ers coach for two years, Henson
lege, defensive back -1964-66
Coaching Experience: Cardinal
moved over to the offense and
Middlefield (OH) High School - as
win instruct the running backs
sistant coach, 19^75; Grand Valley
for the sixth straight seasoiL He
(OH) High School - head coach,
previously worked with the run
1976-97; Edinboro Univ. - defensive
ning bada in 1999 and was in
lline, 1998; strong safeties/ outside
charge of the defensive Hnemen
lUnebackers, 2000-01; running backs,
in'98.
|l999,2002 to present
Henson joined the
iwife: Evelyn
Edinboro staff after serving as a
vChildren: Jim (38), Jennifer (30)
mathematics teacher, football
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coach and athletic director at Grand Valley High School in Ohio for 22
years. He led the Mustangs to a 150-68^ record, with five Grand River
Conference championships, three East Suburban Conference titles, and
three state playoff appearances. In the 1990'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 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. This past winter he was a member of the first
class inducted into the Ashtabula Cormty Football Hall of Fame.
Prior to beginrung his stellar career at Grand Valley, Henson de
buted 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.
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Football Support Staff
1 Anthony Peluso
Offensive Line
^Year
f<»
1
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Edinboro ‘o6
Edinboro head coach Scott Browning considers former Boro standout Anthony Peluso an
up-and-coming talent in the coaching profes
sion. Peluso will once again work as an assis
tant coach in charge of the offensive line, a duty he assumed a year ago.
He is also in charge of the strength and conditioning program. Two
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 ap
pearance in the NCAA Division II Playoffs since 1995, finishing the
year with a 9-3 record. He earned first team AU-PSAC West honors
and was an honorable mention D2Football.com All-American. He also
earned second team Football
Gazette AU-Northeast Region
Peluso’s
recognition.
Personal Data
Peluso has played profes
sionally the last two years for the Born: October 8,1981
Erie Freeze, an arena league
Hometown: Aliquippa, PA
team. He has been a starter on
College Education: Edinboro
the offensive line since joining
University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in
the Freeze midway through the
Social Science - 2006
Playing Experience: Edinboro
2006 season.
Peluso completed work on University, offensive guard - 20002003
his bachelor's degree in Social
Coaching Experience: Edinboro
Science in May 2006. He is sin
University - assistant offensive line,
gle and resides in Edinboro.
Gary Hanna
Peggy McMillan
Dr. Thomas Fessler
Dr. Pat Leary
Head Athletic Trainer
Football Secretary
Team Physician
Team Physician
Todd Fusillo
Shawn Loughlin
Brett Petrilla
John Van Laningham
Head Manager
Manager
Mianager
Manager
2005; offensive line, 2006
Mike
Cradduck'
Student Asst.
dinboro
Chris
Kaczor
Student Asst.
niversity
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the spring 2007 semester.
Mike Castiglione* ............................3.91
Eric Costello___........______ _ .3.04
I Michael Cradduck*.......................... 3.28
j Bobby Darch......... _____________ 3.07
lJustinGomes
.................3.10
fSpencerGray....... ..3.11
Trevor Harris* .................................3.56
Tyler Hersperger............................. 3.06
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Shane Hess* ................... .............3.39
Davejazenski.................... .............3.19
Chris Kaczor*.................... ........3.54
Joe Malizia*...................... ............. 3.91
DamionMalott ......... ....... ............. 3.10
Caleb Mayer*................ .............3.81
Hardin Moss*.................... .............3.30
Y'Hoshua Murray*........... .............4.00
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Brian Shreve*.......................
3.38
Greg Sondag*.....................
3.88
Ben Swank*...................... ........... .3.70
Joe Wanson* ............. ...................... 3.58
Kyle W^tucki* ...................................3.56
Andy Young.................................... 3.11
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Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Referee Mike McCann
By Chris Strauss
5U A part-time job? There’s no such thing for Mike McCann. While
many fans may think the responsibilities of a college referee begin
and end on Saturday, the 17-year Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference veteran usually clocks a 40-hour workweek from August
through November each year.
“It’s a lot of time away from family,” says the 50-year-old father of five
and grandfather of two from Defiance, Ohio. “But I have absolutely no
regrets." A vice president for a janitorial staffing company, McCann
leaves straight from work every Monday for an officials meeting
in Ann Arbor, Mich., where regional refs from all levels of college
football gather to discuss situations that came up in games the
previous weekend. “Some guys will bring up things that happened in
a high school game and say, ‘OK, if this happened in a college game
how would we handle it?"’ he says. “We meet and discuss those
situations every week."
In addition to the review sessions, McCann spends many weekday
nights analyzing game tapes, chatting with his fellow officials and
coordinating travel for the crew he’ll be working with that week.
“Every day you’re reading the rulebook and looking at play situations
online," McCann reveals. “The mental preparation goes on all
week."
By the time Friday afternoon rolls around, McCann is in full game
mode, usually driving between two and five hours as the conference
includes schools in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Once
he reaches his destination, he’ll often join his crew of seven for
dinner, where they’ll discuss the following day’s strategy. After an
early turn-in, McCann often rises at 6 a.m. on gamedays to meet his
umpire for breakfast. “I prefer to get up and then go back to my hotel
and get cleaned up and shave," he says. “You always want to be
clean shaven on gameday."
Arriving at the dressing facility three hours before kickoff, McCann
puts on his full uniform and then meets with his crew for a pre-game
conference where he delegates responsibility and goes over any
specific concerns about that location. “We discuss which officials
are going to meet with the linesmen and who’ll speak with the ball
people," he explains. “Then the umpire and I will meet with each head
coach independently. We’ll go over unusual plays, timing of the game
if television is involved and anything he wants to talk about. Except his
opponent. We don’t allow that.”
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the lines as the moments outside them. “The camaraderie you have
with your crewmates and the friendships you develop over the years
are the most rewarding things," he says. “We get together with our
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Bowl is not your normal college football game, and Alabama vs. Auburn is not your normal rivalry. When a child is born
in “The Cotton State” parents must practically check a box for either Auburn or Alabama on the birth certificate. You pledge your
allegiance early and stick with it. There is no running across state lines. Auburn fans have to share space with Alabama fans, not only
in neighborhoods, office buildings and church pews, but also In Montgomery, where one’s loyalty factors into state politics. That is
just the way it is. In a state with a lot of football pride, the Iron Bowl has been known to tear families apart. We enlisted help from two
students to help break down each school’s greatest moments in this storied rivalry.
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• No trash talk needed. Auburn's football superiority speaks for
Itself.
• "Punt, Bama, Punt." In 1972, Auburn trailed Alabama 16-3, with
less than 10 minutes to go in the game. Then, on consecutive
possessions, Bill Newton of Auburn blocked an Alabama punt,
and both times David Langner returned the blocked punt for
touchdowns. Auburn won the game.17-16, Alabama was a 16point favorite going into the game,
• "Tillman, Tillman, Tillman!” In 1986, Auburn trailed Alabama
with only minutes to go, until legendary receiver Lawyer Tillman
ran a reverse from the 9-yard line to beat the Tide.
• “Bo Over the Top." In 1982, in coach "Bear” Bryant's last Iron
Bowl, freshman running back Bo Jackson carries the ball from
the one-yard line on fourth dovyn to leap over the top of the heap
for the winning score. Auburn won 23-22,
• “First Iron Bowl in Jordan Hare.” In 1989. in the first Iron Bowl
ever played in Jordan Hare Stadium, Alabama came into the
game undefeated. It was also recorded as the loudest game
ever, at that time. Auburn won 30-20.
• “Undefeated and Un-Tide." In 1993. backup quarterback
Pat Nix comes into the game versus Alabama and on his first
pass throws a fade to Frank Sanders for a momentum swinging
touchdown. Auburn won 22-14 and finished 11-0.
• “The Fumble." In 1997, with less than 50 seconds to go, facing
a third-and-eight. Auburn safety Martavious Houston forces
an Ed Scissum fumble on a screen pass that Quentin Reese
recovers. Jarret Holmes winds up kicking a game winning field
goal at the end of the game to win it 18-17.
• "Honk If You Have Sacked Brodie.” In 2005, the Auburn
defense sacks Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle 12 times.
Auburn won 28-18.
• “Fear the Thumb." The slogan for the 2006 Iron Bowl as
Auburn beat Alabama for the fifth time in a rovj, 22-15.
• Auburn has never lost in Tuscaloosa. Alabama has averaged
barely six points a game versus Auburn in Tuscaloosa, with an
0-6 Iron Bowl home record at Bryant Denny Stadium.
By Joel Gamble, Class of ’08
• Legendary Alabama coach, Paul “Bear” Bryant, pretty much
summed up the intensity of the rivalry in one sentence: “Sure I’d
like to beat Notre Dame, but nothing matters more than beating
that ‘cow college’ on the other side of the state.”
• Bryant once called Auburn’s athletic offices at 6 a.m. and was
disappointed that none of their coaching staff were in yet. His
response to the secretary? “What the hell’s the matter with you
people down there? Don’t y’all take your football seriously?"
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• Auburn fans like to hold it over Alabama fans’ heads that
no Crimson Tide player has ever won the Heisman Trophy.
Once again, coach Bryant has the answer: “At Alabama, our
players don’t win Heisman Trophies. Our teams win National
Championships.”
• Several years ago, some friends and I were in a 24-hour diner
and we noticed a guy a few tables pver that had a huge ring on
that looked like some sort of chapipionship ring. We sat there
trying to figure out what it might be for and eventually one of my
friends asked him about it. The guy told us it was a 1993 Auburn
National Championship football ring that they won for their 11-0
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were on probation that year and didn’t even go to a bowl game.
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fans have still enjoyed watching Auburn’s futility in trying to win
a national championship. Despite being undefeated in 2004,
they didn’t get invited to the BCS Championship Game. That
almost made losing to them that year worth it.
• When Alabama wins a game, over 90,000 people sing, “We
just beat the hell out of you” to our opponents. When Auburn
wins a game, tens of thousands of people flood out into the
streets and toilet paper trees near their stadium.
• I once had to convince a booking agent from New York that
scheduling a concert by a classical pianist in Birmingham (the
traditional neutral site for the Iron Bowl), on the day of the
game, would find the pianist performing in an empty concert
hall. He said, “I can’t imagine the classical music crowd is that
interested in a football game” to which I replied, “Sir, you have
clearly never been to Alabama.”
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By Bill Weisbrod
Of the 14,112 athletes that played Division l-A football during
the 2006 season, and the 26,621 more that played other levels of
college football, just 255 were chosen in the 2007 NFL Draft. Since
more than 99 percent of college football players never play a down
in the pros, most student-athletes' performance in the classroom is
going to have more long-term repercussions in their lives than their
performance on the field. Even those who are destined to make a
living playing football professionally need to at least be able to keep
up academically to maintain their eligibility.
That is why the Play It Smart program works to ensure that students
are prepared to get into, and stay in college for reasons other than
their football skills. The program is funded by the National Football
Foundation (sponsors of the College Football Flail of Fame), the
National Football League and the NFL Player's Association.
“They had us doing after-school programs where we’d go in and do
our homework,” Alford says about his experience in Play It Smart.
“We did camps mainly during the summer time, but for the after
school programs we were there every day.
“Being in Play It Smart showed me how to sit down and study,"
Alford says.
Noel Grant is another Play It Smart graduate who went on to play
college football at the University of Rhode Island, after graduating
from South Shore High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1999. He is still
involved with the program as an a academic counselor at Central
Falls High School in Rhode Island.
Like Alford, Grant found Play It Smart to be most useful in preparing
him for college-level academics. “I wish I had the program earlier in
my high school career," says Grant, who started in Play It Smart his
junior year, when South Shore became one of the first four schools
in the country to adopt the program.
“Once I got into college I was more focused on my academics and
more concerned with them," he says.
Charles Gomes, currently the Chief Operating Officer of Play It
Smart, was Grant's academic coach at South Shore and provided
a blueprint for the job.
Play It Smart consists of academic coaches organizing activities to
keep students focused and busy, such as study hails, community
service projects and football camps for the school's football
players.
This isn't to say graduates of Play It Smart don't go to the NFL
on a regular basis. 2007 first-round picks Dwayne Jarrett (DSC/
Carolina Panthers) and Craig Davis (LSU/San Diego Chargers)
both participated in Play It Smart while in high school.
In addition, former Penn State defensive lineman Jay Alford was
taken by the New York Giants in the third-round of the 2007 draft,
and will now be playing just 15 miles from Orange Fligh School in
New Jersey, where he was a student in the Play It Smart program.
“Now that I'm running the program myself here in Rhode Island, I
can tell there are things coach Gomes might have done on his own
time when he wasn’t involved with students," Grant says. “Things
like collecting grades and transcripts to get an idea of what subjects
certain players are struggling in, to get them tutors.
“I can’t think of anybody [from South Shore’s football team] that
didn’t go on to college, and I can’t think of anybody that didn’t play
football in college.”
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high schools in 84 cities and 34 states. The program will continue to
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Jerry Moore hopes that good things happen in threes. The
68-year-old native of Bonham, Texas, in his 25th season as a
head coach and 19th at Appalachian State, will try to guide his
Mountaineers to an unprecedented third consecutive Division l-AA
title. Moore began the 2007 season as the winningest coach in
Southern Conference history, boasting a 154-68 record. But he
arguably has done his best coaching over the last two seasons,
leading the little college located in North Carolina's Blue Ridge
Mountains to a 26-4 overall record and a 14-game winning streak.
TOUCHDOWN ILLUSTRATED: How does it feel heading into the
year as back-to-back l-AA National Champions?
JERRY MOORE: We don’t have anything to compare it to. We’re
going to be young in some areas, but the first team we won a
championship with was young. So we’re excited.
TDI: Did you ever think you’d be in the position of going for three
straight championships?
MOORE: In the ‘05 season, we never even mentioned winning
the national championship. We really did a good job of focusing.
In ‘06 we did the same thing. There were lots of people [this past
summer] around this area that talked about a three-peat and all that
stuff. But as far as the coaches and the players, all we talked about
was Michigan, our first ball game.
TDI: Are you banning the word “three-peat” from your locker
room?
MOORE: We don’t do anything like that, but if the coaches don’t
talk about it then I don’t think the players are going to talk about it.
But we don’t hide from it. We know it can happen.
TDI: How important is the exposure your program will get from
playing your season-opener at Michigan? **
MOORE: Two years ago, when we played LSU, we go down there
and we play them pretty well and then people started responding
to us. We’d be recruiting, going into a kid’s home and they’d say,
“Hey, ya’II really played LSU good." That’s one of those added
things that I hope will be the same thing with Michigan.
TDI: Is it more rewarding to win a national championship in l-AA
with a playoff than via the polls?
TDI: You've coached on the l-A level and have had offers to go
back, but have stayed at Appalachian State. What has kept you
from going back to l-A?
MOORE: I love our players. We’re a small school up in the
mountains. It’s a nice place to live, also. But the paramount thing
with staying here has been our players.
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MOORE: We’ve probably got more shortcomings than advantages
(laughs). But our staff has had opportunities [to leave]. There’s
three or four of these guys that have had opportunities to go places
and they turn them down. They stay right here. We’ve been able
to keep our staff intact and I think that’s one of the reasons we’ve
been successful. For lack of a better way to word it, we’ve got a
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Upon Further Review
Controversy still surrounds Michigan State’s ’74 upset over Ohio State
Upon Further Review
ball off in time, we weren't
set anyway, so to me it was
not a legitimate play. I know
that [former Ohio State head
coach] Woody Hayes saw
it different than that, and I
certainly would not contradict
Woody in any way.
“The controversy, and Woody
brought this up repeatedly,
was the fact that the officials
did not give us the opportunity
to run that last play, and he
may be right. If Michigan State
had purposely held us down,
laid on top of us, wouldn't
allow the linemen to get up to
get set for another play, if that
is true, the officials have an
obligation to stop the clock, let
the players get up off the field
and then set the clock when
everybody is up, and I think
if there was a controversy,
that would have been what it
was."
Archie Griffin and The Buckeyes still won the Big Ten title in '74.
Ohio State RB Brian Baschnagel almost scored the winning touchdown versus Michigan State in 1974.
By Jeff Cummins
Ej There was plenty of controversy at the end of the game between
Ohio State and Michigan State on November 9, 1974. According to
OSU's Brian Baschnagel, there are more reasons for it than most
people think.
didn't count, and Michigan State had won the game, 16-13. For TV
viewers, the play was particularly confusing. Announcers calling the
game weren't sure how the referees would rule, and on at least one
occasion it seemed they might rule in Ohio State's favor.
Undefeated Ohio State came into the game as a heavy favorite, but
after a rally by Michigan State, the Buckeyes found themselves down
by three late in the fourth quarter. Within inches of the Spartans'
goal line, the Buckeyes had time for just one last play. The ball was
snapped, and Baschnagel, a junior running back for Ohio State,
wound up in the end zone with the ball, but the referees couldn't
agree about what exactly had happened. They conferred for what
seemed like 20 minutes before announcing their ruling: The Ohio
State offense wasn't set before the play began, so the touchdown
Some fans remember the play as a handoff, and still feel the score
should have counted. Yet Baschnagel claims the handoff never
actually occurred, and points to the play before as the source of the
real controversy.
“It was not a handoff,” says Baschnagel, “it was a botched snap
between the center and the quarterback. The ball ended up in the
end zone and I went in and basically picked it up. In my recollection,
I thought that we didn't get the ball off in time and if we did get the
Still, Baschnagel notes that Hayes had tremendous respect for
Michigan State, and prepared his team with the knowledge that the
Spartans were an opponent that could be very dangerous. “That was
a big loss for us that year,” Baschnagel admits. “In the four years that
I played at Ohio State, we lost two games in the regular season and
both those games were against Michigan State. They just played us
extremely well when we played in East Lansing. Woody was great
about preparing us for every game, getting us motivated to take teams
for what they were worth. At times. Woody would actually have us
practice for Michigan during the week that we were playing games
against other teams.”
Michigan State's 1974 win was an upset of significant proportions.
Ohio State managed to go on and win the Big Ten championship,
but they narrowly lost the 1975 Rose Bowl to USC, 18-17. Had the
Buckeyes gone into Pasadena undefeated with a chance to win the
National Championship, it's tempting to wonder if the outcome of that
Rose Bowl might have been different.
Time has soothed much of the disappointment from that defeat.
Although that '74 Ohio State team didn't win a national title, historians
hold them in high regard. The Buckeyes had several players for the
ages on that roster, including running back Archie Griffin, Ohio State
All-Century team member and the only player in history to win the
Heisman Trophy twice.
In 2000, Griffin was joined on the All-Century team with '74 teammates
including his brother, Ray, a defensive back; offensive tackles Kurt
Schmacher and Chris Ward, fullback Pete Johnson, center Steve
Myers, defensive ends Bob Brudzinski and Van DeCree, defensive
tackles Aaron Brown and Pete Cusick, defensive back Neal Colzie
and punter Tom Skladany.
“Woody was the kind of guy that you wanted to please every day,”
Baschnagel says. “When you went to bed and you thought of what
happened during that day, you'd say, ‘Did I please Woody today?'
And if I was doing that. I'm sure a lot of the other guys were doing the
same thing. If that is indeed the case, then I think Woody accomplished
what he really wanted to accomplish, that is for all of us to be better
people and to continue to improve on a daily basis.”
Given the program’s history, Ohio State’s All-Century Team stands as
its own Hall of Fame. No, Woody Hayes would not have been happy
that his team lost that game in 1974, but with a dozen players from
the '74 team holding the All-Century title, he would have more than
enough reason to smile. 0
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By Chris Weber
^ Shocking as this may come to quarterback Matt Leinart and
the Southern California defense, the No. 1-ranked Trojans’ 5519 shellacking of No. 2 Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl was
the equivalent of a college football freak show, a twisted display
of dominance held in a tent off the beaten path, when historically,
games featuring the top two-ranked teams in the country are usually
contested in a manner worthy of center stage.
Take away USC’s 36-point margin of victory (as well as Florida’s 41 14 drubbing of Ohio State in last year’s BOS National Championship
Game) and you’ll find most New Year’s championship tilts are nailbiters until the final snap. From the 1963 Rose Bowl (a 42-37 thriller
between DSC and Wisconsin), to the 2003 Fiesta Bowl (a 31-24
double overtime clash pitting Ohio State against Miami) with a few
classics thrown in between, celebrating the new year with gridiron
suspense has proven to be the rule, not the exception.
But what about the regular season?
The Bowl Championship Series may have made it easier for Nos.
1 and 2 to settle things on the field in the post-season, but even
with the current arrangement, there are no guarantees. Using the
rankings of the Associated Press as a litmus, only 15 seasons have
culminated with the top two schools taking the field since 1963.
Factor in the BCS, and there have only been six match-ups in the
past 10 years.
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getting the No. 1 and No. 2 teams on the same field is usually
the result of either savvy, geography or serendipity. But they have
occurred. Nineteen times since 1943. And that’s what makes these
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most compelling.
November 30,1996
NO. 2 FLORIDA STATE 24, NO. 1 FLORIDA 21
In the most recent edition of 1 vs. 2 regular season tilt, Florida State
used two touchdowns from fullback “Pooh Bear" Williams and six
sacks from a nasty defense against Heisman Trophy winning QB
Danny Wuerffel to defeat top-ranked Florida, 24-21, in Tallahassee.
The regular season finale proved to be the first of two clashes
between these in-state rivals within a span of five weeks.
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were rescheduled or postponed in 1971 so that college football
fans could watch the national telecast of the battle of the unbeatens,
Nebraska and Oklahoma."
Nebraska, the AP’s defending national champions, was led by
the dynamic and versatile flanker Johnny Rodgers. Oklahoma was
fueled by Greg Pruitt, a talented and fearless back who paced the
Sooners’ wishbone offense. OU came into the contest averaging
a robust 45 points per game, punctuated by a 75-point explosion
earlier in the season against Kansas State.
Warrick Dunn ran for 185 yards against Florida in their ’96 clash. (FSU)
Warrick Dunn, a three-time all-ACC selection, ran for 185 yards
for FSU, which jumped out to a 17-0 first quarter lead and never
trailed.
But it was Rodgers, the eventual '71 Heisman Trophy recipient,
who made headlines, slicing through the OU coverage for a 72yard punt return TD to give the Cornhuskers an early lead. Later,
after trailing in the fourth quarter, Nebraska would ride' the broad
back of All-American Jeff Kinney, who rushed for his fourth and final
touchdown on the afternoon to give the 'Huskers a thrilling, 35-31
comeback win. Nebraska would go on win its second consecutive
national title.
November 19,1966
NO. 1 NOTRE DAME 10, NO. 2 MICHIGAN STATE 10
Starting running back Nick Eddy was unable to play, re-injuring
his shoulder after slipping while getting off the train. Starting
quarterback Terry Hanratty suffered a separated shoulder in the first
half, courtesy of big defensive end Bubba Smith. All told, the No.
1-ranked Fighting Irish were not having a great day in East Lansing,
Mich., falling behind 10-0 before halftime with more than 30 minutes
of hell ahead of them in the form of the No. 2 Spartans, owners of
one of the most intimidating defenses in college football.
But Notre Dame, who came into the contest with five shutouts to
its credit, showed their golden mettle, keeping the Spartans off the
scoreboard in the second half while managing to tie the game in the
third quarter. In the final period, Notre Dame had a chance to kick
the go-ahead field goal, but Joe Azzaro, who nailed a 28-yarder to
deadlock the score, missed wide right on a 42-yard attempt. Later,
with the ball on their own 30, a minute left to play, and a raucous
Spartan crowd looming all around, Notre Dame's Ara Parseghian
surveyed his team's daunting situation ... and elected to run out the
clock for a 10-10 tie.
Florida would exact sweet revenge by defeating the No. 1
Seminoles, 52-20, in the schools' 1997 Sugar Bowl rematch to
claim the national title. But on Nov. 30, the day belonged to FSU.
Ironically, Florida State was involved in the previous regular season
game of 1 vs. 2, falling to No. 2 Notre Dame, 31-24, in 1993 before
winning the national championship that season.
In doing so, the third-year head coach would shoulder a lifetime's
worth of second guessing. Prudent? Perhaps. With no overtime
in college football, the move proved to be a shrewd one, as Notre
Dame destroyed USC the following week, 54-0, to complete their
regular season undefeated and earn the school its first national
championship in 27 years. Michigan State would finish second
September 27,1986
overall.
NO. 2 MIAMI 28, NO. 1 OKLAHOMA 16
After waiting patiently in the wings as a backup quarterback to
Miami greats Jim Kelly and Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde took
over as the Hurricanes' signal caller in 1985. Early the following
season, the senior would lead the 'Canes to a convincing, 28-16
home victory against top-ranked Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl,
setting the tone for his eventual All-America and Heisman Trophy
honors.
“We'd fought hard to come back and tie it," said Parseghian. “After
all that, I didn't want to risk giving it to them cheap. ... I wasn't
going to do a jackass thing like that at this point."
November 9,1946
Testaverde shredded the Sooners' vaunted defense, connecting
on 75 percent of his passes (21 of 28) for 261 yards and four
touchdowns.
The win marked the first time in 13 regular-season meetings that
a No. 2 team defeated a No. 1. Oklahoma, the defending national
champion, would go on to finish third in the final polls.
NO. 1 NEBRASKA 35, NO. 2 OKLAHOMA 31
As Richard Whittingham so aptly described in his comprehensive
book. Rites of Autumn, “Millions of Thanksgiving turkey dinners
Vinny Testaverde led Miami over Oklahoma in 1986. (UM Photo Archives)
Army, led by running backs Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis—Mr.
Inside and Mr. Outside, respectively—had the best scoring chance
on the day, as Blanchard broke rank from his nickname with a
burst outside at the Cadets' 42-yard line. With a clear path to the
end zone and the crowd rising as one, he looked to be the hero.
But Irish defensive back Johnny Lujack dashed across the field to
corral the All-American by his ankles at the Notre Dame 37 for a
touchdown-saving play. 41
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No. 2 Notre Dame 31, No. 1 Florida State 24
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The top-ranked Cadets entered Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y.,
as back-to-back defending national champions and owners of a 25game win streak. But they exited in disappointment, their hopes for
an unprecedented third consecutive crown derailed by a Fighting
Irish squad that stood toe-to-toe with the mighty Black Knights en
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Dame was once again led by head coach Frank Leahy, who had
returned from active duty with the Navy following World War II.
November 25,1971
But the Irish, who throttled second-ranked Michigan, 35-12, three
seasons earlier in the first-ever regular-season clash between No.
1 vs. 2 teams, were unable to repeat their feat, failing to penetrate
Army's staunch defense in front of 74,000 boisterous fans.
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Sept. 27.1986
No. 2 Miami 28, No. 1 Oklahoma 16
Oct. 19.1985
No. 1 Iowa 12, No. 2 Michigan 10
Sept. 26.1981
No. 1 Southern California 28, No. 2 Oklahoma 24
Nov. 25,1971
No. 1 Nebraska 35, No. 2 Oklahoma 31
Dec. 6,1969
No. 1 Texas 15, No. 2 Arkansas 14
Sept. 28,1968
No. 1 Purdue 37, No. 2 Notre Dame 22
Nov. 19, 1966
No. 1 Notre Dame 10, No. 2 Michigan State 10, tie
Nov. 9,1946
No. 1 Army 0, No. 2 Notre Dame 0, tie
Dec. 1,1945
No. 1 Army 32, No. 2 Navy 13
Nov. 10, 1945
No. 1 Army 48, No. 2 Notre Dame 0
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For nearly 50 years, Keith Jackson was the voice of college football
By Jeff Cummins
There’s just something about college football
that makes you feel at home. When the leaves turn
colors, much of the country seems to turn to their
alma mater to recapture a time when everything
seemed so right.
Even those who have never stepped foot in a
college stadium are familiar with the feeling, largely
because of Keith Jackson. One of the all-time great
sports broadcasters, Jackson conveyed college
football’s drama and excitement with a charming,
folksy wit that became synonymous with the game
itself. For two generations, it could be argued that
Saturday afternoons were incomplete without him. He was caught up by the
game that he brought to life for so many at a very young age.
“I always enjoyed the Rose Bowl," Jackson says. “That was a very important
venue to me because it goes back to my days as a kid on the farm down
in Georgia when I listened to that '43 game on an old battery radio
layin’ in front of a log fire in a farmhouse, and Georgia beat UCLA,
9-0. It was a moment that I really never forgot, and I was at the right
age at that particular time.”
Nobody gave viewers the feel of a big-time game quite like Jackson.
From his classic “WHOA NELLIE!” to his endearing term for
. linemen—“The big uglies”—Jackson took the fans out of the living
room and placed them at stadiums across the country. His quotes
conveyed the feeling of marching bands playing in the afternoon
sun—“Music, ringin’ across the festival”—amplified surges in
momentum—“Ooooh, that could be a will-breaker”—and captured
the historic sense of particular games: “In a season of college football, this
is the weekend with whiskers.”
One of Jackson’s gifts was his ability to talk about a big game in a way that
pulled people in without over-hyping the contest.
“I always felt that the game belonged to the players and the coaches,”
Jackson says. “I never wanted to intrude, and if you’re going to be a sports
announcer, there’s one thing you should take to your heart."
Millions of college football fans have been entertained by Jackson’s calls,
and over the years he saw more than his share of great gridiron moments.
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“I remember Rashaan Salaam had one of the great games for an individual
in the history of football when he was playing at Colorado and they went
down to Austin and beat Texas and he’d had a concussion in the ballgame,”
Jackson recalls. “Nobody knew it and he didn’t remember the fourth
quarter.”
More than the individual performances, Jackson appreciated the atmosphere
and pageantry of the game, which he conveyed so vividly to television
audiences for several decades.
“There were a lot of those kinds of things, where it was cold, or it was wet,
or hot, but it was still fun,” he says. “I don’t think I went to a college football
game that I didn’t enjoy.
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“And as the years went on by, I began to appreciate the soul of what I was lookin’
at. I think seeing grandmas and grandpas out there with mom and dad and the
grandkids—you’d get sometimes three or four generations if you were lucky—and
they were never mean."
He had a love of many venues around the country, and often pictured them when they
weren’t filled with screaming fans on a Saturday afternoon. In particular, Jackson had
an affinity for the history of Michigan Stadium, which he dubbed “The Big House."
“Lloyd Carr was always looking for something to jack up his team," he says. “So I
said, ‘I tell you what to do. Coach. Why don’t you do what I used to do? On Friday
night, when everybody else is out there partying and having a good time and it’s
quiet, go over to the Big House, and take your team with you and
tell them to be stone-still quiet for five minutes, and just sit down
in that empty stadium.’
“And he did."
Naturally, Jackson’s talent made him a valued commodity, and he
worked on numerous sporting events, including the Olympics,
Monday Night Football, Major League Baseball and ABC’s Wide
World of Sports. During the 1977 World Series, he had to fly
from New York to Dallas and then back to New York to cover two
World Series games and the annual Red River clash between
Texas and Oklahoma.
I did Yankee Stadium, the Cotton Bowl and Yankee Stadium all in a matter
of 40 hours, he remembers. “One of the funny parts of that particular thing
that makes it stick out was that Chuck Howard was the producer, and he
had said to the production assistant. They’re on their way, get [Jackson]
here. I don t care how you do it, but you get him here, because we’re going
on the air at eight o’clock and I want him in the booth.’
“So we landed at LaGuardia airport, and I looked out the window and
realized what was going on, because sitting there was an ambulance,
and this young woman did her job. She'' got us there. We got in that
ambulance, and Jerry Klein was my research guy and he jumped in and
I told him, ‘Get in and get on the gurney.’ It was an off-duty ambulance
that was hired, but when [the driver] flipped on his lights I guess she
broke every law in New York City and Mayor Koch spent years tryin’
to fine us for doing that, but I guess he never did do it."
Many college football fans nationwide like to claim Jackson as their
own. Though he appreciates that, football is not his life. What’s most
important to him is family, the chance to stay retired and spend his life
with his wife Turi Ann, their children and grandchildren.
Jackson was a college football announcer on the ABC team since
the network bought broadcast rights to the sport in 1966. His tenure
ended with the spectacular Rose Bowl two years ago, when Texas
edged USC in one of the greatest games of all time. After 40 years of
bringing the atmosphere of the sport to fans watching on TV, it was
fitting that Jackson finished his career in one of his favorite venues,
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Webster, NY/Webster Thomas
26
WR 6-0 174 Fr.
Mayfield Heights, OH/Mayfield
217 Sr.
Girard, OH/Girard
95 Chad Monheim
SS
Burgettstown, PA/Burgettstown
Bennington, VT/Berkshire
215 So.
Mayfield Heights, OH/Mayfield
83 Stefan English*
Caleb Mayer
70 Mike Mills
Clay, NY/Cicero-North Syracuse
255 So.
Webster, NY/Webster Thomas
40
Cleveland, OH/Shaw
41
6-4
Emporium, PA/Cameron County
Nick Marino*
D.J. Patterson
Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake
Lyndhurst, OH/Brush
Jamestown, NY/Jamestown
Rochester, NY/Webster Schroeder
81
Mike Mader
92 JohnMaiiria
Jamell Dennis
TE
Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep
11
Utysee “Spud” Davis TB 5-9
36
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
Penn Run, PA/Penns Manor
59 KyleLatzo*
Bryan’s Road, MD/Bishop McNamara
BenDenn
6-2 277 Fr.
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
58 EvanLan^*
5-11 240 Sr.
Washington, PA/Washington
Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa
254 Jr.
Geneva, OH/Geneva
31
Dmar Jeter
91 JoManKrentz
Springdale, PA/Springdale
25
5-8 197 Fr.
Randolph, NY/Randolph Central
4
Erie, PA/Central
87
PK
Lancaster, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg
30 Nick Jackson
WR 5-9
277 Fr.
FB
Altoona, PA/Altoona Area
l^erHersperger* OT
56 Shane Hess*
Franklin, PA/Franklin
68
6-0
Moon Township, PA/Moon Area
6-3 205 Jr.
Webster, NY/Webster Thomas
14
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Justin Olney
Amanda, OH/Clearcreek
Ravenna, OH/Ravenna
71
Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa
33
New Kensington, PA/Valley
5-8 165 Fr.
Crescent, PA/Moon Area
53
5-11 174 Fr.
69 Brandon Hensley DT
Edinboro PA/General McLane
32 Tommie Camphell SS
Trevor Harris
WR 5-10 159 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy
P
80 Madison Harvey
OLB 5-10 200 Fr.
34 James Camardese CB
SylHanner
OLB 6-0 205 Fr.
Madison, OH/Madison
17 Gary Nolen*
Waldo, OH/Marion Pleasant
6-4 305 Jr.
Saxonburg, PA/Knoch
61 BradCallan
212 Fr.
Jersey Shore, PA/Central Mountain
6-1 200 Fr.
New Kensington, PA/Burrell
72 JoshBzorek
6-2
Fittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills
Jr.
South Wales, NY/Iroquois
94 Mike Byers
Brad Gossett
60 Ben Harris
Westerville, OH/Westerville Central
3 Jeremy Burr
ILB
Pittsburgh, PA/Langley
48
Brockport, NY/Albion
5
24 DanNehraski*
Perry, OH/Perry
37 Ryan Greene
DT
6-4 289 So.
Allison Park, PA/Hampton
WR 5-10 187 Fr.
Tavares, FL/Tavares
51
OG
Erie, PA/McDowell
Fr.
Clarence Center, NY/Clarence
8
NateGlasser
OLB 6-0 214 Jr.
Braddock, PA/Woodland Hills
75 Derrick Gooden OT
6-5 311
44 YTIoshuaMuiTay
Monaca, PA/Center
28 Justin Gomes*
Williamsville, NY/St. Joseph’s
254 Jr.
Silver Creek, NY/Silver Creek Central
67
Canton, PA/Canton
Matt Black
Matt Fischer*
29 RyanGenco
6-4 267 Fr.
93 Anthony Biagotti OLB 5-11 177
6-3
Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep
6-1 237 So.
Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder
98 RonBardo
DE
Pittsburgh, PA/Perry Traditional Academy
45
Webster, NY/West Orondequoit
64
Mike Enoch
Fredonia, NY/Fredonia
55 Mike Fazio
Erie, PA/Central
42 Chris Amico
74
97
Sr.
Andy Young
OG
6-4 307 Sr.
Greenville, PA/Greenville
Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills
35
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Erie, PA/East
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Ryan Rybicki (6-3, 214, Jr.)
Josh Bzorek (6-4, 307, Jr.)
Rob Stoner (6-2, 294, Fr.-r)
Eric Costello (6-3, 290, Jr.)
Andy Young (6-4, 307, Sr.)
Mike Mills (6-5, 295, Sr.)
Kyle Witucki (6-4, 249, Sr.)
Rich Cerro (5-9,186, Jr.)
Jeremy Burr (5-9,171, Jr.)
Trevor Harris (6-3, 205, So.)
Caleb Mayer (6-0, 221, Sr.)
Ulysee “Spud” Davis (5-9,190, Jr.)
Justin Gomes (5-8,197, Fr.-r)
Ben Swank__ ..WR
Donnye Aiken .....CB
Jeremy Burr__ ..WR
Dmar Jeter...... ..WR
Houston Brown ..TB
Ryan Rybicki .. ..WR
Trevor Harris .. ..QB
David Bostic__ ..WR
Joe Wanson ... ..QB
Kelley PonsoU.. .OLB
Mike Mader ... .OLB
Bill Schneider .. ..QB
Taureen Valentine .CB
Rich Cerro ___ ,.WR
Nick Marino__ ..WR
Jesse Williams . ..CB
Gary Nolen.......,.WR
Marcus Rose ... ..CB
Jon Williams.. ...QB
Chaz Cobbs ... ...TB
James English ..OLB
Brad Gossett .. ...TE
Dan Nebraski . ..OLB
Tom Davidson . .. .FS
Charles Morris. .. .FS
Justin Gomes .. .. .PK
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30 Nick Jackson .. .. .FS
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Ulysee Davis .. ...TB
32 Tommie Campbell .SS
33 Justin Olney... ...FB
34 James Carmadese .CB
35 Hardin Moss .,,.OLB
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37 Ryan Greene .. ..ILB
38 JameU Dennis . ...TB
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Jimmy Doran . ...FB
Chris Amico ... ..NG
43 Dan Skelton ... ...SS
44 YHoshua Murray OLB
45 Matt Fischer ... ..ILB
46 Greg Sondag... ..ILB
47 DavaunStedge ,...TB
48 SylHanner — ..DE
50 Rob Stoner...... ..OG
51 Chad Brooks ... ...DT
52 Kyle Ruggeri......,.NG
53 Matt Catemolo.. ...DT
54 Jeremy AppeU.. ..DE
55 Mike Fazio....... ..OG
56 Shane Hess__ ..OT
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59 KyleLatzo....... ..OG
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Kory Kusick (6-3, 255, So.)
Bob Kail (6-3, 315, Jr.)
Jim McHale (6-3, 225, Jr.)
Kyle Cathcart (6-0, 210, Sr.)
Garrett McMullen (6-1, 225, Fr.)
Arminas Maciulis (6-3, 205, Fr.)
Alex Evans (5-10,185, Fr.)
Patrick Pettis (5-10,160, Fr.)
Nick Sipes (5-11, 200, Fr.)
Shawn Sopic (6-2,190, Fr.)
Nick Perla (6-3,190, Jr.)
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Brad Callan__ .OLB
Julian Pintola.. ....C
Nick Borgosz .. ...OT
Adam Smith
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67 Nate Glasser ... ..NG
68 Eric Costello ... ....C
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70 Mike Mills___ ...OT
71 Tyler Hersperger .OT
72 Josh Bzorek__ ...OT
73 Jake Reynolds. ...OT
74 Matt Black __ ....C
75 Derrick Gooden ..OT
76 Andy Young ... ..OG
77 Brian Shreve .. ...OT
Brandon Petry .. .OT
80 Madison Harvey ..WR
81 Denayne Dixon .. .TE
83 Stefan English .. .WR
84 Kyle Witucki .......TE
87 Lucas Cox............ DT
90 James Thomas .. .DE
91 JordanKrentz ...OLB
92 JohnMalizia __ ILB
93 Anthony Biagotti. .OLB
94 Mike Byers .............P
95 Chad Monheim .. .PK
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Herb Carraway (5-11,150, Sr.)
Alfonso Hoggard (5-4,160, Fr.)
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51 Joseph Fox.......... ...LB
52 Corey Giles.......... ..DL
53 Garrett McMuDin.. ...LB
54 Chad Dolby......... ..DL
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Elliot Morrow.........OL
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Taurean Valentine (5-11,175, Sr.)
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Clarion Golden Eagles
No. Name
8 ShadBoschert
Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
WR 6-i 200 Fr.
St. Marys, PA/St Marys
5-11 180 Fr.
Aliauippa, PA/Aliquippa/CCBC
BobBeidl
OL 6-8 310 Fr.
Clarion, PA/Clarion-Limestone
44 Kevin Brady
4
15
Craig Bunney
1
HerbCarraway
65
90 Nathan Griffin
5-9
175 Fr.
11
6-3
240 Fr.
33
Stateline,PA/Greencastle-Antrim
WR 5-11 150 Sr.
Darlington, SC/Darlington
DE
Clarion, PA/Clarion
Vince Cberico
6-0 200 Sr.
5
WR 5-10175 Fr.
49
Smethport, PA/Smethport
50
DL
Aaron Crable
6-2 240 Fr.
OL
6-4 370 Fr.
Randy Craig
OL
6-2 270 Fr.
RB
5-10 205 Fr.
47
NickCrovak
LB
69
54
87
73
55
9
DustmDean
97
RB
175 So.
5-9
West Mifflin, PA/West Mifflin
Vince DeFlavio
OL
81
6-3 260 Fr.
Philadelphia, PA/Caravel Academy
Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa
l^erHuether
QB
Irwin, PA/Penn Trafford
David Hysong
LB
John Dominic
DL
TE
6-1
Rory Johnson
LB
DL
OL
230 Sr.
6-2 305 Fr.
38
Nemaeolin, PA/Carmichaels
David Dunn
OL
6-3
265 Fr.
48
Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt
Eddie Emmanuel RB
DB
5-10 200 Jr.
Jon Kalchthder OG
Washington, PA/Washington
Mathew Foradora TE
WR 6-1
175 Fr.
Falls Creek, PA/Brockway
MattFome
Erie, PA/McDowell
22
Ross Gargano
43
225 Jr.
5-10195
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
RB
5-10185
Fr.
OL
KoryKusick
DL
K}ie Gates
S
David Kusnir
TE
Aliquippa, PA/Hopewell
Danielson Gilbert OL 6-5 310 Fr.
Brockton, Mass/West Roxbury
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RyanLevinger
LB
6
5-9 190 Fr.
80
6-0 225 Fr.
57
6-3 315 Jr.
78
6-2 265 So.
7
6-5 255 So.
41
6-3 255 So.
42
6-3 230 Fr.
74
6-1 195 Fr.
21
6-3 205 Fr.
Kyle Mahoney
WR 5-10190 So.
St. Marys, PA/ElkCC
Robert Mamula K
5-10160 Fr.
6-0 205 Fr.
DE
6-2 220 Fr.
31
39
6-0 200 So.
Joe McIntyre
WR 6-3 190 Fr.
75
62
Brookfield, OH/Brookfield
MikeMelampy
OL
Vandalia, OH/Butler
Elijah Morres
OL
Brookville, PA/Brookville
DE
6-2 225 Fr.
Michael O’Brien OT
6-5 290 Sr.
Minersville, PA/Minersville
Pierre Odom
WR 5-10 180 Sr.
Trenton, NJ/Hamilton-West
Kyle Payne
Denver, PA/Cocalico
Nicholas Perla
DB
6-0 190 Fr.
P
6-3 190 Jr.
Irwin, PA/Penn Trafford
Patrick Pettis
DB
5-10160 Fr.
Aliquippa,
PA/Aliquippa
Ja^ Pleskovitch FB, 5-10 230 Fr.
Ligonier, PA/Greensburg CC
Fred Robinson
WR 5-6 165 Jr.
Belle Glade, PL/Belle Glade Central
Jacques Robinson WR 6-3 180 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Oliver
Reginald Robinson LB 6-1 230 Fr.
Pittsburgh, PA/Brashear
PeteRodeno
Avon, OH/Westlake
GinoRometo
Plum, PA/Plum
Todd Russell
Erie, PA/Central
JoshRytel
OL
6-3 320 Sr.
QB
6-2 195 Fr.
LB
5-11 200 Fr.
LB
5-11 215 So.
Beaver Falls, PA/Blackhawk
Josh Schneider
DL
6-1 270 Fr.
Harborcreek, PA/Harbor Creek
Nick Sipes
S
88
72
84
2
36
6-4 350 Sr.
13
18
DL
Red Lion, PA/Red Lion
Chris Smeltzer
LB
Red Lion, PA/Red Lion
Carroll Smith
Gibsonia, PA/Mars
6-1 225 Fr.
6-5 270 Fr.
Mike Myers
Edinboro, PA/General McLane
28 Shawn Sopic
Cononsburg, PA/Canon McMillan
Colin McDonough LB
6-2 200 Fr.
5-11 200 Fr.
Curwensville, PA/Cuiwensville
Canonsburg, PA/Canon-McMillan
Mike Mastronardi LB
6-0 230 Fr.
Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant
94 Ryai> Sisson
Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson
53 Garrett McMuUin LB
5-10180 Fr.
Elgin, PA/Corry
6-1 195 So.
East Brady, PA/Kams City
Oiiaty,PA/Oiiaty
Fr.
Sharon, PA/Kennedy Catholic
32
State College, PA/State
College
37 JimMcH^e
DE 6-3 225 Jr.
Cortland, OH/ Lake View
82
LB
24
Yardley, PA/Pennsbury West
Fr.
6-5
16
White Oak, PA/Serra Catholic
58 BenMaund
5-10185
17
6-3 350 Fr.
McMurrayd^A/Peters Twp.
Aliquippa, PA/Hopewill
12
Hubbard, OH/Hubbard
Marcus Dulik
240 Fr.
6-2
96
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
40 Arminas Madidis LB
Joseph Fox
76
Alfonso Hoggard WR 5-4 160 Fr.
Lucinda, PA/Clarion
Chad Dolby
51
27
Mercer, PA/Mercer
Gerald Hu^on OL
46 Steve Moyemont LB
3
6-5 310 Fr.
DE
6-2 260 Fr.
West Mifflin, PA/West Mifflin
6-3 230 Fr.
6-2 220 Jr.
OL
19
Hempstead, NY/Nassau CC
83
Ben Herndon
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
20 Alex Evans
10
TE
OL
Carlisle, PA/Carlisle
79
Cochranton, PA/Cochranton
Gibsonia, PA/Deer Lakes
6-2 205 Fr.
Jeannette,PA/Hempfield
25
Ryan Hart
Elliot Morrow
93 Sean Motley
6-0 240 Jr.
South Park, PA/South Park
68 Chris Kinkaid
Erie, PA/Erie East
71
Bowmanville, ONT/Bowmanville
70
Jovan Crosby
DE
92 Bob Kail
Clairton, PA/Monessen
Butler, PA/Butler
34
64
Oakdale, PA/West Allegheny
Robert Cooney
DL
San Antonio, TX/Taft
63
DL
6-1 205 Fr.
45 Jason Glass
DE 6-4 250 So.
Greensburg, PA/Greensburg Cent. Catholic
6rj JohnGreager OL 6-2 230 Fr.
Gibsonia, PA/Pine Richland
WR 5-11 165 Fr.
Kyle Cathcart
S
98 JohnHackel
DB
6-3 230 Jr.
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
5-11 200 Jr.
Freedom, PA/Ambridge
Dan Campbell
77
250 Sr.
Toms River, NJ/Msrg. Donovan
91
99
DB
Pittsburgh, PA/Oliver
Eric Bruno
14
6-1
Middletown, NY/Pine Bush
35
23
DL
Quintyn Brazil
DL
Cochranton, PA/Cochranton
30 MattGiugliano
26 JdmadmBaldwiii DB
66
52 Corey Giles
SS
S
6-3 240 Fr.
6-0
185 Fr.
6-1
195 Fr.
6-2 190 Fr.
Curwensville, PA/Curwensville
Doug Spencer
WR 5-11 180 So.
McKees RocksffA/Sto-Rox
Joseph Thornton OL
6-2 260 Fr.
Presto, PA/Chartiers Valley
Matt Ward
WR 6-1 180 Fr.
Murrysville, PA/Franklin Regional
Dane\ABliams
DB
Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills
Michael Verdun LB
6-1 175 Jr.
6-0 220 Fr.
GreensburgJ^A/Greensburg CC
ErikYonish
DB
6-0 180 Sr.
Bethel Park, PA/Bethal Park
Adam Young
QB
6-5 185 Fr.
Towaco, NJ/Montville
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The Heisman Trophy
THE
HEISMAN
Long before Paris Hilton became just Paris, or Shaquille O’Neal
shortened his name to Shaq, the Heisman Trophy was known simply
as the Heisman. Clearly, the honor is more than just a trophy.
It’s a status symbol.
By Steve Siniski
Brennan is hoping to become
the first winner from outside the
mainland.
The
fanfare
surrounding
the coveted award begins
long before the first snap of
any regular season, and the
explosion of the Internet has
only served to increase the hype
machine. Individual websites
hyping potential finalists have
been created, and football
programs have also been known
Darren McFadden
to generate Heisman campaigns
by sending out mousepads,
CDs and even bobbleheads pumping up their candidate.
Archie Griffin is the only player to win the award twice
51 Named after John W. Heisman, a legendary college coach
instrumental in the development of the game of football on and off
the field in the late 19th century and early 20th century, the award
is given annually to the best individual player in college football.
Offensive players have dominated (40 running backs and 24
quarterbacks are among the 72 winners), but no full-time receiver
has captured the honor since Michigan’s Desmond Howard in
1991.
Modeled after New York University back Ed Smith, the Heisman
may now rank as the second most famous pose in New York
behind the Statue of Liberty’s. The legacy of the Heisman Trophy,
entering its 72nd year, stretches from coast to coast, and could
expand across the Pacific Ocean to where Hawaii quarterback Colt
At the very first voting held in 1935,113 people determined Chicago
halfback Jay Berwanger as the top player in college football. In
2007, more than 900 people had a say in Chio State quarterback
Troy Smith’s victory, including members of the media and former
Heisman trophy winners.
The Heisman ranks as one of the ultimate honors in sports. The
professional ranks name Most Valuable Players, but the very best
individuals can rack up multiple awards over the course of a career.
Because of the nature of college football, there has been just a
single two-time winner (Chio State running back Archie Griffin in
1974 and 1975) since 1935. In fact, some of the biggest news
about the 2007 Heisman Trophy centers around preseason favorite
Darren McFadden, a junior running back from Arkansas. The
runner-up to Smith last Decembefr, he’s the only returning finalist
from 2006 for an award that ha® never been given to a freshman
or sophomore. After his runner-up showing in year number two,
however, McFadden enters his junior campaign as one of the
favorites to break the recent stranglehold on the award held by
quarterbacks. Signal-callers have captured six of the last seven
awards, and no Southeastern Conference player has held the
trophy since Florida’s Danny Wuerffel in 1996.
Whenever the Heisman name is mentioned, people instantly recall
fond memories of winners past. Television helped propel Desmond
Howard to the 1991 award after his now-famous pose following
a 93-yard punt return for a touchdown against rival Chio State.
And who can forget Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch’s sleight
of hand in pulling off a 63-yard touchdown catch on a reverse pass
that ended Cklahoma’s 20-game winning streak and vaulted him
into the driver’s seat for the 2001 honor.
No matter who the 2007 winner is or what football program he
leads, one thing is certain: no matter what happens for the rest of
his life, the trophy will cement his status as one of college football’s
all-time greats. Mi
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return for a touchdown in the Game of the Century, the Nebraska vs.
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The Sooners had not lost a game since a 28-21 setback to Notre Dame on September
26, 1953. Following a tie against Pittsburgh, Wilkinson made several lineup changes
and in their next game, Oklahoma defeated Texas in the annual Red River Rivalry in
Dallas. The streak was under way.
The 1953 season ended with nine straight wins, including a victory over Maryland in
the Orange Bowl. Three undefeated seasons would follow, with the
Sooners earning National Championships in 1955 and 1956.
One of the keys to success was a run-oriented offense that made
ample use of quick handoffs and option pitches. During the streak,
the Sooners’ second-string team was considered better than most
of the first string squads in the country. The architect was the stoic
Wilkinson, who was known for running sharp, crisp practices.
“One of coach Wilkinson’s traits was that no one was going to outcondition his players," Bowman says.
The seeds for the 1957 upset were planted a year earlier when the
Sooners visited South Bend in the first meeting ^ince that 1953
defeat. Oklahoma may have been out for blood-and got it in the first
few plays of the game.
Early in the contest, Notre Dame’s Paul Hornung, who would go on
to win the Heisman Trophy, took the ball out of a shotgun formation
and was flattened by All-America linebacker Jerry Tubbs.
“Our linebacker knocked his teeth out,” Bowman says. “That set
the pattern.”
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Oklahoma went on to a 40-0 victory, the school’s first-ever win
over Notre Dame.
The streak had become an enormous source of pride for a
state that was still shedding the Dust Bowl image of the Great
Depression. Keeping it going would be difficult in 1957, since
the Sooners had lost many star players, including Tubbs and
quarterback Jimmy Harris. But Oklahoma won their fjrst seven games of the season,
with the one close call being a 14-13 win over Color^fdo.
Notre Dame, meanwhile, had endured its first losing season in 24 years in 1956. And as
the showdown with the Sooners approached, the Fighting Irish were just 4-2, losing its
last two games to Navy and Michigan State by a combined score of 54-12.
Brennan, who replaced the legendary Frank Leahy, was under fire. But the bulk of the
players who had taken their lumps in 1956, were starting to come together, even if the
Irish didn’t have the results to show for it. Brennan says that he added “a few wrinkles"
to the game plan, such as calling the defensive signals from the sidelines to take the
pressure off the linebackers. “If it was a bad call, it would be my bad call," he says.
A record crowd of 63,134 filled the stadium for a game that was broadcast nationally
by NBC, with Lindsey Nelson and Red Grange calling the action. They watched as the
Sooners moved to the Notre Dame 13 on their first possession, but a surprise pass
attempt failed on fourth down. It was the closest Oklahoma got to the endzone all day.
They gained just 98 yards on the ground while the Fighting Irish, led by fullback Nick
Pietrosante, rolled up 169.
But Notre Dame also struggled in putting points on the board early on. As was the
custom at the time, substitutions were not done individually, but as an entire unit. “It was
a goofy rule and all the coaches hated it,” Brennan says.
Neither the first nor second teams could find the end zone and the
game was still scoreless early in the fourth quarter. It was at that
point that Irish quarterback Bob Williams began a 20-play, 80-yard
drive.
recalls a half century later. “We were waiting for the fifth quarter."
That quarter never came. Notre Dame had its redemption and
the upset sparked a late-season surge that would help move the
Fighting Irish into the top 10 of the final Associated Press poll by
the time the season was over.
“He called a terrific ball game. I never think he got enough credit,”
Brennan says of Williams. “That last drive, he did it all by himself.”
Wilkinson, who suffered just his ninth defeat since taking over at
Oklahoma in 1947, told his players they had nothing be ashamed
of. But could it have been prevented?
After Monty Stickles kicked the extra point, Oklahoma had two
more possessions. Wilkinson used a different quaterback in each
one, but to no avail. An interception by Williams sealed the deal
and Oklahoma's incredible run had come to an end.
“The coaches, for some reason, were worried about this game
more than others," says Bowman, who would go on to a career in
coaching and then spend more than three decades as executive
director of the Oklahoma Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
As the clocked counted down, the public address announcer
asked that the crowd stand up and give the players a hand. They
did before sitting down in stunned silence.
“They ran us all week until we could hardly walk. They over-prepared
our football team.”
“I can’t blame them,” Brennan says. “No one likes to lose.”
Oklahoma’s players entered the locker room not wanting to believe
the game was over.
“No one had taken their gear off. We just sat there,” Bowman
Bowman remembers that at halftime, All-America halfback Clendon
Thomas told him that his legs were “spent,” probably from the
exhaustive workouts.
Whatever the reason, Owen Field fell silent late in the afternoon of
November 16, 1957. The streak was over. And just as Wilkinson
predicted, the college football world still talks about it today. ^
Myths and Legends
There are two sides to every story, and TDI looks at both sides of a few of
them in the world of college football.
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By Jon Cooper
College football history is tilled with stories that are romanticized or embellished over time. While there’s not
nearly enough space to tackle them all. Touchdown Illustrated chose three myths and legends to investigate.
Myths and Legends
Myth #1
strength In Returning Numbers
top 25. use returned 15 starters (10 of them on defense). Only
three top-25 schools — #7 Wisconsin and #9 Virginia Tech (each
with 16) and #14 UCLA (20) had more returning starters than the
Winning or losing a rivalry game can give a program a huge lift or
deliver a devastating blow when it carries over into the following
Trojans.
season.
Mandel believes that where there is parity in the number of
returning starters — the top 25 averaged 12.6 returning starters
— there is also a danger in putting too much stock in the number
Of course, how much carryover actually goes into a new season is
debatable and can skew the next season’s polls. The key phrase
when considering carryover is “returning seniors" and that often
holds a lot of weight.
“Number of returning starters is the single most influential criteria
used by pollsters and prognosticators in forming preseason
expectations of teams," Stewart Mandel says, college football writer
and author of the book. Bowls, Polls & Tattered Souls: Tackling the
Chaos and Controversy that Reign Over College Football.
“Obviously, much depends on whether that team was
good or bad the year before, but assuming most
people use last year’s final poll as the ‘starting
point,’ then returning starters is the first item
used to start rearranging."
Heading into the 2007 season, the
University of Southern California topped
the preseason Associated Press
of returnees.
“It’s most important when the numbers are extreme — i.e. if a team
returns 18 starters, that’s a strong testimonial, and if a team returns
just seven or eight starters, it’s pretty valid reason to believe that
team is in for a rebuilding season," he says. (The preseason top 25
averaged 12.6 returning starters.)
“Where I think it gets pretty overrated is in between. There’s really
not much difference between 14 returning starters and 11 returning
starters, and, in fact, the pure number is almost meaningless. What
if a team returns 15 starters, but the seven it lost were its seven
best players? What if a team returns 10 starters, but seven or eight
of the projected ‘new’ starters are veterans who’ve had extensive
playing time as backups or injury fill-ins?"
So should UCLA, which returned 10 starters on each side of
the ball and has the added feather in its cap of defeating USC
in their regular season finale last season, feel better than say,
defending national champion Florida, which returns only six
starters from last year (the fewest in the top 25) and only one
starter on defense?
Before starting in with the jokes about “Urban blight,"
remember that the team the Gators beat in last season’s
National Championship Gajne, Ohio State, entered 2006 with
10 returning starters and only two on defense.
Mandel, who has been a part of the polling process for more
than a decade, warns that numbers on paper are just that and
while they should be examined, too much consideration could
backfire.
In recent years, one SEC school has provded that if you have
talented players who have been around the program for
several years, starting experience will not be as big a factor.
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“Georgia has had several teams recently that lost a bunch of
starters but managed to contend for the SEC title yet again,
2005 being a good example, when quarterback D.J. Shockley
was replacing a four-year starter [David Greene] but was
himself a talented fifth-year senior. That team surprised
everybody and won the SEC."
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Bring on the Night at LSU
A fall Saturday night in Baton Rouge is hardly a storybook setting,
unless you’re Stephen King or the LSU football team.
Since 1960, the Tigers have compiled a 187-62-4 record in home
night games — that's a .747 winning percentage — and easily
beats their 16-21-3 (.438) ledger during the day.
“I don’t think that it’s that much louder, if it is at all louder, than
it is at Georgia or Florida or Tennessee,” he says. “It’s just the
atmosphere is unique because of the culture here, because of the
music and the food and the party atmosphere that is created by
the people.”
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As for LSU’s perceived daytime weakness, Hawthorne suggests
the schedule offers the answer. Since 2000, 19 of the Tigers’ 20
losses have come to ranked teams or conference foes. Eight of
those losses came to teams ranked in the top 10 and only five of
those were at home.
“They really started playing night games back in 1931," Tigers'
longtime announcer Jim Hawthorne says. “Believe it or not, the
actual reason they put lights on the stadium and started playing at
night was because it was so hot [during the day].”
Hawthorne adds that giving a few more hours of anticipation to
the passionate fans who start camping out at 4:00 p.m. Friday
afternoon, helps create a more intense atmosphere.
“The only reason that the Tigers play during the day is because
they’re playing the best teams in the nation and the games are
moved to the afternoon,” he says. “Therefore, it’s more difficult to
win those games. Most people don’t even think of that when they
talk about, ‘Oh my God, they can’t win in the afternoon.’
But Hawthorne denies there’s anything mystical going on at night
at a stadium, that after a late game-winning touchdown pass in a
1988 game against Auburn, shook so that the vibration registered
on the seismograph in the school's Department of Geology across
“The fans have become more and more used to the fact that if you
want to play all your games at night, go 3-11 every year," he adds
with a laugh. “We’d never have to worry about playing one during
the day.”
campus.
Myth Debunked: Tiger Stadium’s nighttime dominance doesn’t
mean that LSU is tougher at night than during the day.
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Myths and Legends
Myth #3
There’s No Place Like Home
On paper, there’s comfort in having your archrival come to your
house.
But games aren’t played on paper, and playing host can become an
albatross around the home team’s necks.
Take for example the Auburn-Alabama rivalry. Arguably the fiercest
rivalry in southeastern — if not all of — college football, the Iron
Bowl can be played anywhere and can feature an unranked team
against an unbeaten one, but none of that matters.
“In a rivalry game, it doesn’t matter where you play," Auburn head
coach Tommy Tuberville says. “I’ve lost to [Alabama] here at our
stadium. So where you play the game really doesn’t make that
much of a difference."
Tuberville can afford to be gracious, as his Tiger teams have
beaten the Crimson Tide five straight times and have never lost in
Tuscaloosa. But the visiting team has won on the opponent’s turf
six times during his tenure.
The interstate equivalent of The Iron Bowl is the Auburn-Georgia
game, which is commonly referred to as the Deep South’s Oldest
Rivalry. The teams have met 110 times, with Auburn leading the
series 53-50-8. Since 1997, the road team has won seven times.
The road also has been kind in the annual battles between intrastate
rivals Florida State and Miami and Florida State and Florida. In the
Miami-FSU series, the home team has split the last six meetings
and the teams have split the last 10 games. In the hotly contested
Florida-Florida State tilts, the home team has held serve only once
in the last four years.
Big rivalries aren’t limited to the South and neither is the tradition of
rude guests. Amongst the rudest visitors are the participants of the
Backyard Brawl between Pittsburgh and West Virginia (Pittsburgh
leads the series, 59-37-3). The series began in 1895 and is among
the most bitter in the nation. Obviously home field hasn’t meant
much, as over the last 10 years the visitor has won five times. The
Mountaineers have won four of the last five brawls, yet since 1997,
no team has won more than two in a row (something WVU will try
and accomplish this year in Morgantown).
One notable exception to the rude guest phenomenon is the annual
Oregon-Oregon State game, referred to as The Civil War. Over
the past decade, the host team’s fans have gone home happy
every time and four games have been decided by at least three
touchdowns.
Myth Debunked: Home may be where the heart is, but when
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America’s “greatest popular spectacle”
By Michael Oriard
5J As you drop onto your bleacher seat or settle into something
plusher in a newly renovated stadium, you undoubtedly are looking
forward to more than a football game. You might have come from
a tailgate party that started several hours before kickoff. As a fan
of college rather than professional football, you probably enjoy
the atmosphere and the pageantry—the bands and cheerleaders
and school mascots, the rival fight songs and the raucous student
sections where yesterday's card sections have given way to
painted faces and cheers spelled out on bare stomachs. Tailgates
are fairly recent, but these other trappings are nearly as old as
college football itself, and to fans over the years they have been as
important as the actual football on the field. This was certainly the
case in the intercollegiate game’s early days, when baseball was
the national pastime" but football quickly developed into what the
Literary Digest \u 1922 called “our greatest popular spectacle."
Just how quickly is truly remarkable. The first intercollegiate football
game, between Princeton and Rutgers, was played in 1869, after
which a small handful of elite northeastern universities organized
the sport in the early 1870s. By 1889, 25,000 fans were attending
the Thanksgiving Day championship game in New York, and
millions more were reading about it in newspapers throughout the
country as the game spread everywhere. Already it was as much a
spectacle as a sport.
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Take a look at a typical illustration in Harper's Weekly 'm 1888 (Figure
1: Harper's Weekly, December 10, 1888). Notice that the fans are
in the foreground of the picture, the players tiny in the distance.
The artist tried not so much to capture the game, but instead the
experience of watching it. Notice also that the cheering fans are
distinctly well-dressed. Baseball was the people’s game. Football
began as a spectator sport for the social elite—only about one
percent of Americans went to college at this time—then spread to
the masses. Among other pleasures, college football gave ordinary
middle-class folk a chance to do what rich people did (football was
a lot cheaper than yachting or polo.)
The accounts of the games in the newspapers of the day tell the
same story: about half of the typical report explained what happened
on the field; the other half described who attended the game. This
excerpt is from the New York Herald's coverage of the HarvardYale game in 1892:
The crowd was magnificently representative of the best interests of
the Eastern and the highest aims of our Middle States. The sturdy
blood of the Puritans “cheek by jowl” with that of the lusty Dutch
settlers of New Amsteredam. The Russells, the Winthrops, the
Lawrences, the Prescotts, the Abbotts, the Ameries, the Bayers,
the Longfellows, the Adamses and the Quincy's of Massachusetts,
were scattered among the Van Rensselaers, the Depews, the Van
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Dusers, the Lorillards, the Stuyvestants and the Van Hornes, of
New York.
These “scions of names that first made pluck and endurance tell
on harder fought fields than those of football" were surrounded by
“the great mass of undergraduates, the eager, tumultuous student
life throbbing with excitement and rivalry yelling itself hoarse for the
love of Alma Mater and
the hope of victory."
students borrowed their “Brek-ek-ek-ex-ko-ax-ko-ax, Oh-op, Ohop, Parabalou!" from Aristophanes’ The Frogs, while Yale’s bulldog
mascot. Handsome Dan, made his debut in 1889. Young women
wore chrysanthemums in the distinctive colors of their favored
school a tradition that would continue to be associated with
college football into the 1940s (Figure 2: 1910 Harper’s Weekly.
Yale was also one of several schools where each class wrote its
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“Building Leaders Through Football ”
Compared to other
sports, college football
was a spectacle on
the field—the swirling
chaos
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bodies,
suddenly
interrupted
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football was also a
spectacle of a sport
that few played but
many watched, though
in an active rather
than passive way. And
the sport increasingly
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pageantry of bands,
cheerleaders,
school
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majorettes.
Homecoming ceremonies, pep rallies, bonfires, and all the rest that
we now take for granted.
Harvard, Yale, and Princeton (the “Big Three”) invented the basics
of football spectacle as well as the game itself (they also, along the
way, created the first ethical controversies—over “slugging” and
“tramp athletes” who were blessed with more physical than mental
muscle—but that’s a different story).
Each school had its own colors and its trademark cheer. Princeton
students broke out their “locomotive" cheer (“Rah, rah, rah! Tiger,
Tiger, Tiger! Sis, sis, sis! Boom, boom, boom! Aaaaah!”) in the
1880s, several years after they formed the first pep club. Yale
own school song (Cole
Porter wrote the one that
endured at Yale), until the
institutions finally settled
on the signature fight
songs that we know today.
Many also tried on various
nicknames and mascots
until they found the ones
that fit just right.
College football spectacle
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streets on Thanksgiving
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by the
1890s became a holiday
consecrated to football.
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played on Thanksgiving.
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site to New York, where
larger
facilities
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from all of the universities
could most easily gather.
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anyway. Within a decade,
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25,000 New Yorkers and
New Englanders, then
30,000-40,000 in the early 1890s as organizers found larger
venues.
Newspaper accounts described not just the game and its own
spectacle but also the eruption of riotous students in the hotels,
along the city’s thoroughfares, and at the saloons and theaters in
the notorious Tenderloin district after the game. As early as 1882
the New York Times described students and their companions
parading to the game up Broadway and Fifth Avenue in four-horse
coaches and tally-hos draped with school colors, “waving hats and
canes, cheering themselves hoarse, and blowing tin horns with
much more energy than the average fish peddler” (Figure 3a and
3b: 1894 Truth and 1901 Saturday Evening Post).
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When riotous post-game celebrations became too much like actual
riots in the early 1890s, with drunken, rowdy students hauled off to
jail and their exploits reported in all of the newspapers, university
officials put an end to the Thanksgiving Day bacchanal in New
York; but not before Thanksgiving had become a day for football
throughout the country. As more and more schools took up the
game, many of them added to the traditions handed down from the
Big Three. Organized cheerleading began at Minnesota in 1898
and Minnesota and Michigan first played for the Little Brown Jug
in 1903. Several southern colleges chose female “sponsors" to
act the role of fair lady at a medieval tournament for whom their
“knights" jousted on the field. Texas A&M had its first pre-game
bonfire in 1909. Illinois staged the first Homecoming weekend in
1910, the same year that Cal’s cheering section performed the first
card stunt, in the Big Game with Stanford.
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Football spectacle took a quantum leap in the 1920s, as stadiums
sprouted like dandelions. Harvard had built the first great stadium in
1903, followed by the Yale Bowl and Princeton’s Palmer Stadium in
1914. Ohio State and Vanderbilt started the building boom among
non-Ivy League universities in 1922, with ten more stadiums—
including the Los Angeles Coliseum—rising in 1923, and Chicago’s
Soldier Field a year later. Writers inevitably compared these new
American amphitheaters to the Roman Colosseum, which as one
of them noted could have been dropped into the Yale Bowl with
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The writer in 1922 who called college football “our greatest
popular spectacle" was responding to these massive bowls and
horseshoes. The 75,000 fans at Chio Stadium or the 120,000
at Soldier Field for Notre Dame-USC within a few years, were
themselves a spectacle not seen since ancient Rome. In these
monumental new stadiums cheering and marching bands and
halftime shows became more highly organized. Before the 1920s,
all cheerleaders had been male, since such public display would
have been inappropriate for proper young women (some schools
held out against female cheerleaders into the 1940s and 1950s).
In the 1920s, young women began showing up on the sidelines to
lead the cheers, modestly attired in long skirts and loose sweaters.
Cver time as skirts rose and sweaters shrank, ogling became
an important part of the spectacle for males in the stands. Drum
majorettes also sent heads spinning. A certain Miss Betty Bailey—
who strutted for SMU in 1935—had Los Angeles sportswriters
in a tizzy when the Mustangs played UCLA, then returned for the
Rose Bowl in January, “to raise the temperature in our town about
seven degrees." With its “aerial circus" passing game, SMU was
the decade’s most spectacular team on the field as well as at
halftime.
All of this provided a great deal of topics for writers. In the 1920s,
observers contrasted the spectacle, the “color and display,"
of college football to the simpler, more leisurely experience of
watching baseball. In the 1930s, they denigrated professional
football for lacking this essential element of the college game. Even
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game, however, we've lacked the props—^that is, bands, organized
cheering, mass meetings and football girls—^which make college
football a pageant." Besides “spectacle," the word always
associated with college football during these decades was “spirit."
Pros played for money to win. But the spirit to do or die for dear
old Rutgers was supposedly what made college football more than
a mercenary battle. And the spectacle of college football fed into
this spirit while allowing everyone in the stadium to participate.
Time magazine twice, in 1930 and 1935, put “Football’s Public" on
its cover, as the sport’s true hero. Fans at college football games
were not just spectators but were themselves part of the spectacle
enjoyed by everyone else.
Over the decades, new traditions have continually emerged. The
Ohio State marching band dotted its first “i" in 1936. Traveler,
use s Trojan horse, first galloped around Los Angeles Coliseum
in 1961. The marching bands at historical black colleges were
a well-kept secret for most of the country until the 1960s, when
Grambling introduced the rest of the football world to Sousa mixed
with Motown. Instead of a student in a costume, LSU keeps a real
Bengal tiger in a cage. The University of Washington claims to
have invented “the wave," in 1981. Until an SEC ban on the term,
Florida-Georgia boasted “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail
Party." There is likely not a college or university that does not have
its own traditions, part of the spectacle without which the games
would not be as meaningful.
Today, we often take the special atmosphere of college football,
the result of smaller stadiums and a hundred years of history, for
granted. Other sports may have appropriated many of its elements,
but the college football experience remains unique. And if you look
down onto the field, you might even catch a game being played.
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University. His latest book, Brand NFL: The Making and Selling of
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Year-By-Year Records
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 PF
Sox Harrison
3-3-0
Sox Hamson
4-1-0
Sox Hamson
5-2-0
Sox Harrison
2-4-0
Sox Harrison
3^
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^
0^1
Sox Harrison
Sox Harrison
14-0
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
34-0
Art McComb
0-5-1
Art McComb
34-0
Art McComb
3-5-1
Art McComb
1-6-0
Art McComb
1-8-0
Bob Thurbon
54-0
Bob Thurbon
3-4-0
Bob Thurbon
44-1
Bob Thurbon
34-1
Loyal Park
34-1
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
88
83
212
46
131
19
40
11
6
0
PA
53
38
30
76
86
88
6
98
72
131
191
45
70
7
19
20
62
82
45
83
135
79
44
173
139
131
117
91
139
116
84
113
204
42
154
154
146
139
119
116
73
93
147
193
103
53
111
127
114
114
113
123
129
132
224
Coach
1%7
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
80
25
118
154
224
59
18
39
27
80
14
PSAC PSAC
W-L-T Rank
1-3-1
2-2-1
1-5-0
1-5-0
14-1
4-2-0
14-1
6th
T4th
7th
6th
7th
2nd
6th
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
IMUiam 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
Overall
W-LJ PF
2-7-0
2-7-0
44-1
9-1-0
9-1-0
3-5-1
44-1
5-2-2
8-3-0
64-0
3-6-1
3-6-1
4-6-0
6-2-1
4-6-0
9-2-0
8-2-0
8-2-0
54-1
7-3-0
3-8-0
54-1
8-3-0
9-3-0
74-0
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
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
PSAC PSAC
W-T,-T Rank
PA
224
307
203
89
155
158
203
127
156
174
123
247
148
84
84
14-0
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
24-0
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
24-0
24-0
24-0
2-4-0
3-3-0
24-0
5-1-0
5-1-0
5-1-0
3-3-0
110
144
210
209
283
283
184
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190
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131
255
207
155
223
230
304
347
218
209
260
196
259
93
172
202
253
222
163
202
253
357
398
314
279
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6th
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1st
1st
3rd
T2nd
5th
1st
3rd
T5th
4th
T4th
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T2nd
T2nd
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6th
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1st
2nd
4th
3rd
2nd
T2nd
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T3rd
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T4th
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Orville Bailey (1939^0)................................2
Art McComb (1946-55) .............................. 10
Bob Thurbon (1956-59)................................. 4
Loyal Park (1960-61).....................................2
Jim Hazlett (1962-65) ................................... 4
WiUiam Cutcher (1966-68)............................ 3
Bill McDonald (1969-78)............................ 10
Denny Creehan (1979-84)............................ 6
Steve Szabo (1985-87)................................... 3
Tom Hollman (1988-99).............................. 12
Lou Tepper (2000-05)................................... 6
Scott Browning (2006-pres.)......................... 1
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All-Americans
FIai*laii Hill Trophy
Two Edinboro University football players
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 re
ceiver 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 accolades from Kodak/ American Eootball
Coaches Association, second team recognition
from Football Gazette, and third team status
from Associated Press.
Cole rushed for 1,507 yards and set Penn
sylvania State Athletic Conference records for
touchdowns (24) and points (148). He led the
Fighting Scots to the PSACWest title, a 8-3
record and a number seven ranking in the final
Division II poll.
Priester was runnerup to North Dakota
State quarterback Chris Simdom in 1990 when
the Bison claimed the Division II national title.
Priester was the PSAC Western Division CoPlayer of the Year in 1990. He was also recog
nized 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.
Three years ago Andre Burke (below) made
a run at the Harlon
Hill Trophy, as the
tailback
was
a
Northeast Region
semifinalist. Burke
ended up with a
school-record 1,713
yards and 19 TDs.
Elbert Cole, a 1989
finalist, with the
Harlon Hill Trophy.
2006
Ben Stroup, LB - 1st team AP Little All-America;
1st team Football Gazette; 2nd team Daktronics;
hon. ment. D2Jbotball.com
Kyle Witucki, TE ~ 2nd team Daktronics; hon.
ment. D2football.com
Chris Amico, DT — 2nd team Football Gazette
2005
Greg Bzorek, OT - 2nd team AP Little AllAmerica; 2nd team D2Jbotball.com; 2nd
team Daktronics 3rd team Football
Gazette; 3rd team GollegeSportsReport.com
Chris Amico, DT — 1st team Football Gazette;
2nd team Daktronics
Chris Avery, CB — 2nd team D2Jbotball.com;
2nd team Daktronics; 3rd team Football
Gazette; 3rd team GollegeSportsReport.com
Chris Kaczor, C — 3rd team Football Gazette
2004
Greg Bzorek, OT - 3rd team AP Little AllAmerica; 2nd team D2Jbotball.com; hon. ment.
Football Gazette
Andre Burke, TB — 2nd team D2Jbotball.com;
3rd team Football Gazette
Seth Fragale, OLB ~ hon. ment. D2fix)tball.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 AFGA; 1st
team, AP Little All-America; 2nd team
Football Gazette; 2nd team D2Football.com
Brandon Nicodemus, OG - hon. ment.
D2Football.com
2001
Sean McNicholas, P ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
Brandon Nicodemus, OG — hon. ment. Football
Gazette
All-Americans
1993
Mike Kegarise, OL - 1st team AP Little AllAmerica, third team Football Gazette
Jason Perkins, LB - 2nd team AP Little AllAmerica; second team Football Gazette
1992
Mike Kegarise, OL -- 3rd team AP Little AllAmerica; 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 Little All-America;
1st team Football Gazette
Jason Perkins, LB ~ 2nd team Football Gazette
Georj Lewis, DB ~ 3rd team Football Gazette
John Messura, DL — hon. meht. Football Gazette
1990
Ernest Priester, WR ~ 1st team Kodak/AFGA;
1st team AP Little All-America; first team
Football Gazette
Curtis Rose, OL — 1st team AP Little All-America;
first team Football Gazette
Lester Frye, RB ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
Jeff Jacobs, DL — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1989
Jim Krentz, LB ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Bob Jahn, WR ~ hon. ment. AP Little All-America
1976
Howard Hackley WR - 2nd team NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
David Green, RB ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Ron Gooden, MG - hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
George Miller, DB — hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
1972
Jim Romaniszyn, RB - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America; hon. ment. NAM All-America
1971
A1 Raines, RB - 2nd team NAM AllAmerica; 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. NAM All-America
Paul Burkell, OG ~ hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Joe Sanford, QB - hon. ment. NAIA All-America
Rich lorfido, LB ~ 2nd team NAM Little
All-America
1975
David Sei^, DB - 2nd team NAM Little All-
America
David Green, RB - hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Rich Holmes, FB ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America
Ron Gooden, MG - hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon, ment. AP Little All-America
Rick Vomadore, OT ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Howard Hackley, WR - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
CoSIE>A Academic
All-America
2000
Mark Weidner, OG — second team
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
1970
Pat Schuster, DE — third team
1993
Jason Perkins, LB — second team
1969
NOTE: The Sports Information Department is currently
researching all football honors. Pleasefeelfree to contact
the office with additional information.
Ebby Hollins, DL ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America; hon. ment. Kodak All-America
A1 Raines, RB ~ hon. ment. NAM Little
All-America
A1 Raines, RB ~ hon. ment. NAM All-America
1966
John Ferraro - AP Little All-America
i960
Dave CFDessa, OL — hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
George Miller, DB - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
1973
Bob Miseyka, OG ~ hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
Elbert Cole, RB - 1st team Kodak/AFGA; 2nd
team Football Gazette; 3rd team AP Little
All-America
Ernest Priester, WR ~ 3rd team AP Little AllAmerica; 3rd team Football Gazette
Joe Brooks, OL - 2nd team Football Gazette
Flal Galupi, QB - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Michael Willis, FS — hon. ment. Football Gazette
Ron Hainsey OL — hon. ment. Football Gazette
Chip Conrad, DT ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
1988
Elbert Cole, RB - hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Michael Willis, FS — hon. ment. AP Little
Sean
McNicholas
Brandon Nicode
mus
Rob
Barney
Todd
Rogacki
Curtis
Rose
Micheal
Sims
Matt
Gentile
Gary
Lhotsky
Larry
Jackson
Steve
Russell
Mike
Edwards
Mike
Kegarise
Michael
Willis
Bob
Cicerchi
Tom
Kisiday
Jim
Romaniszyn
All-America
1999
Rob Barney TE ~ hon. ment.Football Gazette
1998
Todd Rogacki, OG - hon. ment. Football Gazette
Gerald Thompson, TB - hon. ment. Football
Gazette
1997
/
1996
Brian Decker, DB - 3rd team Football Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL ~ 2nd team AP Little AllAmerica; 2nd team Football Gazette
Michael Sims, LB ~ 2nd team AP Little AllAmerica; 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;
3rd team AP Little All-America
Steve Russell, DB - 2nd team Football Gazette
Jeremy O'Day, OL — hon. ment. Football Gazette
1986
Scott Dodds, QB - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
1984
Ray Bracy, DB - hon. ment. APLittle All-America
Jim Trueman, K - 3rd team NGAA Division II
All-America
Todd Rogacki, OT - hon. ment. Football Gazette
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1978
Mike Edwards, LB ~ hon. ment. Football Gazette
1982
Rick Ruszkiewicz, K ~ Kodak All-America
College Division I
Barry Swanson, C ~ hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
Mark Swiatek, OT - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
1981
Bob Cicerchi, LB — AP Little All-America
Tom Kisiday OG ~ AP Little All-America
Ron Link, DT - AP Little All-America
1980
Tim Beacham, WR — hon. ment. NAIA AllAmerica; hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Jim CoUins, DT — hon. ment. NAM All-America;
hon. ment. AP Little All-America
Ron Link, DT — hon. ment. NAIA All-America
1979
Ken Petardi, DB - hon. ment. AP Little
All-America
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All-Time Records
Rushing
Career Rusliing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Gerald Thompson, 1995-98 .............. 4,410
Larry Jackson, 1991-94 .....................4,237
A1 Raines, 1%9-71 ........................... 3,399
Elbert Cole, 1986-89 ..........................3,341
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 .......................1,900
Floyd Faulkner, 1984-87 ................... 1,845
Andre Burke, 2004 ........................... 1,713
Keith CoUier, 1981-83 .......................1,684
Derrick Russell, 1990-92 ................... 1,673
Brandon Munson, 2001-03 ................ 1,648
Bob Mengerink, 1969-71 ................... 1,435
Rich Holmes, 1974-75 .......................1,302
Jim Romanisz3m, 1970-72 ..................1,266
Damon Chambers, 1982-84 ...............1,227
Ulysee Davis, 2005-06 .....................1,222
John Williams, 2000-01 .....................1,206
Season Rushing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Andre Burke, 2004 ........................... 1,713
Gerald Thompson, 1998 ................... 1,698
Larry Jackson, 1994 ..........................1,660
Lester Frye, 1990...............................1,630
Elbert Cole, 1989.............................. 1,507
A1 Raines, 1971 ................................ 1,358
Gerald Thompson, 1995 ................... 1,281
Dave Green, 1975 ............................. 1,239
Larry Jackson, 1992 ..........................1,218
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
Elbert Cole, 1988 ................................ 909
Brandon Munson, 2003 .......................895
Jim Romaniszyn, 1972 ........................ 859
19.
20.
Game Rushing Yards
1. Gerald Thompson ....316 vs. Califomia(Pa.)
'98
2. A1 Raines.............. 295 vs. Geneva '69
3. Larry Jackson........275 vs. Mansfield '94
4. Bernard Henry...... 263 vs. Mercyhurst, '00
5. Tony Brinson..........248 vs. Cheyney'%
6. Gerald Thompson . .237 vs. Bloomsburg '98
7. 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
Passing
Career Passing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Jody Dickerson, 1991-94 ................... 7,299
Justin Bouch, 2002-04 .......................7,013
Hal Galupi, 1987-90 ..........................5,650
Blair Hrovat, 1981-84 ........................ 5,103
Chris Hart, 1993-96 ..........................3,550
Jude Basile, 1973-75 ..........................3,382
Scott Dodds, 1984-86 ........................ 3,292
Brian Caldwell, 1997-98 ................... 3,240
Jim Ross, 1986-89 ............................. 2,578
Trevor Harris, 2006 .......................... 2,547
Season Passing Yards
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Receiving
A1 Raines, 1970 ...................................833
Floyd Faulkner, 1986 ......................... 824
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 ............................... .1,911
Jim Ross, 1987 .................................. .1,903
Jody Dickerson, 1994...................... .1,873
Jody Dickerson, 1992...................... .1,855
Chris Hart, 1995 ............................. .1,803
Scott Dodds, 1986............................. .1,752
Blair Hrovat, 1982 ......................... .1,702
Brian CaldweU, 1998 ...................... .1,661
Chris Hart, 1996 ............................ .1,635
Blair Hrovat, 1983 .......................... .1,595
Career Receptions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
9.
10.
Ernest Priester, 1986-90 .......................148
Howard Hackley, 1973-76 ....................135
Ryan Valasek, 2003-06 ........................ 132
Wrentie Martin, 1989-92.......................131
Quentin Ware-Bey, 1995-98 ..................123
Justin Lipscomb, 2001-04 ..................... 115
Lateef Walters, 1991,93-94 ....................91
Tun Beacham, 1977-80 ..........................91
Elbert Cole, 1986-89 ............................. 89
Cleveland lYatt, 1985-88 ........................78
John Toomer, 1985-88 ............................78
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and
Season Receptions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ryan Valasek, 2006 ...............................64
Justin Lipscomb, 2004 ........................... 53
Wrentie Martin, 1992 ............................50
Ernest Priester, 1989 ............................. 49
Ernest Priester, 1990 ..............................47
Howard Hackley, 1976 .......................... 47
7. Lateef Walters, 1994 /.............................44
GUbert Grantlin, 1995 ............................44
9. John Toomer, 1988 .................................43
10. Justin Lipscomb, 2Ck)3............................39
Wrentie Martin, 1991 ............................39
The Fighting Scots
A Winning Combination!!!
Game Receptions
1. Lateef Walters........12 vs. HUlsdale, 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. GlenviUe 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
DanBissontz..........8 vs. East Stroudsburg,'68
Charles PoUick...... 8 vs. East Stroudsburg, '68
Game Passing Yards
1. Trevor Harris........ 437 vs. Shippensburg'06
2. Scott Dodds.......... 376 vs. Fairmont St. '86
3. Trevor Harris
353 vs. Lock Haven '06
Justin Bouch
353 vs. East Stroudsburg
'02
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14
15.
16
17.
18
19
20.
Hal Galupi.............351 vs. Indiana(Pa.) '90
Jody Dickerson...... 334 vs. Hillsdale '94
Justin Bouch ..........304 vs. Bentley'04
Blair Hrovat........... 300 vs. Cahfomia(Pa.), '82
Hal Galupi.............299 vs. Califomia(Pa.), '90
Jodv Dickerson...... 278 vs. American Interna
tional'94
Brian CaldweU...... 277 vs. GlenviUe St.'98
Jody Dickerson...... 276 vs. New Haven '93
MikeHUl .............. 275 vs. CaUfomia(Pa.),'76
Mike Dodds .........271 vs. Lock Haven'86
Jody Dickerson...... 269 vs. Qarion '93
Chris Hart .............263 vs. Hillsdale'96
Hal Galupi.............261 vs. Youngstown St. '89
Brian CaldweU.......... 259 vs. Carson-Newman
'98
Blair Hrovat........... 256 vs. West Liberty'83
Steve Tryon........... 255 vs. Califomia(Pa.) '01
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All-PSAC Honorees
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
Larry Jackson, RB
1995
Pat Schuster, DE
Michael Sims
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)
PSAC Rookie of
Hie Year
1990
Mario Houston, DB
1991
Jody Dickerson, QB
1995
Gerald Thompson, RB
1996
Tyson Cook, K
2003
Raji El-Amin, DB
2006
Jody Dickerson
Trevor Harris, QB
PSAC Coach of
the Year
1975
BiU McDonald
1989
Tom HoUman
1995
Tom HoUman
2003
Lou Tepper
2005
Lou Tepper
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Tom HoUman
Chris Amico, DT (1)
A J. Cousins, NG (1)
Chris Kaczor, C (1)
Damion Malott, SS (1)
Ben Stroup, LB (1)
RyanValasek,WR(l)
Kyle Witucki, TE (1)
Houston Brown, RB (2)
Tom Davidson, FS (2)
Trevor Harris, QB (2)
Kody Robertson, P (2)
Jim Soltis, OLB (2)
2005 Chris Amico, DT (1)
Chris Avery, CB (1)
Greg Bzorek, OT (1)
AJ. Cousins, NG (1)
Seth Fragale, OLB (1)
Chris Kaczor, C (1)
Ben Stroup, LB (1)
C.J. Trivisonno, TE (1)
Justin Bouch, QB (2)
Kelvin Collins, RB (2)
Greg MacAnn, DE (2)
Jim Soltis, OLB (2)
Ryan Valasek, WR (2)
2004 Justin Bouch, QB (1)
Andre Burke, TB (1)
Greg Bzorek, OT (1)
A J. Cousins, DL (1)
Seth Fragale, LB (1)
Justin Lipscomb, WR (1)
Kody Robertson, PK (1)
Chris Amico, DL (2)
Chirs Avery, DB (2)
Tom Davidfson, DB (2)
Chris Kaczor, OG (2)
2003 Justin Bouch, QB (1)
Raji El-Amin, DB (1)
Jermaine Hughley, LB (1)
Justin Lipscomb, WR (1)
Anthony Peluso, OG (1)
Matt Phillips, RB (1)
Chirs Avery, DB (2)
Greg Bzorek, OT (2)
Seth Fragale, LB (2)
Eugene Grooms, DL (2)
Chris Kaczor, OG (2)
Eric Neavins, DL (2)
C J. Trivisonno, TE (2)
Joe Valvolda, C (2)
2002 James Cowart, LB (1)
Eugene Grooms, DL (1)
Sean McNicholas, P (1)
Brandon Nicodemus, OL (1)
Alonzo Roebuck, RB (1)
Joe Valvoda, OL (1)
Elliott Page, DB (2)
Dave Smith, DL (2)
2001 Foster Johnson, LB (1)
Sean McNicholas, P (1)
Brandon Nicodemus,OL (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Joe Valvoda, OL (1)
Eugene Grooms, DL (2)
JeffRichardson, DB (2)
Greg Tarbell, OL (2)
2000 Derrick Davis, DB (1)
Bernard Henry, RB (1)
Jermaine Hughley, LB (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
Stephane Lubin, WR (2)
1999 Chris Buehner, WR (1)
Bernard Henry, RB (1)
Stephane Lubin, RS (1)
D.K. McDonald, DB (1)
Dave Smith, DL (1)
John Smith, DL (1)
Rob Barney, TE (2)
Dan Caro, LB (2)
Sean McNicholas, P (2)
1998 Dan Caro, LB (1)
James Dumas, DB (1)
2006
Todd Rogacki, OT (1)
Gerald Thompson, RB (1)
Quentin Ware-Bey, WR (1)
Dave Sadler, DB (1)
Melvin Austin, OT (2)
Tyson Cook, P & PK (2)
1997 Todd Rogacki, OT (1)
Jesse Hannan, DL (1)
Dan Caro, LB (1)
Brian Decker, DB (1)
Tom Scarpone, C (2)
Quentin Ware-Bey, WR (2)
MattStultz,DL(2)
Ed Mattie, LB (2)
Tyson Cook, P (2)
1996 Jeremy O'Day, OT (1)
Todd Rogacki, OG (1)
Corey Keyes, TE (1)
Tony Brinson, RB (1)
Mike Sims, LB (1)
Matt Gentile, DL (1)
Jeff Traversy, DL (1)
Brian Decker, DB (1)
Denorse Mosely, DB/RS (1)
Tyson Cook, P (1)
Tyson Cook, K (2)
Gerald Thompson, RB (2)
1995 Todd Henne, TE (1)
Jesse Trevino, OG (1)
Gilbert Grantlin, WR (1)
Gerald Thompson, RB (1)
Pat Schuster, DE (1)
Jeff Traversy, DL (1)
Mike Sims, LB (1)
Keith Cushenberry, DB (1)
Det Betti, C (2)
Jeremy O'Day, OG (2)
Tony Brinson, RB (2)
Gilbert Grantlin, WR (2)
Bryan Lambert, DL (2)
Marty Williams, DB (2)
1994 Jeremy O'Day, OT (1)
Jody Dickerson, QB (1)
Larty Jackson, RB (1)
Pat Shuster, DE (1)
Mike Edwards, LB (1)
Steve Russell, DB (1)
Todd Henne, TE (2)
Lateef Walters, WR (2)
Bryan Lambert, DL (2)
Mike Sims, LB (2)
Keith Cushenberry, DB (2)
Marty Williams, DB (2)
1993 Mike Kegarise, OL (1)
Larry Jaclaon, RB (1)
Jody Dickerson, QB (1)
Russell Cray, DL (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Steve Russell, DB (1)
Gary Lhotsky, P (1)
Gordie Hitchcock, C (2)
Tony Tighe, OT (2)
Mike Edwards, LB (2)
Mario Houston, DB (2)
1992 Mike Kegarise, OT (1)
Scott Nickel, OG (1)
Larry Jackson, RB (1)
Anthony Ross, DL (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Mike Barnes, DB (1)
Georj Lewis, DB (1)
Gary Lhotsky, P (1)
Brian Heebsh, TE (2)
Russell Cray, DL (2)
1991 Curtis Rose, OL (1)
Lester Frye, RB (1)
John Messima, DL (1)
Jason Perkins, LB (1)
Georj Lewis, DB (1)
Brian Heebsh, TE (2)
Wally Spisak, OL (2)
Mike Kegarise, OT (2)
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All-PSAC Honorees
Wrentie Martin, WR (2)
Mike Barnes, DB (2)
Gary Lhotsky, P (2)
1990 Curtis Rose, OG (1)
Ernest Priester, WR (1)
Lester Frye, RB (1)
Jeff Jacobs, DL (1)
Wade Smith, DB (1)
Wally Spisak, OT (2)
Brad Powell, OG (2)
John Baumann, PK (2)
John Messura, DL (2)
Matt Miller, DL (2)
A1 Donahue, LB (2)
Mario Houston, DB (2)
1989 Joe Brooks, OG (1)
Dave Pinkerton, C (1)
Ernest Priester, WR (1)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Michael Wayne, LB (1)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Randy Mcllwain, TE (2)
Ron Hainsey OT (2)
Hal Galupi, QB (2)
Chip Conrad, DL (2)
John Williams, LB (2)
Wade Smith, DB (2)
1988 John Toomer, WR (1)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Chip Conrad, DL (1)
Michael \Wlis, DB (1)
Ron Hainsey, OT (2)
Joe Brooks, C (2)
Cleveland Pratt, WR (2)
Darren Weber, PK (2)
Jeff Jacobs, DL (2)
Michael Wayne, LB (2)
1987 Mark Courtney, OT (1)
Elbert Cole, RB (1)
Mike Raynard, P (1)
Cleveland Pratt, WR (2)
Flloyd Faulkner, RB (2)
Ed Jozefov, DL (2)
A1 Donahue, LB (2)
Mike Wetherholt, DB (2)
1986 Scott Dodds, QB (1)
Bob Suren, TE (1)
Floyd Faulkner, RB (1)
John Cardone, DE (1)
Michael Willis, DB (1)
Ross Rankin, RB (2)
Ernest Priester, WR (2)
Dave Nye, OG (2)
Mike Raynard, P (2)
1985 Mark Perkins, WR (1)
Dave Span, RB (1)
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Jim Britt, OT (1)
Chuck Murray, DL (1)
Rob Lewis, DL (2)
Mark Merritt, OL (2)
1984 Ray Bracy DB (1)
Jim Britt, 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)
^983 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)
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 Roimds, 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)
1980 Tim Beacham, WR (1)
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 Matuscak TE (2)
1979
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 Sobecld, CB (2)
1978 Dave Gallagher, OG(l)
Bobjahn, WR(1)
Jkn 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)
1977 Lee Barthelmes, OT (1)
Dave Gallagher, OG (1)
Bob Jahn, 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)
1976 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 Hegl, P (1)
1975 RickVomadore,OT(l)
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 Vomadore, OT (1)
John Bayer, DE (1)
Mike Schnirel, LB (1)
George Miller, DB (1)
Howard Hacldey WR (2)
Ron Gooden, DL (2)
Jim McQure, 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)
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1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
1964
1963
i960
1959
1958
1954
John Guerra, P (2)
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)
A1 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)
John Petchel, it (1)
John Chakot, OT (2)
Ebby Hollins, DL (1)
A1 Raines, RB (1)
Steve Hamm, LB (1)
Paul BurkeU, 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 AU-PSAC
(hm) ~ honorable mention
Dave Smith was a four-time All-PSAC selection,
earningfirst team honors in 1999,2000 and2001.
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2006 All-PSAC Teams
Western Division
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
(tie)
PK
RS
P/flWgr
Joe Ruggiero
Eddie Emanuel
Brandon Lombardy
Chris Morgan
Pat Ferguson
Marc Fluddleston
Ryan Valasek
le Witucki
Mike Butterworth
Jason Capizzi
Dave Livengood
Kerry Robbins
Chris Kaczor
Tim McCutcheon
Nick Wallace
Howard Chavous
Western Division
Tirst Team Offense
School
Califomia(Pa.)
Clarion
Califomia(Pa.)
lndiana(Pa.)
Shippensburg
Caufomia(Pa.)
Edinboro
Edinboro
Slippery Rock
IndianafPa.)
Indiana(Pa.)
Shippensburg
Edinboro
Califomia(Pa.)
lndiana(Pa.)
Shippensburg
Ht
6-2
5-9
6-0
6-0
5-9
6-0
5-9
6-3
6-7
6-9
6-2
6-0
6-2
5-9
5-8
Wt
195
Yr.
224
205
178
205
175
237
320
315
285
282
293
305
185
167
JrJr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
JrJr
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Jr
Fr.
Jr
253
278
275
240
245
230
191
215
205
181
180
190
170
180
Jr.
Sr.
Jr
Jr
Jr
So.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr
Jr
Sr.
Fr.
200
Tirst Team Offense
DL
DL
Chris Amico
A.J. Cousins
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
Kirby Griffin
Cory Lacek
Jimmy Simmons
Terrence Jackson
Jaron Nalewak
Rob Plowman
LB
DB
Ben Stroup
Damion Malott
DB
DB
DB
P
Edinboro
Edinboro
James Rockymore
David Show
Dwaon Woodard
Kyler Ford
Shippensburg
•ok Haven
Leo
Clarion
Shippensburg
Edinboro
Edinboro
6-0
6-1
Califomia(Pa.)
Slippery Rock
Clarion
lndiana(Pa.)
Shippensburg
Incuana(Pa.)
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-0
6-0
6-1
6-1
5-10
5-10
6-0
5-10
5-11
Offensive Player of the Year: Chris Morgan, lndiana(Pa/
Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Stroup, Edinboro
Rookie of the Year: Trevor Harris, Edinboro
Coaeh of the Year: Lou Tepper, lndiana(Pa.)
Second Team Offense
QB
RB
Trevor Harris, Edinboro
Houston Brown, Edinboro
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
PK
(tie)
RS
Walter Crump, Shippensburg
Aaron Dykes, Shippensburg
Nate Forse, Califomia(Pa.)
Pierre Odom, Clarion
Rafael Smith, Lock Haven
Matt Foradora, Clarion
Adam Lanzendorfer, Lock Haven
Zack Snyder, Clarion
Bron Clouser, Slippery Rock
Akil Patterson, Califomia(Pa.)
tie in 1st team
Ryan Daniel, Slippery Rock
Jamie Reder, Shippensburg
Jermaine Moye, Califomia(Pa.)
Second Team ’D^ense
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
Clint Forsha, Slippery Rock
Jason Groller, Shippensburg
Anthony Guerra, Indiana(Pa.)
Matt Scott, Indiana(Pa.)
Willie Walker, Califomia(Pa.)
Frank Duffy, Shippensburg
Brian Mohr, Califomia(Pa.)
Matt Morris, Clarion
LB
Jim Soltis, Edinboro
DB
DB
DB
DB
Quinton Cobb, Indiana(Pa.)
Tom Davidson, Edinboro
Josh Kemp, Califomia(Pa.)
John Sharbaugh, Shippensburg
P
Kody Robertson, Edinboro
Eastern Division
Pos.
QB
RB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
Name
Jim Terwilliger
Josh Heck
Osagie Osunde
Brent Steinmetz
Dominique Curry
Evan Prall
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
PK
RS
Jason Henley
Luke KukUcK
Ryan Devlin
K^e Habel
Kevin O'Neill
Wynton Shelton
Kermis Jones
Jon Koenig
Evan Prall
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
P
Jamel Felder
Mike Grosso
Scott Keating
^anDnnyai
Greg Tnoman
Rob Biemat
Lateef Ferguson
Jayson Frank
Jimmy Lewis
Brian Bingnear
Tyree Cooper
Brandon Belton
Tyler Trettin
Anthony Belasco
M
Eastern Division
First Team Offense
School
East Stroudsburg
Bloomsburg
West Chester
West Chester
Cheyney
East Stroudsburg
West Chester
Kutztown
Bloomsburg
West Chester
East Stroudsburg
West Chester
Bloomsburg
West Chester
Bloomsburg
East Stroudsburg
Ht
6-0
5-6
5-10
5-9
6-3
6-0
6-0
6-4
6-2
6-4
6-4
6-1
6-1
6-2
5-11
6-0
Wt
172
209
210
195
211
190
245
232
295
321
280
293
295
170
190
Vn
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
First Team Offense
6-2
Cheyney
Kutztown
6-3
6-0
Bloomsburg
6-1
Millersville
6-1
East Stroudsburg
6-2
Bloomsburg
6-1
West Chester
6-2
East Stroudsburg
6-1
West Chester
6-0
Kutztown
6-1
Cheyney
6-1
Millersville
6-2
Bloomsburg
West Chester
5-11
Offensive Player of the Year: Jim Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg
Defensive Player of the Year: Dan Latorre, Bloomsburg
Rookie of the Year: Lateef Ferguson, West Chester
Coaeh of the Year: Danny Hale, Bloomsburg
233
255
290
285
273
225
220
238
230
180
175
200
198
200
So.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Second Team Offense
QB
RB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
OT
OT
OG
OG
C
PK
RS
Bill Zwaan, West Chester
Maurice Adams, Kutztown
Matt Brunetti, East Stroudsburg
Kevon Calhoxm, Mansfield
/ Brahin Bilal, Bloomsburg
♦ Brett Harbach, Kutztown
Elfren Quiles, Kutztown
tie on 1st team
Mark Maynard, West Chester
Dave Shemaria, Bloomsburg
Nick Cresta, Kutztown
Daryll Watson, Cheyney
Bryan Scruggs, Bloomsburg
Alex Walsh, West Chester
Maurice Adams, Kutztown
Second Team Defense
DL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
P
Zac Barton, Bloomsburg
Jarrod Linn, Millersville
Andrew MarsteUer, East Stroudsburg
David Montgomery, West Chester
James Thorpe, West Chester
Justin Allen, Cheyney
Don Chominski, Kutztown
Dave Pacchioni, East Stroudsburg
Andre Turner, Mansfield
Anthony Gallup, West Chester
Mike Gardier, Mansfield
Mike Mignogno, West Chester
Marcus Waddy, Bloomsburg
Ryan Nye, Kutztown
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Robson and Wolf Honored as
2006-07 Tod Ten Award Winners
Pete Nevins Scholar-Athletes of the Year
FALL
Zac Barton, Bloomsburg
(Football / Berryville, Va.)
^ Nicole Blaesser, lUP
(Cross Country / Oxford, Pa.)
Sarah Brandon, Kutztown
(Volleyball/Gibsonia, Pa.)
Mike Butterworth, Slippery Rock
(Football / Northern Cambria, Pa.)
Anthony Cellitti, lUP
(Football / Apollo, Pa.)
>■
Chris Robson
Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Cross Country / Middleburg, Pa.)
Julie Karcher, West Chester
(Soccer / Hatboro, Pa.)
Jamie Wolf
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Commissioner Steve Murray has announced
that 1,420 student-athletes from the league will be recognized as “Scholar-Athletes” for
the 2006-07 academic year.
Headlining the list of recipients are this year’s Pete Nevins Scholar-Athletes of the
Year, as selected by the league’s sports information directors. Lock Haven University’s
Chris Robson was named the male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Clarion University’s
Jamie Wolf gained the same honors on the women’s side. The 1,420 scholar-athletes
account for approximately one third of the 5,200 + student-athletes in the
PSAC. Commissioner Murray will award each scholar-athlete with a certificate of
distinction.
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 17th year of existence, the awards were renamed this year to honor East
Stroudsburg s long-time sports information director Pete Nevins, who passed away in
January 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.
^ Rachael Lanzel, Edinboro
(Cross Country / St. Marys, Pa.)
► Chris Robson, Lock Haven
(Cross Country / Lewisberry, Pa.)
^ Jim Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg
(Football / East Stroudsburg, Pa.)
WINTER
► Alex Clemsen, Edinboro
(Wrestling / Moberly, Mo.)
>■ Jamir Gates, Cheyney
(IndoorTrack & Field /Chester, Pa.)
► Katie Glaws, lUP
(Basketball / North Canton, Ohio)
► Ashley Grimm, Clarion
(Basketball / Sugarloaf, Pa.)
► Katie Kline, West Chester
(Basketball / Pennsville, N.J.)
► Seth Martin, Lock Haven
(Wrestling / Selinsgrove, Pa.)
^ Brad Rager, California
(Indoor Track & Field / Bristol, Pa.)
Robson graduated with a 3.86 GPA in health and pre-physical therapy. A four-time
Top 10 Award winner, Robson earned an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship and will
pursue a doctorate in physical therapy at the University of Delaware.
► Andi Rose, Slippery Rock
(Indoor Track & Field / Wheeling, W. Va.)
The distance specialist earned All-America honors this past season by finishing eighth
in the steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. He posted the league’s
fastest effort for 2007 in the event at the PSAC Championships, winning his second
consecutive title with a time of 9:03.28, which also established a new school record. He
was an All-PSAC performer in cross country with a 16th-place finish in 27:15 at the
PSAC Championships, helping Lock Haven earn the team title. He earned a 27thplace finish at the East Regional to help guide the Bald Eagles to another team
championship and aided LHU’s llth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. He has
been a key member of the Bald Eagle squad that has won four consecutive PSAC
Cross Country Championships and three of the last four NCAA East Region
Championships.
► Jamie Wolf, Clarion
(Swimming & Diving / South Park, Pa.)
Wolf graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA in molecular biology. The 2007 NCAA II
Female Diver of the Year, Wolf won both the 1- and 3-meter national championships
while setting the NCAA 1-meter diving record with 453.75 points. She is a three-time
NCAA II Female Diver of the Year (2007, 2005, 2004) and has won an NCAA record
seven national championships in eight tries. She also has been named Clarion's
Female Athlete of the Year and a Winter Top 10 selection three times. Wolf has
accepted an NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship and will attend Ohio State University
and where she will major in molecular genetics.
Additionally, ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA named Wolf the 2007 At-Large Academic
All-America of the Year for the College Division, which, in addition to swimming and
diving, recognizes the sports of bowling, crew, fencing, golf, gymnastics, field hockey,
ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, tennis, and water polo for NCAA II, III and NAIA.
Sean Strauman, lUP
(Indoor Track & Field/South Park, Pa.)
SPRING
Lisa Baumgartner, Clarion
(Tennis / West Middlesex, Pa.)
>■
► Jeff Craig, Kutztown
(Baseball/Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)
^ Dan Gal, Bloomsburg
(Tennis / York, Pa.)
► Amber Hackenberg, Bloomsburg
(Outdoor Track & Field / Middleburg, Pa.)
► Jennifer Hansen, Slippery Rock
(Outdoor Track & Field / Charleston, W. Va.)
>■ Erin Richard, Clarion
(Outdoor Track & Field / Erie, Pa.)
► Chris Robson, Lock Haven
(Track & Field / Lewisberry, Pa.)
► Jeff Weiss, Slippery Rock
(OutdoorTracks Field/Avella, Pa.)
► Ryan Wyland, Mansfield
(Baseball / Williamsport, Pa.)
>■ Mallory Zelawski, lUP
(Lacrosse / Clarence, N.Y.)
Longest Plays
j The Cactus Bowl
E
Offensive linemen Greg Bzorek and LaMi ont Singleton continued the tradition of EdinI boro Fighting Scots playing in the Cactus Bowl
\ in January 2006. (NOTE: The 2007 contest was
J suspended.) For a number of years Division II
1I football
teams had an all-star game named the|
Snow Bowl, which was played in Fargo, Northi
i Dakota. In 2000 the contest was moved tol
Kingsville, Texas and renamed the Cactusl
Bowl. The contest features the top small col-|
lege seniors in the country. Edinboro has had atI
least one representative in every Cactus Bowli
(aka Snow Bowl) but one, with a streak of eighti
straight years. Here's a complete list of tiie|
Fighting Scots who have performed in the Cac-tus Bowl Division II All-Star Game.
1994
1995
1996
1997
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Jason Perkins, LB
Mike Kegarise, OL
Gary Lhotsky, P
Lateef Walters, WR
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 PhUlips, RB
Greg Bzorek, OT
LaMont Singleton, OG
Longest Rusliing
Plays
Yds....Name, Opponent, Year
99.... Lester Frye vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1991
92 Derrick Russell vs. Bloomsburg, 1990
91.... A1 Raines vs. Waynesburg, 1971
91.... Joe Sanford vs. Waynesburg, 1991
88
Dave Green vs. Saginaw Valley, 1975
87.... Bernard Henry vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1999
85.... A1 Raines vs. Lock Haven, 1969
85.... Gordon Kidder vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1956
84.... Jim Concilia vs. Shippensburg, 1957
83.... Larry Jackson vs. MiUersville, 1993
80.... A1 Raines vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1970
79 Floyd Faulkner vs. Shippensburg, 1986
79.... Joe Sanford vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1970
Longest Passing
Plays
Yds ..Names, Opponent, Year
92.... Stewart Ayers to Tim Beacham vs.
Shippensburg, 1980
91.... Chris Hart to Denorse Mosley vs.
Califomia(Pa.), 1996
87.... Scott McKissock to Jim Romaniszyn
vs. West Chester, 1971
83.... Blair Hrovat to Eric Bosley vs. Lock
Haven, 1982
82.... Rick Shover to Bill Kruse vs.
Westminster, 1979
80.... Jim Ross to Ernest Priester vs. Clarion,
1987
80.... Joe Sanford to Jim Romaniszyn
vs. Clarion, 1971
79.... Jody Dickerson to Terry Roberts
vs. Elizabeth City State, 1993
78 Trevor Harris to Rich Cerro vs.
Shippensburg, 2006
77.... Hal Galupi to Ernest Priester
vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1990
76 .Jim Ross to Daryl Cameron
vs. Mansfield, 1987
76.... Jude Basile to Rod Jones vs.
Kenyon, 1974
Longest Field
Goals
Yds ..Name, Opponent, Year
53.... Sean McNicholas vs. East Stroudsburg,
2000
Greg Bzorek
52.... Tyson Cook vs. HUlsdale, 1997
52.... Darren Weber vs. lndiana(Pa.), 1987
49 Sean McNicholas vs. GlenvUle St., 1999
48.... Tyson Cook vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1997
47.... Kody Robertson vs. East Stroudsburg,
2004
47.... Sean McNicholas vs. Clarion, 1999
47 Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Bloomsburg, 1981
47 Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1979
45.... Sean McNicholas vs. East
Stroudsburg, 2001
45.... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. CaUfomia(Pa.),
1980
44.... Sean McNicholas vs. Shippensburg, 2001
44.... Jim Trueman vs. CaUfomia(Pa.), 1984
44.... Rich Ruszkiewicz vs. Qarion, 1980
Longest Pnnts
Yds....Names, Opponent, Year
82.... Kevin Conlan vs. Clarion, 1983
72.... Sean McNicholas vs. Califomia(Pa.), 2000
70.... Mike Abbiatici vs. MiUersville, 1980
67.... Dan Chisholm vs. West Liberty, 1946
66.... Sean McNicholas vs. Ashland, 2002
66.... BUI Burford vs. Youngstown St.,
1989
65.... Sean McNicholas vs. Shippensburg,
2002
65.... Sean McNicholas vs. Gannon, 2001
65.... Tyson Cook vs. Cheyney, 1997
65....Tyson Cook vs. Univ. at Buffalo, 1996
65.... Scott Rupert vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1994
65.... Gary Lhotsky vs. Shippensburg, 1992
65 Mike Abbiatici vs. MUlersvUle, 1980
65.... Dan Fiegl vs. Fairmont State, 1976
Longest Kickoff
Returns
Yds....Name, Opponent, Xear
100 ....Qeveland Pratt vs. Lock Haven, 1987
100 ....Eric Bosley vs. West Liberty, 1984
99.... Bernard Henry vs. Califomia(Pa.), 2000
98
Tim Beacham vs. MUlersvUle, 1977
97 Gary Gilbert vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1961
95.... Tim Beacham vs. Shippensburg, 1980
95.... Jim ConciUa 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, 1%7
90.... Willie MUler vs. Bridgeport, 1964
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Longest Punt
Returns
Yds....Name, Opponent, Year
85.... GUbert Grantlin vs. Mansfield, 1995
85 Ken Petardi vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1978
85.... Ja6k McCurry vs. Shippensburg, 1971
82.... Tim Beacham vs. Qarion, 1980
80.... Floyd Faulkner vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1986
70.... John Mikovich vs. CaUfomia(Pa.), 1965
70 .Jim ConciUa vs. Mansfield, 1956
62.... Jim Romaniszyn vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1972
58.... Mike Gaul vs. New Haven, 1981
55 Tim Beacham vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1980
55 Rich Riffle vs. Geneva, 1966
Longest
Interception
Returns
Yds....Name, Opponent, Year
102 ....Jack Case vs. Brockport State, 1962
99 ..Chris Avery vs. CaUfomia(Pa.), 2005
90.... Chuck Lodge vs. Califomia(Pa.), 1949
85.... Steve Russell vs. Shippensburg, 1992
85 WiUie Curry vs. Fairmont State, 1976
84.... Franklin vs. SUppery Rock, 1987
71 ..Dennis Creehan vs. CaUfomia(Pa.), 1%9
69 Foster Johnson vs. Ashland, 2000
69.... Ken Petardi vs. Indiana(Pa.), 1978
67 Jeff Richardson vs. Lock Haven, 2001
67 Brian Decker vs. Cheyney, 1997
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All-Time Team
Dear Fans:
AU-Time Team ... Part of
SesquicenteiiTiial Celebratioii
As part of Edinboro University's 150th anniversary, the Sesquicentennial, the Edinboro Athletic
Department announced its all-time athletic teams during the course of the 2006-07 year. We wish to
thank the many individuals who took the time to send in nominations and give us your thoughts on
who should make up Edinboro's All-Time Football Team. Your input was invaluable.
Ofifense
Quarterbacks
Defensive Line
Justin Bouch ('05)
6'3" 205 Brackenridge, PA
Jody Dickerson ('94) 6'0" 183 McKees Rocks, PA
Joe Sanford ('71)
5'11" 185 Conneaut, OH
Ron Gooden ('74)
Ebby Hollins ('70)
Rick Jordan ('83)
Ron Link ('81)
John Messura ('91)
Steve Nishnick ('68)
Pat Schuster ('95)
Dave Smith ('02)
Riuinine Backs
Jody Dickerson
Elbert Cole ('89)
Gary Gilbert ('60)
David Green ('76)
Larry Jackson ('94)
A1 Raines ('70)
Gerald Thompson ('98)
5'9" 180
5'8" 138
5'10" 200
6'1" 207
5'9" 180
5'11" 212
Rochester, NY
Shaler, PA
Jacksonville, NC
Pittsburgh, PA
Aliquippa, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Wide Receivers
5'10' 158 Maitland, EL
Tim Beacham ('80)
Howard Hackley ('76) 5'9" 168 Canonsburg, PA
Ernest Priester ('90) 5'9" 175 Cleveland, OH
Jim Romaniszyn ('70) 6'1" 195 Titusville, PA
Tight Ends
Corey Keyes ('96)
C.J. Trivisonno ('05)
6'3" 228 Homestead, PA
6'4" 250 Kirtland, OH
Offensive Line
David Green
Defense
Joe Brooks ('89)
Paul Burkell ('71)
Greg Bzorek ('05)
Mike Kegarise ('93)
Tom Kisiday ('81)
Jeremy O'Day ('96)
David O'Dessa ('60)
Curtis Rose ('91)
Barry Swanson ('82)
Joe Valvoda ('03)
250
5'9" 185
6'6" 315
6'6" 310
6'0" 200
6'3" 280
5'9" 250
6'3" 278
6'1" 225
6'2" 290
6'1"
Youngstown, OH
Erie, PA
Saxonburg, PA
Milan, OH
Ambridge, PA
Lockport, NY
Shaler, PA
Logan, OH
Jamestown, NY
Mantua, OH
6'4"
6'2"
6'2"
6'3"
6'0"
6'3"
6'2"
6'3"
250 Tonawanda, NY
200 Aliquippa, PA
225 Jamestown, NY
250 Oak Ridge, NJ
265 Rochester, NY
280 Waterford, PA
230 Bradford, PA
250 -Polk, PA
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190 Parma, OH
210 Washington, PA
220 Emporium, PA
205 Ambridge, PA
225 Cheektowaga, NY
225 Geneva, OH
220 Pittsburgh, PA
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Defensive Backs
Chris Avery ('05)
Brian Decker ('96)
Georj Lewis ('92)
Jack McCurry ('71)
Ken Petardi ('77)
Steve Russell ('94)
David Seigh ('73)
Michael Willis*('88)
5'9" 170
6'0" 192
5'9" 175
5'10''180
6'0" 170
6'0" 187
5'11''185
6'0" 185
Berea, OH
Portville, NY
Connellsville, PA
Bakerstown, PA
Euclid, OH
Pittsburgh, PA
Johnstown, PA
Maitland, FL
Jim LeCorchick
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Punters
6'2" 205 Bridgeport, WV
Gary Lhotsky ('92)
Sean McNichol^ ('02) 6'4" 220 Kirtland, OH
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Rick Ruszkiewicz ('82) 5'8" 158 Pittsburgh, PA
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through the grueling practice sessions in August. Our “August Snacks Program”
has been a huge success. I can’t tell you how appreciative our players are of these
generous donations. This is the seventh consecutive year that the community has
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This marks the 22st season that I have
been fortunate enough to be a member of
the Edinboro football staff. During that time
it has been very gratifying to see the response
of local organizations in assisting Edinboro
football. In recent years the service organiza
tions has provided invaluable assistance,
including running the 50/50 raffles. We look
forward to working with these organizations
again this year, and thank them for their
support of Boro Football.
Sincerely,
Scott Browning
Head Football Coach
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OTHER OFFICES
Lehigh Valley
Pittsburgh
Bloomsburg C5“3)
Sept.l
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
CW.POST
at Califomia(Pa.)
EDINBORO
at Clarion
at West Chester
at Kutztown
MILLERSVILLE
at East Stroudsburg
CHEYNEY
INDIANA(PA)
W,
L,
L,
W,
L,
W,
W,
W,
2007 PSAC Standings
42-28
13-31
41-42
52-10
28-44
49-32
42-28
35-26
CalifomiaCPa.)
Aug. 27
Sept.l
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
EAST
STROUDSBURG
GLENVILLE STATE
BLOOMSBURG
at Cheyney
CLARION
at Indiana(Pa.)
at Lock Haven
EDINBORO
at Slippery Rock
at West Chester
SHIPPENSBURG
at Central State
at Indiana(Pa.)
CALIFORNLA(PA)
at Edinboro
LOCK HAVEN
at Howard
fVt 1'^
FAST
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
STROUDSBURG
at Kutztown
MILLERSVILLE
at Bloomsburg
WEST CHESTER
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
W,
26-3
34-13
31-13
57-0
56-0
38-12
27-3
26-8
22-13
L,
L,
L,
L,
W
L,
22-28
14-80
0-57
23-41
30-19
14-41
L, 6^2
L, 21-40
L, 0-16
Indiana(Pa.) C7“i)
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
CHEYNEY
at East Stroudsburg
MILLERSVILLE
at Slippery Rock
CALIFORNLA(PA)
EDINBORO
at Lock Haven
at Clarion
SHIPPENSBURG
at Bloomsburg
w.
w.
w.
80-14
38-23
45-0
w. 34-31
L, 12-38
w. 27-7
w. 44-13
w. 38-31
Rxitztowii C4"5)
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
California(Pa.)
Indiana(Pa.)
Slipperv Rock
EDINBORO
Shippensburg
Clarion
Lock Haven
5-0
4-1
at Southern
L,
Connecticut State
w.
at Clarion
w.
SHIPPENSBURG
at Slippery Rock
L,
AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL W,
L,
BLOOMSBURG
L,
at West Chester
w.
CHEYNEY
L,
EDINBORO
EAST STROUDSBURG
at Millersville
30-52
35-13
28-16
945
55-20
3249
0-21
40-21
28-35
Overall
W-I.
Pet.
1.000
2-2
2-2
2-2
.800
.500
.500
.500
0-4
0-4
.000
.000
9-0
7-1
7-2
6-3
3-6
0-9
0-9
Conference Overall
W-L
Pet.
W-L
PSAC East
Clieyney Ci-8)
Sept. 2
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Conference
W-I.
Pet.
PSAC West
West Chester
Bloomsburg
Millersville
Kutztown
East Stroudsburg
Cheyney
4-0
3-1
1.000
8-1
.750
.500
.333
.250
5-3
3-6
4-5
2-2
1-2
1-3
0-3
.000
2-6
1-8
1.000
.875
.778
.667
.333
.000
.000
.889
.625
.333
.444
.250
.111
Last Week’s Results
EDINBORO 35, Kutztown 28
California(Pa.) 22, Slippery Rock 13
Indiana(Pa.) 38, Clarion 31
Shippensburg 56, Lock Haven 10
Bloomsburg 35, East Stroudsburg 26
Millersville 16, Cheyney 0
West Chester 34, St. Joseph's 20
This Week’s Schedule
Thursday, November 1
Slippery Rock at Eock Haven, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 3
Clarion at EDINBORO, 2:00 p.m.
Shippensburg at Indiana(Pa.), 1:00 p.m.
Cheyney at Bloomsburg, 1:00 p.m.
California(Pa.) at West Chester, 1:00 p.m.
Bentley at Millersville, 1:00 p.m.
East Stroudsburg at Kutztown, 1:05 p.m.
PSAC Players of the Week
Mike Washington, WR — West Chester
Eastern Division — Defense
Jesse Cooper, DB - Bloomsburg
Western Division ~ Offense
Corey Manfull, RB — Slippery Rock
Eastern Division ~ Defense
Brian Mohr, LB - CaliforniaJPa.)
Sept.1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 1
Nov. 10
atVMI
EAST
STROUDSBURG
at Millersville
at Yormgstown State
at Cheyney
at Edinboro
CALIEORNLAJPA)
INDIANA(PA)
at Shippensburg
SLIPPERY ROCK
at Clarion
L, 0-20
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
13-58
10-19
3-35
19-30
19-70
3-27
1344
10-56
Pet.
Saturday, October 27
Eastern Division — Offense
from the athletic director
Lock Haven C0-9)
St. Anselm Co-8)
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
EDINBORO
ASSUMPTION
at Pace
CW.POST
at StonehUl
,
at Merrimack /
BRYANT
at Bentley
'
at American
International
SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT ST.
*
L,
3-58 :
L, 21-71 !
L,
9-20 1
L, 1341
L,
7-56 I
L, 14-55 j
L, 2149
L,
6-52 I
j
I
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Shippenshurg C3“h) ^
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
at Shepherd
at Liberty
at Kutztown
WESTCHESTER
EDINBORO
at Clarion
at Millersville
SLIPPERY ROCK
LOCK HAVEN
at IndianaJPa.)
CALIEORNIAJPA)
L,
L,
L,
L,
L,
W,
W,
L,
W,
14-19
14-35 ^
16-28 j
29-34 ^
18-33 I
41-23
23-14
34-38
56-10
Slippery Rock C7“2i)
Aug. 30
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 1
Nov. 10
SETONHILL
MILLERSVILLE
at Bowie State
KUTZTOWN
INDLANAJPA)
at East Stroudsburg
CLARION
at Shippensburg
CALIFORNIA(PA)
at Lock Haven
at Edinboro
W,
W,
W,
W,
L,
W,
W,
W,
L,
51-24
21-5
35-7
45-3
31-34
31-24
41-18
38-34
13-22
West Chester C8-i)
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
at Edinboro
at Delaware
CLARION
at Shippensburg
BLOOMSBURG
at Millersville
KUTZTOWN
EAST
STROUDSBURG
ST. JOSEPH'S(IN)
CALIFORNLA(PA)
at Cheyney
W, 32-16
L, 1441
w. 49-21
w. 34-29
w. 44-28
w. 42-14
w.
21-0
w.
w.
30-15
34-20
Edinboro Football 2007 ♦ Great Things Happen Here!
Thank you for your support of the Annual Athletic
Fund Drive.
Several years from now we may look back and
view 2006-07 as one of the most momentous in many
years. The Fighting Scot athletic teams once again
er^oyed great success, and in some not-so-expected
areas. As Edinboro celebrated its 150* year, it was
marked by a great deal of change - change that will
carry our athletic teams for years to come.
By the time our student-athletes return from
summer break to begin preparations for the 2007-08
season, they'll be able to work out in our newlyrenovated weight room. It's exciting to watch the daytoday changes. When it's all said and done. Fighting
Scot student-athletes will have state-of-the art weight
training and aerobic equipment at their disposal.
That's not all. The McComb Fieldhouse
gymnasium floor will have a new look as well, and
repairs are also taking place in the swimming pool.
I've saved possibly the best for last. During the
winter the Edinboro University Student Government
Association backed a plan to renovate Sox Harrison
Stadium, and it was supported by the administration.
The end result - a new artificial surface at Sox
Harrison Stadium, which should be done in time for
Edinboro's home opener against West Chester on
September 1. In addition, lights will be installed,
opening a myriad of opportunities in the future.
Finally, the scoreboard will be updated.
This project wiQ be a huge bmefit to the athletic
program, but it doesn't end there. The rest of the
campxis community will see the benefits of this
project.
Back to the playing field for a minute. Edinboro
won PSAC Championships in women's cross country
and wrestiing, with the wrestling team also winning
its ninth EWL Tournament in ten years. Gregor
Gillespie became Edinboro's third Division I national
champion in front of a live national audience on
ESPN. That same day Brooke Heath concluded
another outstanding showing at the swimming
national championships. The junior is now an 11-time
All-American. The year ended with the softball team
making its first-ever trip to the NCAA Playoffs.
We're very proud of everything that has been
accomplished, not only this past year but in previous
years. We look ahead to the challenge of 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 SGA is
greatly appreciated. But we can't stop there. Our
Edintoro Family must continue to grow. I 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 tradition, but move forward.
Finally, please spread the word around. The greatest
way we can prosper is by networking, so please teU a
friend or two about the Annual Athletic Fund.
As always, thanks for your support. Please make it
a point to come back at some point this year and see
edinboro university athletic fund drive
lMPORTANT:Comribuiions can be made lo
ihe GbNbRAL FUND, an ENDOWMENT, or
SPORT SPECIFIC " the majority of your gift
will go directly to the sport you designate.
Gifts-in-Kind, Securities. Trusts and Bequests
are now another method of giving.
LIST OF BENEFITS
Appropriate Tax Deduction*...... i
Newsletter (quarterly)................
Recognition (football program)..,
Season Ticket (all events)......... .
Athletic T-Shirt............................
Athletic Sweatshirt......................
Athletic Media Guides................
Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet.
Athletic Dress Shirt............................................................................... <
Season Ticket (family pass, all events)...............................................................v
Dinner with Athletic Director and President
* Under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the amount of a contribution that is deductible for federal income tax purpose is limited to the excess of
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.
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Today's Feature
PLANNIN6 A PARTY OR AN EVEKT?
Edinboro
Meet Ben Harris, Edinboro’s Unknown Senior
by Lectnne Carmichael, Sports Information Grculuate Assistant
For Jie past five years Ben Harris has
gone to football practice, done his job, played in
every single Edinboro game and completed this
whole process almost invisibly.
What position does Harris play?
Harris must be an offensive lineman then.
Sorry, wrong answer. He is even more
unnoticeable than the offensive lineman that
only gets attention when the quarterback or
running back comments on their good
blocking.
The hidden position that Harris plays is the long snapper. Every
time there is a pxmt, point after touchdown and field goal, Harris runs
out with the kicker and holder and snaps the ball. His job is done xmtil
the next kicking opportunity.
"I have been long snapping since I started playing football and I
can't really see myself playing any other position," said Harris. "It's a
spot where no one really Imows when you do good, but if you do bad
every one knows your name. It's nice not being in the limelight. It's nice
not being concentrated on but just going out and doing your job."
Just like the offensive lineman who goes out and gets the job done
without any glory, Harris follows that same concept.
Defensive coordinator, Wayne Bradford said, "Ben takes
tremendous pride in what he does, so there is no one more hard on
themselves than him or his family. He imderstands that you can snap 99
perfect and get a slap on the back but if you snap bad, or it gets partially
blocked, then it is magnified."
To get those 99 perfect snaps Harris puts a lot of time in the off
season. He uses a continuous repetition of snaps, target practice and
different drills for velocity and accuracy on the ball.
On top of the hundreds of reps that Harris does he also works on
flexibility in his hips and shoulders. He does a lot of squats and
sprinting drills to help him get the job done.
Along with doing this work on his own he has also participated in
many long snapping camps to help make him a better snapper.
Harris met his long snapping coach, Shane Hackney, seven years
ago at a specialized camp for long snapping.
"I only see Ben for a few days a year but my first impression of Ben
is that he is a good, honest, hard-working guy who has applied himself
to snapping," said Hackney. "Every year I have seen improvement. He
is very coach-able, very willing to learn the fundamentals of snapping.
The evidence shows when he takes those things we teach him to heart
because when we see him from year to year he has improved and made
progress."
Bradford added, "Ben has a great attitude and work ethic at that
position. Because of our scarce resources in the coaching staff, Ben has
to be very self- driven and there are times when I give him tips but he is
kind of 100 percent self- coached. So he takes tremendous ownership in
doing what he has to do to get ready in terms of number of repetitions
he takes."
Harris's self motivation has brought him closer to the point where
some people such as Hackney think that Hams may have a chance at
professional level.
"He has grown physically, he is bigger and stronger, his technique
has improved and I honestly believe he has the potential to get a look at
the next level" said Hackney. "But it is hard to say because there is a lot
of luck and factors involved in that level."
Harris added, "I would be lying if I said I wasn't hoping for the
pros, but Tm definitely hoping I have a shot. I have the opportunity to
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attend some clinics, combines and tryouts, and see if anyone notices
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More and more NFL teams are signing specialized positional
players to play today. Just a few names on the list are the New England |
Paffiots, Lonnie Paxton, Matt Katula of the Baltimore Ravens, Brad St. |
Louis, file snapper for the Cincinnati Bengals, Ryan Pontbriand of the .
Cleveland Browns, and Mike Leach, the long snapper for the Denver
Broncos.
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Harris not only hopes for a little bit of luck for the next level, but |
also to do well at a clinic at the end of the season hosted by Hackney. ,
"Every January and February, I try to pick the top eight or ten long
snappers that are out there and bring them to New Mexico for a |
weekend," said Hackney. "I evaluate them and work them out a bit and |
film then in different snapping routines. We put together a nice ,
marketing package and we rank them so these individuals and send ^
that out to the NFL."
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"Our films get looked at because we have integrily and we are not |
out there trying to get money. We are trying to put forth the best |
snappers we can find and make sure the NEL knows that they are out
there."
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Even though January may seem so close, Harris would like to add |
some more football memories to his list of great ones at Edinboro.
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Harris's list consists of the last game of the 2004 season when the
Fighting Scots went to Bentley College for the NCAA Playoffs and beat I
them 47-44. This season when Edinboro upset #25-ranked Bloomsburg j
4241 and also in 2004 when Edinboro upset Indiana (Pa.) 38-14.
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As for today against Clarion, Harris will put all of his physical
preparation to work. About an hour and a half before kick off Hams will I
go through his routine of getting ready for one more day to do his job. j
"I have a tendency to get dressed the same way every game," said
Harris. "I always come out really early and get warmed up. I don't talk
to anyone, Tm usually by myself. I try to stay calm because I can't go out
there and get psyched up and then sit around of a half an hour and not
do anything. The more worked up I get the more nervous I get so just
staying calin keeps me relaxed and focused on snapping."
So
today
like every other
game day of
Harris's career at
Edinboro, he will
hope to remain
unnoticed. That
means he did his
job.
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