September 23, 1998
No. 4 Villanova Wildcats(2-1 Overall, 2-0 Atlantic 10)vsNo. 5 William & Mary Tribe(3-0 Overall, 2-0 Atlantic 10)
Saturday, September 26, 1998 -- NoonVillanova StadiumVillanova, Pa.
SERIES INFORMATIONFirst Meeting: 1966, WM 34-14Overall: WM leads 10-5-1Overall Under Talley: 3-5-1Last VU Win: 10/25/97, 20-13Last WM Win: 10/19/96, 30-21Streak: WM has won four of five
Media Information
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RadioGame Coverage - Noon WFIL - 560-AM WJNN - 106.7 FM
Play By Play - Joe EichhornColor Analysis - Ryan Fannon
PhoneTRZ's Teamline (800) 846-4700 ext. 5438TEAM COMPARISON VILLANOVA (3 games) OFFENSE W&M (3 games) 36.3 Points Per Game 31.3 71 First Downs 62 351 Rushing Yards 445 117.0 Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game 148.3 86 Rushing Attempts 109 4.1 Avg. Yards Per Rush 4.1 1,034 Passing Yards 770 344.7 Avg. Passing Yards Per Game 256.7 140 Passes Attempted 78 84 Passes Completed 59 7.4 Avg. Yards Per Pass 9.9 1,385 Total Offensive Yardage 1,215 461.7 Avg. Total Offense Per Game 405.0 32.4 Avg. Kickoff Return 18.2 16.0 Avg. Punt Return 6.0 15 for 42 (36%) Third Down Conversions 15 for 33 (45%) 4 for 8 (50%) Fourth Down Conversions 1 for 1 (100%) DEFENSE 36.3 Avg. Points Per Game 11.3 68 First Downs Allowed 61 645 Rushing Yards Allowed 345 215.0 Avg. Rushing Yards Allowed 115.0 86 Rushing Attempts Allowed 111 4.1 Avg. Yards Per Rush Allowed 3.1 1.034 Passing Yards Allowed 679 344.7 Avg. Passing Yards Allowed 226.3 140 Pass Attempts Allowed 112 84 Pass Completions Allowed 59 7.4 Avg. Yards Per Pass 6.1 1,385 Total Offensive Yardage 1,024 461.7 Avg. Total Offense Allowed 341.3 26.6 Avg. Kickoff Return Allowed 18.4 10.5 Avg. Punt Return Allowed 5.7 21 for 49 (43%) Third Down Conversions Allowed 25 for 53 (47%) 5 for 5 (100%) Fourth Down Conversions Allowed 1 for 3 (33%)
WILLIAM & MARY REPORT: The Tribe enters play this week ranked No. 5 in the nation with a 3-0 overall record and a 2-0 Atlantic 10 Conference mark. William & Mary's three wins have come against Rhode Island (21-13), VMI (49-0) and Northeastern (24-21). The Tribe is averaging 31.3 ppg and giving up just 11.3 ppg. William & Mary is led by standout quarterback Mike Cook who has completed 57-of-76 (75%) for 745 yards and seven touchdowns. He has yet to throw an interception this season. Cook's favorite receivers are Mike Leach (18 receptions, 247 yards, 3 TD) and David Conklin (11 receptions, 163 yards, 1 TD). On the ground, Hameen Ali leads the way with 271 yards on 55 carries and two scores. Tribe punter Mike Leach is second in the league in punting with a 42.5 average. Defensively, Raheem Walker is the team leader in tackles with 32, while Ed Zaptin has recorded a team-high three sacks.
TRIBE HEAD COACH JIMMYe LAYCOCK: The Tribe is led by 19th year head coach Jimmye Laycock who has compiled a 125-81-2 record en route to becoming the school's all-time winningest coach. During his tenure in Williamsburg, Laycock has guided William & Mary to five playoff appearances, two Lambert Cup Trophies and he has led the Tribe to ECAC Team of the Year status on two different occasions. Laycock began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Clemson University from 1971-72. In 1973-74, he was the offensive backfield coach at The Citadel before taking over as quarterbacks coach at Memphis State in 1975-76. Laycock returned to Clemson in 1977 where he was offensive coordinator until taking over the reigns as head coach at William & Mary in 1980. During his tenure at Clemson, Laycock helped the Tigers to two Gator Bowl appearances and one Peach Bowl berth.
Atlantic 10 Football Conference Standings Mid-Atlantic DIVISION
A-10 OverallTeam W L Pct. W L Pct.Villanova 2 0 1.000 2 1 .667William & Mary 2 0 1.000 3 0 1.000Northeastern 1 1 .500 2 1 .667Richmond 1 1 .500 1 2 .333Delaware 0 1 .000 2 1 .667James Madison 0 1 .000 0 3 .000
NEW ENGLAND DIVISION
A-10 OverallTeam W L Pct. W L Pct.Connecticut 1 0 1.000 2 0 1.000Massachusetts 1 0 1.000 1 1 .500Maine 1 1 .500 2 1 .667New Hampshire 0 2 .000 1 2 .333Rhode Island 0 2 .000 0 2 .000The Sports Network(as of 9/21/98)
No Team 1 Youngstown State 2 McNeese St.3 Georgia Southern4 VILLANOVA 5 Hampton6 Hofstra 7 William & Mary8 Northwestern St9 Delaware10 Murray St11 Montana12 Eastern Kentucky 13 Appalachian State 14 Western Illinois 15 Southern16 Florida A&M17 Northern Iowa18 Connecticut19 Northern Arizona20 Troy State21 Weber State 22 Howard23 South Florida 24 Western Kentucky25 Eastern Illinois
Espn/ usa today(as of 9/21/98)
No Team 1 McNeese State 2 Youngstown State 3 Georgia Southern4 villanova 5 William & Mary6 Hofstra7 Hampton 8 Northwestern State9 Murray State 10 Delaware 11 Appalachian State 12 Eastern Kentucky13 Montana 14 Western Illinois15 Connecticut 16 Southern17 Northern Arizona 18 Florida A&M 19 Troy State 20 Northern Iowa21 Weber State22 Western Kentucky23 Stephen F. Austin24 Furman25 Eastern Illinois
1998 Honors
Brian Westbrook -- Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week (9/6)
Chris Boden -- Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week (9/13)
Chris Boden -- ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (9/15)
Brian Westbrook -- Atlantic 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week (9/20)
Injury ReportThe following is the injury report for the William & Mary gameon Sept. 26
--Joe Kavanaugh (Jr./ TE) Injured right knee. Out for W&M.
--David Heckard (Jr./ LB) Injured knee. Out for W&M.
TALLEY'S TENURE: Currently in his 14th season on the Main Line, head coach Andy Talley can feel responsible for every facet of the Villanova football program, having started it from scratch in 1985. In his 14 years at Villanova, Talley has recorded an 90-51-1 mark making him the all-time winningest coach in Villanova history. Talley's 19-year overall coaching record currently stands at 118-69-2. During his career as the Wildcat mentor, Talley has guided Villanova to five NCAA playoff appearances (1989, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997) three Conference titles and one Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy. Last season, Talley garnered the Eddie Robinson Award and the AFCA/GTE National Coach of the Year.
A PERFECT 10: In just three games, sophomore running back Brian Westbrook has already recorded 10 touchdowns, becoming the fastest Wildcat to register 10 scores. The former fastest Villanova player to 10 touchdowns was wide receiver Brian Finneran who tallied 10 touchdowns in five games during the 1997 season. Of Westbrook's 10 scores, five have been rushing, four receiving and one on a kickoff return. Three games into his sophomore year, Westbrook has already scored 21 career touchdowns.
BIG PLAYS: Brian Westbrook has given new meaning to the term big play in 1998. Four of his 10 touchdowns have been of 40 yards or longer. In the season opener versus Pittsburgh, he scored on an 89-yard kickoff return and a 48-yard run off a fake punt. Last week at James Madison, Westbrook registered scoring catches of 69 and 72 yards. For his efforts last week against James Madison, he was named Atlantic 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
ALL-PURPOSE BRIAN: After three games, sophomore running back Brian Westbrook has already tallied 1,063 yards of all-purpose offense for an average of 354.3 per game. The next closest player to him in the Atlantic 10 rankings is Connecticut's Tory Taylor with 402 all-purpose yards for an average of 201.0 yards per contest. Last week, Westbrook totaled 325 all-purpose yards against JMU. In the season opener at Pittsburgh,Westbrook recorded a school best 428 yards of all-purpose yardage. His lowest output of the season came versus Delaware when he recorded 310 all-purpose yards.
LEADING THE COUNTRY: Brian Westbrook has not only dominated the Atlantic 10 individual statistics, but he has also made a name for himself on the national scene. Entering play versus William & Mary, Westbrook leads the country in two categories and is second in two others. He leads in scoring (20.00 points per game) and all-purpose yardage (354.3). The next closest to him in all-purpose yardage is Tyrone Butterfield of Tennessee State who is averaging 225.50 per contest. Troy Edwards of Louisiana Tech is the I-A leader with an average of 269.50 all-purpose yardage per game. Westbrook is second in the nation in receptions per game (9.67) and receiving yards per contest (130.33). He is also fourth in kickoff returns and seventh in punt returns.
RECORD SETTER: Just three games into his sophomore campaign, Brian Westbrook already owns eight Villanova school records with six of the eight being established this year. With two touchdowns this week, he will tie another Wildcat record for touchdowns by a sophomore with 12.
1.Rushing Yards by a Freshman (630 in 1997) 2.Points by a Freshman (72 in 1997) 3.Game Receptions by a Soph. (12 vs Del) 4.Game Receiving Yds by a Soph. (181 vs. JMU) 5.All-purpose Yards in a Game (428 vs. Pitt) 6.Highest Avg. Yards per Play (16.4 vs. Pitt) 7.Kickoff Return Yards in a Game (152 vs. Pitt) 8.First Player in school history to have two career kickoff returns for touchdowns
BODEN REACHES 1,000: In last week's win at James Madison, junior All-American quarterback Chris Boden went over the 1,000-yard passing mark for the year. After three games, Boden is 84-for-139 (60%) for 1,034 yards and six touchdowns. In 22 career games, Boden has amassed 5,072 yards and 50 touchdowns.
17 TO HIS CREDIT: Entering this season, Chris Boden had 14 Villanova school records, all of which were tallied in 1997, on his resume. Boden has picked-up right where he left off this year by already recording three school marks in 1998. Thus far this year, he has set school records for completions in a game (40 vs. Delaware), yards passing in a game (422 vs. Delaware) and total yards in a game (413 vs. Delaware).
WARD EMERGES: Much has been made about Villanova losing its receiving trio from a year ago that tallied 206 receptions for 3,054 yards and 29 touchdowns. In the last two weeks, sophomore Steve Ward has stepped-up his play and emerged as a receiving threat for the Cats. Last Saturday against James Madison, Ward made six catches for 144 yards including both a 55-yard reception and 48-yard garb. A week earlier versus Delaware, Ward recorded eight catches for 94 yards giving him 14 receptions for 238 yards in the last two weeks. For the season, Ward has 18 receptions for 277 yards.
OVERTIME HISTORY: Villanova's 34-31 overtime win against Delaware on Saturday, Sept. 12 was the Wildcats' first overtime game since Sept. 23, 1995 when James Madison edged the Cats 28-27 at Villanova Stadium. During Andy Talley's tenure as Villanova's head football coach, the Wildcats have participated in five overtime games and have tallied a 3-2 record. Four of the five overtime games have been played at Villanova Stadium.
11-STRAIGHT: Dating back to the final regular season game in 1996, Villanova has won 11-straight conference games. The last conference foe to defeat the Wildcats was New Hampshire on Nov. 9, 1996 by a score of 34-0.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST: As has been the case the last couple of seasons, the Villanova offense continues to put up big numbers. After three contests this season, which included an opening game at I-A Pittsburgh, Villanova has amassed 1,385 yards for an average of 461.7 yards per game. Also, this year, Villanova has scored 109 points (36.3 ppg). Last season, Villanova scored 525 points for an average of 40.2 ppg. In 13 games a season ago, Villanova totaled 5,688 yards for an average of 437.5 per game.
MIRROR IMAGE: Villanova has scored 109 points this year for an average of 36.3 ppg, while they have given up 109 points for an average of 36.3 ppg.
COMEBACK KIDS: Dating back to the 1997 season, Villanova has trailed heading into the fourth quarter on five occasions and managed to win all five games. The following are the comeback wins:
9/13/97 Delaware 25, VU 17 end of 3rd Qtr. VU 35, Delaware 25 Final Score 11/8/97 UNH 20, VU 16 end of 3rd Qtr. VU 23, UNH 20 Final Score 11/22/97 N'eastern 28, VU 26 end of 3rd Qtr. VU 49, N'eastern 35 Final Score 11/29/97 Colgate 28, VU 27 end of 3rd Qtr. VU 49, Colgate 28 Final Score 9/12/98 Delaware 24, VU 17 end of 3rd Qtr. VU 34, Delaware 31 final Score (OT)
PLAYING BY THE RULES: Thus far this year, Villanova has done a great job of not hurting themselves with penalties. In three games, the Cats have committed just seven penalties for 695 yards, while their opponents have had 24 penalties for 199 yards.
STRONG RETURNS: Villanova's kickoff return duo of Brian Westbrook and Ademole Turner have combined to return 13 kickoffs for 421 yards for an outstanding average of 32.7 yards per return. On the year, Westbrook has 11 returns for 360 yards (32.7 yards per return) and one score, while Turner has two returns for 61 yards (30.5 yards per return).
CALIFORNIA CONNECTION: Villanova definitely has a west coast flavor to its team by evidence of the 18 Californians that appear on the Wildcat roster. Of the 18, 10 are starters (six offense, four defense) with six others appearing on the depth chart.
LYONS LEADS THE CHARGE: For the second straight season, junior linebacker Shaun Lyons has emerged as Villanova's leading tackler. In three games this year, Lyons has made 45 total stops, including three tackles for loss. He is currently third in the Atlantic 10 in tackles. Last season, Lyons led Villanova in tackles with 113.
DOMINANT DUO: Villanova has two of the top defensive linemen in the Atlantic 10 Conference in seniors Chris Machovina and Jason Tenner. After three games, Tenner has 19 tackles and a sack, while Machovina has 17 tackles and three sacks. The two have made getting to the quarterback a habit during their careers on the Main Line. Together, Tenner and Machovina have combined to record 48 career quarterback sacks. Machovina, a native of Burke, Va., has registered 28 career sacks, including 12 last season, and Tenner, who hails from Cupertino, Calif., has amassed 20 career sacks. Last year, Tenner led the team with 15 quarterback sacks. Also, last season, Tenner made 13 tackles for loss, while Machovina recorded 12 tackles for loss.
SECONDARY CHANGES: Due to second team All-Conference performer Shannon Riley being sidelined at the beginning of the year with a knee injury, the Wildcats had to readjust the secondary. With Riley out of the first two games, Villanova started Braheem Powell and Ademole Turner at corner, along with DeLonne Kelly at free safety and Hezekiah Lewis at Riley's strong safety spot. Last week at James Madison, Riley returned to strong safety, with Lewis replacing Turner at corner.
OUT OF POSITION: Freshman place kicker Casey Hannon found himself in the wrong place on Saturday at James Madison. During a third quarter kickoff return, Hannon was forced to make a tackle on James Madison's Delvin Joyce. Hannon and Joyce met in a violent collision that resulted in Hannon having to be helped off the field with a sprained neck. After resting on the Wildcat bench, Hannon returned to kick Villanova's final extra point. Earlier in the game, Hannon was also in on a tackle on Joyce during a James Madison return. A week earlier, Hannon kicked the game winning field goal in overtime to help the Cats defeat the Delaware Blue Hens.
WILDCATS ON THE RADIO: Every Villanova football game this season will be carried live by the Villanova Football Radio Network. The flagship station for the Wildcats this season will be WFIL-AM 560. Also carrying Wildcat games in 1998 will be WJNN-FM 106.7 out of Cape May, N.J. Returning for his 12th season as Villanova's play-by-play man is Joe Eichhorn. Assisting Eichhorn in the booth and handling color analysis duties will be Ryan Fannon who has been part of the Wildcat broadcasting team for the last five seasons. .
SO LONG MAIN LINE: Following this week's game against William & Mary, Villanova will not play a game at Villanova Stadium for six weeks. Next week, the Cats travel to Maine before playing at Northeastern on Oct. 10. Following a bye week on Oct. 17, Villanova plays at Massachusetts on Oct. 24 and at Fordham on Oct. 31. Villanova's next appearance on the Goodreau Field turf is Nov. 7 versus Richmond.
TRANSFERS: There are four new members of the Wildcat squad who arrive on the Main Line after transferring from other schools. Three of the four transferred from Boston University after the school decided to drop its football program following the 1997 campaign. The three former Terriers include running back Roger Harriott and offensive linemen Craig Johnson and Matt Engel. All three will be juniors this fall and have two years of eligibility remaining. As a sophomore last year, Harriott rushed for 1,333 yards on 250 carries and seven touchdowns. The 1,333 yards rushing is the third highest single-season total in Boston University history. For his efforts, Harriott earned first team All-Atlantic 10 honors and was named the Harry Agannis Memorial Award winner as the team's MVP. Engel and Johnson were both mainstays on the Boston University offensive line. Johnson was the starting left tackle after lettering as a defensive tackle in 1996, while Engel started at guard. Last season, Johnson garnered the Jim Hunt Award as the most improved player on the Terrier squad.
Engel was also honored last year, winning the Jim Meredith Award which is presented annually to the player who best exemplifies competiveness. The fourth transfer, Casey Hannon, comes to Villanova from Penn State where he spent one season. A native of Lebanon, N.J., Hannon was rated as the fourth best kicker in the country coming out of high school in 1996 by National Recruiting Adviser. Hannon, who has four years of eligibility remaining, will handle both the place kicking and kickoff duties.
ATLANTIC 10 FAX-ON-DEMAND: Information on the Wildcat football team and the entire Atlantic 10 Football Conference is available 24 hours a day through the Atlantic 10 fax-on-demand system. This service is for media use only. To access, dial 201-947-4062 from the handset of your fax machine. Select the information you are interested in from the request numbers below.
VILLANOVA A-10 Notes/Stats 2411 2301Notes Only 2412Stats Only 2413 Schedule 2414 2304Roster 2415Depth Chart 2416Last Game Stats 2417
TALK TO TALLEY: Beginning August 31 and running every Monday morning until November 23 (except Labor Day), the Atlantic 10 will conduct a teleconference with each of the league's head coaches. The teleconference will start 10 a.m. on Monday mornings with a brief recap of the weekend's action, the week's honor roll and other pertinent information. Following that, each head coach will be assigned a 10-minute slot to discuss his team, their upcoming opponent and field any questions from the media. Villanova head coach Andy Talley will be available on the teleconference from 10:30 a.m. until 10:40 a.m. Members of the media wishing to take part in the conference may call 334-323-4100 and enter passcode #12345.
MORE TALLEY TALK: Beginning this season, WFIL 560-AM will broadcast the Andy Talley Radio Show. The one-hour call in show is hosted by color commentator Ryan Fannon and will provide a weekly recap of Villanova football games, as well as a preview of upcoming contests. The show will be held at the Wild Onion Restaurant located just up the street from Villanova Stadium on Conestoga Road. Throughout the one-hour program, Fannon and Coach Talley will take questions about all aspects of the Wildcat football program, in addition to fielding questions concerning all the teams in the Atlantic 10 Conference, as well as NCAA I-AA football on the national scene. This week's show will be held on Saturday from 4-5 p.m. following the William & Mary game.
POLL HISTORY: Before earning the nation's top spot on Oct. 27, 1997 Villanova's previous best ranking was during the 1992 season when the Wildcats were No. 2 for three weeks from Sept. 28-Oct. 12. At one point, beginning on Sept. 9, 1991, Villanova appeared in the national rankings for 25 consecutive weeks falling out early in the 1993 season. Villanova made its first showing in the I-AA poll on Oct. 9, 1988 when they appeared four consecutive weeks reaching as high as No. 15 on two occasions. In 1989, the Cats cracked the poll three times: 10/24 (No. 17), 10/30 (No. 11) and 11/20 (No. 16). After not appearing at all during both the 1994 and 1995 seasons, the Cats returned to the Top 25 on Sept. 16, 1996 with a No. 18 ranking. Villanova remained in the poll all season long, reaching as high as No. 9 on Oct. 14. This season, Villanova began the season unranked before cracking the Top 25 on Sept. 2 with a No. 18 ranking.
Villanova Depth Chart
OFFENSETE 84 Jay Strippoli (6-2, 220, Sr) 14 Conor Kinsella (6-1, 190, So) OT 71 Stan Bennett (6-5, 290, So) 70 Eamonn Allen (6-5, 270, Fr)
OG 77 Craig Johnson (6-0, 270, Jr) 55 Rick Warner (6-3, 275, Jr) C 57 Ryan Knight (6-1, 290, Jr) 62 Robert Richardson (6-3, 245, Fr)
OT 72 Mitch McCrimmon (6-5, 310, Sr) 74 Jason Laskowski (6-4, 260, So)
OG 58 Matt Engel (6-4, 280, Jr) 76 William Barondess (6-3, 280, Fr) QB 18 Chris Boden (6-2, 215, Jr) 15 Brett Gordon (5-11 170, Fr)
FB 24 Ducarmel Augustin (6-0, 220, So) 34 Ed Diaz (6-0, 230, Sr)
TB 20 Brian Westbrook (5-8, 185, So) 7 Roger Harriott (5-8, 175, Jr) 27 Todd Golemi (6-0, 200, Sr)
SE 28 Steve Ward (6-4, 190, So.) 5 Luke Stopper (5-11, 175, RFr) FL 19 Murle Sango (5-9, 175, RFr) 23 Brian Berko-Boateng (5-9, 175, RFr) DEFENSEDE 48 Jason Gattuso (6-3, 235, Sr) 59 Mark Crook (6-3, 240, Jr)
DT 92 Kristian Ward (6-1, 245, So) 90 Willie Lewis (6-0, 260, So) or DT 75 Jason Tenner (6-6, 280, Sr) 64 Kwesi Solomon (6-3, 265, RFr) DE 99 Chris Machovina (6-5, 265, Sr) 87 Darren Lenz (6-6, 250, So)
OLB 45 Aaron Weems (6-2, 230, Jr) 13 Joe Quartey (6-0, 225, So)
ILB 53 Steve Curry (6-0, 230, Jr) 13 Joe Quartey (6-0, 225, So)
OLB 54 Shaun Lyons (6-1, 230, Jr) 51 Chris Janik (6-0, 230, Jr)
CB 9 Braheem Powell (6-1, 180, So) 2 Ademole Turner (5-9, 175, Sr) CB 3 Hezekiah Lewis (5-9, 175, Jr) 4 Dashan Sanders (6-0, 210, So) SS 17 Shannon Riley (6-2, 210, Sr) 15 Matt Bride (5-9, 190, So)
FS 1 DeLonne Kelly (5-9, 185, Jr) 36 Matt Reiter (6-1, 180, So) SPECIALIST PK 12 Casey Hannon (6-0, 185, So) 31 Chris Birch (6-2, 185, RFr) P 31 Chris Birch (6-2, 185, RFr) 14 Conor Kinsella (6-1, 190, So) H 8 Kevin Rogers (6-0, 180, RFr) 10 JohnChico (5-10, 185, Sr)
LS 45 Aaron Weems (6-2, 230, Jr) 34 Ed Diaz (6-0, 230, Sr)
KR 2 Ademole Turner (5-9, 175, Sr) 20 Brian Westbrook (5-8, 185, So) PR 20 Brian Westbrook ((5-8, 185, So) 19 Murle Sango (5-9, 170, RFr)
William & Mary Depth Chart
OFFENSETE 88 Scot Osborne (6-5, 255, Jr) 83 Chad DiNunzo (6-3, 275, Jr) OT 78 Matt Mazefsky (6-4, 275, So) 64 Patrick Finn (6-3, 280, So)
OG 59 Tom Taliaferro (6-2, 270, Sr) 74 Nick Gilliland (6-3, 270, RF) C 53 Chris Morris (6-3, 285, Jr) 72 Brooks Haselden (6-3, 280, So) OG 70 Greg Whirley (6-1, 295, Sr) 56 Nick Makriannis (6-2, 285, So)
OT 77 Sean Reid (6-6, 285, Sr) 71 Mark Pushinsky (6-4, 275, Jr)
QB 4 Mike Cook (6-2, 213, Sr) 6 Daron Pope 6-3, 200, So)
TB 33 Hameen Ali (5-9, 185, So) 7 Corey Nesmith 5-8, 190, Jr)
WR 12 Dave Conklin (5-10, 175, Jr) 14 MikePartlow (6-4, 190, Jr) WR 5 Chris Roiser (6-2, 205, So) 8 Kyle Henning (6-1, 190, Sr)
FB/HB 24 Mike Leach (6-4), 238, Jr.) 3 Ernest Benjamin (6-2, 215, Jr) DEFENSEDE 90 Justin Solomon (6-3, 235, Jr) 65 Eric Miller (6-2, 240, Fr)
DT 97 Raheem Walker (6-2, 275, Jr) 93 Erik Bengaard (6-4, 230, RF)
DT 55 Chris Stahl (6-3, 250, RF) 99 Jason Plummer (6-4, 265, Sr) DE 91 Ed Zaptin (6-1, 240, Jr) 92 Matt Mills (6-4, 240, RF)
OLB 95 T.J. Felder (6-2, 210, So) 29 Mike Bowler (5-11, 180 Jr)
MLB 38 Todd Greineder (6-2, 225, So0 51 Chris Cunningham ((6-0, 210, RF) OLB 44 Tim Engel (6-2, 225, Sr) 47 Mohammed Youssofi (6-1, 200, Fr) CB 17 Mike Beverly (6-0, 175, Jr) 41 Adam Braithwaite (5-10, 165, RF)
CB 23 Darvin Alexander (6-0, 170, RF) 27 Hasani Cameron (5-9, 170, Fr)
FS 1 Jason Sisto (5-10, 195, So) 9 Etim Edim (6-1, 180, Sr)
SS 2 Jimmy Cerminaro ((6-1, 185, So) 36 Komlan lonergan (5-9, 185, Fr) SpecialistsPK 11 Brett Sterba (6-0, 180, So)
P 24 Mike Leach (6-4, 238, Jr)
LS 10 Matt Sanger (6-3, 225, So)
H 6 Daron Pope (6-3, 200, So) KR 5 Chris Rosier (6-2, 205, So)
PR 12 Dave Conklin (5-10, 175, Jr)
