2012 Akron Football Media Guide by Akron Zips

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2011 Results 2011 Team Statistics 2011 Individual Statistic Leaders Individual Statistics Starting Lineups Individual Defensive Statistics Individual Game-by-Game Statistics Game Participation Team Game-by-Game Comparison Red Zone Statistics Team Game-by-Game Statistics Game Superlatives Game Recaps

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Credits

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The 2012 University of Akron Football media guide is a product of The University of Akron Athletics Communications office. The publication was designed, written and edited by Gregg Bach and Dallas Moyer, with editorial assistance from Paul Warner and Dan Satter. Cover design and layout by Dallas Moyer. Special thanks to Ken MacDonald for his assistance. Photography by John Ashley, Phil Burling, Jeff Harwell, Ernie Aranyosi and David Maxwell.

2011 Review

Team Records Individual Rushing Individual Passing Individual Receiving Individual Total Offense Punt and Kick Returning All Purpose Yards Kicking and Punting Scoring Defense Last Time it Happened Year-by-Year Offensive Stats Year-by-Year Defensive Stats Honors and Awards All-Time Letterwinners Postseason Recaps Year-by-Year Results All-Time Head Coach Records

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Table of Contents Quick Facts 2012 Schedule Roster Breakdown Alphabetical Roster Numerical Roster Depth Chart Pronunciation Guide Zips by State and Hometown InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Campus Map Athletics Communications Directions to Campus Media Policies and Services What is a Zip? Local Media Akron-IMG Sports Network Opponent Information All-Time Series Records Opponent Composite Schedule Mid-American Conference Composite Schedule The Mid-American Conference Zips in the Pros PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge Traditions The Rubber Bowl

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GENERAL

Location: Akron, Ohio (44325) Population: 200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) Founded: 1870 (as Buchtel College) Enrollment: 29,699 Nickname: Zips Colors: Blue (282) and Gold (871) Home Facility: InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field InfoCision Stadium Capacity: 30,000 (an official sellout is 27,881) Summa Field Playing Surface: ProGrass Record in Facility: 5-13 (fourth season) InfoCision Stadium Press Box Phone: (330) 972-2913 Conference: Mid-American Conference (East Division) President: Dr. Luis M. Proenza Director of Athletics: Tom Wistrcill Faculty Athletics Representative: J. Dean Carro Athletics Department Phone: (330) 972-7080 Ticket Office Phone: 1-888-99-AKRON (25766)

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS

Assistant AD for Communications (FB Contact): Gregg Bach Bach’s Office Phone: (330) 972-6106 Bach’s Cell Phone: (330) 760-0522 Bach’s Email: gbach@uakron.edu Bach’s Twitter: @ZipsBach Assistant Dir. for Communications (Secondary Contact): Dallas Moyer (330) 972-6292 (dm60@uakron.edu) Associate Dir. for Communications: Paul Warner (330) 972-2677 (pwarner@uakron.edu) Assistant Dir. for Communications: Dana Ingraham (330) 972-6584 (dingraham@uakron.edu) Communications Graduate Assistant: Jim Rodriguez (330) 972-7171 (jmr210@zips.uakron.edu) Office Fax: (330) 374-8844 Website: GoZips.com Twitter @FollowtheRoo Facebook facebook.com/AkronZips Mailing Address: The University of Akron Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 Akron, OH 44325-5201

Overnight Address: University of Akron Athletics 373 Carroll Street Rhodes Arena, Suite 81 Akron, OH 44325-5201

Mid-American Conference Contacts

Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher Assistant Commissioner/Media and Public Relations Ken Mather E-Mail kmather@mac-sports.com Office Phone (216) 566-4622 ext. 301 Office Fax (216) 858-9622 Mailing Address 24 Public Square, 15th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113 Web Site www.mac-sports.com

HISTORY

First Year of Football: 1891 All-time Record: 487-495-36 (.478) over 111 seasons (enter 112th) First Year of NCAA Division I-A (FBS): 1987 Record in NCAA Division I-A (FBS): 108-174-2 (.383) over 25 seasons All-time MAC Record: 64-97 NCAA Postseason Appearances: 3 (3-3 record) 2005 (1-1): W, 31-30 vs. Northern Illinois in MAC Championship L, 31-38 vs. Memphis in Motor City Bowl 1985 (0-1): L, 27-35 at Rhode Island in 1st round of I-AA Playoffs 1976 (2-1): W, 27-6 vs. UNLV in NCAA II Playoff W, 29-26 vs. Northern Michigan in Knute Rockne Bowl L, 13-24 vs. Montana State in Pioneer Bowl 1968 (0-1): L, 13-33 vs. Louisiana Tech in Grantland Rice Bowl MAC Titles: 1 (2005) MAC East Division Titles: 2 (2000, 2005)

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TEAM INFORMATION

2011 Record: 1-11 2011 MAC Record: 0-8 (7th - East Division) Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 38 Total Offense: 19 Defense: 18 Specialty: 1 Lettermen Lost: 25 Total Offense: 10 Defense: 11 Specialty: 4 Starters Returning: 11 Total Offense: 5 Defense: 6 Starters Lost: 11 Total Offense: 6 Defense: 5

FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Terry Bowden (West Virginia, 1978) Record at UA: 0-0 (First Season) Overall Record: 140-62-2 (19th Season) Conference Record: 0-0 (First Season) Assistant Coaches and Staff: Chuck Amato (N.C. State, 1969) First Season at UA Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Alan Arrington (Mississippi, 1994) First Season at UA Assistant Coach/Offensive Line Trent Boykin (Youngstown State, 1995) First Season at UA Assistant Coach/Running Backs Jeff Bowden (Florida State, 1983) First Season at UA Assistant Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Receivers Terrell Buckley (Florida State, 2007) First Season at UA Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks A.J. Milwee (North Alabama, 2009) First Season at UA Assistant Coach/Quarterbacks John Pont (Miami (Ohio), 2007) First Season at UA Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/Inside Receivers Todd Stroud (Florida State, 1985) First Season at UA Assistant Coach/Defensive Line Mike Woodford (Arizona, 1982) First Season at UA Assistant Coach/Safeties Ben Murphy (Florida State, 2007) First Season at UA Director of Football Operations Mark Ouimet (Sienna Heights College, 1995) First Season at UA Assistant Director of Football Operations Matt Arshinkoff (Akron, 2005) Fourth Season at UA Graduate Assistant John Bear (Trinity International, 2005) Second Season at UA Graduate Assistant Danny Breyer (Akron, 2011) First Season at UA Graduate Assistant Bill Droddy (Akron, 1998) 11th Season at UA Assistant Athletics Trainer/Football Athletics Trainer Kevin O’Connor 27th Season at UA Head Athletics Equipment Manager Todd Compher Fifth Season at UA Football Equipment Manager Sherry Butler Football Administrative Assistant

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Special Teams (1): Adam Steiner (LS). ^-played safety in 2011

*-played fullback in 2011

Defense (11): James Harvey (DT), Hasan Hazime (DL), Ben Karam (LB), Matt Little (LB), Dan Marcoux (DT), Dajour Morris (DL), Shane Shead (DE), Phil Tonga (DT), Brian Wagner (LB), Manley Waller (CB), Oren Wilson (DT). Special Teams (4): A.J. Fox (P/K), Zach Campbell (P), Kevin Ivasku (P), T.J. Marchese (PK). Starters Returning: 11 (5 Offense, 6 Defense) Offense (5): Adam Bice (OL), Jawon Chisholm (RB), Rhyne Ladrach (TE), Keith Sconiers (WR), Marquelo Suel (WR). Defense (6): Nico Caponi (DL), Troy Gilmer (LB), J.D. Griggs (DE), Emmanuel Lartey (CB), Devonte Morgan (S), Johnny Robinson (S).

Juniors (25): Bill Alexander (CB), Broderick Alexander (RB), Austin Bailey (FB), Nico Caponi (DE), Seth Cunningham (CB), Jerrod Dillard (WR), Will Fleming (TE), Malachi Freeman (CB), Dee Frieson (WR), Sean Graves (S), Anthony Holmes (CB), Chuck Kennedy (S), Emmanuel Lartey (CB), ShelDon Miller (LB), Joe Petrides (OL), Dylan Potts (WR), Albert Presley (DL), Nolan Procter (WR), Jarrod Pughsley (OT), Jon Root (TE), Keith Sconiers (WR), Connor Seeman (LB), Paul Skolmutch (DE), Jamar Williams (LB), Robert Young (DE). Sophomores (17): Jawon Chisholm (RB), Martel Durant (CB), Bre’ Ford (S), Varnell Garrett (DL), Micah Lio (OT), Justin March (LB), Devonte Morgan (S), Joseph Pettica (S), Gary Ransom (LB), Anthony Ritossa (TE), Johnny Robinson (S), Nick Rossi (LB), L.T. Smith (WR), Marvin Staten (RB), Travis Switzer (OG), Isaiah Williams (DE), Tyler Williams (WR). Redshirt Freshmen (14): Andrew Bohan (OT), Dylan Brumbaugh (OT), Bryce Cheek (DB), Zach D’Orazio (WR), Mike Davis (DL), Adammichael Gesell (LB), Cody Grice (DL), Zach Paul (P), Kyle Pohl (QB), James Price (DT), John Senter (CB), Robert Stein (K), Jamel Turner (DL), Carl Washington (DB). Freshmen (29): Christian Allen (FB), Keionne Baines (LB), Jatavis Brown (LB), Rodney Carroll (OL), Michael Casimos (OL), Imani Davis (CB), Drew Deneher (OL), Dalton Easton (QB), Wade Edwards (RB), Dylan Evans (LB), Steve Franco (QB), Tyrell Goodman (WR), Bryan Green (RB), Daniel Harding (QB), Alfonso Horner (DE), Conor Hundley (RB), D.J. Jones (RB), Rakhim Johnson (DL), Hakeem Lawrence (RB), Daryan Martin (DE), Darryl Murphy (RB), Quaison Osborn (OL), Marcus Prather (QB), Andrew Pratt (WR), John Rachal (LB), DeAndre Scott (CB), Sam Scifo (K), James Turner (S), Jack Ziltz (OL).

Starters Lost: 11 (6 Offense, 5 Defense) Offense (6): Jake Anderson (OT), Zac Kasparek (OG), Patrick McCloskey (OG), Clayton Moore (QB), A.J. Price (WR), Paul Simkovich (DE). Defense (5): James Harvey (DT), Matt Little (LB), Brian Wagner (LB), Manley Waller (CB), Oren Wilson (DT).

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Lettermen Lost: 25 (10 Offense, 11 Defense, 4 Special Teams) Offense (10): Jake Anderson (OT), Karl Bostick (RB), Zac Kasparek (OG), Patrick McCloskey (OG), Anthony Meriwether (WR), Clayton Moore (QB), Patrick Nicely (QB), A.J. Price (WR), Antoine Russell (WR), Paul Simkovich (DE).

By Class Seniors (15): Adam Bice (C), Micklos Blake (CB), Avis Commack (CB), Troy Gilmer (LB), J.D. Griggs (DE), Quentin Hines (RB), C.J. James (DL), Rhyne Ladrach (TE), Kurt Mangum (LB), Josh Richmond (S), Vinnie Rizzo (OL), Adam Steiner (LS), Mitch Straight (OG), Marquelo Suel (WR), Dalton Williams (QB).

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Defense (17): Bill Alexander (CB), Nico Caponi (DL), Seth Cunningham (CB), Bre’ Ford (S), Troy Gilmer (LB), J.D. Griggs (DE), Anthony Holmes (CB), Emmanuel Lartey (CB), Justin March (LB), ShelDon Miller (LB), Devonte Morgan (S), Gary Ransom (LB), Josh Richmond (S), Johnny Robinson (S), Nick Rossi (LB)*, Isaiah Williams (DE), Jamar Williams (LB).

Roster Breakdown (by class)

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Lettermen Returning: 38 (19 Offense, 18 Defense, 1 Special Teams) Offense (20): Broderick Alexander (RB), Austin Bailey (FB), Adam Bice (OL), Jawon Chisholm (RB), Jerrod Dillard (WR), Will Fleming (TE), Rhyne Ladrach (TE), Micah Lio (OL), Dylan Potts (WR), Jarrod Pughsley (OL), Anthony Ritossa (TE), Vinnie Rizzo (OL), Keith Sconiers (WR), L.T. Smith (WR)^, Marvin Staten (RB), Mitch Straight (OL), Marquelo Suel (WR), Travis Switzer (OL), Tyler Williams (WR).

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Akron Football

Date Opponent Location Stadium Aug. 30 UCF Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Sept. 8 at FIU Miami, Fla. FIU Stadium Sept. 15 Morgan State Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Sept. 22 at Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. Neyland Stadium Sept. 29 Miami (Ohio)* Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Oct. 6 Bowling Green*^ Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Oct. 13 at Ohio* Athens, Ohio Peden Stadium Oct. 20 Northern Illinois* Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Oct. 27 at Central Michigan* Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Kelly/Shorts Stadium Nov. 3 at Kent State* Kent, Ohio Dix Stadium Nov. 10 Massachusetts* Akron, Ohio InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Nov. 20 at Toledo* Toledo, Ohio The Glass Bowl Nov. 30 MAC Championship Detroit, Mich. Ford Field * - Mid-American Conference Games ^Homecoming Home games in bold

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No. Name

Pos.

No. Name

Pos.

Yr.

Ht.

Jr.

5-8 170

Wt.

Hometown/Previous School(s)

Broderick Alexander

21 Bill Alexander

Whigham, Ga./George Washington Carver HS

L.T. Smith

2 Broderick Alexander RB

Jr.

6-0 218

Covington, Ga./Eastside HS

49 Christian Allen

Fr.

6-0 243

Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown HS

40 Austin Bailey

Jr. 5-11 247

West Friendship, Md./DeMatha Catholic HS

57 Keionne Baines

Fr.

5-11 226

Seffner, Fla./Armwood HS

65 Adam Bice

Sr.

6-4 284

Dresden, Ohio/Tri Valley HS

25 Micklos Blake

Sr. 5-10 168

Staten Island, N.Y./Nassau CC (N.Y.)/Curtis HS

77 Andrew Bohan

OL RFr. 6-3 262

53 Jatavis Brown

Daniel Harding

Anthony Holmes

Steve Franco

Troy Gilmer

Dalton Easton

DeAndre Scott

Jawon Chisholm

75 Dylan Brumbaugh

OL RFr. 6-5 287

Kurt Mangum

58 Nico Caponi

Jr.

6-3 270

Avis Commack

62 Rodney Carroll

Fr.

6-5 284

Marcus Prather

Hakeem Lawrence

70 Michael Casimos

6-2 271

Upper Saddle River, N.J./Don Bosco Prep

Zach D’Orazio

29 Bryce Cheek

CB RFr. 6-0 184

Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy HS

Imani Davis

7 Jawon Chisholm

So. 6-1 190

Dalton Williams

Sr.

6-3 205

Dylan Potts

37 Seth Cunningham

Jr.

6-0 181

Medina, Ohio/St. Edward HS

11 Zach D’Orazio

WR RFr. 6-2 201

Avon Lake, Ohio/Cuyahoga Heights HS

12 Imani Davis

5-9 165

Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep

79 Mike Davis

DL RFr. 6-0 280

Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty HS

Marquelo Suel

Kyle Pohl

Wade Edwards

Will Fleming

Sean Graves

Nolan Procter

John Senter

Avis Commack

Fr.

5-11 203

Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake HS Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS Green, Ohio/Green HS Sandusky, Ohio/Sandusky Perkins HS Orange, Va. Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)/Orange County HS

Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg HS Jacksonville, Fla./Florida State/First Coast HS

74 Drew Deneher

Fr.

6-4 225

Dover, Ohio/Dover HS

88 Jerrod Dillard

Jr.

6-5 199

Adrian, Mich./Adrian HS

34 Martel Durant

So. 5-10 167 Akron, Ohio/College of the Desert CC (Calif.)/Copley HS

6 Dalton Easton

Fr.

6-0 192

17 Wade Edwards

Fr.

5-8 170

Seffner, Fla./Armwood HS

Malachi Freeman

54 Dylan Evans

Fr.

6-2 191

Nazareth, Pa./Pen Argyl Area HS

Bill Alexander

18 Will Fleming

Jr.

6-4 230

Akron, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban HS

Tyler Williams

23 Bre’ Ford

So. 5-10 204

Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park HS

Bre’ Ford

Carl Washington

25 25 26

Devonte Morgan

Johnny Robinson

Marvin Staten

Bryce Cheek

Darryl Murphy

Bryan Green

Emmanuel Lartey

Quentin Hines

ShelDon Miller

4 Anthony Holmes

Jr.

6-0 192

Harrisburg, Pa./Milford Academy (N.Y.)/Harrisburg HS

Josh Richmond

96 Alfonso Horner

Fr.

6-3 200

Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep

Martel Durant

34 Conor Hundley

Fr.

5-10 203

Hamilton, Ohio/St. Xavier HS

Conor Hundley

42 C.J. James

Sr.

6-3 245

Orlando, Fla./Colorado State/Colonial HS

Keith Sconiers

25 D.J. Jones

Fr.

5-8 196

Ravenna, Ohio/Ravenna HS

Cody Grice

94 Rakhim Johnson

Fr.

6-0 225

Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder HS

Seth Cunningham

41 Chuck Kennedy

Jr.

6-0 207

Parma, Ohio/Parma Senior HS

Zach Paul

84 Rhyne Ladrach

Sr.

6-5 250

Orrville, Ohio/Orrville HS

31 Emmanuel Lartey

Jr. 5-11 183

College Park, Ga./Banneker HS

10 Hakeem Lawrence

Fr.

78 Micah Lio

OL So. 6-8 308

8 Kurt Mangum

Sr.

6-0 233

Chandler, Ariz./Howard/Chandler HS

45 Justin March

So. 6-0 203

Danville, Ill./Danville HS

Steve Franco

Fr.

6-2 190

Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone Senior HS

20 Malachi Freeman

Jr.

5-9 174

Newark, Del./Nassau CC (N.Y.)/Glasglow HS

Micklos Blake

83 Dee Frieson

Jr.

5-8 181

Jacksonville, Fla./Fleming Island HS

D.J. Jones

63 Varnell Garrett

So. 6-3 223

James Turner

Austin Bailey

Chuck Kennedy

C.J. James

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Key Biscayne, Fla./Gulliver Preparatory School

Cleveland, Ohio/Collinwood HS

60 Adammichael Gesell LB

RFr.

6-1 221

Powell, Ohio/Cincinnati/Olentangy Liberty HS

5 Troy Gilmer

Sr.

6-1 230

Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne HS

81 Tyrell Goodman

Fr.

6-2 198

Yonkers, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac HS

Jr. 5-11 177

Akron, Ohio/Valparaiso/Buchtel HS

18 Sean Graves

30 Bryan Green

36 Cody Grice

DL RFr. 5-11 272

90 J.D. Griggs

Sr.

6-5 244

4 Daniel Harding

Fr.

6-3 201

Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area HS

32 Quentin Hines

Sr. 5-11 190

Detroit, Mich./Cincinnati/Mt. Clemens HS

Fr.

5-10 195

5-7 164

Farmington, Mich./Farmington HS Akron, Ohio/Firestone HS Piscataway, N.J./Nassau CC (N.Y.)/Piscataway HS

Miami, Fla./Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS Butler, Pa./Knoch HS

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Hometown/Previous School(s)

92 Daryan Martin

Fr.

6-0 228

Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton HS

Adam Steiner

32 ShelDon Miller

Jr.

6-0 186

Monessen, Pa./Monessen HS

Nick Rossi

So. 5-10 185

Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville HS

Justin March

Gary Ransom

Robert Stein

Christian Allen

Jamar Williams

Vinnie Rizzo

Jatavis Brown

29 Darryl Murphy

Fr.

5-7 162

Barberton, Ohio/Barberton HS

71 Quaison Osborne

Fr.

6-3 290

Hudson, Ohio/Hudson HS Broadview Heights, Ohio/Padua HS

38 Zach Paul

RFr. 6-3 218

66 Joseph Pettica

So. 5-10 174

6-5 268

Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley HS

16 Kyle Pohl

QB RFr. 6-3 206

Farmersville, Ohio/Valley View HS

Sardis, Ohio/River HS

Dylan Evans

Jamel Turner

DL DL

Jr. 5-11 190 Fr.

6-2 198

Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville HS

Fr.

6-5 205

North Canton, Ohio/Green HS

Isaiah Williams

91 Albert Presley

Jr.

6-2 226

Marietta, Ga./Dean College (Mass.)/Wheeler HS

Keionne Baines

99 James Price

DL RFr. 6-0 305

Braddock, Pa./Woodland Hills HS

Nico Caponi

19 Nolan Procter

Jr.

5-8 160

Southfield, Mich./Wylie E. Groves HS

John Rachal

76 Jarrod Pughsley

Jr.

6-5 291

Lima, Ohio/Lima Senior HS

Adammichael Gesell

59 John Rachal

Fr.

6-2 206

Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard HS

Rodney Carroll

47 Gary Ransom

So. 5-11 215

Zanesville, Ohio/Zanesville HS

33 Josh Richmond

Sr. 5-11 182

Passaic, N.J./Milford Academy (N.Y.)/St. Mary HS

Varnell Garrett

87 Anthony Ritossa

So. 6-4 228

Mitch Straight

52 Vinnie Rizzo

Sr.

Adam Bice

Joseph Pettica

Travis Switzer

Sam Scifo

Jack Zitlz

27 Johnny Robinson

Kirtland, Ohio/Kirtland HS

6-2 286

Manhasset, N.Y./Nassau CC (N.Y.)/Manhasset HS

So. 5-9 184

Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville HS

86 Jon Root

Jr.

6-6 242

Fairview, Pa./Erie Cathedral Prep HS

44 Nick Rossi

So. 6-0 217

Moosic, Pa./Riverside HS

35 Keith Sconiers

Jr.

6-0 171

Calumet Park, Ill./H.L. Richards HS

6 DeAndre Scott

Fr. 5-11 170

Frederick, Md.

Michael Casimos

Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)/Thomas Johnson HS

Quaison Osborne

Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills HS

Joe Petrides

68 Sam Scifo

Fr.

5-9 160

93 Connor Seeman

Jr.

6-3 227

Copley, Ohio/Copley HS

Drew Deneher

19 John Senter

CB RFr. 5-10 160

Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne HS

Dylan Brumbaugh

98 Paul Skolmutch

Jr.

6-2 230

Glenmont, Ohio/West Holmes HS

Jarrod Pughsley

3 L.T. Smith

So. 6-0 197

Painesville, Ohio/Riverside HS

Andrew Bohan

28 Marvin Staten

So. 5-9 192

Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville HS

Micah Lio

48 Robert Stein

RFr. 5-8 164

Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore HS

43 Adam Steiner

Sr.

6-2 217

Canton, Ohio/GlenOak HS

Mike Davis

64 Mitch Straight

Sr.

6-6 315

Russell, Pa./Eisenhower HS

Andrew Pratt

15 Marquelo Suel

Sr.

6-1 186

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Tyrell Goodman

Dee Frieson

Rhyne Ladrach

Jon Root

Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield HS

Anthony Ritossa

Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy HS

Jerrod Dillard

Coppell, Texas/Stephen F. Austin/Coppell HS

J.D. Griggs

Cleveland, Ohio/John Adams HS

Albert Presley

Daryan Martin

Allan Hancock CC (Calif.)/Paul Harding HS

67 Travis Switzer

OL So. 6-2 280

Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley HS

55 Jamel Turner

DL RFr. 6-3 215

Youngstown, Ohio/Butler CC (Kan.)/Ursuline HS

39 James Turner

Fr.

5-11 195

24 Carl Washington

CB RFr. 5-10 182

13 Dalton Williams

56 Isaiah Williams

Sr.

6-4 221

So. 6-3 264

50 Jamar Williams

Jr. 5-10 217

Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South HS

22 Tyler Williams

So. 5-7 145

Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain HS

Connor Seeman

95 Robert Young

Jr. 5-11 249

Akron, Ohio/Firestone HS

Rakhim Johnson

69 Jack Ziltz

Fr.

Crete, Ill./Marian Catholic HS

Robert Young

Alfonso Horner

Paul Skolmutch

James Price

6-2 290

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Staff

9 Marcus Prather

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72 Joe Petrides 14 Dylan Potts

Jr.

Cleveland, Ohio Ashland/Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy

Pos.

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26 Devonte Morgan

No. Name

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13 Dalton Williams 16 Kyle Pohl 5 Steve Franco

Sr., 6-4, 221 RFr., 6-3, 206 Fr., 6-2, 187

35 Keith Sconiers 81 Tyrell Goodman 88 Jerrod Dillard

Jr., 6-0, 171 Fr., 6-2, 198 Jr., 6-5, 199

83 Dee Frieson 22 Tyler Williams 17 Wade Edwards

Jr., 5-8, 181 So., 5-7, 145 Fr., 5-8, 170

15 Marquelo Suel 14 Dylan Potts 11 Zach D’Orazio

Sr., 6-1, 186 Jr., 5-11, 190 RFr., 6-2, 201

3 L.T. Smith 12 Imani Davis 80 Andrew Pratt

So., 6-0, 197 Fr., 5-9, 165 Fr., 6-5, 205

84 Rhyne Ladrach 87 Anthony Ritossa 18 Will Fleming

Sr., 6-5, 250 So., 6-4, 228 Jr., 6-4, 230

18 Will Fleming 2 Broderick Alexander 84 Rhyne Ladrach

Jr., 6-4, 230 Jr., 6-0, 211 Sr., 6-5, 250

RB 7 34 10 -or- 32

Jawon Chisholm Conor Hundley Hakeem Lawrence Quentin Hines

So., 6-1, 190 Fr., 5-10, 203 Fr., 5-7, 164 Sr., 5-11, 190

65 Andrew Bice 72 Joe Petrides

Sr., 6-4, 284 Jr., 6-5, 268

64 Mitch Straight 78 Micah Lio

Sr., 6-6, 315 So., 6-8, 308

67 Travis Switzer 52 Vinnie Rizzo

So., 6-2, 280 Sr., 6-2, 286

75 Dylan Brumbaugh 77 Andrew Bohan

RFr., 6-5, 287 RFr., 6-3, 262

76 Jarrod Pughsley 71 Quaison Osborne

Jr., 6-5, 291 Fr., 6-3, 290

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48 Robert Stein

RFr., 5-8, 164

38 Zach Paul

RFr., 6-3, 218

43 Adam Steiner

Sr., 6-2, 217

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90 J.D. Griggs 93 Connor Seeman

Sr., 6-5, 244 Jr., 6-3, 227

58 Nico Caponi 56 Isaiah Williams

Jr., 6-3, 270 So., 6-3, 264

NG 36 Cody Grice 79 Mike Davis -or- 99 James Price

RFr., 5-11, 272 RFr., 6-0, 280 RFr., 6-0, 305

Jr., 6-2, 226 Fr., 6-3, 200

91 Albert Presley 96 Alfonso Horner

SAM 45 Justin March 54 Dylan Evans

So., 6-0, 203 Fr., 6-2, 191

MIKE 8 Kurt Mangum 47 Gary Ransom

Sr., 6-0, 233 So., 5-11, 215

WILL 5 Troy Gilmer 53 Jatavis Brown

Sr., 6-1, 230

33 Josh Richmond 27 Johnny Robinson

Sr., 5-11, 182 So., 5-9, 184

4 Anthony Holmes 23 Bre’ Ford

Jr. 6-0, 192 So., 5-10, 204

9 Avis Commack 20 Malachi Freeman

Sr., 6-3, 205 Jr., 5-9, 174

25 Micklos Blake 21 Bill Alexander

Sr., 5-10, 168 Jr., 5-8, 170

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS: 57 Keionne Baines (LB) 83 Dee Frieson (WR) 8 Kurt Mangum (LB) 84 Rhyne Ladrach (TE) 78 Micah Lio (OL) 76 Jarrod Pughsley (OL) 59 John Rachal (LB) 68 Sam Scifo (K) 35 Keith Sconiers (WR) 28 Marvin Staten (RB) 15 Marquelo Suel (WR)

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Georgia (4)

Player Hometown Bill Alexander Whigham Broderick Alexander Covington Emmanuel Lartey College Park Albert Presley Marietta

Illinois (3)

Indiana (1)

Hometown High School Danville Danville Calumet Park H.L. Richards Crete Marian Catholic

Hometown Ft. Wayne

High School Paul Harding

Maryland (3)

Player Hometown High School Austin Bailey West Friendship DeMatha Catholic Joe Petrides Baltimore Archbishop Curley DeAndre Scott Frederick Thomas Johnson

Player Jerrod Dillard Bryan Green Quentin Hines Nolan Procter

Hometown High School Adrian Adrian Farmington Farmington Detroit Mt. Clemens Southfield Wylie E. Groves

New Jersey (3)

Player Hometown High School Michael Casimos Upper Saddle River Don Bosco Prep J.D. Griggs Piscataway Piscataway Josh Richmond Passaic St. Mary

New York (4)

Player Micklos Blake Tyrell Goodman Vinnie Rizzo Marvin Staten

Ohio (48)

Player Adam Bice Andrew Bohan Dylan Brumbaugh Nico Caponi Bryce Cheek Seth Cunningham Zach Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Orazio Mike Davis

Hometown High School Staten Island Curtis Yonkers Archbishop Stepinac Manhasset Manhasset Staten Island Tottenville

Hometown High School Dresden Tri Valley Avon Lake Avon Lake Green Green Sandusky Sandusky Perkins Lewis Center Olentangy Medina St. Edwards Avon Lake Cuyahoga Heights Powell Olentangy Liberty

Player Hometown High School Drew Deneher Dover Dover Michael Durant Akron Copley Will Fleming Akron Archbishop Hoban Varnell Garrett Cleveland Collinswood Adammichael Gesell Powell Olentangy Liberty Troy Gilmer Huber Heights Wayne Sean Graves Akron Buchtel Cody Grice Akron Firestone Conor Hundley Hamilton St. Xavier D.J. Jones Ravenna Ravenna Rakhim Johnson Cincinnati Elder Chuck Kennedy Parma Parma Senior Rhyne Ladrach Orrville Orrville Daryan Martin Cincinnati Princeton Devonte Morgan Cleveland Glenville Darryl Murphy Barberton Barberton Quaison Osborne Hudson Hudson Zach Paul Broadview Heights Padua Joseph Pettica Broadview Heights Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy Kyle Pohl Farmersville Valley View Dylan Potts Sardis River Marcus Prather Steubenville Steubenville Andrew Pratt North Canton Green Jarrod Pughsley Lima Lima Senior Gary Ransom Zanesville Zanesville Anthony Ritossa Kirtland Kirtland Johnny Robinson Cleveland Glenville Connor Seeman Copley Copley John Senter Huber Heights Wayne Paul Skolmutch Glenmont West Holmes L.T. Smith Painesville Riverside Robert Stein Cincinnati Sycamore Adam Steiner Canton GlenOak Jamel Turner Youngstown Ursuline James Turner Fairfield Fiarfield Carl Washington Columbus Eastmoor Academy Isaiah Williams Cleveland John Adams Jamar Williams Columbus Westerville South Tyler Williams Cincinnati Colerain Robert Young Akron Firestone

Pennsylvania (14)

Player Jawon Chisholm Dylan Evans Bre Ford Steve Franco Daniel Harding Anthony Holmes Micah Lio ShelDon Miller James Price Jon Root Nick Rossi Sam Scifo Mitch Straight Travis Switzer

Texas (1)

Player Dalton Williams

Virginia (1)

Player Rodney Carroll

West Virginia (1) Player Christian Allen

Hometown High School Harrisburg Harrisburg Nazareth Pen Argyl Area Bethel Park Bethel Park Tyrone Tyrone Senior Nazareth Nazareth Area Harrisburg Harrisburg Butler Knoch Monessen Monessen Braddock Woodland Hills Fairview Erie Cathedral Prep Moosic Riverside Pittsburgh Woodland Hills Russell Eisenhower Lancaster Conestoga Valley

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Hometown Morgantown

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Player Hometown High School Keionne Baines Seffner Armwood Jatavis Brown Belle Glade Glades Central Avis Commack Jacksonville First Coast Inami Davis Miami Belen Jesuit Prep Dalton Easton Key Biscayne Gulliver Preparatory Wade Edwards Seffner Armwood Dee Frieson Jacksonville Fleming Island Alfonso Horner Miami Belen Jesuit Prep C.J. James Orlando Colonial Hakeem Lawrence Miami Hialeah-Miami Lakes John Rachal Fort Lauderdale Dillard

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InfoCision Stadium – Summa field facts:

• Opened: September 12, 2009 - Akron 41, Mogan State 0 • Capacity of 30,000, official sellout is 27,881 • Club Seats: 522 (individual, partially-covered chairback seats). • Loge Seats: 152 (open-air, but covered - 38 boxes, four seats per box). • Suites: Total of 17 - 16 private suites with 16 seats per suite; one 52-seat “Presidential Suite” for the University. • Three elevators with an additional service elevator. • State-of-the-art video board with scoreboard and dynamic sound system. Also there are ribbon boards to compliment the main video board on the east side fascia. • Number of Rest Rooms: 21 (heated, ADA compliant, baby-changing stations) - 11 on the west side and 10 on the east side. • Number of Full-Service Concession Locations: 10 - 5 on each side with a food court area. • Number of Merchandise Locations: 2 - Full Team Shop on the west side and one merchandise location on the east side. • Number of Ticket/Will Call Locations: 3 - Full Ticket Office and auxiliary location on the west; 1 auxiliary location on the east. • Press Tower Levels: • Level 1: Concourse (rest rooms, concessions, souvenirs, tickets) and House of LaRose Lobby (elevator entrance). • Levels 2-4: up to 80,000 square feet of academic space to be used six days a week by the University and Athletics. Levels 3 and 4 have already been programmed for the Sport Science and Wellness Education Department, which began conducting classes in January 2010. • Level 5: FirstMerit Foundation Club Level - Lobby/Hospitality Area for Loge Seats and Club Seats (also available to the general public for meetings, receptions, etc.). • Level 6: Suites. • Level 7: Towpath Credit Union Press Level.

North Endzone Facility:

• First Floor (Field Level): FOOTBALL GAME DAY FACILITIES - team meeting/locker room for both the Zips and high schools, coaches meeting/ locker room, press room, equipment room and rest room/shower area. SPORTS MEDICINE OPERATIONS - treatment/taping area, rehabilitation area, hydrotherapy room, examination/X-ray room, two offices and storage. • Second Floor: Locker rooms and team lounges for Akron’s men’s soccer, women’s soccer, baseball and softball teams. Also houses a full-service laundry facility for those four programs.

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UA Athletics Communications Office Phone: (330) 972-7468 UA Athletics Communications Fax: (330) 374-8844 InfoCision Stadium Press Box Phone: (330) 374-2913 Athletics Ticket Office: 1-888-99-AKRON Athletics Department Phone: (330) 972-7080 Athletics Department Fax: (330) 972-5473 Athletics Web Site: www.GoZips.com Mid-American Conference Office Phone: (216) 566-4622 MAC Office Fax: (216) 858-9622 MAC Web Site: www.MAC-Sports.com

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important contact information Below are directions to the UA campus and

InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (building #99 Mailing Address: on the campus map on page 9). Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 Akron, OH 44325-5201 From Rt. 8 North: (330) 972-7468 Exit Buchtel Avenue. Go straight through traffic light. Turn right on Carroll Street at the next traffic light. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is Gregg Bach (Football Contact) to your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 Assistant AD for Athletics Communications at this intersection (Carroll Street/Spicer Street). (contact for Football and W. Tennis) From I-77 North, Rt. 8 North, I-76 West: Take 77 North/76 West to Route 8 North. Take the first exit (Carroll Street/Buchtel). Turn left at the stop light. The second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at this intersection.

E-Mail: gbach@uakron.edu Office: (330) 972-6106 Mobile: (330) 760-0522 Twitter: @ZipsBach

Dallas Moyer (Secondary Football Contact)

Assistant Director From Route 8 South: Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/ (contact for Men’s Basketball, M. Golf and Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carroll W. Golf) Street/Buchtel). Turn left at the stop light. The E-Mail: dm60@uakron.edu second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Office: (330) 972-6292 Street intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Mobile: (330) 571-4145 Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is Twitter: @ZipsDallas in Lot 1 at this intersection. From I-76 East/I-77 South: Follow 76 East/77 South to the Route 8 North/ Cuyahoga Falls exit. Take the first exit (Carroll Street/Buchtel). Turn left at the stop light. The second traffic light is the Carroll Street/Spicer Street intersection. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at this intersection.

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Associate Director (contact for M. Soccer, Cross Country and Track & Field) E-Mail: pwarner@uakron.edu Office: (330) 972-2677 Mobile: (330) 962-0352 Twitter: @ZipsPaul

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From the west on Market Street: Take Market to Union Street and follow Union to Buchtel Avenue. At Buchtel turn left and go to the first traffic light. Turn right at the light onto Spicer Street. InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is straight ahead. Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at the Carroll and Spicer Streets. Dana Ingraham Assistant Director From the west on Exchange Street: (contact for Volleyball, Women’s Basketball Take Exchange to Spicer and turn left. and Softball) InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field is to your left. E-Mail: dingraham@uakron.edu Gameday media parking is in Lot 1 at the Carroll Office: (330) 972-6584 and Spicer Streets. Mobile: (330) 957-3473 Twitter: @ZipsDana

Jim Rodriguez

Graduate Assistant (contact for W. Soccer, W. Swimming and Diving, Rifle and Baseball) E-Mail: jmr210@zips.uakron.edu Office: (330) 972-7171 Twiter: @ZipsJim

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Media Parking Media parking is available in the parking structure (Lot 1) at the northeast corner of the Spicer/Carroll intersection. Visiting Radio Phone lines for visiting originating radio broadcasts (two ISDN, two POTS) will be provided on a reciprocal basis. Contact Assistant AD for Athletics Communications Gregg Bach or Assistant Director for Athletics Communications Dallas Moyer to obtain those numbers in advance of game day. Non-Originating Radio Individuals representing radio stations which are not originating the broadcast of the game will be considered on a space-available basis.

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ZIPS FOOTBALL WITH TERRY BOWDEN Weekly throughout the season, head coach Terry Bowden will review the previous week’s game and preview the Zips’ upcoming opponent on the 30-minute television show, Zips Football with Terry Bowden presented by Wentz Financial Group. The show will be carried by SportsTime Ohio at a to-be-announced date and time. Visit GoZips.com/broadcasts/ index for a complete schedule of airtimes.

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Media Seating Media will be assigned seats in the press seating area located in the center of the Towpath Credit Union Press Level (level 7) at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field. Media seating assignments will be posted throughout level 7.

Weekly Media Availability Monday: MAC teleconference. Tuesday: Weekly news conference (12 p.m., Stile Athletics Field House). Team will practice in the morning, with coaches and players available immediately following. Policies: Post-game locker room is closed; Practice is open (contact SID for arrangements); Team’s off day Sunday.

Zips live coaches show Every Thursday throughout the season from 7-8 p.m. ET Akron head coach Terry Bowden can be heard on the weekly radio program Zips Live. The show airs locally on 1350 AM (WARF) and originates from the Winking Lizard Tavern in nearby Fairlawn. Visit GoZips.com/ broadcasts/index to listen online.

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Photographers Accredited photographers may work from the sidelines or end zones outside the limit lines. No one other than team personnel may enter the coaching box or team area (violators will have their credentials revoked). Only those on assignment and with proper media credentials will be allowed to shoot game action.

Game Day Pregame packets, including notes and statistics will be available in the press seating area located in the center of the Towpath Credit Union Press Level at InfoCision StadiumSumma Field prior to each Akron home game. Statistics will be provided at the end of each quarter, at halftime and at the conclusion of each home contest, in addition to a running play-by-play and postgame notes. Stat monitors will be set up in the press seating area to allow up-to-the-second information. During pregame, a media meal is usually provided on the Towpath Credit Union Press Level (level 7) at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field near the press seating area.

Access To Zips Information GoZips.com – The official web site of The University of Akron Department of Athletics includes rosters, schedules, statistics, studentathletes profiles, press releases, game notes and more. The site is updated daily and also includes links to listen to and watch UA Athletics events live over the Internet. E-Mail List – Press releases, notes and statistics are e-mailed to a large contingent of media. To be added to the list please contact Assistant AD for Athletics Communications Gregg Bach (330-972-6106/gbach@uakron.edu) or Assistant Director for Athletics Communications Dallas Moyer Dallas Moyer (330-972-6292/dm60@uakron.edu). MAC-Sports.com – The league’s official web site contains information on all 13 schools, including updated conference statistics, schedules and standings.

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Media Credentials Members of the media wishing to cover Akron football should direct their requests to Assistant AD for Athletics Communications Gregg Bach (330-972-6106/gbach@uakron.edu) or Assistant Director for Athletics Communications Dallas Moyer (330-972-6292/ dm60@uakron.edu). All such requests must be made in writing on company letterhead or via e-mail. Please include photography and parking needs. If time permits, credentials will be mailed, otherwise all passes will be left at the media entrance in the House of LaRose Main Lobby of InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field (located along Union Street on stadium’s west side). Admittance to the Towpath Credit Union Press Level (level 7) at InfoCision StadiumSumma Field is limited to working media only.

NFL Scouts NFL scouts will be provided media credentials and will be seated in the press seating area located in the center of the Towpath Credit Union Press Level at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field. Credentials for NFL scouts should be requested by the parent club on official team letterhead or via e-mail.

Postgame Interviews After a 10-minute cooling-off period, postgame interviews with both coaches and UA players will be conducted in the north endzone facility at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field. To interview visiting players, check with the SID representative concerning that school’s interview procedure. The Akron locker room is closed to the media.

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Telephones/Internet Complimentary phone lines and hi-speed internet connections are available in the working press area as is complimentary wireless access. Dial 9 to get an outside line.

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Play-By-Play: Steve French E-Mail: steve@wnir.com Brad Detwiler E-Mail: bdet23@yahoo.com Sideline: Joe Dunn E-Mail: sumstarjjd@yahoo.com Flagship: SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF) _____________________ 330-836-4700 __________________ Fax: 330-836-5321 7755 Freedom Ave. North Canton, Ohio 44720 Program Director: Keith Kennedy Web Site: www.sportsradio1350.com

wire service

Columbus AP Bureau_____ 614-885-2727 ____________________Fax: 614-885-3248 1103 Schrock Rd., Suite 300 Columbus, OH 43229 Sports Editor: Rusty Miller E-Mail: rmiller@ap.org Web site: www.ap.org Cleveland AP Bureau______ 216-771-2172 ____________________Fax: 216-771-4218 815 Superior Ave., Suite 1203 Cleveland, OH 44114-2768 Sports Writer: Tom Withers E-mail: twithers@ap.org

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Akron Beacon Journal____ 330-996-3800 44 East Exchange___ Fax: 330-996-3629 Akron, OH 44328 Sports Editor: Ron Ledgard E-Mail: bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com Beat Writer: George M. Thomas E-Mail: sportswriterabj@sbcglobal.net Cleveland Plain Dealer___ 216-999-4370 __________________ Fax: 216-999-6276 1801 Superior Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114 Sports Editor: Roy Hewitt College Sports Editor: David Campbell E-Mail: sports@plaind.com Beat Writer: Elton Alexander E-Mail: efasports@aol.com Canton Repository______ 330-580-8494 ____________________Fax: 330-454-5745 500 Market Avenue Canton, OH 44702 Sports Editor: Joe Frollo, Jr. (x8564) E-Mail: sports@cantonrep.com Sports Writer: Mike Popovich E-Mail: mike.popovich@cantonrep.com The Buchtelite (student)___ 330-972-7459 __________________ Fax: 330-972-7810 Student Union, Room 55-LL Akron, OH 44325 E-Mail: sports@buchtelite.com

television

WEWS-TV 5 (ABC)______ 216-431-3700 __________________ Fax: 216-431-3666 3001 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44115 Sports Director: Andy Baskin

WJW-TV 8 (FOX)_______ 216-432-4247 __________________ Fax: 216-391-9559 800 S. Marginal Road Cleveland, OH 44103 Sports Director: John Telich WKYC-TV 3 (NBC)______ 216-344-3333 __________________ Fax: 216-344-3314 1403 E. 6th Street Cleveland, OH 44114 Sports Producer: Jeff Yakawiak (x7417) Sports Director: Jim Donovan WOIO-TV 19 (CBS)_____ 216-771-1943 __________________ Fax: 216-436-5460 1717 E. 12th Street Cleveland, OH 44114 Sports Director: Tony Zarrella

radio

WAKR-1590 AM (WONE-FM, WQMX-FM) ______________________ 330-869-9800 __________________ Fax: 330-869-9750 1795 West Market Street Akron, OH 44313 Sports Director: Joe Jastremski News Director: Ed Esposito Web Site: www.wakr.net ESPN-990 AM (WTIG)___ 330-837-9900 __________________ Fax: 330-837-9844 PO Box 608 Massillon, OH 44647 Program Director: Ray Jeske WZIP-88.1 FM (student)__ 330-972-7105 __________________ Fax: 330-972-5521 302 E. Buchtel Ave. #1004 Akron, OH 44325 General Manager: Tom Beck Web Site: www3.uakron.edu/wzip/ WHK-1220 AM and WHKW-1440 AM ____ 1-888-285-9640 __________________ Fax: 216-901-1104 4 Summit Park Drive #150 Independence, OH 44131 Program Director: Tim Vaughn WNIR-100 FM__________ 330-673-2331 __________________ Fax: 330-673-0301 PO Box 2170 Akron, OH 44309 Sports Reporter: Steve French WKNR-850 AM_________ 440-838-1220 __________________ Fax: 440-526-1993 9446 Broadview Road Cleveland, Ohio 44147 Web Site: www.espncleveland.com WTAM-1100 AM (WMJI-105.7 FM) ______________________ 216-642-4636 __________________ Fax: 216-901-8133 6200 Oak Tree Blvd Independence, OH 44131 Sports Director: Mike Snyder WHBC-1480 AM________ 330-456-7166 PO Box 9917_______ Fax: 330-456-7199 Canton, OH 44711 Sports Director: Jim Johnson Web Site: www.whbc.com

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the akron-IMG sports network 2012 Akron Sports Network from IMG College Affiliates • SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF), Akron • 1420 WHK, Cleveland • 1440 WHKZ, Warren/Youngstown • GoZips.com, worldwide internet broadcasts 2012 Zips Live Coaches Show Affiliates • SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF), Akron • GoZips.com, worldwide internet broadcasts About the Akron-IMG Sports Network The Akron-IMG Sports Network broadcasts University of Akron football games, men’s soccer matches and men’s and women’s basketball games throughout northeast Ohio and worldwide via the Internet (GoZips.com). SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF) in Akron will once again serve as the flagship station for the Akron-IMG Sports Network, providing the sounds of the Zips in action to alumni and fans in Summit County and the surrounding area. Zips football can also be heard on 1420 WHK in Cleveland and 1440 WHKZ in Warren/Youngstown. Additionally, all Akron-IMG Sports Network broadcasts can be heard worldwide on the internet at GoZips.com, in a partnership with online provider Presto Sports. Each football broadcast begins 60 minutes prior to kick-off. All football games will be carried on GoZips.com, in addition to being broadcast live on SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF). Zips Live, the one-hour, weekly radio show featuring University of Akron coaches and student-athletes will once again be carried by Akron-IMG Sports Network flagship WARF beginning at 7 p.m. ET each Monday from September through April. Steve french, brad detwiler and joe dunn Veteran announcer Steve French is behind the microphone for his 23rd season as the radio play-by-play “Voice of the Zips” for football and men’s basketball, while long-time UA personality Joe Dunn will provide sideline color commentary and analysis. When not broadcasting Akron games, French serves as sports director at WNIR 100 FM “The Talk of Akron” and is part of the station’s highly rated morning drive program. Dunn, a former staff member of the Akron Athletics Department, is also an expert on the Ohio prep sports scene, he is the host of High School Playbook, which airs each week on SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF), and with Big Time Sports on 1350 AM and television. During Zips football broadcasts, Dunn fills the role of sideline reporter. Brad Detwiler enters his second season in the radio booth and was a three-letterwinner for Zips football from 1999-2001. Detwiler played in 33 games in a Zips uniform, including starting at safety in all 11 contests as a senior in 2001.

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Central Florida

Miami (Ohio)*

at Central Michigan*

Series Akron leads 5-2 Streak W2, Akron First Played 1984 (UA 26, UCF 21) Last Played Oct. 16, 2004 (UA 26, UCF 21) 2011 Record 5-7 (3-5 CUSA) 2011 Bowl Game None 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost 14/8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 44/19 Football Contact Brian Ormiston Phone (407) 823-2409 E-mail bormiston@athletics.ucf.edu Web site ucfathletics.com

Series Miami (Ohio) leads 15-5-1 Streak W3, Miami (Ohio) First Played 1915 (MU 23, UA 6) Last Played Nov. 3, 2011 (MU 35, UA 3) 2011 Record 4-8 (3-5 MAC) 2011 Bowl Game None 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost 15/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 49/18 Football Contact Mike Pearson Phone (513) 529-4329 E-mail pearsomg@muohio.edu Web site muredhawks.com

Series Central Michigan leads 14-9-1 Streak W5, Central Michigan First Played Nov. 1, 1969 (UA 9, CMU 6) Last Played Oct. 29, 2011 (CMU 23, UA 22) 2011 Record 3-9 (2-6 MAC) 2011 Bowl Game None 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost 16/6 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 45/13 Football Contact TBD Phone (989) 774-7323 E-mail TBD Web site cmuchippewas.com

at Florida International

Bowling Green*

at Kent State*

Series Streak First Played Last Played 2011 Record 2011 Bowl Game

FIU leads 1-0 W1, FIU Oct. 8, 2011 (FIU 27, UA 17) Same 8-5 (5-3 Sun Belt) Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl Marshall 20, FIU 10 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost 20/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 54/11 Football Contact Joe Hornstein Phone (305) 348-6666 E-mail jhornste@fiu.edu Web site fiusports.com

Series Bowling Green leads 11-7 Streak W3, Bowling Green First Played Oct. 3, 1941 (UA 8, BGSU 0) Last Played Nov. 22, 2009 (BGSU 36, UA 20) 2011 Record 5-7 (3-5 MAC) 2011 Bowl Game None 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost 17/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 43/15 Football Contact Dave Meyer Phone (419) 372-7077 E-mail meyerd@bgsu.edu Web site bgsufalcons.com

Series Akron leads 30-22-2 Streak W2, Kent State First Played 1923 (UA 32, Kent State 0) Last Played Nov. 12, 2011 (KSU 35, UA 3) 2011 Record 5-7 (4-4 MAC) 2011 Bowl Game None 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost 17/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 43/17 Football Contact Aaron Chimenti Phone (330) 672-8468 E-mail achiment@kent.edu Web site kentstatesports.com

Morgan State

at Ohio*

Massachusetts*

Series Akron leads 1-0 Streak W1, Akron First Played Sept. 12, 2009 (UA 41, Morgan State 0) Last Played Same 2011 Record 5-6 (4-4 MEAC) 2011 Bowl Game None 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost N/A Football Contact Leonard Haynes Phone (443) 885-3831 E-mail lhaynesiv@aol.com Web site morganstatebears.com

Series Ohio leads 15-12-2 Streak W4, Ohio First Played 1912 (UA 27, Ohio 0) Last Played Oct. 22, 2011 (Ohio 37, UA 20) 2011 Record 10-4 (6-2 MAC) 2011 Bowl Game Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Ohio 24, Utah State 23 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None/rv Starters Returning/Lost 15/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 49/16 Football Contact Tom Symonds Phone (740) 593-1298 E-mail symondst@ohio.edu Web site ohiobobcats.com

Series First Meeting Streak First Meeting First Played First Meeting Last Played First Meeting 2011 Record 5-6 (3-5 CAA) 2011 Bowl Game None 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost N/A Football Contact John Sinnett Phone (413) 545-1744 E-mail jsinnett@admin.umass.edu Web site umassathletics.com

at Tennessee

Northern Illinois*

at Toledo*

Series Tennessee leads 1-0 Streak W1, Tennessee First Played Nov. 1, 1989 (UT 52, UA 9) Last Played Same 2011 Record 5-7 (1-7 SEC) 2011 Bowl Game None 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost 18/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 48/15 Football Contact Jimmy Stanton Phone (865) 974-1212 E-mail jstanto1@utk.edu Web site utsports.com

Series Northern Illinois leads 7-5 Streak W2, Northern Illinois First Played Oct. 29, 1966 (NIU 31, UA 18) Last Played Oct. 2, 2010 (NIU 50, UA 14) 2011 Record 11-3 (7-1 MAC) 2011 Bowl Game GoDaddy.com Bowl Northern Illinois 38, Arkansas State 20 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) rv/rv Starters Returning/Lost 15/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 50/24 Football Contact Donna Turner Phone (815) 753-9513 E-mail donnaturner@niu.edu Web site niuhuskies.com

Series Series tied 8-8 Streak W1, Akron First Played 1923 (UA 10, UT 3) Last Played Nov. 5, 2008 (UA 47, UT (30) 2011 Record 9-4 (7-1 MAC) 2011 Bowl Game Military Bowl Toledo 42, Air Force 41 2011 Final Ranking (AP/USA Today) None Starters Returning/Lost 9/13 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 48/21 Football Contact Paul Helgren Phone (419) 530-4918 E-mail paul.helgren@utoledo.edu Web site utrockets.com

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Tuesday, Nov. 20 at The Glass Bowl (Toledo, Ohio)

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Saturday, Sept. 22 at Neyland Stadium (Knoxville, Tenn.)

Saturday, Oct. 13 at Peden Stadium (Athens, Ohio)

Saturday, Nov. 3 at Dix Stadium (Kent, Ohio)

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Saturday, Oct. 27 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.)

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Akron Leads: 5-2 At UA: 3-0 At UCF: 2-2 1984 (A) 26 21 W 1986 (H) 20 17 W 2000 (H) 35 24 W 2011 (A) 17 57 L 2002 (A) 17 28 L 2003 (H) 38 24 W 2004 (A) 26 21 W

Ohio

Akron Trails: 12-15-1 At UA: 11-5-1 At OU: 1-10-1 1912 (H) 27 0 W 1919 (H) 10 6 W 1920 (A) 0 39 L 1926 (H) 3 0 W 1941 (H) 0 0 T 1942 (A) 0 39 L 1950 (H) 6 28 L 1951 (A) 7 40 L Florida International 1992 (A) 13 0 W Akron Trails: 0-1 1993 (A) 13 21 L At UA: 0-1 1994 (H) 24 10 W At FIU: 0-0 1995 (H) 23 29 L 2011 (H) 17 27 L 1996 (A) 14 44 L 1997 (H) 17 21 L Morgan State 1998 (A) 14 28 L Akron Leads: 1-0 1999 (H) 41 28 W At UA: 1-0 2000 (A) 23 20 W At MSU: 0-0 2001 (H) 31 29 W 2009 (H) 41 0 W 2002 (A) 10 27 L 2003 (H) 35 28 W Tennessee 2004 (A) 31 19 W Akron Trails: 0-1 2005 (H) 27 3 W At UA: 0-0 2006 (A) 7 17 L At UT: 0-1 2007 (H) 48 37 W 1989 (A) 9 52 L 2008 (A) 42 49 L 2009 (H) 7 19 L Miami (Ohio) 2010 (A) 10 38 L Akron Trails: 5-15-1 2011 (H) 20 37 L At UA: 4-5 At MU: 1-10-1 Northern Illinois 1915 (H) 6 23 L Akron Trails: 5-7 1922 (A) 12 20 L At UA: 2-3 1923 (A) 13 13 T At NIU: 2-4 1939 (A) 14 0 W Neutral: 1-0 1993 (H) 31 13 W 1966 (A) 18 31 L 1994 (A) 14 50 L 1987 (A) 27 21 W 1995 (A) 0 65 L 1988 (A) 6 7 L 1996 (H) 10 7 W 1990 (H) 28 31 L 1997 (A) 20 49 L 1991 (H) 17 7 W 1998 (H) 14 20 L 1996 (A) 34 17 W 1999 (A) 23 32 L 2000 (H) 35 52 L 2000 (H) 37 20 W 2004 (A) 19 49 L 2001 (A) 27 30 L 2005 (H) 48 42 W OT 2002 (H) 31 48 L 2005* (N) 31 30 W 2003 (A) 20 45 L 2009 (A) 10 27 L 2004 (H) 27 31 L 2010 (H) 14 50 L 2005 (A) 23 51 L 2006 (H) 24 13 W *-MAC Title Game 2007 (A) 0 7 L (Ford Field) 2010 (H) 14 19 L 2011 (A) 3 35 L Central Michigan Akron Trails: 9-14-1 Bowling Green At UA: 6-6-1 Akron Trails: 7-11 At CMU: 3-8 At UA: 4-5 1969 (A) 9 6 W At BGSU: 3-6 1970 (H) 35 19 W 1941 (H) 8 0 W 1971 (A) 7 10 L 1985 (A) 22 27 L 1972 (H) 14 10 W 1989 (A) 38 24 W 1977 (A) 14 17 L 1992 (H) 3 24 L 1988 (H) 16 27 L 1993 (A) 7 49 L 1989 (A) 27 26 W 1994 (H) 0 45 L 1999 (H) 14 14 T 1995 (A) 12 50 L 1991 (A) 29 31 L 1996 (H) 21 14 W 1992 (H) 31 28 W 1997 (H) 28 31 L 1993 (H) 23 13 W 1998 (A) 21 58 L 1994 (H) 0 47 L 1999 (H) 55 25 W 1995 (H) 16 13 W 2000 (A) 27 21 W 1997 (H) 53 14 W 2001 (H) 11 16 L 1998 (A) 27 28 L 2005 (A) 24 14 W 2000 (A) 7 17 L 2006 (H) 35 28 W 2001 (A) 14 31 L 2007 (A) 20 44 L 2002 (H) 17 24 L 2008 (H) 33 37 L 2003 (A) 40 28 W 2009 (A) 20 36 L 2005 (H) 31 17 L 2006 (A) 21 24 L 2007 (H) 32 35 L 2011 (H) 22 23 L

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Akron Leads: 30-22-2 At UA: 22-9-2 At KSU: 8-13 Wagon Wheel: 19-21-1 1923 (H) 32 0 W 1928 (H) 8 6 W 1929 (H) 25 0 W 1930 (H) 12 6 W 1931 (H) 12 6 W 1932 (H) 0 0 T 1933 (A) 19 6 W 1934 (H) 26 0 W 1935 (H) 3 0 W 1936 (H) 6 0 W 1940 (H) 23 7 W 1941 (H) 41 13 W 1942 (H) 6 23 L - Wagon Wheel Era 1946 (H) 6 13 L 1947 (A) 0 6 L 1948 (H) 0 31 L 1949 (A) 0 47 L 1950 (H) 7 19 L 1951 (A) 7 48 L 1952 (H) 14 34 L 1953 (A) 19 54 L 1954 (H) 18 58 L 1972 (H) 13 13 T 1974 (A) 14 51 L 1979 (H) 15 13 W 1981 (A) 6 17 L 1983 (H) 13 6 W 1984 (A) 17 24 L 1985 (H) 24 0 W 1986 (A) 17 7 W 1987 (H) 23 27 L 1988 (A) 12 32 L 1989 (H) 40 7 W 1990 (A) 38 10 W 1992 (A) 16 20 L 1993 (H) 42 7 W 1994 (A) 16 32 L 1995 (H) 14 6 W 1996 (A) 17 32 L 1997 (H) 45 35 W 1998 (A) 45 16 W 1999 (H) 37 34 W 2000 (A) 34 6 W 2001 (H) 14 10 W 2002 (A) 48 10 W 2003 (H) 38 41 L 2004 (A) 24 19 W 2005 (H) 35 3 W 2006 (A) 15 37 L 2007 (H) 27 20 W 2008 (A) 30 27 W 2OT 2009 (H) 28 20 W 2010 (A) 17 28 L 2011 (H) 3 35 L

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Series Tied: 8-8 At UA: 6-4 At UT: 2-4 1923 (H) 10 3 W 1924 (H) 14 7 W 1929 (A) 26 0 W 1930 (H) 41 0 W 1937 (A) 21 7 W 1938 (H) 13 7 W 1946 (H) 13 33 L 1947 (A) 7 38 L 1992 (H) 23 20 W 1994 (H) 25 48 L 1995 (A) 7 41 L 1996 (H) 10 27 L 1997 (A) 10 42 L 1998 (H) 17 24 L 2006 (A) 20 35 L 2008 (H) 47 30 W

All-Time Series Records FIRST LAST OPPONENT W L T GAME GAME Akron A.C. 1 0 0 1892 1892 Akron YMCA 1 0 0 1899 1899 Allegheny 3 5 2 1902 1917 Arkansas State 0 1 0 1988 1988 Army 2 3 0 1991 2008 Ashland 3 1 0 1924 1931 Auburn 0 1 0 1988 1988 Austin Peay 5 2 0 1980 1986 Baldwin-Wallace 19 22 3 1895 1968 Ball State 10 9 1 1964 2010 Bethany 3 0 0 1902 1909 Boise State 0 1 0 1979 1979 Bowling Green 7 11 0 1941 2009 Bradley 2 0 0 1967 1968 Buffalo 9 4 0 1999 2011 Butler 8 0 0 1965 1973 Cal State Fullerton 2 0 0 1988 1990 Cal Poly 1 0 0 2003 2003 Camp Sherman 1 0 0 1917 1917 Capital 3 2 1 1956 1965 Carnegie Tech 0 3 0 1938 1951 Case Tech 9 12 4 1891 1951 Central Florida 5 2 0 1984 2004 Central Michigan 9 14 1 1969 2011 Central State 2 0 0 1974 1975 Cincinnati 2 4 0 1984 2011 Colgate 0 1 0 1940 1940 Connecticut 0 3 0 2000 2007 Culver Military 0 1 0 1914 1914 Davis & Elkins 1 0 0 1937 1937 Dayton 3 2 0 1969 1977 Defiance 2 0 0 1920 1926 Delaware 0 3 0 1973 1975 Delaware State 0 1 0 1987 1987 Denison 5 5 0 1892 1961 Detroit Tech 1 0 1 1936 1940 East Carolina 0 1 0 1991 1991 Eastern Illinois 3 3 0 1978 1989 Eastern Kentucky 3 8 0 1942 1986 Eastern Michigan 17 12 0 1949 2011 Findlay 6 1 0 1908 1953 Florida 0 1 0 1990 1990 Fla. International 0 1 0 2011 2011 Fordham 0 1 0 1925 1925 Gardner-Webb 0 1 0 2010 2010 Geneva 1 2 0 1937 1950 Grove City 1 0 0 1957 1957 Gustavus Adolphus 1 0 0 1973 1973 Heidelberg 15 16 1 1902 1966 Hillsdale 0 1 0 1924 1924 Hiram 16 6 0 1892 1958 Howard 1 0 0 2003 2003 Illinois 0 1 0 1996 1996 Illinois State 3 2 0 1968 1991 Illinois Wesleyan 3 1 0 1937 1940 Indiana 0 3 0 2007 2010 Indiana (Pa.) 2 0 0 1970 1971 Indiana State 6 5 0 1968 1980 Iowa 0 1 0 2002 2002 John Carroll 7 3 1 1934 1947 Kansas State 0 1 0 1995 1995 Kent State 30 22 2 1923 2011 Kentucky 0 1 0 2010 2010 Kenyon 4 4 0 1891 1925 Kirkwood A.C. 1 0 0 1900 1900 Lawrence Tech 1 0 0 1946 1946 Liberty 1 0 0 2002 2002 Long Beach State 1 0 0 1988 1988 Louisiana State 0 1 0 1997 1997 Louisiana Tech 1 2 0 1968 1990 Louisville 0 3 0 1948 1987 Marietta 3 2 0 1910 1914 Marshall 3 8 0 1974 2003 Maryland 0 1 0 2002 2002 Massachusetts First Meeting

FIRST LAST OPPONENT W L T GAME GAME Massillon A.C. 3 0 0 1893 1895 Memphis 0 1 0 2005 2005 Miami (Ohio) 5 15 1 1915 2011 Middle Tenn. State 2 7 0 1980 2005 Michigan State 0 2 0 1913 1914 Montana State 0 1 0 1976 1976 Morehead State 8 1 1 1975 1986 Morgan State 1 0 0 2009 2009 Mount Union 24 24 1 1893 1962 Murray State 4 3 1 1980 1989 Muskingum 14 10 2 1911 1964 Navy 1 1 0 1990 1999 Nebraska 0 1 0 1997 1997 New Mexico 1 0 0 1988 1988 New Mexico State 1 0 0 1988 1988 UNLV 1 0 0 1976 1976 Nicholls State 1 0 0 1987 1987 North Carolina St. 1 0 0 2006 2006 NE Missouri State 1 1 0 1978 1980 Northern Arizona 2 0 0 1989 1991 Northern Illinois 5 7 0 1966 2010 Northern Iowa 1 1 0 1978 1979 Norhtern Michigan 10 3 0 1966 1980 Notre Dame 0 1 0 1910 1910 North Texas 2 0 0 1971 2006 Oberlin 4 6 0 1900 1956 Ohio 12 15 2 1912 2011 Ohio Northern 9 0 1 1911 1929 Ohio State 1 7 0 1891 2011 Ohio St. Reserves 1 1 0 1931 1932 Ohio Wesleyan 8 9 0 1893 1964 Oregon State 0 1 0 1987 1987 Otterbein 4 1 1 1913 1935 Penn State 0 3 0 1999 2009 Pittsburgh 0 2 0 1900 1998 Pittsburgh Lyceum 0 1 0 1908 1908 Purdue 0 2 0 2001 2005 Quantico Marines 1 1 0 1967 1972 Rhode Island 0 1 0 1985 1985 Rutgers 0 1 0 1990 1990 Salem 1 0 0 1986 1986 San Diego State 0 1 0 1965 1965 SW Missouri State 1 1 0 1963 1964 Southern Illinois 1 1 0 1971 1973 Syracuse 1 2 0 2008 2010 Tampa 2 4 0 1966 1974 Temple 7 14 0 1967 2011 Tennessee 0 1 0 1989 1989 Tennessee Tech 6 0 0 1981 1986 Toledo 8 8 0 1923 2008 Virginia 0 1 0 2002 2002 Virginia Tech 0 5 0 1989 2000 Va. Military Inst. 1 1 0 1967 2011 Wabash 1 0 0 1938 1938 Washington & Jeff. 1 0 0 1939 1939 Wayne State 2 4 1 1937 1978 West Liberty State 2 0 0 1937 1939 West Virginia Tech 1 1 0 1952 1953 West Va. Wesleyan 1 0 0 1913 1913 Western Illinois 7 1 0 1971 1979 Western Kentucky 7 3 2 1965 1985 Western Michigan 4 13 0 1938 2011 Western Reserve 8 15 2 1892 1947 Western Res. Acad. 2 0 0 1891 1893 Wheaton 1 0 0 1939 1939 Wisconsin 0 2 0 2003 2008 Wittenberg 8 11 0 1914 1967 Wooster 20 24 3 1902 1966 Xavier 0 3 0 1925 1938 Youngstown State 18 18 2 1940 1994 Totals 487-495-36 (.478) Opponents in bold reflect 2012 opponents.

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Georgia Away

South Carolina Away

Troy Home

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North Carolina A&T Away (Sept. 27)

Savannah State Away

North Carolina Central Home

Howard Away

Delaware State Home (Oct. 25)

BethuneCookman Home

Hampton Home

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Louisiana Away

Arkansas State Home (Oct. 4)

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Western Kentucky Home

South Alabama Away

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Florida Atlantic Away (Nov. 2)

LouisianaMonroe Home (Nov. 24)

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FIU Home

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Missouri Home

East Carolina Home (Oct. 4)

Southern Miss Home

Memphis Away

Marshall Away

SMU Home

UTEP Away

Tulsa Home

UAB Home (Nov. 24)

CUSA Title Game TBD (Dec. 1)

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Norfolk State Away

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Kentucky Home (Nov. 24)

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Alabama Home

Mississippi State Away

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Georgia State Home

Eastern Michigan Away

MAC Title Game Detroit

Central Michigan Home (Nov. 23) Ohio Home (Nov. 23)

Massachusetts Away (Nov. 23)

Eastern Michigan Away (Nov. 23) Kent State Away (Nov. 23)

Buffalo Columbus, Ohio (Nov. 23) Ball State Home (Nov. 24)

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Toledo Home (Nov. 14)

Ball State Away (Nov. 14)

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Costal Carolina Home

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Wyoming Away

Arizona Away (Sept. 1)

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Connecticut Away

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Iowa Away

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Marshall Away

Iowa Chicago (Sept. 1)

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Penn State Away (Sept. 1)

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Idaho Home

Florida Away (Sept. 1)

Bowling Green

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Cincinnati Away

Akron Away

Massachusetts Home

Boise State Away

Southern Illinois Home

Ohio State Away (Sept. 1)

NC State Atlanta (Aug. 31)

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mid-american conference composite schedule Thursday, August 30th UCF at Akron (ESPN3) E. Michigan at Ball St. (ESPN3) SE Missouri St. at Central Michigan Towson at Kent State UMass at Connecticut (ESPN3) Saturday, September 1st Miami (Ohio) at Ohio St. (Big Ten Network) Ohio at Penn St. (ESPN) Western Michigan at Illinois (ESPNU) Iowa at Northern Illinois (ESPNU) Toledo at Arizona (ESPNU) Saturday, September 8th Illinois St. at E. Michigan Kent State at Kentucky Ball St. at Clemson (ACC Network/ESPN3) S. Illinois at Miami (Ohio) Indiana at UMass (ESPN3) Michigan St. at Central Michigan (ESPNU) Toledo at Wyoming Morgan St. at Buffalo (TWC Sports Net) Idaho at Bowling Green (BCSN/ESPN3) New Mexico State at Ohio E. Illiniois at Western Michigan UT Martin at Northern Illinois Saturday, September 15th E. Michigan at Purdue (Big Ten Network) Northern Illinois at Army (CBS Sports Network) W. Michigan at Minnesota (Big Ten Network) UMass at Michigan (Big Ten Network) Morgan St. at Akron Miami (Ohio) at Boise State (NBC Sports Network) Ohio at Marshall Bowling Green at Toledo (ESPN3) Ball St. at Indiana (Big Ten Network) Wednesday, September 19th Kent State at Buffalo (ESPNU) Saturday, September 22nd Kansas at Northern Illinois (ESPNU/ESPN3) Akron at Tennessee Bowling Green at Virginia Tech Central Michigan at Iowa E. Michigan at Michigan St. UMass at Miami (Ohio) (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3) Connecticut at Western Michigan (ESPN3) Norfolk St. at Ohio USF at Ball St. (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ ESPN3) Coastal Carolina at Toledo (ESPN3) Saturday, September 29th Toledo at Western Michigan Ball St. at Kent State (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3) Buffalo at Connecticut (ESPN3) Miami (Ohio) at Akron Central Michigan at Northern Illinois Ohio at UMass Rhode Island at Bowling Green (BCSN/ESPN3)

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Saturday, October 6th Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati Northern Illinois at Ball St. Buffalo at Ohio (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ ESPN3) Kent State at E. Michigan Bowling Green at Akron UMass at Western Michigan Central Michigan at Toledo (ESPN3) Friday, October 12th Navy at Central Michigan (ESPN2) Saturday, October 13th Toledo at E. Michigan Western Michigan at Ball St. Kent State at Army (CBS Sports Network) Akron at Ohio Buffalo at Northern Illinois Miami (Ohio) at Bowling Green (BCSN/ESPN3) Saturday, October 20th Cincinnati at Toledo (ESPNU/ESPN3) Bowling Green at UMass Northern Illinois at Akron (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3) Army at E. Michigan (ESPN3) Pittsburgh at Buffalo (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3) Ball St. at Central Michigan Western Michigan at Kent State Saturday, October 27th UMass at Vanderbilt Ball St. at Army (CBS Sports Network) Northern Illinois at Western Michigan (ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3) Akron at Central Michigan E. Michigan at Bowling Green (BCSN/ESPN3) Kent State at Rutgers (Big East Network/ESPN3) Ohio at Miami (Ohio) (STO/ESPN Game Plan/ ESPN3) Toledo at Buffalo (TWC Sports Net) Thursday, November 1st E. Michigan at Ohio (ESPNU) Saturday, November 3rd Miami (Ohio) at Buffalo W. Michigan at C. Michigan (ESPN3) Akron at Kent State (STO/ESPN Game Plan/ ESPN3) UMass at Northern Illinois Tuesday, November 6th Ball St. at Toledo (ESPN2) Wednesday, November 7th Bowling Green at Ohio (ESPN2) Saturday, November 10th Central Michigan at E. Michigan Kent State at Miami (Ohio) UMass at Akron Western Michigan at Buffalo 3:30 PM Wednesday, November 14th Ohio at Ball St. (ESPN2/ESPNU) Toledo at Northern Illinois (ESPN2/ESPNU)

Saturday, November 17th Buffalo at UMass E. Michigan at Western Michigan Kent State at Bowling Green (ESPN Plus/ ESPN Game Plan/ESPN3) Miami (Ohio) at Central Michigan Tuesday, November 20th Akron at Toledo (ESPN2) Friday, November 23rd Ball St. at Miami (Ohio) (ESPNU/ESPN3) Buffalo at Bowling Green (ESPNU/ESPN3) Central Michigan at UMass (ESPNU/ESPN3) N. Illinois at E. Michigan (ESPNU/ESPN3) Ohio at Kent State (ESPNU/ESNP3) Friday, November 30 Marathon MAC Championship Game (ESPN2)

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The Mid-American Conference THIS IS THE MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Providing leadership in education and diversity, the Mid-American Conference moves into its 66th year of service to the student-athlete.

The league has grown its commitment to championships by expanding to six its number of neutral site post season events – football (Ford Field, Detroit), volleyball (SPIRE Academy, Geneva, Ohio), men’s and women’s basketball (Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland), softball (Firestone Stadium, Akron) and baseball (All Pro Freight Stadium, Avon, Ohio).

Women’s athletics continued to shine for the MAC this past year. The MAC had a total of five women’s basketball programs invited to postseason tournaments. Eastern Michigan claimed the MAC tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, while Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Miami and Toledo all received at-large invitations to the WNIT Tournament. The Toledo Rockets were the defending WNIT champions and began the 2012 WNIT Tournament with wins over Detroit, Cincinnati and VCU before falling to Syracuse in overtime in the WNIT ‘Elite Eight’. From two-time Super Bowl quarterback winning Ben Roethlisberger (Miami University), NFL Defensive MVP James Harrison (Kent State University), three NFL Pro Bowlers (Cleveland KR Josh Cribbs, San Diego TE Antonio Gates, Pittsburgh LB James Harrison), British Open winner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), World Series winning manager Bob Brenly (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled team member Brock Kreitzburgh (University of Toledo), the Mid-American Conference continues to excel in producing leaders in the world of athletics.

Steinbrecher has expanded bowl opportunities for the conference and stabilized conference membership in football, increased national and regional television exposure, launched the conference’s first-ever digital network, renegotiated the conference marketing rights agreement with ISP/IMG College and enhanced neutral site conference championships in basketball, volleyball and baseball. Specifically in football, Steinbrecher has stabilized and increased conference membership with 13 programs as the MAC welcomes the addition of the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to begin as a football-only member in 2012. This provides the conference the opportunity to expand the conference footprint into New England and into the Boston and Hartford/Springfield markets. Steinbrecher has built upon the conference bowl agreements to a conference-best three primary (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl; GoDaddy.com Bowl and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) and four secondary agreements (Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl, TicketCity Bowl and the BBVA Compass Bowl). These bowl agreements provide the MAC the opportunity to build on relationships with multiple bowl partners, expand national television exposure and broaden geographical opportunities to perform against other FBS conferences. Steinbrecher directed a strategic planning process for the MAC, increased national exposure for the conference, as well as new opportunities for the conference in the areas of a new regional television network deal, marketing and sponsorships and securing long-term partnerships for MAC neutral site championship events. In the summer of 2010, the MAC entered into a three-year regional television deal with SportsTime Ohio to expand its television coverage in football and men’s and women’s basketball. This provides the MAC a regional television presence for programming throughout the year, and increases promotion and marketing opportunities for the conference. He joined the MAC after serving six years as commissioner of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Prior to the OVC, Steinbrecher served as commissioner of the Mid-Continent Conference (the Summit League). He is the only person to serve as commissioner in all three NCAA Division I Subdivisions (FBS, FCS, DI).

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In its partnership with ESPN, the MAC is in the fourth year of its eightyear rights agreement (through 2016-2017 academic years) for football, as well as men’s and women’s basketball. The deal is the most extensive in the 66-year history of the conference. The agreement calls for a minimum of 25 events annually to be produced and aired on an ESPN platform including the men’s and women’s basketball championships, a regular-season MAC presence on ESPN, the Marathon MAC Football Championship Game and a minimum of 11 regular-season football games.

Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher enters his fourth year with the Mid-American Conference (MAC) after being named the league’s eighth commissioner on March 16, 2009.

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For the first time in its history, the MAC will have seven bowl relationships-three primary and four secondary. The three primary agreements are with the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl (Detroit, Mich.), GoDaddy.com Bowl (Mobile, Ala.) and Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, Ida.). In addition, the MAC has secured secondary agreements with the BBVA Compass Bowl (2012-2013), the Gildan New Mexico Bowl (2012-2013), the Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl (2012-13) and the TicketCity Bowl (2012).

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The 2011 season also witnessed Northern Illinois win the 2011 Marathon MAC Football Championship Game with a 23-20 win over Ohio. MAC programs were a combined 4-0 against Army last season (wins by Northern Illinois, Miami, Ball State and Temple), while Temple had an impressive 38-7 win at Maryland (ACC), Western Michigan’s 38-31 win at UConn (Big East), Ohio’s 44-7 win over Marshall (Conference USA) and Ball State’s 27-20 win over Indiana (Big Ten).

In 1946 men’s basketball was the first competitive sport in the MAC, which now sponsors a total 23 sports. Women’s sports were brought into the conference’s structure in 1980. For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field and tennis.

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In 2011, the MAC set a conference record with a 4-1 record in bowl games and won the prestigious ESPN Bowl Challenge Cup for the best FBS conference record in bowl games. The MAC also tied a conference record for bowl invitations in a single season as the five bowl invitations marked the fourth time in conference history (2004, 2008, 2009, 2011). The five MAC programs that were extended bowl invitations included: Temple (Gildan New Mexico Bowl), Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl), Western Michigan (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl), Toledo (Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman) and Northern Illinois (GoDaddy.com Bowl).

Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men’s and women’s basketball since moving to Northeast Ohio. The MAC was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, UMass for football only beginning in 2012.

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Since its inception in 1946, the Mid-American Conference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. One of only 11 football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences, the MAC named Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher as its eighth commissioner in March of 2009.

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Year 1941 1967 1968 1969 1987 1989 1993 1997 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008

Overall Rd Pick 22 203 13 338 16 411 12 307 11 285 7 178 10 274 8 224 3 73 3 84 5 151 3 67 4 130 3 88 4 114

Player, Pos. Mike Fernella, T Al Kerkian, DE Don Williams, WR Paul Paxton, T Ken Delaney, T Chris Kelley, TE John Buddenberg, T Daron Alcorn, K Jason Taylor, DE Dwight Smith, FS Jake Schifino, WR Charlie Frye, QB Domenik Hixon, WR Andy Alleman, G Reggie Corner, CB

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Overall Year Rd Pick Player, Pos. 2005 – CFL 1 2 Cam Yeow 2006 – CFL 2 9 Jermaine Reid 2007 – CFL 1 6 Jabari Arthur 2007 – CFL 2 10 Jason Nedd 2012 – CFL 5 36 Hasan Hazime

1922: Canton Bulldogs • Don Williams, WR - 1967: Cleveland Browns • James Black, RB - 1984: Cleveland Browns • * Mike Clark, RB - 1987: Pittsburgh Steelers • * Chris Kelley, TE - 1987: Cleveland Browns • * Ron Pasquale, G - 1987: St. Louis Cardinals • * Mike Teifke, C - 1987: Cleveland Browns • John Buddenberg, G - 1987: Cleveland Browns • Robert Lyons, DB - 1989: Cleveland Browns • Mike Johnson, QB - 1990: Arizona Cardinals; 1992-93: British Columbia Lions; 1994-95: Shreveport Pirates • Shawn Vincent, DB - 1991: Pittsburgh Steelers • Victor Green, DB - 1993-2001: New York Jets; 2002: New England Patriots, 2003: New Orleans Satins • Jason Taylor, DE - 1997-2007, 2009-2011: Miami Dolphins; 2008: Washington Redskins • John Motton, LB - 1997-2000: Iowa Barnstormers, 2001-02: Buffalo Destroyers, 2004: Columbus Destroyers • Jamie Reader, FB - 1998: Miami Dolphins, 2001: Philadelphia Eagles • Dwight Smith, DB - 2001-04: Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 2005: New Orleans Saints; 2006-07: Minnesota Vikings; 2008: Detroit Lions • Louis Mackey, LB - 2001-02: Dallas Cowboys; 2006 Montreal Alouettes • Butchie Washington, QB- 2001-02: Hamilton Tiger-Cats • Jake Schifino, WR - 2002-04: Tennessee Titans, 2004-05: New England Patriots, 2006: Houston Texans • Konrad Dean, OL - 2002-03: Seattle Seahawks; 2004: Jacksonville Jaguars; 2005: Philadelphia Soul; 2007: Las Vegas Gladiators; 2008: New Orleans Voodoo • Jeff Grzeskowiak, OL - 2002: Chicago Bears • Mike Hayes, P - 2003: Pittsburgh Steelers • Ryan Myers, LB - 2004-06: New York Jets • Mike Brake, TE - 2004-05: St. Louis Rams • Matt Cherry, WR - 2004: Jacksonville Jaguars; 2005: Cincinnati Bengals; 2006: Carolina Panthers • Rickey McKenzie, DB - 2004-05: Montreal Allouettes • Chase Blackburn, LB - 2005-present: New York Giants • Charlie Frye, QB - 2005-07: Cleveland Browns; 2007-08: Seattle Seahawks; 2008-2010: Oakland Raiders • Dwayne LeFall, DL - 2005: Saskatchewan Roughriders • Cam Yeow, LB - 2005: Ottawa Renegades; 2006: Calgary Stampeders • Domenik Hixon, WR - 2006-07: Denver Broncos; 2007-present: New York Giants • Andy Alleman, OL - 2007: New Orleans Saints; 2008: Miami; 2009: Kansas City • Kiki Gonzalez, DL - 2008: Grand Rapids Rampage • Jermaine Reid, DL - 2007-10: Hamilton Tiger-Cats; Edmonton Eskimos: 2011. • Jason Nedd, DB - 2007-present: Edmonton Eskimos • Jabari Arthur, WR - 2008-present: Calgary Stampeders • Reggie Corner, CB - 2008-present: Buffalo Bills • Davanzo Tate, CB - 2009: Calgary Stampeders • Hasan Hazime, DL - 2012: Edmonton Eskimos • Jake Anderson, OL - 2012: Cleveland Browns * -Active roster for strike replacement games only

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ALL-TIME ZIPS IN THE PROS

• Bruce Bierce, E - 1920-22, 25: Akron Pros, 1923: Cleveland Indians, 1924: Cleveland Bulldogs • Park Crisp, G - 1919: Akron Pros • Carl Daum, E - 1922-26: Akron Pros • Oliver Driesbach, G - 1919: Akron Pros • Arthur Haley, B - 1920: Canton Bulldogs; 1923: Akron Pros • Edward Kregenow, E - 1926: Cleveland Panthers • Ralph Waldsmith, G - 1919: Akron Pros, 1921: Cleveland Indians,

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the pnc wagon wheel challenge On Aug. 24, 2011, the athletics departments at The University of Akron and Kent State University today announced participation in a new competition called “The PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge,” which further expands an intercollegiate athletics rivalry dating back more than a halfcentury between the two schools.

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The PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge is based on a time-honored competition for an historic wooden wagon wheel trophy awarded originally in 1945 to the winner of the annual Akron-Kent State football game. Starting with the 2011-12 academic year, the PNC-sponsored rivalry broaden the competition to include 15 NCAA varsity sports, with victories in each sport adding one point to the challenge standings. Fans can learn more about the rivalry and follow the results and standings via www.PNCWagonWheelChallenge.com.

In keeping with tradition, the annual winner of the football contest will gain possession of the historic wooden Wagon Wheel trophy, while the school that accumulates the most total points in all varsity matchups for that academic year will receive an overall series trophy.

“College athletics is built on strong rivalries, and we’re fortunate to have one of the closest in the country with Akron,” Kent State director of athletics Joel Nielsen said. “We’re very appreciative of PNC’s support of the Wagon Wheel Challenge – this model has worked very well with other schools and it can only help grow this rivalry and make it even stronger.” IMG College, the sponsorship and multi-media rights holder for both Akron and Kent State athletics negotiated the PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge.

Akron scored points in men’s basketball (1.0), women’s basketball (0.5), women’s cross country (1.0), softball (1.0), men’s indoor track & field (1.0), men’s outdoor track & field (1.0) and volleyball (0.5).

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2011-12 – Kent State 9.0, Akron 6.0

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The wheel eventually fell into the possession of Dr. Raymond Manchester, who as the Kent State Dean of Men in 1945, suggested the local historic artifact be offered as the trophy to the winner of the annual AkronKent State football game.

2011-12 Results Kent State won the inaugural Wagon Wheel trophy by a margin of 9.06.0. KSU earned points in baseball (1.0), women’s basketball (0.5), men’s cross country (1.0), football (1.0), men’s golf (1.0), women’s golf (1.0), women’s soccer (1.0), women’s indoor track & field (1.0), women’s outdoor track & field (1.0) and volleyball (0.5).

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According to legend, the “Wagon Wheel” trophy traces its beginnings to the spring of 1870 when Akron industrialist John R. Buchtel set out for the town of Kent in search of a site to establish a college. In the muddy Ohio fields, however, his wagon became bogged down in the area where Kent State University is currently located. When horses pulled the wagon, a wheel came loose and became buried until it was discovered in 1902 during the construction of a pipeline along the Western Reserve Trail.

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“The Akron-Kent State rivalry is a regional event and this partnership will help expand it to more sports and likewise more fans,” Akron director of athletics Tom Wistrcill said. “We’re excited to have PNC serve as sponsor of what is one of the more unique rivalries in college athletics. As members of the Mid-American Conference, the results of our competitions against one another are already very important, but the Wagon Wheel Challenge will increase the level of bragging rights around the community.”

PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge - Rules and Qualifying Sports • Each of the fifteen (15) sports will be worth one (1) point. For a school to be the winner of The PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge, it must accumulate at least eight (8) points. • The point is awarded to the team that wins the season series in the head-to-head competition. • If the teams play head-to-head once in a given season (e.g. football), then the school that wins will receive the point. • All regular season games count toward the season series tally (including if non-conference games are played) with the school that wins more games (e.g., winning two of three in softball) receiving the point. If teams split the regular season matchups (e.g., in basketball), then each team receives a one-half (½) point for that sport. • For men’s and women’s cross country, golf and indoor/outdoor track and field, one point is awarded to whichever school finishes higher in the MAC Championship for each of those sports. (For these sports, no other competitions – in-season or post-season – will count toward the series). • MAC and/or NCAA Tournament games can count toward determining the season series winner (e.g., the schools split the two regular season meetings in basketball and then meet in the MAC Tournament, whichever school wins that game is awarded the point). • In the event of a 15-sports season tie, the school that won the trophy the previous year will retain possession.

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“PNC’s new athletic challenge will spark more excitement in a broad range of sports between these rival schools,” said Kevin O. Thompson, PNC regional president for Akron, Canton and Wooster. “By showcasing the talents of student-athletes, we will further engage alumni and the community to support our schools.”

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and legislated his job out of existence. But it did have its moments. In 1894, when he technically wasn’t even working for the college, Heisman engineered a 12-6 win over Ohio State. He played quarterback in the game to boot.

The story goes that Buchtel College’s quarterback, 6-foot-4 inch Harry Clark, had trouble bending low enough to pick up the football when the center snapped it to him.

After retiring from coaching, Heisman served as the New York City Downtown Athletic Club’s first athletic director, starting in 1930. The club awarded its first trophy to the nation’s top college football player in 1935 and renamed the trophy in memory of Heisman when he died a year later at age 66.

Squirted it to him was more like it. At that point in football history, 1893, the center transferred the ball to the quarterback by putting one hand over the front of the ball and pressing down on the back with his other hand. When he released the front hand, the ball would flip up and back in the general direction of the backfield. It was an awkward maneuver, to say the least, and resulted in many fumbles. Buchtel’s coach had a better idea. Why not have the center simply pitch the ball back through his legs? Shotgun-style, we’d call it today. It worked. Clark saved his back, and Buchtel cut down on its fumbles. No one objected, and by the end of the season all colleges were using the new center snap. So how did Heisman end up in Akron? After the 1892 season, the students again besieged the Reverend Orello Cone, Buchtel’s president since 1880, pleading with him to convince the Board of Trustees to hire someone to coach the college’s club teams. Cone pushed the measure through. The students’ first choice was Heisman, and they moved quickly to get him. The young coach was invited to campus in January, and after inspecting the facilities he spelled out the terms under which he would render his services. At a meeting of the trustees’ executive committee on Jan. 28, 1893, the committee agreed to extend Heisman a one-year contract as “gymnasium director” and “special teacher of gymnastics in baseball and football.” The board not only agreed to pay Heisman $900, but to build a long-sought baseball cage – provided the students raised $300 toward Heisman’s salary and paid off the remaining salary of the previous gym director. The weekly student newspaper, The Buchtelite, ran the headline “HEISMAN! HEISMAN! Rah! Rah! Rah!” Alas, John W. Heisman’s association with Buchtel wasn’t a long or especially satisfying one for him – the faculty and trustees got together

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The Wagon Wheel According to legend, the “Wagon Wheel” came into being in the spring of 1870 when John R. Buchtel, an Akron industrialist, at the insistence of Rev. Andrew Willson of the Kent Universalist Church, set out for Kent in search of a site for a proposed college. However, his wagon became bogged down in the mud where Kent State University is currently located, the horses broke away and left bits and pieces of the carriage scattered, including one of the wheels, which remained wedged in the mud. Buchtel eventually found his way back to Akron, where he settled on a site for Buchtel College, the forerunner of the present University of Akron. During construction of a pipeline along the Western Reserve Trail in 1902, the wheel was discovered and eventually became the property of Dr. Raymond Manchester, who in 1945 as the Kent State Dean of Men, suggested the wheel be set up as an award to the winner of the annual Akron-Kent State football game. Manchester had the wheel painted blue and gold, the school colors of both schools, and it has been a prized trophy ever since. Each spoke bears a plaque verifying the score of each game. In 1946, Kent State defeated the Zips, 13-6, to capture the Wagon Wheel Trophy. After a KSU win in 1954, the series between the two schools went into hibernation. Not until Sept. 9, 1972, was the series revived. In that game, played at the Rubber Bowl, 25,131 saw UA grab a 13-0 lead, but KSU battled back to score 13 fourth-quarter points, and the contest ended in a tie. Akron was then awarded custodial rights for a two-year period for its first possession of the prized trophy since its inception.

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UA Makes FIRST Division I-A Jump In 1987, the stage was set. It had been 20 months since Dec. 18, 1985 when, amid a crush of national media interest, Gerry Faust was introduced as Akron’s new head football coach. The University of Akron was anxious to make the move to I-A football from I-AA. The Zips would become the first team since the NCAA created I-AA in 1978 to move up to the I-A level. The transition, however, was not an easy one. The great debate was, should Akron, coming off an I-AA playoff season, leave the Ohio Valley Conference for the greener pastures of I-A? With a bid to join the Mid-American Conference having already been rejected, Akron would have to compete as an independent in all sports – without a conference to call home.

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One of the unique nicknames in all of intercollegiate athletics belongs to the University of Akron. Originally Zippers, athletics director Kenneth “Red” Cochrane officially shortened the nickname to the Zips in 1950. Twenty-five years earlier a campus-wide contest had been conducted to choose a nickname for the University’s athletics teams. Suggestions submitted by students, faculty and alumni included Golden Blue Devils, Tip Toppers, Rubbernecks, Hillbillies, Kangaroos and Cheveliers. After a three-way vote – one by the student body, one by the

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Gerry Faust (right) helped to take the Akron football program to the next level, coaching the school’s first-ever NCAA I-A team to a 4-7 record in 1987.

The evolution of Zippy, The University’s mascot, began 54 years ago when the student council, under president Dave Frye and committee for a mascot chairman Bob Savoy (an All-American diver for UA), decided the University needed a mascot. “Zippy” the kangaroo was officially declared UA’s mascot on May 1, 1953. The selection of the kangaroo for a mascot brought forth the wrath of The Buchtelite and the Akron Beacon Journal as the name was chosen without the benefit of a campus-wide vote. There was support for the new mascot with defenders saying, “the kangaroo is fast, agile and powerful with undying determination – all the necessary qualities of an athlete.” It is difficult to imagine there was dissent back then seeing as how Zippy is one of, if not the, most beloved symbols of the University. In fact, during an 11 week long national contest, Zippy defeated all challengers. Zippy, after a first-round bye in the playoffs, cruised to victories over Syracuse’s Otto in the semifinals and Minnesota’s Goldy Golpher in the final to become the 2007 Capital One Mascot of the Year. Dick Hansford, UA student council advisor, liked the kangaroo – one of the finalist names when Akron chose “Zippers” as its nickname. He recalled the suggestion was also inspired by a popular comic strip at the time named “Kicky, the fighting kangaroo.” No one recalls who made the arrangements for the first costume, but a paper-mache head was produced along with a brown furry uniform that zipped up the back. Pete Demming debuted that first mascot uniform in 1954, at the inaugural Acme-Zip Game - not as “Zippy” but as “Mr. Zip.” The first known printed reference to the mascot as “Zippy” was a 1965 Zip football press brochure. The Buchtelite’s first use of the name “Zippy” came Sept. 24, 1965, in an identification of a photo of the cheerleaders listing “Mascot - ‘Zippy’ - Charles Huettner.”

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Akron had to meet several criteria expected of all Division I-A schools. The Zips already met the criteria of having a stadium which seated 30,000 and sponsoring at least eight men’s sports and seven women’s sports. Where UA was lacking was in the attendance department. Division I-A school were required to average 17,000 paid attendance per game in a season or 20,000 once every four years. With a late-season ticket drive in 1985, the Zips boosted their per game average to 18,137. Next, Akron had to revamp its schedule so that at least 60 percent of its opponents were I-A schools. With new coach Gerry Faust on board, the Zips scheduled games against Western Michigan, Kent State, Eastern Michigan, Temple, Oregon State, Louisville and Northern Illinois for the fall of 1987. The Zips also realized that the move up would come at a price. The athletics department saw its budget increase from $1.5 million in 1982-83, to $4.26 million for the 1987-88 school year. On June 23, 1987, Akron’s application was approved on a three-year basis.

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On the upside, Akron was feeling growing pains and had already tasted success at the next level with wins over such I-A schools as Kent State and Eastern Michigan. Still, much work had to be done before the NCAA would consider the Zips’ application.

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University lettermen and one by the local sports writers and faculty representatives – the winner was decided on January 15, 1926. The winner, freshman Margaret Hamlin, suggested “Zippers” the name of a very popular rubber overshoe (over 500,000 sold the first year) invented by Akron’s B.F. Goodrich Company. She received a prize of $10 for the winning suggestion, which was inspired by the $6 pair of rubber shoes, the “Zipper Boot.” Permission to use the name was granted by the Goodrich Company. Goodrich introduced its rubber galoshes in 1923 and it made a lasting impression on the world. The footwear featured an ingenious invention, a slide fastener with interlocking metal teeth. With a quick pull of a tab, the overshoes opened wide or sealed shut. The product’s original suggested name was the “Mystik Boot,” but the name just did not work for Goodrich President Bertram G. Work. ‘’What we need is an action word,’’ he told a group of sales representatives. ‘’Something that will dramatize the way the thing zips.’’ From that he said, “Why not call it the Zipper?’’

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The Chris Angeloff Scholarship

On Oct. 11, 2003 when the Zips hosted Cal Poly, The University of Akron held its inaugural induction of former players and teams into the Ring of Honor. Former head coach Jim Dennison, former player Chris Angeloff and two of the most successful squads in school history, the 1968 team and 1976 team squads, were honored. Since then, NFL great Jason Taylor (2004) and former head coach Gordon Larson (2005) have been inducted. Dennison, the all-time winningest coach (by victories with 80) in UA history, was in charge of the Zips from 1973 to 1985 and led them to the finals of the 1976 NCAA Division II playoffs where they fell to Montana State, 24-13, in the Pioneer Bowl. He was the 1976 Kodak National Coach of the Year, was the first coach to lead the Zips to a 10-win season and was 80-62-2 all-time at Akron. A standout player under Dennison, Angeloff died tragically from cardiac arrest during the Sept. 6, 1975 season opener versus Marshall. He was a two-time letterman at tight end and, as a sophomore, caught seven passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Angeloff’s number 89 was retired in his honor and his memory lives on with the Chris Angeloff Scholarship. The 1968 team, coached by Larson, played in Akron’s first-ever bowl game, the Grantland Rice Bowl. That squad, led by All-Americans Don Zwisler (QB) and Dan Ruff (WR), went 7-3-1 and eventually lost to a Terry Bradshaw-led Louisiana Tech squad, 33-13, in the bowl game. The 1976 team, coach by Dennison and featured first-team All-Americans Mark Van Horn and Steve Cockerham, went 10-3 and played for the NCAA Division II championship, where they fell to Montana State. In reaching that championship game, Akron defeated UNLV, 27-6, in the first round and Northern Michigan, 29-26, in the second game, called the Knute Rockne Bowl. In 2004, Taylor was added to the Ring of Honor when the Zips hosted, and defeated in dramatic fashion, Marshall on Nov. 5 in an ESPN2 telecast. Taylor was a firstteam All-Mid-American Conference honoree for the Zips in 1996 before becoming a third-round draft pick of the Miami Dolphins in 1997. Taylor still holds the Akron records for sacks in a season with 10, sacks in a career (21) and TFL for a career (41). Taylor, a six-time Pro Bowl selection, was named the 2006 Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year and was named the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year for the 2007 season.

The Chris Angeloff Scholarship was established in memory of Chris Angeloff, a junior starting tight end, who collapsed and died of cardiac arrest during UA’s 20-8 victory over Marshall in the Acme-Zip Game on Sept. 6, 1975. His teammates voted to retire his jersey, the first such tribute paid to a UA football player. Angeloff, 20, was leaving the field on a possession exchange midway through the second period, got to the sidelines and collapsed. As many as seven doctors tried to revive him. A native of Erie, Pa., Angeloff had become a starter as a sophomore. An accounting major, he carried a 3.20 GPA. He was the son of Carl and Mary Angeloff. At the request of the family, income from the endowed fund is applied to athletic scholarships. Funds are derived from memorials contributed to Angeloff.

Larson was honored posthumously in Oct. 1, 2005. Not only did he lead the Zips to their first ever bowl game, he is the program’s all-time winningest coach in terms of percentage, going 74-33-5 (.683), and only had one losing season in his 12 years (1961-72) at the helm. Each of the inductees is honored with a plaque on the outside of the north endzone facility at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field. Ring of Honor Inductees Jim Dennison Chris Angeloff 1968 Team 1976 Team Jason Taylor Gordon Larson

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Akron’s First Bowl Gordon Larson’s Zips and Louisiana Tech met up for the College Division Mideast Region Championship in the 1968 Grantland Rice Bowl in Murfreesboro, Tenn. It was the first bowl appearance for both teams. Tech jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead behind a 16-yard TD run and 36yard TD pass from Bradshaw. The Zips managed to get on the board with 1:50 left in the half on a 1-yard run from junior John Vargo. At 28, Vargo was the oldest running back in the country. The Zips cut the lead to 21-13, but two more Bradshaw scores sealed the Bulldog win.

Akron Has NCAA First in ‘76 Bowl The first overtime game in the history of the NCAA playoffs occurred at Akron’s Rubber Bowl when the Zips met Northern Michigan in the second round of the Division II playoffs, a game called the Knute Rockne Bowl. Northern Michigan scored first in overtime on a 39-yard field goal, but Akron answered with a one-yard touchdown b y quarterback Marty Bezbatchenko to win, 29-26.

Akron’s First I-A Bowl After winning its first Mid-American Conference Championship, a dramatic 31-30 win over Northern Illinois on Dec. 1, 2005, The University of Akron earned a berth to its first bowl as an NCAA Division I-A member. The Zips, who won that MAC title game at Detroit’s Ford Field, returned to the venue 25 days later (Dec. 26) for the Motor City Bowl to face the Memphis Tigers, a team that featured one of the nation’s top running backs, DeAngelo Williams. Akron, with record-setting quarterback Luke Getsy and record-setting receiver Domenik Hixon, got on the board early, but trailed 20-3 late in the third quarter. The Zips would score 28 points over the final 15 minutes, including two TDs in the last 1:46, but it was not enough in the 38-31 setback. Getsy set a Motor City Bowl record with 455 passing yards and Jabari Arthur set a bowl record with eight catches for 180 yards.

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Opened in 1940, The University of Akron’s Rubber Bowl was the largest (tied) football stadium in the Mid-American Conference, and was the second largest collegiate stadium in the state of Ohio. With a final-year capacity at 31,000 in 2008, The Bowl was runnerup to Ohio State’s Ohio Stadium which packs in 101,568.

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As far as MAC stadiums go, the Rubber Bowl was tied with UB Stadium (Buffalo) as the largest in terms of seating capacity. The Zips’ horseshoe-shaped home was a gathering spot for Northeast Ohio football fans and event goers for 66 years. In 1999, UA football fan No. 3,000,000 passed through the Rubber Bowl turnstiles, marking six decades of Zips gridiron action at The Bowl.

In 1940, the UA football team abandoned well-worn Buchtel Field to play at the municipally owned Rubber Bowl. The Bowl began to develop under the plans of B.E. “Shorty” Fulton in 1933. With the help of the Civil Works Authority, Fulton had 180,000 cubic yards of dirt carved out of the side of the hill neighboring Akron Municipal Airport. Fulton, the airport manager, turned the site into a recreation area.

The most striking improvement took place in the summer of 1973. Spearheaded by a gift of $200,000 from Elza E. Hopkins and Clarkins Stores, and a community wide fund-raising drive directed by the Touchdown Club that provided more than $160,000, the University was able to install an all-weather artificial surface. Installation of AstroTurf got UA and area high school football teams “out of the mud.” That same year, the Cleveland Browns’ played their 19th (and last) preseason football game at The Bowl. The New York Giants defeated the Browns, 21-10, in front of 30,751 spectators. The Cleveland franchise had a 14-5 mark at The Bowl and attracted more than one-half million fans. In 1983, after 10 years, a new carpet was installed at a cost of more than $500,000. The funds to pay for the repairs and installation came from a UA bond issue. In 1991, more than $100,000 was contributed by the Coca Cola Bottling Company of Ohio, Summa Health Systems, National City Bank of Ohio and the Varsity “A” Association to purchase a new scoreboard. Prior to the start of the ‘94 season, the University Board of Trustees authorized funds of about $750,000 to fix the facilities’ drainage system and apply new artificial turf to the floor of the Zips’ football home. The stadium also got a complete paint job and the seats were refurbished.

rubber bowl timeline • First UA Football Game: Oct. 4, 1940 – Akron 0 Western Reserve 6; 17,472 spectators in attendance. • First UA Win in the Bowl: Nov. 9, 1940 – UA defeated arch-rival Kent State, 23-7. • First Acme-Zip Game: Sept. 25, 1954 – UA dropped the contest to Wittenberg, 12-7, before 21,269 fans-the most to ever attend a UA football game to date. • 25th UA Win in the Bowl: Oct. 10, 1957 – UA shutout Ohio Wesleyan, 20-0. • First Sellout Game: Sept. 30, 1961 – A record-breaking mark of 35,061 saw UA shutout Denison, 28-0. Prior to the game, the Zip soccer team upset defending NCAA National Champion St. Louis, 3-2. • 50th Win in the Bowl: Sept. 17, 1966 – the Zip gridders defeated Northern Michigan, 18-10. • Kicking Field Goals Wins Game: Oct. 22, 1966 – Junior offensive guard Dave Kosoy kicked three field goals and broke a 42-year old UA record in a, 9-6, win over Baldwin Wallace. His winning 37 yard kick came with only a minute left in the Homecoming contest. • Zips Leave Ohio Conference with Win: Nov. 9, 1968 – Akron bid farewell to Ohio Conference opposition by disposing of its champion, Baldwin Wallace, 59-19. BW had a 7-0 record coming into the Rubber Bowl. The 59 points was a modern era record (since 1900) and helped propel UA to its first post-season bowl game – the Grantland Rice Bowl. • Big Win Propels UA To Great Season: Sept. 20, 1969 – While on the way to matching UA’s best record ever, a 9-1 mark, breaking 32 UA records and finishing with the football team’s highest national ranking ever – third in the AP college division poll – the Zips upset favored Tampa, 40-0, before an Acme-Zip Game crowd of 42,869. Little All-American halfback Jack Beidleman scored four TDs to lead the UA attack. • 1971 Team Produces Two Last Minute Victories: Sept. 25, 1971 – With 39 seconds remaining, Little All-American defensive halfback Mike Hatch was spectacular in returning a punt 74 yards before tossing an over-the-head lateral, while being tackled, to Pat Coughenour for the final yard of the winning TD over Western Illinois, 14-7. One week later (Oct. 2), with only 24 seconds remaining, quarterback Mic Hutton directed the Zips from their own 33 yard line to the Ball State 21, where kicking specialist, Tom Budziszewski, booted a 38-yard field goal as time expired for a 10-7 victory.

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In June 1971, the University accepted the title to the Rubber Bowl, paying $1 for the facility, from the City of Akron and began a program of refurbishing the stadium. University trustees authorized $175,000 for improvements. First priority went to a lighting system which increased illumination of the field by more than five times.

In the 324 University of Akron football games played in the Rubber Bowl, the Zips posted a 191-123-10 record.

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Akron opened its playing history in the Rubber Bowl on Oct. 5, 1940, against Western Reserve, before 17,472 spectators. Although the Zips lost 6-0, the Rubber Bowl has since been an excellent home field, as evidenced by UA’s overall mark of 190-119-10 (61 percent).

The final game in the Rubber Bowl was a classic. Akron and Buffalo, coMAC East leaders at the time, battled to four overtimes before the Bulls pulled out a 43-30 victory before a national ESPNU television audience. Dennis Kennedy ran for 142 yards with three touchdowns and caught five passes for 121 yards, while Chris Jacquemain passed for 295 yards and two scores.

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Then in 1939, civic-minded citizens, headed by C.W. Seiberling and James Schlemmer, sports editor of the Akron Beacon Journal, raised $30,000 to help construct the stadium on the site. The amount was raised by subscribing $1 from 30,000 Akronites. A federal grant of $516,000 was obtained and construction began. The stadium was dedicated before 37,000 people on Aug. 10, 1940.

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The site of 324 UA football contests, 19 preseason Cleveland Browns’ games, a regular-season NFL game in 1952, over 1,500 high school games (including dozens of OHSAA playoff games), as well as many soccer matches and scores of concerts and shows, the Rubber Bowl has stood the test of time.

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The Rubber Bowl • 75th UA Win in the Bowl: Oct. 17, 1972 – A shutout of Northern Michigan, 49-0. • UA’s Winningest Coach Gets First Win/Bowl Gets Artificial Turf: Sept. 15, 1973, head coach Jim Dennison, who would go on to compile an 80-62-2 record, directed UA to his first collegiate win, 51-19, over Butler before 37,384 fans. That crowd was also thrilled earlier as they watched aerialist Karl Wallenda cross a 600 foot wire, 75 feet above the new artificial turf, which included a head stand in the middle. • UA’s Saddest Day: Sept. 6, 1975 – In Akron’s 75th season of football, 20-year old junior starting tight end Chris Angeloff, collapsed and died of a cardiac arrest during its 20-8 victory over Marshall. Angeloff’s jersey number, 89, was retired, the first such tribute paid to a UA football player. • 100th UA Win in the Bowl: Nov. 18, 1978 – Akron, led by freshman tailback Terry Cameron, who ran for a record-breaking five TDs, defeated Northern Iowa, 39-28. • Another Nail Biter: Oct. 18, 1975 – Jim Dennison said, “This had to be the greatest victory for any team that I’ve been associated with.” With 1:28 left in this game with Temple, UA held a 17-16 lead and the Owls were facing a second-and-28-yard situation at their own eight yard line. However, two pass plays later – the last for a 56-yard TD – appeared to give Temple its win. Undaunted, the Zips started at their own 22 with 54 seconds remaining. Quarterback Tom Kot hit split end Glenn Evans with a 16-yard sideline pass and then one for 38. Two incomplete passes later, Kot found Evans open over the middle and he broke one tackle on his way to the tying score with 18 seconds left. Jim Embick added the extra point for the 24-23 win. • Highest Point As A NCAA II Member: On back-to-back weekends, UA captured it’s first NCAA playoff victory by downing UNLV, 27-6, on Nov. 27, 1976, and in the ABC nationally televised Knute Rockne Bowl, a very cold and windy Dec. 4, the Zips defeated the defending national champions, Northern Michigan, 29-26, in the first overtime game in NCAA playoff history. A Hollywood script writer couldn’t have written it any better for, arguably, the most exciting game the Zips ever played in the Rubber Bowl. UA had to overcome four turnovers, stared defeat in the face and, with one second remaining, Jim Embick booted a 35-yard field goal to deadlock the contest, 23-all. In overtime, after a Wildcat field goal, quarterback Marty Bezbatchenko sneaked one yard into the end zone on UA’s fourth play for Akron’s 10th win – the most ever in the school’s football history. Jim Dennison, due to UA’s accomplishments, became the only UA football coach to ever be voted Ohio Coach of the Year and National College Coach of the Year. • Rival Revival: Sept. 6, 1979 – a blocked punt by defensive back Mark Padrutt that led to a 25-yard field goal by Andy Graham gave UA the margin it needed to defeat arch rival Kent State, 15-13, for the first time in 38 years. • OVC Highlight: Nov. 5, 1983 – On the way to a second place finish in the Ohio Valley Conference and an excellent 8-4 season, UA rolled over long-time rival and a fellow OVC member Youngstown State, 4921, behind the running of record-breaking senior tailback James Black. Black, who was later voted the OVC Offensive Player of the Year, broke a 17-year old rushing mark with 246 yards on 40 carries. • The Faust Era Begins: Sept. 6, 1986 – Head Coach Gerry Faust, in his first game with UA, directed the Zips to a 35-0 victory over Salem. On Oct. 16, 1986, the Zips make their first appearance on ESPN, a 24-13 win over Murray State.

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• MAC Champion Defeated: Sept. 19, 1987 – The Zip defense keyed the victory over eventual Mid-American Conference Champions and California Bowl victor, Eastern Michigan, 17-16. With 1:58 to play the UA defense stopped EMU’s two-point conversion try and in the final play of the game, middle guard Pierce Joiner blocked a 52-yard field goal attempt. • The Most Points by Two Teams: Nov. 24, 2001 – In the 2001 season finale, Akron and Eastern Michigan battled to a triple overtime thriller with the Zips claiming a 65-62 victory. The 127 points between the schools is the most scored by two teams in Rubber Bowl history and the most points scored in MAC history. Also, the 65 points set the new standard for most points in a game – a feat the Zips would tie on Sept. 20, 2003 in a 65-7 win over Howard. • The Marshall Win: Nov. 2, 2002 – Known more for the visual of seeing Marshall’s linemen carrying Byron Leftwich down the field, Akron was the team that came out the victor as Charlie Frye threw for one TD and ran for another as the Zips upset No. 25 Marshall, 34-20. • The Marshall Win II: Nov. 5, 2004 – In J.D. Brookhart’s first season, Jason Swiger hit a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give the Zips a 31-28 victory over the Thundering Herd. The Zips trailed 28-7 in the third quarter and scored 24 unanswered points, including a TD with 48 seconds left and getting the on-side kick to set up the win. • The Snow Bowl: Nov. 24, 2005 – Played in blizzard conditions, Akron crushed arch-rival Kent State, 35-3, to win the MAC East Championship and eventually the program’s first overall MAC title. • The Last Wagon Wheel Game in the Bowl: Sept. 22, 2007 – Akron scored 17 fourth-quarter points to claim a 27-20 victory over Kent State in the last Wagon Wheel game played at the Rubber Bowl. Reggie Corner had a key interception to set up UA’s go-ahead touchdown and Davanzo Tate intercepted a pass in the endzone as time expired to preserve the win. • The Last Game in the Rubber Bowl: Nov. 13, 2008 – An ESPNU telecast allows the nation to see the final game and see co-MAC East leaders Akron and Buffalo battle for supremacy. The Bulls pulled out a 43-40 four-overtime win. Other Memories • The NFL Pays Visits: Nov. 27, 1952 – A regular-season NFL game was played at the Rubber Bowl as legendary coach George Halas led his Chicago Bears in a game versus the Dallas Texans. The Texas upset the Bears, 27-23, in what was the only win in the franchise’s history. The Cleveland Browns also played 19 preseason games at the Rubber Bowl, going 14-5 in the facility. • Red Saves UA Football: 1953 – With the program floundering and near extinction, athletics director since 1948, Kenneth “Red” Cochrane took over the Zips’ program in 1952. The following year, Akron won six games, its most since 1938. • Actual Firsts for Turf: While Akron’s first game on artificial turf was Sept. 15, 1973, there were two events prior. St. Vincent-St. Mary and Garfield High School played the first game on the new surface on Sept. 7. The following day, the Browns hosted the Giants in an exhibition game. • Other Events: The Rubber Bowl has hosted car races and concerts, most notably the Rolling Stones and Jefferson Airplane. Also, the Rubber Bowl has been the home of numerous Akron high school games as part of the annual City Series.

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Personal: Born Feb. 19, 1989 ... son of Desnne Edwards ... has two sisters, Kristina and Gasharee.

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Center 6-4 • 284 • Senior (3L) Dresden, Ohio Tri Valley High School

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Troy Gilmer

as a Junior (2011): Starting center in 10 games ... sidelined due to injury versus FIU (Oct. 8) and Ohio (Oct. 22). as a Sophomore (2010): Played in four games at center.

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a standout in track, running 6.84 in the 55 meters to qualify for the NYC PSAL City Championship.

as a Redshirt Freshman (2009): Saw the field in 10 games ... recorded one solo tackle. as a Freshman (2008): Utilized his redshirt. at Tri Valley HS: Rated 17th-best center in the nation by Scout.com ... a Division II first-team All-Ohio selection ... also a two-time All-Eastern District honoree, All-Muskingum Valley League pick and MVL Lineman of the Year ... named honorable mention All-Ohio as a junior ... led his team to an 18-5 record over his final two years, including a 10-2 mark and a MVL championship as a senior ... was a four-year starter at Tri Valley ... on defense, made 51 tackles, including 5.5 sacks, with one interception and one forced fumble as a senior ... also an All-MVL pick in basketball. Personal: Born June 30, 1989 ... son of Marty and Linda Bice ... has two sisters, Lindsay and Samantha, and one brother, Nick.

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Micklos Blake

Cornerback 5-10 • 168 • Senior (3L) Staten Island, N.Y. Nassau CC/Curtis High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2010 3/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 0/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 3/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 as a Junior (2011): Did not see game action. as a Sophomore (2010): Appeared in three games … saw playing time against Syracuse (Sept. 4), Gardner-Webb (Sept. 11) and at Kentucky (Sept. 18). at Nassau CC: Named first-team All-Northeast Football Conference ... intercepted four passes, with one returned for a touchdown, and tallied a team-high eight pass breakups ... credited with 22 tackles ... helped school to an 8-2 record ... named team captain along with former Akron offensive lineman Patrick McCloskey ... played receiver his first year at Nassau. at Curtis HS: As a senior, intercepted three passes while catching 28 for 517 yards and seven touchdowns ... helped team to two PSAL city championship games and won the city title in 2007 as a wide receiver and defensive back ... played in the 2008 New York Governor’s Bowl ... participated in the 2008 Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge ... also

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Linebacker 6-1 • 230 • Senior (3L) Huber Heights, Ohio Wayne High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2009 7/0 2 4 6 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 10/3 16 8 24 0.5-1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 9/8 33 38 71 3.5-10 0.5 0 0 1 1 0 TOTAL 26/11 51 50 101 4.0-11 0.5 0 0 1 1 0 as a Junior (2011): Honorable mention Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection ... finished the season ranked second on the squad in tackles, with 71 (33 solo) ... his 7.9 tackles per game ranked as 13th best in the conference (87th nationally) ... made a career-high 12 tackles at Buffalo (Nov. 19) and had 11 the next week at Western Michigan (Nov. 25) ... had nine tackles against Ohio (Oct. 22) ... also registered 3.5 tackles for loss … had one fumble recovery that he returned 72 yards for a touchdown – the first TD of his collegiate career (at Western Michigan, Nov. 25) ... saw action in nine games as a linebacker and was a starter in eight of those contests, including the final six outings of the season ... starter at Ohio State (Sept. 3) and sat out the next three weeks due to injury. as a Sophomore (2010): Played in 10 games, making three starts ... recorded 24 tackles, 16 solo ... also helped out with 0.5 tackles for loss (1 yard) ... made a season high six solo tackles at Temple (Oct. 30). as a Redshirt Freshman (2009): Appeared in seven games ... recorded six tackles ... made two stops against both Syracuse (Oct. 24) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 27). as a Freshman (2008): Utilized his redshirt. at Wayne HS: Rated as the 204th-best running back in the nation by Scouts Inc./ESPN.com ... named first team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference (Central Division) ... tabbed honorable mention 2007 Associated Press Southwest All-District ... had 76 rushes for 425 yards as a senior, adding 24 receptions for 227 yards ... also played quarterback during high school ... rushed for over 800 yards as a junior, adding 36 tackles on defense, to earn all-conference honors ... also played basketball. Personal: Born Nov. 16, 1989 ... son of Henry and Patricia Gilmer ... has one older brother, Jeremy, and one older sister, Latisha.

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Defensive End 6-5 • 244 • Senior (1L) Piscataway, N.J. Nassau CC/Piscataway High School

at Orrville HS: First team All-Ohio Cardinal Conference, All-Daily Record and All-Northeast Ohio District ... honorable mention Division IV All-State ... caught 50 passes for 685 yards and four touchdowns as a senior ... his 50 receptions were second in the OCC and his 685 yards ranked fourth-best in the league ... also a member of the track team, being a regional finalist in the discus ... also played basketball, earning honorable mention All-OCC and all-district. Personal: Born June 21, 1989 ... son of James and Elizabeth Ladrach ... has one sister, Libby, who played basketball at Capital.

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TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2011 12/7 14 14 28 5.0-19 1.0 0 4 1 2 0 TOTAL 12/7 14 14 28 5.0-19 1.0 0 4 1 2 0

Personal: Born Nov. 5, 1990 ... son of John and Catherine Griggs ... has one brother, Malcom, who plays football at New Hampshire.

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Ryhne Ladrach

Tight End 6-5 • 250 • Senior (3L) Orrville, Ohio Orrville High School

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2009 12/1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2010 7/5 3 31 0 18 0.4 10.3 4.4 2011 12/10 11 62 0 12 0.9 5.6 5.2 TOTAL 31/16 14 93 0 18 0.5 6.6 3.0 as a Junior (2011): Played in all 12 games and made 10 starts at tight end ... totaled 11 receptions for 62 yards ... grabbed a career-high four catches for 23 yards versus Central Michigan (Oct. 29) ... had two receptions for seven yards against Ohio (Oct. 22) ... credited with two tackles, one at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) and the other versus FIU (Oct. 8). as a Sophomore (2010): Played in seven games, making five starts ... caught three passes for 31 yards ... made a season-long 18-yard reception against Gardner-Webb (Sept. 11) ... had two catches at Indiana (Sept. 25) for 13 yards. as a Redshirt Freshman (2009): Appeared in all 12 games ... earned a start against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 27).

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2009 12/0 6 3 9 1.0-1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 11/7 33 16 49 1.5-7 0.5 1 4 0 0 0 2011 10/4 16 11 27 0.5-1 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 33/11 55 30 85 3.0-9 0.5 2 4 0 0 0 KICK RET. G/GS No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R 2009 12/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2010 11/7 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 10/4 1 17 0 17 17.0 TOTAL 33/11 1 17 0 17 17.0 as a Junior (2011): Played in 10 games and was a starter four times, including the first two games of the season ... credited with 27 tackles (16 solo) ... posted a season-high seven stops in each of the first two outings (at Ohio State, Sept. 3; versus Temple, Sept. 10) ... had six solo tackles against the Buckeyes and four unassisted stops versus the Owls ... helped out on a tackle-for-loss at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) ... intercepted one pass against Ohio (Oct. 22). as a Sophomore (2010): Appeared in 11 games, making seven starts ... was in the starting lineup in each of the final five games ... finished the season with 49 tackles (33 solo), tied for fourth on the squad ... added 2.5 tackles for a loss, 0.5 sacks, three pass breakups and one interception ... had five games with at least five tackles ... recorded his first career interception against Buffalo (Nov. 27), returning the pick 23 yards ... twenty-four of his 49 tackles came over the final four games of the season ... opened the season with a seven-tackle performance (six solo) against Syracuse (Sept. 4) ... tallied a career-high eight tackles (four solo) against Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 17) ... had seven (four solo) and six (six solo) stops at Ball State (Nov. 6) and at Temple (Oct. 30), respectively. as a Redshirt Freshman (2009): Played in 12 games and made nine tackles ... had two stops in the games at Central Michigan (Sept. 26), versus Ohio (Oct. 10), and against Kent State (Nov. 7) ... recorded one tackle-for-loss in the win over Morgan State (Sept. 12). as a Freshman (2008): Utilized his redshirt. at Milford Academy: Led squad to an 11-1 record and a national prep school championship ... had three interceptions for the Falcons with 23 tackles, 12 pass breakups and two tackles-for-loss. <continued on page 28>

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Safety 5-11 • 182 • Senior (3L) Passiac, N.J. Milford Academy/St. Mary HS

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at Piscataway HS: As a senior helped the team to an 11-1 record and runner-up finish in the New Jersey state championship ... all-state ... allarea ... also earned all-state and all-area honors on the basketball court.

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at Nassau CC (2010): Responsible for 50 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss and eight sacks ... team finished 11-0 and closed out the season ranked as the No. 4 JUCO in the nation ... All-Northeast Conference and played in the Governor’s Bowl.

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as a Junior (2011): Played in all 12 games on the defensive line ... made seven starts at defensive end, including the last three games of the season ... credited with 28 tackles (14 solo) ... ranked second on the squad in tackles-for-loss with five (19 yards) ... season-best six stops (four assisted) to go with one sack (7 yards) and two tackles-for-loss (9 yards) at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) ... also recovered a fumble and broke up a pass in the outing against the Eagles ... made five tackles in each of the last two contests at Buffalo (Nov. 19) and at Western Michigan (Nov. 25) ... recovered a fumble at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) ... forced one fumble in the season opener at nationally-ranked Ohio State (Sept. 3) ... two pass breakups in the victory over VMI (Sept. 24).

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J.D. Griggs

as a Freshman (2008): Utilized his redshirt.

Akron Zips Seniors at St. Mary HS: Named third-team Non-Public All-State ... selected first team all-city, all-area and all-conference ... helped program to two conference titles and reached the state championship three times ... rushed for 1,479 yards (9.13 yards per carry) and 16 touchdowns as a senior ... saw action at quarterback as well, throwing for 300 yards and two TDs.

record as the squad was the first to win 10 games, first to reach the region final and first to win a playoff game ... had 44 tackles and four interceptions. Personal: Born May 23, 1990 ... son of the late Charles Steiner and Laura Lee Steiner ... father, Charles, played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills.

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Personal: Born June 22, 1987 ... son of Harrie and Linden Richmond ... has two sisters, Tamisa and Rhonda, and one brother, Linden ... is the cousin of NBA All-Star Mitch Richmond.

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Vinnie Rizzo

Offensive Lineman 6-2 • 286 • Senior (1L) Manhasset, N.Y. Nassau CC/Manhassett HS

as a Junior (2011): Played in the first seven games of the season, including four starts, before suffering an injury ... credited with one tackle at Cincinnati (Sept. 17). at Nassau CC (2010): Earned JUCO all-conference recognition ... team finished 11-0 and closed out the season ranked as the No. 4 junior college in the nation. at Manhasset HS: All-conference lineman ... team captain ... threesport athlete in high school, also competing in track and field (shot put and discus), and baseball. Personal: Born March 1, 1990 ... son of Michael and Rita Rizzo ... has two older siblings, Sal and Sara.

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Long Snapper 6-2 • 217 • Senior (3L) Canton, Ohio GlenOak High School

Offensive Guard 6-6 • 315 • Senior (3L) Russell, Pa. Eisenhower HS

as a Junior (2011): Limited due to injury, played in five games on the offensive line and made four starts ... starting left tackle in the season opener at nationally-ranked Ohio State (Sept. 3) as well as versus Ohio (Oct. 22), against Central Michigan (Oct. 29) and at Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 3). as a Sophomore (2010): Started all 12 games, including the first two contests of the season at right guard and the final 10 games of the year at left guard. as a Redshirt Freshman (2009): Logged time in all 12 games. as a Freshman (2008): Utilized his redshirt. at Eisenhower HS: Was a first-team All-Region II selection both as an offensive and defensive lineman ... ranked 127th among all offensive tackles by Scout.com ... as a senior, helped offense to average 135.0 yards per game and allow two sacks in 226 pass attempts ... Eisenhower High averaged 164.3 yards rushing in 2006 and 225.0 yards in 2005 ... for his career, allowed four sacks in 460 pass attempts ... on defense as a senior, had 90 tackles with 17.5 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks ... added two fumbles forced, two fumbles recovered and two interceptions as a senior ... had 171 tackles for his career with 25.5 TFL and six sacks ... was first team All-Region II on both offense and defense as a junior, and named Pennsylvania Football News honorable mention offensive lineman ... also a standout wrestler, going 26-2 with 18 pins. Personal: Born May 12, 1990 ... son of Sue Flasher ... has one sister, Chelsey, and one brother, Spencer.

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2009 12/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 2010 12/0 3 2 5 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 2011 12/0 0 4 4 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 36/0 3 6 9 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 as a Junior (2011): Played in all 12 games at the long snapper position ... credited with four special teams tackles. as a Sophomore (2010): Logged time in all 12 games as the team’s long snapper ... made five tackles on special teams ... recorded a career-high two tackles (one solo) at Indiana (Sept. 25) ... recovered his secondcareer fumble on a botched punt return by Northern Illinois (Oct. 2). as a Freshman (2009): Appeared in all 12 games as the long snapper ... recovered a fumble on a mishandled punt return by Syracuse (Oct. 24). at GlenOak HS: Named All-Northeast Conference, All-Stark County, All-Federal League and All-Island District as a senior ... also named to the Stark County All-Star Team ... as a senior, helped GlenOak to a 10-3

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Wide Receiver 6-1 • 186 • Senior (1L) Ft. Wayne, Ind. Allan Hancock CC/Paul Harding HS

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2011 9/6 34 417 4 64 3.8 12.3 46.3 TOTAL 9/6 34 417 4 64 3.8 12.3 46.3

as a Junior (2010): Utilized his redshirt season.

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Bill Alexander

Cornerback 5-8 • 170 • Junior (2L) Whigham, Ga. G.W. Carver High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2010 11/1 7 5 12 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 2011 4/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 15/1 7 5 12 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 PUNT RET. G/GS No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R 2010 11/1 1 12 0 12 12.0 2011 4/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 14/1 1 12 0 12 12.0 as a Sophomore (2011): Logged time in four contests ... saw action against VMI (Sept. 24), at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1), versus Central Michigan (Oct. 29) and at Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 3).

Broderick Alexander

Running Back 6-0 • 218 • Junior (2L) Covington, Ga. Eastside High School

RUSHING G/GS Att Yds TD 2009 5/3 59 198 0 2010 Redshirt 2011 9/1 48 208 0 TOTAL 14/4 107 406 0

Lg Avg/C Avg/G 22 3.4 39.6 19 4.1 21.8 22 3.8 29.0

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2009 5/3 2 3 0 2 0.4 1.5 0.6 2010 Redshirt 2011 9/1 4 37 0 22 0.4 9.2 4.1 TOTAL 14/4 6 40 0 22 0.4 6.7 2.9 KICK RET. G/GS No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R 2009 5/3 1 6 0 6 6.0 2010 Redshirt 2011 9/1 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 14/4 1 6 0 6 6.0 as a Sophomore (2011): Saw action in nine games ... selected as a starter for the season finale at Western Michigan (Nov. 25) ... rushed for 196 yards on 48 attempts for an average of 4.1 yards per carry ... tallied 47 yards on 10 carries at WMU, and rushed for 46 yards on 10 attempts in a win over VMI (Sept. 24) ... caught four passes for 37 yards, with 22 of those yards coming off one reception versus Ohio (Oct. 22) ... responsible for 233 all-purpose yards. as a Redshirt Freshman (2010): Utilized his redshirt due to injury. as a Freshman (2009): Played in five games as a running back ... totaled 198 yards on 59 attempts for an average of 3.4 yards per carry ... also caught two passes for three yards … returned one kick for six yards ... recorded 207 all-purpose yards. at Eastside HS: Named to the All-Region 8 AAA, all-county and allarea teams as a senior ... set the school record for career rushing yards (1,684) ... rushed for 954 yards as a senior, scoring 16 touchdowns on the ground ... totaled 25 career touchdowns rushing and three receiving ... on defense, he had a career total of 181 tackles, 89 solo and 92 assists, and 14 sacks ... also picked up all-region, all-area and allcountry honors as a junior and sophomore. Personal: Born Jan. 26, 1991 ... son of Kevin and Berlinda Alexander ... has two siblings, Mya and Demontez.

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at Paul Harding HS: All-state selection as a quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back in 2007 ... rushed for over 600 yards, passed for over 500 and added 500 yards receiving ... also earned all-area and allconference accolades and was named the team’s most valuable player ... rated the 18th-best prospect in the state of Indiana by Scout.com ... Prep Star All-Midwest Region selection ... hauled in 50 receptions for 959 yards (19.2 average) and 12 touchdowns as Harding won the Class 2A state title in 2006 ... also recorded 80 tackles, three sacks and three interceptions ... earned all-conference honors ... three-year varsity letterwinner in football with two letters apiece in basketball and track.

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at Allan Hancock CC: Posted 36 receptions for 626 yards and four touchdowns as a freshman ... hauled in 56 receptions for 800 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore.

Personal: Born July 14, 1990 ... son of Bill and Theresa Alexander.

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as a Redshirt Junior (2011): Played in nine games and was selected as a starter six times ... did not play against VMI (Sept. 24), at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) and FIU (Oct. 8) due to injury ... finished the season ranked second on the squad in receiving, with 34 catches for 417 yards (12.3 yards per catch) and four touchdowns... had 11 receptions for 112 yards and two TDs versus Central Michigan (Oct. 29) ... caught one touchdown pass against Ohio (Oct. 22) and at Buffalo (Nov. 19) ... tallied 87 receiving yards (four catches) in the Buffalo game and 54 yards (six catches) in the contest with Ohio.

at George Washington Carver HS: Listed as a three-star prospect and the 73rd-best cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com ... led team to a 15-0 record and the Georgia AAA state championship as a junior ... registered 40 tackles as a senior and 59 as a junior ... also as a junior, had three interceptions and 12 pass breakups ... recipient of his team’s academic award, coaches award and weightlifting award ... also a standout wrestler ... as a junior wrestler, won his region title and placed eighth in the state.

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Marquelo Suel

as a Freshman (2010): Played in 11 games, making one start versus Western Michigan (Oct. 23) ... returned one punt for 12 yards versus Buffalo (Nov. 26) ... also blocked one punt against the Bulls ... recorded 12 total tackles (seven unassisted).

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Fullback 5-11 • 247 • Junior (2L) West Friendship, Md. DeMatha Catholic High School

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G/GS Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 12/5 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.3 11/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23/5 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.3

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2010 12/5 7 51 1 15 0.6 7.3 4.2 2011 11/0 1 5 0 5 0.1 5.0 0.5 TOTAL 23/5 8 56 1 15 0.3 7.0 2.4

at Sandusky Perkins HS: Named Division III first-team All-Ohio ... tabbed 22nd-best prospect in Ohio by Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps.com and CBS College Sports ... rated the ninth-best inside linebacker in Ohio by OhioVarsity.com ... also tabbed 2009 Sandusky Bay Conference Most Outstanding Performer ... tabbed first team Associated Press All-Northwest District and Northwest District Lineman of the Year after making 76 tackles and five sacks along with eight tackles for loss ... selected on the All-Journal Register Team ... as a junior, voted to the AP All-Northwest District second team as a linebacker ... in addition to being a defensive lineman, played linebacker, fullback and tight end. Personal: Born July 10, 1992 ... son of Amy and Anthony Caponi ... has one sister, Mikaela.

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as a Sophomore (2011): Played in 11 games ... had one catch for five yards versus Temple (Sept. 10) ... credited with one tackle against Cincinnati (Sept. 17). as a Freshman (2010): Played in all 12 games and started five at fullback ... carried the ball twice for a total of four yards ... caught seven passes for 51 yards, averaging 7.3 yards per catch ... had one touchdown reception at Ohio (Oct. 16). at DeMatha Catholic HS: Rated the 17th-best fullback in the nation by ESPN/Scouts, Inc. ... named first-team 2009 Big School All-State as a defensive lineman ... selected first-team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference as a defensive lineman ... selected his team’s defensive MVP, playing defensive end. Personal: Born May 4, 1992 ... son of Lorena and Purcell Bailey ... has one brother, Purcell, and one sister, Krysta.

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as a Freshman (2010): Played in all 12 games, making one start against Western Michigan (Oct. 23) ... recorded 10 total tackles (6 solo) ... notched one tackle for loss (3 yards) ... blocked a field goal against Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 17).

Nico Caponi

Defensive End 6-3 • 270 • Junior (2L) Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky Perkins High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total 2010 12/1 6 4 10 2011 10/10 6 24 30 TOTAL 12/1 6 4 10

TFL Sacks 1.0-3 0.0 2.5-9 1.5 1.0-3 0.0

INT PBU FF FR Blkd 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1

as a Sophomore (2011): Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection ... saw action in 10 games, starting on the defensive line in each ... starter the first game of the season at Ohio State (Sept. 3) as well as in the final nine contests of the campaign ... was sidelined for week No. 2 and No. 3 due to injury ... led the team with three fumble recoveries for a combined 30 yards (all 30 of those yards came off one recovery against Ohio on Oct. 22) ... those three recoveries ranked tied for the most in the league ... registered 30 tackles (6 solo) ... season-high seven stops (6 assisted) against FIU (Oct. 8) ... assisted on one sack and had two tackles for loss in that FIU contest ... finished the season with 2.5 tackles for loss (9 yards), 1.5 sacks (7 yards) and 1 pass breakup.

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Cornerback 6-0 • 181 • Junior (2L) Medina, Ohio St. Edward High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2010 5/0 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 8/2 9 3 12 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 13/2 9 5 14 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 as a Sophomore (2011): Played in eight games and received the starting nod twice ... started in the season opener at nationally-ranked Ohio State (Sept. 3) as well as at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) ... credited with 12 tackles (nine solo) ... posted a career-high five stops (four solo) in the season finale at Western Michigan (Nov. 25). as a Freshman (2010): Played in five games ... recorded two tackles. at St. Edward HS: Tabbed as the 30th-best prospect in Ohio by Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps.com and CBS College Sports ... ranked No. 3 corner in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com ... tallied six interceptions in his career and was honorable mention all-state as a senior ... ranked No. 104 player in Ohio by Ohio Magazine Top 150 ... as a junior had 22 tackles, three INTs and two pass breakups ... as a sophomore, had 37 tackles, three INTs, three PBUs, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... earned all-district honors both years ... was the 2009 Division I indoor champion in the 200 meters (21.89) ... set the St. Edward HS records in the 100 meters (10.59) and 200 meters (21.42), and was his region’s champion in those events as a junior ... qualified for the 2009 state meet, but was unable to run in the finals due to injury. Personal: Born Aug. 2, 1991 ... son of Bill and Barbara Cunningham ... has two brothers, Nathan and Benny, and one sister, Briana.

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Wide Receiver 6-5 • 199 • Junior (2L) Adrian, Mich. Adrian High School

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2010 10/1 1 18 0 18 0.1 18.0 1.8 2011 9/2 7 76 1 23 0.8 10.9 8.4 TOTAL 19/3 8 94 1 23 0.4 11.8 4.9

as a Sophomore (2011): Played in the first nine games of the season ... starting receiver versus Temple (Sept. 10) and at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) ... made two catches for 15 yards versus the Bearcats ... also had two receptions for a career-high 33 yards the next week in a victory over VMI (Sept. 24) ... career-long 23-yard grab versus the Keydets ... totaled seven catches for 76 yards on the season.

at Archbishop Hoban HS: Listed among the state’s top-20 prospects by Ohio High ... rated 44th-best player in the state of Ohio by Rivals. com and the 85th-best safety in the nation by Scouts Inc./ESPN.com ... named special mention Division II All-State as a senior, registering 85 tackles (57 solo) with 13 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and one interception ... a two-time All-Inland District selection as well as being two-time All-Akron, All-North Coast League and Akron Touchdown Club honoree ... selected to play in the 2008 Ohio North-South All-Star Game ... also as a senior, caught 30 passes for 412 yards ... as a junior, tallied 75 stops, 54 solo, with 10 pass breakups, three interceptions and three forced fumbles ... was a member of the basketball team as well. Personal: Born on Jan. 15, 1990 ... is the son of Jim and Leslie Fleming ... father, Jim, served as the defensive coordinator for the Zips from 2003-09, and is the current defensive coordinator at UCF.

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Will Fleming

Tight End 6-4 • 230 • Junior (2L) Akron, Ohio Archbishop Hoban High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2009 11/1 12 14 26 1.0-1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Redshirt 2011 7/1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 18/2 12 14 26 1.0-1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2009 11/1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2010 Redshirt 2011 7/1 4 51 0 25 0.6 12.8 7.3 TOTAL 18/2 4 51 0 25 0.2 12.8 2.8

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2010 6/0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 0/0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 6/0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2010 6/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2011 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 6/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 as a Sophomore (2011): Did not see game action. as a Freshman (2010): Appeared in six games ... recorded one special teams tackle at Ohio (Oct. 16). at Fleming Island HS: Named to the Northeast Florida Ultimate 24 Team, as well as being selected first-team all-county and second-team all-district ... caught 34 passes for 426 yards and four touchdowns, while rushing for 362 yards on 45 attempts with three scores as a senior ... led Fleming Island to an 8-2 campaign, the school’s first-ever district championship and its first-ever home game in the playoffs ... tabbed first team all-county as a junior, leading his squad to a district title and region final ... for his career, caught 76 passes for 1,107 yards. Personal: Born Sept. 8, 1990 ... son of Warren and Rosemary Friesen ... formal first name is Devon.

as a Junior (2011): Made the switch from linebacker to tight end ... played in seven games, including one start at Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 3) ... had one catch for a season-long 25 yards in the contest versus the RedHawks ... recorded a pair of receptions for 21 yards against Kent State (Nov. 12) ... closed out the season with four catches for 51 yards.

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Wide Receiver 5-8 • 181 • Junior (2L) Jacksonville, Fla. Fleming Island High School

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at Adrian HS: Rated the 10th-best receiver in Michigan by Rivals.com ... voted first-team All-Southeastern Conference and All-Lawrence County as a junior and senior ... hauled in 23 passes for 358 yards and five touchdowns as a senior ... as a junior, tallied 24 receptions for 547 yards and seven touchdowns ... added eight receptions, scoring three times, as a sophomore ... led program to a 15-6 record over his final two years.

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as a Freshman (2010): Played in 10 games, making one start at Kent State (Oct. 9) ... caught one pass for 18 yards at Kentucky (Sept. 18).

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RUSHING G/GS Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2010 10/1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2011 9/2 1 -11 0 -11 -11.0 -1.2 TOTAL 19/3 1 -11 0 -11 -11.0 -0.6

as a Freshman (2009): Played in 11 games, making one start at linebacker against Bowling Green (Nov. 20) ... recorded 26 tackles (12 solo) ... notched one tackle for loss (1 yard) (versus Kent State, Nov. 7) ... had eight stops (five assisted) at Bowling Green (Nov. 20) and five tackles (three solo) versus Eastern Michigan (Nov. 27) ... had two or more tackles in six games.

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Safety 5-11 • 177 • Junior (TR) Akron, Ohio Buchtel High School/Valparaiso

as a Junior (2011): Utilized his redshirt, while sitting out due to NCAA transfer guidelines. at Valparaiso (2009-10): Played two seasons at Valpo, appearing in 19 games ... recorded 76 tackles (35 solo), 5.5 tackles for a loss, defended five passes and forced two fumbles in 11 games as a sophomore (2010) ... his 76 tackles, five passes defended and two forced fumbles were team highs ... appeared in eight games as a rookie, mainly on special teams (2009) ... made collegiate debut at Drake (Oct. 3) ... made first career tackle in season finale against Morehead State (Nov. 21) ... team’s Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week for the Saint Joseph’s (Ind.) and Campbell games. at Buchtel HS: Two-year letterwinner ... earned first-team all-city honors as a senior ... named team’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2008 ... recipient of team’s Hardest Hitter Award in 2007. Personal: Born Dec. 16, 1990 ... son of Clifford and Sherri Graves ... has two brothers, Michael and Tye.

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Anthony Holmes

Cornerback 6-0 • 192 • Junior (2L) Harrisburg, Pa. Milford Academy/Harrisburg HS

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2010 11/7 30 19 49 3.0-15 1.0 3 4 0 0 0 2011 10/4 22 13 35 1.5-4 0.0 0 4 1 0 0 TOTAL 21/11 52 32 84 4.5-19 1.0 3 8 1 0 0 as a Sophomore (2011): Played in 10 games and was selected as a starter in four of those contests ... finished the season with 35 tackles (22 solo) ... made a career-high 11 stops (8 solo) versus Kent State (Nov. 12) ... credited with four pass breakups, including two in the season opener at nationally ranked Ohio State (Sept. 3) ... those four PBUs tied for the second most on the team ... forced one fumble at Buffalo (Nov. 19) ... made 1.5 tackles for loss (4 yards).

at Harrisburg HS: Associated Press all-state and voted to the Mid-Penn Commonwealth All-Star Team as a senior ... selected to play in the 2009 Big 33 Game ... tabbed 35th-best prospect in Pennsylvania by Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps.com and CBS College Sports ... named honorable mention EasternPAFootball.com All-Big School Team ... also a standout quarterback ... as a senior, completed 54-of-109 passes for 861 yards with 11 TDs, while rushing for 770 yards on 99 attempts with 10 scores ... led Harrisburg to the 2007 Mid-Penn Conference title as well as the District III AAAA title. Personal: Born Feb. 2, 1991 ... son of Anthony Holmes and Julia Bradford ... has three brothers and four sisters ... played at the same high school as UA running back Jawon Chisholm.

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Emmanuel Lartey

Cornerback 5-11 • 183 • Junior (2L) College Park, Ga. Banneker High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2010 7/0 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 11/7 11 10 21 2.5-11 1.0 0 0 1 2 0 TOTAL 18/7 12 11 23 2.5-11 1.0 0 0 1 2 0 as a Sophomore (2011): Starter in seven of the 11 games in which he played ... earned 21 tackles (11 solo) ... season-high five stops (three solo) against FIU (Oct. 8) ... tied for second on the squad with a pair of fumble recoveries ... recovered one fumble in the season opener at nationally ranked Ohio State (Sept. 3) and the other versus FIU (Oct. 8) ... forced one fumble in the victory over VMI (Sept. 24) ... 2.5 tacklesfor-loss for the season (11 yards). as a Redshirt Freshman (2010): Played in seven games ... made two tackles (one solo). as a Freshman (2009): Utilized his redshirt. at Banneker HS: Rated the 32nd-best cornerback in the nation by Scouts Inc./ESPN and the 74th-best cornerback in the nation by Rivals. com ... listed on the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Georgia top 150 ... named second team All-Region 5-AAAA as a senior and All-Region 2-AAAA honorable mention as a junior ... named to the AAAA Super 11 of Georgia by the Atlanta Journal Constitution ... had two interceptions as a junior to earn honorable mention all-state. Personal: Born Feb. 26, 1990 ... son of Alfred and Doris Lartey ... has one sister, Rebecca.

as a Freshman (2010): Played in 11 games, making seven starts ... tied for fourth on the team with 49 tackles (30 solo) ... made 3.0 tackles for loss (15 yards) and one sack (6 yards) ... notched a team high three interceptions, snatching one against Ohio (Oct. 16), Ball State (Nov. 6) and Buffalo (Nov. 26) ... also had one pass breakup ... totaled a season high nine stops against Northern Illinois (Oct. 2). at Milford Academy: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com and rated the No. 42 prep player in the country ... registered 41 tackles, including three sacks, with one interception, four pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two caused fumbles.

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Linebacker 6-0 • 186 • Junior (2L) Monessen, Pa. Monessen High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total 2010 12/5 19 9 28 2011 4/3 5 10 15 TOTAL 16/8 24 19 43

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Defensive End 6-5 • 268 • Junior (HS) Baltimore, Md. Archbishop Curley High School

as a Sophomore (2011): Did not see game action. as a Redshirt Freshman (2010): Did not see game action. as a Freshman (2009): Utilized his redshirt. Archbishop Curley High School: Named second-team all-state and second-team all-metro as well as first-team all-conference and all-city as a senior ... scored two touchdowns, playing tight end, and helped his squad set school and conference records as Archbishop Curley rushed

RUSHING G/GS Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2010 2/0 4 20 0 10 5.0 10.0 2011 12/1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 14/1 4 20 0 10 5.0 0.8 RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2010 2/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2011 12/1 2 22 0 12 0.2 11.0 1.8 TOTAL 14/1 2 22 0 12 0.1 11.0 1.6 PASSING G/GS Att Cmp Int Yds TD Long Pct. Avg/G Effic. 2010 2/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2011 12/1 1 1 0 41 0 41 100.0 3.4 444.40 TOTAL 14/1 1 1 0 41 0 41 100.0 2.9 444.40 as a Sophomore (2011): Made the switch from quarterback to receiver ... played in all 12 games and was a starter versus Kent State (Nov. 12) ... caught two passes for 22 yards for the season, both at Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 3) ... versus Central Michigan (Oct. 29), when the Zips were in a wildcat formation, went 1-for-1 passing for 41 yards ... also logged time on the field during special teams situations ... responsible for two tackles as a Freshman (2010): Appeared in two games at quarterback ... had four rushes for 20 yards on the season ... carried the ball three times for 18 yards against Western Michigan (Oct. 23) ... had one carry for two yards at Temple (Oct. 30). at Rivers HS: Despite playing in just five games as a senior due to injury, earned third-team Division VI All-Ohio ... was first-team All-OVAC, AllTimes Leader and All-Eastern Ohio District ... ranked No. 145 player in Ohio by Ohio Magazine Top 150 ... selected to play in the NorthSouth All-Star Game ... rated the sixth-best dual-threat quarterback in Ohio by OhioVarsity.com ... tabbed 110th-best prospect in Ohio by Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps.com and CBS College Sports ... finished his senior year with 1,191 passing yards (completing 91-of-152 attempts) and six touchdowns through the air ... added 50 tackles and two interceptions ... as a junior, selected special mention all-state, first-team All-Eastern Ohio, first-team All-OVAC and first-team All-PVC ... threw for 1,220 yards with 13 touchdowns and four interceptions ... rushed for 450 yards with 13 scores ... led the program to a 12-1 record as a junior and 26-8 four-year mark. Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1992 ... son of Matt and Heather Potts ... has one younger brother, Taylor, and two younger sisters, Torey and Devyn.

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Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1991 ... son of Marsha and Delvin Miller ... has two siblings, Ryan and Dellyn.

Wide Receiver 5-11 • 190 • Junior (2L) Sardis, Ohio River High School

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at Monessen HS: Tabbed third-team all-state by Pennsylvania Football News as a senior defensive back, despite playing most of the season at linebacker for the Greyhounds ... a versatile athlete, who also played several positions on offense, had more than 50 tackles and was credited with five quarterback sacks his senior season ... as a junior, named second-team all-state by Pennsylvania Football News as he rushed for 312 yards on 65 carries and scored five touchdowns ... also caught nine passes for 92 yards and two scores, adding three special teams touchdowns for a total of 10.

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as a Freshman (2010): Appeared in all 12 contests, making five starts ... started his first four collegiate games at strong safety [Syracuse (Sept. 4), Gardner-Webb (Sept. 11), at Kentucky (Sept. 18) and at Indiana (Sept. 25)] and the fifth game at free safety against Northern Illinois (Oct. 2) ... finished the season with 28 total tackles (19 solo) and 0.5 tackles for a loss ... had five multi-tackle efforts, including two games with eight or more ... his best two games of the season came at Kentucky and at Indiana, combining for 18 total tackles ... recorded eight tackles against the Wildcats (five solo) before recording a career-high 10 tackles (eight solo) against the Hoosiers.

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as a Sophomore (2011): Played in the first four games of the season at linebacker, and was a starter in the first three contests before being sidelined due to injury ... totaled 15 tackles (10 assisted) and 1.5 tackles for loss (2 yards) ... made a season-high seven tackles against Temple (Sept. 10) and four (two solo) at nationally-ranked Ohio State (Sept. 3) in the season opener.

Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1991 ... son of George and Mary Thersa Petrides … father is head football coach at Baltimore City College High School.

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Sheldon Miller

for 584 yards in one game ... school rushed for over 3,000 yards during his three years as a starter ... tabbed first-team all-state as a junior, adding first-team all-conference and all-city honors ... also first-team allconference as a sophomore ... as a senior, recorded 77 tackles, including six sacks, with six pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... as a junior tallied 76 stops, including eight sacks, with three breakups … as a sophomore, had 68 tackles, including four sacks, with two fumble recoveries and returning an interception for a TD.

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Nolan Procter

Wide Receiver 5-8 • 160 • Junior (HS) Southfield, Mich. Wylie E. Groves High School

as a Sophomore (2011): Did not see game action. as a Redshirt Freshman (2010): Did not see game action. as a Freshman (2009): Utilized his redshirt. at Wylie E. Groves HS: Rated the 11th-best receiver in Michigan by Rivals.com ... ranked as the 139th overall receiver in the class of 2009 by Scouts Inc./ESPN.com ... as a senior, named team captain, all-league, all-area by the Detroit Free Press ... was listed among the top 50 prospects by Detroit News/Free Press and top 25 by the Oakland Press ... had 42 tackles, three interceptions, 31 catches for 429 yards, two touchdowns, 10 punt returns for 109 yards and 11 kickoff returns for 311 yards – one resulting in a touchdown ... in his junior season, had 37 tackles, four interceptions, 30 catches for 438 yards, 230 rushing yards on 28 carries and eight touchdowns ... was named all-league ... as a sophomore, had 22 tackles, three interceptions, 27 catches for 407 yards and five touchdowns ... also competed in basketball and track in which he was named captain ... was all-league in basketball and allleague in track as a member of his relay team.

Jon Root

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2010 2/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2011 0/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 2/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 as a Sophomore (2011): Did not see game action. as a Redshirt Freshman (2010): Appeared in two games ... saw time against Western Michigan (Oct. 23) and versus Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 17). as a Freshman: Utilized his redshirt. at East Cathedral Prep: As a senior, led his team in catches (20), receiving yards (381) and receiving touchdowns (7) ... ended career ranked fifth in school history with those seven receiving touchdowns in a season ... helped program to district championships and state playoff appearances in both sophomore and junior years. Personal: Born April 16, 1990 ... son of Bill and Christine Root.

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Jarrod Pughsley

Offensive Tackle 6-5 • 291 • Junior (2L) Lima, Ohio Lima Senior High School

as a Sophomore (2011): Came back from injury to play in the last two games of the season, including a start at left guard in the season finale at Western Michigan (Nov. 25). as a Redshirt Freshman (2010): Appeared in 10 games at offensive tackle ... did not play at Kent State (Oct. 9) and at Ohio (Oct. 16). as a Freshman (2009): Utilized his redshirt. at Lima Senior HS: Was a second-team All-Northwest District offensive lineman as a junior and named to the first team as a senior ... helped LSHS to a 19-6 record in basketball during the 2008-09 season. Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1990 ... son of Jennifer Pughsley ... has one sister, Janaya.

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Tight End 6-6 • 242 • Junior (2L) Fairview, Pa. Erie Cathedral Prep High School

Wide Receiver 6-0 • 171 • Junior (2L) Calumet Park, Ill. H.L. Richards High School

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2010 10/2 9 75 0 21 0.9 8.3 7.5 2011 12/12 47 639 5 51 3.9 13.6 53.2 TOTAL 22/14 56 714 5 51 2.5 12.8 32.5 TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2010 10/2 2 0 2 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 12/12 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 22/14 2 1 3 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 as a Sophomore (2011): Starter in all 12 games ... led the Zips receiving corps with 47 catches for 639 yards (13.6 yards per catch) and five touchdowns ... posted back-to-back 100-plus receiving yard performances at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) (137 yards, 7 catches, 1 TD) and versus VMI (Sept. 24) (154 yards, career-high 8 catches, 2 TDs) ... caught a career-long 51-yard TD pass in the Cincinnati game ... also had touchdown catches at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) and versus Ohio (Oct. 22). as a Freshman (2010): Played in 10 games, making two starts ... made his first collegiate start at Ohio (Oct. 16), followed by a start at Temple (Oct. 30) ... finished the season with nine catches for 75 yards (8.3 ypc) ... caught three balls for 29 yards against Northern Illinois (Oct. 2) ... had two catches for 11 yards versus Western Michigan (Oct. 23) ... tied his then career high with three catches for a career-high 31 yards at Temple (Oct. 30) ... made two special teams tackles against Buffalo (Nov. 26).

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Personal: Born Sept. 21, 1991 ... son of Keith and Karen Sconiers ... has five siblings, Rodney, Chavonte, Ashley, Kameron and Kalen.

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Defensive End 6-3 • 227 • Junior (HS) Copley, Ohio Copley High School

as a Sophomore (2011): Did not see game action. as a Freshman (2010): Did not participate in collegiate football.

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TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2010 1/0 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 8/3 16 22 38 2.0-3 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 TOTAL 9/3 16 23 39 2.0-3 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 as a Sophomore (2011): Played in eight games ... chosen as a starter in three-consecutive outings (versus Temple, Sept. 10; at Cincinnati, Sept. 17; against VMI, Sept. 24) ... finished the season with 38 tackles (22 assisted) to his credit ... posted a career-high 11 stops (seven assisted) at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) ... had eight tackles and forced one fumble against Temple (Sept. 10) ... responsible for two tackles-for-loss (3 yards) ... returned a recovered fumble 24 yards in the win over VMI (Sept. 24) ... also had a pass breakup against the Keydets. as a Freshman (2010): Only appearance of the season came in the season-finale against Buffalo (Nov. 27) ... recorded one assisted tackle against the Bulls. at Westerville South HS: Ranked 86th on the ESPN/Scouts, Inc. list of top inside linebackers in the nation ... invited to play in the Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 Game ... tabbed second team all-state, while picking up first-team all-district and all-league honors ... named Old Spice Red Zone Player of the Year for Ohio ... set Westerville South records with 162 tackles in a season and 293 for a career ... added 10 sacks and 14 tackles-for-loss as a senior, with three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... two-year Hit Man Award winner at Westerville South ... scored four touchdowns as a running back in 2009. Personal: Born May 5, 1992 ... son of Jamie and Jamar Williams ... has one brother, Justin.

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as a Sophomore (2011): Did not see game action. as a Freshman (2010): Did not see game action. as a Redshirt-Freshman (2009): Did not participate in collegiate football and counted the season as his redshirt. at West Holmes HS: Played on both the offensive and defensive line ... as a senior, was credited with 51 tackles and also blocked a field goal. Personal: Born Feb. 20, 1991 ... son of Dan and Kathy Skolmutch ... has one brother, Nathen, and two sisters, Monica and Elizabeth.

Defensive End 5-11 • 249 • Junior (HS) Akron, Ohio Firestone High School

as a Sophomore (2011): Member of the squad, but did not see game action. as a Freshman (2010): Did not participate in collegiate football. at Firestone HS: Was a two-year letterwinner for football ... also lettered in wrestling. Personal: Born Sept. 24, 1992 ... son of Kenny Lewis and Rita Young ... has six siblings, Ynez, Jazmyn, Robyn, Kenny, Josh and Matthew.

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Linebacker 5-10 • 217 • Junior (2L) Columbus, Ohio Westerville South High School

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Personal: Born Sept. 29, 1990 ... son of Carl and Teresa Seeman ... has two sisters, Nicky and Hannah, and one brother, Johnny.

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at Copley HS: Named to the All-Suburban League second team as a senior ... played tight end and defensive end ... was a captain as a senior ... was an all-league performer in three events on the track team, including the shotput, discus and 110-meter hurdles.

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at H.L. Richards HS: Tabbed 53rd-best prospect in Illinois by Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps.com and CBS College Sports ... ranked 92nd nationally and 15th in the state among wide receivers by Rivals.com ... a two-time all-area and All-SICA Red Conference pick ... named Chicago Sun-Times All-Area special mention ... caught 40 passes for 700 yards and 11 scores as a senior ... listed on the CSNChicago.com Area’s Top-100 High School Football Players ... the Chicago Times’ 2009 preseason issue, listed him as the player with “star power” in the South Suburban Red ... added 31 receptions for 656 yards and seven scores as a junior ... an all-conference pick in basketball as well.

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Running Back 6-1 • 190 • Sophomore (1L) Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg High School

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G/GS Att Yds TD Redshirt 12/10 218 961 5 12/10 218 961 5

Lg Avg/C Avg/G 38 4.4 80.1 38 4.4 80.1

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2010 Redshirt 2011 12/10 12 84 0 17 1.0 7.0 7.0 TOTAL 12/10 12 84 0 17 1.0 7.0 7.0 PASSING 2010 2011 TOTAL

G/GS Att Cmp Int Yds TD Long Pct. Avg/G Effic. Redshirt 12/10 1 4 0 8 1 8 25.0 0.7 124.30 12/10 1 4 0 8 1 8 25.0 0.7 124.30

as a Redshirt Freshman (2011): Played in all 12 contests and was a starter in 10 of those outings ... did not start versus FIU (Oct. 8) or at Western Michigan (Nov. 25) ... led the team in rushing with 961 yards on 218 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry ... those 961 rushing yards was the most by a freshman in a single season in program history ... averaged 80.1 rushing yards per game, which ranked seventh in the conference and 55th nationally ... tallied four 100-plus yard rushing games, including a freshman single-game record of 188 (27 carries) in the win over VMI (Sept. 24) ... the effort versus VMI marked the middle of a three-game stretch of 100-plus yards rushing performances (133 on 25 attempts at Cincinnati on Sept. 17; 122 on 25 attempts at Eastern Michigan on Oct. 1) ... also registered 130 yards on 19 carries against Central Michigan (Oct. 29) ... accounted for five of the team’s seven rushing touchdowns (one in five different games) ... had 12 catches for 84 yards ... went 1-for-4 passing for eight yards and one touchdown when the Zips were in a wildcat formation ... connected with Clayton Moore on an eight-yard pass for a touchdown at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) ... accounted for a team-high 1,045 all-purpose yards. as a Freshman (2010): Utilized his redshirt. at Harrisburg HS: Named the Mid-Penn Player and Offensive Player of the Year ... member of the Keystone 1,000-yard Club ... named to the Mid-Penn Commonwealth first team as a junior and senior ... set the school record with six touchdowns in a half ... scored 26 total touchdowns while rushing for 1,062 yards as a senior ... averaged 7.89 yards per carry during his career, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark as a junior and as a senior (2,123 yards) ... had 113 carries for 1,061 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior (96.5 yards/game) ... also completed one pass for 15 yards and had nine grabs for 107 yards and one touchdown as junior. Personal: Born Sept. 19, 1991 ... son of Gary Chisholm and Kimberly Fields ... has three brothers, Gary, Eric and Nick, and two sisters, Ahshay and Gabriella ... played at the same high school as Akron cornerback Anthony Holmes.

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Strong Safety 5-10 • 204 • Sophomore (1L) Bethel Park, Pa. Bethel Park High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2011 4/2 8 3 11 0.5-1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 TOTAL 4/2 8 3 11 0.5-1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 as a Freshman (2011): Played in four games, including the season opener at nationally ranked Ohio State (Sept. 3) ... ended the year with 11 tackles (eight solo) ... starter in consecutive outings at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) and against VMI (Sept. 26) ... had a season-high five tackles (four solo) at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) ... also assisted on a tackle-for-loss against the Bearcats ... credited with three stops at Ohio State (Sept. 3) ... forced a fumble against Temple (Sept. 10). at Bethel Park HS: Graduated as the program’s all-time leading rusher (3,653 yards) and set a school record for touchdowns (52) ... rushed for 1,300 yards and scored 22 TDs as a senior, and ran the ball 1,400 yards and recorded 20 TDs as a junior ... first-team all-conference, Fab 22 South and Terrific 25 All-Star as a senior ... third-team all-state and first-team all-conference as a junior. Personal: Born Jan. 2, 1992 ... son of Tyrone and Diane Germany ... has three older siblings, Brooke, Brendon and Breann.

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Offensive Tackle 6-8 • 308 • Sophomore (1L) Butler, Pa. Knoch High School

as a Redshirt Freshman (2011): Played in one game, versus VMI (Sept. 24). as a Freshman (2010): Utilized his redshirt. at Knoch HS: Second-team All-Greater Allegheny Conference ... a senior captain and two-year starter ... credited with 15 pancake blocks on offense in 2009 ... also played defensive line, registering 48 tackles as a senior ... recipient of program’s Offensive Line Ironman Award. Personal: Born July 2, 1991 ... son of Sam and Beth Lio ... has two siblings, Josh and Tavita.

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Linebacker 6-0 • 203 • Sophomore (1L) Danville, Ill. Danville High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2011 12/2 11 25 36 1.5-7 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 12/2 11 25 36 1.5-7 0.5 0 1 0 0 0

as a Freshman (2011): Played in eight games at the linebacker position ... closed out his rookie campaign with 15 tackles (nine assisted) ... made five stops (four assisted) at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) ... credited with four tackles in both the Ohio (Oct. 22) and Central Michigan (Oct. 29) games. at Zanesville HS: Finished his career with 337 tackles and four interceptions ... recorded tackle totals of 100 (sophomore), 122 (junior) and 115 (senior) ... had two INTs as a senior ... tallied a total of 10 sacks in three seasons ... named to the All-Eastern District team three times ... named second-team All-Ohio as a senior and special mention All-Ohio as a junior ... helped Zanesville to an 18-3 record over his final two seasons, including a berth in the 2010 state playoffs. Personal: Born Dec. 30, 1992 ... son of Richard Ransom and Vickie Dalrymple ... has one brother, Lionel, and one sister, Michelle.

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TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2011 12/7 44 25 69 1.0-4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 12/7 44 25 69 1.0-4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 as a Freshman (2011): Played in all 12 games and started in the last seven contests of the campaign ... 69 tackles ranked as third most on the team (two short of tying for second most) ... made 44 solo stops ... credited with a season-high 12 tackles (seven assisted) versus Ohio (Oct. 22) ... also posted a double-digit tackles performance at Buffalo (Nov. 19), making 10 stops (nine solo) ... had one tackle for a loss against the Bulls. at Glenville HS: During his senior season, made 55 tackles, forced three fumbles, recovered three fumbles and scored one defensive touchdown ... All-Senate League ... team went 11-1 and was conference champion during his senior year and was state runner-up when he was a junior, going 14-1. Personal: Born Feb. 13, 1992 ... son of Zachery and Denis Grier ... has four younger siblings, Evan, Terrell, Zakaya and Anton.

RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2011 11/2 5 42 0 13 0.5 8.4 3.8 TOTAL 11/2 5 42 0 13 0.5 8.4 3.8 as a Redshirt Freshman (2011): Logged time in 11 games and was chosen to start twice ... starting tight end versus Central Michigan (Oct. 29) and at Buffalo (Nov. 19) ... made five catches for 42 yards ... seasonhigh two receptions for 21 yards at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) ... careerlong catch of 13 yards versus FIU (Oct. 8). as a Freshman (2010): Utilized his redshirt. at Kirtland HS: Ranked the No. 64 player in Ohio by Ohio Magazine Top 150 and No. 52 tight end prospect in the nation by ESPN/Scouts Inc. ... rated the ninth-best tight end in Ohio by OhioVarsity.com ... tabbed 114th-best prospect in Ohio by Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps. com and CBS College Sports ... first-team all-conference, all-district, all-county, All-Greater Cleveland ... a two-time special mention Division V All-Ohio selection ... as a senior, tallied 23 receptions for 491 yards with 10 touchdowns ... on defense, registered 48 tackles, including four sacks, with one interception, six pass breakups, two QB hurries, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Personal: Born June 27, 1992 ... son of Mario and Tami Ritossa ... has two brothers, Mike and Eric, and one sister, Angela.

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Tight End 6-4 • 228 • Sophomore (1L) Kirtland, Ohio Kirtland High School

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at Danville HS: Four-year letterwinner ... during his senior season was named first-team all-conference, first-team all-area and all-area player of the year ... team captain ... competed in the state East-West All-Star game ... recorded 153 tackles as a senior and 203 stops as a junior ... nine career sacks (six as a junior) ... team won the conference championship in both his junior and senior season ... three-year letterwinner in basketball and a two-year letter-winner in baseball.

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as a Freshman (2011): Played in all 12 games ... made two starts at linebacker ... registered 36 tackles (25 assisted) ... made a season-high nine stops (six assisted) at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) ... had five tackles in both the Kent State (Nov. 12) and Buffalo (Nov. 19) games ... credited with 1.5 tackles-for-loss (7 yards) ... assisted on one sack (6 yards) versus FIU (Oct. 8) ... broke up a pass in the season finale at Western Michigan (Nov. 25).

Linebacker 5-11 • 215 • Sophomore (1L) Zanesville, Ohio Zanesville High School

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Cornerback 5-9 • 184 • Sophomore (1L) Cleveland, Ohio Glenville High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2011 10/6 16 22 38 0.0-0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 10/6 16 22 38 0.0-0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0

at Riverside HS: Helped lead team to the PIAA Class A Eastern Conference Championship and a berth in the state title game during his senior season ... rushed for over 1,200 yards and scored 23 touchdowns in 2010 ... also during his senior year, added 352 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns; registered 116 tackles, 7.5 sacks, and two interceptions ... was a two-year captain ... selected to the Pennsylvania Big 33 Game and the Chesapeake Bowl ... named to the all-state first team as a linebacker and was a two-time all-league selection ... was the 2010 all-regional defensive player of the year ... WNEP-TV Dream Team Player of the Year. Personal: Born July 18, 1992 ... son of Rich and Lisa Rossi ... has one brother, Rich, who is an all-conference WR/TE at Sacred Heart.

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as a Freshman (2011): Logged time in 10 games and was a starter for the last six outings of the season ... responsible for 38 tackles (16 solo) ... made a season-high seven stops and had an interception against FIU (Oct. 8) ... credited with six tackles in both the Ohio (Oct. 22) game and Buffalo (Nov 19) contest ... had four or more tackles in five games ... one pass breakup versus Central Michigan (Oct. 29). at Glenville HS: Three-sport athlete, competing in football, basketball and track ... tallied 86 career tackles (41 unassisted), 11 pass breakups and eight interceptions during his high school career ... posted 65 tackles (31 unassisted), six PBUs and five INTs during his senior season when he was a Second-Team Defensive Associated Press Northeastern Lake County All-District pick ... team went 11-1 and was conference champion during his senior year and was state runner-up when he was a junior, going 14-1 ... chosen to play in the USA game in Germany as a senior ... honor roll student ... was picked to attend a leadership seminar at West Point Military Academy during his junior year. Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1993 ... son of Johnny and Francine Robinson ... has two older siblings, Ernest and Delvon.

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Linebacker 6-0 • 217 • Sophomore (1L) Moosic, Pa. Riverside High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2011 12/4 5 4 9 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 TOTAL 12/4 5 4 9 0.0-0 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 RUSHING G/GS Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2011 12/4 8 15 0 4 1.9 1.2 TOTAL 12/4 8 15 0 4 1.9 1.2 RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2011 12/4 3 27 0 14 0.3 9.0 2.2 TOTAL 12/4 3 27 0 14 0.3 9.0 2.2 Switched from fullback to linebacker during the offseason. as a Freshman (2011): Played in all 12 games, starting four ... rushed the ball eight times for 15 yards, and had three catches for 27 yards ... all three of those receptions came against Temple (Sept. 10) and included a season-long grab of 14 yards ... had a rushing high of six yards on four carries at Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 3) ... responsible for nine tackles when playing special teams ... season-best three tackles at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) ... forced and recovered a fumble in the season finale at Western Michigan (Nov. 25).

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L.T. Smith

Wide Receiver 6-0 • 197 • Sophomore (1L) Painesville, Ohio Riverside High School

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2011 12/4 18 18 36 1.5-7 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 TOTAL 12/4 18 18 36 1.5-7 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 Switched from safety to receiver during the offseason. as a Redshirt Freshman (2011): Played in all 12 games ... was selected as a starter four times ... totaled 36 tackles for the season (18 solo) ... made a season-high six stops at Miami (Ohio) (Nov. 3) to go along with one sack ... had four or more tackles in five games ... recovered a fumble in the season finale at Western Michigan (Nov. 25) ... had one pass breakup in the victory over VMI (Sept. 24) ... made 1.5 tackles-for-loss. as a Freshman (2010): Utilized his redshirt. at Riverside HS: Third-Team Division I All-Ohio as a wide receiver ... tabbed 133rd-best prospect in Ohio by Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps.com and CBS College Sports ... rated the 16th-best wide receiver in Ohio by OhioVarsity.com ... first-team All-Premier Athletic Conference, AllNE Ohio Lake District, and All-News Herald as a defensive back ... set the school record with a 99-yard interception return for a touchdown ... caught 41 passes for 672 yards and nine TDs for his career, including 35 for 580 yard as a senior ... on defense, tallied 67 tackles with three interceptions, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries ... returned six kicks as a senior with one TD ... added three rushing TDs as a senior and one as a junior ... as a junior, was his conference’s 100-meter champ in track. Personal: Born May 7, 1992 ... son of Lawrence and Shellie Smith ... has two brothers, Chandler and Keenan, and one sister, Olivia.

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Running Back 5-9 • 192 • Sophomore (1L) Staten Island, N.Y. Tottenville High School

RUSHING G/GS Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2011 6/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 6/0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

at Tottenville HS: Tabbed first-team all-city by the New York Post and Daily News ... selected to play in the Outback New York Empire Challenge High School All-Star Game ... named a Staten Island Advance AllStar after leading the Pirates to the PSAL championship game ... as a senior, rushed for 1,530 yards and 18 touchdowns ... returned a kickoff for a touchdown, registered 69 tackles and intercepted three passes as a senior ... as a junior, ran for 1,242 yards and 18 touchdowns, averaging 6.9 yards per carry ... also picked off three passes on defense.

TACKLES G/GS UA A Total TFL Sacks INT PBU FF FR Blkd 2011 11/0 4 9 13 1.0-2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 11/0 4 9 13 1.0-2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 as a Freshman (2011): Played in 11 games on the defensive line ... was not in the lineup versus FIU (Oct. 8) ... credited with 13 tackles (nine assisted) ... posted a season-high four stops twice, at Cincinnati (Sept. 17) and versus Kent State (Nov. 12) ... helped out on a tackle-for-loss at Cincinnati and at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1). at John Adams HS: A three year starter who was named to the all-state team ... as a senior, posted 30 tackles (18 solo), seven tackles for loss and five sacks ... named to the East-West All Star Game ... also participated in basketball and track. Personal: Born May 5, 1993 ... son of Michael Williams and Peppi Johnson ... has two siblings, Aiesha and Rajah.

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as a Freshman (2011): Logged time in seven games on the offensive line, including three starts ... started at left guard at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) and versus FIU (Oct. 8) ... lined up as starting right guard against Ohio (Oct. 22). at Conestoga Valley HS: Three-year letterwinner ... named to the AllSection 11 team in both his junior and senior seasons, and earned the honor at both offensive guard and defensive end in 2010 ... also earned all-league honors in 2009 and 2010 ... named the team’s offensive, defensive, and outstanding lineman of the year in 2010 ... recorded 52 tackles and eight sacks during his senior season ... a PA Football News Honorable Mention All-State selection ... also was a two-year starter on the basketball team and competed in track and field (shot put). Personal: Born Nov. 11, 1992 ... son of Kent and Lori Switzer ... has one older brother, Paul.

RUSHING G/GS Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 2011 10/1 7 26 0 9 3.7 2.6 TOTAL 10/1 7 26 0 9 3.7 2.6 RECEIVING G/GS Rec Yds TD Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 2011 10/1 1 2 0 2 0.1 2.0 0.2 TOTAL 12/4 3 27 0 14 0.3 9.0 2.2 KICK RET. G/GS No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R 2011 10/1 39 694 0 29 17.8 TOTAL 10/1 39 694 0 29 17.8 PUNT RET. G/GS No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R 2011 10/1 1 12 0 12 12.0 TOTAL 10/1 1 12 0 12 12.0 as a Freshman (2011): Played in the final 10 games of the season, including one start at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) ... set the school record for kickoff returns in a single season (39) ... finished the year listed second on the team in all-purpose yardage, with 734 ... as the squad’s primary kickoff returner, tallied 694 yards off 39 attempts ... posted a season-long KOR of 29 yards versus FIU (Oct. 8) ... returned one punt for 12 yards against Central Michigan (Oct. 29) ... also lined up as a receiver and had one catch for two yards in the season finale at Western Michigan (Nov. 25) ... rushed the ball seven times for a total of 26 yards, including four carries for 16 yards at WMU. <continued on page 40>

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Wide Receiver 5-7 • 145 • Sophomore (1L) Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain High School

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Defensive End 6-3 • 264 • Sophomore (1L) Cleveland, Ohio John Adams High School

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<Tyler Williams continued> at Colerain HS: Named Greater Miami Conference MVP, All-Southwest District Second Team and Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Player of the Year as a senior ... played in the North-South All Star Game and the Big 33 Game ... named MVP of the 2011 North-South All-Star Game ... three-time first-team all-city selection, and was twice selected allleague ... rushed for 3,815 yards and 48 touchdowns in his career, both numbers set a school record ... also threw 11 TD passes ... helped the program win three conference championships ... regional finalist on his track relay team. Personal: Born July 31, 1992 ... son of Terrell and LaShawn Williams ... father is an assistant football coach at Colerain HS.

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Offensive Tackle 6-3 • 255 • RS-Freshman (HS) Avon Lake, Ohio Avon Lake High School

as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Avon Lake HS: All-Ohio Third Team honoree and a team captain ... was a two-way starter as a senior ... winner of Lombardi Award (most valuable offensive lineman) in Avon County ... selected to play in the Ohio North-South Game ... recorded 36 tackles, two sacks and four fumble recoveries (one for a touchdown) ... won conference championships as a sophomore, junior and senior ... was named the county’s most outstanding offensive player as a junior and was the Mike Medders Outstanding Offensive Lineman recipient as a senior ... returned an interception for a touchdown as a freshman ... also played basketball and ran track ... led the Shoremen basketball team to a district championship and a State Sweet 16 appearance as a junior ... also placed third in the conference in the discus ... member of the honor society and president of the Spanish Club ... was named to the Academic All-Ohio team as a senior ... member of the National Honor Society Personal: Born Aug. 29, 1992 ... son of John and Connie Bohan ... has one younger sister, Christine ... father was a high jumper at Minnesota from 1973-77.

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Dylan Brumbaugh

Offensive Tackle 6-3 • 262 • RS-Freshman (HS) Green, Ohio Green High School

as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Green HS: All-Ohio Third Team honoree as a senior ... starter on the defensive line as a sophomore and junior ... starter on the offensive line as as senior ... recorded 44 tackles and 11 sacks ... also blocked one field goal and a pair of point-after attempts as a senior ... ranked the ninth-best DT in the state of Ohio by JJ Huddle after his junior year ... Scouting Ohio Top 100 ... invited to play in the North-South game and Big 33 game ... as a senior named All-Suburban League, All-Northeast Inland All-District and all-state third-team.

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Personal: Born Nov. 20, 1992 ... son of Dean and Debra Brumbaugh ... has one younger brother, Dustin.

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Cornerback 6-0 • 184 • RS-Freshman (HS) Lewis Center, Ohio Olentangy High School

as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Olentangy HS: A three-time letterwinner and team captain ... was the team’s defensive MVP, as well as a first team All-OCC and second team all-district selection as a senior ... invited to play in the Ohio NorthSouth Game ... made 40 tackles as a senior and also intercepted three passes, and recovered one fumble ... blocked a pair of kicks and scored two defensive touchdowns ... one of the top kick and punt returners on the squad ... also competed in track and field and earned all-district and all-state honors. Personal: Born Aug. 28, 1993 ... son of Paul and Fanita Cheek ... has a twin sister, Embrye ... father played football and ran track at Ohio University.

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Wide Receiver 6-2 • 201 • RS-Freshman (HS) Avon Lake, Ohio Cuyahoga Heights High School

Member of Akron’s 2010 signing class, but didn’t enrolled at UA until January 2011 ... made the switch from quarterback to receiver during spring practice. as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Cuyahoga Heights HS: Named first-team All-Ohio in Division V at quarterback as a senior and first team All-Ohio as a defensive back in 2008 ... earned All-Ohio special mention honors as a sophomore ... tabbed 37th-best prospect in Ohio by Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps.com and CBS College Sports ... rated the eighth-best pro-style quarterback in Ohio by OhioVarsity.com ... as a senior, completed 67 passes for 1,175 yards with 14 touchdowns and five interceptions while rushing for 1,346 on 124 attempts (10.9 avg.) with 10 scores ... added 74 tackles and five interceptions on defense ... named first team all-conference at both QB and DB as a senior, while earning Chagrin Valley Metro Division Conference Offensive MVP as a junior and senior ... a three-time first-team all-district honoree (twice as DB and once as punter) and voted District Defensive MVP as a junior and senior ... as a kicker in 2009, made 35-of-37 PATs and 2-of-4 field goals ... ranked No. 107 player in Ohio by Ohio Magazine Top 150 ... as a junior, completed 67 passes for 1,250 yards with 16 TDs and five INTs while rushing for 771 yards on 73 attempts (10.6 avg.) with 10 rushing TDs ... on defense, tallied 79 tackles with two interceptions ... added first-team all-district honors as a sophomore as a punter ... threw for 836 yards on 44 completions as a sophomore and rushed for 344 yards. Personal: Born May 28, 1991 ... son of Dan and Mary Kay D’Orazio ... has two brothers, Jordan and Lucas.

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as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Valley View HS: Four-year letterwinner ... selected to the North-South All-Star game ... as a senior, earned honorable mention all-district, firstteam all-league and was the team MVP and captain ... graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average ... threw for over 3,000 yards and had 25 touchdown strikes ... closed out his high school career listed in third place in the school record book for most receptions in a season (43 as a sophomore) ... also played basketball ... was a 1,000-point career scorer and two-time all-league selection on the hardwood. Personal: Born June, 9, 1991 ... son of Dennis and Sheri Pohl ... has an older brother, Aaron, a younger brother, Jon, and a younger sister Anna.

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Defensive Tackle 6-0 • 305 • RS-Freshman (HS) Braddock, Pa. Woodland Hills High School

as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Woodland Hills HS: A three time all-conference selection who was twice named to the first team ... led Woodland Hills to a conference title in his junior season ... recorded 51 tackles and four sacks in 2010 ... made 32 stops as a junior ... spent his freshman, sophomore and junior years at North Las Vegas High School in Las Vegas, Nev. Personal: Born Oct. 2, 1992 ... son of James and Charlene Price ... dad played football at Alabama ... has three sisters.

Zach Paul

Punter 6-3 • 218 • RS-Freshman (HS) Broadview Heights, Ohio Padua High School

as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Padua HS: Converted 13-of-16 field goals and 56-of-58 point-after attempts in his final two seasons of high school ... scored 95 total points and maintained a 39.7 yards-per-punt average ... All-North Coast League First Team ... All-Sun News Team ... team posted a 7-4 record during his junior year and went 8-4 when he was a senior ... team was a regional semifinalist during his senior season ... converted a 54-yard field goal versus Elyria Catholic as a senior ... also competed for the basketball team.

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as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Firestone HS: Four-year letterwinner ... a three-time all-city performer who was also a second-team all-district selection and a member of the Touchdown Club his junior and senior season ... rushed for over 1,000 yards in both his junior and senior seasons and combined to score 29 touchdowns as an upperclassmen (15 TDs as a senior) ... added eight scores during his sophomore campaign ... also a stand-out on defense, recording 195 career tackles and 10 career sacks ... named Firestone’s offensive MVP in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... also an all-city selection in track and field.

Quarterback 6-3 • 206 • RS-Freshman (HS) Farmersville, Ohio Valley View High School

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Cornerback 5-10 • 160 • RS-Freshman (HS) Huber Heights, Ohio Wayne High School

as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Wayne HS: Helped his team to a state runner-up finish as a senior (11-4) ... earned second-team all-conference and State Farm Player-ofthe-Year honors ... was a Rotary Scholar Athlete and was named Defensive MVP ... also lettered in track and field. Personal: Born Sept. 22, 1993 ... son of Lachandra Brooks.

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Christian Allen

Fullback 6-0 • 243 • Freshman (HS) Morgantown, W.Va. Morgantown High School

at Morgantown HS: Two-time all-state honoree ... led Mohigans to a 10-3 record and advanced to the state semifinals as a senior ... finished fourth in voting for the state’s best defensive player ... totaled 75 tackles, 12 sacks, four forced fumbles and one interception ... also caught five touchdown passes and rushed for two out of the backfield ... firstteam All-OVAC selection. Personal: Born March 10, 1994 ... parents are Denver and Kim Allen ... brother, Jeff, played football at Coastal Carolina ... also has a sister, Brittany.

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Kicker 5-8 • 164 • RS-Freshman (HS) Cincinnati, Ohio Sycamore High School

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as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Sycamore HS: Made 15-of-19 field goals and 51-of-54 extra points in his career ... also had 12 touchbacks on kickoffs ... earned secondteam all-conference honors as a sophomore ... also lettered in soccer and hockey, recording six goals and seven assists as a senior for the SHS soccer team. Personal: Born Dec. 14, 1992 ... son of Daniel and Debbie Stein ... has two brothers, Stephen and Jonathan ... his brother, Stephen, is a kicker for Bowling Green.

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Linebacker 5-11 • 226 • Freshman (HS) Seffner, Fla. Armwood High School

at Armwood HS: Program won the Class 6A state championship in 2011 ... anchor of the Hawks’ defense as middle linebacker as senior ... led the team with 148 tackles to go along with four sacks, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... also credited with defending six passes ... transferred to Armwood for his senior year after attending East Bay High. Personal: Born Jan. 11, 1994 ... parents are Kenneth Baines and Alicia Nelson.

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Carl Washington

Defensive Back 5-10 • 182 • RS-Freshman (HS) Columbus, Ohio Eastmoor Academy

as a Freshman (2011): Utilized his redshirt. at Eastmoor Academy: Rated the 14th-best defensive back in Ohio by OhioVarsity.com ... tabbed 152nd-best prospect in Ohio by Tom Lemming’s MaxPreps.com and CBS College Sports ... selected first team All-City, was a two-time second-team all-district pick ... made 45 tackles as a senior with five interceptions, while catching 25 passes for 400 yards and rushing for 850 yards with 15 touchdowns ... rushed for 1,699 yards in his career with 23 scores ... had 92 career tackles with seven interceptions ... led Eastmoor to a 37-10 record over four years, including a 13-2 mark as a junior in 2009 and state championship in 2008 as a sophomore ... helped Eastmoor to the city track title in 2009 ... also competed for the wrestling team.

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Jatavis Brown

Linebacker 5-11 • 203 • Freshman (HS) Belle Glade, Fla. Glades Central High School

at Glades Central HS: All-Area Defensive Player of the Year as a senior ... led the program to an undefeated regular season, posting five shutouts ... recorded 100 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and seven sacks. Personal: Born Feb. 18, 1994.

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Offensive Line 6-5 • 284 • Freshman (HS) Orange, Va. Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)

at First Coast HS: A four-star prospect ... earned 4A All-State honorable mention honors as a senior ... selected to the Atlanta Journal Constitution Super Southern 100 ... also competed in track and field, winning a state championship in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior and senior. Personal: Born Jan. 8, 1990.

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Enrolled at UA in January 2012 and participated in spring practice ... teammate of fellow freshman DeAndre Scott at Hargrave Military Academy (Va.).

Imani Davis

Personal: Born Oct. 30, 1992 ... parents are Taurus and Felicia Carroll.

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Cornerback 6-3 • 205 • Senior (TR) Jacksonville, Fla. Florida State/First Coast HS

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Wade Edwards

Running Back 5-8 • 170 • Freshman (HS) Seffner, Fla. Armwood High School

at Armwood HS: Program won the Class 6A state championship in 2011 ... scored the winning touchdown in the team’s victory over Bartram Trail HS in the state semifinals ... all-conference first team choice as a senior ... finished his senior season with 98 carries for 726 yards and 12 touchdowns ... also made 24 receptions for 463 yards and another six TDs in 2011 ... closed out his prep career with 121 carries for 973 yards and 17 touchdowns, and 35 receptions for 678 yards and 10 TDs. Personal: Born March 1, 1994 ... parents are Wade and Matlea Edwards … father also played running back at Armwood HS ... joines high school teammate Keionne Baines in the Zips’ 2012 recruiting class.

Transferred to Akron for a fifth year of eligibility in 2012, after completing his undergraduate degree at Florida State ... played cornerback and receiver for the Seminoles from 2008-11. as a Redshirt Junior (2011 at Florida State): Played in 12 games ... totaled nine tackles (eight solo) ... had a season-high two tackles twice, versus Charleston Southern (Sept. 10) and Virginia (Nov. 19). as a Junior (2010 at Florida State): Utilized his redshirt due to injury ... had switched from receiver to defensive back prior to the season. as a Sophomore (2009 at Florida State): Logged time in two games as a receiver, against Miami (Sept. 7) in the season opener and at North Carolina (Oct. 22).

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Personal: Born Feb. 8, 1994 ... parents are Chris and Carol Casimos ... father played football at Fordham and signed as a free agent with the New York Giants (offensive guard) ... plays the saxophone.

Personal: Born June 21, 1994.

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at Don Bosco Prep: First-Team All-New Jersey, First-Team All-North Jersey and first-team all-county as a senior ... first-team all-division and first-team all-suburban as a junior ... program posted an undefeated record all four seasons, including an 11-0 conference, state and national championship finish in 2011, and 12-0 mark and conference, state and national title campaign in 2009.

at Belen Jesuit Prep: Three-year starter ... all-county first-team honoree as a senior ... helped Belen Jesuit to a 10-3 record and a berth in the Florida 6A state playoffs ... invited to the Nike South Florida All-Star Game ... two-way player.

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Offensive Line 6-2 • 271 • Freshman (HS) Upper Saddle River, N.J. Don Bosco Prep

Cornerback 5-9 • 165 • Freshman (HS) Miami, Fla. Belen Jesuit Prep

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at Orange County HS: All-district selection ... led the Hornets to a 7-4 record and state playoff berth as a senior ... ran 4.9 in the 40-yard dash.

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Dylan Evans

Linebacker 6-2 • 191 • Freshman (HS) Nazareth, Pa. Pen Argyl Area High School

Malachi Freeman

Cornerback 5-9 • 174 • Junior (TR) Newark, Del. Nassau CC (N.Y.)/Glasglow HS

at Pen Argyl Area HS: Played both running back and defensive back ... first-team all-league selection on offense and defense, and also received all-area recognition as a senior when the squad went 13-1 and claimed a Colonial League and District XI title ... Associated Press firstteam all-state choice as well in 2011 ... during his senior season, rushed for 2,064 yards and 29 touchdowns on 785 carries, caught one touchdown pass, and returned one interception for another score ... those 31 TDs set the school’s single-season record as did the rushing yardage ... established the program’s career interceptions record, with 18 ... finished his scholastic career with 4,399 rushing yards on 785 carries ... scored 79 career TDs ... scored a touchdown in a Colonial League record 30-consecutive games ... made 209 career tackles ... also competed in baseball (center fielder) and wrestling for the Green Knights ... first-team all-state pick on the diamond.

Member of 2012 signing class ... enrolled at UA in January.

Personal: Born Feb. 24, 1994 ... parents are Darrin and Jeanmarie Evans … has one younger sister, Dana.

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Quarterback 6-2 • 190 • Freshman (HS) Tyrone, Pa. Tyrone Senior High School

at Tyrone Senior HS: Associated Press Class AA Player of the Year as a senior ... compiled a 26-3 record as a starter in his last two seasons ... led Golden Eagles (9-1) to a district championship and the state finals as a senior ... threw for more than 2,600 yards and 30 touchdowns with a 57-percent pass completion percentage ... also rushed for 10 TDs ... recorded more than 4,500 yards and 49 touchdowns for his career ... coached by his father, John Franco, who was the Associated Press Class AA Coach of the Year in 2011.

at Nassau CC (2010-11): Recorded 32 tackles, six for a loss, and two sacks as a sophomore ... also credited with five interceptions over two seasons ... scored touchdowns three different ways during his time at Nassau, including punt return, kickoff return and interception return. at Glasgow HS: Competed in both football and track for the Dragons. Personal: Born Jan. 10, 1991.

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Wide Receiver 6-2 • 198 • Freshman (HS) Yonkers, N.Y. Archbishop Stepinac High School

Member of Akron’s 2011 signing class ... enrolled in classes at UA in January 2012. at Archbishop Stepinac HS: Three-year letterwinner ... as a senior was named Class A New York State Player of the Year, Madison Square Garden Player of the Year, Journal News Player of the Year, first-team all-state, first-team all-borough, first-team all-CHSFI and first-team allcity ... as a junior was tabbed an offensive player-of-the-year finalist and all-CHSFI ... led program to a 20-3 record as starting quarterback, including a 12-0 record and a division and conference championship during his senior year ... finished his interscholastic career with 3,012 passing yards and 1,867 rushing yards ... 1,686 passing yards during his senior campaign was the most in a single season at Stepinac. Personal: Born July 5, 1991 ... parents are Mark and Anna Phillips.

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Personal: Born Nov. 16, 1993 ... parents are John and Sue Franco … was coached by his father in high school … brother, Johnny, is a strong safety and team captain at Indiana University (Pa.).

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Bryan Green

Running Back 5-10 • 195 • Freshman (HS) Farmington, Mich. Farmington High School

at Farmington HS: Two-time All-OAA selection ... Oakland County AllNorth First-Team choice ... team MVP as a senior ... carried the ball 140 times for 1,147 yards and 13 touchdowns ... 13 catches for 130 yards and two TDs ... set a school record with a 98-yard kickoff return ... also competed in track and basketball. Personal: Born May 17, 1994 … son of Nina Clark.

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Personal: Born July 15, 1993 ... parents are Mike and Sharon Hundley ... has three siblings, Steeler, Amelia and Tucker.

Quentin Hines

Comes to UA after spending the 2011 spring semester at Murray State ... was a member of the team at Cincinnati from 2008-09.

as a Freshman (2008 at Cincinnati): Utilized his redshirt.

Personal: Born Oct. 8, 1990 ... son of Quentin Hines and Roslynn Merriweather.

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Alfonso Horner

as a Junior (2011 at Colorado State): Played and started in 10 games ... finished second on the team in sacks (five) and tackles-for-loss (eight) ... made 36 tackles (18 solo) and deflected one pass. as a Sophomore (2010 at Colorado State): Played in the last nine games of the season after coming back from a knee injury suffered during spring practice ... had 25 tackles (nine solo), four tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. as a Freshman (2009 at Colorado State): Played in 11 games as a reserve defensive lineman ... made 16 tackles (seven solo), three tacklesfor-loss, including two sacks, and one forced fumble. at Colonial High School: As a senior, credited with 110 tackles (85 solo) and 10 sacks, recovered three fumbles and picked off one pass ... those 110 tackles set a single-season school record ... all-state selection and played in the East-West Central Florida All-Star Game (two sacks, eight tackles) as a senior ... made 65 tackles and had three sacks as a junior. Personal: Born Oct. 3, 1990 ... formal name is Christian Jarrett James ... son of Daniel, Jr. and Vanessa James ... has one older sister and one younger brother.

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Hakeem Lawrence

at Belen Jesuit Prep: Helped lead Belen Jesuit Prep to a 10-3 record and a state playoff appearance ... clocked a time of 10.7 seconds in the 100-meter dash. Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1993.

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Running Back 5-10 • 203 • Freshman (HS) Hamilton, Ohio St. Xavier High School

Running Back 5-7 • 164 • Freshman (HS) Miami, Fla. Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School

at Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School: Rushed for 1,818 yards and 26 touchdowns as a senior (10.6 ypc) ... helped his team to a 6-4 record in his final season. Personal: Born July 18, 1994.

at St. Xavier HS: Three-time First-Team Greater Catholic League choice ... first-team all-state selection as a junior and senior ... rushed 227 times for 1,136 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior ... finished his high school career with 3,693 yards (697 carries) on the ground and 42 TDs ... also competed on the baseball team and was a First-Team GCL pick as sophomore and junior.

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Defensive Line 6-3 • 200 • Freshman (HS) Miami, Fla. Belen Jesuit Prep

Played the last three seasons at Colorado State and will utilize his redshirt to sit out 2012 due to NCAA transfer guidelines.

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Defensive Line 6-3 • 245 • Senior (TR) Orlando, Fla. Colorado State/Colonial HS

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at Mt. Clemens High School: Rushed for 1,491 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior, earning first-team all-county, all-region, and all-state honors ... also competed in track and field as a sprinter ... was a member of Team Michigan at the Midwest Meet of Champions ... posted a season-best time of 10.6 seconds in the 100 meters during the 2008 season ... finished second in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters at the state track meet.

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as a Sophomore (2009 at Cincinnati): Appeared in three games, on special teams and in a reserve running back role ... carried the ball twice for five yards against Southeast Missouri State (Sept. 12) ... recorded his first career tackle against Connecticut (Nov. 7).

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Running Back 5-11 • 190 • Senior (TR) Detroit, Mich. Cincinnati/Mt. Clemens HS

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Linebacker 6-0 • 233 • Senior (TR) Chandler, Ariz. Howard/Chandler HS

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Offensive Line 6-3 • 290 • Freshman (HS) Hudson, Ohio Hudson High School

Transferred to UA for the 2012 season, after completing his undergraduate degree at Howard ... played linebacker for the Bison from 2010-11 ... member of the team at University of Washington from 2008-09.

at Hudson HS: Led Explorers to a 10-2 record and the second round of the Division I state playoffs in 2011 ... three-year letterwinner ... AllOhio Third Team honoree as a senior.

as a Junior (2011 at Howard): Played in nine games ... finished with 44 tackles, third most on the squad ... had 35 solo stops ... also credited with 2.5 tackles-for-loss and four pass breakups.

Personal: Born Oct. 15, 1993 ... parents are Wayne and Marqueta Osborne ... has two siblings, Wayne and Briana ... fluent in American Sign Language.

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as a Sophomore (2010 at Howard): Appeared in eight games ... finished second on the team in tackles, with 76 tackles ... also had one forced fumble and 1.5 sacks.

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Andrew Pratt

as a Redshirt Freshman (2009 at Washington): Did not see game action. as a Freshman (2008 at Washington): Utilized his redshirt. at Chandler High School: As a senior, notched 140 tackles with two interceptions and four sacks ... helped Wolves to a 7-4 record ... played in the Offense-Defense All-America Game in the Orange Bowl following his senior season ... ranked as the state of Arizona’s No. 21 prospect by Rivals.com ... ranked the No. 49 middle linebacker in the country by Scout.com ... moved to Arizona from Michigan prior to his junior year of high school ... as a junior, played at Hamilton High in Chandler, Ariz., helping the Huskies to a 13-1 record and the 5A state championship ... notched 67 tackles and seven sacks as a junior, when he played defensive end. Personal: Born May 13, 1990 ... son of Kurt, Sr. and Lachele Mangum ... great uncle is Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers ... father, Kurt, played football at Minnesota.

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at Green HS: Recorded 39 catches for 732 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior ... also returned a punt for a touchdown ... all-district secondteam honoree and two-time all-league selection ... was a three-year starter on the basketball team, averaging 13.0 points and 9.0 rebounds as an all-league selection his junior season ... also ran track and was a district champion in the 400-meters, finishing 12th at the state meet ... set the school record in the 400m ... also a member of the 4x200 relay team that set a school record. Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1993 ... parents are David and Pamela Pratt ... father played Division II basketball at Virginia State ... has two sisters, Samantha and Sara ... Sara played Division II basketball at Clarion (Pa.).

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Daryan Martin

Defensive Line 6-0 • 228 • Freshman (HS) Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton High School

at Princeton HS: Three-time All-Greater Miami Conference Academic Team honoree ... responsible for 55 tackles, six for a loss, and two sacks as a senior ... made 50 tackles, had four sacks and three TFLs as a junior ... attended Roger Bacon HS as a freshman ... played AAU basketball for the All-Ohio Purple, which won the 2009 national championship. Personal: Born Jan. 28, 1994 ... parents are Eric and Adrienne Martin … has two siblings, Darious and Demari ... father played football at Wilmington College (Ohio).

Wide Receiver 6-5 • 205 • Freshman (HS) North Canton, Ohio Green High School

Albert Presley

Devensive Line 6-2 • 226 • Junior (TR) Marietta, Ga. Dean College (Mass.)/Wheeler HS

Enrolled at UA in January 2012 and participated in spring practice. at Dean College: Named team’s most improved and was an all-conference honoree in two seasons ... helped Dean College to a top-10 finish in the national junior college rankings. at Wheeler HS: Recorded 145 tackles in two seasons ... three-time allcounty selection and team’s defensive player of the year as a senior ... ran a 4.6 in the 40-yard dash. Personal: Born July 2, 1992 ... mother is Sabrena Presley ... has five siblings.

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Linebacker 6-2 • 206 • Freshman (HS) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Dillard High School

at Dillard HS: All-county second team selection ... team MVP.

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at Fairfield HS: Three-year starter and two-time all-conference selection ... all-league first team and all-state third team honoree as a senior ... finished career with 210 tackles, three forced fumbles and two interceptions ... recorded 109 tackles, including eight for a loss, and two forced fumbles ... also returned a kick off for a touchdown as a sophomore. Personal: Born March 16, 1994 ... parents are the late Russell Turner and Tina Turner ... has a brother, Russell, Jr., who plays football at Mount St. Joseph College.

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Cornerback 5-11 • 170 • Freshman (HS) Frederick, Md. Hargrave Military Academy (Va.)

Enrolled at UA in January 2012 and participated in spring practice ... teammate of fellow freshman Rodney Carroll at Hargrave Military Academy (Va.).

Personal: Born March, 11, 1993.

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Defensive Line 6-3 • 215 • RS-Freshman (HS) Youngstown, Ohio Butler CC (Kan.)/Ursuline HS

Comes to UA after spending his first season of eligibility at Butler Community College in Kansas ... signed his original national letter of intent with Ohio State in Feb. 2010. High School: Spent his senior season at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia ... compiled 66 tackles and two interceptions as a senior at FUMA ... named to the Virginia all-prep league team ... recorded 23 sacks as a sophomore and 18 as a junior at Ursuline High in Youngstown, Ohio ... Ursuline was the Division V state champion in 2008 ... also competed in track and basketball at Ursuline HS. Personal: Born April 10, 1992 ... son of Rachella Pendlton.

Quarterback 6-4 • 221 • Senior (TR) Coppell, Texas Stephen F. Austin/Coppell HS

Transferred to Akron from Stephen F. Austin prior to spring practice and has one season of eligibility remaining ... completed 72-of-110 passes for 724 yards and seven touchdowns as backup quarterback at SFA from 2008-11 ... helped SFA to a Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs appearance as a sophomore in 2009. as as a Junior (2011 at Stephen F. Austin): Logged time in 10 games ... finished the season 28-of-44 passing for 257 yards and three touchdowns ... did not throw an interception ... completed 15-of-22 passes for 163 yards and two TDs against McMurry (Sept. 1) ... also had one scoring strike versus Northwestern State (Nov. 19) when he completed 3-of-4 pass attempts. as a Redshirt Junior (2010 at Stephen F. Austin): Utilized his redshirt. as a Sophomore (2009 at Stephen F. Austin): Played in all 13 games ... completed 25-of-34 passes for 344 yards, four touchdowns and one interception ... that lone INT came in a loss at Montana (Dec. 5) in the second round of the FCS Playoffs ... attempted only one pass against North Dakota (Sept. 26), but completed it for a career-long 80 yard TD ... was 6-of-7 for 153 yards and two touchdowns against Texas College (Sept. 12). as a Freshman (2008 at Stephen F. Austin): Completed 19-of-32 passes for 123 yards on the season ... completed 11-of-13 attempts for 77 yards against Kentucky Wesleyan (Oct. 11). at Coppell HS: Garnered first-team All-District 6-5A honors ... passed for 2,245 yards and 18 touchdowns in 10 games for the Cowboys in 2007 ... threw for more than 3,500 yards and 35 touchdowns during his two-year career at CHS. Personal: Born April 8, 1990 ... son of James and Deborah Williams.

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Section Contents HEAD COACH TERRY BOWDEN 50-53 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH CHUCK AMATO 54 ASSISTANT COACH ALAN ARRINGTON 55 ASSISTANT COACH JEFF BOWDEN 55 ASSISTANT COACH TRENT BOYKIN 56 ASSISTANT COACH TERRELL BUCKLEY 56 ASSISTANT COACH A.J. MILWEE 57 ASSISTANT COACH JOHN PONT 57 ASSISTANT COACH TODD STROUD 58 ASSISTANT COACH MIKE WOODFORD 58 DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPS BEN MURPHY 59 ASST. DIR., FOOTBALL OPS MARK OUIMET 59 DIR., STRENGTH & COND. DAN WEBB 59 SUPPORT STAFF 60

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Terry Bowden

Head Coach First Season at Akron 19th Season Overall West Virginia, 1978

Terry Bowden, who owns a 140-62-2 record (69.3 winning percentage) over an 18-year coaching career, was named The University of Akron’s 27th head football coach on Dec. 22, 2011. Bowden, who served as a studio analyst and color commentator with ABC Sports’ college football for 10 years, was the head coach at Auburn from 1993-98 and spent the previous three seasons at Division II North Alabama. Bowden, 56 (born Feb. 25, 1956), was an assistant coach at Akron in 1986 under then Zips’ head coach Gerry Faust. “We welcome Terry Bowden back to campus. He brings with him an outstanding record of success and a true football coaching pedigree,” University President Dr. Luis M. Proenza said. “We know the entire Akron community will support Coach Bowden in his mission to cultivate a championship program here.” “We’re thrilled to have Terry join the Akron Athletics family,” director of athletics Tom Wistrcill said. “It’s great for our student-athletes, fans and community to bring in a head coach with his track record of success.” “I’m so excited to be a Zip,” Bowden said. “With the great resources and the commitment to winning by the administration and community, it’s just a matter of time until we build a championship program.” In his time at North Alabama, Bowden led the Lions to a 29-9 record and three-consecutive playoff appearances. In 2011, the squad went 9-3 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. He was named Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year in 2009 when the team went 11-2 and won the GSC championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. He followed that in 2010 by guiding the Lions to a 9-4 record and another trip to the playoffs. As head coach of Auburn, he went 47-17-1 (73.4 winning percentage) and posted the best opening, five-year run of any head football coach in school history. Also during his time with the Tigers, Bowden became the first collegiate coach in 50 years to win his 100th career game by his 40th birthday. In his first season at AU, he became the first coach in Division I-A (now FBS) history to have an undefeated and untied season in his inaugural year at that level. Prior to his stint at Auburn, Bowden built two programs from the ground up as head coach at Salem College (W.Va.) and Samford University (Ala.). When he took the job at Salem in 1983 he became the nation’s youngest head coach in college football at age 26. Inheriting a Samford program which had won just six games in three years prior to his arrival, Bowden led the Bulldogs to a 9-1 record his first year, tying the record for the best season in school history. The squad led the nation in total offense (523 yards per game) and scoring offense (51.7 points per game), both national Division III records. The team’s 40 touchdown passes were also a national single-season record.

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The Terry bowden File COLLEGIATE HEAD COACHING RECORD Year School Record Notable 1983 Salem 3-7 • WVIAC Champions 1984 Salem 8-3 • WVIAC Champions 1983 Salem 8-3 Salem Totals (three seasons) 19-13-0 1987 Samford 9-1 1988 Samford 5-6 • Transition to I-AA 1989 Samford 4-7 1990 Samford 6-4-1 • Division I-AA Playoffs-Semifinals 1991 Samford 12-2 1992 Samford 9-3 • Division I-AA Playoffs-First Rd. Samford Totals (six seasons) 45-23-1 1993 Auburn 11-0 • National Champions (NCF) • No. 9 AP Final Ranking 1994 Auburn 9-1-1 1995 Auburn 8-4 • Outback Bowl Appearance • Independence Bowl Win 1996 Auburn 8-4 1997 Auburn 10-3 • Peach Bowl Win 1998 Auburn 1-5 Auburn Totals (six seasons) 47-17-1 2009 North Alabama 11-2 • Division II Playoffs-Quarterfinals 2010 North Alabama 9-4 • Division II Playoffs-Second Rd. 2011 North Alabama 9-3 • Division II Playoffs-Second Rd. UNA Totals (three seasons) 20-6 Career Totals (18 seasons) 140-62-2 (.693) Coaching honors 1993 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year Walter Camp Coach of the Year Scripps Howard Coach of the Year Football News Coach of the Year Toyota Coach of the Year Paul “Bear” Bryant Award (Football Writers Association) 2009 Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year Collegiate Playing Career 1977-78 - Football (West Virginia)

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Bowden was named head coach at Auburn on Dec. 17, 1992. In 1993, Auburn had a perfect 11-0 record and he swept virtually every national coach of the year award in his rookie season, including Walter Camp, Scripps Howard, Football News, Toyota and the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award presented by the Football Writers Association.

During his time away from coaching, Bowden first served as a studio analyst and color commentator with ABC Sports’ college football coverage. He was also an analyst for Westwood One Radio’s College Football National Game of Week, co-hosted “The Coaches Show” on Sirius Satellite Radio with Jack Arute, and was the exclusive college football columnist for Yahoo! Sports.

• FIRST GAME AS HEAD COACH: As head coach of Salem College in 1983 - lost 33-7 at Central State (Ohio). • FIRST COLLEGIATE WIN: In 1983 as head coach at Salem, 24-9 over West Virginia State. Salem lost the first seven games of the season but won the last three. • 100th COLLEGIATE WIN: Bowden got his 100th win in 1996 in the Independence Bowl against Army, 32-29. He became the first Division I coach in 50 years to win his 100th game by his 40th birthday. • POST-SEASON RECORD: Bowden has led 10 of his previous 18 squads to postseason play and he has a 7-9 all-time record. He is 0-2 in the NAIA Playoffs, 2-2 in the Division I-AA playoffs, 3-3 in the Division II playoffs, 2-1 in bowl games and 0-1 in conference championship games. • LONGEST WINNING STREAK: Bowden won his first 20 games as head coach at Auburn University from 1993-94. He also won his first 10 consecutive games as head coach at North Alabama. • EIGHT OR MORE WINS: In 13 of his 18 total seasons as a head coach, Bowden has led his teams to eight or more wins. In nine of those years, his teams won nine or more games and he has led 11 teams to post-season competition.

During the decade of the 1990s, Terry, Tommy and Bobby all led their teams to undefeated seasons.

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As a student-athlete at West Virginia, Bowden lettered two years as a running back (1977-78), held a 3.65 grade-point average in accounting, the highest GPA on the football team, and graduated Magna Cum Laude.

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His brother Tommy had an 18-4 record in two seasons as head coach at Tulane and a 72-45 record in 10 seasons as head coach at Clemson, taking the Tigers to eight bowl games. His brother Jeff also has 25 years of collegiate coaching experience, working at Salem, Samford, Southern Mississippi, Florida State and most recently at North Alabama, with Terry.

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Bowden is a member of one of the most famous and successful college football coaching families. His father, Bobby Bowden, turned Florida State into a national champion and his 389 collegiate wins rank second in Division I history.

Bowden has five daughters (Tera, Jordan, Erin, Cori and Jamie) and one son (Terry, Jr.).

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Bowden was again a finalist for coach of the year following his second season at Auburn as the Tigers had reeled off 20-straight wins, an Auburn record, and finished 9-1-1. He posted a 47-17-1 record at Auburn and led the Tigers to three bowl games.

He did post graduate work at Oxford University in England, and earned a Juris Doctorate from the Florida State School of Law in 1982, while a graduate assistant coach with the Seminoles.

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Bowden then engineered and directed Samford’s move from non-scholarship Division III football to Division I-AA (now FCS) scholarship football. With only one freshman class on scholarship, the Bulldogs went to a full Division I-AA schedule in 1989. By 1991, Samford was competing for the national championship. His 1991 Samford team had the best record in school history at 12-2, and reached the Division I-AA national semifinals.

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Terry Bowden (No. 21) played two seasons at West Virginia at running back, earning a letter in 1977 and 1978.

Coach Bowden led the Auburn Tigers to a perfect 11-0 record during the 1993 season. He was named coach of the year by Walter Camp, Scripps Howard, Football News, Toyota and the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award presented by the Football Writers Association.

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Terry Bowden is a member of one of the most famous and successful college football coaching families. His father, Bobby Bowden, turned Florida State into a national champion and his 389 collegiate wins rank first in Division I history.

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Terry Bowden served as a studio analyst and color commentator with ABC Sports’ college football for 10 years.

Bobby Bowden, Terry Bowden, Jeff Bowden and Tommy Bowden have combined for 619 total wins and three undefeated seasons. In fact, Bobby (Florida State), Terry (Auburn) and Tommy (Clemson) each led their respective programs to an undefeated season during the 1990s.

Terry Bowden was also an analyst for Westwood One Radio’s College Football National Game of Week, co-hosted “The Coaches Show” on Sirius Satellite Radio with Jack Arute, and was the exclusive college football columnist for Yahoo! Sports. 2012 University of Akron Football • 53

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Associate Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator First Season at Akron North Carolina State, 1969

Amato’s Year-By-Year Coaching Experience: Year(s) School (Position) 1969-70 Easton (Pa.) High School (assistant coach) 1971-72 NC State (graduate assistant) 1973-75 NC State (defensive secondary) 1976-79 NC State (defensive coordinator/linebackers) 1980-81 Arizona (linebackers) 1982-95 Florida State (defensive line) 1996-99 Florida State (linebackers) 1986-99 Florida State (assistant head coach) 2000-06 NC State (head coach) (49-37 record) 2007-09 Florida State (executive head coach) 2012- Akron (associate head coach/defensive coordinator) Chuck Amato, in his 40th year in the collegiate coaching ranks, including serving as head coach at North Carolina State and long-time assistant coach at Florida State, joined the Akron staff in January 2012. He serves as the program’s associate head coach and defensive coordinator. Amato is one of the most respected coaches and recruiters in college football and has produced winning football teams and numerous top draft picks throughout his career. In 2002, he was elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees. Amato, 66 (born June 26, 1946), served as head coach at his alma mater NC State from 2000-06 and posted a 49-37 record while guiding the program to five bowl appearances (4-1 record in those bowl games). He led the Wolfpack to their first 11-win season in school history in 2002 and highest national ranking (No. 12 in the final Associated Press poll; No. 11 in the final Coaches poll) since 1974, after defeating Notre Dame in the Gator Bowl. The 2004 NC State squad led the nation in total defense. Additionally under Amato, quarterback Philip Rivers rewrote the program and ACC record books in every passing and total offense category. During his tenure, he had 22 players drafted into the NFL, including five in the first round. In 2000, Amato’s NC State squad defeated Minnesota in the MicronPC.com Bowl, in 2001, lost to Pittsburgh in the Tangerine Bowl, in 2003 downed Kansas in the Tangerine Bowl, and in 2006 topped South Florida in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Amato spent 21 seasons on the staff at Florida State (1982-1999 and 2007-09). In his most recent stint (2007-09) he served as executive head coach to thenhead coach Bobby Bowden. From 198295 he coached the defensive line, 199699 the linebackers and from 1986-99 also

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served as assistant head coach. He was part of 10 ACC championship teams and two national championship squads (1993 and 1999). Six of his Seminole players were selected in the NFL Draft’s first round and 24 defensive players overall that he directly coached were drafted during his FSU tenure. Amato was also a member of the NC State staff from 1971-79, serving as graduate assistant (1971-72), defensive secondary coach (197375) and defensive coordinator/linebackers coach (1976-79). He also coached linebackers at Arizona from 1980-81. His coaching career began at Easton High School in his hometown of Easton, Pa., where he was an assistant coach from 1969-70. Amato lettered in football (linebacker) and wrestling at NC State, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1969 and master’s degree in education in 1973. The 1965 football team won an ACC cochampionship and he was captain of the defense in 1967. He won two ACC titles as a wrestler in 1966 (heavyweight) and 1968 (191-pound weight class). He and his wife, Peggy, have twin daughters, LuGina and Selena. Amato’s No. 1 Draft Picks: Mario Williams (Texans No. 1 overall pick, 2006) Manny Lawson (49ers No. 1 draft choice, 2006) John McCargo (Bills No. 1 draft choice, 2006) Philip Rivers (Giants No. 1 draft choice, 2004) Koren Robinson (Seahawks No. 1 draft choice, 2001) Andre Wadsworth (Cardinals No. 1 draft choice, 1998) Sam Cowart (Bills No. 1 draft choice, 1998) Peter Boulware (Ravens No. 1 draft choice, 1997) Reinard Wilson (Bengals No. 1 draft choice, 1997) Derrick Alexander (Vikings No. 1 draft choice, 1995) Alphonso Carreker (Packers No. 1 draft choice, 1984)

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Assistant Coach/ Offensive Line First Season at Akron Mississippi, 1994

Alan Arrington is in his first season on the Akron staff and will serve as coach of the offensive line.

The younger brother of UA head coach Terry Bowden, Jeff boasts nearly 30 years of collegiate coaching experience and will serve as the Zips’ special teams coordinator and also work with the outside receivers. He spent the previous three seasons as associate head coach and receivers coach at North Alabama with his brother, helping the program to a 29-9 record during that time and a Gulf South Conference championship in 2009. Three of his Lion receivers, Preston Parker, Mico McSwain and T.J. Porter earned All-GSC recognition. McSwain and Porter were also all-region team members and signed free agent contracts with NFL squads. Prior to his time at UNA, he spent 13 years (1994-2006) on the staff at Florida State, working under his father, legendary coach Bobby Bowden. Jeff was the Seminoles’ offensive coordinator from 2001-06 and from 1994-2000 worked with the receivers.

He joined the UNA staff following 12 seasons as an assistant coach at Northwest Mississippi Community College, after stints as a student assistant coach at Northwest Mississippi (1989-90) and Ole Miss (1991-93).

He began his collegiate coaching career in 1983 as a receivers coach at Salem College, when Terry was hired as the head coach, and in 1985 was promoted to offensive coordinator.

In 1994, he was named offensive line coach at Northwest Mississippi and also was the school’s head softball coach from 1998-2001. In 2001, he was elevated to offensive coordinator and held that position through 2005. During his tenure, the Rangers claimed three Mississippi Junior College state championships and posted an 84-28 record. In five of those seasons the program ranked in the top six nationally in total offense and led the country in that category in 1999 and 2000.

In 1986, he served as graduate assistant coach at Florida State before rejoining Terry on Samford’s staff the following year. Jeff was offensive coordinator for the Bulldogs from 1987-90 and was credited with guiding the career of current Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher in his time as quarterback.

Also during his stay at Northwest Mississippi, the school produced eight All-Americans and two National Academic honorees. While serving as offensive coordinator, the Rangers sent 11 players onto Division-I programs and nine to Division-II schools.

From 1991-93, Bowden served as receivers coach at Southern Mississippi before returning to Florida State in 1994. Bowden, 52 (born Dec. 30, 1959), played wide receiver at FSU from 1980-83. He and his wife, Cindy, have five children, Haley, Hunter, T.J., Robert and Julia Elizabeth.

Thrice during his career (1995, 2002, 2004) he was selected for the MACIC North All-Star coaching staff. He is a native of Oxford, Miss., and is married to the former Gail Perkins.

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With Arrington as offensive coordinator in 2008, UNA posted a 12-2 record and advanced to the semifinals of the Division II playoffs. That season the Lions ranked fourth in the nation in scoring offense (41.3 ppg), seventh in passing efficiency and fourth in turnover margin (giving up 15 turnovers in those 14 games).

In his 13 seasons at FSU, the program competed in a bowl game each year, tallied nine conference titles and one national championship (1999). A total of 21 of his charges were drafted or signed as a free agent with an NFL team, including Pro Bowlers Laveraneus Coles, Javon Walker and Anquan Boldin. He also coached consensus All-Americans Peter Warrick and Marvin Minnis, and mentored four bowl game MVPs – Andre Cooper (1996 Orange Bowl), Warrick (2000 Sugar Bowl), Walker (2002 Gator Bowl) and Willie Reid (2006 Orange Bowl).

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At North Alabama, Arrington tutored a number of decorated offensive linemen. In 2009, Calvin Wilson was named an All-American as well as being placed on the All-GSC and All-Super Region 2 teams. In 2008, Sam Hathorn was named to four All-American teams as well as the All-GSC and All-Super Region 2 squads, while J.D Whited earned All-American, all-league and all-region nods in 2007. In 2006, center JoJo Bates earned All-American, All-GSC and All-Southeast Region recognition.

Bowden’s Year-By-Year Coaching Experience: Year(s) School (Position) 1983-84 Salem College (receivers) 1985 Salem College (offensive coordinator) 1986 Florida State (graduate assistant) 1987-90 Samford (offensive coordinator) 1991-00 Florida State (receivers) 2001-06 Florida State (offensive coordinator) 2009-11 North Alabama (associate head coach/receivers) 2012- Akron (special teams/outside receivers)

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Arrington, 42 (born Sept. 29, 1969), comes to UA after six seasons at North Alabama, serving as the program’s offensive coordinator for the last four seasons and working under Terry Bowden each of the last three years. Arrington also worked with the Lions’ offensive line and helped the squad to a 62-14 mark during that six-year span as well as an appearance in the Division II playoffs each season. The program claimed a Gulf South Conference championship in 2006 and 2009. He was UNA’s recruiting coordinator from 2006-08.

Special Teams Coordinator/ Outside Receivers First Season at Akron Florida State, 1983

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Arrington’s Year-By-Year Coaching Experience: Year(s) School (Position) 1989-90 Northwest Mississippi CC (student assistant) 1991-93 Mississippi (student assistant) 1994-00 Northwest Mississippi CC (offensive line) 2001-04 Northwest Mississippi CC (offensive coordinator) 2006-07 North Alabama (offensive line) 2008-11 North Alabama (offensive coordinator) 2012- Akron (offensive line)

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Assistant Coach/ Running Backs First Season at Akron Youngstown State, 1995

boykin’s Year-By-Year Coaching Experience: Year(s) School (Position) 1996-97 Akron (graduate assistant) 1998 Boston College (graduate assistant) 1999 Tiffin (receivers) 2000-02 Youngstown State (receivers/special teams) 2003-04 Ball State (running backs/special teams) 2005-07 Kentucky State (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator) 2008-09 Lane College (head coach) (4-17 record) 2010 Lambuth (co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) 2011 Wayne State (running backs) 2012- Akron (running backs) Northeast Ohio native Trent Boykin is in his first season at Akron, where he will oversee the running backs. He spent the 2011 season as running backs coach at Wayne State, helping the Warriors to a school-record 12-win season and the program’s first-ever appearance in the Division-II national championship game. The team was ranked second in the final AFCA poll, and closed the season listed 33rd nationally in rushing yards per game (200.56) and 23rd in scoring offense (34.48 ppg). Under his tutelage in 2011, Wayne State had two 1,000-yard rushers in the same season for the first time in school history. Senior Josh Renel was a first-team all-region selection and CoSIDA Academic All-America pick, while sophomore Toney Davis earned third-team all-region accolades. Davis’s 1,557 rushing yards were the fourth most in a singleseason at WSU. Boykin, 41 (born Nov. 13, 1970), spent the 2010 campaign as the cooffensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Lambuth (Tenn.) and was the head coach for two seasons (2008 and 2009) at Lane College (Tenn.), where he mentored eight all-conference players and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year. Before working at Lane, he spent three seasons as assistant head coach at Kentucky State. A 1995 graduate of Youngstown State with a degree in organizational communication, Boykin began his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at Akron (1996-97). He also served one year at Boston College (1998) as an offensive graduate assistant before coaching receivers at Tiffin in 1999. He spent three years (2000-02) as YSU’s wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator, and oversaw the running backs and special teams at Ball State in 2003 and 2004. Boykin was awarded four varsity letters in football and played on three Division I-AA national championship teams (1991, 1993, 1994) at Youngstown State under head coach Jim Tressel. He completed his collegiate career ranked second on the Penguin’s career receptions (150) list and seventh in career receiving yards (1,950). He also held the school record for career punt returns (74) and career punt return yardage (534), and was named the program’s outstanding offensive player in 1994. A 1990 graduate of Kent Roosevelt High School, he lettered in football, basketball and track, and is a member of the Kent City Schools Hall of Fame. Boykin played one year in Spain in the Arena Football League after originally signing with the Canadian Football League’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He has two daughters, Elivia and Brittney, and one son, Jaz.

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Terrell Buckley

Assistant Coach/ Cornerbacks First Season at Akron Florida State, 2007

Terrell Buckley, a 14-year veteran of the NFL and Florida State standout, joined the UA staff in January 2012 and will work with the Zips’ cornerbacks. He helped the Patriots to a victory in Super Bowl XXXVI (Feb. 3, 2002). A two-year starter and three-year letterwinner as a cornerback and return specialist at Florida State (1989-91), he was inducted into the school’s sports hall of fame in 2003. He had his jersey No. 27 retired in 2011 and is one of nine players in FSU history to earn that distinction, joining receivers Fred Biletnikoff (1962-64) and Ron Sellers (1966-68), nose guard Ron Simmons (1977-80), cornerback Deion Sanders (198588), Heisman trophy-winning quarterbacks Charlie Ward (1989-93) and Chris Weinke (1997-2000), running back Warrick Dunn (1993-96) and linebacker Derrick Brooks (1991-94). Buckley, 41 (born June 7, 1971), left FSU as the program’s all-time leader in interceptions (21) and interception return yards (501). That INT return yardage was an NCAA record, and he tied school records for touchdowns off interceptions (4) and punt returns (3). He earned consensus All-America honors as a junior in 1991 as well as the Jim Thorpe Award that same season, given annually to the nation’s top defensive back. He was also a member of the Seminoles baseball team for two seasons (1990-91), playing outfield and second base, and was a sprinter on the outdoor track team (1991-92). Buckley was picked fifth in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers and spent the next 14 seasons in the league (1992-2005). During his NFL career he amassed 50 interceptions. In 1996, Buckley led the league in interception return yards (164) and as a rookie in 1992 set what remains a current record as the youngest player to return a punt for a touchdown (21 years, 105 days – Sept. 20, 1992, versus Cincinnati). He also played baseball in the Atlanta Braves minor league system. Buckley spent the last three seasons as a graduate assistant strength coach at FSU, where he completed his undergraduate degree in 2007. A native of Pascagoula, Miss., he’s a single father of three daughters, Sherrell, Brianna and Britney.

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Assistant Coach/ Quarterbacks First Season at Akron North Alabama, 2009

A.J. Milwee, a record-setting signal caller at North Alabama, will mentor the Zips’ quarterbacks. Milwee comes to Akron after one year on staff at East Mississippi Community College, helping the program to an NJCAA national championship. He spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons on Terry Bowden’s staff at UNA as a graduate assistant that worked with the quarterbacks. In that time on the Lions staff the program went a combined 20-6, made back-to-back playoff appearances and were 2009 Gulf South Conference champions.

Milwee, 26 (born Jan. 19, 1986), spent his freshman year of eligibility as a member of the Alabama football team. He holds an undergraduate degree in finance from North Alabama.

John Pont joined Terry Bowden’s staff in January 2012 and will serve as recruiting coordinator and inside receivers coach. Pont, 29 (born Aug. 28, 1983), spent the 2011 season on staff at fellow Mid-American Conference institution Miami (Ohio), serving as defensive intern. He began his coaching career at Florida State, where he was Bobby Bowden and Jimbo Fisher’s offensive graduate student assistant from 2008-09, and completed a master’s degree in sport administration during that time. Pont, who has an undergraduate degree from Miami (Ohio), was receivers and tight ends coach at North Alabama for Terry Bowden in 2009, before a brief stop at North Texas and move to Colorado State in 2010 to be an offensive quality control coach. He returned to North Alabama for a short time in 2011, just prior to his post at Miami. Pont’s grandfather, John, is a member of Miami’s famed Cradle of Coaches and also served as head coach at Yale, Northwestern and Indiana. Pont is married to the former Tera Bowden, Terry’s daughter.

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At UNA, he was a two-time finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded annually to the nation’s top player at the NCAA Division-II level.

Pont’s Year-By-Year Coaching Experience: Year(s) School (Position) 2008 Florida State (graduate assistant) 2009 North Alabama (receivers/tight ends) 2010 Colorado State (offensive quality control) 2011 Miami (Ohio) (defensive intern) 2012- Akron (recruiting coordinator/inside receivers)

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Having compiled a 33-5 mark as UNA’s QB during the 2006-08 seasons, Milwee set all-time school records for career passing yards (8,436), pass completions (677), passing attempts (1,030), touchdown passes (73) and total offense yards (9,401). He earned honorable mention AllAmerica honors as a senior and is a member of the program’s all-decade team (1999-2008).

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Milwee’s Year-By-Year Coaching Experience: Year(s) School (Position) 2009-10 North Alabama (graduate assistant) 2011 East Mississippi Community College (quarterbacks) 2012- Akron (quarterbacks)

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Assistant Coach/ Defensive Line First Season at Akron Florida State, 1985

Stroud’s Year-By-Year Coaching Experience: Year(s) School (Position) 1986 UCF (defensive line) 1986 Florida State (weight room assistant) 1987-93 Samford (defensive line/strength and conditioning) 1993 Auburn (head coach strength and conditioning) 1994-96 Western Alabama (head coach) (6-25 record) 1997-99 Memphis (head coach strength and conditioning) 1999-04 NC State (director of strength and conditioning) 2004-06 NC State (associate head coach/defensive line) 2007-09 Florida State (head coach strength and conditioning) 2010 Colorado State (tight ends/fullbacks /recruiting coordinator) 2011 Colorado State (defensive line) 2012- Akron (defensive line) Todd Stroud, who boasts over 25 years of experience as a collegiate coach, will work with the Zips’ defensive line. Stroud spent the previous two years at Colorado State where he coached the defensive line in 2011, and was tight ends/fullbacks coach and recruiting coordinator in 2010. He arrived at CSU after three seasons (2007-09) as head coach for strength and conditioning at his alma mater Florida State. During that stint, he helped the Seminoles to three bowl appearances. Stroud, 48 (born Dec. 17, 1963), was assistant head coach/defensive line coach at North Carolina State from 2004-06, working under then Wolfpack head coach and current Akron associate head coach/defensive coordinator Chuck Amato. During his first season, the program led the nation in total defense. Five of his NC State players were selected in NFL drafts. Three of those linemen went in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft – Mario Williams (the No. 1 overall selection ahead of Reggie Bush), Manny Lawson and John McCargo. Additionally, Wolfpack standouts Tank Tyler (2007, third round) and DeMario Pressley (2008, fifth round), a member of the New Orleans Saints team that won Super Bowl XLIV, also were drafted. From 1999-2004, he was NC State’s director of strength and conditioning. He was also strength and conditioning coach at Memphis (199799), Auburn (1993) and Samford (1987-92). The 1993 Auburn team he trained and conditioned went 11-0 and finished ranked fourth in the final Associated Press poll under head coach Terry Bowden. In his six seasons at Samford (also coached by Bowden), he aided the program in reaching consecutive Division I-AA playoff appearances, including the national semifinals in 1991. Stroud was head coach at Western Alabama from 1994-96. He has a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Florida State (1985) and a master’s degree in athletics administration from AlabamaBirmingham (1988). He started at nose guard for FSU from 1983-85 and was captain of the 1985 squad. A two-time Nutrament Strength All-American, he helped the Seminoles to four bowl games and in 1984 earned the program’s Bob Crenshaw Award, given annually to the player whose courage and fighting spirit was an inspiration to others. Stroud and his wife, Marianne, have four children, daughters, Jessica, Alexandra and Chelsea, and son, Stone.

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Mike Woodford

Recruiting Coordinator/ Safeties First Season at Akron Arizona, 1982

woodford’s Year-By-Year Coaching Experience: Year(s) School (Position) 1984-85 Rhodes College (defensive backs) 1985-86 Middle Tennessee State (defensive backs) 1986-91 Akron (defensive backs) 1994-99 Walsh University (defensive coordinator) 1999-01 Middle Tennessee State (defensive backs) 2001-02 New Orleans Saints (defensive assistant) 2002-03 Florida (special teams/defensive backs) 2007-09 Illinois (special teams/defensive backs) 2011 New Mexico (defensive backs) 2012- Akron (safeties) Veteran coach and Northeast Ohio native Mike Woodford is in his first season on Terry Bowden’s staff, but is in his second stint as a Zip. Woodford joins the Akron staff after spending the 2011 season at New Mexico following a three-year stretch at Illinois (2007-09). He coached the Lobos secondary, and was the Illini special teams coordinator. His input with the UI DBs made an immediate impact, increasing the total number of interceptions by the unit from 10 in 2006 to 17 in 2007. In 2007, safety Kevin Mitchell’s five picks ranked third-best in the Big Ten. As special teams coordinator at Illinois, Woodford was responsible for breaking in a brand-new kicking battery after the graduation of the squad’s kicker, snapper and holder from the previous season. Emerging in 2008 was placekicker Matt Eller, who broke the school record for field goals by a freshman and led the team in scoring with 84 points. In 2007, Woodford tutored placekicker Jason Reda to the best season of his career. He broke the school’s all-time scoring record with 267 points, while also finishing with 51 career field goals. Woodford’s tenure at Illinois marked the fourth time he and head coach Ron Zook had joined forces. The pair were together at Kansas (1984), the New Orleans Saints (2001) and Florida (2002-03), leading the Gators to the 2002 and 2003 Outback Bowl. While at KU, the duo worked with Mike Gottfried, and Woodford has also studied under such coaches as Larry Smith, Lou Holtz and Jim Haslett. In his first season at Florida, Woodford coached three All-SEC players in Todd Johnson, Keiwan Ratliff and Guss Scott. That year, the Gator pass defense ranked seventh in the country. He also helped a pair of Saints to Pro Bowl selections as safety Sammy Knight (starter) and La’Roi Glover were named to the 2002 Pro Bowl. Prior to two seasons at Middle Tennessee, he was the defensive coordinator at nearby Walsh University (1994-99) and the defensive backs coach at Akron from 1986-91 with coach Gerry Faust (Terry Bowden was also on the 1986 Zips staff). He also spent time at MTSU and Rhodes College (Tenn.). He helped the Raiders to an 11-0 regular-season record and a No. 1 national ranking. Woodford, 52 (born Sept. 4, 1959), has a bachelor of liberal arts degree in history from Arizona and played safety for the Wildcats from 1978-81. After joining the program as a walk on, he later becoming a starter and was a member of the team that played in the 1979 Fiesta Bowl. He has two daughters, Michaela and Ellie.

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Director of Football Operations First Season at Akron Florida State, 2007

Ben Murphy is in his first season serving as Akron football’s director of operations. In this role with the Zips, he conducts the day-to-day operations of the football office, such as scheduling events and practices and making travel arrangements.

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Director of Strength and Conditioning Second Season at Akron SUNY Cortland, 2008

Dan Webb is in his first season as the Zips’ director of strength and conditioning for football, after serving as a graduate assistant on the team’s strength and conditioning staff in 2011.

While at FSU, he was heavily involved in the program’s recruiting effort and helped achieve top-10 recruiting classes in 2008 and 2009. He also worked as an intern in the Florida State sports information department from 2005-07.

Prior to joining the Akron staff in 2011, Webb was on staff at Strength In Motion in Syracuse, N.Y. In that role, he taught proper Olympic lifting techniques, nutrition and customized training programs. Among his students were select members of the Syracuse men’s basketball team.

Murphy, a native of Tampa, Fla., graduated from Florida State with a bachelor’s degree in sport management in 2007, and added a master’s degree in sport administration from FSU in 2009.

Webb, 34 (born Oct. 30, 1977), has a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology/ fitness development from SUNY Cortland and is working on a master’s degree in sport science and coaching at Akron. He is CSCS certified and a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

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Assistant Director of Football Operations First Season at Akron Siena Heights College, 1995

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From 2008-10, Webb was a member of the strength and conditioning staff at Michigan, serving one year as an intern and two seasons as an assistant coach. During that time he worked with student-athletes from multiple sports, including football, men’s ice hockey and wrestling.

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Murphy, 28 (born March 27, 1984), served as Terry Bowden’s director of football operations each of the last three seasons at North Alabama, after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Florida State from 2007-09.

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Mark Ouimet is in his first season as UA’s assistant director of football operations. In this role, he will help facilitate the day-to-day logistics of the team and also assist in organizing the program’s recruiting effort. Ouimet, 41 (born May 20, 1971), most recently served as coordinator of recruiting operations at Mississippi State. He relocated to Starkville from Ann Arbor, Mich., where he lived for the previous 10 years. During that period, he spent time as the director of football operations for the All-American Football League and also worked as vice president of football operations for PMG Sports. He was a member of the University of Michigan’s football staff as well, first serving as an assistant recruiting coordinator and special teams assistant, followed by an assignment as the Wolverines coordinator of player development. Ouimet has also worked as an account representative for the Detroit Pistons, and was a football graduate assistant for Northwood University in Midland, Mich., from 1996-98. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Siena Heights College in 1995, followed by an MBA from Northwood in 1997.

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Matt Arshinkoff Graduate Assistant Defense

John Bear Strength & Conditioning

Danny Breyer Graduate Assistant Defense

Matt Gildersleeve Graduate Assistant Strength & Conditioning

Jason Morgan Graduate Assistant Offense

Jake Thompson Strength & Conditioning

Bill Droddy Assistant Director of Sports Medicine

Mark Leffler Assistant Athletics Trainer

Kevin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Equipment Manager

Todd Compher Football Equipment Manager

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Not Pictured: Kyle Futch, Graduate Assistant (Offense) Tommie Westbrook, Graduate Assistant (Strength and Conditioning)

Jason Sanders Coordinator of Video Services

Nick Andrusisian Graduate Assistant Video Services

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Section Contents 2011 RESULTS 62 2011 TEAM STATISTICS 62 2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTIC LEADERS 62 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 63 STARTING LINEUPS 63 INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 64 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 64-66 GAME PARTICIPATION 67 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON 68 RED ZONE STATISTICS 68 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 69 GAME SUPERLATIVES 70 GAME RECAPS 71-76

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Date

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Sept. 3 at (18/16) Ohio State (ESPN) Sept. 10 Temple* (ESPN3) Sept. 17 at Cincinnati (ESPN3) Sept. 24 VMI Oct. 1 at Eastern Michigan* Oct. 8 FIU^ Oct. 22 Ohio* (STO/ESPN3) Oct. 29 Central Michigan* (ESPN Plus/ESPN3) Nov. 3 at Miami (Ohio)* (ESPNU) Nov. 12 Kent State* (STO/ESPN3) Nov. 19 at Buffalo* Nov. 25 at Western Michigan* * - Mid American Conference game ^-Homecoming

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2011 TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS AKRON OPP SCORING 170 462 Points Per Game 14.2 38.5 FIRST DOWNS 190 264 Rushing 81 133 Passing 91 119 Penalty 18 12 RUSHING YARDAGE 1373 2635 Yards gained rushing 1753 2852 Yards lost rushing 380 217 Rushing Attempts 413 535 Average Per Rush 3.3 4.9 Average Per Game 114.4 219.6 TDs Rushing 7 33 PASSING YARDAGE 1960 2491 Comp-Att-Int 171-376-11 193-306-2 Average Per Pass 5.2 8.1 Average Per Catch 11.5 12.9 Average Per Game 163.3 207.6 TDs Passing 12 23 TOTAL OFFENSE 3333 5126 Total Plays 789 841 Average Per Play 4.2 6.1 Average Per Game 277.8 427.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 62-1091 38-840 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-47 23-167 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-0 11-163 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.6 22.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.3 7.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 14.8 FUMBLES-LOST 22-13 19-13 PENALTIES-Yards 63-523 69-672 Average Per Game 43.6 56.0 PUNTS-Yards 84-3178 51-1915 Average Per Punt 37.8 37.5 Net punt average 34.9 34.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:43 31:17 3RD-DOWN Conversions 50/180 69/157 3rd-Down Pct 28% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/24 8/15 4th-Down Pct 54% 53% SACKS BY-Yards 11-67 38-219 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 20 59 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-14 17-21 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (20-26) 77% (55-61) 90% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (13-26) 50% (43-61) 70% PAT-ATTEMPTS (15-17) 88% (55-59) 93% ATTENDANCE 94405 177426 Games/Avg Per Game 6/15734 6/29571 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarters Akron Opponents

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 34 32 40 64 0 170 99 174 99 90 0 462

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0-42 3-41 14-59 36-13 23-31 17-27 20-37 22-23 3-35 3-35 10-51 19-68

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105,001 15,156 24,991 14,257 3,375 16,016 14,760 14,327 12,968 19,889 14,509 16,582

2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g CHISHOLM, Jawon 12 218 1021 60 961 4.4 5 38 80.1 ALEXANDER, Brod. 9 48 208 12 196 4.1 0 19 21.8 MOORE, Clayton 12 91 339 207 132 1.5 1 18 11.0 BOSTICK, Karl 9 27 94 12 82 3.0 1 17 9.1 WILLIAMS, Tyler 10 7 32 6 26 3.7 0 9 2.6 ROSSI, Nick 12 8 15 0 15 1.9 0 4 1.2 RUSSELL, Antoine 12 2 16 5 11 5.5 0 6 0.9 NICELY, Patrick 10 8 28 28 0 0.0 0 10 0.0 DILLARD, Jerrod 9 1 0 11 -11 -11.0 0 0 -1.2 TEAM 6 3 0 39 -39 -13.0 0 0 -6.5 Total 12 413 1753 380 1373 3.3 7 38 114.4 Opponents 12 535 2852 217 2635 4.9 33 59 219.6 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g MOORE, Clayton 12 96.35 147-309-9 47.6 1655 9 51 137.9 NICELY, Patrick 10 75.58 22-61-2 36.1 256 2 64 25.6 CHISHOLM, Jawon 12 124.30 1-4-0 25.0 8 1 8 0.7 POTTS, Dylan 12 444.40 1-1-0 100.0 41 0 41 3.4 TEAM 6 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 12 93.95 171-376-11 45.5 1960 12 64 163.3 Opponents 12 154.95 193-306-2 63.1 2491 23 78 207.6 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g SCONIERS, Keith 12 47 639 13.6 5 51 53.2 SUEL, Marquelo 9 34 417 12.3 4 64 46.3 RUSSELL, Antoine 12 22 276 12.5 0 45 23.0 PRICE, A.J. 11 12 196 16.3 1 44 17.8 CHISHOLM, Jawon 12 12 84 7.0 0 17 7.0 LADRACH, Rhyne 12 11 62 5.6 0 12 5.2 DILLARD, Jerrod 9 7 76 10.9 1 23 8.4 RITOSSA, Anthony 11 5 42 8.4 0 13 3.8 FLEMING, Will 7 4 51 12.8 0 25 7.3 ALEXANDER, Brod. 9 4 37 9.2 0 22 4.1 BOSTICK, Karl 9 4 10 2.5 0 6 1.1 ROSSI, Nick 12 3 27 9.0 0 14 2.2 POTTS, Dylan 12 2 22 11.0 0 12 1.8 MOORE, Clayton 12 1 8 8.0 1 8 0.7 MERIWETHER, Ant. 5 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2 BAILEY, Austin 11 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 WILLIAMS, Tyler 10 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Total 12 171 1960 11.5 12 64 163.3 Opponents 12 193 2491 12.9 23 78 207.6 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg PRICE, A.J. 10 35 3.5 0 12 WILLIAMS, Tyler 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total 11 47 4.3 0 12 Opponents 23 167 7.3 0 27 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMS, Tyler 39 694 17.8 0 29 RUSSELL, Antoine 16 315 19.7 0 42 POTTS, Dylan 6 65 10.8 0 25 RICHMOND, Josh 1 17 17.0 0 17 Total 62 1091 17.6 0 42 Opponents 38 840 22.1 0 93

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Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln FOX, A.J. 33 1750 53.0 2 1 IVASKU, Kevin 9 475 52.8 0 1 CAMPBELL, Zack 1 39 39.0 0 0 Total 43 2264 52.7 2 2 840 32.2 37 Opponents 85 5443 64.0 18 4 1091 47.0 23 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk MARCHESE, T.J. 3-6 50.0 0-0 2-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 48 0 FOX, A.J. 8-8 100.0 0-0 3-3 1-1 4-4 0-0 43 0

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg CAPONI, Nico 1 30 30.0 0 30 WILLIAMS, Jamar 1 24 24.0 0 24 GILMER, Troy 1 72 72.0 1 72 Total 3 126 42.0 1 72 Opponents 2 63 31.5 1 54 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts FOX, A.J. 0 8-8 9-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 33 CHISHOLM, Jawon 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 SCONIERS, Keith 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 SUEL, Marquelo 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 MARCHESE, T.J. 0 3-6 6-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 15 MOORE, Clayton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 12 PRICE, A.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 DILLARD, Jerrod 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 GILMER, Troy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BOSTICK, Karl 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 HARVEY, James 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 GRIGGS, John 0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Total 20 11-14 15-17 0-2 0 0-1 0 1 170 Opponents 59 17-21 55-59 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 462

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Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 blk CAMPBELL, Zack 77 2936 38.1 58 3 18 17 1 FOX, A.J. 6 238 39.7 48 1 1 1 0 TEAM 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 Total 84 3178 37.8 58 4 19 18 1 Opponents 51 1915 37.5 66 6 13 18 0

2011 Starting Lineups OFFENSE

at Ohio State Straight Simkovich Temple Simkovich McCloskey at Cincinnati McCloskey Simkovich VMI McCloskey Rizzo at Eastern Michigan McCloskey Switzer FIU McCloskey Switzer Ohio Straight McCloskey Central Michigan Straight McCloskey at Miami (Ohio) Straight McCloskey Kent State McCloskey Simkovich at Buffalo McCloskey Simkovich at Western Michigan McCloskey Pughsley

Bice Kasparek Bice Kasparek Bice Kasparek Bice Kasparek Bice Rizzo Simkovich Rizzo Rizzo Switzer Bice Kasparek Bice Kasparek Bice Kasparek Bice Kasparek Bice Kasparek

Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson Anderson

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Ladrach (TE) Dillard (WR) Dillard (WR) Russell (WR) Williams (WR) Ladrach (TE) Ladrach (TE) Ladrach (TE) Suel (WR) Russell (WR) Ritossa (TE) Russell (WR)

Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers Sconiers

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Suel Suel Suel Price Price Price Price Price Price Potts Suel Suel

Rossi (FB) Rossi (FB) Ladrach (TE) Ladrach (TE) Ladrach (TE) Rossi (FB) Rossi (FB) Ritossa (TE) Fleming (TE) Ladrach (TE) Ladrach (TE) Ladrach (TE)

DEFENSE DE DT DT DE WILL MIKE SAM FCB SS

at Ohio State Caponi Wilson Temple Griggs Wilson at Cincinnati Griggs Wilson VMI Griggs Wilson at Eastern Michigan Griggs Wilson FIU Harvey Wilson Ohio Harvey WIlson Central Michigan Harvey Wilson at Miami (Ohio) Harvey Wilson Kent State Griggs Wilson at Buffalo Griggs WIlson at Western Michigan Griggs Wilson

Harvey Hazime Miller Wagner Gilmer Marcoux Hazime Miller Wagner Williams, J. Harvey Hazime Miller Wagner Williams, J. Marcoux Caponi Little Wagner Williams, J. Marcoux Caponi Little Wagner March Marcoux Caponi Gilmar Wagner Little Marcoux Caponi Gilmar Wagner Little Marcoux Caponi Gilmer Wagner Little Marcoux Caponi Gilmer Wagner Little Harvey Caponi Gilmer Wagner Little Harvey Caponi Gilmer Wagner Little Harvey Caponi March Gilmer Little

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Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g MOORE, Clayton 12 400 132 1655 1787 148.9 CHISHOLM, Jawon 12 222 961 8 969 80.8 NICELY, Patrick 10 69 0 256 256 25.6 ALEXANDER, Brod. 9 48 196 0 196 21.8 BOSTICK, Karl 9 27 82 0 82 9.1 POTTS, Dylan 12 1 0 41 41 3.4 WILLIAMS, Tyler 10 7 26 0 26 2.6 ROSSI, Nick 12 8 15 0 15 1.2 RUSSELL, Antoine 12 2 11 0 11 0.9 DILLARD, Jerrod 9 1 -11 0 -11 -1.2 TEAM 6 4 -39 0 -39 -6.5 Total 12 789 1373 1960 3333 277.8 Opponents 12 841 2635 2491 5126 427.2

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g CHISHOLM, Jawon 12 961 84 0 0 0 1045 87.1 WILLIAMS, Tyler 10 26 2 12 694 0 734 73.4 SCONIERS, Keith 12 0 639 0 0 0 639 53.2 RUSSELL, Antoine 12 11 276 0 315 0 602 50.2 SUEL, Marquelo 9 0 417 0 0 0 417 46.3 ALEXANDER, Brod. 9 196 37 0 0 0 233 25.9 PRICE, A.J. 11 0 196 35 0 0 231 21.0 MOORE, Clayton 12 132 8 0 0 0 140 11.7 BOSTICK, Karl 9 82 10 0 0 0 92 10.2 POTTS, Dylan 12 0 22 0 65 0 87 7.2 DILLARD, Jerrod 9 -11 76 0 0 0 65 7.2 LADRACH, Rhyne 12 0 62 0 0 0 62 5.2 FLEMING, Will 7 0 51 0 0 0 51 7.3 RITOSSA, Anthony 11 0 42 0 0 0 42 3.8 ROSSI, Nick 12 15 27 0 0 0 42 3.5 RICHMOND, Josh 10 0 0 0 17 0 17 1.7 MERIWETHER, Ant. 5 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.2 BAILEY, Austin 11 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.5 TEAM 6 -39 0 0 0 0 -39 -6.5 Total 12 1373 1960 47 1091 0 4471 372.6 Opponents 12 2635 2491 167 840 163 6296 524.7

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FG Sequence Akron Opponents Ohio State 41 40 Temple (48) 47,(23),(27) Cincinnati - 43,(47) VMI (26),28 Eastern Michigan 46,(29) (26) FIU (40) 23,(37),(21) Ohio (43),(42) (24),(27),(23) Central Michigan (23) (39),(18),(32) Miami (Ohio) (24) Kent State (42) (46) Buffalo (36) (41),(49),(26) Western Michigan (28) (26)

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Interceptions no. yds avg td lg RICHMOND, Josh 1 0 0.0 0 0 ROBINSON, Johnny 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 2 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 11 163 14.8 2 53

Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore Moore

Waller Richmond Cunningham Waller Richmond Smith Waller Ford Smith Waller Ford Smith Waller Richmond Smith Waller Richmond Morgan Waller Robinson Morgan Waller Robinson Morgan Waller Robinson Morgan Waller Robinson Morgan Waller Robinson Morgan Waller Robinson Morgan

Chisholm Chisholm Chisholm Chisholm Chisholm Chisholm Chisholm Chisholm Chisholm Chisholm Chisholm Alexander

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Lartey Holmes Cunningham Lartey Lartey Lartey Lartey Lartey Holmes Holmes Holmes Lartey

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Individual defensive statistics | individual game-by-game statistics |-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |------Pass Def--------| |-Fumbles-| Blkd # DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 34 WAGNER, Brian 11 56 91 147 6.0-15 0.5-2 . 1 . . 1 . . 5 GILMER, Troy 9 33 38 71 3.5-10 . . . . 1-72 1 . . 26 MORGAN, Devonte 12 44 25 69 1.0-4 . . . . . . . . 49 LITTLE, Matt 9 24 29 53 1.5-2 . . . . . . . . 6 WALLER, Manley 12 30 15 45 0.5-0 . . 8 1 . . . . 97 HARVEY, James 12 18 23 41 3.0-8 1.0-5 . . . 2-0 1 . 1 80 WILSON, Oren 12 13 25 38 4.5-23 3.5-16 . 1 . . . 1 . 50 WILLIAMS, Jamar 8 16 22 38 2.0-3 . . 1 . 1-24 1 . . 27 ROBINSON, Johnny 10 16 22 38 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 60 MARCOUX, Dan 9 17 20 37 2.0-12 1.0-10 . 2 1 . . . . 30 SMITH, L.T. 12 18 18 36 1.5-7 1.0-6 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 45 MARCH, Justin 12 11 25 36 1.5-7 0.5-6 . 1 1 . . . . 4 HOLMES, Anthony 10 22 13 35 1.5-4 . . 4 . . 1 . . 58 CAPONI, Nico 10 6 24 30 2.5-9 1.5-7 . 1 1 3-30 . . . 90 GRIGGS, John 12 14 14 28 5.0-19 1.0-7 . 4 3 2-0 1 . . 33 RICHMOND, Josh 10 16 11 27 0.5-1 . 1-0 . . . . . . 39 RUSSELL, Antoine 12 15 7 22 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . 31 LARTEY, Emmanuel 11 11 10 21 2.5-11 1.0-8 . . . 2-0 1 . . 47 RANSOM, Gary 8 6 9 15 . . . . . . . . . 32 MILLER, ShelDon 4 5 10 15 1.5-2 . . . . . . . . 46 FRALEY, Blake 9 6 7 13 . . . . . . . . . 56 WILLIAMS, Isaiah 11 4 9 13 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . 37 CUNNINGHAM, Seth 8 9 3 12 . . . . . . . . . 23 FORD, Bre’ 4 8 3 11 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . . 96 HAZIME, Hasan 3 3 7 10 0.5-1 . . . . . . 1 . 1 ROSSI, Nick 12 5 4 9 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 55 MORRIS, Dajour 7 3 4 7 . . . . 1 . . . . 91 TONGA, Phil 10 1 3 4 . . . 3 1 . . . . 43 STEINER, Adam 12 . 4 4 . . . . . . . . . 3A IVASKU, Kevin 4 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 15 SUEL, Marquelo 9 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 65 BICE, Adam 10 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 8 MOORE, Clayton 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 84 LADRACH, Rhyne 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 14 POTTS, Dylan 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 52 RIZZO, Vinnie 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 40 BAILEY, Austin 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 8A CAMPBELL, Zack 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . TM TEAM 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . 2 ALEXANDER, Brod. 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 35 SCONIERS, Keith 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Total 12 443 502 945 43-142 11-67 2-0 28 9 13-126 9 3 1 Opponents 12 404 368 772 82.0-319 38-219 11-163 73 19 13-63 14 1 1

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MOORE, Clayton QB Ohio State TEMPLE Cincinnati VMI Eastern Michigan FIU OHIO CENTRAL MICHIGAN Miami (Ohio) Kent State Buffalo Western Michigan TOTALS

ATT-COMP-Int 16-6-1 26-12-1 30-16-3 28-13-0 28-14-0 22-11-1 26-13-0 40-25-1 19-3-1 33-18-0 23-11-1 18-5-0 309-147-9

Pct Yards TD Long Sack-Yds 37.5 54 0 33 2-9 46.2 192 0 45 8-45 53.3 213 2 51 3-25 46.4 223 3 41 3-6 50.0 155 1 36 2-10 50.0 157 0 44 2-8 50.0 125 1 23 1-6 62.5 228 2 21 3-14 15.8 42 0 21 1-7 54.5 155 0 17 2-12 47.8 76 0 14 3-32 27.8 35 0 14 4-17 47.6 1655 9 51 34-191

Effic 53.3 100.5 115.0 148.7 108.3 100.9 103.1 121.9 23.8 94.0 66.9 44.1 96.3

NICELY, Patrick QB Ohio State TEMPLE Cincinnati VMI OHIO Miami (Ohio) Kent State Buffalo Western Michigan TOTALS

ATT-COMP-Int 3-1-0 8-4-0 6-1-1 1-1-0 7-4-0 13-4-0 6-1-0 12-6-0 5-0-1 61-22-2

Pct 33.3 50.0 16.7 100.0 57.1 30.8 16.7 50.0 0.0 36.1

Yards 1 35 7 17 43 48 10 95 0 256

TD 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2

Long 1 15 7 17 22 25 10 64 0 64

Sack-Yds 3-26 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-28

Effic 36.1 86.8 -6.9 242.8 155.9 61.8 30.7 144.0 -40.0 75.6

CHISHOLM, Jawon RB Eastern Michigan Kent State Western Michigan TOTALS

ATT-COMP-Int 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 4-1-0

Pct 100.0 0.0 0.0 25.0

Yards 8 0 0 8

TD 1 0 0 1

Long 8 0 0 8

Sack-Yds 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Effic 497.2 0.0 0.0 124.3

POTTS, Dylan WR Central Michigan TOTALS

ATT-COMP-Int 1-1-0 1-1-0

Pct 100.0 100.0

Yards 41 41

TD 0 0

Long 41 41

Sack-Yds 0-0 0-0

Effic 444.4 444.4

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PUNT RETURNS no-yds OSU TEMPLE CIN VMI EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU PRICE, A.J. 10-35 2-8 1-6 - 1--10 1-11 1-0 - 3-21 1--1 - DNP WILLIAMS, Tyler 1-12 DNP DNP - - - - - 1-12 - - - -

Fumble RETURN no-yds OSU TEMPLE CIN VMI EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU GILMER, Troy 1-72 - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - - - 1-72 CAPONI, Nico 1-30 - DNP DNP - - - 1-30 - - - - WILLIAMS, Jamar 1-24 - - - 1-24 DNP - - DNP - - DNP DNP sacks WILSON, Oren DL CAPONI, Nico DL HARVEY, James DL SMITH, L.T. DB GRIGGS, John DL MARCOUX, Dan DL LARTEY, Emmanuel DB WAGNER, Brian LB MARCH, Justin LB

UA-A Total OSU TEMPLE CIN 3-1 3.5 - - - 0-3 1.5 - DNP DNP 1-0 1.0 - - - 1-0 1.0 - - - 1-0 1.0 - - - 1-0 1.0 - - - 1-0 1.0 - - DNP 0-1 0.5 - - - 0-1 0.5 - - -

VMI 1.0-6 - - - - 1.0-10 1.0-8 - -

EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU 0.5-0 - - 2.0-10 - - - 0.5-0 0.5-6 - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - - 1.0-5 - - - - - 1.0-6 - - 1.0-7 - - - - - - - - - - - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.5-2 - DNP - 0.5-6 - - - - - -

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INT. RETURN no-yds OSU TEMPLE CIN VMI EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU ROBINSON, Johnny 1-0 DNP DNP - - - 1-0 - - - - - RICHMOND, Josh 1-0 - - - - - - 1-0 DNP DNP - - -

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All-purpose yards TOTAL OSU TEMPLE CIN VMI EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU CHISHOLM, Jawon 1045 36 63 147 197 127 43 73 133 66 30 40 90 WILLIAMS, Tyler 734 DNP DNP 40 75 58 147 109 77 61 26 68 73 SCONIERS, Keith 639 - 48 137 154 81 19 36 61 21 22 53 7 RUSSELL, Antoine 602 75 170 96 15 16 62 - - 57 91 25 -5 SUEL, Marquelo 417 33 77 17 DNP DNP DNP 54 112 9 22 87 6 ALEXANDER, Brod 233 DNP DNP 7 46 - DNP 22 7 39 19 38 55 PRICE, A.J. 231 8 6 34 7 37 53 10 77 -1 - DNP MOORE, Clayton 140 32 -35 -18 7 26 51 48 -1 -7 13 -16 40 BOSTICK, Karl 92 4 12 3 45 - 16 5 DNP DNP - 7 DNP POTTS, Dylan 87 - 12 25 - - - 7 - 22 - 4 17 DILLARD, Jerrod 65 - - 15 33 - - 14 14 -11 DNP DNP DNP LADRACH, Rhyne 62 5 - - 12 4 6 7 23 - 5 - FLEMING, Will 51 - 5 - - - DNP DNP DNP 25 21 DNP DNP ROSSI, Nick 42 - 27 4 - 3 - - 2 6 - - RITOSSA, Anthony 42 - - 3 - 21 13 - - - DNP 5 RICHMOND, Josh 17 17 - - - - - - DNP DNP - - MERIWETHER, Ant. 6 6 - DNP DNP - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP BAILEY, Austin 5 DNP 5 - - - - - - - - - TEAM -39 - - - - - -1 -27 - - - - -11

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KICK RETURNS no-yds OSU TEMPLE CIN VMI EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU WILLIAMS, Tyler 39-694 DNP DNP 2-40 3-67 3-60 6-147 5-103 5-65 5-61 2-26 4-68 4-57 RUSSELL, Antoine 16-315 4-75 6-110 5-96 - - - - - 1-34 - - POTTS, Dylan 6-65 - 1-12 1-25 - - - 1-7 - - - 1-4 2-17 RICHMOND, Josh 1-17 1-17 - - - - - - DNP DNP - - -

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RECEIVING no-yds/td OSU TEMPLE CIN VMI EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU SCONIERS, Keith WR 47-639/5 - 4-48/0 7-137/1 8-154/2 5-81/1 1-19/0 3-36/1 6-61/0 1-21/0 3-22/0 7-53/0 2-7/0 SUEL, Marquelo WR 34-417/4 1-33/0 4-77/0 3-17/0 DNP DNP DNP 6-54/1 11-112/2 1-9/0 3-22/0 4-87/1 1-6/0 RUSSELL, Antoine WR 22-276/0 - 2-60/0 - 1-15/0 2-16/0 4-62/0 - - 2-13/0 8-91/0 3-19/0 PRICE, A.J. WR 12-196/1 - - 3-34/1 1-17/0 2-26/0 2-53/0 1-10/0 3-56/0 - - DNP CHISHOLM, Jawon RB 12-84/0 3-10/0 - 1-14/0 1-9/0 1-5/0 - 2-25/0 1-3/0 - 2-4/0 - 1-14/0 DILLARD, Jerrod WR 7-76/1 - - 2-15/0 2-33/1 - - 2-14/0 1-14/0 - DNP DNP DNP LADRACH, Rhyne TE 11-62/0 1-5/0 - - 1-12/0 1-4/0 1-6/0 2-7/0 4-23/0 - 1-5/0 - FLEMING, Will TE 4-51/0 - 1-5/0 - - - DNP DNP DNP 1-25/0 2-21/0 DNP DNP RITOSSA, Anthony TE 5-42/0 - - 1-3/0 - 2-21/0 1-13/0 - - - DNP 1-5/0 ALEXANDER, Brod. RB 4-37/0 DNP DNP - - - DNP 1-22/0 - - - 2-7/0 1-8/0 ROSSI, Nick FB 3-27/0 - 3-27/0 - - - - - - - - - POTTS, Dylan WR 2-22/0 - - - - - - - - 2-22/0 - - BOSTICK, Karl RB 4-10/0 1-1/0 1-5/0 - - - 2-4/0 - DNP DNP - - DNP MOORE, Clayton QB 1-8/1 - - - - 1-8/1 - - - - - - MERIWETHER, Ant. WR 1-6/0 1-6/0 - DNP DNP - - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP BAILEY, Austin FB 1-5/0 DNP 1-5/0 - - - - - - - - - WILLIAMS, Tyler WR 1-2/0 DNP DNP - - 1-2/0 - - - - - - -

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RUSHING no-yds/td OSU TEMPLE CIN VMI EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU CHISHOLM, Jawon RB 218-961/5 13-26/0 12-63/0 25-133/0 27-188/1 25-122/1 12-43/1 21-48/0 19-130/1 20-66/0 9-26/0 15-40/0 20-76/1 ALEXANDER, Brod. RB 48-196/0 DNP DNP 1-7/0 10-46/0 - DNP - 2-7/0 8-39/0 9-19/0 8-31/0 10-47/0 MOORE, Clayton QB 91-132/1 8-32/0 13--35/0 4--18/0 5-7/0 7-18/0 11-51/1 9-48/0 11--1/0 1--7/0 7-13/0 4--16/0 11-40/0 BOSTICK, Karl RB 27-82/1 3-3/0 2-7/0 2-3/0 9-45/1 - 7-12/0 1-5/0 DNP DNP 2-0/0 1-7/0 DNP WILLIAMS, Tyler WR 7-26/0 DNP DNP - 1-8/0 1--4/0 - 1-6/0 - - - - 4-16/0 ROSSI, Nick FB 8-15/0 - - 2-4/0 - 1-3/0 - - 1-2/0 4-6/0 - - RUSSELL, Antoine WR 2-11/0 - - - - - - - - - - 1-6/0 1--5/0 NICELY, Patrick QB 8-0/0 3--26/0 1-7/0 - - - DNP 2-1/0 DNP 1-8/0 - - 1-10/0 DILLARD, Jerrod WR 1--11/0 - - - - - - - - 1--11/0 DNP DNP DNP TEAM QB 3--39/0 - DNP DNP DNP DNP 1--1/0 1--27/0 DNP DNP - - 1--11/0

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Individual game-by-game statistics TACKLES WAGNER, Brian LB GILMER, Troy LB MORGAN, Devonte DB LITTLE, Matt LB WALLER, Manley DB HARVEY, James DL ROBINSON, Johnny DB WILLIAMS, Jamar LB WILSON, Oren DL MARCOUX, Dan DL MARCH, Justin LB SMITH, L.T. DB HOLMES, Anthony DB CAPONI, Nico DL GRIGGS, John DL RICHMOND, Josh DB RUSSELL, Antoin WR/DB LARTEY, Emmanuel DB RANSOM, Gary LB MILLER, ShelDon LB WILLIAMS, Isaiah DL FRALEY, Blake LB CUNNINGHAM, Seth DB FORD, Bre’ DB HAZIME, Hasan DL ROSSI, Nick FB MORRIS, Dajour DL TONGA, Phil DL STEINER, Adam LS SUEL, Marquelo WR IVASKU, Kevin P LADRACH, Rhyne TE MOORE, Clayton WB BICE, Adam OL POTTS, Dylan WR RIZZO, Vinnie OL SCONIERS, Keith WR BAILEY, Austin FB ALEXANDER, Brod. RB CAMPBELL, Zack P

UA-A Total OSU TEMPLE CIN 56-91 147 10-5 3-4 1-9 33-38 71 5-2 DNP DNP 44-25 69 1-1 2-0 2-1 24-29 53 DNP DNP DNP 30-15 45 1-1 2-4 1-1 18-23 41 0-3 2-1 0-1 16-22 38 DNP DNP 0-1 16-22 38 2-3 3-5 4-7 13-25 38 1-1 0-1 0-4 17-20 37 2-2 5-2 1-1 11-25 36 - - 3-6 18-18 36 1-1 0-3 4-1 22-13 35 1-0 2-1 DNP 6-24 30 - DNP DNP 14-14 28 1-0 1-0 1-2 16-11 27 6-1 4-3 - 15-7 22 - 1-0 - 11-10 21 3-0 0-2 DNP 6-9 15 0-1 0-1 1-4 5-10 15 2-2 2-5 1-1 4-9 13 0-1 - 1-3 6-7 13 4-1 1-0 1-1 9-3 12 3-1 - 1-1 8-3 11 2-1 1-0 4-1 3-7 10 0-3 1-2 2-2 5-4 9 - 1-0 1-1 3-4 7 0-1 0-1 DNP 1-3 4 0-1 DNP - 0-4 4 0-1 - - 2-1 3 1-1 - - 2-1 3 - 1-1 - 1-1 2 - - 0-1 2-0 2 - 1-0 - 2-0 2 - - - 2-0 2 - - - 1-0 1 - - 1-0 0-1 1 - - 0-1 0-1 1 DNP - 0-1 0-1 1 DNP DNP - 0-1 1 - - 0-1

TACKLES for a loss WAGNER, Brian LB GRIGGS, John DL WILSON, Oren DL GILMER, Troy LB HARVEY, James DL CAPONI, Nico DL LARTEY, Emmanuel DB WILLIAMS, Jamar LB MARCOUX, Dan DL LITTLE, Matt LB MILLER, ShelDon LB HOLMES, Anthony DB SMITH, L.T. DB MARCH, Justin LB WILLIAMS, Isaiah DL MORGAN, Devonte DB FORD, Bre’ DB HAZIME, Hasan DL RICHMOND, Josh DB WALLER, Manley DB RUSSELL, Antoine WR/DB

UA-A 4-4 4-2 4-1 3-1 1-4 1-3 2-1 1-2 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-3 0-2 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1

Total 6.0 5.0 4.5 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

OSU - - - - - - - - - DNP - - - - - - - - - - -

TEMPLE - - 0.5-0 DNP - DNP 0.5-1 - - DNP 0.5-1 1.0-3 - - - - - 0.5-1 - - -

CIN - 0.5-1 - DNP - DNP DNP 1.0-1 - DNP 1.0-1 DNP - 0.5-0 0.5-1 - 0.5-1 - - - -

VMI 3-7 DNP 3-0 1-0 5-0 1-1 1-1 2-4 1-2 2-2 - 1-1 2-2 0-1 0-3 2-0 - 1-1 DNP 0-2 0-1 0-1 - 1-1 DNP 1-0 - - - DNP 1-0 - - - - - - - - - VMI 0.5-1 - 1.0-6 DNP 0.5-1 - 1.0-8 - 2.0-12 - - - - - - - - DNP - - -

EMU FIU 4-13 9-13 2-5 2-3 0-2 3-3 0-9 5-5 1-3 4-2 1-4 2-1 0-2 2-5 DNP 2-1 2-8 1-3 0-3 0-3 0-3 1-3 2-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-5 1-6 2-4 0-1 0-3 1-2 1-1 1-0 2-2 3-2 - - DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP 0-1 - - DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-3 - DNP DNP - DNP 0-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-0 - - - DNP - - - - - - - - - DNP - -

OHIO 4-13 6-3 5-7 2-4 3-1 1-3 3-3 0-1 1-0 5-5 1-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 3-3 - 2-2 DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP - - - DNP - - DNP 2-0 - - - - -

EMU - 2.0-9 - 1.0-4 - - 1.0-2 DNP - - DNP - - - 0.5-1 - DNP DNP 0.5-1 - -

OHIO 1.0-3 - - 1.0-3 - - - - - 1.0-1 DNP - - - - - DNP DNP - - -

FIU 1.0-2 0.5-1 - - - 2.0-8 - - - - DNP - - 0.5-6 DNP - DNP DNP - - -

CMU MIAMI KENT 8-10 5-5 3-9 4-2 2-6 2-4 4-1 5-3 8-1 1-2 6-1 3-3 3-1 - 3-1 4-1 4-2 1-3 2-0 1-2 1-3 DNP 1-0 2-1 3-2 2-2 - 0-2 2-0 DNP 0-1 - 2-3 1-0 3-3 0-1 0-1 4-0 8-3 1-2 2-4 0-3 - - 0-2 DNP DNP - 3-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 - 1-1 3-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 - 2-2 - DNP 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1-0 - DNP - - - 0-1 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 - - - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - - - 1-0 - - - - DNP DNP DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - CMU 1.5-4 - 2.0-10 - - - - DNP - 0.5-1 DNP - - - - - DNP DNP DNP - -

MIAMI 1.0-2 - - - - - - - - - DNP - 1.0-6 - - - DNP DNP DNP - -

KENT 1.0-3 - - 0.5-0 1.5-5 0.5-1 - 1.0-2 DNP - DNP 0.5-1 - - - - DNP DNP - - -

UB 6-3 5-7 9-1 5-0 5-0 1-0 3-3 DNP 1-1 DNP 3-2 3-1 3-2 1-0 4-1 1-2 1-0 - DNP DNP - - 1-0 DNP DNP - 2-1 - - - DNP - 1-0 - - DNP - - - -

WMU DNP 5-6 2-5 1-5 2-1 1-3 3-2 DNP 1-1 DNP 1-5 2-3 DNP 0-2 4-1 4-2 1-1 DNP DNP 1-0 0-2 4-1 DNP DNP 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 DNP 1-0 DNP 0-1 -

UB - 1.0-2 1.0-7 - - - - DNP DNP - DNP - - - - 1.0-4 DNP DNP - - -

WMU DNP 1.0-6 1.0-3 1.0-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0.5-1 0.5-1 DNP DNP 0.5-0 0.5-1

FUMBLES FF-FR OSU TEMPLE CIN VMI EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU GRIGGS, John 1/2 1/- - -/1 - -/1 - - - - - - LARTEY, Emmanuel 1/2 -/1 - DNP 1/- - -/1 - - - - - CAPONI, Nico -/3 - DNP DNP -/1 - - -/1 - - - -/1 HARVEY, James 1/2 - -/1 - - - - -/1 - - - - 1/FORD, Bre’ 1/- - 1/- - - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP WILLIAMS, Jamar 1/- - 1/- - - DNP - - - - - - WAGNER, Brian 1/- - - - - 1/- - - - - - - DNP GILMER, Troy 1/1 - DNP DNP DNP - 1/- - - - - - -/1 HOLMES, Anthony 1/- - - DNP - - - - - - - 1/- DNP WILLIAMS, Jamar -/1 - - - -/1 - - - DNP - - DNP DNP ROSSI, Nick 1/1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1/1 L.T. Smith -/1 - - - - - - - - - - - -/1

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player GP/gs OSU TEMPLE CIN VMI EMU FIU OHIO CMU MIAMI KENT UB WMU 21 ALEXANDER, Bill 4/- ... ... ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... ... ... 2 ALEXANDER, Brod. 9/1 ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 73 ANDERSON, Jake 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 40 BAILEY, Austin 11/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 65 BICE, Adam 10/10 START START START START START ... ... START START START START START 20 BOSTICK, Karl 9/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX ... ... XXX XXX ... 8A CAMPBELL, Zack 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 58 CAPONI, Nico 10/10 START ... ... START START START START START START START START START 44 CHISHOLM, Jawon 12/10 START START START START START XXX START START START START START XXX 37 CUNNINGHAM, Seth 8/2 START XXX START XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX 88 DILLARD, Jerrod 9/2 XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... 18 FLEMING, Will 7/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... START XXX ... ... 23 FORD, Bre’ 4/2 XXX XXX START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 17 FOX, A.J. 10/- ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 46 FRALEY, Blake 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 5 GILMER, Troy 9/8 START ... ... ... XXX START START START START START START START 90 GRIGGS, John 12/7 XXX START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START 97 HARVEY, James 12/9 START XXX START XXX XXX START START START START START START START 96 HAZIME, Hasan 3/3 START START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 HOLMES, Anthony 10/4 XXX START ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START ... 3A IVASKU, Kevin 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 61 KARAM, Ben 4/- ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... XXX ... 72 KASPAREK, Zac 9/9 START START START START ... ... ... START START START START START 84 LADRACH, Rhyne 12/10 START XXX START START START START START START XXX START START START 31 LARTEY, Emmanuel 11/7 START XXX ... START START START START START XXX XXX XXX START 78 LIO, Micah 1/- ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 LITTLE, Matt 9/9 ... ... ... START START START START START START START START START 45 MARCH, Justin 12/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START 1B MARCHESE, T.J. 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 MARCOUX, Dan 9/7 XXX START XXX START START START START START START ... ... ... 69 McCLOSKEY, Patrick 12/11 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START 81 MERIWETHER, Ant. 5/- XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... 32 MILLER, ShelDon 4/3 START START START XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 MOORE, Clayton 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 26 MORGAN, Devonte 12/7 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START START 55 MORRIS, Dajour 7/- XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 7 NICELY, Patrick 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 14 POTTS, Dylan 12/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX 3 PRICE, A.J. 11/6 XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START XXX ... XXX 76 PUGHSLEY, Jarrod 2/1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX START 47 RANSOM, Gary 8/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... 33 RICHMOND, Josh 10/4 START START XXX XXX START START XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX 87 RITOSSA, Anthony 11/2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX ... START XXX 52 RIZZO, Vinnie 7/4 XXX XXX XXX START START START START ... ... ... ... ... 27 ROBINSON, Johnny 10/6 ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START START START 1 ROSSI, Nick 12/4 START START XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 39 RUSSELL, Antoine 12/3 XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START 35 SCONIERS, Keith 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 13 SHEAD, Shane 4/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 SIMKOVICH, Paul 11/6 START START START XXX XXX START XXX ... XXX START START XXX 30 SMITH, L.T. 12/4 XXX START START START START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 28 STATEN, Marvin 6/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... 43 STEINER, Adam 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 64 STRAIGHT, Mitch 5/4 START ... ... ... ... XXX START START START ... ... ... 15 SUEL, Marquelo 9/6 START START START ... ... ... XXX XXX START XXX START START 67 SWITZER, Travis 7/3 ... ... XXX ... START START START ... XXX ... XXX XXX 91 TONGA, Phil 10/- XXX ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 34 WAGNER, Brian 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START START ... 6 WALLER, Manley 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START 56 WILLIAMS, Isaiah 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 50 WILLIAMS, Jamar 8/3 XXX START START START ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... 22 WILLIAMS, Tyler 10/1 ... ... XXX XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 80 WILSON, Oren 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START

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TEAM GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON |-------First Downs-------| Rushing |----------Passing----------| Total Offense Return Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards UA Plays/Yds Opp Plays/Yds TOs Ohio State 0-42 5/27 3/11 2/16 0/0 27-35/51-224 7-19-1/20-28-0 55/293 46-90/79-517 100/82 1/1 TEMPLE 3-41 13/22 3/16 9/6 1/0 28-42/49-305 16-34-1/8-19-0 227/111 62-269/68-416 128/132 2/1 Cincinnati 14-59 17/20 7/10 9/8 1/2 34-129/45-164 17-36-4/13-21-0 220/178 70-349/66-342 161/248 6/1 VMI 36-13 29/12 14/7 12/5 3/0 52-294/25-100 14-29-0/14-31-0 240/139 81-534/56-239 81/150 0/2 Eastern Michigan 23-31 17/18 9/13 8/3 0/2 34-139/56-228 15-29-0/4-9-0 163/94 63-302/65-322 71/63 1/1 FIU 17-27 14/28 4/10 7/16 3/2 31-105/46-206 11-23-1/26-38-1 157/308 54-262/84-514 147/55 2/2 OHIO 20-37 18/30 5/13 8/16 5/1 35-81/49-212 17-33-0/23-31-1 168/344 68-249/80-556 140/42 1/3 CENTRAL MICH. 22-23 22/18 9/6 13/11 0/1 33-138/32-192 26-41-1/17-31-0 269/191 74-407/63-383 98/65 1/0 Miami (Ohio) 3-35 12/17 6/8 5/9 1/0 35-111/48-168 7-32-1/12-20-0 90/215 67-201/68-383 94/36 2/0 KENT STATE 3-35 13/16 4/10 9/5 0/1 27-58/49-265 19-40-0/11-16-0 165/115 67-223/65-380 26/48 1/0 Buffalo 10-51 13/28 5/17 8/9 0/2 29-68/50-331 17-35-1/20-29-0 171/166 64-239/79-497 72/204 2/1 Western Michigan 19-68 17/28 12/12 1/15 4/1 48-173/35-240 5-25-1/25-33-0 35/337 73-208/68-577 146/108 5/3 Totals 170-462 190/264 81/133 91/119 18/12 413-1373/535-2635 171-376-11/193-306-2 1960/2491 789-3333/841-5126 1264/1233 24/15

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3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-AVg Number-Yards Ohio State 2-13/8-15 1-1/1-2 23:50/36:10 -12:20 1.3/4.4 2.9/10.5 2.0/6.5 10-44.2/3-42.0 4-35/3-29 TEMPLE 3-14/5-12 1-4/1-1 29:21/30:39 -1:18 1.5/6.2 6.7/5.8 4.3/6.1 6-36.5/3-39.3 8-60/4-34 Cincinnati 3-14/6-11 1-1/0-0 30:15/29:45 0:30 3.8/3.6 6.1/8.5 5.0/5.2 6-40.0/3-41.0 9-78/4-45 VMI 3-11/4-12 0-1/0-0 37:44/22:16 15:28 5.7/4.0 8.3/4.5 6.6/4.3 4-39.8/8-32.0 9-51/8-71 Eastern Michigan 3-15/5-15 3-4/2-2 26:55/33:05 -6:10 4.1/4.1 5.6/10.4 4.8/5.0 5-32.4/6-33.8 6-47/6-47 FIU 5-12/7-15 0-0/1-1 24:57/35:03 -10:06 3.4/4.5 6.8/8.1 4.9/6.1 6-47.2/4-34.2 5-35/10-80 OHIO 4-15/10-14 2-2/0-0 30:18/29:42 0:36 2.3/4.3 5.1/11.1 3.7/6.9 7-38.7/2-35.0 6-56/8-100 CENTRAL MICH. 7-19/5-15 3-3/0-0 29:48/30:12 -0:24 4.2/6.0 6.6/6.2 5.5/6.1 8-38.1/8-41.9 3-35/2-20 Miami (Ohio) 5-17/7-16 2-3/1-2 25:58/34:02 -8:04 3.2/3.5 2.8/10.8 3.0/5.6 8-37.8/7-37.9 3-23/6-52 KENT STATE 4-16/5-13 0-4/1-3 24:38/35:22 -10:44 2.1/5.4 4.1/7.2 3.3/5.8 7-32.3/4-40.8 3-39/4-58 Buffalo 6-16/6-12 0-0/0-1 27:18/32:42 -5:24 2.3/6.6 4.9/5.7 3.7/6.3 8-31.2/2-26.5 2-30/6-50 Western Michigan 5-18/1-7 0-1/1-3 33:37/26:23 7:14 3.6/6.9 1.4/10.2 2.8/8.5 9-35.4/1-66.0 5-34/8-86 Totals 50-180/69-157 13-24/8-15 344:39/375:21 -30:42 3.3/4.9 5.2/8.1 4.2/6.1 84-37.8/51-37.5 523/672 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format AKRON/OPPONENT for each category.

Akron Inside Opponent Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Sep 3 Ohio State L 0-42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Sep 10 TEMPLE L 3-41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17 Cincinnati L 14-59 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Sep 24 VMI W 36-13 7 5 30 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 *Oct 1 Eastern Michigan L 23-31 4 3 16 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct. 8 FIU L 17-27 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 *Oct 22 OHIO L 20-37 3 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L 22-23 2 2 9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) L 3-35 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 12 KENT STATE L 3-35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 19 Buffalo L 10-51 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 *Nov 25 Western Michigan L 19-68 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 26 20 109 13 6 7 7 1 1 2 2 0 0 20 of 26 (76.9%)

Opponents Inside Akron Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside RZ ---Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Sep 3 Ohio State L 0-42 8 6 42 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 *Sep 10 TEMPLE L 3-41 5 5 27 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17 Cincinnati L 14-59 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 24 VMI W 36-13 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct 1 Eastern Michigan L 23-31 5 5 31 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 8 FIU L 17-27 6 5 27 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct 22 OHIO L 20-37 5 5 23 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Oct 29 CENTRAL MICHIGAN L 22-23 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) L 3-35 4 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 *Nov 12 KENT STATE L 3-35 4 4 26 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 19 Buffalo L 10-51 7 7 45 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Nov 25 Western Michigan L 19-68 9 7 45 6 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 61 55 334 43 31 12 12 1 3 0 1 1 0 55 of 61 (90.2%)

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|-----------KICKOFFS-----------| No Yds Avg TB OB 65 65.0 0 0 112 56.0 0 0 155 51.7 0 1 319 45.6 0 0 275 55.0 1 0 223 55.8 0 1 225 45.0 0 0 218 54.5 0 0 111 55.5 0 0 130 65.0 1 0 189 63.0 0 0 242 48.4 0 0 2264 52.7 2 2 5443 64.0 18 4

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|--FIELD GOALS--| Att-Made Lg Blkd 1-0 0 0 1 1-1 48 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 2-1 26 0 7 2-1 29 0 5 1-1 40 0 4 2-2 43 0 5 1-1 23 0 4 1-1 24 0 2 1-1 42 0 2 1-1 36 0 3 1-1 28 0 5 14-11 48 0 43 21-17 49 1 85

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|---------------------------PUNTING---------------------------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 09/03/2011 at Ohio State 10 442 44.2 53 0 0 2 3 1 09/10/2011 TEMPLE 6 219 36.5 44 0 0 2 0 1 09/17/2011 at Cincinnati 6 240 40.0 45 0 0 2 0 0 09/24/2011 VMI 4 159 39.8 48 0 1 1 0 1 10/01/2011 at Eastern Michigan 5 162 32.4 45 0 0 1 0 3 10/08/2011 FIU 6 283 47.2 58 0 0 0 2 2 10/22/2011 OHIO 7 271 38.7 44 0 1 3 0 1 10/29/2011 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 8 305 38.1 45 0 0 4 0 1 11/03/2011 at Miami (Ohio) 8 302 37.8 53 0 1 2 1 2 11/12/2011 KENT STATE 7 226 32.3 45 0 0 1 0 2 11/19/2011 at Buffalo 8 250 31.2 46 1 0 1 0 2 11/25/2011 at Western Michigan 9 319 35.4 57 0 1 0 1 2 Akron 84 3178 37.8 58 1 4 19 7 18 Opponent 51 1915 37.5 66 0 6 13 9 18

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|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| |-Pass Defense-| Blkd |-Kicks--XPTS-| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts 09/03/2011 at Ohio State 47 34 81 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 09/10/2011 TEMPLE 33 36 69 3.0-6 0.0-0 2 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 09/17/2011 at Cincinnati 30 52 82 4.0-5 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 2 2 1 2-2 0 0 0 14 09/24/2011 VMI 28 30 58 5.0-28 3.0-24 1 2-24 0-0 0 7 0 4-3 0 0 0 36 10/01/2011 at Eastern Mich. 18 76 94 5.0-17 2.0-7 1 1-0 0-0 1 1 0 3-2 0 0 0 23 10/08/2011 FIU 40 56 96 4.0-17 1.0-12 1 1-0 1-0 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 10/22/2011 OHIO 42 50 92 3.0-7 0.0-0 0 2-30 1-0 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 20 10/29/2011 CENTRAL MICH. 37 28 65 4.0-15 2.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 22 11/03/2011 at Miami (Ohio) 40 30 70 2.0-8 1.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 11/12/2011 KENT STATE 36 44 80 5.0-12 2.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0-0 0 0 0 3 11/19/2011 at Buffalo 55 24 79 3.0-13 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 2 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 11/25/2011 at Western Mich. 37 42 79 5.0-14 0.0-0 2 3-72 0-0 2 3 0 2-2 0 0 1 19 Akron 443 502 945 43.0-142 11.0-67 9 13-126 2-0 9 28 3 17-15 0 0 1 170 Opponent 404 368 772 82.0-319 37.0-207 14 13-63 11-163 19 73 1 59-55 0 0 1 462

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|---RUSHING---| |--RECEIVING--| |-------PASSING-------| |--KICK RET--| |--PUNT RET--| Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg OFF 09/03/2011 at Ohio State 27 35 0 14 7 55 0 33 7-19-1 55 0 33 5 92 0 42 2 8 0 8 90 09/10/2011 TEMPLE 28 42 0 35 16 227 0 45 16-34-1 227 0 45 7 122 0 23 1 6 0 6 269 09/17/2011 at Cincinnati 34 129 0 31 17 220 2 51 17-36-4 220 2 51 8 161 0 25 0 0 0 0 349 09/24/2011 VMI 52 294 2 33 14 240 3 41 14-29-0 240 3 41 3 67 0 25 1 -10 0 0 534 10/01/2011 at Eastern Mich. 34 139 1 19 15 163 2 36 15-29-0 163 2 36 3 60 0 26 1 11 0 11 302 10/08/2011 FIU 31 105 2 27 11 157 0 44 11-23-1 157 0 44 6 147 0 29 1 0 0 0 262 10/22/2011 OHIO 35 81 0 18 17 168 2 23 17-33-0 168 2 23 6 110 0 27 0 0 0 0 249 10/29/2011 CENTRAL MICH. 33 138 1 38 26 269 2 41 26-41-1 269 2 41 5 65 0 18 4 33 0 12 407 11/03/2011 at Miami (Ohio) 35 111 0 16 7 90 0 25 7-32-1 90 0 25 6 95 0 34 1 -1 0 0 201 11/12/2011 KENT STATE 27 58 0 12 19 165 0 17 19-40-0 165 0 17 2 26 0 18 0 0 0 0 223 11/19/2011 at Buffalo 29 68 0 14 17 171 1 64 17-35-1 171 1 64 5 72 0 23 0 0 0 0 239 11/25/2011 at Western Mich. 48 173 1 32 5 35 0 14 5-25-1 35 0 14 6 74 0 17 0 0 0 0 208 Akron 413 1373 7 38 171 1960 12 64 171-376-11 1960 12 64 62 1091 0 42 11 47 0 12 3333 Opponent 535 2635 33 59 193 2491 23 78 193-306-2 2491 23 78 38 840 0 93 23 167 0 27 5126

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AKRON INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 27 Yards Rushing 188 TD Rushes 1 Long Rush 38 Pass attempts 40 Pass completions 25 Yards Passing 228 TD Passes 3 Long Pass 64 Receptions 11 Yards Receiving 154 TD Receptions 2 Long Reception 64 Field Goals 2 Long Field Goal 48 Punts 10 Punting Avg 47.2 Long Punt 58 Long Punt Return 12 Long Kickoff Return 42 Tackles 22 Sacks 2.0 Tackles For Loss 2.0 Interceptions 1

CHISHOLM, Jawon vs VMI (09/24/2011) CHISHOLM, Jawon vs VMI (09/24/2011) BOSTICK, Karl vs VMI (09/24/2011) CHISHOLM, Jawon vs VMI (09/24/2011) CHISHOLM, Jawon at E. Michigan (10/01/2011) CHISHOLM, Jawon vs FIU (10/08/2011) MOORE, Clayton vs FIU (10/08/2011) CHISHOLM, Jawon vs C. Michigan (10/29/2011) CHISHOLM, Jawon at W. Michigan (11/25/2011) CHISHOLM, Jawon vs C. Michigan (10/29/2011) MOORE, Clayton vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) MOORE, Clayton vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) MOORE, Clayton vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) MOORE, Clayton vs VMI (09/24/2011) NICELY, Patrick at Buffalo (11/19/2011) SUEL, Marquelo vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) SCONIERS, Keith vs VMI (09/24/2011) SCONIERS, Keith vs VMI (09/24/2011) SUEL, Marquelo vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) SUEL, Marquelo at Buffalo (11/19/2011) FOX, A.J. vs Ohio (10/22/2011) MARCHESE, T.J. vs Temple (09/10/2011) CAMPBELL, Zack at Ohio State (09/03/2011) CAMPBELL, Zack vs FIU (10/08/2011) CAMPBELL, Zack vs FIU (10/08/2011) PRICE, A.J. vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) WILLIAMS, Tyler vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) RUSSELL, Antoine at Ohio State (09/03/2011) WAGNER, Brian vs FIU (10/08/2011) WILSON, Oren vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) MARCOUX, Dan vs VMI (09/24/2011) GRIGGS, John at Eastern Michigan (10/01/2011) CAPONI, Nico vs FIU (10/08/2011) WILSON, Oren vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) ROBINSON, Johnny vs FIU (10/08/2011) RICHMOND, Josh vs Ohio (10/22/2011)

AKRON TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 52 Yards Rushing 294 Yards Per Rush 5.7 TD Rushes 2 Pass attempts 41 Pass completions 26 Yards Passing 269 Yards Per Pass 8.3 TD Passes 3 Total Plays 81 Total Offense 534 Yards Per Play 6.6 Points 36 Sacks By 3 First Downs 29 Penalties 9 Penalty Yards 78 Turnovers 6 Interceptions By 1

vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs FIU (10/08/2011) vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) at Cincinnati (09/17/2011) vs VMI (09/24/2011) at Cincinnati (09/17/2011) at Cincinnati (09/17/2011) vs FIU (10/08/2011) vs Ohio (10/22/2011)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 29 OLIVER, Branden, at Buffalo (11/19/2011) Yards Rushing 235 OLIVER, Branden, at Buffalo (11/19/2011) TD Rushes 3 PIERCE, Bernard, vs Temple (09/10/2011) WHITE, D., at Eastern Michigan (10/01/2011) Long Rush 59 KEITH, Spencer, vs Kent State (11/12/2011) Pass attempts 38 Carroll, Wes, vs FIU (10/08/2011) Pass completions 26 Carroll, Wes, vs FIU (10/08/2011) Yards Passing 328 TETTLETON, T, vs Ohio (10/22/2011) TD Passes 6 VANTUBBERGEN, T, at W. Michigan (11/25/2011) Long Pass 78 TETTLETON, T, vs Ohio (10/22/2011) Receptions 12 Hilton, T.Y., vs FIU (10/08/2011) Yards Receiving 144 Hilton, T.Y., vs FIU (10/08/2011) TD Receptions 3 Stoneburner, J, at Ohio State (09/03/2011) Long Reception 78 BRAZILL, LaVon, vs Ohio (10/22/2011) Field Goals 3 WELLER, Matt, vs Ohio (10/22/2011) HARMAN, David, vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) CLARKE, Patrick, at Buffalo (11/19/2011) Long Field Goal 49 CLARKE, Patrick, at Buffalo (11/19/2011) Punts 8 MURRAY, C., vs VMI (09/24/2011) HOGAN, Richie, vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) Punting Avg 66.0 ARMER, Ben, at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) Long Punt 66 ARMER, Ben, at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) Long Punt Return 27 WHITE, Jordan, at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) Long Kickoff Return 93 MURIE, Brandon, at Buffalo (11/19/2011) Tackles 12 JOHNSON, M., vs VMI (09/24/2011) Sacks 2.0 ROBINSON, A., vs Temple (09/10/2011) WOLFE, Derek, at Cincinnati (09/17/2011) CHAPMAN, S., vs VMI (09/24/2011) MACK, Khalil, at Buffalo (11/19/2011) NOWAK, Drew, at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) Tackles For Loss 5.0 NOWAK, Drew, at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) Interceptions 1 Sweat, Andrew, at Ohio State (09/03/2011) SMITH, Ahkeem, vs Temple (09/10/2011) DRANE, Deven, at Cincinnati (09/17/2011) BATTLE, D., at Cincinnati (09/17/2011) CHEATHAM, C., at Cincinnati (09/17/2011) SCHAFFER, JK, at Cincinnati (09/17/2011) Taylor, Terranc, vs FIU (10/08/2011) CARR, John, vs Central Michigan (10/29/2011) BOWERS, Justin, at Miami (Ohio) (11/03/2011) JOHNSON, Najja, at Buffalo (11/19/2011) ATKINS, R., at Western Michigan (11/25/2011)

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 56 Yards Rushing 331 Yards Per Rush 6.9 TD Rushes 4 Pass attempts 38 Pass completions 26 Yards Passing 344 Yards Per Pass 11.1 TD Passes 7 Total Plays 84 Total Offense 577 Yards Per Play 8.5 Points 68 Sacks By 8 First Downs 30 Penalties 10 Penalty Yards 100 Turnovers 3 Interceptions By 4

at Eastern Michigan (10/01/2011) at Buffalo (11/19/2011) at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) vs Temple (09/10/2011) at Cincinnati (09/17/2011) at Eastern Michigan (10/01/2011) at Buffalo (11/19/2011) vs FIU (10/08/2011) vs FIU (10/08/2011) vs Ohio (10/22/2011) vs Ohio (10/22/2011) at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) vs FIU (10/08/2011) at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) vs Temple (09/10/2011) vs Ohio (10/22/2011) vs FIU (10/08/2011) vs Ohio (10/22/2011) vs Ohio (10/22/2011) at Western Michigan (11/25/2011) at Cincinnati (09/17/2011)

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Sept. 3, 2011 – Columbus, Ohio

Akron (0-1) (18/16) Ohio State (1-0)

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Sept. 10, 2011 – Akron, Ohio

Temple (2-0, 1-0 MAC) Akron (0-2, 0-1 MAC)

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AKRON, Ohio – Bernard Pierce ran for 150 yards and three touchdowns as Temple opened the Mid-American Conference season with a 41-3 win over Akron at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field.

Bauserman completed 12 of 16 passes for 163 yards and the three scores with no interceptions. He ran for a 15-yard score and threw TD passes of 28, 11 and 2 yards to Stoneburner.

Bernard ran the ball 18 times and had TD runs of 37, 3 and 2 yards. Matt Brown added 85 yards on 16 carries.

Akron came closest to scoring when a 41-yard field goal attempt by T.J. Marchese just before the half went wide. The Buckeyes led 21-0 at the break after Bauserman hit Stoneburner twice on scoring passes, the second after Andrew Sweat picked off a pass that was tipped by teammate Dominic Clarke.

Akron linebacker Brian Wagner posted a game-high 15 tackles, including 10 unassisted stops. The gametime temperature was in the high 90s with high humidity.

RECEIVING: Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 3-10; SUEL, Marquelo 1-33; MERIWETHER, Ant 1-6; LADRACH, Rhyne 1-5; BOSTICK, Karl 1-1. Ohio State-Stoneburner, J 4-50; Reed, Verlon 3-66; Smith, Devin 3-52; Williams, T.Y. 2-34; Fields, Chris 2-14; Spencer, Evan 1-33; Fragel, Reid 1-14; Hyde, Carlos 1-11; Boren, Zach 1-8; Brown, Corey 1-6; Smith, Rod 1-5.

Jamar Williams led the Zips’ defense with eight tackles and one forced fumble. Scoring Summary: 1st 03:59 TEMPLE JONES, Joe 22 yd pass from GERARDI, M. (McMANUS, B. kick) 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:05 7-0 01:12 AKRON MARCHESE, T.J. 48 yd field goal 5 plays, 43 yards, TOP 2:41 7-3 2nd 13:59 TEMPLE PIERCE, Bernard 3 yd run (McMANUS, B. kick) 2 plays, 4 yards, TOP 0:36 14 - 3 09:25 TEMPLE PIERCE, Bernard 2 yd run (McMANUS, B. kick) 6 plays, 43 yards, TOP 2:41 21 - 3 05:42 TEMPLE PIERCE, Bernard 37 yd run (McMANUS, B. kick) 6 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:08 28 - 3 3rd 04:53 TEMPLE McMANUS, B. 23 yd field goal 9 plays, 41 yards, TOP 4:14 31 - 3 4th 09:33 TEMPLE McMANUS, B. 27 yd field goal 12 plays, 59 yards, TOP 5:40 34 - 3 02:46 TEMPLE HARPER, Kenny 1 yd run (McMANUS, B. kick) 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:34 41 - 3 TU AKRON FIRST DOWNS 22 13 NET YARDS RUSHING 305 42 NET YARDS PASSING 111 227 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 416 269 Fumbles: Number-Lost 4-1 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-34 8-60 PUNTS-YARDS 3-118 6-219 KICKOFFS-YARDS 8-492 2-112 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-21-0 1-6-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 2-93-0 7-122-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-18-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 30:39 29:21 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 3 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 8-45 0-0 PAT Kicks 5-5 0-0 Field Goals 2-3 1-1 RUSHING: Temple-PIERCE, Bernard 18-150; BROWN, Matt 16-85; HARPER, Kenny 7-48; STEWART, C. 3-23; McMANUS, B. 1-20; GERARDI, Mike 2-minus 1; TEAM 2-minus 20. Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 12-63; NICELY, Patrick 1-7; BOSTICK, Karl 2-7; MOORE, Clayton 13-minus 35. PASSING: Temple-GERARDI, Mike 7-17-0-93; STEWART, C. 1-2-0-18. Akron-MOORE, Clayton 12-26-1-192; NICELY, Patrick 4-8-0-35. RECEIVING: Temple-RODRIGUEZ, Evan 3-37; JONES, Joe 2-34; STREATER, Rod 2-22; HAMMOND, C.J. 1-18. Akron-SUEL, Marquelo 4-77; SCONIERS, Keith 4-48; ROSSI, Nick 3-27; RUSSELL, Antoin 2-60; BAILEY, Austin 1-5; BOSTICK, Karl 1-5; FLEMING, Will 1-5.

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PASSING: Akron-MOORE, Clayton 6-16-1-54; NICELY, Patrick 1-3-0-1. Ohio State-Bauserman, Joe 12-16-0-163; Miller, Braxton 8-12-0-130.

Temple would score three times in the second quarter to take a 28-3 lead into the half. Chisholm led the Zips’ first-half attack with 52 yards on nine carries.

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RUSHING: Akron-MOORE, Clayton 8-32; CHISHOLM, Jawon 13-26; BOSTICK, Karl 3-3; NICELY, Patrick 3-minus 26. Ohio State-Hyde, Carlos 19-93; Smith, Rod 18-74; Bauserman, Joe 6-32; Miller, Braxton 6-30; Fields, Chris 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 7.

Following a Temple touchdown, T.J. Marchese put Akron on the board with 1:12 to go in the first quarter on a 48-yard field goal to cut the Temple lead to 7-3.

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Scoring Summary: 1st 07:24 OSU Bauserman, Joe 15 yd run (Basil, Drew kick) 8 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:48 0-7 2nd 05:45 OSU Stoneburner, J 28 yd pass from Bauserman, Joe (Basil, Drew kick) 13 plays, 64 yards, TOP 5:35 0 - 14 01:21 OSU Stoneburner, J 11 yd pass from Bauserman, Joe (Basil, Drew kick) 4 plays, 35 yards, TOP 1:20 0 - 21 3rd 10:57 OSU Stoneburner, J 2 yd pass from Bauserman, Joe (Basil, Drew kick) 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 4:03 0 - 28 4th 14:26 OSU Smith, Devin 14 yd pass from Miller, Braxton (Basil, Drew kick) 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:27 0 - 35 05:51 OSU Smith, Rod 2 yd run (Basil, Drew kick) 4 plays, 38 yards, TOP 1:35 0 - 42 AKRON OSU FIRST DOWNS 5 27 NET YARDS RUSHING 35 224 NET YARDS PASSING 55 293 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 90 517 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-35 3-29 PUNTS-YARDS 10-442 3-126 KICKOFFS-YARDS 1-65 7-448 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 2-8-0 4-38-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-92-0 1-44-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 23:50 36:10 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 8 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 6-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-35 PAT Kicks 0-0 6-6 Field Goals 0-1 0-1

Clayton Moore complete 12 of 26 passes for 192 yards and one interception and was sacked eight times for 45 yards. Jawon Chisholm led the Akron ground game with 63 yards on 12 carries. Marquelo Suel grabbed four balls for 77 yards.

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Akron quarterback Clayton Moore completed 6 of 16 passes for 54 yards with the one interception in his first Division-I start. Moore, who walked on at Mississippi, competed at Gulf Coast Community College last season.

The game saw a 79-minute lightning delay with 6:04 left in the first quarter.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Joe Bauserman ran for a touchdown and threw for three to tight end Jake Stoneburner to lead No. 18/16 Ohio State to a 42-0 win over Akron in a sweltering season opener in front of 105,001 fans at Ohio Stadium.

Akron Zips Game Recaps Sept. 17, 2011 – Cincinnati, Ohio

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CINCINNATI, Ohio – Zach Collaros threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Cincinnati’s defense returned three turnovers for touchdowns in the first half, setting up a 59-14 victory over Akron at Nippert Stadium. Collaros played the first half only and was 10 of 16 for 157 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown pass. He also ran 7 yards for a score. Clayton Moore had a fumble that was returned for a touchdown and two sideline interceptions that were run back for scores. He fumbled while getting sacked, and linebacker Maalik Bomar returned the ball 54 yards for a 14-0 lead. Patrick Nicely took over and had an interception that set up a touchdown.

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Keith Sconiers had seven catches for 137 yards for the Zips. Scoring Summary: 1st 11:41 CIN PEAD, Isaiah 1 yd run (MILIANO, Tony kick) 9 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:19 0-7 08:21 CIN BOMAR, Maalik 54 yd fumble recovery (MILIANO, Tony kick) 0 - 14 2nd 14:51 CIN BATTLE, D. 36 yd interception return (MILIANO, Tony kick) 0 - 21 11:40 CIN COLLAROS, Zach 7 yd run (MILIANO, Tony kick) 5 plays, 67 yards, TOP 1:19 0 - 28 07:56 CIN ROBINSON, A. 15 yd pass from COLLAROS, Z. (MILIANO, Tony kick) 7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:33 0 - 35 04:54 CIN WINN, George 3 yd run (MILIANO, Tony kick) 5 plays, 29 yards, TOP 1:44 0 - 42 01:41 CIN CHEATHAM, C. 53 yd interception return (MILIANO, Tony kick) 0 - 49 3rd 06:17 CIN MILIANO, Tony 47 yd field goal 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 4:21 0 - 52 4th 14:26 CIN POTEAT, Jameel 7 yd run (POPHAM, Shane kick) 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:47 0 - 59 13:37 UA SCONIERS, Keith 51 yd pass from MOORE, C. (MARCHESE, T.J. kick) 2 plays, 60 yards, TOP 0:49 7 - 59 00:50 UA PRICE, A.J. 11 yd pass from MOORE, Clayton (MARCHESE, T.J. kick) 7 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:12 14 - 59 FIRST DOWNS NET YARDS RUSHING NET YARDS PASSING TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Fumbles: Number-Lost Penalties: Number-Yards PUNTS-YARDS KICKOFFS-YARDS Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD Miscellaneous Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards PAT Kicks Field Goals

AKRON UC 17 20 129 164 220 178 349 342 3-2 1-1 9-78 4-45 6-240 3-123 3-155 10-667 0-0-0 3-52-0 8-161-0 2-39-0 0-0-0 4-103-2 0-0-0 1-54-1 0 0 30:15 29:45 3 of 14 6 of 11 1 of 1 0 of 0 1-2 5-5 0-0 3-25 2-2 8-8 0-0 1-2

RUSHING: Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 25-133; ALEXANDER, Brod 1-7; ROSSI, Nick 2-4; BOSTICK, Karl 2-3; MOORE, Clayton 4-minus 18. Cincinnati-POTEAT, Jameel 10-55; TEAGUE, Akise 6-29; WINN, George 3-17; LUALLEN, Jordan 5-17; COLLAROS, Zach 2-15; PEAD, Isaiah 6-15; ABERNATHY, RD 4-11; FEARING, Adam 1-3; LEGAUX, Munchie 3-2; KING, Anthony 5-0. PASSING: Akron-MOORE, Clayton 16-30-3-213; NICELY, Patrick 1-6-1-7. Cincinnati-COLLAROS, Zach 10-16-0-157; LEGAUX, Munchie 3-4-0-21; LUALLEN, Jordan 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Akron-SCONIERS, Keith 7-137; PRICE, A.J. 3-34; SUEL, Marquelo 3-17; DILLARD, Jerrod 2-15; CHISHOLM, Jawon 1-14; RITOSSA, Anthon 1-3. Cincinnati-MCCLUNG, A. 3-42; THOMPKINS, K. 3-26; WOODS, DJ 2-62; WASHINGTON, S. 2-13; ROBINSON, A. 1-15; WOODARD, Orion 1-12; CHISUM, Alex 1-8.

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Sept. 24, 2011 – Akron, Ohio

VMI (0-4) Akron (1-3)

7 0 0 6 13 16 13 0 7 36

AKRON, Ohio – Jawon Chisholm rushed 27 times for 188 yards and one touchdown as Akron defeated visiting VMI 36-13 at Infocision Stadium – Summa Field. Chisholm’s rushing effort tied him for the 23rd-best single-game performance in program history. Keith Sconiers also caught eight passes for 154 yards and two scores for the Zips as they were able to capitalize on a plus-two turnover differential. The 154 receiving yards tied Sconiers for the 16th-best individual performance by a UA pass catcher. The combined production of Chisholm and Sconiers gave Akron (1-3) its first game ever with both a 150-yard rusher and receiver. Scoring Summary: 1st 12:45 UA SCONIERS, K. 31 yd pass from MOORE, C. (MARCHESE kick failed) 4 plays, 78 yards, TOP 2:15 0-6 07:02 UA BOSTICK, Karl 17 yd run (MARCHESE, T.J. kick) 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:03 0 - 13 06:04 VMI R OSS, S. 39 yd pass from KORDENBROCK, E. (SEXTON, J. kick) 2 plays, 40 yards, TOP 0:48 7 - 13 00:36 UA MARCHESE, T.J. 26 yd field goal 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 5:21 7 - 16 2nd 06:34 UA SCONIERS, K. 10 yd pass from MOORE, C. (GRIGGS, J. rush failed) 9 plays, 72 yards, TOP 3:47 7 - 22 01:46 UA CHISHOLM, Jawon 9 yd run (MARCHESE, T.J. kick) 7 plays, 85 yards, TOP 1:39 7 - 29 4th 08:28 UA DILLARD, J. 23 yd pass from MOORE, C. (MARCHESE, T.J. kick) 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 2:53 7 - 36 06:42 VMI JONES, Cz. 3 yd run (SEXTON, J. kick failed) 4 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:37 13 - 36 VMI AKRON FIRST DOWNS 12 29 NET YARDS RUSHING 100 294 NET YARDS PASSING 139 240 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 239 534 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-71 9-51 PUNTS-YARDS 8-256 4-159 KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-183 7-319 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1--2-0 1--10-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-152-0 3-67-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-24-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 22:16 37:44 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 3 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-6 3-24 PAT Kicks 1-2 3-4 Field Goals 0-0 1-2 RUSHING: VMI-TALLEY, T. 8-63; JONES, Cz. 12-49; TURNER, J. 1-6; KORDENBROCK, E. 4-minus 18. Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 27-188; ALEXANDER, Brod 10-46; BOSTICK, Karl 9-45; WILLIAMS, Tyler 1-8; MOORE, Clayton 5-7. PASSING: VMI-KORDENBROCK, E. 13-29-0-133; MORGAN, A. 1-2-0-6. Akron-MOORE, Clayton 13-28-0-223; NICELY, Patrick 1-1-0-17. RECEIVING: VMI-HAIRSTON, T. 4-31; ROSS, S. 2-49; ROGERS, J. 2-14; JONES, Cz. 2-12; BRIDGE, D. 1-22; WHITE, T. 1-7; LUCAS, W. 1-6; TALLEY, T. 1-minus 2. Akron-SCONIERS, Keith 8-154; DILLARD, Jerrod 2-33; PRICE, A.J. 1-17; RUSSELL, Antoin 1-15; LADRACH, Rhyne 1-12; CHISHOLM, Jawon 1-9.

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Oct. 1, 2011 – Ypsilanti, Mich.

FIU (4-2) Akron (1-5)

3 10 7 7 27 7 3 7 0 17

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Dominique White ran for 164 yards and three touchdowns to lead Eastern Michigan to a 31-23 victory over Akron in a Mid-American Conference matchup at Rynearson Stadium. The gametime temperature was 50 degrees with winds ranging from 20-30 mph.

AKRON, Ohio – Wesley Carroll threw for 308 yards and Kedrick Rhodes rushed 22 times for 126 yards and one touchdown to lead visiting Florida International over Akron by a 27-17 margin in a non-league contest on Homecoming at Infocision Stadium – Summa Field.

Akron created the final margin when Jawon Chisholm’s 1-yard rush completed an 11play, 55-yard drive with 3:18 to play. The Zips regained possession with 2:04 remaining, but were unable to find the endzone and Eastern Michigan ran out the clock on its final drive.

T.Y. Hilton set an FIU record with 12 receptions, accounting for 144 yards en route to 192 total yards for the contest.

Chisholm had his third-straight 100-yard rushing performance, posting 122 yards on 25 carries. He was responsible for the one touchdown and threw for another, connecting on a trick play with quarterback Clayton Moore from eight yards out to make the score 24-16 with 3:09 left in the third quarter.

PASSING: Akron-MOORE, Clayton 14-28-0-155; CHISHOLM, Jawon 1-1-0-8. Eastern Michigan-GILLETT, Alex 4-9-0-94. RECEIVING: Akron-SCONIERS, Keith 5-81; PRICE, A.J. 2-26; RITOSSA, Anthon 2-21; RUSSELL, Antoin 2-16; MOORE, Clayton 1-8; CHISHOLM, Jawon 1-5; LADRACH, Rhyne 1-4; WILLIAMS, Tyler 1-2. Eastern Michigan-HOSKINS, G. 2-39; SCOTT, Donald 1-48; RUSSELL, T. 1-7.

The Golden Panthers held a 524-262 edge in total yards and possessed the ball for 35:03 to maintain control of the contest with an offense predicated on short passes to Hilton and Wayne Times (6 receptions for 44 yards). Clayton Moore led Akron with his legs more so than his arm, rushing for a season-high 51 yards and one touchdown while attempting 23 passes. Brian Wagner set a career high with 22 tackles, including one tackle for a loss. Jawon Chisholm had his streak of three-consecutive 100-yard rushing games snapped, posting 43 yards and one touchdown. Scoring Summary: 1st 05:23 FIU Griffin, Jack 37 yd field goal 9 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:02 01:49 UA CHISHOLM, Jawon 1 yd run (FOX, A.J. kick) 7 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:27 2nd 12:41 UA FOX, A.J. 40 yd field goal 6 plays, 23 yards, TOP 2:19 04:04 FIU Perry, Darriet 2 yd run (Griffin, Jack kick) 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 3:56 00:19 FIU Griffin, Jack 21 yd field goal 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 2:22 3rd 05:47 FIU Rhodes, Kedrick 1 yd run (Griffin, Jack kick) 6 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:38 01:07 UA MOORE, Clayton 15 yd run (FOX, A.J. kick) 4 plays, 62 yards, TOP 1:57 4th 12:38 FIU Perry, Darriet 3 yd run (Griffin, Jack kick) 9 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:29

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FIU AKRON FIRST DOWNS 28 14 NET YARDS RUSHING 206 105 NET YARDS PASSING 308 157 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 514 262 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 10-80 5-35 PUNTS-YARDS 4-137 6-283 KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-407 4-223 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-52-0 6-147-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-3-0 1-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 35:03 24:57 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 5 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 2-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 1-12 PAT Kicks 3-3 2-2 Field Goals 2-3 1-1 RUSHING: FIU-Rhodes, Kedrick 23-116; Perry, Darriet 20-85; Hilton, T.Y. 2-17; Carroll, Wes 1-minus 12. Akron-MOORE, Clayton 11-51; CHISHOLM, Jawon 12-43; BOSTICK, Karl 7-12; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: FIU-Carroll, Wes 26-38-1-308. Akron-MOORE, Clayton 11-22-1-157; TEAM 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: FIU-Hilton, T.Y. 12-144; Times, Wayne 6-44; Wright, Willis 4-85; Rhymes, Dominiq 2-22; Rhodes, Kedrick 2-13. Akron-RUSSELL, Antoin 4-62; PRICE, A.J. 2-53; BOSTICK, Karl 2-4; SCONIERS, Keith 1-19; RITOSSA, Anthon 1-13; LADRACH, Rhyne 1-6.

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RUSHING: Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 25-122; MOORE, Clayton 7-18; ROSSI, Nick 1-3; WILLIAMS, Tyler 1-minus 4. Eastern Michigan-WHITE, D. 28-164; GILLETT, Alex 18-62; GREENE, Javonti 6-11; ALLEN, Tyler 1-minus 2; TEAM 3-minus 7.

2011 Review

AKRON EMU FIRST DOWNS 17 18 NET YARDS RUSHING 139 228 NET YARDS PASSING 163 94 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 302 322 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 6-47 6-47 PUNTS-YARDS 5-162 6-203 KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-275 5-297 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-11-0 2-7-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-60-0 4-56-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 26:55 33:05 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 15 5 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 4 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 2-10 PAT Kicks 2-3 4-4 Field Goals 1-2 1-1

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Scoring Summary: 1st 04:56 EMU WHITE, D. 14 yd run (FULKERSON, Kody kick) 9 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:47 0-7 2nd 13:41 EMU WHITE, D. 1 yd run (FULKERSON, Kody kick) 9 plays, 84 yards, TOP 4:09 0 - 14 05:24 UA SCONIERS, Keith 36 yd pass from MOORE, C. (MARCHESE, T.J. kick) 1 play, 36 yards, TOP 0:08 7 - 14 01:57 UA MARCHESE, T.J. 29 yd field goal 6 plays, 24 yards, TOP 2:17 10 - 14 00:00 EMU FULKERSON, Kody 26 yd field goal 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:49 10 - 17 3rd 12:45 EMU WHITE, D. 2 yd run (FULKERSON, Kody kick) 5 plays, 57 yards, TOP 2:09 10 - 24 03:09 UA MOORE, C. 8 yd pass from CHISHOLM, J. (MARCHESE, T.J. kick failed) 11 plays, 54 yards, TOP 4:57 16 - 24 4th 12:43 EMU GILLETT, Alex 4 yd run (FULKERSON, Kody kick) 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 5:20 16 - 31 03:18 AKRON CHISHOLM, Jawon 1 yd run (FOX, A.J. kick) 11 plays, 55 yards, TOP 5:11 23 - 31

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Moore completed 14 of 28 passes for 155 yards and one TD – a 36-yard strike to Keith Sconiers to cut the EMU lead to 14-7 with 5:24 remaining in the second quarter. That 1-play scoring drive was set up when John Griggs recovered a fumble by Alex Gillett.

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Oct. 8, 2011 – Akron, Ohio

Akron (1-4, 0-2 MAC) 0 10 6 7 23 Eastern Michigan (3-2, 0-1 MAC) 7 10 7 7 31

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Game Recaps Oct. 22, 2011 – Akron, Ohio

Ohio (5-3, 2-2 MAC) Akron (1-6, 0-3 MAC)

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AKRON, Ohio – Donte Harden rushed for 123 yards and Tyler Tettleton threw for 328 yards as Ohio defeated Akron 37-20 at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. The Zips posted 249 yards of offense and forced three Bobcat turnovers, but allowed Ohio to record 556 yards. Ohio forced one Akron turnover. Clayton Moore finished the game with 125 yards on 13-for-26 passing and one touchdown pass, while Moore and Jawon Chisholm each finished with 48 yards rushing. Junior linebacker Brian Wagner led the defense with 17 tackles (13 assisted), while Devonte Morgan and Dan Marcoux had 12 and 10 tackles, respectively. Scoring Summary: 1st 07:01 OHIO WELLER, Matt 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP 3:19 3-0 2nd 10:02 UA FOX, A.J. 43 yd field goal 16 plays, 72 yards, TOP 7:06 3-3 06:17 OHIO B RAZILL, L. 78 yd pass from TETTLETON, T. (WELLER, Matt kick) 4 plays, 90 yards, TOP 1:05 10 - 3 00:00 OHIO WELLER, Matt 27 yd field goal 5 plays, 52 yards, TOP 0:49 13 - 3 3rd 13:16 OHIO D UNLOP, R. 36 yd pass from TETTLETON, T (WELLER, Matt kick) 1 play, 36 yards, TOP 0:09 20 - 3 05:11 OHIO WELLER, Matt 23 yd field goal 14 plays, 91 yards, TOP 5:45 23 - 3 00:35 UA SCONIERS, Keith 4 yd pass from MOORE, Clayton (FOX, A.J. kick) 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:27 23 - 10 4th 10:26 OHIO TETTLETON, T 1 yd run (WELLER, Matt kick) 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:00 30 - 10 07:44 UA FOX, A.J. 42 yd field goal 6 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:42 30 - 13 05:00 OHIO BLANKENSHIP, Be 6 yd run (WELLER, Matt kick) 7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 2:41 37 - 13 02:11 UA SUEL, Marquelo 6 yd pass from NICELY, Patrick (FOX, A.J. kick) 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:42 37 - 20 OHIO AKRON FIRST DOWNS 30 18 NET YARDS RUSHING 212 81 NET YARDS PASSING 344 168 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 556 249 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 8-100 6-56 PUNTS-YARDS 2-70 7-271 KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-463 5-225 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1--3-0 0-0-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-45-0 6-110-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-30-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 29:42 30:18 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 14 4 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 0-0 PAT Kicks 4-4 2-2 Field Goals 3-3 2-2

Oct. 29, 2011 – Akron, Ohio

Central Mich. (3-6, 2-3 MAC) Akron (1-7, 0-4 MAC)

7 6 7 3 23 0 0 6 16 22

AKRON, Ohio – Down 23-9 with 8:57 to play, Akron scored two touchdowns in the final three minutes, but failed to complete a two-point conversion with no time on the clock to fall 23-22 to Central Michigan at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field. Quarterback Clayton Moore and wide receiver Marquelo Suel led the comeback for the Zips, connecting on touchdown passes of 21 and four yards. Moore finished 25of-40 passing for 228 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, while Suel had 11 catches for 112 yards and two TDs. Jawon Chisholm added 130 yards rushing and one touchdown on 19 carries. The game saw just one turnover (Moore’s INT) and five penalties as the Zips outgained the Chippewas 407-383. Linebacker Brian Wagner led the UA defense with a game-high 18 tackles (eight solo), while defensive tackle Oren Wilson had five tackles and two sacks. Scoring Summary: 1st 06:41 CMU WILLIAMS, C. 27 yd pass from RADCLIFF, R. (HARMAN, David kick) 8 plays, 77 yards, TOP 3:08 7-0 2nd 08:01 CMU HARMAN, David 39 yd field goal 10 plays, 35 yards, TOP 4:40 10 - 0 00:00 CMU HARMAN, David 18 yd field goal 5 plays, 79 yards, TOP 0:33 13 - 0 3rd 12:33 CMU GARLAND, A. 26 yd run (HARMAN, David kick) 5 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:21 20 - 0 04:34 UA CHISHOLM, Jawon 38 yd run (GRIGGS, John rush failed) 4 plays, 46 yards, TOP 1:46 20 - 6 4th 14:05 UA FOX, A.J. 23 yd field goal 9 plays, 91 yards, TOP 3:05 20 - 9 08:57 CMU HARMAN, David 32 yd field goal 10 plays, 69 yards, TOP 5:01 23 - 9 02:57 UA SUEL, Marquelo 21 yd pass from MOORE, Clayton (FOX, A.J. kick) 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:54 23 - 16 00:00 UA SUEL, M. 9 yd pass from MOORE, C. (MOORE, C. pass failed) 9 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:47 23 - 22 CMU AKRON FIRST DOWNS 18 22 NET YARDS RUSHING 192 138 NET YARDS PASSING 191 269 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 383 407 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 2-20 3-35 PUNTS-YARDS 8-335 8-305 KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-295 4-218 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-1-0 4-33-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 4-64-0 5-65-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 1-0-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 30:12 29:48 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 7 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-14 2-10 PAT Kicks 2-2 1-1 Field Goals 3-3 1-1

RUSHING: Ohio-HARDEN, Donte 22-123; BLANKENSHIP, Be 7-23; TETTLETON, T 8-23; SNYDER, Kyle 4-20; BOYKIN, Ryan 5-12; FAVORS, Devin 3-11. Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 21-48; MOORE, Clayton 9-48; WILLIAMS, Tyler 1-6; BOSTICK, Karl 1-5; NICELY, Patrick 2-1; TEAM 1-minus 27.

RUSHING: Central Michigan-GARLAND, A. 19-141; TIPTON, Zurlon 10-52; RADCLIFF, Ryan 3-minus 1. Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 19-130; ALEXANDER, Brod 2-7; ROSSI, Nick 1-2; MOORE, Clayton 11-minus 1.

PASSING: Ohio-TETTLETON, T 21-29-1-328; SNYDER, Kyle 2-2-0-16. Akron-MOORE, Clayton 13-26-0-125; NICELY, Patrick 4-7-0-43.

PASSING: Central Michigan-RADCLIFF, Ryan 17-31-0-191. Akron-MOORE, Clayton 25-40-1-228; POTTS, Dylan 1-1-0-41.

RECEIVING: Ohio-FOSTER, Donte 5-57; BRAZILL, LaVon 3-102; DUNLOP, Riley 3-70; BATES, Phil 3-46; GROSS, Jerry 3-28; HARDEN, Donte 2-6; FUTRELL, Tyler 1-14; SMITH, Landon 1-8; DOVELL, Mario 1-7; THOMPSON, Jorda 1-6. Akron-SUEL, Marquelo 6-54; SCONIERS, Keith 3-36; CHISHOLM, Jawon 2-25; DILLARD, Jerrod 2-14; LADRACH, Rhyne 2-7; ALEXANDER, Brod 1-22; PRICE, A.J. 1-10.

RECEIVING: Central Michigan-DAVIS, Titus 4-51; WILSON, Cody 4-39; WILLIAMS, C. 3-53; BLACKBURN, D. 2-17; LOMBARDO, Tyler 1-18; BUTLER, Deon 1-7; SOUTHWORTH, C. 1-5; BROWN, Ben 1-1. Akron-SUEL, Marquelo 11-112; SCONIERS, Keith 6-61; LADRACH, Rhyne 4-23; PRICE, A.J. 3-56; DILLARD, Jerrod 1-14; CHISHOLM, Jawon 1-3.

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Nov. 3, 2011 – Oxford, Ohio

Akron (1-8, 0-5 MAC) Miami (Ohio) (4-5, 2-3 MAC)

0 0 0 3 3 14 14 0 7 35

Kent State (4-6, 3-3 MAC) Akron (1-9, 0-6 MAC)

6 3 20 6 35 3 0 0 0 3

AKRON, Ohio – Running back Trayion Durham rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns as Kent State retained the Wagon Wheel trophy with a 35-3 victory at Infocision Stadium – Summa Field in Mid-American Conference play. Aided by wind gusts measured at 16 mph prior to the game, the Kent State defense held Akron scoreless after a 42-yard A.J. Fox field goal in the first quarter, while rushing for 265 yards as a team in a contest where the squads combined for just one turnover.

Zips starting quarterback Clayton Moore was 3-of-19 for 42 yards and one interception, and backup Patrick Nicely was 4-of-13 for 48 yards.

The Flashes also recorded two sacks, five tackles for loss, seven pass breakups and stopped the Zips twice on fourth down in the second half.

Dysert completed 12-of-19 passes, throwing a 22-yard touchdown pass to Andy Cruse and a 52-yarder to Nick Harwell. Dysert also had a 1-yard TD run. Harwell had four catches for 117 yards.

Antoine Russell provided the best individual offensive effort for UA, recording eight catches for 91 yards. The Zips’ special teams also had a strong day, blocking two extra points and forcing a miss on another. Oren Wilson leapt high to deflect Freddy Cortez’s fourth extra point attempt of the game.

UA’s Brian Wagner led all players with 10 tackles. He entered the game with a 14.5 tackles-per-game average that ranked as the second-best nationally and first in the MAC.

PASSING: Akron-MOORE, Clayton 3-19-1-42; NICELY, Patrick 4-13-0-48. Miami (Ohio)-DYSERT, Zac 12-19-0-215; BOUCHER, Austin 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Akron-POTTS, Dylan 2-22; RUSSELL, Antoin 2-13; FLEMING, Will 1-25; SCONIERS, Keith 1-21; SUEL, Marquelo 1-9. Miami (Ohio)-HARWELL, Nick 4-117; GIVENS, Chris 4-47; CRUSE, Andy 2-27; JONES, Tyrone 1-18; SEMMES, Justin 1-6.

KENT STATE FIRST DOWNS 16 NET YARDS RUSHING 265 NET YARDS PASSING 115 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 380 Fumbles: Number-Lost 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 4-58 PUNTS-YARDS 4-163 KICKOFFS-YARDS 7-469 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 4-28-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-20-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 Possession Time 35:22 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 PAT Kicks 2-5 Field Goals 1-1

AKRON 13 58 165 223 1-1 3-39 7-226 2-130 0-0-0 2-26-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 24:38 4 of 16 0 of 4 0-0 2-8 0-0 1-1

RUSHING: Kent State-DURHAM, Trayion 24-107; KEITH, Spencer 4-54; TERRY, Jacquise 8-51; MERAY, Anthony 8-38; HOLLOMON, Rob 1-22; DAWSON, Larry 2-minus 2; TEAM 2-minus 5. Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 9-26; ALEXANDER, Brod 9-19; MOORE, Clayton 7-13; BOSTICK, Karl 2-0. PASSING: Kent State-KEITH, Spencer 11-16-0-115. Akron-MOORE, Clayton 18-33-0-155; NICELY, Patrick 1-6-0-10; CHISHOLM, Jawon 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Kent State-GOODE, Tyshon 4-15; GILBERT, Chris 2-58; KIRKLAND, Sam 2-21; ERJAVEC, Tim 2-17; THOMPSON, J. 1-4. Akron-RUSSELL, Antoin 8-91; SUEL, Marquelo 3-22; SCONIERS, Keith 3-22; FLEMING, Will 2-21; CHISHOLM, Jawon 2-4; LADRACH, Rhyne 1-5.

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RUSHING: Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 20-66; ALEXANDER, Brod 8-39; NICELY, Patrick 1-8; ROSSI, Nick 4-6; MOORE, Clayton 1-minus 7; DILLARD, Jerrod 1-minus 11; RUSSELL, Antoin 0-10. Miami (Ohio)-SEMMES, Justin 24-100; DYSERT, Zac 9-32; GREEN, Dan 8-18; BOUCHER, Austin 1-9; SCOTT, Dawan 1-6; JONES, Tyrone 4-5; DUPUY, C. 1-minus 2.

2011 Review

AKRON MIAMI FIRST DOWNS 12 17 NET YARDS RUSHING 111 168 NET YARDS PASSING 90 215 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 201 383 Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties: Number-Yards 3-23 6-52 PUNTS-YARDS 8-302 7-265 KICKOFFS-YARDS 2-111 6-352 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1--1-0 1-0-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-95-0 2-26-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-10-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 25:58 34:02 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 7 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 1-7 PAT Kicks 0-0 5-5 Field Goals 1-1 0-0

Scoring Summary: 1st 12:55 KENT GILBERT, C. 30 yd pass from KEITH, S. (CORTEZ, F. kick failed) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:05 6-0 05:08 UA FOX, A.J. 42 yd field goal 5 plays, 21 yards, TOP 1:51 6-3 2nd 03:31 KENT CORTEZ, Freddy 46 yd field goal 9 plays, 38 yards, TOP 4:13 9-3 3rd 09:47 KENT DURHAM, Trayion 1 yd run (CORTEZ, Freddy kick) 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:42 16 - 3 03:35 KENT ERJAVEC, T. 6 yd pass from KEITH, S. (CORTEZ, Freddy kick) 3 plays, 32 yards, TOP 1:08 23 - 3 00:15 KENT DURHAM, Trayion 1 yd run (CORTEZ, Freddy kick blocked) 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 0:49 29 - 3 4th 09:10 KENT TERRY, Jacquise 11 yd run (CORTEZ, Freddy kick blocked) 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP 4:56 35 - 3

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Scoring Summary: 1st 06:17 MIAMI DYSERT, Zac 1 yd run (KRYSINSKI, M. kick) 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:18 0-7 00:58 MIAMI CRUSE, Andy 22 yd pass from DYSERT, Zac (KRYSINSKI, M. kick) 5 plays, 35 yards, TOP 2:01 0 - 14 2nd 06:57 MIAMI SEMMES, Justin 1 yd run (KRYSINSKI, M. kick) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 6:29 0 - 21 05:39 MIAMI HARWELL, Nick 52 yd pass from DYSERT, Z. (KRYSINSKI, M. kick) 1 play, 52 yards, TOP 0:10 0 - 28 4th 14:57 MIAMI SEMMES, Justin 2 yd run (KRYSINSKI, M. kick) 9 plays, 30 yards, TOP 4:42 0 - 35 04:12 UA FOX, A.J. 24 yd field goal 14 plays, 46 yards, TOP 5:58 3 - 35

Linebacker Brian Wagner, who entered the game ranked second in the nation in tackles per game, led the defense with 12 stops, including one tackle for loss and assisting on one sack.

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A.J. Fox made a 24-yard field goal for Akron with 4:12 left to prevent the shutout and improve to 5-for-5 in field-goal kicking for the season.

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OXFORD, Ohio – Zac Dysert passed for 215 yards and two touchdowns and Justin Semmes ran for 100 yards and two more scores to help Miami (Ohio) top Akron 35-3 in a Mid-American Conference matchup at Yager Stadium. Much of the game was played in a heavy downpour of rain.

Nov. 12, 2011 – Akron, Ohio

Akron Zips Game Recaps Nov. 19, 2011 – Buffalo, N.Y.

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Nov. 25, 2011 – KALAMAZOO, Mich.

Akron (1-11, 0-8 MAC) 2 3 14 0 19 Western Mich. (7-5, 5-3 MAC) 10 35 21 2 68

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Branden Oliver rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns to help Buffalo to a 51-10 win over Akron in Mid-American Conference football action on a windy afternoon at UB Stadium.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Tyler Van Tubbergen threw six touchdown passes and ran for another score as Western Michigan defeated Akron 68-19 in the Mid-American Conference regular-season finale for both teams at Waldo Stadium.

Akron got on the scoreboard thanks to a 36-yard field goal by A.J. Fox with 5:52 remaining in the first quarter and then back-up quarterback Patrick Nicely connected with Marquelo Suel on a 64-yard touchdown pass with 12:05 remaining.

Akron first scored on a safety by James Harvey and then A.J. Fox converted a 28-yard field goal to cut the Western Michigan first half lead to 10-5, but Van Tubbergen’s 9-yard TD pass to Chleb Ravenell started a streak of eight Broncos’ touchdowns without any Zips’ points.

Moore finished 11-for-23 passing for 76 yards and had the one turnover, while Nicely completed 6-of-12 passes for 95 yards to go with the one TD strike.

Chisholm finished with 67 yards on 20 carries, while UA quarterback Clayton Moore was 5-of-18 passing for 35 yards.

Akron wideout Keith Sconiers had a game-high seven catches for 53 yards, while Suel had four grabs for 87 yards. Fred Lee led the Buffalo receiving corps with six catches for 52 yards.

Scoring Summary: 1st 11:41 WMU W HITE, J. 22 yd pass from VANTUBBERGEN, T (POTTER, J. kick) 5 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:25 0-7 07:06 WMU POTTER, John 26 yd field goal 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:01 0 - 10 04:25 UA HARVEY, James safety 2 - 10 2nd 13:59 UA FOX, A.J. 28 yd field goal 6 plays, 35 yards, TOP 1:44 5 - 10 13:24 WMU RAVENELL, C. 9 yd pass from VANTUBBERGEN, T (POTTER, J. kick) 2 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:35 5 - 17 07:59 WMU W HITE, J. 40 yd pass from VANTUBBERGEN, T (POTTER, J. kick) 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:31 5 - 24 06:18 WMU RAVENELL, C. 19 yd pass from ARNHEIM, R. (POTTER, J. kick) 1 play, 19 yards, TOP 0:07 5 - 31 04:15 WMU MONETTE, E. 36 yd pass from VANTUBBERGEN, T (POTTER, J. kick) 1 play, 36 yards, TOP 0:10 5 - 38 01:41 WMU WALKER, D. 3 yd pass from VANTUBBERGEN, T (POTTER, J. kick) 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:04 5 - 45 3rd 13:19 WMU VANTUBBERGEN, T 8 yd run (POTTER, John kick) 4 plays, 52 yards, TOP 1:41 5 - 52 10:08 WMU C UTLER, M. 1 yd pass from VANTUBBERGEN, T (POTTER, J. kick) 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 3:05 5 - 59 07:12 WMU PERISH, Mike 2 yd run (POTTER, John kick) 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 1:26 5 - 66 03:24 UA CHISHOLM, Jawon 1 yd run (FOX, A.J. kick) 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:48 12 - 66 00:21 UA GILMER, Troy 72 yd fumble recovery (FOX, A.J. kick) 19 - 66 4th 08:10 WMU TEAM safety 19 - 68

Scoring Summary: 1st 14:41 UB OLIVER, Branden 1 yd run (CLARKE, Patrick kick) 1 play, 1 yard, TOP 0:19 0-7 09:29 UB LEE, Fred 10 yd pass from ANDERSON, Chazz (CLARKE, Patrick kick) 9 plays, 77 yards, TOP 3:49 0 - 14 05:52 UA FOX, A.J. 36 yd field goal 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 3:34 3 - 14 2nd 11:51 UB CLARKE, Patrick 41 yd field goal 8 plays, 44 yards, TOP 2:15 3 - 17 05:18 UB LEE, Fred 13 yd pass from ANDERSON, Chazz (CLARKE, Patrick kick) 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:04 3 - 24 02:10 UB CLARKE, Patrick 49 yd field goal 7 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:07 3 - 27 00:00 UB CLARKE, Patrick 26 yd field goal 6 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:15 3 - 30 3rd 09:54 UB OLIVER, Branden 1 yd run (CLARKE, Patrick kick) 9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 3:39 3 - 37 02:22 UB ANDERSON, Chazz 1 yd run (CLARKE, Patrick kick) 7 plays, 84 yards, TOP 2:44 3 - 44 4th 12:05 UA SUEL, Marquelo 64 yd pass from NICELY, Patrick (FOX, A.J. kick) 4 plays, 82 yards, TOP 2:07 10 - 44 01:13 UB GILL, Jeffvon 3 yd run (CLARKE, Patrick kick) 15 plays, 98 yards, TOP 6:52 10 - 51 AKRON BUFFALO FIRST DOWNS 13 28 NET YARDS RUSHING 68 331 NET YARDS PASSING 171 166 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 239 497 Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties: Number-Yards 2-30 6-50 PUNTS-YARDS 8-250 2-53 KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-189 9-544 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 1-2-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-72-0 3-171-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-31-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 27:18 32:42 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 7-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-32 PAT Kicks 1-1 6-6 Field Goals 1-1 3-3 RUSHING: Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 15-40; ALEXANDER, Brod 8-31; BOSTICK, Karl 1-7; RUSSELL, Antoin 1-6; MOORE, Clayton 4-minus 16. Buffalo-OLIVER, Branden 29-235; GILL, Jeffvon 13-49; ANDERSON, Chazz 5-27; MURIE, Brandon 2-15; ZORDICH, Alex 1-5.

AKRON WMU FIRST DOWNS 17 28 NET YARDS RUSHING 173 240 NET YARDS PASSING 35 337 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 208 577 Fumbles: Number-Lost 6-4 4-3 Penalties: Number-Yards 5-34 8-86 PUNTS-YARDS 9-319 1-66 KICKOFFS-YARDS 5-242 12-826 Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 0-0-0 3-23-0 Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-74-0 5-78-0 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1--2-0 Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-72-1 1-9-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 33:37 26:23 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 18 1 of 7 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 7-9 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-17 PAT Kicks 2-2 9-9 Field Goals 1-1 1-1 RUSHING: Akron-CHISHOLM, Jawon 20-76; ALEXANDER, Brod 10-47; MOORE, Clayton 11-40; WILLIAMS, Tyler 4-16; NICELY, Patrick 1-10; RUSSELL, Antoin 1-minus 5; TEAM 1-minus 11. Western Michigan-WALLACE, Dervon 4-79; VANTUBBERGEN, T 7-60; WHITE, Jordan 1-27; DRAKE, Tevin 7-27; PERISH, Mike 6-16; JOHNSON, M. 3-14; SCHAFFER, Josh 1-13; FIELDS, Brian 3-4; CANNON, Curtis 1-2; WINCHESTER, A. 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 3.

PASSING: Akron-MOORE, Clayton 11-23-1-76; NICELY, Patrick 6-12-0-95. Buffalo-ANDERSON, Chazz 19-25-0-155; ZORDICH, Alex 1-4-0-11.

PASSING: Akron-MOORE, Clayton 5-18-0-35; NICELY, Patrick 0-5-1-0; CHISHOLM, Jawon 0-2-0-0. Western Michigan-VANTUBBERGEN, T 19-21-0-252; PERISH, Mike 4-10-0-42; ARNHEIM, Robert 2-2-0-43.

RECEIVING: Akron-SCONIERS, Keith 7-53; SUEL, Marquelo 4-87; RUSSELL, Antoin 3-19; ALEXANDER, Brod 2-7; RITOSSA, Anthon 1-5. Buffalo-LEE, Fred 6-52; OLIVER, Branden 4-38; RIVERS, Marcus 3-25; DENNISON, Alex 3-17; GORDON, Jimmy 2-17; YOUNG, Ed 1-11; CONNACHER, Aaro 1-6.

RECEIVING: Akron-SCONIERS, Keith 2-7; CHISHOLM, Jawon 1-14; ALEXANDER, Brod 1-8; SUEL, Marquelo 1-6. Western Michigan-WHITE, Jordan 7-138; RAVENELL, Chleb 5-59; ARNHEIM, Robert 4-65; MONETTE, Eric 3-46; SCRIVEN, Antoin 3-22; WALKER, Dallas 1-3; SCHAFFER, Josh 1-3; CUTLER, Matt 1-1.

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Records and History

Section Contets TEAM RECORDS 78-80 INDIVIDUAL RUSHING 80-82 INDIVIDUAL PASSING 83-85 INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING 86-88 INDIVIDUAL TOTAL OFFENSE 88-89 PUNT AND KICK RETURNING 90 ALL PURPOSE YARDS 90-91 KICKING AND PUNTING 91-92 SCORING 92-93 DEFENSE 93-95 LAST TIME IT HAPPENED 96 YEAR-BY-YEAR OFFENSIVE STATS 97 YEAR-BY-YEAR DEFENSIVE STATS 98 HONORS AND AWARDS 99-102 ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS 103-106 POSTSEASON RECAPS 107-108 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 109-115 ALL-TIME HEAD COACH RECORDS 115

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Team Single Game - OFfense

Total Offense Plays Yards Gained

98 97 692 653

at Virginia vs. Indiana State vs. Howard vs. Youngstown State

9-21-02 9-29-79 9-20-03 11-8-69

Rushing Attempts Yards Gained Fewest Yards Gained Touchdowns

79 503 -74 7

vs. Indiana (Pa.) vs. Northern Arizona at Ohio at Wooster

11-13-71 9-28-91 9-29-51 10-29-55

Passing Attempts Passes Completed Passes Intercepted Yards Gained Fewest Yards Gained Touchdown Passes

59 52 52 36 34 31 31 30 30 30 30 7 7 7 455 436 417 413 407 406 14 5 5

vs. Memphis at Wisconsin at Muskingum vs. Kent State vs. Memphis vs. Middle Tennesee State at Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan vs. Howard at Central Florida vs. Middle Tennessee at Wittenberg at Wittenberg vs. Memphis vs. Miami (Ohio) at Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois vs. Kent State vs. Northern Illinois at Baldwin-Wallace vs. Northern Illinois vs. Oberlin

12-26-05 9-6-03 10-29-60 8-28-03 12-26-05 9-11-04 9-6-03 12-1-05 10-1-05 9-20-03 10-26-02 11-16-85 11-14-59 9-21-57 12-26-05 11-20-04 11-8-03 12-1-05 8-28-03 9-24-05 10-31-59 9-24-05 11-5-55

vs. Youngstown State at Virginia Tech (13 punts)

11-2-40 11-2-89

Punting/punt returns Punts 16 Yards on Punts 613 Highest Avg. per Punt Min. 5 punts 51.8 Min. 10 punts 47.8 Punt Returns 9 9 Yds on Punt Returns 133 Highest Avg. Gain per Return Min. 4 returns 33. 2 scoring Points Points in a loss Points in One Quarter Points in One Half TD Scored Players to Score (Game) Extra Points (Kick)

65 65 60 39 36 35 28 28 24 24 48 42 42 9 9 11 8 8

at Cincinnati (5 for 259) at Virginia Tech (13 for 613) vs. New Mexico State vs. Butler vs. Northern Arizona

11-21-92 9-2-89 11-5-88 9-18-71 11-4-89

vs. Northern Arizona (4 for 133) 11-4-89 vs. Howard vs. Eastern Michigan (3 OT) vs. Youngstown State at Youngstown State (40-39) at Denison (2nd) vs. Howard (1st) vs. Cal Poly (2nd) at Indiana (Pa.) (2nd) at Central Michigan (2nd) vs. Baldwin-Wallace (1st) vs. Howard (1st) vs. Youngstown State (1st) at Indiana (Pa.) (1st) vs. Youngstown State at Otterbein at Otterbein (58-0) vs. Howard vs. Eastern Michigan

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9-20-03 11-24-01 11-8-69 11-22-86 11-8-58 9-20-03 10-11-03 11-14-70 11-8-03 11-9-68 9-20-03 11-5-83 11-14-70 11-8-69 10-8-55 10-8-55 9-20-03 11-24-01

SCORING (continued) FG Attempted FG Made Largest Victory Margin

6 6 6 5 5 5 62 58 58 58

at Connecticut 10-25-03 vs. Temple 11-7-92 vs. Northern Michigan 10-12-74 vs. Temple 11-7-92 at Bowling Green 9-28-85 at Eastern Illinois 11-17-79 vs. Western Reserve Acad. (66-4) 1893 vs. Howard (65-7) 9-20-03 at Otterbein (58-0) 10-8-55 vs. Hiram (58-0) 1928

First downs First Downs Fewest First Downs First Downs by Rush First Downs by Pass

37 35 34 3 3 31 22

vs. Howard vs. Liberty vs. Northern Arizona at Ohio State vs. Wittenberg vs. Indiana (Pa.) vs. Howard

9-20-03 10-12-02 9-28-91 9-8-07 11-10-62 11-13-71 9-20-03

fumbles Fumbles Fumbles Lost

13 6

vs. Baldwin-Wallace at Indiana State

11-15-58 10-2-76

Penalties Penalties Most Yards Penalized

17 vs. Morehead State 175 vs. Morehead State

9-18-76 9-18-76

Team Single Game - Defense

total Defense Fewest Yards Allowed -5 Most Plays Allowed 92 92 92 92 Most Yards Allowed 644 Fewest First Downs 3 3 3

at Otterbein (-18 rushing, 13 passing) vs. Miami (Ohio) vs. Bowling Green vs. Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan at Nebraska at Heidelberg vs. Baldwin-Wallace vs. Morgan State

9-30-00 9-20-97 11-15-69 9-14-02 8-30-97 10-14-61 11-15-58 9-12-09

rushing defense Fewest Rushes Against Fewest Rushing Yards Most Rushes Against Most Rushing Yards

at Rhode Island (53 yards) vs. Western Kentucky at Indiana State vs. Kent State

11-30-85 9-15-84 11-6-71 11-6-54

12 -50 74 489

10-8-55

Passing Defense Fewest Attempts 0 Fewest Completions 0 Fewest Yards -7 Most Attempts 70 Most Completions 43 Most Yards 494 Most Touchdowns 7 Most Passes Intercepted 7 7 7 Most Yds on Int Ret 99 TDs on Int Returns 2 2 2

vs. Ohio 10-25-97 multiple times (last vs. Ohio, 10-25-97) vs. Mount Union 11-9-57 at Rhode Island 11-30-85 at Rhode Island 11-30-85 at Western Kentucky 10-5-85 at Western Michigan 11-25-11 vs. Bradley 10-28-67 vs. Kent State 11-9-40 vs. Baldwin-Wallace 10-23-37 at Kent State 10-10-98 vs. Northern Arizona 11-4-89 at Tennessee Tech 11-1-86 at Cincinnati 9-17-11

turnovers Most Opponents’ TOs: Most Fumbles Caused Most Fumbles Rec.

vs. Temple (2 fum and 6 Ints) 11-7-92 at Indiana State (6 fum and 2 ints) 10-2-76 vs. Wittenberg 9-27-52 at Tennessee Tech 10-29-83 at Indiana State 10-2-76

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TEAM Season - Offense

Rushing Attempts Yards Yards per Game

762 3,193 283.6 (3,120 yds in 11 games)

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TEAM Season - DEfense

total defense Fewest Yds Allowed/Gm Lowest Avg Allowed/Play

169.2 (1,523 yds in 9 games) 3.1 (1,523 yds in 484 plays)

1958 1958

Rushing Fewest Yds Allowed/Gm Lowest Avg Allowed/Rush

81.5 (897 yds in 11 games) 1.8 (897 yds in 502 att)

1968 1968

Passing Fewest Yds Allowed/Gm 35.8 (322 yds in 9 games) Fewest TDs Allowed 0 Interceptions 26

1958 1958 1977

scoring Fewest Points Allowed per Game (before 1930) 7.1 (71 pts in 10 games) (since 1930) 5.76 (50 pts in 9 games) Most Points Allowed 462 435 Most Pts Allowed/Gm 39.5 (435 pts in 11 games) 38.5 (462 pts in 12 games) 35.1 (421 pts in 12 games) 31.6 (379 pts in 12 games)

1929 1933 2011 1997 1997 2011 2010 2002

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2003 2005 2003 1969

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295 278 24.6 (295 in 12 games) 23.2 (278 in 12 games) 148 170 154

2005 2003 2003 2005 2002 2006 2004 2003 2005 1969 2005 2003 2003 2005 2003 2002 2005 2004

Punting Number 84 Highest Average 44.9 (42 punts)

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first downs Total Per Game By Rush By Pass

1976 1976 1986

2003 1968 2002 2003 2002 1985

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Passing Attempts 541 449 Yards 3,736 3,601 2,962 2,720 2,635 Yards per Game 311.3 (3,736 yds in 12 games) 277.0 (3,601 yds in 13 games) Gain per Completion 17.3 (106 rec. for 1,835 yds) Attempts per Game 41.6 (541 att in 13 games) 37.4 (449 att in 12 games) Completions 287 284 Completions per Game 23.9 (287 comp in 12 games) 22.1 (265 comp in 12 games) 21.8 (284 comp in 13 games) 20.3 (223 comp in 11 games) Highest Pct Completed (Min. 150 atts.) 65.6 (265 of 404) 63.9 (287 of 449) 63.3 (223 of 352) Touchdown Passes 24 22 TD Passes per Game 1.85 (24 in 13 games) 1.83 (22 in 12 games) 1.80 (18 in 10 games)

2005 1976 2003 2005 2002 2000 2003 1969 2003 2000

ScorinG (continued) Touchdowns 55 45 44 Extra Points (Kick) 54 40 Field Goals 19

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Total offense Plays 963 947 Yards 5,643 4,996 4,852 4,589 Yards Gained per Game 470.2 (5,643 yds in 12 games) 418.3 (4,183 yds in 10 games) Average Gain per Play 6.1 (5,643 yds on 923 plays) 5.9 (4,589 yds on 778 plays)

2003 2002 2003 2002 1986 2003 2005

Scoring Points 435 2003 333 2000 Points Scored per Game 39.4 (276 in 7 games) 1893 36.3 (435 in 12 games) 2003 31.6 (316 in 10 games) 1969 Pts in Consecutive Games 118 1893 52-4 vs. Massillon A.C. 66-4 vs. Western Reserve Academy 106 2001 41-14 at Buffalo 65-62 vs. Eastern Michigan 105 1968 46-0 vs. Illinois State 59-19 vs. Baldwin-Wallace

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Misc. Team Records | Individual rushing Consecutive Records Victories 11 1969-70 and 1929-30 9 1970-71 8 1961-62 6 1976, 1957, 1958, 1953 and 1937 Losses 11 1950-51 11 2010 Gms w/out Being Shutout 66 1998 through 9-18-2004 49 1967-72 Wins by Shutout 7 1929 Games Played 51 Alex Allen 2005, 07-10 48 Jake Anderson 2008-11 48 Almondo Sewell 2007-10 48 Jall Carter 2007-10 48 Mike Ward 2007-10 48 Corey Woods 2007-10 48 Reggie Corner 2004-07 48 Kris Kasparek 2004-07 48 Brion Stokes 2004-07 48 Jason Giachetti 2003-06 48 Kiki Gonzalez 2003-06 48 Domenik Hixon 2002-05 Games Started 48 Reggie Corner 2004-08 46 Aaron Conley 2001-04 44 Domenik Hixon 2002-05 44 Charlie Frye 2001-04 44 Pierce Joiner 1986-89 44 Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor 1988-91 44 Kevin Kuntz 1995-98 akron Milestones First Game Western Reserve Academy, 1891 First Win Western Reserve Academy, 22-6, 1891 First Loss Kenyon, 42-0, 1891 First Tie Case Tech, 0-0, 1900 First Bowl Game Grantland Rice vs. Louisiana Tech, 12-14-68 First D-I Bowl Game Motor City vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 First Bowl Win Knute Rockne vs. Northern Mich., 29-26 (ot), 12-4-76 Milestone wins, all opponents 1st: vs. Western Reserve Academy (22-6), 1891 25th: vs. Findlay (6-0), 1909 50th: vs. Baldwin-Wallace (53-0), 1916 100th: vs. Kent State (8-6), 1928 150th: vs. Western Michigan (6-0), 1938 200th: at Mount Union (41-6), 11-10-56 250th: vs. Wittenberg (14-0), 10-8-66 300th: at Ball State (26-21), 9-28-74 350th: vs. Austin Peay (42-7), 11-20-82 400th: vs. Arkansas State (28-23), 10-29-91 450th: vs. Howard (65-7), 9-20-03 475th vs Western Michigan (39-38), 10-6-07 Milestone wins, collegiate 1st: vs. Denison (4-0), 1892 25th: vs. Marietta (22-11), 1910 50th: vs. Hiram (27-0), 1919 100th: vs. Case Tech (14-0), 1929 150th: vs. Kent State (23-7), 11-9-40 200th: vs. Heidelberg (11-0), 10-11-58 250th: at Bradley (27-13), 10-12-68 300th: vs. Morehead State (26-6), 9-18-76 350th: vs. Morehead State (27-3), 10-14-84 375th: vs. New Mexico State (52-7), 11-5-88 400th: at Temple (31-7), 10-23-93 425th: at Bowling Green (27-21), 10-7-00 450th vs. Northern Illinois (48-42, OT), 9-24-05

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Best records by win percentage 1969 .900 (9-1-0) 1929 .900 (9-1-0) 1930 .875 (7-1-0) 1957 .833 (7-1-1) 1976 .800 (8-2-0) 1971 .800 (8-2-0) 1962 .778 (7-2-0) 1937 .778 (7-2-0) 1910 .778 (7-2-0) 1968 .750 (7-2-1) 1985 .727 (8-3-0) 1983 .727 (8-3-0)

individual rushing

yards gained Quarter 135 by James Black (2nd) Half 190 by James Black (1st) Game 295 by James Black Season 1,786 by Mike Clark Career 4,257 by Mike Clark

vs. Youngstown State, 11-5-83 vs. Youngstown State, 11-5-83 at Austin Peay, 11-19-83 1986 1984-86

yards per game Season 162.4 by Mike Clark (1,786 yds in 11 games) Career 133.0 by Mike Clark (4,257 yds in 32 games) yards by class Freshman Game 188 by Jawon Chisholm Season 961 by Jawon Chisholm Sophomore Game 243 by Ron Tyson Season 1,172 by Mike Clark Junior Game 240 by Bobby Hendry Season 1,299 by Mike Clark Senior Game 295 by James Black Season 1,786 by Mike Clark rushing attempts Quarter 15 by James Black (4th) Half 29 by James Black (2nd) Game 52 by James Black 48 by Paul Winters 48 by Mike Clark Season 351 by James Black Career 804 by Mike Clark

vs. VMI, 9-24-11 2011 at Northern Illinois, 1966 1984 vs. Liberty, 10-12-02 1985 at Austin Peay, 11-19-83 1986 at Austin Peay, 11-19-83 at Austin Peay, 11-19-83 at Austin Peay, 11-19-83 at Eastern Illinois, 11-17-79 at Western Kentucky, 10-5-85 1983 1984-86

rushes per game Season 31.9 by James Black (351 att in 11 games) Career 25.1 by Mike Clark (804 att in 32 games) Rushing touchdowns Game 5 by Bobby Hendry 5 by Terry Cameron Season 17 by Dennis Kennedy Career 39 by Brandon Payne

1986 1984-86

1983 1984-86

vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 vs. Northern Iowa, 11-18-78 2008 1999-2002

games gaining 100 yards or more Season 9 by Mike Clark 1986 Career 24 by Mike Clark 1984-86 consecutive games gaining 100 yards of more 6 by Mike Clark 1985 (9/14-10/19); 1986 (10/16-11/21) games gaining 200 yards or more Season 3 by Mike Clark 1986 Career 4 by Mike Clark 1984-86

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Yards Avg YPG 4,257 5.3 133.0 3,054 4.2 98.5 3,032 5.4 79.8 2,861 4.6 73.4 2,847 4.7 69.4 2,816 4.5 72.2 2,613 4.4 90.1 2,522 4.5 54.8 2,314 3.7 74.6 2,101 4.5 87.5 2,003 4.6 60.7 1,976 5.4 58.2 1,939 4.3 58.8

Single season rushing yards Rk. Player Year G Att Yds Avg YPG 1. Mike Clark 1986 11 245 1,786 7.3 162.4 2. James Black 1983 11 351 1,568 4.5 142.5 3. Dennis Kennedy 2008 12 239 1,321 5.5 110.1 4. Mike Clark 1985 11 301 1,299 4.3 118.1 5. Paul Winters 1979 11 318 1,298 4.1 118.0 6. Brett Biggs 2005 13 284 1,230 4.3 94.6 7. James Black 1982 9 306 1,188 3.9 132.0 8. Mike Clark 1984 10 258 1,172 4.5 117.2 9. Brandon Payne 2000 11 220 1,062 4.8 96.5 10. Jack Beidleman 1969 10 188 1,050 5.6 105.0 11. Dennis Brumfield 1981 10 273 1,041 3.8 104.1 12. Dennis Brumfield 1980 10 254 1,000 3.9 100.0 Year-by-year leaders Year Player 2011 Jawon Chisholm 2010 Alex Allen 2009 Joe Tuzze 2008 Dennis Kennedy 2007 Bryan Williams

Att 218 186 55 239 152

Yds 961 877 244 1,321 728

Avg 4.4 4.7 4.4 5.5 4.8

TD 5 8 2 17 2

top single game rushing totals Rk. Yards Player (Att) Opponent 1. 295 James Black (52) at Austin Peay, 11-19-83 2. 277 Dennis Kennedy (25) at Eastern Michigan, 10-18-08 3. 255 Mike Clark (31) vs. Central Florida, 9-27-86 4. 246 James Black (40) vs. Youngstown State, 11-5-83 5. 243 Ron Tyson (42) at Northern Illinois, 10-29-66 6. 240 Bobby Hendry (26) vs. Liberty, 10-12-02 7. 229 Mike Clark (21) at Tennessee Tech, 11-1-86 8. 220 Mike Clark (34) at Youngstown State, 11-22-86 9. 216 Jack Beidleman (29) vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10-18-69 10. 209 Mike Clark (36) at Cincinnati, 9-8-84 11. 208 Dennis Brumfield (40) vs. Morehead State, 10-17-81 12. 207 Brandon Payne (31) vs. Connecticut, 10-21-00 13. 205 James Black (36) vs. Austin Peay, 11-20-82

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Att 804 731 561 626 603 629 594 556 625 469 436 366 453

TD 9 10 10 14 8 10 13 13 13 9 8 1 2 3 7 7 7 8 3 1 8 13 4 9 6 7 5 2 3 4 4 4 7 6 7 3 5 11 10 4 11 3 7 14 7 13 1 1 12 9 4 6 5

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Avg 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.2 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.1 5.4 6.6 4.6 3.2 3.9 4.5 4.2 5.4 3.9 4.5 5.1 4.3 7.3 4.3 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.6 3.9 4.1 3.8 5.0 5.8 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.6 5.7 5.5 4.3 3.6 4.2 4.8 4.7 4.2 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.9 5.0 10.2 4.1

Student-Athletes

career rushing yards Rk. Player Years 1. Mike Clark 1984-86 2. James Black 1980-83 3. Jack Beidleman 1967-70 4. Brandon Payne 1999-2002 5. Bobby Hendry 2000-03 6. Billy Mills 1973-76 7. Paul Winters 1976-79 8. Dennis Kennedy 2005-08 9. Dennis Brumfield 1979-81 10. Brett Biggs 2004-05 11. Tom Wilhelm 1972-75 12. Greg Lomax 1995-98 13. George Deo 1960-63

Yds 914 1,230 871 981 1,021 819 1,062 845 861 835 781 463 588 371 754 769 684 763 609 689 1,786 1,299 1,172 1,568 1,188 1,041 1,000 1,298 806 535 659 830 680 665 541 803 758 1,050 799 494 926 484 405 766 660 857 281 392 650 802 290 792 414

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highest gain per rush Game (Min. 10 rushes) 17.7 by DeShawn Brown (10 for 177) at Ohio, 10-30-93 (Min. 20 rushes) 11.1 by Dennis Kennedy (25 for 277) at Eastern Mich., 10-18-08 (Min. 30 rushes) 8.2 by Mike Clark (31 for 255) vs. Central Florida, 9-27-86 Season (Min. 75 rushes) 10.2 by Ben Kimbrough (78 for 792) 1955 (Min. 175 rushes) 7.3 by Mike Clark (245 for 1,786) 1986 Career (Min. 125 rushes) 7.9 by Ben Kimbrough (136 for 1,082) 1955-56 (Min. 300 rushes) 5.41 by Jack Beidleman (561 for 3,032) 1967-70 5.40 by Greg Lomax (366 for 1,976) 1995-98

Year-by-year leaders (continued) Year Player Att 2006 Dennis Kennedy 226 2005 Brett Biggs 284 2004 Brett Biggs 185 2003 Bobby Hendry 231 2002 Bobby Hendry 208 2001 Bobby Hendry 160 2000 Brandon Payne 220 1999 Brandon Payne 208 1998 Greg Lomax 161 1997 Greg Lomax 127 1996 Yasin Reeder 168 1995 Terrel Dixon 143 1994 DeShawn Brown 152 1993 Symeon Floyd 82 1992 Marcel Weems 181 1991 Tyrone Nelson 142 1990 Marcus Reliford 177 1989 Doug Lewis 171 1988 Doug Lewis 119 1987 Derek Alston 160 1986 Mike Clark 245 1985 Mike Clark 301 1984 Mike Clark 258 1983 James Black 351 1982 James Black 306 1981 Dennis Brumfield 273 1980 Dennis Brumfield 254 1979 Paul Winters 318 1978 Paul Winters 177 1977 Mark Hovanec 137 1976 Billy Mills 161 1975 Billy Mills 219 1974 Tom Wilhelm 135 1973 Billy Mills 115 1972 Calvin Pierce 135 1971 Calvin Pierce 185 1970 Jack Beidleman 162 1969 Jack Beidleman 188 1968 Jack Beidleman 139 1967 Tony Moro 89 1966 Ron Tyson 215 1965 Ron Tyson 136 1964 Pete Toto 96 1963 John Lahoski 159 1962 George Deo 140 1961 George Deo 106 1960 Frank Lomax 78 1959 Gino Calcei 100 1958 Art Bailey 157 1957 Art Bailey 165 1956 Ben Kimbrough 58 1955 Ben Kimbrough 78 1954 Buster Rizzo 101

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yards gained in consecutive games 2 Games 541 by James Black 1983 246 vs.Youngstown State and 295 at Austin Peay yards gained in consecutive games (cont.) 3 Games 682 by James Black 1983 141 at Tenn. Tech, 246 vs. Youngstown St. and 295 at Austin Peay 4 Games 756 by James Black 1983 74 vs. Murray State, 141 at Tennessee Tech, 246 vs. Youngstown St. and 295 at Austin Peay 5 Games 941 by James Black 1983 185 at Morehead State, 74 vs. Murray State,141 at Tennessee Tech, 246 vs. Youngstown St. and 295 at Austin Peay

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individual rushing top single game rushing totals (continued) Rk. Yards Player (Att) Opponent 14. 201 Yasin Reeder (23) at Eastern Michigan, 11-9-96 15. 200 Ty Cogswell (27) at Heidelberg, 9-21-57 200 Paul Winters (48) at Eastern Illinois, 11-17-79 17. 199 Mike Clark (19) vs. Morehead State, 10-25-86 18. 195 Brett Biggs (31) vs. Ball State, 10-23-04 19. 194 Mike Clark (26) at Eastern Michigan, 9-20-86 20. 192 Bobby Hendry (35) at Marshall, 10-27-01 21. 191 Anthony Green (40) vs. Tennessee Tech, 10-27-84 22. 189 Paul Winters (36) vs. Western Illinois, 9-8-79 23. 188 Jawon Chisholm (27) vs. VMI, 9-24-11 188 Brett Biggs (28) vs. Ohio, 11-15-05 188 Brandon Payne (24) vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-30-00 25. 186 George Deo (41) vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 10-7-61 186 Dennis Brumfield (44) vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9-13-80 186 Mike Clark (48) at Western Kentucky, 10-5-85 28. 185 James Black (40) at Morehead State, 10-15-83 29. 184 Mike Clark (34) vs. Murray State, 10-16-86 30. 183 James Black (47) vs. Tennessee Tech, 10-30-82 31. 182 Dennis Kennedy (29) vs. Bowling Green, 10-11-08 32. 181 Mike Clark (43) at Tennessee Tech, 11-2-85 33. 180 Mike Clark (29) at Morehead State, 10-19-85 other 100-yard rushing games Yards Player (Att) 178 Dennis Kennedy 177 DeShawn Brown 174 Greg Lomax 173 Greg Lomax 169 Tyrone Nelson 167 Jerell Ringer 167 Brandon Payne 165 Alex Allen 165 Brett Biggs 161 Brandon Payne 159 Brett Biggs 154 Bobby Hendry 153 Dennis Kennedy 153 Dennis Kennedy 153 Brett Biggs 151 Brandon Payne 150 Brett Biggs 150 Derek Alston 150 Greg Lomax 149 Brett Biggs 149 Marcel Weems 148 Bobby Hendry 148 Doug Lewis 146 Mike Brown 146 Marcel Weems 145 Bryan Williams 142 Dennis Kennedy 140 Brandon Payne 140 Jamie Reader 139 Mike Lagasse 139 Doug Lewis 138 Brandon Payne 136 Terrell Dixon 135 Derek Alston 133 Jawon Chisholm 133 Carton Jackson 132 Bobby Hendry 132 Doug Lewis 132 Tommy Dunn 130 Jawon Chisholm 130 John Motton 129 Dennis Kennedy 129 Bobby Hendry 129 Doug Lewis 128 Tyrone Nelson

Opponent vs. Bowling Green, 11-4-06 at Ohio, 10-30-93 at Central Michigan, 10-31-98 vs. Kent State, 11-8-97 vs. Youngstown St., 10-12-91 vs. Cal Poly, 10-11-03 at Kent State, 11-18-00 at Ball State, 11-6-10 vs. Buffalo, 10-9-04 vs. Kent State, 11-13-99 at Bowling Green, 10-29-05 vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-24-01 at Temple, 11-28-08 vs. Toledo, 11-5-08 at Miami (Ohio), 10-15-05 vs. Temple, 9-18-99 at Central Florida, 10-16-04 vs. Kent State, 9-12-87 vs. Ohio, 10-25-97 vs. Kent State, 11-24-05 at Western Michigan, 9-19-92 at Buffalo, 9-27-03 vs. Louisiana Tech, 10-7-89 vs. Ohio, 11-19-94 at Ohio, 10-3-92 vs. Central Michigan, 11-23-07 vs. Buffalo, 11-13-08 vs. Kent State, 9-29-01 vs. Bowling Green, 11-2-96 vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-21-98 at Bowling Green, 9-30-89 vs. Central Florida, 9-16-00 vs. Ohio, 10-21-95 at Murray State, 10-21-89 at Cincinnati, 9-17-11 at Bowling Green, 11-2-07 at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 vs. Northern Arizona, 11-4-89 vs. Kent State, 10-28-95 vs. Central Michigan, 10-29-11 at Northern Illinois, 9-3-88 vs. Miami (Ohio), 10-21-06 at Central Florida, 11-3-01 vs. Long Beach State, 10-22-88 vs. Arkansas State, 10-19-91

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other 100-yard rushing games (continued) Yards Player (Att) Opponent 128 Marcus Reliford at Kent State, 9-8-90 126 Alex Allen vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-17-10 126 Bobby Hendry vs. Howard, 9-20-03 126 Derek Alston vs. Eastern Illinois, 10-3-87 125 Dan Basch at Western Michigan, 10-6-01 125 Greg Lomax vs. Ball State, 9-26-98 124 Symeon Floyd vs. Miami (Ohio), 10-9-93 124 Marcel Weems at Central Michigan, 9-2-93 123 Dennis Kennedy at Ohio, 11-22-08 122 Jawon Chisholm at Eastern Michigan, 10-1-11 120 Bobby Hendry vs. Marshall, 11-2-02 119 Nate Burney vs. Gardner Webb, 9-11-10 119 Dennis Kennedy at Toledo, 10-28-06 119 Bobby Hendry vs. Buffalo, 11-16-02 119 Petu Leli at Cincinnati, 11-21-92 119 Doug Lewis at Kent State, 9-8-90 117 Dennis Kennedy at North Carolina State, 9-9-06 117 Greg Lomax at Marshall, 10-11-97 115 Bobby Hendry vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-13-03 115 Brandon Payne vs. Ohio, 8-30-01 114 Bryan Williams vs. Temple, 10-13-07 111 Jimmie Gray vs. Central Florida 9-16-00 111 Jeff Sweitzer vs. Cal State Fullerton, 9-22-90 111 Doug Lewis vs. Temple, 11-12-88 110 Alex Allen vs. Gardner Webb, 9-11-10 110 Bobby Hendry at Kent State, 11-23-02 110 Doug Lewis vs. Cal State Fullerton, 10-29-88 108 Brandon Payne at Kent State, 11-23-02 196 Alex Allen vs. Buffalo, 11-26-10 106 Darrien Gouch vs. Miami (Ohio), 10-9-93 106 Derek Alston vs. Cincinnati, 10-28-89 105 Bobby Hendry at Connecticut, 10-25-03 105 Bobby Hendry at Central Florida, 10-26-02 105 Greg Lomax at Toledo, 11-11-95 103 Alex Allen at Syracuse, 9-6-08 103 Dennis Kennedy vs. Buffalo, 11-9-06 103 Bobby Hendry vs. Ohio, 8-30-01 103 Chris Rooney at Northern Illinois, 10-26-96 102 Chris Rooney at Kent State, 10-5-96 101 Bobby Hendry at Wisconsin, 9-6-03 100 Greg Lomax at Kent State, 10-10-98 Longest runs from scrimmage Rk. Yards Player 1. 95 Jack Beidleman 95 Paul Winters 3. 92 Greg Lomax 4. 91 Alex Allen 5. 89 Art Bailey 6. 87 Greg Lomax 7. 85 Tony Moro 85 Tim Staycer 9. 83 Yasin Reeder 83 Ben Kimbrough 11. 80 Ken “Red” Cochrane 80 Ben Kimbrough 80 Ron Tyson 80 Jack Beidleman 80 Marcel Weems 80 Yasin Reeder 17. 76 Jack Beidleman 76 Greg Thurman 19. 74 Alex Allen 20. 73 Dennis Kennedy 73 Chris Rooney 22. 70 Jerell Ringer 70 Paul Winters

Opponent vs. Eastern Kentucky, 1969 vs. Wayne State, 9-23-78 vs. Ohio, 10-25-97 vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-17-10 at Baldwin-Wallace, 10-5-57 vs. Kent State, 11-8-97 vs. Tampa, 9-23-67 vs. Wayne State, 9-23-78 vs. Bowling Green, 11-2-96 vs. Muskingum, 10-1-55 vs. Kent State, 1930 at Otterbein, 10-8-55 at Northern Illinois, 10-29-66 vs. Youngstown State, 11-8-69 at Ohio, 10-3-92 at Eastern Michigan, 11-9-96 at Eastern Kentucky, 10-19-68 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-23-76 vs. Northern Illinois, 10-2-1o at Eastern Michigan, 10-18-08 at Kent State, 10-5-96 vs. Cal Poly, 10-11-03 at Dayton, 10-8-77

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most yards gained in consecutive games 4 Games 1,301 by Charlie Frye 2003 407 vs. Kent State, 372 at Wisconsin, 303 vs. Eastern Michigan and 219 vs. Howard 1,274 by Charlie Frye 2002 246 vs. Central Michigan, 336 at Virginia, 348 vs. Miami (Ohio) and 344 at Eastern Michigan yards gained in a half 337 Luke Getsy (2nd) 285 Luke Getsy (2nd) 272 Charlie Frye (1st) 263 Charlie Frye (1st) 254 Charlie Frye (2nd) 250 Charlie Frye (2nd)

vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 vs. Northern Illinois, 12-2-05 vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 at Central Mich., 11-08-03 at Miami (Ohio), 10-13-01 vs. Marshall, 11-05-04

Passes had intercepted Game 7 by John Stone Season 22 by John Stone Career 44 by Vernon Stewart

at Wittenberg, 11-15-59 1960 1983-86

consecutive pass attempts without an Interception 141 Luke Getsy 9-16-06 to 10-21-06 127 Charlie Frye 9-23-04 to 11-5-04 98 Mike Johnson 1989 lowest percentage of passes intercepted Season (Min. 100 atts.) .021 (6 in 289 att) by Charlie Frye 2001 Career (Min. 200 atts.) .022 (32 in 1,436 att) by Charlie Frye 2001-04

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passes completed in consecutive games 2 Games 67 by Charlie Frye 2003 36 vs. Kent State and 31 at Wisconsin 3 Games 89 by Charlie Frye 2003 36 vs. Kent St., 31 at Wisconsin and 22 vs. Eastern Michigan 4 Games 110 by Charlie Frye 2003 36 vs. Kent State, 31 at Wisconsin, 22 vs. Eastern Michigan and 21 vs. Howard

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completions/passing yards by class Freshman Game Comp 25 by Brian Magrell (40 att) vs. Ball State, 11-12-94 Yards 347 by Brian Magrell vs. Ball State, 11-12-94 Season Comp 170 by Charlie Frye (289 att) 2001 Yards 2,053 by Charlie Frye 2001 Sophomore Game Comp 29 by Charlie Frye (41 att) at Central Florida, 10-26-02 29 by Charlie Fyre (37 att) at Eastern Michigan, 10-5-02 29 by Charlie Frye (46 att) vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-28-02 Yards 389 by Chris Jacquemain at Western Mich., 10-6-07 Season Comp 250 by Charlie Frye (380 att) 2002 Yards 2,824 by Charlie Frye 2002 Junior Game Comp 36 by Charlie Frye (46 atts) vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 Yards 455 by Luke Getsy vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 Season Comp 278 by Luke Getsy (525 att) 2005 Yards 3,549 by Charlie Frye 2003 Senior Game Comp 31 by Charlie Frye (44 att) vs. Middle Tenn. St., 9-11-04 Yards 436 by Charlie Frye vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 Season Comp 220 by Charlie Frye (346 att) 2004 Yards 2,662 by Luke Getsy 2006

at Penn State, 9-4-04 at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 vs. New Mexico St., 11-5-88

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yards gained per completion (Game) (Min. 10 comp.) 27.0 by James Washington (12 for 324) vs. Northern Ill., 2000 (Min. 15 comp.) 20.5 by Mic Hutton (15 for 308) vs. Youngstown State, 1969

highest completion percentage Game (Min 10 comp) .805 by Charlie Frye (29 of 36) .794 by Charlie Frye (27 of 34) .789 by Mike Johnson (15 of 19) Season (Min. 150 atts.) .658 by Charlie Frye (250 of 380) .648 by Charlie Frye (273 of 421) .636 by Charlie Frye (220 of 346) .588 by Charlie Frye (170 of 289) Career (Min. 400 atts.) .636 by Charlie Frye (913 of 1,436) .530 by Eric Schoch (215 of 406) .527 by Luke Getsy (477 of 905)

vs. Northern Illinois, 9-24-05 at Ball State, 11-6-10 at Western Michigan, 10-6-07 vs. Buffalo, 11-9-06 vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 vs. Cal Poly, 2003 vs. Southern Illinois, 10-23-71 vs. Ball State, 10-4-69 at Denison, 11-8-58 at Ohio Wesleyan, 10-13-56 vs. Oberlin, 11-5-55 2005 2003 2008 2006 2004 2001-04 2005-06 1997-2000

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completions per game Season 22.8 by Charlie Frye (273 comp in 12 games) 2003 21.4 by Luke Getsy (278 comp in 13 games) 2005 20.8 by Charlie Frye (250 comp in 12 games) 2002 20.0 by Charlie Frye (220 comp in 11 games) 2004 19.5 by Chris Jacquemain (231 comp in 12 games) 2008 16.6 by Luke Getsy (199 comp in 12 games) 2006 15.5 by Charlie Frye (170 comp in 11 games) 2001 Career 19.8 by Charlie Frye (913 comp in 46 games) 2001-04 19.1 by Like Getsy (477 comp in 25 games) 2005-06

touchdown passes Game 5 by Luke Getsy 4 by Patrick Nicely 4 by Chris Jacquemain 4 by Luke Getsy 4 by Luke Getsy 4 by Charlie Frye 4 by Eric Schoch 4 by Mic Hutton 4 by John Stone 4 by John Stone 4 by Tom Boggs Season 23 by Luke Getsy 22 by Charlie Frye 20 by Chris Jacquemain 18 by Luke Getsy 18 by Charlie Frye Career 64 by Charlie Frye 41 by Luke Getsy 38 by James Washington

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completions Game 36 by Charlie Frye (46 attempts) vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 Season 278 by Luke Getsy (525 attempts) 2005 273 by Charlie Frye (421 attempts) 2003 250 by Charlie Frye (380 attempts) 2002 231 by Chris Jacquemain (399 attempts) 2008 220 by Charlie Frye (346 attempts) 2004 199 by Luke Getsy (380 attempts) 2006 170 by Charlie Frye (289 attempts) 2001 Career 913 by Charlie Frye (1,436 attempts) 2001-04

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individual passing year-by-year leaders Year Player 2011 Clayton Moore 2010 Patrick Nicely 2009 Patrick Nicely 2008 Chris Jacquemain 2007 Chris Jacquemain 2006 Luke Getsy 2005 Luke Getsy 2004 Charlie Frye 2003 Charlie Frye 2002 Charlie Frye 2001 Charlie Frye 2000 James Washington 1999 James Washington 1998 James Washington 1997 Greg Gromek 1996 Mike Junko 1995 Mike Junko 1994 Brian Magrell 1993 Marcel Weems 1992 Marcel Weems 1991 Jeff Sweitzer 1990 Jeff Sweitzer 1989 Mike Johnson 1988 Mike Johnson 1987 Andy Kubik 1986 Vernon Stewart 1985 Vernon Stewart 1984 Vernon Stewart 1983 Steve Stams 1982 Kevin Meade 1981 Ron Gliha 1980 Kevin Meade 1979 Bob Maxwell 1978 Bob Maxwell 1977 Rick Beeman 1976 Marty Bezbatchenko 1975 Tom Kot 1974 Tom Kot 1973 Eric Schoch 1972 Eric Schoch 1971 Eric Schoch 1970 Mic Hutton 1969 Mic Hutton 1968 Don Zwisler 1967 Don Zwisler 1966 Don Zwisler 1965 Mike Martin 1964 Mike Martin 1963 Ron Boruszkowski 1962 Joe Mackey 1961 Joe Mackey 1960 Marco Burnette 1959 John Stone 1958 John Stone 1957 Tom Boggs 1956 Tom Boggs 1955 Tom Boggs 1954 Marion Rossi

Att Cmp Int TD Pct Yards 147 309 9 9 .476 1,655 336 166 13 10 .494 1,753 222 120 6 6 .541 1,349 399 231 14 20 .579 2,748 275 154 10 11 .560 1,623 380 199 11 18 .524 2,662 525 278 12 23 .529 3,455 346 220 8 18 .636 2,623 421 273 9 22 .648 3,549 380 250 9 15 .658 2,824 289 170 6 9 .588 2,053 283 143 11 17 .505 2,319 240 131 9 12 .546 1,896 300 148 7 8 .493 1,958 101 50 6 5 .495 715 125 60 7 5 .480 705 148 78 7 5 .527 864 79 44 6 2 .557 548 163 72 9 3 .442 1,157 201 101 10 5 .502 1,383 220 101 15 10 .459 1,599 186 87 10 7 .468 1,133 299 139 11 9 .465 1,819 299 142 15 11 .475 2,170 313 131 1 10 .418 1,675 163 84 12 7 .515 1,200 210 94 15 7 .448 1,413 206 80 15 5 .388 1,233 76 24 8 5 .316 438 148 76 10 7 .510 1,080 117 50 11 1 .427 646 107 44 9 2 .411 577 174 86 11 11 .494 1,217 119 60 6 2 .504 789 109 45 5 2 413 563 127 60 11 7 .472 872 147 61 9 5 .415 965 156 73 12 7 .467 1,039 174 97 10 10 .557 1,316 157 79 9 5 .500 956 75 39 9 7 .520 665 161 63 8 7 .391 1,058 175 81 12 15 .463 1,491 244 135 14 13 .553 2,012 175 65 14 2 .371 867 81 29 6 2 .258 418 214 94 16 5 .439 1,182 79 33 4 2 .418 410 83 34 6 4 .410 468 46 24 2 5 .522 491 72 42 7 6 .583 607 157 65 11 0 .414 599 231 102 22 3 .441 1,196 81 42 6 6 .519 439 71 40 4 9 .563 610 97 51 7 9 .526 810 95 42 8 10 .442 662 103 45 13 6 .437 836

career passing yards Rk. Player G Att Cmp Int TD Yards Pct YPG 1. Charlie Frye (‘01-04) 46 1,436 913 32 64 11,049 .636 240.2 2. James Washington (‘97-00) 43 931 471 33 38 6,699 .506 155.8 3. Luke Getsy (‘05-06) 25 905 477 23 41 6,117 .527 244.7 4. Chris Jacquemain (‘07-09) 23 385 674 24 31 4,371 .571 190.0 5. Mike Johnson (‘88-89) 22 598 281 26 20 3,989 .470 181.3 6. Vernon Stewart (‘83-86) 36 596 263 44 20 3,945 .441 109.6 7. Patrick Nicely (‘09-11) 29 614 308 20 18 3,358 .502 115.8 8. Don Zwisler (‘65-68) 27 501 229 34 20 3,297 .457 122.1

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career passing yards (continued) Rk. Player G Att 9. Mic Hutton (‘69-71) 29 439 10. Eric Schoch (‘71-73) 30 406 11. Jeff Sweitzer (‘88-91) 27 408 12. Marcel Weems (‘91-93) 27 387 13. John Stone (‘56-59) 30 395 season passing yards Rk. Player G 1. Charlie Frye (2003) 12 2. Luke Getsy (2005) 13 3. Charlie Frye (2002) 12 4. Chris Jacquemain (2008) 12 5. Luke Getsy (2006) 12 6. Charlie Frye (2004) 11 7. James Washington (2000) 11 8. Mike Johnson (1988) 11 9. Charlie Frye (2001) 11 10. Don Zwisler (1968) 10 11. James Washington (1998) 11 12. James Washington (1999) 11 13. Mike Johnson (1989) 11 14. Patrick Nicely (2010) 12 15. Andy Kubik (1987) 11 16. Clayton Moore (2011) 12 17. Chris Jacquemain (2007) 11 18. Jeff Sweitzer (1991) 11 19. Mic Hutton (1969) 10 20. Vernon Stewart (1985) 11

Cmp Int TD Yards Pct YPG 185 28 25 3,142 .421 108.3 215 28 22 2,937 .530 97.9 189 25 17 2,744 .463 101.6 184 20 8 2,736 .475 101.3 191 30 16 2,270 .484 75.7

Att Cmp Int TD Yards Pct YPG 421 273 9 22 3,549 .648 295.8 525 278 12 23 3,455 .529 265.8 380 250 9 15 2,824 .658 235.3 399 231 14 20 2,748 .579 229.0 380 119 11 18 2,662 .524 221.8 346 220 8 18 2,623 .636 238.5 283 143 11 17 2,319 .505 210.8 299 142 15 11 2,170 .475 197.3 289 170 6 9 2,053 .588 186.6 244 135 14 13 2,012 .553 201.2 300 148 7 8 1,958 .493 178.0 240 131 9 12 1,896 .546 172.4 299 139 11 9 1,819 .465 165.4 336 166 13 10 1,753 .494 146.1 313 131 13 10 1,675 .418 152.3 309 147 9 9 1,655 .476 137.9 275 154 10 11 1,623 .560 147.5 220 101 15 10 1,599 .459 145.6 175 81 12 15 1,419 .486 141.9 210 94 15 7 1,413 .448 128.5

Top single game passing totals Rk Yards Player (Att-Comp-Int-TD) Opponent 1. 455 Luke Getsy (59-34-0-4) vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 2. 436 Charlie Frye (43-26-0-3) vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 3. 416 Charlie Frye (34-27-0-2) at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 4. 413 Luke Getsy (50-30-1-1) vs. Northern Illinois, 12-1-05 5. 407 Charlie Frye (46-36-0-3) vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 6. 406 Luke Getsy (39-20-0-5) vs. Northern Illinois, 9-24-05 7. 399 Charlie Frye (44-31-1-2) vs. MTSU, 9-11-04 8. 389 Chris Jacquemain (41-23-1-4) at Western Mich., 10-6-07 9. 375 Luke Getsy (46-25-3-3) at Central Michigan, 9-16-06 10. 372 Charlie Frye (49-31-2-1) at Wisconsin, 9-6-03 11. 362 Charlie Frye (41-26-1-1) at Buffalo, 9-27-03 12. 348 Charlie Frye (46-29-0-2) vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-28-02 13. 347 Brian Magrell (40-25-2-1) at Ball State, 11-12-94 14. 344 Charlie Frye (37-29-2-2) at Eastern Michigan, 10-5-02 15. 339 Jeff Sweitzer (46-22-3-1) at Youngstown St., 9-29-90 16. 336 Charlie Frye (47-27-1-1) at Virginia, 9-21-02 17. 324 James Washington (28-12-2-3) vs. Northern Ill., 10-14-00 18. 322 Charlie Frye (45-28-2-3) vs. Marshall, 11-5-04 19. 319 Luke Getsy (43-23-3-2) at MTSU, 9-17-05 20. 318 Mike Johnson (43-18-2-1) at Eastern Illinois, 10-14-89 21. 313 Charlie Frye (33-21-0-2) vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 22. 312 Don Zwisler (33-22-1-3) at Youngstown St., 11-22-68 23. 309 Charlie Frye (31-21-0-2) at Miami (Ohio), 10-13-01 24. 308 Mic Hutton (26-15-2-3) vs. Youngstown St., 11-8-69 25. 307 Charlie Frye (38-27-0-1) vs. Central Florida, 10-18-03 307 Mic Hutton (28-15-1-3) at Butler, 9-15-69 307 Don Zwisler (26-15-1-2) vs. Baldwin-Wallace, 11-9-68 28. 304 James Washington (38-16-1-2) at Ohio, 10-17-98 29. 303 Charlie Frye (33-22-1-1) vs. Eastern Mich., 9-13-03 30. 301 Tom Boggs (29-17-1-4) at Ohio Wesleyan, 10-13-56 31. 295 Chris Jacquemain (20-38-0-2) vs. Buffallo, 11-13-08 32. 287 James Washington (24-32-2-3) vs. Buffalo, 11-11-00 33. 285 Luke Getsy (44-22-1-2) at Ball State, 11-5-05 285 Mic Hutton (17-13-0-4) vs. Ball State, 10-4-69 35. 284 James Washington (41-22-1-1) vs. Eastern Mich., 11-14-98 36. 283 Luke Getsy (44-25-0-2) at Purdue, 9-10-05 37. 278 Charlie Frye (41-29-0-0) at Central Florida, 10-26-02 38. 277 Charlie Frye (31-17-0-3) vs. Ohio, 11-15-03

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Opponent at Indiana State, 11-2-74 at Temple, 10-23-93 vs. Buffalo, 11-11-00; vs. Mount Union, 10-17-53 at Louisville, 10-24-87 at Northern Ill., 10-31-09 vs. Northern Ill., 10-14-00 vs. Tampa, 9-20-69 vs. Northern Ill., 9-24-05 at Purdue, 9-10-05 at Temple, 9-23-91 vs. Eastern Ky., 9-22-84 vs. Northern Ill., 9-24-05 vs. Buffalo, 11-9-06 vs. Northern Ill., 10-14-00 vs. Western Mich., 10-30-99 vs. BGSU, 11-2-96 vs. Ohio, 10-9-99 vs. YSU, 10-20-73 vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 at Central Mich., 9-2-95 vs. Memphis, 12-26-05; at Miami (Ohio), 10-13-01; at Ohio, 10-17-98; at Eastern Ky., 10-19-68 vs. Case Tech, 9-22-51 vs. BGSU, 10-16-99 at Northern Mich., 10-13-73 at Cincinnati, 10-7-06 vs. Eastern Mich., 9-21-85 at Western Ill., 9-9-78

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most pass completions - game Rk Comp Player Opponent 1. 36 Charlie Frye vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 2. 34 Luke Getsy vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 3. 31 Charlie Frye vs. Middle Tennessee St., 9-11-04 31 Charlie Frye at Wisconsin, 9-6-03 5. 30 Luke Getsy vs. Northern Illinois, 12-2-05 30 Luke Getsy vs. Central Michigan, 10-1-05 7. 29 Charlie Frye at Penn State, 9-4-04 29 Charlie Frye vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-28-02 29 Charlie Frye at Eastern Michigan, 10-5-02 29 Charlie Frye at Central Florida, 10-26-02 11. 28 Charlie Frye vs. Marshall, 11-5-04 12. 27 Charlie Frye at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 27 Charlie Frye vs. Central Florida, 10-18-03 27 Charlie Frye at Virginia, 9-21-02 15. 26 Chris Jacquemain vs. Cincinnati, 9-27-08 26 Charlie Frye vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 26 Charlie Frye at Buffalo, 9-27-03 18. 25 Clayton Moore vs. Central Michigan, 10-29-11 25 Luke Getsy at Central Michigan, 9-16-06 25 Luke Getsy at Purdue, 9-10-05 25 Brian Magrell at Ball State, 11-12-94 22. 24 Charlie Frye at Marshall, 10-27-01

longest pass plays Rk Yards Players 1. 92 Tom Kot to Greg Thurman 2. 87 Marcel Weems to Jeff Blakely 3. 85 James Washington to Jake Schifino 85 Marion Rossi to John Verdon 5. 84 Andy Kubik to Cornel Penland 6. 80 Alex Allen to Andre Jones 80 James Washington to Lavel Bailey 80 Mic Hutton to Jack Beidleman 9. 79 Luke Getsy to Dennis Kennedy 79 Brett Biggs to Jason Montgomery 79 Jeff Sweitzer to Harold Robinson 79 Vernon Stewart to Willie Davis 13. 78 Luke Getsy to Jason Montgomery 14. 77 Luke Getsy to David Harvey 15. 70 James Washington to Jake Schifino 16. 77 James Washington to Lavel Bailey 77 Greg Gromek to Devon Scott 18. 75 James Washington to Jake Schifino 75 Eric Schoch to Mac Thomas 20. 74 Charlie Frye to Brett Biggs 21. 73 Mike Junko to Lew Lawhorn 22. 72 Luke Getsy to Jabari Arthur 72 Charlie Frye to Matt Cherry 72 James Washington to Jake Schifino 72 Don Zwisler to Dan Ruff 72 John Cistone to Buster Rizzo 27. 71 James Washington to Lavel Bailey 71 Eric Schoch to Mac Thomas 29. 70 Luke Getsy to David Harvey 70 Vernon Stewart to Willie Davis 70 M. Bezbatchenko to Terry Cameron

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Opponent vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 vs. Central Michigan, 10-1-05 at Muskingum, 10-19-60 vs. Northern Illinois, 12-1-05 at Wisconsin, 9-6-03 at Virginia, 9-21-02 at Ohio, 11-16-06 at Central Michigan, 9-16-06 vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-28-02 at Youngstown State, 9-29-90 vs. Army, 10-22-05 vs. Marshall, 11-5-04 vs. Ball State, 9-13-08 at Ball State, 11-5-05 at Purdue, 9-10-05 vs. Middle Tennessee St., 9-11-04 at Youngstown State, 11-22-68 vs. Youngstown State, 10-24-59 at Middle Tennessee St., 9-17-05 vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 at Eastern Illinois, 10-14-89

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most pass attempts - game Rk Att Player 1. 59 Luke Getsy 2. 57 Luke Getsy 3. 51 Marco Burnette 4. 50 Luke Getsy 5. 49 Charlie Frye 6. 47 Charlie Frye 7. 46 Luke Getsy 46 Luke Getsy 46 Charlie Frye 46 Charlie Frye 46 Jeff Sweitzer 12. 45 Luke Getsy 45 Charlie Frye 14. 44 Chris Jacquemain 44 Luke Getsy 44 Luke Getsy 44 Charlie Frye 44 Don Zwisler 44 John Stone 20. 43 Luke Getsy 43 Charlie Frye 43 Mike Johnson

most pass completions - game (continued) Rk Comp Player Opponent 23. 23 Chris Jacquemain vs. Central Michigan, 11-23-07 23 Chris Jacquemain at Western Michigan, 10-6-07 23 Luke Getsy at Middle Tennessee St., 9-17-05 23 Charlie Frye at Miami (Ohio), 10-4-03 27. 22 Patrick Nicely at Bowling Green, 11-20-09 22 Chris Jacquemain at Wisconsin, 8-30-08 22 Luke Getsy at Penn State, 9-2-06 22 Luke Getsy vs. Ohio, 11-15-05 22 Luke Getsy at Ball State, 11-5-05 22 Charlie Frye vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-13-03 22 Charlie Frye vs. Central Michigan, 9-14-02 22 James Washington vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-14-98 22 Jeff Sweitzer at Youngstown State, 9-29-90 22 Don Zwisler at Youngstown State, 11-22-68 22 Marco Burnette at Muskingum, 10-19-60 36. 21 Chris Jacquemain at Ohio, 11-22-08 21 Chris Jacquemain at Kent State, 10-4-08 21 Chris Jacquemain vs. Ball State, 9-13-08 21 Luke Getsy at Ohio, 11-16-6 21 Luke Getsy vs. Army, 10-22-05 21 Charlie Frye vs. Ballâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;State, 10-23-04 21 Charlie Frye vs. Howard, 9-20-03 21 Charlie Frye at Iowa, 8-31-02 21 Charlie Frye at Ohio, 11-9-02 21 Charlie Frye at Miami (Ohio), 10-13-01 21 Charlie Frye vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-24-01

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Top single game passing totals (continued) Rk Yards Player (Att-Comp-Int-TD) Opponent 39. 272 Luke Getsy (20-13-0-4) vs. Buffalo, 11-9-06 272 Charlie Frye (37-24-1-1) at Marshall, 10-27-01 41. 270 Luke Getsy (32-22-1-1) vs. Ohio, 11-15-05 270 Luke Getsy (57-30-3-2) vs. Central Mich., 10-1-05 43. 269 Chris Jacquemain (21-44-4-1) vs. Ball State, 9-13-08 44. 264 Mike Johnson (34-17-0-0) at New Mexico, 9-24-88 45. 263 Greg Gromek (24-16-0-3) vs. Central Mich., 10-4-97 46. 261 Luke Getsy (38-19-0-2) at Kent State, 9-30-06 261 Patrick Nicely (34-19-1-2) vs. Kent State , 11-7-09 48. 260 Chris Jacquemain (20-26-1-3) at Syracuse, 9-6-08 49. 259 Patrick Nicely (32-22-2-0) at Bowling Green, 11-20-09 50. 258 Charlie Frye (42-23-2-2) at Miami (Ohio), 10-4-03 258 James Washington (32-20-0-0) at Ohio, 9-23-00 52. 254 Chris Jacquemain (26-40-1-1) vs. Cincinnati , 9-27-08 53. 253 Mike Johnson (31-15-1-1) vs. Central Mich., 9-17-88 54. 252 Eric Schoch (36-20-1-1) at Temple, 9-8-73 55. 251 Andy Kubik (41-19-2-1) at Central Mich., 9-15-87

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Receptions Game 15 by Jabari Arthur Season 86 by Jabari Arthur Career 184 by Jabari Arthur

at Western Mich., 10-6-07 2007 2004-07

yards gained Game 223 by Jabari Arthur (15 rec) 201 by Lavel Bailey (12 rec) Season 1,210 by Domenik Hixon (75 rec) Career 2,653 by Jabari Arthur (184 rec)

at Western Mich., 10-6-07 vs, Marshall, 9-5-98 2005 2004-07

highest average gain per reception Game (Min. 5) 39.0 by Dan Ruff (5 for 195) vs. Ball State, 10-4-69 Season (Min. 30) 22.9 by Dan Ruff (33 for 757) 1969 Career (Min. 75) 19.9 by Dan Ruff (127 for 2,531) 1967-70 touchdown receptions Game 4 by Dan Ruff 3 by several Season 11 by Dan Ruff 10 by Jabari Arthur 10 by David Harvey 10 by Dan Ruff 9 by Lavel Bailey Career 27 by Dan Ruff 21 by Lavel Bailey 17 by Jabari Arthur 15 by Mac Thomas

vs. Ball State, 1969 (last by Jabari Arthur at Western Mich., 10-6-07) 1968 2007 2006 1969 1999 1967-70 1997-2000 2004-07 1970-73

most receptions by a running back Game 10 by DeShawn Brown at Ball State, 11-12-94 Season 65 by Brett Biggs 2005 39 by Dennis Kennedy 2006 38 by Brandon Payne 2002 Career 97 by Brett Biggs 2004-05 93 by Dennis Kennedy 2004-08 87 by Brandon Payne 1999-2002 year-by-year leaders Year Player G No. Yards 2011 Keith Sconiers 12 47 639 2010 Jeremy LaFrance 10 43 534 2009 Andre Jones 7 33 553 2008 Deryn Bowser 12 64 785 2007 Jabari Arthur 12 86 1,171 2006 David Harvey 12 43 914 2005 Domenik Hixon 13 75 1,210 2004 Domenik Hixon 11 66 882 2003 Matt Cherry 12 66 904 2002 Miquel Irvin 12 53 535 2001 Matt Cherry 11 48 630 2000 Lavel Bailey 11 44 876 1999 Lavel Bailey 11 42 941 1998 Lavel Bailey 11 41 558 1997 Willie Spencer 11 43 521 1996 Devon Scott 11 30 399 1995 Eddie Alford 9 46 591 1994 DeShawn Brown 11 20 255 1993 Kenny Chapman 10 31 636 1992 Kenny Chapman 11 36 581 1991 Harold Robinson 11 37 779 1990 Bradford Jones 11 17 221 1989 Leonard Thomas 11 28 359 1988 Leonard Thomas 11 44 654 1987 Kurt Latell 11 35 466 1986 Chris Kelley 11 31 480 1985 Willie Davis 11 52 814 1984 Willie Davis 11 51 878 1983 Rick Bailey 11 33 536

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YPC 13.6 12.4 16.8 12.3 13.6 21.3 16.1 13.4 13.7 10.1 13.1 19.9 22.4 13.6 12.1 13.3 11.8 12.8 20.5 16.1 21.1 13.0 12.8 14.9 13.3 15.5 15.6 17.2 16.2

TD RPG 5 53.2 6 4.3 4 4.7 4 5.3 10 7.2 10 3.8 8 5.8 6 6.0 4 5.5 1 4.4 3 4.4 8 4.4 9 3.8 1 3.7 2 3.9 1 2.7 3 5.1 1 1.8 4 3.1 1 3.3 3 3.4 1 1.5 2 2.5 5 4.0 1 3.2 4 2.8 5 4.7 2 4.6 5 3.0

year-by-year leaders (continued) Year Player G No. 1982 Rick Bailey 11 33 1981 James White 10 26 1980 Pat Snow 11 29 1979 James White 11 38 1978 James White 11 25 1977 Ron Fuller 11 20 1976 Glenn Evans 10 29 1975 Glenn Evans 11 32 1974 Ron Fuller 10 26 1973 Mac Thomas 11 37 1972 Mac Thomas 9 28 1971 Mac Thomas 10 31 1970 Dan Ruff 10 37 1969 Dan Ruff 10 33 1968 Dan Ruff 10 52 1967 Jerry Malizia 9 13 1966 Tom Flaherty 9 11 1965 Craig Hartz 9 26 1964 Ray Glinsky 9 31 1963 Ray Glinsky 9 26 1962 Ray Glinsky 9 17 1961 Tom Adolph 8 13 1960 Jim Lupori 9 39 1959 Bruce Mackey 9 22 1958 John Rainey 9 15 1957 John Rainey 9 12 1956 Gene White 9 15 1955 Gene White 8 15 1954 John Verdon 8 30

Yards 555 371 392 489 312 350 393 458 406 713 428 597 676 757 1,041 268 139 241 446 562 211 313 422 287 155 206 238 186 468

career receptions leaders Rk Player G No. 1. Jabari Arthur (2004-07) 45 184 2. Matt Cherry (2000-03) 41 149 3. Domenik Hixon (2002-05) 24 141 4. Lavel Bailey (1997-2000) 44 138 5. Jake Schifino (1998-2001) 42 131 6. Dan Ruff (1967-70) 37 127 7. James White (1977-81) 35 106 8. Willie Davis (1983-85) 31 104 9. Miquel Irvin (2002-03) 24 103 10. Brett Biggs (2004-05) 24 97 11. Mac Thomas (1970-73) 35 96 12. Dennis Kennedy (2005-08) 46 93 13. Nick Sparks (2001-03) 28 90 14. Brandon Payne (1999-02) 39 87 Ron Fuller (1974-77) 45 87 16. Jeremy LaFrance (2009-10) 22 86 Jack Beidleman (1967-70) 38 86 Career receiving yards leaders Rk Player G No 1. Jabari Arthur (2004-07) 45 184 2. Lavel Bailey (1997-2000) 44 138 3. Dan Ruff (1967-70) 37 127 4. Domenik Hixon (2002-05) 24 141 5. Matt Cherry (2000-03) 41 149 6. Jake Schifino (1998-2001) 42 131 7. Mac Thomas (1970-73) 35 96 8. Willie Davis (1983-85) 31 104 9. Ron Fuller (1974-77) 45 87 10. Jack Beidleman (1967-70) 38 86

YPC 16.8 14.3 13.5 12.9 12.5 17.5 13.6 14.3 15.6 19.3 15.3 19.2 18.3 22.9 20.0 20.6 12.6 9.3 14.3 21.6 12.4 24.1 10.8 13.0 10.3 17.2 15.9 12.4 15.6

TD RPG 2 3.0 0 2.6 3 2.6 5 3.5 1 2.3 1 1.8 4 2.9 2 2.9 2 2.4 6 3.4 2 3.1 7 3.1 5 3.7 10 3.3 11 5.2 1 1.4 0 1.2 1 2.9 2 3.4 4 2.9 2 1.9 2 1.6 1 4.3 1 2.4 1 1.7 4 1.3 2 1.7 2 1.9 1 3.8

Yards 2,653 1,997 2,092 2,577 1,986 2,531 1,367 1,718 1,123 956 1,738 745 1,217 780 1,531 1,057 1,414

YPC TD RPG 14.4 17 4.1 13.4 10 3.6 14.8 14 5.9 18.7 21 3.1 15.2 10 3.1 19.9 27 3.4 12.9 6 3.0 16.5 7 3.4 10.9 4 4.3 9.8 6 4.0 18.1 15 2.7 8.0 2 2.0 13.5 5 3.2 9.0 6 1.9 17.6 6 1.9 12.3 8 3.9 16.4 7 2.3

Yards 2,653 2,577 2,531 2,092 1,997 1,986 1,738 1,718 1,531 1,414

YPC 14.4 18.7 19.9 14.8 13.4 15.2 18.1 16.5 17.6 16.4

TD RPG 17 4.1 21 3.1 27 3.4 14 5.9 10 3.6 10 3.1 15 2.7 7 3.4 6 1.9 7 2.3

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YPC 16.1 13.6 20.0 22.4 21.3 13.7 13.4 17.2 19.9 15.6

TD RPG 8 5.8 10 7.2 11 5.2 9 3.8 10 3.6 4 5.5 6 6.0 2 4.6 8 4.0 5 4.7

G 13 12 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 11

No 75 86 52 42 43 66 66 51 44 52

Yards 1,210 1,171 1,041 941 914 904 882 878 876 814

Opponent at Central Michigan, 10-6-07 vs. Marshall, 11-5-04 at Kent State, 9-1-84 at Muskingum, 10-29-60 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-28-02 vs. Marshall, 9-5-98 vs. Central Michigan, 10-29-11 vs. Army, 9-1-07 at Miami (Ohio), 10-13-01 at Western Michigan, 10-7-95 at Austin Peay, 11-23-85 vs. Indiana State, 9-29-79 at Temple, 9-22-73 vs. Central Mich., 10-1-05 vs. MTSU., 9-11-04 vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 at Ball State, 11-12-94

all-time 100-yard games Rk. Yards Player (Rec.) 1. 223 Jabari Arthur (15) 2. 201 Willie Davis (13) 3. 195 Dan Ruff (5) 4. 192 Domenik Hixon (13) 5. 189 Matt Cherry (11)

Opponent at Western Michigan, 10-6-07 at Kent State, 9-1-84 vs. Ball State, 10-4-69 vs. Marshall, 11-5-04 at Miami (Ohio), 10-13-01

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Single Game receptions leaders Rk. Rec. Player 1. 15 Jabari Arthur 2. 13 Domenik Hixon 13 Willie Davis 13 Jim Lupori 5. 12 Matt Cherry 12 Lavel Bailey 7. 11 Marquel Suel 11 Jabari Arthur 11 Matt Cherry 11 Eddie Alford 11 Willie Davis 11 James White 11 Bob Clayton 14. 10 Domenik Hixon 10 Jason Montgomery 10 Miquel Irvin 10 DeShawn Brown

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season receiving yards Rk. Player 1. Domenik Hixon (2005) 2. Jabari Arthur (2007) 3. Dan Ruff (1968) 4. Lavel Bailey (1999) 5. David Harvey (2006) 6. Matt Cherry (2003) 7. Domenik Hixon (2004) 8. Willie Davis (1984) 9. Lavel Bailey (2000) 10. Willie Davis (1985)

all-time 100-yard games (continued) Rk. Yards Player (Rec.) Opponent 6. 184 Harold Robinson (8) at Temple, 11-23-91 7. 180 Jabari Arthur (8) vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 180 Dan Ruff (7) vs. Youngstown St., 11-8-69 9. 169 Domenik Hixon (9) at Middle Tennessee, 9-17-05 10. 165 Willie Davis (13) at Kent State, 9-1-84 11. 163 Dan Ruff (6) at Butler, 9-15-69 12. 160 Harold Robinson (8) at East Carolina, 10-5-91 13. 156 Lavel Bailey (4) vs. Northern Illinois, 10-14-00 156 Jerry Malizia (4) at Temple, 11-18-67 15. 155 Lew Lawhorn (7) at Virginia Tech, 10-14-95 16. 154 Keith Sconiers (8) vs. VMI, 9-24-11 154 Andre Jones (6) at Northern Illinois, 10-31-09 154 Matt Cherry (12) vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-28-02 154 DeShawn Brown (10) at Ball State, 11-12-94 20. 153 Lavel Bailey (4) at Miami (Ohio), 11-6-99 21. 151 Willie Davis (11) at Austin Peay, 11-23-85 22. 150 Matt Cherry (7) vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 23. 149 Dan Ruff (7) vs. Illinois State, 11-2-68 24. 148 Dan Ruff (7) at Youngstown St., 11-22-68 25. 147 Glenn Evans (7) vs. Morehead State, 9-18-76 26. 146 Cornel Penland (5) at Louisville, 10-24-87 27. 145 Lavel Bailey (4) vs. Western Mich., 10-30-99 145 Ray Glinsky (4) at Wooster, 10-19-63 29. 144 Domenik Hixon (8) vs. Northern Illinois, 12-1-05 30. 143 David Harvey (6) vs. Buffalo, 11-9-06 143 Lavel Bailey (7) at Navy, 10-23-99 32. 142 Nick Sparks (7) at Miami (Ohio), 10-4-03 33. 141 Eddie Alford (9) vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-2-95 34. 138 Domenik Hixon (10) vs. Central Michigan, 10-1-05 35. 137 Keith Sconiers (7) vs. Cincinnati, 9-17-11 137 Jabari Arthur (8) at Central Michigan, 9-16-06 137 Nick Sparks (8) at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 137 Kenny Chapman (6) vs. Kent State, 9-11-93 39. 136 Jake Schifino (4) vs. Buffalo, 11-11-00 136 Leonard Thomas (9) at Northern Illinois, 9-3-88 136 Willie Davis (6) at Bowling Green, 9-28-85 136 Ron Fuller (9) at Marshall, 10-20-76 43. 135 Eddie Alford (11) at Western Michigan, 10-7-95 44. 134 Rick Bailey (5) at Youngstown State, 9-4-82 134 Glenn Evans (8) vs. Temple, 10-18-75 46. 133 David Harvey (5) at Central Michigan, 9-16-06 133 Jeff Blakely (3) at Temple, 10-23-93 48. 131 Matt Cherry (8) at Buffalo, 9-27-03 131 Lavel Bailey (6) vs. Central Florida, 9-16-00 50. 130 Wayne Sovlansky (6) vs. Butler, 9-19-70 51. 129 Jabari Arthur (8) vs. Ohio, 11-7-07 129 Harold Robinson (3) at Rutgers, 10-27-90 53. 128 David Harvey (3) at North Carolina St., 9-9-06 54. 127 Brett Biggs (5) vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 127 Mac Thomas (8) at Temple, 9-22-73 56. 126 J. LaFrance (8) vs Kent State, 11-7-09 126 Jim Lupori (13) at Muskingum, 10-29-60 58. 125 Jabari Arthur (11) vs. Army, 9-1-07 125 Jason Montgomery (7) vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 125 John Verdon (5) vs. Denison, 10-23-54 61. 124 Lavel Bailey (8) vs. Eastern Mich., 11-14-98 124 Kenny Chapman (3) vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-6-93 63. 123 Jake Schifino (3) vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-30-00 123 Kenny Chapman (7) at Western Michigan, 9-18-93 123 Joe Richardson (3) at Ohio Wesleyan, 10-6-62 66. 122 Lavel Bailey (5) at Eastern Michigan, 9-25-99 122 Devon Scott (5) vs. Bowling Green, 11-2-96 122 Dan Ruff (6) at Indiana State, 11-2-74 69. 121 Lavern Bass (6) vs. Temple, 11-7-92 70. 120 Bob Smith (7) at Western Michigan, 9-5-87 71. 119 Jalil Carter (7) vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-17-10 119 Jack Beidleman (5) vs. Youngstown St., 11-8-69 73. 118 Jabari Arthur (7) at Indiana, 9-15-07 118 Domenik Hixon (9) vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04

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TD RPG 10 7.2 8 5.8 6 6.0 4 5.5 4 5.0 4 5.3 4 4.8 1 4.4 5 4.7 11 5.2 2 4.6 3 4.2 7 3.7 3 4.4 5 3.9 7 4.3 3 5.1 4 3.8 8 4.0 5 4.0 10 3.6 2 3.9 2 3.9 6 4.3 4 3.8 4 3.8 9 3.8 1 3.7

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YPC 13.6 16.1 13.4 13.7 8.2 12.3 13.0 10.1 15.6 20.0 17.2 11.8 14.6 13.1 13.6 14.4 11.8 16.2 19.9 14.9 21.3 12.1 12.1 12.4 11.1 18.5 22.4 13.6

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Season Receptions Leader Rk. Player G No Yards 1. Jabari Arthur (2007) 12 86 1,171 2. Domenik Hixon (2005) 13 75 1,210 3. Domenik Hixon (2004) 11 66 882 Matt Cherry (2003) 12 66 904 5. Brett Biggs (2005) 13 65 535 6. Deryn Bowser (2008) 12 64 785 7. Nick Sparks (2003) 12 57 740 8. Miquel Irvin (2002) 12 53 535 9. Willie Davis (1985) 11 52 814 Dan Ruff (1968) 10 52 1,041 11. Willie Davis (1984) 11 51 878 12. Miquel Irvin (2003) 12 50 588 13. Jason Montgomery (2005) 12 48 702 Matt Cherry (2001) 11 48 630 15. Keith Sconiers (2011) 12 47 639 Andre Jones (2008) 11 47 678 17. Eddie Alford (1995) 9 46 591 18. Jabari Arthur (2006) 12 45 730 19. Lavel Bailey (2000) 11 44 876 Leonard Thomas (1988) 11 44 654 21. David Harvey (2006) 12 43 914 Willie Spencer (1997) 11 43 521 Jeremy LaFrance (2009) 12 43 520 Jeremy LaFrance (2010) 10 43 534 25. Jason Montgomery 11 42 466 Jake Schifino (2000) 11 42 778 Lavel Bailey (1999) 11 42 941 28. Lavel Bailey (1998) 11 41 558

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individual receiving | Individual total offense all-time 100-yard games (continued) Rk. Yards Player (Rec.) Opponent 118 Jason Montgomery (10) vs. MTSU, 9-11-04 76. 117 Deryn Bowser (8) vs. Ball State, 9-13-08 77. 116 Domenik Hixon (7) vs. MTSU, 9-11-04 116 Tom Flaherty (7) vs. Butler, 11-6-65 79. 115 Matt Cherry (8) at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 115 Miquel Irvin (6) vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-23-03 115 Joe Little (6) at Youngstown State, 9-29-90 115 Greg Thurman (3) at Indiana State, 11-2-74 83. 114 Andre Jones (8) at Bowling Green , 11-20-09 114 Andre Jones (5) at Eastern Mich., 10-18-08 114 Willie Davis (9) vs. Morehead State, 10-13-84 86. 113 Harold Robinson (5) vs. Illinois State, 9-14-91 113 Jack Beidleman (7) vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-5-68 88. 112 Marquelo Suel (11) vs. Central Michigan, 10-29-11 112 Lavel Bailey (5) vs. Bowling Green, 10-16-99 112 Kenny Chapman (6) vs. Youngstown St., 11-14-92 91. 111 Jabari Arthur (8) vs. Central Mich., 11-23-07 111 Lavel Bailey (5) vs. Buffalo, 11-11-00 111 Rick Bailey (3) vs. Youngstown St., 11-5-83 111 Bob Clayton (11) at Temple, 9-22-73 95. 109 Jalil Carter (5) vs. Buffalo, 11-26-10 109 Matt Cherry (7) at Connecticut, 10-25-03 97. 108 Lavel Bailey (6) at Bowling Green, 10-7-00 98. 107 Matt Cherry (5) vs. Central Michigan, 9-14-02 107 Harold Robinson (6) at Central Michigan, 9-21-91 107 Tom Adolph (8) at Wittenberg, 11-14-59 101. 106 Willie Spencer (8) at Marshall, 10-11-97 102. 104 Domenik Hixon (6) vs. Northern Illinois, 9-24-05 104 Miquel Irvin (7) at Eastern Mich., 10-05-02 104. 103 Jeff Blakely (3) vs. Kent State, 9-11-93 105. 102 Willie Spencer (5) vs. Central Michigan, 10-4-97 106. 101 Jabari Arthur (4) vs. Bowling Green, 11-4-06 101 Miquel Irvin (10) vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 108. 100 Andre Jones (5) at Army, 9-20-08

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most plays Game 64 by Luke Getsy (438 yards) Season 581 by Luke Getsy (3,426 yards) Career 1,711 by Charlie Frye (11,478 yards)

vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 2005 2001-04

PLays per game Season 44.7 by Luke Getsy (581,13 games) 2005 44.3 by Charlie Frye (532, 12 games) 2003 Career 40.8 by Luke Getsy (1,019, 25 games) 2005-06 37.1 by Charlie Frye (1,711, 46 games) 2001-04 37.0 by Mike Johnson (814 , 22 games) 1988-89 yards gained Quarter 239 by Luke Getsy vs. Northern Illinois, 12-1-05 (4th, 15 rushing, 224 passing) 231 by Luke Getsy vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 (4th, 1 rushing, 231 passing) 192 by Charlie Frye at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 (2nd, 6 rushing, 186 passing) 186 by Eric Schoch at Temple, 9-8-73 (4th, 0 rushing, 186 passing) Half 338 by Luke Getsy vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 (2nd, 1 rushing, 337 passing) 287 by Luke Getsy vs. Northern Illinois, 12-1-05 (2nd, 2 rushing, 285 passing) 278 by Charlie Frye at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 (1st, 15 rushing, 263 passing) 273 by Chris Jaquemain at Western Michigan, 10-6-07 (1st, 1 rushing, 272 passing) 268 by Charlie Frye vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 (1st, -4 rushing, 272 passing) Game 460 by Charlie Frye at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 (44 rushing 416 passing)

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Season 3,837 by Charlie Frye 2003 (288 rushing 3,549 passing) Career 11,478 by Charlie Frye 2001-04 (429 rushing, 11,049 passing) yards gained per game Season 319.8 by Charlie Frye (3,837 in 12 games) 245.8 by Charlie Frye (2,949 in 12 games) Career 249.5 by Charlie Frye (11,478 in 46 games)

2003 2002 2001-04

yards gained in consecutive games 2 Games 858 by Luke Getsy 2005 (420 vs. Northern Illinois, 438 vs. Memphis) 786 by Charlie Frye 2003 (460 at Central Michigan, 326 vs. Ohio) 3 Games 1,170 by Charlie Frye 2003 (384 vs. UCF, 460 at Central Michigan, 326 vs. Ohio) 4 Games 1,449 by Charlie Frye 2003 (279 at Miami (Ohio), 384 vs. UCF, 460 at Central Mich., 326 vs. Ohio) td responsibility (by rushing and passing) Game 5 by Luke Getsy (all passing) vs. Northern Illinois, 9-24-05 5 by Bobby Hendry (all rushing) vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 5 by Terry Cameron (all rushing) vs. Northern Iowa, 11-18-78 Season 29 by Charlie Frye (rushed 7, passed 22) 2003 Career 83 by Charlie Frye (rushed 19, passed 64) 2001-04 year-by-year leaders Year Player, Position 2011 Clayton Moore, QB 2010 Patrick Nicely, QB 2009 Patrick Nicely, QB 2008 Chris Jacquemain, QB 2007 Chris Jacquemain, QB 2006 Luke Getsy, QB 2005 Luke Getsy, QB 2004 Charlie Frye, QB 2003 Charlie Frye, QB 2002 Charlie Frye, QB 2001 Charlie Frye, QB 2000 James Washington, QB 1999 James Washington, QB 1998 James Washington, QB 1997 Greg Lomax, RB 1996 Yasin Reeder, RB 1995 Mike Junko, QB 1994 Brian Magrell, QB 1993 Marcel Weems, QB 1992 Marcel Weems, QB 1991 Jeff Sweitzer, QB 1990 Jeff Sweitzer, QB 1989 Mike Johnson, QB 1988 Mike Johnson, QB 1987 Andy Kubik, QB 1986 Mike Clark, RB 1985 Vernon Stewart, QB 1984 Vernon Stewart, QB 1983 James Black, RB 1982 James Black, RB 1981 Dennis Brumfield, RB 1980 Dennis Brumfield, RB 1979 Paul Winters, RB 1978 Paul Winters, RB 1977 Rick Beeman, QB 1976 Marty Bezbatchenko, QB 1975 Tom Kot, QB 1974 Tom Kot, QB 1973 Eric Schoch, QB 1972 Eric Schoch, QB 1971 Eric Schoch, QB

Plays 400 397 264 454 323 438 581 446 532 482 351 335 322 386 127 168 188 98 316 382 326 255 412 402 370 245 289 266 351 306 273 254 318 177 168 200 205 210 297 286 177

Pass 1,655 1,753 1,349 2,748 1,623 2,662 3,455 2,623 3,549 2,824 2,053 2,319 1,896 1,958 0 0 864 548 1,157 1,383 1,599 1,133 1,819 2,170 1,675 0 1,413 1,233 0 0 0 0 0 0 563 872 965 1,039 1,316 956 665

Rush 132 -125 46 46 -44 -142 -29 -6 288 125 22 99 40 114 835 781 -89 65 298 754 420 322 398 262 20 1,786 312 128 1,568 1,188 1,041 1,000 1,298 806 -12 172 12 94 468 361 405

Yards 1,787 1,628 1,395 2,794 1,579 2,520 3,426 2,617 3,837 2,949 2,075 2,418 1,936 2,072 835 781 775 613 1,455 2,137 2,019 1,455 2,217 2,432 1,695 1,786 1,725 1,361 1,568 1,188 1,041 1,000 1,298 806 551 1,044 977 1,133 1,784 1,317 1,070

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Individual Total Offense Rush 185 -57 137 14 926 92 34 766 747 371 599 -47 650 651 -36 792 - 1

Yards 1,243 1,434 2,149 881 926 1,274 444 766 738 978 580 1,149 662 651 774 792 835

Plays 532 581 482 454 446 438 402 335 412 310 382 351 386 326 322 245 297 289 397 323

Pass 3,549 3,455 2,824 2,748 2,623 2,662 2,170 2,319 1,819 2,012 1,383 2,053 1,958 1,599 1,896 0 1,316 1,413 1,753 1,623

Rush Tot Yds YPG 288 3,837 319.8 -29 3,426 263.5 125 2,949 245.8 46 2,794 232.8 -6 2,617 237.9 -142 2,520 210.0 262 2,432 221.1 99 2,418 219.8 398 2,217 201.5 137 2,149 214.9 754 2,137 194.3 22 2,075 188.6 114 2,072 188.4 420 2,019 183.5 40 1,936 176.0 1,786 1,786 162.4 468 1,784 162.2 312 1,725 156.8 -125 1,628 -44 1,579 143.5

Rush Tot Yds YPG 1,568 1,568 142.5 352 1,552 141.1 298 1,455 161.7 322 1,455 181.9 -57 1,434 143.4

TOP SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES Rk. Yards Player Opponent 1. 460 Charlie Frye (44 plays, 416+44) at Central Mich., 11-8-03 2. 438 Luke Getsy (64 plays, 455+(-17) vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 3. 420 Luke Getsy (58 plays, 413+7) vs. Northern Ill., 12-1-05 4. 415 Charlie Frye (57 plays, 399+16) vs. MTSU, 9-11-04 5. 414 Charlie Frye (46 plays, 407+7) vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 6. 406 Luke Getsy (39 plays, 406+0) vs. Northern Ill., 9-24-05 7. 402 Chris Jacquemain (49 plays, 389+13) at Western Mich., 10-6-07 8. 396 Charlie Frye (56 plays, 436+-40) vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 9. 384 Charlie Frye (39 plays, 307+77) vs. Central Fla., 10-18-03 10. 377 Brian Magrell (46 plays, 347+30) at Ball State, 11-12-94 11. 374 Charlie Frye (37 plays, 344+30) at Eastern Mich., 10-5-02 12. 364 Charlie Frye (30 plays, 362+2) at Buffalo, 9-27-03 13. 361 Luke Getsy (50 plays, 375-14) at Central Mich., 9-16-06 14. 359 Charlie Frye (59 plays, 322+37) vs. Marshall, 11-5-04 15. 352 Charlie Frye (38 plays, 372-20) at Wisconsin, 9-6-03 16. 345 Charlie Frye (42 plays, 348-3) vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-28-02 17. 341 Charlie Frye (31 plays, 303+38) vs. Eastern Mich., 9-13-03 18. 340 Mike Johnson (55 plays, 318+12) at Eastern Ill., 10-14-89 19. 333 James Washington (34 plays, 324 + 9) vs. Northern Ill., 10-14-00 20. 329 Luke Getsy (48 plays, 319+10) at MTSU, 9-17-05 21. 327 Charlie Frye (29 plays, 313+14) vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 22. 326 Charlie Frye (27 plays, 277+49) vs. Ohio, 11-15-03 23. 325 Carlton Jackson (55 plays, 92+133) at BGSU, 11-2-07 325 Don Zwisler (35 plays, 307+18) vs. Baldwin-Wall. 11-9-68 25. 322 Chris Jacquemain (44 plays, 294+46) vs. Buffalo, 11-13-08 322 Jeff Sweitzer (53 plays, 339-17) at YSU, 9-29-90 27. 308 Mic Hutton (32 plays, 307+1) at Butler, 9-15-69 28. 303 Charlie Frye (43 plays, 278+25) vs. UCF, 10-26-02 29. 302 Charlie Frye (24 plays, 309-7) at Miami (Ohio), 10-13-01 MOST PLAYS SINGLE GAME 1. 64 Luke Getsy 2. 61 Luke Getsy 3. 59 Charlie Frye 59 Charlie Frye 5. 58 Luke Getsy 58 Charlie Frye 7. 57 Charlie Frye 8. 56 Charlie Frye 56 Charlie Frye 56 Charlie Frye 11. 55 Carlton Jackson 55 Charlie Frye 55 Mike Johnson 14. 54 Marco Burnette 15. 53 Jeff Sweitzer 16. 52 James Black 17. 51 Luke Getsy 51 Charlie Frye 51 Charlie Frye 20. 50 Luke Getsy 50 Luke Getsy 50 Charlie Frye 50 James Washington 50 James Washington 50 Don Zwisler

vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 vs. Central Mich., 10-1-05 vs. Marshall, 11-5-04 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9-28-02 vs. Northern Illinois, 12-1-05 at Virginia, 9-21-02 vs. MTSU, 9-11-05 vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-20-04 at Wisconsin, 9-6-03 vs. Kent State, 8-28-03 at Bowling Green, 11-2-07 at Central Florida, 10-26-02 at Eastern Illinois, 10-14-89 at Muskingum, 10-29-60 at Youngstown St., 9-29-90 at Austin Peay, 11-19-83 at Penn State, 9-2-06 at Central Michigan, 11-8-03 at Miami (Ohio), 10-4-03 at Central Michigan, 9-16-06 vs. Army, 10-22-05 vs. Central Florida, 10-18-03 vs. Eastern Mich., 11-14-98 at Ohio, 10-17-98 at Youngstown St., 11-22-68

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Pass 0 1,200 1,157 1,133 1,491

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SEASON TOTAL YARDS Rk. Player, Position 1. Charlie Frye, QB (2003) 2. Luke Getsy, QB (2005) 3. Charlie Frye, QB (2002) 4. Chris Jacquemain, QB (2008) 5. Charlie Frye, QB (2004) 6. Luke Getsy, QB (2006) 7. Mike Johnson, QB (1988) 8. James Washington, QB (2000) 9. Mike Johnson, QB (1989) 10. Don Zwisler, QB (1968) 11. Marcel Weems, QB (1992) 12. Charlie Frye, QB (2001) 13. James Washington, QB (1998) 14. Jeff Sweitzer, QB (1991) 15. James Washington, QB (1999) 16. Mike Clark, TB (1986) 17. Eric Schoch, QB (1973) 18. Vernon Stewart, QB (1985) 19. Patrick Nicely, QB (2010) 20. Chris Jacquemain, QB (2007)

Plays 351 266 316 255 231

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CAREER TOTAL YARDS LEADERS Rk. Player, Position G Plays Pass Rush Tot Yds YPG 1. Charlie Frye, QB (2001-04) 46 1,711 11,049 429 11,478 249.5 2. James Washington, QB (97-2000) 43 1,192 6,699 325 7,024 163.3 3. Luke Getsy, QB (2005-06) 25 1,019 6,117 -171 5,946 263.5 4. Vernon Stewart, QB (1983-86) 36 851 3,945 790 4,735 131.5 5. Mike Johnson, QB (1988-89) 22 814 3,989 660 4,649 211.3 6. Chris Jacquemain, QB (2007-09) 23 597 4,371 2 4,373 190.1 7. Mike Clark, TB (1984-86) 32 804 0 4,257 4,257 133.0 8. Eric Schoch, QB (1971-73) 30 760 2,937 1,234 4,171 139.0 9. Marcel Weems, QB (1991-93) 27 741 2,736 1,130 3,866 143.2 10. Don Zwisler, QB (1965-68) 27 690 3,297 268 3,565 132.0 11. Mic Hutton, QB (1969-71) 29 629 3,142 352 3,494 120.5 12. Jeff Sweitzer, QB (1988-91) 27 586 2,744 742 3,486 129.1 13. Patrick Nicely, QB (2009-11) 29 700 3,358 -89 3,269 112.7 14. James Black, TB (1980-83) 31 731 0 3,054 3,054 98.5 15. Jack Beidleman, HB (1967-70) 38 561 0 3,032 3,032 79.8 16. Brandon Payne, RB (1999-02) 39 626 0 2,861 2,861 73.4 17. Bobby Hendry, RB (2000-03) 41 603 0 2,847 2,847 69.4 Billy Mills, HB (1973-76) 42 642 0 2,847 2,847 67.8 19. Paul Winters, HB (1977-79) 29 594 0 2,613 2,613 90.1 20. Dennis Brumfield, TB (1979-81) 31 625 0 2,314 2,314 74.6 21. John Stone, QB (1956-59) 30 458 2,270 -85 2,185 72.8 22. Tom Kot, QB (1974-75) 21 415 2,004 106 2,110 100.5 23. Brett Biggs, RB (2004-05) 24 469 0 2,101 2,101 87.5 24. Joe Mackey, QB (1960-62) 16 363 1,473 572 2,045 127.8 25. Tom Wilhelm, FB (1972-75) 33 438 33 2,003 2,036 61.7 26. Mike Martin, QB (1964-66) 21 445 1,866 138 2,004 95.4

SEASON TOTAL YARDS (continued) Rk. Player, Position G 21. James Black, TB (1983) 11 22. Vernon Stewart, QB (1986) 11 23. Marcel Weems, QB (1993) 9 Jeff Sweitzer, QB (1990) 8 25. Mic Hutton, QB (1969) 10

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Pass 1,058 1,491 2,012 867 0 1,182 410 0 491 607 -19 1,196 12 0 810 0 836

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year-by-year leaders (continued) Year Player, Position Plays 1970 Mic Hutton, QB 224 1969 Mic Hutton, QB 231 1968 Don Zwisler, QB 310 1967 Don Zwisler, QB 238 1966 Ron Tyson, RB 215 1965 Mike Martin, QB 264 1964 Mike Martin, QB 108 1963 John Lahoski, RB 159 1962 Joe Mackey, QB 107 1961 Joe Mackey, QB 172 1960 Marco Burnette, QB 196 1959 John Stone, QB 251 1958 Art Bailey, RB 158 1957 Art Bailey, RB 133 1956 Tom Boggs, QB 143 1955 Ben Kimbrough, HB 78 1954 Marion Rossi, QB 59

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PUNT AND KICK RETURNING

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 85 Domenik Hixon vs. Ball State, 10-23-04 80 Frank Zazula (15) and Dick Miller (65) at Toledo, 10-16-37 76 Matt Cherry vs. Cal Poly, 10-11-03 75 Pat Coughenour (1)/Mike Hatch (74) vs. Western Ill., 9-25-71 74 Matt Cherry at Buffalo, 11-10-01 MOST YARDS ON PUNT RETURNS Game 133 by Jeff Sweitzer (4 att) vs. Northern Arizona, 11-4-89 Season 305 by Matt Cherry (23 att) 2003 Career 535 by Pat Snow (75 returns) 1978-81 HIGHEST AVERAGE GAIN PER RETURN Game (Min. 3) 39.0 by Domenik Hixon (3 for 117) vs. Ball State, 10-23-04 33.2 by Jeff Sweitzer (4 for 133) vs. Northern Arizona, 11-4-89 Season (Min. 10) 17.2 by Domenik Hixon (16 for 275) 2004 16.3 by Matt Cherry (10 for 163) 2001 16.3 by Jeff Sweitzer (10 for 163) 1989 Career (Min. 30) 13.3 by Matt Cherry (39 for 520) 2000-03 MOST PUNT RETURNS Game 9 by Jeff Sweitzer (105 yds) vs. New Mexico St., 11-5-88 Season 34 by Brian Moran (275 yards) 1985 Career 75 by Pat Snow (535 yards) 1978-81 MOST PUNT RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWNS Game 2 by Jeff Sweitzer vs. Northern Arizona, 11-4-89 Season 2 by Matt Cherry 2003 2 by Jeff Sweitzer 1989 Career 3 by Matt Cherry 2000-03 3 by Jeff Sweitzer 1988-91 LONGEST PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN 85 Domenik Hixon vs Ball State, 10-23-04 80 Frank Zazula (15)/Dick Miller (65) at Toledo, 10-16-37 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN 100 Jamie Goodwin 100 Ron Brant 100 Hayes Jenkins

at Connecticut, 10-25-03 at Youngstown State, 9-4-82 at Ohio Wesleyan, 1924

LONGEST RETURN OFF FREE KICK 89 Alphonso Owen (11)/Andre Jones (78) at Western Mich., 10-06-07 yards on kickoff returns Game 180 by Matt Carter (8 att) 166 by Jeff Blakely (8 att) Season 867 by Matt Carter (36 att) 853 by Jamie Goodwin (37 att) 798 by Dashan Miller (31 att) 705 by Domenik Hixon (30 att) 704 by Jalil Carter (34 att) Career 1,366 by Matt Carter (59 att) 1,279 by Bryan Williams (42 att) 1,232 by Jimmie Gray (60 att) 1,171 by Domenik Hixon (49 att) 1,114 by Dashan MIller (44 att)

at Marshall, 10-27-01 vs. Central Mich., 10-15-94 2002 2003 2009 2005 2010 2001-02 2007-08 1998-02 2004-05 2008-09

highest average gain per Kickoff return Game (Min. 2) 78.5 by David Harvey (2 for 157) vs. North Texas, 9-23-06 58.5 by Bryan Williams (2 for 117) vs. Kent State, 9-22-07 Season (Min. 10) 31.9 by Bryan Willams (21 for 670) 2007 30.0 by David Harvey (17 for 510) 2006 Career (Min. 20) 26.2 by Jim Braccio (21 for 548) 1964-66

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highest average gain per return (continued) Career (Min. 30) 30.5 by Bryan Williams (42 for 1,279) 2007-08 25.3 by Dashan Miller (44 for 1,114) 2008-09 24.0 by Domenik Hixon (48 for 1,154) 2002-05 kickoff returns Game 8 by Matt Carter (180 yards) 8 by Jeff Blakely (166 yards) Season 39 by Tyler Williams (694 yards) Career 59 by Matt Carter (1,366 yards)

at Marshall, 10-27-01 vs. Central Mich., 10-15-94 2011 2001-02

touchdowns on kickoff returns Game 1 by multiple players last: Dashan Miller - 98 yards at Syracuse, 10-24-09 Season 2 by Dan Ruff 1967 Career 2 by Dan Ruff 1967-69 2 by Jim Braccio 1964-66 2 by Frank Zazula 1937-40

all-purpose yard leaders

year-by-year all-purpose yards Year Player Yards 2011 Jawon Chisholm 1,045 2010 Jalil Carter 1,144 2009 Dashan Miller 1,163 2008 Dennis Kennedy 1,635 2007 Bryan Williams 1,602 2006 David Harvey 1,439 2005 Domenik Hixon 2,139 2004 Domenik Hixon 1,606 2003 Matt Cherry 1,360 2002 Bobby Hendry 1,116 2001 Bobby Hendry 1,063 2000 Brandon Payne 1,434 1999 Brandon Payne 1,171 1998 Greg Lomax 1,026 1997 Greg Lomax 1,271 1996 Yasin Reeder 1,351 1995 Lew Lawhorn 1,196 1994 DeShawn Brown 843 1993 Kenny Chapman 682 1992 Darrien Gouch 1,341 1991 Tyrone Nelson 878 1990 Marcus Reliford 1,007 1989 Doug Lewis 969 1988 Doug Lewis 790 1987 Derek Alston 1,151 1986 Mike Clark 1,914 1985 Mike Clark 1,411 1984 Mike Clark 1,190 1983 James Black 1,568 1982 James Black 1,184 1981 Dennis Brumfield 1,041 1980 Dennis Brumfield 1,025 1979 Paul Winters 1,313 1978 Terry Cameron 1,021 1977 Mark Hovanec 547 1976 Billy Mills 664 1975 Billy Mills 841 1974 Billy Mills 861 1973 Mac Thomas 1,157 1972 Mac Thomas 817 1971 Calvin Pierce 1,174 1970 Jack Beidleman 1,415 1969 Jack Beidleman 1,959 1968 Dan Ruff 1,393 1967 Jack Beidleman 667 1966 Ron Tyson 993 1965 Jim Morrison 545 1964 Jim Braccio 616

Rush 961 28 108 1,321 728 7 24 0 0 1,021 819 1,062 845 861 835 781 57 588 0 579 769 684 763 609 689 1,786 1,299 1,172 1,568 1,188 1,041 1,000 1,298 456 535 659 830 662 26 0 803 758 1,050 -4 425 926 332 180

Rec. 84 412 257 314 204 914 1,210 882 904 95 21 211 114 155 167 85 442 255 636 192 109 154 182 82 144 128 112 18 0 -4 0 25 15 380 12 5 11 0 713 428 125 265 562 1041 162 56 120 10

Ret. 0 704 798 0 670 518 905 724 456 0 223 161 212 10 269 485 697 0 46 570 0 169 24 99 318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185 0 0 0 199 418 389 246 392 347 356 80 11 93 426

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all-purpose yards | kicking and punting Ret. 931 0 346 1,629 223 860 78 212 0 0

season all-purpose yards leaders Rk. Player Yards 1. Domenik Hixon (2005) 2,139 2. Jack Beidleman (1969) 1,959 3. Mike Clark (1986) 1,914 4. Brett Biggs (2005) 1,765 5. Dennis Kennedy (2008) 1,635 6. Domenik Hixon (2004) 1,606 7. Bryan Williams (2007) 1,602 8. James Black (1983) 1,568 9. Brett Biggs (2004) 1,462 10. David Harvey (2006) 1,439 11. Brandon Payne (2000) 1,434 12. Jack Beidleman (1970) 1,415 13. Mike Clark (1985) 1,411 14. Dan Ruff (1968) 1,393 15. Mattâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Cherry (2003) 1,360

Rush 24 1,050 1,786 1,230 1,321 0 728 1,568 871 7 1,062 758 1,299 -4 0

Rec. 1,210 562 128 535 314 882 204 0 421 914 211 265 112 1,041 904

Ret. 905 347 0 0 0 724 670 0 170 518 161 392 0 356 456

most points scored (kick) - single game 17 Jason Swiger vs. Howard, 9-20-03 17 Zac Derr vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 17 Daron Alcorn vs. Temple, 11-7-92 16 Russ Klaus at Bowling Green, 9-28-85

at Bowling Green, 9-28-85

vs. Toledo, 9-12-92 at Youngstown State, 10-1-88 at Connecticut, 10-25-03 at Virginia Tech, 9-2-89 at Middle Tennessee, 11-15-80 at Miami (Ohio), 10-13-01 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-21-85 vs. Murray State, 10-22-83 at Middle Tennessee, 10-2-82 at Western Michigan, 10-6-07 vs. Louisiana Tech, 10-7-89 vs. Temple, 9-26-87 vs. Youngstown State, 11-22-86 vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-21-85 at Ball State, 9-28-74 at Western Illinois, 11-10-73

season field goal percentage 91.7 (11-12) by Bob Dombroski

1989

Consecutive field goals made 12 Bob Dombroski 1988-89 12 Andy Graham 1979-80 Consecutive extra points made Season 48 by Jason Swiger 2003 Career 49 by Russ Klaus 1984-85 kick scoring - career Rk. Player XP 1. Zac Derr (1998-01) 125-132 2. Bob Dombroski (1986-89) 100-104 3. Jason Swiger (2003-05) 115-119 4. Igor Iveljic (2007-2010) 86-93 5. Daron Alcorn (1989-92) 64-68 6. Dennis Heckman (1981-83) 55-58 7. Jim Embick (1974-77) 69-78

FG 47-64 51-69 38-57 42-60 45-76 35-57 28-63

kick scoring - season Rk. Player 1. Igor Iveljic (2008) 2. Jason Swiger (2003) 3. Russ Klaus (1985) 4. Jason Swiger (2005) 5. Zac Derr (2001) 6. Dennis Heckman (1983) Daron Alcorn (1992) 8. Igor Iveljic (2007) 9. Zac Derr (2000) 10. Zac Derr (1999) Bob Dombroski (1988)

XP 38-40 49-50 26-26 35-36 30-30 21-21 18-20 25-26 38-41 31-33 19-19

FG Pts 18-28 92 14-20 91 19-29 83 14-20 77 15-18 75 17-24 72 18-26 72 15-18 70 11-16 71 12-15 67 16-21 67

field goals made - career Rk. Player 1. Bob Dombroski (1986-89) 2. Zac Derr (1998-01) 3. Daron Alcorn (1989-92) 4. Igor Iveljic (2007-2010) 5. Jason Swiger (2003-05) 6. Dennis Heckman (1981-83) 7. Andy Graham (1977-80)

Made 51 47 45 42 38 35 31

Att 69 64 76 60 57 57 50

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Pts 266 253 229 212 199 160 153

Pct. .739 .734 .592 .700 .666 .614 .620

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most extra points Game 8 by Jason Swiger vs. Howard, 9-20-03 8 by Zac Derr vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 7 by Billy Sullivan vs. Liberty, 10-12-02 7 by Zac Derr vs. Bowling Green, 10-16-99 7 by Bob Dombroski vs. Northern Arizona, 11-4-89 7 by Tom Budziszewski vs. Northern Mich., 10-14-72 7 by Tom Budziszewski at Indiana (Pa.), 11-14-70 7 by by John Harrison vs. Youngstown St., 11-8-69 7 by by John Harrison vs. Ball State, 10-4-69 7 by by John Harrison at Butler, 9-13-69 Season 49 by Jason Swiger (50 attempts) 2003 40 by Billy Sullivan (43 attempts) 2002 Career 125 by Zac Derr 1 998-2001

longest field goals 1. 56 Daron Alcorn 2. 54 Bob Dombroski 3. 53 Jason Swiger 53 Daron Alcorn 53 Andy Graham 6. 52 Zac Derr 52 Russ Klaus 52 Dennis Heckman 52 Dennis Heckman 10. 51 Igor Iveljic 51 Daron Alcorn 51 Bob Dombroski 51 Bob Dombroski 51 Russ Klaus 51 Brian Ellis 51 Brian Ellis

vs. Temple, 11-7-92 vs. Temple, 11-7-92 at Bowling Green, 9-28-85 at Eastern Illinois, 11-17-79

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top single game Performances (rushing, Receiving, return yards) 1. 362 Jack Beidleman (178, 119, 65) vs. Youngstown St., 11-8-69 2. 309 Brett Biggs (195, 86, 28) vs. Ball State, 10-23-04 3. 295 James Black (295, 0, 0) at Austin Peay, 11-19-83 4. 292 Dennis Kennedy (277, 15, 0) at Eastern Mich., 10-18-08 5. 273 Domenik Hixon (0, 138, 129) vs. Eastern Mich., 10-1-05 6. 267 Mike Clark (255, 12, 0) vs. Central Florida, 9-27-86 7. 266 Mike Clark (220, 46, 0) at Youngstown St., 11-21-86 8. 263 Dennis Kennedy (141, 21, 0) vs. Buffalo, 11-13-08 9. 262 Harold Robinson (0, 184, 78) at Temple, 11-23-91 10. 259 Greg Lomax (174, 85, 0) at Central Mich., 10-31-98 259 Mike Clark (186, 73, 0) at Western Ky., 10-5-85

field goals - single game Attempts 6 by Daron Alcorn (made 5) Made 5 by Daron Alcorn 5 by Russ Klaus 5 by Andy Graham Pct. (Min. 5 atts.) 1.000 (5 of 5) by Russ Klaus

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Rec. 1,414 258 780 2,092 326 2,531 745 39 956 -4

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Rush 3,032 4,257 2,861 24 2,847 0 2,522 2,816 2,101 3,054

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Career All-purpose yards leaders Rk. Player Yards 1. Jack Beidleman (1967-70) 5,377 2. Mike Clark (1984-86) 4,515 3. Brandon Payne (1999-02) 3,987 4. Domenik Hixon (2002-05) 3,745 5. Bobby Hendry (2000-03) 3,396 6. Dan Ruff (1967-70) 3,391 7. Dennis Kennedy (2004-08) 3,345 8. Billy Mills (1973-76) 3,067 9. Brett Biggs (2004-05) 3,057 10. James Black (1980-83) 3,050

Akron Zips field goals made - season Rk. Player 1. Russ Klaus (1985) 2. Igor Iveljic (2008) Daron Alcorn (1992) 4. Dennis Heckman (1983) 5. Bob Dombroski (1988) Andy Graham (1979) 7. Igor Iveljic (2007) Longest Punt 81 Jim Heyworth 77 Frank Zazula 76 Zach Campbell 74 Jonathan Eaton

Made 19 18 18 17 16 16 15

Att 29 28 26 24 21 21 18

Pct. .655 .643 .692 .708 .762 .762 .833

most yards on punt Game 613 by Bill Rudison (13 punts) at Virginia Tech, 9-2-89 Season 3,061 by Zach Campbell (81 punts) 2010 3,034 by Billy Sullivan (77 punts) 2005 3,003 by Andy Graham (77 punts) 1977-80 Career 10,693 by Andy Graham (274 punts) 1977-80 highest punting average Game (Min. 5) 51.8 by Daron Alcorn (5 for 259) vs. Cincinnati, 11-21-92 (Min. 10) 47.2 by Bill Rudison (13 for 613) at Virginia Tech, 9-2-89 Season (Min. 40) 44.9 by Ray Dodge (42 for 1886) 1948 (Min. 50) 43.8 by Mike Hayes (53 for 2319) 1997 Career (Min. 150) 42.2 by Mike Hayes (182 for 7,688) 1994-98 (Min. 250) 39.0 by Andy Graham (274 for 10,693) 1977-80

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vs. Northern Michigan, 10-12-74 vs. Toledo, 1937 at Syracuse, 10-24-09 vs. Western Michigan, 10-30-99

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kicking and punting | scoring

most punts Game 14 by John Stec 13 by Bill Rudison Season 81 by Zach Campbell 79 by Frank Zazula Career 274 by Andy Graham

year-by-year leaders Year Player, Position 2011 A.J. Fox, PK 2010 Alex Allen, RB 2009 Branko Rogovic, PK 2008 Dennis Kennedy, RB 2007 Igor Iveljic, PK 2006 David Harvey, WR 2005 Brett Biggs, RB 2004 Brett Biggs, RB 2003 Jason Swiger, PK 2002 Billy Sullivan, PK 2001 Zac Derr, PK 2000 Brandon Payne, RB 1999 Brandon Payne, RB 1998 Greg Lomax, RB 1997 Greg Lomax, RB 1996 Yasin Reeder, RB 1995 Lew Lawhorn, WR 1994 Jozsef Jakab, PK 1993 Jozsef Jakab, PK 1992 Daron Alcorn, PK 1991 Daron Alcorn, PK 1990 Daron Alcorn, PK 1989 Bob Dombroski, PK 1988 Bob Dombroski, PK 1987 Bob Dombroski, PK 1986 Bob Dombroski, PK 1985 Russ Klaus, PK

at Ohio State, 9-8-07 at Virginia Tech, 9-2-89 2010 1939 1977-80

Scoring TD 0 8 0 18 0 10 14 12 0 0 0 16 14 13 9 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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FG XP 8 9 0 0 7 24 0 1 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 49 7 40 15 30 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12 8 19 18 18 13 23 9 23 11 30 16 19 14 18 10 33 19 26

Pts. 33 48 45 110 70 62 84 72 91 61 75 96 86 80 54 48 36 33 43 72 62 50 63 67 60 63 83

year-by-year leaders (continued) Year Player TD 1984 Russ Klaus, PK 0 1983 Dennis Heckman, PK 0 1982 Dennis Heckman, PK 0 1981 Dennis Brumfield, RB 7 1980 Andy Graham, PK 0 1979 Andy Graham, PK 0 1978 Dan Simon, FB 9 Terry Cameron, RB 9 1977 Jim Embick, PK 0 1976 Jim Embick, PK 0 1975 Tom Wilhelm, FB 12 1974 Tom Wilhelm, FB 7 1973 Brian Ellis, PK 0 1972 Eric Schoch, QB 7 Calvin Pierce, RB 7 1971 Tom Budziszewski, PK 0 1970 Jack Beidleman, RB 7 1969 Jack Beidleman, RB 16 1968 Dan Ruff, WR 11 1967 Tony Moro, FB 4 Ron Lemon, RB 4 Don Zwisler, QB 4 1966 Ron Tyson, FB 11 1965 Rich Thomas, RB 3 1964 Pete Toto, FB 7 1963 John Lahoski, FB 14 1962 Tom Adolph, E/PK 6 1961 George Deo, FB 13 1960 Tom Murphy, RB 3 1959 Frank Lomax, RB 7 1958 Art Bailey, RB 13 1957 Art Bailey, RB 9 1956 Dave Adolph, PK 1 1955 Tom Boggs, QB 4 1954 Buster Rizzo, RB 7

FG XP Pts. 11 23 56 17 21 72 11 21 54 0 0 42 9 15 42 16 18 66 0 0 54 0 0 54 6 28 46 11 20 53 0 0 72 0 0 42 9 29 56 0 0 42 0 0 42 7 22 43 0 2 44 0 2 98 0 0 66 0 0 24 0 0 24 0 0 24 0 0 66 0 2 20 0 2 44 0 0 84 0 23 59 0 0 78 0 0 18 0 0 42 0 8 86 0 0 54 1 23 32 0 16 40 0 0 42

Career scoring leaders Rk. Player 1. Zac Derr (1998-2001) 2. Brandon Payne (1999-02) 3. Bob Dombroski (1986-89) 4. Jason Swiger (2002-05) 5. Jack Beidleman (1967-70) 6. Igor Iveljic (2007-10) 7. Daron Alcorn (1989-92) 8. Bobby Hendry (2000-03) 9. Dennis Kennedy (2005-08) Dan Ruff (1967-70) 11. Art Bailey (1952-58) 12. Dennis Heckman (1981-83) 13. Brett Biggs (2004-05) Tom Wilhelm (1972-75) 15. Jim Embick (1974-77) 16. Mike Clark (1984-85) 17. Andy Graham (1977-80) 18. Greg Lomax (1995-98) 19. Russ Klaus (1984-85) 20. Alex Allen (2005-10) 21. Lavel Bailey (1997-2000) George Deo (1960-62) 23. Doug Lewis (1988-90) 24. John Lahoski (1962-63) 25. Eric Schoch (1971-73)

TD FG XP Pts. 0 47 125 266 43 0 2 260 0 51 100 253 0 38 115 229 36 0 10 226 0 42 86 212 0 45 64 199 33 0 0 198 29 0 2 176 29 0 2 176 27 0 8 170 0 35 55 160 26 0 0 156 26 0 0 156 0 28 69 153 25 0 0 150 0 31 54 147 23 0 2 140 0 30 49 139 23 0 0 138 21 0 0 126 21 0 0 126 20 0 0 120 19 0 0 114 18 0 0 108

season scoring leaders Rk. Player 1. Dennis Kennedy (2008) 2. Jack Beidleman (1969) 3. Brandon Payne (2000)

TD 18 16 16

FG XP 0 1 0 2 0 0

Pts. 110 98 96

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scoring | defense

Defense

solo tackles Game 21 by Joe Mazzaferro Season 107 by Steve Cockerham Career 373 by Steve Cockerham

vs. Kent State, 1952 1975 1974-77

assisted tackles Game 25 by Brad Reese Season 115 by Brad Reese Career 358 by Brad Reese

vs. Western Ky., 9-20-80 1980 1978-81

tackles for loss Season 19 by Bill Hadden Career 41 by Jason Taylor 38.5 by Brion Stokes 38.5 by Chase Blackburn 36.0 by Kevin Grant

1985 1993-96 2004-07 2001-04 2004-08

sacks Season Career

1996 1993 1993-96

10 by Jason Taylor 10 by Ken Williams 21 by Jason Taylor

year-by-year TFL leaders Year Player 2011 Brian Wagner 2010 Shawn Lemon 2009 Hazan Hazime 2008 Kevin Grant/Mike Thomas 2007 Brion Stokes 2006 Brion Stokes 2005 Brian White 2004 Chase Blackburn 2003 Chase Blackburn 2002 Chase Blackburn Diontre Earl 2001 Brad Detwiler Chris Smith 2000 Dwayne LeFall 1999 Ron Smith 1998 Jeremy Maxa 1997 Nate Boyd Corey Christian 1996 Jason Taylor 1995 Jason Taylor Mack Warren 1994 Darwin Wilson 1993 Morris Casey 1992 Bruce Keys 1991 Wayne Anderson

No. Yards 6.0 15 10.5 54 3.0 24 8.5 41/33 14.5 69 13.0 45 16.5 65 8.5 49 13.0 33 12.0 36 12.0 20 12.0 58 12.0 37 9.0 45 15.0 52 12.0 70 7.0 21 7.0 24 18.0 72 11.0 40 11.0 23 10.0 34 14.0 28 16.0 39 5.0 18

Assists 91 65 60 35 30 36 46 49 33 35 19 14 29 31 55 50 29 45 76 102 93 104 93 73 62 54 89 96 85 71 92 115 107 44 81 86 86 87 62 55 74

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Total 147 130 132 85 90 88 121 95 111 96 77 80 83 80 105 140 99 95 174 201 174 175 157 113 137.5 110 164 171 163 148 171 221 214 104 181 152 193 164 137 120 145

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total tackles Game 35 by Brad Reese (10 solo/25 assists) vs. Western Ky, 9-20-80 Season 221 by Brad Reese (106 solo/115 assists) 1980 Career 715 by Steve Cockerham (373 solo/342 assists) 1974-77 710 by Brad Reese (352 solo/358 assists) 1978-81

Solo 56 65 72 50 60 52 75 46 78 61 58 66 54 66 50 90 70 50 98 99 81 71 64 40 75.5 56 75 75 78 77 79 106 107 60 100 66 107 77 75 65 71

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miscellaneous scoring records Points Scored in a Game 30 Bobby Hendry vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 30 Terry Cameron vs. Northern Iowa, 11-18-78 30 Art Bailey at Denison, 1958 Touchdowns Scored in a Game 5 Terry Cameron vs. Northern Iowa, 11-18-78 5 Bobby Hendry vs. Eastern Michigan, 11-24-01 Most Touchdowns Scored by Two Players - Same Season 26 Jack Beidleman (16) and Dan Ruff (10) 1969 Most Points Scored by Two Players - Same Season 202 Dennis Kennedy (110) and Igor Iveljic (92) 2008 181 Jason Swiger (91) and Bobby Hendry (90) 2003 167 Brandon Payne (96) and Zac Derr (71) 2000

year-by-year tackle leaders Year Player, Position 2011 Brian Wagner, LB 2010 Brian Wagner, LB 2009 Brian Wagner, LB 2008 Kevin Grant, LB 2007 Brion Stokes, LB 2006 John Mackey, DB 2005 Jay Rohr, LB 2004 John Fuller, DB 2003 Domenik Hixon, DB 2002 Chase Blackburn, LB 2001 Ryan Myers, LB 2000 Rich Reliford, DB 1999 Jonathan Eaton, DB 1998 George Germany, DB 1997 Nate Boyd, LB 1996 Nate Boyd, LB 1995 Jason Taylor, DL 1994 Darwin Wilson, LB 1993 Phil Dunn, LB 1992 Phil Dunn, LB 1991 Phil Dunn, LB 1990 Brian Hilk, LB 1989 John Clark, LB 1988 Steve Englehart, LB 1987 Mike Rahach, LB 1986 Mike Rahach, LB 1985 Ed Grimsley, LB 1984 Jeff Lake, LB 1983 Jeff Lake, LB 1982 Jeff Lake, LB 1981 Brad Reese, LB 1980 Brad Reese, LB 1979 Brad Reese, LB 1978 Brad Reese, LB 1977 Steve Cockerham, LB 1976 Keith Luck, LB 1975 Steve Cockerham, LB 1974 Steve Cockerham, LB 1973 Dick Pitts, LB 1972 Dick Pitts, LB 1971 Denny Blake, LB

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Pts. 91 92 90 86 86 84 84 83 80 78 78 77 75 72 72 72 72 71 70 67 67 66 66 66

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FG XP 14 49 18 38 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 19 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 35 15 30 0 0 18 18 17 21 0 0 11 38 15 25 12 31 16 19 16 18 0 0 0 0

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season scoring leaders (continued) Rk. Player TD 4. Jason Swiger (2003) 0 5. Igor Iveljic (2008) 0 6. Bobby Hendry (2003) 15 7. Brandon Payne (1999) 14 Art Bailey (1958) 13 9. Brett Biggs (2005) 14 John Lahoski (1963) 14 11. Russ Klaus (1985) 0 12. Greg Lomax (1998) 13 13. Mike Clark (1985) 13 George Deo (1961) 13 Jason Swiger (2005) 0 16. Zac Derr (2001) 0 17. Brett Biggs (2004) 12 Daron Alcorn (1992) 0 Dennis Heckman (1983) 0 Tom Wilhelm (1975) 12 21. Zac Derr (2000) 0 22. Igor Iveljic (2007) 0 23. Zac Derr (1999) 0 Bob Dombroski (1988) 0 25. Andy Graham (1979) 0 Dan Ruff (1968) 11 Ron Tyson (1966) 11

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defense year-by-year TFL leaders (continued) Year Player No. Yards 1990 Brian Hilk 12.0 30 1989 Terry Mays 10.0 20 1988 Pierce Joiner 10.0 34 1987 Pierce Joiner 10.0 32 1986 Pierce Joiner 15.0 79 1985 Bill Hadden 19.0 96 1984 Steve Rafac 12.0 83 1983 Dave Arango 17.0 63 1982 Joe Meyers 11.0 27 1981 Scott Miller 16.0 62 1980 Jamie Warburton 11.0 44 1979 Dave Flegal 9.0 41 1978 Mike Holian 6.0 n/a 1977 Bob Wolf 8.0 n/a year-by-year sack leaders Year Player 2011 Oren Wilson 2010 Shawn Lemon 2009 Hasan Hazime Shawn Lemon 2008 Kevin Grant 2007 Brion Stokes 2006 Brion Stokes 2005 Jermaine Reid 2004 Jay Rohr Chase Blackburn 2003 Dwayne LeFall 2002 Josh Hill 2001 Marques Hayes 2000 Dwayne LeFall 1999 Ron Smith 1998 Jeremy Maxa 1997 Nate Boyd 1996 Jason Taylor 1995 Jason Taylor 1994 Jason Taylor 1993 Ken Williams 1992 Jerry Best 1991 Wayne Anderson Jerry Best 1990 Scott Brown Eric Drakes Terry Mays 1989 Curtis Williams 1988 Pierce Joiner

No. Yards 3.5 16 7.0 46 3.0 15 3.0 15 4.0 26 5.5 36 5.5 26 7.0 30 5.0 22 5.0 38 6.5 37 4.0 21 6.0 41 4.5 21 5.5 31 7.0 37 2.5 14 10.0 53 5.0 34 6.0 45 10.0 54 5.0 40 4.5 36 4.5 21 3.0 13 3.0 14 3.0 29 6.5 52 8.5 35

most interceptions Game 6 by Dick Miller Season 13 by Dick Miller Career 18 by Gary Tyler

vs. Baldwin-Wallace, 1937 1937 1985-87

most yards on interception returns Game 99 by Andre McCray vs. Kent State, 10-10-98 (1 INT) Season 208 by Dwight Smith, 2000 (10 INTs) Career 265 by Shawn Vincent, 1988-90 (15 INTs) touchdowns by interception return Game 2 by Gary Tyler vs. Tennessee Tech, 11-1-86 Season 2 by Dwight Smith 2000 2 by Gary Tyler 1986 Career 3 by Dwight Smith 1997-2000 Longest interception return Rk. Yards Player Opponent 1. 99 Andre McCray vs. Kent State, 10-10-98 2. 97 Bill Darulis vs. Mount Union, 1932 3. 88 Ben Flossie vs. John Carroll, 1940 4. 87 Rickie Coble at Ohio State, 9-8-01

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year-by-year interception leaders Year Player No. Yards TD 2011 Johnny Robinson 1 0 0 Josh Richmond 1 0 0 2010 Anthony Holmes 3 1 0 2009 Miguel Graham 3 62 0 Manley Waller 3 50 0 2008 Miguel Graham 3 0 0 2007 Reggie Corner 7 142 1 2006 Reggie Corner 4 38 0 2005 Reggie Corner 2 32 0 Dionte Henry 2 29 0 2004 Reggie Corner 2 13 0 Dionte Henry 2 2 0 Dwayne LeFall 2 60 1 2003 Rickey McKenzie 6 94 1 2002 Chase Blackburn 2 9 0 Kris Williams 2 4 0 Rickey McKenzie 2 22 0 2001 Rickey McKenzie 3 17 0 2000 Dwight Smith 10* 208 2 1999 Rich Reliford 2 0 0 Dwight Smith 2 53 1 1998 Andre McCray 2 99 1 Dwight Smith 2 0 0 1997 Nate Boyd 2 8 0 Rich Reliford 2 0 0 1996 Nate Boyd 2 37 0 John Harpring 2 69 0 1995 Jon Eaton 2 9 0 1994 Pete Habib 2 13 0 John Harpring 2 60 0 1993 Wayne Wade 3 0 0 1992 Chris Owens 7 49 0 1991 Chris Owens 4 33 0 1990 Shawn Vincent 7 191 0 1989 Shawn Vincent 4 24 0 1988 Gary Tyler 5 6 0 1987 Gary Tyler 4 40 0 Shannon Wolfe 4 63 0 1986 Gary Tyler 6 109 2 1985 Brian Moran 4 27 0 1984 Mike Paramore 5 31 0 1983 Robert Johnson 4 104 2 1982 Greg Reed 2 14 0 1981 Roosevelt Jewells 7 67 0 1980 Jim Anderson 4 53 0 1979 Ricky Holman 3 76 1 Curtis Howard 3 6 0 Roosevelt Jewells 3 19 0 1978 Ricky Holman 3 69 0 Jim Valencheck 3 27 1 * - Tied for national lead Career interception leaders Rk. Player Total 1. Gary Tyler (1985-87) 18 2. Reggie Corner (2004-07) 15 Dwight Smith (1997-2000) 15 4. Shawn Vincent (1989-90) 13 Roosevelt Jewells (1979-81) 13 Dick Miller (1937) 13* 7. Curtis Howard (1977-79) 12 8. Rickey McKenzie (2001-03) 11 Chris Owens (1991-92) 11 10. Victor Green (1991-92) 9 Rick Holman (1978-80) 9 Steve Cockerham (1974-77) 9 * Miller recorded 13 INTs during the 1937 season. Career records are incomplete.

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Total 13 10 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6

Longest Recovered Fumble return 100 Earl Weary at Allegheny, 1902 98 Rickey McKenzie vs. Marshall, 11-2-02 91 Tim Wallace vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9-22-84 longest return of a blocked field goal 77 Gary Tyler (49), Bill Hadden (20) and Greg Thomas (8) at Rhode Island, 11-30-85

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Year-by-Year Fumbles recovered Leaders Year Player No. Yards 2011 Nico Caponi 3 30 2010 Shawn Lemon 4 29 2009 Brian Wagner 2 0 2008 Miguel Graham 3 0 2007 Andre Jones 2 62 Doug Williams 2 5 2006 Davanzo Tate 2 0 Jermaine Reid 2 0 2005 Dion Elie 1 0 Kiki Gonzalez 1 0 Kevin Grant 1 0 Parris McNeal 1 0 John Mackey 1 0 Chevin Pace 1 0 Brion Stokes 1 16 Davanzo Tate 1 0 2004 Steve Agyeman 3 0 2003 Chase Blackburn 2 0 Tim Wilkes 2 0 2002 Rickey Mckenzie 2 98 2001 Terell Colbert 1 0 Diontre Earl 1 0 Marques Hayes 1 0 Rickey McKenzie 1 0 Chris Smith 1 0 Matt Zuercher 1 0 2000 Dwight Smith 3 35 1999 Derek Wilborn 4 n/a 1998 George Cameron 2 n/a Jeremy Maxa 2 n/a Jason Wiggins 2 n/a Jermaine Williams 2 n/a 1997 Eric Anderson 2 n/a Andre McCray 2 n/a Rich Reliford 2 n/a 1996 Jason Taylor 4 n/a 1995 Nate Boyd 4 n/a 1994 Symeon Floyd 2 n/a 1993 Odell Robbins 3 n/a Ken Williams 3 n/a 1992 Bruce Keys 2 n/a 1991 Bruce Keys 2 n/a 1990 Shannon Wolfe 2 n/a 1989 John Clark 4 n/a 1988 Pierce Joiner 2 n/a Mike Rahach 2 n/a 1987 Mike Felsoci 3 n/a 1986 Mike Rahach 3 n/a 1985 Mike Rahach 3 n/a 1984 Steve Rafac 4 n/a 1983 Jeff Lake 2 n/a 1982 Greg Reed 2 n/a 1981 Jamie Warburton 3 n/a 1980 Jim Tawse 3 n/a

Year-by-Year Fumbles Received Leaders (continued) Year Player No. Yards 1979 Dave Flegal 3 n/a 1978 Dennis McGlone 4 n/a 1977 Steve Cockerham 4 n/a 1976 Al Hodakievic 3 n/a 1975 Jim Meyer 3 n/a Charles Parnell 3 n/a

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season interceptions leaders Rk. Player 1. Dick Miller (1937) 2. Dwight Smith (2000) 3. Curtis Howard (1977) 4. Reggie Corner (2007) Chris Owens (1992) Shawn Vincent (1990) Brett Jackson (1990) Roosevelt Jewells (1981) 9. Rickey McKenzie (2003) Victor Green (1992) 11. Gary Tyler (1986) Steve Cockerham (1976)

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Last time it happened by akron 100 Yards Rushing 130, Jawon Chisholm vs. Central Mich., 10-29-11 150 Yards Rushing 188, Jawon Chisholm vs. VMI, 09-24-11 175 Yards Rushing 188, Jawon Chisholm vs. VMI, 09-24-11 200 Yards Rushing 277, Dennis Kennedy vs. Eastern Mich., 10-18-08 25 Rushing Attempts 25, Jawon Chisholm at Eastern Mich., 10-01-11 30 Rushing Attempts 32, Alex Allen vs. Buffalo, 11-26-10 2 Touchdowns Rushing Alex Allen vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-17-10 3 Touchdowns Rushing Alex Allen vs. Gardner-Webb, 09-11-10 4+ Touchdowns Rushing 5, Bobby Hendry vs. Eastern Mich., 11-24-01 50-Yard Run 58, Alex Allen at Ball State, 11-06-10 70-Yard Run 74, Alex Allen vs. Northern Illinois, 10-02-10 80-Yard Run 87, Greg Lomax vs. Kent State, 11-08-97 90-Yard Run 91, Alex Allen vs. Miami (Ohio), 11-17-10 Two Players Rushing for 100 Yards (each) Nate Burney (119) and Alex Allen (110) vs. Gardner-Webb, 09-11-10 250 Yards Passing 259, Patrick Nicely vs. Bowling Green, 11-20-09 300 Yards Passing 389, Chris Jacquemain vs. Western Mich., 10-06-07 400 Yards Passing 455, Luke Getsy vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 20 Pass Completions 25, Clayton Moore vs. Central Michigan, 10-29-11 30 Pass Completions 39, Chris Jacquemain vs. Kent State, 10-03-08 40 Pass Attempts 40, Clayton Moore vs. Central Michigan, 10-29-11 50 Pass Attempts 59, Luke Getsy vs. Memphis, 12-26-05 2 Touchdown Passes Clayton Moore vs. Central Michigan, 10-29-11 3+ Touchdown Passes 3, Clayton Moore vs. VMI, 09-24-11 3+ Interceptions Thrown 3, Clayton Moore at Cincinnati, 09-17-11 300 Yards Total Offense 322, Chris Jacquemain vs. Buffalo, 11-13-08 350 Yards Total Offense 361, Luke Getsy vs. Central Michigan, 09-16-06 400 Yards Total Offense 402, Chris Jacquemain vs. Western Mich., 10-06-07 100 Yards Receiving 112, Marquelo Suel vs. Central Mich., 10-29-11 150 Yards Receiving 154, Keith Sconiers vs. VMI, 09-24-11 200 Yards Receiving 223, Jabari Arthur vs. Western Michigan, 10-06-07 10 Receptions 10, Deryn Bowser vs. Cincinnati, 09-27-08 10+ Receptions 11, Marquelo Suel vs. Central Michigan, 10-29-11 50-Yard Reception 51, K. Sconiers (C. Moore) at Cincinnati, 09-17-11 60-Yard Reception 64, Marquelo Suel (Patrick Nicely) at Buffalo, 11-19-11 70-Yard Reception 77, D. Harvey (L. Getsy) vs. Buffalo, 11-09-06 80-Yard Reception 80, A. Jones (A. Allen) vs. Northern Ill., 10-31-09 2 Touchdowns Receiving Marquelo Suel vs. Central Mich., 10-29-11 3+ Touchdowns Receiving 3, D. Bowser vs. Morgan State, 09-12-09 Two Players Receiving 100 Yards (each) Jabari Arthur (137) and David Harvey (133) vs. Central Michigan, 09-16-06 150 Yard Rusher and 150 Yard Receiver in Same Game Jawon Chisholm (188 rushing) and Keith Sconiers (154 recieving) vs. VMI, 09-24-11 (first time in program history) Kickoff Return for TD 98, Dashan Miller vs. Syracuse, 10-24-09 Free Kick Return for TD 89, Andre Jones (78) and Alphonso Owen (11) vs. Western Michigan, 10-06-07 100-Yard Kickoff Return Jamie Goodwin at Connecticut, 10-25-03 Punt Return for TD 85, Domenik Hixon vs. Ball State, 10-23-04 70-Yard Punt Return 85, Domenik Hixon vs. Ball State, 10-23-04 200 All-Purpose Yards 208, Jalil Carter vs. Miami (Ohio), 10-17-10 250 All-Purpose Yards 263, Dennis Kennedy vs. Buffalo, 11-13-08 Interception for TD 62, Miguel Graham vs. Eastern Mich., 11-27-09 Intercepted 2 Passes 2, Miguel Graham vs. Eastern Mich., 11-27-09 Fumble Return for TD 72, Troy Gilmer at Western Mich., 11-25-11 Blocked Field Goal Hasan Hazime (43-yd att) at Cincinnati, 09-17-11 Blocked a PAT Oren Wilson vs. Kent State, 11-12-11 Had a Defensive 2-Pt Conversion Shawn Lemon (98 yds) vs. Toledo, 11-05-08 Blocked Punt Bill Alexander vs. Buffalo, 11-26-10 Blocked Punt Returned for TD 0, Aaron Willliams vs. Indiana, 09-19-09 50-Yard-Field Goal 51, Igor Iveljic vs. Western Michigan, 10-06-07 55-Yard Field Goal 56, Daron Alcorn vs. Toledo, 09-12-92 UA Recorded a Safety James Harvey vs. Western Michigan, 11-25-11

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akron team 500 Yards Total Offense 550 Yards Total Offense 600 Yards Total Offense 300 Yards Rushing Offense 400 Yards Rushing Offense 500 Yards Rushing Offense 300 Yards Passing Offense 400 Yards Passing Offense

534 vs. VMI, 09-24-11 607 vs. Central Michigan, 11-08-03 607 vs. Central Michigan, 11-08-03 339 vs. Eastern Michigan, 10-18-08 440 vs. Liberty, 10-12-02 503 vs. Northern Arizona, 09-28-91 389 vs. Western Michigan, 10-06-07 455 vs. Memphis, 12-26-05

by opponent 100 Yards Rushing 107, Trayion Durham, Kent State, 11-12-11 150 Yards Rushing 164, Dominique White, Eastern Mich., 10-01-11 200 Yards Rushing 235, Branden Oliver, Buffalo 11-19-11 250 Yards Rushing 270, Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois, 12-01-05 300 Yards Rushing 376, Travis Prentice, Miami (Ohio), 11-06-99 30 Rushing Attempts 30, Delone Carter, Syracuse, 10-24-09 40 Rushing Attempts 42, Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois, 12-01-05 3 Touchdowns Rushing 3, Dominique White, Eastern Mich., 10-01-11 4+ Touchdowns Rushing 5, Thomas Hammock, Northern Ill., 10-14-00 70-Yard Run: 71, Chris Bullock, Bowling Green, 11-20-09 Two Players Rushing for 100 Yards (each) Chad Spann (125) and DeMarcus Grady (109), Northern Illinois, 10-31-09 300 Yards Passing 328, Tyler Tettleton, Ohio, 10-22-11 400 Yards Passing 486, Phil Horvath, Northern Illinois, 09-24-05 20 Pass Completions 21, Tyler Tettleton, Ohio, 10-22-11 30 Pass Completions 30, Spencer Keith, Kent State, 11-07-09 40 Pass Attempts 40, Daryll Clark, Penn State, 09-05-09 50 Pass Attempts 59, Spencer Keith, Kent State, 11-07-09 4 Touchdown Passes 4, Ben Chappell, Indiana, 09-25-10 5 Touchdown Passes 5, Alex Carder, Western Michigan, 10-23-10 5+ Touchdown Passes 6, Tyler Vantubbergen, Western Mich., 11-25-11 3 Interceptions Thrown 3, Keith Wenning, Ball State, 11-06-10 400 Yards Total Offense 514, Dan LeFevour, Central Mich., 11-23-07 100 Yards Receiving 117, Nick Harwell, Miami (Ohio), 11-03-11 150 Yards Receiving 138, Jordan White, Western Michigan, 11-25-11 200 Yards Receiving 214, Lee Evans, Wisconsin, 09-06-03 10 Receptions 10, J. Perry, Gardner-Webb, 09-11-10 3+ Touchdown Receptions 3, Jake Stoneburner, Ohio State, 09-03-11 75-Yard Reception 78, LaVon Brazill (T. Tettleton), Ohio, 10-22-11 Two Players Receiving 100 Yards (each) Juan Nunez (192) and Jordan White (165), Western Michigan, 10-23-10 Kickoff Return for TD 91, Dervon Wallace, Western Mich., 10-23-10 Punt Return for TD 66, Delano Grennl, Temple, 11-13-09 70-Yard Punt Return 81, Stafford Owens, Ohio, 11-13-04 Blocked a Field Goal K. Griffin, Temple, 10-30-10 Blocked Punt Khalil Mack, Buffalo, 11-19-11 Blocked Punt Returned for TD Melvin Payne, Ohio, 10-10-09 Returned Interception for TD 1 (53 yds), Camerron Cheatham, Cincinnati, 09-17-11 Had Three Interceptions 3, Brian Lainhart, Kent State, 10-04-08 Fumble Return for TD 1 (54 yds), Maalik Bomar, Cincinnati, 09-17-11 75-Yard Fumble Return for TD 99, Quan Dillahunt, Howard, 09-20-03 50-Yard Field Goal 50, Stephen Gostkowski, Memphis, 12-26-05 500 Yards Total Offense 577, Western Michigan, 11-25-11 Less Than 200 Yards of Total Offense 127, Morgan State, 09-12-09 UA Allowed a Safety at Western Michigan, 11-25-11

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171-376 1,960 174-349 1,861 190-342 2,190 232-404 2,778 201-374 2,206 202-384 2,720 284-541 3,601 223-352 2,635 287-449 3,736 265-404 2,962 178-306 2,133 146-288 2,316 138-257 1,960 156-314 2,064 102-214 1,304 106-254 1,366 162-338 1,855 136-302 1,510 95-214 1,526 153-299 1,871 112-243 1,795 126-265 1,771 141-304 1,836 145-307 2,202 148-362 1,952 104-205 1,468 112-244 1,614 95-244 1,419 60-173 908 88-197 1,280 66-172 906 59-183 925 93-181 1,280 78-153 1,068 65-166 894 70-150 1,026 75-179 1,118 80-190 1,126 102-189 1,400 83-171 1,020 80-178 1,258 90-212 1,407 106-223 1,835 140-266 2,083 68-182 2,607 49-157 692 95-217 1,170 71-171 870 54-120 861 52-103 1,033 43-75 611 93-222 974 105-242 1,244 61-120 758

45.5 11 163.3 37.8 11-47 49.8 14 155.1 37.8 10-36 55.6 13 168.5 36.7 19-122 57.4 14 231.5 37.1 12-100 53.7 14 183.8 37.1 17-232 52.6 11 226.7 36.7 17-59 52.4 12 277.0 38.6 27-217 63.3 8 239.5 39.8 17-275 63.9 10 311.3 41.2 32-406 65.6 12 246.8 38.1 19-117 58.2 8 193.9 38.2 15-175 50.7 11 210.5 39.7 22-166 53.7 11 178.2 39.0 23-220 49.7 8 187.6 41.1 28-157 47.7 12 119.0 42.1 13-87 41.7 15 124.2 41.8 23-135 47.9 20 168.6 36.7 13-127 45.0 26 137.3 36.5 20-239 44.4 13 138.7 37.1 13-49 51.1 11 137.3 43.6 30-221 46.1 16 163.2 41.8 24-145 47.5 21 161.0 40.5 23-136 46.4 11 166.9 38.4 32-430 47.2 15 200.2 43.3 25-188 40.9 15 177.5 39.8 30-130 50.7 14 133.5 41.2 26-169 45.9 21 134.5 39.6 50-386 38.9 19 129.0 37.4 42-309 34.7 18 82.5 35.2 37-305 45.0 14 116.4 35.6 39-246 38.4 18 90.6 36.3 27-197 32.2 15 84.1 40.3 32-211 51.4 11 116.4 39.1 24-190 51.0 7 97.1 37.5 15-83 39.2 11 81.3 38.5 11-40 46.7 15 102.6 36.6 16-74 41.9 11 101.6 36.2 34-233 42.1 14 112.6 36.3 26-195 54.0 12 127.3 34.5 19-131 48.5 10 113.3 35.9 11-38 44.9 17 125.8 31.7 26-236 42.4 12 140.7 32.6 31-232 47.5 14 183.5 34.8 25-254 52.6 15 208.3 37.6 26-221 37.4 15 101.9 38.2 16-140 31.2 13 76.9 35.7 21-192 43.8 17 130.0 35.5 23-225 41.5 10 95.5 32.1 16-142 45.0 9 95.7 34.0 23-312 51.4 7 114.8 30.8 25-248 57.3 7 76.4 35.1 30-267 42.1 17 108.2 32.2 24-11 43.4 23 92.9 34.3 24-206 50.8 9 84.2 35.7 27-225

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Yards Per Rush 3.3 3.5 3.6 4.6 3.5 2.8 3.3 2.8 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.6 3.8 4.3 4.8 3.6 2.4 2.9 3.8 3.9 4.6 3.9 4.2 4.4 3.5 5.2 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.9 3.5 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.4 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.0 3.8 4.3 4.4 4.0 2.2 2.9 3.2

62-1,091 11-163 24 190 14.2 65-1,227 14-128 22 176 15.6 55-1,211 13-256 24 199 17.8 62-1,368 14-129 20 256 30.0 60-1,362 14-230 25 210 21.2 41-872 11-174 20 206 19.7 37-773 12-72 22 253 23.6 41-863 8-71 16 205 24.6 51-1,058 10-138 17 295 36.2 53-1,209 12-130 26 278 27.1 42-924 11-167 14 225 25.5 42-806 11-170 19 232 30.3 40-805 11-123 20 223 28.6 52-973 4-99 19 217 24.1 49-983 7-23 20 184 19.8 38-703 15-252 31 167 15.9 57-921 20-139 35 169 12.8 58-1,013 26-359 38 168 13.2 37-623 13-136 26 186 17.5 37-623 11-122 18 187 19.8 40-849 16-302 31 219 23.4 47-984 21-331 35 200 21.2 41-786 11-109 21 199 26.9 41-756 15-93 29 229 21.2 46-953 15-178 27 184 18.5 37-700 14-78 28 225 26.5 29-443 21-330 31 218 21.5 27-502 19-217 28 190 18.6 25-419 18-249 25 162 19.1 36-700 14-143 23 183 17.1 30-558 18-293 29 164 13.2 37-503 15-277 27 142 12.1 44-817 11-152 21 206 21.1 38-637 7-38 22 183 20.1 28-536 11-140 26 180 21.3 22-507 15-187 23 173 21.3 37-690 11-83 22 169 17.2 35-505 14-111 34 179 16.2 40-727 12-237 25 212 26.3 27-499 10-112 20 151 21.4 26-532 17-230 34 189 19.3 21-457 12-85 26 178 25.9 22-327 14-155 20 178 31.6 31-459 15-210 26 186 31.4 31-594 15-204 23 129 18.0 20-382 13-67 22 106 15.2 24-369 17-174* 19 133 12.2 24-481 10/NA 22 134 12.9 20-362 9/NA 15 159 22.3 21-422 7/NA 21 157 29.0 16-294 7/NA 16 114 23.1 48-780 17/NA 28 94 7.8 22-367 23/NA 38 12.0 12.3 17-378 9/NA 26 111 18.4

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114.4 113.4 109.3 165.2 127.8 83.8 107.3 97.3 158.9 157.5 180.8 206.6 187.9 187.2 221.0 160.9 143.6 113.8 191.2 198.3 215.7 178.0 183.5 187.9 138.2 283.6 213.8 191.7 204.6 198.0 188.7 155.1 180.6 223.4 206.4 232.4 185.2 206.2 232.5 195.4 217.0 214.1 200.6 210.0 187.8 179.3 125.3 161.4 225.7 227.4 248.3 82.9 110.2 145.1

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4.2 413 1,373 4.3 393 1,361 4.9 393 1,421 5.7 435 1,982 4.6 439 1,534 5.0 365 1,005 5.2 422 1,718 5.1 379 1,070 6.1 474 1,907 5.4 490 1,890 5.1 505 1,989 5.9 490 2,273 5.0 546 2,067 5.2 478 2,059 5.2 504 2,431 4.2 489 1,770 3.7 440 1,580 3.8 433 1,252 4.7 552 2,103 4.8 556 2,181 5.5 515 2,373 4.8 504 1,958 4.9 479 2,019 5.5 467 2,067 4.3 439 1,521 5.7 601 3,120 4.7 638 2,656 4.4 550 2,109 4.2 570 2,251 4.3 609 2,178 3.8 567 1,887 3.7 519 1,706 4.2 603 1,987 4.6 616 2,458 3.9 658 2,271 4.6 581 2,324 4.2 585 2,037 4.5 511 2,062 5.1 581 2,558 4.3 475 1,756 4.8 539 2,170 4.9 515 2,141 5.4 488 2,006 5.7 466 2,100 4.4 404 1,690 3.9 440 1,614 3.9 371 1,128 4.2 382 1,453 4.9 466 2,031 5.4 462 2,047 4.6 490 1,986 3.1 337 746 3.8 340 992 3.9 411 1,306

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789-3,333 277.8 742-3,222 268.5 735-3,611 277.8 839-4,760 396.7 813-3,740 311.7 749-3,725 310.4 963-4,996 384.3 731-3,705 336.8 923-5,643 470.2 894-4,852 404.3 811-4,122 374.7 778-4,589 417.2 803-4,027 366.1 792-4,123 374.8 718-3,735 339.5 743-3,136 285.1 778-2,904 264.0 735-2,762 251.1 766-3,629 329.9 771-3,691 335.5 758-4,168 378.9 769-3,729 339.0 783-3,855 350.4 774-4,269 388.1 801-3,473 315.7 806-4,588 417.1 882-4,179 348.2 794-3,528 320.7 743-3,159 287.2 806-3,458 314.4 739-2,793 279.3 702-2,631 239.2 784-3,267 297.0 769-3,526 320.5 818-3,165 287.7 731-3,350 335.0 754-3,155 286.8 701-3,188 318.8 770-3,958 359.8 646-2,776 308.4 717-3,428 342.8 727-3,548 354.8 711-3,841 384.1 732-4,183 418.3 586-2,607 289.6 597-2,306 256.2 588-2,298 255.3 553-2,323 258.1 586-2,892 321.3 565-3,080 32.2 565-2,597 324.6 559-1,720 191.1 582-2,236 248.4 531-2,064 229.3

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Passing Yards

Pass Completions- Attempts

Yards Per Rush

Rushing Yards Per Game

Net Rushing Yards

Rushing Attempts

Yards Per Play

Total Yards Per Game

Plays- Total Yards

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year-by-year defensive stats

2011 841-5,126 427.2 6.1 535 2,635 219.6 4.9 193-306 2,491 63.1 2 207.6 37.5 23-167 38-840 2-0 15 462 38.5 2010 814-5,138 428.2 6.3 457 1,969 164.1 4.3 226-357 3,169 63.3 8 264.1 38.2 25-173 33-687 8-70 16 254 35.1 2009 833-4,412 367.7 5.3 481 2,063 171.9 4.3 214-352 2,349 60.8 13 195.8 35.5 17-187 43-839 13-180 19 237 26.5 2008 860-4,771 397.6 5.5 504 2,246 187.2 4.5 226-356 2,525 63.5 9 210.4 37.9 16-147 62-1,376 9-122 26 270 31.2 2007 885-4,904 408.7 5.5 492 2,205 183.8 4.5 241-393 2,699 61.3 15 224.9 40.5 21-189 45-1,008 15-178 24 260 29.2 2006 821-3,869 322.4 4.7 485 1,635 136.2 3.4 186-336 2,234 55.4 7 186.2 38.2 31-260 39-779 11-174 21 215 22.6 2005 893-4,418 339.8 4.9 528 2,472 159.0 3.9 214-365 2,351 58.6 7 180.8 39.2 39-329 41-978 7-102 15 224 24.5 2004 786-4,685 425.9 6.0 413 2,078 188.9 5.0 242-373 2,607 64.9 11 237.0 40.2 29-411 36-773 11-135 22 243 31.5 2003 852-4,848 404.0 5.7 456 2,140 178.3 4.7 226-396 2,708 57.0 15 225.7 39.7 25-258 60-1,269 15-189 24 250 29.4 2002 832-4,734 394.5 5.7 492 2,008 167.3 4.1 214-340 2,726 62.9 9 227.2 41.3 30-331 46-912 9-111 25 247 31.6 2001 805-5,176 470.5 6.4 446 2,042 185.6 4.6 211-359 3,134 58.8 11 284.9 39.1 33-315 40-847 11-167 18 264 32.7 2000 817-4,439 403.5 5.4 480 2,165 196.8 4.5 171-337 2,274 50.7 12 206.7 38.9 28-255 56-1,051 12-237 26 250 26.8 1999 752-4,302 391.1 5.7 451 2,018 183.5 4.5 151-301 2,284 50.2 6 207.6 38.2 31-347 48-1,015 6-67 19 199 28.5 1998 762-4,115 374.1 5.4 512 2,172 197.5 4.2 133-250 1,943 53.2 4 176.6 41.6 30-249 46-855 8-40 17 226 27.2 1997 796-5,444 494.9 6.8 489 2,731 248.3 5.6 192-307 2,713 62.5 7 246.6 40.2 40-611 30-539 12-220 16 273 39.5 1996 774-3,491 317.4 4.5 490 2,040 185.4 4.2 149-284 1,451 52.5 7 131.9 36.5 42-526 20-446 7-109 21 205 24.5 1995 779-4,757 432.5 6.1 537 2,771 251.9 5.2 144-242 1,986 59.5 8 180.5 37.9 21-179 34-522 8-62 20 239 38.9 1994 777-4,495 408.6 5.8 543 2,577 234.3 4.7 142-234 1,918 60.7 9 174.4 41.1 36-398 29-716 9-96 22 238 36.7 1993 720-3,625 329.5 5.0 495 2,226 176.3 3.9 126-225 1,686 56.0 10 153.3 35.8 13-85 35-827 10-34 24 194 20.2 1992 734-3,351 304.6 4.6 435 1,480 134.5 3.4 153-299 1,871 51.2 24 170.1 36.6 34-312 30-679 24-228 34 185 16.9 1991 816-3,957 359.7 4.8 515 2,006 182.3 3.9 169-301 1,951 56.1 11 177.4 38.5 28-340 42-1,005 11-173 18 240 28.0 1990 790-4,086 371.5 5.2 480 1,994 181.3 4.2 156-310 2,092 50.3 22 190.2 37.4 30-400 28-559 22-331 32 214 23.9 1989 795-3,955 359.5 4.9 414 1,234 112.2 2.9 206-381 2,721 54.0 13 247.4 35.2 28-218 45-911 13-126 26 206 21.9 1988 793-3,930 357.3 4.9 516 1,834 166.7 3.6 153-277 2,096 55.2 11 190.5 37.5 33-287 54-950 11-93 24 211 19.5 1987 800-4,177 379.7 5.2 498 1,896 172.4 3.8 161-302 2,281 53.3 18 207.4 36.4 41-389 48-883 18-262 35 209 24.8 1986 723-3,314 301.3 4.6 436 1,454 132.2 3.3 142-287 1,860 49.5 11 169.1 38.5 20-145 50-1,053 11-133 21 179 17.1 1985 810-3,575 297.9 4.4 413 1,172 97.7 2.8 214-397 2,403 53.9 18 200.3 38.0 27-121 25-597 18-266 27 187 15.5 1984 758-2,991 271.9 3.9 478 1,305 118.6 2.7 141-280 1,686 50.4 15 153.3 37.4 19-166 13-222 15-202 28 165 15.2 1983 719-2,763 251.2 3.8 457 1,323 120.3 2.9 125-262 1,440 47.7 19 130.9 37.2 27-113 35-652 19-257 34 138 9.4 1982 667-2,796 254.2 4.2 432 1,496 136.0 3.5 110-235 1,300 47.0 9 118.2 38.6 27-281 37-713 9-19 19 139 13.1 1981 605-2,859 285.9 4.7 403 1,548 154.8 3.8 106-202 1,311 52.5 16 131.1 36.2 29-326 27-592 16-169 26 135 18.3 1980 766-3,373 306.6 4.4 530 2,020 183.6 3.8 110-236 1,353 46.6 17 123.0 35.0 43-445 26-494 17-204 27 190 16.6 1979 717-3,685 335.0 5.1 460 1,818 165.3 3.9 137-257 1,867 53.3 15 169.7 36.9 28-212 46-736 15-134 31 191 20.3 1978 753-4,209 382.6 5.6 535 2,612 237.4 4.9 110-218 1,597 50.5 16 145.2 32.2 36-227 38-770 16-170 33 211 21.1 1977 751-3,299 299.9 4.4 509 1,749 159.0 3.2 112-242 1,550 46.3 26 140.9 33.2 50-484 38-726 26-334 42 172 15.4 1976 629-2,640 264.0 4.2 428 1,335 133.5 3.1 99-201 1,305 49.3 17 130.5 37.9 19-41 40-804 17-263 35 146 8.8 1975 736-3,295 299.5 4.5 540 2,081 189.2 3.8 92-196 1,214 46.9 7 110.4 38.7 21-135 31-640 7-42 22 175 15.1 1974 706-3,277 327.7 4.6 513 2,068 206.8 4.0 100-193 1,209 51.8 12 120.9 35.9 17-187 32-610 12-156 29 187 19.7 1973 735-3399 309.0 4.6 531 2,062 187.4 3.8 104-204 1,337 51.0 13 121.5 34.8 20-160 51-831 13-125 28 174 18.5 1972 598-2,558 284.2 4.3 419 1,375 152.8 3.3 82-179 1,183 45.8 14 131.4 38.4 27-201 36-549 14-111 31 140 16.4 1971 666-2,404 240.4 3.6 496 1,491 149.1 3.1 82-170 913 48.2 12 91.3 37.4 19-161 36-652 12-182 26 136 11.9 1970 641-2,026 202.6 3.2 433 1,182 118.2 2.7 87-208 844 41.8 10 84.4 35.3 12-44 46-726 10-170 19 118 9.2 1969 718-2,302 230.2 3.2 429 880 88.0 2.0 136-289 1,422 47.1 15 142.2 37.0 14-62 55-1,004 15-169 29 148 10.3 1968 709-3,014 301.4 4.3 359 811 81.1 2.3 172-350 2,203 49.1 16 220.3 35.5 27-230 44-796 16-148 38 155 13.9 1967 613-2,629 292.1 4.3 362 1,060 117.8 2.9 124-251 1,569 49.4 22 174.3 37.0 29-223 32-642 22-169 29 150 17.2 1966 534-2,095 232.7 3.9 337 730 81.1 2.2 91-197 1,365 46.2 13 151.7 34.6 25-347 32-500 13-48 32 119 12.9 1965 524-1,850 205.6 3.5 387 1,179 131.0 3.0 55-137 671 40.1 14 74.6 34.9 23-283 24-473 14-128 26 104 10.3 1964 551-2,230 247.8 4.0 401 1,335 148.3 3.3 74-150 895 49.3 10 99.4 33.9 15-100 21-469 10-90 15 109 12.1 1963 499-1,857 206.3 3.7 380 1,038 115.3 2.7 55-119 819 46.2 9 91.0 35.7 11-69 35-690 9/NA 15 105 11.3 1962 588-1,557 173.0 2.6 369 898 99.8 2,4 48-119 659 40.3 9 73.2 33.2 8-23 44-857 9/NA 23 85 7.2 1961 458-1,560 195.0 3.4 323 860 107.5 2.7 54-135 700 40.0 7 87.5 35.5 11-156 33-550 7/NA 10 81 7.1 1960 620-3,234 359.3 5.2 504 2,422 269.1 4.8 51-116 812 43.9 10 90.2 35.8 30-151 17-255 10/NA 23 152 29.9 1959 583-2,304 256.0 3.9 456 1,468 163.1 3.2 56-127 836 45.6 23 92.9 34.3 24-306 22-367 23/NA 2.8 120 17.2 1958 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 22-150 26-444 NA 13* 84 9.1 * Records are incomplete

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All-Americans

OG DB LB OG LB LB LB DL RB DB

Tony Butowicz Darrington Seals Jim Wehner Al Kerkian

G HB DT DT

OAC MOST VALUABLE LINE-

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986

Brad Reese Brad Reese James Black Brian Clark Ed Grimsley Dennis Heckman Joe Meyers Tony Philpott Dave Arango James Black Russell Holmes Robert Johnson Clarence Kelly Jeff Lake Mike Clark Willie Davis Wayne Grant Mike Clark Wayne Grant Ed Grimsley Bill Hadden Russ Klaus Mike Teifke Mike Clark Chris Kelley Brian Moran Ron Pasquale

LB LB TB C LB PK T LB DT TB LB DB DB LB RB WR MG RB MG LB OLB PK C RB TE DB OT

OVC OFFESIVE MVP 1983 James Black 1986 Mike Clark

RB RB

OVC DEFENSIVE MVP 1983 Dave Arango

All-mid american Conference first Team 1992 Daron Alcorn Vic Green 1996 Jason Taylor 2000 Dwight Smith 2001 Konrad Dean 2007 Jabari Arthur Reggie Corner 2008 Chris Kemme 2011 Brian Wagner

PK/P DB DE DB OT WR DB OL LB

second Team 1992 Bruce Keys Chris Owens 1996 Andre McCray 1998 Greg Lomax Dan Wessman 1999 Dwight Smith Ron Smith Dan Wessman

ILB DB FS RB OL DB DT OL

2000 2001 2003 2004

WR OL RB QB PK LB WR DB PK RB

Lavel Bailey Konrad Dean Brandon Payne James Washington Zac Derr Chase Blackburn Matt Cherry Rickey McKenzie Jason Swiger Brett Biggs

Charlie Frye Domenik Hixon Brett Biggs Kiki Gonzalez Brion Stokes Chris Kemme Dennis Kennedy David Harvey Chris Kemme Almondo Sewell Brion Stokes Kevin Grant Dennis Kennedy Miguel Graham Brian Wagner Shawn Lemon

QB WR RB DL LB OL RB WR OL DE LB LB RB DB LB DE

third Team (since 2007) 2007 Kevin Grant LB John Mackey DB Bryan Williams RB & RS 2008 Deryn Bowser WR Andre Jones WR Almondo Sewell DL Bryan Williams DB & RS 2009 Jalil Carter WR Dashan Miller RS Almondo Sewell DL Corey Woods OL honorable Mention (until 2006) 1993 Eric Agosti Morris Cosey Brett Hrvinak 1994 Symeon Floyd 1995 Lew Lawhorn 1996 Nate Boyd 1997 Nate Boyd 2003 Mike Brake 2005 Jay Rohr 2006 Luke Getsy

C DL TE LB WR LB LB TE LB QB

Sporting News MAC player of the year 2000 Dwight Smith DB mac news media assoc. defender of the year 2000 Dwight Smith DB mac coach of the year 2005 J.D Brookhart college football news MAc coach of the year 2005 J.D Brookhart

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2005 Kevin Grant LB College FB News (3rd) Sporting News (3rd)

1964 1965

ALL-OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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(*indicates All-Ohio Dream Team) 1915 *Ollie Driesbach T 1917 *Leroy Tomkinson QB *Virgil Rogers T 1919 *Bruce Bierce E *Art Haley QB 1921 *Carl Daum E 1923 *Ed Kregenow E 1924 Hayes Jenkins HB 1925 *Frank Wargo E 1929 *Ken Cochrane HB 1930 *Ken Cochrane HB *Frank Witwer T 1933 *Wilson Sparhawk C 1934 *Earl Hensal L 1935 *Earl Hensal L 1936 *Bob Bauer T 1937 *Frank Zazula HB/QB *Dick Miller DB 1939 *Frank Zazula HB/QB 1940 *Andrew Maluke G *Mike Fernella T *Bennie Flossie QB 1941 *Andrew Maluke G 1946 Joe Papp E 1950 *Joe Mazzaferro G 1951 *Joe Mazzaferro G 1952 *Joe Mazzaferro G 1953 *Chet Bekeleski C *Marion Rossi QB 1954 John Verdon E 1955 *Mario Russo G 1956 Tom Boggs QB Jerry Reeves G 1958 Dave Adolph G Art Bailey RB Ed Toth T 1959 Jim Semester G 1960 Frank Lomax HB 1961 Tom Adolph E George Deo FB Ray Greene DE Ed Lopeman HB Tom Lowry LB Ron Ulrich T 1962 Tom Adolph E Tony Butowicz G John Lahoski LB Darrington Seals HB 1963 Tony Butowicz G Dick Case T Chuck Cobb HB John Lahoski FB/LB

Student-Athletes

All-Americans

Freshman 1991 Phil Dunn Football News

All-Ohio Athletic Conference

MAN 1958 Dave Adolph

Staff

honorable Mention 1940 Mike Fernella T Bennie Flossie QB 1954 John Verdon E 1968 Ken Delaney OT Tony Pallija DB Dan Ruff SE Don Zwisler QB 1969 Jack Beidleman HB Dave Holian DT Tony Pallija DB Dan Ruff SE 1970 Jack Beidleman HB Fred DeHart LB Tom DeMarco OT 1975 Steve Cockerham LB Glenn Evans SE 1976 Glenn Evans SE Al Hodakievic DT 1977 Jeff Jesko OT (3rd) 1978 Mike Andy OT Herb Kohler OG 1979 Jim Valencheck DB Brad Reese LB Don Schutz OT Paul Winters RB 1982 James Black RB Ed Grimsley LB Dennis Heckman PK Joe Myers DT Tony Philpott OLB 1983 James Black RB Brian Clark C Clarence Kelly DB Jeff Lake LB 1984 Mike Clark RB Willie Davis WR Wayne Grant MG 1985 Mike Clark RB Ed Grimsley LB Bill Hadden OLB Russ Klaus PK Mike Teifke C 1986 Chris Kelly TE Brian Moran DB Ron Pasquale OT 1987 Robert Lyons DB 1988 Bill Rudison P 1992 Daron Alcorn P/PK 1991 Phil Dunn LB 2007 Jabari Arthur WR (4th)

2006 David Harvey WR/KOR Sporting News (1st) Scripps/FWAA 2007 Almondo Sewell DE Sporting News (HM) Scout.com (HM) 2009 Brian Wagner LB Sporting News (1st) Phi Steele (2nd) CollegeFootballNews.com (3rd)

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First team (+ NCAA Division I-AA) 1969 John Travis 1971 Mike Hatch 1976 Steve Cockerham Mark Van Horn 1977 Steve Cockerham 1980 +Brad Reese 1981 +Brad Reese 1985 +Wayne Grant 1986 +Mike Clark 2000 Dwight Smith

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1980 Andy Graham

1980 1993 1996 1998 1999 2006

Academic All-district iv Andy Graham Jeff Junko Jon Eaton Mike Hayes (1st) Tim Ritley (1st) Mark Groza (1st)

PK P DB P TE LB

Academic all-mac

first Team 1995 John Harpring SS 1996 Jon Eaton DB John Harpring SS Mike Junko QB 1997 Mike Hayes P 1998 Jon Eaton WR Mike Hayes P Dan Wessman OL 1999 Zac Derr PK Jon Eaton DB Greg Gromek QB Brock Knisley OL Gregg Peugeot WR Rich Reliford DB Tim Ritley TE Ben Ruhlin RB Dan Wessman OL Jason Wiggins DL Matt Zuercher FB 2000 Zac Derr PK Bob Hendry RB Shawn Klik OL Ed March LB Rich Reliford DB Tim Ritley TE Ben Ruhlin RB Bryan Shaw OL Jesse Smith DB Bates Szakos WR Jacob Thompson DL Jason Wiggins DL Matt Zuercher FB 2001 Zac Derr PK John Fuller DB Rickey McKenzie DB Tim Ritley TE Jesse Smith DB Matt Zuercher FB 2003 Tim Crouch OL Jesse Smith DB Jason Swiger PK 2004 Mark Groza LB Jason Swiger PK 2005 Tim Crouch OL Luke Getsy QB Mark Groza LB Jason Swiger PK Brian White DL 2006 Tim Crouch OL Luke Getsy QB Mark Groza LB 2008 Brian Flaherty TE/LS 2009 Elliott Bates C Brian Wagner LB 2011 Nico Caponi DE honorable mention 1992 Peter Habib DB Jeff Junko LB 1993 Peter Habib DB

1994 1997 1998 2008 2011

Peter Habib John Harpring Jeff Junko Bill Burke Brock Knisley Dan Wessman Bill Burke Bill Hildebrand Brock Knisely Andre McCray Gregg Peugeot Rich Reliford Jason Wiggins Andy Hildreth Troy Gilmer Zac Kasparek

DB SS P/LB LB OL OL LB OL OL DB WR DB DE H/P LB OL

MAC vern smith award winners

2004 Charlie Frye

mac vern smith award nominees

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1992 1992 1996 1997 2000 2003 2004 2006 2007

Chris Owens Marcel Weems Phil Dunn Jason Taylor Nate Boyd Andre McCray George Germany Jon Eaton Dwight Smith Zac Derr Charlie Frye Charlie Frye Charlie Frye Domenik Hixon

DB QB LB OLB MLB DB DB DB/P DB PK QB QB QB WR

All-star game invitees

Victor Green DB Bruce Keys ILB (All-American Bowl) Daron Alcor P/PK (East-West Shrine) Jason Taylor DE (Blue-Gray Classic) (Senior Bowl) Jamie Reader FB (Hula Bowl) Lavel Bailey WR (Hula Bowl) Dwight Smith DB (Senior Bowl) Matt Cherry WR (Las Vegas Classic) Charlie Frye QB (Senior Bowl) Chase Blackburn DL Jim Borrieci OL (Gridiron Classic) Andy Alleman OL Tim Crouch OL Luke Getsy QB (Las Vegas Classic) Jabari Arthur WR (Hula Bowl) Nate Robinson DL (East-West Shrine Bowl)

nfl draftees

1941 Mike Fernella, T Philadelphia: 22nd Rd – 203

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1967 Al Kerkian, DE Dallas: 13th Rd – 338 Don Williams, WR Cleveland: 16th Rd – 411 1968 Paul Paxton, T Miami (Ohio): 12th Rd – 307 1969 Ken Delaney, T Baltimore: 11th Rd – 285 1987 Chris Kelley, TE Pittsburgh: 7th Rd – 178 1989 John Buddenberg, T Cleveland: 10th Rd – 274 1993 Daron Alcorn, K Tampa Bay: 8th RD – 224 1997 Jason Taylor, DE Miami (Ohio): 3rd Rd – 73 2001 Dwight Smith, FS Tampa Bay: 3rd Rd – 84 2002 Jake Schifino, WR Tennessee: 5th Rd – 151 2005 Charlie Frye, QB Cleveland: 3rd Rd – 67 2006 Domenik Hixon, WR Denver: 4th Rd – 130 2007 Andy Alleman, G New Orleans: 3rd Rd – 88 2008 Reggie Corner, CB Buffalo: 4th Rd – 114

TOuchdown trophy club

In conjunction with its annual football banquet, the Akron Touchdown Club presents two trophies, one to the outstanding lineman of the year and the other to the outstanding back, as determined by the UA coaching staff and the players. outstanding lineman No longer awarded 2008 Chris Kemme OL Almondo Sewell DL 2007 Chris Kemme OL Almondo Sewell DL 2006 Andy Alleman OL Kiki Gonzalez DL 2005 Tim Crouch OL 2004 Aaron Conley OL 2003 Marques Hayes DL 2002 Ryan Gargasz DL 2001 Konrad Dean OL 2000 Konrad Dean OL Jeff Grzeskowiak OL 1999 Ron Smith DT Dan Wessman OL 1998 Jeremy Maxa DE 1997 Kevin Kuntz OL 1996 Jason Taylor DE 1995 Andy Kittle OL Mack Warren DL 1994 Phil Dunn LB 1993 Eric Agosti OL 1992 Wayne Anderson DL 1991 Brett Jackson OL Mike O’Connor OL 1990 Brian Hilk LB 1989 Pierce Joiner DT 1988 Pierce Joiner DT 1987 Doug Knepp DT 1986 Ron Pasquale OT 1985 Wayne Grant MG

1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951

Wayne Grant Jim Anderson Frank Mazgaj Scott Miller Brad Reese Dave Flegal Herb Kohler Bob Wolf Al Hodakievic Glenn Evans Paul Dorando Rick Madden Carl Richards Denny Blake Ken Krummel Dave Holian Ken Delaney Jim Welling Jim Welling Doug Thomson Dick Case Dick Case Tony Butowicz Ron Ulrich Ron Ulrich Jim Semester Ed Toth Jim Weiss Jerry Reeves Mario Russo John Verdon Joe Malone Joe Mazzaferro Joe Mazzaferro

outstanding back No longer awarded 2008 Dennis Kennedy Brandon Anderson 2007 Bryan Williams Reggie Corner 2006 Dennis Kennedy Kevin Grant 2005 Brett Biggs 2004 Chase Blackburn 2003 Bobby Hendry 2002 Bobby Hendry 2001 Bobby Hendry 2000 Dwight Smith 1999 James Washington 1998 George Germany 1997 Greg Lomax 1996 Andre McCray 1995 Jon Eaton Jamie Reader 1994 DeShawn Brown 1993 Marcel Weems 1992 Victor Green 1991 Tyrone Nelson 1990 Ozzie Jackson 1989 Derek Alston 1988 Doug Lewis 1987 Chris Frowner John Motton 1986 Mike Clark 1985 Mike Clark 1984 Tim Wallac 1983 James Black 1982 James Black 1981 Dennis Brumfield 1980 Ricky Holman 1979 Paul Winters 1978 Redell Windley 1977 Charles Parnell

MG DT LB DT LB DT OG MG DT SE OG DT OT LB DE DT OT MG MG T T T G T T G T T T G E G G G

RB DB RB CB RB LB RB LB RB RB RB DB QB FS RB FS DB RB RB QB DB FB CB TB TB DB FB TB TB DB TB TB TB DB HB HB DB

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Fred Sefton Award

Keith Sconiers WR Brian Wagner LB Not awarded Not awarded Dennis Kennedy RB Kevin Grant LB Jabari Arthur WR Brion Stokes LB Luke Getsy QB John Mackey DB Domenik Hixon WR Jay Rohr LB Charlie Frye QB John Fuller DB Charlie Frye QB Rickey McKenzie DB Charlie Frye QB Chase Blackburn LB Matt Cherry WR Brad Detwiler DB James Washington QB Dwight Smith DB Lavel Bailey WR Jon Eaton DB James Washington QB George Germany FS Greg Lomax RB Andre McCray DB George Germany DB Chris Rooney FB Nate Boyd MLB Andre McCray FS Jozef Jakab PK Jason Taylor LB

1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957

Joe Mackey George Grosso Joe Mackey Ray Greene Jim Lupori Gino Calcei Al Smesko Tom Boggs

RB DB WR LB QB DB WR DB QB CB QB LB WR OLB TE LB TB DB TB MG TB MG TB LB TB LB TB LB TB LB HB LB HB DT FB LB HB LB FB LB SE DT SE DT OG OT LB OT DB HB LB HB DT QB LB OT LB FB DE TE DT E DT FB LB QB DE QB DE WB WB WB QB

1956 1955 1954 1953

George Shadie Ron Lancianese John Cistone Marion Rossi

G G QB QB

harry “Doc” smith Award

Given in remembrance of a man who gave himself to the University through his activity in his chosen field, health and physical education. This plaque is awarded each year to an outstanding player in each class. seniors 2011 Jake Anderson OL 2010 Not awarded 2009 Not awarded 2008 Merce Poinexter TE Doug Williams LB 2007 Mike Schepp OL John Mackey DB 2006 Andy Wills OL Jermaine Reid DL 2005 Brian White DL 2004 Charlie Frye QB 2003 Matt Cherry WR 2002 Ryan Myers LB Ryan Schulz DL 2001 Zac Derr PK 2000 Rich Reliford DB 1999 Jon Eaton DB 1998 Andre McCray SS 1997 Jamie Reader FB Corey Christian DE 1996 Jason Taylor DE 1995 Jozef Jakab PK 1994 Jeff Junko OLB-P 1993 Ken Williams DL 1992 Chris Owen DB Victor Green DB 1991 Jeff Sweitzer QB 1990 Scott Brown NG 1989 Curtis Williams DE 1988 John Buddenberg OT 1987 Doug Knepp DT Jay Miller OLB 1986 Mike Clark TB 1985 Wayne Grant MG 1984 Doug Dillon LB 1983 James Black TB 1982 Tony Philpott LB 1981 Brad Reese LB 1980 Ricky Holman DB 1979 Paul Winters HB 1978 Redell Windley HB 1977 Steve Cockerham LB 1976 Mark VanHorn OG 1975 Tom Wilhelm FB 1974 Denny Hamad DT 1973 Bob Holian DT 1972 Tom O’Connor OG 1971 Mike Hatch DB 1970 Ken Krummel DE 1969 John Vargo FB 1968 Don Zwisler QB 1967 Charles Marquess HB 1966 Jim Braccio DB 1965 Joe Richardson HB 1964 Tony Butowicz G 1963 John Lahoski FB 1962 Herman Huth T 1961 Jim Lupori E

1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953

Marco Burnette Wayne Lytle Dave Adolph Bob Hatherill Jerry Reeves Mario Russo Phil Schember Ron Vargo Frank Stams

QB T G C T G G T E

juniors 2011 Brian Wagner LB 2010 Not awarded 2009 Not awarded 2008 Not awarded 2007 Not awarded 2006 Not awarded 2005 Luke Getsy QB 2004 Brett Biggs RB 2003 Charlie Frye QB 2002 Marques Hayes DL Bobby Hendry RB 2001 Ryan Myers LB 2000 Jake Schifino WR 1999 Dwight Smith DB 1998 Jon Eaton WR 1997 Andre McCray DB Carl Whitt WR 1996 Nate Boyd MLB 1995 Jason Taylor LB 1994 Darwin Wilson LB 1993 Phil Dunn LB 1992 Marcel Weems QB 1991 Victor Green DB 1990 John Clark LB Tyrone Nelson FB 1989 Brian Hilk LB 1988 Bob Singletary FB Mike Johnson QB 1987 Robert Lyons, DB 1986 Doug Knepp DT 1985 Mike Clark TB 1984 Tim Wallace DB 1983 Jeff Lake LB 1982 James Black TB 1981 Fred Robertson DB 1980 Brad Reese LB 1979 Ricky Holman DB 1978 Paul Winters HB 1977 Mike Holian DT 1976 Steve Cockerham LB 1975 Jim Meyer MG 1974 Mark Fowler DE 1973 Brian Ellis DE-PK 1972 Bob Holian LB 1971 Calvin Pierce HB 1970 Mike Hatch LB 1969 Jack Beidleman HB 1968 John Vargo FB 1967 Ken Delaney T 1966 Jon Delholm DE 1965 Jim Braccio HB 1964 Jim Barton E 1963 Ray Glinsky E 1962 John Lahoski F 1961 Tom Adolph E 1960 Jim Lupori WB 1959 Marco Burnette QB Frank Lomax HB Tom Murphy HB 1958 Gino Calcei HB 1957 Ed Toth G 1956 Bob Hatherill C Gene White E

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Darin Ford Pete Habib Kenny Chapman Odell Robbins Marcel Weems Chris Owens Harold Robinson Chris Owens Jeff Sweitzer Shawn Vincent Mike Johnson John Clark Leonard Thomas Terry Mays Kurt Latell Mike Rahach Mike Clark Brian Moran Mike Clark Wayne Grant Mike Clark Wayne Grant James Black Jeff Lake James Black Ed Grimsley Dennis Brumfield Brad Reese Dennis Brumfield Brad Reese Paul Winters Brad Reese Redell Windley Mike Holian Mark Hovanec Steve Cockerham Greg Thurman Steve Cockerham Tom Wilhelm Steve Cockerham Bob Clayton Denny Hamad Mac Thomas Bob Holian Tom O’Connor Carl Richards Denny Blake Bob Shilling Mike Hatch Jack Beidleman Fred DeHart Jack Beidleman Dave Holian Don Zwisler Harold Peterson Paul Paxton Barry Gilway Ron Tyson Jon Denholm Jim Barton Al Kerkian Ray Glinsky Jim Wehner John Lahoski Tom Lowry

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Presented annually for outstanding performance in football. Since 1961, the award has been split– one for offense, one for defense. Named for former UA coach and head of the physical education department Fred Sefton, who retired in June 1954, after 38 years of active service with the University.

1994 1993 1992 1991 ‘1900 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963

Student-Athletes

DB FB FB QB DB DB HB HB HB QB FB QB HB FB FB FB HB QB HB HB HB HB HB QB HB FB HB

Staff

Cheo Akili Tom Wilhelm Tom Wilhelm Eric Schoch Gary Yost Mike Hatch Jack Beidleman Jack Beidleman Jack Beidleman Don Zwisler Ron Tyson Mike Martin Darrington Seals John Lahoski George Deo Ceorge Deo Frank Lomax John Stone Gino Calcei Art Bailey Art Bailey Art Bailey John Williams Marion Rossi Jim Horrigan Glenn Wilso Buster Rizzo

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1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951

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juniors (continued) 1955 Jerry Reeves John Wiener 1954 Mario Russo 1953 John Verdon George Shadie

T HB G E E

sophomores 2011 Nico Caponi DL 2010 Not awarded 2009 Not awarded 2008 Not awarded 2007 Not awarded 2006 Not awarded 2005 Brion Stokes LB 2004 Jermaine Reid DL 2003 Diontre Earl LB Domenik Hixon DB Jason Montgomery WR 2002 Charlie Frye QB Chase Blackburn LB 2001 Matt Cherry WR 2000 Brandon Payne RB 1999 Jake Schifino WR 1998 James Washington QB 1997 No award given 1996 Andre McCray FS 1995 Jamie Reader RB 1994 Symeon Floyd OLB Brian Gabriesheski G 1993 DeShawn Brown RB 1992 Phil Dunn LB 1991 Wayne Anderson DL 1990 Mike Orbovich TE 1989 Tyrone Nelson FB 1988 Brian Hilk LB Shawn Vincent DB 1987 John Motton FB 1986 John Buddenberg OT 1985 Doug Knepp DT 1984 Mike Clark TB 1983 Greg Reed LB 1982 Ed Grimsley LB 1981 Darren Morgan DB 1980 Joe Myers DT 1979 Brad Reese LB 1978 Juan Pope C 1977 Paul Winters HB 1976 Marty Bezbatchenko QB Keith Luck LB 1975 Steve Cockerham LB 1974 Chris Angeloff TE 1973 Paul Dorando OG 1972 Dick Pitts LB 1971 Bob Holian MG 1970 Luke Marchmon DT 1969 Mike Hatch LB 1968 Dan Ruff SE 1967 John Vargo FB 1966 Ron Tyson FB 1965 Mike Martin QB 1964 Jim Braccio HB 1963 Jim Barto E 1962 Joe Richardson HB 1961 Tom Lowry FB 1960 Joe Mackey QB 1959 Ray Greene E 1958 Marco Burnette QB Bruce Mackey E 1957 Ron Bailey T 1956 Dave Adolph G 1955 Tom Boggs QB 1954 John Williams WB 1953 Chet Bekeleski C

freshman 2011 Jawon Chisholm RB 2010 Not awarded 2009 Not awarded 2008 Not awarded 2007 Not awarded 2006 Not awarded 2005 Kevin Grant LB 2004 Chevin Pace DB 2003 Tim Crouch OL 2002 Diontre Earl LB Domenik Hixon DB 2001 Charlie Frye QB 2000 Dwayne LeFall DE 1999 Brandon Payne RB 1998 Jake Schifino WR 1997 Rich Reliford DB 1996 Greg Gromek QB 1995 Jon Eaton DB 1994 Brian Magrell QB 1993 Symeon Floyd LB 1992 Matt Kaulig QB 1991 Phil Dunn LB 1990 Wayne Anderson NG 1989 Daron Alcorn PK 1988 Brett Jackson OT 1987 Brian Hilk OLB 1986 Pierce Joiner NG 1985 Gary Tyler DB 1984 Doug Knepp DT 1983 Ron Pasquale OG 1982 Greg Reed LB 1981 Ed Grimsley LB 1980 Darren Morgan DB 1979 Reece Perry OG 1978 Terry Cameron HB 1977 Andy Graham P 1976 John Montgomery HB 1975 Mike Holian DT 1974 Steve Cockerham LB 1973 Billy Mills HB Not awarded from 1968-72 1967 Tony Pallija DB 1966 Dave Holian MG 1965 Ron Tyson FB 1964 Ed Williams G 1963 Jim Braccio HB 1962 Ron Boruszkowski QB 1961 Tony Butowicz G 1960 George Deo HB Bob Dyser C 1959 Loren Green WB John Mihelich LB 1958 Owensby Pearson G Jim Lupori E 1957 John Robinson E 1956 John Stone QB 1955 Ed Toth G Ben Kimbrough HB 1954 Gene White E 1953 Jerry Reeves G

John w. heisman award

Given in memory of Akron’s first athletic director and football coach John W. Heisman (in 1893). The award is presented annually to the team’s unsung hero for the intangibles he provides during practice sessions and for inspiring his teammates. 2011 Troy Gilmer

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2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

Not awarded Not awarded Eric Lively Davanzo Tate Jason Nedd Jerell Ringer Bobby Gardner Mark Tetzel Junior McCray Ashanti Barbee Andrew Wilson Ben Ruhlin Ray Pung Ed Marc Ellery Bradford Ellery Bradford

DL DB DB RB DL LB RB RB WR RB LB LB LB LB

Academic Award 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Dylan Potts Not awarded Not awarded Brian Flaherty Brian Flaherty Mark Groza Jason Swiger Mark Groza Jesse Smith Ryan Gargasz

WR TE/LS TE/LS LB PK LB DB DL

“gung ho” special Teams player of the year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded Bryan Williams Andre Jones Yamari Dixon John Mackey Domenik Hixon Dan Basch Domenik Hixon

DB DB DB DB WR FB DB

lifter of the year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded Brandon Anderson Jabari Arthur Andy Alleman Brett Biggs Mike Piccirillo Matt Cherry Ryan Myers

DB WR OL RB OL WR LB

captain’s award 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Jake Anderson Brian Wagner Adam Steiner Not awarded Not awarded Merce Poindexter Doug Williams Dennis Kennedy Chris Kemme Kevin Grant Mike Schepp John Mackey Yamari Dixon Luke Getsy

OL LB LS TE LB RB OL LB OL DB DB QB

2005 2004 2003 2002

Kiki Gonzalez Domenik Hixon Kiki Gonzalez Jason Montgomery Brian White Charlie Frye Chase Blackburn Dan Basch Diontre Earl Chase Blackburn Matt Cherry Charlie Frye Marques Hayes Charlie Frye Ryan Gargasz Ryan Meyers Brandon Payne

DL WR DL WR DL QB DL FB LB LB WR QB DL QB DL LB RB

most improved Award 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded Chris Jacquemain (Off.) QB Elliott Bates (Off.) OL Mike Thomas (Def.) LB Alphonso Owen (ST) Kris Kasperek (Off.) TE Parris McNeal (Def.) LB Amin Kabir (ST) LB Chris Kemme (Off.) OL Doug Williams (Def.) LB Parris McNeal (ST) LB Andy Wills (Off.) OL Jermaine Reid (Off.) DL Reggie Corner (Def.) DB Richard Spaulding (ST) FB

scout team player of the year 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

Cody Grice Sean Graves Not awarded Not awarded Jared Wackerly Antoine Jones Paul Simkovich Mike Thomas Mike Ward Mitchell Magloire Bryant McMillion Wallace Pendleton Anthony Dalton

FB S QB DL OL DB OL LB RB DL WR

red blair award

Given annually to the player who scores the most points in a season. 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005

A.J. Kox Alex Allen Branko Rogovic Dennis Kennedy Igor Iveljic David Harvey Brett Biggs

PK RB PK RB PK WR RB

Akron Zips

all-time letterwinners

Earl, Corey 1982 Earl, Diontre 2002-04 Easton, Joseph 1900 Eaton, Jon 1995-96, 1998-99 Eberhardt, Leo 1913 Eckert, Herman 1919-21 Eckstedt, Richard 1951 Eddy, John 1891 Eddy, Nelson 1959-60 Edwards, Ade 1998-2000 Eisom, Barry 1972-74 Elie, Dion 2002-05 Eller, William 1949 Ellerbe, Tracy 1987-89 Ellington, Morris 2001-04 Ellis, Brian 1972-74 Ellis, Harold 1914 Ellis, Robert 1920-21 Ellis, William 1941, 1946 Embick, Jim 1974-77 Emerick, Bill 1957 Emmons, Claude 1920 Endress, Ned 1939 Englehart, Steve 1963-66 Englehart, Steve 1988-89 Enright, Tom 1973, 1975 Ensign, Hadley 1928-29 Ervin, Eric 1994-96 Erwine, Robert 1931-32 Estrada, Casey 2008-09 Etienne, Rodney 2006-07 Evans, Clyde 1918 Evans, David 1900 Evans, Glenn 1975-76 Evans, Mike 1992 Evans, Walt 1947 Evans, William 1895-96 Eves, Archie 1895-96, 1899-1900

Fagan, Jack Fagan, Shawn Faler, Micah Falls, Eugene Fanning, James Farmer, Bill Feather, Dave Fedorisin, John Feller, Aaron Fellmuth, Robert Felsoci, Mike Ferguson, Robert Ferguson, Ron Fernella, Mike Ferry, Fred Fiatal, Ernest Fichthorne, Ewing

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Records

Daily, Jeff 1960-61 Daily, John 1956-58 Daily, Roy 1925-27 Danessa, Angelo 1950-51 Danielson, Jeremiah 1999-2000 Darst, Paul 1968 Darulis, William 1932-34 Daugherty, Tom 1922 Daum, Carl 1918-21 Dauphin, Jim 1977 Davidson, Courtney 1978 Davidson, Doug 1955-56 Davis, Keith 1992 Davis, Kevin 2009-10 Davis, Marquinn 2009 Davis, Reg 1961, 1963 Davis, Willie 1982-85 Dean, Konrad 2000-01 DeHart, Fred 1968-70 Delaney, Ken 1965-68 Dellovade, Mike 1989-91 DeMarco, Tom 1969-70 Demeter, Joseph 1948 Denholm, Jay 1979 Denholm, Jon 1964-67 Dennison, Greg 1984-85 Deo, George 1960-63 Derr, Zac 1998-2001 DeScott, DeAndre 2006 Detwiler, Brad 1999-2001 Dickerson, Brad 1962-65 Dillard, Jerrod 2010-11 Dillon, Doug 1981-84 DiNapoli, Frank 1940-41 Dixon, Terrel 1994-95, 1997 Dixon, Yamari 2004-07

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Cahill, George 1914 Calcei, Gino 1957-59 Calderone, Tom 1976 Calhoun, Ernie 1971-73 Calmer, Robert 1893 Cameron,George 1996-99 Cameron, Terry 1978 Camp, Henry 1895-96 Campbell, Bryant 1891 Campbell, Troy 1989-90, 1992 Campbell, Tyler 2007-09 Campbell, Zack 2009-11 Caponi, Nico 2010-11 Cardarelli, Richard 1953 Cardello, Vince 1939 Cargile, Jerome 1995-98 Carlucci, Joe 1960-62 Carney, Joseph 1942, 1946-47 Carmichael, Frances 1918 Carpenter, Dennis 1980 Carr, Chad 2001 Carter, Homer 1903 Carter, Jalil 2007-10 Carter, Matt 2001-02 Carter, Robert 1908 Carter, Sam 1993 Carter, William 1896 Case, Dick 1961-64 Case, Harry 1949-50 Case, Tom 1975 Cash, Lance 1991-93 Cassidy, Thomas 1893 Caswell, Mark 1979 Cecchetti, Jared 2004-07 Chapman, Kenny 1992-93 Chapman, Martin 1941-42, 46 Charton, Bob 1990 Chase, Matt 1997 Cherry, Matt 2000-03 Chima, George 1946 Chordar, Milan 1930, 1932-33 Chisholm, Jawon 2011 Christian, Corey 1994-97 Christner, Milton 1939-41 Christopherson, Tim 1991 Church, John 1910-12 Cistone, John 1951-54 Clark, Brian 1981, 1983 Clark, Ernest 2003 Clark, Harry 1891, 1893 Clark, John 1989-90 Clark, Mike 1984-86 Clauss, Bill 1971 Clay, Olin 1965-66 Clayton, Bob 1972-74 Close, Stanford 1917, 1919-20 Cloud, Donte 2004 Cobb, Charles 1961-63 Cobb, Marshall 1988 Cobham, Wayne 2006-09 Coble, Rickie 1998-2001 Cockerham, Steve 1974-77

Dobrin, Emil 1947, 1949 Dobrzeniecki, John 1975-77 Dobson, Russel 1908 Dodge, Ray 1947-49 Dolensky, Jim 1962-64 Dombroski, Bob 1986-89 Domonkos, Matt 2006-07 Donaldson, Mike 2004-06 Donaldson, Shawn 1988, 1990-92 Donovan, John 1893, 1895-96 Dorando, Paul 1973-75 Doshna, Peter 1934-35 Dotson, Walt 1983-84 Doyle, Dayton 1902 Drakes, Eric 1990-91 Draper, Ted 1991-93 Driesbach, Farrell 1931-33 Driesbach, Oliver 1913-16 Dudock, Mike 1960-63 Dulin, Olando 1991-92 Dunn, Phil 1991-94 Dunn, Tommy 1993-94 Dunwiddie, Bob 1990-91 Durr, Arthur 1902 Dutt, Robert 1908-09 Dutt, Robert 1936 Dyer, Clarence 1926 Dyser, Robert 1960-61

Student-Athletes

Badinghaus, Ed 1992-94 Badalich, Carl 1965-67 Bailey, Art 1952, 1956-58 Bailey, Austin 2010-11 Bailey, Charles 2001 Bailey, Ken 1952 Bailey, Lavel 1997-2000 Bailey, Rick 1982-83 Bailey, Ron 1956-57 Bailey, Ryan 2005 Bain, Ryan 2009 Baker, Lawrence 1927-29 Baker, Randy 1988 Bakewell, Harold 1950 Balaam, Al-Teric 2006, 2008-09 Balaj, Lionel 1950-52 Baldwin, Benjamin 1925-27 Bamler, Bill 1967 Banks, Ken 1982-83 Banks, Louis 1999 Barbee, Ashanti 2001-02 Bareiter, Joe 1984 Barnes, Dante 2007

Cochran, Harold 1926-28 Cochran, James 1998-99 Cochrane, Kenneth 1928-30 Coe, Walter 1891-92 Cogswell, Ty 1955-58 Colbert, Terrell 2000 Coles, Bryan 1993-95 Colley, Harold 1922 Colosimo, Andrew 2009 Colson, Elrondo 1991 Conley, Aaron 2001-04 Connor, Jeremy 1997-98 Conrad, Charles 1910 Conti, Tom 1953 Conway, Tom 1981-82 Cook, Donald 1936-37 Cook, Harry 1899-1900 Cook, Henry 1996 Cooper, John 1933 Coppa, Paul 1972-73 Corl, Clarence 1927 Corn, LaRond 1971 Cornelius, John 1989 Corner, Reggie 2004-07 Corrigan, Marty 1987 Cosey, Duran 1999 Cosey, Morris 1992-93 Costigan, Charles 1908-11 Coughenour, Pat 1971-72 Counahan, Chris 1992-95 Cox, Carl 1956 Craig, Roger 1953 Crawford, Porter 1913-15 Cray, Howard 1932 Crisp, Park 1912-15 Crisp, William 1915 Criss, Charles 1910-12 Crist, Robert 1902-03 Crouch, Tim 2003-06 Cruz, Jose 2007-08 Csora, John 1978 Culberson, Eric 2000-01 Culbertson, Keith 1938, 1940 Culler, Raschi 1998-99 Cullins, Charles 1973 Cummins, Jud 2001-03 Cunningham, Cecil 1924-25 Cunningham, Seth 2010-11 Cushman, Arthur 1900

Staff

Brown, Nadir 2009 Brown, Ralph 1922-24 Brown, Richard 1974-76 Brown, Scott 1987-90 Brown, Steve 1987-88 Brown, Terrence 1985-86 Bruce, Jeremy 2008-09 Brumfield, Dennis 1979-81 Bruner, George 1912, 1914 Buddenberg, John 1985-88 Budzeszewski, Tom 1970-72 Buhas, Frank 1947-48 Burant, Jim 1975-77 Burgins, Troy 1983-86 Burke, Bill 1996-98 Burks, Joseph 1947 Burnett, Chet 1952 Burnette, Marco 1958-60 Burney, Nate 2009-10 Burton, John 1988-90 Burton, Richard 1981 Butowicz, Tony 1961-64 Byrd, Marvase 2009-10

Akron Football

Abbas, Bill 1959 Abdulla, Al 1936, 1938 Adams, Ernest 1911-12 Adams, Robert 1951 Addis, Rick 1980-82 Adolph, Dave 1955-58 Adolph, Tom 1959-62 Agosti, Eric 1991-94 Agostinelli, Ed 1970-72 Agyeman, Steve 2003-04 Akers, Paul 1910 Akili, Cheo 1973-76 Alcorn, Daron 1989-92 Albright, Paul 1971 Alexander, Bill 2010-11 Alexander, Broderick 2009, 2011 Alfman, Gerald 1982 Alford, Eddie 1993-95 Alleman, Andy 2005-06 Allen, Alex 2005, 2007-10 Allen, Dirk 1989-90 Allyn, Guy 1903 Alphonse, Michael 2006 Alston, Derek 1986-89 Altland, Jim 1970 Amison, Isavelt 1967-70 Amos, Corvin 1999-2000 Amstutz, Chet 1965 Anderson, Bob 1959 Anderson, Brandon 2005-08 Anderson, Eric 1994-97 Anderson, George 1971-73 Anderson, Harold 1946 Anderson, Jake 2008-11 Anderson, Jim 1981-83 Anderson, Keith 1979-80 Anderson, Robert 1987 Anderson, Wayne 1990-93 Anderson, Zack 2006-09 Andrade, Ed 1986-87 Andreoli, Andre 1940 Andy, Mike 1977-78 Angeloff, Chris 1974-75 Anton, Tony 1951 Appleby, David 1932, 1934 Appleby, Mike 1983-84 Arango, Dave 1981-83 Arbogast, Ronald 1900 Armbruster, Jason 1990 Arnette, Rex 1927-28, 1931 Arthur, Jabari 2004-07 Atha, Terry 1973-74 Austin, Charles 1973-75 Auten, Delbert 1929-30 Auten, George 1953-55 Auten, William 1954-56 Avery, Bryan 1917 Axner, Dave 1975-77 Azar, Floyd 1946-48 Azar, Ken 1950 Azar, Robert 1914

Barney, Marvin 1980 Barnes, Harold 1920-21, 1923 Barnes, Wilbur 1931-32 Barnhardt, Harold 1895-96, 1900 Barton, James 1962-65 Barrow, Carlos 1987-88 Basch, Dan 2000-01, 03-04 Basch, Dennis 2003-04 Baskin, Ron 1977 Bass, Lavern 1990-92 Bates, Elliott 2006-09 Batman, Jim 1974 Batman, Kenneth 1946-47 Baumbick, Bob 1979-81 Bauer, Robert 1933, 1935-36 Beard, Dorian 2002-04 Beeman, Rick 1976 Beidleman, Jack 1967-70 Bekeleski, Chet 1952-53 Belden, Russell 1908-09 Bell, Donald 1942 Benedict, Charles 1892 Bennett, Jamey 1995-98 Berchie, Frank 2004-05 Bertsch, Ben 2010 Bessey, Charles 1995 Best, Jerry 1989-92 Bethel, Arthur 1909-11 Betz, Sam 1969-71 Beverly, James 1948 Bevington, Eldon 1915 Beyke, Joe 1999 Bezbatchenko, Marty 1976-78 Bice, Adam 2009-11 Bickel, Paul 1952-53 Bierce, Bruce 1916-17, 1919 Bigach, Bruce 1980-81 Biggs, Brett 2004-05 Bischoff, Todd 1981-82 Bisesi, Jospeh 1952 Bitsko, Randy 1989-90 Black, James 1981-83 Black, Shaun 1997 Blackburn, Chase 2001-04 Blake, Denny 1971-72 Blake, Micklos 2010 Blakely, Jeff 1992-94 Blanchard, Doug 1978 Bland, John 1960 Bliley, Clarence 1920-22 Blind, Jim 1980 Bock, Fred 1951-52 Boedicker, Earl 1917, 1919 Boggs, Donald 1986 Boggs, Tom 1955-57 Bohla, Martin 1942 Bolin, Paul 1948 Boone, Brandon 1975-77 Boone, William 1909 Boring, Sebastian 1941 Boruszkowski, Ron 1962-64 Borrieci, Jim 2001-04 Bostic, Carl 1935 Bostic, Karl 2011 Bowers, Giorgio 2010 Bowser, Deryn 2008-09 Boyd, Jim 1985 Boyd, Nate 1994-97 Bozicevich, Dick 1969-70 Braccio, Jim 1963-66 Bradford, Ellery 1995-98 Brady, John 1953 Brainard, Lucius 1909 Brake, Mike 2000-03 Brancho, Eric 1994 Brandon, James 1948 Brant, Ron 1981-84 Brewster, Garrett 2006 Brimgardner, Leo 1941 Broge, Thomas 1940 Brothers, Aaron 1990 Brown, Albert 1903 Brown, Chris 2004-05 Brown, Curtis 2008-10 Brown, DeShawn 1993-94 Brown, Earl 1961-62 Brown, Lamont 1994 Brown, Mike 1993-94

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Records

2011 review

student-athletes

Staff

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f (continued) Fink, Charles Finley, Jeff Finn, James Fire, Kevin Firick, William Fisher, Brian Fisher, Dave Fisher, Frank Fisher, Michael Fitzharris, Cletus Flaherty, Brian Flaherty, Tim Flaherty, Tom Flaugher, Vernon Flegal, Dave Fleming, Harold Fleming, Will Fleming, William Fletcher, Paul Flickinger, Donald Florin, George Florin, Ignatius Flossie, Ben Flossie, Ben Flossie, Bruce Floyd, Symeon Flotz, William Fobbs, Sean Fondrk, Joe Foore, Larry Forbes, David Ford, Bre’ Ford, Dave Ford, Darin Formen, Louis Fortener, Nick Fosnight, Reed Fowler, Mark Fowler, Tim Fowler, Tony Fox, A.J. Fox, Mark Fox, Wayne Foy, Mike Fraley, Blake France, Glen Francis, Scott Frank, Earl Frase, Ralph Freeman, Tom Friday, Mark Frieson, Dee Fritz, Don Frowner, Chris Fry, Rolent Frye, Charlie Frye, Harold Frye, Paul Frye, Tony Fuciu, Ceorge Fuchs, Fred Fuller, John Fuller, Ron Fuqua, Stephon Futo, James

1928-29 1981-82 1946 1981-82 1924 1980 1977-79 1992-94 1937-38 1926-28 2006-08 1971-73 1965-68 1929-30 1977-79 1910 2009, 2011 1909 1925 1932, 1934 1941-42 1928-29 1940-41 1974 1974 1993-94 1913-14 2007-09 1968-69 1954-56 1946 2011 1966 1993-94 1975-76 1999-2002 1914-15 1973-75 1980-83 1982 2011 1977 1965-68 1969-71 2010-11 1903 1996 1943 1918 1980-81 1990 2010 1975 1987 1891 2001-04 1928-30 1928-30 1980 1964-66 1908 2001-04 1974-77 2006-07 1942

Gabel, Tim 1982 Gabriesheski,Brian 1993-96 Galehouse, George 1948-49 Galloway, Dick 1959-62 Garcia, Andy 1936-37 Gardner, Bobby 2001-03 Gardner, James 1893 Gargasz, Ryan 1999-2002 Garnett, Robert 1958, 1962 Garrison, Jeff 2003 Gaug, William 1952-53 Gayer, Jacob 1902 Geese, Robert 1937 Gergel, Dan 1977-79 Germany, George 1995-98 Getsy, Luke 2005-06 Giachetti, Jason 2003-06 Gilbert, Doug 1984-86 Gilbert, Greg 1982-84

Gilbert, Walter 1910-11 Gill, John 1932 Gill, Jon 2003 Gilleland, Ellsworth 1926-28 Gilmer, Troy 2009-11 Gilway, Barry 1965-67 Gindratt, Brice 1991-94 Ginella, Mike 1986-87 Gliha, Ron 1981 Glinsky,Ray 1961-64 Gonzalez, Kiki 2003-06 Goodspeed, Gregg 1994 Goodwin, Jamie 2002-03 Gopp, Dale 1941, 1946-47 Gorrell, Tim 1980 Gouch, Darrien 1990-93 Gradyan, Frank 1951-53 Graf, Robert 1933-35 Graham, Andy 1977-80 Graham, Miguel 2007-09 Gramann, Steve 1987 Grant, Kevin 2005-08 Grant, Wayne 1982-85 Gray, Jimmie 1998-2000 Gray, Kevin 1980 Green, Anthony 1984-86 Green, Brett 2004 Green, Dave 1960 Green, Darryl 1989-91 Green, Gary 1971-74 Green, Loren 1959 Green, Victor 1990-92 Greene, Kenny 1989-91 Greene, Ray 1959-61 Greene, Ron 1971-73 Greenhorn, Alvin 1940 Greenwood, Randy 2010 Greer, Sekai 2002-03 Griffiths, Dave 1936 Grigas, Walt 1938, 1940 Griggs, Bert 1980 Griggs, John 2011 Grimes, David 1999 Grimm, John 1909-12 Grimsley, Ed 1981-83, 1985 Grisdale, Ken 1982 Gromek, Greg 1996-99 Grosso, George 1959-62 Groza, Mark 2003-06 Grucella, Thomas 1946-49 Grzeskowiak, Jeff 1998-2001 Grzeskowiak, Mike 2001-04 Gulick, Robert 1908-09 Guthrie, Pete 1963-64

Haas, John 1994 Haber, Mark 1990-91 Habib, Pete 1991-94 Hadden, Bill 1984-86 Haddox, Benny 1987-88 Hagenmaier, Brian 1983-85 Hagins, Nate 1967-68 Halamay, Gene 1952 Hale, Steve 1996-99 Haley, Arthur 1916-18 Haley, Jason 1990 Hall, John 1931 Hall, Richard 2010 Halter, Jeff 1980-81 Hamad, Dennis 1971-74 Hamilton, Paul 1986-88 Hamlin, Larry 1951-53 Hamline, Robert 1930-31 Hammontree, Ray 1931, 1933-34 Hampton, Dan 1984-86 Hampton, Horace 1937 Hannon, Michael 1999 Haramis, Sam 1961-62 Harden, Eli 1891-93 Hardy, William 1899 Harker, Lewis 1940 Harlan, James 1951 Harmon, Matt 2008 Harpham, Raymond 1903 Harpring, John 1993-96 Harris, George 1998

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Harrison, John 1968-70 Harrison, Wayne 1968-69 Harsh, Jamie 1990-92 Hartline, Chester 1926-28 Hartline, Jackie 1936 Hartman, Jason 2000-02 Hartz, Craig 1965-67 Harvey, David 2006 Harvey, James 2008-11 Harvey, Tony 1980 Haskins, Chris 1990-93 Hast, Jeff 1994 Hatch, Mike 1968-71 Hatherill, Robert 1954-57 Haury, William 1948-50 Hayes, Marques 2000-03 Hayes, Mike 1994, 1996-98 Hazime, Hasan 2008-11 Heckman, Dennis 1981-83 Heckman, Jim 1942 Hein, Justin 2003-05 Heinzerling, Lynn 1925 Heisman, John 1894 Heller, Irvin 1940-42 Heminger, Harold 1917 Hendry, Bobby 2000-03 Henneberger, Paul 1896 Henry, Dionte 2003-05 Henry, Ed 1970 Hensal, Earl 1933-35 Herndon, Jayson 1994-96 Herndon, John 1899 Heslop, Matt 2003 Hess, Carl 1921 Heyworth, Jim 1973-75 Hibbard, Reigle 1940-41 Hickman, Dave 1964-66 Hickman, Frank 1935-36 Hicks, Guy 1978 Hicks, Richard 1954 Hildebrand, Bill 1995-98 Hildreth, Andy 2007-08 Hilk, Brian 1987-90 Hill, Chris 1987-90 Hill, Greg 1972-73 Hill, Josh 2000-02 Hill, Tor 1985 Hillery, Tom 1952-53 Hilliard, Norm 1994 Hills, Scott 1974 Hinds, Tyler 1987-88 Hinkle, Larry 1929-30 Hixon, Domenik 2002-05 Hlas, John 1926-28 Hochberg, Ray 1936 Hochensmith, Farlin 1911-12 Hockett, Myron 1978-80 Hodakievic, Al 1975-76 Hodges, Tim 1980, 1983-84 Hoffman, Bob 1987 Holian, Bob 1971-73 Holian, Dave 1966-69 Holian, Mike 1975-78 Holland, Howard 1949 Holman, Rick 1978-80 Holmes, Alphonso 1993-94 Holmes, Anthony 2010-11 Holmes, Donald 1949, 1951 Holmes, Russell 1981-84 Holsberry, William 1942, 1946 Holley, Jim 2006 Hoopes, Fredrick 1925-27 Hoover, John 1967-69 Hoover, Robert 1940 Hopkins, Carl 1926-28 Horn, Fred 1932 Horrigan, James 1952-53 Horrigan, Terry 1956-57 Horton, Leon 1978-79 Housos, George 1981-83 Houston, Biff 1970-71 Hovanec, Mark 1975-77 Howard, Curtis 1976-79 Howe, Bryan 2004-05 Howell, Juan 1987-89 Hower, John 1937 Hoyte, Nigel 1989 Hrivnak, Bret 1990-93

Huebner, Keith 2006-08 Huff, Boyd 1924 Huffman, Raymond 1926-27 Hughes, Mike 1996, 1998-2000 Humphrey, David 1986-87 Humphrey, Robert 1938, 1940 Hunter, Bo 1997-99 Hunter, Mosey 1971-73 Hunter, Xavier 1990 Hutcherson, Jim 1982 Hutchinson, Harold 1932-33, 35 Hutchinson, John 1928 Huth, Herman 1959-62 Huth, Jim 1985 Hutton, Mic 1969-72

Iademarco, Nick Ieli, Petu Irvin, Miquel Irvin, Ray Isbell, William Ivasku, Kevin Iveljic, Igor

1984-86 1991-94 2002-03 1986 1952 2011 2007-10

Jaber, Donald 1949-50 Jackson, Brett 1988-91 Jackson, Calton 2006-07 Jackson, Kevin 2005 Jackson, Lee 1909-11 Jackson, Ozzie 1988-90 Jackson, Reggie 1985-86 Jackson, Robert 1921 Jacobs, Bruce 1977, 1979 Jacobs, Marlon 1991, 1993-94 Jacquemain, Chris 2007-09 Jacques, Jack 1933-35 Jahant, Charles 1903, 1908 Jakab, Jozsef 1993-95 Jamall, Rashad 1976-78 Jamison, Nick 1997-98 Jateff, Nick 1950 Jenkins, Charles 1924 Jenkins, Hayes 1921-24 Jenkins, Verlin 1923 Jennings, Chez 1988 Jerdon, Andy 2000-03 Jesko, Jeff 1975-77 Jewells, Roosevelt 1979-81 Johnson, Andrew 2008 Johnson, Banks 1973-74 Johnson, Burke 1892, 1894-95 Johnson, Darren 1988 Johnson, David 1913-14 Johnson, Herb 1951 Johnson, Kristian 1996 Johnson, Lilliburn 1925-26 Johnson, Mike 1988-89 Johnson, Nate 1996, 1998-99 Johnson, Robert 1961-64 Johnson, Robert 1982-84 Johnson, Shelton 1994 Johnson, Wallace 1930-31 Joiner, Pierce 1986-89 Jones, Andre 2006-09 Jones, Antoine 2009 Jones, Bradford 1990-91 Jones, Burton 1962-64 Jones, Dennis 1970 Jones, Richard 1997-99 Jones, Sterlie 1969 JuNorthern Ill.s, Stan 1936 Junko, Jeff 1991-94 Junko, Mike 1993-96 Justice, Aaron 1993 Justice, Jim 1992

Kabir, Amin Kalis, Gary Kallenback, James Kaminski, Ed Kaplan, Scott Kapp, John Karam, Ben

2006-09 1982-85 1951 1950 2004 1895-96 2011

Karam, Joe 1979, 1981 Kasparek, Kris 2004-07 Kasparek, Zac 2008-11 Kaufman, Ernest 1934-37 Kaulig, Matt 1992-95 Kavish, Carl 1972-73 Keating, William 1932-34 Keister, John 1988 Keitch, Dave 1968-71 Kelker, Richard 1983-84 Kelleher, Ken 1974 Keller, Alvin 1892 Keller, Fred 1934-35 Kelley, Chris 1984-86 Kelley, Frank 1985, ‘87-88 Kelley, John 2001 Kelley, Leo 1908 Kelly, Clarence 1981-84 Kemme, Chris 2005-08 Kendall, Kevin 1981-82 Kennedy, Dave 1966 Kennedy, Dennis 2005-08 Kerkian, Al 1965-66 Kerwin, Mark 1980 Kesler, Richard 1947 Kessler, Lloyd 1995 Keys, Bruce 1989-92 Kimbrough, Ben 1955-56 Kimbrough, Milt 1986-87 King, Bart 1959 King, Brad 1996-97, ‘99 King, Louis 1975 King, Steve 1987-88 Kingsbury, Benjamin 1891-92 Kirkpatrick, Ed 1947-48 Kirn, Walter 1925-26 Kittle, Andy 1993-96 Klaus, Russ 1984-85 Klik, Shawn 1997, 1999-2000 Kline, Ken 1984-85 Kline, Robert 1946-49 Knapp, Mike 1985-86 Kneale, Sterling 1914 Knepp, Doug 1984-87 Kniffen, Hazen 1921-23 Knight, Hal 1902-03 Knight, Maurice 1902-03 Knisely, Brock 1996-99 Knowlton, Arthur 1917, 1919 Knowlton, Frank 1921-22 Knowlton, John 1914-16 Knowlton, Richard 1948, 1950 Koerber, William 1918 Kohler, Herb 1976-78 Kominic, Walter 1937-38 Konrad, Charles 1908-09 Koplin, Claude 1903 Koppas, Merle 1918 Kormanich, Walt 1942 Korosi, Gary 1978 Kosoy, Dave 1965-67 Kossky, Steve 1938 Kot, Tom 1974-75 Kovach, Steve 1952 Kozak, Donovan 1992-93 Krager, Paul 1902 Kregenow, Edwin 1921-23 Kregenow, Ernest 1924-25 Kreighbaum, Dan 1983-85 Krino, Mike 1934-36 Krummel, Ken 1968-70 Kubik, Andy 1986-89 Kulmala, Jeff 1974-76 Kuntz, Kevin 1995-98 Kura, Mike 1966-68

Lacascio, Joseph Ladner, Shane Ladrach, Rhyne LaFrance, Jeremy Lagasse, Mike Lahoski, John Lake, Daniel Lake, Jeff Lancaster, Julius Lancianese, Ron

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Mikolashek, Les Miller, Clinton Miller, Dashan Miller, Dick Miller, Fred Miller, Harold Miller, Jared Miller, Jay Miller, John

1938-40 1921 2008-09 1937-38 1976-77 1923-24 1989 1985-87 1916-17

Nash, Jim Nedd, Jason Neer, Ryan Nelson, Niles Nelson, Tyrone Neugebaurer, Walter Newson, Phillip Nicely, Patrick Nichols, Don Nicods, Greg Novak, Geoff Novell, Ned

1958 2004-06 2000-02 1933-35 1988-91 1942 1921-22 2009-11 1955 1974-77 1988 1946-49

O’Brien, Pat 1973-74 O’Conner, Tom 1970-72 O’Connor, Dave 1981-83 O’Connor, Mike 1988-91 Odofin, Deni 2007-09 Oldham, Albert 1927, 1929 Oldham, Vernon 1931-33 Olson, Leland 1920-21 Ondecker, Andy 1939 Ondrusek, Paul 1997, 1999-2001 O’Neill, Jamie 1997 Orbovich, Mike 1989-91 Osborne, Mike 1989 Osborne, Robert 1891 Owen, Alphonso 2007-08 Owens, Chris 1989-92

Pace, Chevin Pacenta, Tom Padrutt, Mark Palermo, Tony Pallija, Tony Palmer, Clarence Palmer, Don Palmer, Russell Panzanella, Ken Papageorge, Gus

2004-07 1976-77 1979-80 1946 1967-69 1912-14 1974 1915 1975-76 1936

Queener, Keith

1934 1996-99

1991-94

Rach, Joe 1958-59 Radich, Joe 2002-04 Rafac, Steve 1983-85 Rahach, Mike 1986-89 Rainey, John 1957-58 Rajek, Viktor 2007-08 Ralston, Gary 1989-90 Ranney, Arthur 1912-14 Ransom, Gary 2011 Rash, Joe 2008-10 Rea, Dick 1955 Read, Verne 1908-09 Reader, Jamie 1994-97 Redrick, Victor 1999 Reed, Greg 1983-94 Reeder, Yasin 1996 Reese, Brad 1978-81 Reese, Fordyce 1933 Reese, Thomas 1908 Reeves, Jerry 1953-56 Reid, Jermaine 2003-06 Reliford, Marcus 1990 Reliford, Rich 1997-2000 Rendon, Joe 1967 Reynolds, Jim 1982-83 Reynolds, Mark 1994, 1996 Rice, Carl 1948 Rice, Dan 1977-79 Rich, Dan 1963-65 Richards, Carl 1970-72 Richardson, Doug 2009-10 Richardson, Joe 1961-63, 1965 Richert, Carl 1925 Richmond, Josh 2009-11 Ricker, Frank 1969-70 Rickert, Ura 1903 Rienke, Richard 1947 Riles, Nate 1994 Rindfuss, Scott 1987-89 Ringer, Jerell 2002-05 Risch, Walter 1909 Ritley, Tim 1998-2001 Ritossa, Anthony 2011 Rizzo, Buster 1951, 1953 Rizzo, Vinnie 2011 Robbins, Odell 1990-93 Robertson, Fred 1981-82 Robertson, Pat 1989-91 Robinette, Ryan 2002 Robinson, Charles 1924 Robinson, Darryl 1986 Robinson, Edson 1899-1900 Robinson, Ewing 1925, 1927 Robinson, Fred 1962-64 Robinson, Harold 1988-90 Robinson, John 1957 Robinson, Johnny 2011 Robinson, Matt 2000-03 Robinson, Nate 2006-07 Robinson, Robert 1896 Robison, Bill 1994 Rocklin, Darryll 1988-90

Rockwell,Frank 1895-96, 1899-1900

Rockwell, Wade Rodgers, Matt Rogers, Marty Rogers, Virgil Rogovic, Branko Rohr, Jay Rollence, Jim Roller, Dave Roman, Pat Romantic, Tim Ronsman, Dan Rooney, Chris Root, Jon Rose, Matt Ross, Don Ross, Scott Rossi, Marion

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Pyers, Paul Pyles, Rex

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McCaha, Duane 1947 McCann, Al 1987-88 McCarthy, Francis 1935 McCarthy, Richard 1938-39 McClain, Henry 1951 McClain, John 2006 McCloskey, Patrick 2010-11 McCombs, Collie 1939 McCray, Andre 1995-98 McCray, Anthony 1998-2000 McCray, Raymond 1999-2002 McDaniel, Joe 2005-07 McDaniels, Robert 1954 McDonald, George 1950 McDonald, John 1959 McDuffie, Kyle 2003 McGarry, Arthur 1908 McGarry, Jamie 1970 McGee, Bill 1963-64 McGill, Doug 1971-73 McGinness, Mark 1989-90 McGlone, Dennis 1977-79 McKenzie, Rickey 2000-03 McKnight, Alvin 1891-94 McLean, Johnson 1891-92 McMillan, John 1946-47 McMillon, Bryant 2006, 2008 McNeal, Parris 2004-07 McPartland, Cary 1964, 1966 McPherson, Clarence 2006 Meacham, Marshall 1937-38 Mead, Charles 1891 Meade, Kevin 1980-82 Mementowski, Ed 1978-79 Meriwether, Anthony 2009-11 Mertz, Raymond 1914, 1916 Merzweiler, Jack 1947-48 Metzger, Henry 1932-34 Meyer, Jim 1974-76 Meyer, Kevin 1978 Mignin, Charles 1891-92 Mihalik, Frank 1951 Mihelich, John 1959

Papp, Joseph 1946-1948 Paramore,Michael 1981-84 Pardee, Wayne 1970-71 Paris, Tony 1953-56 Park, Tom 1982-83 Parker, Dave 1967-70 Parker, Rich 1967-68 Parker, Robert 1942 Parks, Tracy 1992 Parnell, Charles 1974-77 Parsell, Allen 1976-77 Parshall, Edward 1902 Pasquale, Bill 1982-83 Pasquale, Ron 1983-86 Patillo, Ty 1994 Patella, Dominic 1937-39 Patrick Jim 1962 Patterson, Marcus 2004-07 Paxtan, Paul 1966-67 Payne, Brandon 1999-2002 Peach, Leroy 1946-49 Pearson, Owensby 1958 Peery, Reece 1980 Pegg, Keith 1992-93 Pendleton, Wallace 2006-08 Penland, Cornel 1987 Penman, Keith 1967-70 Perkins, Ira 1973 Perkins, Randy 1972-74 Pesaric, Jacob 1926-27 Pesuit, Walter 1937, 1939 Peterson, Ahmad 1995-96 Peterson, Harold 1966, 1968 Peterson, Scott 1980-83 Petit, Paul 1975-77 Petracca, Joseph 1950-51 Petrovich, Bob 1958 Petrus, Matt 1984-85 Peugeot, Gregg 1996-99 Pfahl, Charles 1916-17, 1919 Pfahl, Wilbert 1917-19 Pfeifle, Earl 1923-24 Pfeister, Kent 1970, 1972 Phelps, Ben 1949 Phillips, Eugene 1990-93 Phillips, Guy 1946-49 Phillips, Leland 1990-91 Philpott, Tony 1980-82 Piccirillo, Mike 2001-04 Pichardo, Matt 2004 Pichichero, Frank 1961 Pier, Russ 1955-59 Pierce, Calvin 1970-72 Piry, Carl 1932-34 Pirnik, Vic 1987 Pitkin, Paul 1902 Pitts, Dick 1972-73 Plant, Leland 1925-27 Plate, Nolan 2010 Platis, George 1950 Pledger, Art 1936-37 Pliskin, Ruebin 1928 Plummer, Thomas 2002 Poindexter, Merce 2005-08 Polansky, Steve 1973 Polena, Jim 1976-77 Polk, David 1999-2000 Polsky, Bert 1900 Pontius, Pat 1935 Pope, Juan 1977-80 Popovich, Steve 1978-80 Porter, Jermaine 1992-94 Post, Tom 1919 Potts, Dylan 2010-11 Poulos, Andrew 1942, 1946-47 Powell, Pat 1994-95 Preer, Carlson 1969-71 Price, A.J. 2011 Price, Hugh 1899-1900 Pride, Gary 2008-10 Prosuch, Ed 1975, 1977-78 Province, Jared 2009-10 Pruner, Dave 1978 Pughsley, Jerrod 2010-11 Pung, Ray 1998-99 Putney, Bill 1995 Putt, Edward 1931-32 Putt, Wilson 1891-93

Student-Athletes

Mackey, Bruce 1958-60 Mackey, Joe 1960-62 Mackey, John 2004-07 Mackey, Louis 1998, 2000 Madden, Rick 1972-73 Madick, Robert 1962-64 Magloire, Mitchell 2006-07 Magrell, Brian 1994-95 Mahan, Fulton 1931-33 Maher, John 1971-73 Mahoney, Ed 1942 Mahoney, John 1926-28 Maibauer, Roger 1972 Maione, Henry 1965-67 Mairs, Curt 1954 Maligio, Fred 1937-39 Malizia, Jerry 1965-67 Mallo, James 1935-36

McBride, Thomas 1997, 1999-2000

Miller, Scott 1978-81 Miller, ShelDon 2010-11 Miller, Thomas 2009 Miller, William 1928 Mills, Billy 1973-76 Minnich, Harold 1923 Misencik, Paul 1959-61 Misencik, Thomas 1949 Mitchell, James 1893 Mitchell, Ray 1949 Mitchell, William 1950-1952 Mobley, Gary 1978 Monan, Al 1939 Monroe, Joe 1954-55 Montgomery, Jason 2002-05 Montgomery, John 1976-77 Moore, Clayton 2011 Moore, Floyd 1908-09 Moran, Brian 1984-86 Morefield, LeVon 2009-10 Morgan, Christian 1999 Morgan, Darren 1980-83 Morgan, Devonte 2011 Moro, Tony 1966-67 Morris, Dajour 2011 Morris, Phillip 2007 Morrison, Gary 1965 Morrison, Jim 1963-64 Morrison, Robert 1938 Morrow, Wade 1939-41 Mote, Herbert 1924-25 Motton, John 1987-89 Moyer, Moe 1931 Muhlbach, Ron 1968 Murdock, Jaiye 1994-96 Murdock, Quentin 2000 Murphy, Leo 1933-34 Murphy, Paul 1954 Murphy, Tom 1959-60 Myers, Joe 1979-82 Myers, Ryan 2000-02 Myers, Wayne 1931

Staff

Malone, Joseph 1951-53 Maluke, Andy 1939-41 Malvasi, Pete 1987 Mann, Mel 1950 Mannie, Ken 1971-73 Maravich, Eli 1957 March, Ed 1998-2001 March, Justin 2011 Marchese, T.J. 2009, 2011 Marchmon, Luke 1970 Marconi, Tim 1988-89 Marcoux, Dan 2008-11 Marquess, Charles 1966-67 Marsicano, Shane 1994 Martin, Adam 1992-94 Martin, Dale 2009-10 Martin, John L. 1953 Martin, Mike 1964-65 Massaro, Rick 1978-81 Mason, Kenneth 1922-24 Matwichyna, Dan 1990 Mathis, Willie 1979 Mathews, Ray 1962 Maus, Thomas 1949 Maxa, Jeremy 1995-98 Maxwell, Bob 1978-79 Maybury, Jace 2000-02 Mays, Paul 1988-90 Mays, Terry 1987-90 Mazgaj, Frank 1980-82 Mazur, Stan 1972 Mazzafero, Joseph 1950-52 Mazzagatti, Joseph 1951-53 McAllister, Ronald 1939-40

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Landis, Jim 1942 Lant, Steve 1896 Larde, Richard 1987-89 Larson, Bob 1975-77 Lartey, Emmanuel 2010-11 Latell, Kurt 1987-89 Laterza, Tony 1949-50 Latona, Felix 1940-41 Laubacher, Dave 1972-74 Laubaugh, Ron 1965 Laube, Evan 2006-08 Lauro, Tony 1984-86 Lawhorn, Lew 1995 Leacock, Paul 1895-96 Lee, Carl 1936-37 LeFall, Dwayne 2000, 02-04 Leffler, Carl 1920-22 Legando, Jim 1982 Legger, Nick 2009 Lehackey, Paul 1935 Leichliter, Jim 1980-82 Leininger, Dave 1970 Lemley, Bill 1971 Lemon, Marcus 2009 Lemon, Ron 1967-70 Lemon, Shawn 2007-10 Lengyel, Jack 1954-56 Lenihan, Pat 1941 Leonard, Dean 1925-27 Leota, Iakopo 2003 Lewis, Chuck 2003, 05 Lewis, Doug 1988-90 Licht, Chad 1991-93 Limbach, Oscar 1922-24 Lindsey, Donald 1932-34 Lindsey, Jermaine 2006 Lingruen, Mark 1974-76 Linton, Bob 1955 Lio, Micah 2011 Lionetti, Anthony 1950-52 Little, Matt 2008-11 Littler, Gregg 1987 Livelsberger, Lynn 1966-68 Lively, Eric 2005-08 Lodge, Shauntel 1997-98 Lomax, Frank 1959-60 Lomax, Greg 1995-98 Lombardi, James 1949 Long, Jeff 1985-86 Long, Johnny 2004-06 Longacre, Dave 1951-53 Longville, Regis 1949-50 Lopeman, Ed 1960, 63 Lott, Eugene 1895 Loudenback, Harry 1893-94 Lowry, Tom 1960-63 Luck, Keith 1976 Lukas, John 1939-41 Lundstrom, Jeff 1988 Lundy, John 1982-85 Lurtz, John 1998 Lutz, Dick 1979-81 Lupori, Jim 1958-61 Lyons, Mike 1991-94 Lyons, Robert 1985-88 Lytle, Wayne 1959

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R (continued) Rossi, Nick Roth, Earl Rothermel,Jerry Rowe, Earl Royal, Jerome Rudison, Bill Ruff, Dan Ruhlin, Ben Rumolo, Joe Russell, Antoine Russell, Lyle Russell, Montae Russell, Morgan Russell, Willard Russo, Mario Ryan, Tyrone Rynolds, Wade

2011 1932 1963-66 1942 2008 1987-89 1967-70 1997-2000 1994-96 2010-11 1932 2002 1999 1926-27 1952-55 1996-97 1927

Sabin, Ray 1938 Saccoccia, Reno 1970 Sandilands, Richard 2007-09 Sassano, Joseph 1946 Scacchi, Rick 1974 Scarpitti, Paul 1949-51 Schaad, Barry 1968-69 Schaaf, Bob 1975 Schachner, Joseph 1921 Schechterly, Brad 1992 Scheiderer, Rick 1995-96 Schember, Phil 1952-54 Schenz, Thomas 1946-47 Schepp, Mike 2004-07 Schidemantle, J.J. 1990-92 Schieb, Raymond 1914 Schier, Leroy 1949-50 Schifino, Jake 1998-2001 Schmittgen, Harold 1930 Schmittgen, Willard 1929-31 Schoch, Eric 1971, 1973 Schoch, Joseph 1923-25 Schooler, Eric 1982-83 Schuett, Fred 1963-65 Schulz, Ryan 1999-2002 Schumaker, Robert 1947 Schutz, Don 1978-81 Schutzbach, Robert 1953 Schwarz, Harry 1940 Sconiers, Keith 2010-11 Scott, Devon 1994-96 Scott, Ned 1910 Scruggs, Gene 1947-48, 1950 Seals,Darrington 1961-64 Sekinger, Jason 2007-08 Seiler, Lou 1965-66 Seislove, Tim 1985 Selby, Arthur 1910 Selby, William 1940 Sellers, James 1934 Sellers, Scotty 1937 Semester, Jim 1956-59 Senuta, Daniel 1942, 1946-47 Sewell, Almondo 2007-10 Shadie, George 1951-53 Shaffer, Raymond 1924 Shaffer, Stu 1920 Shackelford, Eric 1985-86 Sharp, Edmond 1899-1900 Shaw, Bryan 2000-03 Shead, Shane 2009-11 Shee, Chris 1987-91 Sheldon, Brad 2002-03 Shertzer, Brian 1986-87 Shields, Dwayne 1987 Shilling, Bob 1970-71 Shippy, Antonio 2002 Shollenberger, Albert 1929 Shuford, Norman 2009 Shuman, Charles 1968-70 Sidnell, Albert 1911, 1913 Siler, Ray 2007-08 Simkovich, Paul 2008-09, 2011 Simon, Dan 1975-78 Simon, Frank 1983-84 Simon, John 1974-75 Simonetti, Frank 1937-38

Sine, Jeff 1996 Singletary, Bob 1988-89 Sipes, Robert 1933-35 Skowronek, Ron 1967-68 Slimon, Anthony 1995, 1997-98 Sloop, Harold 1930-31 Small, Lawrence 1984, 1986 Small, Eric 1995-98 Small, Otis 1949 Small, Ramont 1991-93 Smesko, Al 1956-58 Smith, Archie 1899 Smith, Berrett 1942 Smith, Blake 2008 Smith, Bob 1986-89 Smith, Chris 1998-2001 Smith, Dwight 1997-2000 Smith, Hal 1948 Smith, Jared 2003-04 Smith, Jean 1923-25 Smith, Jesse 2000-01, 03 Smith, Josh 2003 Smith, L.T. 2011 Smith, Mike 1991-94 Smith, Nevara 1997-98, 2000 Smith, Pat 1981-82 Smith, Ron 1996-99 Smith, Scott 1998-2001 Smith, Tom 1980 Smith, Wilson 1913-14 Smithern, Dave 1979 Smulbach, Kermit 1934 Snow, Pat 1978-81 Snyder, Jim 1963-64 Sovaccool, James 1950 Sovlansky, Wayne 1970-72 Sours, Harold 1913-15 Sparhawk, Wilson 1932-33 Sparks, Nick 2001-03 Spaulding, Richard 2003-05 Spencer, Willie 1997 Spessard, Carl 1928-30 Spessard, Dwight 1923 Spikes, Tim 1983 Spindler, Donald 1950 Springston, Clifford 1927-28 Stadtmiller, Alvin 1931-32 Stams, Frank 1951-53 Stams, Steve 1983-85 Stanford, Anthony 1994 Stansfield,Percy 1913-16 Stapleton, Jerry 1964-66 Staten, Marvin 2011 Stavec, Ernest 1947 Staycer, Tim 1978-82 Stec, John 2006-09 Steiner, Adam 2009-11 Stephens, Mario 1983 Stevens, Paul 1923 Stevens, Steve 1920 Stewart, Cowles 2008, 2010 Stewart, Vernon 1983-86 Stidham, Jamie 1996-97 Stroemple, Greg 1972 Stokes, Brion 2004-07 Stone, John 1956-59 Straight, Mitch 2009-11 Strauss, Gary 1975 Stricklen, Mike 1985-87 Stocker, Jim 1976 Stroud, Dennis 1975 Struckel, John 1967-68 Stubbs, Tony 1990-91 Stump, Carl 1921, 1923 Sturgeon, William 1935-37 Sturm, Bill 1955-57 Suber, Aaron 1974-75 Suber, Marcus 2001 Succonnino, Antwine 2000 Suel, Marquelo 2011 Sullivan, Billy 2002-05 Sullivan, Jack 1939 Sumler, Doug 1990-91 Supplee, Mike 1981-84 Susi, John 1987-89 Sutter, Dan 1981-83 Sutton, Doug 2000-01, 03-04 Sutyak, Chris 1989-92

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Swanson, Fredrick 1902-03 Swartz, Kevin 1984-85 Sweitzer, Alton 1934-36 Sweitzer, Jeff 1988-91 Swigart, Clarence 1918-19 Swiger, Jason 2003-05 Swing, Tom 1984-85 Swinegart, Clyde 1915-16, 1919 Swinehart, Park 1913 Swires, Howard 1934-35 Switzer, Travis 2011 Szabo, Ed 1978-80 Szakos, Bates 2000-03 Szekely, Steve 1952

Vaughn, Kevin Vaughns, Vince Vedrin, Arnold Verdon, John Vincent, Dave Vincent, Shawn Vital, Jino Vittel, Peter Vogt, Robert Vogt, Walter Voight, Mike Volk, Dale Von Bergen, Rick Vosper, Stanley

Taber, Tom Tatton, Clark Tate, Davanzo Tausch, Marty Tawse, Jim Taylor, Charles Taylor, David Taylor, Jason Taylor, Lawrence Taylor, Maurice Taylor, Robert Taylor, Ron Taylor, Vince Teifke, Mike Testa, Charles Tetzel, Mark Thiry, Matt Thomas, Greg

1942, 1947 1988-91 2005-07 1959-60 1977-80 1892-94 1892-94 1993-96 1924-25 2000-01 1948 1983-86 1989 1984-86 1952 2003-04 1993-96 1985-86

Thomas, Harold 1923-24, 1929-30

Thomas, Mike 2008-10 Thomas, John 1902-03 Thomas, John 1993 Thomas, Joseph 1911-12 Thomas, Leonard 1988-89 Thomas, Mac 1971-73 Thomas, Rick 1965-66 Thomas, Russell 1920 Thompson, Jacob 2000 Thomson, Denny 1964 Thomson, Doug 1964-65 Thurman, Greg 1974-76 Tillett, Sam 1948 Tipton, Phil 1970-71 Tomkinson, Leroy 1915-17 Tonga, Phil 2011 Topliff, Robert 1952 Torrence, DeVoe 2009 Toth, Ed 1955-58 Townsend, Gregg 1985-87 Townsend, Jim 1954-56 Trachsel, William 1899-1900 Traul, Donald 1928 Travis, Frank 1969-70 Travis, John 1967-69 Triplett, Earl 1923-24, 1926 Trockle, Robert 1946 Trudeau, Joe 1997-98 Tsaloff, Carl 1935-37 Tuzze, Joe 2006-09 Tyler, Gary 1985-88 Tyson, Isaac 1931 Tyson, Ron 1965-66

Uber, Bob Uber, John Uhlenhake, Ryan Ullman, Butch Ulrich, Al Ulrich, Ron Ulrich, Tony Unaitis, Mark

Valenchek, Jim VanHorn, Mark Vanica, Pearl VanNostran, Myron Vargo, John Vargo, Ron

1966 1978-80 1998-2001 1971-72 1920 1958-61 1963 1986-87

1978-79 1974-76 1924 1924 1967-69 1953-54

1997 2002-03 1969-71 1952-54 1967-70 1988-90 2003-04 1911-12 1950- 52 1916-17 1978-80 1973-74 2001 1936

Wackerly, Jared 2009 Wade, Wayne 1990-93 Wagner, Brian 2009-11 Wagner, Francis 1923 Wagner, John 1924-26 Wahl, Frank 1946-47 Waldsmith, Ralph 1911-13 Walker, Andre 2004-07 Walker, Bruce 1970-72 Wallace, Tim 1982-85 Waller, Manley 2008-11 Walter, Dave 1965-67 Warburton, Jamie 1979-81 Ward, Mike 2007-10 Warfield, Vince 1947 Wargo, Frank 1924-25 Warner, John 1940 Warren, Mack 1993-95 Washer, William 1900 Washington, James 1997-2000 Washington, Ty 1999-2002 Watkins, Mike 1971 Watson, Steve 1977 Watters, Harvey 1895-96 Watters, William 1913 Watters,Thomas 1934-37 Weary, Earl 1902 Weaver, Diamond 2009-10 Webb, Chuck 1995-98 Webb, Tenarus 1993-94 Weber, Gordon 1950 Weber, Kyle 2009-10 Webster, Carlos 1891-94 Weeks, Chalmer 1910 Weeks, Charles 1891 Weeks, Conrad 1913-14 Weems, Marcel 1990-93 Wehner, Jim 1961-64 Weirich, Glen 1975 Weisend, Robert 1947 Weishampel, Joe 1970 Weiss, Jim 1957 Welker, Waldo 1917 Welling, Jim 1963-67 Wentz, Edward 1919-20 Werner, Edward 1895-96 Wert, Carl 1918 Wessman, Dan 1996-99 West, Tarik 1995-97 Whalen, Charles 1918-19 Whalen, George 1920-22 White, Brian 2002-05 White, Charles 1942, 1947-48 White, Gene 1954-56 White, James 1977-81 White, Matt 1996 White, Richard 1923-24 Whitsel, Byron 1895 Whitt, Carl 1995-98 Whitt, Roy 1988-89 Whitten, James 1938 Wiener, John 1955-56 Wiggins, Jason 1998-2000 Wilborn, Derek 1997-2000 Wilhelm, Tom 1973-74 Wilhoit, Joseph 1910 Wilkerson, Jermel 1992, 1994 Wilkes, Tim 2003-04 Wilkins, David 1987 Wilkins, William 1940-42 Wilkinson, Raymond 1924-25

Willilams, Aaron 2008-09 Williams, Brandon 2006-08 Williams, Bryan 2007-08 Williams, Charles 1908 Williams, Curtis 1986-89 Williams, Doug 2005-08 Williams, Edward 1964 Williams, Greg 2001-02 Williams, Isaiah 2011 Williams, Jamar 2010-11 Williams, Jeff 1988-90 Williams, Jermaine 1998-2000 Williams, John 1954-56 Williams, Joseph 1942 Williams, Kenny 1991-93 Williams, Kris 2001-02 Williams, Mike 1977-79 Williams, Roger 1955 Williams, Terry 1930, 1933 Williams, Tyler 2011 Williamson, Orlando 1999 Wills, Andy 2002, 04-06 Wilyard, Eldrid 1922-23 Wilson, Andrew 1999-2001 Wilson, Andy 1994, 1996 Wilson, Darwin 1992-94 Wilson, Glen 1950-52 Wilson, Leon 1937 Wilson, Miles 1929 Wilson, Oren 2011 Wilson, Wade 1895 Windley, Redell 1977-78 Winslow, Brian 1971-73 Winters, Dale 1950-52 Winters, Paul 1977-79 Wise, Crile 1918, 1921 Wise, Jon 1960-61 Wise, William 1892-94 Witkowski, Tim 1991 Witwer, Frank 1928-30 Wixcey, Ray 1951 Wolf, Bob 1973-77 Wolfe, Shannon 1987-90 Wolford, Bill 1961-63 Woodruff, Derrick 1996 Woods, Corey 2007-10 Woozley, Harry 1918 Wright, Rick 1956 Wrigley, Dave 1981-82 Wurts, Bernie 1984-86

Yackee, Burt Yauger, Robert Yeow, Cam Yerrick, Harvey Yost, Gary Young, Mike Young, Reggie

1912-15 1961-64 2003-04 1893 1971-74 1998-2001 1994-96

Zaher, Joseph 1946 Zazula, Frank 1937-39 Zemla, Joseph 1935-37 Zetts, Tim 2009 Zgonc, Chad 1994-97 Zimmerman,Guy 1909-12 Zuercher, Matt 1998-2001 Zwisler, Don 1965-68 Zwisler, Joe 1968-70

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1976 Knute Rockne Bowl

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Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Rubber Bowl • Akron, Ohio

Meade Stadium • Kingston, R.I.

Dec. 14, 1968

Dec. 4, 1976

Nov. 30, 1985

Louisiana Tech 33, Akron 13

21 0 0 12 - 33 0 7 6 0 - 13

Northern Michigan 10 0 6 7 3 - 26 Akron 7 7 0 9 6 - 29

Rhode Island 35, Akron 27

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Akron 29, Northern Michigan 26 (ot)

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Scoring Summary Scoring Summary Scoring Summary NMU - Awrey 1-yard run (Harves kick) RIU - DiMaggio 3-yd pass from Ehrhardt LT - Bradshaw 16 run (Golmon kick) NMU - Harves 31-yard field goal (Griffin kick) LT - Spinks 36 pass from Bradshaw UA - Axner 56-yard run (Embick kick) UA - Tyler 77-yd return of blocked FG (Golmon kick) UA - Axner 6 yard run (Embick kick) (Klaus kick) LT - Herren 2 run (Golmon kick) NMU - Awrey 4-yard run (pass failed) RIU - Donfield 21-yd pass from Ehrhardt UA - Vargo 1 run (Harrison kick) UA - Axner 3-yard run (run failed) (Griffin kick) UA - Beidleman 13 run (kick blocked) NMU - Brown 1-yard fumble recovery RIU - DiMaggio 4-yd pass from Ehrhardt LT - Brewer 6 pass from Bradshaw (Harves kick) (Griffin kick) (kick failed) UA - Embick 35-yard field goal UA - Rafac 16-yd interception return LT - Bradshaw 8 run (pass failed) NMU - Harves 39-yard field goal (Klaus kick) UA - Bezbatchenko 1-yard run UA - Clark 1-yd run (Klaus kick) LT UA RIU - DiMaggio 3-yd pass from Ehrhardt First Downs...................... 21 14 UA NMU (Griffin kick) Rushing Yards.................. 86 118 First Downs...................... 16 21 UA - Green 1-yd run (kick blocked) Passing............................ 33/19/2 21/6/3 Rushes/Yards. . .................. 60/271 51/97 RIU - DiMaggio 7-yd pass from Ehrhardt Passing Yards................... 261 78 Passes.............................. 6/2/2 (Griffin kick) Total Offense................... 347 196 27/16/2 Passing Yards................... 60 251 UA RIU UA Individual Stat Leaders: First Downs...................... 20 31 Ron Lemon, 18 rushes, 75 yards UA Individual Stat Leaders: Rushes/Yards.................... 55/228 12/53 Jack Beidleman, 18 rushes, 48 yards, 1 TD; Dave Axner, 15 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD’s Greg Passes.............................. 22/10/3 2 recs, 22 yards Thurman, 10 rushes, 54 yards 70/43/2 Dan Ruff, 4 receptions, 56 yards Mark Hovanec, 15 rushes, 48 yards Passing Yards................... 115 472

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Akron 27, UNLV 6

Rubber Bowl • Akron, Ohio Nov. 27, 1976 UNLV Akron

6 0 0 0 - 6 10 10 0 7 - 27

1976 pioneer bowl Montana State 24, Akron 13

Memorial Stadium • Wichita Falls, Texas Dec. 11, 1976 Akron Montana State

UA Individual Stat Leaders: Mike Clark, 13 rushes, 172 yards, 1 TD Willie Davis, 6 receptions, 79 yards Brian Moran, 13 tackles

0 0 7 6 - 13 0 14 3 7 - 24

UA Individual Stat Leaders: Mark Hovanec, 21 rushes, 111 yards Marty Bezbatchenko, 14 rushes, 88 yards Glenn Evans, 4 receptions, 31 yards, 1 TD

UA Individual Stat Leaders: Greg Thurman, 10 rushes, 44 yards Dave Axner, 11 rushes, 42 yards, 1 TD Glenn Evans, 4 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD

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Scoring Summary Scoring Summary UA - Embick 24-yard field goal MSU - McCullough 5-yard pass from DenUNLV - Bowls 100-yard kickoff return nehy (kick failed) (Muri kick) UA - Bezbatchenko 43-yard run MSU - Damberger 3-yard pass from Ueland (Embick kick) (Muri kick) UA - Hovanec 1-yard run (Embick kick) MSU - Muri 21-yard field goal UA - Embick 24-yard field goal UA - Axner 3-yard run (Embick kick) UA - Evans 14-yard pass from UA - Evans 22-yard pass from Bezbatchenko (Embick kick) Bezbatchenko (kick failed) MSU - Kosterba 7-yard run (Muri kick) UA UNLV First Downs...................... 25 14 UA MSU Rushes/Yards.................... 77/419 16/8 First Downs. . .................... 14 19 Passes.............................. 10/5/1 Rushes/Yards.................... 44/179 67/266 42/19/3 Passes.............................. 19/7/2 10/7/2 Passing Yards................... 31 241 Passing Yards................... 91 50

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Memphis 38, Akron 31 Ford Field • Detroit, Mich. Dec. 26, 2005

DETROIT (AP) - DeAngelo Williams lived up to the hype. Williams set an NCAA record with his 34th 100-yard rushing game and scored three touchdowns, leading Memphis to a 38-31 victory over Akron in the Motor City Bowl. Williams ran for 233 yards on 30 carries and finished his career with 6,021 yards rushing – trailing only Ron Dayne, Ricky Williams and Tony Dorsett in Division I-A history – and an NCAA-record 7,568 allpurpose yards. The Tigers (7-5) took a 21-point lead with 3:09 left, but needed to recover an onside kick with 55 seconds left to seal the win after Luke Getsy threw his fourth touchdown pass to cut the lead to seven points. Akron (7-6) made a good showing in its first Division I-A bowl game after scoring 21 fourth-quarter points to beat Northern Illinois in the Mid-American Conference championship game. Getsy was 34-for-59 for a Motor City Bowl-record 455 yards, and tied Chad Pennington’s mark for passing touchdowns in the bowl’s nine-year history. Jabari Arthur broke Randy Moss’s bowl record with 180 yards receiving, scoring twice on eight receptions. The Tigers led by 10 at halftime after scoring on three straight drives, then pulled away in the second half with three TDs and a field goal in four drives before nearly collapsing in the final minutes. It was a wild finish – with 46 points scored in the final 15:46 – after Akron led 3-0 midway through the first quarter. The teams combined for 1,018 yards of offense. Williams broke the 100-yard games mark in the third quarter when he ran up the middle and bounced to the outside on an 18-yard carry. After Getsy threw a 72-yard TD pass to Brett Biggs early in the fourth quarter to cut Akron’s deficit to 23-17, Williams showed his speed and power. He burst through a small hole in the middle of the line and sprinted for a 67-yard gain to set up his 2-yard, linemen-dragging TD for his third score, tying the bowl record. Williams, who finished seventh in voting for the Heisman, was taken out of the game midway through the fourth quarter while Memphis was driving for its 38-17 lead. He finished four yards rushing short of the Motor City Bowl record set by Northwestern’s Jason Wright against Bowling Green in 2003. A crowd of 50,616 attended the game in Ford Field, where the Super Bowl was played in 2006.

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Ford Field • Detroit, Mich. Dec. 26, 2005 Memphis Akron

0 13 7 18 - 38 3 0 7 21 - 31

Scoring Summary UA - Swiger 43-yard field goal UM - Gostkowski 32-yard field goal UM - Williams 1-yard run (Gostkowski kick) UM - Gostkowski 25-yard field goal UM - Williams 2-yard run (Gostkowski kick) UA - Arthur 46-yard pass from Getsy (Swiger kick) UM - Gostkowski 50-yard field goal UA - Biggs 72-yard pass from Getsy (Swiger kick) UM - Williams 2-yard run (Avery rush) UM - Williams, E. 5-yard run (Gostkowski kick) UA - Hixon 14-yard pass from Getsy (Swiger kick) UA - Arthur 19-yard pass from Getsy (Swiger kick) UM UA First Downs.............................................. 21 24 Rushes/Yards............................................ 58-346 23-47 Passes...................................................... 14/7/0 59/34/4 Passing Yards........................................... 170 455 UA Individual Stat Leaders: Brett Biggs, 14 rushes, 44 yards; 4 rec., 79 yards, 1 TD Jabari Arthur, 8 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD Kris Kasparek, 6 receptions, 70 yards Domenik Hixon, 7 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD Luke Getsy 34-of-59 passing for 455 yards, 0 INT, 3 TDs

Akron Zips

year-by-year results

• Akron competed as Buchtel College from 1891-1913. • Buchtel College/Akron competed in the NCAA College Division through the 1973 season.

Head Coach: None Captain: Charles Weeks

at Western Reserve W 22-6 Kenyon L 0-42 at Case Tech L 0-42 Ohio State L 0-4 Total 22-94

1892 (3-4)

Head Coach: Frank Cook Captain: Johnson McLean

1916 (2-7, 2-4 OAC)

Case Tech T 0-0 at Oberlin L 0-33 Mount Union W 28-5 Pittsburgh L 0-17 Kenyon L 6-11 Kirkwood, A.C. W 21-0 Total 55-66

Muskingum W 48-2 Mount Union L 0-9 Hiram L 0-3 Marietta L 0-5 Ohio Northern W 26-0 Western Reserve T 0-0 Case Tech L 0-5 Allegheny W 6-0 Total 80-24

Baldwin-Wallace * W 53-0 Wooster * L 7-29 Western Reserve * L 3-14 Heidelberg L 0-6 at Mount Union * L 0-26 at Ohio Northern * W 14-7 Denison * L 6-34 Hiram L 6-34 at Allegheny L 0-33 Total 90-183 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1901

– Did Not Compete –

Head Coach: Forest Firestone Captain: Lawrence Mihills

at Mount Union L 0-21 at Allegheny L 6-23 Bethany W 11-6 Wooster L 0-56 Heidelberg L 0-34 Hiram W 17-6 at Heidelberg L 0-17 Total 34-163

W 12-6

Head Coach: None Captain: Frank Rockwell

at Ohio State L 6-14 Massillon A.C. W 10-0 at Baldwin-Wallace L 0-48 Baldwin-Wallace W 4-0 Massillon A.C. W 22-0 Total 42-62

1896 (0-1)

Head Coach: Harry Wilson Captain: Frank Rockwell

Mount Union

0-32

1897-98

– Did Not Compete –

1899 (2-1)

Head Coach: Archie Eves

Akron YMCA W 10-0 Baldwin-Wallace W 11-0 Mount Union L 5-11 Total 26-11

at Mount Union L 0-10 at Hiram L 0-33 Total 0-43

1904-07

– Did Not Compete –

1908 (3-4)

Head Coach: Dr. Dwight Bradley Captain: Fred Fuchs

Wooster L 0-16 at Pittsburgh Lyceum L 0-36 at Mount Union L 5-9 at Hiram L 0-4 at Bethany W 11-10 Hiram W 10-0 Findlay W 6-5 Total 32-80

1909 (4-4)

Head Coach: Clarence Weed Captain: Russell Belden

Western Reserve L 0-24 at Mount Union L 0-24 at Allegheny W 5-0 Hiram W 11-0 at Mount Union L 0-11 at Findlay W 6-0 at Hiram L 8-10 Bethany W 24-0 Total 54-69

1910 (7-2)

Head Coach: Frank Haggerty Captain: Lee Jackson

at Western Reserve L 0-7 at Oberlin W 3-0 Wooster W 31-0 Hiram W 40-0 at Notre Dame L 0-51 at Mount Union W 5-3 at Heidelberg W 23-5 Allegheny W 12-6 Marietta W 22-11 Total 136-83

Head Coach: Frank Haggerty Captain: Charles Criss

Case Tech W 3-0 Ohio Northern W 30-13 Western Reserve L 0-7 Hiram W 33-3 at Mount Union L 0-13 Ohio W 27-0 Allegheny T 0-0 Marietta W 12-0 Total 105-36

1913 (3-4)

Head Coach: Frank Haggerty Captain: Ralph Waldsmith

Case Tech L 17-36 Allegheny L 0-6 Otterbein W 38-6 West Va. Wesleyan W 9-7 at Michigan State L 0-41 Marietta W 23-0 Western Reserve L 0-7 Total 87-103

1914 (4-4-1) Head Coach: Frank Haggerty

Captain: Park Crisp

Case Tech W 7-0 Wooster W 13-0 Marietta L 7-13 Allegheny T 3-3 Kenyon W 13-0 at Michigan State L 6-75 Wittenberg W 47-3 Western Reserve L 6-13 at Culver Military L 20-27 Total 122-134

1916 (1-7-1, 1-6 OAC)

Head Coach: Fred Sefton Captain: Harold Sours

Case Tech * L 0-26 Miami (Ohio) * L 6-23 Allegheny L 0-10 Oberlin * L 0-42 Western Reserve * L 0-53 Wooster * L 7-20 Ohio Northern T 0-0 at Denison * L 0-65 Kenyon W 7-0 Total 20-39 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1917 (5-3, 3-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Fred Sefton Captain: Tommy Tomkinson

Muskingum W 33-3 Heidelberg L 6-34 Western Reserve * W 33-0 Wooster * L 6-7 Ohio Northern * W 20-0 Mount Union * W 20-0 Camp Sherman W 25-7 at Allegheny L 0-33 Total 143-84 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1918 (2-2-1, 1-2-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Fred Sefton Captain: Tommy Tomkinson

Muskingum W 39-0 Wooster * L 0-26 Mount Union * L 0-21 Baldwin-Wallace * W 30-0 Case Tech * T 0-0 Total 69-47 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1919 (6-1-1, 5-1-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Fred Sefton Captain: Art Haley

Hiram W 27-0 at Baldwin-Wallace * W 33-0 Ohio * W 10-6 Ohio Northern * W 24-0 Mount Union * W 22-0 at Wooster * L 0-19 Western Reserve * W 17-7 Case Tech * T 6-6 Total 139-38 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1920 (4-4, 2-4)

Head Coach: Fred Sefton Captain: Carl Daum

Defiance W 51-0 at Western Reserve * W 13-0 Baldwin-Wallace W 21-0 Case Tech * L 0-7 at Mount Union * L 0-26 Hiram * W 14-7 Wooster * L 0-14 at Ohio * L 0-39 Total 99-93 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

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1895 (3-2)

Head Coach: Rev. Alfred Place Captain: John Thomas

Head Coach: Fred Sefton Captain: Ollie Driesbach

2011 Review

Head Coach: John W. Heisman Captain: Frank Fisher

1912 (5-2-1)

Student-Athletes

Hiram W 54-2 Case Tech L 0-36 Massillon A.C. W 52-4 Western Reserve Acad. W 66-4 at Ohio State L 18-32 Ohio Wesleyan W 46-4 at Mount Union W 40-0 Total 276-82

S5 at Ohio State

Head Coach: Frank Haggerty Captain: Charles Costigan

Staff

Head Coach: John W. Heisman Captain: Carlos Webster

1894 (1-0)

1903 (0-2)

1893 (5-2)

Head Coach: None Captains: Edson Robinson Hugh Price

1902 (2-5)

Case Tech ^ L 9-14 at Kenyon L 0-52 at Ohio State L 0-62 Western Reserve Acad. L 0-52 Denison W 4-0 Akron A.C. W 26-0 Hiram W 30-0 Total 69-180 ^ – Opened Buchtel Field

1911 (3-4-1)

Akron Football

1891 (1-3)

1900 (2-3-1)

Akron Zips year-by-year results 1921 (5-3, 4-3 OAC)

1926 (5-2-2, 4-2-2 OAC)

1931 (1-7, 0-7 OAC)

Western Reserve* W 14-7 Case Tech* L 0-14 at Hiram* L 0-6 Heidelberg* W 14-0 Ohio Northern* W 26-7 Mount Union* W 28-14 Muskingum W 35-8 at Wooster* L 0-13 Total 117-69 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

Defiance W 15-0 Case Tech * T 14-14 Ohio * W 3-0 at Hiram * W 34-0 Mount Union * L 3-13 Baldwin-Wallace * T 0-0 Western Reserve * W 7-6 at Wooster * L 13-41 Kenyon * W 20-0 Total 109-74 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

Kent State W 12-6 Wooster * L 7-25 Case Tech * L 7-13 Ashland * L 7-13 at Oberlin * L 0-6 Ohio State Reserves L 0-25 Baldwin-Wallace * L 0-19 at Mount Union * L 6-77 Total 39-114 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

Records

2011 review

student-athletes

Staff

Akron Football

Head Coach: Fred Sefton Captain: Herman Eckert

1922 (5-3, 5-3 OAC)

Head Coach: Fred Sefton Captain: Clarence Bliley

at Western Reserve * W 45-0 Wooster * L 0-14 at Miami (Ohio) * L 12-20 Case Tech * W 12-0 at Mount Union * L 7-13 Ohio Northern * W 21-6 at Heidelberg * W 19-0 Hiram * W 25-0 Total 141-53 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1923 (4-3-1, 2-3-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Fred Sefton Captain: Ed Kregenow

Kent State W 32-0 Toledo W 10-3 at Denison * L 0-7 Mount Union * W 17-0 at Ohio Northern * W 20-0 Wooster * L 0-8 at Miami (Ohio) * T 13-13 Ohio Wesleyan * L 0-6 Total 92-37 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1924 (5-3, 3-2 OAC)

Head Coach: James Coleman Captain: Ken Mason

Hillsdale L 6-18 at Wooster * W 7-6 at Mount Union * L 2-6 Baldwin-Wallace * W 16-0 at Ohio Wesleyan * L 7-17 Ashland W 20-14 Toledo W 14-7 Kenyon * W 17-7 Total 89-75 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1925 (1-7, 1-6 OAC)

Head Coach: James Coleman Captain: Joseph Schoch

at Wittenberg * L 3-13 at Ohio Wesleyan * L 0-27 Case Tech * W 14-7 Fordham L 0-28 Baldwin-Wallace * L 0-6 at Xavier * L 0-19 Wooster * L 0-20 Kenyon * L 0-30 Total 17-150 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

Head Coach: George Babcock Captain: Frank Wargo

1927 (5-3, 4-3 OAC)

Head Coach: Howard “Red” Blair Captain: Ben Baldwin

Hiram W 19-0 Ashland * W 19-9 at Case Tech * W 7-0 Muskingum * W 20-12 at Mount Union * L 13-14 at Oberlin * L 14-19 Baldwin-Wallace * W 47-12 Wooster * L 6-13 Total 145-79 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1928 (5-3, 3-4 0AC)

Head Coach: Howard “Red” Blair Captain: John Mahoney

Oberlin * L 7-13 at Hiram * W 58-0 Kent State W 8-6 Muskingum * L 0-12 at Western Reserve * L 7-36 Baldwin-Wallace * W 52-6 Ohio State Reserves W 13-0 at Wooster * L 7-21 Mount Union * W 6-0 Total 158-94 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1929 (9-1, 7-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Howard “Red” Blair Captain: Harold Frye

at Toledo W 26-0 Kent State W 25-0 Wooster * W 12-7 Western Reserve * W 14-7 at Oberlin * L 2-7 Hiram * W 27-0 Ohio Northern * W 19-0 at Case Tech * W 14-0 at Baldwin-Wallace * W 13-0 at Mount Union * W 6-0 Total 158-21 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1930 (7-1, 5-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Howard “Red” Blair Captain: Ken Cochrane

Toledo W 41-0 Kent State W 12-6 at Wooster * W 13-6 Baldwin-Wallace * W 12-0 Oberlin * W 7-0 Case Tech * W 25-0 Heidelberg * L 0-26 Mount Union * W 20-0 Total 130-38 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

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Head Coach: Howard “Red” Blair Captain: Willard Schmittgen

1932 (2-4-3, 1-4-2 OAC)

Head Coach: Howard “Red” Blair

Ohio State Reserves W 7-0 at Case Tech * L 0-19 at Wooster * T 0-0 Kent State * T 0-0 at Muskingum * L 4-14 Baldwin-Wallace * L 6-40 Heidelberg * L 0-12 Otterbein * T 0-0 Mount Union * W 20-6 Total 37-91 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1933 (5-3-1, 5-2-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Howard “Red” Blair Captain: Wilson Sparhawk

Western Reserve L 8-19 at Kent State * W 19-6 Case Tech * L 0-19 Wooster * L 0-6 Ashland * W 13-0 Muskingum * W 15-0 at Heidelberg * T 0-0 Baldwin-Wallace * W 6-0 at Mount Union * W 36-0 Total 97-50 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1934 (3-4-1, 3-4 OAC)

Head Coach: Howard “Red” Blair Captain: Don Lindsay

S28 at Western Reserve T 7-7 O5 Kent State * W 26-0 O20 at Wooster * L 0-6 O27 at Muskingum * L 0-3 N3 John Carroll * L 6-14 N10 Heidelberg * W 13-6 N17 Baldwin-Wallace * L 0-12 N24 Mount Union * W 13-0 Total 65-48 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1935 (6-3, 6-3 OAC)

Head Coach: Howard “Red” Blair Captain: Earl Hensal

S27 Findlay * W 19-6 O4 Otterbein * W 26-0 O11 Kent State * W 3-0 O19 Wooster * L 0-7 O25 at John Carroll * # W 7-6 N9 Heidelberg * W 7-6 N16 Muskingum * L 0-19 N23 at Mount Union * W 13-0 N28 Baldwin-Wallace * L 6-26 Total 81-70 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games # – at Cleveland Municipal Stadium

1936 (6-2-1)

Head Coach: James W. Aiken Captains: Mike Krino Bob Bauer Ernie Kaufman

S26 Detroit Tech W 33-0 O3 Western Reserve L 0-14 O9 Kent W 6-0 O17 at Wooster W 14-0 O23 at Muskingum W 18-6 O31 John Carroll W 33-7 N7 Heidelberg W 25-0 N14 at Baldwin-Wallace L 7-46 N21 Mount Union T 14-14 Total 150-87

1937 (7-2)

Head Coach: James W. Aiken Captain: William Sturgeon

S25 West Liberty State W 40-7 O2 Wayne State L 13-19 O9 Geneva W 7-0 O16 at Toledo W 21-7 O23 Baldwin-Wallace W 7-0 O30 John Carroll W 6-0 N6 Davis & Elkins W 33-7 N13 Illinois Wesleyan W 12-7 N20 at Xavier L 0-6 Total 139-53

1938 (6-3)

Head Coach: James W. Aiken Captain: Walter Kominic

Wabash W 38-0 at Wayne State L 0-16 Xavier L 0-38 Western Michigan W 6-0 at Baldwin-Wallace W 20-6 Carnegie Tech (#6) L 13-27 Illinois Wesleyan W 21-0 Toledo W 13-7 John Carroll W 6-0 Total 117-94

1939 (5-4)

Head Coach: Thomas Dowler Captain: Dominic Patella

S30 Wheaton W 33-6 O7 Illinois Wesleyan W 13-8 O14 at Western Michigan L 0-7 O21 at Miami (Ohio) W 14-0 O28 Wayne State L 12-18 N4 Washington & Jeff. W 24-22 N11 Baldwin-Wallace L 7-39 N18 West Liberty State W 13-7 N25 John Carroll L 6-25 Total 122-132

1940 (2-5-2)

Head Coach: Thomas Dowler Captain: Mike Fernella

S21 Detroit Tech T 0-0 S28 at Colgate L 0-44 O4 Western Reserve # L 0-6 O12 Illinois Wesleyan L 6-16 O19 at Wayne State T 7-7 O25 Baldwin-Wallace L 7-13 N2 Youngstown State L 0-13 N9 Kent State W 23-7 N21 John Carroll W 47-0 Total 90-106 # – First game at the Rubber Bowl

Akron Zips

year-by-year results

1949 (2-6-1, 0-3-1 OAC)

1954 (3-5, 3-4 OAC)

S26 at Muskingum W 10-0 O3 Bowling Green W 8-0 O10 Western Reserve L 6-12 O18 Ohio T 0-0 O25 Baldwin-Wallace L 0-13 N1 Ohio Wesleyan W 28-6 N7 at Youngstown State L 0-19 N15 Kent State W 41-13 N20 John Carroll W 21-13 Total 114-76

S24 Findlay W 34-0 O1 at Eastern Michigan W 20-6 O8 Baldwin-Wallace * L 7-45 O15 at Louisville L 6-62 O22 Mount Union * L 14-23 O29 at Wooster * T 13-13 N5 Geneva L 6-27 N12 at Kent State * L 0-47 N19 at Heidelberg * L 14-34 Total 114-257 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

S25 Wittenberg * L 7-12 O2 at Ohio Wesleyan * W 30-27 O9 Otterbein * W 27-0 O16 at Mount Union * W 19-0 O23 at Denison * L 26-35 O30 Wooster * L 27-28 N6 Kent State L 18-58 N13 Heidelberg * L 15-53 Total 169-33 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1942 (0-7-2)

1950 (2-7, 1-3 oac)

Head Coach: Otis Douglas Captains: John Lukas Andy Maluke

Head Coach: Otis Douglas

– Did Not Compete –

1946 (5-4)

Head Coach: Paul Baldacci

1947 (2-7)

Head Coach: Paul Baldacci Captain: Danny Senuta

O3 Baldwin-Wallace L 0-28 O11 at Case Tech W 12-6 O18 Mount Union W 19-14 O25 at Toledo L 7-38 O31 Western Reserve L 0-18 N8 at Wooster L 6-21 N14 at Kent State L 0-6 N22 John Carroll L 0-31 Total 44-162

1948 (2-6, 1-4 OAC)

Head Coach: William Houghton Captain: Ed Kirkpatrick

at Findlay W 14-9 at Baldwin-Wallace L 0-13 at Muskingum * L 12-21 O16 Louisville L 0-13 O23 at Mount Union * L 0-19 O30 Wooster * W 20-6 N12 Kent State * L 0-31 N20 Heidelberg * L 0-34 Total 46-146 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

Head Coach: William Houghton Captains: Joe Mazzaferro Paul Scarpitti

S22 Case Tech L 14-21 S29 at Ohio L 7-40 O6 Baldwin-Wallace L 16-20 O13 Carnegie Tech L 32-42 O20 Mount Union * L 7-46 O27 at Wooster * L 6-7 N3 at Kent State L 7-48 N10 at Heidelberg * L 14-21 N17 at Wittenberg * W 13-7 Total 116-252 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

Head Coach: Joe McMullen Captains: Jerry Reeves John Williams

S22 Wittenberg * L 14-34 S29 at Muskingum * T 28-28 O6 Otterbein * L 7-13 O13 at Ohio Wesleyan * L 27-33 O20 at Capital * W 35-6 O27 Wooster * L 17-20 N3 at Oberlin * W 40-14 N10 at Mount Union * W 41-6 N17 Heidelberg * L 7-17 Total 216-171 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1957 (7-1-1, 6-1-1 OAC)

1952 (2-6-1, 2-2-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Ken “Red” Cochrane Captains: Joe Mazzaferro Bob Vogt

S20 at Findlay L 6-7 S27 Wittenberg * W 27-6 O4 at Baldwin-Wallace L 7-33 O11 West Virginia Tech L 13-14 O18 at Mount Union * L 6-7 O25 Wooster * T 14-14 N1 Hiram * W 28-14 N7 Kent State L 14-34 N15 Heidelberg * L 6-27 Total 121-156 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1953 (6-3, 4-2 OAC)

S24 at Wittenberg * W 21-7 O1 Muskingum * L 7-19 O8 at Otterbein * W 58-0 O15 Mount Union * W 34-0 O22 Denison * W 19-7 O29 at Wooster * W 53-6 N5 Oberlin * W 46-13 N12 at Heidelberg * L 7-17 Total 245-73 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1956 (3-5-1, 3-5-1 oac)

1951 (1-8, 1-3 oac)

Head Coach: Joe McMullen Captain: Mario Russo

Head Coach: Ken “Red” Cochrane Captain: Frank Gradyan

S19 Findlay W 26-12 S26 at Wittenberg * W 39-12 O3 Muskingum * W 26-13 O10 at West Virginia Tech W 38-32 O17 Mount Union * W 16-15 O24 at Wooster * W 20-18 N7 at Kent State L 19-54 N14 at Heidelberg * L 0-26 N21 Ohio Wesleyan * L 14-28 Total 198-210 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

Head Coach: Joe McMullen Captain: Bob Hatherill

S21 at Wittenberg * W 9-7 S28 Muskingum * L 7-26 O5 at Baldwin-Wallace W 29-6 O12 Ohio Wesleyan * W 20-0 O19 Capital * T 13-13 O26 at Wooster * W 27-7 N2 at Grove City W 40-0 N9 Mount Union * W 38-7 N16 at Heidelberg * W 25-21 Total 208-87 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1958 (6-2-1, 6-2 OAC)

Head Coach: Joe McMullen Captain: Dave Adolph

S20 Mount Union * W 18-0 S27 at Muskingum * W 8-7 O4 at Ohio Wesleyan * L 0-13 O11 Heidelberg * W 11-0 O18 Wooster * W 28-20 O25 Wittenberg * L 6-28 N1 Hiram * W 47-0 N8 at Denison * W 48-14 N15 Baldwin-Wallace T 0-0 Total 166-82 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

Head Coach: Joe McMullen Captain: Gino Calcei

S19 at Mount Union * W 29-23 S26 Muskingum * W 6-0 O3 Ohio Wesleyan * # L 8-16 O10 at Heidelberg * W 20-14 O17 at Wooster * L 14-15 O31 at Baldwin-Wallace L 0-6 N7 Denison * W 28-14 N14 at Wittenberg * L 0-35 N19 Youngstown State L 21-34 Total 111-155 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games # – at Barberton HS

1960 (1-8, 1-6 OAC)

Head Coach: Joe McMullen Captain: Tom Murphy

S24 Mount Union * L 0-27 O1 at Denison * L 0-27 O8 at Ohio Wesleyan * L 6-16 O15 at Baldwin-Wallace L 0-27 O22 Wooster * W 21-20 O29 at Muskingum* L 0-58 N5 Wittenberg * L 15-40 N12 Heidelberg * L 7-20 N19 at Youngstown State L 21-34 Total 70-269 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1961 (6-2, 6-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captain: Jim Lupori

S23 at Wittenberg * L 0-7 S30 Denison * W 28-0 O7 Ohio Wesleyan * W 32-21 O14 at Heidelberg * W 12-0 O21 at Wooster * W 31-8 O28 Baldwin-Wallace # L 0-7 N4 Muskingum * W 35-14 N18 at Mount Union * W 47-0 Total 185-57 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games # – at Cuyahoga Falls HS

1962 (7-2, 7-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captain: Tom Adolph

S22 at Muskingum * W 14-6 S29 Baldwin-Wallace * W 13-7 O6 at Ohio Wesleyan * W 41-0 O13 Heidelberg * W 33-6 O20 Wooster * W 42-0 O27 at Capital * W 46-12 N3 at Youngstown State L 13-17 N10 Wittenberg * L 6-17 N17 Mount Union * W 53-0 Total 261-65 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1963 (6-3, 5-2 OAC)

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captains: John Lahoski Chuck Cobb

S21 Muskingum * W 13-0 S28 at Baldwin-Wallace * L 10-14 O5 Ohio Wesleyan * W 36-7 O12 at Heidelberg * W 42-0 O19 at Wooster * W 35-14 O26 Capital * W 19-13 N2 Youngstown State W 21-7 N9 at Wittenberg * L 13-34 N16 at SW Missouri State L 12-13 Total 201-102 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

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1959 (4-5, 4-3 OAC)

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S28 Lawrence Tech W 31-12 O5 at Baldwin-Wallace L 0-32 O12 Case Tech W 13-0 O19 at Mount Union L 7-12 O26 Toledo L 13-33 N2 at Western Reserve W 13-6 N9 Wooster W 26-20 N15 Kent State L 6-13 N23 John Carroll W 13-6 Total 122-134

Head Coach: Joe McMullen Captains: John Cistone Marion Rossi

1955 (6-2, 6-2 OAC)

Head Coach: William Houghton Captain: Tony Laterza

S23 Ohio L 6-28 S30 Eastern Michigan W 40-7 O7 at Baldwin-Wallace L 6-33 O14 at Carnegie Tech L 6-26 O21 at Mount Union * L 19-32 O28 Wooster * W 34-7 N4 at Geneva L 6-12 N11 Kent State * L 7-19 N18 Heidelberg * L 7-21 Total 131-185 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

Student-Athletes

1943-45

Head Coach: William Houghton Captain: Tony Laterza

Staff

S18 Western Reserve L 0-39 S25 Muskingum T 7-7 O2 at Ohio L 0-39 O9 Eastern Kentucky L 0-6 O16 at Ohio Wesleyan L 7-19 O31 Baldwin-Wallace L 0-25 N7 at Wayne State L 6-28 N14 Kent State L 6-23 N26 John Carroll T 0-0 Total 26-186

Akron Football

1941 (5-3-1)

Akron Zips year-by-year results 1964 (6-3, 4-3 OAC)

2011 review

student-athletes

Staff

Akron Football

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captain: Dick Case

S19 at Muskingum * L 0-11 S26 SW Missouri St. W 17-0 O3 at Ohio Wesleyan * W 12-11 O10 Wittenberg * L 0-7 O17 Wooster * W 21-14 O24 at Capital * L 6-23 O31 Baldwin-Wallace * W 15-14 N7 at Ball State W 25-15 N14 Heidelberg * W 20-14 Total 116-109 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1965 (5-3-1, 4-1 OAC)

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captain: Jim Barton

S18 Western Kentucky T 6-6 S25 at San Diego State L 0-41 O2 at Wittenberg * W 18-0 O9 Ball State L 14-16 O16 at Wooster * W 21-8 O23 Capital * L 6-15 O30 at Baldwin-Wallace * W 17-0 N6 Butler W 14-7 N13 at Heidelberg * W 14-0 Total 110-94 * – Ohio Athletic Conference Games

1966 (6-3)

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captains: Jim Braccio George Fuciu

S17 Northern Michigan W 18-10 S24 at Muskingum L 0-28 O1 at Tampa L 12-20 O8 Wittenberg W 14-7 O15 Wooster W 26-0 O22 Baldwin-Wallace W 9-6 O29 at Northern Illinois L 18-31 N5 at Butler W 20-14 N12 Heidelberg W 20-0 Total 137-116

Records

1967 (4-4-1)

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captains: Jon Denholm Craig Hartz Charlie Marquess

S16 at Northern Michigan L 17-34 S23 Tampa W 6-0 S30 Quantico Marines W 20-0 O7 Youngstown State W 19-12 O21 at Baldwin-Wallace T 23-23 O28 Bradley # W 42-12 N4 at Virginia Military Inst. L 14-38 N11 at Wittenberg L 0-14 N18 at Temple L 21-22 Total 162-155 # – at Cuyahoga Falls HS

1968 (7-3-1)

1972 (3-4-2)

S14 at Butler W 32-7 S21 Indiana State W 41-13 S28 at Tampa L 9-24 O5 Eastern Michigan L 7-16 O12 at Bradley W 27-13 O19 at Eastern Kentucky W 31-20 N2 Illinois State W 46-0 N9 Baldwin-Wallace W 59-19 N16 at Western Kentucky T 14-14 N22 at Youngstown State W 48-13 D14 vs. Louisiana Tech % L 13-33 Total 327-172 % – Grantland Rice Bowl (Murfreesboro, Tenn.)

S9 Kent State T 13-13 S16 at Butler W 34-7 S23 Western Illinois L 24-30 S30 at Ball State T 21-21 O14 Northern Michigan W 49-0 O21 at Youngstown State L 21-22 O28 Central Michigan W 14-10 N4 at Indiana State L 17-21 N11 Quantico Marines L 0-24 Total 193-148

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captains: Don Zwisler Nate Hagins

1969 (9-1)

• Ranked No. 3 in final AP and No. 4 in final UPI College Division polls Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captains: Dave Holian John Vargo S13 at Butler W 52-0 S20 Tampa W 40-0 S27 at Eastern Michigan L 3-10 O4 Ball State W 49-9 O11 Illinois State W 40-14 O18 Eastern Kentucky W 28-9 O25 at Dayton W 14-10 N1 at Central Michigan W 9-6 N8 Youngstown State # W 60-27 N15 Western Kentucky W 21-18 Total 316-103 # – at Barberton HS

1970 (7-3)

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captains: Fred DeHart Jack Beidleman Rod Lemon Joe Zwisler

S12 at Temple W 21-0 S19 Butler W 34-0 S26 Northern Michigan W 19-6 O3 at Ball State W 31-0 O10 at Illinois State L 14-15 O17 Indiana State L 8-17 O24 Dayton L 6-14 O31 Central Michigan W 35-19 N7 at Youngstown State W 42-14 N14 at Indiana (Pa.) W 49-7 Total 259-92

1971 (8-2)

Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captain: Mike Hatch

S18 Butler W 24-0 S25 Western Illinois W 14-7 O2 Ball State W 10-7 O9 at North Texas State W 20-6 O16 at Northern Michigan W 24-17 O23 Southern Illinois W 43-21 O30 at Central Michigan L 7-10 N6 at Indiana State L 10-37 N13 Indiana (Pa.) W 34-14 N20 Youngstown State W 7-0 Total 193-119

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Head Coach: Gordon Larson Captains: Bruce Walker Calvin Pierce

1973 (6-5)

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: John Maher Bob Holian

S8 at Delaware L 24-45 S15 Butler W 51-19 S22 at Temple L 33-47 S29 Ball State L 14-16 O6 at Tampa L 7-21 O13 at Northern Michigan W 31-7 O20 Youngstown State W 31-7 O27 at Southern Illinois L 13-14 N3 Indiana State W 31-14 N10 at Western Illinois W 12-7 N17 Gustavus Adolphus W 42-7 Total 289-203

Division II Era

1974 (5-5)

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Barry Eisom Denny Hamad Gary Yost

S7 Central State W 31-20 S14 Delaware L 0-14 S21 at Marshall L 7-17 S28 at Ball State W 26-21 O5 Tampa L 7-16 O12 Northern Michigan W 23-0 O26 at Kent State L 14-51 N2 at Indiana State W 22-21 N9 at Western Illinois W 32-7 N16 at Youngstown State L 0-30 Total 162-197

1975 (7-4)

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Paul Dorando Mark Fowler

S6 Marshall W 20-8 S13 at Western Michigan W 27-21 S20 at Dayton L 9-31 S27 Central State W 34-8 O4 at Delaware L 0-21 O11 at Northern Michigan W 30-13 O18 Temple W 24-23 O25 Youngstown State W 17-6 N1 Indiana State W 14-11 N8 Ball State L 14-17 N15 at Morehead State L 0-7 Total 189-166

1976 (10-3)

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Jim Meyer Greg Thurman Mark Van Horn

S11 Temple L 13-23 S18 Morehead State W 26-6 S25 at Youngstown State W 24-3 O2 at Indiana State W 34-7 O9 Dayton W 27-6 O16 at Ball State W 3-0 O23 Eastern Michigan W 36-0 O30 at Marshall L 0-13 N6 at Western Illinois W 21-14 N13 at Western Kentucky W 29-16 NCAA II Playoffs N27 Nevada-Las Vegas ^ W 27-6 D4 Northern Mich. (OT) % W 29-26 D11 vs. Montana State # L 13-24 Total 282-144 ^ – First Round at Rubber Bowl (Akron, Ohio) % – Semifinal - Knute Rockne Bowl (Akron) Note: Knute Rockne Bowl was the first ever overtime game in NCAA Playoffs history. # – Final - Pioneer Bowl (Wichita Falls, Texas)

1977 (6-4-1)

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Dave Axner Steve Cockerham Charles Parnell

S3 at Wayne State W 24-14 S10 at Morehead State T 13-13 S17 Western Kentucky W 24-3 S24 at Northern Michigan L 0-12 O1 Indiana State W 20-3 O8 at Dayton W 31-24 O15 Youngstown State W 10-28 O22 at Central Michigan L 14-17 O29 Eastern Michigan L 28-42 N5 Marshall W 28-7 N12 Western Illinois W 42-7 Total 234-170

1978 (6-5, 4-1 mcc)

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Marty Bezbatchenko Mike Holian

S9 at Western Illinois * W 19-3 S16 at NE Missouri State L 13-14 S23 Wayne State W 28-0 S30 Eastern Illinois * W 17-16 O7 at Western Kentucky W 26-21 O14 at Eastern Michigan L 14-25 O21 at Youngstown State * L 3-27 O28 Northern Michigan * W 27-7 N4 Temple L 21-56 N11 at Eastern Kentucky L 14-35 N18 Northern Iowa * W 39-28 Total 221-232 * – Mid-Continent Conference Games

Akron Zips

year-by-year results

1979 (6-5, 3-2 mcc)

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Curtis Howard Bob Maxwell Dennis McGlone Paul Winters

1980 (3-7-1, 2-4-1 ovc-5th) Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Andy Graham Ricky Holman Jim Tawse

1981 (5-5, 4-4 ovc - 4th-t)

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Don Schutz Dennis Brumfield Brad Reese

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Dave Arango James Black Darren Morgan

1986 (7-6, 4-3 ovc-3rd-t)

S3 Kent State W 13-6 S10 at Eastern Michigan W 13-0 S17 Western Kentucky W 14-13 S24 at Eastern Kentucky * L 5-10 O8 Middle Tennessee * L 3-26 O11 Eastern Illinois L 7-10 O15 at Morehead State * W 31-0 O22 Murray State * W 6-3 O29 at Tennessee Tech * W 43-12 N5 Youngstown State * W 49-21 N19 at Austin Peay * W 26-3 Total 210-104 * – Ohio Valley Conference Games

1984 (4-7, 2-5 6th)

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Doug Dillon Ed Grimsley Russell Holmes Clarence Kelly

Head Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Mike Clark Bill Hadden Brian Moran Ron Pasquale

S6 Salem College W 35-0 S13 at Kent State W 17-7 S20 at Eastern Michigan L 21-24 S27 Central Florida W 20-17 O11 at Middle Tennessee * L 12-24 O16 Murray State * W 24-13 O25 Morehead State * W 30-7 N1 at Tennessee Tech * W 38-13 N8 Austin Peay * W 31-16 N15 Eastern Kentucky L 24-27 N22 at Youngstown State L 39-40 Total 291-188 * – Ohio Valley Conference Games

Division I-a Era

S1 at Kent State L 17-24 S8 at Cincinnati L 27-28 S15 Western Kentucky W 42-7 S22 Eastern Kentucky * L 21-22 S29 at Middle Tennessee * L 3-16 O6 at Central Florida W 26-21 O14 Morehead State * W 27-3 O20 at Murray State * L 6-13 O27 Tennessee Tech * W 17-9 N3 at Youngstown State * L 2-3 N17 Austin Peay * L 17-21 Total 205-158 * – Ohio Valley Conference Games

1987 (4-7)

Head Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Doug Knepp Jay Miller Gregg Townsend Gary Tyler

S5 at Western Michigan L 19-24 S12 Kent State L 23-27 S19 Eastern Michigan W 17-16 S26 at Temple L 3-23 O3 Eastern Illinois W 24-10 O10 at Oregon State L 26-42 O17 Delaware State L 26-52 O24 at Louisville L 10-31 O31 Nicholls State W 23-17 N14 at Northern Illinois W 27-21 N21 Youngstown State L 6-10 Total 204-273

Head Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: John Buddenberg Pierce Joiner Robert Lyons Gary Tyler

S3 at Northern Illinois L 6-7 S10 at Kent State L 12-32 S17 Central Michigan L 16-27 S24 at New Mexico W 30-28 O1 at Youngstown State W 33-7 O8 Arkansas State L 12-13 O15 at Auburn (#12) L 0-42 O22 Long Beach State W 40-0 O29 Cal State Fullerton W 15-14 N5 New Mexico State W 52-7 N12 Temple L 17-37 Total 233-214

1989 (6-4-1)

Head Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Derek Alston Pierce Joiner Terry Mays Curtis Williams

S2 at Virginia Tech L 3-29 S9 Kent State W 40-7 S16 at Central Michigan W 27-26 S23 at Youngstown State L 17-20 S30 at Bowling Green W 38-24 O7 Louisiana Tech W 31-24 O14 at Eastern Illinois L 17-21 O21 at Murray State T 31-31 O28 Cincinnati W 31-0 N4 Northern Arizona W 52-7 N11 at Tennessee (#11) L 9-52 Total 296-241

1990 (3-7-1)

Head Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Scott Brown Brian Hilk Ozzie Jackson Jeff Williams

S1 Illinois State W 17-7 S8 at Kent State W 38-10 S15 Central Michigan T 14-14 S22 Cal State Fullerton W 48-17 S29 at Youngstown State L 23-28 O6 Western Michigan L 20-24 O13 at Navy L 13-17 O20 at Florida (#17) L 0-59 O27 at Rutgers L 17-20 N3 Northern Illinois L 28-31 N10 at Louisiana Tech L 15-36 Total 233-263

1991 (5-6)

Head Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Eric Drakes Tyrone Nelson Mike O’Connor Chris Owens Tony Stubbs

S7 at Western Michigan L 12-35 S14 Illinois State L 3-25 S21 at Central Michigan L 29-31 S28 Northern Arizona W 49-14 O5 at East Carolina (#9) L 20-56 O12 Youngstown State W 38-24 O19 Arkansas State W 28-23 O26 Northern Illinois W 17-7 N9 at Virginia Tech L 24-42 N16 at Army L 0-19 N23 at Temple W 37-32 Total 257-308

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S5 Middle Tennessee * L 7-10 S12 at Eastern Michigan W 14-7 S19 at Kent State L 6-17 S26 at Eastern Kentucky * L 0-37 O3 Youngstown State * L 7-34 O10 at Tennessee Tech * W 10-7 O17 Morehead State * W 31-14 O24 Murray State * W 20-10 O31 at Austin Peay * W 23-19 N7 Western Kentucky * L 14-19 Total 132-183 * – Ohio Valley Conference Games

1983 (8-3, 5-2 ovc-2nd-t)

S7 at Eastern Kentucky * L 6-16 S14 Kent State W 24-0 S21 Eastern Michigan W 16-12 S28 at Bowling Green L 22-27 O5 at Western Kentucky W 34-32 O12 Murray State * W 17-10 O19 at Morehead State * W 38-9 N2 at Tennessee Tech * W 27-9 N9 Youngstown State * W 30-5 N16 Middle Tennessee * L 0-17 N23 at Austin Peay * W 17-14 NCAA I-AA Playoffs N30 at Rhode Island L 27-35 Total 258-186 * – Ohio Valley Conference Games

1988 (5-6)

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S6 NE Missouri State W 31-7 S13 Eastern Kentucky * W 21-10 S20 Western Kentucky * L 2-8 S27 at Indiana State L 9-27 O4 at Youngstown State * T 0-0 O11 Eastern Michigan * W 21-10 O18 at Temple L 7-16 O25 at Murray State * L 10-13 N1 Austin Peay * L 14-41 N8 at Northern Michigan L 10-38 N15 at Middle Tennessee * L 9-13 Total 134-183 * – Ohio Valley Conference Games

S4 at Youngstown State * W 20-19 S11 Eastern Michigan W 14-7 S18 at Western Kentucky L 3-10 S25 Eastern Kentucky * L 10-19 O2 at Middle Tennessee * W 19-16 O9 at Eastern Illinois L 0-18 O16 Morehead State * W 28-6 O23 at Marshall L 10-12 O30 Tennessee Tech * W 28-12 N13 at Murray State * L 14-16 N20 Austin Peay * W 42-7 Total 188-144 * – Ohio Valley Conference Games

• Ranked No. 10 in final I-AA National Poll Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Gary Kalis Steve Rafac Tim Wallace

Student-Athletes

Head Coach: Jim Dennison Captains: Rick Addis Frank Mazgaj Fred Robertson Tim Staycer

Staff

Division I-aa Era

1985 (8-4, 5-2 ovc-2nd-t)

Akron Football

S8 Western Illinois * W 24-7 S15 Kent State W 15-13 S22 at Boise State L 21-31 S29 Indiana State L 27-28 O6 at Northern Iowa * L 17-20 O13 at Eastern Michigan W 24-12 O20 Youngstown State * L 3-16 O27 Northern Michigan * W 45-21 N3 at Morehead State W 23-17 N10 at Temple (#17) L 6-42 N17 at Eastern Illinois * W 27-16 Total 232-223 * – Mid-Continent Conference Games

1982 (6-5, 5-2 ovc-2nd)

Akron Zips year-by-year results 1992 (7-3-1, 5-3 mac-3rd-t)

1996 (4-7, 3-5 mac-7th-t)

1999 (7-4, 5-3 mac-3rd-t e)

2002 (4-8, 3-5 mac-5th-e)

S5 at Eastern Michigan * W 27-9 S12 Toledo * W 23-20 S19 at Western Michigan * L 20-24 O3 at Ohio * W 13-0 O10 at Kent State * L 16-20 O17 at Ball State * W 22-14 O24 Bowling Green * L 3-24 O31 Central Michigan * W 31-28  N7 Temple W 29-15 N14 Youngstown State T 10-10 N21 at Cincinnati W 24-22 Total 218-186 * – Mid-American Conference Games

A29 at Ohio * L 14-44 S7 Virginia Tech (#15) L 18-21 S14 Toledo * L 10-27 S21 at Illinois L 7-38 S28 Western Michigan * W 27-7 O5 at Kent State * L 17-32 O12 at Central Michigan * L 0-42 O19 Miami (Ohio) * W 10-7 O26 at Northern Illinois W 34-17 N2 Bowling Green * W 21-14 N9 at Eastern Michigan * L 17-20 Total 175-269 * – Mid-American Conference Games

S4 at Penn State (#2) L 24-70 S11 at Buffalo * W 17-10 S18 Temple W 25-15 S25 at Eastern Michigan * L 17-38 O2 at Ball State * W 31-9 O9 Ohio * W 41-28 O16 Bowling Green * W 55-25 O23 at Navy W 35-29 O30 Western Michigan * L 10-24 N6 at Miami (Ohio) * L 23-32 N13 Kent State * W 37-34 Total 315-314 * – Mid-American Conference Games

A31 at Iowa L 21-57 S7 at Maryland L 14-44 S14 Central Michigan * L 17-24 S21 at Virginia L 29-48 S28 Miami (Ohio) * L 31-48 O5 at Eastern Michigan * L 34-42 O12 Liberty W 49-21 O26 at Central Florida * L 17-28 N2 Marshall (#25) * W 34-20 N9 at Ohio * L 10-27 N16 Buffalo * W 21-10 N23 at Kent State * W 48-10 Total 325-379 * – Mid-American Conference Games

1993 (5-6, 4-4 mac-5th)

1997 (2-9, 2-6 mac 6th-e)

2000 (6-5, 5-3 mac-1st-t e)

Records

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student-athletes

Staff

Akron Football

Head Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Daron Alcorn Phil Dunn Vic Green Chris Owens

Head Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: Eric Agosti Wayne Anderson Phil Dunn Odell Robbins

S2 at Central Michigan * W 23-13 S11 Kent State * W 42-7 S18 at Western Michigan * L 3-20 O2 at Army L 14-35 O9 Miami (Ohio) * W 31-13 O16 at Bowling Green * L 7-49 O23 at Temple W 31-7 O30 at Ohio * L 13-21 N6 Eastern Michigan * W 19-7 N13 Ball State * L 9-31 N20 Youngstown State L 0-19 Total 192-222 * – Mid-American Conference Games

1994 (1-10, 1-8 mac-9th)

Head Coach: Gerry Faust Captains: DeShawn Brown Phil Dunn Darin Ford Mike Lyons

S3 Temple L 7-32 S10 Bowling Green * L 0-45 S17 at Kent State * L 16-32 S24 at Western Michigan * L 6-19 O8 at Miami (Ohio) * L 14-50 O15 Central Michigan * L 0-47 O22 Toledo * L 25-48 O29 at Youngstown State L 7-41 N5 at Eastern Michigan * L 18-42 N12 at Ball State * L 28-38 N19 Ohio * W 24-10 Total 145-404 * – Mid-American Conference Games

1995 (2-9, 2-6 mac-7th-t)

Head Coach: Lee Owens Captains: Nate Boyd Mike Junko Andre McCray Jason Taylor

Head Coach: Lee Owens Captains: Nate Boyd George Germany Andre McCray Kevin Kuntz Mike Lagasse

A30 at Nebraska (#6) L 14-59 S13 at Miami (Ohio) * L 20-49 S20 Bowling Green * L 28-31 S27 at Louisiana St. (#13) L 0-56 O4 Central Michigan * W 53-14 O11 at Marshall * L 17-52 O18 at Eastern Michigan L 0-45 O25 Ohio * L 17-21 N1 at Ball State * L 14-31 N8 Kent State * W 45-35 N15 at Toledo * (#18) L 10-42 Total 218-435 * – Mid-American Conference Games

1998 (4-7, 2-6 mac-5th-e)

Head Coach: Lee Owens Captains: Nate Boyd George Germany Andre McCray Kevin Kuntz Mike Lagasse

S5 Marshall * L 16-27 S12 at Temple W 35-28 S26 Ball State * W 52-14 O3 at Pittsburgh L 0-35 O10 at Kent State * W 45-16 O17 at Ohio * L 14-28 O24 Toledo * L 17-24 O31 at Central Michigan * L 27-28 N7 at Bowling Green * L 21-58 N14 Eastern Michigan W 24-21 N21 Miami (Ohio) * L 14-20 Total 265-299 * – Mid-American Conference Games

Head Coach: Lee Owens Captains: Game Captains

S2 Eastern Michigan * L 29-49 S16 at Bowling Green * L 12-50 S23 at Kansas State (#19) L 0-67 S30 Central Michigan * W 16-13 O7 at Western Michigan * L 3-7 O14 at Virginia Tech (#10) L 27-77 O21 Ohio * L 23-29 O28 Kent State * W 14-6 N4 Youngstown State L 10-24 N11 at Toledo * L 7-41 N18 at Miami (Ohio) * L 0-65 Total 141-428 * – Mid-American Conference Games

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Head Coach: Lee Owens Captains: Jon Eaton Dan Wessman Steve Hale George Cameron

Head Coach: Lee Owens Captains: Tony McCray Rich Reliford Dwight Smith Butchie Washington

S2 at Virginia Tech (#11) L 23-52 S9 at Central Michigan* L 7-17 S16 Central Florida W 35-24 S23 at Ohio * W 23-20 S30 Miami (Ohio) * W 37-20 O7 at Bowling Green * W 27-21 O14 Northern Illinois* L 35-52 O21 Connecticut L 35-38 O28 Marshall * L 28-31 N11 Buffalo * W 49-14 N18 at Kent State * W 34-6 Total 333-295 * – Mid-American Conference Games

2001 (4-7,4-4 mac-4th-t e)

Head Coach: Lee Owens Captains: Zac Derr Tim Ritley Chris Smith Scott Smith

A30 Ohio * W 31-29 S8 at Ohio State (#22) L 14-28 S22 at Purdue (#24) L 14-33 S29 Kent State * W 14-10 O6 at Western Michigan * L 14-31 O13 at Miami (Ohio) * L 27-30 O20 Bowling Green L 11-16 O27 at Marshall * L 33-50 N3 at Central Florida L 17-57 N17 at Buffalo * W 41-14 N24 Eastern Mich.* (3OT) W 65-62 Total 281-360 * – Mid-American Conference Games

Head Coach: Lee Owens Captains: Charlie Frye Ryan Gargasz Ryan Myers Brandon Payne

2003 (7-5, 5-3 mac 3rd-e)

Head Coach: Lee Owens Captains: Chase Blackburn Matt Cherry Charlie Frye Marques Hayes

A28 Kent State * L 38-41 S6 at Wisconsin (#18) L 31-48 S13 Eastern Michigan * W 24-17 S20 Howard W 65-7 S27 at Buffalo * W 38-21 O4 at Miami (Ohio) * L 20-45 O11 Cal Poly W 45-14 O18 Central Florida * W 38-24 O25 at Connecticut L 37-38 N1 at Marshall * L 24-42 N8 at Central Michigan * W 40-28 N15 Ohio * W 35-28 Total 435-353 * – Mid-American Conference Games

2004 (6-5, 6-2 mac 2nd-e)

Head Coach: J.D. Brookhart Captains: Dan Basch Chase Blackburn Diontre Earl Charlie Frye

S4 at Penn State L 10-48 S11 Middle Tennessee St. L 24-31 S18 at Virginia (#12) L 0-51 S23 at Kent State * W 24-19 O2 at Northern Illinois * L 19-49 O9 Buffalo * W 44-21 O16 at Central Florida * W 26-21 O23 Ball State * W 35-23 N5 Marshall * W 31-28 N13 at Ohio * W 31-19 N20 Miami (Ohio) * L 27-37 Total 271-347 * – Mid-American Conference Games

Akron Zips

year-by-year results | All-time head coach records 2005 (7-6, 5-3 mac-1st-t e) Head Coach: J.D. Brookhart

Captains: Kiki Gonzalez Domenik Hixon Jason Montgomery Brian White

2008 (5-7, 3-5 mac-4th-t e)

All-time Head Coach Records

Head Coach: J.D. Brookhart Captains: Merce Poindexter Doug Willilams Chris Kemme Dennis Kennedy Kevin Grant

2006 (5-7, 3-5 mac-3rd-t e)

2009 (3-9, 2-6 mac-5th-e)

Head Coach: J.D. Brookhart Captains: Luke Getsy Kiki Gonzalez

2007 (4-8, 3-5 mac-6th e)

Head Coach: J.D. Brookhart Captains: Yamari Dixon John Mackey Mike Schepp

S1 vs. Army % W 22-14 S8 at Ohio State (#11) L 2-20 S15 at Indiana L 24-41 S22 Kent State * W 27-20 S29 at Connecticut L 10-44 O6 at Western Michigan * W 39-38 O13 Temple * L 20-24 O27 at Buffalo * L 10-26 N2 at Bowling Green * L 20-44 N7 Ohio * W 48-37 N14 at Miami (Ohio) * L 0-7 N23 Central Michigan * L 32-35 Total 254-350 * – Mid-American Conference Games % – Akron’s home game, played at Cleveland Browns Stadium as part of the inaugural Patriot Bowl.

S5 at Penn State (#8) L 7-31 S12 Morgan State W 41-0 S19 Indiana L 21-38 S26 at Central Michigan* L 21-48 O10 Ohio * L 7-19 O17 at Buffalo * L 17-21 O24 at Syracuse * L 14-28 O31 at Northern Illinois * L 10-27 N7 Kent State * W 28-20 N13 Temple * L 17-56 N22 at Bowling Green * L 20-36 N28 Eastern Michigan * W 28-20 Total 360-375 * – Mid-American Conference Games

2010 (1-11, 1-7 mac-6th-e)

Head Coach: Rob Ianello Captains: Alex Allen Mike Thomas Mike Ward

S4 Syracuse L 3-29 S11 Gardner Webb (3OT) L 37-38 S18 at Kentucky L 10-47 S25 at Indiana L 20-35 O2 Northern Illinois * L 14-50 O9 at Kent State * L 17-28 O16 at Ohio * L 10-38 O23 Western Michigan * L 10-56 O30 at Temple *# L 0-30 N6 at Ball State * (3OT) L 30-37 N17 Miami (Ohio) * L 14-19 N28 Buffalo * W 22-14 Total 187-421 * – Mid-American Conference Games # – played at Lincoln Financial Field

2011 (1-11, 0-8 mac-7th-e)

Head Coach: Rob Ianello Captains: Jake Anderson Adam Steiner Brian Wagner

S3 at Ohio State L 0-42 S10 Temple * L 3-41 S17 at Cincinnati L 14-59 S24 VMI W 36-13 O1 at Eastern Michigan * L 23-31 O8 FIU L 17-27 O22 Ohio * L 20-37 O29 Central Michigan * L 22-23 N3 at Miami (Ohio) * L 3-35 N12 Kent State * L 3-35 N19 at Buffalo * L 10-51 N25 at Western Michigan * L 19-68 Total 170-462 * – Mid-American Conference Games

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.429 .500 .573 .507 .375 .667 .578 .727 .444 .361 .412 .214 .472 .516 .683 .562 .449 .396 .417 .083 .000 .478

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Head Coach: J.D. Brookhart Captains: Game Captains

.286 .000

2011 Review

S2 at Penn State (#19) L 16-34 S9 at N.C. State W 20-17 S16 at Central Michigan * L 21-24 S23 North Texas W 33-13 S30 at Kent State * L 15-37 O7 at Cincinnati L 14-20 O21 Miami (Ohio) * W 24-13 O28 at Toledo * L 20-35 N4 Bowling Green * W 35-28 N9 Buffalo * W 31-16 N16 at Ohio * L 7-17 N24 Western Michigan * L 0-17 Total 236-271 * – Mid-American Conference Games

.667 .417

Student-Athletes

A30 at Wisconsin (#12) L 17-38 S6 at Syracuse W 42-28 S13 Ball State * L 24-41 S20 at Army W 22-3 S27 Cincinnati L 15-17 O4 at Kent State * (2OT) W 30-27 O11 Bowling Green * L 33-37 O18 at Eastern Michigan * W 42-35 N5 Toledo * W 47-30 N13 Buffalo * ^ (4OT) L 40-43 N22 at Ohio * L 42-49 N28 at Temple * # L 0-17 Total 360-375 * – Mid-American Conference Games ^ – final game played at the Rubber Bowl # – played at Lincoln Financial Field

Pct. .250 .429 .750 .600 .000

Staff

S10 at Purdue (#13) L 24-49 S17 at Middle Tenn. State W 17-7 S24 Northern Ill. * (OT) W 48-42 O1 Central Michigan * L 17-31 O8 at Buffalo * W 13-7 O15 at Miami (Ohio) * L 23-51 O22 Army L 0-20 O29 at Bowling Green * W 24-14 N5 at Ball State * L 17-23 N15 Ohio * W 27-3 N24 Kent State * W 35-3 MAC Championship Game D1 vs. Northern Illinois # W 31-30 Motor City Bowl D26 vs. Memphis # L 31-38 Total 307-318 * – Mid-American Conference Games # – Played at Ford Field (Detroit)

Year(s) Coach (Alma Mater) Yrs G W L T 1891 No Coach 1 4 1 3 0 1892 Frank Cook 1 7 3 4 0 1893-94 John W. Heisman (Pennsylvania) 2 8 6 2 0 1895 No Coach 1 5 3 2 0 1896 Harry Wilson 1 1 0 1 0 1897-98 Did Not Compete 1899 Archie Eves (Buchtel) 1 3 2 1 0 1900 No Coach 1 6 2 3 1 1901 Did Not Compete 1902 Forest Firestone (Michigan) 1 7 2 5 0 1903 Rev. Alfred W. Place (Chicago) 1 2 0 2 0 1904-07 Did Not Compete 1908 Dr. Dwight Bradley (Pennsylvania) 1 7 3 4 0 1909 Clarence Weed (Olivet) 1 8 4 4 0 1910-14 Frank Haggerty (Colby) 5 41 22 16 3 1915-23 Fred S. Sefton (Colgate) 9 71 34 33 4 1924-25 James W. Coleman (Arkansas) 2 16 6 10 0 1926 George Babcock 1 9 5 2 2 1927-35 Howard “Red” Blair (Ohio State) 9 77 42 30 5 1936-38 James W. Aiken (Wash. & Jeff.) 3 27 19 7 1 1939-40 Thomas W. Dowler (Colgate) 2 18 7 9 2 1941-42 Otis W. Douglas (Wm. & Mary) 2 18 5 10 3 1943-45 No Games Played 1946-47 Paul Baldacci (William & Mary) 2 17 7 10 0 1948-51 William “Bud” Houghton 4 35 7 27 1 (Ohio Wesleyan) 1952-53 Kenneth ”Red” Cochrane (Akron) 2 18 8 9 1 1954-60 Joseph H. McMullen (Brown) 7 61 30 28 3 1961-72 Gordon K. Larson (Kent State) 12 112 74 33 5 1973-85 Jim Dennison (Wooster) 13 144 80 62 2 1986-94 Gerry Faust (Dayton) 9 99 43 53 3 1995-03 Lee Owens (Bluffton) 9 101 40 61 0 2004-09 J.D. Brookhart (Colorado State) 6 72 30 42 0 2010-11 Rob Ianello (Catholic) 2 24 2 22 0 2012 Terry Bowden (West Virginia) 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 111 1,018 487 495 36

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