1997 Football Media Guide

1997 Eastern Kentucky University FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

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About The Cover

Beginning his 34th year at the helm of the Eastern Kentucky University football program, the legendary Roy Kidd is third among active N CM Division I-A and I-M coaches with 272 victories, all at EKU. Kidd's Colonel squads have recorded the most victories of any I-M program since the classification was formed in 1978 with 180 wins. The Colonels will be seeking Kidd's 16th OVC crown and an unpr e cedented 17th trip to the N CM I-M playoffs. (Cover photo courtesy of Gilman Gear, Gilman, CT.)

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY 1997 Football Media Guide

Memo To The Sports Media

TO THE MEDIA

The 1997 Football Media Guide has been prepared especially for the members of the press , radio and television who cover the Colonels. We sincerely hope that it will provide many of the answers concerning the Colonels and Eastern Kentucky University. If you desire additional information special features, pictures, etc., or have questions not an~ swered in this brochure, feel free to contact the Division of Sports Information located in the Begley Building (Telephone: 606-622-1253, FAX: 606-622-1230, e-mail address : athpark@acs.eku.edu).

Information for Visiting News Media Personnel at Football Games

WORKING PRESSTICKETS-Allrequestsforpress tickets by working newspaper , radio, or television personnel should be made BY NAME, as far in advance as possible. Press tickets cannot be mailed less than one week in advance of the game. In the event of a large press turnout, priority will go to EKU's regular coverage and statewide media .

RAD I 0-All correspondence concerning Radio Broadcasting Rights should be addressed to the Division of Sports Information, Eastern Kentucky University. Requests should be made BY NAME as early as possible. Lines are to be ordered by the requesting station direct from the South Central Bell Telephone Company with instructions to be made available if requested in advance. The "official station," as designated by the Director ofAthletics of the visiting institution, will be assigned priority space . Requests by other stations will be considered by availability of space and date ofrequest.

TELEVISION-Livetelevisioncoverageisprohibited unless permission is granted by the Director ofAthletics well in advance .

SCOUTS-All requests by scouts should be made BY NAME as far in advance as possible. Scouts representing a college or university are limited to one per school, while professional scouts' requests are to be made from the team's main office. No passes will be given to professional scouts for a playoff game.

PHOTOGRAPHERS-Advance requests BY NAME are required and, as a general policy, there should be no more than one photographer per school or medium. Photographers may take pictures from the sidelines during the game provided they remain within a specified area-away from the immediate sidelines and in front of the bench and coaching areas (30 to 30 yd. line). Motion picture crews may use the facilities provided in the televisiontower on the east side of the field , upon assignment of available space. Television station cameramen may park underneath and behind the tower on the bleacher side of the field.

SEATING-Inrequestingworkingpress tickets , please

advise BY NAME as to the number in your party It is desired that newspaper requests be limited to no more than two persons, radio requests, four persons.

PRESS TAGS-Press tags must be worn for identification by all writers, photographers and scouts seated in the press box or located on the field. Please note: All press passes are issued BY NAME to authorized working personnel and are non-transferable.

ACCOMMODATIONS AT EASTERN-The working newspaper, radio, and television personnel, as well as scouts and other officials, will be furnished a copy of the play-byplay report and complete team and individual statistics at halftime and approximately 15 minutes after the game . Refreshments are served before and during the game.

AVAILABILITY OF COACH ROYKIDD-EKU head coach Roy Kidd is available for telephone interviews, Monday-Thursday from 10:30 a m -Noon and 2:00-2:30 p.m. The only exception is Tuesday and Thursday when he teaches class from 10:30-11:30. Kidd's office telephone number is (606) 622-2146 and his home number is (606) 6235533.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location-Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, a growing city of about 24,000.

Enrollment-15,161

Founded-1906

President-Dr. Hanly Funderburk

Vice President for Academic Affairs-Dr. Russell Enzie Athletic Conference-Ohio Valley , NCAA Division I

Gymnasium-McBrayer Arena (capacity 6,500)

Stadium-Roy Kidd (capacity 20,000)

Nickname-Colonels

ATHLETICS COMMITTEE

Members: Dr. Janna Vice, Chairman; Dr. Anne Brooks; Dr. Samuel Leung; Dr. Nancy Peel; Dr. Doug Whitlock; Mrs. Jeannette Crockett; Dr. Jim Masterson; Dr. Judy Short; Mr C E. Baldwin; Dr. Jay G. Riggs; and Dr. Robert Baugh and Betty Werner, ex-officio.

Director of Athletics-Dr. Robert Baugh

Associate Director of Athletics for Internal AffairsBetty Werner

Assistant Director of Athletics for External AffairsMike Blaser

Head Football Coach-Roy Kidd (Eastern Kentucky, 1955)

Line Coaches-Jim Tanara (UT-Chattanooga , 1965); Doug Carter (William Jewell, 1980).

Backfield Coaches-Leon Hart (Maryville, 1973); Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan, 1986); Donn Landholm (Wayne State, 1979);JohnRevere (Eastern Kentucky , 1976).

Head Coaches Other Sports-Baseball: Jim Ward ; Men's Basketball : Scott Perry ; Me n's Golf: Pat Stephens; Men's Track and Cross Country: Rick Erdmann; Men's a nd Women's Te nnis : Tom Higgins ; Women's Golf: Sandy Martin; Women's Volleyball: Dr . Geri Polvino; Women 's Basketball : Larry Inman ; Women's Track and Cross Country: Rick Erdmann; Softball: Jane Worthington

Assistant Coaches Other Sports-Basketball: Kurtis Townsend , La Juan Lewis ; Women's Basketball : Sheila Simmons, Kent Miller; Men' s and Women's Track: Tim Moore

Trainer-Dr. Bobby Barton Assistant Trainers-Randy McGuire, TBA

Sports Inform atio n Dir ecto r-K a rl Park Athletics Busines s Manager-David Park e Athletics Ti ck et Manager-TBA

BOARD OF REGENTS

Chairman, J a mes Gilbert, Richmond and Berea ; Vice Chairman, Barbara Ricke , Lexington; Jane Boyer , Louisville; Gilbert Miller, Richmond ; Irving Rosenstein , Lexington ; Harold Campbell, Booneville ; Dr . William DeVries , Lexington; Alice Rhodes , Ashland; Dr Richard Freed , faculty repres e ntative ; Ronnie Mink, staff representative; Mike Lynch, student representative.

Division of Sports Information

Karl Park , a 1970 graduate of EKU, is now in his 28th year as Sports Information Director for Eastern's athletic teams. He served as sports editor of the school newspaper, The Eastern Progress, for three years while a student of the University. The 48 year-old Richmond , Kentucky native is a member of the College Sports Information Directors ofAmerica (COSIDA), the United States Basketball Writers Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He recently concluded a six-year stint as Mideast Director of the National Collegiate Baseball Writer's Association.

He received national recognition for the production of EKU's three seasonal media guides for 1978-79 and 1979-80. The winter sports guide was voted Best in the NationDivision A for those two years

Park was a member of the Ohio Valley Conference's 40th Anniversary Celebration Committee in 1987-88 and is currently serving on the OVC's 50thAnniversary Committee He received his master's degree from Eastern in 1979 in sports administration.

He is currently serving on the GTE Academic AllAmerica Committee as District IV Coordinator for the University Division Men's At-Large Teams.

He is married to the former Shelley Steele of Owingsville and they have a daughter , Rachel, age 13 , and son , Drew , 7.

Karl Park Director

EKU Football Network

Richmond radio station WEKY-AM (1340 on the dial) will again serve as the flagship station for the 1997 EKU Football Network, while Eastern's public radio stations, WEKU-FM (88 9) and WEKH (90 9) also carry Colonel football over a large portion of southeastern and eastern Kentucky.

This year's broadcast team will again be headed by longtime play-by-play announcer Greg Stotelmyer, who will be beginning his 15th season as "The Voice of the Colonels" and his 19th season overall of calling EKU football games Joining him as color analyst will be Brett Pouncey, WEKY Operations Manager who will be a part of the broadcast crew for the third straight year. Greg McClellan will handle field reporting duties

In addition to the radio broadcasts, the EKU Football Network features pre-game interviews with coaches and players, and Kidd joins Stotelmyer on the field after each game for the informative Coach Roy Kidd Post-Game Show

Colonels Send Mccombs to NFL Ranks

With Eastern Kentucky's success on the football field welldocumented since the inception of I-AA football in 1978, the Colonels have also enjoyed huge success in providing signees to the different professional football leagues through the years.

A total of 34 former EKU Colonels in the past 11 seasons have either been drafted or have signed as free agents with NFL clubs, including this year's addition-linebacker Tony Mccombs (Arizona Cardinals , sixth round) .

Several EKU Colonels have played in the old American Football League, the now-defunct World League, the Canadian Football League, the World League of American Football, the Arena Football League and the National Football League

Split-end Aaron Marsh in 1968 began the parade of modernday Colonels to professional football as he signed and started that season for the Boston Patriots of the AFL. EKU's next big entry was that of former Time Magazine All-American and the No. 8 pick in the 1973 NFL Draft, defensive tackle Wally Chambers He finished his first season in grand style by being named the National Football Conference's Defensive Rookie of the Year.

NFL scouts are constantly in contact with the EKU football office and attend games and practices throughout the year

Entering the beginning of the NFL's summer pre-season camps in July this year, seven former Eastern players were on NFL rosters These include, with their first year in the NFL listed, offensive tackle John Jackson (1988)-Pittsburgh Steelers; runningback Tim Lester (1991 )-Pittsburgh Steelers; defensive end Chad Bratzke (1994)-New York Giants; tight end Jason Dunn (1996)--Philadelphia Eagles; punter Marc Collins (1996)--Buffalo Bills; wide receiver Dialleo Burks (1996); and Mccombs.

From left, the WEKY Radio broadcast team: Brett Pouncey and Greg Stotelmyer

Tony Mccombs, Linebacker Arizona Cardinals

Dr. Hanly Funderburk

EKU President

Dr . Hanly Funderburk has begun his 13th a cademic year as the eighth presidentofEasternKentucky University. Throughout his more than 30 y e ars of s e rvice to education , Dr. Funderburk has held to his commitment to excellence in the classroom, in the r e search laboratory, and a s a university administrator .

Dr Funderburk' s background in many ways p a rallels that of many others of Eastern Kentucky University 's founders-modest beginnings as a farm boy, e arning his education , military service , a welcomer ofresponsibility , e nthusiastic , impatient of m e diocrity

A native of Carrollton, Alabama , President Funderburk earned the bachelor of science degree in agricultural science from Auburn University in 1953 , workingonafamilyfarm each summer between terms Following three y e ars in the U S. Army , he returned to Auburn to earn a master of science degr e e in botany. Later , he completed study for the doctorate of philosophy degree in plant physiology from Louisiana State University.

Dr . Funderburk held progressivel y re s ponsible positions in teaching, r es earch and administration during his years at Auburn University where he served with di s tinctiona s pre s id e n t from 1980to 198 3. Prior t o his post at Auburn , D r . Funderburk s e rve d as chancellor of Auburn University at Montgomery , a regional university that s e rves south central Alabama Th e 500-acre campus and its twenty million dollar physical plant was developed during his tenure there and today stands as a testimonial to his administrative and leadership ability.

On his philosophy concerning the role of intercollegiate athletics, Dr. Funderburk says , "I believe that a reasonable program of intercollegiate athletics , operated in an ethical , rational manner is an important part of an institution of higher education. We must not lose sight of the fact that academics are our primary purpose , and we must remember that participants on our teams are student -athletes. It is also imperative that intercollegiate athletics be conducted on a very high level of integrity.

"Within this framework , I believe that athletics has a real role to play in the educational experience. A sound , competitive program of athletics provides a rallying point for an institution ' s alumni and can be of benefit to the other , more fundam e ntal , purposes of a university."

He and his wife Helen , have two children , Kenneth Cliff, and Debra Elaine Dahl. They also have a granddaughter , Ashley Dahl, and two grandsons, Hanly P. Funderburk and Wes Funderburk.

The Campus Beautiful

The nickname, "The Campus Beautiful", aptly describes the Eastern Kentucky University campus. It is truly a beautiful atmosphere in which to live and learn.

Eastern, a member of the Commonwealth's system of regional universities, is the culmination of more than a century of higher education development on its 350-acre main campus in Richmond. Today's modern Eastern offers more than 160 degree programs in its nine academic colleges and graduate school including education, allied health and nursing, computer science, business, sciences, law enforcement, recreation, and environmental resources that provide educational opportunities to meet society's demands.

The pursuit of academic excellence has been pledged as one of the foremost objectives of Dr. Hanly Funderburk, who has begun his 13th full academic year as Eastern's eighth president.

The University seeks to fulfill the "living-while-learning" concept by providing comfortable living conditions for almost 7,000 students in campus residence halls. Eastern can accommodate more students on campus than any other university in the state.

In addition to being a highly respected academic institution, Eastern is also noted for its program of intercollegiate athletics and recreational sports. The accomplishments of the Colonel athletic teams are a source of great pride for the student body and campus community.

Eastern is a hub for cultural enrichment opportunities as nationally known lecturers, artists, and entertainers appear on campus. A wide variety of student and faculty musical groups also provide a fine selection of entertainment options.

Whether it be in the area of academics, the athletic arena, or campus life, Eastern continues its stride toward excellence.

Athletics At Eastern Kentucky University

Organiz e d under a single administrative unit , the College of Health , PhysicalEducation , Recreation and Athletics includ e s thr ee ac ad e mic depa r t me nts , the Division ofAthle tic s, a nd th e Division of Intr a mur a l Programs . The three academic departments; Health Education, Physical Education , and Recreation and ParkAdministration, offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs with12 different options The Division of Athletics sponsors eight intercollegiate sports for men and eight intercollegiate sports for women. In addition to the balanced intercollegiate athletics program, the Division of Intramural programs sponsors competitive team and individual sports , recreational free play, sport clubs, camping trips, equipment rental, and other co-ed activities for students, faculty, and staff.

These programs are an integral part of the total program and development of Eastern students. They offer experiences which contribute immeasurably to the health, vitality and preparation of young people as citizens and for their leadership contributions to the youth in the nation's schools and els e where.

Possessing academic backgrounds that represent more than a score of the finest colleges and universities in the nation, the coaches of athletics are members of the full-time faculty that provide the academic and intramural , as well as , varsity athletic programs housed within the College.

The Dean of the College is Dr. RobertJ. Baugh. The three academic departments are chaired by: Dr. Donald Calitri, Health Education ; Dr. Lonnie Davis, Physical Education; Dr. Larry Belknap, Recreation and Park Administration .

John Jewell serves as director of the Division oflntram ural Programs.

The Colleg e 's intercollegiate athletics program is a dminist e red by Dr Robert B a ugh , who a lso serves as athletics director. Mike Blaser is assistant athletics director for external affairs , while Betty Werner is associate director of athletics fo internal affairs.

EKU , a member of the NCAA and Ohio Valley Conference , fields athletic teams in football , baseball, men's and women's basketball, tennis, cross country, track and field (indoor and outdoor), golf, women's softball and volleyball.

In addition to a diversified faculty, extensive indoor and outdoor resources are required to support the wide scope operation of Eastern's College ofHPER&A, and most facilities serve multipurpose functions for instruction and athletics. The College's programs are housed in five major campus structures: The Robert B. Begley Building, Alumni Coliseum, Weaver Health Building, the Presnell Building, and the Greg Adams Building.

Numerous tennis courts, recreation areas, Gertrude Hood Field, Turkey Hughes Baseball Field and the Tom C. Samuels nine-lane track and tartan infield are among the other facilities of the College

TheF .M. Burke Wellness Center, located in the Weaver Health Building , provides a practical educational opportunity for students as well as individualized physical activity, lifestyle assessment, and physical assessment that can assist faculty and staffin the developmentofhealthy lifestyles .

Joan Hopkins, EKU's athletics academic counselor, center, advises two Eastern student athletes. EKU has won the prestigious Ohio Valley Conference Academic Achievement Banner five years (1988 through 1992, 1994-95).

Dr. Robert Baugh

Athletics Director and Dean, College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics

Dr. Robert Baugh serves as Director ofAthletics, as well as Dean ofEastern's College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics, one of the University's nine academic colleges.

Baugh, former professor and chair ofthe EKU Department of Health Education, assumed the duties of acting dean in January of 1987. He also served a six month sti nt as Acting Director ofAthletics during the 1990-91 school year prior to the appointment of Roy Kidd as ath letic s director . He ha s been at Eastern since 1970.

Prior to arriving at EKU, Baugh taught four years at Austin Peay State University following a stint of high school teaching in University City, Missouri.

Baugh holds the bachelor's, master's , and doctoral degrees from Indiana University.

Baugh and his wife, Caro l , reside in Richmond. She is aprofessorinEKU's College of Allied Health and Nursing.

Hecompletedappointme ntsAugust 1, 1997 , as a member of the NCAA Council, the NCAA Eligibility Committee and the NCAA Initial Eligibility Committee.

Betty Werner Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Affairs

Betty Werner is completing her first year at EKU as Associate Director ofAthletics for Internal Affair s . She is responsible for day-today ath l etics operations, including personnel, budg ets, game manage ment and compliance.

Werner served as an athl etics dir ector at Drak e for 13yea rs, fir st as Dir ecto rofWomen's Athle tics from 197 4- 79 During that time, s h e was also the head women's tennis coach In 1979, s he was ap pointed Associate Director of Athl e tic s for M e n' s and Wo men's Athletics and Senior Women's Administrator In addition, s h e served on the in a ugural NCAA Women's Basketb a ll Committe e (1981-86)

Prior to h e r t e nure at Drake , she coac h ed the men 's t e nnis and wom e n' s bask etba ll teams at Maryvill e College .

Mo st recently, she coordinated concess ion sa l es at the Colorado Rockies' Coors Field for non-profit organizations, r ais ing m or e than $1 million for those organizations in 1995 .

She receiv e d her bache l or's d egree from the University of Tuls a and h er maste r' s degree from the University of Mi sso uri.

Mike Blaser Assistant Director of Athletics for External Affairs

Mike Blaser is beginning his third year at E aste rn, serving the University as Assist a nt Dir ec tor of Athle tics for Ext e rnal Affairs.

Bla ser, 36, who received b o th his bachelor 's ('84) and his m aste r's ('86) degr ees from EKU, work e d two and one-half years in the marketing and promotion s department at the Univ ers ity of Nevada La sVegas, having se rved in 1994-95 as the Dir ecto r of Athletics Mark e ting and Promotions.

Prior to his stint at UNLV , h e was an ass istant directorofa thletics market ing and promotions at the University of Louisv ille for two years after serving at U of L the previous year as an athletics mark e ting assistant in sales.

Hi s o the r athletics-related experience comes from stints with the Savannah Cardinal Class A baseball club as General Manage r (1986 -87) and with the Jacksonville Expo s Class AA baseball team as Assistant General Manag er ( 1987-89).

Bl ase r and his wife, Risa, hav e four children: Natalie (6), Mitchell (5), Chase (3) and Br a ndon (six month s).

The Supporting Cast

David Parke Athletics Business Manager

Linda Laswell Secretary Athletics

Dr. Bobby Barton Trainer

Gina Kingsley Secretary Athletics

Randy McGuire Assistant Trainer

Janet Murphy Secretary Football

Joan Hopkins Athletics Academic Counselor

Joanne Whitlock Secretary Sports Information

Becky Hacker Secretary Athletics

Treka Adams Secretary External Affairs

Dr. Mary Lloyd Ireland Team Physician

Susan Stotelmyer President Colonel Club

Nancy Kenner Record Keeper Colonel Club

Mary Kay Kasitz Record Keeper Colonel Club

Year After Year After . ..

Roy Kidd's Competitive Spirit Keeps EKU at the Top of College Football

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The only way to get 1996 behind them is to do what they did in 1978--geton withanotherseasonandarecordmore in keeping with what they expect of themselves .

Roy Kidd can hardly wait. He ' s getting ready the way he always has : hours upon hours of meetings with his assistants and film study of his team and their ea rly season opponents. In other words, hard work.

For the average head football coach, a 6-5 season is , on average, more successful than not.

About half the coaches in any other sport would trade their record in a given season for one in which 55 percent of the games concluded with a victory.

But there is nothing about Roy Kidd's life or athletic career that causes one to use the word average (unless you want to suggest that about his golf game).

Which is why the 1996 college football season and the 65 record recorded by Kidd 's Eastern Kentucky University football team have haunted the coach, his staff and his returning players since last November.

It was the worst record by an Eastern Kentucky football team in 20 seasons, since 1977 's 5-5 record. It was the first time the Colonels had failed to make the Division I-AA , postseason playoffs in 11 seasons. It was only the third time they had not made the post-season playoffs since that even mor e dreadfulyearof1977

Top Active Coaches

(Following are the records of the top active coaches, ranked by wins, in NCAA Division I and I-AA.)

Just what you would expect from one of the most successful and respected coaches in the history of his sport. This will be his 43rd year as a football coach, his 34thyear as the head coach at his alma mater and the 40th year that he has had the primary responsibility for a football team.

His name is on th e stadium, and it is e ngraved in the record books alongside the sport's giants--Bear Bryant, Joe Paterno, Bobby Bowden, Pop Warner. His 272 victories rank him sixth all time.

Every fall , a new chapter of the Roy Kidd story is written The page turns. The characters change . What doesn 't change is what the coach expects of himself, his staff and his team , and the way he deals with the world around him .

Craig Ammerman, Guest Writer

"We going to be more aggressive. Offensively, we may open it up a little. Defensively, we may apply a little more pressure."

-RoyKidd

200WinClub

(Ranked by career wins as of the beginning of the 1996 season, following are the only Division I and I-AA coaches to win 200 games in their career. * indicates coaches who are still active. The school listed is the current school, or the last one for inactive or deceased coaches.)

came from, everyone was treated the same," said Robyn Hatley, a two-time, All-OVC offensive tackle in the mid1970s. "Coach Kidd gave us all a sense of pride, because of the way he ran his program." (Dr. Hatley is a pediatric surgeon at the Medical College of Georgia.)

''You can tell the first time you meet him that Coach Kidd tells you the truth," saidJohnJackson, a two-time, All-OVC offensive tackle in the mid- l 980s. "He always tells you where you stand. I've heard from other guys that a lot of schools try to hide things from you and you don't learn the truth until after you get there . With Coach Kidd, you know." (Jackson is entering his 10th year as a starting offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers.)

"Coach Kidd always wants you to do the right thing," said AaronJones, two-timeAll-OVCandAll-Americandefensive tackle in the late 1980s. "He gives good advice, and he knows what the young guys love to do. You could never pull anything over on him. On campus or in town, he knows." (Jones, the 19th player taken in the 1988 NFL draft, played nine years in the league, through the 1996 season.)

Since 1956, Kidd-coached players have been winning on fall weekends, then moving on to successfullives. He always has followed a simple philosophy. "I trytotreatmyplayers, my coaching staff, the people I work with, the way I would like to be treated," he said. "I tell my coaches, 'You treat these young men like you'd like to be treated'."

His players remember.

"He has been the most important man in my life. He set me straight, made me care about school and about myself. And he taught me how to win," said Wayne Bowlin, who played on the 1956 Madison High School team, Coach Kidd's first year as a head coach. "Those lessons have stayed with me: There's rarely a day I don't think of something I learned from Coach Kidd." (Bowlin recently retired after a successful career as a coach, teacher and principal; his son, Mike, now a college assistant coach, played for Coach Kidd at EKU.)

"Coach Kidd has helped many, many athletes develop not only their athletic skills, but their character as well. What these kids are hearing today from him are the same things we heard from him 30 years ago," said Jim Guice, two-time, All-OVC quarterback who directed the Colonels in 1966, 1967 and 1968. (Guice is General Manager of the Miami Division of Ryder Transportation Services.)

"Coach Kidd changed my life," said Jim Demler, a standout defensive tackle in the late 1960s. "He believed in me and gave me a chance when others wouldn't. In addition to his outstanding knowledge of the game that he passed on to his players, he treated everyone with respect." (Dr. Demler is a urologist in Sarasota, Florida.)

"Coach Kidd and his staff make players better than they think they can be," said Wally Chambers, a two-time AllOVC and All-American defensive tackle in the early 1970s. (Chambers played seven years in the NFL, was its Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1973 and made the Pro Bowl. Since then, he has worked as an NFL and college coach.)

"No matter how big your reputation was, or where you

The man also is a football coach with few peers. Since 1978, when Division I-AA was formed, Eastern Kentucky has the fourth winningest college football program in Division I. The 180Colonelwinsinthe 19seasonssince 1978are exceeded only by Nebraska, Brigham Young and Florida State among the 200 Division I and I-AA schools.

For the 19 years there has been a Division I-AA, EKU has stood at its pinnacle. Among current participating schools, only Georgia Southern and Youngstown belong in the same paragraph.

Before he was a coach, Roy Kidd was a player.Just as in his coaching career, as a player he stood out way above the crowd.

At Corbin High Scnool in southeastern Kentucky, Kidd made first-team all-state in the three sports in which he competed--football, basketball and baseball.

Kidd turned down a scholarship to play for Bear Bryant at the University of Kentucky because his favorite sport was baseball--and the football coaches at Eastern Kentucky were willing to let him play both sports.

Which isn't to say that he couldn't play football. His senior year at Eastern, Kidd was an All-American quarterback.

After one year as a graduate assistant at Eastern and

Coaches at One School

(Following are the records of the only coaches who have ever won 200 or more games at one school in the history of Division I college football. • indicates a coach who is still active.)

another year at a local high school, Kidd was named the footba ll coach at one of Kentucky's smallest high schools, Richmond Madison, just across the street from the EKU campus.

In his six years there, Kidd's Madison teams won 54 games and lost 10. There was a 27-game winning streak; in one 21-game stretch, Kidd's teams allowed a total of 15 points. Kidd was Kentucky Coach of the Year in 1961, his last year at Madison.

Kidd served the next two years as a college assista nt , in 1962atMoreheadandin 1963atEastern. He began the 1964 season as the head coach at his alma mater.

Now, he begins his 33rdconsecutive season in that job, a one-school tenure exceeded only by Grambling's Eddie Robinson among Division I coaches.

Kidd's first Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) championship came in 1967, which ended with a Grantland Rice Bowl victory (27-13) over Ball State. The second OVC title came the next year, as a team led by quarterback Jim Guice and split end Aaron Marsh (AFL Rookie of the Year in 1968) set the standard for future teams.

Things began to get really interesting in 1978, when the NCAA created two l evels in Division I football. Division I-AA was formed when some conferences (the Southern, Southland and Big Sky) stepped down from Division I and others (the OVC, Yankee, Colonial, Southwestern and Gateway) stepped up from Division II.

Thatwasacriticalmoment, becauseDivisionI-AAschools could award 65 scholarships, 25 more scholarships than Roy Kidd had ever had before. The coach was able to bring in more undeveloped recruits who were much like the best players who had come before them--like Guice, Marsh and Chambers. These were players with talent, but who perhaps were an inch shorter or a step slow er or a few press clippings lighter than the athletes pursued by the major colleges

The first I-AA season, 1978 , the Colonels were 8-2butdid not make the playoffs. Then began this four-year run :

- In 1979, the Colonels won their first playoff game, 33-30 in overtime over Nevada, then methodically dispatched Lehigh, 30- 7. It was Eastern ' s first national championship

- In 1980 , EKU made it to the final game again, losing 3129 to Boise State in the game's final 25 seconds on a fourth down desperation pass.

- The 1981 season produced a 12-2 record and playoff victories over Delaware and Boise State. But the sea s on

Winningest Active I-AA Coaches

(Following are the winningest active Division I-AA coaches , ranked by winning percentage. As with all other coaching statistics listed in this section, a minimum of 100 games as a head coach is required.)

ended in crushing disappointment with a 34-23 loss to Idaho State in the national championship game.

- Quarterback Tuck Woolum and receiver Steve Bird led a veteran team into the 1982 season. They were determined not to be denied again, and they weren 't. The Colonels completed a 13-0 record by winning their second national title, 17-14over Delaware.

Every year since then, with the notable exception oflast year, fall Saturdays have brought eight or nine or more victories and/or playoff appearances to Roy Kidd and Eastern Kentucky.

Always, the emphasis is on fundamental football . Turnovers and penalties are few, gimmicks even fewer.

Dave Roberts, a former Kidd assistant who now is the head coach at Baylor University , said, "Look , you know what they ' re going to do. They do pretty much the same thing every year. But that doesn't make it any easier. They just line up and beat you "

Tim Stowers, the head coach at 1-AA power Georgia Southern, said, "Coach Kidd believes in blocking and tackling His defense says, Here we are, block us if you can. His offense says , Here we come, stop us if you can. Not many people block them, and not many people stop them."

Coach Kidd pleads guilty. "We try to keep the game from being too complicated ," he said "Some of the people we play try to do too much, and that leads to mistakes. I believe that your kids should know what they are supposed to do, so they can exec ut e on the field. If you're going to beat me, I want my kids to know what they are doing We want to make it possible for them to win. "

There is no doubt that it works. His 272 victories at Eastern (326 wins overall as a head coach) rank Kidd sixth all time among Division I coaches and third all time for victories at one school.

The Colonels have compiled some impressive records as well. In the 19-year history of Division I-AA, EKU's 180wins are comfortably ahead of all others in the 90-team division-20 more than second-place Delaware.

EKU has appeared in the I-AA playoffs five more times than any other school, a nd played in more playoff games (30) than any other

Along thew ay , there have been opportunities for Roy Kidd to finish his career at a bigger school, earning more money . But he hasn't been interested enoug h to accept the offers

"Roy is one of the best coaches in the history of the sport ,

and he could have gone other places ," said David Cawood, a former Kidd aide and former assistant executive director of the NCAA. "Buthe has a comfort level at Eastern, and he has his ego in check. He already has what's important to him."

What's most important to Coach Kidd is his family. He and his wife , Sue, have three children--Marc, Keith and Kathy-and five grandchildren: Seth Kidd (10), Samantha Kidd (7) , Evan Kuhl (8), NicholasKuhl(4), KirstenKuhl(2) and Kody Kidd (four months).

"I have a lot of roots here ," said the coach. "This is my home. It's Sue's home; it's our family's home. This is my school. I played here. I really love this place. And I really love the kids we have at Eastern, and the friends we've made over the years "

Those years have not dimmed the competitive fire that drives Roy Kidd. He 's not a good loser , and freely admits it.

He loves to coach, and he still looks forward to the work winningrequires--the seven-day weeks, the countless hours of watching film, being available when a current or former player needs him .

For all the success, the victories, the championships, the indescribable satisfaction he derives from seeing so many of his former players doing so well in their lives for all of that , Coach Kidd is a man who is not very content

"Last year bothered me a lot ," he said this summer, just before the players were to report for the 1997 season. "There were two or three games that we lost and should have won. We lost two games to a field goal on the last play of the game.

"We're not used to having that happen , although I know that it was the toughest schedule we 've ever had . But we've always had challenging schedules. I thought that we needed to work a little harder, and we needed to work together better We needed to make some changes. "

The coach said his staff and players had responded well to the challenge of putting 1996 behind them. "We had a really good spring practice," he said . "We made some progress."

As fall practice began, Coach Kidd said of this next Eastern Kentucky team , "We're going to be more aggressive Offensively, we may open it up a little. Defensively, we may apply a little more pressure."

Coach Kidd mentioned the team 's receivers and its secondaryw hen asked to pinpoint the team's strengths. He is worried about the lack of depth, the need for some incoming freshmen to step up and provide depth, potential weaknesses in the defensive line and the relative inexperience at quarterback.

But he likes the young men who will accept those challenges, and he appreciates the hard work of his staff as they prepared for the season. He is approaching the 1997 season with optimism and determination.

As the season unfolds , the tradition he has built at EKU willbeveryevident . The 1967GrantlandRiceBowlteam , the first championship team of the Roy Kidd era, will be in for a 30th reunion. The undefeated , 1982 nationalchampions will be back for their 15th reunion.

And along the way , there will be plenty of former players to remind the current group what it has meant to them to play for, and learn from , Coach Roy Kidd .

Said Robyn Hatley, the pediatric surgeon: "He has given a lot of people a chance that theyprobablywould not have had other places. He believes in you. He is a gentleman , and he

is a good man."

Said Wayne Bowlin, the teacher and principal: "I tried to tell him once what he had meant to me, how he was so important in my life . He told me to do the same things for kids who , like me 40 years ago, needed help. "

Said Jim Demler, the urologist: "He changed my life. He believed in me unequivocally, and he gave me a chance when others wouldn't. I'll never be able to repay him for all the things he did for me, for making me a better person ."

Said Wally Chambers , the seven-year NFL veteran: "I was a fat kid who no big college wanted I'd never been pushed Coach Kidd and his staff saw in me more than I knew I had, and they taught me and pushed me to become as good as I could be."

Said Jim Guice, the transportation executive: "He has been very consistent through the years about his players' character and self-pride. With Coach Kidd, what you see is what you get. There are no hidden agendas. I consider him a lifelong friend ."

The Best Since 1978

(Follow i ng are the 10 Division I (A and AA) programs with the most wins since 1978 , when Divison I-AA was formed )

Division I-AA Playoff Records

(Combined playoff records in Division I-AA since its 197 8 inception for all c urrent I-AA teams w ith two or more playoff app earances , ranked by number of years in the playoffs)

The Best Since 1978, Part 2

(Following are the top 1O programs, ranked by winning percentage, in Division I (A and AA) since 1978 , when Divis ion I-AA was formed.)

Top Division I-AA Programs

Overall records of top Division I-AA programs since 1978 , the first year of play in the division, ranked by wins.)

Meet The Assistant Coaches

DEAN HOOD Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backfield Coach

Dean Hood, former assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Glenville (YvV) State Co ll ege, begins his fourth season as defensive backfield coach at EKU and his first as defensive coordi n ator for the Colonels.

Hood came to Eastern afte r coaching at Glenville State for four seasons, the last three on d e fense , as GSC advanced in 1993 to the NAIA Division I national champions hip game and compiled a 10-3 record.

Glenville State's defense Jed all NAIA Division I sc h ools in 1993 in three categories: sco ring defense (9 2), pass defense (118.0) and total defense (223.0).

Hood, 33, a native of As ht ab ula , OH, a l so coached the 1987 and 1988 seasons as assistant football coach at Fairmont (YvV) State College working with defensive backs. In 1989, he served as junior varsity defensive coordinator, special teams coordinator and assistant varsity defensive secondary coach at Colgate (NY) University.

Hood is a 1986 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan Un iver sity where he served as team capta in hi s junior and se nio r seaso n s while playing defensive back th e re. He was a first team All-American defensive back at OWU as a senior and a three-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference choice in the seco nd ary.

Hood received his masters of science degree in physical e ducation from West Virginia University in 1989. He is married to the former Crystal Ramsey of Richmond.

JIMTANARA Defensive Line Coach

Jim Tanara will handl e the defensive line again in hi s 19th year as an assista nt coach at Eastern Tanara ca me to EKU from the staff of Bear Bryant at Alabama where h e served 11 years working with the Titl e's defensive front.

While at Alabama, Tanara was a member of the staff that directe d th e Tide to two national championships and appeara n ces in 11 bowl games. He also served as UA's h ead wrestling coach for 11 years

He was a three-year letterman for UT Chattanooga and started at both defensive e nd and tight e nd. While co lle cti n g Little All-American honors in 1964, h e r eceived hi s ba ch e lor of science degree in 1965 a nd was drafted by the New Orleans Saints as a free age nt upon grad uation.

He was an assistant footba ll coach at Cleveland (TN) High School for three years before going to Alabama in 1970.

Tanara's recruiting area for the Colonels includes north east Georgia an d the Atlanta a nd Chattanooga metropolitan areas.

He e njoy s hobbies of golf, tennis and scuba diving. He h as two children, Julie and Jimmy , a nd is married to th e former Charl otte Gibson of Gadsden , AL.

LEON HART Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach

Leon Hart has begun his seco nd st int as an EKU assistant coach, coming back to the program in 1996 For the second straight year, he will serve coach Roy Kidd as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

Hart was the head football coach at Elon College in Burlington, N .C., from 1989-95 where h e compiled a 37-37 overall record in seven seasons there. His best year came in 1992 when Elon went 8-2 and finished theyearrankedfifthamong NCAA Division II schools. He was voted South Atlantic Conferenc e Coach of the Year and American Football Coaches Association District 4 Coach of the Year in 1992.

He was previously a member of the EKU coaching staff for 13 seasons (1976-88) and was offensive coordinator from 1981-88. Hart graduated from Mansfield (Ohio) Madiso n High School in 1969 and went on to Maryville College wh e re h e received his B.A. in education in 1973

While at Maryville, H a rt lettere d four years serving as captain of the baseball squad as a senior. H e was a safety for the Maryville gridders , leading the team in interceptions his last three seasons.

Prior to coming to EKU in 1976 , he coached at Malabar High School in Mansfield for three years. Hart coached running backs a nd defensive linemen there, plus assisted with basketball and baseball.

Hart is married to the former Mattie Arvin ofirvine and has two sons, Tim and Seth.

DOUG CARTER Offensive Line Coach

Doug Carter will begin his 11th season as an assistant coach for Coach Roy Kidd's staff and will be in charge of the offensive line.

Carter came to Eastern from the staff at the University of Central Florida where he coached two seasons as head offensive line coach, offensive special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator. In those two seasons, UCF progressed to a winning 65 record from a 2-9 mark in 1984.

He has also served as a graduate assistant at Florida State University in 1983 and 1984 and at EKU in 1982 wh e n the Colonels went 13-0 and won the NCAA I-AA national championship. While at Florida State, the Seminoles competed in both the Peach and Citrus Bowls.

His other coaching experience includes one year (1981) as offensive backfield coach at his alma mater-William Jewell College in Liberty, MO That team went 12-1 and was a NAIA national semifinalist . In 1980, he was head football coach at Holt County High SchoolinMound City, MO. , as that team was district champion and Class A state semifinalist

Carter is a 1976 graduate ofLiberty (MO) High School where he was a three-year letterman in the offensive line and pla ye d in the Missouri vs. Kansas high school all-star game. The 38-year old nativeofKansasCity, MO , graduated from WilliamJewellin 1980 where h e was a two-year letterman at offensive guard and competed for one season on the swim team.

He has one son, Christian (2 1/2).

DONNLANDHOLM Linebackers Coach

Donn Landholm begins his first season as assistant football coach at EKU and will coach the Colonel linebackers.

Landholm , 40 , comes to Eastern from Blinn (TX) College where he served the past four seasons as offensive line coach Blinn compiled back-to-back 12-0 seasons in 1995 and 1996 and won consecutive national junior college championships the past two years

AnativeofBristow, NE, Landholmis a 1979 graduateofWayne State (NE) College where he played outside linebacker for WSC. He received his masters of science degree from Central Missouri State University in 1985

Landholm began his coaching career in 1979, serving as assistant football coach at Plainview (NE) for three seasons before handling the head football coaching duties there in 1982 . He then served a two-year stint (1984-85) as runningbacks coach at Cenral Missouri State and one season as runningbacks coach (1986) at Montana State University.

From 1987-91 , he was a part of the Arizona State University football program working with former Colonel quarterback Larry Marmie who was serving as ASU's head coach. He spent the first two years as a graduate assistant and the last three as a volunteer coach working with the linebackers Before going to Blinn College, he was linebackers coach at PSJA North High School in Pharr , TX, for the 1992 season.

JOHN REVERE Runningbacks Coach

John Revere , former outstanding flanker for EKU who has been coaching football in the state of Georgia , will serve his first season as runningbacks coach for the Colonels. Revere replaces longtime Colonel assistant Teddy Taylor who was hired as head football coach at Madison Southern High School.

Revere, 43, has served since 1982 as assistant football coach at LaGrange High School in LaGrange, GA. Also at LaGrange High, he had been boys' head track coach since '82 and girls head track coach since 1989.

He started for four seasons (1972-75) for the Colonels at flanker While at EKU , he caught 95 passes for 1,501 yards and 13 touchdowns , ran the ball 53 times for 419 yards and two scores , had 65 punt returns for 459 yards and 59 kickoff returns for 1,212 yards and a TD

He was first-team All-OVC as a junior , second-team AllOVC as a sophomore and a pre-season All-OVC pick as a senior. He won two team 110 percent awards while at Eastern and was co-captain of the 1975 Colonel team that went 8-2-1.

Revere received his bachelors degree in health and physical education from Eastern Kentucky University in 1976 and his masters degree from Troy State University in 1992

Revere is married to the former Brenda Daniel of Dayton , OH , and they have four children : Janeece , J R. , Courtney and Ben J R. will be an incoming freshman quarterback at Georgia Southern University this fall.

WALTER WELLS Tight Ends Coach

Walte r W e ll s b eg in s h is first seaso n as t i g h t e n ds coac h fo r t h e Eastern Ke n t u cky Co l one l s after spe n d in g t h e l ast t h ree seasons ( 1994- 9 6) at C u mbe rl a nd U ni vers i ty in L ebano n , TN

We ll s , 29, was assista n t h ea d coac h , offe n s i ve coord i nator a nd r ecru i tingco ordin atori n 19 96 at Cum be rl a nd as t h e B ull dog s fi nis h e d 13th i n t h e n at i on w i t h a n 8 -2 overa ll record, l ed t h e M id -S o u t h Co nfe r ence in tota l offense an d a ll of NA I A a n d NCAA in rus h i n g yards per game (369 0)

H e bega n hi s co ll egiate coac h i n g ca r eer at C u mber l an d i n 1994 as offensive lin e coac h and became t h e offe n s ive coordi n ator at CU in 1995 for h ead coac h H e r sc h e l Moore as t h e B ull dogs l e d N AI A in rus hin g P ri or to go in g to Cumber l a nd , We ll s was a n assistant coac h a t S m yrna (TN) H ig h Sc h oo l w h ere h e worked w i t h t h e offensive a nd defens i ve lin es.

A nat i ve ofNas h vi ll e , TN, We ll s grad u ated fr om McGavoc k Hi gh Schoo l i n 1985 after p l ay in g i n both t h e offensive a nd defens i ve li ne for coac h Wes E lr od for fo u r se a so n s.

H e then p l aye d hi s co ll eg i ate foo t ba ll at Au stin P eay State University w h ere h e was a two -yea r starter a nd l etterma n fo r t h e Govs at ce n ter.

Wells rece ive d his bac h e l ors of b u s i ness a dmini strat i o n d eg r ee from Be lm ont U ni vers i ty of N as h vill e in 1992 and hi s m aste r s of sc i e n ce degree in hum a n re l ations m a n agement fro m Cumb e rl a nd i n 199 5

Bill Snowden

BILL SNOWDEN Strength Coach

Bill Snowden is beginning his seco n d seaso n wit h t h e Co l one l footba ll progra m , serving as stre n gth coach . He h as also wor k ed in similar positio n s w i th the E K U softball tea m and t h e So u thwestern L oui s i a n a softba ll tea m t h at fini s h ed t hird at t h e 1992 College Wo rld Seri es

A 199 0 grad u ate of Western Maryl a n d College with a bac h e lo r's degree in p h ysica l ed u catio n , S n owden received h is first m aste r 's degree in sports adm ini strati on from EKU in 1993 a n d hi s second master's degree fr om Eastern in h ea l t h ed u cation in 199 7

Restricted Earnings Coaches

1997 Colonels' Depth Chart

Brian Lohman

Perry Charles Jehlicka Bankins

1997 COLONEL PROSPECTUS

Thirteen starters headline the 27 lettermen coming back as Eastern Kentucky University head football coach Roy Kidd begins his 34th year in charge of the Colonels' football program.

EKU closed the 1996 season with a 6-5 overall record and was ranked 26th in the final Sports Network Division I-AA poll. The Colonels finished with a 6-2 Ohio Valley Conference record, tieing for second place in final league standings with Eastern Illinois.

Two first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference choices return to lead a Colonels' defense that was second in the league in scoring defense (16 7) and fifth in the conference in overall defense (325.2).

These all-conference picks include senior linebacker Britt Bowen (6-2, 228) and sophomore strong safety Scooter Asel (6-0, 203) who both finished the '96 season rated among the top 12 tacklers in the league. Bowen placed fifth with 55 solos and 67 assists for 122 total hits, while Asel was 12th with 67-29 for 96 hits. Asel also led the team and was tied for fifth in the OVC in interceptions with four, while Bowen was 10th in the OVC in tackles for loss with 11.5.

Other starters back on defense include senior end David Hoelscher (6-6, 263) and senior tackle-turned-end Sanford Baskin (6-11/2, 250). Hoelscher, bothered by a knee injury early in the '96 season after being accorded second-team AllOVC accolades while leading the conference in sacks with seven in 1995, came back to record 28 solos, 21 assists and collect 3.5 sacks among his 9.5 tackles for loss. Baskin finished the year with 52 hits, including four tackles for loss

Also returning for the Colonels on defense are starting cornerbacks Corey Clark (5 -10 1/2, 190, senior) and Dedric Campbell (5-8 1/2 , 170, junior) and starting linebacker Charles Tinsley (6-0, 207, junior).

6-2 1/2 , 271-poundjunior tackle Justin Ernest, a junior college transfer that came into the program in January of 1997, should figure into the defensive plans for the coming season.

Other lettermen coming back on defense are senior free safety Chris Guyton (6-3, 192), who received a medical hardship last season after injuring his ankle early in the year; senior strong safety Danny Thomas (5-9, 188); senior cornerback Robert Bryant (5-11 , 184); sophomore tackle Jason Muchow (5-11, 278);junior linebacker Luke Morton (5111/2 , 203) ; sophomore free safety Shawn Gallant (6-0 , 197); and sophomore linebacker Brad Falke (5 -11 , 229).

Redshirted last season as a freshman but expected to contribute on defense in 1997 is end DevenJackson (6-2 1/2, 240)

Offensively, five starters return, including both

receivers in honorable mention All-OVC senior flanker Bobby Washington (5-7, 170) and junior split end Rondel Menendez (5-9, 178).

Washington finished tied for third in the OVC in pass receiving in 1996 with 42 catches for 721 yards and five TD's Menendez added 38 catches for 716 yards and seven TD's. Menendez' TD total tied him for fourth best in EKU single season history.

Other starters on offense include junior tackle Tyrone Hopson (6-3, 300) , junior guard Reggie Myrtil (6-1 , 290) and sophomore fullback Jonathan Butler (5-91/2, 220) who could be moved to tailback. Butler picked up 153 yards on the ground and scored four TD's in 1996.

Third-string tailback Drew Hall (5-8 1/2, 200) is the heir apparent at tailback. He is the Colonels' leading returning rusher from 1996 as he rushed for 225 yards and two TD's. This rushing total included an impressive 5 .6 yards per carry total.

Senior quarterback Simon Fuentes (5-8, 187) returns to lay claim to the starter's spot. In limited duty, he hit 7-11 passes for 77 yards in 1996. His backups will be redshirt freshman Waylon Chapman (6-2 , 205) and true freshman Nick Sullivan (6-3, 195).

Another '96 redshirt, Corey Crume (5-111/2 , 223), will get a shot at either fullback or tailback. Other fullback candidates include senior Clifford Posey (5-10, 253) and junior Jonas Hill (5-11, 218), both lettermen.

Also returning are junior tight end Tony De Gregorio (63, 240), and junior split end Brian Brenneman (6-1, 196) who caught four and nine passes, respectively, in 1996. Junior Matt Daniels (6-3 1/2, 231) also returns at tight end

Other lettermen coming back on offense include sophomore guard Josh Hunter (6-1, 267) and sophomore tackle Charles Watkins (6-11/2 , 271).

Also expected to compete for a starting job at center is junior college transfer Chris Holder (6 -1 1/2, 278) who enrolled at EKU in January.

Candidates for the punting and placekicking chores include senior John Wright (5-11 1/2, 172) and redshirt freshman Austin Maddox (5-111/2, 193) . Wright, who was selected last December as one of six OVC Scholar Athletes, handled placekicking last season for the Colonels , hitting 3738 extra points and 7-15 field goals for 58 points , good enough for third best in the conference in kick scoring.

Kidd, who is currently third among active Division I and I-AA coaches in coaching victories with 272, signed 22 high school and junior college recruits as additions to the 1997 roster.

MEET THE COLONEL OFFENSE CENTERS

Toby Coyl, ... Sophomore ... 2 · 76 ... No Letters ... Berea;-KY... Toby was a bac up in 1996 to now-graduated Son Tran had a solid spring practice and 1 finished as the starter at the end of those drills ... must 'I improve in all areas ~ o hold off the- challenge of other teammates ... redshirted in~ 1995 .. . local roduct ... high school teammate of current Colonel fullback Jonas Hill...his father, Mike, playe ' ach Roy Kidd at Eastern in 196970 grad n So chool.

Chris Holder ... Junior ... 21 6- ,, 279 No Letters Lancaster, CA ••• Chris wa~ a mid-year junior college transfer from Antelope Valley Cfollege (CA) has all tho tool< to be'" a<olloot coote, Ip the OVC.. .mooge« ,{ , \ of all offensive-linemen, benching 2 0 pounds 42 times this ' past spring once heb ecornes more' comfortable with the offense, he should be a major contributor eeds to learn to sustain blocks end~d this past spring as the No. 2 , • )c • center a graduate of ntelope Yalley High School.

Lewis Dia~ Fresh}nan 19 §-1 ~250 No Letters Miami, FL Lew·s was reashirted in 1996 has excellent quickness had a very good spring game if he l:>ecomes consistent and shows the intensity of the spring game, lie could push for, the starting position was ranked 3 ts top collegiate prospect in Dade County in 1996 by the Miami Heratd: played football and competed in track /in high sc~ Lgraduate of South Miami Senior High SC ool.

GUARDS

Josh Hunter So homore 20 6-1 1/2 271. One Letter Bradenton, FL ••• Jos,9. was a part-time starter in 1996 as a t~u"elreshman ha ~ good spring and should hold down th l left guard posltidn this season a fierce competitor -t hat does not back down from anyone can be counted on for leadership was a fouryear, three-sport (football, trai::k, wrestling) participant in high school gr,aduate of Southeast High 1School.

Letters ... 1t,oswell, GA ... B d hirted in 1996 is a ha rd worker that w 'i .imly thing holding Brett 1back from start1 onsiderable playing time i his ecli ique solid spring practice and if he continues t ol!lld be an outstanding player led his hi o its best record ev - the s the first time gra High

TACKLES

Tyrone Hopson Junior 21 6-3 ,305 Two

Letters ... Owens'boro, KY ... Tyrone is Eastern's most experienced offensive linemen retur 'i,ng ... was the first true freshman fOplay for EKU in the ast IO years on the offensive line in 1995• .. was a s rter at left tackle in '96 was co-OVC Offensive Linemen of the Week for his grading o fl 88 percent in g olonels' win at U+ Martin in 1996 has~ II the attributes to be a great one at Eastern .for the first time sihce he as oeen at EKU, he was able to go through the o f-season program which should really help his development is a very good pass blocker and plays well in space if he continues to improve, he should be a candidate for post-season honors graduate of Daviess County High School.

James Wilson ... Junior ... 21 . . . 6-1., .287 ... No Letters ,Boaz, KY ••• James was a scout team member in 1996 was redshirte/ in 19-95 after transf~rring from Bethel College sever;tinjury cut down his i:ilaying time last season smart layer that tries hard... eeds to improve overall bodY, strength high school teammate of fom,ec Colooel t Hba,ck WH

. l; d,ate of Mayfield H , chool.

Charlie tiomor,e 20 6-1 1/2 267. tas OH ••• CH'arlie was a backup I le ckle continues to improve c do increased playing time in 1997... of the e in Easterri's win over Austin Pea was ed over he offensive line from e ense midway ugh sp · ractice in 1996 graduate of Watkins hool.

Jason No Letters ... Louisville, KY ,. J~son was redshirted last season possesses good lower bpdy strength must improve his techniqu e tobe a factor in the 1997 two-deep Ho'"p gcadi ot St. Xa,lec High School.

I/Jason Worley ... Junior... .345 ... No Letters ... Lexington, fY ... J t last season due to academics made good ring attitude improved along with his work ¾.if he would make a commitment to get hi e would push for a start ing position ... b olonels' 1997 squ duate of Tat hool.

MEET THE COLONEL OFFENSE

Reggie Myrtil ... Junior ... 21 6-1 286 Two Letters ... North Miami, FL ••• Reggie is Eastern's most talented offensiv lineman was a backup center during the 1995 season and a part-time starter in '96 could play guard or tack le. •. has as much potential as any Eastern linemen during the past 20 years 1h as everything you need to be a good offensive lineman ..• fastest of all Colonel offensive linemen, running a 4.84 th iS'pastspring theonly thing keepi J g 'Reggie fr~ being { great one will be his ability to stay a ay from the injuries that have plagued him throughout his EKU career ... co-OVC Offensive Linemen of the Week in Eastern's win over UT Martin last year former state high school heavyweight wrestling champ in Florida graduate of North Miami Beach High School.

TIGHT ENDS

- Tony DeGregorio Junior 2 1. 6-3 245 Two Letters ... ,eannette, ,PA... Tony has the athletic ability size and speed to be a \ ery good tight end has good hands and instincts for catching the football has been bothered by minor injuries but improved strength should aid him good blocker who Improved in the spring with confidence gained and kn iw ledge ,,of the offense .,. expected to carry the load at tight end this fall.. hardworking and dedicated to)'ecoming a good collegiate player .. .saw increased playing time in the latter part of 199 5 season with injuries to Jason Dunn and Sal Davis graduateofHempfield Area High School.

QUARTERBACKS

Simon Fuentes .. Senior ... 22 ... 5-8 .. 183 ... One Letter ... Garde,n Grove, CA • .r.Simon had a very good off-sea'tdn program ... wo rked hard to Improve his strength and his quickness has strong arm and quick release made good improvements during spring practice on his decision making ... hard to defend because of ability to scramble and contain in the pocket voted team captain for 1997 startingquarterb ~kcomingoutofthe spring hit64 percent of his pass attempts in '96 in limited playingtime was 14 -24 for 258 yards and a 30-yardTD pass in '97 Maroon-White spring scrimmage had terrific 1996 spring game where he hit 8-9 passes for 53 yards was redshirted at EKU in 199 5 after outstanding junior college career at Rancho Community College in Santa Ana, CA, where he completed 110 of 165 passes for 1,755 yards and 19 TD's in 1994 for RSC. graduate of Garden Grove High School.

Passes Att.

1996 11

Totals 11

Career Stats at EKU Rush Yds. Comp. Int.Yards TD's Att. Rush TD's

7 0 77 0 6 -15 0

Matt Daniels Junior 22 6-l t /2 225 No

Letters ... W~lton, KY... Matt contributed in a backup

· , role in 1996!.. tough blocker with go b d hands and excel-

::af S lent concentration cat~hing the football...missed spring

practice due to shoulcler surge n to be a

backup in the fall and play an i n special teams graduate of Simon Kehton I c ool.

Waylon Chapman ... FresHman ... 19 6-2 214 No Letters ... Jackson, KY ... Waylon was redshirted in 1996 as a true freshman one of the most improved players in spring football this pastspring.. . hit 1122 passes for 165 y rds in the Maroon-White spring scrimmage showed outstanding ability to move team and get the ball 1!1 the end zone improved size and strength in the winter program ... made great strides over the course of spring practice reading keys and getting the ball to an open receiver also showed ability to run the football. has strong arm must continue to work on his release led the Bobcats to a 1 5-0 record and the Class AA state championship in being named 1995 Class AA Player of the Year passed for 6,023 yards and 88 touchdowns in his high school career graduate of Breathitt County High School.

Matt Hundemer ... Freshman ... 19 ... 6-1 ... 212 ... No Letters •.. Dayton, KY ... Matt was redshirted last season for EKU ..• was voted EKU's Most Valuable Scout Team Offensive Pl~yer of the iYear in 1996 •. dedicated worker ... very good technician .. . has good arm .. . needs to continue to work on reads and keys had good spring will press for special teams' spot and third quarterback position in fall graduate of Dayton Hig School.

MEET THE COLONEL OFFENSE

WIDE RECEIVERS

Bobby Washington Senior 22 5-7

169 Three Letters . .. Altamonte Springs, FL . . .

Bobby has led the Colonels in pass receving for the past two seasons •. honorable mention 11-OVC pick for 1995 and 1996 after colleeting second-team all-conference honors in 1994 is rated among all -time Colonel receivers in receptions (fifth, 106), receivingy~rdage (fourth, 1756) and TD passes caught (fifth, 12) is outstanding worker in practice great every ~ mpetitor wants to be the go-to guy at crunch tlme very exciting runner once he catches the football has great quickness and ability to get open had very good spring practice has no fear of catching the ball across the middle is a tough, physical blocker who hustles to spring teammates for long gains is counted on to be major contributor to Colonels' 97 offense top game of '95 came in 42-24 win over Southeast Missouri when he hauled in five passes for 103 yards and two TD's • also had five receptions in 1995 vs. East Stroudsburg for 79 yards caught seven passes for 69 yards and one TD as freshman against Middle Tennessee • was OVC'sseventh best punt returner in 1995 and fourth best as freshman is most experienced of returning receivers expected to be leader among receivers in 1997 coaching staff is expecting big numbers from Bobby this season ••• caught fi ve passes in '97 spring game for 133 yards and 30 yard TD graduate of Lyman High School.

Ronde! Menendez ...J unlor ... 23 ... 5-9 .. . 176

Two Letters touisville, KY ••• Rondel is the fastest player on the team has ve explosive speed ( 4 3 or better) makesbig plays ti ed for fourth highest num ber of TD catches in one season in EKU history last year with seven had three games (A,ppalachian State, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois) where he caught six passes in each game confidence from \ '96 season evident i n spring practice improved a ihty to run routes and set up defenders physical blocke~ despite size catches ball over the middle and can make things happen in open field will I ikely return punts this fall had two kickoff returns in 1996 for 3 3 yards with best of 20 vs. Southeast Missouri...improved strength and size in off-season caught five passes in '97 spring game for 9 5 yards • was medically redshirted in 1994 after injuring his hip •• has been clocked at 4.24 in 40-yard dash graduate of Eastern High School. Career

Career

Career

Brian Brenneman ... Junior . ,22' ... 6-1 ... 195 ... Two Letters ... Lakeland, FL...Brian picked up in spring practice where he finished the '96 season was certainly o ~e of EKU's best, perfor, ers during the spring drills has great hands and'conc,e~tration catching the football relentless player wlio worlced hard to improve strength a d quickness finishea last year with four catches in each of the Cofonels' last two games confiden e has made inf much better performer had outstanding '97- spring game that saw him catch five passes for 114 yards has good ability to find open seams in foes' secondary has the best hands among all Colonel receivers was redshirted in 1994. graduate of Lakeland High School.

Career Pass Receiving Stats at EKU

MEET THE COLONEL OFFENSE TAILBACKS --~--~""II

Drew Hall •.. Junlor ... 22 5-8 f72 ... 200 One

Letter ... Owensboro, KY ... Drew was_ redshirted in 1995 after being ineligible in 1994 ... played very sparingly last season ... worked hard in winter program and carried those work habits into '97 spring dri ll s the st ength gained he lped to improve his blocking must continue to work hard in the weight room arid work to improve his blocking technique .. . best game at EKU has bf en an I I-carry, 98yard one touchdown perform_,ance vs. U1 Martin last season ... ha s_ great running ability and pass catching skills coaches are looking for him to step up and be the starting tailback in 1997 has outstanding field of vision ... has set personal goals very high for this season very coachab le ath lete with excellent desire worked very hard on the scout team in 1996 and was named Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year had 3 8 yards on seven carries with I 4-yard TD run in '97 spring game with more collegiate game experience under his belt, improvements will come was one of The Lexington Herald's 22 Best Senior Footba ll Players for 1993 and was a first-team All -State pick by The Courier-Journal. rushed for I, 708 yards, setting new school record for yards per carry (9.7), and 24 touchdowns his senior year of high school in 1993 ... graduate of Owensboro High School.

Career Rushing Stats at EKU

Corey Crume ... Sophomore ... 20 5 - 11 1/2. 223 No Letters ... lebanon, KY ••• Corey is a redshirt sophomore w'h o possesses excellent athletic ability . .. is a transfer from the University of Louisville ... is learning how to worR hard aod go,, full speed after going through the winter program carriedt he ball eight times for 47 yards in Maroon-White spring game very coachable player who wants to be successful. m,Lst continue to work hard in the weight ro0m ape! develop his natural abilities showed a lot of improvement during spring dr ills has shown signs of bei ng an outstanding player had career rushing marks of 3,563 yards on 3 42 carries and 5 3 TD's in four years of action in high school for EKU grad Mike Griffiths graduate of Marion County High School.

Brian Durham Freshman 9 S-~ 191 No Letters ... London, KY ••• Brian is a redshir,t freshman who scored the first time he to ched the football last fall ' in practice was the l~a<jing ball c,arrier in !li e spring with eight carries for 53 yards and a I 0-yar~ lD run showed he has the ability t be a very exciting player was an extremely hard wo rker in the weight room did a good job in the winter program and that effor~ carried over into spring practice nicl<named "Bull' vecy strong must continue to work on his bloc::king technique was a hard worker on the '96 scout team ... has outstanding fie ld vision . . .very coachable graduate of North Laurel High School.

Derick Logan Sophom/4 .•. 19 6-2 220 No Letters ... Chatham, VA ••• Derick transferred to EKU from the University of Ke'ntucky this fall after register in g a very impressive rookie campign for Kentucky in 1996 was the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year and a first team SEC All-Freshman Team runningback by the Knoxville News-Sentine l last season for UK after finishing eighth in the league in rushi ng average with his 700 yard total. played in IO games for the '96 Wildcats, starting six at tailback, scoring six TD's rushing last season with a long run of 70 yards vs. Va riilerbilt set UK freshman singlegame rushing record with 186 ya rds vs. Mississippi State ... had three consecutive I 00-yard rushing games also caught 12 passes for 63 yards last season and threw a 55yard TD pass vs. Mississippi State in his only passing attempt. led the state of Texas in 1995 in rushing after ga ining I, 96 7 yards on 2 50 carries, averaging 7. 9 yards per carry for Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, TX scored 19 TD's and set single-season school rushing records for attempts, yards, touchdowns and long run (89) ran for 301 yards in one game . .. was a first -team all-state, allregion and All-Rio Grande Valley also made AII-RGV honors in basketball. started two years at Chatham (VA) High School before transferring to MMA gained 1,048 yards rushing in 1994 and his 23 TD's led the region in scoring rushed for 844 yards and 14 TD's in 1993 has recorded I 0 8 second time in I 00 meter dash in high school track track team's MVP for two years and was the basketba ll MVP one season coached at Marine Military Academy by Reggie White and coached at Chatham by Kerrie Richards graduate of Marine Military Academy.

FULLBACKS

!fiiQ Clifford Posey ... Senior ... 22 ... 5-1 '0 ... 250 ... Two Letters Henderso n~ KY ••• Cliffora was selected by his teammates to be one o f the of e nse 's co -captains for the 1997 season worked very hard in the winter to improve his strength and speed very coachab le player who has set high goals fo r himself for the coming season bad a toug h spri ng practice a nd has im proved as a blocker has exce ll e nt attit ude has started to develop into a very aggressive blocker.. . has size needed to play fullback graduate of Henderson County High School.

MEET THE COLONEL OFFENSE

Career Rushing Stats at EKU

SPECIALISTS

Jonathan Butler ... Sophomore ... 22 . .. 5-9 1/2 ... 220 0ne 'Letter Bainbrldge, GJ\_••• Jonathan played more"'during tlie latter art of the 19.96 season, starting four of the last five games of the year had eight carries for 53 yards-a d two liD's vs. UT Martin last year as his best collegiate outing sta ted to wor-k harder in the winter program gained strength' whic h ;helped to im · prove his blocking. . .played some tailbac~ during this past spring practice, but was moved back tcffullback picked up 32 yards rushing in {o carries and scored on an 11-yard run in '9Z Maroon -White spriQg 'game is starting to understand the intensity of college football. .. is an excel· lent runner with great vision needs to continue to work hard in the weight room and show more leadership on the field . .. was redshirted in 1995 .. .must fight off injuries to reach his full potential received the Georgia High School South Region 4A Offensive Player of the Year award for his junior and senior seasons of high school. had senior year rushing totals of I, 5 51 yards, 6. 3 yards per rush and 14 TD's graduate of Bainbridge High School.

John Wright ... Senior ... 22 5-11 1/2 168 ... One Letter... Lyndon, KY ... John handled all the placekicking duties as year for he Colonels is one of the hardest workers on the team has good I e g strength but needs to improve his accuracy and consistency on field goals .• also has been No 2, punter for three straight seasons now finished third in kick scoring last season in the OVCwith 58 points (5.3 avg.)' wasselected for the OVC's mosirestigious academic award this past fall -· chosen as one of only six OVC Sch9lar Athletes for 1995-96 ... has been recipient of. team's Academic Excel· lence Award for three consecutive years Colonel Scholar (3.0+ ) OVCCommissioner'sHonorRoll (3.0+ ) Dean's List(3.6 + ) Presidential Scholar(3.I+ ) graduateofTrinity High School.

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Long Best Yards TD's Recept. Game 53 0 15 (SE) 26(SE) 53 0 15 (SE) 26(SE)

Jonas Hill ... Junior ... 22 ... 5-11 ... 235 ... No Letters ... Berea KY... Jonas worked extremely hard in the winter program has good running ability was hav· ing a good spring p actice until an injury slowed him down must carry that ! tensity into fallpractice needs to be more aggressi e in his blocking technique has great desire to work toward his person I goals very coachable player, has developed into one of the strongest players , o ri the team, having benched 225 pounds 27 times witli a squat tli ru st or635 w·11 see action on special teams alsbin 1997 .. . re<lshirted in 1994 .. . graduate of Madison Southern High School.

Stephen Brown ... Sophomore ... 21 ... 5-11 . . . 185 ... No Letters ... (;olumbus, OH ••• Stephen transferred to Eastern this fall after spendlnirthr e years at the UniversicyofKentucky .. .walked on at UK in 994 but did not see action 1~}ayed in the Mississippi State contest in 199 5 as a redsliirtJreshman as a holder on extra point attempts did not se ) action lasi season after contending with Jimmy Carter andTobin Ancterson for the punting job during spring practice in 1996 •was a two-year letterman and starting kicker a t. Francis DeSales High School in Columbus, Qfl, lo coach Bob Jacoby..•first team AllState as a senior in 1993, second team All-State as a junior .. . averaged 39 .2 yards per punt as a senior with a long punt of 52 yards, after averaging 39 .I yards as a junior with a long of 54 had 31 punts inside the 20-yard line during his high school career, including IO inside the I 0yard line made 13-23 field goals during his two high school years, including a long of 44 yards played base· ball two years and was named all-conference as a junior .. .graduate of St. Francis DeSales High School.

MEET THE COLONEL DEFENSE ENDS

Sanford Baskin ... Senior ... 21. .. 6-1 1 /2 ... 244

Two Letters ... Cumberland, KY••• Sanford was a starter at defensive tackle in 1996 and was moved back to end this past spring and should be a starter there in 1997 had an excellent winter program and carried that effort into tlie spring.. . has speed and power ... should be dominating playe[ in hisseniorYcear has talent to play both run and pass well h d seven tackles, six assists, one QB sack and one tackle for loss in Morehead S ate game as sophomore l:lest effort last year came vs Southeast Missouri when he had four solo ~ two "asssists, a quarterback sack, another TFL, broke up ) , pass •rn d recovered a fumble graduate of Cumberland High School.

Career Stats at EKU

David Hoelscher ... Senior ... 21 . .. 6-6 ... 256

Three Letters ... Yorkshire, H David was a second-team AII-OVC performer in 199 5, but was injured last year and missed three games has been starting on and off at Eastern sine his freshman year has excellent talent ... needs to play more intelligently... motor never shuts off should be an all-conference perfor mer and quality leader in 1997 led 0VGin quarterback s~cks (7 -44) and was fourth in the league in tackles f9r lpss ( 13-68) in 1995 sele ~ted, as EKU ;s Most V~!u;.1,11 / Defensive Lineman in 1995 1:l~st effort of 1995,was four-tackle, twoassist, two-QB sack (among three tackles-for-loss) outing vs Austin Peay best game last season came vs. Middle Tennessee when he totaled five tackles, five assists and two tackles for loss was OVC Newcomer of the Week vs Samford in 1994 Colonel defensive line coach Jim Tanara calls David "one of the hardest working defensive linemen I've been around" never rests or sits out a series on his own has what it takes to get a chance at playing at the next level. graduate of Versailles High School. Career

Dustin Russell Sopt,o_more 20 6-4 252 ... No Letters ... Belll>rook, OH... ustin was ineligible in 199 5 andw;fs redshirted in 1996 •.. is in his third season at Eastern a d the Colonel coaches have been moving him around trying to find the liest place to utilize his talents ... needs to improve o his total body strength has good height, size and speed to play in the defensive line ... EKU coaches looking for commitment from Dustin to becoming a good football player graduate of Bellbrook High School.

John W phomore ... 20 ... 6-1 ... 246 No Let n, KY ••• John was a walk-on in the spring workecl very hard on becoming a quality pl ed ht and strength this past year has ty t 1 ontinues to work di :i up his assignmen f Le igh School.

No Letters Jackson, KY ••• Kenneth was redshirted in 1996 while playing linebacker and moved to defensive end in the spri g.•.coaches pleasea with hat Kenneth picked up in such a short period o ft ime has a great opportunity to play a lbtoffootbal ~n e tyea as a redshirt freshman nlcknamed "Shorty" • helpea his high school team advance fro rr\ a H-9 team his freshman ,season to a ' 15 -0 state champs in 1995 had 105 solo tackles, 94 assists, five intercei:itions, 10 sacks and four fumble recoveries his senior year of high school.. also had high school career marks of 1,854 yards rushing, 562 yards receiving and 34 touchdowns graduate of Breathitt County High School.

Deven Jackson .. ,Ereshman ... t 9 ... 6-2 1/2 ... 244

... No Lefters .. ,C'exington, KY ... Deven was redshirted in 1996 J w1s chosen Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year for 11996 ..• improv ed greatly during spring pracm:e needs to wo rll' hard in the weight room in order to become a good playe'r... particlpated in football, basketball and track in high school. third team CourierJournal all-state pie as a senior was part of back-toback city championship teams in high school graduate of Tates Creek l'ligh School.

TACKLES

Jason Muchow Sophomore 19 5-11 281

... One Letter ... Merii{t Island, FL...Jason played as a true freshman last season hacl an excellent spring one of the strongest players on the team witli a 545 squat was the starting right tackle in the spring and should be this fall had one tackle and five assists in spring game needs to improve his technique, but has became a better run and pass player ;vith his added experience top game of '96 came vs. u ::i; Martin when he ,totaled our solos and four assists graduate of Merritt Island High School.

MEET THE COLONEL DEFENSE

Justin Ernest ...Junior ... 21 ... ~ -'3 ... 280 ... No Letters ... O,range, CA ••• Justin,l'as,.a mid-term transfer from junior college to EKU in January of 1997 has outstandjll Y,strength and power ben ch-pressed 225 pounds !45/ times and has a squat of 555 missed most of the springW1th a sfroulder'prob em :".: needs to work on technique 1•• has the speed and power t play both the run ano the pass graduat of Orange Coast College.

Britt Bowen ... Senior ... 2 t... 6-2 ... 222.... Two Letters ... Lithonla, GA ... Bri tt was a first team AllOhio Valley Conference selection last seaso,n definite All-O VC and Al -American candidate in 1997... received team award for Most Valuable Defensive Lineman for 1996 has great linebacker instincts ,;V oted defensive co-captait ' br, una~lmous vote for the coming season should be one of the premier defensive players in the nation this year has put together two solid seasons at linebacker for Colo els placed fifth among OVC top tacklers last season with 55 solos and 67 assists .. .was 10th in OVC in '97 in tackles for loss with 11.5 finishedsixth in 1995 intheOVCin tackles for loss with 13 ... eclipsed the 100-tackle total for both 1995 and 1996 seasons had seven games last season where he was in double figures in total hits bestgameof'96 came vs. Western Kentucky when he was cred ited with eight solos, 11 assists, a caused fumble, two QB pressures and one sack top performance in 1995 came vs. Austin Peay when he collected 10 solo tackles, five assists and had two tac kles for loss has started every game for past two seasons . .. graduate of South Gwinnett High School.

Marvin T?lor ... Sophomore ... 19 ... 6-3 ... 247

... No Letters ... Loulsville, KY ... Marvin sat out all of the 1996 1eason coaches l9ok for him to be an excellen defensive tackle at Eastern has the speed and strengch ,co play.. :just needs practice ti 111 e to develop his skills and te chnique ... with experienced gained through fall practic , he could contribute in 1997U aduate of St. Xavier High School.

LINEBACKERS

Charles Tinsley Junior 22 6-0 209 ... One Letter ..,.C uinberla'!d, KY ••• Charles started six games last year in his first season with the Colonels is a very physical player who loves to hit learning more and more every practice session about playing the position... oved ' in the fall to line· backer from defensive back made some big plays in 1996 and will definitely be a contributor in '97 best effort of '96 came vs. Middle Tennessee when he collected seven solos, fi .;e ists and one tackle for loss ... did not play fooµ,alJ for three years while pursu· ing a major league \ oaseball career graduate of Cumberland High School.

Career Stats at EKU Fumble Tackles

Luke Morton. '.r.Junior ... 21 ... 5-L1 1/2 ... 206 ... One Letter.. ..Centerville, OH ••/Luke was a big key last sea , the success Colonels ' punt team by lb n of snaps and the speed h d ing to make the play t t, cei Special Teams Player o a o~ proved his play dur ing spring drills and finished spring practice as the No 1 weakside linebacker had three tackles, one assist and a QB sack in the '97 spring game ... hustles on every play big effort of last season was a six-tackle, four-assist game vs. Southeast Missouri. graduate of Centerville High School.

Career Stats at EKU Fumble Tackles

MEET THE COLONEL DEFENSE

Brent Hampton Sophomore 2 t ... ~-t 0 t 99 No Letters .. . C~thiana, KY: ••• Brent is learning to play a new pos itiory ... has a desire to do y,;ell. . . needs to ge t bigger ands'tronger was redsh irted in 1995 will eventually be a solid player at linebacker because he wants to make a contribution and be a star er had two solo tackles and one assist in '97 spring game his father, Doug, played for coach Roy Kidd at EKU in late '60's and was a member of the Eastern Grantland Rice Bowl champion team of 1967 ... graduate o f Harrison County High School.

SECONDARY

Travis Schoenlaub ... Sophomore .. . 20 ... 6-0 . .. 22 t... No Letters .. . Louisville, Ky.•. Travis had the best spring practice of any of Eastern's linebackers .. . is an overachieve~ who ..has a grea t passi<?l for the ga me... will be hard to keep '1i m off the field in '97 •• had four tackles, two assists and a quar terback sack in '97 Maroon -White spring game was redshirfed ~n 199 t shou ld add needed depth at linebacker in 1997 while serving as team captain his senior year of high school, Travis collected 84 tackles, 6'tass ists'"' and 12 QB sacks ... graduate of Butler High School. Career

Scooter Asel .. . Sophomore ... 20 ... 6-0 ... 203 . . . One Letter ... Plano, TX ••• ScoOte 1s coming off a very solid first s'e aso ~ of collegiate football that saw him gain first-team All-Ohio,Valley Conference honors for 1996 one ofonli two f~eshmen in the league to be honored this way started all 11 game andiwas third on the team and 12th in the league in tackles and assists with 96 ••led the team and tied fo1/ fifth in the league in inte ceptions with four twice named OVC Newcomer of the Week last season for his efforts against,T roy State and Appalaclflan State split time last year be tWeen strong and free safety received team's Most Valuable Defensive Back Award for '96 ... definite all -conference candidate and possible All-American candidate in 1997 jumped right into a starting spot in the secondary last season has tons of football savvy missed most of '97 spring practice recuperating from footsurgery .. .should be full speed by start of fall practice runs 4 63 40-yard dash was an all-District quarterback and was co-MVP in the state championship game as Plano won the Texas Class SA Division I state football crown in 1994 graduate of Plano Senior High School.

Letters Rich KY... aching staff is very please an's ap ame works Totals hard has a ude h ethic in the weight room Colo ved players this spring , ad gh School.

Robert Bryant Senior 22 5-t t ••• t 88 No

Adam Rader fteshman t 9 5-t t t /2

202 ... No Letters . . . Westerville, OH •• •Adam was redshirted in 1996 has,greatspeed (4 59 40-yard dash) is the best athlete for EKU at the linebacker'pos ition coaches look for him to help i:he Colonels somewhere in 1997 and are expecti,ngbigthings from him in the future ... was a twosport participant in high school (football, track) was an allstate football player a nd Division II Defo,nsive Player of the Year his senior year ... graduate of St - Francis DeSales High School. 1996

Totals

Letters .. . Davie, FL •.. &obert played in all 11 games last season on special teams afi l also contributed in the secondary came to EJS.tl after playing two seasons at the College of the Desert Junior College in Palm Desert, CA made good progress in the spring and collected six tackles and five pass deflections in the '97 Maroon -White spring ga!)le has a chance to be a bigtime contributor this season two-time Defensive Player of the Year in high school by the Hallandale Digest graduate of l'lollywood Hills High School.

Career Stats at EKU

Fumble

Tackles 6 Assists 6 Recoveries 0 Interceptions I

6 6 0

MEET THE COLONEL DEFENSE

Corey Clark... Sen,!or ... 21 5-10 1/2

186

Three Letters ... Thomasville, GA ... Corey has more natu ral talent than anyone in the1 noary . .. started nine of 11 games last season for C , n~ls should be a big-time contributor foJ Eastern in' 997 had 88-yard interception return for TD vs. Tennessee Tech in 1996 best ga r;n of '96 was a six -tackle1 one-ass ist, three deflected pass, one QB sack contest vs Tennessee State joir,$ <;,bris Guyton, Myron Guyton, Danny Copeland and Jessie Sm II as former [ homas County Central stars to play at EKU graduate of Thomas County Central High School. Career

Dedric Campbell Junior 21 5-11 1/2 171. .. Two Letters ... North Pole, Alaska . .. Dedric is one of the l::iest "cover men in Colonels' secondary played in all 1,,1 games in '96, starting five besc game of 1996 was a six-tackle, one assist, three deflected passes, oqe interception contest vs Austin Peay came out of spring drills as the starter at left cornerback .. . had six tackles and three pass deflections in '97 Maroon-White spr,ing game has a good shot at the starter's role and sh,oyl ct contribute on special teams as well. .. was reashirt,ed ' in 1994 ... graduate ofBen Eielson High School

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Fumble

Chris Guyton ... Senior ... 23 ... 6·3~ 1/2 ... 192

Three Letters ... Thomasville, A ... Chris will bea fou r-yearstarterforEKU in thes~condary received a medical redshirt after injuring his foot in the 1996 Appalachian State garne ... e11joyed a very consistent spring did not seem too r scy eventhough missing most of the 1 96' ?eason with ari 'fnfury ~was more physical vs . th / run in spring drills ... should have a banner senio season . ..was OVC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Western Kentuclcy in 1995 with nine tackles nd six assists also collected 14 scops vs. Morehead State was first-team AI FOVC pick in 1993. led Colonels and was tied for second in OVC that season with five interceptions. also led EKU in interceptions as a sophomore ( 3) and tied for that honor in 1995 totaled 101 hits in 1994 led EKU in pass deflections in '94 with 14 and was second on team in 1995 in this category ( 12) runs 4.44 40-yd. dash nephew of former EKU standout and ex-NFL cornerback Myron Guyton... graduate of Thomas County Central High Sch ool. Career

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Danny Thomas Senior: 21 5-9 192

Three Letters ... Wfnd,ester, KY ••• Danny was switched from wide rec efver 1o defensive back midway through '96 spring practice aiso played wide receiver vs. Appalachian State last season where he caught three passes for 60 yards b ca se of injuries in the secondary, he became a regular.starter in 1996 played in nine games in 1996, ,rstaFting five ... earned OVC Defensive Player of the 1 ee'k honors last season for his performance vs. UT artin when he had seven solos, one fumble recovery, one interception, one blocked field goal and four pass deflections ... suffered a seasonending injury against Murray State which cut his '96 season short had a quality spring and will be a regular in the secondary once again had seven solo tackless, a recovered fumble and an interception in win over Tennessee State last season only knows one gear -overdrive ... coaching staff likes the way he practices and plays the game .. . runs 4.46 40-yard dash ... has 13 receptions for 209 yards and one TD in his career as Colonel wideout ... had two tackles and three assists in '97 spring game graduate of George Rogers Clark High School.

Career Stats at EKU

Fumble

Tackles 21 Assists 10 Recoveries Interceptions I I 21 10

Billy Wrlght Freshman 19 6-1 197 No Letters ... Lyndon, KYi ... Billy likes contact and has good worl< habits sta rted the spring, at linebacker, then was moved bick to defensive back ... had four solo tackles, two assil ts in '97 Maroon White spring game will add gepth to the secondar;y can also contribute to the Colonels' special teams graduate of Trinity High ellool.

Kris Nevel ~ freshman t9 5-9 , 1 , 55 No Letters .. .-Florence 'k KY ... .Kris was redshirted in 1996 ... rt'lade great strides in the spnng .. . had eight solo tackles, "ri ne assist, two pass intercep ti ons and three pass deflections in the '97 Maroon-White game will add quality depth this season will have a chance to contribute in I 9,9 7": .. was a three-sp p rt (football, track and basketball) articipant in higj;i sohool team captain in football. ' his junior and se r1ior years of high school. .. De.fensive Back of tl1e, Year as high school sophomore an junior also team's Best Runningback and all -conference as a junior was a member of the Northern Kentucky All-Star team ... graduate of Simon Kenton High School.

MEET THE COLONEL DEFENSE

Shawn Gallant ... Sophomore ... 19 .. . 6-0 . .. 200 ... One Letter ... LaSalle, Ontar·o, Canada ... Shawn has,the athletic tools to be a great f afety breaks on the ball as good a~ aoyone in the second;iry needs to become more physical in order to become a complete player played in seven games last season majority of his playing time came as a special teams player had two solo tackles and one assist in '97 Maroo lJ.,White game will add quality depth and should once"a gain contribute on special team'?t his fall , graduat o t.J. L. Fprster High School.

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Nathan Cook ... Sophomo e ... 20 ... 5-10 1/2 ... 196 ... No Letters ... MadisonviUe, KY •• •Nathan made tremendous stricfes in the off-season is one of the strongest players in th'e secondary benczh presses 225 pounds, 19 times afld squats 425 poupds ... collected three solo taclcfes and a caused fumble in the '97 Maroon-White spring game will add depth to the safety position and should contrJb u't e on special teams . .. graduate of North Hopkinl High School.

NEWCOMERS

Ron Allen ... DE ... 6-1 ... 240 ... Fr ... Valley High School ... Louisville, KY ••• Ron was a four-year ~rticipant in football at Valley High School. allcounty and all-district three ,years ln succession made 64 unassisted tackles in 1996 . .. three-year starter\ .. all-st, e honorable mention ... served as captain two years powerlifting champ two seasons winning a state weightlifting title is his biggest athletic thrill. chose EKU because of it being an honor to play for a coaching legend like Roy Kidd.

Jeremy Anderson ... DT ... 6-4 ... 255 ... Fr ... Pikeville High School

Pikeville, KY••• Jeremy competed in footb;11l, tr\ack and basketball at Pikeville High School. .. was an all-state omfnsive lineman ... Pike County Bowl MVP .. . 1997 Big Dipper All-Mountain Team all-countyfootball team in 1995 and 1996 member of '97 Kentucky All-Sta~ F tball Team lron Man Elimination Fights ·· Heavyweight Division Winn~r enjoys ~obbies of boJ<ing and weightlifting will be a pre-dental major this fall ipicke1' EKU because of the outstanding football program, academic offerings and J~ location.

Alexander Bannister ... SE ... 6-5 ... 180 ... Fr ... Hughes High School

Cincinnati, OH Alexander played foot6all three seasons for coach Al West at Center High also ran traczk, competing in 110-meter and 300-meter hurdles and the 1600 meter relay was an all-conference performer in football and competed in an area all-star game won Most Valuable and Most Improved awards in track enjoys cooking and watczhing television as hobbies biggest athletic thrill came when Hughes defeated Walnut Hills in the HHS' Homecoming game last season chose EKU because of the academics and athletics program.

Luke Anderson ... P... 6-5 ... 205 ... Fr ... Bayshore High School ... Sarasota, FL ••• Luke was a four-year letterwinner on his high school soccer team, in addition to be ing a two-year participant in football at Bayshore for coach Mike Hobbie was MVP on special teams for two seasons was punter and kicker for Police Athletic League (PAL) game his senior year averaged 41 yards per punt and made 41-44 extra point attempts his senior year was soccer team captain his senior year, both indoor and outdoor season received coach's award., was county AH-Star player and captain in soccer won punting championship at Niek Gancitano Kicking Camp last summer... enjoys scuba diving, basketball, roller hockey, jet skiing and soccer as hobbies has had opportunities to travel extensively in USA, the Caribbean and Europe four-year Dean's List member graduated in top 7 percent of his class Florida Academic Sc~olar s,tudent council representative and member of the National Junior Honor Sbciety .. .biggest athletic thrill came when Bayshore beat crosstown rival Manatee in the '96 finale and for the first time in 16 years was impressed with Eastern's program's winning tradition and chose EKU to be a part of that will major in business at Eastern this fall.

Matthew Bargo FB 6-2 217 Fr Corbin High School Corbin, KY ••• Matthew played football four seasons and Corbin, two for coach Larry Adams and the past two for coach Mike Whitaker. also ran track five years and played basketball one season for the Redhounds was captain of the '96 football team, second team Associated Press and onorable mention Courier-Journal and Lexington Herald all-state sel lcfion as a senior AII SEKC, All-District and Big Dipper's All-Mountain team c~oices .. .won several conference and region track events chosen Best Offensive Player Meadors Award for Outstanding Athlete enjoys hunting, fishing and water sports for hobbies will be premedicine major at Eastern th i,s fall memberofN;iJional Honor Society, Beta Club, Chemistry Competition teams ... four-year member of Academic All-State ... biggest athletic thrill was being a part of Corbin's 10-0 regular season squad last year.

Anthony Boggs WR 5-11 176 Fr Nelson County High School .... Bardstown, KY ••• Anthony participated last season on the football, basketball and track teams for Nelson County was second-team all-state pick last year and team MVP also received Papa John's Player of the Year Award for the state and was picked for the Kentucky All-Star team in the annual Kentucky-Tennessee high school all -star series ... rushed for nearly 200 yards vs. Trinity in state semifinals and for more than 200 yards in the title game vs. Dunbar closed year with 2,241 ya f- ds and 2 7 TD's rushing helped coach Mark Brown's Nelson County football t~lm to regiori championship as sophomore, regional runnersup as a junior and state 4-A title as a senior . . .won Most Improved Player Award as a sophomore ...was WHAS- liV Player of the Week in football in 1996 won Coaches' Award for Dedication in basketball...enjoys music, going to church and being involvil"a in atliletics his l:irotlier, Reggie, was an honorable mention all-state player and is now playing football for Campbellsville College biggest athletic thrill came when Nelson County won the 1996 state 4 -A championship chose EKU because of its well-known football tradition and its coaching staff.

Brent Fox OT 6-5 260 Fr Wyoming High School Cincinnati, OH •••Brent played four seasons of football at Wyoming for coach Bernie Barre also played basketball and baseball in high school was captain, MVP, all-city, all-league, all-state and All-Southwest Ohio, while playing in the EastWest All-Star game this past year .. .was voted team's best defensive lineman as junior while making all-league, all-Southwest Ohio, all-city and all-state honors enjoys playing footbal~, basketball and golf, and interests include art and graphic design and music 1G ncle, Ed Kuehne, played football for EKU and coach Roy Kidd in late '60's will be business major at Eastern this fall. finished in the top 2 5 in state art competition his freshm~n year and has won many other art awards (Governor's and Scholas,ti9) bigges Va thletic thrill came last season when in the season opener vs. Delphos SJ. Johns, Brent had two sacks and caused a game-winning fumble to win the game in overtime that helped secure a state playoff berth picked EKU because of the outstanding football tradition and the school's impressive coaching staff.

MEET THE NEWCOMERS

Eliott Henderson .,..'""O°·:r"".-. -.61. s .. .. Jr ... Topeka High School ... Hutchinson Communi ty College .. : i;opeka, KS ... Elliott transfers to EKU from Hutchinson Cofllmunity Col ~ W(KS) played his high school football for coach Frank Walton / 1Topeka H"gb. ::e,njoys drag racing and working on cars biggest athletic thrill / omes when J{erti alc'es a crunching block chose Eastern because of the co c es and players.

Keith Gray ... OT ... 6-3 ... 275 ... Jr ... Newport Harbor High School Orange Coast College Newport Beach, CA Keith played the 1992 and 1993 seasons at Newport Harbor High School for coach Jeff Brinkley and the '95 and J 96 •.s i!asons fpr i: ~ h Bill, Workman at Orange Coast was an all-league and/all-district choice in 1993 and Player of the Game vs . Oceanv iew High School tha season .•• w ' capta in vs. Rancho Santiago Community College last season j nior varsity_Je gue champ in the shot put ( 466) in 1992 enjoys playing guitar, ,s~rfin , 6odys~ rfing, weightlifting, watching film and creating his own play boo f. un ysual evi? t in his life occurred when he slept through an earthquake •.lo1 es to m ke "pancake" blocks liked Eastern's campus, coaches, players and the winning tradition at EKU.

David Heady ... DT . . . 6-5 . .. 250 ... Fr ... Elizabethtown High School ... Elizabethtown, KY••• David played two seasons of football and four years of track at Elizabethtow9..<J:1 igh Sch l ~ as first-team all-district with 78 tackles and two fumble reco ¥er es in 19916; in dis¢ us, was '95 Region runnerup, '96 Region champion and pl ced sixth ii\ the state ... in shot put, he was the '96 Region runnerup and finished -14th in the sta"{e ... enjoys working out, playing basketball, putting 3 -D puzz es togethe r, and watching ballgames academic honors include Beta Club, Class Ran ~o;f 22nl:I of ), , 3.38 GPA, Academic Letter in 1997, ~onor Roll and IPG:e-w d/ biggest,,a thrills were receivi~ga ~ootball scholarship to EKU and breaking the mask of a Franklin-Simpson runn ingback chose EKU because of school's winning tradition

Chris Huff ... LB ... 6-1 .. . 220 ... Fr ... Houston High School ... Germantown, TN •• •Chris played four years of football at Houston High for coach Tim Haney ... also competed in wrestling and track in high school.. . first team all-region linebacker, second team all -region center, all-metro linebacker, honorable mention all-state linebacker team captain and team MVP collected 169 tackles in nine games his sen it> year ad 35b career tackles holds school record for number of tackles n a, single game (26) ... member of state track champion team in 1996 fres manf ity ch~m plo fl ,wrestler enjoys scuba diving, backpacking and water skiin .•. pl ~ns to major i;;"l'(na rine biology at Eastern with a career objective of beco rh ing a arl rt e biologist .l!. National Honor Society, top 10 percent of graduating class, W~o's Who in);llgh School Academics, Silver Merit Award for Student Athletes Mr Houstoltt'l igh School and High School Hall of Fame .. .biggest athletic thrill came in a game in overtime when he stuffed a 250pound all-state fullback at the line of scrimmage on a fourth and goal fron the oneyard line to send the game into double overtime picked EKU because of the winning tradition and the attitude of pride in the football program.

Tomma Huguely .. . DB ... 5-1 t ... 170,: ••Fr .,_,.l;f adison Central High School. .. Richmond, KY ••• l,'9 mma p'layed three seasons of football at Madison Central High School fo n coach Bill Cronin(.l nd three seasons of baseball for coach Mark Smith all-district, all-county, cap tain and Most Valuable Player in football enjoys spending time "'ith his son/ sports and eating will major in science education chis fall at E~U bigges athletic thrill has been to win championships in football and baseball sel ected Eastern because of winning tradition and the opportunitie ffe d.

Jacob Johnson .. • QI..,_. 6• 80 ... Fr ... Valley High School . .. Louisvllle, KY ••• Jacob1was a four-y_,ear participant in football at Valley High School for coach Milc/ Fletcher ,,h1gh school teammate of fellow EKU signee, defensive end R6 n Allen - e>.·tl e all-district choice allcounty honorable mention all-lcate enjoys fishing and lifting weights Beta Club member graduated 20tl\ in a class of 196. biggest athletic thrill was winning a Little League Sun / Bow l tourna en t: 4 football.

Howard Jones OT... Cf- · Thomas Aquinas High School ... Dania, FL •••Howar ette red p football for coach George Sm ith at St Thomas Aquinas alsc;> !Zb mpet m t ack and field was a first team all-county selection by the Miam i;Herald a~dlhe:-SUrt Sentinel team captain this past season enjoys playin · ' afnes will major in business administration at Eastern \\l as playing in the state SA championship game in 19

Tom Mabey TE 6-4 240 Fr Milford Academy Fairlawn, NJ ... Tom played three seasons of high school football for coach Fred Stengle at Bergen Catholic and last seasonJor coach Jeff Beyino at Milford Academy was a first team all-league, two-ti e second team 111eague and honorable mention all-state choice pl~yed on thre~ sthe championi hip teams at Berg~n ~ath~lic who was rated fifth m the the nat10.p,- lly USA ·ol:lay m 1995 captam his senior year Super Prep AII-Ameri g, n 1996 •_. meJll er of Prep School National Champs at Milford enjoys lifting weights will ri;i aJo~ in police administration at Eastern with objective of b~i ng a U.S' Marshal [ohe day biggest athletic thrill came when Bergen Cathofi / second st .te title ... liked EKU coaches, athletics program and what Eastern had to offer in his field of study.

Nick Sullivan QB 6-3 195 Fr Garrard County High School...Lancaster, KY••• Nick was a four -year letterwinner at Garrard County in football for coach Jer w Perry also play d baseball and basketball for the Golden Lions honorable eAtion all-(tate all-district, all-area, Constitutional Bowl MVP . Class of the Cor, pi onwea lth, Gridiron Greats ... member of the Kentucky All-Star team started four yea rs-at quarJerback, running for 2,423 yards and 40 TD's and throwing forl2,107 yards and 2 3 TD's all-area, all-district and team MVP in baseball...interests include playing guitar and being involved in church ... will major in aviati g,n a_t Eastern ... rJJ(mber of Who's Who Among American High School Students, Dlstingaislie'd Honor Roll, National Honor Society and the Beta Club chose EKU because it had his major.

Derrick White .. . DB ... 5-9 ... 170 ... Fr ... Lexington Catholic High School . . . Lexington, KY ... De ~ i~k played bo i h football and basketball for Lexington Catholic son of fo r er EKU deJei ive back Tommy White who played from 1978-81 and was on Eastern's first national championship team of 1979 three-year all -city pick Most Valuable Player in football in 1994 and 1995 memberofKentucky AII-S ~ rteam thi rd~team all-state choiceofCourierJournal...rushed for 4,496 yard ~apd 79 TD's .(n 1his LCHS career scored more than 1,000 points in his Knight basketball " career enjoys singing, eating, dancing and playing basketb II ••ffl be education, major at Eastern biggest athletic thrill was to be chosen to Kentucky All-Star football team chose Eastern because of the family environment.

Walter Williams DE , O••• Jr : ia ncho Cucamonga High School ... Chaffey (CA) .Rancho ;cucamonga, CA ... Walter played football and basketba ll a t R h Sch 6'b 1lar1d his first two years of college football at Chaffey (CA) Cdlleg restedJA owning his own business one day will be art major at EKU 01gges t athleti c thrill was playing in a bowl game came to EKU becaus ~ liked the sc t)ol in every way"

Sylvester Willlams ... LB ... 5-11 . 7235 .. Fr .. Columbia High School ... Columbia, SC ... "SI '" ~Jaye three y,ears of football at CHS for coach Charles Macalvso ... al ~ c9n:1pete d in tr tkJ, and tennis ... debate team, Honor Roll, volunteer at elementarylsc ool physioS l1education program will be education major at Eastern biggesr athletic th 9. II was going undefeated last year chose Eastern because of itS winning tracl ition in football.

Bennie Wyatt ... DT .. ·6-1 . • . 260 . . F .. • South Laurel High School London, KY Bennie p'layed our sea ~ms of basketball and one year each of football and 9"3f k i~ h~h school. 1.~e rved as captain last season in football where he averaged..J ~ 2,ya~tls per cataptas a tight end was a membe r of SLHS district champs two years wh,ere he ave raged 8 2 points, I 0.3 rebounds and 3.4 ass ists per game enj~! hunting nd fishing police administration major chose EKU because f die trad ition and : ~e ademics.

1997 COLONEL ROSTER

Eastern Kentucky-Home of I-AA

Football's Top Rushing Game Tradition

The first time Tim Lester saw film of the Eastern Kentucky offense , he was a high school running back in Miami, Florida

"I just thought, oh, man! " said Lester as he recalled watching first one tailback, then another, rip off huge chunks of yardage. He knew then that he'd be coming to Richmond, Kentucky , to play college football.

Lester finished his Eastern career with the 1991 season. By then, he had rushed for 3,651 yards, despite losing all but one game of his sophomore season to a knee injury. Thus , he became the 10th Colonel running back to gain more than 2,300 yards since 1970 , a record no other NCAA Division I school can touch

Lester, now entering his sixth season as an NFL running back, first for the St. Louis Rams and now for the Pittsburgh Steelers , ranks 21st all time for career rushing yards in Division I-AA Among those in front of him are four more EKU running backs:

- Markus Thomas, who closed a fabulous career in 1992, is ranked as the number one Division I-AA all time rusher with 5 ,552 yards. Thomas spent the 1993 NFL season with the Philadelphia Eagles and played the last three springs in the World League ofAmerican Football in Europe , scoring a touchdown in the championship game in 1996.

- Elroy Harris, ranked 8th all time with 4,559 yards in three seasons (1985, 1987, 1988).

- Jimmie Brooks , who ranks 16th with 3 , 842 yards (1968-1971)

- James Crawford , who ranks 17th with 3 ,833 yards in three seasons (1985-1987)

"We run the I-formation, and we feature the tailback, so you'd expect them to get a lot of yards ," said Coach Roy Kidd. "But it's more than that . We've had some special kids playing back there . Plus, you 've got to give credit to the offensive lines we've had . They're responsible for a lot of thos e yards."

The offense which produces all those yards seems predictable. It's the tailback off tackle. Or the sprint draw up the middle. Or the option either way. Or the fullback on a quick hitter.

Everybody knows what' s coming . But few teams have shut it down.

Consider:

- Over the last 123 games, covering 10 seasons and 93 victories, the offense has averaged 270 yards per game on the ground .

- In the 12 seasons since 1985, there have been 17 individual 1,000 yard rushing seasons. Five times in 12 years, two backs have each gained more than 1,000 yards, another NCAA record.

- Among the top 25 rushers, all time , in Div : sion I-AA, Thomas has the highest average yards per carry (6 .57) and Harris ranks third (5.9) .

- In 1991 , Lester and Thomas broke through the 3,000-

yard barrier for their careers the same day--appropriately enough, Homecoming . Also that day, fullback Rick Burkhead went over 1,000 yards for his career, which was mostly spent opening holes for Harris, Lester and Thomas .

- When Eastern faced Marshall in the Division I-AA semifinals in 1991 , Lester and Thomas began the game with more than 7,500 career yards between them A check of the record book by NCAA researchers failed to find any school with two starting backs --ever--totalling as much as 6,000 yards.

- In 1993, seniors Leon Brown and Mike Penman shared the role of starter at tailback. It was the first time as a starter at tailback for either player, yet both exceeded 1,000 yards. Brown spent the 1994 NFL season with the New York Giants and the 1995 season in his home town of Jacksonville , Florida , on the roster of the NFL expansion franchise there.

- For his career, Harris averaged 9.3 points per game, second highest total in the Division I-AA record book (behind Dave Meggett), and the 12.8 points he averaged per game in the 1988 season is the second highest average in one season (behind Jerry Rice).

The most talented of this very accomplished group may have been Elroy Harris. With his penchant for finding the end zone--58 times--and his trademark back flip upon doing so, he is the all-time crowd favorite

All-Time Rushers

Following are the leading rushers, all time , in Division I-AA These totals include I-AA playoff games Average is average yards per carry

Player School

Markus Thomas, Eastern Ky.

Frank Hawkins, Nevada

Thomas Haskins, VMI

Kenny Gamble , Colgate

Erik Marsh , Lafayette

Joe Ross, Georgia Southern

Rich Lemon, Bucknell

Cedric Minter, Boise State

Chad Levitt, Cornell

John Settle, Appalachian St.

Elroy Harris, Eastern Ky.

Mike Clark , Akron

Keith Elias , Princeton

Warren Marshall, James Madison

Joe Campbell, Middle Tenn.

Harvey Reed , Howard

Paul Lewis , Boston U

Lewis Tillman, Jackson St.

Daryl Brown, Delaware

Gary Pearson , Massachusetts

Jimmie Brooks , Eastern Ky.

James Crawford, Eastern Ky.

Lorenzo Bouler , Maine

Carl Smith , Maine

Brad Baxter, Alabama St.

Gill Fenerty, Holy Cross

Eric Gant , Grambling

Tim Lester, Eastern Ky.

n/a-not available

Average Yards Per Game

Following are the career leaders in yards rushed per game for a career , all time, in Division I-AA, with a minimum career total of 3,000 yards These totals, compiled by the NCAA , do not include postseason games *Indicates an active player.

mores. At fullback, senior Clifford Posey will start. But sophomoreJonathanButlerwillpushforplayingtime.

All of these players have the potential to one day become a bigger part of this story. The 1997 season will provide them with that opportunity.

"We have some kids with the talent it takes to play running back here, " said Kidd. "Now , we 'll have to see which of them are ready to step up."

Catches in One Game

Following are the p layers who have caught the most passes in a single game, all lime, in Division I-AA.

No. Pl ayer, School Opponent Date

24 Jerry Rice , Miss Valle y St. Southern

22 Ma rvin Walker, North T exas Tulsa

21 Davi d Pandt, Montana State E Washington

19 Aa ron Marsh, Easte rn Ky. Northwood 10/20/67

A second-round draft choice of the Seattle Seahawks in 1989, Harris played one year in the NFL before being waived , a victim, Seattle observers said , of a tendency to miss meetings and to practice halfheartedly . Harris then played two years in the World League of American Football .

The most versatile was Tim Lester, who would break outside from tailback one series , and flatten linebackers and defensive ends from fullback the next series. Those multiple talents were on display last in January 1992 when Lester played in the North-South and East-West Shrine all-star games.

But the most accomplished was Thomas . He was selected first-time All-American by Kodak , Associated Press, Football News-Gazette and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. He was OVC Offensive Player of the Year his junior and senior years.

Most of all , Thomas was a player who , like Lester , realized his potential. "He dedicated himself to doing the little things that are needed to be the best football player you can be," Kidd said.

This year , University of Kentucky transfer Derick Logan joins the backfield where he and junior Drew Hall are expected to battle for the number one spot at tailback. But they will have stiff competition from several talented freshmen and sopho-

Single-Game Yards

Following are the top 10 single-game rushing performances , all-time , in Division I-AA

Career Points Per Game

Following are the players who have scored the most career points , all lime , on a per-game basis in Division I-AA.

Season Points Per Game

Following are the players who have averaged the most points per game over the course of a season, all time, in Division I-AA.

Career Interceptions

Following are the players with the most career interceptions , all time , in Division I-AA

Career Kickoff Returns

Following are the players with the highest career averages for kickoff returns , all lime, in Division I-AA

Season Kickoff Returns

Following are the players with the highest average kickoff returns for one season , all time , in Division I-AA

A Story About Winning

What EKU Recruits Are Told: You Will Be In The I-AA Playoffs And Have A Chance To Win A National Championship

When Roy Kidd and his assistants hit the recruiting road this fall, they'll be telling potential players a story about winning .

Said Kidd : " I try to sit down with every kid we want to sign , and I tell them and their parents, · If you come to Eastern , you're going to have a chance to play for a conference championship and you ' re going to be in the national playoffs , and you ' re going to have a chance to win a national championship. '

"There ' s so many places where a kid isn ' t going to have those chances, " Kidd said " If he comes here , we ' re going to make sure that he has a chance to be a winner " There are other messages given to potential recruits - you will go to class , you will attend study halls and you won't use drugs .

"We do all we can to make sure our players graduate ," Kidd said "We provide tutors to help them , we insist that they go to study table , and we don 't put up with class cutting ."

As for drugs, Kidd sets aside money earned from his summer football camp - money which otherwise would go to him - to pay for regular drug testing for all Eastern players; this is in add ition to testing conducted by the NCAA .

" If you test positive once, it's between you and the trainer ," Kidd said "If you test positive again, I' m going to be told and I' m going to tell your parents And the kid is going to enter counseling and straighten up before he can rejoin the team.

" Drugs are a big problem in society , but they aren ' t going to be a big problem on our football team I want our kids off drugs And when they are with their peers and have an opportunity to stray, I want them to know that I'm going to be testing them "

In some ways , Kidd has tried to change with the times But he still runs a tight ship Where players once had curfew every night , it has now been relaxed to three nights a week during the season. Where long hair was once banned year round , it is now banned only during the season

"I used to be a lot stricter on how they dress, " Kidd said of his players , " but I still don 't let them have long hair during the season . I still want them to make a n ice appearance representing the university."

When recruit ing , Kidd looks for " kidswho can run and who like to h it. You can't play football today if you can't run , and you don ' t belong on the field if you don ' t like to hit. "

He also looks for "the kid who is an inch or two shorter , half a step slower , 20 to 30 pounds lighter than the b ig schools want. Then , we have to work with them and teach them how to play That's our job, to teach k ids how to play the game."

Despite the disadvantages presented by recruiting against bigger schools, Kidd said EKU coaches do " have some advantages in recruiting We've always recruited good kids , and they become the best salesmen for our program. Potential recruits come here and can see how much our kids enjoy playing the game and how much they enjoy playing together Another advantage is our tradition "

One more advantage is that recruits learn they will be treated with respect. Eastern coaches don ' t hit players , and they don ' t treat them like second-class citizens .

"I try to treat my players , my coaching staff, the people I work with , the way I would like to be treated ," said Kidd " I' m not going to abuse our kids physically , and I don 't expect any of my coaches to do that. I tel l them , ' You treat those young men like you 'd like to be treated '

" My basic philosophy in life as well as football is treat people the way you 'd like to be treated "

Game 1 Sept. 6

Troy State University atTroy,AL

Location-Troy , AL

Founded-1887

9 :oo p.m. CDT

Chancellor-Dr Jack Hawkins , Jr

Enrollment-17 ,500

Colors-Cardinal , Silver, Black Conference-Southland

Nickname-Trojans

Athletics Director-Johnny Williams

Head Coach-Larry Blakeney (Auburn, 1970)

Coaching Record at TSU-58-15-1/7th year

Coaching Record Overall-58 - 15- 1/7th year Phone (334) 670-3490

Assistant Coaches-Don Jacobs , Wayne Bolt, Mike Turk, Tracy Rocker , Mark Fleetwood , Jim Dye

Mike McCarty, Ron Middleton

Last Year's Overall Record-12-2-0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-5-1/1st

SID-Tom Ensey-(334) 670-3480

Home Phone No -(334) 566-2038

SID FAX No -(334) 670-3278

Trainer-Chuck Ash

Stadium/Capacity-Memorial/12 ,000 Press Box Number-(334) 670-3229

Starters LosUReturning- 13/11

Lowe

PROSPECTUS Defensive End

Coach Larry Blakeney's NCAA I-AA playoffsemifinalistTroy State team lost six starters off the 1996 unit that averaged 357 yards and more than 35 points per game The keys to rebuilding will be finding someone to take over at quarterback , finding a consistenttailbackand operating ata high rate of consistency at wide receiver.

Heading the six offensive starters returning is 5-11, 220-pound senior fullback Joe Jackson who rushed for959 yards and a school record 17 TD's lastseaon.

Other starters back on offense include junior wide receivers Jeff Hammond (19-353-3) and Letrell Brown (14-252-2) Starting linemen round out the returnees on offense in junior center Leonard Shaughnessy, sen ior guard Matt Davis andjuniortackle Jim Byerly

There is virtually no experience returning at quarterback as Adam Russell saw action in only three games last season , then broke his throwing hand in the first days of spring practice which limited his work

With a solid front four, an outstanding linebacking corps and two potentially excellent cornerbacks , the Trojan defense should again be the strong point of the team. Though the entire starting secondary graduated along with two linebackers and All-America defensive end Pratt Lyons, there is a wealth of returning talent and experience

The defensive line should again be the strength of this unit as seniors Reggie Lowe and Stacy Murry will hold down the end slots as returning starters and starter junior Rod Walker is back at tackle. Senior linebacker Shawn Stuckey is the other returning defensive starter .

Senior Wes Garner returns to handle the punting chores

Trev

Game 2 - Sept. 13

Western Kentucky University at Richmond, KY

7:00p.m. EDT

Location-Bowling Green , KY

Founded-1906

President-TBA

Enrollment-13 ,992

Colors-Red and White

Nickname-Hilltoppers

Conference-NCAA I-AA Independent

Athletics Director-Lewis Mills

Head Coach-Jack Harbaugh (Bowling Green, 1961)

Coaching Record at WKU-37-48-0/9th year

Coaching Record Overall-62-75-3/14th year

Phone (502) 745-2984

Assistant Coaches-Andy Hendel, Chris Symington, Phillip Montgomery, David Elson, TBA

Last Year's Overall Record - 7-4-0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish - N/A

SID-Paul Just-(502) 745-4298

Home Phone No (502) 781 -4852

SID FAX No.-(502) 745 -3444

Trainer-Bill Edwards

Stadium/Capacity-L.T. Smith/17 ,500

Press Box Number-(502) 745-6941

Lettermen LosUReturning-13/36

Jack Harbaugh Coach

Willie Taggart

PROSPECTUS Quarterback

Its reliable option offense, coupled with improved play on both offense and defense and on special teams, translated into an impressive 7-4-0 record for Western Kentucky's 1996 football team

Now as the 1997 season looms in the not too distant future, Hllltopper head coach Jack Harbaugh , his staff and athletes are at work making plans for bigger and better things this fall , including a run for a berth in the NCAA I-AA national championship playoffs

After winning their first four games last season , the Hilltoppers surged from receiving no pre-season votes in the Sports Network I-AA poll to a season high 12th in that weekly ranking. Then, a four-game losing skid put the Toppers out of contention for a postseason playoff slot. But Western regrouped , winning its last three games togo 7-4 with a final ranking of 27th among I-AA football's 116 schools

The Hilltoppers return 36 letterwinners , includ ing 17 starters from last year's squad Back for his senior season is Joey Stockton, an explosive runner, who earned All-American recognition for his skills in returning kicks last fall. Also back is senior quarterback Willie Taggart, an All-America candidate , who despite missing a game and one half due to injury, narrowly missed recording a 1,000-yard rushing season , totaling 997 yards with eight TD's for the year

On the defensive side of scrimmage , 18 of the Toppers' top 20 tacklers return Leading the way is junior linebackerTrae Hackett, who led the '96 squad with his 94 total hits Also back with 35 or more tackles to their credit in 1996 are safety Jammie Kyle , safety Mike Mills , tackle Bryan Heyward , end Odell Ford , end CalebAlcineus and tackle Kenny Martray Western leads the series, 39-31-3.

r 1997 SCHEDULE

Aug 28 at UT Martin

Sept. 6 MURRAYSTATE

Sept. 13 at Eastern Kentucky

Sept. 20 AUSTIN PEAY

Sept. 27 SOUTH FLORIDA

Oct. 4 at Alabama - Birmingham

Oct. 11 Open

Oct. 18 NEWHAVEN

Oct. 25 at Southern Illinois

Nov 1 MOREHEADSTATE

1996 RESULTS

Appalachian . State University at Boone1 NC

Noon EDT

Location-Boone, NC

Founded-1899

Chancellor-Dr. Francis Borkowski

Enrollment-12,000

Colors-Black and Gold Conference-Southern

Nickname-Mountaineers

Athletics Director-Roachel Laney

Head Coach-Jerry Moore (Baylor, 1961)

Coaching Record at ASU---62-33-0/9th year

Coaching Record Overall-89-81-2/16th year Phone (704) 262-2501

Assistant Coaches-Rob Best, David Knaus, Stacy Searels , Dale Jones , Tim Horton, John Wiley , Louis Clyburn, Mark DiBastiani

Last Year's Overall Record - 7-4-0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-5-3-0/Fourth

SID-Rick Covington-(704) 262 -3080

Home Phone No -(704) 262-5480

SID FAX No -(704) 262-6106

Trainer-Andy Massey

Stadium/Capacity-Kidd Brewer/16 ,650

Press Box Number-(704) 262-3172

Lettermen Lost/Returning-33/30

PROSPECTUS

Austin Peay State University at Richmond1 KY

7:00 p.m. EDT

Location-Clarksville , TN

Founded-1927

President-Dr. Sal Rinella

Enrollment-8 ,187

Colors-Red and White

Conference-Ohio Valley

Nickname-Governors

Athletics Director-Dave Loos

Head Coach-Bill Schmitz (Coast Guard , 1976)

Coaching Record at APSU-0-0-0/1 st year

Coaching Record Overall-20-19-0/5th year

Phone (615) 648-7905

Assistant Coaches-Pete Rekstis , Mark Rhea, Nick Calcutta, Terry Sims

Last Year's Overall Record-1-10--0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-1-7-0/Tie-8th

SID-Brad Kirtley (615) 648-7561

Home Phone No.-(615) 553-2845

SID FAX No.-(615) 648-7562

Trainer-Chuck Kimmel

Stadium/Capacity-Governors/10 ,000

Press Box Number-(615) 648-7191 , 7194

Lettermen Lost/Returning-44/13

PROSPECTUS

Quarterback

Jerry Moore enters his ninth season as head football coach at Appalachian State and welcomes back 30 lettermen and seven starters from last season's squad for the 1997 campaign

Last season , the Mountaineers fashioned a 7-4-0 overall mark and 5-3 Southern Conference slate ASU lost to three ranked I-AA squads in East Tennessee, Furman and national champion Marshall. Ranked 22nd in the final I-AA poll, the Mountaineers finished fourth in the conference, the 12th consecutive upper division finish and the 14th in the past 15 seasons in the league.

Replac ing 33 lettermen , including 18 starters, will be a difficult task in 1997 when you factor in nine of those missing 18 were All-Southern Conference performers and six were All-America selections

Offensively, the Mountaineers return 12 lettermen , including three starters. All-American Shawn Clark has been a starter his entire career at left guard , while also returning are fullback Kareem Young and quarterback Bake Baker. Young ran for 167 yards on 40 attempts , while Baker , who started the final four games of the year, hit 68-111 passes for 948 yards and fourTD's

Gerard Hardy , last year's starting quarterback, was moved to tailback in the spring and should start there He rushed for 399 yards and threw for 790 a year ago.

Defensively , 17 lettermen are back, led by All-Southern Conference tackle Jackie Avery who had 73 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss and five and one-half sacks in 1996

The series is tied 2-2.

Landon Dunaway Center

Bill Schmitz will take control of Austin Peay's football program for the 1997 season as but two starters and 13 lettermen return for the Govs as they try and improve upon last year's 1-10 overall and 1-8 Ohio Valley Conference marks

6-3, 265-pound senior center Landon Dunaway is the lone returning offensive starter for Austin Peay as the Govs entertheirfirst season of non-scholarship football.

Other key returnees for Austin Peay include tight end/wide receiver O T. Todd who caught one pass for five yards last season and defensive tackle Terry Smith who finished the 1996 season with 13 solo tackles , 1O assisted hits and four tackles behind the line of scrimmage for a minus 10 yards

Other offensive lettermen returning for APSU include junior center Tony Lockhart, junior tackle Bodie Welch and senior tight end Karl Wenzel.

Defensive lettermen coming back for APSU , who finished in a tie for eighth place in the final OVC standings, are sophomore linebacker Stacy Anderson, sophomore long snapper/linebacker Brandon Doom, sophomore outside linebacker Doug Granite, senior end Jules Hewitt, sophomore end Mike Merriman, senior tackle Damian Perry and sophomore tackle Ted Skipper

Aust i n Peay will play all the Ohio Valley Conference schools this season, except Tennessee State, in addition to non-conference foes Western Kentucky, Morehead State and Samford.

Eastern leads the series, 35-3-0. r

Jerry Moore Coach

Bake Baker

Tennessee State University at Nashville, TN

1 :30 p.m. CDT

Location-Nashville, TN

Founded-1912

President-Dr James A. Hefner

Enrollment-8 ,643

Colors-Royal Blue and White

Conference-Ohio Valley

Nickname-Tigers

Athletics Director-Howard Gentry , Jr

Head Coach-L C Cole (Nebraska , 1980)

Coaching Record at TSU-4-7-0/2nd year

Coaching Record Overall-4-7-0/2nd year

Phone (615) 963-5861

Assistant Coaches-Jake Cabell , Johnnie Cole , Russ - -. Ehrenfeld , Tony Shoulders , Willie Jones , James Reese

Last Year's Overall Record - 4- 7-0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish - 3-5/Tie-6th

SID-Johnny "Ballpark" Franks (615) 963-5851

Home Phone No -(615) 793-8889

SID FAX No -(615) 963-5895

Trainer-Rod Newman

Stadium/Capacity-Hale/16 ,000

Press Box Number-(615) 963-7515

Lettermen LosUReturning-22/44

PROSPECTUS

Game 6 - Oct. 18

Murray State University at Murray, KY

11 :30 a.m. CDT

Location-Murray, KY

Founded-1922

President-Dr. Kern Alexander

Enrollment-8 ,600

Colors-Blue and Gold

Conference-Ohio Valley

Nickname-Racers

Athletics Director-E.W Dennison

Head Coach-Denver Johnson (Tulsa , 1981)

Coaching Record at MSU-0- 0- 0/1 st year

Coaching Record Overall-0-0 -0/1 st year

Phone (502) 762-6181

Ass istant Coaches-Jody Allen , Justin Crouse , Linwood Ferguson, Cary Fowler , Larry McClain, Randall McCray , Billy McDaniel , Eric Wilson

Last Year's Overall Record-11-2-0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-8-0-0/ 1st

SID-Steve Parker (502 ) 762-4271

Home Phone No -TBA

SID FAX No.-(502) 762-6814

Traine r-Alan Lollar

Stadium/Capacity-Stewart/16 ,800

Juan Hall Wide Receiver

The Tigers ofTen~essee State view the 1997 season as the year to end a streak of six consecutive losing seasons. TSU will return 44 lettermen from last yea r's squad which finished 4-7 overall and 3- 5 in the conference

On offense , the Big Blue will return 22-of-34 lettermen , including seven starter~. The quarterback battle will center around returning starter Todd Valentine and Fred Taylor, a transfer from Texas Christian University Valentine started 10 games last year , completing 160-316 passes for 2 ,080 yards and 17 touchdowns

The w ide receivers will be led by All-America cand idate Juan Hall Corey Sullivan and Kevin Jackson Hall , who was named second-team AII-OVC led TSU with _72 catches for 1 ,021 yards and five TD's as a junior The tight ~nd spot saw improvement because of the play of Ernest Hester ( 16-267-4) and Michael Thompson (6-71-0).

The running game sees the switch of starting tailback Jarrick Hillery to free safety and the loss of starting fullback Lamarr Wallace to graduation Calvin Davenport , Michael Durden , Antonio Jones and DeJuan Marshall will push for starting time attailback The offensive line returns three starters from 1996 , including tackles Bennie Anderson and John Haskin and guard Shawn Thompson

On defense , 22 of-32 lettermen return, including seven starters from a squad which allowed only 297.0 yards per contest. Starters back include end Lamar Carter, tackle Eric McCray , defensive backs T J Smith, Lemual Ligon and Darrell Hinton , noseguard Brian Hubbard and linebacker Ryan Falker.

Eastern leads the series, 10-0-0. , 1997 SCHEDULE

Aug 30 at Flor ida A&M

Sept. 6 MIDDLE TENNESSEE

Sept. 13 Jackson State (Memphis, TN)

Sept. 20 Open

Sept. 27 South Carol ina St ate (Atlanta , GA)

Oct. 4 NCA&T ( RCADome)

Oct 11 EASTERNKENTUCKY

Oct. 18 at UT Chattanooga

Oct. 25 at UT Martin

Nov 1 Open Nov. 8

\.Nov

Denver Johnson Coach

Press Box Number-(502) 762-6811

Lettermen LosUReturning-18/37

PROSPECTUS

First-year coach Denver Johnson will be hoping to take up where coach Houston Nutt left the Mu r ray State program when he departed for Boise State as the Racers have posted back-to- back Ohio Valley Conference titles for the first time since 1950, 1951

For the second straight year , MSU tallied a perfect 8-0 mark in OVC action and own a school-record 16-gamewinning streak in league play The 1997 Racers appear to be primed to have a solid offensive year , returning eight offensive starters including the entire offensive line Also returning are 1,000-yard rusher Anthony Downs and 1 ,000-yard receiver Reginald Swinton , who became the first receiver at MSU to surpass 1,000 yards (1 ,042) Swinton led the OVC in receiving and was named a second-team I-AA All-American by the Associated Press.

Wh ile the MSU offense returns almost all its parts , the Racer"D" looks to rebuild after los ing seven players to graduation Missing this year will be three-time all-conference end Anthony Hutch and two-t ime All-American defensive back William Hampton

All is not lost on defense for the Racers though as third-team AllAmerican lineback er Ronnie Merritt returns for h is sen ior season looking to become the first MSU playerto lead the team in tac k les and assists for three straight seasons

Return ing to handle the placekicking duties for MSU will be Rob Hart , who set new OVC and MSU records for field goals made (22) and points scored by a kicker ( 112) a year ago.

Eastern leads the series , 31-21-4 .

1997 SCHEDULE

Aug 28 INDIANASTATE

Sept. 6 at Western Kentucky

Sept.13 at Southern Illinois

Sept.20 SOUTHEASTMISSOURI

Sept.27 at Middle Tennessee

Oct. 4 at UT Martin

Oct. 11 AUSTIN PEAY

Oct. 18 EASTERN KENTUCKY

Oct. 25 Open

Nov 1 at Tennessee Tech

Nov 8 EASTERN ILLINOIS

Nov 15 at Tennessee State

1996 RESULTS

L.C.

Reggie Swinton Wide Receiver

Tennessee Tech University at Richmond (Homecoming)

2:00 p.m. EDT

Location-Cookeville, TN

Founded-1915

Pres ident-Dr Angelo Volpe

Enrollment-8 ,240

Colors-Purple and Gold

Conference-Oh io Valley

Nickname-Golden Eagles

Athletics Director-Dr. David Larimore

Head Coach-Mike Hennigan (Tennessee Tech, 1973)

Coaching Record at TTU-5-6-0/2nd yea r

Coaching Record Overall-5-6-0/2nd year

Phone (615) 372-3930

Assistant Coaches-Gerald Brown , Jeff Fela , Eric Roark, Ted Lockerby, Randy Pippin , Mike Smith

Last Year's Overall Record-5-6-0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-4-4/Tie 4th

Football SID-Jeff Patton (615) 372-3088

Home Phone No.-(615) 537-3236

SID FAX No -(615) 372-6139

Trainer-David Green

Stadium/Capacity-Tucker/16,500

Press Box Number-(615) 372-3293 , 3088

Lettermen LosUReturning-14/37

PROSPECTUS

Mike Hennigan enters his second season as head coach after Tennessee Tech posted a 5-6 overall record and 4-4 mark in the OVC last season The Golden Eagles have 36 lettermen returning , including seven starters on offense and seven on defense.

Senior Andre Caballero is the starter at quarterback after hitting 67-137 for 971 yards and six TD's. He also rushed the ball 125 times for 179 yards and three TD's Junior T J Christian returns at fullback after earning the starting role midway through the '96 season , while sophomore Brant Billen (139-466-5 TD ' s) will be the starting tailback

Sophomore Walter Hill ( 16-336-2) is a returning starter at receiver , wh ile jun ior Chris McKinley and sophomore Tony Fragale will also be in the rotation. Junior Brad Taylor is the returning starter at tight end The offensive line returns two starters in senior Gary McVicar, a second team AII-OVC pick in 1996 , and sophomore Mark W illiams at guards

AII-OVC linebacker Sammy Sanders (126 tackles, 8 TFL , 2 intercept ions) and fellow linebacker Trent McNaull (90 tackles/10 TFL) will be on the inside Senior Jeff Norman (62 tackles/5 TFL) will be the strongside linebacker

Virgil Kirkland (20 tackles , one int.) will attempt to replace graduating consensus All-American Robert Taylor at one cornerback. Reggie Knighten returns at the other corner Sophomore Josh Symonette (56 tackles , 3 int.) , an honorable mention AII-OVC pick in 1996 , will line up at roverback , while junior Corey Chamblin returns at free safety

The strength of the '97 Golden Eagles will be the front seven on defense , wh ile Tech's passing game must improve this year to help provide success Eastern leads the series , 39-14-0.

r1997 SCHEDULE 1996 RES UL TS

Game

8 - Nov. 1

University of Tennessee-Martin at Richmond1 KY

1 :30 p.m. EST

Location-Martin , TN

Founded-1951

President-Dr. Margaret N. Perry

Enrollment-5, 746

Colors-Royal Blue , Orange and White Conference-Ohio Valley Nickname-Skyhawks

Athletics Director-Benny Hollis

Head Coach-Jim Marshall (UT Martin , 1969)

Coaching Record at UTM-0-0-0/1 st year

Coaching Record Overall-19-47-0/7th year

Phone (901) 587-7670

Assistant Coaches-Jim Abbate , Mike Beagle , Jeff Brookshire, Matt Griffin, Kacy Rodgers , Dave

Walkosky

Last Year's Overall Record-1-10 -0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-1-7/Tie-8th

SID-Lee Wilmot-(901) 587 - 7630

Home Phone No -(901) 587-9811

SID FAX No -(901) 587 - 7624

Trainer-Jim Rapp

Stad iu m/Capacity-Skyhawk/7 ,500

Press Box Number-(901) 587-7678 , 7676

Lettermen LosUReturning-19/31

Reggie Walker PROSPECTUS Defensive End

UT Martin has turned to one of its own to revive its football program in new head coach Jim Marshall. A veteran collegiate coach and a 1969 graduate of UT Martin , Marshall faces a major rebuilding job as he takes over a Sky hawk program that went 1-10 in 1996.

Immediate major concerns upon the new staffs arrival include lack of size on the line on both sides of the ball and team speed at the skill positions Newcomers to the team in the fall can look for immediate playing time in most areas.

Among the returnees , defensive end Antonio Strobridge was a secondteam AII-OVC selection Linebacker Jon Swift was the OVC's leading tackler from his middle linebacker spot with 134 total tackles and led the conference in fumble recoveries with seven Reggie Walker proved to be solid after transferring from the junior college ranks Charlie Gill isa returning player with experience at defens ive end

Offensively , Rick Wilson found himself as the starting quarterback by the end of the season through attrition and injuries Wilson was 78-142-5 passing for 820 yards and seven TD's after moving into the lineup

Shane Cowan had a solid true freshman season at receiver with a team best 51 catches for 540 yards and a pair ofTD's

Up front, two ofthetop players returning are Richard Coure and Rodney Swearingen. Junior college transfers can look forward to stepping into immed iate playing time to fill the needs

Newcomers promise to push for immediate action at the receiver and runningback spots as speed is a specific need in each of the areas.

Eastern leads the series, 8-0.

1997 SCHEDULE

Aug 28 WESTERNKENTUCKY

Sept. 6 at Eastern Illinois

Sept. 13 Open

Sept. 20 at Southwest Missouri

Sept. 27 SOUTHEASTMISSOURI

Oct. 4 MURRAYSTATE

Oct. 11 MIDDLETENNESSEE

Oct. 18 at Tennessee Tech

Oct. 25 TENNESSEESTATE

Nov. 1 at Eastern Kentucky

Nov 8 SAMFORD

Nov. 15 at Austin Peay

1996

Mike Hennigan Coach

Sammy Sanders Linebacker

Jim Marshall Coach

Southeast Missouri St. University at

Cape Girardeau, MO

1:00 p.m. CST

Location-Cape Girardeau , MO

Founded-1873

President-Dr. Dale Nitzschke

Enrollment-8 ,500

Colors-Red and Black

Conference-Ohio Valley

Nickname-Indians

Athletics Director-Carroll Williams (interim)

Head Coach-John Mumford (Pittsburg State , 1979)

Coaching Record at SEMO-30 -47 -0/8th Year

Coaching Record Overall-30-47 -0/8th Year

Phone (573) 651 -2110

Assistant Coaches-Charles Sabbatini , Dave Dumars , Jay Thomas , Steve Schottel , Jeff Richards , Roscoe Echols

Last Year's Overall Record-3-8-0

Last Year's Conference Record/F inish -3-5 -0/6th

SID-Ron Hin es-(573) 651 - 2294

Home Phone No.-(618) 985 -3452

SID FAX No -(573) 651-2810

Trainer-Lance McNamara

Stadium/Capacity-Houck/10 ,000

Press Bo x Number-(573) 651-2191

Lettermen LosUReturning-11/40

PROSPECTUS

With a new offensive coordinator and a Division I-A transfer quarterback , the Southeast Missouri football team hopes to challenge for an upper level finish in the tough OVC

Southeast, 3-8 last season and 3- 5 (6th) in the OVC , has a new offensive coord inator in Steve Schottel and a new quarterback in Southern Mississippi transfer Heath Graham

Graham passed for 4,053 yards and 23 touchdowns in three seasons at Southern Miss i ssippi He will have quality receivers in tight ends Mitch Fryer and John Borne and wide receivers Dante Bryant and Diandrai Webb Bryant , who transferred to SEMO from Pittsburgh prior to last season, should vie for All -America honors after catching 25 passes for 357 yards and two TD's in just eight games last season.

The Indians return last year's top rusher in fullback Britt Margaux and regain the services of two tailbacks who missed last season Tony McDonald missed 1996 for academic reasons and Corey Williams missed with a knee injury

The SEMO defense should be strong up front w ith All-America candidates Angel Rubio (6 - 3 , 295) and Troy Baglio (6-1 , 280) anchoring a defens ive line that has both quality and depth

The Southeast secondary should be solid , but there will be a new group of linebackers headed by converted fullback Gabe Jenkins

The Indians' kicking game should be solid with returning placekickers Eric Warren and Nick Regg i o , along with returning punter Justin Terrill.

Eastern leads the series, 7-0.

Game 10 - Nov. 15

Middle Tennessee State University at Richmond, KY

1 :30 p.m. EST

Location-Murfreesboro , TN

Founded-191 1

President-Dr. James E. Walker

Enrollment-17 ,924

Colors-Navy Blue and White

Conference-Ohio Valley

Nickname-Blue Raiders

Athletics Director-Lee Fowler

Head Coach-Boots Donnelly (MTSU , 1965)

Coaching Record at MTSU-131-76-1/19th year

Coaching Record Overall-145-83- 1/21st year

Phone (615) 898-2570

Assistant Coaches-John Bobo , Tom Fiveash , Alex

Robins, Cliff Ellis, Ricky Herzog , Floyd Walker

Last Year's Overall Record-6-5-0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish-4-4/Tie -4th

SID-Ed Given-(615) 898-2450

Home Phone No -(615) 895 -0827

SID FAX No.-(615) 898 •5626

Trainer-George Camp

Stadium/Capacity-Floyd/15 ,000

Press Box Number-(615) 898 -2312

Lettermen LosUReturning-18/26

PROSPECTUS

There were many things to be accomplished on both sides of the ball as Middle Tennessee headed toward the opening of the 1997 season , but veteran MTSU head coach Boots Donnelly saw his main priorit ies on defense.

The reason was simple : hi s B lue Raiders lost 10 lettermen and six starters off the defensive platoon that closed out the '96 season last November. Those departed starters included the entire starting defensive line as well as its No 1 reserve Since most of the 1996 team's consistency came from that defensive line , the losses there give Donnelly pause to think

Returnees on the defensive line include tackles Mal Waldrep and Rick Holliday and ends John Cook and Jacob Sorrells. Jun iorcornerback Cedric Stegall, senior free safety DeAndre James and strong safety Darrell Love all started the final game last season

Jeff Dunner , a starter at outside linebacker , is gone , but Clay Griffin is back in the m iddle and jun i or Bri an Chastain returns for his third season as a starter at the other outs ide post.

On offense , questions abound about who will handle the quarterback slot. Will it be senior Jonathan Quinn or reds hi rt freshman Judd Moore Kelverick Green , who started the final five games of the '96 season as a freshman , ran for 655 yards and seven TD's last season

Matt Lowe , who caught 27 passes for 365 yards as a sophomore last season , leads the returning pass targets , along with junior Larry Ridley

Eastern leads the series, 27-19-0.

r 1997 SCHEDULE

Sept. 6 at Tennessee State

Sept. 13 at UT Chattanooga

Sept. 20 Open

Sept.27 MURRAYSTATE

Oct. 4 JACKSONVILLESTATE

Oct. 11 at UT Martin

Oct. 18 at Eastern Illinois

Oct. 25 SEMISSOURI

Nov 1 Open

Nov 8 AUSTINPEAY

Nov . 15 at Eastern Kentucky

1996

20 14

at Louisiana Tech

John Mumford Coach

Angel Rubio Noseguard

Boots Donnelly Coach

Kelverlck Green Tailback

Eastern Illinois University at Charleston, IL

Location-Charleston, IL

Founded-1895

President-Dr.David Jorns

Enrollment-10 ,7 00

Nickname-Panthers

Colors-Blue and Gray

Conference-Ohio Valley

Athletics Director-Dr. Richard McDuffie

Head Coach-Bob Spoo (Purdue , 1960)

Coaching Record at EIU - 60-53 -1 /11th year

Overall Coaching Record---60-53-1/11th year

Phone-(217) 581-5031

Assistant Coaches-John Smith , Roy Wittke , Ben Norton, Bob Krieger, Chris Green , Brian Jenkins , Chris Wilkerson

Last Year's Overall Record-8 -4 -0

Last Year's Conference Record/Finish---6-2fTie-2nd

SID-Dav id Kidwell

SID Office Phone No -(217) 581-6408

Home Phone No -(217) 345-4166

SID FAX No.-(217) 581-6434

Trainer-Rob Doyle

Stadium/Capacity-O'Brien/10 ,000

Press Box Phone No -(217) 581-5032

Lettermen Lost/Returning-14/29

PROSPECTUS

Coming off two straight NCAA I-AA playoff berths and 22 wins in the last 28 games , the Panthers have once again established themselves as one of the most successful I-AA programs in the country after finishing in the top 20 in the final I-AA poll the past two years

Now the goal is to advance beyond the first game of the playoffs where EIU has been stopped in each of the last two seasons , first by Stephen F. Austin and then last year at Northern Iowa.

Second-teamAII-OVC quarterback Mike Simpson is back after completing a school record 66 percent of his passes and ranking No 8 in the nation in passing efficiency

Even with Simpson's passing ability , look for the Panthers to stay on the ground w ith two capable rushers. Justin Lynch , second-teamAII-OVC, was No 3 in rushing and No. 52 nationally with 82.9 yards per game. Jabbarey McDavid, who played in just the final five games as a true freshman , made an immediate impact by going over 100 yards in four of the those games and averag i ng 120.8 yards per contest. Conrad Praamsma is a blocking fullback who can also pick up yardage

Eastern was 13th in the nation in scoring last year with 33 1 ppg and 11th in rushing with 249 0 yards per game, so if the Panthers can put together a new offensive line, the skill players are present once again

Defensively , the Panthers did not have any first team AII-OVC picks in '96 , despite ranking No. 7 nationally in rushing defense and No. 11 in total defense There is optimism , however, as only four seniors graduated

EKU leads the series, 3-1-0.

r 1997 SCHEDULE

Aug 28 at Western Illinois

Sept. 6 UTMARTIN

Sept. 13 ST JOSEPH'S

Sept. 20 at Ill in ois State

Sept. 27 at Tennessee Tech

Oct. 4 at Southeast Missouri

Oct. 11 Open

Oct. 18 MIDDLETENNESSEE

Oct. 25 AUSTIN PEAY

Nov 1 at Indiana State

Nov 8 at Murray State

Nov

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY ALL-OVC FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Delmas Freeman, guard I 948

Paul Wright, center I 948

Carl Plantholt , guard 1949

Ray Pelfr ey, back 1949

Ed Zoretic , back 1951

Chuck Hertzer, back I 951

Chuck Schmitt , tackle 1952

Alex Kilakowski , e nd 1952

Carl Oakley, guard 1953

Roy Kidd , back 1953

Fred Win s cher end. I 954

Frank Nassida, tac kle 1954

Jerry Johns, guard 1954

James Hanlon , back I 954

Don Daly, back I 954

Bob Muller, back 1954

Tom Schulte, end I 955

John Sebe s t, back 195 7

Dave Bishop, back 195 8

Steve Herczeg, tackle 1959

Eddie Miller, guard. 1959

Joe Graybeal , center 1959

Don MacDonald , gua rd 1961

Jimmy Chittum , bac k 1961 , 1962

Ken Goodhew, guard 1962

Rosc oe Perkins, guard 1965

Chuck Siemon , end 1964 , 1967

Roy Evans , tackle I 965

Jim Guice , back I 966, 1968

Buddy Pfaadt , back 1965 , 1966

Mike Smith , back I 966

Aaron Mar s h, end I 966 , 1967

Bill Brewer , tackle I 967, 1968

Fred Troike , guard 1967, 1968

Ron Reed , lineb acker 1967

Harry Lenz, back I 967

Jim Moberly, linebacker 1968

Larry Kaelin, guard 1969

Teddy Taylor, guard I 967- 1969

Jimmi e Bro oks , bac k 1968-1971

Harry Irwin, tackle I 970

Butch Evans, fullback 1970

James Wilson, tight end 1971

James P orte r , back 1971

Wally Chambers, tack le 1970 , I 972

James Croudep, linebacke r 1970, 1972

Larry Kirksey, end 1972

Alfred Th ompson , back 1973

Rich Th omas, back I 973

Everett Talbert, back 1974, I 976

Joe Alvino , guard 1974 , 1976

John Revere, flanker 1974

Robyn Hatley, tackle I 97 4, I 975

Earl Cody , kicker I 97 4

Stan Rob e rts, nos egua rd 1974

Junior Hardin , tac kle 1974 , 1975

Elmo Boyd, split -e nd 1975 , 1976

Scot McCallister, back 1975

Ernie House , back I 976

Roosevelt Kelly, center I 97 6

Anthony Miller , bac k 1976, 1977

Stan Mitchell, back 1977

Randy Heaberlin , tac kle 1977

Dean Stucky, guard 1977 , 1978

Jim Nelson , flanker , 1977

Ch ris Roberts, end I 97 8

David Nea l , center 1978 , 1979

Joe Richard , noseg uard 1978, 1979

Dale Patt on , fullb ack I 978 , 1979

Danny Martin, back 1978 , 1979

Kevin Greve, guard 1979 , 19 81

David F lores , kicker 1979

Bob McIntyre , linebac ker 1979

Darryl Lawson, tackle 1980

Joe Schipske , center 1980

James Shelton, tac kle 1980

George Floyd, back 1980 , 1981

Terrence Thomp so n , back 1981

D av id Dihrk o p , tackle 1981

Ch ri s Taylor , guard 1981 , 1982

Jerry P ar rish , flanker 1981

Randy Taylor, tackle 1981, 1982

Alex Domingue z , linebacker1981 , 1982

Tuck Woolum, quarterback 1982

Tron Armstrong , receiver 1982

Stev e Bird, flanker 1982

Chri s Sullivan , center 1983 , I 984

Mike Bobek , tac kle 1983

Mike McShane , nosegua rd I 983

David Hill, linebacker I 9 83

Anth ony Jones , back I 983, 1984

Charle s Kell e r , e nd I 984

Fr ed Harvey , linebacker I 984 , I 986

Joe Spadafino , tackle I 984, 1985

Keith Bosley , tackle 1985

Jam es Crawford, bac k 1985 , 1987

Aaron Jones , tackle 1985 , 1987

John Jackson, tack le 1986, I 987

Byron Ingram, center 1986

Dale Dawson, kicker 1986

Eugene Banks , noseguard 1986 , 1987

Harold Torrens , nose guard I 986, 1987

John Klingel , end 1986

Pat Smith , back 1986

Danny Copeland , back 1986 , 1987

Elroy Harris, back 1987, 1988

D avid Miller , tackle 1987

Jessi e Small, end I 98 7 , 1988

Gary Greve , g ua rd 1987

Mike Kelly, gua rd 1988

Mike Delvisco , center 1988

Oscar Angulo, tight end 1988

Tim Lester , back 1988 , 1991

Mik e Cadore, end 1988

Chris Coffey, linebacker 1988

Kelly Cutright, safety 1988

Mark Mitchell , guard 1989

Al Jaceviciu s , tackle 1989

Jim V on Handorf, center 1989

Markus Thomas , back 1989 , 1992

Randy Bohler , flanker 1989

Bernard Rhodes, tackle 1989

Ernest Thompson, noseguard 1989-1991

John H olmes , guard 1990

Tim Wimbley , g uard 1990 , 1991

Car l Satterly , tackle 1990, 1991

Greg McKee, tackle 1990, 1991

Kelly Blount , linebacker 1990

David Wilkins , e nd 1990 , 1991

Brett Kolnick, end 1990

Craig Brooks , safety 1990

Mike Roth , guard 1991

Ra ndy Wardlow , e nd 1991

Chris McNamee , sa fety I 991

Bri an Pressler, tackle 1992

Mik e Thomas, guard 1992

Chad Bratzke , tac kle 1992 , 1993

Brad Ladd, back 1992

Jason Combs, tackle 1993-95

James Hand, guard I 993 -95

Joel Woods, center I 993

Carl os Timmons , lineb acker 1993

Chri s Guyton , sa fety I 993

Chris Whitefield, tight end 1994

Roo sev e lt Give ns, tackle I 994

T ony McComb s, lin ebacker 1994-96

Joe Smith , back 1994

Marc Collins , punter 1994,1995

William Murrell, back 1995 , 1996

Joe Ganns.back 1995

Roge r Orlandini, tackle 1996

Brand yon Brantley , guard 1996

Britt Bowen , linebacker 1996

Sco o ter Asel , back I 996

OVC All-Time Standings

Bob Spoo Coach

Eastern

PAST SCORES WITH '97 OPPONENTS

Murray State

PAST SCORES WITH '97 OPPONENTS

On The Road With The Colonels

Game 1 at Troy State University, Troy, AL- Sept. 6

Depart Richmond by bus Thursday afternoon following practic e for Gadsden , AL. Stay at the Red Rooflnn (205) 543 -1105 Thursday night in Gadsden. Leave for Troy Friday morning. Stay at the Holiday Inn (205) 566-1150 in Troy Friday and Saturday nights . Return to Richmond Sunday morning.

Game 3 atAppalachian State University, Boone, NC-Sept. 20

De part Richmond by bus Friday morning for Banner Elk, NC. Stay at the Holiday Inn in Banner Elk (704) 898-4571. Return to Richmond immediately following the game

Game 5 at Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN-Oct. 11

Depart Richmond by bus Friday for Nashville. Stay at the Holiday Inn-Brentwood (615) 373-2600 in Nashville. Return to Richmond immediately following the game.

Game 6 at Murray State University, Murray, KY - Oct. 18 Depart Richmond by bus Friday morning for Murray. Stay at the Best-Western Racer Inn (502) 753-5986 in Murray Return to Richmond immediately following the game.

Game 9 at Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO-Nov. 8

Dep a rt Richmond by bus Friday morning for Cape Gir a rdeau. Stay at the Holiday Inn (573) 334-4491 in Cape Girardeau. Return to Richmond immediately following the game

Game 11 at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL-Nov. 22 Depart Richmond by bus Friday morning for Effingham , IL Stay at the Holiday lnn(217) 342-4161 in Effingham . Return to Richmond immediately following the game.

Memorable EKU Football Events

1. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS-NCAA Division I-AA - 1979, 1982

2. NATIONAL RUNNERSUP-NCAA Division I-AA - 1980, 1981

3. NATIONAL SEMIFINALIST-NCAA Division I-AA - 1986, 1988 , 1991

4. GRANTLAND RICE BOWL CHAMPIONS - 1967

5. NCAA PLAYOFF PARTICIPANTS - 1976 , 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

6. OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - 1954, 1962 (CoChamps), 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986 (CoChamps), 1987 (Co-Champs), 1988, 1990 (Co-Champs), 1991, 1993, 1994.

7 Head Coach Roy Kidd , beginning 34th season at EKU, has been named NCAA Division I-AA National Coach of the Year twice and OVC Coach of the Year nine times.

8 Have had 48 All-Americans and 177 All-OVC players in the school's history.

9 Have had 36-game unbeaten string at Roy Kidd Stadium (snapped in first round of '83 playoffs) and 27-game winning streak at Roy Kidd Stadium (snapped in first round of '89 playoffs)

10 Have had 26-game unbeaten string in games against OVC competition (a league record, snapped by Murray State in 1995)

EKU's 2,000-Yard Rushing Club

ROY KIDD STADIUM

Roy Kidd Stadium, Hanger Field and the Robert B . Begley Building, the home of Colonel football since 1969, is one of the most unique, architecturally-designed academicathletics complexes in the nation.

The stadium portion of the Begley Complex was renamed in honor of current head football coach Roy Kidd. The dedication took place on September 8, 1990 when the Colonels defeated Central Florida , 24-12. Eastern opened the stadium in 1969 defeating Austin Peay, 20-10. Hanger Field was officially dedicated on September 26, 1970 when the Colonels downed East Tennessee, 10-6 . The field itself continues to bear the name Hanger Field.

The nine-story structure provides seating on its slanted roof for 16,000 football spectators while an additional 4,000 can be seated in bleachers across the field Hanger Field consists of lush Bermuda grass that provides one of the best natural playing surfaces found anywhere.

The Colonels have found Kidd Stadium to their liking during its 28-year history. Entering the 1997 season, Eastern has won 140, lost 23, and tied 1 (.857 winning percentage), and had a Kidd Stadium undefeated streak of 36 games which began on September 23, 1978, and was

TOP 15 ROY KIDD STADIUM CROWDS

brought to a halt November 27 , 1984. EKU also ran off 27 straight wins at Hanger Field from 1985-89 and had a Roy Kidd Stadium OVC consecutive game winning streak of 22 games dating back to 1977 broken in 1984 and another 20-game OVC win streak stopped in 1990.

The single-level pressbox, which towers 94 feet above the playing field, has working space for 87 media representatives, including private coaching booths , radio booths, and film areas. There is an auxiliary press box located opposite the main stands for live or taped television coverage with two levels for shooting footage available.

Facilities inside the stadium include offices for the football coaching staff, locker rooms , a modern training room , and weight room. The structure also has 10 handball courts , two basketball courts, a gymnastics area, two cardiovascular rooms and classroom space to serve 2,000 students simultaneously.

1996 EASTERN STATISTICS

1996 EASTERN STATISTICS

1996 EASTERN STATISTICS

1996 All-OVC Football Team

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Game 1

1996 In Review

Game 3

Game 5

KY

Yards Penalized 5

EKU - Greg Couch 1 yd. run (John Wright kick)

TSU - Joe Jackson 8 yd. run (Matt Huerkamp kick)

TSU - Jackson 1 yd run (Huerkamp kick)

EKU - Bobby Washington 18 yd. pass from Couch (Wright kick)

TSU - Jackson 1 yd. run (Huerkamp kick)

EKU - Wright 34 yd. field goal

TSU - Arrid Gregory 94 yd. kickoff return (Huerkamp kick)

EKU - Randel Menendez 63 yd pass from Couch (Wright kick)

TSU - Huerkamp 44 yd field goal

TSU - Gregory 3 yd. run (kick failed)

EKU - Washington 22 yd. pass from Couch (Wright kick)

EKU - William Murrell 17 yd. run (Wright kick)

TSU - Huerkamp 29 yd. field goal

Attendance: 13,300 (est.)

Game 2

ASU - Jay Sutton 30 yd. field goal

Sutton 22 yd. field goal

ASU - Gerard Hardy 10 yd run (Hardy run)

EKU - Randel Menendez 20 yd. pass from Greg Couch (John Wright kick)

ASU -Hardy 23 run (Sutton kick)

EKU - Menendez 11 yd. pass from Couch (Wright kick)

4,800 (est.)

Game 4

EKU - Daymon Carter 2 yd. run (John Wright kick)

EKU - Randel Menendez 63 yd pass from Greg Couch (Wright kick)

EKU - Tony Mccombs 32 yd. interception return (Wright kick)

EKU - Wright 23 yd. field goal

EKU - Bobby Washington 30 yd pass from Couch (Wright kick)

EKU - Couch 18 yd. run (Wright kick)

EKU - Drew Hall 1 yd. run (Wright kick) Attendance: 17,600 (est.)

Game 6

Oct. 19 at Murfreesboro, TN

WKU - Joey Stockton 33 yd. pass from Willie Taggart (Jeff Poisel kick)

EKU - William Murrell 9 yd run (John Wright kick)

WKU - Antwan Floyd 11 yd. run (Poisel kick)

Attendance : 17,600 (est.)

TIU - Brant Billen 18 yd. run (Ryan Kelly kick)

EKU - William Murrell 86 yd run (John Wright kick)

EKU - Corey Clark 88 yd. interception return (Wright kick)

EKU - Daymon Carter 1 yd. run (Wright kick)

EKU - Carter 14 yd. run (Wright kick)

Attendance: 9,300 (est.)

EKU - William Murrell 62 yd. punt r!:)turn (John Wright kick)

MTSU-Keegan Ray 22 yd. field goal

EKU - Randel Menendez 81 yd. pass from Greg Couch (Wright kick)

EKU - Wright 33 yd field goal

EKU - Wright 22 yd. field goal

MTSU-Kelverick Green 7 yd. run (Ray kick)

MTSU-Ray 28 yd field goal Attendance: 6,823

Game 7

Oct. 26 at Martin, TN

Game 9

Nov . 9 at Richmo n d, KY

Game 11

MSU - Reginald Swinton 19 yd. pass from M ike Cherry (Rob Hart kick)

EKU- Bobby Washington 74 yd pass from Greg Couch (John Wright kick)

EKU - Jonathan Butler 1 yd run (Wright kick)

MSU - Jesse Jones 4 yd. pass from Cherry (Hart kick)

MSU - Hart 36 yd field goal

10,400 (est.)

Game 10

EKU - Robert Bouldin 1 yd. run (John Wright kick)

EKU - William Murrell 71 yd run (Wright kick)

EKU - Jonathan Butler 3 yd. run (Wr ight kick)

EKU - Murrell 24 yd run (Wright kick)

UTM - Stacey Lester 1 yd. r un (J J Brown kick)

EKU

- Wright 22 yd. fie ld goal

Conrad Praamsma 4 yd run (Chad Larner k ick)

Jonathan Butler 2 yd run (John Wright kick) EIU

Justin Lynch 9 yd. run (kick failed)

Lynch 3 yd. run (Seth Willingham run)

17 yd. run (L arne r kick)

William Murrell 70 yd run (Wright kick)

1 yd run (Larner kick) EKU - Ronde! Menendez 12 yd pass from Greg Couch (Wright kick)

EIU - Larner 23 yd field goal

EIU - Ed Jackson 83 yd interception return (Larner kick)

ce : 2 ,3 2 2

EKU

EKU - Butler 1 yd run (Wright kick) - Drew Hall 3 yd. run (Wright kick)

Attendance: 1 ,288

Game 8

Nov. 2 at Richmond, KY

EKU - William Murrell 18 yd run (John

APSU

EKU APSU

Wright kick)

- David Young 42 yd field goal

- Wright 45 yd field goal

- Jacob Dickson 1 yd run (Young kick)

EKU - Murrell 3 yd run (Wright kick)

EKU - Murrell 48 yd run (Wright kick)

1,020 (est.)

TSU - Jarrick Hi ll ery 17 yd. run (Patrick McFall k ick)

EKU - Bobby Washington 47 yd pass from Greg Couch (John Wr ight kick)

EKU - Wright 27 yd field goal

TSU - McFall 20 yd fie ld goal

EKU - Ronde! Menendez 6 yd pass from Couch (Wright kick)

EKU - Daymon Carter 4 yd. run (Wright kick)

EKU - Carter 4 yd. run (kick failed)

Attendance: 9,300 (est.)

MISCELLANEOUS

TURNOVER MARGIN

PASS RECEIVING

Juan Hall , TS

Reginald Swinton , MU

Jesse Jones, MU

Bobby Washington, EK

Shane Cowan, TM

Dee Mostiller, MT

Lenny Harris TM

Tom Hess, El

SCORING

Rob Hart, MU

Justin Lynch , El

Keegan Ray , MT

Reginald Swinton , MU

William Murrell, EK

John Wright, EK

Jesse Jones, MU

Anthony Downs, MU

PUNTING No.

Shawn Denzer , El 38

Jay Henderson, TT o/

Chris Wiggins, AP 53

Nicky Nickels, EK lf7

Justin Terrill, SE 63

Clifford Green, TS 51

Grant Pruitt, MU 40

Carlton Sisco , TM 35

KICKOFF RETURNS No.

Dee Mostiller MT '28

Chris Watson El 23

Vince Griffin TT 19

William Murrell, EK 17

Andrew Joyce, SE 12

RoderickThompson,AP 21

Chris Horton, AP 14

INTERCEPTIONS No.

Robert Taylor, TT 9

Darrell Hinton , TS 5

Hasheem Rasheed, El 5

Greg Klund, SE 5

Wi lliam Hampton , MU 4

Scooter Asel , EK

Clifford Green, TS

KICK SCORING

Rob Hart , MU

Keegan Ray, MT

John Wright, EK

Chad Larner, El

Ryan Kelly, TT

Patrick McFall TS

Eric Warren, SE

Young , AP

TACKLES AND ASSISTS

Jon Swift, TM

Brian Burton SE

Sammy Sanders TT

Tony Mccombs, EK

Britt Bowen, EK

Thomas Williams, AP

Phill ip Hancock , AP

Bobby Haggerty, SE

Ronald Smith , SE

Angel Rubio, SE

Ralph Hill, AP

Scooter Asel, EK

TACKLES FOR LOSS No.

Lamar Carter, TS 21

Byran DeGratfenreid , MT 18

Anthony Hicks, MT 17

Angel Rubio, SE 15

Thomas Williams AP 15

Antonio Strobridge TM 14 Rodney Wilson, El 14 Anthony Hutch, MU 12

Turner , TT

Bowen, EK

NCAA Division I-AA

Since the NCAA formed Division I-AA football in 1978, Eastern Kentucky University has been a dominant force in the race for the national championship. Except for the initial year, 1985 and 1996, the Colonels have either received invitation bids or automatically qualified by virtue of their Ohio Valley Conference championship for the post-season national playoffs, a grueling four-week tournament that involves 16 teams.

EKU captured the national title in both 1979 and 1982 and fought its way to the finals in 1980 and 1981. The 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1995 teams were defeated in first round playoff action. The 1986, 1988 nd 1991 Colonel squads advanced to the semifinals before losing and

the 1987 and 1994 teams lost in the quarterfinals. The I-AA football championship is underthe control and supervision ofthe four-man NCAA I-AA Football Committee, which is elected by the NCAA membership at the annual convention.

Other Division I-AA champions have been Florida A&M ( 1978), Boise State ( 1980), Idaho State ( 1981 ), Southern Illinois ( 1983), Montana State (1984), Georgia Southern (1985, 1986, 1989 and 1990), Northeast Louisiana ( 1987), Furman ( 1988), Youngstown State ( 1991, 1993 and 1994), Marshall ( 1992 and 1996) and Montana ( 1995).

How EKU has Ranked in I-AA Polls

Eastern Kentucky and The Division I-AA Playoffs

Quick Facts

Appearances: 16 (1979, 1980, 1981 , 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 , 1990, 1991 , 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)

National Championships: 2 (1979, 1982)

National Runnersup Titles: 2 (1980, 1981)

First Round Exits: 7 (1983, 1984, 1989,1990, 1992, 1993, 1995)

Quarterfinal Round Exits : 2 (1987, 1994)

Semifinal Round Exits: 3 (1986, 1988, 1991)

Playoff Record at Home: 10-4

Playoff Record on Road: 4-8

Playoff Record (Neutral Site): 2-2 (National Championship Games)

Largest Margin of Victory: 30 -7 (vs Lehigh, national championship game , 1979)

Largest Margin of Defeat: 48-0 (vs. Montana, first round, 1995)

Overall Playoff Record: 16-14

Year-By-Year Results

1979 1986

(H) Eastern Ky. 33, Nevada-Reno 30

(A) Eastern Ky 23, Furman 1O (Double Overtime)

(A) Eastern Ky. 24 , Eastern Illinois 22

(N) Eastern Ky 30, Lehigh 7 (National

(A) Arkansas State 24, Eastern Ky 10 Championship at Orlando, Florida) 1987

1980

(A) Eastern Ky. 23, Lehigh 20

(H) Eastern Ky. 40, Western Ky 17

(A) Northeast Louisiana 33 , Eastern Ky 32

(N) Boise State 31, Eastern Ky. 29 1988 (National Champ ionship at Sacra -

1981

(H) Eastern Ky 28, Massachusetts 17 mento, California)

(H) Eastern Ky 41, Western Ky. 24

(A) Georgia Southern 21, Eastern Ky. 17

(H) Eastern Ky 35, Delaware 28 1989

(A) Eastern Ky 23, Boise State 17

(H) Youngstown State 28, Eastern Ky. 24

(N) Idaho State 34, Eastern Ky. 23 1990 (National Championship at Wichita (H) Furman 45, Eastern Ky. 17 Falls, Texas)

1982

(H) Eastern Ky. 38, Idaho 30

1991

(H) Eastern Ky 14 , Appa lachian State 3

(H) Eastern Ky 23 , Middle Tennessee 13

(H) Eastern Ky. 13, Tennessee State 7 (A) Marshall 14, Eastern Ky. 7

(N) Eastern Ky 17, Delaware 14 (National 1992 Championship at Wichita Falls, Texas) (A) Marshall 44, Eastern Ky. 0

1983 1993

(H) Boston University 24, Eastern Ky 20

(A) Georgia Southern 14 , Eastern Ky 12

1984 1994

(H) Middle Tennessee 27, Eastern Ky. 10

(H) Eastern Ky. 30, Boston U. 23

(A) Youngstown State 18, Eastern Ky 15 1995

(A) Montana 48, Eastern Ky. 0

Ohio Valley Conference Records

TEAM-SINGLE GAME

Records

TEAM-SEASON SCORING

INDIVIDUAL-SINGLE GAME SCORING

INDIVIDUAL-SEASON

INDIVIDUAL CAREER

Modern Eastern Football Records

Single Game Individual Records

Most extra points - 9 (Jamie Lovett vs. Tenn. Tech. 1981)

Longest run from scrimmage - 97 yards (Don Daly vs. Morehead, 1951)

Most runs from scrimmage - 43 (Alfred Thompson vs. Morehead, 1973)

Most yards rushing - 300 (Markus Thomas vs. Marshall, 1989)

Most passes attempted - 45 (Jim Guice vs Middle Tennessee , 1966)

Most passes completed - 25 (Jim Guice vs. Akron, 1968)

Most yards passing - 318 (Chris Isaac vs. Murray State, 1981)

Most touchdown passes thrown - 4 (Jim Guice vs. Northwood , 1967 and Ernie House vs. Austin Peay, 1975)

Most touchdowns scored - 4 (Aaron Marsh vs. Northwood, 1967; Jimmie Brooks vs. East Tennessee, 1971; Stan Mitchell vs Ashland, 1975; Terence Thompson vs. Akron, 1981, and Western Kentucky, 1982; Elroy Harris vs. Austin Peay, 1988, and vs. Western Kentucky, 1988; Mike Cadore vs. Delaware State, 1988; Markus Thomas vs. Austin Peay, 1992)

Most passes received - 19 (Aaron Marsh vs. Northwood, 1967)

Most receiving yardage - 316 (Aaron Marsh vs. Northwood, 1967)

Most passes intercepted - 4 (Buddy Pfaadt vs Austin Peay, 1966 and Pat Smith vs Marshall , 1986)

Most limes punted - 13 (Jeff McCarthy vs. Morehead, 1971)

Most yards punted - 468 (Jeff McCarthy vs. Morehead, 1971)

Longest field goal - 57 yards (Dale Dawson vs. Murray State, 1985)

Longest punt - 78 yards (Bob Plotts vs. Tampa, 1966)

Longest punt return - 88 yards (Tony James vs. Austin Peay, 1982, and vs. Florida A & M, 1984)

Most field goals - 5 (Jamie Lovett vs Youngstown State, 1983)

Most points scored - 26 (Elroy Harris vs. Austin Peay, 1988)

Most points scored by kicking - 16 (Jamie Lovett vs Youngstown State, 1983)

Most yards kickoff return - 232 (Mike Cadore vs. Northeast Louisiana, 1987)

Longest interception return - 100 (George Floyd vs. Youngstown State, 1980)

Longest kickoff return - 100 (Leon Brown vs Austin Peay, 1989 and vs. Western Kentucky, 1992)

SINGLE SEASON INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

Most points scored - 164 (Elroy Harris , 1988)

Most touchdowns scored - 27 (Elroy Harris, 1988)

Most extra points kicked - 46 (Todd Duffy, 1991)

Most extra points attempted - 48 (Todd Duffy, 1991)

Most field goals - 23 (Dale Dawson, 1986)

Most points scored by k ick - 108 (Dale Dawson, 1986)

Most runs from scrimmage - 371 (Elroy Harris, 1988)

Most yards rushing - 1,998 (Elroy Harris, 1988)

Most yards rushing by fullback - 1,239 (Tim Lester, 1988)

Most passes attempted - 297 (Mike Whitaker, 1986)

Most passes completed - 163 (Mike Whitaker, 1986)

Best passing percentage - 62 7 (Lorenzo Fields, 1988)

Most yards passing - 2,077 (Mike Whitaker, 1986)

Most yards total offense - 2,013 (Mike Whitaker, 1986)

Most touchdown passes thrown - 16 (Mike Whitaker, 1986)

Most touchdown passes received - 11 (Aaron Marsh, 1966)

Best rushing average (min. 50 limes) - 7.2 yards (Leon Brown, 1993)

Most yardage on pass receiving - 1,095 (Aaron Marsh, 1967)

Most passes received - 73 (Aaron Marsh, 1966)

Best punting average - 42.3 (Marc Collins, 1995)

Most passes intercepted - 1O (George Floyd , 1981 , and Pat Smith , 1986)

Most punts returned - 36 (George Floyd, 1981)

Most yards on punt returns - 456 (Aaron Marsh, 1967)

Best punt return average - 17.0 (Aaron Marsh, 1967)

Most kickoffs returned - 34 (Danny Copeland, 1986)

Most yards on kickoffs returned - 967 (Danny Copeland , 1986)

Best kickoff return average - 33.1 (Tony James, 1983)

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

Most yards rushing - 5,552 (Markus Thomas, 1989-92 )

Most yards passing - 5,041 (Jim Guice , 1965-68)

Most touchdown passes thrown - 46 (Jim Guice, 1965-68)

Most yards total offense - 5,552 (Markus Thomas, 1989-92)

Most plays total offense - 934 (Jim Guice, 1965-68)

Most rushing attempts - 920 (Jimmie Brooks, 1968-71)

Most field goals kicked - 49 (Dale Dawson, 1983-86)

Most field goals attempted - 69 (Jamie Lovett, 1980-83, and Dale Dawson, 1983-86)

Most extra points kicked - 126 (David Flores, 1977-80)

Most extra point kick attempts -131 (David Flores, 1977-80) and (Marc Collins, 1992-95)

Most points scored by kick - 244 (Dale Dawson, 1983-86)

Most points scored - 355 (Elroy Harris , 1985, 87-88 )

Most touchdowns scored - 58 (Elroy Harris, 1985, 87-88)

Most yards per carry rushing - 6.57 (Markus Thomas, 1989-92)

Most kickoffs returned - 74 (Jerry Parrish, 1978-81)

Most yards on kickoffs returned - 2,072 (Jerry Parrish , 1978-81)

Most consecutive extra points kicked - 70 (Todd Duffy, 1990-91)

Most punts returned - 78 (George Floyd, 1978-81)

Most yards on punt returns - 708 (Tony James, 1981-84)

Most passes intercepted - 22 (George Floyd, 1978-81)

Most yards interception returns - 328 (George Floyd , 1978-81)

Best kickoff return average - 30.0 (Mike Cadore , 1985-88)

SINGLE GAME TEAM RECORDS

Most points scored by opponent - 99 vs. Wittenberg in 1931

Largest victory margin - 67-0 vs. Morehead in 1925

Largest defeat margin - 99-0 vs. Wittenberg in 1931

Most net yards rushing - 510 vs. East Tennessee in 1977

Most first downs - 33 vs WisconsinOshkosh in 1975

Most first downs rushing - 26 vs. Morehead State in 1989

Most touchdowns scored - 9 vs. Evansville in 1953; vs. Tennessee Tech , 1981

Most extra points - 9 vs. Tennessee Tech, 1981

Most yards penalized - 201 vs. Morehead State, 1988

Least net yards rushing by opponent - (-43) vs. Middle Tennessee , 1981

Most touchdown passes - 6 vs. Northwood in 1967

Fewest first downs given up - 2 vs. Murray State in 1976

SINGLE SEASON TEAM RECORDS

Undefeated seasons - 1940 (8-0-0), 1954 (8-0-1 ), 1982 (13-0-0)

Most wins - 13, 1982 (13-0-0)

Most defeats - 8 in 1929 (1-8-0)

Most ties - 4 in 1909 (0-0-4)

Most points scored - 424 (1988)

Most points by opposition - 264 (1930)

Least points scored - 15 (1930)

Most consecutive games without a loss or tie - 18 (1982-83)

Most consecutive games without a loss - 19 (1982-83), 1 tie

Most touchdowns scored - 56(1988)

Most extra points kicked - 49 (1994, 1995)

Most passes completed - 170 (1967)

Most passes attempted - 304 (1986)

Best passing percentage - 62.3 (1988)

Least yards rushing by opponents - 951 (1953)

Least yards passing by opponents - 487 (1957)

Best punting average - 42.3 (1995)

Most yards penalized - 925 (1988)

Most yards rushing - 4,309 (1988)

Most yards passing - 2 ,133 (1967)

Best total offense - 5,793 (1988)

Most first downs rushing - 212 (1988)

Most first downs passing-95 (1986)

Most passes intercepted by EKU defense29 (1986)

Eastern's Football History ... Steeped in Tradition

There he stood, Eastern Kentucky University football coach Roy Kidd, amid the jubilant crowd of players, press, and well-wishers in the visitors ' locker room at the Pioneer Bowl Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas He had just guided Eastern to another milestone in its athletic history.

On that day , December 18 , 1982 , the Colonels captured the University's second national championship (EKU won it s first nationalcrown in 1979 when it defeated Lehigh 307) as they defeated Delaware 17-14 in the National Collegiate AthleticAssociationDivision I -AA championship game , capping a 13-0 season.

ThatvictorymarkedEastern' sfourthstraightappearance in the I-AA title game, having won runners-up trophies in 1980 and 1981.

EKU football has come a long way since the first organized game was played in 1909 on Stateland Field , and much of the credit is given to Kidd , an All-American quarterback at Eastern in 1953 , who returned to his alma mater in 1963 and proceeded to build a national powerhouse.

Kidd's 33-yearrecord stands at 272 wins, 99 losses, and eight ties, a remarkable 728 winning percentage. He has twice been chosen National I-AA Coach of the Year and Kentucky Sportsman of the Year , and is the winningest coach in Ohio Valley Conference history.

The popularity of Eastern football grew so rapidly in the 1960 's that Hanger Stadium , the home of the Maroons (the school's nickname later became Colonels) since 1936 , was too small for the large enthusiastic crowds. Eastern paid "old" Hanger a fitting farewell in 1968 as it thrashed rival M orehead State, 35-7. A new era in EKU football began the following year when the Colonels moved to Hanger Field, a modern 20,000-seat facility Eastern christened its new playing field with a 29-l0drubbingofAustinPeay In 1990 the Stadium was renamed in honor of current head coach Roy Kidd The Colonels defeated the University of Central Florida 24-12 that day.

Th ere have been many memorable moments in the rich herit a ge of Eastern football. One came in 1967 when EKU's OVC champs won the NCAA Mideast Regional championship by defeating Ball State, 27-13, in the Grantland Rice Bowl. Another occurred in 1954 wh e n Eastern's third r e gular season undefeated team (the first was in 1940) mad e the school's first bow 1appearance only to fall to the U niversity of Omaha , 7-6, in the Tangerine Bowl. Then , 25 years later , came the first of four straightnationalchampionship game a ppearances and six consecutive playoff appearances .

Kidd ' s status among the active coaching profession is well-known , but Eastern has had other successful coaches dur i ng its football history. Previous coaches include James

Park(1909), Clyde Wilson(1910-11), CharlesKeith(1912), BenBernard(1913-16),ClydeMcCoy(1919),GeorgeHembree (1922-28), Charles "Turkey'' Hughes (1929-34), Rome Rankin (1935-42, 1945-46) , Tom Samuels (1947-53), and Glenn Presnell (1954-62)

Since the OVC was organized in 1948, Eastern has won 13 regular season titles outright (in'54 , '67, '68 , ' 74 , ' 76 , ' 81 , ' 82 , ' 83, '84, ' 88 , '91 , '93 and '94), shared four titles in ' 62, ' 86, ' 87 and '90 and to date ranks first in the Conference alltime standings with a 224-88- 7 won-lost record .

EKU football has produced 48 All-Americans and has had 34 players drafted into the professional ranks Best known among former Eastern players is Wally Cham hers , a 1972 All-American , who was voted National Football League "Defensive Rookie of the Year" in 1973 as a tackle with the Chicago Bears

EKU FOOTBALL MILESTONES

ALL GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1909

OVC GAMES PLAYED SINCE 1948

TEN BEST RECORDS

The Ohio Valley Conference will once again receive tremendous exposure through the televising of its football games on regional and local networks.

Four games involving league teams will be aired on FOX Sports South, beginning with a September 6 matchup between perennial I-AA powers Eastern Kentucky and Troy State. FOX Sports South is the largest regional sports network in the country, reaching more than 6 million homes in a seven-state area

The OVC will also continue its partnership with WNAB-TV in Nashville for the second straight year. Six OVC games are scheduled to be televised on WNAB this season, beginning with the matchup between conference rivals Middle Tennessee State and Tennessee State on September 6.

OVC TELEVISION PACKAGE

Date

Sept. 6

Sept. 6

Sept. 13

Sept. 20

Oct.4

Oct. 11

Oct. 18

Oct. 25

Nov. 8

Game

Tennessee St. vs. Middle Tennessee

Eastern Kentucky at Troy State

Middle Tennessee at Chattanooga

Eastern Kentucky at Appalachian St.

Jacksonville St. at Middle Tennessee

Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee St.

Eastern Kentucky at Murray State

Southeast Missouri at Middle Tenn.

Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State

Nov. 15 Middle Tennessee at Eastern Ky. ovc.org

Network

WNAB-TV

FOX Sports South

FOX Sports South

FOX Sports South

WNAB-TV

WNAB-TV

FOX Sports South

WNAB-TV

WNAB-TV

WNAB-TV

SPORTS

OVC FOOTBALL ON THE RADIO

The Newest Link to Information on the OVC

The Ohio Valley Conference has entered a partnership with DataNet, a subsidiary of Datatek International, to build and maintain the conference's first official website - ovc.org.

The initial site will include the latest conference statistics, standings and press releases, as well as updated information on the OVC's 10 member institutions. Future plans call for contests, merchandise sales and Chat Rooms.

The site debuted at the 1997 OVC/Nautica Footwear Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, and received great reviews. Since that time, the site has been reworked to include the conference's other championship sports .

DataNet was founded in 1994 and has established itself as one of the premier companies in the Nashville area for Internet development. The company designed and maintains the web site for the BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland and the Nashville Area Athletic Club.

Here's a list of the flagship radio stations that will carry Ohio Valley Conference football for the 1997 season

Eastern Illinois - WACF-FM - 97 .5 (Ken Wooddell, Doug Bock)

Eastern Kentucky - WEKY-AM - 1340 (Greg Stotelmyer, Webber Hamilton)

Middle Tennessee - WBOZ-FM 104.9/WVRY-FM 105.1 (Dick Palmer, Preston O'Neal, Chip Walters)

Murray State - WBLN-FM - 103.7 (Neal Bradley, Sam Rickman)

Southeast Missouri - KEZS-FM - 102 9 (Mike Legg, Rick Wieser, Ron Hines)

Tennessee-Martin - WCMT-FM - 101.7 (Bill Haney, Tom Britt)

Tennessee State - WVOL-AM - 1470 (Ernie Allen, Albert Dawson)

Tennessee Tech - WHUB-AM - 1400 (Gene Davidson, Roger Ealey)

All-Tinte Series History