TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Table of Contents..................................... 1 Quick Facts .............................................. 2 Directions and Campus Map ................... 3 Media Information ............................... 4-5 Opponent SID Directory .......................... 6 2010 PREVIEW Outlook............................................... 8-11 Rosters .............................................. 12-15 Roster Breakdowns ........................... 16-17 Depth Chart ........................................... 18 COACHES George O’Leary................................. 20-23 Sean Beckton ......................................... 24 George Godsey ...................................... 25 Dave Huxtable ....................................... 26 David Kelly ............................................. 27 Brent Key ............................................... 28 Jim Panagos ........................................... 29 Tim Salem .............................................. 30 John Skladany ........................................ 31 Charlie Taaffe ......................................... 32 Support Staff .................................... 33-38 President Dr. John C. Hitt ....................... 39 Director of Athletics Keith R. Tribble ..... 40 Administrative Staff .......................... 41-42 STUDENT-ATHLETES Student-Athlete Profiles ................... 43-74 OPPONENTS South Dakota, NC State, Buffalo ............ 76 Kansas State, UAB, Marshall .................. 77 Rice, East Carolina, Houston .................. 78 Southern Miss, Tulane, Memphis .......... 79 Composite Schedule .............................. 80
2009 YEAR IN REVIEW Season Notes .................................... 82-84 Team Stats ............................................. 85 Individual Stats ................................. 86-87 Defensive Stats ...................................... 88 Superlatives ........................................... 89 Individual Game-By-Game..................... 90 Team Game-By-Game ............................ 91 Samford Game Recap ............................ 92 Southern Miss Game Recap .................. 93 Buffalo Game Recap .............................. 94 East Carolina Game Recap ..................... 95 Memphis Game Recap .......................... 96 Miami Game Recap ............................... 97 Rice Game Recap ................................... 98 Marshall Game Recap............................ 99 Texas Game Recap ............................... 100 Houston Game Recap .......................... 101 Tulane Game Recap ............................. 102 UAB Game Recap................................. 103 St. Petersburg Bowl Recap ................... 104 HISTORY Historical Timeline ........................ 106-109 All-Americans ............................... 110-112 Honors and Awards ............................. 113 UCF Athletics Hall of Fame ........... 114-115 Daunte Culpepper ............................... 116 Kevin Smith.......................................... 117 Joe Burnett .......................................... 118 Coaching Records ................................ 119 Year-By-Year Offense............................ 120 Year-By-Year Defense ........................... 121 FBS Era Stats (1996-97) ....................... 122 FBS Era Stats (1998-99) ....................... 123 FBS Era Stats (2000-01) ....................... 124 FBS Era Stats (2002-03) ....................... 125 FBS Era Stats (2004-05) ....................... 126
FBS Era Stats (2006-07) ....................... 127 FBS Era Stats (2008-09) ....................... 128 Record vs. Opponents ......................... 129 Series Results................................ 130-132 Year-By-Year Results ..................... 133-136 All-Time Lettermen ....................... 137-141 Florida Citrus Bowl .............................. 142 RECORDS Rushing Records ........................... 144-148 Passing Records ............................ 149-156 Receiving Records......................... 157-161 Miscellaneous Records ................. 162-166 Kicking Records............................. 167-169 Return Records ............................. 170-174 Defensive Records ........................ 175-179 Misc. Team Records ...................... 180-181 Year-By-Year Leaders .................... 182-183 Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl ................. 184-185 AutoZone Liberty Bowl ................. 186-187 St. Petersburg Bowl ...................... 188-189 UCF on TV ..................................... 190-191 UCF in the Pros ............................. 192-195 UCF in NFL Special Events .................... 196 UCF AND ORLANDO University of Central Florida ................ 198 Campus Life ......................................... 199 A Big-Time University .......................... 200 Prominent Alumni ............................... 201 City of Orlando .................................... 202 Media Spotlight ................................... 203 Bright House Networks Stadium .. 204-205 Wayne Densch Sports Center .............. 206
CREDITS The 2010 UCF football yearbook was written, edited and designed by the UCF athletics communications office. UCF action photography provided by Todd Drexler/Sideline Sports, Romeo Guzman, Brandon Helwig, J.T. Hangen, Chris Schubert, Paul Chapman, C.W. Pack, and UCF marketing. UCF photographs provided by UCF marketing. Orlando photographs provided by the Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Special thanks to the National Football League franchises for use of their photos. 1
2010 UCF QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF
GENERAL INFORMATION School University of Central Florida City/Zip Orlando, Fla. 32816 Founded 1963 Enrollment 53,644 Nickname Knights School Colors Black and Gold Stadium (Capacity): Bright House Networks Stadium (45,323) Surface 419 Bermuda Grass Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Conference USA President Dr. John C. Hitt (Austin College, ‘62) Director of Athletics Keith R. Tribble (Florida, ‘77) Athletics Department Phone 407-823-3213 Ticket Office Phone 407-823-1000
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Director - Football SID Office Phone Cell Phone E-mail Associate Director Office Phone Cell Phone E-mail Assistant Director Office Phone Cell Phone E-mail Assistant Director Office Phone Cell Phone E-mail Athletics Communications Fax Press Box Phone Website
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Leigh Torbin 407-823-0994 407-325-5703 ltorbin@athletics.ucf.edu Doug Richards 407-823-2142 407-405-5823 drichards@athletics.ucf.edu Brian Ormiston 407-823-2409 407-920-1233 bormiston@athletics.ucf.edu Sarah Tarasewicz 407-823-6489 407-256-8111 sarah@athletics.ucf.edu 407-823-5293 407-882-0386 UCFAthletics.com
Head Coach George O’Leary Alma Mater/Year New Hampshire, ‘69 Record at UCF 34-41 (.453) (Seventh Season) Career Record (yrs) 86-74 (.538) (14th Season) Football Office Phone 407-823-5397 Best Time to Call Contact SID Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year) Defensive Backs Sean Beckton (UCF, ‘93) Running Backs George Godsey (Georgia Tech, ‘00) Defensive Coordinator Dave Huxtable (E. Illinois, ‘79) Wide Receivers/Asst. Head Coach David Kelly (Furman, ‘79) Offensive Line/Recruiting Coor. Brent Key (Georgia Tech, ‘01) Defensive Line Jim Panagos (Maryland, ‘96) Tight Ends/Special Teams Tim Salem (Arizona St.,‘85) Linebackers John Skladany (Central Conn. State, ‘72) Offensive Coordinator/QBs Charlie Taaffe (Siena, ‘73)
HISTORY First Year of Football First Year of FBS Football Overall All-Time Record FBS Era Record (Since 1996) Overall All-Time Citrus Bowl Record Overall All-Time BHNS Record
1979 1996 177-171-1 (.509) 80-85 (.485) 112-59-1 (.654) 14-6 (.700)
TEAM INFORMATION 2009 Overall Record 8-5 (.615) C-USA Record 6-2 (.750) / 2nd East 2009 Postseason St. Petersburg Bowl Basic Offense Multiple Basic Defense Multiple, 4-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 46/12 Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost 21/4 Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost 20/8 Special Teams Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/0 Starters Returning/Lost 15/7 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost 8/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 7/4 Specialty Starters Returning/Lost 7/0
DIRECTIONS AND PARKING MAP DIRECTIONS TO BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS STADIUM/WAYNE DENSCH SPORTS CENTER From Jacksonville/Daytona • I-95 South to I-4 West to 417 South. • Exit at University Boulevard East. • Left on Alafaya Trail. • Right on Gemini Boulevard. • Left on North Orion Boulevard. • Wayne Densch Sports Center and Bright House Networks Stadium are on the left. From Miami • I-95 North to Highway 50 (Colonial). • Right on Alafaya Trail. • Right on Gemini Boulevard. • Left on North Orion Boulevard. • Wayne Densch Sports Center and Bright House Networks Stadium are on the left. From Tampa • I-4 East to 408 East to 417 North. • Exit at University Boulevard East. • Left on Alafaya Trail. • Right on Gemini Boulevard. • Left on North Orion Boulevard. • Wayne Densch Sports Center and Bright House Networks Stadium are on the left. From Orlando International Airport • 528 East to 417 North. • Exit at University Boulevard East. • Left on Alafaya Trail. • Right on Gemini Boulevard. • Left on North Orion Boulevard. • Wayne Densch Sports Center and Bright House Networks Stadium are on the left.
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UCF-ISP SPORTS NETWORK AND UCF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS UCF-ISP SPORTS NETWORK Radio Broadcasts In 2008, UCF-ISP Sports Network and Clear Channel Radio Orlando announced an innovative marketing partnership that features UCF Athletics events and promotional programming airing across the company’s seven top-rated Orlando radio stations. The programming is based around the UCF game day broadcasts for football, men’s basketball and baseball, in addition to call-in shows for both the football and men’s basketball head coaches. The George O’Leary Call-In Show takes place on Thursday nights and will air on WYGM 740 AM “The Game” from 7-8 p.m. during game weeks during the football season. The entire Knights football and men’s basketball schedules, the Donnie Jones Call-In Show, 20 regularseason baseball games plus the postseason will also air on the flagship station for UCF Athletics, WYGM 740 AM “The Game.” WYGM 740 AM also airs a daily segment, the Daily Knights Report, a one-minute feature that runs Monday through Friday. UCF Athletics also continues to hold a significant promotional presence during the Dan Sileo Show. The marketing partnership gains its unique positioning through an enhanced UCF Athletics promotional schedule that runs for 38 weeks across the entire Clear Channel Radio Orlando line-up: WMGF Magic 107.7 FM, WXXL 106.7 FM, WTKS Real Radio 104.1 FM, WJRR 101.1 FM, WRUM Rumba 100.3, WFLA 540 AM and WYGM 740 AM.
UCF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Leigh Torbin* Dir. of Communications Football, WGolf
Joe Hornstein* Assoc. A.D./Public Affairs
Doug Richards Assoc. Dir. of Comm. MBB, MGolf, MTennis
UCF Athletics also gained a greater presence on each of the seven Clear Channel Radio Orlando websites; including a dedicated personality page on the WYGM 740 AM website that is updated all season long. Lastly, Clear Channel Radio Orlando provides a heightened presence at on-campus athletics events, including promotional crews, vehicles and giveaway items. UCF Sports Today with George O’Leary UCF fans across the region can watch UCF Sports Today with George O’Leary for an inside-look at the Knights. Scott Adams will serve as host with the program airing on Bright House Sports Network. Each week, O’Leary recaps the Knights’ previous game and looks ahead to the team’s upcoming contest. Every show also includes feature stories and interviews with UCF players and coaches.
MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION Leigh Torbin (Football SID) 4000 Central Florida Blvd (Bldg. 39) Box 163555 Orlando, FL 32816-3555 Office Phone: (407) 823-0994 Cell Phone: (407) 325-5703 FAX Number: (407) 823-5293 E-mail: ltorbin@athletics.ucf.edu Athletic Website: UCFAthletics.com Media Website: CollegePressBox.com
Erik Kohler, Stadium Announcer Brian Ormiston Asst. Dir. of Comm. Base, WSoccer, WTennis
Sarah Tarasewicz Asst. Dir. of Comm. Soft, Volleyball, Rowing
* Leigh Torbin and Joe Hornstein will accompany the Knights on their road trips in 2010.
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Kohler enters his 10th season as the Knights’ football public address announcer. Kohler also announces home UCF men’s and women’s basketball and baseball games. Kohler has also announced Orlando Magic games, minor league baseball and MLB spring training games around the area in addition to the St. Petersburg Bowl and the Florida Tuskers.
UCF ATHLETICS MEDIA POLICIES COVERING UCF Practices Beginning on Aug. 23 and continuing throughout the season, practice will be open to the media on Tuesday and Wednesday only. Practice is closed to the media on Monday, Thursday and Friday. Media availability is subject to change. Head Coach George O’Leary Head coach George O’Leary will be available for interviews during the season following practice on Wednesday and Thursday. The ideal interview window for O’Leary is each Tuesday as UCF holds a weekly press conference at Bright House Networks Stadium. The press conference begins at 12:00 p.m. and also includes a pair of players each week. Player Availability ALL player interviews must be arranged through the UCF Athletics Communications office. During the season, player interviews are permitted after practice on Tuesday and Wednesday unless practice has been closed by the head coach. Filming at Practice On Tuesday and Wednesday only during the season, video and photo access is available during individual drills at the beginning of practice. No filming is permitted during team work. Tripods are not permitted on the practice field at any time and media members must stand at least five yards off the sideline. Media members must stay on the perimeter of the practice fields. At all times, filming at practice is at the discretion of the UCF Athletics Communications office personnel and the coaching staff. CONFERENCE USA WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE Conference USA head coaches will be featured on a teleconference from 2-3:30 p.m. ET several Mondays during the season. The first call is scheduled for Aug. 30. Media representatives wishing to participate in the call should contact the league office to obtain the phone number. Please contact Russ Anderson at the conference office at (214) 774-1300 for the dial-in number. There will not be a call on several weeks during the core of the season. Check with the C-USA office for these dates.
Schedule 2 p.m. EDT 2:05 p.m. 2:12 p.m. 2:19 p.m. 2:26 p.m. 2:33 p.m. 2:40 p.m. 2:47 p.m. 2:54 p.m. 3:01 p.m. 3:08 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 3:22 p.m.
Players of the Week/Notes Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina Doc Holliday, Marshall Larry Porter, Memphis Larry Fedora, Southern Miss Kevin Sumlin, Houston David Bailiff, Rice June Jones, SMU Bob Toledo, Tulane Neil Callaway, UAB Mike Price, UTEP Todd Graham, Tulsa George O’Leary, UCF
COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for Conference USA football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides and more for the conference and each of its 12 member schools throughout the season. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an E-mail to password@collegepressbox.com. UCF ATHLETICS CREDENTIAL POLICY All football credentials are a revocable license for admission. UCF Athletics reserves the right to refuse, revoke or terminate this license at any time. Your acceptance of accreditation and subsequent use of the credential is expressly conditional upon, but not limited to, the following: • UCF Athletics and its rights holders own all copyrights, intellectual property rights and proprietary rights for images, sound and data ensuing from or during UCFAA home athletics contests. • The unauthorized commercial use of photographs, video or audio emanating from UCF Athletics home contests is forbidden. • The holder of this credential voluntarily assumes all risks of property loss and personal injury arising during its use. • Photo or video images taken during UCF Athletics home sporting events may only be used in conjunction and for the purpose of the approved credential grant. • Any secondary use of any picture, audio description, film/tape or drawing of the game
taken or made by the accredited organization or individual to whom this credential has been issued is prohibited without prior specific written approval of UCF Athletics. • The granted credentials are not transferable. UCF Athletics specifically reserves the right to alter, amend, change, revise or in way change the terms of this license without advance notice to the holder, and such changes may not be reflected on the credential. PHOTO CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Only photographers shooting for accredited news agencies, or for UCF, will be issued credentials. Photographers will pick up their credentials at the media will call area located at Gate 18. The photographer will receive an arm band that will also serve as their working credential. Photographers are allowed to shoot behind the north and south end zones and on the sidelines, but will not be permitted in the team area between the 25-yard lines. CREDENTIAL REQUESTS All requests for working media, television, radio, online media, photography or scouting passes should be directed to Leigh Torbin or Doug Richards in the UCF Athletics Communications office. Requests should be made at least one week in advance. If time permits, the credential will be mailed. If not, the credential will be left at media will call at Gate 18 of Bright House Networks Stadium. Parking passes for media will be distributed to the accredited parties based on availability and priority. ROAD CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Working press wishing to cover UCF on the road should make credential requests through the UCF Athletics Communications office. PRESS BOX SERVICES Prior to each game, notes, statistics and media guides are available in the Bright House Networks Stadium Press Box. During the game, statistics are distributed. An internal public address announcer will keep the media aware of play-by-play, records and game notes. A pregame meal is served before kickoff. Wireless Internet is available to the media in the press box.
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2010 OPPONENT MEDIA INFORMATION GAME 1: SOUTH DAKOTA September 4, 2010 • Orlando, Fla.
October 23, 2010 • Orlando, Fla.
Football SID: Amil Anderson Office Phone: 605-677-5927 Cell Phone: 605-677-7833 E-mail Address: Amil.Anderson@usd.edu Website: USDCoyotes.com
Football SID: Chuck Pool Office Phone: 713-348-5775 Cell Phone: 832-244-6476 E-mail Address: chuck.pool@rice.edu Website: RiceOwls.com
GAME 2: NC STATE
GAME 8: EAST CAROLINA
September 11, 2010 • Orlando, Fla.
October 30, 2010 • Orlando, Fla.
Football SID: Annabelle Myers Office Phone: 919-515-1181-ext.2102 Cell Phone: 919-819-8302 E-mail Address: Annabelle_myers@ncsu.edu Website: GoPack.com
Football SID: Tom McClellan Office Phone: 252-737-1274 Cell Phone: 252-414-0990 E-mail Address: mcclellant@ecu.edu Website: ECUPirates.com
GAME 3: BUFFALO
GAME 9: HOUSTON
September 18, 2010 • Buffalo, N.Y.
November 5, 2010 • Houston, Texas
Football SID: Jon Fuller Office Phone: 716-645-6762 Cell Phone: 716-359-2728 E-mail Address: jfuller3@buffalo.edu Website: BuffaloBulls.com
Football SID: Cassie Arner Office Phone: 713-743-9409 Cell Phone: 832-523-8647 E-mail Address: mcarner@central.uh.edu Website: UHCougars.com
GAME 4: KANSAS STATE
GAME 10: SOUTHERN MISS
September 25, 2010 • Manhattan, Kan.
November 13, 2010 • Orlando, Fla.
Football SID: Kenny Lannou Office Phone: 785-532-7708 Cell Phone: 785-587-7867 E-mail Address: klannou@k-state.edu Website: KStateSports.com
Football SID: Jack Duggan Office Phone: 601-266-6240 Cell Phone: 601-596-5637 E-mail Address: jack.duggan@usm.edu Website: SouthernMiss.com
GAME 5: UAB
GAME 11: TULANE
October 6, 2010 • Orlando, Fla.
November 20, 2010 • New Orleans, La.
Football SID: Norm Reilly Office Phone: 205-934-0730 Cell Phone: 205-936-1793 E-mail Address: nreilly@uab.edu Website: UABSports.com
Football SID: Roger Dunaway Office Phone: 504-862-8240 Cell Phone: 504-452-2906 E-mail Address: roger@tulane.edu Website: TulaneGreenWave.com
GAME 6: MARSHALL
GAME 12: MEMPHIS
October 13, 2010 • Huntington, W. Va.
November 27, 2010 • Memphis, Tenn.
Football SID: Randy Burnside Office Phone: 304-696-4660 Cell Phone: 304-208-0498 E-mail Address: burnsid2@marshall.edu Website: HerdZone.com
Football SID: Jennifer Rodrigues Office Phone: 901-678-2397 Cell Phone: 901-734-9951 E-mail Address: jmpowers@memphis.edu Website: GoTigersGo.com
CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME December 4, 2010 • TBA Campus Site Football Info: Russ Anderson Office Phone: 214-774-1300 Cell Phone: 214-773-1737 E-mail Address: rdanderson@c-usa.org Website: ConferenceUSA.com
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GAME 7: RICE
CONFERENCE USA LEAGUE INFORMATION Mailing Address: 5201 N. O’Connor Blvd., Suite 300 Irving, TX 75039 Commissioner: Britton Banowsky Assoc. Commissioner: Alfred White Asst. Commissioner for Football: Russ Anderson Asst. Commisisoner for PR: Courtney Morrison Archer