Youngstown State 2009 Football Media and Recruiting Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION

General Information

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Table of Contents _________________ 1 2009 Schedule ___________________ 1 Team/Department Information _______ 2 Media Services ___________________ 3 Multimedia Information _____________ 4 Stambaugh Stadium ______________ 5-6 Missouri Valley Conference _________ 7

Coaching Staff

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Head Coach Jon Heacock ________ ________8-10 8-10 Assistant Head Coach Sam Eddy ___ 11 Assistant Coach Brian Wright_______ 11 Assistant Coach Dave Elliott _______ 12 Assistant Coach Chris Bache _______ 12 Assistant Coach Jerry Olsavsky _____ 13 Assistant Coach Sherod Holmes ____ 13 Assistant Coach Benyard Jones ____ 14 Assistant Coach Mike Kolakowski ___ 14 Assistant Coach Mark Spencer _____ 15 Assistant Coach Tom Anthony ______ 15 Football Support Staff __________ __________16-17 16-17 Athletic Department Staff __________ 18

2009 Information

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Roster Information _______________ 19 Rosters ______________________ ______________________20-21 20-21 Offensive Outlook ______________ ______________22-23 22-23 Defensive Outlook ______________ ______________24-25 24-25 Student-Athlete Biographies ______ ______26-60 26-60 Opponents ____________________ ____________________61-62 61-62

2008 In Review

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Team Stats, Honors, Results _______ 63 Final Individual Statistics_________ _________64-65 64-65 Game-by-Game Statistics ________ ________66-68 66-68 Scoring Drives___________________ Drives___________________ 69 Drive Breakdown _________________ 70 Top Performances _______________ 71 Game Recaps _________________ _________________72-77 72-77

History

78-92

FCS Playoff Success _____________ 78 1991 National Champions _________ 79 1993 National Champions _________ 80 1994 National Champions _________ 81 1997 National Champions _________ 82 All-Americans ____________________ 83 MVFC All-Conference______________ 84 Academic Honors ________________ 85 Penguins in the NFL ______________ 86 Professional Players ____________ ____________86-87 86-87 NFL Draft Picks __________________ 87 All-Time Letterwinners __________ __________88-92 88-92 Retired Jerseys __________________ 92

Records

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Coaching Records _______________ 93 Individual Game Records ________ ________94-95 94-95 Longest Plays ___________________ 96 Thrillers and Comebacks __________ 97 One-Point Games ________________ 97 Individual Season Records _______ _______98-99 98-99 Top Season Performances _________ 99 Individual Career Records ____ 100-101 Top 20 Career Leaders __________ 102 Top Scoring Performances _______ 103 Team Records ______________ 103-105 Season-by-Season Statistics __ 106-108 Team Records __________________ 107 Annual Individual Leaders _____ 109-112 Defensive Shutouts ______________ 111 Results vs. Ranked Foes _________ 113 Results vs. FBS Schools__________ 113 All-Time Results _____________ 114-116 Overtime Games ________________ 117 Season-By-Season Results ____ 117-120

2009 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 at Pittsburgh

1 p.m.

YSU visits Pitt for first time since 2005

Sept. 12 vs. Austin Peay

4 p.m.

Guins host Governors for first time since 1987

Sept. 19 at Northeastern

1 p.m.

YSU owns one win at NU in four previous trips

Sept. 26 at Indiana State •

12:05 p.m.

YSU goes for 13 straight wins over Sycamores

Oct. 3 vs. Missouri State •

6 p.m.

Penguins have won all six meetings in Y-Town

Oct. 10 vs. Western Illinois •

6 p.m.

YSU has won five consecutive meetings

Oct. 24 at Southern Illinois •

4 p.m.

Penguins make final visit to McAndrew Stadium

Oct. 31 vs. South Dakota St. (HC) • 4 p.m.

YSU last played at home on Halloween in 1992

Nov. 7 at UNI •

5:05 p.m.

Guins’ last win over Panthers was in 2000

Nov. 14 vs. Illinois State •

1 p.m.

YSU has won three of the last five meetings

Nov. 21 at North Dakota State •

2 p.m.

Program’s first trek to NDSU since 1972

Nov. 28 FCS Playoffs Guins have made 11 trips to FCS postseason • Missouri Valley Conference Game For Tickets call (330) 941-1YSU | All times Eastern

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GENERAL INFORMATION

TEAM/DEPARTMENT INFORMATION Quick Facts

Sports Information

Location: Youngstown, Ohio Enrollment: 13,712 Founded: 1908 Nickname: Penguins Colors: Red & White Affiliation: NCAA Football Championship Subdivison (FCS) Conference: Missouri Valley Football Conference Stadium: Stambaugh Stadium • 20,630 (Sprinturf) Field: Dike Beede Field All-Time Record (First Season): 416-273-17 (1938) Press Box Phone: (330) 941-7233 Athletics Director: Ron Strollo (Youngstown State, 1993) Athletic Department Phone: (330) 941-2385 President: Dr. David Sweet NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. Chet Cooper Head Coach: Jon Heacock Alma Mater: Muskingum, 1983 YSU Record: 54-39, Ninth Season Overall Record: 54-39, Ninth Season Office Phone: (330) 941-3478 Best Time to Contact: Mornings (Through SID) Twitter: @YSUFBCoach Assistant Coaches (Year at YSU; Alma Mater; Responsibility): Tom Anthony, Second Season (Augustana, Ill., 2006) Assistant Defensive Line Chris Bache, Fifth Season (Indiana, Pa., 1987) Offensive Line Sam Eddy, 16th Season (Taylor, 1978) Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Dave Elliott, Sixth Season (Michigan, 1975) Wide Receivers Sherod Holmes, Fifth Season (Youngstown State, 2005) Cornerbacks Benyard Jones, First Season (Indiana, 1998) Defensive Line Mike Kolakowski, Fourth Season (Ohio Northern, 1979) Safeties Jerry Olsavsky, Seventh Season (Pittsburgh, 1990) Linebackers Mark Spencer, Second Season (Ohio, 1995) Tight Ends Brian Wright, Ninth Season (Wooster, 1994) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Student Assistants: Brian Jones, Sal Guagliardo, Doug Sangregorio Director of Operations: Dan Kopp Secretary: Lynn Cadle

Sports Information Director: Trevor Parks (Nebraska, 1996) Mailing Address: One University Plaza • Youngstown, OH 44555 Office Phone: (330) 941-3192 | Cell Phone: (330) 402-3289 Office Fax: (330) 941-3191 | E-Mail: tparks@ysu.edu Athletics Website: www.YSUsports.com Athletics Twitter: @ysusports Sports Information Staff: Jamie Hall • Assistant | John Vogel • Assistant Todd Mounce • Student Assistant

Team Information Basic Offense: Spread • Basic Defense: 4-3 2008 Record: 4-8 • 2008 Conference Record: 3-5 (T-6th) 2008 Letterwinners: 64 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 43/21 Offensive Lettermen Returning/Lost: 17/11 Defensive Lettermen Returning/Lost: 21/9 Lettermen To Change Positions: 1 (Chris Gammon) Special Teams Lettermen Returning/Lost: 4/1 2008 Redshirts: 14 2009 Signees: 17 (17 Freshmen) Starters Returning: 16 (5 • Offense, 9 • Defense, 2 • Special Teams) Starters Lost: 9 (6 • Offense, 2 • Defense, 1 • Special Teams)

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Athletic Department AREA CODE (330) Ron Strollo, Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics __941-2385 Elaine Jacobs, Associate Director of Athletics/SWA _______941-2282 Rick Love, Associate Director of Athletics _______________941-7227 Emily Haynam, Assistant Director of Athletics ____________941-7208 Tom Morella, Assistant Director of Athletics _____________941-2351 Dr. Jane Kestner, NCAA Faculty Representative __________941-3408 Trevor Parks, Sports Information Director _______________941-3192 Jamie Hall, Assistant Sports Information Director _______941-1581 John Vogel, Assistant Sports Information Director _______941-1480 Robb Schmidt, Director of Athletic Marketing ____________941-7226 Tim Stuart, Director of Ticket Operations _______________941-7466 Joe Cassese, Director of Athletic Develpoment___________941-1480 Matt Morrone, Athletic Business Manager _______________941-3717 Jim Morrison, Associate Director of Penguin Club_________941-3720 John Doneyko, Head Athletic Trainer ___________________941-3190 Carmine Cassese, Equipment Manager _________________941-3725 Tim Gallo, Assistant Equipment Manager ______________941-3725 John Patrick, Strength and Conditioning Coach ___________941-3689 Marilyn O’Bruba, Coordinator of Academic Counseling _____941-1921 Athletic Department Number __________________________941-2385 Ticket Office _______________________________________941-1YSU 2010 Schedule Date Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13

Opponent at Penn State Butler Central Connecticut State Southern Illinois* at Missouri State* North Dakota State* at Western Illinois* at South Dakota State* UNI* at Illinois State* Indiana State*

Location State College, Pa. Stambaugh Stadium Stambaugh Stadium Stambaugh Stadium Springfield, Mo. Stambaugh Stadium Macomb, Ill. Brookings, S.D. Stambaugh Stadium Normal, Ill. Stambaugh Stadium

2009 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS The 2009 Youngstown State University football media guide was written, edited and designed by Trevor Parks, Sports Information Director. Assistance provided by Coach Jon Heacock and the sports information staff. Cover design by Geralyn Holby and John Vogel.

Printing by Youngstown State Printing Services. Photographs by Chris Duncan, Ron Garcher, Carl Leet, Karen J. Smith, Mike Fabus (Pittsburgh Steelers), Ned Dishman (Washington Redskins) Doug Smith, Dr. Daryl Mincey, Ray Hoff, Jerry Lyda, Dave Miller, Osvaldo Figueroa, John Darnell, Bruce Palmer, Ronald Stevens, USA Foto and The Vindicator.

Stadium aerial shot by Robert Senn Photography.

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MEDIA SERVICES Press Gameday Parking Media parking passes should be requested at the same time media passes are requested.

The media parking lot is the grass area located across the street from the North parking lot of Stambaugh Stadium. Entry for the lot is off Fifth Avenue. Parking is available off the Service Road for television and satellite trucks.

Trevor Parks Director 10th Year

Post-Game Interviews

Requests For Accommodations

Head Coach Jon Heacock and student-athRequests for credentials (game and parking) letes will be available for post-game comments should be made to Trevor Parks, in room 1050 on the lower level Sports Information Director, via OAD OTELS of Stambaugh Stadium following email (tparks@ysu.edu). Please a brief cooling-off period at the contact the sports information Northeastern conclusion of the game. The office one week prior to the game Marriott Boston Newton visiting coach may be brought so accommodations can be 2345 Commonwealth Ave. in if requested. Room 1050 is made. Visiting SIDs can request Newton, MA 02466 located at the end of the South credentials for their media and hall from the visiting locker team personnel if desired. room. Additional players will be Indiana State brought outside the locker room Holiday Inn Terre Haute Watson Media Center after the game if necessary.

3300 US 41 South Located atop the West Stands Terre Haute, IN 47802 on the second floor of the loge Broadcast Arrangements complex is the Watson Sports There is no fee for use of Media Center at Stambaugh Southern Illinois the visitor’s radio line, although Holiday Inn Mount Vernon Stadium, named in honor of it is appreciated if a reciprocal 222 Potomac Blvd Frank Watson, a former university home-and-home agreement is trustee and his wife, Norma. YSU Mount Vernon, IL 62864 made between YSU and a visitand opponent videographers will ing school. The visiting radio UNI be situated on the roof of the Watson Sports Media Center. Holiday Inn University Plaza booth comfortably accommodates five people and has two The press area is located at the 5826 University Ave. seating levels. The visiting radio Cedar Falls, IA 50613 Southwest end of the complex. booth will serve as the television booth for broadcasts and in Media Services North Dakota State Pregame notes, media guides, Ramada Plaza Suites & event of that occurrence, the visiting radio booth is moved flipcards and programs are avail- Convention Center to the midfield on the first loge able prior to the game in the 1635 42nd St. South level (Loge 6) or is placed on the press box. Stat monitors are Fargo, ND 58103 roof. provided for television, radio and print media usage. Statistics and Interview Policies play-by-play printouts will be provided after each Interview requests during the week must be quarter and at halftime.

Complete game summaries will be distrib- directed through the Sports Information Office uted at the conclusion of the game. Telephone at least 24 hours in advance. Interviews will be lines are provided for media and radio (two arranged for after practice and meetings or at lines). Wireless Internet connections are avail- another time convenient for the student-athlete. able, please contact a YSU media relations No student-athlete phone numbers will be given to the media. Phone interviews with out-of-town representative for access. media will be handled by the sports information staff. The cutoff date for interviews is following Photography Media passes allow the holders to use the Wednesday’s practice.

Coach Heacock is available in the morning booth atop the Watson Sports Media Center, as well as the sidelines. Electrical outlets are and after practice through Thursday for both available for camera use. NCAA regulations limit local and out-of-town media requests. photographers to the areas outside the 25-yard line and beyond the end zones. Media are not Weekly Press Conference The Penguins’ weekly press conference will allowed in the team area, and no team area personnel should be outside their designated be held on Monday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in area. All media members should have a pass Stambaugh Stadium. Following the press conference, video and audio will be available on visible at all times. www.YSUsports.com at approximately 5 p.m.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

The 2009 edition of the Youngstown State Football Media and Recruiting Guide is a source of information for the media as well. Additional information is available upon request or by visiting YSU Athletics on the internet at YSUsports. com. News releases, photographs, game video and feature articles are available to accredited members of the media by calling the Sports Information Office at (330) 941-3192.

Jamie Hall Assistant 13th Year

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John Vogel

Todd Mounce

Assistant Eighth Year

Student Assistant Second Year

DIRECTIONS TO STAMBAUGH From the East: Take I-80 West to Ohio Route 711 Exit. (Exit on left side of I-80). On Route 711 exit at Gypsy Lane. Turn left (East) onto Gypsy Lane. Turn right (South) on Fifth Avenue to campus.

From the West: Take I-71 or I-77 to I-76 East (Youngstown).

Follow Youngstown signs as I-76 turns into I-80. Follow I-80 to I-680. Take Exit 4A marked Youngstown State University. Follow the expressway and take the exit ramp marked Fifth Avenue. Proceed through the traffic light and along the access road to Fifth Avenue and campus.

From the South: Take Ohio Route 11 North to I-680. Take Exit 4A marked Youngstown State University. Follow the expressway and take the exit ramp marked Fifth Avenue. Proceed through the traffic light and along the access road to Fifth Avenue and campus.

From the North: (Cleveland & Toledo) From Cleveland Airport take I-71 South to Ohio Turnpike I-80 East.

Continue on the Ohio Turnpike to Exit 15.

After exiting continue to follow the signs for I-80 East. Follow I-80 East to I-680. Take Exit 4A marked Youngstown State University.

Follow the expressway and take the exit ramp marked Fifth Avenue. Proceed straight through the traffic light and along the access roadway to Fifth Avenue and campus.

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MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION Radio Home of the Penguins | 570 WKBN The radio home for the Youngstown State football program is Clear Channel Radio Youngstown’s 570 AM WKBN. Clear Channel holds the rights to broadcast all Penguins athletic events through June 30, 2013.

Play-by-play voice Bob Hannon returns for his 19th season. Hannon, the president and chief professional officer of the Youngstown/Mahoning Valley United Way, has called more than 200 YSU games since 1990. He is also the host of the Penguin Playbook Weekly Radio show featuring Coach Heacock on 570 WKBN. Joining Hannon for his eighth year to provide analysis is former Penguin Dick Hartzell. Hartzell, founder of Jump Stretch Fitness Bands, was a standout placekicker from 1960-1963. He has the distinction of being Coach Heacock’s high school football coach at West Brach.

WKBN/WYFX-TV news anchor Dave Sess will will provide sidelines reports during all of the Penguins’ contests. Sess has been part of the broadcast crew since 2003.

YOUNGSTOWN AREA MEDIA OUTLETS The Vindicator Vindicator Square P.O. Box 780 Youngstown, OH 44501 Phone: (330) 747-1471 Fax: (330) 747-6712 www.vindy.com Beat Writer: Pete Mollica mollica@vindy.com Sports Editor: Rob Todor todor@vindy.com

Warren Tribune-Chronicle 240 Franklin St., SE Warren, OH 44482 Phone: (330) 841-1715 Fax: (330) 841-1713 www.tribtoday.com Sports Editor: Ed Puskas epuskas@tribtoday.com

Boardman News 6221 Market St. Youngstown, OH 44512 Phone: (330) 758-6397 Fax: (330) 758-2658 Sports Editor: John Darnell bnews@zoominternet.net

Bob Hannon 19th Season

Dick Hartzell

Dave Sess

The Jambar (Student)

Eighth Season

Seventh Season

One University Plaza Youngstown, OH 44555 Phone: (330) 941-3095 Fax: (330) 941-2322 www.thejambar.com thejambar@gmail.com

YSUsports.com | Home of the Penguins The Youngstown State athletic d e p a r t m e n t w e b s i t e , w w w.

YSUsports.com, offers one of the most comprehensive athletic sites in college athletics.

Fans, families and media can log on for statistics, game notes, breaking news, coach and studentathlete biographies and more.

The site also keeps Penguins fans and the media up to date on all other 17 Penguin athletic programs as well as Penguin Club and department social events.

Once again this year, live internet video broadcasts of home games and audio of every contest will be available. Weekly football press conference audio and video can be accessed and for all home games, live statistics and postgame video will be provided.

Akron Beacon Journal 44 East Exchange St. Akron, OH 44308 Phone: (330) 996-3800 Fax: (330) 996-3629

Cleveland Plain Dealer 1801 Superior Avenue East Cleveland, OH 44114 Phone: (216) 999-4370 Fax: (216) 999-6276

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 503 Martindale St., Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Phone: (888) 828-8742 Fax: (412) 320-7964

Social Networking on Twitter/Facebook Youngstown State athletics can also be followed on Social Networks Twitter and Facebook. The latest scoops and updates are posted on each site to keep fans informed. YSU’s Facebook site is www.facebook. com/ysusports while the Penguins can be followed at Twitter at www. twitter.com/ysusports

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Pittsburgh Post Gazette 34 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone: (412) 263-1910 Fax: (412) 263-1926

Clear Channel Radio YSU Athletics Flagship WKBN 570 AM Additional Stations: WBBG (106.1 FM ; WNIO (1390 AM); WMXY (98.9 FM); KISS (95.9 FM); WNCD (93.3 FM) 7461 South Ave. Youngstown, OH 44512 Phone: (330) 965-0057 Fax: (330) 729-9991 www.570wkbn.com General Manager: Bill Kelly Sports Director: Jim Campbell jimcampbell@clearchannel.com

Cumulus Broadcasting WBBW-AM (1240) 4040 Simon Road Youngstown, OH 44512 Phone: (330) 783-1000 Fax: (330) 783-0060 Sports Director:

WYTV-TV 33 (ABC) Bill Castrovince Kristi Branam 3930 Sunset Blvd.

Youngstown, OH 44512 Phone: (330) 788-2456 Fax: (330) 782-5261 www.wytv.com sports@wytv.com

WKBN-TV 27 (CBS) WYFX 17/62 (FOX) Ryan Allison Joe Aulisio Chad Krispinsky 3930 Sunset Blvd.

Youngstown, OH 44512 Phone: (330) 788-2456 Fax: (330) 782-5261 www.wkbn.com sports@wkbn.com

WFMJ-TV 21 (NBC) Dana Balash Mike Ackelson Rob Decker 101 West Boardman St. Youngstown, OH 44503 Phone: (330) 744-8821 Fax: (330) 742-2472 www.wfmj.com sports@wfmj.com

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MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE The past three seasons have dealt great change to the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Within that span, the league has lost a member, gained two members and changed its name.

Despite those developments, one thing -- quality, nationally competitive football -- has remained constant for the league, which celebrates its Silver Anniversary in 2009.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference enters its 25th year of existence this fall and has proven to be one of the nations premier NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) leagues.

Theres not much that has eluded the conference in its first 24 years of existence. The leagues first two-plus decades have included national championships, national players of the year, national coaches of the year, No. 1 national rankings, and countless All-Americans.

Indeed, all signs point to continued national prominence for the Missouri Valley Football Conference as it enters its 25th season in 2009.

2008 Season Highlights In June, presidents of the nine-member Gateway Football Conference and the 10-member Missouri Valley Conference approved a rebranding initiative that changed the football conference name from the Gateway Football Conference to the Missouri Valley Football Conference. It represented the second name change for the football league. Initially, the conference competed as the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference (1985-91) and the Gateway Football Conference (1992-2007).

Although the league shares the Missouri Valley name, the football-playing members compete under a separate administrative umbrella, as the Missouri Valley Conference and the Missouri Valley Football Conference will remain separate entities.

While the 2008 season didn’t produce a national championship, it was a successful one, as UNI became the 14th different league team to reach the semifinals of the FCS playoffs, while Southern Illinois also represented the conference in the playoffs, marking the 14th consecutive season in which at least two teams have participated in post-season play.

For four straight weeks, six league teams were ranked in the Top 25 -- the first time that had ever happened, while North Dakota State enjoyed the No. 1 national ranking for twostraight weeks early in the 2008 campaign.

Western Illinois running back Herb Donaldson was a finalist in the Walter Payton Award voting while leading the nation in rushing yards per game and points scored per contest.

Last year, despite tough scheduling, five teams in the conference had winning records, matching an all-time high. The Missouri Valley Football Conference has had four teams (or more) with better than .500 records in the same season 15 times now, including the past 11 seasons. A minimum of two league teams have won at least nine games in each of the past seven seasons.

Six teams were nationally ranked in the same poll, marking the first time in league history that had happened. Those six teams were ranked for four-straight weeks. North Dakota State held the nations No. 1 spot for its first two weeks as a conference member, while rookie coach Dale Lennon of Southern Illinois became just the third to win Coach of the Year honors in his first league season.

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25th Anniversary in 2009

A Strong History The Missouri Valley Football Conference has won two national championships (Western Kentucky - 2002; Youngstown State - 1997), and league members Youngstown State (3) and Southern Illinois (1) own additional titles prior to their league membership, meaning six FCS championship trophies are housed on league campuses, in addition to three (Youngstown State twice and UNI in 2005) runner-up finishes.

Only five FCS leagues possess more than a single FCS championship trophy, and the Missouri Valley Football Conference is among that elite.

In recent years, the league has established itself as a leader among FCS conferences.

During the past 12 years, the league has two national championships, and eight other semifinal trips. The leagues 35-25 playoff mark in that span is third-best among all FCS leagues, and the conference has had four teams reach the title game since 1997.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference success is not limited to the immediate past.

During the decade of the 1990s, current members of the league compiled a 34-19 mark in the FCS playoffs, bettered only by the Southern Conference, whose members were 37-19 in that decade.

Team accomplishments have helped solidify the Missouri Valley Football Conference as an FCS elite, but individuals at the leagues member institutions are the real source of pride within the conference. Thanks to great players and strong coaching, the Missouri Valley Football Conference has reached and will maintain its place among the FCS best.

The MVFC is the only automatic FCS qualifying conference that sponsors football as its only sport. In the 24 years of football, league membership has been stable -- with only five fluctuations since 1986.

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Patty Viverito Commissioner

Mike Kern

Associate Commissioner

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Year | Champion 2008 | Southern Illinois/UNI 2007 | Northern Iowa 2006 | Youngstown State 2005 | YSU/Southern YSU/Southern Illinois/UNI 2004 | Southern Illinois 2003 | Southern Illinois/UNI 2002 | Western Illinois/W. Kentucky 2001 | Northern Iowa 2000 | Western Illinois 1999 | Illinois State 1998 | Western Illinois 1997 | Western Illinois 1996 | UNI 1995 | UNI/Eastern Illinois 1994 | UNI 1993 | UNI 1992 | UNI 1991 | UNI 1990 | UNI/Missouri State 1989 | Missouri State 1988 | Western Illinois 1987 | UNI 1986 | Eastern Illinois 1985 | UNI

GATEWAY INFORMATION 1818 Chouteau Ave. St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: (314) 421-2268 Website: www.valley-football.org

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STAMBAUGH STADIUM GENERAL INFORMATION

‘ICE CASTLE’ HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL HOME FACILITY SINCE 1982

A total of 15 playoff games have been played in Stambaugh with YSU owning a 14-1 mark, including two wins in 2006.

Youngstown State’s football home is a place that has been defended well through its first 27 seasons.

The tallest building in the city, the stadium rises high above the Mahoning Valley and offers tremendous views in all directions.

Perhaps that is why Arnold D. Stambaugh Stadium has garnered the nickname the OP ROWDS “Ice Castle.”

1 | YSU vs. UNI Over the years, the Ice Castle has 21,119 • Oct. 14, 2000 been a protected place. Almost four out 2 | YSU vs. Indiana State of five times a visiting program has left 20,813 • Oct. 28, 2000 Stambaugh Stadium on the losing end of 3 | YSU vs. Buffalo 20,519 • Oct. 11, 1998 the score.

4 | YSU vs. Southern Illinois Only four times in 27 seasons have the 20,380 • Oct. 17, 1998 Penguins failed to finish above .500. In 5 | YSU vs. Cal Poly the playoffs, YSU is 14-1 having won 14 19,682 • Oct. 16, 1999 straight since losing their first-ever home 6 | YSU vs. Missouri State 19,617 • Sept. 29, 2007 playoff tilt in November 1990.

Since 1996, the Guins have posted a 7 | YSU vs. Western Illinois stellar mark of 66-21. Since 1989, YSU 19,331 • Sept. 22, 2001 8 | YSU vs. UNI is an impressive 111-24-1, including 19,321 • Oct. 21, 2006 undefeated seasons in 1993, 1994 and 9 | YSU vs. Illinois State 2005.

19,171 • Oct. 20, 2001 In the past three years, YSU is 22-5 at 10 | YSU vs. Liberty Stambaugh Stadium with four of those 18,978 • Sept. 27, 2008 losses coming by a total of 17 points.

In 2007, Youngstown State was 6-1 with the lone loss coming by just five points.

In 2006, the Guins were 7-1 posting playoff wins over James Madison and Illinois State. The contest against JMU was televised nationally on ESPN2.

The 2005 campaign was impressive as YSU won all six home games, including two by three points or less.

All-time, the Penguins have won 75.6 percent of their games at Stambaugh posting an impressive 131-42-1 record in 26 seasons.

One of the finest FCS football facilities in the country with a seating

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capacity of 20,630, Stambaugh has been the home for the Penguins since the early 1980’s.

Many tweaks and upgrades have taken place through the years to ensure a home-field advantage and keep it a cutting-edge facility.

Built in 1982 (17,000 capacity) with seating only on the west side, Stambaugh entered a new era in 1997 when the Stadium underwent a $5.5 million addition.

Prior to the 1997 campaign, the number of loges (luxury suites) was expanded from 12 to 26. The Watson Media Center, one of the best press facilities in FCS, was added onto the second level of the complex.

The DeBartolo Stadium Club, which overlooks the city of Youngstown, is located on the main loge area, and is used for meetings, press conferences and luncheons. Also, seating for more than 3,000 was added on the east side to bring the capacity to 20,630, the highest in the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

In 2000, a sound system was added to the east and west sides. Twice

Stambaugh Stadium is the centerpiece of activities on game day.

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STAMBAUGH STADIUM Opponent Record Akron 5-2 Alcorn State 1-0 Ashland 1-0 Austin Peay 3-0 Bloomsburg 1-0 Buffalo 2-1 Cal Poly 1-0 Central Florida 1-1 Central Michigan 0-1 Central State 1-0 Cincinnati 0-1 Clarion 5-0 Delaware 0-1 Delaware State 2-0 Eastern Illinois 1-1 Eastern Kentucky 2-3 Eastern Michigan 2-2 Edinboro 5-0 Elon 1-0 Florida A&M 2-0 Florida Atlantic 0-1 Fla. International 0-1 Georgia Southern 2-0 Hampton 1-0 Hofstra 2-0 Idaho 1-0 Illinois State 5-3 Indiana (Pa.) 1-0 Indiana State 8-1 James Madison 2-1 Kent State 2-0 Liberty 3-2 Lock Haven 1-0 Maine 2-0 Marshall 0-1 McNeese State 1-1 MTSU 2-1 Missouri State 6-0 Montana 1-0 Morehead State 2-1 Morgan State 3-0 Murray State 1-1 New Haven 1-0 Nicholls State 0-1 North Alabama 1-0 North Carolina A&T 1-0 North Dakota State 1-0 Northeastern 5-0 Northern Iowa 2-8 Northwestern State 1-0 Ohio 1-0 Samford 3-0 Slippery Rock 11-0 South Dakota St. 1-0 Southern Illinois 4-3 Southern Utah 1-0 Stephen F. Austin 0-1-1 Stony Brook 1-0 Tennessee Tech 3-0 Towson State 2-0 UC Davis 1-0 Villanova 2-0 Western Illinois 5-2 Western Kentucky 2-3 Wingate 1-0 Wofford 1-0 2009 Opponents

the playing surface has been replaced, most recently in 2002. That summer, SprinTurf, was installed making the school only one of five FCS schools to play on the synthetic surface.

The replacement removed the AstroTurf that was in place since 1991.

In 2004, a new scoreboard featuring a Mitsubishi DiamondVision videoboard was installed. The DiamondVision screen consists of 126,464 LEDs to provide an incrediblyclear picture for animations and in-game replays. The board, which was manufactured in Nagaski, Japan, is 17-feet wide by 12.5-feet high.

In 2005, wireless internet was added to the Watson Media Center. The Media Center houses the press area, radio and television booths, public address and PenguinVision.

In 2006, a new concourse elevator became the latest enhancement.

From the summer of 2008 through February 2009, the football office suites were renovated, the loge complex was repainted and all hallways were tiled. New carpet was installed in the DeBartolo Stadium Club. Tile was also installed in the football classroom’s and numerous painting makeovers occurred.

Over the summer in 2009, the chairback seats were replaced at a cost of $250,000 while the baseball locker room was moved to its own area out of the football locker area.

YSU’s athletic administrative offices, ticket office, football offices, strength-training facility, softball, soccer, football and baseball locker rooms, training room and Academic Center are located in the complex.

Six racquetball courts and office areas for the ROTC program are in the building as well. The multipurpose complex is also home to the soccer team and intramural events.

Five basketball courts are in the stadium’s gymnasium.

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YSU has led the Missouri Valley in attendance 11 times.

STAMBAUGH STADIUM YEAR-BY-YEAR Year GP 1982 5 1983 6 1984 5 1985 6 1986 5 1987 5 1988 6 1989 7 1990 7 1991 8 1992 7 1993 9 1994 10 1995 7 1996 6 1997 8 1998 6 1999 8 2000 6 2001 7 2002 6 2003 7 2004 6 2005 6 2006 8 2007 7 2008 6

Record Attendance Avg. 3-2 43,242 8,648 3-3 37,292 6,215 4-1 42,871 8,574 4-2 49,968 8,328 2-3 42,403 8,481 4-1 43,425 8,685 3-3 43,830 7,305 6-1 54,520 7,789 6-1 88,662 12,666 7-1 92,954 11,619 6-1 83,547 11,935 9-0 96,457 10,717 9-0-1 161,810 16,181 2-5 91,944 13,135 5-1 75,508 12,585 7-1 117,766 14,721 4-2 97,818 16,303 7-1 150,887 16,765 5-1 108,656 18,109 6-1 114,231 16,319 4-2 103,046 17,174 3-4 112,026 16,004 3-3 88,017 14,670 6-0 87,261 14,544 7-1 121,269 15,159 6-1 113,045 16,149 3-3 86,981 14,497

Totals 180 134-45-1 2,349,416 12,980

Largest Crowd 15,833 vs. Akron 13,349 vs. Eastern Kentucky 12,273 vs. Eastern Michigan 13,020 vs. Florida A&M 12,341 vs. Nicholls State 9,732 vs. Morehead State 13,231 vs. Akron 9,387 vs. Northeastern 17,002 vs. Ohio 17,003 vs. Samford 16,826 vs. James Madison 15,194 vs. Samford 17,795 vs. Alcorn State 17,063 vs. Stephen F. Austin 15,263 vs. Northwestern State 20,519 vs. Buffalo 20,380 vs. Southern Illinois 19,682 vs. Cal Poly 21,119 vs. UNI 19,171 vs. Illinois State 18,879 vs. Indiana State 17,803 vs. Slippery Rock 16,837 vs. Southern Illinois 16,809 vs. Illinois State 19,321 vs. UNI 19,617 vs. Missouri State 18,978 vs. Liberty 21,119 vs. UNI (2000)

Winning Percentage: .756 Unbeaten Regular Seasons | 1990 • 1993 • 1994 • 2005 Playoff Record | 14-1 (Won 14 consecutive) Homecoming Record | 19-8 Dedication Game | Akron 20, YSU 19 • Sept. 4, 1982 Groundbreaking Date | August 9, 1978 Most Wins | 9, 1993 and 1994 • Most Defeats | 5, 1995 Crowds of 20,000 Plus | 4 • Crowds of 19,000 Plus | 9

Penguin Nation has played a key role in the .756 winning percentage at Stambaugh.

Milestone Victories 1 | YSU 37, Tennessee Tech 14 • Sept. 18, 1982 25 | YSU 45, Morgan State 22 • Sept. 30, 1989 50 | YSU 42, Delaware State • Oct. 9, 1993 75 | YSU 44, Kent State 23 • Sept. 6, 1997 100 | YSU 41, Missouri State 20 • Oct. 13, 2001 134 | YSU 35, Indiana State, 21 • Nov. 8, 2008

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oungstown State University football coach Jon Heacock has a strong belief system that has kept the program on track for the past eight years.

Now one of the best defensive minds in FCS history is assuming the role of head coach and defensive coordinator for the first time because he believes its right for the program.

Heacock held the defensive coordinator post prior to becoming the team’s head coach in 2000. He was also the coordinator during the program’s first three NCAA titles in the 1990’s.

In the three years prior to 2008, YSU had won 26 games and two conference championships while advancing to the Football Championship Subdivision playoff semifinals in 2006. The Penguins posted a 7-4 mark in 2007, an 11-3 campaign in 2006 and posted an 8-3 mark in 2005.

In 2008, YSU had to overcome injuries - 26 players missed at least one game while 20 missed multi-games - and inexperience - 28 made their first career starts - but in the end the group showed what Penguin pride is all about.

Youngstown State won its final two games sending its seniors out on a high note and giving the underclassmen some momentum heading in 2009.

The Guins finished 4-8 last season and hope to rekindle some of the magic it had in the previous three campaigns. Looking to roll up his sleeves after a tough 2008 campaign shows just how much passion for the program Heacock possesses.

In 2007, Youngstown State opened the year at Ohio State, the first football contest against the Buckeyes in the program’s history. YSU rebounded to win four consecutive home games.

A top-10 matchup at Southern Illinois came down to the final play, but the Penguins came up just short falling to the Salukis by a touchdown. The next week, YSU picked up its first one-point win since 1997 beatOACH EACOCK AST ACTS ing Southern Utah. Two straight tightly-contested contests did Full Name: Jon Robert Heacock not go the Guins’ way follow- Birthdate: Oct. 11, 1960 ing that decision. YSU lost by Wife: Trescia five points to Illinois State and Children: Jace, Adelyn

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suffered a one-point loss at Gateway Champion UNI. Overall, YSU’s three FCS losses were by a total of 13 points.

The team rebounded with two impressive wins to end the season marking the fifth time in eight seasons that the Guins won at least seven games under Coach Heacock.

The journey during the 2006 season will be remembered for a long time. YSU posted five wins over top-25 ranked foes, earned the school’s first outright Gateway title since joining the league, earned an automatic bid to the playoffs for the first time since 1987 and captured conference titles in consecutive years for the first time since 1978-79.

The Penguins had a record 10 first-team all-conference selections while a group of 15 players earned all-league accolades.

Four Guins earned All-America honors of some sort, including first-team selections Ryan Jewell

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Overall 4-8 7-4 11-3 8-3 4-7 5-7 7-4 8-3 54-39

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and Marcus Mason (tailback). (center) an For the ssecond consecutive season, Heacock was named the Gateway’s Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year, the American Football Coaches Association’s FCS Region Four Coach of the Year and a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award.

The Penguins went through the non-conference portion of the regularseason with a 3-1 mark, the lone loss at Penn State.

In conference action, the Guins opened up 3-0 with road wins at Missouri State and Western Illinois and a home win over Indiana State.

Following a tough loss to UNI, the Penguins rebounded winning at thirdranked Illinois State, beating 12th-ranked Southern Illinois and concluding the regular season with a win at Western Kentucky.

In the playoffs, YSU overcame a 31-20 fourth-quarter deficit to beat sixth-ranked James Madison 35-31 before a national-television audience on ESPN2. In a rematch against Illinois State, YSU held on to win 28-21.

The wins at Stambaugh Stadium extended a postseason home winning streak to 14 and gave Youngstown State a 7-1 home record for the year.

In the national semifinals, top-ranked and eventual national champion Appalachian State handed the Guins a 49-24 setback to end the campaign. YSU reached the semis for the first time since 1999.

In 2005, Coach Heacock and his staff were able to turnaround a program that had two consecutive losing seasons and was picked sixth in the conference at the start of the year.

Youngstown State finished the 2005 campaign with an 8-3 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the highly-competitive Gateway. YSU earned a part of its first-ever Gateway Conference title finishing in a tie with Southern Illinois and Northern Iowa.

The Guins jumped out to an impressive 7-1 start.

YSU opened 3-0 before losing to FBS member Pittsburgh. Youngstown State regrouped and rattled off four consecutive conference victories. After tough road defeats at UNI and Southern Illinois, YSU closed out the regular season with an impressive 42-10 victory over Western Kentucky.

The Penguins were tough to beat at home posting a perfect 6-0 mark. It was the first time since 1994 the YSU went through a regular-season unbeaten at home.

In the final regular-season polls, Youngstown State was ranked 13th after receiving a meager five votes in the preseason rankings.

Following the regular season, Heacock was named the league’s Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year marking the first time since the Penguins joined the league in 1997 that a YSU coach had earned

the honor. Overall, Youngstown State had 12 all-conference selections, including five on the first team. They also had the conference’s Newcomer of the Year in Mason.

For the first time he was named the AFCA’s Division FCS Region Four Coach of the Year. He was also a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coachof-the-Year Award.

After eight years with the program, Heacock owns a 54-39 mark since taking over in January 2001. He has had four winning seasons with the school and on three occasions has produced eight victories in a campaign.

Heacock helped create a blueprint for success throughout the most of the 1990’s as an assistant coach, and despite the fact that YSU’s plan for success has been followed by most other FCS schools, the program has remained solid under his leadership as head coach.

In 2004, the Penguins’ youth movement continued with only 13 seniors on the roster. YSU showed improvement throughout the season to finish 4-7. Youngstown State’s record hinged on just a few moments with five of the seven losses coming by six points or less.

In 2003, numerous injuries, youth and playing FCS’s toughest schedule led to a 5-7 mark. The Penguins began the year strong winning four of six games, but lost five of their final six contests -- four of which came to teams that played in the postseason and were then ranked in the top 10. Overall in 2003, YSU played six teams that advanced to the postseason.

In 2002, the Penguins finished with a 7-4 mark and showed their true character winning the final three games of the season after splitting the first eight contests. In the final three games -- wins over Southern Illinois, Illinois State and Samford -- Youngstown showed it is a program that is full of heart.

In his first season in 2001, he had the best season of any first-year coach in school history as the Penguins posted an 8-3 mark.

Heacock, who is the fifth head coach in school history and the fourth to have his first head-coaching position being in charge of the Penguins, has been up to the challenge despite facing the daunting task of filling the shoes of a four-time national-title winning coach and leading a program that has had numerous successes.

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He had spent seven of the past 10 years as an assistant under Jim Tressel before the opportunity arose for Heacock to take over the program.

Tressel left for Ohio State after 15 years as the Penguins’ head coach and on Jan. 25, 2001, Heacock was named the school’s fifth head coach.

In Heacock’s debut, the Penguins beat Lock Haven 38-7 as he became just the second head coach in school history to win his opening game.

Victories over Clarion and Western Illinois followed as Heacock became the first coach in school history to win his first three YSU games.

Throughout the remainder of the season, YSU earned wins over Indiana State, Missouri State, Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Elon while suffering defeats to NCAA semifinalist UNI, NCAA Playoff qualifier Western Kentucky and GMAC Bowl champion Marshall.

Against Marshall, the Penguins led the 20th-ranked FBS team into the fourth quarter and battled until the final seconds before losing a heartbreaking 38-24 decision.

With the eight victories, Heacock set a school record for wins by a first-year coach.

Heacock first came to YSU before the 1991 season.

Before taking over as the head coach, he had been a member of the coaching staff for seven of the 10 previous years as an assistant, including spending six as the defensive coordinator.

Heacock was the defensive coordinator at YSU from 1992 through 1996 before going to Indiana. He returned to YSU from Indiana University for the 2000 season to serve as the defensive coordinator and less than a year later became the head coach.

In 2000, in Heacock’s second stint as a defensive coordinator with the YSU program, the Penguins defense was a key factor in leading the team to a 9-3 mark and an appearance in the FCS playoffs. Youngstown State finished 15th in the nation in scoring defense.

Before returning to YSU, he spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Indiana.

Heacock’s first stay at Youngstown State brought much success to the program in his six seasons (61-19-2). In his first four years YSU appeared in the FCS Championship Game and earned three national championships (1991, 1993 and 1994). He was the defensive backs coach in 1991 as YSU finished 12-3 and beat Marshall 25-17 in the National Championship Game.

The next season he was promoted to defensive coordinator, while

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also coaching the defensive backs, and served in that capacity through the 1996 campaign.

In 1992, YSU advanced to the title game losing to Marshall.

His defense in 1993 yielded only 15.5 points per game and helped the Penguins to a 17-5 victory in the championship game against Marshall.

His 1994 unit may have been his best allowing an average of 10.1 points per game and holding nine opponents to 10 points or less. YSU finished the year with a school-record 14-0-1 mark capped by a win over Boise State in the title game. YSU finished 3-8 in 1995 and was 8-3 in 1996.

Prior to his first stint at YSU, Heacock served as an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy from 1990.

For two years (1988-89), Heacock was a graduate assisECORD BY PPONENT tant at Michigan under coach Bo Team Record Schlembechler where he worked Appalachian State .................0-1 ................. 0-1 with the Wolverines’ defensive Central State.........................

State.........................1-0 1-0 backs and special teams in adClarion ................................. .................................2-0 2-0 dition to assisting in many other Edinboro ...............................1-0 ............................... 1-0 capacities. During his two years, Elon ..................................... .....................................1-0 1-0 Michigan won two Big Ten titles Florida Atlantic ...................... ......................1-1 1-1 and appeared in the Rose Bowl Florida International ...............0-1 ............... 0-1 twice, winning in 1989.

Illinois State .......................... ..........................5-4 5-4 Prior to his stint at Michigan, Indiana State ......................... .........................8-0 8-0 Heacock was the defensive James Madison .....................1-0 .....................

1-0 coordinator, secondary coach, Kent State ............................ ............................0-1 0-1 and defensive line coach at West Liberty.................................. ..................................3-1 3-1 Liberty College from 1985-87.

Lock Haven ...........................2-0 ...........................

2-0 Heacock’s coaching career Maine ...................................1-0 ...................................

1-0 began in 1983 when he was Marshall................................ ................................0-1 0-1 hired as a graduate assistant to Marshall .....................0-2 0-2 be the defensive line coach at McNeese State .....................

Missouri State .......................6-2 .......................

6-2 the University of Toledo. After Northeastern ........................1-0 ........................

1-0 spending one season with the ......................................0-8 0-8 Rockets, Heacock joined the UNI ...................................... ............................0-2 0-2 staff at Steubenville High School, Ohio State ............................

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0-1 where he helped guide The Big ............................. 0-1 Red to the 1984 Ohio Division II Pittsburgh .............................0-1 Samford ............................... ...............................1-0 1-0 State Championship. ........................4-0 4-0 Heacock, a native of Beloit, Slippery Rock........................ ............... 1-1 Ohio, earned a bachelor’s degree South Dakota State ...............1-1 ..................... 3-4 in health and physical educa- Southern Illinois .....................3-4 ....................... 1-1 tion from Muskingum College in Southern Utah .......................1-1 .......................... 1-0 1983. At Muskingum, Heacock Stony Brook ..........................1-0 ..............................1-0 1-0 played football and competed on UC Davis .............................. ...................... 6-2 the track and field team. He is a Western Illinois ......................6-2 ................. 2-4 1979 graduate of West Branch Western Kentucky .................2-4 High School.

He is actively involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and its mission.

Jon and his wife, Trescia, who is a registered nurse, have a son, Jace and a daughter, Adelyn.

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SAM EDDY

AAssistant s Head Coach/RB 16th Year Taylor, 1978 As g Assistant Head Coach and Running Ba g Backs Coach Sam Eddy keeps coaching run e running backs who churn out impressive num numbers.

The past two seasons, Youngstown State e has not had a senior tailback carry the football,, but his un e unit continues to turn out impressive results. And last la year, when the Penguins switched d to the spread last year, Eddy coached the fullbacks and tight ends into a group called the “Superbacks”.

In 2008, YSU’s running backs combined for 1,651 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Leading the way was freshman Kamryn Keys who rushed for a school freshman record 804 yards. For his efforts, Keys was selected as the Missouri Valley Football Conference Freshman of the Year.

After losing All-America tailback Marcus Mason in 2007, the Penguins’ four primary running backs combined for 1,410 yards and 15 touchdowns. Junior Kevin Smith led the way with 610 yards and a team-best 10 touchdowns. Smith was named to the Gateway’s All-Newcomer team for this efforts.

The 2006 season was especially gratifying for Eddy as he was named the American Football Coaches Association FCS Assistant Coach of the Year.

It was a pretty good year for the Penguin running backs in 2006 as well so the timing couldn’t have been better.

Tailback Marcus Mason rushed for a school-record 1,847 yards, averaging a school-best 153.9 per game. Mason was a consensus All-American for his efforts during a year where he rushed for more than 100 yards 10 times, including a 265-yard performance at Western Illinois and 249 against Southern Illinois.

Reserve Monquantae Gibson had his own impressive performance with 236 yards on 43 attempts at Western Kentucky. Mason and Gibson combined for 2,387 yards and 31 touchdowns in 2006.

Mason was the league’s Offensive Player of the Year, a first-team all-conference pick and finished fourth in the Walton Payton Award balloting. In just two seasons, he scored 31 touchdowns while rushing for 2,719 yards.

Since YSU joined the conference in 1997, Eddy has had five backs reap a total of 10 all-conference awards, including two Offensive Players of the Year. He has coached seven first-team selections, one second team and two honorable-mention picks. Eddy’s first-team backs are Mason (2006), Demetrius Ison (2004, 2005), P.J. Mays (2001, 2002), Adrian Brown (1999) and Jake Andreadis (1997).

Eddy has been a member of the staff since 1994 and has been a collegiate coach since 1978. Since coming to YSU in 1994 he has helped tutor some of the best running backs in school history.

Mason, Mays, Brown and Andreadis all rank in the top six in school history in career rushing yardage. Including playoff games, the group has rushed for more than 13,000 yards and scored more than 130 touchdowns. The top three single-season rushing performances have all come since Eddy joined the staff.

Following their careers Mason (Washington Redskins) and Mays (San Diego Chargers) signed NFL undrafted free-agent contacts.

A native of Beloit, Wis., Eddy is a 1978 graduate of Taylor University in Upland, Ind. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Computer Science. Eddy was a standout tailback and baseball player and was inducted into his alma mater’s Hall of Fame in 1989.

Sam and his wife, Connie, have two children, Jessica and Andrew. Connie works in the YSU Athletic Department as an assistant in the business office.

OOffensive Coordinator/QB Ninth Year Wooster, 1994 In his four years as Youngstown State’s off offensive coordinator, Brian Wright has hel helped the program put up some recordsetting numbers on the field. setti Wright is in his ninth year overall at YSU Wr where he h has handled the quarterbacks every campaign.

Last year, junior Brandon Summers took over as the signal caller in record fashion. Summers set school marks for completion percentage and passing efficiency while throwing the most regular-season touchdown passes (18) since Ron Jaworski.

The offense switched to a spread formation and the passing game got an immediate boost. Three receivers had over 30 receptions, the first time three players have caught 30-or-more passes in the same year since 1994. For just the second time since 1990 the Guins had more yardage passing than rushing.

YSU scored 28-or-more points on seven occasions in 2008.

The 2007 campaign was a bittersweet year for the program as four-year starter Tom Zetts concluded a brilliant career. Zetts completed his career as the school’s all-time leader in passing yards, completions, attempts, touchdowns, starts, 200-yard games and completion percentage.

Zetts was a second-team all-league pick, and for the third straight campaign, he was a first-team Academic all-conference pick.

As a unit in 2007, YSU put up 27.4 points per contest while totaling 4,035 yards of total offense. The offense was fairly balanced with 196.5 yards coming on the ground and 170.4 coming through the air.

In the past four years, the Guins have scored 30-or-more points 24 times, including 10 40-point games. YSU has scored more than 21 points on 35 occasions. In his first three years as the offensive coordinator, the Penguins averaged 360 yards or more per game (382.3 in 2005, 381.6 in 2006 and 366.8 in 2007) - a school record for consecutive seasons above 350 yards.

In 2006, the Guins amassed 5,343 yards of total offense - third most in school history -- averaging 381.6 per game - the sixth best total. A scoring juggernaut, YSU averaged 31.4 points per contest - fourth best in school history - while scoring more than 30 points eight times.

The offense had a school-record seven all-conference selections, including placing three on the first team. Two of those individuals were All-America selections - tailback Marcus Mason and center Ryan Jewell.

YSU relied on a solid ground game in 2006 averaging 223.7 yards. The offense had three 200-plus yard single-game rushing performances and a 300-yard passing contest.

While clicking on all cylinders in 2006, the offense was just as talented - and balanced - in 2005. The offense averaged 382.3 yards, the fifth-best total in school history. The unit averaged almost identical numbers on the ground and through the air with 191.6 yards rushing and 190.6 yards passing per contest.

Wright had a standout career as a wide receiver at the College of Wooster from 1990 through 1994. He was a three-year letterwinner and was a two-time captain for the Scots as a wide receiver. His football career was cut short by a knee injury his senior season and he served as a student assistant that year.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business economics at the College of Wooster in 1994 and his master’s in education from Walsh in 1998.

Brian and his wife, Laura, have two sons Jacob and Joe, and a daughter, Marielle.

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YSU has scored 30-or-more points 24 times in last four seasons QBs have had 14 200-yard passing games since 2004 QB Tom Zetts established eight career records during tenure QB Brandon Summers was 2008 MVFC Newcomer of the Year Member of YSU Staff since 2001

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CHRIS BACHE

DAVE ELLIOTT

Offensive Line Fifth Year Indiana (Pa.), 1987 Since his arrival, offensive line coachh Si Chris Bache has played a key role in the Ch e success of the program the past fourr suc seasons. The Guins have won 30 gamess seas since Bache’s joined the staff prior to the e campaign.

2005 c Bache had the role of recruiting coordinatorr added to his lilist of duties prior to last year.

In 2008, senior offensive lineman Brad Samsa was named an All-America selection by the American Football Coaches of America. It was the second time in three seasons that the Guins placed an offensive lineman on an All-America squad. Samsa was also a first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection. In Bache’s four years, YSU has had four first-team all-league picks and seven all-conference honorees.

For the year, Youngstown State quarterbacks combined to complete 60.4 percent of their passes and threw 19 touchdown passes, the most since 1999.

Combining the 2006 and 2007 seasons, the Guins were one of just two teams to rank in the top eight at the FCS level in sacks allowed per contest. In 25 games, YSU allowed just 25 sacks, including just nine in 2007.

In 2007, the Guins battled through injuries to produce a productive campaign as three linemen were lost before conference play even started.

However, the unit finished with a solid campaign as Samsa, who started at guard the previous two years, moved to tackle and earned second-team AllAmerica and first-team All-Gateway honors.

The Guins ranked fifth nationally, surrendering just 0.82 sacks per game, allowing nine for the year. YSU averaged 366.8 yards of total offense and 27.4 points per game. On the ground, the Penguins averaged 196.5 per contest while through the air, they averaged 170.4 yards a game.

In 2006, the Penguin offensive line helped pave the way for the best individual rushing performance in school history. A veteran unit, the entire line started 13 of 14 games together. All-America tailback Marcus Mason took advantage rushing for a school-record 1,847 yards, averaging 153.9 a contest.

As a team, YSU averaged 223.7 yards rushing a game, ranking second in the conference and ninth nationally.

The unit wasn’t one dimensional, as the Guins provided great pocket protection for the quarterback throughout the year. YSU yielded just 13 sacks for the entire campaign, ranking eighth in the nation and first in the league.

For the first-time in school history, three offensive lineman were named AllGateway. Ryan Jewell and Patrick Walker were first-team all-conference selections while Samsa was a second-team pick.

In 2005, his unit had two all-conference performers and helped the Guins to their fifth-best total offensive mark in history.

Under Bache’s tutelage, Jewell was named first-team All-Gateway while tackle John Bartos was an honorable-mention selection.

YSU threw for its highest yardage average since 1987 (190.6 yards per game) while the ground game averaged just under 200 yards a game.

Bache starred at inside linebacker for IUP from 1983-86 while recording 337 tackles, including 118 as a junior in 1985. He is one of only 12 players in IUP history since 1960 to record more than 300 career tackles. His father Joe and his brother Kevin also played for the Indians.

Chris and his wife, Kathleen, have three daughters, Katelyn, Kirsten and Karlie.

Wide Receivers Sixth Year Michigan, 1975

The Penguins’ wide receivers have Th flourished o the past five seasons under assistant coach Dave Elliott. Elliott is in ass his sixth season as an assistant on the Youngstown State staff as the wide receivYoung ers coach. coa YSU has numerous achievements the program hasn’t accom accomplished in years.

Under his leadership, YSU has had a receiver catch the most touchdown passes in a regular season since 1998 (Donald Jones in 2008), tie the school record with 11 receptions in a game (T.J. Peterson vs. James Madison in 2006), have two receivers with more than 100 yards in the same game (Jones and Dominique Barnes at Illinois State) since 1987; had 50-plus receptions in year for the first time since 1999 (Peterson in 2006) and caught scoring passes in four consecutive games for the first time since 1992 (Jones in 2008).

During the 2008 campaign, the Guins had three wide receivers with more than 30 receptions. The last time three players had at least 30 catches in the same season was 1994. It was the first time in school history three wide receivers had more than 30 grabs in the same year. Barnes led the way with 38 grabs, after catching three in 2007, while Jones, a newcomer, led in yards (510) and touchdowns (seven).

In 2007, the program had its first-ever first-team All-Gateway selection at the position in the versatile Ferlando Williams. Williams finished the year with a teamhigh 42 receptions for 499 yards. He also rushed for 464 yards on 72 carries and had nine touchdowns. Senior Rory Berry had a career-best 39 receptions for 473 yards.

During the playoff run in 2006, Elliott’s group faced some retooling and numerous questions, but the wide receivers stepped up time and again to have a very productive season.

Leading the way was honorable-mention all-league pick T.J. Peterson, who caught 53 passes for 767 yards and seven touchdowns. Peterson’s total number of grabs was the highest total by a Guin since 1999 and the second most in a season since 1993. His yardage total was also the most by an individual since 1999 and second most in the past 12 campaigns. He became just the third wide out to haul in seven touchdown passes in a year since 1995 as well.

Highlighting his season was a school-record-tying 11 grabs in the first-round playoff win over James Madison. Berry, who had zero receptions in three years with the program entering the ‘06 slate, caught 31 passes for 366 yards and three touchdowns.

In 2005, four different wide receivers caught at least 18 passes, marking the first time that much balance has occurred at the position during the same season in school history. Honorable-Mention All-Gateway and Hula Bowl selection Kyle Smith led the way with 37 receptions for 482 yards and five touchdowns. Smith established a new school record by catching a pass in 30 consecutive games played.

In his first year in 2004, the YSU receivers benefited greatly as a group posting their most successful campaign in six seasons.

He graduated from Michigan in 1975 with a degree in Physical Education.

For the Wolverines, he was a two-year starter as a defensive back while being a member of four Big Ten Championship squads.

Dave and his wife Peggy, have two daughters, Catherine and Christina.

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Had an All-America selection each of the past three years Eight All-Conference selections in his four years with the program YSU had three linemen earn All-Conference accolades in 2006 Brad Samsa named YSU’s Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2009 Member of YSU Staff since 2005

Coached four all-conference selections Ferlando Williams first-ever first-team wide receiver in 2007 Three Wide Receivers caught more than 30 passes in 2009 Two wide outs had more than 100 yards at Illinois State in 2009 Member of YSU Staff since 2004

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JERRY OLSAVSKY Linebackers Seventh Year Pittsburgh, 1990

A 10-year National Football League vet-er Youngstown native Jerry Olsavskyy eran, i his seventh season as the Penguins’’ is in line linebacker coach. fe A fearless competitor and tireless worker,, Olsavs joined the staff prior to the 2003 3 Olsavsky campaig and has brought to the program a campaign e tremendous amount of knowledge and experience position to the position.

In his six seasons, Olsavsky has coached eight All-Gateway Conference selections, including three-time first-team pick James Terry (2005-07). Terry is just the second player in school history to be named first-team all-conference in three straight years.

In 2008, Olsavsky’s linebackers began the season as an inexperienced group, but improved and grew throughout the year. Even at the end of the season, YSU started a junior, sophomore and a true freshman the final four games. During the course of the year, only one senior started a total of seven games. Underclassmen started 29 of the 36 possible slots at the three positions for the season.

Four first-time starters saw time at linebacker in 2008.

In 2007, Terry was a first-team selection while Jeremiah Wright was an honorable-mention pick. Three of the Guins’ top five tacklers were linebackers in Terry, Wright and Roshon Simons.

In 2006, two Penguins earned first-team all-conference honors in the same campaign for the first time in school history. Terry and Marty Hutchinson earned laurels from the conference for spearheading a defense that led the conference in turnover margin. Hutchinson had an impressive year finishing with 114 tackles.

He was also second on the team with eight pass breakups. Terry had 76 tackles, including a team-high tying 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles. Four of the top nine tacklers on the squad were linebackers.

In 2005, YSU had two linebackers earn All-Gateway honors as Terry was a first-team selection while Mike Andrews had the best year of his career to earn honorable-mention accolades. It marked the first time since Tim Johnson in 2000 that the Penguins had a first-team all-league linebacker.

In 2004, two of his linebackers earned all-conference laurels. Wright, then a sophomore, was named second-team All-Gateway and Terry was named to the all-newcomer squad. Wright recorded a team and career-high 91 tackles as three members of the linebacking corps were among YSU’s top four in total tackles.

Leading the way for the Penguins in 2003 was linebacker Yancey Marcum with 114 tackles. Five of YSU’s top eight tacklers came from the linebacker spots.

Olsavsky, a graduate of Youngstown’s Chaney High School, had a standout career for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1989-97. After getting drafted in the 10th round, he played in 108 games making 227 tackles for Pittsburgh. In 1995, he was the Steelers’ Ed Block Courage Award recipient for outstanding on-field performance despite overcoming personal obstacles. That year, the Steelers lost to Dallas in Super Bowl XXX, and he made a start in the AFC Championship Game against the Colts.

Playing collegiately at Pittsburgh, he was a first-team Kodak All-American as a senior in 1988 making 129 tackles. He became the Panthers’ first defensive player since 1976 to record more than 100 tackles in three consecutive seasons.

He made 101 stops as junior and had a team-high 127 tackles his sophomore year. At Pittsburgh he earned his degree in Information Science in 1990.

He and his wife Rayme have two sons, Joseph and Dominic, and a daughter, Emma.

Cornerbacks Fifth Year YSU, 2005

Former F Penguin defensive back Sherod Ho Holmes is in his fifth year as an assistant coa coach. Holmes, who joined the staff in August 2005, coaches YSU’s defensive Aug backs. back Holmes has worked extremely hard the Hol past two seasons with the group, which has undertaken nnew coverage schemes.

In I 2008, 2008 Jarvis J i Richards, Lenny Wicks, De’Angelo Wilson and Randy Louis saw the bulk of the coverage responsibilities out on the so-called island.

The group responded by combining for seven interceptions and 10 pass breakups last year. YSU took a hit when Richards went down in the fourth game with an injury, but the unit regrouped behind Wilson and Wicks.

In 2007, Richards, Wicks and Wilson took over as corners for the Penguins.

The trio combined for 12 pass breakups and five interceptions. Wicks and Wilson had never played for the Guins while Richards was in his first year as a full-time starter.

In 2006, both Guins corners were first-team All-Gateway Conference selections.

Jason Perry and Codera Jackson both earned first-team all-league accolades.

Perry became just the second player in school history to return two interceptions for touchdowns in a career. He returned interceptions for scores against UC Davis and Missouri State. Both players intercepted four passes on the year.

In 2005, Jackson burst on the scene to earn first-team all-conference laurels and second-team All-America honors. Jackson had six interceptions for the season, including a return for a touchdown at Liberty.

A two-year starter at corner, Holmes played at Youngstown State in 2002 and 2003 after transferring from Butte Community College. In his YSU career, he recorded 59 total tackles, 15 pass breakups and had four interceptions.

As a senior, he was named honorable-mention All-Gateway for his efforts. He finished the season with 27 tackles, including 19 solo stops. He led the team with eight pass breakups and recorded an interception against Kent State. For his efforts, he was named YSU’s John Delserone Most Valuable Player. As a junior, he was named to the Gateway Conference’s All-Newcomer team. For the year he tied for the team lead with three interceptions and led the squad with seven pass breakups. He finished the year with 32 total tackles, including 25 solo stops.

Holmes also spent two years as a member of the track and field squad. In 2003, he helped YSU earn the Horizon League men’s indoor championship by placing second in the 60-meter dash and fifth in the 200-meter dash. In the outdoor league meet, he finished second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.83 seconds. In 2004, he was the Horizon League Champion in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.93 seconds.

A native of Stockton, Calif., he came to Youngstown State after two seasons at Butte Community College in Oroville, Calif. At Butte, he was named first-team All-Northern California as a sophomore defensive back. He also played wide receiver as his team won two conference championships. He graduated from Youngstown State with a degree in Criminal Justice in 2005.

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COACH HOLMES • TOP FIVE FACTS

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Has had eight All-Conference selections Had only one senior linebacker one team in 2008 Played in Super Bowl XXX for the Pittsburgh Steelers James Terry was a three-time first-team All-Conference selection Member of YSU Staff since 2003

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SHEROD HOLMES

Coached two All-America corners - Codera Jackson, Jason Perry Both corners first-team all-league selections in 2005 and 2006 Horizon League Champion sprinter (2004) Two-time letterwinner at cornerback (2002, 2003) Member of YSU Staff since 2005

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ASSISTANT COACHES COACHING STAFF

BENYARD JONES

MIKE KOLAKOWSKI

Defensive Line First Year Indiana, 1998

Be Benyard Jones, who spent the previouss two seasons as the defensive coordina-tw tor at Division II Arkansas Tech, is in hiss first year with the Youngstown State stafff as th the defensive line coach.

Jo Jones spent the last three campaignss with the Wonder Boys, including the final two o as defensiv defensive coordinator and linebackers coach..

Prior to taking ov over duties as the coordinator he served d as the defensive line coach in 2006.

In his career he has had two stints with the ATU program. He served on the staff a total of eight seasons from 2006-08 and 1999-04 for coach Steve Mullins. In between, he spent a season (2005) as the defensive and special teams coordinator on the FCS level at Butler for Coach Kit Cartwright.

During his first tenure with Arkansas Tech, he spent four years as the defensive line coach and two as the offensive line coach. He also handled strength and conditioning, travel coordinating and academic advising for the program. Upon his return in 2006, he served as the school’s Associate Athletic Director and NCAA Compliance Coordinator while maintaining his duties as the strength and conditioning coach.

Jones was a standout defensive tackle at Indiana as a collegiate. He was a three-year letterman (1995, 1996, 1997) as a defensive tackle for the Hoosiers.

He was a two-year starter and was in the lineup for the final 22 games of his career. He began his career playing for Coach Bill Mallory and as a senior was a captain on Cam Cameron’s first Hoosier squad in 1997. That season, he played under YSU Head Coach Jon Heacock who was IU’s defensive coordinator at the time.

A native of Kankakee, Ill., he earned a bachelor’s degree in General Studies in 1998 from IU and is close to completing his master’s degree in Elementary Education from Arkansas Tech.

At Kankakee High School, he earned two football letters and all-conference and all-state honors as a center and defensive tackle. He also earned four letters in wrestling.

Benyard is married to the former Terri Hankton of Russellville, Ark. The couple have a daughter, Shakayla.

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Served as Defensive Coordinator on Division II and FCS levels Spent the last three seasons at Arkansas Tech Defensive Coordinator at Butler in 2005 Played for Head Coach Jon Heacock at Indiana Joined YSU coaching staff in March

Safeties Fourth Year Ohio Northern, 1979

Fo Former Penguins Defensive Coordinator Mike Kolakowski returns to Youngstown M State after spending the past two seaSta sons on the coaching staff at Central son Michigan. Kolakowski will help Coach Jon Mich Heacock with the defense while coaching Heaco the safet safeties.

Kolakowski Kolakows coached at YSU from 2004-06 and was the defensive defensiv coordinator and secondary coach those three seasons. In 2006, the Penguins advanced to the NCAA semifinals and won the conference championship thanks in large part to his defense.

At Central Michigan, Kolakowski coached the safeties and special teams under Head Coach Butch Jones. The Chippewas advanced to the Motor City Bowl each of his two years and won the Mid-American Conference Championship Game in 2007. CMU won 16 games - eight each campaign - in his two seasons with the program, including 13 versus league opponents.

In his three seasons at Youngstown State, the defense improved every campaign and was strong when the Penguins finished the 2006 season 11-3 reaching the FCS semifinals. Six members of his 2006 defense, including both corners, earned first-team all-conference accolades.

He had All-America selections in each of his final two seasons. During his final year in 2006, Jason Perry was a second-team while Codera Jackson was a second-team selection in 2005 and third-team in 2006.

In 2005, YSU was first in interceptions, first in passing-efficiency defense and second in pass defense in the conference.

Also, the Penguins defense made one of the most impressive turnarounds in league history. The defense ranked first in turnover margin at plus-10, first in scoring defense (16.2 points per game), first in total defense (330.4 yards per game) and fourth in rushing defense. The squad ranked seventh in scoring defense nationally and 12th in turnover margin.

Jackson helped make one the biggest impacts under Kolakowski. Jackson led the Gateway and ranked ninth in the FCS in interceptions per contest. His six picks were the most by a Guin since 2001.

In 2004, senior strong safety Mike Bracken was named a first-team All-Gateway pick while Perry was an honorable-mention selection.

A former Division II head coach, Kolakowski originally joined the Youngstown State coaching staff in March 2004 after spending the 2003 season as the codefensive coordinator and safeties coach at Cincinnati.

Kolakowski is a seasoned professional with almost 30 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. He has spent most of his time at the FCS level (13 seasons) and in the MAC (eight years).

He was the head coach at California University of Pennsylvania for five seasons from 1997-2001. During his tenure at CUP, Kolakowski’s teams compiled a 2132 record, including a 5-5 mark in 2001. His teams won at least five games in each of his last three years, an accomplishment not matched within the program since 1961-63.

Besides his stop at the Division II and FBS levels, he is no stranger to FCS competition. He was an assistant coach at FCS programs -- Maine (1989), William & Mary (1981, 1984-88), Morehead State (1982-83) and Cornell (1980).

A native of Sparta, N.J., Kolakowski was a wide receiver at Ohio Northern. He graduated from ONU in 1979 with a degree in health and physical education.

Mike and his wife Kristen have two children, Ashley (24) and Ryan (22).

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Served as Defensive Coordinator at YSU from 2004-06 Coached two All-America corners in three years with Penguins Six members of 2006 defense were first-team all-conference Spent last two years at Central Michigan; Chippewas won 16 games Is a former Division II Head Coach - California (Pa.) from 1997-01

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MARK SPENCER

Tight Ends Second Year Ohio, 1995

Mark Spencer serves as an offensive M e assistant coach on the Youngstown State as e staff. sta Spencer, a former running back att Ohio, Ohio assists in all aspects of coaching g the offense while working primarily withh o the tight tig ends and running backs, a group p nicknamed nickname the Superbacks.

Spencer joined the Penguins prior to fall camp j p in 2008 making an immediate contribution to the of-fensive staff. He helped with all aspects of the unit, including opponent and self scouting, film breakdown and recruiting.

The offense switched to a spread formation and the role of his Superbacks changed quickly. Tight end Derrick Bush caught two touchdown passes and had 16 receptions. For just the second time since 1990 the Guins had more yardage passing than rushing. Also, YSU scored 28-or-more points on seven occasions in 2008.

Spencer had spent the 2007 season as the defensive backs coach at Iowa Wesleyan for Coach Jason Smelser. Prior to joining the Iowa Wesleyan coaching staff he was a graduate assistant coach at Bluffton in 2005. While at Bluffton he coached the running backs in 2005 and the defensive line in 2006 for coach Greg Brooks.

He served as a video intern for the Cincinnati Bearcats in 2003 and 2004. In 2004 Cincinnati was 7-5 winning the PlainsCapitol Fort Worth Bowl under head coach and former YSU assistant Mark Dantonio.

Spencer was a tailback at Ohio from 1991-94. He joined the program as a walk-on and then earned letters in 1993 and 1994. As a senior he was awarded a full scholarship.

A native of Columbus, he was the team captain at Thomas Worthington High School in 1989. After graduation he remained with the program as running backs coach in 1990 before joining the Bobcats.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration from Ohio in 1995 and received a second bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Franklin University in 1999. He picked up his master’s degree in Business Administration at Bluffton in 2007.

Mark is married to the former Toya Alexander.

COACH SPENCER • TOP FIVE FACTS • • • • •

Worked with tight ends, fullbacks and tailbacks last year Coached on both offensive and defensive sides during his career Coached at Iowa Wesleyan, Bluffton and Cincinnati previously Played tailback at Ohio (1991-94) Member of YSU Staff since 2008

COACHING STAFF

TOM ANTHONY

Assistant LBs Second Year Augustana (Ill.), 2005

T Tom Anthony serves as a defensive as assistant on the Youngstown State sta staff. Anthony, a former NCAA Division III A All-American, assists in all aspects of coaching the defense while working primarily coach with the linebackers and the defensive line.

Anthony joined the Penguins prior to fall camp in 2008 mak making an immediate contribution to the defensive d f i staff. ff H He hhelped l d with i h allll aspects of the defense, including opponent and self scouting, film breakdown and recruiting.

He spent the 2007 season as an assistant coach on the NAIA level at St. Francis (Ill.). For the Fighting Saints he served as the wide receivers coach under Mike Uremovich. Two of his freshmen receivers earned all-conference accolades in 2007.

Prior to coaching at St. Francis in 2007, he spent a year coaching the defensive backs at Augustana (Ill.). In 2006, the Vikings captured the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championship with a 7-3 overall mark and a 6-1 conference record.

A native of Bettendorf, Iowa, he had a stellar career at Augustana.

In 2005, he was a first-team Division III All-America selection while being named the North Region Defensive Back of the Year. He was tabbed first-team all-conference and the CCIV’s Most Valuable Player recording 13 inceptions. He had interceptions in eight contests, including three against Wheaton and North Park. He returned a pick 92 yards for a touchdown against Elmhurst. The Vikings finished the year 10-2 reaching the NCAA Division III playoffs while winning the CCIW title. He had 42 total tackles, including 33 solo stops and eight pass breakups.

As a junior he played both offense and defense finishing 14 total tackles and two interceptions in seven games played. He caught eight passes for 232 yards and scored three touchdowns. As a freshman in 2002, he had 33 receptions for 675 yards and six touchdowns to earn second-team All-CCIW honors. In 2003 he attended Ellsworth Community College where he caught 33 passes for 633 yards and eight touchdowns.

Following his playing career he played for three Arena Football teams. In the spring of 2006 he was a member of the New York Dragons (AFL), in the summer of 2006 he played for the Albany Conquest (AF2) and was a member of the Quad City Steamwheelers (AF2) in 2007. At Albany he had 883 yards receiving and 19 touchdowns.

He earned his degree in Political Science from Augustana in the fall of 2005 and received his master’s in management from St. Francis (Ill.) in May. A standout at Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, he earned nine letters – two in football, three in basketball and four in track and field.

He is married to the former Kelsey Dreyer. His brother Chris Anthony played in the Arena league after a standout career at Iowa State.

COACH ANTHONY • TOP FIVE FACTS • • • • •

Worked with the defensive line last season Former Arena League football player Coached previously at St. Francis (Ill.) and Augustana (Ill.) Division III First-Team All-American in 2005 Member of YSU Staff since 2008

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DAN KOPP

Football Operations Third Year YSU, 1995 Dan Kopp, a Youngstown native and YSU Da gr graduate, is in his third season as the Dire Director of Football Operations.

His duties with Youngstown State include the d day-to-day operations of the Football program as well as liaison duties with Academics, Comp Compliance, Administration and Facilities. He coordinates th the Penguins’ summer football camps, the annual Spring Coaches Clinic and the football banquet. Kopp is also in charge of the Community Outreach program known as “Overtime” as well as the team’s summer jobs program.

Prior to stepping into the operations role, Kopp spent a year as an Account Executive for the Mahoning Valley Thunder, Youngstown’s Arena2 Football League franchise. For the Thunder, Kopp helped generate corporate partnerships, season ticket and individual ticket sales. In 2007, the front office earned the AF2’s President’s Award for Best Overall Team Operations.

Kopp’s father, John has nearly 40 years as a coach at several high schools in the Valley. Dan spent four years coaching Football at Fitch High School before moving into his position with the Thunder. During that time he was a substitute teacher at Fitch.

Kopp has private-sector business experience having worked at First Place Bank for eight years as a Branch Manager/Loan Originator.

Kopp’s family has deep roots in Football. His brother Neal is the head football coach at Akron (OH) Coventry High School. Brian is the President of DeBartolo Sports. He also has two sisters, Leslie and a twin, Julie and his parents (John and Gerry) are also YSU graduates. His father played center for legendary YSU coach “Dike” Dike Beede.

EUGENE CROSBY

Assitant Coach/VIdeo First Year W&J, 2000 Eugene Crosby, who spent the 2008 Eu se season as a graduate assistant at Div Division II-power Delta State, joins the Youngstown State staff as an assistant Youn coach. Crosby will help assist the offensive coach staff and an oversee the video operations for the progra program.

Last year, C Crosby was on the staff at Delta State, which advanced to the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals. For Coach Ron Roberts, Crosby was the video coordinator and coached the running backs. DSU went 10-2 on the season losing to North Alabama in the quarterfinals of the playoffs.

The Statesmen were ranked seventh in the final AFCA poll and won the Gulf South Conference championship.

Prior to his stint at Delta State, he spent a season as an assistant video coordinator at Oregon State. His responsibilities for the Beavers included the filming of practices and games, as well as breaking down video on the opposition.

He spent three seasons as the offensive line coach and athletic department video coordinator at Hiram College from 2004-06.

Crosby was a standout center at Washington and Jefferson from 1996-99. He was a two-time All-PAC selection, earning first-team honors as a senior in 1999.

That season the Presidents were 9-3 and advanced to the Division III playoffs.

A native of Erie, Pa., Crosby earned his degree from W&J in history in 2000.

He is pursuing a master’s degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

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BRIAN JONES

Undergraduate Offense Assistant Brian Jones, a former three-year startin quarterback at Liberty, is in his third ing year as a member of the Youngstown ye State coaching staff as an undergraduate St student assistant. stu He joined the Penguin coaching staff in 20 2007 working with the offensive staff on ga gamedays, during the offseason and throughout the week. througho In high school, sc Jones quarterbacked the Leopards to an 11-2 mark as a senior in 2005 before assisting the coaching staff in 2006 following his graduation. During his high school career he passed for more than 2,600 yards and had 28 touchdown tosses. He was a two-time All-Northeast Ohio, all-county and all-conference selection. Jones also played baseball and basketball.

He is majoring in Physical Education at YSU.

DOUG SANGREGORIO Undergraduate Defense Assistant

D Doug Sangregorio is in his first season as an undergraduate assistant coach w with the Youngstown State football pr program> Sangregorio will help in all fac facets of the program spending a majority of his time with defensive line coach Beny Benyard Jones.

Sa Sangregorio spent the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Brookfield High Schoo School. While at Brookfield he worked as special teams c coordinator and was the defensive line coach in 2008. He was the running backs and linebackers coach in 2007 while coaching the backs in 2006. He was a three-year letterwinner for the Warriors playing fullback and linebacker. He was a three-year starter for the program.

A secondary education, integrated social studies major, he is the son of Doug and Lori.

SAL GUAGLIARDO Undergraduate Defense Assistant

Sal Guagliardo, a native of Tampa, Fla., S is in his second year as a member of the Yo Youngstown State coaching staff as an un undergraduate student assistant.

He joined the Penguin coaching staff in 2 2008. He works with the defensive staff on gamedays, the offseason and throug throughout the week.

Guaglia Guagliardo graduated from Jesuit High School 2008. He su suffered two knee injuries while playing football and beca became a student coach his senior season for Jesuit for Coach Joe Ross. Prior to coming to YSU in August, he worked for Berkley Prep Football under coach Dom Ciao.

He is the son of Sal and Cathy Guagliardo and has two sisters. His academic interest is business.

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JOHN DONEYKO

Head Athletic Trainer 24th Year Kent State, 1985 Head Athletic Trainer John Doneyko,, He AT continues to be one of the mostt ATC, dedicated and respected members off ded the aathletic department.

A 23-year 23member of the athletic training g staff, hhe took over the role of Head Athletic c Trainer fo for the Penguins prior to last season..

Altogether, he oversees a staff of five trainers and d four doctors.

Doneyko is in his 24th season caring for Penguins student-athletes. In his previous 22 years he worked as an assistant trainer responsible for the Penguins men’s basketball program.

During the 2004-05 season, “JD” as he is affectionately known, took part in his 500th YSU men’s basketball contest when the Penguins played at Missouri State on Dec. 3.

A licensed athletic trainer in Ohio and a nationally-certified Athletic Trainer, Doneyko also worked closely with the YSU football team in his first 23 years and been part of the four championship teams.

Prior to joining the YSU athletic department, Doneyko worked as an assistant trainer for the Cleveland Browns.

Doneyko graduated from Kent State with a bachelor’s of science degree in 1985 and received his master’s degree in athletic training from Ohio in 1986.

John and his wife, Kathleen, reside in Cortland with their two sons, Kyle and Alex.

Kyle is senior at YSU.

SStrength & Conditioning Second Year Mount Union, 1999

Yo Youngstown native John Patrick is in his se second year with the Athletic Departme as Head Strength and Conditioning ment Coa Coach.

He is responsible for developing st the strength and conditioning programs for Y all 18 YSU intercollegiate athletic programs.

Patrick wo works closely with the football team while st are responsible for the in season he and his staff d offseason ff k f allll squads. d and workouts for Prior to joining the Penguins in June 2008, Patrick was the head strength and conditioning coach at NCAA Division-I Jacksonville University where he was responsible for the strength and conditioning development for 18 athletic programs. He spent three years in charge of the Dolphins’ strength and conditioning program.

Patrick spent a year-and-a-half at Georgia Southern where he designed and implemented the strength and conditioning programs women’s soccer, women’s track and field, men’s tennis and men’s golf. He is a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association and is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Science Association and the United States Weightlifting Association.

A graduate of South Range High School, he earned his degree from Mount Union College in 1999 in exercise science and his M.S. in kinesiology from Georgia Southern in 2004.

TREVOR PARKS

Sports Information 10th Year Nebraska, 1996 Tr Trevor Parks is in his 10th year ass the Sports Information Director att You Youngstown State. Parks manages alll aspe 8 aspects of media relations for YSU’s 18 athlet programs. athletic o Parks oversees a talented five-person stafff hand e while handling media relations duties for the w football team while working day-to-day with coachess from all YSU programs. He updates and provides general maintenance on YSUsports.com.

Parks and his staff have accumulated several honors from CoSIDA. The football program was voted the Football Championship Subdivision’s “Best in the Nation” five times, including the past two seasons. In 2008, the football media guide finished fourth in the FCS ranks.

Prior to joining the athletic department in 2000, he spent a year as the women’s sports information director at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1999. He served a two-year internship with the Nebraska Sports Information Office from 1997-99, where he managed all aspects of media relations for the Huskers’ baseball program.

Parks earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Nebraska in 1996.

Trevor and his wife, Pennie, reside in Austintown.

COACHING STAFF

JOHN PATRICK

KYLE RIVERA

Assistant Video Coordinator A native of Waynesburg, Ohio, Kyle R Rivera is a member of the program as a video assistant. Rivera helps the video staff in the day-to-day operations of the st Penguins’ video unit. He helps break down Pe practice and game video and creates the pra weekly highlight video. week A ju junior, Rivera comes to YSU after playing footb football and competing in track and field at Sandy Va Valley High School. Rivera played wide receiver on the fo football squad while running relays and sprint events for the track program.

While at Sandy Valley he learned video editing and participated in the statewide competition for video team production in BPA. This past summer he was a gameday video intern for the Mahoning Valley Thunder of the Arena 2 Football League.

He also works on campus as an “Icebreaker” in the admissions office handling various duties for the staff.

Rivera is majoring in Telecommunications at Youngstown State.

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COACHING STAFF

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT STAFF

Todd Burkey

Lynn Cadle

Mari Ann Cann

Susan Carfolo

Carmine Cassese

Joe Cassese

Erica Chung

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Football Secretary

Basketball Secretary

Academic Counselor

Head Equipment Manager

Director of Athletic Development

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jim Culcasi

John Doneyko

Tim Gallo

Elaine Jacobs

Ken Layman

Head Athletic Trainer

Assistant Equipment Manager

Jamie Hall

Emily Haynam

Penguin Club Treasurer

Assistant Athletic Director

Associate Athletic Director/SWA

Jenna Lesko

Rick Love

Michelle Markota

Cher Marshall

Tom Morella

Tony Morelli

Associate Athletic Director

Co-Head Coach Cheerleaders

Administration & Compliance Secretary

Assistant Athletic Director

Athletic Department Assistant

John Patrick

Terry Samuels

Robb Schmidt

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Matt Morrone Business Manager

Marilyn O’Bruba

Trevor Parks

Coordinator of Academic Counseling

Sports Information Director

Tim Stuart

Deanna Theodore

Cheryl Traylor-Cowan

Liz Vlad

Ticket Office Accouting Clerk

Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Director of Ticket Operations

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Assistant Sports Information Director

Co-Head Coach Cheerleaders

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Academic Counselor

Assistant Athletic Director

John Vogel

Jeffrey Wills

Assistant Sports Information Director

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jim Morrison Associate Director of The Penguin Club

Ron Strollo Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics

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2009 ROSTER INFORMATION Seniors | 13 Dana Brown, Ty Campana, Draye Ersery, Crispin Fernandez, Donald Jones, Brian Mellott, Ben Nowicki, Aaron Pitts, Mychal Savage, Jabari Scott, Kevin Smith, Brandon Summers, Lenny Wicks

Juniors | 27 Kyle Banna, Dominique Barnes, Stephen Blose, Jim Bowersock, Kyle Brown, Bobby Coates, Jordan Edwards, Andre Elliott, Rob Fernback, Tyler Figueroa, Jaimie Frasure, Chris Gammon, Roger Gillum, Nick Gooden, Bob Gratz, Derek Harris, Armani Johnson, Erik Johnson, Luke Matelan, Torrance Nicholson, Na’eem Outler, Gary Pezzuolo, Justin Rechichar, Troy Rice, Eric Rodemoyer, Brandian Ross, Jarrod Satmare

Sophomores | 29 Dailyn Campbell, Andy Colegrove, Ely Ducatel, Ronald Fularz, Adam House, Marc Kanetsky, Kamryn Keys, Michael Kreatsoulas, Josh Lee, Randy Louis, Joe Marshall, Stephen Meadows, Brad Miller, Joe Miller, Josh Myers, Marcus O’Hara, David Rach, David Rogers, Devanuel Samuel, John Sasson, Greg Sazdanoff, Nate Schkurko, Scott Sentner, Branden Sibley, Dionte Snow, Deonta Tate, Jay Wiezbiski, Mike Williams, Joel Younkins

Redshirt Freshmen | 13 Bill Dugan, Obinna Ekwerembua, David Fleming, Bryan Gaiters, Andy Kowicki, Chase Lemke, D.J. Main, Vinnie Patella, Zeke Sosanya, Noah Taylor, Gary Thornton, Bryan Whitaker, Paris Wicks Jr.

Freshmen | 20 Dan Banna, Theo Barnes, Jelani Berassa, Jamaine Cook, Sylvestry Gibbs, Fred Herdman, Kurt Hess, Taylor Hill, Gannon Hulea, Nick Liste, Torrian Pace, Dom Rich, Conner Seeman, Carson Sharbaugh, Kyle Sirl, Kyle Stadelmyer, Rob Stupar, Jerome Swinton, Averick Walker, Brandon White

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Ohio | 61 • Dan Banna, Kyle Banna, Theo Barnes, Jim Bowersock, Kyle Brown, Ty Campana, Dailyn Campbell, Bobby Coates, Andy Colegrove, Jamaine Cook, Bill Dugan, Jordan Edwards, Andre Elliott, Rob Fernback, David Fleming, Jaimie Frasure, Ronald Fularz, Bryan Gaiters, Chris Gammon, Sylvestry Gibbs, Roger Gillum, Bob Gratz, Derek Harris, Kurt Hess, Taylor Hill, Gannon Hulea, Armani Johnson, Erik Johnson, Marc Kantesky, Andy Kowicki, Michael Kreatsoulas, Chase Lemke, Nick Liste, D.J. Main, Brian Mellott, Brad Miller, Joe Miller, Torrance Nicholson, Marcus O’Hara, Vinne Patella, Aaron Pitts, David Rach, Dom Rich, Troy Rice, David Rogers, Devanuel Samuel, Jarrod Satmare, Greg Sazdanoff, Nate Schkurko, Connor Seeman, Scott Sentner, Branden Sibley, Kyle Sirl, Dionte Snow, Kyle Stadelmyer, Gary Thornton, Jay Wiezbiski, Bryan Whitaker, Brandon White, Paris Wicks Jr., Joel Younkins Pennsylvania | 12 • Stephen Blose, Dana Brown, Kamryn Keys, Luke Matelan, Gary Pezzuolo, Justin Rechichar, Eric Rodemoyer, John Sasson, Carson Sharbaugh, Rob Stupar, Noah Taylor, Lenny Wicks Florida | 6 • Jelani Berassa, Ely Ducatel, Josh Lee, Joe Marshall, Jerome Swinton, Deonta Tate Virginia | 5 • Stephen Meadows, Na’eem Outler, Torrian Pace, Brandian Ross, Mike Williams Georgia | 3 • Adam House, Josh Meyers, Averick Walker Arizona | 2 • Fred Herdman, Ben Nowicki California | 2 • Crispin Fernandez, Kevin Smith Maryland | 2 • Randy Louis, Zeke Sosanya Michigan | 2 • Dominique Barnes, Brandon Summers Texas | 2 • Nick Gooden, Jabari Scott Colarado | 1 • Draye Ersery Nigeria | 1 • Obinna Ekwerembua New Jersey | 1 • Donald Jones New York | 1 • Mychal Savage Wisconsin | 1 • Tyler Figueroa

Name, Pos. Mychal Savage, DT Ben Nowicki, P Lenny Wicks, CB Terrance Nicholson, DT Bobby Coates, OL Crispin Fernandez, DT Brandian Ross, FS Brian Mellott, OL Eric Rodemoyer, OG Na’eem Outler, LB Andre Elliott, FS Jabari Scott, TB Brandon Summers, QB Donald Jones, WR Kevin Smith, TB Jordan Edwards, LB Kamryn Keys, TB Josh Myers, DE Nick Gooden, SS Dominique Barnes, WR Joel Younkins, DE Justin Rechichar, OG Deonta Tate, LB Luke Matelan, DE John Sasson, LB Chris Gammon, DT Randy Louis, CB Jaimie Frasure, DE Roger Gillum, DT Stephen Meadows, DE Kyle Banna, FB Dailyn Campbell, QB Greg Sazdanoff, OT

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The 2009 roster features players from 14 different states. YSU has 33 freshmen, 29 sophomores, 27 juniors and 14 seniors as well.

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2009 ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 60 61 62

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Name Kevin Smith* Andre Elliott* Averick Walker Jerome Swinton Randy Louis* Brandon Summers* Ely Ducatel Bryan Gaiters Kamryn Keys* Branden Sibley Na’eem Outler** Jamaine Cook Stephen Blose** Kurt Hess Taylor Hill Gannon Hulea Dionte Snow* Dailyn Campbell* Marc Kanetsky* Draye Ersery* Dana Brown* Gary Thornton Nick Gooden** Scott Sentner* Torrian Pace David Rach Brandian Ross** Jordan Edwards** Dominique Barnes** Vinnie Patella David Fleming Lenny Wicks** Josh Lee* Jabari Scott** Paris Wicks Jr. Ben Nowicki** Erik Johnson* Gary Pezzuolo Devanuel Samuel Adam House Josh Myers* Kyle Stadelmyer Joel Younkins* Rob Stupar Dan Banna Kyle Banna* Jarrod Satmare Slyvestry Gibbs Andy Colegrove Brian Mellott** Noah Taylor John Sasson* Mike Williams* Stephen Meadows* Deonta Tate* Jaimie Frasure* Michael Kreatsoulas Rob Fernback Tyler Figueroa

Pos. • Yr. TB • Sr. FS • Jr. CB • Fr. CB • Fr. CB • So. QB • Sr. WR • So. CB • RFr. TB • So. CB • So. LB • Jr. TB • Fr. PK • Jr. QB • Fr. LB • Fr. QB • Fr. WR • So. QB • So. QB • So. LB • Sr. TB • Sr. FB • RFr. SS • Jr. FS • So. TB • Fr. LB • So. CB • Jr. LB • Jr. WR • Jr. SS • RFr. SS • RFr. CB • Sr. WR • So. TB • Sr. TB • RFr. P • Sr. P • Jr. FS • Jr. TB • So. SS • So. DT • So. LB • Fr. RE • So. FB • Fr. FB • Fr. FB • Jr. P • Jr. LB • Fr. C/TE • So. OG • Sr. RE • RFr. LB • So. LB • So. RE • So. LB • So. DE • Jr. LB • So. OG • Jr. C • Jr.

Alphabetical Roster No. 45 46 29 84 13 21 71 82 18 76 50 12 7 68 28 2 20 90 61 62 31 57 8 75 49 97 23

92 14 15 40 16 37 81 19 9 69 60 33 66 98 5 77 93 99 55 51 91 41 94 36 72 11 25 30 38 83

Name Dan Banna Kyle Banna* Dominique Barnes** Theo Barnes Jelani Berassa Stephen Blose** Jim Bowersock Dana Brown* Kyle Brown Ty Campana Dailyn Campbell* Bobby Coates** Andy Colegrove Jamaine Cook Ely Ducatel Bill Dugan Jordan Edwards** Obinna Ekweremuba Andre Elliott* Draye Ersery* Crispin Fernandez* Rob Fernback Tyler Figueroa David Fleming Jaimie Frasure* Ronald Fularz Bryan Gaiters Chris Gammon* Sylvestry Gibbs Roger Gillum* Nick Gooden** Bob Gratz Derek Harris Fred Herdman Kurt Hess Taylor Hill Adam House Gannon Hulea Armani Johnson Erik Johnson* Donald Jones* Marc Kanetsky* Kamryn Keys* Andy Kowicki Michael Kreatsoulas Josh Lee* Chase Lemke Nick Liste Randy Louis* D.J. Main Joe Marshall* Luke Matelan* Stephen Meadows* Brian Mellott** Brad Miller* Joe Miller Josh Myers* Torrance Nicholson** Ben Nowicki** Marcus O’Hara Na’eem Outler** Torrian Pace Vinnie Patella Gary Pezzuolo Aaron Pitts**

Pos. FB FB WR DL WR PK FB TB OG WR QB OT C/TE TB WR OG LB RE FS LB DE OG C SS DE PK CB OT LB DT SS PK SS DL QB LB SS QB WR P WR QB TB OT LB WR DT PK/P CB OT DT DE RE OG DT P DT DT P OT LB TB SS FS WR

Ht. 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-3 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-4 5-9 6-1 6-5 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-4 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-8 5-10 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-5 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-10 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-3

Wt. 225 245 180 240 180 185 265 205 310 180 210 290 290 195 195 300 215 240 190 220 270 270 280 195 235 190 185 310 190 270 205 215 210 250 220 210 180 200 205 205 210 190 195 295 230 175 215 180 175 285 305 245 235 280 285 210 285 305 170 330 240 220 195 205 190

Yr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So. RFr. Jr. RFr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. RFr. Jr. So. RFr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. RFr. So. So. RFr. Fr. So. RFr. So. Jr. So. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. RFr. Jr. Sr.

Hometown/Previous School/High School Canfield, Ohio/Canfield Canfield, Ohio/Canfield Southfield, Mich./Southfield Akron, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban Miami, Fla./Miami Killian Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek Lisbon, Ohio/West Virginia Wesleyan/Beaver Local Clairton, Pa./Iowa/Clairton Lisbon, Ohio/Beaver Local Struthers, Ohio/Struthers Kenton, Ohio/Kenton Canton, Ohio/Glen Oak Ironton, Ohio/Ironton Cleveland, Ohio/Midpark Naples, Fla./Lely Poland, Ohio/Poland Sandusky, Ohio/Sandusky Orlu, Nigeria/A-2 International Maple Heights, Ohio/Gardner-Webb/Maple Heights Colorado Springs, Colo./College of the Desert/Sierra Porterville, Calif./Bakersfield/Monache Boardman, Ohio/Boardman Reedsville, Wis./Valders Centerville, Ohio/Centerville Ashtabula, Ohio/Lakeside Warren, Ohio/Lake Erie/Champion Zanesville, Ohio/Zanesville Akron, Ohio/East Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch Liberty, Ohio/Liberty San Antonio, Texas/Taft Boardman, Ohio/Boardman Columbus, Ohio/Rhode Island/Fork Union/St. Francis DeSales Scottsdale, Ariz./Pinnacle Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney St. Mary’s, Ga./Camden County Poland, Ohio/Poland Boardman, Ohio/Oakland/Brescia/Boardman Boardman, Ohio/Boardman Plainfield, N.J./Lackawanna JC/Plainfield Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport Area Parma, Ohio/Normandy Warren, Ohio/Howland Lutz, Fla./Freedom Austintown, Ohio/Austintown Fitch Niles, Ohio/Niles McKinley Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills Fredricksburg, Va./James Monroe Austintown, Ohio/Ohio/Austintown Fitch Elyria, Ohio/Elyria Mineral Ridge, Ohio/Mineral Ridge Kingsland, Ga./Camden County Columbus, Ohio/Marion Franklin Gilbert, Ariz/Mesa CC/Mesquite Hubbard, Ohio/Ohio/Hubbard Occoquan, Va./Woodbridge Chantilly, Va./Chantilly Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney Edinburg, Pa./Mohawk Marion, Ohio/Harding

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2009 ROSTERS 64 65 66 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 87 88 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Eric Rodemoyer* Kyle Sirl Chase Lemke Bill Dugan Andy Kowicki Kyle Brown Marcus O’Hara Justin Rechichar** Greg Sazdanoff* Chris Gammon* Bobby Coates** D.J. Main Bradon White David Rogers Donald Jones* Ty Campana Aaron Pitts** Jelani Berassa Nate Schkurko* Conner Seeman Carson Sharbaugh Crispin Fernandez* Brad Miller* Fred Herdman Joe Marshall* Torrance Nicholson** Bryan Whitaker Mychal Savage*** Roger Gillum* Nick Liste Luke Matelan* Theo Barnes Jim Bowersock Obinna Ekwerembua Ronald Fularz Bob Gratz Derek Harris Armani Johnson Joe Miller Troy Rice Dom Rich Zeke Sosanya Jay Wiezbiski

OG • Jr. DT • Fr. DT • RFr. OG • RFr. OT • RFr. OG •Jr. OT • So. C • Jr. OT • So. OT • Jr. OT • Jr. OT • RFr. OL • Fr. TE • So. WR • Sr. WR • Sr. WR • Sr. WR • Fr. LS • So. TE • Fr. TE • Fr. DE • Sr. DT • So. DT • Fr. DT • So. DT • Jr. LB • RFr. DT • Sr. DT • Jr. PK/P • Fr. DE • Jr. DT • Fr. FB • Jr. RE • RFr. PK • So. PK • Jr. SS • Jr. WR • Jr. P • So. WR • Jr. FS • Fr. WR • RFr. SS • So.

Pronunciation Guide Chris Bache Jelani Berassa Stephen Blose Obinna Ekweremuba Draye Ersery Jon Heacock Gannon Hulea Michael Kreatsoulas Luke Matelan Na’eem Outler Gary Pezzuolo David Rach Justin Rechichar Eric Rodemoyer Zeke Sosanya Nate Schkurko Deonta Tate Joel Younkins

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Alphabetical Roster No. Name 26 David Rach 73 Justin Rechichar** Troy Rice Dom Rich 64 Eric Rodemoyer* 80 David Rogers 27 Brandian Ross** 39 Devanuel Samuel 53 John Sasson* 48 Jarrod Satmare 96 Mychal Savage*** 74 Greg Sazdanoff* 85 Nate Schkurko* 34 Jabari Scott** 87 Conner Seeman 24 Scott Sentner* 88 Carson Sharbaugh 10 Branden Sibley 65 Kyle Sirl 1 Kevin Smith* 17 Dionte Snow* Zeke Sosanya 42 Kyle Stadelmyer 44 Rob Stupar 6 Brandon Summers* 4 Jerome Swinton 56 Deonta Tate* 52 Noah Taylor 22 Gary Thornton 3 Averick Walker 95 Bryan Whitaker 78 Brandon White 32 Lenny Wicks** 25 Paris Wicks Jr. Jay Wiezbiski 54 Mike Williams* 43 Joel Younkins*

Pos. LB C WR FS OG TE CB TB LB P DT OT LS TB TE FS TE CB DE TB WR WR LB FB QB CB LB RE FB CB LS OL CB TB SS LB RE

Ht. 6-4 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-3 6-0 5-8 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-4 6-2 6-5 5-9 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-9 5-10 6-3 6-5 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-2

Wt. 215 285 200 205 305 250 185 190 235 220 305 275 195 195 250 190 230 170 240 195 185 225 210 235 215 160 225 220 225 180 220 310 190 190 180 215 235

Yr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. So. RFr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. RFr. RFr. Fr. RFr. Fr. Sr. RFr. So. So. So.

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Hometown/Previous School/High School Canfield, Ohio/South Range Jeannette, Pa./Hempfield Area Youngstown, Ohio/Ashland/Rayen Canfield, Ohio/Canfield Sharon, Pa./West Virginia/Kennedy Catholic Kent, Ohio/Roosevelt Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel Lisbon, Ohio/Beaver Local Hartsdale, N.Y./Hargrave Military/New Rochelle Mansfield, Ohio/Mansfield Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg San Antonio, Texas/Taft Copley, Ohio/Copley McDonald, Ohio/McDonald New Wilmington, Pa./New Wilmington Campbell, Ohio/Campbell Memorial Westfield, Ohio/Cloverleaf San Diego, Calif./Grossmont CC/Helix Toledo, Ohio/Scott Bowie, Md./DeMatha Catholic Girard, Ohio/Girard State College, Pa./State College Southfield, Mich./Toledo/Southfield Daytona Beach, Fla./Milford Academy/Seabreeze Palmetto, Fla./Palmetto Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills Youngstown, Ohio/East Lithonia, Ga./Fork Union/Stephenson Boardman, Ohio/Boardman Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain Pittsburgh, Pa./Carrick Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Ellet Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Hargrave Military Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook Hubbard, Ohio/Hubbard

*denotes letters earned Fifth-year seniors in italics Numbers, additional players and weights will be updated in the fall Retired Numbers are 47 • 58 • 79

Coaching Staff

Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Jon Heacock | Ninth Season (Muskingum, 1983) Assistant Coaches: Tom Anthony | Augustana, Ill., 2006; Assistant Linebackers Chris Bache | Indiana, Pa., 1987; Offensive Line Eugene Crosby | Washington & Jefferson, 2000; Staff Assistant/Video Sam Eddy | Taylor, 1978; Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Dave Elliott | Michigan, 1975; Wide Receivers Sherod Holmes | Youngstown State, 2005; Cornerbacks Benyard Jones | Indiana, 1998; Defensive Line Mike Kolakowski | Ohio Northern, 1979; Safeties Jerry Olsavsky | Pittsburgh, 1990; Linebackers Mark Spencer | Ohio, 1995; Tight Ends Brian Wright | Wooster, 1994; Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Brian Jones | Offensive Student Assistant Sal Guagliardo | Defensive Student Assistant Doug Sangregorio | Defensive Student Assistant Dan Kopp | Youngstown State, 1995; Director of Football Operations John Patrick | Mount Union, 1999; Strength and Conditioning

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OFFENSE INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning (18) FB Kyle Banna, WR Dominique Barnes, TB Dana Brown, QB Dailyn Campbell, OG Bobby Coates, OT Chris Gammon, WR Donald Jones, QB Marc Kanetsky, TB Kamryn Keys, WR Josh Lee, OG Brian Mellott, WR Aaron Pitts, C Justin Rechichar, OG Eric Rodemoyer, OT Greg Sazdanoff, WR Nate Schkurko, WR Dionte Snow, QB Brandon Summers

Backfield

For just the second time since 1990, the Penguins had more passing yards than rushing in 2008. The difference wasn’t much - 50.7 percent to 49.3 - but it has not happened often in the past 19 seasons.

The Guins scored 28 or more points in seven of the final 10 games after taking some time to get used to the spread offense and a new quarterback. YSU scored more than 30 points in the final three games.

The tailback and fullback spots saw some changes last year in the spread attack, and, entering this year there is a great abundance of numbers and talent.

A thin area last year the fullback spot, has some solid numbers and size this year.

Kyle Banna was at the top of the depth chart before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Liberty. He returns in 2009 and YSU returns redshirt freshman Gary Thornton.

Joining the program to contribute are Dan Banna, Jim Bowersock and talented freshman Rob Stupar.

The tailback position is loaded with sophomore Kamryn Keys and seniors Jabari Scott, Dana Brown and Kevin Smith all returning. Keys burst on the scene with a freshman school-record 804 yards rushing, including four 100-yard performances.

He was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Freshman of the Year for his efforts.

Scott started the year strong with 427 yards on 78 carries in the first seven games. But an injury limited him to just four offensive snaps in the final five games.

Brown came on strong at the end of the year and finished his first season with the

Letterwinners Lost (9)

Quarterback

TE Patrick Bellish, OT Tyler Booth, TE Derrick Bush, WR Nick Canterino, WR Da’Michael Horne, FB Ben Lane, OG Brad Samsa, OG Nhemie Theodore, WR Ferlando Williams

A major question last year, the quarterback position will be a strength with the return of senior Brandon Summers. Summers took over the starting duties after the Penguins lost the first two games last year and righted the ship immediately.

He guided the Guins to wins over Central State and then No. 2-ranked North Dakota State. The next week he set a school record for completions with 32 while throwing for 334 yards and three touchdowns in a final-play loss to Liberty.

Then Summers was hurt at Southern Utah and missed the following two games.

But in the final four weeks of the year, he showed amazing potential.

In the final four contests, Summers completed 61 passes for 864 yards with 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions.

Highlighting those numbers was a 347yard, school-record-tying four-touchdown performance at Illinois State.

For the year, he was 122-of-195 for 1,540 yards with 18 touchdown passes and just seven interceptions. His 62.6 completion percentage set a school mark as did his 152.18 passing efficiency. He became the first Penguin to throw 18 touchdowns in a regular season since Ron Jaworski (1972).

While Summers was out, true freshmen Dailyn Campbell and Marc Kanetsky got thrown into the fire.

Campbell showed a bruising running style when he was inserted into the lineup at Missouri State. He started against Southern Illinois. Campbell had 53 yards rushing on 22 carries while completing 32-of-51 passes for 224 yards and a score. Kanetsky saw action versus SIU and is team’s holder on placement kicks.

Freshmen Kurt Hess and Gannon Hulea get set to join the program this fall.

Redshirts OL Bill Dugan, OL Andy Kowicki, OL D.J. Main, TB Kevin Smith, WR Zeke Sosanya, FB Gary Thornton, TB Paris Wicks Jr.

Squad Members Returning OL Kyle Brown, WR Ty Campana, C/TE Andy Colegrove, WR Ely Ducatel, OG Rob Fernback, C Tyler Figueroa,TE David Rogers Satmare

Newcomers FB Dan Banna, WR Jelani Berassa, FB Jim Bowersock, TB Jamaine Cook, QB Kurt Hess, QB Gannon Hulea, WR Armani Johnson, OT Marcus O’Hara, TB Torrian Pace, WR Troy Rice, TB Devanuel Samuel, TE Conner Seeman, TE Carson Sharbaugh, FB Rob Stupar, OL Brandon White

Starters Returning (5) TB Kamryn Keys, OG Eric Rodemoyer, OT Bobby Coates, WR Donald Jones, QB Brandon Summers

Starters Lost (6) WR Ferlando Williams, OT Tyler Booth, OG Nhemie Theodore, C Brad Samsa, WR Da’Michael Horne, TE Derrick Bush

Percentage of What Returns Touchdowns Passing Yards Rushing Yards Receiving Yards Total Offense

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Overview

27 of 36 (75 percent) 1,837 of 2,045 (89.8) 1,812 of 1,988 (91.1) 1,115 of 2,045 (54.5) 3,646 of 4,033 (90.4)

In his career, tailback Jabari Scott has rushed for 1,072 yards and 13 touchdowns.

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Smith, who was named to the conference’s all-newcomer team in 2007, sat out last year with a hamstring injury. In 2007, he rushed for 524 yards on a team-high 123 carries and scored five touchdowns.

Two highly-sought after all-state selections in freshmen Jamaine Cook and Torrain Pace have joined the program. Also back are redshirts Devanuel Samuel and Paris Wicks Jr.

Quarterback Dailyn Campbell • 6-1, 210, So. Kurt Hess • 6-3, 220, Fr. Gannon Hulea • 6-2, 200 • Fr. Marc Kanetsky • 6-0, 190, So. Brandon Summers • 6-2, 215, Sr.

Tailback Dana Brown • 5-10, 205, Sr. Jamaine Cook • 5-9, 195, Fr. Kamryn Keys • 5-11, 195, So. Torrian Pace • 5-10, 220, Fr. Devanuel Samuel • 5-8, 190, So. Jabari Scott • 5-10, 195, Sr. Kevin Smith • 5-10, 195, Sr. Paris Wicks Jr. • 5-9, 190, RFr.

Wide Receivers Like the tailbacks, the wide receivers return a lot of numbers. This spot’s growing importance in the spread showed last year as three players caught 30-or-more passes.

Junior Dominique Barnes led the team in receptions last season while senior Donald Jones was the team leader in yards and touchdowns. Barnes and Jones combined for 69 receptions, 878 yards and 10 touchdowns. Jones finished with seven touchdown receptions, the most by a Penguin in the regular season since 1998.

Jones and Barnes also became the first tandem of receivers to each have 100 yards in a game since 1987. Both finished with more than 100 at Illinois State in November.

Two players who will see increased action are senior Aaron Pitts and sophomore Josh Lee. Pitts caught nine passes for 101 yards while Lee bounced back and forth between receiver and tailback. He caught one pass and had 13 carries for 118 yards.

Others who will be counted on to step in are Ely Ducatel, who missed the season with a knee injury, and Dionte Snow, who played primarily on special teams.

Other wide receivers returning are Ty Campana, Armani Johnson, Troy Rice and Zeke Sosanya. Freshman Jelani Berassa joins the program this fall.

Offensive Line The offensive line loses three starters with the departures of Brad Samsa, Tyler Booth and Nhemie Theodore.

Starters returning from last year are Eric Rodemoyer (10 games), Bobby Coates (nine), Justin Rechichar (five) and Greg Sazdanoff (one).

Rodemoyer started eight games at right guard and two at right tackle after transferring from West Virginia. Coates started nine at right tackle, Rechichar started twice at

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Fullback

WR Donald Jones caught six of his seven touchdown passes against Valley Football opponents.

Dan Banna • 5-11, 225, Fr. Kyle Banna • 6-2, 245, Jr. Jim Bowersock • 5-10, 265, Jr. Rob Stupar • 6-0, 235, Fr. Gary Thornton • 5-9, 225, RFr.

Tight End guard and the final three games at center.

Senior Brian Mellott started nine games in 2007 on the line and should step in at guard in 2009. He rotated between tight end and the line on occasion last year.

The positions up front are still to be determined. There is a good group of players with experience, but a drop exists beyond that group. However, Mellott is the only senior and could move into the center spot.

The group of redshirts from 2008 include Bill Dugan, Andy Kowicki and D.J. Main.

Other returning players who saw action are Rob Fernback, Tyler Figueroa and Kyle Brown. Ohio transfer Marcus O’Hara joins the program while Chris Gammon, who has played on both the offensive and defensive lines at YSU, is back on offense.

Freshman Brandon White joins the program and brings great size at 6-5, 310 pounds.

The tight end spot will see a big change.

Veteran Derrick Bush is gone after starting for four seasons, and the returnees on the squad at the position are Andy Colegrove and David Rogers. Rogers moved to tight end after joining the program as a quarterback. Colegrove saw snaps when Bush missed time with an injury but was primarily a blocker.

Joining the program are two talented freshmen in Carson Sharbaugh and Conner Seeman. Both players are taller than 6-4 and could provide big targets immediately.

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Andy Colegrove • 6-4, 290, So. David Rogers • 6-3, 250, So. Conner Seeman • 6-4, 250, Fr. Carson Sharbaugh • 6-5, 230, Fr.

Wide Receiver Dominique Barnes • 5-11, 180, Jr. Jelani Berassa • 6-3, 180, Fr. Ty Campana • 6-0, 180, Sr. Ely Ducatel • 6-1, 195, So. Armani Johnson • 5-11, 205, Jr. Donald Jones • 6-2, 210, Sr. Josh Lee • 5-9, 175, So. Aaron Pitts • 6-3, 190, Sr. Troy Rice • 6-0, 200, Jr. Dionte Snow • 6-2, 185, So. Zeke Sosanya • 6-2, 225, RFr.

Offensive Linemen Kyle Brown • 6-3, 310, Jr. Bobby Coates • 6-4, 290, Jr. Andy Colegrove • 6-4, 290, So. Bill Dugan • 6-5, 300, RFr. Rob Fernback • 6-1, 270, Jr. Tyler Figueroa • 6-4, 280, Jr. Chris Gammon • 6-3, 310, Jr. Andy Kowicki • 6-5, 295, RFr. D.J. Main • 6-6, 285, RFr. Brian Mellott • 6-3, 280, Sr. Marcus O’Hara • 6-6, 330, So. Justin Rechichar • 6-4, 285, Jr. Eric Rodemoyer • 6-4, 305, Jr. Greg Sazdanoff • 6-3, 275, So. Brandon White • 6-5, 310, Fr.

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DEFENSE INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning (21) LB Jordan Edwards, FS Andre Elliott, LB Draye Ersery, DT Crispin Fernandez, DE Jaimie Frasure, DT Roger Gillum, SS Nick Gooden, CB Randy Louis, DT Joe Marshall, LB Stephen Meadows, DT Brad Miller, DE Josh Myers, DT Torrance Nicholson, LB Na’eem Outler, CB Brandian Ross, LB John Sasson, SS Scott Sentner, LB Deonta Tate, CB Lenny Wicks, LB Mike Williams, DE Joel Younkins

Letterwinners Lost (9) LB Mike Barlak, FS Tony Kavouras, CB Tom Krupko, DT Bobby Lykes-Knight, DE Nick Mernedakis, CB Jarvis Richards, LB Roshon Simons, LB Nate Ward, CB De’Angelo Wilson

Redshirts SS David Fleming, CB Bryan Gaiters, DT Chase Lemke, SS Vinnie Patella, DT Mychal Savage, LB Noah Taylor, LB Bryan Whitaker

Squad Members Returning DE Obinna Ekweremuba, CB Derek Harris, SS Adam House, LB Michael Kreatsoulas, DE Luke Matelan, FS Gary Pezzuolo, LB David Rach, CB Branden Sibley, SS Jay Wiezbiski

Newcomers DL Theo Barnes, LB Slyvestry Gibbs, DL Fred Herdman, LB Taylor Hill, FS Dom Rich, DL Kyle Sirl, LB Kyle Stadelmyer, CB Jerome Swinton, CB Averick Walker

Starters Returning (9) SS Brandian Ross, FS Andre Elliott, CB Lenny Wicks, LB Deonta Tate, LB Na’eem Outler, DE Crispin Fernandez, DT Torrance Nicholson, DT Joel Myers, RE Joel Younkins

Starters Lost (2) CB De’Angelo Wilson, LB Mike Barlak Specialists Returning/Lost: (3/1); P Ben Nowicki, P Erik Johnson, KO Stephen Blose/PK Brian Palmer.

Percentage of What Returns Tackles 676 of 875 (77.3 percent) Sacks 10 of 13 (76.9 percent) Interceptions 5 of 12 (41.7 percent) Forced Fumbles 6 of 7 (85.7 percent)

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Overview The defensive unit changed at the very top with Head Coach Jon Heacock taking over the coordinator duties. The last time Heacock called the plays on defense was in 2000, the year prior to taking over as the Guins head coach.

The defense brings back a wealth of talent and experience. Overall, 23 letterwinners return from last year’s unit while only seven depart. YSU started just one senior in the season finale at Western Illinois and on two other occasions during the year.

The most seniors YSU started in a single game was three.

Defensive Line The front four was hampered by injuries, but that was one spot that benefited from a youthful group. True freshmen Stephen Meadows and Joe Marshall started during the year and the position lost just one player, Bobby Lykes-Knight.

Senior preseason All-American Mychal Savage suffered a shoulder injury in the opener and missed the rest of the season.

In week two, defensive end Luke Matelan was lost for the year with a knee injury and tackle Torrance Nicholson broke his foot kocking him out of the lineup for six games.

The player who made the biggest impact was junior college transfer defensive lineman Crispin Fernandez. Fernandez was the only player on defense to start all 12 games, playing tackle and end. He earned second-team all-league honors finishing with 45 tackles a team-best 6.5 tackles for losses and four sacks.

With the veterans sidelined and Fernandez entrenched as a starter, players like Joel Younkins, Meadows, Marshall, Jaimie Frasure, Josh Myers, Chris Gammon and Roger Gillum were forced to step up.

Of the 12 players who started on the line, 10 return for 2009. Nicholson missed six games before returning to play the final four games to stabilize the unit and move Fernandez to the defensive end spot. Nicholson had 32 tackles in just six games played.

Savage, who has 116 career tackles and eight sacks, returns this year after tearing his rotator cuff.

With the injuries, freshman Mike Wil-

liams, a linebacker, was thrust into action on the line, but rush end Noah Taylor was able to redshirt and will see his chance this fall. Also sitting out last year were Chase Lemke and Obinna Ekweremuba as redshirts. Joining the team this fall are Theo Barnes and Kyle Sirl.

Linebackers Linebacker was another area hit hard by injuries and overall lack of experience.

Five first-time starters appeared at the position and of the 36 possible starts among the three positions, 30 were by underclassmen.

Five backers finished with 43 tackles each while redshirt freshman John Sasson had 40.

Two of the three players who started the last three games Na’eem Outler at SAM and Deonta Tate return. Tate was a true freshman while Outler was in his second year with the program. All had 43 tackles.

Converted tailback Jordan Edwards also had 43 stops and was in the starting lineup in six of the first seven games. Sasson made three starts in his first season.

Senior Draye Ersery was forced to play defensive end late last year but could have a breakout campaign in 2009. David

Defensive tackle Crispin Fernandez was named to the league’s All-Newcomer Team.

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2009 DEFENSIVE OUTLOOK but four-year placekicker Brian Palmer needs to be replaced.

Placekicker Stephen Blose • 5-10, 185, Jr. Blose has handled kickoff Bob Gratz • 5-8, 215, Jr. duties the past two years Nick Liste • 5-11, 180, Fr. and his strong leg will give him a shot to move into the Holder placekicker role.

Marc Kanetsky • 6-0, 190, So. Nowicki improved his Aaron Pitts • 6-3, 190, Sr. yards-per-kick average by four yards from the 2007 Secondary Punter season to 2008. He averLast year’s secondary Ben Nowicki • 5-10, 170, Sr. aged 41.1 yards per kick, had experience and depth Erik Johnson • 6-1, 205, Jr. placing 13 inside the oppoJarrod Satmare • 6-0, 220, Jr. to start the season, but that sition’s 20-yard line. He also took a hit when Jarvis Richhad nine punts of 50 yards Snapper ards suffered a career-endor more.

Kyle Banna • 6-2, 245, Jr. ing knee injury versus North Nate Schkurko • 6-2, 195, So. Junior Erik Johnson Dakota State.

Bryan Whitaker • 6-3, 200, RFr. stepped in when Nowicki Senior Lenny Wicks suffered an injury late in the started the first 10 games Returners season to have a solid perbefore redshirt freshman Dominique Barnes • 5-11, 180, Jr. formance at punter.

He puntRandy Louis stared the fi- Bryan Gaiters • 5-9, 185, RFr. ed nine times last season. nal two. De’Angelo Wilson re- Josh Lee • 5-9, 175, So. Freshman Nick Liste placed Richards in the lineup Lenny Wicks • 5-10, 190, Sr. could push for time at the and led the team with five placekicker position. interceptions. Wicks had 54 tackles to lead Reserve quarterback Marc Kanetsky rethe corners in that category. turns to handle the holder duties while long YSU added Averick Walker while redshirt snapper Nate Schkurko is back. freshman Bryan Gaiters will join the mix.

Punt returner De’Angelo Wilson, who reAt the safety spots, three starters in turned 18 punts for 216 yards last year, must Brandian Ross, Andre Elliott and Nick be replaced.

Gooden all return. Ross started 11 games, On kickoff returns, Dominique Barnes Elliott made 10 starts and Gooden had five returns after leading the team with 399 yards appearances in the starting lineup last year. on 17 returns in 2008.

On two occasions all three players started

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the same game (Southern Utah and Missouri State). Making the future bright at the position is that all three are juniors. Ross will also play cornerback in the fall after getting reps in the spring and late last season.

Ross finished as the team’s leading tackler with 98 stops while Elliott had the second most with 89. Gooden chipped in 30 as well.

Redshirts David Fleming and Vinnie Patella will also be in the hunt for playing time this fall. Other players from within the program who could contribute include Adam House, Gary Pezzuolo, Scott Sentner, Jay Wiezbiski, Derek Harris and Branden Sibley.

Speedster Jerome Swinton, who previouly signed with West Virginia, and Dom Rich are newcomers to the secondary.

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2009 INFORMATION

Rach and Michael Kreatsoulas along with redshirt Bryan Whitaker return.

Newcomer Taylor Hill played with the top unit throughout spring drills while local standouts Sylvestry Gibbs and Kyle Stadelmyer join the program this fall.

Defensive Linemen Theo Barnes • 5-11, 180, Fr. Obinna Ekweremuba • 6-3, 240, RFr. Crispin Fernandez • 5-10, 270, Sr. Jaimie Frasure • 6-0, 235, Jr. Roger Gillum • 6-2, 270, Jr. Fred Herdman • 6-4, 250, Fr. Chase Lemke • 6-0, 215, RFr. Joe Marshall • 6-2, 305, So. Luke Matelan • 6-4, 245, Jr. Brad Miller • 6-2, 285, So. Josh Myers • 6-2, 285, So. Torrance Nicholson • 6-3, 305, Jr. Na’eem Outler • 6-2, 240, Jr. Mychal Savage • 6-2, 305, Sr. Kyle Sirl • 6-4, 240, Fr. Noah Taylor • 6-3, 220, RFr.

Linebacker Jordan Edwards • 6-0, 215, Jr. Draye Ersery • 6-0, 220, Sr. Michael Kreatsoulas • 6-1, 230, So. Sylvestry Gibbs • 6-0, 190, Fr. Taylor Hill • 6-2, 210, Fr. Stephen Meadows • 6-5, 235, So. David Rach • 6-4, 215, So. John Sasson • 6-2, 235, So. Kyle Stadelmyer • 6-2, 210, Fr. Deonta Tate • 6-1, 225, So. Bryan Whitaker • 6-3, 220, RFr. Mike Williams • 6-3, 215, So.

Safety Andre Elliott • 6-2, 190, Jr. David Fleming • 5-11, 195, RFr. Nick Gooden • 5-11, 205, Jr. Adam House • 6-2, 180, So. Vinnie Patella • 5-10, 195, RFr. Gary Pezzuolo • 6-3, 205, Jr. Dom Rich • 6-0, 190, Fr. Scott Sentner • 6-2, 190, So. Jay Wiezbiski • 5-11,180, So.

Cornerback Bryan Gaiters • 5-9, 185, RFr. Derek Harris • 5-10, 210, Jr. Randy Louis • 5-10, 175, So. Brandian Ross • 6-0, 185, Jr. Branden Sibley • 5-9, 170, So. Jerome Swinton • 5-9, 160, Fr. Averick Walker • 5-10, 180, Fr. Lenny Wicks • 5-10, 190, Sr.

Special Teams The Penguins return kickoff specialist Stephen Blose and punter Ben Nowicki,

Brandian Ross will move from safety to cornerback for the 2009 campaign.

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KYLE BANNA

#46 | Fullback Junior | 6-2 | 245 Canfield, Ohio Canfield H.S. 2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played inn 20 five games at the fullback position.... made his first career start against Lib-erty...caught a five-yard pass against the erty...c e Flames...however, on the same play suffered Flames.. d a season-en season-ending knee injury...played a total of 40 0 snaps in the bac backfield...had a season-high 15 snapss against Liberty...posted a 4.00 grade-point average in the fall semester...received Derek Pixley Hit of the Game against South Dakota State...earned his first letter... named to MVFC’s Honor Roll and earned Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Played in three games as a reserve fullback... saw action against Southern Utah, Indiana State and Western Illinois...played 15 snaps in the backfield...saw 16 snaps as a member of special teams units... posted a 4.0 grade-point average in the fall semester...named to Gateway’s Honor Roll and earned Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...dressed for all 14 games as a reserve long snapper...scout special teams player of the week against Illinois State (regular season)...named to the Gateway’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, was a first-team Division II All-Ohio linebacker... the Cardinals were 14-1 and appeared in the Division II state championship game...Canfield lost 31-29 to Toledo Central Catholic in title game...played fullback...team-high 120 total tackles...had four interceptions, three pass breakups and two sacks...All-Metro Athletic Conference and AllNortheast Ohio while being named the MAC Defensive Player of the Year...team defensive MVP...selected to play for Ohio in the Big 33 Game...intercepted three passes in playoff win over Louisville...rushed for 624 yards on 94 carries...had 52 yards on 11 rushes in state title game... team captain...in 2004, was a second-team AllOhio linebacker...posted a team-high 93 tackles...selected all-conference and All-Northeast Ohio...named a team captain...Cardinals were 7-4 advancing to the state playoffs...coach was Mike Pavlansky...played baseball...won the 2004 K.O. Drugs Boxing Heavyweight Championship...member the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Parents are Tom and Debra Banna...his father, Tom was a fullback for the Penguins from 1972-74...uncles Rick and Nazih also played for the Guins...has two brothers (Tom, Dan)...Dan is a freshman for the Penguins...born Dec. 1, 1987...major is exercise science/physical therapy.

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DOMINIQUE BARNES #29 | Wide Receiver Junior | 5-11 | 180 Southfield, Mich.

Southfield H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in all 12 2 ga games, starting five...caught a teamhig high 38 passes for 368 yards and three touchdowns...averaged 9.7 yards per touc catch...only player to have a reception in all catch..

12 game games...29 of his 38 catches came in conference play play...had 17 receptions for first downs... thrown to 55 times...returned 17 kickoffs for 399 yards...totaled 780 all-purpose yards...caught a season-best eight passes for 100 yards and a touchdown at Illinois State...had seven receptions for 47 yards at Missouri State...caught three passes for 34 yards and a touchdown against Indiana State...had three catches for 33 yards at Ohio State...hauled in three passes for 22 yards against UNI... had three receptions, 19 yards and one touchdown versus Liberty...recorded his first career touchdown reception against the Flames...had two grabs against South Dakota State, Southern Utah, Southern Illinois, North Dakota State and Western Illinois...finished with 57 yards, including career-long 43-yarder against the Bison...had a lone catch against Central State...had six kickoff returns for 123 yards against the Redbirds...had 223 all-purpose yards in the contest... returned four kickoffs for 80 yards at SDSU...had four returns for 70 yards versus Liberty...had kickoff returns of 57 and 48 yards against the Panthers... had a 21-yard return against Indiana State...completed a 35-yard pass to quarterback Brandon Summers at Western Illinois... had a 13-yard run against Indiana State...started against OSU, SDSU, NDSU, UNI and Illinois State...credited with 482 offensive plays...had a high of 66 plays against Illinois State...played 54 versus UNI...received YSU Football Alumni Club’s Difference Maker Award for performance in Homecoming game versus UNI...named the Hill Barth & King Special Teams Player of the Game against UNI as well...earned his second letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Played in six games as a wide receiver and member of special teams... caught three passes for 21 yards...had a seasonlong nine-yard reception against Lock Haven...had a seven-yard grab against Southern Illinois...had a five-yard catch at Indiana State...returned an onside-kick attempt 37 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Missouri State...also played against Ohio State and Stony Brook...played 127 snaps on offense and 20 on special teams...one of six true freshmen to see playing time...HBK Special Teams Player of the Game against Missouri State... earned his first letter.

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BARNES’ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year 2008 2007 Total

GP/GS 12/5 6/0 18/5

No. 38 3 41

Yards 368 21 389

Avg. 9.7 7.0 9.5

Avg./G 30.7 3.5 21.6

TD 3 0 3

LG 46 9 46

STEPHEN BLOSE

#13 | Placekicker Junior | 5-10 | 185 Erie, Pa. Harbor Creek H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in all 2 1 games as the kickoff specialist...

12 was a second-team CoSIDA District IV wa Academic selection...was a second-team Acad Missouri Valley Football Conference AcaMissou demic pic pick...took 52 of the 53 kickoffs by the team...had team had 3,024 3 yards on his 52 kicks...averaged 58.2 yards per kickoff attempt...credited with four touchbacks...had successfull onside kicks versus UNI (opening kick) and at Missouri State (fourth quarter).... had a high of eight kickoffs at Illinois State...had seven kickoffs against Centrall State...six kickoffs against Western Illinois and Indiana State... credited with three total tackles, including two solo stops...had tackles against Ohio State, Central State and Indiana State...posted a 4.0 grade-point average in the fall and spring semesters...named the HBK Special Teams Player of the Game against Missouri State... earned his second letter...named to MVFC’s Honor Roll and earned Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Played in nine games, mainly as the kickoff specialist...had 47 kickoffs for a total of 2,813 yards... averaged 59.9 yards per kickoff... had two touchbacks...had a high of eight kickoffs against Missouri State...kicked a 41-yard field goal at Ohio State...credited with three solo tackles...had stops against Missouri State, Illinois State and Western Illinois...did not play against South Dakota State and Southern Utah...played 48 snaps on special teams...posted a 4.0 grade-point average during the fall

and spring semesters...earned his first letter...named to Gateway’s Honor Roll and received Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...was Special Teams scout player of the week against Penn State and James Madison...posted a 4.0 grade-point average in fall and spring semesters...named to Gateway’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team Associated Press and Pennsylvania Football News PIAA Class AA selection as a kicker...selected for the PSFCA East-West All-Star Game...made 9-of-11 field-goal attempts, five of which were longer than 40 yards...season-long 50-yarder...made 18 extra points...first-team all-section and first-team all-distict pick...missed action early in the season with an injury...the Huskies went 6-4 his senior season..team captain...Erie County Athlete of the Year...had a state-record 488 yards rushing against Fort LeBoeuf...broke the previous mark of 455...ran for six touchdowns, including 89-yard and 77-yard scores...had 28 carries for an average of 17.4 yards per rush...scored 44 points in the game with six touchdowns and eight extra points...had 183 rushing attempts for 1,527 yards and 18 touchdowns...averaged 190.9 yards...had 11 punts for an average of 39 yards...season-long boot of 54 yards...20 kickoffs, six touchbacks...had 329 career points scored...as a junior was a second-team Class AA pick as a punter...had 28 touchbacks on kickoffs...first-team all-district as a punter, placekicker and defensive back...second-team selection as an allpurpose back...as a sophomore was a first-team Erie County selection as a punter, placekicker and defensive back...coach was Dan Budaziewski...also participated in track and field...class Valedictorian.

PERSONAL: Parents are Tom and Mary Blose...has a brother (Justin) and sister (Elizabeth)...born Nov. 16, 1986...major is middle childhood education.

BLOSE’S CAREER KICKING STATISTICS Year 2008 2007 2006 Totals

FG-A Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Lg Blk 0-0 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 41 0 Redshirt 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 41 0

Longest Attempt: 41 at Ohio State, 2007 Longest Made: 41 at Ohio State, 2007 Most Attempts: 1 at Ohio State, 2007 Most Made: 1 at Ohio State, 2007

JIM BOWERSOCK

Fullback Junior | 5-10 | 265 Lisbon, Ohio W.V. Wesleyan Beaver Local H.S.

WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN: Played for WE the B Bobcats in 2006 and 2007...had nine rushing touchdowns in 20 career games played...in 2007 rushed for 129 yards on 43 played...i carries and scored five touchdowns...played in 10 games...season-high 38 yards versus Kentucky Wesleyan...scored touchdowns in five different games...caught three passes for 20 yards...in 2006 rushed for 178 yards on 39 attempts and scored four touchdowns...played in 10 games...averaged 4.6 yards per rush...had a high of 37 yards against West Virginia State...had single TDs in four games...caught three passes for 15 yards...coach was Bill Struble.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a second-team All-Ohio Division III selection as running back...also a first-team Division III East District selection...Beaver Local was 8-3 senior year in 2005...two-time first-team All-Quad County selection...fouryear letterwinner...coach was Rich Wright...also was a wrestler...state qualifier in 2004.

PERSONAL: Parents are Karen and Jim Bowersock...has three sisters...born Feb. 21, 1987...major is general studies.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Was the starting quarterback as a junior and senior for the Bluejays...as a senior was an All-Detroit North Honorable Mention selection... served as a team captain...ran a spread offense, which used multiple receiver sets...for his career, threw for more than 1,600 yards and ran for over 1,000 yards...threw 17 touchdown passes and had 11 rushing scores...was a twotime Oakland Activities Association Division II all-conference selection...as a junior was 65-of-123 for 1,021 yards and eight touchdowns...also ran for 623 yards and five scores...coach his senior year was Tim Conley...also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Doreese and Darryl Barnes...has a brother...born May 6, 1989...major is business management.

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DANA BROWN

#21 | Tailback Senior | 5-10 | 205 Clairton, Pa. Iowa Clairton H.S. 2008 | JUNIOR: Played in 10 games as 200 a res reserve tailback...had 259 yards on 73 carries and scored one touchdown...averaged 3.5 yards per carry...had a long run of 18 yards at Southern Utah...caught eight passes for 25 yards...rushed for a season-high 65 yards on 11 carries against Indiana State...scored on a five-yard run in the second quarter against the Sycamores... had 44 yards on a season-high 12 attempts at Southern Utah...had 11 carries for 37 yards versus UNI...had 23 yards on five rushes against Liberty...finished with 20 yards on seven rushes against Southern Illinois...had 16 yards on seven attempts at South Dakota State...had 18 yards on six runs at Illinois State...had 13 yards at Missouri State, 12 against Central State and 11 at Ohio State....caught two passes against SDSU and UNI...had a season-long 13-yard catch versus CSU...credited with 227 plays by the coaching staff... played a high of 36 at Southern Utah...played a conference-game high 33 plays at Illinois State... did not play against North Dakota State and Western Illinois... earned his first letter.

IOWA: Was a member of the Hawkeyes program from 2005 through 2007...redshirted in 2005 and did not play in 2007... played in two games as a redshirt freshman in 2006...saw action against Montana and Purdue...in two appearances, rushed for 16 yards on four carries and had a touchdown... nine yards on two carries and a score against the Grizzlies...seven yards on two attempts versus the Boilermakers...coach was Kirk Ferentz.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a first-team all-state selection as a senior...rushed 222 times for single-season school-record 2,147 yards and 36 touchdowns...had five catches for 204 yards...collected 72 tackles on defense, with an interception... was first-team all-conference and a team captain as a senior...Bears posted an 11-2 mark...set school single-game record with 214 rushing yards and four TDs on six attempts in first round playoff game as a senior...as a junior, gained 844 yards rushing on 123 attempts, scoring 10 touchdowns...on defense compiled 76 tackles and an interception...Bears finished with a 9-3 record...career totals include 465 rushing attempts for 3,491 yards and 52 touchdowns, along with 17 receptions for 534 yards...career totals on defense include 174 tackles and two interceptions...coach was Tom Nola...earned four letters in football as running back and defensive back...also earned two letters in basketball...member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Parents are Darla and Dana Brown Sr...born Jan. 8, 1987...has a sister (Morgan)...major is general studies.

BROWN’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year 2008 Total

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GP/GS 10/0 10/0

Att. 73 73

Gain 272 272

Loss 13 13

Net 259 259

Avg. Avg./G TD 2.5 25.9 1 2.5 25.9 1

LG 18 18

KYLE BROWN

#71 | Offensive Guard Junior | 6-3 | 310 Lisbon, Ohio Beaver Local H.S. 2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in two 2 ga games as an offensive line reserve... saw action at Illinois State and against Indiana State...played a total of nine India snaps...had six against the Redbirds and snaps. three ver versus the Sycamores...named scout team offensiv offensive player of the week against SIU. 2007 | SOPHOMORE: Redshirted.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Was a member of the program but did not see action.

HIGH SCHOOL: An honorable-mention All-Ohio Division III selection as a offensive tackle...two-time first-team All-East District pick...special mention all-state as a junior...OVAC all-conference as a junior and senior...named the area’s top offensive lineman...also a two-time all-county pick...three-year letterwinner... captain as a senior...coach was Rich Wright...also competed in wrestling.

PERSONAL: Father is Robert Brown...has a sister, who attends YSU...born Sept. p 1,, 1987...major j is business management. g

TY CAMPANA

#82 | Wide Receiver Senior | 6-0 | 180 Struthers, Ohio Struthers H.S. 2 2008 | JUNIOR: Played in three g games as a reserve wide receiver and on special teams...saw action against Cent Central State, Illinois State and Indiana State.

State...seven offensive snaps against CSU...na CSU...named to MVFC’s Honor Roll.

2007 | SOP SOPHOMORE: Was a member of the squad but did not see action.

2006 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Did not see action...named scout team Special Teamer of the week against Maine...named to the Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

2005: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played football and was an outstanding track and field performer...all-conference performer as a wide receiver...coaches were Gary Zetts and Pete Pirone...as a senior, member of the 4x200-relay team that placed second at the Division II state meet...ran anchor on the 4x100 relay squad that also placed second... was on the 4x400-relay squad that placed fifth...as a junior, ran anchor on the 4x100-relay state championship relay team.

PERSONAL: Parents are T.J. and Debbie Campana...has three sisters and a brother...born June 11, 1986...his late grandfather, Al Campana, played for YSU from 1946-49 and the Chicago Bears...major is general studies.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES #76 | Offensive Tackle Junior | 6-4 | 290 Canton, Ohio Glen Oak H.S.

#18 | Quarterback Sophomore | 6-1 | 210 Kenton, Ohio Kenton H.S. 2008 | FRESHMAN: Played in three 2 e g games, starting against nationally-ran d ranked Southern Illinois...completed 32-of-51 passes for 224 yards and a 32-o touchdown...had 22 rushes for 25 yardss touchd and a tou touchdown...in first career action againstt Missouri State, Sta completed 17-of-22 passes forr 122 yards and a touchdown...had completion streaks of six and seven passes in the game...first career touchdown pass was an 11-yard toss to Jabari Scott in the fourth quarter...had 35 yards rushing on 10 carries against the Bears... scored first career touchdown on a bruising 11-yard run in the second quarter... had a season-long run of 24 yards in the contest on his first career snap and rush...made first career start versus SIU...completed 15-of-29 passes for 102 yards...had a season-long pass of 18 yards against the Salukis...had nine rushing attempts with a long rush of 20 yards...had three rushes for 10 yards against Indiana State...did not play the first six games of the season before seeing action at MSU...credited with 114 total snaps by the coaching staff...played 60 against Southern Illinois, 51 at Missouri State and three against Indiana State...named scout team offensive player of the week against Central State...earned his first letter...named to MVFC’s Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Moved to wide receiver and played linebacker as a senior after playing quarterback as a junior and sophomore... caught 30-plus passes as a senior and was second-team all-conference...participated for the Western Buckeye League in Northwest Ohio All-Star Game...

Kenton was 7-3 his senior campaign...as a junior completed 155-of305 passes for 2,608 yards...was 24-of-46 for 339 yards and four touchdowns against Celina...as a sophomore was a secondteam All-Ohio Division III selection...Wildcats reached the regional quarterfinals, posting a 7-4 record...completed 167-of-323 passes for 2,921 yards...coach was Mike Mauk...also competed in track and field, powerlifting and played basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Donna Deisler and the late Dale Campbell...born May 16, 1990...major is history.

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BOBBY COATES

DAILYN CAMPBELL

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in 11 2 games, making nine starts...started g at right tackle the first nine contests... was a reserve guard and tackle the final games...graded out at 75 percent for two ga season...earned a season-best grade of the seas Central State...graded above 80 per86 against C cent on three other occasions...had an 83 percent grade against North Dakota State, 81 at Missouri State and 80 versus Indiana State...credited with 578 snaps played by the coaching staff...played a season-high 74 snaps at Southern Utah...played 50 or more snaps against South Dakota State (63), North Dakota State (70), Liberty (73), Missouri State (72) and Southern Illinois (51)...did not play at Illinois State...named YSU Offensive Linemen of the Game against Central State and Southern Utah...earned second letter.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Played in nine games, starting the final four games at center...saw time at both center and guard spots... season-best grade of 77 percent came at Indiana State...played 345 snaps for the season...played a season-high 64 snaps against Illinois State... played 55-or-more snaps against Western Illinois (55), Indiana State (56), Southern Utah (60), UNI (63) and Illinois State... played 288 snaps in the final five games...did not play against Ohio State or Southern Illinois... earned his first letter... named to the Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Maine.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was an honorable-mention All-Federal League selection as an offensive lineman...selected to play in the East-West Canton Repository All-Star Game...was selected as the team’s Lifter of the Year...as a junior, Glen Oak went 8-4 advancing to the Division I regional semifinals...coach was Jack Rose...was a regional qualifier in track and field as a junior.

PERSONAL: Parents are Stan and Joann Coates...has a brother (Josh)...born Aug. 10, 1987...major is criminal justice.

CAMPBELL’S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS Year GP/GS Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. 2008 3/1 51 32 1 62.7 224 Total 3/1 51 32 1 62.7 224

Y/G LG TD 74.7 18 1 74.7 18 1

Eff. 98.27 98.27

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ANDY COLEGROVE

BILL DUGAN

#50 | Center/Tight End Sophomore | 6-4 | 290 Ironton, Ohio Ironton H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 2 P Played in six games as an offensive lineman and tight end reserve... siv was also a member of special teams... saw ac action against Central State, Missouri State, So Southern Illinois, Illinois State, Indiana State and W Western Illinois...played 13 snaps on offense...had 11 against Central State and two at Illinois State...scout team Offensive Player of the Week against North Dakota State...named to MVFC’s Academic Honor Roll.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Offensive Player of the Week vs.

Illinois State...named to the Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, was a first-team Division IV All-Ohio selection as a defensive lineman...was a Southeast All-District selection being named the Defensive Player of the Year...was a first-team All-SEOAL pick...as a tight end caught six passes for 169 yards and two touchdowns...averaged 28.2 yards per reception...Fighting Tigers finished the year 6-5, losing to Williamsport Westfall in the Division IV regional quarterfinals...as a junior was special mention all-district...coach was Merril Triplett his senior year...coach his junior and sophomore years was Bob Lutz...also played basketball...scored more than 1,000 career points.

PERSONAL: Parents are Rhonda and Jim Colegrove...has a brother...born Oct. 28, 1988...major is nursing.

ELY DUCATEL

#7 | Wide Receiver Sophomore | 6-1 | 195 Naples, Fla. Lely H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 2 Missed the season after suffering a M knee injury during spring drills. kne 2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted.

200 HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, was an honorable-mention all-state selection...was honorable first-team a first team aall-county pick and named All-Florida Southwest...played wide receiver and defensive back...caught 28 passes for 554 yards and four touchdowns...team posted a 5-5 mark...as a junior, the Trojans finished 8-4...posted 253 yards receiving...coach was Chris Metzger... also played basketball and competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Rosemary and Enol Ducatel...has a brother and a sister...born June 1, 1989...major is business administration.

#68 | Offensive Guard R-Freshman | 6-5 | 300 Poland, Ohio Poland H.S. 2008 | FRESMAN: Redshirted.

20 HIG SCHOOL: Second-team Division HIGH III All-Ohio A selection as an offensive lineman...first-team Division III All-Northeast man.

Inland D District pick...was a two-year starter at tackle...served as a team captain as a senior... tackle...s Poland was 7 7-4, reaching the regional quarterfinals of the state playoffs...during his junior year, the Bulldogs were 7-4 and shared the MAC championship...coach was former Penguin Mark Brungard...also competed in track and field...threw the shot put...member of honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Elaine Denofrio and Williams Dugan...has a brother (David) and a sister (Jen)...parents and sister attended YSU...born Nov. 29, 1989...major is physical education.

OBBINNA EKWEREMUBA

Defensive End R-Freshman | 6-3 | 240 Orlu, Nigeria A-2 International

20 2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted.

HIG SCHOOL: Played soccer...was a HIGH stri striker and a defender.

PER PERSONAL: Parents are Cordelia and Cassid Ekweremuba...has a brother (Ifeanyi) Cassidy sist (Chinasa)...born July 5, 1988...famand a sister reside in Brooklyn, N.Y....arrived in United ily now resides States in March 2007...major is civil engineering.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES #2 | Free Safety Junior | 6-2 | 190 Maple Heights, Ohio Gardner-Webb Maple Heights H.S.

#28 | Linebacker Junior | 6-0 | 215 Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in alll 2 1 games, starting six...started six off 12 the first seven games of the season.... did not start against Central State.... credited with 43 total tackles, including credite g 13 solos stops...had a season-high 11 stopss against Liber Liberty...had two solos and nine assistss against the Flames...made first career start at Ohio State...recorded eight tackles, including four solos, against the Buckeyes...had five stops at Illinois State...finished with four tackles, including one for a three-yard loss at Southern Utah...had four stops in win over North Dakota State... finished with three assisted tackles at Missouri State...had two tackles at South Dakota State and versus Central State...recovered a fumble against the Jackrabbits... had single stops versus UNI and Indiana State...broke up a pass against NDSU...credited with 411 snaps played by the coaching staff...second most among linebackers...had three quarterback hurries...posted 30 of 43 stops on running plays...named the YSU Defensive Lineman of the Game against Southern Utah...earned his second letter.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Played in 10 games as a reserve tailback and member of special teams...had rushing attempts in four games - at Ohio State, South Dakota State, Lock Haven and Missouri State...had 108 yards on 27 carries...had nine rushes for 28 yards against the Buckeyes...caught a pass for 18 yards at OSU for his lone reception of the year...had three rushes for six yards against SDSU...had a season-high 40 yards on five rushes versus Lock Haven...ripped off 29-yard run against LHU... had a season-best 10 carries for 34 yards against MSU...played 55 snaps on offense and 91 on special teams...earned his first letter.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Offensive Player of the Week against Penn State and Illinois State (regular season).

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team Division II All-Ohio running back as a senior...firstteam all-conference and first-team all-district...WLIC Offensive Player of the Year...ran for 1,037 yards on 209 attempts...scored 15 touchdowns...nine catches...also threw a 30-yard touchdown pass...had five interceptions for 143 yards in returns and a touchdown...responsible for 18 touchdowns...recorded 47 tackles and forced three fumbles...coach was Jim Bollenbacher...also competed in track and field...two-time state qualifier...member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Eric and Christa Edwards...has two brothers (Eric and Cire)...born April 6, 1988...major is accounting.

EDWARDS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 12/6 13 30 43 2.5-4 2007 10/0 0 0 0 0-0 2006 Redshirt Total 12/6 13 30 43 2.5-4

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 1.0-3 0-0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1.0-3

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ANDRE ELLIOTT

JORDAN EDWARDS

2008 200 | SOPHOMORE: Named to the Missouri Misso Valley Football Conference’s AllNewcomer Team...played in all 12 games, Newco starting the t final 10 of the season...ranked second on the team with 89 total tackles...had 39 solos and 50 assists...credited with three pass breakups and tied for team-lead with two forced fumbles...had three double-figure tackle games...had highs of 11 against North Dakota State and Liberty...credited with 10 stops at Illinois State... against the Flames, had six solo stops and forced a fumble...against the Bison, had four solos and seven assists...at ISU had four solos and six assists...had nine tackles at South Dakota State and Missouri State...finished with three collars at Ohio State, at Southern Utah and versus UNI...had six tackles and a forced fumble at Western Illinois...finished with five stops, including one for a five-yard loss and had a pass breakup versus Indiana State...credited with four solos against Southern Illinois... had three tackles versus Central State...credited with 713 snaps played, second most on the defense and secondary...64 of his tackles came on rushing plays... named HBK Defensive Player of the Game against SDSU and WIU...earned his first letter.

2007: Sat out the season after transferring...named to the Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

GARDNER-WEBB: Played in 10 games during 2006 campaign... recorded 21 ackles, including 13 solo stops...also forced a fumble...had a high of six tackles, including four solos, against Coastal Carolina...had five tackles and a forced fumble in season opener against Jacksonville...credited with four stops, three solos, at UT-Martin...had two tackles against Wofford and Charleston Southern...recorded one tackle against Tennessee Tech and Liberty...Runnin’ Bulldogs were 6-5...coach was Steve Patton.

HIGH SCHOOL: Highly-regarded safety prospect who played at Maple Heights... helped Division II Mustangs to a 10-1 record in 2005, playing at receiver and safety…had 45 tackles, six pass breakups and an interception on defense… recovered a fumble for a touchdown…rated the No. 77 overall prospect in Ohio

by CouchScout.com...Maple Heights was 10-0 in the regular season before losing to Archbishop Hoban in Regional Quarterfinals...Mustangs were 10-2 and reached the Regional Semifinals in 2004...coach was Jeff Rotsky....also competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Mother is Carla Elliott...has two brothers and a sister...born June 5, 1988...major is psychology.

ELLIOTT’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 12/10 39 50 89 1.5-6 Total 12/10 39 50 89 1.5-6

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DRAYE ERSERY

#20 | Linebacker Senior | 6-0 | 220 Colorado C Springs, Colo.

College of the Desert Sierra H.S. 2008 | JUNIOR: Saw action in eight 200 game games...played in the first five and the last thr three...primarily played special teams, but was also a reserve linebacker...had four total tackles, including three solo stops...credited with two solo stops against Central State...had a solo tackle at Illinois State... had an assisted stop at Ohio State...credited with 10 snaps played on defense by coaching staff...named defensive scout team performer of the week against Central State and North Dakota State...earned his first letter.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Secondteam Foothill All-Conference selection as a sophomore in 2007...Roadrunners were 9-2 and shared the Foothill Conference championship... coach was Dean Dowty.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters as a linebacker...ranked third in school history in tackles...coach was Joe Roskam...also competed in track and field... two-time state champion in sprints...member of schoolrecord 4x400 and 4x800meter relay teams.

PERSONAL: Mother is Sabrina Ersery...has a sister (Braye)...born Sept. 25, 1986...major is criminal justice.

ERSERY’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total 2008 8/0 3 1 4 Total 8/0 3 1 4

TFL 0-0 0-0

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Athletic Department Mission Statement The mission of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics at Youngstown State is to offer broad-based programs, which accommodate the needs and interests of the students. The Intercollegiate Athletics Department is committed to: welfare of student-athletes; academic integrity; sportsmanship and ethical integrity by studentathletes, staff and boosters; fiscal integrity; diversity of student-athletes and staff; gender equity; community outreach.

CRISPIN FERNANDEZ

#90 | Defensive End Senior | 5-10 | 270 Porterville, Calif.

Bakersfield College Monache H.S.

2008 | JUNIOR: Named Second-Team 200 All-Mi All-Missouri Valley Football Conference... selecte selected to the conference’s All-Newcomer squad...chosen as YSU’s Outstanding Defensive squad...ch Player of The Year...also Y named the team’s Jermaine Hopkins Defensive Lineman of the Year...started all 12 games on the defensive line...only player on defense to start every game...had 42 total tackles, including 20 solo stops...led team with 6.5 tackles for losses and four sacks...also had eight quarterback hurries...had a season-high six tackles at Missouri State...had five stops, including two for losses, versus Southern Illinois...had a 10-yard sack in the first quarter...had five tackles at Illinois State...credited with four tackles, including three solos, at Western Illinois...had four tackles against Liberty with three solo stops...had four stops against North Dakota State...had three tackles in debut at Ohio State... had three stops, including a sack for six-yard loss in the third quarter, at Southern Utah...had three tackles, including a sack for a fiveyard loss in second quarter, against UNI...had two stops against Indiana State and South Dakota State...had a sack for a five-yard loss in the third quarter versus the Sycamores...had one stop versus Central State...credited with 626 total snaps by the coaching staff...played almost 300 more snaps than any other defensive linemen...named the HBK Defensive Player of the Game against Southern Illinois... named the YSU Defensive Linemen of the Game a teamhigh four times...earned his first letter.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Second-Team All-Western State Conference Mountain Division as a sophomore... had three sacks and five tackles for losses...finished with 22 tackles, including 12 solos...team was 12-1 in 2007...won Western State Conference Mountain Division championship...lost 47-42 to Mt. SAC in Southern California Championship Game...Gades appeared in two straight Southern California title games... coach was Jeff Chudy.

HIGH SCHOOL: East Yosemite League MVP as a lineman senior year...Marauders posted 10-3 mark, reaching the Division II state semifinals in 2005...third on the team with 81 total tackles, including 49 solos...had double figures in tackles four times...named team defensive MVP...as a junior had 74 tackles in nine games... had three double-figure tackle outings...coach was Chris Likewise.

PERSONAL: Parents are Joanna Torez and John Teren...has two brothers and a sister...born May 1, 1988...major is general studies.

FERNANDEZ’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 2008 12/12 20 22 42 6.5-32 4-0-26 0-0 0 0 0 Total 12/12 20 22 42 6.5-32 4-0-26 0-0 0 0 0

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES #61 | Offensive Guard Junior | 6-1 | 270 Boardman, Ohio Boardman H.S. 2008 | SOPHOMORE: Saw action in 20 thr games as a reserve offensive linethree man...played against Ohio State, Central man State and Southern Utah...played 22 snaps for the year...had a season-high 17 snaps played ver versus Central State...played five snaps

JAIMIE FRASURE

#57 | Defensive End Junior | 6-0 | 235 Ashtabula, Ohio Lakeside H.S.

at Ohio State.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Saw action in three games as a reserve offensive lineman...played against Lock Haven, Missouri State and at Indiana State...scout team Offensive Player of the Week against Southern Illinois.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior in 2005, was an Honorable Mention Federal League selection as an offensive guard...was a three-year letterwinner... coach was D.J. Ogilvie...also participated in track and field as a thrower...earned school’s outstanding Welding Student Award.

PERSONAL: Mother is Annette Fernback...father and stepmother are Martin and Cindy Fernback...has two brothers...born April 30, 1987... parents attended YSU...major is physical education.

TYLER FIGUEROA

#62 | Center Junior | 6-4 | 280 Reedsville, Wis. Valders H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Saw action in 20 on game...played nine snaps in victory one over Central State...scout team offensive ove playe player of the week against Southern Utah.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Appeared in four ga games as a reserve offensive lineman and center...p center...played against Stony Brook, Lock Haven, Missouri State and at Indiana State...scout team Offensive Performer of the Week against the Bears...named to the Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Offensive Performer against UC Davis and WIU...named to the Gateway’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year, two-way starter at Reedsville...as a senior, was

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in all 12 20 games and made two starts...started ga against Southern Utah and Missouri aga State...had 18 total tackles, including 11 State solos stops...returned an interception 27 against North Dakota State...had a sack yards aga of Ohio State’s Tyrelle Pryor for an eight-yard loss... finished with five tackles for 19 yards in losses...had a season-high six stops against Central State...had two tackles for losses versus CSU... had five solo tackles at Southern Utah...had two solo stops, both for losses, against the Buckeyes...had two solo tackles at Illinois State...had single tackles versus NDSU, Indiana State and at Western Illinois...credited with 253 snaps played on the line by the coaching staff...16 of his 18 tackles came on rushing plays... named the YSU Defensive Linemen of the Game against Central State...earned his first letter.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Played against Lock Haven as a reserve in the backfield...had three carries for three yards.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: HonorableMention All-Ohio Division II selection as a linebacker...first-team all-conference and first-team alldistrict...earned four letters and was a two-time captain...named team MVP...coach was Jay Corlew...also played baseball and competed in wrestling.

PERSONAL: Parents are Chris and Cliff Frasure...has a sister (Alisia) and a brother (Cliff Jr.)...born Feb. 28, 1987...major is physical education.

FRASURE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 2008 12/2 11 7 18 5.0-19 1.0-8 1-27 0 0 0 2007 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Total 13/2 11 7 18 5.0-19 1.0-8 1-27 0 0 0

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ROB FERNBACK

first-team All-Manitowoc County as an offensive and defensive lineman...firstteam All-Olympian Conference selection on the offensive and defensive line... participated in Shrine Bowl game...team captain...recorded 43 tackles, six forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two sacks...Vikings were 9-4 and made school’s first-ever appearance in the Division 5 state semifinals...as a junior, was first-team all-county and second-team all-conference as an offensive lineman...coach was Wade Rickmeier...standout wrestler...won the 275-pound WIAA Division 2 State Championship as a senior...finished 45-1...first Valders wrestler since 1982 to win a state crown..in 2004, was an All-American in Greco-Roman, placing fifth in the National Championships at 215 pounds.

PERSONAL: Parents are Rod and Nadine Figueroa...Rod competed in the 1992 Olympic Summer Games...he placed 10th in Heavyweight division in freestyle wrestling in Barcelona...has a brother (Logan) and a sister (Rayna)...born June 24, 1988...major is physical education.

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DAVID FLEMING

CHRIS GAMMON

#31 | Strong Safety R-Freshman R | 5-11 | 195 Centerville, Ohio Centerville H.S. 2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...

20 th three-time recipient of scout special teams player-of-the-week honor...received team the aaward against Central State, Southern and Illinois State.

Utah an HIGH SCH SCHOOL: Named the Great Western Ohio Conference C Central Division Athlete of the Year as a senior...was a first-team all-conference selection as a quarterback...named second-team All-Area by the Dayton Daily News...was an honorable-mention AllSouthwest District pick...led a triple-option attack...for the year, rushed 181 times for 1,225 yards and 15 touchdowns...completed 41-of-75 passes for 590 yards and six touchdowns...had a high of 186 yards rushing and three touchdowns in win over Fairmont...had only 11 carries in the game, averaging 16.9 yards per carry...finished with seven 100-yard rushing games...scored a touchdown in 10 of 11 games played...Elks were 9-3 losing to St. Xavier in the playoffs...named team MVP...played in the Miami Valley Coaches Association All-Star Game... as a junior was a first-team all-conference selection...Elks were 8-2 his junior campaign...rushed 116 times for 606 yards and scored eight touchdowns... selected as the team’s most improved player...coach was Ron Ullery...also competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Adrienne and David Fleming...has a brother (Davin)... born Jan. 23, 1990...major is engineering.

BRYAN GAITERS

#8 | Cornerback R-Freshman R | 5-9 | 185 Zanesville, Ohio Zanesville H.S.

2 2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted... na named offensive scout team player of the week versus Western Illinois...named defen defensive scout team player of the week agains against South Dakota State, Liberty and Indiana State.

St HIGH SCHOOL: SCHOO First-team All-Ohio Division II selection as a running back...named the co-Offensive Player of the Year in the Division II Northeast District...named the SEOAL Player of the Year...first-team all-district and all-conference selection...rushed for 1,825 yards on 190 attempts...averaged 9.6 yards per carry...scored 27 touchdowns...long run of 87 yards...ran for 327 yards and four touchdowns in 42-35 win over Ironton...had 320 yards and six touchdowns the previous week in win over Marietta...caught 12 passes for 180 yards and three scores...had 95 total tackles and three interceptions... credited with five tackles for losses, three sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery...Blue Devils were 8-2 and reached the Division II playoffs... school’s first postseason trip in 10 years...had nearly 1,000 yards as a junior in five-plus games...was a four-year starter...played tailback and cornerback...set school rushing records for single game yards (327), season yards (1,825) and career yards (3,650)...coach was Chad Grandstaff...also competed in track and field...member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Elaina Keels and Howard Bailey...has four sisters... born Nov. 5, 1989...major is criminal justice.

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#75 | Offensive Tackle Junior | 6-3 | 310 Akron, Ohio East H.S. 2008 | SOPHOMORE: Moved from 20 the offensive line to the defensive line dur during the season...played in seven games, starting two contests...started game against Southern Illinois and UNI...had five total tack tackles, including three solos...best performance ca came in season finale at Western Illinois...had a season-best four total tackles, including three solos, in win over the Leathernecks...had an assisted stop against SIU...credited with 123 snaps played by the coaching staff...earned his first letter.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Moved from the defensive line to offensive tackle during the season...appeared in four games as a reserve on the offensive line...saw action against Stony Brook, Lock Haven, Missouri State and at Indiana State...played 39 snaps for the season... had a high of 19 against Lock Haven.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Defensive Player of the Week versus Missouri State and Illinois State (playoffs).

HIGH SCHOOL: Was an all-city, all-district and AllSummit County selection as a senior...was the county’s co-defensive player of the year...named team defensive MVP...had 120 tackles, 17 sacks and 20 quarterback hurries...also played offensive line...was a four-year letterwinner...coach was Damon Beasley...also competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Mother is Contralaveta Gammon...has a sister and two brothers... born March 17, 1988...major is pre-social work.

GAMMON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total 2008 7/2 3 2 5 2007 4/0 0 0 0 Total 11/2 3 2 5

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES #23 | Strong Safety Junior | 5-11 | 205 San Antonio, Texas Taft H.S.

#97 | Defensive Tackle # Junior | 6-2 | 270 Liberty, Ohio Liberty H.S. 2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in nine 20 e games, starting against Southern Illinoiss gam and Illinois State...had three tackles and d forced fumble...had two solo tackles, in-a forc cluding one for loss versus Central State.... forced a fumble against CSU...had an assisted tackle against the Salukis...had a pass breakup versus UNI...credited with 148 snaps played by the coaching staff... earned his first letter.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Saw action against Stony Brook...scout team Defensive Player of the Week against Southern Illinois.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year letterwinner as a defensive tackle...played in the Jack Arvin All-Star Game...as a senior, Leopards were 12-1...opened the season with 12 straight victories before losing to Akron Butchel in Regional Finals (7-6)...team won the TAC-8 Championship...coach was Jeff Whittaker...also a two-year letterwinner in wrestling.

PERSONAL: Parents are Lisa and Roger Gillum...has three sisters and two brothers...born March 25, 1988... major is criminal justice.

GILLUM’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 9/2 2 1 3 1.0-2 2007 1/0 0 0 0 0-0 Total 10/2 2 1 3 1.0-2

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0

BOB GRATZ

Placekicker Junior | 5-8 | 215 Boardman, Ohio Boardman H.S. 2008 | SOPHOMORE: Was a member 20 of the squad, but did not see action.

2007 200 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Was a member of the squad. mem 2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Spent two years on the team SC as a kicker...coach was D.J. Ogilvie...also particikicker... pated in soccer.

PERSONAL: Parents are Debbie and Warren Gratz...has a sister (Courtney)... born Oct. 16, 1987...major is business management.

MEET THE TEAM

NICK GOODEN

ROGER GILLUM

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in all 20 12 games, making five starts...started first three contests of the season and at Southern Utah and Missouri State...had 30 South total ta tackles, including 17 solos stops...had a seasonseason-high eight tackles at Illinois State... had five solos solo and three assists against the Redbirds...had six tackles at South Dakota State...also forced a fumble against the Jackrabbits...had three tackles, including two solos at Ohio State...had two stops in six games...both were solos against Southern Illinois and Western Illinois...had a single tackle at Missouri State...broke up a pass versus North Dakota State...credited with 380 snaps played on defense... earned his second letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Played in all 11 games as a member of special teams units and was a reserve in the secondary...credited with 13 total tackles, including eight solo stops...had a season-best three tackles against Indiana State...had two tackles, both solos against Stony Brook and Southern Illinois...had stops against Ohio State, South Dakota State, Lock Haven, Illinois State, Northern Iowa and Western Illinois... had a half tackle for loss at Indiana State...returned a recovered fumble three yards against Lock Haven... one of six true freshmen to see playing time...played a team-high 235 snaps on special teams units...earned his first letter...named to Gateway’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior recorded 82 total tackles, including 39 solo stops... had double figures in tackles on four occasions...recorded six interceptions... had seven pass breakups and blocked two field goals...was a second-team alldistrict pick...coach was Brian Davenport.

PERSONAL: Parents are Susan and Oscar Gooden...has a sister...born July 18, 1989...academic interest is business...has a Life Rank with the Boy Scouts... attended same high school as current Penguin tailback Jabari Scott...major is business marketing.

GOODEN’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 12/5 17 13 30 0.5-0 2007 11/0 8 5 13 0.5-1 Total 23/5 25 18 43 1.0-1

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TAYLOR HILL

ERIK JOHNSON

#15 | Linebacker Freshman | 6-2 | 210 Youngstown, Ohio Cardinal Mooney H.S. 2008-09: Enrolled at Youngstown 20 St State in January...originally attended Michigan following standout career at Mic Cardinal Mooney.

Cardi School: As a senior was a first-team High S All-Ohio D Division IV selection...as a junior was an honorablehonorable-mention Division IV pick...was an allconference and an all-county selection as junior and senior...earned three letters...in final two campaigns, recorded 206 tackles, including 18.5 sacks... posted more than 90 tackles as a defensive end in 2007...as a junior, had 98 stops and 12 sacks...was a four-star prospect by Rivals.com...listed as the No. 21-ranked outside linebacker nationally and the 16th-best recruit in the state by Rivals...three-star prospect and the No. 24 weak side linebacker nationally by Scout.com...Cardinals lost 28-27 to Coldwater in the Division IV State Championship Game in 2007...Cardinal Mooney won the state championship in 2006 beating Plain City Jon Elder 26-12...had five total tackles, including a sack in title game...Mooney lost in the state championship to Coldwater 33-9 in 2005...had five tackles and a sack in title contest...in final three years Mooney was 36-4 (14-1 in 2007, 14-0 in 2006 and 12-3 in 2005)...coach was P.J. Fecko.

Personal: Parents are Saundra Jennings and Eugene Hill...born Sept. 29, 1989...major is general studies.

ADAM HOUSE

#40 | Strong Safety Sophomore | 6-2 | 180 St. Mary’s, Ga. Camden County H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 20 Missed the season after suffering a Mi knee kne injury during the Red-White Spring Game.

Game 2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Defensive Player vs. LHU...scout team Def Special Teamer Team vs. Illinois State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed South Georgia Defensive Player of the Year...named the Class 5A Region 3-AAAAA Defensive Player of the Year...first-team Class 5A All-Georgia selection as a linebacker/defensive end...as a senior, had 91 total tackles, including 51 solo stops...recorded a school-record 30 tackles for losses, including seven sacks...four-year letterwinner...coach was Jeff Herron... competed in track and field...high school teammate of Josh Myers.

PERSONAL: Parents are Candace and Anthony House...has a brother and a sister...born Jan. 31, 1989...major is finance.

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#37 | Punter Junior | 6-1 | 205 Boardman, Ohio Boardman H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 20 thr games and was starting punter three at W Western Illinois...took over for injured punter Ben Nowicki against Indiana State punte earned Conference Special Teams and e Player-of-the-Week honors...had nine punts Player-of-t for 336 yard yards...averaged 37.3 yards per boot... placed four inside the opposition’s 20-yard line...against the Sycamores had 34-yard punt downed at the seven, had a 44-yarder returned to the 16 and had a 22-yarder downed at the 18...at Western Illinois punted four times for an average of 37.2 yards...had a 46-yarder in the game...had two punts for an average of 43.5 yards at Ohio State...kicked a season-long 50-yarder against the Buckeyes... earned his first letter...named to MVFC’s Honor Roll and earned Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Appeared in two games as a reserve punter... had three punts for 99 yards, an average of 33.0 per kick... had a 36-yard punt against Stony Brook...had two punts for 63 yards against Lock Haven...placed one punt inside the 20 versus the Bald Eagles...one of six true freshmen to see playing time...posted a 4.0 grade-point average in the fall and spring semesters...named to Gateway’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four positions for the Spartans...was punter, placekicker, defensive end and tight end...set a school record with a 69-yard punt...named AllFederal League...coach was D.J. Olgilvie...captain on the basketball squad...also competed in track and field...earned nine letters.

PERSONAL: Parents are Jan and Dr. Robert Johnson...has a brother and a sister...born Aug. 24, 1988...attending school as a Leslie H. Cochran University Scholar...major is biology/pre-med.

JOHNSON’S CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS Year 2008 2007 Total

GP 3 2 5

No. Yds 9 336 3 99 12 435

Avg. 37.3 33.3 36.3

Long 50 36 50

Blkd 0 0 0

TB 2 0 2

FC 50+ I20 1 1 4 1 0 1 2 1 5

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DONALD JONES

#81 | Wide Receiver Senior | 6-2 | 210 Plainfield, N.J. Lackawanna CC Plainfield H.S. 2008 | JUNIOR: Named to the Missouri 200 Valley Football Conference’s All-Newcomer Team...played in all 12 games, starting Team.. eight...caught 31 passes for a team-best 510 eight...ca team-high seven touchdowns...most yards and te touchdown receptions by a Penguin in a regualr season since 1998...became first YSU player with touchdown catches in four straight games since Herb Williams in 1992...six of seven TD receptions came in conference play...averaged 16.5 yards per reception...20 receptions were for first downs...had a season-high six receptions against Indiana State...posted a high of 136 yards at Illinois State...in final four games of the season caught 16 passes for 351 yards and five touchdowns...had three receptions in first four games before making 28 grabs in final eight...caught seven passes of 25 yards or longer...had a season-long 67-yarder for a score at Illinois State... against the Sycamores caught six passes for 75 yards and two scores...had scoring grabs of 10 and 23 yards...had five catches for 74 yards and a touchdown against Liberty...caught four passes for 136 yards and a score at Illinois State...had grabs of 67, 31, 30 and eight against the Redbirds...total was the most by a Penguin wide receiver in 2008...four catches for 82 yards and a touchdown at Western Illinois...snared a 38-yard touchdown grab...caught three passes for 22 yards at Southern Utah...had two receptions for 58 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter against UNI...had two grabs for 14 yards at Missouri State...had two catches for 16 yards against Southern Illinois... caught single passes against Ohio State, North Dakota State and Central State... credited with 542 offensive snaps played...second most among wide receivers... had a high of 71 plays at Illinois State...received Derek Pixley Hit of the Game honor against Missouri State and Illinois State...earned his first letter.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Led the team with 42 receptions for 748 yards...caught five touchdown passes...averaged 17.8 yards per catch...season-long grab was 75 yards...had six rushing attempts for 38 yards...also threw two passes...returned four punts for 45 yards...long was 19 yards...team was 7-3 his sophomore year... named team’s Offensive MVP...coach was Mark Duda.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, earned all-state, all-area, All-Group 4 and All-Watchung Conference honors...was named as one of the Super 100...coach was Clinton Jones...also played baseball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Donald Jones III and Lesley Taylor...has two brothers and a sister...born Dec. 17, 1987...major is communication studies.

JONES’ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year 2008 Total

GP/GS 12/8 12/8

No. 31 31

Yards 510 510

Avg. 16.5 16.5

Avg./G 42.5 42.5

TD 7 7

LG 67 67

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MARC KANETSKY

#19 | Quarterback Sophomore | 6-0 | 190 Hubbard, Ohio Hubbard H.S. 2008 | FRESHMAN: Came on to hold 20 for placement kicks and was a backup qua quarterback...did not play in the first two games before taking over holding duties... game saw act action at quarterback against Southern Illinois...completed 4-of-11 passes for 35 yards... linois...com had a long completion com of 20 yards...one of six true freshmen to see action...named the Hill Barth & King Special Teams Player of the Game against Illinois State...scout team offensive player of the week versus Missouri State...had a 4.0 grade-point average in the fall and spring semesters... earned his first letter... named to MVFC’s Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Set school records for career passing yards (5,042) and career touchdowns (47)...as a senior threw for 2,288 yards and 25 touchdowns…completed 160-of-274 attempts (58.4 percent)...had seven 200-yard performances, including the final five of the year...best game was 261yard performance against Rocky River...also had highs of 24 completions and 39 attempts in that game... high of four touchdown passes came against Warren JFK...had three touchdown passes in three other games...had four rushing touchdowns...Eagles were 7-4...two-time first-team All-TAC selection...two-time Honorable-Mention Division III All-Ohio selection...firstteam All-Northeast Inland District selection as a senior...three-year starter for the Eagles...WYTV Student-Athlete of the Year...nominee for Trumbull County Athlete of the Year...team captain as a senior...coach was Jeff Bayuk as a sophomore and junior...Hubbard was 10-2 in 2006...coach as a senior was Brian Hoffman... first-team all-conference selection in baseball and second-team all-conference in basketball...holds the Eagles’ school record for season and career assists... finished high school with a 4.0 GPA...named class valedictorian...member of National Honor Society and SADD. PERSONAL: Parents are Marty and Mary Ann Kanetsky...has two brothers (Matthew and Marty)...born Sept. 30, 1989...major is biology...attending school as a Leslie H. Cochran University Scholar.

KANETSKY’S CAREER PASSING STATISTICS Year GP/GS Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. 2008 10/0 11 4 1 36.4 35 Total 10/0 11 4 1 36.4 35

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Y/G 3.5 3.5

LG TD 20 0 20 0

Eff. 44.91 44.91

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KAMRYN KEYS

#9 | Tailback Sophomore S | 5-11 | 195 McKeesport, Pa. McKeesport Area H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 20 Na Named the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s Freshmen of the Year...named fere to the MVFC’s All-Newcomer team...played in all 1 12 games, starting six...had four 100yard rush rushing games...finished with a school freshmen rec record 804 yards on 136 carries... scored five touchdowns, four in conference play...averaged 5.9 yards per car-ry...rushed for 636 yards on 102 attempts in conference play...averaged 79.5 5 yards per contest...had five rushes of 25 yards or more, including a long off 61 against UNI...caught eight passes for 43 yards...posted a season-high 146 6 yards on 21 carries versus North Dakota State...had a season-high 23 attemptss for 113 yards at Missouri State...had 15 rushes for 81 yards, including a long of 28, in home debut against Central State...had six carries for 16 yards versus Liberty...rushed 11 times for 71 yards and a 45-yard touchdown at Southern Utah...had 13 attempts for 68 yards, including a 38-yarder against Southern Illinois...rushed for 101 yards on just nine carries against UNI, including a 61-yard touchdown run...had 123 yards on 17 rushes in win over Indiana State...rushed for 85 yards on 19 attempts at Illinois State scoring twice...had TD runs of four and five yards... caught two passes against Southern Illinois and UNI...had a long reception of 11 yards against the Panthers...134 carries and all 804 yards came during a nine-game stretch...had just two carries the first two games and none in final contest at WIU... among freshmen in the FCS, ranked fifth in yards, touchdowns scored and second in yards per career...credited d with 305 snaps played by the coaching staff, most among the tailbacks...had a high of 41 plays against Southern Illinois...also played 40 snaps at Missourii g State...in seven contests played 29 or more snaps...named Hill Barth & King e Offensive Player of the game against NDSU...received Derek Pixley Hit of the Game honor versus Missouri State...earned his first letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Offensive Player of the Week vs..

Lock Haven and Southern Utah...scout team Special Teams Player of the Weekk vs. Stony Brook.

HIGH SCHOOL: Started at quarterback as a senior…was a strong safety and reserve quarterback as a junior…replaced Princeton defensive back Dan Kopolovich at quarterback...had 1,369 yards rushing in 11 games…rushed for 163 yards and scored three touchdowns in first start against North Hills… had 85 yards on 15 carries while competing four passes for 55 yards and a touchdown against Gateway…also returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown in the game…finished with 231 yards on 21 carries while scoring

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four touchdowns in win over Mt. Lebanon…had a season-high 239 yards on 11 carries and scored four touchdowns, including runs of 89 and 80 in WPIAL playoff win over Norwin…also threw a 65-yard touchdown pass in the contest… suffered 24-13 setback to Pittsburgh Central Catholic in WPIAL Quarterfinals… threw a 45-yard touchdown strike…team posted an 8-3 mark…selected to play in the Big 33 Pennsylvania vs. Ohio all-star game…as a junior, Tigers won the WPIAL Class-AAAA and PIAA titles and a 13-2 record…school’s first state title since 1994…intercepted two passes in the State Championship Game…throws left-handed…coach was George Smith…also competed in track and field in the sprint events.

PERSONAL: Mother is Kari Keys...has a sister...born June 15, 1989...major is general studies.

KEYS’ CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year 2008 2007 Total

GP/GS Att. 12/6 136 Redshirt 12/6 136

Gain 850

Loss 46

Net 804

Avg. Avg./G TD 5.9 67.0 5

LG 61

850

46

804

5.9

61

67.0

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ANDY KOWICKI

#69 | Offensive Tackle RR-Freshman | 6-5 | 295 Parma, Ohio Normandy H.S. 2 2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted... na named to MVFC’s Academic Honor Rol Roll.

HIG SCHOOL: As a senior, was a HIGH secon second-team Division II All-Ohio selection de as a defensive lineman...was a First-Team C All-Pioneer Conference selection and a first-team ll di i pick i k also l as a defensive lineman...Normandy all-district was 10-3 in 2007 losing 12-7 to Mayfield in the state quarterfinals...as a junior was an honorable-mention all-conference selection...team was 6-4 in 2006... coach was Rich Turner.

PERSONAL: Mother is Jennifer Kowicki...has a sister (Olivia)...born Feb. 9, 1990...major is pre-engineering.

MICHAEL KREATSOULAS

#60 | Linebacker Sophomore S | 6-1 | 230 Warren, Ohio Howland H.S.

20 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Was a member of the team, but did not see action...made the travel squad for Sout Southern Utah, Illinois State and Western Illinois games...scout team defensive player of the week against Southern Utah...scout specia teams player of the week versus team special N h Dakota D k S North State.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was the Trumbull County Male Athlete of the Year...earned two letters in football...coach was Dick Angle...also competed in wrestling and track and field...was a three-time district qualifier in wrestling.

PERSONAL: Parents are Maria and Michael Kreatsoulas...has a brother (Jacob)...born Oct. 15, 1988...major is exercise science.

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JOSH LEE

#33 | Wide Receiver SSophomore | 5-9 | 175 Lutz, Fla. Freedom H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN:: 20 Played in nine games as an offensive Pla e reserve and member of special teams.... rese had 13 rushes for 118 yards...all 13 off his carries came in three contests...returned car d five kickoffs kicko for 95 yards on the year...had a high of seven carries for 35 yards against Centrall State...had a long run of 12 yards versus CSU...at Illinois State, ripped off a career-long 71-yard run...other carry was for two yards...caught a six-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter... was first touchdown scored of career... had 10 yards on four rushes versus Indiana State...had three kickoff returns for 63 yards at Ohio State...had a season-long 24-yard return against the Buckeyes...returned two kicks for 32 yards at South Dakota State...had 219 all-purpose yards for the campaign... did not play against Liberty, NDSU or Southern Utah...earned his first letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted... scout team Offensive Player of the Week versus Slippery Rock.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a solid allpurpose player at Freedom...played running back, defensive back and returned kicks...was a second-team all-conference kick returner...named school’s Special Teams MVP...on defense had 38 tackles, had three interceptions and scored three touchdowns...had 540 all-purpose yards...coach was Marquel Blackwell...competed in track and field...earned Silver Scholar Award.

PERSONAL: Parents are Edna and Nathaniel Lee...has a brother...born March 17, 1989...major is pre-business management.

#5 | Cornerback SSophomore | 5-10 | 175 Gaithersburg, Md. Quince Orchard H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 20 Pla Played in eight games, starting the final three...finished with 11 total tackles, inthre cluding four solo stops...10 of his 11 tackcludi les cam came in the final three games...had a season-high six stops at Illinois State...had three tackles versus Indiana State...had single assists at Southern Utah and Western Illinois...credited with 192 defensive snaps played for the season by the coaching staff...earned his first letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted... scout team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Missouri State...scout team Special Teams Player of the Week vs.

Western Illinois.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was an all-conference and all-city selection...as a senior recorded 48 tackles, 11 pass break ups and two interceptions...had five receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown...coach was Bill McGregor...also a standout basketball player.

PERSONAL: Parents are Yanick and Roldol Louis...has a brother...born March 23, 1989...major is pre-business.

LOUIS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total 2008 8/3 4 7 11 2007 Redshirt Total 8/3 4 7 11

TFL 0-0 0-0

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

0-0

0

0

0

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CHASE LEMKE

#77 | Offensive Tackle R-Freshman R | 6-6 | 285 Strongsville, Ohio Strongsville H.S.

# | Defensive Tackle #66 RR-Freshman | 6-0 | 215 Austintown, Ohio Austintown Fitch H.S. 2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshired....

20 named defensive scout team performerr na of the t week against Indiana State.

High School: Was a standout nose tackle e at Fitch...was a two-year letterwinner and a Fitch team captain...earned the Iron Falcon Award cap d as a junior...Falcons won the Federal League title junior...F e in 2006...coach was Phil Annarella...also played baseball.

Personal: Parents are Ray Lemke and Kelly Rogers...father is a Youngstown State University police officer...has three sisters, two of which attended YSU... born March 20, 1990...major is criminal justice...awarded Michael Hartzell Memorial Scholarship at YSU.

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RANDY LOUIS

2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...

20 scout team offensive player of the week sc against Liberty...named to MVFC’s Acaaga demic demi Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-conference S selection as a senior...honorable-mention Division I Northeast Lakes All-District selection...

No Strongsville was 6-4 in 2007...was a two-year starter at offensive tackle...

Mustangs were 6-4 his junior year...coach was Russ Jacques...member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Missy and Don Main...has a brother (Jon)...born June 24, 1989...major is exercise science.

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JOE MARSHALL

LUKE MATELAN

# | Defensive Tackle #93 Sophomore | 6-2 | 305 Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater H.S. 20 e 2008 | FRESHMAN: Played in nine ga e games as a key reserve on the defensive line line...credited with 13 total tackles, includ-v assists...best performance came inn ing five season finale at Western Illinois...had sevenn inc stops, including three solos, against the Leather-e necks...had tw two stops at Missouri State...had single tackles against Central State, Southern Illinois, Liberty and Illinois State...credited with 173 snaps played by the coaching staff...one of six true freshmen to see action... earned his first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a threeyear letterwinner as a defensive tackle...also played offense in goal-line situations and scored six touchdowns... set a school record with a 405-pound bench press... was named an all-conference performer...also competed in track and field...was a member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Renee and Joe Marshall... has a brother (Roshawn) and a sister (Breana)...born July 2, 1990...major is prebusiness.

MARSHALL’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total 2008 9/0 5 8 13 Total 9/0 5 8 13

TFL 0-0 0-0

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

#99 | Defensive End Junior | 6-4 | 245 Pittsburgh, Pa. Woodland Hills H.S. 2008 | SOPHOMORE: Started the 20 first r two games before suffering a season-ending knee injury at South Dasea kota State...credited with five total tackles be before getting hurt...opened the year with thre three tackles and a fumble recovery at Ohio State.

State...had two assisted stops against the JJackrabbits, k bbit including i l a half tackle for loss...named to MVFC’s Academic Honor Roll.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Played in all 11 games, starting two games as a defensive end...started against South Dakota State and Southern Utah...had seven tackles, including four solo stops...had three quarterback hurries...finished with a season-high two stops at Indiana State...both were solo stops and were tackles for losses, including a sack for a five-yard loss... had solo stops against Lock Haven, Southern Utah, Illinois State, UNI and Western Illinois...credited with 321 total snaps played by the coaching staff...coaches had him with 22 tackles... earned his first letter... named to Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...named to Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was named Class AAAA Quad East AllConference as a defensive lineman by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette his senior season...Woodland Hills advanced to the PIAA Class AAAA first round...Wolverines finished 10-3 for the season losing to eventual champion McKeesport in the WPIAL Class AAAA finals...named the Defensive Player of the Game in the championship contest...was tabbed the seventhranked defensive lineman in Western Pennsylvania...had 61 tackles and eight sacks his senior year...selected to participate in the PSFCA East-West All-Star Game...coach was George Novak...also played baseball, basketball and rugby... member of the Honor Roll and the National Honor Society...ranked at the top of his class.

PERSONAL: Parents are Rich and Judi Matelan...has a brother (Logan)...born June 22, 1988...major is civil engineering.

MATELAN’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 2/2 1 4 5 0.5-1 2007 11/2 4 3 7 3.0-8 2006 Redshirt Total 13/4 5 7 12 3.5-8

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Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1.0-5 0-0 0 0 0 1.0-5

0-0

0

0

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES #51 | Offensive Guard Senior | 6-3 | 280 Austintown, Ohio Ohio Austintown Fitch H.S. 2008 | JUNIOR: First-team Academic 200 All-M All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection...second-team ESPN The Magazine lection Academic All-District IV...played in all CoSIDA A 12 games m making two starts as a reserve offensive lineman and tight end...started against Southern Utah and Southern Illinois at tight end...credited with 92 total snaps played on offense...had a high of 15 against South Dakota State and Central State...received Derek Pixley Hit of the Game against North Dakota State...posted a 4.0 grade-point average in the fall semester...earned his third letter...named to MVFC’s Honor Roll, received Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and President’s Council Academic Award.

2007 | SOPHOMORE: First-team Academic All-Gateway selection...played in all 11 games, starting nine... started the first seven at center...started the last two at right guard...played 468 offensive snaps...played 72 snaps against Missouri State and Southern Illinois... played 67 snaps against South Dakota State and Stony Brook...played all 54 snaps at Ohio State...suffered an injury during first quarter against Southern Utah which hampered him next two games (UNI and Illinois State)...named Gateway’s Offensive Lineman of the Week for performance against Stony Brook...also YSU’s Jim Zdelar Offensive Lineman of the Game against SBU...posted 4.0 grade-point average in fall and spring semesters... earned his second letter... named to the Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll and received Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

2006 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Played in seven games as a reserve defensive lineman...had eight tackles, including two solos...had a season-high three tackles at Missouri State...two assisted stops at Penn State... two tackles against Maine, including a solo...one tackle against Slippery Rock... was the Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week against SRU...posted a 4.0 grade-point average in the fall and spring semesters...earned his first letter... named to the Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll and received Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

OHIO: Redshirted in 2005...Bobcats were 4-7...coach was Frank Solich.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team Division I All-Ohio offensive lineman as a senior... received the Mack Truck Lineman-of-the-Year Award...selected to play in the Ohio North-South All-Star Game and in the Big 33 Ohio vs. Pennsylvania All-Star

STEPHEN MEADOWS

#55 | Rush End Sophomore | 6-5 | 235 Fredericksburg, Va. James Monroe H.S.

2008 | FRESHMAN: Played in nine 20 ga games, starting two contests...was in the starting lineup against Southern Utah and W Western Illinois...credited with five tackles, including a half-sack...had a pass tackles breakup against Central State...sack came against Libert Liberty in the third quarter...had two tackles at Illinois State, including a solo stop...had single stops against Missouri State, Southern Utah and Liberty...one of six true freshmen to see action...credited with 154 snaps played for the season...did not play against Ohio State and South Dakota State...named the YSU Defensive Lineman of the Game versus Liberty... scout team defensive player of the week against South Dakota State...earned his first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Listed as the 48th-ranked senior in Virginia by The Roanoke Times as a middle linebacker...was a first-team Region I All-Star as a senior... set school career records for total tackles with 766...had 510 solos and 256 assists... also credited with more than 100 tackles for losses...as a senior, was an honorablemention Class AA All-State football selection...as a junior was a second-team all-state selection...was an all-district, all-area and all-region honoree three years...played four years on varsity and was a two-time captain...team reached the state semifinals twice winning the regional championship each year...also played lacrosse.

PERSONAL: Parents are Julie and Mel Meadows...has a brother (Mike) and a sister (Lauren)...born Sept. 13, 1989...major is pre-business.

MEADOWS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 9/1 1 4 5 0.5-7 Total 9/1 1 4 5 0.5-7

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Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0.5-7 0-0 1 0 0 0.5-7 0-0 1 0 0

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BRIAN MELLOTT

Game...first-team All-Federal League and All-Northeast Inland District as an offensive tackle...Fitch won the Federal League title in 2004...Falcons were 9-2 reaching the Division I District Quarterfinals...finished career at Fitch with 104 tackles, 16.5 sacks, seven forced fumbles and three recoveries...on the offensive line, graded at 96 percent rating as a senior and 93 percent as a junior... three-year starter on both lines...coach was Neal Kopp...member of the National Honor Society...earned the Henry Shuler Award for his team-leading 3.97 GPA... also lettered in track and baseball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Cathy and Dave Mellott...has a sister (Jennifer)...born June 30, 1987...earned degree in accouting in August...began working towards MBA in the fall.

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BRAD MILLER

# | Defensive Tackle #91 Sophomore | 6-2 | 285 Elyria, Ohio Elyria H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 20 Pla Played in eight games as a defensive line reserve...credited with two tackles... had aassisted stops at South Dakota State against Liberty...credited with 45 snaps and ag played by the coaching staff...earned his first letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Defensive Player of the Week vs.

Stony Brook.

HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable-Mention All-Ohio Division I selection in 2005 and 2004...was a two-time all-conference, all-county and alldistrict selection...played in the Lorain County All-Star Game... earned three letters as an offensive and defensive lineman... coach was Steve Hamilton...also played basketball...was named to the Lorain County All-Star team... had perfect attendance.

PERSONAL: Parents are Janette Miller and Dyrral Johnson...has a brother (Dyrral) and a sister (Tiara)...born Jan. 30, 1987...major is exercise science.

MILLER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total 2008 8/0 0 2 2 2007 Redshirt Total 8/0 0 2 2

TFL 0-0 0-0

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

0-0

0

0

0

JOSH MYERS

# | Defensive Tackle #41 Sophomore | 6-2 | 285 Kingsland, Ga. Camden County H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 20 Pla Played in nine games, starting five contes tests...started against Central State, North Dakota State, Liberty, Southern Nort Illinois and Illinois State...credited with 26 total tackles, tack including eight solo stops...had a half-sack ag against Liberty...had three quarterback hurries...finished with four tackles, including two solo stops at Missouri State...also had four stops against Southern Illinois and Illinois State...had three tackles against Liberty and Indiana State...had two solos versus the Sycamores... had two tackles against Central State, North Dakota State, UNI and Western Illinois...credited with 293 snaps played, fourth most on the defensive line...did not play against Ohio State, Southern Utah and South Dakota State...earned his first letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Southern Utah.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the allregion and All-Southeast Georgia football team...had 47 total tackles, including 25 solos...had six tackles for losses...played nose guard and end...as a senior, squad was 10-2...as a junior, Wildcats reached the state quarterfinals finishing with a 12-1 record...was a four-year letterwinner...coach was Jeff Herron...also lettered in track and field...teammate of YSU safety Adam House.

PERSONAL: Parents are Venita Ingram and Ralph Myers...born Sept. 20, 1987...major is pre-business management.

MYERS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 9/6 8 18 26 0.5-7 2007 Redshirt Total 9/6 8 18 26 0.5-7

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Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0.5-7 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

0-0

0

0

0

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#94 | Defensive Tackle # Junior | 6-3 | 305 Columbus, Ohio Marion Franklin H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in six 20 ga games, starting five games...started at S South Dakota State and the final four contests of the year...credited with 32 toconte tackles, including 15 solo stops...finished tal tack with six ta tackles for 28 yards in losses and two sacks...had a season-high 12 tackles, including g three for losses in first game back from injury against UNI...had a sack forr a 12-yard loss in the fourth quarter...recorded six total tackles, including five e solo stops versus Indiana State...had five tackles at Illinois State and at Westtern Illinois...finished with three stops at Ohio State, including a tackle for a twoyard loss of Beanie Wells... credited with a sack for an eight-yard loss at South Dakota State...credited with 284 snaps played...missed six games because of a broken foot suffered against SDSU...named the YSU Defensive Linemen of the Game against UNI...earned his second letter.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Named to the Gateway’s All-Newcomer Team and was an honorable-mention All-Gateway selection... played in 11 games, starting nine...credited with 42 total tackles, including 28 solo stops...had four tackles for losses, two sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup...had two quarterback hurries...posted a season-best eight tackles against Southern Utah... had five solos stops in the game...had a sack for a 10yard loss and recovered a Thunderbird fumble at the two-yard line to set up a third-quarter touchdown...in season finale against Western Illinois had seven total stops, including five solos...had six stops in one-point loss at UNI, four of which were solo stops...credited with five tackles, four solos at Southern Illinois...finished with three stops against South Dakota State, Stony Brook and Missouri State...had two tackles at Ohio State and against Illinois State...had a seven-yard sack against the Buckeyes...had tackles for losses against South Dakota State and UNI...did not start against Ohio State and Illinois State...credited with 491 total snaps played by the coaching staff...third most among linemen...HBK Defensive Player of the Game vs. Southern Utah...two-time Jermaine

NICHOLSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 2008 6/5 15 17 32 6.0-28 2.0-20 0-0 1 0 0 2007 11/9 28 14 42 4.0-20 2.0-17 0-0 0 0 1 2006 Redshirt Total 17/14 43 31 74 10.0-48 4.0-37 0-0 1 0 1

BEN NOWICKI

#36 | Punter Senior | 6-0 | 170 Gilbert, Ariz.

Mesa CC Mesquite H.S. 2008 | JUNIOR: Honorable-Mention All200 Misso Valley Football Conference selecMissouri tion...second-team Academic all-conference tion...s pick...punted 44 times for 1,810 yards...avpick...pun eraged 41.1 yards per boot...increased average four yards from the 2007 season...average was the third best in a season in school history...dropped 13 punts inside the opposition’s 20-yard line...had nine punts of 50 yards or more...booted a season-long punt of 66 yards at Southern Utah...was longest by a Penguin since 2005...had a season-high seven punts at Ohio State...averaged 42.4 yards per kick against the Buckeyes with a long of 50 yards...had six punts for an average of 43.8 yards per kick at South Dakota State...had punts of 54 and 53 yards against the Jackrabbits... had six punts against Southern Illinois, including a 53-yarder... placed two kicks inside the 20yard line...at SUU had five punts for an average of 48.4 yards... placed a season-high three kicks inside the T-bird 20...had four punts against Liberty and UNI... had three punts versus Central State placing two inside the 20... had three punts at Missouri State, including a 54-yarder and 52-yarder...had two punts against North Dakota State, Illinois State and Indiana State...kicked 50-yarders vs. NDSU and WIU...had a tackle against Indiana State...did not play in season finale at Western Illinois...named Hill Barth & King Special Teams Player of the Game against Ohio State and Southern Utah...earned his second letter... named to MVFC’s Honor Roll and earned Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

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TOR ORRANCE NICHOLSON

Hopkins Defensive Lineman of the Game...earned honors vs. OSU and SIU...

Haines Family Player of the Game vs. Southern Utah...earned his first letter.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...was scout team Defensive Player of the Week against Maine.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team Division II All-Ohio defensive lineman as a senior...Marion Franklin finished 9-2 advancing to the regional quarterfinals... first-team all-city and All-Central District selection...played for Ohio in the Big 33 Game...first-team All-Ohio selection as a junior...Division II Central Ohio District Defensive Player of the Year...first-team all-city and all-district selection... team was 9-2 his junior year reaching the regional quarters...coach was Brian Haffele...a talented wrestler...as a senior posted a 31-4 as a heavyweight... placed sixth at districts...as a junior, posted a 42-4 mark and qualified for the state Division I meet...finished 1-2 at state...won city championships as a junior and sophomore...wrestling coach was Dave Oney...also competed in track and field...member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Parents are Torrance and Mary Nicholson...has a brother (Terry) and sister (Rochelle)...born Dec. 12, 1987...major is accounting.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES 2007 | SOPHOMORE: Honorable-Mention All-Gateway selection...named to Gateway’s All-Newcomer team...punted 47 times for an average of 37.1 yards per kick…totaled 1,744 yards...placed 18 kicks inside the opponents’ 20-yard line…season long of 57 against Missouri State…had four punts longer than 50 yards…placed four punts inside 20 versus Stony Brook and three against Southern Utah and Western Illinois…season-high seven punts at Ohio State for 243 yards...long of 46 against the Buckeyes...two punts versus South Dakota State for 77 yards (38.5 average)...five punts against Stony Brook, including a 50-yarder...three punts against Lock Haven for 94 yards...four punts against MSU for an average of 38.5 yards...drilled four punts for 187 yards at Southern Illinois, a season-best average of 46.8 per kick...six punts for an average of 39.3 against Southern Utah...six punts for 220 yards versus Illinois State...four punts for 164 yards and a 41 average at UNI...drilled a 55-yarder against the Panthers in the UNI Dome...had a 30-yard punt at Indiana State...five punts for 153 yards versus Western Illinois...eight fair catches on the year...YSU ranked second in the league in net punting overall and was first in league games only... credited with two tackles...had one at Ohio State and one against SUU...named Gateway Conference’s Special Teams Player of the Week against Southern Illinois (Oct. 6)...HBK Special Teams Player of the Game vs. SIU...earned his first letter...named to Gateway’s Honor Roll.

MESA CC: First-team NJCAA All-American...first-team JC Grid-Wire All-American...led the nation in punting average at 44.2 yards per kick...had 43 punts on the year...placed 14 kicks inside the opposition’s 20-yard line...had a long of 73 yards...named to the NJCAA All-Region I first team...also named Western States Football League first-team all-conference...coach was Dan Dunn.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coach was Rich Iverson.

PERSONAL: Parents are Marie and Anthony Nowicki...has a brother and a sister...born July 12, 1988...major is mathematics.

NOWICKI’S CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS Year 2008 2007 Total

GP 11 11 22

No. 44 47 91

Yds 1,810 1,744 3,554

Avg. 41.1 37.1 39.1

Long 66 57 66

Blkd 0 0 0

TB 2 1 3

FC 50+ I20 2 9 13 8 4 19 10 13 32

MARCUS O’HARA

#72 | Offensive Tackle SSophomore | 6-6 | 330 Hubbard, Ohio Ohio Hubbard H.S. OHI OHIO: Redshired in 2007 and did not play in 2008...coach was Frank Solich.

HIGH S SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-conference and first-team Trumbull County honors as a senior...nam senior...named best offensive lineman in the Mahoning Valley...recorded an 83-percent blocking efficiency with 33 pancakes... helped lead the Eagles to league championship and regional semifinals...Hubbard was 10-1 in 2006...two-year starter...coach was Jeff Bayuk...represented Ohio in the Big 33 Classic against Pennsylvania.

PERSONAL: Parents are Nancey and Joe O’Hara...has a sister (Vicky) and two brothers (Anthony and Joe)...born Jan. 13, 1988...major is criminal justice.

NA’EEM OUTLER

#11 | Linebacker Junior | 6-2 | 240 Occoquan, Va. Woodbridge H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in 12 20 ga games, starting 10 contests...finished with 43 total tackles, including 19 solo wit stops...had 5.5 tackles for 21 yards in stop losses...broke up two passes...recovered losses a fumble against Western Illinois...had a high of seven ttackles and two tackles for losses against i t Indiana I di State...had S a season-high three solos against the Sycamores...had six stops at Illinois State...credited with five tackles, including one for a four-yard loss versus UNI...had four stops and a pass breakup at Ohio State...had four stops at Western Illinois...finished with three tackles against South Dakota State, North Dakota State and Southern Utah...broke up a pass versus the Jackrabbits...had two solo stops versus Central State...also had two stops against Liberty, Missouri State and Southern Illinois...did not start against SUU and MSU...credited with 604 snaps played on defense...played most snaps among the linebackers by almost 200 plays...named YSU Defensive Lineman of the Game versus SIU...earned his second letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Played in nine games as a reserve defensive end...credited with 15 tackles, including seven solos...had a seasonhigh three stops (all assists) against Lock Haven...had two tackles on six occasions... had two solo stops against Missouri State and Southern Illinois...also had a quarterback hurry and a tackle for loss against the Bears... played 145 snaps for the year...one of six true freshmen to see playing time... did not play the final two games...earned his first letter...named to Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior had 40 solo tackles and one interception...also caught eight passes for 214 yards as a tight end...as a junior, Vikings were 8-3 while qualifying for the state playoffs...was a team captain...coach was Keith King.

PERSONAL: Parents are Regina Outler and Thomas Shelton...has three sisters and two brothers...born Oct. 3, 1988...attended same high school as former YSU linebacker James Terry...major is general studies.

OUTLER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 2008 12/10 19 24 43 5.5-21 0-0 1-0 2 0 1 2007 9/0 7 8 15 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Total 21/10 26 32 58 6.5-23 0-0 1-0 2 0 1

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AARON PITTS

#30 | Strong Safety R-Freshman | 5-10 | 195 R Youngstown, Ohio Cardinal Mooney H.S. 2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...

2 sc scout-team defensive player of the week against Missouri State...scout-we team special teams player of the week versus Western Illinois...named to MVFC’s Academic Honor Roll.

Academ HIGH SCH SCHOOL: As a senior was a first-team all-conference all conference selection...had s 72 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for losses, three fumble recoveries and one interception...Cardinals lost 28-27 to Coldwater in the Division IV State Championship Game in 2007...had a team-high nine total tackles, including five solos in title game...also forced a fumble and had a pass breakup...Mooney won the state championship in 2006 beating Plain City Jon Elder 26-12...Mooney lost in the state championship to Coldwater 33-9 in 2005...in final three years Mooney was 36-4 (14-1 in 2007, 14-0 in 2006 and 12-3 in 2005)...coach was P.J. Fecko...played basketball... member of the honor roll and National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Parents are Marianne and Anthony Patella...has a brother (Anthony)...born June 20, 1989...major is pre-business management.

GARY PEZZUOLO

#38 | Free Safety Junior | 6-3 | 205 Edinburg, Pa. Akron Mohawk H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Saw action in 200 four games on special teams and a reserve on defense...played against Central State, S Southern Utah, Southern Illinois and Indiana State...scout State team defensive player of the week versus UNI. 2007 | SOPHOMORE: Redshirted...named to Gateway Honor Roll.

AKRON: Was a member of the Zips program...coach was J.D. Brookhart.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back and free safety at Mohawk...was a firstteam Tri-County North all-conference selection during senior season as a defensive back...named team’s defensive MVP...played in an all-star game following senior season...coach was Jason Long...also played baseball and basketball... was the runner-up for Lawrence County Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL: Parents are Sheri and Gary Pezzuolo...has two sisters (Brooke and Blaire)...uncles Angelo and Henry played for YSU in the 1950s...born May 10, 1987...major is business management.

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VINNIE PATELLA

#83 | Wide Receiver Senior | 6-3 | 190 Marion, Ohio Harding H.S. 2008 | JUNIOR: Saw action in all 11 2 ga games as a reserve wide receiver and am member of special teams...caught nine passes for 101 yards...of nine receptions, pass six we went for first downs and eight were in the fourth quarter...had qu a season-high three grabs for 40 yard yards against Liberty - all in the fourth quarter...caught t ht a season-long 19-yarder against the Flames...two catches went for first downs...had two catches for 32 yards at Illinois State, including a 19-yard haul...both catches went for first downs...had two catches for 27 yards at Southern Utah...both went for first downs...had two grabs at Ohio State...played 146 snaps on offense...had a season-high 33 snaps at Southern Utah...also had 27 against UNI...credited with two tackles...earned his second letter.

2007 | SOPHOMORE: Saw action in 11 games as a reserve wide receiver and member of special teams...caught two passes for 24 yards and a touchdown...had a five-yard reception in season opener at Ohio State...caught a 19-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter against Lock Haven...credited with 100 offensive snaps played... played in a season-high 32 against Southern Utah...also had 26 at Ohio State...played wide out against OSU, Stony Brook, LHU, SUU, Missouri State and Indiana State...earned his first letter...named to the Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll and received Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

2006 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Saw action in five games...caught a pass for 12 yards in opener against Slippery Rock...also played against Maine, at Penn State, UC Davis and Indiana State...played 18 snaps during the regular season...had a high of seven against Slippery Rock...was the scout team Offensive Player of the Week against Missouri State and James Madison...named to the Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll and received Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.

2005 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week against Liberty...Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week against Western Illinois.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team All-Greater Buckeye Conference selection as a quarterback...honorable-mention Northwest All-District pick...Presidents were 6-4 his senior year and 9-2 his junior campaign...set the school mark for touchdown passes in a game...named the most valuable player of the East-West All-Star Game...coaches were Tim Hinton and John Brady...Brady as a senior...played

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES basketball...was a member of the National Honor Society and ranked in the top 10 in his class...earned the Youth Award at the Black Heritage Council of Marion County Awards Banquet.

PERSONAL: Mother is Lisa Pitts...born June 30, 1987...has a brother (Ryan) and two sisters (Alexis, Ciera)...major is accounting...attended NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference in Florida in May 2009.

DAVID RACH

#26 | Linebacker Sophomore S | 6-4 | 215 Canfield, Ohio South Range H.S.

PITTS’ CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year 2008 2007 2006 Total

GP/GS 12/0 11/0 5/0 28/0

No. 9 2 1 12

Yards 101 24 12 137

Avg. 11.2 12.0 12.0 11.4

Avg./G 8.4 2.2 2.4 4.9

TD 0 1 0 1

LG 19 19 12 19

JUSTIN RECHICHAR

#73 | Center Junior | 6-4 | 285 Jeannette, Pa. Hempfield Area H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in nine 2 ga games, starting the final three at center...played guard and tackle during the ter. year. year...started against Illinois State, Indiana State and Western Illinois...earned a grade of 76 pe percent for the season...credited with 313 snaps p played by the coaching staff...played a season-high hi h 75 snaps against the Sycamores...also had 73 snaps played at Illinois State...did not play versus Liberty, North Dakota State and South Dakota State...earned his first letter.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Played in nine games as a reserve center and offensive guard...credited with 140 snaps played on the offensive line...had a high of 42 against Lock Haven...played 31 against Southern Utah and 20 against Missouri State...a member of the placement kicks unit on special teams... did not play against Ohio State and Southern Illinois...earned his first letter...named to the Gateway’s Honor Roll.

2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...named to Gateway’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior was named honorable-mention all-conference on offense and defense...ranked among the best linemen in the WPIAL... played offensive tackle and defensive tackle...as a junior was named to the Tribune Review’s All-Star Team as a defensive lineman...coach was Greg Meisner...also participated in track and field and wrestling.

PERSONAL: Parents are Myron and Marilyn Rechichar...has a sister (Nicole)...born May 3, 1988...major is exercise science.

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2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 20 Pla Played in four games as a member of special teams and reserve on defense... spe credited with three tackles...had stops credi against North Dakota State, Central State and Libe Liberty...also played against Southern Utah...suffered a season-ending injury against the Utah...suffere Thunderbirds...credited with nine snaps played on defense by coaching staff... named defensive scout team player of the week versus Liberty...received Derek Pixley Hit of the Game against the Flames.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Indiana State...scout team Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Southern Illinois.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, was a first-team All-Ohio Division V selection as a linebacker...firstteam all-district, all-conference and all-county selection...played in the Penn-Ohio Classic All-Star Football Game...also played in the Ohio North-South Classic...

South Range was 12-1 losing to Warren JFK in regional finals... as a junior was an honorablemention All-Ohio selection...was a first-team All-Northeast Ohio Inland District, All-Inter County League and All-Quad County selection...had 22 catches for 425 yards...had four interceptions for 58 yards and returned two for touchdowns...blocked two punts and recovered two fumbles...

South Range finished 13-1 losing in state semifinals to eventual state champion Hamler Patrick Henry...as a sophomore was an honorable-mention ICL pick...was a four-year letterwinner...played linebacker, wide receiver and running back...coach was Dan Yeagley...also played basketball and competed in track and field...was a three-time first-team All-Ohio Division III selection in track...member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Brenda and Dave Rach...has two brothers (Ryan and Tyler)...born Jan. 31, 1989...major is middle childhood education.

RACH’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total 2008 5/0 0 3 3 2007 Redshirt Total 5/0 0 3 3

TFL 0-0 0-0

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES #64 | Offensive Guard Junior | 6-4 | 305 Sharon, Pa. West Virginia Kennedy Catholic H.S. 2008 | SOPHOMORE: Played in all 12 200 2 games, starting 10 across the offensive gam e line...started first eight games at right guard line...s d and final two games at right tackle...did nott start against UNI and Illinois State...credited withh 673 snaps played for the season, third most on the offensive line...played more than 50 snaps on eight occasions...had a season-high 75 snaps played versus Indiana State...also played 74 against Southern Utah, 73 versus Liberty, 72 at Missouri State and 70 against North Dakota State...YSU Offensive Lineman of the Game versus Ohio State and Missouri State...earned his first letter.

WEST VIRGINIA: As a redshirt freshman in 2007 started six games and played in 10 for the Mountaineers...started at right guard...started against Marshall, Maryland, East Carolina, South Florida, Syracuse and Mississippi State...used in more than 425 plays on the season...had a season-high 88 snaps against South Florida... registered 33 knockdowns...

Mountaineers had two 1,000yard rushers...squad averaged 297.2 yards rushing per game and 6.2 yards per attempt...

WVU ranked third in the country in rushing offense while allowing just 13 sacks...team went 11-2 beating Oklahoma 48-28 in the Fiesta Bowl...won Big East Championship...did not play against Louisville and Cincinnati...redshirted in 2006... named a Scout Team champion versus Maryland...WVU was 11-2 and won the Gator Bowl...coaches were Rich Rodriquez and Bill Stewart.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-Team All-Pennsylvania selection as a lineman...Golden Eagles were 9-3 losing 48-42 to Coudersport in state playoffs...coach was Mike Donato...also played basketball...honor roll member.

PERSONAL: Parents are Carol and Ron Rodemoyer...born Feb. 16, 1988... major is pre-business.

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DAVID ROGERS

ERIC RODEMOYER

#89 | Tight End SSophomore | 6-3 | 250 Kent, Ohio Roosevelt H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 2 Sa action in four games as a reserve Saw tig tight end and on special teams...played at O Ohio State and Western Illinois and against Central State and Indiana State... agains played 11 1 snaps for the season...eight plays came again against CSU. 2007 | FRESHMAN: FRESH Redshirted...named to Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A second-team All-Ohio Division II selection as a quarterback... was named the Portage County Touchdown Club Player of the Year...was a first-team Division II All-Northeast Inland District selection...selected as Portage Trail Conference Metro Division co-Offensive Player of the Year...as a senior, completed 140-of-217 passes for 2,272 yards...completion percentage of 64.5 percent...threw 22 touchdown passes...rushed for more than 500 yards while scoring 12 touchdowns...named his league’s co-MVP...team finished with a 10-1 record losing in the regional quarterfinals...started the year 10-0...as a junior, completed 154-of-217 passes for 2,055 yards...completed 71 percent of attempts...threw 26 touchdown passes....coach was Ed Becker...also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Sue and Dave Rogers...has two brothers...born Nov. 10, 1988...major is general studies.

TROY RICE

Wide Receiver Junior | 6-0 | 200 Youngstown, Ohio Ashland Rayen H.S. ASHLAND: Played football for the Eagles ASHLA 2006 in 2006...played in 10 games...caught 28 passes for 313 yards and touchdown...averaged 11.2 yards pe per catch...had a 67-yard TD reception versus Grand Valley State...returned 12 kickoffs for 243 yards and had an 11yard punt return...had team-high 598 all-purpose yards...set school mark for most receptions by a freshman...earned team’s Outstanding Freshman Award... coach was Lee Owens.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a selected as a City Series first-team All-Star as a senior... was second-team All-Northeast Ohio Inland District pick...earned two letters... coach was Briwn Shaner...also played basketball and competed in track and field...National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL: Parents are Patricia Rice and Troy Barron...has two sisters...born Oct. 2, 1987...major is criminal justice.

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BRANDIAN ROSS

#27 | Cornerback Junior | 6-0 | 185 Richmond, Va. Meadowbrook H.S.

20 2008: Honorable-Mention All-Missouri ri Valley Football Conference selection....

Va played in all 12 games, starting 11.... pla started first two games at free safety.... start started final nine at strong safety...led d team wit with 98 total tackles, including 49 solo o stops...finish nished with 4.5 tackles for losses, three e pass b breakups, k th three quarterback hurries and an interrception...interception came in third quarter against North Dakota State...had a season-high 13 tackles in season-finale at Western Illinois...also had 10 stopss against Liberty and Illinois State...high of six solos versus Liberty, WIU and d North Dakota State...finished with nine stops against NDSU, Missouri State and Southern Illinois...broke up two passes against the Salukis... had eight tackles at Ohio State and UNI...had five solo collars versus the Panthers...recorded seven stops at Southern Utah...credited with seven tackles against Indiana State...had six stops, including a tackle for loss against the Sycamores...had five tackles at South Dakota State... finished with four stops versus Central State...led team with 15 special teams tackles - eight on kickoffs and seven on punts...had a teamhigh 65 tackles on rushing plays... had at least eight tackles in eight games...did not start against Central State...credited with 724 snaps played by the coaching staff... total was most on the defense...

Hill Barth & King Defensive Player of the Game versus Indiana State... tabbed HBK Special Teams Player of the Game against NDSU...earned his second letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Played in all 11 games as a reserve in the secondary and member of special teams units...had 18 total tackles, inclulding 13 solo stops...had an interception and returned it 37 yards at Indiana State...season-high four tackles, including three solos against Stony Brook... had three stops at UNI...finished with two solo stops against Missouri State and Southern Illinois...had two total tackles against Lock Haven and Western Illinois...also had single stops against Ohio State, South Dakota State and Indiana State...one of six true freshmen to see playing time...played 147 snaps on special teams units...HBK Special Teams Player of the Game vs. Stony Brook and Indiana State...earned his first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-Central District selection as a defensive back... second-team All-Central District selection as a wide receiver...second-team allmetro pick as a defensive back...registered 63 tackles, six pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions...caught 40 passes for 475 yards and seven touchdowns...junior year, Monarchs were 10-2 losing in overtime in the state playoffs...were AAA Division 6 Central Region finalists...had 47 tackles and five interceptions...all-district first-team selection...coach was Bill Bowles... also played basketball and competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Vernon and Monica Cousins...has a sister...born Sept.

28, 1989...major is psychology.

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ROSS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 12/11 49 49 98 4.5-9 2007 11/0 13 5 18 0-0 Total 23/11 62 54 116 4.5-9

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0.5-2 1-1 3 0 1 0-0 1-37 0 0 0 0.5-2 2-38 3 0 1

JOHN SASSON

#53 | Linebacker SSophomore | 6-2 | 235 Pittsburgh, Pa. Fox Chapel H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 2 Played in 10 games, starting three...

Pla started against Central State, Southern sta Utah and Missouri State...credited with 40 total ttackles, including 15 solos...forced fumbles, had two quarterback hurries... two fum tackles for losses...finished with a seahad two tac son-best at Western Illinois...forced a fumb t six i ttackles k ble at WIU...had five stops at South Dakota State and Central State...forced a fumble versus CSU...had four tackles against Ohio State, Southern Utah, Southern Illinois, UNI and Indiana State...posted three solos against the Buckeyes and Sycamores...had two stops at Missouri State...credited with 280 snaps played by the defensive coaching staff...earned his first letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Defensive Player of the Week vs.

Slippery Rock...scout team Special Teams Player of the Week vs. South Dakota State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s North Fabulous 22 squad as a senior...first-team AllQuad Southwest and All-Big East Conference selection... also played offensive line... as a junior, was a first-team all-conference selection... named Foxes’ Defensive MVP...piled up 121 total tackles, including 21 for losses and seven sacks...had three interceptions, returning one for a touchdown...had three fumble recoveries...named team’s Defensive Player of the Week 10 times...also played center and guard...as a sophomore, was a secondteam all-league pick playing fullback and middle linebacker...coach was Bryan Deal.

PERSONAL: Parents are Katie and Robert Sasson...has three brothers and three sisters....brothers Mike (UConn) and Tim (IUP) played college football... born August 20, 1988...major is hospitality management.

SASSON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 10/3 14 26 40 2.0-3 2007 Redshirt Total 10/3 14 26 40 2.0-3

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0.5-1 0-0 0 2 0 0.5-1

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES #96 | Defensive Tackle # Senior | 6-2 | 305 Hartsdale, N.Y. Hargrave Military New Rochelle H.S. 2008 | SENIOR: Applied for a medical 200 reds redshirt after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury at Ohio State...played 40 should the Buckeyes earning an 83 snaps against a grade before suffering an injury in the third percent gra quarter...named t d tteam captain prior to the season...for his leadership efforts was awarded the Ron Stoops Inspirational Player honor following the season...also received YSU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s Male Leadership Award...was tabbed a preseason first-team all-conference and preseason All-America selection.

2007 | JUNIOR: Third-team The Sports Network All-America selection...first-team All-Gateway Conference selection...started all 11 games...credited with 43 total tackles, including 26 solo stops...had five tackles for losses and 4.5 sacks for 31 yards in losses...posted a season-best 12 stops, including nine solos in season finale against Western Illinois...had two sacks for 11 yards in losses, two fumble recoveries and two quarterback hurries in the game...had nine stops at Indiana State, including eight solos...opened the year with six tackles at Ohio State... credited with four stops versus Stony Brook...had three tackles against Missouri State, including 1.5 sacks for 16 yards in losses...one was a 15-yard loss in the second quarter...also credited with a hurry...had two stops versus South Dakota State, Southern Illinois, Southern Utah and Illinois State...had a sack for a fouryard loss against Southern Utah...had a solo tackle at UNI...played a defensive-line best 579 snaps...graded out at 85 percent for the season...Sports Network National Defensive Player of the Week vs. Western Illinois...HBK Defensive Player of the Game vs. Missouri State and Western Illinois...

Haines Family Player of the Game vs. WIU...earned his third letter.

2006 | SOPHOMORE: Named First-Team All-Gateway...played in all 14 games, starting the first 13...registered 54 total tackles with 26 solo stops...ranked eighth on the team and first among lineman...third on the team with three sacks for losses of 24 yards... recorded 5.5 tackles for 30 yards in losses...forced a fumble against Western Illinois and recovered a fumble against Northern Iowa...credited with a pass breakup against Penn State...recorded 10 tackles against Western Illinois...had four solos and six assists in the game... recorded six tackles with

SAVAGE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 1/1 0 0 0 0-0 2007 11/11 26 17 43 5.0-31 2006 14/13 26 28 54 5.5-30 2005 10/7 5 14 19 2.0-3 Total 36/32 57 59 116 12.5-64

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 4.5-31 0-0 0 0 2 3-24 0-0 1 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 8-56 0-0 1 1 3

JARROD SATMARE #48 | Punter Junior | 6-0 | 220 Lisbon, Ohio Beaver Local H.S.

2008 | SOPHOMORE: Was a member 2 of the squad but did not see action.

2007 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Mem20 of the squad...did not see action. ber o 2006 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted.

SCHOOL: Two-time Special Mention HIGH S Division III selection...first-team all-district All-Ohio Divi and as a junior and senior...was 107d all-conference ll f of-110 on PAT kicks...kicked a 46-yard field goal...coach was Rich Wright... four-year letterwinner in soccer...made the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Peggy and Gary Satmare...has two sisters and a brother...born Dec. 8, 1987...major is civil engineering.

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MYCHAL SAVAGE

five solo stops against Penn State...posted five tackles against Slippery Rock, Maine, Northern Iowa, and James Madison...had four solos against JMU...three solo stops against UC Davis...also had three stops against Southern Illinois and Appalachian State...two solos against Illinois State in the playoffs...had a sevenyard TFL against Indiana State...picked up at least a half-TFL in five consecutive games against UC Davis, MSU, Indiana State, WIU and UNI...credited with 549 plays during the regular season...third most by any defensive player...played all 58 snaps against James Madison in the playoffs...earned the W.O.W./Derek Pixley Hit of the Week against Indiana State...named the HBK Defensive Player of the Game versus PSU, Indiana State and WIU...named the Jermaine Hopkins Defensive Lineman of the Game against Slippery Rock and Missouri State... earned his second letter.

2005 | FRESHMAN: Named to the Gateway All-Newcomer Team...played in 10 games starting seven of the first eight...did not play at Indiana State...finished with 27 tackles...had two stops against Slippery Rock...tallied four tackles against Northeastern...recorded four stops at Liberty...credited with three tackles at Pitt... had two tackles against Illinois State...recorded three tackles, including one for loss against Western Illinois...came up with four tackles versus Missouri State... had three stops at UNI...had a tackle at Southern Illinois...had two stops versus Western Kentucky...had three quarterback hurries...credited with 327 defensive plays by the coaching staff...had a season-high 44 plays against Northeastern... enrolled in January and participated in Spring Drills...earned his first letter.

HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY: Had 36 tackles, including six for losses... had five hurries and three sacks...played defensive tackle...Tigers finished the year 8-3...coach was Robert Prunty.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team Class AA selection as a defensive lineman as a senior...played offensive line as well...New Rochelle won the Class AA Championship...finished with a 12-1 record, winning final 12 games...defeated Webster Schroeder 32-6 in the title game...had five tackles as New Rochelle allowed 132 yards -- 17 rushing -- in title game...named the most outstanding lineman of the title game...Huguenots allowed just six touchdowns...recorded 105 tackles final two seasons...coach was Lou DiRienzo...participated in track and field throwing the shot put.

PERSONAL: Parents are John and Norma Savage...has a brother (Corie) and a sister (Niya)...born Feb. 6, 1986...major is biology.

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GREG SAZDANOFF

#74 | Offensive Tackle SSophomore | 6-3 | 275 Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 2 Pla Played in six games, starting one... was in the starting lineup at right tackle Illinois State...credited with 139 plays at Ill by the coaching staff...played a high of 70 snaps at Illinois State...second-highest total was 26 vers versus Central State...earned his first letter...named to MVFC’s Academic Honor Roll.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Offensive Player of the Week vs. South Dakota State...Named to Gateway Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior was an honorable-mention All- Cardinal Conference pick as an offensive lineman...was a second-team alldistrict pick...graded out at 97 percent with 26 pancakes...had 66 tackles, including four sacks on the defensive line...as a junior, was second-team All-OCC selection and honorable-mention all-district...coach was LeRoy Smith...also competed in track and field...member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Parents are Heidi and Ted Sazdanoff...has three brothers...born July 14, 1988... major is pre-business.

JABARI SCOTT

#34 | Tailback Senior | 5-10 | 195 San Antonio, Texas Taft H.S. 2008 | JUNIOR: Played in eight games, 20 sta starting the first five...rushed for 403 yards on 55 carries and scored five touchyard downs...caught seven passes for 22 yards down and a touchdown...rushed t for a season-high 120 yards on 17 carries against North Dakota State...had a long rush of 26 yards versus the Bison...finished with 111 yards on 14 carries and scored two touchdowns against Central State...scored on a 17-yard run in the first quarter and a two-yard scamper in the third...had a long rush of 36 yards...combined to score three touchdowns at Missouri State...had 97 yards on just five carries and two rushing TDs versus the Bears...scored on two one-yard runs...caught an 11-yard touchdown pass in the game...had 64 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown at South Dakota State...two-yard run was first score of the season...caught a career-best five passes at SDSU...had five rushes at Ohio State...had three rushing attempts and caught a pass against Liberty...had one attempt in first quarter versus Southern

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Illinois before leaving game with injury...played just four offensive snaps the final five games...credited with 146 plays by the coaching staff...season-high 39 at South Dakota State...earned his second letter.

2007 | SOPHOMORE: Played in nine games, starting the first four...had 524 yards rushing on 93 carries and scored five touchdowns...caught three passes for 25 yards...rushed for a career-high 149 yards on 14 carries and had two touchdowns at Indiana State...scored on two one-yard plunges...busted a 60-yard run in the fourth quarter for longest Penguin run of the season...had a season-high 19 carries for 89 yards against South Dakota State...scored on a three-yard rush in the first quarter...caught two passes for five yards...had 99 yards on 16 carries versus Stony Brook...scored on a one-yard run in the first quarter...had a long rush of 29 yards...finished with 88 yards on 12 carries against Lock Haven... scored on a 51-yard run in the first...had 59 yards on 14 attempts versus Southern Utah...had a long of 17 yards against the Thunderbirds...six rushes at UNI for 13 yards...also caught a 20-yard pass against the Panthers...had two rushes against Illinois State and one at Southern Illinois...did not play against Western Illinois and Missouri State...YSU was 4-0 when he scored a touchdown...Haines Family Player of the Game vs. Indiana State...earned his first letter.

2006 | SOPHOMORE: Redshirted.

2005 | FRESHMAN: Saw action in four games as a tailback...one of seven true freshmen to play...had 31 carries for 134 yards and three touchdowns...scored a touchdown in three games... had 15 carries for 62 yards and a score versus Slippery Rock...three-yard touchdown run in the third...five carries for 14 yards against Northeastern...four rushes for 16 yards at Liberty...scored on an 11-yard run in the fourth... seven carries for 42 yards at Indiana State...scored on a 24-yard run in the fourth.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team Class 5A All-State Associated Press Texas Sports Editors selection as a senior...thirdteam Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A...rushed for 2,493 yards on 306 carries and scored 33 touchdowns... averaged 8.1 yards a carry and 178.1 yards per game... ranked third in class 5A in yards, touchdowns and attempts...Raiders finished the season 10-4 losing in the Division II Region IV finals...rushed for more than 100 yards on 11 occasions... named the Express-News’ Newcomer of the Year...finalist for Area Offensive Player of the Year...rushing total was the seventh best in city history and second best in school history...unanimous selection to the District 27-5A squad...scored four touchdowns against S.A. East Central, S.A. Marshall and Laredo Nixon...at least one score in every game...10 multi-touchdown games...rushed for a high of 279 yards against MacArthur...352 total yards and three scores in that game... five 200-yard plus games...went over 200 against East Central, S.A. Clark, S.A. Holmes and Corpus Christi Ray...season-best 32 attempts against Jay...coach was Lee Bridges...played on the junior varsity after transferring from Jay High School...competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Eugene and Janet Scott...born July 12, 1986...major is communication studies.

SCOTT’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 Total

GP/GS Att. 7/5 55 9/4 93 Redshirt 4/0 31 20/9 179

Gain 405 531

Loss 2 7

136 1,072

2 11

Net 403 524

Avg. Avg./G TD 7.3 57.6 5 5.6 58.2 5

134 4.3 1,061 5.9

33.5 53.0

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NATE SCHKURKO

#85 | Long Snapper SSophomore | 6-2 | 195 Twinsburg, Ohio Twinsburg H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Tookk 2 ov the long snapping duties for the e over final na four games...did not play the firstt eight contests...Hill Barth & King Speciall eigh Teams Player of the Game against Westernn Illinois...earned his first letter.

Illinois...e 2007 | FRESHMAN: F o Redshirted...named to G t ’ A d Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A versatile athlete, played four positions throughout high school career...as a senior was an honorable-mention Western Reserve Con-ference selection as a defensive back...team’s special teams player of the e year as long snapper...senior year played quarterback and defensive back.... had 1,000 all-purpose yards...recorded 42 tackles, including 31 solo stops.... named Tigers’ special teams player of the year...as a junior played wide receiverr and defensive back...caught 21 passes for 335 yards and four touchdowns.... earned all-conference accolades...had three interceptions...four-year starter att long snapper...coach was Al Hodakievic...also played baseball and basketball.... member of the honor roll...four-year member of Students Against Drunk Driv-ers.

PERSONAL: Parents are Karen and Nick Schkurko...has a sister...born Sept..

28, 1989...major is civil engineering.

SCOTT SENTNER

#24 | Free Safety SSophomore | 6-2 | 190 McDonald, Ohio McDonald H.S. 20 2008: Played in nine games as a mem-be of special teams and a defensive e ber res d reserve...credited with two tackles...had stops against Liberty and Illinois State.... credite credited with 11 snaps played on defense.... earned hi his first letter...named to MVFC’s Honorr Roll and earned earn Commissioner’s Academic Excel-lence Award.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...named to Gateway Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a second-team All-Ohio Division VI selection...was a three-o year letterwinner as a safety and wide receiver...coach was Dan Williams...also played basketball...team won district championships in senior year...posted a 24-game winning streak to start the season...member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Lucinda and Robert Sentner...has four sisters...bornn June 15, 1989...major is hospitality management.

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DEVANUEL SAMUEL #39 | Tailback Sophomore | 5-8 | 190 S Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Heights H.S.

2008: Attended YSU, but did not play 20 foo football.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played hockey and lacrosse in high school...was a firstteam selection as a right wing...coach was Smith.

Joe Sm PERSONAL: Parents are Willa Samuel and PERSON Reginald Wilkins...has Wilk two brothers (Darren and Frank)...born F k) b May M 4, 4 1988...major 1988 j is i accounting.

BRANDEN SIBLEY

#10 | Cornerback Sophomore S | 5-9 | 170 Campbell, Ohio CCampbell Memorial H.S.

2008: Attended YSU, but did not play 20 foo football.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played hockey and HIG lacrosse in high school...was a first-team lacro selection as a right wing...coach was Joe selecti Smith.

PERSONAL: Parents are Willa Samuel and Reginald Wilkins...has two brothers (Darren and Frank)...born May 4, 1988...major is accounting.

ZEKE SOSANYA

Wide Receiver RR-Freshman | 6-2 | 225 Bowie, Md. DeMatha Catholic H.S.

2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshired.

20 HIGH HIG SCHOOL: Was a two-sport athlete in high school playing football and basketball...team won two conference bask titles...coach was Bill McGregor...basketball titles... program won w conference and city title...coach was Mike Jones.

Jon PERSONAL: Parents are Linda and Samuel Sosanya...has two sisters and a brother...born Jan. 22, 1989...major is accounting.

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KEVIN SMITH

#1 | Tailback Senior | 5-10 | 195 San Diego, Calif.

Grossmont CC Helix H.S. 2008 | SENIOR: Redshirted.

200 2007 | JUNIOR: Named to the Gateway All-Newcomer Team...played in nine games, All-New the final seven of the year...rushed for a starting th team-high 610 yards on 123 attempts and scored 10 touchdowns...caught 13 passes for 80 yards and a touchdown...recorded 754 all-purpose yards...scored 11 touchdowns tying for the most on the team...66 points were second most...had two 100-yard rushing performances...recorded a season-high 122 yards rushing on 14 attempts at Indiana State...had a seasonlong 40-yard run against the Sycamores...scored on an 11-yard run in the third quarter...posted 102 yards on 15 carries and scored three touchdowns againstt Missouri State...had a season-high 22 carries for 79 yards and two touchdownss against Western Illinois...scored on a two-yard and one-yard run...caught a sea-son-best four passes for 25 yards and a score against the Leathernecks...17-yard reception for a score in the second quarter helped QB Tom Zetts sett school record for career TD passes...had 60 yards on 11 carries and scored d two touchdowns in debut against Stony Brook...had scoring runs of eight and d three yards...scored a TD on his third career carry... accounted for all 27 yards in scoring drive...had 11 attempts for 30 yards against Lock Haven...had 40 yards on nine rushes at Southern Illinois...had 69 yards on nine attempts against Southern Utah...had 68 yards on a 19 carries and scored two touchdowns against Illinois State...had two one-yard rushing scores against the Redbirds...had 50 yards on 11 attempts at UNI...had two receptions against SIU, SUU and UNI...also caught single passes against Lock Haven, Missouri State and Indiana State...credited with 335 snaps played, most among tailbacks...played a high of 60 against WIU...301 plays came in final seven games... three kickoff returns for 64 yards...had two for 45, including a long of 25 against Missouri State...had one for 19 versus Stony Brook...named Gateway Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Missouri State...did not play against Ohio State and South Dakota State...HBK Offensive Player of the Game vs. Missouri State...earned his first letter.

GROSSMONT: First-team All-Foothills Conference selection as a senior...Griffins finished 10-2 for the season and were ranked ninth in the J.C. Grid-Wire poll...in nine regular-season games had 613 yards rushing on 108 carries and scored 10 touchdowns...had a high of 18 attempts against San Diego Mesa... scored four touchdowns and rushed for 124 yards against Antelope Valley...

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long rush was 40 yards...had 119 yards and two scores agianst San Diego Mesa...in Southern California Bowl win over Victor Valley had 87 yards on 16 carries...lost 13-6 to Bakersfield in COA South region semifinals...as a freshman was an honorable-mention All-Foothills pick...in six regular-season games had 458 yards and five touchdowns...had a long run of 61 yards...team posted a 13-1 record winning the state championship...Griffins were tabbed National Champion by J.C. Grid-Wire...team won 23-of-25 games in his two years...won two Foothills Conference championships...coach was Dave Jordan.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, rushed for 1,456 yards on 204 carries and had 15 touchdowns...second-team All-CIF selection...replaced Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush at running back (also school of No. 1 Draft pick San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith)...Highlanders reached the state SDCIF Division II title game three straight years (2002-04)...played in annual Spanos Classic... coach was Donnie Van Hook.

PERSONAL: Parents are Kathleen and Kevin Smith...has six siblings...born Nov. 25, 1987...major is general studies.

SMITH’S CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year GP/GS Att. 2008 REDSHIRT 2007 9/7 123 Total 9/7 123

Gain

Loss

Net

Avg. Avg./G TD

LG

648 648

38 38

610 610

5.0 5.0

40 40

67.8 67.8

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DIONTE SNOW

#17 | Wide Receiver Sophomore S | 6-2 | 185 Toledo, Ohio Scott H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 2 Pla Played in seven games as a member of special teams and as a reserve wide receiver...credited with three tackles... rece had st stops against Liberty, UNI and Illinois State...credited with 11 snaps played on State...c offense by the coaching staff...had nine snaps against Central State and two versus UNI...selected as the scout team Offensive Player of the Week versus South Dakota State... earned his first letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...scout team Offensive Player of the Week vs.

Stony Brook.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior was a second-team all-city and second-team alldistrict selection...honorable-mention Division I Northwest All-District...had 38 receptions for 706 yards (18.6 avg.) and eight touchdowns...also returned kickoffs...as a junior had 21 catches for 364 yards...coach was Matt Davis...also played basketball and competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Nykiiah and James Davis...has four sisters...born June 4, 1988...major is art.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES #6 | Quarterback Senior | 6-2 | 215 Southfield, Mich.

Toledo Southfield H.S.

2008 | JUNIOR: Selected as the Missouri 200 Valley Football Conference’s Newcomer of the Yea Year...named to the All-Newcomer squad honorable-mention all-league...played in and hono 10 games, st starting eight...did not play at Missouri State and against Southern Illinois after suffering sprained knee in second quarter at Southern Utah...completed 122-of-195 passes for 1,540 yards and 18 touchdowns...tied the school record for most touchdown tosses in a regular season...completion percentage of 62.6 percent was school record...passing efficiency of 152.18 was a school record and led the conference...ranked ninth in the FCS in efficiency...had 12 completions of 30 yards or more...first player in school history to throw seven touchdown passes in two-game span... rushed 77 times for 190 yards and three touchdowns...became first YSU quarterback with two 300-yard passing games in same season since Trenton Lykes in 1987...threw for a season-best 347 yards completing 20-of-34 passes at Illinois State...that total ranks fourth in school history...tied the school record and became just the eighth player to throw four TD passes in same game...had scoring throws of 67, 32, 28 and six yards...against Liberty set school record with 32 completions in 39 attempts (84.2 percent)...finished with 334 yards and three touchdown tosses versus the Flames...had scoring throws of 11, 7 and 4 yards...completed his first 12 passes of the game...had a season-high 17 rushes for 49 yards, including an 18-yard touchdown scamper...threw for 208 yards and two touchdowns completing 12-of-19 passes at Western Illinois...had TD passes of 38 and 9 yards...also had a oneyard scoring run and caught a pass for 35 yards...completed 15-of-32 passes for 151 yards and two scores versus UNI...had scoring throws of 51 and 18 yards... against Indiana State completed 14-of-23 passes for 142 yards and three scores... had TD passes of 23, 11 and 10 yards against the Sycamores...threw for 101 yards and two scores completing 7-of-12 passes versus North Dakota State...had a seasonhigh 64 yards rushing on 13 carries against the Bison... had a season-long 29-yard run and scored on a 12-yard keeper...touchdown throws were 14 and 12 yards...was 6-of-8 for 101 yards and two touchdowns against Central State...had TD passes of 64 and five yards...completed 4-of-7 passes for 56 yards and rushed for 20 on four carries before leaving Southern Utah game with sprained

SUMMERS’ CAREER PASSING STATISTICS Year GP/GS Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. Y/G LG TD Eff. 2008 10/8 195 122 7 62.5 1,540 154.0 67 18 152.18 Total 10/8 195 122 7 62.5 1,540 154.0 67 18 152.18

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BRRANDON SUMMERS

knee...had nine completions for 60 yards and nine rushes for 30 at South Dakota State...completed three passes at Ohio State for 24 yards...played 524 snaps at quarterback according to coaching staff...played more than 70 on four occasions with a high of 75 versus Indiana State...named the Hill Barth & King Offensive Player of the Game against Central State and Illinois State...earned his first letter.

TOLEDO: Was a member of the program from 2005 through 2007...redshirted in 2005 and did not see action in 2007...in 2006, played in five games, making two starts...started against McNeese State and Pittsburgh...completed 14-of23 passes (60.9 percent) for 125 yards and a touchdown...against McNeese was 11-of-17 for 121 yards and a score...completed 3-of-5 passes for 14 yards against Pitt...attempted two punts...averaged 43.5 yards per kick...had a 48yard punt against Iowa State, pinning the Cyclones at the four-yard line...also saw action against Western Michigan...coach was Tom Amstutz.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a special mention all-state Division II selection as a senior for the Bluejays...also a first-team all-conference and second-team all-county selection...threw for 1,428 yards and 16 touchdowns...ran for 450 yards on 40 carries and scored four touchdowns...team posted a 9-0 regular-season mark to win league championship...lost in the District 2, Region 3 semifinals...listed No. 14 on the Detroit Free Press’ Fab 50 List...coach was David Reese...also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Derrick and Angela Summers...has a younger brother (Derrick)...Derrick is a linebacker at Toledo...born Aug. 22, 1986 in Kansas City, Mo...writes left handed...major is sociology.

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DEONTA TATE

#56 | Linebacker SSophomore | 6-1 | 225 Palmetto, Fla. Palmetto H.S. 2008 | FRESHMAN: Played in 10 2 0 ga games, starting five contests...started d final na five games of season...credited withh for the season, including 22 43 tackles t 2 total sstops...had 2.5 tackles for losses and d three qu quarterback hurries...had a season-highh nine tackles tackles, including six solos versus UNI...had d eight i ht stops, t iincluding l a tackle for loss and five solos in win over Indiana State...had seven collars at Illinois State...registered four tackles versus North Dakota State...had three stops at Missouri State...finished with two tackles against Liberty, Southern Utah and Western Illinois...one of six true freshmen to see action... credited with 344 snaps played... third most among linebackers... earned his first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a secondteam Class 3A All-Florida selection...played on the South Team in the 2007 FACA North-South All-Star Classic...had a team-high 130 tackles his senior year... team posted a 9-3 mark his senior year...advanced to Regional Semifinals...Hurricanes recorded four shutouts...coach was Ray Woodie...also competed in weight lifting and track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Nefertiti and Brian Tate...has three brothers and a sister...born Oct. 27, 1989...major is information technology.

TATE’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 10/5 22 21 43 2.5-3 Total 10/5 22 21 43 2.5-3

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Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

NOAH TAYLOR

#52 | Rush End RR-Freshman | 6-3 | 220 Pittsburgh, Pa. Woodland Hills H.S. 20 2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted... na named scout team defensive player of the week versus Southern Illinois...tabbed scout teams special teams player of the week aagainst Missouri State.

HIGH SC SCHOOL: As a senior was an All-Quad East selection selectio and earned East Elite honors...also a first-team WPIAL Class AAAA Big East selection by the Post Gazette as a tight end...suffered a broken left leg in the opener and missed five games...helped Wolverines qualify for the playoffs... played tight end and defensive end...coach was George Novak...also played basketball and competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Mother is Georgia Taylor...has three sisters and a brother...brother Jason has played for the past 13 years in the NFL and is currently with the Miami Dolphins...born Aug. 13, 1989...major is criminal justice.

GARY THORNTON

#22 | Fullback RR-Freshman | 5-9 | 225 Youngstown, Ohio East H.S. 2 2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted... sc scout team offensive player of the we against UNI...scout team special week team player of the week versus Southern teams Illinois Illinois.

SC HIGH SCHOOL: First-team Division II All-Ohio selection...w a Division II first-team All-Northeast selection...was I l d selection l ti as a linebacker...attended East after Inland spending three years at Rayen as Youngstown schools consolidated...Panthers were 8-2 in 2007...was a four-year starter throughout his career...as a junior was a second-team all-district selection as a running back...rushed for 950 yards and 10 touchdowns...Tigers were 7-3...as a freshman at Rayen had 103 tackles...coach all four years was Brian Shaner...was a member of three conference championship winning teams...also competed in track and field and played basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Yvette and Gary Thornton...has two sisters (Britney and Chanelle)...sisters attend YSU...born April 21, 1990...major is telecommunications.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES #32 | Cornerback Senior | 5-10 | 190 Pittsburgh, Pa. Carrick H.S. 2008 | JUNIOR: Played in 11 games, 20 st starting the first nine at cornerback... credited with 54 total tackles, including cre 35 ssolo stops...had 19 assisted tackles... two pass breakups and one intercephad tw tion on tthe campaign...opened the year with a season-high and team-high nine tackles, including seven solo l stops t at Ohio State...finished with eight tackles at Missouri State...had seven solo stops versus Southern Illinois...had seven tackles, including five solos against North Dakota State...had five tackles, including three solos versus UNI...finished with five tackles at South Dakota State... had four tackles against Central State and at Southern Utah...had two stops and an interception against Liberty...returned the pick seven yards...had two tackles versus Indiana State...had a solo stop at Western Illinois...played 643 snaps, most of the cornerbacks on the team...also a key special teams player...did not play at Illinois State...named the Hill Barth & King Defensive Player of the Game against Ohio State and Missouri State...received the Derek Pixley Hit of the Game against the Buckeyes laying out Dane Sanzenbacher...earned his second letter... named to MVFC’s Academic Honor Roll.

2007 | SOPHOMORE: Played in all 11 games, starting five at cornerback... started against Ohio State, South Dakota State, Stony Brook, Southern Illinois and Southern Utah...credited with 41 total tackles, including 31 solo stops... picked off two passes for 38 yards...recorded 10 tackles, including eight solos at SIU...forced a fumble on the opening kickoff, had two pass breakups and fourth quarter interception... returned INT 13 yards to set up YSU’s tying touchdown... had seven tackles against Southern Utah, including six solo stops...had five solo collars versus Western Illinois and returned a fourth quarter interception 25 yards...also had five tackles in debut at Ohio State...had three stops versus Stony Brook and Illinois State...had two stops against South Dakota State, UNI and Indiana State...credited with single tackles versus Lock Haven and Missouri State...played 399 snaps on defense... also was a key special teams player...in on 127 special units plays...HBK Special Teams Player of the Game against Ohio State...earned his first letter...named to Gateway’s Academic Honor Roll.

2006 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Did not see action... was scout team Special Teams Player of the Week against Southern Illinois.

2005 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...was the scout team Offensive Player of the Week against Liberty.

WICKS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total TFL 2008 11/9 35 19 54 2.0-5 2007 11/5 31 10 41 1.0-2 2006 0/0 0 0 0 0-0 2005 Redshirt Total 22/14 66 29 95 3.0-7

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 1-7 2 0 0 0-0 2-38 2 3 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0

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AVERICK WALKER

#3 | Cornerback Freshman | 5-10 | 180 Lithonia, Ga. Fork Union Military Stephenson H.S. 2008-09: Joined the program in Janu200 ary.

FORK UNION: Spent the 2008 campaign at the prep sschool.

SCHOOL: Played both defensive back and HIGH SCHOO quarterback in high school...as a senior, completed 62-of-134 passes for 915 yards and five touchdowns...named all-county...coach was Ronnie Fleetwood... also played baseball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Nanette and Averick Walker, Sr....born Sept. 21, 1990... has two sisters...major political science. j is p

BRYAN WHITAKER

#95 | Linebacker RR-Freshman | 6-3 | 220 Boardman, Ohio Boardman H.S. 2008 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...was 2 part of the travel squad to Illinois State pa and Western Illinois as a backup long snapper...named scout team defensive snap player playe of the week versus WIU...named scout team special teams player of the week te UNI...named to MVFC’s Academic Honor against UN Roll.

Roll HIGH SCHOOL: Played linebacker for three seasons...set school records for most tackles in a season and most in a game...Spartans were 8-4 senior season reaching the Division I regional semifinals...coach was D.J. Ogilvie...was also a four-year letterwinner as a wrestler...first-team All-Eastern League selection at 189 pounds as a senior...member of the Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Patti and Pat Whitaker...both his parents attended YSU... has a brother (Devin)...father runs scoreboards for YSU on basketball gameday... born March 6, 1990...major is undetermined.

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LENNY WICKS

HIGH SCHOOL: Played running back...named to the City League All-Star Team... named team’s offensive MVP as a senior...was a team captain...as a senior led the City League in receiving...rushed for three touchdowns and 173 yards on 32 carries against Schenley... as a junior finished second in the league with 797 yards rushing...as a sophomore rushed for 137 yards on 30 carries versus Allderdice...ran for 124 yards against Oliver...earned three letters...coach was Jeff McCafferty...also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Mother is Yvonne Wicks...has a brother (Eric) and a sister (Tanisha)... born July 30, 1987...brother Eric played at West Virginia and was a first-team All-Big East selection in 2006 and 2007...major is criminal justice.

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PARIS WICKS JR.

#35 | Tailback R-Freshman | 5-9 | 190 R Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Cuyahoga Falls H.S. 2008: Redshirted.

2 HI HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior, played in three games before suffering a seasonthre ending ankle injury...had 632 yards in endi those three contests...as a junior, rushed for 750 yards in five games before missing the remainde remainder of the season because of an injured ankle...was a first-team all-city selection...Ellet was co-City Series champs and posted an 8-2 overall mark...earned three letters...was a team captain...coach was Joe Yost...also competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Ronda and Paris Wicks...has four sisters and a brother... father, Paris, was a tailback at YSU from 1979-82...he rushed for 3,101 yards on 595 attempts...major is pre-business.

MIKE WILLIAMS

#54 | Linebacker Sophomore | 6-3 | 215 Richmond, Va. Meadowbrook H.S. 2008: Played in seven contests as a de20 fen fensive reserve...credited with a total of seven tackles, including five solo stops... sev had a season-high three stops, all solos, at Western Wes Illinois...had single solo tackles against Central C State and UNI...had assisted stops against Southern Illinois and Indiana State... also saw action against South Dakota State and Missouri State...played in six conference contests...one of six true freshmen to see action...credited with 60 defensive snaps played by the coaching staff...earned his first letter.

HIGH SCHOOL: Set school mark for most sacks in a season...was a three-year lettewinner as a defensive end and also played middle linebacker...Monarchs were 9-3 in 2007 losing to Hermitage in the Group AAA Division 6 semifinals...team was co-District Champion... program was 6-4 in 2006 and 10-2 in 2005...coach was Bill Bowles...also competed in track and field and played basketball...named to all-academic team three times.

PERSONAL: Parents are Kris and Ben Williams...has two brothers (B.J. and Chris)... born May 12, 1990...major is pre-law.

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WILLIAMS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year GP/GS Solo Asts Total 2008 7/0 5 2 7 Total 7/0 5 2 7

TFL 0-0 0-0

Sacks Int-Yds PBU FF FR 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

JOEL YOUNKINS

#43 | Defensive End Sophomore | 6-2 | 235 Hubbard, Ohio Hubbard H.S. 2008 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: 20 Pla Played in 11 games, starting five contest tests...started against Ohio State, South Dakota State, Liberty, UNI and Indiana Dako State...finished the season with 15 total State.. tackles...had two quarterback hurries...had a tackles... high of three tackles against Ohio State and Southern Utah...finished with two stops against UNI and Indiana State...had single stops versus South Dakota State, North Dakota State, Liberty, Missouri State and Southern Illinois...played 336 snaps according to coaching staff...was second most among defensive linemen...did not play in finale at Western Illinois...earned his first letter.

2007 | FRESHMAN: Redshirted...posted a 4.0 grade-point average in fall semester...scout team Special Teams Player of the Week against Indiana State... named to Gateway’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Secondteam Division III All-Ohio pick linebacker as a senior...firstteam All-Northeast Inland District selection...first-team All-Trumbull Athletic Conference...rushed for 204 yards on 26 attempts while scoring two touchdowns against Liberty...was Hubbard’s Trumbull County Player-of-the-Year nominee...Eagles were 10-1 reaching the regional semifinals...was a Big 22 selection...named team MVP as a senior and junior...named all-conference and all-county as a junior...Eagles were 7-3 in 2005....coach was Jeff Bayuk...member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Janine and Gary Younkins...has a sister...born July 23, 1988...major is exercise science.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES

#45 • 5-11• 225 | FULLBACK | FRESHMAN CANFIELD, OHIO | CANFIELD H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Missed senior campaign after suffering knee injury in fall camp... for career had more than 1,200 yards rushing on 170 attempts...averaged 6.5 yards per rush...scored 18 rushing touchdowns...had 87 tackles, nine sacks and three interceptions...as a junior was a first-team all-conference selection as a running back...ran for 728 yards and scored 12 touchdowns in 2007... on defense had 42 tackles and six sacks...was a second-team All-Northeast Ohio Inland District Division II selection...Canfield was 10-2 reaching regional semifinals...Cardinals won MAC championship last three years...coach was Mike Pavlansky...also played baseball...overcame knee injury to be first-team Division I All-Ohio as a senior...playing third base, set school record for single-season batting average at .633...helped lead Cardinals to 2007 Division II state title... scored two runs and played third base in title game...member of the honor roll and National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Parents are Tom and Debra Banna...his father, Tom was a fullback for the Penguins from 1972-74...uncles Rick and Nazih also played for the Guins... has two brothers (Tom, Kyle)...Kyle is a junior for the Penguins...born April 2, 1990...academic interest is finance.

THEO BARNES

6-3 • 240 | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN | FRESHMAN AKRON, OHIO | ARCHBISHOP HOBAN H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Starting defensive lineman for Hoban…Hoban went 9-5 senior year, reaching Division II semifinals…lost to eventual state champion Sylvania Southview in semifinals…coach was Ralph Orsini...also played basketball… received honorable-mention NCL Blue Division honors…in 2008, Hoban was 20-4 and set a school mark with an 11-game winning streak…was conference and district champ…basketball coach was T.K. Griffith.

PERSONAL: Parents are Leslie and Ted Barnes...born Nov. 25, 1990...academic interest is sociology.

JELANI BERASSA

#84 • 6-3 • 180 | WIDE RECEIVER | FRESHMAN MIAMI, FLA . | MIAMI KILLIAN H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable-mention All-Dade County 6A-4A selection as a wide receiver by the Miami Herald...selected to play in the Miami-Dade High School Football All-Star Gridiron Classic...team won district championship...Cougars were 10-3...lost in playoffs to power Miami Northwestern...coach was Steve Smith... also played basketball...was a starter at forward and team captain.

PERSONAL: Parents are Vivienne Crawford and Kelvin Berassa...born April 29, 1991...has two brothers and three sisters...is the youngest of six children... father was born in Trinidad and mother was born in Jamaica...academic interest is undecided.

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DAN BANNA

#12 • 5-9 • 195 | TAILBACK | FRESHMAN CLEVELAND, OHIO | MIDPARK H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Special-Mention All-Ohio Division I selection…Division I Northeast Lakes All-District first-team selection…rushed for 1,500 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior…accounted for 2,008 all-purpose yards…had 305 yards and scored four touchdowns against Olmsted Falls…also returned kickoffs…had a kickoff return for touchdown against Amherst…had 285 yards and five touchdowns against Orange…Meteors were 4-6…named first-team All-Southwestern Conference as a junior…had 1,005 yards and 13 touchdowns…also had 400 yards receiving…set school records for career rushing yards, touchdowns in a game, rushing yards in a game and touchdowns in a season...coach was Vern Long... earned four letters...was a team captain...also played basketball and competed in track and field...named to honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Michelle Cook and Tony Dehaney...born Aug. 19, 1991...has two sisters (Jasmine and Jada) and two brothers (Javon and Derek)... academic interest is engineering.

RONALD FULARZ

5-10 • 190 • PLACEKICKER | SOPHOMORE WARREN, OHIO | LAKE ERIE COLLEGE | CHAMPION H.S.

LAKE ERIE: Played for the club program in 2007.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was two-year starter at placekicker and punter at Champion... coach was John Gibson.

PERSONAL: Parents are Cindy and Ronald Fularz...born Jan. 31, 1989...major is business accounting.

SYLVESTRY GIBBS

#49 • 6-0 • 190 | LINEBACKER | FRESHMAN AUSTINTOWN, OHIO | AUSTINTOWN FITCH H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Special-Mention All-Ohio Division I as a senior...first-team AllFederal League as a defensive back...first-team Division I Northeast Inland District selection...two-way starter as a defensive back and running back...carried the ball 139 times for 843 yards and 11 touchdowns...caught seven passes for 41 yards and two scores...had 50 tackles, including 30 solo stops...scored four touchdowns against Boardman with two rushing, a 100-plus yard fumble return and a 35-yard interception return...had a season-high 138 yards on 18 carries against the Spartans...scored four touchdowns against Massillion Perry...scored two touchdowns against Parma, including one reception...participated in the 2009 OHSFCA North-South All-Star Classic...team had a four-win improvement from junior to senior year...Falcons posted a 5-5 mark in 2008...as a junior, was a second-team All-Federal League selection as a defensive back...three-year letterwinner...coach was Phil Annarella...also competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Mother is Delett Gibbs...born Oct. 10, 1990...has two brothers (Sylvester and Sterling)...academic interest is psychology.

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DEREK HARRIS

5-10 • 210 | STRONG SAFETY | JUNIOR COLUMBUS, OHIO | RHODE ISLAND/FORK UNION/ST. FRANCIS DESALES

2008: Was a member of the program, but did not see action.

RHODE ISLAND: Was a member of the Rams program for the 2006-07 academic year...redshirted...coach was Tim Stowers.

FORK UNION: Attended the prep school during the 2005-06 academic year... started at cornerback...coach was John Shuman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-sport standout at DeSales...played football, basketball, rugby and participated in track and field...earned three letters in football...played cornerback...named a MaxSports All Star...team won the CCL Silver Division Championship...coach was Bob Jacoby...four-year letterwinner in track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Cindy and Michael Harris...born August 19, 1987... has a sister (Jasmine)...major is physical eduaction.

FRED HERDMAN

#92 • 6-4 • 250 | DEFENSIVE LINEMAN | FRESHMAN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. | PINNACLE H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team and Honorable-Mention All-Arizona Class 5A selection as an offensive lineman...first-team All-Region selection...all-region defensive tackle as a junior...was named Pinnacle’s Player of the Game four times...earned Mr. Hustle Award on three occasions...team’s offensive lineman of the game four times...also defensive lineman of the game four times...three-year letterwinner... three-year starter at offensive guard and defensive tackle...Pinnacle reached state quarterfinals in 2007 and playoffs in 2006...coach was Dana Zupke... also a standout wrestler...placed eighth at state meet in 2007 and sixth as a sophomore in 2006 as a heavyweight...earned four letters.

PERSONAL: Parents are Patty and Fred Herdman...born Feb. 25, 1991...has two sisters (Karah and Katie) and two brothers (Chris and Justin)...academic interest is exercise science/physiology...was born in Cleveland...same high school as YSU baseball player Jonathan Crist.

KURT HESS

#14 • 6-3 • 220 | QUARTERBACK | FRESHMAN DAYTON, OHIO | CHAMINADE-JULIENNE H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team Greater Catholic League North Division selection… named most valuable offensive back…honorable-mention Division III Southwest All-District selection…as a senior, completed 149-of-269 passes for 1,824 yards and 12 touchdowns…had a 55.4 completion percentage…tossed five touchdown passes against Dayton Thurgood Marshall…team captain as a senior…secondteam Greater Catholic League and honorable-mention all-district selection as a junior…completed 189-of-310 passes for 2,322 yards…threw 23 touchdown passes…had a 61.0 completion percentage…three-year starting quarterback and four-year letterwinner…threw for more than 5,000 yards and 40 touchdowns in career…set school mark for career passing yards...also played basketball… second-team All-GCL selection on the hardwood…named a scholar-athlete.

PERSONAL: Parents are Rita and Mark Hess...born Feb. 6, 1991...has two sisters (Alison and Heidi) and a brother (Mark)...academic interest is elementary/ early childhood education...volunteers at Holy Angels Catholic Church and Big Brothers, Big Sisters.

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GANNON HULEA

#16 • 6-2 • 200 | QUARTERBACK | FRESHMAN POLAND, OHIO | POLAND H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Special-Mention All-Ohio Division III selection as a senior...

All-American Conference Red Division first-team selection...first-team all-district pick...as a senior, completed 69-of-108 passes (64 percent) for 1,057 yards and seven touchdowns...rushed for nearly 400 yards and five touchdowns...also was the team’s punter and starting defensive back...Bulldogs finished the year 9-3 reaching the Division III Region 11 semifinals...as a junior, completed 61-of-111 passes (55 percent) for 804 yards and four touchdowns...set school mark for completion percentage...coach was former YSU quarterback Mark Brungard...

Eagles won two league championships and appeared in playoffs twice...participated in Penn-Ohio All-Star Classic...also played basketball and competed in track and field...made the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Raedine and Paul Hulea...born March 6, 1990...has a sister (Kelsey)...dad attended YSU and sister is a current undergrad...academic interest is engineering...grandfather Nick was a three-year letterwinner at guard for the Penguins from 1947-49.

ARMANI JOHNSON

5-11 • 205 | WIDE RECEIVER | JUNIOR BOARDMAN, OHIO | OAKLAND/BRESCIA | BOARDMAN H.S.

OAKLAND/BRESCIA: Played baseball at Oakland University and Brescia University...saw action in four games in 2008 for Golden Grizzlies...played 47 games, starting 42 at Brescia in 2007...belted four homers and had three doubles...had 31 hits, 21 runs and 20 RBI. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a standout baseball and football athlete at Boardman...as a senior caught 18 passes for 279 yards in 2006...set school record for most receiving yards in a game...ranked as the 97th-best senior in the state...coach was D.J. Ogilvie...played outfield and pitched for Spartans baseball team... was an All-Federal League selection as a junior and senior...named one of top 100 seniors in the state...coach was former YSU baseball coach Scott Knox... earned six letters at Boardman, three in both baseball and football...National Honor Society member.

PERSONAL: Parents are Sidney and Sara Johnson...has a sister (Ashia)...born August 16, 1988...major is business marketing.

NICK LISTE

#98 • 5-11 • 180 | PLACEKICKER/PUNTER | FRESHMAN NILES, OHIO | NILES MCKINLEY

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-Ohio Division III kicker as a senior...first-team AllNortheast Inland District Division IV and All-American Conference Red Division selection...made 5-of-6 field goals, including a long of 48 yards...averaged 45 yards per punt...80 percent of kickoffs were touchbacks...made 11-of-14 field goals in career...had a career-long 74-yard punt against Struthers in 2007...was Red Dragons’ punter and placekicker all four years...McKinley won conference championship his junior year...earned four letters...coach was Brad Yeager... participated in 2009 Jack Arvin Classic for Trumbull County...also played soccer... scored 19 goals as a junior...was a first-team all-district and all-county selection... named second team All-MAC...also first-team all-state in track and field as member of seventh-place 4x100-meter relay squad in 2008...also competed in the shot put...named to the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Diane and Dave Liste...born Feb. 21, 1991...has a brother (Dave)...brother is an undergrad at YSU...academic interest is physical therapy.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOGRAPHIES 5-9 • 210 | PUNTER | SOPHOMORE MINERAL RIDGE, OHIO | MINERAL RIDGE H.S.

2008: Redshirted.

2007: Did not play football at YSU. HIGH SCHOOL: Played quarterback and was the punter at Mineral Ridge... honorable-mention Division I Northeast Inland District selection...earned three letters...also played baseball and basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Joyce and Charles Miller...has a brother (Charles)... born July 5, 1989...major is integrated social studies education.

TORRIAN PACE

#25 • 5-10 • 220 | TAILBACK | FRESHMAN CHANTILLY, VA .| CHANTILLY H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Gameday Group AAA Player of the Year…first-team Virginia AAA all-state selection…first-team All-Northern Region as a running back…first-team All-Concorde District selection…named one of the top 50 players in the Washington area…Washington D.C. All-Metro selection…rushed for 2,717 yards on 290 carries and scored 33 touchdowns…yardage was the 11th-best single-season performance in Virginia history…averaged 252 yards and three touchdowns per game in Chargers’ final seven contests…in three playoff games had 827 yards… had 12 100-yard games in 13 contests…had three 300-yard plus games and six 200-yard plus contests…rushed for more than 300 yards against Robinson (322), Annadale (368) and Westfield (353)…had 10 multi-touchdown games… had five scores against Annadale and Westfield…named a 2008 Old Spice Red Zone Performer...Chargers reached Virginia AAA Northern Regional Playoffs… lost to Oakton in regional finals…Chantilly reached playoffs last three years… reached AAA State Championship Game in 2007…as a junior was a first-team Virginia AAA all-state selection…first-team All-Northern Region and All-Concorde District pick…ran for 4,578 yards in high school career…coach was Mike Lalli... recieved school’s Charger Award from student-body honoring top citizen and role model in class...elected as his class’ vice president...active in FCA. PERSONAL: Parents are Shawnee Cason and Lawrence Pace...born Aug. 1, 1991...has a brother (Trent)...academic interest is criminal justice.

DOM RICH

6-1 • 205 | FREE SAFETY | FRESHMAN CANFIELD, OHIO | CANFIELD H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Special Mention All-Ohio Division II selection as a senior...firstteam All-Northeast Ohio Inland District Division II pick...a first-team all-conference selection...played safety fo the Cardinals...earned team’s defensive back award...

Cardinals were 7-3 in 2008...Canfield was 10-2 reaching regional semifinals in 2007...Cardinals won MAC championship last three years...coach was Mike Pavlansky...also played basketball...made the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Melissa and Don Rich...has a sister (Alyssa)...born June 25, 1990...academic interest is marketing.

CONNER SEEMAN

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JOE MILLER

#87 • 6-4 • 250 | TIGHT END | FRESHMAN COPLEY, OHIO | COPLEY H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team All-Suburban League selection...played tight end and defensive end...was a team captain...three-year letterwinner...coach was Ron Viscounte...also competed in track and field...was a district qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles...earned league honors in shot put, 110 and 300 hurdlers... earned three letters in track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Teresa and Carl Seeman...born Sept. 29, 1990... has two sisters (Hannah, Nicole) and a brother (John)...academic interest is education.

CARSON SHARBAUGH

#88 • 6-5 • 230 | TIGHT END | FRESHMAN NEW WILMINGTON, PA . | NEW WILMINGTON H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Represented Pennsylvania in Big 33 Football Classic in June vs. Ohio as a linebacker...had an interception in the game...Region 3 first-team all-district selection on defense...first-team all-conference as a linebacker and second-team as wide receiver...recorded 85 tackles for the year...as a tight end had 20 catches for 323 yards and four touchdowns...Greyhounds won the PIAA AA State Championship...team captain on state title team...first time team played for state title since 1988...went 15-1...beat West Catholic 35-34 in double overtime in the championship game...had 11 tackles and a sack in title tilt...had tackle on final play of the game in overtime to stop two-point conversion against Aliquippa in PIAA AA Western Final...coach was Terry Verrilli...earned three letters...also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Gina and Ed Sharbaugh...born Feb. 19, 1991...academic interest is undecided.

KARL SIRL

#65 • 6-4 • 240 | DEFENSIVE END | FRESHMAN WESTFIELD, OHIO | CLOVERLEAF H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior was a Special Mention All-Ohio Division II selection as a defensive lineman...also played offensive line...was a first-team Division II Northeast Inland District selection...named first-team all-Suburban League... registered 79 tackles, 20 quarterback hurries and had 15 tackles for losses... forced two fumbles and recovered one...also played tight end...Colts were 8-3 reaching the regional quarterfinals...was first playoff berth in school history...as a junior was named honorable-mention all-county...earned three letters...coach was Kevin Gault.

PERSONAL: Parents are Dale and Patricia...has a sister (Stephanie) and a brother (Dale)...born Jan. 1, 1991...academic interest is communications.

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KYLE STADELMYER

JEROME SWINTON

#42 • 6-2 • 210 | LINEBACKER GIRARD, OHIO | GIRARD H.S.

#4 • 5-9 • 180 | CORNERBACK | FRESHMAN DAYTONA BEACH, FLA . | MILFORD ACADEMY | SEABREEZE H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: First-team All-Ohio Division IV selection as a defensive back... as a running back was a All-Northeast Inland District Division IV and All-American Conference Blue Division first-team selection... was a Trumbull County Playerof-the-Year nominee...set school records for career rushing yards, single-game rushing yards, season scoring, career scoring and single-game scoring...was an all-around player for the Indians, playing quarterback, wide receiver, safety, punter, kick-off specialist, punt returner and kick returner...rushed for 1,119 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior in eight games...caught 10 passes for 206 yards and two scores...returned a punt and kickoff for a touchdown...averaged 35.1 yards per punt...had 46 tackles, six for losses, intercepted a team-high five passes and forced a fumble...in finale against Liberty had 40 carries for 241 yards and four touchdowns...Indians finished year 9-1...as a junior, was a first-team All-Northeast Inland District Division IV as a punter...rushed for 1,230 yards and scored 24 touchdowns...had 23 receptions...credited with 65 tackles and four sacks...as a sophomore rushed for 357 yards and five touchdowns against Liberty...had 1,572 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2006...was an honorable-mention all-state selection as a sophomore...earned three letters...coach was Bud McSorley... participated in 2009 Jack Arvin Classic for Trumbull County...also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Becky and Keith Stadelmyer...born Sept. 6, 1990...has two brothers (Kaleb and Kody)...academic interest is engineering.

ROB STUPAR

#44 • 6-0 • 235 | FULLBACK | FRESHMAN STATE COLLEGE, PA . | STATE COLLEGE H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Invited to represent Pennsylvania in Big 33 Football Classic in June vs. Ohio as a defensive lineman...two-year starter on the defensive line... finished his season with 43.5 tackles, including 12 for losses...led the team with 8.5 sacks...as a fullback, rushed for 451 yards on 63 carries and scored six touchdowns...averaged 7.2 yards per attempt...named honorable-mention Mid-Penn Conference Commonwealth Division accolades...Little Lions were 12-1 advancing to PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinals...had 466 yards rushing on 66 carries as a junior...Lions were 6-5 in 2007...team was a two-time district champion... earned three letters...coach was Al Wolski...also played basketball...named to the academic honor roll.

PERSONAL: Parents are Cher and Steve Stupar...born May 6, 1990...has two sisters (Dyanna, Kate) and two brothers (Jon, Nate)...father was a lineman at Penn State from 1976-79...his brother Jon played at Virginia and is a tight end with the Buffalo Bills...sister Kate played basketball at Pennsylvania College of Technology...brother Nate is a linebacker at Penn State...uncles Ron, Doug and Jeff Hostetler all played for Penn State in the late 1970s and early 1980s...grandfather Frank played football at Tennessee...academic interest is communications.

BRANDON WHITE

#78 • 6-5 • 310 | OFFENSIVE LINEMAN | FRESHMAN CINCINNATI, OHIO | COLERAIN H.S.

HIGH SCHOOL: Special-Mention All-Ohio Division I selection...first-team Greater Miami Conference honoree...named to the All-Tristate first team...first-team Southwest All-District Division I...had 122 knockdowns as a senior...coach was Tom Bolden...a standout wrestler...was 29-4 as a junior...also competed in track and field.

PERSONAL: Parents are Earl White and Shirley Horning...born Dec. 15, 1990... has four brothers and four sisters...academic interest is business management.

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MILFORD ACADEMY: Played for and attended Milford Academy during 2008-09 academic year...coach was Bill Chaplick.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a first-team Class 4A all-state selection as a defensive back as a senior...named all-Central Florida by the Orlando Sentinel...an all-Southeast Region selection by SuperPrep...finished with 48 tackles and a blocked punt as a senior...Fighting Sandcrabs were 12-1 and advanced to the state semifinals... collected 53 tackles, eight pass breakups and three interceptions as a junior... blocked nine kicks during career...ran a 4.31 40-yard dash and had a 34-inch vertical jump...coach was Marc Beach.

PERSONAL: Parents are Diane Pollard and Jerome Swinton...born July 6, 1989... attended same high school as YSU’s Jarvis Richards...originally signed with West Virginia out of high school.

JAY WIEZBISKI

5-11 • 180 | STRONG SAFETY | SOPHOMORE CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO | HARGRAVE MILITARY ACADEMY

2008: Was a member of the squad, but did not see action.

2007: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year letterwinner at Hargrave...played defensive back...coach was Marty Talbert...also played basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Nancy and J.C. Wiezbiski...has a brother (J.R.) and a sister (Haley)...born Nov. 28, 1987...major is criminal justice.

2009-10 Football Endowment Recipients Alumni Football Scholarship | Bobby Coates M.J. Bartelmay Family Scholarship | Tyler Figueroa Dike Beede Scholarship | Aaron Pitts Raymond J. Briya Family Scholarship | Greg Sazdanoff Don Constantini Scholarship | Randy Louis Curbstone Coaches | Andre Elliott Coach Bob Dove Scholarship | Draye Ersery Four Square Club Scholarship | Kyle Banna Sloko Gill Scholarship | Rob Fernback Attorney Dennis & Janet Haines Scholarship | D.J. Main Richard “Dick” Hartzell Scholarship | Stephen Meadows Jermaine Hopkins Scholarship | Torrance Nicholson Ice Castle “Fun” Scholarship | Brian Mellott Ice Castle “Fun” Scholarship | Mychal Savage John Kerola Scholarship | Joel Younkins Kosar Family Scholarship | Stephen Blose William G. Lyden Jr. Scholarship | Justin Rechichar Ned Mervos Scholarship | Lenny Wicks Thomas F. Mosure Scholarship | Luke Matelan Richard Peterson Scholarship | Noah Taylor Richard Peterson Family Scholarship | Kamryn Keys Angelo and Donna E. Pezzuolo | Dana Brown Carmen & Gail Policy Scholarship | Ben Nowicki Sanford D. Rivers Family Scholarship | Taylor Hill Arnold D. Stambaugh Scholarship | Bill Dugan Arnold D. Stambaugh Scholarship | Donald Jones Patsy Strollo Scholarship | Gary Thornton Jim & Ellen Tressel Scholarship | Andy Colegrove YSU Lineman Leadership Scholarship | Crispin Fernandez

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2009 OPPONENTS AUSTIN PEAY

NORTHEASTERN

Saturday, Sept. 12 • 4 p.m.

Stambaugh Stadium

Saturday, Sept. 19 • 1 p.m.

Brookline, Mass.

Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Founded: 1787 | Enrollment: 33,574 Nickname: Panthers | Colors: Blue, Gold Conference: Big East Stadium: Heinz Field Capacity: 65,050 | Turf: Natural Grass Chancellor: Mark A. Nordenberg Athletic Director: Steve Pederson Head Coach: Dave Wannstedt Record at School (Years): 25-23 (5th) Career Record (Years): 25-23 (5th) Offensive Set: Pro Style | Defensive Set: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 51 | Lettermen Lost: 20 Starters Returning: 14 | Starters Lost: 10 2008 Record: 9-4 | Big East Record: 5-2 Series Record: Pittsburgh leads, 1-0 Football Contact: E.J. Borghetti Email: eborghetti@athletics.pitt.edu Office Phone: (412) 648-8700 Website: www.PittsburghPanthers.com Fax: (412) 648-8248 Press Box: 2009 Schedule: Sept. 5 Youngstown State | Sept.

12 at Buffalo | Sept. 19 Navy | Sept. 26 at NC State | Oct. 2 at Louisville | Oct. 10 Connecticut | Oct. 16 at Rutgers | Oct. 24 USF | Nov. 7 Syracuse | Nov. 14 Notre Dame | Nov. 27 at West Virginia | Dec. 5 Cincinnati

Location: Clarksville, Tenn.

Founded: 1927 | Enrollment: 9,401 Nickname: Governers | Colors: Red, White Conference: Ohio Valley Stadium: Governors Stadium Capacity: 10,000 | Turf: Natural Grass President: Timothy Hall Athletic Director: Dave Loos Head Coach: Rick Christophel Record at School (Years): 9-13 (3rd) Career Record (Years): 9-13 (3rd) Offensive Set: Pro Spread | Defensive Set: 4-2-5 Lettermen Returning: 54 | Lettermen Lost: 13 Starters Returning: 18 | Starters Lost: 7 2008 Record: 2-9 | OVC Record: 2-6 Series Record: YSU leads, 6-2 Sports Information Director: Brad Kirtley Email: kirtleyb@apsu.edu Office Phone: (931) 221-7561 Website: www.APSUGovernors.com Fax: (931) 221-7562 Press Box: (931) 221-7406 2009 Schedule: Sept. 5 Newberry | Sept. 12 at Youngstown State | Sept. 19 at Illinois State | Sept.

26 Eastern Illinois | Oct. 3 at Tennessee Tech | Oct. 10 at SE Missouri State | Oct. 24 Eastern Kentucky | Oct. 31 Jacksonville State | Nov. 7 at Murray State | Nov. 14 Tennessee State | Nov. 21 at UT Martin

Location: Brookline, Mass.

Founded: 1898 | Enrollment: 15,000 Nickname: Huskies | Colors: Red, Black Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Stadium: Parsons Field Capacity: 7,000 | Turf: Artificial President: Dr. Joseph Aoun Athletic Director: Peter Roby Head Coach: Rocky Hager Record at School (Years): 17-39 (6th) Career Record (Years): 106-54-1 (15th) Offensive Set: Multiple | Defensive Set: 3-4 Lettermen Returning: 43 | Lettermen Lost: 12 Starters Returning: 12 | Starters Lost: 7 2008 Record: 2-10 | CAA Record: 1-7 Series Record: YSU leads, 6-3 Sports Information Director: Jon Litchfield Email: litchfield@GoNU.com Office Phone: (617) 373-3643 Website: www.gonu.com Fax: (617) 373-3152 Press Box: (617) 566-5956 2009 Schedule: Sept. 5 at Boston College | Sept.

12 Maine | Sept. 19 Youngstown State | Sept. 26 at Villanova | Oct. 3 Holy Cross | Oct. 10 William & Mary | Oct. 24 Towson | Oct. 31 at New Hampshire | Nov. 7 at Massachusetts | Nov. 14 Hofstra | Nov. 21 at Rhode Island

INDIANA STATE

WESTERN ILLINOIS

MISSOURI STATE

Saturday, Sept. 26 • 12:05 p.m.

Terre Haute, Ind.

Saturday, Oct. 3 • 6 p.m.

Stambaugh Stadium

Saturday, Oct. 10 • 6 p.m.

Stambaugh Stadium

Location: Terre Haute, Ind. Founded: 1865 | Enrollment: 10,457 Nickname: Sycamores | Colors: Royal Blue, White Conference: Missouri Valley Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 12,464 | Turf: AstroPlay President: Dr. Daniel J. Bradley Athletic Director: Ron Prettyman Head Coach: Trent Miles (Indiana State, 1987) Record at School (Years): 0-12 (2nd) Career Record (Years): 0-12 (2nd) Offensive Set: Multiple | Defensive Set: 4-2-5 Lettermen Returning: 39 | Lettermen Lost: 15 Starters Returning: 21 | Starters Lost: 4 2008 Record: 0-12 | MVFC Record: 0-8 Series Record: YSU leads, 17-1 Sports Information Director: Ace Hunt Email: ahunt7@isugw.indstate.edu Office Phone: (812) 237-4159 Website: www.GoSycamores.com Fax: (812) 237-4157 Press Box: (812) 237-7656 2009 Schedule: August 27 Quincy | Sept. 5 at Louisville | Sept. 12 Eastern Illinois | Sept. 19 at South Dakota State | Sept. 26 Youngstown State | Oct. 3 at UNI | Oct. 17 at Illinois State | Oct. 24 Western Illinois | Oct. 31 Southern Illinois | Nov. 7 at Missouri State | Nov. 14 North Dakota State

Location: Springfield, Mo. Founded: 1905 | Enrollment: 21,688 Nickname: Bears | Colors: Maroon, White Conference: Missouri Valley Stadium: Plaster Field Capacity: 16,300 | Turf: FieldTurf President: Dr. Michael Nietzel Athletic Director: Kyle Moats Head Coach: Terry Allen (UNI, 1976) Record at School (Years): 12-21 (4th) Career Record (Years): 107-80 (16th) Offensive Set: Spread | Defensive Set: 3-4 Lettermen Returning: 41 | Lettermen Lost: 18 Starters Returning: 10 | Starters Lost: 12 2008 Record: 4-7 | MVFC Record: 3-5 Series Record: YSU leads, 11-2 Sports Information Director: Rick Kindhart Email: rkindhart@missouristate.edu Office Phone: (417) 836-5402 Website: www.missouristatebears.com Fax: (417) 836-4868 Press Box: (417) 836-5976 2009 Schedule: Sept. 5 at Arkansas | Sept. 12 UT-Martin | Sept. 19 Murray State | Sept. 26 UNI | Oct. 3 at Youngstown State | Oct. 10 South Dakota State | Oct. 17 at Western Illinois | Oct. 24 at North Dakota State | Oct. 31 Illinois State | Nov. 7 Indiana State | Nov. 14 at Southern Illinois

Location: Macomb, Ill. Founded: 1899 | Enrollment: 13,331 Nickname: Fighting Leathernecks Colors: Purple, Gold Conference: Missouri Valley Stadium: Hanson Field Capacity: 16,368 | Turf: Natural Grass President: Dr. Alvin Goldfarb Athletic Director: Dr. Tim M. Van Alstine Head Coach: Don Patterson (West Point, 1973) Record at School (Years): 62-45 (11th) Career Record (Years): 62-45 (11th) Offensive Set: Pro | Defensive Set: Multiple Lettermen Returning: 32 | Lettermen Lost: 19 Starters Returning: 12 | Starters Lost: 10 2008 Record: 6-5 | MVFC Record: 4-4 Series Record: YSU leads, 14-10 Sports Information Director: Jason Kaufman Email: jp-kaufman@wiu.edu Office Phone: (309) 298-1133 Website: www.goleathernecks.com Press Box: (309) 298-1255/1138 2009 Schedule: Sept. 3 at Sam Houston State | Sept. 12 at Northern Illinois | Sept. 19 Stephen F. Austin | Oct. 3 Southern Illinois | Oct. 10 at Youngstown State | Oct. 17 Missouri State | Oct. 24 at Indiana State | Oct. 31 North Dakota State | Nov. 7 at Illinois State | Nov. 14 at UNI | Nov. 21 South Dakota State

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OPPONENTS

PITTSBURGH

Saturday, Sept. 5 • 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

OPPONENTS

2009 OPPONENTS SOUTH DAKOTA STATE

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

UNI

Saturday, Oct. 24 • 4 p.m.

Carbondale, Ill.

Saturday, Oct. 31 • 4 p.m.

Stambaugh Stadium

Saturday, Nov. 7 • 5:05 p.m.

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Location: Carbondale, Ill. Founded: 1869 | Enrollment: 20,983 Nickname: Salukis | Colors: Maroon, White Conference: Missouri Valley Stadium: McAndrew Field Capacity: 17,324| Turf: AstroPlay President: Dr. Glenn Poshard Athletic Director: Mario Moccia Head Coach: Dale Lennon Record at School (Years): 9-3 (2nd) Career Record (Years): 111-36 (13th) Offensive Set: Multiple | Defensive Set: 3-4 Lettermen Returning: 43 | Lettermen Lost: 12 Starters Returning: 18 | Starters Lost: 6 2008 Record: 9-3 | MVFC Record: 7-1 Series Record: YSU leads, 10-9-1 Football Contact: Tom Weber Email: tomweber@siu.edu Office Phone: (618) 453-5470 Website: www.siusalukis.com Fax: (618) 453-2648 Press Box: (618) 453-3049 2009 Schedule: Sept. 5 at Marshall | Sept. 19 Southwest Baptist | Sept. 26 North Dakota State | Oct. 3 at Western Illinois | Oct. 10 Illinois State | Oct. 17 at UNI | Oct. 24 Youngstown State | Oct. 31 at Indiana State | Nov. 7 at South Dakota State | Nov. 14 Missouri State | Nov. 21 at SE Missouri State

Location: Brookings, S.D. Founded: 1881 | Enrollment: 11,995 Nickname: Jackrabbits | Colors: Yellow, Blue Conference: Missouri Valley Stadium: Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Capacity: 15,000 | Turf: Natural Grass President: Dr. David Chicoine Athletic Director: Justin Sell Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier Record at School (Years): 75-56 (13th) Career Record (Years): 75-56 (13th) Offensive Set: Multiple | Defensive Set: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 42 | Lettermen Lost: 13 Starters Returning: 16 | Starters Lost: 6 2008 Record: 7-5 | MVFC Record: 6-2 Series Record: Tied 5-5 Football Contact: Jason Hove Email: Jason.Hove@sdstate.edu Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 Website: www.GoJacks.com Fax: (605) 688-5999 Press Box: (605) 688-4623 2009 Schedule: Sept. 5 at Marshall | Sept. 19 Southwest Baptist | Sept. 26 North Dakota State | Oct. 3 at Western Illinois | Oct. 10 Illinois State | Oct. 17 at UNI | Oct. 24 Youngstown State | Oct. 31 at Indiana State | Nov. 7 at South Dakota State | Nov. 14 Missouri State | Nov. 21 at SE Missouri State

Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa Founded: 1876 | Enrollment: 12,908 Nickname: Panthers | Colors: Purple, Old Gold Conference: Missouri Valley Stadium: UNI-Dome Capacity: 16,324 | Turf: Artificial President: Dr. Benjamin Allen Athletic Director: Troy Dannen Head Coach: Mark Farley Record at School (Years): 75-28 (9th) Career Record (Years): 75-28 (9th) Offensive Set: Multiple | Defensive Set: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 42 | Lettermen Lost: 18 Starters Returning: 15 | Starters Lost: 9 2008 Record: 12-3 | MVFC Record: 7-1 Series Record: UNI leads, 16-6 Football Contact: Colin McDonough Email: Colin.McDonough@uni.edu Office Phone: (319) 273-5456 Website: www.unipanthers.com Fax: (319) 273-3602 Press Box: (319) 273-6311 2009 Schedule: Sept. 5 at Iowa | Sept. 12 South Dakota | Sept. 19 Saint Francis (Pa.) | Sept. 26 at Missouri State | Oct. 3 Indiana State | Oct. 10 at North Dakota State | Oct. 17 Southern Illinois | Oct. 24 at South Dakota State | Nov. 7 Youngstown State | Nov. 14 Western Illinois | Nov. 21 at Illinois State

ILLINOIS STATE

NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Saturday, Nov. 14 • 1 p.m.

Stambaugh Stadium

Saturday, Nov. 21 • 2 p.m.

Fargo, N.D.

Location: Normal, Ill. Founded: 1857 | Enrollment: 20,104 Nickname: Redbirds | Colors: Red, White Conference: Missouri Valley Stadium: Hancock Stadium Capacity: 14,000 | Turf: AstroPlay President: Dr. Al Bowman Athletic Director: Dr. Sheahon Zenger Head Coach: Brock Spack Record at School (Years): 0-0 (1st) Career Record (Years): 0-0 (1st) Offensive Set: Multiple | Defensive Set: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 44 | Lettermen Lost: 16 Starters Returning: 14 | Starters Lost: 8 2008 Record: 3-8 | MVFC Record: 2-6 Series Record: YSU leads, 9-8 Sports Information Director: Todd Kober Email: gtkober@ilstu.edu Office Phone: (309) 438-3805 Website: www.redbirds.com Fax: (309) 438-5634 Press Box: (309) 438-2272, 2280 2009 Schedule: Sept. 3 at Eastern Illinois | Sept.

12 at Illinois | Sept. 19 Austin Peay | Oct. 3 at North Dakota State | Oct. 10 at Southern Illinois | Oct. 17 Indiana State | Oct. 31 at Missouri State | Nov. 7 Western Illinois | Nov. 14 at Youngstown State | Nov. 21 UNI

Location: Fargo, N.D. Founded: 1890 | Enrollment: 13,229 Nickname: Bison | Colors: Yellow, Green Conference: Missouri Valley Stadium: Fargodome Capacity: 18,700 | Turf: Artificial President: Dr. Joseph A. Chapman Athletic Director: Gene Taylor Head Coach: Craig Bohl Record at School (Years): 49-17 (7th) Career Record (Years): 49-17 (7th) Offensive Set: West Coast | Defensive Set: 4-3 Lettermen Returning: 45 | Lettermen Lost: 19 Starters Returning: 11 | Starters Lost: 14 2008 Record: 6-5 | MVFC Record: 4-4 Series Record: YSU leads, 2-1 Sports Information Director: Jeff Schwartz Email: jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu Office Phone: (701) 231-8332 Website: www.gobison.com Fax: (701) 231-8022 Press Box: (701) 298-2600 2009 Schedule: Sept. 3 at Iowa State | Sept. 12 at Sam Houston State | Sept. 19 Wagner | Sept. 26 at Southern Illinois | Oct. 3 Illinois State | Oct. 10 UNI | Oct. 17 at South Dakota State | Oct. 24 Missouri State | Oct. 31 at Western Illinois | Nov. 14 at Indiana State | Nov. 21 Youngstown State

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2008 STATISTICS, RESULTS, HONORS CATEGORY YSU OPP SCORING __________________________ 270 _____________351 Points Per Game ________________ 22.5 ____________ 29.2 FIRST DOWNS ______________________ 219 _____________237 Rushing ________________________ 119 _____________122 Passing _________________________ 86 ______________102 Penalty _________________________ 14 ______________ 13 RUSHING YARDAGE ________________ 1,988 ___________2,429 Yards gained rushing ____________ 2,322 ___________2,628 Yards lost rushing _______________ 334 _____________199 Rushing Attempts _______________ 462 _____________495 Average Per Rush ________________4.3 ______________ 4.9 Average Per Game _____________ 165.7 ___________202.4 Touchdowns _____________________ 17 ______________ 31 PASSING YARDAGE ________________ 2,045 ___________2,163 Attempts-Completions ____________ 308-186 _________295-170 Percentage _____________________ 60.4 ____________ 57.6 Interceptions ____________________ 11 ______________ 12 Average Per Pass ________________6.6 ______________ 7.3 Average Per Catch ______________ 11.0 ____________ 12.7 Average Per Game _____________ 170.4 ___________180.2 Touchdowns _____________________ 19 ______________ 10 TOTAL OFFENSE___________________ 4,033 ___________ 4592 Total Plays _____________________ 770 _____________790 Average Per Play _________________5.2 ______________ 5.8 Average Per Game _____________ 336.1 ___________382.7 KICK RETURNS: No.-Yards __________ 55-1,190 _________ 46-898 Average _______________________ 21.6 ____________ 19.5 PUNT RETURNS: No.-Yards __________ 18-216 __________ 23-261 Average _______________________ 12.0 ____________ 11.3 INT RETURNS: No.-Yards ____________ 12-114 __________ 11-143 Average ________________________9.5 _____________ 13.0 FUMBLES-LOST ____________________ 18-9 ____________ 14-9 PENALTIES-Yards __________________ 49-393 __________ 68-583 Average Per Game ______________ 32.8 ____________ 48.6 PUNTS-Yards _____________________ 55-2,200 ________ 50-1,901 Average Per Punt ________________ 40.0 ____________ 38.0 Net punt average ________________ 33.4 ____________ 32.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ________ 29:18 __________ 30:42 3RD-DOWN Conversions ____________63/158 __________ 65/151 3rd-Down Percentage ___________ 39.9% ___________43.0% 4TH-DOWN Conversions _____________ 6/21 ____________ 5/11 4th-Down Percentage ___________ 28.6% ___________45.4% SACKS BY-Yards ___________________ 13-98___________ 23-195 MISC YARDS ________________________ 0_______________ 32 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ______________ 37 ______________ 45 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ______________5-8 _____________ 10-15 Percentage ____________________ 62.5% ___________66.7% ON-SIDE KICKS ______________________2-3 ______________ 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES ________________ 32-43____________ 38-49 Percentage ____________________ 74.4% ___________77.6% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS___________ 27-43____________ 31-49 Percentage ____________________ 62.8% ___________63.3% PAT-ATTEMPTS ____________________ 33-36____________ 41-42 Percentage ____________________ 91.7% ___________97.6% ATTENDANCE _____________________ 86,981 __________143,401 Games/Avg Per Game ____________ 6/14,497 ________ 6/23,900

RESULTS

2008 IN REVIEW

Team Statistics

Record • 4-8 Overall | 3-5 MVFC (T-6th) Date Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15

Opponent at Ohio State at South Dakota State* Central State North Dakota State* Liberty at Southern Utah at Missouri State* Southern Illinois* UNI* (HC) at Illinois State* Indiana State* at Western Illinois*

Score L, 0-43 L, 7-40 W, 38-0 W, 32-24 L, 28-31 L, 7-14 L, 28-42 L, 0-33 L, 20-21 L, 44-54 W, 35-21 W, 31-28

Location Columbus, Ohio Brookings, S.D. Stambaugh Stambaugh Stambaugh Cedar City, Utah Springfield, Mo. Stambaugh Stambaugh Normal, Ill. Stambaugh Macomb, Ill.

Att. 105,011 11,832 14,143 14,331 18,978 1,714 11,005 14,679 15,937 11,615 8,913 1,286

*Missouri Valley Football Conference Game | Home Games In Bold

Individual Honors Missouri Date Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 13 Oct. 25 Nov. 8

Valley Football Players Opponent Central State North Dakota State North Dakota State UNI Indiana State

of the Week (5) Player De’Angelo Wilson De’Angelo Wilson Unit Dominique Barnes Erik Johnson

Team Special Teams Special Teams Offensive Line Special Teams Special Teams

Academic All-District (2) KO Stephen Blose | First Team • OL Brian Mellott | Second Team Academic All-Missouri Valley (5) Brian Mellott | OL • First Team Ben Nowicki | P • Second Team Stephen Blose | PK • Second Team Tom Krupko | DB • Second Team Brad Samsa | OL • Honorable Mention All-Missouri Valley (5) Brad Samsa | OL • First Team Crispin Fernandez | DT • Second Team Brandian Ross | SS • Honorable Mention Ben Nowicki | P • Honorable Mention Brandon Summers | QB • Honorable Mention Missouri Valley All-Newcomer Team (5) Brandon Summers | QB • Donald Jones | WR • Andre Elliott | FS Kamryn Keys | TB • Crispin Fernandez | DT Newcomer of the Year: Brandon Summers, QB Freshman of the Year: Kamryn Keys, TB The Associated Press All-America (1) Brad Samsa | OL • Third Team Sports Network All America (4) Brad Samsa | OL • Honorable Mention FCS Academic All-Star (2) Brad Samsa | OL • Tom Krupko | DB National Football Foundation National Honor Society (1) Brad Samsa | OL MVFC Presidents Council Academic Award (2) Tom Krupko | Brian Mellott MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award Kyle Banna, Patrick Bellish, Stephen Blose, Erik Johnson, Tom Krupko, Brian Mellott, Ben Nowicki, Brad Samsa, Scott Sentner

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2008 STATISTICS Individual Statistics

Punting

Rushing Player Keys, Kamryn Scott, Jabari Brown, Dana Summers, Brandon Williams, Ferlando Lee, Josh Lane, Ben Campbell, Dailyn Corsaro, Paul Barnes, Dominique Horne, Da’Michael TEAM Rowan, Todd Total Opponents

GP 12 8 10 10 9 9 12 3 7 12 12 6 2 12 12

Att Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G 136 850 46 804 5.9 5 61 67.0 55 405 2 403 7.3 5 59 50.4 73 272 13 259 3.5 1 18 25.9 77 324 134 190 2.5 3 29 19.0 50 156 29 127 2.5 1 15 14.1 13 120 2 118 9.1 0 71 13.1 14 69 2 67 4.8 1 17 5.6 22 78 53 25 1.1 1 24 8.3 9 30 16 14 1.6 0 7 2.0 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.1 2 1 5 -4 -2.0 0 1 -0.3 6 0 7 -7 -1.2 0 0 -1.2 4 4 25 -21 -5.2 0 4 -10.5 462 2,322 334 1,988 4.3 17 71 165.7 495 2,628 199 2,429 4.9 31 55 202.4

Passing Player Summers, Brandon Campbell, Dailyn Corsaro, Paul Rowan, Todd Kanetsky, Marc Barnes, Dominique TEAM Williams, Ferlando

GP 10 3 7 2 10 12 6 9

Eff. C-A-I Pct. 152.18 122-195-7 62.6 98.27 32-51-2 62.7 94.67 13-25-0 52.0 82.85 14-23-1 60.9 44.91 4-11-1 36.4 394.00 1-1-0 100.0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0

Yds TD Long Avg./G 1,540 18 67 154.0 224 1 18 74.7 127 0 38 18.1 84 0 15 42.0 35 0 20 3.5 35 0 35 2.9 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total Opponents

12 129.38 186-308-11 60.4 2,045 19 12 122.27 170-295-12 57.6 2,163 10

67 51

170.4 180.2

GP 12 12 12 9 11 12 12 10 8 12 10 9 4 8 12 12

No. 38 32 31 28 16 9 8 8 7 5 1 1 1 1 186 170

Yds 368 322 510 356 208 101 43 25 22 41 35 6 5 3 2,045 2,163

Avg. 9.7 10.1 16.5 12.7 13.0 11.2 5.4 3.1 3.1 8.2 35.0 6.0 5.0 3.0 11.0 12.7

TD 3 1 7 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 10

Long 46 26 67 64 45 19 11 13 11 12 35 6 5 3 67 51

Kickoff Returns Player Barnes, Dominique Williams, Ferlando Horne, Da’Michael Lee, Josh Gresham, Charles Lane, Ben Wilson, De’Angelo Total Opponents

No. 17 15 13 5 2 2 1 55 46

Yds. 399 269 338 95 33 20 36 1,190 898

Avg. 23.5 17.9 26.0 19.0 16.5 10.0 36.0 21.6 19.5

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Long 57 34 53 24 18 12 36 57 93

Punt Returns Player Wilson, De’Angelo Total Opponents

64 64

No. 44 9 2 55 50

Yds. 1,810 336 54 2,200 1,901

Avg. 41.1 37.3 27.0 40.0 38.0

Long 66 50 32 66 57

TB 2 2 1 5 3

FC 2 1 0 3 10

I20 13 4 1 18 12

Blk 0 0 0 0 1

Kickoffs Player Blose, Stephen Palmer, Brian Total Opponents

No. Yds 52 3,024 1 55 53 3,079 65 3,905

Avg 58.2 55.0 58.1 60.1

TB 4 0 4 8

OB Retn Net 3 0 3 898 39.6 0 1,190 39.3

YdLn 30 30

Total Offense Yardage Player Summers, Brandon Keys, Kamryn Scott, Jabari Brown, Dana Campbell, Dailyn Corsaro, Paul Williams, Ferlando Lee, Josh Lane, Ben Rowan, Todd Barnes, Dominique Kanetsky, Marc Horne, Da’Michael TEAM Total Opponents

GP 10 12 8 10 3 7 9 9 12 2 12 10 12 6 12 12

Plays 272 136 55 73 73 34 51 13 14 27 2 11 2 7 770 790

Rush 190 804 403 259 25 14 127 118 67 -21 13 0 -4 -7 1,988 2,429

Pass 1,540 0 0 0 224 127 0 0 0 84 35 35 0 0 2,045 2,163

Total Avg./G 1,730 173.0 804 67.0 403 50.4 259 25.9 249 83.0 141 20.1 127 14.1 118 13.1 67 5.6 63 31.5 48 4.0 35 3.5 -4 -0.3 -7 -1.2 4,033 336.1 4,592 382.7

Interceptions

Receiving Player Barnes, Dominique Horne, Da’Michael Jones, Donald Williams, Ferlando Bush, Derrick Pitts, Aaron Keys, Kamryn Brown, Dana Scott, Jabari Lane, Ben Summers, Brandon Lee, Josh Banna, Kyle Bellish, Patrick Total Opponents

Player Nowicki, Ben Johnson, Erik Palmer, Brian Total Opponents

No. 18 18 23

Yds. 216 216 261

Avg. 12.0 12.0 11.3

TD 1 1 0

Long 39 39 52

Avg./G 30.7 26.8 42.5 39.6 18.9 8.4 3.6 2.5 2.8 3.4 3.5 0.7 1.2 0.4 170.4 180.2

Player Wilson, De’Angelo Barlak, Mike Wicks, Lenny Outler, Na’eem Richards, Jarvis Frasure, Jaimie Ross, Brandian Total Opponents

No. 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 12 11

Yds. 72 7 7 0 0 27 1 114 143

GP 11 12 8 12 9 12 10 12 9 3 10 12 12 11 12 12

TD FG 0 4-6 6 0-0 6 0-0 5 0-0 4 0-0 3 0-0 2 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 33 4-6 41 10-14

Avg. 14.4 3.5 7.0 0.0 0.0 27.0 1.0 9.5 13.0

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Long 46 4 7 0 0 27 1 46 52

Scoring Player Palmer, Brian Jones, Donald Scott, Jabari Keys, Kamryn Williams, Ferlando Barnes, Dominique Summers, Brandon Wilson, De’Angelo Lee, Josh Campbell, Dailyn Brown, Dana Lane, Ben Horne, Da’Michael Bush, Derrick Total Opponents

Kick Rush Rec Safety Points 29-32 0 0 0 41 0-0 0 0 0 36 0-0 0 0 0 36 0-0 0 0 0 30 0-0 0 0 0 24 0-0 0 0 0 18 0-0 0 0 0 12 0-0 0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 6 0-0 0 0 0 6 29-32 0 0 0 239 37-38 2 1 2 323

Field Goals Player FG-A Palmer, Brian 5-8 Total 5-8 Opponents 10-15

Pct. 62.5 62.5 66.7

1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Lg Blk 1-1 2-2 1-2 1-3 0-0 40 0 1-1 2-2 1-2 1-3 0-0 40 0 2-2 3-4 2-6 1-1 2-2 54 1

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2008 STATISTICS No. 27 2 32 48 44 56 59 28 90 4 53 94 23 98 41 8 57 43 35 93 24 5 45 54 55 99 75 42 7 9 13 17 26 97 11 91 39 83 34 84 76 73 49 36 38 16 21 1 29 96

Player Ross, Brandian Elliott, Andre Wicks, Lenny Outler, Na’eem Barlak, Mike Tate, Deonta Simons, Roshon Edwards, Jordan Fernandez, Crispin Wilson, De’Angelo Sasson, John Nicholson, Torrance Gooden, Nick Lykes-Knight, Bobby Myers, Josh Richards, Jarvis Frasure, Jaimie Younkins, Joel Ward, Nate Marshall, Joe Griffin, Tyler Louis, Randy Mernedakis, Nick Williams, Mike Meadows, Stephen Matelan, Luke Gammon, Chris Ersery, Draye Horne, Da’Michael Keys, Kamryn Blose, Stephen Snow, Dionte Rach, David Gillum, Roger Williams, Deon’te Miller, Brad Sentner, Scott Pitts, Aaron Scott, Jabari Canterino, Nick Coates, Bobby Rechichar, Justin Gresham, Charles Nowicki, Ben Pezzuolo, Gary Krupko, Tom Brown, Dana Williams, Ferlando Barnes, Dominique Savage, Mychal Total Opponents

GP-GS 12-11 12-10 11-9 12-10 8-6 10-5 9-4 12-6 12-12 12-8 10-3 6-5 12-5 9-5 9-5 4-4 12-2 11-5 6-0 9-0 8-2 8-3 5-2 7-0 9-2 2-2 7-3 8-0 12-9 12-6 12-0 7-0 4-0 9-2 4-0 8-0 9-0 12-0 7-5 10-0 11-9 9-5 12-0 11-0 4-0 7-0 10-0 9-8 12-5 1-1 12-0 12-0

| Solo 49 39 35 19 19 22 19 13 20 29 15 15 17 12 8 14 11 5 5 5 11 4 2 5 1 1 3 3 4 2 2 2 .

2 2 . .

2 1 1 1 1 .

1 1 .

1 1 1 0 426 449

Tackles Ast 49 50 19 24 24 21 24 30 22 12 25 17 13 16 18 8 7 10 8 8 2 7 8 2 4 4 2 1 .

1 1 1 3 1 .

2 2 . . . . .

1 . .

1 . . . .

448 421

| Total 98 89 54 43 43 43 43 43 42 41 40 32 30 28 26 22 18 15 13 13 13 11 10 7 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 874 870

| Sacks | TFL/Yds No-Yards 4.5-9 0.5-2 1.5-6 .

2.0-5 .

5.5-21 .

2.0-6 1.0-5 2.5-3 .

0.5-0 .

2.5-4 1.0-3 6.5-32 4.0-26 2.0-12 1.0-10 2.0-3 0.5-1 6.0-28 2.0-20 0.5-0 .

1.5-2 .

0.5-7 0.5-7 0.5-0 .

5.0-19 1.0-8 . .

1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . . . .

1.5-3 . . .

0.5-7 0.5-7 0.5-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.0-2 .

1.0-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

51-184 13-98 83.0-338 23-195

| Pass Def | Int-Yds BrUp 1-1 3 .

3 1-7 2 1-0 2 2-7 . . . .

1 .

1 . .

5-72 6 . . .

1 .

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1-0 2 1-27 . . . . . . . .

2 . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-114 26 11-143 37

QBH 3 . .

3 .

2 2 2 7 .

2 1 . .

1 .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24 29

| Fumbles | Rcv-Yds FF 1-0 .

1-0 2 . .

1-0 .

1-0 1 . .

1-0 .

1-0 . . . . . .

2 . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7-0 7 9-127 11

Blkd Kick .

1 . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 3

Saf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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All-Purpose Yards Player Keys, Kamryn Barnes, Dominique Williams, Ferlando Horne, Da’Michael Jones, Donald Scott, Jabari Wilson, De’Angelo Brown, Dana Summers, Brandon Lee, Josh Bush, Derrick Lane, Ben Pitts, Aaron

GP 12 12 9 12 12 7 12 10 10 9 11 12 12

Rush 804 13 127 -4 0 403 0 259 190 118 0 67 0

Rec 43 368 356 322 510 22 0 25 35 6 208 41 101

PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 216 0 0 0 0 0 0

KR 0 399 269 338 0 0 36 0 0 95 0 20 0

IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total Avg./G 847 70.6 780 65.0 752 83.6 656 54.7 510 42.5 425 60.7 324 27.0 284 28.4 225 22.5 219 24.3 208 18.9 128 10.7 101 8.4

Player Gresham, Charles Frasure, Jaimie Campbell, Dailyn Corsaro, Paul Barlak, Mike Wicks, Lenny Banna, Kyle Bellish, Patrick Ross, Brandian TEAM Rowan, Todd Total Opponents

GP Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg./G 12 0 0 0 33 0 33 2.8 12 0 0 0 0 27 27 2.2 3 25 0 0 0 0 25 8.3 7 14 0 0 0 0 14 2.0 8 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.9 11 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.6 4 0 5 0 0 0 5 1.2 8 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.4 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 6 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -1.2 2 -21 0 0 0 0 -21 -10.5 12 1988 2045 216 1190 114 5553 462.8 12 2429 2163 261 898 143 5894 491.2

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Defensive Leaders (Press Box Totals)

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2008 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME Game-By-Game Team Statistics Youngstown State Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

Rushing 21-(-11) 33-107 47-239 56-340 32-93 44-170 46-268 30-70 27-133 37-197 52-273 37-109

Passing 12-18-85 15-27-98 7-9-107 7-12-101 32-39-334 14-29-153 18-24-131 19-40-137 15-33-167 20-34-347 14-23-142 13-20-243

Total Offense 39-74 60-205 56-346 68-441 71-427 73-323 70-399 70-207 60-300 71-544 75-415 57-352

First Downs 5 14 19 24 24 19 22 13 13 24 25 17

Fumbles 1-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 3-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 4-2 2-0

Time 23:54 26:51 30:15 31:54 31:14 32:12 30:09 31:34 23:52 28:20 33:37 27:41

Third Down 1-10 2-13 4-9 5-12 6-13 8-17 6-13 4-17 5-14 5-12 10-15 7-13

4th Down 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 2-4 0-3 0-3 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-0

Penalties Red Zone 3-15 0-0 5-60 1-2 2-20 4-5 4-25 6-6 5-35 4-5 6-32 0-3 2-14 4-4 3-26 0-3 6-45 1-1 6-66 4-5 5-45 4-5 2-10 4-4

Opponent Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

Rushing 43-251 36-187 29-101 29-178 44-252 31-106 48-272 43-199 48-138 47-230 41-184 56-331

Passing 21-31-244 19-30-319 11-27-97 23-39-296 16-24-202 13-28-172 11-14-127 10-24-107 17-28-162 17-24-283 5-15-54 7-11-100

Total Offense 74-495 66-506 56-198 68-474 68-454 59-278 62-399 67-306 76-300 71-513 56-238 67-431

First Downs 24 22 11 24 21 15 20 18 19 27 15 20

Fumbles 1-1 1-1 3-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-0 3-2

Time 36:06 33:09 29:45 28:06 28:46 27:48 29:51 28:26 36:08 31:40 26:23 32:19

Third Down 7-14 7-13 2-13 4-11 8-12 4-13 6-9 3-13 11-19 5-13 2-11 5-10

4th Down 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-1

Penalties Red Zone 6-48 4-5 9-89 4-4 9-71 0-1 4-40 4-7 3-14 5-6 4-32 1-1 7-48 5-5 5-49 2-3 5-35 3-4 8-85 4-7 3-35 2-2 5-40 4-4

Starting Lineups OFFENSE Pos. WR LT LG C RG RT TB WR QB WR TE

Ohio St. Williams Booth Theodore Samsa Rodemoyer Coates Scott Barnes Rowan Horne Bush

DEFENSE Pos. Ohio St. SS Gooden FS Ross RCB Richards LCB Wicks DE Matelan DT Savage NT Fernandez RE Younkins WILL Edwards SAM Outler MIKE Barlak

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S. Dakota St. Williams Booth Theodore Samsa Rodemoyer Coates Scott Barnes Rowan Horne Bush

Central St. Williams Booth Theodore Samsa Rodemoyer Coates Scott Jones Summers Banna Bush

N. Dakota St. Williams Booth Theodore Samsa Rodemoyer Coates Scott Barnes Summers Horne Bush

Liberty Williams Booth Theodore Samsa Rodemoyer Coates Scott Horne Summers Lane Bush

S. Utah Williams Booth Rechichar Samsa Rodemoyer Coates Keys Jones Summers Horne Mellott

Missouri St. Williams Booth Theodore Samsa Rodemoyer Coates Keys Jones Corsaro Lane Bush

S. Illinois Lane Booth Theodore Samsa Rodemoyer Coates Keys Jones Campbell Mellott Bush

UNI Barnes Booth Theodore Samsa Rechichar Coates Keys Jones Summers Horne Lane

Illinois St. Barnes Booth Theodore Rechichar Samsa Sazdanoff Keys Jones Summers Horne Bush

Indiana St. Jones Booth Theodore Rechichar Samsa Rodemoyer Keys Jones Summers Lane Bush

W. Illinois Jones Booth Theodore Rechichar Samsa Rodemoyer Williams Horne Summers Lane Bush

S. Dakota St. Central St. Gooden Gooden Ross Elliott Richards Richards Wicks Wicks Matelan Myers Nicholson Lykes-Knight Fernandez Fernandez Younkins Mernedakis Edwards Sasson Outler Outler Barlak Barlak

N. Dakota St. Ross Elliott Richards Wicks Myers Lykes-Knight Fernandez Mernedakis Edwards Outler Barlak

Liberty Ross Elliott Wilson Wicks Myers Lykes-Knight Fernandez Younkins Edwards Outler Barlak

S. Utah Ross Elliott Wilson Griffin Wicks Meadows Fernandez Frasure Edwards Gooden Sasson

Missouri St. Gooden Elliott Wilson Griffin Wicks Lykes-Knight Fernandez Frasure Edwards Ross Sasson

S. Illinois Ross Elliott Wilson Wicks Fernandez Gillum Gammon Myers Tate Outler Barlak

UNI Ross Elliott Wilson Wicks Fernandez Nicholson Gammon Younkins Tate Outler Simons

Illinois St. Ross Elliott Wilson Louis Fernandez Gillum Nicholson Myers Tate Outler Simons

Indiana St. Ross Elliott Wilson Louis Fernandez Lykes-Knight Nicholson Younkins Tate Outler Simons

W. Illinois Ross Elliott Wilson Louis Fernandez Gammon Nicholson Meadows Tate Outler Simons

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2008 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

Scott Brown Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD 5-4-0 5-11-0 10-64-0 7-16-0 14-111-2 5-12-0 17-120-0 DNP 3-5-0 5-23-0 DNP 12-44-0 5-97-2 4-13-0 1-2-0 7-20-0 DNP 11-37-0 DNP 6-18-0 DNP 11-65-1 0-0-0 DNP

Keys Att.-Yds.-TD 2-0-0 0-0-0 15-81-0 21-146-1 6-16-0 11-71-1 23-113-0 13-68-0 9-101-1 19-85-2 17-123-0 0-0-0

Summers Att.-Yds.-TD 4-(-1)-0 9-30-0 4-0-0 13-64-1 17-49-1 4-20-0 DNP DNP 7-(-6)-0 9-20-0 4-16-0 6-(-3)-1

Horne Williams Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD 1-(-5)-0 3-(-2)-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 3-12-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 9-22-0 0-0-0 3-9-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-1-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 26-84-1

Lee Att.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-35-0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-73-0 4-10-0 0-0-0

Corsaro Att.-Yds.-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 8-13-0 1-1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Campbell Lane Att-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 10-35-1 0-0-0 9-(-20)-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 3-10-0 10-38-1 DNP 4-29-0

Game-by-Game Receiving Barnes Williams Bush Pitts Jones Opponent Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD Ohio State 3-33-0 2-16-0 2-0-0 2-2-0 1-15-0 S.D. State 2-20-0 2-25-0 4-38-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Central State 1-6-0 2-69-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 N.D. State 2-57-0 1-12-1 1-3-0 0-0-0 1-14-1 Liberty 3-19-1 9-87-1 3-59-0 3-40-0 5-74-1 Southern Utah 2-8-0 4-61-0 0-0-0 2-27-0 3-22-0 Missouri State 7-47-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-14-0 Southern Illinois 2-16-0 5-29-0 1-18-0 0-0-0 2-16-0 Northern Iowa 3-22-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 2-58-1 Illinois State 8-100-1 DNP 1-28-1 2-32-0 4-136-1 Indiana State 3-34-1 DNP 2-14-0 0-0-0 6-75-2 Western Illinois 2-6-0 2-50-0 2-39-1 0-0-0 4-82-1

Brown Att.-Yds.-TD 1-7-0 2-5-0 1-13-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-(-1)-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 DNP

Bellish Scott Keys Horne Lane Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD Att.-Yds.-TD 1-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-10-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-15-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 1-8-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 7-49-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-8-0 2-27-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-11-1 1-(-4)-0 5-47-0 1-9-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-9-0 5-44-0 1-6-0 0-0-0 DNP 2-16-0 5-64-1 1-6-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 4-45-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 1-7-0 0-0-0 1-12-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-31-0 0-0-0

Quarterbacks Game-by-Game Passing Opponent Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

Summers Att.-Comp.-TD-INT-Yds 4-3-0-0-24 17-9-0-2-60 8-6-2-0-101 12-7-2-1-101 39-32-3-1-334 7-4-0-1-56 DNP DNP 32-15-2-0-167 34-20-4-2-347 23-14-3-0-142 19-12-2-0-208

Rowan Att.-Comp.-TD-INT-Yds 13-8-0-0-46 10-6-0-1-38 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Corsaro Att.-Comp.-TD-INT-Yds 1-1-0-0-15 0-0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0-6 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 21-10-0-0-97 2-1-0-0-9 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Opponent Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

Williams No.-Yds.-Avg. 3-56-18.7 1-15-15.0 1-20-20.0 5-87-17.4 0-0-0.0 2-44-22.0 3-47-15.7 0-0-0.0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0.0

Barnes No.-Yds.-Avg. 0-0-0.0 4-80-20.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 4-70-17.5 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 2-105-52.5 6-123-20.5 1-21-21.0 0-0-0.0

Horne No.-Yds.-Avg. 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 1-23-23.0 1-24-24.0 0-0-0.0 5-103-20.6 0-0-0.0 3-96-32.0 2-44-22.0 2-20-10.0

Opponent Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

Opponent Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

Wilson No.-Yds.-Avg. None None 5-95-19.0 1-2-2.0 None 2-1-0.5 None 4-57-14.3 3-23-7.7 1-(-1)-(-1) 2-39-19.5 None

Game-by-Game Field Goals

Game-by-Game Punting Nowicki No.-Yds.-Avg.-LG 7-297-42.4-50 6-263-43.8-54 3-132-44.0-47 2-90-45.0-50 4-162-40.5-46 5-242-48.4-66 3-113-37.7-54 6-221-36.8-53 4-139-34.8-49 2-59-29.5-43 2-92-46.0-53 DNP

Campbell Att.-Comp.-TD-INT-Yds DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 22-17-1-1-122 29-15-0-1-102 DNP DNP 0-0-0-0-0 DNP

Game-by-Game Punt Returns

Game-by-Game Kickoff Returns Lee No.-Yds.-Avg. 3-63-21.0 2-32-16.0 0-0-0.0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0 0-0-0.0

Kanetsky Att.-Comp.-TD-INT-Yds DNP DNP 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 11-4-0-1-35 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0-0

Johnson No.-Yds.-Avg.-LG 2-87-43.5-50 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 3-100-33.3-44 4-149-37.2-46

Palmer No.-Yds.-Avg.-LG DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-22-22.0-22 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-32-32.0-32 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0

Opponent Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

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Palmer Attempts None None 23 (Good) 18 (Good), 40 (Good) None None None 38 (Blocked), 42 (Missed) None 30 (Good) None 44 (Blocked), 27 (Good)

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2008 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME Defensive Tackles Game-By-Game (Press Box Totals) Solo-Assists-Total Player Barlak Edwards Elliott Ersery Fernandez Frasure Gammon Gillum Gooden Griffin Kavouras Krupko Louis Lykes-Knight Marshall Matelan Meadows Mernedakis Miller Myers T. Nicholson Outler Rach Richards Ross Savage Sasson Sentner Simons Tate Ward Wicks D. Williams M. Williams Wilson Younkins

Ohio St. 1-5-6 4-4-8 3-4-7 0-1-1 1-2-3 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3 DNP 1-2-3 DNP 1-3-4 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3 2-2-4 0-0-0 5-1-6 3-5-8 0-0-0 3-1-4 DNP 1-2-3 DNP 0-3-3 7-2-9 0-0-0 DNP 1-1-2 1-2-3

SDSU 4-2-6 1-1-2 4-5-9 0-0-0 1-1-2 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-4-6 2-0-2 DNP DNP DNP 0-1-1 DNP 0-2-2 DNP 0-2-2 0-1-1 DNP 1-0-1 1-2-3 0-0-0 4-1-5 2-3-5 DNP 2-3-5 DNP 2-3-5 DNP 2-2-4 2-3-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1

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

NDSU 0-2-2 1-3-4 4-7-11 0-0-0 2-2-4 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 2-0-2 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 4-2-6 0-0-0 DNP DNP 1-1-2 DNP 1-1-2 DNP 1-2-3 0-1-1 5-2-7 6-3-9 DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1 2-2-4 0-1-1 5-2-7 0-0-0 DNP 2-1-3 1-0-1

Liberty 4-7-11 2-9-11 6-5-11 0-0-0 3-1-4 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-2-2 1-0-1 DNP DNP DNP 2-2-4 1-0-1 DNP 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-3-3 DNP 1-1-2 0-1-1 DNP 6-4-10 DNP DNP 0-1-1 0-1-1 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-2-2 0-0-0 DNP 6-0-6 1-0-1

S. Utah 1-0-1 3-1-4 2-5-7 DNP 2-1-3 5-0-5 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-2 2-1-3 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 2-1-3 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 0--0-0 DNP DNP 2-1-3 0-0-0 DNP 4-3-7 DNP 1-3-4 0-0-0 DNP 0-2-2 DNP 2-2-4 DNP DNP 2-2-4 0-3-3

Missouri St. 3-4-7 0-3-3 2-7-9 DNP 2-4-6 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-1-1 2-0-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-1-2 0-2-2 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 2-2-4 DNP 1-1-2 DNP DNP 3-6-9 DNP 0-2-2 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-3 DNP 4-4-8 DNP 0-0-0 2-2-4 1-0-1

S. Illinois 5-3-8 0-0-0 4-0-4 DNP 3-2-5 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-1-1 2-0-2 3-0-3 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-3-4 DNP 1-1-2 DNP DNP 4-5-9 DNP 2-2-4 0-0-0 DNP 3-3-6 DNP 7-0-7 DNP 0-1-1 1-0-1 0-1-1

Fourth Down Conversion Attempts (6-21)

30-Yard Plays

Opp. SDSU CSU LU LU SUU SUU SUU SUU MSU MSU MSU SIU SIU SIU UNI UNI UNI UNI ILS ILS ILS

Yards Play 71 Rush 67* Pass 64* Pass 61* Rush 59 Rush 57 Kick Return 53 Kick Return 51* Pass 48 Kick Return 48 Kick Return 46 INT Return 46 Pass 45* Rush 45 Pass 43 Pass 43 Pass 39* Punt Return 38 Pass 38* Pass 38 Rush 38 Punt Return 36 Rush 36 Kick Return 35 Pass 34 Kick Return 32* Pass 31 Pass 30 Pass 30 Pass 30 Kick Return *Touchdown Play

Result Yards Qtr. 1st Down 1 4 Downs 4 4 Downs 8 4 Touchdown 4 4 Downs 6 4 1st Down 4 4 1st Down 6 4 Downs 2 4 Downs 4 1 Downs 1 2 Downs 1 4 Downs 1 2 Downs 10 4 Downs 5 4 1st Down 2 3 Downs 11 3 Downs 10 3 Downs 10 4 1st Down 5 1 Downs 1 4 Downs 19 4

Score 7-33 38-0 14-28 14-28 7-14 7-14 7-14 7-14 0-0 0-14 28-42 0-14 0-19 0-33 7-14 7-14 7-14 20-21 0-0 37-40 44-54

Play Barnes 4-yard catch; Summers Keys rush loss of 3 Pitts 6-yard catch; Summers Jones 4-yard catch; Summers Williams pass incomplete Pitts 11-yard catch; Corsaro Jones 10-yard catch; Corsaro Corsaro pass incomplete Corsaro 1-yard run Campbell rush loss of 1 Campbell pass intercepted Brown rush loss of 1 Campbell pass incomplete Kanetsky pass incomplete Horne 12-yard catch; Summers Summers pass incomplete Summers pass incomplete Summers 3-yard run Barnes 10-yard catch: Summers Brown rush loss of 3 Summers pass incomplete

Points After Turnovers YSU 21 8 38.1 52

TO Forced Scores Scoring Pct. Points Off TOs

Opponent 20 9 45.0 59

Blocked Kicks (1) Opponent North Dakota State

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Player De’Angelo Wilson

Kick Field Goal

UNI DNP 0-1-1 2-5-7 DNP 1-2-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-2-2 5-7-12 2-3-5 DNP DNP 5-3-8 DNP 1-3-4 0-0-0 7-4-11 6-3-9 DNP 3-2-5 DNP 1-0-1 4-3-7 0-2-2

Illinois St. DNP 1-4-5 4-6-10 1-0-1 1-4-5 0-2-2 DNP 0-0-0 5-3-8 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-4-6 DNP 0-1-1 DNP 1-1-2 DNP 0-0-0 0-4-4 0-5-5 1-5-6 DNP DNP 5-5-10 DNP 0-2-2 0-1-1 2-11-13 2-5-7 0-1-1 DNP DNP DNP 3-1-4 0-0-0

Player Lee, Josh Jones, Donald Williams, Ferlando Keys, Kamryn Scott, Jabari Barnes, Dominique Horne, Da'Michael Jones, Donald Barnes, Dominique Horne, Da'Michael Wilson, De'Angelo Barnes, Dominique Keys, Kamryn Bush, Derrick Williams, Ferlando Barnes, Dominique Wilson, De'Angelo Williams, Ferlando Jones, Donald Keys, Kamryn Wilson, De'Angelo Scott, Jabari Wilson, De'Angelo Summers, Brandon Williams, Ferlando Barnes, Dominique Jones, Donald Bush, Derrick Jones, Donald Barnes, Dominique

Indiana St. DNP 0-1-1 3-2-5 0-0-0 1-1-2 1-0-1 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-3 1-2-3 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 DNP DNP 2-1-3 5-1-6 3-4-7 DNP DNP 3-3-6 DNP 3-1-4 0-0-0 0-3-3 5-3-8 DNP 1-1-2 DNP 0-1-1 3-0-3 1-1-2

W. Illinois DNP 1-1-2 3-3-6 0-1-1 3-1-4 1-0-1 3-1-4 0-0-0 2-0-2 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-1 0-2-2 3-4-7 DNP 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 1-1-2 3-2-5 2-2-4 DNP DNP 6-7-13 DNP 2-4-6 0-0-0 6-0-6 2-0-2 DNP 1-0-1 DNP 3-0-3 3-2-5 DNP

Opponent Illinois State Illinois State Central State UNI Missouri State UNI Illinois State UNI UNI Western Illinois Southern Utah North Dakota State Southern Utah Liberty Western Illinois Illinois State Central State Southern Utah Western Illinois Southern Illinois Central State Central State Indiana State Western Illinois North Dakota State Illinois State Illinois State Western Illinois Illinois State South Dakota State

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2008 SCORING DRIVES Opponent Plays Yards Time Result Qtr South Dakota St. 14 74 5:29 TD 3rd Central State 7 79 3:06 TD 1st Central State 2 67 0:41 TD 1st Central State 6 70 3:00 TD 3rd Central State 8 30 4:10 TD 3rd Central State 11 52 6:29 FG 4th North Dakota St. 7 77 3:02 FG 1st North Dakota St. 4 34 1:20 TD 1st North Dakota St. 7 56 3:07 TD 2nd North Dakota St. 5 40 1:21 TD 3rd North Dakota St. 7 77 2:13 TD 4th North Dakota St. 10 51 4:35 FG 4th Liberty 13 77 7:22 TD 1st Liberty 7 70 3:20 TD 2nd Liberty 8 50 3:13 TD 4th Liberty 7 64 1:02 TD 4th Southern Utah 6 74 2:29 TD 1st Missouri State 3 37 0:46 TD 2nd Missouri State 8 98 4:36 TD 2nd Missouri State 16 80 7:47 TD 3rd Missouri State 9 62 1:58 TD 4th Northern Iowa 7 41 3:54 TD 2nd Northern Iowa 5 84 1:52 TD 3rd Northern Iowa 3 58 1:38 TD 4th Illinois State 7 37 3:14 TD 1st Illinois State 1 67 0:09 TD 1st Illinois State 4 77 1:37 TD 2nd Illinois State 9 48 2:47 FG 2nd Illinois State 6 84 2:57 TD 3rd Illinois State 9 62 4:01 TD 4th Illinois State 5 61 2:25 TD 4th Indiana State 12 74 6:22 TD 1st Indiana State 4 36 1:13 TD 2nd Indiana State 9 58 2:23 TD 2nd Indiana State 4 48 1:31 TD 3rd Indiana State 8 68 3:05 TD 4th Western Illinois 8 78 4:13 TD 1st Western Illinois 11 58 5:03 TD 2nd Western Illinois 4 46 0:54 TD 2nd Western Illinois 4 49 1:37 TD 3rd Western Illinois 10 86 4:45 FG 4th

How Scored Scott 2-yard run Scott 17-yard run Williams 64-yard pass; Summers Scott 2-yard run Williams 5-yard pass; Summers Palmer 23 FG Palmer 18 FG Summers 12-yard run Jones 14-yard pass; Summers Williams 12-yard pass; Summers Keys 14-yard run Palmer 40 FG Barnes 7-yard pass; Summers Summers 18-yard run Jones 4-yard pass; Summers Williams 11-yard pass; Summers Keys 45-yard run Scott 1-yard run Campbell 11-yard run Scott 1-yard run Scott 11-yard pass; Campbell Horne 18-yard pass; Summers Keys 61-yard run Jones 51-yard pass; Summers Lee 6-yard pass; Summers Jones 67-yard pass; Summers Keys 5-yard run Palmer 33 FG Keys 4-yard run Bush 28-yard pass; Summers Barnes 32-yard pass; Summers Lane 2-yard run Jones 10-yard pass; Summers Brown 5-yard run Jones 23-yard pass; Summers Barnes 11-yard pass; Summers Bush 9-yard pass; Summers Summers 1-yard run Williams 2-yard run Jones 38-yard pass; Summers Palmer 27 FG

Scoring Drive Breakdown Scoring Total Game Drives Yards Ohio State 0 0 South Dakota St. 1 74 Central State 5 298 North Dakota St. 6 258 Liberty 4 261 Southern Utah 1 74 Missouri State 4 277 Southern Illinois 0 0 Northern Iowa 3 183 Illinois State 7 436 Indiana State 5 284 Western Illinois 5 317

Avg. Length 0.0 74.0 59.6 43.0 65.3 74.0 69.3 0.0 61.0 62.3 56.8 63.4

Total Avg. Plays Plays 10-plus 5-or-less 1-Play 0 0 0 0 0 14 14.0 1 0 0 34 6.8 1 1 0 33 5.5 1 2 0 35 8.8 1 0 0 6 6.0 0 0 0 36 9.0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 15 5.0 0 2 0 41 5.9 0 3 1 37 7.4 1 2 0 37 7.4 2 2 0

Longest Scoring Drives YSU Longest Drive Breakdown by # of Plays 16 (80 yards) at Missouri State by # of Yards 98 (8 plays) at Missouri State Time of Possession 7:47 (80 yards, 16 plays) at Missouri State

Scoring Drives 41 • Drives (17 run, 19 pass, 5 FG) 10 • First Quarter Drives (4 run, 5 pass, 1 FG) 11 • Second Quarter Drives (7 run, 3 pass, 1 FG) 9 • Third Quarter Drives (5 run, 4 pass, 0 FG) 11 • Fourth Quarter Drives (1 run, 7 pass, 3 FG) Most Points in a Quarter: 14; eight times; m.r. Western Illinois, 2nd Most Points in a Half: 24 at Illinois State, 1st

Opponent Scoring Drives (Game-By-Game) Team Plays Yards Time Result Qtr Ohio State 6 62 2:54 TD 1 Ohio State 6 48 7:54 FG 1 Ohio State 12 51 6:44 FG 1 Ohio State 5 26 2:01 FG 2 Ohio State 9 36 3:43 FG 2 Ohio State 5 45 1:32 TD 2 Ohio State 6 46 2:59 TD 3 Ohio State 6 68 2:25 TD 4 Ohio State 12 43 5:51 FG 4 South Dakota St. 8 58 3:30 FG 1 South Dakota St. 5 58 2:21 TD 1 South Dakota St. 6 79 2:08 TD 2 South Dakota St. 8 50 3:24 TD 2 South Dakota St. 2 52 0:54 TD 3 South Dakota St. 9 81 4:24 TD 4 North Dakota St. 7 53 0:41 FG 2 North Dakota St. 8 80 3:35 TD 3 North Dakota St. 1 19 0:10 TD 3 North Dakota St. 4 45 1:20 TD 4 Liberty 10 71 4:21 TD 2 Liberty 9 86 4:48 TD 2 Liberty 8 95 4:14 TD 3 Liberty 1 6 0:06 TD 3 Liberty 10 53 1:29 FG 4 Southern Utah 10 75 4:54 TD 2 Missouri State 13 68 4:52 TD 1 Missouri State 10 58 4:05 TD 2 Missouri State 6 67 2:54 TD 3 Missouri State 5 19 2:24 TD 3 Missouri State 6 59 2:31 TD 4 Missouri State 7 53 3:18 TD 4 Southern Illinois 3 67 1:02 TD 1 Southern Illinois 10 53 1:20 FG 2 Southern Illinois 7 45 3:08 TD 4 Southern Illinois 2 23 0:35 TD 4 Northern Iowa 11 64 4:02 TD 1 Northern Iowa 16 80 8:55 TD 2 Northern Iowa 12 76 5:54 TD 4 Illinois State 11 77 4:41 TD 1 Illinois State 13 68 5:59 FG 1 Illinois State 5 52 1:51 TD 2 Illinois State 4 58 1:53 TD 2 Illinois State 3 35 1:05 TD 3 Illinois State 2 47 0:25 TD 4 Illinois State 4 62 1:44 TD 4 Indiana State 8 69 3:02 TD 1 Indiana State 2 57 0:33 TD 2 Western Illinois 9 66 4:15 TD 2 Western Illinois 9 71 4:26 TD 2 Western Illinois 9 80 4:24 TD 3 Western Illinois 13 80 6:25 TD 4

How Scored C. Wells 43-yard run Pretorius 28 FG Pretorius 31 FG Pretorius 26 FG Pretorius 50 FG Robiskie 31-yard pass; Boeckman Posey 25-yard pass; Boeckman Pryor 18-yard run Pettrey 54 FG Reifenrath 20 FG Berry 1-yard run Harris 34-yard pass; Berry Minett 8-yard run Minett 53-yard run Duffy 8-yard run Bibeau 37 FG Wurzbacher 18-yard pass; Mertens Roehl 19-yard run Roehl 3-yard run Terrell 3-yard run Jennings 2-yard run Jennings 2-yard run Jennings 6-yard run Bevins 24 FG Alexander 1-yard run Johnston 1-yard run Kirby 1-yard run Johnston 38-yard run Kirby 5-yard run Sargent 12-yard pass; Kirby Washington 8-yard run Allaria 24-yard pass; Dieker Dougherty 42 FG Warner 3-yard run White 8-yard run Oordt 1-yard pass; Davis Law 1-yard run Law 1-yard run Mendenhall 5-yard run Fetzer 19 FG Brockway 1-yard run Salem 50-yard pass; Brockway Salem 24-yard pass; Brockway Mendenhall 31-yard run Mendenhall 10-yard run Roberts 1-yard run Roberts 4-yard run Gibbs 8-yard run Senatus 6-yard pass; Barr Gibbs 6-yard run Donaldson 4-yard run

Scoring Drive Breakdown Scoring Total Game Drives Yards Ohio State 9 425 South Dakota St. 6 378 Central State 0 0 North Dakota St. 4 197 Liberty 5 311 Southern Utah 1 75 Missouri State 6 324 Southern Illinois 4 188 Northern Iowa 3 220 Illinois State 7 399 Indiana State 2 126 Western Illinois 4 297

Avg. Length 47.2 63.0 0.0 49.3 62.2 75.0 54.0 47.0 73.3 57.0 63.0 74.3

Total Avg. Plays Plays 10-plus 5-or-less 1-Play 67 7.4 2 2 0 39 6.3 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 20 5.0 0 2 1 38 7.6 2 0 1 10 10.0 1 0 0 47 7.8 2 1 0 22 5.5 1 2 0 39 13 3 0 0 42 6.0 2 5 0 10 5.0 0 1 0 40 10.0 1 0 0

Opponent Longest Drive Breakdown by # of Plays 16 by UNI (80) by # of Yards 95 (8 plays) Liberty Time of Possession 8:55 (16 plays, 80 yards) UNI

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2008 DRIVE BREAKDOWN Game-Opening Drives Game Ohio State South Dakota St. Central State North Dakota St. Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

YSU Pts. FD Yds 0 0 8 0 1 21 7 5 79 3 3 77 7 6 77 7 3 64 0 2 49 0 2 19 0 0 6 7 2 37 7 4 74 0 1 25

YSU Plays Per Drive

Opponent Pts. FD Yds 7 2 62 3 2 58 0 3 42 0 0 9 0 1 28 0 0 6 7 4 68 7 2 67 0 3 0 7 5 77 7 5 69 0 1 20

Opponent Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois UNI Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

Second-Half Opening Drives Game Ohio State South Dakota St. Central State North Dakota St. Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

YSU Pts. FD Yds 0 0 -23 7 6 74 7 3 70 0 2 33 0 2 30 0 1 14 0 0 -13 0 2 49 0 1 19 6 2 84 7 3 48 0 0 9

Opponent Pts. FD Yds 0 3 52 7 1 52 0 0 7 0 3 42 0 4 49 0 0 6 7 3 67 0 1 17 0 0 2 0 2 35 0 1 5 7 3 80

YSU 6 3 2 1 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 2 32

Opponent Ohio State South Dakota State Central State North Dakota State Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois UNI Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois

Opponent 0 2 4 2 1 4 0 6 4 0 3 0 26

Rush 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 10

Opponent Pass Ret Total 3 2 7 5 0 7 0 2 2 0 4 4 1 1 3 2 2 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 2 0 2 3 3 7 0 1 2 1 1 3 18 18 46

In the Red Zone Times inside the 20 Total Scores Touchdowns Rushing TDs Passing TDs Field Goals Missed FG Downs Turnover End Half/Game Points Scoring Percentage

70 70

YSU 43 32 27 15 12 5 2 3 5 1 201 74.4

Avg. 3.3 5.0 4.7 5.2 7.1 6.6 6.4 5.0 4.6 5.1 5.8 5.2

Plays 74 66 56 68 68 59 62 67 76 71 56 67

Drives 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 15 12 15 13 11

Avg. 6.7 5.5 5.1 5.7 6.2 4.9 5.6 4.5 6.3 4.7 4.3 6.1

Big Plays (25-Plus Yards) By Player

Long Plays By Game (25-plus yards) YSU Game Rush Pass Ret Total Ohio State 0 0 0 0 South Dakota St. 0 0 1 1 Central State 1 3 2 6 North Dakota St. 1 2 3 6 Liberty 0 2 1 3 Southern Utah 1 1 1 3 Missouri State 1 0 0 1 Southern Illinois 2 0 2 4 UNI 1 1 2 4 Illinois State 1 6 3 10 Indiana State 0 0 2 2 Western Illinois 0 4 1 5 Total 10 17 12 45

Drives 12 12 12 13 10 11 11 14 13 14 13 11

Opponent Plays Per Drive

Three-and-Outs Ohio State South Dakota St. Central State North Dakota St. Liberty Southern Utah Missouri State Southern Illinois Northern Iowa Illinois State Indiana State Western Illinois Total

Plays 39 60 56 68 71 73 70 70 60 71 75 57

Opp. 49 38 31 27 4 7 4 2 5 0 240 77.6

Player Barnes Wilson Jones Horne Keys Williams Scott Bush Summers Frasure Lee

No. 7 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 2 1 1

TDs 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

Type 4-KR, 3-P 4-PR, 1-I, 1-KR 7-P 5-KR, 1-P 5-R 2-P, 1-KR, 1-R 3-R 3-P 2-R 1-R 1-R

Legend: P-Pass; R-Rush; KR-Kickoff Return; PR-Punt Return; I-Interception; F-Fumble

Long Plays By The Numbers 25-29 ............................ 16 30-39 ............................ 14 40-49 .............................. 8 50-59 .............................. 4 60+ ................................ 4

Plays By Type Rushing ......................... 10 Passing ......................... 18 Kickoff Returns .............. 11 Punt Returns .................... 4 Interceptions .................... 3 Total .............................. 46 Touchdowns ..................... 9

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2008 TOP PERFORMANCES Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points First Quarter Points Second Quarter Points Third Quarter Points Fourth Quarter Points First Half Points Second Half Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By

56 340 6.1 3 40 32 347 12.1 4 75 544 7.7 44 14 14 14 14 24 20 3 25 6 66 3 4

vs. North Dakota State vs. North Dakota State vs. North Dakota State at Missouri State vs. Southern Illinois vs. Liberty at Illinois State at Western Illinois at Illinois State vs. Indiana State at Illinois State at Illinois State at Illinois State vs. Central State; at Illinois State Three times vs. Central State vs. Liberty; at Illinois State at Illinois State at Illinois State at South Dakota State vs. Indiana State Three times at Illinois State Three times vs. North Dakota State

Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points First Quarter Points Second Quarter Points Third Quarter Points Fourth Quarter Points First Half Points Second Half Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By

56 331 6.1 5 39 23 319 11.8 2 76 513 7.7 54 14 17 14 21 30 29 4 28 9 89 4 3

Western Illinois Western Illinois North Dakota State Missouri State North Dakota State North Dakota State South Dakota State Illinois State Ohio State; Illinois State UNI Illinois State South Dakota State Illinois State Southern Illinois South Dakota State Three times Illinois State Ohio State Illinois State Southern Illinois Illinois State South Dakota State, Central State South Dakota State North Dakota State South Dakota State

Individual Highs

Opponent Individual Highs

Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes

Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes

26 146 2 2 Longest Rush 71 Pass attempts 39 Pass completions 32 Yards Passing 347 TD Passes 4 Longest Pass 67 Receptions 9 Yards Receiving 136 TD Receptions 2 2 Longest Reception 67 Total Offense 383 Total Offense Plays 56 Field Goals 2 Field Goal 40 Punts 7 Punting Avg. 48.4 Longest Punt 66 Punt Return 39 Kickoff Return 57 Tackles 13 Sacks 1.0 Tackles For Loss 3.0 Interceptions 2

Ferlando Williams at Western Illinois Kamryn Keys vs. North Dakota State Jabari Scott vs. CSU; MSU Kamryn Keys at Illinois State Josh Lee at Illinois State Brandon Summers vs. Liberty Brandon Summers vs. Liberty Brandon Summers at Illinois State Brandon Summers at Illinois State Brandon Summers at Illinois State Ferlando Williams vs. Liberty Donald Jones at Illinois State Ferlando Williams vs Central State Donald Jones vs. Indiana State Donald Jones at Illinois State Brandon Summers vs. Liberty Brandon Summers vs. Liberty Brian Palmer vs. North Dakota State Brian Palmer vs. North Dakota State Ben Nowicki at Ohio State Ben Nowicki at Southern Utah Ben Nowicki at Southern Utah De’Angelo Wilson vs. Central State Dominique Barnes vs. UNI Roshon Simons at Illinois State Eleven Players Torrance Nicholson De’Angelo Wilson vs. North Dakota State

40 235 3 3 Longest Rush 55 Pass attempts 38 Pass completions 23 Yards Passing 319 TD Passes 2 2 Longest Pass 51 Receptions 9 Yards Receiving 186 TD Receptions 2 Longest Reception 51 Total Offense 314 Total Offense Plays 41 Field Goals 4 Field Goal 54 Punts 9 Punting Avg 46.0 Longest Punt 57 Punt Return 52 Kickoff Return 93 Tackles 18 Sacks 1.5 Tackles For Loss 3.0 Interceptions 2 2

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Opponent Team Highs

Team Highs

Herb Donaldson • Western Illinois Herb Donaldson • Western Illinois Rashad Jennings • Liberty Walter Mendenhall • Illinois State Rashad Jennings • Liberty Nick Mertens • North Dakota State Nick Mertens • North Dakota State Ryan Berry • South Dakota State Todd Boeckman • Ohio State Kevin Brockway • Illinois State Zach Terrell • Liberty Kole Heckendorf • North Dakota State Eyad Salem • Illinois State Eyad Salem • Illinois State Dominic Bolden • Liberty Nick Mertens • North Dakota State Nick Mertens • North Dakota State Ryan Pretorius • Ohio State Aaron Pettrey • Ohio State Tyrell Thompson • Central State Chris Fuchs • Western Illinois Scott Ravanesi • Southern Illinois Dominic Bolden • Liberty Chris Garrett • Illinois State Scott Quinton • Indiana State Brandin Jordan • Southern Illinois Nick Hursky • Liberty Conrad Kjerstad • South Dakota State Jason Tate • Illinois State

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#1

No. 2/3 (FBS) | Ohio State 43, No. 12 (FCS) | Youngstown State 0 Aug. 30 • Columbus, Ohio Ohio Stadium | Att: 105,011

Score by Quarters Youngstown State Ohio State

1 2 0 0 13 13

3 0 7

4 0 10

Second-ranked Ohio State used a balanced offense and kicked five field goals to hand the Penguins a season-opening 43-0 defeat in front of 105,011 fans at Ohio Stadium.

The Penguins had 74 total offensive yards for the contest. They were held to minus-11 on the ground and just had five first downs.

YSU crossed midfield just twice in the game, both times in the second half.

The Buckeyes had 251 yards rushing, 244 yards passing and had two touchdowns of each variety in the contests. Their placekickers connected on field goals of 26, 28, 31, 50 and 54 yards when the Guins defense was able to contain the OSU offense.

YSU quarterbacks Todd Rowan, Brandon Summers and Paul Corsaro combined for 12 completions for 85 yards.

Punter Ben Nowicki had a solid game with seven punts for an average of 42.4, including a 50-yarder.

Ten Penguins made their starting debuts in the contest, including seven on the defensive side of the ball.

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Team Statistics YSU OSU First Downs 5 24 Rushes 21 43 Yards -11 251 Passes 12-18 21-31 Yards 85 244 Total Plays 39 74 Total Yards 74 495 Avg. Play 1.9 6.7 Fumbles 1 1 Lost 1 1 Penalties 3 6 Yards 15 48 Punts 9-384 0-0 Avg. 42.7 0.0 Punt Returns 0-0 5-83 Avg. 0.0 16.6 KO Returns 7-137 1-28 Avg. 19.6 28.0 INTs 0 0 Return Yds 0 0 TOP 23:54 36:06 3rd Down 1-10 7-14 4th Down 0-0 1-2 Sacks By 1-8 2-24

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#2

No. 21 | South Dakota State 40, No. 14 | Youngstown State 7 Sept. 6 • Brookings, S.D. Coughlin-Alumni Stadium | Att: 11,832

Score by Quarters Youngstown State South Dakota State

1 2 0 0 10 17

3 7 6

No. 21 South Dakota State scored 27 firsthalf points and the Penguins never recovered suffering a 40-7 setback to the Jackrabbits in the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for both schools.

YSU, which was ranked 14th, scored its first touchdown of the season in the third quarter on a two-yard run by Jabari Scott.

Scott’s score capped an impressive 14-play, 74-yard drive.

SDSU quarterback Ryan Berry had a solid evening completing 19-of-30 passes for 319 yards and two touchdowns. He also added a rushing score in the first quarter.

Jackrabbits running back Kyle Minett also had a strong evening rushing for 123 yards and finishing with 65 yards receiving. He had two rushing touchdowns in the game.

YSU had 205 yards of total offense while South Dakota State finished with 506.

Punter Ben Nowicki had a second straight strong outing averaging 43.8 yards per kick, including two boots of more than 50 yards.

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Final 7 40 Team Statistics YSU SDSU First Downs 14 22 Rushes 33 36 Yards 107 187 Passes 15-27 19-30 Yards 98 319 Total Plays 60 66 Total Yards 205 506 Avg. Play 3.4 7.7 Fumbles 0 1 Lost 0 1 Penalties 5 9 Yards 60 89 Punts 6-263 4-158 Avg. 43.8 39.5 Punt Returns 0-0 4-28 Avg. 0.0 7.0 KO Returns 7-127 1-23 Avg. 18.1 23.0 INTs 0 3 Return Yds 0 31 TOP 26:51 33:09 3rd Down 2-13 7-13 4th Down 1-1 0-0 Sacks By 3-23 3-17

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter OSU 12:06 • Chris Wells 43-yard run (Ryan Pretorius kick) OSU 7:54 • Pretorius 28-yard field goal OSU 0:08 • Pretorius 31-yard field goal 2nd Quarter OSU 12:51 • Pretorius 26-yard field goal OSU 5:17 • Pretorius 50-yard field goal OSU 1:16 • Brian Robiskie 31-yard pass from Todd Boeckmann (Pretorius kick) 3rd Quarter OSU 2:01 • DeVier Posey 25-yard pass from Boeckman (Pretorius kick) 4th Quarter OSU 12:48 • Terrelle Pryor 18-yard run (Pretorius kick) OSU 5:08 • Aaron Pettrey 54-yard field goal

1st Quarter SDSU 11:30 • Peter Reifenrath 20-yard field goal SDSU 7:05 • Ryan Berry 1-yard run (Reifenrath kick) 2nd Quarter SDSU 14:15 • JaRon Harris 34-yard pass from Berry (Reifenrath kick) SDSU 5:01 • Team Safety (Sacked QB in end zone) SDSU 1:37 • Kyle Minett 8-yard run (Reifenrath kick) 3rd Quarter YSU 9:24 • Jabari Scott 2-yard run (Brian Palmer kick) SDSU 8:24 • Minett 53-yard run (Reifenrath kick failed) 4th Quarter SDSU 6:42 • Tyler Duffy 8-yard run (Reifenrath kick)

Individual Statistics

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Youngstown State • Dana Brown 5-11; Jabari Scott 5-4; Kamryn Keys 2-0; Brandon Summers 4-(-1); Ferlando Williams 3-(-2); Da’Michael Horne 1-7; Todd Rowan 1-(-18). Ohio State • Chris Wells 13-111; Terrell Pryor 9-52; Maurice Wells 5-32; Brandon Saine 5-20; Dan Herron 5-17; Todd Boeckman 4-10; Joe Bauserman 2-9.

PASSING: Youngstown State State • Todd Rowan 8-13-46; Brandon Summers 3-4-24; Paul Corsaro 1-1-15. Ohio State • Todd Boeckman 14-19-187;Terrelle Pryor 4-6-35; Joe Bauserman 3-6-22.

RECEIVING: Youngstown State • Dominique Barnes 3-33; Ferlando Williams 2-16; Derrick Bush 2-9; Donald Jones 1-15; Dana Brown 1-7; Patrick Bellish 1-3. Ohio State • DeVier Posey 4-47; Brian Robiskie 3-41; Ray Small 3-35; Chris Wells 3-10; Brian Hartline 2-59; Rory Nicol 1-14; Maurice Wells 1-10; Jake Ballard 1-9; Lamaar Thomas 1-9; Brandon Smith 1-6; Dane Sanzenbacher 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Youngstown State • None. Ohio State • None.

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RUSHING: Youngstown State • Jabari Scott 10-64; Brandon Summers 9-30; Dana Brown 7-16; Ferlando Williams 4-0; Todd Rowan 3-(-3). South Dakota State • Kyle Minett 14-123; Tyler Duffy 8-49; Dominqiue Clare 5-26; Team 1-(3); Ryan Berry 5-(-15).

PASSING: Youngstown State • Brandon Summers 9-17-60; Todd Rowan 6-10-38. South Dakota State • Ryan Berry 19-30-319.

RECEIVING: Youngstown State • Jabari Scott 5-10; Derrick Bush 4-38; Ferlando Williams 2-25; Dominqiue Barnes 2-20; Dana Brown 2-5. South Dakota State • Kyle Minett 6-65; JaRon Harris 4-78; Glen Fox 3-28; Colin Cochart 2-81; Mike Steffen 2-26; Jordan Paula 1-25; Luke Greving 1-16.

INTERCEPTIONS: Youngstown State • None. South Dakota State • Conrad Kjerstad 2-17; Brock Campbell 1-14.

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#3

No. 23 | Youngstown State 38, Central State 0 Sept. 13 • Youngstown, Ohio Stambaugh Stadium | Att: 14,145

Score by Quarters Central State Youngstown State

1 0 14

2 0 7

3 0 14

The 23rd-ranked Penguins put together their best all-around performance of the season beating Central State 38-0 in the home opener at Stambaugh Stadium.

YSU scored four touchdowns on offense while special teams added a touchdown and a field goal and the defense earned its first shutout since October 2005.

Tailback Jabari Scott opened the scoring on a 17-yard run in the first quarter. Later in the period, quarterback Brandon Summers connected with Ferlando Williams on a 64yard scoring strike. For Summers it was his first career touchdown passes.

In the second quarter, De’Angelo Wilson returned a punt 39 yards for a score to put the Penguins in front 21-0 at halftime.

Scott scored on a two-yard run and Summers connected with Williams again, this time from five yards, to boost the advantage to 28-0.

Scott finished with 111 yards on 14 carries while Summers completed 6-of-8 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns.

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Final 0 38 Team Statistics CSU YSU First Downs 11 19 Rushes 29 47 Yards 101 239 Passes 11-27 7-9 Yards 97 107 Total Plays 56 56 Total Yards 198 346 Avg. Play 3.5 6.2 Fumbles 3 1 Lost 1 0 Penalties 9 2 Yards 71 20 Punts 9-314 3-132 Avg. 34.9 44.0 Punt Returns 0-0 5-95 Avg. 0.0 19.0 KO Returns 7-131 1-20 Avg. 18.7 20.0 INTs 0 1 Return Yds 0 0 TOP 29:45 30:15 3rd Down 2--13 4-9 4th Down 1-2 0-1 Sacks By 0-0 1-9

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#4

No. 24 | Youngstown State 32, No. 2 | North Dakota State 24 Sept. 20 • Youngstown, Ohio Stambaugh Stadium | Att: 14,331

Score by Quarters North Dakota State Youngstown State

1 0 10

2 3 6

3 14 7

De’Angelo Wilson’s interception in the end zone with 22 seconds remaining sealed a hard-fought 32-24 victory for the Penguins over second-ranked North Dakota State.

YSU jumped out to a 16-0 lead and held a 23-3 advantage late in the third quarter before two quick scores by the Bison cut the deficit to 23-17.

In the fourth, Kamryn Keys scored on a 14-yard run to give the Guins a 29-17 cushion. NDSU answered back when Tyler Roehl scored his second touchdown of the night, a three-yard scored with 7:09 remaining.

YSU answered with a drive that took almost five minutes off the clock and went ahead by eight on Brian Palmer’s 40-yard field goal.

NDSU drove to the YSU four-yard line, but on second down, Wilson intercepted Nick Mertens’ final pass of the game to preserve the win.

Keys rushed for a game-high 146 yards while Jabari Scott added 120 yards. YSU ran for a season-high 340 yards.

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Final 24 32 Team Statistics NDSU YSU First Downs 24 24 Rushes 29 56 Yards 178 340 Passes 23-39 7-12 Yards 296 101 Total Plays 68 68 Total Yards 474 441 Avg. Play 7.0 6.5 Fumbles 0 1 Lost 0 1 Penalties 4 4 Yards 40 25 Punts 3-126 3-112 Avg. 42.0 37.3 Punt Returns 1-4 1-2 Avg. 4.0 2.0 KO Returns 6-141 5-87 Avg. 23.5 17.4 INTs 1 4 Return Yds 0 54 TOP 28:06 31:54 3rd Down 4-11 5-12 4th Down 1-1 0-0 Sacks By 1-14 0-0

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter YSU 6:51 • Jabari Scott 17-yard run (Brian Palmer kick) YSU 2:17 • Ferlando Williams 64-yard pass from Brandon Summers (Palmer kick) 2nd Quarter YSU 2:52 • De’Angelo Wilson 39-yard punt return (Palmer kick) 3rd Quarter YSU 9:24 • Scott 2-yard run (Palmer kick) YSU 8:24 • Williams 5-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick) 4th Quarter YSU 10:11 • Palmer 23-yard field goal

1st Quarter YSU 11:58 • Brian Palmer 18-yard field goal YSU 1:57 • Brandon Summers 12-yard run (Palmer kick) 2nd Quarter YSU 1:01 • Donald Jones 14-yard pass from Summers (kick failed) NDSU 0:14 • Shawn Bibeau 37-yard field goal 3rd Quarter YSU 5:00 • Ferlando Williams 12-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick) NDSU 1:25 • Jerimiah Wurzbacher 18-yard pass from Nick Mertens (Bibeau kick) NDSU 0:07 • Tyler Roehl 19-yard run (Bibeau kick) 4th Quarter YSU 12:49 • Kamryn Keys 14-yard run (pass failed) NDSU 7:09 • Roehl 3-yard run (Bibeau kick) YSU 2:29 • Palmer 40-yard field goal

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Central State • Kennan Hampton 12-58; Jude Diege 10-40; Eriq McCorkle 6-8; Tadarius Montgomery 1-(-5). Youngstown State • Jabari Scott 14-111; Kamryn Keys 15-81; Josh Lee 7-35; Dana Brown 5-12; Ferlando Williams 1-2; Brandon Summers 4-0; Team 1-(-2).

PASSING: Central State • Jude Diege 11-26-97; Team 0-1-0. Youngstown State • Brandon Summers 6-8-101; Paul Corsaro 1-1-6.

RECEIVING: Central State • Roosevelt Williams 3-25; Jerred Hill 3-25; Antonio Cooperwood 2-31; Daniel Stover 2-14; Marcus Fails 1-2. Youngstown State • Ferlando Williams 2-69; Da’Michael Horne 2-15; Dana Brown 1-13; Dominique Barnes 1-6; Donald Jones 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Central State • None. Youngstown State • Jarvis Richards 1-0.

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RUSHING: North Dakota State • Tyler Roehl 14-104; Matt Voigtlander 5-40; Nick Mertens 3-18; D.J. McNorton 6-14; Tyler Jangula 1-2. Youngstown State • Kamryn Keys 21-146; Jabari Scott 17-120; Brandon Summers 13-64; Ferlando Williams 3-12; Team 2-(-2).

PASSING: North Dakota State • Nick Mertens 23-38-296; Team 0-1-0. Youngstown State • Brandon Summers 7-12-101.

RECEIVING: North Dakota State • Kole Heckendorf 9-111; Alex Belquist 4-60; Jordan Schultenover 3-56; Tyler Jangula 2-33; Jerimiah Wurzbacher 2-27; Tyler Roehl 1-6; Landon Smith 1-5; D.J. McNorton 1-(-2). Youngstown State • Dominique Barnes 2-57; Donald Jones 1-14; Ferlando Williams 1-12; Ben Lane 1-8; Kamryn Keys 1-7; Derrick Bush 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: North Dakota State • John Richardson 1-0. Youngstown State • De’Angelo Wilson 2-26; Jaimie Frasure 1-27; Brandian Ross 1-1.

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#5

No. 25 | Liberty 31, No. 23 | Youngstown State 28 Sept. 27 • Youngstown, Ohio Stambaugh Stadium | Att: 18,978

Score by Quarters Liberty Youngstown State

1 0 7

2 3 14 14 7 0

Quarterback Brandon Summers completed a school-record 32 passes, but Liberty’s Matt Bevins converted a 24-yard field goal as time expired to spoil Summers’ recordbreaking performance as YSU lost 31-28.

Summers was 32-of-39 for 334 yards and three touchdowns. His 334 yards were the most by a Penguin quarterback since 1987.

YSU jumped out to a 14-0 lead before the Flames scored 28 unanswered points.

Trailing 28-14 in the fourth, the Penguins defense forced two turnovers and the offense turned them into touchdowns.

Summers connected with Donald Jones from four yards out to cut the deficit to 28-21 with 6:19 left. After a Mike Barlak interception, Summers threw an 11-yard strike to Ferlando Williams tying the game at 28 with 1:29 left.

However, Liberty converted two third downs on the final drive and moved the ball to the YSU seven-yard line setting up Bevins’ game-winning kick.

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Team Statistics LU YSU First Downs 21 24 Rushes 44 32 Yards 252 93 Passes 16-24 32-39 Yards 202 334 Total Plays 68 71 Total Yards 454 427 Avg. Play 6.7 6.0 Fumbles 1 0 Lost 1 0 Penalties 3 5 Yards 14 35 Punts 2-68 4-162 Avg. 34.0 40.5 Punt Returns 3-59 0-0 Avg. 19.7 0.0 KO Returns 3-59 5-93 Avg. 19.7 18.6 INTs 1 2 Return Yds 0 11 TOP 28:46 31:14 3rd Down 8-12 6-13 4th Down 0-0 1-2 Sacks By 3-24 1-14

GAME

#6

Southern Utah 14, Youngstown State 7 Oct. 4 • Cedar City, Utah Eccles Coliseum | Att: 2,652

Score by Quarters Youngstown State Southern Utah

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter YSU 7:38 • Dominique Barnes 7-yard pass from Brandon Summers (Brian Palmer kick) 2nd Quarter YSU 14:54 • Summers 18-yard run (Palmer kick) LU 10:26 • Zach Terrell 3-yard run (Matt Bevins kick) LU 2:03 • Rashad Jennings 2-yard run (Bevins kick) 3rd Quarter LU 2:21 • Jennings 2-yard run (Bevins kick) LU 0:06 • Jennings 6-yard run (Bevins kick) 4th Quarter YSU 6:19 • Donald Jones 4-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick) YSU 1:29 • Ferlando Williams 11-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick) LU 0:00 • Bevins 24-yard field goal

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Liberty • Rashad Jennings 29-220; Zach Terrell 11-35; Dominic Bolden 1-3; Team 1-(-3); Brock Smith 2-(-4). Youngstown State • Brandon Summers 17-49; Dana Brown 5-23; Kamryn Keys 6-16; Jabari Scott 3-5; Ferlando Williams 1-0.

PASSING: Liberty • Brock Smith 15-23-151; Zach Terrell 1-1-51. Youngstown State • Brandon Summers 32-39-334.

RECEIVING: Liberty • Dominic Bolden 6-91; Jonathan Crawford 5-60; Mike Brown 3-35; Zach Terrell 1-10; Rashad Jennings 1-6. Youngstown State • Ferlando Williams 9-87; Da’Michael Horne 7-49; Donald Jones 5-74; Derrick Bush 3-59; Aaron Pitts 3-40; Dominique Barnes 3-19; Kyle Banna 1-5; Jabari Scott 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Liberty • Chuck Duffey 1-0. Youngstown State • Lenny Wicks 1-7; Mike Barlak 1-4.

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Three costly turnovers proved to be the difference as Youngstown State dropped a tough 14-7 contest to Southern Utah at the Eccles Coliseum on a wet and damp Saturday in Cedar City.

YSU took a 7-0 lead on a 45-yard touchdown run by Kamryn Keys early in the first quarter. The Penguins’ next drive ended on the SUU nine-yard line when Dana Brown fumbled. The Guins then turned the ball over at the SUU eight on their ensuing possession when Brandon Summers was intercepted.

In the second quarter, Summers suffered a knee injury and left the contest. The Thunderbirds tied the game in the second quarter on a one-yard run by Deckar Alexander.

In the third, backup quarterback Paul Corsaro fumbled near the YSU sidelines and Aaron Fernandez returned it 54 yards for a touchdown.

YSU had a 4th-and-2 at the SUU 18 in the final minute, but Corsaro’s pass for Donald Jones was broken up in the end zone. YSU converted two fourth downs on the drive.

Scoring Summary

Individual Statistics

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Final 7 14 Team Statistics YSU SUU First Downs 19 15 Rushes 44 31 Yards 170 106 Passes 14-29 13-28 Yards 153 172 Total Plays 73 59 Total Yards 323 278 Avg. Play 4.4 4.7 Fumbles 2 0 Lost 2 0 Penalties 6 4 Yards 32 32 Punts 5-242 6-257 Avg. 48.4 42.8 Punt Returns 2-1 3-24 Avg. 0.5 8.0 KO Returns 3-68 2-52 Avg. 22.7 26.0 INTs 2 1 Return Yds 49 0 TOP 32:12 27:48 3rd Down 8-17 4-13 4th Down 2-4 0-0 Sacks By 2-9 3-22

1st Quarter YSU 12:31 • Kamryn Keys 45-yard run (Brian Palmer kick) 2nd Quarter SUU 6:14 • Deckar Alexander 1-yard run (Steve Pulver kick) 3rd Quarter SUU 1:55 • Aaron Fernandez 54-yard fumble return (Pulver kick)

RUSHING: Youngstown State • Kamryn Keys 11-71; Dana Brown 12-44; Ferlando Williams 9-22; Brandon Summers 4-20; Paul Corsaro 8-13. Southern Utah • Deckar Alexander 21-92; Cody Stone 8-13; Kenny Apilli 1-2; Team 1-(-1).

PASSING: Youngstown State • Paul Corsaro 10-21-97; Brandon Summers 4-7-56; Ferlando Williams 0-1-0. Southern Utah • Cody Stone 13-28-172.

RECEIVING: Youngstown State • Ferlando Williams 4-61; Donald Jones 3-22; Aaron Pitts 2-27; Da’Michael Horne 2-27; Dominique Barnes 2-8; Kamryn Keys 1-8. Southern Utah • Nick Miller 5-89; Tysson Poots 3-29; Jared Ursua 3-26; Kenny Apilli 1-25; Deckar Alexander 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Youngstown State • De’Angelo Wilson 1-46; Mike Barlak 1--3. Southern Utah • Tico Pringle 1-0.

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2008 GAME RECAPS

#7

Missouri State 42, Youngstown State 28 Oct. 11 • Springfield, Mo. Plaster Field | Att: 11,005

Score by Quarters Youngstown State Missouri State

1 0 7

2 3 14 7 7 14

YSU rushed for 269 yards and Jabari Scott scored three touchdowns, but Missouri State broke open a 14-14 game with 28 secondhalf points to earn a 42-28 victory at Plaster Field.

Scott scored on two one-yard runs and caught an 11-yard pass for a score in the contest. He rushed for 97 yards on just five carries. Tailback Kamryn Keys rushed for 113 yards on 23 carries.

YSU trailed 14-0 in the second quarter before Scott and quarterback Dailyn Campbell scored to tie the contest.

MSU scored the first 14 points of the third quarter before the Guins pulled within 28-21 on Scott’s second one-yard run. But the Bears added two fourth-quarter touchdowns to put the game away.

Campbell connected with Scott on an 11yard pass in the fourth quarter for the final margin.

Playing in his first career game, Campbell completed 17-of-22 passes for 122 yards while rushing for 35 on 10 carries.

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#8 Final 28 42

Team Statistics YSU MSU First Downs 22 20 Rushes 46 48 Yards 268 272 Passes 18-24 11-14 Yards 131 127 Total Plays 70 62 Total Yards 399 399 Avg. Play 5.7 6.4 Fumbles 3 2 Lost 1 2 Penalties 2 7 Yards 14 48 Punts 3-113 2-83 Avg. 37.7 41.5 Punt Returns 0-0 1-40 Avg. 0.0 40.0 KO Returns 3-47 4-39 Avg. 15.7 9.8 INTs 0 1 Return Yds 0 3 TOP 30:09 29:51 3rd Down 6-13 6-9 4th Down 0-3 1-1 Sacks By 0-0 1-9

No. 14/16 | Southern Illinois 33, Youngstown State 0 Oct. 18 • Youngstown, Ohio Stambaugh Stadium | Att: 14,679

Score by Quarters Southern Illinois Youngstown State

1 14 0

2 3 0

3 2 0

The defense did their best to keep the Penguins in the game, but YSU just couldn’t take advantage of some opportunities on offense and ultimately lost 33-0 to Southern Illinois at Stambaugh Stadium.

It was the first time the Guins were shutout at home since Sept. 9, 1995 (27-0 by Stephen F. Austin).

SIU jumped out to a 7-0 lead three plays into the game on a 24-yard pass from Chris Dieker to Joe Allaria. Later in the quarter, Ryan Patton intercepted a Dailyn Campbell pass and returned it 52 yards for a score.

In the second and third quarters, SIU combined to score five points, while YSU was stopped on a fourth-and-1 at the Salukis’ 21-yard line and Brian Palmer, who had made 14 straight field goals, missed chances from 38 and 42 yards.

In the fourth, SIU broke the game open with two touchdown runs in a 62-second span for the final margin of 33-0.

In his first start, Campbell completed 15of-29 passes for 102 yards.

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Final 33 0

Team Statistics SIU YSU First Downs 18 13 Rushes 43 30 Yards 199 70 Passes 10-24 19-40 Yards 107 137 Total Plays 67 70 Total Yards 306 207 Avg. Play 4.6 3.0 Fumbles 1 1 Lost 0 0 Penalties 5 3 Yards 49 26 Punts 8-327 6-221 Avg. 40.9 36.8 Punt Returns 1-7 4-57 Avg. 7.0 14.2 KO Returns 1-13 5-103 Avg. 13.0 20.6 INTs 2 1 Return Yds 62 0 TOP 28:26 31:34 3rd Down 3-13 4-17 4th Down 1-1 0-3 Sacks By 4-35 2-13

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter MSU 4:52 • Stephen Johnston 1-yard run (Matt Hottelman kick) 2nd Quarter MSU 11:02 • Cody Kirby 1-yard run (Hottelman kick) YSU 7:28 • Jabari Scott 1-yard run (Brian Palmer kick) YSU 0:46 • Dailyn Campbell 11-yard run (Palmer kick) 3rd Quarter MSU 11:58 • Johnston 38-yard run (Hottelman kick) MSU 8:16 • Kirby 5-yard run (Hottelman kick) YSU 0:29 • Jabari Scott 1-yard run (Palmer kick) 4th Quarter MSU 12:52 • Jeff Sargent 12-yard pass from Kirby (Hottelman kick) MSU 4:05 • Kingjack Washington 8-yard run (Hottelman kick) YSU 2:00 • Scott 11-yard pass from Campbell (Palmer kick)

1st Quarter SIU 13:58 • Joe Allaria 24-yard pass from Chris Dieker (Kyle Dougherty kick) SIU 1:48 • Ryan Patton 52-yard interception return (Dougherty kick) 2nd Quarter SIU 0:00 • Dougherty 42-yard field goal 3rd Quarter SIU 7:46 • Team Safety 4th Quarter SIU 6:16 • Larry Warner 3-yard run (Dougherty kick) SIU 5:14 • Richard White 8-yard run (Dougherty kick)

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Youngstown State • Kamryn Keys 23-113; Jabari Scott 5-97; Dailyn Campbell 10-35; Dana Brown 4-13; Ferlando Williams 3-9; Paul Corsaro 1-1. Missouri State • Kingjack Washington 23-133; Stephen Johnston 13-87; Cody Kirby 10-56; Team 2-(-4).

PASSING: Youngstown State • Dailyn Campbell 17-22-122; Paul Corsaro 1-2-9. Missouri State • Cody Kirby 11-14-127.

RECEIVING: Youngstown State • Dominique Barnes 7-47; Da’Michael Horne 5-47; Donald Jones 2-14; Jabari Scott 1-11; Ben Lane 1-9; Ferlando Williams 1-7; Kamryn Keys 1-(-4).

Missouri State • Clay Harbor 4-53; Chris Geisz 3-54; Chase Mejia 2-0; Jeff Sargent 1-12; Adrian Taylor 1-8.

INTERCEPTIONS: Youngstown State • None. Missouri State • Jeremy Dawson 1-3.

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Southern Illinois • Larry Warner 22-147; Richard White 8-49; Lucien Walker 4-9; Jonate Govan 1-2; Teams 2-(-3); Chris Dieker 6-(-5). Youngstown State • Kamryn Keys 13-68; Dana Brown 7-20; Jabari Scott 1-2; Dailyn Campbell 9-(-20).

PASSING: Southern Illinois • Chris Dieker 10-23-107; Team 0-1-0. Youngstown State • Dailyn Campbell 15-29-102; Marc Kanetsky 4-11-35.

RECEIVING: Southern Illinois • Marc Cheatham 3-27; Joe Allaria 2-32; Larry Warner 2-7; Damian Sherman 1-12; Ryan Kernes 1-10; Matt Guinn 1-9. Youngstown State • Da’Michael Horne 5-44; Ferlando Williams 5-29; Dominique Barnes 2-16; Donald Jones 2-16; Kamryn Keys 2-9; Derrick Bush 1-18; Ben Lane 1-6; Dana Brown 1-(-1).

INTERCEPTIONS: Southern Illinois • Ryan Patton 1-52; Kyle Walker 1-10. Youngstown State • Na’eem Outler 1-0.

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2008 GAME RECAPS GAME

#9

No. 4/5 | UNI 21, Youngstown State 20 Oct. 25 • Youngstown, Ohio Stambaugh Stadium | Att: 15,937

Score by Quarters UNI Youngstown State

1 7 0

2 7 7

3 0 7

Youngstown State overcame a 14-point deficit and pulled within one point on a 51yard Brandon Summers to Donald Jones touchdown strike with 3:55 remaining, but UNI blocked the potential game-tying extra point and was able to hang on for the 21-20 win at Stambaugh Stadium.

UNI led 14-0 after a one-yard pass from Zach Davis to Schuylar Oordt and a one-yard run by Derrick Law. But the Guins hung tough and trailed 14-7 at halftime when Summers connected with Da’Micahel Horne from 18 yards out with 1:35 left in the second.

Late in the third, Kamryn Keys ripped off a 61-yard run to tie the contest at 14.

UNI regained the lead when Law scored his second one-yard touchdown of the game with 12:04 left.

YSU pulled within one at the 3:55 mark on Jones’ score, but that was as close as it would get in the game.

Keys rushed for 101 yards on nine carries and Summers completed 15-of-32 passes.

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Final 21 20 Team Statistics UNI YSU First Downs 19 13 Rushes 48 27 Yards 138 133 Passes 17-28 15-33 Yards 162 167 Total Plays 76 60 Total Yards 300 300 Avg. Play 3.9 5.0 Fumbles 1 1 Lost 1 1 Penalties 5 6 Yards 35 45 Punts 6-205 5-171 Avg. 34.2 34.2 Punt Returns 1-3 3-23 Avg. 3.0 7.7 KO Returns 3-32 3-120 Avg. 10.7 40.0 INTs 0 1 Return Yds 0 0 TOP 36:08 23:52 3rd Down 11-19 5-14 4th Down 0-1 1-4 Sacks By 3-21 2-17

GAME

#10

Illinois State 54, Youngstown State 44 Nov. 1 • Normal, Ill. Hancock Stadium | Att: 11,615

Score by Quarters Youngstown State Illinois State

1 2 14 10 10 15

3 6 8

Quarterback Brandon Summers tied a school record with four passing touchdowns and YSU rolled up 544 yards of total offense, but Illinois State found a way to score more points to earn a 54-44 victory over the Guins at Hancock Stadium.

Summers had two first-half scoring throws and added two more in the fourth quarter.

His third of the day was a 28-yarder to Derrick Bush and gave the Guins a momentary 37-33 lead.

But Illinois State’s Chris Garrett returned the ensuing kickoff 93 yards for a score 14 seconds later and the Guins never led again.

ISU’s Walter Mendenhall scored two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal the wild win for the Redbirds.

Kamryn Keys led YSU on the ground scoring two touchdowns. He had 85 yards on 19 carries in the game.

The 44 points are the most YSU has ever scored in a road loss and it was the first time it scored 40 in a loss since 1992.

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Team Statistics YSU ILS First Downs 24 27 Rushes 37 47 Yards 197 230 Passes 20-34 17-24 Yards 347 283 Total Plays 71 71 Total Yards 544 513 Avg. Play 7.7 7.2 Fumbles 2 1 Lost 1 0 Penalties 6 8 Yards 66 85 Punts 2-59 2-73 Avg. 29.5 37.0 Punt Returns 1-(-1) 0-0 Avg. -1.0 0.0 KO Returns 9-219 7-209 Avg. 24.3 29.9 INTs 0 2 Return Yds 0 47 TOP 38:20 31:40 3rd Down 5-12 5-13 4th Down 1-3 0-0 Sacks By 0-0 1-9

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter UNI 0:32 • Schuylar Oordt 1-yard pass from Zach Davis (Billy Hallgren kick) 2nd Quarter UNI 5:39 • Derrick Law 1-yard run (Hallgren kick) YSU 1:35 • Da’Michael Horne 18-yard pass from Brandon Summers (Brian Palmer kick) 3rd Quarter YSU 3:06 • Kamryn Keys 61-yard run (Palmer kick) 4th Quarter UNI 12:04 • Law 1-yard run (Hallgren kick) YSU 3:55 • Donald Jones 51-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick blocked)

1st Quarter YSU 11:46 • Josh Lee 6-yard pass from Brandon Summers (Brian Palmer kick) ILS 6:58 • Walter Mendenhall 5-yard run (Stephen Fetzer kick) YSU 6:42 • Donald Jones 67-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick) ILS 0:39 • Fetzer 19-yard field goal 2nd Quarter YSU 8:37 • Kamryn Keys 5-yard run (Palmer kick) ILS 6:38 • Kevin Brockway 1-yard run (Mendenall rush) ILS 2:58 • Eyad Salem 50-yard pass from Brockway (Fetzer kick) YSU 0:06 • Palmer 33-yard field goal 3rd Quarter YSU 8:08 • Keys 4-yard run (Palmer kick failed) ILS 3:37 • Salem 24-yard pass from Brockway (Salem pass from Brockway) 4th Quarter YSU 14:29 • Derrick Bush 28-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick) ILS 14:15 • Chris Garrett 93-yard kickoff return (Fetzer kick) ILS 11:15 • Mendenhall 31-yard run (Fetzer kick) YSU 8:44 • Dominique Barnes 32-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick) ILS 6:59 • Mendenall 10-yard run (Fetzer kick)

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: UNI • Corey Lewis 21-97; Derrick Law 20-43; Zach Davis 5-17; D.P. Eyman 1-(-1); Team 1-(-1). Youngstown State • Kamryn Keys 9-101; Dana Brown 11-37; Brandon Summers 7-(-5).

PASSING: UNI • Zach Davis 17-28-162. Youngstown State • Brandon Summers 15-32167; Team 1-0-0.

RECEIVING: UNI • Johnny Gray 5-48; Victor Williams 3-56; Corey Lewis 3-38; Josh Collins 3-5; Jarred Herring 1-8; D.J. Hord 1-6; Schuylar Oordt 1-1. Youngstown State • Da’Michael Horne 5-64; Dominique Barnes 5-64; Donald Jones 2-58; Kamryn Keys 2-16; Dana Brown 2-1; Ben Lane 1-6.

INTERCEPTIONS: UNI • None. Youngstown State • De’Angelo Wilson 1-0.

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Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Youngstown State • Kamryn Keys 19-85; Josh Lee 2-73; Brandon Summers 9-20; Dana Brown 6-18; Da’Michael Horne 1-1. Illinois State • Walter Mendenhall 35-225; Clifton Gordon 5-11; Kevin Brockway 5-0; Team 2-(-6).

PASSING: Youngstown State • Brandon Summers 20-34-347. IllinoisState • Kevin Brockway 17-24-283.

RECEIVING: Youngstown State • Dominique Barnes 8-100; Donald Jones 4-136; Da’Michael Horne 4-45; Aaron Pitts 2-32; Derrick Bush 1-28; Josh Lee 1-6. Illinois State • Eyad Salem 8-186; Kelvin Chandler 4-65; Marcus King 3-22; Cody White 1-10; Garin Harcar 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Youngstown State • None. Illinois State • Jason Tate 2-47.

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#11

Youngstown State 35, Indiana State 21 Nov. 8 • Youngstown, Ohio Stambaugh Stadium | Att: 8,913

Score by Quarters Indiana State Youngstown State

1 7 7

2 14 14

3 0 7

The Penguins overcame a 21-7 secondquarter deficit to beat Indiana State 35-21 on Senior Day at Stambaugh Stadium.

YSU took an early lead on a two-yard run

by Ben Lane in the first quarter. Indiana State responded with a one-yard run by Ryan Roberts to tie the game.

ISU went ahead 14-7 on another Roberts score and built a 21-7 lead when Donye McCleskey returned a fumble 47 yards for a touchdown with 10:04 left in the second.

The Penguins rallied to tie the game before halftime scoring two touchdowns in the final five minutes. Brandon Summers connected with Donald Jones on a 10-yard score and Dana Brown scored from five yards out tying the game at halftime.

In the third, Summers connected with Jones from 23 yards, and in the fourth Summers threw an 11-yard scoring toss to Dominique Barnes.

Summers had three touchdown passes while redshirt freshman tailback Kamryn Keys had 123 yards rushing.

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Final 21 35 Team Statistics INS YSU First Downs 15 25 Rushes 41 52 Yards 184 273 Passes 5-15 14-23 Yards 54 142 Total Plays 56 75 Total Yards 238 415 Avg. Play 4.2 5.5 Fumbles 0 4 Lost 0 2 Penalties 3 5 Yards 35 45 Punts 7-244 5-192 Avg. 34.9 38.4 Punt Returns 2-6 2-39 Avg. 3.0 19.5 KO Returns 6-92 4-101 Avg. 15.3 25.2 INTs 0 0 Return Yds 0 0 TOP 26:23 33:37 3rd Down 2-11 10-15 4th Down 0-2 0-0 Sacks By 1-4 1-5

GAME

#12

Youngstown State 31, No. 23 | Western Illinois 28 Nov. 22 • Macomb, Ill. Hanson Field | Att: 1,286

Score by Quarters Youngstown State Western Illinois

1 7 0

2 14 14

3 7 7

Quarterback Brandon Summers threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Penguins held on to beat No. 23 Western Illinois in the season finale for both teams.

YSU never trailed in the contest and held a 31-21 lead late in the fourth quarter. WIU’s Herb Donaldson, who during the game became the conference’s all-time leading rusher, cut the deficit to 31-28 with 2:52 left on a four-yard run.

YSU was able to get the clock under one minute before giving the ball back to the Leathernecks.

YSU cornerback De’Angelo Wilson intercepted Matt Barr’s third-down pass with 25 seconds left to earn the victory.

Summers threw for 208 yards and connected on touchdown passes with Derrick Bush and Donald Jones.

Ferlando Williams, making his first career start at tailback, ran for 84 yards on a career-best 26 carries and a touchdown.

Donaldson finished the contest with 235 yards on 40 carries.

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Final 31 28 Team Statistics YSU WIU First Downs 17 20 Rushes 37 56 Yards 109 331 Passes 13-20 7-11 Yards 243 100 Total Plays 57 67 Total Yards 352 431 Avg. Play 6.2 6.4 Fumbles 2 3 Lost 0 2 Penalties 2 5 Yards 10 40 Punts 4-149 1-46 Avg. 37.2 46.0 Punt Returns 0-0 2-7 Avg. 0.0 3.5 KO Returns 3-68 5-79 Avg. 22.7 15.8 INTs 1 0 Return Yds 0 0 TOP 27:41 32:19 3rd Down 7-13 5-10 4th Down 0-0 0-1 Sacks By 0-0 1-16

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter YSU 8:38 • Ben Lane 2-yard run (Brian Palmer kick) INS 5:30 • Ryan Roberts 1-yard run (Braul Martinez kick) 2nd Quarter INS 11:23 • Roberts 4-yard run (Martinez kick) INS 10:04 • Donye McClesky 47-yard fumble return (Martinez kick) YSU 4:32 • Donald Jones 10-yard pass from Brandon Summers (Palmer kick) YSU 0:31 • Dana Brown 5-yard run (Palmer kick) 3rd Quarter YSU 10:33 • Jones 23-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick) 4th Quarter YSU 13:18 • Dominique Barnes 11-yard pass from Summers (Palmer)

1st Quarter YSU 4:12 • Derrick Bush 9-yard pass from Brandon Summers (Brian Palmer kick) 2nd Quarter WIU 14:56 • Dre Gibbs 8-yard run (Taylor Rowan kick) YSU 9:49 • Summers 1-yard run (Palmer kick) WIU 5:13 • Lito Senatus 6-yard pass from Matt Barr (Rowan kick) YSU 0:31 • Ferlando Williams 2-yard run (Palmer kick) 3rd Quarter WIU 10:36 • Gibbs 6-yard run (Rowan kick) YSU 1:06 • Donald Jones 38-yard pass from Summers (Palmer kick) 4th Quarter YSU 9:22 • Palmer 27-yard field goal WIU 2:52 • Herb Donaldson 4-yard run (Rowan kick)

Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Indiana State • Darrius Gates 17-110; Ryan Roberts 18-59; Brock Lough 3-10; Antoine Brown 3-5. Youngstown State • Kamryn Keys 17-123; Dana Brown 11-65; Ben Lane 10-38; Brandon Summers 4-16; Dominique Barnes 1-13; Josh Lee 4-10; Dailyn Campbell 3-10; Team 2-(-2).

PASSING: Indiana State • Ryan Roberts 5-15-54. Youngstown State • Brandon Summers 14-23-142.

RECEIVING: Indiana State • Brock Lough 3-30; Josh Jones 1-13; Alex Jones 1-11.

Youngstown State • Donald Jones 6-75; Dominique Barnes 3-34; Derrick Bush 2-14; Ben Lane 1-12; Kamryn Keys 1-7; Dana Brown 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Indiana State • None. Youngstown State • None.

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Individual Statistics

RUSHING: Youngstown State • Ferlando Williams 26-84; Ben Lane 4-29; Team 1-(-1); Brandon Summers 6-(-3). Western Illinois • Herb Donaldson 40-235; Dre Gibbs 11-63; Matt Barr 4-34; Team 1-(-1).

PASSING: Youngstown State • Brandon Summers 12-19-208; Dominque Barnes 1-1-35.

Western Illinois • Matt Barr 7-11-100.

RECEIVING: Youngstown State • Donald Jones 4-82; Ferlando Williams 2-50; Derrick Bush 2-39; Da’Michael Horne 2-31; Dominique Barnes 2-6; Brandon Summers 1-35. Western Illinois • Lito Senatus 5-75; Todd Speight 1-21; Dre Gibbs 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Youngstown State • De’Angelo Wilson 1-0. Western Illinois • None.

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FCS PLAYOFF SUCCESS vs. Opponents

HISTORY

Team Record Alcorn State ________________ 1-0 Appalachian State____________ 0-1 Boise State _________________ 1-0 Central Florida ______________ 1-1 Eastern Kentucky ____________ 2-0 Eastern Washington __________ 1-0 Florida A&M ________________ 1-0 Furman ____________________ 0-1 Georgia Southern ____________ 1-1 Hampton ___________________ 1-0 Idaho ______________________ 1-0 Illinois State ________________ 1-0 James Madison ______________ 1-0 Marshall ____________________ 2-1 McNeese State ______________ 1-0 Montana ___________________ 2-0 Nevada ____________________ 1-0 North Carolina A&T __________ 1-0 Northern Iowa _______________ 1-1 Richmond __________________ 0-1 Samford ___________________ 1-0 The Citadel _________________ 1-0 Villanova ___________________ 3-0 Overall ___________________ 25-7

Appearances Year Record 2006 ______________________ 2-1 2000 ______________________ 0-1 1999 ______________________ 3-1 1997 ______________________ 4-0 1994 ______________________ 4-0 1993 ______________________ 4-0 1992 ______________________ 3-1 1991 ______________________ 4-0 1990 ______________________ 0-1 1989 ______________________ 1-1 1987 ______________________ 0-1

Breakdown Overall ____________________ 25-7 Home _____________________ 14-1 Road ______________________ 8-5 Neutral_____________________ 3-1 Score 30-or-more points ______ 9-0 Score 28-or-more points _____ 15-2 Score 21-or-more points _____ 19-5 Score 20-of-less points _______ 7-2 Allowing 30-plus points _______ 3-4 Hold Opp. Under 21 points ___ 17-2 First Round _________________ 8-3 Quarterfinals ________________ 7-1 Semifinals __________________ 6-1 Finals ______________________ 4-2

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FCS PLAYOFF RANKINGS Playoff Victories

YSU is one of just two schools to house four FCS Championship trophies on campus.

The Youngstown State football program has one of the most storied playoff pasts in the history of the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-AA. The Penguins have been a mainstay in postseason appearing 11 times since the 1987 campaign. While ranking 10th in FCS appearances, YSU is second in victories (25), second in championships (four) and title-game appearances (six) and third in winning percentage (.793).

On six of those occasions, Youngstown State has reached the Championship game. In 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1997, the Penguins reached the pinnacle by winning the National Championship. For their efforts, the program was tabbed Division I-AA’s Team of the ‘90s.

Youngstown State has played 32 contests in the FCS postseason winning an impressive 25.

Before moving to the FCS level, YSU appeared in Division II Championship contest in 1979 and playoffs in 1974 and 1978.

Each year, from August through December, the program is known for winning and is mentioned as one of the greatest of all time.

1. Georgia Southern ________________ 38 2. YOUNGSTOWN STATE _______________ 25 3. Montana _______________________ 24 4. Marshall _______________________ 23 5. Appalachian State _______________ 20 5. Delaware_______________________ 20

Playoff Games 1. Georgia Southern ________________ 48 2. Montana _______________________ 39 3. Delaware_______________________ 33 4. YOUNGSTOWN STATE _______________ 32 4. Appalachian State _______________ 32

Highest Winning Percentage 1. Marshall ________________ 23-6 (.793) 2. Georgia Southern ________38-10 (.792) 3. YOUNGSTOWN STATE _______25-7 (.782) 4. Boise State _______________ 8-4 (.667) 5. Appalachian State _______20-12 (.625)

Championships 1. Georgia Southern _________________ 6 2. YOUNGSTOWN STATE ________________ 4 3. Appalachian State ________________ 3 4. Three Teams ____________________ 2

Championship Game Appearances 1. Georgia Southern _________________ 8 2. YOUNGSTOWN STATE ________________ 6 2. Marshall ________________________ 6 2. Montana ________________________ 6 5. Eastern Kentucky _________________ 4

Consecutive Wins (All Divisions) 1. YOUNGSTOWN STATE (1993-99) _____ 15 1. Augustana (1983-87)_____________ 15 3. Mount Union (1996-99) ___________ 14 4. Appalachian State (2005-08) ______ 13

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1991 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1991 National Championship Game

Score by Quarters 1 Youngstown State 0 Marshall 0 The Penguins won their final eight games, including three decided by two points or less on the way to winning the school’s first I-AA title.

Although the season had many miraculous moments, the biggest turning point of the year and perhaps the program’s history came at Georgia Southern on Nov. 2.

Both the Penguins and Eagles entered the game with 4-3 records with YSU losers of two straight. The loser was out of playoff contention while the winners’ postseason hopes continued.

YSU jumped out to a 12-3 halftime lead on GSU. Ray Isaac scored on a 33-yard touchdown run to put the Penguins in front 19-3 then in the fourth, YSU had to hang on.

Georgia Southern, winners of 53 of its last 55 home games and the two-time defending champion, pulled within 19-17 with 5:40 but failed to tie the game missing the two-point conversion.

YSU’s offense kept the ball the final 5:40 of the game converting two fourth-down plays to earn the victory.

YSU ended the regular season with wins over James Madison, Slippery Rock and Towson State to make the playoffs.

In the first round against Villanova, YSU trailed 16-7 before Leo Hawkins scored on a one-yard touchdown run in the third cutting the deficit to 16-14. In the final two minutes, Youngstown State faced a 4th-and-11 play when Ray Isaacs’ pass was deflected and then caught by Herb Williams for 41 yards. Jeff Wilkins kicked a 33-yard field goal with six seconds left to send the Penguins into the quarterfinals at top-seeded Nevada-Reno.

At Nevada, YSU jumped out to a 17-3 lead and led 30-20 in the fourth quarter to set up an amazing finish. With just over seven minutes remaining, the Wolfpack scored to cut the deficit to four.

After YSU mishandled a punt for a safety, Nevada stormed down the field to set up a 27-yard field goal attempt by Rick Schwendinger, but with one second left, his kick sailed wide left.

In the semifinals, YSU’s defense was the star scoring on a fumble return, intercepting six passes and holding Samford to minus-4 yards rushing in a 10-0 win. Chris Vecchione returned a fumble six yards for a touchdown in the first and Wilkins kicked a 28-yard field goal in the third for the games’ only points. Tamron Smith had 46 carries for 246 yards in the victory.

YSU returned to the site of its biggest victory of the season playing Marshall in Statesboro, Ga. Again, the Penguins pulled out a thrilling come-from-behind win, 25-17, scoring 19 fourthquarter points.

Marshall led 17-6 entering the fourth but an Isaac to Williams 33-yard touchdown pass and a three-yard touchdown run by Ryan Wood gave YSU an 18-17 lead. Smith added a five-yard touchdown rush to give the Penguins a 25-17 lead. A desperation pass by Marshall was knocked down in the end zone on the final play.

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Youngstown State battled back from a 17-6 deficit with 19 fourth-quarter points and held off a late charge to beat Marshall 25-17 to claim its first-ever national title on Dec. 21, 1991 in Statesboro, Ga. Heading into the fourth quarter, YSU trailed 17-6 after Marshall scored all of its points in the third.

Wide receiver Herb Williams caught a 33yard pass from Ray Isaac and Ryan Wood scored on a three-yard touchdown run to put YSU ahead 18-17 after two failed two-point conversions.

Tailback Tamron Smith increased the lead to 25-17 with a five-yard run with 5:42 remaining.

Marshall made one last charge moving the ball to the YSU 19-yard line in the final minute. But three incompletions by Patton and a sack by Demario Ridgeway preserved the win for the Penguins.

HISTORY

Youngstown State 25, Marshall 17 Dec. 21, 1991 • Statesboro, Ga. (CBS) Paulson Stadium | Att: 12,667 Final 25 17 Team Statistics MU YSU First Downs 22 16 Rushes 30 50 Yards 49 121 Passes 30-43 9-15 Yards 363 198 Total Plays 73 65 Total Yards 412 319 Avg. Play 5.6 4.9 Fumbles 3 2 Lost 1 1 Penalties 7 5 Yards 61 30 Punts 2-27 3-94 Avg. 13.5 31.3 Punt Returns 1-8 1-2 Avg. 8.0 2.0 KO Returns 2-21 1-46 Avg. 10.5 46.0 INTs 0 3 Return Yds 0 31 TOP 27:25 32:35 3rd Down 7-14 6-16 4th Down 0-2 1-2 Sacks By 4-25 7-41

Scoring Summary 2nd Quarter YSU 5:20 • Jeff Wilkins 23-yard field goal 3rd Quarter MU 10:14 • Troy Brown 13-yard pass from Michael Payton (Paul Klein kick) MU 5:08 • Clark 18-yard pass from Payton (Klein kick) YSU 2:04 • Wilkins 37-yard field goal MU 0:00 • Klein 42-yard field goal 4th Quarter YSU 13:38 • Herb Williams 33-yard pass from Ray Isaac (pass failed) YSU 7:09 • Ryan Wood 3-yard run (run failed) YSU 5:42 • Tamron Smith 5-yard run (Wilkins kick)

Individual Statistics RUSHING: Marshall • Glenn Pedro 13-50; Orlando Hatchett 5-15; Michael Payton 12-(-16). Youngstown State • Tamron Smith 30-88; Darnell Clark 4-23; Ryan Wood 5-18; Leo Hawkins 2-13; Ray Isaac 9-(-21).

PASSING: Marshall • Michael Payton 30-43-363. Youngstown State • Ray Isaac 9-15-198.

RECEIVING: Marshall • Ricardo Clark 8-154; Mike Bartrum 5-69; Troy Brown 5-65; Orlando Hatchett 5-26; Brian Dowler 3-25; Glenn Pedro 3-15; Will Brown 1-9. Youngstown State • Andre Ballinger 4-89; Herb Williams 3-49; Trent Boykin 1-56; Ron Strollo 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall • None. Youngstown State • Lester Weaver 1-15; Randy Smith 1-13.

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1993 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1993 National Championship Game HISTORY

Youngstown State 17, Marshall 5 Dec. 18, 1993 • Huntington, W. Va. (CBS) Marshall Stadium | Att: 29,218 Score by Quarters 1 Youngstown State 17 Marshall 0 YSU won 12 of its final 13 games and capped off the season by beating Marshall 17-5 in the championship game on its home field.

Youngstown State’s reward for beating Central Florida, Georgia Southern and Idaho at home in the playoffs was to play at a hostile environment for the National Championship against Marshall in Huntington, W. Va., for the second straight year.

But the one thing the Penguins had on their side was the revenge factor. In 1992, YSU played at Marshall and came up just short losing 31-28. Marshall scored the first 28 points of that game before the Penguins rallied for the next 28. But a field goal late in the fourth quarter dashed YSU’s 1992 title hopes setting the stage for a memorable 1993 championship game.

This time, the Penguins would come out on top beating the Thundering Herd 17-5 on its home field.

YSU jumped out quickly scoring 17 first-quarter points. Darnell Clark ran 50 yards for a touchdown on the third play from scrimmage and Tamron Smith scored on a five-yard run just over two minutes later. Later, Jeff Wilkins kicked a 19-yard field goal and from there it was the defense that was impressive.

Marshall moved into YSU territory only once in the first half before getting on the board on a 27-yard field goal late in the third. In the fourth, the Thundering Herd threatened driving deep into YSU territory. Marshall had a first down at the three, but was stopped on three straight plays. On fourth-and-goal from the one, the defense stuffed Chris Parker to take over with 5:14 left.

YSU took a safety later in the drive and with 1:40 left Vance Mayes’ interception sealed the Penguins second national title.

Youngstown State rolled through the first three rounds of the playoffs winning by an average margin of 22 points. YSU beat Central Florida 56-30 in the first round, Georgia Southern 34-14 in the quarterfinals and Idaho 35-16 in the semifinals.

Against Central Florida, YSU scored 35 first-half points en route to the win. Against Georgia Southern, the Penguins jumped out with a flurry again to lead 27-0.

In the semifinals against Idaho, Youngstown State trailed 1614 at halftime in a snow storm. But in the third quarter Smith scored on an eight-yard touchdown run and Mark Brungard tossed a 39-yard touchdown pass to Don Zwisler to extend the lead to 12. Clark added a 15-yard scoring run in the fourth for the final outcome.

In the regular season, the Penguins opened with a win at Western Michigan before losing at Stephen F. Austin. After that, YSU picked up wins over Morgan State, Eastern Kentucky, Delaware State, Liberty, Samford, Buffalo and Indiana State. The Penguins’ seven-game win streak was snapped when they lost 13-10 at Illinois State but rebounded to close out the regular season shutting out Akron 19-0.

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YSU scored 17 first-quarter points and held on for a 17-5 win at Marshall on Dec. 18, 1993 at Marshall Stadium in Huntington, W. Va. The victory avenged a 31-28 defeat to Marshall the previous year.

Tailback Darnell Clark got the Penguins on the board first with a 50-yard touchdown run and Tamron Smith followed with a five-yard run. Also in the first, placekicker Jeff Wilkins booted a 19-yard field goal to close out the scoring for YSU. The Thundering Herd picked up its first points of the game in the third quarter on a 27-yard field goal by Will Merrick.

Then the defense used a memorable goalline stand in the fourth quarter with YSU up by 12.

MU had a first-and-goal at the three, but the defense stopped four rushing plays with the last a stop of Chris Parker from the oneyard line.

Scoring Summary

Final 17 5 Team Statistics YSU MU First Downs 16 16 Rushes 55 35 Yards 220 49 Passes 7-8 19-29 Yards 75 207 Total Plays 63 64 Total Yards 295 256 Avg. Play 4.7 4.0 Fumbles 2 1 Lost 1 1 Penalties 9 3 Yards 79 24 Punts 3-142 3-111 Avg. 47.3 37.0 Punt Returns 1-0 0-0 Avg. 0.0 0.0 KO Returns 1-19 3-61 Avg. 19.0 20.3 INTs 2 0 Return Yds 33 0 TOP 34:26 25:34 3rd Down 7-15 4-12 4th Down 0-1 0-3 Sacks By 4-9 2-6

1st Quarter YSU 14:27 • Darnell Clark 50-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick) YSU 12:21 • Tamron Smith 5-yard run (Wilkins kick) YSU 1:53 • Wilkins 19-yard field goal 3rd Quarter MU 3:34 • Willy Merrick 27-yard field goal 4th Quarter MU 2:52 • Team Safety

Individual Statistics RUSHING: Marshall • Chris Parker 17-47; Todd Donnan 11-17; Glenn Pedro 5-3; Greg Martin 1-(-4); Travis Colquitt 1-(1-14). Youngstown State • Tamron Smith 24-109; Darnell Clark 11-88; Mark Brungard 14-25; Mack Gilchrist 1-4; Charles Perdue 3-(-1); Team 1-(-1); Jeff Wilkins 1-(-4).

PASSING: Marshall • Todd Donnan 19-29-207. Youngstown State • Mark Brungard 7-8-75.

RECEIVING: Marshall • Will Brown 7-94; Ricky Carter 4-47; Glenn Pedro 4-22; Greg Martin 3-40; Chris Parker 1-4. Youngstown State • Don Zwisler 2-38; Trent Boykin 2-19; Darnell Clark 2-6; John Quintana 1-13.

INTERCEPTIONS: Marshall • None. Youngstown State • Leon Jones 1-21; Vance Mayes 1-12.

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1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1994 National Championship Game HISTORY

Youngstown State 28, Boise State 14 Dec. 17, 1994 • Huntington, W. Va. (CBS) Marshall Stadium | Att: 27,674 Score by Quarters 1 Youngstown State 0 Boise State 7 After a tie in the season opener, the Penguins won 14 straight games while claiming the school’s second straight I-AA crown.

Coach Jim Tressel’s 1994 team was arguably his best. The Penguins opened the year with a tie and then rolled to 14 straight victories while wrapping up the school’s second straight national championship beating Boise State 28-14 in the title game.

After tying Stephen F. Austin in the opener, YSU went on to set a school record for victories in a year and set the mark for the school’s best winning streak in finishing the entire campaign without a loss.

In 1994, YSU averaged 27.9 points and held their opponents to 10.1 points per contest. The Penguins won eight games by more than 20 points and scored more than 27 points nine times.

Eight times, YSU’s opponents failed to score double figures.

The year culminated with a 28-14 win over Boise State in the National Championship Game in Huntington, W. Va. By beating the Broncos, YSU became just the second school in Division I-AA history to repeat as National Champions.

Against Boise State, YSU trailed 7-0 before scoring the next 28 points. The Broncos added a score late but the day, much like the season, belonged to YSU. The Penguins outgained the Broncos 422 to 225 and won the time of possession battle by eight minutes.

In the second quarter of the title game, Mark Brungard scored on a two-yard run and scored on a 38-yard scamper just before the half. In the third, Brungard capped a 91-yard scoring drive with a five-yard touchdown toss to Don Zwisler. In the fourth, Shawn Patton scored on a 55-yard run with seven minutes remaining.

The game was a microcosm of YSU’s season -- slow start followed by a tremendous finish.

The year began with a final-play field goal to tie Stephen F. Austin, and next came 14 straight victories. YSU won nine home games and in four away contests allowed just 18 points.

In the regular season, YSU won six straight home contests over Eastern Kentucky, Slippery Rock, McNeese State, North Alabama, Kent State and Akron. The Penguins concluded the regular season with road victories over Buffalo, UMass and Indiana State.

In the playoffs, YSU opened with a 63-20 win over a Steve McNair’s Alcorn State team in an ESPN nationally-televised game.

McNair fhad 514 yards passing while attempting 82 passes.

YSU’s dream season hung in the balance in the quarterfinals against Eastern Kentucky. YSU led 11-0 in the fourth before EKU rallied for 15 points. Brungard led the troops back when he threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Bracy with 1:02 left.

Against Montana in the semifinals, YSU built a 21-0 third-quarter lead on the way to a 28-9 win. The victory over the Grizzlies sent the Guins to the title game for the third straight year.

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Quarterback Mark Brungard ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as Youngstown State earned its third national title with a 28-14 win over Boise State on Dec. 17, 1994, at Huntington, W. Va. Trailing 7-0, Brungard broke the game open in the second and third quarters as he ran for two touchdowns (two and 38 yards) and threw a five-yard scoring strike to wide receiver Don Zwisler that put YSU in front 21-7.

Tailback Shawn Patton scampered 55 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to give the Penguins their final points taking a 28-7 lead. Patton finished the game with 140 yards rushing on 27 carries.

Boise State added a touchdown late on a Tony Hilde to Randy Martyshock six-yard pass for the final margin.

YSU held the Broncos to just 59 yards rushing on 29 attempts. The Guins had 263 yards on the ground and totaled 422 for the game.

Final 28 14 Team Statistics YSU BSU First Downs 20 13 Rushes 51 29 Yards 263 59 Passes 9-19 17-31 Yards 159 166 Total Plays 70 60 Total Yards 422 225 Avg. Play 6.0 3.8 Fumbles 1 3 Lost 0 0 Penalties 3 4 Yards 40 40 Punts 6-222 6-233 Avg. 37.0 38.8 Punt Returns 2-6 0-0 Avg. 3.0 0.0 KO Returns 2-37 4-92 Avg. 18.5 23.0 INTs 2 2 Return Yds 12 58 TOP 33:58 26:02 3rd Down 7-16 4-15 4th Down 1-1 1-3 Sacks By 5-22 1-5

Scoring Summary 1st Quarter BSU 2:46 • Randy Matyshock 5-yard pass from Tony Hilde (Erickson kick) 2nd Quarter YSU 9:43 • Mark Brungard 2-yard run (Paul Massaro kick) YSU 0:35 • Brungard 38-yard run (Massaro kick) 3rd Quarter YSU 3:02 • Don Zwisler 5-yard pass from Brungard (Massaro kick) 4th Quarter YSU 7:15 • Shawn Patton 55-yard run (Massaro kick) BSU 4:19 • Matyshock 6-yard pass from Hilde (Erickson kick)

Individual Statistics RUSHING: Boise State • K.C. Adams 11-30; Tony Hilde 17-28; Willie Bowens 1-1. Youngstown State • Shawn Patton 27-140; Mark Brungard 17-97; Dan Inglis 5-21; Nathan Toy 2-5.

PASSING: Boise State • Tony Hilde 17-31-166. Youngstown State • Mark Brungard 9-19-159.

RECEIVING: Boise State • Ryan Ikebe 5-63; Jarett Hausske 4-56; K.C. Adams 3-10; Lee Schrack 2-22; Randy Matyshock 2-11; Bernie Zimmerman 1-4.

Youngstown State • Don Zwisler 3-91; Shawn Patton 3-23; Trent Boykin 2-23; Darnell Bracy 1-22.

INTERCEPTIONS: Boise State • Chris Cook 1-58; DaWuan Miller 1-0. Youngstown State • Leon Jones 1-12; Randy Smith 1-0.

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1997 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1997 National Championship Game HISTORY

Youngstown State 10, McNeese State 9 Dec. 20, 1997 • Chattanooga, Tenn. (ESPN) Finley Stadium | Att: 14,771 Score by Quarters 1 Youngstown State 0 McNeese State 3 A road-weary YSU squad waited until the final quarter of the season before a late touchdown pushed it past McNeese State for the title.

The Penguins travelled the long road on the way to winning their fourth national championship in seven years. In the playoffs, YSU had to win two of three games on the road to get to the title game and those contests took the Penguins across the country.

That journey ended in Chattanooga, Tenn., in the National Championship Game against McNeese State. In a tight contest, the Penguins trailed 9-3 entering the fourth quarter before the Cowboys committed a costly mistake.

With 12:02 remaining, Jeff Fackrell intercepted a Blake Prejean pass at the YSU 35 to end a Cowboy threat and keep the Penguins within 9-3. Just over four minutes later, Demond Tidwell threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Renauld Ray and after Mark Griffith’s extra point YSU led 10-9.

The Cowboys had two final chances only to be stopped each time by the Penguin defense. The YSU offense came up big with a clock-consuming drive that took 5:07 of the final 6:23 off the clock.

McNeese took over with just 1:16 remaining and at its own 22-yard line. Four plays later, two of which were sacks by Harry Deligianis, the game was over.

In the contest, the teams had remarkably similar statisics, YSU had 12 first downs and 200 total yards while McNeese had 11 first downs and 201 yards of total offense.

Youngstown State was seeded eighth in the playoffs following a 9-2 regular season. In the first round, the Penguins opened with a 28-13 win over Hampton. Then the travels began.

In the quarterfinals, YSU trailed 21-0 at top-seed Villanova before mounting a furious rally. At halftime, the Penguins were behind 28-14 before scoring 23 straight points building a 37-28 lead. The Wildcats scored late and outyarded the Penguins 459286.

YSU’s postseason road trip continued in Spokane, Wash., against Eastern Washington. The Penguins led 17-0 on an Adrian Brown touchdown run, a Mike Stanec fumble return and a Mark Griffith field goal. But the Eagles responded with 14 third-quarter points to trim the deficit to three. In the fourth, EWU was deep in YSU territory before Jake Anderson intercepted a pass ending the threat, and Brown added a touchdown for a 25-14 victory.

In the regular season, YSU began the season by winning its first six games -- over Slippery Rock, Kent State, at Boston, Hofstra, at Indiana State and over Buffalo -- before losing at Northern Iowa.

YSU rebounded with wins over Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Southwest Missouri State before losing the regular-season finale 24-21 to Western Illinois. YSU led 21-10 before the Leathernecks scored in the third and in the fourth to win the Gateway title.

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Quarterback Demond Tidwell tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Renauld Ray with 8:08 remaining as the Penguins held on for 10-9 victory over McNeese State on Dec. 20, 1997 in Chattanooga, Tenn.

YSU picked up the game’s only turnover as Jeff Fackrell intercepted a Blake Prejean pass at the YSU 35-yard line with 12:02 remaining.

The Penguins marched 66 yards in nine plays to score the game’s lone touchdown when Ray caught a 10-yard pass from Tidwell.

After the score, YSU’s defense stopped the Cowboys on two consecutive drives. The Guins forced a three-and-out on the ensuing series after MSU had picked up nine yards on first down.

YSU milked 5:07 off the clock with a nineplay drive that went for just 13 yards giving the ball back to McNeese with just 1:16 left.

On the final drive, defensive tackle Harry Deligianis sacked Prejean on consecutive snaps and the final play was an incomplete pass.

Final 10 9 Team Statistics YSU MSU First Downs 12 11 Rushes 39 29 Yards 73 58 Passes 12-21 14-28 Yards 127 143 Total Plays 60 57 Total Yards 200 201 Avg. Play 3.3 3.5 Fumbles 0 0 Lost 0 0 Penalties 3 3 Yards 20 35 Punts 9-298 5-183 Avg. 33.1 36.6 Punt Returns 1-5 3-28 Avg. 5.0 9.3 KO Returns 2-42 1-23 Avg. 21.0 23.0 INTs 1 0 Return Yds 0 0 TOP 31:33 28:27 3rd Down 6-16 3-14 4th Down 0-0 0-1 Sacks By 3-22 1-4

Scoring Summary 1st Quarter MSU 5:30 • Shonz LaFrenz 22-yard field goal 2nd Quarter YSU 2:19 • Mark Griffith 21-yard field goal 3rd Quarter MSU 8:08 • LaFrenz 37-yard field goal MSU 0:51 • LaFrenz 46-yard field goal 4th Quarter YSU 8:08 • Renauld Ray 9-yard pass from Demond Tidwell (Griffith kick)

Individual Statistics RUSHING: McNeese State • William Davis 19-54; Derrick Beavers 3-13; Donnie Ashley 1-3; Tim Leger 1-3; Blake Prejean 5-(-15). Youngstown State • Jake Andreadis 16-35; Adrian Brown 14-34; Jared Zwick 3-4; Demond Tidwell 5-2; Demetrius Harris 1-(-2).

PASSING: McNeese State • Blake Prejean 14-28-143. Youngstown State • Demond Tidwell 11-20-110; Jared Zwick 1-1-17.

RECEIVING: McNeese State • Donnie Ashley 4-45; Andre Perkins 4-44; Damien Morris 2-31; Chris Fontenot 2-12; William Davis 1-10; Freddie Bynum 1-1.

Youngstown State • Tim Tyrell 4-54; Renauld Ray 3-38; Willis Marshall 3-22; Mark Cox 1-14; Jake Andreadis 1-(-1).

INTERCEPTIONS: McNeese State • None. Youngstown State • Jeff Fackrell 1-0.

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ALL-AMERICANS Associated Press

Sports Network

AFCA

First Team

First Team

2006 2001 2000 1997 1997 1994 1994 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1982 1981 1979

2006 2006 2001 2001 2000 1999 1997 1997 1994 1994 1994 1992 1992 1990 1989

2008 2006 2001 2000 1997 1997 1995 1994 1994 1993 1992 1990 1989 1980 1979 1978 1975 1974

Second Team 2007 2006 2006 2005 2002 2001 1999 1997 1997 1994 1988 1987 1978

Brad Samsa, OL Ryan Jewell, C Jason Perry, CB Codera Jackson, CB P.J. Mays, TB LeVar Greene, DB Ian Dominelli, LB Todd Kollar, OT Dwyte Smiley, FS Randy Smith, DB Paul Soltis, LB Paul Soltis, LB Ed McGlasson, C

Third Team 2008 2006 1999 1995 1994 1993 1989 1986 1984 1983 1981 1979 1979 1969

Brad Samsa, OL Codera Jackson, CB Ian Shirey, C Jermaine Hopkins, LB Ray Miller, OT Dave Burch, DL Robert Fozkos, K Rick Shepas, WR Pat Toler, LB John Goode, TE Tom Cullen, DE Kevin Statzer, SS Jim Ferranti, WR Dave DelSignore, WR

Ryan Jewell, C Marcus Mason, TB Pat Crummey, OT LeVar Greene, CB Tim Johnson, LB Ian Dominelli, LB Harry Deligianis, DT Matt Hogg, OT Lester Weaver, FS Chris Sammarone, C Randy Smith, KR Dave Roberts, DB Jeff Wilkins, PK Tony Bowens, DL Paul Soltis, LB

Second Team 2006 2005 2002 1999 1999 1994 1993 1993 1991 1988

Jason Perry, CB Codera Jackson, CB P.J. Mays, TB Dwyte Smiley, FS Ian Shirey, C Randy Smith, DB Jeff Wilkins, PK Tamron Smith, TB Pat Danko, DL Paul Soltis, LB

Third Team 2007 1998 1997 1995

Mychal Savage, DT Dwyte Smiley, FS Todd Kollar, OT Jermaine Hopkins, LB

Honorable Mention 2008 2007 2007 2007 1995 1994 1994 1993 1992

Brad Samsa, OL Brian Palmer, PK Brad Samsa, OT James Terry, LB Leon Jones, LB Leon Jones, LB Ray Miller, OT Jeff Wilkins, P Tamron Smith, TB

Brad Samsa, OL Marcus Mason, TB Pat Crummey, OT Tim Johnson, LB Harry Deligianis, DT Matt Hogg, OT Leon Jones, LB Leon Jones, LB Lester Weaver, FS Tamron Smith, RB Dave Roberts, DB Tony Bowens, DL Paul Soltis, LB Jeff Gergel, LB Jim Ferranti, WR Ed McGlasson, C Don Calloway, SS Don Calloway, SS

Formerly Known As: Kodak | 1960-93 Schooner’s International | 1994 Burger King | 1997-99

HISTORY

Marcus Mason, TB Pat Crummey, OT Tim Johnson, LB Harry Deligianis, DT Matt Hogg, OT Lester Weaver, FS Chris Sammarone, C Leon Jones, LB Drew Gerber, OT Dave Roberts, DB Pat Danko, DL Tony Bowens, DL Paul Soltis, LB Jim Zdelar, OT Paris Wicks, RB Paris Wicks, RB Jeff Lear, OT

Ian Dominelli was an AllAmerica pick in 1999.

Leon Jones was a two-time All-American.

Walter Camp 2006 2006 2001 2001 2000 1999 1999 1998 1997 1997 1995 1995 1993 1992 1990

Ryan Jewell, C Marcus Mason, TB LeVar Greene, CB Pat Crummey, OT Tim Johnson, LB Ian Dominelli, LB Ian Shirey, C Dwyte Smiley, FS Matt Hogg, OT Todd Kollar, OT Leon Jones, LB Jermaine Hopkins, LB Jeff Wilkins, K Dave Roberts, DB Tony Bowens, DL Center Ryan Jewell was a Walter Camp and first-team Sports Network All-American in 2006.

Honorable Mention 1987 1987 1987 1985 1985 1984 1984 1984 1984 1983 1979 1979 1979 1979 1979 1978 1978 1978 1978

Trenton Lykes, QB Elliott Fedd, TE Rod Henderson, DB Rick Shepas, WR Nick Xides, P Chris Stec, DE Mike Hardie, FB Frank Pokorny, TE Nick Xides, P Rick Brunot, OT Keith Snoddy, QB Terry Dittmer, NG Robby Robson, TB Tom Clifford, OG Tom Harder, DE Marschell Brumfield, TB Greg Fitzpatrick, LB Quentin Lowry, DE Jim Ferranti, WR

Center Brad Samsa was an AFCA All American in 2008.

Paris Wicks was a two-time All-America selection.

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Dave Roberts was an AllAmerican in 1992.

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HISTORY

MVFC ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS First Team

Players of the Year

Honorable Mention

Newcomer Team

2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2002 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2000 2000 2000 1999 1999 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997

2006 Marcus Mason, TB 2001 P.J. Mays, TB 1997 Harry Deligianis, DT

2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2000 2000 2000 1999 1999 1999 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997 1997 1997

2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 1999 1999 1999 1998 1997 1997 1997

Brad Samsa, OL Brad Samsa, OT Mychal Savage, DT James Terry, LB Ferlando Williams, WR Marcus Mason, TB Ryan Jewell, C Patrick Walker, OT Jason Perry, CB Codera Jackson, CB James Terry, LB Marty Hutchinson, LB Jim Phelan, DT Mychal Savage, DT Joe Bishop, P Codera Jackson, CB Demetrius Ison, FB Ryan Jewell, C Justin Scholes, DE James Terry, LB Mike Bracken, SS Mike Roberts, TE Demetrius Ison, FB P.J. Mays, TB Pat Crummey, OT P.J. Mays, TB Bruce Hightower, SS LeVar Greene, DB Jerald Burley, RS Tim Johnson, LB Pat Crummey, OT Matt Mechling, DL Adrian Brown, RB Ian Shirey, C Dwyte Smiley, FS Anthony Rozzo, P Ian Dominelli, LB Dwyte Smiley, FS Ian Shirey, C Jake Andreadis, TB Harry Deligianis, DT Matt Hogg, OT Todd Kollar, OT Tom Paolucci, LB Dwyte Smiley, FS

LB James Terry was a threetime all-league selection.

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Coach of the Year 2006 Jon Heacock 2005 Jon Heacock

Second Team 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2002 2002 2001 2001 2001 2000 2000 2000 1999 1999 1998

Crispin Fernandez, DT Myles Banford, DE Derrick Bush, TE Vince Gliatta, SS Brian Palmer, PK Josh Tanner, OL Tom Zetts, QB Brad Samsa, OG Derrick Bush, TE Marcus Mason, TB Jason Perry, CB Brandon Brown, DE Joe Bishop, P Jeremiah Wright, LB Mike Roberts, TE Josh Davis, OT Mike Bracken, SS Nick Roberts, C Guy Mazard, DT Jon Tekac, LB Anthony Barone, FS Jeff Ryan, QB Dave Tesniarz, C Russell Stuvaints, LB Jeff Ryan, QB Ed Blizzard, CB Bruce Hightower, CB Tim Johnson, LB Frank Kaydo, DT Anthony Pannunzio, CB

Ben Nowicki, P Brandon Summers, QB Brandian Ross, SS Torrance Nicholson, DT Ben Nowicki, P Jeremiah Wright, LB T.J. Peterson, WR Jeff Koval, LB Tom Zetts, QB Kyle Smith, WR John Bartos, OT Mike Andrews, LB Kyle Smith, WR Jason Perry, CB Brandon Brown, DE Waymann Peters, CB Will Sanders, OG Nick Terracina, PK Russell Stuvaints, LB John Schumacher, TE Jerald Burley, RS/WR Antulio Aroche, DB Bob Sivik, LB Jake Stewart, PK Montrail Thomas, DT Dave Tesniarz, C Troy LeFever, P Kawonza Swan, LB Jeff Ryan, QB Elliott Giles, WR Adrian Brown, RB Mike Stanec, LB Mark Griffith, K Frank Rutherford, OG Adrian Brown, RB Mike Stanec, LB Demond Tidwell, QB

Brandon Summers, QB Kamryn Keys, TB Donald Jones, WR Crispin Fernandez, DT Andre Elliott, FS Kevin Smith, TB Ferlando Williams, WR Torrance Nicholson, DT Ben Nowicki, P De’Angelo Wilson, RS Louis Irizarry, TE Marcus Mason, TB Codera Jackson, CB Mychal Savage, DT Tom Zetts, QB James Terry, LB Nick Terracina, PK Joe Bishop, P Aaron Marshall, QB Will Sanders, G Sherod Holmes, CB P.J. Mays, RB Eugene Mintze, WR Ryan Smith, OT Brandon Pedraza, WR Justin Dellarose, LB Bryan Hawthorne, DE Tim Johnson, LB Matt Mechling, DT Jeff Ryan, QB Frank Rutherford, OG Jake Anderson, SS Chris Glantzis, DT

Newcomer of the Year 2008 Brandon Summers, QB 2007 Ferlando Williams, WR 2005 Marcus Mason, TB

Freshman of the Year 2008 Kamryn Keys, TB

ACADEMIC TEAMS First Team 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2005 2003 2001 1999 1998 1998 1997 1997

Brian Mellott, OL Tom Zetts, QB Todd Rowan, QB Brian Mellott, OL Tom Zetts, QB Ryan Jewell, C Bob Perez, FS Tom Zetts, QB Scott Thiessen, FS Mike Thomas, LB Shawn Billker, OT Anthony Pannunzio, DB

Jared Zwick, QB Anthony Pannunzio, CB

J.J. Stefancin, P

Second Team 2008 2008 2008 2007 2006 2005 2005 2004 2004 2003 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1999 1998 1998 1998 1997 1997

Ben Nowicki, P Stephen Blose, PK Tom Krupko, CB Bob Perez, SS Jeff Koval, LB Ryan Jewell, C Justin Scholes, DE Justin Scholes, DE Shawn Carlson, TE Chris DiMauro, FB Justin Dellarsose, LB Jon Tekac, LB Antulio Aroche, DB Mike Thomas, LB Jared Zwick, QB Anthony Rozzo, P Shawn Billker, OF Anthony Rozzo, P Frank Rutherford, OG Jared Zwick, QB Anthony Rozzo, P

Honorable Mention 2008 2007 2007 2007 2006 2005 2005 2004 2004 2003 2003 2003 2002 2002 2001 2001 2000 2000 2000 2000

TB P.J. Mays was named the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2001.

Brad Samsa, OL Rory Berry, WR Brad Samsa, OT Jeremiah Wright, LB Brad Samsa, OG Tanner Dunlap, LS Jameson Evans, WR Marty Hutchinson, LB Nick Terracina, PK Kyle Smith, WR Shawn Carlson, TE Mike Burns, TB Justin Dellarose, LB Martin Stachowicz, DE Bob Sivik, LB Dave Tesniarz, C Chris Conwell, DB Ryan Smith, OT Dave Hong, OG Josiah Doby, RB

TB Adrian Brown was a first-team pick in 1999.

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ACADEMIC HONORS HONORS & AWARDS HISTORY

NFF Scholar-Athlete 1998 Anthony Pannunzio, CB

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 2003 1998 1993 1978 1975

Scott Thiessen

Anthony Pannunzio

Free Safety First Team | 2003

Cornerback First Team | 1999

Scott Thiessen, FS Anthony Pannunzio, CB John Quintana, TE Sam Barbera, DT Dave Garden, RB (2nd)

First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District

Punter Anthony Rozzo was a Division I-AA Academic All-Star in 1999.

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Stephen Blose, PK Bob Perez, SS Scott Thiessen, FS Antulio Aroche, DB Mike Thomas, LB Anthony Rozzo, P Shawn Billker, OT Anthony Pannunzio, CB Anthony Pannunzio, CB J.J. Stefancin, P John Quintana, TE Joe Schartner, LB

Second-Team CoSIDA Academic All-District John Quintana

Sam Barbera

Tight End First Team | 1993

Defensive Tackle First Team | 1978

2008 2007 2006 2006 2005 2005 2004 2003

Brian Mellott, OL Tom Zetts, QB Bob Perez, FS Ryan Jewell, C Justin Scholes, DE Ryan Jewell, C Justin Scholes, DE Chris DiMauro, FB

FCS Academic All-Star 2008 2008 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005 1999 1998

Dave Garden

QB | Mark Brungard

Running Back Second Team | 1975

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Quarterback Tom Zetts was named an FCS Academic All-Star in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

Brad Samsa, OL Tom Krupko, CB Bob Perez, SS Tom Zetts, QB Tom Zetts, QB Ryan Jewell, C Tom Zetts, QB Anthony Rozzo, P Anthony Pannunzio, CB

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship 1996 Mark Brungard, QB

NFF Honor Society 2008 2007 2007 2006

Brad Samsa, OL Bob Perez, SS Tom Zetts, QB Ryan Jewell, C

Gateway President’s Academic Excellence

Tight End John Quintana was the first Division I Academic All-America selection in school history.

Cornerback Anthony Pannunzio was a first-team Academic All-America selection in 1998.

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Brian Mellott, OL Tom Krupko, CB Tom Zetts, QB Bob Perez, SS Matt Brouse, OG Matt Porter, DT Scott Thiessen, FS Jared Zwick, WR/QB Bill Ruggles, FB Shawn Billker, OT Anthony Pannunzio, CB J.J. Stefancin, P

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NFL PLAYERS (21) HISTORY

Tony Aiello Brooklyn Tigers ________________ 1944 Detroit Lions ___________________ 1944 Al Campana Chicago Bears _______________ 1950-53 Chicago Cardinals ______________ 1953 Craig Cotton Detroit Lions _________________ 1969-72 Chicago Bears _________________ 1973 San Diego Chargers _____________ 1975 Lorenzo Davis Pittsburgh Steelers ______________ 1990 Sloko Gill Detroit Lions ___________________ 1942 Ralph Goldston Philadelphia Eagles _____ 1952, 1954-55 John Goode Philadelphia Eagles ___________ 1983-84 St. Louis Cardinals ______________ 1984 Ron Jaworski Los Angeles Rams ____________ 1974-76 Philadelphia Eagles ___________ 1977-86 Miami Dolphins _______________ 1987-88 Kansas City Chiefs ______________ 1989 Tim Johnson Baltimore Ravens __________ __________2001, 2001, 2006 Oakland Raiders ______________ 2002-05 Larry Jordan Denver Broncos ___________ ___________1962, 1962, 1964 Quentin Lowry Washington Redskins __________ 1981-83 Tampa Bay Buccaneers __________ 1983 Marcus Mason Washington Redskins ____________ 2007 Rick McDonald Philadelphia Eagles _____________ 1983 Paul McFadden Philadelphia Eagles ___________ 1984-87 New York Giants ________________ 1988 Atlanta Falcons _________________ 1989 Ed McGlasson New York Jets __________________ 1979 Los Angeles Rams ______________ 1980 New York Giants ________________ 1981 Rod Morris San Francisco 49ers ____________ 1981 Frank Pokorny Pittsburgh Steelers ______________ 1985 Cliff Stoudt Pittsburgh Steelers ____________ 1977-83 St. Louis Cardinals ____________ 1986-88 Miami Dolphins _________________ 1989 Russell Stuvaints Pittsburgh Steelers ____________ 2003-05 Bob Thompson Denver Broncos ________________ 1987 Jeff Wilkins Philadelphia Eagles _____________ 1994 San Francisco 49ers __________ 1995-96 St. Louis Rams ____________ 1997-2007

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Nazih Banna

Quentin Lowry

Miami (NFL) San Francisco (NFL)

Dallas (NFL) Washington (NFL) Los Angeles Rams (NFL)

Trent Boykin

Ron Mackie

Hamilton (CFL)

Saskatchewan (CFL)

Rick Brunot

Marcus Mason

Denver (NFL) New York Giants (NFL)

Washington (NFL) New York Jets (NFL) Baltimore Ravens (NFL)

Harry Deligianis

P.J. Mays

Jacksonville (NFL) Carolina (NFL) Green Bay (NFL)

San Diego (NFL)

Dave DelSignore

Carey Orosz

San Francisco (NFL)

Los Angeles Rams (NFL)

Jerry Dunlap

Jeff Patterson

Calgary (CFL)

Montreal (CFL)

Jim Ferranti

Al Perl

Pittsburgh (NFL) Pittsburgh (USFL)

Pittsburgh (NFL)

Jake Ferro

Toronto (CFL)

Miami Dolphins (NFL)

Kyle Smith

Greg Fitzpatrick

Minnesota (NFL) Tampa Bay (NFL) Winnipeg (CFL)

Tony Bowens

Pat Crummey

Dallas Cowboys (NFL)

Rudy Florio TB Marcus Mason has spent time with the Jets, Redskins and Ravens during his NFL career.

British Columbia (CFL) Montreal (CFL)

Ralph Goldston

LB Tim Johnson spent ďŹ ve years in the NFL playing for Baltimore and Oakland.

Calgary (CFL)

Farris Scott

Paul Soltis Miami (NFL) Sacramento (USFL)

Hamilton (CFL) Montreal (CFL)

Kevin Statzer

Joe Guido

Cliff Stoudt

Ottawa (CFL)

Birmingham (USFL)

Archie Herring

Bruce Taupier

Cleveland (NFL)

British Columbia (CFL)

Matt Hogg

Tony Tellington

Detroit (NFL) Philadelphia (NFL)

Miami (NFL)

Bill House

New Orleans (NFL)

Cleveland (NFL)

Paris Wicks

John Kinch

New England (NFL) Toronto (CFL)

Hamilton (CFL) Saskatchewan (CFL) Toronto (CFL)

Willis Marshall has won Arena Bowl titles with Grand Rapids (2001) and Colorado (2005).

Willis Marshall

Pittsburgh (NFL)

Robert Thompson

Khary Williams Calgary (CFL)

Todd Kollar

Jim Zdelar

Buffalo (NFL) Pittsburgh (NFL)

Miami (NFL)

LB Russell Stuvaints is the last Penguin to score a touchdown in an NFL game.

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PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS Penguins In The Super Bowl Team Pittsburgh • Pittsburgh • Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Washington • St. Louis Rams • St. Louis Rams Oakland Pittsburgh •

NFL DRAFT PICKS (21)

Year 1979 1980 1980 1981 1983 2000 2002 2003 2006

Harry Deligianis __________ Jacksonville (4th round • No. 118 | 1998)

Tony Tellington ________________ Miami (9th round • No. 236 | 1993)

Jim Zdelar ____________________ Miami (7th round • No. 176 | 1989)

Bob Thompson __________ New Orleans (6th round • No. 142 | 1986)

John Goode________ Goode St. Louis Cardinals (5th round • No. 136 | 1984)

• Indicates Super Bowl Champion

Paul McFadden __________ Philadelphia

Penguins In the Pro Bowl

Quentin Lowry ________________ Dallas

Player Ron Jaworski Paul McFadden Paul McFadden Jeff Wilkins

(12th round • No. 312 | 1984)

Team Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia St. Louis Rams

(12th round • No. 329 | 1979)

Year 1980 1984 1985 2003

Ed McGlasson _________ New York Jets (10th round • No. 263 | 1979)

Greg Fitzpatrick ______________ Dallas (7th round • No. 191 | 1979)

Cliff Stoudt ________________ ________________Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (5th round • No. 121 | 1977)

Ron Jaworski _______ _______Los Los Angeles Rams

Penguins In the World Bowl Player Matt Hogg Tim Johnson Tim Crummey

Team Barcelona Rhein Rhein

Year 1991 2002 2003

(2nd round • No. 37 | 1973)

Dave DelSignore _______ San Francisco (15th round • No. 373 | 1970) PK Jeff Wilkins scored 1,416 points and made 307 field goals in his 14-year NFL career.

Team Colorado • Grand Rapids •

• Indicates Arena Bowl Champion

Craig Cotton ______________ San Diego (8th round • No. 200 | 1969)

Joe Guido _________________ Baltimore

Penguins in the Arena Bowl Player Willis Marshall Willis Marshall

HISTORY

Player Cliff Stoudt Cliff Stoudt Ed McGlasson Ron Jaworski Quentin Lowry Jeff Wilkins Jeff Wilkins Tim Johnson Russell Stuvaints

(14th round • No. 161 | 1957)

Jake Ferro ___________________ Miami

Year 2005 2001

(15th round • No. 372 | 1967)

Bill House _________________ Cleveland (7th round • No. 177 | 1967)

Frank Horvath _____________ _____________Minnesota Minnesota (19th round • No. 255 | 1963)

Ralph Goldston___________ Goldston___________ Philadelphia (11th round • No. 125 | 1952)

Pete Lanzi ___________ New York Giants (11th round • No. 86 | 1948)

Al Perl ____________________ ____________________Pittsburgh Pittsburgh (16th round • No. 143 | 1946)

Leo Mogus ______________ Washington Ed McGlasson

(17th round • No. 180 | 1943)

Quentin Lowry

QB Cliff Stoudt won two Super Bowls playing behind Terry Bradshaw in Pittsburgh.

QB Ron Jaworski is the highest draft pick in school history, going in the second round.

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PK Paul McFadden was a two-time NFC All-Pro and was a Rookie-of-the-Year selection.

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS HISTORY

aAa Abdoo, John _________ 1957-58 Adams, Charley _________ 1956 Adams, Chris _______ 1985, 88 Adams, James _______ 1965-67 Adams, John _________ 1973-74 Adams, LeRoy __________ 1990 Adipotti, Richard ______ 1965-67 Agosti, Chuck ___________ 1959 Aiello, Tony __________ 1940-42 Akpan, Ime _____________ 1999 Albrecht, Michael _____ 1989-91 Alexander, Bud _______ 1973-76 Allen, Walter ____________ 1982 Allison, Fred ____________ 1968 Altomore, Ernest ________ 1946 Amendolara, Robert ___ 1963-65 Amill, Ramon ______ 1991, 93-94 Anderson, Ed ___________ 1977 Anderson, Eric _______ 1987-91 Andres, Tom _________ 1950-52 Andrews, Mike _______ 2002-05 Andrews, Tim ________ 1984-86 Andreadis, Jake ______ 1995-98 Angelo, Jerry____________ 1955 Angelo, Louis ________ 1946-48 Angelo, Walter _______ 1947-50 Antol, Joseph ___________ 1946 Anzevino, Ronald ________ 1985 Arbogast, Norm _________ 1975 Arduino, John ___________ 1949 Arlow, Pete __________ 1956-60 Arlow, Rudy __________ 1962-64 Armeni, John _________ 1955-58 Aroche, Antulio _______ 2000-01 Audino, Joseph __________ 1941 August, Greg____________ 1977 Augustine, Dick __________ 1956 Averhart, Louis _______ 1965-66

bBb Baader, Alex ____________ 1994 Babinec, Andrew_________ 1942 Bailey, Joe ______________ 1977 Bailey, Richard __________ 1940 Bailey, Tom _____________ 1955 Baker, Charles __________ 1965 Baker, Dan __________ 1979-81 Ball, Tony_______________ 1973 Ballas, Ron __________ 1971-72 Ballinger, Andre ___ 1988, 90-91 Banford, Myles _______ 2006-07 Banna, Kyle _____________ 2008 Banna, Nazih _________ 1971-74 Banna, Rick __________ 1972-75 Banna, Tom __________ 1972-74 Banks, Dick __________ 1969-70 Baranski, David __________ 1980 Barber, Gary _________ 1982-85 Barbera, Sam ________ 1976-78 Bari, Mat ____________ 1989-90 Barker, Randy ________ 1980-81 Barlak, Mike _________ 2006-08 Barnes, Dominique ____ 2007-08 Barnes, Ron _________ 1966-67 Barney, Fred _________ 1941-42 Barone, Anthony ____ 1999-2002 Barone, Dave ___________ 1969 Barr, Michael ____________ 1938 Barron, Norm ________ 1954-55 Barthold, Daniel ______ 1964-65 Bartos, John _________ 2003-05 Bartoszek, Bernie _____ 1969-71 Baston, Nate _________ 2001-04 Batcha, Leonard ______ 1950-56 Battaglia, Tom___________ 1949 Baun, Ken ___________ 2000-01 Baynes, Tim ____________ 1969 Baytos, Jeff __________ 1971-75

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Jake Andreadis rushed for 2,620 yards from 1995-98.

Beal, Randy __________ 1976-79 Beaver, Dan _________ 1980-82 Beck, Frank __________ 1953-55 Beers, Randy ___________ 1998 Bell, Ernie ______________ 1954 Bell, Joe _______________ 1976 Bellish, Patrick __________ 2008 Beltempo, Guy _______ 1947-49 Benedict, James _________ 1946 Benish, Joe _____________ 1938 Bennett, Rudy ___________ 1968 Berardi, James _______ 1946-48 Beregi, George __________ 1965 Bernard, Joseph ______ 1947-49 Berry, Rory __________ 2006-07 Bertrando, Jim __________ 1975 Beulah, Al ______________ 1960 Biastro, John _________ 1971-74 Bibent, Maury ________ 1986-89 Billker, Shawn ________ 1996-99 Bishop, Joe __________ 2003-06 Black, Dan ______________ 1992 Blackwell, Roosevelt __ 1968-71 Blackwell, Todd ____ 1999, 2001 Blascak, Bill ____________ 1954 Bleshoy, John ________ 1987-90 Blizzard, Ed ________ 1997-2000 Blose, Stephen _______ 2007-08 Blythe, Richard Allan___ 1987-90 Bobo, Lee ______________ 1952 Boda, Elmer ____________ 1981 Bodnar, Ed __________ 1956-59 Bogdan, Dennis ______ 1969-71 Bogerd, Casey _______ 1996-99 Bogner, Bob _________ 1980-82 Boliver, John _________ 1949-51 Bologna, Jack ________ 1949-50 Bomar, Brian _________ 1982-83 Bond, Tony __________ 1973-76 Bone, Bill _______________ 1978 Booth, Joe______________ 1956 Booth, Tyler____ 2004-06, 2008 Borrow, Dave ________ 1949-50 Boulden, Ken____________ 1953 Bowen, Richard_______ 1985-86 Bowens, Tony ________ 1987-90 Boyd, Robert____________ 1962 Boykin, Trent _________ 1991-94 Boyle, Shawn ________ 1980-82 Bracken, Mike ________ 2001-04 Bracy, Darnell ________ 1993-95

Bradley, Matt_________ 1977-78 Brady, Terry ____________ 1966 Brammer, Al ____________ 1954 Branchetti, Paul _________ 1975 Briganti, Joseph ______ 1968-71 Briggs, Matt _________ 2001-04 Brimmeier, Joe _______ 1966-67 Briya, Paul ______________ 1971 Briya, Ray ___________ 1965-67 Brnilovich, Sam__________ 1964 Brooks, Don ____________ 1979 Brooks, Steve ________ 1975-79 Brophy, Kenny___________ 1951 Brouse, Matt ____________ 2003 Brown, Adrian ________ 1996-99 Brown, Brandon ______ 2002-05 Brown, Carson __________ 1970 Brown, Dana ____________ 2008 Brown, Eric __________ 1996-98 Brown, Kevin _________ 1988-91 Brown, Kevin ____________ 1999 Brown, Leslie “Bart” ______ 1980 Brown, Reginald ______ 1991-94 Brown, Ronald________ 1988-91 Brown, Tom __________ 1974-78 Brumfield, Marschell___ 1975-78 Brungard, Mark _______ 1992-95 Brunderly, Fred _______ 1970-72 Bruno, Ben __________ 1961-63 Brunot, Rick _________ 1981-83 Brutz, Sam __________ 1966-67 Bucciarelli, Larry______ 1989-92 Buchan, Glenn________ 1967-69 Buckley, Larry ___________ 1963 Bullock, John_________ 1963-65 Burba, Chris _________ 1972-74 Burch, David _________ 1990-93 Burelli, Angelo ________ 1954-55 Burke, Ryan ____________ 1995 Burley, Jerald ________ 2000-02 Burns, James ________ 1966-69 Burns, Mike __________ 2000-03 Burns, Robert ________ 1938-41 Burton, Mike ____________ 1978 Bush, Charles ___________ 1948 Bush, Derrick ________ 2005-08 Bushofsky, Jame _____ 1966-67 Butcher, Karl ____________ 1957 Byer, Matt ______________ 1991 Byers, Brandon _______ 2001-02 Byers, Jason ____________ 1994

Caldwell, Joe_________ 1969-72 Calloway, Don ________ 1972-75 Campana, Albert______ 1946-49 Campana, Thomas ____ 1946-49 Campbell, Dailyn _________ 2008 Campbell, Robert ________ 1941 Campman, Al ________ 1972-75 Canacci, Richard _____ 1961-64 Candello, Nick___________ 1956 Canterino, Nick __________ 2008 Capogreco, Ron _________ 1985 Cappitte, Greg _______ 1982-85 Caranfa, Joe ____________ 1969 Carden, Harold __________ 1961 Carey, Michael __________ 1987 Carkido, Larry ___________ 1961 Carlson, Shawn_______ 2002-05 Carrino, Alfred __________ 1947 Carsonie, Frank _________ 1964 Carter, Art ___________ 1993-94 Carter, Jaymes __________ 1964 Carter, Lamont (Troy) __ 1988-90 Carter, Ray __________ 1955-58 Carter, Rick __________ 1972-75 Caruso, Roger __________ 1960 Casgar, Thomas _________ 1966 Cassetto, Frank _________ 1962 Cavanaugh, Ken ______ 1978-79 Cavucci, Joe _________ 1971-74 Cayson, Josh ________ 2003-06 Ceglie, Vic ___________ 1980-83 Ceremuga, George ____ 1951-53 Ceremuga, Joseph ____ 1962-65 Ceremuga, Paul ______ 1956-59 Cerneka, Greg __________ 1973 Cerni, Mark __________ 1977-80 Cerni, Steve ____________ 1976 Chambers, Foster ____ 1972-75 Chatman, Terry _______ 1983-85 Cheeks, Alva “Butch” __ 1970-73 Chelekis, Ernie __________ 1949 Chenault, Dorian ______ 2004-07 Cheripko, Darrell______ 1979-80 Chianese, John __________ 1938 Chiaro, Lou __________ 1951-53 Chiccarelli, Anthony ______ 1941 Chipman, Metellus ____ 1993-94 Churilla, Randy __________ 1982 Cianelli, Joe__________ 1985-87

Cichoski, Lee ___________ 1957 Cimmento, Andy _________ 1955 Cimmento, Thomas ______ 1964 Clark, Darnell ________ 1990-93 Clark, Robert ________ 1984-85 Clayton, Ed _____________ 1955 Claxon, Erik _____________ 2006 Clemente, Ton___________ 1951 Clifford, Tom _________ 1975-79 Clontz, James ___________ 1966 Coates, Bobby _______ 2007-08 Coates, Randy __________ 1997 Coburn, Larry ___________ 1976 Cochran, Don ________ 1969-72 Cochran, Mike________ 1987-89 Cochran, Nick ________ 1990-92 Coggins, Terry _____ 1978-1979 Colaprete, Dom ______ 1963-64 Colclaser, Francis _____ 1939-41 Cole, Henry _____________ 1938 Coleman, Andre ____ 1998-2001 Coman, Brian ________ 1989-92 Conceller, Ed ___________ 1951 Congemi, Anthony ____ 1962-65 Congemi, John _______ 1939-40 Conger, Bob ____________ 1950 Conn, Paul ___________ 1991-95 Connelly, Pat ____________ 1951 Connors, Gary _______ 1956-57 Contrucci, Dan __________ 1973 Conwell, Chris ______ 1999-2000 Cook, Andre ___ 1995-96, 1998 Coront, Kurt _________ 1970-71 Corrotto, Vincent ________ 1939 Costarella, Joe __________ 1968 Costelac, David _________ 1980 Cottom, Brian ___________ 1995 Cotton, Craig ________ 1965-68 Cotton, Rashod _______ 2006-07 Coughlin, Leo ________ 1950-52 Coughlin, Robert______ 1941-42 Cougras, Tony _______ 1953-56 Counts, Clyde ________ 1961-63 Courtney, Bob ________ 1983-86 Courtney, Gale __________ 1967 Coustillac, Richard ____ 1960-61 Cox, Jerry “Red” ___ 1956, 1958 Coyle, Frank _________ 1938-40 Craft, Jack _____________ 1941 Cramb, Don _________ 1968-71 Cramb, John 1941, 1942, 1946

Rick Brunot finished third at the 1985 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in the Heavyweight class.

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dDd Dailey, Jauron ________ 1996-97 Dale, George ____________ 1946 Dancy, Ken _____________ 1973 Danko, Pat __________ 1988-91 Dannals, Larry _______ 1973-76 Davanzo, Frank _______ 1946-49 Davidson, Bill ________ 1958-60 Davidson, William 1940-42, 1946 Davie, Bob __________ 1973-75 Davila, Peter _________ 1995-97 Davis, Cliff ______________ 1956 Davis, Harry _________ 1947-50 Davis, Josh __________ 2000-03 Davis, Lamar_________ 1985-88 Davis, Lorenzo _______ 1986-89 Dawson, Webster ________ 1955 DeArment, Harold ________ 1939 DeArment, Richard _______ 1939 DeAscentis, Tony _____ 1953-56 DeBone, Paul ___________ 1952 DeBee, Joe ____ 2003, 2005-06 DeCapito, Phillip ______ 1978-79 Deering, Jim ______ 1967, 1969 DeFazio, Richard ________ 1954 DelBoccio, Dave ______ 1991-92 DelGarbino, J.T _______ 1994-95 DeLeo, Bill ______________ 1951 Deley, Tom __________ 1957-59 Deligianis, Harry ______ 1995-97 Dellarose, Justin ______ 2000-03 Delserone, John _________ 1963 DelSignore, Dave _____ 1967-69 DelSignore, Dom _____ 1953-56 DeMarte, Dom _______ 1963-64 DeMas, John _________ 1952-54

DeNiro, Andy _________ 2000-02 Demechko, Ed ____ 1980, 1982 Denson, Ron ____________ 1973 DePasco, Ralph _________ 1981 DePaul, Jim _____________ 1959 DePerro, Marty __________ 1971 DePietro, Armand ________ 1959 DePinto, Nick ___________ 1960 DeRose, Joseph _________ 1942 Derthick, Dave _ 1982-83, 85-86 Derthick, Mark _______ 1981-84 DeSanto, Joseph ________ 1946 DeShields, Chris _________ 1994 Detelich, Blair ________ 1992-94 Dever, Jack _____________75-77 DeVicchio, Matthew ___ 1993-94 DeVore, Jamie________ 1982-83 Dewberry, Ryan ______ 1998-99 Dewberry, Tim _ 2004-05, 2007 Dickson, Daryl __________ 1984 Dickson, Glenn __________ 1941 DiCross, Ken _________ 1969-70 DiDomenico, John ____ 1976-77 DiFrancisco, Tom ________ 1981 Dillingham, Tom ______ 1992-95 DiLullo, Nino _________ 1965-67 DiMauro, Chris _______ 2001-03 Diorio, Bill ______________ 1994 DiRenzo, Al _____________ 1973 Disco, Brian ____________ 1978 DiStasio, Dean __________ 1978 Dittmer, Terry ________ 1976-79 DiTunno, Jody __ 1977, 1979-80 Dlugosz, Dennis ____ 1999-2002 Doby, Josiah _ 1999-00, 2002-03 Doddo, Archie ___________ 1956 Dokmanovich, George ____ 1951 Dolak, Ray ___________ 1956-57 Dominelli, Ian ________ 1998-99 Dolwick, Bob ____________ 1967 Dorma, Jon _____________ 1995 Dorulla, Jerry ________ 1959-62 Douglas, Dave __________ 1984 Dowling, John ________ 1984-87 Downing, Curt ___________ 1979 Drahuschak, Rick _____ 1956-57 Dramie, Bob ____________ 1974 Dreslinski, Tim _______ 1992-95 Driscoll, Joseph ______ 1946-49 Duda, George ________ 1962-63

TE Bob Davie, former head coach at Notre Dame and current ESPN analyst, caught 33 passes from 1973-75.

Dugan, Jack ____________ 1970 Dukas, Al _______________ 1955 Dull, Tony_______________ 1940 Dumas, Dwight _______ 1976-79 Dunlap, Elliott ________ 1971-74 Dunlap, Jerry____________ 1987 Dunlap, Regis ___________ 1942 Dunlap, Tanner _______ 2002-05 Dunn, Carl ______________ 1986 Dunn, Charles ___________ 1977 Dunn, Tony __________ 1986-89 Durbin, Steve ________ 2001-03 Durina, Michael _______ 1946-49 Durina, Pat __ 1976-77, 1979-80 Durkin, Mike ____________ 1961 Durko, Terry ____________ 1969 Dyke, Jim ___________ 1981-84

eEe Eastham, David__________ 1996 Eckhart, Bart ________ 1981-82 Eckman, Dale ___________ 1957 Edie, Frank __________ 1987-89 Edgerson, Regis ______ 2004-06 Edwards, John _______ 1959-62 Edwards, Jordan ______ 2007-08 Edwards, Leon __________ 2007 Edwards, Ralph __________ 1962 Ekoniak, Greg ________ 1987-88 Ellington, Ray ________ 1987-90 Elliott, Andre ____________ 2008 Engelhardt, John 1988-90, 1992 Ersery, Draye ___________ 2008 Escola, Eric _____________ 1974 Esoldo, Tony ____________ 1955 Evans, Jameson _________ 2005 Evans, Marcus _______ 1990-92 Everette, Malcolm ____ 1990-92 Ewashko, Frank _________ 1956

fFf Fackrell, Jeff _________ 1996-97 Farina, Jerry ______ 1979, 1983 Farina, Tom __________ 1974-78 Farmer, Tony ____________ 1978 Farnsworth, Scott________ 1986 Feasline, Doug __________ 1978 Febel, Gary __________ 1984-85 Fedd, Elliott __________ 1984-87 Ference, Chris __________ 1984 Ferguson, Dave_______ 1970-74 Fernandez, Crispin _______ 2008 Ferrando, Gary __________ 1969 Ferranti, Bob _________ 1969-72 Ferranti, Jim _________ 1976-79 Ferrer, Brent _________ 1987-88 Ferro, Gene __________ 1964-66 Finamore, Pete _______ 1949-51 Fink, Bill _____________ 1975-79 Fink, Mike ___________ 1993-95 Fire, Carmen ____________ 1953 Fitzpatrick, Greg ______ 1975-78 Florio, Rudy __________ 1969-71 Forney, Ricardo _________ 1977 Forro, Ed ______ 1993-94, 1996 Forro, Nick __________ 2003-05 Fortunato, Joe __________ 1938 Fosnaught, Ed___________ 1967 Foster, John _________ 2004-06 Fozkos, Robert _______ 1988-89 Franklin, Barry _______ 1961-64 Franklin, Tom ________ 1966-69 Franko, Dick _________ 1952-55 Frasure, Jaimie __________ 2008 Frazzini, Ed _______ 1952, 1953 Fritz, Gary ___________ 1977-80 Froelich, Tom ___________ 2006 Fuda, Sam ___________ 1966-67 Furst, Dave _____________ 1972

gGg Gabel, Bob __________ 1979-80 Gaglione, Anthony _______ 1941 Gainous, Mozella ________ 1976 Galie, Vince __________ 1966-67 Gallo, Rocco ____________ 1957 Galloza, Jose ___________ 2005 Galmish, Edward_________ 1965 Galterio, Carl____________ 1979 Gamble, Chris ________ 1987-90 Gammon, Chris__________ 2008 Garcar, Bob__________ 1951-54 Garcar, Bob_____________ 1976 Garden, Dave ________ 1972-75 Gardner, Donald ______ 1965-66 Gardner, Tim ____________ 1979 Gary, Gregory ________ 1966-69 Gasser, Dave ___________ 1960 Geho, Quentin Ted ____ 1938-40 George, David ________ 1966-67 George, Fred_________ 1976-79 George, Tom _________ 1978-79 Gerber, Drew ________ 1990-93 Gergel, Jeff __________ 1978-81 Gergely, Steve __________ 1946 Ghent, Michael __________ 1990 Giambattista, Mike ____ 1955-58 Giannios, Greg _____ 1999-2001 Giauque, Dave _______ 1976-77 Gibson, Don ____________ 1974 Gibson, Montquantae __ 2004-06 Gibson, Robert _______ 1946-49 Gilchrist, Mack _______ 1993-95 Giles, Elliott __________ 1998-99 Gill, Sloko ___________ 1938-41 Gilligan, Mike___ 1994-95, 1997 Gillum, Roger ___________ 2008 Ginzburg, Alex___________ 1994 Giordano, Lou ___________ 1978 Glantzis, Chris________ 1997-98 Glears, Walter “Skip” __ 1952-54 Gliatta, Vince_________ 2004-07 Gluvna, George _______ 1968-69 Gmiter, Jim __________ 1953-54 Gmiter, Pat __________ 1952-53 Gmuca, Ray _________ 1956-57 Godec, Jake ____________ 2002 Goffer, Chris ______ 2003, 2006 Goldston, Ralph ______ 1950-51 Gonya, Curt_____________ 1993 Gonzalez, Luis _______ 2002-03 Goodballet, Dave ________ 1960 Goode, Frank ________ 1981-84 Goode, Jarritt ________ 1996-98 Goode, John _________ 1980-83 Goode, Tariq ____________ 2006 Gooden, Nick ________ 2007-08 Goodman, Ralph ______ 1963-66 Gorisek, Lou ____________ 1951 Grant, Scott ____________ 1939 Green, Aaron _________ 1992-93 Green, Harold ________ 1955-60 Green, Jack _____________ 1938 Green, Justin ____________ 2002 Green, Marcus __________ 2001 Greene, David ___________ 1998 Greene, LeVar ______ 1998-2001 Greer, Brett __________ 1989-91 Greer, William ___________ 1960 Gresham, Charles________ 2008 Gresko, Ken _________ 1966-69 Griffin, Tyler_____________ 2006 Griffith, Mark _________ 1996-99 Grist, Larry __________ 1977-80 Grooms, Sam ________ 1977-80 Grossi, Albert ________ 1963-65 Guerriero, Greg _________ 1986 Guerriero, Pat ________ 1980-82 Guerriero, Sean ____ 1998-2001 Guido, Joe ________ 1953, 1954

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Crawford, William ________ 1965 Crews, Jack _________ 1997-98 Croft, Gary _____________ 1984 Crossetto, Dave _________ 1960 Crummey, Pat ______ 1998-2001 Crump, Ken __________ 1973-75 Cuffman, Joel __ 1981, 1984-85 Culkar, Thom ________ 1951-52 Cullen, Tom __________ 1979-82 Cummings, Don _________ 1954 Cummings, Michael ___ 1985-88 Cunningham, Demetrius 1975-78

Dick Adipotti set the school mark for rushing yards.

Gulas, Ed_______________ 1982 Gulla, George ________ 1954-55 Gura, Bill _______________ 1983 Gurski, Warren _______ 1951-53 Gustafson, Howard ____ 1949-50 Guzzo, John ____________ 1953

hHh Habarka, Larry _______ 1974-76 Haddox, William _________ 1942 Hafner, Roger ___________ 1973 Hall, Brian ______________ 1969 Hall, Devon __________ 1985-88 Hall, Shawn __________ 1993-94 Hallapy, Rod ____________ 1986 Halter, Paul ________ 1940-1941 Halverson, Blake______ 2005-07 Hammercheck, Glen ______ 1958 Hannis, Richard_______ 1947-50 Hanzes, Frank ________ 1956-58 Harder, Thomas ______ 1977-79 Hardie, George _______ 1938-40 Hardie, Mike _________ 1981-84 Hardwick, Steve _________ 1984 Harris, Demetrius ________ 1997 Hartman, Leon D. IV ______ 1985 Hartzell, Richard ______ 1960-63 Harvey, James _______ 1971-72 Hawkes, Lavelle 1998-99, 2001 Hawkins, Denny _________ 1971 Hawkins, Leo __ 1988-89, 1991 Hawthorne, Bryan ___ 1999-2000 Haynali, Chuck _______ 1976-79 Hayslett, Coby __________ 2003 Heber, Jim ___________ 1938-41 Heier, Steve ____________ 1969 Heim, Ron ___________ 1985-86 Helle, Dustin ____________ 2007 Henderson, John _____ 1941-42 Henderson, Rod ______ 1985-87 Hendrix, Nakia _______ 1994-95 Herman, Glenn __________ 1980 Hernan, Ray _________ 1975-76 Herring, Anthony_________ 1996 Herring, Archie _______ 1987-90 Hickox, Marc ____________ 1977 Higham, Jim _________ 1957-58 Hight, Tom___________ 1972-74 Hightower, Bruce ___ 1999-2001

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Hill, Alfred III _________ 1991-94 Hill, Bob _____________ 1979-82 Hill, Carlton _____________ 1974 Hoelzle, Fred_________ 1941-46 Hoffman, Bill ____________ 1951 Hoffman, Brian __________ 1993 Hogg, Matt __________ 1994-97 Holbrook, Bryon _________ 1989 Hollinger, Nathan _____ 1980-81 Hollins, Don _____________ 1973 Hollis, Ben ______________ 1954 Hollis, Bill_______________ 1959 Holmes, Jim _________ 1971-72 Holmes, Sherod ______ 2002-03 Holt, Bob ____________ 1975-76 Hong, Dave _____________ 2000 Hopkins, Jermaine ____ 1992-95 Hopkins, Lloyd __________ 1988 Horne, Da’Michael ____ 2005-08 Horvath, Frank _______ 1959-62 Horvath, Gary ________ 1964-67 Horvath, Richard _________ 1955 Housteau, Robert _____ 1947-51 House, William _______ 1963-66 Householder, Brian ____ 1992-94 Hovan, Ronald________ 1989-90 Howley, Ed __________ 1957-58 Hribar, Herbert _______ 1939-40 Hruska, Paul _________ 1960-63 Hudock, Anthony ________ 1964 Hudson, Leo ____________ 1993 Huffman, Curt ________ 1976-77 Hughes, Ed _____________ 1960 Hulea, Nick __________ 1947-49 Hunt, Claude _________ 1946-47 Hunt, Craig _____________ 1975 Hunt, Dave _____________ 1978 Hunt, Greg______________ 1972 Hutchinson, Marty ____ 2003-06

iIi Infante, Jim __________ 1969-71 Inglis, Chris __________ 1993-96 Inglis, Dan ___________ 1993-96 Irizarry, Louis ________ 2006-07 Isaac, Ray ___________ 1988-91 Ischo, John _____________ 1964 Ison, Demetrius ______ 2003-06 Ivy, Tyrone ______________ 1982

jJj Jack, Paul ______________ 1940 Jackson, Codera _____ 2005-06 Jackson, Darrell _________ 1987 Jackson, Dick ___________ 1954 Jackson, Greg________ 2004-05 Jackson, Leon __________ 1974 Jackson, Wayne ______ 1975-76 Jacobs, Greg ________ 2005-06 Jacobs, Scott ________ 1981-83 Jakovina, Joe ___________ 1952 James, Cyril _________ 1939-42 Jamieson, Eric __________ 1977 Jamieson, Robin _________ 1974 Janecko, Gene _______ 1946-47 Janke, Harry _________ 1962-63 Janofa, David ________ 1985-87 Jaros, Tom __________ 1975-79 Jarvie, Tom _____________ 1984 Jarvis, Greg__________ 1981-82 Jarvis, Jim ___________ 1950-51 Jaworski, Ron ________ 1969-72 Jay, Jim _____________ 1977-80 Jean-Baptiste, Phillip___ 1992-95 Jeffries, Jim ____________ 1959 Jennings, Mike _______ 1971-74 Jethroe, Andre _______ 1993-96 Jewell, Dean ____________ 2002 Jewell, Ryan _________ 2003-06 John-Finn, Ron________ 2003-04

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Rod Love and the Guins wore black uniforms in 1986-87.

Johnson, Alphonzo _______ 1975 Johnson, Dan ___________ 1975 Johnson, Dave _______ 1956-60 Johnson, Erik ___________ 2008 Johnson, Jerry _____ 1998-2001 Johnson, Larry _______ 1969-73 Johnson, Tim ______ 1999-2000 Johnston, Jeff ________ 1977-80 Johnston, Jeff ________ 1992-94 Jones, Chris _________ 1995-98 Jones, Donald ___________ 2008 Jones, Earl __________ 1987-88 Jones, Herb _________ 2003-05 Jones, Jake E. _______ 1981-82 Jones, Jim ___________ 1993-96 Jones, Leon _________ 1992-95 Jones, Steve _________ 1986-89 Jones, Terica___ 1992-93, 1995 Jordan, George _______ 1967-69 Jordan, Jim _____________ 1973 Jordan, Larry ___________ 1969 Jordan, Lawrence _1956, 1958-60 Joseph, Charles ______ 1965-68 Juby, Joe ____________ 2002-05 Judeh, Max _____________ 1974 Julian, Vincent ________ 1968-69 Julius, Carmen _______ 1938-39

kKk Kacenga, Kenneth ____ 1965-68 Kacenga, Larry _______ 1972-73 Kall, Tom ____________ 1987-90 Kalwarski, Ed ________ 1939-41 Kalwarski, Henry _________ 1941 Kanetsky, Marc __________ 2008 Karapetsas, Kosta ____ 2001-02 Karis, Richard ___________ 1962 Karnuth, Jon ____________ 1982 Kavinsky, Ray ________ 1961-64 Kavouras, Tony __________ 2008 Kaydo, Frank_________ 1996-99 Kellogg, Jim ____________ 1976 Kellum, Charles__________ 1955 Kennedy, Norris ______ 2002-04 Kenner, William __________ 1962 Kent, Joe ____________ 1966-69 Kertesz, Craig _______ 1989-92 Ketterer, Jerry___________ 1973 Keys, Griffin _________ 1981-84

Keys, Kamryn ___________ 2008 Kimmel, Davey _______ 1954-57 Kinch, John __________ 1973-76 King, Cleveland __________ 1969 King, Emmett ________ 1974-78 King, Max ___________ 2005-06 King, Wayne _________ 1960-62 Kipp, Ben_______________ 1993 Kirilla, Gene _____________ 1982 Kishman, Matt ___________ 2007 Kissell, Ron __________ 1980-82 Kitt, Larry ______________ 1968 Klatka, Andy ____________ 1960 Klembara, Dennis _____ 1968-71 Klomfas, John ___________ 1983 Knaack, Chris ___________ 1997 Kochis, Ed ______________ 1950 Kohut, George __________ 1941 Koken, Joseph _ 1976, 1979-80 Kokos, Jr., Paul_______ 1991-94 Kolesar, John ________ 1957-58 Kollar, Todd __________ 1994-97 Kondrad, Aaron_______ 1993-94 Kopacz, Dave ________ 1972-75 Kopp, John __________ 1963-64 Korandovich, Bob _____ 1985-86 Koval, Jeff ___________ 2004-06 Kovalchik, Tom _______ 1968-69 Kovar, Jerry ____________ 1988 Koziol, Mark _________ 1988-89 Krafcik, John ___ 1953, 1956-58 Kraft, Ken ______________ 2003 Kramer, Paul _________ 1938-39 Kross, Chris _________ 1992-94 Krovocheck, Timo _______ 1984 Krumpak, Bill____________ 1969 Krupko, Tom ____________ 2008 Kubus, Kenneth ___ 1986, 1988 Kuchmaner, Andy _____ 1971-75 Kuhn, Ken ___________ 1983-84 Kunkel, Larry_________ 1955-57 Kyer, Joe ____________ 1972-73

lLl Landino, Pete ___________ 1986 Landis, George __________ 1957 Lane, Ben ___________ 2006-08 Lanzi, Peter__ 1941-42, 1946-47 Larmon, Philip ________ 2001-04

Latera, Gary _________ 1975-78 Latess, Denny ________ 1970-73 Latessa, Mike ___________ 2000 Latsko, Ray _____________ 1952 Law, Leo _______________ 1938 Lawrence, Tony__________ 2007 Lear, Jeff ____________ 1975-79 Lee, Jamel __________ 2004-06 Lee, Josh ______________ 2008 Lee, Reginald ________ 1991-94 Leeson, Willis John ____ 1938-39 Lefebure, Pierre _________ 1968 LeFever, Troy __ 1996-97, 2000 Lehman, Julian _______ 1971-74 Lehner, Lou __________ 1951-53 Leppla, Steve ___________ 1976 Leshnack, Gene _________ 1957 Leshnock, William _____ 1961-64 Letcher, Jim ____________ 1954 Lewis, Dick __________ 1959-61 Lewis, Eugene _______ 1995-97 Liberty, Tom ____________ 1974 Lichuar, Bob _________ 1971-72 Limongi, Tony ________ 2003-05 Lindsey, Edward ______ 1941-42 Locicero, Joseph _____ 1946-49 Lockhart, Eric ___________ 2000 Logan, Keland________ 2002-03 Lombardi, Bob _______ 1975-78 Lombardi, Frank _________ 1978 Longano, John _______ 1998-99 Lopatta, Robert ______ 1968-69 Lorion, Michael _______ 1968-69 Louis, Randy ____________ 2008 Love, Rod ___________ 1984-87 Lowery, Lewis __ 1967-69, 1971 Lowry, Jess __________ 1971-72 Lowry, Quentin _______ 1975-78 Lucas, Thomas _______ 1963-64 Lucci, Conzy _________ 1942-48 Lucente, Joe _________ 1987-88 Lucente, Tony ________ 1957-59 Lucia, George ___________ 1950 Lutsi, Joe ___________ 1964-67 Lyden, John__________ 1974-76 Lykes, Trenton _______ 1984-87 Lykes-Knight, Bobby _2006, 2008 Lynn, Bob ___________ 1951-53 Lyons, Francis _______ 1960-63

mMm MacGregor, Brad _____ 1994-95 Machuga, Robert ________ 1953 Mackie, Ron _________ 1977-79 Maffei, Merle ____________ 1938 Magazzeni, Dave _____ 1981-82 Magliocca, Joe _______ 1966-67 Mair, Dave ___________ 1969-72 Majovsky, Tom _______ 1959-60 Maley, Max __________ 1974-77 Malys, Michael _ 1946, 1948-49 Malys, Walter __ 1938-40, 1946 Mancuso, Mark __________ 1970 Mangun, David _______ 1968-71 Mapes, Jerry _________ 1984-87 Marasky, Larry _______ 1957-59 Marcovecchio, Tony ______ 1950 Marcum, Yancey ______ 2001-03 Marini, Angelo ___________ 1957 Marshall, Aaron _______ 2002-05 Marshall, Joe____________ 2008 Marshall, Willis _______ 1994-97 Marstellar, Frank _________ 1952 Marstellar, Jack ______ 1951-52 Martin, Justin ________ 2003-04 Martin, Tom _____________ 1972 Martino, Ryan ___________ 2004 Martinko, John _______ 1953-55 Marton, Jeff ____________ 1983 Marzelli, Jon ____________ 1974 Mason, Andre ________ 1992-93

Mason, Calvin ________ 1967-68 Mason, Marcus _______ 2005-06 Massaro, Paul ________ 1994-95 Masterson, Dick _________ 1954 Matakovich, John _____ 1986-89 Matelan, Luke ___________ 2007 Matey, Edward _______ 1963-66 Matosky, John ________ 1947-48 Matteo, Joe _____________ 1950 Matthews, Brian ___ 1983, 1985 Matthews, Damion ____ 1998-99 Matune, Paul _________ 1972-75 Matuschak, Paul ______ 1948-50 Maxwell, Kim ____________ 1977 May, Jerry ______________ 1994 Mayes, Vance ________ 1993-94 Mayorga, Art ____________ 1951 Mays, P.J. ___________ 2000-02 Mays, Vic_______________ 1974 Mazard, Guy _________ 2000-02 McCabe, Bill _________ 1951-55 McCall, Brian____________ 1942 McCall, Melvyn __________ 1979 McCamon, Dave _________ 1970 McCauslin, Jeff _______ 1970-73 McCloud, Don, Jr. _____ 1973-77 McCloud, Don, Sr. ____ 1951-53 McDermott, Bill _______ 1979-81 McDonald, Larry _________ 1949 McDonald, Richard ____ 1979-82 McDowell, Dennis ________ 1973 McDowell, Don _______ 1971-72 McElroy, Edward _________ 1961 McFadden, Paul ______ 1980-83 McGarry, Michael ________ 1966 McGinty, Rob____________ 2000 McGlasson, Ed _______ 1975-78 McGlone, Michael _____ 1985-88 McIntosh, David ______ 1987-88 McLaughlin, Gary ________ 1980 McLeod, Mike ___________ 1994 McMillian, William ________ 1941 McQuillan, Donald ________ 1946 Meadows, Stephen _______ 2008 Mechling, Matt _____ 1999-2002 Medland, Don ___________ 1950 Medwick, Steve ______ 1963-64 Melchoir, Steve __________ 1975 Melek, Andy _________ 1938-39 Mellott, Brian_________ 2007-08 Meola, Tom __________ 1977-79 Mernedakis, Nick _____ 2007-08 Merrell, Rob _________ 1981-82 Mervos, Ned _________ 1950-53 Mico, Joe ______________ 1981 Miklos, Dan __________ 1973-76 Mikula, Paul _____________ 1954 Miller, Brad _____________ 2008 Miller, Brian __________ 1982-85 Miller, George ________ 1968-70 Miller, Guy ______________ 1969 Miller, John _____________ 1971 Miller, Raymond ______ 1991-94 Mills, John ______________ 1977 Mintz, Harold____________ 1942 Mintze, Eugene _______ 2000-01 Mister, Charles __________ 2001 Mitchell, Lawrence ____ 1988-89 Mitchell, Leonard _____ 1941-42 Mitchell, Oscar __________ 1980 Mlack, Jerry _________ 1971-73 Modic, Brett _________ 1977-80 Mogus, Leo __________ 1939-42 Montana, Tony __________ 1969 Mook, Don___________ 1988-90 Moore, Henry ___________ 1974 Moore, John _________ 1960-63 Moore, Pat _____________ 1954 Moore, Willie ____________ 1974 Moran, Richard __________ 1964 Morelli, Ralph ________ 1958-60

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nNn Naples, Anthony ___ 1991, 1993 Nanji, Fon _________ 1997-2001 Naples, Anthony ___ 1991, 1993 Narduzzi, Patrick ________ 1985 Natili, Ray ______________ 1957 Needham, Barry _________ 1980 Neloms, John ___________ 1980 Nelson, Ron ____________ 1970 Nemeth, Dave ___________ 1938 Nespeca, Dom __________ 1955 Nevotne, John ________ 1983-86 Newberry, Bob _______ 1982-83 Newby, David ________ 1989-90 Nezbeth, Michael _____ 1991-92 Nicastro, Sam ___________ 1954 Nichols, Craig ___________ 1978 Nicholson, Brandon ______ 2007 Nicholson, Joe __________ 1973 Nicholson, Torrance ___ 2007-08 Nobles, Harold __________ 1970 Nogowski, Edmund ___ 1951-53 Norris, William __________ 1992 Novak, Dan __________ 1978-80 Nowicki, Ben _________ 2007-08

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Powers, Jeff _________ 1990-93 Powers, Tino _________ 1950-51 Pratt, Carmen ___________ 1960 Prazenica, Francis _______ 1949 Presioso, Rudy _______ 1946-48 Preston, Durell __________ 2003 Price, Jason _________ 1985-88 Price, Paul ___________ 1974-75 Priley, Steve ____________ 1968 Probyn, Robert __________ 1942 Prologo, Pat ____________ 1964 Protopapa, John _________ 1981

Oates, Russell ___________ 1951 O’Bradovich, Dave _______ 1975 O’Brien, Ed _____________ 1951 O’Dea, Steve ____________ 1973 O’Donnell, Dan __________ 1968 Oesch, Jim _____________ 1977 O’Hara, Mick _________ 1980-83 O’Krisky, Tom ___________ 1979 Olexa, Jim ______________ 1961 Ondo, Don ______________ 1961 O’Neill, Ed ___________ 1967-68 Organ, Richard _ 1942, 1946-48 Orosz, Carey _________ 1976-79 Orrin, Henry ____________ 1940 Orsini, Ralph _________ 1974-78 Orsini, Tony _____________ 1978 Ostrosky, Walter ______ 1963-64 Oswalt, Keith ____________ 1973 Ottoway, Roger _______ 1951-53 Outler, Na’eem _______ 2007-08

pPp Pacak, Mike _________ 1967-70 Pacifico, Jerry ________ 1985-88 Packman, Willie_______ 1971-72 Padach, John ________ 1939-42 Pagano, Sam ________ 1951-54 Page, Frank__________ 1994-97 Pakalnis, Lester ___ 1978, 1980 Palmer, Brian ________ 2005-08 Palmer, Bruce ___________ 2007 Palumbo, Nick __________ 1998 Pannunzio, Anthony ___ 1995-98 Panozzo, James ______ 1994-95 Pantloni, Richard______ 1960-61 Paolucci, Tom ________ 1994-97 Papa, Barry _____________ 1980 Papadopoulis, Emanuel ___ 1981 Paris, Jason ______ 1997, 2000 Paris, Patrick ___________ 1963 Parise, Ken __________ 1975-79 Parknavy, Jim ________ 1971-72 Parrish, Wendell ______ 2001-02 Patoray, Joe ____________ 2003 Patterson, Jeff _______ 1980-82 Patton, Shawn_____ 1990, 1994 Pavelic, Bob _________ 1977-80 Pavlich, Tony ____________ 1946 Pavlick, Fred ____________ 1981 Pavone, Brandon ________ 2003

Brian Radakovich lettered in both football and basketball.

qQq Quatro, Fred _________ 1959-61 Quick, David _________ 1992-93 Quinn, Guy___________ 1970-71 Quintana, John _______ 1990-93 Quivers, Gary ______ 1999-2000

Byron Pittman was killed in the Korean War in 1952.

Payne, Richard __________ 1962 Pearson, Carlos ___ 1997, 2001 Pearson, Ron _____ 1993, 1995 Pedraza, Brandon________ 2000 Pelusi, John __________ 1946-48 Peluso, Louis ___________ 1942 Penick, Jon _____________ 2007 Penny, James __________ 1988 Pentz, Cole __________ 1968-72 Pentz, Ron___________ 1974-77 Perantoni, John __________ 1964 Perantoni, Matzie _____ 1938-41 Perantoni, Tom _______ 1970-73 Perez, Bob __________ 2004-07 Perdue, Charles _________ 1993 Perl, Al _________________ 1942 Pernus, Russ____________ 1991 Perram, Greg ___________ 1988 Perry, David ____________ 1979 Perry, Jason _________ 2003-06 Pesut, Joe ___________ 1949-50 Peters, Dave _________ 1980-82 Peters, Waymann _____ 2001-03 Peterson, Andre ______ 1986-89 Peterson, Darius ______ 2001-03 Peterson, Mike _______ 1984-87 Peterson, Richard _____ 1964-67 Peterson, Sidney _____ 1980-82 Peterson, T.J. ________ 2005-06 Peterson, Vince ______ 1983-86 Petrollini, Al _____________ 1942 Petrus, Ray __________ 1954-55 Pezzuolo, Angelo _____ 1951-54 Pezzuolo, Henry 1950-51, 1954 Phelan, Jim __________ 2005-06 Phillips, David ___________ 1986 Pierson, John ___________ 1952 Pierson, John, Jr. _____ 1971-75 Pinelli, Walt __________ 1971-74 Pishioneri, Albert ________ 1941 Pittman, Byron _______ 1949-50 Pitts, Aaron __________ 2007-08 Piunno, Joe __________ 1964-67 Pixley, Derek ___ 1988-90, 1992 Pokorny, Frank _______ 1982-84 Polak, Ed ____________ 1971-75 Pollifrone, Patsy ______ 1951-54 Polosky, Dave ___________ 1967 Popa, Dayne _________ 1984-87 Porter, Matt__________ 2003-04 Porter, Robert________ 1977-80 Porter, Tom _____________ 1980 Portilla, Mike _________ 1978-80 Powell, Brett _________ 1980-82 Powell, J. Kevin__________ 1981 Powell, Kevin_________ 1981-84

rRr Radakovich, Brian ________ 2005 Radon, Felix _________ 1972-75 Raines, Mark ____________ 1986 Rakovec, Tom ___________ 1991 Rancey, Vincent _________ 1939 Randall, Phillip ________ 1964-67 Rauzan, Andrew _________ 1995 Ray, Renauld _________ 1996-99 Reed, David__________ 1977-80 Rekstis, Mike ________ 1989-92 Rekstis, Pete_________ 1987-90 Reams, Justin ________ 2004-06 Rechichar, Justin _____ 2007-08 Remias, John __ 1952, 1954-55 Rendinell, Jim ___________ 1974 Repasky, Ray ________ 1962-65 Ressler, Ray ____________ 1972 Reynolds, Maurice ____ 1976-79 Reynolds, Steve ______ 2003-04 Rice, Tom ___________ 1972-76 Rich, Demetrius _________ 2000 Rich, Jim ____________ 1957-60 Rich, Joe ____________ 1972-73 Richards, Dennis_________ 1966 Richards, Jarvis ______ 2005-08 Richards, Jim ___________ 1958 Richards, Tom ________ 1957-60 Richards, William ________ 1942 Richardson, Matt _____ 1995-98 Richardson, Paul ______ 1961-64 Richmond, James ________ 1961 Richter, Neil ____________ 1959 Ridgeway, Demario ___ 1991-92 Ridgley, Wayne __________ 1942 Riley, Joel ______________ 1997 Ringfield, James ______ 1987-89 Rippley, Darrell __________ 1966 Rivers, Sanford _______ 1964-66 Roberts, Dave ________ 1989-92 Roberts, Mike ________ 2001-04 Roberts, Nicholas _____ 1995-96 Roberts, Nick ________ 2000-02 Robes, Rob __________ 1993-94 Robson, Robby _______ 1977-80 Robson, Todd ___________ 1981 Rodemoyer, Eric _________ 2008 Rodgers, Darryl ______ 1986-87 Rodman, Jack ________ 1984-86 Rogers, Bruce __________ 1969 Rogers, Dwayne ______ 1981-84 Rohan, Ed ______________ 1977 Rohan, Roy __________ 1961-65 Rohanna, Tom ___________ 1986 Romack, Paul ___________ 1941 Roman, Mike _________ 1967-70 Romine, Melvin _______ 1981-83 Rominger, Paul __________ 1940 Romito, Robert __________ 1963

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Rorick, John _________ 1962-65 Rose, Antaun_________ 2005-06 Rose, Barry __________ 1964-66 Rose, Dean __________ 1954-55 Ross, Brandian _______ 2007-08 Rosselli, Tony ________ 1940-41 Rosko, Chad _________ 1988-91 Roth, Frank _____________ 1961 Roth, Joe ____________ 1964-67 Roth, Ken ______________ 1961 Rouse, John _________ 1952-56 Rowan, Roy __________ 1947-48 Rowan, Todd _________ 2006-07 Rovnak, Steve ______ 1998-2000 Rozzo, Anthony _______ 1996-99 Rubbo, Mark _________ 1977-78 Rubbo, Tom_____________ 1967 Rubin, Dave _____________ 1989 Rudzik, Chad _________ 1965-66 Ruggles, Bill _________ 1998-99 Russo, Phil _____________ 1955 Rutecki, Felix_________ 1949-51 Rutherford, Frank _____ 1997-99 Rutkay, Tom _________ 1947-48 Ryan, Jeff _________ 1998-2001 Ryan, Pat____________ 1967-70 Rycraft, Matt _________ 2002-04 Rylander, Dom _______ 1939-40

sSs Saadey, George ______ 1954-57 Sabino, Larry __ 1977, 1979-81 Sabino, Rich _________ 1979-80 Sabo, James _________ 1968-69 Saccomen, Frank ________ 1968 Saklosky, Ronald _____ 1962-63 Sammarone, Chris ____ 1992-94 Sammarone, Chuck ___ 1961-64 Samsa, Brad _________ 2005-08 Sanders, Will _________ 2002-03 Sandine, Mark ________ 1969-70 Sandine, Ralph _______ 1965-67 Sandy, Tony__________ 1939-40 Sansone, John __________ 1952 Santangelo, Joe ______ 1951-53 Santillo, Paul ____________ 1953 Santor, Mike _________ 1957-58 Sapp, Cleo _____________ 1975 Saunders, Josh __________ 1990 Sasson, John ___________ 2008 Savage, Mychal ______ 2005-07 Savich, Frank ________ 1946-49 Saykes, Larry ________ 1960-63 Sazdanoff, Greg _________ 2008 Scales, Aaron ________ 2004-05 Scarlato, Cory ____ 1993, 1995 Schartner, Joe _______ 1978-81 Schaville, Francis _____ 1951-52 Schiavone, Guy __________ 1954 Schiffauer, Bob _______ 1976-78 Schkurko, Nate __________ 2008 Schneider, Mike _________ 2006 Scholes, Justin _ 2002, 2004-05 Schumacher, John __ 1999-2002 Schumacher, Luke ____ 1997-99 Scott, Farris _________ 1970-73 Scott, Jabari _________ 2007-08 Scruggs, Gary _______ 1984-87 Scurry, Reggie _ 1993, 1995-97 Seach, William __________ 1992 Seaman, Jeff_________ 1984-85 Seidel, Howard _______ 1966-67 Seidita, Ray _____________ 1968 Seiple, Lee __________ 1962-63 Selbi, Tunis _____________ 1972 Semansky, Andrew ____ 1946-47 Senchak, Metro _________ 1938 Sentner, Scott___________ 2008 Sequella, Lou ___________ 1949 Sevenich, Jim ________ 1956-59

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Morgan, Dan ____________ 1966 Morgan, Darren____ 1988, 1991 Morgan, Don ____________ 1950 Morgan, Jim ____________ 1970 Morris, Alfred ___________ 1981 Morris, Rod _______ 1974, 1977 Morrison, Kelly _______ 1979-80 Morton, Tyler ________ 2003-06 Morvay, Dave ________ 1978-80 Mosier, Andrew __________ 2001 Moss, Howard________ 1975-76 Mosure, Tom _________ 1953-55 Motosko, Tom ___________ 1969 Mott, Harold ____________ 1955 Moulder, Richard_________ 1981 Mraz, Joseph ___________ 1948 Mullen, Jim _____________ 1980 Mullen, Tim ____ 1957, 1959-60 Murphy, John ________ 1983-86 Murray, Nate ____________ 1958 Murray, Tom ____________ 1966 Mushrush, Norman _______ 1941 Musiel, Russ _________ 1973-76 Musolino, James _________ 1986 Muza, Joe ______________ 1955 Myers, Craig ____________ 1978 Myers, Josh ____________ 2008

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Ron Stoops played for YSU from 1953-57.

Sfara, Lou ___________ 1989-90 Shaffer, Quay ________ 1956-57 Shaker, Mike _________ 1978-79 Shanshala, Ed ___________ 1951 Shepas, Rick _________ 1983-86 Shetler, Rob _________ 1982-83 Shina, Tim ___________ 1986-87 Shipley, Jeff ____________ 1974 Shirey, Ian ___________ 1996-99 Shirock, Louis ___________ 1938 Shoup, Archie ________ 1939-40 Siciliano, John ________ 1946-48 Sikora, John _________ 1953-54 Simichick, John_______ 1938-40 Simons, Roshon ______ 2006-08 Simonsic, Mike __________ 1990 Simpson, Willie __________ 1982 Sivik, Bob _________ 1999-2001 Six, Steve ___________ 1992-95 Skerratt, Ralph _______ 1938-40 Slacas, Bill _____________ 1980 Sliman, Dan_____________ 1949 Sloe, Mike ___________ 1981-83 Smallfield, Jake_______ 1993-96 Smargiasso, Joe_________ 1959 Smart, James ________ 1965-68 Smesko, Al _____________ 1951 Smiley, Dwyte ________ 1996-99 Smith, Dennis ___________ 1959 Smith, Gary __________ 1966-68 Smith, Henry ____________ 1954 Smith, Jim ______________ 2003 Smith, Kevin ____________ 2007 Smith, Kyle __________ 2002-05 Smith, Maurice __________ 2007 Smith, Randy_________ 1991-94 Smith, Rodney __________ 1991 Smith, Ryan__________ 2000-01 Smith, Sean _________ 1989-90 Smith, Tamron _______ 1990-93 Smith, Wayne ________ 1973-76 Smolanavich, Tom ____ 1957-59 Smouse, Francis 1942, 1946-48 Snoddy, Keith ________ 1977-79 Swow, Dionte ___________ 2008 Soltis, Paul __________ 1987-89 Sonoga, Steve __________ 1946 Sontag, Richard ______ 1938-41 Spano, John ____________ 1967 Spencer, Mervin _________ 1958 Sperlazza, Bill ________ 1970-72 Sperlazza, Marvin _____ 1976-79 Spicer, Mike _________ 1983-84 Stachowicz, Martin __ 1999-2002 Stala, Dom __________ 1987-89 Stafford, Norm _______ 1952-55 Stancin, John ___________ 1960 Stanec, Mike _________ 1995-98

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Stanford, James ______ 1988-89 Stanley, Alton ___________ 1952 Stapel, Bill ______________ 1959 Starinchak, Andy _____ 1952-55 Staten, Marrell _______ 1987-88 Statzer, Kevin ________ 1976-79 Stec, Chris ____ 1981, 1983-84 Steele, John ____________ 1992 Stefancin, John _______ 1996-97 Steiner, Brent _____ 2001, 2003 Stelter, Bob __________ 1971-72 Stewart, Jake ________ 2000-02 Stewart, Jeff _________ 1987-88 Stoltica, Michael _________ 1947 Stone, Dick _____________ 1941 Stoops, Jim _____________ 1957 Stoops, Ron _________ 1953-57 Stoudt, Cliff __________ 1973-76 Strabala, Steve _______ 1985-86 Straka, Eugene __________ 1942 Straus, Bob __________ 1978-82 Street, Colby _______ 1999-2002 Streeter, Mark___________ 1975 Strollo, Ron __________ 1988-91 Stumpo, Jerry ________ 1958-59 Stuvaints, Russell _____ 2000-02 Sulenski, William ______ 1966-67 Sullivan, Chuck __________ 1986 Sullivan, Mike ________ 1972-75 Summers, Brandon ______ 2008 Superak, Peter _______ 1996-99 Suran, Ben __________ 2004-05 Suschak, John __________ 1977 Svec, Don ___________ 1987-90 Sveda, George _______ 1953-55 Sveda, Ted __________ 1971-74 Swain, Michael __________ 1968 Swan, Kawonza ______ 1996-98 Sydlowski, Jim _______ 1983-86 Sykes, John ____________ 1954 Sylvester, Rob___________ 1988 Sypert, Mike ____________ 1980

tTt Tabachino, Anthony ___ 1948-50 Tanner, Jim __________ 1960-63 Tanner, Josh _________ 2004-07 Tate, Deonta ____________ 2008 Taupier, Bruce___________ 1969 Taumalolo, Ray __________ 2005 Taylor, Matt __________ 1993-96 Taylor, Ron _____________ 1956 Taylor, Ron __________ 1959-62 Teague, Jabari ____ 1995, 1999 Tekac, Jon _________ 1999-2002 Tedesco, Chuck _________ 1959 Tellington, Tony _______ 1988-89 Terlesky, Brian _______ 1992-95 Terlesky, Paul ________ 1961-62 Terracina, Nick _______ 2003-04 Terry, James _________ 2004-07 Terry, Wayne _________ 1968-69 Tesniarz, Dave _____ 1998-2001 Theodore, Nhemie ____ 2007-08 Thewes, Tim ____________ 1975 Thiessen, Scott_______ 2002-03 Thomas, Fred ________ 1974-77 Thomas, Michael ___ 1998-2001 Thomas, Mike ________ 1956-57 Thomas, Mike ___________ 1978 Thomas, Montrial ___ 1999-2000 Thompson, Dewayne __ 1994-97 Thompson, Robert1942, 1947-48 Thompson, Robert ____ 1963-66 Thompson, Robert 1982-83, 1985 Thompson, Scott _____ 1983-86 Thornton, Frank ______ 1947-49 Thurling, Tad _________ 1973-74 Thurling, Tim ____________ 1972 Tidwell, Demond ______ 1994-97 Timmons, Jim ___________ 1971

Tirey, Earl ___________ 1970-73 Tirpak, Dick_____________ 1954 Tkac, Gary _____________ 1978 Tobin, Jim ______________ 1955 Todd, Sam___________ 1961-63 Toler, Pat ____________ 1981-84 Toles, Jesse ____________ 1977 Toles, Larry __________ 1984-86 Tomaino, Dave __________ 1979 Tomasch, George 1991, 1993-94 Tomaskovich, Mike _______ 1967 Tomassilli, John 1981-82, 1984 Towsend, David ______ 1976-78 Toy, John ____________ 1969-72 Toy, Nathan _____________ 1994 Toy, Tony _________ 1983, 1985 Tracy, Jim ______________ 1998 Traikoff, Boris ___________ 1958 Trasket, D.R. ____________ 1979 Trowers, Ian ___ 1986-87, 1989 Tubbs, Terrence ______ 1987-88 Tuck, Troy ___________ 1996-97 Tuel, Don ____________ 1956-57 Turner, Tony ____________ 1973 Tuscano, Jerry _______ 1974-75 Tydings, Brian ___________ 1986 Tyger, Larry ____________ 1996 Tyrrell, Tim __________ 1995-97

uUu Ungaro, Pat _____________ 1959

vVv Vactor, Gene ____________ 1966 Valley, Steve _________ 2000-01 Vanasky, Joe ____________ 1940 VanFossan, Mel__________ 1965 Vardaro, Martin __________ 1940 Vargo, Andy_____________ 1940 Vasquez, Pete ___________ 1967 Vecchione, Chris ______ 1988-92 Vecchione, Dave ______ 1996-99 Vechiarelli, Dom ______ 1959-62 Vechiarelli, James _____ 1954-57 Vechiarelli, Tony ______ 1961-64 Verlotte, James_______ 1951-53 Villa, Jim _______________ 1952 Violi, John ___________ 1970-73 Vogt, Chad _____________ 1993 Vorsheck, Bill ________ 1953-54 Vukovich, William _____ 1968-70

wWw Wagner, Dave ___________ 1940 Walden, Fred ____________ 1957 Walker, Ed ______________ 1951 Walker, Greg _________ 1970-73 Walker, Louis ___________ 1976 Walker, Patrick _______ 2003-06 Walker, William _ 1992, 1995-96 Ward, Mike _____________ 1977 Ward, Nate __________ 2007-08 Warden, Cyrus _______ 1938-41 Warstler, Eric ________ 1978-81 Watson, William ______ 1947-50 Watts, Luke _____________ 1938 Weaver, Lester _______ 1991-94 Weaver, Richard _________ 1963 Webber, Alan _________ 1949-50 Weber, Chris _________ 1977-81 Weimer, Mike ___________ 1967 Weingart, Greg __________ 1977 Weiss, Craig ____________ 1981 Wesley, Sam _________ 1987-88 Wesp, Chuck ____________ 1974 Weston, Randy _______ 1970-72 Weybrecht, Dave ________ 1974 Whitaker, Bob ___________ 1967 White, Aaron ____________ 1987

White, Brian____ 1989, 1992-93 White, Robert ___________ 1946 White, Ron ______________ 1958 Whiteleather, Jake ____ 1974-75 Wicks, Lenny_________ 2007-08 Wicks, Paris _________ 1979-82 Widner, Jim _____________ 1957 Wilkins, Jeff __________ 1990-93 Will, James _____________ 1964 Williams, Denver ____ 1997-2000 Williams, Deon’te ________ 2007 Williams, Dyrell __________ 1986 Williams, Ferlando ____ 2007-08 Williams, Herb ________ 1952-54 Williams, Herb ________ 1990-92 Williams, Jack ___________ 1941 Williams, Jim ____________ 1971 Williams, Larry __________ 2002 Williams, Mike ___________ 2008 Williams, Neal ________ 1946-47 Williams, Phillip _______ 1960-63 Willis, Jamie ____________ 1991 Willmitch, Marty ______ 1970-71 Wills, Glenn __________ 1963-65 Wilson, De’Angelo _____ 2007-08 Winston, Roy _________ 1964-66 Wise, Raymond _______ 1946-47 Wisecarver, Ryan _____ 2004-05 Wishak, Brian ___________ 1990 Wolansky, Alex _______ 1940-42 Woloschak, Chuck _______ 1973 Woloschak, Michael ______ 1963 Wood, Greg _____________ 1975 Wood, Ryan __________ 1991-92 Woods, Phillip ___________ 1995 Woods, Vern ____________ 1970 Worthy, Randy__ 1985-86, 1988 Wortman, Walter _________ 1960 Worton, William _______ 1968-69 Wright, Damian ____ 2003, 2005 Wright, Jeremiah 2003-05, 2007 Wright, Rick__________ 1973-74 Wylie, Merle ____________ 1946 Wyman, Matt ____________ 2000 Wynn, William ___________ 1961

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#47 | Jack Green Youngstown, Ohio

#58 | Jermaine Hopkins Miami, Fla.

xXx Xides, Nick __________ 1982-85

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#79 | Jim Zdelar Youngstown, Ohio

Yahn, August _________ 1946-49 Yanik, Mark _____________ 1968 Yassall, Herman ______ 1955-58 Yaugo, Ed ______________ 1958 Yoder, Ron___________ 1970-73 Yohman, Kevin __________ 1986 Yoman, Bob ____________ 1956 Young, Frank ____________ 1995 Young, Garnet ___________ 1975 Young, Mike ____________ 1977 Younkins, Joel ___________ 2008 Yurick, Ron _____________ 1981

zZz Zabel, Rob________ 1998, 2000 Zachary, Artis ___________ 1975 Zamana, Terry___________ 1973 Zangara, Don ________ 1946-48 Zban, John __________ 1938-39 Zdelar, Jim __________ 1987-88 Zelenak, John ________ 1983-86 Zetts, Tom ___________ 2004-07 Zetwick, Mark ________ 1975-78 Zetwick, Tim _________ 1979-80 Ziemianski, Tom ______ 1959-62 Zigrino, Richard _________ 1961 Zoschg, Jim ____________ 1970 Zwick, Jared _________ 1996-99 Zwisler, Don _________ 1992-94

Don Zwisler caught 82 passes in his last two years.

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COACHING RECORDS Winning Percentage

Year-By-Year Coaching Records Coach Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Dwight Beede Rey Dempsey Rey Dempsey Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Bill Narduzzi Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jim Tressel Jon Heacock Jon Heacock Jon Heacock Jon Heacock Jon Heacock Jon Heacock Jon Heacock Jon Heacock Totals

W 4 4 7 7 6 7 8 4 4 3 2 4 7 7 4 4 3 4 5 6 4 6 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 0 2 4 4 8 5 4 7 10 11 2 7 6 4 7 5 2 8 4 9 11 12 11 13 14 3 8 13 6 12 9 8 7 5 4 8 11 7 4 416

L 5 5 1 0 3 1 2 3 3 5 6 3 1 2 5 4 6 4 4 2 4 3 4 1 2 3 5 6 6 9 6 4 6 2 4 6 3 2 2 8 4 5 7 4 6 9 4 7 4 1 3 3 2 0 8 3 2 5 3 3 3 4 7 7 3 3 4 8 273

T 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17

Pct. .444 .444 .830 .940 .667 .875 .800 .550 .563 .375 .278 .550 .875 .778 .444 .500 .333 .500 .550 .750 .500 .650 .550 .722 .750 .611 .444 .333 .250 .000 .250 .500 .400 .800 .555 .400 .700 .833 .846 .227 .636 .546 .364 .636 .455 .182 .667 .364 .692 .917 .800 .767 .867 .967 .273 .727 .867 .545 .800 .750 .727 .636 .416 364 .727 .785 .636 .333 .601

Year 1986-2000 1973-1974 20011975-1985 1938-1972

Head Coach Jim Tressel Rey Dempsey Jon Heacock Bill Narduzzi Dike Beede

W L T 135 57 2 12 8 0 54 39 0 68 51 1 147 118 14

Pct. .700 .600 .581 .571 .552

Head Coach Dike Beede Jim Tressel Bill Narduzzi Jon Heacock Rey Dempsey

W L T 147 118 14 135 57 2 68 51 1 54 39 0 12 8 0

Pct. .552 .700 .571 .581 .600

RECORDS

Year 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Victories

Dwight ‘Dike’ Beede 1938-1972 | 147-118-14 (.552)

Year 1938-1972 1986-2000 1975-1985 20011973-1974

YSU Record By The Decade Year Games 1930’s 18 1940’s 61 1950’s 86 1960’s 88 1970’s 100 1980’s 113 1990’s 135 2000’s 105

Record 8-10 43-13-5 43-40-3 47-36-5 55-44-1 54-58-1 103-30-2 63-42

Pct. .444 .746 .517 .563 .555 .482 .770 .600

Rey Dempsey 1973-1974 | 12-8 (.600)

Bill Narduzzi 1975-1985 | 68-51-1 (.571)

Jim Tressel 1986-2000 | 135-57-2 (.700)

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RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS Rushing Attempts

Passing Yards In Consecutive Games

1. Tamron Smith vs. Samford • 12/14/1991 ________________ 46 2. Monquantae Gibson at Western Kentucky • 11/11/2006 _____ 43 3. Robby Robson vs. Western Illinois • 10/27/1979 __________ 38 4. Robby Robson vs. Akron • 10/4/1980 ___________________ 37 5. Paris Wicks vs. Northern Iowa • 11/20/1982 _____________ 36

1. Ron Jaworski • 11/11-11/17/1972 ____________________ 635 vs. Central Michigan (389), vs. Indiana, Pa. (246) 2. Trenton Lykes • 11/15-11/21/1987 ____________________ 616 at Morehead State (311), vs. Akron (305) 3. Jamie DeVore • 9/10-9/17/1983 ______________________ 594 vs. Eastern Kentucky (369), at Tennessee Tech (225) 4. Denny Klembara • 10/12-10/19/1968__________________ 592 vs. Pensacola Navy (291), at Morehead State (201) 5. Ron Jaworski • 10/7-10/21/1972 _____________________ 587 vs. Northern Michigan (316), vs. Akron (271)

Rushing Yards 1. Dick Adipotti at S. Connecticut State • 10/22/1966_______ 304 2. Marcus Mason at Western Illinois • 10/15/2005 __________ 265 3. Robby Robson vs. Delaware • 11/10/1979 ______________ 264 4. Frank Horvath vs. Gustavus Adolphus • 11/10/1960 ______ 253 5. Marcus Mason vs. Southern Illinois • 11/4/2006 _________ 249

Rushing Yards In Consecutive Games 1. Marcus Mason • 10/7-10/14/2006 ____________________ 462 vs. Indiana State (197), at Western Illinois (265) 2. Paris Wicks • 11/14-11/21/1981______________________ 442 at Morehead State (227), vs. UNI (215) 3. Marcus Mason • 10/14-10/21/2006 ___________________ 437 at Western Illinois (265), vs. UNI (172) 4. Marcus Mason • 10/28-11/4/2006 ____________________ 425 at Illinois State (176), vs. Southern Illinois (249) 5. P.J. Mays • 8/30-9/8/2001 ___________________________ 406 vs. Lock Haven (226), vs. Clarion (180)

Rushing Touchdowns 1. Paris Wicks at Northern Iowa • 11/21/1981 _______________ 2. P.J. Mays at Indiana State • 10/6/2001 ___________________ 2. Tamron Smith vs. James Madison • 9/26/1992 ____________ 2. Tamron Smith vs. Delaware State • 9/12/1992_____________ 2. Robby Robson vs. South Dakota State • 11/24/1979 _______ 2. Robby Robson at Eastern Illinois • 11/3/1979 _____________ 2. Robby Robson at Villanova • 10/6/1979 __________________ 2. Marschell Brumfield at Northern Iowa • 9/9/1978 __________ 2. Dave DelSignore at Western Illinois • 9/20/1969 ___________ 2. Dick Adipotti at S. Connecticut State • 10/22/1966_________ 2. Frank Horvath vs. Gustavus Adolphus • 11/9/1961 _________

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1. Brandon Summers at Illinois State • 11/1/2008 ____________ 1. Tom Zetts at Liberty • 9/17/2005 _______________________ 1. Jeff Ryan vs. Hofstra • 11/4/2000 _______________________ 1. Mark Brungard vs. Slippery Rock • 9/24/1994 _____________ 1. Keith Snoddy vs. Alabama A&M • 12/1/1979 ______________ 1. Keith Snoddy at Illinois State • 9/8/1979 __________________ 1. Keith Snoddy at Central State • 10/14/1978 ______________ 1. Ron Jaworski vs. Northern Michigan • 10/7/1972 __________ 1. Denny Klembara vs. Pensacola Navy • 10/12/1968 _________

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Receptions 1. T.J. Peterson vs. James Madison • 11/25/2006 ___________ 11 1. Dave DelSignore at Southern Illinois • 11/2/1968__________ 11 3. Herb Williams vs. James Madison • 9/26/1992 ___________ 10 3. Lorenzo Davis vs. Murray State • 11/7/1987 _____________ 10 3. Steve Jones at Eastern Michigan • 9/5/1987 _____________ 10 3. Rick Shepas vs. Eastern Kentucky • 9/28/1985 ___________ 10

QB Keith Snoddy had three fourtouchdown performances.

Receiving Yards 1. Elliott Giles at Montana • 11/27/1999 __________________ 214 2. Dave DelSignore vs. Pensacola Navy • 10/12/1968 ______ 212 3. Dave DelSignore at Western Illinois • 9/20/1969 _________ 210 4. John Goode at Akron • 11/5/1983 _____________________ 209 5. Renauld Ray vs. Buffalo • 10/11/1997 _________________ 199

Touchdown Receptions

Passing Attempts 1. Denny Klembara vs. Akron • 11/22/1968 ________________ 54 2. Trenton Lykes at Eastern Michigan • 9/5/1987 ____________ 51 3. Denny Klembara at Akron • 11/8/1969 __________________ 49 4. Jamie DeVore vs. Eastern Kentucky • 9/10/1983 __________ 47 5. Mark Brungard vs. Stephen F. Austin • 9/9/1995 __________ 45 Most Attempts in One Game Without an Interception Trenton Lykes at Morehead State • 11/15/1986 _____________ 43 Denny Klembara at Southern Illinois • 11/2/1968 ____________ 43

Passing Completions 1. Brandon Summers vs. Liberty • 9/27/2008 ______________ 32 2. Trenton Lykes at Eastern Michigan • 9/5/1987 ____________ 31 3. Jamie DeVore vs. Eastern Kentucky • 9/10/1983 __________ 30 4. Tom Zetts at Western Kentucky • 10/2/2004 _____________ 28 5. Trenton Lykes vs. Eastern Kentucky • 10/25/1987 ________ 27

Best Percentage (Min. 10 attempts) 1. Jeff Ryan vs. Indiana State • 10/28/2000 ______1.000 (10-10) 2. Ray Isaac vs. Northeastern • 10/14/1989________92.3 (12-13) 3. Demond Tidwell vs. Clarion • 9/28/1996 _________90.9 (10-11) 4. Jeff Ryan vs. North Carolina A&T • 12/4/1999 ____88.2 (15-17)

Consecutive Completions 1. Tom Zetts at Western Kentucky • 10/2/2004 _____________ 15 2. Brandon Summers vs. Liberty • 9/27/2008 ______________ 12 3. Trenton Lykes at Murray State • 11/8/1986 ______________ 11 4. Jeff Ryan vs. Indiana State • 10/28/2000 ________________ 10 4. Demond Tidwell vs. Clarion • 9/28/1996 _________________ 10 4. Trenton Lykes at Northeastern • 9/20/1986 ______________ 10

Passing Yards 1. Denny Klembara vs. Pensacola Navy • 10/12/1968 _______ 391 2. Ron Jaworski vs. Central Michigan • 11/11/1972 _________ 389 3. Jamie DeVore vs. Eastern Kentucky • 9/10/1983 _________ 369 4. Brandon Summers at Illinois State • 11/1/2008 __________ 347 5. Trenton Lykes at Eastern Michigan • 9/5/1987 ___________ 341

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Touchdown Passes

1. Jim Ferranti at Central State • 10/14/1978 ________________ 2. Jim Ferranti vs. Alabama A&M • 12/1/1979 _______________ 2. Jim Ferranti at Illinois State • 9/8/1979 ___________________ 2. Dave DelSignore at Western Illinois • 9/20/1969 ___________ 2. Paul Ceremuga vs. Akron • 11/19/1959 __________________

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Total Offensive Yards 1. Denny Klembara vs. Pensacola Navy • 10/12/1968 _______ 403 2. Ron Jaworski vs. Central Michigan • 11/11/1972 _________ 387 3. Brandon Summers vs. Liberty • 9/27/2008 _____________ 383 4. Jeff Ryan at Montana • 11/27/1999____________________ 369 5. Jamie DeVore vs. Eastern Kentucky • 9/10/1983 _________ 351

WR T.J. Peterson caught 11 passes in a playoff game.

Total Offensive Plays 1. Denny Klembara at Akron • 11/8/1969 __________________ 66 2. Denny Klembara vs. Pensacola Navy • 10/12/1968 ________ 62 3. Trenton Lykes at Eastern Michigan • 9/5/1987 ____________ 61 4. Mark Brungard vs. Stephen F. Austin • 9/9/1995 __________ 56 5. Jamie DeVore vs. Eastern Kentucky • 9/10/1983 __________ 47

All-Purpose Yards 1. Dave DelSignore at Western Illinois • 9/20/1969 _________ 323 2. Dick Adipotti at S. Connecticut State • 10/22/1966_______ 304 3. Marcus Mason vs. Southern Illinois • 11/4/2006 _________ 280 4. Robby Robson vs. Delaware • 11/10/1979 ______________ 264 5. Paris Wicks at Morehead State • 11/14/1981 ___________ 258

Field Goals Made 1. Jeff Wilkins at Stephen F. Austin • 9/11/1993 ______________ 1. Jeff Wilkins at Texas State • 9/19/1992 __________________ 2. Jeff Wilkins at Northern Iowa • 12/12/1992 _______________ 2. Darren Morgan vs. Towson State • 10/15/1988 ____________ 2. Paul McFadden vs. Northern Iowa • 11/20/1982 ___________ 2. Paul McFadden vs. Akron • 9/4/1982 ____________________ 2. Chuck Haynali vs. Eastern Illinois • 10/7/1978 _____________

5 5 4 4 4 4 4

QB Tom Zetts completed 15 straight passes at WKU.

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INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS Touchdowns Scored

Extra Point Attempts 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Points Scored

WR Elliott Giles had 214 yards receiving at Montana.

1. Paris Wicks at Northern Iowa • 11/21/1981 ______________ 32 2. P.J. Mays at Indiana State • 10/6/2001 __________________ 24 2. Tamron Smith vs. James Madison • 9/26/1992 ___________ 24 2. Tamron Smith vs. Delaware State • 9/12/1992____________ 24 2. Robby Robson vs. South Dakota State • 11/24/1979 ______ 24 2. Robby Robson at Eastern Illinois • 11/3/1979 ____________ 24 2. Robby Robson at Villanova • 10/6/1979 _________________ 24 2. Jim Ferranti at Central State • 10/14/1978 _______________ 24 2. Marschell Brumfield at Northern Iowa • 9/9/1978 _________ 24 2. Dave DelSignore at Western Illinois • 9/20/1969 __________ 24 2. Dick Adipotti at S. Connecticut State • 10/22/1966________ 24 2. Frank Horvath vs. Gustavus Adolphus • 11/9/1961 ________ 24

Interceptions 1. Randy Smith vs. Samford • 12/14/1991 __________________ 1. Dave Roberts vs. Akron • 9/29/1990_____________________ 1. Dave Peters vs. Akron • 9/4/1982 _______________________ 1. Joe Bell vs. Akron • 9/25/1976 _________________________ 1. Don Cramb vs. Southeastern Louisiana • 11/1/1969 ________ 1. Ray Rohan vs. Southern Illinois • 10/2/1965 _______________

3 3 3 3 3 3

Tackles 1. Paul Soltis at Northeastern • 10/8/1988 _________________ 31 2. Ian Dominelli vs. Cal Poly • 10/16/1999 _________________ 29 3. Tim Johnson at Indiana State • 10/2/1999 _______________ 25 4. Tim Johnson vs. Hofstra • 11/4/2000 ___________________ 25 5. Paul Soltis vs. Austin Peay • 10/17/1987 ________________ 24

Sacks PK Jeff Wilkins made five field goals in a game twice.

1. Pat Danko vs. Morgan State • 9/21/1991 _________________ 1. Chris Stec at Morehead State • 11/17/1984 ______________ 3. Russell Stuvaints vs. Illinois State • 10/20/2001 ___________ 3. Harry Deligianis at UNI • 10/18/1997 ____________________ 3. Harry Deligianis at Southern Illinois • 11/8/1997 ___________ 3. Harry Deligianis at Villanova • 12/6/1997 _________________ 3. Troy Tuck vs. McNeese State • 12/20/1997 _______________

4 4 3 3 3 3 3

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Extra Points Made

WR Jim Ferranti caught four TD passes in a game in 1978.

1. Paul Massaro vs. Alcorn State • 11/25/1994 ______________ 2. Jon Dorma vs. Wingate • 10/21/1995 ____________________ 2. Jeff Wilkins vs. Central Florida • 11/27/1993 ______________ 4. Jeff Wilkins vs. Morgan State • 9/18/1993 ________________ 4. Carey Orosz vs. Alabama A&M • 12/1/1979 _______________ 4. Carey Orosz at Eastern Illinois • 11/3/1979 _______________ 4. Chuck Haynali vs. Eastern Illinois • 11/5/1977 _____________ 4. Dick Hartzell vs. Gustavus Adolphus • 11/10/1960 _________ 4. Brian Palmer vs. Indiana State • 10/7/2006 _______________ 4. Brian Palmer vs. Slippery Rock • 8/31/2006_______________

9 8 8 8 7

Points by Kicker 1. Jeff Wilkins at Stephen F. Austin • 9/11/1993 _____________ 15 1. Jeff Wilkins at Texas State • 9/19/1992 _________________ 15 1. Darren Morgan vs. Towson State • 10/15/1988 ___________ 15 4. Chuck Haynali vs. Eastern Illinois • 10/7/1978 ____________ 14 5. Jeff Wilkins at Northern Iowa • 12/12/1992 ______________ 13 5. Paul McFadden vs. Northern Iowa • 11/20/1982 __________ 13 5. Paul McFadden vs. Akron • 9/4/1982 ___________________ 13 5. Brian Palmer vs. Indiana State • 10/7/2006 ______________ 13

Punt Returns 1. Rick Shepas vs. Northern Iowa • 10/20/1984 _____________ 1. Russ Musiel vs. Morehead State • 10/18/1975 ____________ 3. Russ Musiel vs. Eastern Michigan • 11/1/1975 ____________ 3. Rick Shepas vs. Middle Tennessee State • 10/27/1984 _____ 3. Robert Thompson vs. Northern Iowa • 11/20/1982 _________ 3. David Eastham vs. Clarion • 9/28/1996 __________________

7 7 6 6 6 6

Punt Return Yards 1. Robert Thompson vs. Northern Iowa • 11/20/1982 _______ 127 2. Dave DelSignore at Western Illinois • 9/20/1969 _________ 113 3. Dave Roberts at Northern Iowa • 12/12/1992 ___________ 112 4. De’Angelo Wilson vs. Illinois State • 10/20/2007 _________ 110 5. Jerald Burley vs. Illinois State • 10/20/2001 _____________ 103

Punt Return Average (Minimum 3 Returns) 1. Jerald Burley vs. Illinois State • 10/20/2001 ____________ 2. Dave Roberts vs. Clarion • 9/5/1992 __________________ 3. Marschell Brumfield at Wayne State • 9/16/1978 ________ 4. De’Angelo Wilson vs. Illinois State • 10/20/2007 ________ 5. John Goode vs. Eastern Illinois • 10/24/1981___________

34.3 31.6 28.5 22.0 21.7

Kickoff Returns 1. Andre Coleman vs. Georgia Southern • 12/18/1999 ________ 2. Robert Thompson at Akron • 11/5/1983 __________________ 3. Robert Thompson vs. Eastern Kentucky • 9/28/1985 _______ 3. Robert Thompson at Cincinnati • 9/15/1984 ______________ 3. Robby Robson at Massachusetts • 10/1/1977 _____________ 3. Dan Contrucci at Akron • 10/20/1973 ____________________

9 8 6 6 6 6

Kickoff Return Yards 1. Andre Coleman vs. Georgia Southern • 12/18/1999 ______ 213 2. Robert Thompson at Akron • 11/5/1983 ________________ 158 3. Robert Thompson vs. Western Kentucky • 10/8/1983 _____ 136 4. Archie Herring vs. Akron • 10/1/1988 __________________ 127 5. Archie Herring vs. Edinboro • 9/8/1990 ________________ 112

Punts

Field Goal Attempts 1. Jeff Wilkins at Stephen F. Austin • 9/11/1993 ______________ 1. Jeff Wilkins at Texas State • 9/19/1992 __________________ 1. John Dowling at Tennessee Tech • 10/12/85 ______________ 1. Paul McFadden at Northern Iowa • 10/22/1983 ____________ 1. Paul McFadden vs. Northern Iowa • 11/20/1982 ___________ 1. Paul McFadden at Western Illinois • 11/6/1982 ____________ 1. Chuck Haynali vs. Eastern Illinois • 10/7/1978 _____________

1. Paul Massaro vs. Alcorn State • 11/25/1994 ______________ 2. Jon Dorma vs. Wingate • 10/21/1995 ____________________ 2. Jeff Wilkins vs. Central Florida • 11/27/1993 ______________ 2. Max Judeth vs. Wayne State • 10/26/1974 ________________ 5. Numerous times_______________________________________ Most Recent • Brian Palmer vs. Missouri State • 9/29/2007

9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

1. Joe Kent vs. Maine • 11/5/1966________________________ 13 2. Nick Xides at Murray State • 11/10/1984 ________________ 12 2. Nick Xides vs. Northern Iowa • 10/20/1984 ______________ 12 2. Chris Weber vs. Northern Michigan • 9/27/1980 __________ 12 2. Dave Barone vs. Southeastern Louisiana • 11/1/1969______ 12

Punting Yards 1. Nick Xides at Murray State • 11/10/1984 ___________ 570 (13) 2. Nick Xides vs. Northern Iowa • 10/20/1984 _________ 497 (12) 3. Joe Kent vs. Maine • 11/5/1966___________________ 456 (13) 4. Chris Weber vs. Northern Michigan • 9/27/1980 _____ 435 (12) 5. Joe Bishop vs. Southern Illinois • 10/9/2004 _________ 401 (9)

Punting Average (Minimum 3 Attempts) 1. Chris Weber at Akron • 10/20/1979 ____________56.0 (3-168) 2. Don Calloway at Central State • 11/9/1974 ______53.0 (5-265) 3. J.J. Stefancin at Boston • 10/20/1997 __________52.2 (6-313) 4. Nick Xides vs. Eastern Illinois • 10/2/1982 _______50.0 (5-250) 5. Don Calloway vs. Northern Michigan • 10/7/1972 _49.0 (4-196)

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RECORDS

1. Paris Wicks at Northern Iowa • 11/21/1981 _______________ 2. P.J. Mays at Indiana State • 10/6/2001 ___________________ 2. Tamron Smith vs. James Madison • 9/26/1992 ____________ 2. Tamron Smith vs. Delaware State • 9/12/1992_____________ 2. Robby Robson vs. South Dakota State • 11/24/1979 _______ 2. Robby Robson at Eastern Illinois • 11/3/1979 _____________ 2. Robby Robson at Villanova • 10/6/1979 __________________ 2. Jim Ferranti at Central State • 10/14/1978 ________________ 2. Marschell Brumfield at Northern Iowa • 9/9/1978 __________ 2. Dave DelSignore at Western Illinois • 9/20/1969 ___________ 2. Dick Adipotti at Southern Connecticut • 10/22/1966 ________ 2. Frank Horvath vs. Gustavus Adolphus • 11/9/1961 _________ 2. Al Perl vs. Western Kentucky • 10/9/1942 ________________

RECORDS

LONGEST PLAYS

TB Marcus Mason galloped 95 yards for a touchdown at Western Illinois on Oct. 14, 2006.

Longest Rushes

Longest Kickoff Returns

1. Marcus Mason at Western Illinois • 10/14/2006 ___________________ 95* 2. Marschell Brumfield at Northern Iowa • 9/9/1978 _________________ 88* 3. Dick Adipotti at Southern Connecticut State • 10/22/1966 __________ 87* 4. Dave Kimmel vs. Abilene Christian • 10/23/1954 __________________ 84* 5. P.J. Mays vs. Clarion • 9/8/2001 _______________________________ 83*

1. Archie Herring vs. Edinboro • 9/8/1990 _________________________ 91* 1. Robert Thompson vs. Western Kentucky • 10/8/1983 ______________ 91* 3. Harold Green vs. Gustavus Adolphus • 11/10/1960 ________________ 90* 3. Larry Bruno at Geneva • 10/22/1942 ___________________________ 90* 5. Andre Coleman vs. Lock Haven • 8/30/2001 _____________________ 89* 5. Tom Campana vs. Canisius • 9/25/1948 _________________________ 89* *indicates touchdown scored

Longest Pass Plays 1. Jeff Ryan to Renauld Ray vs. New Haven • 10/24/1998 ____________ 90* 2. Jamie DeVore to John Goode at Delaware • 10/17/1981 ___________ 85* 3. Cliff Stoudt to Dave Ferguson at South Dakota • 9/21/1974 _________ 83* 3. Joe Piunno to Dick Adipotti vs. Central Michigan • 9/17/1965 _______ 83* 5. Jeff Ryan to Elliott Giles at Montana • 11/27/1999 ________________ 82* 5. Danny Klembara to Dave DelSignore vs. SE Louisiana • 11/1/1969 ___ 82*

Longest Interception Returns 1. Don Cramb vs. Southeast Louisiana • 11/1/1969 _________________ 97* 2. Pat Durina vs. Saginaw Valley State • 9/30/1978 __________________ 95* 3. Leon Jones vs. Alcorn State • 11/25/1994 _______________________ 94* 4. John Rouse vs. Marshall • 11/3/1956 ___________________________ 85* 5. Maurice Reynolds vs. Eastern Illinois • 11/5/1977 _________________ 84*

50-Yard Plus Field Goals 1. Nick Terracina at Liberty • 9/27/2003 ____________________________ 56 2. Jeff Wilkins at Northern Iowa • 12/12/1992 _______________________ 54 2. Paul McFadden at Murray State • 9/13/1980 ______________________ 54 4. Paul McFadden at Cincinnati • 9/25/1982 _________________________ 53 4. Paul McFadden at Akron • 10/3/1981 ____________________________ 53 6. Robert Fozkos vs. Morgan State • 9/30/1989 _____________________ 52 6. Paul McFadden vs. Morehead State • 11/19/1983__________________ 52 6. Paul McFadden vs. Murray State • 9/13/1980 _____________________ 52 6. Casey Orosz vs. Western Illinois • 10/27/1979 ____________________ 52 10. Jeff Wilkins at Northeastern • 10/17/1992 _______________________ 51 10. Jeff Wilkins vs. James Madison • 11/9/1991 _____________________ 51

Longest Fumble Returns 1. Randy Smith vs. Alcorn State • 11/25/1994 ______________________ 95* 2. Mike Stanec at Eastern Washington • 12/13/1997_________________ 73* 3. Eugene Lewis vs. Hampton • 11/29/1997 ________________________ 55 4. Reginald Brown at Georgia Southern • 11/2/1991 _________________ 48* 5. Leon Jones vs. Idaho • 12/11/1993 ____________________________ 42*

Longest Punts 1. Troy LeFever vs. Northern Iowa • 10/14/2000 _____________________ 85 2. Don Calloway at Northern Michigan • 10/6/1973 ___________________ 75 3. Nick Xides vs. Northeastern • 10/5/1985 _________________________ 73 4. Chuck Haynali at Wayne State • 10/30/1976 ______________________ 72 5. Joe Bishop vs. Southern Illinois • 10/9/2004 ______________________ 70 5. Don Calloway at Central State • 11/9/1974 _______________________ 70

Longest Punt Returns 1. Ray Rohan (lateral from Al Grossi) vs. Central Michigan • 9/17/1965 __ 92* 2. Robert Thompson vs. Northern Iowa • 11/20/1982 ________________ 81* 3. Jerald Burley vs. Illinois State • 10/20/2001 ______________________ 77* 4. De’Angelo Wilson vs. Illinois State • 10/20/2007 ___________________ 76 5. Dick Adipotti at Eastern Kentucky • 11/11/1967 __________________ 74*

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PK Nick Terracina kicked a 56-yard field goal at Liberty on Sept. 27, 2003.

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THRILLERS AND COMEBACKS Cliffhangers

*indicates a game where YSU scored on a previous possession and, with the outcome no longer in doubt, ran the clock out.

ONE-POINT GAMES (23-9)

Oct. 25, 2008 • UNI 21, YSU 20 Oct. 27, 2007 • UNI 14, YSU 13 Oct. 13, 2007 • YSU 23, Southern Utah 22 Nov. 11, 2000 • Southern Illinois 21, YSU 20 Dec. 20, 1997 • YSU 10, McNeese State 9 Nov. 30, 1991 • YSU 17, Villanova 16 Oct. 7, 1989 • YSU 20, Indiana State 19 Oct. 31, 1987 • YSU 17, Middle Tennessee State 16 Nov. 21, 1986 • YSU 40, Akron 39 Sept. 13, 1986 • Eastern Michigan 18, YSU 17 Nov. 3, 1984 • YSU 3, Akron 2 Oct. 1, 1983 • Eastern Illinois 21, YSU 20 Oct. 30, 1982 • YSU 11, Middle Tennessee State 10 Sept. 4, 1982 • Akron 20, YSU 19 Oct. 13, 1979 • YSU 24, Northern Michigan 23 Oct. 9, 1976 • YSU 22, Saginaw Valley State 21 Nov. 1, 1975 • YSU 15, Eastern Michigan 14 Sept. 27, 1975 • Western Illinois 20, YSU 19 Oct. 21, 1972 • YSU 22, Akron 21 Oct. 7, 1972 • YSU 37, Northern Michigan 36 Oct. 25, 1969 • YSU 17, South Dakota State 16 Sept. 17, 1966 • YSU 7, Central Michigan 6 Oct. 10, 1964 • YSU 28, Southern Connecticut State 27 Oct. 29, 1960 • YSU 8, Southern Connecticut State 7 Oct. 6, 1960 • YSU 7, Baldwin-Wallace 6 Sept. 19, 1959 • YSU 13, Tennessee A&I State 12 Nov. 6, 1953 • YSU 26, Gustavus Adolphus 25 Oct. 17, 1953 • YSU 20, Eastern Kentucky 19 Oct. 23, 1952 • YSU 13, Baldwin-Wallace 12 Sept. 27, 1952 • YSU 13, Gustavus Adolphus 12 Nov. 11, 1939 • Tennessee Tech 7, YSU 6 Oct. 13, 1939 • Dayton 13, YSU 12

RECORDS

Since 1972, the Penguins have fought back with a score to tie or win a game on their final possession on 34 occasions.

Nov. 25, 2006 • YSU 35, James Madison 31 Nov. 4, 2006 • YSU 31, Southern Illinois 24 *Oct. 15, 2005 • YSU 23, Western Illinois 21 *Oct. 1, 2005 • YSU 20, Illinois State 17 Oct. 18, 2003 • YSU 30, Indiana State 24 (OT) • Last Play TD Nov. 4, 2000 • YSU 42, Hofstra 35 (2 OT) *Oct. 14, 2000 • YSU 28, Northern Iowa 25 Dec. 11, 1999 • YSU 27, Florida A&M 24 Oct. 9, 1999 • YSU 43, Southern Illinois 37 (OT) • Last Play TD *Sept. 25, 1999 • YSU 28, Western Illinois 24 Oct. 24, 1998 • YSU 18, New Haven 15 (OT) *Nov. 21, 1998 • YSU 24, Missouri State 17 *Sept. 27, 1997 • YSU 27, Hofstra 22 Dec. 3, 1994 • YSU 18, Eastern Kentucky 15 Sept. 1, 1994 • YSU 10, Stephen F. Austin 10 • Last Play FG Sept. 19, 1992 • YSU 23, Texas State 20 Nov. 30, 1991 • YSU 17, Villanova 16 *Sept. 8, 1990 • YSU 31, Edinboro 27 Oct. 7, 1989 • YSU 20, Indiana State 19 Sept. 23, 1989 • YSU 20, Akron 17 Nov. 7, 1987 • YSU 20, Murray State 13 Oct. 31, 1987 • YSU 17, Middle Tennessee State 16 *Oct. 10, 1987 • YSU 18, Tennessee Tech 15 Sept. 12, 1987 • YSU 20, Bowling Green 17 • Last Play FG Nov. 21, 1986 • YSU 40, Akron 39 Nov. 22, 1985 • YSU 20, Morehead State 17 Oct. 12, 1985 • YSU 23, Tennessee Tech 16 *Nov. 17, 1984 • YSU 35, Morehead State 31 Oct. 13, 1984 • YSU 16, Austin Peay 13 (OT) *Oct. 31, 1981 • YSU 13, Middle Tennessee State 10 *Oct. 13, 1979 • YSU 24, Northern Michigan 23 *Oct. 9, 1976 • YSU 22, Saginaw Valley 21 Nov. 1, 1975 • YSU 15, Eastern Michigan 14 *Nov. 10, 1973 • YSU 12, Murray State 8 Oct. 21, 1972 • YSU 22, Akron 21 Oct. 7, 1972 • YSU 37, Northern Michigan 36

Best Comebacks Largest Deficits Overcome to Win or Tie 21 points • Sept. 25, 1999 Youngstown State 28, Western Illinois 24 At Stambaugh Stadium, YSU rallied from a 21-0 second-quarter deficit before tying the game up in the third. The Penguins took a 28-24 lead on a seven-yard run by quarterback Jeff Ryan, but had to hold the Leathernecks on four tries inside the five-yard line in the final minute, including twice from the one, to preserve the come-from-behind win.

21 points • Nov. 6, 1997 Youngstown State 37, Villanova 34 The Guins trailed 21-0 in the second quarter before closing within a touchdown at halftime on an Adrian Brown run and a block-punt return for a touchdown by Willis Marshall. Villanova led 28-14 before the Penguins scored 23 consecutive points to pull ahead 37-28 on a Jake Andreadis run in the fourth. Villanova added a late score to get close.

21 points • Nov. 11, 1972 Youngstown State 28, Central Michigan 28

QB Jeff Ryan engineered the comeback win over WIU in 1999.

The Penguins trailed 28-7 at halftime, but Ron Jaworski threw three second-half touchdown passes -- a 65-yarder to Willie Packman; a 67- and 18-yarder to Bob Ferranti. The 67-yard touchdown to Ferranti came on the third play of the fourth quarter. CMU missed two field goals and was stopped four times on the YSU one-yard line while a fake field-goal pass attempt by Fred Bruderly highlighted a wild fourth.

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INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS Average Per Rushing Attempt

RECORDS

Rushing Attempts 1. Robby Robson (1979) ______ 2. Shawn Patton (1994)_______ 2. Tamron Smith (1992)_______ 4. Adrian Brown (1999) _______ 5. Marcus Mason (2006) ______

339 322 322 320 302

1. Dick Adipotti (1966) ________ 9.3 2. Frank Horvath (1961) _______ 7.3 3. Frank Horvath (1960) _______ 6.7 4. Archie Herring (1989) _______ 6.6 5. P.J. Mays (2001) ___________ 6.4

Rushing Yards

Rushing Yards Per Game

1. Marcus Mason (2006) _____1,847 2. Shawn Patton (1994)______1,626 3. Adrian Brown (1999) ______1,589 4. Tamron Smith (1991)______1,545 5. Robby Robson (1979) _____1,489

1. Marcus Mason (2006) _____153.9 2. P.J. Mays (2001) _________131.5 3. Paris Wicks (1982) _______126.5 4. Frank Horvath (1960) _____126.5 5. Paris Wicks (1981) _______123.9

Rushing Touchdowns

Passing Attempts

1. Robby Robson (1979) _______ 2. Marcus Mason (2006) _______ 3. P.J. Mays (2001) ___________ 3. Tamron Smith (1992)________ 5. Adrian Brown (1997) ________ 5. Tamron Smith (1993)________

26 23 21 21 20 20

1. Trenton Lykes (1987) ______ 2. Trenton Lykes (1986) ______ 3. Mark Brungard (1994) ______ 4. Mark Brungard (1995) ______ 5. Tom Zetts (2006) __________

365 315 314 311 301 DT Harry Deligianis set a season record for sacks recording 17 in 1997.

Passing Completions 100-Yard Rushing Games 1. Marcus Mason (2006) _______ 10 2. Shawn Patton (1994)__________9 2. Tamron Smith (1991)__________9 4. Adrian Brown (1999) __________7 4. John Kinch (1974) ____________7 4. Dave Kimmel (1956) __________7

Consecutive 100-Yard Games 1. Marcus Mason (2006) _________6 2. Dave Kimmel (1956) __________5 2. Paris Wicks (1982) ___________5 4. Marcus Mason (2005) _________4 4. Tamron Smith (1991)__________4 4. Robby Robson (1979) _________4 4. John Kinch (1974) ____________4

1. Trenton Lykes (1987) ______ 2. Trenton Lykes (1986) ______ 3. Mark Brungard (1994) ______ 4. Tom Zetts (2007) __________ 5. Jeff Ryan (1999) __________

216 190 189 173 172

Passing Percentage 1. Brandon Summers (2008) __ 62.6 _______________________ 122-195 2. Tom Zetts (2007) __________ 62.5 _______________________ 173-227 3. Demond Tidwell (1997) _____ 60.7 _______________________ 147-242 4. Tom Zetts (2004) __________ 60.4 _______________________ 154-225 5. Trenton Lykes (1986) ______ 60.3 _______________________ 190-315

Passing Yards 1. Jeff Ryan (1999) _________2,573 2. Mark Brungard (1994) _____2,453 3. Trenton Lykes (1987) _____2,452 4. Nick Cochran (1992) ______2,196 5. Trenton Lykes (1986) _____2,188

Passing Yards Per Game 1. Ron Jaworski (1972) ______235.8 2. Denny Klembara (1968) ___206.1 3. Denny Klembara (1969) ___204.9 4. Trenton Lykes (1987) _____204.3 5. Trenton Lykes (1986) _____198.9

200-Yard Passing Games 1. Tom Zetts (2005) _____________6 1. Ron Jaworski (1972) __________6 3. Jeff Ryan (1999) _____________5 3. Trenton Lykes (1987) _________5 3. Ron Jaworski (1970) __________5

300-Yard Passing Games 1. Denny Klembara (1968) _______3 2. Brandon Summers (2008) _____2 2. Trenton Lykes (1987) _________2 2. Trenton Lykes (1985) _________2 2. Ron Jaworski (1972) __________2 6. Six Players __________________1 QB Demond Tidwell completed 60.7 percent of his passes in 1997.

98 98

Highest Passing Rating

100-Yard Receiving Games

1. Brandon Summers (2008) _152.2 2. Jeff Ryan (1999) _________151.7 3. Jamie DeVore (1983)______147.2 4. Ray Isaac (1990) _________142.9 5. Mark Brungard (1994) _____142.2

1. Elliott Giles (1999) ____________6 1. Herb Williams (1992) __________6 3. Jim Ferranti (1979) ___________5 3. Bob Ferranti (1970) ___________5 5. John Goode (1983) ___________4 5. Jim Ferranti (1978) ___________4 5. Dave DelSignore (1969) _______4

Rushing Yards By QB 1. Jeff Ryan (1999) __________ 2. Jeff Ryan (2001) __________ 3. Ray Isaac (1991) __________ 4. Keith Snoddy (1978) _______ 5. Ray Isaac (1989) __________

638 521 471 463 462

Touchdown Passes 1. Mark Brungard (1994) _______ 2. Jeff Ryan (1999) ___________ 2. Keith Snoddy (1979) ________ 4. Brandon Summers (2008) ___ 4. Ron Jaworski (1972) ________

21 19 19 18 18

Interceptions Thrown 1. Denny Klembara (1968) _____ 2. Bob Courtney (1985)________ 3. Denny Klembara (1969) _____ 4. Keith Snoddy (1978) ________ 5. Cliff Stoudt (1975) __________

21 18 16 15 14

Receptions 1. Jim Ferranti (1979) _________ 2. Herb Williams (1992) ________ 3. Elliott Giles (1999) __________ 4. Rick Shepas (1985) _________ 5. Trent Boykin (1994) _________

75 72 62 61 59

Receiving Yards 1. Herb Williams (1992) ______1,306 2. Elliott Giles (1999) ________1,301 3. Jim Ferranti (1979) _______1,276 4. John Goode (1983) ________ 974 5. Rick Shepas (1985) ________ 959

Touchdown Receptions 1. Jim Ferranti (1979) _________ 13 2. John Goode (1983) _________ 11 3. Jim Ferranti (1978) _________ 10 4. Don Zwisler (1994) ___________9 5. Elliott Giles (1999) ____________8

Consecutive 100-Yard Games 1. Bob Ferranti (1970) ___________3 2. Dave DelSignore (1969) _______2 2. Jim Ferranti (1979) ___________2 2. Jim Ferranti (1978) ___________2 2. Ray Ellington (1990) __________2 2. Herb Williams (1992) __________2 2. William Walker (1995) _________2 2. Elliott Giles (1999) ____________2 2. Elliott Giles (1999) ____________2

Receiving Yards Per Game 1. Dave DelSignore (1969) ___105.4 2. Jim Ferranti (1979) ________ 98.2 3. John Goode (1983) ________ 97.4 4. Bob Ferranti (1970) ________ 89.8 5. Rick Shepas (1985) ________ 87.2

Receiving Yards Per Catch 1. Dave DelSignore (1969) ____ 23.4 2. Jeff Patterson (1982) ______ 21.8 3. Renauld Ray (1998) ________ 21.6 4. John Goode (1983) ________ 21.2 5. Elliott Giles (1999) _________ 21.0

Total Offensive Plays 1. Jeff Ryan (1999) __________ 2. Trenton Lykes (1987) ______ 3. Mark Brungard (1994) ______ 4. Mark Brungard (1995) ______ 5. Trenton Lykes (1986) ______

482 479 436 428 418

Total Offensive Yards 1. Jeff Ryan (1999) _________3,211 2. Mark Brungard (1994) _____2,657 3. Nick Cochran (1992) ______2,507 4. Trenton Lykes (1987) _____2,477 5. Tom Zetts (2006) _________2,420

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INDIVIDUAL SEASON RECORDS 2,061 1,926 1,822 1,713 1,698

1. Mark Griffith (1997) _________ 2. Jeff Wilkins (1993) __________ 2. Jeff Wilkins (1992) __________ 4. Brian Palmer (2006) ________ 5. Paul Massaro (1994) ________

PAT Attempts

1. Jeff Wilkins (1992) _________ 104 2. Jeff Wilkins (1993) __________ 99 3. Mark Griffith (1999) _________ 96 4. Robert Fozkos (1989) _______ 94 5. Mark Griffith (1997) _________ 90

1. Mark Griffith (1997) _________ 2. Jeff Wilkins (1993) __________ 2. Jeff Wilkins (1992) __________ 2. Brian Palmer (2006) ________ 5. Mark Griffith (1999) _________

Field Goals Made

Punt Returns

18 17 17 17 17

Field Goal Attempts 1. Jeff Wilkins (1991) __________ 1. Paul McFadden (1982) ______ 3. Jeff Wilkins (1993) __________ 3. Jeff Wilkins (1990) __________ 5. Mark Griffith (1999) _________

27 27 25 25 24

Field Goal Percentage 1. Brian Palmer (2007) _ 93.3 | 14-15 2. Chuck Haynali (1976) __ 85.7 | 6-7 3. Jeff Wilkins (1992) ___ 81.0 | 17-21 4. Brian Palmer (2006) _ 80.0 | 12-15 5. Robert Fozkos (1989) 77.3 | 12-22

Perfect PAT Seasons Nick Terracina (2004) _______31-31 Paul McFadden (1983) _______28-28 John Dowling (1984) ________26-26 John Dowling (1986) ________23-23 Paul McFadden (1980) _______16-16 Chuck Haynali (1976) ________15-15 Felix Rutecki (1950) _________11-11

58 54 54 54 47

1. Randy Smith (1994)_______ 2. Archie Herring (1990) _____ 3. Josh Cayson (2003) ______ 4. Archie Herring (1988) _____ 4. Robert Thompson (1983) __

33.1 30.5 26.8 25.9 25.9

Punts

1. David Eastham (1996)_______ 2. Jake Andreadis (1997) ______ 3. Rick Shepas (1984) _________ 4. Andre Ballinger (1991) ______ 5. De’Angelo Wilson (2007) _____

39 35 31 28 27

1. Chris Weber (1980) _________ 2. Nick Xides (1984) __________ 3. Tim Dreslinski (1994) _______ 4. Joe Kent (1968) ____________ 5. Chris Weber (1981) _________

82 77 70 68 66

18.7 17.1 17.0 12.0 11.7 11.7

___________________________ 59-2,468

2. Nick Xides (1984) ________ 41.5 ___________________________ 77-3,193

3. Ben Nowicki (2008) _______ 41.1 ___________________________ 44-1,810

4. Chris Weber (1981) _______ 41.0 5. Anthony Rozzo (1999) _____ 40.5

1. Dave Roberts (1992) _______ 317 2. Jerald Burley (2001) _______ 289 3. De’Angelo Wilson (2007) ____ 284 4. Jake Andreadis (1997) _____ 264 5. Dave Delsignore (1969) ____ 257

Kickoff Returns 1. Andre Coleman (1999) ______ 2. Tom Paolucci (1995) ________ 3. Darnell Clark (1993) ________ 3. Robert Thompson (1983) ____ 5. Archie Herring (1988) _______ 5. Robert Thompson (1985) ____

1. Nick Xides (1985) ________ 41.8

___________________________ 66-2,704

Punt Return Yards

36 27 26 26 23 23

TOP PERFORMANCES 1,000-Yard Rushers (19) 1,847 1,626 1,589 1,545 1,489 1,446 1,433 1,403 1,392 1,363 1,284 1,166 1,158 1,125 1,095 1,057 1,011 1,010 1,006

• Marcus Mason, 2006 • Shawn Patton, 1994 • Adrian Brown, 1999 • Tamron Smith, 1991 • Robby Robson, 1979 • P.J. Mays, 2001 • Tamron Smith, 1993 • Tamron Smith, 1992 • Paris Wicks, 1982 • Paris Wicks, 1981 • P.J. Mays, 2002 • Darnell Clark, 1993 • John Kinch, 1974 • Leo Hawkins, 1991 • Archie Herring, 1989 • Jake Andreadis, 1997 • Darnell Clark, 1992 • Frank Horvath, 1960 • Frank Horvath, 1961

1,000-Yard Receivers (3)

Average Per Punt

Punt Return Average 1. Dave Roberts (1992) ______ 2. Dave DelSignore (1969) ___ 3. Jerald Burley (2001) ______ 4. De’Angelo Wilson (2008) ___ 5. Pete Rekstis (1987) _______ 5. Jim Ferranti (1978) _______

1. Andre Coleman (1999) _____ 839 2. Robert Thompson (1983) ___ 672 3. Tom Paolucci (1995) _______ 647 4. Archie Herring (1990) ______ 611 5. Darnell Clark (1993) _______ 608

Kickoff Return Average

Points by Kicker

1. Mark Griffith (1999) _________ 2. Robert Fozkos (1989) _______ 2. Paul McFadden (1982) ______ 2. Jeff Wilkins (1992) __________ 2. Jeff Wilkins (1990) __________

54 53 53 50 47

RECORDS

1. Shawn Patton (1994)_____ 2. Marcus Mason (2006) ____ 3. Darnell Clark (1993) _____ 4. Paris Wicks (1982) ______ 5. Paris Wicks (1981) ______

Kickoff Return Yards

PAT Made

All-Purpose Yards

___________________________ 63-2,549

5. Chris Weber (1979) _______ 40.5 ___________________________ 47-1,905

1,306 • Herb Williams, 1992 1,301 • Elliott Giles, 1999 1,276 • Jim Ferranti, 1979

2,000-Yard Passers (9) 2,573 2,453 2,452 2,196 2,188 2,123 2,086 2,010 2,005

• Jeff Ryan, 1999 • Mark Brungard, 1994 • Trenton Lykes, 1987 • Nick Cochran, 1992 • Trenton Lykes, 1986 • Ron Jaworski, 1972 • Tom Zetts, 2006 • Mark Brungard, 1995 • Keith Snoddy, 1979

Total Punting Yards 1. Nick Xides (1984) _______ 2. Chris Weber (1980) ______ 3. Tim Dreslinski (1994) ____ 4. Chris Weber (1981) ______ 5. Anthony Rozzo (1999) ____

3,193 3,074 2,781 2,704 2,549

Interception Return Yards 1. Jason Perry (2006) ________ 141 1. Randy Smith (1991)________ 141 3. Don Cramb (1969)_________ 138 4. Lester Weaver (1994) ______ 136 5. Leon Jones (1994) ________ 126

Points 1. Robby Robson (1979) ______ 156 2. Marcus Mason (2006) ______ 138 3. P.J. Mays (2001) __________ 132 4. Tamron Smith (1992)_______ 126 5. Tamron Smith (1993)_______ 120

Sacks 1. Harry Deligianis (1997) ______ 2. Jermaine Hopkins (1994) ____ 3. Chris Stec (1984) __________ 3. Tom Cullen (1982) __________ 3. Melvin Romine (1982) _______

17 15 10 10 10

TD’s Responsible For 1. Mark Brungard (1994) _______ 2. Jeff Ryan (1999) ___________ 2. Robby Robson (1979) _______ 4. Marcus Mason (2006) _______ 4. Keith Snoddy (1979) ________

28 26 26 23 23

Tackles 1. Ian Dominelli (1999) _______ 224 2. Tim Johnson (1999) _______ 221 3. Paul Soltis (1987) _________ 185 4. Tim Johnson (2000) _______ 180 5. Leon Jones (1993) ________ 177

Interceptions 1. Dave Roberts (1992) _________ 1. Kevin Statzer (1979) _________ 1. Kevin Statzer (1978) _________ 4. Randy Smith (1991)__________ 4. Dave Roberts (1990) _________ 4. Dave Peters (1982) __________ PK Brian Palmer made 14-of-15 field-goal attempts in 2007.

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9 9 9 8 8 8

Pass Breakups 1. LeVar Greene (2001) ________ 1. Derek Pixley (1989) _________ 3. Randy Smith (1993)_________ 4. Leon Jones (1994) _________ 4. Dave Roberts (1991) ________ 4. John Matakovich (1989) _____

15 15 14 13 13 13

Tackles For Loss 1. Tom Harder (1978) _________ 2. Tom Harder (1979) _________ 2. Terry Dittmer (1979) ________ 4. Quentin Lowry (1978) _______ 5. Tom Cullen (1982) __________

29 25 25 21 19

Fumble Recoveries 1. David Burch (1993) __________ 1. Malcolm Everette (1991)______ 1. Brett Modic (1980) __________ 1. Quentin Lowry (1978) ________

5 5 5 5

99 99

RECORDS

INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS Rushing Attempts

Passing Attempts

1. Tamron Smith (1990-93) _____987 2. Robby Robson (1977-80) ____914 3. Adrian Brown (1996-99) _____875 4. P.J. Mays (2000-02) ________636 5. Paris Wicks (1979-82) _______595

1. Tom Zetts (2003-07) ______ 1,094 2. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) _____937 3. Mark Brungard (1992-95) ____876 4. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) ______793 5. Denny Klembara (1968-71) ___660

Rushing Yards

Pass Completions

1. Tamron Smith (1990-93) ___ 4,866 2. Adrian Brown (1996-99) ___ 3,978 3. Robby Robson (1977-80) __ 3,639 4. P.J. Mays (2000-02) ______ 3,511 5. Paris Wicks (1979-82) _____ 3,101

1. Tom Zetts (2003-07) ________654 2. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) _____543 3. Mark Brungard (1992-95) ____496 4. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) ______457 5. Ray Isaac (1988-91) ________327

100-Yard Rushing Games

200-Yard Passing Games

1. Tamron Smith (1990-93) ______22 2. Adrian Brown (1996-99) ______16 3. Marcus Mason (2005-06) _____14 3. P.J. Mays (2000-02) _________14 5. Paris Wicks (1979-82) ________13 5. Robby Robson (1977-80) _____13

1. Tom Zetts (2003-07) _________13 2. Ron Jaworski (1969-72) ______12 3. Mark Brungard (1991-95) _____10 3. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ______10 5. Denny Klembara (1968-71) _____ 8

Passing Yards

200-Yard Rushing Games 1. P.J. Mays (2000-02) __________ 4 2. Marcus Mason (2005-06) ______ 3 2. Paris Wicks (1979-82) _________ 3 4. Monquantae Gibson (2004-06) __ 1 4. Robby Robson (1977-80) ______ 1 4. Frank Horvath (1959-62) _______ 1 4. Tamron Smith (1990-93) _______ 1 4. Dave Garden (1972-75)________ 1 4. Jake Andreadis (1995-98) ______ 1 4. Dave Kimmel (1954-57) _______ 1 4. Archie Herring (1987-90) ______ 1

Average Per Carry 1. Dick Adipotti (1965-67) ______ 2. Frank Horvath (1959-62) _____ 3. Marcus Mason (2005-06) ____ 4. Darnell Clark (1990-93) ______ 5. P.J. Mays (2000-02) ________

6.6 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.5

Rushing Touchdowns 1. Adrian Brown (1996-99) ______55 2. Tamron Smith (1990-93) ______52 3. Robby Robson (1977-80) _____47 4. P.J. Mays (2000-2002) _______42 5. Marschell BrumďŹ eld (1975-78) _32

1. Tom Zetts (2003-07) ______ 7,643 2. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ___ 6,341 3. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) ____ 6,226 4. Mark Brungard (1992-95) __ 6,116 5. Ray Isaac (1988-91) ______ 4,702

Touchdown Passes 1. Tom Zetts (2003-07) _________51 2. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) _______50 3. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ______40 3. Keith Snoddy (1976-79) ______40 5. Mark Brungard (1992-95) _____38

Completion Percentage 1. Tom Zetts (2003-07) _______ 59.8 2. Demond Tidwell (1994-97) __ 58.7 3. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ____ 57.9 4. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) _____ 57.6 5. Chris Gamble (1987-88) ____ 57.4

Rushing Yards By QB 1. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) ____ 1,872 2. Ray Isaac (1988-91) ______ 1,341 3. Keith Snoddy (1976-79) ___ 1,236 4. Cliff Stoudt (1973-76) _____ 1,072 5. Mark Brungard (1992-95) ____716

DE Jermaine Hopkins had 22 sacks from 1992-95.

Rushing TDs By Quarterback

Receptions

1. Cliff Stoudt (1973-76) ________25 2. Ray Isaac (1988-91) _________23 3. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) _______17 4. Mark Brungard (1992-95) _____16 5. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ______15

1. Jim Ferranti (1976-79) ______186 2. Trent Boykin (1991-94) ______150 2. Rick Shepas (1983-86) ______150 4. Bob Ferranti (1969-72) ______130 5. Lorenzo Davis (1986-89) ____122

Passing Rating

Consecutive Games With Catch

1. Nick Cochran (1990-92) __139.46 2. Jeff Ryan (1988-2001) ___137.83 3. Demond Tidwell (1994-97) 135.06 4. Ray Isaac (1988-91) _____134.05 5. Tom Zetts (2003-07) _____128.17

1. Kyle Smith (2003-2005) ______30 2. Jeff Patterson (1980-82) ______28 3. Ray Ellington (1988-90)_______26 4. T.J. Peterson (2005-06) ______25 5. Elliott Giles (1998-99) ________24

Starts as a Quarterback

Receiving Yards

1. Tom Zetts (2003-07) _________47 2. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) _______42 3. Mark Brungard (1992-95) _____41 4. Ray Isaac (1988-91) _________40 5. Cliff Stoudt (1973-76) ________36

1. Jim Ferranti (1976-79) ____ 3,103 2. Rick Shepas (1983-86) ____ 2,263 3. Renauld Ray (1996-99) ____ 2,173 4. Bob Ferranti (1969-72) ____ 2,163 5. Herb Williams (1988-92) ___ 2,031

300-Yard Passing Games

Touchdown Receptions

1. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) _______ 4 1. Denny Klembara (1968-71) _____ 4 3. Ron Jaworski (1969-72) _______ 3 4. Brandon Summers (2008) _____ 2 5. Tom Zetts (2003-07) __________ 1 5. Demond Tidwell (1994-97) _____ 1 5. Jamie DeVore (1982-83) _______ 1 5. Keith Snoddy (1976-79) _______ 1

1. Jim Ferranti (1976-79) _______25 2. Dave DelSignore (1966-69) ___21 3. Renauld Ray (1996-99) _______18 4. John Goode (1981-84) _______16 5. Bob Ferranti (1969-72) _______15

Passing Yards Per Game 1. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ___ 176.8 2. Ron Jaworski (1969-72) ___ 170.8 3. Tom Zetts (2003-07) ______ 161.0 4. Denny Klembara (1968-71) _ 145.4 5. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) ____ 127.1

Interceptions Thrown

WR Kyle Smith caught a pass in a school best 30 straight games.

100 100

1. Cliff Stoudt (1973-76) ________52 2. Denny Klembara (1968-71) ____45 3. Keith Snoddy (1976-79) ______37 3. Harold Green (1958-60) ______37 5. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ______36

100-Yard Receiving Games 1. Jim Ferranti (1976-79) _______11 2. Bob Ferranti (1969-72) ________ 9 3. Herb Williams (1988-92) _______ 7 3. Dave DelSignore (1967-69) ____ 7 5. Elliott Giles (1998-99) _________ 6

Yards Per Catch 1. Elliott Giles (1998-99) ______ 20.2 2. Dave DelSignore (1967-69) _ 19.7 3. Renauld Ray (1996-99) _____ 18.6 4. Herb Williams (1988-92) ____ 18.5 5. John Goode (1980-83) _____ 18.4

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INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS Interceptions

1. Tom Zetts (2003-07) ______ 8,277 2. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) ____ 8,098 3. Mark Brungard (1992-95) __ 6,932 4. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ___ 6,846 5. Ray Isaac (1988-91) ______ 6,043

1. Kevin Statzer (1976-79) ______24 2. Dave Roberts (1989-92) ______22 3. Lester Weaver (1991-94) _____16 4. LeVar Greene (1998-2001) ____14 5. Leon Jones (1992-95) ________13 5. Randy Smith (1991-94) _______13 5. Pat Durina (1976-80) _________13

Total Offensive Plays 1. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) ____ 1,374 2. Tom Zetts (2003-07) ______ 1,326 3. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ___ 1,303 4. Mark Brungard (1992-95) __ 1,242 5. Ray Isaac (1988-91) ______ 1,145

All-Purpose Yards 1. Tamron Smith (1990-93) ___ 5,128 2. Robby Robson (1977-80) __ 4,377 3. Archie Herring (1987-90) __ 4,341 4. Adrian Brown (1996-99) ___ 4,161 5. Paris Wicks (1979-82) _____ 4,091

Points Scored 1. Jeff Wilkins (1990-93) _______373 2. Adrian Brown (1996-99) _____348 3. Tamron Smith (1990-93) _____318 4. Robby Robson (1977-80) ____294 5. Mark Griffith (1996-99) ______281

Total Touchdowns Scored 1. Adrian Brown (1996-99) ______57 2. Tamron Smith (1990-93) ______53 3. Robby Robson (1977-80) _____49 4. P.J. Mays (2000-02) _________45 5. Marschell Brumfield (1975-78) _34

TD’s Responsible For 1. Jeff Ryan (1998-2001) _______67 2. Tom Zetts (2003-07) _________57 2. Adrian Brown (1996-99) ______57 4. Ray Isaac (1988-91) _________55 4. Trenton Lykes (1984-87) ______55

3. Darren Morgan (1988)_________ 8 3. Paul McFadden (1981-82) ______ 8

Points by Kicker 1. Jeff Wilkins (1990-93) _______373 2. Mark Griffith (1996-99) ______281 3. Brian Palmer (2005-08) ______270 4. Paul McFadden (1980-83) ____240 5. John Dowling (1984-87) _____237

Sacks 1. Jermaine Hopkins (1992-95) __22 2. Harry Deligianis (1995-97) ____18 3. Mike Stanec (1995-98) _______17 4. Chris Stec (1980-84) _________16 5. Kevin Brown (1988-91) _______12 5. Lamar Davis (1987-88) _______12

PAT Kicks Made

Punts

PAT Kicks Attempted

1. Jeff Wilkins (1990-93) _______173 2. Brian Palmer (2005-08) ______156 3. Mark Griffith (1996-99) ______149 4. Jake Stewart (2000-02) ______97 5. John Dowling (1984-87) ______93

1. Nick Xides (1982-85)________257 2. Joe Bishop (2003-06) _______229 3. Chris Weber (1977-81) ______195 4. Anthony Rozzo (1996-99) ____157 5. Don Calloway (1972-75) _____155

1. Jeff Wilkins (1990-93) _______177 2. Brian Palmer (2005-08) ______167 3. Mark Griffith (1996-99) ______160 4. Jake Stewart (2000-02) _____104 5. Chuck Haynali (1976-79) ______99

Punt Yards 1. Nick Xides (1982-85)_____10,514 2. Joe Bishop (2003-06) _____ 8,787 3. Chris Weber (1977-81) ____ 7,683 4. Joe Kent (1966-69) _______ 7,173 5. Don Calloway (1972-75) ___ 5,897

Average Per Punt 1. Nick Xides (1982-85)_______ 40.9 2. Chris Weber (1977-81) _____ 39.4 3. Ben Nowicki (2007-Present) _ 39.0 4. J.J. Stefancin (1996-97) ____ 38.8 5. Joe Bishop (2003-06) ______ 38.4

Consecutive PAT’s Made S Kevin Statzer holds the school record with 24 interceptions.

Punt Returns 1. Trent Boykin (1991-94) _______74 2. Rick Shepas (1983-86) _______60 3. Kyle Smith (2002-05) ________56 4. Russ Musiel (1973-76) _______50 5. Jake Andreadis (1995-98) _____46

Punt Return Yards 1. Trent Boykin (1991-94) ______534 2. De’Angelo Wilson (2007-08) __500 3. Russ Musiel (1973-76) ______421 4. Kyle Smith (2002-05) _______377 5. Dave Roberts (1989-92) _____346

Tackles

1. Nick Terracina (2003-04) _____49 2. Jeff Wilkins (1992-93) ________46 3. Jeff Wilkins (1991-92) ________44 4. John Dowling (1985-86) ______40 5. Jeff Wilkins (1990-91) ________38 5. Paul McFadden (1982-83) _____38

PAT Percentage 1. Nick Terracina (2003-04) ___ 98.4 _____________________________ (60-61)

2. John Dowling (1984-87) ____ 97.9 _____________________________ (93-95)

3. Jeff Wilkins (1990-93) ______ 97.7 ___________________________ (173-177)

4. Robert Fozkos (1988-89) ___ 97.7 _________________________ (43-44) 4. Paul McFadden (1980-83) ___ 96.7 _____________________________ (87-90)

1. Leon Jones (1992-95) _______506 2. Paul Soltis (1987-89)________468 3. Greg Fitzpatrick (1975-78) ___445 4. Jerry Pacifico (1985-88) _____443 5. Tim Johnson (1999-2000) ___401

Punt Return Average 1. Dave Roberts (1989-92) ____ 15.0 2. De’Angelo Wilson (2007-08) _ 11.1 3. Jason Perry (2003-06) _____ 11.0 4. Pete Rekstis (1986-90) ______ 8.4 4. Russ Musiel (1973-76) ______ 8.4

Tackles for Loss 1. Tom Harder (1977-79)________67 2. Terry Dittmer (1976-79) ______59 3. Tom Cullen (1979-82) ________58 4. Melvin Romine (1980-83) _____35 5. Jon Tekac (1999-2002) _______31 5. Mike Stanec (1995-98) _______31

Kick Off Returns

Pass Breakups

Kick Off Return Yards

1. Archie Herring (1987-90) _____86 2. Robert Thompson (1981-83) __81 3. Andre Coleman (1998-2001) __74 4. Dave Roberts (1989-92) ______50 5. Malcolm Everette (1990-92) ___44

1. Randy Smith (1991-94) _______39 2. Dave Roberts (1989-92) ______28 3. Jason Perry (2003-06) _______25 3. LeVar Greene (1998-2001) ____25 3. Leon Jones (1992-95) ________25

1. Archie Herring (1987-90) __ 2,156 2. R.L. Thompson (1981-83) __ 1,735 3. Andre Coleman (1998-01)_ .1,672 4. Malcolm Everette (1990-92) __943 5. Dave Roberts (1989-92) _____907

Interception Return Yards 1. Pat Durina (1976-80) ________339 2. Jason Perry (2003-06) ______240 3. Lester Weaver (1990-94) ____221 4. Maurice Reynolds (1976-79)__199 5. Kevin Statzer (1976-79) _____176

RECORDS

Total Offensive Yards

Consecutive Field Goals Made WR Trent Boykin is tops in punt returns and punt return yards.

1. Brian Palmer (2007-08) _______14 2. Jeff Wilkins (1992-93) ________10 3. Mark Griffith (1999) ___________ 8 3. Mark Griffith (1997-98) ________ 8

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Field Goals Made 1. Jeff Wilkins (1990-93) ________66 2. Paul McFadden (1980-83) _____52 3. John Dowling (1984-87) ______48 4. Mark Griffith (1996-99) _______45 5. Brian Palmer (2005-08) _______38

Field Goal Attempts 1. Jeff Wilkins (1990-93) ________98 2. Paul McFadden (1980-83) _____90 3. John Dowling (1984-87) ______76 4. Mark Griffith (1996-99) _______65 5. Brian Palmer (2006-08) _______50

Field Goal Percentage 1. Brian Palmer (2005-08) _____ 76.0 _________________________ (38-50) 2. Robert Fozkos (1988-89) ___ 73.3 _________________________ (17-22) 3. Nick Terracina (2003-04) ___ 72.7 _________________________ (24-33) 4. Darren Morgan (1988)______ 70.6 _________________________ (12-17) 5. Jeff Wilkins (1990-93) ______ 67.3 _________________________ (66-98)

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TOP 20 CAREER RANKINGS Rushing Yardage

Touchdown Passes

Player, Years Yards 1. Tamron Smith, 1990-93 _______ 4,866 2. Adrian Brown, 1996-99 ________ 3,978 3. Robby Robson, 1977-80 _______ 3,639 4. P.J. Mays, 2000-02 ___________ 3,511 5. Paris Wicks, 1979-82 _________ 3,101 6. Marcus Mason, 2005-06 _______ 2,739 7. Jake Andreadis, 1995-98 ______ 2,620 8. Frank Horvath, 1959-62 _______ 2,567 9. Darnell Clark, 1990-93 ________ 2,527 10. Dave Garden, 1972-75 _______ 2,521 11. Dave Kimmel, 1954-57 _______ 2,429 12. John Kinch, 1973-76 _________ 2,306 13. Shawn Patton, 1990; 94 _____ 2,297 14. Leo Hawkins, 1988-91 _______ 2,279 15. Archie Herring, 1987-90 ______ 2,103 16. Marschell Brumfield, 1975-78 ___2,069 17. Lorenzo Davis, 1986-89 ______ 1,960 18. Jeff Ryan, 1998-2001 ________ 1,872 19. Ken Kacenga, 1965-68_______ 1,792 20. Monquantae Gibson, 2004-06 _ 1,767

Player, Years No. 1. Tom Zetts, 2003-07 _____________ 51 2. Jeff Ryan, 1998-2001 ____________ 50 3. Trenton Lykes, 1984-87 __________ 40 3. Keith Snoddy, 1976-79 ___________ 40 5. Mark Brungard, 1992-95 _________ 38 6. Ray Isaac, 1988-91 ______________ 32 6. Ron Jaworski, 1969-72 ___________ 32 8. Denny Klembara, 1968-71 ________ 31 9. Harold Green, 1955; 58-60 _______ 24 10. Aaron Marshall, 2002-05 ________ 19 10. Frank Beck, 1953-55 ___________ 19 12. Brandon Summers, 2008 ________ 18 13. Demond Tidwell, 1994-97 _______ 17 13. Jamie DeVore, 1980-83 _________ 17 15. Cliff Stoudt, 1973-76 ___________ 16 15. Nick Cochran, 1990-92 _________ 16 17. Bob Courtney, 1983-86 _________ 14 18. Jared Zwick, 1996-99 ___________ 10 18. Robert Gibson, 1949 ___________ 10 20. Joe Piunno, 1964-67_____________ 9 20. Joe Roth, 1964-67 ______________ 9

Passing Yardage Player, Years Yards 1. Tom Zetts, 2003-07 __________ 7,643 2. Trenton Lykes, 1984-87 _______ 6,341 3. Jeff Ryan, 1998-2001 _________ 6,226 4. Mark Brungard, 1992-95 ______ 6,116 5. Ray Isaac, 1988-91 ___________ 4,702 6. Ron Jaworski, 1969-72 ________ 4,612 7. Cliff Stoudt, 1973-76 _________ 4,387 8. Denny Klembara, 1968-71 _____ 4,216 9. Keith Snoddy, 1976-79 ________ 4,194 10. Demond Tidwell, 1994-97 ____ 3,066 11. Harold Green, 1955; 58-60 ___ 2,587 12. Nick Cochran, 1990-92 ______ 2,545 13. Bob Courtney, 1983-86 ______ 2,458 14. Robert Gibson, 1946-49 ______ 2,086 15. Aaron Marshall, 2002-05 _____ 2,083 16. Jamie DeVore, 1980-83 ______ 2,016 17. Frank Beck, 1953-55 ________ 1,805 18. Brandon Summers, 2008 _____ 1,540 19. Jim Heber, 1938-41 _________ 1,389 20. Joe Piunno, 1964-67_________ 1,317

Pass Completions Player, Years No. 1. Tom Zetts, 2003-07 ____________ 654 2. Trenton Lykes, 1984-87 _________ 543 3. Mark Brungard, 1992-95 ________ 496 4. Jeff Ryan, 1998-2001 ___________ 457 5. Ray Isaac, 1988-91 _____________ 327 6. Ron Jaworski, 1969-72 __________ 325 7. Cliff Stoudt, 1973-76 ___________ 303 8. Denny Klembara, 1968-71 _______ 280 9. Keith Snoddy, 1976-79 __________ 276 10. Demond Tidwell, 1994-97 ______ 227 11. Bob Courtney, 1983-86 ________ 174 12. Aaron Marshall, 2002-05 _______ 171 13. Nick Cochran, 1990-92 ________ 169 14. Jamie DeVore, 1980-83 ________ 141 15. Harold Green, 1955; 58-60 _____ 139 16. Brandon Summers, 2008 _______ 122 17. Mike Sloe, 1981-83 ____________ 98 18. Joe Piunno, 1964-67____________ 82 19. Chris Gamble, 1987-90 _________ 81 20. Frank Edie, 1987-90 ____________ 73

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Receptions Player, Years No. 1. Jim Ferranti, 1976-79 ___________ 186 2. Trent Boykin, 1991-94 __________ 150 2. Rick Shepas, 1983-86 __________ 150 4. Bob Ferranti, 1969-72 __________ 130 5. Lorenzo Davis, 1986-89 _________ 122 6. Renauld Ray, 1996-99 ___________ 117 7. Herb Williams, 1989-92 _________ 110 8. Dave DelSignore, 1966-69 _______ 102 9. Kyle Smith, 2002-05 ____________ 101 9. Don Zwisler, 1991-94 ___________ 101 9. Steve Jones, 1986-89___________ 101 12. John Goode, 1980-83 ___________ 95 13. Maury Bibent, 1986-89 __________ 92 14. Dave Ferguson, 1971-74 ________ 90 15. Frank Pokorny, 1981-84 _________ 87 16. Elliott Fedd, 1984-87 ___________ 85 17. Ray Ellington, 1987-90 __________ 83 18. T.J. Peterson, 2002, 2004-06 ____ 77 19. Craig Cotton, 1966-68 __________ 76 20. Willis Marshall, 1995-97 _________ 74

Receiving Yardage Player, Years Yards 1. Jim Ferranti, 1976-79 _________ 3,103 2. Rick Shepas, 1983-86 ________ 2,263 3. Renauld Ray, 1996-99 _________ 2,173 4. Bob Ferranti, 1969-72 ________ 2,163 5. Herb Williams, 1989-92 _______ 2,031 6. Dave DelSignore, 1966-69 _____ 2,006 7. Trent Boykin, 1991-94 ________ 1,950 8. John Goode, 1980-83 _________ 1,747 9. Don Zwisler, 1991-94 _________ 1,668 10. Lorenzo Davis, 1986-89 ______ 1,598 11. Kyle Smith, 2002-05 _________ 1,534 12. Elliott Giles, 1998-99 ________ 1,477 13. Ray Ellington, 1987-90 _______ 1,376 14. Dave Ferguson, 1971-74 _____ 1,343 15. Jeff Patterson, 1979-82 ______ 1,270 16. Frank Pokorny, 1981-84 ______ 1,230 17. Maury Bibent, 1986-89 _______ 1,192 18. Russ Musiel, 1973-76 ________ 1,191 19. Elliott Fedd, 1984-87 ________ 1,173 20. Craig Cotton, 1966-68 _______ 1,169

LB Paul Soltis recorded 468 tackles in just three years at YSU.

Total Offensive Yards

Tackles

Player, Years Yards 1. Tom Zetts, 2003-07 __________ 8,277 2. Jeff Ryan, 1998-2001 _________ 8,098 3. Mark Brungard, 1992-95 ______ 6,932 4. Trenton Lykes, 1984-87 _______ 6,846 5. Ray Isaac, 1988-91 ___________ 6,043 6. Cliff Stoudt, 1973-76 _________ 5,459 7. Keith Snoddy, 1976-79 ________ 5,430 8. Tamron Smith, 1990-93 _______ 4,866 9. Ron Jaworski, 1969-72 ________ 4,452 10. Denny Klembara, 1968-71 ____ 3,999 11. Adrian Brown, 1996-99_______ 3,978 12. Robby Robson, 1977-80______ 3,761 13. Demond Tidwell, 1994-97 ____ 3,376 14. Paris Wicks, 1979-82 ________ 3,165 15. Harold Green, 1958-60 _______ 3,017 16. Nick Cochran, 1990-92 ______ 2,950 17. Marcus Mason, 2005-06 _____ 2,739 18. Frank Horvath, 1959-62 ______ 2,653 19. Jake Andreadis, 1995-98 _____ 2,620 20. Dave Garden, 1972-75 _______ 2,608

Player, Years No. 1. Leon Jones, 1992-95 ___________ 506 2. Paul Soltis, 1987-89 ____________ 468 3. Greg Fitzpatrick, 1975-78 _______ 445 4. Jerry Pacifico, 1985-88 _________ 443 5. Tim Johnson, 1999-2000 ________ 401 6. Reggie Lee, 1991-94 ___________ 363 7. Mark Derthick, 1981-84 _________ 360 7. Tom Perantoni, 1970-73 _________ 360 9. Pat Toler, 1981-84 _____________ 351 10. Dwyte Smiley, 1996-99 ________ 349 11. Kawonza Swan, 1996-99 _______ 345 12. Jeremiah Wright, 2003-07 ______ 308 13. Mike Peterson, 1984-87 ________ 299 14. Terry Dittmer, 1976-79 _________ 276 15. Jeff Gergel, 1978-81___________ 272 16. Kevin Brown, 1988-91 _________ 269 17. Jon Tekac, 1999-02 ___________ 268 18. Reggie Brown, 1991-94 ________ 267 19. Andre Peterson, 1986-89 _______ 266 20. Joe Schartner, 1978-81 ________ 265

All-Purpose Yards Player, Years Yards 1. Tamron Smith, 1990-93 _______ 5,128 2. Robby Robson, 1977-80 _______ 4,377 3. Archie Herring, 1987-90 _______ 4,341 4. Adrian Brown, 1996-99 ________ 4,161 5. Paris Wicks, 1979-82 _________ 4,091 6. Jim Ferranti, 1976-79 _________ 4,054 7. Jake Andreadis, 1995-98 ______ 4,008 8. P.J. Mays, 2000-02 ___________ 3,985 9. Lorenzo Davis, 1986-89 _______ 3,826 10. Robert Thompson, 1981-85 ___ 3,550 11. Darnell Clark, 1990-93 _______ 3,471 12. Frank Horvath, 1959-62 ______ 3,296 13. Dave Garden, 1972-75 _______ 3,010 14. Marcus Mason, 2005-06 _____ 2,940 15. Shawn Patton, 1990; 1994 ___ 2,913 16. Dave DelSignore, 1966-69 ____ 2,793 17. Ken Kacenga, 1965-68_______ 2,696 18. Rick Shepas, 1983-86 _______ 2,685 19. Josh Cayson, 2003-06 _______ 2,607 20. Marschell Brumfield, 1975-78 __2,569

LB Tim Johnson recorded 401 tackles in just two seasons.

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TEAM RECORDS First Downs, Game

TOP SCORING PERFORMANCES

Most: 32; vs. Liberty, Nov. 4, 1989 Fewest: 5; at Ohio State, Aug. 30, 2008

50-Plus Point Games 63 vs. Alcorn State • Nov. 25, 1994 59 vs. Northeastern • Sept, 28, 1991 58 at Ashland • Sept. 23, 1978 57 vs. Morgan State • Sept. 21, 1991 56 vs. Wingate • Oct. 21, 1995 56 vs. Central Florida • Nov. 27, 1993 56 vs. Morgan State • Sept. 18, 1993 56 at Central State • Oct. 14, 1978 56 vs. Wayne State • Oct. 26, 1974 55 vs. Indiana State • Oct. 7, 2006 55 vs. Gustavus Adolphus • Nov. 10, 1960 52 vs. Buffalo • Oct. 11, 1997 52 vs. Slippery Rock • Sept. 24, 1994 52 vs. Alabama A&M • Dec. 1, 1979 52 vs. Eastern Illinois • Nov. 5, 1977 51 vs. Clarion • Sept. 28, 1996 51 vs. Tennessee Tech • Oct. 6, 1984 51 vs. Slippery Rock • Aug. 31, 2006 50 vs. Clarion • Sept. 3, 1998 50 vs. South Dakota State • Nov. 24, 1979

Opponent Most: 35; Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 Fewest: 4; Western Illinois, Nov. 8, 1980 4; Lock Haven, Sept. 22, 2007

First Downs, Season Youngstown State Most: 297; 1997 and 1999 (15 games)

By Rushing: 200; 1991 (15 games)

By Passing: 118; 2006 (14 games)

By Penalty: 23; 2003 (12 games) Fewest: 107; 1969 (8 games)

Opponent Most: 308; 1992 (15 games)

By Rushing: 170; 1992 (15 games)

By Passing: 156; 1999 (15 games)

By Penalty: 26; 1978 (12 games) Fewest: 113; 1974 (10 games)

Rushing, Game

RECORDS

Youngstown State

Combined Points

Youngstown State Attempts: 81; vs. Samford, Dec. 14, 1991 Fewest: 21; at Ohio State, Aug. 30, 2008 Yards: 532; vs. Wayne State, Oct. 26, 1974 Fewest: -19; vs. Eastern Michigan, Sept. 5, 1987

Opponent Attempts: 80; Northeastern, Sept. 15, 1990 Fewest: 15; Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 15; Liberty, Nov. 4, 1989 Yards: 639; Georgia Southern, Dec. 18, 1999 Fewest: -36; Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994

Rushing, Season Youngstown State Attempts: 852; 1991 (15 games) Fewest: 288; 1969 (8 games) Yards: 3,598; 1993 (15 games) Fewest: 684; 1969 (9 games) Average: 255.6; 1989 (13 games) Lowest: 85.5; 1969 (8 games) Yards Per Attempt: 5.4; 2006 (14 games)

Opponent Attempts: 628; 1992 (15 games) Fewest: 329; 1967 (9 games) Yards: 2,963; 1999 (15 games) Fewest: 999; 1978 (12 games) Average: 255.1; 1986 (11 games) Lowest: 83.3; 1978 (12 games) Yards Per Attempt: 5.2; 1986 (11 games)

Denny Klembara shares the school mark with four 300-yard passing games in his career. He had a school-best 391 yards against Pensacola Navy in 1968.

QB Cliff Stoudt ran for 25 touchdowns and passed for 16 in his career.

Passing, Game Youngstown State Attempts: 54; vs. Akron, Nov. 22, 1968 Fewest: 3; vs. Nevada, Dec. 7, 1991 3; vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 4, 1963 Completions: 32 vs. Liberty, Fewest: 0; vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Nov. 4, 1963 Percentage: 1.000; vs. Indiana State Oct. 28, 2000 (13-13) Yards: 446; vs. Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 28, 1985 Fewest: 7; vs. Eastern Illinois, Oct. 7, 1978

Opponent Attempts: 82; Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 Fewest: 3; Western Kentucky, Oct. 27, 2001 Completions: 52; Alcorn State, Nov. 29, 1994 Fewest: 1; Northern Michigan, Oct. 4, 1975 1; Western Kentucky, Oct. 27, 2001 Yards: 514; Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 Fewest: 2; Indiana State, Oct. 4, 1997

Passing, Season Youngstown State Attempts: 368; 1987 (12 games) Fewest: 90; 1962 (9 games) Completions: 219; 1987 (12 games) Fewest: 31; 1961 (9 games) Percentage: 62.0; 2007 (176-of-284) Lowest Pct.: 37.9; 1980 (86-of-227) Interceptions: 24; 1985 (11 games) Fewest: 4; 1993 (15 games) Yards: 2,722; 1999 (15 games) Fewest: 914; 1967 (9 games) Highest Average: 235.8; 1972 (9 games) Lowest Average: 97.3; 1980 (11 games)

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Points in Consecutive Games 116 | 57 vs. Morgan State 59 vs. Northeastern • 1991 107 | 58 vs. Ashland 49 vs. Saginaw Valley State • 1978 102 | 50 vs. South Dakota State 52 vs. Alabama A&M • 1979 96 | 40 vs. Eastern Illinois 56 vs. Central State • 1978 95 | 45 vs. Delaware 50 vs. South Dakota State • 1979

100-Yard Rushing & Receiving Robert Thompson (128 rushing/101 receiving) vs. Tennessee Tech, 10/12/1985

100-Yard Rushing & Passing Jeff Ryan (125 rushing/195 passing) vs. Hofstra, 11/4/2000 Jeff Ryan (101 rushing/202 passing) vs. Illinois State, 10/30/1999 Jeff Ryan (122 rushing/197 passing) vs. New Haven, 10/24/1998 Frank Beck (135 rushing/149 passing) vs. Great Lakes Academy, 9/23/1954

Two 100-Yard Passers in a Game 129 – Jeff Ryan | 105 – Colby Street vs. Indiana State • Oct. 28, 2000 133 – Jared Zwick | 117 – Jeff Ryan vs. Slippery Rock • Sept. 2, 1999 263 – Bob Courtney | 183 – Trenton Lykes vs. Eastern Kentucky • Sept. 28. 1985 230 – Bob Courtney | 100 – Trenton Lykes at Eastern Michigan • Sept. 7, 1985

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TEAM RECORDS RECORDS

Opponent

Rushing: 45; 1993 (15 games) Passing: 22; 1994 (15 games) Points: 460; 1997 (15 games) Fewest: 101; 1971 (8 games) Points Per Game: 33.5; 1978 (12), 2001 (11) Fewest: 12.6; 1971 (8 games)

Attempts: 467; 1993 (15 games) Fewest: 123; 1961 (9 games) Completions: 281; 1991 (15 games) Fewest: 53; 1961 (9), 1971 (8) Percentage: 61.8; 1999 (15) and 1995 (11) Lowest Pct.: 40.5; 1973 (81-of-200) Interceptions: 31; 1991 (15 games) Fewest: 4; 1971 (8 games) Yards: 3,215; 1999 (15 games) Fewest: 761; 1971 (8 games) Highest Average: 214.3; 1999 (15 games) Lowest Average: 92.9, 1975 (9 games)

Opponent TDs: 46; 1970 (9 games) Fewest: 4; 1941 (8 games) Rushing: 31; 2008 (12 games) Passing: 17; 1985 (11) 1982 (11) Points: 363; 1999 (15 games) Fewest: 28; 1941 (8 games) Points Per Game: 35.8; 1970 (9 games) Fewest: 3.5; 1941 (8 games)

Total Offense, Game Youngstown State

Kicking, Game

Plays: 106; vs. Tennessee Tech, Oct. 11, 1986 Yards: 637; vs. Wayne State, Oct. 26, 1974 Fewest: 60; vs. Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 20, 1980 TOP: 42:52; vs. Samford, Dec. 14, 1991

Youngstown State PATs: 9; vs. Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 Attempts: 9; vs. Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 FGs: 5; vs. Southwest Texas, Sept. 9, 1992 5; vs. Stephen F. Austin, Sept. 11, 1993 Attempts: 5; Four Times

Opponent Plays: 97; Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 Yards: 656; Georgia Southern, Dec. 18, 1999 Fewest: 68; Alabama A&M, Dec. 1, 1979 TOP: 40:22; Missouri State, Nov. 13, 2004

Opponent PK Paul McFadden made 17-of-27 ďŹ eld-goal attempts in 1982 as a junior.

Total Offense, Season Youngstown State

42 vs. Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 (1st) Points in a Game: 63 vs. Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 Fewest: 0 (35 times) Fewest Points in a Victory: 3; 3-0 vs. Davis & Elkins, Dec. 3, 1939 3; 3-2 vs. Akron, Nov. 3, 1984 Most Points in a Loss: 49; 52-49 vs. James Madison, Sept. 26, 1992 Margin of Victory: 52; 59-7 vs. Northeastern, Sept. 28, 1991 MVFC Margin of Victory: 45; 45-0 at Indiana State, Oct. 8, 2005

Plays: 1,074; 1991 (15 games) Yards: 5,704; 1999 (15 games) Fewest: 2,277; 1971 (8 games) Highest Average: 402.2; 1979 (13 games) Lowest Average: 236.3; 1980 (11 games)

Opponent Plays: 1,059; 1992 (15 games) Yards: 5,416; 1992 (15 games) Fewest: 2,192; 1966 (9 games) Highest Average: 411.0; 1986 (11 games) Lowest Average: 232.4; 1978 (12 games)

Opponent

Scoring, Game Youngstown State TDs: 9; vs. Alcorn State, Nov. 25, 1994 Rushing: 8; vs. Wayne State, Oct. 26, 1974 8; vs. Wingate, Oct. 21, 1995 Passing: 5; vs. Slippery Rock, Sept. 24, 1994 Points in a Quarter: Most: 31; vs. Northern Michigan, Nov. 4, 1978 First: 21; Numerous Times Second: 31; vs. Northern Michigan, Nov. 4, 1978 Third: 28; vs. Ashland, Sept. 23, 1978 28 at Missouri State, 2006 Fourth: 30; at Northern Iowa, Nov. 21, 1981 Points in a Half:

PK John Dowling owns the FCS record with 11 career gamewinning kicks, including one as time expired to beat Bowling Green 20-17 on Sept. 12, 1987.

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TDs: 10; North Texas State, Nov. 15, 1957 Rushing: 8; North Texas State, Nov. 15, 1957 Passing: 5; Western Michigan, Sept. 11, 1999 5; Northern Iowa, Oct. 26, 1985 Points in a Quarter: Most: 29; Northern Michigan (2nd), Oct. 17, 1970 Points in a Half: 44; Delaware, (2nd) Nov. 10, 1979 Points in a Game: 68; North Texas State, Nov. 15, 1957 Fewest: 0 (60 times) Fewest Points in a Victory: 6; 6-0 Ohio, Sept. 15, 1955 6; 6-0 Morris Harvey, Oct. 11, 1956 Most Points in a Loss: 39; 40-39 Akron, Nov. 21, 1986 39; 41-39 Towson State, Oct. 15, 1988 Margin of Victory: 55; 68-13 North Texas State, Nov. 15, 1957 MVFC Margin of Victory: 38; 47-9 UNI, Nov. 1, 2003

Scoring, Season Youngstown State TDs: 58; 2006 (14 games) Fewest: 14; 1971 (8 games)

PATs: 7; Akron, Nov. 8, 1969 Attempts: 8; Akron, Nov. 8, 1969 FGs: 5; Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 10, 1983 5; at Ohio State, Aug. 30, 2008 Attempts: 6; Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 10, 1983 6, Penn State, Sept. 16, 2006

Kicking, Season Youngstown State PATs: 54; 1997 and 1993 (15 games) Attempts: 58; 1997 (15 games) FGs: 18; 1999 (15 games) Attempts: 28; 1991 (15 games) Best Pct.: 93.8 (15-16); 2007 (11 games) Consecutive Made: 11; 2007

Opponent PATs: 41; 2006 (14), 2008 (12) Attempts: 42; 2006 (14), 2008 (12) FGs: 17; 1986 (11 games) Attempts: 23; 1986 (11 games) Best Pct.: 76.2 (16-21), 2002 (11 games) Consecutive Made: 12; 2002

Punting, Game Youngstown State Most: 15; vs. Northern Iowa, Oct. 20, 1984 Fewest: 0; vs. North Carolina A&T, Dec. 4, 1999 Yards: 570; vs. Murray State, Nov. 10, 1984 Longest: 85; vs. Northern Iowa, Oct. 14, 2000

Opponent Most: 13; Northern Iowa, Oct. 20, 1984 Fewest: 0; Ohio State, August 30, 2008 0; Slippery Rock, Sept. 24, 1994 0; Morehead State, Nov. 15, 1986 0; Tennessee Tech, Sept. 19, 1970 Yards: 500; Northern Iowa, Oct. 20, 1984 Longest: 75; Illinois State, Nov. 1, 1997

Punting, Season Youngstown State Most: 90; 1985 (11 games) Fewest: 42; 1977 (10 games) Yards: 3,475; 1985 (11 games) Best Avg.: 41.8; 1985 (11 games)

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TEAM RECORDS Opponent

Penalties, Game

Most: 90; 1984 (11 games) Fewest: 38; 1986 (11 games) Yards: 3,421; 1984 (11 games) Best Avg.: 41.7; 1984 (11 games)

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RECORDS

Punt/Kickoff/Returns, Game

Total: 17; vs. Morehead State, Nov. 17, 1984 Yards: 158; vs. Morehead State, Nov. 17, 1984

Opponent Total: 18 (136); UNI, Oct. 26, 1985 Yards: 163 (16); UNI, Nov. 1, 1980

Youngstown State Kickoff TD: 1; M.R. vs. Missouri State, Sept. 29, 2007 Punt TD: 1; M.R. vs. Central State, Sept. 13, 2008 Total TD: 2; vs. Lock Haven, Sept. 30, 2001 (blocked punt and kickoff) Blocks: 3; vs. Morehead State, Nov. 13, 1982

Opponent Kickoff TD: 1; M.R., Illinois State, 11/1/2008 Punt TD: 1; M.R., Illinois State, 10/23/2004 Total TD: 2; M.R. Illinois State, 10/23/2004 (kickoff and punt)

Punt/Kickoff/Returns, Season Youngstown State Kickoff Returns: 57; 1999 (15 games) Yards: 1,207; 1999 (15 games) Average: 25.4; 1990 (12 games) TDs: 2; 1990 (12 games) Punt Returns: 43; 1996 (11 games) Yards: 430; 1992 (15 games) Average: 11.9; 1992 (15 games) TDs: 2; 1969 (8), 1992 (12) Total Return TDs: 6; 2001 (11 games)

Opponent Kickoff Returns: 74; 1997 (15 games) Yards: 1,290; 1997 (15 games) Average: 23.8; 1973 (10 games) TDs: 2; 1977 (10), 1978 (12), 1981 (11) Punt Returns: 43; 1984 (11 games) Yards: 487; 1968 (9 games) Average: 13.9; 1968 (9 games) TDs: 2; 1970 (9), 1995 (11), 1997 (15) Total Return TDs: 4; 2004 (11 games)

Penalties, Season Youngstown State Most: 99; 1978 (12 games) Fewest: 47; 1995 (11 games) Yards: 940; 1978 (12 games) Fewest: 385; 1995 (11 games)

Opponent Total: 93; 1978 (12), 1985 (11) Fewest: 46; 1996 (11 games) Yards: 854; 1978 (12 games) Fewest: 450; 1996 (11 games)

Turnovers, Game Youngstown State Turnovers: 9; vs. Northern Michigan, Oct. 4, 1975 INTs: 6; vs. Towson State, Nov. 23, 1991 6; vs. Samford, Dec. 14, 1991 6; vs. Eastern Illinois, Dec. 7, 1978 Turnovers: 8; Samford, Dec. 14, 1991 INTs: 7; Western Illinois, Oct. 20, 1984

Turnovers, Season Youngstown State Turnovers: 43; 1980 (11 games) Fewest: 12; 1999 (15 games) INTs: 24, 1985 (11 games) Fumbles Lost: 25; 1976 (10), 1977 (10) Returns: 33; 1991 (15 games) Yards: 442; 1991 (15 games) Best Turnover Margin: +25; 1992 (15 games)

Opponent Turnovers: 56; 1991 (15 games) Fewest: 14; 1972 (9 games) INTs: 31; 1991 (15 games) Fumbles Lost: 25; 1991 (15 games) Returns: 24; 1985 (11 games) Yards: 438; 1985 (11 games) Best Turnover Margin: +18; 1970 (9 games)

Conversions, Season Youngstown State Third Down Conversions: 108; 1989, 1992 Third-Down Pct.: 51.9 (108-208); 1989 Fourth Down Conversions: 23; 1991 Fourth-Down Pct.: 90.9 (10-11); 2006

Opponent Third Down Conversions: 100; 1999 Third-Down Pct.: 48.5 (100-206); 1999 Fourth Down Conversions: 21-34; 1983 Fourth-Down Pct.: 77.8 (7-9); 1986

Miscellaneous

TB Tamron Smith set the school record with 22 100-yard rushing games in his career.

Mark Brungard had 10 200-plus yard passing performances during his career.

Opponent

Wins, Season: 14; 1994 Losses, Season: 9; 1986 and 1970 Consecutive Wins: 14; 1994 Consecutive Losses: 12; Nov. 1969-Sept. 1971 Consecutive Home Wins: 13; Oct. 1992-Oct. 1994

Consecutive Home Unbeaten Streak: 24; Oct. 1992-Sept. 1995 Consecutive Road Wins: 8; Oct. 1999-Oct. 2000 Consecutive Road Losses: 12; Nov. 1969-Oct. 1972 Consecutive MVFC Wins: 5; 11/21/1998 to 10/23/1999 Consecutive MVFC Losses: 4; 2004, 2008 Longest Unbeaten Streak: 20; Nov. 20, 1993-Dec. 17, 1994 Longest Winless Streak: 12; Nov. 1969-Sept. 1971 Longest Winning Streaks: 14; Sept. 10-Dec. 17, 1994 11; Sept. 1-Nov. 24, 1990 11; Nov. 2, 1991-Sept. 19, 1992 Best Regular-Season Records: 11-0; 1990 | 10-0-1; 1994 | 7-0-1; 1941 Consecutive Winning Seasons: 7; 1940-49; 1996-2002 Consecutive Losing Seasons: 5; 1967-1971 Consecutive Games Scoring: 92; 1980-88 Consecutive Games Points Allowed: 56; 1984-89 Consecutive Shutouts: 4; 1941-42 Consecutive Times Shutout: 2; 1952, 1971 Shutouts in a Season: 5, 1941 Times Shutout in a Season: 3, 1971 Games Scoring 10+ Points: 54; 1991-95 Games Allowing 10+ Points: 16; three times Biggest Halftime Comeback: 21; vs. Central Michigan, Nov, 11, 1972 Opponent Biggest Halftime Comeback: 26; Morehead State, Oct. 19, 1968 24; Delaware, Nov. 10, 1979 Biggest 4th-Quarter Comeback: 16 vs. Northern Michigan, Oct. 17, 1972 Opponent Biggest 4th-Quarter Comeback: 20; Southern Illinois, Nov. 11, 2000

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YSU SEASON-BY-SEASON STATS RECORDS

Offense Year-By-Year Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1951 1949

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GP 12 11 14 11 11 12 11 11 12 15 11 15 11 11 15 15 15 15 12 13 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 12 10 10 9 10 10 9 8 9 8 9 9 9 7 9 10 9 9 8 10 8 9 8 9 9 8 9 8

Total Yds 4,033 4,035 5,343 4,205 3,757 3,832 3,449 4,478 3,637 5,704 3,461 5,342 3,503 3,619 5,014 5,129 5,486 5,130 4,443 4,975 3,390 4,124 4,176 4.093 3,628 4,151 3,484 3,571 2,600 5,228 4,636 3,159 3,318 2,944 3,609 2,919 348.6 2,277 3,307 2,344 2,870 3,038 2,897 1,668 -2,467 2,303 2,154 2,544 2,467 1,752 2,456 2,236 2,649 2,696 2,250 1,786 2,472

YPG 336.1 366.8 381.6 382.3 341.5 319.3 313.5 407.1 303.1 380.3 314.6 356.1 318.5 329.0 334.3 341.9 365.7 342.0 370.3 382.7 308.2 343.7 379.6 372.1 329.8 377.4 316.7 324.6 236.4 402.1 386.3 215.9 331.8 327.1 360.9 291.9 387.3 284.6 367.5 293.0 318.9 337.6 321.9 238.3 -246.7 255.9 239.3 318.0 246.7 219.0 272.9 279.5 294.3 299.5 281.3 198.4 309.0

Att. 462 458 581 474 465 508 519 569 579 704 529 754 578 448 651 745 742 852 626 743 467 482 464 488 561 471 543 540 613 682 700 514 525 434 563 508 371 341 354 288 346 490 456 381 -467 425 357 379 288 276 413 343 ---373 344

Rushing Yds YPG 1,988 165.7 2,161 196.5 3,132 223.7 2,108 191.6 1,879 170.8 2,147 178.9 2,169 197.2 3,083 280.3 2,017 168.1 2,982 198.8 2,093 190.3 3,190 212.7 2,144 194.9 1,460 132.7 2,526 168.4 3,598 239.9 3,096 206.4 3,534 235.6 2,686 223.8 3,323 255.6 1,863 169.4 1,647 137.3 1,839 167.2 1,687 153.4 1,876 170.5 1,743 158.5 2,044 185.8 2,280 207.3 1,530 139.1 2,930 225.4 3,010 250.8 1,860 186.0 1,848 184.8 1,745 193.9 2,445 244.5 1,761 176.1 1,363 151.4 1,105 138.1 1,287 143.0 684 85.5 1,015 112.8 2,124 236.0 1,965 218.3 1,223 174.7 --2,027 202.7 1,717 190.8 1,549 172.1 1,811 226.4 1,201 120.1 1,128 141.0 1,661 184.6 1,338 167.3 1,724 191.6 1,926 214.0 1,454 181.8 1,023 113.7 1,439 179.9

Passing TD Att. Comp. Int Pct. Yds YPG 17 308 186 11 60.4 2,045 170.4 28 284 176 6 62.0 1,874 170.4 38 317 181 12 57.1 2,211 157.9 23 288 170 8 59.0 2,097 190.6 16 280 163 10 58.2 1,878 170.7 19 284 143 11 50.3 1,685 140.4 19 178 88 6 49.4 1,280 116.4 35 188 110 10 58.5 1,395 126.8 23 210 114 6 54.3 1,620 135.0 32 310 181 8 58.4 2,722 181.5 18 197 109 8 55.3 1,368 124.4 44 266 156 8 58.6 2,152 143.5 24 178 95 5 53.4 1,359 123.5 14 321 172 9 53.6 2,159 196.3 27 330 194 9 58.8 2,488 163.5 45 236 134 4 56.8 1,531 102.1 41 287 162 10 56.5 2,390 159.3 39 222 114 14 51.4 1,596 106.4 23 203 109 7 53.7 1,757 158.8 34 244 125 8 51.2 1,652 127.1 19 285 156 17 54.7 1,527 138.8 13 368 219 11 59.5 2,477 206.4 15 341 199 11 58.4 2,337 212.5 12 332 174 24 52.4 2,406 218.7 17 279 135 20 48.4 1,752 159.3 12 312 168 16 53.8 2,408 218.9 19 314 148 19 46.5 1,440 130.9 25 207 91 15 44.0 1,291 117.4 13 227 86 23 37.9 1,070 97.3 34 302 146 17 48.3 2,298 176.8 32 226 101 18 44.7 1,626 135.5 27 194 85 8 43.8 1,299 129.9 16 223 111 14 49.8 1,470 147.0 14 166 78 15 47.0 1,199 133.2 27 159 80 12 50.3 1,164 116.4 12 193 80 15 41.4 1,148 114.8 13 267 139 9 51.9 2,123 235.8 6 209 97 13 46.4 1,172 146.5 15 338 154 17 45.6 2,020 224.5 3 232 94 18 40.5 1,660 207.5 12 281 121 21 43.1 1,855 206.1 15 143 66 11 46.1 914 101.6 19 135 63 13 46.6 932 103.6 -92 36 11 39.1 445 63.6 -------18 108 35 8 32.4 440 44.0 12 90 36 11 40.0 586 65.1 17 98 31 9 31.6 605 67.2 22 96 41 7 42.7 733 91.6 7 191 83 22 43.3 1,266 126.6 10 100 35 15 35.0 624 78.0 18 108 45 14 41.7 795 88.3 16 126 51 13 40.5 898 112.3 21 126 57 -- 45.2 925 102.8 23 100 47 -- 47.0 770 85.6 14 112 50 -- 44.6 796 99.5 9 168 64 21 38.1 763 84.8 8 140 66 17 47.1 1,033 129.1

1st 3rd Pen TD Downs Down Fum-Lost Pen Yds 19 219 63-158 18-9 49 393 7 212 76-156 14-9 58 431 17 277 84-179 13-5 76 634 17 227 74-159 20-8 59 461 17 193 60-161 24-8 64 542 14 219 65-173 17-14 63 520 7 177 54-154 29-15 56 540 8 225 60-145 33-19 62 488 17 198 78-179 19-11 55 520 21 299 93-206 14-4 65 510 12 197 62-158 21-11 48 409 11 297 92-206 27-13 73 659 9 181 73-170 19-9 51 458 11 201 73-174 26-16 47 385 22 268 85-209 24-14 73 676 7 275 90-197 31-16 82 744 13 308 108-224 18-9 75 669 9 286 84-220 34-18 73 641 16 235 57-156 25-10 53 436 11 283 108-208 38-11 67 568 2 189 69-165 21-10 51 496 15 225 84-188 15-4 74 641 10 235 74-167 12-5 73 665 18 214 71-162 25-10 91 717 11 194 61-177 21-14 102 798 18 201 46-152 35-18 83 730 6 166 54-162 34-17 73 544 8 184 -35-18 69 569 3 165 -29-20 79 759 21 272 -37-15 83 846 18 229 -36-22 99 940 8 184 -41-25 69 690 6 191 65-177 39-25 75 682 4 162 33-120 33-16 61 707 5 187 64-129 21-16 55 494 6 142 54-159 37-18 91 783 18 178 -20-12 68 589 7 124 -18-10 38 329 10 175 -29-16 41 321 12 107 -25-8 49 501 16 114 -33-17 57 486 9 --29-11 55 486 6 123 -23-12 58 681 3 -----------1 ---44 403 6 120 --42 391 5 94 -29-12 37 388 9 128 -25-11 49 447 12 114 -16-7 46 409 7 81 -21-9 47 415 2 122 -38-18 43 444 2 93 -20-9 -290 3 106 ----10 98 ----6 95 ----4 94 -35-20 -247 12 108 ---330

Pts 270 301 440 306 270 281 215 368 296 421 250 460 261 188 418 448 448 413 340 372 190 240 221 259 231 269 246 282 144 416 402 275 191 139 258 129 221 101 169 132 185 187 182 132 198 133 132 151 223 129 114 132 125 172 216 133 88 141

PPG 22.5 27.4 31.4 27.8 24.5 23.4 19.5 33.5 24.7 28.1 22.7 30.7 23.7 17.1 27.9 29.9 29.9 27.5 28.3 28.6 17.3 20.0 20.1 23.6 21.0 24.5 22.4 25.6 13.1 32.0 33.5 27.5 19.1 15.4 25.8 12.9 24.6 12.6 18.7 16.5 20.6 20.8 20.2 18.9 22.0 13.3 14.7 16.8 27.9 12.9 14.3 14.7 15.6 19.1 24.0 16.6 9.8 17.5

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YSU SEASON-BY-SEASON STATS Special Teams Year-By-Year GP 12 11 14 11 11 12 11 11 12 15 11 15 11 11 15 15 15 15 12 13 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 12 10 10 9 10 10 9 8 9 8 9 9 9 7 10 9 9 8 10 8 9 8

LG 39 76 64 36 27 30 66 77 23 21 24 24 18 14 28 36 71 15 37 14 23 44 28 12 22 25 81 60 19 46 37 26 42 -70 ----52 ---92 ---------

TD 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 2 -------1 -----

Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg. LG TDs 55 1,190 21.6 57 0 34 680 20.0 38 0 39 720 18.5 33 0 15 313 20.9 44 0 42 799 19.0 75 0 43 981 22.8 78 0 27 507 18.8 42 0 33 715 21.7 89 1 31 574 18.5 48 0 57 1,207 21.2 46 0 47 808 17.2 34 0 34 675 19.9 37 0 23 428 18.6 57 0 45 876 19.5 43 0 34 835 24.6 81 0 43 801 18.6 39 1 51 1,024 20.1 58 0 46 1,005 21.9 88 0 31 787 25.4 91 2 42 911 21.7 55 0 49 1,045 21.3 57 0 46 971 21.1 53 0 45 754 16.8 30 0 39 727 18.6 53 0 29 515 17.8 29 0 43 951 22.1 91 1 39 680 17.4 43 0 31 434 14.0 27 0 35 660 14.7 58 0 33 555 16.8 52 0 39 647 16.6 44 0 31 379 12.2 23 0 31 561 18.1 39 0 22 394 17.9 --27 485 17.9 30 0 44 835 18.9 -0 38 591 15.5 -0 31 396 12.8 -0 57 893 15.7 -0 -----47 846 18.0 --35 632 18.1 --25 310 12.4 ---------------------------21 288 13.7 -0 26 337 13.0 -0 31 611 19.7 -0 25 484 19.4 -1

Punts No. Yards Avg. 55 2,200 40.0 51 1,875 36.8 60 2,222 37.0 46 1,693 36.8 62 2,372 38.3 67 2,585 38.6 68 2,416 35.5 50 1,829 36.6 65 2,471 38.0 63 2,549 40.5 59 2,144 36.3 75 2,655 35.4 67 2,440 36.4 60 1,953 32.6 71 2,821 39.7 60 2,330 38.8 64 2,302 36.0 64 2,245 35.1 52 1,793 34.5 58 1,907 32.9 55 2,022 36.8 66 2,435 36.9 54 2,007 37.2 59 2,468 41.8 85 3,475 40.9 59 2,351 39.9 64 2,555 39.9 74 3,027 40.9 83 3,074 37.0 47 1,905 40.5 55 1,995 36.3 42 1,566 38.2 46 1,729 37.5 46 1,795 39.0 51 1,962 38.5 62 2,272 36.6 51 1,912 37.5 62 2,161 35.6 57 1,567 27.5 62 2,036 32.8 68 2,489 36.6 51 1,684 33.0 62 2,165 34.9 41 1,335 32.6 49 1,593 32.5 41 1,479 36.1 43 1,524 35.4 34 1,075 31.6 50 1,614 32.3 33 1,032 31.3 39 1,310 33.6 38 1,257 33.1

TEAM RECORDS LG 66 57 52 67 70 60 52 54 85 61 55 67 56 53 66 53 67 66 59 55 60 49 55 73 66 60 64 67 57 60 59 63 72 69 70 75 56 67 47 60 ---57 ---------

Points Per Game Defense 1. 1962 2. 1994 3. 1953 4. 1996 5. 1974 6. 1990 6. 1975 7. 1956 8. 1963 9. 1959 10. 1955

9.9 10.1 11.0 11.6 11.8 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.7 12.9 13.1

Rush Defense Yards Per Game 1. 1965 2. 1978 3. 1994 4. 1981 5. 1982 6. 1997 7. 1966 8. 1967 9. 1979 10. 1991

69.1 83.3 85.7 104.6 110.3 113.2 118.2 118.7 119.0 122.2

Pass Defense Yards Per Game 1. 1966 2. 1956 3. 1963 4. 1958 5. 1969 6. 1959 7. 1962 8. 1961 9. 1957 10. 1971

25.3 60.6 65.1 81.1 87.1 87.9 90.0 92.0 94.0 95.1

Total Defense Yards Per Game 1. 1965 2. 1963 3. 1978 4. 1962 5. 1956 6. 1966 7. 1994 8. 1974 9. 1996 10. 1958

192.3 202.8 232.4 238.4 240.4 243.6 249.3 250.5 253.2 256.8

Winning Percentage 1. 1994 2. 1941 3. 1990 4. 1946 4. 1953 6. 1993 6. 1997 8. 1979 9. 1978 10. 1940

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14-0-1.967 7-0-1 .940 11-1 .917 7-1 .875 7-1 .875 13-2 .867 13-2 .867 11-2 .846 10-2 .833 7-1-1 .830

Points Per Game 1. 2001 1. 1978 3. 1979 4. 2006 5. 1997 6. 1993 6. 1992 8. 1989 9. 1990 10. 1999

33.5 33.5 32.0 31.4 30.7 29.9 29.9 28.6 28.3 28.1

RECORDS

Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956

Punt Returns No. Yds Avg. 18 216 12.0 34 337 9.9 39 186 7.8 21 188 9.0 24 171 7.1 29 210 7.2 25 207 8.3 32 503 15.7 29 175 6.0 16 97 6.1 27 210 7.8 38 295 7.8 43 254 5.9 19 247 4.6 36 259 7.2 31 280 9.0 36 430 11.9 36 184 5.1 10 97 9.7 25 128 5.1 21 149 7.9 28 213 7.6 20 124 6.2 15 84 5.6 43 132 3.1 35 222 6.3 38 277 7.3 35 194 6.3 21 126 6.0 15 82 5.5 28 231 8.3 17 101 5.9 20 102 5.1 33 269 8.2 26 227 8.4 18 61 3.3 30 142 4.7 14 56 4.0 13 47 3.6 20 238 11.9 10 72 7.2 22 302 13.7 19 79 4.2 ------------13 200 15.4 12 112 9.3 11 130 11.8 9 80 8.9 15 138 9.2

Total Offense Yards Per Game 1. 2001 2. 1979 3. 1972 4. 1978 5. 1989 6. 2005 7. 2006 8. 1999 9. 1986 10. 1983

407.1 402.1 387.3 386.3 382.7 382.3 381.6 380.3 379.6 377.4

Rushing Yards Per Game 1. 2001 2. 1989 3. 1978 4. 1974 5. 1993 6. 1991 7. 1960 8. 1979 9. 2006 10. 1990

280.3 255.6 250.8 244.5 239.9 235.6 226.4 225.4 223.7 223.8

Passing Yards Per Game 1. 1972 2. 1970 3. 1983 4. 1985 5. 1986 6. 1969 7. 1987 8. 1968 9. 1995 10. 1999

235.8 224.5 218.9 218.7 212.5 207.5 206.4 206.1 196.3 181.5

10-WIn Seasons 1. 1994 2. 1997 2. 1993 4. 1999 4. 1991 6. 2006 6. 1992 6. 1990 6. 1979 10. 1978

14 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 10

107 107

OPPONENT SEASON-BY-SEASON STATS RECORDS

Opponent Year-By-Year Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1951 1949

108 108

GP 12 11 14 11 11 12 11 11 12 15 11 15 11 11 15 15 15 15 12 13 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 13 12 10 10 9 10 10 9 8 9 8 9 9 9 7 9 10 9 9 8 10 8 9 8 9 8

Total Yds 4,592 3,500 5,046 3,634 4,158 4,703 3,064 3,218 3,494 6,178 4,140 4,292 2,785 3,611 3,739 4,833 5,416 4,641 3,687 4,020 4,317 3,956 4,521 4,032 3,094 3,812 3,197 3,352 3,030 3,593 2,789 2,948 3,178 2,476 2,505 2,733 2,790 2,507 3,147 3,286 2,704 2,420 2,192 1,346 -2,028 2,146 2,601 2,265 2,590 2,054 2,412 1,923 2,931 2,344

YPG 382.7 318.2 360.4 330.4 378.0 391.9 278.5 292.5 291.2 411.9 376.4 286.1 253.2 328.3 249.3 322.2 361.1 309.4 307.3 309.2 392.5 329.7 411.0 366.6 281.3 346.5 290.6 304.7 275.5 276.4 232.4 294.8 317.8 275.1 250.5 273.3 310.0 313.4 349.7 410.8 300.4 268.9 243.6 192.3 -202.8 238.4 289.0 283.1 259.0 256.8 268.0 240.4 325.7 293.0

Att. 495 410 498 398 483 568 451 440 459 601 465 530 436 453 511 590 628 553 461 477 506 531 541 504 408 475 425 447 431 494 453 519 521 460 480 444 432 429 469 473 443 329 383 255 -414 347 428 370 420 439 436 399 471 --

Rushing Yds YPG 2,429 202.4 1,430 130.0 2,378 169.9 1,468 133.5 2,111 191.9 2,699 224.9 1,414 128.5 1,507 137.0 1,645 137.1 2,963 197.5 1,974 179.5 1,698 113.2 1,485 135.0 1,768 160.7 1,285 85.7 2,047 138.3 2,793 186.2 1,833 122.2 1,631 135.9 1,941 149.3 2,113 192.1 1,929 160.8 2,806 255.1 1,967 178.8 1,360 123.6 1,688 153.5 1,213 110.3 1,151 104.6 1,619 147.2 1,547 119.0 999 83.3 1,740 174.0 2,017 201.7 1,578 175.3 1,351 135.1 1,439 143.9 1,653 183.6 1,746 218.3 2,052 228.0 1,944 243.0 1,296 144.0 1,068 118.7 1,064 118.2 484 69.1 --1,377 137.7 1,336 148.4 1,773 197.0 1,244 155.5 1,711 171.1 1,405 175.6 1,566 174.0 1,438 179.8 1,817 201.9 1,441 180.1

Passing TD Att. Comp. Int Pct. Yds YPG 31 295 170 12 57.6 2,163 180.2 15 296 179 11 60.5 2,070 188.2 24 390 223 15 57.2 2,668 190.6 10 323 182 18 56.3 2,166 133.5 14 308 163 7 52.9 2,047 186.1 21 300 160 13 53.3 2,004 167.0 10 280 153 9 54.6 1,650 150.0 11 297 161 14 54.2 1,711 155.5 11 327 168 20 51.4 1,849 137.1 25 455 281 18 61.8 3,215 214.3 21 323 176 14 54.5 2,166 196.9 12 443 215 13 48.5 2,594 172.9 9 256 121 10 47.3 1,300 118.2 11 313 169 16 54.0 1,843 167.6 8 447 240 26 53.7 2,454 163.6 16 467 241 21 51.6 2,759 183.9 23 431 239 25 55.5 2,623 174.9 15 460 249 31 54.1 2,808 187.2 9 361 178 22 49.3 2,056 171.3 19 331 164 20 49.6 2,079 159.9 17 270 154 13 57.0 2,204 200.4 21 312 167 10 53.5 2,027 168.9 21 218 120 8 55.0 1,715 155.9 17 245 125 15 51.0 2,065 187.7 11 327 136 13 41.6 1,734 157.6 16 292 133 17 45.5 2,124 193.1 12 314 148 19 47.1 1,984 180.4 14 331 161 15 48.5 2,201 200.1 15 261 106 13 40.6 1,420 129.1 14 337 152 27 45.1 2,046 157.4 9 305 139 27 45.6 1,790 149.2 15 204 89 13 43.6 1,208 120.8 18 152 79 17 52.3 1,161 116.1 10 129 56 7 43.4 898 99.8 10 188 82 19 43.0 1,154 115.4 16 200 81 21 40.5 1,279 127.9 15 184 82 7 44.5 1,139 126.4 18 125 53 6 42.4 761 95.1 29 172 85 4 49.4 1,095 121.7 19 190 85 12 44.7 1,342 167.8 12 220 107 8 48.6 1,408 156.4 8 221 94 11 42.5 1,352 150.2 9 207 89 11 42.9 1,128 25.3 -- 170 79 17 46.5 862 123.1 -------13 137 55 12 40.1 651 65.1 10 135 61 15 45.2 810 90.0 15 123 53 10 43.1 828 92.0 20 159 79 13 49.7 1,021 127.6 17 169 58 18 34.3 879 87.9 16 112 49 9 43.8 649 81.1 21 124 60 7 48.4 846 94.0 10 92 30 8 32.6 485 60.6 20 169 76 18 45.0 1,114 123.8 14 147 66 -- 44.9 903 112.8

1st 3rd TD Downs Down Fum-Lost Pen 10 237 65-151 14-9 68 10 189 62-159 19-9 61 16 267 61-170 21-13 68 11 198 65-157 19-8 60 13 206 65-173 20-9 77 9 243 55-170 24-11 75 8 173 65-169 29-15 83 11 180 48-159 30-22 60 10 189 51-167 14-10 70 21 329 100-206 19-8 91 13 230 73-155 28-8 63 15 240 67-213 31-18 75 5 159 47-171 19-13 46 10 196 49-152 21-11 53 10 220 76-217 34-19 80 12 261 70-199 28-16 98 14 308 90-210 26-19 84 15 259 68-215 34-25 82 8 206 56-169 31-15 63 11 213 66-164 34-18 59 16 231 70-167 26-13 59 5 224 76-176 31-11 71 13 239 68-142 26-18 70 17 184 60-155 32-16 93 9 165 47-168 24-9 83 16 184 55-169 28-12 66 17 169 55-165 27-15 79 10 183 -37-19 82 12 137 -25-20 74 10 196 -33-18 76 10 164 -40-25 93 9 156 -31-18 62 10 158 54-143 47-27 60 4 129 45-136 29-15 62 3 113 40-134 25-21 52 8 148 54-148 31-17 62 10 142 -11-6 64 8 133 -16-8 45 12 157 -18-11 52 14 163 -22-11 58 14 145 -29-14 43 14 --20-14 44 7 119 -34-16 35 4 ---------6 ---43 3 97 --35 8 120 -29-14 33 6 121 -29-15 33 2 130 -23-15 58 4 120 -23-15 50 5 126 -34-24 42 5 89 -22-17 -8 132 -32-17 -6 103 ----

Pen Yds 583 428 526 509 639 711 656 498 618 760 591 749 450 528 802 800 709 766 534 494 549 553 621 809 673 510 573 774 690 609 854 536 716 518 483 561 565 451 508 632 418 439 512 --407 316 352 340 529 490 435 310 617 375

Pts 351 203 323 178 272 283 201 191 189 363 261 233 128 236 152 232 295 259 146 245 267 231 288 286 210 270 248 215 251 209 182 205 217 110 118 200 197 184 323 243 255 166 125 93 127 127 89 157 176 129 148 171 98 211 140

PPG 29.2 18.5 23.1 16.2 24.7 23.6 18.3 17.4 15.8 24.2 23.7 15.5 11.6 21.5 10.1 15.5 19.7 17.1 12.2 18.8 24.3 19.3 26.2 26.0 19.1 24.5 22.5 19.5 22.8 16.1 15.2 20.5 21.7 12.2 11.8 20.0 21.8 23.0 35.9 30.4 28.3 18.4 13.9 13.3 14.1 12.7 9.9 17.4 22.0 12.9 18.5 19.0 12.3 23.4 17.5

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ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Player Al Campana Ralph Goldston Dave Kimmel Dave Kimmel Ray Carter Ralph Morelli Frank Horvath Frank Horvath Frank Horvath Phil Williams Sanford Rivers Dick Adipotti Ken Kacenga Ken Kacenga Dick Banks Rosie Blackwell Rosie Blackwell Dave Garden Dave Garden John Kinch Dave Garden Marschell Brumfield Marschell Brumfield Marschell Brumfield Robby Robson Robby Robson Paris Wicks Paris Wicks Robert L. Thompson John Murphy Robert L. Thompson Rod Love Lorenzo Davis Lorenzo Davis Archie Herring Archie Herring Tamron Smith Tamron Smith Tamron Smith Shawn Patton Jake Andreadis Adrian Brown Jake Andreadis Adrian Brown Adrian Brown P.J. Mays P.J. Mays P.J. Mays Josh Cayson Monquantae Gibson Marcus Mason Marcus Mason Kevin Smith Kamryn Keys

Passing

Receiving No. 78 83 168 133 84 78 150 138 117 129 122 64 132 125 80 159 116 128 187 251 112 138 119 163 268 269 245 282 120 173 126 147 131 110 166 221 301 322 287 322 138 164 195 194 320 184 227 225 135 124 176 302 123 136

Yards Avg. TD 387 4.9 4 469 5.7 2 940 5.6 6 790 5.9 6 385 4.6 1 447 5.7 3 1,010 6.7 9 1,006 7.3 10 525 4.5 4 656 5.0 7 476 3.9 3 600 9.3 6 692 5.2 4 614 4.9 7 310 3.8 1 773 4.9 7 586 5.1 4 604 4.9 7 808 4.3 4 1,158 4.6 10 523 4.3 7 641 4.6 3 493 4.1 15 866 5.3 14 1,144 4.3 24 897 3.3 7 1,363 5.6 16 1,392 4.9 10 506 4.2 4 685 4.0 3 492 3.9 4 691 4.7 4 647 4.9 2 581 5.2 6 1,095 6.6 12 904 4.0 11 1,545 5.1 10 1,403 4.3 21 1,433 4.9 20 1,626 5.0 14 593 4.3 6 655 4.0 11 1,057 5.4 11 884 4.6 8 1,589 5.0 17 781 4.2 10 1,446 6.4 21 1,284 5.0 11 707 5.2 4 680 5.5 5 892 5.1 8 1,847 6.1 23 610 5.0 10 804 5.9 5

Lorenzo Davis led the team in rushing twice (1987 and 1988) and receiving once (1989).

Year 1949 1951 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Frank Davanzo John Boliver Tony Cougras Tom Smolanovich Tom Smolanovich Paul Ceremuga Dave Johnson Fred Quatro Frank Horvath Bill Leshnock Barry Rose Craig Cotton Dave DelSignore Dave DelSignore Dave DelSignore Bob Ferranti Bob Ferranti Bob Ferranti Dave Ferguson Dave Ferguson Bob Davie Russ Musiel Jim Ferranti Jim Ferranti Jim Ferranti Joe Koken Jeff Patterson Jeff Patterson John Goode Frank Pokorny Rick Shepas Rick Shepas Maury Bibent Dave McIntosh Lorenzo Davis Ray Ellington Andre Ballinger Herb Williams Don Zwisler Don Zwisler William Walker Renauld Ray Willis Marshall Renauld Ray Elliott Giles Eugene Mintze Jerald Burley Jerald Burley Kyle Smith Kyle Smith Kyle Smith T.J. Peterson Ferlando Williams Dominique Barnes

No. 22 11 15 14 14 39 16 10 12 13 9 24 23 43 36 46 36 43 28 38 22 31 47 42 75 24 23 28 45 43 61 54 49 27 33 37 30 72 33 49 42 25 40 26 62 26 21 20 29 28 37 53 42 38

Yards 284 166 290 253 317 615 271 208 192 137 139 280 441 722 843 808 514 725 369 674 259 406 690 857 1,276 260 337 611 974 549 959 821 637 286 547 696 408 1,306 527 861 651 507 490 562 1,301 356 314 363 530 444 482 767 499 368

Avg. 12.9 15.1 19.3 18.1 22.6 15.8 16.9 20.8 16.0 10.5 15.4 11.7 19.2 16.8 23.4 17.5 14.4 16.8 13.2 18.4 11.7 13.1 14.7 20.4 17.0 10.8 13.7 21.8 21.2 12.8 15.7 15.2 13.0 10.6 16.6 18.8 13.6 18.1 16.0 17.6 15.5 20.3 12.3 21.6 21.0 13.7 15.0 18.1 18.3 15.9 13.0 14.5 11.9 9.7

TD 3 3 1 0 4 8 4 2 2 0 1 3 6 8 7 4 4 7 0 2 0 2 2 10 13 1 2 4 11 7 3 2 4 1 2 5 3 9 3 9 3 2 1 7 8 1 3 3 3 2 5 7 2 3

Year 1949 1951 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Renauld Ray led the Penguins in receiving in 1996 and 1998.

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Player Att.-Comp. Pct. Yds TD Robert Gibson 92-49 53.2 754 10 George Ceremuga 65-24 36.9 339 0 Jerry Cox 73-35 48.0 567 2 Mike Santor 52-20 38.5 345 0 Harold Green 66-22 33.3 433 4 Harold Green 187-81 43.3 1,245 12 Harold Green 75-36 48.0 643 8 Ben Bruno 53-18 31.5 260 2 Ben Bruno 50-24 48.0 337 4 Ben Bruno 82-29 35.0 321 1 Joe Roth 68-27 39.7 372 3 Joe Piunno 127-61 48.0 911 6 Joe Roth 90-43 47.8 664 6 Denny Klembara 280-121 43.2 1,855 16 Denny Klembara 223-93 41.7 1,639 12 Ron Jaworski 200-98 49.0 1,411 7 Ron Jaworski 190-87 45.8 1,059 7 Ron Jaworski 259-139 53.6 2,123 18 Cliff Stoudt 151-64 42.3 962 4 Cliff Stoudt 154-77 50.0 1,144 5 Cliff Stoudt 135-66 48.9 1,022 2 Cliff Stoudt 197-96 48.7 1,259 5 Keith Snoddy 133-56 42.1 832 7 Keith Snoddy 199-86 43.2 1,332 14 Keith Snoddy 209-103 49.3 1,623 15 Les Pakalnis 114-41 36.0 520 2 Jamie DeVore 151-62 41.0 947 8 Griffin Keys 104-56 53.8 758 4 Jamie DeVore 124-75 60.5 1,021 9 Trenton Lykes 135-67 49.6 833 8 Bob Courtney 203-101 49.8 1,473 11 Trenton Lykes 315-190 60.3 2,138 10 Trenton Lykes 365-216 59.2 2,452 15 Frank Edie 128-71 55.4 717 0 Ray Isaac 200-100 50.0 1,299 9 Ray Isaac 186-99 53.2 1,597 14 Ray Isaac 195-100 51.3 1,383 7 Nick Cochran 254-145 57.1 2,196 12 Mark Brungard 224-129 57.6 1,504 7 Mark Brungard 314-189 60.2 2,453 21 Mark Brungard 311-165 53.0 2,010 10 Demond Tidwell 119-68 57.1 921 6 Demond Tidwell 242-147 60.7 1,961 9 Jeff Ryan 152-84 55.2 1,036 8 Jeff Ryan 288-172 59.7 2,573 19 Jeff Ryan 192-105 54.7 1,416 15 Jeff Ryan 161-96 59.6 1,201 8 Aaron Marshall 98-51 52.0 711 6 Aaron Marshall 224-111 49.6 1,316 12 Tom Zetts 255-154 60.4 1,822 16 Tom Zetts 258-154 59.7 1,949 14 Tom Zetts 301-171 56.8 2,086 14 Tom Zetts 277-173 62.5 1,845 7 Brandon Summers 195-122 62.6 1,540 18

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Year 1949 1951 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Jamie DeVore led the squad in passing in 1981 and 1983.

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Scoring Year 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Matzie Perantoni Jim Heber Tony Aiello Pete Lanzi Al Perl Pete Lanzi Al Campana Al Campana Frank Davanzo Ralph Goldston John Boliver Lee Bobo Dick Franco Joe Guido Frank Beck Walter Dawson John Rouse Dave Kimmel Tom Richards Paul Ceremuga Frank Horvath Frank Horvath Frank Horvath Phil Williams Dick Adipotti Dick Adipotti Dick Adipotti Dave DelSignore Dave DelSignore Roosevelt Blackwell Roosevelt Blackwell Bob Ferranti Dave Garden John Kinch Cliff Stoudt Cliff Stoudt Marschell Brumfield Marschell Brumfield Robby Robson Robby Robson Paris Wicks Paul McFadden John Goode John Dowling John Dowling Lorenzo Davis Lorenzo Davis Darren Morgan Robert Fozkos Jeff Wilkins Leo Hawkins Tamron Smith Tamron Smith Shawn Patton Jake Andreadis Jon Dorma Adrian Brown Adrian Brown Mark Griffith Adrian Brown P.J. Mays P.J. Mays P.J. Mays Nick Terracina Nick Terracina Brian Palmer Marcus Mason Brian Palmer Brian Palmer

All-Purpose Yardage

Total Offensive Yards TD 6 3 7 6 13 8 8 10 5 5 3 5 5 4 9 8 5 6 5 8 11 11 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 4 7 4 10 7 7 15 15 20 7 17 11 11 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 14 21 20 17 6 0 11 20 0 18 10 22 13 0 0 0 23 0 0

XP 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 26 25 0 0 16 43 34 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 1 24 0 0 0 0 29 31 39 0 34 33

2P FG Pts. 0 0 36 0 0 21 0 0 43 0 0 37 0 0 78 0 0 50 0 0 48 0 0 61 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 18 0 0 30 0 0 30 0 0 31 0 0 62 0 0 48 0 0 38 0 0 36 0 0 30 2 0 50 1 0 68 0 0 66 0 0 36 0 0 42 0 0 48 0 0 36 0 0 44 0 0 48 1 0 56 0 0 42 0 0 24 0 0 42 0 0 24 0 0 60 0 0 43 0 0 42 0 0 90 0 0 90 0 0 120 0 0 42 1 0 104 0 17 72 0 0 66 0 9 53 0 14 67 1 0 62 0 0 12 0 12 52 0 17 94 1 17 86 0 0 84 0 0 126 0 0 120 0 0 102 0 0 36 0 6 36 0 0 66 0 0 122 0 10 54 0 0 108 0 0 60 0 0 132 0 0 78 0 13 60 0 11 64 0 7 60 0 0 138 0 14 76 0 5 48

Year 1949 1951 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Robert Gibson Ralph Goldston Dave Kimmel Dave Kimmel Harold Green Harold Green Frank Horvath Frank Horvath Phil Williams Dick Adipotti Joe Piunno Joe Roth Denny Klembara Denny Klembara Ron Jaworski Ron Jaworski Ron Jaworski Cliff Stoudt Cliff Stoudt Cliff Stoudt Cliff Stoudt Keith Snoddy Keith Snoddy Keith Snoddy Robby Robson Paris Wicks Paris Wicks Jamie DeVore Trenton Lykes Bob Courtney Trenton Lykes Trenton Lykes Frank Edie Ray Isaac Ray Isaac Ray Isaac Nick Cochran Mark Brungard Mark Brungard Mark Brungard Demond Tidwell Demond Tidwell Jeff Ryan Jeff Ryan Jeff Ryan Jeff Ryan P.J. Mays Aaron Marshall Tom Zetts Tom Zetts Tom Zetts Tom Zetts Brandon Summers

Plays 121 114 178 139 98 230 156 147 135 99 127 134 330 294 222 229 311 227 241 254 349 243 328 316 269 247 285 159 206 252 418 479 156 409 315 381 368 346 436 428 198 356 285 482 343 298 256 327 310 296 383 334 272

Rush 83 469 940 790 74 259 1,010 1,006 656 463 -64 46 -148 -61 -23 -109 -22 180 169 406 317 290 463 349 897 1,363 1,392 30 147 110 198 25 7 462 355 471 311 331 204 174 24 272 364 638 349 521 1,284 254 -20 3 334 213 190

Pass 754 162 0 0 433 1,245 188 20 52 111 911 664 1,855 1,639 1,411 1,059 2,123 962 1,144 1,022 1,259 832 1,332 1,623 0 53 11 1,021 833 1,473 2,138 2,452 717 1,642 1,597 1,383 2,196 1,504 2,453 2,010 921 1,961 1,036 2,573 1,416 1,201 0 1,316 1,822 1,949 2,086 1,845 1,540

Total 837 631 940 790 507 1,504 1,198 1,026 708 574 847 710 1,707 1,578 1,388 950 2,101 1,142 1,313 1,428 1,576 1,122 1,795 1,972 897 1,795 1,403 1,051 980 1,583 2,336 2,477 724 2,104 1,952 1,854 2,507 1,835 2,657 2,184 945 2,233 1,400 3,211 1,765 1,722 1,284 1,570 1,802 1,952 2,420 2,058 1,730

QB Mark Brungard led the Guins three times in total offense from 1993-95.

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Year 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Dave Kimmel Dave Kimmel Ray Carter Paul Ceremuga Frank Horvath Frank Horvath Frank Horvath Phil Williams Dick Adipotti Ken Kacenga Ken Kacenga Ken Kacenga Dave DelSignore Roosevelt Blackwell Roosevelt Blackwell Dave Garden Dave Garden John Kinch Russ Musiel Marschell Brumfield Jim Ferranti Marschell Brumfield Jim Ferranti Robby Robson Paris Wicks Paris Wicks Robert Thompson John Murphy Robert Thompson Rick Shepas Lorenzo Davis Lorenzo Davis Archie Herring Archie Herring Tamron Smith Tamron Smith Darnell Clark Shawn Patton Jake Andreadis Adrian Brown Jake Andreadis Jake Andreadis Adrian Brown P.J. Mays P.J. Mays P.J. Mays Josh Cayson Josh Cayson Marcus Mason Marcus Mason Ferlando Williams Kamryn Keys

Rush Rec Ret 940 98 210 790 33 230 385 10 146 3 615 62 1,010 188 70 1,006 148 N/A 525 192 N/A 656 52 N/A 463 111 N/A 486 206 68 692 139 71 614 67 353 15 843 379 773 296 0 586 89 0 604 230 63 808 14 0 1,158 18 0 0 318 320 641 -9 0 -7 690 177 866 150 307 5 1,276 328 897 185 25 1,363 95 240 1,392 222 99 506 58 682 685 60 240 492 255 500 10 821 111 647 592 0 581 247 0 1,095 26 565 904 32 611 1,545 57 0 1,403 66 0 1,166 48 607 1,626 306 129 593 258 24 655 4 0 1,057 130 501 545 151 278 1,589 93 0 781 56 62 1,446 141 23 1,284 192 0 707 40 428 674 217 88 892 9 103 1,847 79 0 464 499 90 804 43 0

Yds. 1,248 1,053 541 680 1,268 1,154 717 708 574 760 902 1,034 1,237 1,069 675 897 822 1,176 638 632 860 1,323 1,609 1,107 1,698 1,713 1,246 985 1,247 942 1,239 828 1,686 1,547 1,602 1,469 1,822 2,061 875 659 1,688 974 1,682 899 1,610 1,476 1,175 978 1,014 1,926 1,053 847

TB Marcus Mason set the school mark for 100yard games in a season with 10 in 2006.

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ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS Interceptions

Tackles

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Tom Perantoni Tom Perantoni Bill Sperlazza Ed Polak Jerry Tuscano Greg Fitzpatrick Greg Fitzpatrick Ron Pentz Bob Lombardi Brett Modic Jeff Gergel Joe Schartner Mark Derthick Pat Toler Pat Toler Pat Narduzzi Jerry Pacifico Paul Soltis Paul Soltis Mike Cochran Derek Pixley Ron Brown Marcus Evans Leon Jones Reggie Lee Leon Jones Kawonza Swan Dwyte Smiley Dwyte Smiley Ian Dominelli Tim Johnson Jon Tekac Russell Stuvaints Jon Tekac Yancey Marcum Jeremiah Wright James Terry Marty Hutchinson Jeremiah Wright Brandian Ross

UT 30 33 42 56 57 91 44 59 55 75 49 51 48 68 70 74 112 108 62 60 77 74 103 66 95 27 49 77 98 92 34 48 48 56 33 44 74 41 49

AT 59 65 57 58 52 40 57 56 39 44 66 53 111 95 89 64 73 67 52 36 56 51 74 63 21 53 43 46 126 88 35 21 61 58 58 27 54 35 49

Total 89 98 114 114 128 109 131 101 115 94 119 115 104 159 163 159 138 185 175 114 96 133 125 177 129 116 80 92 123 224 180 69 69 109 114 91 71 111 76 98

Year 1965 1966 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Dick Adipotti Chad Rudzik Don Cramb Ron Yoder Three Players Ron Yoder Al Campman Al Campman Ron Pentz Joe Bell Kevin Statzer Kevin Statzer Kevin Statzer Pat Durina Larry Grist Dave Peters Mick O’Hara Dave Peters Terry Chatman Larry Toles Larry Toles Jason Price Pete Rekstis Pete Rekstis Three Players Dave Roberts Randy Smith Dave Roberts Leon Jones Lester Weaver Eugene Lewis Anthony Pannunzio Dwyte Smiley Dwyte Smiley Jake Anderson Kawonza Swan Jake Anderson Tim Johnson Tim Johnson LeVar Greene Sherod Holmes Mike Bracken Waymann Peters Jason Perry Codera Jackson Codera Jackson Jason Perry Three Players De’Angelo Wilson

No. 4 3 5 3 2 2 5 5 2 4 4 9 8 4 4 3 3 8 4 4 5 2 4 3 3 8 8 9 5 7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 7 3 3 4 3 6 4 4 2 5

Yds. 101 17 138 15 17 13 42 14 58 48 43 77 79 12 28 7 102 48 56 105 -6 -3 37 75 141 39 67 136 0 12 34 56 24 38 47 75 87 73 1 18 43 70 103 48 141 72

TDs 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0

DEFENSIVE SHUTOUTS (60) Date Score Sept. 13, 2008 __________ YSU 38, Central State 0 Oct. 8, 2005 _____________ YSU 45, Indiana State 0 Sept. 17, 2005 ________________YSU 42, Liberty 0 Sept. 8, 2001 _________________ YSU 44, Clarion 0 Sept. 9, 2000 ________________ YSU 33, Edinboro 0 Nov. 1, 1997 _____________ YSU 13, Illinois State 0 Oct. 4, 1997 _____________ YSU 31, Indiana State 0 Sept. 7, 1996 ____________ YSU 22, Slippery Rock 0 Aug. 29, 1996 ________________ YSU 28, Wofford 0 Nov. 20, 1993 __________________YSU 19, Akron 0 Oct. 16, 1993 _________________YSU 42, Liberty 0 Dec. 14, 1991 _______________ YSU 10, Samford 0 Sept. 7, 1991 ________________ YSU 24, Edinboro 0 Nov. 10, 1990 ___________ YSU 13, Towson State 0 Nov. 3, 1990 ____________________YSU 27, Ohio 0 Oct. 14, 1989 ___________ YSU 44, Northeastern 0 Oct. 6, 1984 ___________ YSU 51, Tennessee Tech 0 Nov. 8, 1980 ___________ YSU 22, Western Illinois 0 Oct. 4, 1980 _____________________YSU 0, Akron 0 Dec. 1, 1979 ____________YSU 52, Alabama A&M 0 Sept. 29, 1979 __________YSU 29, Northern Iowa 0 Oct. 18, 1975 _________ YSU 28, Morehead State 0 Sept. 20, 1975 ________ YSU 15, Tennessee Tech 0 Sept. 13, 1975 __________ YSU 10, Central State 0 Nov. 6, 1974 ___________________YSU 30, Akron 0 Oct. 12, 1974 _________ YSU 23, Tennessee Tech 0 Nov. 17, 1973 ____________ YSU 44, Indiana (Pa.) 0 Nov. 13, 1971 ______ YSU 14, Gustavus Adolphus 0 Sept. 25, 1971 __________ YSU 30, Central State 0 Oct. 14, 1967 ____ YSU 35, S. Connecticut State 0 Oct. 16, 1965 ______________YSU 29, Augustana 0 Oct. 12, 1963 _____ YSU 12, S. Connecticut State 0 Sept. 29, 1962 _____________ YSU 19, McMurray 0 Oct. 8, 1959 ____________ YSU 6, Baldwin-Wallace 0 Sept. 12, 1959 _______YSU 6, Gustavus Adolphus 0 Sept. 23, 1955 ___ YSU 25, Great Lakes Academy 0 Oct. 30, 1954 ______________YSU 7, John Carroll 0 Sept. 11, 1954 _____ YSU 13, Gustavus Adolphus 0 Oct. 24, 1953 __________ YSU 7, Baldwin-Wallace 0 Oct. 4, 1952 _________ YSU 35, Saint Francis (Pa.) 0 Nov. 16, 1950 ____________ YSU 21, Mount Union 0 Nov. 21, 1947 ______________YSU 13, Kent State 0 Nov. 8, 1947 ______________ YSU 19, St. Vincent 0 Sept. 19, 1946 _______________YSU 26, Geneva 0 Oct. 22, 1942 ________________ YSU 20, Geneva 0 Sept. 19, 1942 _____ YSU 14, South Dakota State 0 Nov. 7, 1941 ___________________YSU 19, Akron 0 Oct. 31, 1941 _________ YSU 14, Tennessee Tech 0

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Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Oct. 25, 1941 ____________ YSU 12, Waynesburg 0 Sept. 26, 1941 __________________YSU 14, Ohio 0 Sept. 18, 1941 ________________ YSU 0, Geneva 0 Nov. 2, 1940 ___________________YSU 13, Akron 0 Oct. 17, 1940 ___________YSU 19, Morris Harvey 0 Oct. 10, 1940 ____________ YSU 44, Westminster 0 Sept. 12, 1940 ________________ YSU 7, Geneva 0 Dec. 3, 1939 _____________YSU 3, Davis & Elkins 0 Nov. 18, 1939 ____________ YSU 46, Westminster 0 Nov. 19, 1938 ____________ YSU 19, Detroit Tech 0 Nov. 12, 1938 ________________ YSU 46, Clarion 0 Oct. 22, 1938 ____________ YSU 20, Westminster 0

Marty Hutchinson played through a broken left hand to record 111 tackles in 2006.

Dwyte Smiley led the Guins in tackles during the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

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Punting Average Year 1951 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player John Boliver Jerry Cox Dave Kimmel Tom Smolanovich Tom Smolanovich Frank Horvath Frank Horvath Frank Horvath Michael Woloschak Craig Cotton Joe Kent Joe Kent Joe Kent Joe Kent Mark Mancuso Ron Jaworski Don Calloway Don Calloway Don Calloway Don Calloway Chuck Haynali Chuck Haynali Chuck Haynali Chris Weber Chris Weber Chris Weber Nick Xides Nick Xides Nick Xides Nick Xides Ken Kubus Frank Edie Ken Kubus Larry Bucciarelli Frank Edie Larry Bucciarelli Larry Bucciarelli Jeff Wilkins Tim Dreslinski Brad MacGregor J.J. Stefancin J.J. Stefancin Anthony Rozzo Anthony Rozzo Troy LeFever Kosta Karapetsas Kosta Karapetsas Joe Bishop Joe Bishop Joe Bishop Joe Bishop Ben Nowicki Ben Nowicki

No. 56 27 24 22 30 25 46 39 42 39 62 51 68 23 24 60 51 55 49 38 33 41 48 37 82 66 63 58 77 59 53 57 54 30 43 54 35 60 70 52 47 57 58 63 64 48 67 63 62 45 59 47 44

Punt Returns Yards 2,135 875 833 697 965 842 1,486 1,476 1,314 1,268 2,165 1,684 2,489 835 807 2,135 1,912 2,061 1,924 1,499 1,243 1,566 1,749 1,479 3,074 2,704 2,532 2,321 3,193 2,468 1,985 2,073 2,022 1,050 1,517 1,978 1,265 2,330 2,781 1,667 1,822 2,220 2,144 2,549 2,457 1,794 2,416 2,519 2,372 1,693 2,203 1,744 1,810

Long 57 60 47 67 56 75 70 69 72 63 59 58 57 67 60 60 66 73 55 55 60 55 59 66 52 53 66 53 56 67 55 61 85 54 52 60 70 67 52 57 66

Avg. 38.1 32.4 34.8 31.7 32.2 33.7 35.2 38.0 31.3 32.5 34.9 33.0 36.6 36.3 33.5 35.6 37.5 37.5 39.1 39.4 37.6 38.2 36.4 40.0 37.5 41.0 40.2 40.0 34.8 41.8 37.5 36.4 37.4 35.0 35.3 36.6 36.1 38.8 39.7 32.1 38.8 38.9 37.0 40.5 38.4 37.4 36.1 40.0 38.3 37.6 37.3 36.8 41.1

Nick Xides led the Penguins in punting from 1982-85. He had 77 punts in 1984.

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Year 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Dave Kimmel Dave Kimmel Ray Carter Tom Smolanovich Frank Horvath Albert Grossi Dave DelSignore Dave DelSignore Ken Kacenga Dave DelSignore Mike Pacak Andy Kuchmaner Joe Rich Russ Musiel Russ Musiel Russ Musiel Russ Musiel Jim Ferranti Jim Ferranti Pat Durina Pat Durina John Goode Robert Thompson Tim Blood Rick Shepas Rick Shepas Rick Shepas Pete Rekstis Maury Bibent Maury Bibent Pete Rekstis Andre Ballinger Dave Roberts Trent Boykin Trent Boykin Jabari Teague David Eastham Jake Andreadis Andre Cook Anthony Barone Eugene Mintze Jerald Burley Jerald Burley Kyle Smith Kyle Smith Jason Perry Jason Perry De’Angelo Wilson De’Angelo Wilson

Kickoff Returns No. Yards Avg. 10 102 10.2 6 62 6.2 6 45 7.5 6 65 6.5 6 70 11.7 7 119 17.0 6 31 5.2 4 92 23.0 5 43 8.6 15 257 17.1 3 17 5.7 5 32 6.4 19 118 6.2 10 53 5.3 21 203 9.7 24 182 7.6 15 86 5.7 11 52 4.7 16 187 11.7 5 62 12.4 20 107 5.4 12 82 6.8 20 181 9.1 13 129 9.9 31 127 3.3 14 75 5.4 15 111 7.4 11 128 11.6 18 142 7.9 16 80 5.0 7 52 7.4 28 155 5.5 17 317 18.6 25 201 8.0 31 226 7.3 13 65 5.0 39 215 5.5 35 264 7.5 14 117 8.4 11 73 6.6 10 90 9.0 17 289 17.0 18 124 6.9 23 142 6.2 24 171 7.1 9 125 13.9 19 191 10.1 27 284 10.5 18 216 12.0

Jason Perry averaged 13.9 yards per punt return in 2005.

LG 70 10 52 9 14 11 70 52 42 18 37 46 14 60 81 18 22 12 28 44 23 11 13 15 71 36 28 14 18 24 16 21 16 77 15 30 27 36 64 76 39

Year 1956 1957 1958 1959 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Player Dave Kimmel Ray Carter Ray Carter Tom Smolanovich Albert Grossi Darrell Rippey Dave DelSignore Ken Kacenga Dick Banks Rudy Florio Andy Kuchmaner Joe Rich Dan Contrucci Eric Escola Rick Banna Russ Musiel Robby Robson Marschell Brumfield Jim Ferranti Paris Wicks Paris Wicks Robert Thompson Robert Thompson John Murphy Robert Thompson Jerry Mapes Archie Herring Archie Herring Archie Herring Archie Herring Dave Roberts Malcolm Everett Darnell Clark Randy Smith Tom Paolucci Willis Marshall Jake Andreadis Andre Cook Andre Coleman Andre Coleman Jerald Burley Jerald Burley Josh Cayson Matt Rycraft Marcus Mason Josh Cayson De’Angelo Wilson Dominique Barnes

No. Yards Avg. 5 108 21.6 9 185 20.6 4 101 25.3 7 108 15.4 8 186 23.2 5 78 15.6 17 333 19.6 15 310 20.6 8 134 16.8 13 201 15.5 15 207 13.8 9 184 20.4 18 457 25.4 12 243 20.2 11 221 20.1 18 348 19.3 13 177 13.6 14 307 21.9 13 303 23.3 10 244 24.4 13 240 18.5 20 374 18.7 26 672 25.9 12 252 21.0 23 491 21.4 13 228 17.5 18 394 21.9 23 596 25.9 20 450 22.5 20 611 30.5 20 477 23.8 22 427 19.4 26 608 23.4 17 562 33.1 27 647 23.9 6 104 17.3 11 237 21.5 17 279 16.4 36 839 23.3 18 396 22.0 12 306 25.5 12 253 21.1 16 428 26.8 14 310 22.1 4 113 28.2 12 236 19.7 11 266 24.2 17 399 23.5

LG 31 26 29 24 35 54 30 34 27 21 44 52 48 27 43 91 39 53 30 41 57 52 91 46 40 39 81 43 23 36 23 46 48 49 42 78 75 44 30 38 57

KR Archie Herring holds the mark for kickoff returns and yards.

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RESULTS VS. RANKED FOES 1981 | 1-0 No. 6 at Delaware __________________ W, 24-21

1984 | 1-1 No. 7 Middle Tennessee State ________ W, 27-17 No. 16 Murray State __________________L, 7-35 1985 | 0-3 No. 7 Northern Iowa__________________L, 26-50 No. 1 at Middle Tennessee State _ L, 21-28 (2OT) No. 9 at Akron _______________________L, 5-30

1998 | 0-3 No. 11 Western Illinois _________________L, 0-14 No. 10 Delaware ____________________L, 20-30 No. 25 at Illinois State ________________L, 14-48

1988 | 0-1 No. 7 Marshall ______________________L, 15-38

1999 | 6-2 No. 12 Western Illinois _______________ W, 28-24 No. 6 at Northern Iowa ______________ W, 29-20 No. 11 Illinois State __________________L, 28-31 No. 19 at Villanova __________________ W, 28-21 • No. 8 at Montana _________________ W, 30-27 • No. 16 North Carolina A&T___________ W, 41-3 • No. 14 Florida A&M________________ W, 27-24 • No. 2 vs. Georgia Southern __________L, 24-59

1989 | 2-2 No. 13 Liberty _____________________ W, 41-14 No. 18 Western Kentucky _____________L, 38-41 • No. 12 at Eastern Kentucky _________ W, 28-24 • No. 2 at Furman ___________________L, 23-42

2000 | 2-2 No. 18 Northern Iowa _______________ W, 28-24 No. 6 at Western Illinois _______________L, 10-24 No. 8 Hofstra ______________________ W, 42-35 • No. 8 at Richmond __________________L, 3-10

1990 | 0-1 • No. 15 Central Florida ______________L, 17-20

2001 | 1-2 No. 6 Western Illinois _________________ W, 41-7 No. 24 at Northern Iowa ______________L, 11-30 No. 10 Western Kentucky _____________L, 14-24

1987 | 0-1 • No. 3 at UNI _______________________L, 28-31

1991 | 5-0 No. 12 James Madison ______________ W, 28-21 • No. 9 Villanova ___________________ W, 17-16 • No. 1 at Nevada-Reno ______________ W, 30-28 • No. 12 Samford ___________________ W, 10-0 • No. 6 vs. Marshall _________________ W, 25-17 1992 | 5-1 No. 20 at Texas State _______________ W, 23-20 No. 12 Georgia Southern_____________ W, 21-10 • No. 10 Villanova __________________ W, 23-20 • No. 2 at The Citadel _______________ W, 42-17 • No. 3 at Northern Iowa ______________ W, 19-7 • No. 5 at Marshall ___________________L, 28-31 1993 • No. 9 Central Florida_______________ W, 56-30 • No. 1 Georgia Southern ____________ W, 34-14 • No. 12 Idaho _____________________ W, 35-16 • No. 7 at Marshall ___________________ W, 17-5 1994 | 6-0 No. 14 Eastern Kentucky______________ W, 13-6 No. 2 McNeese State ________________ W, 28-8 • No. 15 Alcorn State _______________ W, 63-20 • No. 8 Eastern Kentucky ____________ W, 18-15 • No. 5 Montana _____________________ W, 28-9 • No. 3 vs. Boise State ______________ W, 28-14 1995 | 0-4 No. 8 Stephen F. Austin ________________L, 0-27 No. 1 at McNeese State _______________L, 3-31 No. 9 at Delaware ___________________L, 13-34 No. 22 Indiana State __________________L, 6-13 1996 | 3-1 No. 19 at Buffalo ____________________ W, 17-6 No. 19 Northwestern State ___________ W, 24-14 No. 3 Northern Iowa__________________L, 10-23 No. 14 at Missouri State _____________ W, 17-13 1997 | 4-2 No. 24 at Northern Iowa ______________L, 32-35

2002 | 0-3 No. 8 McNeese State ________________L, 13-28 No. 21 Northern Iowa _________________L, 7-22 No. 9 at Western Illinois ________________L, 0-19 2003 | 0-4 No. 2 Western Illinois _________________L, 20-54 No. 6 at Northern Iowa ________________L, 9-47 No. 3 at Southern Illinois ______________L, 17-24 No. 9 Western Kentucky ______________L, 13-37 2004 | 0-3 No. 17 at McNeese State _____________L, 20-24 No. 6 at Western Kentucky ____________L, 19-44 No. 1 Southern Illinois _________________L, 2-37 2005 | 1-2 No. 21 at Northern Iowa _______________L, 7-21 No. 5 at Southern Illinois ______________L, 17-31 No. 12 Western Kentucky ____________ W, 42-10 2006 | 5-2 No. 16 UC Davis____________________ W, 38-24 No. 14 Northern Iowa ________________L, 23-31 No. 3 at Illinois State ________________ W, 27-13 No. 12 Southern Illinois ______________ W, 31-24 • No. 6 James Madison ______________ W, 35-31 • No. 11 Illinois State________________ W, 28-21 • No. 1 at Appalachian State___________L, 24-49 2007 | 1-2 No. 6 at Southern Illinois ______________L, 24-17 No. 1 at Northern Iowa _______________L, 13-14 No. 23 Western Illinois _______________ W, 31-24 2008 | 2-4 No. 21 at South Dakota State ___________L, 7-40 No. 2 North Dakota State ____________ W, 32-24 No. 25 Liberty ______________________L, 28-31 No. 14 Southern Illinois ________________L, 0-33

AGAINST FBS FOES Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003 2001 2000 1999 1998 1998 1997* 1996 1995 1995* 1995 1994* 1994* 1993 1993 1992 1992 1991 1990* 1990* 1990* 1989 1989* 1989 1988 1988* 1988* 1988 1987 1987 1987 1986* 1985* 1985 1984 1984* 1982 1981

Result Ohio State 43, YSU 0 Ohio State 38, YSU 6 Penn State 37, YSU 3 Pittsburgh 41, YSU 0 Kent State 16, YSU 13 Marshall 38, YSU 24 YSU 26, Kent State 20 Western Michigan 46, YSU 28 Central Florida 44, YSU 32 YSU 24, Kent State 10 YSU 44, Kent State 23 Kent State 28, YSU 12 YSU 24, Akron 10 Central Michigan 46, YSU 25 Kent State 17, YSU 14 YSU 28, Kent State 14 YSU 41, Akron 7 YSU 19, Akron 0 YSU 17, Western Michigan 13 YSU 10, Akron 10 YSU 28, Ohio 20 Akron 38, YSU 24 YSU 27, Ohio 0 YSU 28, Akron 23 YSU 24, Eastern Michigan 14 YSU 30, Central Michigan 3 YSU 20, Akron 17 Eastern Michigan 14, YSU 3 Bowling Green 20, YSU 16 Akron 33, YSU 7 Eastern Michigan 17, YSU 12 Kent State 34, YSU 3 YSU 10, Akron 6 YSU 20, Bowling Green 17 Eastern Michigan 35, YSU 20 Eastern Michigan 18, YSU 17 Cincinnati 29, YSU 27 Eastern Michigan 27, YSU 22 YSU 27, Cincinnati 23 YSU 31, Eastern Michigan 7 Cincinnati 27, YSU 3 YSU 19, Cincinnati 13

RECORDS

1983 | 0-1 No. 9 at Middle Tennessee State _______L, 24-35

No. 2 Western Illinois _________________L, 21-24 • No. 9 Hampton ___________________ W, 28-13 • No. 1 at Villanova _________________ W, 37-34 • No. 3 at Eastern Washington ________ W, 25-14 • No. 6 vs. McNeese State ____________ W, 10-9

Breakdown Overall: 19-22-1 Home: 8-5 Away: 11-17-1 Longest Winning Streak: 6 Longest Losing Streak: 6 Current Streak: Six Losses Most Points: 44 vs. Kent State, 1997 Fewest Points: 0, twice Last Win: At Kent State, 2000 No. 4 UNI __________________________L, 20-21 No. 23 Western Illinois _______________ W, 31-28 NOTES YSU last ranked No. 1 on Sept. 27, 1998 • Playoff games

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RECORDS

ALL-TIME RESULTS ABILENE CHRISTIAN • 0-2

10/19/1996...... H ........ W, 38-3

10/23/1954...... H ....... L, 20-26 11/19/1955...... A ....... L, 12-25

AUGUSTANA • 3-0

AKRON • 19-14-2 11/2/1940........ A ........ W, 13-0 11/7/1941........ H ........ W, 19-0 11/19/1959...... H ...... W, 34-14 11/17/1960...... H ...... W, 34-21 11/1/1962........ H ...... W, 17-13 11/2/1963........ A ........ L, 7-21 10/7/1967........ A ....... L, 12-19 11/22/1968...... H ....... L, 13-48 11/8/1969........ A ....... L, 27-60 11/7/1970........ H ....... L, 14-42 11/20/1971...... A ........... L, 0-7 10/21/1972...... H ...... W, 22-21 10/20/1973...... A ......... L, 7-31 11/16/1974...... H ........ W, 30-0 10/25/1975...... A ......... L, 6-17 9/25/1976........ H ......... L, 3-24 10/15/1977...... A ...... W, 28-10 10/21/1978...... H ........ W, 27-3 10/20/1979...... A ........ W, 16-3 10/4/1980........ H ........... T, 0-0 10/3/1981........ A ........ W, 34-7 9/4/1982.......... H ....... L, 19-20 11/5/1983........ A ....... L, 21-49 11/3/1984........ H .......... W, 3-2 11/9/1985........ A ......... L, 5-30 11/21/1986...... H ...... W, 40-39 11/20/1987...... A ........ W, 10-6 10/1/1988........ H ......... L, 7-33 9/23/1989........ H ...... W, 20-17 9/29/1990........ H ...... W, 28-23 10/12/1991...... A ....... L, 24-38 11/14/1992...... A ....... T, 10-10 11/20/1993...... A ........ W, 19-0 10/29/1994...... H ........ W, 41-7 11/4/1995........ A ...... W, 24-10

ALABAMA A&M • 1-0 12/1/1979........ H ........ W, 52-0

ALBRIGHT • 1-1 10/21/1961...... A ......... L, 6-20 10/20/1962...... H ........ W, 16-7

ALCORN STATE • 1-0 11/25/1994...... H ...... W, 63-20

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL • 1-0 11/15/1980...... H ...... W, 41-20

APPALACHIAN STATE • 0-1 12/9/2006........ A ....... L, 24-49

ASHLAND • 3-0 9/23/1978........ A ........ W, 58-7 9/22/1979........ H ........ W, 24-3

11/15/1963...... H ........ W, 20-6 10/17/1964...... A ...... W, 40-22 10/16/1965...... A ........ W, 29-0

AUSTIN PEAY • 6-2 9/15/1973........ A ......... L, 7-16 9/14/1974........ H ........ W, 24-7 10/16/1982...... A ........ W, 31-9 10/15/1983...... H ...... W, 41-19 10/13/1984...... A ...... W, 16-13 10/19/1985...... H ...... W, 35-14 10/18/1986...... A ....... L, 10-13 10/17/1987...... H ...... W, 20-18

BALDWIN-WALLACE • 13-7-1 9/28/1947........ H ........ W, 26-6 11/19/1948...... H ....... T, 33-33 11/3/1949........ H ...... W, 20-14 10/25/1951...... H ....... L, 19-33 10/23/1952...... H ...... W, 13-12 10/24/1953...... A .......... W, 7-0 11/11/1954...... H ........ W, 31-7 10/27/1955...... H ...... W, 28-14 10/18/1956...... H ........ W, 31-7 11/2/1957........ H ....... L, 14-19 10/30/1958...... H ...... W, 20-12 10/8/1959........ H .......... W, 6-0 10/6/1960........ H .......... W, 7-6 10/7/1961........ A ......... L, 0-40 10/6/1962........ H ......... L, 7-14 10/26/1963...... H ...... W, 16-14 10/24/1964...... A ........ W, 26-6 10/30/1965...... H ......... L, 0-30 11/12/1966...... H ...... W, 27-14 9/29/1967........ A ....... L, 33-36 10/5/1968........ A ......... L, 6-26

BALL STATE • 0-1 10/19/1974...... A ....... L, 14-21

BLOOMSBURG • 1-0 9/1/1990.......... H ........ W, 43-7

BOISE STATE • 1-0 12/17/1994...... N...... W, 28-14

BOSTON U • 1-0 9/20/1997........ A ........ W, 28-7

BOWLING GREEN • 2-4 11/11/1950...... A ......... L, 7-22 11/10/1951...... H ......... L, 0-20 11/8/1952........ A ......... L, 0-50 9/19/1953........ H ........ W, 20-7 9/12/1987........ A ...... W, 20-17 10/22/1988...... A ....... L, 16-20

BUFFALO • 4-4 10/31/1959...... H ......... L, 7-16

10/15/1960...... A ....... L, 13-40 11/19/1966...... A ....... L, 16-25 10/30/1993...... H ...... W, 38-12 11/5/1994........ A ........ W, 27-3 11/11/1995...... H ........... L, 6-9 10/12/1996...... A ........ W, 17-6 10/11/1997...... H ...... W, 52-17

CAL POLY • 2-0 10/16/1999...... H ........ W, 10-7 11/18/2000...... A ...... W, 35-13

THE CITADEL • 1-0 12/5/1992........ A ...... W, 42-17

CLARION • 6-0 11/12/1938...... H ........ W, 46-0 9/5/1992.......... H ........ W, 48-7 9/28/1996........ H ...... W, 51-10 9/3/1998.......... H ....... W, 50-6 9/8/2001.......... H ........ W, 44-0 9/29/2002........ H ...... W, 27-14

EASTERN WASHINGTON • 1-0

DAVIS & ELKINS • 2-0

12/13/1997...... A ...... W, 25-14

EDINBORO • 5-0

9/22/1951........ A ......... L, 6-19

11/3/1938........ H ...... W, 20-14 12/3/1939........ H .......... W, 3-0

CANISIUS • 2-1

DAYTON • 0-9

9/20/1947........ H ........ W, 12-6 9/25/1948........ H ...... W, 33-21 9/24/1949........ H ....... L, 26-28

10/13/1939...... H ....... L, 12-13 10/22/1949...... A ......... L, 7-41 9/23/1950........ A ........... L, 0-7 10/5/1951........ H ......... L, 7-27 10/30/1971...... A ....... L, 24-35 9/9/1972.......... A ....... L, 13-18 9/8/1973.......... A ......... L, 0-22 9/11/1976........ A ....... L, 16-41 10/22/1977...... H ....... L, 23-27

CAMP LEJEUNE MARINES • 0-1

CASE WESTERN RESERVE • 0-3 10/1/1938........ H ......... L, 0-33 9/25/1942........ H ......... L, 7-21 10/4/1946........ H ....... L, 13-20

CENTRAL FLORIDA • 1-2 11/24/1990...... H ....... L, 17-20 11/27/1993...... H ...... W, 56-30 10/31/1998...... A ....... L, 32-44

CENTRAL MICHIGAN • 6-5-2 10/24/1947...... H ........ W, 13-7 10/23/1948...... H ........ W, 32-9 9/21/1961........ H ........ W, 36-7 9/22/1962........ A ........ W, 14-7 9/19/1963........ H ........... T, 7-7 10/31/1964...... A ....... L, 20-25 9/17/1965........ H ...... W, 35-14 9/17/1966........ A .......... W, 7-6 9/22/1967........ A ......... L, 2-16 9/21/1968........ A ....... L, 20-24 9/18/1971........ A ....... L, 19-47 11/11/1972...... H ....... T, 28-28 10/14/1995...... H ....... L, 25-46

CENTRAL STATE • 9-0 9/25/1971........ H ........ W, 30-0 11/4/1972........ A ........ W, 28-6 11/9/1974........ A ...... W, 25-14 9/13/1975........ H ........ W, 10-0 11/13/1976...... A ........ W, 45-7 11/12/1977...... H ........ W, 34-6 10/14/1978...... A ...... W, 56-33 9/15/1979........ H ........ W, 17-6 9/13/2008........ H ........ W, 38-0

CINCINNATI • 2-2 9/5/1981.......... A ...... W, 19-13 9/25/1982........ A ......... L, 3-57 9/15/1984........ A ...... W, 27-23 9/14/1985........ A ....... L, 27-29

DELAWARE • 1-6 11/30/1974...... A ....... L, 14-35 11/10/1979...... H ....... L, 45-51 12/8/1979........ A ....... L, 21-38 11/22/1980...... A ....... L, 13-20 10/17/1981...... A ...... W, 24-21 10/7/1995........ A ....... L, 13-34 10/17/1998...... H ....... L, 20-30

DELAWARE STATE • 3-1 9/14/1991........ A ....... L, 29-33 9/12/1992........ H ...... W, 42-20 10/9/1993........ H ...... W, 42-28 9/10/1994........ A ........ W, 26-3

DETROIT TECH • 2-1 11/19/1938...... A ........ W, 19-0 10/20/1939...... H ......... L, 6-24 10/4/1940........ H ........ W, 34-6

EASTERN ILLINOIS • 9-4 10/13/1973...... H ...... W, 27-14 11/2/1974........ A ........ W, 13-3 11/6/1976........ H ...... W, 36-14 11/5/1977........ H ...... W, 52-22 10/7/1978........ H ...... W, 40-24 12/2/1978........ A ....... L, 22-26 11/2/1979........ A ...... W, 49-21 10/25/1980...... A ......... L, 7-32 10/24/1981...... H ...... W, 48-16 10/2/1982........ H ....... L, 23-27 10/1/1983........ A ....... L, 20-21 9/24/1988........ A ...... W, 33-13 10/13/1992...... H ...... W, 28-19

EASTERN KENTUCKY • 8-12 10/17/1953...... A ...... W, 20-19 10/16/1954...... H ......... L, 7-25 11/23/1957...... A ......... L, 0-13 10/25/1958...... H ........ W, 14-9 11/23/1963...... A ....... L, 14-34 9/26/1964........ H ........ W, 21-7 11/11/1967...... A ....... L, 12-37 11/15/1968...... A ...... W, 26-12 9/20/1980........ A ......... L, 0-45 9/12/1981........ H ......... L, 6-26 9/11/1982........ A ....... L, 17-31 9/10/1983........ H ....... L, 23-28 9/8/1984.......... A ....... L, 17-22 9-28/1985 ........ H ....... L, 29-36 10/25/1986...... A ....... L, 17-38 10/24/1987...... H ......... L, 7-14 11/25/1989...... A ...... W, 28-24 10/2/1993........ A ...... W, 26-22 9/17/1994........ H ........ W, 13-6 12/3/1994........ H ...... W, 18-15

EASTERN MICHIGAN • 6-7

The Penguins own 19 wins over Akron, their most over any opponent.

Mike McGlone was part of YSU squads that beat the Zips in 1986 and 1987.

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11/1/1975........ H ...... W, 15-14 9/1/1984.......... H ........ W, 31-7 9/7/1985.......... A ....... L, 22-27 9/13/1986........ H ....... L, 17-18 9/15/1987........ A ....... L, 20-35 9/10/1988........ H ....... L, 12-17 9/9/1989.......... A ......... L, 3-14 9/22/1990........ H ...... W, 24-14

10/4/1957........ A ........ W, 13-6 10/3/1958........ H ....... L, 12-21 9/25/1959........ A ........ W, 21-3 9/22/1960........ H ........ W, 27-7 10/27/1973...... A ......... L, 2-42

11/11/1989...... H ...... W, 28-14 9/8/1990.......... H ...... W, 31-27 9/7/1991.......... H ........ W, 24-0 9/9/2000.......... H ........ W, 33-0 8/28/2003........ H ...... W, 35-11

ELON • 1-0 11/17/2001...... H ........ W, 45-7

FLORIDA ATLANTIC • 1-1 10/12/2002...... A ...... W, 24-17 9/20/2003........ H ......... L, 6-13

FLORIDA A&M • 2-0 9/21/1985........ H ...... W, 28-21 12/11/1999...... H ...... W, 27-24

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL • 0-1 9/11/2004........ H ....... L, 16-22

FORT KNOX • 0-1 11/21/1942...... A ........... L, 0-7

FURMAN • 0-1 12/2/1989........ A ....... L, 23-42

GENEVA • 6-1-1 9/15/1938........ H ......... L, 6-12 9/15/1939........ H ........ W, 20-7 9/12/1940........ H .......... W, 7-0 9/18/1941........ H ........... T, 0-0 10/22/1942...... H ........ W, 20-0 11/7/1942........ A ...... W, 31-19 9/19/1946........ H ........ W, 26-0 10/5/1947........ A ........ W, 27-7

GEORGIA SOUTHERN • 3-1 11/2/1991........ A ...... W, 19-17 11/21/1992...... H ...... W, 21-10 12/4/1993........ H ...... W, 34-14 12/18/1999...... N....... L, 24-59

GREAT LAKES ACADEMY • 2-0 9/23/1954........ H ...... W, 34-32 9/24/1955........ A ........ W, 25-0

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS • 15-5-1 11/13/1948...... H ........... T, 7-7 11/18/1949...... H ....... L, 13-25 10/2/1950........ H ....... L, 14-20 9/27/1952........ H ...... W, 13-12 11/6/1953........ H ...... W, 26-25 9/11/1954........ A ........ W, 13-0 11/13/1955...... H ........ W, 44-7 11/9/1956........ H ........ W, 13-0 11/9/1957........ H ...... W, 40-13 11/6/1958........ H ....... L, 20-26 9/12/1959........ A .......... W, 6-0 11/10/1960...... H ...... W, 55-35 11/9/1961........ H ........ W, 40-6 11/4/1963........ H ........ W, 26-7 9/17/1964........ H ........ W, 25-7 11/15/1965...... H ........ W, 21-8 11/18/1967...... H ...... W, 21-10 9/14/1968........ A ...... W, 18-14 11/14/1969...... H ......... L, 8-40 11/14/1970...... H ......... L, 7-20 11/13/1971...... H ........ W, 14-0

HAMPTON • 1-0 11/29/1997...... H ...... W, 28-13

HILLSDALE • 1-1 10/28/1961...... A ......... L, 0-30 10/25/1962...... H ........ W, 29-6

HOFSTRA • 3-0 11/16/1996...... A ....... W, 14-3 9/27/1997........ H ...... W, 27-22 11/4/2000........ H ...... W, 42-35

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ALL-TIME RESULTS IDAHO • 1-0 12/11/1993...... H ...... W, 35-16

ILLINOIS STATE • 9-9

ILLINOIS WESLEYAN • 2-0 10/10/1941...... H ...... W, 25-14 10/30/1942...... H ........ W, 35-6

INDIANA (PA.) • 2-1 11/18/1972...... A ....... L, 14-31 11/17/1973...... H ....... W, 44-0 9/18/1999........ H ....... W, 13-7

INDIANA STATE • 17-1 11/5/1988........ H ........ W, 25-7 10/7/1989........ A ...... W, 20-19 10/3/1992........ A ...... W, 30-24 11/6/1993........ H ...... W, 17-10 11/19/1994...... A ........ W, 14-3 10/28/1995...... H ......... L, 6-13 10/4/1997........ A ........ W, 31-0 9/19/1998........ H ...... W, 20-14 10/2/1999........ A ...... W, 31-28 10/28/2000...... H ........ W, 42-7 10/6/2001........ A ...... W, 35-21 10/5/2002........ H ...... W, 31-16 10/18/2003...... A ...... W, 30-24 10/30/2004...... H ...... W, 45-20 10/8/2005........ A ........ W, 45-0

LINCOLN, MO. • 0-1

JAMES MADISON • 3-1

10/27/1966...... H ........ W, 36-6 8/30/2001........ H ........ W, 38-7 9/22/2007........ H ........ W, 35-3

10/20/1990...... A ...... W, 31-15 11/9/1991........ H ...... W, 28-21 9/26/1992........ H ....... L, 49-52 11/25/2006...... H ...... W, 35-31

JOHN CARROLL • 5-4 10/13/1938...... H ....... L, 12-20 11/14/1947...... H ........ W, 13-2 10/9/1948........ A ......... L, 6-13 10/8/1949........ H ...... W, 20-12 10/14/1950...... A ......... L, 0-27 9/27/1951........ H ........ W, 10-6 11/1/1952........ A ......... L, 0-40 10/30/1953...... H ........ W, 21-7 10/30/1954...... A .......... W, 7-0

KENT STATE • 6-4 11/21/1947...... H ........ W, 13-0 10/29/1948...... A ........ W, 19-7 9/3/1988.......... A ......... L, 3-34 10/15/1994...... H ...... W, 28-14 9/2/1995.......... A ....... L, 14-17 9/14/1996........ A ....... L, 12-28 9/6/1997.......... H ...... W, 44-23 9/12/1998........ A ...... W, 24-10 9/16/2000........ A ...... W, 26-20 9/13/2003........ A ....... L, 13-16

LACROSSE • 1-0 11/6/1954........ H ...... W, 39-13

LEBANON VALLEY • 1-0 10/26/1946...... A ........ W, 20-6

LIBERTY • 6-3 10/29/1988...... A ......... L, 0-29 11/4/1989........ H ...... W, 41-14 10/13/1990...... A ........ W, 34-6 10/19/1991...... H ......... L, 8-10 10/16/1993...... H ........ W, 42-0 9/27/2003........ A ........ W, 34-3 9/25/2004........ H ...... W, 27-17 9/17/2005........ A ........ W, 42-0 9/27/08............ H ....... L, 28-31

10/1/1966........ H ......... L, 7-12

LOCK HAVEN • 3-0

MAINE • 3-2 11/6/1965........ A ....... L, 22-27 11/5/1966........ H ........ W, 14-6 9/2/1989.......... A ....... L, 14-28 11/17/1990...... H ...... W, 38-17 9/9/2006.......... H ...... W, 34-14

MARSHALL • 4-5-1 10/21/1950...... A ...... W, 28-13 10/18/1952...... H ........... T, 6-6 11/5/1955........ A ....... L, 12-20 11/3/1956........ H ...... W, 33-13 9/26/1987........ A ....... L, 18-38 11/19/1988...... H ....... L, 15-38 12/21/1991...... N...... W, 25-17 12/19/1992...... A ....... L, 28-31 12/18/1993...... A ........ W, 17-5 11/24/2001...... A ....... L, 24-38

MASSACHUSETTS • 1-1 10/1/1977........ A ....... L, 13-54 11/12/1994...... A ........ W, 28-9

MCMURRAY • 2-0-1 9/29/1962........ H ........ W, 19-0 10/5/1963........ H ...... W, 17-12 11/21/1964...... A ....... T, 14-14

MCNEESE STATE • 2-3 10/1/1994........ H ....... W, 28-8 9/23/1995........ A ......... L, 3-31 12/20/1997...... N....... W, 10-9 9/7/2002.......... H ....... L, 13-28 9/18/2004........ A ....... L, 20-24

MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. • 4-3 10/31/1981...... A ...... W, 13-10 10/30/1982...... H ...... W, 11-10 10/29/1983...... A ....... L, 24-35 10/27/1984...... H ...... W, 23-13 11/2/1985........ A ....... L, 21-28 11/1/1986........ H ....... L, 14-49 10/31/1987...... A ...... W, 17-16

Shawn Patton and the Penguins beat Boise State 28-14 in the 1994 National Championship Game to go 14-0-1.

11/14/1987...... H ...... W, 38-14

MORGAN STATE • 3-0 9/30/1989........ H ...... W, 45-22 9/21/1991........ H ...... W, 57-22 9/18/1993........ H ...... W, 56-27

MORRIS HARVEY • 3-2 9/22/1939........ A ........... L, 0-7 10/17/1940...... H ........ W, 19-0 10/4/1941........ A ........ W, 12-7 11/9/1946........ H ...... W, 28-14 10/11/1956...... A ........... L, 0-6

MOUNT UNION • 4-0-1

MIDWESTERN TEXAS • 1-0

10/28/1949...... H ........ W, 21-6 11/16/1950...... H ........ W, 21-0 11/13/1951...... H ....... T, 13-13 10/9/1952........ H ........ W, 26-7 11/18/1954...... H ........ W, 44-7

9/29/1956........ H ........ W, 20-6

MUHLENBERG • 0-1-1

MISSOURI STATE • 11-2 11/9/1996........ A ...... W, 17-13 11/15/1997...... H ...... W, 45-13 11/21/1998...... A ...... W, 24-17 11/6/1999........ H ...... W, 17-14 9/30/2000........ A ...... W, 19-13 10/13/2001...... H ...... W, 41-20 9/28/2002........ A ...... W, 24-17 10/4/2003........ H ........ W, 34-7 11/13/2004...... A ....... L, 28-34 10/22/2005...... H ........ W, 31-7 9/30/2006........ A ...... W, 37-10 9/29/2007........ H ...... W, 49-21 10/11/2008...... A ....... L, 28-42

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE • 1-0 11/5/1948........ H ........ W, 36-7

MONTANA • 2-0 12/10/1994...... H ........ W, 28-9 11/27/1999...... A ...... W, 30-27

MOREHEAD STATE • 8-6

TB Robby Robson had 264 yards rushing on 30 carries against Delaware in 1979.

RECORDS

9/8/1979.......... A ...... W, 33-27 10/10/1992...... H ...... W, 34-10 11/13/1993...... A ....... L, 10-13 11/18/1995...... H ....... L, 13-30 9/21/1996........ A ....... L, 28-31 11/1/1997........ H ........ W, 13-0 11/14/1998...... A ....... L, 14-48 10/30/1999...... H ....... L, 28-31 10/7/2000........ A ...... W, 14-12 10/20/2001...... H ...... W, 44-30 11/9/2002........ A ...... W, 24-17 10/25/2003...... H ....... L, 25-35 10/23/2004...... A ....... L, 24-30 10/1/2005........ H ...... W, 20-17 10/28/2006...... A ...... W, 27-13 12/2/2006........ H ...... W, 28-21 10/20/2007...... H ....... L, 22-27 11/1/2008........ A ....... L, 44-54

10/7/2006........ H ...... W, 55-17 11/3/2007........ A ........ W, 40-7 11/8/2008........ H ...... W, 35-21

9/25/1965........ A ...... W, FORFEIT 9/24/1966........ H ....... L, 12-21 10/19/1968...... A ....... L, 26-35 10/18/1969...... H ....... L, 12-21 10/18/1975...... H ........ W, 28-0 10/16/1976...... A ........ W, 33-7 10/18/1980...... H ....... L, 14-20 11/14/1981...... A ........ W, 38-7 11/13/1982...... A ...... W, 38-19 11/19/1983...... H ....... L, 20-27 11/17/1984...... A ...... W, 35-31 11/22/1985...... H ...... W, 20-17 11/15/1986...... A ....... L, 24-27

10/2/1948........ A ......... L, 0-19 11/11/1949...... H ........... T, 7-7

MURRAY STATE • 3-5 10/10/1970...... A ....... L, 32-42 11/10/1973...... H ........ W, 12-8 9/13/1980........ A ......... L, 6-24 9/19/1981........ H ......... L, 9-13 11/12/1983...... H ......... L, 7-19 11/10/1984...... A .......... W, 7-3 11/8/1986........ A ....... L, 14-17 11/7/1987........ H ...... W, 20-13

NEBRASKA-OMAHA • 1-0 11/25/1978...... H ...... W, 21-14

NEVADA-RENO • 1-0 12/7/1991........ A ...... W, 30-28

NEW HAVEN • 2-0 9/27/1958........ A ...... W, 20-15 10/24/1998...... H ...... W, 18-15

NIAGARA • 2-0 10/15/1949...... A ........ W, 27-7 10/27/1950...... H ........ W, 14-6

NICHOLLS STATE • 0-1 9/6/1986.......... H ....... L, 19-34

NORTH ALABAMA • 1-0 10/8/1994........ H ...... W, 17-14

NORTH CAROLINA A&T • 1-0 12/4/1999........ H ........ W, 41-3

NORTH DAKOTA • 0-2 11/4/1961........ H ....... L, 13-20 9/15/1962........ A ......... L, 7-20

NORTH DAKOTA STATE • 2-1 9/30/1972........ A ....... L, 10-16

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11/3/1973........ H ...... W, 12-10 9/20/2008........ H ...... W, 32-24

NORTHEASTERN • 6-3 10/5/1985........ H ...... W, 23-18 9/20/1986........ A ....... L, 21-23 10/3/1987........ H ...... W, 29-14 10/8/1988........ A ......... L, 7-23 10/14/1989...... H ........ W, 44-0 9/15/1990........ A ........ W, 37-3 9/28/1991........ H ........ W, 59-7 10/17/1992...... A ....... L, 23-28 9/10/2005........ H ...... W, 35-16

NORTHERN IOWA • 6-17 9/9/1978.......... A ...... W, 31-14 9/29/1979........ H ........ W, 29-0 11/1/1980........ H ....... L, 17-38 11/21/1981...... A ....... L, 43-45 11/20/1982...... H ...... W, 25-13 10/22/1983...... A ....... L, 13-23 10/20/1984...... H ......... L, 6-16 10/26/1985...... H ....... L, 26-50 11/28/1987...... A ....... L, 28-31 12/12/1992...... A ........ W, 19-7 11/2/1996........ H ....... L, 10-23 10/18/1997...... A ....... L, 32-35 11/7/1998........ H ....... L, 14-42 10/23/1999...... A ...... W, 29-20 10/14/2000...... H ...... W, 28-24 9/29/2001........ A ....... L, 11-30 10/19/2002...... H ......... L, 7-22 11/1/2003........ A ......... L, 9-47 10/16/2004...... H ....... L, 20-22 10/29/2005...... A ......... L, 7-21 10/21/2006...... H ....... L, 23-31 10/27/2007...... A ....... L, 13-14 10/25/2008...... H ....... L, 20-21

NORTHERN MICHIGAN • 5-6 10/3/1959........ A ........... L, 0-7 9/29/1960........ H ...... W, 49-26 10/17/1970...... H ....... L, 27-43 10/9/1971........ A ......... L, 0-29 10/7/1972........ H ...... W, 37-36 10/6/1973........ A ....... L, 12-30 10/5/1974........ H ...... W, 24-10 10/4/1975........ A ......... L, 0-15 11/4/1978........ H ...... W, 41-14 10/13/1979...... A ...... W, 24-23 9/27/1980........ H ......... L, 7-10

NORTH TEXAS STATE • 0-2 10/26/1956...... H ....... L, 12-19 11/15/1957...... A ....... L, 13-68

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ALL-TIME RESULTS RECORDS

9/21/1974........ A ...... W, 35-21 11/15/1975...... H ....... L, 21-38 11/24/1979...... H ........ W, 50-7 9/8/2007.......... H ...... W, 23-17 9/6/2008.......... A ......... L, 7-40

SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA • 1-1 11/1/1969........ H ........ W, 20-7 10/31/1970...... A ....... L, 27-50

S. CONNECTICUT ST. • 7-2 11/7/1959........ H ....... L, 22-25 10/29/1960...... A .......... W, 8-7 10/14/1961...... H ........ W, 28-8 10/13/1962...... A ....... L, 10-16 10/12/1963...... H ........ W, 12-0 10/10/1964...... A ...... W, 28-27 10/9/1965........ H ........ W, 16-7 10/22/1966...... A ...... W, 43-14 10/14/1967...... H ........ W, 35-0

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS • 10-9-1

Quarterback Trenton Lykes engineered an Ohio Valley Conference title and a playoff berth in 1987.

NORTHWESTERN STATE • 1-0

10/3/1953........ H ...... W, 20-13

10/26/1996...... H ...... W, 24-14

ST. NORBERT • 0-0-1

OHIO • 3-4

11/5/1964........ H ........... T, 7-7

9/28/1940........ A ......... L, 0-13 9/26/1941........ H ........ W, 14-0 9/15/1955........ H ........... L, 0-6 9/20/1958........ A ......... L, 0-38 10/16/1959...... H ....... L, 12-44 11/3/1990........ H ........ W, 27-0 11/7/1992........ A ...... W, 28-20

ST. VINCENT • 2-2

OHIO STATE • 0-2 9/1/2007.......... A ......... L, 6-38 8/30/2008........ A ......... L, 0-43

OHIO WESLEYAN • 1-1 9/29/1939........ H ....... L, 13-19 11/16/1940...... A ........ W, 13-6

OKLAHOMA CITY • 2-1 10/17/1941...... H ........ W, 48-7 11/1/1947........ H ...... W, 19-13 10/16/1948...... A ....... L, 14-27

PENN STATE • 0-1 9/16/2006........ A ......... L, 3-37

PENSACOLA NAVY • 0-3 10/21/1967...... A ....... L, 14-17 10/12/1968...... H ....... L, 38-58 10/11/1969...... A ......... L, 6-21

PITTSBURGH • 0-1 9/24/2005........ A ......... L, 0-41

QUANTICO MARINES • 0-1 11/2/1950........ H ....... L, 14-33

10/7/1938........ A ......... L, 6-31 10/2/1942........ A ......... L, 7-19 10/19/1946...... H ...... W, 25-14 11/8/1947........ A ........ W, 19-0

SCRANTON • 2-1 11/2/1946........ H ...... W, 33-14 10/18/1947...... A ......... L, 6-19 9/26/1953........ H ........ W, 12-7

SLIPPERY ROCK • 11-0 11/16/1991...... H ...... W, 40-21 9/24/1994........ H ...... W, 52-17 9/16/1995........ H ...... W, 28-12 9/7/1996.......... H ........ W, 22-0 8/28/1997........ H ........ W, 33-9 9/2/1999.......... H ...... W, 44-14 8/31/2000........ H ...... W, 24-10 9/6/2003.......... H ...... W, 45-12 9/2/2004.......... H ...... W, 35-13 9/1/2005.......... H ...... W, 44-14 8/31/2006........ H ...... W, 51-21

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE • 5-5 9/19/1942........ H ........ W, 14-0 10/26/1968...... H ....... L, 20-23 10/25/1969...... A ...... W, 17-16 9/30/1972........ A ....... L, 22-34 9/22/1973........ H ......... L, 6-27

10/2/1965........ H .......... W, 9-7 10/8/1966........ A ....... T, 21-21 11/4/1967........ H ........ W, 29-3 11/2/1968........ A ...... W, 18-15 9/27/1969........ H ....... L, 14-43 9/26/1970........ A ....... L, 20-45 9/27/1986........ A ....... L, 17-24 11/12/1988...... H ...... W, 31-14 11/8/1997........ A ...... W, 34-10 10/10/1998...... H ...... W, 34-21 10/9/1999........ A ...... W, 43-37 11/11/2000...... H ....... L, 20-21 11/3/2001........ A ........ W, 31-7 11/2/2002........ H ........ W, 21-9 11/8/2003........ A ....... L, 17-24 10/9/2004........ H ......... L, 2-37 11/5/2005........ A ....... L, 17-31 11/4/2006........ H ...... W, 31-24 10/6/2007........ A ....... L, 17-24 10/18/2008...... H ......... L, 0-33

SOUTHERN UTAH • 1-1 10/13/2007...... H ...... W, 23-22 10/4/2008........ A ......... L, 7-14

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN • 1-2-1 10/5/1991........ A ........ W, 16-9 9/11/1993........ A ....... L, 15-35 9/1/1994.......... H ....... T, 10-10 9/9/1995.......... H ......... L, 0-27

STONY BROOK • 1-0 9/15/2007........ H ........ W, 42-6

SUSQUEHANNA • 1-1 9/28/1963........ A ......... L, 7-12 11/14/1964...... H ...... W, 17-12

TAMPA • 0-2

10/26/1940...... H ...... W, 28-13 10/31/1941...... H ........ W, 14-0 9/28/1957........ H ......... L, 7-12 9/16/1967........ A ...... W, 31-28 9/19/1970........ H ....... L, 19-32 10/12/1974...... H ........ W, 23-0 9/20/1975........ A ........ W, 15-0 9/18/1976........ H ....... L, 10-13 9/17/1977........ A ....... L, 22-38 9/18/1982........ H ...... W, 37-14 9/17/1983........ A ...... W, 34-22 10/6/1984........ H ........ W, 51-0 10/12/1985...... A ...... W, 23-16 10/11/1986...... H ........ W, 30-6 10/10/1987...... A ...... W, 18-15

OVERTIME GAMES

TEXAS LUTHERAN • 1-1-1

Tennessee State 28, YSU 21 (2)

11/18/1961...... H ....... T, 14-14 11/10/1962...... A ........ W, 13-6 9/12/1963........ H ......... L, 7-14

TEXAS STATE • 1-0 9/19/1992........ A ...... W, 23-20

TOLEDO • 2-4-1 11/14/1942...... H ...... W, 39-12 10/11/1947...... A ......... L, 7-21 11/15/1952...... H ....... L, 21-24 11/13/1958...... A ......... L, 8-21 11/12/1959...... H ........... T, 8-8 9/17/1960........ A ....... L, 30-34 9/30/1961........ H ...... W, 14-12

TOWSON STATE • 4-0 10/15/1988...... H ...... W, 41-39 11/18/1989...... H ........ W, 38-7 11/10/1990...... A ........ W, 13-0 11/23/1991...... A ...... W, 27-17

UC DAVIS • 1-0 9/23/2006........ H ...... W, 38-24

VILLANOVA • 7-2 11/8/1975........ H ........ W, 25-6 10/23/1976...... A ....... L, 14-34 9/10/1977........ A ...... W, 13-10 10/28/1978...... H ....... L, 17-22 10/6/1979........ A ...... W, 27-22 11/30/1991...... H ...... W, 17-16 11/28/1992...... H ...... W, 23-20 12/6/1997........ A ...... W, 37-34 11/13/1999...... A ...... W, 28-21

WAYNE STATE • 3-1 10/26/1974...... H ........ W, 56-7 10/30/1976...... A ......... L, 0-28 10/29/1977...... H ...... W, 31-10 9/16/1978........ A ...... W, 21-10

WAYNESBURG • 2-1-1

TENNESSEE A&I • 1-0

9/19/1940........ H ........... T, 6-6 10/25/1941...... A ........ W, 12-0 11/15/1946...... H ........ W, 25-7 10/9/1953........ H ......... L, 7-10

9/19/1959........ H ...... W, 13-12

WEST CHESTER • 2-0

UT-CHATTANOOGA • 0-1 11/21/1970...... H ....... L, 10-14

10/9/1954........ A ........ W, 21-6 10/7/1955........ H ........ W, 39-6

TENNESSEE TECH • 11-5

WESTERN COLORADO ST. • 1-1

11/11/1939...... A ........... L, 6-7

9/22/1956........ A ......... L, 7-21

10/3/1970........ H ....... L, 13-35 10/2/1971........ A ......... L, 0-49

Florida International 22, YSU 16 Sept. 11, 2004 | Stambaugh

YSU 30, Indiana State 24 Oct. 18, 2003 | Terre Haute, Ind.

YSU 42, Hofstra 35 (2) Nov. 4, 2000 | Stambaugh

YSU 43, Southern Illinois 37 Oct. 9, 1999 | Carbondale, Ill.

YSU 18, New Haven 15 Oct. 24, 1998 | Stambaugh

Illinois State 31, YSU 28 (2) Sept. 21, 1996 | Normal, Ill.

YSU 20, Murray State 13 Nov. 7, 1987 | Stambaugh Nov. 2, 1985 | Nashville, Tenn.

YSU 16, Austin Peay 13 Oct. 13, 1984 | Clarksville, Tenn.

9/21/1957........ H ........ W, 25-6

WESTERN ILLINOIS • 14-10 9/20/1969........ A ....... L, 28-35 10/16/1971...... H ....... L, 14-17 9/27/1975........ A ....... L, 19-20 10/2/1976........ A ....... L, 12-28 9/24/1977........ H ...... W, 37-16 11/11/1978...... A ........ W, 19-3 10/27/1979...... H ........ W, 29-8 11/8/1980........ A ........ W, 22-0 11/7/1981........ H ...... W, 34-22 11/6/1982........ A ...... W, 28-20 9/24/1983........ H ...... W, 42-14 9/22/1984........ A ....... L, 15-48 11/22/1997...... H ....... L, 21-24 10/3/1998........ A ......... L, 0-14 9/25/1999........ H ...... W, 28-24 10/21/2000...... A ....... L, 10-24 9/22/2001........ H ........ W, 41-7 10/26/2002...... A ......... L, 0-19 10/11/2003...... H ....... L, 20-54 11/6/2004........ A ........ W, 34-9 10/15/2005...... H ...... W, 23-21 10/14/2006...... A ...... W, 35-28 11/10/2007...... H ...... W, 31-24 11/22/2008...... A ...... W, 31-28

WESTERN KENTUCKY • 6-10 10/9/1942........ H ........ W, 40-6 10/6/1956........ A ......... L, 9-26 10/12/1957...... H ........... L, 6-9 10/11/1958...... H ........ W, 20-6 10/11/1980...... A ....... L, 17-42 10/10/1981...... H ....... L, 14-35 10/9/1982........ A ....... L, 14-28 10/8/1983........ H ...... W, 24-13 10/28/1989...... H ....... L, 38-41 10/6/1990........ A ...... W, 17-14 10/27/2001...... H ....... L, 14-24 9/21/2002........ A ......... L, 7-13 11/15/2003...... H ....... L, 13-37 10/2/2004........ A ....... L, 19-44 11/12/2005...... H ...... W, 42-10 11/11/2006...... A ........ W, 19-3

WESTERN MICHIGAN • 1-2

RICHMOND • 0-1

10/19/1957...... A ....... L, 14-25 9/2/1993.......... A ...... W, 17-13 9/11/1999........ A ....... L, 28-46

11/25/2000...... A ......... L, 3-10

SAGINAW VALLEY • 3-0 10/9/1976........ H ...... W, 22-21 10/8/1977........ A ...... W, 22-12 9/30/1978........ H ...... W, 49-12

WESTMINSTER • 3-0 10/22/1938...... A ........ W, 20-0 11/18/1939...... H ........ W, 46-0 10/10/1940...... H ........ W, 44-0

SAMFORD • 3-0 12/14/1991...... H ........ W, 10-0 10/23/1993...... H ........ W, 24-7 11/23/2002...... H ...... W, 37-29

WEST VIRGINIA • 0-1 10/29/1938...... H ......... L, 6-27

ST. BONAVENTURE • 1-1

WINGATE • 1-0

9/29/1946........ A ...... W, 20-14 11/3/1951........ A ......... L, 6-39

WOFFORD • 1-0

10/21/1995...... H ........ W, 56-7 8/29/1996........ H ........ W, 28-0

SAINT FRANCIS, PA. • 4-0 10/6/1939........ H ........ W, 20-6 10/20/1951...... H ........ W, 27-6 10/4/1952........ A ........ W, 35-0

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XAVIER, OHIO • 1-2 LB Jeff Gergel played in the last Division II contest (1980) and first FCS game (1981) for YSU.

10/13/1951...... A ......... L, 0-48 10/22/1955...... A ......... L, 0-26 10/28/1972...... A ........ W, 47-7

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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS 1955 • 4-5

1938 • 4-5

1948 • 4-3-2

Captains: Carmen Julius, Johnny Zban 9/15 Geneva _______________ L, 6-12 10/1 Case Western Reserve __ L, 0-33 10/7 at St. Vincent __________ L, 6-31 10/13 John Carroll __________ L, 12-20 10/22 at Westminster _________ W, 20-0 10/29 West Virginia ___________ L, 6-27 11/3 Davis & Elkins _________ W, 20-14 11/12 Clarion (HC) ___________ W, 46-0 11/19 at Detroit Tech _________ W, 19-0

Captain: Robert Thompson 9/25 Canisius _____________ W, 33-21 10/2 at Muhlenburg __________ L, 0-19 10/9 at John Carroll _________ L, 6-13 10/16 at Oklahoma City ______ L, 14-27 10/23 Central Michigan _______ W, 32-9 10/29 at Kent _______________ W, 19-7 11/5 Mississippi College (HC) _ W, 36-7 11/13 Gustavus Adolphus________ T, 7-7 11/19 Baldwin Wallace _______ T, 33-33

9/15 9/24 10/7 10/13 10/22 10/27 11/5 11/13 11/19

1939 • 4-5

1949 • 4-3-1

Captain: Tony Cougras 9/22 at West Colorado State __ L, 7-21 9/29 Midwestern Texas ______ W, 20-6 10/6 at Western Kentucky ____ L, 9-26 10/11 at Morris Harvey__________L, 0-6 10/18 Baldwin Wallace ________ W, 31-7 10/26 North Texas State (HC) _ L, 12-19 11/3 Marshall _____________ W, 33-13 11/9 Gustavus Adolphus______ W, 13-0

1940 • 7-1-1 9/12 9/19 9/28 10/4 10/10 10/17 10/26 11/2 11/16

Geneva ________________ W, 7-0 Waynesburg _____________ T, 6-6 at Ohio _______________ L, 0-13 Detroit Tech ___________ W, 34-6 Westminster ___________ W, 44-0 Morris Harvey __________ W, 19-0 Tennessee Tech (HC) ___ W, 28-13 at Akron ______________ W, 13-0 at Ohio Wesleyan _______ W, 13-6

1941 • 7-0-1 9/18 9/26 10/4 10/10 10/17 10/25 10/31 11/7

Geneva _________________ T, 0-0 Ohio __________________ W, 14-0 at Morris Harvey________ W, 12-7 Illinois Wesleyan _______ W, 25-14 Oklahoma City _________ W, 48-7 at Waynesburg _________ W, 12-0 Tennessee Tech ________ W, 14-0 Akron (HC)_____________ W, 19-0

1942 • 6-3 9/19 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/22 10/30 11/7 11/14 11/21

South Dakota State _____ W, 14-0 Case Western Reserve __ L, 7-21 at St. Vincent __________ L, 7-19 Western Kentucky ______ W, 40-6 Geneva _______________ W, 20-0 Illinois Wesleyan (HC) ____ W, 35-6 at Geneva ___________ W, 31-19 Toledo _______________ W, 39-12 at Fort Knox (Ky.) _________L, 0-7

1946 • 7-1

Captains: August Yahn, Frank Davanzo 9/24 Canisius _____________ L, 26-28 10/8 John Carroll __________ W, 20-12 10/15 at Niagara _____________ W, 27-7 10/22 at Dayton _____________ L, 7-41 10/28 Mount Union (HC) _______ W, 21-6 11/3 Baldwin Wallace _______ W, 20-14 11/11 Muhlenburg ______________ T, 7-7 11/18 Gustavus Adolphus_____ L, 13-25

1950 • 3-5 9/23 10/5 10/14 10/21 10/27 11/2 11/11 11/16

at Dayton _______________L, 0-7 Gustavus Adolphus_____ L, 14-20 at John Carroll _________ L, 0-27 at Marshall ___________ W, 28-13 Niagara (HC) ___________ W, 14-6 Quantico Marines ______ L, 14-33 at Bowling Green _______ L, 7-22 Mount Union ___________ W, 21-0

1951 • 2-6-1

Captain: Ralph Goldston 9/22 at Camp Lejeune _______ L, 6-19 9/27 John Carroll ___________ W, 10-6 10/5 Dayton________________ L, 7-27 10/13 at Xavier ______________ L, 0-48 10/20 Saint Francis (Pa.) (HC) __ W, 27-6 10/25 Baldwin Wallace _______ L, 19-33 11/3 at St. Bonaventure ______ L, 6-39 11/10 Bowling Green _________ L, 0-20 11/13 Mount Union __________ T, 13-13

1957 • 3-6

Captains: Davey Kimmel, Jim Vechiarella 9/21 West Colorado State ____ W, 25-6 9/28 Tennessee Tech ________ L, 7-12 10/4 at Eastern Michigan _____ W, 13-6 10/12 Western Kentucky (HC) ____L, 6-9 10/19 at Western Michigan ___ L, 14-25 11/2 Baldwin Wallace _______ L, 14-19 11/9 Gustavus Adolphus_____ W, 40-13 11/15 at North Texas State ___ L, 13-68 11/23 at Eastern Kentucky _____ L, 0-13

1958 • 4-4

Captains: Ray Carter, John Krafcik 9/20 at Ohio _______________ L, 0-38 9/27 at New Haven _________ W, 20-15 10/3 Eastern Michigan ______ L, 12-21 10/11 Western Kentucky (HC) __ W, 20-6 10/25 Eastern Kentucky _______ W, 14-9 10/30 Baldwin Wallace _______ W, 20-12 11/6 Gustavus Adolphus_____ L, 20-26 11/13 at Toledo ______________ L, 8-21

1947 • 8-2

Captain: Sam Pagano 9/11 at Gustavus Adolphus ___ W, 13-0 9/23 Great Lakes Academy __ W, 34-32 10/9 at West Chester ________ W, 21-6 10/16 Eastern Kentucky (HC) ___ L, 7-25 10/23 Abilene Christian_______ L, 20-26 10/30 at John Carroll __________ W, 7-0 11/6 LaCrosse ____________ W, 39-13 11/11 Baldwin Wallace ________ W, 31-7 11/18 Mount Union ___________ W, 44-7

1959 • 5-4-1

Captain: Tom Smolanovich 9/12 at Gustavus Adolphus ____ W, 6-0 9/19 Tennessee A&I State ___ W, 13-12 9/25 at Eastern Michigan _____ W, 21-3 10/3 at Northern Michigan ______L, 0-7 10/8 Baldwin Wallace _________ W, 6-0 10/16 Ohio _________________ L, 12-44 10/31 Buffalo________________ L, 7-16 11/7 S. Connecticut State (HC) L, 22-25 11/12 Toledo __________________ T, 8-8 11/19 Akron ________________ W, 34-14

Captains: Harold Green, Pete Arlow 9/17 at Toledo _____________ L, 30-34 9/22 Eastern Michigan _______ W, 27-7 9/29 Northern Michigan (HC) _ W, 49-26 10/6 Baldwin Wallace _________ W, 7-6 10/15 at Buffalo ____________ L, 13-40 10/29 at S. Connecticut State ___ W, 8-7 11/10 Gustavus Adolphus_____ W, 55-35 11/17 Akron ________________ W, 34-21

1953 • 7-1 9/19 9/26 10/3 10/9 10/17 10/24 10/30 11/6

QB Frank Beck led the Penguins in 1953 and 1954.

1960 • 6-2

Gustavus Adolphus_____ W, 13-12 at Saint Francis (Pa.) ____ W, 35-0 Mount Union ___________ W, 26-7 Marshall (HC) ____________ T, 6-6 Baldwin Wallace _______ W, 13-12 at John Carroll _________ L, 0-40 at Bowling Green _______ L, 0-50 Toledo _______________ L, 21-24

Captain: Pete Lanzi 9/19 Geneva _______________ W, 26-0 9/29 at St. Bonaventure _____ W, 20-14 10/4 Case Western Reserve _ L, 13-20 10/19 St. Vincent ___________ W, 25-14 10/26 at Lebanon Valley _______ W, 20-6 11/2 Scranton (HC) _________ W, 33-14 11/9 Morris Harvey _________ W, 28-14 11/15 Waynesburg ___________ W, 25-7

Captain: Robert Thompson 9/20 Canisius ______________ W, 12-6 9/28 Baldwin-Wallace ________ W, 26-6 10/5 at Geneva _____________ W, 27-7 10/11 at Toledo ______________ L, 7-21 10/18 at Scranton ____________ L, 6-19 10/24 Central Michigan (HC) ___ W, 13-7 11/1 Oklahoma City ________ W, 19-13 11/8 at St. Vincent __________ W, 19-0 11/14 John Carroll ___________ W, 13-2 11/21 Kent __________________ W, 13-0

1956 • 4-4

1952 • 4-3-1 9/27 10/4 10/9 10/18 10/23 11/1 11/8 11/15

RECORDS

Captain: Carmen Julius 9/15 Geneva _______________ W, 20-7 9/22 at Morris Harvey__________L, 0-7 9/29 Ohio Wesleyan ________ L, 13-19 10/6 Saint Francis (Pa.) ______ W, 20-6 10/13 at Dayton ____________ L, 12-13 10/20 Detroit Tech ___________ L, 6-24 11/11 at Tennessee Tech ________L, 6-7 11/18 Westminster (HC) _______ W, 46-0 12/3 Davis & Elkins ___________ W, 3-0

Ohio ____________________L, 0-6 at Great Lakes Academy _ W, 25-0 West Chester __________ W, 39-6 Morris Harvey _________ L, 12-14 at Xavier ______________ L, 0-26 Baldwin Wallace (HC) ___ W, 28-14 at Marshall ___________ L, 12-20 Gustavus Adolphus______ W, 44-7 at Abilene Christian ____ L, 12-25

Bowling Green _________ W, 20-7 at Scranton ____________ W, 12-7 Saint Francis (Pa.) _____ W, 20-13 Waynesburg ___________ L, 7-10 at Eastern Kentucky ____ W, 20-19 at Baldwin Wallace _______ W, 7-0 John Carroll (HC) _______ W, 21-7 Gustavus Adolphus_____ W, 26-25

1961 • 4-4-1 9/21 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/9 11/18

1954 • 7-2

Central Michigan _______ W, 36-7 Toledo (HC) ___________ W, 14-12 at Baldwin Wallace ______ L, 0-40 S. Connecticut State ____ W, 28-8 at Albright _____________ L, 6-20 at Hillsdale ____________ L, 0-30 North Dakota _________ L, 13-20 Gustavus Adolphus______ W, 40-6 Texas Lutheran ________ T, 14-14

1962 • 6-3

Jim Vechiarella played center/linebacker for the Guins in the 1950’s.

Later he was an NFL assistant coach for 20 years.

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9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/25 11/1 11/10

at North Dakota ________ L, 7-20 at Central Michigan _____ W, 14-7 McMurray College ______ W, 19-0 Baldwin Wallace ________ L, 7-14 at S. Connecticut State _ L, 10-16 Albright (HC) ___________ W, 16-7 Hillsdale ______________ W, 29-6 Akron ________________ W, 17-13 at Texas Lutheran_______ W, 13-6

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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS 1967 • 4-5

RECORDS

Captains: Dick Adipotti, Joe Lutsi 9/16 at Tennessee Tech _____ W, 31-28 9/22 Central Michigan _______ L, 2-16 9/29 at Baldwin Wallace _____ L, 33-36 10/7 at Akron _____________ L, 12-19 10/14 S. Connecticut State ____ W, 35-0 10/21 at Pensacola Navy _____ L, 14-17 11/4 Southern Illinois (HC) ____ W, 29-3 11/11 at Eastern Kentucky ____ L, 12-37 11/18 Gustavus Adolphus_____ W, 21-10

1968 • 3-6

Captains: Ken Kacenga, Chuck Joseph 9/14 at Gustavus Adolphus __ W, 18-14 9/21 at Central Michigan ____ L, 20-24 10/5 at Baldwin Wallace ______ L, 6-26 10/12 Pensacola Navy _______ L, 38-58 10/19 at Morehead State _____ L, 26-35 10/26 South Dakota State (HC) L, 20-23 11/2 at Southern Illinois _____ W, 18-15 11/15 Eastern Kentucky ______ W, 26-12 11/22 Akron ________________ L, 13-48

1969 • 2-6 QB Ron Jaworski had two 300-plus yard passing performances.

1963 • 5-4-1 9/12 9/19 9/28 10/5 10/12 10/26 11/2 11/7 11/15 11/23

Texas Lutheran _________ L, 7-14 Central Michigan _________ T, 7-7 at Susquehanna ________ L, 7-12 McMurray ____________ W, 17-12 S. Connecticut St. (HC) __ W, 12-0 Baldwin-Wallace _______ W, 16-14 at Akron ______________ L, 7-21 Gustavus Adolphus______ W, 26-7 Augustana _____________ W, 20-6 at Eastern Kentucky ____ L, 14-34

1964 • 6-1-2

Captains: Ray Rohan, Richard Canacci 9/17 Gustavus Adolphus______ W, 25-7 9/26 Eastern Kentucky _______ W, 21-7 10/10 at S. Connecticut State _ W, 28-27 10/17 at Augustana _________ W, 40-22 10/24 at Baldwin Wallace ______ W, 26-6 10/31 at Central Michigan ____ L, 20-25 11/5 St. Norbert _____________ T, 7-7 11/14 Susquehanna (HC) _____ W, 17-12 11/21 at McMurray _________ T, 14-14

Captains: Dave DelSignore, George Jordan 9/20 at Western Illinois ______ L, 28-35 9/27 Southern Illinois _______ L, 14-43 10/11 at Pensacola Navy ______ L, 6-21 10/18 Morehead State _______ L, 12-21 10/25 at South Dakota State __ W, 17-16 11/1 SE Louisiana (HC) _______ W, 20-7 11/8 at Akron _____________ L, 27-60 11/14 Gustavus Adolphus______ L, 8-40

1970 • 0-9

Captains: George Miller, Mike Roman, William Vukovich 9/19 Tennessee Tech _______ L, 19-32 9/26 at Southern Illinois _____ L, 20-45 10/3 Tampa _______________ L, 13-35 10/10 at Murray State _______ L, 32-42 10/17 Northern Michigan (HC) _ L, 27-43 10/31 at SE Louisiana________ L, 27-50 11/7 Akron ________________ L, 14-42 11/14 Gustavus Adolphus______ L, 7-20 11/21 Chattanooga __________ L, 10-14

1972 • 4-4-1

Captains: Joe Caldwell, Cole Pentz 9/9 at Dayton ____________ L, 13-18 9/23 at North Dakota State __ L, 10-16 9/30 at South Dakota State __ L, 22-34 10/7 Northern Michigan _____W, 37-36 10/21 Akron (HC)____________W, 22-21 10/28 at Xavier (Ohio) _________ W, 47-7 11/4 at Central State ________ W, 28-6 11/11 Central Michigan ______ T, 28-28 11/18 at Indiana (Pa.) ________ L, 14-31

1973 • 4-6

Captains: Ron Yoder, Elliott Dunlap, Farris Scott, Bill Sperlazza 9/8 at Dayton _____________ L, 0-22 9/15 at Austin Peay__________ L, 7-16 9/22 South Dakota State _____ L, 6-27 10/6 at Northern Michigan ___ L, 12-30 10/13 Eastern Illinois (HC) ____W, 27-14 10/20 at Akron ______________ L, 7-31 10/27 at Eastern Michigan _____ L, 2-42 11/3 North Dakota State ____W, 12-10 11/10 Murray State ___________ W, 12-8 11/17 Indiana (Pa.) ___________ W, 44-0

1974 • 8-2

Captains: Nazih Banna, Elliott Dunlap 9/14 Austin Peay ____________ W, 24-7 9/21 at South Dakota State __W, 35-21 10/5 Northern Michigan _____W, 24-10 10/12 Tennessee Tech ________ W, 23-0 10/19 at Ball State __________ L, 14-21 10/26 Wayne State (HC) ______ W, 56-7 11/2 at Eastern Illinois ______ W, 13-3 11/9 at Central State ______ W, 25-14 11/16 Akron ________________ W, 30-0 11/30 at Delaware^ _________ L, 14-35 ^NCAA Division II Playoff Game

Captains: Don Calloway, Rick Carter, Dave Garden 9/13 Central State _________ W, 10-0 9/20 at Tennessee Tech _____ W, 15-0 9/27 at Western Illinois ______ L, 19-20 10/4 at Northern Michigan ____ L, 0-15 10/18 Morehead State (HC) ___ W, 28-0 10/25 at Akron ______________ L, 6-17 11/1 Eastern Michigan _____ W, 15-14 11/8 Villanova _____________ W, 25-6 11/15 South Dakota State ____ L, 21-38

Captains: Ray Rohan, Albert Grossi 9/17 Central Michigan ______ W, 35-14 9/25 at Morehead State ____ W, 1-0; FO 10/2 Southern Illinois _________ W, 9-7 10/9 S. Connecticut State (HC) W, 16-7 10/16 at Augustana __________ W, 29-0 10/30 Baldwin-Wallace ________ L, 0-30 11/6 at Maine _____________ L, 22-27 11/12 Gustavus Adolphus______ W, 21-8

1976 • 4-6

1966 • 5-3-1

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Captains: Rosie Blackwell, Lew Lowery 9/18 at Central Michigan ____ L, 19-47 9/25 Central State __________ W, 30-0 10/2 at Tampa ______________ L, 0-49 10/9 at Northern Michigan ____ L, 0-29 10/16 Western Illinois (HC) ____ L, 14-17 10/30 at Dayton ____________ L, 24-35 11/13 Gustavus Adolphus______ W, 14-0 11/20 at Akron _______________ L, 0-7

1975 • 5-4

1965 • 6-2

Captains: Jake Ferro, Ed Matey 9/17 at Central Michigan ______ W, 7-6 9/24 Morehead State (HC) ___ L, 12-21 10/1 Lincoln _______________ L, 7-12 10/8 at Southern Illinois _____ T, 21-21 10/22 at S. Connecticut State _ W, 43-14 10/27 Lock Haven ____________ W, 36-6 11/5 Maine ________________ W, 14-6 11/12 Baldwin Wallace _______ W, 27-14 11/19 at Buffalo ____________ L, 16-25

1971 • 2-6

C Ed McGlasson anchored the line in 1978 and 1979.

Captain: Cliff Stoudt 9/11 at Dayton ____________ L, 16-41 9/18 Tennessee Tech _______ L, 10-13 9/25 Akron _________________ L, 3-24 10/2 at Western Illinois _____ L, 12-28 10/9 Saginaw Valley (HC) ___ W, 22-21 10/16 at Morehead State _____ W, 33-7 10/23 at Villanova __________ L, 14-34 10/30 at Wayne State _________L, 0-28 11/6 Eastern Illinois _______ W, 36-14 11/13 at Central State _______ W, 45-7

1977 • 7-3

Captains: Ron Pentz, Don McCloud 9/10 at Villanova ___________ W, 13-10 9/17 at Tennessee Tech _____ L, 22-38 9/24 Western Illinois ________ W, 37-16 10/1 at Massachusetts ______ L, 13-54 10/8 at Saginaw Valley State _ W, 22-12 10/15 at Akron _____________ W, 28-10 10/22 Dayton (HC) __________ L, 23-27 10/29 Wayne State __________ W, 31-10 11/5 Eastern Illinois ________ W, 52-22 11/12 Central State __________ W, 34-6

1978 • 10-2 | 5-0 MID-CON Captains: Sam Barbera, Tom Farina 9/9 at Northern Iowa* _____ W, 31-14 9/16 at Wayne State ________ W, 21-10 9/23 at Ashland ____________ W, 58-7 9/30 Saginaw Valley State ___ W, 49-12 10/7 Eastern Illinois* _______ W, 40-24 10/14 at Central State _______ W, 56-33 10/21 Akron* (HC) ___________ W, 27-3 10/28 Villanova _____________ L, 17-22 11/4 Northern Michigan* ____ W, 41-14 11/11 at Western Illinois* ______ W, 19-3 11/25 Nebraska-Omaha^ _____ W, 21-14 12/2 at Eastern Illinois^ _____ L, 22-26 *Mid-Continent Conference Game ^NCAA Division II Playoffs 1979 • 11-2 | 5-0 MID-CON NCAA DIVISION II RUNNER-UP

Captains: Jim Ferranti, Terry Dittmer 9/8 at Illinois State ________ W, 33-27 9/15 Central State __________ W, 17-6 9/22 Ashland _______________ W, 24-3 9/29 Northern Iowa*_________ W, 29-0 10/6 at Villanova ___________ W, 27-22 10/13 at Northern Michigan* __ W, 24-23 10/20 at Akron* _____________ W, 16-3 10/27 Western Illinois* (HC) ____ W, 29-8 11/3 at Eastern Illinois* _____ W, 49-21 11/10 Delaware _____________ L, 45-51 11/24 South Dakota State^ ____ W, 50-7 12/1 Alabama A&M^ ________ W, 52-0 12/8 vs. Delaware^ ________ L, 21-38 *Mid-Continent Conference Game ^NCAA Division II Playoffs

1980 • 2-8-1 | 1-3 MID-CON Captains: Robby Robson, Pat Durina, Marvin Sperlazza 9/13 at Murray State ________ L, 6-24 9/20 at Eastern Kentucky _____ L, 0-45 9/27 Northern Michigan* _____ L, 7-10 10/4 Akron ___________________ T, 0-0 10/11 at Western Kentucky ___ L, 17-42 10/18 Morehead State _______ L, 14-20 10/25 at Eastern Illinois* ______ L, 7-32 11/1 Northern Iowa* (HC) ___ L, 17-38 11/8 at Western Illinois* ______ W, 22-0 11/15 American International __ W, 41-20 11/22 at Delaware___________ L, 13-20 *Mid-Continent Conference Game 1981 • 7-4 | 5-3 OHIO VALLEY Captains: Jeff Gergel, Brett Modic 9/5 at Cincinnati __________ W, 19-13 9/12 Eastern Kentucky* ______ L, 6-26 9/19 Murray State*__________ L, 9-13 10/3 at Akron* _____________ W, 34-7 10/10 Western Kentucky* (HC) L, 14-35 10/17 at Delaware* _________ W, 24-21 10/24 Eastern Illinois ________ W, 48-16 10/31 at MTSU* ____________ W, 13-10 11/7 Western Illinois ________ W, 34-22 11/14 at Morehead State* _____ W, 38-7 11/21 at Northern Iowa ______ L, 43-45 *Ohio Valley Conference Game

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SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS 1982 • 6-5 | 4-3 OHIO VALLEY

1983 • 4-7 | 2-5 OHIO VALLEY

Captains: Mark Derthick, Rick Brunot 9/10 Eastern Kentucky* _____ L, 23-28 9/17 at Tennessee Tech* ____ W, 34-22 9/24 Western Illinois ________ W, 42-14 10/1 at Eastern Illinois ______ L, 20-21 10/8 Western Kentucky _____ W, 24-13 10/15 Austin Peay* (HC)______ W, 41-19 10/22 at Northern Iowa ______ L, 13-23 10/29 at MTSU* ____________ L, 24-35 11/5 at Akron* ____________ L, 21-49 11/12 Murray State*__________ L, 7-19 11/19 Morehead State* ______ L, 20-27 *Ohio Valley Conference Game

1984 • 7-4 | 5-2 OHIO VALLEY

Captain: Mark Derthick 9/1 Eastern Michigan _______ W, 31-7 9/8 at Eastern Kentucky*___ L, 17-22 9/15 at Cincinnati __________ W, 27-23 9/22 at Western Illinois ______ L, 15-48 10/6 Tennessee Tech* _______ W, 51-0 10/13 at Austin Peay* ___ W, 16-13 (OT) 10/20 Northern Iowa (HC)______ L, 6-16 10/27 MTSU* ______________ W, 23-13 11/3 Akron*_________________ W, 3-2 11/10 at Murray State* _______ L, 7-35 11/17 at Morehead State* ____ W, 35-31 *Ohio Valley Conference Game

1985 • 5-6 | 4-3 OHIO VALLEY

Captains: Gary Barber, Robert Thompson, Nick Xides 9/7 at Eastern Michigan ____ L, 22-27 9/14 Cincinnati ____________ L, 27-29 9/21 Florida A&M* _________ W, 28-21 9/28 Eastern Kentucky* _____ L, 29-36 10/5 Northeastern _________ W, 23-18 10/12 at Tennessee Tech* ____ W, 23-16 10/19 Austin Peay* (HC)______ W, 35-14 10/26 at Northern Iowa ______ L, 26-50 11/2 at MTSU* _______L, 21-28 (2 OT) 11/9 at Akron* _____________ L, 5-30 11/22 Morehead State* ______ W, 20-17 *Ohio Valley Conference Game

1986 • 2-9 | 2-5 OHIO VALLEY

Captains: David Janofa, Vince Peterson, Rick Shepas 9/6 Nicholls State _________ L, 19-34 9/13 Eastern Michigan ______ L, 17-18 9/20 at Northeastern _______ L, 21-23 9/27 at Southern Illinois _____ L, 17-24 10/11 Tennessee Tech* _______ W, 30-6 10/18 at Austin Peay * _______ L, 10-13 10/25 at Eastern Kentucky*___ L, 17-38 11/1 MTSU* (HC) __________ L, 14-49 11/8 at Murray State* ______ L, 14-17 11/15 at Morehead State* ____ L, 24-27 11/21 Akron*_______________ W, 40-39 *Ohio Valley Conference Game

1987 • 8-4 | 5-1 OHIO VALLEY

Captains: Jerry Dunlap, David Janofa, Trenton Lykes, Mike Peterson 9/5 at Eastern Michigan ____ L, 20-35 9/12 at Bowling Green ______ W, 20-17 9/26 at Marshall ___________ L, 13-38 10/3 Northeastern _________ W, 29-14 10/10 at Tennessee Tech* ____ W, 18-15 10/17 Austin Peay* (HC)______ W, 20-18 10/24 Eastern Kentucky* ______ L, 7-14 10/31 at MTSU* ____________ W, 17-16 11/7 Murray State * ____ W, 20-13 (OT) 11/14 Morehead State* ______ W, 38-14 11/20 at Akron ______________ W, 10-6 11/28 at Northern Iowa^ _____ L, 28-31 *Ohio Valley Conference ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

1988 • 4-7

Captains: Paul Soltis, Mike McGlone, Jason Price, Jim Zdelar 9/3 at Kent State __________ L, 3-34 9/10 Eastern Michigan ______ L, 12-17 9/24 at Eastern Illinois ______ W, 33-13 10/1 Akron _________________ L, 7-33 10/8 at Northeastern ________ L, 7-23 10/15 Towson State (HC) _____ W, 41-39 10/22 at Bowling Green ______ L, 16-20 10/29 at Liberty _____________ L, 0-29 11/5 Indiana State___________ W, 25-7 11/12 Southern Illinois _______ W, 31-14 11/19 Marshall _____________ L, 15-38

1989 • 9-4

YSU had Penguins script on the helmet in 1984 and 1985.

Captains: Andre Peterson, Mike Cochran, Steve Jones, Tony Dunn 9/2 at Maine _____________ L, 14-28 9/9 at Eastern Michigan _____ L, 3-14 9/23 Akron ________________ W, 20-17 9/30 Morgan State _________ W, 45-22 10/7 at Indiana State _______ W, 20-19 10/14 Northeastern (HC) ______ W, 44-0 10/21 at Central Michigan _____ W, 30-3 10/28 Western Kentucky _____ L, 38-41 11/4 Liberty _______________ W, 41-14 11/11 Edinboro _____________ W, 28-14 11/18 Towson State __________ W, 38-7

11/25 at Eastern Kentucky^ __ W, 28-24 12/2 at Furman^ ___________ L, 23-42 ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

1990 • 11-1

Captains: Archie Herring, Tony Bowens, Pete Rekstis, Don Sveck, Ray Ellington 9/1 Bloomsburg ___________ W, 43-7 9/8 Edinboro _____________ W, 31-27 9/15 at Northeastern ________ W, 37-3 9/22 Eastern Michigan ______ W, 24-14 9/29 Akron ________________ W, 28-23 10/6 at Western Kentucky ___ W, 17-14 10/13 at Liberty _____________ W, 34-6 10/20 at James Madison _____ W, 31-15 11/3 Ohio (HC)______________ W, 27-0 11/10 at Towson _____________ W, 13-0 11/17 Maine _______________ W, 38-17 11/24 Central Florida^ _______ L, 17-20 ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

1991 • 12-3 DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Captains: Ray Isaac, Ron Strollo, Pat Danko, Derek Pixley, Kevin Brown 9/7 Edinboro ______________ W, 24-0 9/14 at Delaware State______ L, 29-33 9/21 Morgan State _________ W, 57-22 9/28 Northeastern __________ W, 59-7 10/5 at Stephen F. Austin _____ W, 16-9 10/12 at Akron _____________ L, 24-38 10/19 Liberty (HC)____________ L, 8-10 11/2 at Georgia Southern ____ W, 19-17 11/9 James Madison _______ W, 28-21 11/16 Slippery Rock _________ W, 40-21 11/23 at Towson State _______ W, 27-17 11/30 Villanova^ ____________ W, 17-16 12/7 at Nevada-Reno^ ______ W, 30-28 12/14 Samford^ _____________ W, 10-0 12/21 vs. Marshall^ _________ W, 25-17 ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

1992 • 11-3-1 DIVISION I-AA RUNNER UP

11/13 at Illinois State ________ L, 10-13 11/20 at Akron ______________ W, 19-0 11/27 Central Florida^ _______ W, 56-30 12/4 Georgia Southern^ ____ W, 34-14 12/11 Idaho^_______________ W, 35-16 12/18 at Marshall^ ___________ W, 17-5 ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

RECORDS

Captains: Tom Cullen, Paris Wicks 9/4 Akron*_______________ L, 19-20 9/11 at Eastern Kentucky*___ L, 17-31 9/18 Tennessee Tech* ______ W, 37-14 9/25 at Cincinnati ___________ L, 3-57 10/2 Eastern Illinois ________ L, 23-27 10/9 at Western Kentucky* __ L, 14-28 10/16 at Austin Peay* ________ W, 31-9 10/30 MTSU* (HC) __________ W, 11-10 11/6 at Western Illinois ______ W, 28-20 11/13 at Morehead State* ____ W, 38-19 11/20 Northern Iowa _________ W, 25-13 *Ohio Valley Conference Game

1994 • 14-0-1 DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Captains: Lester Weaver, Chris Sammarone, Ray Miller, Chris Kross, Reggie Lee 9/1 Stephen F. Austin ______ T, 10-10 9/10 at Delaware State_______ W, 26-3 9/17 Eastern Kentucky _______ W, 13-6 9/24 Slippery Rock _________ W, 52-17 10/1 McNeese State_________ W, 28-8 10/8 North Alabama (HC) ____ W, 17-14 10/15 Kent State ____________ W, 28-14 10/29 Akron _________________ W, 41-7 11/5 at Buffalo _____________ W, 27-3 11/12 at Massachusetts _______ W, 28-9 11/19 at Indiana State ________ W, 14-3 11/25 Alcorn State^ _________ W, 63-20 12/3 Eastern Kentucky^ ____ W, 18-15 12/10 Montana^ _____________ W, 28-9 12/17 vs. Boise State^ ______ W, 28-14 ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

1995 • 3-8

Captains: Mark Brungard, Paul Conn, Steve Six, Leon Jones, Jermaine Hopkins, Phillip Jean-Baptiste 9/2 at Kent State _________ L, 14-17 9/9 Stephen F. Austin _______ L, 0-27 9/16 Slippery Rock _________ W, 28-12 9/23 at McNeese State ______ L, 3-31 10/7 at Delaware___________ L, 13-34 10/14 Central Michigan ______ L, 25-46 10/21 Wingate (HC) ___________ W, 56-7 10/28 Indiana State___________ L, 6-13 11/4 at Akron _____________ W, 24-10 11/11 Buffalo__________________L, 6-9 11/18 Illinois State __________ L, 13-30

Captains: Nick Cochran, Herb Williams, Craig Kertesz, Marcus Evans, Dave Roberts, Chris Vecchione 9/5 Clarion________________ W, 48-7 9/12 Delaware State ________ W, 42-20 9/19 at Texas State ________ W, 23-20 9/26 James Madison _______ L, 49-52 10/3 at Indiana State _______ W, 30-24 10/10 Illinois State __________ W, 34-10 10/17 at Northeastern _______ L, 23-28 10/31 Eastern Illinois (HC) ____ W, 28-19 11/7 at Ohio ______________ W, 28-20 11/14 at Akron _____________ T, 10-10 11/21 Georgia Southern ______ W, 21-10 11/28 Villanova^ ____________ W, 23-20 12/5 at The Citadel^ _______ W, 42-17 12/12 at Northern Iowa^ ______ W, 19-7 12/19 at Marshall^ __________ L, 28-31 ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

1993 • 13-2 DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Captains: Jeff Wilkins, Tamron Smith, Drew Gerber, David Burch, Jeff Powers, Alfred Hill III 9/2 at Western Michigan ___ W, 17-13 9/11 at Stephen F. Austin ____ L, 15-35 9/18 Morgan State _________ W, 56-27 10/2 at Eastern Kentucky ____ W, 26-22 10/9 Delaware State (HC) ____ W, 42-28 10/16 Liberty ________________ W, 42-0 10/23 Samford ______________ W, 24-7 10/30 Buffalo_______________ W, 38-12 11/6 Indiana State__________ W, 17-10

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Ray Ellington played football (198790) and basketball in his career.

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1996 • 8-3

2006 • 11-3 | 6-1 GATEWAY Captains: Jason Perry, Jeremiah Wright, Ryan Jewell, Josh Cayson 8/31 Slippery Rock _________ W, 51-21 9/9 Maine _______________ W, 34-14 9/16 at Penn State __________ L, 3-37 9/23 UC Davis _____________ W, 38-24 9/30 at Missouri State* _____ W, 37-10 10/7 Indiana State* ________ W, 55-17 10/14 at Western Illinois* _____ W, 35-28 10/21 UNI* (HC) ____________ L, 23-31 10/28 at Illinois State* _______ W, 27-13 11/4 Southern Illinois* ______ W, 31-24 11/11 at Western Kentucky* ___ W, 19-3 11/25 James Madison^ ______ W, 35-31 12/2 Illinois State^ _________ W, 28-21 12/9 at Appalachian State^ __ L, 24-49 *Gateway Conference ^NCAA FCS Playoffs

Captains: Jim Jones, Dan Inglis, Chris Inglis, Andre Jethroe 8/29 Wofford _______________ W, 28-0 9/7 Slippery Rock __________ W, 22-0 9/14 at Kent ______________ L, 12-28 9/21 at Illinois State ___L, 28-31 (2 OT) 9/28 Clarion_______________ W, 51-10 10/12 at Buffalo _____________ W, 17-6 10/19 Ashland _______________ W, 38-3 10/26 Northwestern State (HC) W, 24-14 11/2 Northern Iowa _________ L, 10-23 11/9 at Missouri State ______ W, 17-13 11/16 at Hofstra _____________ W, 14-3

1997 • 13-2 | 4-2 GATEWAY DIVISION I-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Captains: Matt Hogg, Todd Kollar, Demond Tidwell, Harry Deligianis, Tom Paolucci, DeWayne Thompson 8/28 Slippery Rock __________ W, 33-9 9/6 Kent State ____________ W, 44-23 9/20 at Boston _____________ W, 28-7 9/27 Hofstra ______________ W, 27-22 10/4 at Indiana State* _______ W, 31-0 10/11 Buffalo (HC) __________ W, 52-17 10/18 at Northern Iowa* _____ L, 32-35 11/1 Illinois State* __________ W, 13-0 11/8 at Southern Illinois* ____ W, 34-10 11/15 Missouri State* _______ W, 45-13 11/22 Western Illinois* _______ L, 21-24 11/29 Hampton^____________ W, 28-13 12/6 at Villanova^ __________ W, 37-34 12/13 at Eastern Washington^ W, 25-14 12/20 vs. McNeese State^ ____ W, 10-9 *Gateway Conference ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

1998 • 6-5 | 3-3 GATEWAY

Captains: Jake Andreadis, Matt Richardson, Mike Stanec, Anthony Pannunzio 9/3 Clarion________________ W, 50-6 9/12 at Kent State _________ W, 24-10 9/19 Indiana State* ________ W, 20-14 10/3 at Western Illinois* ______ L, 0-14 10/10 Southern Illinois* (HC) __ W, 34-21 10/17 Delaware _____________ L, 20-30 10/24 New Haven _______ W, 18-15 (OT) 10/31 at Central Florida ______ L, 32-44 11/7 Northern Iowa*________ L, 14-42 11/14 at Illinois State* _______ L, 14-48 11/21 at Missouri State* _____ W, 24-17 *Gateway Conference

1999 • 12-3 | 5-1 GATEWAY DIVISION I-AA RUNNER UP

Captains: Frank Rutherford, Kawonza Swan, Anthony Rozzo 9/2 Slippery Rock _________ W, 44-14 9/11 at Western Michigan ___ L, 28-46 9/18 Indiana (Pa.) ___________ W, 13-7 9/25 Western Illinois* _______ W, 28-24 10/2 at Indiana State* ______ W, 31-28 10/9 at Southern Illinois* W, 43-37 (OT) 10/16 Cal Poly (HC)___________ W, 10-7 10/23 at Northern Iowa* _____ W, 29-20 10/30 Illinois State* _________ L, 28-31 11/6 Missouri State* _______ W, 17-14 11/13 at Villanova ___________ W, 28-21 11/27 at Montana^ __________ W, 30-27 12/4 North Carolina A&T^ ____ W, 41-3 12/11 Florida A&M^ _________ W, 27-24 12/18 vs. Georgia Southern^ _ L, 24-59 *Gateway Conference ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

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Codera Jackson helped lead YSU to Gateway titles in 2005 and 2006.

2000 • 9-3 | 4-2 GATEWAY

Captains: Senior Game Captains 8/31 Slippery Rock _________ W, 24-10 9/9 Edinboro ______________ W, 33-0 9/16 at Kent State _________ W, 26-20 9/30 at Missouri State* _____ W, 19-13 10/7 at Illinois State* _______ W, 14-12 10/14 Northern Iowa*________ W, 28-24 10/21 at Western Illinois* _____ L, 10-24 10/28 Indiana State* (HC) _____ W, 42-7 11/4 Hofstra ________ W, 42-35 (2 OT) 11/11 Southern Illinois* ______ L, 20-21 11/18 at Cal Poly ___________ W, 35-13 11/25 at Richmond^ __________ L, 3-10 *Gateway Conference ^NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs

2003 • 5-7 | 2-5 GATEWAY Captains: Mike Burns, Josiah Doby, Justin Dellarose, Sherod Holmes 8/28 Edinboro _____________ W, 35-11 9/6 Slippery Rock _________ W, 45-12 9/13 at Kent State _________ L, 13-16 9/20 Florida Atlantic _________ L, 6-13 9/27 at Liberty _____________ W, 34-3 10/4 Missouri State* ________ W, 34-7 10/11 Western Illinois* _______ L, 20-54 10/18 at Indiana State* __ W, 30-24 (OT) 10/25 Illinois State* (HC) _____ L, 25-35 11/1 at Northern Iowa* ______ L, 9-47 11/8 at Southern Illinois* ____ L, 17-24 11/15 Western Kentucky* ____ L, 13-37 *Gateway Conference

2001 • 8-3 | 5-2 GATEWAY Captains: Jeff Ryan, Dave Tesniarz, Bob Sivik, LeVar Greene, Bruce Hightower 8/30 Lock Haven ____________ W, 38-7 9/8 Clarion________________ W, 44-0 9/22 Western Illinois* ________ W, 41-7 9/29 at Northern Iowa* _____ L, 11-30 10/6 at Indiana State* ______ W, 35-21 10/13 Missouri State* _______ W, 41-20 10/20 Illinois State* (HC) _____ W, 44-30 10/27 Western Kentucky* ____ L, 14-24 11/3 at Southern Illinois* _____ W, 31-7 11/17 Elon __________________ W, 45-7 11/24 at Marshall ___________ L, 24-38 *Gateway Conference

2004 • 4-7 | 2-5 GATEWAY Captains: Mike Bracken, Yancey Marcum, Senior Game 9/2 Slippery Rock _________ W, 35-13 9/11 Florida International L, 16-22 (OT) 9/18 at McNeese State _____ L, 20-24 9/25 Liberty _______________ W, 27-17 10/2 at Western Kentucky* __ L, 19-44 10/9 Southern Illinois* _______ L, 2-37 10/16 Northern Iowa* (HC) ___ L, 20-22 10/23 at Illinois State* _______ L, 24-30 10/30 Indiana State* ________ W, 45-20 11/6 at Western Illinois* ______ W, 34-9 11/13 at Missouri State* _____ L, 28-34 *Gateway Conference

2002 • 7-4 | 4-3 GATEWAY

2005 • 8-3 | 5-2 GATEWAY Captains: Kyle Smith, Aaron Marshall, Brandon Brown, Justin Scholes 9/1 Slippery Rock _________ W, 44-14 9/10 Northeastern _________ W, 35-16 9/17 at Liberty _____________ W, 42-0 9/24 at Pittsburgh ___________ L, 0-41 10/1 Illinois State* _________ W, 20-17 10/8 at Indiana State* _______ W, 45-0 10/15 Western Illinois* _______ W, 23-21 10/22 Missouri State* (HC) ____ W, 31-7 10/29 at UNI* _______________ L, 7-21 11/5 at Southern Illinois* ____ L, 17-31 11/12 Western Kentucky* ____ W, 42-10 *Gateway Conference

Captains: P.J. Mays, Jon Tekac, John Schumacher 8/29 Clarion_______________ W, 27-14 9/7 McNeese State________ L, 13-28 9/21 at Western Kentucky* ___ L, 7-13 9/28 at Missouri State* _____ W, 24-17 10/5 Indiana State* ________ W, 31-16 10/12 at Florida Atlantic ______ W, 24-17 10/19 Northern Iowa*_________ L, 7-22 10/26 at Western Illinois* ______ L, 0-19 11/2 Southern Illinois* (HC) ___ W, 21-9 11/9 at Illinois State* _______ W, 24-17 11/23 Samford _____________ W, 37-29 *Gateway Conference Game

2007 • 7-4 | 3-3 GATEWAY Captains: Jeremiah Wright, Louis Irizarry, Bob Perez, Tom Zetts, James Terry 9/1 at Ohio State __________ L, 6-38 9/8 South Dakota State ____ W, 23-17 9/15 Stony Brook ___________ W, 42-6 9/22 Lock Haven ____________ W, 35-3 9/29 Missouri State* _______ W, 49-21 10/6 at Southern Illinois* ____ L, 17-24 10/13 Southern Utah ________ W, 23-22 10/20 Illinois State* (HC) _____ L, 22-27 10/27 at UNI* ______________ L, 13-14 11/3 at Indiana State* _______ W, 40-7 11/10 Western Illinois* _______ W, 31-24 *Gateway Conference 2008 • 4-8 | 3-5 MISSOURI VALLEY Captains: Brad Samsa, Mychal Savage 8/30 at Ohio State __________ L, 0-43 9/6 at South Dakota State* __ L, 7-40 9/13 Central State __________ W, 38-0 9/20 North Dakota State* ___ W, 32-34 9/27 Liberty _______________ L, 28-31 10/4 at Southern Utah _______ L, 7-14 10/11 at Missouri State* _____ L, 28-42 10/18 Southern Illinois* _______ L, 0-33 10/25 UNI* (HC) ____________ L, 20-21 11/1 at Illinois State* _______ L, 44-54 11/8 Indiana State* ________ W, 35-21 11/22 at Western Illinois* _____ W, 31-28 *Missouri Valley Football Conference

YSU wore throw-back jerseys against Stony Brook in 2007.

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• ACADEMIC SERVICES • ATHLETIC WELLNESS • FACILITIES • ATHLETIC SUCCESS STORIES • ATTRACTIVE CAMPUS • STUDENT LIFE • UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION • ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION • PENGUIN NICKNAME TRADITION • CITY OF YOUNGSTOWN • MEDIA COVERAGE

The recent academic success of YSU’s student-athletes is unprecedented. During the 200809 academic year, 88 studentathletes earned a perfect 4.0 grade-point average. More than fifty percent of YSU’s studentathletes achieved at least a 3.0 GPA. Eleven of the 16 sponsored teams achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher in either the spring or fall semesters.

Most notably, 424 student-athletes have earned their degree since the Athletic Academic Advising Spring 2001 semester.

Coordinator Marilyn O’Bruba Eleven YSU Student-Athletes oversees a talented and have earned Academic All-America dedicated five-person staff. accolades, including seven since 2001. A Penguin has been named Academic All-District 46 times, and there have been 252 academic all-league honorees.

Former Penguin diver and Female Athlete of the Year Kalyn Leveto accepting her degree at graduation.

Jermaine Hopkins Academics Center The Jermaine Hopkins Academics Center is a state-of-the-art learning area located in Stambaugh Stadium in Room 1099 on the first floor. The Academics Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday though Friday.

The Center has been completely refurbished and is one of the best learning facilities in the Horizon League and Missouri Valley Football Conference.

The center features 19 private study cubicles, four study tables and 20 computer terminals. Student-athletes have access to the Internet as well as several other resources and multiple software packages on all systems within the lab.

Youngstown State University is a teaching-centered university where the focus is on students and their professional development. Specializing in undergraduate education, there are more than 100 undergraduate majors, 35 master’s programs and doctoral programs in educational leadership and physical therapy. YSU is also a member of the Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), which offers an accelerated sixyear B.S./M.D. The university was recently re-accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, and individual programs are accredited by national and international accrediting bodies, including AACSB (business); ABET (engineering); and NCATE (education).

With accessible faculty members, 83 percent of whom hold the highest degree attainable in their field, YSU offers a smalluniversity feel to go along with opportunities typically available only at larger institutions. The average class size is 22 in lecture classes and 10 in labs. The student to faculty ratio is 19:1.

University Support Areas • The Center for Student Progress features special mentoring and support for first-year students, multicultural students and students with disabilities.

• The Reading and Study Skills Center provides help in reading, studying, test-taking and time management.

• The Writing Center and Mathematics Center offers tutorial assistance.

• The Language Learning and Resource Center supports foreign-language learning.

• Career and Counseling Services assists students and alumni in exploring career and future employment possibilities and developing plans to achieve academic and career goals.

Seven Academic Colleges School of Graduate Studies & Research Beeghly College of Education Williamson College of Business Administration College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Bitonte College of Health & Human Services College of Fine & Performing Arts College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics For a complete list of majors, visit www.ysu.edu/majors

With the help of the Jermaine Hopkins Academics Center, 90 percent or more of YSU’s student-athletes who exhausted their eligibility have graduated with a four-year degree every year since 2002.

Sports Medicine YSU student-athletes have two recently upgraded sports medicine centers at their disposal to treat and prevent injuries.

The Willard Webster Sports Medicine Center inside of Stambaugh Stadium is the main hub and serves the majority of YSU’s athletic teams. There is also a training and rehabilitation room in Beeghly Center that caters to the needs of the volleyball, swimming and diving and men’s and women’s basketball squads. The centers is well equipped to handle any needs with the Veteran John Doneyko has latest available and innovative equipment worked with student-athletes for more than 20 years. for the care and prevention of injuries.

John Doneyko was promoted to Head Athletic Trainer in 2008 after serving in the department for 22 years.

A licensed athletic trainer in Ohio and a nationally-certified Athletic Trainer, Doneyko is assisted by Erica Chung, Jenna Lesko, Jeff Wills, Todd Burkey and Kenny Layman. Also, numerous student assistants are on hand throughout the year and work closely with all teams attending games (home and away) and practices.

The Penguins staff is assisted by a host of health care professionals in the Youngstown area, providing state-of-the-art care in prevention and treatment of athletic injuries. Dr. Ray Duffett, Dr. James Shina and Dr. Mike Miladore are on hand for all home football and basketball contests and work with all sports throughout the year.

YSU has strength and conditioning as well as Athletic Training facilities in both Stambaugh Stadium and the Beeghly Center.

Strength and Conditioning The Penguin Advantage Program is designed to promote student-athlete development in physical fitness and athletic ability. This comprehensive program incorporates some of the latest and basic methods to train the university’s full complement of athletic teams.

The emphasis of the Advantage Program is on total physical development to improve performance and reduce the likelihood of injury. A variety of weight-training styles consistently challenges athletes to perform John Patrick returned to YSU better as well as understand how the in Spring 2008 to run the strength program. body adapts to training. Combined with nutritional education and consultation, the Advantage Program strives to prepare YSU athletes for success in and out of the sports arena.

The Stambaugh Stadium Weight Room, which continues to be one of the best facilities in the FCS and Horizon League, features 28,000 pounds of free weights, 8,000 pounds of dumbbells, 14,000 pounds of machine weights and a number of cardiovascular machines.

Strength and conditioning coach John Patrick is entering his second year overseeing the program. A Youngstown native, he is a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Association and is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Science Association and the United States Weightlifting Association. He is assisted by Liz Vlad along with undergraduate and graduate assistants.

In addition, Dr. Mohammed Shayesteh, a licensed sports nutritionist, provides advice and counseling to athletes in conjunction with their training programs.

Few areas play a role as essential to the continued success of Youngstown State athletics as the athletic training staff.

The Beeghly Center weight room opened in 2008.

Stambaugh Stadium Is the home venue for Youngstown State’s soccer program and fourtime NCAA Football Championship Subdivision football team, is one of the top facilities in the entire Northeast. Nicknamed the “Ice Castle,” the stadium celebrated its 25th anniversary during the 2007 season.

The tallest building in the city, Stambaugh Stadium has been defended well by the Penguins. The football team has won nearly 75 percent of its games at Stambaugh, including 14 straight playoff contests. The stadium seats 20,630 Penguins fans, and nine of the 10 all-time largest Missouri Valley Football Conference crowds have been at Stambaugh.

Renovations since in recent years include a new concourse-level elevator, a new scoreboard and Mitsubishi DiamondVision videoboard and a state-of-the-art SprinTurf playing surface. Improvements have also been made to the football and administrative offices, locker rooms, athletic training room, weight room and seating areas.

Vytas Sulskis and the Penguins’ faithful celebrate a 64-60 win over Cleveland State in front of a nationally-televised crowd on ESPNU.

Beeghly Center Serves as the home for the Youngstown State University men's and women's basketball, volleyball and swimming and diving teams.

Opened in the 1972-73 school year, the arena has seen a major facelift totaling more than $4 million this decade. The last two years have been especially busy as new basketball hoops were acquired, locker rooms were refurbished, a new basketball floor and weight room were installed. Since 2000, significant improvements have been made to lobbies, hallways, locker rooms, the sound system, scoreboards and press row seating. The Beeghly Natatorium, which is in the north end of the building, has received $300,000 in improvements since 2005.

Beeghly Center has also served as a venue for presidential campaign rallies, World Wide Wrestling (WWE) events, the Harlem Globetrotters and concerts.

Watson and Tressel Training Site (WATTS) Is set to break ground within the coming year, will provide a competitive advantage to YSU’s student-athletes, particularly those participating in baseball, football, soccer, softball and track programs.

The indoor facility will also serve as a university and community resource, providing a large, climate–protected venue for events and a training facility for local youth organizations and high schools.

2008-09 Athletic Highlights • The women’s outdoor track and field team and the women’s golf team each won the 2009 Horizon League Championship.

• Football player Brad Samsa was named AFCA All-American.

• Women’s golfer Samantha Formeck won both the Newcomer- and Player-of-the-Year Awards after earning medalist honors at the 2009 Horizon League Women’s Golf Championship.

• Five student-athletes were CoSIDA Academic All-District selections.

• Eighteen student-athletes were named academic all-league during the fall and winter seasons.

• Quarterback Brandon Summers was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Year.

• YSU coaches were recognized as Coach of the Year twice.

• Kiplangat Tisia finished the season as the top-ranked freshman in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2009 NCAA Mideast Regional.

Samantha Formeck led the Youngstown State women’s golf team to the 2009 Horizon League Championship and was named the Golfer and Newcomer of the Year.

Competing Against the Nation’s Elite • The Youngstown State football team played at Ohio State in 2008 and 2007. It opens the 2009 season at Pittsburgh, playing the Panthers at Heinz Field for the second time in five years. YSU has also played at Penn State (2006) and returns to Beaver Stadium in 2010.

• In the last three years the men’s basketball team has played at Maryland, Charlotte, UCLA, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Michigan and Ohio State while the women’s squad has played at Cincinnati, Ohio State and Pittsburgh.

• Since 2005, the baseball team has scheduled games at Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Alabama, Cincinnati, Penn State and West Virginia.

• The softball team has played against Michigan State, Penn State, George Mason, Purdue, Michigan and Kentucky since 2006.

• The track and field teams have routinely competed at the Penn Relays and Sea Ray Relays, and in 2008-09 they traveled to New York City, Virginia Tech, Florida, Louisville and Arkansas.

Playing and Working Professionally • A large number of Penguins have gone on to play professionally in the United States or overseas in recent years.

• Notable past YSU student-athletes who have played professionally are Ron Jaworski (current ESPN Analyst), Jeff Wilkins (NFL Pro Bowl kicker), Paul McFadden (NFL Rookie of the Year), Dave Dravecky (MLB all-star and World Series participant) and Brad Hennessey (current San Francisco Giants pitcher) • Football players are frequently invited to tryouts for NFL teams.

Running back Marcus Mason made the Washington Redskins’ roster in 2006, and wide receiver Kyle Smith was in camp with the Minnesota Vikings in 2005. Other recent football players have played overseas or gone on to play in the Arena Football League.

• Quin Humphrey played professional basketball in Europe and the NBDL after a successful playing career that ended in 2006.

• YSU student-athletes have also gone on to work in athletic administration and in the front office of professional sports teams.

• Outside of athletics, YSU student-athletes have been admitted to top-level medical and graduate schools, become police officers, engineers, teachers, coaches, financial planners, broadcasters, university developers, hotel executives and much more.

In 2009, the Youngstown State women’s outdoor track and field team won its fifth Horizon League title in the last six seasons.

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The experience at Youngstown State was great for me. I would recommend Youngstown State to any player with pro aspirations, but more importantly, to get your education.

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Ron Jaworski - ESPN Analyst Former YSU Student-Athlete

Your Success is Our Story You have a story. Everyone does. It’s about where you come from, what you think about, what you value. It’s about your friends, your family, your language, your music, your school. It’s about your particular skills and interests, what you’ve learned so far in life, how you relate to the world and other people. Right now, you’re about to start a whole new chapter in your story. In the book called My Life—by you, of course—the theme of this chapter is “Where do I want to go, and who do I want to become?”

You have options you want to explore, places you want to see, things you want to do, ideas you want to propose, a career you want to pursue.

That’s one reason you’re planning to go to college—to get going on that next chapter of your life, to become who you want to be.

Colleges and universities have stories, too. How they started, what traditions they maintain, the way they look, the students they serve, the things they offer academically and socially, the role they play in their communities, and the role they play in the generation of new knowledge.

Youngstown State University’s story is all those things. YSU is about outstanding academic quality, diversity of people and programs, and broad access to opportunity. But it is, overall, a culmination of the stories of all the students who in the past 100 years graduated and went on to make a difference. Our students - while they are here and after they graduate - are what YSU is all about.

Campus Overview • Opened in 1908, YSU celebrated its centennial during the 200708 academic year. As part of the celebration, the university launched a $44 million campaign for campus improvements. In addition to endowments for students and colleges, the centennial plan calls for a new $34.3 million business building, improved engineering and science labs and an indoor athletics practice facility.

• With enrollment at its highest in the last 13 years, the student population is 13,497, more than 12,000 of which are undergraduate students. Based on demographics, 44 percent are male, 56 percent are female; 17 percent are minority students and 1 percent are international students. 218 current YSU students were high school valedictorians, and there are more than 85,000 alumni.

• YSU’s 145-acre urban campus is one of the nation’s most attractive and among Ohio’s safest.

• The new $30-million Williamson College of Business Administration building broke ground in the spring of 2009.

Campus Housing • Four university residence halls house 1,000 students in comfortable, spacious rooms.

• The $22 million University Courtyard Apartments, operated by the Ambling Corporation exclusively for YSU students, is one of the finest facilities of its kind in Ohio. Opened in 2003, Courtyard Apartments offer singles, doubles, and quads for 408 students.

• Buechner Hall, a privately-run residence, accommodates 72 women on campus and includes a meal plan, weekly room-cleaning services and a stately European ambience.

• All university-operated residence halls, as well as University Courtyard Apartments, have in-room high-speed Internet connections, cable and telephone terminals.

Library Resources • Six-story Maag Library on campus features 700,000 bound volumes, 300,000 government documents and 800,000 microforms.

• A member of OhioLink research consortium, which provides access to over 39 million items.

• The Youngstown Public Library is located across the street from the South end of campus.

The University Courtyard Apartments on the West end of campus houses many student-athletes.

Campus Recreation and Student Programming is the central hub for student life on campus. There are more than 40 intramural sports programs, fitness classes and workshops that are taught by certified student staff. The department organizes the Penguin Pre-Party every other Thursday, which features live entertainment on campus.

The department also oversees Greek life and more than 120 student organizations ranging from the American Marketing Association to Fellowship of Christian Athletes to the Ski and Snowboarding Club.

The 70,000 square foot Andrews Recreation and Wellness Center opened in 2005 and features the latest in recreation, fitness and wellness space. In the “rec” are more than 70 pieces of cardio equipment, 24 weight-training pieces and a combination of 40 plate-loaded and freeweight stations. There are four multi-purpose courts to play basketball, volleyball, badminton and many other activities; an aerobics studio; a meditation center and a five-story climbing wall. There is also a wellness resource center that offers comprehensive programming in areas of fitness, nutrition, mental and spiritual health and personal safety.

Penguin Productions, a group of motivated students and advisers from campus, has helped bring popular musical artists such as Ludacris, Korn, Sugarland, Puddle of Mudd and Saliva to the area.

The Kilcawley Student Center features amenities for student entertainment and academic wellness. The KC Food Court, Arby’s, candy counter, Peaberry’s Cafe and lounge areas are ideal places to mingle with friends. Kilcawley also has full copy and graphic centers, wireless hotspots, computer labs and ample meeting space. The YSU Bookstore and Andrews Recreation and Wellness Center are connected.

The College of Fine & Performing Arts Series features talented YSU students in events ranging from art shows to plays to dance ensembles. The Dana School of Music is nationally renowned, and its students are showcased in weekly concerts at the Butler Institute of American Art and major performances both on and just off campus.

The YSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 2005.

Off-campus venues within walking distance also provide students with a wide variety of entertainment choices. The DeYor Performing Arts Center houses the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra and popular performances such as Beauty and the Beast, Rent and High School Musical. Jerry Seinfeld and other comedians have performed at Stambaugh Auditorium. The Covelli Centre has been the venue for events ranging from boxing to 3 Doors Down and Carrie Underwood concerts to Disney on Ice to USHL hockey and arena football.

The Youngstown State student section at Stambaugh Stadium is a popular spot during Penguins’ football games.

The Andrews Recreation and Wellness Center is a popular spot for students.

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David C. Sweet became Youngstown State University’s sixth president in July 2000, he mapped out a course that included three priorities: enrollment, partnerships, and diversity.

Now in his tenth year, the University has made great strides in all three areas.

Enrollment has jumped more than 16 percent since fall 2000 and is now at its highest level in 14 years. Over the last nine years, the number of minority students has increased more than 60 percent. And the University has initiated partnerships with the city of Youngstown, the Youngstown city school district, business, government, and non-profit organizations throughout the region.

The University has also expanded academic programs at the associate, baccalaureate and graduate levels, including a new doctor of physical therapy degree. YSU reorganized its academic structure to better address the growing importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics at the state and national levels. As a result, two new colleges were created: the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. In partnership with the Youngstown city schools, the University opened Youngstown Early College, a high school on the YSU campus aimed at helping city school students earn college credit and a high school degree at the same time.

YSU has worked in collaboration with the city of Youngstown to complete a nationally-recognized urban development plan, Youngstown 2010, in conjunction with the Centennial Campus Master Plan. In addition, the University has been a leader in the development of Wick Neighbors, a non-profit community organization that is spearheading a major redevelopment project on the 70 acres of land that comprises the Smoky Hollow neighborhood.

Since 2000, the University has opened the $22 million University Courtyard Apartments and the $12.1 million Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The campus has recently completed the YSU Centennial Capital Campaign that has raised more than $50 million, exceeding the original goal by 14 percent. It is the largest fund-raising effort in YSU’s history. A centerpiece of the campaign is the construction of the new $34.3 million building for the Williamson College of Business Administration, which is now underway. In partnership with federal, state and local agencies, major improvements have been made to corridors leading to the campus.

Prior to coming to YSU, Dr. Sweet was dean and professor of the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State from 1978 to 2000. His leadership resulted in national recognition for the college’s graduate studies and its city’s management/urban policy program.

Prior to joining Cleveland State, Dr. Sweet held a number of state cabinet posts, including the director of the State Department of Development. He also served as commissioner of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission and head of the state’s first energy agency. Prior to state service, he was director of regional economic research at the Battelle Institute in Columbus.

He previously served as the chairman of the Northeast-Midwest Institute, a Washington, D.C. policy research institute, president of the American Economic Development Council; and has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

Dr. Sweet holds a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, an M.A.from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and a B.A. from the University of Rochester. He and his wife, Pat, live in Liberty, Ohio, and have two daughters, two sons and seven grandchildren.

After a decade of success and service, Dr. Sweet will retire from the presidency on June 30, 2010, and the Board of Trustees is undertaking a search for his replacement.

YOUNGSTOWN STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Millicent S. Counts

Larry D. DeJane

Dr. Sudershan Garg

Dr. John R. Jakubek

Harry Meshel

John L. Pogue

Scott R. Schulick

Carol S. Weimer

Daniel J. DeMaiolo Student Trustee

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xecutive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ron Strollo, a former Penguin student-athlete, has worked diligently to ensure that today’s student-athletes have the support system in place to succeed not only at Youngstown State, but also in their future.

Now in his ninth year as Athletics Director and 14th as a member of the department, his vision for successful broad-based programs and providing student-athletes tools to succeed on and off the playing fields is coming to fruition.

Strollo has concentrated his priorities on facility improvements; full compliance of NCAA regulations; fiscal management and budgetary maintenance; streamlining department organization; increasing visibility and fundraising efforts of the Penguin Club; and enhancing the overall experience and competitiveness of studentathletes and programs.

Outside of YSU, Strollo is also very involved on the regional and national level serving on several prominent committees. He is in his first of four years on the NCAA Division I Football Championship Selection Committee; is on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee; serves as the Central Region Chair of the NCAA Regional Advisory Committee; is on the Executive Committee of the FCS Athletic Directors Association; and serves as the Chair of the Horizon League Executive Committee.

During his tenure, Strollo has placed a priority on the construction and enhancements of athletic venues. Currently, he is leading the final phases of a capital campaign to construct the Watson and Tressel Training Site, a $10 million indoor athletic practice facility which will include an indoor track and football practice field.

The Beeghly Center has undergone more than $4 million in renovations.

In the past year, Youngstown State acquired the 2009 Men’s Final Four basketball hoops, new strobe lighting was installed and the volleyball and men’s basketball locker rooms were refurbished. Last year, a new Dom Rosselli Court was installed and a weight room was built for the men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and swimming and diving programs.

Within the past two years in Stambaugh Stadium, office space in the athletic marketing and ticket offices and football suite received an enhancement, the weight room and athletic training offices were renovated, and upgrades were made to the baseball, soccer and softball locker rooms.

Other recent upgrades include new chair-back seating (2009), a new southstadium scoreboard (2009), a concourse-level elevator (2005), a scoreboard and a Mitsubishi DiamondVision videoboard (2004) and a state-of-the-art SprinTurf playing surface (2002).

He has also secured agreements for Eastwood Field, the home of the Cleveland Indians’ Class-A affiliate, and Cene Park to be the baseball team’s home fields and McCune Park to serve as the softball team’s home venue.

Thanks to the benevolence of the Andrews Trust and the priority Strollo places on academics, the academic counseling center underwent a significant renovation and expansion and continues to receive technology upgrades.

In the past eight years, the department, which has been recognized as a national leader for its graduation rates, has had many successes on and off the playing field.

Under his leadership, Youngstown State earned full NCAA certification in 2007. This review of governance and commitment to rules, academic integrity, and equity and student-athlete well-being showed YSU athletics

operates in substantial conformity with the operating principles adopted by the NCAA Division I membership.

More than half of the current 300-plus student-athletes have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher while nine teams have an overall GPA of at least 3.0. YSU’s Academic Progress Rate is well above the national average for public institutions, and its 93 percent graduation rate is at an all-time high.

Eleven student-athletes have captured Academic All-America accolades while a total of 46 have been named to Academic All-District teams.

YSU has won 13 Horizon League titles, and it won back-to-back Gateway Football Conference (now the Missouri Valley Football Conference) championships in 2005 and 2006. Most recently, YSU added the 2009 Horizon League Women’s Outdoor Track and Field and Women’s Golf Championships to its trophy cases.

In Strollo’s role as the Executive Director of the Penguin Club, the organization has increased athletic endowed scholarship contributions annually. Annual events keep improving every year, and the growth of the Football Alumni Club has had a positive impact on the department.

Strollo returned to his alma mater in 1996 as athletic business manager.

In March 2000, he was named the school’s Associate Executive Director of Athletics. In his short time in that capacity, he helped spearhead the transition into the Horizon League.

He has strong ties to the local community and to the athletic department.

He grew up in nearby Austintown and attended Fitch High School. He played football for YSU from 1988 through 1991 for Coach Jim Tressel and was named captain of the first Division I-AA National Championship team in 1991. He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Youngstown State in June, 1993.

Ron and his wife, Nicole, reside in Austintown with their two children, Ryan and Rachel. Nicole is a former YSU student-athlete who competed in track and cross country from 1989 through 1993.

Emily Haynam Assistant A.D.

Elaine Jacobs Associate A.D./SWA

Rick Love Associate A.D.

Tom Morella Assistant A.D.

Robb Schmidt Assistant A.D.

Dr. Chet Cooper NCAA Faculty Rep.

Penguin Nickname Legend Prior to 1933, Youngstown College had been referred to as "Y" College, YoCo, Wye Collegians and many times, simply the "Locals."

There are two accounts of how the Penguin nickname came to be, and interestingly enough they come from the same evening on Jan. 30, 1933. But throughout the season prior to that contest, many of the members of the 1932-33 varsity men’s basketball team and their friends on campus spent idle moments in the cafeteria discussing suitable new names for our school sports combines, basketball, and fencing that year.

The names considered covered every conceivable spectrum of animals, birds, and things associated with the steel city, but none seemed to fit. There was always someone who pointed out an inadequacy of some sort.

The first account states that on a cold, freezing night at a men’s basketball game at West Liberty State Teachers College, in West Liberty, W. Va., a spectator watching the members of the team stomp on the floor and swing their arms made them look like Penguins and without a nickname, the fans took a liking to the word.

The second account comes from the trip to West Liberty in which the road that evening had been YSU Alma Mater hit by a snowfall between one and two feet deep. All hail to thee O Youngstown, The passengers in two of the cars found it necessary Our Alma Mater fair; on several occasions to get out and help push their In sunlight and starshine vehicles out of snow drifts or road area with snow We see thee in all thy glory. ruts, difficult to drive through.

The Red and White, thy glorious colors, During the trip, Bennett Kunicki recalls, the Ever we praise and hold them discussion of a nickname for the school was the High to the breeze as the symbol of our hot topic of conversation. In Kunicki’s car, the Most loyal allegiance. name Penguins came up and was well received by This anthem, O Youngstown, everyone in the car. Upon arrival at the West Liberty Our pledge of trust shall be gym, the name was mentioned to the members of That thy sons and daughters the team, who thought it was perfect.

Shall keep faith with thee forever By the end of that school year, the nickname was unanimously accepted by the student body without YSU’s Fight Song the necessity of a formal polling vote. Plans were The Red and White are waving then made to introduce the new name during the Over the field 1933-34 basketball season.

Our teams are fighting The nickname Penguins was formally introduced With a spirit that will not yield to the school in the "Jambar" (Vol. IV, No. 3) at the Rah-Rah-Rah beginning of the 1933-34 basketball season. Page Hail to thee O’Youngstown three of that issue was set up to cover YSU’s first game We’ll fight for you to introduce the members of that season’s team and Once again the Penguins to give the schedule for the season. The date of the Will win for YSU "Jambar" issue was Dec. 15, 1933. Within the next five or six weeks, Penguins became our newly accepted nickname both in the Jambar and on the sports pages of the then two local newspapers.

The name was introduced after the first game with Slippery Rock in the Dec. 15, 1933 issue of the "Jambar". The Youngstown Telegram first used the nickname in a headline on Dec. 29, 1933 while The Vindicator first acknowledged the nickname in its Jan. 27, 1934 edition.

The City of Youngstown was incorporated in 1867 and named for John Young, who purchased approximately 15,000 acres (the entire township) for slightly more than $16,000 in 1797 from the United States Government.

With its setting in the Mahoning Valley along the Mahoning River, Youngstown quickly grew to become a thriving city in the 1920s as part of the industrial belt that stretched from Massachusetts to the Mississippi River. The iron and steel industry created a strong blue-collar work ethic in the city and surrounding areas that is still very evident, even decades after the closing of the mills. At its peak, Youngstown was the third-largest steel producing city in the country.

Today, with a new citywide revitalization plan coordinated between the city, Youngstown State University and nearly 200 volunteers, neighborhood organizations and businesses, a new vision for Youngstown Quick Facts exists. The award-winning plan, Population: 83,906 Youngstown 2010, calls for a more Area: 34.2 square miles diverse and vibrant economy Metropolitan: 586,939 founded on the current strengths with the city and region, such as YSU, the health care sector and Attractions • More than 50 area golf courses the arts community.

Wick Neighbors, Inc., was • The 2,537 acre Mill Creek Park situated created from a broad-based within miles of downtown group of leaders from YSU and • Two large malls and shopping districts religious and cultural institutions within 20 minutes of campus along Wick Avenue, which borders • USHL hockey and arena football campus to the East. Its mission is franchises downtown and a nearby minor to redevelop the historically rich league baseball team Smoky Hollow neighborhood just • Several museums and auditoriums off campus and promote a place for creative living and working in Within 100 Miles the city.

• The bright lights of both Pittsburgh and Youngstown is very well-known Cleveland for its dedication to the arts. • Lake Erie The Butler Institute of American • 24 state parks and three national parks Art, located within the confines • Pro Football Hall of Fame of campus, is one of the most • Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame and Museum unique and respected museums • Numerous professional sports franchises in the nation. There are also two auditoriums in the city, several museums and the Covelli Centre, a modern arena opened in 2005.

Youngstown is also a hotbed for football. In addition to YSU’s four national championships in the 1990s, many coaches have ties to the city. Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel is formerly the head coach at YSU, and current college head coaches Bo Pelini (Nebraska), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Mike Stoops (Arizona) and Mark Mangino (Kansas) are all from the Valley.

The view of Lake Glacier from Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park is one of the most scenic areas in the Mahoning Valley.

Five boxing champions have their roots in Youngstown. The most recent champion, middleweight Kelly Pavlik, wore the Youngstown State “Y” and Pete the Penguin on his trunks when he beat Jermaine Taylor on HBO in 2008.

Built in 2005, the 5,700-seat Covelli Centre is a large part of the downtown revitalization project. It houses minor league hockey and arena football, concerts, ice shows and much more.

The amount of local media coverage dedicated to Youngstown State athletics ranks near the top in both the Horizon League and the Missouri Valley Football Conference. As the main sports attraction in the Mahoning Valley, the Penguins receive daily coverage from five television stations, two major newspapers and several radio stations.

Regional media coverage extends to Akron, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

Missouri Valley Football Conference contests are frequently featured as nationally televised games of the week, and the Horizon League has a partnership with ESPN and its stations to broadcast men’s and women’s basketball games. Football and basketball games are broadcast locally on tape-delay.

Live Internet Coverage In addition to coverage provided by traditional media, the successes of Youngstown State studentathletes are regularly broadcast live across the world over the Internet.

The Horizon League is a recognized leader in video streaming through the Horizon League Network (HLN) and produced more than 300 free, live events during the 2008-09 academic year. In addition to live games, HLN includes highlight vignettes of all-19 League championships, weekly highlight videos during the men’s and women’s basketball season and other special programming covering Horizon League institutions, coaches and student-athletes. Nearly every one of YSU’s home men’s and women’s basketball games and all league road contests are broadcast over the HLN. Video of several home volleyball and soccer games and audio of several baseball and softball games are When Cindy Martin (left) was named YSU’s women’s basketball coach, the news conference was streamed live over the Internet. broadcast live on AM 570 WKBN and the Horizon League Network. The hiring was also featured Broadcasts of Youngstown State’s home football as the top sports story on every local media outlet. games are also available over the Internet via paid subscriptions.

Weekly Coaches Shows Youngstown State head football coach Jon Heacock, head men’s basketball coach Jerry Slocum and head women’s basketball coach Cindy Martin are featured weekly on both radio and television coaches shows. Penguin Gameday, a production of the local NBC affiliate, showcases upcoming opponents, reviews past contests and provides an avenue for fans to become familiar with studentathletes. Penguin Playbook is an hour-long radio show broadcast on the high-power AM station 570 WKBN.

YSU received front-page coverage of its Horizon League track title in the Youngstown Vindicator.

Coach Jon Heacock speaks with Jeannine Edwards from ESPN following a playoff win.