2009 Army Football Media Guide by Army West Point Athletics

2009 ARMY FOOTBALL 2009 OPPONENTS GAME 9 AIR FORCE

GAME 10 VMI

GAME 11 NORTH TEXAS

GAME 12 NAVY

NOV. 7 • 3:30 P.M. USAFA, COLO. FALCON STADIUM

NOV. 14 • 12 P.M. WEST POINT, N.Y. MICHIE STADIUM

NOV. 21 • 4 P.M. DENTON, TEXAS FOUTS FIELD

DEC. 12• 2:30 P.M. PHILADELPHIA, PA. LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD

H HEAD COACH TTroy Calhoun

HEAD COACH Sparky Woods

HEAD COACH Todd Dodge

HEAD COACH Ken Niumatalolo

O OVERALL RECORD 1 17-9 (3rd year)

OVERALL RECORD 67-51-5 (12th year)

OVERALL RECORD 3-21 (3rd year)

OVERALL RECORD 8-6 (2nd year)

R RECORD AT USAFA S Same

RECORD AT VMI 4-7 (2nd year)

RECORD AT N. TEXAS Same

RECORD AT NAVY Same

SENIOR SS Chris Thomas

SENIOR DE Pat McKinney

SENIOR LB Tobe Nwigwe

SENIOR LB Ross Pospisil

2008 STATS 106 tackles/ 8.0 TFL/ 3.0 sacks

2008 STATS 29 tackles/ 4.5 TFL/ 1 PBU

2008 STATS 111 tackles/ 2.5 TFL/ 3 INT

2008 STATS 106 tackles/ 3.0 TFL/ 2 INT

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 4,400 Nickname: Falcons Colors: Blue & Silver Conference: Mountain West Series: Air Force leads, 29-13 Stadium: Falcon Stadium (46,692) Surface: FieldTurf Superintendent: Lt. Gen. John Regni Athletic Director: Dr. Hans Mueh 2008 Record: 8-5 Conf. Record: 5-3 (4th) Lettermen R/L: 44/21 Starters R/L: 13/11

Location: Lexington, Va. Founded: 1839 Enrollment: 1,400 Nickname: Keydets Colors: Red, Yellow & White Conference: Big South Series: Army leads, 12-1 Stadium: Foster Stadium (10,000) Surface: Natural Grass Superintendent: Gen. J.H. Binford Peay III Athletic Director: Donny White 2008 Record: 4-7 Conf. Record: 1-4 (5th) Lettermen R/L: 43/11 Starters R/L: 20/4

Location: Denton, Texas Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 34,153 Nickname: Mean Green Colors: Green & White Conference: Sun Belt Series: Army leads, 2-0 Stadium: Fouts Field (30,500) Surface: Artificial President: Dr. Gretchen Bataille Athletic Director: Rick Villarreal 2008 Record: 1-11 Conf. Record: 0-7 (8th) Lettermen R/L: 47/18 Starters R/L: 18/6

Location: Annapolis, Md. Founded: 1845 Enrollment: 4,300 Nicknames: Midshipmen, Mids Colors: Navy Blue & Gold Conference: Independent Series: Navy leads, 53-49-7 Stadium: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial (34,000) Surface: FieldTurf Superintendent: Vice Adm. Jeffrey L. Fowler Athletic Director: Chet Gladchuck 2008 Record: 8-5 Conf. Record: N/A Lettermen R/L: 27/28 Starters R/L: 13/13

MEDIA RELATIONS

FB Contact: Troy Garnhart Office: (719) 333-9263 Cell: (719) 330-5944 Fax: (719) 333-3798 E-mail: troy.garnhart@usafa.edu Press Box: (719) 333-1100 Address: 2169 Field House Drive USAFA, CO 80840

FB Contact: Wade Branner Office: (540) 464-7515 Home: (540) 319-1271 Fax: (540) 464-7583 E-mail: brannerwh@vmi.edu Press Box: (540) 463-6725 Address: 116 Smith Hall Lexington, VA 24450

FB Contact: Eric Capper Office: (940) 565-2476 Cell: (940) 367-0727 Fax: (940) 565-2476 E-mail: eric.capper@unt.edu Press Box: (940) 565-2476 Address: 1155 Union Circle, Box 311397 Denton, TX 762-3

FB Contact: Scott Strasemeier Office: (410) 293-8775 Cell: (443) 336-9023 Fax: (410) 293-8954 E-mail: sstrasem@usna.edu Press Box: (410) 268-1489 Address: 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, MD 21402

2009 SCHEDULE

S5 ..................................NICHOLLS STATE S12......................................at Minnesota S19................................. at New Mexico* S26............................SAN DIEGO STATE* O3 ..................................................at Navy O10 .................................................. TCU* O17........................................ WYOMING* O24............................................. at Utah* O31............................ at Colorado State* N7 ..................................................ARMY N14 ................................................UNLV* N21 ........................... at Brigham Young*

S5 ................................. ROBERT MORRIS S19............................. at James Madison S26.......................................at Richmond O3 ............................... GARDNER-WEBB* O10 .........................at Coastal Carolina* O17................................. STONY BROOK* O24................................ at Presbyterian* O31...............CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* N7............................................at Liberty* N14 ............................................ at Army N21 .................................OLD DOMINION

S3 ......................................... at Ball State S12................................................... OHIO S19.........................................at Alabama S26.......................MIDDLE TENNESSEE* O10 ....................at Louisiana-Lafayette* O17.......................... FLORIDA ATLANTIC* O24...............................................at Troy* O31..................... WESTERN KENTUCKY* N7......................... LOUISIANA-MONROE* N14 .................. at Florida International* N21................................................ARMY N28 ...........................at Arkansas State*

S5 ........................................ at Ohio State S12................................ LOUISIANA TECH S19...................................... at Pittsburgh S26........................WESTERN KENTUCKY O3 ............................................ AIR FORCE O10 ............................................... at Rice O17................................................at SMU O24....................................WAKE FOREST O31.............................................. TEMPLE N7..................................... at Notre Dame N14 ........................................ DELAWARE N28 .......................................... at Hawai’i D12 ...........................................vs. Army

2008 RESULTS

SOUTHERN UTAH .............................. W, 41-7 at Wyoming*..................................... W, 23-3 vs. Houston .....................................W, 31-28 UTAH* ..............................................L, 23-30 NAVY ................................................. L, 27-33 at San Diego State* .......................W, 35-10 at UNLV* .........................................W, 29-28 NEW MEXICO* ................................W, 23-10 at Army............................................ W, 16-7 COLORADO STATE* ........................W, 38-17 BRIGHAM YOUNG* .......................... L, 24-38 at TCU* ............................................L, 10-44 vs. Houston (Armed Forces Bowl) ....L, 28-34

SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) ........................ W, 49-0 at William & Mary ............................ L. 17-52 CHOWAN .........................................W, 69-20 at Ohio.............................................. L, 31-51 RICHMOND ......................................L, 16-56 COASTAL CAROLINA* .....................W, 47-20 at Gardner-Webb* ........................... L. 27-34 at Charleston Southern* ................ L. 21-31 LIBERTY* .........................................L. 26-38 at Stony Brook* ...............................L. 26-40 PRESBYTERIAN ..............................W, 49-27

at Kansas State ................................. L, 6-45 TULSA ...............................................L, 26-56 at LSU................................................. L, 3-41 at Rice ..............................................L, 20-77 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL* .............L, 10-42 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE* ..................L, 30-59 at Louisiana-Monroe* .....................L, 23-35 TROY* .............................................. L, 17-45 at Western Kentucky ......................W, 51-40 at Florida Atlantic* ..........................L, 13-46 at Middle Tennessee .......................L, 13-52 ARKANSAS STATE* ..........................L, 28-33

TOWSON..........................................W, 41-13 at Ball State .....................................L, 23-35 at Duke ............................................ L, 31-41 RUTGERS ........................................W, 23-21 at Wake Forest ............................... W, 24-17 at Air Force......................................W, 33-27 PITTSBURGH ....................................L, 21-42 SMU................................................... W, 34-7 TEMPLE ................................... W, 33-27 (OT) vs. Notre Dame................................ L, 21-27 at Northern Illinois ........................... W, 16-0 vs. Army .......................................... W, 34-0 vs. Wake Forest (Eagle Bank Bowl) ....L, 19-29

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