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.%7 (!-03()2% Nestled in New Hampshire’s seacoast region, the UNH campus offers a pleasing mix of classic and modern buldings and college greens that gradually gives way to 2,600 acres of woods, fields, and farms.
The University prides itself as being a Top-10 entrepreneurial campus (Forbes.com and The Princeton Review). The Whittemore School of Business and Economics was recently selected second among all business schools in a nationwide pool of business school deans.
Students who choose UNH often do so because of the seemingly endless options offered through an accessible system of schools and colleges. UNH offers literally thousands of courses in more than 100 majors. UNH is one of the leading research schools on the East coast. A land-, sea- and space grant university, our University engages under graduates in the intellectual excitement of research.
The Wildcat sculpture, commissioned by the UNH alumni association, was created by Matthew Grey Palmer and is displayed on Main Street in front of the Whittemore Center and Memorial Field.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2012 UNH WILDCATS FOOTBALL GUIDE Quick Facts & General Information
Media Information................................................................ 2-3 Media List................................................................................ 2 Wildcat Sports Radio Network................................................ 3 Wildcat Football on TV............................................................ 3 Directions to Cowell Stadium.................................................. 3 2011 Results............................................................................. 4 2012 Schedule..................................................... (back cover) 4 University and Football Quick Facts....................................... 4
Head Coach Sean McDonnell.................................................. 5 Assistant Coaches................................................................. 6-8
Depth Chart.............................................................................. 9 Season Outlook................................................................. 10-13 Numerical Roster.............................................................. 14-15 Alphabetical Roster........................................................... 16-17 Returning Letterwinners & Redshirt Freshmen................ 18-40 Incoming Freshmen........................................................... 41-42
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OUTLOOK
COACHES
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14 THE WILDCATS
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Coaching Staff
The 2012 Wildcats
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REVIEW
HISTORY
UNH
The 2011 Season in Review
Game Summaries.............................................................. 43-48 Statistics............................................................................ 49-51
The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)
About the CAA....................................................................... 52 2012 Composite Schedule...................................................... 52 2011 CAA Standings.............................................................. 53 2011 All-Conference teams.................................................... 53 Past Conference Champions.................................................. 53
Record Book..................................................................... 54-57 Top 10 Single-Season & Career Efforts................................. 57 Series Records vs. Opponents................................................ 58 Year-by-Year Results......................................................... 59-61 Wildcat Honor Roll........................................................... 62-63 UNH Wildcats in the NFL...................................................... 72
UNH Football History
UNH will challenge the University of Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8. This will represent the Wildcats’ 10th time in the last 11 years that UNH has tangled with an FCS foe.
The University of New Hampshire
President Dr. Mark Huddleston.............................................. 64 Athletics Director Marty Scarano.......................................... 65 Support Staff..................................................................... 66-67 Jerry Azumah Performance Center........................................ 68 Facilities................................................................................. 69 About UNH....................................................................... 70-71
ON THE COVERS
FRONT: Members of the Wildcat 2012-13 senior class (designed by Asia Williams) INSIDE FRONT: We are UNH (designed by Anthony DeAngelis) INSIDE BACK: 2011 Buck Buchanan Award Winner Matt Evans (designed by Mike Murphy) BACK: The 2012 Schedule (designed by Mike Murphy)
CREDITS
The 2012 UNH football media guide was written and designed by the UNH Athletic Media & Public Relations office on iMac computers utilizing Adobe InDesign and Photoshop. Photos by Michelle Bronner, Earl Frost, Greg Greene, Jim Stankiewicz, Ryan Szepan, Gil Talbot and UNH Photo Services.
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The Wildcats visit the Georgia Dome -home of the Atlanta Falconson Saturday, Oct. 6, to meet Georgia State for the first time. This marks the fourth NFL stadium the ‘Cats have ventured to in Coach McDonnell’s 14 years as head coach.
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MEDIA INFORMATION
The 2012 University of New Hampshire Football Media Guide was prepared by the University of New Hampshire Athletic Media & Public Relations Office to assist all media outlets in their coverage of Wildcat football and to provide pertinent information concerning the New Hampshire football program. Requests for additional information, interviews and photographs should be directed to Mike Murphy, Associate Director of Athletic Media & Public Relations, Field House, Room 151, 145 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824; mike.murphy@unh.edu or (603) 969-0774. GAME CREDENTIALS: Only accredited members of the media will receive credentials for any game. Requests for credentials should be made by 12 p.m. on the day prior to the game. No requests will be honored after that time. Credentials at Cowell Stadium may be picked up 90 minutes prior to kickoff at the Will Call table, located in the front lobby of the UNH Field House, adjacent to the entrance to Lundholm Gymnasium. Credentials should be requested through Mike Murphy in the Athletic Media & Public Relations Office at (603) 969-0774 or mike.murphy@unh.edu. A valid form of identification is required to pick up media credentials.
internet is available in the press box for your use. Members of the UNH Athletic Media & Public Relations staff will be on hand to assist on game day. INTERVIEWS: All requests for player or coach interviews, either in person or via phone or e-mail, must be arranged by the New Hampshire Athletic Media & Public Relations Office. Postgame interviews with both coaches and players will take place 10 minutes after the game in Field House Room 5, located a short distance from the press box. Postgame interviews will be coordinated by the Athletic Media & Public Relations Office at Cowell Stadium. On the road, the UNH Athletic Media & Public Relations Office will be available to arrange Wildcat interviews. The UNH locker room is closed to the media.
PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS: All photo and game film credentials should be requested as early as possible, and no later than 12 p.m. one day prior to the game. No photo credentials will be approved on the day of the game. Per NCAA regulations, photographers and video crews may only work the sidelines between the 25-yard line and the end zone in both directions. Photographers and film crews on the sidelines and end zones assume the responsibility for all risks. RADIO: Credentials for visiting radio will be limited to three persons unless prior arrangements have been made. Two visiting radio phone lines are provided by the University of New Hampshire Athletic Media & Public Relations Office. There are two free phone lines available to a visiting commercial station. Any student radio stations wishing to broadcast the game need to make arrangements in advance, but there is no guarantee of a free phone line being available for student stations. For additional information on reserving phone lines, please contact Mike Murphy in the Athletic Media & Public Relations Office at (603) 969-0774 or mike.murphy@unh.edu.
Tom Wilkins
Associate Athletic Director for Media & Public Relations tom.wilkins@unh.edu
Doug Poole
Associate Director of Media & Public Relations doug.poole@unh.edu
Mike Murphy
Associate Director of Media & Public Relations mike.murphy@unh.edu
PRESS PARKING: Reserved press parking is available in the press parking lot located in the A Lot parking area across the street from the Field House. Your media pass also serves as a parking pass. If you are picking up your credential on game day, please coordinate parking with Mike Murphy at (603) 969-0774 or mike.murphy@unh.edu. PRESS BOX GAME SERVICES: Pregame notes and fact sheets, depth charts, current statistics, flip cards and programs will be available prior to the start of each New Hampshire home game. Halftime statistics, as well as complete play-by-play, final team and individual statistics, will be provided to the media following the game. Wireless
Jared Fieldsend
Video & Public Relations Assistant jared.fieldsend@unh.edu
Eric Peterson
Assistant Director of Media & Public Relations eric.peterson@unh.edu
Alex Comeau
Assistant Director of Media & Public Relations alex.comeau@unh.edu
PRIMARY MEDIA LIST Papers/Wire Service Associated Press 2 Capital Plaza, Suite 400 Concord, NH 03301 (603) 224-3327 (603) 226-0883 FAX Boston Globe 135 Morrissey Blvd Boston, MA 02125 Marvin Pave (617) 929-2860 (617) 929-2872 FAX Boston Herald One Herald Square Boston, MA 02118 John Connolly (617) 426-3000 (617) 542-1314 FAX Concord Monitor P.O. Box 1177 Concord, NH 03302 Tim O’Sullivan
(603) 224-5301 (603) 224-8120 FAX Foster’s Daily Democrat 333 Central Ave. Dover, NH 03820 Al Pike (603) 742-4455 (603) 749-7079 FAX Keene Sentinel 60 West St. Keene, NH 03431 (603) 352-1234 (603) 352-0437 FAX Eagle-Tribune 100 Turnpike St. Bill Burt N. Andover, MA 01845 (978) 946-2227 (978) 687-6045 FAX
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Union Leader P.O. Box 9555 Manchester, NH 03105 Allen Lessels (603) 668-4321 (603) 668-0382 FAX Nashua Telegraph P.O. Box 1008 Nashua, NH 03061 Gary Fitz (603) 594-6467 (603) 882-2681 FAX The New Hampshire Memorial Union Building Durham, NH 03824 Adam Babinat (603) 862-1490 (603) 862-3952 FAX Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, NH 03801 Mike Zhe (603) 436-1800
Radio/TV WGAM-AM 1250 /900 AM Nashua, NH 03060 Matt Perrault (603) 880-9001 WGIR-AM 610 Manchester, NH 03105 Erin Boss (603) 625-6915 WQSO-FM 96.7 Portsmouth, NH 03801 Jeff Pierce (603) 430-9415 WHEB-FM 100.3 Portsmouth, NH 03802 Doc Garrett (603) 463-7300 WKXL-AM 1450 Concord, NH 03301 Chris Ryan (603) 225-5521
WTPL-FM 107.7 Bow, NH 03304 Bob Lipman (603) 545-0777 WUNH-FM MUB Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-2541 WMUR-TV (ABC/9) Manchester, NH 03015 Jason King, Jamie Staton (603) 641-9007 Comcast SportsNet N.E. Burlington, Mass. 01803 New England Sports Network Watertown, Mass. 02472 (617) 536-a9233
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MEDIA INFORMATION UNH Football on Radio Wildcat Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports, is the multimedia rights holder for UNH Athletics. The Wildcat Sports Network consists of flagship station WGIR-AM 610 in Manchester, N.H., which has been the headquarters for UNH play-by-play since 2008, and four affiliates: The Wave (96.7 WQSO-FM) in Portsmouth; The Sports Animal (930 WPKX-AM) in Rochester; WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London) and WSMN-AM 1590 (Nashua). Each game is streamed live online at www.unhwildcats.com. Bob Lipman, a two-time N.H. Sportscaster of the Year, begins his first season as the Voice of the Wildcats and second season with the Network in 2012. Lipman is the longtime voice of the N.H. Fisher Cats baseball team and former voice of Dartmouth College football. Chris Chandler, a UNH wide receiver from 2006-11, joins the Network as color commentator this season. Chandler made 18 of his 31 career receptions in 2011, and the two-time CAA Academic AllConference Team member earned the Wildcats’ 2011-12 Eugene K. Auerbach Student-Athlete Award. All 11 games will be broadcast live, with the pregame show beginning 30 minutes prior to kickoff.
UNH Football on Television UNH football will be on national television four times this season, including three games on Comcast Sportsnet Regional as part of the Colonial Athletic Association television package. Times are Eastern, and dates and opponents are subject to change. The complete TV schedule is available at CAAFootball.com. Sept. 8 Sept. 22 Oct. 20 Nov. 17
2012 Televised Games (tentative) at Minnesota Big Ten Network at Old Dominion* Comcast Sportsnet Regional at Maine* Comcast Sportsnet Regional vs Towson* Comcast Sportsnet Regional
Directions to Cowell Stadium From the South: Take 95 North to 91 North (at New Haven, Conn.). Take 91 North to 84 East at Hartford. Follow 84 East through Connecticut to the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90). Stay on the Mass Pike for 10 miles before taking the exit for Auburn/Worcester and 290 East. Proceed east on 290 until it ends and merges with 495 North -- stay in the left lanes to exit to 495 North. Continue on 495 North -- it will end and merge with 95 North. Proceed on 95 North into New Hampshire and continue on to the toll booth. From the toll, go approximately seven miles to Exit 4 for the Spaulding Turnpike (Route 4 West) -- signs that read “NH Lakes and White Mountains,” and “Dover/Concord.” Exit to the left. Go about four miles and take the last exit before the toll (Exit 6W) for Concord and Durham. At this point, you are still on Route 4 West. Go approximately four miles and continue straight through a traffic light (Madbury Road), and proceed another 1 1/2 miles to the Route 155A exit, marked “University of New Hampshire.” Take a left turn off the ramp and proceed one mile to Field House, which is on the right at the top of the hill. From Maine: Follow 95 South to Spaulding Turnpike (Route 4 West) and continue as above. From the West (Vermont, Concord): Take 89 South to 93 North. Follow 93 North, approximately four miles to 393 East, which will merge with Route 4 East. Follow Route 4 to Route 155A exit for “University of New Hampshire.” Make a right off the ramp and proceed as above. From the West (Manchester, Nashua): Take 93 North to Route 101 East. Follow 101 to Exit 6 (Route 125). Exit and take a left onto 125 and follow straight to Lee Traffic Circle. First right at circle is Route 4 East. Continue as above. For parking: (from downtown Durham): Take Main Street to rotary. Take first right at rotary and follow signs to parking lot A. (from Route 4) Take Main Street to rotary. Take third exit off rotary and follow signs to parking lot A.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS 2011 NEW HAMPSHIRE RESULTS
(8-4 Overall, 6-2 Colonial Athletic Association) Sept. 1 at Toledo L, 22-58 Sept. 10 at Lehigh W, 48-41 (OT) Sept. 24 at Richmond* W, 45-43 Oct. 1 HOLY CROSS W, 39-32 Oct. 8 VILLANOVA* W, 47-17 Oct. 15 at William & Mary* L, 10-24 Oct. 22 vs Massachusetts*% W, 27-21 Oct. 29 RHODE ISLAND* W, 31-24 Nov. 5 JAMES MADISON* W, 28-10 Nov. 12 at Towson* L, 42-56 Nov. 19 MAINE* W, 30-27 Dec. 3 at Montana State & L, 25-26 * - CAA Conference Game % - at Gillette Stadium & - NCAA D-I Playoff Game
2012 NEW HAMPSHIRE FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Location........................................... Durham, NH 03824 Founded................................................................. 1866 Enrollment........................................................... 14,596 President....................................... Dr. Mark Huddleston Athletics Director.....................................Marty Scarano Head Football Coach............................Sean McDonnell Career Record/Years..........................96-62-0/14th year Record at School/Years......................96-62-0/14th year Nickname......................................................... Wildcats Colors.....................................................Blue and White Started Football...................................................... 1893 Stadium................................................. Cowell Stadium Capacity................................................................ 6,500 Stadium Surface............................................... FieldTurf Affiliation......................................................NCAA, FCS Conference........................ Colonial Athletic Association 2011 Record.................................. 8-4 Overall, 6-2 CAA Lettermen Lost..................... 17 (6 off., 10 def., 4 spec.) Lettermen Returning........... 47 (24 off., 21 def., 6 spec.) Offensive Starters Lost................................................. 4 Offensive Starters Returning........................................ 7 Defensive Starters Lost................................................ 4 Defensive Starters Returning....................................... 7 Specialist Starters Lost................................................. 3 Specialist Starters Returning........................................ 4 Football Contact Information Mike Murphy Office Phone....................(603) 862-3906 Mike Murphy Cell Phone.......................(603) 969-0774 Murphy’s E-Mail........................ mike.murphy@unh.edu Office Fax..............................................(603) 862-3839 Press Box Phone...................................(603) 862-2645 Football Office.......................................(603) 862-1852 UNH Athletics Web Site.............. www.unhwildcats.com
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2012 NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHEDULE Tentative
Aug. 30 at Holy Cross Sept. 8 at Minnesota Sept. 15 CENTRAL CONN. ST. Sept. 22 at Old Dominion* Sept. 29 DELAWARE* Oct. 6 at Georgia State* Oct. 13 RICHMOND* Oct. 20 at Maine* Oct. 27 at Rhode Island* Nov. 3 WILLIAM & MARY* Nov. 17 TOWSON* * - CAA Conference Game
7:30 p.m. 12 p.m. (EDT) 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m. 12 p.m.
2012 Wildcat Team Information Total Lettermen Lost (17): Offense (6): Tyler Brnger (OL), Chris Chandler (WR), Sean Cullen (TE), Kevin Decker (QB), Mickey Mangieri (WR), George Pecoraro (OL). Defense (10): Tyrone Conley (S), Andrew Drazin (DE), Kyle Flemings (CB), Anthony Gorrell (CB), James Jenkins (DE), Brian McNally (DE), Mark Petercuskie (LB), Jason Roach (S), Rod Walker (S), Chad Wilkes (S). Specialists (4): Kevin Decker (H), A.J. DeLago (K), George Pecoraro (SS), Mark Petercuskie (LS) Letterwinners Returning (47): Offense (24): Ricky Archer (OL), Alex Blane (OL), Rob Bowman (OL), James Brady (QB), Brian Ciccone (TE), Mike Coccia (OL), Mickey DiLima (OL), Tim Farina (WR), Jimmy Giansante (WR), R.J. Harris (WR), Walter McCarthy (OL), Justin Mello (WR), Mike Mitchell (TE), Matt Murray (TE), Seamus O’Neill (OL), Joey Orlando (WR), Jimmy Owens (RB), Dontra Peters (RB), Sean Ryan (OL), Chris Setian (RB), Harold Spears (TE), Nico Steriti (RB), Andy Vailas (QB), Chris Zarkoskie (OL) Defense (21): Manny Asam (S), Chris Beranger (S), Michael Bradley (LB), Alan Buzbee (LB), Nick Cefalo (S), Steve Collister (LB), Matt Evans (LB), Chris Houston (CB), Tim Johnson (DT), Matt Kaplan (DT), Sean McCann (DT), Shane McNeely (LB), Cody Muller (DE),Tim Pike (S), Tyler Sargent (DB), Jared Smith (DT), Steven Thames (CB), Jimmy Vailas (DL), Randi Vines (DE), Tre Williams (S), Robbie Zauck (DE) Special Teams (6): Anthony Guidice (K/P), R.J. Harris (KR), Mike MacArthur (K/P), Joey Orlando (PR), Dontra Peters (KR), Nico Steriti (KR) Redshirt Freshmen (22): Jared Allison (WR), Akil Anderson (LB), Rashid Armand (DT), Kalil Bailey (CB), Christian Breda (K/P), Mike DeTroia (WR), Jim Earley (RB), Lamar Edmonds (CB), Khyheem Finley (S), Cameron Finn (OL), Sean Goldrich (QB), Austin Heter (OL), Zach Hundertmark (OL), George Kallas (OL), Mike Kelly (RB), D.J. Moss (DB), Ekene Nwokoye (TE), Keith Parkinson (S), Danny Riley (DL), Jullian Turner (DT), Dab Ukwuani (DE), Ryan Welch (DT) True Freshmen/Newcomers (26): Horace Chalstrom (DB), DeVaughn Chollette (LB), Dalton Crossan (RB), Casey DeAndrade (DB), Ryan Farrell (DB), Kelvin Fenelon (LB), Jordan Garron (RB), Connor Garside (OL), Hayden Jardine (QB), Hayden Knudson (DB), Andrew Lauderdale (TE), Ryan Lynch (DB), Chris McCormick (QB), Kevin McNally (LB), Tad McNeely (OL), Alexander Morrill (DL), Anthony Pante (WR), Jordan Powell (DE), Adam Riese (QB), Dan Rowe (DB), Cam Seymour (WR), Seth Sheridan (WR), Cameron Shorey (TE), Kyon Taylor (WR), Jesse Trottier (OL), Stephane Turner (RB) Offensive Starters Lost (4): Chris Chandler (WR), Sean Cullen (TE), Kevin Decker (QB), Mickey Mangieri (WR) Defensive Starters Lost (4): Kyle Flemings (CB), James Jenkins (DE), Brian McNally (DE), Rod Walker (WS) Specialist Starters Lost (3): Kevin Decker (H), George Pecoraro (SS), Mark Petercuskie (LS) Offensive Starters Returning (7): Ricky Archer (RG), Mike Coccia (C), Mickey DiLima (RT), Joey Orlando (WR), Seamus O’Neill (LT), Dontra Peters (RB), Chris Zarkoskie (LG) Defensive Starters Returning (7): Manny Asam (SS), Chris Beranger (FS), Alan Buzbee (LB), Matt Evans (LB), Chris Houston (CB), Sean McCann (DT), Jared Smith (DT) Specialist Starters Returning (4): R.J. Harris (KR), Mike MacArthur (PK/KO/P), Joey Orlando (PR), Dontra Peters (KR)
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HEAD COACH SEAN McDONNELL
Sean McDonnell, a 1978 University of New Hampshire graduate, enters his 14th season as the head coach of his alma mater with a career record of 96-62. Under his mentorship, the Wildcats have qualified for the NCAA Division I FCS postseason for eight straight seasons, the longest streak in the nation, and the ‘Cats have been ranked in the Top 25 for 112 consecutive polls, the second-longest streak in FCS football which dates back to Sept. 13, 2004. The 2011 Wildcats matched a school record for the second straight year by knocking off five ranked opponents en route to an 8-4 mark, including 6-2 in the CAA. The ‘Cats put a bow on their rivalry with Massachusetts by knocking off the Minutemen, 27-21, in the second Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium, which was also the 74th and final scheduled meeting between the longtime rivals. UNH reclaimed the Brice-Cowell Musket with a 30-27 defeat of Maine in the regular-season finale and came within a blocked PAT of forcing overtime in a playoff loss at Montana State. Junior linebacker Matt Evans became the first Wildcat to ever be named the nation’s top defensive player when he won the Buck Buchanan Award, and senior quarterback Kevin Decker was crowned the CAA Offensive Player of the Year. In 2010, McDonnell’s Wildcats collected victories against five ranked opponents, a University record, en route to an 8-5 campaign. UNH advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA postseason for the sixth time in seven years after dispatching Bethune-Cookman, 45-20, in a second-round encounter before suffering a quarterfinal loss at eventual national championship game participant Delaware, 16-3. McDonnell was feted as the 2010 Division I FCS Coach of the Year by the New England Football Writers, his third such honor (2005, ’08). During the course of the ’10 campaign, the ‘Cats earned their 12th straight home victory –a school record- by shutting out No. 11 Richmond, 17-0, on Homecoming. Two weeks later, UNH made history by topping No. 12 UMass, 39-13, in the inaugural Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium. The game was witnessed by 32,848 fans, the largest football crowd in CAA history. UNH finished 10-3 in 2009 and won its second straight CAA North Division championship. The Wildcats continued to be giant killers by knocking off an FBS opponent for the fifth straight time, securing a hard-fought 23-16 triumph at Ball State. Previous FBS opponents to feel the wrath of the Wildcats during the amazing upset run were Army (2008), Marshall (’07), Northwestern (’06) and Rutgers (’04). UNH was the only team to defeat eventual FCS national champion Villanova (28-24) on Homecoming. The Wildcats also posted an impressive win on the road at McNeese State, defeating the Cowboys, 49-13, in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. New Hampshire notched a 10-3 record in 2008, including a defeat of Southern Illinois in the first round of the NCAAs before a quarterfinal-round setback at Northern Iowa. UNH finished the season ranked No. 7 in most national polls, and McDonnell was honored as the New England FCS Coach of the Year for the second time . In 2007, the Wildcats were 7-5 overall and just narrowly missed upsetting No. 1 Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAAs, losing on a last-minute TD, 38-35, at the UNI Dome. The Wildcat offense, ranked 16th in the nation, averaged over 400 yards per contest. The Wildcats were ranked as high as No. 1 in the nation in 2006 and finished the season ranked sixth after defeating Hampton in the first round (41-38) of the NCAAs. Among the regular-season highlights was senior All-America wide receiver David Ball making history by surpassing legendary Jerry Rice with 58 career TD receptions and junior quarterback Ricky Santos claiming the Walter Payton Award as the FCS football national player of the year. In 2005, McDonnell was honored as the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year by The Sports Network after leading his Wildcats to a record-breaking 11-2 season, an Atlantic 10 Championship, a second straight NCAA appearance in the I-AA quarterfinals and the country’s No. 1 ranking at the end of the regular season. The Wildcats played host to two nationally-televised NCAA postseason games on ESPN at Cowell Stadium, beating Colgate in the first round before succumbing to Northern Iowa in the NCAA quarterfinals. McDonnell’s hard work rebuilding the program paid off in 2004 with a 10-3 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the Atlantic 10, which earned the team the Northern Division championship and a bid to the NCAA I-AA Championships for the first time since 1994. The ‘Cats advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in the history of the program by winning its first-ever NCAA contest under McDonnell, a 27-23 upset at Georgia Southern. McDonnell was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year and was selected District Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). In 2003, UNH began turning the corner by winning three of its last four contests, including an upset victory over nationally-ranked Maine. The team’s 5-7 record could have easily been above .500, as the ‘Cats narrowly lost to No. 1 Delaware on a missed field goal in the closing seconds, and UNH was driving for a potential game-winning TD late at Division I-A Central Michigan before running out of time. In 2002, McDonnell’s offense was one of the most prolific in I-AA football and averaged 449.2 yards per contest and 36.7 ppg. UNH finished with a 4-7 overall record in 2001. In 2000, the Wildcats were ranked as high as 23rd in the nation and knocked off three top-25 opponents. UNH opened the campaign with a 4-0 record, its best start since 1977, and finished the season with a 6-5 record. McDonnell was named the Gridiron Club Of Greater Boston College Head Coach Of The Year. In his rookie season, McDonnell led the Wildcats to a 5-6 overall record and oversaw a wide-open offensive attack that led the Atlantic 10 with an average of 457.3 yards per game. McDonnell was named the 19th head coach of the UNH football program April 22, 1999. McDonnell replaced legendary head coach Bill Bowes, who retired after 27 years as the mentor of the Wildcats. McDonnell served eight seasons as a Wildcat assistant and completed his fifth year as the team’s offensive coordinator in 1998. McDonnell rejoined the Wildcats as an assistant coach before the 1991 spring camp and worked with the QBs and receivers for his first two seasons. In 1997, McDonnell was named the recipient of “The College Assistant Coach Award” by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston in recognition of his quality of performance, loyalty and longevity. A native of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., McDonnell was a standout defensive back for UNH. He started for the 1975 and 1976 Yankee Conference championship teams and came back to start for the 1978 squad. After his graduation from UNH, he spent one year as an assistant coach at Manchester Memorial High School and followed that up with a three-year stint at Manchester West (1980-82). McDonnell worked as the defensive coordinator at Hamilton College for two seasons (1983-84) and subsequently spent three years (1985-87) coaching the receivers and tight ends at former conference-rival Boston University. During the 1988 campaign, McDonnell served as a graduate assistant coach at Boston College. He spent two seasons as an assistant at Columbia (1989-90) prior to his coaching debut in Durham. Sean and his wife, Jenny, reside in Durham and are the parents of two sons: Tim and Tommy.
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SEAN McDONNELL FILE Accolades
• New England Coach of the Year (‘10, ‘08, ‘05) • Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year (‘05) • Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year finalist (‘04) • District Coach of the Year, AFCA (‘04) • College Head Coach of the Year, Gridiron Club of Greater Boston (‘00)
College Coaching Experience
• University of New Hampshire (21 years) º Head coach (13 years) º Offensive coordinator (5 years) º QB / WR coach (3 years) • Columbia University (2 years) • Boston College, grad assistant (1 year) • Boston University, WR/TE (3 years) • Hamilton College, defensive coordinator (2 years)
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year by Year
5-6 (3-5 Atlantic 10) 6-5 (4-4 Atlantic 10) 4-7 (2-7 Atlantic 10) 3-8 (2-7 Atlantic 10) 5-7 (3-6 Atlantic 10) 10-3 (6-2 Atlantic 10) NCAA quarterfinals 11-2 (7-1 Atlantic 10) NCAA quarterfinals 9-4 (5-3 Atlantic 10) NCAA quarterfinals 7-5 (4-4 CAA) NCAA first round 10-3 (6-2 CAA) NCAA quarterfinals 10-3 (6-2 CAA) NCAA quarterfinals 8-5 (5-3 CAA) NCAA quarterfinals 8-4 (6-2 CAA) NCAA second round
Career: 96-62 (.607) | CAA Record: 59-48 (.551)
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COACHING STAFF John LYONS
Jon SHELTON
Pennsylvania ‘74 Defensive Coordinator / DB 2nd year at UNH
Maryland ‘97 Defensive Ends 7th year at UNH
This season marks John Lyons’ second as defensive coordinator/DB coach for the Wildcats. In Lyons’ first season at the helm, junior LB Matt Evans won the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s top defensive player –the first Wildcat to ever accomplish that feat. As the head coach at Dartmouth, Lyons earned 60 career victories (second-most in school history) from 1992-2004. His Big Green teams won two Ivy League championships (1992, 1996), including a perfect 10-0 season in ’96 when he was named the Division I N.E. Coach of the Year by the Gridiron Club of Boston. Lyons worked at Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H., where he served as football coach from 2005-10 and A.D. from 2008-10. He guided the school to three consecutive Evergreen League championships from 2007-09. Lyons spent three years (2005-07) in NFL Europe for the Cologne Centurions, the last two years as defensive coordinator. While serving as defensive coordinator at Boston University from 198587, Lyons led the Terriers to the top-rated pass defense and No. 2 total defense in the Yankee Conference during his final season. The Penn grad began his coaching career at his alma mater, climbing from an assistant freshman coach in his first season (1974) to the role of defensive coordinator in ‘84 for an undefeated Ivy League championship team that featured the league’s No. 1 total defense. He played three years for the Quakers and was an All-Ivy League Second-Team selection.
Ryan CARTY Delaware ‘06 Offensive Coordinator / QB 6th year at UNH Ryan Carty is in his sixth season on the UNH coaching staff, and the 2012 campaign marks his first year as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Carty spent two seasons (2010-11) as the Wildcats’ WR coach. In ‘11, he mentored a pair of All-CAA WRs in sophomore R.J. Harris (Second Team) and junior Joey Orlando (Third Team). The ‘Cats ranked first in the CAA in passing offense (274.7 yards/game) and third in scoring offense (32.8 ppg). In 2010, senior wideout Terrance Fox earned All-CAA First Team honors and a place on the FCS All-New England Team after pacing the league in receptions per game (6.2). Carty coached running backs in 2008-09, helping an offense that ranked No. 1 in the CAA in scoring in ’09 and led the league in scoring offense in ‘08. In 2007, Carty spent his first season at UNH coaching tight ends. That season, sophomore TE Scott Sicko was voted an All-Conference and AllAmerica player. Carty began his coaching career at UNH after playing quarterback at the University of Delaware. He was voted captain in his 2006 senior season and played on the national championship squad in 2003. A 2007 graduate with honors from Delaware in Business Management, Carty recruits the northern portion of his home state of New Jersey, Essex County in Mass. and the western portion of New Hampshire.
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The 2012 season represents Jon Shelton’s seventh year as UNH’s defensive ends coach. In 2011, Shelton guided Brian McNally to a second straight berth on the CAA All-Conference First Team, All-New England Team and ECAC AllStar team. McNally ranked second in the CAA with 7.5 sacks. Fellow senior James Jenkins notched 3.5 sacks and led all Wildcat defensive linemen with 45 tackles. McNally set the University’s all-time single-season record with a CAAleading 13.5 sacks in 2010. As a result, the then-junior was named College Sporting News Sweet-63 All-America, ECAC All-Star and earned a berth on the FCS All-New England Team. Shelton, who has 18 years of coaching experience under his belt, previously served as a defensive assistant at Kansas from 2002-04, where he coached and managed all aspects of the defensive line on game day and handled all of the day-to-day duties. He coached a line that ranked among the top squads in the nation. He worked as the defensive coordinator, assistant head coach and director of operations at Bryant College from 1999-2001. While with the Bulldogs, he was responsible for recruiting players from the Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. areas. Shelton also gained experience at Montgomery Community College in Rockville, Md., in 1997-98 as the assistant coach of LBs and kickers. At the University of Maryland, Shelton was a student assistant coach who helped mentor the defensive line from 1995-97. His coaching career began at Montgomery Community College as defensive line coach from 1993-95. Shelton earned a master’s degree in Education (Counseling) at Providence College, garnered a bachelor of arts in Economics from Maryland and earned an associate of arts degree in Finance from Montgomery Community College.
Brian BARBATO UNH ‘04 Tight Ends 5th year at UNH Brian Barbato is in his fifth consecutive year – and sixth overall- on the UNH coaching staff in 2012. Barbato has been in charge of tight ends since returning to Durham in 2008. In 2011, Barbato coached offensive tackles in addition to working with TEs. Under his tutelage, Scott Sicko earned All-America accolades in both the ‘08 and ‘09 seasons, signing a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys following his senior campaign. The Exeter, N.H., native coached the offensive line during his previous New Hampshire coaching term in 2004. Barbato, who graduated from UNH in ‘04, started 37 games during his playing career while seeing time at all five offensive line positions. He was named All-Atlantic 10 Second Team in 2003 and All-Atlantic 10 Third Team in 2002. Barbato also coached outside linebackers and safeties at St. Lawrence University for two seasons (2006-07) and worked as an assistant coach at Exeter High School in 2005.
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COACHING STAFF Michael FERZOCO
Chris VAN HORN
Kenyon ‘04 Running Backs 5th year at UNH
St. Francis (Ind.) ‘04 Defensive Tackles 2nd year at UNH
Michael Ferzoco is in his fifth season on the UNH coaching staff in 2012, serving as the running backs coach for the third straight year. Ferzoco’s protégé, Dontra Peters, garnered All-CAA Third Team honors after rushing for a team-leading 707 yards on 142 attempts in 2010. Ferzoco coached linebackers during each of his first two years in Durham (2008-09), helping Matt Parent become the school’s third all-time leading tackler (356). Prior to coming to Durham, Ferzoco coached at Kenyon College, working as an assistant coach from 2004-07. He served as offensive coordinator and coached the quarterbacks and receivers during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. In ’07, his offense broke the school record for yardage (460.2 yards per game) and averaged 31.2 points per contest. The Kenyon offense was also explosive in 2006, when the squad averaged 451.4 yards per game and posted 35.4 points per game – 12th-best in the nation. He also served as coach of the offensive line in ‘05 and was the wide receivers coach in ‘04. Ferzoco is a 2004 graduate of Kenyon, where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in Political Science.
Terrence KLEIN UNH ‘10 Safeties/Outside Linebackers 3rd year at UNH
Terrence Klein is in his third year as an assistant coach with the UNH football program in 2012, working with safeties and outside linebackers. During the 2011 season, Klein oversaw the development of free safety Chris Beranger into one of the CAA’s top performers. Beranger, a firstyear starter, compiled 142 tackles, the fourth-highest, single-season total in UNH history and third-most in the conference. Klein also eased the transition of Manny Asam from a wide receiver the previous season to the starting strike safety for all 12 games. In 2010, Klein helped Wildcat senior free safety Hugo Souza earn a spot on the All-CAA First Team and the FCS All-New England Team with 95 tackles. Klein graduated from New Hampshire in 2010 following a four-year playing career with the Wildcats. As a senior in ‘09, Klein ranked third on the team in total tackles with 80, and he was second in tackles for a loss with 9.5 from his safety slot. Klein recorded a team-high six interceptions and returned one for a TD. In his junior year, Klein was sixth on the team in tackles (28-31-59) and third in interceptions (four). The Wildcats finished with a 10-3 overall record and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals both of those seasons.
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The 2012 season marks the second for Chris Van Horn on the UNH coaching staff as defensive tackles coach. In his first season, Van Horn helped develop a corps in the middle of the ‘Cats defensive front, led by junior Jared Smith (43 tackles, 2.5 sacks) and sophomore Sean McCann (27 tackles, sack). Van Horn previously spent three seasons (2008-10) at the University of North Carolina. In 2010, he was the on-field defensive graduate assistant for the Tar Heels and worked with the defensive line. During his first two seasons in Chapel Hill, Van Horn served in a quality control position, working with linebackers and the secondary. During his three seasons at North Carolina, the team went to three straight bowl games, culminating in a Music City Bowl victory in 2010. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native was a three-year letterwinner at St. Francis University in his hometown and began his coaching career at his alma mater, where he worked for three seasons. After two years as a graduate assistant, Van Horn was elevated to the role of defensive line coach for the 2007 season. During his playing career, Van Horn was an NAIA First Team All-America at defensive end for St. Francis and still holds the school’s all-time record for most sacks in a season and career. Van Horn earned bachelor’s degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education in 2004.
Alex MILLER Massachusetts ‘07 Offensive Line 2nd year at UNH
Alex Miller is in his second season as an assistant coach at UNH. After serving as the centers/guards coach in 2011, Miller adds the responsibility of tackles to his coaching title in 2012. Miller helped orchestrate a unit that included All-New England and All-CAA Second Team guard Ricky Archer in 2011. Prior to joining the Wildcats, Miller served a three-year tenure at the University of Oregon, where he began as an intern in 2008 before working as a graduate assistant coach for offense in 2009 and 2010. Miller worked closely with the Ducks’ running game and tutored the offensive line. As a student-athlete, Miller starred as a center at the University of Massachusetts, where he started all 50 games of his collegiate career from 2003-06. The Fairfax, Va., native was feted as an All-America in his senior campaign and was a two-time member of the All-Atlantic 10 First Team. Miller received his undergraduate degree from UMass in 2007.
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COACHING STAFF Artie ASSELTA
Bobby CALLAHAN
Hofstra ‘99 Wide Receivers 1st year at UNH
New Hampshire ‘01 BS, ‘06 MS
Assistant A.D., Football Operations
2nd year at UNH
Artie Asselta, a 1999 graduate of Hofstra University, brings 11 years of coaching experience to the UNH sidelines for his first season in 2012. Asselta spent the last two seasons at Southeastern Louisiana University as the quarterbacks coach and coordinated a passing game that ranked in the top 20 in the FCS in both years. He previously spent six seasons with Sacred Heart University from 2004-09, where he was the quarterbacks/wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for five seasons and coached the running backs for one season. While at Sacred Heart, Asselta coached Stephen Tedesco, who became the all-time leading WR in the school’s history, and Dale Fink, the leading passer in Northeast Conference history. In 2002-03, Asselta coached the running backs at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, where he mentored Bryant Jacobs, the first running back to rush for over 1,000 yards since the school moved to the D-I FBS level, and Rookie of the Year Kevin Payne the following season. Asselta began his coaching career directing the wide receivers as a graduate assistant at Stony Brook University. Asselta played quarterback at Hofstra from 1995-99. Artie, a native of New Hartford, N.Y., is married to Jessica Asselta, and they are the proud parents of one daughter, Alexis.
Callahan, a former Wildcats’ student manager and director of football operations, is in his second season as the University’s assistant athletic director for football operations in 2012 and eighth overall season with the program. He previously served as Boston College football’s assistant recruiting coordinator for head coach Frank Spaziani in 2010-11. His responsibilities at BC included organizing all on-campus recruiting functions and serving as the recruiting office liaison to the athletic administration. During his initial six-year term as UNH’s director of football operations from 2004-09, Callahan coordinated team travel, served as the team’s video coordinator and assisted in all football administration tasks. The Randolph, Mass., native began his career as the UNH football student manager from 1997-2001. Callahan has earned two degrees at UNH: a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Conservation in 2001 and a master’s degree in Kinesiology: Sport Studies in 2006. He and his wife, Jodi, reside in Portsmouth, N.H. They are the proud parents of son Brennan.
Art LINK
Matthew DELGADO
Florida ‘99 BS, ‘06 MS Linebackers 1st year at UNH
San Jose State ‘10
Art joins the Wildcat coaching staff as LB coach in 2012 following five seasons (200711) as the defensive coordinator/LB coach at Campbell University. Under his tutelage, the Camels ranked fifth in FCS football with 18 interceptions, 13th nationally with 28 forced turnovers and No. 31 in the country in red zone defense during the ‘11 campaign. Link served one year as defensive coordinator/DB coach at D-III Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Art turned around a squad that posted the worst defensive season in school history (2005), molding the unit into the school’s best defense in history the very next year. Art served as the graduate assistant at the University of Florida, his alma mater, for two seasons (2004-05) under head coaches Ron Zook and Urban Meyer. He spent the 2003 season as the DL coach at Boca Raton (Fla.) High School. He worked for legendary head coach Howard Schnellenberger as an intern at Florida Atlantic University, working in video operations and as an assistant strength and conditioning coach. His first coaching job was as a restricted earnings LB coach at D-II Missouri Western State College. During his playing days for head coach Steve Spurrier, Link was part of the National Championship and SEC Championship teams in the 1996-97 season. He received the Fifth-Year Senior Award in 1998. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science in 1999 and received his master’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Florida in 2006. Link and his wife, Megan, have two children: son, Ryan, and daughter, Ava.
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Director of Video Operations
2nd year at UNH
The 2012 season is Matthew Delgado’s second year at UNH as director of video operations. His primary responsibilities include overseeing the video library, breaking down opponent film for coaching staff, film exchange and coordinating all practice videotaping. In addition, he creates weekly, in-season team highlight videos, assists the head coach and assistant athletic director of football operations in day-to-day activities. He facilitates video distribution during pro scouting visits and aids in the recruiting efforts by creating/editing video packages. Prior to UNH, Delgado worked in player personnel and was responsible for video operations in the AFL for the San Jose SaberCats. Matthew was born and raised in Cupertino, Calif., and graduated from San Jose State University in May 2010. While at San Jose State, Matthew interned for the San Francisco 49ers in football operations, working on evaluations for the NFL draft, as well as other film evaluation projects. Delgado received his bachelor’s degree in Communications with a minor in Political Science.
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2012 PRESEASON DEPTH CHART WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB WR WR
84 81 66 74 53 61 70 62 63 77 72 78 89 85 7 14 5 1 30 15 83 82 8
CB SS DE DT DT DE LB LB WS FS CB
37 35 4 40 55 97 90 60 58 65 92 94 96 54 51 52 42 48 33 31 16 21 9
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JOEY ORLANDO (Sr., 5-11, 194) Justin Mello (Jr., 6-0, 217) SEAMUS O’NEILL (Jr., 6-3, 270) Walter McCarthy (Sr., 6-5, 272) CHRIS ZARKOSKIE (c) (Sr., 6-1, 286) Sean Ryan (Jr., 6-2, 286) MIKE COCCIA (So., 6-3, 290) George Kallas (R-Fr., 6-2, 310) RICKY ARCHER (Jr., 6-2, 278) Zach Hundertmark (R-Fr., 6-4, 276) MICKEY DILIMA (Sr., 6-4, 313) Rob Bowman (So., 6-5, 307) HAROLD SPEARS (So., 6-4, 245) Brian Ciccone (So., 6-3, 248) JAMES BRADY (Sr., 6-0, 210) -orANDY VAILAS (So., 6-2, 187) -orSEAN GOLDRICH (R-Fr., 6-3, 205) DONTRA PETERS (c) (Sr., 5-11, 197) Chris Setian (Jr., 5-10, 235) R.J. HARRIS (So., 6-0, 190) Tim Farina (Jr., 5-9, 168) JIMMY GIANSANTE (So., 6-2, 198) Jared Allison (R-Fr., 5-8, 164)
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CHRIS HOUSTON (Jr., 5-9, 170) Kalil Bailey (R-Fr., 5-10, 172) MANNY ASAM (Jr., 6-0, 184) Tim Pike (So., 5-10, 199) JAY COLBERT (Jr., 6-1, 262) Robbie Zauck (So., 6-2, 250) JARED SMITH (Sr., 6-3, 300) Matt Kaplan (So., 6-1, 291) SEAN McCANN (Jr., 6-2, 275) Tim Johnson (So., 6-2, 284) -or Jullian Turner (R-Fr., 6-0, 306) RANDI VINES (Sr., 6-3, 261) -orCODY MULLER (Jr., 6-2, 250) ALAN BUZBEE (c) (Sr., 6-3, 238) Shane McNeely (So., 6-2, 243) MATT EVANS (c) (Sr., 6-0, 226) Akil Anderson (R-Fr., 6-1, 197) TRE WILLIAMS (So., 6-3, 194) Keith Parkinson (R-Fr., 6-1, 191) CHRIS BERANGER (Jr., 5-11, 195) Nick Cefalo (So., 6-2, 190) STEVEN THAMES (So., 6-0, 181) Lamar Edmonds (R-Fr., 5-10, 165)
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PK/KO P PR KR H LS SS
MIKE MACARTHUR (Jr., 5-10, 184) Anthony Guidice (So., 5-8, 164) MIKE MACARTHUR (Jr., 5-10, 184) Brad Prasky (So., 6-1, 185) JOEY ORLANDO (Sr., 5-11, 194) Jared Allison (R-Fr., 5-8, 164) DONTRA PETERS (Sr., 5-11, 197) R.J. HARRIS (So., 6-0, 190) ANDY VAILAS (So., 6-2, 187) STEVE COLLISTER (Jr., 5-10, 249) MIKE COCCIA (So., 6-3, 290)
13 47 13 10 84 8 1 15 14 34 70
2011 FINAL DEPTH CHART
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WILDCATS OFFENSE
WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB WR WR
84 81 66 78 53 68 70 53 63 64 72 74 87 85 14 17 1 30 22 11 15 6 82
JOEY ORLANDO (Jr., 5-11, 195) Justin Mello (So., 6-0, 213) SEAMUS O’NEILL (So., 6-3, 284) Rob Bowman (R-Fr.. 6-5, 303) CHRIS ZARKOSKIE (Jr., 6-1, 288) George Pecoraro (Sr., 6-3, 290) MIKE COCCIA (R-Fr., 6-3, 282) Chris Zarkoskie (Jr., 6-1, 288) RICKY ARCHER (So., 6-2, 280) Tyler Brnger (So., 6-2, 287) MICKEY DILIMA (Jr., 6-4, 310) Walter McCarthy (Jr., 6-5, 265) SEAN CULLEN (Sr., 6-4, 235) Brian Ciccone (R-Fr., 6-3, 245) KEVIN DECKER (c) (Sr., 6-2, 205) James Brady (Jr., 6-0, 203) DONTRA PETERS (Jr., 5-11, 195) Chris Setian (So., 5-10, 236) Nico Steriti (R-Fr., 5-11, 216) MICKEY MANGIERI (Sr., 5-10, 178) R.J. Harris (R-Fr., 6-0, 194) CHRIS CHANDLER (Sr., 6-2, 215) Jimmy Giansante (R-Fr., 6-2, 195)
CB SS DE DT DT DE LB LB WS FS CB
20 7 4 28 98 94 90 65 58 60 56 91 54 51 52 83 45 48 31 16 37 21
KYLE FLEMINGS (Sr., 5-10, 180) Anthony Gorrell (Sr., 5-10, 164) MANNY ASAM (So., 6-0, 184) Chad Wilkes (R-Fr., 6-0, 191) BRIAN MCNALLY (c) (Sr., 6-3, 272) Randi Vines (Jr., 6-3, 248) JARED SMITH (Jr., 6-3, 295) Tim Johnson (R-Fr., 6-2, 271) SEAN MCCANN (So., 6-2, 262) Matt Kaplan (R-Fr., 6-1, 285) JAMES JENKINS (Sr., 6-1, 243) Jimmy Vailas (So., 6-3, 265) ALAN BUZBEE (Jr., 6-3, 242) Mark Petercuskie (Sr., 5-11, 232) MATT EVANS (Jr., 6-0, 227) Shane McNeely (Fr., 6-2, 243) ROD WALKER (Sr., 6-0, 212) Tre Williams (R-Fr., 6-3, 193) CHRIS BERANGER (So., 5-11, 194) Nick Cefalo (Fr., 6-2, 185) CHRIS HOUSTON (So., 5-9, 172) Steven Thames (R-Fr., 6-0, 178)
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WILDCATS SPECIALISTS
PK/KO 13 MIKE MACARTHUR (So., 5-10, 190) 18 A.J. DeLago (Sr., 5-10, 207) P 13 MIKE MACARTHUR (So., 5-10, 190) 10 Brad Prasky (R-Fr., 5-11, 190) PR 84 JOEY ORLANDO (Jr., 5-11, 195) 15 R.J. Harris (R-Fr., 6-0, 194) KR 1 DONTRA PETERS (Jr., 5-11, 195) 15 R.J. HARRIS (R-Fr., 6-0, 194) H 14 KEVIN DECKER (c) (Sr., 6-2, 205) 17 James Brady (Jr., 6-0, 203) LS 51 MARK PETERCUSKIE (Sr., 5-11, 232) SS 68 GEORGE PECORARO (Sr., 6-3, 290) OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY
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The University of New Hampshire football program enters the 2012 season as owners of the nation’s longest active streak of NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff appearances with eight. The Wildcats finished the 2011 campaign with an overall record of 8-4, a 6-2 mark in the CAA and the No. 11 ranking in The Sports Network/Fathead.com season-ending Top 25. The ‘Cats had their season end in heartbreaking fashion, 26-25, in the second round of the NCAAs at Montana State University when a blocked PAT with six seconds remaining dashed the hopes of overtime mere moments after senior quarterback Kevin Decker’s improbable 29-yard TD pass to wide receiver Justin Mello in the back right corner of the end zone. QUARTERBACKS UNH turns the page after bidding farewell to Decker, the co-captain, CAA Offensive Player of the Year and team most valuable player who threw for 3,272 yards, the third most in school single-season history, during his one memorable year as the starter. Now the competition is wide open to determine his replacement. Senior James Brady (6-0, 210) held a slight advantage over sophomore Andy Vailas (6-2, 187) following spring camp, with redshirt freshman Sean Goldrich (6-3, 205) also vying for an opportunity to win the starting job. Brady, who gained valuable playing time during two seasons at Georgetown prior to transferring to New Hampshire, went 13 of 17 for 300 yards in the spring Blue-White Game and has the edge in terms of experience. He threw for 690 yards and three TDs during his freshman season with the Hoyas in 2008 before seeing action in three more games as a sophomore in ’09. Last season, Brady played a very limited role as Decker’s backup, completing one of two passes for six yards in the season-opener at Toledo. Vailas raced for a 90-yard TD in the Blue-White Game last spring while completing 2 of 7 passes for 18 yards and a score. The Bedford, N.H., native completed 3 of 4 passes for 18 yards in two games as Decker’s understudy last season. Goldrich has a season of learning the offense under his belt; the signal caller has a winning track record, evidenced by his 25-4 mark as starting QB at Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Conn. In the Blue-White Game, Goldrich went 10 of 15 for 147 yards and a touchdown. RUNNING BACKS The running back position boasts nearly as much experience as the QB post lacks, with all four of last season’s top RBs returning to the backfield this season. Senior co-captain Dontra Peters (5-11, 197) is the incumbent at tailback. For the second straight year Peters led the team in carries (117), yards (595) and rushing yards/game (54.1) while finding the end zone seven times. The Annapolis, Md., native was also the backfield’s top receiving threat with 27 receptions for 174 yards. Sophomore Nico Steriti (5-11, 214) proved capable when called upon, highlighted by a career day in a win against Maine when he rumbled for 150 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. The Toms River, N.J., native saw action in all 12 games, chalking
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Dontra Peters up 370 yards on 65 carries to pace the team with 5.7 yards/ rush, including a team season-high 87-yard TD rush at Toledo. H-back Chris Setian (5-10, 235) specialized as the Wildcats’ between-the-tackles battering ram, pounding his way to 338 yards on 80 carries with three TDs. The junior tacked on 15 receptions for 125 yards and a TD and even registered 11 tackles, nine solo, with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on special teams. Sophomore Jimmy Owens (5-8, 211) looks to gain a stronger foothold among this deep corps of RBs in ’12. Owens played sparingly in his initial season with five carries for 13 yards. Granite-Staters Jim Earley (5-10, 179), a Bishop Brady product, and Mike Kelly (5-9, 190), a Bishop Guertin grad, round out the Wildcat ball-carriers. WIDE RECEIVERS A talented and deep receiving corps, buoyed by a pair of AllCAA members, should ease the transition of UNH’s new starting quarterback. Sophomore R.J. Harris (6-0, 190/Second Team) and senior Joey Orlando (5-11, 194/Third Team) were a dynamic duo last season. Harris burst upon the scene en route to a place on the College Sports Journal All-Freshman Team. He nabbed 50 receptions and led the ‘Cats with 714 receiving yards, 14.3 yards/catch, 64.9 receiving yards/game, and seven TDs, which tied for the CAA lead. He recorded four 100-yard receiving games, highlighted by a career-best 190 yards and 66-yard TD reception against Villanova, and was a two-time CAA Rookie of the Week. Orlando paced New Hampshire with 54 receptions as the only WR to start all 12 games. The two-year starter was on the receiving end of three TDs, racked up 679 receiving yards and had a career day in his hometown
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of Bethlehem, Pa., with 10 catches, 166 yards, two TD grabs and a 56-yard punt return for a TD in an overtime triumph against Lehigh. Mello (6-0, 217), in addition to his clutch grab at Montana State, totaled 23 receptions for 416 yards and five TDs, second most on the team. The reliable target notched five multi-catch games, including a career-high 60-yard scoring grab against Holy Cross. Sophomore Jimmy Giansante (6-2, 198), who started two games, is primed to take on a larger role in the receiving game after collecting three TD catches among his 11 receptions, and junior Tim Farina (5-9, 168), who was honored with the Todd Walker Teammate Award in May, also hopes to join the fray as a veteran presence. Joining this collection is fleet-footed redshirt freshman Jared Allison (5-8, 164) looking to make an immediate impact.
TIGHT ENDS With the departure of senior Sean Cullen, the battle for the starting spot rests between sophomores Brian Ciccone (6-3, 248) and Harold Spears (6-4, 245). Spears (one catch-18 yards) missed most of the ’11 season after suffering a leg injury in September that opened the door for Ciccone (one catch-two yards) to transition back from tight end after playing as a defensive end for the first two games. Mike Mitchell (6-3, 251), a sophomore, and Matt Murray (6-2, 257), a junior, enter camp with visions of climbing the depth chart with another year of seasoning under their belts, while redshirt freshman Ekene Nwokoye (6-5, 216) also will get an opportunity to compete for playing time.
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Chris Zarkoskie OFFENSIVE LINE All five starters, plus two key reserves, remain intact, making this unit potentially the strongest on the team. Junior Seamus O’Neill (6-6, 270) earned a berth on the All-CAA Third Team after starting all 12 games at left tackle. He’ll once again pair up with left guard and co-captain Chris Zarkoskie (6-1, 286), who is preparing for his third year as a starter. Sophomore Mike Coccia (6-3, 290) won the competition at center last season and proceeded to start all 12 games in his first collegiate campaign. Junior Ricky Archer (6-2, 278) parlayed his first season as a the starting right guard into a spot on both the FCS All-New England Team and the All-CAA Second Team, and senior Mickey DiLima (6-4, 313) will be looking to earn the nod at right tackle for a third consecutive season. Beyond the starters rests an impressive collection of backups looking to take on more definitive roles this season. Senior Walter McCarthy (6-5, 272) and sophomore Rob Bowman (6-5, 307) both played significant snaps at right tackle last season and will be part of the mix again in ’12. Returnees Alex Blane (6-4, 291) and Sean Ryan (6-2, 286) will vie for higher positions on the depth chart with a slew of talented newcomers: Cameron Finn (6-2, 280), Austin Heter (6-4, 261), Zach Hundertmark (6-4, 276) and George Kallas (6-2, 310). DEFENSIVE LINE A front four that was experienced on the edges and young in the middle takes on the opposite look this season. Gone are co-captain Brian McNally, an All-CAA, All-New England and ECAC First Team All-Star defensive end, and James Jenkins, the Jack French Unsung Hero award winner and two-year starter at DE. The bookends combined for 71 tackles and 11
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sacks last season. The departure of the senior tandem should be offset by the return of junior ends Jay Colbert (6-1, 262) and Cody Muller (6-2, 250), both of whom are geared up to return to the forefront after missing the ‘11 season recovering from injuries. Also looking to fill the void will be sophomore Robbie Zauck (6-2, 250) and senior Randi Vines (6-3, 261), who will be joined by newcomers Danny Riley (6-4, 256) and Dab Ukwuani (6-3, 240). The defensive tackle position features a group of experienced players that should be very effective in plugging the middle of the line. Jared Smith (6-3, 300) is expected to remain a stalwart at DT, a position he has helped fortify the past two seasons. The senior ranked second among all UNH linemen with 43 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, a season ago. Fellow tackle Sean McCann (6-2, 275) is back in the fold after starting 10 games, with 27 tackles and a sack, during his sophomore campaign. Junior Jimmy Vailas (6-3, 256) will also be counted upon to once again provide depth at that spot, along with sophomore Matt Kaplan (6-1, 291), who collected 15 tackles, nine solo, with 1.5 sacks as part of the rotation last season. Classmate Tim Johnson (6-2, 284) also saw plenty of action last season and should be an integral part of the D-line once again. Look for redshirt freshmen Rashid Armand (6-0, 307), Jullian Turner (6-0, 306) and Ryan Welch (6-3, 273) to also battle for playing time. LINEBACKER To suggest expectations are high for this group would be a massive understatement. Both incumbent MLBs are senior cocaptains entering their third year as starters, and one of them –Matt Evans (6-0, 226)- is seeking an encore on the heels of winning the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s top defensive
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Alan Buzbee player last season. Evans, who became the first player in school history to earn that prestigious honor, was tabbed a consensus All-America by such outlets as the Walter Camp Football Foundation, Phil Steele, The Sports Network/Fathead.com, College Sports Madness, Beyond Sports College Network to go along with winning the Gold Helmet Award as New England’s FCS player of the year. The Hanover, Mass., native paced the squad with 165 tackles (No. 2 nationally), snared three interceptions, including two pick-sixes, recorded two sacks, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. With 334 career tackles, he is ranked fifth all-time at UNH and is just 100 tackles shy of the school’s No. 1 spot. Though overshadowed by his acclaimed classmate, Alan Buzbee (6-3, 238) has proven to be a consistent force in his own right. The Chester, N.J., native started all 12 games last season and ranked third on the team with 88 tackles, six tackles for loss, one sack, one INT, one fumble recovery and a team-leading five pass breakups. His leadership both on and off the field should make him an integral part of the Wildcats’ 2012 success. Shane McNeely (6-2, 243) was one of only two true freshmen to see action in 2011, which demonstrated his quick assimilation to the defense. The native of Whitehall, Pa., registered at least one tackle in each of the nine games in which he appeared and notched a fumble recovery. Junior Steve Collister (5-10, 249) and senior Michael Bradley (6-2, 229) provide depth and experience to the linebacking corps, while sophomore Damien Francis (6-0, 211) and redshirt freshman Akil Anderson (6-1, 197) will seek to open some eyes with an impressive camp.
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SAFETY New Hampshire’s 4-2-5 defense emphasizes the importance of the safety position, employing a ‘free’, ‘strike’ and ‘whip’ safety. Chris Beranger (5-11, 195) capitalized on his first season as the first-string free safety by starting all 12 games and becoming one of the CAA’s most potent defensive backs. The Winthrop, Mass., native compiled 142 tackles, the fourth most in school history. He ranked third in the CAA and ninth in the nation with 11.8 tackles/game and led the ‘Cats in tackles seven times. Beranger posted double-digit stops in eight games, tallied an interception, a sack, two forced fumbles and tied for team-high distinction with five pass breakups. A year ago, Manny Asam (6-0, 184)was making the transition from wide receiver to defensive back. Now the junior is entrenched as the starting strike safety coming off a season that saw him record 75 tackles while starting all 12 contests. The Bloomfield, N.J., native notched three interceptions, added four pass breakups, a sack and a fumble recovery. The whip safety job is up for grabs following the graduation of Rod Walker. Tre Williams (6-3, 194) is the most experienced of the candidates to step into that role. The Syracuse, N.Y., native battled through injuries to rack up 20 tackles, 17 solo, in eight games. Nick Cefalo (6-2, 190) is back in the mix after earning playing time in five games as a true freshman in ’11, and competition should be fierce among sophomore Tim Pike (5-10, 199) and redshirt freshmen Khyheem Finley (5-10, 193) and Keith Parkinson (6-1, 191) to gain a stronger foothold on the depth chart. CORNERBACK Junior Chris Houston (5-9, 170) took a major stride forward in 2011 by leading the Wildcats with six interceptions as the starting ‘field’ cornerback for all 12 contests. The Harrisburg,
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Chris Beranger Pa., native snatched five picks in the final four games of the season and concluded the year with 57 tackles, including 43 unassisted stops, which ranked tops among CBs. Sophomore Steven Thames (6-0, 181) served as the primary backup at corner last season and, with the departure of Kyle Flemings, will be looking to fill that vacancy opposite Houston in ’12. The Fort Washington, Md., native totaled seven tackles in eight games, seeing most of his action on special teams. D.J. Moss (5-10, 166), Kalil Bailey (5-10, 172) and Lamar Edmonds (5-10, 165) lead the redshirt freshmen who will be in the mix for significant playing time. KICKING/PUNTING Junior Mike MacArthur (5-10, 184) is geared up for his third year as starting place-kicker and will enter the fall looking to get the nod at punter for the second consecutive season. The All-CAA Second Team kicker went 15-for-18 (83.3%) with a long kick of 47 yards last season while converting 40 of 43 PATs for a team-leading 85 points. The North Hampton, N.H., native averaged 38.3 yards per punt with a long of 59 yards. Among those who will get a closer look as potential backups are junior Nick Pellino (6-1, 208), sophomores Brad Prasky (6-1, 185) and Anthony Guidice (5-8, 164) and redshirt freshman Christian Breda (6-2, 181). KICK/PUNT RETURNS Peters ranked third in the CAA with 24.6 yard per kickoff return and tied a school record with 31 kick returns (Corey Graham, 2005) last season. He returns along with both Steriti (13 returns-278 yards) and Harris (13 returns-212 yards), who bring experience to that facet of the game. Orlando is in line for a second straight year as the primary punt-return specialist a season after averaging 10.6 yards/return, highlighted by 56yard TD at Lehigh.
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Name Dontra Peters (C) Manny Asam Sean Goldrich Kyon Taylor James Brady Jared Allison Lamar Edmonds Brad Prasky Hayden Jardine Seth Sheridan Adam Riese Mike MacArthur Andy Vailas R.J. Harris Nick Cefalo Mike DeTroia Cam Seymour Chris McCormick Ryan Lynch Steven Thames Nico Steriti D.J. Moss Mike Kelly Khyheem Finley Dalton Crossan Tyler Sargent Casey DeAndrade Jim Earley Jordan Garron Chris Setian Chris Beranger Jimmy Owens Keith Parkinson Steve Collister Kalil Bailey Chris Houston Anthony Pante Michael Bradley Tim Pike Horace Chalstrom Akil Anderson Stephane Turner Dab Ukwuani Dan Rowe Hayden Knudson Anthony Guidice Tre Williams Ryan Farrell Kelvin Fenelon Damien Francis Shane McNeely Matt Evans (C) Chris Zarkoskie (C) Alan Buzbee (C) Jay Colbert DeVaughn Chollette Kevin McNally Sean McCann Connor Garside
2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER Pos. RB S QB WR QB WR CB K/P QB WR QB K/P QB WR S WR WR QB DB CB RB DB RB S RB DB DB RB RB RB S RB S LB CB CB WR LB S DB LB RB DE DB DB K/P S DB LB LB LB LB OL LB DE LB LB DT OL
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Cl. Sr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. R-Fr. So. Fr. So. So. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. R-Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Fr. So. So. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
Ht. 5-11 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-10 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-8 6-1 5-10 5-10 5-9 6-2 6-2 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-8 6-3 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2
Wt. 197 184 205 180 210 164 165 185 205 175 205 184 187 190 190 192 214 201 175 181 214 166 190 193 185 202 190 179 205 235 195 211 191 249 172 170 170 229 199 179 197 185 240 200 190 164 194 200 217 211 243 226 286 238 262 205 225 275 280
Hometown/Last School(s) Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s Bloomfield, N.J./Worcester Academy West Haven, Conn./Notre Dame Springfield, Va./Lee Deer Park, N.Y./St. Anthony’s/Georgetown Cliffwood, N.J./Matawan Regional Worcester, Mass./St. Peter-Marian Groton, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Tokyo, Japan/American School Ashburnham, Mass./Bridgton Academy Hamilton, N.J./Steinert North Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet Bedford, N.H./Phillips Academy Odenton, Md./Arundel Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat Hyannis, Mass./Nauset Regional Burlington, Vt./Berkshire Academy Atkinson, N.H./Timberlane Regional Fort Washington, Md./Riverdale Baptist Toms River, N.J./Toms River East Huntsville, Ala./Columbia Merrimack, N.H./Bishop Guertin Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North Fairview, Pa./Fairview East Bridgewater, Mass./East Bridgewater Hopkinton, N.H./Bishop Brady Bedford, N.H./Bedford East Longmeadow, Mass./Suffield Academy Winthrop, Mass./Winthrop West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest Rochester, N.Y./Greece Olympia Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt Manalapan, N.J./St. John Vianney Concord, N.H./Concord Bedford, Mass./Bedford Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s Morristown, N.J./Morristown Rowlett, Texas/Loomis Chaffee Gaithersburg, Md./Col. Zadok Magruder East Orange, N.J./Williston Northampton Alexandria, Va./Hayfield Nashua, N.H./Nashua North Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy Westwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers N. Miami Beach, Fla./Chaminade Madonna Bridgeport, Conn./Bridgeport Central Whitehall, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic Hanover, Mass./Thayer Academy West Caldwell, N.J./Seton Hall Prep Chester, N.J./Seton Hall Prep Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy Scranton, Pa./West Scranton Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake Sutton, N.H./Kearsarge Regional
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2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 94 95 96 97 98 99 99
Matt Kaplan Sean Ryan George Kallas Ricky Archer Tad McNeely Tim Johnson Seamus O’Neill Jesse Trottier Alexander Morrill Mike Coccia Isaiah Martin Mickey DiLima Cameron Finn Walter McCarthy Rashid Armand Alex Blane Zach Hundertmark Rob Bowman Austin Heter Cameron Shorey Justin Mello Jimmy Giansante Tim Farina Joey Orlando Brian Ciccone Ekene Nwokoye Jordan Powell Mike Mitchell Harold Spears Jared Smith Jimmy Vailas Jullian Turner Matt Murray Andrew Lauderdale Randi Vines Ryan Welch Cody Muller Robbie Zauck Danny Riley Christian Breda Nick Pellino
DT OL OL OL OL DT OL OL DL OL OL OL OL OL DT OL OL OL OL TE WR WR WR WR TE TE DE TE TE DT DL DT TE TE DE DT DE DE DL K/P K/P
So. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Sr. R-Fr. Sr. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. So. R-Fr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. So. R-Fr. R-Fr. Jr.
6-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-4 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-0 6-2 5-9 5-11 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-1
291 286 310 278 275 284 270 275 290 290 283 313 280 272 307 291 276 307 261 245 217 198 168 194 248 216 220 251 245 300 256 306 257 240 261 273 250 250 256 181 208
Franklin, N.H./Franklin Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry Beverly, Mass./Beverly The Plains, Va./Osceola Whitehall, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny Manchester, N.H./Manchester Central Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy Lebanon, N.H./Lebanon Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom Pennsauken, N.J./Pennsauken Kensington, Md./Our Lady Of Good Counsel Goffstown, N.H./Goffstown Warwick, R.I./Milton Academy Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay North Andover, Mass./North Andover West Windsor, N.J./Hun School Cheshire, Conn./Notre Dame McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour Calais, Maine/Phillips Exeter Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson Campton, N.H./Plymouth Regional Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty Manchester, Mass./Manchester Essex Hanover, N.H./Academy of the New Church Forked River, N.J./Lacey Township Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin Perkasie, Pa./Pennington School Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim Bedford, N.H./Kimball Union Academy East Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills Stow, Mass./Nashoba Regional Concord, N.H./Trinity Roanoke, Va./Santa Clara Dunstable, Mass./Lawrence Academy Telford, Pa./Souderton Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City Danielsville, Pa./Northampton Area Needham, Mass./Dexter Danvers, Mass./Danvers/Northeastern
Wildcats Coaching Staff Head Coach: Sean McDonnell Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Ryan Carty Defensive Coordinator/DBs: John Lyons Defensive Ends: Jon Shelton Wide Receivers: Artie Asselta Tight Ends: Brian Barbato Running Backs: Michael Ferzoco Linebackers: Art Link Strong Safeties/OLBs: Terrence Klein Offensive Line: Alex Miller Defensive Tackles: Chris Van Horn Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations: Bobby Callahan Strength and Conditioning Coach: Paul Chapman Director of Video Operations: Matthew Delgado Athletic Trainers: Jon Dana, Cindy Michaud
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No. Name Pos. Cl. 8 Jared Allison WR R-Fr. 42 Akil Anderson LB R-Fr. 63 Ricky Archer OL Jr. 75 Rashid Armand DT R-Fr. 4 Manny Asam S Jr. 35 Kalil Bailey DB R-Fr. 31 Chris Beranger S Jr. 76 Alex Blane OL So. 78 Rob Bowman OL So. 39 Michael Bradley LB Sr. 7 James Brady QB Sr. 99 Christian Breda K/P R-Fr. 54 Alan Buzbee (C) LB Sr. 16 Nick Cefalo S So. 41 Horace Chalstrom DB Fr. 56 DeVaughn Chollette LB Fr. 85 Brian Ciccone TE So. 70 Mike Coccia OL So. 55 Jay Colbert DE Jr. 34 Steve Collister LB Jr. 27 Dalton Crossan RB Fr. 28 Casey DeAndrade DB Fr. 17 Mike DeTroia WR R-Fr. 72 Mickey DiLima OL Sr. 29 Jim Earley RB R-Fr. 9 Lamar Edmonds CB R-Fr. 52 Matt Evans (C) LB Sr. 83 Tim Farina WR Jr. 49 Ryan Farrell DB Fr. 49 Kelvin Fenelon LB So. 26 Khyheem Finley S R-Fr. 73 Cameron Finn OL R-Fr. 50 Damien Francis LB So. 29 Jordan Garron RB Fr. 59 Connor Garside OL Fr. 82 Jimmy Giansante WR So. 5 Sean Goldrich QB R-Fr. 47 Anthony Guidice K/P So. 15 R.J. Harris WR So. 79 Austin Heter OL R-Fr. 37 Chris Houston CB Jr. 77 Zach Hundertmark OL R-Fr. 11 Hayden Jardine QB Fr. 65 Tim Johnson DT So. 62 George Kallas OL R-Fr. 60 Matt Kaplan DT So. 24 Mike Kelly RB R-Fr. 46 Hayden Knudson DB Fr. 94 Andrew Lauderdale TE Fr. 20 Ryan Lynch DB So. 13 Mike MacArthur K/P Jr. 71 Isaiah Martin OL Sr. 58 Sean McCann DT Jr. 74 Walter McCarthy OL Sr. 19 Chris McCormick QB Fr. 57 Kevin McNally LB Fr. 51 Shane McNeely LB So. 64 Tad McNeely OL Fr. 81 Justin Mello WR Jr.
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Ht. 5-8 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-10 5-11 6-4 6-5 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-1 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-4 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-8 6-0 6-4 5-9 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-6 5-9 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-0
Wt. 164 197 278 307 184 172 195 291 307 229 210 181 238 190 179 205 248 290 262 249 185 190 192 313 179 165 226 168 200 217 193 280 211 205 280 198 205 164 190 261 170 276 205 284 310 291 190 190 240 175 184 283 275 272 201 225 243 275 217
Hometown/Last School Cliffwood, N.J./Matawan Regional Morristown, N.J./Morristown The Plains, Va./Osceola Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay Bloomfield, N.J./Worcester Academy Lancaster, Pa./Manheim Township Winthrop, Mass./Winthrop North Andover, Mass./North Andover Cheshire, Conn./Notre Dame Concord, N.H./Concord Deer Park, N.Y./St. Anthony’s/Georgetown Needham, Mass./Dexter Chester, N.J./Seton Hall Prep Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s Scranton, Pa./West Scranton Manchester, Mass./Manchester Essex Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy Rochester, N.Y./Greece Olympia Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North East Bridgewater, Mass./East Bridgewater Barnegat, N.J./Barnegat Kensington, Md./Our Lady Of Good Counsel Hopkinton, N.H./Bishop Brady Worcester, Mass./St. Peter-Marian Hanover, Mass./Thayer Academy Campton, N.H./Plymouth Regional Westwood, Mass./Xaverian Brothers N. Miami Beach, Fla./Chaminade Madonna Staten Island, N.Y./Curtis Goffstown, N.H./Goffstown Bridgeport, Conn./Bridgeport Central Bedford, N.H./Bedford Sutton, N.H./Kearsarge Regional Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson West Haven, Conn./Notre Dame Nashua, N.H./Nashua North Odenton, Md./Arundel McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt West Windsor, N.J./Hun School Tokyo, Japan/American School Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny Beverly, Mass./Beverly Franklin, N.H./Franklin Merrimack, N.H./Bishop Guertin Alexandria, Va./Hayfield Concord, N.H./Trinity Atkinson, N.H./Timberlane Regional North Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet Pennsauken, N.J./Pennsauken Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon Lake Warwick, R.I./Milton Academy Burlington, Vt./Berkshire Academy Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall Whitehall, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic Whitehall, Pa./Allentown Central Catholic Dartmouth, Mass./Dartmouth
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88 69 23 96 93 86 66 84 32 38 33 99 1 40 87 10 12 98 45 61 27 30 18 11 80 90 89 22 6 21 68 92 43 44 14 91 94 95 48 53 97
Mike Mitchell Alexander Morrill D.J. Moss Cody Muller Matt Murray Ekene Nwokoye Seamus O’Neill Joey Orlando Jimmy Owens Anthony Pante Keith Parkinson Nick Pellino Dontra Peters (C) Tim Pike Jordan Powell Brad Prasky Adam Riese Danny Riley Dan Rowe Sean Ryan Tyler Sargent Chris Setian Cam Seymour Seth Sheridan Cameron Shorey Jared Smith Harold Spears Nico Steriti Kyon Taylor Steven Thames Jesse Trottier Jullian Turner Stephane Turner Dab Ukwuani Andy Vailas Jimmy Vailas Randi Vines Ryan Welch Tre Williams Chris Zarkoskie (C) Robbie Zauck
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TE DL DB DE TE TE OL WR RB WR S K/P RB S DE K/P QB DL DB OL DB RB WR WR TE DT TE RB WR CB OL DT RB DE QB DL DE DT S OL DE
So. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. So. Jr. Sr. R-Fr. So. Sr. So.
6-3 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-2 6-5 6-3 5-11 5-8 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-3 6-4 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-2
251 290 166 250 257 216 270 194 211 170 191 208 197 199 220 185 205 256 200 286 202 235 214 175 245 300 245 214 180 181 275 306 185 240 187 256 261 273 194 286 250
Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Coughlin Lebanon, N.H./Lebanon Huntsville, Ala./Columbia Telford, Pa./Souderton Stow, Mass./Nashoba Regional Hanover, N.H./Academy of the New Church Manchester, N.H./Manchester Central Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford Manalapan, N.J./St. John Vianney Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest Danvers, Mass./Danvers/Northeastern Annapolis, Md./St. Mary’s Bedford, Mass./Bedford Forked River, N.J./Lacey Township Groton, Mass./Groton-Dunstable Hamilton, N.J./Steinert Danielsville, Pa./Northampton Area East Orange, N.J./Williston Northampton Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry Fairview, Pa./Fairview East Longmeadow, Mass./Suffield Academy Hyannis, Mass./Nauset Regional Ashburnham, Mass./Bridgton Academy Calais, Maine/Phillips Exeter Greencastle, Pa./Greencastle-Antrim Perkasie, Pa./Pennington School Toms River, N.J./Toms River East Springfield, Va./Lee Fort Washington, Md./Riverdale Baptist Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy East Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills Rowlett, Texas/Loomis Chaffee Gaithersburg, Md./Col. Zadok Magruder Bedford, N.H./Phillips Academy Bedford, N.H./Kimball Union Academy Roanoke, Va./Santa Clara Dunstable, Mass./Lawrence Academy Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy West Caldwell, N.J./Seton Hall Prep Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City
Wildcats Coaching Staff Head Coach: Sean McDonnell Offensive Coordinator/QBs: Ryan Carty Defensive Coordinator/DBs: John Lyons Defensive Ends: Jon Shelton Wide Receivers: Artie Asselta Tight Ends: Brian Barbato Running Backs: Michael Ferzoco Linebackers: Art Link Strong Safeties/OLBs: Terrence Klein Offensive Line: Alex Miller Defensive Tackles: Chris Van Horn Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations: Bobby Callahan Strength and Conditioning Coach: Paul Chapman Director of Video Operations: Matthew Delgado Athletic Trainers: Jon Dana, Cindy Michaud
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THE 2012 UNH WILDCATS Jared ALLISON
Ricky ARCHER
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Freshman (R) // Wide Receiver 5-8 // 164 // Cliffwood, N.J.
Junior // Offensive Line 6-2 // 278 // The Plains, Va.
Personal The son of W. Frankie and Tricia Allison... born 4-1-93 in Red Bank, N.J.
Personal The son of Rick Archer... born 1-10-91 in Cleveland, Ohio
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2011 Redshirt season
2011 Started all 12 games at right guard... tabbed to FCS All-New England Team... named to All-CAA Second Team 2010 Played in nine games, starting six... started five games at right guard and one game at left guard... earned his first career start at LG in loss at Maine... started at RG in win at James Madison, victory over UMass at inaugural Colonial Clash, loss to William & Mary, win at Villanova & NCAA D-I second-round win at Bethune-Cookman 2009 Redshirt Season
Before UNH Four-year starter at Matawan Regional High School for coach Joe Martucci... as senior captain, named to National Football Foundation MSG Varsity All-Metro Second Team as DB... member of Super 100 All-State Team... Class A Offensive Player of Year... Old Spice Red Zone Player of Year as junior and senior... N.J. All-State North vs. South Offensive MVP... as junior, All-State Second Team offense, All-Shore First Team offense, All-Monmouth First Team offense... Monmouth County Player of Year... Liberty Division Player of Year... team captain during junior campaign... as sophomore, received Big Time Football Showcase Fastest Man award by posting a 4.37 40-yard dash
Before UNH Member of 2008 2-A Florida High School Championship team at Osceola High School
Akil ANDERSON
Rashid ARMAND
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Freshman (R) // Linebacker 6-1 // 197 // Morristown, N.J. Personal The son of Robin Lewis... born 10-29-93 in Newark, N.J.
Personal The son of Yves Armand and Twanna Bolden... born 8-4-93 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Redshirt season... made team-leading 10 tackles and notched pass breakup in fall Blue-White Game Before UNH Played for coach Chris Hull at Morristown High School... senior captain on the 2010 North II Group III state championship team... finished senior campaign with 85 tackles, two forced fumbles, 16 passes defended and one interception... on offense, caught 23 passes for 476 yards and three touchdowns... named Group 3 All-State First Team, All-Conference First Team and All-Morris County on defense... notched 34 tackles and made three catches for 45 yards during junior season that was cut short due to knee injury
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Freshman (R) // Defensive Tackle 6-0 // 307 // Brooklyn, N.Y.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Redshirt season Before UNH Team captain as DT/OL for Sheepshead Bay High School... named to 2010 N.Y. Post All-Boro and All-City Teams… named ‘10 PSAL MVP ScholarAthlete… tabbed to Brooklyn Football Coaches Association Big 44 Senior All-Star Team… named 2010-11 Sheepshead Bay H.S. “Top Male Athlete of the Year”… H.S. Wall of Fame recipient… selected as member of “Senior Arista” Chapter of the National Honor Society… named 2009 Sheepshead Bay H.S. best lineman… three-time varsity academic award winner (2009-11)
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THE 2012 UNH WILDCATS Manny ASAM
Chris BERANGER
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Junior // Safety 6-0 // 184 // Bloomfield, N.J. Personal The son of David Asam and Evelyn Aggrey... born 8-24-90 in Ghana
Junior // Safety 5-11 // 195 // Winthrop, Mass. Personal The son of Jeannie Scarpa and Kevin Beranger... born 8-26-90 in Boston UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Notched 75 tackles, including 48 solo stops, while starting all 12 games at strong safety... recorded first career fumble recovery in win against Maine... set career high with 11 tackles in win over James Madison... snared third INT of season and racked up seven tackles in Colonial Clash victory over UMass at Gillette Stadium... made six tackles and picked off second pass of year in win over Holy Cross... registered nine tackles, including first career sack, in win vs Richmond... tallied first career INT in win at Lehigh... converted from WR to safety in spring camp 2010 Played in eight games, making three receptions for 17 yards as a wide receiver... collected career-high two catches for four yards in win over Towson... made one reception for career-high 13 yards in loss at Rhode Island 2009 Redshirt season Before UNH Standout DB and WR at Worcester Academy... Class A First Team NESPSAC and All-New England First Team DB... gained over 1,000 allpurpose yards... also lettered in lacrosse... at Bloomfield High School in 2007, named to All-State Second Team... MVP of Robeson All-Star Classic
Kalil BAILEY
2011 Started all 12 games at FS... ranked second on team with 142 tackles, fourthmost in school single-season history... ranked third in CAA and ninth in nation with 11.8 tackles/game... paced team with 15 tackles in NCAA playoff loss at Montana State... led squad with 16 tackles in win vs Maine... secured 13 tackles, notched first career sack and forced fumble in win over URI... tallied 14 tackles to lead team in Colonial Clash win over UMass... forced fumble and led squad with 16 tackles at William & Mary... tallied team-high 12 tackles in win over Holy Cross... set career high with 17 tackles in upset win at Richmond... snared first career interception at Lehigh... recorded first career double-digit tackle game with 12 stops in loss at Toledo 2010 Played in 10 games, making 20 tackles, including nine solo stops... set then career high with nine tackles in triumph over Towson... made four tackles in collegiate debut vs. Central Connecticut State in home opener 2009 Redshirt season Before UNH Two-way standout at Winthrop H.S.... three-time All-North Shore All-Star, compiling over 4,000 all-purpose yards as RB/WR... awarded Bentley Swift Cup as Class of 2009’s top athlete... named Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... ranked third in Division 3 in scoring with 17 touchdowns and 102 points, earning him co-MVP honors in the Northeastern Small Conference in ‘07... member of 2006 Super Bowl-winning Vikings team... started for two seasons on baseball team as center fielder and pitcher
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Freshman (R) // Cornerback 5-10 // 172 // Lancaster, Pa. Personal The son of Bart and Janine Bailey... born 9-5-93 in Teaneck, N.J. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Redshirt season Before UNH Had a standout career at Manheim Township for coach Mike Melnyk... honorable mention All Lebanon-Lancaster League as a defensive back as junior and senior... also lettered in track... All Lebanon-Lancaster League in the 100-meter dash... track team captain during senior year
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THE 2012 UNH WILDCATS Alex BLANE
Rob BOWMAN
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Sophomore // Offensive Line 6-5 // 307 // Cheshire, Conn.
6-4 // 291 // North Andover, Mass. Personal The son of Alex and Susan Blane... born 4-5-92 in North Andover, Mass.
Personal The son of Pat and Terry Bowman... born 7-29-92 in Cheshire, Conn.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... provided depth on offensive line... saw action in Villanova game 2010 Redshirt season as DL
2011 Served as backup offensive tackle... played in five games, including three of last four contests 2010 Redshirt season
Before UNH Played OL/DL at North Andover High School for coach John Rafferty... two-year starter was named pre-season All-Massachusetts All-Star by “ESPN Rise Magazine”... feted as All-Cape Ann selection and awarded school’s Coaches Award... three-sport captain, also lettering in lacrosse and basketball for the Scarlet Knights... All-Cape Ann lacrosse player in junior year when he scored 27 goals
Before UNH Two-way starter on OL/DL at Notre Dame High School... guided Green Knights to 11-1 record, Class L State Championship & Connecticut’s No. 1 ranking as senior... named to the SCC All-Conference Team; Walter Camp All-Connecticut Team; All-Area First Team on offense & All-State First Team on defense by the New Haven Register... tabbed to All-State defensive unit by Conn. H.S. Head Coaches Association... led SCC Class L division DTs with over 73 tackles and led league in sacks/yards lost with 10 sacks for 46 yards... also lettered in lacrosse
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Senior // Linebacker 6-1 // 229 // Concord, N.H. Personal The son of Thomas and Jean Bradley... born 1-4-91 in Concord, N.H. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Appeared in two games at LB, against Villanova and Maine Before UNH Played for coach Bob Camirand at Concord High School... named NHIAA All-State First Team LB in 2008
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Alan BUZBEE
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Senior // Quarterback 6-0 // 210 // Deer Park, N.Y.
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Senior // Linebacker 6-3 // 238 // Chester, N.J.
Personal The son of Charles and Kerry Brady... born 2-20-90 in Princeton, N.J.
Personal The son of Larry and Rhonda Buzbee...born 9-18-89 in Libertyville, Ill.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Played in three games as backup quarterback to starter Kevin Decker... completed 1 of 2 passes for six yards and added one carry for three yards in sesaon-opening loss at Toledo 2010 Sat out due to NCAA D-I transfer regulations... received 2010-11 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award
2011 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... started all 12 games at MLB... ranked third on team with 88 tackles... made nine tackles in NCAA playoff loss at Montana State... tied career high with 13 tackles in win over Maine... made seven tackles and notched first career sack in win over James Madison... racked up first career fumble recovery in win over Rhode Island... matched career high with 13 tackles in Colonial Clash triumph over UMass... snared first career interception at William & Mary... led team with nine tackles in win over Villanova... notched nine tackles in win over Holy Cross... made nine stops in win over Richmond 2010 Played in 12 games, including 10 starts, at MLB... ranked third on team with 86 tackles... took over starting job following season-ending injury to senior captain Devon Jackson... notched nine tackles in NCAA playoff loss to Delaware... recorded 10 tackles vs William & Mary... amassed 12 tackles in loss at Maine... tallied career-high 13 tackles in win over Lehigh... posted 10 tackles, career-high nine solo, in first career start at Rhode Island 2009 Appeared in 12 games for the Wildcats... posted 27 tackles... notched multiple tackles in eight games 2008 Redshirt season
At Georgetown 2009 Played in three games at Georgetown, completing 25 of 52 passes for 190 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions 2008 Completed 75 of 142 passes for 690 yards with three touchdowns and six interceptions... had five games with at least 100 yards passing... named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on September 15 after the Lafayette game Before College Earned three letters in football at St. Anthony’s... captained his football team during his senior year... as a senior, named All-State, All-League, AllLong Island, All-Daily News, league Offensive Player of the Year and Team MVP... in his junior year named All-League, All-Area and Daily News Player of the Year
Christian BREDA
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Before UNH A three-year letterwinner in football and a two-year letterwinner in basketball at Seton Hall Prep... named All-Conference First Team, All-Essex County Second Team and All-Group Third Team... named the Junior Defensive Player of the Year in Essex County... compiled eight TDs and 600 total yards on offense and 82 tackles, five sacks and one interception
Freshman (R) // Kicker/Punter 6-2 // 181 // Needham, Mass. Personal The son of Gary and Sandy Breda... born on 7-19-92 in Natick, Mass. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Redshirt Season Before UNH In addition to football, was a three-time varsity letterman in crew and was captain his junior and senior years at Dexter High School... was ranked 81st in the nation by Kohl’s Kicking... kicked the first field goal in Dexter football program history
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THE 2012 UNH WILDCATS Nick CEFALO
Mike COCCIA
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Sophomore // Safety 6-2 // 190 // Basking Ridge, N.J.
Sophomore // Offensive Line 6-3 // 290 // Bethlehem, Pa.
Personal The son of Andrew and Robin Cefalo... born 9-23-91 in Morristown, N.J.
Personal The son of Silvio and Robin Coccia... born 7-23-92 in Easton, Pa.
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UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Was one of only two true freshmen (Shane McNeely) to see action... played in five games, recording three tackles -all solo... made his first career tackle in collegiate debut vs Villanova
2011 Started all 12 games at center 2010 Redshirt season
Before UNH Played a post-graduate season at Cheshire Academy... set a state record by returning five INTs for touchdowns... named All-Colonial League and All-New England... led N.E. in receiving and interceptions... captained the Cheshire basketball team... three-year starter at Ridge High School... named All-State First Team and All-County First Team by Newark Star-Ledger and All-Area First Team by Courier News... named Somerset County Player of the Year and Courier News Male Athlete of the Year as senior... made seven interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, seeing time as both a cornerback and a free safety
Before UNH Three-year letter winner as OL/DL at Freedom High School for coach Jason Roeder... helped pave way for two All-State running backs... in senior season, named All-Conference First Team and All-Area First Team... chosen to play in the Pa. East-West Shrine Game & Big 33 All-Star Game... as junior, compiled 45 tackles and 10 sacks, earning All-Area Second Team honors... also lettered in basketball
Jay COLBERT
Brian CICCONE
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Junior // Defensive End 6-1 // 262 // Langhorne, Pa.
Sophomore // Tight End 6-3 // 248 // Manchester, Mass. Personal The son of Tony and Pam Ciccone... born 10-10-91 in Beverly, Mass. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Member of 2011 CAA Academic All-Conference Team... appeared in 10 games... started season as defensive end before switching to tight end after second game... made one catch for two yards vs Villanova... made two tackles in season-opener at Toledo... switched to DE during spring camp 2010 Redshirt season as TE... suffered leg injury during Blue-White fall game... received 2010-11 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award Before UNH Three-time All-Commonwealth Conference selection at Manchester Essex H.S. for coach Mike Athanas... league co-MVP during senior season, where he was team captain for Hornets ... amassed over 3,600 total yards and 50 touchdowns as WR, TE and RB... as senior, rushed for 887 yards and 13 TDs, and tacked on 441 receiving yards and seven TDs
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Personal The son of Angela Colbert... born 11-1-90 in Dade City, Fla. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Missed season due to injury 2010 Played in all 13 games at defensive end... made 12 tackles, five solo, including two tackles for loss... established career high with five tackles in seasonopening triumph over Central Connecticut State 2009 Redshirt Season Before UNH Played DE/TE at Neshaminy High School... earned First-Team Suburban One League honors at DE and Second Team as FB as senior... selected to Philadelphia Enquirer All-Southeast Pennsylvania Team... member of Golden Team First Team... chosen to play in the prestigious Pennsylvania vs Ohio Big 33 Football Classic
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Jim EARLEY
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Junior // Linebacker 5-10 // 249 // Rochester, N.Y. Personal The son of Terrence and Lynn Collister... born 8-24-91 in Rochester, N.Y. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Played in two games and made two tackles... notched two tackles at Toledo, matching a career high 2010 Played in three games, making four tackles, primarily on special teams 2009 Redshirt Season Before UNH Lettered in football and track at Greece Olympia High School... coached by Tim Hill with Spartans... member of Eddie Meath West All-Stars as RB... named All-Greater Rochester Football Honorable Mention for Monroe County D-II
Freshman (R) // Running Back 5-10 // 179 // Hopkinton, N.H. Personal The son of Daniel and Nancy Earley... born 2-19-92 in Hanover, N.H. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Redshirt season Before UNH Played for coach Greg Roberts at Bishop Brady High School... also lettered in hockey and baseball for Green Giants... during senior year, football team was state runner-up in 2008... member of state championship football team and state runner-up hockey team as freshman in 2005
Lamar EDMONDS
Mickey DiLIMA
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Freshman (R) // Cornerback 5-10 // 165 // Worcester, Mass.
Senior // Offensive Line 6-4 // 313 // Kensington, Md. Personal The son of Pete and Kathy DiLima... born 1-20-90 in Silver Spring, Md.
Personal The son of Marcie Merkel... born 12-15-92 in Worcester, Mass.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Played in eight games, with six starts, at right tackle 2010 Received 2010-11 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... played in 11 games, starting nine, at right tackle 2009 Added depth to offensive line 2008 Redshirt season
2011 Member of 2011 CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season
Before UNH Lettered in football and baseball at Our Lady of Good Counsel... led his football team to four straight state championship games 2004-07... named to All-Metropolitan Second Team in 2007... named to All-State Third Team in 2007
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Before UNH Played for coach Tom Hendrickson at St. Peter-Marian Jr.-Sr. High School... named Central Mass. Football All-Star defensive back in 2009 and ‘10... served as captain of football team during senior season... as junior, led state with nine interceptions... also lettered in track.... track team captain as senior... captured Central Mass. outdoor track 100m spring coach’s award as junior... finished third in 4x100m relay in indoor track all-state games during junior year
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Senior // Linebacker
6-0 // 226 // Hanover, Mass. Personal The son of Kenneth and Deborah Evans... born 7-25-89 in Hanover, Mass. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Buck Buchanan Award winner as national defensive player of year... Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American... Phil Steele’s All-America First Team... The Sports Network/Fathead.com All-America... College Sports Madness All-American... Beyond Sports College Network National Defensive Player of the Year... College Football Performance Awards Elite Linebacker Award... A.P. All-America Second Team... Gold Helmet Award as New England’s FCS Player of the Year... All-CAA First Team... AllNew England Team... received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... led nation with 7.67 solo tackles/game and ranked second in country with 165 total tackles, the second most in UNH single-season history... amassed double-digit tackles in 10 of 12 games... garnered Beyond Sports Network Defensive Player of Week award after Nov. 12 Towson game... named CFPA LB Performer of Week after Nov. 5 James Madison game... earned CAA Defensive Player of Week, College Sporting News All-Star and Beyond Sports Network Defensive Player of Week award following Oct. 22 UMass game... received honorable mention as CFPA Linebacker Performer of Week after Sept. 24 Richmond game... named CAA Defensive Player of Week and Beyond Sports Network Defensive Player of Week for performance in Sept. 10 game at Lehigh... started all 12 games at MLB... led team with 165 tackles and 86 unassisted tackles... added three interceptions for team-leading 102 INT-return yards and two pick-sixes... posted 7.5 tackles for loss, including two sacks, three pass breakups, three forced fumbles, fumble recovery and two QB hurries... collected 11 tackles and returned INT 58 yards for a TD in NCAA second-round playoff loss at Montana State... made 12 tackles in win over Maine... notched team-best 19 tackles, including a sack, in loss at Towson... paced team with 17 tackles, including a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in win vs James Madison... registered 9 tackles and an interception in win over Rhode Island... made team-high 13 tackles, forced two fumbles and recorded a pass breakup in Colonial Clash win over UMass at Gillette Stadium... tallied 13 tackles in loss at William & Mary... posted eight tackles in win over Villanova... made 11 tackles in win over Holy Cross... made 14 tackles and notched 31yard pick-six in win at Richmond... set career highs with 24 tackles and 17 solo stops in win at Lehigh... led team with 14 tackles in loss at Toledo... named to College Sporting News Preseason All-America Team... selected to Preseason CAA All-Conference Team... tabbed to The Sports Network/ Fathead.com Preseason All-America First Team... named to Phil Steele’s Preseason All-American First Team and Preseason All-CAA Team... named to preseason Buck Buchanan Award Watch List... tabbed to CFPA D-I FCS Watch List... named College Sports Madness Preseason All-America First Team 2010 Named College Sporting News Sweet-63 All-America... named to All-CAA Second Team... named to The Sports Network/Fathead.com All-America
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Second Team... named to A.P. All-America Second Team... named Walter Camp FCS All-America... finished fourth in voting for Buck Buchanan Award... named CAA Defensive Player of the Week three times... won weekly Gold Helmet Award (Oct. 20)... named ECAC Defensive Player of Week (Oct. 18)... ranked third in FCS D-I football with 156 tackles, the third highest single-season total in UNH history... was the Wildcats’ leader in tackles in nine of 13 games, notched double-digit tackles 11 times and set a then career high with 20 stops Nov. 6 versus William & Mary... in addition to pacing team with 156 tackles, also led in unassisted stops (79), finished second with four sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss; added two interceptions, returning one for TD (vs. Towson, Nov. 20), secured two fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles... posted team-high 11 tackles, with one sack, in NCAA D-I quarterfinal loss at No. 5 Delaware... collected team-leading 10 tackles in NCAA second-round playoff win at No. 13 Bethune-Cookman... made seven tackles, forced a fumble and recorded a 25-yard pick-six in win over Towson... led team with 15 tackles in win at No. 9 Villanova... registered 20 tackles in loss to No. 4 William & Mary... led squad with 13 tackles, forced a fumble and registered an interception in victory over UMass at inaugural Colonial Clash, earning the Bill Knight Trophy as game’s MVP... notched team-high 14 tackles, with one sack, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble in upset win at No. 6 James Madison... tied for team lead with 12 tackles, including a sack and a fumble recovery, in homecoming win over No. 11 Richmond... amassed 12 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and a half sack, in loss at Maine... totaled 10 tackles in win over Lehigh... paced team with 11 tackles in loss at Rhode Island... made seven tackles in loss at Pittsburgh... recorded team-leading 14 tackles, including a half sack, in season-opening victory over Central Connecticut State 2009 Played in 12 games for the ‘Cats... racked up 13 tackles, including eight solo efforts... tallied multiple tackles in three games... notched a career-high three tackles against Dartmouth... recovered one fumble 2008 Redshirt season Before UNH Lettered in football, lacrosse and basketball at Thayer Academy...totaled 72 tackles, four sacks, three forced fumbles and one interception during his senior season...on offense, rushed for 827 yards and 12 touchdowns... named to the Super 26 All-State team...a two-time All-Scholastic Patriot Ledger selection...an All New England selection...named to the Shriner AllStar Game
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THE 2012 UNH WILDCATS Tim FARINA
Cameron FINN
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Junior // Wide Receiver 5-9 // 168 // Campton, N.H.
Freshman (R) // Offensive Line 6-2 // 280 // Goffstown, N.H. Personal The son of Timothy and MaryAnn Finn... born 3-17-93 in Bedford, United Kingdom
Personal The son of Gary Farina and Julie Sackett... born 8-29-91 in Plymouth, N.H. UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Played in two games, making one reception for six yards in win against Villanova; also had first, and only, career rush for 11 yards... had three catches for 17 yards and a TD in spring Blue-White Game; TD reception was for 10 yards from Kevin Decker 2010 Saw action in two games 2009 Redshirt Season
2011 Redshirt season
Jimmy GIANSANTE
Before UNH Lettered in football, basketball and baseball at Plymouth Regional H.S... scored 34 career touchdowns with 11 TDs coming on punt returns for Bobcats... rushed for 1,300 career yards playing for legendary coach Chuck Lenahan... won four NHIAA football championships with Bobcats, graduated with 44-0 record... in senior campaign, rushed 70 times for 600 yards with 11 TDs and seven punt-return TDs... seven punt-return TDs as senior ranked second in nation; 11 career punt-return TDs tied for third in country... 2009 N.H. Union Leader First Team... 2008-09 All-State First Team
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Sophomore // Wide Receiver 6-2 // 198 // Jefferson Hills, Pa. Personal The son of Jim and Shari Giansante... born 2-4-92 in Pittsburgh, Pa. UNH HIGHLIGHTS
Khyheem FINLEY
2011 Played in all 12 games, including two starts, at wide receiver... hauled in 11 catches for 152 yards and three touchdowns... long catch went for 31 yards... averaged 13.8 yards/reception and 12.7 receiving yards/game... registered one multi-catch game (Villanova)... made 10-yard TD catch in win over Maine... set career highs with three catches, 58 receiving yards and a 31-yard reception to go along with 16-yard TD in win against Villanova... nabbed 27-yard TD reception in win over Holy Cross... first career catch went for nine yards at Toledo 2010 Redshirt season
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Before UNH Played WR/DB at Thomas Jefferson High School under head coach Bill Cherpak... three-year starter for Jaguars, catching 53 passes for 1,234 yards and 14 touchdowns in senior season... team posted impressive 42-2 mark during his career, winning the WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA championships in 2007 and 2008... named All-WPIAL Big 7 First-Team as wide receiver... selected to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22... also lettered in track & field and basketball
UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Redshirt season Before UNH Amassed 56 tackles, including eight sacks, during senior season at Curtis H.S. for coach Peter Gambardella... also made two catches for 50 yards... member of 2009 PSAL state championship team and 2010 quarterfinalist team... named All-Borough and All-City performer as senior... also lettered in track and field and wrestling
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Sean GOLDRICH
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Sophomore // Wide Receiver 6-0 // 190 // Odenton, Md.
Freshman (R) // Quarterback 6-3 // 205 // West Haven, Conn. Personal The son of Judd Goldrich... born 7-6-93 in New York, N.Y. UNH HIGHLIGHTS
Personal The son of Ronnie Sr. and Annette Harris... born 6-3-92 in Wurzburg, Germany UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Redshirt season Before UNH Compiled a 25-4 record as starting quarterback for coach Tom Marcucci at Notre Dame High School in West Haven, Conn., including a state championship in his junior year... as senior, named All-State, All-Area, All-League, All-Southern Connecticut Conference... passed for 1,800 yards, threw for 21 touchdowns and notched eight rushing TDs during senior season... as junior, threw for 1,700 yards, 21 touchdowns and only one interception to earn recognition on the Levi Jackson All-Area Team, All-State Second Team and Academic All-State team... was named to the Levi Jackson AllArea Team, All-State First Team, All-Area Team and All-Conference First Team... also lettered in baseball... batted .389 as a junior with 15 stolen bases, leading his team to the state championship game
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Sophomore // Kicker/Punter 5-8 // 164 // Nashua, N.H. Personal The son of Michael and Celeste Guidice... born 3-31-92 in Nashua, N.H. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Totaled three kickoffs for 174 yards, averaging 58 yards per kick... registered 59 yard kickoff in NCAA second-round loss at Montana State... recorded 53-yard kickoff in win against Maine... first career kickoff went for 62 yards in win vs Villanova... successfully converted PAT in spring BlueWhite Game 2010 Redshirt Season Before UNH Played for coach Jason Robie at Nashua North High School... named Division I All-State First-Team kicker at Nashua North H.S. in 2008 and 2009... kicker for first playoff team in Nashua North H.S. history... also lettered in baseball
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2011 Tabbed to College Sports Journal All-Freshman Team... named to All-CAA Second Team... recorded four 100-yard receiving games and was two-time CAA Rookie of Week... made 50 receptions for team-high 714 yards and team-leading seven touchdown catches (tied for CAA lead) in 11 games, including four starts... led ‘Cats with 14.3 yards/catch and 64.9 yards/game with season-high 66-yard reception (TD vs Villanova)... rushed eight times for 44 yards and a TD, with a season-high rush of 23 yards (vs Rhode Island)... returned 13 kickoffs for 212 yards (16.3 yards/return) with a long of 55 yards (vs James Madison)... ranked second on team (behind Dontra Peters) with 970 all-purpose yards (88.2/game)... led team with six catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns (tying career high) in win against Maine; added two kickoff returns for 30 yards and was named CAA Rookie of Week and College Sports Madness CAA Player of the Week... tallied three catches for 51 yards and returned two kickoffs for 78 yards in win vs James Madison... collected career-high 23-yard rush for first career rushing TD in win over Rhode Island... had two catches for 23 yards, including 15yard TD reception from Kevin Decker, in loss at William & Mary... collected team-leading seven catches for career-best 190 receiving yards and career-high 66-yard TD reception in win vs Villanova; earned CFPA WR Performer of Week Honorable Mention... snared career-high 12 catches for 120 yards and career-high two TDs in win at Richmond; scoring grabs went for 19 yards and 47 yards; was named CAA Rookie of Week and The Sports Network/Fathead.com Rookie of Week... hauled in eight catches for 107 yards and touchdown in win at Lehigh; marked first career 100-yard receiving game and first career TD (12-yard reception from Decker)... had four catches for 46 yards, including 27-yard reception, in loss at Toledo 2010 Redshirt season Before UNH Played WR/DB at Arundel High School for coach Chuck Markiewicz... left Arundel with five school records and two state records... grabbed 181 receptions over career for 2,618 yards, averaging 14.0 yds per catch, and scored 48 touchdowns... in senior season alone, averaged 138 receiving yards a game, scoring a Maryland state-record 28 TDs... returned four punts for 70 yards and two touchdowns... set the Maryland single-game reception record by registering 20 catches for 239 yds and three touchdowns in opening game of state playoffs... also lettered in basetball at Arundel
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Freshman (R) // Offensive Line 6-4 // 261 // McKees Rocks, Pa. Personal The son of Alan and Athena Heter... born 5-23-92 in Yonkers, N.Y.
Junior // Cornerback 5-9 // 170 // Harrisburg, Pa. Personal The son of Eugene Spells and Nina Houston... born 4-25-91 in Harrisburg, Pa.
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UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Redshirt season Before UNH Heter led Montour H.S. to a 12-1 record as a senior, with the team’s lone defeat occurring in the WPIAL championship at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field... a great pass protector and a devastating blocker, Heter paved the way for one of the most potent offenses in the WPIAL... Montour averaged 200 rushing yards and 170 passing yards en route to the Parkway Conference championship... was rewarded by being named All-State First Team as an offensive lineman by both the Associated Press and the Pa. Football News... was a member of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette West Fabulous 22 Team and, as a junior and a senior, was recognized as an All-Conference performer in the Parkway Conference... was named Second-Team offensive tackle as a junior and First-Team offensive tackle and Second-Team defensive tackle as a senior... earned a combined 11 varsity letters in football, basketball, track and volleyball
2011 Started all 12 games at cornerback... led team with six interceptions, including five in final four games, and at least one in each of final four games.... amassed 57 tackles, 43 unassisted... ranked fifth on team in tackles and tops among CBs... forced one fumble, recovered one fumble and registered one pass breakup... made five stops and snared sixth pick of season in NCAA second-round playoff loss at Montana State... intercepted career-high two passes and recorded five stops in win against Maine... picked off pass for second straight week and made three tackles in loss at Towson... notched four tackles and second INT of season in win over James Madison... collected six tackles, all solo, in win against Rhode Island... set career high with seven tackles in Colonial Clash win over UMass at Gillette Stadium... made five tackles in loss at William & Mary... grabbed an interception, forced a fumble and notched six tackles, five solo, in win over Villanova... made four tackles and picked up first career fumble recovery in win at Richmond... made five tackles, four solo, in first career start at Toledo... tallied four tackles in spring Blue-White Game 2010 Appeared in four games, making three tackles, two solo, with one pass breakup 2009 Redshirt season Before UNH Lettered in football and track & field at Bishop McDevitt High School... served as team captain for Crusaders as a senior... two-year varsity starter and letterman for coach Jeff Weachter... 2008 Patriot-News Mid-State Top 100 defensive back... Associated Press 2008 First-Team AAAA All-State Selection... Patriot-News Platinum Big 33 Team... Mid-Penn First Team Keystone Division cornerback (2008)... Eastern Region USA First-team selection at cornerback (2008)... 2009 100-meter state champion and member of state championship track & field team... set Crusaders’ school records in 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100 relay
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THE 2012 UNH WILDCATS Zach HUNDERTMARK
George KALLAS
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Freshman (R) // Offensive Line 6-4 // 276 // West Windsor, N.J. Personal Son of Garry and Zena Hundertmark ... born 2-13-92 in New Brunswick, N.J.
Freshman (R) // Offensive Line 6-2 // 310 // Beverly, Mass. Personal The son of Harry and Andrea Kallas... born 9-9-92 in Beverly, Mass. UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Member of 2011 CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season Before UNH All-Prep First Team at the Hun School of Princeton in 2010... Honorable Mention for Parade’s All-American High School Team... selected to N.J. All-Star Classic Team for the ‘10 N.J. Governor’s Cup vs. the Northeast... at West Windsor-Plainsboro South High School, named All-South Jersey First Team, All-Area First Team, Parade All-American Honorable Mention and a two-time member of N.J. Super 100 Team... played on Colonial Valley Conference (CVC) championship teams 2006-08... All-CVC Defense First Team, All-State Second Team Defense, All-State First Team Defense, All-Area First Team Offense, N.J. Coaches Association Super 100 All-State Football Team, Delaware Valley Touchdown Club 2009 Lineman of the Year
2011 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... member of 2011 CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season Before UNH Kallas was a part of the 2010 state championship team at Beverly High School... All-State in 2010... All-Conference performer in 2009 and ‘10... in 2010, Kallas was also recognized as an All-Shrine Classic All-Star and a 2010 Super 26 All-State Team representative
Matt KAPLAN
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Sophomore // Defensive Tackle 6-1 // 291 // Franklin, N.H.
Tim JOHNSON
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Sophomore // Defensive Tackle 6-2 // 284 // Oakdale, Pa. Personal The son of Timothy and Cynthia Johnson... born 4-3-92 in Killeen, Texas UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Provided depth as backup defensive tackle... appeared in 10 games, making six tackles, one solo... set career high with two tackles in win at Richmond... converted to defensive line in spring camp... vice president of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for 2011-12 2010 Redshirt season as OL Before UNH Played OL/DL at West Allegheny H.S.... helped Indians win WPIAL Championship... three-time First-Team All-Parkway Conference honoree as offensive lineman... named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 team... earned 2009 Pennsylvania All-State honors... also excelled as discus thrower and shot-putter for track & field team
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Personal The son of Jeff and Mary Kaplan... born 3-7-92 in Meredith, N.H. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Played in 11 games at defensive tackle, including two starts... collected 15 tackles, nine solo, with 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, forced fumble and pass breakup... recorded multi-tackles in six games... notched first full sack of career in win over Maine... matched career high with three tackles in loss at Towson... set career high with three tackles in Colonial Clash win against UMass at Gillette Stadium... made two tackles, including a half sack, in win at Richmond... made first career start at Lehigh, where he notched two tackles, forced a fumble and recorded a pass breakup 2010 Redshirt season Before UNH Played OL/DL for Franklin High School... as senior, named Division VI First-Team All-State DL... member of 2010 N.H. team in Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl... also had outstanding wrestling career for head coach Jeff Kaplan, his father, winning Division II heavyweight championship and earning runner-up in the Meet of Champions, with his loss in M-O-C ending an undefeated season... earned 135 wrestling victories, qualifying for Meet of Champions four times
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Freshman (R) // Running Back 5-9 // 190 // Merrimack, N.H.
Junior // Kicker/Punter 5-10 // 184 // North Hampton, N.H.
Personal The son of Mike Kelly and Julie LeVasseur... born 12-10-92 in Lowell, Mass.
Personal The son of David and Amy MacArthur... born 2-7-91 in Portsmouth, N.H.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Redshirt season
2011 Named All-CAA Second Team kicker... received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... member of CAA Academic All-Conference Team... went 15-for-18 (83.3%) in FG attempts, with a long of 47 yards... converted 40 of 43 PATs... led Wildcats with 85 points... punted 40 times for 1,532 yards, averaging 38.3 yards/punt with a long of 59 yards... named Beyond Sports Network Punter of the Week for 59-yard punt and 49.5 yards/punt average in win over Rhode Island... tied career high with 47-yard field goal at Gillette Stadium in Colonial Clash triumph vs UMass... set career high with three FGs -from 24 yards, 27 yards and 23 yards- in win over Villanova 2010 Received 2010-11 CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... named to CAA Academic All-Conference Team... named to All-CAA Third Team... was only true freshman to see game action... went 10-for-13 in field goal kicking, with a high of 47 yards at Maine... successfully converted all 24 PATs... led team with 54 points... had one punt for 31 yards at Rhode Island... kicked a 23-yard field goal in NCAA D-I quarterfinal loss at No. 5 Delaware... connected for 31-yard field goal in victory over Towson... went 1-for-2 with a 40-yard field goal in loss to No. 4 William & Mary... hit 2 of 2 field goals, a 25-yarder and a 30-yarder, in triumph at No. 6 James Madison... drilled 34-yard field goal in win over No. 11 Richmond... successfully hit 2 of 3 field goals, including career-high 47-yard try, in loss at Maine... hit only field goal attempt, from 37 yards away, in win over Lehigh... went 1-for-1 with a 26-yard field goal at Rhode Island.
Before UNH Played for coach Tony Johnson at Bishop Guertin H.S. ... awarded the Peter Keenan Memorial Scholarship in 2008... three-year starter for the Cardinals and led them to Division II championship all three seasons... as a sophomore, earned All-State Honorable Mention at RB... as a junior, named AllState First Team as a WR and Division II Player of the Year by the NH Sports Page... nominee for state’s Mr. Football Award... as a senior, named team captain and ranked as the No. 1 football player in state despite playing only one game due to injury... in that one game, scored five touchdowns, four on the ground, compiled 193 rushing yards and 117 receiving yards... also played basketball and ran track at Bishop Guertin, earning All-Area and All-Star Boys Indoor Track Honorable Mention... as a junior, was N.H. Outdoor Track All-State
Before UNH Attended Phillips Exeter Academy as post-graduate student... two-year kicker/punter for the Warriors... took 26 punts as a senior, averaging 40 yards per punt with a 2.5 yard average return... had a long punt of 60 yards... made 29 out of 32 PATs (1 missed, 2 blocked)... hit 4 out of 5 field goals with a long of 39 yards in wet, muddy conditions... four-year starter on the Winnacunnet soccer team and voted captain as a senior
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THE 2012 UNH WILDCATS Sean McCANN
Walter McCARTHY
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Senior// Offensive Line 6-5 // 272 // Warwick, R.I. Personal The son of Thomas and Mary McCarthy... born 5-16-89 in Warwick, R.I. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... member of CAA Academic All-Conference Team... started four games at right tackle 2010 Named to CAA Academic All-Conference Team... received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... played in 11 games, starting five: four at right tackle and one at left tackle 2009 Added depth to offensive line 2008 Redshirt season Before UNH A two-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines at Milton Academy... recorded 40 tackles, 15 assisted tackles, 30 QB pressures and six sacks... anchored an offensive line that helped compile 1,500 yards rushing, 1,250 in the air and averaged 31 points per contest... named First-Team AllISL, First-Team NESPSAC and All-New England “Super 26” All-State... also a three-time varsity letter winner in hockey
Junior // Defensive Tackle 6-2 // 275 // Avon Lake, Ohio Personal The son of Matt McCann and Sue Schnell... born 1-18-91 in Cleveland, Ohio UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Played in 11 games at defensive tackle, with 10 starts... posted 27 tackles, three tackles for loss and one sack... had eight multi-tackle games, including final five of season... matched career high with five tackles in NCAA playoff loss at Montana State... secured first career sack in win over James Madison... tied career high with five tackles in win over Holy Cross 2010 Played in seven games, compiling seven tackles... posted career-best five tackles in win over Towson... first career tackle came in loss at Pittsburgh 2009 Redshirt season Before UNH Played DE at Avon Lake H.S.... amassed 130 tackles, 15 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in career... named First-Team Southwestern Conference, First-Team All Lorain County, Defensive Lineman of the Year, First-Team All District, Second-Team All State and voted team captain and team MVP by Shoremen teammates
Shane McNEELY
Isaiah MARTIN
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Sophomore // Linebacker 6-2 // 243 // Whitehall, Pa.
Senior // Offensive Line 6-2 // 283 // Pennsauken, N.J. Personal The son of Alphonso and Phyllis Martin... born 8-11-90 in Pennsauken, N.J.
Personal The son of Mike and Kim McNeely... born 9-4-92 in Allentown, Pa.
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UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Missed season due to injury 2010 Missed season due to injury 2009 Added depth to offensive line 2008 Redshirt season
2011 Played in nine games.... one of only two true freshmen to see game action... made 12 tackles, with a fumble recovery... made at least one tackle in all nine games in which he appeared... set career high with three tackles in win against Villanova... first career tackle came in victory over Holy Cross
Before UNH A stellar offensive lineman at Pennsauken High... also lettered in track and field and basketball for the Indians... helped lead his team to back-to-back conference championships in 2005 and 2006... named to All-Conference First Team
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Before UNH Two-sport athlete at Allentown Central Catholic, playing football and basketball... named All-Conference First Team TE for three years, All-Conference First Team LB for two seasons and All-Area First Team LB for two years... team posted 16-0 record and the PIAA AAA State Championship in senior season... named league Defensive Player of the Year... a four-year starter and captain during his senior campaign... named to the prestigious Big 33 All-Star Game in Pa.... a four-year starter in basketball
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Justin MELLO
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Junior// Wide Receiver 6-0 // 217 // Dartmouth, Mass.
Freshman (R) // Defensive Back 5-10 // 166 // Huntsville, Ala.
Personal The son of Gilbert and Janene Mello... born 12-7-90 in Dartmouth, Mass.
Personal The son of Maria Moss... born 2-28-93 in Springfield, Mass.
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UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Played in all 12 games... made 23 receptions for 416 yards and five TD catches... averaged 18.1 yards, 34.7 receiving yards/game with a long of 60 yards... registered five multi-catch games... made 29-yard touchdown catch from Kevin Decker with six seconds remaining to draw ‘Cats within one point in NCAA playoff loss at Montana State; also caught 18-yard TD pass... collected four receptions for 51 yards, including a 37-yard grab and a five-yard TD in loss at Towson... only catch in win vs Villanova was a 35yard TD... made two catches, including career-high 60-yarder for a TD, to tally personal-best 107 yards in win over Holy Cross... set career high with six receptions (for 52 yards) in loss at Toledo 2010 Played in six games, making three catches for 31 yards... averaged 10.3 yards per reception and 5.2 yards per game 2009 Redshirt Season
2011 Redshirt season Before UNH Finished his senior year at Columbia (Ala.) High School with 51 tackles and 247 career stops... in addition, he tallied nine career interceptions, including three in his senior year, returned two picks for touchdowns and forced five fumbles in his career... on offense, Moss finished with 70 receptions for 740 yards in his career, earning All-City First Team and All-Region First Team honors as a senior... also received the Most Determined Player award for Columbia
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Before UNH Played WR for Dartmouth H.S. Indians for coach Richard White... earned berth on All-State Super-26 Football Team as WR... named to South Roster for 31st Mass. Shriners Football Classic
Junior // Defensive End 6-2 // 250 // Telford, Pa. Personal The son of Chuck and Karen Muller... born 11-28-90 in Bethlehem, Pa.
Mike MITCHELL
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2011 Missed season due to injury 2010 Played in seven games, compiling six tackles and a fumble recovery... made one tackle in win over Towson... notched career-high three tackles in win at No. 9 Villanova and recovered fumble on final ‘Nova play from scrimmage to preserve upset triumph... made two tackles in inaugural Colonial Clash victory over No. 12 UMass at Gillette Stadium 2009 Redshirt season
Sophomore // Tight End 6-2 // 283 // Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Personal The son of Richard Mitchell and Deborah Trubela... born 5-21-90 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Before UNH Played as tight end and defensive end at Souderton Area High School for coach Ed Gallagher... tallied 195 tackles, 62 tackles for loss and 32 sacks in career... recorded 49 receptions for 766 yards and six TDs as a tight end... earned No. 1 ranking of best defensive ends in Southeastern Penn. by Philadelpia Enquirer... team captain and First-Team All-Suburban One Conference at both DE and TE... named to First Team at DE as a junior... registered weight room totals of 350 lbs. in bench press and 500 lbs. in parallel squat... selected to play in Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches East-West All-Star Game
UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Served as backup tight end... saw action in Villanova game 2010 Redshirt season Before UNH Played at James M. Coughlin High School
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THE 2012 UNH WILDCATS Matt MURRAY
Seamus O’NEILL
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Junior // Tight End 6-2 // 257 // Stow, Mass.
Junior // Offensive Line 6-3 // 270 // Manchester, N.H.
Personal The son of Kevin and Sally Murray... born 11-3-90 in Framingham, Mass.
Personal The son of Brian and Seanna O’Neill... born 3-25-91 in Manchester, N.H.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Served as reserve tight end... saw action in one game: home vs Villanova 2010 Saw action in one game: home finale vs Towson 2009 Walked on to program
2011 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... named to All-CAA Third Team... saw action in 11 games, all starts, at left tackle 2010 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... played in eight games, starting five at right guard...started games at Delaware, vs Richmond, at Rhode Island, at Pittsburgh, vs Central Connecticut State 2009 Redshirt Season
Before UNH Played linebacker and fullback at Nashoba Regional H.S... named to 2010 Massachusetts All-Division 1B Football Team at LB... named Central Mass. All-Star in the Mid-Watch B Conference as senior in 2008... Honorable Mention for Central Mass. Super Team... served as captain for football, basketball and baseball team as senior... named Mid-Watch B Conference All-Star in baseball as senior
Before UNH Played OL/DL for Manchester Central High School coach Ryan Ray... also lettered in basketball and track for Little Green... named to Division-I AllState First Team and N.H. Union Leader All-State First Team as a senior... earned spot on the 2009 N.H. Shrine Team... tabbed as New Hampshire’s top H.S. lineman by Varsity Magazine... awarded the Central H.S. Little Green Award as school’s top student-athlete
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Freshman (R) // Tight End 6-5 // 216 // Hanover, N.H. Personal The son of Ike and Rita Nwokoye... born 1-15-94 in Lagos, Nigeria UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Redshirt season Before UNH Played for coach Andy Davis at Academy of the New Church in Bryn Athyn, Pa. ... named to All-League First Team as defensive end and offensive tackle as a senior in 2010... played for Independence Football League championship team as junior in 2009... also as a junior, received All-League Second Team recognition at offensive tackle and All-League Honorable Mention at defensive end
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Jimmy OWENS
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Senior // Wide Receiver 5-11 // 194 // Bethlehem, Pa.
Sophomore // Running Back 5-8 // 211 // West Deptford, N.J.
Personal The son of Bo and Mary Orlando... born 7-26-90 in Houston, Texas
Personal The son of James Owens, Kiame Fuller and Frances Owens... born 9-18-92 in Woodbury, N.J.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Named to All-CAA Third Team... started all 12 games and led team with 54 receptions for 679 yards and three touchdowns... averaged 12.6 yards/ reception and 56.6 yards/game with long reception of 61 yards (vs Rhode Island)... served as team’s lone punt returner with 13 returns for 138 yards, averaging 10.6 yards/return with 56-yard TD return (at Lehigh)... won Gold Helmet Award, CAA Special Teams Player of Week, College Sporting News All-Star, CFPA National Punt Return Performer of Week and Beyond Sports Network Offensive Player of Week for performance at Lehigh... made team-leading five grabs for team-high 62 yards in NCAA playoff loss at Montana State... recorded three catches for 90 yards, including careerhigh 61-yarder, in win over URI... made eight receptions for 132 yards at William & Mary... made seven catches for 54 yards and a TD (five-yard reception from Decker) in win over Holy Cross... playing in hometown, tied career high with 10 catches and posted personal-best 166 receiving yards and two TDs in win at Lehigh; added 56-yard punt return TD (see awards above) 2010 Appeared in all 13 games, starting 12... made 50 catches for 585 yards and six touchdowns, ranking second on team in receptions, TD catches and yardage... averaged 11.7 yards per catch and 45.0 yards per game... secured five receptions for 42 yards, including a five-yd TD catch from Kevin Decker, in NCAA D-I second-round win at Bethune-Cookman... registered three catches for 92 yards, including 56-yard TD reception from R.J. Toman in win at Villanova... had three catches for 29 yards, including 11-yard TD reception from Toman, in inaugural Colonial Clash victory over UMass at Gillette Stadium... led way with seven catches for 93 yards, scoring on a 20yard reception from Toman, in Homecoming triumph over Richmond... set career highs with 10 receptions and two TD catches, notching 81 receiving yards, in win over hometown Lehigh... recorded six receptions for 81 yards in loss at Rhode Island 2009 Saw action in all 13 games for the Wildcats... pulled in 15 catches for 281 yards and two TDs... tallied four receptions for 70 yards and a TD against Ball State... notched multiple receptions in five games... averaged 18.7 yards per catch 2008 Redshirt season
2011 Played in nine games as a backup running back and on special teams... carried five times for 13 yards, averaging 2.6 yards/carry with a long of four yards... set career highs with four rushes and 12 yards in win over Villanova... had one carry for one yard in collegiate debut at Toledo... was leading rusher in spring Blue-White Game with 70 yards on three carries with a TD; burst through line for 65-yard TD run 2010 Redshirt season Before UNH Four-year RB/DB at West Deptford High School... as senior, named team’s MVP after amassing 1,437 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns... started for varsity as 13-year-old freshman, rushing for 924 yards and 11 TDs... career culminated with 3,639 rushing yards and 61 TDs... three-time All-Colonial Conference selection and two-time All-Group 2 honoree...earned Touchdown Club of South Jersey Running Back of the Year Award... compiled 12 varsity letters in four different sports: football, indoor track, outdoor track and wrestling
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6-1 // 191 // Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Personal The son of Keith and Paula Parkinson... born 10-10-92 in Miami, Fla. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Redshirt season Before UNH Three-sport athlete at Pine Crest High School... led football team to playoffs during junior and senior seasons... Miami Herald All-County First Team DB as senior... as junior, named Herald All-County Second Team DB... member of state championship-winning basketball team as freshman and sophomore... part of state runner-up as junior and state final four as senior... set school basketball record with 114 steals as senior... named basketball Herald All-County Honorable Mention as sophomore, junior and senior... qualified for regionals in triple jump four straight years... named track AllCounty Honorable Mention as sophomore, junior and senior
Before UNH In addition to football, lettered in basketball and track and field... named an All-Conference selection as both a junior and senior... an All-Area selection as a senior... a member of the 2006 and 2007 District II championship teams and a two-time PIAA AAAA state runner-up
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Dontra PETERS
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Junior // Kicker/Punter 6-1 // 208 // Danvers, Mass.
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Senior // Running Back 5-11 // 197 // Annapolis, Md.
Personal Son of Frank and Karen Pellino...born 10-2-90 in Danvers, Mass.
Personal The son of Robert and Deneta Peters... born 8-5-90 in Annapolis, Md.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... member of 2011 CAA Academic All-Conference Team... kicked 28-yard field goal in spring BlueWhite Game
2011 Played in 11 games, with 10 starts... rushed for team-leading 595 yards and added seven touchdowns on 117 attempts... averaged 5.1 yards/rush and team-leading 54.1 rushing yards/game (ninth in CAA)... long rush was for 48 yards in Colonial Clash victory against UMass... added 27 receptions for 174 yards... returned 31 kickoffs, tying school single-season record (Corey Graham, ‘05), for 764 yards (24.6 yards/return) with a long of 70 yards at Richmond... ranked second in CAA with 139.4 all-purpose yards/game... ranked third in CAA with 24.6 yards per kickoff return... carried nine times for 32 yards with a six-yd TD run in loss at Towson; also returned four kickoffs for 81 yards... carried 16 times for 87 yards and two TDs in win over James Madison... rushed 13 times for 92 yards and a four-yard TD carry in win over Rhode Island... carried 13 times for 92 yards and two TDs in Colonial Clash win vs UMass at Gillette Stadium; added 98 kick-return yards for 208 all-purpose yards to win Bill Knight Trophy as game’s MVP and won CAA Special Teams Player of Week for second time in ‘11... registered nine rushes for 30 yards and a six-yard TD run in win over Villanova... chalked up season-high 104 rushing yards on 18 carries in win over Holy Cross... set career high with 56 receiving yards on career-high-matching four catches in win at Richmond; added career-high 70-yard kickoff return as part of 141 kick-return yards to win CAA Special Teams Player of Week... returned seven kickoffs for season-high 157 kick-return yards in win at Lehigh... amassed 148 kick-return yards, including 57-yarder, in season-opening loss at Toledo 2010 Named to All-CAA Third Team... played in 12 games, rushing for teamleading 707 yards on 142 attempts... scored seven rushing TDs to lead team... averaged 5.0 yards/carry and 58.9 yards/game with a long rush of 60 yards... also made 11 receptions for 73 yards and TD... led team with 157 rushing yards on 12 carries in victory at Villanova... carried 23 times for 98 yards and two TDs in victory over UMass in Colonial Clash... gained 93 yards on 19 carries in win over Lehigh... rushed 19 times for career-high 197 yards and two scores in season-opening win over Central Connecticut St.; registered career-best 60-yard rush; 197 rushing yards were the most recorded by CAA player in 2010 2009 Played in 12 games at slot back... rushed 37 times for 204 yards and two touchdowns... posted 4.8 yards per carry, with a long of 26 yards... racked up a career-high 56 yards on seven carries against St. Francis 2008 Began his UNH career as a defensive back in his redshirt season
Before UNH Played for one season at Northeastern University... was kicker, right tackle and defensive end at Danvers High School... successfully hit on 3 of 5 field goal attempts in senior season
Before UNH Captained the 2007 St. Mary’s High School squad... led the county in rushing with 1,346 yards on 134 carries and 19 TDs... averaged 9.3 yards per carry... caught 14 passes for 213 receiving yards and two TDs... selected to All-Capital Gazette Team... a First-Team MIAA pick... First-Team Baltimore All-Metropolitan player... an Honorable Mention All-State selection... lettered three times in football and twice in track and field... Honor Roll student
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Danny RILEY
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Sophomore // Safety 5-10 // 199 // Bedford, Mass.
Freshman (R) // Defensive Line 6-4 // 256 // Danielsville, Pa.
Personal The son of Gary and Sandra Pike... born 9-6-91, in Bedford, Mass.
Personal The son of Darrin and Cynthia Riley... born 5-3-93 in Allentown, Pa.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Appeared in one game, a home win vs Villanova 2010 Redshirt season
2011 Redshirt season
Before UNH Three-sport athlete at Bedford High in football, basketball, and baseball... member of the 2008 Dual County League championship football team... three-time Dual County League All-Star in 2007, 2008, 2009... D-1A Boston Globe All-Star in 2007 and 2008... in 2009, he was a D2A Boston Globe All-Star and football captain.... received the BHS Travis Desiato Award in 2007, 2008, and 2009
Before UNH Played for coach Bob Steckel at Northampton Area H.S.... tabbed as the team Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... was an All-Conference First-Team defensive end and the Morning Call and the Express-Times AllArea Second-Team performer... compiled 97 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, as well as four pass breakups during his senior season... as a junior, he recorded 94 tackles, 20 for loss, 15 pass breakups, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions
Sean RYAN
Brad PRASKY
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Junior // Offensive Line 6-2 // 286 // Londonderry, N.H.
Sophomore // Punter/Kicker 6-1 // 185 // Groton, Mass. Personal The son of Thomas and Keri Prasky... born 6-7-92 in Orlando. Fla.
Personal The son of Steven and Kathleen Ryan... born 3-24-91 in Methuen, Mass.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Member of 2011 CAA Academic All-Conference Team... punted three times for 40 yards each in spring Blue-White Game 2010 Redshirt season
2011 Provided depth on offensive line... saw action in six games 2010 Worked as backup offensive lineman... appeared in six games 2009 Redshirt season
Before UNH Named Lowell Sun Division 3A All-Star as senior... named Division 3A AllStar as junior
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Before UNH Played OL/DL at Londonderry High School for coach Jon Rich... also lettered in lacrosse... named All-State Second Team offensive lineman as senior... earned All-State Honorable Mention in junior campaign
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Chris SETIAN
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Senior // Defensive Back 5-10 // 202 // Fairview, Pa. Personal The son of Larry and Christina Sargent... born 5-1-90 in Marion, Ohio UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Played in one game due to injury... made career-high matching two tackles in win against Holy Cross; returned four kickoffs for 88 yards, including career-high 25-yard return vs Crusaders 2010 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... played in seven games, racking up seven tackles... returned six kickoffs for 150 yards, averaging 25 yards per return with a long of 37 yards 2009 Played in three games for the ‘Cats... recovered one fumble 2008 Redshirt season Before UNH Lettered in football, basketball and track and field at Fairview High School... rushed for 2,078 yards and 32 touchdowns on 9.6 yards per carry during his senior season... compiled 2,500 career rushing yards... named All-State Second Team as RB... tallied 95 tackles and six interceptions in career
Junior // Running Back
5-10 // 235 // E. Longmeadow, Mass. Personal The son of Steve and Lisa Setian... born 11-23-89 in Springfield, Mass. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... played in all 12 games... rushed 80 times for 338 yards (28.2 yards/game; 4.2 yards/carry)... ran for three TDs and season-long of 27 yards... caught 15 passes for 125 yards (8.3 yards/catch; 10.4 yards rec./game) and TD... season-high catch went for 14 yards... made 11 tackles, nine solo, on special teams... recovered a fumble (at Montana State) and forced a fumble (at Richmond)... rushed nine times for 59 yards and TD (four-yard run) and caught five passes for 49 yards, matching career high with 14-yard catch, in loss at Towson... rushed eight times for 39 yards, including 26-yard gain, in win vs James Madison... rushed 10 times for 27 yards and scored on one-yard plunge in win over Rhode Island; also made career-high three tackles... had six rushes for 21 yards and caught six passes for career-high 56 yards in loss at William & Mary; set career high with 14-yard reception... rushed eight times for 64 yards and a TD (one-yarder) in win over Holy Cross; set career high with 27-yard rush... ran seven times for 35 yards and caught two passes for 11 yards, including three-yard TD (first career catch), in loss at Toledo 2010 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... played in all 13 games... carried the ball 36 times for 184 yards and one touchdown, averaging 5.1 yards per carry (best among RBs) and 14.2 yards per game rushing... season-high run was for 24 yards... only UNH ball carrier with at least 10 carries not to have a rush for negative yardage... was team’s leading rusher with career-best 13 carries for 65 yards and scored his first career TD (five-yard carry) in NCAA playoff victory at Bethune-Cookman... rushed 10 times for career-high 71 yards, including 24-yard rush, in first collegiate game against Central Connecticut State 2009 Redshirt Season Before UNH Carried the ball 174 times for 1,529 yards and 23 TDs at Suffield Academy (Conn.) in 2008... helped guide Suffield to ‘08 Super Bowl Championship... received the J. Edward Tryon Award as the outstanding football player of the year... also lettered in wrestling and lacrosse at Suffield... ran for 2,023 yards and scored 29 TDs at East Longmeadow H.S.... also made eight receptions for 58 yards and TD and notched 95 tackles with three INTs, including two TD returns... lettered in lacrosse and basketball at East Longmeadow... as lacrosse player, notched 44 goals and 26 assists in final season
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Senior // Defensive Tackle 6-3 // 300 // Greencastle, Pa.
Sophomore // Tight End 6-4 // 245 // Perkasie, Pa.
Personal The son of Timothy Smith and Cassandra Lewis... born 3-20-90 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Personal The son of Harold Jr. and Cassandra Spears... born 3-9-92 in Jacksonville, Fla.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Started all 12 games at defensive tackle... his 43 tackles ranked second among ‘Cats defensive linemen... posted 20 solo stops, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks and a blocked kick... posted multiple tackles in all 12 games... made eight tackles, including career-high six assisted stops, in NCAA playoff defeat at Montana State... set career highs with nine tackles and four solo tackles in win over Maine... notched sack in win over James Madison... recorded half sack and pass breakup in win at Richmond... notched first sack of season in win at Lehigh and blocked a PAT attempt 2010 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... played in all 13 games, recording 38 tackles, eight solo... started five of last six games at DT... had 7.5 tackles for loss, tied for most among interior linemen (Mailloux)... registered four sacks, tied for second most on team... notched one blocked kick... made three tackles in NCAA D-I quarterfinal loss at Delaware... amassed five tackles and a half sack in second-round playoff win at Bethune-Cookman... had two tackles, including a sack, in win over Towson... made five tackles, including 1.5 sacks, in victory over UMass in inaugural Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium... collected four tackles in win at James Madison... notched career-high six tackles, with a half sack, in Homecoming win against Richmond... registered blocked extra point and made four tackles in loss at Maine 2009 Saw action in six games for the Wildcats... racked up eight total tackles, including five solo efforts... tallied three tackles for a loss of 21 yards... notched two sacks for a loss of 19 yards 2008 Redshirt season
2011 Appeared in five games as reserve tight end... made one catch for 18 yards in win against James Madison... missed majority of season with leg injury... received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award 2010 Redshirt season Before UNH Played TE/DE at the Pennington School... as senior, caught 41 passes for 764 yards and nine touchdowns... All-Area First Team, All-County and AllIndependence League All-Star... named All-Prep, All-State by Newark StarLedger... four-year starter on basketball team, winning the Mercer County Player of the Year award as a junior... eclipsed 1,000 career points
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Sophomore // Running Back 5-11 // 214 // Toms River, N.J. Personal The son of Vito and Josephine Steriti... born 9-4-91 in Elizabeth, N.J. UNH HIGHLIGHTS
Before UNH Lettered in football at Greencastle-Antrim High School... led the Blue Devils to the playoffs 2006-08... named First Team All-Conference and Second Team All-State in 2007 and 2008... played in the 2008 East and West AllStar Game
2011 Played in all 12 games... carried 65 times for 370 yards and three TDs... averaged team-leading 5.7 yards/carry... made 19 receptions for 218 yards... returned 13 kickoffs for 278 yards... set career highs with 21 rushes for 150 yards in win vs Maine w/ 18-yard TD rush; added 71-yard kick return and 237 all-purpose yards... rushed eight times for 56 yards and snatched career-high 34-yard pass in Colonial Clash victory against UMass... rushed for 87-yard TD (first of career) at Toledo 2010 Redshirt season Before UNH Played RB/DB at Toms River East H.S.... as senior captain, rushed 223 times for 1,623 yards and 23 TDs... established school record with 46 touchdowns and 2,800 rushing yards... also posted 665 career receiving yards and tallied 13 interceptions... two-time member of Super 100 All-State Team... named Newark Star-Ledger First-Team All-State, Ocean County Player of the Year, Shore Conference Player of Year, All-Shore Media All-County Player of the Year and one of USA Today’s Top 50 High School Players
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Steven THAMES
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Freshman (R) // Defensive Tackle 6-0 // 306 // East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sophomore // Cornerback 6-0 // 181 // Fort Washington, Md. Personal The son of Steven Marc and Sharon Thames... born 9-4-92 in Washington, D.C. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Played in eight games as backup cornerback and on special teams... totaled seven tackles, four unassisted, with one forced fumble and one blocked kick... blocked PAT that was returned 86 yards by Anthony Gorrell for two points in playoff loss at Montana State; tied career high with two tackles... collected career-high-tying two tackles and forced a fumble in win over Maine... set career high with two tackles in win vs Villanova... made first career tackle at Richmond 2010 Redshirt season Before UNH Played DB/WR at Riverdale Baptist H.S... started all 11 games in senior season, tallying one interception and 15 pass breakups... added two receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown for the Crusaders... named Prince George County All-Star and participated in Maryland Crab Bowl... also attended St. John’s College High School
Personal The son of Jerome and Cathy Turner... born 9-4-92 in Pittsburgh, Pa. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Redshirt season Before UNH A rare four-year starter at Woodland Hills High School, leading the Wolverines to back-to-back WPIAL AAAA Big East championships... school also had the distinction of competing in consecutive WPIAL championships during his junior and senior campaigns, claiming the state title in his junior year... voted All-Big East First Team as a defensive lineman and a center in both his junior and senior seasons... led his squad in pancake blocks as senior... was selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic, which pits Pennsylvania’s best seniors against Ohio’s best... captain of football team as junior and senior
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Freshman (R) // Defensive End 6-3 // 240 // Gaithersburg, Md. Personal The son of Festus and Abigail Ukwuani... born 8-3-93 UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Member of CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season Before UNH Played for coach Shawn Prather at Col. Zadok Magruder... notched 38 tackles, three sacks and numerous pancake blocks during junior season... first began playing football in 2007... his name is translated to “lean on God” in Igbo, one of the languages spoken in Ukwuani’s native Nigeria
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THE 2012 UNH WILDCATS Andy VAILAS
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Senior // Defensive End 6-3 // 261 // Roanoke, Va.
Sophomore // Quarterback 6-2 // 187 // Bedford, N.H. Personal The son of Nicholas and Mary Ann Vailas... born 8-16-90 in Concord, N.H.
Personal The son of Randi Vines and Beverly Coles... born 6-8-90 in Oxnard, Calif.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
UNH HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Played in two games, completing 3 of 4 passes for 18 yards with one interception... went 1-for-1 in win over Villanova; also carried two times for career-high 26 yards, including personal-best 17-yard carry... went 2-for-3 for career-high 12 yards in loss at Toledo 2010 Redshirt season... received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award
2011 Played in seven games as reserve defensive end... registered six tackles, two for loss, one pass breakup and an interception, which he returned 60 yards for a TD... collected career-high-tying two tackles and recorded 60-yard pick-six (second of career) in win at Richmond 2010 Played in three games before suffering season-ending leg injury... made three tackles, including one sack, and 1.5 tackles for loss... returned interception 30 yards for touchdown in season-opening win versus Central Connecticut State 2009 Saw action in four games for the Wildcats... racked up four total tackles 2008 Redshirt season
Before UNH Played QB for one season at Phillips Academy... played QB, WR and DB at Bishop Guertin H.S.... named All-State QB in senior season, where he rushed for over 1,200 yards and passed for 400 yards... notched 10 interceptions in senior season, with Cardinals winning D-II state championship... All-State split end as junior... earned starting nod at QB for New Hampshire in 2008 Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl
Before UNH As senior, played QB/DE for Santa Clara H.S.... scored overtime TD in CIF-Southern Section Mid-Valley Division final victory over Bishop Diego... as junior, played TE/DE... helped Saints win 2007 Frontier League championship-school’s first title since 1989... grabbed 27 passes for 472 yards and seven touchdowns... also lettered in basketball at Santa Clara... moved to Santa Clara from Roanoke, Va., as sophomore in 2005
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Junior // Defensive Line 6-3 // 256 // Bedford, N.H.
Ryan WELCH
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Personal The son of Nicholas and Mary Ann Vailas... born 3-23-89 in Concord, N.H.
Freshman (R) // Defensive Tackle 6-3 // 273 // Dunstable, Mass.
UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Played in nine games, making four tackles, all solo, including two for loss and a sack 2010 Played in five games, making five tackles and recovering a fumble...recovered fumble in NCAA D-I second-round victory at Bethune-Cookman... registered career-high four tackles in win over Towson 2009 Redshirt season
Personal The son of Tim and Lori Welch... born 9-10-91 in Nashua, N.H. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Member of CAA Academic All-Conference Team... redshirt season
Before UNH Played one season at Kimball Union Academy for now UNH defensive coordinator John Lyons... was named Evergreen All-Star (2008)... played two seasons at Bishop Guertin H.S.... won 2006 D-II state championship as a junior and reached championship game as senior in 2007... spent freshman and sophomore seasons at Manchester West H.S.... named to D-II All-State First Team, Coaches All-State and was member of The Telegraph First Team All-Stars in 2007
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Before UNH Versatile two-way lineman who helped lead Lawrence Academy to berth in the 2010 Tom Flaherty Bowl... helped clear the way for an offense that totalled 2,702 rushing yards and an average of 300 yards per game... as an interior DL, recorded 29 tackles to go along with three sacks... as a junior, helped lead the team to a 9-0 mark and an ISL Championship... recorded 39 total tackles and four sacks... named First Team All-ISL as a DL as a senior
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Sophomore // Defensive End 6-2 // 250 // Ocean City, N.J.
Sophomore // Safety 6-3 // 194 // Syracuse, N.Y. Personal The son of James and Kim Williams... born 9-27-92 in Syracuse, N.Y.
Personal The son of Robert and Jill Zauck... born 4-16-92 in Ocean City, N.J.
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2011 Saw action in eight games... recorded 20 tackles... recorded multiple tackles in three games... matched career-high six tackles in overtime win at Lehigh... in collegiate debut, set career high with six tackles at Toledo 2010 Redshirt season
2011 Played in four games as reserve defensive end... compiled six tackles, three solo, and one pass breakup... made one tackle in win over Rhode Island... made career-high three tackles in win against Villanova... collected two tackles and pass breakup in first collegiate action during win over Holy Cross 2010 Redshirt season
Before UNH Two-way starter (DB/WR) at Christian Brothers Academy... accumulated 150 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and seven sacks during career for Brothers... voted Section 3 AA All-Star and First-Team All-Central New York as senior
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Senior // Offensive Line 6-1 // 286 // West Caldwell, N.J.
Before UNH Three-year letterwinner as LB/DE/LS at Ocean City High School... as senior captain made 129 stops, including 21.5 tackles for a loss and 6.5 sacks... named All-Cape Atlantic First-Team, All-South Jersey First Team, First Team AC Press Elite, Group 3 All Courier-Post First Team... made 230 career tackles, most in school history, including 87 solo stops... amassed 36 career tackles for loss and 12 all-time sacks, second in school history... added three career INTs and three career forced fumbles... earned Air Force National Player of the Week Award for 16-tackle, two-sack performance vs Atlantic City High School... recipient of 2009 Mini Mazwell Award presented by Downtown Athletic Club... voted Ocean City H.S. Defensive Player of the Decade... three-year letterwinner in baseball, winning South Jersey State championship in 2009
Personal The son of Blase and Laura Zarkoskie... born 11-12-89 in Livingston, N.J. UNH HIGHLIGHTS 2011 Nominee for Allstate AFCA Good Works Team... received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... member of CAA Academic All-Conference Team... nominated for CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year... tabbed to 14th annual FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team... earned place on Capital One Academic All-District Football Team... played in 11 games and started 10 at left guard... 2010 Received CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award... named to CAA Academic All-Conference Team... started all 13 games at center... nominated to FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team 2009 Provided depth to offensive line 2008 Redshirt season Before UNH An outstanding offensive lineman at Seton Hall Prep... also lettered in track and field for the Pirates... an All-Conference selection (2005, 2006 and 2007)... an All-County selection (2006 and 2007)... an All-State selection (2006 and 2007)... an All Non-Public selection (2006 and 2007)
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Freshman // Defensive Back 5-9 // 179 // Annapolis, Md.
DeVaughn CHOLLETTE
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Freshman // Linebacker 6-0 // 205 // Scranton, Pa.
Dalton CROSSAN
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Freshman // Running Back 5-11 // 185 // Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
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Freshman // Defensive Back 5-11 // 190 // East Bridgewater, Mass.
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Freshman // Defensive Back 6-1 // 200 // Westwood, Mass.
Freshman // Tight End 6-6 // 240 // Concord, N.H.
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Sophomore // Linebacker 5-11 // 217 // North Miami Beach, Fla.
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Andrew LAUDERDALE
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Freshman // Quarterback 6-4 // 205 // Tokyo, Japan
Hayden KNUDSON
Ryan FARRELL
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Freshman // Offensive Line 6-2 // 280 // Sutton, N.H.
Hayden JARDINE
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Freshman // Running Back 5-10 // 195 // Bedford, N.H.
Freshman // Defensive Back 5-9 // 175 // Atkinson, N.H.
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Freshman // Quarterback 6-2 // 201 // Burlington, Vt.
Kevin McNALLY
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Freshman // Linebacker 6-1 // 225 // Cornwall, N.Y.
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Freshman // Offensive Line 6-2 // 275 // Whitehall, Pa.
Freshman // Wide Receiver 6-1 // 175 // Ashburnham, Mass.
Cameron SHOREY
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Freshman // Defensive Line 6-2 // 290 // Lebanon, N.H.
Anthony PANTE
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Freshman // Defensive Back 6-1 // 200 // East Orange, N.J.
Freshman // Tight End 6-5 // 245 // Calais, Maine
Kyon TAYLOR
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Freshman // Offensive Line 6-3 // 275 // Derry, N.H.
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Freshman // Quarterback 6-1 // 205 // Hamilton, N.J.
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Freshman // Running Back 5-7 // 185 // Rowlett, Texas
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2011 GAME SUMMARIES Toledo 58, UNH 22
UNH 48, Lehigh 41, OT
Game One • September 1, 2011 Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
Game Two • September 10, 2011 Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, Pa.
UNH (0-1, 0-0) 0 8 7 7 - 22 TOLEDO (1-0, 0-0) 17 13 14 14 - 58
UNH (1-1, 0-0) 7 17 14 3 7 - 48 LEHIGH (1-1, 0-0) 13 7 7 14 0 - 41
1st 4:03 TOL Casano 23-yd field goal 0-3 2:24 TOL Page 24-yd pass from Dantin (Casano kick) 0-10 1:05 TOL Reedy 29-yd pass from Owens (Casano kick) 0-17 2nd 9:35 TOL Thomas 46-yd run (Casano kick) 0-24 3:23 TOL Casano 33-yd field goal 0-27 :28 UNH Setian 3-yd pass from Decker (Decker rush) 8-27 :00 TOL Casano 38-yd field goal 8-30 3rd 12:01 TOL Williams 15-yd pass from Dantin (Casano kick) 8-37 8:58 TOL Reedy 63-yd pass from Dantin (Casano kick) 8-44 4:08 UNH Decker 1-yd run (MacArthur kick) 15-44 4th 14:55 TOL Noble 8-yd pass from Owens (Casano kick) 15-51 8:34 TOL Macon 4-yd run (Casano kick) 15-58 8:14 UNH Steriti 87-yd run (MacArthur kick) 22-58
1st 12:17 UNH Decker 2-yd run (MacArthur kick) 7-0 9:32 LEH Barket 26-yd pass from Lum (Peery kick) 7-7 4:06 LEH Barket 10-yd pass from Lum (PAT blocked) 7-13 2nd 14:05 UNH Decker 2-yd run (MacArthur kick) 14-13 10:18 LEH Spadola 12-yd pass from Lum (Peery kick) 14-20 7:16 UNH Orlando 17-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) 21-20 :44 UNH MacArthur 25-yd field goal 24-20 3rd 12:29 UNH Orlando 56-yd punt return (MacArthur kick) 31-20 11:51 UNH Harris 12-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) 38-20 2:10 LEH Drwal 10-yd pass from Lum (Peery kick) 38-27 4th 11:03 LEH Sherman 4-yd pass from Lum (PAT failed) 38-33 4:35 LEH Drwal 11-yd pass from Lum (Spadola pass from Lum) 38-41 3:23 UNH MacArthur 35-yd field goal 41-41 OT 15:00 UNH Orlando 25-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) 48-41
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS
RUSHING UNH - Nico Steriti 3-63 yds, TD PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 21-28-1, 162 yds, TD RECEIVING UNH - Justin Mello 6-52 yds/ Joey Orlando 6-49 yds
TEAM STATISTICS
UNH TOL First Downs................................... 18 28 Rushes/Yardage............................. 33/152 47/278 Passing Yardage............................ 180 304 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 24/33/2 27/36/0 Total Offense................................. 332 582 Punts/Average............................... 4/47.0 2/38.0 Fumbles/Lost................................ 3/3 1/0 Penalties/Yards.............................. 4/30 6/43 TOLEDO, Ohio – Kevin Decker completed 21 of 28 passes for 162 yards, throwing for a touchdown and rushing for another, but it wasn’t enough to prevent 10th-ranked UNH from suffering a 58-22 loss in its season opener at Toledo on Thursday night at the Glass Bowl. Nico Steriti, in his collegiate debut, raced for an 87-yard touchdown run, the longest by a Wildcat since Chad Kackert’s 87-yard TD scamper at UMass in the D-I FCS national quarterfinals Dec. 2, 2006. The Rockets (1-0, 0-0 MAC) of the FBS dominated the contest, outscoring the Wildcats (0-1, 0-0 CAA) 30-8 in the first half and scoring 35 points off five New Hampshire turnovers. The 58 points were the most allowed by UNH in the Sean McDonnell era and the most yielded by a New Hampshire defense since Nov. 19, 1988, when the ‘Cats surrendered 64 points in a loss to UMass. Matt Evans led the defense with 14 tackles, including eight solo efforts, while Chris Beranger chipped in with a career-high 12 tackles. UNH scored its first points late in the first half when Decker hit Chris Setian for a three-yard TD with 28 seconds remaining in the first half. It was Setian’s first career reception. Decker called his own number to convert the two-point conversion, cutting the deficit to 27-8. Decker scored the second Wildcat touchdown with 4:08 left in the third quarter, breaking the plane for a one-yard score on 4th-and-goal to trim Toledo’s lead to 44-15. The Rockets totaled 582 yards of offense and posted three scoring plays of 45 yards or more in the contest, the first meeting between the two schools in 62 years. Leading 3-0 late in the first, Eric Page was on the receiving end of a 24-yard TD pass from Austin Dantin. Ryan Casano’s PAT lifted Toledo’s advantage to 10-0 with 2:24 left in the opening stanza. On the ensuing kickoff, the Wildcats had six points taken off the board when an apparent 98-yard kickoff return for a score by Dontra Peters was negated by a personal foul penalty. The Rockets capitalized when DT Johnathan Lamb forced a fumble that was recovered by S Charles Rancifer at UNH’s 45. Backup QB Terrance Owens entered the game and threw his first pass, a TD to Bernard Reedy with 1:05 left in the first to make it 17-0. The lead ballooned to 24-0 with 9:35 left in the half courtesy of a 46-yard TD run by tailback Adonis Thomas. Casano tacked on two more field goals in the half, a 33-yarder with 3:23 left for a 27-0 lead and a 38-yarder on the final play of the half for a 30-8 lead. Toledo seized a 3-0 lead with 4:46 remaining in the first quarter when Casano booted a 23-yard field goal. The Rockets scored on their opening possession of the second half when Danton found Morgan Williams on a 15-yard TD pass for a 37-8 lead with 12:01 left in the third. Toledo forced its fourth turnover of the game when LB Dan Molls sacked Decker, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Bell at Toledo’s 37. One play later, Dantin spotted Reedy for a 63-yard TD, lifting the lead to 44-8 with 8:58 remaining in the third period. Owens threw his second touchdown strike of the night to Danny Noble on an eight-yard rollout with 14:55 remaining in the game, allowing the Rockets to build a 51-15 lead.
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INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS
RUSHING UNH - Dontra Peters 11-44 yds, Kevin Decker 12-44 yds, 2 TD PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 23-34-1, 330 yds, 3 TD RECEIVING UNH - Joey Orlando 10-166 yds, 2 TD
TEAM STATISTICS
UNH LEH First Downs................................... 23 29 Rushes/Yardage............................. 34/117 30/105 Passing Yardage............................ 330 401 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 23/34/1 36/54/3 Total Offense................................. 447 506 Punts/Average............................... 4/46.5 5/42.0 Fumbles/Lost................................ 1/1 1/0 Penalties/Yards.............................. 6/70 6/55 BETHLEHEM, Pa.– Playing in front of his hometown fans, Joey Orlando scored a career-high three touchdowns, including the 25-yard, game-winning reception in overtime, to lift No. 13/16 UNH to a 48-41 triumph over No. 14/14 Lehigh at Goodman Stadium. Orlando notched a career-best 166 receiving yards on 10 catches, matching a personal best. The junior wide receiver also recorded a 17-yard TD reception in the second quarter that put him over 1,000 career receiving yards and returned a punt for a touchdown in the third quarter. UNH (1-1, 0-0 CAA) evened its record by winning its first OT game since Nov. 18, 2006, at Maine. Lehigh (1-1, 0-0 Patriot League) suffered its first defeat despite rallying from an 18-point, second-half deficit to grab a 41-38 lead with 4:35 remaining in regulation. The Wildcats forced overtime when Mike MacArthur booted a 35-yard field goal with 3:23 left in the fourth. Kevin Decker registered the first 300-yard passing game of his career, completing 23 of 34 attempts for 330 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for a pair of two-yard TDs. Decker’s final throw of the day came on the first play of OT, when he found Orlando in the front left corner of the end zone. Orlando, who was bumped out of bounds on the play, was able to come back into the field of play to make the tumbling reception. Matt Evans tallied a career-high 24 tackles for a defense that recorded three interceptions, including the game-ending pick by Kyle Flemings at the UNH 2 on the final play of OT. Lehigh QB Chris Lum went 36 of 54 for 401 yards and six TDs in the losing effort. Jake Drwal led the Mountain Hawks with 11 catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns; Zach Barket added 10 receptions for 84 yards and two TD catches. Orlando’s career-high 56-yard punt return for a TD with 12:29 left in the third quarter increased New Hampshire’s lead to 31-20. It was UNH’s first punt return for a score since now-Chicago Bear Corey Graham’s 51-yarder versus Stony Brook on Sept. 16, 2006. The Wildcats then parlayed their first forced turnover of the season into points when safety Manny Asam picked off Lum at the Hawks’ 29. Two plays later, following a 14-yard run by Dontra Peters (11 carries-44 yards), Decker hit R.J. Harris (eight catches-107 yards-TD) for a 12-yard score, the first of Harris’ career, with 11:51 left in the third for a 38-20 lead. The Mountain Hawks moved back in front by putting together a seven-play, 78-yard drive. Lum threw his third touchdown pass of the day, a 12-yard strike to Spadola, giving Lehigh a 20-14 lead with 10:18 left in the first half. The fourth lead change of the first half came with 7:16 left before the intermission. The Wildcats went 70 yards on eight plays, culminating with Decker, rolling to his left, finding Orlando in the end zone for a 17-yard scoring pass that permitted UNH to recapture the lead, 21-20. Orlando, who had earlier kept the drive alive by leaping for a six-yard, 4th-and-2 reception at the Lehigh 23, went over the 1,000-yard receiving mark for his career with the touchdown grab. UNH increased its lead to 24-20 on MacArthur’s first field goal of the season, a 25-yarder with 44 seconds remaining in the half.
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2011 GAME SUMMARIES UNH 45, Richmond 43
UNH 39, Holy Cross 32
Game Three • September 24, 2011 Robins Stadium • Richmond, Va. UNH (2-1, 1-0) RICH (3-1, 0-1)
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Game Four • October 1, 2011 Cowell Stadium • Durham, N.H. 45 43
1st 12:47 RICH Barnette 1-yd pass from Corp (Kamin kick) 0-7 2:44 RICH Kamin 36-yd field goal 0-10 2nd 14:12 UNH Harris 19-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) 7-10 11:03 UNH Vines 60-yd INT return (MacArthur kick) 14-10 10:23 UNH Decker 18-yd run (MacArthur kick) 21-10 7:31 RICH Kamin 45-yd field goal 21-13 5:54 UNH Evans 31-yd INT return (MacArthur kick) 28-13 4:02 RICH Gaskins 6-yd run (Kamin kick) 28-20 3rd 13:33 UNH Decker 12-yd run (MacArthur kick) 35-20 6:42 RICH Kamin 37-yd field goal 35-23 4th 14:57 UNH MacArthur 23-yd field goal 38-23 10:45 RICH Gaskins 13-yd run (PAT failed) 38-29 6:20 RICH Edwards 9-yd pass from Corp (Kamin kick) 38-36 2:45 UNH Harris 47-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) 45-36 :28 RICH Gaskins 1-yd run (Kamin kick) 45-43
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS
RUSHING UNH - Dontra Peters 9-64 yds, Kevin Decker 9-48 yds, 2 TD PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 22-32-2, 239 yds, 2 TD RECEIVING UNH - R.J. Harris 12-120 yds, 2 TD
TEAM STATISTICS
UNH RICH First Downs................................... 19 31 Rushes/Yardage............................. 25/129 34/124 Passing Yardage............................ 239 351 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 22/33/2 35/50/2 Total Offense................................. 368 475 Punts/Average............................... 4/42.8 2/39.0 Fumbles/Lost................................ 0-0 1-1 Penalties/Yards.............................. 13/106 7/55 RICHMOND, Va.– R.J. Harris hauled in 12 catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns, including a 47-yarder late in the fourth quarter, to help 11th-ranked UNH hold off No. 5/7 Richmond, 45-43, on Saturday at Robins Stadium in the CAA opener for both schools. UNH improved its record to 2-1 (1-0 CAA) by earning its first victory in Richmond since 1994. The Spiders fell to 3-1, 0-1 in the league. Kevin Decker threw for two TDs and ran for two more, completing 22 of 32 passes for 239 yards and rushing for 48 yards on nine carries. Dontra Peters accumulated 261 all-purpose yards (64 rushing, 56 receiving, 141 kick return). Matt Evans and Randi Vines each returned an interception for a touchdown, and Chris Beranger amassed a career-high 17 tackles. Decker hit Harris on a post pattern for a 47-yard TD to stake the Wildcats to a 45-36 lead with 2:45 left. Richmond RB Kendall Gaskins (16 rushes-81 yards-3 TDs) scored on a one-yard rush for his third score of the game with 28 seconds remaining, cutting the deficit to 45-43, but Chris Chandler successfully recovered the ensuing onside kick to preserve the victory. Tre Gray collected 16 receptions for 194 yards, and Aaron Corp completed 35 of 50 passes for 351 yards and two TDs in the losing effort. The Wildcats, who fell behind 10-0 after one quarter, seized their first lead with 11:03 left in the half when Vines intercepted a deflected pass and jaunted 60 yards untouched for a TD, staking the ‘Cats to a 14-10 lead. It marked Vines’ second career pick-six; he previously returned an INT 30 yards for a score against Central Conn. State on Sept. 4, 2010. UNH forced another turnover on the ensuing kickoff when Chris Setian jarred the ball loose from Tremayne Graham and Chris Houston recovered the fumble on the Spiders’ 31. Three players later, Decker called his own number and zipped in for an 18-yard TD, pushing UNH’s lead to 21-10 with 10:23 left in the half. Richmond drew to within 21-13 when Will Kamin drilled a 45-yard FG with 7:31 left in the half. The Wildcats registered their second pick-six of the game when Evans returned an INT 31 yards with 5:54 left in the second, staking UNH to a 28-13 lead. It was the second career pick-six by Evans, who tallied a 25-yarder versus Towson on Nov. 20, 2010. Richmond’s final scoring drive of the first half was ignited by a 76-yard kickoff return from Wayne Pettus to the UNH 13. Facing a 4th-and-3 from the 6, the Spiders lined up for a field goal, only to direct snap to Gaskins, who sprinted around the right end for a TD and a 28-20 deficit. Peters took the opening kickoff of the second half 70 yards, a career high, to the Richmond 26. The ‘Cats capitalized on the short field when Decker rushed for his second score of the contest, this time from 12 yards out to build UNH’s advantage to 35-20 with 13:33 left in the third. UNH reclaimed a 38-23 lead when Mike MacArthur hit a 23-yard FG on the first play of the fourth. Richmond’s response was Gaskins’ second rushing TD of the game, a 13-yard carry with 10:45 left that narrowed the gap to 38-29. Trailing 10-0, UNH got on the board with 14:12 left in the second quarter when Decker lofted a 19-yard touchdown pass to Harris in the left corner of the end zone to conclude a nine-play, 90-yard drive.
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HC (2-2, 1-0) UNH (3-1, 1-0) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
8:29 3:23 9:06 6:46 2:18 0:00 10:22 7:53 11:36 9:53 2:30 1:10
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3 7
10 11
6 7
13 14
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Giansante 27-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) Macomber 33-yd field goal Fess 3-yd pass from Taggart (Macomber kick) Mangieri 31-yd pass from Decker (Decker rush) Macomber 26-yd field goal MacArthur 25-yd field goal Orlando 5-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) Taggart 10-yd run (PAT failed) Mistretta 35-yd pass from Taggart (PAT failed) Setian 1-yd run (MacArthur kick) Taggart 13-yd run (Macomber kick) Mello 60-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick)
32 39 0-7 3-7 10-7 10-15 13-15 13-18 13-25 19-25 25-25 25-32 32-32 32-39
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS
RUSHING UNH - Dontra Peters 18-104 yds PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 23-31-0, 352 yds, 4 TD RECEIVING UNH - Justin Mello 2-107 yds, TD, Mickey Mangieri 6-102 yds, TD
TEAM STATISTICS
HC UNH First Downs................................... 30 22 Rushes/Yardage............................. 30/119 40/204 Passing Yardage............................ 412 352 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 40/57/1 23/32/0 Total Offense................................. 531 556 Punts/Average............................... 5/36.2 5/38.6 Fumbles/Lost................................ 0-0 2-2 Penalties/Yards.............................. 5/56 5/38 DURHAM, N.H.- Kevin Decker passed for career highs of 352 yards and four touchdowns, the final one a 60-yard strike to Justin Mello with 1:10 remaining in the game, to propel No. 7/9 UNH to a 39-32 victory over Holy Cross before 8,307 fans at Cowell Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats (3-1, 1-0 CAA) notched their third straight victory and made it seven consecutive wins in home openers. The Crusaders (2-2, 1-0 Patriot League) saw their two-game winning streak snapped in the first meeting between the two New England FCS schools since 1984. Decker went 23 of 31 and threw his four scoring passes to four different receivers. Mello eclipsed the 100-yard receiving mark for the first time in his career, tallying two receptions for a team-leading 107 yards. Mickey Mangieri, seeing his first game action since Dec. 5, 2009, posted career bests with six receptions for 102 yards and a TD. Dontra Peters recorded his first 100-yard rushing game of the year, gaining 104 yards on 18 carries. Chris Beranger made a team-high 12 stops for his third double-digit tackle performance in four games while Matt Evans made it four straight games in double-figure tackles with 11 stops. Ryan Taggart completed 40 of 57 passes for 412 yards and two TDs, but he was intercepted by Manny Asam in the first, snapping his school record of 209 consecutive passes without an INT. Taggart also rushed 12 times for 55 yards and a pair of TDs. Kyle Toulouse amassed 13 receptions for 110 yards and Gerald Mistretta added six catches for 136 yards to lead the Crusaders. UNH snapped a 32-32 tie when Decker found Mello down the right sideline for a 40-yard score, which was the sophomore receiver’s first career TD catch. Holy Cross moved the ball to the UNH 33 on its final possession, but the last-ditch effort fell short when Taggart’s pass intended for Jon Smith in the UNH end zone was batted away as time expired. The Wildcats jumped out to a 7-0 lead with 8:29 left in the first when Decker hit Jimmy Giansante for a 27-yard score. Holy Cross tallied its first points with 3:23 remaining in the first courtesy of a 33-yard field goal from John Macomber to trim New Hampshire’s lead to 7-3. The Crusaders moved in front, 10-7, for its only lead on a three-yard TD pass from Taggart to Mike Fess (11 catches, 95 yards, TD) with 9:06 left in the half. The ‘Cats seized the lead right back on a 31yard Decker-to-Mangieri TD followed by Decker’s full-extension leap over the goal line on the successful two-point conversion for a 15-10 lead with 6:46 to go in the half. UNH took an 18-10 lead to the locker room when Mike MacArthur kicked a 25-yard FG on the final play of the half. The Wildcats’ biggest lead of the afternoon came on Decker’s third scoring strike of the day, a five-yard pass to Joey Orlando with 10:22 to play in the third for a 25-13 lead. Holy Cross responded with an 87-yard scoring drive that culminated in Taggart’s 10-yard TD run with 7:53 left in the third. The Crusaders cut the deficit to 25-19, but Macomber’s PAT failed. The Crusaders saw an opportunity to take the lead go by the boards after a second missed PAT with 11:36 left in the game. Moments earlier, Mistretta caught a 4th-and-3 pass and raced 35 yards to the end zone, tying the score, 25-25. UNH reclaimed the lead, 32-25, when Chris Setian (eight rushes-64 yards, TD) bruised his way in for a one-yard TD run with 9:53 left in the fourth. The score was set up by Decker’s 47-yard pass to Mello down to the Holy Cross 1. Taggart once again brought the Crusaders even at 32-32 by scampering in for a 13-yard TD. his second of the game, with 2:30 left in the contest.
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2011 GAME SUMMARIES UNH 47, Villanova 17
William & Mary 24, UNH 10
Game Five • October 8, 2011 Cowell Stadium • Durham, N.H.
Game Six • October 15, 2011 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, Va.
VIL (1-5, 0-3) 0 10 0 7 - 17 UNH (4-1, 2-0) 15 12 10 10 - 47 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
12:15 3:27 14:25 8:02 6:11 :34 :02 12:31 5:14 13:42 7:52 3:23
UNH UNH UNH VU UNH VU UNH UNH UNH UNH VU UNH
Decker 3-yd run (Decker rush)
0-8 0-15 MacArthur 24-yd field goal 0-18 Hamilton 45-yd field goal 3-18 Mello 35-yd pass from Decker (Kick failed) 3-24 Wells 9-yd pass from Polony (Hamilton kick) 10-24 MacArthur 27-yd field goal 10-27 Peters 6-yd run (MacArthur kick) 10-34 MacArthur 23-yd field goal 10-37 Giansante 16-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) 10-44 Monangai 7-yd run (Hamilton kick) 17-44 DeLago 37-yd field goal 17-47 Harris 66-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick)
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS RUSHING UNH - Kevin Decker 9-46, TD PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 23-32-0, 395 yds, 3 TD RECEIVING UNH - R.J. Harris 7-190 yds, TD
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10 7
0 7
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2nd 2:30 UNH MacArthur 37-yd field goal 3-0 1:35 W&M Grimes 72-yd pass from Caprio (Kuhn kick) 3-7 :08 UNH Harris 15-pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) 10-7 3rd 8:57 W&M Grimes 50-yd pass from Caprio (Kuhn kick) 10-14 4th 12:42 W&M McBride 50-yd run (Kuhn kick) 10-21 6:06 W&M Kuhn 45-yd field goal 10-24
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS
RUSHING UNH - Kevin Decker 17-44 PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 34-50-2, 422 yds, TD RECEIVING UNH - Joey Orlando 8-132, Mickey Mangieri 8-100
TEAM STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS
VIL UNH First Downs................................... 21 24 Rushes/Yardage............................. 51/150 33/156 Passing Yardage............................ 127 401 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 17/26/2 24/33/0 Total Offense................................. 277 557 Punts/Average............................... 6/45.2 1/50.0 Fumbles/Lost................................ 2/1 2/2 Penalties/Yards.............................. 5/56 3/25 DURHAM, N.H.- Kevin Decker passed for a career-high 395 yards, threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another to lead sixth-ranked UNH to a 47-17 victory over Villanova before a crowd of 5,760 on Saturday afternoon at Cowell Stadium. UNH earned its fourth consecutive win to up its record to 4-1, 1-0 in the CAA. Villanova dropped to 1-5 overall, 0-3 in the CAA. Decker went 23 of 32, matching a career high for completions by spreading the ball to nine different receivers. The senior QB recorded TD passes to R.J. Harris, Justin Mello and Jimmy Giansante, helping UNH amass a season-best 401 passing yards and 557 total yards. Harris notched his third 100-yard receiving day of the season, accumulating a career-high 190 yards, just 23 shy of the CAA freshman record, on a team-leading seven receptions. His team-best fourth scoring catch came on the longest pass play of the season, a 66-yard heave from Decker on a post pattern with 3:27 left in the first quarter to help the home Wildcats build a 15-0 lead. Mello made his one catch of the day count, corralling a 35-yard TD reception with 6:11 left in the second to push UNH’s lead to 24-3. Giansante (three catches-58 yards, TD) snared a 16-yard scoring strike early in the fourth, increasing the Wildcats’ lead to 44-10 with 13:42 remaining. Decker (six rushes-46 yards, TD) got the scoring started by rushing for a three-yard TD, his sixth, just 2:45 into the opening stanza. He then kept it himself for the successful two-point conversion and an 8-0 UNH lead. Brian McNally spearheaded the squad’s best defensive showing of the season, racking up a career-high 3.5 sacks as the ‘Cats held ‘Nova to 277 yards of offense and forced three turnovers. Chris Houston made six tackles, forced a fumble and notched his first career interception. Rod Walker also picked off the first pass of his career, returning the INT 42 yards to the Villanova 6. That set the stage for Dontra Peters (nine rushes-30 yards, TD), who scampered in for a six-yard score with 12:31 left in the third, staking UNH to a commanding 34-10 lead. New Hampshire forced its other turnover on the first play of the fourth quarter when Jared Smith forced a fumble that was recovered by James Jenkins. Mike MacArthur improved to 7-for-7 in field-goal attempts by connecting on all three of his attempts: a 24-yarder in the second quarter, giving UNH an 18-0 lead; a 27-yard kick on the last play of the first half for a 27-10 lead and a 23-yarder with 5:14 left in the third for a 37-10 advantage. But the sophomore kicker did miss the first extra point of his career following Giansante’s second-period TD catch, snapping a streak of 43 in a row successfully converted. Villanova QB Chris Polony, who replaced ineffective starter Chris Cullicerto (2-for-7, seven yards), went 15 of 19 for 120 yards with two INTs and a nine-yard TD pass to Dorian Wells (five catches-36 yards, TD). Kevin Monangai rushed 18 times for 57 yards and a touchdown.
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UNH (4-2, 2-1) W&M (4-3, 2-2)
First Downs................................... Rushes/Yardage............................. Passing Yardage............................ Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... Total Offense................................. Punts/Average............................... Fumbles/Lost................................ Penalties/Yards..............................
UNH W&M 29 19 35/95 46/262 422 167 34/50/2 7/11/1 517 429 2/35.5 4/47.8 4/2 2/1 6/76 3/15
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Kevin Decker set career highs in passes, attempts and yards, but sixth-ranked UNH saw its four-game winning streak snapped with a 24-10 setback against No. 16/15 William & Mary at Zable Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tribe improved to 4-3 overall, 2-2 in the CAA, by posting its ninth straight win over the Wildcats, who fell to 4-2, 2-1 in the league. Decker went 34 of 50 for 422 yards and a touchdown but was sacked six times, including five by Marcus Hyde, and intercepted twice by an opportunistic Tribe defense that forced four turnovers. New Hampshire outgained William & Mary, 517 yards to 429 yards. Joey Orlando reeled in eight catches for 132 yards, and Mickey Mangieri also tallied eight receptions, a career high, for 100 yards. Chris Beranger posted a gamehigh 16 tackles, and Matt Evans chipped in with 13 stops. Jonathan Grimes compiled 323 all-purpose yards in the winning cause for the Tribe and, in the process, set the William & Mary all-time rushing record. Grimes carried 28 times for 169 yards and accumulated a career-high 126 receiving yards on three receptions –two of them for touchdowns. Following a scoreless opening stanza, UNH grabbed a 3-0 lead on a 37-yard field goal from Mike MacArthur with 2:30 left in the first half. On the second play of the next drive, quarterback Brent Caprio (7-for-11, 167 yards, 2 TD, INT) dumped off to Grimes, who shed a few tackles and then raced for a 72-yard touchdown, putting the Tribe in front, 7-3, with 1:35 left in the half. The Wildcats responded immediately by marching 90 yards on eight plays in just 1:27, reclaiming the lead, 10-7, with eight seconds left in the half when R.J. Harris (2 catches-23 yards, TD) out-leaped a defender in the left corner of the end zone for a 15-yard scoring reception from Decker. Grimes struck again on the Tribe’s opening possession of the second half, collecting a pass from Caprio and dashing 50 yards for the go-ahead score with 8:57 left in the third, staking the home team to a 14-10 advantage. W&M’s third home-run scoring play came on running back Keith McBride’s career-high 50-yard scoring rush with 12:42 left in the game, building the lead to 21-10. McBride finished the afternoon with nine rushes for 68 yards. Drake Kuhn’s 45-yard FG with 6:06 remaining represented the game’s final points. The teams exchanged turnovers on their respective first possessions. The Tribe’s opening drive was halted when Alan Buzbee intercepted Caprio’s pass at the UNH 11, returning it 15 yards to the 25. William & Mary returned the favor, forcing a turnover at its own 27 when Jabrel Mines ripped the ball away from Dontra Peters following a pass reception. The Wildcats had another opportunity to strike first go by the boards when MacArthur’s 27-yard field goal try went wide left with 1:24 remaining in the first quarter. It was his first missed field goal (eighth attempt) this season. UNH threatened on its next possession, advancing to the Tribe 22 before Decker was sacked on 4th-and-3. However, W&M’s subsequent drive was squashed courtesy of a fumble by Caprio that was recovered by true freshman Shane McNeely (two tackles) at the Wildcats’ 37 midway through the second quarter.
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2011 GAME SUMMARIES
UNH 27, UMass 21
UNH 31, Rhode Island 24
Game Seven • October 22, 2011 Gillette Stadium - Foxborough, Mass. UNH (5-2, 3-1) UMASS (4-3, 0-0)
11 0
7 12
6 0
3 9
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1st 12:01 UNH Peters 5-yd run (Decker pass to McNally) 6:14 UNH MacArthur 47-yd field goal 2nd 7:26 MASS Talley 23-yd run (Pagel pass failed) 5:18 UNH Peters 1-yd run (MacArthur kick) :19 MASS Hernandez 4-yd run (Levengood PAT failed) 3rd 4:42 UNH Cullen 23-yd pass from Decker (Decker pass failed) 4th 10:43 MASS Pagel 5-yd run (Levegood PAT failed) 5:09 UNH MacArthur 35-yd field goal 1:45 MASS Yelovich 22-yd field goal
27 21 8-0 11-0 11-6 18-6 18-12 24-12 24-18 27-18 27-21
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS
RUSHING UNH - Dontra Peters 13-92 yds, 2 TD PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 11-15-0, 137 yds, TD RECEIVING UNH - Dontra Peters 3-18 yds, Sean Cullen 1-23 yds, TD
TEAM STATISTICS
UNH UMASS First Downs................................... 18 25 Rushes/Yardage............................. 44/198 39/150 Passing Yardage............................ 137 249 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 11/16/0 25/42/1 Total Offense................................. 335 399 Punts/Average............................... 1/47.0 2/43.0 Fumbles/Lost................................ 0/0 2/1 Penalties/Yards.............................. 2/15 4/30 FOXBORO, Mass. – Dontra Peters rushed for a pair of touchdowns and amassed 208 all-purpose yards to lead 13th-ranked UNH to a 27-21 victory over No. 22 Massachusetts in the second edition of the Colonial Clash, the 74th and final scheduled meeting between the longtime rivals, before a crowd of 24,022 at Gillette Stadium on Saturday afternoon. UNH improved to 5-2 with the victory and 3-1 in the CAA. UMass tumbled to 4-3 overall. Peters carried 13 times for 92 yards, compiling 98 yards on three kick returns while collecting a team-leading three receptions for 18 yards to win the Bill Knight Trophy as the game’s most outstanding player. Kevin Decker completed 11 of 15 passes for 137 yards and a TD. Matt Evans spearheaded the defensive attack with 13 tackles, two forced fumbles and a pass breakup. Chris Beranger posted a game-high 14 tackles, and Alan Buzbee chipped in with 13 stops for a UNH defense that forced two fumbles and notched an interception. Peters returned the game’s opening kickoff 44 yards to the UMass 42. The junior RB then capped an eight-play drive by taking a sweep around the left side for a five-yard touchdown. The Wildcats’ captains combined on the successful two-point conversion when Decker avoided the pass rush just long enough to find Brian McNally, lined up as a tight end, in the end zone for an 8-0 lead with 12:01 left in the first. The Minutemen threatened on their initial drive, marching from their 49 to the Wildcats’ 10, but Kellen Pagel’s 3rd-and 8 pass in the end zone was intercepted by Manny Asam for his team-leading third pick of the year. UNH seized an 11-0 advantage on the next drive when Mike MacArthur matched his career high with a 47-yard FG with 6:14 left in the first. UMass coughed up the ball on the first play of its next possession when Evans stripped the ball from Jonathan Hernandez (29 rushes-89 yards, TD), and McNally recovered the fumble on the UMass 26. New Hampshire failed to capitalize, as MacArthur’s 37-yard field try went wide left with 4:02 left in the first. UMass got on the board with 7:26 left in the first half. Facing a 3rd-and-9 from the UNH 23, WR Julian Talley took an end around, bounced off a tackle attempt at the 15 and spun his way into the end zone for his second rushing score of the season. The two-point try failed, however, allowing UNH to hold an 11-6 lead. The Wildcats went right back to work, going on a seven-play, 62-yard drive culminating in the second rushing TD of the game for Peters, who barreled in from a yard out. MacArthur’s PAT staked New Hampshire to an 18-6 lead with 5:18 left in the half. UMass scored the final points of the half on a four-yard TD rush from Hernandez with 19 seconds remaining in the second. Brendon Levongood’s PAT was no good, so the ‘Cats brought an 18-12 lead to the locker room. The Wildcats upped the lead to 24-12 with 4:42 left in the third when Decker connected with TE Sean Cullen for a 23-yard TD strike on 3rd-and-11. That capped a six-play, 87-yard drive highlighted by a season-high 48-yard rush by Peters and a 17-yard run from Nico Steriti. The two-point try failed.The Minutemen reduced the Wildcats’ lead to 24-18 with 10:43 left in the game by going on a 19-play, 80-yard drive that chewed nine minutes off the clock. Pagel kept for a five-yard touchdown run on 4th-and-4, meeting Beranger head-on at the 1-yard line before lunging into the end zone. Levengood again missed the PAT. MacArthur’s 35-yard field goal with 5:09 left increased the lead to 27-18. Brandon Yelovich hit a 22-yard FG with 1:45 left to bring UMass within 27-21, but Justin Mello recovered the subsequent onside kick and the Wildcats ran out the clock to ice the victory. Pagel went 25-for-42 for 249 yards and an interception, while Talley set career highs with 10 receptions for 113 yards in the losing effort.
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Game Eight • October 29, 2011 Cowell Stadium • Durham, N.H.
URI (2-6, 1-4) UNH (6-2, 4-1)
0 7
6 7
18 14
0 3
1st 5:39 UNH Setian 1-yd run (MacArthur kick) 2nd 8:45 UNH Harris 23-yd run (MacArthur kick) :23 URI Johnson-Farrell 46-yd pass from Bentsen (Pass failed) 3rd 14:34 UNH Peters 4-yd run (MacArthur kick) 10:09 URI Probst 11-yd run (Feinstein kick) 7:24 URI Probst 1-yd run (Baskerville pass from Bentsen) 5:51 URI Feinstein 43-yd field goal 3:58 UNH Decker 1-yd run (MacArthur kick) 4th 11:08 UNH MacArthur 28-yd field goal
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24 31 0-7 0-14 6-14 6-21 13-21 21-21 24-21 24-28 24-31
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS RUSHING UNH - Dontra Peters 13-92 yds, TD PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 14-21-1, 257 yds RECEIVING UNH - Sean Cullen 5-104 yds
TEAM STATISTICS
URI UNH First Downs................................... 22 21 Rushes/Yardage............................. 43/165 41/214 Passing Yardage............................ 240 257 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 20/31/1 14/21/1 Total Offense................................. 405 471 Punts/Average............................... 3/34.7 2/49.5 Fumbles/Lost................................ 2-1 1-1 Penalties/Yards.............................. 7/72 7/54 DURHAM, N.H. - Senior tight end Sean Cullen recorded a career-high 104 receiving yards and four different players rushed for touchdowns to guide the 10th-ranked UNH football team to Saturday’s 31-24 defeat of the University of Rhode Island before a Homecoming crowd of 10,554 at Cowell Stadium. The win propelled the Wildcats to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the CAA, while the Rams slipped to 2-6, 1-4 in the CAA. Dontra Peters led the ground attack with 13 carries for 92 yards and a touchdown. The junior tacked on 68 kick-return yards and a 19-yard reception for a game-leading 179 all-purpose yards. Kevin Decker rushed for a career-best 78 yards and a touchdown while completing 14 of 21 passes for 257 yards. Chris Setian and R.J. Harris added rushing TDs for the Wildcats in their sixth straight home win against the Rams. Chris Beranger led UNH in tackles for the fifth time in the last six games after accumulating 13 stops, nine of them solo, his first career sack and a forced fumble. Matt Evans chipped in with nine tackles and an interception. Rhody appeared ready to take the lead on its initial possession when it advanced to the UNH 3-yard line, but quarterback Bob Bentsen coughed up the 2nd-and-goal snap and Alan Buzbee recovered the fumble for New Hampshire. The ‘Cats then proceeded to go on a 13-play, 97-yard drive that lasted more than five minutes before Setian plunged in for a one-yard TD. The PAT from Mike MacArthur put UNH in front, 7-0, with 5:39 left in the first period. UNH increased the lead to 14-0 with 8:45 remaining in the opening half courtesy of the first career rushing score for Harris (one rush-23 yards, TD), who took an end around pitch from Decker 23 yards to the end zone. That scoring drive was once again ignited by a Rams’ turnover in Wildcats’ territory, as defensive tackle Jimmy Vailas tipped Bentsen’s pass at the UNH 30 and Evans caught the deflection for his second INT of the year. Bentsen (20 of 31, 240 yards, TD, INT) bounced back to get Rhode Island on the board with 23 seconds left in the half on a 46-yard pass to Brandon JohnsonFerrell (seven catches-89 yards). The two-point conversion try failed, so the home team took a 14-6 lead to the halftime break. Rhody attempted an onside kick to begin the second half, but the ploy backfired when the kick went out of bounds, giving New Hampshire possession at the URI 41. Peters then went to work, carrying once for 37 yards before scoring from four yards out for his fourth rushing score of the season. The PAT bumped the lead to 21-6 only 26 seconds into the third quarter. Rhode Island then went on an 18-point run over a span of 4:18 in the third quarter to seize the lead. Backup quarterback Steve Probst (three rushes-15 yards, two TDs) reached pay dirt on an 11-yard carry at the 10:09 mark that trimmed the deficit to 21-13, and he called his own number again for a one-yard TD with 7:24 left in the third. Following a successful two-point pass from Bentsen to Anthony Baskerville, the game was deadlocked at 21. The Rams took their only advantage at 24-21 with 5:51 left in the quarter on a 43-yard field goal from Louis Feinstein. New Hampshire reclaimed the lead for good, 28-24, on Decker’s one-yard run, his team-leading seventh, with 3:58 remaining in the third. The signal caller set up his own score by completing a 12-yard pass to Chris Chandler and a 14-yarder to Cullen before erupting for a career-high 40 yard rush to the URI 2. After a wild third quarter that produced 32 combined points, the only tally of the fourth quarter was MacArthur’s 28-yard field goal with 2:25 remaining. New Hampshire forced a Rhode Island punt with 4:41 remaining in the contest, and the Wildcats never gave the football back, maintaining possession on a final nine-play, 63-yard drive to run out the clock.
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2011 GAME SUMMARIES
UNH 28, James Madison 10
Towson 56, UNH 42
Game Nine • November 5, 2011 Cowell Stadium • Durham, N.H.
Game Ten • November 12, 2011 Cowell Stadium • Durham, N.H.
JMU (5-4, 3-3) 10 0 0 0 - 10 UNH (7-2, 5-1) 18 7 0 3 - 28 1st 2nd 4th
13:24 10:59 7:38 3:39 :54 11:22 2:06
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Peters 3-yd run (Setian pass from Decker) Starke 25-yd field goal MacArthur 36-yd field goal Barlow 14-yd pass from Edwards (Starke kick) Cullen 19-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) Peters 9-yd run (MacArthur kick) MacArthur 21-yd field goal
0-8 3-8 3-11 10-11 10-18 10-25 10-28
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS
RUSHING UNH - Dontra Peters 16-87 yds, 2 TD PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 21-31-1, 186 yds, TD RECEIVING UNH - Joey Orlando 4-32 yds, Sean Cullen 2-24 yds, TD
TEAM STATISTICS
JMU UNH First Downs................................... 14 20 Rushes/Yardage............................. 34/136 40/144 Passing Yardage............................ 159 186 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 18/31/2 21/31/1 Total Offense................................. 295 330 Punts/Average............................... 6/37.7 5/31.8 Fumbles/Lost................................ 1/1 1/1 Penalties/Yards.............................. 8/73 4/19 DURHAM, N.H. - Dontra Peters ran for a pair of touchdowns and Matt Evans notched 17 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery as ninth-ranked UNH topped No. 13 James Madison, 28-10, in a CAA conference game Saturday afternoon at Cowell Stadium. The Wildcats improved to 7-2 overall, 5-1 in the CAA, by winning for the seventh time in eight weeks, while the Dukes dropped to 5-4, 3-3 in the league. Peters carried 16 times for 87 yards, registering a three-yard TD run in the first quarter and a nine-yard scoring scamper in the second quarter. The junior added four receptions for 24 yards. Kevin Decker went 21 of 31 for 186 yards with a TD and an interception. Sean Cullen was on the receiving end of Decker’s lone scoring toss, a 19-yard hookup in the final minute of the first half. After yielding 10 first-quarter points, the UNH defense shut out JMU for the rest of the contest. The Dukes, who gained 102 rushing yards on 11 carries in the opening stanza, were held to a mere 34 yards on 23 carries over the next three periods. Dukes quarterback Jace Edwards completed 18 of 31 passes for 159 yards and a TD, but he was picked off twice –once by Chris Houston (four tackles) and once by Kyle Flemings (seven tackles). Dae’Quan Scott rushed 13 times for 111 yards and a touchdown, chalking up 86 yards on five first-quarter carries but just 25 yards on his subsequent eight carries. R.J. Harris returned the opening kickoff 23 yards and, following a personal-foul penalty on James Madison, the ball was spotted at the UNH 49. Harris then snared a 20-yard post pass from Decker down to the JMU 31 before Peters carried three consecutive times, gaining 23 yards, 11 yards and then three yards for the TD. The Wildcats converted the two-point try on a pass from Decker to Chris Setian for an 8-0 lead with 13:24 left in the first. Scott’s 56-yard run highlighted the Dukes’ opening drive, which culminated in a 25-yard FG from Cameron Starke with 10:59 left in the first that reduced New Hampshire’s lead to 8-3. Mike MacArthur kicked a 36-yard field goal with 7:38 remaining in the first to stake the ‘Cats to an 11-3 lead. Harris set up the scoring drive by returning the kickoff 55 yards to the JMU 25. James Madison quickly retaliated, with Scott again leading the way. The sophomore tailback recorded a 20-yard rush to the UNH 36. Later in the drive, Edwards rolled to his left and connected with tight end Brian Barlow for a 17-yard touchdown, slicing the New Hampshire lead to 11-10 with 3:39 left in the quarter. The Wildcats struck once more in the opening period when Decker hit Cullen on a corner route in the right-hand side of the end zone on 3rd-and-10 from the 19 for an 18-10 lead with 54 seconds to go in the first. UNH upped the lead to 25-10 with 11:22 left in the first half by going on a methodical nine-play, 75-yard scoring drive that lasted three-and-a-half minutes. Setian’s 26-yard carry put the ‘Cats on JMU’s 27. Joey Orlando made a 17-yard catch on a slant to the Dukes’ 16, and Peters did the rest of the work with a seven-yard rush followed by a nine-yard TD carry. An apparent 17-yard Edwards-to-Barlow scoring strike with 3:54 left in the third quarter was negated by a holding penalty. On the very next play, Flemings recorded his second interception of the year, stepping in front of the receiver on a deep post pass to preserve the 15-point cushion. The dominant New Hampshire defense stuffed Scott for a one-yard loss on 4th-and-1 from the UNH 2 with 13:53 left in the game. Chris Beranger (nine tackles) and Rod Walker (five tackles) combined on the critical stop. The Dukes were once again stymied on downs when Edwards’ 4th-and-4 pass from the UNH 30 went incomplete with 7:40 left to play. Evans iced the game by stripping JMU tailback Jordan Anderson on a rushing play, recovering the fumble at the Dukes’ 48 with 1:21 left.
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11:22 9:48 7:45 6:54 2:37 13:13 9:38 6:51 5:23 2:25 14:47 11:39 6:21 5:04
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14 21
14 21
7 14
7 0
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Peters 6-yd run (MacArthur kick) West 72-yd run (Soven kick) Oboh 56-yd pass from Enders (Soven kick) Smith 45-yd interception return (Soven kick) Mello 5-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) West 2-yd run (Soven kick) Oboh 11-yd pass from Enders (Soven kick) Setian 4-yd run (MacArthur kick) West 69-yd run (Soven kick) Setian 4-yd run (MacArthur kick) Joseph 93-yd kickoff return (Soven kick) Decker 5-yd run (MacArthur kick) West 2-yd run (Soven kick) Steriti 3-yd run (MacArthur kick)
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS
42 56 7-0 7-7 7-14 7-21 14-21 14-28 14-35 21-35 21-42 28-42 28-49 35-49 35-56 42-56
RUSHING UNH - Kevin Decker 12-75 yds, 2 TD PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 36-46-3, 389 yds, TD RECEIVING UNH - Nico Steriti 8-90 yds, Sean Cullen 5-95 yds
TEAM STATISTICS
UNH TOW First Downs................................... 35 21 Rushes/Yardage............................. 41/222 39/334 Passing Yardage............................ 389 183 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 36/46/3 14/18/1 Total Offense................................. 611 517 Punts/Average............................... 2/33.0 3/37.7 Fumbles/Lost................................ 1/1 0/0 Penalties/Yards.............................. 6/47 9/78 TOWSON, Md. – Kevin Decker threw for a TD, rushed for two more and accumulated 389 passing yards, but No. 7 UNH was outscored 56-42 by 12th-ranked Towson in a CAA football shootout Saturday afternoon at Unitas Stadium. Towson, which defeated UNH for the first time in eight all-time meetings, upped its record to 8-2 overall and 6-1 in the CAA, tied for first place in the league with Maine. The Wildcats, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped, fell to 7-3, 5-2 in the CAA. Decker completed 36 of 46 passes for 389 yards with a TD and three interceptions. He added a team-leading 75 rushing yards and two scores on 12 attempts. Towson freshman RB Terrance West gashed his way to a career-high 261 rushing yards and four TDs on 23 carries to lead a potent Tigers’ attack that racked up 517 yards of total offense. New Hampshire outgained Towson with a season-high 611 yards, but committed four turnovers in the contest.Matt Evans amassed a game-high 19 tackles to lead UNH, moving into third place on the school’s all-time, single-season list with 142 stops. UNH scored on its initial drive, chalking up 84 yards on nine plays before Dontra Peters carried in for a six-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead with 11:22 left in the first quarter. Decker was 5 of 5 for 59 yards through the air on the drive, highlighted by a 37-yard completion to Justin Mello deep down the right sideline to the Tigers’ 12. Towson immediately responded with a 73-yard TD run from West with 9:48 left in the first to tie the game, 7-7. Grant Enders (14-for-18, 183 yards, 2 TDs, INT) connected with tight end James Oboh (three receptions-97 yards, 2 TDs), who bounced off a hit along the right sideline and raced to the end zone for a 56-yard touchdown and a 14-7 Tigers’ lead with 7:45 left in the quarter. That lead ballooned to 21-7 courtesy of a 45-yard INT return for a touchdown by cornerback Tye Smith, who snared Decker’s pass to the left flat and dashed untouched for the score with 6:54 left in the opening stanza. Decker pieced together his second 5-for-5 passing drive, accounting for 32 of the 51 yards on a possession that culminated in a five-yard TD strike to Mello that trimmed Towson’s advantage to 21-14 with 2:37 remaining in the first. Decker, who had to slither out of danger in the backfield on 3rd-and-3 from the 5, lofted his 17th touchdown pass of the year to Mello in the back right-hand corner of the end zone. West notched his second rushing TD of the day, forging his way in from two yards to lift Towson’s lead to 28-14 with 13:13 left in the half. Enders and Oboh hooked up for their second TD pass-and-catch combination of the contest, this time an 11-yard connection with 9:38 left in the half to expand the lead to 35-14. Decker orchestrated a six-play, 38-yard drive, completing back-to-back passes to tight end Sean Cullen (five catches-95 yards) for 17 and 22 yards, respectively, in the middle of the field to advance to Towson’s 13. Chris Chandler was on the receiving end of a 12-yard pass to the 1, and Decker called his own number on 2nd-and-goal to slice the deficit to 35-21 with 6:51 left in the half. The Tigers bumped their lead back to three scores when West rambled 69 yards for his third TD of the game for a 42-21 lead with 5:23 left in the half. Chris Setian put a ribbon on an eight-play, 85-yard drive with his third rushing TD of the year, a four-yard carry with 2:25 left in the second quarter to bring UNH within 42-28 at the intermission. The halftime break failed to slow down the home team, evidenced by Derrick Joseph’s 93-yard kickoff return for a TD on the opening play of the third quarter for a 49-28 lead. Decker retaliated with his second rushing TD of the game, drawing UNH within 49-35 with 11:39 left in the third. West tallied his fourth rushing score of the game with 6:21 left in the third to make it 56-35. Nico Steriti (10 rushes-56 yards, TD/eight catches-90 yards) provided the final points of the wild night with a three-yard touchdown scamper with 5:04 left in the game.
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2011 GAME SUMMARIES
UNH 30, Maine 27
Montana State 26, UNH 25
Game Eleven • November 19, 2011 Cowell Stadium • Durham, N.H.
Game Twelve • Dec. 3, 2011 Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, Mont.
MAINE (8-3, 6-2) 14 3 3 7 - 27 UNH (8-3, 6-2) 7 3 6 14 - 30
UNH (8-4, 6-2) 10 9 0 6 - 25 MSU (10-2, 7-1) 0 16 7 3 - 26
1st 10:22 UM Brown 33-yd run (Harvey kick) 7:42 UNH Harris 34-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) :56 UM Smith 2-yd run (Harvey kick) 2nd 6:23 UM Harvey 41-yd field goal :18 UNH MacArthur 32-yd field goal 3rd 11:19 UNH Giansante 10-yd pass from Decker (Kick failed) 2:29 UM Harvey 21-yd field goal 4th 13:41 UNH Harris 5-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) 13:26 UNH Steriti 18-yd run (MacArthur kick) 9:23 UM Aultman 10-yd pass from Smith (Harvey kick) INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS RUSHING UNH - Nico Steriti 21-150 yds TD PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 16-30-3, 203 yds, 3 TD RECEIVING UNH - R.J. Harris 6-106 yds, 2 TD
1st 10:10 :32 2nd 12:43 5:44 5:44 3:04 :25 3rd 10:52 4th 9:38 :06
TEAM STATISTICS
7-0 7-7 14-7 17-7 17-10 17-16 20-16 20-23 20-30 27-30
MAINE UNH First Downs................................... 22 19 Rushes/Yardage............................. 41/136 38/158 Passing Yardage............................ 200 203 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 24/41/3 16/30/3 Total Offense................................. 336 361 Punts/Average............................... 5/37.4 5/25.4 Fumbles/Lost................................ 1/1 1/1 Penalties/Yards.............................. 4/40 6/62 DURHAM, N.H. – Redshirt freshmen Nico Steriti and R.J. Harris combined for 373 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns to steal the Senior Day spotlight as 12thranked UNH rallied past No. 11 Maine, 30-27, before a crowd of 8,536 at Cowell Stadium on Saturday. In capturing the 99th all-time meeting between the CAA rivals, the Wildcats (8-3, 6-2 CAA) reclaimed the cherished Brice-Cowell Musket for the eighth time in nine years and likely punched their ticket to the NCAA Division I Football Championship tournament for a nation-leading eighth consecutive season. Maine (8-3, 6-2) saw its opportunity to claim a share of the CAA championship go by the wayside. Steriti, who made his first career start at running back in place of injured Dontra Peters, rushed for 150 yards on 21 carries, returned a kickoff 71 yards and totaled 237 all-purpose yards –all career highs. Harris tallied six catches for 106 yards, his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season, and two touchdowns. Chris Beranger (game-high 16 tackles), Alan Buzbee (13 tackles) and Matt Evans (12 tackles) paced a Wildcat defensive effort that forced four turnovers. New Hampshire turned a four-point deficit into a 10-point lead within 15 seconds of the fourth quarter courtesy of two forced turnovers and subsequent TDs. Kevin Decker found Harris from five yards out with 13:41 left to stake the ‘Cats to their first lead, 23-20. The go-ahead score was set up by the second interception of the game from cornerback Chris Houston, who picked a pass from Warren Smith and returned it 11 yards to Maine’s 18. Steriti carried four straight times, gaining 13 yards to the Maine 5 before Harris was the recipient of Decker’s third scoring pass of the game and league-leading 20th of the season. On the ensuing kickoff, Steven Thames knocked the ball loose from Maine return man Kendall James, and Manny Asam pounced on the loose ball at the Black Bears’ 18. Steriti wasted no time streaking in for the 18-yard TD with 13:26 left, putting UNH in front, 30-20. Decker finished the game 16-for-30 for 203 yards with three TDs. Smith (24-for-41, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT/eight rushes-38 yards, TD) connected with Damarr Aultman (12 catches-105 yards, TD) for a 10-yard TD that sliced UNH’s lead to 30-27 with 9:23 remaining, but Chad Wilkes sealed the win by notching his first career INT on Smith’s desperation 4th-and-16 heave at the Wildcats’ 45 with 1:09 left. Maine capitalized on an interception to take a 7-0 lead with 10:22 left in the first. Two plays after Troy Russell’s pick gave the Black Bears possession at UNH’s 36, Pushaun Brown (20 rushes-77 yards, TD) burst free for a 33-yard score. UNH squared the game at 7-7 when Decker hit Harris in stride down the left sideline for a 34-yard TD on a 4th-and-8 pass with 7:42 remaining in the first. The lead swung back to Maine, 14-7, with 56 seconds left in the opening stanza when Smith carried in from two yards out. Brian Harvey’s 41-yard field goal upped Maine’s advantage to 17-7 with 6:23 left in the first half. Mike MacArthur drew the Wildcats within 17-10 by kicking a 32-yard FG with 18 seconds left before halftime. Early in the second half, a Steriti 56-yard rush coupled with a personal foul penalty put the ball on Maine’s 11. On 2nd-and-9 from the 10, Decker threw to Jimmy Giansante in the left flat, and the redshirt freshman receiver followed his blockers into the end zone. The PAT failed, allowing Maine to maintain a 17-16 lead with 11:19 left in the third. Harvey’s 21-yard field goal with 2:29 left in the third built the Bears’ lead back to 20-16.
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MacArthur 36-yd field goal 3-0 Evans 58-yd INT return (MacArthur kick) 10-0 Cunningham 41-yd field goal 10-3 Robinson 11-yd pass from McGhee (Kick blocked) 10-9 Gorrell PAT return 12-9 Mello 18-yd pass from Decker (MacArthur kick) 19-9 McGhee 2-yd run (Cunningham kick) 19-16 McGhee 37-yd run (Cunningham kick) 19-23 Cunningham 26-yd field goal 19-26 Mello 29-yd pass from Decker (Kick blocked) 25-26
INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT LEADERS
RUSHING UNH - Dontra Peters 5-27 yds PASSING UNH - Kevin Decker 18-30-1, 200 yds, 2 TD RECEIVING UNH - Joey Orlando 5-62 yds, Justin Mello 2-47 yds, 2 TD
TEAM STATISTICS
UNH MSU First Downs................................... 17 21 Rushes/Yardage............................. 32/48 45/232 Passing Yardage............................ 200 167 Pass Comp./Att./INT..................... 18/30/1 14/21/3 Total Offense................................. 248 399 Punts/Average............................... 6/29.0 2/55.0 Fumbles/Lost................................ 0/0 2/1 Penalties/Yards.............................. 5/45 3/15 BOZEMAN, Mont. – Kevin Decker threw a 29-yard scoring pass to Justin Mello with six seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but the PAT was blocked, allowing seventh-ranked Montana State to pull out a 26-25 victory over 11th-ranked UNH in a second-round NCAA Division I FCS playoff game Saturday at Bobcat Stadium. UNH saw its season end at 8-4 overall, while Montana State improved to 10-2. Chris Beranger recorded a game-high 15 tackles, and the Wildcats forced four turnovers, highlighted by a 58-yard interception return for a TD by Matt Evans (11 tackles). UNH trailed 26-19 with 4:08 remaining, but Decker completed all six pass attempts in advancing the ball to the MSU 19-yard line. On second down, Decker was intercepted by Darius Jones at the 5 with 1:16 on the clock. UNH’s defense forced a three-and-out and MSU’s punt sailed out of bounds at the Bobcats’ 29 with 17 seconds to play. On second down, Decker lofted the ball deep to the right corner and Mello raced past the defender to haul in a 29-yard TD that lifted New Hampshire within 26-25 with six seconds remaining. On the ensuing PAT, the kick by Mike MacArthur, who was 40-for-42 on PAT attempts this season, was tipped by Steven Bethley and caromed off the right post. It marked the second time that the difference between the Wildcats and the Bobcats was a missed PAT in a playoff game, bringing back memories of the 1976 D-II playoff loss in Bozeman.New Hampshire received the opening kickoff and put together an 11-play, 45-yard drive that was capped by MacArthur’s 36-yard FG for a 3-0 lead with 10:10 left in the first. Montana State’s initial possession ended with a turnover when Sean McCann rushed QB DeNarius McGee, helping cause an overthrown pass that was intercepted by Rod Walker at the UNH 38 and returned 15 yards to the Bobcats’ 47. The Wildcats advanced into the red zone before coming up short on a 4th-and-2 play from the 17. The next Bobcats’ drive also came to an abrupt end when McGee’s 3rd-and-8 pass from the UNH 42 was intercepted by Evans, who raced back 58 yards for a touchdown, his third career pick-six and second of the season. That upped New Hampshire’s lead to 10-0 with 32 seconds remaining in the opening quarter. Montana State got on the scoreboard with 12:43 left in the second on a 41-yard FG by Jason Cunningham that trimmed the deficit to 10-3. The Bobcats sliced the Wildcats’ lead to 10-9 on an 11-yard TD pass from McGee to Tray Robinson with 5:44 left in the half, but Steven Thames raced around the left end and blocked the PAT, which was scooped up by Anthony Gorrell and returned 86 yards for a twopoint conversion and a 12-9 UNH advantage. UNH then parlayed another Montana State special teams miscue into points when Shawn Johnson fumbled a punt return that was recovered by Chris Setian at MSU’s 18. On the first play of the ensuing drive, Decker rolled to his left and completed a pass in the flat to Mello, who scampered down the sideline into the end zone for an 18-yard TD that built the lead to 19-9 with 3:04 remaining in the second quarter. The Bobcats ended the half on an up note with McGee’s two-yard touchdown rush on 3rd-and goal with 25 seconds left. The PAT made the halftime score 19-16. MSU claimed its first lead, 23-19, with 10:52 left in the third when McGee called his own number, weaved through traffic and dashed 37 yards for a TD to conclude a seven-play, 80-yard drive. The Bobcats increased their lead to 26-19 with 9:38 left in the game on Cunningham’s 26-yard field goal.
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2011 RESULTS & TEAM STATISTICS 8-4 Overall
6-2 Colonial Athletic Association 5-0 Home 2-4 Away 1-0 Neutral
Date Opponent Sept. 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Dec. 3
W/L Score Attend
@ Toledo L @ #14 Lehigh W @ #5 Richmond* W HOLY CROSS W VILLANOVA* W @ #16 William & Mary* L #22 Massachusetts*% W RHODE ISLAND* W #13 JAMES MADISON* W @ #13 Towson* L #12 MAINE* W @ #7 Montana State & L
22-58 48-41 (OT) 45-43 39-32 47-17 10-24 27-21 31-24 28-10 42-56 30-27 25-26
2011 Team Statistics
20,106 7,519 8,700 8,307 5,760 9,642 24,022 10,554 4,466 8,366 8,536 11,367
New Hampshire Opponents 394 Scoring 379 265 First Downs 283 112 First Downs Rushing 127 137 First Downs Passing 141 16 First Downs by Penalty 15 825 Total Offensive Plays 897 5,133 Total Yards Gained 5,130 427.8 Average Yards per Game 428.2 6.2 Average Yards per Play 5.7 436 Plays Rushing 479 1,837 Yards Rushing 2,170 153.1 Yards Rushing per Game 181.6 3,296 Yards Passing 2,960 274.7 Yards Passing per Game 246.7 389 Passes Attempted 418 266 Passes Completed 277 20 Interception Returns 16 16-14 Fumbles-Fumbles Lost 15-8 66-582 Penalties-Yards 68-605 74/151 3rd Down Conversions 86/184 49% 3rd Down Conversion Percentage 47% 4/10 4th Down Conversions 16/23 40% 4th Down Conversion Percentage 70% 26:53 Time of Possession Average 33:07
CAPS = Home *-CAA Conference Game %-at Gillette Stadium &-NCAA D-I Playoff Game
Attendance Summary
Overall Attendance Home (Five Games) Neutral (One Game) Away (Six Games) Total (12 games)
Total 37,623 24,022 65,700 127,345
Average 7,525 24,022 10,950 10,612
GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON New Hampshire Opponents Date Opponent W/L Score Rush Pass Total Rush Pass Total Sept. 1 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Dec. 3
@ Toledo L @ #14 Lehigh W @ #5 Richmond* W HOLY CROSS W VILLANOVA* W @ #16 William & Mary* L #22 Massachusetts*% W RHODE ISLAND* W #13 JAMES MADISON* W @ #13 Towson* L #12 MAINE* W @ #7 Montana State & L
22-58 48-41 (OT) 45-43 39-32 47-17 10-24 27-21 31-24 28-10 42-56 30-27 25-26
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd New Hampshire Opponents
96 88
133 115
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152 117 129 204 156 95 198 214 144 222 158
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4th 80 97
OT 7 0
180 330 239 352 401 422 137 257 186 389 203
200
332 447 368 556 557 517 335 471 330 611 361
248
278 105 124 119 150 262 150 144 136 334 136
232
304 401 351 412 127 167 249 240 159 183 200
167
582 506 475 531 277 429 399 384 295 517 336
399
Total 394 379
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2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
G Carries Yards Yds/Game Yds/Car Dontra Peters 11 117 595 54.1 5.1 Kevin Decker 12 135 429 35.8 3.2 Nico Steriti 12 65 370 30.8 5.7 Chris Setian 12 80 338 28.2 4.2 R.J. Harris 11 8 44 4.0 5.5 Mickey Mangieri 9 6 33 3.7 5.5 Andy Vailas 2 3 25 12.5 8.3 Jimmy Owens 9 5 13 1.4 2.6 Tim Farina 2 1 11 5.5 11.0 James Brady 3 1 3 1.0 3.0 Chris Chandler 11 1 -9 -0.8 -9.0 TEAM 8 14 -15 -1.9 -1.1 New Hampshire 12 436 2,189 153.1 4.2 Opponents 12 479 2,440 180.8 4.5
PASSING
Kevin Decker Andy Vailas James Brady Mickey Mangieri Joey Orlando Mike MacArthur New Hampshire Opponents
G 12 2 3 9 12 12 12 12
RECEIVING
G 12 11 9 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 5 2 10 12 12
Joey Orlando R.J. Harris Mickey Mangieri Dontra Peters Justin Mello Nico Steriti Chris Chandler Sean Cullen Chris Setian Jimmy Giansante Harold Spears Tim Farina Brian Ciccone New Hampshire Opponents
FIELD GOALS Mike MacArthur A.J. DeLago
PUNTING
Mike MacArthur
KICK RETURNS Dontra Peters R.J. Harris Nico Steriti Tyler Sargent Mickey Mangieri Anthony Gorrell Tim Farina Chad Wilkes Chris Beranger New Hampshire Opponents
Comp 262 3 1 0 0 0 266 277
Rec. 54 50 31 27 23 19 18 15 15 11 1 1 1 266 277
1-19 0-0 0-0
20-29 8-9 0-0
Punts 40 No. 31 13 13 4 3 2 1 1 1 69 64
Att 380 4 2 1 1 1 389 418
Yds 1,532
Pct. Total Yards Yds/Att Yds/Comp Yds/Game TD 68.9 3,272 8.6 12.5 272.7 22 75.0 18 4.5 6.0 9.0 0 50.0 6 3.0 6.0 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 68.4 3,296 8.5 12.4 274.7 22 66.3 2,960 7.1 10.7 246.7 24 Yards 679 714 341 174 416 218 170 281 125 152 18 6 2 3,296 2,960 30-39 6-8 1-1
40-49 1-1 0-0
Yds/Punt 38.3
Yards Yds/Return TD 764 24.6 0 212 16.3 0 278 21.4 0 88 22.0 0 50 16.7 0 32 16.0 0 18 18.0 0 21 21.0 0 2 2.0 0 1,465 21.2 0 1,439 22.5 1
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Yds/Rec. 12.6 14.3 11.0 6.4 18.1 11.5 9.4 18.7 8.3 13.8 18.0 6.0 2.0 12.4 10.7
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Long 70 55 71 25 25 22 18 21 2 71 93
Yds/Game Rec/Game 56.6 4.5 64.9 4.5 37.9 3.4 15.8 2.5 34.7 1.9 18.2 1.6 15.5 1.6 25.5 1.4 10.4 1.3 12.7 0.9 3.6 0.2 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 274.7 22.2 246.7 23.1 50+ 0-0 0-0
TOTAL 15-18 1-1
Blkd 0
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TD 7 9 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 22
INT 15 1 0 0 0 0 16 20 TD 3 7 1 0 5 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 22 24
Pct. 83.3 100.0
Long 66 7 6 0 0 0 66 72 Long 61 66 42 20 60 34 17 43 14 31 18 6 2 66 72 Long 47 37
Long 59 No. 13
Yards Yds/Return TD 138 10.6 1
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2011 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
G TD PAT Kick PAT Run PAT Rec. PAT Pass Safety DXP FGM-FGA Pts Mike MacArthur 12 - 40-43 - - - - - 15-18 85 Kevin Decker 12 9 - 3-3 - 2-3 - - - 60 R.J. Harris 11 8 - - - - - - - 48 Dontra Peters 11 7 - - - - - - - 42 Justin Mello 12 5 - - - - - - - 30 Chris Setian 12 4 - - 1 - - - - 26 Joey Orlando 12 4 - - - - - - - 24 Jimmy Giansante 12 3 - - - - - - - 18 Nico Steriti 12 3 - - - - - - - 18 Matt Evans 12 2 - - - - - - - 12 Sean Cullen 11 2 - - - - - - - 12 Mickey Mangieri 9 1 - - - - - - - 6 Randi Vines 7 1 - - - - - - - 6 A.J. DeLago 7 - - - - - - - 1-1 3 Anthony Gorrell 12 - - - - - - 1 - 2 Brian McNally 12 - - - 1 - - - - 2 New Hampshire 12 49 40-43 3-3 2 2-3 - 1 16-19 394 Opponents 12 48 36-44 - 2 2-4 - - 17-18 379 TFL- Pass Fumble Blkd. DEFENSE G UT AT TT Yards Sacks-Yards Int-Yds Br. Up Rec.-Yds FF Kick Matt Evans 12 86 79 165 7.5-26 2.0-13 3-102 3 1-0 3 Chris Beranger 12 72 70 142 4.0-9 1.0-5 1-0 5 - 2 Alan Buzbee 12 41 47 88 6.0-15 1.0-8 1-15 5 1-0 - Manny Asam 12 46 29 75 6.0-28 1.0-6 3-3 4 1-0 - Chris Houston 12 43 14 57 1.0-4 - 6-45 1 1-0 1 Rod Walker 12 30 25 55 2.0-9 1.0-9 2-57 1 - - Kyle Flemings 10 24 24 48 1.0-1 - 2-5 4 - - James Jenkins 12 25 20 45 7.0-36 3.5-26 - 1 1-0 - Jared Smith 12 20 23 43 5.5-36 2.5-16 - 1 - 1 1 Sean McCann 11 14 14 28 3.0-11 1.0-6 - - - - Brian McNally 12 14 12 26 9.5-44 7.5-40 - 1 1-0 - Anthony Gorrell 12 18 5 23 - - - 1 - - Tre Williams 8 17 3 20 - - - - - - Mark Petercuskie 12 9 7 16 - - - - - - Matt Kaplan 11 9 6 15 2.5-14 1.5-10 - 1 - 1 Shane McNeely 9 9 3 12 - - - - 1-0 - Chris Setian 12 9 2 11 - - - - 1-0 - Tyrone Conley 10 4 5 9 - - - - - - Steven Thames 8 4 3 7 - - - - - 1 1 Chad Wilkes 6 3 4 7 - - 1-0 1 - - Robbie Zauck 4 3 3 6 - - - 1 - - Tim Johnson 10 1 5 6 - - - - - - Randi Vines 7 3 2 5 - - 1-60 1 - - Jimmy Vailas 9 4 - 4 2.0-6 1.0-3 - - - - Nick Cefalo 5 3 - 3 - - - - - - Jimmy Giansante 12 1 1 2 - - - - - - Chris Chandler 11 2 - 2 - - - - - - Nico Steriti 12 1 1 2 - - - - - - Steve Collister 2 1 1 2 - - - - - - A.J. DeLago 7 2 - 2 - - - - - - Brian Ciccone 10 1 1 2 - - - - - - Justin Mello 12 1 1 2 - - - - - - Tyler Sargent 1 1 1 2 - - - - - - Jimmy Owens 9 - 1 1 - - - - - - Jason Roach 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - Mickey Mangieri 9 1 - 1 - - - - - - Kevin Decker 12 1 - 1 - - - - - - Joey Orlando 12 1 - 1 - - - - - - Dontra Peters 11 1 - 1 - - - - - - New Hampshire 12 526 412 938 57-239 23-142 20-287 31 8-0 10 2 Opponents 12 515 316 831 75-317 33-210 16-113 29 14-2 14 1
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THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Two National Championships, four NCAA Championship game appearances, eight NCAA semifinal appearances and more than 30 postseason wins in five years under the CAA Football banner...Unprecedented numbers in terms of Football Championship Subdivision success. CAA Football raised the profile of what was once the Yankee Conference and later the Atlantic 10 Conference when it took the reins of the league in 2007. Now five years into the CAA’s leadership the league has cemented itself as an FCS power conference in terms of on-the-field success, television exposure, marketability and success of its players at the next level. CAA Football may have not been represented on the day of the 2012 NCAA Championship game, but it was certainly recognized on the eve of the contest. UNH linebacker Matt Evans, Towson head coach Rob Ambrose and his rookie running back Terrance West helped CAA Football take home three of the four top national honors from The Sports Network. Evans, a junior in 2011, became the league’s third Buck Buchanan National Defensive Player of the Year. Ambrose earned the league’s sixth Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award and West was the inaugural recipient of the Jerry Rice National Freshman of the Year honor. Towson logged one of the best turnarounds in all of college football, improving from a one-win campaign in 2010 to a 9-3 overall mark and the CAA Football outright league championship in 2011. The Tigers, picked to finish last in the league’s preseason poll, finished 7-1 against league foes and ended 2011 ranked No. 9 in the country. Towson’s CAA Football championship made it one of five CAA Football programs to earn a berth in the NCAA Championship field, a mark no other FCS conference has ever equaled. James Madison and Old Dominion each garnered first-round playoff victories, helping CAA Football make up five of the final 16 teams in the NCAA’s second round. Maine went on the road and topped perennial power Appalachian State in the second round, but the remaining four (James Madison, UNH, Old Dominion and Towson) all stumbled. The Black Bears’ season ended the next weekend when it lost at Georgia Southern in the NCAA quarterfinal round. Richmond gave the league its ninth win over a BCS/FBS opponent in the last five years when it upset Duke, 23-21, to open the season. CAA Football has won 17 contests against the upper level of major college football in the last 10 years. The league’s regular-season non-conference success was never better than in 2011, finishing 19-2 (.905) in matchups against FCS opponents outside of CAA Football. Beginning in 2012, CAA Football will kick off a five-year agreement the Colonial Athletic Association inked with the NBC Sports Group in February. The broadcast agreement will provide CAA Football a minimum of five national television broadcasts on the NBC Sports Network and continue its regional television coverage with an additional 13 broadcasts using the Comcast SportsNet regional networks. The CAA and CAA Football is the first collegiate athletic conference to sign a broadcast agreement with the NBC Sports Network, which launched January 2, 2012. The league has earned 80 total playoff berths, including 37 in the last 10 seasons. Getting into the playoffs isn’t where the success stops, as evidenced by 52 playoff wins since 2002. CAA Football has continued to make its presence felt at the national level by placing eight teams in the national semifinal round over the last five seasons and advancing a team to the national title game four of the last five years. Richmond’s national championship in 2008 and Villanova’s 2009 title are the most recent championships for the league. In 2004, James Madison claimed the national championship with a 31-21 triumph over Montana, becoming the first team to reach the title game by winning three road playoff contests since the field expanded to 16 teams in 1986. Delaware rolled past Colgate 40-0 to capture the national championship in 2003, becoming the first team to ever post a shutout in the title game. No other conference has had two different teams win national titles in back-to-back years and CAA Football has done it twice (2003-04 & 2008-09). Massachusetts earned a national championship in 1998, beating perennial power Georgia Southern, 55-43. CAA Football boasts a total of 22 individual accolades accumulated by standouts from the league. UNH quarterback Ricky Santos (2006), William and Mary quarterback Lang Campbell (2004), Villanova running back Brian Westbrook (2001), Villanova wide receiver Brian Finneran (1997), UNH running back Jerry Azumah (1998) and Towson running back Dave Meggett (1988) all have won the prestigious Walter Payton Award under the league banner. James Madison linebacker Derrick Lloyd (2001) and defensive lineman Arthur Moats (2009) each received the Buck Buchanan Award prior to Evans’ honor in 2011. UNH’s Sean McDonnell (2005), James Madison’s Mickey Matthews (1999 & 2008), Villanova’s Andy Talley (1997) and Boston University’s Dan Allen (1993) were Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award winners from the league before Ambrose won the award in 2011. Delaware’s K.C. Keeler (2010), Richmond’s Mike London (2008), Matthews (2004), Massachusetts’ Mark Whipple (1998) and Talley (1997 & 2009) have garnered the American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year honor. CAA Football has had 100 players drafted by NFL franchises dating back to 1948. A total of 26 players have been selected in the draft over the last 10 years, including the league’s secondhighest draft pick ever -- former Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco (18th overall to the Baltimore Ravens in 2008). The league has also excelled in graduating student-athletes as 10 programs have earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards over the last three years for ranking among the Top 10 percent of the FCS in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rating system. The CAA Football geographic footprint will encompass much of the East Coast during the 2012 season with schools located from Maine to Georgia. This season’s members include Delaware, Georgia State, James Madison, Maine, New Hampshire, Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Richmond, Towson, Villanova and William and Mary. While CAA Football officially began March 1, 2007, its roots date back more than 60 years. On December 3, 1946, the Code of the Yankee Conference went into effect. Established as an all-sports conference for the New England land grant colleges, the six charter members included Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Upon the formation of Division I-AA football in 1978, the league disbanded all sports except football. Delaware and Richmond were admitted to the conference in 1986, Villanova was added in 1988 and James Madison, Northeastern and William and Mary joined the league in 1993. The Atlantic 10 assumed operation control of the conference from 1997-2006, with Hofstra becoming part of the league in 2001 and Towson joining the group in 2004.
2012 CAA COMPOSITE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Thursday, August 30 UNH at Holy Cross South Carolina St. at Georgia St. Towson at Kent State West Chester at Delaware Friday, August 31 Villanova at Temple
*Rhode Island at Villanova Bucknell at Delaware Richmond at VMI *William & Mary at Towson UTSA at Georgia State James Madison at West Virginia
Saturday, September 22 *UNH at Old Dominion St. Francis (Pa.) at Towson Saturday, September 1 *James Madison at Rhode Island Duquesne at Old Dominion *Delaware at William & Mary William & Mary at Maryland Villanova at Penn Richmond at Virginia St. Francis (Pa.) at James Madison Albany at Maine *Richmond at Georgia State Saturday, September 8 Saturday, September 29 UNH at Minnesota *Delaware at UNH Rhode Island at Monmouth *Old Dominion at Richmond Delaware State at Delaware *Georgia State at William & Mary Maine at Boston College Rhode Island at Bowling Green Gardner-Webb at Richmond Towson at LSU Georgia State at Tennessee *Villanova at Maine Fordham at Villanova Alcorn State at James Madison Saturday, October 6 Old Dominion at Hampton *UNH at Georgia State Lafayette at William & Mary *Richmond at Villanova Brown at Rhode Island Saturday, September 15 *Maine at Delaware Central Conn. State at UNH William & Mary at Penn Campbell at Old Dominion *Towson at James Madison Maine at Bryant
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Saturday, October 13 *Richmond at UNH *Maine at Towson *Villanova at Old Dominion *William & Mary at James Madison *Georgia State at Rhode Island Saturday, October 20 *UNH at Maine *Old Dominion at Towson *Villanova at Georgia State *James Madison at Richmond *Rhode Island at Delaware Saturday, October 27 *UNH at Rhode Island *Delaware at Old Dominion *Georgia State at James Madison *Towson at Villanova *Maine at William & Mary Saturday, November 3 *William & Mary at UNH *Towson at Delaware *Rhode Island at Richmond *James Madison at Maine *Old Dominion at Georgia State Saturday, November 10 *Georgia State at Maine *James Madison at Villanova
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*William & Mary at Old Dominion *Delaware at Richmond *Rhode Island at Towson Saturday, November 17 *Towson at UNH *Old Dominion at James Madison *Maine at Rhode Island *Richmond at William & Mary *Villanova at Delaware Saturday, November 24 NCAA D-I Football Championship --First Round Saturday, December 1 NCAA D-I Football Championship --Second Round Saturday, December 8 NCAA D-I Football Championship --Quarterfinals Friday & Saturday, Dec. 14-15 NCAA D-I Football Championship --Semifinals Saturday, January 5 NCAA D-I Football Championship --Title Game (FC Dallas Stadium; Frisco, Texas)
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2011 Conference Final Standings
School Towson* UNH Old Dominion Maine Delaware James Madison William & Mary Rhode Island Villanova Richmond @%Massachusetts
Conference Overall 7-1 9-3 6-2 8-4 6-2 10-3 6-2 9-4 5-3 7-4 5-3 8-5 3-5 5-6 2-6 3-8 1-7 2-9 0-8 3-8 0-0 5-6
*CAA Football Champion @ team was ineligible for conference championship % team was not eligible for postseason play
First-Team Offense QB Kevin Decker UNH RB Jonathan Grimes W&M RB Terrance West Towson FB Emil Igwenagu UMass WR Tre Gray Richmond WR Nick Mayers ODU WR Maurice McDonald Maine WR Julian Talley UMass TE Alex Gottlieb W&M OL Shea Allard Delaware OL Gino Gradkowski Delaware OL Chris Howley Maine OL James Pagliaro W&M OL Dan Shirey Villanova OL Earl Watford JMU PK Sean Baner Delaware KR Jesse Julmiste UMass PR Trevor Coston Maine First-Team Defense DL Frank Beltre Towson DL D.J. Bryant JMU DL Ronnie Cameron ODU DL Brian McNally UNH LB Matt Evans UNH LB Stephon Robertson JMU LB Craig Wilkins ODU CB James Pitts Villanova CB B.W. Webb W&M S Jordan Dangerfield Towson S Jerron McMillian Maine P Jonathan Plisco ODU
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Past CAA Champions
2011- Towson 2010- Delaware, William & Mary 2009- Villanova 2008- JMU 2007- UMass, Richmond 2006- UMass 2005- UNH Richmond 2004- William & Mary Delaware JMU 2003- Delaware UMass 2002- Maine NU 2001- Hofstra Maine Villanova William & Mary 2000 - Delaware Richmond 1999 - JMU UMass 1998 - Richmond 1997 - Villanova 1996 - William & Mary 1995 - Delaware 1994 - UNH 1993 - Boston University 1992 - Delaware 1991 - UNH Delaware Villanova 1990 - UMass 1989 - Connecticut Maine Villanova 1988 - Delaware Massachusetts 1987 - Maine Richmond 1986 - Connecticut Delaware UMass 1985 - URI 1984 - Boston University URI 1983 - Boston University
2011 CAA All-Conference Teams Second-Team Offense QB Warren Smith Maine RB Andrew Pierce Delaware RB Dae’Quan Scott JMU FB Brian Barlow JMU WR Anthony Baskerville URI WR R.J. Harris UNH WR Nihja White Delaware TE Justin Perillo Maine OL Ricky Archer UNH OL Roane Babington JMU OL Jason Foster URI OL Henry Glackin Towson OL Rob McDowell Delaware OL Josh Spearin Maine PK Mike MacArthur UNH KR Derrick Joseph Towson PR Dae’Quan Scott JMU
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Second-Team Defense DL Michael Atunrase DL Michael Cole DL Marcus Hyde DL Willie McGinnis LB Vinson Givans LB Darius McMillan LB Pat Williams LB Paul Worrilow CB Travis Hawkins CB Eriq Lewis S Trevor Coston S Brian Thompson P David Skahn
2011 CAA Award Winners
Delaware Maine W&M URI Maine Richmond JMU Delaware Delaware ODU Maine W&M JMU
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Kevin Decker, UNH, Sr. DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Ronnie Cameron, ODU, Sr. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR -- Jonathan Grimes, W&M, Sr. OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR -- Terrance West, Towson, Fr. DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR -- Dillon Lucas, Villanova, Fr. COACH OF THE YEAR -- Rob Ambrose, Towson, Three Seasons
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1982 - 1981 - 1980 - 1979 - 1978 - 1977 - 1976 - 1975 - 1974 - 1973 - 1972 - 1971 - 1970 - 1969 - 1968 - 1967 - 1966 - 1965 - 1964 - 1963 - 1962 - 1961- 1960 - 1959 - 1958 - 1957 - 1956 - 1955 - 1954 - 1953 - 1952 - 1951 - 1950 - 1949 - 1948 - 1947 -
Connecticut Boston University Connecticut Maine UMass UMass URI Boston University UMass UMass UMass UNH UNH Maine Connecticut UMass Connecticut UMass Connecticut UMass UNH Connecticut UMass UMass Maine UMass UMass UNH UMass Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut URI Connecticut URI UNH UNH URI UNH Connecticut Maine Maine UNH Connecticut Maine UNH UNH
Third-Team Offense QB Taylor Heinicke ODU RB Pushaun Brown Maine RB Jonathan Hernandez UMass FB Tyler Wharton Towson WR Reid Evans ODU WR Jesse Julmiste UMass WR Kerby Long JMU WR Joey Orlando UNH TE Rob Blanchflower UMass OL Kyle Bogumil URI OL Jeremy Hensley ODU OL Stephane Milhim UMass OL Seamus O’Neill UNH OL Eric Pike Towson OL Josh Samuda UMass OL Nick Speller UMass PK Jarod Brown ODU KR Jonathan Grimes W&M PR Reid Evans ODU Third-Team Defense DL Chris Burnette ODU DL Kevin Byrne UMass DL Raibonne Charles Maine DL Lamar Middleton JMU LB Doug Johnson URI LB Dillon Lucas Villanova LB Perry McIntyre UMass LB Jabrel Mines W&M CB Marcus Burley Delaware CB Kendall James Maine S Dean Marlowe JMU S Colin Pehanick Richmond P Mark Hamilton Villanova
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UNH FOOTBALL - NATION-LEADING 8 STRAIGHTNCAAAPPEARANCES
UNH FOOTBALL HISTORY
David Gamble Barry Bourassa
Dan Kreider
Andre Garron Jerry Azumah
Bob Jean
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
THE RECORD BOOK
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Scoring:
Rushing:
Most Yards Rushing Game: 329 Season: 2,195 Career: 6,193
Jerry Azumah vs. Hofstra (Nov. 7, 1998) Jerry Azumah, 1998 Jerry Azumah, 1995-98
Most Points Game: Season: Career:
Most Carries Game: Season: Career:
Jerry Azumah vs. Connecticut (Oct. 3, 1998) Jerry Azumah, 1998 Jerry Azumah, 1995-98
Most Touchdowns Produced Game: 7 7 Season: 47 Career: 147
Ricky Santos vs. Northeastern (Oct. 22, 2005) Ricky Santos vs. Maine (Nov. 19, 2005) Ricky Santos, 2005 Ricky Santos, 2004-07
Most Field Goals Game: 5 Season: 18 Career: 40
Tom Bishop at Southern Illinois (Nov. 29, 2008) Tom Manning, 2009 Connor McCormick, 2002-05
Best Field Goal Percentage Season: 80.0 Career: 68.0
Eric Facey, 1986 (12 of 15) Connor McCormick, 2002-05
Longest Field Goal Made 54
Tom Manning vs. Hofstra (Oct. 24, 2009)
53 343 1,045
Best Average per Carry Season: 9.1
Marcel Couture, 1954
Longest Rush from Scrimmage 97 Barry Bourassa vs. Boston University (Nov. 2, 1991) Rushing Touchdowns Game: 5 Season: 22 Career: 60
Jerry Azumah vs. Hofstra (Nov. 7, 1998) Stephan Lewis vs. Hampton (Sept. 1, 2001) Bill Burnham, 1977 and Jerry Azumah, 1998 Jerry Azumah, 1995-98
Most Pass Attempts Game: 65 Season: 447 Career: 1,498
Ryan Day at Delaware (Nov. 4, 2000) Bob Jean, 1988 Ricky Santos, 2004-07
Most Pass Completions Game: 37 Season: 301 Career: 1,024
Ricky Santos at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) Ricky Santos, 2005 Ricky Santos 2004-07
Best Completion Percent Game 96.2 Season: 73.1 Career: 68.3 Longest Pass Completion 90 Fewest Interceptions Season: 1
Cy Wentworth vs. Lowell Tech (Nov. 3, 1923) David Ball, 2005 Jerry Azumah, 1995-98
Most Consecutive Field Goals 10 Tom Manning (Sept. 26-Oct. 31, 2009)
Passing:
Most Passing Yards Game: 538 Season: 3,797 Career: 12,189 Touchdown Passes Game: 6 Season: 39 Career: 116
37 146 424
Ricky Santos at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) Ricky Santos, 2005 Ricky Santos, 2004-07 Ricky Santos at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) Ricky Santos, 2005 Ricky Santos, 2004-07 Ricky Santos vs. Northeastern (Oct. 22, 2005) Ricky Santos, 2007 Ricky Santos, 2004-07
Most Extra Points Game: 9 Season: 67 Career: 176
Lance Hjelte vs. Maine (Sept. 25, 1993) Connor McCormick, 2005 Connor McCormick, 2002-05
Best Extra Point Percent Season: 100.0 Career: 96.2
Jon Curry, 1997 (27 of 27) Eric Facey, 1987 (32 of 32) Kurt Vollherbst, 1966 Bob Towse, 1960 Eric Facey, 1984-87 (101 of 105)
Most Consecutive Extra Points 56 Eric Facey (Sept. 27, 1986-Nov. 21, 1987)
Total Offense:
Most Total Offense Game: 544 Season: 4,302 Career: 13,566
Ricky Santos at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) (538 passing, 6 rushing) Ricky Santos, 2005 (3,797 passing, 505 rushing) Ricky Santos, 2004-07 (12,189 passing, 1,377 rushing)
Tim Cramsey to Jermaine Washington (vs. William & Mary, Oct. 24, 1998) Jeff Allen, 1975
Receiving:
Most Receptions Game: 15 Season: 93 Career: 304
David Ball vs. Massachusetts (Oct. 16, 2004) David Ball, 2006 David Ball, 2003-06
Most Yards Receiving Game: 284 Season: 1,551 Career: 4,655
David Ball at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) David Ball, 2005 David Ball, 2003-06
Most Touchdown Receptions Game: 4 4 4 Season: 24 Career: 58
David Ball at Massachusetts (Oct. 29, 2005) David Ball vs. Towson (Nov. 13, 2004) David Gamble vs. Maine (Sept. 25, 1993) David Ball, 2004 David Ball, 2003-06
Consecutive Games with a Reception 42 John Perry, 1989-92
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
All-Purpose Yardage:
Interceptions:
Most All-Purpose Yards
Game: Season: Career:
Punting:
Most Punts Game: Season: Career:
364 2,388 8,376
Stephan Lewis vs. UMass (Oct. 13, 2001) (258 rushing, 94 receiving, 12 kick returns) Stephan Lewis, 2001 (217.1 yards per game) (1,390 rushing, 527 receiving, 471 kick returns) Jerry Azumah, 1995-98 (204.3 yards per game) (6,193 rushing, 1,153 receiving, 1,025 kick returns)
17 76 176
Paul Horne vs. St. Anselm (Oct. 29, 1938) Scott Seero, 1975 Scott Seero, 1973-76
Most Yards Punting Game: 527 Season: 3,020 Career: 6,538
Paul Horne vs. St. Anselm (Oct. 29, 1938) Scott Seero, 1975 Scott Seero, 1973-76
Best Punting Average Game: 55.7 Season: 41.3 Career: 39.9
Tom Bishop vs. Maine (November 17, 2007) Tom Bishop, 2008 Josh Polgar 2001-04
Longest Punt
Dan Serieka vs. Maine (Oct.9, 1965) Dick Gleason at Springfield (Nov. 5, 1955)
85
Most Interceptions Game: 3 Season: 11 Career: 20
Eric Thompson at Massachusetts (Nov. 15, 1986) Tim Byrne vs. Villanova (Nov. 5, 1988) Tim Byrne vs. Rhode Island (Nov. 11, 1989) Steve Perocchi vs. Champlain (Sept. 30, 1950) Fritz Rosinski, 1937 Bill Pappas, 1952-54
Longest Interception Return 104 Most Recent 100 yd return--
Carmen Ragonese vs. Rhode Island (Oct. 5, 1946) John Clements at Northern Iowa (Dec. 6, 2008)
TEAM RECORDS Rushing:
Most Yards Rushing Game: 590 Season: 3,302
vs. East Stroudsburg (Sept. 19, 1998) (1998)
Most Rushing Yards Allowed Game: 459 Season: 3,112
vs. Massachusetts (Nov. 13, 1965) (2002)
Passing:
Kickoff Returns: Most Kickoff Returns Game: 7 Season: 31 Career: 82
Dontra Peters at Lehigh (Sept. 10, 2011) Corey Graham, 2005 Dontra Peters, 2011 Chad Kackert, 2006-09
Most Yards Returning Game: 203 Season: 778 Career: 1,900
Corey Graham at Delaware (Sept. 30, 2006) Corey Graham, 2005 Chad Kackert, 2006-09
Best Average per Return Season: 30.7 Longest Kickoff Return 100
Most Yards Passing Game: 598 Season: 3,651
at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) (2004)
Most Passing Yards Allowed Game: 446 Season: 3,293
at Rhode Island (Nov. 2, 1985) (2004)
Most Passes Attempted Game: 66 Season: 473
at Northeastern (Oct. 21, 2006) (2004)
Most Opponent Passes Attempted Game: 70 at Rhode Island (Sept. 13, 2008) Season: 515 (2005) Most Completions Game: 41 Season: 310
at Northeastern (Oct. 21, 2006) (2005)
Dave Loehle, 1978 (15-460, NCAA I-AA leader)
Most Opponent Completions Game: 40 Season: 382
vs Holy Cross (Oct. 1, 2011) (2004)
Andre Garron at Bucknell (Oct. 8, 1983) Dan Losano vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 29, 1973) R.J. Harvey vs. Maine (Nov. 17, 2001)
Most Touchdown Passes Game: 6 Season: 37
at Villanova (Oct. 2, 2004) (2005)
Most Opponent Touchdown Passes Game: 5 vs. Maine (Nov. 19, 2005) 5 vs. Boston University (Nov. 19, 1994)
Punt Returns:
Scoring:
Most Punt Returns Game: 7 Season: 48 Career: 96
Eric Thompson vs. Lafayette (Sept. 14, 1985) Stan Harrison, 1986 Dave Wissman, 1981-83
Most Yards Returning Game: 111 Season: 411 Career: 804
Barry Bourassa vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 29, 1990) Mike Boyle (2005) Dave Wissman, 1981-83
Best Average per Return Season: 29.6
Bill Estey, 1967 (11-326)
Longest Punt Return 92
Dave Wissman vs. Massachusetts (Nov. 14, 1981)
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Most Points Scored Quarter: 35 Game: 70 Season: 521
vs. Northeastern (Oct. 18, 1975; 2nd quarter, W 56-7) vs. Central Connecticut (Aug. 30, 2003) vs. East Stroudsburg (Sept. 19, 1998) (2005)
Most Points Allowed Quarter: 33 Game: 83 Season: 392
vs. Massachusetts (Nov. 19, 1988; 3rd quarter, L 64-42) at Tufts (Sept. 28, 1914; L 83-0) (2001)
Greatest Margin of Victory 66
vs. Lowell (Sept. 26, 1936; W 66-0)
Greatest Margin of Defeat 83
at Tufts (Sept. 28, 1914; L 83-0)
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TEAM RECORDS
THE RECORD BOOK
Total Offense:
SEASON
Most Total Offense Game: 784 Season: 7,460
at Towson (Sept. 17, 2005) (2004)
Most Total Offense Allowed Game: 746 Season: 6,977
vs. Maine (Nov. 19, 2005) (2004)
Most First Downs Game: 33 33 Season: 459
at Northeastern (Oct. 21, 2006) at Dartmouth (Sept. 22, 2001) (2006)
Most First Downs Allowed Game: 33 Season: 312
at Rhode Island (Nov. 2, 1985; L 30-20) (2006)
Turnovers:
Most Interceptions Game: 7 Season: 29
vs. Champlain (Sept. 30, 1950; W 62-6)
Most Opponent Interceptions Game: 7 Season: 24
vs. Springfield (Nov. 10, 1973; L 51-0) (1973)
Most Fumbles Game: Season:
vs. Maine (Oct. 9, 1976; L 10-0) (2005)
12 29
Most Opponent Fumbles Game: 9
vs. Massachusetts (Nov. 18, 1967; L 14-13) vs. Maine (Oct. 9, 1976; L 14-13)
Most Fumbles Recovered Game: 6 Season: 31
vs. Rhode Island (Oct. 15, 2005) (2004)
113
Most Yards Penalized: Season: 1,011
(1990)
Streaks:
Most Consecutive Victories Overall: 9
Sept. 30, 1950 (vs. Champlain, W 62-6) to Sept. 29, 1951 (at Brandeis, W 33-20)
Regular Season Games Only: 12 Home Games: 12
Oct. 16, 1976 (at Central Connecticut, W 34-21) to Oct. 22, 1977 (vs. Northeastern, W 28-13) Oct. 25, 2008 (vs Towson, 42-14) to Oct. 9, 2010 (vs Richmond, 17-0)
Most Consecutive Defeats Overall: 11
Nov. 14, 1964 (at Massachusetts, L 14-7) to Oct. 1, 1966 (vs. Rhode Island, L 17-6)
Consecutive Postseason Appearances: 8
(2004-present)
UNH is 18-1 in its last 19 home games at Cowell Stadium, a.k.a. The Dungeon
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2,195 1,585 1,422 1,390 1,308 1,185 1,175 1,170 1,152 1,105
Carries 1. Jerry Azumah (1998) 2. Bill Burnham (1977) 3. Bill Burnham (1976) 4. Jerry Azumah (1997) 5. Bill Burnham (1975) 6. Barry Bourassa (1991) 7. Stephan Lewis (2001) 8. Jerry Azumah (1996) 9. Stephan Lewis (2002) 10. Norm Ford (1988)
343 281 272 271 259 253 249 245 242 231
Receptions 1. David Ball (2006) 2. David Ball (2005) 3. David Ball (2004) 4. Terrance Fox (2010) 5. Jermaine Washington (1999) Keith LeVan (2007) 7. Keith LeVan (2006) 8. Curtis Olds (1988) 9. David Gamble (1993) Mike Boyle (2008)
(1990)
CAREER
Rushing Yards 1. Jerry Azumah (1998) 2. Jerry Azumah (1997) 3. Bill Burnham (1977) 4. Stephan Lewis (2001) 5. Jerry Azumah (1996) 6. Barry Bourassa (1991) 7. Bill Burnham (1976) 8. Bill Burnham (1975) 9. Stephan Lewis (2002) 10. Jerry Azumah (1995)
Receiving Yards 1. David Ball (2005) 2. David Ball (2004) 3. David Gamble (1993) 4. Mike Boyle (2008) 5. David Ball (2006) 6. Curtis Olds (1988) 7. Curtis Olds (1986) 8. John Perry (1991) 9. Keith LeVan (2007) 10. Terrance Fox (2010) Jermaine Washington (1999)
Penalties: Most Penalties Season:
WILDCAT BEST EFFORTS
1,551 1,504 1,138 1,116 1,114 1,034 944 918 843 821 821
Rushing Yards 1. Jerry Azumah (1995-98) 2. Bill Burnham (1974-77) 3. Stephan Lewis (1999-2002) 4. Norm Ford (1986-89) 5. Barry Bourassa (1989-92) 6. Andre Garron (1982-85) 7. Chad Kackert (2006-09) 8. Avrom Smith (1991-94) 9. Jim Quinn (1979-82) 10. Curt Collins (1980-82) Carries 1. Jerry Azumah (1995-98) 2. Bill Burnham (1974-77) 3. Norm Ford (1986-89) 4. Stephan Lewis (1999-2002) 5. Barry Bourassa (1989-92) 6. Andre Garron (1982-85) 7. Avrom Smith (1991-94) 8. Curt Collins (1980-83) 9. Chad Kackert (2006-09) 10. Jim Quinn (1979-82) Receiving Yards 1. David Ball (2003-06) 2. David Gamble (1990-93) 3. Curtis Olds (1985-88) 4. John Perry (1989-92) 5. Chris Braune (1986-89) 6. Mike Boyle (2005-08) 7 Keith LeVan (2004-07) 8. Scott Sicko (2006-09) 9. Calvin Jones (1993-96) 10. Michael Taylor (1999-2002)
6,193 3,773 3,679 3,538 3,015 2,901 2,587 2,237 1,947 1,927 1,045 814 779 732 613 546 472 471 462 398 4,655 3,072 3,028 2,873 2,612 2,317 2,234 2,023 1,913 1,893
93 87 86 80 71 71 70 69 67 67
Receptions 1. David Ball (2003-06) 2. Keith LeVan (2004-07) 3. Curtis Olds (1985-88) 4. John Perry (1989-92) 5. David Gamble (1990-93) 6. Stephan Lewis (1999-2002) 7. Scott Sicko (2006-09) 8. Calvin Jones (1993-96) 9. Chris Braune (1986-89) 10. Mike Gallagher (1989-92)
304 201 193 191 182 164 160 158 155 150
Tackles (since 1981) 1. Steve Doig (1981) 2. Matt Evans (2011) 3. Matt Evans (2010) 4. Chris Beranger (2011) 5. Chris Robinson (2003) 6. Aaron Thomas (2004) Husain Karim (2007) Jeff Pammer (2007) 9. Brett Bashaw (2000) 10. Jeff Pammer (2005)
195 165 156 142 136 130 130 130 127 123
Tackles (since 1981) 1. Steve Doig (1978-81) 2. Jeff Pammer (2004-07) 3. Matt Parent (2005-08) 4. Aaron Thomas (2000-04) 5. Matt Evans (2009-present) 6. Hugo Souza (2007-10) 7. Chris McGrath (1987-91) 8. John Clements (2005-08) 9. Romande Carter (1993-96) Brett Bashaw (1996-2000)
434 359 356 343 334 331 322 300 297 297
Pass Attempts 1. Bob Jean (1988) 2. Ricky Santos (2006) 3. Ricky Santos (2005) 4. Ricky Santos (2004) 5. Mike Granieri (2003) 6. Kevin Decker (2011) 7. Ryan Day (2001) 8. Bob Jean (1986) 9. R.J. Toman (2010) 10. Ryan Day (1999)
447 432 429 425 387 380 379 375 368 364
Pass Attempts 1. Ricky Santos (2004-07) 2. Bob Jean (1985-88) 3. Ryan Day (1997-2001) 4. R.J. Toman (2007-10) 5. Mike Granieri (2000-04) 6. Matt Griffin (1987-91) 7. Jim Stayer (1992- 94) 8. Chris Bresnahan (1995-96) 9. Jeff Allen (1974-77) 10. Kevin Decker (2008-11)
1,498 1,126 1,089 1,077 764 734 710 599 563 514
Passing Yards 1. Ricky Santos (2005) 2. Ricky Santos (2004) 3. Kevin Decker (2011) 4. Ricky Santos (2006) 5. R.J. Toman (2008) 6. Bob Jean (1988) 7. Ricky Santos (2007) 8. Matt Griffin (1991) 9. Ryan Day (2001) 10. Mike Granieri (2003)
3,797 3,318 3,272 3,125 3,110 3,035 2,972 2,734 2,605 2,595
Passing Yards 1. Ricky Santos (2004-07) 2. R.J. Toman (2007-10) 3. Bob Jean (1985-88) 4. Ryan Day (1997-2001) 5. Matt Griffin (1987-91) 6. Jim Stayer (1992-94) 7. Mike Granieri (2000-04) 8. Jeff Allen (1974-77) 9. Kevin Decker (2008-11) 10. Chris Bresnahan (1995-96)
12,189 8,015 7,742 7,670 5,425 5,349 4,775 4,184 4,151 4,085
Completions 1. Ricky Santos (2005) 2. Ricky Santos (2006) 3. Ricky Santos (2004) 4. Kevin Decker (2011) 5. Ricky Santos (2007) 6. Bob Jean (1988) 7. Mike Granieri (2003) 8. Ryan Day (2001) 9. R.J. Toman (2008) 10. R.J. Toman (2010)
301 293 272 262 256 246 237 233 231 228
Completions 1. Ricky Santos (2004-07) 2. R.J. Toman (2007-10) 3. Ryan Day (1997-2001) 4. Bob Jean (1985-88) 5. Mike Granieri (2000-04) 6. Jim Stayer (1992-95) 7. Matt Griffin (1987-91) 8. Chris Bresnahan (1995-96) 9. Kevin Decker (2008-11) 10. Jeff Allen (1974-77)
1,024 658 653 567 564 419 392 349 346 280
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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS
Last UNH Last Op Opponent W-L-T Win Win American International 3-1-0 1983 1961 Appalachian State 0-1-0 --- 1994 Army 2-1-0 2008 1922 Ball St. 1-0-0 2009 --Bates 11-14-4 1940 1941 Bethune-Cookman 1-0-0 2010 --Boston College 5-6-1 1911 1936 Boston University 22-12-4 1997 1993 Bowdoin 1-12-0 1907 1927 Brandeis 4-2-1 1958 1957 Bridgeport 2-0-0 1955 --Brown 1-14-0 1930 1931 Bucknell 4-0-0 1985 --Cal Davis 1-0-0 2005 --Central Connecticut St. 6-0-0 2010 --Central Michigan 0-1-0 --- 2003 Champlain 1-0-0 1950 --Colby College 11-14-3 1967 1966 Colgate 4-1-0 2005 1986 Connecticut 36-29-6 1999 1995 Cornell 0-1-0 --- 1922 Dartmouth 18-17-2 2009 1976 Delaware 10-20-0 2007 2010 East Stroudsburg 1-0-0 1998 --Gardner-Webb 0-1-0 --- 2000 Georgia Southern 1-0-0 2004 --Hampton 3-0-0 2006 --Harvard 0-7-0 --- 1939 Hofstra 8-5-0 2009 2002 Holy Cross 6-6-0 2011 1982 Iona 2-0-0 2007 --James Madison 7-7-0 2011 2007 Kent State 3-1-0 1952 2002 Kings Point 1-0-0 1961 --Lafayette 5-1-0 1987 1985 Lehigh 11-2-0 2011 1982 Maine 48-43-8 2011 2010
Last UNH Last Op Opponent W-L-T Win Win Marshall 1-1-0 2007 1991 Massachusetts 28-43-3 2011 2009 UMass-Lowell 15-1-0 1941 1938 McNeese St. 1-0-0 2009 --M.I.T. 0-2-0 --- 1899 Middlebury 1-2-1 1905 1923 Montana 0-1-0 --- 2004 Montana State 0-2-0 --- 2011 Northeastern 41-14-1 2009 2007 Northern Iowa 0-3-0 --- 2008 Northwestern 1-0-0 2006 --Norwich 7-2-2 1942 1941 Pittsburgh 0-1-0 --- 2010 Rhode Island 53-27-5 2011 2010 Richmond 10-10-0 2011 2007 Rutgers 1-1-0 2004 1939 Samford 0-1-0 --- 1991 South Florida 1-0-0 1999 --Southern Illinois 1-0 2008 --Springfield 28-16-7 1978 1979 St. Anselm 2-5-0 1934 1940 St. Francis (Pa.) 1-0-0 2009 --St. Lawrence 2-0-0 1953 --Stephen F. Austin 1-1-0 1999 1997 Stony Brook 1-0-0 2006 --Toledo 0-4-0 --- 2011 Towson 7-1-0 2010 2011 Tufts 19-11-2 1951 1934 Upsala 2-0-0 1953 --Vermont 20-21-1 1974 1972 Villanova 11-11-0 2011 2009 Wayne State 1-1-0 1979 1980 West Chester 4-0-0 1978 --Western Kentucky 0-1-0 --- 1975 William & Mary 2-13-0 1998 2011 Worcester Tech 7-1-0 1919 1903 Yale 0-1-0 --- 1935
The Wildcats celebrate the return of the Brice-Cowell Musket following a 30-27 victory against Maine on Nov. 19, 2011. The win marked the eighth UNH victory in the last nine games of the rivalry. The teams meet for the 100th time Oct. 20.
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• - League game + - at Dover, N.H. # - at Manchester, N.H. % - at Portland, Maine & - at Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.) 1893 (0-1) No Coach N4 at Newmarket.................................L 10-0 1894 (2-3) No Coach O6 Exeter............................................. W 4-0 at Bates...........................................L 26-4 N15 at Dover High*...............................L 10-4 N21 Dover High....................................W 20-6 N29 at St. Anselm..................................L 32-0 1895 (2-3-1) No Coach S21 at Exeter.........................................L 29-0 S28 Dover YMCA...................................T 6-6 O19 at Dover YMCA...........................L 14-10 N2 Somersworth.................................W 10-6 N2 at Berwick Academy.....................W 14-6 N16 at Brewster Academy...................L 14-10 1896 (1-4) No Coach O9 Bates*.............................................L 10-6 O14 at Colby..........................................L 28-0 O17 at Andover Academy......................L 16-0 Brewster Academy........................W 32-0 O30 Somersworth High*.......................L 10-0 * - at Burgett Park 1897 (2-5) No Coach S29 at Exeter Academy.........................L 26-0 O2 at Massachusetts.............................L 10-4 Tilton School.................................W 22-0 O16 Dover High....................................W 34-0 O28 Bowdoin.........................................L 64-0 O30 Tufts+.............................................L 12-4 N11 at Dover............................................L 6-0 1898 (4-4) No Coach O6 at Bates...........................................L 35-0 O8 at Bowdoin.....................................L 59-0 O15 Sanborn Seminary.........................W 81-0 O22 MIT Freshmen................................W 6-0 N2 MIT................................................L 22-0 N5 at Andover Academy......................L 24-0 N12 Portsmouth High Alumni*............W 11-0 N16 St. Anselm.....................................W 11-0 * - Game called after one half 1899 (4-2) No Coach Vermont...........................................W 6-5 O7 MIT..................................................L 6-5 O11 at Andover Academy.......................W 6-0 O14 East Rochester.................................W 8-0 O18 Somersworth.................................W 16-0 Boston College.................................L 6-0 1900 (1-4-1) No Coach S26 at Exeter Academy...........................T 0-0 S29 at Bowdoin.....................................L 32-0 O10 Andover Academy.........................L 10-0 O13 MIT........................................................... O17 Exeter Academy.............................L 32-0 O29 Burdett.........................................W 18-11 N3 at Tufts...........................................L 28-0 1901 (0-6) No Coach S21 at Exeter Academy...........................L 6-0 S28 at Bowdoin.....................................L 48-0 O2 at Dartmouth..................................L 51-0 O24 Colby..............................................L 12-0 O26 Boston College...............................L 17-0 Colby..............................................L 34-0 1902 (2-3-1) Coach: John Scannell S24 at Exeter Academy T 0-0 O4 at Andover Academy......................L 28-0 O11 at Bowdoin.....................................L 35-5 O18 at Dover Athletic Assoc................W 23-0 O25 at Boston College..........................W 10-6 O29 Colby.............................................. L 11-5 1903 (2-6-1) Coach: John Scannell S23 at Exeter Academy.........................L 21-0 S26 at Maine.........................................L 18-0 O3 at Bowdoin.....................................L 18-0 O10 at Andover Academy......................L 27-0 O17 at Dover Athletic Assoc..................W 6-0 O24 Maine+...........................................L 27-0 O31 Bates+..............................................T 6-6 N7 Worcester Tech+............................L 15-0 N14 Tufts+..............................................W 6-0 1904 (2-5) Coach: G.B. Ward S21 at Exeter Academy.........................L 15-0 S24 at Bates.............................................L 6-0 S28 at Tufts............................................W 4-0 O1 at Andover Academy......................L 16-0 O8 at Colby..........................................L 23-0 O15 at Maine...........................................L 6-0 O22 Worcester Tech+...........................W 18-4
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS
1905 (2-4-2) Coach: Edward R. Herr S23 Rhode Island+.................................W 6-0 S27 Bates+..............................................T 0-0 S30 at Brown.........................................L 16-5 O7 at Tufts...........................................L 13-0 O14 at Massachusetts.............................L 15-0 O20 at Middlebury..................................W 6-0 O21 at Vermont........................................T 0-0 O28 at Maine.........................................L 16-0 1906 (2-5-1) Coach: Edward R. Herr S22 at Maine...........................................L 7-0 S29 at Brown.........................................L 12-0 O6 at Massachusetts...............................T 0-0 O13 Colby..............................................L 15-0 O20 at Rhode Island.............................W 20-0 O27 Connecticut...................................W 40-0 N3 at Bates........................................... L 11-0 N10 Vermont#........................................L 17-5 1907 (1-5-2) Coach: Edward R. Herr S20 at Norwich......................................L 10-0 S27 at Brown.........................................L 16-0 O5 at Colby............................................T 0-0 O9 Dartmouth......................................L 10-0 O19 at Bowdoin......................................W 5-0 O26 Bates...............................................L 22-0 N2 Rhode Island....................................T 6-6 N9 Vermont..........................................L 34-0 1908 (1-7) Coach: Charles O. Gill S26 at Brown.........................................L 34-0 O3 Bowdoin.........................................L 15-0 O10 at Colby%.........................................L 6-0 O17 at Maine...........................................L 6-4 O24 at Bates........................................... L 11-0 O31 Boston College..............................W 18-0 N7 Massachusetts#..............................L 13-9 N14 at Rhode Island..............................L 12-0 1909 (3-4) Coach: Willard Gildersleeve O2 at Holy Cross.................................L 13-0 O9 at Maine.........................................L 16-0 O16 Bates...............................................L 16-0 O23 Boston College..............................W 11-6 O30 at Vermont...................................... L 11-0 N6 Massachusetts#.............................W 17-0 N13 Rhode Island.................................W 11-5 1910 (2-3-1) Coach: Ray Thomas O1 Boston College..............................W 11-0 O8 Bowdoin.........................................L 23-0 O22 USS Tennessee..............................W 41-0 O23 at Bates.............................................L 5-0 O29 Massachusetts#................................T 0-0 N12 at Rhode Island................................L 6-0 1911 (1-5-1) Coach: Ray Thomas S23 Bates.................................................T 6-6 S30 at Brown.........................................L 56-0 O7 at Maine.........................................L 12-0 O14 at Springfield..................................L 28-0 O21 Boston College..............................W 12-0 O28 Rhode Island....................................L 9-8 N4 Massachusetts#................................L 8-0 1912 (3-4-1) Coach: Tod Eberle S21 Norwich............................................T 0-0 O5 at Bates.........................................L 19-14 O12 at Tufts...........................................L 22-0 O19 Worcester Tech................................W 7-6 O26 Lowell Textile...............................W 19-0 N2 at Rhode Island..............................L 25-0 N9 Massachusetts#..............................L 21-3 USS Washington.............................W 6-0 1913 (2-4) Coach: Tod Eberle S27 at Bowdoin.....................................L 17-0 O4 at Tufts...........................................L 52-0 O11 Bates.................................................L 7-6 O18 Worcester Tech..............................W 45-0 N1 Rhode Island.................................W 12-0 N8 Massachusetts#..............................L 34-0 1914 (1-6-2) Coach: T.D. Sheppard S28 at Tufts...........................................L 83-0 O3 at Colby..........................................L 66-0 O6 Fort McKinley..................................T 0-0 O10 Worcester Tech................................W 2-0 O17 at Bates...........................................L 26-0 O24 Boston College...............................L 20-3 O31 at Rhode Island................................L 7-0 N7 at Vermont......................................L 20-0 N14 Rhode Island#..................................T 0-0 1915 (3-6-1) Coach: William Cowell S25 at Bowdoin.....................................L 19-0 O2 at Colby..........................................L 18-0 O9 Connecticut...................................W 18-0 O16 Bates................................................W 6-0 O23 at Middlebury.................................L 14-0 O26 Fort McKinley..................................L 6-0 O30 Norwich........................................T 13-13 N6 at Vermont......................................L 21-7 N13 at Worcester Tech..........................W 20-0 N20 at Rhode Island..............................L 18-0
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1916 (3-5-2) Coach: William Cowell S23 at Dartmouth..................................L 33-0 S30 at Maine...........................................T 0-0 O7 at Colby..........................................L 13-0 O12 at Boston College...........................L 19-0 O14 at Bates.............................................L 7-0 O21 Norwich.........................................W 13-0 O28 Vermont+.......................................L 13-9 N4 at Connecticut...............................W 26-0 N11 Middlebury.......................................T 0-0 N18 Rhode Island.................................W 12-0 1917 (3-2-2) Coach: William Cowell O13 Fort McKinley...............................W 23-0 O20 at Rhode Island................................T 0-0 O27 at Dartmouth..................................L 21-6 N3 at Tufts...........................................L 19-3 N10 Maine+..........................................W 27-0 N14 USS Des Moines..........................T 13-13 N17 Worcester Tech..............................W 57-0 1918 Schedule cancelled due to World War I 1919 (7-2) Coach: William Cowell S27 Connecticut...................................W 13-0 O4 at Bates............................................W 3-0 O11 at Norwich.....................................W 10-7 O18 at Vermont.....................................W 10-0 O25 Lowell Textile...............................W 12-2 N1 Massachusetts.................................W 9-7 N8 at Worcester Tech..........................W 53-0 N15 Maine...............................................L 7-3 N22 at Brown...........................................L 6-0 1920 (5-2-1) Coach: William Cowell O2 Bates..............................................W 14-0 O9 at Boston University.......................W 7-0 O16 Vermont............................................L 7-0 O23 at Connecticut...............................W 40-0 O30 at Massachusetts..............................W 9-0 N6 Colby................................................T 7-7 N13 at Maine........................................W 47-7 N20 at Holy Cross.................................L 32-0 1921 (8-1-1) Coach: William Cowell S24 USMC Portsmouth+.....................W 55-0 O1 at Army..........................................W 10-7 O8 at Dartmouth..................................L 24-0 O15 Lowell Tech+................................W 41-7 O22 at Vermont.....................................W 21-7 O29 at Bates..........................................W 14-0 N5 at Colby.........................................W 24-7 N12 Massachusetts...............................W 56-7 N19 Holy Cross#..................................W 13-7 N25 at Springfield....................................T 0-0 1922 (3-5-1) Coach: William Cowell S23 USMC Portsmouth........................W 40-0 S30 Bates..............................................W 21-7 O7 Norwich...........................................W 7-0 O14 at Cornell........................................L 68-7 O21 at Army...........................................L 33-0 O28 at Massachusetts...........................L 12-10 N4 Vermont..........................................L 33-0 N11 Maine#...........................................L 14-7 N18 Boston University........................T 13-13 1923 (4-4-1) Coach: William Cowell S29 Middlebury.....................................L 21-0 O6 at Norwich.....................................W 19-7 O13 Rhode Island.................................W 12-0 O20 Connecticut......................................T 0-0 O27 Vermont#........................................L 28-7 N3 Lowell Tech...................................W 47-0 N10 at Maine%......................................L 13-0 N17 at Bates..........................................W 21-0 N24 at Brown...........................................L 6-0 1924 (7-2) Coach: William Cowell S27 Colby.............................................W 27-0 O4 Norwich.......................................W 46-10 O11 at Rhode Island.............................W 17-6 O18 at Connecticut..................................L 6-3 O25 Tufts#............................................W 20-0 N1 at Lowell Tech...............................W 37-6 N8 Maine............................................W 33-0 N15 Bates..............................................W 30-0 N22 at Brown.........................................L 21-0 1925 (4-1-2) Coach: William Cowell O3 at Norwich.....................................W 15-2 O17 Rhode Island.................................W 26-0 O24 Springfield....................................T 10-10 O31 Tufts................................................W 9-6 N7 Connecticut#.................................W 17-3 N14 at Maine...........................................T 0-0 N21 at Brown.......................................L 38-14 1926 (4-4) Coach: William Cowell O2 at Bowdoin.......................................L 7-0 O9 Colby...............................................W 6-0 O16 at Rhode Island...............................W 7-6 O23 at Springfield................................L 24-14 O30 Connecticut#....................................L 3-0 N6 at Tufts..........................................W 28-3 N13 Maine............................................W 14-7 N20 at Brown.......................................L 40-12
1927 (0-7-1) Coach: William Cowell O1 at Colby............................................T 0-0 O8 Bowdoin.........................................L 12-7 O15 Rhode Island................................L 20-18 O22 Connecticut#....................................L 9-6 O29 Springfield......................................L 10-0 N6 Tufts...............................................L 39-0 N12 at Maine.........................................L 13-6 N19 at Brown.......................................L 31-13 1928 (3-2-3) Coach: William Cowell S29 Colby.............................................W 12-7 O6 at Boston University........................T 0-0 O13 at Rhode Island.............................W 12-0 O20 Maine...............................................L 7-0 O27 at Springfield...................................W 6-0 N3 at Tufts.............................................T 0-0 N10 Connecticut......................................T 0-0 N17 at Brown.........................................L 20-0 1929 (7-2, Northeast Conf. Champions) Coach: William Cowell S28 at Colby.........................................W 20-7 O5 Boston University.........................W 24-6 O12 at Harvard.......................................L 35-0 O19 at Maine........................................W 21-7 O26 Tufts..............................................W 18-2 N2 Lowell Tech...................................W 52-7 N9 at Connecticut.................................W 7-0 N16 Springfield.....................................W 13-0 N23 at Brown.........................................L 14-7 1930 (5-2-1) Coach: William Cowell O4 at Boston University....................T 12-12 O11 at Lowell Tech...............................W 20-0 O18 Maine............................................W 14-6 O25 Vermont.........................................W 59-0 N1 at Tufts...........................................L 10-8 N8 Connecticut...................................W 38-0 N15 at Springfield..................................L 26-7 N22 at Brown..........................................W 7-0 1931 (7-2, Northeast Conf. Champions) Coach: William Cowell S26 Lowell Tech...................................W 12-6 O3 Boston University...........................W 6-0 O10 at Harvard.......................................L 39-0 O17 at Maine........................................W 13-7 O24 at Vermont.....................................W 43-0 O31 Tufts................................................W 9-0 N7 at Connecticut...............................W 49-0 N14 Springfield...................................W 26-13 N21 at Brown.......................................L 19-13 1932 (3-4-1) Coach: William Cowell O1 at Boston University......................L 13-6 O8 at Harvard.......................................L 40-0 O15 Maine...............................................T 7-7 O22 Vermont.........................................W 22-6 O29 Lowell Tech...................................W 20-6 N5 at Dartmouth..................................L 25-0 N12 at Springfield..................................L 12-7 N19 Connecticut...................................W 43-0 1933 (3-3-1) Coach: William Cowell S30 Lowell Tech W 7-6 O7 Boston University.........................W 35-6 O14 at Harvard.......................................L 34-0 O21 at Maine..........................................W 6-0 O28 at Vermont......................................L 13-0 N4 Tufts.................................................L 6-3 N11 Springfield........................................T 0-0 1934 (3-4-2) Coach: William Cowell S29 Lowell Tech W 8-6 O6 at Boston University*..................L 13-12 O13 Bates.................................................T 7-7 O20 Maine............................................W 24-7 O27 Springfield........................................T 7-7 N3 at Tufts...........................................L 26-0 N10 at Dartmouth..................................L 21-7 N17 at Harvard.......................................L 47-3 N24 at St.Anselm’s.............................W 21-14 * - at Riverside, Mass. 1935 (2-5-1) Coach: William Cowell S28 Lowell Tech W 26-0 O5 at Yale.............................................L 34-0 O12 at Maine.........................................L 13-2 O19 at Springfield..................................L 13-0 O26 at Boston College...........................L 19-6 N2 Boston University............................T 0-0 N9 Tufts..............................................W 21-0 N16 at Harvard.......................................L 41-0 1936 (3-3-2) Coach: William Cowell S26 Lowell W 66-0 O3 at Bates............................................W 9-6 O10 Maine.............................................L 27-6 O17 Boston College...............................L 12-0 O24 at Vermont.....................................W 54-0 O31 St.Anselm’s....................................L 31-2 N7 at Tufts.............................................T 0-0 N14 Springfield........................................T 0-0
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1937 (7-1) Coach: George Sauer S25 Lowell Textile...............................W 20-0 O2 Bates............................................W 21-12 O9 at Maine........................................W 13-0 O16 Colby.............................................W 33-0 O23 Vermont.........................................W 34-0 O30 at St.Anselm’s................................L 13-6 N7 Tufts................................................W 3-0 N13 at Springfield.................................W 14-6 1938 (3-6) Coach: George Sauer S24 Lowell Tech....................................L 20-0 O1 at Bates..........................................W 22-6 O8 Maine.............................................L 21-0 O15 at Colby............................................L 6-0 O22 at Vermont......................................L 20-0 O29 St.Anselm’s....................................L 26-0 N5 at Tufts..........................................W 10-6 N12 Springfield........................................L 7-0 N19 at Connecticut...............................W 10-0 1939 (3-5) Coach: George Sauer S30 Colby..............................................L 20-6 O7 Northeastern..................................W 15-6 O14 at Maine...........................................L 6-0 O20 at Springfield....................................L 3-2 O28 Vermont.........................................W 22-7 N4 at Rutgers.....................................L 32-13 N11 Tufts..............................................W 13-6 N18 at Harvard.......................................L 46-0 1940 (5-3) Coach: George Sauer S28 at Colby........................................L 21-19 O5 Bates..............................................W 27-6 O12 Maine..........................................W 20-14 O19 Springfield.....................................W 19-6 O26 at Vermont....................................L 33-13 N2 at St.Anselm’s..................................L 6-0 N9 at Tufts..........................................W 14-0 N16 Connecticut.....................................W 9-0 1941 (4-3-1) Coach: George Sauer S27 Lowell Tech...................................W 53-6 O4 at Bates%.........................................L 7-6 O11 at Maine...........................................T 7-7 O18 at Springfield.................................W 14-6 O25 Vermont.......................................W 40-18 N1 Norwich............................................L 6-0 N8 Tufts..............................................W 33-0 N15 at Boston University......................L 13-0 1942 (6-0) Coach: Charlie Justice O10 Maine............................................W 20-7 O17 Springfield.....................................W 20-7 O24 Rhode island................................W 14-13 O31 at Norwich...................................W 16-13 N7 at Tufts..........................................W 13-6 N14 Northeastern..................................W 18-0 1943, 1944, 1945 Schedule cancelled (due to World War II) 1946 (6-1-1) Coach: Biff Glassford S28 at Colby . ......................................W 13-0 O5 Rhode Island...............................W 25-12 O12 at Maine........................................W 27-0 O19 Springfield......................................L 14-6 O26 at Vermont.....................................W 39-0 N2 Northeastern..................................W 26-0 N9 at Boston University.....................W 13-7 N16 Connecticut..................................T 12-12 1947 (8-1, 4-0 Yankee Champions) Coach: Biff Glassford S27 Colby.............................................W 28-0 O4 at Rhode Island •...........................W 33-7 O11 Maine •..........................................W 28-7 O18 at Springfield.................................W 21-7 O25 Vermont •......................................W 28-6 N1 at Northeastern..............................W 55-6 N8 Tufts..............................................W 34-0 N15 at Connecticut •.............................W 14-6 D6 at Toledo*.....................................L 20-14 * - Glass Bowl 1948 (5-3, 3-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Biff Glassford O2 Rhode Island •...............................W 19-7 O9 at Maine •......................................W 27-6 O16 Springfield......................................L 23-0 O23 at Vermont •....................................L 14-0 O30 Northeastern..................................W 48-0 N6 at Tufts........................................W 27-18 N13 Connecticut •.................................W 20-7 N20 Toledo..........................................L 28-14 1949 (4-4, 1-3 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston O1 at Rhode Island •.........................W 28-20 O8 Maine •.........................................L 26-13 O15 at Springfield.................................W 20-7 O22 Vermont •.......................................L 13-6 O29 at Northeastern............................W 40-12 N5 Tufts..............................................W 25-0 N12 at Connecticut •..............................L 27-7 N19 Toledo..........................................L 48-14 1950 (8-0, 4-0 Yankee Champions) Coach: Chief Boston S30 Champlain.....................................W 62-6 O7 Rhode Island •.............................W 27-14 O14 at Maine •......................................W 19-0 O21 Springfield.....................................W 14-0
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O28 at Vermont •...................................W 47-0 N4 Connecticut •.................................W 21-7 N11 at Tufts........................................W 33-19 N18 Kent State......................................W 13-7 1951 (5-2-1, 1-2-1 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S29 at Brandeis..................................W 33-20 O6 at Rhode Island •............................L 27-0 O13 Maine •.............................................T 0-0 O20 at Springfield.................................W 20-7 O27 Vermont •......................................W 54-6 N3 at Connecticut •..............................L 20-0 N10 Tufts..............................................W 60-0 N17 at Kent State....................................W 7-0 1952 (3-4-1, 0-4 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S27 at Upsala........................................W 13-7 O4 Rhode Island •................................L 27-7 O11 at Maine •.......................................L 24-7 O18 Springfield....................................T 14-14 O25 at St.Lawrence.............................W 28-19 N1 Connecticut •................................L 16-12 N8 at Massachusetts •........................L 25-13 N15 Kent State....................................W 23-21 1953 (6-2, 3-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Chief Boston Capts: Jeep Munsey, Joe Regis S26 Upsala.........................................W 27-13 O3 at Rhode Island •.........................W 14-13 O10 Maine •..........................................W 21-6 O17 at Delaware....................................L 48-0 O24 St.Lawrence..................................W 34-0 O31 at Connecticut •................................L 6-0 N14 at Springfield...................................W 7-6 N21 Massachusetts •...........................W 32-12 1954 (7-1, 4-0 Yankee Champions) Coach: Chief Boston Capts: Billy Pappas, Steve Mazur S25 at Bridgeport.................................W 37-6 O2 Rhode Island •...............................W 33-6 O9 at Maine •....................................W 21-10 O16 Delaware......................................L 19-13 O23 at Brandeis....................................W 20-7 O30 Connecticut •.................................W 34-0 N6 at Massachusetts •.......................W 32-12 N13 Springfield.....................................W 48-0 1955 (2-4-2, 1-1-2 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston Capts: Dick Gleason, Ed Murphy S24 Bridgeport.....................................W 39-0 O1 at Rhode Island •..........................T 13-13 O8 Maine •.............................................T 6-6 O15 at Delaware..................................L 20-18 O22 Brandeis.......................................L 20-14 O29 at Connecticut •..............................L 20-7 N5 at Springfield..................................L 18-0 N19 Massachusetts •.............................W 21-7 1956 (3-4-1, 2-1-1 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston Capts: Alton Amidon, Billy Hall S29 at Dartmouth..................................L 13-0 O6 Rhode Island •...............................W 13-7 O13 at Maine •.......................................L 29-7 O20 Delaware........................................L 14-6 O27 at Brandeis..................................W 20-13 N3 Connecticut •....................................T 0-0 N10 Springfield....................................L 40-14 N17 at Massachusetts •.........................W 28-7 1957 (0-7-1, 0-3-1 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S28 at Dartmouth..................................L 27-0 O5 at Rhode Island •..........................L 28-13 O12 Maine •.............................................L 7-0 O19 at Delaware....................................L 59-6 O26 Brandeis.........................................L 27-0 N2 at Connecticut •..............................L 18-0 N9 at Springfield..................................L 28-6 N16 Massachusetts •................................T 7-7 1958 (2-6, 0-4 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S27 at Northeastern...............................L 13-0 O4 Rhode Island •..............................L 20-13 O11 at Maine •.......................................L 14-0 O18 Delaware......................................L 36-14 O25 at Brandeis....................................W 18-8 N1 Connecticut •..................................L 34-0 N8 Springfield...................................W 43-20 N15 at Massachusetts •........................L 25-24 1959 (3-3-2, 1-2-1 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S26 Northeastern................................W 33-14 O3 at Rhode Island •...........................W 45-0 O10 Maine •.............................................T 7-7 O17 at Delaware..................................L 50-12 O24 Brandeis...........................................T 6-6 O31 at Connecticut •............................L 39-38 N7 at Springfield.................................W 34-9 N14 Massachusetts •..............................L 19-6 1960 (4-3, 2-2 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S24 at Dartmouth....................................L 7-6 O1 Rhode Island •...............................W 13-6 O8 at Maine •.......................................L 13-7 O15 Delaware.....................................W 31-14 O27 Connecticut •.................................W 17-9 N5 Springfield.....................................W 28-6 N12 at Massachusetts •........................L 35-15
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1961 (3-5, 1-3 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S23 American Int’l College....................L 6-0 S30 at Dartmouth..................................L 28-3 O7 at Rhode Island •...........................W 20-0 O14 Maine •.............................................L 7-6 O28 Kings Point.....................................W 8-7 N4 at Connecticut •............................L 30-23 N11 at Springfield...............................W 36-14 N18 Massachusetts •................................L 9-7 1962 (7-0-1, 4-0-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Chief Boston S29 at Colby.......................................W 18-14 O6 Rhode Island •..................................T 6-6 O13 at Maine •......................................W 21-6 O20 Vermont •......................................W 19-6 O27 at Northeastern................................W 6-0 N3 Connecticut •...................................W 7-0 N10 Springfield.......................................W 7-0 N17 at Massachusetts •.......................W 16-14 1963 (2-6, 1-4 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S28 Colby.............................................W 49-0 O5 at Rhode Island •.........................W 25-13 O12 Maine •...........................................L 28-8 O19 at Vermont •....................................L 28-6 O26 Northeastern...................................L 26-0 N2 at Connecticut •..............................L 21-6 N9 at Springfield....................................L 7-0 N16 Massachusetts •..............................L 48-2 1964 (1-6-1, 0-4-1 Yankee) Coach: Chief Boston S26 Dartmouth......................................L 40-0 O3 Rhode Island •................................L 22-8 O10 at Maine •.....................................L 33-18 O17 Vermont •.......................................L 40-0 O24 at Northeastern.............................L 25-20 O31 Connecticut •....................................T 0-0 N7 Springfield...................................W 16-14 N14 at Massachusetts •..........................L 47-0 1965 (0-8, 0-5 Yankee) Coach: Andy Mooradian S25 at Dartmouth..................................L 56-6 O2 at Rhode Island •............................L 23-6 O9 Maine •.........................................L 48-13 O16 at Vermont •....................................L 23-7 O23 Northeastern.................................L 26-13 O30 at Connecticut •..............................L 27-0 N6 at Springfield................................L 43-13 N13 Massachusetts •..............................L 46-0 1966 (2-6, 1-4 Yankee) Coach: Joe Yukica S24 at Colby........................................L 18-14 O1 Rhode Island •................................L 17-6 O8 Maine •..........................................W 10-7 O15 at Vermont •..................................L 32-24 O22 at Northeastern.............................L 15-14 O29 Connecticut •................................L 15-14 N5 Springfield...................................W 28-21 N12 at Massachusetts •..........................L 14-7 1967 (5-3, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Joe Yukica S30 Colby.............................................W 42-6 O7 at Rhode Island •............................L 13-6 O14 at Maine •......................................W 17-0 O21 Vermont •......................................W 30-6 O28 Northeastern................................W 21-13 N4 at Connecticut •............................L 20-19 N11 at Springfield.................................W 21-0 N18 Massachusetts •............................L 14-13 1968 (6-2, 4-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Jim Root S28 Dartmouth......................................L 21-0 O5 Connecticut •...............................W 17-10 O12 Maine •........................................W 42-17 O19 at Vermont •..................................L 12-10 O26 at Northeastern..............................W 26-3 N2 Rhode Island •...............................W 27-6 N9 Springfield...................................W 17-10 N16 at Massachusetts •.........................W 16-0 1969 (3-5, 1-4 Yankee) Coach: Jim Root S27 Dartmouth......................................L 31-0 O4 at Connecticut •.............................W 14-6 O11 at Maine •.....................................L 20-18 O18 Vermont .•......................................L 27-7 O25 Northeastern..................................W 26-8 N1 at Rhode Island •............................L 14-6 N8 at Springfield.................................W 14-8 N15 Massachusetts •..............................L 48-7 1970 (5-3, 3-2 Yankee) Coach: Jim Root S26 at Delaware..................................L 53-12 O3 Connecticut •................................L 27-14 O10 Maine •..........................................W 13-9 O17 at Vermont •...................................W 27-0 O24 at Northeastern..............................W 33-7 O31 Rhode Island •...............................W 59-7 N7 Springfield...................................W 40-21 N14 at Massachusetts •........................L 24-14 1971 (4-4-1, 3-2 Yankee) Coach: Jim Root S25 Delaware........................................L 40-7 O2 at Connecticut •............................L 28-21 O9 at Maine •....................................W 24-14 O16 Vermont •......................................W 28-7 O23 Northeastern..................................W 37-7 O30 at Rhode Island •...........................W 26-0 N6 at Springfield................................T 24-24 N13 Massachusetts •............................L 38-20
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N20 at Boston University......................L 33-7 1972 (4-5, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S23 Boston University.......................W 16-14 S30 at Dartmouth................................L 24-14 O7 Connecticut •..................................L 10-7 O14 Maine •........................................W 17-14 O21 at Vermont •..................................L 28-17 O28 at Northeastern.................................L 9-7 N4 Rhode Island •.............................W 14-10 N11 Springfield...................................W 26-16 N18 at Massachusetts •..........................L 42-7 1973 (4-5, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S22 Holy Cross.....................................L 31-0 S29 Dartmouth.....................................W 10-9 O6 at Connecticut •................................L 7-3 O13 at Maine •......................................W 13-0 O20 Vermont •......................................W 19-7 O27 Northeastern................................W 17-14 N3 Rhode Island •..............................L 40-16 N10 Springfield......................................L 51-0 N17 at Massachusetts •..........................L 28-7 1974 (5-4, 3-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S21 Boston University •.......................W 28-0 S28 at Delaware..................................L 34-10 O5 Connecticut •................................L 41-24 O12 Maine •...........................................L 23-9 O19 at Vermont •.................................W 38-21 O26 at Northeastern............................W 34-14 N2 Rhode Island •.............................W 29-14 N9 Springfield...................................W 27-18 N16 at Massachusetts •........................L 27-17 1975 (9-3, 5-0 Yankee Champions) Coach: Bill Bowes S13 West Chester.................................W 24-0 S19 at Boston University •.................W 21-20 S27 Delaware........................................L 16-7 O4 at Connecticut •...........................W 14-10 O11 at Maine •....................................W 24-15 O18 Northeastern •...............................W 56-7 O25 Central Connecticut......................W 28-0 N1 at Rhode Island •...........................W 23-6 N8 at Springfield................................L 17-12 N15 Massachusetts •...........................W 14-11 N29 at Lehigh*...................................W 35-21 D6 Western Kentucky!.........................L 14-3 *-NCAA II First Round Playoffs !-NCAA II Semifinals (Rice Bowl) 1976 (8-3, 4-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Bill Bowes S11 at Holy Cross................................W 17-3 S18 Boston University •.......................W 13-0 S25 at Dartmouth................................L 24-13 O2 Connecticut •...............................W 24-21 O9 Maine •...........................................L 10-0 O16 at Central Connecticut.................W 34-21 O23 at Northeastern............................W 35-21 O30 at West Chester............................W 27-10 N6 Rhode Island •...............................W 31-6 N13 Massachusetts •.............................W 23-0 N27 at Montana State*........................L 17-16 *NCAA II First Round Playoffs 1977 (8-2, 3-2 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S10 Holy Cross..................................W 27-14 S17 at Boston University •.................W 26-14 S24 West Chester.................................W 26-0 O1 at Connecticut •.............................W 42-7 O8 at Maine •......................................W 54-7 O15 Central Connecticut......................W 42-7 O22 Northeastern................................W 28-13 O29 at Rhode Island •..........................L 21-20 N5 at Springfield.................................W 52-7 N12 Massachusetts •..............................L 19-6 1978 (6-4-1, 1-3-1 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S9 at Holy Cross...............................L 19-14 S16 at Central Connecticut.................W 36-13 S23 Boston University •........................L 15-5 S30 at West Chester..............................W 21-0 O7 Connecticut •...............................W 25-17 O14 Maine •.............................................T 7-7 O21 at AIC............................................W 10-7 O28 at Northeastern............................W 29-21 N4 Rhode Island •..............................L 19-14 N11 Springfield...................................W 56-35 N18 at Massachusetts •..........................L 34-7 1979 (5-4-2, 2-2-1 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S8 at Wayne State.............................W 24-14 S15 Holy Cross..................................W 26-17 S22 at Boston University •..................L 41-28 S29 Dartmouth....................................T 10-10 O6 at Connecticut •................................T 3-3 O13 at Maine •......................................W 23-0 O20 Lehigh............................................L 16-3 O27 Northeastern..................................W 20-8 N3 at Rhode Island •...........................W 21-6 N10 at Springfield................................L 34-14 N17 Massachusetts •..............................L 29-0 1980 (6-4, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S6 Connecticut •................................L 20-10 S13 Wayne State...................................L 17-7 S20 Boston University •........................L 27-9 S27 at Dartmouth.................................W 24-7 O11 Maine •........................................W 19-13 O18 at Towson State.............................W 10-0 O25 at Northeastern............................W 48-12 N1 Rhode Island •.............................W 31-28 N8 Lafayette.......................................W 26-6 N15 at Massachusetts •..........................L 17-0
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1981 (7-3, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S12 AIC..............................................W 28-13 S19 at Boston University •...................W 10-8 S26 Towson State...............................W 31-29 O3 at Connecticut •...........................W 28-24 O10 at Maine •.....................................L 26-16 O17 Lehigh.........................................W 13-12 O24 at Northeastern............................W 24-17 O31 at Rhode Island •..........................L 14-12 N7 at Lafayette..................................W 21-18 N14 Massachusetts •..............................L 20-9 1982 (4-6, 1-4 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S4 at James Madison..........................W 28-6 S11 at Holy Cross.................................L 28-0 S18 Boston University •.....................W 22-20 O2 Connecticut •................................L 20-17 O9 Bucknell..........................................W 3-0 O16 at Lehigh......................................L 20-17 O23 Northeastern................................W 24-22 O30 Rhode Island •..............................L 23-20 N6 Maine •.........................................L 31-14 N13 at Massachusetts •..........................L 27-0 1983 (7-3, 3-2 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S10 AIC................................................W 31-0 S17 at Boston University •....................L 13-3 S24 Holy Cross...................................L 42-30 O1 at Connecticut •................................L 9-7 O8 at Bucknell..................................W 42-35 O15 Lehigh .......................................W 52-28 O22 Northeastern..................................W 24-7 O29 at Rhode Island •.........................W 14-13 N5 at Maine •.................................... W 20-7 N12 Massachusetts •...........................W 35-10 1984 (9-2, 3-2 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S8 Maine •........................................W 21-13 S15 at Lafayette....................................W 21-7 S22 Boston University •......................L 21-20 S29 at Dartmouth...............................W 38-10 O6 Connecticut •...............................W 13-12 O13 Bucknell......................................W 17-16 O20 at Lehigh.....................................W 34-10 O27 at Northeastern..............................W 13-2 N3 Rhode Island •.............................W 14-12 N10 at Holy Cross..............................W 14-13 N17 at Massachusetts •........................L 14-10 1985 (6-4, 2-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S14 Lafayette........................................L 20-7 S21 at Boston University •.................W 27-13 S28 Dartmouth.....................................W 23-7 O5 at Connecticut •.............................W 10-8 O12 at Bucknell....................................W 58-0 O19 Lehigh.........................................W 31-17 O26 Northeastern................................W 35-21 N2 at Rhode Island •..........................L 30-20 N9 at Maine •.....................................L 45-40 N16 Massachusetts •............................L 21-17 1986 (7-4, 4-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S6 at Richmond •...............................L 38-12 S13 at Delaware •...............................W 28-21 S20 Boston University •.......................W 26-9 S27 at Dartmouth...............................W 66-12 O4 Connecticut •...............................W 42-19 O11 at Lafayette..................................W 20-16 O25 at Northeastern............................W 24-21 N1 Rhode Island •.............................W 28-24 N8 Maine •.........................................L 14-13 N15 at Massachusetts •........................L 38-31 N22 Colgate.........................................L 27-23 1987 (7-3, 4-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S5 Richmond •....................................L 14-7 S19 at Boston Univ. •................W 27-20 (3ot) S26 Dartmouth.....................................W 41-3 O3 Delaware •...................................W 45-21 O17 Northeastern................................W 24-16 O24 Lafayette.....................................W 21-19 O31 at Rhode Island •.........................W 28-14 N7 at Maine • %.................................L 28-14 N14 Massachusetts •...........................W 17-10 N21 at Connecticut •............................L 31-21 1988 (6-5, 6-2 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S10 at Colgate......................................W 21-7 S17 Connecticut •...............................W 27-20 S24 at Maine •....................................W 44-23 O1 Delaware •....................................L 38-20 O8 at Richmond •...........................L 23-17 ot O15 at William & Mary.......................L 33-31 O22 Northeastern................................W 15-10 O29 at Boston University •..................L 23-21 N5 Villanova •.....................................W 58-7 N12 at Rhode Island •...........................W 17-9 N19 Massachusetts •............................L 64-42 1989 (7-3, 5-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S9 at Maine •.......................................L 24-7 S23 at Connecticut •............................L 24-10 S30 at Delaware •...............................W 27-17
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1990 (7-3-1, 5-3 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S8 at Connecticut •...........................W 21-16 S15 Delaware •.....................................W 34-7 S22 at Maine •................................... W 28-20 S29 Dartmouth....................................T 21-21 O6 at Richmond •................................W 19-0 O14 at Colgate....................................W 38-22 O20 Northeastern..................................W 59-7 O27 at Boston University •..................L 41-24 N3 Villanova •......................................L 10-7 N10 at Rhode Island •..........................L 24-14 N17 Massachusetts •...........................W 36-18 1991 (9-3, 7-1 Yankee Champions) Coach: Bill Bowes S7 at Marshall...................................L 24-23 S14 Connecticut •...............................W 21-16 S21 Hofstra.........................................W 48-28 S28 Maine •........................................W 38-20 O5 at Delaware •...............................W 45-28 O12 Richmond •...................................W 34-0 O26 at Northeastern............................W 18-14 N2 Boston University •.....................W 45-26 N9 at Villanova •..................................L 33-7 N16 Rhode Island •.............................W 42-35 N23 at Massachusetts •.......................W 35-28 N30 Samford* . ...................................L 29-13 *-NCAA I-AA Playoffs 1992 (5-5-1, 3-5 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S5 at Maine •.....................................L 27-24 S12 Connecticut •................................L 24-21 S19 at Lehigh.....................................W 28-14 S26 Dartmouth...................................W 45-27 O3 Delaware •....................................L 42-22 O10 at Richmond •.................................L 15-7 O24 Northeastern.................................T 10-10 O31 at Boston University •.................W 43-14 N7 Villanova •....................................L 27-21 N14 at Rhode Island •.........................W 20-13 N21 Massachusetts •...........................W 20-13 1993 (6-5, 4-4 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S4 at William & Mary.......................L 27-14 S11 at Connecticut •................... L 24-23 (2ot) S18 Richmond •.................................W 31-20 S25 Maine •........................................W 63-13 O9 at Dartmouth.................................W 14-7 O16 at James Madison •......................L 45-21 O23 Northeastern..................................W 21-6 O30 Boston Univ. •..............................L 24-14 N6 at Villanova •...............................W 45-14 N13 Rhode Island •.............................W 51-33 N20 at Massachusetts •........................L 15-13 1994 (10-2, 8-0 Yankee Champions) Coach: Bill Bowes S10 at Northesatern..............................W 28-7 S17 James Madison •.........................W 27-24 S24 Connecticut •...............................W 20-19 O1 at Hofstra........................................L 28-6 O8 Massachusetts •...........................W 14-11 O15 Lehigh.........................................W 42-10 O22 at Maine •......................................W 24-7 O29 at Rhode Island •...........................W 13-7 N5 at Richmond •..............................W 42-14 N12 Villanova •...................................W 21-14 N19 at Boston Univ. •................W 52-51 (2ot) N26 Appalachian State*............... L 17-10 (ot) *-NCAA I-AA Playoffs 1995 (6-5, 4-4 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S9 at Connecticut •............................L 21-23 S16 Rhode Island •................................L 7-10 S23 William & Mary •..........................L 0-39 S30 at Lehigh.....................................W 35-14 O7 at Massachusetts •.......................W 32-29 O14 James Madison.............................L 19-23 O21 Maine •..........................................W 21-0 O28 Boston University •......................W 35-7 N4 at Richmond •...................................L 3-7 N11 at Villanova •.................................W 12-9 N18 Northeastern................................W 21-10 1996 (8-3, 6-2 Yankee) Coach: Bill Bowes S14 at Rhode Island •.........................W 35-26 S21 Connecticut •...............................W 21-13 S28 at James Madison........................W 39-22 O5 at William & Mary ........................L 31-7 O12 Lehigh......................................... W42-27 O19 at Maine •.....................................L 34-20 O26 Massachusetts •.............................W 40-7 N2 Richmond •................................. W14-13 N9 Villanova •.....................................W 34-0 N16 at Boston University •.................W 31-10 N23 at Northeastern •...........................L 28-30 1997 (5-6, 5-3 Atlantic 10) Coach: Bill Bowes
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Delaware •....................................L 10-27 at Rhode Island •..........................L 21-35 William & Mary •.......................W 24-22 at Stephen F. Austin.....................L 14-18 at Massachusetts •.......................W 28-10 Hofstra..........................................L 14-33 at Northeastern •...........................L 19-34 Maine •..........................................W 24-7 at Villanova..................................L 20-23 Boston University •.......................W 38-0 at Connecticut •...........................W 21-18
1998 (4-7, 3-5 Atlantic 10) Coach: Bill Bowes S5 at Northeastern •.............................L 3-10 S12 at Maine •.....................................L 28-52 S19 East Stroudsburg.........................W 70-10 S26 at Delaware •..................................L 7-31 O3 Connecticut •...............................W 34-20 O10 Richmond.....................................L 13-22 O17 Northeastern •..............................L 28-35 O24 at William & Mary •....................W 31-19 O31 Massachusetts •............................L 26-27 N7 at Hofstra......................................L 38-41 N14 Rhode Island •.................................W 9-7 1999 (5-6, 3-5 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S4 at Rhode Island •.........................W 37-14 S11 at Massachusetts •........................L 34-19 S18 James Madison •..........................L 35-28 S25 at Richmond •...............................L 27-17 O2 Stephen F. Austin........................W 38-28 O16 at Northeastern............................W 33-21 O23 at South Florida......................L 42-41 OT O30 Villanova •....................................L 31-28 N6 Delaware •....................................L 14-10 N13 at Connecticut •...........................W 43-18 N20 Maine •........................................W 31-20 2000 (6-5, 4-4 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S2 at Hampton..................................W 31-17 S9 Rhode Island •.............................W 13-12 S16 Northeastern •...............................W 24-7 S23 Dartmouth...................................W 42-21 S30 at James Madison •......................L 24-13 O14 Richmond •..................................L 31-10 O21 at Villanova •................................L 49-42 O28 Massachusetts •...........................W 24-16 N4 at Delaware •........................ W 45-44 OT N11 Gardner-Webb..............................L 38-35 N18 at Maine •.....................................L 55-10 2001 (4-7, 2-7 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S1 Hampton......................................W 45-29 S8 James Madison •.........................W 26-19 S22 at Dartmouth...............................W 42-38 S29 at William & Mary •.....................L 38-28 O6 Delaware •....................................L 49-36 O13 at Massachusetts •.......................W 35-24 O20 at Rhode Island •..........................L 31-27 O27 at Hofstra •...................................L 35-20 N3 Villanova •....................................L 38-35 N10 at Northeastern •........................... L 34-11 N17 Maine •.........................................L 57-24 2002 (3-8, 2-7 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell A29 at Kent State...................................L 34-7 S7 at James Madison •......................L 20-14 S14 Hofstra •.......................................L 52-28 S21 at Villanova •..................................L 45-3 S28 at Dartmouth...............................W 29-26 O12 Richmond •.................................W 20-19 O19 William & Mary •........................L 34-27 O26 at Delaware •..................................L 21-9 N9 Massachusetts •...........................W 31-14 N16 Northeastern •..............................L 49-17 N23 at Maine •.....................................L 31-14
2005 (11-2, 7-1 Atlantic 10 Champions) Coach Sean McDonnell S3 at UC Davis.................................W 17-13 S17 at Towson •..................................W 62-21 S24 Dartmouth...................................W 49-20 O1 Villanova •...................................W 41-17 O 8 at William & Mary •.....................L 42-10 O15 Rhode Island •...............................W 53-9 O 22 Northeastern •.............................W 52-21 O 29 at Massachusetts •.......................W 34-28 N 5 at Hofstra •..................................W 29-26 N 12 Iona College..................................W 56-0 N19 Maine •........................................W 59-47 N26 Colgate (NCAA).........................W 55-21 D 3 Northern Iowa (NCAAs)..............L 24-21 2006 (9-4, 5-3 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S9 at Northwestern...........................W 34-17 S 16 Stony Brook..................................W 62-7 S 23 at Dartmouth...............................W 56-14 S 30 at Delaware •...............................W 52-49 O 7 Richmond •.................................W 27-17 O14 James Madison •..........................L 42-23 O 21 at Northeastern •.....................L 36-35 OT O 28 Hofstra •........................................W 10-6 N 4 Massachusetts •............................L 28-20 N 11 at Rhode Island •.........................W 63-21 N 18 at Maine •............................. W 19-13 OT N 25 at Hampton (NCAAs).................W 41-38 D 2 at Massachusetts (NCAAs) .........L 24-17 2007 (7-5, 4-4 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S8 at James Madison •......................L 41-24 S15 at Marshall..................................W 48-35 S22 Dartmouth...................................W 52-31 S29 at Richmond •...............................L 45-38 O6 Delaware •................................... W35-30 O13 Iona.............................................W 49-21 O20 at Hofstra •....................................W 40-3 O27 Rhode Island •.............................W 49-36 N3 Northeastern •..............................L 31-13 N10 at Massachusetts •..........................L 27-7 N17 Maine •........................................W 39-14 N24 at Northern Iowa (NCAAs)..........L 38-35 2008 (10-3, 6-2 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S6 at Army........................................W 28-10 S13 at Rhode Island •.........................W 51-43 S20 Albany.........................................W 32-24 S27 at Dartmouth.................................W 42-6 O11 William & Mary •........................L 38-34 O18 at Northeastern •..........................W 33-21 O25 Towson •.....................................W 42-14 N1 Hofstra •......................................W 45-25 N8 at Villanova •................................L 24-13 N15 Massachusetts •...........................W 52-21 N22 at Maine •....................................W 28-24 N29 at Southern Illinois (NCAAs).....W 29-20 D6 at Northern Iowa (NCAAs)..........L 36-34 2009 (10-3, 6-2 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S5 St. Francis...................................W 24-14 S12 at Ball State.................................W 23-16 S26 Dartmouth...................................W 44-14 O3 at Towson •....................................W 57-7 O10 Villanova •...................................W 28-24 O17 at Massachusetts •........................L 23-17 O24 at Hofstra •..................................W 18-10 O31 Northeastern •.............................W 48-21 N7 Rhode Island •.............................W 55-42 N14 at William & Mary •.....................L 20-17 N21 Maine •........................................W 27-24 N28 at McNeese State (NCAAs)........W 49-13 D5 at Villanova (NCAAs)....................L 46-7
2003 (5-7, 3-6 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell A30 Central Connecticut....................W 70-20 S6 at Central Michigan......................L 40-33 S13 Villanova •....................................L 48-14 S20 at Rhode Island •..........................L 55-40 S27 Dartmouth...................................W 42-17 O4 at Massachusetts •........................L 44-30 O11 Delaware •....................................L 22-21 O18 at Richmond •...............................L 35-23 O25 at Hofstra •..................................W 38-17 N8 James Madison •.........................W 20-17 N15 at William & Mary •.....................L 38-28 N22 Maine •........................................W 47-27
2010 (8-5, 5-3 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S4 Central Connecticut State............W, 33-3 S11 at Pittsburgh................................L, 38-16 S18 at Rhode Island •.........................L, 25-28 S25 Lehigh........................................W, 31-10 O2 at Maine •...........................L, 16-13 (OT) O9 Richmond •..................................W, 17-0 O16 at James Madison •....................W, 28-14 O23 Massachusetts &• . ....................W, 39-13 N6 William & Mary •.........................L, 13-3 N13 at Villanova •..............................W, 31-24 N20 Towson •....................................W, 38-19 D4 at Bethune-Cookman (NCAAs).W, 45-20 D10 at Delaware (NCAAs)...................L, 16-3 & -Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium
2004 (10-3, 6-2 Atlantic 10) Coach: Sean McDonnell S2 at Delaware ................................W 24-21 S11 at Rutgers....................................W 35-24 S18 William & Mary •............................L 9-7 S25 at Dartmouth...............................W 45-24 O2 at Villanova •...............................W 51-40 O16 Massachusetts •............................L 38-21 O23 Hofstra •......................................W 33-27 O30 at Northeastern •..........................W 27-23 N6 at Rhode Island •...........................W 27-3 N13 Towson •.....................................W 62-24 N20 at Maine •....................................W 50-36 N27 at Georgia Southern (NCAAs)....W 27-23 D4 at Montana (NCAAs)...................L 47-17
2011 (8-4, 6-2 CAA) Coach: Sean McDonnell S1 at Toledo......................................L, 58-22 S10 at Lehigh...........................W, 48-41 (OT) S24 at Richmond •.............................W, 45-43 O1 Holy Cross.................................W, 39-32 O8 Villanova •..................................W, 47-17 O15 at William & Mary •....................L, 24-10 O22 Massachusetts &•.......................W, 27-21 O29 Rhode Island •............................W, 31-24 N5 James Madison •........................W, 28-10 N12 at Towson •..................................L, 56-42 N19 Maine •.......................................W, 30-27 D3 at Montana State (NCAAs).........L, 26-25 & -Colonial Clash at Gillette Stadium
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CONFERENCE AWARDS CAA/Atlantic 10/Yankee Coach of the Year Bill Bowes Sean McDonnell
1989, 1994 2004
Offensive Player of the Year Barry Bourassa RB Jerry Azumah TB Jerry Azumah TB Ricky Santos QB Ricky Santos QB Ricky Santos QB Kevin Decker QB
1991 1996 1998 2005 2006 2007 2011
Defensive Player of the Year Steve Doig LB Tim Teevens DB Neal Zonfrelli LB Paul Boulay DT
1981 1984 1985 1987
Rookie of the Year Curt Collins Ricky Santos Brian McNally
1980 2004 2008
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All-Conference First Team Geoff Aleva DT Jeff Allen QB Alton Amidon T Warren Armes LB Paul Ashnault G Jerry Azumah TB David Ball WR Jason Ball C Brett Bashaw LB Brett Bernier DE Ed Booker LB Paul Boulay DT Barry Bourassa RB Mike Boyle WR Norman Breault WR Jim Bumpus OG Bill Burnham RB John Burnham T Romande Carter LB Tony Ciccone OG Jim Concannon DB Nick Couturier OC Edward Cramer G Matt Crispino DL Paul D’Allesandro G Kevin Decker QB Bill Dedrick DE Richard Dewing RB Steve Doig LB Greg Donahue LB Ed Douglas G Pat Downey C Dan Drewniak C John Driscoll OT Paul Dufault C Dick Duffy DB Earl Eddy T Phil Estes OG Bill Estey RB Mark Etro S Richard Eustis E Matt Evans LB
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1990, 1991 1976, 1977 1956 1994 1953, 1954 1996, 1997, 1998 2004, 2005, 2006 2001 2000 1971 1972 1986, 1987 1990, 1991 2008 1970 1985 1975, 1976, 1977 1957 1996 1985 1993, 1994 2007 1961 1998 1961 2011 1977 1952 1981 1979 1951 1997 1969 1987 1985 1977 1951 1979 1966, 1967 1975, 1977 1960 2011
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Eric Facey John Flanagan Joe Fleming Mike Foley Norm Ford Terrance Fox Francis Frasier David Gamble Andre Garron Arnold Garron Dave Giguere Alan Girroir Mike Gooden Dwayne Gordon Paul Gorham Basil Gregorios Charles Grzbielski Stan Harrison Jeff Hayes Neal Herrick Edwin Holm Bob Hopkins Bruce Huther Ilia Jarostchuk Ryan Jones Walter Jones Ken Kaplan Rich Langlois Mike Lanza Keith LeVan Greg Lewis Stephan Lewis Paul Lindquist Marshall Litchfield Dave Loehle Ray Lyons Tom Manning Kevin Martell Vincent Martino Steve Mazur Cliff McDonald Brian McNally John Merrill Richard Mezquita Don Miller Philip Montagano Gerry Moran Mike Moroney Duncan Ogg Curtis Olds Peter O’Donnell Bill O’Malley Bob O’Neil Brian O’Neill Matt O’Neill Jeff Pammer Bill Pappas Samuel Paul John Perry George Peterson Tucker Peterson William Phillips Lee Pope Chris Porter Norman Powers Charles Robichaud Dave Rozumek Dwayne Sabb Ricky Santos Brian Saranovitz
PK OG DL DL RB WR E WR RB DB OG T S LB TE G E DB OL E G QB LB LB DB OL OT LB DT WR DB RB T E WR DL PK C DT E T DE OG RB OT E OG TE C WR WR DL WR DL C FS QB QB WR DE OL RB WR OT LB C LB LB QB OT
1985 1984 1994 1994, 1995 1988 2010 1959 1993 1983, 1984, 1985 1982, 1983 1973 1954 1982 1992 1982 1956 1962 1986 1999 1952 1959 1971 1985 1984, 1985, 1986 1989 1998 1980, 1982 1973 1974 2007 1992 2002 1960 1954 1978, 1979 1995 2009 1975 1967 1953 1968 2010, 2011 1975, 1976 1960 1971, 1972 1956 1971, 1972 1974, 1975 1962 1986, 1987, 1988 1981 1987 1971 1984, 1985 1992 2007 1953, 1954 1959 1991 2004 2006 1967 1977 1991 1970 1955 1975 1990, 1991 2005, 2006, 2007 1984, 1985
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OG RB RB RB TE OT S G DE DB DB T QB LB DE CB OT DB E T OT TE DB DT RB LB
1991 1962, 1963 1968 1985 2008, 2009 1976 2010 1962 1976 1984 1986 1958, 1959 1956 1989 1967 2010 1977 1967, 1968 1968 1962 1997 2004, 2005 1984 1968 1955 1984, 1985
ALL-AMERICANS Kodak Coaches First Team Ed Douglas Al Witteman Kevin Martell Bill Burnham Grady Vigneau Dave Morton Paul Dufault John Driscoll Barry Bourassa Dwayne Sabb
G DT C RB OT OT C OT RB LB
1950 1968 1975 1976, 1977 1977 1984 1985 1987 1991 1991
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Mike Foley DL 1994 Jerry Azumah TB 1997, 1998 Stephan Lewis RB 2002 David Ball WR 2005, 2006 Ricky Santos QB 2007 Scott Sicko TE 2009 Dino Vasso DB 2010 Associated Press First Team Jerry Azumah TB Walter Jones OL David Ball WR Jonathan Williams TE Ricky Santos QB Scott Sicko TE
1998 1998 2005, 2006 2005 2007 2008
Walter Camp First Team Jerry Azumah David Ball Barry Bourassa Matt Evans Ricky Santos Scott Sicko Jonathan Williams
RB WR RB LB QB TE TE
1998 2004, 2005, 2006 1991 2010, 2011 2005, 2006, 2007 2008 2005
Phil Steele’s First Team Matt Evans
LB
2011
The Sports Network Matt Evans
LB
2011
College Sporting News Matt Evans Brian McNally
LB DE
2010 2010
College Sports Madness Matt Evans
LB
2011
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Buck Buchanan Award Matt Evans
LB
2011
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College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) All-Academic First Team John Driscoll OT 1952 Dave Morton OT 1984 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Rick Leclerc QB
1984
TEAM AWARDS Most Valuable Player 2011 Kevin Decker QB 2010 R.J. Toman QB Hugo Souza FS 2009 Scott Sicko TE Sean Ware LB 2008 Mike Boyle WR John Clements FS 2007 Ricky Santos QB 2006 David Ball WR 2005 Derek Stank DL 2004 George Peterson DE 2003 Chris Robinson LB 2002 Stephan Lewis RB 2001 Jason Ball C 2000 Brett Bashaw LB 1999 Dan Kreider FB 1998 Jerry Azumah TB 1997 Jerry Azumah TB 1996 Jerry Azumah TB 1995 Mike Foley DE 1994 Joe Fleming DT Avrom Smith RB 1993 David Gamble WR 1992 Barry Bourassa RB Dwayne Gordon DE 1991 Dwayne Sabb LB 1990 Ryan Jones DB 1989 Mark Carr QB 1988 Bob Jean QB 1987 Paul Boulay DT 1986 Ilia Jarostchuk DE 1985 Andre Garron RB Neal Zonfrelli LB 1984 Dave Wissman DB 1983 Arnold Garron DB 1982 Ken Kaplan OT 1981 Steve Doig LB 1980 Keith Reynolds LB 1979 Greg Donahue LB 1978 Sean McDonnell DB 1977 Grady Vigneau OT 1976 Doug Stockbridge DE 1975 Dave Rozumek LB
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2011 2010 2009 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 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Eugene K. Auerbach Student-Athlete Award Chris Chandler Kyle Auffrray Tom Manning Tom Bishop Johan Asker AJ. Snook Evan Loring Tim Carignan Shaun Diner Jon Hart Nick Gaunce Peter Bush Michael DePalma Jody Trunfio Matt Crispino Richard Clough Jeff Tamulski Chris Bourdon Jim Concannon Chad Ames John Donnelly Geoff Aleva T.J. Reap Tim Byrne Jim Prendible Bill O’Malley Stan Harrison Jim Bumpus Dave Morton John Beecy Greg Stilphen Joe Clemente Doug Romano Tom Leavitt Bill Logue Richard Duffy John Merrill Albert Parchuk Michael Keough Richard Desrochers Richard Boucher Bo Dickson Spirit Award Mickey Mangieri Nancy Brown Tom Neill Matt Parent Nick Couturier Tucker Peterson Alan Tallman Mike Granieri Jeremy Hincman Bill Pizzano Ryan Day David O’Connor Dan Curran John Haggerty Mike White Jack French Unsung Hero Award James Jenkins Steve Young J.T. Wright Andrew Elwell Josh Droesch Marvin Wright Dan Wagner Brendan St. Peter E.J. DeWitt Amir Saadah Jermaine Stevens Mike Hurley Mike Wells Tim Sample Erik Mitchell Wade Rowcliffe Greg Krause Dave Lopez Peter Christopher
WR P/TE PK P/PK OL DB WR OL WR OL OL DB TE DL DL DL TE OL DB DE TE DT LB DB C NG DB OG OT LB OT DE TE QB/P DT DB OG RB QB DB LB WR OL LB OL OL LB QB DL
1995 Sean Finneran OL 1994 Lee McClinton RB 1993 Mike Cranney WR 1992 Ron Baisden DB 1991 Matt Griffin QB 1990 Shawn Lane K/RB Tom Whelan NG 1989 Garry Jordan DB 1988 Frank Maguire OG 1987 Scott Curtis LB 1986 Joe Thomson OG 1985 Tom Flanagan TE 1984 John Flanagan OG 1983 Peter O’Donnell WR 1982 Franz Eberth OG 1979-81 Not Awarded 1978 George Moore WR 1977 Gary DeStefano LB 1976 Charlie McMahon LB 1975 Nick Ragusa OT 1974 Bob Dearth OT Bob Demers 12th Player Award 2011 Kyle Flemings CB 2010 Terrance Fox WR Sean Jellison RB 2009 Chad Kackert RB 2008 Robert Simpson RB 2007 Husain Karim LB 2006 Muji Karim LB 2005 David Sundberg OL 2004 David Bailey WR Aaron Thomas FS 2003 Brandon Taylor SS 2002 Czar Wiley FS 2001 Brian Mallette WR 2000 Frankie Smith DB 1999 Jeff Hayes OL 1998 Tim Cramsey QB 1997 Mark Wheeler LB 1996 Jason Swett DB 1995 Matt Mezquita RB 1994 Adam Mott DE 1993 Bob Jordan DB 1992 Mike Gallagher RB 1991 Chris McGrath LB 1990 Tom Joy DB 1989 Matt Banbury RB 1988 Bill Farrell DB
1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978
Tom Johnson TE Ted White DB Mike Shriner RB Bob Price DB Bill Peach WR Ron MacDonald DB Peter Bergeron DB Jeff Belmont LB Tom Ruffen TE Bill Logue DT Buck Buchanan Distinguished Service Award 2011 Mark Petercuskie LB 2010 Devon Jackson LB 2009 Ryan Hinds DB 2008 Chris McClurg OL 2007 Matt Perdoni DL 2006 Aaron Brown WR 2005 John McCoy RB 2004 Shaun Diner WR 2003 George Yasso LB 2002 Michael Taylor WR 2001 Bryce Scottron DB 2000 Al Willis OL 1999 Mike Szweda DB 1998 Ryan Scottron FB 1997 Matt Drayton OL 1996 Chris Bresnahan QB 1995 Rob McCoy DB 1994 Jim Stayer QB 1993 David Gamble WR 1992 John Perry WR 1991 Scott Wojnovich LB 1990 Ryan Jones DB Bill Bowes Coaches Award 2011 Brian McNally DE 2010 Dino Vasso CB 2009 Terrence Klein WS 2008 Eric Cumba OL 2007 Jeff Pammer FS 2006 Corey Graham DB 2005 Baron Flenory FS 2004 Christian Leibl-Cote OL 2003 Jon Hart OL 2002 Carl Betz TE 2001 Jon Oosterhuis DL 2000 Brett Bashaw LB 1999 Jermaine Washington WR
QB TB OL DE DT WR OL OL DL DL DL LB LB WR QB DL OL SS SS OL TB LB
Brian McNally
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PRESIDENT
THE ADMINISTRATION
Mark W. Huddleston became the 19th president of the University of New Hampshire in July 2007, bringing three decades of experience in public and private education as a faculty member, dean, and senior administrator. Huddleston has been a strong advocate for increasing affordability and accessibility in higher education, and has argued that we need to rethink much of what we do to protect our core missions, and to ensure that higher education remains vital and financially sustainable in the 21st century. In February 2010, he presented a 10-year strategic plan for UNH, the result of an intensive collaboration between faculty, students, staff, alumni, and the University’s wider communities. Emphasizing innovation and entrepreneurship, the plan is helping to guide the University’s response to a historic state budget cut passed by the 2011 New Hampshire Legislature. “The strategic plan commits us to finding new ways to teach, learn, discover, create, and engage in the 21st century—and positions UNH to become a national leader in the redefinition of American higher education,” Huddleston says. Huddleston was raised in Syracuse, N.Y., and was the first member of his family ever to attend college. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the State University of New York-Buffalo, and both a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his academic career at SUNY-Buffalo in 1977 as an assistant professor of political science. In 1980, he joined the faculty of the University of Delaware, where he served for the next 24 years. There, he chaired the Department of Political Science and International Relations and served as associate provost for international programs. In 2001, he was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, overseeing 45 academic departments and centers with nearly 900 full-time faculty and staff, and serving in that capacity until he was named president of Ohio Wesleyan University in 2004. An author of numerous books and articles, he has been a consultant for both the U.S. government and international organizations. He also served as an adviser in Bosnia on rebuilding financial and administrative infrastructures after the Dayton accords. Huddleston is chair of the Presidents Council of the America East Conference, an incorporator of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Speedway Children’s Charities. Huddleston and his wife, Emma Bricker, have three children, Andy, Kate, and Giles.
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THE ADMINISTRATION
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
The 2012-13 academic year marks the 13th season Marty Scarano has served as the Director of Athletics at the University of New Hampshire. During his tenure, Scarano has heightened national exposure for UNH athletics with academics, facility renovations and programmatic advancement being top priorities. His many accomplishments played a key role in UNH being named one of the Top 20 Athletic Departments in the Country in U.S. News and World Report college athletics rankings. With a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 89 percent among its student-athletes in 2011-12, UNH ranked third in the America East Conference and fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association. The men’s soccer, women’s cross country/track, gymnastics, women’s ski, and volleyball teams all posted perfect 100 percent GSRs while five additional programs tallied scores of 90 or above. The NCAA honored four Wildcat teams for multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APRs) in the top 10 percent of all teams in their respective sports. The Wildcat men’s ice hockey team and gymnastics both recorded perfect APRs of 1,000, while the men’s outdoor track & field team tallied 997 points and women’s indoor track & field notched 995. In 2012, the football program garnered its second-consecutive Academic Progress Rate Award for the Colonial Athletic Association. UNH became one of only five FCS programs in the nation to earn the title for a second straight year and the only FCS team in the country to both reach the postseason and capture an APR award in back-to-back seasons. UNH finished third in the America East Academic Cup for its third consecutive top-three finish, achieving a 3.14 cumulative grade-point average. The Wildcats had the highest number of honorees on the 2011 America East Fall Academic Honor Roll and the highest percentage of student-athletes on the 2011-12 America East Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll. In the fall, 52 student-athletes were named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll for achieving a GPA mark of 3.5 or higher while 76 student-athletes accomplished the feat on the winter/spring honor roll. Scarano has focused on moving UNH athletics into the collegiate national arena. To accomplish that goal, the University has taken on the task of hosting major NCAA championships. The Wildcat athletic department has played host to highly successful NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Northeast Regionals at the Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, N.H.) in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011 and will host again in 2013. UNH has also had the opportunity to host two NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Frozen Fours at the Whittemore Center in 2002 and 2005. In addition, UNH successfully hosted the 2007 NCAA Skiing Championships in Washington Valley as well as the 2005 NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Northeast Regional at the Whittemore Center Arena. The women’s hockey team also played in the first outdoor game in the history of NCAA women’s hockey in 2010 at the Sun Life Frozen Fenway game against Northeastern while the men’s squad played in the 2012 Sun Life Frozen Fenway game against Maine. Football also competed in Colonial Clash games at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. in 2010 and 2011 against UMass. During the Scarano Era, UNH teams have made 40 NCAA postseason appearances and have captured 11 conference titles. The football program has qualified for the NCAA FCS postseason for a nation-leading eight consecutive seasons, advancing to the quarterfinals six times during the streak. Additionally, 24 coaches have won 63 Coach of the Year awards during Scarano’s tenure, ranging from conference coach of the year to New England and Northeast Regional Coach of the Year honors. Furthermore, head football coach Sean McDonnell garnered the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year by The Sports Network in 2005 after a stellar 11-2 campaign. There have been over $9 million in capitol improvements since Scarano’s hiring in the summer of 2000. Recently, a new scoreboard was put in at Cowell Stadium while the football locker room received a facelift as part of the most recent renovation phase. Changes to the locker room included a new lighting system while a 55-inch flat-screen TV and Fathead-designed murals featuring former players and UNH historic moments were added to the walls. As part of a $650,000 renovation project in the summer of 2011, the field turf at Bremner Field was replaced with a new state-of-the-art surface used by many varsity teams and for student recreational activities. In the fall of 2008, the Paul Sweet Oval renovation was completed to include new surfaces, lighting, painting, infrastructure upgrades and the replacement of windows that existed in the original architecture. The total cost of the project exceeded $500,000. In the summer of 2007, the Cowell Stadium grass field was replaced with a $1 million Field Turf synthetic surface. Additionally in 2007, a complete renovation of Lundholm Gymnasium was undertaken. The $600,000 overhaul included a new state-of-the-art bleacher system, new scoreboards, competition baskets and other aesthetic enhancements. In 2007, Scarano was named the All-American Football Foundation Athletic Director of the Year for FCS football in the Northeast region. Scarano was also awarded the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) AD of the Year for the FCS. Scarano has also been an active member in the leadership of UNH’s three major conferences and was the chair of the executive committees for Atlantic 10 football, Hockey East and America East from 2003 to 2007. He also served as chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Committee in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and is currently on the America East Executive Council. Most recently, Scarano was a member of the Hockey East Restructuring team that successfully recruited Notre Dame and the University of Connecticut to the conference. Outside of athletics, Scarano is in his 10th year on the Board of Corporators at Canterbury Shaker Village, a non-profit museum located in Canterbury, N.H. Before arriving at UNH, Scarano held the position of Athletics Director at Colorado College from July 1996 through June 2000. During his tenure, Colorado College was ranked among the top 20 Division III programs in the Sears Cup national standings and produced several AllAmericans, all-academic award winners and NCAA post-graduate scholarship recipients. Prior to his stay in Colorado Springs, Scarano worked for 13 years at Colgate University, where he served as assistant director of athletics, director of physical education, associate director, and senior associate director. Scarano, a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a 1978 graduate of Penn State University, where he started his athletic career as assistant ticket manager and the athletics events manager from 1980-83. Scarano holds a master’s degree in Environmental History from Colgate. He and his wife, Cydney, have three children, Lyndon, Kyle, a sophomore at UNH, and Corey.
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FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF
Athletic excellence is one-half the formula for success in the collegiate experience for University of New Hampshire football players. The primary measure of achievement is the student-athlete’s success in the classroom. For the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 academic years, UNH was awarded the America East Academic Cup for recording the highest GPA in the conference. In both the Fall 2004 and Winter/Spring 2005 semesters, UNH placed the highest number of student-athletes on the America East Honor Roll; the University accomplished the feat again in Fall ‘06 and Fall ‘09. New Hampshire also boasts one of the top graduation rates in the country. UNH is dedicated to enhancing the student-athlete’s ability to achieve academic excellence. Realizing the time commitment the players give to the school, the University administers a comprehensive program of academic support services that is available to Wildcat Joanne Cathy football players and all other student-athletes. This program includes the monitoring of academic progress and providing tutorial services, as well as interacting with the academic advisors within the various colleges. Maldari Leach Serving as Student-Athlete Support Coordinator is Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support Joanne Maldari, a 1990 graduate of Holy Cross who went on to earn her master’s degree in Athletic Counseling at Springfield College. Now entering her 18th season at UNH, Maldari was recognized for her outstanding efforts at UNH by receiving the University’s 2001 Academic Advising Award. Before coming to Durham, Maldari served athletic counseling internships at Springfield and Central Connecticut State University. Cathy Leach begins her 11th season at UNH and her third as Assistant Athletic Director for Academic Support and Compliance. Leach has been working in Academic Support since joining the staff in 2003 and has also served as an assistant in the compliance department since 2004 as the department’s NCAA Eligibility Coordinator. Leach returned to UNH athletics in 2001 as the tutoring coordinator for two years. Prior to her time in academic support, Leach worked in the UNH admissions office for 11 years. She also served as the interim women’s Athletic Director for one year (1989-90) and worked in the Wildcat Sports Information Office for three years (1985-87). Leach is a graduate of Springfield College with a degree in English/Sports Journalism.
STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT
Cathy Coakley enters her fifth year as UNH’s Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development. Coakley spearheads a comprehensive educational program to enhance the personal development and welfare of the University’s student-athletes. Coakley works with several other areas of student-athlete development, including the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), first-year student academic mentoring program, community service activities involving UNH student-athletes, and various other programs geared toward student-athletes. In addition, she has established – and will continue to establish – networks and act as a liaison with campus departments and constituencies. Coakley has an extensive career in both athletics and higher education. Most recently, she was an instructor of Sports Marketing within the Kinesiology Department at James Madison University and coordinated all practicum and internships required of Sport Management majors. In this position, Coakley Cathy Coakley taught personal and professional development as well as life skills to the students (including athletes) within the major. While at JMU, she served as Assistant Field Hockey coach from 2005-07 and helped guide the Dukes to the CAA championship and an NCAA tournament appearance in 2007. Prior to her tenure at JMU, Coakley worked in collegiate basketball. She started her collegiate coaching career at UNH as an assistant under Cecelia DeMarco from 1977-79. Coakley moved on to become head coach at Fordham University from 1979-84 and served as an assistant under Joy Malchodi at Northeastern University from 1996-2000. Coakley earned her bachelor of arts in Earth Science and her master of arts in Education Administration at UNH.
SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
Tim Churchard works with the UNH football team in the area of sports psychology. He works on a one-on-one basis with student-athletes to help each achieve maximum performance through psychological and psycho-physiological preparation. Churchard also spent seven seasons as a volunteer assistant coach for the UNH men’s ice hockey program. A multi-sport athlete at UNH from 1963-65, Churchard was a running back on the football team under Chief Boston and Andy Mooradian, and played hockey for A. Barr “Whoop” Snively. He earned his undergraduate degree from UNH in Liberal Arts, in ‘67 before embarking in a career in education and human resource management/consultation. He earned his master’s degree in Education from Salem State in ‘72 and a GAGS in Education in ‘84 from UNH. Churchard began teaching at UNH in ‘84 as an instructor in the education department. In addition to those duties, he has also been an instructor at UNH’s Whittemore School of Business and Economics since ‘91.
Michelle Bronner
Dot Sheehan
Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Compliance Sr. Woman Administrator
Sr. Associate Athletic Director for External Relations
Dr. Heather Barber
Diane Metcalf
Athletics Faculty Representative
Director of Athletics Development
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Steve Metcalf
Deputy Athletic Director
Jean Mitchell
Athletic Facilities/ Housekeeping Manager
Donna Brownell
Sr. Associate Athletic Director for Finance Director of Central Administration BSC
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Associate Athletic Director for Operations
Justin Barnes
General Manager Wildcat Sports Properties
Tim Churchard
Amber Lilyestrom
Associate Athletic Director for Marketing & Communications
Nicole Ayer
Assistant Athletic Director for Ticketing
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Jon Dana has been involved with the University of New Hampshire athletic program since 1984. He began his career as an assistant athletic trainer and was promoted to men’s head athletic trainer in 1987 and head athletic trainer for the entire program in 1989. In 2001, he was named UNH’s Director of Sports Medicine. In addition to overseeing operations and supervising the Sports Medicine staff, Dana works specifically with the football and ski teams. The Sports Medicine Department at the University of New Hampshire consists of eight full- and part-time certified and licensed athletic trainers. The department works out of two locations – the Field House and the Whittemore Center. Both athletic training rooms utilize currently available modalities, including muscle stimulators, ultrasound, heat, cryotherapy, and Jon Cindy hydrotherapy. Dana Michaud The Certified Athletic Trainer provides a myriad of services to the department and the student-athlete. These include, but are not limited to, initial injury assessment and management, emergency injury/illness management, referral to appropriate professionals, interface with associated physicians and others, rehabilitation, counseling, administrative duties, including insurance coordination, supervision of practices and games, development and implementation of emergency plans, as well as student athletic trainer supervision. The athletic training room is considered to be “a designated facility where comprehensive health care services are provided. Comprehensive health care services include practice and game preparation, injury/illness evaluation, first aid and emergency care, follow-up care, rehabilitation and related services.” (National Athletic Trainers’ Association Education Council). Dana is well respected in the athletic training field. His international experience includes: working at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with the U.S. Canoe/Kayak team; working for the USA Canoe/Kayak teams at the World Cup in Prague, Slovenia, Augsburg and Germany; working at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens; working for the U.S. Men’s Team Handball squad at the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic; and working with the U.S. Track and Field Team at the Paralympics World Championships in Lille, France. Additionally, he has worked at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Sacramento, Calif., and at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. Since 1980, Dana has worked as an athletic trainer at the Boston Marathon. Dana has been Team Captain of the Finish Line Medical Area since 1996. Dana has served as Drug Testing Site Coordinator and Head Athletic Trainer at various NCAA championship events, including men’s and women’s ice hockey, and skiing. Dana is certified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and is a licensed athletic trainer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In addition, Dana has a CPR Re-Certification and a Massachusetts Teacher Certification in physical education, health and science. A native of Uniondale, N.Y., Dana is a 1979 graduate of Northeastern University. He began his athletic training career at Brookline and Newton South High Schools in Massachusetts, and then was the head athletic trainer at Fitchburg State College from 1980-84. Cindy Michaud, a 1997 graduate of UNH with a B.S. in Kinesiology, joined the UNH athletic training staff in 1999. Michaud’s primary responsibilities include management, evaluation and care of athletic injuries and record keeping. Michaud works primarily with football and men’s basketball. Michaud is also the insurance coordinator for UNH Athletic Training. She received her master of arts in Teaching and Teacher Education in Sports Psychology from the University of Arizona in 1999. She was a graduate assistant while at Arizona. Michaud is an approved clinical instructor for CAATE Accredited Athletic Training Education Program. She has been a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association since 1997 along with a certification in American Red Cross – Professional Rescuer & AED Training. In addition, Michaud has been a licensed massage therapist since 2009.
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
Paul Chapman is in his 11th year as the director of strength and conditioning at the University of New Hampshire and John Ciani is in the midst of his 11th year with the UNH athletic department. After four years as an assistant coach in the University’s strength and conditioning office, Ciani was promoted to the position of Associate Director of Strength and Conditioning in 2006. Chapman and Ciani helped coordinate the building of the state-of-the-art Jerry Azumah Performance Center and both have been key in guiding UNH student-athletes to NCAA appearances in both women’s and men’s ice hockey, football, gymnastics, Paul John women’s volleyball, women’s lacrosse, skiing and track and field. Chapman is a member of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (strength and conditioning coach Chapman Ciani certified), USA Weightlifting (certified level 1 coach), the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and he was the state director of the National Strength and Conditioning Association in North Dakota from 1991-95. In 2005, he earned the title of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach from the CSCCA. He has also authored four publications related to strength and conditioning and has trained and consulted several NFL, CFL and NHL athletes, and prospective athletes preparing for all-star games, bowl games and pre-draft testing. Prior to UNH, Chapman was the director of strength and conditioning for the University of North Dakota from 1992-2001 and served there on an interim basis during the 1991-92 season. His efforts were an integral part of a winning tradition at UND, as the football team was the Division II national champions in 2001, the men’s ice hockey team won a Division I national title in 1997 and 2000 and the women’s basketball team was the Division II national champion in 1997, 1998 and 1999. Chapman is a 1990 graduate of Dickinson State University in North Dakota with a B.S. degree in Biology. He then went on to earn at M.S. in Exercise Science from North Dakota in 1994. An outstanding college athlete, Chapman was inducted into the Dickinson State Athletic Hall of Fame for his efforts on the football field. He was a two-time AllAmerica First Team selection as well as an All-America Second Team honoree in his four-year playing career. Upon graduation, he was a fourth-round draft choice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League, where he played for two seasons. Ciani is very passionate about his commitment to strength and conditioning. He has taken his wide range of experiences to come up with a distinct sport-specific training philosophy. In conjunction with the coaching staff, Ciani develops individualized training programs depending on the athlete’s initial evaluation, experience level and current athletic ability. Under Ciani’s program, improvement is not based on the weight on the bar, but rather how injury resistant the student-athlete is and his/her athletic performance. Strength and conditioning programs designed by Ciani utilize all facets of training, from conventional strength training and Olympic Weightlifting to simple conditioning and sport-specific metabolic runs that enhance the athlete’s abilities during competition. No single training style dominates the program; Ciani uses a combination of all training techniques for the total development of the student-athlete. Ciani, a native of the San Diego, Calif. area, came to UNH after a stint as assistant strength coach at the University of North Dakota. During his tenure at UND, Ciani worked primarily with the 2001 Division II national championship football team, women’s volleyball and men’s basketball teams. In 2000, he began his career at Long Beach State as a graduate assistant working with the perennial national power women’s volleyball team, where he trained many All-American and national team level volleyball players, including Misty May. Ciani received his B.A. degree in Psychology from Long Beach State and attended graduate school at both Long Beach State and the University of North Dakota.
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JERRY AZUMAH PERFORMANCE CENTER
As a starting tailback at the University of New Hampshire, Jerry Azumah ‘99 earned a reputation as an unstoppable record-breaker. By the time he graduated from the University and joined the Chicago Bears as a fifth-round draft pick, he had already smashed four NCAA FCS career records and been awarded the Walter Payton Award for his outstanding achievement as the nation’s top offensive player. At the age of 25, he did it again. With a gift to fund the Jerry Azumah Athletic Performance Center, he was the youngest UNH alum on record to give a gift of more than $100,000 to his alma mater. The gift provided funding for the renovation and complete overhaul, including state-of-the-art equipment of the University’s strength and conditioning facility located in the UNH Field House. The Azumah Performance Center opened in the summer of 2003. The massive workout facility, which was originally 4,000 square feet, grew to over 6,000 square feet during a summer renovation in 2009. The renovated center features 5,000 pounds of Olympic weights, 7,000 pounds of dumbbells, 18 Powerlift platform stations, 12 Hammer strength machines, an additional 15,000 pounds of weights and 1,500 square feet of warmup area. “His National Football League profile will tell you that Jerry Azumah was 5-11, weighed 195, and played defensive cornerback with the Chicago Bears,” said Marty Scarano, University of New Hampshire athletic director. “What those statistics miss is the size of Jerry Azumah’s heart. We are so proud to have Jerry’s name affiliated with the University of New Hampshire. Jerry was a leader while attending UNH and continues to set a great example as a graduate.” Azumah is the son of Theophilius and Bertha Azumah, natives of Ghana who settled in Worcester, Mass. He came to UNH in 1995 as a freshman, majored in sociology, and minored in justice studies. “My scholarship at UNH allowed me to pursue my interests in the classroom, build a successful college football career and changed my life on every level,” said Azumah. “I’m pleased to be able to make a major contribution to my university and to bring new opportunities to today’s student-athletes.” During his four years at UNH, Azumah was an All-American tailback and has been referred to as a player who comes along once in a coach’s lifetime by former UNH football coach Bill Bowes. He holds numerous school records, including the record for touchdowns rushing (60) and overall TDs (69), and FCS records for rushing yards (6,193), all-purpose yards (8,376) and points scored (424). He had the six best — and eight of the top 10— UNH rushing games ever and holds the all-time FCS rushing record of 6,193 yards. At that time, he was the only runner in FCS history to have four 1,000-yard seasons. Azumah is one of the only players in the history of the NFL to make the transition from offense to being a starting cornerback. In 2003 he became the first Wildcat to ever play in the Pro Bowl, where he excelled as a return specialist. He was a full-time starter at cornerback from 2001 through 2005 and made significant contributions on defense. Azumah holds the distinction of being the last Chicago Bear to score a touchdown at Soldier Field when he intercepted Donovan McNabb in a divisional playoff game versus the Philadelphia Eagles and ran 39 yards for a touchdown Jan. 19, 2002. The play gave the Bears a 14-13 lead in the third quarter. Azumah announced his retirement from NFL football in 2006 due to injuries, but he continues to keep in touch with his alma mater and is always looking for new ways he can help the University, the athletic department and the Wildcat football program.
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Cowell Stadium/Mooradian Field
The home of Wildcat football for the past 76 years is historic Cowell Stadium, located at the west end of the UNH campus in Durham. Thanks to a generous donation by the late Ed Fish, the field had a facelift in the form of a brand new FieldTurf surface, which was installed prior to the start of the 2007 season. Known as Alumni Field until 1952, the stadium was made possible by contributions of the UNH Alumni and was the first project of the Alumni Fund in the history of the University. Dedicated as a part of the Lewis Fields on Oct. 10, 1936, the stadium replaced what is now Memorial Field, the current home for the women’s lacrosse and field hockey teams. The largest crowd for a football game in Cowell Stadium occured on Nov. 12, 1977, when 20,000 watched the Wildcats fall to UMass, 19-6, in a showdown for the Yankee Conference crown. The stadium is named for the former Wildcat athletics director and football coach, William H. “Butch” Cowell, who came to Durham from the Haskell Institute in 1915 and proceeded to change the face of athletics at the University. Over the first 22 years of intercollegiate football, New Hampshire managed just 23 victories. At the end of his 22-year coaching career (1915-36), Cowell had amassed an 84-67-22 mark, including stunning upsets over Army, Holy Cross and Brown. A founder of the American Football Coaches Association, Cowell served as the organization’s president in 1925 and, until his death, served as the AFCA’s permanent secretary-treasurer (1925-40). On Oct.18, 1952, at the Homecoming game versus Springfield College, the stadium was rededicated in Cowell’s honor during halftime ceremonies. UNH honored former athletics director Andy Mooradian by dedicating the playing field in his name during halftime ceremonies on Homecoming (1996). Mooradian was involved with Wildcat athletics for 45 years as a player, coach and administrator. He served as UNH’s athletics director from 1966-86, guiding the program from the NCAA II level to Division I during his tenure. A national leader on the intercollegiate athletic scene, Mooradian was president of NACDA, the ECAC and the Yankee Conference and was a member of several prominent NCAA committees.
The James H. “Red” Hayes Locker Room Solely for the use of the football players and staff is the James H. “Red” Hayes Football Locker Room, located on the bottom level of the Field House adjacent to Cowell Stadium. Constructed in 1988, the locker room was a gift of Red Hayes (‘32), a former Wildcat player under legendary coach William Cowell, who went on to a successful business career and gave distinguished service to the State of New Hampshire. The locker room features 110 separate lockers that accommodate each player’s equipment and uniform, as well as a players’ lounge adjacent to the locker area. Locker room renovations during the summer of 2012 led to the installation of a new lighting system, the addition of a 55-inch flat screen TV and Fathead-designed murals (pictured right) featuring historical Wildcat moments. The Brice-Cowell Musket (below), which goes to the winner of the annual UNH-Maine gridiron battle, resides on the wall of the locker room. A locker memorial for Todd Walker was added in honor of the former Wildcat who suffered an untimely and heroic death in March 2011 while protecting a female friend.
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The University of New Hampshire was originally founded as a land-grant college whose mission was to shape and educate citizenry among the state’s farmers, business people and engineers. Today, the University is a land-, sea-, and space-grant university serving a growing undergraduate student body of about 11,942 and a graduate population of 2,257 in addition to 621 full-time faculty members, 86% of which have earned their doctorate degree. The University has grown into a top public research university occupying 2,600 acres of classic living and learning space while still maintaining the look and feel of a New England liberal arts college with a faculty dedicated to teaching. UNH’s student to faculty ratio registers at 18:1 with 85% of its classes having 50 students or less. HISTORY As one of the most prestigious institutions in the Northeast, the University of New Hampshire has always been recognized as a leader in education and research, spanning all fields of study and uniting them through interdisciplinary programs, labs, farms, theatres, research centers and libraries. Founded in 1866 as the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts, UNH was among the early state institutions of higher education whose formation was made possible by federal government land grants. The purpose for the grants was to establish colleges that would serve the sons and daughters of farming and laboring families. New Hampshire College was originally situated in Hanover, N.H. Here it was in connection with Dartmouth College before moving to Durham in 1893 after Benjamin Thompson bequeathed land and money to further the development of the college. The state legislature then granted its new charter as the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The University hosts 733 international students from more than 45 countries and boasts a population of students from all 50 states. Along with over 100 majors offered, UNH encompasses seven schools and colleges that undergraduates can choose from: the College of Liberal Arts, College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, School of Health and Human Services, College of Life Sciences and Agricultures, Whittemore School of Business and Economics, and the Thompson School
University of New Hampshire Athletic Department Mission Statement and Diversity Statement Mission Statement The mission of the intercollegiate athletics program at the University of New Hampshire is to provide student-athletes a collegiate experience that is enriched by their participation in programs which are competitive at the NCAA Division I level both regionally and nationally. The intercollegiate athletics program also plays an important role by enhancing the quality of life for the University and statewide community by being a source of pride and identification with the University while always maintaining high standards of academic scholarship and integrity. To fulfill its mission, the intercollegiate program must: 1. Provide student-athletes every opportunity to meet academic and athletic demands with the goal of graduating every student-athlete. 2. Provide resources necessary to field competitive teams with league affiliations, and to gain regional and national recognition. 3. Provide equitable opportunities for all intercollegiate athletics by the active recruitment of minority athletes, and provide equitable opportunities for all women student-athletes commensurate with that of their male counterparts. 4. Provide excellent facilities for all athletes to train, practice and play. 5. Conduct all operations within state and federal law, University policies, rules of the NCAA and athletics conferences in which the University competes. Diversity Statement The University seeks excellence through diversity among its administrators, faculty, staff, and students. The university prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, or marital status. The University of UNH is committed to creating a more diverse community, knowing that “inclusion, diversity and equity are values inextricably linked to our mission of educational excellence.” This diversity strengthens our ability to reach our individual and collective potential and to provide better services and care for all faculty, staff, and students.
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of Applied Science. At the very heart of the University’s undergraduate studies is the General Education Program. The GEP is a core program with a breadth of academic subjects that aims to acquaint the student with some of the major modes of thought necessary to understand oneself, others, society and the world. The University prides itself as being a top-10 entrepreneurial campus (Forbes.com and The Princeton Review) and is among the top 30 universities nationally in science research funding from NASA. UNH is home to the NASA-recognized Space Science Center; the Institute for Study for Earth, Oceans and Space; and the Institute of Marine Science and Engineering. The English program is staffed by an inspiring faculty of winners of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the MacArthur Fellowship, the Edgar Allen Poe Award and the Young Poets Award. In addition, the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, established in 1962, was recently selected second among all business schools in a nationwide pool of business school deans. UNH also graduates students who attend top-notch graduate schools, including Law School at Harvard and Cornell, Engineering at Stanford, and Medical School at Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins and Harvard. CAMPUS In the last few years, several of the athletic facilities have received major upgrades and improvements. In September of 2001, the University completed a new $2.15 million track and field facility. The Jerry Azumah Performance Center, the strength and conditioning facility located in the UNH Field House, was dedicated on July 8, 2003. UNH athletics has also added two $1.5 million outdoor artificial fields, Memorial Field and Bremner Field. Lundholm Gymnasium has received some major overhauls, including a new playing surface, new lights, new sound system, new bleacher system, new backboards and new scoreboards. The Paul Sweet Oval has been completely renovated to include new surfaces, lighting, painting, infrastructure upgrades and the replacement of windows that existed in the original architecture. In addition to the incredible improvements of its athletic facilities, the University has upgraded and renovated a large part of its academic campus as well. The latest addition to the expanding campus is the Paul College of Business and Economics, a 115,000 square foot academic building located on Garrison Avenue. Slated for completion in January 2013, the building will feature 16 technology-rich classrooms, totaling 950 new instructional seats. There will also be 25 high-tech groups study rooms along with a two-story “Great Hall” for informal and special events. Outside of the facility, there will be a courtyard for outdoor activities and events. The building will be a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold facility, maintaining the University’s commitment to sustainable programs and facilities. The University broke ground on the project in May 2011. Thompson Hall, one of the standing historical landmarks of the University, has been beautifully refurbished and restored. The University also completed a $52 million renovation of Kingsbury Hall, adding 6,000 square feet of student project space for students in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, as well as a $4.5 million revamp of Hewitt Hall to expand the School of Health and Human Services. In addition, the new 120,000 square foot Biological Sciences Building, Rudman Hall and the Spaulding Life Sciences Renovation project now provide state-of-the-art teaching and researching laboratories. The University also spent $15 million to complete Morse Hall, a science and engineering building as well as $8.2 million to modernize the Memorial Union Building. This revision to the existing student union building consisted of several upgrades including top kitchen and dining facilities, two theaters, student mailboxes, lounges and meeting rooms, as well as additional retail spaces such as the University Bookstore. The University has also completed construction of the new dining facility on Main Street, Holloway Commons, as well as the renovation of the Dimond Library.
Distinguished Alumni Jerry Azumah ‘99 Former NFL Pro Bowler, Chicago Bears
Ty Conklin ’01 NHL Player, Detroit Red Wings
Natalie Jacobson ’65 Former News Anchor, Boston TV
Mike Minnigan ’78 Owner, Minigan Properties; Former VP AOL
Susan Blanchard Ryan ’89 Actress, “Open Water”, “It’s Complicated”
Gary DeStefano ’78 President, Nike Global Operations
Chip Kelly ’90 Oregon Head Football Coach
Mike O’Malley ’92 Actor, “Glee” “My Name is Earl” “Yes, Dear”
Andy Brickley ’82 Former NHL Player & Analyst, Boston Bruins (NESN)
Jack Edwards ’79 Announcer, Boston Bruins (NESN)
Kathryn Kross ’82 Executive Producer, “Bloomberg News”
Peter Paul ’67 Owner, Paul Financial & Peter Paul Wines
Carlton Fisk ’69 Hall of Fame Baseball Player
Richard Linnehan ’80 NASA Astronaut
Robert Towse ’63 Senior Partner, Morgan Stanley
Corey Graham ’07 NFL Player, Chicago Bears
John Lynch ’74 New Hampshire Governor
Barbara Walsh ’81 Pulitzer-prize winner, Portland Press Herald
John Irving ’65 Author, “Cider House Rules”
Jackie MacMullan ’82 Journalist, ESPN & ESPN.com
Chris Wragge ’92 WCBS-TV News Anchor
Karyn Bye ’94 1998 Olympic Gold, Ice Hockey Marcy Carsey ’66 Producer, Cosby Show & That 70’s Show
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UNH PLAYERS IN THE NFL
Name Drafted Team, Year(s) TB Jerry Azumah (’95-’98) 5th round Bears 1999-2005 WR David Ball (’03-’06) Free agent Bears 2007, Jets 2008 OL Jason Ball (’98-’01) Free agent Chargers 2002-04 DB Etienne Boulay (’02-’05) Free agent Jets 2008 QB Chris Bresnahan (’95-’96) Free agent Patriots 1996 WR Aaron Brown (’04-’07) Free agent Bills 2007 LB Scott Curtis (’84-’87) Free agent Eagles 1988 Broncos 1989-90 LB Steve Doig (’78-’81) 3rd round Lions 1984-85 Patriots 1986-87 C Pat Downey (’93-’97) Free agent Chargers 1997 OT John Driscoll (’84-’87) 12th round Bills C Paul Dufalt (’82-’84) Free Agent Giants OG John Flanagan (’82-’84) Free Agent Broncos DL Joe Fleming (’91-’94) Free Agent Browns 1995 Bears 1999-2001 DE Mike Foley (’92-’95) 5th round Cardinals 1996 WR David Gamble (’90-’93) Free Agent Broncos 1996 RB Andre Garron (’82-’85) Free Agent Chiefs 1986 LB Dwayne Gordon (’89-’92) 8th round Dolphins 1993 Falcons 1994 Chargers 1995 Jets 1997-2000 DB Corey Graham (’03-’07) 5th round Bears 2007-11 Ravens 2012 LB Bruce Huther (’73-’76) Free agent Cowboys 1977-80, 1983 Browns 1981 Bears 1982 LB Ilia Jarostchuk (’83-’86) 5th round Cardinals 1987, 1989 Dolphins 1988 Patriots 1990 QB Bob Jean (’85-’88) 10th round Bengals 1989 TE Tom Johnson (’83-’87) Free Agent Giants 1988 RB Chad Kackert (’05-’09) Free Agent Jaguars 2010 OL Ken Kaplan (’78-’82) 6th round Buccaneers 1984-85 Saints 1987 OG Dutch Knox (’30-’34) Lions 1934-36 OL Greg Krause (’94-’98) Free agent Bengals 1998 FB Dan Kreider (’95-’99) Free Agent Steelers 2000-07 Rams 2008 Cardinals 2009 DT Paul Lindquist (’58-’61) 8th round Patriots 1961 FB Lee McClinton (’90-’94) Free Agent Dolphins 1995 DE Brian McNally (’08-’11) Free Agent Redskins 2012 DL Brian O’Neill (’83-’85) Free Agent Raiders 1986 Dolphins 1987 LB Dave Rozumek (’72-’75) 12th round Chiefs 1976-79 LB Dwayne Sabb (’88-’91) 6th round Patriots 1992-95 Rams 1997 QB Ricky Santos (’03-’07) Free Agent Chiefs 2008 OL Brian Saranovitz (’83-’85) Free Agent Patriots 1987 TE Scott Sicko (’06-’09) Free Agent Cowboys 2010 RB Avrom Smith (’91-’94) Free Agent Bears 1995 QB Jim Stayer (’91-’94) Free Agent Patriots 1994 OL Ryan Ward (’96-’00) Free Agent Bears 2001 LB Sean Ware (’05-’09) Free Agent Panthers 2010 WR Randal Williams (’96-’00) Free Agent Jaguars 2001 Cowboys 2001-04 Raiders 2005-06 TE Jonathan Williams (’01-’05) Free Agent Rams 2005
Photo courtesy Washington Redskins Brian McNally – Washington Redskins (2012)
Photo courtesy Chicago Bears Corey Graham – Chicago Bears (2007-2011), Baltimore Ravens (2012)
Photo courtesy Chicago Bears
Jerry Azumah – Chicago Bears (1999-2005)
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Photo courtesy Pittsburgh Steelers Dan Kreider – Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals (2000-2009)
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Matt Evans Linebacker
2011 Buck Buchanan Award Winner
August 30 Thursday at Holy Cross 7:30 p.m. September 8 Saturday 15 Saturday 22 Saturday 29 Saturday
at Minnesota 12:00 p.m. EDT CENT. CONN. ST. 12:00 p.m. at Old Dominion* 12:00 p.m. DELAWARE* 12:00 p.m.
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at Georgia St.* TBA RICHMOND* 12:00 p.m. at Maine* 12:00 p.m. at Rhode Island* 12:00 p.m.
November 3 Saturday WILLIAM & MARY* 12:00 p.m. 17 Saturday TOWSON* 12:00 p.m. * indicates CAA Game Home games in ALL CAPS