2015 CASE WESTERN RESERVE SPARTANS FOOTBALL
GENERAL INFORMATION UNIVERSITY FACTS
Name............... Case Western Reserve University Location..............................Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Founded........................................................... 1826 Federated......................................................... 1967 Enrollment (fall 2014)...................... 10,771 (total) 4,911 (undergraduates) 5,860 (graduate and professional) Faculty............................................. 3,155 full-time Staff..................................................................3,097 President.................................. Barbara R. Snyder Alma Mater...................The Ohio State University Schools & Colleges.... Case School of Engineering College of Arts & Sciences Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Mandel School for Applied Social Sciences School of Dental Medicine School of Graduate Studies School of Law School of Medicine Weatherhead School of Management
ATHLETIC FACTS
Nickname.................................................. Spartans Colors....................................... Navy, Gray & White Affiliation..................................... NCAA Division III Conference...........University Athletic Association Football Affiliate Conference.... Presidents’ Athletic Director of Athletics........................... Amy Backus Associate Athletic Directors............Karen Farrell, Pat Kennedy, Rebecca Copeland Assistant Athletic Directors................. Gary Pillar, Jon Schwartz Team Physician....................Dr. Shana Miskovsky Emeritus Team Physician.... Dr. Tom McLaughlin Head Athletic Trainer....................... Jessica White Home Field.........................................DiSanto Field Surface/Capacity.......................... FieldTurf/2,400
PROGRAM FACTS
First year of football (CWRU)......................... 1970 All-time record...................................... 201-227-4 NCAA Playoff appearances...................................3 Last............................................. 2009, First Round
TABLE OF CONTENTS CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
About Case Western Reserve...............................4 President................................................................5 Vice President for Student Affairs.......................6 Director of Athletics...............................................6 Media Relations.....................................................7 Broadcast Team.....................................................7 Live Coverage.........................................................7 DiSanto Field......................................................8-9
2015 SPARTANS
Coaching Staff................................................10-15 Season Preview..............................................16-19 Roster..............................................................20-21 2015 Players...................................................22-54
2014 IN REVIEW
2014 Results.........................................................55 2014 Statistics................................................55-59
OPPONENT INFORMATION
Series Records......................................................60 Future Schedules.................................................61 2015 Opponents.............................................61-66 Academic Bowl.....................................................66
HISTORY & RECORDS
Individual Records.........................................67-69 Team Records.......................................................70 Coaching Records.................................................71 Year-by-Year Results....................................72-77 All-Americans.......................................................78 Academic All-Americans.....................................79 All-Conference................................................80-81 Team Awards........................................................82
CONFERENCE INFORMATION
About the UAA................................................83-84 About the PAC......................................................85
CREDITS
The 2015 Case Western Reserve University football media guide was produced by the CWRU Sports Information Office; Cover Design: Lauren Butler, Assistant Sports Information Director; Editing: Jon Schwartz and Lauren Butler; Photography: Ryan Baker, Martin Santek, Lynne Browske and Tony Morrison, Rick Kruszynski, and Daniel Robison
UAA CHAMPIONS (2006, ‘07, ’08, ’09, ’11) • NCAA PLAYOFFS (2007, ’08, ’09)
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