Bowling Green State University Athletics
Oct. 18 - Falcons To Play Final MAC Road Game
December 20, 1999 | Football
Oct. 18, 1999
The game is the Homecoming contest for the Bobcats. Both teams are looking to break two-game losing skids with Ohio having won the last two series meetings at home by shutout.
THE SERIES: In a series which has been dominated by Bowling Green in recent years, the Falcons have a 30-19-2 edge. The Falcons, who have a 14-2-1 record against Ohio over the last 17 meetings, have a 16-9-1 edge in series games played in Athens. Both Ohio wins in the last 17 series games came recently by shutout at home. Ohio was a 38-0 winner in 1996 and came back the next season to post a 24-0 victory. Bowling Green posted a 35-7 win last season at home. Prior to the back-to-back wins by the Bobcats, BG had rolled up a 13-0-1 series record in the previous 14 meetings holding a 323-120 edge in scoring. Ohio's two-game winning streak at home broke a six-game winning streak by the Falcons in games played in Athens. The losing team has not scored more than seven points in any of the last six games with four of those contests ending as shutouts. There have been 11 shutouts in the series, eight of those by the Falcons, including back-to-back whitewashes in 1993 (20-0) and 1994 (32-0). BG has a 7-4 series edge in games decided by three points or less and they have an 11-6 edge in series games decided by a touchdown or less. Only three of the last 15 series games have been decided by single digits with the last one a 10-all tie in 1990.
LAST WEEK: The Falcons dropped their second straight and fourth in the last five games as Akron broke open a close contest with 27 unanswered points in the middle portion of the game for a 55-25 win. After Akron scored on its first possession of the game, which was set up by a Falcon fumble in Akron territory, Bowling Green drove to the Akron one-yard line on their next possession only to have consecutive false start penalties set them back 10 yards and they had to settle for a 22-yard Jason Strasser field goal. Akron then ran off the next 27 points to take a 34-3 lead with 5:31 left in the third quarter. The first of their scores came on a botched field goal try at the 2:57 mark of the second quarter which they converted into a touchdown pass after a mad scramble for the ball and an Akron fumble. Over the last 17 minutes of the game, the two teams traded touchdowns with the last Akron score coming on a kickoff return of 42 yards in which an Akron player fielded an onside kick by the Falcons and raced to the end zone. The two teams combined for 983 yards offense in the game, 589 of those yards in the second half. Ricky Schneider relieved starter Andy Sahm at quarterback late in the third quarter and directed the final three Falcon scoring drives. He completed 13-of-22 passes for 192 yards and a pair of scores while Sahm was nine-of-22 for 144 yards. Kurt Gerling caught nine passes for 183 yards and Aaron Alexander added seven receptions for 105 yards. Akron piled up 530 yards of total offense, 267 passing and 263 rushing.
HOME SWEET HOME: The Falcons have enjoyed a great deal of success at home under head coach Gary Blackney posting a 31-10-1 mark, a 25-8-1 mark in MAC games. Despite a 13-10 mark in their last 23 games at home, BG has averaged 30.4 points (1275 pts.) at home over the last 42 contests while allowing just 18.9 points (794 pts.). In MAC play at home, BG has averaged 30.3 points (1029 pts.) and allowed an average of just 18.2 points (619 pts.). Over the last 16-plus seasons, BG has compiled a 63-18-4 (.765) record and in the 33-plus seasons Perry Stadium has been the home of Falcon football, BG has a 107-52-6 (.667) mark. BG has won six of its last eight home games.
DON'T BEAT YOURSELF: One of the areas head coach Gary Blackney has stressed since coming to the program in 1991 is don't beat yourself with turnovers. In 1996, the Falcons set an NCAA record losing just one fumble all season. Bowling Green has lost just 27 fumbles in the last 39 games, and just 29 fumbles in the last 43 games dating back to the end of the 1995 season. Since the start of the 1993 season, BG has lost the ball by fumble in just 32 of the 73 games. Over that period, BG has run 5,273 plays and returned 408 kicks while losing the ball just 40 times. BG was 12th in the nation in turnover margin (+1.00) in 1996.
Winningest Active Coaches
(Div. I-A, By Winning Percentage) 1. Phillip Fulmer (Tennessee) .855 (71-12) 2. Joe Paterno (Penn State) .795 (314-80-3) 3. Steve Spurrier (Florida) .784 (119-32-2) 4. Bobby Bowden (Florida St.) .776 (299-85-4) 5. R.C. Slocum (Texas A&M) .769 (99-29-2) 6. John Robinson (UNLV) .732 (107-38-4) 7. Dennis Erickson (Oregon St.) .728 (116-43-1) 8. Lavell Edwards (BYU) .727 (248-92-3) 9. Paul Pasqualoni (Syracuse) .703 (107-45-1) 10. John Cooper (Ohio State) .698 (182-77-6) 11. Bill Snyder (Kansas State) .679 (83-39-1) 12. Lou Holtz (South Carolina) .675 (216-102-7) 13. Dennis Franchione (TCU) .660 (123-63-2) 14. Fisher DeBerry (Air Force) .652 (124-66-1) 15. Jackie Sherrill (Miss. St.) .645 (160-87-4) 16. Gary Pinkel (Toledo) .634 (60-34-3) 17. Sonny Lubick (Colorado St.) .619 (73-45) 18. Don Nehlen (West Virginia) .614 (193-120-8) 19. Nick Saban (Michigan State) .614 (40-25-1) 20. Joe Tiller (Purdue) .613 (62-39-1) 21. Randy Walker (Northw'n) .608 (62-39-5) 22. Ken Hatfield (Rice) .604 (143-93-4) 23. Ron McBride (Utah) .603 (67-44) 24. Frank Beamer (Va. Tech) .602 (125-82-4) 25. George Welsh (Virginia) .591 (180-124-4) 26. Gary Blackney (BGSU) .577 (55-40-2) (minimum five years as I-A head coach)
A HELPING HAND: The Bowling Green football team and the athletic department have joined forces with the Fifth Third Bank in Bowling Green to assist the United Way of Wood County. The bank has agreed to donate $100 for each touchdown the Falcons score at their five home games this season and $50 for each field goal. Thus far this season BGSU has scored 13 touchdowns and five field goals to put the total at $1,550 after three games.
RECENT SUCCESS AT HOME: The Falcons have won six of their last eight home games and in the process have put some impressive offensive numbers on the board. BG has averaged 38.1 points per game over the eight contests and have won the six games by an average margin of over 23.8 points per contest. In those eight games, the Falcons have averaged 424.1 yards of total offense per game with an average of 230.6 coming on the ground. Below is a breakdown of BG's key offensive statistics in its last eight home games.
Offensive At Home
Opp TO Rush FD(R) Pts(RTD) TOP C. Florida 304 162 20(10) 31(1) 31:02 Ohio 474 278 24(14) 35(3) 35:41 Kent 502 424 27(23) 42(6) 34:41 Marshall 414 181 26(14) 34(2) 38:23 Akron 558 371 30(23) 58(7) 35:53 Tenn. Tech 265 97 16(6) 40(2) 31:30 Toledo 447 145 24(9) 34(2) 34:28 Miami 429 187 28(10) 31(3) 36:17 TO - total offense, Rush - rushing yards, FD(R) - first downs (rushing first downs), Pts(RTD) - points (rushing touchdowns), TOP - time of possession.
TEAM FAST FACTS: Bowling Green has 34 blocked kicks since 1991 (15 punts, nine field goals, 10 extra points)...BG has scored 12 touchdowns and recorded two safeties as a direct result of the kick block or on its ensuing possession...BG had seven kick blocks in 1991, six in 1992 and 1993, four in 1994, one in 1995, six in 1996, one in 1997, two last season, and two this season (both punts), both in the Tennessee Tech game...BG is 8-1 in MAC openers under head coach Gary Blackney...the Falcons are 18-15-1 on the road under head coach Gary Blackney in MAC play...overall on the road during Blackney's tenure the Falcons are 22-30-2 and they have a 4-13 mark in non-league road contests with the wins coming against Temple (1995), Cincinnati (1994), Navy (1994), and Missouri (1995)...after compiling a 14-1-1 mark on the road in conference play between 1991 and 1994, BG has struggled to a 3-15 mark in their last 18 MAC road games...BG has posted a 6-3 mark against non-league schools at home during the tenure of head coach Gary Blackney...the Falcons have posted an 19-32 overall record the last four-plus seasons after BG teams posted a record of 36-8-2 the previous four years...BG has held 19 of 34 MAC foes to two touchdowns or less at home since 1991, while in all MAC games, BG defensive units have held 36 of 69 league foes to two touchdowns or less...BG has a 565-352 edge in points off of turnovers over the last eight-plus seasons...BG has had fewer turnovers than its opponent in 48 of the 97 games played since 1991, and in only 32 of those contests have they committed more turnovers than their opponent...BG is 35-13 in the 48 games in which they have had fewer turnovers than the opposition since 1991...over the last eight-plus seasons, BG has not had a turnover in 20 games and has committed just one in 28 others...BG has lost more than one fumble only seven times in the last 82 games (a total of 43 lost fumbles in those 83 games)...BG has held 24 of its last 40 opponents to fewer rushing yards than what they came into the game averaging...dating back to the beginning of last season, BG has scored on 63 of its last 72 possessions in the red zone (20-yard line or inside) with 47 of the 63 conversions touchdowns...for the second successive year, Bowling Green was recognized by the American Football Coaches Association for its high graduation rate...the Falcon program was one of 26 programs in Div. I-A from across the country with a 70% or higher rate for the 1993-94 freshman class.
OFFENSIVE LINE IS THE CORNERSTONE: One of the most experienced offensive lines in Div. I-A this season will be the cornerstone of the team. Senior center Doug Dorley (Normal, Ill./Normal H.S./Southern Illinois), senior right tackle Chad McCarthy (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic), senior left guard Mark Kautzman (Bainbridge, Ohio/Kenston), junior right guard Eric Curl (Livonia, Mich./Stevenson), and junior left tackle Rob Fehrman (Byesville, Ohio/Meadowbrook) comprise the fivesome which should be one of the best in the country. The group started all 11 games last season as a unit with McCarthy the most experienced with 32 career starts before this season. They started a total of 104 games among the five before this season, the third-highest total in the country behind only Buffalo (113 starts among its returning starting linemen) and Wisconsin (108). The right side of the line, Kautzman and Fehrman, had started the last 26 games side-by-side until Kautzman was sidelined for the Kent game with an injury. The fivesome have started four games this season as a unit. Dorley is joined by sophomore flanker Kurt Gerling as the only returning All-MAC players. Dorley was an honorable mention selection last season. Obviously, the line played a large role in the Falcons enjoying their best season in more than 20 years running the ball last season. Senior Kevin Steinke (Wausau, Wis./Everest) moves into the starting role at tight end having played in all 33 games in his career before this season while starting eight times.
LEWIS ONE OF 38 ON WALKER LIST: Sophomore tailback Godfrey Lewis (Toronto, Ontario/Michael Power) is one of 38 Div. I-A running backs being considered for the Doak Walker Award. Lewis is one of four backs from the Mid-American Conference on the list and one of only three sophomores. The award is presented annually to the nation's premier running back for his accomplishments on the field, achievement in the classroom, and citizenship in the community. Eight semifinalists will be named by the 182 people on the selection committee in late November with the winner announced Dec. 9 on the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN2. Lewis led the team last season with 753 yards on 163 carries, both freshman records at BGSU. Lewis leads the team again this season with 332 yards (55.3/game) on 94 carries (3.5 avg.). He had his first 100-yard day of the season, and third of his career, with 124 yards on 31 carries in the Toledo contest. He has also become just the 25th player in school history to top 1,000 rushing yards for a career. He now has 1,085 yards in 16 career games to rank 22nd on the all-time BG list.
ON THE MARK: Senior place-kicker Jason Strasser (Toledo, Ohio/St. Francis) was fourth in the nation last season in field goal accuracy converting 11-of-12 attempts for a 91.7 percentage and he has picked up this season where he left off in 1998. Strasser converted his only attempt in the Akron game and he has hit 10-of-12 this season. Strasser has now hit 16 of his last 18 field goal tries, and 21 of his last 24. He has hit field goals from 43, 37, 35, 32, 31, 27 (2), 22, 21, and 19 yards this season. He has missed from 45 and 43 yards. He is tied for 21st nationally averaging 1.4 field goals per game. He had his streak of 13 straight made field goals come to an end in the Toledo game when he missed from 45 yards. His streak fell one shy of the MAC record set in 1993-94 by former Falcon place-kicker Brian Leaver of 14 straight made field goals. He puts his name second on that list with another former BG player, John Spengler, third on the list making 12 straight in 1979-80. His three field goals in the Marshall game equalled his career high set first in the 1997 game vs. Louisiana Tech. He joins eight other Falcon kickers who have hit three field goals in a game, which is third on the BG single-game list. Strasser has scored 45 points this season to lead the team. His 36 career field goals ranks fourth on the BG all-time list eight behind Jason Zeller (1986-89).
QUITE A DEBUT: Red-shirt freshman Andy Sahm (Indianapolis, Ind./Chatard) made the most of an opportunity in the Toledo game earning his first career start and responding by passing for 302 yards hitting 20-of-30 tosses. Sahm, who had thrown only two passes this season and played in just two contests, was named the starter Friday night after the starter in the first four games of the season, junior Ricky Schneider, was late for a meeting. The plan going into the game was for Sahm to play the first series and then the coaching staff would go back to Schneider. But, Sahm played so well in the first series, he completed four-of-five passes for 33 yards, and in succeeding possessions (nine-of-10 in the first quarter for 95 yards) that the coaching staff decided to stay with him. He is the first BG quarterback to throw for 300 or more yards in a game since Ryan Henry late in the 1994 season while becoming only the fifth quarterback in school history to top the 300-yard passing barrier. His yardage total was the best by any quarterback in school history in their first career start. Sahm completed 18-of-37 passes in the Miami contest for 242 yards and one score. He also rushed for 49 yards, including a 21-yard scamper for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. He was nine-of-22 passing in the Akron game for 144 yards.
RECEIVERS CONTINUE TO PLAY WELL: Sophomore split end Robert Redd (Dayton, Ohio/Wayne) and sophomore flanker Kurt Gerling (Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford) continue to give the Falcons one of the best combinations in the MAC. Redd became the first Bowling Green receiver to catch passes for 100 or more yards in three straight games with a 115-yard day against Miami after a 128-yard day against Toledo the week before, and a 126-yard game the previous week against Kent. In those three games, Redd had 22 receptions for 369 yards (123.0/game) and five touchdowns. Redd leads the team with 36 receptions for 518 yards (14.4 avg.) and six touchdowns. His 36 points this season is second on the team to place-kicker Jason Strasser. He also leads the team averaging 103.9 all-purpose yards per game. He is tied for 46th nationally in catches per game (5.1). Gerling ran his string to 18 games in which he has a reception in a contest with nine catches for 183 yards in the Akron game. Both totals are career highs with his yardage total third on the all-time BG single-game list, just six yards shy of the school record. The MAC Freshman of the Year last season is second to Redd on the team with 34 receptions for 526 yards (15.5 avg.) and four touchdowns. He is 48th in the country in yards receiving per game at 75.1 yards per outing. Gerling became the 19th player in school history to catch passes for 1,000 yards in the Akron game and now ranks 16th on the career list with 1,182 receiving yards. A third BG receiver, red-shirt sophomore Aaron Alexander (Kokomo, Ind.) had his break-out game with eight receptions, his career high, for 87 yards in the Miami contest, and he came back to catch seven passes for 105 yards, his career high, in the Akron game. Alexander and Gerling are only the fifth BG receiving combo to catch passes for 100 or more yards in a game with both topping the century mark in the Akron contest. Alexander had 12 receptions for 195 yards in his career prior to his performance in the Miami game.
INDIVIDUAL FAST FACTS: Red-shirt freshman Pat Fleming (Ottawa, Ontario/Earl of March) continues to give the Falcons a strong punting game in his first season as the starter...Fleming ranks 34th nationally averaging 42.0 yards per punt...one BG players on the defensive side of the ball earned their first career start in the Akron game...walk-on red-shirt freshman Jerry Wagner (Dayton, Ohio/Colonel Crawford) started at strong safety after having excelled on the special teams in the first half of the season...he had never played a down on defense in his career before Saturday against Akron...Wagner was credited with six tackles in the game...sophomore Chad Long (Clyde, Ohio) moved from strong safety to free safety in the Akron game and was credited with 14 tackles to lead the team...he continues to lead the team for the season with 81 stops...senior outside linebacker Joe O'Neill (Twinsburg, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) was credited with 12 stops in the Akron game and is second to Long on the team with 57 tackles this season.
BG PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Offense - Kurt Gerling (Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford), Scout Defense - Omar Abouarab (Toledo, Ohio/Clay), Scout Offense - Darnell Bond-Awls (Toledo, Ohio/Rogers).
BG PLAYERS AMONG MAC LEADERS: Receptions - 5. Robert Redd (5.67/game), Passing Efficiency - 6. Andy Sahm (127.2), Receptions - 7. Robert Redd 5.1/game), 9. Kurt Gerling (4.9/game), Receiving Yards - 7. Kurt Gerling (75.1 /game), 9. Robert Redd (74.0/game), All Purpose Yards - 10. Robert Redd (103.9/game), Punt Returns - 10. Robert Redd (5.1 avg.), Punting - 4. Pat Fleming (42.0 avg.), Scoring - 9. Jason Strasser (6.4/game), Scoring (Kickers) - 4. Jason Strasser (6.4/game), Field Goals - 3. Jason Strasser (1.43/game).
BG PLAYERS AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS: Field Goals - t21. Jason Strasser (1.43/game), Punting - 34. Pat Fleming (42.0 avg.), Pass Receptions - 46. Robert Redd (5.1/game), Pass Receiving Yards - 48. Kurt Gerling (75.1 yds./game), Passing Efficiency - 42. Andy Sahm (127.2).
BG TEAM AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS: Passing - 32. (238.9 yds./game), Net Punting - 49. (36.2 yds./kick).
OHIO NOTES: Head coach Jim Grobe is in his fifth season with his teams having compiled a record of 23-28-1...like they have been since Grobe's arrival in Athens, the Bobcats rely on the running game to carry them offensively...Ohio has four players with over 200 yards rushing this season to help them rank seventh in the nation and first in the MAC averaging 264.0 yards per game...sophomore Jamel Patterson leads the Bobcats averaging 96.0 yards per game with a 6.7 average per carry...he has seven rushing touchdowns...he did not play in their loss to Eastern Michigan last week due to a turf toe injury, but is expected to return this week...he has a rushing touchdown in each of the six games he has played in this season with three 100-yard games, including a 180-yard performance against Buffalo..."true" freshman Dontrell Jackson has added a little bit of a passing dimension to the Ohio attack this season having started all seven games...he had 144 yards rushing to lead the team against Eastern Michigan and passed for 112 yards, the third time this season the Bobcats have passed for over the century mark...by comparison, last year Ohio had 600 yards passing for the season while this year they already have 662 yards...they have thrown 100 passes this season, 15 more than all of last season...Jackson is completing just under 50% (42-of-86) of his passes...he has also rushed for 412 yards this season...also over the 200-yard mark in rushing is junior Raynald Ray (309 yards - 5.5 avg.) and freshman Chad Brinker (248 yards - 3.9 avg.)...Ohio averages 4.7 yards per carry as a team...Ray is the leading receiver with 17 receptions for 348 yards (20.5 avg.)...Ray ranks 24th in the nation in punt returns averaging 11.9 per return and is 50th in the nation in all-purpose yards averaging 118.7 yards per outing...as a team, Ohio ranks 18th in the nation in punt returns averaging 12.3 per return...senior center Mike Varone, who was a first-team All-MAC pick last season, anchors the offensive line...Ohio has one of the top punters in the nation in sophomore Dave Zastudil who is eighth in the nation averaging 45.2 yards...he led the MAC and was fourth in the nation last season with a 45.3 average...defensively, their strength is against the run where they rank 41st in the country allowing 127.0 yards per game...on the flip side, Ohio is 109th of 114 teams in Div. I-A in passing efficiency defense...in their loss on Saturday, Eastern Michigan passed for 384 yards and rushed for 37 yards...senior linebackers Mark Calgaro and Leigh Barbour along with senior free safety David Walker lead the defense...sophomore strong safety Chris London leads the team with 60 tackles while sophomore inside linebacker Tom Weilbacher is next with 57 stops...brothers Donnie and Dave White start at the cornerback spots and each has three interceptions...Ohio has 10 "picks" this season...Donnie is third on the team with 45 tackles...Ohio has yielded an average of 35.4 points in its five losses this season, 4.5 points in its two victories...they have scored an average 32.5 points in their last four games...Ohio has won five straight MAC games at home and nine of their last 11.
NEXT WEEK: The Falcons return home to complete their MAC schedule beginning with an Oct. 30 contest against Central Michigan which begins at noon. The game will be televised live by Fox Sports Net as part of the MAC television package. BG then concludes the home portion of its 1999 schedule on Nov. 13 hosting Ball State in a 1 p.m. contest.
Compare The Teams
() - MAC Rank BGSU Total Offense: 360.3 (7) Rushing Offense: 121.4 (8) Passing Offense: 238.9 (4) Scoring Offense: 26.1 (5) Total Defense: 391.9 (8) Rushing Defense: 172.0 (9) Passing Defense: 219.9 (9) Scoring Defense: 34.9 (11) Turnover Margin: -0.71 (12) 3rd Down (Off.) - 45/117 (6) 3rd Down (Def.) - 34/96 (3) 4th Down (Off.) - 8/14 Avg. Time of Poss. - 31:41 (2) Kickoff Return - 17.3 (12) Punt Return - 7.6 (9) Net Punting - 36.2 (5)OHIO Total Offense: 359.3 (8) Rushing Offense: 264.7 (1) Passing Offense: 94.6 (13) Scoring Offense: 24.9 (7) Total Defense: 373.0 (6) Rushing Defense: 127.0 (2) Passing Defense: 246.0 (12) Scoring Defense: 25.9 (5) Turnover Margin: +0.14 (5) 3rd Down (Off.) - 44/108 (4) 3rd Down (Def.) - 45/100 (11) Avg. Time of Poss. - 31:28 (4) Kickoff Return - 20.2 (7) Punt Return - 12.3 (1) Net Punting - 36.6 (4)
Bowling Green Two Deep
Offense (Pro I) LT 79 Rob Fehrman (6-7, 300, r-Jr.) 78 Dennis Wendel (6-7, 275, r-Fr.) LG 73 Mark Kautzman (6-5, 305, Sr.) 68 Mike Bodnar (6-3, 290, r-So.) C 60 Doug Dorley (6-4, 290, r-Sr.) 72 Jon Mazur (6-2, 280, r-Fr.) RG 63 Eric Curl (6-2, 280, r-Jr.) 66 Greg Kupke (6-3, 255, r-Fr.) RT 62 Chad McCarthy (6-4, 280, r-Sr.) 71 Matt Tyla (6-2, 275, r-Jr.) TE 87 Kevin Steinke (6-4, 250, Sr.) 86 Ross Durham (6-6, 245, r-Fr.) FL 4 Kurt Gerling (6-2, 195, r-So.) 18 Matt Bunsey (5-9. 180, Jr.) SE 5 Robert Redd (5-10, 195, So.) 12 Aaron Alexander (6-0, 195, r-So.) QB 15 Andy Sahm (6-6, 220, r-Fr.) 1 Ricky Schneider (6-3, 210, r-Jr.) FB 43 Brent Martin (6-1, 240, r-Sr.) 46 Eric Jones (5-11, 230, r-Sr.) TB 36 Steve Holmes (5-9, 180, Sr.) 22 Joe Alls (5-10, 185, r-Fr.) 25 Godfrey Lewis (5-9, 190, So.)Defense (4-3) OLB 2 Khary Campbell (6-1, 210, r-So.) 28 Marcus Allen (6-0, 195, r-Fr.) E 90 Ryan Wingrove (6-3, 235, r-So.) 51 Larry Witherspoon (6-3, 230, r-Fr.) NG 92 Brandon Hicks (6-2, 250, Jr.) 93 Alex Glantzis (6-4, 250, Fr.) T 97 Malcolm Robinson (6-4, 290, r-So.) 58 Rodney Dawson (6-3, 260, r-Jr.) E 91 Jim Williams (6-5, 240, Fr.) 88 D.J. Owchar (6-3, 265, r-Fr.) OLB 32 Joe O'Neill (6-2, 225, r-Sr.) 33 Geno Burden (6-1, 205, r-Fr.) MLB 50 Chris Haneline (6-1, 215, r-Fr.) 49 Chris Della Vella (6-1, 225, r-So.) BC 8 Will Sullivan (5-10, 175, Sr.) 38 Justin Turk (5-10, 190, r-Fr.) SS 37 Jerry Wagner (5-10, 185, r-Fr.) 9 Sergio Lund (6-0, 185, So.) FS 26 Chad Long (6-0, 185, r-So.) 3 Karl Rose (6-0, 185, So.) 34 Andre Davis (6-2, 185, Fr.) FC 6 Emmanuel Hendrix (5-10, 180, Fr.) 19 Chris Hubbard (5-7, 175, r-So.)
Specialists PUNT 48 Pat Fleming (6-2, 190, r-Fr.) 1 Ricky Schneider (6-3, 210, r-Jr.) PK 11 Jason Strasser (6-3, 170, Sr.) 89 Mike Knapp (5-9, 150, r-Fr.) HOLD 15 Andy Sahm (6-6, 220, r-Fr.) 18 Matt Bunsey (5-9. 180, Jr.) LS 99 Ryan Diepenbrock (6-2, 215, r-Jr.) 87 Kevin Steinke (6-4, 250, Sr.) KOR 22 Joe Alls (5-10, 185, r-Fr.) 36 Steve Holmes (5-9, 180, Sr.) PR 5 Robert Redd (5-10, 195, So.) 26 Chad Long (6-0, 195, r-So.)
