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2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross (1-1, 0-0 PL) vs. Harvard (0-0, 0-0 Ivy) September 18, 2010 • 7:00 p.m. Harvard (30,323) • Cambridge, Mass.

The Series With Harvard Game Day Quick Facts This will be the 64th meeting between the Crusaders and the Crimson on the gridiron, with Harvard leading the all-time series 38-23-2. The Crimson have won 10 of the last 13 games in the series, but two of Holy Cross’ victories Television: None during that time have come in the last three seasons (31-28 in 2007 and Live Video Streaming: www.GoCrimson.com 27-20 in 2009). For all games played at , the Crimson hold Holy Cross Radio: WTAG 580 AM & 94.9 FM, Worcester; Bob a 31-17-2 lead in the series, with four straight wins and six victories in the Fouracre, play-by-play; Gordie Lockbaum, color; www.GoHoly- last seven meetings. Holy Cross’ Tom Gilmore stands 2-4 against Harvard Cross.com, internet as a head coach, to go along with an 8-8 record against the Crimson as an Series Record: Harvard leads, 38-23-2 assistant coach (at Pennsylvania, Columbia, Dartmouth and Lehigh), and Last Meeting: Holy Cross 27, Harvard 20; September 19, 2009; a 2-2 mark as a player (at Pennsylvania). Worcester, Mass. SERIES QUICK FACTS Overall ...... Harvard leads, 38-23-2 In Cambridge ...... Harvard leads, 31-17-2 Holy Cross Schedule & Results At Harvard Stadium ...... Harvard leads, 31-17-2 Current Win Streak ...... Holy Cross, one game Sept. 4 HOWARD ...... W, 38-7 Tom Gilmore vs. Harvard ...... 2-4 Sept. 11 at #18 ...... L, 7-31 Tim Murphy vs. Holy Cross ...... 11-4 Sept. 18 at Harvard ...... 7:00 p.m. In Overtime ...... Harvard leads, 1-0 Sept. 25 at Georgetown * ...... 2:00 p.m. Oct. 2 FORDHAM * (Homecoming) ...... 1:00 p.m. Holy Cross Against The Oct. 9 BROWN ...... 1:00 p.m. The Crusaders have enjoyed a good deal of success against Ivy League Oct. 16 at Dartmouth ...... 1:30 p.m. opposition during Tom Gilmore’s tenure as head coach. Holy Cross stands Oct. 23 at Colgate * ...... 1:00 p.m. 12-7 against Ivy League foes under Gilmore’s direction, including a 2-1 Nov. 6 LEHIGH * ...... 12:30 p.m. record last season. The 12-7 mark over the last six years includes a 6-0 record Nov. 13 at Lafayette * ...... 12:00 p.m. against Dartmouth, a 3-1 mark against Brown, a 2-4 record against Harvard Nov. 20 BUCKNELL * ...... 12:30 p.m. and a 1-2 mark against Yale. The Crusaders’ all-time record against the Ivy League stands at 105-136-9 (30-21-3 against Brown, 6-2 vs. Columbia, 0-5 against Cornell, 35-34-4 vs. Dartmouth, 23-38-2 against Harvard, 3-2 vs. UMass Schedule & Results Pennsylvania, 3-7 against Princeton and 4-27 vs. Yale).

Sept. 18 HOLY CROSS ...... 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross Looks To Defend Sept. 25 at Brown * ...... 6:00 p.m. Title Oct. 2 at Lafayette ...... 12:00 p.m. During the 2010 campaign, the Crusaders will look to win the Patriot Oct. 9 CORNELL * ...... 12:00 p.m. League championship for the seventh time in school history. Holy Cross Oct. 16 LEHIGH ...... 12:00 p.m. is the reigning conference champion, after clinching the 2009 title with Oct. 23 at Princeton * ...... 1:00 p.m. a 28-26 victory over Lafayette to earn the league’s automatic bid to the Oct. 30 at Dartmouth * ...... 1:30 p.m. NCAA playoffs. The Crusaders’ six Patriot League championships (all of Nov. 6 Columbia * ...... 12:00 p.m. them outright) have come in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 2009. Holy Nov. 13 at Pennsylvania * ...... 1:30 p.m. Cross is tied for the second-most championships in conference history, be- Nov. 20 YALE * ...... 12:00 p.m. hind only Lehigh with eight titles. Last season, Holy Cross won fi ve Patriot League games for just the fourth time in school history. The Crusaders pre- * denotes conference games viously went 5-1 in 2008, while posting 5-0 conference records in 1990 Home games listed in BOLD CAPS and 1991. Heading into its 25th season of play in the Patriot League, Holy Cross owns an all-time record of 74-59 (.556) in conference action.

WWW.GOHOLYCROSS.COM Crusaders Return An Abundance Media Services & Policies Of Experienced Wide Receivers Holy Cross once again has a number of outstanding weapons in the passing INTERVIEWS game this season, as it returns its top three wide receivers from a year ago. Personal interviews with head coach Tom Gilmore, his staff and In two games played this year, senior wide out Bill Edger (Hainesport, players can be arranged through Charles Bare at (508) 793-2583 or N.J.) leads the team with 10 catches for 163 yards and two touchdowns. [email protected]. Players are available in person and for phone Edger previously totaled 49 receptions for a team-best 818 yards and fi ve interviews Monday through Thursday, subject to the individual touchdowns in 2009, and has now recorded 83 catches for 1,326 yards and student-athlete’s academic responsibilities. Arrangements for all 11 scores during his collegiate career. Senior wide out Luke Chmielinski interviews should be made at least 24 hours in advance. Home and (Walpole, Mass.) has caught seven passes for 64 yards and a score so far cell phone numbers will not be given out. The best time to reach this year, after leading the team with 63 receptions for 807 yards and four coach Gilmore by phone is on weekday mornings. touchdowns in 2009. Over the course of his Holy Cross career, Chmielin- ski has now totaled 94 catches for 1,129 yards and six scores. Senior wide WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON receiver Freddie Santana (Staten Island, N.Y.) is also playing a key role, Head coach Tom Gilmore will have a weekly luncheon with the media with four catches for 48 yards and a touchdown so far in 2010. Santana each Tuesday during the season at 12:00 p.m. During the luncheon, had 46 catches for 601 yards and a team-high eight scores in 2009, and we will make every effort to have the head coach of Holy Cross’ op- has recorded 77 receptions for 959 yards and 12 touchdowns during his ponent for that week’s game available via speaker phone. In addition, collegiate career. Both Chmielinski and Santana were named second team at least one student-athlete will be available for interviews near the All-Patriot League in 2009. end of the luncheon. All members of the working media are welcome to attend. For more information, contact the athletic media relations Ohimor Plays Big On Defensive Front offi ce at (508) 793-2583. Senior defensive end Mude Ohimor (Stoughton, Mass.) is once again a major force for the Crusaders in the trenches this year. He made four solo POSTGAME PROCEDURES tackles and recovered a fumble against Howard in the season opener, then The Holy Cross football locker room is closed to the media. Members totaled four tackles in the game at UMass. A fi rst team All-Patriot League of the media should submit player requests to Charles Bare by the fi ve selection in 2009, Ohimor led all Holy Cross defensive linemen with 34 minute mark of the fourth quarter. Following a 10-minute cooling off tackles last season. He also ranked fourth in the Patriot League with seven period, Holy Cross head coach Tom Gilmore and requested players sacks and seventh with nine tackles for loss, both marks which were the will be available. Interviews will be conducted either on the fi eld or best on the team. Over the course of his collegiate career, Ohimor has now outside of the Holy Cross locker room. played in 34 games with 21 starts, totaling 67 tackles, seven sacks and 12 tackles for loss. HARVARD MEDIA INFORMATION Any media member wishing to speak to head coach Tim Murphy or a Harvard player should contact SID Kurt Svoboda at (617) 495-2206 Patriot League Update or [email protected].

Conference Overall Lamkin Returns At Linebacker W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Senior linebacker Sean Lamkin (Jenks, Okla.) has returned to the Holy Georgetown 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 Cross lineup this season, after missing most of the 2009 campaign due Colgate 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 to injury. During last week’s game at Massachusetts, Lamkin recorded Fordham 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 10 tackles and a pass breakup. In the previous game against Howard, he Holy Cross 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 totaled six tackles, a team-high two quarterback sacks and two pass break- Lehigh 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 ups. A second team All-Patriot League selection in 2008, Lamkin played Bucknell 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 in just three games last year before suffering a season-ending injury. Dur- Lafayette 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 ing his limited time on the fi eld in 2009, he recorded 12 tackles, two tack- les for loss and an interception. Previously in 2008, Lamkin totaled 71 LAST WEEK’S RESULTS tackles, including 56 solo stops, six tackles for loss and one sack. He also Fordham 27, Rhode Island 25 broke up two passes, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in 2008. Furman 45, Colgate 15 Over the course of his collegiate career, Lamkin has now totaled 123 tack- Georgetown 28, Lafayette 24 * les with 14 tackles for loss. Marist 14, Bucknell 3 Massachusetts 31, Holy Cross 7 Dornfried & Lemieux Get Their Kicks Villanova 35, Lehigh 0 Senior placekicker Rob Dornfried (Berlin, Conn.) and senior punter Don Lemieux (Gardner, Mass.) are both in their second year in starting roles THIS WEEK’S GAMES for the Crusaders. In two games played this season, Dornfried has made all Dartmouth at Bucknell six of his extra point attempts and one out of two fi eld goals. His top game Fordham at Columbia so far in 2010 came against Howard, when he hit all fi ve of his extra points Georgetown at Yale and also connected on his only fi eld goal attempt, from 29 yards. A fi rst Holy Cross at Harvard team All-Patriot League selection in 2009, Dornfried scored 61 points last Lafayette at Pennsylvania year by hitting seven of nine fi eld goals and 40 of 41 extra points. Lemieux Princeton at Lehigh has averaged 42.2 yards on 13 punts this year, with fi ve kicks of over 50 Colgate idle yards and fi ve punts downed inside the 20-yard line. His best day so far in 2010 was at UMass, when he averaged 47.0 yards on six punts. Named * denotes Patriot League games second team All-Patriot League in 2009, Lemieux averaged 38.4 yards on 25 punts and 61.3 yards on 71 kickoffs a year ago. Offense Puts Up Big Numbers The Last Time . . . The Crusader offense started the 2010 season strong, scoring 38 points in the season-opening victory over Howard. Holy Cross is coming off a 2009 campaign in which it averaged 32.2 points and 433.6 total yards per game. #23 HOLY CROSS 27, #25 HARVARD 20 The Crusaders averaged 314.9 passing yards per game last season, in addi- September 19, 2009 • Worcester, Mass. tion to rushing for 118.7 yards per contest. In addition, Holy Cross hit the Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th — Total 40-point mark four times last year, scoring 52 points against Sacred Heart, Harvard 6 0 7 7 — 20 42 points against both Colgate and Northeastern, and 41 points against Holy Cross 7 7 6 7 — 27 Fordham. The 52 points against Sacred Heart were Holy Cross’ highest Dominic Randolph accounted for 334 yards of total offense and total since scoring 59 points at Lehigh in 2007. The Crusaders also had three touchdowns, as 23rd-ranked Holy Cross posted a 27-20 victory an outstanding year offensively in 2008, averaging 34.4 points and 455.4 over 25th-ranked Harvard at Fitton Field. Randolph completed 25 yards per game. Holy Cross also totaled 348.9 passing yards per game in of 39 passes for 293 yards and two scores, in addition to leading the 2008, the second-most in school history behind only the 1987 team which team in rushing with 41 yards and a touchdown on seven carries. averaged 358.4 yards through the air. The Crimson opened the game by marching 79 yards in 10 plays to take a 6-0 lead on a fi ve-yard touchdown pass from Collier Winters to Gino Gordon. Patrick Long’s extra point attempt was wide right. Where To Find Holy Cross Football Later in the fi rst quarter, the Crusaders claimed their fi rst lead on a 21-yard scoring strike from Randolph to Nick Cole, going in front 7-6. Holy Cross then increased its advantage to 14-6 in the second ON THE RADIO quarter on a one-yard touchdown run by Randolph. After leading by All of Holy Cross’ games in 2010 will air on WTAG 580 AM and eight points at halftime, Matt Bellomo scored on a 10-yard run early 94.9 FM in Worcester. Holy Cross Hall of Famer Bob Fouracre is in in the third quarter, and the Crusaders were up 20-6 after a missed his 41st season calling the play-by-play for Holy Cross football, and extra point. But Harvard refused to go away, and Gordon scored on his 25th year covering the Crusaders on the radio. Former Holy Cross a two-yard run just over four minutes later to make the score 20-13. standouts Tom Kelleher and Gordie Lockbaum will serve as the color Early in the fourth quarter, Holy Cross increased its lead to 27-13 on commentators for selected games this season. All of the Crusaders’ a 45-yard touchdown pass from Randolph to Gerald Mistretta. The games will also be available free of charge over the internet at ‘www. Crusader defense looked to have Harvard on the ropes on its next GoHolyCross.com’. In addition, WCHC 88.1 FM, the Holy Cross possession, but the Crimson converted on a fourth-and-14 play with student station, will carry a number of games this year. a 46-yard touchdown pass from Winters to Chris Lorditch, making the score 27-20. Harvard would get the ball back one more time with ON TELEVISION 3:41 remaining, but Nicholas MacDonald sacked Winters to force a The Crusaders are scheduled to have seven games shown on live fumble, which Andrew Cialino recovered on the Crimson 28-yard line. television during the 2010 season. Here is a look at Holy Cross’ After Randolph carried twice to pick up a fi rst down, the Crusaders television schedule for the 2010 campaign: were able to run out the clock and claim the victory. Date Opponent ...... Television Outlet Sept. 4 Howard...... WCTR-TV3 Senior Safeties Lead Secondary Sept. 11 Massachusetts ...... CBS 3 Now Senior strong safety Anthony DiMichele (McKees Rocks, Pa.) and se- Oct. 2 Fordham ...... WCTR-TV3 nior free safety Alex Johnson (Indianapolis, Ind.) are both among the top Oct. 23 Colgate ...... Time Warner players on the Holy Cross defense in 2010. Johnson made six solo tackles Nov. 6 Lehigh ...... Service Electric and intercepted a pass against Howard in the season opener, then totaled Nov. 13 Lafayette ...... Lafayette Sports Network three tackles at UMass. In 2009, Johnson earned second team All-Patriot Nov. 20 Bucknell ...... WCTR-TV3 League honors, after recording 55 total tackles with fi ve pass breakups, an interception and a forced fumble. His four-year career totals at Holy THE HOLY CROSS FOOTBALL SHOW Cross now include 114 tackles, three interceptions and 11 pass breakups. Every Tuesday during the season, head coach Tom Gilmore will be DiMichele missed the Howard game due to injury, but came back to lead joined by Bob Fouracre for the Holy Cross Football Show. The show the team with 18 tackles at UMass, including 14 solo stops and one tackle airs live from 1:00-1:30 p.m. exclusively on the internet, with archives for loss. A fi rst team All-Patriot League and third team All-America selec- of all the shows available to those who can not listen in live. The show tion in 2009, he fi nished last year ranked second on the team with 82 total is carried free of charge at ‘www.GoHolyCross.com’. tackles (70 solo), to go along with two interceptions, fi ve pass breakups, fi ve tackles for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery. Over the course of his ON THE INTERNET collegiate career, DiMichele has now totaled 172 tackles, 15 pass break- Information on Holy Cross football and all 26 other varsity sports ups and four interceptions. is available through the Holy Cross Athletics home page at “www. GoHolyCross.com”. All notes and statistics will be available through Taggart Takes Over At Quarterback the site. In addition, Crusader radio broadcasts can be heard on the internet, with information on broadcast locations available on the Senior quarterback Ryan Taggart (Bedford, Texas) had a solid contest Holy Cross Athletics home page. against Howard, in the fi rst game he has started during his Holy Cross career. He completed 17 of 29 passes for 186 yards against the Bison, with three CRUSADER VISION touchdowns and no interceptions. Taggart then hit on 17 of 32 attempts for Live video streaming of all 2010 Holy Cross regular season home 156 yards with one touchdown and one interception at UMass. Through two football games will be available over the internet through Crusader games, he has now connected on 34 of 61 passes for 342 yards and four Vision. The package, done in association with Stretch Internet, is touchdowns. Prior to this season, Taggart had played in only fi ve career available for $8.95 per game. A package including all fi ve home games, completing both of his pass attempts for four yards and rushing games is also available for $34.95. For details on how to view games three times for seven yards. through Crusader Vision, visit ‘www.GoHolyCross.com’. Holy Cross-Harvard Per Game Team Comparison

Holy Cross Offense Harvard Defense Harvard Offense Holy Cross Defense 22.6 Scoring 17.2 25.2 Scoring 19.0 13.5 First Downs 16.4 20.5 First Downs 21.5 67.0 Rushing Yards 82.7 178.7 Rushing Yards 178.5 180.5 Passing Yards 213.5 186.3 Passing Yards 239.0 247.5 Total Yards 296.2 365.0 Total Yards 417.5 52.5 Plays 65.7 70.2 Plays 82.0 3.5 Yards per Rush 2.8 4.2 Yards per Rush 3.6 5.4 Yards per Pass Attempt 5.9 6.8 Yards per Pass Attempt 7.5 1.0 Turnovers 2.2 1.7 Turnovers 1.0

Note: Holy Cross statistics are from the 2010 season; Harvard statistics are from the 2009 season.

Schneider Shines At Tight End Crusaders Have Three Junior tight end Alex Schneider (Inner Grove Heights, Minn.) continues Outstanding Options At Tailback to be a key part of the Holy Cross passing game this season. Through two Sophomore tailback Sam Auffant (Hampton, N.H.), sophomore tailback games played in 2010, he has caught fi ve passes for 23 yards. A second Eddie Houghton (Toronto, Ontario) and junior tailback Matt Bellomo team All-Patriot League selection in 2009, Schneider fi nished last year (Holliston, Mass.) all look to share the load carrying the ball for the Cru- ranked fourth on the team with 33 receptions for 275 yards, while his six saders in 2010. Auffant totaled 31 yards and a touchdown on eight carries touchdown catches were the second-most on the squad. He ranked second in the season opener against Howard, and now has 41 yards on 13 carries among Patriot League tight ends in both receptions and receiving yards, in two games played. He did not see any varsity action during the 2009 and fi nished the season with a streak of 10 straight games with at least one season. Houghton leads the team with 48 yards on eight carries so far in catch. Schneider’s top performance in 2009 came at Villanova in the NCAA 2010, including 41 yards on six rushes against Howard. He ranked third playoffs, when he caught seven passes for 52 yards and two touchdowns. on the team with 389 rushing yards and fi ve scores on 68 carries last year, and also had 10 catches for 78 yards. Houghton’s 52 rushing yards in the Offensive Line Paves The Way 2009 season opener against Georgetown were the most by a Holy Cross The Holy Cross offensive line looks to once again be one of the most player in his collegiate debut since Gideon Akande ran for 87 yards on dominating units in the Patriot League in 2010. During the season opener eight carries against Georgetown in 2002. Bellomo has missed the fi rst against Howard, the line led the way for the Crusaders to score 38 points. two games of the season due to injury, but ranked second on the team in The starters on the Holy Cross line are junior Sean Whited (Canton, Ohio) rushing last season with 442 yards and four touchdowns on 91 carries, in at center, senior Mike Bernazzani (Whitman, Mass.) and senior Scott addition to catching 32 passes for 251 yards. He rushed for over 50 yards Wise (Fort Thomas, Ky.) at guard, and senior Mike McCabe (Watertown, fi ve times last year, including a career-high 91 yards against Dartmouth. Conn.) and sophomore Kyle Pedretty (Dunedin, Fla.) at tackle. The most Over the course of his collegiate career, Bellomo has run for 592 yards on experienced of the linemen are McCabe, who was named second team 130 attempts, while catching 36 passes for 288 yards. All-Patriot League last season and has played in 26 career games with 15 starts, and Bernazzani, who has seen action in 17 career games with eight DiMichele, Lamkin & Santana starts. During the 2009 season, the line paved the way for the Crusaders to average 32.2 points and 433.6 total yards per contest. The line allowed Named Team Captains Holy Cross to throw for 314.9 yards per game last year, and gave up only Holy Cross has three captains for the 2010 football season. Senior strong 16 sacks while the team attempted 488 passes (just one sack for every 31.5 safety Anthony DiMichele, senior linebacker Sean Lamkin and senior times the team has dropped back to pass). wide receiver Freddie Santana were named the team’s captains by head coach Tom Gilmore following the conclusion of spring practice. These three players have taken over the leadership role from Dominic Randolph, who Holy Cross Picked Fourth In served as the Crusaders’ captain during the 2009 season. Patriot League Preseason Poll The 2010 Crusaders were picked to fi nish in fourth place in a preseason poll Crusaders Look To Post of the Patriot League’s head coaches and sports information directors. In addition, Holy Cross senior defensive end Mude Ohimor was named the Another Winning Season preseason Defensive Player of the Year, and quarterback Greg Sullivan of In 2010, the Crusaders are looking to post a winning record for the sixth Colgate was chosen as the preseason Offensive Player of the Year. straight year. In 2009, Holy Cross fi nished the season with an overall re- cord of 9-3, marking only the ninth time the school history the team has Rank School (1st place votes) 2009 Record Points won at least nine games. The Crusaders previously went 7-4 in 2006, 2007 1. Colgate (6) 9-2 / 4-2 PL 46 and 2008, and their 30-15 mark over the last four seasons is its best in 2. Lafayette (2) 8-3 / 4-2 PL 36 a four-year span since going 36-7-1 from 1989-1992. Holy Cross also 3. Lehigh (3) 4-7 / 4-2 PL 35 posted a winning record in 2005 (6-5), and has an overall mark of 36-20 4. Holy Cross (1) 9-3 / 5-1 PL 34 since the beginning of the 2005 campaign. This marks the fi rst time the 5. Bucknell 4-7 / 2-4 PL 17 Crusaders have posted fi ve straight winning seasons since fi nishing with a 6. Georgetown 0-11 / 0-6 PL 12 winning mark in seven straight years from 1986-1992. Head Coach Tom Gilmore A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year (in 2006 and 2009), Tom Holy Cross In The Polls Gilmore is in his seventh season as the head football coach at Holy Cross in 2010. Last year, Gilmore led the Crusaders to an overall record of 9-3, Here is a look at where the Crusaders have been ranked in the foot- the Patriot League championship and a trip to the NCAA playoffs. Also a ball championship subdivision national polls during the 2010 sea- fi nalist for the 2009 Eddie Robinson Award, he currently owns an overall son: record of 40-29 during his time at Holy Cross, including a 37-21 mark since the beginning of the 2005 campaign. Gilmore has led the Crusaders Date Sports Network FCS Coaches to winning records in fi ve straight seasons, including 7-4 marks in 2006, Preseason 25 25 2007 and 2008, along with winning streaks of six games (in 2008) and fi ve Sept. 6 — — games (in 2006 and 2009). Two of Gilmore’s players, Dominic Randolph Sept. 13 — — (2007, 2008 and 2009) and Steve Silva (2005), have been named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, with Silva also earning fi rst team All-America honors. Gilmore has also led the Crusaders to four victories over ranked opponents, three of which came in 2009. Prior to his time at Crusaders Among League Leaders Holy Cross, Gilmore served as an assistant coach at Lehigh (2000-2003), Several Holy Cross players rank at or near the top of the Patriot League Dartmouth (1992-1999), Pennsylvania (1986, 1990-1991) and Columbia standings in a number of statistical categories, through games of Sept. (1987-1989). An Academic All-American at Pennsylvania, Gilmore gradu- 11. Senior wide receiver Bill Edger stands fourth in the league in receiv- ated in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in computer mathematics. He was ing yards (81.5 yards/game), receptions (5.0 catches/game) and scoring the Ivy League Player of the Year as a senior and helped lead the Quakers (6.0 points/game). Senior placekicker Rob Dornfried ranks fi rst in extra to four consecutive Ivy League titles. point percentage (100.0 percent), and third in fi eld goals (0.5 made/game), while senior quarterback Ryan Taggart is fourth in passing yards (171.0 yards/game) and in pass effi ciency (121.2 rating). In addition, senior free Holy Cross In The NCAA Statistics safety Alex Johnson stands fi rst in interceptions (0.5 picks/game) and Seven Crusaders are ranked among the NCAA leaders in various statistical second in kickoff returns (27.0 yards/return), senior punter Don Lemieux categories, through games of Sept. 11. As a team, Holy Cross ranks third stands second in punting (42.2 yards/punt), and senior wid receiver Fred- in the nation in punt returns, while standing 14th in net punting and 15th die Santana is fourth in scoring (6.0 points/game). As a team, Holy Cross in kickoff returns. The rankings: leads the league in punt returns (85.0 yards/return) and net punting (37.1 yards/punt); while standing second in kickoff returns (30.5 yards/return); Category Rank Player/Team Avg. and ranking third in scoring defense (19.0 points/game) and turnover mar- Punt Returns 3 Holy Cross 30.3 gin (+0.0 turnovers/game). Total Tackles 6 C.J. Martin 12.5 Punting 13 Don Lemieux 42.2 Net Punting 14 Holy Cross 39.0 Scouting The Crimson Quarterback Sacks 14 Sean Lamkin 1.0 Harvard is coming off a 2009 campaign in which it posted a 7-3 overall re- Kickoff Returns 15 Holy Cross 26.4 cord and shared the Ivy League title with a 6-1 mark in conference games. The 26 Alex Johnson 27.0 Crimson offense is led by junior quarterback Collier Winters, who completed Interceptions 24 Alex Johnson 0.5 156 of 272 passes last season for 1,861 yards and 15 touchdowns, while rush- Scoring Defense 24 Holy Cross 19.0 ing for 295 yards and three scores on 121 carries. Senior tailback Gino Gordon Passes Defended 25 Sean Lamkin 1.5 led the team in rushing last season with 632 yards and eight touchdowns on 25 Tom Mannix 1.5 114 attempts, while senior wide out Chris Lorditch was Harvard’s top receiver Fewest Penalties 29 Holy Cross 5.5 with 30 catches for 545 yards and fi ve scores in 2009. The Crimson defense, Points Responsible For 29 Ryan Taggart 12.0 which allowed just 16.4 points and 296.2 yards per game last season, will be Receiving Yards 29 Bill Edger 81.5 led by senior free safety Collin Zych. Last season, Zych totaled 73 tackles, Completions 38 Ryan Taggart 17.0 six tackles for loss and 12 pass breakups. Head coach Tim Murphy is in his Receptions 45 Bill Edger 5.0 17th season at the helm of the Harvard program, where he has a record of Passing Effi ciency 47 Ryan Taggart 121.2 104-55. Murphy’s career record stands at 136-100-1, including fi ve seasons Passing Yards 50 Ryan Taggart 171.0 as the head coach at Cincinnati and two years as head coach at Maine.

2010 Holy Cross Football Pronunciation Guide

Reed Apfelbaum...... AFF-ell-baum Matt Ferrel ...... fuh-RELL Gerald Mistretta ...... miss-TRET-uh Dakota Allosso...... al-AH-so Graham Gawryszewski . gar-vuh-SHEH-ski Mude Ohimor...... MOOD OH-him-or Mike Argillander ...... ARE-gill-AND-er Philip Gough ...... GOFF Eric Oldiges ...... OHL-dih-giss Sam Auffant ...... AW-font Pat Haidon ...... HAY-dun Kyle Pedretty ...... puh-DRET-ee Matt Bellomo ...... bell-OH-moe Josh Hauser ...... HOW-zer Anthony Ruoti ...... rew-AH-tee Mike Bernazzani ...... burn-uh-ZAN-ee Fred Hilow ...... HI-lo Roman SanDoval ...... SAN-doe-vol Francis Camara ...... cuh-MARE-uh Eddie Houghton ...... HOW-ton Kyle Seddon...... SED-uhn Luke Chmielinski...... chem-uh-LIN-ski Cav Koch ...... COOK Ryan Taggart ...... TAG-ert Llazar Cuko ...... CHU-co Don Lemieux ...... luh-MEW Paul Tearson...... TEER-son Anthony DiMichele ...... duh-MIKE-uhl Jack Maliska...... muh-LISS-kuh Mark Tolzien ...... toll-ZEEN Rob Dornfried ...... DORN-freed Brian Mauthe ...... MOW-thee Erik Wachter...... WOK-ter Bill Edger...... EDGE-er James McLaughlin...... mick-LOFF-lin Schuyler Waterhouse ...... SKY-ler Chris Entrup...... ENT-rup Nick Mercurio ...... mer-CURE-ee-oh Sean Whited ...... WHITE-ed Holy Cross Has Four Preseason Holy Cross Record Breakdown All-America Selections Four different Crusaders were chosen as preseason All-Americans heading 2010 Under into the 2010 campaign. Senior defensive end Mude Ohimor was honored Season Gilmore by two organizations, as he was selected as a second team All-American Overall 1-1 40-29 by College Sporting News and a third team All-American by Phil Steele’s Home 1-0 22-13 2010 Preview. In addition, senior linebacker Sean Lamkin Away 0-1 18-16 was named a fi rst team All-American by the FCS Senior Scout Bowl, senior strong safety Anthony DiMichele earned second team All-America honors Patriot League 0-0 22-14 from the Sports Network and senior wide receiver Bill Edger was selected Home 0-0 11-7 as a third team All-American by College Sporting News. Away 0-0 11-7 Crusaders Bring In Preseason Record vs. Conferences: Honors Colonial Athletic Association 0-1 1-6 Several Holy Cross players were selected preseason All-Patriot League by Ivy League 0-0 12-7 Phil Steele’s 2010 College Football Preview. The fi rst team included senior Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 0-0 2-1 strong safety Anthony DiMichele, senior placekicker Rob Dornfried, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 1-0 1-0 senior offensive tackle Mike McCabe, senior defensive end Mude Ohimor 0-0 2-0 and junior linebacker Jimmy Thomas (Severn, Md.). Junior tailback Matt Pioneer Football League 0-0 0-1 Bellomo, senior wide receiver Luke Chmielinski, senior free safety Alex Johnson, senior linebacker Sean Lamkin, senior punter Don Lemieux, Record By Month: senior kick returner Freddie Santana, junior tight end Alex Schneider, junior September 1-1 12-12 center Sean Whited (Canton, Ohio) were all selected to the second team. October 0-0 18-9 November 0-0 10-8 Tradition Of Excellence Record By Day Of Week: The 2010 campaign marks the 115th season of Holy Cross football. The Friday 0-0 0-1 Crusaders currently own an overall record of 593-470-54, good for a .555 Saturday 1-1 40-28 winning percentage. Prior to the start of the 2010 season, Holy Cross’ 592 all-time victories ranked as the 16th most among all Division I-AA Leading After First Quarter 1-0 28-8 schools. Holy Cross has had 31 fi rst team All-America selections, sent 69 Leading At Halftime 1-0 30-7 players on to professional football, won fi ve Lambert Cups, claimed six Leading After Third Quarter 1-0 31-5 Patriot League championships, and was named the Division I-AA Team Trailing After First Quarter 0-1 7-13 of the Year in 1987. The Crusaders also played in the 1946 Orange Bowl, Trailing At Halftime 0-1 8-17 losing to host Miami on the game’s fi nal play. Trailing After Third Quarter 0-1 6-23 Football Legends Ring Of Fame Day Games 1-0 39-26 Inductions Set For October 2 Night Games 0-1 1-3 The athletic department at the College of the Holy Cross will honor six former football standouts this fall, as the inaugural class of the Crusader In The Rain 0-0 7-4 Football Legends Ring of Fame. Gill Fenerty (Class of 1986), Gordie In The Snow 0-0 0-1 Lockbaum (Class of 1988), Edmund Murphy (Class of 1943), Bill Osmanski (Class of 1939), Vince Promuto (Class of 1960) and John Scoring First 1-0 28-12 Provost (Class of 1975) will all be honored in a ceremony at the 2010 Scoring 30 Or More 1-0 25-5 homecoming game against Fordham on Oct. 2, and receive permanent Opponent Scores Less Than 20 1-0 18-0 recognition at Fitton Field. Only former Crusader football players who have been elected to the Holy Cross Varsity Club Hall of Fame are eligible Decided By Seven Or Less 0-0 13-11 for this honor, which will become an annual event each fall. Decided By Eight Or More 1-1 27-18

Against Ranked Opponents 0-1 4-10 Quick Hits Overtime Games 0-0 2-1 Junior linebacker C.J. Martin (Plano, Texas) tied for the team lead with Come From Behind Wins 0 14 18 total tackles last week at UMass. He now leads the team with 25 total tackles on the season ... Holy Cross won its season opener for the second straight season by defeating Howard, and now stands 7-4 in openers over Defending The Home Turf the last 11 years ... The Crusaders were picked as the No. 14 team in the Holy Cross has enjoyed great success at Fitton Field over the years. The nation by the Sporting News ... The 2009 Holy Cross football team received Crusaders, who played their fi rst game at Fitton Field in 1903, have post- an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate Public Recognition Award. ed an all-time home mark of 360-166-27 (.675). Holy Cross has won 11 straight games at home, since falling to Massachusetts 45-42 in the 2008 season opener. The Crusaders had a perfect 6-0 mark at Fitton Field in 2010 Season Weekly Honors 2009, and have now fi nished the year with a winning record at home in each of the last four seasons. Fitton Field is the second-oldest stadium Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week still used for Division I college football, behind only at the Don Lemieux (Sept. 11) University of Pennsylvania (opened in 1895). Holy Cross vs. Harvard Two-Deep Comparison

Holy Cross Depth Chart Harvard Depth Chart (as of September 13, 2010) (as of September 13, 2010) OFFENSE OFFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. WR 1 FREDDIE SANTANA 5-9 185 Sr. WR 89 CHRIS LORDITCH 6-4 190 Sr. 80 Nick Mercurio 6-1 178 So. 14 Mike Cook 6-2 200 Sr. LT 69 MIKE MCCABE 6-5 316 Sr. LT 74 KEVIN MURPHY 6-7 285 Jr. 66 Casey Bessemer 6-5 279 So. 76 Matt McCarthy 6-5 275 So. LG 67 MIKE BERNAZZANI 6-2 277 Sr. LG 66 MATT BUSH 6-3 280 Sr. 75 Fred Hilow 6-4 269 So. 72 Ben Stabler 6-5 300 Jr. C 60 SEAN WHITED 6-3 279 Jr. C 59 CHRIS LEROY 6-3 280 Sr. 72 Kyle Seddon 6-4 290 Jr. 69 Jack Holuba 6-2 275 So. RG 74 SCOTT WISE 6-4 288 Sr. RG 70 BRENT OSBORNE 6-4 285 Sr. 72 Kyle Seddon 6-4 290 Jr. 79 John Collins 6-4 290 So. RT 64 KYLE PEDRETTY 6-4 275 So. RT 76 KYLE HARASIMOWICZ 6-6 275 Sr. 66 Casey Bessemer 6-5 279 So. 73 Nick Scheidler 6-5 270 So. TE 87 ALEX SCHNEIDER 6-7 257 Jr. TE 85 NICOLAI SCHWARZKOPF 6-4 235 Sr. 85 Josh Hauser 6-4 223 So. 90 Kyle Juszczyk 6-3 245 So. TB 31 SAM AUFFANT 6-1 184 So. TB 22 GINO GORDON 5-11 190 Sr. 30 Eddie Houghton 5-11 218 So. 24 Treavor Scales 5-10 190 So. QB 7 RYAN TAGGART 6-2 214 Sr. QB 18 ANDREW HATCH 6-4 225 Sr. 13 Kevin Watson 6-4 215 Jr. 19 Colton Chapple 6-2 200 So. WR 10 LUKE CHMIELINSKI 5-10 188 Sr. WR 81 ADAM CHRISSIS 6-0 195 Jr. 3 Mike Fess 6-0 175 Fr. 7 Alex Sarkisian 6-3 200 Jr. WR 82 BILL EDGER 6-3 197 Sr. WR 87 MARCO IANNUZZI 6-0 180 Sr. 17 Rob Koster 6-6 219 Sr. 15 Levi Richards 6-2 185 Sr. DEFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 94 RYAN MCGINN 6-3 252 Jr. DE 51 BEN GRAEFF 6-3 245 Jr. 53 Rory Sullivan 6-3 254 Sr. 91 Victor Ojukwu 6-1 245 Jr. DT 56 JACK MALISKA 6-4 290 So. DT 48 JOSUE ORTIZ 6-4 270 Jr. 52 Eric Oldiges 6-3 287 Jr. 93 David Salutric 6-5 260 Jr. DE 90 MUDE OHIMOR 6-3 245 Sr. DT 97 CHUKS OBI 6-3 265 Sr. 51 Anthony Ruoti 6-1 261 Sr. 55 David Sklar 6-3 270 Sr. OLB 55 JAMES MCLAUGHLIN 6-2 234 Sr. DE 62 JOHN LYON 6-3 250 So. 95 David Herman 6-2 235 So. 47 Grant Sickle 6-4 235 So. ILB 33 RICKY OTIS 6-1 214 Jr. OLB 94 NICK HASSELBERG 6-2 225 Sr. 50 Perry Townsend 6-0 234 Sr. 35 Bobby Schneider 6-0 210 So. ILB 35 C.J. MARTIN 5-11 220 Jr. ILB 49 ALEX GEDEON 6-1 230 Jr. 42 Brian Mauthe 6-0 222 Sr. 52 Josh Boyd 6-1 230 So. OLB 41 SEAN LAMKIN 6-1 225 Sr. OLB 32 BLAISE DEAL 6-1 215 Jr. 58 Jimmy Thomas 6-3 210 Jr. 46 Alexander Norman 6-2 200 So. CB 15 CAV KOCH 5-11 188 Jr. CB 36 D.J. MONROE 6-0 185 So. 16 Tom Mannix 6-0 179 So. 37 Damani Wilson 5-9 175 Fr. SS 23 ANTHONY DIMICHELE 5-11 188 Sr. SS 9 DAN MINAMIDE 5-11 190 Jr. 36 Dakota Allosso 5-8 192 Sr. 8 Anthony Spadafi no 6-2 190 Sr. FS 20 ALEX JOHNSON 6-0 195 Sr. FS 27 COLLIN ZYCH 5-11 195 Sr. 28 Pat Haidon 6-2 198 Sr. 43 Reynaldo Kirton 6-2 200 Fr. CB 6 CHANDLER FENNER 6-1 189 Jr. CB 3 MATTHEW HANSON 6-1 185 Jr. 9 Irvin Scott 6-1 180 Fr. 26 Colton Lynch 5-10 170 Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 37 ROB DORNFRIED 5-8 182 Sr. PK 42 JACOB DOMBROWSKI 6-1 220 So. 14 Paul Tearson 6-1 175 Sr. 48 David Mothander 6-2 190 Fr. P 4 DON LEMIEUX 5-10 191 Sr. P 42 JACOB DOMBROWSKI 6-1 220 So. 39 Corey Page 6-0 186 Jr. 48 David Mothander 6-2 190 Fr. KO 4 DON LEMIEUX 5-10 191 Sr. KO 42 JACOB DOMBROWSKI 6-1 220 So. 14 Paul Tearson 6-1 175 Sr. 48 David Mothander 6-2 190 Fr. KR 20 ALEX JOHNSON 6-0 195 Sr. KR 87 MARCO IANNUZZI 6-0 180 Sr. 6 Chandler Fenner 6-1 189 Jr. 24 Treavor Scales 5-10 190 So. PR 1 FREDDIE SANTANA 5-9 185 Sr. PR 87 MARCO IANNUZZI 6-0 180 Sr. 31 Sam Auffant 6-1 184 So. 6 Brian Owusu 5-11 175 So. LSNP 53 RORY SULLIVAN 6-3 254 Sr. LSNP 59 CHRIS LEROY 6-3 280 Sr. 52 Eric Oldiges 6-3 287 Jr. 73 Nick Scheidler 6-5 270 So. HLD 7 RYAN TAGGART 6-2 214 Sr. HLD 19 COLTON CHAPPLE 6-2 200 So. 4 Don Lemieux 5-10 191 Sr. 2 Matt Simpson 6-1 195 Sr. 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Results (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Sep 04, 2010 HOWARD W 38-7 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 2:57 6982 Sep 11, 2010 at #18 Massachusetts 7-31 L 1- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 2:45 16352

* indicates conference game

------FIRST DOWNS------RUSHING------PASSING------TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs ------/-- --/-- --/-- --/------/------/------/------/ ------/-- --/-- HOWARD...... 38-7 15/15 5/5 9/7 1/3 21-91 / 47-125 19-32- 0 / 13-26- 1 191/185 53-282 / 73-310 165/48 0/2 Massachusetts...... 7-31 12/28 2/13 8/14 2/1 17-43 / 53-232 19-35- 1 / 25-38- 0 170/293 52-213 / 91-525 107/68 2/0

Totals...... 45-38 27/43 7/18 17/21 3/4 38-134 /100-357 38-67- 1 / 38-64- 1 361/478 105-495 / 164-835 272/116 2/2

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

Team Statistics HC OPP SCORING 45 38 Points Per Game 22.5 19.0 FIRST DOWNS 27 43 R u s h in g 7 18 P a s s in g1721 P e n a l ty 3 4 RUSHING YARDAGE 134 357 Yards gained rushing 159 401 Yards lost rushing 25 44 Rushing Attempts 38 100 Average Per Rush 3.5 3.6 Average Per Game 67.0 178.5 TDs Rushing 1 2 PASSING YARDAGE 361 478 C o m p - A tt - In t 38-67-1 38-64-1 Average Per Pass 5.4 7.5 Average Per Catch 9.5 12.6 Average Per Game 180.5 239.0 TDs Passing 4 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 495 835 Total Plays 105 164 Average Per Play 4.7 5.1 Average Per Game 247.5 417.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-132 4-75 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-121 6-41 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-19 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.4 18.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 30.2 6.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 3-1 4-1 PENALTIES-Yards 11-108 21-208 Average Per Game 54.0 104.0 PUNTS-Yards 13-548 16-441 Average Per Punt 42.2 27.6 Net punt average 39.0 20.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 2 : 1 6 3 7 : 4 4 3RD-DOWN Conversions 7/24 13/37 3rd-Down Pct 29% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/2 4/5 4th-Down Pct 0% 80% SACKS BY-Yards 3-19 2-7 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 6 5 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-3 1-2 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (5-7) 71% (5-6) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-7) 57% (4-6) 67% PAT-ATTEMPTS (6-6) 100% (5-5) 100% ATTENDANCE 6982 16352 Games/Avg Per Game 1/6982 1/16352 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Holy Cross 7 7 17 14 0 45 Opponents 14 17 7 0 0 38 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Eddie Houghton 2 - 0 8 48 0 48 6.0 0 26 24.0 Freddie Santana 2 99 49.5 1 85 Sam Auffant 2 - 2 13 45 4 41 3.2 1 10 20.5 Gerald Mistretta 1 0 0.0 0 0 Gerald Mistretta 2 - 1 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 17 11.0 Perry Townsend 1 22 22.0 0 0 Freddie Santana 2 - 2 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 7.0 Total 4 121 30.2 1 85 Ryan Taggart 2 - 2 7 18 7 11 1.6 0 9 5.5 Opponents 6 41 6.8 0 19 Luke Chmielinski 2 - 2 3 10 0 10 3.3 0 5 5.0 Kevin Watson 2 - 0 3 2 3 -1 -0.3 0 2 -0.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Team 2 - 0 1 0 11 -11 -11.0 0 0 -5.5 Alex Johnson 1 19 19.0 0 19 Total 2 38 159 25 134 3.5 1 26 67.0 Total 1 19 19.0 0 19 Opponents 2 100 401 44 357 3.6 2 17 178.5 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Ryan Taggart 2 - 2 121.19 34-61-1 55.7 342 4 38 171.0 Alex Johnson 4 108 27.0 0 37 Kevin Watson 2 - 0 93.27 4-6-0 66.7 19 0 7 9.5 Chandler Fenner 1 24 24.0 0 24 Total 2 118.69 38-67-1 56.7 361 4 38 180.5 Total 5 132 26.4 0 37 Opponents 2 134.46 38-64-1 59.4 478 3 41 239.0 Opponents 4 75 18.8 0 27

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Bill Edger 2 - 2 10 163 16.3 2 38 81.5 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Luke Chmielinski 2 - 2 7 64 9.1 1 19 32.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Alex Schneider 2 - 1 5 23 4.6 0 7 11.5 Freddie Santana 2 - 2 4 48 12.0 1 20 24.0 Sam Auffant 2 - 2 4 16 4.0 0 5 8.0 Gerald Mistretta 2 - 1 3 22 7.3 0 14 11.0 Nick Mercurio 2 - 0 2 11 5.5 0 7 5.5 Mike Fess 2 - 0 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5 Josh Hauser 2 - 0 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 Eddie Houghton 2 - 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 Total 2 38 361 9.5 4 38 180.5 Opponents 2 38 478 12.6 3 41 239.0 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Freddie Santana 2 ------12 Ryan Taggart 2 68 11 342 353 176.5 Bill Edger 2 ------12 Eddie Houghton 2 8 48 0 48 24.0 Rob Dornfried - 1-2 6-6 - - - - - 9 Sam Auffant 2 13 41 0 41 20.5 Sam Auffant 1 ------6 Gerald Mistretta 2 2 22 0 22 11.0 Luke Chmielinski 1 ------6 Kevin Watson 2 9 -1 19 18 9.0 Paul Tearson - 0-1 ------0 Freddie Santana 2 1 14 0 14 7.0 Total 6 1-3 6-6 - - - - - 45 Luke Chmielinski 2 3 10 0 10 5.0 Opponents 5 1-2 5-5 - - - - - 38 Team 2 1 -11 0 -11 -5.5 Total 2 105 134 361 495 247.5 Opponents 2 164 357 478 835 417.5

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Paul Tearson 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 Don Lemieux 13 548 42.2 63 0 1 5 5 0 Rob Dornfried 1-2 50.0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 29 0 Total 13 548 42.2 63 0 1 5 5 0 Opponents 16 441 27.6 56 0 3 4 1 2 FG Sequence Holy Cross Opponents Howard 51,(29) 22 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Massachusetts 37 (37) Don Lemieux 9 568 63.1 4 1 Total 9 568 63.1 4 1 18.8 45.9 24 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Opponents 6 359 59.8 0 1 26.4 37.8 32 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Bill Edger 2 0 163 0 0 0 163 81.5 Freddie Santana 2 14 48 99 0 0 161 80.5 Alex Johnson 2 0 0 0 108 19 127 63.5 Luke Chmielinsk 2 10 64 0 0 0 74 37.0 Sam Auffant 2 41 16 0 0 0 57 28.5 Eddie Houghton 2 48 2 0 0 0 50 25.0 Gerald Mistretta 2 22 22 0 0 0 44 22.0 Chandler Fenner 2 0 0 0 24 0 24 12.0 Alex Schneider 2 0 23 0 0 0 23 11.5 Perry Townsend 2 0 0 22 0 0 22 11.0 Nick Mercurio 2 0 11 0 0 0 11 5.5 Ryan Taggart 2 11 0 0 0 0 11 5.5 Mike Fess 2 0 9 0 0 0 9 4.5 Josh Hauser 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 1.5 Kevin Watson 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.5 Team 2 -11 0 0 0 0 -11 -5.5 Total 2 134 361 121 132 19 767 383.5 Opponents 2 357 478 41 75 0 951 475.5 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 35 C.J. Martin 2-2 13 12 25 ...... 23 Anthony DiMichele 1-1 14 4 18 1-1 ...... 41 Sean Lamkin 2-2 12 4 16 2-11 2-11 . 3 . . . . . 32 Roman SanDoval 2-0 9 4 13 ...... 15 Cav Koch 2-2 7 5 12 ...... 36 Dakota Allosso 2-0 8 4 12 ...... 6 Chandler Fenner 2-2 9 3 12 . . . 1 . . . 1 . 33 Ricky Otis 1-1 6 6 12 1-1 1-0 ...... 16 Tom Mannix 2-1 6 5 11 . . . 3 . . . . . 55 James McLaughlin 2-2 8 3 11 ...... 20 Alex Johnson 2-2 8 1 9 . . 1-19 ...... 90 Mude Ohimor 2-2 7 1 8 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 58 Jimmy Thomas 2-0 2 6 8 ...... 56 Jack Maliska 2-2 4 2 6 1-3 ...... 42 Brian Mauthe 2-0 2 3 5 ...... 51 Anthony Ruoti 2-0 4 1 5 1-1 ...... 50 Perry Townsend 2-1 3 . 3 1-1 ...... 1 . 59 Matt Ferrel 2-0 . 2 2 ...... 94 Ryan McGinn 2-2 2 . 2 ...... 9 Irvin Scott 2-0 2 . 2 ...... 53 Rory Sullivan 2-0 2 . 2 2-11 1-8 ...... 34 Scotty O'Donoghue 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 21 Colby Husby 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 5 Francis Camara 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 4 Don Lemieux 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 52 Eric Oldiges 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 8 Gerald Mistretta 2-1 . 1 1 ...... 40 Reed Apfelbaum 2-0 1 . 1 ...... Total 2 133 68 201 9-29 3-19 1-19 7 . 1-0 . 2 . Opponents 2 67 17 84 7-27 2-7 1-0 6 . 1-0 1 . . 2010 Game-By-Game Recaps

Game #1 Game #2 #25 Holy Cross 38, Howard 7 #18 Massachusetts 31, Holy Cross 7 September 4, 2010 • Worcester, Mass. September 11, 2010 • Amherst, Mass. Bill Edger caught seven passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns, to lead UMass quarterback Kyle Havens completed 25 of 38 passes for 293 yards Holy Cross to a 38-7 victory over Howard at Fitton Field. Ryan Taggart and two touchdowns, to lead the 18th-ranked Minutemen to a 31-7 victory also played well in the fi rst start of his collegiate career, hitting on 17 of 29 over Holy Cross at Warren P. McGuirk . UMass opened pass attempts for 186 yards and three touchdowns. Holy Cross began the the scoring at the 5:20-mark of the fi rst quarter on a 19-yard touchdown scoring at the 10:30-mark of the fi rst quarter, when Taggart threw an 11-yard pass from Havens to Dan Sheeran. The Minutemen increased their lead to touchdown pass to Luke Chmielinski. The score remained at 7-0 until late 14-0 later in the quarter on a one-yard scoring run by John Griffi n. UMass in the second quarter, when Alex Johnson intercepted a pass and returned would then recover an onside kick, followed by a Jonathan Hernandez it to the Howard 21-yard line. Two plays later, Taggart hit Edger with a one-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. The Minutemen went 20-yard scoring strike to make the score 14-0 at halftime. The Crusaders on to add a three-yard touchdown pass from Havens to Rob Blanchfl ower increased their lead to 24-0 in the third quarter, on a 38-yard pass from and a 37-yard Caleb Viotette fi eld goal to take a 31-0 lead into the locker Taggart to Edger and a 29-yard fi eld goal by Rob Dornfried. The Bison room. In the third quarter, Perry Townsend blocked a punt which was then put their only points of the day on the board late in the third quarter, recovered by Reed Apfelbaum at the UMass 20-yard line. On the next play, when Jarad Dorsey hit Willie Carter for a 33-yard touchdown. Holy Cross Ryan Taggart threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Santana, for the concluded the scoring in the fourth quarter on a 10-yard run by Sam Auffant only points scored by either team in the second half. Taggart completed and an 85-yard punt return by Freddie Santana. Ricky Otis led the Crusader 17 of 32 attempts on the night for 156 yards with one touchdown and one defense with 12 tackles and one tackle for loss, while Sean Lamkin added interception, while Anthony DiMichele and C.J. Martin led the defense with six tackles with two quarterback sacks and two pass breakups. Carter totaled 18 total tackles each. Don Lemieux also had a strong game, averaging 47.0 six receptions for 130 yards and a score to lead the Bison, while Jermell yards on six punts, with three kicks over 50 yards and four punts downed Ellis recorded four tackles with a sack and two tackles for loss. inside the 20-yard line.

Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th — Total Scoring Summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th — Total Howard 0 0 7 0 — 7 Holy Cross 0 0 7 0 — 7 Holy Cross 7 7 10 14 — 38 Massachusetts 14 17 0 0 — 31

1st 10:30 HC—Chmielinski 11 pass from Taggart (Dornfried kick) 1st 10:30 UM—Sheeran 19 pass from Havens (Violette kick) 2nd 1:59 HC—Edger 20 pass from Taggart (Dornfried kick) 2:21 UM—Griffi n 1 run (Violette kick) 3rd 12:04 HC—Edger 38 pass from Taggart (Dornfried kick) 2nd 12:57 UM—Hernandez 1 run (Violette kick) 9:05 HC—Dornfried 29 fi eld goal 5:35 UM—Blanchfl ower 3 pass from Havens (Violette kick) 1:41 HU—Carter 33 pass from Dorsey (Munoz kick) 0:00 UM—Violette 37 fi eld goal 4th 14:55 HC—Auffant 10 run (Dornfried kick) 3rd 2:52 HC—Santana 20 pass from Taggart (Dornfried kick) 12:24 HC—Santana 85 punt return (Dornfried kick) Team Statistics Holy Cross Massachusetts Team Statistics Howard Holy Cross First Downs 12 28 First Downs 15 15 Rushing Yards 43 232 Rushing Yards 125 91 Passing Yards 170 293 Passing Yards 185 191 Total Offense 213 525 Total Offense 310 282 Comp-Att-Int 19-35-1 25-38-0 Comp-Att-Int 13-26-1 19-32-0 Fumbles / Lost 2 / 1 1 / 0 Fumbles / Lost 3 / 1 1 / 0 Penalties / Yards 6 / 43 11 / 104 Penalties / Yards 10 / 104 5 / 65 Punts / Average 6 / 47.0 8 / 20.8 Punts / Average 8 / 34.4 7 / 38.0 Punt Returns 3-36 2-35 Punt Returns 4-6 1-85 Kickoff Returns 3-71 2-33 Kickoff Returns 2-42 2-61 Time of Possession 20:47 39:13 Time of Possession 36:15 23:45 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics HC Rushing: Taggart (6-15-0), Auffant (5-10-0), Houghton (2-7-0), HU Rushing: Bradden (7-31-0), Drayton (4-27-0), Leffall (15-25-0), Coun- Chmielinski (1-5-0), Mistretta (1-5-0), Watson (2-1-0); UM Rushing: cil (9-18-0), Carter (1-17-0), Brown (3-10-0), Rodriguez (2-7-0), Tirado Griffi n (18-75-1), Hernandez (15-71-1), Smith (11-50-0), Havens (7-26-0), (0-1-0), Team (1-(-4)-0), Dorsey (5-(-7)-0); HC Rushing: Houghton (6- Nelson (1-10-0), Julmiste (1-0-0). 41-0), Auffant (8-31-1), Mistretta (1-17-0), Santana (1-14-0), Chmielinski HC Passing: Taggart (17-32-156-1-1), Watson (2-3-14-0-0); UM Passing: (2-5-0), Watson (1-(-2)-0), Taggart (1-(-4)-0), Team (1-(-11)-0). Havens (25-38-293-2-0). HU Passing: Dorsey (5-10-96-1-0), Bradden (8-15-89-0-1), Council (0-1- HC Receiving: Chmielinski (4-43-0), Schneider (4-22-0), Edger (3-39-0), 0-0-0); HC Passing: Taggart (17-29-186-3-0), Watson (2-3-5-0-0). Santana (2-36-1), Auffant (2-7-0), Fess (1-9-0), Mercurio (1-7-0), Mistretta HU Receiving: Carter (6-130-1), Hughes (2-17-0), Leffall (1-23-0), Hayes (1-4-0), Hauser (1-3-0); UM Receiving: Nelson (8-103-0), Talley (5-64- (1-7-0), Rodriguez (1-5-0), Gunter (1-2-0), Drayton (1-1-0); HC Receiving: 0), Sheeran (4-77-1), Blanchfl ower (3-17-1), Griffi n (3-17-0), Hernandez Edger (7-124-2), Chmielinski (3-21-1), Mistretta (2-18-0), Santana (2-12-0), (1-9-0), Julmiste (1-6-0). Auffant (2-9-0), Mercurio (1-4-0), Houghton (1-2-0), Schneider (1-1-0). 2010 Game-By-Game Starters

Offense WR LT LG C RG RT TE TB QB WR WR Howard Santana McCabe Bernazzani Whited Wise Pedretty Schneider Auffant Taggart Chmielinski Edger Massachusetts Santana McCabe Bernazzani Whited Wise Pedretty Mistretta (wr) Auffant Taggart Chmielinski Edger Harvard Georgetown Fordham Brown Dartmouth Colgate Lehigh Lafayette Bucknell

Defense DE DT DE LB LB LB LB CB SS FS CB Howard McGinn Maliska Ohimor McLaughlin Otis Martin Lamkin Koch Mannix Johnson Fenner Massachusetts McGinn Maliska Ohimor McLaughlin Townsend Martin Lamkin Koch DiMichele Johnson Fenner Harvard Georgetown Fordham Brown Dartmouth Colgate Lehigh Lafayette Bucknell

Longest Holy Cross Plays In 2010

RUSHING KICKOFF RETURNS 26 yds Eddie Houghton vs. Howard, 9/4 (3rd quarter) 37 yds Alex Johnson vs. Howard, 9/4 (3rd quarter) 17 yds Gerald Mistretta vs. Howard, 9/4 (1st quarter) 29 yds Alex Johnson at UMass, 9/11 (2nd quarter) 14 yds Freddie Santana vs. Howard, 9/4 (1st quarter) 24 yds Chandler Fenner vs. Howard, 9/4 (1st quarter) 10 yds Sam Auffant vs. Howard, 9/4 (TD, 4th quarter) 22 yds Alex Johnson at UMass, 9/11 (1st quarter) 20 yds Alex Johnson at UMass, 9/11 (3rd quarter) PASSING 38 yds Ryan Taggart to Bill Edger vs. Howard, 9/4 (TD, 3rd quarter) PUNT RETURNS 34 yds Ryan Taggart to Bill Edger vs. Howard, 9/4 (3rd quarter) 85 yds Freddie Santana vs. Howard, 9/4 (TD, 4th quarter) 22 yds Ryan Taggart to Bill Edger at UMass, 9/11 (3rd quarter) 22 yds Perry Townsend at UMass, 9/11 (3rd quarter) 20 yds Ryan Taggart to Bill Edger vs. Howard, 9/4 (TD, 2nd quarter) 14 yds Freddie Santana at UMass, 9/11 (3rd quarter) 20 yds Ryan Taggart to Freddie Santana at UMass, 9/11 (TD, 3rd quarter) 19 yds Ryan Taggart to Luke Chmielinski at UMass, 9/11 (4th quarter) INTERCEPTION RETURNS 19 yds Alex Johnson vs. Howard, 9/4 (2nd quarter) FIELD GOALS 29 yds Rob Dornfried vs. Howard, 9/4 (3rd quarter) PUNTS 63 yds Don Lemieux vs. Howard, 9/4 (2nd quarter) 53 yds Don Lemieux at UMass, 9/11 (1st quarter) 53 yds Don Lemieux at UMass, 9/11 (4th quarter) 51 yds Don Lemieux vs. Howard, 9/4 (2nd quarter) 51 yds Don Lemieux at UMass, 9/11 (2nd quarter) 46 yds Don Lemieux at UMass, 9/11 (2nd quarter) 43 yds Don Lemieux vs. Howard, 9/4 (2nd quarter) 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 04 HOWARD 21 91 1 26 19 191 3 38 19-32-0 191 3 38 2 61 0 37 1 85 1 85 282 Sep 11 at Massachusetts 17 43 0 9 19 170 1 22 19-35-1 170 1 22 3 71 0 29 3 36 0 14 213 Holy Cross 38 134 1 26 38 361 4 38 38-67-1 361 4 38 5 132 0 37 4 121 1 85 495 Opponents 100 357 2 17 38 478 3 41 38-64-1 478 3 41 4 75 0 27 6 41 0 19 835

Games played: 2 Avg per rush: 3.5 Avg per catch: 9.5 Pass efficiency: 118.69 Kick ret avg: 26.4 Punt ret avg: 30.2 All purpose avg/game: 383.5 Total offense avg/gm: 247.5 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 04 HOWARD 60 27 87 7-27 3-19 0 1-0 1-19 0 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 38 Sep 11 at Massachusetts 73 41 114 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1-1 0 0 0 7 Holy Cross 133 68 201 9-29 4-19 0 1-0 1-19 0 7 2 6-6 0 0 0 45 Opponents 67 17 84 7-27 2-7 1 1-0 1-0 0 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 38

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 04 HOWARD 7 266 38.0 63 00021 1-2290745164.4 4 1 Sep 11 at Massachusetts 6 282 47.0 53 0 0 1 3 4 0-1 0 0 2 117 58.5 0 0 Holy Cross 13 548 42.2 63 00155 1-3290956863.1 4 1 Opponents 16 441 27.6 56 2 0 3 1 4 1-2 37 0 6 359 59.8 0 1 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 04 HOWARD 47 125 0 17 13 185 1 41 13-26-1 185 1 41 2 42 0 27 4 6 0 5 310 Sep 11 at Massachusetts 53 232 2 15 25 293 2 30 25-38-0 293 2 30 2 33 0 19 2 35 0 19 525 Opponents 100 357 2 17 38 478 3 41 38-64-1 478 3 41 4 75 0 27 6 41 0 19 835 Holy Cross 38 134 1 26 38 361 4 38 38-67-1 361 4 38 5 132 0 37 4 121 1 85 495

Games played: 2 Avg per rush: 3.6 Avg per catch: 12.6 Pass efficiency: 134.46 Kick ret avg: 18.8 Punt ret avg: 6.8 All purpose avg/game: 475.5 Total offense avg/gm: 417.5 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 04 HOWARD 33 5 38 4-19 1-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sep 11 at Massachusetts 34 12 46 3-8 1-3 1 1-0 1-0 0 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Opponents 67 17 84 7-27 2-7 1 1-0 1-0 0 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 38 Holy Cross 133 68 201 9-29 4-19 0 1-0 1-19 0 7 2 6-6 0 0 0 45

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 04 HOWARD 8 275 34.4 56 00213 0-100211256.0 0 0 Sep 11 at Massachusetts 8 166 20.8 44 2 0 1 0 1 1-1 37 0 4 247 61.8 0 1 Opponents 16 441 27.6 56 20314 1-2370635959.8 0 1 Holy Cross 13 548 42.2 63 0 0 1 5 5 1-3 29 0 9 568 63.1 4 1 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Superlatives (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 8 Sam Auffant vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Rushing 41 Eddie Houghton vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) TD Rushes 1 Sam Auffant vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Long Rush 26 Eddie Houghton vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Pass attempts 32 Ryan Taggart at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Pass completions 17 Ryan Taggart vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 17 Ryan Taggart at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Passing 186 Ryan Taggart vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) TD Passes 3 Ryan Taggart vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Long Pass 38 Ryan Taggart vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Receptions 7 Bill Edger vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Receiving 124 Bill Edger vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) TD Receptions 2 Bill Edger vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Long Reception 38 Bill Edger vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Field Goals 1 Rob Dornfried vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Long Field Goal 29 Rob Dornfried vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Punts 7 Don Lemieux vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Punting Avg 47.0 Don Lemieux at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Long Punt 63 Don Lemieux vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Long Punt Return 85 Freddie Santana vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Long Kickoff Return 37 Alex Johnson vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Tackles 18 Anthony DiMichele at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) 18 C.J. Martin at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Sacks 2.0 Sean Lamkin vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Sean Lamkin vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 2.0 Rory Sullivan vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Interceptions 1 Alex Johnson vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Superlatives (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 21 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Rushing 91 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Per Rush 4.3 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) TD Rushes 1 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Pass attempts 35 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Pass completions 19 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 19 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Passing 191 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Per Pass 6.0 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) TD Passes 3 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Total Plays 53 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Total Offense 282 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Yards Per Play 5.3 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Points 38 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Sacks By 3 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) First Downs 15 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Penalties 6 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Penalty Yards 65 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Turnovers 2 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Interceptions By 1 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Superlatives (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 18 John Griffin, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Rushing 75 John Griffin, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) TD Rushes 1 Jon. Hernandez, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) 1 John Griffin, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Long Rush 17 Willie Carter, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Pass attempts 38 Kyle Havens, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Pass completions 25 Kyle Havens, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Passing 293 Kyle Havens, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) TD Passes 2 Kyle Havens, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Long Pass 41 Jarad Dorsey, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 41 Terry Bradden, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Receptions 8 Anthony Nelson, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Receiving 130 Willie Carter, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) TD Receptions 1 Willie Carter, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 1 Dan Sheeran, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) 1 R. Blanchflower, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Long Reception 41 Willie Carter, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Field Goals 1 Caleb Violette, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Long Field Goal 37 Caleb Violette, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Punts 8 Bryan Jackson, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Punting Avg 34.4 Bryan Jackson, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Long Punt 56 Bryan Jackson, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Long Punt Return 19 Julian Talley, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Long Kickoff Return 27 Brandon Drayton, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Tackles 7 Perry McIntyre, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Sacks 1.0 Jermell Ellis, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 1.0 Tyler Holmes, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Jermell Ellis, vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 2.0 Tyler Holmes, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Interceptions 1 Tyler Holmes, at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Game Superlatives (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 53 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Rushing 232 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Per Rush 4.4 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) TD Rushes 2 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Pass attempts 38 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Pass completions 25 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Passing 293 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Per Pass 7.7 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) TD Passes 2 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Total Plays 91 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Total Offense 525 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Yards Per Play 5.8 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Points 31 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Sacks By 1 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 1 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) First Downs 28 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Penalties 11 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Penalty Yards 104 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) 104 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) Turnovers 2 vs Howard (Sep 04, 2010) Interceptions By 1 at Massachusetts (Sep 11, 2010) 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

RUSHING No-Yds/TD HOW UMASS Eddie Houghton RB 8-48/0 6-41/0 2-7/0 Sam Auffant RB 13-41/1 8-31/1 5-10/0 Ger. Mistretta WR 2-22/0 1-17/0 1-5/0 Freddie Santana WR 1-14/0 1-14/0 - Ryan Taggart QB 7-11/0 1--4/0 6-15/0 L. Chmielinski WR 3-10/0 2-5/0 1-5/0 Kevin Watson QB 3--1/0 1--2/0 2-1/0 Team 1--11/0 1--11/0 -

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD HOW UMASS Bill Edger WR 10-163/2 7-124/2 3-39/0 L. Chmielinski WR 7-64/1 3-21/1 4-43/0 Freddie Santana WR 4-48/1 2-12/0 2-36/1 Alex Schneider TE 5-23/0 1-1/0 4-22/0 Ger. Mistretta WR 3-22/0 2-18/0 1-4/0 Sam Auffant RB 4-16/0 2-9/0 2-7/0 Nick Mercurio WR 2-11/0 1-4/0 1-7/0 Mike Fess WR 1-9/0 - 1-9/0 Josh Hauser TE 1-3/0 - 1-3/0 Eddie Houghton RB 1-2/0 1-2/0 - 2010 Holy Cross Football Holy Cross Passing Game-by-Game (as of Sep 13, 2010) All games

#7 Ryan Taggart Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Howard 17 29 0 58.6 186 3 38 1-4 146.63 Massachusetts 17 32 1 53.1 156 1 22 1-3 98.14 TOTALS 34 61 1 55.7 342 4 38 2-7 121.19

#13 Kevin Watson Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Howard 2 3 0 66.7 5 0 4 0-0 80.67 Massachusetts 2 3 0 66.7 14 0 7 0-0 105.87 TOTALS 4 6 0 66.7 19 0 7 0-0 93.27 Lamkin returns ready for Holy Cross

By Jennifer Toland Worcester Telegram & Gazette September 3, 2010

Opposing offenses better be ready, because Holy Cross se- While Lamkin was recovering from his knee injury, he had nior linebacker Sean Lamkin plans on making up for lost time another health issue to deal with this summer. He had inexpli- this season. cably lost 30 pounds, was fatigued and continually thirsty. In Lamkin tore the anterior crucial ligament in his left knee mid-July, Lamkin was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. in the fi rst quarter of HC’s third game of 2009 and missed the “It was a surprise because there is no history (of diabe- rest of the season. Almost 12 months later, Lamkin, an All-Pa- tes) in my family,” Lamkin said, “but I’ve got it under control triot League selection in 2008, is back to lead the Holy Cross now.” defense. Lamkin has to check his blood sugar level and give himself “It was a big blow when we lost him,” HC coach Tom insulin injections, but his condition isn’t affecting him on the Gilmore said, “and getting him back is a shot in the arm. He fi eld. is probably the most physical player on the team. He plays the “I just tried to move on and I’m managing it,” said the 6-1 game the way it should be played and I think it raises the level Lamkin, who gained back the weight he lost and is back to his of his teammates. You can’t help but play at a high level when regular playing weight of about 225. you’re around him.” Jimmy Thomas stepped in for Lamkin last season and fi n- The defending Patriot League champion Crusaders open ished fi fth on the team with 67 tackles. He had a great perfor- the season against Howard at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Fitton Field. mance in a win over Fordham with 12 tackles, two sacks and It will be the fi rst meeting between the schools. The Bison, who a fumble recovery. Thomas, a junior, will back up Lamkin this play in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, are coming off a year. Gilmore considers linebacker to be one of the deepest po- 2-9 campaign. sitions on the team. During HC’s run to the PL title and NCAA Lamkin, who is from Jenks, Okla., received a medical playoffs, Lamkin was around his teammates, on the sidelines redshirt and is back for a fi fth season. He was elected captain, and in meetings. He’d obviously like to be a more active part of along with seniors Anthony DiMichele and Freddie Santana. HC’s success this season. Lamkin had a terrifi c junior year, starting all 11 games at out- The Crusaders are ranked 25th in Sports Network and side linebacker and leading the team with 71 tackles. Lamkin Football Championship Subdivision coaches preseason polls. got off to another strong start last year, totaling seven tackles They were picked to fi nish fourth in the Patriot League. and an interception during a dominant day for HC’s defense “We know what it takes (to win the league), but it’s not against Georgetown, but two weeks later his season was over. going to come easy,” Lamkin said. “Being ranked fourth in the “It was defi nitely a low point,” Lamkin said. Patriot League is kind of a shock because we won it last year, Lamkin endured a long rehab, missed spring ball and eased so we defi nitely have chip on our shoulders.” his way into preseason camp, not putting on pads until about a week and a half ago. “I’ve taken each step carefully, focused on getting my con- fi dence back, and luckily it’s been pretty good so far,” he said. “I think I’m almost 100 percent.”