Both his win total and .654 winning percentage rank second in Hofstra football coaching history.

"After reflecting on my coaching career and talking with my family this summer, it became clear that this year was the right time to retire,” Gardi said. “I have worked tirelessly for 16 years to take this football program to a level of excellence in I-AA. I feel like I deserve the chance to enjoy time with my family, which is tough to do with the responsibilities and physical demands of being a head coach at this level.” HOFSTRA FOOTBALL, 2005 Gardi and his wife, Audrey, have two grown children and four grandchildren. He states family is a key factor in his GAME 11: decision to retire. “When I was coaching for the Jets, I HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (6-4, 4-3) missed out on a lot of opportunities to watch my children vs grow up. Now I have the chance to enjoy my #7 UNIVERSITY of MASSACHUSETTS grandchildren and be there to watch them grow up. The (7-3, 6-1) experience as Head Coach of this University has been Saturday, November 19, 2005 – 1 p.m. fulfilling beyond expectations, but I look forward to James M. Shuart Stadium –Hempstead, NY turning to the next chapter in my life." Under Gardi's Television: RNN (Regional News Network), Tape guidance, Hofstra Delay, Sunday, November 20 at 3 p.m. made the jump from Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7) Pregame show at 12:30 p.m. NCAA Division III in Internet: www.WRHU.org 1990 to I-AA in 1994. Since then, the Pride 2005 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE has become a Sept. 10 at Albany (TW Cable) 36-7 W nationally recognized Sept. 17 STONY BROOK (RNN) 55-0 W I-AA program and has Sept. 24 at #9 Furman 41-44 L 2OT earned five NCAA I- Oct. 1 #6 JAMES MADISON* (MSG) 10-42 L AA championship bids Oct. 8 at #13 Delaware* (A10&FSNY) 10-6 W in the last 10 seasons. Oct. 15 MAINE* + (RNN) 44-0 W Over the past 16 Oct. 22 at Richmond* 37-43 L 2OT years, more than 90 Oct. 29 at Rhode Island* 38-24 W school records, seven Nov. 5 #2 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 26-29 L ECAC marks, and Nov. 12 at Northeastern* 20-17 W four NCAA records Nov. 19 #5 MASSACHUSETTS* 1:00 p.m. have either been * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming • All times ET topped or tied by the Pride. Gardi has also recorded 10 winning seasons during his Pride tenure. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Associate Director of Athletics- Gardi came to Hofstra after five years (1985-90) as Communications; (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - assistant supervisor of officials for the National Football Cell; (516) 463-5033 - Fax League. His duties in the League office included the evaluation, recruitment and training of college officials Massachusetts – Jason Yellin, Assistant Athletic for positions in the professional ranks. Director/Media Relations; (413) 577-3061- O; (413) 545- 1556- Fax Gardi recorded the third undefeated regular season in school history in his first year at Hofstra in 1990. He also James M. Shuart Stadium Press Box - (516) 463-5274 recorded the school's first-ever NCAA playoff victories, an NCAA East Regional championship and a berth in the FAREWELL, COACH GARDI: Hofstra University Head national semifinals in 1990. Under his guidance the team Football Coach Joe Gardi, who has directed the Pride posted eight victories in 13 I-AA games in 1991 and program since 1990, announced last Monday that he will 1992, as the Pride prepared for the move to I-AA. retire at the conclusion of the 2005 season. Gardi has Hofstra recorded a 6-3-1 mark in 1993, and an 8-1-1 recorded a 118-62-2 record in his 16 seasons at Hofstra. record and a 22nd-place national ranking in 1994, the Pride’s first official season as a I-AA member. offense (2), returns (3), passing offense (4), scoring In 1995 Gardi directed the Dutchmen to a 10-1-0 regular offense (5) and turnover margin (10). season (losing only to I-AA national finalist Marshall, 30- 28), as well as to the I-AA playoffs and Hofstra's first- From 1976 through 1984, Gardi served as an assistant ever I-AA top 10 national ranking−finishing ninth at the coach with the Jets under three head coaches. He end of the regular season. In the process, Hofstra served as special teams/tight ends coach under Lou ranked in the top 10 in the country in seven team Holtz in 1976; special teams/linebackers coach from statistical categories. For his efforts, Gardi received 1977 to 1980 and defensive coordinator in 1981 and numerous postseason coaching honors, including the 1982 under Walt Michaels; and assistant head Scotty Whitelaw Award from the Metropolitan Football coach/defensive coordinator under Joe Walton in 1983 Writers Association as the ECAC I-AA Coach of the and 1984. In 1981 the Jets formed the best defensive Year. Gardi also became the first recipient of the Vince unit in the Conference, allowing just Lombardi College Coach of the Year Award from the 304 yards per game, while leading the NFL with 66 Lombardi Foundation. The National Football Foundation sacks. In the strike-shortened 1982 season, the Jets and College Hall of Fame named Gardi the Division I-AA advanced to the AFC Championship game before Coach of the Year, and the dropping a 14-0 decision to Miami, despite holding the Players Association selected him its I-AA College Coach Dolphins to just 197 yards in the contest. of the Year. Gardi also received the Long Island Sports Commission’s Good Guy Award. A year later Hofstra HOFSTRA COACHING STAFF: The Pride lost just one was ranked in the top 10 in four team statistical assistant coach, special teams assistant Alberto Van der categories, including rushing defense, total defense and Mije, from last year’s staff. The 2005 Pride football scoring defense. coaching staff is as follows:

In 1997 Hofstra posted a 9-2 regular season record, was Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Yr. ranked 14th in the country, received its second I-AA Greg Gigantino Def. Coord. 13 28 playoff bid, and ranked second in passing offense, Warren Ruggiero Off. Coord. 6 18 eighth in and ninth in scoring offense. Bob McIntyre Linebackers 17 17 Individually, five Flying Dutchmen placed in the top 10 of Adam Brown DL & ST 5 5 four categories. In 1998 the Flying Dutchmen posted an Carlton Goff RB 3 10 8-3 record, attained their then highest-ever I-AA ranking Damian Wroblewski Off. Line 2 7 at fifth in the nation, and were ranked fifth in scoring Jaime Elizondo Receivers 2 6 offense, 10th in turnover margin, 11th in total offense Chip Garber Def. Backs 2 25 and 12th in kickoff return average in I-AA. Dennis Mikula Tight Ends 2 2 Dassin Blackwell Def. Asst. 1 6 Hofstra equaled its best I-AA regular season record with a 10-1 mark in 1999 and was ranked as high as fourth in HOFSTRA- the country. The Pride received their third NCAA I-AA MASSACHUSETTS Championship bid, advanced to the quarterfinals, SERIES: Saturday's finished the year with an 11-2 overall record and game is the ninth captured the Lambert Cup as the top I-AA program in meeting between Hofstra the East. Gardi was also a finalist for the Eddie and Massachusetts in a Robinson Award as I-AA Coach of the Year. series that started in 1997. The Pride holds a In 2000 Hofstra recorded an 8-3 regular season record 5-3-0 series lead. The and was ranked as high as fourth in the country in I-AA. two teams met last year in Amherst with the Minutemen The Pride received their fourth I-AA Playoff bid and posting a 40-30 victory over the Pride. Hofstra is 1-1 defeated Furman on the road in the opening round against Massachusetts on Long Island. The two teams before losing to eventual national champions Georgia have split the four meetings since the Pride joined the Southern in the quarterfinals. Hofstra finished the year 9- Atlantic 10 in 2001. The series history is as follows: 4 and was ranked seventh in the final I-AA poll by The Sports Network. Year Winner (Loc.) Score 1997 Hofstra (A) 51-13 In 2001 Hofstra ended its I-AA independent status by 1998 Massachusetts (H) 35-40 joining the Atlantic 10 Football Conference. Gardi 1999 Hofstra (A) 27-14 directed the Pride to a 9-2 regular season record 2000 Hofstra (A) 51-36 including a 7-2 conference mark, the A10's co- 2001 Hofstra (H) 36-6 championship, the conference automatic bid to the 2002 Hofstra (A) 31-28 NCAA I-AA Playoffs and a Top 10 final national ranking. 2003 Massachusetts (A) 22-27 As a team, Hofstra ranked in the top 10 in I-AA in total 2004 Massachusetts (A) 30-40 THE LAST HOFSTRA-MASSACHUSETTS GAME: 6:08 in the 13-play, 58-yard drive. Day directed the drive November 20, 2005 at Massachusetts: Hofstra and hit freshman Chris Hopkins for his first collegiate receiver Devale Ellis broke the school record with 16 reception, a 4-yard grab to give UMass a 20- receptions, but Minutemen Tim Day 14 lead with 8:52 to play in the third. Later in the quarter completed 22-of-36 passes for 344 yards and four after Hofstra was pinned back on its own 4-yard line and to lead Massachusetts to a 40-30 Atlantic forced to punt, Massachusetts took over on the Hofstra 10 victory over Hofstra at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. 30-yard line. On the second play, Day hit J.J. Moore, who beat his defender, for a 26-yard touchdown and a Ellis broke the Hofstra record of 15 receptions, 26-14 lead. previously set by Wayne Morris in 1991 against Fordham and Rusty Hoehn in 1971 against the U.S. But Hofstra came roaring back as Clarkson looked to Merchant Marine Academy, on his way to career-highs Ellis four times for 40 yards in an eight-play, 56-yard of 16 receptions for 225 yards and one touchdown. But drive capped by an 8-yard run by freshman Kareem Day played the hero role for the Minutemen, passing to Huggins. Onorato’s extra point closed the deficit to 26-21 receiver Jason Peebler eight times for 161 yards and with 1:14 to play in the third quarter. two touchdowns, and freshman receiver J.J. Moore six times for 105 yards and one touchdown. Day threaded a Onorato brought Hofstra closer 3:36 into the fourth pass between two Hofstra defenders to Peebler with quarter with a 44-yard to make the score 26- 7:10 remaining in the fourth quarter for a 56-yard 24. After Massachusetts was stopped on the next touchdown to give UMass a 33-30 lead. The Minutemen possession and was forced to punt, Clarkson and added an insurance touchdown with 2:35 to play when company took over on their 21-yard line. Clarkson hit R.J. Cobbs stepped in front of an Anton Clarkson pass Ellis for a 48-yard gain to the Massachusetts 31. He then and returned it 43 yards for a touchdown and a 40-30 found Brian Wolman for 12 yards, and Kareem Huggins advantage. for 6 to the 13-yard line. Isaac Irby then took an inside handoff and went 13-yards for the score, his first rushing The Minutemen got on the board first midway through touchdown of the season. Clarkson’s two-point the first quarter as Day engineered a 10-play, 68-yard attempt failed, but Hofstra had a 30-26 lead with 8:21 to drive capped by a 9-yard scoring pass to Peebler. Matt play. Goldstein missed the extra point and UMass was ahead 6-0. The Pride were held to just 25 yards in the first Massachusetts did not roll over and after taking over on quarter but trailed by only six at the end of one stanza. their own 32-yard line after the kickoff, Hofstra gave the Minutemen 10 yards by a penalty before Steve Baylark Massachusetts boosted the lead to 13-0 just 1:31 into rushed for 2 more to the 44. After an incompletion, Day second quarter as Day called his own number for a 1- threaded a perfect pass to Peebler between the Hofstra yard touchdown run that ended an eight-play, 66-yard cornerback and safety and he went untouched for a 56- drive. The Minutemen drive was helped by a 23-yard yard touchdown. Michael Torres’ extra-point gave the completion to Peebler and a Hofstra personal foul call Minutemen a 33-30 lead with 7:10 to play. that moved the inside the Hofstra 5-yard line. After Hofstra punted the ball away on its next Hofstra got on the board midway through the second possession, Hofstra sophomore David Darby picked off quarter, starting out on its own 27-yard line. Eleven plays a Day pass at the Hofstra 40-yard line. But on Hofstra’s later Hofstra faced a fourth-and-one play from the first play from scrimmage Clarkson was picked off by Massachusetts 23-yard line. Clarkson took the and R.J. Cobbs, who stepped in front of Charles Sullivan, went left, faked an option pitch and cut off tackle for a and returned the 43 yards for the 23-yard touchdown. Chris Onorato’s extra-point cut the touchdown. deficit to 13-7 with 7:15 to play in the half. Hofstra finished with 431 yards, but just 55 yards on the Hofstra took the lead on its next possession as Clarkson ground. Massachusetts finished with 470 yards. In and Ellis hooked up on four passes for a total of 48 addition to his 225 receiving yards, Ellis also recorded yards in the five-play, 53-yard drive, including the 6-yard 112 yards on four kickoff returns for Hofstra. scoring pass with 4:14 to play in the half. Onorato’s kick gave the Pride a 14-13 lead. Hofstra dodged a bullet at 1 2 3 4 F the end of the half as the Minutemen moved the ball to Hofstra 0 14 7 9 30 the Hofstra 21-yard line before a Day pass was tipped by Massachusetts 6 7 13 14 40 Pride linebacker Bill Hambrecht and intercepted by Scoring Summary cornerback Prentice James with 1:50 to play in the half. UM - Peebler 9-yard pass from Day (Goldstein kick failed) UM - Day 1-yard run (Torres kick) The Minutemen recaptured the lead on their first HU - Clarkson 23-yard run (Onorato kick) possession of the second half, holding on to the ball for HU - Ellis 6-yard pass from Clarkson (Onorato kick) UM - Kopkins 4-yard pass from Day (Torres kick) UM - Moore 26-yard pass from Day (Day rushed failed) HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA I-AA STATS: HU - Huggins 8-yard run (Onorato kick) Here is Hofstra’s NCAA I-AA statistical HU - Onorato 44-yard field goal report as of November 14: HU - Irby 13-yard run (Clarkson rush failed) UM - Peebler 56-yard pass from Day (Torres kick) UM - Cobbs 43-yard interception return (Torres kick) Team Category I-AA Avg. A10 Hofstra UMass Rushing Offense 89 119.40 10 First Downs (R-P-Pe) 5-16-0 4-17-2 Passing Offense 3 311.60 1 Rushes-Yards (Net) 20-55 38-126 Total Offense 13 431.00 2 Passing Yards (Net) 376 344 Scoring Offense 26 31.70 5 Passes Comp-Att-Int 32-51-1 22-36-2 Rushing Defense 56 157.60 8 Total Offense/Plays-Yards 71-431 74-470 Pass Efficiency Defense 33 113.56 4 Punt Returns-Yards 2-19 3-16 Total Defense T-47 350.30 4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-187 6-123 Scoring Defense 32 21.20 5 Interception Returns-Yards 2-6 1-43 Net Punting 47 32.49 5 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-35.7 5-37.4 Punt Returns 113 3.74 12 -Lost 2-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 33 21.38 4 Penalties-Yards 7-54 9-83 Turnover Margin T-107 -1.10 10 Possession Time 25:35 34:25 Pass Defense 52 192.70 4 Third Conversions 4-14 8-17 Passing Efficiency 18 144.20 4 Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 2-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-3 Indiv. Category HU Player I-AA Avg. A10 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-25 Rushing Terry Crenshaw 77 70.20 11 Kareem Huggins 46.90 17 RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Huggins (4-25-1), Crenshaw (8-17-0), Passing Effic Anton Clarkson 14 148.40 4 Irby (1-13-1); MASSACHUSETTS-Baylark (25-80-0), Demers (7-33-0), London (1-14-0) Total Offense Anton Clarkson 6 303.44 1 PASSING: HOFSTRA-Clarkson (51-32-1, 376, 1TD); Terry Crenshaw 70.20 22 MASSACHUSETTS-Day (36-22-2, 344, 4TD) Recpt/Gm Devale Ellis 7 7.00 2 RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Ellis (16-225-1), Irby (7-86-0), Marques Colston 11 6.20 3 Huggins (4-25-0); MASSACHUSETTS-Peebler (8-161-2), Charles Sullivan 3.00 22 Moore (6-105, 1), Douglas (2-26-0) Brian Wolman 2.90 25 TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Villante (8-1), Greene (6-3), Rec. Yds/Gm. Devale Ellis 12 90.60 2 James (7-1); MASSACHUSETTS-Belton (9-0), Smith (6-0), Marques Colston 26 80.40 7 Anderson (5-0) Brian Wolman 40.20 25 Sherief Little .25 11 Stadium: McGuirk Alumni David Darby .20 16 Attendance: 5,867 Daniel Talvacchio .20 16 Weather: 43 degrees and cloudy Punting Joe Nolan 46 38.29 5 Field Goals Rob Zarrilli 6 1.50 2 HOFSTRA'S STATISTICAL LEADERS - 10 GAMES Scoring Rob Zarrilli 23 7.70 5 RUSHING ATT. Net Avg. TD Terry Crenshaw 4.20 22 Terry Crenshaw 126 702 5.6 5 All-Purpose Yds. Devale Ellis 58 110.50 8 Kareem Huggins 74 469 6.3 5 Terry Crenshaw 94.50 14 Onyi Momah 18 79 4.4 0 Kareem Huggins 88.50 17 Marques Colston 82.20 22 PASSING (Eff.) GP Att-Comp-Int Yds. TD Anton Clarkson (148.4) 9 334-222-9 2,765 18 HOFSTRA LAST WEEK – November Dennis Davis (118.3) 4 55-33-2 351 2 12, 2005 at Northeastern: Sophomore kicker Rob Zarrilli booted a 19-yard RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD field goal early in the fourth quarter to Devale Ellis 70 906 12.9 5 snap a 17-17 tie and the Pride defense Marques Colston 62 804 13.0 5 stopped two late drives as Hofstra Charles Sullivan 30 390 13.0 3 downed Northeastern 20-17 in an Brian Wolman 29 402 13.9 2 Atlantic 10 contest at Parsons Field. The Pride improve TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int to 6-4 on the season and 4-3 in conference play while Cole Haley (LB) 51-56-107 3.5-2 0-0 the Huskies, who dropped their sixth consecutive game, David Darby (SS) 37-44-81 0-0 2-2 fall to 1-9 overall and 1-6 in the A10. Dan Garay (DE) 29-38-67 6.0-38 0-0 D.J. Talvacchio (LB) 25-31-56 1.5-10 2-44 Hofstra senior receiver Marques Colston caught 10 Chris Sebald (LB) 30-21-51 3.0-19 1-29 passes for 105 yards to break the Pride career receiving yards record previously held by current Denver Bronco The Huskies moved the ball to the Pride 32 yard line receiver Charlie Adams (2,649 yards from 1998-2001). midway through the quarter but Kesic's 49-yard field Colston now has 2,663 yards on 174 receptions in his goal fell short. The Hofstra defense, which held Hofstra career. Quarterback Anton Clarkson completed Northeastern to 309 yards on the day, stopped the 24 of 35 passes for 332 yards. Junior running back Terry Huskies on their last possession as well as Pride senior Crenshaw rushed 18 times for 107 yards to become the linebacker Cole Haley broke up a fourth-and-five pass at eighth player in Hofstra history to post 2,000 career the Pride 45 with less than a minute to play to secure the rushing yards. victory.

The Pride opened up a 17-0 lead after the first 11 Hofstra junior safety David Darby posted nine tackles minutes of the contest as the Hofstra offense moved with including seven solos while Haley added seven tackles ease and the defense stymied the Huskies attack. The and one sacks. Defensive tackle Ed Greene posted 5 Pride scored on its first possession as Zarrilli booted a solo tackles and 2 sacks for Hofstra. Cory Parks led the 22-yard field goal after a 47-yard drive that gave Hofstra Huskies with seven catches for 96 yards while a 3-0 lead 4:11 into the game. It was Zarrilli's 14th field Sperrazza completed 14 of 30 passes for 195 yards. goal of the season. 1 2 3 4 F After the Pride forced the Huskies to punt it away after Hofstra 17 0 0 3 20 five plays, Clarkson found receiver Brian Wolman Northeastern 0 7 10 0 17 streaking down the Northeastern sideline for a 68-yard touchdown. Zarrilli's extra point boosted the Hofstra lead Scoring Summary to 10-0 with 8:41 to play in the first. After the Pride HU - Zarrilli 22-yard field goal defense forced Northeastern to punt away again after HU - Wolman 68-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) five plays, Crenshaw rushed six times for 36 of the 55 HU - Clarkson 3-yard run (Zarrilli kick) yards in the 9-play drive, capped by a 3-yard scoring run NU - Murray 1-yard run (Kesic kick) by Clarkson. Zarrilli's PAT gave the Pride a commanding NU - Parks 15-yard pass from Sperrazza (Kesic kick) 17-0 lead with 4:03 remaining in the first. NU - Kesic 36-yard field goal HU - Zarrilli 19-yard field goal But while the Hofstra offense sputtered in the second, the Huskies were able to put a touchdown on the board following a Kareem Huggins at the Northeastern HOFSTRA N'EASTERN 42. After moving the ball 18 yards to the Hofstra 40, First Downs (R-P-Pe) 11-11-4 10-7-3 Huskies quarterback John Sperrazza found receiver Rushes-Yards (Net) 46-125 38-114 Cory Parks for a gain of 38 to the Pride 2 yard line. Two Passing Yards (Net) 332 195 plays later Maurice Murray ran it into the from Passes Comp-Att-Int 24-35-0 14-36-1 one yard out with 1:51 to play to close the deficit to 17-7. Total Offense/Plays-Yards 81-457 74-309 Punt Returns-Yards 3-9 0-0 The Huskies came out inspired in the third quarter and Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-30 2-39 took advantage of a Pride fumble to tie the game. On Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Hofstra's first possession of the second half, Clarkson hit Punts (Number-Avg) 5-30.8 6-37.2 tight end Brandon Sebald for an 18-yard gain. But the Fumbles-Lost 8-5 1-1 big senior fumbled and Northeastern linebacker Penalties-Yards 12-106 10-87 Cornelius Bunch picked up the ball and rumbled 20 Possession Time 29:56 30:04 yards to the Hofstra 18 yard line. After Murray rushed Third Down Conversions 5-15 6-15 for 3 yards to the Pride 15, Sperrazza found Cory Parks Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-2 in the end zone for the touchdown. Miro Kesic's extra Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-4 point closed the deficit to 17-14 with 13:58 to play in the Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-29 6-32 third quarter. RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Crenshaw (18-107-0), Huggins Northeastern tied the game later in the quarter following (11-59-0); NORTHEASTERN-Murray (15-69-1), French a Hofstra punt. Starting out on their own 37, the Huskies (3-16-0), Parks (2-16-0) moved the ball to the Pride 19 yard line before Kesic booted a 36-yard field goal with 2:02 remaining in the PASSING: HOFSTRA-Clarkson (35-24-0, 332, 1TD); third. The Pride took a 20-17 lead early in the fourth as NORTHEASTERN- Sperrazza (30-14-1, 195, 1), Clarkson directed a 10-play, 72-yard drive before Zarrilli Orio (5-0-0,0,0) booted a 19-yard field goal. The big play in the RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Colston (10-105-0), Ellis (5-41- possession was a 37-yard completion from Clarkson to 0), B. Sebald (2-49-0); NORTHEASTERN-Parks (7-96- Charles Sullivan that moved the ball to the Northeastern 1), Graham (2-43-0), Lang (2-37-0) 25 yard line. TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Darby (7-2-9), Haley (4-3- ESPN/USA TODAY I-AA COACHES POLL: Here is the 7), Greene (5-0-5); NORTHEASTERN-Bunch (7-4-11), latest ESPN/USA Today I-AA Poll as of November 14: Mele (6-3-9), Jackson (5-3-8) No. Team (1st Pl. Votes) W-L Pts LW Stadium: Parsons Field 1. New Hampshire (23) 9-1 1,075 1 Attendance: 2,709 2. Hampton (19) 10-0 1,046 2 Weather: 55 degrees and sunny 3. Montana (2) 8-2 1,016 3 4. Furman 8-2 943 6 5. Texas State 8-2 853 8 6. Appalachian State 7-3 807 7 7. Massachusetts 7-3 778 5 8. Coastal Carolina 9-1 757 9 9. Georgia Southern 8-3 720 11 10. Northern Iowa 7-3 686 12 The 2005 SPORTS NETWORK I-AA POLL: Here is the 11. Southern Illinois 7-3 624 4 latest Sports Network I-AA Media Poll, as of November 12. Lehigh 8-2 595 13 14: 13. Cal Poly 7-3 588 15 14. Grambling 8-1 493 16 No. Team (First- W-L Pts. LW Next Week 15. South Carolina State 8-2 448 17 place votes) 16. Youngstown State 8-3 426 21 1. New Hampshire 9-1 2,522 1 Maine (58) 17. Richmond 7-3 379 18 2. Hampton (39) 10-0 2,410 2 Savannah 18. Eastern Washington 6-4 315 22 State 19. Brown 8-1 299 19 3. Montana (3) 8-2 2,371 3 at No. 22 20. North Dakota State 7-3 298 20 Montana State 21. Eastern Illinois 8-2 269 23 4. Furman 8-2 2,167 6 at 22. Montana State 6-4 204 10 Chattanooga 23. Western Kentucky 6-4 171 14 5. Texas State 8-2 1,996 7 Sam Houston 24. Nicholls State 5-3 125 25 State 25. Illinois State 7-4 115 Nr 6. Appalachian 7-3 1,942 8 at Elon State (3) HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS: Here is where the Pride has 7. Massachusetts 7-3 1,846 5 at Hofstra ranked this season: 8. Georgia 8-3 1,747 10 OPEN Southern Date TSN ESPN 9. Coastal Carolina 9-1 1,676 9 at Charleston Preseason 24 NR Southern Sept. 5 24 NP 10. Northern Iowa 7-3 1,622 14 Northern Sept. 12 23 24 Arizona Sept. 19 17 17 11. Southern Illinois 7-3 1,525 4 North Dakota State Sept. 26 23 24 12. Lehigh 8-2 1,441 13 Lafayette Oct. 3 RV RV 13. Cal Poly 7-3 1,377 15 Idaho State Oct. 10 RV RV 14. Grambling State 8-1 1,088 16 OPEN Oct. 17 23 23 15. Youngstown 8-3 1,062 19 OPEN Oct. 24 RV RV State Oct. 31 RV RV 16. South Carolina 8-2 1,037 17 North Carolina Nov. 7 RV RV State A & T Nov. 14 RV RV 17. Richmond 7-3 912 18 William & Mary (NR-not ranked; NP-no poll; RV-receiving votes) 18. Brown 8-1 725 20 at Columbia 19. Eastern 6-4 712 21 UC Davis ON THIS DAY IN HOFSTRA FOOTBALL HISTORY: Washington • Since 1960, Hofstra has played only three games on 20. North Dakota 7-3 641 22 at No. 11 November 19th and not once since 1988. State Southern Illinois • In 1988 at Cortland State, SUNY-Cortland running back 21. Eastern Illinois 8-2 625 23 at Jacksonville Gareth Grayson rushed 29 times for 221 yards and one State touchdown as the Red Dragons posted a 32-27 victory in 22. Montana State 6-4 495 11 No. 3 Montana the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs. Hofstra 23. Western 6-4 451 12 at Florida running backs Bobby Whaley (10-85-1) and Cedric Kentucky International Dawkins (8-70-1) led the Pride ground game, while Chris 24. Illinois State 7-4 283 NR OPEN Cocoziello had three catches for 55 yards and two 25. Nicholls State 5-3 226 NR McNeese touchdowns. State • In 1960, the Pride defeated the U.S. Merchant Marine then-#13 Delaware on October 8, the Pride's last win Academy, 32-12, in Hempstead. Hofstra was 7-1-1 that over a Top 25 opponent came on November 8, 2003 season. when Hofstra downed seventh-ranked Villanova, 34-32, • In 1983, Hofstra suffered its only loss of the season in at Shuart Stadium. It was the Pride's second Top 20 the first round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs as Union victory of that season after having defeated #19 College downed the Pride in Hempstead, 51-19. Northeastern, 24-14, on October 11, 2003. Hofstra's highest-ranked victory came on September 2, 2000 when the Pride edged #2 Montana 10-9 in Missoula. 2005 ATLANTIC 10 Here is Hofstra's annual record against Top 25 FOOTBALL opponents since joining the Atlantic 10: CONFERENCE STANDINGS: Year Overall vs. Top 25 As of November 18, 2005 2001 9-2 1-2 Conference Overall 2002 6-6 1-2 W L Pct. W L Pct. 2003 2-10 2-2 North 2004 5-6 0-4 Massachusetts 6 1 .857 7 3 .700 2005 6-4 1-3 New Hampshire 6 1 .857 9 1 .900 Hofstra 4 3 .571 6 4 .600 RUNNING WILD: The Pride mini-streak of consecutive Maine 3 4 .429 5 5 .500 200-yard rushing games ended last week at Rhode Island 2 5 .286 4 6 .400 Northeastern. Hofstra picked up 125 yards rushing on 46 Northeastern 1 6 .143 1 9 .100 carries in Boston last week. On November 5 against South New Hampshire the Pride rushed for 211 yards on 37 *Richmond 6 1 .857 7 3 .700 carries. On October 29 the Pride picked up 205 yards on James Madison 4 3 .571 6 4 .600 40 carries at Rhode Island. Hofstra had not posted back- Towson 3 4 .429 6 4 .600 to-back 200+ yard rushing games since 2000 when the William & Mary 3 4 .429 5 5 .500 Pride posted 229 yards at Youngstown State and 244 Delaware 2 5 .286 5 5 .500 yards against Albany. The 211 yards against UNH is the Villanova 2 5 .286 4 6 .400 most rushing yards since 2003 at William & Mary when Hofstra rushed 49 times for 219 yards in a 23-9 loss. Last Week - November 12 DELAWARE 22, WILLIAM & MARY 21 HOFSTRA OFFENSE: Hofstra posted its third JAMES MADISON 28, VILLANOVA 13 consecutive 450+ yard offensive game last Saturday at New Hampshire 56, Iona 0 Northeastern with 457 yards. On November 5 against RICHMOND 48, TOWSON 21 New Hampshire the Pride tallied 533 yards. The Pride Army 34, Massachusetts 27 posted a season-high 620 yards, including 415 passing, HOFSTRA 20, NORTHEASTERN 17 at Rhode Island on October 29. The back-to-back MAINE 27, RHODE ISLAND 24 (OT) 500+yard games is the first time that Hofstra has done that in a season since 1997 when the Pride tallied This Week - November 19 529 against Buffalo and 504 against Massachusetts. The MASSACHUSETTS AT HOFSTRA 1:00 620 yards at URI is the most yards by a Hofstra team DELAWARE AT VILLANOVA 1:00 since posting 662 in the 2003 season finale at Liberty WILLIAM & MARY AT RICHMOND 1:00 when Hofstra recorded 662. The Pride posted 581 yards TOWSON AT JAMES MADISON 1:30 on offense against Stony Brook on September 17. The MAINE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE 12:00 Pride had two 500+ yard games in 2004. NORTHEASTERN AT RHODE ISLAND 12:00 FAREWELL, SENIORS: 20 Hofstra football players will IN THE ATLANTIC 10: The Pride is 20-22 in Atlantic 10 be making their final appearance on the Shuart Stadium games since joining the conference in 2001. Hofstra, turf this Saturday against Massachusetts. They are: DE which became eligible for the I-AA Championship in Stephen Bowen; OT Willie Colon; WR Marques Colston; 1994 and starting giving scholarships in 1995, has DE Adam Dubiel; WR Devale Ellis; DE Dan Garay; DT played in the NCAA I-AA Championships five times Ed Greene; LB Cole Haley; OL Jeremy Hazen; DB (1995, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001) and captured the Prentice James; FS Sherief Little; OG Tom McHugh; RB Atlantic 10 title in 2001. Onyi Momah; P Joe Nolan; LB John Petrizzo; OG Todd Rodgers; TE Brandon Sebald; DT Randy Stephens; WR AGAINST THE TOP 25: On November 5 against New Brian Wolman Hampshire, the Pride played its 18th game against a Top 25 opponent since joining the Atlantic 10 in 2001. Hofstra is 5-13 in those contests. Before the win over WR MARQUES COLSTON: 5 Emil Wohlgemuth 2,304 161 1981-84 • Caught 10 passes for 105 yards against Northeastern 6 Wayne Chrebet 2,297 150 1991-94 last week to break the Pride career receiving yards 7 Devale Ellis 2,170 172 2002-pres. record previously held by current Denver Broncos 8 Wayne Morris 1,943 137 1988-91 9 Bill Roca 1,932 125 1968-70 receiver Charlie Adams (2,649 yards from 1998-2001). 10 Isaac Irby 1,923 168 2002-04 • With a career-best 62 receptions for 804 yards and five 11 Wayne Yearwood 1,749 134 1996-98 touchdowns this season, he now has 2,663 yards on 12 Ricky Bryant 1,690 127 2002-03 174 receptions in his Hofstra career 13 Frank Coffey 1,625 105 1963-65 • Had 5 catches for 43 yards against New Hampshire 14 Rusty Hoehn 1,474 130 1969-71 • Has caught at least one pass in 22 consecutive games 15 Nick Johnson 1,387 126 1992-95 • Ranks 11th in I-AA in receptions per game with a 6.2 mark and is 26th in receiving yards per game with a 80.4 WR DEVALE ELLIS: average • Caught 5 passes for 41 yards at Northeastern last • Tied for team-high honors with five receptions and a week. team-best 100 receiving yards at Richmond • Has 70 catches for 906 yards and 5 touchdowns in • Tallied 8 catches for 50 yards at Delaware 2005 • Hauled in 6 passes for 89 yards against JMU • Ranks 7th in I-AA receptions per game with a 7.00 • Recorded 7 catches for 64 yards against Furman and average and is 12th in receiving yards per contest with caught a 3rd-and-10 pass from the Paladin 11 for an 11- 90.6 yards per game yard score that gave the Pride a 35-28 lead in the fourth • Has caught at least one pass in 21 consecutive games quarter • Ellis is now in third place on the Hofstra career • Had four catches for 58 yards against Maine reception list with 172 catches • Hauled in three passes for 95 yards including a 74-yard • Ellis became the seventh player in Hofstra history to touchdown reception in the third quarter, against Stony record 2,000 career receiving yards at URI on October Brook 29. He now has 2,170 career yards which still ranks • Topped the 2,000-yard career receiving mark against seventh Stony Brook • Tallied 8 receptions for 71 yards against New • Returned to the Hofstra lineup at Albany for the first Hampshire time since the 2003 season finale, in which he broke • Posted a season-high 11 receptions, topping his 10 at Wayne Chrebet’s single game receiving record against Furman in September, for 138 yards Liberty • Tied for team-high honors with 5 receptions for 76 • Colston caught six passes for 118 yards and two yards at Richmond touchdowns to lead the Pride to a 36-7 victory over • Led the Pride with 8 catches for 116 yards at Delaware Albany. He posted TD catches of 44 and 31 yards for his eighth career 100-yard receiving game against Albany and five of the six catches were for first • Caught 6 passes for a game-high 117 yards in loss to downs. It was his sixth career 100-yard receiving game JMU. Ellis also returned one kickoff for 16 yards • Caught a season-high 10 passes for a game-high 132 Most Receptions - Career yards and hauled in a 30-yard from Player Rec. Yards Years Anton Clarkson at Furman 1 Steve Jackson 206 2,561 1997-00 • Caught 7 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown 2 Marques Colston 174 2,663 2001-pres. against Stony Brook 3 Devale Ellis 172 2,170 2002-pres. • Led the Pride receiving corps in 2004 and broke 4 Isaac Irby 168 1,923 2002-04 Hofstra's all-time single game reception mark with 16 5 Emil Wohlgemuth 161 2,304 1981-84 6 Charlie Adams 159 2,649 1998-01 catches in the 2004 season finale at Massachusetts. The 7 Kahmal Roy 152 2,442 1998-01 16 receptions topped the previous record of 15 set by 8 Wayne Chrebet 150 2,297 1991-94 Rusty Hoehn at the United States Merchant Marine 9 Wayne Morris 137 1,943 1988-91 Academy in 1971 and tied 20 years later by Wayne 10 Wayne Yearwood 134 1,749 1996-98 Morris at Fordham. From his 16 receptions, Ellis racked 11 Rusty Hoehn 130 1,474 1969-71 up a career-high 225 yards against the Minutemen 12 Ricky Bryant 127 1,690 2002-03 13 Nick Johnson 126 1,387 1992-95 WR BRIAN WOLMAN: 14 Bill Roca 125 1,932 1968-70 • Tallied a 68-yard touchdown reception at Northeastern 15 Frank Coffey 105 1,625 1963-65 15 James Moore 105 1,311 1984-87 last week. It was his only catch of the day before suffering a hand injury. Most Receiving Yards - Career • Posted a career-high 8 receptions for 82 yards in Player Yards Rec. Years Hofstra’s heartbreaking 29-26 loss to #2 New 1 Marques Colston 2,663 174 2001-pres. Hampshire. 2 Charlie Adams 2,649 159 1998-01 • Has now tallied 29 catches for 402 yards and two 3 Steve Jackson 2,561 206* 1997-00 touchdown in 2005 4 Kahmal Roy 2,442 152 1998-01 • Has now caught a pass in 26 consecutive contests QB ANTON CLARKSON: dating back to 2003 when he was blanked against • Completed 24 of 35 passes for 332 yards and one Northeastern touchdown (68) in last week's win at Northeastern, while • Has now tallied 82 catches for 1,067 yards in his being sacked six times. It was the eighth 300+yard Hofstra career passing game of his career • Passed Don Gault in the UNH game to move into SS DAVID DARBY: fourth place on the Hofstra career passing yards list. • Darby led the Pride's defensive charge with 9 total • Ranks 14th in I-AA in passing efficiency and 6th in total tackles including 7 solos and had an interception offense (303.4) in the end zone to stop a first quarter drive at • He now has a 148.4 efficiency rating this year and has Northeastern last week completed 222 of 334 passes for 2,765 yards and 18 • Is now second on the team in tackles with a career- touchdowns with 9 interceptions. The 2,765 passing best 81 stops and has two interceptions on the year yards in the fourth-best single season number in school • Notched 10 total tackles (1-9) against New Hampshire history. • Tallied a career-high 9 solo tackles at URI • Completed 32 of 48 passes for 322 yards and three • Tied his career-high with 11 tackles at Richmond touchdowns against New Hampshire. • Recorded 6 tackles against Maine • Had a career passing day at Rhode Island as he threw • Tallied 6 tackles and a pass deflection at Delaware for a career-high 415 yards and connected on 81% of his • Tied his career-high with 11 tackles against James passes (29-36) in the Pride’s 38-24 victory. Madison • Completed 23 of 38 passes for 279 yards and two • Posted 8 tackles in double- loss at Furman touchdowns against Richmond • Tallied 5 tackles and notched his fourth career • Returned to action against Maine after missing the interception and first this season in the second quarter Delaware victory with an injury against Stony Brook • Completed 21 of 37 passes for 202 yards and two • Posted 6 tackles in the season opener at Albany touchdowns with one interception to lead the Pride to a 44-0 blanking of the Black Bears of Maine on October K ROB ZARRILLI: 15. He utilized seven different receivers in the contest • Made both of his field goal attempts (22 &19) and both • With 279 yards passing at Richmond, he moved past of his extra point attempts last week at Northeastern. Rhory Moss into fifth place in career passing yards at • Is now 15-17 in the field goal department and 32-35 in Hofstra. PATs. His only missed field goals were blocked • Completed 24 of 40 passes for 274 yards and one • Hit both of his field goal attempts and both of his extra touchdown against James Madison before leaving the points in the Pride’s 29-26 loss against UNH game with an injury • Hit on all five of his PATs and connected on one of two • Completed 27 of 40 passes for 314 yards and three field goals in Hofstra's 38-24 victory over URI. touchdowns for his fifth career 300-yard passing game • Ranks 2nd in the A-10 and tied for 10th in I-AA in field against the Paladins of Furman goal average with a 1.44 mark • Posted his fourth 300-yard passing game in Hofstra's • Nailed a 47-yard field goal at Richmond victory over Stony Brook. The junior completed 18 of 27 • Tied his career-high with a 48-yard field goal at passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns and utilized Delaware 10 receivers in the contest. Clarkson tossed a 69-yard • Booted a 39-yard field goal in the third quarter against touchdown pass to Devale Ellis on the first play from James Madison scrimmage • Was named the Atlantic 10 Special Teams Player of • Completed 24 of 33 passes for 291 yards and two the Week for his play at Furman. He kicked a field goal touchdowns at Albany in the 2005 season opener in each of the overtime periods and was a perfect 5-for-5 • Had a career day on November 6, 2004 at Maine, in the PAT department to win the award. Zarrilli booted a completing 30 of 50 passes for a career-high 408 yards 48-yard field goal in the first overtime to tie the game at and three touchdowns in the 31-20 victory in Orono. For 38-38 before kicking a 33-yarder in the second extra his efforts he was named the Atlantic 10 Offensive session to give the Pride a 41-38 lead Player of the Week for the second straight week • Was a perfect 7-for-7 in PATs and 2-for-2 in field goal • Was 26th in I-AA in passing efficiency with a 132.34 attempts in the Pride’s blanking of Stony Brook. The rating in 2004. He also ranked 47th in total offense with Orlando, Florida native hit of a 38-yard field goal in the a 202.0 average second quarter and added a 27-yard kick in the third • Completed 22 of 34 passes for 323 yards and a career- • Booted field goals of 34 and 20 yards and was 2-for-3 best five touchdowns in the 48-17 victory over Richmond in the extra point department in his Pride debut at Albany on October 30, 2004 • Was almost perfect against Stony Brook on October 9, 2004 completing 20 of 22 passes for 225 yards • Completed 192 of 324 passes for 2239 yards and 19 touchdowns with seven interceptions in 2004 • Had 4 tackles in Hofstra's win at Delaware Most Passing Yards - Career • Recorded 8 tackles, 2 tackles for losses (-13), Player Yards Atts. Comp. TD Years recovered a fumble and posted a 12-yard sack in loss to 1 Giovanni Carmazzi 9,371 1,187 764 71 1996-99 JMU 2 George Beisel 6,049 892 497 51 1990-93 3 Rocky Butler 5,844 636 375 54 1998-01 • Recorded 9 tackles at Furman 4 Anton Clarkson 5,652 741 459 41 2003- • Posted 8 tackles to lead the Pride defensive line in 5 Don Gault 5,149 710 362 41 1965-67 stops against Stony Brook 6 Rhory Moss 4,385 569 310 42 1988-90 • Tallied 5 tackles, 1 sack and 1 tackle for loss in the 7 Bob Girolamo 3,797 658 295 25 1974-77 season opener at Albany • Tallied 72 tackles in 2004 and a team-high 7.5 sacks LB COLE HALEY: and 18.0 tackles for losses • Posted 7 tackles and 1 sack at Northeastern last week. • Led the A-10 in forced fumbles (4) and tackles for • Now has 107 tackles on the season as he closes in on losses and was second in sacks. He also ranked second his single season best of 112 set last year in tackles among defensive linemen in the league • Tallied 8 tackles and 1 sack against New Hampshire. • Posted double-digit tackles twice in 2004 • Leads the Pride and ranks 4th in the A-10 in tackles • Posted double-digit tackles in a contest as he recorded Most Rushing Yards - Career 15 stops, including 13 solo stops, in the Pride’s 38-24 Player Yards Att. Avg. Years victory over Rhode Island 1 Trevor Dimmie 3,622 739 4.9 2000-03 • On October 22 at Richmond, he tied his career-high 2 Bill Sanford 2,503 445 5.6 1951-54 with 17 tackles in the Pride’s double overtime loss to the 3 Vaughn Sanders 2,497 433 5.8 1996-99 Spiders 4 Jimmy Jones 2,381 410 5.8 1995-99 • Posted 8 tackles against Maine 5 Paul Que 2,166 424 5.1 1995-97 • Led a Pride defensive charge that held the Blue Hens 6 Kurt Murrell 2,162 397 5.4 1977-80 offense to just two field goals in Hofstra’s 10-6 victory 7 Bob McKenna 2,073 425 4.9 1980-83 8 Terry Crenshaw 2,024 411 4.9 2002-pres. over #13 Delaware. Posted 8 total tackles (4-4) and had 9 Kevin Huff 1,989 491 4.1 1973-77 1 tackle for a loss of two yards against UD 10 Mike Mullins 1,874 366 5.1 1980-83 • Posted 9 total tackles against JMU 11 Mike Codella 1,849 328 5.6 1984-87 • Has now tallied 398 total tackles during his Hofstra 12 Frank Lyman 1,840 449 4.1 1970-72 career 13 Jim Watson 1,803 373 4.8 1978-81 • Tallied a 13 total tackles, including 6 solos, to lead 14 Brian McGee 1,750 326 5.4 1987-90 Hofstra against Furman. 15 Ron Zoia 1,381 318 4.3 1960-62 • Posted 10 stops against Stony Brook. He also tallied one tackle for loss and one sack (-11) RB TERRY CRENSHAW: • Led the defensive charge at Albany that held the Great • Posted his third 100+-yard rushing game of the season Danes to 206 yards of total offense. The senior posted with 107 yards on 18 carries at Northeastern last week 12 total tackles including four solos to lead Hofstra • Became the eighth player in Hofstra history to top the • Is one of three tri-captains on the 2005 team 2,000 yard career rushing mark last week • Is Hofstra's nominee for the National Football • Now has 2,024 career rushing yards and moved Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award in 2005 into eighth place on the all-time Hofstra rushing list • Was second on the team in tackles in 2004 with 112 • Leads the team and is 11th in the A-10 in rushing with and third on the team in sacks with 4.5 a 70.2 yards per game average • Posted seven double-digit tackle games as a junior • Has picked up 702 yards on 126 carries with 5 touchdowns this season DE DAN GARAY: • Is averaging 5.6 yards per carry this season • Tallied 5 tackles at Northeastern last week • Is fifth on the team in receiving with 28 catches for 190 • Garay is third on the team in tackles with 67 yards • Has the team-lead in sacks with 6.0, and in tackles for • Rushed for a team season-high 122 yards on 14 losses with 12.0 this season carries against New Hampshire • Leads all defensive linemen in tackles in the A10 • Rushed 15 times for 78 yards and had a 23-yard • Has 279 career tackles and 26.5 career sacks touchdown run at Rhode Island • Posted 10 tackles, 2 tackles for losses, 1 sack (-7) and • Ran for 75 yards on a team-best 14 carries at 1 pass break-up in loss to UNH. Garay had 3 solo stops Richmond and 7 assisted tackles • Rushed for 26 yards on 12 carries at Delaware • Tallied a forced fumble and a fumble recovery to go • Rushed for 45 yards on 10 carries against James with his 5 tackles at Rhode Island Madison. Also posted a game-high seven catches for 33 • Totaled 4 tackles at Richmond yards against the Dukes. • Led the Pride’s defensive charge against Maine with 8 • Gained 59 yards on 13 carries at Furman and scored a tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for losses, and sacked touchdown on a 7-yard run Ron Whitcomb for a safety in the third quarter. • Tallied one rush and one reception for seven yards • Notched 3 tackles and a sack at Northeastern last each against Maine. week • Averaged 7.7 yards per carry on seven attempts • Now has 44 tackles and 9.5 tackles for losses on the against Stony Brook. He rushed for 54 yards in the game year and scored on a 3-yard run • Posted 5 tackles at Rhode Island and against New • Posted his fourth career 100-yard rushing game with Hampshire 121 yards on 19 carries against Albany • Totaled 4 tackles and 1.5 for loss at Richmond • Led the team in rushing in 2004 with 834 yards on 191 • Had 7 tackles and 1.5 sacks against Maine carries with seven touchdowns • Tallied 3 tackles against both Delaware and James • Recorded three 100-yard and five 90+ rushing yard Madison games in 2004 • Tallied 4 tackles, including three solos, two tackles for • Posted his first 100-yard rushing game with 104-yards losses of nine yards, posted a sack for nine yards and on 19 carries at Montana on September 11, 2004 recorded the first interception of his career that he • Posted 135 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries at returned 31 yards for a touchdown against the Paladins Stony Brook and added two catches for five yards and a of Furman. His fourth quarter sack of Ingle Martin helped fifth touchdown stopped a Furman possession that resulted in Hofstra • Tallied five touchdowns against Stony Brook which are coming right back to score and take a 35-28 lead the most by a Hofstra player since Wayne Chrebet • Tallied 5 tackles and a tackle for a loss against Stony caught five TD passes against Delaware in 1994 Brook • Became just the 30th player in Hofstra history to rush • Posted 5 tackles and one tackle for loss in the season for 1,000-yards in his career on October 23, 2004 at opening win at Albany New Hampshire, rushing for 107 yards and one • Tallied 68 tackles (35-33) in 2004 touchdown on 20 carries • Posted a career-high 9 tackles (8-1) at UNH in 2004

RB/RETURNER KAREEM HUGGINS: LB CHRIS SEBALD: • Rushed for 59 yards on 11 carries, had 2 catches for 9 • Posted 4 tackles at Northeastern last week yards, returned 2 kickoffs for 30 yards and 3 punts for • Now has 51 tackles (30-21) on the season nine yards for 107 all-purpose yards at Northeastern • Tallied 8 tackles against New Hampshire • Leads the team in kickoff returns with 10 for a 24.1 • Posted 5 tackles at both Rhode Island and Richmond average • Had 2 sacks for 15 yards and posted 3 solo stops - Posted 125 all-purpose yards against New Hampshire against Maine with 64 yards rushing on 12 carries, 49 on 1 kickoff • Recorded 4 tackles and a tackle for a loss at Delaware return, and 16 on 2 punt returns. He had 1 catch for -4. • Tallied 3 tackles against James Madison • Is second on the team in rushing with 469 yards on 74 • Posted 5 tackles at Furman carries • Recorded 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and a sack • Rushed 14 times for a career-high 91 yards and two against Stony Brook touchdowns at Rhode Island • Posted 9 total tackles, 1 tackle for loss, forced a • Posted three straight career high rushing games with fumble, broke up a pass and tallied a 29-yard 60 yards against Maine, 87 at Richmond and 91 at URI interception return for a touchdown in Hofstra’s win at • Exploded for 87 yards on six carries at Richmond and Albany tallied the longest run of his career with a 60-yard TD run • Now has 4 career interceptions and has returned two • Rushed for 60 yards on 10 carries against Maine for touchdowns. In 2004 he picked off a pass at Stony • Recorded the second-longest rush of his career against Brook and returned it 79-yards for a touchdown Maine on a 47-yard touchdown run • Had 78 all-purpose yards with 37 yards rushing on 5 LB D.J. TALVACCHIO: attempts, 2 catches for 44 yards and an 8-yard kickoff • Is having the best season of his young career with 56 return at Furman tackles, 3 interceptions and 3 tackles for losses. • Tallied 126 total yards against Stony Brook. He posted • Tallied 4 tackles and a sack at Northeastern 63 yards on two receptions, 43 yards on 2 rushes, 19 • Posted 8 tackles at Richmond and 7 tackles at Rhode yards on one kickoff return and a 1-yard punt return. In Island addition he had a 2-yard touchdown run and a 39-yard • Was named the Atlantic 10 Football Conference scoring catch Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the • Had 86 all-purpose yards, with 77 coming on two Pride's 44-0 Homecoming victory over the Black Bears kickoff returns, in the season opener at Albany of Maine on October 15 • Had 793 all-purpose yards in 2004, including 130 yards • Intercepted a pair of passes, including one which he rushing, 205 yards on punt returns and 498 yards on returned 40 yards for a touchdown against the Black kick returns Bears DE STEPHEN BOWEN: • Collected 5 tackles, including 1.5 behind the line of • Recorded the second 200-yard receiving game of his scrimmage, as the Pride held Maine to just 135 yards of career at Maine by catching eight passes for 204 yards total offense and a touchdown against the Black Bears • Talvacchio's two picks marked the first two • Was the first freshman receiver and only the ninth interceptions of his career player in school history to record 60 catches in a season • Had 6 stops in a double-overtime loss at #5 Furman • Broke the Hofstra freshman receiving mark of 39 • Recorded 5 stops in the win at Delaware receptions for 463 yards set in 1997 by Steve Jackson at • Posted a career-high 10 tackles against James Stony Brook Madison • Tallied a freshman record-setting 12-catch, 213-yard game against Rhode Island and was named the Atlantic FS SHERIEF LITTLE: 10 Rookie of the Week • Has tallied 28 tackles and two interceptions this season • Posted four 90+ yards receiving games in 2004 • Missed the Richmond, URI and Northeastern games • Hauled in nine passes for 91 yards at Montana in 2004 with an upper torso injury • Posted seven catches for 97 yards and one touchdown • Recorded 2 tackles and 2 pass break-ups against New in the '04 season opener against Albany Hampshire • Recorded 2 tackles and had one interception against P JOE NOLAN: Maine • Suffered a knee injury before the New Hampshire • Posted 7 stops at Delaware game and is expected to miss the remainder of the • Tallied 10 tackles at Furman season • Recorded his first collegiate interception and returned it • Ranks 5th in the A-10 and 46th in I-AA with a 38.3 for a 75-yard touchdown in Hofstra’s victory over Stony punting average in 8 games this season Brook. The senior safety posted four total tackles, one • Had 4 punts for a 45.5 average with two inside the 20 tackle for a loss of five yards, and broke up a pass as at Richmond the Pride defense held the Seawolves to just 152 yards • Tallied 7 punts for a 36.7 average with three inside the on the night 20 against Maine • Was sixth on the team with a career-high 64 tackles • Posted 9 punts in the rain and mud for a 36.3 average (46-18) in 2004 at Delaware • Recorded a career-high 11 tackles (6-5) against URI on • Kicked 6 times for a 39.3 average and placed four September 25, 2004 punts inside the 20 against JMU • Posted 8 tackles (7-1) at UNH and at James Madison • Punted 5 times for a 44.4 average including a 54- in 2004 yarder at Furman • Also tallied 7 tackles against both Northeastern and • Punted 7 times for a 39.1 average, including a 60- Richmond yarder in the second half, at Albany. • Is a four-year starter at Hofstra after a red-shirt season WR CHARLES SULLIVAN: at Penn State University, • Had 1 catch for 37 yards at Northeastern • Was awarded a sixth year, per NCAA rules and • Has 30 catches for 390 yards and three touchdowns in regulations, to utilize for his final season earlier this 2005 summer • Now has 98 career receptions for 1,328 yards in 21 • Led the Pride in punting in 2001, 2002 and 2004. games during his Hofstra career • Ranked fourth in the Atlantic 10 in punting as a senior • Tallied 3 receptions for 33 yards against UNH in 2004 averaging 37.9 yards in 59 punts. • Tallied 5 receptions for a season-high 116 yards and • Received the Hofstra Mayor’s Trophy and was named had a third quarter touchdown against Rhode Island. to the All-Atlantic 10 Academic Team and the • Totaled 4 catches for 50 yards and a touchdown at CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Richmond Team last season. • Tallied 4 receptions for 37 yards against Maine • Graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in • Notched 4 catches for 24 yards against James communications and has begun work on a graduate Madison degree • Posted 3 catches for 16 yards at Furman • Was accepted into USC's prestigious Annenberg • Tallied 4 catches for 60 yards in the season opener at School for Communication but deferred his admission Albany. until fall 2006 when he will pursue a master's degree in • Recorded the most receptions by a freshman in school strategic public relations. history with 68 for 938 yards and seven touchdowns in 2004 FS STEPHEN TATE: • Ranks eighth all-time on the Hofstra single season • Made his first career start at Rhode Island and posted receiving yards list and seventh on the single season 8 tackles, including 7 solo stops receptions list • Recorded a career-best 10 tackles at Richmond • Has posted 35 tackles in 10 games this season which faced #18 Cal Poly, #8 North Dakota and #24 QB DENNIS DAVIS: Idaho State, can claim three straight Top 25 opponents. • Has completed 33 of 55 passes for 351 yards and two touchdowns in four games this season FIRST DOUBLE PICK SINCE 2001: D.J. Talvacchio’s • Tossed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Marques Colston two interceptions on October 15 against Maine are the in his only attempt against Maine last week. most by a Hofstra player in a single game since 2001 • Made his first collegiate start at Delaware in place of when Todd DeLamielleure picked off two in a 39-14 win the injured Anton Clarkson and completed 26 of 41 at Delaware. passes for 266 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown in the third quarter on a four-yard run. SECOND SHUTOUT OF THE SEASON: The 44-0 victory over Maine on October 15 was the Pride's QUARTERBACK DEBUTS: Here is how recent Hofstra second shutout of the season, equaling the second most did in their first starts: in a single year during Coach Joe Gardi's tenure at Hofstra. In 1995 and 1996 the Pride posted two Dennis Davis, 2005, at Delaware, 41-26-1, 266, 0TD shutouts, while in 1990-Gardi's first season at Hofstra- Anton Clarkson, 2003 vs. Maine, 14-6-3, 137, 0TD the Pride recorded four shutouts. Bobby Seck, 2003, at Marshall, 15-7-0, 53, 0TD Andrew English, 2003 vs. Elon, 39-19-3, 164, 1TD BEST DEFENSIVE EFFORT SINCE 1996: For the Ryan Cosentino, 2002 vs. Montana, 45-20-1, 217, 0TD second time this season, the Pride defense posted its Rocky Butler, 2000 at Montana, 28-16-1, 195, 0TD best showing since 1996 in holding Maine to just 135 Giovanni Carmazzi, 1996 vs. Sac. St., 9-5-0, 52, 1TD yards on October 15. It was Hofstra's second sub-200 Art Asselta, 1996 vs. Western Illinois, 26-11-3, 138, 1TD yard defensive outing of the season, after holding Stony Corey Joyce, 1996 vs. Maine, 15-3-2, 8, 0TD Brook to 152 yards on September 17, and the best game Kharon Brown, 1994 vs. Fordham, 32-21-2, 380, 4TD since holding Charleston Southern to 133 yards in 1996. The Pride posted sub-200 yard defensive games against CB PRENTICE JAMES: both Liberty and Elon in 2002. • Has recorded 27 tackles on the season • Was fourth on the team with 8 tackles at Richmond FOUR INTERCEPTIONS: The Pride defense picked off • Had 3 tackles against both Maine and at Delaware four passes, returning two for touchdowns, against • Posted 4 solo stops at Furman Maine on October 15. The four picks are the most by a • Tallied 2 tackles against Stony Brook Hofstra team in a single game since October 13, 2000 • Notched his seventh career interception at Albany on when the Pride picked off four against Liberty. September 10 • Has posted 3 interceptions in each of the past two TWO PICKS FOR TOUCHDOWNS: The two seasons interception returns for touchdowns, by D.J. Talvacchio and Stanley Gutierrez, on October 15 against Maine is RB ONYI MOMAH: Hofstra’s first double return for TDs since Joe Woods (90 • Made his first Hofstra start against Maine and recorded yards) and Cedric Johnson (75 yards) did it in 1995 in a 20 yards on six carries 36-15 win at Fordham. • Recorded 3 receptions for 26 yards against Delaware • Made his home debut against Stony Brook and rushed TOUCHDOWNS FROM THE DEFENSE: Hofstra now for 53 yards on 9 carries has five interception returns for scores this season. That • Transferred to Hofstra from Maine in 2004 but had to breaks the school mark of four, set in both 1964 and sit out the season due to NCAA transfer rules 2000.

WR CHRIS MANNO: BEGINNER'S LUCK: Of Hofstra’s five interception • Recorded his first collegiate touchdown in the fourth returns for touchdowns this season, four have been the quarter against Stony Brook on a 29-yard catch up the first interception of the player’s career. middle from back-up quarterback Dennis Davis • Was named the Long Island Press Hero of the Week DEFENSE RISING UP: In addition to tallying a shutout after the Stony Brook game and holding the Black Bears of Maine to just 135 yards on offense, the Hofstra defense also tallied 16 points, on THREE STRAIGHT TOP 15 OPPONENTS: With games interception returns for touchdowns by D.J. Talvacchio against #9 Furman, #6 James Madison and #13 and Stanley Gutierrez, and a sack in the end zone for a Delaware on successive weeks (Sept. 24, Oct. 1 & 8) safety by Daniel Garay. Hofstra ranks 32nd in I-AA in Hofstra is the only I-AA team in the country this season scoring defense allowing just 21.2 points per game and to face three consecutive Top 15 opponents. Stretching is 47th in total defense, allowing 350.3 yards per contest. it out to the Top 25, only Hofstra and Montana State, SACKS: The Pride tallied a season-high seven sacks 14-7 victory over Central Connecticut at Hofstra. The against Maine on October 15. It is the most sacks by a next time the two teams met, in 1994, the Pride would Hofstra team since posting eight against then-#7 rush for 344 yards in a 62-7 victory. Villanova in 2003 in a 34-32 victory at Shuart Stadium. Hofstra has 24 sacks this season. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS VISIT HOFSTRA: The October 1 game against defending I-AA national OVERTIME: The Pride played its eighth-ever overtime champions James Madison was the first of three contest on October 22 in the double-overtime loss at contests against 2004-05 NCAA champions that will be Richmond. Hofstra is now 1-7 in extra period contests. played in Shuart Stadium during the 2005-06 academic The Pride's lone overtime win came on November 7, year. The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team will host the 1998 when Chad Johnson booted a 22-yard field goal in 2005 NCAA champions Northwestern University on the second overtime to give Hofstra a 41-38 victory over February 24, 2006. The Hofstra men’s lacrosse team will New Hampshire. face defending national champions Johns Hopkins University at Shuart Stadium on March 11, 2006. THE 2005 CENTURY CLUB Rushing 102 PLAYS: For the second time this season, the Pride 122 - Terry Crenshaw vs. New Hampshire (14 atts.) defense faced a Hofstra game record of 102 plays at 121 - Terry Crenshaw at Albany, 9-10-05 (19 atts.) Richmond on October 22. The Spiders had the ball for 107 - Terry Crenshaw at Northeastern, 11-12-05 (18 40:43 in the game. On September 24 at Furman the atts.) Pride defense faced 102 plays and was on the field for Receiving 38:10 in the near-100 degree temperature in the double- 138 - Devale Ellis at Rhode Island, 10-29-05 (11 recpt.) overtime loss to the Paladins. 133 - Devale Ellis vs. Stony Brook, 9-17-05 (7 recpt.) 132 - Devale Ellis at Furman, 9-24-05 (10 recpt.) TOTAL PLAYS RECORD: Prior to the Furman and 118 - Marques Colston at Albany, 9-10-05 (6 recpt.) Richmond games this season only the 1991 Pride 117 - Devale Ellis vs. James Madison, 10-1-05 (6 recpt.) offense recorded triple-digit plays in a Hofstra game. On 116 - Devale Ellis at Delaware, 10-8-05 (8 recpt.) November 2, 1991, Hofstra ran 76 pass plays and 24 105 - Marques Colston at Northeastern, 11-12-05 (10 running plays in a 30-26 victory over Towson at recpt.) Minnegan Stadium. The Pride posted 533 passing yards 100 - Marques Colston at Richmond, 10-21-05 (5 recpt.) and -29 rushing yards in the win. The I-AA record for plays in a game is 115 by Buffalo against Connecticut in 300 Yards Passing 1997. 415 - Anton Clarkson at Rhode Island, 10-29-05 (29-36) 336 - Anton Clarkson vs. Stony Brook, 9-17-05 (18-27) DEFENSE WORKS OVERTIME: The Hofstra defense 332 - Anton Clarkson at Northeastern, 11/-12-05 (24-35) pulled a lot of extra work, both in regulation and in 322 - Anton Clarkson vs. New Hampshire, 11-5-05 (32- overtime, at Furman on September 24. The Pride 48) defense was on the field for 38:10 of the 60 regulation 314 - Anton Clarkson at Furman, 9-24-05 (27-40) time minutes because of Hofstra's quick-striking offense and Furman's methodical attack. The Furman time of HOMECOMING, 2005: Hofstra celebrated its 2005 possession wasn't a record though. It happened again Homecoming on October 15 against Maine with a 44-0 for the Pride in their game at Richmond. The Richmond victory. Under Coach Joe Gardi the Pride is 11-5 in Spiders held the ball for a Hofstra opponent record 40:43 Homecoming contests on Long Island. in the double overtime contest. In 2004, James Madison held on to the ball for 38:31 in the Dukes' 31-21 win over LOW SCORE: Hofstra's 10-6 low scoring affair in the the Pride on October 2, 2004 in Harrisonburg rain and mud at Delaware on October 8 equaled the lowest scoring total by two teams during Joe Gardi's ATLANTIC 10 PRESEASON COACHES POLL tenure at Hofstra. On November 9, 1996 Maine defeated Hofstra was picked third in the Atlantic 10 North Division Hofstra in Hempstead 9-7. and three Pride players were named to the preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team in the 2005 Atlantic 10 Preseason NEGATIVE RUSHING YARDS: The Pride tallied 255 Poll of conference coaches and select media. The Pride total yards but minus-11 yards rushing at Delaware on placed behind Massachusetts and New Hampshire in October 8. It was the first time since September 28, the North Division, while 2004 national champion James 2002 at Northeastern that Hofstra had negative rushing Madison and 2003 I-AA champ Delaware are picked yards. In that game, the Pride had 299 yards passing one-two in the South Division. In 2004 the preseason and -26 yards rushing on 29 carries in a 28-17 loss in poll favorites were Villanova in the South and Maine in Brookline, MA. The last time Hofstra had negative the North. The Wildcats placed fourth and the Black rushing yardage in a win was on September 5, 1992 Bears finished fifth in the final standings. The Atlantic 10 when the Pride rushed for -64 yards on 19 carries in a sent a record four teams – William & Mary, New Hampshire, Delaware and James Madison – to the I-AA of the 11 games and ranked in the Top 20 nationally and Championships with JMU, which was picked fourth in the fourth in the A-10 with 16.5 tackles for loss. He was a A10 South in the preseason poll, winning the national second team All-America selection by The Associated title. Press and was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award as I-AA Defensive Player of the Year. North 1. Massachusetts Colon is entering his final season at Hofstra in 2005 and 2. New Hampshire is one of the Pride’s strong pro prospects. He started all 3. Hofstra 11 games at right tackle in 2004 and was named to the 4. Maine All-Atlantic 10 second team. Colon also received the 5. Northeastern Hofstra Hard Hat Award as the Offensive Lineman of the 6. Rhode Island Year last season. South 1. James Madison Ellis had a breakout season in 2004, posting a career- 2. Delaware best 74 receptions for 1,067 yards and 13 touchdowns, 3. William & Mary ranking second in the Atlantic 10 and 11th in I-AA in 4. Villanova receptions. The 74 receptions were also the fourth-most 5. Richmond catches in Hofstra single season history. His 1,067 yards 6. Towson ranked fourth in the A-10 and 14th in I-AA in 2004. Ellis, who posted four 100-yard receiving games in 2004, 65th SEASON: 2005 marks the 65th season of Hofstra broke the school record with 16 receptions for a career- football. Including this year, the Pride has posted a .500 best 225 yards at Massachusetts in the season finale. or better record in 44 of those seasons. Hofstra has recorded a 383-241-11 record (.611) in its 635 games. NEW HELMET LOGO: Hofstra unveiled the Pride’s new helmet logo in August. The graphic mark of two Lions in RETURNING STARTERS: The Pride has 19 returning motion can be seen on the front page of this release. starters in 2005. There are 10 offensive starters, eight The new logo was created in July as part of the defensive and one . The 10 offensive starters University’s re-imaging project that included new include 2003 starting receiver Marques Colston, who University and Hofstra Athletics marks. The Pride logo, missed last season with an injury. The returning starters as well as the University’s new mark, were designed by are: advertising agency Powell New York, a full-service branding and marketing agency, selected as one of the Offense Defense ten firms to watch in 2005 by Advertising Age. The new WR Marques Colston* LE Dan Garay logo replaces the modified, gold, white and blue flag logo LT Jed Prisby RT Ed Greene that has been seen on Hofstra helmets since 1991. LG Tom McHugh RE Stephen Bowen RG Chris Durkin MLB Cole Haley HOF•STRA PRO•NUN•SEE•AY•SHUNS: RT Willie Colon LB Chris Sebald 2 - Devale Ellis (Da•vol) WR Brian Wolman CB Prentice James 8 - Sebald (See•bald) WR Devale Ellis FS Sherief Little 11- Anton Clarkson (Ann-tahn) RB Terry Crenshaw SS David Darby 12 - Casciano (Cash•see•ann•o) WR Charles Sullivan P Joe Nolan 13 – Graber (GREY•bur) QB Anton Clarkson * - 2003 starter 18 - Zarrilli (Za•rill•ee) 20 - Altomare (Al•toe•mar•ee) HOFSTRA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: Three 22 – Vineyard (VIN•yard) Hofstra players have been named to The Sports 27 – Sherief Little (Sha•REEF) Network 2005 I-AA Preseason All-America Team. Junior 28 – Sugalski (Su•gall•ski) linebacker Gian Villante, who suffered a pre-training 30 - Cherilus (Chair•ah•lus) camp knee injury and is out for the season, was named 49 - Ilchert (Ill•kurt) to the TSN All-America first team, senior offensive tackle 53 - Akabalu (Ocka•bah•loo) Willie Colon was named to the second team and senior 54 – Talvacchio (Tal•vot•cheo) receiver Devale Ellis was an honorable mention 56 – Gutierrez (Goo•tee•air•ez) selection. 57 - Szelong (Sah•long) 74 – Coccaro (Co•car•o) Villante was a I-AA All-America first team selection by 76 – Asermelly (Ah•sir•ma•lee) The Sports Network and The Football Gazette as a 80 – Ottis Lewis (OTT•is) sophomore in 2004 after recording 65 solo tackles and 87 – Dubiel (Doo-Beel) 64 assisted stops. His 129 total tackles ranked third in 89 - Marques (Marcus) the Atlantic 10. Villante tallied double-digit tackles in nine 90 – Denimarck (Den•ah•mark) 92 – Shemiah LeGrande (Sha-my•ah, La•grand) THE HOFSTRA FOOTBALL SHOW: Fans, friends and 98 – Garay (Ga-RAY) the media are invited to be part of the live audience and join Hofstra Head Football Coach Joe Gardi every HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND Tuesday at noon at the Hofstra Student Center atrium as TRENDS: WRHU-FM (88.7) presents the Hofstra Football Show. • Hofstra has won 24 of its last 44 road games and 26 of The one-hour show, which will air locally on WRHU-FM its last 48 contests away from Shuart Stadium. The Pride and worldwide on the internet at www.wrhu.org will is 31-23 on the road since the start of the 1997 season. review and preview Hofstra football during the 2005 • The Pride has won 40 of its last 71 regular season season. In addition Hofstra’s opposing coach that week, games and 49 of its last 81 in-season contests. The as well as players and media members will make guest Pride is 63-37 in regular season play since the start of appearances on the show. the 1997 season. Hofstra has posted a 79-44-1 record over the last 124 regular season games. They are 91- PRACTICE: Here is the Hofstra football practice 45-2 over the last 138 regular season games dating schedule this week. back to the middle of the 1993 season. Hofstra has won Tuesday, Nov. 15 3:25 Grass Practice Fields 48 of 83 contests, including playoff games, since the Wednesday, Nov. 16 3:25 Grass Practice Fields start of the 1999 season. Thursday, Nov. 17 3:25 Grass Practice Fields Friday, Nov. 18 3:25 Shuart Stadium HOFSTRA ALUMNI IN THE NFL: There are four former Saturday, Nov. 19 1:00 Game vs UMass Hofstra players currently gracing NFL team rosters. They are:

• WR Wayne Chrebet (Class of ‘95), New York Jets • DB Lance Schulters (Class of ’98), • WR Charlie Adams (Class of '02), Denver Broncos • RB Arlen Harris, (Class of '03), St. Louis Rams

ALUMNI NORTH OF THE BORDER: Three Hofstra football alums are currently on the 2005 rosters of League teams. They are:

• LB Brian Clark (Class of ’96), Calgary Stampeders • QB Rocky Butler (Class of 02), Saskatchewan Rough Riders • DB Patrick Dorvelus (Class of ’02),

SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: Since 1980, Hofstra is 105-25-0 in regular season play at Shuart Stadium. Hofstra was 6-0 in 1986 and 1980; 6-1 in 1998; 5-0 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 in 1991; 5-1 in 2001, 1999, 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000, 1997, 1994, 1993, 1987, 1985 and 1981; 3-1 in 1992; 3- 2 in 2004; 3-3 in 2002. The Pride was 2-4 in 2003 and 1996. Hofstra is 2-2 at home this season.

RADIO AND INTERNET: Every 2005 Hofstra football game can be heard on radio on WRHU-FM (88.7) and on the internet at www.wrhu.org beginning with the pregame show 30 minutes before every contest.

WEEKLY RELEASE FAX AND E-MAIL: The Hofstra University weekly football release will be available on Wednesdays on the Hofstra Athletics web site (www.Hofstra.edu/sports). We will e-mail the release, in PDF format, to those media members who wish to get every football release during the season. Please contact Jim Sheehan if you wish to be put on this list. LATE HOFSTRA PRIDE ADDITIONS Kevin Forrester #96 Raymond Bennett #35 Defensive Line Strong Safety 6-3, 305, Junior 5-9, 210, Sophomore Queens, NY/Bayside Uniondale, NY/Hempstead First year on the Hofstra roster…Enrolled at First year on the Hofstra football roster…High Hofstra in September 2004 after two years at School: Lettered in football, wrestling and Long Island University-C.W. Post in Old lacrosse at Hempstead High School in Brookville, New York…Member of the football Hempstead, New York…Honorable mention All- team in 2002 and 2003…Red-shirted in Nassau County selection as a senior…Posted 92 2003…High School: Played four years of football tackles and three fumble recoveries at at Bayside High School in Bayside, New linebacker…Also rushed for 395 yards on 50 York…Received the James Magueri carries…Personal: Born March 27, 1986…Son of Award…Personal: Born September 12, Trevor and Amelda Bennett…Youth football 1984…Majoring in marketing with a minor in legal volunteer…Athletic training major. studies.

Jerry DeLuca #47 Tristan McLaren #86 Defensive Back Tight End 5-8, 180, Sophomore 6-3, 255, Junior Long Branch, NJ/Verona St. James, NY/Smithtown

First year on the Hofstra Football roster…Joins First year on the Hofstra roster…Joins the Pride the Pride after one year at Middlesex County after two years at Nassau Community College in College in Edison, New Jersey…School did not Garden City, New York…High School: Played sponsor a football team…High School: Lettered four years of football and ran track for one year at in football and track at Verona High School in Smithtown High School in Smithtown, New Verona, New Jersey…Member of 2001 state York…Named to All-Suffolk County team as a championship team…Named to All-New Jersey senior…Named Academic All-Division in team as a senior…All-conference selection in 2002…Smithtown’s Unsung Hero Award recipient 2002…Personal: Born January 9, 1985…Son of as a senior…Personal: Born August 4, Jerry and Fran DeLuca…Has one sister…Plans to 1985…Parents are Chris and Alison…Has one attend chiropractic school…Majoring in English sister…Guide Dog Society volunteer…Plans to and biology. attend medical school after graduation…Biology major.

Bruce DeMyer #68 Defensive End Shaine Smith #81 6-1, 250, Freshman Poughquag, NY/Arlington 6-3, 196, Junior Long Island City, NY/August Martin Played four years of football and wrestled for four years at Arlington High School in LaGrangeville, First season on the Hofstra Football roster…Joins New York…Named to all-league team as a the Pride after three years at Nassau Community senior…Received Sportsmanship, Golden Anchor College in Garden City, New York…Played two and Outstanding Lineman Awards as a season at Nassau and was named a NJCAA All- senior…Recorded 10 tackles and four sacks in American…Broke school record for receptions in 2004…All-league pick in wrestling…Member of a game with 13…High School: Played football, the National Honor Society…Class basketball and baseball at August Martin High treasurer…Personal: Born October 12, School in Queens, New York…All-City 1987…Parents are Bruce and Judy…Has one selection…Played in the Outback Bowl and the brother and two sisters…Lists Walter Payton as Fugazzi Bowl…Personal: Born December 25, his favorite athlete…Plans to pursue a career in 1983…Parents are Matthew and Lorraine…Has finance…Accounting major with a minor in three brothers…Also recruited by Michigan State, finance. Penn State, Auburn and West Virginia…Aspires to play in the NFL and to teach…Physical education major. THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT Hofstra 40-30 W

UNIVERSITY OF Important Numbers - Area Code - 413 Athletic Office: 545-9652 MASSACHUSETTS Ticket Office: 545-0810 Football Office: 545-2000 Location: Amherst, MA SID Office: 545-2439 Founded: 1863 Fax: 545-1556 Enrollment: 22,812 Press Box Phone: 545-3550 Nickname: Minutemen Conference: Atlantic 10 MASSACHUSETTS STATISTICAL LEADERS - 10 GAMES Colors: Maroon and White Rushing Att. Yds. Avg TD Stadium: Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000) Steve Baylark 227 984 4.3 8 Chancellor: Dr. John V. Lombardi R.J. Cobbs 77 302 3.8 5 Athletic Director: John McCutcheon Justin Montgomery 27 110 4.1 2 Passing (Eff.) Att/Comp-Int Yds. TD Football SID: Jason Yellin Liam Coen (140.4) 244-156-6 1,971 10 Web Site: www.umassathletics.com Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Head Coach: Don Brown (Norwich, 1977) Brandon London 47 652 13.9 3 Record at School: 6-5-0/1 year J.J. Moore 27 337 12.5 2 Overall Record: 58-31-0/8 years Rasheed Rancher 24 402 16.8 3 Assistant Coaches: Kevin Morris (Offensive Tackles S-A-TT Sacks Int. Coordinator), Keith Dudzinski (Defensive Coordinator), Jason Hatechell 36-58-94 0-0 0-0 Steve Tirrell (Defensive Line/Special Teams), Eddy Brad Anderson 15-41-56 0.5-3 0-0 Morrissey (Running Backs), Brian Picucci (Offensive Shannon James 27-24-51 0-0 4-63 Line), Sidney Powell (Secondary), Guido Falbo (Tight MASSACHUSETTS IN THE NCAA I-AA STATS: Here is Ends), Brian Smith (Wide Receivers) Massachusetts's NCAA I-AA statistical report as of November Basic Offense: Multiple 14: Basic Defense: 4-3 2004 Record: 6-5 (4-4 Atlantic 10/2nd North) Team Category I-AA Avg. A10 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 52/12 Rushing Offense 67 139.70 9 Off. Starters Returning: 8 Passing Offense 28 242.90 5 Total Offense 41 382.60 8 Def. Starters Returning: 11 Scoring Offense 61 24.90 8 Series Record: Hofstra leads 5-3 Rushing Defense 15 111.40 2 Last Meeting: 2004 – Hofstra 30 Massachusetts 40 Pass Efficiency Defense 17 103.75 1 Total Defense 2 245.50 1 2005 Schedule Scoring Defense 2 12.50 1 Sept. 1 at Richmond 19-6 W Net Punting 3 38.27 1 Punt Returns 108 4.73 11 Sept. 10 at Colgate 14-17 L Kickoff Returns 93 17.22 10 Sept. 17 Albany 40-0 W Turnover Margin 38 .30 6 Sept. 24 Rhode Island 14-6 W Pass Defense 4 134.10 1 Oct. 8 Northeastern 27-0 W Passing Efficiency 34 131.60 7 Oct. 15 James Madison 10-7 W Oct. 22 at Maine 35-14 W Indiv. Category UMass Player I-AA Avg. A10 Rushing Steve Baylark 24 98.40 3 Oct. 29 New Hampshire 28-34 L R.J. Cobbs 33.56 20 Nov. 5 at Delaware 35-7 W Passing Effic. Liam Coen 19 140.40 5 Nov. 12 at Army 27-34 L Total Offense Liam Coen 39 221.89 6 Nov. 19 at Hofstra Steve Baylark 100.20 15 Recpt/Gm Brandon London T-52 4.70 12 2004 Results - 6-5-0 Rec. Yds/Gm Brandon London 48 65.20 11 Rasheed Rancher 44.67 19 at Delaware State 51-0 W Interceptions Shannon James T-25 .40 2 Colgate 30-20 W Brandon Smith T-65 .30 4 Richmond 14-24 L Costello .22 13 Delaware 7-21 L Cesar Rosario .20 16 at Boston College 7-29 L James Ihedigbo .20 16 Punting Christian Koegel 4 43.23 1 at James Madison 7-28 L Punt Returns Costello 86 3.57 9 at New Hampshire 38-21 W Kickoff Returns R.J. Cobbs 76 19.79 10 at Rhode Island 24-27 L Field Goals Cuko 82 .50 9 Maine 35-34 W (OT) Scoring Steve Baylark 87 6.00 12 at Northeastern 26-22 W All-Purpose Yds Steve Baylark 45 115.70 6 R.J. Cobbs 79.56 25

2005 HOFSTRA GAME SUMMARIES 66 rushing. The Great Danes had just 44 yards of offense in GAME 1 - SEPTEMBER 10 AT ALBANY: Senior receiver the second half. Marques Colston caught six passes for 118 yards and two scores and junior running back Terry Crenshaw rushed for 121 1 2 3 4 F yards and a touchdown to lead the 24th-ranked Hofstra Pride Hofstra 6 8 17 5 36 to a 36-7 victory over the Albany Great Danes Saturday night Albany 7 0 0 0 7 at University Field in the season opener for both teams. Scoring Summary Albany got on the board first just 3:50 into the contest, and it UA - Williams 2-yard run (Althardt kick) could have been much earlier. On the first play from HU -Crenshaw 36-yard run (Zarrilli kick) scrimmage Great Danes quarterback Dani Bocanegra hit HU - Colston 44-yard pass from Clarkson (Colston pass) streaking split end Josh Furnas, who had slipped behind the HU - Zarrilli 34-yard field goal Hofstra defense. Furnas bobbled the ball three times before HU - Colston 31-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) dropping the sure scoring pass. But nine plays later senior HU - C. Sebald 29-yard interception return (Zarrilli kick) tailback Kenny Williams rushed two yards to cap the 51-yard HU - Team safety drive. Eric Althardt’s extra point gave Albany the early 7-0 lead. HU - Zarrilli 20-yard field goal

The Pride came right back and started on its own 36 after a 30- HOFSTRA ALBANY yard kickoff return by Kareem Huggins. Junior quarterback First Downs (R-P-Pe) 7-14-1 4-7-0 Anton Clarkson threw consecutive passes to senior receiver Rushes-Yards (Net) 34-133 42-66 Marques Colston for gains of 11 and 13 yards. After Terry Passing Yards (Net) 291 140 Crenshaw picked up four, Hofstra had a 36-yard scoring pass Passes Att-Comp-Int 33-24-1 28-16-2 to Colston, off a deflection, called back by offsetting penalties. Total Offense/Plays-Yards 67-424 70-206 On the next play, Crenshaw rumbled 36 yards for the Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 3-40 touchdown. Sophomore kicker Rob Zarrill’s extra point was Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-100 4-82 missed and Hofstra trailed 7-6 with 9:22 to play in the first. Interception Returns-Yards 2-32 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-39.1 8-33.9 The score remained that way until midway through the second Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 quarter when Clarkson engineered an eight-play, 88-yard Penalties-Yards 5-35 7-46 drive. The junior signal-caller threw to three different receivers, Possession Time 29:02 30:58 rushed for eight yards, and handed off to Crenshaw for another Third Down Conversions 4-13 5-18 eight yards before hitting Colston for a 44-yard touchdown Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 1-2 pass in which the 6’5, 230 receiver barreled over three Albany Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 4-20 players and into the end zone. Clarkson went back to Colston for the two-point conversion as the Pride held on to a 14-7 lead RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Crenshaw (19-121-1), Wolman (1-9-0), at halftime. Huggins (2-9-0); ALBANY-Allen (11-45-0), Williams (11-31-1), Bocanegra (11-25-0) The Pride blew the game open in the third quarter scoring 17 PASSING: HOFSTRA-Clarkson (33-24-1, 291, 2); ALBANY- points to open up a 31-7 lead. Rob Zarrilli booted a 34-yard Bocanegra (16-10-1, 90, 0), Hall (12-6-1, 50, 0) field just 3:30 into the second half to cap a 12-play, 53-yard RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Colston (6-118-2), Ellis (6-30-0), drive. Hofstra added 14 points in the final two minutes as Crenshaw (5-46-0), Sullivan (4-60-0); ALBANY-DeAraujo (6- Clarkson completed a 31-yard pass to Colston for the big 68-0), Allen (3-25-0), Jatkola (2-27-0) receivers’ second touchdown of the game with 1:52 to play in TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Haley (4-8-12), C. Sebald (3-6- the quarter. That score followed a blocked punt that gave the 9), Darby (1-5-6), Daddino (0-6-6); ALBANY-Barnes (4-5-9), Pride the ball back at the Albany 49. With just 14 seconds to Disch (3-6-9), Nicomini (3-5-8), Becker (1-7-8) play in the quarter, junior linebacker Chris Sebald picked off a Brett Hall pass and blazed down the Albany sideline for a 29- Stadium: University Field yard interception return for the score. It was Sebald’s third Attendance: 6,212 career interception and the second that he has returned for a Weather: 71 degrees and clear score following a 79-yard return at Stony Brook last year. GAME 2 - SEPTEMBER 17 VS. STONY BROOK: Anton Hofstra added a safety 5:44 into the fourth quarter after a bad Clarkson passed for 336 yards and three touchdowns and the snap sailed over Albany punter Marc Pallozzi’s head and into Pride defense held the Seawolves to just 152 yards as 23rd- the end zone. Pallozzi fell on the ball for the safety. The Pride ranked Hofstra (2-0) shutout Stony Brook (1-1) 55-0 at James closed out the scoring with 6:51 to play in the contest as Rob M. Shuart Stadium. Clarkson completed 18 of 27 passes to 10 Zarrilli, the transfer from Louisville, booted his second field goal different receivers to record his fourth 300-yard passing game of the game, this time from 20 yards. of his career. Senior receiver Devale Ellis caught seven passes for 133 yards and a touchdown while classmate Marques Colston, who returned to the Hofstra team after missing the Colston hauled in three passes for 95 yards, including a 74- 2004 season with a shoulder injury, posted his sixth career yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. The contest 100-yard receiving game. Clarkson completed 24 of 33 passes lasted 3:58 and encountered lightning delays of 49 and 50 for 291 yards and two touchdowns while Terry Crenshaw minutes in the first quarter. posted his fourth 100-yard rushing game. The Pride racked up 424 yards in total offense and held Albany to 206 including just After Stony Brook went three and out in its first possession, the Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 0-0 Pride started a run of six consecutive scoring possessions. On Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-19 4-105 Hofstra’s first play from scrimmage Clarkson hit Devale Ellis Interception Returns-Yards 2-77 0-0 with a 69-yard touchdown pass down the SBU sideline for a 7- Punts (Number-Avg) 1-32.0 9-32.1 0 lead. At that point, the first lightning strike sent the teams to Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0 the locker rooms for 49 minutes. Penalties-Yards 5-41 3-15 Possession Time 25:17 34:43 When play resumed the Pride defense stopped the Seawolves Third Down Conversions 4-7 2-16 on four plays and took over at their own 26-yard line. This time Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 2-5 it took 10 plays before junior running back Terry Crenshaw Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-28 0-0 punched it into the end zone from three yards out for a 13-0 lead. Lightning prevented the extra-point and sent the teams RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Crenshaw (7-54-1), Momah (9-53-0), back into the locker rooms for another 50 minutes. Huggins (6-43-1); SBU-Williams (10-39-0), Haffiz (7-18-0), Cosentino (2-12-0). It didn’t get better for Stony Brook when play resumed after PASSING: HOFSTRA-Clarkson (27-18-0, 336, 3 TD), Davis Rob Zarrilli’s extra-point. Although the Seawolves were (9-5-0, 66-1); SBU- Dudash (20-10-2, 53, 0), Garrett (5-2-0, 37, enjoying a 10-play but short drive, the Hofstra defense ended 0) SBU’s hopes. Senior safety Sherief Little picked off Josh RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Ellis (7-133-1), Colston (3-95, 1), Dudash’s pass at the Hofstra 25 and returned it 75 yards for a Crenshaw (3-17-0), Huggins (2-63-1); SBU- Cosentino (3-14- touchdown. It was Little’s first interception of his college career. 0), Tarasiewicz (2-16-0), Griffin (1-23-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Haley (5-5-10), Garay (1-7-8), There was no lightning to save SBU after that score and Darby (3-2-5); SBU-Tomasky (2-6-8), Perez (4-3-7), Merkle (3- Hofstra, once again, held the Seawolves to a three-and-out 2-5) possession. Clarkson then engineered a 10-play drive that took the game into the second quarter, capped by a 38-yard field Stadium: James. M. Shuart Stadium goal by Zarrilli and a 24-0 lead. Attendance: 5,347 Weather: 78 degrees, rain and lightning Hofstra sophomore running back Kareem Huggins led a 57- yard drive, rushing for 25 yards and hauling in a 24-yard pass, GAME 3 - SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 AT FURMAN: Ingle Martin before scoring on a two-yard run that gave the Pride a 31-0 ran in from 1-yard out in the second overtime to give #9 lead with 9:05 to play in the half. Furman a 44-41 win over #17 Hofstra at Paladin Stadium in Greenville, South Carolina. The win ups Furman's record to 3-1 The Pride would tack on another touchdown as Clarkson hit overall, while Hofstra slips to 2-1 with its first loss of the 2005 Huggins for a 39-yard score to cap a 6-play, 71-yard drive with campaign. 5:45 to play in the half. Zarrilli’s PAT gave the Pride a 38-0 advantage that they took into the halftime. Hofstra sophomore kicker Rob Zarrilli nailed a career-high 47- yard field goal to send the game into a second overtime and In the second half, the Pride scored on the second play from gave the Pride a short-lived three-point lead with a 35-yarder in scrimmage as Clarkson hit Marques Colston for a 74-yard the second overtime period before Martin gave Furman the scoring pass for a 45-0 lead. Hofstra added a 27-yard Zarrilli narrow three-point win. field goal five minutes later. The Pride closed out the scoring late in the fourth quarter as back-up sophomore quarterback Hofstra got on the board first, just 1:29 into the contest, on Dennis Davis connected with reserve receiver Chris Manno for Furman's first possession, as Pride senior defensive end a 29-yard touchdown. Stephen Bowen stepped back in coverage and picked off an Ingle Martin pass at the 31 yard line and returned it for a 1 2 3 4 F touchdown. It was Bowen's first career interception. Rob Stony Brook 0 0 0 0 0 Zarrilli's extra-point gave the Pride a 7-0 lead. But Furman Hofstra 21 17 10 7 55 came right back and started a 13-play, 75-yard drive with sophomore tailback Cedrick Gipson running the ball into the Scoring Summary end zone from 8-yards out. Scott Beckler's extra-point tied the HU- Ellis 69-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) game at 7-7 with 8:23 to play in the first quarter. HU- Crenshaw 3-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU- Little 75-yard interception return (Zarrilli kick) The Pride came right back as quarterback Anton Clarkson HU- Zarrilli 38-yard field goal directed a nine play, 80-yard drive with junior running back HU- Huggins 2-yard run (Zarrilli kick) Terry Crenshaw scoring on an 7-yard run. Zarrilli's PAT gave HU- Huggins 39-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) Hofstra a 14-7. Clarkson was 5-for-5 in the drive for 53 yards. HU- Colston 74-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) Furman tied the game 3:28 into the second quarter when HU- Zarrilli 27-yard field goal senior tailback Brandon Mays scored on a 10-yard run to cap a HU- Manno 29-yard pass from Davis (Zarrilli kick) six play, 68-yard drive.

HOFSTRA SBU Hofstra responded immediately and went 80 yards on five First Downs (R-P-Pe) 11-13-0 4-4-1 plays capped by a 30-yard touchdown pass to the corner from Rushes-Yards (Net) 28-179 35-62 Clarkson to senior Devale Ellis. Sophomore running back Passing Yards (Net) 402 90 Kareem Huggins was big in the drive, rushing twice for 11 Passes Comp-Att-Int 23-36-0 12-25-2 yards and hauling in a pass for another 30 yards. But, once Total Offense/Plays-Yards 64-581 60-152 again, the Paladins went on a long drive to tie the game. Ingle Martin went 6-for-6 for 55 yards in the drive and ended the Punt Returns-Yards 1- (-1) 2-19 drive with a 6-yard scoring pass to Justin Stepp with 2:46 to Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-38 4-88 play in the half. Interception Returns-Yards 1-31 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-44.4 4-48.5 Furman took the lead early in the third quarter after the Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1 Paladins pinned the Pride deep in their own territory. Taking Penalties-Yards 3-20 2-20 over on its own 42 yard line, Martin took the Paladins to paydirt Possession Time 21:50 38:10 in nine plays and hit sophomore flanker Patrick Sprague with a Third Down Conversions 5-12 15-22 6-yard scoring pass with 10:28 to play in the third quarter. Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 1-1 Once again, Martin was key in the drive going 4-for-5 for 34 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 6-7 yards. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 3-29

The Pride dodged a bullet late in the quarter as Hofstra RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Crenshaw (13-59-1), Huggins (5-37-0); defensive ends Dan Garay and Stephen Bowen combined to FURMAN-Felton (17-109-0), Carter (18-97-0), Mays (6-49-1), strip the ball from Brandon Mays at the Hofstra one to end an Gipson (13-36-1) 18-play, 72-yard Paladin drive. Pride tackle Ken Sussman PASSING: HOFSTRA- Clarkson (40-27-0, 314, 3TD); recovered the ball at the one with 14 seconds to play in the FURMAN-Martin (34-22-1, 176, 3TD) quarter. RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Ellis (10-132-1), Colston (7-64-1), Sullivan 3-16-0), Wolman (2-44-1); FURMAN- Rust (6-49-1), Clarkson then engineered a 99-yard drive in nine plays and hit Carter (6-33-0), Stone (3-39-0) Brian Wolman with a 27-yard scoring pass down the middle TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Haley (6-7-13), Little (5-5-10), 2:02 into the fourth quarter. The Pride forced Furman to punt Gutierrez (5-4-9), Garay (4-5-9); FURMAN- Jones (3-9-12), on its next possession with Hofstra taking over on its own 36 Freeman (3-6-9), Nelson (5-3-8) yard line. Clarkson picked the Paladin defense apart and took the Pride 64 yards on seven plays and hit senior Marques Stadium: Paladin Stadium Colston for a 11-yard touchdown pass on a third-and-10 play to Attendance: 9,844 take the lead. Zarrilli's extra-point gave the Pride a 35-28 lead Weather: 87 degrees and humid with 9:37 to play in the fourth. However, Furman tied it with 32 seconds left when John Rust caught a 6-yard touchdown pass GAME 4 - OCTOBER 1 VS. JAMES MADISON: Defending I- from Martin to cap off a seven play, 46-yard drive to knot the AA national champion James Madison Dukes used a big score at 35-35 and force the overtime sessions. second half to break open a close game and capture a 42-10 win over Hofstra on Saturday afternoon Clarkson finished the game 27-for-40 for 314 yards and three at James M. Shuart Stadium. touchdowns. Ellis had 10 catches for 132 yards and a touchdown, while Colston had seven catches for 64 yards and Hofstra and James Madison were tied 7-7 at the half, but the a touchdown. Cole Haley led the defense with 13 tackles. Dukes scored two quick touchdowns at the start of the third Martin was 22-for-34 for 176 yards and three touchdowns for quarter and took advantage of three Hofstra turnovers and the Paladins, while Jerome Felton carried the ball 17 times for turned them into 21 second half points to pull away for the win. a game-high 109 yards. The Dukes got on the board late in the first quarter as junior 1 2 3 4 5 6 F quarterback Justin Rascati hooked up with L.C. Baker for a 37- HOFSTRA 14 7 14 6 3 3 41 yard scoring pass. David Rabil's extra-point gave JMU a 7-0 FURMAN 7 14 7 7 3 6 44 lead. After Rabil missed a 30-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter, the Pride tied the contest as junior running Scoring Summary back Terry Crenshaw caught a 4-yard pass to cap an 8-play, HU- Bowen 31-yard interception return (Zarrilli kick) 80-yard drive. Quarterback Anton Clarkson was 5-for-5 for 78 FU- Gipson 8-yard run (Beckler kick) yards, including two completions to Marques Colston for 59 HU- Crenshaw 7-yard run (Zarrilli kick) yards, in the drive. FU- Mays 10-yard run (Beckler kick) HU- Ellis 30-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) The game turned for Hofstra in the third quarter as junior FU- Stepp 6-yard pass from Martin (Beckler kick) tailback Maurice Fenner rushed 66 yards down the Hofstra FU- Sprague 6-yard pass from Martin (Beckler kick) sideline to take a 14-7 lead just 1:10 into the period. Fenner HU- Wolman 27-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) rushed 14 times for 125 yards on the day. On Hofstra's next HU- Colston 11-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) possession Clarkson was pressured and hit while throwing and FU- Rust 6-yard pass from Martin (Beckler kick) was picked off by tackle Chuck Suppon. The 6'4, 290-pound FU- Beckler 41-yard field goal junior rumbled 33 yards for the touchdown and a 21-7 HU- Zarrilli 48-yard field goal advantage. The Pride got three back on its next possession as HU- Zarrilli 33-yard field goal sophomore kicker Rob Zarrilli booted a 39-yard field goal to FU- Martin 1-yard run close the deficit to 21-10.

HOFSTRA FURMAN The Dukes capped a 6-play, 98-yard drive on the first play of First Downs (R-P-Pe) 5-16-1 24-7-0 the fourth quarter as Rascati hit Ardon Bransford for a 64-yard Rushes-Yards (Net) 26-67 68-312 score eight seconds into the period. On Hofstra's next Passing Yards (Net) 314 176 possession, Clarkson was picked off by junior linebacker Passes Comp-Att-Int 27-40-0 22-34-1 Akeem Jordan at the Pride 30 and returned 18 yards to the Total Offense/Plays-Yards 66-381 102-488 Hofstra 12 yard line. After gaining 10 yards on his first rushing attempt, junior Alvin Banks carried the ball into the end zone GAME 5 - OCTOBER 8 AT #13 DELAWARE: Sophomore from 2 yards out for a 35-10 lead. quarterback Dennis Davis scored on a 4-yard touchdown run in the third quarter of his first career start and the Pride defense Clarkson, who suffered a shoulder injury, was replaced by held twice in the red zone in the final seven minutes as Hofstra sophomore Dennis Davis on the Pride's next possession. JMU held on for a 10-6 win at #13 Delaware in the rain at UD safety Phil Minafield picked off Davis at the Hofstra 41. Three Stadium. plays later Rascati hit Tahir Hinds for a 29-yard touchdown and a 42-10 lead. Rain and muddy conditions greeted the teams after a strong storm hit the Atlantic region. Neither team was able to muster Rascati compled 8-of-10 passes for 174 yards and three much in the first quarter due to the slick and mud-filled field. touchdowns to lead the Dukes attack, which racked up 502 After the scoreless first period, the Blue Hens got the first yards. JMU rushed for 320 yards. The Pride were led by break of the contest when a Dennis Davis pass bounced off Clarkson, who completed 24-of 40 passes for 274 yards and a the shoulder pads of receiver Devale Ellis and into the hands touchdown, but was picked off three times. Senior receiver of UD linebacker Eric Johnson at the Hofstra 31-yard line. But Devale Ellis caught six passes for 117 yards while Colston the Pride defense held the Blue Hens to just two yards and got added six grabs for 89 yards. the ball back on downs at their own 29.

1 2 3 4 F Buoyed by the big defensive stop Davis directed an 11-play JMU 7 0 14 21 42 drive to the Delaware 31-yard line before sophomore kicker HOFSTRA 0 7 3 0 10 Rob Zarrilli came in and booted a 48-yard field goal to give the Pride a 3-0 lead with 1:22 to play in the half. Davis was 5-for-8 Scoring Summary in the drive for 42 yards in the drive. But the Blue Hens came JMU– Baker 37-yard pass from Rascati (Rabil kick) right back, taking over at their own 20-yard line, marched 75 HU- Crenshaw 4-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) yards to the Hofstra 5 before Zach Hobby kicked a 22-yard JMU- Fenner 66-yard run (Rabil kick) field goal as time expired in the first half. JMU- Suppon 33-yard interception return (Rabil kick) HU- Zarrilli 39-yard field goal In the third quarter, Riccio and running back Omar Cuff led a 9- JMU- Bransford 64-yard pass from Rascati (Rabil kick) play, 72-yard drive capped by a 25-yard field goal by Zack JMU- Banks 2-yard run (Rabil kick) Hobb to give the Blue Hens a 6-3 lead. Riccio opened the drive JMU- Hinds 29-yard pass from Rascati (Rabil kick) with a 34-yard completion to Cuff that moved the ball to the Pride 46-yard line. After an incompletion and two short gains, JMU HOFSTRA UD faced a fourth-and-1 at the Hofstra 37. Riccio found tight First Downs (R-P-Pe) 13-5-1 4-9-1 end Steve Selk on a flair pass for a 26-yard gain to the Pride Rushes-Yards (Net) 50-320 21-28 11- yard line. Three plays later, Hobby gave Delaware its first Passing Yards (Net) 182 272 lead of the game. Passes Comp-Att-Int 9-11-0 25-44-4 Total Offense/Plays-Yards 61-502 65-300 Davis not only scored what would be the winning touchdown, Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 he directed the 7-play, 73-yard drive by going 5-for-5 through Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 4-62 the air, including a big 18-yard completion to Ellis on a third- Interception Returns-Yards 4-52 0-0 and-four play at midfield. Four plays later Davis plunged in Punts (Number-Avg) 3-37.3 6-39.3 from 4 yards out on a busted play with 1:57 left in the third Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 quarter to give Hofstra a 10-6 lead with 1:57 to play in the third Penalties-Yards 3-21 6-48 quarter. Possession Time 33:43 26:17 Third Down Conversions 7-13 9-18 The Pride then had to hold off five Blue Hen possessions Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 0-0 including two Delaware drives late in the fourth quarter. The Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 2-3 Blue Hens had one chance stymied when they had a first-and- Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-18 1-12 10 at the Hofstra 15-yard line, but they turned the ball over on a 4th-and-12 incompletion at the 17 with 6:33 to go. RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Crenshaw (10-45-0), Huggins (3-6-0), Clarkson (8-(-23)-0); JMU-Fenner (14-125-1), Hines (9-82-0), After an exchange of punts, Delaware drove down the field and Banks (16-77-1) had a first-and-goal at the Hofstra 4-yard line with less than PASSING: HOFSTRA- Clarkson (40-24-3, 274, 1), Davis (4-1- 1:30 to go, but Hofstra was able to get pressure on 1, (-)2, 0); JMU-Rascati (10-8-0, 174, 3), Landers(1-1-0, 8, 0); quarterback Sonny Riccio, forcing him into four straight JMU incompletions. Free safety Sherief Little broke up Riccio's first RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Crenshaw (7-33-1), Ellis (6-117-0), down pass in the end zone, and defensive lineman Shemiah Colston (6-89-0); JMU-Bransford (2-72-1), Banks (2-12-0), LeGrande nearly intercepted a pass on second down on the Baker (1-37-1) goal line. On third down, linebacker Chris Sebald blitzed TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Darby (3-8-11), Talvacchio (3-7- untouched and hit Riccio as he threw for another incompletion. 10), LeGrande (4-5-9), Haley (3-6-9), Greene (3-6-9); JMU- On fourth down, Riccio found nobody open and tried to Barnes (6-3-9), LeZotte (5-4-9), Winston (2-4-6) scramble, but lost his footing under pressure and his off- balance pass fluttered harmlessly to the ground as the Pride Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium held on for the hard-fought win. Attendance: 6,065 Weather: 69 degrees and sunny Davis, making his first collegiate start for the injured Anton Clarkson, was 26-for-41 for 266 yards despite the sloppy field conditions. Senior receiver Devale Ellis had a strong effort, completed 21-of-37 passes for 202 yards and touchdown catching eight passes for 116 yards. Senior linebacker and tri- passes of 13 yards to sophomore Charles Sullivan, and 26 captain Cole Haley led the Pride defensive charge with 8 yards to senior Devale Ellis. Clarkson spread the ball around tackles while Sherief Little added seven and David Darby well, as all four of the Pride's starting receivers - Ellis (52 posted six. yards), Sullivan (37), Marques Colston (58), and Brian Wolman (31) - had four receptions. The Blue Hens, which posted 321 yards on offense including 63 on its last possession, were led by quarterback Sonny In addition to tallying a shutout and holding the Black Bears to Riccio, who completed 20 of 50 passes for 248 yards and just 135 yards on offense, the Hofstra defense also tallied 16 Omar Cuff who had eight catches for 105 yards. points on two interception returns for touchdowns from D.J. Talvacchio and Stanley Gutierrez, and a sack in the end zone 1 2 3 4 F for a safety by Daniel Garay. Talvacchio's touchdown gave the Hofstra 0 3 7 0 10 Pride a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, and he added a second Delaware 0 3 3 0 6 interception in the fourth quarter as well.

Scoring Summary The Pride opened the scoring with 5:30 to play in the first HU – Zarrilli 48-yard field goal quarter as sophomore kicker Rob Zarrilli booted a 34-yard field UD - Hobby 22-yard field goal goal to cap a 12-play, 55-yard drive. On Maine's first play from UD - Hobby 25-yard field goal scrimmage after the kickoff, Talvacchio, a junior linebacker HU - Davis 4-yard run (Zarrilli kick) from Franklinville, New Jersey, picked off Maine quarterback Chris Legree, on an attempted screen pass, at the Black Bear HOFSTRA DELAWARE 40 and returned his first career interception for a touchdown First Downs (R-P-Pe) 2-13-0 4-12-1 with 5:11 to play in the first period. Rushes-Yards (Net) 32-(-11) 28-73 Passing Yards (Net) 266 248 Hofstra boosted the lead to 17-0 just 3:11 into the second Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-26-1 52-20-0 quarter when Clarkson connected with Charles Sullivan for a Total Offense/Plays-Yards 73-255 80-321 13-yard touchdown. The Pride defense held Maine to just 83 Punt Returns-Yards 3-15 4-26 yards on offense in the first half. In the third quarter Hofstra Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-61 2-11 punter Joe Nolan pinned the Black Bears on their own 1-yard Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-14 line with a 58-yard punt. After Maine rushed for a gain of 2 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-36.3 8-34.0 yards to the 3-yard line and an , Hofstra senior Fumbles-Lost 3-0 0-0 defensive end Dan Garay sacked Black Bears' quarterback Penalties-Yards 9-82 1-27 Ron Whitcomb (29-14-2, 98, 0TD) in the end zone for a safety Possession Time 33:52 26:08 and a 19-0 lead. Third Down Conversions 7-18 4-19 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 2-6 On Hofstra's possession after the safety, Pride sophomore Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 2-4 running back Kareem Huggins (10 carries, 60 yards) rushed up Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-35 the middle and then broke outside and scampered 47 yards for his second touchdown of the year and a 25-0 lead with 7:50 to RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Crenshaw (12-26-0), Huggins (5-13-0), play in the third quarter. The extra-point attempt was blocked Momah (1-1-0); DELAWARE-Riccio (7-35-0), Cuff (18-35-0), by Jarrod Gomes. The Pride bumped up the lead to 32-0 with Jones (3-3-0) nine minutes to play in the game following an interception by PASSING: HOFSTRA-Davis (41-26-1, 266, 0); DELAWARE- Hofstra senior safety Sherief Little, who returned the ball 11 Riccio (50-20-0, 248, 0) yards to the Maine 38. Four plays later, Clarkson found Ellis for RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Ellis (8-116-0), Colston (8-50-0), a diving 26-yard touchdown catch. Momah (3-26-0); DELAWARE-Cuff (8-105-0), Ingram (4-36-0), Cauthen (2-28-0) Talvacchio picked off his second pass of the day on Maine's TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Haley (4-4-8), Little (5-2-7), next possession, giving the Pride the ball on Maine 21 yard Darby (3-3-6), Talvacchio (3-2-5); DELAWARE-Mulhern (9-3- line. On the second play Hofstra sophomore quarterback 12), Hicks (4-1-5), Campbell (4-1-5), Johnson (3-2-5) Dennis Davis, who came into the game in relief of Clarkson, hit senior Marques Colston, who outjumped his defender, for a 21- Stadium: UD Stadium yard touchdown catch and a 38-0 lead with 7:12 to play. Attendance: 22,030 Exactly two minutes later, Gutierrez picked off Legree at the Weather: 74 degrees and rain Black Bears' 47 and returned it for a touchdown to close out the scoring. GAME 6 - OCTOBER 15 VS. MAINE: Quarterback Anton Clarkson threw for two touchdowns and the Pride defense 1 2 3 4 F picked off four passes, returning two for touchdowns, to lead MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 Hofstra to a 44-0 Atlantic 10 Conference victory over the Maine HOFSTRA 10 7 8 19 44 Black Bears at James M. Shuart Stadium Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Pride improved its record to 4-2 on the Scoring Summary season and 2-1 in the Atlantic 10, while Maine slips to 2-4 and HU – Zarrilli 34-yard field goal 0-3 in league play. HU - Talvacchio 40-yard interception return (Zarrilli kick) HU - Sullivan 13-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) Clarkson returned to the starting lineup after missing last HU - Garay safety weekend's victory over then #13 Delaware with an injury and HU - Huggins 47-yard run (Zarrilli kick blocked) HU - Ellis 26-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) the field goal. Rob Zarrilli's kick was blocked, marking his first HU - Colston 21-yard pass from Davis (Hanly kick blocked) missed field goal of the season, and Richmond took over HU - Gutierrez 47-yard interception return (Hanly kick blocked) needing only a field goal to win. The Spiders drove to the five-yard line behind the running of HOFSTRA MAINE Tim Hightower, but a key second-down holding penalty pushed First Downs (R-P-Pe) 7-8-1 4-4-1 them back to the 15-yard line. Tutt, though, responded by Rushes-Yards (Net) 29-108 29-28 scrambling and finding Shields for the game-winner. Passing Yards (Net) 223 107 Passes Comp-Att-Int 22-38-1 16-35-4 The Pride defense may have tired in the second half as Total Offense/Plays-Yards 67-331 64-135 Richmond dominated the time of possession and ran off 102 Punt Returns-Yards 3-14 1-3 plays in the contest. The Hofstra defense was on the field for Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-19 5-85 40:43, including 23:28 in the second half. After a first half that Interception Returns-Yards 4-102 1-7 saw Clarkson hit Devale Ellis for a 44-yard touchdown pass, Punts (Number-Avg) 7-36.7 9-30.0 Clarkson run the ball in from 5-yards out, Kareem Huggins go Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 on a 60-yard scoring run and a Rob Zarrilli 47-yard field goal Penalties-Yards 4-30 8-60 that gave the Pride a comfortable 24-10 lead, the Spiders Possession Time 30:09 29:51 crawled back. Third Down Conversions 6-15 4-17 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-1 After Richmond's David Freeman (17-yards) and Hofstra's Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 0-0 Charles Sullivan (24-yards) exchanged touchdown catches in Sacks By: Number-Yards 7-44 2-14 the third to boost the score to 30-17, UR's Matt Hale caught a 6-yard scoring pass from Tutt 1:40 into the fourth to close the RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Huggins (10-60-1), Momah (6-20-0), deficit to 30-24. The Spiders tied the game, and could have Crenshaw (4-18-0); MAINE-Allen (8-20-0), Legree (7-19-0), taken the lead, following a 6:18 drive with Harry Wilson Pearson (2-7-0) catching a 29-yard TD pass from Tutt. Fortunately, for the PASSING: HOFSTRA- Clarkson (37-21-1, 202, 2TD), Davis Pride, Joseph Fore's extra point was wide leaving the game (1-1-0, 21, 1TD); MAINE-Whitcomb (29-14-2, 98, 0), Legree (6- tied at 30 and setting up more of Tutt's heroics in overtime. 2-2-, 9, 0) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Colston (4-58-1), Ellis (4-52-1), The Spiders racked up 547 yards including 376 passing from Sullivan (4-37-1), Wolman (4-31-0); MAINE-Gordon (5-31-0), Tutt who completed 32 of 50 passes. The Pride posted 428 Pearson (5-25-0), McMahan (2-17-0) yards including 279 from Clarkson who connected on 23 of 38 TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Garay (5-3-8), Haley (2-6-8), passes. UR receiver Arman Shields tallied 14 catches for 147 Bowen (3-4-7); MAINE-Belcher (3-9-12), Walker (4-5-9), yards while Matt Hall added 9 catches for 112 yards. Hofstra Wormuth (4-3-7) senior Marques Colston posted 5 catches for 100 yards while Ellis added 5 receptions for 76 yards. Sophomore Kareem Stadium: Shuart Stadium Huggins rushed for 87 yards on 6 carries and senior linebacker Attendance: 7,188 Cole Haley had 17 tackles in the Pride's second double- Weather: 67 degrees and windy overtime loss of the year.

1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 F GAME 7 - OCTOBER 22, 2005 AT RICHMOND: Senior HOFSTRA 7 17 6 0 7 0 37 quarterback Stacy Tutt threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to RICHMOND 7 3 7 13 7 6 43 Arman Shields in the second overtime to give Richmond a 43- 37 come-from-behind win over Hofstra at Richmond Stadium. Scoring Summary UR- Hightower 2-yard run (Fore kick) Hofstra led by 14 points (24-10) at the half, but Richmond HU- Ellis 44-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) came all the way back behind the scrambling and passing HU- Clarkson 5-yard run (Zarrilli kick) ability of Tutt, who finished with 376 yards passing. With 1:31 UR- Fore 36-yard field goal to play, Tutt scrambled under heavy pressure on third down HU- Huggins 60-yard run (Zarrilli kick) and threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Harry Wilson to tie the HU- Zarrilli 47-yard field goal score at 30-30. The Pride dodged a pair of bullets as the UR- Freeman 17-yard pass from Tutt (Fore kick) Spiders missed the ensuing extra point and then missed a 30- HU- Sullivan 24-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick blocked) yard field goal as time expired after Richmond blocked a punt UR- Hale 6-yard pass from Tutt (Fore kick) from senior punter Joe Nolan with nine seconds remaining. UR- Wilson 29-yard pass from Tutt (Fore kick failed) UR- Tutt 1-yard run (Ball kick) Tutt again gave the Spiders a big play in overtime when he HU- Crenshaw 12-yard run (Zarrilli kick) scrambled on third down and found John Crone at the two-yard UR- Shields 15-yard pass from Tutt line for a 21-yard gain. Two plays later, Tutt plunged over from the one-yard line to put the Spiders ahead 37-30. Hofstra answered right back, though, as Terry Crenshaw HOFSTRA RICHMOND rushed in from 13 yards out to knot the score at 37-37 and First Downs (R-P-Pe) 6-11-2 13-19-3 force the second overtime. Rushes-Yards (Net) 27-149 52-171 Passing Yards (Net) 279 376 Hofstra got the ball first in the second extra session, Passes Comp-Att-Int 38-23-0 50-32-0 and moved the ball to the Richmond seven-yard line, but Total Offense/Plays-Yards 65-428 102-547 Clarkson was sacked on third down to force the Pride to go for Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 5-20 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-21 4-94 Defensively, linebacker Cole Haley was the star of the day, Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 tallying 15 tackles, 13 of which were solo. Strong safety David Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.4 3-38.3 Darby tallied nine solo tackles, while defensive end Dan Garay Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1 added a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Joe Casey Penalties-Yards 10-79 8-95 rushed for 170 yards on 28 carries, including one touchdown, Possession Time 19:17 40:43 in the losing effort. Third Down Conversions 5-13 10-17 Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 1-1 1 2 3 4 F Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 7-9 HOFSTRA 0 10 21 7 38 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 4-24 RHODE ISLAND 3 0 7 14 24

RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins (6-87-1), Crenshaw (14-72-1); Scoring Summary RICHMOND-Tutt (27-74-1), Hightower (15-70-1) URI- Giannecchini 35-yard field goal PASSING: HOFSTRA- Clarkson (38-23-0, 279, 2); HU- Zarrilli 18-yard field goal RICHMOND-Tutt (50-32-0, 376, 4) HU- Huggins 12-yard run (Zarrilli kick) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Colston (5-100-0), Ellis (5-76-1), HU- Sullivan 30-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) Sullivan (4-50-1); RICHMOND-Shields (14-147-1), Hale (9- URI- Poole 17-yard run (Gallagher kick) 112-1), Crone (3-59-0) HU- Crenshaw 23-yard run (Zarrilli kick) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Haley (7-10-17), Darby (2-9- HU- Clarkson 3-yard run (Zarrilli kick) 11), Tate (6-4-10); RICHMOND- Burnette (5-3-8), Goloboski URI- Casey 31-yard run (Gallagher kick) (3-5-8), Gray (5-2-7) URI- Brown 7-yard pass from Davis (Gallagher kick) HU- Huggins 3-yard run (Zarrilli kick) Stadium: UR Stadium Attendance: 4,385 HOFSTRA URI Weather: 57 degrees and overcast First Downs (R-P-Pe) 12-18-2 16-6-0 Rushes-Yards (Net) 40-205 63-334 GAME 8 - OCTOBER 29, 2005 AT RHODE ISLAND: Junior Passing Yards (Net) 415 128 quarterback Anton Clarkson passed for a career-high 415 Passes Comp-Att-Int 29-36-0 7-16-0 yards, senior receiver Devale Ellis hauled in 11 passes and the Total Offense/Plays-Yards 76-620 79-462 Pride ground game tallied four touchdowns as Hofstra posted a Punt Returns-Yards 2-5.5 0-0.0 38-24 Atlantic 10 victory at Rhode Island. Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-25.04-13.5 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Clarkson completed 29 of 36 passes for 415 yards including a Punts (Number-Avg) 3-26.05-41.4 30-yard scoring pass to Charles Sullivan in the third quarter Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-1 that boosted the Hofstra lead to 17-3. Clarkson also posted a Penalties-Yards 4-39 4-34 3-yard scoring run in the third quarter that gave the Pride a Possession Time 28:49 31:11 commanding 31-10 advantage. Third Down Conversions 8-14 11-20 Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 2-2 Hofstra had to hold on down the stretch, though, as Rhode Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-4 Island responded with a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 0-0 pull within 31-24 on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Jayson Davis to Keith Brown with 6:35 to play in the contest. The Pride RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins (14-91-2), Crenshaw (15-78- offense responded in a big way, though, chewing up most of 1), Clarkson (8-20-1); URI- Casey (28-170-1), Davis (21-102- the clock with a key 11-play, 70-yard drive that culminated in a 0), Poole (7-57-1) 3-yard touchdown run from sophomore running back Kareem PASSING: HOFSTRA- Clarkson (36-29-0, 415, 1); URI- Davis Huggins. Clarkson had a pair of 13-yard passes to senior wide (15-6-0, 113, 1), Giannecchini (1-1-0, 15, 0) receiver Marques Colston on the drive, while Huggins also RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Ellis (11-138-0), Colston (8-82-0), picked up a key first down on a 3-yard rush on third and one. Sullivan (5-116-1); URI-Brown (3-34-1), Poole (2-58-0), Jones (1-21-0) Ellis posted a season-high 11 receptions, topping his 10 at TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Haley (13-2-15), Darby (9-0-9), Furman in September, for 138 yards. Ellis has now tied both Tate (7-1-8); URI-Elmore (6-3-9), Pride (6-3-9), Gray (6-2-8) teammate Marques Colston and current Denver Bronco Charlie Adams for fourth place on the Hofstra career reception Stadium: Meade Stadium list with 159 catches. Colston had eight catches on the day for Attendance: 3,987 82 yards. Sophomore receiver Charles Sullivan tallied five Weather: 46 degrees and clear receptions for a season-high 116 yards and had the third quarter touchdown. Game 9 - November 5, 2005 vs. #2 New Hampshire: Quarterback Ricky Santos threw four touchdown passes, The Pride ground attack posted its best game of the season including the decisive 5-yard score to Aaron Brown with 6:40 gaining 205 yards on 40 carries as Huggins rushed 14 times left in regulation, as second-ranked New Hampshire escaped for a career-high 91 yards and scored on a 12-yard run in the with a 29-26 win over Hofstra at Shuart Stadium. second quarter that gave the Pride a 10-3 lead, in addition to Hofstra compiled 533 yards of total offense to 381 for the his 3-yard run with 1:16 to play. Junior Terry Crenshaw rushed Wildcats, but turned the ball over eight times on the day, 15 times for 78 yards and had a 23-yard touchdown run in the compared to zero for New Hampshire. The most crucial third quarter that boosted the Pride lead to 24-10. turnover came late in the game, as sophomore running back Kareem Huggins appeared to be about to cross the goal line for the go-ahead touchdown. However, the officials ruled that HU - Zarrilli 40-yard field goal he fumbled just before he crossed the line, and the Wildcats UNH - Williams 14-yard pass from Santos (McCormick kick) recovered in the end zone for a . New Hampshire HU - Zarrilli 23-yard field goal held the ball until there was one second on the clock, and UNH - Ball 14-yard pass from Santos (McCormick kick) junior quarterback Anton Clarkson's final was HU - Crenshaw 22-yard pass from Clarkson (Crenshaw rush intercepted on the goal line. failed) HU - B. Sebald 10-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) Hofstra started quickly as it took the opening kickoff and went UNH - Brown 5-yard pass from Santos (Ball pass from Santos) 80 yards in seven plays to take an early 7-0 lead. Clarkson was 5-of-6 passing on the drive, which culminated in a 12-yard HOFSTRA UNH touchdown strike to senior receiver Devale Ellis. He also First Downs (R-P-Pe) 9-19-1 4-16-1 completed a 21-yard pass to Ellis on the preceding play to set Rushes-Yards (Net) 37-211 38-96 up the touchdown. Passing Yards (Net) 322 285 Passes Comp-Att-Int 32-48-4 23-35-0 New Hampshire answered back and went 77 yards in seven Total Offense/Plays-Yards 85-533 73-381 plays to even the score on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Punt Returns-Yards 5-18 1-4 Ricky Santos to David Ball. Santos threw what amounted to a Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-106 3-58 jump ball in the left side of the end zone, and Ball was able to Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 4-14 come down with the catch amongst a crowd of players. Punts (Number-Avg) 3-29.0 11-31.6 Fumbles-Lost 5-4 1-0 Ellis then had a 40-yard kickoff return to give the Pride great Penalties-Yards 6-60 9-63 field position, and a 29-yard run from junior running back Terry Possession Time 32:16 27:44 Crenshaw put Hofstra in field goal range. Rob Zarrilli's 40-yard Third Down Conversions 9-16 3-14 kick split the uprights and the Pride took back the lead at 10-7. Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 The Wildcats again answered back with another long Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-4 touchdown drive to take their first lead of the game. A 25-yard Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-28 2-4 pass to Ball set up New Hampshire on the Hofstra 14-yard line, and one the next play, Santos found Jon Williams with 4:01 left RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Crenshaw (14-122-0), Huggins (12-64- in the first quarter to make the score 14-10. 0), Clarkson (10-22-0); UNH- McCoy (21-91-0), LeVan (3-16-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Clarkson (48-32-4, 322, 3); UNH- The second quarter saw the two defenses settle in, as the only Santos (35-23-0, 285, 4) points came on a 23-yard field goal from Zarrilli with 4:57 left in RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Wolman (8-82-0), Ellis (8-71-1), the half. That field goal was set up by a blocked punt by Colston (5-43-0), B.Sebald (4-52-1); UNH- Ball (8-123-2), Hofstra's Justyn Davis, which was recovered on the Wildcat 7- McCoy (6-70-0), Williams (4-53-1) yard line by Alton Lucas. TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Garay (3-7-10), Darby (1-9-10), C.Sebald (4-4-8); UNH- Graham (12-5-17), Pammer (4-11-15), Hofstra was then victimized by a bad break at the start of the DeWitt (4-7-11) third quarter, as the defense held, but a punt hit the back of a Pride special teams player and was recovered at the 14-yard Stadium: Shuart Stadium line. Santos found Ball on the ensuing play for a touchdown to Attendance: 4,215 give the Wildcats a 21-13 lead. The Pride responded, as Weather: 66 degrees and cloudy Huggins ran the kickoff back 49 yards and four plays later, Clarkson connected with Crenshaw on a 22-yard touchdown pass to pull Hofstra within 21-19.

The Hofstra defense held, and the Pride took the lead back with three seconds left in the third quarter on a 10-yard pass over the middle to tight end Brandon Sebald, his first career touchdown with the Pride. However, Santos' pass to Brown with 6:40 left proved to be the difference.

Santos was 23-of-35 passing for 285 yards and four touchdowns for the Wildcats, which kept pace with Massachusetts for first place in the Atlantic 10 North. Clarkson finished the day completing 32-of-48 passes for 322 yards and three touchdowns and four interceptions. Senior Brian Wolman had eight catches for 82 yards, while Ellis had eight catches for 71 yards and a touchdown.

1 2 3 4 F UNH 14 0 7 8 29 HOFSTRA 10 3 13 0 26

Scoring Summary HU – Ellis 12-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) UNH - Ball 30-yard pass from Santos (McCormick kick) 2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY TWO-DEEP CHART vs University of Massachusetts November 19, 2005 • James M. Shuart Stadium (15,000) PRIDE OFFENSE WR 89 Marques Colston (6-4, 230, SR) 81 Shaine Smith (6-3, 196, JR) WR 88 Charles Sullivan (6-2, 194, SO) 15 Charles Brooks (6-0, 204, FR) LT 52 Jed Prisby (6-4, 285, JR) 73 Jeremy Hazen (6-1, 283, SR) LG 65 Tom McHugh (6-3, 280, SR) 74 Frank Coccaro (6-2, 311, JR) C 58 Jason Goodman (6-0, 277, SO) 61 Shawn McMackin (6-3, 276, SO) RG 64 Chris Durkin (6-4, 285, JR) 69 Todd Rodgers (6-1, 294, SR) RT 77 Willie Colon (6-3, 315, SR) 76 Joe Asermelly (6-5, 295, RFR) WR 83 Brian Wolman (5-8, 190, SR) 30 Sam Cherilus (5-10, 163, RFR) OR TE 8 Brandon Sebald (6-5, 245, SR) 44 Phil Riley (6-3, 242, FR) WR 2 Devale Ellis (5-9, 170, SR) 80 Ottis Lewis (6-5. 214, RFR) RB 21 Terry Crenshaw (6-1, 219, JR) 25 Kareem Huggins (5-9, 180, SO) QB 11 Anton Clarkson (6-0, 225, JR) 14 Dennis Davis (6-4, 215, SO) PRIDE DEFENSE LE 99 Daniel Garay (6-2, 260, GR) 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 240, SR) LT 92 Shemiah LeGrande (6-0, 265, SO) 70 Randy Stephens (6-0, 241, SR) RT 71 Edward Greene (6-2, 299, SR) 91 Ken Sussman (6-3, 292, SO) RE 94 Stephen Bowen (6-5, 271, SR) 46 Justyn Davis (6-0, 240, JR) OLB 54 D.J. Talvacchio (6-1, 225, JR) 56 Stanley Gutierrez (5-11, 217, SO) MLB 50 Cole Haley (6-0, 223, SR) 55 Tom Daddino (6-0, 230, SO) OLB 48 Chris Sebald (6-1, 215, JR) 41 Ryan Scarpa (6-2, 213, SO) CB 20 Nick Altomare (5-11, 170, FR) 5 Prentice James (5-9, 175, SR) FS 10 Stephen Tate (5-11, 187, SO) 27 Sherief Little (6-0, 190, SR) SS 37 David Darby (6-0, 200, JR) 22 Greg Vineyard (5-10, 190, SO) CB 4 DeWayne Whitaker (6-0, 170, SO) 23 Emanuel Anderson (5-7, 180, SO) PRIDE SPECIAL TEAMS KO 40 Chris Hanly (6-4, 210, SO) 18 Rob Zarrilli (6-0, 190, SO) PK 18 Rob Zarrilli (6-0, 190, SO) 40 Chris Hanly (6-4, 210, SO) H 84 Chris Manno (5-10, 173, SO) 83 Brian Wolman (5-8, 190, SR) LS 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 240, SR) 8 Brandon Sebald (6-5, 245, SR) P 40 Chris Hanly (6-4, 210, SO) 12 Shane Casciano (6-1, 190, FR) PR 25 Kareem Huggins (5-9, 180, SO) 83 Brian Wolman (5-8, 190, SR) KOR 25 Kareem Huggins (5-9, 180, SO) 21 Terry Crenshaw (6-1, 219, JR)

THE PRIDE 1 Shaun McQueary K 32 Onyi Momah RB 66 Vincent Bazzone C 2 Devale Ellis WR 34 Lenny Carter DB 68 Bruce DeMyer DE 4 DeWayne Whitaker CB 35 Raymond Bennett SS 69 Todd Rodgers OG 5 Prentice James CB 36 Julian Watts WR 70 Randy Stephens DT 6 Cory Yates QB 37 David Darby FS 71 Edward Greene DT 7 Clarence Clanton OLB 38 Luke Bonus SS 72 Phil Hall OT 8 Brandon Sebald TE 39 Ithalmar DeSedas SS 73 Jeremy Hazen C 9 Kyle Arrington CB 40 Chris Hanly K 74 Frank Coccaro OG 10 Stephen Tate CB 41 R.C. Scarpa OLB 75 Jimmy Mangiero C 11 Anton Clarkson QB 42 Gian Villante OLB 76 Joe Asermelly OT 12 Shane Casciano P 44 Phil Riley TE 77 Willie Colon OT 13 Jay Graber QB 45 Alton Lucas CB/RB 80 Ottis Lewis WR 14 Dennis Davis QB 46 Justyn Davis DE 81 Shaine Smith WR 15 Charles Brooks WR 47 Jerry DeLuca DB 82 Rudys Santana WR 16 Joe Nolan P 48 Chris Sebald OLB 83 Brian Wolman WR 17 Evan Steele K 49 Derick Ilchert P 84 Chris Manno WR 18 Rob Zarrilli K 50 Cole Haley LB 85 Bryan Smith WR 19 Eric Taylor WR 51 John Petrizzo DE 86 Tristan McLaren TE 20 Nick Altomare DB 52 Jed Prisby OT 87 Adam Dubiel DE 21 Terry Crenshaw RB 53 Joe Akabalu DE/LB 88 Charles Sullivan WR 22 Greg Vineyard SS 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB 89 Marques Colston WR 23 Emanuel Anderson CB 55 Tom Daddino LB 90 Mike Denimarck DE 24 Kory Compson-Parrish DB/RB 56 Stanley Gutierrez LB 91 Ken Sussman DE 25 Kareem Huggins RB 57 Scott Szelong LB 92 Shemiah LeGrande DT 26 Calvin Carter WR 58 Jason Goodman C 94 Stephen Bowen DE 27 Sherief Little FS 60 Mike Trice OT 95 Al Carmody DE 28 Eric Sugalski DB 61 Shawn McMackin C 96 Kevin Forrester DT 29 Sean Butler RB 62 Mike Juliana OG 98 Gonzalo Rodriguez DL 30 Sam Cherilus WR 64 Chris Durkin OG 99 Dan Garay DE 31 Justin Kull SS 65 Tom McHugh OG 2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. CL Ht. WT Hometown/High School 1 Shaun McQueary K RFR 5-8 197 New Hartford, NY/New Hartford 2 Devale Ellis WR SR 5-9 170 Brooklyn, NY/James Madison 4 DeWayne Whitaker CB SO 6-0 170 Germantown, MD/Northwest 5 Prentice James CB SR 5-9 175 Miami, FL/Hialeah 6 Cory Yates QB FR 6-1 193 White Plains, MD/McDonough 7 Clarence Clanton OLB SO 6-1 200 Norfolk, VA/Lake Taylor 8 Brandon Sebald TE SR 6-5 245 Stone Ridge, NY/Rondout Valley 9 Kyle Arrington CB SO 5-10 190 Accokeek, MD/Gwynn Park 10 Stephen Tate CB SO 5-11 187 Centreville, VA/Centreville 11 Anton Clarkson QB JR 6-0 240 Los Angeles, CA/Venice 12 Shane Casciano P FR 6-1 190 Allentown, PA/Central Catholic 13 Jay Graber QB RFR 6-2 200 Clarksburg, NJ/Notre Dame 14 Dennis Davis QB SO 6-4 215 Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford 15 Charles Brooks WR RFR 6-0 204 Lancaster, PA/J.P. McCaskey 16 Joe Nolan P GR 6-2 210 Ridgefield, NJ/St. Peter's Prep 17 Evan Steele K FR 6-0 180 Clearwater, FL/Palm Harbor 18 Rob Zarrilli K SO 6-0 190 Orlando, FL/Colonial 19 Eric Taylor WR SO 6-0 175 Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan 20 Nick Altomare DB FR 5-11 170 Fairfax, VA/Robinson Secondary 21 Terry Crenshaw RB JR 6-1 219 Sarasota, FL/Riverview 22 Greg Vineyard SS SO 5-10 190 Gary, WV/Mount View 23 Emanuel Anderson CB SO 5-7 180 Hampton, VA/Phoebus 24 Kory Compson-Parrish DB/RB SO 5-10 190 Syracuse, NY/Nottingham 25 Kareem Huggins RB SO 5-9 180 Irvington, NJ/Bayley-Ellard 26 Calvin Carter WR FR 6-1 180 Staten Island, NY/Tottenville 27 Sherief Little FS SR 6-0 190 Stamford, CT/Stamford 28 Eric Sugalski DB JR 6-1 190 Oradell, NJ/River Dell Regional 29 Sean Butler RB SO 5-9 209 Severn, MD/Fork Union Military Academy 30 Sam Cherilus WR SO 5-10 163 Irvington, NJ/Union 31 Justin Kull DB JR 5-9 185 Centereach, NYSt. Anthony's 32 Onyi Momah RB SR 6-1 230 Greenlawn, NY/John Glenn 34 Lenny Carter DB SO 5-9 185 Media, PA/Strath Haven 35 Raymond Bennett SS SO 5-9 210 Uniondale, NY/Hempstead 36 Julian Watts WR JR 6-3 195 Huntington, NY/St. Anthony’s 37 David Darby FS JR 6-0 200 Sewell, NJ/Washington Township 38 Luke Bonus SS FR 5-9 185 Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee 39 Ithalmar DeSedas SS JR 5-11 177 Clifton, NJ/Clifton 40 Chris Hanly K SO 6-4 210 Ridgewood, NJ/Bergen Catholic 41 R.C. Scarpa OLB SO 6-2 213 Clifton, NJ/Clifton 42 Gian Villante OLB JR 6-2 221 Wantagh, NY/MacArthur 44 Phil Riley TE FR 6-3 242 Prince Frederick, MD/Huntingtown 45 Alton Lucas CB/RB FR 5-9 180 West Babylon, NY/West Babylon 46 Justyn Davis DE JR 6-0 240 Englewood, NJ/Bergen County Academies 47 Jerry DeLuca DB SO 5-8 180 Long Branch, NJ/Verona 48 Chris Sebald OLB JR 6-1 215 Stone Ridge, NY/Rondout Valley 49 Derick Ilchert P SO 6-2 193 Waldwick, NJ/Bergen Catholic 50 Cole Haley LB SR 6-0 223 Lititz, PA/Warwick 51 John Petrizzo DE SR 6-1 215 Levittown, NY/MacArthur 52 Jed Prisby OT JR 6-4 285 Lititz, PA/Warwick 53 Joe Akabalu DE/LB FR 6-0 235 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB JR 6-1 225 Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional 55 Tom Daddino LB SO 6-0 230 Franklin Square, NY/Carey 56 Stanley Gutierrez LB SO 5-11 217 Freeport, NY/Freeport 57 Scott Szelong LB FR 6-1 235 Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant Area 58 Jason Goodman C SO 6-0 277 Weston, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 60 Mike Trice OT FR 6-5 300 Hempstead, NY/Holy Trinity 61 Shawn McMackin C SO 6-3 276 River Vale, NJ/St. Joseph's Regional 62 Mike Juliana OG RFR 6-3 275 Burlington Township, NJ/Holy Cross 64 Chris Durkin OG JR 6-4 285 Centereach, NY/Centereach 65 Tom McHugh OG SR 6-3 280 Drexel Hill, PA/Monsignor Bonner 66 Vincent Bazzone C FR 6-2 290 McKeesport, PA/McKeesport Area 68 Bruce DeMyer DE FR 6-1 250 Poughquag, NY/Arlington 69 Todd Rodgers OG SR 6-1 294 South River, NJ/South River 70 Randy Stephens DT SR 6-0 241 Trenton, NJ/McCorristin Catholic 71 Edward Greene DT SR 6-2 299 Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin-Perth 72 Phil Hall OT SO 6-2 283 Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills 73 Jeremy Hazen C SR 6-1 283 Protection, KS/Ashland 74 Frank Coccaro OG JR 6-2 311 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/St. Joseph’s 75 Jimmy Mangiero C FR 6-2 280 Bloomington, IN/Bloomington South 76 Joe Asermelly OT RFR 6-5 295 Hopkinton, RI/Chariho Regional 77 Willie Colon OT SR 6-3 315 Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes 80 Ottis Lewis WR RFR 6-5 214 Norwalk, CT/Brien McMahon 81 Shaine Smith WR JR 6-3 196 Long Island City, NY/August Martin 82 Rudys Santana WR SO 6-1 204 Wallington, NJ/Wallington 83 Brian Wolman WR SR 5-8 190 Potomac, MD/Winston Churchill 84 Chris Manno WR SO 5-10 173 Holbrook, NY/Sachem North 85 Bryan Smith WR RFR 6-0 194 Matteson, IL/Marian Catholic 86 Tristan McLaren TE JR 6-3 255 St. James, NY/Smithtown 87 Adam Dubiel DE SR 6-4 240 Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional 88 Charles Sullivan WR SO 6-2 194 Nanuet, NY/St. Joseph Regional 89 Marques Colston WR SR 6-4 230 Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Township 90 Mike Denimarck DE RFR 6-4 246 Sound Beach, NY/Miller Place 91 Ken Sussman DE SO 6-3 292 Great Neck, NY/Great Neck North 92 Shemiah LeGrande DT SO 6-0 265 Staten Island, NY/Curtis 94 Stephen Bowen DE SR 6-5 271 Wheatley Heights, NY/Half Hollow Hills W. 95 Al Carmody DE FR 6-3 215 Wilton Manors, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 96 Kevin Forrester DT JR 6-3 205 Queens, NY/Bayside 98 Gonzalo Rodriguez DL FR 6-0 260 Union City, NJ/Emerson 99 Daniel Garay DE GR 6-2 260 Rahway, NJ/Rahway

Head Football Coach: Joe Gardi Assistant Coaches: Greg Gigantino (Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator); Warren Ruggiero (Offensive Coordinator); Bob McIntyre (Linebackers); Adam Brown (Defensive Line and Special Teams); Carlton Goff (Running Backs); Chip Garber (Defensive Backs); Damian Wroblewski (Offensive Line); Jaime Elizondo (Wide Receivers); Dennis Mikula (Tight Ends); Dassin Blackwell (Defensive Assistant)

As of November 1 2005