Hofstra Football, 2003
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HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS: • The Pride returns from a bye week last week following their 24-14 loss to the University of Delaware on September 27th. Hofstra has lost five consecutive games to open the season for the first time since 1969. The Pride, which closed the 2002 season by winning the last four contests, also had a five game losing streak last year. • Hofstra has won 14 of its last 27 games. The Pride has won 27 of its last 43 regular season games and 36 of its last 53 in-season contests. The Pride is 50-22 in regular season play since the start of the 1997 season. The HOFSTRA Pride has posted a 66-29-1 record over the last 96 regular season games. They are 78-30-2 over the last FOOTBALL, 2003 110 regular season games dating back to the middle of the 1993 season. Hofstra has won 35 of 55 contests, including playoff games, since the start of the 1999 season. For Immediate Release - October 7, 2003 • Despite having dropped its last three home games, 2003 SEASON - GAME 6: Hofstra has won 21 of its last 31 regular season games HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (0-3, 0-5) at Shuart Stadium. The only losses came at the hands of vs. Delaware on September 16, 2000, Richmond in October #19 NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (2-1, 4-2) 1999, Villanova in November 2001, Montana, James Madison and William and Mary in 2002, and Maine, Elon Saturday, October 11, 2003 - 1:30 p.m. and Delaware this season. Hofstra is 55-19 at Shuart James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY Stadium since Joe Gardi arrived in Hempstead in 1990. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Television: Fox Sports New York, 1:30 p.m. • Hofstra has won 18 of its last 28 road games and 20 of (Available locally & nationally on satellite and cable) its last 32 contests away from Hofstra Stadium. The Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7), 11:30 a.m. Pre-game show Pride is 25-13 on the road since the start of the 1997 Internet: WWW.WRHU.org season. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE PRIDE HEAD COACH: Joe Gardi is in his 14th season Aug. 30 at Marshall (Metro) 21-45 L as Head Football Coach at Hofstra University. He has Sept. 6 #20 MAINE (Metro)* 21-44 L posted a 105-47-2 record during that time. His .688 Sept. 13 ELON 23-25 L winning percentage ranks second, behind Mickey Sept. 20 at James Madison* 20-23 L Kwiatkowski, in school history. Gardi's 105 victories are Sept. 27 #7 DELAWARE (CSTV)* 14-24 L the second most all-time at Hofstra behind the legendary Oct. 11+ #19 NORTHEASTERN (FSNY)* 1:30 p.m. Howard "Howdy" Myers (141 wins from 1950-1974). Oct. 18 at Massachusetts* 12:30 p.m. Oct. 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7:00 p.m. PRIDE COACHING STAFF: After entering the 2002 Nov. 1 at William & Mary (TFN)* Noon season with four new coaches, Hofstra has only one Nov. 8 VILLANOVA (TFN)* 7:00 p.m. new member of the coaching staff this season, running Nov. 15 at Rhode Island* Noon backs coach Carlton Goff. The 2003 Pride football Nov. 22 at Liberty 1:30 p.m. coaching staff is as follows: * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Yr. Greg Gigantino Def. Coord. 11th yr. 26th yr. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Warren Ruggiero Off. Coord. 4th yr. 16th yr. Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Assoc. A.D. for Communications Bob McIntyre Linebackers 15th yr. 15th yr. (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell; (516) 463- Brian Vaganek Def. Line 3rd yr. 11th yr. 5033 - Fax Adam Brown Spec. Teams 3rd yr. 3rd yr. Jimmy Salgado Def. Backs 2nd yr. 10th yr. Northeastern -Jack Grinold, Associate Athletic Director; Jeff Behrman Receivers 2nd yr. 8th yr. (617) 373-2691- O; (617) 373-3152 - Fax Cazzie Kosciolek Off. Line 2nd yr. 6th yr. Carlton Goff RB 1st yr. 9th yr. Shuart Stadium Press Box - (516) 463-5274 Michael Curry Off. Line 2nd yr. 2nd yr. 1955 Northeastern (H) 12-21 INJURY REPORT: Here is the Pride injury report 1956 Northeastern (A) 12-32 entering the Northeastern game: 1957 Hofstra (H) 12-6 1958 Northeastern (A) 14-24 Player Pos. Injury Status 1972 Northeastern (A) 6-28 Bill Hambrecht LB Back Out - Season 1973 Hofstra (H) 17-14 Josh Reed DE Knee Out - Season 2001 Hofstra (H) 45-21 Joe Nolan P Knee Out - Season 2002 Northeastern (A) 17-28 Todd Rodgers OG Knee (8/24) Out -Indef. Brad Palmer OG Shoulder(9/6) Out - Indef. THE LAST HOFSTRA-NORTHEASTERN GAME- Jamaal Perry WR Ankle (9/20) Out - 3-5 wks. September 28, 2002 at Northeastern: Northeastern Bobby Seck QB Hand (8/30) Probable tailback William Griffin rushed 24 times for 126 yards Dan Garay DE Leg (9/20) Probable and two touchdowns, and the Huskies defense recorded Stephen Bowen DE Leg (9/20) Probable seven sacks and stopped the Pride running game as the Jarrod Verge OG Leg (9/13) Probable 14th-ranked Huskies posted a 28-17 Atlantic 10 Mickey Keene DT Knee (9/27) Probable Conference victory over 24th-ranked Hofstra Pride at Parsons Field. In a defensive first quarter for both teams, HOFSTRA'S 2003 STATISTICAL LEADERS - Hofstra got on the board first late in the period as Chris 5 GAMES: Onorato booted a 31-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. The big play in the drive was a 27-yard pass from Ryan RUSHING ATT. Net- Avg. TD- Cosentino to Ricky Bryant that brought the ball down to Trevor Dimmie 63 296 4.7 4 the Northeastern 29-yard line. Hofstra boosted its lead to Terry Crenshaw 42 200 4.8 0 10-0 with 12:15 to play in the half as the Hofstra defense Isaac Irby 6 75 12.5 2 put six points on the board as cornerback Robert Vemba Bukula 13 27 2.1 0 Thomas picked off a Shawn Brady pass and returned it Anton Clarkson 31 22 0.7 0 down the left sideline 43 yards for the touchdown. It was Thomas’ second interception of the year, 11th of his career and the fourth that he has returned for a PASSING GP Att-Comp-Int Yds. TD touchdown. Northeastern got on the board on its next Andrew English 4 90-49-3 572 3 possession as Brady engineered an 8-play, 66-yard Anton Clarkson 4 50-24-5 444 3 drive in 2:38 with Griffin scoring on a 5-yard run. Griffin Bobby Seck 1 15-7-0 53 0 had 21 yards in the drive, while Brady had two big first down passes of 24 yards, first to Quintin Mitchell that RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD brought the ball to the Hofstra 29, and then to Curtis Ricky Bryant 17 330 19.4 1 Guilliam that moved the Huskies to the Pride 5-yard line. Marques Colston 16 240 15.0 2 The Huskies took the lead near the end of the first half Isaac Irby 16 154 9.6 1 following an Art Smith interception of Cosentino at the Devale Ellis 13 90 6.9 1 Northeastern 43. Anthony Riley rushed for 27 yards on Trevor Dimmie 8 121 15.1 1 three consecutive runs and Brady then hit Tim Gale for a gain of four before going back to Gale for a 26-yard TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int touchdown pass. Miro Kesic’s PAT was good and the Renauld Williams 25-24-49 2-12 1-24 Huskies took a 14-10 lead with 46 seconds to play in the Gian Villante 14-25-39 0-0 0-0 half. Hofstra had the first scoring opportunity in the third Cole Haley 17-21-38 0-0 0-0 quarter following an interception by Le'Var Starr, who Tyree Johnson 15-21-36 0-0 1-0 ran the pick back to the Huskies 22. After driving to the James Glee 16-19-35 1-8 1-94 Northeastern 6-yard line, Vemba Bukula ran wide left, was hit by Charles Cameron and fumbled. Huskies end HOFSTRA-NORTHEASTERN SERIES: Saturday's Scott Quimby recovered the fumble at the 5-yard line. game is the 10TH meeting between Hofstra and Northeastern boosted their lead to 21-10 as time expired Northeastern in a series that started in 1954. The in the third quarter with some razzle-dazzle as Brady Huskies lead the series 6-3-0. The two teams last met handed off to Anthony Riley, who ran to his right and on September 28, 2002 in Brookline, Massachusetts then passed to Brady wide open down the left side for a with the Huskies posting a 28-17 come-from-behind 26-yard touchdown. The Pride did threaten in the fourth victory over the Pride. Hofstra is 3-1 at home against quarter, moving to the Huskies 37-yard line but the Northeastern, winning in 1957 (12-6), 1973 (17-14) and Huskies, who recorded seven sacks for minus 80 yards 2001 (45-21). The series history is as follows: in the contest, had two sacks and an intentional grounding call that put Hofstra back in their own territory Year Winner (Loc.) Score before Art Smith picked off Cosentino with 6:16 to play in 1954 Northeastern (A) 13-39 the game at the Huskies 49 and returned it to the Pride 35. A personal foul penalty on Hofstra moved the ball to Receiving: HU - Bryant (9-102-1), Irby (7-62-0), Perry the 20 and five plays later Griffin scored his second (5-52-0); NU - Gale (5-36-1), Mitchell (2-33-0), Brady (1- touchdown of the game on a 16-yard run.