HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS: ¥ Hofstra is coming off a 24-0 loss at Rhode Island last Saturday at Meade Stadium in Kingston, Rhode Island.

¥ Hofstra’s sub-.500 record this year is just the third time in Coach Joe Gardi’s 14 seasons at Hofstra that the Pride will finish below .500, following a 5-6 season in 1996 and a 4-6 season in 1992.

¥ The Pride has won 29 of its last 49 regular season games and 38 of its last 59 in-season contests. The Pride is 52-26 in regular season play since the start of the 1997 season. The Pride has posted a 68-33-1 record HOFSTRA over the last 102 regular season games. They are 80- 34-2 over the last 116 regular season games dating FOOTBALL, 2003 back to the middle of the 1993 season. Hofstra has won 37 of 61 contests, including playoff games, since the start of the 1999 season. For Immediate Release - November 18, 2003 ¥ Hofstra has won 18 of its last 31 road games and 20 of 2003 SEASON - GAME 12: its last 35 contests away from Shuart Stadium. The Pride HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (2-9) is 25-16 on the road since the start of the 1997 season. at (5-6) ¥ Hofstra has won 23 of its last 34 regular season games at Shuart Stadium. The only losses came at the hands of Saturday, November 22, 2003 - 1:30 p.m. Delaware on September 16, 2000, Richmond in October Williams Stadium - Lynchburg, VA 1999, Villanova in November 2001, Montana, James ------Madison and William and Mary in 2002, and Maine, Television: None Elon, Delaware and New Hampshire this season. Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7).Pre-game show at 1:00 p.m. Hofstra is 57-20 at Shuart Stadium since Joe Gardi Internet: www.WRHU.org arrived in Hempstead in 1990. ------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 107-51-2 record during that time. His .675 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 107 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)* 24-14 W Howard "Howdy" Myers (141 wins from 1950-1974). Oct. 18 at #6 Massachusetts* 22-27 L Oct. 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 17-38 L PRIDE COACHING STAFF: The 2003 Pride football Nov. 1 at William & Mary (TFN)* 9-23 L coaching staff is as follows: Nov. 8 #7 VILLANOVA (TFN)* 34-32 W Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Yr. Nov. 15 at Rhode Island* 0-24 L Greg Gigantino Def. Coord. 11th yr. 26th yr. Nov. 22 at Liberty 1:30 p.m. Warren Ruggiero Off. Coord. 4th yr. 16th yr. * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming Bob McIntyre Linebackers 15th yr. 15th yr. Brian Vaganek Def. Line 3rd yr. 11th yr. Adam Brown Spec. Teams 3rd yr. 3rd yr. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Jimmy Salgado Def. Backs 2nd yr. 10th yr. Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Assoc. A.D. for Communications Jeff Behrman Receivers 2nd yr. 8th yr. (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell; (516) 463- Cazzie Kosciolek Off. Line 2nd yr. 6th yr. 5033 - Fax Carlton Goff RB 1st yr. 9th yr. Michael Curry Off. Line 2nd yr. 2nd yr. Liberty -Todd Wetmore, Sports Information Director; (434) 582-2292-O; (434) 582-2076- Fax

Williams Stadium Press Box - (434) 582-4628 INJURY REPORT: Here is the Pride injury report HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATS: Here are Hofstra’s entering the Liberty game: NCAA statistical rankings as of November 18:

Player Pos. Injury Status Team Category Rank Avg. Bill Hambrecht LB Back Out - season Rushing Offense 112 99.55 Josh Reed DE Knee Out - season Passing Offense 40 227.82 Joe Nolan P Knee Out - season Total Offense 85 327.36 Brad Palmer OG Shoulder(9/6) Out - season Scoring Offense 101 18.64 Le’Var Starr CB Knee (10/25) Out - season Rushing Defense 115 234.18 Jarrod Verge OG Knee (10/9) Out - season Pass Efficiency Defense 70 121.84 DeWayne Whitaker CB Elbow (11/1) Out - season Total Defense 103 406.00 Gian Villante LB Back (11/8) Out - season Scoring Defense 87 29.00 Chris Andreano DB Ankle (10/25) Out - Indef. Net Punting 20 36.26 Jamaal Perry WR Hip (11/8) Questionable Punt Returns 92 6.42 Bobby Seck QB Ankle (11/8) Questionable Kickoff Returns 108 17.00 Turnover Margin 107 -1.00 HOFSTRA'S 2003 STATISTICAL LEADERS - Pass Defense 33 171.82 11 GAMES: Passing Efficiency 83 108.66 RUSHING ATT. Net- Avg. TD Individual Category Hofstra Player Rank Avg. Trevor Dimmie 133 599 4.5 5 Terry Crenshaw 86 421 4.9 1 Rushing Trevor Dimmie 54.45 Vemba Bukula 34 164 4.8 2 Terry Crenshaw 38.27 Passing Efficiency Andrew English 85 106.43 PASSING GP Att-Comp-Int Yds. TD Total Offense Andrew English 91 134.40 Andrew English 9 227-125-12 1438 6 Receptions/Game Ricky Bryant 61 4.73 Anton Clarkson 6 83-45-8 648 4 Isaac Irby 86 4.18 Bobby Seck 3 70-36-1 424 2 Marques Colston 92 4.00 Rec. Yds./Game Ricky Bryant 53 69.45 RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD Marques Colston 91 58.45 Ricky Bryant 52 764 14.7 2 Isaac Irby 49.82 Isaac Irby 47 552 11.7 4 Interceptions Prentice James .27 Marques Colston 44 643 14.6 4 Punting Niall Duggan 48 38.97 Devale Ellis 19 111 5.8 1 Punt Returns Ricky Bryant 72 7.41 Brian Wolman 13 128 9.8 0 Kickoff Returns Field Goals Chris Onorato 16 1.18 TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int Scoring Chris Onorato 5.55 Renauld Williams 50-37-87 3.5-19 1-24 All-Purpose Yds. Ricky Bryant 70 105.73 Cole Haley 42-44-86 4-24 0-0 Isaac Irby 66.36 Tyree Johnson 40-38-78 1.5-6 1-0 Gian Villante 33-44-77 0-0 0-0 THE LAST HOFSTRA-LIBERTY GAME - November Carlton Bargman 51-25-76 2-13 1-7 23, 2002 in Hempstead: Running backs Trevor Dimmie Daniel Garay 33-35-68 4.5-20 0-0 and Vemba Bukula each rushed for more than 100 yards and the Pride defense held the Flames to a single field HOFSTRA-LIBERTY SERIES: Saturday's game is the goal and 165 yards on offense as Hofstra closed out its eighth meeting between Hofstra and Liberty in a series 2002 season with a 32-3 non-conference victory over that started in 1995. The Pride lead the series 7-0. The Liberty at James M. Shuart Stadium. Dimmie rushed for two teams last met on November 23, 2002 in a season-high 160 yards on 20 carries with touchdown Hempstead with the Pride posting a 31-3 victory over the runs of 8 and 7 yards, and a scoring catch of 15 yards. Flames. The series history is as follows: Bukula posted his third 100-yard rushing game of the season with a 13-carry, 113-yard performance. Hofstra Year Winner (Loc.) Score quarterback Ryan Cosentino completed 16 of 27 passes 1995 Hofstra (H) 36-10 for 147 yards and one TD and also rushed for another 1996 Hofstra (A) 29-20 score. The Hofstra defense excelled as well, recording a 1997 Hofstra (A) 40-27 season-low 165 yards allowed Ð Hofstra's lowest since 1998 Hofstra (H) 38-24 holding Charleston Southern to 133 yards in 1996 Ð 2000 Hofstra (H) 42-14 while holding the Flames to a lone Jay Kelley 24-yard, 2001 Hofstra (A) 40-3 second quarter field goal. After getting down to the 2002 Hofstra (H) 32-3 Liberty 10-yard line on its first possession only to miss a 27-yard field goal, Hofstra opened the scoring with 5:37 LU- Kelley 24-yard field goal to play in the first quarter. Cosentino led an eight-play, HU- Onorato 43-yard field goal 81-yard drive with Trevor Dimmie taking the ball into the HU- Dimmie 15-yard pass from Cosentino (Onorato kick) end zone from 8 yards out. Dimmie had 63 of the 81 HU- Team safety yards in the drive, including a 34-yard run that placed the HU- Dimmie 7-yard run (Onorato kick) Pride on the Liberty 13-yard line. Liberty closed the HU- Cosentino 10-yard run (Onorato kick) deficit to 6-3 just six second into the second quarter following a blocked Hofstra punt. Getting the ball on their Team Statistics Liberty Hofstra own 49, the Flames got down to the Hofstra 5-yard line First Downs (R-P-Pen) 3-3-2 21-6-1 and had a first-and-goal situation. Liberty running back Rushing (Att.-Yds.) 34-106 51-370 Verondre Barnes, who broke the school's single season Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int) 17-6-1 28-16-1 rushing record of 1,224 yards set by Lawrence Passing Yards 59 147 Worthington in 1994, rushed to the Pride 2-yard line Total Offense (Plays-Yds.) 51-165 79-517 before the Flames were sent back to the 8 on an illegal Interceptions By (No.-Yds.) 1-0 1-2 motion penalty. Kyle Painter then completed a pass to Punts - Average 8-36.3 4-29.0 Michael Pearson on second-and-goal to the Hofstra 2- Punt Returns (No.-Yards) 3-8 3-42 yard line. Robert Thomas and Daniel Garay stuffed Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards) 5-90 2-33 Samkon Gako on a third down rush for no gain. An Field Goals (Made-Att) 1-1 1-3 illegal substitution penalty put the ball back on the 7 yard Penalties (No.-Yds.) 7-46 9-90 line where Kelley was forced to kick the 24-yard field Third Down Conversions 0-11 4-12 goal. Hofstra boosted the lead to 9-3 midway through the Sacks (No.-Yds.) 2-12 3-14 quarter as Chris Onorato booted a 43-yard field goal. Barnes, who finished the game with 114 yards on 25 Individual Leaders carries to finish his record-setting season with 1,304 Rushing: HU - Dimmie (20-160-2), Bukula (13-113-0), yards, notched his record-breaking rush on the last play Cosentino (8-43-1), Little (7-43-0); LU - Barnes (25-114- of the half with a 3-yard carry as time expired. The Pride 0), Gado (5-15-0), Painter (3-(-14)-0) put the game out of reach in the third quarter with three Passing: HU - Cosentino (27-16-1, 147, 0 TD), English scores (two touchdowns and a safety). On their second (1-0-0, 0, 0 TD); LU - Painter (12-6-1, 59, 0 TD), Condon possession of the second half, Hofstra went 39 yards in (4-0-0, 0, 0 TD) five plays with Cosentino passing to Dimmie for a 15- Receiving: HU - Perry (5-64-0), Bryant (5-44-0), Irby (3- yard score for a 16-3 lead with 10:25 to play in the third. 8-0); LU - Barnes (2-0-0), Gado (1-32-0), Harris (1-13-0) On Liberty's next possession, Hofstra pinned the Flames Tackles: HU - Hambrecht (4-5-9), Momo (3-5-8), Haley on their own 9-yard line. Punting away on fourth down, (0-8-8); LU - Howard (5-7-12), Haith (5-3-8), Hield (3-4- punter David Holland dropped the low snap and instead 7) of having the kicked blocked and recovered for a Weather: 43 degrees and clear touchdown, he elected to kick the ball out of the back of Time of Game: 2:45 the end zone for a safety. The Pride bumped the lead to 25-3 with just six seconds to play in the third quarter as HOFSTRA’S LAST GAME- November 15 at Rhode Dimmie rushed four times for 47 yards in a 61-yard drive Island: Rhode Island scored 21 fourth quarter points to and carried the ball into the end zone from 7 yards out to blow open a 3-0 contest as the Rams blanked Hofstra close out the third quarter scoring. Cosentino finished 24-0 in an Atlantic 10 Football Conference game at the scoring with 10:39 to play in the game on a 10-yard Meade Stadium last Saturday afternoon. The Rams run to cap a 62-yard drive that included Bukula gaining improved to 4-7 overall and 3-5 in the Atlantic 10 while 38 yards on three carries. Jamaal Perry (64 yards) and Hofstra fell to 2-9 overall and 2-7 in league play. Rhode Ricky Bryant (44 yards) each had five catches for the Island posted 449 yards in total offense including 438 on Pride, while Bill Hambrecht (9 tackles), Michael Momo (8 the ground as running back Jason Ham and quarterback tackles) and Cole Haley (8 tackles) led the defensive Jayson Davis each topped the century mark in rushing charge. with 156 and 129 yards, respectively. Hofstra posted just 154 yards (revised) on offense, their lowest output of the HOFSTRA 31 LIBERTY 3 season. After a scoreless first quarter, Rhode Island had November 23, 2002 the first scoring opportunity of the contest just three Hempstead, NY - Attendance: 5,090 minutes into the second quarter. But a 34-yard field goal attempt by Shane Laisle sailed wide left in the gusting Team 1 2 3 4 TP winds. The Rams did get on the board later in the Liberty 0 3 0 0 3 quarter after mounting a late drive to end the first half. Hofstra 6 3 16 7 32 URI sophomore quarterback Jayson Davis engineered an 11-play, 70-yard drive culminating with a 23-yard field Scoring Summary goal by Laisle. Davis had 41 yards rushing in the drive. HU- Dimmie 8-yard run (Onorato kick failed) Hofstra opened the second half with a flurry after senior CONGRATULATIONS AND THANKS, SENIORS: Ricky Bryant returned the opening kickoff 44 yards to the Hofstra honored their 11 graduating seniors (10 players URI 47 yardline and freshman quarterback Anton and videographer Kevin Ingles) and their parents in Clarkson had two completions to move the ball to the pregame ceremonies before their final home game on Rams 36 yard line. But on a 3rd-and-11 play Clarkson November 8 against Villanova. The departing football- was picked off at the Rams 14 by Rhode Island playing seniors are Vemba Bukula-RB, Jamaal Perry- cornerback Terrance Jones who returned it to the URI WR, Ricky Bryant-WR, Trevor Dimmie-RB, Carlton 44. It would be the closest Hofstra would get to the Bargman-FS, Tyree Johnson-LB, Renauld Williams-LB, Rams end zone. Although the Hofstra offense sputtered, Larry Kelly-LB, Brad Palmer-OG, Brandon Newton-OG, the Pride defense, which faced 82 plays and was on the Josh Reed-DE, and Kevin Ingles-videographer. field for more than 35 minutes, bent but did not break. After another scoreless period in the third quarter, the floodgates opened in the fourth. Behind the rushing of Ham, who rushed nine times for 53 yards in the drive, Rhode Island went on a 12-play, 80-yard drive following a Hofstra punt, with senior running back Luther Green rushing around right end for a 21-yard touchdown. Laisle's point-after gave the Rams a 10-0 lead with 8:40 to play in the contest. On Hofstra's first play from scrimmage after the kickoff, Clarkson, who was 12 for 22 The 2003 SPORTS NETWORK/CSTV I-AA POLL: The for 102 yards and three interceptions on the day, was Sports Network/CSTV I-AA Poll, as of November 17: picked off by senior linebacker Andrew Elsing at the st Hofstra 40 yard line. Keith Brown's 28-yard run on the No. Team (1 pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW first play moved the ball to the Pride 12 yard line and 1. McNeese State (80) 9-1 2,236 1 four plays later Davis called his own number for a one 2. Wofford (6) 10-1 2,111 4 yard touchdown run and a 17-0 lead with 6:39 3. Delaware (1) 10-1 2,003 6 remaining. Another Clarkson interception on Hofstra's 4. Montana (3) 9-2 1,929 5 next possession, this time by linebacker Teddy Gibbons, 5. Southern Illinois 10-1 1,720 2 was an all-in-one play. On the first-and-10 play, 6. Colgate 11-0 1,661 7 Gibbons deflected Clarkson's pass, caught it in mid-air 7. Massachusetts 9-2 1,650 3 and then rambled 38 yards for the final touchdown of the 8. Northern Iowa 9-2 1,630 11 game with 6:02 to play in the contest. Ham finished with 9. Penn 9-0 1,509 8 33 carries for 156 yards, Davis had 129 yards on 17 10. Western Kentucky 8-3 1,439 9 rushes and Luther Green added 82 yards on eight 11. Western Illinois 8-3 1,404 10 carries to lead the Rams, who came into the contest with 12. Grambling State 9-2 1,228 12 the third-best rushing attack in I-AA at 322.6 yards per 13. North Carolina A&T 10-1 1,184 14 game on the ground. Rhode Island's pass attack, which 14. Florida Atlantic 8-2 994 15 averages just 87 yards per game, was barely affected by 15. Bethune-Cookman 8-2 980 16 the 40 degrees temperature and the winds that gusted 16. Southern 10-1 939 17 up to 30 miles per hour. The Pride struggled with both 17. Northern Arizona 8-3 876 18 the passing and running game in the wind, and 18. Villanova 7-3 663 13 committed four turnovers. Ricky Bryant had four catches 19. Jacksonville State 7-3 537 21 for 46 yards and Isaac Irby added three catches for 39 20. Northern Colorado 8-2 431 22 yards to lead the Pride. Irby's second catch of the day 21. Northeastern 7-4 380 23 gave him 100 for his Hofstra career. Sophomore end 22. Georgia Southern 7-4 295 24 Dan Garay and linebacker Cole Haley each had 10 tackles to lead the Pride defense. 23. Maine 6-4 268 NR 24. Idaho State 7-4 208 NR WHITEWASH: Last Saturday's 24-0 shutout by Rhode 25. Fordham 8-3 197 19 Island was the second shutout laid on Hofstra in the past two seasons. The Montana Grizzlies blanked Hofstra 21- Others receiving votes: Lehigh, Appalachian State, 0 in the 2002 season opener at Shuart Stadium. Before Gardner-Webb, Stephen F. Austin, Weber State, the Montana game, the Pride/Flying Dutchmen were not Montana State, South Carolina State, Cal Poly, shutout in 255 games dating back to a 41-0 loss at LIU- Northwestern State, Furman, Harvard, Monmouth, C.W. Post in 1978. In its 63 season 614-game history, Hampton, Alabama A&M, Alabama State, Yale. Hofstra has been shutout just 34 times, including 12 shutouts before 1950. LAST WEEK'S RESULTS - November 15 WILLIAM & MARY 38, NEW HAMPSHIRE 28 James Madison 45, Charleston Southern 7 DELAWARE 51, MASSACHUSETTS 45 RHODE ISLAND 24, HOFSTRA 0 THE 2003 ESPN/USA TODAY I-AA COACHES POLL: NORTHEASTERN 45, RICHMOND 0 As of November 17, 2003. MAINE 14, VILLANOVA 10

No. Team W-L Pts. LW THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE - November 22 1. McNeese State (30) 9-1 941 1 NORTHEASTERN AT JAMES MADISON 12:00 2. Wofford (3) 10-1 890 4 MAINE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE 12:00 3. Delaware (2) 10-1 848 6 RHODE ISLAND AT MASSACHUSETTS 12:00 4. Montana (3) 9-2 795 5 WILLIAM & MARY AT RICHMOND 1:00 5. Southern Illinois 10-1 747 2 Hofstra at Liberty 1:30 6. Massachusetts 9-2 713 3 DELAWARE AT VILLANOVA 4:00 7. Northern Iowa 9-2 685 11 8. Colgate 11-0 669 8 BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD CANDIDATE - LB RENAULD WILLIAMS CONTINUES TO SHINE: Senior 9. Western Illinois 8-3 587 10 linebacker Renauld Williams, who was reaffirmed as a 10. Pennsylvania 9-0 582 9 Buck Buchanan Award candidate by the Sports Network, 11. Grambling 9-2 567 12 continues to be a standout on the Pride defense this 12. Western Kentucky 8-3 563 7 season. Williams, playing before several NFL scouts at 13. North Carolina A&T 10-1 495 14 Marshall, put his best foot forward by leading the Pride 14. Florida Atlantic 8-2 424 15 with eight solo tackles and five assisted stops against 15. Southern 10-1 417 16 the Thundering Herd. He also forced a fumble, stripping 16. Bethune Cookman 8-2 414 17 Marshall quarterback Stan Hill of the ball on the run. 17. Northern Arizona 8-3 383 18 Against Maine he posted seven tackles, an interception- 18. Villanova 7-3 302 13 the first of his career-, a sack, and a fumble recovery. 19. Jacksonville State 7-3 223 20 Williams recorded 13 total tackles against Elon including 20. Northern Colorado 8-2 185 25 seven solo stops to lead the Pride defense. Williams 21. Northeastern 7-4 161 22 also recorded a forced fumble and had 1.5 tackles for 22. Maine 6-4 127 NR losses of three yards. At JMU he posted five total 23. Georgia Southern 7-4 110 23 tackles, forced a fumble and recorded a sack while 24. Idaho State 7-4 108 NR against Delaware he added 11 tackles. Williams, who 25. Fordham 8-3 83 19 had seven tackles including six solos at UMass, seven tackles and a fumble recovery against Villanova, and six at William and Mary, leads the team with 87 tackles. He ATLANTIC 10 STANDINGS: Here are the latest Atlantic posted eight tackles at Rhode Island last week. 10 Football Conference standings entering the Liberty game: LB GIAN VILLANTE DONE FOR THE SEASON: Freshman Gian (Jon) Villante, who was one of the best Atlantic 10 Overall surprises of the 2003 season for Hofstra, will miss the Team W L Pct. W L Pct. season finale at Liberty this week. Villante suffered a Delaware 7 1 .875 10 1 .909 back injury in the Villanova game on November 8 and Massachusetts 7 1 .875 9 2 .818 missed last week’s game at Rhode Island. Villante tied his career high against New Hampshire, which he *Maine 5 3 .625 7 4 .636 posted two previous times, with 11 tackles against the Northeastern 5 3 .625 7 4 .636 Wildcats. Villante posted seven solo tackles, four Villanova 5 3 .625 7 3 .700 assisted stops and two tackles for losses of 6 yards James Madison 4 4 .500 6 5 .545 against the Wildcats. After seven more tackles at William *William & Mary 3 4 .429 4 5 .444 and Mary and three against Villanova, he is now second Rhode Island 3 5 .375 4 7 .364 on the team in tackles with 77. He tied his career high New Hampshire 2 6 .250 4 7 .364 with 11 stops against Northeastern and added six Hofstra 2 7 .222 2 9 .182 tackles at UMass. Vilante, who posted nine tackles Richmond 1 7 .125 2 8 .200 including two for losses against Maine, and added eight tackles against Elon, recorded 11 stops at JMU. He had *Declared a victory for Maine and a no-contest for William & five stops against the Blue Hens of Delaware. Ironically, Mary due to the cancellation of their Sept. 27 game. the newcomer had been starting this season in place of Bill Hambrecht who missed the season with a back injury. MIAMI VICE: Two Miami, Florida natives, safety Carlton Bargman and linebacker Tyree Johnson, had big hands DE DAN GARAY: Sophomore defensive lineman Dan in Hofstra's victory over #7 Villanova on November 8 and Garay was tied for game-high tackle honors last seem to mirror each other in statistics lately. Bargman Saturday at Rhode Island with 10 stops. Garay, who and Johnson led all players with 12 tackles each against posted nine solo tackles, is currently sixth on the team in the Wildcats. Last week at Rhode Island, each posted tackles with 68 including 33 solos, and has the team six solos and one assisted tackle. Bargman, who posted lead with 4.5 sacks and nine tackles for losses. He 10 solos in the contest including five stops in the fourth posted 10 tackles in the season opener at Marshall, and quarter, had two sacks for -13 yards. Johnson posted eight tackles against Northeastern, Massachusetts and eight solos and had 1.5 sacks for -6 yards. Johnson and Villanova. Bargman rank in the top five on the Hofstra tackles chart this year. LB COLE HALEY: The biggest surprise of the 2002 season, then freshman linebacker Cole Haley, continues Johnson, who missed the UNH game with an abdominal to excel in 2003 as a sophomore. Haley, currently strain, posted his second-best game of the season- second on the team in tackles with 86, posted 10 tackles number-wise-but maybe his best overall with a 12-tackle at Rhode Island last week and at William and Mary on performance against Northeastern on October 11th. November 1, nine tackles against the Blue Hens of Johnson, who tallied 13 tackles at Marshall, recorded Delaware on September 27, eight tackles against five solos tackles, seven assisted stops and one tackle Northeastern on October 11 and UNH, seven against for a loss (-5) against the Thundering Herd. He also Villanova, and five at UMass. Haley tallied 84 tackles as posted eight tackles against Elon and William and Mary, a freshman last season. six against Delaware, and five at JMU. Johnson is third on the team with 78 tackles. He is a graduate of Barbara PUNTER NIALL DUGGAN: Junior punter Niall Duggan Goleman High School. (DUG¥in) has moved from an adequate replacement for the injured Joe Nolan his season to someone chasing Bargman, who tallied 11 tackles against Northeastern, the Hofstra punting average record for a single season. eight stops at UMass, seven tackles against Elon and He ranks seventh in the Atlantic 10 in punting with a 39.0 Rhode Island, six against Delaware, five at William and yards average with 18 punts inside the 20 and eight that Mary, and four at James Madison, ranks fifth on the were fair catches. More importantly, opponents are team in tackles with 76 including a team-leading 51 solo averaging only six yards in the 27 returns this year. He stops. Bargman is a graduate of Southridge High has recorded seven games in 2003 in which he has School. punted for an average of 40 yards or more. Against Villanova he punted nine times for a 40.7 average with a WR RICKY BRYANT STREAKING: Senior receiver rock-hard ball due to the near freezing temperature (36 Ricky Bryant tied his career high with 10 receptions, set degrees). He averaged 41.2 yards on five punts at in 2002 against James Madison, and posted a career- UMass, 37.4 in seven punts against UNH with four high 136 yards in Hofstra's 38-17 loss to New inside the 20, and a 40.0 average in five punts at William Hampshire. He also accumulated 189 all-purpose yards and Mary, Duggan, who had a punt go over his head for with 49 kickoff return yards and four punt return yards. a safety and dropped a punt for a -23 yard rushing loss Bryant's also tallied a touchdown catch on an 11-yard against the Phoenix, punted four times for a 45.2 pass from Andrew English. Bryant's eighth catch of the average against Elon. He punted four times for a 44.0 day gave him 100 for his career. At William & Mary, he yards average against Maine. At JMU he added five added six catches for 51 yards and had two punt returns punts for a 42.4 average including a 52-yard punt. for four yards and three kickoff returns for 89 yards. Bryant led the team in receiving against Villanova with K CHRIS ONORATO: At William and Mary, junior kicker seven catches for 84 yards and added five punt returns Chris Onorato kicked three field goals in a contest for the for 31 yards and three kickoff returns for 62 yards. third time this season. At UMass on October 18, he Bryant has done triple duty for four weeks now. At booted three field goals in as many attempts (39, 22, 34) Massachusetts, Bryant caught five passes for 62 yards, for the team's first field goals of the year against Elon on returned two punts for 22 yards and returned one kickoff September 13th. He was 2 for 4 at JMU, hitting on 26 for 18 yards against the Minutemen. He posted five and 29 yard attempts, missing on a 34-yard kick and catches for 48 yards to lead the Pride receiving corps at having a 33-yard boot blocked. Against Delaware, he Marshall. He posted his sixth career 100-yard receiving had attempts of 53 and 37 yards blocked and missed on game against Maine with three catches for 107 yards a 22-yard attempt. Against Northeastern, he hit on his including an 87-yard touchdown catch. He posted two only attempt, a 27-yard field goal. Onorato was 15 for 23 catches for 101 yards at James Madison to record his in the field goal department last year and is now 13 for seventh 100-yard receiving game. Against Delaware 19 this year. Onorato is 33 for 55 in his career. Bryant posted five receptions for 64 yards and added three catches for 55 against Northeastern. The 6'0 552 yards and now has 102 career receptions for 1,078 speedy receiver has been invited to play in the post- yards. season Las Vegas All-American Classic. The Las Vegas All-American Classic was formerly called the BUKULA COMES THROUGH: The often-converted Paradise Bowl and held in St. George, Utah. Former senior running back Vemba Bukula led the Pride in Pride player and current St. Louis Rams standout rushing with 35 yards on six carries against Villanova. Arlen Harris played in last year's Paradise Bowl and He came through in a big way when it was needed was the game's most valuable player. Bryant now has against Northeastern on October 11th. Bukula, the 119 career catches, which is 11th on the Hofstra career running back, moved to cornerback, moved to running receptions list, for 1,557 career receiving yards, which back, moved to cornerback, moved to running back, led places him 11th on the all-time Hofstra career receiving the Pride in rushing against the Huskies with 67 yards on yards list. Bryant has 52 catches for 764 yards and two two carries. That second carry, however, was a 67-yard touchdowns on the season. touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage immediately after Northeastern closed its deficit to 17- WR MARQUES COLSTON ALSO STREAKING: 6’5 14. Bukula, who led the Pride in rushing last season with junior receiver Marques Colston has hauled in 27 passes 664 yards after starting the year at cornerback, has 164 for 378 yards in his last five games. He recorded a yards on 34 carries this season. season best nine catches for 120 yards to lead the Pride receivers at UMass, posted a six catch, 99-yard game DIMMIE RUNS WILD: While posting his 18th 100-yard against New Hampshire, tallied six catches for 94 yards rushing game of his career at William and Mary, senior and two touchdowns against Villanova, and added five running back Trevor Dimmie also recorded season highs catches for 63 yards at William and Mary. Colston now for individual carries and rushing yards this year. In fact, has 105 career receptions, which places him 12th on the Dimmie’s 146 yards against the Tribe topped the Hofstra Hofstra all-time reception list, for 1,592 yards, which team total from any previous Pride contest this season. ranks 10th all-time. Colston’s 100-yard receiving game Hofstra’s best team rushing effort before the William and was his first of the year and the fourth of his career. At Mary game was a 143-yard performance against JMU, he caught a 65-yard touchdown pass on Hofstra's Northeastern. Dimmie’s 25 carries were also his most first possession, his first of the year. Against Delaware since December 1, 2001 when he carried the ball 37 he posted three catches for 52 yards and a touchdown times for 150 yards in the I-AA Playoff loss at Lehigh. and added one catch for 25 yards against Northeastern. Against Villanova, he had just six carries for 18 yards. Colston posted five catches for 42 yards against Elon. Earlier this season, Dimmie had a 16-carry, 108-yard He now has 44 catches for 643 yards in 2003. performance against Elon on September 13th. Dimmie gained 69 yards on 13 carries against Maine to go over WR ISAAC IRBY: Senior receiver Isaac Irby has the 3,000 rushing yards mark in his career. He did haul recorded 31 receptions for 398 yards in his last six in a 75-yard touchdown pass from Andrew English games. He recorded eight catches against Northeastern against Delaware, and had four catches for 96 yards in (139 yards), eight at Massachusetts (119 yards), two the contest. Dimmie also recorded touchdown runs of 13 against UNH, three at William and Mary (15 yards), six yards and 20 yards against the Black Bears. Against against Villanova (58 yards), and four for 43 at Rhode Marshall, he posted 59 yards on 11 carries. He posted Island. He appears to love visiting the scenic 36 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries against surroundings of UMass and has displayed that in two Northeastern and 35 yards on seven carries against games against the Minutemen. Last year at UMass, Irby New Hampshire. He leads the team in rushing this posted a career-high 10 catches for 59 yards and a season with 599 yards and five touchdowns on 133 touchdown in Hofstra’s come-from-behind win over the carries. He now has 3,522 rushing yards and 28 rushing Minutemen. Irby posted a career-high 139 yards on eight touchdowns in his career. receptions against Northeastern earlier this season. The 139 yards topped his previous best of 88 yards against SS JAMES GLEE: Junior safety James Glee led all Rhode Island last year. Irby, who may return in 2004, players in tackles in the UNH game with 12 total tackles posted the second two-touchdown game of his Hofstra including nine solo stops. The 12 tackles are the second- career by rushing for two scores against Marshall in the most in his career behind a 14-tackle performance 2003 season opener. He scored on an option play and a against JMU last year. Glee is now seventh on the team reverse. He had 135 all-purpose yards (61 rushing, 38 in tackles with 66. He recorded four tackles against receiving, 36 kickoff returns) in the game. Irby scored Villanova. He picked off the second pass of his Hofstra twice against Rhode Island last year. He was held to just career in the third quarter of the game at Marshall. He one reception for 13 yards against Maine but rebounded returned it 94 yards to the Marshall 1-yard line. He and led the Pride receivers with six catches for 42 yards followed that performance up with an eight tackle, one and a 14-yard scoring catch against Elon. Irby tallied sack show against Maine. Glee posted nine tackles four catches for 56 yards against Delaware. He is against Elon, three tackles at JMU, five against second on the team in receptions this year with 47 for Delaware, six against Northeastern and tied for the completed 73 of 136 passes for 790 yards and four team-high with eight stops at UMass. touchdowns with 12 interceptions. For the season, he has completed 125 of 227 passes for 1,438 yards and NOW STARTING AT QUARTERBACK: With six touchdowns with 12 interceptions. sophomore quarterback Bobby Seck’s knee showing little improvement from the swelling and lack of mobility RB TERRY CRENSHAW: Redshirt freshman running after a hit in the Northeastern game on October 11th, back Terry Crenshaw has led the Pride in rushing in junior Andrew English was called upon to start the three of the 11 games this season. He led the Pride Massachusetts, New Hampshire and William & Mary ground game against Maine with 82 yards on 11 carries, games. He passed for a career-high 312 yards on 29 of posted 57 yards on 11 carries at William and Mary, 50 attempts with two touchdowns and a career-high four gained 54 yards on 16 carries at James Madison, and interceptions and Massachusetts, and threw for 314 posted 55 yards on seven carries against UNH. yards (25-47) with five interceptions against UNH. Crenshaw posted 34 yards on seven carries against Delaware, added 41 yards on 10 carries against QB BOBBY SECK: Sophomore quarterback Bobby Northeastern and 25 yards on 4 carries at UMass. His Seck returned to action, for three quarters, against season total is 421 yards on 86 rushing attempts for a Northeastern on October 11, and also against Villanova team-leading 4.9 rushing average. on November 8. He completed 13 of 23 passes for 171 yards with one interception before leaving the game in CB PRENTICE JAMES: Sophomore cornerback the third quarter with a knee sprain against Prentice James posted his third career interception Northeastern. He was 16 for 32 for 200 yards with two against Northeastern and returned the pick 72 yards. touchdowns against Villanova before leaving with an Against Delaware on September 27th James returned an ankle injury. Against the Huskies Hofstra led 10-7 at the interception 27 yards. He also had six tackles on the time after Seck had completed 13 of 23 passes for 171 day against the Blue Hens. Earlier this season, he yards. Junior Andrew English (10-4-0, 80, 0TD) replaced notched his first career interception against Elon. James Seck and engineered two Hofstra scores to insure the had six total tackles, a fumble recovery, and a pass victory. Before getting hurt at Marshall on August 30th deflection against the Phoenix. At JMU he posted a Seck made the jump from local Kellenberg Memorial career-high seven tackles. James now has 43 tackles on High School in Uniondale, about a mile from the Hofstra the season. campus, to the starting quarterback on the Hofstra campus as he started the 2003 season opener. He was SS MICHAEL MOMO: With the reshuffling of the Hofstra red-shirted in 2001 playing behind Rocky Butler, who secondary, junior safety Michael Momo has started the now plays in the Canadian Football League with last three games against William & Mary, Villanova and Saskatchewan, and last year's starter Ryan Cosentino, Rhode Island. He posted six tackles against the Tribe who has left the program to pursue a career in baseball. and added seven tackles against Villanova. Momo led Last year Seck, playing behind Cosentino, appeared in the Pride defense against Maine with 10 tackles just one game, at New Hampshire, and completed his including six solos. Momo also recorded a fumble only pass attempt for a gain of six yards. recovery, and a pass deflection, which he almost intercepted. He posted four solo stops against Elon and TWO-HEADED QUARTERBACK: Sophomore Bobby Rhode island and three tackles at JMU. He now has 49 Seck and freshman Anton Clarkson combined to tackles on the season. complete 24 of 42 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns in Hofstra's win over Villanova. Seck, BY THE NUMBERS - 154: The 154 yards in total playing and starting for just the third time this season offense that Hofstra recorded last Saturday at Rhode due to injuries, was 16 for 32 for 200 yards and two Island was a 2003 season low. It was also the fourth touchdowns before injuring an ankle in the third quarter. lowest offensive total by a Hofstra team during Joe Clarkson came off the bench and completed eight of 10 Gardi’s tenure. passes for 96 yards and one touchdown. Season Opponent Rush-Pass-Total Result QB ANDREW ENGLISH: Junior quarterback Andrew 1992 Buffalo -40-124-84 26-15 L English has made the most of his relief role at 1996 Buffalo 57-82-139 14-10 L quarterback this season. In relief of Anton Clarkson 1996 Youngstown 64-79-143 14-3 L against Delaware on September 27th, he passed for 302 2003 Rhode Island 46-108-154 24-0 L yards against the Blue Hens. English completed 22 of 37 1996 Maine 8-162-170 9-7 L passes for 302 with two touchdown tosses of 75 yards to Trevor Dimmie and 35 yards to Marques Colston. BY THE NUMBERS - 438: The 438 rushing yards that Against Northeastern he replaced Bobby Seck and was Hofstra allowed to Rhode Island’s option offense last four for 10 for 80 yards. In his three starts this season week is the second most in Hofstra history. The Flying against Elon, Massachusetts and UNH, English has Dutchmen gave up 468 on the ground to Jerry Azumah and New Hampshire in a 41-38 double-overtime victory ZERO TURNOVERS: For just the second time this in 1998. season, the Pride did not allow a turnover in their game at William and Mary. Hofstra did not post a turnover MAYOR’S TROPHY: The Honorable James Garner, against Delaware. But Hofstra has committed four Mayor of the Village of Hempstead presented senior turnovers or more six times this season. Andrew safety Carlton Bargman and senior offensive lineman English's five interceptions against New Hampshire tied Brandon Newton with the 2003 Mayor’s Trophy at the school record, set by Rhory Moss in 1990 against halftime of the Villanova game. Every year since 1966, Bucknell, for most interceptions thrown in a game. The the Mayor of the Village of Hempstead, in conjunction Pride had six turnovers against UMass with four with Hofstra University, presents the Mayor’s Trophy interceptions and two fumbles. Those turnovers resulted award to one or two senior football players, whose play in 14 Minutemen points. Hofstra also posted seven and actions typify the spirit of intercollegiate athletics. turnovers against Maine and six against Elon. The Pride The Mayor’s Trophy is symbolic of good sportsmanship defense forced five Marshall turnovers on August 30 with and fair play both on and off the field of competition. three interceptions (Bargman, Glee and Keene) and two fumbles (Williams and Bargman). Hofstra had just one THE SACK: Hofstra posted a season high eight sacks turnover, a fourth quarter fumble by Trevor Dimmie. against Villanova on November 8. It was the most sacks Against Maine, the Pride turned the ball over seven by a Hofstra team since November 2, 2002 at Elon when times including four fumbles lost. The four fumbles lost the Pride also posted eight sacks. tied a school record set in 1989 at St. John’s and in 1993 at Lafayette. Against Elon Hofstra had six turnovers SACKED: The Pride allowed just one sack in the contest while the Phoenix had three. The Pride defense held against the A-10’s sack leader, Massachusetts on Elon to just 208 yards, including just 33 yards passing, in October 18th but allowed five to New Hampshire a week total offense. But the Phoenix were able to convert three later and four to William and Mary. The Pride, who of Hofstra's six turnovers into 21 points, including a allowed 30 sacks last year, has given up 35 including fourth quarter 10-yard interception return for a five by Maine and New Hampshire, and four by Rhode touchdown by Mike Warren that gave Elon a 25-20 lead. Island, Delaware and William and Mary, in 11 games this Hofstra quarterback Andrew English, who completed 19 year. The Pride defense has only 21 this season, of 39 passes for 164 yards and a touchdown, threw all including eight sacks against Villanova and four sacks at three of his interceptions in the fourth quarter. At James JMU. Madison, the Pride had only two turnovers, both interceptions, but one of them resulted in a second QUICK WORK AGAINST VILLANOVA: How would an quarter Dukes' touchdown. Against Northeastern, the eight play, 97-yard drive in 1:47 sound to you? Pretty Pride had just one turnover. Hofstra has committed 36 impressive! Well, Hofstra's first four touchdowns against turnovers this season while their opponents have 25. Villanova lasted a TOTAL of eight plays, 97-yards and consumed 1:47. By comparison, the Pride's last LOSING THE LEAD: After Hofstra jumped out to a 9-0 touchdown was a "marathon" of eight plays and 74- lead against William and Mary, the Tribe stormed back yards that took 3:32 off the clock. Here are Hofstra's with 23 straight points in the third and fourth quarters to scoring drives from last Saturday: win. It was the fourth time this season that Hofstra has lost a second half lead. Here is a list of Hofstra's final Plays Yds. Time Result advantages in games this season: 2 35 0:14 TD 3 13 0:56 TD Opponent Last Lead Time Rem. QTR 1 29 0:07 TD Marshall Never Led 2 20 0:30 TD Maine Never Led 8 74 3:32 TD Elon 20-16 4:49 3rd Qtr. JMU 20-7 4:24 3rd Qtr. LONG WORK: On November 1 at William and Mary, Delaware 7-6 1:12 2nd Qtr. Hofstra posted two scoring drives with double-digit plays. Northeastern Never Trailed In the previous eight games, the Pride had just three Massachusetts 9-6 14:33 2nd Qtr. drives with double-digit plays. Two of those three came UNH 17-14 13:37 4th Qtr. at Massachusetts on October 18. Hofstra posted drives W&M 9-7 3:46 3rd Qtr. of 10-75-5:14 for a first quarter field goal, and 13-54-4:26 Villanova Won Game for a third quarter field goal against the Minutemen. The Rhode Island Never Led Pride’s opening drive against William and Mary was a season long 14-plays, for 77 yards, killing a season long PENALTIES: The Pride had a season high 15 penalties 5:19 off the clock. for 141 yards against New Hampshire on October 25. It was the third time this season that Hofstra has reached the century mark in penalty yards. THE RETURN OF THE RUN? Hofstra posted a season- ALL-AMERICA & BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD high 219 rushing yards at William and Mary. The 49 CANDIDATE LB RENAULD WILLIAMS - 2002 YEAR carries in the contest were the Pride’s second most this IN REVIEW: Senior linebacker Renauld Williams, who is season, just one behind the 50 rushes at James on the 2003 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List for I-AA Madison on September 20. The 219 rushing yards were Defensive Player of the Year honors, led the Pride in also the Pride’s fifth-most rushing yards in a game since tackles and sacks in 2002. He posted his best game of the start of the 2001 season, a span of 33 games. the 2002 season with 15 tackles, including seven solo Against Villanova, Hofstra rushed just 29 times for 52 stops, at Maine on October 26, 2002. Williams was yards while against Rhode Island Hofstra gained 46 named the Atlantic 10's Co-Defensive Player of the yards on 24 carries. Week after his performance at Elon on November 2, 2002 when he led a defensive charge that held the NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS: Villanova was Phoenix to just 183 total yards. He posted a game-high Hofstra's fifth I-AA nationally ranked opponent this year. 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops, and recorded four The Pride is 2-3 against nationally ranked I-AA sacks for -37 yards at Elon. He also forced a fumble. opponents in 2003. Hofstra lost to then 20th ranked Williams also posted 13 tackles (3 solos) and had one Maine on September 6, then #7 Delaware on September sack against Richmond. Williams, who recorded 11 27, then 19th ranked Northeastern on October 11, and #6 tackles, six solos, two tackles for losses of -17, forced a Massachusetts on October 18. Since the start of the fumble, broke up a pass and notched a sack for -14 2000 season, Hofstra is 5-10 against I-AA Top 25 against JMU, also posted double-digit tackles with 10 opponents. In 1999, the Pride was 3-0 against the stops, one tackle for a loss and one sack at nationally ranked opponents. Before last Saturday night Northeastern on September 28th. He posted 11 total against Villanova, the last time Hofstra defeated a top 10 tackles (5-6-11), four tackles for losses of minus 11 opponent was on September 2, 2000 when the Pride yards, and two sacks against URI in week two. Lindy's downed the second-ranked Grizzlies of Montana in 2003 National Magazine selected Missoula. Williams to its 2003 All I-AA Team and predicted that Williams would be the Atlantic 10's Defensive Player of DEFENSE: On October 11th, the Pride defense held the Year. Northeastern, the number two offense in the country at the time, to just 358 yards in the contest, 128 below their WILLIAMS NAMED TO FIRST-EVER I-AA ALL-STAR season average. The Huskies' ground game, which GAME: Senior linebacker Renauld Williams was one of ranked fourth in I-AA with a 292.7 average, was held to 50 I-AA standouts to be chosen to play in the inaugural I- 154 yards. AA College Football All-Star Classic. The game is sponsored by and will be televised on The Football CB LE’VAR STARR LOST FOR THE SEASON: Junior Network. The game will be played on Tuesday evening, cornerback Le’Var Starr has been sidelined for the December 30, at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, remainder of the season with a knee injury suffered in Florida. Williams and the other I-AA All-Stars were the New Hampshire game on October 25. Starr will selected by a committee of coaches, administrators, and undergo surgery in “several weeks” and is expected to media from the 13 I-AA conferences. miss most, if not all of the spring practice sessions in March. Starr posted 23 solo tackles, six assisted tackles RETURNING STARTERS: Against Marshall, the Pride and eight pass deflections this season for the Pride. started seven players on offense and five players on defense who started in the 2002 season opener against PUNTER JOE NOLAN OUT FOR THE SEASON: Junior Montana. The returning offensive starters were running punter Joe Nolan, who broke the Hofstra school record back Trevor Dimmie, wide receivers Marques Colston, for the longest punt with a 74 yard boot against William Ricky Bryant, Isaac Irby and Jamaal Perry, and offensive & Mary on October 12, 2002, will miss the 2003 season linemen Pat O'Brien and Brandon Newton. The returning following knee surgery in June. Nolan's punt against the defensive starters are defensive end Dan Garay, Tribe topped Jim Hogan's 1973 record of 71 yards set linebackers Renauld Williams, Cole Haley, and Tyree against Delaware State. Nolan posted a 40.6 average in Johnson, and safety Carlton Bargman. Strong safety 2002, which is the third best in school history and the James Glee did not start the season at safety but he did best since 1988. start the final nine games of the year. Cornerback Le'Var Starr also did not start in the season opener but he did WILLIAMS NAMED TO THE SPORTS NETWORK'S I- start the next 11 games. Kicker Chris Onorato also AA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM: Senior returns to his starting duty. linebacker Renauld Williams has been named to The Sports Network's 2003 I-AA Preseason All-America NEW STARTERS: The new starters in the Pride line-up Team. Williams led the Pride in tackles last year with for the season opener at Marshall were: quarterback 114 and led the Atlantic 10 with 15 sacks. Bobby Seck, now replaced by Anton Clarkson; OT Jed Prisby; OG Jarrod Verge; OT Willie Colon; DT Mickey ALUMNI NORTH OF THE BORDER: Three Hofstra Keene; DE Stephen Bowen; MLB Gian Villante; and CB football alums are currently on the rosters of Canadian Prentice James. Football League teams. They are:

HOMECOMING CROWD: Hofstra's Homecoming crowd • LB Brian Clark (Class of ’96), Winnipeg Blue Bombers of 5,324 for the Northeastern game on October 11 was ¥ QB Rocky Butler (Class of 02), Saskatchewan Rough the Pride's largest home crowd since November 11, Riders 2001 when 5,341 saw Villanova top Hofstra 54-34 at • DB Patrick Dorvelus (Class of ’02), Montreal Alouettes Shuart Stadium. (injured)

BIG CROWD: The attendance of 25,141 at Marshall LOVE THAT OFF-WEEK: While some coaches Stadium on August 30th was the second largest crowd complain that bye weeks break up momentum, the ever to witness a Pride football game. In 1999, Hofstra Hofstra football team has thrived after the off-week played before 25,583 during a 42-23 victory over South Under Coach Joe Gardi, the Pride, after their victory Florida at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. over Northeastern after the bye week, is now 11-3 in contests after the off week The only times Hofstra lost AGAINST I-A: Hofstra played its second ever game after the bye week under Gardi were in 1992 to Dayton against a I-A opponent on August 30th at Marshall and (24-13), 1998 to Massachusetts (40-35), and 2002 at dropped a 45-21 decision. The Pride had closed the gap Maine (24-17). Between 1993 and 1998, Hofstra was 6-0 to 28-21 in the third quarter on a 10-yard scoring pass in games after an off-week. from freshman Anton Clarkson to sophomore WR Devale Ellis. But the Thundering Herd responded with 17 HOFSTRA HOME (COMING) COOKING: The Pride unanswered points. Hofstra defeated Buffalo in 1999 in continued their mastery on Homecoming on October 11th its other I-A appearance. with the 24-14 victory over #19 Northeastern. The Pride is now 10-4 in Homecoming contests under Joe Gardi. SEASON OPENERS: With their loss at Marshall on August 30th, the Pride has won 19 of its last 21 season TELEVISION: Six of the 12 Hofstra football games were openers. Last year, the University of Montana ended televised in 2003. The Pride had one game Hofstra's winning streak of 19 consecutive season (Northeastern) on Fox Sports, two (William & Mary and openers, and the Pride's 255 game non-shutout streak Villanova) on the A-10/The Football Network, one with a 21-0 victory. Hofstra has posted a 38-23-2 all-time (Delaware) on CSTV, and two (Marshall and Maine) on record in season openers. the local Metro Channel. The 2003 season marked the 14th consecutive year that the Hofstra football program HOME OPENERS UNDER GARDI: With their loss to enjoyed a major television presence in the metropolitan Maine on September 6th, the Pride is now 11-3 in home area. From 1988 through 1997, most if not all Hofstra openers under head coach Joe Gardi. The other Hofstra gridiron games were aired on SportsChannel, Fox home opening losses came in 2002 to Montana (21-0) Sports-New York's predecessor. Although Hofstra is and in 2000 to Delaware (44-14). 100-44-2 in televised games since 1988, the Pride has lost five of the last seven televised games, are 3-8 in SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: Since their last 11 TV games and are 4-10 in the last 14. 1980, the Flying Dutchmen are 103-24-0 in regular Hofstra was 9-1 in the 10 televised games before that. season play at Shuart Stadium, formerly Hofstra Stadium. Hofstra was 6-0 in 1986 and 1980; 6-1 in 1998; RADIO AND INTERNET: Every 2003 Hofstra football 5-0 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 in 1991; 5- game will be heard on radio on WRHU-FM (88.7) and on 1 in 2001, 1999, 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000, 1997, the internet at www.wrhu.org beginning with the pre- 1994, 1993, 1987, 1985 and 1981; 3-1 in 1992; 2-4 in game show 30 minutes before every contest. WRHU 1996 and 3-3 in 2002. The Pride is 2-4 at home in 2003. Sports Director Jared Greenberg, Chris Caron and Nick Anastos call the action. HOFSTRA ALUMNI IN THE NFL: There are five former Hofstra players currently gracing NFL team rosters. They WEEKLY RELEASE FAX AND E-MAIL: The Hofstra are: University weekly football release will be available on Wednesdays on the Hofstra Athletics web site • WR Wayne Chrebet (Class of ‘95), New York Jets (www.Hofstra.edu/sports). Due to erratic mail delivery, • OT Dave Fiore (Class of ‘96), Washington Redskins the Hofstra Office of Athletic Communications has • DB Lance Schulters (Class of ’98), ceased mailing weekly press releases. However, we will ¥ WR Charlie Adams (Class of '02), Denver Broncos have e-mail, in PDF format, and broadcast fax "mailings" ¥ RB Arlen Harris, (Class of '03), St. Louis Rams 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 one of these lists. TEAMLINE: If you can't catch the Pride on Fox Sports Net New York, Metro Channel or on radio, you can still hear the Hofstra football play-by-play, via telephone, on TEAMLINE. Just dial 1-800-846-4700 ext. 2043 and you can listen to any Hofstra game for as low as 25 cents per minute by charging it to your VISA card.

HOFSTRA WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON: The media is invited to join Hofstra Head Football Coach Joe Gardi and his two coordinators every Wednesday for "Pizza with Joe". The weekly media luncheons are held in the Pride Club Lounge on the second floor of Margiotta Hall in the south end zone of Shuart Stadium. Only media are invited.

PRACTICE: Here is the Hofstra football schedule this week. Due to the loss of daylight during practice sessions the second half of those practices are held in Shuart Stadium.

Tuesday, Nov. 18 3:25 Grass Practice Fields Wednesday, Nov. 19 3:25 Grass Practice Fields Thursday, Nov. 20 3:25 Grass Practice Fields Friday, Nov. 21 2:00 Williams Stadium Saturday, Nov. 22 1:30 Game at Liberty THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT LIBERTY UNIVERSITY The Flames Team Category Rank Avg. Rushing Offense 19 210.45 Location: Lynchburg, VA Passing Offense 96 155.64 Founded: 1971 Total Offense 59 366.09 Enrollment: 8,500 Scoring Offense 70 23.36 Nickname: Flames Rushing Defense 62 159.00 Conference: Big South Pass Efficiency Defense 107 139.58 Colors: Red, White and Blue Total Defense 61 352.82 Stadium: Williams Stadium (12,000) Scoring Defense 95 30.55 President: Dr. John M. Borek, Jr. Net Punting 66 32.58 Athletic Director: Kim Graham Punt Returns 67 8.62 Football SID: Todd Wetmore Kickoff Returns 88 18.91 Web Site: www.liberty.edu/athletics Turnover Margin 71 -.18 Head Coach: Ken Karcher (Tulane, 1986) Pass Defense 66 193.82 Record at School: 13-31/fourth year Passing Efficiency 96 103.65 Overall Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Steve Carson (Defensive Individual Liberty Players Rank Avg. Coordinator), Frank Rocco, Jr. (Offensive Coordinator), Category Mike Hand (Offensive Line), Bernard Clark Rushing Verondre Barnes 21 113.36 (Linebackers/Special Teams), Pete Sundheim (Running Eugene Goodman 49.73 Backs/Recruiting Coordinator), Mickey Mays (Defensive Line), Charlie Skalaski (Tight Ends) and Dave Williams Samkon Gado 36.33 (Strength) Marcus Hamilton 17.22 Basic Offense: Multiple-set Passing Efficiency J. R. Barley 105.14 Basic Defense: 4-3 Gus Condon 97.37 2002 Record: 2-9 Total Offense Verondre Barnes 113.36 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 29/16 Eugene Goodman 49.73 Off. Starters Returning: 7 Samkon Gado 36.33 Def. Starters Returning: 8 Marcus Hamilton 17.22 Series Record: Hofstra leads 7-0 J. R. Barley 63.27 Last Meeting: 2002 Ð Hofstra 32 Liberty 3 Gus Condon 84.18 Recpts./Game Lauren Williams 2.70 2003 Schedule Darnell Edwards 2.60 Aug. 30 at James Madison 6-48 L Samkon Gado 1.44 Sept. 6 at Toledo 3-49 L Adrian Hall 1.30 Sept. 13 at Bowling Green 3-62 L Gus Condon .18 Sept. 20 Kentucky Wesleyan 47-7 W Rec. Yds./Game Lauren Williams 53.30 Sept. 27 Youngstown State 3-34 L Darnell Edwards 25.30 Oct. 4 VMI 31-28 W Samkon Gado 20.22 Oct. 11 at Gardner-Webb 17-27 L Terris Gregory 14.67 Oct. 18 at East Tennessee State 23-33 L Marcus Hamilton 13.78 Nov. 1 at Charleston Southern 17-6 W Adrian Hall 12.80 Nov. 8 Norfolk State 69-21 W Interceptions C.J. Moore .20 Nov. 15 Coastal Carolina 38-21 W Jordan Alford .18 Nov. 22 Hofstra Manny Rojas .18 Important Numbers - Area Code - 434 Punting Zachary Crouch 72 37.34 Athletic Office: 582-2100 Punt Returns Adrian Hall 51 9.41 Ticket Office: 582-7452 Kickoff Returns Adrian Hall 97 19.52 Football Office: 582-2040 Field Goals Scott Kiovsky 28 1.00 SID Office: 582-2292 Scoring Eugene Goodman 81 6.00 Fax: 582-2076 Scott Kiovsky 5.55 Press Box: 582-4628 Verondre Barnes 4.00 Samkon Gado 3.33 LIBERTY IN THE NCAA STATS: Here are Liberty's All-Purpose Verondre Barnes 46 119.27 NCAA statistical rankings as of November 18: Adrian Hall 82.30 Samkon Gado 59.44 2003 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP CHART at Liberty University November 22, 2003 - Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, VA PRIDE OFFENSE WR 89 Marques Colston (6-5, 226, JR) 88 Charles Sullivan (6-2, 180, FR) WR 12 Isaac Irby (5-9, 173, SR) 10 Devale Ellis (5-11, 170, SO) LT 52 Jed Prisby (6-5, 294, RFR) 78 Brandon Newton (6-2, 308, SR) LG 68 Nick Brown (6-4, 295, FR) 64 Chris Durkin (6-4, 274, FR) C 75 Patrick O’Brien (6-4, 290, JR) 73 Jeremy Hazen (6-2, 275, JR) RG 78 Brandon Newton (6-2, 308, SR) 68 Nick Brown (6-4, 295, FR) RT 77 Willie Colon (6-4, 300, SO) 76 Phil Hall (6-3, 300, FR) WR 83 Brian Wolman (5-9, 180, SO) 8 Jamaal Perry (5-9, 175, SR) WR 9 Ricky Bryant (6-0, 180, SR) 85 Matt Thomson (6-1, 185, FR) RB 22 Trevor Dimmie (5-7, 212, SR) 21 Terry Crenshaw (6-2, 200, RFR) QB 11 Anton Clarkson (6-2, 220, RFR) or 15 Bobby Seck (6-2, 200, SO) or 19 Andrew English (6-3, 220, JR) PRIDE DEFENSE LE 99 Daniel Garay (6-2, 250, JR) 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 256, SO) NT 97 Mickey Keene (6-2, 278, JR) 71 Edward Greene (6-2, 297, SO) RE 94 Stephen Bowen (6-5, 261, SO) 70 Randy Stephens (6-0, 245, SO) OLB 31 Tyree Johnson (6-2, 232, SR) 46 Justyn Davis (6-0, 214, FR) ILB 50 Cole Haley (6-1, 225, SO) 54 D.J. Talvacchio (6-2, 215, FR) ILB 44 Larry Kelly (6-1, 232, SR) 43 Brian Trimboli (6-0, 238, JR) OLB 34 Renauld Williams (6-0, 215, SR) 48 Chris Sebald (6-2, 204, FR) CB 5 Prentice James (5-9, 173, SO) 7 Michael Wynn (5-10, 176, FR) FS 30 Carlton Bargman (6-1, 185, SR) 27 Sherief Little (6-0, 182, SO) SS 24 Michael Momo (6-0, 197, JR) 27 Sherief Little (6-0, 182, SO) CB 20 James Glee (5-11, 189, JR) 7 Michael Wynn (5-10, 176, FR) PRIDE SPECIAL TEAMS K 6 Chris Onorato (6-4, 215, JR) 26 Niall Duggan (6-2, 190, JR) H 17 Bobby DePasquale (6-1, 200, SO) 83 Brian Wolman (5-9, 180, SO) LS 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 256, SO) 24 Michael Momo (6-0, 197, JR) P 26 Niall Duggan (6-2, 190, JR) 6 Chris Onorato (6-4, 215, JR) PR 9 Ricky Bryant (6-0, 180, SR) 8 Jamaal Perry (5-9, 175, SR) KOR 9 Ricky Bryant (6-0, 180, SR) 21 Terry Crenshaw (6-2, 200, RFR)

THE PRIDE

1 Le’Var Starr CB 30 Carlton Bargman FS 66 Brad Palmer OG 2 Vemba Bukula RB 31 Tyree Johnson OLB 67 Phil Hall OT 5 Prentice James CB 32 Thomas Green CB 68 Nick Brown OG 6 Chris Onorato K/P 34 Renauld Williams OLB 69 Todd Rodgers OG 7 Michael Wynn DB 35 Randy Earle LB/DE 70 Randy Stephens DT 8 Jamaal Perry WR 36 Andre Smith SS 71 Edward Greene DT 9 Ricky Bryant WR 37 David Darby FS 73 Jeremy Hazen C 10 Devale Ellis WR 40 Kory Lobdell RB 75 Patrick O'Brien C 11 Anton Clarkson QB 41 Benjamin Nieves CB 77 Willie Colon OT 12 Isaac Irby WR 42 Joseph Charchalis LB 78 Brandon Newton OG 13 DeWayne Whitaker CB 43 Brian Trimboli LB 80 Rasheed Galloway WR 14 Dennis Davis QB 44 Larry Kelly LB 81 Derick Ilchert P 15 Bobby Seck QB 45 Dan Steel OLB 82 Rudys Santana WR 16 Joe Nolan P 46 Justyn Davis OLB 83 Brian Wolman WR 17 Bob DePasquale WR 47 Bill Hambrecht LB 84 Chris Manno WR 18 Richard Amchir QB 48 Chris Sebald OLB 85 Matt Thomson WR 19 Andrew English QB 49 Cristobal Mendoza DE 86 Marquis Bonds WR 20 James Glee SS 50 Cole Haley LB 87 Adam Dubiel DE 21 Terry Crenshaw RB 52 Jed Prisby OT 88 Charles Sullivan WR 22 Trevor Dimmie RB 53 Josh Cascio OLB 89 Marques Colston WR 23 Emanuel Anderson SS 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB 93 James Jeffries CB 24 Michael Momo SS 55 Anthony Yepez DT 94 Stephen Bowen DE 25 Chris Andreano CB 56 Gian Villante LB 95 Josh Reed DE 26 Niall Duggan P/K 58 Jason Goodman C 97 Mickey Keene DT 27 Sherief Little FS 60 Jarrod Verge OG 99 Daniel Garay DE 28 Will Allison CB 63 Shawn McMackin DE 29 Sean Butler RB 64 Chris Durkin OT 2003 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER (Numerical)

No. Name Pos. Cl. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School/JC 1 Le’Var Starr CB JR 5-10 188 Passaic, NJ/St. Mary’s 2 Vemba Bukula RB SR 5-9 180 Little Egg Harbor, NJ/Pinelands Reg. 5 Prentice James CB SO 5-9 173 Miami, FL/Hialeah 6 Chris Onorato K/P JR 6-4 215 Holbrook, NY/Sachem North 7 Michael Wynn DB FR 5-10 176 Clearwater, FL/East Lake High School 8 Jamaal Perry WR SR 5-9 175 Marietta, GA/Gahr (CA) 9 Ricky Bryant WR SR 6-0 180 Farmington Hills, MI/Harrison 10 Devale Ellis WR SO 5-11 170 Brooklyn, NY/James Madison 11 Anton Clarkson QB FR 6-2 220 Los Angeles, CA/Venice 12 Isaac Irby WR SR 5-9 173 Edgewater Park, NJ/Holy Cross 13 DeWayne Whitaker CB FR 6-1 170 Germantown, MD/Northwest 14 Dennis Davis QB FR 6-4 195 Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford 15 Bobby Seck QB SO 6-2 200 Westbury, NY/Kellenberg 16 Joe Nolan P JR 6-2 205 Ridgefield, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep 17 Bob DePasquale WR SO 6-1 200 Weston, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 18 Richard Amchir QB FR 6-0 170 Sunrise, FL/Plantation 19 Andrew English QB JR 6-3 220 Prospect, KY/South Oldham 20 James Glee SS JR 5-11 189 Branford, CT/East Haven 21 Terry Crenshaw RB RFR 6-2 200 Sarasota, FL/Riverview 22 Trevor Dimmie RB SR 5-7 212 Tarrytown, NY/Sleepy Hollow 23 Emanuel Anderson SS FR 5-9 180 Hampton, VA/Phoebus 24 Michael Momo SS JR 6-0 197 Passaic, NJ/Bergen Catholic 25 Chris Andreano CB JR 5-11 202 Ramsey, NJ/Bergen Catholic 26 Niall Duggan P/K JR 6-2 190 Stamford, CT/Stamford 27 Sherief Little FS SO 6-0 182 Stamford, CT/Stamford 28 Will Allison CB FR 5-9 156 Longwood, FL/Lake Mary 29 Sean Butler RB FR 5-10 215 Severn, MD/Fork Union Military Acad. 30 Carlton Bargman FS SR 6-1 185 Miami, FL/Southridge 31 Tyree Johnson OLB SR 6-2 234 Miami, FL/Barbara Goleman 32 Thomas Green CB SO 5-11 190 Hempstead, NY/Hempstead 34 Renauld Williams OLB SR 6-0 215 Westbury, NY/Friends Academy 35 Randy Earle LB/DE RFR 6-4 235 North Massapequa, NY/Farmingdale 36 Andre Smith SS SO 6-0 193 Fort Worth, TX/Southwest 37 David Darby FS FR 6-1 185 Sewell, NJ/Washington Township 40 Kory Lobdell RB FR 5-10 174 Syracuse, NY/Nottingham 41 Benjamin Nieves CB FR 5-8 158 Westbury, NY/W.T. Clarke 42 Joseph Charchalis LB RFR 5-11 237 Bayport, NY/Bayport Blue Point 43 Brian Trimboli LB JR 6-0 238 Bellefontaine, OH/Kennedy Christian 44 Larry Kelly LB SR 6-1 232 Manasquan, NJ/Manasquan 45 Dan Steel OLB SO 5-11 216 Gaithersburg, MD/Watkins Mill 46 Justyn Davis OLB FR 6-0 214 Englewood, NJ/Bergen Co. Acad. 47 Bill Hambrecht LB SR 6-3 222 Egg Harbor, NJ/St. Augustine Prep 48 Chris Sebald OLB FR 6-2 204 Stone Ridge, NY/Rondout Valley 49 Cristobal Mendoza DE JR 5-11 231 Hempstead, NY/Kellenberg 50 Cole Haley LB SO 6-1 225 Lititz, PA/Warwick 52 Jed Prisby OT RFR 6-5 294 Lititz, PA/Warwick 53 Josh Cascio OLB FR. 5-9 203 Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB FR 6-2 215 Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional 55 Anthony Yepez DT RFR 5-11 227 East Orange, NJ/Seton Hall Prep 56 Gian Villante LB FR 6-2 217 Wantagh, NY/MacArthur 58 Jason Goodman C FR 6-2 295 Weston, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 60 Jarrod Verge OG JR 6-3 309 Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township 63 Shawn McMackin DE FR 6-4 246 Rive Vale, NJ/St. Joseph's Regional 64 Chris Durkin OT FR 6-4 274 Centereach, NY/Centereach 66 Brad Palmer OG SR 6-2 311 Webster, NY/Webster 67 Phil Hall OT FR 6-3 300 Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills 68 Nick Brown OG FR 6-4 295 Kissimmee, FL/Osceola 69 Todd Rodgers OG JR 6-3 300 South River, NJ/South River/IA Cent CC 70 Randy Stephens DT SO 6-0 245 Trenton, NJ/McCorristin Catholic 71 Edward Greene DT SO 6-2 297 Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin-Perth 73 Jeremy Hazen C JR 6-2 275 Protection, KS/Ashland 75 Patrick O'Brien C JR 6-4 290 Seaford, NY/Seaford 77 Willie Colon OT SO 6-4 300 Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes 78 Brandon Newton OG SR 6-2 308 Lauderhill, FL/Boyd Anderson 80 Rasheed Galloway WR JR 6-2 209 Hempstead, NY/Hempstead 81 Derick Ilchert P FR 6-2 180 Waldwick, NJ/Bergen Catholic 82 Rudys Santana WR FR 6-1 180 Wallington, NJ/Wallington 83 Brian Wolman WR SO 5-9 180 Potomac, MD/Winston Churchill 84 Chris Manno WR FR 5-11 170 Holbrook, NY/Sachem North 85 Matt Thomson WR FR 6-1 190 Englewood, CO/Cherry Creek 86 Marquis Bonds WR FR 6-3 205 Orange, NJ/Orange 87 Adam Dubiel DE SO 6-4 256 Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Reg. 88 Charles Sullivan WR FR 6-2 180 Nanuet, NY/St. Joseph Regional 89 Marques Colston WR JR 6-5 226 Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Twnshp 93 James Jeffries CB FR 5-6 172 Edison, NJ/J.P. Stevens 94 Stephen Bowen DE SO 6-5 261 Wheatley Heights, NY/Half Hollow Hills 95 Josh Reed DE JR 6-3 246 Aliquippa, PA/Center 97 Mickey Keene DT JR 6-2 278 Moon Township, PA/Moon 99 Daniel Garay DE SO 6-2 250 Rahway, NJ/Rahway

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Joe Gardi Assistant Coaches: Greg Gigantino (Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator); Warren Ruggiero (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), , Jimmy Salgado (Secondary), Bob McIntyre (Linebackers), Cazzie Kosciolek (Offensive Line), Jeff Behrman (Wide Receivers), Brian Vaganek (Defensive Line), Adam Brown (Special Teams), Carlton Goff (Running Backs), Michael Curry (Offensive Assistant), and Joe Rodgers (Strength and Conditioning)

Nov. 10, 2003