THE UTAH STATE GAME

AUGUST 30 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS 7:00 pm PDT Aug. 30 at UNLV (2-10, 2-6 WAC) Sept. 6 at Oregon L, 23-16 UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 13 UTAH L, 32-18 at Wyoming Sept. 20 IDAHO* L, 54-3 at Oklahoma Oct. 3 BYU L, 23-20 SAN JOSE STATE* COACHING STAFF Oct. 11 at San Jose State* L, 34-18 at Utah Head Coach: Brent Guy Oct. 18 at Nevada, Reno* L, 52-37 at Hawaii* Alma Mater: Oklahoma State, ‘83 Oct. 25 FRESNO STATE* L, 31-28 NEVADA, RENO* Career Record (Year): 6-29 (4th Year) Nov. 1 HAWAII* L, 31-21 LOUISIANA TECH* Record at USU (Year): 6-29 (4th Year) Nov. 8 at Boise State* L, 38-27 at Fresno State* Football Office Phone: (435) 797-1870 Nov. 15 at Louisiana Tech* L, 52-0 BOISE STATE* Nov. 29 NEW MEXICO STATE* W, 35-17 at New Mexico State* Assistants: Darrell Dickey, Offensive Coordinator, W, 24-19 at Idaho* Kansas State ‘84; Greg Stevens, Wide Receivers, *WAC Game Eastern Oregon ‘92; Shaun Johnson, Running Backs, Utah State ‘95; Tracy Smith, Tight Ends, LSU ‘03; Vance Vice, Offensive Line, Oklahoma State ‘90; Mark Johnson, Defensive Coordinator, UC Davis ‘90; Danilo Robinson, Defensive Line, Utah State ‘97; Jeff Copp, Safeties, Boise State ‘01; John SCHOOL INFORMATION Rushing, Cornerbacks, Washington State ‘95. Location: Logan, Utah Enrollment: 24,421 President: Stan Albrecht Nickname: Aggies TEAM INFORMATION Colors: Navy Blue and White 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 2-10 (2-6/7th) Conference: Western Athletic Most Recent Bowl: 1997 Humanitarian Bowl Athletics Director: Scott Barnes (L. Cincinnati, 35-19) Stadium (Opened): Romney Stadium (1968) Off. Scheme: Multiple Capacity: 25,513 Def. Scheme: 4-3 Surface: Artificial Turf Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 39 (13/23/3) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 13 (9/3/1) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 9 (5/2/2) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Returning (Offense): Ryan Tonnemacher, C; Spencer Sports Information Contact: Zach Fisher Johnson, LT; Derek Hoke, RT; Rob Myers, TE; Otis Nelson, WR; Derrvin Speight, TB. SID Address: 7400 Old Main Hall Starters Returning (Defense): Alan Bishop, DT; Ben Calderwood, DE; Logan, UT 84322 De’von Hall, LB; Jake Hutton, LB; Paul Igboeli, LB; Josh Taylor, CB; James Brindley, Office Telephone: (435) 797-2066 SS; Caleb Taylor, FS; Marquise Charles, CB. Cell Telephone: (435) 213-0318 Starters Returning (Specialists): Peter Caldwell, PK; Chris Ulinski, K. FAX: (435) 797-2615 E-mail address: [email protected] Internet address: www.utahstateaggies.com Press Box Phone: (435) 797-1686 RETURNING LEADERS RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD SERIES INFORMATION Derrvin Speight 129 504 3.9 3 Series Record: USU leads 12-6 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Last Meeting: UNLV won 23-16 in Logan Jase McCormick 25 40 5 258 2 on Aug. 30, 2007 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD UNLV at USU Record: 3-6 Rob Myers 21 320 15.2 3 USU at UNLV Record: 6-3 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 24 (31-7 in 1974) Jake Hutton 58 44 102 4.5-16 1-8 USU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 30 (64-34 in 1970)

GAME ✯ This meeting marks the end of a four-game series between the two former rivals that started in 2004. USU won the first two games before UNLV broke through with a victory in Logan last season.

✯ The Rebels are looking for their first win over the Aggies in Las Vegas since 1987. USU has won five straight over UNLV at Sam Boyd Stadium. 1 ✯ UNLV opens at home in the month of August for only the third time in history (Aug. 31, 2002 vs. Wisconsin & Aug. 29, 2003 vs. Toledo). Romney Stadium (25,513)

86 THE UTAH STATE GAME THE UTAH GAME

SEPTEMBER 6 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS 5:00 pm PDT Aug. 30 at Michigan (9-4, 5-3 MWC) Rice-Eccles Stadium Sept. 6 UNLV* L, 24-7 at Oregon State Sept. 13 at Utah State L, 20-12 AIR FORCE* Salt Lake City, Utah Sept. 20 at Air Force* W, 44-6 UCLA Sept. 27 WEBER STATE L, 27-0 at UNLV* COACHING STAFF Oct. 2 OREGON STATE W, 34-18 UTAH STATE Head Coach: Kyle Whittingham Oct. 11 at Wyoming* W, 44-35 at Louisville Alma Mater: BYU ‘84 Oct. 18 COLORADO STATE* W, 23-7 SAN DIEGO STATE* Career Record (Year): 24-14 (4th Year) Nov. 1 at New Mexico* W, 27-20 at TCU* Record at Utah (Year): 24-14 (4th Year) Nov. 6 TCU* W, 27-3 at Colorado State* Football Office Phone: (801) 581-7684 Nov. 15 at San Diego State* W, 50-0 WYOMING* Nov. 22 BYU* W, 28-10 NEW MEXICO* Assistants: , Defensive Coordinator/ L, 17-10 at BYU* Defensive Line/Utah ‘86; Andy Ludwig, Offensive W, 35-32 vs. Navy^ *MWC Game ^Poinsettia Bowl Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Portland State ‘88; Aaron Alford, Cornerbacks, Colorado State ‘97; Charlie Dickey, Offensive Line, Arizona ‘87; Jay Hill, Tight Ends/Special Teams, Utah ‘99; Morgan Scalley, Safeties, Utah ‘04; Aaron Roderick, Wide Receivers, BYU ‘98; Dave SCHOOL INFORMATION Schramm, Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator, San Diego State ‘99; Kalani Sitake, Location: Salt Lake City, UT Inside Linebackers, BYU ‘00. Enrollment: 28,025 President: Dr. Michael K. Young Nickname: Utes TEAM INFORMATION Colors: Crimson and White Mountain West 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 9-4 (5-3/T3rd) Conference: Dr. Chris Hill Most Recent Bowl: 2007 Poinsettia Bowl Athletics Director: (D. Navy, 35-32) Stadium (Opened): Rice-Eccles (1927/renovated in 1998) Off. Scheme: Spread 45,017 Def. Scheme: 4-3 Capacity: FieldTurf Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 55 (28/24/3) Surface: Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 19 (10/9/0) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 8 (3/5/0) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Returning (Offense): Caleb Schlauderaff, LG; Zane Beadles, Sports Information Contact: Liz Abel LT; Robert Conley, RG; Dustin Hensel, RT; Brian Johnson, QB; Darrell Mack, RB; Brent SID Address: Huntsman Center Casteel, WR; Bradon Godfrey, WR. 1825 E. South Campus Dr. Starters Returning (Defense): Koa Misi, DE; Paul Kruger, DE; Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900 Stevenson Slyvester, LB; Brice McCain, CB; R.J. Stanford, CB; Robert Johnson, FS. Office Telephone: (801) 581-3511 Starters Returning (Kickers): Louie Sakoda, P/PK. Cell Telephone: (801) 209-6346 FAX: (801) 581-4358 E-mail address: [email protected] Internet address: www.UtahUtes.com RETURNING LEADERS Press Box Phone: (801) 581-8210 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Darrell Mack 253 1,204 4.8 12 SERIES INFORMATION PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Series Record: Utah leads 11-2 Brian Johnson 181 272 10 1,847 11 Last Meeting: UNLV won 27-0 in RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Las Vegas on Sept. 22, 2007 Bradon Godfrey 50 524 10.5 3 UNLV at UU Record: 0-6 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UU at UNLV Record: 5-2 Stevenson Slyvester 45 41 86 10-47 3-30 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 27 (27-0 in 2007) UU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 41 (69-28 in 1981)

GAME ✯ Rebel head coach Mike Sanford and offensive line coach Keith Uperesa were both members of Utah’s 2004 champion staff.

✯ UNLV opens its Mountain West Conference schedule against Utah for the second consecutive season.

✯ While the Rebels won last year’s meeting in Las Vegas, 2 UNLV is 0-6 all-time vs. the Utes in Salt Lake City. Rice-Eccles Stadium (45,017) 87 THE ARIZONA STATE GAME

SEPTEMBER 13 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS 7:00 pm PDT Aug. 30 NORTHERN ARIZONA (10-3, 7-1 PAC-10) Sept. 6 STANFORD* W, 45-3 SAN JOSE STATE Sun Devil Stadium Sept. 13 UNLV W, 33-14 COLORADO Tempe, Ariz. Sept. 20 GEORGIA W, 34-13 SAN DIEGO STATE Oct. 4 at Cal* W, 44-32 OREGON STATE* COACHING STAFF Oct. 11 at USC* W, 41-3 at Stanford* Head Coach: Oct. 25 OREGON* W, 23-20 at Washington State* Alma Mater: Montana State ‘70 Nov. 1 at Oregon State* W, 44-20 WASHINGTON* Career Record (Year): 158-68-1 (20th Year) Nov. 8 at Washington* W, 31-20 CAL* Record at ASU (Year): 10-3 (2nd Year) Nov. 15 WASHINGTON STATE* L, 35-23 at Oregon* Football Office Phone: (480) 965-3429 Nov. 28 UCLA* W, 24-20 at UCLA* Dec. 6 at Arizona* L, 44-24 USC* Assistants: Craig Bray, Defensive Coordinator/ W, 20-17 ARIZONA Linebackers, UNLV ‘75; Rich Olson, Offensive L, 52-34 TEXAS^ Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Washington State ‘71; Greg Burns, Cornerbacks, Washington *PAC-10 Game ^ State, ‘95; Jamie Christian, Running Backs/Special Teams, Central Washington ‘99; Dan Cozzetto, Tight Ends, Idaho ‘79; Matt Lubick, Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator, Colorado State ‘95, Gregg Smith, Offensive Line, Idaho ‘69; Grady Stretz, Defensive Line, UCLA SCHOOL INFORMATION ‘95; Eric Yarber, Wide Receivers, Idaho ‘95. Location: Tempe, Ariz. Enrollment: 63,278 President: Michael Crow Nickname: Sun Devils TEAM INFORMATION Colors: Maroon and Gold 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 10-3 (7-2/T1st) Conference: Pacific-10 Most Recent Bowl: 2007 Holiday Bowl Athletics Director: Lisa Love (L. Texas, 52-34) Stadium (Opened): Sun Devil Stadium (1958) Off. Scheme: Multiple Capacity: 71,706 Def. Scheme: Multiple Surface: Natural Grass Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 39 (16/22/1) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 24 (12/11/1) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 9 (4/4/1) Starters Returning (Offense): Rudy Carpenter, QB; Paul Fanaika, OL; MEDIA INFORMATION Keegan Herring, TB; Michael Jones, WR; Shawn Lauvao, OL; Chris McGaha, WR; Sports Information Contact: Mark Brand Kyle Williams, WR. SID Address: Carson Student-Athlete Center Starters Returning (Defense): Omar Bolden, CB; Dexter Davis, DE; 500 East Veterans Way Travis Goethel, LB; Troy Nolan, S; David Smith, DT; Luis Vasquez, DE; Morris Wooten, LB. Tempe, AZ 85287-2505 Starters Returning (Specialists): Thomas Weber, K. Office Telephone: (480) 965-0966 Cell Telephone: (480) 734-7790 FAX: (480) 965-5408 E-mail address: [email protected] RETURNING LEADERS Internet address: www.thesundevils.com RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Press Box Phone: (480) 965-6207 Keegan Herring 154 815 5.3 5 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD SERIES INFORMATION Rudy Carpenter 246 398 10 3,202 25 Series Record: First meeting RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Last Meeting: N/A Chris McGaha 61 830 13.6 1 UNLV at ASU Record: N/A TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. ASU at UNLV Record: N/A Travis Goethel 43 28 71 3.5-11 1-8 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: N/A ASU’s Largest Margin of Victory: N/A

✯ ASU and UNLV meet for the very first time on the football field. The GAME last time the Rebels played a team for the first time was Sept. 7, 2002, when Kansas visited Las Vegas.

✯ UNLV lists six players on its fall roster that hail from the Grand Canyon State while four Sun Devils call Nevada home.

✯ ASU defensive coordinator Craig Bray played WR for the Rebels in 1973-74 and graduated from UNLV in 1975. Also, Sun Devil WR coach 3 Eric Yarber was an assistant for the Rebels in 1997. Sun Devil Stadium (71,706)

88 THE ARIZONA STATE GAME THE IOWA STATE GAME

SEPTEMBER 20 6:00 pm PDT 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS Aug. 28 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (3-9, 2-6 Big 12) Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 6 KENT STATE L, 23-14 KENT STATE Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 13 Iowa L, 24-13 NORTHERN IOWA Sept. 20 UNLV W, 15-13 IOWA Oct. 4 KANSAS* L, 36-35 at Toledo COACHING STAFF Oct. 11 at Baylor* L, 35-17 at Nebraska* Head Coach: Gene Chizik Oct. 18 NEBRASKA* L, 42-17 at Texas Tech* Alma Mater: Florida ‘85 Oct. 25 TEXAS A&M* L, 56-3 TEXAS* Career Record (Year): 3-9 (2nd Year) Nov. 1 at Oklahoma State* L, 17-7 OKLAHOMA* Record at ISU (Year): 3-9 (2nd Year) Nov. 8 at Colorado* L, 42-28 at Missouri* Football Office Phone: (515) 294-6721 Nov. 15 MISSOURI* W, 31-20 KANSAS STATE* Nov. 22 at Kansas State* W, 31-28 COLORADO* Assistants: Robert McFarland, Offensive L, 45-7 at Kansas* Coordinator/Offensive Line, McNeese State ‘85; *Big 12 Game Wayne Bolt, Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers, East Carolina ‘80; Jay Boulware, Running Backs/Special Teams, Texas ‘96; Scott Fountain, Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator, Samford ‘88; Jeff Koonz, Secondary Coach, Auburn ‘04; Mike Pelton, Defensive Line, Auburn ‘95; , Quarterbacks, Marshall SCHOOL INFORMATION ‘88; Shawn Raney, Secondary, Northwestern Oklahoma State ‘91; Jay Rodgers, Wide Location: Ames, Iowa Receivers, Indiana ‘00. Enrollment: 21,160 President: Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy Nickname: Cyclones TEAM INFORMATION Colors: Cardinal and Gold Big 12 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 3-9 (2-6/T5th Big 12 North) Conference: Jamie Pollard Most Recent Bowl: 2005 Houston Bowl Athletics Director: (L. TCU, 27-24) Stadium (Opened): Jack Trice Stadium (1975) 55,000 Off. Scheme: Pro Set Capacity: Natural Grass Def. Scheme: 4-3 Surface: Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 43 (19/23/1) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 21 (11/7/3) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Lost (O/D/S): 13 (4/4/5) Sports Information Contact: Tom Kroeschell Starters Returning (Offense): R.J. Sumrall, WR; Doug Dedrick, LT; SID Address: Jacobson Athletic Building Reggie Stephens, LG; Brandon Johnson, C; Ben Lamaak, RT; Jason Scales, RB; Derrick 1800 S. Fourth St. Catlett, FB. Ames, IA 50011 Starters Returning (Defense): Rashawn Park, LB; Kurtis Taylor, DE; Office Telephone: (515) 294-3372 Jesse Smith, LB; Alan Bell, CB; Chris Brown, S; Chris Singleton, CB, James Smith, S. Cell Telephone: (515) 460-5834 Starters Returning (Specialists): Mike Brandter, P. FAX: (515) 294-0558 E-mail address: [email protected] Internet address: www.cyclones.com RETURNING LEADERS Press Box Phone: (515) 294-8443 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD SERIES INFORMATION Jason Scales 99 333 3.4 3 Series Record: Iowa State leads 4-0 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Last Meeting: Iowa State won 16-10 in Austen Arnaud 20 37 1 267 0 Ames on Sept. 9, 2006 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD UNLV at ISU Record: 0-3 R.J. Sumrall 54 434 8.0 0 ISU at UNLV Record: 1-0 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: N/A Jesse Smith 36 43 79 3.5-11 1-7 ISU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 27 (57-30 in 1995)

✯ While UNLV is 2-10 all-time vs. the league, the Rebels defeated the GAME last Big 12 Conference foe to visit Las Vegas (31-20 over Kansas on Sept. 7, 2002). Iowa State has played all nine current MWC teams and stands 27-11 all-time.

✯ The Cyclones will travel to Sam Boyd Stadium for only the second time. ISU spoiled former head coach John Robinson’s UNLV home debut with a 24-0 blanking on Sept. 18, 1999, in what was the Rebels’ 4 first season in their new conference and renovated stadium. Jack Trice Stadium (55,000)

89 THE NEVADA RENO GAME

SEPTEMBER 27 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS 7:00 pm PDT Aug. 30 GRAMBLING STATE (6-7, 4-4 WAC) Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 6 TEXAS TECH L, 52-10 at Nebraska Sept. 13 at Missouri L, 36-31 at Northwestern Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 27 at UNLV W, 52-17 NICHOLLS STATE Oct. 4 at Idaho* W, 27-20 UNLV COACHING STAFF Oct. 11 NEW MEXICO STATE* L,49-41 FRESNO STATE* Head Coach: Chris Ault Oct. 18 UTAH STATE* L, 69-67 (4OT) at Boise State* Alma Mater: Nevada, Reno ‘68 Oct. 25 at Hawaii* W, 31-28 at Utah State* Career Record (Year): 191-85-1 (24th Year) Nov. 7 at Fresno State* W, 37-21 IDAHO* Record at UNR (Year): 191-85-1 (24th Year) Nov. 15 SAN JOSE STATE* W, 40-38 at New Mexico State* Football Office Phone: (775) 784-6891 Nov. 22 BOISE STATE* L, 28-26 HAWAII* Nov. 29 at Louisiana Tech* L, 27-24 at San Jose State* Assistants: Ken Wilson, Associate Head Coach/ W, 49-10 LOUISIANA TECH* Linebackers, North Central ‘86; Chris Klenakis, L, 23-0 vs. New Mexico^ Offensive Coordinator/Line, Carroll College ‘86; Nigel Burton, Defensive Coordinator/ *WAC Game ^New Mexico Bowl Safeties, Washington ‘99; Barry Sacks, Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers, Montana ‘80; Scott Baumgartner, Wide Receivers, Pacific ‘89; Jim House, Defensive Line, Wyoming ‘70; Jim Mastro, Running Backs, Cal Poly ‘94; James Ward, Cornerbacks, Pudget Sound ‘96; Cameron Norcross, Tight Ends/Line, Nevada, Reno ‘00. SCHOOL INFORMATION Location: Reno, Nev. Enrollment: 17,000 TEAM INFORMATION President: Dr. Milton Glick Wolf Pack 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 6-7 (4-4/T3rd) Nickname: Blue and Silver Most Recent Bowl: 2007 New Mexico Bowl Colors: (L. New Mexico, 23-0) Conference: Western Athletic Cary Groth Off. Scheme: Pistol Athletics Director: Mackay (1966) Def. Scheme: 4-3 Stadium (Opened): 29,993 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 37 (21/14/1) Capacity: FieldTurf Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 15 (8/6/1) Surface: Starters Lost (O/D/S): 11 (3/7/1) Starters Returning (Offense): Alonzo Durham, OL; Mike Gallett, OL; MEDIA INFORMATION Greg Hall, OL; Mike McCoy, WR; Marko Mitchell, WR; Colin Kaepernick, QB; Luke Sports Information Contact: Chad Hartley Lippincott, RB. SID Address: Athletics/MS 232 Starters Returning (Defense): Mundrae Clifton, DL; Jerome Johnson, Reno, NV 89557 LB; Joshua Muaga, LB; Kevin Porter, LB; Uche Anyanwu, S. Office Telephone: (775) 682-6982 Starters Returning (Specialists): Brett Jaekle, PK; Dwayne Sanders, KR. Cell Telephone: (775) 229-5513 FAX: (775) 784-4386 E-mail address: [email protected] RETURNING LEADERS Internet address: www.nevadawolfpack.com (775) 784-6545/6815 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Press Box Phone: Luke Lippincott 257 1,380 5.4 15 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD SERIES INFORMATION Colin Kaepernick 120 216 3 2,038 19 Series Record: UNR leads 18-15 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Last Meeting: UNR won 27-20 in Reno Marko Mitchell 47 1,033 22.0 8 on Sept. 29, 2007 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV at UNR Record: 6-11 Joshua Mauga 29 42 71 3-8 1-4 UNR at UNLV Record: 7-9 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 38 (45-7 in 1975) UNR’s Largest Margin of Victory: 42 (50-8 in 1991)

✯ In what will be UNLV’s final non-conference game of the GAME season, head coach Mike Sanford will be looking for his first victory over in-state rival UNR in the Battle for the Fremont Cannon.

✯ The 33 games vs. the Wolf Pack are by far the most between the Rebels and any opponent.

✯ UNLV is 9-7 vs. teams currently in the Western Athletic 5 Conference since leaving the league after the 1998 season. Mackay Stadium (29,993) 90 THE NEVADA RENO GAME THE COLORADO STATE GAME

OCTOBER 4 11:00 am PDT 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS Aug. 31 vs. Colorado (3-9, 2-6 MWC) Hughes Stadium Sept. 6 SACRAMENTO STATE L, 31-28 (OT) vs. Colorado Fort Collins, Colo. Sept. 20 HOUSTON L, 34-28 CAL Sept. 27 at Cal L, 38-27 at Houston Oct. 4 UNLV* L, 24-12 at TCU* COACHING STAFF Oct. 11 TCU* L, 24-20 SAN DIEGO STATE* Head Coach: Steve Fairchild Oct. 18 at Utah* L, 45-21 AIR FORCE* Alma Mater: Colorado State ‘81 Oct. 25 at San Diego State* W, 48-23 at UNLV* Career Record (Year): 0-0 (1st Year) Nov. 1 BYU* L, 27-3 UTAH* Record at CSU (Year): 0-0 (1st Year) Nov. 8 at Air Force* L, 35-16 at BYU* Football Office Phone: (970) 491-6131 Nov. 15 NEW MEXICO* L, 26-23 at NEW MEXICO* Nov. 22 at Wyoming* W, 42-34 GEORGIA SOUTHERN Assistants: Larry Kerr, Assistant Head Coach/ W, 36-28 WYOMING* Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers, San Jose State ‘75; Scott Brown, Defensive Line, Adams State ‘74; *MWC Game Tim Duffie, Cornerbacks, Texas Tech ‘99; Anthoney Hill, Running Backs, Colorado State ‘99; Larry Lewis, Special Teams/Safeties, Boise State ‘81; , Tight Ends, Colorado State ‘01; Pat Meyer, Offensive Line, Colorado State ‘95; Greg Peterson, Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers, Nebraska Wesleyan ‘84; Daren Wilkinson, SCHOOL INFORMATION Quarterbacks, Colorado State ‘97. Location: Fort Collins, Colo. Enrollment: 24,983 TEAM INFORMATION President: Dr. Larry Penley 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 3-9 (2-6/T8th) Nickname: Rams Most Recent Bowl: 2005 Poinsettia Bowl Colors: Green and Gold (L. Navy, 51-30) Conference: Mountain West Off. Scheme: Multiple Athletics Director: Paul Kowalczyk Def. Scheme: 4-3 Stadium (Opened): Hughes (1968) Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 34 (18/15/1) Capacity: 34,400 Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 24 (8/12/4) Surface: FieldTurf Starters Lost (O/D/S): 10 (4/6/0) Starters Returning (Offense): Gartrell Johnson, RB; Chris Kawulok, MEDIA INFORMATION TE; Adrian Martinez, OL; Zac Pauga, FB; Cole Pemperton, OL; Shelley Smith, OL; Sports Information Contact: Zak Gilbert Mark Starr, TE; Tim Walter, OL. SID Address: 311 McGraw Athletic Center, Starters Returning (Defense): Ricky Brewer, LB; Jake Galusha, S; Fort Collins, CO 80523-0120 Tommie Hill, DE; Jeff Horinek, LB; Mike Pagnotta, S; Jake Pottorff, LB. Office Telephone: (970) 491-5067 Starters Returning (Specialists): N/A Cell Telephone: (970) 219-1638 FAX: (970) 491-1348 E-mail address: [email protected] RETURNING LEADERS Internet address: www.csurams.com RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Press Box Phone: (970) 491-8100 Gartrell Johnson 181 957 5.3 6 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD SERIES INFORMATION Billy Farris 9 20 0 91 0 Series Record: CSU leads 11-4-1 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Last Meeting: CSU won 48-23 in Las Vegas Gartrell Johnson 12 103 8.6 2 on Oct. 20, 2007 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV at CSU Record: 4-5 Jeff Horinek 46 48 94 4.5-11 0.5-3 CSU at UNLV Record: 6-0-1 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 41 (56-15 in 1980) CSU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 35 (45-10 in 2004)

✯ Remarkably, all four of UNLV’s victories in this series have GAME taken place in Fort Collins.

✯ Since the advent of the Mountain West Conference, five of the nine games between these programs have been decided by four points or less.

✯ UNLV senior OL Richie Plunkett transferred home to Las 6 Vegas after beginning his career at Colorado State. Field at Hughes Stadium (34,400)

91 THE AIR FORCE GAME

OCTOBER 18 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS 6:00 pm PDT Aug. 30 SOUTHERN UTAH (9-4, 6-2 MWC) Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 6 at Wyoming* W, 34-3 S. CAROLINA STATE Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 13 at Houston W, 20-12 at Utah* Sept. 20 UTAH* W, 20-17 (OT) TCU* L, 31-6 at BYU* COACHING STAFF Oct. 4 NAVY Head Coach: Oct. 11 at San Diego State* L, 31-20 at Navy Alma Mater: Air Force ‘89 Oct. 18 at UNLV* W, 31-14 UNLV* Career Record (Year): 9-4 (2nd Year) Oct. 23 NEW MEXICO* W, 45-21 at Colorado State* Record at AFA (Year): 9-4 (2nd Year) Nov. 1 at Army W, 20-12 WYOMING* Football Office Phone: (719) 333-3836 Nov. 8 COLORADO STATE* L, 34-31 at New Mexico* Nov. 15 BYU* W, 30-10 ARMY Assistants: Matt Wallerstedt, Assistant Head Nov. 22 at TCU* W, 41-24 at Notre Dame Coach, Kansas State ‘88; Tim DeRuyter, Defensive W, 55-23 SAN DIEGO STATE* Coordinator, Air Force ‘85; Clay Hendrix, Co- L, 42-36 vs. Cal^ Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line, Furman ‘86; Ron Burton, Defensive Line, North *MWC Game ^ Carolina ‘87; Capt. Charlton Warren, Defensive Backs, Air Force ‘99; Jemal Singleton, Running Backs, Air Force ‘99; , Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, SCHOOL INFORMATION Air Force ‘99; Ben Miller, Tight Ends, Air Force ‘02; Matt Weikert, Outside Linebackers, Location: Colorado Springs, Colo. Ohio ‘02; Matt Thiessen, Wide Receivers, Air Force ‘01. Enrollment: 4,400 Superintendent: Lt. General John Regni TEAM INFORMATION Nickname: Falcons 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 9-4 (6-2/2nd MWC) Colors: Blue and Silver Most Recent Bowl: 2007 Armed Forces Bowl Conference: Mountain West (L. Cal, 42-36) Athletics Director: Dr. Hans Mueh Off. Scheme: Multiple Stadium (Opened): Falcon (1962) Def. Scheme: 3-4 Capacity: 46,692 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 23 (10/12/1) Surface: FieldTurf Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 25 (14/10/1) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 15 (8/6/1) MEDIA INFORMATION Travis Dekker, TE; Nick Charles, OL; Starters Returning (Offense): Sports Information Contact: Troy Garnhart Keith Williams, OL. SID Address: 2169 Field House Dr. Starters Returning (Defense): Ben Garland, DE; Jared Marvin, DL; USAF Academy, CO 80840 Ryan Kemp, DE; Hunter Altman, LB; Chris Thomas, S. Office Telephone: (719) 333-9263 Ryan Harrison, PK/P. Starters Returning (Specialists): Cell Telephone: (719) 359-7432 FAX: (719) 333-3798 E-mail address: [email protected] RETURNING LEADERS Internet address: www.goairforcefalcons.com RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Press Box Phone: (719) 333-1100 Savier Stephens 36 148 4.1 2 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD SERIES INFORMATION Shea Smith 4 12 0 45 0 Series Record: AFA leads 9-4 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Last Meeting: AFA won 31-14 in Colorado Springs Travis Dekker 25 382 15.3 2 on Oct. 6, 2007 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV at AFA Record: 1-5 Chris Thomas 56 54 110 9-32 1.5-15 AFA at UNLV Record: 4-3 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 24 (34-10 in 2001) AFA’s Largest Margin of Victory: 48 (65-17 in 1996)

GAME ✯ UNLV assistant Vic Shealy spent six seasons coaching the Air Force secondary and his son, Dal, is a receiver for the Falcons.

✯ The Falcons will visit the Rebels for Homecoming for the first time ever. UNLV is 21-19 all-time in Homecoming games but will be looking for its first such victory since 2001.

✯ The winning team in this series has averaged 37 points a game 7 and has never scored less than 24 points. Falcon Stadium (46,692)

92 THE AIR FORCE GAME THE BYU GAME

OCTOBER 25 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS 11:00 am PDT Aug. 30 NORTHERN IOWA (11-2, 8-0 MWC) LaVell Edwards Stadium Sept. 6 at Washington W, 20-7 ARIZONA Provo, Utah Sept. 13 UCLA L, 27-17 at UCLA Sept. 20 WYOMING* L, 55-47 at Tulsa Oct. 3 at Utah State W, 31-6 AIR FORCE* COACHING STAFF Oct. 11 NEW MEXICO* W, 31-24 at New Mexico* Head Coach: Oct. 16 at TCU W, 24-14 at UNLV* Alma Mater: Oregon State, ‘88 Oct. 25 UNLV* W, 42-7 E. WASHINGTON Career Record (Year): 28-10 (4th Year) Nov. 1 at Colorado State* W, 35-16 COLORADO STATE* Record at BYU (Year): 28-10 (4th Year) Nov. 8 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 27-22 TCU* Football Office Phone: (801) 378-2916 Nov. 15 at Air Force* W, 35-10 at Wyoming* Nov. 22 at Utah* W, 17-10 UTAH* Assistants: Lance Reynolds, Assistant Head W, 48-27 at San Diego State* Coach/Running Backs, BYU ‘80; Robert Anae, *MWC Game ^ W, 17-16 vs. UCLA^ Offensive Coordinator, BYU ‘86; , Quarterbacks, BYU ‘01; Mark Weber, Offensive Line, Cal Lutheran ‘80; Patrick Higgins, Outside Receivers/Special Teams, William Penn ‘86; Steve Kaufusi, SCHOOL INFORMATION Defensive Line, BYU ‘94; Barry Lamb, Outside Linebackers, Oregon ‘78; Paul Tidwell, Location: Provo, Utah Inside Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator, Southern Utah ‘79; Jaime Hill, Defensive Enrollment: 33,278 Coordinator, San Francisco State ‘86. President: Cecil O. Samuelson Nickname: Cougars TEAM INFORMATION Colors: Dark Blue and White 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 11-2 (8-0/1st) Conference: Mountain West Most Recent Bowl: 2007 Las Vegas Bowl Athletics Director: Tom Holmoe (D. UCLA, 17-16) Stadium (Opened): LaVell Edwards Stadium (1964) Off. Scheme: Spread Capacity: 64,045 Def. Scheme: 3-4 Surface: Natural Grass Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 50 (27/20/3) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 18 (4/14/0) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Lost (O/D/S): 10 (2/8/0) Sports Information Contact: Jeff Reynolds Starters Returning (Offense): Michael Reed, WR; Dennis Pitta, TE; SID Address: 30 SFH, Provo, UT 84602-2239 Dallas Reynolds, OL; Ray Feinga, OL; Travis Bright, OL; David Oswald, OL; Max Hall, Office Telephone: (801) 422-4909 QB; Harvey Unga, RB; Austin Collie, WR. Cell Telephone: (801) 372-2080 Starters Returning (Defense): Ian Dulan, DE; David Nixon, LB; Jan FAX: (801) 422-0633 Jorgensen, DE. E-mail address: [email protected] Starters Returning (Specialists): Mitch Payne, K; CJ Santiago, P; Austin Internet address: www.byucougars.com Collie, PR. Press Box Phone: (801) 422-2609

RETURNING LEADERS SERIES INFORMATION RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Series Record: BYU leads 12-3 Harvey Unga 244 1,227 5.0 13 Last Meeting: BYU won 24-14 in Las Vegas PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD on Oct. 13, 2007 Max Hall 298 496 12 3,848 26 UNLV at BYU Record: 3-4 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD BYU at UNLV Record: 7-0 Dennis Pitta 59 813 13.8 5 UNLV vs. BYU Neutral Site Record: 0-1 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 21 (24-3 in 2002) Jan Jorgensen 40 37 77 20-115 14-91 BYU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 45 (52-7 in 2006)

✯ While the Cougars have never lost to the Rebels in Las Vegas, GAME UNLV has won two of its last three trips to LaVell Edwards Stadium (2002, ’04).

✯ Fourth-year UNLV offensive line coach Keith Uperesa was an All-WAC tackle at BYU (1974-77) and later served as a graduate assistant for the Cougars (1985-86).

✯ Three former Rebel coaches are assistants at BYU in 2008: offensive coordinator Robert Anae (1997-98 at UNLV) offensive 8 line coach Mark Weber (1994-96) and OLB coach Barry Lamb (1981-85). LaVell Edwards Stadium (64,045)

93 THE TCU GAME

NOVEMBER 1 5:00 pm PST 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS Aug. 30 at New Mexico* (8-5, 4-4 MWC) Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 6 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W, 27-0 BAYLOR Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 13 STANFORD L, 34-13 at Texas Sept. 20 at SMU L, 20-17 (OT) at Air Force* COACHING STAFF Sept. 27 at Oklahoma W, 21-7 SMU Head Coach: Gary Patterson Oct. 4 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 24-12 COLORADO STATE* Alma Mater: Kansas State ‘83 Oct. 11 at Colorado State* L, 24-21 at Wyoming* Career Record (Year): 62-25 (8th Year) Oct. 16 BYU* W, 38-36 at Stanford Record at TCU (Year): 62-25 (8th Year) Oct. 25 WYOMING* L, 27-20 UTAH* Football Office Phone: (817) 257-7970 Nov. 1 at UNLV* W, 37-0 NEW MEXICO* Nov. 6 at Utah* L, 27-22 at BYU* Assistants: Jarrett Anderson, Wide Receivers, Nov. 22 AIR FORCE* W, 34-10 UNLV* New Mexico ‘93; Dick Bumpas, Defensive W, 45-33 at San Diego State* Coordinator/Defensive Line, Arkansas ‘73; Justin W, 20-13 vs. Houston^ Fuente, Running Backs, Murray State ‘99; Chad Glasgow, Safeties, Oklahoma State ‘95; *MWC Game ^Texas Bowl Tony Tademy, Linebackers, Louisiana Tech ‘83; Mike Schultz, Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks, Sam Houston State ‘79; Dan Sharp, Tight Ends/Special Teams, TCU ‘85; Eddie Williamson, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line, Davidson ‘74; Clay Jennings, SCHOOL INFORMATION Cornerbacks, North Texas ‘96. Location: Fort Worth, Texas Enrollment: 8,749 Chancellor: Dr. Victor J. Boschini Jr. TEAM INFORMATION Nickname: Horned Frogs 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 8-5 (4-4/5th) Colors: Purple and White Most Recent Bowl: 2007 Texas Bowl Conference: Mountain West (D. Houston, 20-13) Athletics Director: Dr. Daniel B. Morrison Jr. Off. Scheme: Multiple Stadium (Opened): Amon G. Carter (1930) Def. Scheme: 4-2-5 Capacity: 44,358 Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 44 (24/18/2) Surface: Natural Grass Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 21 (11/8/2) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 11 (4/5/2) MEDIA INFORMATION Starters Returning (Offense): Aaron Brown, TB; Andy Dalton, QB; Sports Information Contact: Mark Cohen Giles Montgomery, OL; Marshall Newhouse, OL; Shae Reagan, TE; Nic Richmond, OL; Blake SID Address: TCU Box 297600 Schlueter, OL; Joseph Turner, TB. Fort Worth, TX 76129 Starters Returning (Defense): Kelly Griffin, NT; Stephen Hodge, S; Cody Office Telephone: (817) 257-5394 Moore, DT; Jason Phillips, LB; Rafael Priest, CB; Nick Sanders, CB. Cell Telephone: (817) 343-2017 Starters Returning (Specialists): Drew Combs, KO; Clint Gresham, SN. FAX: (817) 257-7964 E-mail address: [email protected] RETURNING LEADERS Internet address: www.gofrogs.com RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Press Box Phone: (817) 257-7981 Joseph Turner 115 597 5.2 6 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD SERIES INFORMATION Andy Dalton 222 371 11 2,459 10 Series Record: TCU leads 5-1 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD Last Meeting: TCU won 34-10 in Fort Worth Walter Bryant 27 337 12.5 1 on Nov. 17, 2007 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV at TCU Record: 0-3 Jason Phillips 61 26 87 11-48 2-20 TCU at UNLV Record: 2-1 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 2 (21-19 in 1997) TCU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 48 (51-3 in 2005)

✯ Six current UNLV players hail from Texas, which is the fourth-most GAME for any state behind only California, Nevada and Arizona. GAME ✯ The Horned Frogs are the only team that the Rebels have not defeated as part of the Mountain West Conference.

✯ Two former UNLV head coaches now lead Horned Frog programs: baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle and women’s soccer coach Dan 9 Abdalla. 10 Amon G. Carter Stadium (44,358)

94 THE TCU GAME THE NEW MEXICO GAME

NOVEMBER 8 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS 7:00 pm PST Aug. 30 TCU* (9-4, 5-3 MWC) Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 6 TEXAS A&M L, 10-6 at UTEP Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 13 ARIZONA W, 44-34 NEW MEXICO ST. Sept. 20 at Tulsa W, 29-27 at Arizona Sept. 27 at New Mexico State W, 58-0 SACRAMENTO ST. COACHING STAFF Oct. 4 WYOMING* L, 31-24 BYU* Head Coach: Rocky Long Oct. 11 at BYU* W, 20-3 at Wyoming* Alma Mater: New Mexico ‘74 Oct. 18 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 20-17 at San Diego State* Career Record (Year): 61-61 (9th Year) Oct. 23 at Air Force* W, 34-31 AIR FORCE* Record at UNM (Year): 61-61 (9th Year) Nov. 1 UTAH* L, 37-0 at TCU* Football Office Phone: (505) 925-5700 Nov. 8 at UNLV* W, 26-23 COLORADO STATE* Nov. 15 at Colorado State* L, 28-10 at Utah* Assistants: Dave Baldwin, Offensive W, 27-6 UNLV* Coordinator, Cal State Northridge ‘78; Troy Reffett, W, 23-0 vs. Nevada, Reno^ Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks, UTEP ‘90; *MWC Game ^New Mexico Bowl Everett Todd, Defensive Line, Rice ’84; Danny Gonzales, Safeties/Punters, New Mexico ‘98; Todd Throckmorton, Tight Ends, Missouri Western ‘87; Jason Lenzmeier, Offensive Line, New Mexico ‘05; Matt Wells, Wide Receivers, Utah State ‘96; DeAndre Smith, SCHOOL INFORMATION Running Backs, Missouri State ‘92; Tony White, Linebackers, UCLA ‘02. Location: Albuquerque, N.M. Enrollment: 26,500 TEAM INFORMATION President: Dr. David J. Schmidly 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 9-4 (5-3/T3rd) Nickname: Lobos Most Recent Bowl: 2007 New Mexico Bowl Colors: Cherry and Silver (D. Nevada, Reno, 23-0) Conference: Mountain West Off. Scheme: Multiple Athletics Director: Paul Krebs Def. Scheme: 3-3-5 Stadium (Opened): University (1960) Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 38 (18/20/0) Capacity: 40,094 Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 24 (11/9/4) Surface: Natural Grass Starters Lost (O/D/S): 15 (6/6/3) Starters Returning (Offense): Donovan Porterie, QB; Rodney MEDIA INFORMATION Ferguson, TB; Matt Quillen, FB; Roland Bruno, WR; Chris Mark, TE; Erik Cook, OL. Sports Information Contact: Greg Remington Starters Returning (Defense): Wesley Black, NT; Ian Clark, S; Blake SID Address: 1414 University SE Ligon, S; Clint McPeek, S; Glover Quin, CB; DeAndre Wright, CB. Albuquerque, NM 87106 Starters Returning (Specialists): N/A Office Telephone: (505) 925-5520 Cell Telephone: (505) 710-7911 FAX: (505) 925-5529 E-mail address: [email protected] Internet address: www.golobos.com RETURNING LEADERS Press Box Phone: (505) 925-5573 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Rodney Ferguson 292 1,177 4.0 13 SERIES INFORMATION PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Series Record: UNM leads 9-6 Donovan Porterie 244 418 9 3,006 15 Last Meeting: UNM won 27-6 in Albuquerque RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD on Nov. 24, 2007 Roland Bruno 21 186 8.9 0 UNLV at UNM Record: 3-5 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNM at UNLV Record: 3-3 Ian Clark 36 43 79 2-20 0-0 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 65 (72-7 in 1980) UNM’s Largest Margin of Victory: 28 (49-21 in 1982)

✯ The last four games in this series played in Las Vegas were decided by a combined 20 points, including 2006’s 39-36 overtime affair won GAME by the Lobos.

✯ New Mexico is last of a school-record-tying seven 2008 UNLV opponents coming off a bowl-game appearance.

✯ UNLV’s biggest-ever margin of victory came vs. UNM when it downed 10 the Lobos 72-7 at Albuquerque in 1980. University Stadium (40,094)

95 THE WYOMING GAME

NOVEMBER 13 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS 6:00 pm PST Aug. 30 OHIO (5-7, 2-6 MWC) Sam Boyd Stadium Sept. 6 AIR FORCE* W, 23-3 VIRGINIA Sept. 13 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 32-18 UTAH STATE Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 20 at BYU* L, 24-14 at Boise State Sept. 27 BOWLING GREEN W, 34-33 at Ohio COACHING STAFF Oct. 4 at New Mexico* W, 24-21 TCU* Head Coach: Joe Glenn Oct. 11 UTAH* L, 20-3 NEW MEXICO* Alma Mater: South Dakota ‘71 Oct. 25 at TCU* L, 20-12 at Air Force* Career Record (Year): 184-92-1 (24th Year) Nov. 1 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 29-24 UNLV* Record at Wyoming (Year): 26-33 (6th year) Nov. 8 at Tennessee L, 27-24 at San Diego State* Football Office Phone: (307) 766-3155 Nov. 13 at UNLV* L, 50-0 at Utah* Nov. 22 COLORADO STATE* L, 35-10 BYU* Assistants: Mike Breske, Defensive Coordinator/ L, 36-28 at Colorado State* Secondary, South Dakota State ‘81; Marty English, *MWC game Linebackers, Northern Colorado ‘86; Chris Knutsen, Special Teams, Valparaiso ‘77; Lance Robinson, Defensive Line, Montana ‘97; SCHOOL INFORMATION Bob Cole, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Widener ‘82; Bryan Applewhite, Running Location: Laramie, Wyo. Backs, Northern Colorado ‘98; Chad Germer, Offensive Line, Montana ‘93; Casey Glenn, Enrollment: 13,207 Tight Ends, Carroll College ‘02; Ron Wisniewski, Recruiting Coordinator/Wide Receivers, President: Dr. Tom Buchanan Rutgers ‘87. Nickname: Cowboys Colors: Brown & Gold Conference: Mountain West Athletics Director: Tom Burman TEAM INFORMATION Stadium (Opened): War Memorial (1950) 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 5-7 (2-6/T7th) Capacity: 30,514 Most Recent Bowl: 2004 Las Vegas Bowl Surface: Desso Football Pro (D. UCLA, 24-21) Off. Scheme: Multiple MEDIA INFORMATION Def. Scheme: 3-4 Sports Information Contact: Tim Harkins Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 44 (22/21/1) SID Address: Dept. 3414, Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 14 (5/8/1) 1000 E. University Ave. Starters Lost (O/D/S): 8 (3/4/1) Laramie, WY 82071 Starters Returning (Offense): Russ Arnold, OL; Tim Bond, OL; Kyle Office Telephone: (307) 766-2321 Howard, OL; Devin Moore, RB; Ryan Otterson, OL; Jesson Salyards, TE; Sam Sterner, Cell Telephone: (307) 760-7847 OL; Karsten Sween, QB. FAX: (307) 766-2346 Starters Returning (Defense): Ward Dobbs, LB; John Fletcher, DT; E-mail address: [email protected] Fred Givens, NG; Mike Juergens, LB; Michael Ray, S; Quincy Rogers, S; Mitch Unrein, Internet address: www.wyomingathletics.com DE. Press Box Phone: (307) 766-2222 Starters Returning (Specialists): N/A SERIES INFORMATION Series Record: Series tied 8-8 RETURNING LEADERS Last Meeting: Wyoming won 29-24 in RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Laramie on Oct. 27, 2007 Devin Moore 198 965 4.9 5 UNLV at UW Record: 4-4 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD UW at UNLV Record: 4-4 Karsten Sween 215 359 17 2,028 12 UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 21 (47-26 in 2001) RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD UW’s Largest Margin of Victory: 25 (42-17 in 2005) Wynel Seldon 27 132 4.9 0 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. Ward Dobbs 38 60 98 6-21 2-16

GAME ✯ These two teams have played into overtime two of the last three meetings in Las Vegas, with the Rebels earning their only OT victory with a 49-48 final in 2002.

✯ In the last four games played at Sam Boyd Stadium, the winning team has not scored less than 34 points while the losing side has always reached at least 23 (average score in 11 Las Vegas since the MWC began is 45-35). War Memorial Stadium (30,514)

96 THE WYOMING GAME THE SAN DIEGO STATE GAME

NOVEMBER 22 2008 SCHEDULE 2007 RESULTS 5:00 pm PST Aug. 30 CAL POLY (4-8, 3-5 MWC) Qualcomm Stadium Sept. 6 at Notre Dame L, 45-17 at Washington St. Sept. 13 at San Jose State L, 34-13 at Arizona State San Diego, Calif. Sept. 27 IDAHO W, 52-17 PORTLAND ST. Oct. 4 at TCU* L, 52-23 CINCINNATI COACHING STAFF Oct. 11 Air Force* W, 24-20 at Colorado State* Head Coach: Chuck Long Oct. 18 at New Mexico* L, 23-7 at Utah* Alma Mater: Iowa ‘85 Oct. 25 COLORADO STATE* L, 20-17 NEW MEXICO* Career Record (Year): 7-17 (3rd Year) Nov. 1 at Wyoming* W, 27-24 WYOMING* Record at SDSU (Year): 7-17 (3rd Year) Nov. 8 at BYU* W, 38-30 at UNLV* Football Office Phone: (619) 594-6769 Nov. 15 UTAH* L, 55-23 at Air Force* Nov. 22 UNLV* L, 45-33 TCU* Assistants: Bob Elliott, Assistant Head Coach/ L, 48-27 BYU* Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers, *MWC Game Iowa ‘76; Del Miller, Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks, Central College ‘72; Jonathan Himebauch, Offensive Line, USC ‘98; Larry Holton, Running Backs, Iowa State ‘70; LeCharls Daniel, Wide Receivers, Cal Poly ‘81; Toby Neinas, Outside Linebackers/Special Teams, Missouri ‘95; Chris Ash, Defensive SCHOOL INFORMATION Location: San Diego, Calif. Backs, Drake ‘96; Mike Nelson, Defensive Line, Dayton ‘69; Brian Stark, Tight Ends, Enrollment: 35,887 Colorado ‘97. President: Dr. Stephen L. Weber Symbol: Aztecs TEAM INFORMATION Colors: Scarlet and Black 2007 Record (Conf./Finish): 4-8 (3-5/6th) Conference: Mountain West Most Recent Bowl: 1998 Las Vegas Bowl Athletics Director: Jeff Schemmel (L. North Carolina, 20-13) Stadium (Opened): Qualcomm (1967) Off. Scheme: Multiple Capacity: 54,000 Def. Scheme: Multiple Surface: Natural Grass Lettermen Returning (O/D/S): 38 (17/21/0) Lettermen Lost (O/D/S): 22 (11/8/3) Starters Lost (O/D/S): 14 (9/3/2) MEDIA INFORMATION Sports Information Contact: Mike May Starters Returning (Offense): Vincent Brown, WR; Darren Mougey, SID Address: SDSU Dept. of Athletics, WR; Trask Iosefa, OL; Mike Schmidt, OL. Aztec Athletics Center, Suite 3014 Starters Returning (Defense): Russell Allen, LB; Corey Boudreaux, 5302 55th St., San Diego, CA 92182 DB; Vonnie Holmes, DB; Luke Laolagi, LB; Aaron Moore, DB; Andrew Preston, LB; Office Telephone: (619) 594-5547 Jonathan Soto, DL; B.J. Williams, DE. Cell Telephone: (619) 957-8372 Starters Returning (Specialists): N/A. FAX: (619) 582-6541 E-mail address: [email protected] Internet address: www.goaztecs.com RETURNING LEADERS Press Box Phone: (619) 281-0405 RUSHING TC Yds. Avg. TD Brandon Sullivan 58 220 3.8 2 SERIES INFORMATION Series Record: SDSU leads 10-7 PASSING C A Int. Yds. TD Last Meeting: San Diego State won 38-30 Kelsey Sokoloski 10 15 1 119 1 in Las Vegas on Nov. 10, 2007 RECEIVING R Yds. Avg. TD UNLV at SDSU Record: 3-6 Darren Mougey 32 368 11.5 2 SDSU at UNLV Record: 4-4 TACKLING UT AT TT TFL Sck. UNLV’s Largest Margin of Victory: 28 (31-3 in 2001) Russell Allen 71 48 119 5.5-18 1-6 SDSU’s Largest Margin of Victory: 30 (37-7 in 1999)

✯ The Rebels have played the Aztecs more than any other Mountain GAME West Conference team (17 times since 1977). ✯ Third-year SDSU assistant Jonathan Himebauch twice was a member of UNLV’s staff, as a graduate assistant in 2000-01 and OL coach in 2004.

✯ Since joining the Mountain West Conference in 1999, the Rebels 12 are 5-4 in season-ending games. Qualcomm Stadium (54,000)

97 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

*Conference Game

OPP Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29

at BYU at at Fresno at at New Mexico Oregon Utah Idaho* (Oct. 3) San Jose Nevada, Reno* State* Hawaii* Boise State* Louisiana State* State* Tech*

at at at Weber Oregon at Colorado at at Michigan Utah State Air Force* State State Wyoming* State* New Mexico* TCU* San Diego BYU* (Oct. 2) (Nov. 6) State* Northern at at at at Washington UCLA* at Arizona Stanford* Georgia Cal* USC* Oregon* Oregon Washington* State* (Nov. 28) Arizona* State* (Dec. 6)

South Kent vs. at at Texas at at at Dakota State State Iowa Kansas* Baylor* Nebraska* A&M* Oklahoma Colorado* Missouri* Kansas (Aug. 28) State* State*

Grambling at at at New Mexico Utah at at Fresno San Jose at State Texas Tech Missouri Idaho* State* State* Hawaii* State* State* Boise State* Louisiana (Nov. 7) Tech*

vs. Sacramento at at at at at Colorado State Houston Cal TCU* Utah* San Diego BYU* Air Force* New Mexico* Wyoming* (Aug. 31) State*

Southern at at at at at Colorado at Utah Wyoming* Houston Utah* Navy San Diego New Mexico* Army State* BYU* TCU* State* (Oct. 23)

Northern at at at at San Diego at at Iowa Washington UCLA Wyoming* Utah State New Mexico* TCU* Colorado State* Air Force* Utah* (Oct. 3) (Oct. 16) State*

at Stephen F. at at San Diego at at at at New Mexico* Austin Stanford SMU Oklahoma State* Colorado BYU* Wyoming* Utah* Air Force* State* (Oct. 16) (Nov. 6)

at at at at at at TCU* Texas A&M Arizona Tulsa New Mexico Wyoming* BYU* San Diego Air Force* Utah* Colorado State State* (Oct. 23) State*

North at Bowling at at San Diego at at Colorado Ohio Air Force* Dakota BYU* Green New Mexico* Utah* TCU* State* Tennessee State* State (Nov. 13)

at at at at Colorado at at Cal Poly Notre Dame San Jose Idaho TCU* Air Force* New Mexico* State* Wyoming* BYU* Utah* State

TENTATIVE FUTURE SCHEDULES 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 CONFERENCE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE Aug. 31 at Minnesota Home Home Home Home Sept. 7 ARIZONA UTAH WYOMING UTAH WYOMING Sept. 14 at Nevada, Reno BYU NEW MEXICO BYU NEW MEXICO TBA SAN DIEGO STATE AIR FORCE SAN DIEGO STATE AIR FORCE TBA COLORADO STATE TCU COLORADO STATE TCU Away Away Away Away 2014 at Wyoming at Utah at Wyoming at Utah Aug. 30 at Arizona at New Mexico at BYU at New Mexico at BYU Sept. 6 NEVADA, RENO at Air Force at San Diego State at Air Force at San Diego State TBA at TCU at Colorado State at TCU at Colorado State TBA NON-CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE TBA NON-CONFERENCE Sept. 4 at Wisconsin NON-CONFERENCE Sept. 15 WASHINGTON STATE Sept. 5 SACRAMENTO ST. Sept. 11 MINNESOTA Sept. 3 WISCONSIN Sept. 22 at Hawaii Sept. 12 OREGON STATE Sept. 18 at Idaho Sept. 10 at Washington State Sept. 29 NEVADA, RENO Sept. 19 HAWAII Sept. 25 at Hawaii Sept. 17 at Nevada, Reno TBA Oct. 3 at Nevada, Reno Oct. 2 NEVADA, RENO Sept. 24 HAWAII TBA

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