To the Working Media c Giedify Cleveland Field, the football home of Requests for scouting credentials W riter/Editor _ __________ Steve Roberts Valdosta State's Blazers, is topped on the should be made directly to Steve Roberts, Design & Type_ _V ision Marketing, Inc. south side by a two-level press box with SID , ea rly during the week of the game to Tallahassee, FL adequate seating on the lower level fo r be scouted. P rin tin g ________ ___ Colson Printing Co. about 12 writers. Broadcasters, film crews Valdosta, GA and photographers use the upper level which is accessible only by ladder-type ice) steps. Offices of all football coaches are Many thanks to Valdosta Daily Times located in the old gym nasium , which also photographers Paul Leavy and Jeff houses the football fieldhouse. All other Allen and free-lance photographers i) CSav (Semcej athletic offices, including the sports in fo r­ Ken Klanicki and Derek Pickup of Standard services are provided for mation office, are located in the physical Valdosta, and professional photogra­ media personnel — flip cards, cumulative education complex. pher Garner Walker and his staff of statistics, media guides, programs, play- Sports Information Mailing Address: Valdosta for their time and talent which by-play accounts at the conclusion of produced the photos in this media each quarter, abbreviated statistics at Steve Roberts halftime and complete final statistics as Sports Information Director soon as possible at the end of the game. Athletic Departr— Ample telephone service is available. Soft Valdosta State - drinks and a sandwich will be served. Valdosta, GA 31 C/f(ec/ia (Bzec/en/ Contact Steve Roberts, SID, for press Sports passes as far in advance as possible. Passes will be mailed if time permits. 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The visiting radio phone number as well as a trouble number w ill be given on request. / 9 9 £ The Staff C f/t/i/itk c S'kt// y o o t 6 a / / Telephone Head Coach _____ _______ Hal Mumme Position/Name Office Home Alma Mater_____ _Tarleton State, 1975 Faculty Athletic Rep Collegiate Record _____24-11,3 years 333-7161 794-3649 Office Phone___ _ (912) 333-5844 Athletic Director, Home Phone (912) 244-1909 ,at a Glance Herb Reinhard 333-5890 241-8504 Best Time to Call Morninas Secretary, Assistant Coaches Location Valdosta, Ga. Ann Tippitt 333-5890 559-3307 Mike Leach, Enrollment 7700 Athletic Development Director, Brigham Young, 1983 Offensive Coordinator President Dr. Hugh C. Bailey Bill England 333-5890 242-7413 Mike Majors, Athletic Director Herb Reinhard PE/Athletics Department Head Stephen F. Austin State, Football Coach Hal Mumme Dr. John Merriman 333-7161 242-8612 1973 Defensive Coordinator Athletic Affiliation Gulf South Secretary, Gayle Brooks 333-7161 247-0389 Guy Morriss, Conference, Baseball, Tommy Thomas 333-5890 242-2577 Texas Christian, 1973 Offensive Line NCAA Division II Assistant, Bart Shuman 333-7161 247-9545 John Wiley, Nickname Blazers Basketball (Men), East Texas State, 1984 Secondary Colors Red and Black James Dominey 333-5890 242-0752 Bill Cosper, Stadium Cleveland Field Assistant, To Be Named 333-5890 Stephen F. Austin State, 1991 Defensive Line (11,798, natural turf) Basketball (Women), Emmett Watkins, Charles Cooper 333-5890 244-5979 Valdosta State, 1987 Runninqbacks Assistant, To Be Named 333-5890 Sports Information Director Steve Roberts Cross Country, Graduate Assistant TBA Johnny Lancaster 333-5890 247-7246 Athletic Trainer Jim Madaleno Equipment, Film Assistant Trainer__ _ Bobby Tucker, Michelle Garber Larry Lam pert 3335844 244-7188 Equipment Manager _ Larry Lam pert Football, Hal Mumme 333-5844 244-1909 Football Secretary_ Marilou Butler Secretary, Marilou Butler 333-5844 242-4726 Golf, Nicky Balanis 247-0430 247-4033 Coaching Staff _______ Softball, Ron Durante 333-5461 244-9401 Valdosta State College 2-3 Sports Information, Athletic Director ______ __ 4 Steve Roberts 333-5890 244-6560 Coach Mumme_______ 6 Tennis, John Hansen 333-5890 244-4790 Assistant Coaches_________ _8-13 Ticket Manager GA's/Student Assistants _ ___ 14 Bill England 333-5844 242-7413 On the Road______________ ___ 14 Trainer, Jim Madaleno 333-7161 241-0516 Weight Room _____________ ___ 15 Assistant, Bobby Tucker 333-7161 794-3649 HAL MUMME MIKE MAJORS Support Sta ff______________ ___ 15 Assistant, Michelle Garber 333-7161 245-1667 Head Coach Asst. Head Coach O utlook___________________ 16-17 0: (912) 333-5844 0:(912) 333-5844 Depth Chart_______________ 18 (912) 244-1909 H: (912) 333-0109 Player Bio s_____________________ 20-27 Around Valdosta's Campus with the Blazer Girls 28-35 Roster_______ ________36 W "1 Sig n e e s____ ________36 Opponents ________38 A Look Back ________43 1991 Recap ____ 44-48 HERB REINHARD STEVE ROBERTS Records ____ 50-54 Athletic Director SID Gulf South Conference _ ________55 0: (912) 333-5844 0: (912) 333-5890 Lettermen_____________ ________58 2) 241-8504 H: (912) 244-6560 Cleveland Fie ld _____ ________59 Sports Medicine____ __ _____ 60 Composite Schedule _______IBC / 9 9 2 9/o a [/>(/// ,V l / 9 9 £ Valdosta VSC students Kimberly Bottle and Derick McCont stand under orch which fronts beautiful W est Hall in the center o f main campus. 0 4aldosta State College, which first status. The move to university status means the opened its doors to students January 2, 1913 college w ill be given the resources in the form as the South Georgia State Normal College for of equipment and personnel to better serve the young ladies, is a multipurpose unit of the 41 -county south Georgia area. Pound H a lf which houses the School of Business University System of Georgia. The beautiful, south Georgia college cur­ Administration, has just undergone a multi-million The most important milestone in the rently offers undergraduate degree work lead­ dollar facelift, which has transformed it into a state institution's proud history was passed in June ing to the Associate of Applied Science, the o f the art facility. when the state Board of Regents designated Associate of Arts, the Bachelor of Arts in 13 Valdosta State to become a regional university major programs, the Bachelor of Science in 9 $50,000 in money. In 1912, the future of the on July 1,1993. The 1992-93 academic year major programs, the Bachelor of Science in institution was assured when the Legislature will be spent making the transition to university Education in 7 major programs, the Bachelor of granted it adequate annual appropriation for Business Administration in 6 major programs, maintenance. A VSC coed gets in some work in one o f the the Bachelor of Fine Arts in 4 major programs, In 1922, the school's name was changed school's computer lobs. and the Bachelor of Music in 2 major pro­ to Georgia State Womans College and a four- grams. year program leading to the bachelor's degree Graduate degrees offered are in English, was authorized. In 1950, the Board of Regents history and mathematics, the Master of Science made the college coeducational and also with majors in psychology and sociology, the changed the name to Valdosta State College. Master of Business Adminis­ tration, Master of Public Ad­ ministration, Master of Edu­ cation in 11 major programs and the Education Specialist in 9 major programs. A special act of the Geor­ gia Legislature established the institution of higher learning in 1906. It was not until 1911, however, that the state appropriated $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 for one building and equipment. The city of Valdosta, enthused over the idea of having a college in their city, gave a campus of 60 acres and Long-time professor o f history Dr.