Hofstra Football, 2006
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- Hofstra has won 43 of its last 80 regular season games and 52 of its last 90 in-season contests. The Pride is 66-43 in regular season play since the start of the 1997 season. Hofstra has posted an 82-50-1 record over the last 133 regular season games. ON THIS DAY IN HOFSTRA FOOTBALL HISTORY: 2000 - In one of the more controversial games in the past two decades, two Hofstra interceptions were nullified by pass HOFSTRA interference calls, and Hofstra was whistled for six penalties in FOOTBALL, 2006 the fourth quarter and the overtimes as the fifth-ranked GAME 9: Penguins of Youngstown State were able to post a 42-35 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (2-6, 1-4) double-overtime victory over the Pride at Stambaugh Stadium. vs. Trevor Dimmie rushed 26 times for 119 yards and two UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND touchdowns to lead the Pride. (3-5, 1-4) Saturday, November 4, 2006 – 1 p.m. 1994 - The Pride jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead and coasted to a 42-16 victory over Rhode Island at Shuart James M. Shuart Stadium -Hempstead, NY Stadium. Quarterback Carlos Garay passed for three touchdowns, including two to Michael Wright, and rushed for Television: None a fourth score. Severin Cornelius rushed for two touchdowns Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7), Pregame show at 12:30 p.m. while Nick Johnson caught seven passes for 111 yards and one Greg Rice (play-by-play), Matt Shortis (color), touchdown. Linebacker Joey Driver led the Pride defense with Shannon Bennett (sideline) 14 tackles and one sack. Internet: Audio - www.WRHU.org 1989 - The Pride jumped out to a 28-7 halftime lead on the 2006 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE way to a 42-35 victory over the Fordham Rams at Jack Coffey Aug. 31 at Stony Brook (FSNY) 17-8 W Field. Quarterback Rhory Moss completed 19 of 31 passes for Sept. 9 at Marshall 31-54 L 255 yards and Chris Cocozziello (5) and Frank Cuoco (6) Sept. 23 TOWSON* 30-33 L combined for 11 catches to lead the Pride. Sept. 30 at William & Mary* (FSNY) 16-14 W Oct. 7 VILLANOVA* (FSNY) + 16-20 L 1967- The Pride recorded their sixth shutout of the season to Oct. 14 at Delaware 6-10 L improve to 7-1 on the season with a 21-0 whitewash at the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point. Oct. 21 at Maine* 10-21 L Oct. 28 at New Hampshire* 6-10 L Nov. 4 RHODE ISLAND* 1:00 p.m. HOFSTRA'S STATISTICAL LEADERS - 8 GAMES Nov. 11 NORTHEASTERN* 1:00 p.m. RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD Nov. 18 at Massachusetts* Noon Kareem Huggins 103 427 4.1 3 Terry Crenshaw 58 141 2.4 2 * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming • All times ET PASSING (Eff.) GP Comp-Att-Int Yds. TD INFORMATION CONTACTS: Anton Clarkson (116.5) 8 111-208-2 1,376 6 Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Associate Athletic Director/ Dennis Davis (103.2) 3 11-26-0 110 2 Communications; (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell; (516) 463-5033 - Fax RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD Shaine Smith 46 765 16.6 7 Rhode Island - Tim Volkmann, Coordinator of Sports Charles Sullivan 30 324 10.8 0 Communications; (401) 874-2409-O; (401) 874-5354- Fax Kareem Huggins 11 70 6.4 0 Phil Riley 10 82 8.2 0 Shuart Stadium Press Box - (516) 463-5274 Charles Brooks 9 141 15.7 0 TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND Gian Villante (LB) 29-42-71 1-9 0 TRENDS: Luke Bonus (LB) 26-42-68 1-7 0 - Hofstra, coming off a 10-6 loss in the rain at New Hampshire Manny Anderson (S) 20-33-53 0 0 last Saturday, enters the Rhode Island game on a four-game Kyle Arrington (CB) 28-17-45 0 1 losing skid. Chris Sebald (LB) 17-27-44 2-14 1 - The Pride has won 50 of 91 contests, including playoff games, since the start of the 1999 season. HOFSTRA HEAD COACH: Dave Cohen is in his first National Conf season as Hofstra University head football coach. Just the Category Player Actual seventh head coach in the history of Pride football, Cohen Rank Rank Rushing Kareem Huggins 95 53.38 9 came to Hofstra last December after serving as defensive Passing Efficiency Anton Clarkson 69 116.53 9 coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of Total Offense Anton Clarkson 62 167.38 7 Delaware from 2002 through 2005. He also served as Kareem Huggins 53.38 23 defensive line and linebackers coach at Delaware from 1994 Recpt/Game Shaine Smith 25 5.75 4 through 1998 before becoming the associate head Charles Sullivan T-98 3.75 12 coach/defensive coordinator at Fordham University from 1999 Rec. Yds./Game Shaine Smith 8 95.63 1 through 2001. The Long Island native, who was a two-year Charles Sullivan 40.50 17 starter at LIU-C.W. Post, began his coaching career at the Interceptions Chris Sebald .14 12 University at Albany in 1988 as linebackers and strength Stephen Tate .13 18 coach. In 1990 Cohen became linebackers and defensive line DeWayne Whitaker .13 18 coach at Lafayette College and held that position for four Kyle Arrington .13 18 seasons. Punting Punt Returns Kareem Huggins 14 12.27 2 HOFSTRA COACHING STAFF: With the coaching change Kickoff Returns Kareem Huggins 16.55 10 this year the Pride return just one assistant coach, special Field Goals Rob Zarrilli 4 1.75 1 teams coordinator/receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Scoring Rob Zarrilli 51 6.38 7 Jamie Elizondo, from last year’s staff. The 2006 Pride football Shaine Smith T-94 5.25 13 coaching staff is as follows: All-Purpose Yds. Kareem Huggins 70 101.75 7 Shaine Smith 86 95.63 10 Sacks Thomas Massey T-19 .69 4 Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Ken Sussman .38 17 Ed Foley Asst. HC/Off. Line 1st 18th Shemiah LeGrande .38 17 Mike Elko Def. Coord./DB 1st 8th Tackles Gian Villante 20 10.14 2 John Perry Off. Coord./QB 1st 13th Luke Bonus T-64 8.38 8 Jamie Elizondo ST Coord./WR 3rd 7th Emanuel Anderson 6.63 20 Tony Thompson Linebackers 1st 9th Tackles For Loss Ken Sussman 17 1.44 4 Sean Spencer Def. Line 1st 11th Gian Villante T-76 1.00 11 Bill Polin Running Backs 1st 7th Thomas Massey T-76 1.00 11 T.J. DiMuzio Tight Ends 1st 2nd Chris Sebald .71 25 Lyle Hemphill DB Asst. 1st 5th Kevin Baumann Def. Asst. 1st 3rd 2006 ATLANTIC 10 HOFSTRA IN THE 2006 NCAA FOOTBALL STATS: Here are Hofstra’s 2006 statistical CONFERENCE rankings in I-AA and the Atlantic 10, as of STANDINGS: October 30: As of November 3, 2006 Conference Overall National Conf Category Actual Rank Rank W L Pct. W L Pct. Rushing Offense 114 65.50 12 North Massachusetts 5 0 1.000 7 1 .875 Passing Offense 51 187.38 7 Maine 4 1 .800 5 3 .625 Total Offense 109 252.88 12 New Hampshire 3 2 .600 6 2 .750 Scoring Offense 97 16.50 11 Northeastern 2 3 .400 3 5 .375 Rushing Defense 30 119.38 5 Rhode Island 1 4 .200 3 5 .375 Pass Efficiency Defense 79 131.99 8 HOFSTRA 1 4 .200 2 6 .250 Total Defense 30 291.13 5 South Scoring Defense 44 21.25 6 James Madison 5 0 1.000 7 1 .875 Net Punting 84 30.36 8 Towson 3 2 .600 6 2 .750 Punt Returns 29 11.07 4 Delaware 2 3 .400 4 4 .500 Kickoff Returns 102 16.96 10 Richmond 2 3 .400 5 3 .625 Turnover Margin T-36 .38 5 Villanova 2 3 .400 3 5 .375 Pass Defense 44 171.75 5 William & Mary 0 5 .000 2 6 .250 Passing Efficiency 73 114.48 9 Sacks T-28 2.13 3 Tackles For Loss T-23 6.63 4 Sacks Allowed 110 3.13 12 THIS WEEK IN THE A-10 - November 4 times for 78 yards and had a 23-yard touchdown run in the Northeastern @ Maine 12:00 p.m. third quarter that boosted the Pride lead to 24-10. UMass @ New Hampshire 12:00 p.m. Rhode Island @ Hofstra 1:00 p.m. Defensively, linebacker Cole Haley was the star of the day, William & Mary @ Towson 1:00 p.m. tallying 15 tackles (13 solo). David Darby tallied nine solo Delaware @ James Madison 6:00 p.m. tackles, while defensive end Dan Garay added a forced fumble Richmond @ Villanova 6:00 p.m. and a fumble recovery. Rhode Island’s Joe Casey rushed for 170 yards on 28 carries, including one touchdown, in the LAST WEEK IN THE A-10 - October 28 losing effort. New Hampshire 10, Hofstra 6 Rhode Island 3, Maine 0 1 2 3 4 F Towson 49, Delaware 35 Hofstra 0 10 21 7 38 UMass 7, Northeastern 0 Rhode Island 3 0 7 14 24 Villanova 35, William & Mary 31 James Madison 27, Richmond 10 Scoring Summary URI-Giannecchini 35-yard field goal HOFSTRA-RHODE HU-Zarrilli 18-yard field goal ISLAND SERIES: HU-Huggins 12-yard run (Zarrilli kick) Saturday’s game between HU-Sullivan 30-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) Hofstra and Rhode Island is URI-Poole 17-yard run (Gallagher kick) the 21st in a series that started HU-Crenshaw 23-yard run (Zarrilli kick) in 1953.