WVU 2013 // RECORD BOOK sports.com RECORD BOOK A second-roundselectionbytheSanFrancisco 49ersin1956, Sugar BowlteamandhelpedWVUtoathree-year31-7mark. drought. Aterrificall-aroundplayer, Bosleyplayedonthe1954 in1955,endinga36-yearWestVirginiaconsensus seasons withtheJaguars,NewYork JetsandAtlantaFalcons. of theJacksonvilleJaguarsandplayedinNFLfornine semifinalist asasenior, Beasleywasathird-roundselection Jim ThorpeandFootballNewsdefensiveplayeroftheyear (secondall-timeatWVU),threewentforTDs.A junior, Beasleyledthenationwith10picks.Ofhis19career in whichhenabbedfiveinterceptions.Theyearpriorasa was asixth-rounddraft pickoftheCincinnatiBengals. Award andtheFootball Newsdefensiveplayeroftheyear.He Award, theFootballWriters AssociationBronkoNagurski 342, theAmityville, N.Y.,nativewasafinalistfortheButkus player oftheyearandschool’sall-timesack leaderwith one seasonwiththeJacksonvilleJaguars. he wontwoSuperBowlringswith the Patriots.Healsoplayed for eightseasonsbeforemovingontoNewEngland,where All-American wasafixtureatguardandcenterfortheLions third-round pickbytheDetroitLionsin1993,Academic student-athletes atthe1993NCAAConventioninDallas.A Six winnerandwasselectedtospeakonbehalfofallNCAA Rotary LombardiAwardfinalists,hewasaNCAAToday’s Top different sources for his consensus tag at center. One of four A nativeofRichlands,Va.,Comptonwascitedbyseven was amemberoftheCollegeFootballHallFame. a memberofthe49ersduringhis13-yearNFLcareer.Bosley the 1953 AcademicAll-American was afour-time all-pro as CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS consensus All-Americahonorsasa This GreenBank,W.Va.,residentearned TACKLE, 1955 BOSLEY BRUCE different sourcesduringa1995season first teamAll-Americahonorsfromfive This Pottstown,Pa.,nativecaptured , 1995 BEASLEY AARON in 1996.TheBIGEAST defensive the anchorofnation’sNo.1-rated defenders, linebackerCanuteCurtiswas One ofWestVirginia’smostdecorated , 1996 CURTIS CANUTE and muscletogainnationalacclaim. American usedequalamountsofbrains West Virginia’sfifthconsensusAll- CENTER, 1992 COMPTON MIKE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY

clean sweep of All-America teams in 1994 and had one (32). The AT&T national Long Distance Awardwinnerearned a average (46.1)andseason puntstravelinglongerthan50yards status. Sauerbrunalso setNCAAmarksincareerpunting punting averagein1994onthewaytoconsensus All-America of Famein1953. season. RodgerswasenshrinedintheCollegeFootballHall Rodgers “thefinestall-roundfootballplayerintheland”that points. NationalsyndicatedcolumnistGrantlandRicelabelled Virginia playerin1919,leadingthenationscoringwith147 W.Va., nativeamassedthesinglegreatestseasonofanyWest first consensus Virginia’s finestall-roundathlete. WestVirginia’s considered byseveralhistorianstobeWest free agentcontractwiththeMinnesotaVikings. game and461.4yardsperoftotaloffense. Hesigneda Virginia averaged303yardspergamerushing,38.9pointsa No. 5intotaloffenseand6fewestsacksallowed.West , rankingNo.2nationallyinrushing,3scoring, a leaderononeofthemostexplosiveoffensesincollege both unanimousandconsensusAll-Americahonors.Hewas history. Mozesfinishedwithacompletesweep,earning rankings and setthe best four-year record in theschool’s the Mountaineerstotwo11-winseasons,Top 10final him intoearlyretirement. draft. JozwiakplayedthreeNFLseasonsbeforeinjuryforced the fifthMountaineertobetakeninfirstroundofNFL the , the Catonsville, Md.,residentwasjust sources. Theseventhplayertakeninthe1986NFLdraftby by earning first team All-America honors from five different 1985. Jozwiakgainedconsensusstatusatoffensivetackle pick in 1919 at fullback, the Bethany, CENTER, 2006 MOZES DAN center inthenation.Hehelpedlead Award winner, signifyingthetop Dan MozeswasnamedtheRimington second consensusAll-Americanin Jozwiak becameCoachDonNehlen’s Mammoth offensivetackleBrian OFFENSIVE TACKLE, 1985 JOZWIAK BRIAN established an NCAA standard 48.4 NCAA footballhistory, Considered amongthetoppuntersin , 1994 SAUERBRUN TODD players, IraErrettRodgersis finest pre-WorldWarIIfootball Hailed asoneofthenation’s FULLBACK, 1919 “RAT” RODGERS IRA ERRETT 152

three years,helpingtheMountaineerstothree-straight11-win consensus All-Americahonors.Heranforover1,000yardsall finished withacompletesweep,earningbothunanimousand rushing yardspergameandtiedforNo.12inscoring.Slaton He wassecondinthenationall-purposeyards,fourth lead theMountaineerstoasecond-straight11-winseason. Foundation All-CenturyCollegeFootballTeam forthe1900’s. City ChiefsandwasnamedtotheWalterCampFootball specialist takensince1979.HealsoplayedfortheKansas NFL draftbytheChicago Bears (secondround),thehighest Setauket, N.Y.,nativewasthe56thplayertakenin1995 travel 90yards his careerasWVUsleaderintacklesfor loss with47.5. making bigplaysfortheMountaineerdefense andfinished American. TheTrappe, Pa.,nativedisplayedtheknackfor 492 totaltacklesinbecomingWVU’sninth consensus All- all-time leadingtacklerin2003.Finishedhis careerwith consensus All-AmericanDarrylTalleytobecometheschool’s with theBills. Buffalo SuperBowlteams.Talleywasatwo-timeNFLall-pro in 1983,theCleveland,,nativebecameafixtureonfour nationally. SelectedinthesecondroundbyBuffaloBills first greatNehlenplayersthatelevatedWestVirginiafootball as theschool’sall-timeleadingtackler, Talleywasamongthe teams that season. A vicious hitter who finished his career Bowl, finishingwithabowlrecord204yardsagainstGeorgia. He alsowasnamedthemostvaluableplayerof2006Sugar points andpergameall-purposeyardsgame. , careeryardspercarry,scoringtotal rushing yards,careeryardspergame, careerrushing his careeramongtheTop 10activeplayersnationallyincareer seasons and Top 10 rankings. While he was at WVU, he finished against NebraskaintheKickoffClassic.The 16 touchdowns in 2006,helping for aschoolrecord1,744yardsand footed andspeedyrunnerwhoran This three-year starter was a quick- RUNNING , 2006 SLATON STEVE first teamAll-Americastatusonnine WVU), linebacker captured All-America pick in 1982 (third ever at Coach ’s first consensus LINEBACKER, 1982 TALLEY DARRYL linebacker post.Surpassedfellow the Mountaineerdefensefromhis Four-year starterwhoanchored LINEBACKER, 2003 WILEY GRANT

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Doug Slavonic,defensivelineman Reed Williams,linebacker Paul Bischoff,end Fred Wyant,quarterback Sam Huff,tackle Kim West,kicker Oliver Luck,quarterback Oliver Luck,quarterback Jeff Hostetler, quarterback Mike Compton,center Matt Taffoni,linebacker Eric deGroh,center Jay Henry,linebacker Jay Henry,linebacker Reed Williams,linebacker Mike Booth,defensiveend David Mayfield,defensiveback Eric deGroh,center Tito Gonzales,widereceiver Alex Shook,tightend Mike Compton,center David Mayfield,safety Matt Taffoni,linebacker Fred Wyant,quarterback Bruce Bosley,tackle Fred Wyant,quarterback Joe Kopnisky,end Terry Fairbanks,end Dan Hannahs,linebacker John Harcharic,safety John Stroia,offensiveguard Dave Mayfield,defensiveback Eric deGroh,center Eric deGroh,center Jeff Berk,guard Dan Mozes,center Matt Taffoni,linebacker