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YALE FOOTBALL 2009 yale football 2009 2009 yale football schedule date opponent time tv 9/19 at Georgetown 1:00 9/26 Cornell * Noon Vs. 10/03 Lafayette Noon RCN 10/10 Dartmouth * Noon 10/17 at Lehigh 12:30 SE2 10/24 at Penn * 3:30 Comcast 10/31 at Columbia * 1:00 YES 11/07 Brown * 1:00 YES 11/14 at Princeton * 1:00 YES 11/21 Harvard * Noon Vs. Captain Paul Rice Radio: WELI (AM 960, weli.com); WYBC (AM 1340, wybc.com) TV: Vs. (Versus); RCN (Cable TV); SE2 (Service Electric 2); Comcast (Comcast Network); YES (YES Network) all-ivy bulldogs kenney family field center Larry Abare, SS Tom Mante, P-PK Paul Rice, LB contents general information the tradition Yale Football Quick Facts 2 Yale Football From A to Z 67 2009 Season Outlook 3 Yale Football Timeline 72 Yale’s Head Football Coaches 74 the coaching staff Head Coaches from Yale 75 Tom Williams, Joel E. Smilow ’54 Head Coach of Football 6 National, Regional, League Awards 76 Joel E. Smilow ’54 Coordinators; Associate and Assistant Coaches 8 All-Americans 77 the 2009 bulldogs All-Ivy First Team Selections 80 Player Biographies 12 All-Star Game Participants 81 Class of 2013 29 Academic Honors 83 Roster 34 Team Awards 84 Class of 2013 Roster 36 Bulldogs and the NFL 86 Squad Breakdown by State and Country 37 Yale’s Ivy League Championship Teams 88 2009 opponents the record book Georgetown 39 Team Records 90 Cornell 40 Individual Records 92 Lafayette 41 Top Performances 95 Dartmouth 42 Prolific Graduates 97 Lehigh 43 Career Bests 98 Penn 44 Single-Season Bests 99 Columbia 45 Yearly Leaders 100 Brown 46 Fantastic Finishes 103 Princeton 47 Last Time in a Game 105 Harvard 48 Year-By-Year Results 106 The Game 49 All-Time Letterwinners 113 Records vs. All Opponents 50 yale university 2008 season Yale Bowl, Class of 1954 Field 127 2008 Season in Review 52 Bulldog Power 130 2008 Awards 53 Statement of Athletic Philosophy 131 Game Recaps 54 President Richard C. Levin 132 2008 Starters 59 Athletics Director Tom Beckett 133 Statistics 60 About Yale 134 Community Outreach 135 the ivy league New Haven, The Great Location 136 2008 All-Ivy League Team 62 Famous Alumni 137 2008 Awards 63 Yale Football Association 139 2009 Composite Ivy League Schedule 64 Support Staff 140 The Ivy League 65 Faces at the Bowl 141 Medicine and Equipment 142 for the media Road Hotels, Future Schedules, 2008 JV Schedule 143 Media Coverage Information 144 Bulldog Media 145 credits cover photos other photographers Yale Football 2009 was written by Steve Conn Front: Jack Warhola Barry Braman, Steven Conn, Don Clark, with assistance from Bob Barton ’57. The fol- Back: Sam Rubin ’95 Sabby Frinzi and Ron Waite lowing people contributed editorial assistance: Inside Front: Kevin McCarthy Sunny Xi ’10, Sam Rubin ’95, Ron Vaccaro ’04, Inside Back: Centerbrook Architects Robyn Lefkowski and Stephen Bailey. Yale Bowl background photo: O&G Industries, Inc. Design and layout by Fritz Hansen 2 2009 yale football quick facts GENERAL INFORMATION COMING BACK FOR 2009 School: Yale University Letterwinners Returning: 36 (17 offense, 18 defense, 1 kicker) Founded: 1701 Letterwinners Lost: 24 (13 offense, 10 defense, 1 kicker) Location: New Haven, Conn. 06520 Enrollment: 5,200 undergrad/6,100 grad Starters Returning: 14 (7 offense, 6 defense, 1 kicker) Nickname: Bulldogs, Elis Offense (7): QB Brook Hart; WR Jordan Forney; HB John Sheffield; Colors: Yale Blue and White RG Cory Palmer; TE A.J. Haase; WR Reid Lathan; President: Richard C. Levin TE Chris Blohm Director of Athletics: Tom Beckett Defense (6): DE Travis Henry; CB Paul Rice; CB Adam Money; Conference: Ivy League DT Tom McCarthy, DE Justin Oplinger, SS Larry Abare Stadium: Yale Bowl (61,446) Kickers (1): P/PK Tom Mante Captain: Paul Rice, LB (class of 2010) Starters Lost : 15 (8 offense, 7 defense) COACHING STAFF Offense (8): TB Mike McLeod; FB Shebby Swett; RT Bryan Kana; Joel E. Smilow ’54 Head Coach: Tom Williams RG Landon Hairgrove; C Ty Davis; LG Steven Morse; Alma Mater/Year: Stanford ’92 LT Darius Dale; QB Ryan Fodor Record at Yale/Years: 1st Year Defense (7): LB Bobby Abare; CB Casey Gerald; DE Brady Hart; Overall Collegiate Record/Years: 1st Year MG Joe Hathaway; DT Kyle Hawari; LB Jay Pilkerton; Football Office Phone: (203) 432-1490 FS Steven Santoro Football Staff: Rick Flanders Associate Head Coach(DB) 2009 SCHEDULE Doug Semones Assistant Head Coach–Outside Linebackers Sept. 19 at Georgetown Ikaika Malloe Joel E. Smilow ’54 Defensive Coordinator (LB) 26 CORNELL* Brian Stark Joel E. Smilow ’54 Offensive Coordinator (QB) Oct. 3 LAFAYETTE Duane Brooks Assistant Coach–Defensive Line 10 DARTMOUTH* Roderick Plummer Assistant Coach–Special Teams Coordinator 17 Lehigh Mike Preston Assistant Coach–Offensive Line 24 at Penn* Mike Sanford Assistant Coach–TE/Recruiting Coordinator 31 at Columbia* Kefense Hynson Assistant Coach–Wide Receivers Nov. 7 BROWN* Emil Johnson Strength and Conditioning Coach 14 at Princeton* Tony Palmieri Video Coordinator 21 HARVARD* RETURNING ALL-IVY PLAYERS (2008 notes) * Ivy League Games SS Larry Abare ’09 – Second-Team (45-28-73, 1 int, 2 FR) HISTORY P Tom Mante ’10 – Second Team (41.0 avg., 25 I-20) All-Time Record: 853-332-55 (135 years) CB Paul Rice ’10 – HM (23-15-38, 4 int, 1 FR) Ivy League Titles: 14 (2006, 1999, 1989, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1977, LAST SEASON 1976, 1974, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1960, 1956) 2008 Record: 6-4 Ivy Record: 4-3 (4th) CONTACTS Home: 4-1 Road: 2-3 Sports Publicity Director: Steve Conn National Statistical Top 10: E-mail: [email protected] Scoring defense (1st, 10.5) Assistants: Tim Bennett, Sam Rubin ’95 Pass efficiency defense (3rd, 93.32) Intern: Drew M. Kingsley Turnover margin (5th, 1.30) FB Assistant: Sunny Xi ’10 Net Punting (6th, 36.03) Statistician: Billy Garfield MEDIA INFORMATION Sports Publicity Phone: (203) 432-1455 Sports Publicity Fax: (203) 432-1454 Home Page: www.yalebulldogs.com Sports Publicity Address: Box 208216, New Haven, Conn. 06520 Press Box Phone: (203) 764-9244/9245 Express Mail Address: 20 Tower Parkway, New Haven, Conn. 06520 Media Room Phone: (203) 764-9251, 9252 Hotline: (203) 432-YALE Radio: WELI-AM (960); WYBC-AM (1340) Internet Broadcast: www.960weli.com, www.wybc.com Weekly Media Event: Tuesdays yale football 2009 2009 season outlook 3 2009 yale football season outlook A new era in Yale football began in early January with the introduction of its 33rd head coach, Tom Williams. However, the transition into 2009 does not necessarily mean rebuilding. Despite the fact that more (15) starters have grad- uated than return (14), a balance of experience (36 lettermen) on both sides of the line returns to New Haven in the dawn of the Williams era. The cur- rent Bulldogs include seven starters on offense, six on defense and the punter/ placekicker, while many of the key special teams players from last fall’s 6-4 (4-3 Ivy) squad are also back. Three 2008 All-Ivy League picks are among those current Eli senior starters: captain and LB Paul Rice, SS Larry Abare and K/P Tom Mante. Here is a breakdown by position of the returning players, with last year’s statistics in parentheses. bulldog offense Quarterback (1 starter back, 1 lost) Brook Hart, a 6-foot-5 lefty, saw significant snaps in three of the first five games as a sophomore (sharing with Ryan Fodor ’09) before starting the last five. His progression was noticeable enough over the last five for experts to consider him as the Ivy’s top returning QB. He finished the year 87-for-140 (62.1) with Brook Hart, QB 919 yards, seven TDs (most by any Ivy returnee) and just two interceptions. Sophomore Bryan Farris, who saw JV action last fall, finished the spring as a real candidate to start in 2009. Senior Rich Scudellari has served as the holder for the Bulldogs on special teams the past two seasons, but competed for the starting QB job last fall. The addition of 6-foot-4, 220-pound Nebraska trans- fer Patrick Witt, who is a sophomore this fall, makes the position solid. Receiver (3 starters back, 0 lost) An experienced receiving corps returns as five of the top six pass-catchers from last year line up this fall. Senior H-back John Sheffield (43-359, 2 TD) led the Blue in receptions, but explosive junior WR Jordan Forney (26-374, 5) had more yards and scores. Senior WR Reid Lathan (21-238, 1) may be the fast- est of the Yale receivers, while junior Peter Balsam (12-299, 1) had the team’s longest play of 2008, a 78-yard catch and run against Brown. Each of the four led the Bulldogs in receiving at least two games apiece. Junior kick-returner Gio Christodoulou (2-16) made the move to offense halfway through last season and should figure into the passing game more effectively this year with his quickness. Sophomore speedster Chris Morris looks to find varsity reps in the new offense as well, while classmate Lars Knudsen could also be a factor. Tight Ends (2 starters back, 0 lost) In the most experienced position on the field for the Bulldogs, every player A.J. Haase, TE John Sheffield, HB who saw time at the tight end spot returns for the new season. Alongside the versatile H-back John Sheffield, A.J. Haase and Chris Blohm provide key piec- es to Yale’s offense. Haase, a senior, started the first eight games last season and was a threat in the passing game catching 10 balls for 96 yards.