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GENERAL INFORMATION Qu1cK FAcrs INDEX Location: Bowl ing Green, Ky. 42101 Founded: 1906 / Enrollment: 16,579 General Informati on ...... 1 Nickname: Hi lltoppers / Colors: Red and White Stadium: L. T. Sm ith Stadium (17,500) Media Info rmation ...... 2-4 Surface: Ji mmy Feix Field (Astroplay) The Coaching Staff ...... 5-10 Press Box Phone: (270) 745-6941 Affiliations: Gateway Football Conference (fb only) / NCAA Di vision I-AA 2002 W KU Hillto ppers ...... 11-32 2002 WKU O ppo nents ...... 33 -36 President: Dr. Gary Ransdell (WKU '73) Chair, University Athletics Committee: Dr. Steve W hite 2001 WKU Review ...... 37-48 Athletics Director: Dr. Camden Wood Selig (Washington & Lee '83) Records ...... 49-62 Office: (270) 745-3542 Associate ADs: Pam Herriford . Ji m Clark / Assistant AD: Craig Biggs AboutWestern ...... 63-72 PosTSEASON Au -STAR GAMES Ticket Manager: Ji m Cope (270) 745-5222 / 1-800-5-BIG-RED

• Joseph Jefferson was invited to play in the Blue-Gray Football Classic Football Histor y: First year of football: 1913 on Christmas Day, becoming the second Western player to ever participate in Post-Season Record: 9-7 (9 post-season appearances) WWW. WKUSPORTS. COM Last Post-Season Appearance: 2001 (L, 20-24 at Furman, I-AA first round) the contest. All-Time Record: 460-302-30 (60.0%) / 83 years Follow W estern Ke ntucky Athletics and the Hillto pper football team o n the internet. • Mel Mitchell played for Te am in the fourth annual Gridiron c_o.a.cb.ing_Staff : / Office: (270) 745-2984 • Rosters Alma Mater: Bowl ing Green State ' 61 Classic, earning Most Valu able Pl aye r honors after intercepting two passes • Pl ayer and Coach Biographies Record: 104-92-3 (18 years) / at WKU: 79-65-0 (13 years) and forcing a fumble in his team's 42-13 victory. He was the first defensive Assistant Coaches: • Statistics/ Res ul ts Dav id El son (Butler '94), Defensive Coordin ator / Defensive Backs • Recaps pl ayer in the game's history to be named MVP. W il lie Taggart (WKU '98), Co-Offensive Coordinator / Q uarterbacks Mi ke Fanoga (Texas-El Paso, '86), Defensive Li ne • News Releases • Jefferson also was selected to play in the prestigious Senior Bowl, where Keven Lightner (Nebraska '87), Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line (Defiance '87), Inside Li nebackers / Special Teams • Notes he intercepted a pass on the goal line and returned it more than half the field to Roscoe Echols (WKU '94), Runn ing Backs Bryan Cross (Campbell svi ll e '93), Outside Lin ebackers set up a for the South. Deke Hocker (Otterbe in '00), W ide Receivers Student Assistant Coach: Joe Gu inane (S r. , San Jose, Calif. )

Football Secretary: Larissa Priddy Academic Advisor: Ric Sisney Athletic Trainer: Bi ll Edwards (footbal l) Assistant Trainers: Paula Upright, Mike Gaddie, Sheri Harris Team Physicians: Dr. Bob Goodwin (emeritus), Dr. Jerry Martin (emeritus), Dr. Craig Beard , WKU IN THE DRAFT Dr. John Burch , Dr. Phil Tu rner Team Information • For the first time since 1990, WKU had multiple players sel ected in the 2001 Record: 8-4 (5-1 home / 3-3 road) 2001 Gateway Conference Record, finish: 5-2, tie 2nd National Football League Draft. Final National Rank: 10th, ESP N/ USA Today // 12th, Sports Network Basic Offense: Multipl e / / Basic Defense: 3-4 • The Colts selected Jefferson with the ninth pick of th e Lettermen Returning: 46 (Offense 23, Defense 21, Special Teams 2) third round (79th overall), making him the first player from an NCAA Division Lettermen Lost: 13 (Offense 7, Defense 6) Starters Returning: 17 (Offense 9, Defense 6, Kickers 2) I-AA school to be selected. Starters Lost: 7 (Offense 2, Defense 5)

• It was the highest round and overall pick fo r a Hilltopper - Virgil Livers Returni ng Offensive Starters (Pos, Ht, Wt, Cl): Buster As hl ey (OL, 6-3, 285 , So .); Tom my Crockett (TE, 6-2, 255, Jr.); Derek Forster (O L, 6-3, 290, Sr.); Jon Frazier (RB, 5-9, 180, Sr.); Curtis Ham il ton (FB , was the fifth sel ection in the fourth round (83rd overall) by the ChicagQ 5-11, 210, Sr.); Shannon Hayes (WR, 6-0, 180, Jr.); Chris Price (OL, 6-0, 295, Sr.); Eric Ravel lette (OL, 6- 1, 290, Sr.); Daniel W ithrow (OL, 6-3, 285, Jr.) B__e_ars in the 1975 draft. Returning Defensive Starters (Pos, Ht, Wt, Cl): Sherrod Coates (OLB, 6-2, 210, Sr.); Erik Dandy • Mitchel l was chosen by the Saints 150th ove rall ( 5th round, (IL B, 6-0, 205, Jr.); Jon Drummond (OLB, 5-1 1, 225, Sr.); Ra ndal l Johnson (DL, 6-1, 265, Sr.); Patrick Reynolds (D L, 6-3 , 230, Sr.); Arthur W il son (DL, 6-0, 285, Sr. ) 15th se lection), the third-highest pick eve r for a Hilltopper in the draft. 2002 Postseason All-Star Candidates: • Five WKU players have been chose n in the NFL draft in head co ach Jack Sherrod Coates (S r., O LB - 3rd-team AA, all-Gateway; 57 tackles, 19 TFL, 8 sacks) Erik Dandy (Jr., IL B - 1st-team AA, al l-Gateway; 155 tackles, 10 TF L, 3 sacks) Harbaugh's 13 years on the Hill, and 16 have had the opportunity to enter Jon Drummond (Sr., O LB - HM al l-Gateway; 71 tackles, 14 TF L, 7 sacks) Peter Martinez (Sr., PK - 2nd-team all-Gateway; 14-22 FG, 34-37 XP) the professi onal ranks. Ch ri s Pri ce (Sr., O L - 1st-team AA, 1st-team all-Gateway; 92% grade) Patrick Reynolds (Sr., DL - 1st-team all -Gateway; 58 tackles, 11 TFL, 4 sacks) • Following April's eve nt, 20 Hilltoppers have had their names call ed in the Returning Statistical Leaders: N ational Football League Draft since 1971 . Rushing: Curtis Hamil ton 72-230 / 3.2 ypc / 17 long / 4 TDs / 19.2 ypg Passing: 2-1 -1 / 7 yds / 0 TDs / -20.60 rating In his final season on the Hill,Jason Michael looks Receiving: Shannon Hayes 6-109 / 18.2 ypc / 53 long / 1 TDs / 0.5 rpg to lead Western to its seventh consecutive winning Tack/es: Erik Dan dy, LB 82-73-155 / 10 TFL (26 yds) / 3 sacks (18 yds) / 4 FF season. 2 1 \Yl\rl BACK-To-BACK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF QuAL!FIERS - \Yl\rl BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF DuAUFIER ■

MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION 2002 TRAVEL ITINERARY Message to the M.e.dia - The foll owing informa­ DIREC TIONS To tion is intended to assist members of the media in their HILL TOPPER SPORTS fNFORMA TION GA TEWA y COACHES CALL • KANSAS STATE coverage of Hil ltopper football. Sho uld you require SMITH STADIUM I FEIX HELD Room 152, E. A. Diddle Arena Teleconferences featuring the league's head coaches • KS U Stadium, Manhattan, Ka n. additio nal info rmation, contact Assistant SID Brian Western University From 1-65 North (beading south) - Take the • August 31, 6:1 0 p.m. Fremund or SID Paul Just. 1 Big Red Way w il l be conducted during the season. Those participat­ fi rst Bowling Green exit ( exit 28 ) at the Corvette Plant Transportatio n: Pl ane Charter (Bowling Green) and Natio nal Co rvette Museum onto the connector Bowling Green, KY 42101 ing in the call sho uld di al in fi ve minutes prio r to the T earn Headquarters: The Press Box - L.T. Smith Stadium is topped by • Ph one: (270) 745-4298 road that w ill take yo u to US 31-W. Fo ll ow the signs scheduled start time (10 a.m. CST each W ednesday). Holid ay Inn a press box designed to meet the needs of members for US 31-W South- Bowling Green. Stay on US 31- • FAX: (270) 745-3444 520 Richards Drive Each call is recorded. To obtain a playback or a copy of the media who staff Hilltopper football. The Press W South (Lo ui svill e Road) to the stop light at the • E-Mail: sports.info [email protected] Manh attan, KS 66502 Box staff will supply programs, fli p cards, pregame bridge over Barren River where 31-W turns left; how­ of the weekly teleconference tape, please contact Mike Telephone: (785) 539-5311 Sports Information Director: Paul Just notes and complete statistical information. Sandwiches ever, you want to continue straight through the light on Kern at the Gateway Conference offi ce. FAX: (785) 5 39-8 368 and soft drinks are also ava il abl e. Admission to th e Louisvill e Road whi ch w ill spli t into two one-way streets • Desk: (270) 745-5379 Leave: Friday 1 p.m. (Aug. 30) Pou/Just Press Box will be granted only to authorized persons at Sixth Ave. The one-way SW is Adams Street. W hen • Home: (270) 781-4852 Return: Aftergame Sports In fo rmation Director with WKU Press Box passes, whi ch must be reserved the one-way streets merge into th e fo ur-lane Univer­ • E-M ail : [email protected] Every W ednesday throughout the season, beginning sity Blvd., you w ill be on the NW corner of th e West­ in advance with Assistant SID Brian Fremund (no other Wednesday, Sept. 4, and concluding W ednesday, • McNEESE STATE ern campus (rail road on ri ght, W KU on left). Go press passes o( any kind will be honored) . Each ticket Assistant SID: Brian Fremund (football contact) • Cowboy Stadiu m, Lake Charles, La. straight through the fi rst stoplight ( at Old Morgantown • Desk: (270) 745-5045 Nov. 13. The call in number is the same as last year: entitl es the authorized bearer to the full courtesies and • Se pte mber 28, 7 p. m. Road/ Dogwood Drive) and the University Parking • Home: (270) 320-0120 913-981-5509. All times are central. co'llplete services of the Press Box. Press Box ti ckets Transportatio n: Pl ane Charter (Bowling Green) Structure w ill be the first building on your left, fol­ • E-Mail: [email protected] Team Headquarters: are non-transferable. Spouses, dates and non-work­ lowed immedi ately by th e back sid e of E.A. Diddle ers are not permitted in th e media working areas. Ho lid ay Inn Arena, the Arena/ Stadium Parking Lot and L.T. Smith Assistant SID : Chris Glowacki Johnson, ILS ...... 10:05 a.m. Stadium . 203 3 Ru th Street • Desk: (270) 745-5388 Tim McGui re.INS ...... 10:1 0 a.m. Sulphur, LA 70663 Photo Coverage - Photographers requiring Press I • Home: (270) 782-7898 From the Cumberland Parkwa~ - Take 1-65 Mark Farl ey, UNI ...... 10:15 a. m. Telephone: (337) 528-2061 Box space w ill need a Press Box ti cket. W KU sideline • E-M ail : [email protected] Brian Fremund FAX: same passes w ill be iss ued to autho ri zed personnel and So uth at the west end of the Cumbe rl and Parkway Asst. SID / FB Contact , SIU ...... 10:20 a. m. and follow the directi ons for 1-65 (heading south) Leave: Friday 1 p.m. (Sept. 2 7) must be di spl ayed at all times. 1'/..Q free-lance photogra­ Administrative Assistant: Ann Handy Randy Ball, SMS ...... 10:25 a. m. above. Return: After game phers wi ll be admitted to th e side lines or to the Press • E-M ail : ann.handy@wku .edu Don Patterson, WIU ...... 10:30 a. m. Box. A side li ne pass w il l admit the bearer to the Press From 1-65 South (beading north) - Take the • NORTHERN IOWA Jack Harbaugh, W KU ...... 10:35 a.m. Box for programs, stats, refreshments, etc. fi rst Bowling Green exit (The Natcher Parkway, exit Student Assistants: Gregory Barnette, Sr., Bi rmingham, Al a. • UNI-Dome, Cedar Fall s, Iowa 20) and proceed on the Natcher Parkway to the Bowl­ Craig More head, So., Co nne rsv ill e, Ind . Jon Heacock, YS U ...... 10:40 a. m. • October 5, 4:05 p.m. Radio Coverage - Radi o broadcast pe rmissio n ing Green-Franklin exit ( exit 5 - US 31-W). At the Transpo rtatio n: Plane Charter (Bowling Green) must be obtained in advance, along with Press Box end of the ramp, turn right (north) onto US 31 -W T earn Headquarters: reservati o ns, from Assistant SID Brian Fremund. (Nashville Road) in to Bowling Green. The second CREDITS Best W estern Starlight Vill age Western mai ntai ns two courtesy lines for use by schools stoplight after passing through the Cam pbe ll Lane in­ 214 Washington Street who can provi de reciprocal arrangements fo r the Big tersection (Bowling Green Mall on the left and a Burger The 2002 W estern Ke ntucky football medi a guide is a productio n of the Chris Glowacki Waterloo, IA 50701 WESTERN KENTUCKY Red Radio Network. Other arrangements for install a­ King and Kroger are o n the ri ght at the intersectio n) Western Kentucky Office of Sports Information, Paul Just, Director. Assistant SID Telepho ne: (3 19) 235-0321 • Layout and design by Assistant_S ID Brian Fremund with assistance fro m DEPARTMENT OF tion of broadcast lines should be made well in advance w ill be University Bl vd. (to th e left). Turn left (there is FAX: (319) 235-6343 a left-turn lane) onto University Bl vd., to th e Western Just using Ad obe PageMaker 6.5 and Photoshop 5.0. with Mr. Fremund and WKU Telephone Communica­ ATHLETICS Leave: Frid ay 1 p.m. (Oct. 4) campu s. Yo u w ill pass through two stoplights and the • Written and edited by Fremund. ti ons (270-745-6370). Return: After game athleti cs compl ex w ill then be on your ri ght. You w il l • Editori al assistance by Just and administrati ve assistant Ann Hand y. MISSION STATEMENT pass Field (baseball ), fo ll owed by the • Contributions by opponent SIDs and Mike Kern of the Gateway Football No passes w ill be At Western Ke ntucky University, athleti c competi­ • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE ficki.ng_Up Credentials - Tenn is Courts and Smith Stadium. The Arena/ Stadiu m Conference. mail ed. Credenti als may be picked up at the Spo rts • Pl aster Fi eld , Springfi eld, Mo. Parking Lot and E.A. Diddle Arena w ill be on th e right • Photography courtesy of Joe Imel of The Daily News; Dr. James Robinson; ti on is educationall y constructive and athl etic participa­ Info rmatio n Office in E.A. Diddle Are na (Room 152) • October 19, 1 :30 p.m. just past the Stadium. Gregory Barnette; Graham and Associates of Bowling Green, Ky. ti on enh ances the in tell ectual, social and personal de­ Transportation: Bu s Charter prior to game day; or, o n game day at the Media-W ill • Printed by Gerald Printing of Bowling Green. velopment of our student-athletes. T earn Headquarters: Call (Reservatio ns) window at Gate 3 at Smith Sta­ From US 68-80 West (beading__emt) - Fo ll ow • Special thanks to Jim and Gil 's Men's Shop of Bowling Green. US 68-80 (Russe ll vill e Road) into Bowli ng Green. You Ann Handy Holid ay Inn North diu m. The window will open 90 minutes prior to each Administrative Assistant 2 720 North Gl enstone contest. w ill pass unde r a rail road overpass (with its "Welcome Springfi eld , MO 65803 to Western " sign) and the n, at t he sto plight, you wi ll ente r three lanes - onl y the left lane turns left. You Telephone: ( 4 17) 865-8600 faJ:king - Medi a parking is avail abl e on a limited THE BIG RED RADIO NETWORK want to turn left at that light onto Unversity Bl vd. The FAX: (417) 862-94 15 basis . Reservati ons must be made well in advance athleti cs complex w ill then be on your right-first Nick The Big Red Radio Network, a part of Common­ Bardstown - W BRT-AM (1320) Leave: Friday 7 a. m. (Oct. 18) with Assistant SID Brian Fremund. De nes Field (baseball), then the Tennis Courts and wealth Broadcasting Corporati on, was awarded the Bowling Green - W KLX-FM (100.7)-f/agship Return: After game L.T. Sm ith Stadi um. The Arena/ Stadium Parking Lot exclusive radio rights to W estern Ke ntucky Univer­ Campbe ll svill e - WTCO-AM (1450) Post-Game Interviews - The WKU locker room and E.A. Diddle Arena w ill be on your ri ght just past sity fo otball and men's and wome n's basketball • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Central City - W KYA-FM (105.5) (located under th e southeast end of th e stadium near the Stadium. broadcasts in May 2000. Elizabethtown - WIEL-AM (1400) • McAndrew Fi eld , Carbondale, Ill . the coaches' offices) w ill open approxim ately 10-15 The contract with Commonwealth Broadcasting, Elkto n - WEKT-AM (10 70) • November 16, 1 :30 p.m. minutes after the game. Coach Harbaugh is routinely From the Natcher Parkway-{Mqdjng_myth_) - whi ch owns th e largest nu mber of radio statio ns in Eminence/ Shelbyvill e - WKXF-AM (1 600) Transportation: Bus Charter avail able before and after his postgame radio show, Take the first Bowling Green exit (U S 231 , exit seven) Ke ntucky, wi ll run fo r four years with options that Gl asgow - W CDS-AM (1440) Team Headquarters: and turn ri ght onto Morgantown Road (US 231) into whi ch is done on the track area near the Topper locker could add six mo re years. Hend erson - WSON-A M (860) Mari o n T ravelodge and Conventio n Center Bowli ng Green. You will cross Veterans Memorial room. (Note: the visito rs' dressing room is located Derron Steenbergen, community manager Leitchfie ld - WK HG-FM (104.9) 2600 WestDeYoung Lane and pass Warren Central High School ( on the under the northwest end of the stadium. Contact the for CB C's fi ve stati ons operating in Bowling Green Louisv ill e - WKJK-AM (1080) Mike Legg Mari o n, IL 62959 right). W hen yo u reach the ju nction of US 231 and US visiting SID for post-game locker room po li cies.) and Gl asgow, will serve as executive producer of th e Madisonvill e - WTTL-AM (1310) "Voice of the HU/toppers" Telephone: (6 18) 997-2326 68-80 (Burger King on your left, Holley Corporation network. Owensboro -W LME-FM (102.9) FAX: (618) 993-6984 on your right and BP Oil and Arby's straight ahead), At press time, the network fo r the 2002 football Princeto n - W PKY-AM (1580) Leave: Friday 12:15 p.m. (Nov. 15) FAX/Telephone Services - Western w ill have a turn left onto Russellville Road and follow the direc­ season was expected to incl ude affili ates in the Somerset - W SFC-AM (1240) Return: After game FAX machine and several telephones (for local, third ti ons for US 68-80 above from the railroad overpass party, coll ect or credit card cal ls o nl y) ava il able fo r ("Welcome to Western" sign) on in to Diddle Arena/ fo ll owing Ke ntucky communities: Smith Stadiu m. All Times Central your conve ni ence. WESTERN ' $ SPORTS NETWORK 2 'Wl\r1 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER - '19 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER 3 ■

MEDIA INFORMATION THE COACHING STAFF

PRIMARY WKU MEDIA CONTACTS

Name, Affiliation Telephone FAX

Wire Service Sports Desk, Associated Press ...... (502) 583-7718 ...... (502) 745-2084 525 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202 Kentucky News Network ...... ( 502) 582-3924 ...... ( 502) 582-7393 520 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Print Media O.J. Stapleton, Bowling Green Daily News ...... (270) 781-1700 ...... (270) 781-7301 813 College Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Rob Herbst, beat writer Craig Ewing, Louisville Courier-Journal ...... (502) 582-4361 ...... (502) 582-7186 525 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202 C.L. Brown, beat writer Sports Desk, ...... (270) 745-2653 ...... (270) 745-2697 Garrett Center, Western Ky. Univ., 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Rick Bailey, Lexington Herald-Leader ...... (859) 231-3225 ...... (859) 231-1451 Main & Midland, Lexington, KY 40507 Jim Pickens / Mark Mathis / Rich Suwanski, Owensboro Messenger & Inquirer ...... (270) 926-0123 ...... (270) 686-7868 1401 Frederica, Owensboro, KY 42301 Sports Desk, Nashville Tennessean ...... ( 615) 259-8000 ...... ( 615) 259-8826 1100 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37202 Jeff D' Alesia, Elizabethtown News ...... (270) 769-2312 ...... (270) 769-6965 408 North Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown, KY 42701 Daniel Pike, Glasgow Daily Times ...... (270) 678-5171 ...... (270) 678-5052 100 Commerce Drive, Glasgow, KY 42141 Joe Wilson, Kentucky New Era ...... (270) 886-4444 ...... (270) 887-3222 1618 East 9th Street, P.O. Box 729, Hopkinsville, KY 42241-0729

Radio. Mike Legg, WKU Director of Broadcasting & Sales ...... (270) 745-6065 ...... (270) 745-6187 E.A. Diddle Arena, Western Ky. Univ., 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Derron Steenbergen, Commonwealth Broadcasting ...... (270) 563-9780 ...... (270) 781-7111 661-F 31-W By-Pass, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Tom Vinson, studio producer Scott Thompson, WBLG-FM / WBGN-AM ...... (270) 843-0107 ...... (270) 782-0767 948 Fairview Ave., Bowling Green, KY 42101 Sports Director, WKCT-AM / WDNS-FM ...... (270) 781-2121 ...... (270) 842-0232 804 College Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Sports Director, WKYU-FM (campus) ...... (270) 745-5489 ...... (270) 745-2084 Academic Complex, Western Ky. Univ., 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Sports Director, WWHR-AM (campus) ...... (270) 745-5350 ...... (270) 745-2084 Academic Complex, Western Ky. Univ., 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 • Head Coach Jack Harbaugh ...... 6 • All-Time Coaches Roster ...... 8 Television • Assistant Coaches Drew Amman / Randall Parmley, WBKO-TV (Channel 13, ABC) ...... (270) 781-1313 ...... (270) 782-6156 ...... 8 2727 Russellville Road, P.O. Box 13000, Bowling Green, KY 42101-9800 ...... 8 Sports Director, WKYU-TV (Channel 24- PBS) ...... (270) 745-2400 ...... (270) 745-2084 Mike Fanoga ...... 8 Keven Lightner ...... 9 Academic Complex, Western Ky. Univ., 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101 Don Martindale ...... 9 Rud y Kalis, WSMV-TV (Channel 4- NBC) ...... ( 615) 353-2231 ...... ( 615) 353-2343 Roscoe Echols ...... 9 P.O. Box 4, Nashville, TN 37202 Bryan Cross ...... 1 O Hope Hines, WTVF-TV (Channel 5-CBS) ...... (615) 248-5285 ...... (615 ) 244-9883 Deke Hocker ...... 10 474 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37219 • Student Assistant Coach Joe Guinane ..... 10 • Head Trainer Bill Edwards ...... 10 John Dwyer, WKRN-TV (Channel 2-ABC) ...... (615) 248-7239 ...... (615) 248-5285 • Administrative Assistant Larissa Priddy ... 10 441 Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, TN 37210

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HEAD COACH JACK HARBAUGH HEAD COACH JACK HARBAUGH

WKU head coach Jack Harbaugh (pronounced HAR-bow) has taken the Hilltopper footbal l program Harbaugh's teams have ranked among the most backfield on Coach Don Nehlen's staff at his alma from the depths of despair in the early 1990s to its best stretch since the legendary coached productive offensive squads in Western history, mater, Bowling Green State. Nehlen was the THE HARBAUGH HLE on the Hill more than two decades ago. posting some of the most impressive performances Coaches Association's 1988 Entering his 14th season on the Hil l, Harbaugh has led the Toppers to back-to-back NCAA I-AA playoff ever on the Hil l, in both single-game and season­ Coll ege Coach of the Year at 11 -1-0WestVirginia. Born June28, 1939,Crestl in e, appearances for the first time since 1987 and '88, and he has taken Western to the postseason three long numbers. And, under his guidance, WKU is A native of Crestline, Ohio, he is a graduate of times in the last five years. the only I-AA school in the nation to rank in the top Crestline High (19 57) where he was a four-year High School Harbaugh directed Western to a 5-2 fin ish in the school's first season in the Gateway Football 10 in rushing offense every year since 1991, a run and an all-state as a senior. Crestline' 57 Conference last year, leading the team to an 8-4 overall mark for its sixth consecutive winning season that now stands at 11 straight seasons. CHS won conference championships in both hi s -that's the longest streak on the Hill since Western posted nine consecutive winning years from 1967- High Schoof Athletics The 63-year-old Harbaugh, a veteran of 40 junior and senior seasons. And, he lettered twice Football, QB, 4 letters 7 5, and the third longest in school history. WKU was ranked as high as 10th in the final national polls. years in the coaching ranks - 3 5 of those at the in basketball and four times in baseball , where he (all-state as a senior) The Toppers led the league and ranked second in the nation with an average of 303 rushing yards coll ege level-previously spent five seasons as head was an a ll -state shortstop. Baseball, SS, 4 letters per game, extending the team's stretch of finishing in the top 1 O in the country in that category to 11 coach at Western Michigan. And, he has been an Harbaugh spent a year (1966) as head coach at (all-state as a senior) Basketball, Forward, 2 letters years. Defensively, WKU paced the Gateway in rushing, total and scoring defense - the Hi ll toppers assistant at , Michigan, Iowa, Stanford, Xenia (Ohio) High School where his team was 8- allowed a league record-low 233.2 yards per contest in the regular season - while ranking in the top Bowling Green State and Morehead State. 1-0, taking championshi p honors in the Western College 10 nationally in all three categories. In his first year at Pitt (1987), he helped guide Ohio League. He was named conference Coach Bowling Green State '61 (BS) Five Toppers were named to at least one All-America team, while 14 players earned all-Gateway the Panthers to an 8-4-0 mark and an appearance of the Year. Bowling Green State '64(ME) Conference recognition. And, Western had two players- senior defensive backs Joseph Jefferson and in the Bluebonnet Bowl. One of his proteges, All­ His first assignment in the coll ege ranks was at College Athletics Mel Mitchell - selected in the National Football League draft, the first time since 1990 that more than America linebacker Zeke Gadsen, was a finali st for Morehead State, where he spentthe 1967 season. Football, QB-DB, 3 letters one Hilltopper was chosen. the Butkus Award. Gadsen was drafted by the He made his first visit to the WKU campus that fa ll Baseball, SS, 2 letters In 2000, his efforts helped Western to an 11-2 season -WKU's best since 1975 - an undefeated Buffalo Bill s ofthe NFL and later played professional when the Eagles were the guests for the Toppers' Ohio Valley Conference championship in the school's final year in the league and an appearance in the Professional Experience ball in the League. Pittsburgh Homecoming Game - a 30-19 Western victory. quarterfinals of the I-AA . The Hilltoppers were fifth in the final polls, the best finish for a Western (draftee), 1961 was 14-9-0 in his Harbaugh's two years there. He was also head coach at Eaton (Ohio) High squad since the '80 team also concluded the year fifth in the rankings. Harbaugh was selected the Harbaugh was head coach at Western Michigan (1964-65) and he was an aide at Perryburg(Ohio) Coaching Experience American Football Coaches Association Region 3 and OVC Coach of the Year, and he finished third in from 1982 through 1986, posting his best season High for two years (1962-63). He began his Canton (Ohio) Elementary the voting for the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the top coach in I-AA. The defense led the nation Basketball, Track coach /1961-62) with the Broncos in 1982 (7-2-2 and second place coachi ng career as basketball and track coach at in a pair of categories_;___ scoring and turnover margin -for the first time since the '71 squad topped the Perrysburg(Ohio) High School in the Mid-American Conference). His five teams Canton (Ohio) Elementary in 1961. Football, ossistontcooch/1962-63) country in pass defense. Seven individuals earned All-American recognition, and 12 were honored in there were a coll ective 25-2 7-3. Prior to that stint He played coll ege football at Bowli ng Green Eaton (Ohio) High School the OVC following the season. at WMU, he put in two seasons as defensive State, lettering three times as a defensive back and Football, head coach /1964-65) The '99 Hilltoppers averaged 283.2 yards per game (eighth in the land) en route to a 6-5 mark and Xenia (Ohio) High School coordinator at Stanford. quarterback. BGSU went 24-3-2 in his three Head coach Jack Harbaugh-pictured with son a third-place finish in Western's first year back in the OVC in footbal l. Football, head coach ( 1966) Harbaugh served as defensive backfield coach varsity seasons and the Falcons were small coll ege Jim, a former All-Pro quarterback, in the The '98 Toppers, powered by one ofl-AA footbal l's most potent offenses-third in the nation in rushing for the legendary Bo Sc hembechl er at Michigan national champs (9-0-0) his junior year. He also Morehead State background-has led WKUto six straight winning (344.6 yards per game) and ninth in scoring(3 6.0 points per game )-and the I-AA Independent Offensive seasons and a berth in the NCAA I-AA playoffs the for seven years (1973-79). Those Wolverine lettered twice in baseball. In 1961, he was drafted assistant coach ( 196 7) Player of the Year (All-American QB Willie Taggart), finished the year 7-4. That club was ranked 19th Bowling Green State last two years. in the nation in the final poll and narrowly missed Western's second straight appearance in the NCAA teams won five Big Ten championships (1973, by the Buffa lo Bill s of the . assistant coach ( 1968-70) national championship playoffs. 197 6, 1977, 1978 and 1979). Mich igan played in Harbaugh holds a B.S . degree (1961) in physical Iowa assistant coach /1971-72) That effort fo ll owed a stellar 1997 campaign that ranks as one of the most successful years in the history of the sport on the Hi ll . the 197 6 and made three trips to the education and a M.E. in health and physical education Rose Bowl ('77, '78 and '79). His seven Wolveri ne (1964) from Bowli ng Green State. Mich igan The '97 Toppers were 10-2, earning a berth in the NCAA I-AA Championship Playoffs and finishing the year ranked number seven in the nation. WKU's assistant coach /1973-79) I-Bone offense led the nation in rushing with a school-record 332.0 yards per game. teams were 66-13-3 (.82 3) overall. He and his wife, Jackie, also a BGSU alumnus, Stanford For his efforts in the ' 97 season, Harbaugh was named the Division I-AA Independents Coach of the Year. In addition, he was the AFCA's pick for its I­ A number of hi s defensive backs at Michigan also have three chi ldren - John, an assistant football assistant coach ( 1980-81) AA GTE Region 3 Coach of the Year. e njoyed successful careers in professional football , coach with the Ph il adelph ia Eagles of the NFL; Jim, W estern Michigan including safeties David Brown, an All-American a former All-Pro quarterback in the NFL who now head coach /1982-86) Harbaugh's 1996 club posted an impressive 7-4 mark (one of the best turnaround records in the nation) and challenged for a berth in the playoffs. The Pittsburgh Toppers, ranked 27th in the final poll, posted victories over three nationally-ranked teams. (Green Bay); Michael Hardin, (Denver); Dwight serves as an assistant coach for the Oakland Rai ders; assistant head coach /1987-88) His 1993 club was 8-3-0, led the nation in team rushing (averaging 300.1 yards per game) and finished the year ranked 19th in The Sports Network poll. Hicks, who played for San Francisco and was in the and Joani, married to former WKU assistant Western Kentucky A balanced team with punch on both sides of the line, the 199 3 Toppers ranked 18th in the nation in total defense and 23rd in total offense. 1982 with the 49ers; and Ke ith Bostic, basketball coach , who helped engineer headcooch/1989-) a strong safety (Houston) and athl ete. Michigan State's drive to the 1999 Fi nal Four and Harbaugh took over as head coach at Western in February 1989, after two seasons as assistant head coach at the . He promptly Family led his first Hilltopper team to a 6-5 mark against one of the toughest schedules in I-AA football. That team narrowly missed a berth in the NCAA playoffs, Harbaugh coached the defensive backs at Iowa is now the head basketball coach at Marquette. Wife - Jackie (Cipiti) while five of WKU's 10 opponents got into the I-AA playoff field that year. in 1971 and 1972 and among his athletes there was Harbaugh has six grandchildren, seven-year-old Sons - John and Jim safety Craig Clemmons, a first-round draft choice Megan and three-year-old Ri ley Crean; 13-year­ Daughter - Joani of the in 1972. He put in fo ur old Jay, six-year-old Jim.Jr. and two-year-old Grace Grandchildren - six HARBAUGH 's TOPPERS IN THE PROS HARBAUGH Vs. THE ToPPERs' 2002 DPPos1r10N seasons (1968-71) as an aide in the defensive Harbaugh; and, one-year-old A li son Harbaugh. HARBAUGH AMONG WKU Sheldon Benoit Toronto (CFL) 1995draft, 1stround(11th) School Overall Home Away Milton Biggins Miami 1992 draft, 12th round Illinois State ...... 3-0 1-0 2-0 COACHING LEA DERS Webbie Burnett New Orleans 1990 draft, 11th round Indiana State ...... 7-5 4-2 3-3 YEAR-BY-YEAR WITH COACH HARBAUGH Eddie Godfrey Tampa Bay 1 9 91 free agent Kansas State ...... 0--1 0-0 0--1 Seasons as Head Coach Anthony Green Cincinnati 1990 free agent Kentucky State ...... 1-0 1-0 0-0 Year Overall Con(. Year Overall Con(. Jimmy Feix (1968-83) ...... 16 Jack Harbaugh ( 1989-to date) ...... ) 13 Richard Grice Calgary (CFL) 199 5 free agent McNeese State ...... 1-0 1-0 0-0 1982 7-2-2 5-2-2 (t-2nd) 1994 5-6 Nick Denes (1957-67) ...... 11 Joseph Jefferson Indianapolis 2002 draft, 3rd round Northern Iowa ...... 0--3 0--2 1983 6-5 4-5(6th) 1995 2-8 0--1 Jack Clayton (1948-56) ...... 9 Xavier Jordan Seattle 1990 free agent Southern Illinois ...... 7-3 5-1 2-2 1984 5-6 3-6 (t-Sth) 1996 7-4 Ron Kel ly Toronto (CFL) 1998 free agent Southwest Missouri State ...... 2-0 2-0 0-0 1985 4-6-1 4-4-1 (t-4th) 1997 10--2 Games as Head Coach Jerome Martin Green Bay 1990 draft, 10th round Western Illinois ...... 1-2. 1-0 0--2 1986 3-8 3-5 (8th) 1998 7-4 Jimmy Feix (1968-83) ...... 168 Jack Harbaugh ( 1989-to date) ...... 144 Mel Mitchell New Orleans 2002 draft, 5th round Youngstown State ...... 2-1 0--1 2-0 WMU Totals 25-27-3 19-22-3 1999 6-5 4-3 (t-3rd) Nick Denes (1957-67) ...... 103 Rod Smart San Diego 2000 free agent Totals ...... 24-1 5 15-6 9-9 2000 11-2 7-0(1st) Joey Stockton Edmonton (CFL) 1998 free agent 61.5% 71.4% 50.0% 1989 6-5 2001 8-4 5-2 (t-2nd) Victories Riley Ware Detroit 1991 free agent 1990 2-8 WKU Totals 79-65 16-5 Jimmy Feix (1968-83; 16 yrs) ...... 106 Jonathan Watts Seattle 1990 free agent 1991 3-8 Jack Harbaugh ('89-to date; 13 yrs) .... 79 Nick Denes (1957-67; 11 yrs) ...... 57 Ben Wittman Baltimore 2000 free agent 1992 4-6 Career Totals I 04-92-3 35-27-3 1993 8-3 53.0% 56.2% 6 7 - 'llJJ BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER - BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAL!FIER ■

WKU FOOTBALL STAFF WKU FOOTBALL STAFF 11~, DAVID ELSON WILLIE TAGGART MIKE fANOGA KEVEN LIGHTNER DON MARTINDALE ROSCOE ECHOLS Recruiting Coordinator Co-Off. Coordinator/ Defensive Line co-Offensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers/ Running Backs / Offensive Line Special Teams Defensive Backs Fanoga enters his third Echols enters his fourth After completing one of season as the Hilltoppers Lightner joined the WKU Hired in the summer prior season as the Hilltoppers' The longest-tenured the great careers in college defensive line coach. staff in the role ofco-Offensive to last season, Martindale running backs coach, looking assistant on the staff, Elson football, former Hilltopper Western has recorded 64 enters his second year on the Coordinator and offensive to help WKU rank in the top enters his second season as quarterback Taggart joined sacks the last two years, as staff. line coach prior to the start of 10 in the nation in rushing for the Hilltoppers' Defensive the Western coachingstaffin In his first year on the Hill, his efforts have helped the spring practice in 2001. Coordinator. He joined the Western staffin 1996 to 1999. Now entering his fourth season on the staff as his efforts helped Western field one ofthe top defenses the 12th straight season. Toppers rank among the nation's leaders in several In his first season on the sidelines, WKU led the work with defensive backs after spending the 1994 and quarterbacks coach, he is in his second yearservingas in I-AA football, while then-sophomore Erik Dandy Under his direction, WKU had two BOO-yard rushers categories during that time. Gateway Conference and ranked second in country in '9 5 seasons as a graduate assistant on the staff at co-Offensive Coordinator. earned All-American honors. Inside linebackers last season as the Hilltoppers led the Gateway Conference Six different linemen recorded at least one sack last rushing with 303.18 yards per game, whlie also Southern Illinois. His work with the Hilltopperdefense Taggart has been involved with three of the top four accounted for more than 3 00 stops as the team ranked and finished second nationally on the ground. De Wayne season as the Hilltoppers had 31 as a team. His efforts standing second in the league in scoring. And, three has been a key factor in WKU's successes ( 49-21) the rushing offenses in school history after last year's squad in the top 10 in the country in rushing and scoring Gallishaw earned honorable mention all-league honors, helped WKU's defense lead the Gateway and rank in linemen were named first-or second-team all-conference, defense. past six years. ran for 2 93.4yards per contest, leading the league and while three Western players were ranked among the the top 10 nationally in four different categories. with C~ris Price earning All-American honors for the He came to WKU from Western Illinois, where he In his first season as coordinator, the Toppers led the ranking second in the country in the category- as a top 11 in the conference individually. Gateway Football Conference in rushing, pass, total and quarterback, he led Western's two most prolific rushing In his first year at Western, Fanoga helped coach a second straight season. served as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach The Toppers had a back named first-team all-Ohio scoring defense, setting a conference record in total offenses in 1997 and '98. defense that recorded 3 3 sacks and led the nation in He came to the Hill from Nebraska-Omaha, where in 1999-the Leathernecks led the Gateway Football Valley Conference in each of his first two years on the yards allowed per game. WKU ranked in the top 10 The Toppers averaged 3 3.0 points per game and led both scoring defense and turnover margin. And, his he was an assistant coach the last three years - his Conference in six statistical categories and were ranked in the top 20 in the nation in five categories that season. staff (Rod Smart in 1999 and Gallishaw in 2000) while in the country in all four categories just one season after the OVC in rushing for the second straight year in 2000 recruiting efforts helped land five freshmen from Hawaii responsibilities included coaching the offensive line, tight Among the players he coached was Edgerton Hartwell, his efforts helped the Hilltoppers lead the nation in - Taggart's second season on the staff - as WKU and American Samoa during the February signing ends and special teams at UNO, where he helped lead the squad led the league in rushing both seasons. Echols the Gateway Defensive Player of the Year and an All­ scoring defense and turnover margin. claimed the league title and advanced to the quarterfinals period. the Mavericks to the North Central Conference coached a trio of 600-yard rushers in '00, the first time American in '99, who went on to earn those same Elson assisted in the Saluki program that rebounded of the I-AA playoffs for the first time since his playing championship in both 1998 and 2000. UNO led the that's happened on the Hill since the Hilltoppers Fanoga came to the Hill from Kentucky, where he honors while also winning the Buck Buchanan Award from a 1-10 mark in 1994 to post one of the best days. In his first season, WKU ranked eighth in the switched to the option attack (1991 ). served in several roles after joining the Wildcat staff in nation in rushing his first season, ranked second in '99 orie year later. turnaround records in I-AA football in 199 5 (5-6). In nation and first in the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing 1996. He worked with both the offensive and defensive and paced the NCC his last year, finishing 11-2 and Prior to his work at WIU, he coached three seasons He rejoined Western football in 1999 after spending his first season at SIU, he worked with the tight ends and yards per game. lines as well as tight ends during his four-year stint, reaching the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II on the staff at Cincinnati, serving as linebackers coach the previous two seasons as the offensive backfield receivers and in '9 5 he had the defensive backs. Taggart's efforts have helped WKU quarterbacks helping UK reach back-to-backpostseason bowls-the playoffs. and special teams coordinator the final two years after coach at Southeast Missouri. Prior to that, he spent a Elson went to Carbondale from Butler University, earn honorable mention all-conference accolades each in Nashville and the 1999 Prior to his arrival at UNO, Lightner served as an working as the defensive ends coach in his first year at season (1996) as offensive backfield and receivers where he was a three-year letterman for the Bulldogs. of the last two years. Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla. assistant coach working with the offensive line and the school. Martindale helped lead the Bearcats to the coach at St. Joseph's (Ind.). He was a member of the 1991 BU club that went 9-2 The top rushing quarterback in Division I history with 1997 Humanitarian Bowl-UC'sfirstbowl appearance Prior to working in Lexington, Fanoga was the tight ends at Northern (S.D.) State from 1996-98, Echols served as a student assistant coach on the and earned a berth in the NCAA Division II championship 3,997 yards at the end of his career (also a WKU in 50 years-as the defense was in the top five nationally defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at where he was also the head baseball coach. Hilltopper staff while completing work on his degree in playoffs. standard for all runners), he also ranks as the leading both against the run and in turnovers forced, while the Lightner is a 1987 graduate of Nebraska, earning a the '93 season and then put in two seasons ('94-95) Then, he started at strong safety in both 1992 (team scorer ever on the Hill (280 points). He was a finalist Valdosta State from 1994-96. In his final year at the special teams unit led Conference USA in at least one degree in secondary education while being named first­ was8-2)and 1993, winninghisteam'sTenacity Award for the prestigious Award, given annually school, he was instrumental in aiding the Blazers to a 10- category in both seasons he mentored the group. on the staff at Warren East High School. both seasons. His team won conference championships to the top offensive player in I-AA football, in each of 2 record, the Gulf South Conference title and the team all-Big Eight offensive tackle in 1987 and partici­ Martindale also coached for two years at Notre A 1988 all-stater at Bowling Green High School, he both his sophomore and junior seasons. his lasttwo years, finishing fourth in the balloting in '97 quarterfinals of the Division II playoffs. pating in the 1988 Hula Bowl. And, he played profes­ Dame as a defensive assistant, helping the Fighting Irish was a standout athlete for the Toppers, lettering on He played his at Cathedral High and seventh as a senior. An All-American as a senior, Fanoga has also been an assistant at Iowa Wesleyan sionally in three leagues before entering the coaching reach the 1 9 9 5 and '9 6 Orange Bowl, and special teams and in the defensive backfield as a in Indianapolis where he served as team co-captain and he was the 19981-AA Independents' Offensive Player (1990-94), Livingston (1989-90) and Texas-El Paso ranks - the NFL (, 1988), the was the defensive coordinator at Defiance (Ohio) sophomore ('90). Then, he moved to tailback and ran CFL (Hamilton Tiger Cats, 1990) and the World League College - where he earned his bachelor's degree in won all-city honors as a senior (1988). Elson also of the Year. (1987-89). He played at both Snow College and fora team-high 963 yards (and 4 TDs) as a junior. He He was only the third WKU athlete in the past half­ of American Football (Montreal Machine, 1991-92 ). business education -in 1986 and '87. started some as a junior, and his sophomore club won UTEP, from which he received his bachelor's degree in added 708yards (and 7 TDs) to his resume his senior the Indiana state championship. century to hold down the quarterback slot for the social work in 1986 and his master's in physical season ('92). Elson holds a bachelor's degree in education from Hilltoppersfourstraightyears. He holds 11 Western The Lightner File: Born-July 4, 1965, National The Martindale File: Born - May 19, 1963, education in 1988. Dayton, Ohio; High School-Trotwood-Madison '81; Butler(1994) and a master's in education from Southern school records for rushing and scoring. City, Calif.; High School-Hastings Adams Central '8 3; HS Athletics - Football, LB, 3 letters (all-state, all­ The Echols File: Born - Sept. 19, 1970, St. Louis, Illinois (1995). HS Athletics - Football, OL/DL, 4 letters (twice all­ The Fanoga File: Born-Nov. 2, 1959, American league), Baseball 3; College - Defiance '87 (BS); Mo.; High School-Bowling Green '89; HS Athletics The Taggart File: Born-Aug.27, 1976, Bradenton, state, three times all-conference), Basketball 4, Track 4; Samoa; HS Athletics-Football, SS ( all-county); College College Athletics - Football, DB, 3 letters (honors); The Elson File: Born-Aug. 26, 1971, Indianapolis, Fla.; High School - Manatee '94; HS Athletics - - Football, RB, 4 (all-state), Baseball 2, Track 2; College - Nebraska '87 (BS); College Athletics - Coaching Experience-Defiance, assistant (1986-87); Ind .; High School - Cathedral '89; HS Athletics - Football, QB, 3 letters ( all-state, all-conference); Track, - Texas-El Paso '86 (BA), (MPE)'BB; College Athletics College-WKU (BA) '94; College athletics-football, Football, OL, 4 letters (first-team all-Big Eight 1987); Brookville HS, assistant(1988); Trotwood-Madison Football, SS, 3 letters ( co-captain, all-city); College­ 1 letter; College-WKU '98 (BS); College Athletics -Football, DE/LB, 2 letters; Coaching Experience- DB/RB, 3 letters; Coaching Experience - WKU, Coaching Experience-Hastings HS, assistant(1989); HS, assistant (1989, '91 ); Clayton Northmont HS, Butler '94 (BS), Southern Illinois '95 (MS); College -Football, QB, 4 letters (All-America, I-AA Independent Texas-El Paso, assistant(1986-88); Livingston, assistant Lincoln Northeast HS, assistant (1992-96); Northern assistant (1992-93); Notre Dame, assistant (1994- student assistant (1993); Warren East HS, assistant Athletics-Football, SS, 3 letters; Coaching Experience Offensive Player of the Year, two-time Walter Payton (1989-90); Iowa Wesleyan, assistant (1990-94); State,assistant(1996-98); Nebraska-Omaha, assistant 95); Cincinnati, assistant (1996-1998); Western (1994-95); St. Joseph's (Ind.) , assistant (1996); - Southern Illinois, graduate assistant (1994-95); Award finalist; Coaching Experience-WKU, assistant Valdosta State, assistant ( 19 94-96 ); Kentucky, assistant (1998-2000); WKU, assistant (2001- ); Family - Illinois, assistant (1999); WKU, assistant (2001- ); Southeast Missouri, assistant (1997-98); WKU, WKU, assistant (1996-); Family-Wife, Kathy; two (1999-); Family-Wife, Taneshia; one son, Willie.Jr. (1996-99); WKU, assistant (2000- ); Family-Wife, Wife, Erin; one daughter, Alexis (2), one son, Kade Family-Wife, Laura; one daughter, Cassie (13), one assistant(1999-); Family-Wife, Erica; oneson,Austin daughters, Lauren ( 6) and Jessica (1 ). (born Nov. 28, 2001 ). Soana; Children - one daughter, Sydney ( 6). (born Nov. 6, 2001 ). son, Ty (9). (3).

Steve Gortmaker - strength _coach, 2001 Au -TIME COACHING RosTER Herb Cullen - assistant coach, 1947 Scott Kellar - assistant coach, 1 992 Lee Murray - assistant coach, 1969-77, 1992-94 Anthony Green - assistant coach, 1996 Chris Symington - assistant coach, 1996-99 David Culley- assistant coach, 1984 Jim Kreutzer - assistant coach, 1989-91 Terry Peebles - assistant coach, 1997 Frank Griffin - assistant coach, 1 949-64 Willie Taggart - assistant coach, 1999- Carl "Swede" Anderson - assistant coach, 1927-28; Mike Dawson - assistant coach, 1989 M.A. Leiper - co-head coach, 1 91 3 Jackie Pope - assistant coach, 1968-70 Lonnie Hansen - assistant coach, 1987-88 W.L. "Gander" Terry- assistant coach, 1929, 1934-35, head coach, 1929, 1934-37 Nick Denes - head coach, 1957-67 Keven Lightner - assistant coach, 200 I - Don Powers - assistant coach, 1984 Bill Hape - assistant coach, 1973-82 head coach, 1938-41 J.L. Arthur - head coach, 1 914-16 Rick Denstorff - assistant coach, 1989-95 Virgil Livers - assistant coach, 1994 Terry Price - assistant coach, 1994 Jack Harbaugh - head coach, 1989- Jesse Thomas - head coach, 1933, 1946-47 Clarence Baker - assistant coach, 1975-8 3 E.A. Diddle-head coach, 1922-28; asst. coach, 1930-33 Patrick Lyons - assistant coach, 1994 - assistant coach, 194 2 - volunteer assistant, 1993-01 Don Thompson - assistant coach, 1985-86 Milton Biggins - assistant coach, 1994 Darryl Drake - assistant coach, 1985-91 Bob Rafferty - assistant coach, 1978-80 Bob Harris - assistant coach, 1984-85 Doug Mallory- assistant coach, 1990-93 Jim Tinius - assistant coach, 1985-87 Cap Boso - assistant coach, 1998-99 James Elam - head coach, 1930-31 Ron Reardon - assistant coach, 1985-86 Craig Hauser - assistant coach, 1997-98 Roy Manchester - co-head coach, 1913 Darren Twombly - assistant coach, 1993 Curtis Bray- assistant coach, 1995-96 Turner Elrod - assistant coach, 1949-67 Don Martindale - assistant coach, 200 I - Tom Riva - assistant coach, 1991-92 Joe Bugel - assistant coach, 1 964-68 Andy Hendel - assistant coach , 1996-2000 Lenny Vanden Bos - assistant coach, 1991 Roscoe Echols - assistant coach, 1999- Andy McLeod - assistant coach, 1997 Dave Roberts - head coach, 1984-88 Mike Cassity - assistant coach, 1983-88 Deke Hocker - assistant coach, 2000- Larry Walker - assistant coach, 1978-83 David Elson - assistant coach, 1996- Shawn Mennenga - assistant coach, 1997 Jimmy Salato - assistant coach, 1942 Mark Clark- assistant coach, 1981-83 Mike Fanoga - assistant coach, 2000- Bruce Hoffman - assistant coach, 1989 Jim Walsh - assistant coach, 1988 Ernie Miller- head coach, 1932 Mike Settles - assistant coach, 1992-95 David Watkins - assistant coach, 1987-91 Sam Clark- assistant coach, 1973-83 Jimmy Feix - asst. coach, 1957-67; head coach, 1968-83 Jim Holland - assistant coach, 1987-88 Ray Mills - assistant coach, 1949 Steve Shankweiler - assistant coach, 1984-86 -asst. coach, 19 3 9-41, head coach, 1942 Jack Clayton -head coach, 1948-56 Bob Francis - assistant coach, 19 3 3 Ted Hornback - assistant coach, 1940-41 Phillip Montgomery- assistant coach, 1993-98 Tom Sims - assistant coach, 1997-99 Don Yarano- assistant coach, 1990-95 Romeo Crennel - assistant coach, 1971-74 Robbie Franklin - assistant coach, 1967-72 David Huxtable - assistant coach, 1985-89 Tim Moore - assistant coach, 1984 L.T. Smith - head coach, 1920-21 Art Zeleznik - assistant coach, 1968-72 Bryan Cross - assistant coach, 1999- Butch Gilbert - assistant coach, 1969-84; 1989-90 Alan Jamison - assistant coach, 1990 Brian Jenkins - assistant coach, 199 5 Tom Moran - assistant coach, 1926 Ed Stansbury- assistant coach, 1938, 1940-41 Danny Crossman - assistant coach, 1994-96 Jerry Glanville - assistant coach, 1967 Bill Mottola - assistant coach, 2000 Pete Swartz - assistant coach, 1988-90 8 - WW BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER - - BACK-To- BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER 9 ■

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BRYAN CROSS DEKE HOCKER BILL EDWARDS Outside Linebackers Wide Receivers Head Athleti c Trainer Cross begins his fourth Hocker enters his third season on the WKU staff, his year working with WKU's Edwards has been a part second working with outside wide receivers. of the athletic scene at his linebackers. His role in the offensive alma mater for the past 31 Both starting outsid e scheme should increase this years. He was named the lin ebackers last year - Hil ltopper head trainer in season as the Hillto ppe rs shift their offense to a more Sherrod Coates and Jon Drummond-were honored 1983 after spending six years as an assistant. He had pass-oriented attack in 2002. by the Gateway Conference with his help, and Coates previously worked as a student trainer an d then as a also earned All-America recognition for the second Last season, WKU averaged better than 14 yards graduate assistant. straight year. per reception, with three individuals posting an average An active member of the National Athletic Trainers Priorto his arrival on the Hill in 1999, Cross was the of 17 yards or more per catch. Association, he coordinates the sports medicine program offensive coordin ator at Centre College from 1997- Under Hocker's tutelage.Jerome Reaves posted the for all Western sports. Hi s family ties with Hilltopper 99. In addition to his on-field coaching duties, he also most receptions and yards receiving in 1999 sin ce athletics go back two generations. His grandfather, B.J. coordinated the strength and conditioning program. former All-American Joey Stockton's senior season in White.earned letters in football ('23-26) and basketball Cross has also had two stints as an assistant at ('24-25). His stepfather, Bill Kinslow, played football Campbellsville Uni versity-his alm a mater where he '97. And, then-freshman Antonio Veals and Shannon atWKU in 1954. received a bachelor's degree in business administration Hayes played a prominent role in the Topper offense. Edwards, who hold s both BS ('74) and MA ('76) in 1993 -during the 1996 season and from '93-9 5, Hocker (pronounced HOKE-er) came to the Hi ll from degrees from Western, also teaches in the Department and also was at Murray State from 199 5-96. Otterbein College just prior to the start oflast season, of Ph ysical Education and Recreation. While at Campbellsville, Cross was both a first- and where he was a two-year starter and four-year He and hi s wife, Jennie, have two daughters, Faith second-team All-America selection at lin ebacker after letterwinner at defensive back. (11) and Rachel (8). concl uding hi s career with 245 tackles, 21 ½ sacks and A 2000 graduate of Otterbein with a degree in five fumble recoveries. He was twice selected first-team physical education, he earned the Harry Ewing all-conference and all-district, and earned three letters, The Edwards File: Born-Nov. 7, 1952, Franklin, as the Tigers were 2 4-7 during that time. Outstanding Football Award. Ky.; High School-Franklin-Simpson '70; HS Letters He helped lead Campbellsville to the nation's best Hocker is a 1996 graduate of Crestline High School, -Baseball, SS, 1 letter, Football, trainer, 4; College­ turnaround in his first season on the squad (2-7-1 in '89 where he earned three letters as an all-conference and WKU (BS) '7 4, (MA) '7 6; Athletic Training Experience to 8-2 in '90) and was a part of a defense that ranked all-county quarterback, and also played baseball and -WKU,student (1970-74), graduateassistant(197 5- 7 6), assistant(1977-83), head trainer(1983- ); Wife first in the nation against the during the '90 season. basketball for four years. -Jennie (Willoughby); Children-two daughters, Faith The Cross File: Born-May 2, 1966, Beaufort, S.C.; (11) and Rachel (8). The Hocker File: Born - May 18, 1977, Galion, High School-Henderson County '84; HS Athletics­ Ohio; High School - Crestline '96; HS Athletics - Football, DE; College - Campbellsville '93 (BS); Kentucky '99 (MAE); College Athletics-Football, LB, Football, QB, 3 letters ( all-conference, all-city), baseball 3 letters (first-team All-America, all-conference, all­ 4, basketball 4; College-Otterbein '00 (BA); College JOE GUINANE district); Coaching Experience-Campbellsville, assistant Athletics-Football , DB, 4 letters; Coaching Experience Student Assistant (1993-9 5 and '96-97); Murray State, assistant(199 5- -WKU, assistant (2000- ); Family -Wife, Nandee. 96); Centre Co ll ege, assistant (1997-99); WKU, Joe Guinane, a senior from assistant (1999- ). San Jose, Calif., is in hi s sec­ ond year as a student assis­ H!LLTOPPER COACHING LEGENDS tant on the WKU coaching staff. He started the first three games for the Toppers in 2000 as a junior coll ege transfer before suffering a career-ending neck injury at Southeast Missouri. Guinane was a first-team all-Coast Conference selec­ tion at West Va ll ey JC in Saratoga, Cali f., in 1999, as he was voted the team's Most Valuable Lineman and captain. He was also a three-year letterwinner at Santa Teresa High School, where he earned all-league honors and was chosen Most Vauable Lineman, Team MVP and captai n.

• 2002 WKU Season Preview ...... 12 • 2002 WKU Rosters ...... 14 LARISSA PRIDDY • 2002 Preseason Depth Chart ...... 16 • 2002 WKU Hilltoppers ...... 17 Jimmy Feix took over as head coach at WKU after the 1967 season. Here is Feix' first coaching staff (left): Administrativ e Assistant Coaches Robbie Franklin and Jerry Glanville; Feix; and Assistant Coaches Joe Bugel and Assistant Art Zeleznik. Glanville (Houston Oilers, ) and Bugel (Phoenix Cardinals, Oakland Raiders) have been head coaches in the NFL. By the way, the '68 Toppers were a very impressive 7-2-1.

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It's been said that numbers never lie, but some­ practice. Cris Riviere, another two­ "But, we're no further ahead than we were in Morand and Carlos Smith capable times they also don't tell the whole story. year letterwinner, could make a push March, and that's not good," he continues. "I've of making a contribution. Hayes Sure, the Western Kentucky University foot­ for time at strong safety, with Bryan been in coaching long enough to know that if you caught six passes for a team-leading ball team loses its top two quarterbacks, a pair of Adams and Antonio Thomas add­ say that there are two or three options at a posi­ 109 yards last year, and has nine re­ running backs and the entire starting secondary ing to the group's depth. tion, you have nobody. Someone needs to step ceptions in his two-year career. as it enters the 2002 season. On offense, the "This is not a young secondary, up if it's going to be a productive position for us ." Reaves, who saw action in only three Hilltoppers will have to do without their top four they're all in their third or fourth year Aiding the Toppers in the transition is an offen­ games in 2001, was the team's leading rushers last season, a group that accounted for at WKU" says Harbaugh. "They just sive line that returns all five starters, including receiver the previous year when almost 80 percent of WKU's rushing and total haven't had the opportunity to play three that earned all-Gateway honors - Chris Western posted an 11-2 mark, catch­ yards. And, Western's last line of defense com­ because of the quality players in front Price was named an All-American in addition to ing 18 passes for 426 yards and four bined to post 315 total tackles and all but three of of them. The key is to step up and being a first-team all-league selection for the sec­ scores. the team's 15 . prove their ability. I would be more ond straight year, while Buster Ashley and "We had a good start with the of­ But, WKU returns 17 starters and 47 nervous if three-quarters of the group Daniel Withrow were chosen second-team all­ fense in the spring, but it was just a letterwinners from last year's 8-4 NCAA I-AA were freshmen. conference. And, seniors Derek Forster and start," says Harbaugh. We didn't get playoff qualifier in its effort to record the school's "We are so experienced up front Eric Ravellette both have appeared in more to spend enough time working with seventh consecutive winning season. To their and have been in this (3-4) defense than 30 games in their careers. Richard the wide receivers on route-running advantage, the Hilltoppers' new starting backfield for a couple of years now, so the play­ Gervais, Ryan Thomas and Joe Washing­ or timing routes with the receivers will work behind an offensive line that has all five ers have found a comfort zone that ton are all upperclassmen who saw action last and quarterbacks." starters and eight letterwinners coming back, allows their athleticism to help execute season, and Rufus Sanders could see time after He adds, "We've just scratched while the defense will feature a linebacking corps and make plays. The play of the front playing on the defensive line in his first year of the surface, barely begun the jour­ with three All-America candidates as well as a seven will allow the secondary to action in 2001. ney to put this together. I don't think front line that can rotate as many as seven expe­ grow." "When you haven't thrown the ball like we a~yone has ever gone from just run­ rienced players into a game. The changes on offense are not lim­ haven't recently, the struggle to change offenses ning the option to passing the ball. It Brian Claybourn's average of 40. I yards per was the "It's a good news-bad news situation," says head ited to the key personnel in the might have been more dramatic ifwe didn't have takes time, commitment and pa- highest by a Western punter since I 990. coach Jack Harbaugh, entering his 14th season backfield, but also include a shift to a smart, experienced guys up front," Harbaugh tience." Erik Dandy returns for his junior season a~er earning Al/- at WKU. "The greatest indicator of a team's America honors in 200 / while leading the Hit/toppers with I 55 two- set that should give says. "We will need every minute of every prac- Another strength for the Hilltoppers in the fall State at home before hitting the road for con- chances to win a conference title is at quarter­ tackles. the Hilltoppers more opportunities to tice in the fall to work on our protection and is expected to be the special teams units. "I don't secutive games at McNeese and defending GFC back, so everyone with a returning player has a throw the ball in the fall. Senior Ja- technique, so there is still a little bit of concern." know if we've ever gone into a season with as champion Northern Iowa. leg up in the run for the championship. On the ence record for total defense in the school's first son Michael, who started nine games and threw Shannon Hayes and Jerome Reaves are many skilled players on special teams," Harbaugh "We again have one of the more challenging other hand, our entire offensive line is back, and year in the league. Coates was credited with 19 for 565 yards and five as a freshman expected to start at wide receiver, with Robert says. "Brian Claybourn, Peter Martinez and schedules in school history," says Harbaugh. "Fac- not too many teams can make that claim. tackles for loss, including a team-high eight sacks, in place of an injured Donte Pimpleton, ran Corey Shaw are talented players with ex- ing Kansas State on the road - we've been there "It's the same on defense. We had two defen­ with Drummond adding 71 tackles, 14 stops be­ the new offense in the spring and enters camp on perience. We lost Joseph Jefferson as a and done that, and know how tough they are. sive backs drafted by teams in the National Foot­ hind the line of scrimmage and seven sacks. top of the depth chart. Antone Towns and but Antonio Veals should And, McNeese State is a tough team to face on ball League, and all four of those players com­ "This group has the potential to be the strength Casey Rooney, both players that redshirted last be able to capably fill that role." the road. Then you throw in the fact that the prised perhaps the finest secondary in school his­ of the defense this year," Harbaugh says. year, will also have a chance to win the job in Both Claybourn and Martinez were Gateway Conference is perhaps one of the stron­ tory. But, our linebackers are a year better and "Sherrod and Jon have started for three years August. named second-team all-Gateway Confer­ gest leagues in I-AA football with nationally-ranked should be the strength of the team, much like the now, and Erik has goals and standards to have as "Jason is one of the brightest youngsters I have ence, with the former also named to the teams such as Northern Iowa and Youngstown secondary was last year. good a year as last season. Charles has the ability had an opportunity to work with," Harbaugh says. league's all-Newcomer Team. Claybourn av­ State. "The question is, how quickly will the players to be just as good as the other three starters." "He is aware of what has transpired the last three eraged 40.1 yards per kick - the highest "Every team in the conference has made steps who have waited for their chance in the backfield First-team all-conference pick Patrick years and sees an opportunity to lead the team. I average for a WKU punter since Todd Davis to improve and is better today than when we gel into a good I-AA secondary?" Reynolds and senior Randall Johnson, a duo don't worry about his understanding of the of­ ( 40.29 avg) in 1990- with two kicks or more entered the league. We have a tough task ahead Leading the linebacking corps will be All-Ameri­ that combined to make 101 stops, are both in fense - he is intelligent enough to play to his than 70 yards and 19 downed inside the op­ ofus in 2002." cans Sherrod Coates and Erik Dandy, while their third season starting on the defensive line. strengths and not get discouraged by what he ponents' 20-yard line. Martinez, a second­ Every team also goes through the roster Jon Drummond - an honorable mention all­ Kris Mau won the starting spot at right end in can't do." team All-American in 2000, converted 14 field changes that the Hilltoppers are facing this fall. Gateway Football Conference selection in 2001 - the spring, while Arthur Wilson, Corey Shaw, Three returning players are still in competition goals and led the Toppers in scoring for the "It's like this every year, but our case is more is expected to start for the third straight season. lrele Oderinde and Kinnus Paul are all expe­ for the starting tailback position, with Chris second consecutive season with 76 points. noticeable because of the number of yards we Charles Thompson, whose 43 tackles last year rienced upperclassmen who should contribute in Miller leading the group at the end of spring Veals ran back four kicks for 40 yards c1nd lose on offense and the high-profile defensive were the most by a freshman linebacker in the fall. practice. Jon Frazier and Ronnie Lilly will also averaged 9 .8 yards per punt return. backs we had," Harbaugh says. "We don't set Harbaugh's tenure on the Hill , moves into a start­ All four projected starters in the secondary have a chance to earn the nod in the fall. Frazier Awaiting Western is another tough sched­ goals until the fall, but we want to be competitive ing role, with Karl Maslowski, Kody Kappes, have already earned a pair of letters on the Hill, gained 191 yards, averaging 6.2 yards per carry, ule, beginning with the opening game at I-A and make a run at the Gateway Conference cham­ Anthony Bates and Getty Cavitt adding ex­ with three of the group splitting time between last year, while Lilly collected 129 yards and two Kansas State, while also including non-con­ pionship every season. Certainly that will be some­ perience and depth as well as special teams sup­ the secondary and special teams duties. Jeremy touchdowns and Miller added 63 yards and a score. ference contests against 2001 NCAA playoff thing we focus on after the frustrating end to port. Chandler has started four ofthe 24 contests he "It would have been nice if someone took com­ participant and Southland Football League 2001." In his first year as a starter, Dandy recorded has appeared in, posting 52 tackles in his career. mand of the position in the spring, but no one champion McNeese State as well as first-year With the amount of starters and letterwinners 155 tackles and forced four fumbles to help lead a Carl Birts and Brian Lowder both played in did" says Harbaugh. "Chris had the best spring, program Florida International. In fact, be­ returning for the Hilltoppers, Harbaugh hopes which was a little bit of a surprise since he was ginning in the middle of September, the defensive unit that ranked in the top 10 nationally every contest a year ago, while the new free Daniel Withrow is one ofthree WKU returning offense the numbers favor another successful campaign. allowing 95 .9 rushing yards, 233.2 total yards and safety, Antonio Veals, made 15 catches as a wide shifting from fullback to halfb ack. linemen who earned all-Gateway Conference honors Hilltoppers will face perennial Gateway con­ 11.1 points per game, setting a Gateway Confer- receiver before shifting to defense prior to spring last fall. tenders Western Illinois and Youngstown 1 2 1 3 - 'l'l\fl BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAL!FtER - - BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER ■

2002 WKU ROSTERS

ALPHABETICAL NUMERICAL A cad.IA th. No, Name No. Name Ht. Wt. Class-Exp. Pos. Hometown (Previous School) 70 Jeremiah Sowards A cad.IA th. No. Name 71 Buster Ashley 72 Matt Pearson 6-0 280 No. Name Ht. Wt. Class-Exp. Pos. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Brian Lowder Jr/ Jr.-TR DL Somerset, Ky. (Louisville) 72 Matt Pearson 24 DeWayne Penn 5-11 210 Fr/ Fr.-HS 2 Jerome Reaves RB Columbus, Ohio (DeSales '02) 73 Eric Ravel lette 35 Brian Peters 5-11 185 38 Bryan Adams 5-7 175 Sr/Sr.-SQ CB Gall ati n, Tenn. (Tennessee Tech) 3 Perez Smith Fr.jFr.-HS DB Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven '02) 74 Richard Gervais 40 Hailama Anakalea 6-1 250 So./Fr.-RS ILB Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Kealakehe '01) 4 Antonio Veals 9 5 Charles Phillips 6-2 250 Fr/ Fr.-HS DL Ki ssimmee, Fla. (Kissimmee-Osceola '02) 75 Ryan Thomas 71 Buster Ashley 6-4 290 Jr.jSo.-1L OL Owensboro, Ky. (Louisville) 99 Karl Phillips 5 Cris Riviere 6-2 250 Fr/ Fr.-HS DL Ki ssimmee, Fla. (Kissimmee-Osceola '02) 76 Rufus Sanders 30 Brock Baker 5-8 185 Sr.jSr.-3L FB Bolivar, Mo. (Bolivar '98) 6 Robert Morand 77 Joe Washington 32 Anthony Bates 6-0 210 Jr.jSo.-1L OLB Milan, Mich. (Milan '00) 17 Antwon Pinkston 7 Alex Dukes 5-10 175 Jr.jSo.-1 L FS Lex in gton, Ky. (Henry Clay '00) 78 Derek Forster 8 Brian Claybourn 62 Chris Price 6-0 290 Sr.jSr.-3L OL Indianapoli s, Ind. (Warren Central '98) 23 Carl Birts 5-10 170 Sr/Sr.-2L CB Okeechobee, Fla. (Okeechobee '99) 79 Andrew Koon 9 Charles Thompson 73 Eric Ravellette 6-1 310 Sr.jSr.-3L OL Vincennes, Ind . (Lincoln '98) 46 Jay Bradford 5-11 175 Fr/ Fr.-HS ss Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowl in g Green '02) 2 Jerome Reaves 6-3 195 Sr.jSr.-1 L WR Arcadia, Fl a. (DeSoto County '99) 42 Maurice Bradley 6-0 245 So.jSo.-1L FB Mansfi eld , Ohio (Mansfield Senior '01) 80 Mark Dowell 12 Patrick Reynolds 6-3 250 Sr/ Sr.-2 L DL Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green '98) 63 Chris Brunemann 6-3 230 Fr/ Fr.-HS DL Covington, Ky. (Covington Catholic '02) 10 Jason Michael 81 Theodis McMiller 51 Kelby Cassity 6-0 295 Sr.jJr.-SQ OL Versailles, Ky. (Woodfo rd County '99) 11 Sherrod Coates 82 Michael McKee 12 Patrick Reynolds 5 Cris Riviere 6-0 200 Sr/ Jr.-2L ss Ft. Lauderdale, Fl a. (Northeast '99) 83 Matt Lange 54 Javen Roberson 6-1 205 So .jSo.-HS 31 Getty Cavitt 6-1 230 Jr/ Jr.-1 L OLB Owensboro, Ky. (Owensboro Sen ior '00) 17 Antwon Pinkston OLB Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central '01) 84 Wilson Wickerham 49 Matt Rogers 6-0 20 Jeremy Chandler 5-9 160 Jr/ Jr.-2L CB Indian apo li s, Ind. (Ben Davis '00) 13 Shannon Hayes 230 Sr/Jr.-1 L TE Columbia, Ky. (Adair County '99) 85 Tommy Crockett 15 Casey Rooney 8 Brian Claybourn 6-1 185 Jr.jSo.-1 L P/PK Evansv ill e, Ind. (Reitz '00) 14 Antone Towns 6-1 200 Sr/Jr.-RS QB Sioux City, Iowa (Memphis) 86 Carlos Sm ith 76 Rufus Sanders 11 Sherrod Coates 6-2 225 Sr.jSr.-3L OLB Boynton Beach, Fla. (Santa Luces Co. '98) 15 Casey Rooney 6-8 340 Jr./Jr.-1 L OL Indi anapolis, Ind. (Cathedral '00) 8 8 Chad Kincaid 85 Tommy Crockett 6-2 250 Sr./Jr.-2L TE Pineville, Ky. (Bell County '99) 16 Trent Willi s 91 Corey Shaw 6-3 18 Erik Dandy 240 Sr.jSr.-2L DL/ LS Louisville, Ky. (Manual '98) 90 Kinnus Paul 86 Carlos Smith 18 Erik Dandy 6-0 205 Jr/ Jr.-2L ILB Mansfield, Ohio (Mansfield Senior '00) 19 Peter Martinez 6-4 200 Jr/ Jr.-1 L WR Mansfield, Ohio (Mansfield Sen ior '00) 91 Corey Shaw 3 Perez Smith 5-8 29 Jami DeBerry 6-0 195 Jr.jSo.-SQ OLB Frankl in , Ky. (Franklin-Simpson '00) 185 Jr.jJr.-JC QB Broxton, Ga. (New Mexico Military JC) 92 lrele Oderinde 70 Jeremiah Sowards 22 Reggie Dent 6-0 215 Fr.jFr.-HS RB Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge '02) 20 Jeremy Chandler 5-9 295 Sr.jSr.-SQ OL Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central '98) 93 Mayo Makind e 26 Teco Dickerson 6-2 200 So.jSo.-HS Russellville, Ky. (Russellville '01) 96 Glenn Stevanus ss 21 Jon Frazier 6-1 215 Jr/ Jr.-SQ DL Hopkinsv ill e, Ky. (Hopkinsville '00) 94 Randall Johnson 56 Joe Dolchan 6-3 240 Fr./Fr.-HS DL Dexter, Ky. (Calloway County '02) 22 Reggie Dent 95 Charles Phillips 37 Antonio Thomas 6-2 23 Carl Birts 180 So.jSo.-HS FS Louisville, Ky. (Fairdale '01) 96 Glenn Stevanus 80 Mark Dowell 6-0 230 So.jSo.-HS TE Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin '01) 75 Ryan Thomas 24 DeWayne Penn 6-3 295 Jr/ Jr.-2L OL Orchard Park, N.Y. (Orchard Park '00) 97 Arthur Wilson 45 Jon Drummond 5-11 230 Sr./Sr.-3L OLB Mi am i, Fl a. (Miami Beach Senior '98) 25 Lerron Moore 9 Charles Thompson 6-1 235 Jr/So.-1 L ILB Louisvi ll e, Ky. (Central '00) 7 5-9 QB Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson '02) 99 Karl Phillips Alex Dukes 175 Fr/ Fr.-HS 26 Teco Dickerson 14 Antone Towns 6-2 195 So.jFr.-RS QB Louisvill e, Ky. (Manual '01) 52 Christopher Ellis 6-0 210 Fr/ Fr.-HS ILB Louisvi ll e, Ky. (Eastern '02) 27 Andrew Glover 4 Antonio Veals 6-0 190 Jr/ Jr.-2L FS Louisvill e, Ky. (Trinity '00) 78 Derek Forster 6-3 300 Sr.jSr.-3L OL Munfordville, Ky. (Hart County '99) 28 Jacques John son) 29 Jami DeBerry 77 Joe Washington 6-3 340 Jr/ Jr.-2L OL 21 Jon Frazier 5-9 180 Sr./Sr.-3L RB Central City, Ky. (Muhlenberg North '99) Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin '00) 84 Wilson Wickerham 5-8 67 Chase Fritz 6-5 280 Fr/ Fr.-HS OL Nicholasville, Ky. (East Jessamin e '02) 155 Sr/Jr.-SQ PK Owensboro, Ky. (Owensboro Senior '99 ) 74 Richard Gervais 6-3 300 Sr.jSr.-2L OL North Lauderdale, Fla. (Northeast '98) 30 Brock Baker 39 Thomas Wilkins 5-9 175 Jr.jJr.-HS RB Louisvill e, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park '00) 27 Andrew Glover 5-10 185 Sr.jJr.-1 L OLB Louisvi lle, Ky. (Butler '99) 31 Getty Cavitt 16 Trent Willis 5-9 180 Fr/ Fr.-HS CB Memphi s, Tenn. (Melrose '02) 43 Curtis Hamilton 5-11 205 Sr/Sr.-3L FB Paducah, Ky. (Paducah Tilghman '98) 33 Shawn McCrimon 97 Arthur Wilson 6-0 295 Sr.jSr.-3L DL Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods '97) 32 Anthony Bates 60 Daniel Withrow 6-3 285 Sr/Jr.-2L OL Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green '99) 13 Shannon Hayes 6-0 185 Jr/ Jr.-2L WR McKenzie, Tenn. (McKenzie '00) 34 Ronnie Lill y 36 Jon Hedges 6-1 225 Fr/ Fr.-HS LS Murray, Ky. (Murray '02) 35 Brian Peters 65 Bill Hewig 6-0 275 So/Fr.-RS OL Evansville, Ind . (Reitz '01) 36 Jon Hedges PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 28 Jacques Johnson 5-10 195 Jr/ Jr.-SQ RB Memphis, Tenn. (White Station '00) 37 Antonio Thomas THE TRAINING STAFF 6-3 Franklin, Tenn. (Battle Ground Academy '02) 38 Bryan Adams 58 Josh Johnson 230 Fr/ Fr.-HS OLB Hai lama Anakalea ...... hi-LAH-mah AHN-ah-kah-lay-ah 39 Thomas Wilkins Head Trainer: Bill Edwards (WKU '74) 94 Randall Johnson 6-1 300 Sr./Sr.-3L DL Detroit, Mich. (Martin Luther King '98) Chris Brunemann ...... , ...... BROON-uh-man Assistants: Paula Upright (Appalachian State '94) 44 Kody Kappes 6-2 235 Sr/Jr.-SQ ILB Morehead, Ky. (Rowan County '99) 40 Hailama Anakalea Sherrod Coates ...... SH EH-rod Mike Gaddie (Murray State '92) 88 Chad Kincaid 6-1 215 Sr/Jr.-1 L TE Louisville, Ky. (South Oldham '99) 41 Chris Miller Jami DeBerry ...... , ...... DEE-berry 79 Andrew Koon 6-3 260 Fr.jFr.-HS OL Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green '02) 42 Maurice Bradley Sheri Harris (WKU '98) Teco Dickerson ...... , ...... TEE-coh 83 Matt Lange 6-0 165 Sr/Jr.-SQ PK Louisvi lle, Ky. (Trinity '99) 43 Curtis Ham ilton 44 Kody Kappes Derek Forster ...... FOR-stur Student Trainers 34 Ronnie Lilly 5-9 185 Jr/ Jr.-1 L RB Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park '99) 45 Jon Drummond Richard Gervais ...... JER-vays 69 Jamarr Lindsay 6-4 310 Jr/ Jr.-SQ OL Mansfield, Ohio (Mansfield Senior '00) 46 Jay Bradford Nam e Cl. Hometown (High School) 1 Brian Lowder 5-9 Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green '99) Studen t assistant Joe Guinan e ...... GINN-ann 195 Sr.jJr.-2L ss 47 L.A. O'Neal Vanessa Embry ...... Sr ...... Caneyville, Ky. (Grayson County) Head coach Jack Harbaugh ...... HAR-baw 93 Mayo Makinde 6-1 240 Jr.jJr.-SQ DL Columbus, Ohio (Marysville '00) 48 Karl Maslowski 61 Tyrone Mareko 6-3 310 OL American Samoa (Tafuna '01) Crystal Gilliland ...... Sr...... Burnside, Ky. (Somerset) So/Fr.-RS 49 Matt Rogers Bill Hewig ...... HAY-wig Brian Hagan ...... Jr ...... Hopkin sville, Ky. (Hopkinsville) Assistant coach Deke Hocker ...... HOKE-er 19 Peter Martinez 6-2 180 Sr.jSr.-2L PK Nashville, Tenn. (Hillwood '98) 51 Kelby Cassity Katie Hart ...... Fr ...... Old Hi ckory, Tenn. (Goodpasture) 48 Karl Maslowski 6-1 235 Sr.jJr.-2L ILB New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way '99) Kody Kappes ...... CO-de KAY-pu s 52 Christopher Ellis Jaso n Moffitt ...... Sr ...... Lebanon, Ky. (Marion County) 57 Kris Mau 6-1 260 So.jSo.-1 L DL American Samoa (Fagaitua '01) Mayo Makinde ...... MAH-kin-day 53 Shawn McCrimon 6-1 OLB Kissimmee, Fla. (Kissimmee-Osceola '01) 53 Shawn McCrimon Lind say Parson ...... Sr ...... Greensburg, Ky. (Green County) 205 So./So.-HS Karl Mas lowski ...... , ...... mas-LAU-ski 33 Darius McCrimon 6-1 205 So./So.-HS OLB Kissimmee, Fl a. (Kissimmee-Osceola '01) 54 Javen Roberson 56 Joe Dolchan Kris Mau ...... MAUW Megan Sexton ...... So ...... Somerset, Ky. (Southwestern) 82 Mich ael McKee 6-3 230 Fr.jFr.-HS TE Kingsport, Tenn. (Dobyns-Bennett '02) 57 Kris Mau Dari us McCrimon ...... , ...... Mc-CRIHM-on Kory White ...... Sr ...... Powderly, Ky. (Muhlenburg North) 58 Josh Johnson 81 Theodis McMiller 5-10 175 Fr/ Fr.-HS WR Apopka, Fla. (Apopka '02) Shawn McCrimon ...... Mc-CR IHM-o n 10 Jason Michael 5-10 200 Sr/Sr.-3L QB Louisa, Ky. (Lawrence County '98) 41 Chris Miller 6-0 225 Sr.jJr.-2L RB Heidelberg, Germany (Heidelberg '99) 60 Daniel Withrow lrele Oderinde ...... IR-lay OH-der-in-day 25 Lerron Moore 5-10 210 Fr/ Fr.-HS RB Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Watterson '02) 61 Tyrone Mareko Kinnus Paul ...... KEN-us 62 Chris Price Eric Ravellette ...... RAV-ul-ette 6 Robert Morand 6-3 190 Jr.jSo.-1 L WR Bradenton, Fl a. (Bayshore '00) 63 Chris Brun emann Cris Riviere ...... RI H-veer 92 lrele Oderinde 5-10 215 Sr/Jr.-2L DL Georgetown, Ky. (Scott County '99) 65 Bill Hewig 68 Bobby O'Neal 6-3 260 So./So.-HS OL Th ompson Station, Tenn . (Centennial '01) 67 Chase Fritz Javen Roberson ...... ROBE-er-son 47 L.A. O'Neal 6-0 180 Fr./Fr.-HS DB Tall assee, Ala. (Reeltown '02) 68 Bobby O'Neal Jeremiah Sowards ...... , ...... SAU-ards 90 Kinnus Paul 6-4 260 Sr/Jr.-1 L DL Detroit, Mich. (Northwestern '99) 69 Jamarr Lindsay Glenn Stevan us ...... steh-VAN-us 14 - \Yl\rl BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF QuAUFIER - - BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF QuAUFIER 1 5 •

2002 PRESEASON DEPTH CHART 2002 WKU HtLLTOPPERS HILLTOPPER OFFENSE Ha ilama Anaklea The Baker File: Full Name - Brock Anthony Baker; Parents-Jack Baker (busin ess owner) and Susie Baker (business owner); Birth - Dec. 14, 1979, Sprin gfield, Mo.; 6-1 II 250 HS - Bolivar '98; HS Coach - Doug Potts (Pittsburg State); HS Letters - football Fres hman - RS II ILB 3, baseball 4, basketball 1; Major - Marketing; Ambition - marriage, wealth. Kailu a-Kona, Hawaii 60 - DANIEL WITHROW 62 - CHRIS PRICE 73 - ER IC RAVELLETTE 78 - DEREK FORSTER 71 - BUSTER ASH LEY 40 (6-3, 285, Jr., Bowling Green, Ky.) (6-0, 290, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.) (6-1, 310, Sr., Vincennes, Ind.) (6-3, 300, Sr., Munfordville, Ky.) (6-4, 290, So., Owensboro, Ky.) Kealake he Hi gh Rushing Totals 76 - RUFUS SANDERS 73 - ERIC RAVELLETTE 60 - DANIEL WITHROW 77 - JOE WASHINGTON 74 - RICHARD GERVAIS Year GP Att-Yds Avg TD Lg YPG (6-8, 340, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.) (6-1, 310, Sr., Vincennes, Ind.) (6-3, 28S, Jr., Bowling Green, Ky.) (6-3, 340, Jr., Radcliff, Ky.) (6-3, 300, Sr., North Lauderdale, Fla.) WKU Notes: Might see time at inside linebacker ... 200 I: Redshi rted. 1998 1 1 2-9 4.5 0 5 0 .8 HS/Misc: A four-year starter and letterwinner for coach Joseph Nahale at 1999 11 60-254 4.2 2 15 23.1 Kealakehe High ... Named the 2000 Bi g Island Interscho lastic Federation Defe nsive 2_QO_Q 13 JlUJ. 2._2_ 1 _8 Player of the Year ... Team captain ... Also a team captain in basketball, where he 2 .. 2 Totals 35 72-292 earned four letters ... Lettered once in track. 4.1 3 15 8.3

85 - TOMMY CROCKETT 10 - JASON MICHAEL 2 -JEROME REAVES The Anakalea File: Full Name -Herbert Hai lama Anakalea; Parents -Herbert, (6-2, 250, Jr., Pineville, Ky.) (5-10, 200, Sr., Louisa, Ky.) (6-3, 195, Sr., Arcadia, Fla.) Sr. and Josephine Anakalea (father, construction engineer; mother, homemaker); 49 - MATT ROGERS 14 - Antone Towns 86 - CARLOS SMITH Birth -July 17, 1983, Kail ua-Kona, Hawaii; HS-Kealakehe '01; HS Coach-Joseph (6-0, 230, Jr., Columbia, Ky.) (6-2, 195, Fr., Louisville, Ky.) (6-4, 200, Jr., Mansfield, Ohio) Nahale; HS Letters -football 4, basketball 4, track 1; Major - Business Economics; Anthony Bates 15 - Casey Rooney Hobbies - chess, going to the beach. (6-1, 200, Jr., Sioux City, Iowa) 6-0 II 210 Sophomore - 1L II OLB Buster Ashley 32 Milan, Mich. 6-4 II 290 Mil an High 13 - SHA NNON HAYES 42 -MAURICE BRADLEY Sophom ore - 1L II OL WKU Notes: Li sted as one of the backups at outside linebacker fo ll owing spring (6-0, 185, Jr., McKenzie, Tenn.) (6-0, 24S , So., Mansfield, Ohio) 71 Owensboro, Ky. practice ... 200 I: Saw action in five games, including the final three of the regul ar 6 - ROBERT MORA ND 43 - CURTI S HA MILTON (6-3, 190, So., Bradenton, Fla.) (5-11, 205 , Sr., Paducah, Ky.) Lou isvill e II Owensboro Sr. High season .. . Made six tackles, includ ing one for a loss of three yards, and broke up one pass ... Credited with two stops against both Il linois State and Northern Iowa in WKU Notes: One of fi ve returning starters o n the consecutive weeks ... 2000: A redshirt. offensive line, wi ll hold down the right tackle spot ... HS/Misc: Lettered and started for three years at Mi lan High ... Collected 91 tackles, 200 I: Named second-team '1 11-Gateway Confer­ ence in his first year on the Hill ... Also selected to four sacks, three interceptions and broke up 11 passes his last year to earn hono rable mention all-state honors ... Also was selected all-area, al l-region and was a unanimous 41 - CHRIS MILLER the Gateway all-Newcomer Team ... Started all 12 contests ... Recorded an ( 6-0, 225, Jr., Heidelberg, Germany) overall grade of 92 percent, tied for the best mark among the team's lin emen ... Had all- pick ... Had 15 touchdowns as a tailback w hi le also 21 - JON FRAZIER an assignment grade of 94 percent and a 92 percent factor grade ... Credited with returning punts and kickoffs ... Named all-region and all-conference as a junior ... (5-9, 180, Sr., Central City, Ky.) a 103 pancake blocks - second-best on the team - and a team-high 45 decleaters Earned honorable mention all-league accolades as a sophomore .. . A two-time all area 34 - RONNIE LILLY ... Had seven games with 10 or more pancakes .. . Selected the Gateway selection ... Team went 37-7 during his four years in school ... Earned three letters (5-9, 185, Jr., Detroit, Mich.) Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week after win over SMS, posting a 98 in basketball and two in baseball. percent overall grade whil e all owing hi s assignment to make just two tackles in 61 The Bates File: Full Name-Anthony Robert Bates; Parents - Oscar and Dorothy DEPTH CHART NOTES plays. HILL TOPPER SPECIALISTS Joplin (father, custodian; mothe r, retired); Birth-Aug. 12, 1981, Ann Arbor, Mich.; HS/Misc: Came to the Hi ll after sitting out the 2000 season as a redshirt at Louisville, • Thi s depth chart information is deflnitel.~ HS- Milan '00; HS Coach - Steve Robb (Albion); HS Letters-football 3, basketball • Placekicker • Holder where he won the Scout Team's Offensive MVP award ... A four-year starter at subject to continual change. 3, baseball 2; Major - Physical Education; Hobbies - video games, sports, • Returning Hilltopper lettermen are 19 - PETER MA RTI N EZ (6-2, 180, Sr., N ashville, Tenn.) 10 - JASON MICHAEL (5-10, 200, Sr., Louisa, Ky.) Owensboro Senior High, helping the team reach the AAA championship game ... Was a first-team Louisvi ll e all-state selection, and among others named the computers. designated by ALL CAPS. • Punter • Kickoff Retu rns Courier-journal 8 - BRIA N CLAYBOURN (6-1 , 185, So., Evansville, Ind.) 4 - A NTONIO VEALS (6-0, 190, Jr., Louisville, Ky.) Class of the Commonwealth by the Lexington Herald-Leader ... Missed six weeks of Defensive Totals • Long Snaps 21 - JON FRAZIER (5-9, 180, Sr., Central City, Ky.) seni or campaign, but returned to post 3 5 tackles with seven tackles for loss, including Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR 91 - COREY SHAW (6-3, 240, Sr., Louisville, Ky.) • Punt Retu rns six sacks, three blocked punts and a pair of fumble recoveries .. . A three-time all-area 2001 5 2-4 - 6 65 - Bill Hewig ( 6-0, 275, Fr. , Evansville, Ind.) 4 - ANTONIO VEA LS (6-0, 190, Jr., Louisville, Ky.) selection ... Also played baseball for two seasons. 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 13 - SHA NNON HAYES (6-0, 185, Jr., McKenzie, Tenn.) The Ashley File: Full Name - Clyde Ashley; Parents -Clyde II and Karen Ashley (father, truck driver; mother, homemake r); Birth-Aug. 25, 1981, Christian County, Ky.; HS - Owensboro Senior '00; HS Coach - Gordon Powers (Austin Peay); HS Letters - football 4, baseball 2; Major - Exceptional Chil d Education. Carl Birts HILLTOPPER DEFENSE 5-10 II 170 Brock Baker Senior - 2L II CB 5-8 II 185 23 Okeechobe e, Fl a. Senior - 3L II FB ------Okeechobee High --- Bolivar, Mo. 57 -KRIS MAU 94 - RANDA LL JOHNSON 12 - PATRICK REYNOLDS 30 WKU Notes: Slated to fill one of two vacancies at (6-3, 250, Sr., Bow ling Green, Ky.) (6-1, 260, So ., American Samoa) (6-1, 300, Sr., Detroit, Mich.) Bolivar High ... 200 I: Played in all 12 contests, primarily 91 - COREY SHAW 92 - IRELE ODERINDE 90 - KINNUS PAUL (6-3, 240, Sr., Louisville, Ky.) (5-10, 215, Jr., Georgetown, Ky.) (6-4, 260, Jr., Detroit, Mich.) WKU Notes: Could see time at fullback ... 200 I: Pre­ on special teams units ... Made five tackles- including a high season knee injury forced him to redshirt last season of three against Illinois State - and recovered a fumble in the Toppers' Youngs town 2000: Played in all 13 games, starting seven times, State win ... 2000: Saw action in 12 games, collecting 13 tackles ( eight unassisted) including the last four contests ... Rus hed for 29 ya rds on ... Also broke up three passes ... Posted a season-high three tackles (al l unassisted) 10 carries, with a touchdown in the Hi ll toppers' season-opening win over UT Martin in win at Tennessee State .. . Sat out his first year on the Hill. I ILB I I ILB I IOLBI ... Also had three unassisted tackles on special teams ... 1999: Appeared in all 11 HS/M isc: Earned three letters as a starter at Okeechobee HS ... Was named 11 -SHERROD COATES 9 - CHARLES THOMPSON 18 - ERIK DA NDY 45 - JON DRUMMOND contests with eight starts ... Ranked fourth on the squad with 254 yards on 60 carries, honorable mention all-state as wel l as second-team all-district ... Lettered three tim es ( 6-2, 225, Sr., Boynton Beach, Fla.) (6-1, 235, So ., Louisvill e, Ky.) (6-0, 205, Jr., Mansfield, Ohio) (5-11, 230, Sr. , Mi ami, Fla.) scoring two touchdowns ... Also had two kickoff returns for 38 yards ... Ranked in basketball. 31 - GETTY CAVITT 48 - KARL MASLOWSKI 44 - Kody Kappes 32 - ANTHONY BATES seventh o n the team with 26.5 all-purpose ya rds per game ... Made fi ve tackles on ( 6-0, 210, So., Milan, Mich .) The Birts File: Full Name - Carl Lee Birts; Parents - Frank and Mary Ann Birts (6-0, 230, Jr., Owensboro, Ky.) (6-1, 235, Jr., New Lenox, Ill. ) (6-2, 235, Jr.. Morehead, Ky.) special teams ... Gain ed 49 yards on 12 carries wi th a touchdown in season-opening (father, prison guard); Birth - Sept. 18, 1979, Okeechobee, Fla.; HS-Okeechobee win at UT Martin ... Had season hi ghs of 13 attempts and 57 yards in win over '99; HS Coach - Carey McKee (Florida State); HS Letters - football 3, basketball Southeast Missouri ... 1998: Was impressive as a true freshman, seeing action in all 11 games, both as a regular on special teams and as a backup in the offensive backfield 3; Major - Sociology; Hobbies - sports, talking on the phone, reading the Bible. [ill lcs l .. . Returned a punt for 15 yards and ran the ball twice for 9 yards ... Also came up with five stops and a blocked kick on special teams. Defensive Totals 20 -JEREMY CHANDLER 1 - BRIAN LOWDER 4 - ANTONIO VEALS 23 - CARL BIRTS HS/Misc: Came to the Hill from Bolivar (Mo.) High, where he was a three-year Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU (5-9, 160, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.) (5-9, 195, Jr., Bowling Green, Ky.) ( 6-0, 190, Jr., Louisville, Ky.) (5-10, 170, Sr. , Okeechobee, Fla.) FF/ FR 38 - Bryan Adams 5 - CRIS RIVIERE 37 - Antonio Thomas 38 - Bryan Adams starter for Coach Doug Potts' Liberators, earning al l-Central Ozark Conference 2000 12 8-5 - 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 /0 (5-7, 175, Sr., Gallatin, Tenn.) ( 6-0, 200, Jr., Lauderdale, Fl a.) (6-2, 180, So., Louisville, Ky.) (5-7, 175, Sr., Gallatin, Tenn.) honors all three seasons; also a two-time all-area and all-district pick .. . A standout 2001 12 3-=2=.5 l1c.Q D-=.O l1c.Q Q o_,u on the diamond as well , he was twice an all-conference selecti on in baseball. Totals 24 11-7 - 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 I I 16 - - BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF DuALJFIER - 'fll\rl BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuAuFtER 1 7 ■

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BCHS, Crockett helped lead his team to a 41-11 record along with two trips to the Maurice Bradley Jeremy Chandler Sherrod Coates state semifinals. 6-0 II 245 5-9 II 160 6-2 II 225 The Crockett File: Full Name - Thomas Wade Crockett; Parents - William Sophomore - 1L II FB Junior - 2L II CB Senior- 3L II OLB David and Linda Kay Crockett (father, engineer; mother, family support specialist); 42 Mansfield, Ohio 20 Indianapolis, Ind . 11 Boynton Beach, Fla. Birth-April 29, 1980, Pineville, Ky.; HS- Bell County '99; HS Coach-Tom Greer Mansfield Senior High -- Ben Davis High Santa Luces County High -- (WKU, Union College); HS Letters-football 4, basketball 2; Major-Social Studies/ Secondary Education; Ambition - a career in orthopedics; Hobbies - sports, the WKU Notes: Ended the spring listed atop the depth WKU Notes: A part-time starter his first two years on WKU Notes: Expected to start at strongside linebacker outdoors. chart at fullback ... 200 I: Played in 10 of 12 games, the Hill , expected to start at leftcornerback .. . 200 I: Played for the fourth consecutive season ... 200 I: A third-team missing contests against Southwest Missouri State and in all 12 games, earning starts against Elon and Northern Sports Network All-American and first-team al/­ Wisconsin with injuries ... Carried the ball four times for Iowa ... Posted 2 9 tackles and broke up two passes ... Gateway Football Conference ... Led the conference with a career-best 19 tackles eight yards ... Had a long carry of four yards. Made six tackles (four unassisted) in win over Elon ... Posted a career-high 13 tackles for loss (97 yds) and tied for the league lead with eight sacks ( 63 yds) ... Credited Erik Dandy HS/Misc: Earned three letters as a starter at Mansfield Senior HS ... Named the (nine unassisted) and broke up a pass in UNI contest ... Also had multiple stops in with 57 tackles ( 46 unassisted), four passes broken up, two forced fumbles and a 6-0 II 205 Ohio Heartland Conference and district Player of the Year after rushing for 1,652 Illinois State and Southern Illinoi s victories ... 2000: Appeared in 12 of 13 games fumble recovery ... Also intercepted a pass in regular-season finale against Southern Junior - 2L II ILB yards on 160 carries his last season ... Selected first-team all-state, all-conference and with a pair of starts ... Collected 23 tackles (19 unassisted) ... Had season-best five Illinois, returning it 14 yards ... Made fi ve or more stops in seven games, including 18 Mansfield, Ohio all-district ... Added 103 tackles on defense ... Also lettered in basketball, where he stops while starting in his collegiate debut, WKU's season-opening victory over UT a five-contest stretch from Sept. 8-Oct. 1 3 ... Posted a season-best eight tackles with Martin ... Posted four tackles in NCAA playoff win over Florida A&M. ------Mansfield Senior High helped the Tigers reach the semifinals and quarterfinals of the state tournament in four stops behind the line of scrimmage and a fumble recovery in win over Elon ... consecutive years ... Brother played football at Bowling Green State. HS/Misc: A two-year starter and letterwinner at Ben Davis HS ... Recorded 57 Credited with two sacks in victories against Indiana State, McNeese State and SIU WKU Notes: Ranked first among the top 20 re­ The Bradley File: Full Name- Maurice Bradley; Parent- Mary Bradley (hospital stops and seven interceptions to be named lndiana·s Mr. Football for ... 2000: Was an honorable mention All-American and second-team al/­ turning linebackers in I-AA football by the Sports employee); Birth - Oct. 12, 1982, Mansfield, Ohio; HS - Mansfield Senior '01; ... Also was selected all-state (AP and Indiana High School Football Coaches Ohio Valley Conference selection after collecting 86 tackles while posting a team­ Network ... A Street & Smith's preseason All-Ameri­ HS Coach - Stan Jefferson (Ohio State); HS Letters - football 3, basketball; Major Association), all-conference, all-metro and all-city his final year after co-captaining 15- can .. . Expected to start at one of two inside linebacker positions again this season - Elementary Education; Ambition - be a teacher. 0 state championship team ... Selected to the Bloomington Herald-Times' Top 33 ... high eight sacks (55 yds) and tying for the team lead in tackles behind the line of Qualified for the state meet in four events to earn all-state honors in track, a sport scrimmage (17 for 79 yds) ... Added six forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, an . .. 200 I: Selected first-team A/I-America by the Sports Network, earning second-team honors from the Associated Press ... The only sophomore Rushing Totals he lettered in three times. and six passes defensed ... Was the OVC Defensive Player of the named first-team a/I-Gateway Conference ... Collected a team-high 155 stops Year GP Att-Yds Avg TD Lg YPG The Chandler File: Full Name - Jeremy Montez Chandler; Parents - Albert Week Sept. IO after posting five tackles, including a sack, two fumble recoveries Chandler and Rosalind Foster (U.S. Postal Service); Birth - March 27, 1982, and a forced fumble ... Had more than five stops in all but three contests, including (82 unassisted) in his first season as a starter, becoming the first Hilltopper to lead 2001 9 4-8 2.0 0 4 0.9 Indianapolis, Ind.; HS - Ben Davis '00; HS Letters - football 2, track 3; Major a season-high 11 in Tennessee Tech win and 10 against Indiana State ... I 999: Started the squad in tackles as a sophomore since 1996-the total is fifth on the season record - Communication Studies; Ambition - a successful career. first 10 games, but suffered season-ending ankle injury early,in Indiana State contest list ... Ranked second in the league and fifth in the nation with 12.64 tackles per game ... An honorable mention a/I-conference selection after finishing with 71 tackles in the regular season ... Led Western in tackles in eight games, including all five Gateway Kelby Cassity Defensive Totals ( 49 unassisted) in his first season ... Had eight tackles for loss (21 yds) and a sack victories, and collected 10 or more stops in eight contests ... Posted 10 tackles for 6-0 II 295 Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR (5 yds) ... Returned his only interception six yards, broke up three passes and caused loss (26 yds), including three sacks (18 yds), and a team-high four forced fumbles Junior - SQ II OL 2000 12 19-4 - 23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 a fumble ... Returned a kickoff for 25 yards ... Had IO tock/es and three tackles ... Had 12 tackles with two for loss in first home opener against Kentucky State ... 51 Versailles, Ky. 2.QQ1 .12 12=.10---=22 0--=-.0 0--=-.0 Q_Q 2 Q,L_Q for loss (8 yds) in collegiate debut at UT Martin to earn OVC Newcomer­ Made a career-best 19 stops at I-A Wisconsin ... Selected the GFC Defensive Woodford County High Totals 24 38-14-52 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0/0 of-the-Week honors Sept. 5 ... Posted a career-best 12 tackles in win over Player of the Week after posting a team-best 18 stops and his first career Southeast Missouri, and followed that performance with 10 stops in victory over interception to end a key drive in 10-point victory at No. 5 Youngstown State ... Had WKU Notes: Adds depth on the offensive line ... Murray State ... Sat out the '98 season as a redshirt. 15 tackles and a sack at Illinois State ... Posted 13 stops including a sack against 200 I: Appeared in wins over both Kentucky State and Brian Claybourn HS/Misc: Came to the Hill from Santa Luces County High, where he was a three­ Gateway champion Northern Iowa ... Recorded 17 tackles in regular-season finale Elon ... Credited with 100 percent assignment, effort and year starter and all-conference athlete for Coach George Burger's club. with Southern Illinois and 16 more in the Hilltoppers' NCAA playoff game at #3 factor grades ... Posted overall grade of 97 percent ... 6-1 II 185 The Coates File: Full Name - Sherrod Lamarr Coates; Mother- Ernistine Clark Furman .. . 2000: Saw action in all 13 contests as a true freshman, splitting time as 2000: Saw action in the Hilltoppers' season-opening victory over UT Martin, his first Sophmore - 1L II PIPK (BellSouth employee); Birth - Dec. 22, 1978, Boynton Beach, Fla.; HS - Santa a backup linebacker and part of the special teams unit ... Collected 12 tackles, including collegiate appearance ... 1999: Sat out as a redshirt. 8 Evansville, Ind. Luces County '98; HS Coach - George Burger; HS Letters - football; Major - a high of four against Florida A&M in the NCAA playoffs, and broke up a pass. HS/Misc: Lettered for four years - starting the final three - at Woodford County Reitz High Recreation. HS/Misc: A three-year starter at Mansfield Senior High ... Was first-team all-state, High .. . An honorable mention all-state selection ... Voted the team's Outstanding all-district and all-conference - earning Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors in the Offensive Lineman ... Twice earned the Academic Award ... Earned three letters in WKU Notes: Should handle the punting chores for the latter two - after posting 132 tackles, three fumble recoveries and an interception wrestling, helping lead the Yellow Jackets to three straight state titles. Defensive Totals second consecutive year ... Also can serve as a placekicker Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR his senior season ... Posted a school-record 158 stops as a junior, adding three fumble The Cassity File: Full Name- Kelby Brandon Cassity; Parents - Dan and Sharon if needed ... 200 I: Named second-team a/I-Gateway 1999 11 49-22 - 71 8-21 1-5 1-6 3 recoveries and two picks, to earn second-team all-state and first-team all-North Cassity (father, assistant principal; mother, elementary music teacher); Birth - May Conference and to the league's all-Newcomer Team 1 /0 2000 13 55-31 - 86 17-79 8-55 1-1 6 Central Ohio, all-district and all-conference honors ... A second-team all-league 19, 1981, Versailles, Ky.; HS-Woodford County '99; HS Letters -football 4, after averaging a WKU freshman-record 40.07 yards per kick .. . Led all freshmen 6/2 selection his sophomore season after recording 84 tackles ... Also earned a letter in wrestling 3; Major - Mathematics/Chemistry; Ambition - attend medical school. punters in I-AA. finishing 19th in average ... Highest average per kick for a WKU 2.QOJ. .12 1.6-11 sz 1..2c.2J. .8=.63. l:1.1 1 2.,L'...1 wrestling. punter since Todd Davis (40.29) in 1990 ... Nineteen of 59 (32.2 percent) kicks Totals 36 150-64 - 214 44-197 17-123 3-21 13 9/3 were downed inside the opponents' 20-yard line ... Posted the long kick in the The Dandy File: Full Name - Erik Joseph Rashene Dandy; Parent - L'Tanya Getty Cavitt conference with a 73-yard effort at Indiana State, and also set a Paladin Stadium Dandy (transfer press tech); Birth- Feb. 24, 1982, Mansfield, Ohio; HS-Mansfield record with a 71-yard boot in the NCAA playoffs at Furman ... Averaged better than Tommy Crockett Senior '00; HS Coach- Stan Jefferson (Ohio State); HS Letters-football 3, wrestling 6-1 II 230 40 yards per punt four times in five-game stretch from Sept. 29-Oct. 27 ... Recorded 1; Major - Sociology; Ambition - coaching. Junior - 1L II OLB an average of 42.0 yards per punt on 10 kicks at I-A Wisconsin, with three kicks of 6-2 II 250 31 Owensboro, Ky. 50yardsormore ... Posted a season-best43.3 average in Elon win ... 2000: Red shirted Junior - 2L II TE Defensive Totals Owensboro Senior High in his first year on the Hill. 85 Pineville, Ky. Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR HS/Misc: Lettered his final three seasons at Reitz High ... Named all-state, all-area, Bell County High 2000 13 4-8 - 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0/0 WKU Notes: Makes the move to outside linebacker all-metro, all-conference and all-city as a punter his senior year, averaging 37 yards 2.QQ1 .12 .821.3-=-15.5. j_°=2_6 .3--=--1J3 .1--=-.1.6 1 1..,L.Q from fullback ... Ended the spring listed as a backup on the per kick with nine downed inside the 10-yard line ... Made 8-of-10 field goals and WKU Notes: Is expected to start at tight end for the Totals 25 86-81 - 167 I 0-26 3-18 1-16 5 4/0 strong side ... 200 I: Started three of the four games he was 27-of-31 on extra-point attempts ... Team finish ed 9-3 and was the 5A Sectional second straight year ... 200 I: Started nine of 12 games, appeared in, including his collegiate debut against Kentucky champion ... Voted all-metro and all-conference punter his junior season after including the final four ... Caught one pass for 17 yards State ... Had 21 carries for 102 yards and a touchdown .. . Posted nine carries for averaging 37 yards per boot with a long kick of 59 yards ... The Panthers' Special against Elon, the Hilltoppers' first reception by a tight end since the 1998 season finale Teams Player of the Year his last two seasons ... An all-city and all-league selection 61 yards in that contest, scoring once while recording a season-high 25-yard run ...... As a blocker, posted an overall grade of 87 percent, high among the team's tight as a punter his first season with the varsity ... Earned four letters in soccer, earning The Toppers On The Track Added 22 yards on six attempts in Elon victory ... Gained 11 yards at Indiana State ends ... Had a 96 percent assignment grade and 98 percent effort mark ... Collected second-team all-state honors his last year ... Was a fourth-team all-state selection in ... Sat out his first year on the Hill. 24 pancake blocks and 32 decleaters ... Collected overall grade of 90 percent or HS/Misc: Was a three-year starter and letterwinner at Owensboro Senior HS ... basketball as a senior, leading RHS to the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference Western's top times in the 40-yard dash last spring: better in four contests .. . 2000: Appeared in all 13 games with two starts, including A two-time all-state selection ... Was twice named the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer Tournament crown ... Lettered three years on the court. his collegiate debut against UT Martin ... 1999: Was a redshirt. Defensive Player of the Year ... Voted to the Top 50 by the Lexington Herald-Leader The Claybourn File: Full Name- Brian Kent Claybourn; Parents-Jim and Carol Jeremy Chandler ...... 4.41 HS/Misc: As a high school athlete, he was a three-year starter for Coach Tom ... An all-Western Kentucky honoree ... Also lettered in baseball, where he was a Claybourn (father, lawn care di stributor; mother, dental hygienist); Birth - Oct. 21, Ronnie Lilly ...... 4.46 Greer's Bobcats at Bell County Hi gh ... Named MVP of the Pride of Mountain Bowl three-time all-district performer. 1981, Evansvil le, Ind.; HS - Reitz ·oo; HS Coach - Bob Gaddis (Ba ll State); HS Carl Birts ...... 4.50 as a senior ... As a senior, he had 12 catches for 230 yards and seven TDs, including The Cavitt File: Full Name-Gary Glenn Cavitt, Jr.; Parents-Gary and Margaret Letters - football 3, basketball 3, soccer 4, track 3; Major - Marketing. Shannon Hayes ...... 4.53 three receptions for 89 yards and a pair of scores vs. Leslie County .. . Collected Williamson Cavitt (father, independent insurance agent; mother, elementary Thomas Wilkins ...... 4.56 several high school awards including his team's MVP and 110 Percent (twice) awards, guidance counselor); Birth - Jan. 19, 1981 , Owensboro, Ky.; HS - Owensboro Punting Sherrod Coates ...... 4. 5 9 Senior '00; HS Letters-football 3, baseball 5; Major- Social and Behavioral Science; Year No-Yds Avg Lg TB FC 1-20 Blkd first-team all-mountain, all-district (twice), honorable mention all-state as a senior, Ambition - FBI; Hobbies - golf, fi shing, friends and family. 2001 59-2364 40.1 73 5 8 19 O Academic all-state as a senior and the Bobcats' MVP in 1998 ... 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.,2002 WKU H!LLTOPPERS 2002 WKU H!LLTOPPERS 'i Derek Forster a career-best 71 yards on just three rushes with a season-long 51-yard dash in season Jami DeBerry Richard Gervais opener vs. UT Martin ... Rushed for 67 yards and the game-winning touchdown in 6-0 II 195 6-3 II 300 6-3 II 300 three-point Homecoming victory over Tennessee Tech ... Collected a career-best 11 Sophomore - SQ II OLB Senior - 3L II OL Senior- 2L II OL carries in Hil ltoppers' opening-round NCAA playoff victory against Florida A&M ... 29 Franklin, Ky. 78 Munfordvi ll e, Ky. 74 North Lauderdale, Fla. 1999: Played in all 11 games, making first career start at Eastern Il linois ... Posted Franklin-Simpson High -- Hart County High Northeast High 15 yards on nine rushing attempts with a touchdown ... Scored first Western TD, starting a run of 38 unanswered points, in win at EIU - finished contest with 13 yards WKU Notes: Adds depth at outside linebacker ... WKU Notes: One of two four-year starters on the WKU Notes: One of eight returning letterwinners on the on seven carries ... Redshirted as a rookie on the Hill in '98. 200 I: Did not appear in a game ... 2000: Red shirt in his offensive line entering his final year on the Hill ... Should see offensive line ... Should see time at right tackle ... HS/Misc: Came to Western from perennial powerhouse Paducah Ti lghman where time at right guard ... Leads all WKU linemen with 36 games he was a second-team all-stater as a senior (when he was named team MVP) and first year on the Hill . 200 I: Played in five contests in his first season on the HS/Misc: Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year ======played in his career ... 200 I: A first-team Gateway a three-time all-conference pick ... He led the Tornado in tackles his junior season ... ======offensive side of the bal l, all in relief ... Posted an overall grade of 87 percent ... starter at Franklin-Simpson High ... Was 149-of-275 for 2,020 yards and 20 TDs, Conference all-Academic Team member ... Graded out at 91 percent for the Also lettered in track and wrestling, where he finished fourth in state competition. Credited with an assignment grade of 93 percent and an 88 percent factor grade and also rushed for 464 yards and 15 scores on 1 34 carries to be named honorable season, with an assignment grade of 98 percent and a 90 percent factor grade .. . The Hamilton File: Full Name - Curtis Anthony Hamilton, Jr.; Parents - Curtis Had 84 pancake blocks and 37 decleaters ... Only called for one penalty on 533 mention all-state and first-team all-Southern Kentucky Conference ... Ran for 92 9 ... Had eight pancake blocks and two decleaters ... 2000: Played in all 13 games Hamilton (auto body shop) and Wilma Daniels (cashier); Birth - July 30, 1980, snaps ... Posted a grade of 90 percent or better in six contests, with a high of 96 yards and 17 touchdowns, and threw for 1,070 yards and 11 scores to earn the with three starts, the last in the NCAA playoffs against Appalachian State ... Posted Paducah, Ky.; HS - Paducah Tilghman '98; HS Coach - Bob Blackman; HS Letters same accolades his junior season ... Passed for 778 yards and eight touchdowns his percent against Southern Ill inois ... 2000: Started in 12 of the Hi lltoppers' 13 13 total tackles with two behind the line of scrimmage (3 yds) ... Had a pair of contests, coming off the bench at Murray State ... 1999: Played in all 11 contests - football 4, track 1, wrestling 1; Major - Management; Ambition - CPA. sophomore year ... Four-year letterwinner and starter in baseball, helping lead the unassisted tackles in collegiate debut vs. UT Martin ... Collected a season-high three as a true freshman, starting all but one (South Florida) ... The only first-year player Wildcats to the sectional, regional and district titles in '99 ... Team also won regional on the offensive line to see action in every game. tackles in back-to-back wins over Murray State and Eastern Kentucky ... 1999: Did Rushing Totals championship in 1998 and was district champs in '97 and '98 ... An all-district selection HS/Misc: A four-year starter for Coach Neil Logsdon's Hart County Raiders, he not play after injuring an ankle during fal l practice ... A redshirt in '98. as a junior after batting .400 with 20 stolen bases. Year GP Att-Yds Avg TD Lg YPG was a three-time first-team all-district selection as well as earning third-team al l-state HS/Misc: Came to the Hi ll from Northeast High in Oakland Park, Fla., where his Full Name -Jamison Dwight DeBerry; Parents - Dwight and 1999 11 9-15 1.7 3 1.4 The DeBerry File: honors from the Courier-journal in '98 ... Was regional runner-up and a state qualifier Reba De Berry (father, agriculture; mother, banker); Birth - Nov. 10, 1981, play earned him honorable mention prep All-America honors .. . He was also a third­ 2000 10 52-279 5.4 1 51 27.9 in the shot put for his track squad as a senior ... Lists being named all-state and receiving team al l-state and second-team all-county selection after coming up with 7 5 tackles, Donelson, Tenn.; HS - Franklin-Simpson '00; HS Coach - Tim Sch losser (Murray a scholarship from Western as his greatest sports thrill ... His cousin Tony Ramirez 2.0_0J u llc23__Q 3-.2 1 _1_Z 12.2 11 sacks, a team-high six fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles as a senior for State); HS Letters - football 4, baseball 4; Major - Physical Education; Ambition plays for the . Totals 33 133-524 3.9 6 51 15.9 - to be a certified athletic trainer; Hobbies - lifting weights, listening to music. The Forster File: Full Name - Derek Walter Forster; Parents - Karl and Dolly Coach Carl W ilburn's Big Rich club, good enough to win him team Defensive Lineman­ Forster (father, dentist; mother, registered nurse); Birth - June 2, 1981, Cave City, of-the-Year honors ... A two-year starter on the gridiron, he also lettered in basketball Ky.; High School - Hart County '99; HS Coach- Neil Logsdon (WKU); HS Letters and track (shot put). -football 4, track 3, basketball 1; Major- Chemistry; Hobbies - basketball, fishing, The Gervais File: Full Name - Richard Gervais; Parents - Lesly and Marie Jon Drummond scuba diving. Gervais (father, insurance company employee; mother, certified nurse's assistant); Shannon Hayes 5-11 II 230 Birth - Nov. 12, 1980, Newark, N.J.; HS - Northeast (O;kland Park, Fla.), '98; HS Coach- Carl Wilburn (Cheney State); HS Letters-football 2, basketball, track; 6-0 II 185 Se ni or - 3L II OLB Jon Frazier Major - Recreation; Ambition - pro football; Hobbies - basketball, playing cards, Junior - 2L II WR 45 Miami, Fl a. lifting weights. 5-9 II 180 13 McKenzie, Ten n. Miami Beach Senior High Senior - 3L II RB McKenzie High WKU Notes: One of four returning starters at line­ 21 Central Ci ty, Ky. backer, and will again fill the role on the weak side ... Andrew Glover WKU Notes: Will start at wide receiver for the second Muhlenberg North High straight year ... 200 I: Appeared in all 12 games with 200 I: Honorable mention a/I-Gateway Conference 5-10 II 185 selection after ranking in the top 10 in the league in both WKU Notes: Will compete for the starting tai lback seven starts as a sophomore ... Caught six passes for a tackles for loss (14 for 58 yds) and sacks (seven for 45 yds) with career-best numbers position in the fall after seeing time as a wingback and wide Junior - 1L II OLB team-leading 109 yards, an average of 18.2 yards per in each category ... Had 71 tackles (50 unassisted), three passes defensed, a fumble receiver his first three years ... 200 I: Played in all 12 27 Louisvi ll e, Ky. reception ... Recorded one of the Toppers' two touchdown catches on a 5 3-yard forced and fumble recovery ... Recorded five tackles in each ofWestern's first three games with 11 starts, rushing for 191 yards on just 31 Butl er High pass against Kentucky State ... Made a catch in each of WKU's first three games ... games ... Had two sacks in Elon victory, then fo llowed up with a season-best 11 stops carries (an average of 6.2 yards per attempt) and a touchdown ... Collected three Recovered a fumble for a touchdown in Homecoming win over No. 11 McNeese in win at Indiana State ... Recorded eight tackles in win at nationall y ranked receptions for 17 yards ... Returned one kickoff against at I-A Wisconsin for 26 yards WKU Notes: Could make a contribution as an outside linebacker or on special State ... Had a run for five yards and an 18-yard reception in league victory at nationally Youngstown State ... Chosen the Sports Network and Gateway Defensive ... Ran for a career-best 71 yards on only five carries in win over Southwest Missouri teams ... 200 I: Was on the roster, but did not see action ... 2000: Appeared in ranked Youngstown State ... Made two catches for 16 yards in NCAA playoff game State, Western's first-ever Gateway Conference victory ... Had a career-long run of Player of the Week after Ill inois State victory in which he recorded six tackles, nine games, making two tackles ... Made col legiate debut in season opener against at No. 3 Furman ... 2000: Played in 10 games, including the final nine, as a true 32 yards in that contest ... Gained 45 yards on just two attempts in Elon win, coll ecting including a career-high three sacks ... Had seven stops against Gateway winner UT Martin, then did not play again for a month ... Saw action in Western's final eight freshman ... Had three catches for 37 yards and added two carries for 17 yards ... Northern Iowa ... Ended season with nine tackles, a stop for loss and a fumble the game's final touchdown with a 16-yard run in the fourth quarter ... Posted three contests ... 1999: Sat out as a redshirt. Made collegiate debut in season-opening UT Martin contest, but did not record first recovery in NCAA playoff game at Furman ... 2000: Had a breakout season in which carries for 18 yards and his first reception of the season in victory over No. 11 HS/Misc: Was a three-year starter and letterwinner for Butler HS ... Earned all­ catch until grabbing a 14-yard reception in Tennessee Tech victory ... Also had two he collected 86 tackles, including nine behind the line of scrimmage (39 yds), six sacks McNeese State ... 2000: Appeared in all 13 games with four starts as a sophomore district honors and served as team co-captain . catches in season finale against Appalachian State in quarterfinals of NCAA playoffs (31 yds), four recovered fumbles, forced another two and broke up five passes ...... Was the team's second-leading receiver with 13 receptions for 308 yards - an ... Had a 17-yard run at Tennessee State ... Also made three tackles (two unassisted) Had a 57-yard fumble return for a touchdown (the second of his career) in win at average of 23.7 yards per catch - and a touchdown, while also rushing for 80 yards The Glover File: Ful l Name - Andrew L. Glover; Parents - Kenneth and Theresa on special teams. Murray State ... Posted nine tackles and a pair of sacks in three-point win over Eastern and a score on 22 carries ... Ranked sixth on the squad with 403 al l-purpose yards Hale; Birth - Oct. 26, 1981, Louisv il le, Ky.; HS - Butler '99; HS Coach - Steve Kentucky, fol lowing that game with an eight-tackle (two for loss) performance against ... Collected at least one catch in 10 games ... Only reception in win at Elon was 65- Jewell; HS Letters - football 3; Major - Economics; Ambition - be successful in HS/Misc: Lettered and started his final two years at McKenzie HS ... Earned all­ Tennessee Tech ... Collected 11 tackles in three ofWKU's final four contests, including yard touchdown catch to break a scoreless tie ... Posted two receptions on three business; Hobbies - basketball, fishing. West Tennessee and all-region honors his last year when he caught 16 passes- seven occasions - against Eastern Illinois, Southern Illinois and Appalachian State ... Had both NCAA playoff games ... 1999: Saw action in the final eight games, earning first for scores - for 387 yards ... Was named all-region and the team's Most Improved season highs of 30 yards on eight carries in win at Tennessee State ... Also col lected career start at Indiana State ... Collected 16 tackles, two tackles behind the line of Defensive Totals Player in 1998 after catching 32 passes for 851 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Had 23 yards on seven attempts in Indiana State victory ... 1999: Played in nine contests, scrimmage (10 yds), and a sack (7 yds) ... Also recorded a fumble recovery, an 11 catches for 144 yards in his best outing ... A two-year letterwinner in baseball, garnering a start in his collegiate debut at UT Martin ... Had 18 carries for 89 yards Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR interception, a blocked kick and two passes defensed ... Had two tackles and picked he was an all-district selection in '99. and a score for the season ... Posted four tackles on special teams as well ... Co ll ected 2000 9 1-1 - 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 / 0 off a pass that he returned 12 yards in his second game, a win over rival Murray State 37 yards on nine carries with a 6-yard touchdown run in his Topper debut ... Didn't The Hayes File: Full Name - Shannon Lee Hayes; Parents - Terry and Connie ... Posted three stops and a sack (7 yds) in victory at Eastern Illinois ... Collected four carry the ball again until gaining 17 yards on two attempts vs. No. 2 Tennessee State, Hayes (father, disabled veteran; mother, district secretary); Birth -April 11, 1982, tackles and blocked punt for safety at ISU. including a season-best 11-yard dash ... Matched that 11-yard run with his only carry Huntingdon, Tenn.; HS- McKenzie '00; HS Coach - Bil l Koen (Henderson State); HS/Misc: Started two years at Miami Beach Senior where he was the High Tides' at Ind iana State. HS Letters - football 2, baseball 2; Major - Civil Engineering; Hobbies - baseball, Most Valuable Defensive Player (twice) and a second-team all-Dade pick as a senior HS/Misc: Earned four letters, starting every season, at Muhlenberg North High ... Curtis Hamilton basketball. ... Selected to play in both the Dade County and the Dade-Broward All-Star Games An honorable mention all-state selection after leading Kentucky in rushing and ranking 5-11 II 205 ... Twice a first-team all-district pick, he totaled 37 sacks in his two years as a starter fourth with 30 touchdowns as a senior ... Recorded a school-record 412 yards in Receiving Totals (including five in a single game); and, he was credited with 16 forced fumbles (including game against Scottsville ... Selected team MVP ... Also earned fo ur letters in track and Se ni or - 3L II FB Year GP No-Yds Avg TD Lg YPG a school record 10 his senior year) and a TD scored. three in basketball. Paducah, Ky. 43 2000 10 3-37 12.3 0 14 3.7 The Drummond File: Ful l Name - Jonathan Drummond; Parents - Floyd The Frazier File: Full Name-Jonathan Dewayne Frazier; Parents-John Frazier Pad ucah Til ghman High Drummond (security guard) and Patricia McKay (toll supervisor); Birth - April 23, and Helena Bomer (home health nurse); Birth -July 8, 1981, Madisonville, Ky.; HS 2illll u .6.cj_Q.2 1lL2 .1 5_3 2...1 1980, Miami, Fla.; HS - Miami Beach Senior '98; HS Coach - Rick DiVita (West - Muh lenberg North '99; HS Coach-Joe Nelson (Kentucky Wesleyan); HS Letters WKU Notes: In the running for time again at the fullback Totals 22 9-146 16.2 I 53 6.6 - football 4, track 4, basketball 3; Major - Phy.sical Education; Ambition - teach; Virginia Tech); HS Letters-football 2; Major - Public Health Education; Ambition position ... The Hilltoppers' leading returning rusher ... Hobbies - fishing, video games. - sports medicine; Hobbies - video games, reading. 200 I: Carried the ball 72 times for 230 yards and four touchdowns in 12 games, including nine starts ... Caught one Defensive Totals Rushing Totals pass for five yards versus nationally ranked McNeese State ... Posted 43 yards on Att-Yds Avg Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR Year GP TD Lg YPG 10 carries in season opener at No. 13 Western Il li nois, with a season-long run of 17 4.9 1999 8 10-6 - 16 2-10 1-7 1-12 2 0/1 1999 9 18-89 11 9 .9 yards ... Averaged 6.0 yards per carry and scored his first touchdown of the season 2000 1 3 48-38 - 86 9-39 6-31 0-0 5 2/4 2000 13 22-80 3.6 1 17 6 .2 in home opener against Kentucky State ... Had touchdowns in three straight contests 2illll u 50-21 - Z1 J±5_8 1.-:1_5_ 0.-=-0 3. J_j'.'._1 2illll u .3.U.2..1 .6..1 1 ll ll.2. from Oct. 20-Nov. 3 .. . 2000: Made 10 appearances, starting half, and played in Totals 33 108-65 - 173 25-107 14-83 1-12 10 3/6 Totals 34 71-360 5.1 3 32 10.6 the final nine games ... Rushed for 279 yards on 52 carries with a touchdown ... Had 20 - - BACK-To-BACK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF 0UAL/FIER - 'l'&,1 BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAL!F!ER 21 ■

1if 2002 WKU HILLTOPPERS 2002 WKU H!LLTOPPERS HS/Misc: A three-year starter for Coach Gary McDowell's Rowan County Vikings, Bill Hewig he was named all-district, all-area and honorable mention all-state as a senior .. . Served Jamarr Lindsay Peter Martinez 6-0 II 275 as the Vikings' defensive captain and was the team's MVP for the '98 season ... A 6-4 II 310 6-2 II 180 Freshman - RS II OL middle linebacker, he notched a school record 174 tackles as a senior, including 27 Junior- SQ II OL Senior - 2L II PK Evansville, Ind. in one game; was also credited with 2 9 tackles for a loss, 12 sacks, six passes broken 69 Mansfield , Ohio 19 Nashvi ll e, Tenn. 65 up, four blocked kicks (including a field goal he returned for a 78-yard TD) and Mansfield Senior High Reitz High ------recovered two fumbles .. . Had 138 tackles as a junior and 63 as a sophomore ... Hillwood High Finished fourth in the state in the 110 hurdles as a junior on the track squad. WKU Notes: Might see time on the offensive line ... Also listed as the backup long WKU Notes: Could contribute on the offensive line .. . 200 I: Did not play last WKU Notes: Will handle the placekicking duties for the The Kappes File: Full Name - Kody Randall Kappes; Parents - Keith and Janet snapper on special teams ... 200 I: A red shirt. season ... Also sat out in 2000. third straight year ... Is tied for second al l-time at WKU with Kappes (father, vice president at Morehead State; mother, elementary school HS/Misc: A two-year starter and letterwinner for coach Stan Jefferson at Mansfield 31 field goals, ranking third on the career extra point and HS/Misc: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Reitz HS ... Was an all-state, all­ teacher); Birth - Nov. 24, 1980, Morehead, Ky.; HS - Rowan County '99; HS Senior High ... Was named first-team all-conference, all-North Central Ohio and all­ points-by-kicking lists ... Is also seventh on the all-time scoring chart ... 200 I: A conference, all-metro and all-city pick following his last season after playing both Coach - Gary McDowell (Dayton); HS Letters - football 4, track 2; Major - defensive tackle and center while serving as the long snapper on special teams ... Had Agriculture; Ambition - pro football, career in landscape design; Hobbies - sports, district his senior season ... Earned second-team all-league and al l-North Central Ohio second-team a/I-Gateway Conference selection on the field, honorable 1 31 tackles with 10 tackles for loss and six sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble gardening. honors as a junior. mention GFC all-Academic Team member in the classroom .. . Tied for second recoveries last year ... A three-time al l-conference and all-section selection in wrestling, The Lindsay File: Fu ll Name - Jamarr Anthoney Lindsay; Parent - Vernessa in the conference and ranked 22nd in I-AA with 1.09 field goals per game in the regular a sport he was also named all-state in once ... Earned two letters in track. Lindsay (Center of Family & Individual Services); Birth - May 4, 1982, Mansfield, season ... Also tied for sixth in the Gateway in scoring ... Led the Hilltoppers in scoring The Hewig File: Full Name - William Craig Hewig; Parents - Bill and Patricia Chad Kincaid Ohio; HS - Mansfield Senior '00; HS Coach-Stan Jefferson (Ohio State); HS Letters with 76 points, converting on 34-of-37 extra-point attempts and 14-of-22 field-goal Hewig (both teachers); Birth - June 8, 1983, Evansville, Ind.; HS - Reitz '01; HS 6-1 II 215 - football 2; Major - Psychology. tries ... Became the first WKU placekicker to lead the squad in scoring in consecutive Coach- Bob Gaddis (Bal l State); HS Letters-football 3, wrestling 3, track 2; Major Junior - 1L II TE seasons since 1986-87 ... The point total was the fourth highest for a Western kicker - Physical Education; Ambition - teach and coach; Hobbies - weight lifting, 88 Lou isville, Ky. in a season, while he finish ed third on the season field-goal record list .. . Made six horseback riding. Brian Lowder of his last eight field-goal attempts in the fina l five contests, including a 2-for-2 South Oldham High pe rformance at Furman in the NCAA playoffs - his 51-yard field goal as time expired 5-9 II 195 WKU Notes: Shifted from defensive line to tight end in the spring .. . 200 I: Played at the end of the first half was a career long and set a conference playoff record .. . Junior - 2L II SS Randall Johnson in eight of 12 games, including six in a row from Sept. 29-Nov. 3 ... Credited with Also posted multiple field goals in three of the first four games of the season .. . solo tackles in collegiate debut against Kentucky State and at Indiana State ... 1 Bowling Green , Ky. 2000: Earned second-team All-America and first-team a/1-OVC accolades 6-1 II 300 2000: Sat out the season. Bowling Green High a~er becoming the first WKU kicker in school history to score I 00 points Senior - 3L II DL HS/Misc: Was a three-year starter and letterwinner at South Oldham High, earning ... Hit a school season-record 17 field goals and tied previous kicker Jeff Poisel for Detroit, Mich. all-state and all-conference honors. WKU Notes: The projected ,starter at strong safety second on the WKU PAT list with 49 ... Kicked two field goals in six different contests 94 coming out of spring practice ... 200 I: Had seven tackles Martin Luther King High The Kincaid File: Full Name-Chad Kincaid; Parents- Terry and Ragina Kincaid ... Made a season -best six straight field goals from Sept. 23-Oct. 14, tying the fourth­ (father, bus driver; mother, school lunch lady); Birth -June 5, 1981, Louisville, Ky.; in 12 games as a sophomore, seeing time mostly on special best streak in school annals ... Converted on his last 39 PAT conversions ... Set a school WKU Notes: Should see time as a starter on the HS - South Oldham '99; HS Letters - football 3; Major - Mechanical Engineering. teams .. . Recorded a season-best two stops and recovered a blocked punt in end game record with 15 points by kicking, and tied another with nine PA Ts, in season­ defensive line for the second consecutive season, playing zone against Gateway Conference champions Northern Iowa ... 2000: Played in opening win over UT Martin ... Accounted for all six points in the Toppers 6-3 win mostly in the middle .. . WKU's most experienced linemen all 13 games in his first season of action ... Had 12 tackles (seven unassisted) and over nationally ranked Eastern Kentucky with a pair offield goals from inside 30 yards with 36 appearances in his three years on the Hill ... 200 I: Played in al l 12 games, Matt Lange forced a fumble ... Was credited with 20 yards on an interception return after taking ... 1999: Did not appear in a game after redshirting in '98. a lateral from Me l Mitchell in the regular-season finale against Southern Illinois - he starting nine ... Credited with a career-high 43 tackles, one tackle behind the line of 6-0 II 165 HS/Misc: A product of Hillwood High in Nashville, he handled the placekicking scrimmage, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery ... Collected eight stops in win also had a career-best four stops in that contest .. . Made three unassisted tackles in chores for the Hil ltoppers there for two seasons, earning all-metro and all-region at Youngstown State ... Had six tackles versus nationall y ranked Northern Iowa and Junior- SQ II PK road win at Southeast Missouri ... Was credited with two tackles in NCAA playoff honors for his efforts ... Also lettered in basketball ( a two-year starter) and soccer Louisville, Ky. win vs. Florida A&M ... 1999: Sat out as a redshirt. a season-best nine against Southern Illinois - he also broke up a pass in the SIU win 83 (three-time all-d istrict pick), where his two goals vs. Montgomery Bell Academy gave ... 2000: Started all 13 games, collecting 34 tackles (24 unassisted) with four sacks Trinity High HS/Misc: A local product from Bowling Green High, he earned four letters and HHS its first-ever victory over that school. (18 yds) and a forced fumble ... Recorded a career-high six stops with a sack in season­ started three years for the Purples .. . Was an all-conference and all-district selection The Martinez File: Full Name - Peter Martinez; Parents - Manuel Martinez WKU Notes: One of four kickers on the roster ... Has not appeared in a game openingvictory over UT Martin ... Also had five tackles in win at Elon and four in Indiana .. . Also lettered in baseball and track. (educator) and Sarah Martinez (educator); Birth - May 11, 1980, Terre Haute, Ind.; the last two last years. The Lowder File: Fu ll Name - Thomas Brian Lowder; Parents - Tom Lowder State victory ... 1999: Appeared in all 11 contests with four starts in his first season HS/Misc: Earned four letters, starting two years, at Trinity HS ... Was an all­ HS - Hillwood '98; HS Coach - Jerry Link; HS Letters - football 3, basketball 4, and Barbara Kitchens (teacher); Birth -Aug. 2, 1981, Lexington, Ky .; HS- Bowling of action on the Hi ll ... Collected 15 tackles, three tackles for loss (5 yds) and a ½ conference selection. soccer 3; Major - Agriculture; Hobbies - sports, fishing. Green '99; HS Coach - Kevin Wallace (WKU); HS Letters - football 4, baseball sack for one yard ... Had four unassisted stops with all three TFL in first career start The Lange File: Full Name- Matt Scott Lange; Parents- Donald and Linda Lange 2, track 1; Major - Government/Sociology; Ambition - lawyer. vs. Cumberland ... Also posted four tackles at 16th-ranked Eastern Kentucky ... (father, Ford plant; mother, hospital employee); Birth - Oct. 29, 1980, Louisville, Field Goals Redshirted in '98. Ky.; HS-Trinity '99; HS Coach- Chuck Servino (Kentucky); HS Letters -football Year M-A Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Blkd HS/Misc: Played just one season (as a junior) at Martin Luther King High, earning 4; Major - Marketing. Defensive Totals 2000 17-22 77.3 0-0 12-15 4-5 1-2 0-0 42 0 Year GP U-A-T a letter as a starter ... Earned all-state and all-city honors. TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR 2D_0J . 1±22 _6_3_,__6, D-=-0 H 5-:_8_ u J--=--1 51 The Johnson File: Ful l Name - Randall Johnson; Parents - Randall and Monica 2000 1 3 7-5 - 12 0-0 0-0 0-20 0 1 / 0 Ttls 31-44 70.5 0-0 19-24 9-13 2-6 1-1 51 Johnson (mother, social worker); Birth -June 2, 1980, Detroit, Mich.; HS- Martin Ronnie Lilly 2-QOJ_ 1-2 2:c5-=-I 0-=-Q 0-=-Q 0-=il Q O_,LQ Totals 25 9-10 - 19 0-0 0-0 0-20 0 I / 0 Luther King '98; HS Coach - James Reynolds; HS Letters - football 1; Major - 5-9 II 185 Social and Behavioral Science. Junior - 1L II RB The Toppers On The Track Defensive Totals 34 Detroit, Mich . Tyrone Mareko BPU FF/ FR Oak Park High Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int 6-3 II 310 Western's top heights in the vertical jump last spring: 1999 11 9-6 - 15 3-5 ½ -1 0-0 0 0/0 WKU Notes: One of three returning players who will 2000 13 24-10 - 34 4-18 4-18 0-0 0 1 / 0 Freshman - RS II OL continue to compete for the starting tailback job in the fa ll Sherrod Coates ...... 37" Q_,_Q American Samoa 2Dfil .12 .19-=2~ 3. 1::D 0-=-Q J Q,L.1 61 Brian Lowder ...... 36.5" ... 200 I: Appeared in five games as a sophomore, all in Tafuna High ------Totals 36 52-40 - 92 8-23 4½-19 0-0 I I/ I relief ... Posted 22 attempts for 12 9 yards and two Thomas Wilkins ...... 36.5" touchdowns, averaging 5.9 yards per carry ... Ran for a career-best 75 yards and WKU Notes: Might see time as part of the offensive line .. . 200 I: Redshirted. Robert Morand ...... 3 6" two touchdowns on seven carries in home-opening victory over Kentucky State ... HS/Misc: Started and lettered all four years at Tafuna HS ... Named the 2000 Charles Thompson ...... 3 6" Posted 3 3 yards on seven attempts in league win at Illinois State .. . Sat out the 2000 Lineman of the Year and was honored with the International Samoan Athlete Award Jerome Reaves ...... 3 5. 5" Kody Kappes season. ... An Al l-Star selection following his final two years ... Helped lead the Warriors to Carl Birts ...... 3 5" HS/Misc: Earned three letters as a starter at Oak Park High ... Was a first-team the 1998 Island championship ... Earned three letters in track and played basketball Jeremy Chandler ...... 3 5" 6-2 II 235 all-state, all-area and all- metro selection as a senior ... An all-conference pick his final Junior - SQ II ILB as a senior. Shawn McCrimon ...... 35" two years. Carlos Smith ...... 34.5" Morehead, Ky. The Lilly File: Full Name - Ronnie Lilly; Parents - Ronnie Ba il ey and Cleola Black The Mareko File: Full Name - Tyrone Mareko; Parents - Faipaua and Celina 44 Shannon Hayes ...... 34" (both retired); Birth - March 14, 1981, Detroit, Mich .; HS - Oak Park '99; HS Mareko (father, project engineer; mother, high school teacher); Birth - March 22, Rowan County High Chris Miller ...... 34" Coach - Keith Stephens; HS Letters - football 3; Major - Busin ess; Ambition - 1983, American Samoa; HS - Tafuna '01; HS Coach - Clayton Mahuka (Hawaii); WKU Notes: Listed as one of two reserves at inside to own a business; Hobbies - PlayStation, talking on the phone. HS Letters-football 4, track 3, basketball 1; Major-undeclared; Hobbies-hunting Cris Ri viere ...... 34" linebacker following spring practice ... 200 I: Saw action and fishing. in Kentucky State win ... 2000: Made his collegiate debut Rushing Totals in the Hilltoppers' season-opening victory over UT Martin - it was his only appearance Year GP Att-Yds Avg TD Lg YPG of the season .. . 1999: Redshirted his first year on the Hill. 2001 5 22-129 5.9 2 38 25.8 22 23 - 'Wl\r1 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER - - BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER 2002 WKU H!LLTOPPERS 2002 WKU H!LLTOPPERS Jason Michael Chris Miller years and twice in powerlifting, in which he was the state champion his final two years Karl Maslowski - he set the state record in the dead lift. 6-1 II 235 5-10 II 200 6-0 II 225 The Oderinde File: Full Name - Adeirele Vinegar Oderinde; Parent - Delores Junior - 2L II ILB Senior - 3L II QB Junior- 2L II RB Vinegar (teacher); Birth - April 8, 1981, Pepillen , Neb.; HS - Scott County '99; 48 New Lenox, Ill. 10 Louisa, Ky. 41 Heidelberg , Germany HS Coach - Jim McKee (Centre); HS Letters - football 3, track 4, powerlifting 2; Lincoln-Way High Army II Lawrence County High Heidelberg High Major - Recreation.

WKU Notes: On the preseason depth chart at inside WKU Notes: Slated to be the starting quarterback WKU Notes: One of three returning letterwinn ers vying Defensive Totals lin ebacker for the second straight year ... 200 I: Saw coming out of spring drills ... 200 I: Played in all 12 for the starting tai lback job ... 200 I: Played in 10 of 12 Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR contests, mostly on special teams ... Had seven carries for action in all 12 games last year ... Made 16 tackles (1 1 -======.;;;;;======games, co ll ecting 16 carries for 63 yards and a touchdown 2001 12 17-11 - 28 8-20 3-13 0-0 0 0 / 0 unassisted) .. . Also blocked a kick in Indiana State victory ... Collected four tackles a yard, with a long run of eight yards, and was 1-of-2 passing for seven yards ... Posted ... Had eight carries for a season-high 42 yards in home-opening win against Kentucky in home-opening victory over Kentucky State ... Ended the regular season with multiple a pair of tackles ... 2000: Appeared in all 13 games ... Ran for 11 yards on a pair State ... Also had multiple attempts in Elon, Il linois State and Southern Illinois games stops in the last three contests, including posting a career-best five tackles (four of carries and completed his only pass to Jerome Reaves for a 39-yard touchdown - al l Hilltopper victories ... 2000: Saw action in eight contests with his first career unassisted) in w in at Illinois State ... 2000: Appeared in all but the Elon game both in WKU's season-opening victory over UT Martin ... Had nine tackles (five un assisted) start com ing in the Eastern Kentucky game ... Rushed for 82 yards on nine carries, Bobby O'Neal on special teams, the most for any offensive player on the squad ... Recovered a at linebacker and on special teams ... Was credited with seven tackles, a sack (9 yds) an average of 9 .1 yards per attempt ... Had seven rushes for a team-high 7 5 yards fumble at Tennessee State to set up the Toppers' fi rst score, as Western would go 6-3 II 260 and a pass defensed .. . Also had two kick returns for 21 yards ... Had an unassisted in the EKU game, a three-point Hilltopper victory ... Also co llected a carry against on to score 52 unanswered points in OVC road win ... 1999: Saw action in all 11 Sophomore - SQ II OL tackle in his collegiate debut vs. UT Martin in the Hilltoppers' season opener .. . Posted Tennessee State and Eastern Il linois ... Made an unassisted special teams tackle at games with seven starts, in cluding the last six contests ... Ran for 3 84 yards on 151 Thom pson Station , Tenn . two stops in back-to-back wins against Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State, Southeast Missouri ... 1999: Was a redshirt. 68 carries and threw for another 565 yards, going 24-of-60 ... Accounted for nine Centennial High recording his first career sack in the second contest ... 1999: Redshirted his first year HS/Misc: Was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Heidelberg High touchdowns (four rush, five pass) .. . Ranked sixth in the OVC with a 126.60 pass on the Hill. in Germany ... Named all-Europe, all-conference and academ ic all-conference ... Also efficiency rating ... Was second on the squad with 86.3 yards per game of total offense WKU Notes: Adds depth on the offensive lin~ ... 200 I: ... Not on the roster HS/Misc: As a high school athlete, he was a two-year starter for Coach Rob was a member of the wrestling team. ... Ranked third on the team with 28 points ... Made two so lo tackles on punt coverage in the fall, but participated in spring drills . Full Name - Christopher Miller; Parents - Charles and T ravantha Glielmi's Lincoln-Way Knights .. . Helped lead his team to the Illinois 6A state football ... Completed all three pass attempts for 152 yards and a touchdown in collegiate The Miller File: HS/Misc: Started and lettered four years at Centennial HS .. . Played in the championship as a junior in '97 when he was Defensive Player of the Week twice debut at UT Martin, throwing an 86-yard scoring pass for the Toppers' longest Miller (father, military; mother, caregiver); Birth-June 6, 1981, Indianapolis, Ind.; Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star game following his last season .. . All-county, all-region, while co llecting 122 tackles ... Set a school record with 154 tackles as a senior in 1998 completion of the season ... Was 2-of-7 for 43 yards and rushed for 41 yards on HS - Heidelberg '99; HS Letters - football 4; Major - Broadcasting; Ambition al l-midstate and the region MVP as a senior ... Selected all-county as a junior ... Team when he was named all-state by both the Chicago Tribune (first team) and the IH SA nine attempts in first start vs. No. 21 South Fl orida ... Completed 5-of-10 passes for - playing professionally or making music; Hobbies - music. captain ... Also earned a letter in track as a sophomore. Coaches Association (honorable mention); he was also an All-USA honorable pick 36 yards and added 15 carries for 42 yards in comeback win over Murray State ... The O'Neal File: Full Name - Robert Daniel O'Neal; Parents - Bob O'Neal by USA Today ... And, he was a consensus all-area selection ... His club's Defensive Ran for a career-high 85 yards on 23 carries at Tennessee Tech ... Gained 82 yards Rushing Totals (engineer) and Sherri O'Neal (dental hygenist); Birth - Feb. 7, 1983, Springfield, Player of the Year, he was the top vote-getter for the SICA-Blue Division first-team rushing on 17 attempts and was 3-of-5 for 38 yards passing in w in at Eastern Illinois Year GP Att-Yds Avg TD Lg YPG Mo.; HS - Centennial '01; HS Coach - Greg Gregory (Middle Tennessee); HS all-conference squad after leading the league in tackles. .. . Completed two passes for 80 yards - including a 71-yard scoring strike to Alan 2000 8 9-82 9.1 0 27 10.3 Letters - football 4, track 1; Major - History; Ambition - teach/ coach; Hobbies 2_0_0j_ j_Q The Maslowski File: Full N ame - Karl Thomas Maslowski; Parents - Michael Ogletree- and rushed for 58 more yards in overtime victory at Indiana State ... Was l6-=-u.3. 3...-2. 1 8 6_3 _ - music. and Deborah Maslowski (father, network engin eer; mother, teacher's aide); Birth 4-of-7 for 115 yards with an 85-yard touchdown pass to Ogletree in season finale Totals 18 25-145 5.8 I 27 8.1 - Feb. 4, 1981, Oaklawn, 111.; HS - Lin coln-Way '99; HS Coach - Rob Glielmi at Southern Illinois. (Illinois); HS Letters - football 2, wrestling 3; Major - Public Health Education. HS/College/Misc: Tran sferred to the Hill from Army where he was redshirted as a rookie in 1998 ... Played his high school football at Lawren ce County where he Robert Morand Defensive Totals was a two-time all-stater (second team as a sen ior; honorable mention his junior year) Kinnus Paul Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR ... Also named the area Player of the Year in '97, he was a three-time al l-area pick 6-3 II 190 6-4 II 260 2000 12 4-3 - 7 1-9 1-9 0-0 1 0 / 0 and two-time team MVP, captaining the Bulldogs his junior and senior seasons ... A Sophomore - 1L II WR Junior - 1L II DL 2illll .12 ~--=--16 QcD Q_Q 0.-=-0 Q Q,L._Q four-year starter, the LCHS teams he led posted a remarkable 49-2 overall record, 6 Bradenton, Fla. 90 Detroit, Mich. T otals 24 15-8 - 23 1-9 1-9 0-0 I 0/0 including an impressive upset of Breathitt County in the state quarterfinals, snapping Bayshore High Northwestern High --- BCHS' 42-game winning streak ... As a senior, he accounted for 46 TDs (25 rushing and 21 passing) while running for 1,411 yards and throwing for an add itional 1,218 WKU Notes: Ended the spring as one of two backups at a wideout slot .. . WKU Notes: A backup on the depth chart at right end ... His career numbers were: 4,079 yards rush ing for 72 TDs and 3,538 yards 200 I: Played in four games, includ ing three of the final four contests, last year .. . at the end of spring practice, adds depth on the defensive Kris Mau passing for 48 more scores - that's 7,617 yards in total offense and 120 TDs 2000: Sat out the year as a redshirt. ======'"-' line ... 200 I: Did not see action ... 2000: Made a pair of 6-1 II 260 accounted for ... Also a four-year starter and three-time all-area selection in basebal l, HS/Misc: Started for two years and earned three letters at Bayshore High ... appearances against UT Martin and Southern Illinois - the first game marked his Sophomore - 1L II DL earning team MVP honors his junior year and captaining the Bulldogs his sophomore Selected al l-area and all-conference his sen ior season after catching 2 4 passes for over co llegiate debut ... 1999: A redshirt. American Samoa and junior seaso ns. 400 yards with five touchdowns ... A second-team all-area and first-team all-league HS/Misc: As a high school athlete, he was a two-year starter for the Northwestern 57 The Michael File: Full Name -Jason Mi chael; Parents - Eddie and Susan Mi chael cho ice as a junior when he helped lead the Bruins to their first conference championship High Colts ... He was named his team's Lin eman of the Year as a sen ior co-captai n, Fagai tua High (father, superintendent, Lawrence County Schools; mother, homemaker); Birth - and a berth in the state playoffs ... Earned three letters in basketball and another in whil e also earning all-city honors ... An aggressive athlete, he once had back-to-back Oct. 15, 1978, Portsmouth, Ohio; HS- Lawrence County '98; HS Coach - Chuke WKU Notes: Th e only one of four Samoans on last year's roster to see time as track ... Brother Tyrone Williams plays for the . sacks at the goal lin e to preserve a win for the Colts ... Also lettered in voll eyball and Williams (Eastern Kentucky); HS Letters - football 4, baseball 4, basketball 1, track a true freshman, he ended spring practice atop the depth chart at left end ... The Morand File: Full Name- Robert Lee Morand, Jr.; Parents- Robert Morand once served his club to a game win with 10 straight aces. 1; Major - Civil Engineering Technology; Hobby - spending time with fam ily and 200 I: Played in the fin al nine games as part of the rotation on the defensive line, and Bevily Walton (sel f-employed); Birth - Oct. 23, 1981, Gainesville, Fla.; HS The Paul File: Full Name - Kinnus Romelle Paul; Parents -Johnn ie and Jean Pau l friends. assisting on a pair of tackles. - Bayshore '00; HS Coach - Raymond Woodie (Bethune-Cookman); HS Letters (father, retired; mother, school cook); Birth - March 3, 1981, Farmington, Mich.; HS/Misc: Helped lead Fagaitua High to back-to-back Island championships ... - football 3, basketball 3, track 1; Major - Advertising; Ambition - design web HS - Northwestern '99; HS Letters - football 2, volleyball; Major - Marketing; Rushing Totals Selected the Offensive Back of the Year as a senior after averaging 7 .0 yards per carry sites; Hobbies - basketball, pool. Ambition - own a business; Hobbies - reading, music, working out, friends . Year GP Att-Yds Avg TD Lg YPG and rushing for seven touchdowns ... Also had 69 tackles, six sacks and three 1999 11 151-384 2.5 4 21 34.9 interceptions on defense ... The 1999 Defensive Lineman of the Year ... Twice selected 2000 13 2-11 5.5 0 8 0.8 an All-Star. 2illll .12 2:..1 Q_.J_ 0 8. Q_J _ lrele Oderinde The Mau File: Full Name - Kristoffer D. Mau; Parents - Faamausili, Jr. and Tui Totals 36 160-396 2.5 4 21 11.0 The Toppers On The Classroom Mau (father, police commander; mother, port administration); HS - Fagaitua '01 ; 5-10 II 215 HS Coach - Maselino Taufu; HS Letters - football; Major - Sociology. Junior - 2L II DL Totals The Hilltoppers had 18 individuals ach ieve at least a 3 .0 grade-point Passing Georgetown , Ky. Year GP Effie A-C-1 Pct Yds TD Lg YPG 92 average in the spring: Defensive Totals 1999 11 126.60 60-24-6 40.0 565 5 86 51.4 Scott County High -- Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR 2000 1 3 7 57.60 1-1-0 100.0 39 1 39 3.0 Kelby Cassity ...... 3 .40 Matt Lange ...... 3 .2 5 2001 9 0-2 - 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 / 0 WKU Notes: Should see time at nose tackle for the ::.20. ...6..Q U..:..l 5Jl.J2 l Q l o_._6 Brian Claybourn ...... 3. 2 5 Brian Lowder ...... 4.00 2illll .12 second straight year ... 200 I: Played in all 12 games with 131.92 63-26-7 41 :2 611 6 86 17.0 Sherrod Coates ...... • ...... 3. 5 2 Peter Martinez ...... 3.86 Totals 36 three starts ... Collected 28 tackles (17 unassisted) with Jami De Berry ...... 3 .14 Karl Maslowski ...... 3 .21 eight stops for loss (20 yds) and three sacks (13 yds) .. . Posted a career-best six Jon Drummond ...... 3.40 Jason Michael ...... 4.00 Total Offense tackles in regular-season finale against Southern Illinois ... Had four stops in w ins over GP Plys Rush Pass Tot YPG Matt Rogers ...... 3.48 Year Kentucky State and Youngstown State ... Recorded three tackles, in cluding two behind Derek Forster ...... 3.46 11 211 384 565 949 86.3 Andrew Glover ...... 3.25 Corey Shaw ...... 3.00 1999 the line of scrimmage, against both Elon and Furman .. . 2000: Appeared in the first 13 3 11 39 50 3.8 Joe Guinane ...... 3. 60 Jeremiah Sowards ...... 3 .40 2000 two games of the season. 2._QQ.1 2. 1 l 8 Q.,.l Perez Smith ...... 3. 1 8 .12 HS/Misc: Was a three-year starter while earn ing four letters at Scott County High Kody Kappes ...... 3 .40 36 223 396 611 1,007 28.0 Totals Schoo l ... Named second-team all-state as a sen ior ... Also lettered in track for four 24 25 - WW BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER - WW BACK-To-BACK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER ■

2002 WKU HtLLTOPPERS 2002 WKU HtLLTOPPERS Antwan Pinkston Eric Ravellette Patrick Reynolds Matt Rogers 5-10 II 175 6-1 II 310 6-3 II 250 6-0 II 230 Sophomore - 1L II FS Senior - 3L II OL Senior - 2L II DL Junior - 1L II TE 17 Lexington, Ky. 73 Vincennes, Ind. 12 Bowling Green, Ky. 49 Columbia, Ky. Henry Clay High Lincoln High ---- Bowling Green High Adair County High WKU Notes: Should start at right end for the second WKU Notes: Could be a contributor in the defensive secondary ... Also can help WKU Notes: Enters his final season on the Hill as the WKU Notes: Expected to contribute at tight end for the consecutive season in his final year on the Hill ... I: One starter at center ... Can also play at either guard slot ... 200 second consecutive season ... 200 I: Appeared in all 12 on special teams ... 200 I: Played in the final five games ... Made one unassisted tackle of five WKU first-team all-Gateway Conference selections contests, making his first career start against Northern Iowa in Southern Illinois victory in regular-season finale ... 2000: Sat out as a redshirt. Ranks third on the squad among linemen with 34 games on the defensive side of the ball ... Started all 12 games, HS/Misc: Was a two-year starter at Henry Clay HS, earning all-district and all-city played ... 200 I: Took over at center in the Indiana State game, goin g on to start recording a career-high 58 total stops (37 unassisted) ... Tied previous career bests ... Graded out at 87 percent overall ... Posted a 92 percent assignment grade and honors in the fal l of '99 after posting 40 tackles, three interceptions and eight passes the final six contests ... Appeared in 10 contests overall ... Received an overall grade with 11 tackles for loss (24 yds) and four sacks (12 yds) ... Added a forced fumble a factor grade of 94 percent ... Collected five pancakes blocks and 12 decleaters ... defensed ... Helped lead the Blue Devils to a 10-2 record and the second round of of 89 percent, with a 9 5 percent assignment grade and a factor grade of 90 percent and fumble recovery .. . Made a season-best seven tackles in wins over both Elon and Credited with two tackles on special teams ... 2000: Made his co ll egiate debut in the state playoffs ... Had 103 tackles and six picks in his career ... Also earned a letter ... Credited with 54 pancake blocks ... Had a score of 90 percent or better in five Southern Illinoi s, making two stops behind the line of scrimmage including a sack in season-opening UT Martin victory ... Had two assisted tackles in opening round of the first contest ... Had six tackles with four for loss (two sacks) in McNeese State in track. games, including a high of 96 percent in first start of season at In diana State ... NCAA playoffs against Florida A&M in his only other appearance ... I 999: Was a Homecoming victory ... Added six more stops the following week in win at The Pinkston File: Full Name -Antwan LaMontae Pinkston; Parents - William, redshirt. 2000: Appeared in 12 of 13 games, missing the Murray State contest... 1999: Started Youngstown State ... Credited with five tackles before leaving NCAA playoff game Ill and Sabrina Pinkston (father, news assistant editor; mother, teacher); Birth - the first five games at left guard, and saw action in 10 of 11 contests ... Missed game at Furman with an injury in the second half ... 2000: Started all 12 contests he HS/Misc: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Adair County Hi gh ... Oct. 14, 1981, Wise, Va.; HS - Henry Clay '00; HS Coach - Sam Simpson at Indi ana State ... A redshirt in 1998. appeared in, missing the Elon game due to an ankle injury .. . Led all defensive linemen As a senior, he was selected honorable mention all-state after averaging 16 tackles (Georgetown); HS Letters -football, track 1; Major- Print Journalism; Ambition HS/Misc: Came to Western from Lincoln High in Vincennes where he won all­ with 53 tackles (31 unassisted), ranking third on the squad with 11 tackles for loss a game ... A two-time Pioneer Athletic Conference Linebacker of the Year ... Voted - a career in journalism; Hobbies - writing poetry, music. Southwestern Indi ana, all-area and all-Big 8 Conference honors wh il e also serving as (38 yards) ... Tied for fourth on the team with four sacks (20 yds) ... Broke up a team MVP his final two years ... Earned four letters in baseball and basketball. pass and forced one fumble ... Had five straight games with five or more tackles after the captain of Coach Mike Hidde's Alices .. . Was voted the LHS Lineman of the Year The Rogers File: Full Name - Matthew Harrison Rogers; Parents - Dr. Ronald returning from injury, beginning with win at Southeast Missouri ... Posted a career­ Defensive Totals as a senior ... A two-year starter, he helped lead his team to sectional and regional and Gayle Rogers (father, chiropractor; mother, assistant vice president, bank); Birth Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR best seven tackles with three behind the line of scrimmage in Eastern Kentucky victory titles as a junior in 1996, and a sectional title again in '97 .. . Also lettered in track. ... Recorded eight tackles in the NCAA playoffs ... 1999: Did not play ... A redshirt - June 26, 1981, Campbellsville, Ky.; HS - Adair County '99; HS Coach - John 1-0- 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 2001 5 The Ravellette File: Full Name- Eric Ryan Ravellette; Parents- Brian and Cindy in '98. Peck (WKU); HS Letters - football 4, basketball 4, baseball 4; Major - Civil Ravellette (father, steelworker; mother, beautician); Birth - Nov. 2, 1979, HS/Misc: Reynolds was a star performer locally for Coach Kevin Wallace (a WKU Engineering; Hobbies - golf, fishing. Vincennes, Ind.; HS - Lincoln '98; HS Coach - Mike Hidde (Indiana); HS Letters alumnus) at Bowling Green High where he won all-state and all-district honors as a sen ior after leadin g the Purples in tackles in '97 ... A four-year letterwinn er, he started - football 2, track 1; Major - Physical Education; Ambition - teaching, coachin g; his last two seasons .. . Younger brother Robert is a rising sophomore lin ebacker at Chris Price Hobbies - weight lifting, golf. Ohio State. Casey Rooney 6-0 II 290 The Reynolds File: Full Name - Patrick Lucian Reynolds; Parents - Dan and Roxanne Reynolds (father, Reynolds Seal in g and Stripin g; mother, homemaker); 6-1 II 200 Senior- 3L II OL Birth - Jan. 4, 1980, Bowling Green, Ky.; HS - Bowling Green '98; HS Coach - Junior - RS II QB 62 Indianapolis, Ind. Jerome Reaves Kevin Wallace (WKU); HS Letters - football 4; Major - Business; Ambition - go Sioux City, Iowa into family business; Hobbies - hunting, fishing, basketball. 15 Warren Central High 6-3 II 195 Memphis II West High WKU Notes: Rated number one among the top six Senior - 1L II WR Defensive Totals WKU Notes: Listed third on the depth chart at quarterback after spring drills ... offensive guards in I-AA football by The Sports 2 Arcadia, Fla. Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR Redshirted last season after transferring from Memphis. Network ... Has started the last 31 games at left guard ... DeSoto County High 2000 12 31-22 - 53 11-38 4-20 0-0 1/0 HS/College/Misc: A three-year starter and letterwinner at West Hi gh ... Selected 200 I: Named first-team All-America by the Walter 2.0.Dj_ .12 37-21 - 58 11-=21 ±12 D-=.0 Q J_,LJ. all-state, all-Northwest Iowa, all-metro and all-Sioux Interstate Conference ... Camp Foundation, the first Hit/topper offensive lineman honored by the WKU Notes: One of two projected starters at wide Totals 24 68-43 - 111 22-62 8-32 0-0 I 2 / I Lettered 16 times overall while also participating in basketball (3), baseball (3), soccer organization since 1995 ... Also a second-team All-America selection by the receiver after the end of spring drills ... 200 I: Played in ( 4) and track (3). Sports Network and Don Hansen's Football Gazette, and a first-team al/­ just three contests, making a catch for six yards in season­ ======::.J The Rooney File: Full Name- Casey James Rooney; Parents- Patrick and Sheila Gateway Conference honoree ... Received a 92 percent overall grade for the opener at nationally ranked Western Illin ois ... 2000: Played in all 13 games with Rooney (father, advertising director; mother, X-ray technologist/radiologist); Birth season, with an assignment grade of 98 percent and a 93 percent factor grade ... eight starts, including the last five contests ... Led the squad with 18 receptions, 426 Cris Riviere Had a team-best 115 pancakes and added 31 decleaters ... Called for just two - Jul y 6, 1979, Sioux City, Iowa; HS - West '98; HS Coach - Alan Charlson yards and four touchdowns, averagin g 23.7 yards per catch ... His first career catch penalties and allo wed only one sack as he led all Hilltopper linemen by taking part 6-0 II 200 (Morningside); HS Le tters - football 3, basketball 3, baseball 3, soccer 4, track 3; was a 39-yard touchdown reception in season-opening win over UT Martin ... Made in 729 of 780 plays (93.5 percent) ... Selected the GFC Lineman of the Week Junior- 2L II SS Major - Social Studies/Secondary Education. three catches against both Eastern Kentucky and South Florida ... Only reception in after the McNeese State contest, in which he was graded at 95 percent overall, 97 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Tennessee State w in covered 45 yards for a score ... Made four catches for 88 yards 5 percent assignment and 94 percent factor with 18 pancake blocks ... Scored a 90 - both career highs - and a touchdown in quarterfinals of NCAA playoffs against Northeast High --- percent or better overall grade in six consecutive games from Sept. 22-Oct. 27, and in nine of the last 10 contests .. . Efforts helped WKU lead the league and rank second Appalachian State. WKU Notes: Li sted as the backup at strong safety after Rufus Sanders HS/Misc: Selected second-team al l-state as a wide receiver ... Named the MVP of in the nation in rushing offense .. . 2000: Started all 13 games, anchoring a lin e that spring practice ... Can also contribute on special teams ... 6-8 II 340 helped WKU rank in the top 10 in the nation in rushing for the 10th straight year ... the football team and the Most Improved Player in basketball at DeSoto County High 200 I: Played in all 12 contests ... 2000: Missed first two contests while sti ll recuperating from knee injury before Junior - 1L II OL Continued a recent Western tradition by becoming the fi~h Hilltopper ... Earned three letters in both sports, starting all three years on the gridiron. returning to play in five straight games from Sept. 23-Oct. 21 ... Posted six tackles Indianapolis, Ind. offensive lineman in the last six years to earn All-America honors, a~er Don The Reaves File: Full Name - Jerome Calvin Reaves, Jr.; Parents - Jerome C., 76 before seeing season end with broken wrist suffered in win at Tennessee State ... Sr. and Georgia Reaves (father, correctional captain; mother, registered nurse); Birth Cathedral High ------Hansen's Football Gazette made him an honorable mention selection ... Recorded a pair of stops in Murray State and TSU contests ... 1999: Earned the Also was a first-team all-Oh io Valley Conference selection ... 1999: Saw action in - Feb. 13, 1981, Sarasota, Fla.; HS - DeSoto County '99; HS Coach - Bobby starting job at free safety in preseason practice, but was a medical redshirt after tearing WKU Notes: Made the move from offensive to defensive line in the sprin g, ending 10 contests with seven starts, in cluding each of the last six games ... Made collegiate Bennett; HS Letters -football 3, basketball 3; Major- Business; Ambition - NFL; the ACL in his left knee on punt coverage in the fourth quarter ofWestern's season­ drills as the backup at left tackle ... 200 I: Saw action in 11 of 12 games .. . Posted debut at UT Martin and first start against nationally ranked South Florida ... Missed Hobbies - mechanics. opening w in at UT Martin ... Had five tackles before leaving that contest. the Southeast Missouri game the following week with an injury ... Sat out as a red sh irt HS/Misc: As a high school athlete, he was a four-year starter at Northeast High four tackles, including one for loss (3 yds) ... Collected two assisted stops at I-A his rookie year on the Hill in 1998. Receiving Totals ... An all-county selection as a senior, he was named team MVP after coming up with Wisconsin ... Made solo tackles in w ins over Elon and nationally ranked Mc Neese State. 92 tackles, a pair of pass interceptions and four fumble recoveries ... Earned team HS/Misc: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Cathedral Hi gh ... Named to the HS/Misc: Out of Warren Central High in Indi anapolis, Price was a two-time Year GP No-Yds Avg TD Lg YPG Outstanding Defensive Back honors both his sophomore (78 stops, three intercep­ Bloomington Herald-Tim es' Top 33 ... Voted the Lineman of the Year in 1999 .. . A honorable mention all-stater for Coach Dave Shelbourne's Warriors while also 2000 13 18-426 23.7 4 54 32.8 tions, five caused fumbles) and junior (97 stops, two interceptions, eight fumble two-time al l-state, all-city and all-metro selection. winning al l-county and all -Metro In terscholastic Conference laurels ... Served as team 2_QQ1 .3 1=_6_ _6_,_Q D f,_ 2J2 recoveries) years ... As a freshman, he was his team's MVP playing on both sides captain ... A three-year starter, he won his team's Most Consistent Lineman Award Totals 16 19-432 22.7 4 54 27.0 of scrimmage ( 690 yards and six TDs receiving; and, 60 tackles, 12 sacks and two The Sanders File: Full Name - Rufus Thomas Sanders; Parents - Rufus Sanders two straight years and belonged to the team's 900-Pound Club (350 bench, 440 interceptions). and Shirley Thomas (teacher); Birth - Oct. 28, 1981, Indianapolis, Ind.; HS - squat and 27 5 power clean) for his work in the weight room ... Also lettered in track, The Riviere File: Full Name-Crisian Riviere; Parent-Angelet Isaac ( dry cleaner Cathedral '00; HS Coach - Rick Streiff (Butler); HS Letters - football 3; Major where he ranked among the top five shot putters in the nation with a 53-foot heave employee); Birth - June 4, 1980, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; HS - Northeast '99; HS - Industrial Science; Ambition - start a business; Hobbies - basketball. ... From a football fam il y, his father Jimmie played at Mississippi Valley State; and, Letters - football 4; Major - Sociology . his uncle Larry Sanders played two years with the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. The Price File: Full Name - Christopher D. Price; Parents - Jimmie and Lenora Defensive Totals Price (father, distribution engineer; mother, computer software analyst); Birth - Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR Nov. 1, 1980, Indianapolis, Ind.; HS - Warren Central '98; HS Coach - Dave 1999 3-2 - 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 Shelbourne (Northwestern); HS Letters-football 3, track 2; Major-Management; 2000 5 3-3 - 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 Ambition - success in business and eventually own private business; Hobbies - 2.0_Qj_ Ll D-=.0-=-0 OcQ D.c.O D.c.O Q D...,L..O playing tackle football with friends, throwing the shot put. Totals 18 6-5- II 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 26 27 - WW BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJF!ER -- BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFtER 2002 WKU HtLLTOPPERS 2002 WKU HtLLTOPPERS

long run of 91 yards - tied for the best on the squad - and long completion of 54 Corey Shaw yards ... Helped the Broncos average 389.6 yards and 26 points per game ... Carried Ryan Thomas Antone Towns 6-3 II 240 35 times for 72 yards and three scores as a freshman as NMMJC ended season 7- 6-3 II 295 6-2 II 195 Senior - 2L II DULS 4 ... Added four completions for 121 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... A three­ Junior - 2L II OL Freshman - RS II QB 91 Louisville, Ky. year letterwinner - starting two seasons - at Coffee High ... An al l-region selection 75 Orchard Park, N.Y. 14 Loui sville, Ky . Manual High ... Earned three letters in basketball and two more in baseball. Orchard Park High --- Manual High ---- The Smith File: Full Name-Antoni o Perez Smith; Parent- Sharon Sm ith (Dutch WKU Notes: Adds depth on the defensive line, where Quality supervisor); Birth - Sept. 28, 1980, Douglas, Ga.; HS - Coffee ' 99; HS WKU Notes: One of eight returning letterwinners on the WKU Notes: Will compete for playing time at quarter­ he ended the spring second on the depth chart at left end Coach - Kevin Giddens (Georgia Southern); HS Letters - football 3, basketball 3, offensive line ... Ended the spring li sted second on the depth back, where he end ed the spring li sted second on the depth ... Should handle long snapper duties for the second straight baseball 2; JC- New Mexico Military; JC Coach-John O'Mera (Oklahoma); Major chart at center ... Also a member of the WKU Track & Fi eld chart ... Also a member of the Hilltopper baseball team, year ... 200 I: Appeared in all 12 contests off the bench ... Recorded 17 tackles with -Exercise Science; Ambition - graduate, be successfu l; Hobbies - readin g, music, team, he finished in the top 10 in the in shot put and 35-pound he batted .338 in 49 games with 27 runs, 13 extra-base hits and 27 RBI to earn one sack ( 4 yds) ... Also recovered a fumbled punt that led to a touchdown in win workin g out. weight throw at the indoor championships, and the shot and discus at the outdoor Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball ... 200 I: A football redsh irt. over No. 11 McNeese State ... Made career-high three stops on three occasions, two championships ... Set the school record in the weight throw at the Kentucky In vitational HS/Misc: A three-year starter and letterwinn er for coach Jerry Mayes at Manual of which came again st ranked opponents (McNeese, Youngstown State) ... Had first in January with a distance of 46-11 ½ , ranking fifth in the league in the event .. . HS ... Helped lead the Crimsons to a 7-3 fini sh and a berth in the state playoffs hi s career sack in YSU victory ... Made three tackles in win over Southern Illino is ... Posted Jeremiah Sowards 200 I: Started the first six games of the year, saw action in nine contests .. . Mi ssed last season after throwing for 1,017 ya rds and rushing for another 121 ... Passed two tackles in NCAA playoff game at No. 3 Furman ... 2000: Played in seven games, final three games of the regular season with appendicitis ... Received an overall grade for 635 yards in five games as a junior to help lead MHS to a state playoff berth ... recording three assisted tackles ... Posted an assist in season-o pening win over UT 5-9 II 295 of 86 percent ... Posted a 95 perce nt assignment grade ... Collected 61 pancake Crimsons reached the state playoffs his sophomore year as he threw for 478 yards Martin and had two in Indiana State victory ... 1999: Saw action in home opener Senior - SQ II OL blocks and five decleaters .. . 2000: Played in all but one game (El on), starting the in four games ... Also earned three letters in baseball ... Named to the all-regional vs. Cumberland, recoverin g a fu mble in the end zone for the Toppers' final score, 70 Bowling Green , Ky. final 10 contests. tournament team his junior season ... Father Tony lettered in football for the while finishin g with a tackle and a stop for a loss (2 yds) ... A redshirt in '98. Warren Central High HS/Misc: Prepped at Orchard Park Hi gh, letterin g all four years, startin g the fin al Hilltoppers from 1976-78, twice earnin g all-Ohio Valley Conference honors as a HS/Misc: A three-year starter and letterwinner for coach Jerry Mayes at Manual three ... Named first-team all-state and Team MVP his last year and earned the Jim defensive lin eman ... Mother Angie (Bradley) was an All-American in the long jump HS .. . Earned all-district honors and was voted the team's Most Improved Defensive WKU Notes: Could see time as a member of the Dombrowski Award as the best lineman in the area ... A two-time team captain ... in 1980 for WKU and was inducted in to the school's Track Hal l of Fame in 1987. Player ... Helped Rams reach the state pl ayoffs in his first and final seasons ... An offensive line ... 200 I: Saw action in victories over Ken­ Team had a 26-5 record during his career ... Also earned five letters in track, where The Towns File: Full Name - Antone Devon Towns; Parents -Tony and Angie Academic all-state award wi nner as a freshman ... Made a career-best 13 stops against ======:J tucky State and Illin ois State ... Credited with a 100 percent he was twice selected a NIKE All-American .. . Ranked fifth in the nation in the hammer Bradley Towns (father, business owner); Birth -Oct. 7, 1982, Houston, Texas; Louisvill e Central. assignment grade and 86 percent factor grade ... 2000: Made his only appearance and weight throws as a senior. HS -Manual '01; HS Coach - Jerry Mayes (Mu rray State); HS Letters - football The Shaw File: Full Name - Corey Shaw; Parents -Dennis and Mary Shaw of the year in the Hill toppers' season-openin g victory over UT Martin ... 1999: Made The Thomas File: Full Name - Ryan Michael Thomas; Parent - Karen Thomas 3, baseball 3; Major - undeclared; Hobbies - baseball. (father, Shaw Construction); Birth - March 28, 1980, Louisvi lle, Ky.; HS -Manual hi s collegiate debut in victory over Cumberl an d in Hilltoppers' home opener ... (caseworker); Birth - Nov. 6, 1980, New Fan e, N.Y.; Hb - Orchard Park '00; '98; HS Coach - Jerry Mayes; HS Letters - football 3; Major - Broadcasting. Redshirted as a rookie on the Hill in 1998. HS Coach-Gene Tundo; HS Letters-football 4, track 5; Majo r-Physical Education; HS/Misc: A local product out of Warren Central High, he was a two-year starter Ambition - to coach; Hobbies - sports, fishing. Defensive Totals in the line for veteran Coach Joe Hood's Dragons and was recognized as an Academic Antonio Veals Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR all-stater. 6-0 II 190 1999 1-2 - 3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0/ 1 The Sowards File: Full Name -George Jeremiah Sowards; Parents - George Junior- 2L II FS 2000 7 0-3 - 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 and Beatrice Sowards (business owners); Birth - Oct. 30, 1979, Ft. Campbell, Ky. ; Charles Thompson Louisville, Ky. 1-4 0-0 0 HS- Warre n Central '98; HS Coach-Joe Hood (Cumberland College); HS Letters 4 2001 12 6-11 - 17 1-4 0/1 6-1 II 235 0/2 - football 2, track 2; Major -Corporate and Organizational Communications; Trinity High ---- Totals 20 7-16 - 23 2-6 1-4 0-0 0 Sophomore - 1L II ILB Hobbies - sports, fishing. 9 Louisville, Ky. WKU Notes: After playing wide receiver in his first two Central High seasons, he made the switch to the defensive secondary Ca rlos Sm ith ======--i prior to spring practice .. . Is slated to start at free safety Glenn Stevanus WKU Notes: Will move in to one of the two startin g slots in the fall ... 200 I: Appeared in al l 12 contests with six starts .. . Led WKU with seven 6-4 II 200 6-1 II 215 at inside lin ebacker after seein g time as a backup last fall ... catches, fini shing second o n the team in yards (90) ... Also had five stops (three unassisted) on special teams ... Blocked a punt against Northern Iowa just before Junior- 1L II WR Junior- SQ II DL 200 I: Appeared in all 12 games off the bench fo r WKU halftime that was recovered by Brian Lowder for a touchdown ... Scored a touchdown 86 Mansfield, Ohio Hopkinsville, Ky. last year ... Led all newcomers on defense with 43 tackles, includ in g two behind the Mansfield Senior High 96 lin e of scrimmage - it was the most tackles recorded by a freshman linebacker in coach on his first rushing attempt of the season, a 5-yard carry in win over Southwest Missouri Hopkinsville High Harbaugh's 13 years on the Hil l ... Had one interception at Il linois State, which he State ... Made a 37-yard reception in El on victory, hi s first of the season ... Had a WKU Notes: Listed on the preseason depth chart at 33-yard run and 12-yard catch agai nst nationally ranked Northern Iowa ... Posted WKU Notes: Mi ght see time on the defensive lin e ... 200 I: A squad member who returned three yards ... Also blocked a ki ck again st Southwest Mi ssouri State ... wide receiver ... 200 I: Appeared in 10 of 12 contests, Co ll ected five stops in coll egiate debut at No. 13 W estern Illinois ... Posted six tackles a Hilltopper season-high four receptions for 33 yards in NCAA pl ayoffs at No. 3 did not appear in a game. but did not record a catch ... Made first career start in victory in games against I-A W isconsin , Illi nois State and Southern Illinois ... Collected a career- Furman .. . Had three tackles against Southern Illin ois in regular-season final e and HS/Misc: Lettered and started his final two years at Hopkinsvill e Hi gh ... Named at Indiana State ... Sat out the 2000 season. added two stops at Furman ... 2000: Played in the first 10 games, startin g eight, all-Western Kentucky Conference, and selected to the Kentucky New Era's All-Star high eight stops against nationally ranked Northern Iowa ... 2000: Redshirted. HS/Misc: Earned three letters, starting all three years, at Mansfield Senior HS ... HS/Misc: Earned three letters as a starter at Central High ... Played both lin ebacker before missing the regular-season fina le and NCAA playoffs with a viral infection ... team. Collected 22 receptions for 490 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior to be named Caught eight passes for 87 yards and a touchdown ... Also had one carry for fo ur The Stevanus File: Fu ll Name - Glenn El wood Stevanus Ill ; Parents - Glenn, and , earning honorable-mention al l-state as well as first-team all-district first-team al l-N orth Central Ohio and all-conference, as wel l as second-team all-district yards ... Made four unassisted tackles on special teams ... Collected two receptions Jr. and Anita Stevanus (father, retired military; mother, dental assistant); Birth - and all-conference honors as a senior ... Gained 1,115 yards on 142 carries with ... Played safety as a junior ... Earned three letters in basketball and two in track, for 22 yards in collegiate debut against UT Martin ... Longest catch was a 26-yard March 7, 1982, Clarksville, Tenn.; HS- Hopkin sv ill e '00; HS Coach- Craig Clayton 21 touchdowns hi s last year ... Scored five times in the first half against Atherton HS , reaching the regional finals in track as a freshman. touchdown reception in w in at Tennessee State. (WKU); HS Letters - football 2; Major - Architectural Design. and had 278 yards and five scores vs. North Bullitt Hi gh ... Led squad in tackles in The Smith File: Full Name - Carlos Marcell Sm ith; Parents -Carlos Sm ith (PPG each of hi s last two years ... Won one letter in baseball. HS/Misc: A three-year letterwinn er at Trinity High ... Was voted honorable Industries) and Shirley Bradley; Birth - Oct. 10, 1981, Mansfi eld, Ohio; HS - The Thompson File: Full Name - Charles Anthony Thompson, Jr.; Parents - mention all-state and fi rst-team al l-district his last year after helping lead the Shamrocks Man sfi eld Senior '00; HS Coach - Stan Jefferson (Ohio State); HS Letters- football Charles Thompson, Sr. and Melissa Ramsey (nutrition supervisor); Birth - Oct. 20, to an 11-2 overall record, perfect 6-0 mark in district play, and the quarterfinals of 3, basketball 3, track 2; Major - Elementary Education; Ambition - teach or be a 1981, Louisville, Ky.; HS-Central '00; HS Coach-Bill White (Arkansas-Pin e Bluff); the state tourney ... Rushed for 725 yards and six touchdowns, and caught 28 passes physical therapist; Hobbies - basketball, spending time with friends. HS Letters - football 3, baseball 1; Major - Man agement; Ambition - be successfu l; for 461 yards and another four scores ... Returned 13 ki ckoffs for 320 yards (an Hobbies - basketball, baseball. average of 24.6 yards per return) and 23 punts for 314 yards ... Rushed for 100 The Toppers On The Classroom or more yards in three contests ... Also lettered twice in basketball. Defensive Totals The Veals File: Full Name - Antonio Veals; Parents - Sam Veals (fireman) and Perez Smith Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR Lavonna Holton; Birth- July 30, 1981, Louisvil le, Ky. ; HS - Trinity '00; HS Coach The Hilltoppers have 12 individuals carrying at least a 3.0 cumulative 2001 12 23-20 - 43 2-4 0-0 1-3 0 0 / 0 - Kevin Wright (WKU); HS Letters -footbal l 3, basketball 2; Major- Management; 5-8 II 185 grade-point average: Junior - JC II QB Ambition - play professionall y, get a degree; Hobbies - basketball, relaxing at home with friends. 3 Broxton, Ga. Kelby Cassity ...... 3. 2 5 Matt Lange ...... 3.01 Brian Lowder ...... 4.00 NM Military JC II Coffee High Brian Claybourn ...... 3. 21 Defensive Totals Peter Martinez ...... 3.32 Jon Drummond ...... 3.09 Year GP U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR WKU Notes: Could push for time at quarterback. Derek Forster ...... 3. 2 9 Jason Michael ...... 3.82 2000 10 4-0- 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 / 0 HS/College/Misc: Transferred from New Mexico Mil i­ Joe Guinane ...... 3 . 00 Matt Rogers ...... 3 .4 7 2ili)J J..2 3-=2 - 5. D.c_Q 0-=-0 Oc_Q Q O___,LJ2 ======;;;..i tary JC, where he played the previous two seasons ... Ran Casey Rooney ...... 3.01 Shannon Hayes ...... 3.03 Totals 22 7-2- 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 / 0 for 550 yards and seven touchdowns on 109 carries, and average of 5.0 yards per carry ... Was 1 3-of-4 7 passing for 218 yards and another two touchdowns .. . Had 28 29 - \Yl\fl BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER - 'l&,J BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFtER 2002 WKU HtLLTOPPERS 2002 WKU HtLLTOPPERS

11 contests, posting 27 tackles, four stops for loss (13 yds), 1 ½ sacks (10 yds) and Joe Washington a deflected pass ... Collected a season-high eight tackles (seven unassisted) with two Chris Brunemann Alex Dukes 6-3 II 340 tackles for loss (5 yds), including a½ sack vs. second-ranked Tennessee State ... 6-3 II 230 5-9 II 175 Junior - 2L II OL Recorded a sack for 6 yards at Indiana State. Freshman - HS II DL Freshman - HS II QB HS/Misc: Spent a year at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia ... A product Radcliff, Ky. Covington , Ky. Lakeland, Fla. 77 of Winton Woods Hi gh in Cincinnati where he was an honorable mention all-stater 63 7 North Hardin High --- while also earning all-Southwest Ohio, all-Queen City National Conference and team Covington Catholic High Lake Gibson High ------Defensive Player-of-the-Year laurels ... Finished his three-year career with the HS/Misc: Started and lettered for three years at Covington Catholic HS ... Selected Started three years for Lake Gibson High, finishing as the winningest WKU Notes: Should contribute as one of eight returning Warriors (two as a starter) with 256 tackles, 57 tackles for loss, eight sacks an d a HS/Misc: honorable mention all-state by the Loui sv ill e and first-team all­ quarterback in school history ... Selected the 4A Player of the Year after completing letterwinners on the offensive line ... 200 I: Played in all pair of pass interceptions; recorded double-digits in tackles in 15 games (including Courier-Journal, 141-of-252 passes for 2,128 yards and 21 touchdowns last year, also earnin g but the Elon contest, grading out at 85 percent overall .. . four in which he came up with 15 or more stops) ... Also lettered in wrestling at Northern Kentucky and all-league as a senior ... A member of both the Northern honorable mention al l-state and first-team all-district and all-county honors ... Ran for Had a 93 percent assignment grade .. . Posted 52 pancake blocks and 13 decleaters WWHS. Kentucky Football Coaches Association and Kentucky Inquirer All-Star teams .. . Posted another 542 yards and six scores .. . Helped lead the Braves to an 11-2 fini sh and Had season highs of 11 pancakes and four decleaters in season opener at nationally The Wilson File: Full Name -Arthur Wilson; Parents -Arthur Wilson (retired) 118 tackles (80 un assisted) with 22 stops fo r loss and eight sacks last year to help lead the Colonels to nin e wins and the semifinals of the AAA pl ayoffs ... Recorded the regional final s. ranked Western Illinois ... Had a grade of 87 percent or better in the final five games and Rochelle Wilson (case worker); Birth - Jan . 25, 1979, Cincinnati, Ohio; HS The Dukes File: Full Name - Alex Dukes; Parents - Artis, Sr. and Diane Dukes 68 tackles in clu ding eight sacks as a junior ... Also lettered twice in track. of the year ... 2000: Appeared in four contests as a true freshman ... Made his - Winton Woods '97; HS Coach - Lou Cyncar (Cincinnati); HS Letters - football (father, manager; mother, auditor); Birth - Dec. 25, 1983, Winter Haven, Fla.; The Brunemann File: Full Name - Christopher James Brunemann; Parents - collegiate debut in season-opening victory over UT Martin ... Played in back-to-back 3, wrestling; Major- Marketing; Ambition -pro football or own a business; Hobbies HS - Lake Gibson '02; HS Letters - football; Major - undeclared. - video games, basketball. James and Ma ry Lynn Brunemann (father, construction company vice president; wins over Tennessee Tech and Tennessee State ... Saw action in the Hilltoppers' win mother, salesperson); Birth - Jan. 10, 1984, Cincinnati, Ohio; HS - Covington over Florida A&M in the opening round of the NCAA playoffs. Defensive Totals Catholic '02; HS Coach - Lynn Ray (Eastern Kentucky); HS Letters - football 3, HS/Misc: Earned three letters playing for his father at North Hardin High ... Team U-A-T TFL Sacks Int BPU FF/ FR track 2; Majo r- undeclared; Ambition-pursue a professional career, have a family; Chase Fritz finished 7-4 his final year, as he was selected second-team all-state as well as first­ Year GP 1999 11 19-8 - 27 4-13 1 .5-10 0-0 0/0 Hobbies - hunting, liftin g weights, socializing. team all-district and all-area .. . Voted the team's best offensive and defensive lineman 6-5 II 280 2000 13 17-16 - 33 2-9 2-6 0-0 0 0/0 .. . Was the Cotton State Lineman of the Week ... Earned a letter in track as a junior Freshman - HS II OL 2D_Q1 12 H -23 - 17 2=_5._Q ~ D.=.O 1 Q__µl ... Father was invited to camp. 67 Nicholasville, Ky. Totals 36 60-47 - 107 13-72 8.5-64 0-0 2 0/0 The Washington File: Full Name - Joe Iva Washington, Ill ; Parents - Joe, Jr. Reggie Dent East Jessamine High ------and Youlanda Washington (father, physical education teacher and coach; mother, 6-0 II 215 A three-year starter and letterwinner at East Jessamine HS ... Moved to principal); Birth - Jan. 15, 1982, Elizabethtown, Ky.; HS - North Hardin '00; HS HS/Misc: the offensive lin e as a senior, earning all-district honors while also being selected to Coach - Joe Washington, Jr. (Eastern Kentucky); HS Letters - football 3, track 1; Freshman - HS II RB Daniel Withrow Columbia, Mo. , play in the Mid-State Coaches Association All-Star Game ... Helped lead line that paved Major-Architectural Drafting; Ambition - play professionally; Hobbies -drawing. 22 way for 1,300-yard rusher .. . Led Jaguars to runner-up finish in district each of the 6-3 II 285 Rock Bridge High last two years. Junior - 2L II OL The Fritz File: Full Name - Chase Brendan Fritz; Parents - Mark and Donna HS/Misc: Started and lettered for two years at Rock Bridge Hi gh ... Selected first­ Fritz (father, regional area credit manager; mother, legal secretary); Birth - April 60 Bowling Green, Ky. team all-area, all-district and all-North Central Missouri Conference last season after 18, 1984, Maysvil le, Ky.; HS - East Jessamine '02; HS Coach - Paul Roher; HS Wilson Wickerham Bowling Green High rushing for school records of 1,521 yards and 20 touchdowns ... Team captain on Letters - football 3; Major- undeclared; Ambition - computer engineer; Hobbies squad that won league title .. . Also named first-team all-district his junior year ... - boating, art, computers. 5-8 II 155 Will hold down the left tackle spot in his WKU Notes: Collected 280 yards and six touchdowns in best performance against Wentzville, third season as a starter at Western ... 200 I: Named Junior- SQ II PK scoring 38 points in the contest ... Had 227 yards an d three scores against Hannibal second-team a/I-Gateway Conference ... Had an Owensboro , Ky. HS, the second-ranked team in 4A ... Also earned two letters in track, where he was 84 overall grade of 90 percent, grading out at 96 percent on Owensboro Senior High ----- an all-conference selection in the 100-meter dash and for his efforts as part of the assignments and posting a 91 percent factor grade ... Credited with 71 pancake blocks Jon Hedges 4x100-meter relay team. WKU Notes: One of four placekickers on the roster ... 200 I: Did not see action and 32 decleaters .. . The league's first Offensive Lineman of the Week after 6-1 II 225 receiving a 93 percent overall grade in season opener at Western Illinois, with a 98 The Dent File: Full Name - Reginald V. Dent; Parents - Reginald Dent, Sr. an d ... 2000: Did not appear in a game ... Was a redshirt in his first year on the Hill. Freshman - HS II LS percent assignment grade and 100 percent factor grade- his assignment did not make Kim Whitley; Birth - Feb. 22, 1984, Columbia, Mo.; HS - Rock Bridge '02; HS HS/Misc: Earned four letters, starting two years, at Owensboro Senior High ... Murray, Ky. play in 49 snaps ... Went on to record a grade of 90 percent or higher in five other Coach - Barry Odom (Missouri); HS Letters - football 2, track 2; Major - 36 Earned honorable mention all-state honors ... Was selected Special Teams Player of contests, matching the 93 percent grade in Elon win ... 2000: The only freshman to undeclared; Ambition - earn a masters degree, get a good job; Hobbies - music, Murray High the Year in both 1997 and '98 ... Was 17-for-17 inside of 50 yards on field-goal start all 13 games, joining All-American Chris Price as the only players to accomplish television. HS/Misc: Started and lettered for four years at Murray High ... Was named attempts ... Ranks fourth all-time with fi ve field goals in one half ... A four-year the feat on the offensive line .. . 1999: Sat out as a redshirt. honorable mention all-state and first-team all-Western Kentucky Conference last letterwinner in soccer and also earned one letter in basketball ... Named OIT A three-year starter for the Bowling Green High Purples, he was a South HS/Misc: season after leading the Tigers with 92 tackles ( 69 unassisted) despite missing three Tournament MVP in '99. Region All-America pick by both Prep-Star and Pigskin Prep publications ... Also named contests with an ankle injury ... Also rushed for 564 yards and caught four passes The Wickerham File: Full Name - Wilson Richard Wickerham; Parents - Bill first-team all-state as a senior after earning honorable mention accolades his junior Joe Dolchan for 23 more ... Murray High finish ed 10-3 and reached the second round of the state and Cyndi Wickerham; Birth - April 18, 1981, Louisville, Ky.; HS - Owensboro year ... And, he was selected for Gridiron Greats Team Elite for his efforts in his final 6-3 II 240 A tournament .. . An honorable mention all-state and first-team all-conference selection prep season ... A two-time all-district selection, he was all-Southern Kentucky '99; HS Coach - Gordon Powers (Austin Peay); HS Letters - football 4, soccer Freshman - HS II DL as a junior after leading MHS with 106 tackles and rushing for 617 yards on 9 5 carries Conference as a senior when he was also the Purples' Outstanding Offensive Lineman (an average of 6.5 yards per attempt) ... As a sophomore, a first-team all-league 4, basketball 1; Major - Physical Education. Dexter, Ky. ... Helped his BGHS club win the state championship as a freshman ... Played his prep 56 pick after leading team with 101 tackles and three fumble recoveries ... Also earned ball for WKU grad Kevin Wallace. Calloway County High letters in weight lifting, track, baseball and swimming. The Withrow File: Full Name - Daniel Lamar Withrow; Parents - Thomas The Hedges File: Full Name - Jonathan Carl Hedges; Parents - Joe and Janice Arthur Wilson Withrow (factory worker) and Loretha Withrow (dietary supervisor); Birth - Jan. HS/Misc: Lettered and started for three years at Calloway County HS ... Was a Hedges (father, professor; mother, financial secretary); Birth-Oct. 18, 1983, Paris, 6-0 II 295 2, 1981, Joliet, Ill.; HS - Bowling Green '99; HS Coach - Kevin Wallace (WKU); first-team all-state and all-Western Kentucky Conference selection last season ... Tenn.; HS - Murray '02; HS Coach - Rick Fi sher (Murray State); HS Letters - HS Letters - football 4; Major - Accounting; Hobbies - reading, basketball. Named second-team all-state and first-team all-league honors following his junior football 4, weight lifting 4, track 4, baseball 2, swimming 1; Majo r - undeclared; Senior- 3L II DL season ... Selected first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state as a Ambition - coaching; Hobbies - weight lifting, swimming. 97 Cincinnati, Ohio sophomore ... Earned the Lakers' Offensive Lineman-of-the-Year award each season. ------Winton Woods High -- The Dolchan File: Full Name -Joseph James Dolchan; Parents - Joseph and Jay Bradford H. Marie Dolchan (father, chemical operator; mother, teacher); Birth - Sept. 11 , Josh Johnson WKU Notes: Should see time again on the defensive 1983, Murray, Ky.; HS - Calloway County '02; HS Coach -Joe Stonecipher; HS 5-11 II 175 6-3 II 230 fro nt ... 200 I: Played in all 12 games, starting nine Freshman - HS II SS Letters - football 3; Major - undeclared. ==== :..i including the final seven ... Had 4 7 tackles, seven tackles for Freshman - HS II OLB Bowling Green , Ky. loss (50 yds) and five sacks (48 yds), tying for eighth in the Gateway Conference 46 58 Franklin, Tenn . Bowling Green High in the latter category ... Broke up one pass ... Had five or more tackles in five contests Christopher Ellis Battle Ground Academy ----- ... Recorded five tackles with three sacks (26 yds) in home-opening victory over HS/Misc: An honorable mention all-state selection after postin g 115 tackles, 11 6-0 II 210 HS/Misc: A four-year letterwinner, starting three seasons, at Battle Ground Kentucky State ... Collected six stops (four unassisted) including two behind the line stops for loss incl uding five sacks and seven fu mble recoveries - which set a school in Elon win ... Made six tackles (four un assisted) in victory at No. 5 Youngstown State Freshman - HS II ILB Academy ... Collected 138 tackles including four sacks and grabbed two interceptions season record - last year at Bowling Green HS ... First player in BGHS history to to be named first-team all-county ... Also had 12 catches for 194 yards and three ... Posted five tackles against league champion Northern Iowa, following up that Louisville, Ky . return two fumbles for scores in game against John Hardin Hi gh last fall ... Made 68 52 touchdowns as a tight end ... Earned four letters in basketball as well as one each in performance with a career-high nine tackles in regular-season final e again st Southern tackles, including nine behind the line of scrimmage, while intercepting two passes and Eastern High baseball and track. Illinois ... 2000: Appeared in all 13 games with eight starts, including six of the last recovering a fumble as a junior. The Johnson File: Full Name - Joshua Wayne Johnson; Parents - Barry and seven contests ... Posted 33 tackles with a pair of sacks (6 yds) ... Made at least one The Bradford File: Full Name - Jackson David Bradford; Parents - David and HS/Misc: A graduate of Eastern Hi gh. Barbara Johnson (father, engineer; mother, teacher aid); Birt h - Sept. 1, 1983, stop in each game with multiple tackles in all but the season opener and finale ... Had Beth Bradford (father, Southern Recycling; mother, housewife); Birth - Nov. 7, The Ellis File: Full Name - Christopher William Ellis; Parents- lzell and Jacquel ine Franklin, Tenn.; HS - Battle Ground Academy '02; HS Coach - Tim Moore five tackles and a tackle for loss (3 yds) in Homecomin g victory over Tennessee Tech 1983, Bowling Green, Ky.; HS - Bowling Green '02; HS Coach - Kev in Wallace Elli s (both Ford Motor Company employees); Birth- Dec. 14, 1983, Loui svi ll e, Ky.; (Vanderbilt); HS Letters - football 4, basketball 4, baseball 1, track 1; Major - ... Accounted for a season-best six stops in Indiana State win ... 1999: Started all (WKU); HS Letters - football; Major - undeclared; Ho bbies - hunting, fi shing. HS - Eastern '02; HS Letters - football; Major - undeclared . undeclared; Ambition - own a business. 30 31 - '19 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFtER - '19 BACK-To- BACK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER 2002 WKU HtLLTOPPERS 2002 WKU OPPONENTS Andrew Koon L.A. O'Neal 6-3 II 260 6-0 II 180 IN THIS SECTION Freshman - HS II OL Freshman - HS II DB • 2 0 02 W KU Oppo ne nts 79 Bowling Gre en, Ky. 47 Tallassee , Ala. Kansas State ...... 34 Bowling Green High Reeltown High Ke ntucky State ...... 34 W este rn Illinois ...... 34 HS/Misc: A fo ur-year letterwinn er, starting the fin al three seasons, for coach Kevin HS/Misc: Started and lettered fou r years fo r hi s fa ther, Jacki e, at Reeltown High Youngstow n State ...... 34 W all ace at Bowling Green Hi gh ... Selected hono rable menti on al l-state an d first-team ... Pl ayed quarterback and free safety, earning all-state ho nors hi s fin al two seasons McNeese State ...... 3 5 all-Southern Ke ntucky Confe rence last year after helpin g the Purples go 10-3 and ... Was also selected all-area and all-county, and was the Mo ntgomery Pl ayer of the Year ... A two-tim e Team MVP ... In hi s fin al two seasons, he collected 157 tackl es, No rthe rn Iowas ...... 35 reach the quarterfin als of the state AAA playoffs .. . BG HS averaged almost 320 yards including 24 for loss, and 19 interceptio ns ... On offense, ran fo r 1,0 69 yards and Fl o rida Inte rnational ...... 3 5 and more than 30 po ints per game last season ... Named the team's Outstandi ng 12 touchdowns, and was also 130-of-265 for 2,218 yards and another 19 scores Southwest Missouri State ...... 3 5 Offensive Lineman and the Moni e Beard Leadership Award winner .. . Hel ped Purples ... Helped lead Rebels to last year's 1 A state championship, while school reached to district title as a senior, an d was also part of team that won regional and district 1 A fin als his junior season ... RH S also qualifi ed for the 2A state playoffs his fi rst two Indi ana State ...... 3 6 championships in 1998. years ... Earned four letters in both basketbal l and baseball as well ... Father lettered Illinois State ...... 36 The Koon File: Full Name - Andrew Stevenson Koon; Parents -Dennis Koon fo ur years as a running back at West Alabama, whil e brother Cory was a fou r-year Southern Illinois ...... 3 6 (self-employed) and Sharyn Bail ey (educator); Birth - Aug. 13, 1983, Bowling player o n defense at Samford. • Seri es Records vs. 2002 Oppone nts .. ... 36 Green, Ky.; HS - Bow lin g Green '02; HS Coach - Kevin Wall ace (WKU); HS The O'Neal File: Fu ll Name -Lawrence All en O'Neal; Parents -Jac ki e and Glori a O'Neal (father, teacher/coach); Birth - Apri l 4 , 1984, Opel ika, Ala. ; HS-Reeltown Letters - football 4; Major - und eclared; Ambition - own a business; Hobbies '02; HS Coach -Jac ki e O'Neal (West Alabama); HS Letters -football 4, basketball - golf, going to the lake. 4, baseball 4; Major - un declared; Ambitio n - fi nd a job; Hobbies - Pl ayStati on, basketba ll . Michael McKee Dewayne Penn II 6-3 230 5-11 II 210 Freshman - HS II TE Freshman - HS II RB Kingsport, Tenn. 82 24 Columbus , Ohio Dobyns-Bennett High DeSales High ------HS/Misc: Lettered for three years and started for two at Dobyns-Bennett HS ... HS/Misc: A fo ur-year starter and letterwin ner at DeSales HS .. . Selected fi rst-team Selected first-team all-Big East Conference tight end last year after makin g seven all-Central Catho li c League and second-team all-distri ct last year after rushing fo r catches for 123 yards and two to uchdowns ... W as also named to the al l-N ortheast 1,200 yards and leading the Stalli o ns to the Di vision Ill state championship game ... Tenn essee team by the Kingsport Times ... Had four catches for 49 ya rds and made Al so played six games at strong safety ... Earned two letters in basketball and one 4 1 tac kl es whil e recovering a pair of fumbles fo r the Indians as a junio r ... Earn ed in track ... Younger brother of fo rmer Ohio State bas ketball standout Scoonie Penn , lette rs in baseball hi s fin al two years. a two-time all-Big Ten selecti o n and the league's 1999 Pl ayer of the Year. The McKee File: Full Name - Mi chael Gi bson McKee; Parents - Bruce and Susan The Penn File: Full Name -De W ayne C. Penn; Parent -Allegra Penn (Gene ral El ectri c employee); Birth- Feb. 2, 1984; HS- DeSal es '02; HS Coach- Bob Jacoby; McKee (both, health care employees); Birth - Nov. 19, 1983, Kin gsport, Ten n. ; HS Letters - football 4, basketball 2, track 1; Major - un declared. HS -Dobyns-Bennett '0 2; HS Coach- Graham Cl ark (Emory & Henry); HS Letters - football 3, baseball 2; Major - un declared; Ambition - earn a masters degree; Hobbies - music, sports, hangi ng out wit h friends. Brian Peters 5-11 II 185 Freshman - HS II DB Lerron Mo ore 35 Memphis , Tenn. Whitehaven High 5-10 II 210 Freshman - HS II RB HS/Misc: Started and lettered fo r two years at Whitehaven Hi gh ... An all­ 25 Columbus, Ohio conference, all-region and second-team all-district selecti on as a seni o r after recording 5 6 tackl es, 10 passes defensed and two in tercepti ons, helpin g lead WHS to a 10- Bishop Watterson High 2 fi nish and the region champi onship ... The Tigers went 11-2 and qualifi ed for the playoffs hi s junior season. HS/Misc: Earned three letters, starting his fin al two years, at Bishop Watterson HS The Peters File: Fu ll Name - Brian W illi am Peters; Parents -David and El eanor .. . Holds the school career rushing record with 3,673 yards ... Selected fi rst-team Peters Kin sey (stepfather, service manager; mother, electrical engineer); Birth-Nov. all-state, all district, all-metro and all-Central Catholic League last year after running 21, 1984, Memphis, Tenn .; HS - Whitehaven '02; HS Coach -Maurice Harris; fo r 2,350 yards while averagin g 8.1 yards per attempt as he helped the Eagles to HS Letters - football 2; Major - undeclared. an 11-4 fin ish and a berth in the Div ision II state fin als ... High game was 304 yards against DeSales High ... Co llected 1,323 yards as a junior as BWHS fi nished 9-4 and reached the regio nal fin als - he was an honorable mention all -state and first-team all­ Charles Phillips conference selection .. . Eagles went 1 3-2 and reached the state champio nship game 6-2 II 250 hi s sophomo re season .. . Fathe r Jimmy played at Ohio State and later with the Freshman - HS II DL Baltim ore Colts in the NFL. Kissimmee , Fla. The Moore File: Full Name -Lerron Moore; Parents - Jimmy and Karen Moore 95 (father, self-employed insurance; mother, insu rance); Birth - Oct. 5, 1983, Kissimmee-Osceola Hi gh Columbus, Ohio; HS - Bishop Watterson '02; HS Coach - Mi ke Golden (Ohio HS/Misc: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Kissimmee-Osceola High State); HS Letters - footbal l 3; Major- undeclared; Hobbies - martial arts, video Selected t hird-team al l-state and fi rst-team all-Orange Belt Conference last season games. when he posted 13 5 total tackles wi th 30 stops be]lind the line of scrimmage, six sacks, four forced fu mbles and a pair of blocked punts ... Had a high game of 18 stops ... Selected team Defensive Player of the Year ... Named first-team all-league after recording 89 tackles, seven sacks and fo ur blocked punts as a junior ... Had 9 5 tackles, including four sacks, his sophomore season ... Lettered twice each in basketball and weight lifting ... Brother Ka rl is also on the Hilltopper roster this year. The Phillips File: Full Name - Charl es Andrew Phill ips; Parents - Vernon and Luc ili a Phillips (father, retired; mother, nu rse); Birth - May 16, 1984, St. Croix, V.I .; HS - Ki ssimmee-Osceola '0 2; HS Coach - Ji m Seible; HS Letters - football 3, basketball 2, weight lifting 2; Majo r - undeclared. 32 - \Yl\rl BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER - \Yl\rl BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER 33 1 2002 WKU OPPONENTS 2002 WKU OPPONENTS ◄"

KANSAS STA TE W!LOCA TS KENTUCKY STA TE THOROBREDS WESTERN fLLJNO!S LEATHERNECKS YOUNGSTOWN STA TE PENGUINS McNEESE STA TE COWBOYS NORTHERN fOWA PANTHERS fL OR/DA fNTERNA TIONAL SMS BEARS Saturd ay , Aug. 31 - 6:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept . 7 - 5:30 p.m. Saturday , Sep t. 14 - 5:30 p.m. Saturd ay , Sept. 21 - 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 - 7 p.m. Saturday , Oct. 5 - 4:05 p.m. GOLDEN PANTHERS Saturday , Oct. 19 - 1 :30 p.m. Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charl es, La. UNI-Dome, Cedar Fall s, Io wa Plas ter Fie ld, Springfield , Mo. KSU Stad ium , Manhattan, Kan. L.T. Sm ith Stadium , BG , Ky. L.T. Smith Stadium , BG , Ky. L.T . Sm ith Stadium , BG , Ky. Saturday , Oct. 12 - 5:30 p.m. L.T. Smith Stadium, BG , Ky. Location: Cedar Fall s, Iowa Location: Springfield, Mo. Location: Manhattan, Kan. Location: Frankfort, Ky. Location: Macomb, Ill. Location: Youngstown, Ohio Location: Lake Charles, La. Founded: 1876 Founded: 1886 Founded: 1899 Founded: 1908 Founded: 1939 Founded: 1905 Founded: 1863 Enrollment: 14,300 Location: Miami, Fla. Enrollment: 2,312 Enrollment: 13,450 Enrollment: 12,000 Enrollment: 8,000 Enrollment: 20,006 Enrollment: 22,396 Colors: Purple and Old Gold Founded: 1972 Colors: Maroon and White Colors: Kelly Green and Light Gold Colors: Purple and Gold Colors: Red and White Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Purple and White Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Enrollment: 31,822 Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Affiliation: NCAA II Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Affiliation: NCAA I-A Conference: Gateway Football Conf. Conference: Gateway Football Conf. Conference: Conference: Gateway Football Conf. Conference: Gateway Football Conf. Conf.: Southland Football League Colors: Blue and Gold Conference: Big 12 Conference Stadium: UNI-Dome Stadium: Plaster Field Southern Intercollegiate Athletics Conf. Stadium: Hanson Fi eld Stadium: Stambaugh Stadium Cowboy Stadium Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Stadium: KSU Stadiu m Stadium: Cap./Sur.: (16,324 / artificial turf) Cap./Sur.: (16,300 / artificial turf) Stadium: Alumni Stadium Cap./Sur.: (20,630 / Sprinturf) President: Dr. Robert Koob Conference: Ind ependent Cap./Sur.: (50,000 / Fi eldTurf) Cap./Sur.: (15,168 / natural grass) Cap./Sur.: (17,410 / natural grass) President: Dr. John Keiser Cap./Sur.: (6,000 / natural grass) President: Dr. David Sweet Athletic Director: Rick Hartzell Stadium: FIU Community Stadium President: Dr. Jon Wefald President: Dr. Alvin Goldfarb President: Dr. Robert Hebert Athletic Director: Bill Rowe President: TBA Athletic Dir.: Dr. Tim Van Alstine Athletic Director: Ron Stroll o 200 I Overall Record: 11-3 Cap./Sur.: (17,000 / Astroplay) Athletic Director: Ti m Weiser Athletic Director: Sonny Watkins 200 I Overall Record: 6-5 Athletic Director: Derrick Ramsey 200 I Overall Record: 5-5 200 I Overall Record: 8-3 Gateway Record: 6-1 (1st) President: Dr. Modesto A. Maidique 200 I Overall Record: 6-6 200 I Overall Record: 8-4 Gateway Record: 3-4 (5th) 200 I Overall Record: 3-8 Gateway Record: 4-3 (4th) Gateway Record: 5-2 (tie, 2nd) Athletic Director: Rick Mello Big 12 Record: 3-5 (t-4th North) Southland Record: 5-1 (tie, 1st) Head Coach: Mark Farley SIAC Record: 2-5 (6th) 200 I Overall Record: not available Head Coach: Randy Ball Head Coach: Jon Heacock Alma Mater: (UN I '86) Head Coach: Don Patterson Alma Mater: (Truman State '73) Head Coach: Head Coach: Donald Smith Alma Mater: (Muskingham '83) Head Coach: Record at UNI: 11-3 (1 yr) Alma Mater: (Army '73) Career Record: same Head Coach: Don Strock Record at SMS: 16-17 (3 yrs) Alma Mater: (Willi am Jewell '62) Alma Mater: (WKU '92) Record at YSU: 8-3 (1 yr) Alma Mater: (McN eese '79) Record at WIU: 21-12 (3 yrs) Record vs. WKU: 1-0 (V iriginia Tech '73) Career Record: 80-58-1 (12 yrs) Record at KSU: 105-49-1 (13 yrs) Record at KSU: 3-8 (1 yr) Career Record: same Record at MSU: 16-8 (2 yrs) Alma Mater: Career Record: same Office: (319) 273-6175 Record vs. WKU: 1-2 Record vs. WKU: 0-1 Career Record: same Record at FIU: 0-0 (first yr) Career Record: same Career Record: same Record vs. WKU: 1-0 Assistant Coaches: Bill Salmon, OC/ Office: (417) 836-5343 Office: (330) 941-3478 Record vs. WKU: 0-1 Career Record: same Record vs. WKU: 1-0 Record vs. WKU: 0-1 Office: (309) 298-1515 WR; Mario Verduzco, QB; Rob Balks, Assistant Coaches: Deion Melvin, Assistant Coaches: Trent Boykin , (337) 475-5235 Record vs. WKU: 0-0 Office: (785) 532-5876 Office: (502) 597-6731 Asst. Coaches:· Mark Hendrickson, Office: DB; Todd Eagen, DL; Rick Nelson, OL; DC/ LB; Dana Chambers, DL; Courtney Asst. Coaches: Cornell Burbage; WR/ ST; Sam Eddy, AHC/ RB; John Office: (305) 222-4150 Assistant Coaches: Bobby Elliott, OC/ QB/ WR; Rick Courtright, DC/ LB; Assistant Coaches: Matt Viator, OC; William In ge, LB; Ron Landphair, DB; Messingham, OC/ RB; Mike Foster, DB; Roderick Johnson; Keith McKelphin; John Klacik, OC/ OL; Pete Rekstis, DC/ DB; DC/ DB; Ron Hudson, OC/ QB; Del Aaron Alford, DB; Rod Holder, OL; , DC; Gerald Broussard, Jack Mitchel l, TE Assistant Coaches: Bruce Hardy, Brian Cox, DE; Donny Simmons, QB; Mirilovich; David Patterson; Terence , DL; Terrell Williams, DL; Miller, DE; Mo Lattimore, DT; Bret Larry Ho lton, RB; Corey Olson, DL OL; Lark Hebert, LB; Adam Henry, ST jTE; Joe Barantovich, O L; Greg Briner, Walt Klinker, OL; Ron Dicke rson, Jr., Brian Wright, QB Bielema, LB ; Paul Dunn, OL; Greg Yeast; Hil ton lsable WR; Bob Howell, DL; Carlos McGee, Offense: Multii;,le / Defense: 4-3 OC/ WR; Hurlie Brown, DB; James WR Lettermen Ret/Lost: 32 / 12 Peterson, WR; Michael Sm it h, RB; Matt Offense: Pro-set / Defense: 5-2 RB; Charles Ayro, LB; Ben Beasley, DB; Colzie, DB; Renato Diaz, RB; Carmen Offense: Multiple Pro Set Offense: Multiple / Defense: 3-4 Starters Ret/Lost: 1 6 / 9 Offense: Multiple Pro Style Miller, TE Lettermen Ret/Lost: 30 / 25 Pat Matthews, TE Grosso, LB; Steve Smith, OL; Jim Taubert, Defense: 4-3 Multiple Lettermen Ret/Lost: 3 3 / 21 Defense: Multiple Starters Ret/Lost: 12 / 13 DL; Curt W il es, LB Lettermen Ret/Lost: 4 7 / 11 Starters Ret/Lost: 13 / 11 Football SID: Nancy Justis Lettermen Ret/Lost: 35 / 21 Offense: Pro-set / Defense: 4-3 Offense: Pro-I / Defense: 4-2-5 Office: (319) 273-6354 Starters Ret/Lost: 17 / 5 Starters Ret/Lost: 11 / 11 Lettermen Ret/Lost: 38 / 21 Football SID: Jason Kaufman Football SID: Trevor Parks Lettermen Ret/Lost: 5 6 / 12 Home: (3 19) 277-3631 Offense: K-Gun / Defense: 4-3 E-Mail: [email protected] Starters Ret/Lost: 11 / 1 5 Ron Braden Office: (309) 298-1133 Office: (330) 941-3192 Starters Ret/Lost: 1 5 / 7 Lettermen Ret/Lost: not app li cable Football SID: Mark Stillwell Football SID: FAX: (3 19) 273-3602 Home: (309) 833-5416 Home: (330) 270-0964 Starters Ret/Lost: not app li cable Office: (502) 597-6019 Press Box: (3 19) 273-6311 Office: (417) 836-5402 Football SID: Doug Dull E-Mail: [email protected] Football SID: Louis Bonnette Home: (502) 227-0970 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.unipanthers.com Home: (417) 862-7962 Office: (785) 532-6735 E-Mail: [email protected] FAX: (309) 298-2060 FAX: (330) 941-3191 Office: (337) 475-5207 Football SID: Rich Kelch E-Mail: sportsinfo @smsu.edu Press Box: (309) 298-1227 Home: (785) 770-8566 FAX: (502) 597-5681 Press Box: (330) 941 -3192 Home: (337) 477-4182 The Series: UNI 3, WKU 2 Office: (305) 348-3164 FAX: (417) 836-4868 Website: www.wiu.edu/ athl etics E-Mail: [email protected] Press Box: (502) 597-6923 Website: www.ysu.edu/ sports E-Mail: [email protected] In Bowling Green: UNI 2-0 Home: (954) 680-0992 Press Box: (417) 836-5976 Website: www.sports.smsu.edu FAX: (785) 532-6093 Website: www.kysu.edu/ athl etics FAX: (337) 475-5202 In Cedar Falls: WKU 2-1 E-Mail: [email protected] The Series: WKU 4, W IU 2 The Series: WKU 7, YSU 4 First game: Press Box: (785) 539-3423 Press Box: (337) 475-5225-5228 FAX: (305) 348-2963 The Series: WKU 3, KSU 0 In Bowling Green: WKU 2-0 In Bowling Green: WKU 3-1 WKU 14-12, 11-29-75 in CF The Series: WKU 3, SMSU 2 Website: www.k-statesports.com Website: www.mcneese.edu/ sports Press Box: TBA In Bowling Green: WKU 2-0 In Macomb: tie 2-2 In Youngstown: tied 3-3 Last Meeting: In Bowling Green: WKU 2-1 First game: First game: UNI 24-23, 11-10-01 in BG Website: www.fiu.edu/ -athletic In Springfield: Tied 1-1 The Series: KSU 1, WKU 0 In Frankfort: W KU 1-0 The Series: WKU 1, McNeese 0 First game: WKU 28-0, 11-13-37 in BG YSU 40-6, 10-9-42 in Youngstown Last Meeting in CF: First game: In Manhattan: KSU 1-0 In Bowling Green: WKU 1-0 UNI 36-6, 10-10-92 in CF WKU 30-8, 9-13-80 in Frankfort Last Meeting: Last Meeting: The Series: first meeting SMS 25-10, 10-13-84 in BG Last Meeting: Last Meeting: Last WKU Win: Last Meeting: WIU 17-13, 8/30/01 in Macomb WKU 24-14, 10-27-02 in Yngstown Last Meeting: KSU 38-13, 9-11-93 in Manh attan 24-17, 11-10-79 in CF Last Meeting in BG: Last Meeting in BG: WKU 21-0, 10-20-01 in BG WKU 23-7, 9-22-01 in BG WKU 48-0, 9-8-01 in BG Current series streak: 2002 SCHEDULE YSU 17-14, 10-6-90 Last SMS Win: Current series streak: WKU 41-9, 10-30-93 UNI - 3 (1991-2001) 8/29 ST. PETER'S ...... 6:30 pm 2002 SCHEDULE 2002 SCHEDULE 47-7, 9-28-85 in Sprin gfield WKU - 3 (1980-2001) Current series streak: Current series streak: 9 / 7 at Elon ...... 6 pm 8/31 WKU ...... 6:/0 p.m. 8/ 31 GRAMBLING ...... 7 pm Current series streak: WIU - 1 (2001) WKU - 1 (2001) 2-QJU__S~.HED_U_L.E 9 / 14 BUTLER ...... 2:30 pm 9/ 7 UL MONROE ...... TBA WKU - 3 (1988-2001) 9 / 7 at Youngstown St...... 7 pm 8/ 29 WAYNESTATE ...... 7:05 pm E 9 / 2 1 vs. Bethune-Cookman .. 4 pm 9/ 14 ASTERN ILLINOIS ...... TBA 2002 SCHEDULE 2002 SCHEDUL_E 2002 SCHE_QUL.E 9 / 14 at Louisiana-Monroe ..... 6 pm 9/ 7 at Oklahoma St ...... 6:05 pm 9 / 28 GEORGETOWN ...... Noon 2002 SCHEDULE 9/ 21 SOUTHERN CAL ...... TBA 9/ 7 at WKU ...... 5:30 pm 8/ 29 DRAKE ...... 6:05 pm 8/ 29 CLARION ...... 6:30 pm 9/28 WKU ...... 7 pm 9/ 2 1 S. F. AUSTIN ...... 4:05 pm 10/12 at WKU ...... 5:30 pm 8/ 29 EAST CENTRAL ...... 7 pm 10/ 5 at Colorado* ...... TBA 9 / 14 at Morehead St ...... Noon 9/ 14 at WKU* ...... 5:30 pm 9/ 7 McNEESE ST ...... 6 pm 10/ 5 at Nebr-aska ...... 12:30 pm 9/ 28 at Cal Poly ...... 8 pm 10/ 19 MAINE ...... 2:30 pm 9/ 7 at Hampton ...... 12:30 pm 10/ 12 OK LAHOMA ST.* ...... TBA 9/ 21 at Fort Valley St.* ...... 6 pm 9/ 21 at No. Il linois ...... 6:35 pm 9/21 at WKU* ...... 5:30 pm 10/ 19 JCKSNVLLE ST* (He) .. 7 pm 10/5 WKU* (He) ...... 4:05 pm 10/ 12 at Southern Illinois* ...... 7 pm 10/ 26 GRDNR-VVEBB (He) .. 2:30 pm 9/ 14 at Kansas ...... 6 pm 10/ 19 TEXAS* ...... T BA 9 / 28 vs. UA-Pine Bluff ...... 4 pm 9/ 28 SM HOUSTN (He) .. 1 :05 pm 9/ 28 at SMS * ...... 7 pm 10/ 26 at Sam Houston St.* .... 2 pm 10/ 19 at Youngstown St.* ...... 3 pm 11 / 2 JACKSONVILLE ...... 2:30 pm 9/ 21 SE MISSOURI ...... 7 pm 10/ 26 at Baylor* ...... T BA 10/ 5 vs. Morehouse* ...... 1 pm 10/ 5 at Southern Illinois* .. . 1 :30 pm 10/ 5 INDI ANA ST. * ...... 6 pm 11/ 2 at Stephen F. Austin * .... 2 pm 10/ 26 ILLINOI S STATE* .... 4:05 pm 9/ 28 YOUNGSTOWN ST* .. 7 pm 11 / 2 at Kansas* ...... TBA 10/ 12 LANE* (He) ...... 12:30 pm ILLINOIS ST.* ...... 1 :05 pm 10/ 12 at Florida Atl antic ...... TBA 11 / 9 ALBANY ...... 2:30 pm 10/ 12 11 / 9 SW TEXAS ST. * ...... 7 pm 11 / 2 at Indiana St.* ...... 1 :05 pm 10/ 5 at Illin ois St.* ...... 2:30 pm IOWA ST. * (He) ...... TBA 10/ 19 ALB ANY ST.* ...... 12:30 pm INDIANA ST.* ...... 1:05 pm 10/ 19 NORTHERN IOWA* .. 3 pm 11 / 23 vs . Florida Atlantic ...... 3 pm 11 / 9 10/ 19 11 / 16 at Northwestern St.* .... 2 pm 11 / 9 WESTERN ILL. * ...... 4:05 pm 10/ 12 at Indiana St.* ...... 6:30 pm 10/ 26 BENEDICT ...... 6 pm 10/ 26 at Western Illin ois* .. 1 :05 pm 11 / 16 NEBRASKA* ...... TBA 10/ 26 YNGSTWN ST.* ..... 1:05 pm 11 / 23 NICHOLLS ST. * ...... 7 pm 11 /16 SMS* ...... 5:05 pm 10/19 WKU* (He) ...... 1:30 pm 11/2 at Mil es* ...... 1 pm 11 / 2 SO. ILLIN O IS* (He) ..... 3 pm 11/23 at Mi ssouri ...... TBA 11 /2 at SMS * ...... 1 pm 2002 SCHEDULE 10/26 SO. ILLINOI S* ...... 1 :30 pm 11 /9 TUSKEGEE* ...... 6 pm at Northern Iowa* .. 4:05 pm 11 / 9 at Illi nois St.* ...... 1 pm 11 /9 200 I RESULTS (8-4, 5-1 SFL) 200 I RESULTS ( 11-.l~G_FC.) The 2002 season will be FIU 's first year 11/2 WESTERN ILLINOI S* .. 1 pm 11 / 16 CLRK AT LNTA* .. 12:30 pm at Southern Utah ..... 2:05 pm 11 / 23 SAMFORD ...... Noon WAYNE ST ...... W, 34-14 200 I RESULTS (6-6, 3-5 B 12) 11 / 16 at Texas A&M ...... L, 24-38 of intercollegiate football competition. 11 / 16 at Northern Iowa* .. 5:05 pm at Southern California ...... W, 10-6 at Iowa St ...... L, 0-45 200 I RESULTS (H, 5-2 GFC) PRA IRIE VIEW A& M ...... W, 56-0 NEW MEXICO ST ...... W, 64-0 2000 RESULTS (.H, 2-5 SIAC) 200 I RESULTS (5-5, 4-3 GFC) at Ball St...... W, 42-39 2001 RESULTS (6-5, 3-4 GFC) at WKU ...... L, 0-48 LOCK HAVEN ...... W , 38-7 ALCORN ST ...... W, 54-14 YOUNGSTOWN ST. * ...... W , 30-11 at Oklahoma* ...... L, 37-38 WKU* ...... W, 17-13 at Kansas ...... L, 10-24 CLARION ...... W , 44-0 W EST VIRGINIA TECH ...... W, 51-9 at SMS * ...... W, 27-3 FORT VAL LEY ST.* ...... L, 13-32 at Youngstown St.* ...... L, 7-41 MIDWESTERN ST ...... W, 28-6 COLORADO* ...... L, 6-16 WES1ERN ILLINOIS * ...... W, 41-7 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS* .... W, 19-14 vs. UA-Pine Bluff ...... L, 13-20 SOUTHERN ILLIN OIS* .... W, 38-21 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN* ...... L, 14-26 at Southeast Missouri ...... W, 31-28 at Texas Tech* ...... L, 19-38 at Northern Iowa* ...... L, 11-30 at Western Il linois* ...... W, 17-14 at Lane* ...... W, 16-12 SOUTHERN UTAH ...... W, 27-20 at Southwest Texas St.* ...... W, 21 -3 at WKU* ...... L, 7-23 TE XAS A&M * ...... L, 24-31 MOREHEAD ST ...... W, 2 1-14 at Indiana St.* ...... W, 35-21 at Ill inois St.* ...... L, 14-42 at Illinois St.* ...... W, 33-23 at WKU ...... L, 0-21 NORTHERN IOWA* ...... L, 3-27 KANSAS * ...... W , 40-6 at Morehouse* ...... L, 14-29 SMS * ...... W, 41-20 INDIANA ST. * ...... W, 34-13 NORTHERN IOWA* ...... L, 14-17 SAM HOUSTON ST. * ...... W, 35-23 at WKU* ...... W, 24-23 at Youngstown St.* ...... L, 20-41 at Iowa St.* ...... W, 42-3 at Albany St. * ...... L, 13-23 ILLINOIS ST. * ...... W , 44-30 SMS* ...... L, 28-43 NORTHWESTERN ST. * ... W. 17-10 CAL POLY ...... W, 31-13 INDIANA ST. * ...... L, 19-25 at Nebraska* ...... L, 21-3 1 MILES * ...... L, 27-47 WKU* ...... L, 14-24 at Western Illin ois* ...... W, 43-28 at Sam Houston St ...... L, 24-49 at Nicholls St. * ...... W, 34-27 at Eastern Illi nois (NCAA) . W, 49-43 LOUISIANA TECH ...... W, 40-7 at Tuskegee* ...... L, 3-62 at Southern Illino is* ...... W, 31-7 DRAKE ...... W, 63-14 at South Florida ...... L, 17-48 at Jacksonvi ll e St.* ...... W, 31-21 MAINE (NCAA) ...... W, 56-28 MI SSO URI * ...... W, 24-3 at Clark Atl an ta* ...... W, 23-19 ELON ...... W, 45-7 at Southern Illinoi s* ...... W, 25-24 at In diana St. * ...... W, 52-15 Main e (NCAA) ...... L, 10-14 at Montana (NCAA) ...... L, 0-38 Syracuse (In sight.com Bowl) ..... L, 3-26 at Tennessee-Chattanooga ...... L, 0-73 at Marshall ...... L, 24-38 ILLINOIS ST.* ...... W, 48-31 34 35 - W&\rl BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFtER - W&\rl BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFtER -~· 2002 WKU OPPONENTS SEASON IN REVIEW i IND/ANA STATE SYCAMORES ILL!NO/S STATE REDBIRDS SOUTHERN ILL!NO!S SALUK/S SERIES VS. 2002 OPPS. Saturday, Oct 26 - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 - 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 - 1:30 p.m. L.T. Smith Stadium, BG, Ky. L.T. Smith Stadium, BG , Ky McAndrew Field, Carbondale, Ill. ILLINOIS STATE WKU Record: 6-2 (H: 3-0 / A: 3-2) Year Site Result Location: Terre Haute, Ind . Location: Normal, Ill. Location: Carbondale, Ill . 1975 BowlingGreen W,24-14 Founded: 1865 Founded: 1857 Founded: 1869 1978 Normal W, 28-6 Enrollment: 11,484 Enrollment: 21,035 1988 BowlingGreen W,31-16 Enrollment: 21,598 1989 Normal W,17-12 Colors: Royal Blue and White Colors: Red and White Colors: Maroon and White 1990 BowlingGreen W, 19-9 Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Affiliation: NCAA I-AA Affiliation: NCAA I-AA 1991 Normal L,8-31 Conference: Gateway Football Conf. Conference: Gateway Football Conf. Conference: Gateway Football Conf. 1992 Normal L, 7-23 2001 Normal W, 58-14 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Stadium: Hancock Stadium Stadium: McAndrew Fi eld Cap./Sur.: (15,000 / artificial turf) Cap./Sur.: (12,764 / artificial turf) Cap./Sur.: (17,324 / Astroplay) INDIANASTATE President: Dr. Lloyd Benjamin Ill President: Dr. Vic Boschini Chancellor: Dr. Walter V. Wendler WKU Record: 8-5-1 (H: 5-2-1 / A: 3-3) Athletic Director: Andrea Myers Athletic Dir.: Perk Weisenburger Athletic Director: Paul Kowalczyk 1969 BowlingGreen T, 7-7 1970 Terre Haute W, 30-6 200 I Overall Record: 3-8 200 I Overall Record: 2-9 2001 Overall Record: 1-10 Gateway Record: 2-5 (tie, 6th) 1990 Bowling Green L, 27-29 Gateway Record: 2-5 (tie, 6th) Gateway Record: 1-6 (8th) 1991 Terre Haute L, 14-31 1992 BowlingGreen W, 34-14 Head Coach: Denver Johnson Head Coach: Tim McGuire Head Coach: Jerry Kill 1 9 9 3 Terre Haute L, 14-41 Alma Mater: (Tulsa '81) Alma Mater: (Nebraska '75) Alma Mater: (Southwestern '83) 1994 Bow li ngGreen L, 16-28 Record at ISU: 12-32 ( 4 yrs) Record at ISU: 9-13 (2 yrs) 1995 Terre Haute L, 6-27 Record at SIU: 1-10 (1 yr) 1996 Bowling Green W. 27-20 Career Record: 19-47 (6 yrs) Career Record: 30-25 (5 yrs) Record vs. WKU: 1-3 Career Record: 50-35 (9 yrs) 1997 TerreHaute W,21-14 Record vs. WKU: 0-4 Record vs. WKU: 0-1 1998 Bow li ng Green W, 42-14 Office: (812) 237-4074 Office: (309) 438-8671 1999 Terre Haute W, 40-341") Asst. Coaches: Randall McCray, Office: (618) 453-3331 Assistant Coaches: Scott Anderson, 2000 Bowling Green W, 28-3 DC/LB; Scott Preston, OC/QB/WR; Asst. Coaches: Matt Limegrover, OC; 2001 Terre Haute W, 22-9 OC/QB; Mark Smith, DC/ ILB; Shannon Ron Lambert, DB; Vance Vice, OL; Jon , DC; Patrick Poore, QB; Jackson, DL; Ted Unbehagen, OL; Brian Shields, OLB; Chris Patton, DL; Justin Tom Matukewicz, LB; Jay Sawvel, DB; KANSAS STATE Kerbel, WR; Kevin Perkins, OLB Brian Anderson, WR; Robert Reeves, WKU Record: 0-1 (A: 0-1) Fuente, WR; Galen Scott, LB; Tim 1993 Manahattan L, 13-38 Thornton, TE RB; Anthony Randle, DL Offense: Multiple / Defense: 4-4 KENTUCKYSTATE Lettermen Ret/Lost: 3 6 / 17 Offense: Multiple / Defense: 4-4 Offense: Multiple/ Defense: 3-4 WKU Record: 3-0 (H: 2-0 / A: 1-0) Starters Ret/Lost: 16 / 7 Lettermen Ret/Lost: 40 / 1 9 Lettermen Ret/Lost: 35 / 25 1980 Frankfort W, 30-8 1981 Bow li ng Green W, 54-14 Starters Ret/Lost: 1 5 / 9 Starters Ret/Lost: 14 / 1 0 Football SID: Kent Johnson 2001 Bow li ngGreen W,48-0 Office: (812) 237-4161 Football SID: Todd Kober Football SID: Tom Weber McNEESESTATE Home: (812) 298-0176 Office: (309) 438-3805 Office: (618) 453-7235 WKU Record: 1-0 (H: 1-0) E-Mail: [email protected] 2001 Bowling Green W, 21-0 Home: (309) 662-9392 Home: (618) 985-9894 FAX: (812) 237-4157 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] NORTHERN IOWA Press Box: (812) 237-7656 FAX: (309) 438-5634 FAX: (618) 453-2648 WKU Record: 2-3 (H: 0-2 / A: 2-1) Website: www.indstate.edu/athletic 11 Press Box: (309) 438-2272/2280 Press Box: (618) 453-3049 197 5 >Cedar Falls W, 14-12 1979 Cedar Falls W, 24-17 Website: www.redbirds.org Website: www.siusalukis.com The Series: WKU 8, ISU 5, 1 tie 1991 Bowl ingGreen L,21-49 In Bowling Green: WKU 4-2-1 1992 Cedar Falls L, 6-36 The Series: WKU 6, ISU 2 The Series: WKU 7, SIU 3 2001 Bowling Green L, 23-24 In Terre Haute: WKU 4-3 In Bowling Green: WKU 3-0 In Bowling Green: WKU 5-1 1 -NCAA II Pl ayoffs, First Round First game: In Normal: WKU 3-2 In Carbondale: Tied 2-2 7-7, 9-20-69 in BG First game: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS First game: Last Meeting: WKU 24-14, 9-20-75 in BG WKU Record: 7-3 (H: 5-1 / A: 2-2) WKU 41-39, 10-29-92 in BG 1992 BowlingG reen W,41-39 WKU 22-9, 10-13-01 in TH Last Meeting: Last Meeting: 1993 Carbondale W, 51-24 Last Meeting in BG: WKU 58-14, 11-3-01 in Normal WKU 36-6, 11-17-01 in BG 1994 BowlingGreen L,7-10 WKU 28-3, 11-11-00 Last Meeting in BG: 199 5 Carbondale L, 28-30 Last SIU Win/Meeting in Carb.: Last ISU Win: 19-9, 9-15-90 1996 BowlingG reen W, 51-37 52-14, 11-20-99 in Carbondale 27-6, 10-21-95 in TH Last ISU Win: 1997 Carbondale W, 52-31 1998 Bowl ingG reen W,48-28 Current series streak: 23-7, 11-7-92 in Normal Current series streak: WKU - 2 (2000-01) 1999 Carbondale L, 14-52 WKU - 6 (1996-2001) Current series streak: 2000 Bowling Green W, 22-0 WKU - 1 (2001) 2001 Bowling Green W, 36-6 2002 SCHEDULE 2002 SCHEDULE KY. WESLEY AN ...... 7 pm SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE 8/29 at West. Michigan .... 6:30 pm ~~ULE 8/29 SE MISSOURI ...... 7 pm WKU Record: 3-2 (H: 2- 1 / A: 1-1) 9/ 7 CUMBERLAND ...... 6:30 pm 8/31 at Purdue ...... 1 pm 9/7 1984 Bowling Green L. 10-25 at Murray St ...... 6 pm 9/14 at Ball St ...... 1 pm 9/7 QUINCY ...... 6:30 pm 9/14 1985 Springfield L, 7-47 WEST VA. TECH ...... 7 pm 9/21 at Eastern Illinois ...... 6:30 pm 9/21 MURRAY ST ...... 1 pm 9/21 1988 Springfield W,21-14 9/28 at Eastern Illinois ...... 1 :30 pm 9/28 at Eastern Michigan ...... 5 pm 1989 Bowling Green W, 42-33 9/28 MURRAY ST ...... 1 :05 pm 2001 Bowling Green W, 23-7 10/5 at Youngstown St.* ...... 6 pm 10/ 5 SMS* (He) ...... 2:30 pm 10/5 WIU* (He) ...... 1 :30 pm 10/ 12 SMS* ...... 6:30 pm 10/12 at Western Illinois* .. 1 :05 pm 10/ 12 NORTHERN IOWA* .. 7 pm WESTERN ILLINOIS 10/ 19 at Western Illinois* .. 1 :05 pm 10/ 19 SOUTHERN ILL. * ...... 1 pm 10/ 19 at Illinois St.* ...... 1 pm WKU Record: 4-2 (H: 2-0 / A: 2-2) /0/26 at WKU* ...... 4:30 pm 10/26 at Northern Iowa* .. 4:05 pm 10/26 at SMS* ...... 1 :30 pm 1937 Bowl ing Green W. 28-0 1112 at WKU* ...... 4:30 pm at Youngstown St.* ...... 3 pm 1968 Macomb W, 66-0 11/2 NO. IOWA* (He) ... 1:05 pm 11/2 1988 11 >Macomb W, 35-32 • 2001 Statistics/Results ...... 38-40 11 /9 YOUNGSTOWN ST.* ... 1 pm INDIANA ST.* ...... 1:30 pm 11 /9 at Southern Ill. * ...... 1 :30 pm 11/9 1992 Macomb L, 30-31 Long Plays ...... 40 11 / 16 at Indiana St.* ...... 12:05 pm 11 / 16 ILLINOIS ST.* ...... 12:05 pm 11/16 WKU* ...... I :30 pm 1993 Bowling Green W,41-9 2001 Macomb L, 13-17 Long Scoring Drive ...... 40 200 I RESULTS (3-8, 2-5 GFC) 1 -NCAA I-AA Playoffs, First Round • Game-By-Game Individual Statistics ...... 41 200 I RESULTS (3-8, 2-5 GFC) 200 I RESULTS ( 1-10, 1-6 GFC) at Western Michigan ...... L, 7-48 at Tulsa ...... L, 0-51 at Southeast Missouri ...... L, 5-24 • Individual Superlatives ...... 42 at Murray St...... L, 17-32 YOUNGSTOWN STATE at Eastern Illinois ...... L, 14-44 MURRAY ST ...... L, 20-24 WKU.Record: 7-4 (H: 3-1 / A: 4-3) • Game-By-Game Individual Leaders ...... 42 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ..... L, 33-38 at Western Illinois* ...... L, 21-38 1 94 2 Youngstown L, 6-40 at Eastern Michigan ...... W, 21-14 SOUTHWEST TEXAS ST ..... L, 13-20 • 2001 Hilltopper Honors ...... 43 ILLINOIS ST.* ...... W, 23-17 1956 Bowling Green W,26-9 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN ...... L, 13-31 at Southern Illinois* ...... L, 17-23 1957 Youngstown W, 9-6 • Game-By-Game T earn Statistics ...... 44 YOUNGSTOWN ST.* ...... L, 21-35 at Northern Iowa* ...... L, 14-19 WESTERN ILLINOIS * ...... L, 23-33 1958 Youngstown L,6-20 • Team Superlatives ...... 45 EASTERN ILLINOI S ...... L, 21-49 1980 BowlingGreen W,42-17 WKU* ...... L, 9-22 at Youngstown St.* ...... L, 30-44 at Indiana St.* ...... L, 14-20 1981 Youngstown W,35-14 • WKU In The National Rankings ...... 46 at SMS* ...... W, 25-19 NORTHERN IOWA* ...... W, 42-14 YOUNGSTOWN ST.* ...... L, 7-31 1982 Bowling Green W, 28-14 • WKU In The Final Polls ...... 46 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS * .... W, 20-14 WKU* ...... L, 14-58 1983 Youngstown L, 13-24 at Northern Iowa* ...... L, 13-34 INDIANA ST.* ...... W, 31-17 SW MISSOURI ST.* ...... L, 24-25 1989 Youngstown W,41-38 • 2001 Gateway Review ...... 47 at Illinois St.* ...... :...... L, 17-31 at SMS* ...... L, 31-48 at WKU* ...... L, 6-36 1990 BowlingGreen L, 14-17 • Gateway Football Conference ...... 48 WESTERN ILLINOIS * ...... L, 15-52 at Baylor ...... L, 12-56 2001 Youngstown W,24-14 36 - \YKyl BACK-To-BACK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuAUF!ER - - BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUF!ER 37 2001 SEASON REVIEW 2001 SEASON REVIEW 200 I HILLTOPPER RESULT S RUSHING PUNT RETURN S ALL-PURPOSE YARDS ~ G..e N.o Ga.in N_eg ~ A.yg ID. LgA.ygl.Si Record: 8-4, 5-2 Gateway Football Conference ( 5-1 home; 3-3 road) Yds Axg ID. Lg Ru .e.B KQR JR I.o.ta1 A.yg Keith Brooks ...... 12 1 64 8 8 9 3 3 8 5 6 5. 2 4 5 6 7 1. 3 Joseph Jefferson ...... 2 6 ~ Opponent Re.s.u.lt Atten. 440 16.9 1 95 Keith Brooks ...... 1 2 8 5 6 0 0 0 0 856 71.3 DeWayne Gallishaw .12 146 845 36 809 5.5 8 49 67.4 Antonio Veals ...... 8 8/30 at #13 Western Il linois* L, 13-17 11,832 78 9.8 0 20 DeWayne Gallishaw. 12 809 16 0 0 0 825 Donte Pimpleton ...... 12 128 755 92 663 5.2 7 90 55 .2 68.8 9/8 Kentucky State W, 48-0 I 1,000 Bobby Sipp io ...... 3 48 16.0 0 33 Donte Pimpleton ...... 12 6 6 3 64 0 0 0 727 Jason Johnson ...... 7 88 460 52 408 4 .6 4 33 58.3 60.6 Lowder ~•.•... m ..--...... •m...... Q 9/22 Southwest Missouri State* w , 23-7 9,500 Brian 0 0.11 _1_ Q Joseph Jefferson ...... 1 2 0 0 440 248 30 718 59.8 Curtis Hamilton ...... 12 72 235 5 230 3.2 4 17 19.2 Totals ...... 37 9 / 2 9 at Wisconsin L, 6-24 75,662 566 I 5.3 2 9 5 Jason Johnson ...... 7 408 0 0 0 0 408 58.3 Jon Frazier ...... 12 31 201 10 19 1 6.2 1 32 15.9 Opponents ...... 27 10/6 Elon w , 24-7 7,700 202 7.5 I 27 Mel Mitchel l ...... 12 0 0 0 295 29 324 27.0 w, 22-9 3,545 Ronnie Lilly ...... 5 22 131 2 129 5.9 2 38 25.8 10/ 13 at Indiana State* Antonio Veals ...... 12 59 90 78 40 0 267 22.2 I 0/20 # 11 McNeese State (He) W , 21-0 14,000 Getty Cavitt ...... 4 21 102 0 102 4.9 25 25.5 INT ERCEPT ION RETURN S Curtis Hamilton ...... 12 230 5 0 0 0 235 19.6 w, 24-14 16,591 Chris Miller ...... 10 16 64 63 3.9 8 6.3 10/ 2 7 at # 5Youngstown State* Jon Frazier ...... 12 19 1 17 0 26 0 234 19.5 11/3 at Il linois State* w, 58-14 6,493 Antonia Veals ...... 12 3 59 0 59 19.7 1 33 4. 9 Yds A.yg ID. Lg Bobby Sippio ...... 5 Ronnie Lilly ...... 5 129 0 0 0 0 129 25.8 I I/ IO # 13 Northern Iowa* L, 23-24 I 0,300 Kerenski McG hee ...... 5 4 12 0 12 3.0 0 5 2 .4 36 7.2 36 Ky le Moffatt ...... 3 Shannon Hayes ...... 12 5 109 0 0 0 114 9.5 I I/ 17 Southern Illinois* w , 36-6 5,800 Maurice Bradley ...... 10 4 8 0 8 2.0 0 4 0.8 35 11.7 0 18 Mel Mitche ll ...... 3 Getty Cavitt ...... 4 102 0 0 0 0 102 25.5 12/1 at #3 Furman (NCAA) L, 20-24 6,143 Shannon Hayes ...... 12 5 0 5 5.0 1 5 0.4 29 9.7 0 29 Bobby Sippio ...... 1 0 0 0 48 0 36 84 8 .4 * denotes Gateway Football Conference game Jason Michael ...... 12 7 16 15 1 0.1 0 8 0.1 Joseph Jefferson ...... 1 30 30.0 0 30 Erik Dandy ...... 1 Charles Thompson ...... 12 0 0 0 71 3 74 6.2 JEAl'1 ·~·· .. ~-~ 12 12 Q _L5_ ::.l5 =-1. .2 Q Q ::..1 ..2 16 16.0 0 16 Chris Miller ...... 10 63 0 0 0 0 TEAM STATISTICS Totals ...... 12 720 3782 261 3521 4.9 34 90 293.4 Sherrod Coates ...... 1 14 14.0 0 14 63 6.3 Kyle Moffatt ...... 1 2 0 0 0 0 35 Statistical Categoq Hilltoppers O pponents Opponents ...... 12 466 1720 427 1293 2.8 11 47 107.8 Chad.es_[homfJSoo ...... - .. ,...... _ ...... _1_ 3 3...Q Q 3 35 2.9 Erik Dandy ...... 12 0 0 0 2 16 Scoring ...... 31 8 ...... 14 6 Totals ...... 15 163 10.9 I 36 18 1.5 Tommy Crockett ...... 12 0 17 0 Points Per Game ...... 26.5 ...... 12.2 Opponents ...... 3 24 8.0 0 20 0 0 17 1.4 PASSING Sherrod Coates ...... 12 0 0 0 0 14 First Downs ...... 198 ...... 160 14 1.2 fia,)'._eJ' G..e Lg A.ygl.Si Kerenski McGhee ...... 5 12 0 0 Rushing ...... 17 3 ...... 7 5 Effk ~ .e.c.t 0 0 12 2.4 Jason Johnson ...... 7 93.16 33-10-1 32.3 170 2 53 24.3 KI CKOFF RET URNS Karl Maslowski ...... 12 0 Passing ...... 1 3 ...... 69 0 0 10 0 10 0.8 Donte Pimpleton ... 1 2 89.39 25-12-1 48.0 147 0 37 12.2 Yds Axg m Lg Maurice Bradley ...... 10 8 Penalty ...... 1 2 ...... 1 6 0 0 0 0 8 0.8 0 7 0.6 Joseph Jefferson ...... 11 248 22.5 0 47 Jerome Reaves ...... 3 Rush ing Yardage ...... 3,521 ...... 1,293 Jason Michael ...... 12 -20.60 2-1- 1 50.0 7 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.0 Q Q Q Q._Q Mel Mitchell ...... 10 295, 29.5 99 Jason Michael ...... 12 Yards Gained Rush ing ...... 3,782 ...... 1,720 IEAl'1 -•m .••··· ··.. m ...... _12 O.JlQ 2=.0-=-Q D~Q 1 0 0 0 0 1 0. 1 Antonio Veals ...... 4 40 10.0 0 19 Yards Lost Rus hing ...... 261 ...... 427 Totals ...... 12 84.69 60-23-3 38.3 324 2 53 27.0 IEAl'1 ...., . .. w = . . 12 ::.15. Q Q Q Q ::..15. ::..1..2 Charles Thompson ...... 1 71 71.0 0 56 Totals ...... 12 Rushing Attempts ...... 720 ...... 466 Opponents ...... I 2 96.48 272- 135-15 49.6 1599 7 64 133.2 3521 324 566 692 163 5266 438.8 Jon Frazier ...... 1 26 26.0 0 26 Average Per Rush ...... 4. 9 ...... 2 .8 Opponents ...... 12 1293 1599 202 899 24 4017 334.8 Karl Maslowski ...... 1 10 10.0 0 10 Average Per Game ...... 293.4 ...... 107.8 RECEIVING Erik Dandy ...... 1 2 2.0 0 TDs Rus hing ...... 34 ...... 1 1 2 G..e N.o Yds A.yg ID. Lg A.ygl.Si Cbris_Mi/Ler .... ~ ...... --- ...... J 0 Q.O Q Q Pass in g Yardage ...... 324 ...... 1, 599 Antonia Veals ...... 12 7 90 12.9 0 37 7. 5 Totals ...... 30 692 23. 1 I SCORING Att-Comp-l nt ...... 60-23-3 ...... 272-135-15 99 Shannon Hayes ...... 12 6 109 18.2 1 53 9.1 Opponents ...... 50 899 18.0 0 38 1------PA Ts------1 Average Per Pass ...... 5.4 ...... 5.9 Jon Frazier ...... 12 3 17 5.7 0 9 1.4 ID. E.G. Kkk Rush &Y f..all .DX.e Saf .e.ts Average Per Catch ...... 14.1 ...... 11.8 Donte Pimpleton ...... 1 2 2 64 32.0 0 36 5.3 Peter Martinez ...... 0 14-22 34-37 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 76 Average Per Game ...... 27.0 ...... 133.2 FUMBLE RETURNS DeWayne Gal li shaw ...... 12 2 1 6 8.0 1 8 1.3 DeWayne Ga lli shaw ... 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 TDs Passing ...... 2 ...... 7 N.o Tommy Crockett ...... 12 1 17 17.0 0 17 1.4 fia.y..e.r Yds Axg ID. Lg Donte Pimpleton ...... 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Total Offense ...... 3,845 ...... 2,892 Joa..Drummo.rui ...... ,...... ~ ..... Jerome Reaves ...... 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 1 z UJ. Q z Keith Brooks ...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Total Plays ...... 780 ...... 738 Totals ...... I C.uctis.Hamil.t!lll ~ ...... _12 1 .s: .s:._Q Q .s: Q.'1 7 7.0 0 7 Curtis Hamilton ...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Average Per Play ...... 4.9 ...... 3.9 Opponents ...... 3 Totals ...... 12 23 324 14. 1 2 53 27.0 15 5.0 0 12 Jason Johnson ...... 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 Average Per Game ...... 320.4 ...... 241.0 24 Opponents ...... I 2 135 1599 11.8 7 64 133.2 Shannon Hayes ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kickoff Returns ...... 30-692 ...... 50-899 0 12 Ronnie Lilly ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Punt Returns ...... 37-566 ...... 27-202 PUNTING 0 0 12 Getty Ca vitt ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Interception Returns ...... 15-163 ...... 3-24 TOTAL OFFENSE Yds A.yg Lg Th EC 1.:.2.0. Blkd 0 0 6 Brian Claybourn ...... 59 2364 40.1 Jon Frazier ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Kick Return Average ...... 23.1 ...... 18.0 fia.)'._ej' G..e fl¥.5 Rush ~ Tut A.ygl.Si 73 5 8 19 0 Joseph Jefferson ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Punt Return Average ...... 15.3 ...... 7.5 Keith Brooks ...... 12 164 856 0 856 7 1.3 TIA/1 ...... - .. l 0 O_..Q Q O Q Q 1 0 0 6 Brian Lowder ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Int Return Average ...... 10.9 ...... 8.0 Donte Pimpleton ...... 1 2 153 663 147 810 67.5 Totals ...... 60 2364 39.4 73 5 8 19 I 0 6 Chris Miller ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Fumbles-Lost ...... 27-13 ...... 19-10 Dewayne Gallishaw ...... 1 2 146 809 0 809 67.4 Opponents ...... 82 2843 34.7 61 3 5 11 I 0 0 6 Mel Mitchell ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 Penalties-Yards ...... 82-728 ...... 52-426 Jason Johnson ...... 7 119 408 170 578 82.6 0 0 6 Bobby Sippio ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Average Per Game ...... 60.7 ...... 35.5 Curtis Hamilton ...... 12 72 320 0 230 19.2 FIELD GOALS Antonio Veals ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Punt-Yards ...... 60-2.364 ...... 82-2843 Jon Frazier ...... 12 31 191 0 191 15.9 0 6 ~ M.:A .e.c.t l..-1.2 2.0.-2.i .J..l!..:..li 40.::.4.2 50..± Lg Blkd IEA.1'1 - ...... ~ ...... - Q O.=O 0-=-Q 0.::.3 Q 0-Q Q Average Per Punt ...... 3 9 .4 ...... 34. 7 Ronnie Lilly ...... 5 22 129 0 129 25.8 1 2 Peter Mactinez ~ 1±22 .6.1.6 D:.Q l!l. 5cB M 1.:.1 SJ. 1 Tot als ...... 40 14-22 Net Punt Average ...... 36.0 ...... 27.8 21 102 34-37 0-3 0 0-0 0 I 318 Getty Cavitt ...... 4 0 102 25.5 Totals ...... 14-22 63.6 0-0 7-9 5-8 1-4 1-1 51 I Time of Possession/ Game ...... 32:35 ...... 27:25 Opponents ...... 19 5-13 17- 18 0-0 0 0- 1 0 0 146 Chris Miller ...... 10 16 63 0 63 6.3 Opponents ..... 5- 13 38.5 0-0 3-4 1-1 1-6 0- 2 40 3 3rd-Down Conversions ...... 63/ 167 ...... 51/170 Antonio Veals ...... 12 3 59 0 59 4.9 3rd-Down Pct ...... 38% ...... 30% Kerenski McG hee ...... 5 4 12 0 12 2 .4 4th-Down Conversions ...... 10/ 18 ...... 7 / 16 Maurice Bradley ...... 10 4 8 0 8 0.8 3rd-Down Pct ...... 56% ...... 44% Jason Michael ...... 12 9 7 8 0.7 Sacks By-Yards ...... 31-248 ...... 9-56 Shannon Hayes ...... 12 1 5 0 5 0.4 Miscellaneous Yards ...... 7 ...... 15 I EA.1'1 ...... ~~~· • ...•. •~~ ... 12 j_5_ ::..15. Q :..15 ::.1 ..2 Touchdowns Scored ...... 40 ...... 1 9 Totals ...... 12 780 3521 324 3845 320.4 Field Goals-Attempts ...... 14-22 ...... 5-13 Opponents ...... I 2 738 1293 1599 2892 241.0 PAT-Attempts ...... 34-37 ...... 17-18 Attendence ...... 58.300 ...... 120,266 Games/ Avg Per Game ...... 6/ 9,717 ...... 6/ 20,044 ~o_te: Returning players denoted in italics. Score By Quarters 2rul lrd 4th Total Western Kentucky ...... 108 80 57 73 318 Opponents ...... 2 4 44 48 30 146

38 - \Ygyl BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAL!FtER - '19 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF DuAuFtER 39 1 2001 SEASON REVIEW, 2001 SEASON REVIEW DEFENSIVE STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (AttsJ'ds_/_ID.,Lg) B=kt Gallishaw J. Johnson Hamilton f.cJukc Lilly_ I-Sacks-I 1-----eass Def-----1 1----Fumbles---1 eimf!lmw I ------Tackles------I at # 13 Western Il linois ...... 8-21 / 0-7 12-63 / 1-16 2-12 / 0-7 32-150 / 0-22 10-43 / 0-17 1-(-2) / o-o dnp &cY.d.s J.n1=Yds ~ Rec-Yds EE Saf .ela.}!.e..[ Ge UT-AT ToT ~ vs. Kentucky State ...... 11-69 / 0-32 4-5 / 1a-6 o-o / o-o 9-33 / 0-15 6-36 / 1-10 2-4 / 0-7 7-75 / 2-38 3-18 1-16 4 4 Erik Dandy ...... 12 82-73 - 155 10-26 vs. SMS ...... 13-72 / 0-9 16-1 00 / 0-27 4-26 / 0-9 19-11 3 / 2-17 9-26 / o-7 5-71 / o-32 dnp 3-29 9 2-0 2 Mel Mitche ll ...... 1 2 71-45 - 116 3-6 at Wisconsin ...... 12-36 / 0-9 8-29 / o-9 12-6 / 0-14 7-4 / 0-12 3-10 / 0-6 4-15 / 0-5 4-7 / o-5 6-11 1-2 3-3 5 7 1-0 Kyle Moffatt ...... 1 2 66-33 - 99 vs. Elon ...... 7-45 / 0-18 23-1 68 / 1-49 15-42 / 0-14 dnp 1-5 / 0-5 2-45 / 1-29 3-7 / o-4 12-39 3-28 4 Hayes Thomas ...... 1 2 51 -40 - 91 at Indiana State ...... 32-168 / 1-56 6-29 / 1-10 12-40 / 1-14 dnp 1-3 / 0-3 2-4 / 0-3 dnp 14-58 745 3 1-7 Jon Drummond ...... 12 50-21 - 71 vs. # 11 McNeese State ...... 22-142 / 0-31 11-52 / 0-12 11-(-15) / 0-7 dnp 12-30 / 1-4 3-18 / 0-7 dnp 52-10 - 62 3-12 1-9 1-30 8 1-0 Joseph Jefferson ...... 1 2 at #5 Youngstown State ...... 19-87 / 0-16 8-45 / 1-19 19-111 / 1-29 dnp 10-18 / 1-5 o-o / o-o dnp 11-24 4-12 1-0 Patrick Reynolds ...... 12 37-21 - 58 at Ill ino is State ...... 11-41 / 1-11 8-90 / 2-45 9-245 / 2-90 10-33 / 1-8 3-11 / 1-5 2-13 / 0-9 7-33 / 0-11 19-97 8-63 1-14 4 1-0 2 Sherrod Coates ...... 12 46-11 -57 vs. # 13 Northern Iowa ...... 8-48 / 0-24 17-54 / 0-12 22-101 / 2-33 dnp 7-20 / o-7 3-12 / 0-6 dnp 47 7-50 548 1 Arthur Wilson ...... 12 24-23 - vs. Southern Il linois ...... 14-98 / 2-43 20-118 / 1-41 5-15 / 1-7 7-64 / o-33 4-11 / 0-5 4-12 / 0-5 1-7 / 0-7 Charles Thompson ...... 12 23-20 - 43 24 1-3 1-0 at # 3 Furman ...... 7-29 / 0-15 13-56 / 0-19 17-74 / 0-15 4-11 / 1-6 6-7 / o-5 3-(-1) / o-3 dnp Randall John son ...... 12 19-24 - 43 1-0 28-10 - 38 1-8 1-8 5-36 6 Bobby Sippio ...... 1 0 eASSING (Attc.Co.rndocJ'.ds_/.... I[Hg) . J._~ EGs Martinez (~lL/_Dis.tam:.e) 7-30 3-20 eimf!lmw Rocco DiBenedetto ...... 11 20-15 - 35 at # 13 Western Illinois ...... 8-2-1-15 / 0-9 0-0-0-0 / o-o 2-3 (38 no good; 31 good; 29 good) 2 Jeremy Chandler ...... 12 19-10 - 29 vs. Kentucky State ...... 7-2-0-89 / 1-53 0-0-0-0 / o-o 2-2 (35 good; 24 good) 8-20 3-13 lrele Oderinde ...... 12 17-11- 28 vs. SMS ...... 4-1-0-13 / 0-13 1-0-0-0 / o-o 1-2 (37 no good; 44 good) 14 14 1-0 Corey Shaw ...... 12 6-11 - 17 at Wisconsin ...... 2-1 -0-28 / 0-28 2-0-0-0 / o-o 2-2 (29 good; 29 good) Karl Maslowski ...... 12 11-5 - 16 vs. Elon ...... dnp 5-3-0-62 / 0-37 1-2 (26 good; 42 blocked) Brian Lowder ...... 12 2-5 - 7 at Indiana State ...... dnp 1-1-0-8 / 0-8 0-1 (26 no good) Hal Bowden ...... 8 3-4 - 7 vs. # 11 McNeese State ...... dnp 6-2-1-14 / 0-9 0-2 (48 no good; 47 no good) Anthony Bates ...... 5 2-4 - 6 1-3 1-0 at #5 Youngstown State ...... dnp 3-1-0-18 / 0-18 1-1 (29 good) Carl Birts ...... 12 3-2 - 5 at Ill inois State ...... 4-1-0-4 / 0-4 0-0-0-0 / o-o 1-1 (37 good) Antonio Veals ...... 12 3-2 - 5 vs. # 13 Northern Iowa ...... dnp 3-1-0-12 / 0-12 1-1 (28 good) 1-3 1-3 Rufus Sanders ...... 11 2-2 - 4 vs. Southern Illinois ...... 4-1-0-4 / 0-4 0-0-0-0 / o-o 1-3 (37 good; 27 no good; 30 no good) 04- 4 Shannon Hayes ...... 12 at #3 Furman ...... 2-2-0-17 / 1-9 4-4-0-33 / 0-19 2-2 ( 51 good; 33 good) DeWayne Gall ishaw ...... 1 2 1-1 - 2 2-0 - 2 Chad Kincaid ...... 7 RECEIVING (Rec-Yds / ID-Lg) Y.f:..ah Ha_~ f.cJukc Pimpleton eUNT REIS Jefferson (Rets-Yds /_...I[Hg) Kris Mau ...... 9 0-2 - 2 at # 13 Western Illinois ...... 0-0 / 0-0 1-9 / 0-9 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o o-o / o-o Kerenski McGhee ...... 5 0-2 - 2 vs. Kentucky State ...... 0-0 / 0-0 1-53 / 1-53 o-o / o-o 1-36 / 0-36 5-70 / 0-21 Matt Rogers ...... 12 2-0 - 2 VS. SMS ······················ ······· ··············· ·· ···· 0-0 / 0-0 1-13 / 0-13 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 2-14 / 0-12 1-1 - Jason Michael ...... 12 2 at Wisconsin ...... 0-0 / 0-0 o-o / o-o 1-28 / 0-28 o-o / o-o 2-7 / o-7 0-1 - 1 Peter Martinez ...... 12 vs. Elon ...... 1-37 / 0-37 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 4-77 / 0-32 1-0- 1 Antwan Pinkston ...... 6 at Indian a State ...... 1-8 / 0-8 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o o-o / o-o o-o / o-o TEAM ...... 12 vs. # 11 McNeese State ...... 0-0 / 0-0 1-9 / 0-9 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 2-3 / 0-2 I 07-395 31-248 15-163 50 I 0-7 10 7 Hilltopper Totals ...... 12 644-413 - 1057 at # 5 Youngstown State ...... 0-0 / 0-0 1-18 / 0-18 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 2-30 / o-14 73-205 9-56 3-24 7 13-15 14 2 Opponent Totals ...... 12 495-464 - 959 at Illinois State ...... 0-0 / 0-0 1-4 / 0-4 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 2-97 / 1-95 vs. #13 Northern Iowa ...... 1-1 2 / 0-1 2 0-0 / o-o o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 2-32 / 0-20 vs. Southern Illinois ...... 0-0 / 0-0 1-4 / 0-4 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 1-47 / 0-47 #3 Furman ...... 4-33 / 0-19 2-16 / 0-9 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 4-63 / 0-54 LONG SCORING DRIVES LONG PLAYS TACKLES (ALU.I.../_IQt) ~ Mili.b.ell M12.ffgu TINm.cu Drummond Jeffe rson Reynolds ~ Wilmn Dliun.psJW Wes.tem..Ke.mu.cky_ W.estem..Ken1U.cky_ at # 13 Western Illi nois ...... 6-3 / 9 3-3 / 6 2-1 / 3 6-4 / 10 5-o / 5 6-0 / 6 1-1 / 2 3-o / 3 1-1 / 2 4-1 / 5 • 92 yards at Illinois State, 11 /3 (92 yds, 2 plays, 0:53; TD - Donte Pimpleton, • 99-TD (kick ret) -Mel Mitchell vs . McNeese State, 10/20 vs. Kentucky State ...... 8-4 / 12 5-2 / 7 6-2 / 8 5-2 / 7 3-2 / 5 2-0 / 2 1-3 / 4 3-3 / 6 3-2 / 5 1-3 / 4 90, run; 10:54, 3rd quarter) • 95-TD (punt ret) -Joseph Jefferson at Illinois State, 11/3 VS . SMS ...... 6-2 / 8 4-2 / 6 1-3 / 4 4-1 / 5 5-1 / 6 1-2 / 3 0-1 / 1 • 80 yards at Illin ois State, 11 /3 (80 yds, 6 plays, 2:32; TD - DeWayne 3-4 / 7 3-o / 3 5-1 / 6 • 90-TD (rush) - Donte Pimpleton at Illinoi s State, 11 /3 Gallishaw, 5, run; 5:05, 2nd quarter) at Wisconsin ...... 12-7 / 19 9-5 / 14 9-4 / 13 3-2 / 5 o-3 / 3 4-0 / 4 2-0 / 2 5-o / 5 0-1 / 1 3-3 / 6 • 56 (rush) - Keith Brooks at Indiana State, 10/ 13 • 80 yards vs. Kentucky State, 9 /8 (80 yds, 11 plays, 5:00; TD - De Wayne vs. Elon ...... 5-4 / 9 7-4 / 11 4-2 / 6 4-6 / 10 4-0 / 4 3-1 / 4 5-2 / 7 7-1 / 8 4-2 / 6 1-2 / 3 • 56 (KO ret) - Charles Thompson at Western Illi nois, 8/30 Gallishaw, 5, run; 10:30, 2nd quarter) at Indiana State ...... 7-5 / 12 8-2 / 10 3-2 / 5 4-2 / 6 7-4 / 11 7-o / 7 3-2 / 5 5-1 / 6 2-1 / 3 0-1 / 1 • 55 (rush) - Donte Pimpleton at Illinois State, 11 /3 • 80 yards at Western Il linois, 8/ 30 (80 yds, 13 plays, 6:22; TD - DeWayne vs. # 11 McNeese State ...... 3-4 / 7 4-1 / 5 4-1 / 5 9-4 / 13 4-0 / 4 1-2 / 3 6-o / 6 3-o / 3 1-0 / 1 o-o / o • 54 (punt ret) - Joseph Jefferson at Furman, 12/ 1 Gallishaw, 3, run; 11 :35, 2nd quarter) at #5 Youngstown State ...... 8-10 / 18 4-5 / 9 8-4 / 12 8-7 / 15 6-2 / 8 8-0 / 8 2-4 / 6 2-2 / 4 4-2 / 6 2-1 / 3 • 53-TD (pass) - Jason Johnson to Shannon Hayes vs. Kentucky State, 9/ 8 Qp_p.on.eats at Illin ois State ...... 5-10 / 15 6-5 / 11 7-5 / 12 3-2 / 5 6-0 / 6 7-3 / 10 3-1 / 4 3-o / 3 2-1 / 3 4-2 / 6 Qp_p_on.eats • 91 yards by Southern Ill inois, 11 / 17 (91 yds, 14 plays, 4:46; TD - Tom vs. # 13 Northern Iowa ...... 9-4 / 13 9-7 / 16 4-5 / 9 o-3 / 3 5-2 / 7 3-2 / 5 3-1 / 4 2-0 / 2 2-3 / 5 3-5 / 8 • 64-TD (pass) - Sam Clemons to Ji m Mitchel l, Western Il linois. 8/30 Koutsos, 1, run; 0:55, 3rd quarter) vs. Southern Il linois ...... 7-10 / 17 6-4 / 10 8-2 / 10 4-5 / 9 1-3 / 4 2-1 / 3 3-4 / 7 4-2 / 6 4-5 / 9 4-2 / 6 • 51 (pass) - C.W. Singletary to Arketa Banks, Elon, 10/6 • 91 yards by Il linois State, 11/3 (91 yds, 4 plays, 1 :17; TD - Vito Golson, 33 , at #3 Furman ...... 6-10 / 16 7-3 / 10 7-3 / 10 4-0 / 4 5-4 / 9 6-1 / 7 3-2 / 5 4-1 / 5 o-3 / 3 o-o / o pass from Kevin Zouzounis; 4:17, 3rd quarter) • 86 yards by Wisconsin, 9/29 (86 yds, 11 plays, 5:07; TD - Anthony Davis, 1, euNTING KO RETURNS (Rets-Yds / TD-Lg) run; 3:32, 2nd quarter) Cki.~(Ho-=----Yd~g_/_Lg__,JlQ) Jet~ Mi1meJ1 • 81 yards by Elon, 10/6 (81 yds, 11 plays, 2:16; TD - Arketa Banks, 11, pass at # 13 Western Illi nois ...... 3-118-39.3 / 45-0 o-o / o-o 1-32 / 0-28 from C.W. Singletary; 0:10, 2nd quarter) vs. Kentucky State ...... 3-117-39.0 / 44-0 o-o / o-o 1-5 / 0-5 • 80 yards by Furman, 12/1 (80 yds, 7 plays, 3:00; TD - Eric Emerson, 4, run; vs. SMS ...... 4-147-36.8 / 46-2 2-62 / 0-39 o-o / o-o 0:52, 3rd quarter) at Wisconsin ...... 10-420-42.0 / 58-3 2-33 / 0-22 0-0 I o-o vs . Elon ...... 4-173-43.3 / 50-1 1-47 / 0-47 0-0 / o-o at Indiana State ...... 6-237-39.5 / 73-2 1-13 / 0-13 2-72 / o-38 vs. # 11 McNeese State ...... 7-300-42.9 / 54-2 o-o / o-o 1-99 / 1-99 at # 5 Youngstown State ...... 5-205-41.0 / 48-1 2-36 / 0-19 o-o / o-o at Ill inois State ...... 2-72-36.0 / 36-1 1-29 / 0-29 o-o / o-o vs. # 13 Northern Iowa ...... 6-225-37.5 / 47-3 2-28 / 0-17 1-15 / 0-15 vs. Southern Illinois ...... 2-75-37.5 / 39-2 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o at # 3 Furman ...... 7-275-39.3 / 71-2 o-o / o-o 4-72 / 0-34

41 - \Y&\fl BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUF!ER 40 - 'l'l\rl BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALIFIER 2001 SEASON REVIEW 2001 SEASON REVIEW INDIVIDUAL SUPERLAT IVES 200 I HILLTOPPER HONORS Category WKJ.LHilltop_p_e[s Oppo.nen_ts 47 -Eddie Linscomb, Southwest Missouri State, 9/ 22 Militar y Science Leadership A ward Coaches' A wards Long Rush ...... 90-TD - Donte Pimpleton at Illinois State, 11/ 3 QJf_e_n_s_e lkf= Special Teams Long Pass ...... 53-TD - Jason Johnson to Shannon Hayes vs . Kentucky State, 9/ 8 64-TD - Sam Clemons to Jim Mitchel l, Western Illinois, 8/ 30 61 - Eddie Pena, Southwest Missouri State, 9/22 at # 13 Western Illinois ...... Jason Johnson, QB at # 13 Western Ill...... Daniel Withrow, O L Rocco DiBenedetto, DL Brian Claybourn, P Long Punt ...... 73 - Brian Claybourn at lndfiana State, 10/13 Kyle Moffatt, SS Mel Mitchel l, FS 27 - Chris Di Mauro, Youngstown State, 10/27 Kentucky State ...... Arthur W il son, DL Kentucky State ...... Ronnie Li ll y, RB Long Punt Return ...... 95-TD - Joseph Jefferson at Illi nois State, 11/3 Mel Mi tchell , FS Bobby Sippio, CB 38 -Terry Tharps, Western Illi nois, 8/30 vs. SMS ...... Buster Ash ley, O L vs. SMS ...... De Wayne Ga lli shaw, RB Long KO Return ...... 99-TD - Mel Mi tchell vs. McNeese State, 10/20 Erik Dandy, LB Peter Martinez, PK 20 -Brian Colar, Western Il linois, 8/30 at W isconsin ...... Mel Mitchel l, FS at W isconsin ...... Chris Price, O L Long Pass Int. Ret ...... 36-TD - Bobby Sippio vs. Southern Illinois, 11 /17 vs. Sherrod Coates, LB Joseph Jefferson, CB 12 - W ill Bouton, Furman, 12/1 vs. Elon ...... Jon Frazier, RB El on ...... Galli shaw, RB Long Fumble Ret ...... 7 -Jon Drummond at Furman, 12/1 Dandy, LB Corey Shaw, DT/ LS 40 - Mike Meygesi, Indiana State, 10/13 at Indiana State ...... Patrick Reynolds, DE at Indiana State ...... Keith Brooks, RB Long FG ...... 51 - Peter Martinez at Furman, 12/1 vs. # 11 Mc Neese ...... Keith Brooks, RB vs. # 11 McNeese ...... Curtis Hamilton, FB Hayes Thomas, LB Brian Lowder, FS Long FG Att ...... 51 - Peter Martinez at Furman, 12/ 1 (good) 50 - Brian Long, Southwest Missouri State, 9/ 22 (no good) 170 -Louis Ivory, Furman, 12/ 1 (33 atts) at # 5 Youngstown State ...... Hayes Thomas, LB at #5 YS U ...... Donte Pimpleton, QB Dandy, LB Claybourn, P Rush Yards ...... 245 - Donte Pimpleton at Il linois State, 11/ 3 (9 atts) at Il linois State ...... Donte Pimpleton, QB at Il linois State ...... offensive line Jon Drummond, LB Karl Maslowski, LB Rush Attempts ...... 33 -Louis Ivory, Furman, 12/ 1 (170 yds) 32 - Keith Brooks at Ind iana State, 10/ 13 (168 yds) vs. # 13 No. Iowa ...... Joseph Jefferson, CB vs. # 13 No. Iowa ...... Buster Ash ley, O L Dandy, LB Antonio Veals, WR 32 -Jason Johnson at Western Ill inois, 8/ 30 (150 yds) vs. Southern Illinois ...... De Wayne Gallishaw, RB vs. Southern Illinois ...... Derek Forster, O L Coates, LB Veals, WR Pass Yards ...... 89 - Jason Johnson vs. Kentucky State, 9/ 8 (7-2-0) 189 -Julian Reese, Ind iana State, 10/ 13 (33-16-0) Pass Attempts ...... 9 -Jason Johnson at Western Illinois, 8/ 30 (9-2-1 / 15 yds) 34 - Scott Pendarvis, McNeese St., 10/ 20 (34-14-1 / 176 yds) Pass Comps ...... 4 - Donte Pimpleton at Furman, 12/ 1 (4-4-0 / 33 yds) 20 - Griffith Jurgens, Northern Iowa, 11/10 (32-20-0 / 174 yds) Receiving Yards ...... 53 - Shannon Hayes vs. Kentucky State, 9/8 (1 catch) 107 - Mark Schaeve, Il linois State, 11/3 (7 catches) ALL-AMERICANS Receptions ...... 4 - Antonio Veals at Furman, 12/1 (33 yds) 8 -Ryan Hannum, Northern Iowa, 11/ 10 (46 yds) American Football Coaches' Association Associated Press Punts ...... 10 - Brian Clay bourn at W isconsin, 9/29 ( 42.0 avg) 9 -David Latta, McNeese State, 10/20 (34.8 avg) Mel Mi tchell , FS Erik Dandy, LB (second-team) 9 -Jason Raglund, Kentucky State, 9/8 (39.6 avg) Mel Mi tchell, FS Punt Average ...... 43 .3 - Brian Claybourn vs. Elon, 10/6 ( 4 punts, 173 yds) 42.8 - Derrick Frost, Northern Iowa, 11 /10 (5 punts, 214 yds) W alter Camp Foundation Chris Price, OL (third-team) Punt Returns ...... 5 -Joseph Jefferson vs. Kentucky State, 9/ 8 (70 yds) 4 - B.J. Sams, McNeese State, 10/ 20 (31 yds) Mel Mitchell, FS 4 - Nick Davis, Wisconsin, 9/ 29 (28 yds) Chris Price, OL Don Hansen's Football Gazette Punt Return Yards ...... 97 -Joseph Jefferson at Il linois State, 11/ 3 (2 rets) 31 - B.J. Sams, Mc Neese State, 10/ 20 ( 4 rets) Joseph Jefferson, CB (honorable mention) Kickoff Returns ...... 4 -Mel Mitchell at Furman, 12/ 1 (72 yds) 7 -Dennis Butler, Illinois State, 11/ 3 (153 yds) The Sports Network Mel Mitchell , FS (honorable mention) Kickoff Ret. Yards ...... 99 -Mel Mitchell vs . McNeese State, 10/ 20 (1 ret) 153 - Dennis Butler, Il linois State, 11/ 3 (7 rets) Sherrod Coates, LB (third-team) Chris Price, O L (second-team) Total Offense Atts ...... 41 - Jason Johnson at Western Ill inois, 8/ 30 (165 yds) 45 - Ju lian Reese, Indiana State, 10/ 13 (201 yds) Erik Dandy, LB Total Offense Yds ...... 245 - Donte Pimpleton at Il linois State, 11/ 3 (9 atts) 201 - Jul ian Reese, Ind iana State, 10/ 13 ( 45 atts) Mel Mitchell, FS Al l-Purpose Yds ...... 245 - Donte Pimpleton at Il linois State, 11/3 (245 rush) 170 -Louis Ivory, Furman, 12/ 1 (170 rush) Chris Price, O L (second-team) Points Scored ...... 12 -Keith Brooks vs. Southern Illi nois, 11/17 (2 TDs) 12 - Anthony Davis, Wisconsin, 9/29 (2 rush) 12 -Do nte Pimpleton vs. Northern Iowa, 11/10 (2 TDs) 12 -DeWayne Gall ishaw at Il li no is State, 11 /3 (2 TDs) NATIONAL PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK HONORS 12 - Donte Pimpleton at Il lino is State, 11 /3 (2 TDs) Joseph Jefferson, CB 12 - Jason Johnson vs. Southwest Mi ssouri St., 9/22 (2 TDs) Jon Drummond, LB 12 - Peter Martinez vs. Kentucky State, 9 /8 (2 FGs, 6 XPs) • The Sports Network Defensive, Nov. 5 • Hansen's Football Gazette co-Special Teams, Oct. 25 • The Sports Network Defensive, Nov. 5 Mel Mitchell (4) was named to five All-Ameri­ can teams - the second consecutive season a Hilltopper defensive back has accomplished the feat - and was a first-team a/I-Gat eway Con- GAME-BY-GAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS GATEWAY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE HONORS ference selection. Rushing Passing Receiving Tackles Buster Ashley, OL Peter Martinez, PK (.!\t8'ds /_JD_d_g) (Att -Comclnt::Yd_s_/___ID,Lg) (La.tcbcXds /_JD.cLg) (.Uic.!\L/ Tat) • Second-team al l-conference • Second-team all-conference Hayes Thomas ( 6-4 / 10) at # 13 Western Illi nois .... Jason Johnson (32-150 / 0-22) Jason Johnson (9-2-1 -15 / 0-9) Shannon Hayes (1-9 / 0-9) • all- Newcomer Team • Honorable mention all-Academic Team POSTS EASON Jerome Reaves (1-6 / 0-6) • Offensive Li neman of the Week, Sept. 23 Eri k Dandy (8-4 / 12) vs . Kentucky State ...... Ron nie Lill y (7-75 / 2-38) John son (7-2-0-89 / 1-53) Hayes (1-53 / 1-53) Mel Mitchell, FS TEAM HONORS Donte Pimpleton (1-36 / 0-36) Brian Claybourn, P • First-team all-conference Dandy ( 6-2 / 8) Most Valuable Players vs. SMS ...... Johnson (19-113 / 2-17) Johnson (4-1-0-13 / 0-13) Hayes (1-13 / 0-13) • Second-team all-conference Dandy (12-7 / 19) Team -Mel Mi tchell, Sr., FS at Wisconsin ...... Keith Brooks (12-36 / 0-9) Johnson (2-1-0-28 / 0-28) Pimpleton (1 -28 / 0-28) • all -Newcomer Team Kyle Moffatt, SS Mel Mitchel l (7-4 / 11) Offensive -Donte Pimpleton, Sr., QB vs. Elon ...... DeWayne Gal li shaw (23-168 / 1-49) Donte Pimpleton (5-3-0-62 / 0-37) Antonio Veals (1-37 / 0-37) • Second-team all-conference Tommy Crockett (1-17 / 0-17) Sherrod Coates, LB Defensive - Mel Mitchell , Sr., FS DeWayne Gallishaw (1-8 / 0-8) • Fi rst-team all-conference Donte Pimpleton, QB Special Teams - Joseph Jefferson, Sr., RS Dandy (7-5 / 12) at Indiana State ...... Brooks (32-168 / 1-56) Pimpleton (1-1-0-8 / 0-8) Antonio Veals (1-8 / 0-8) • Honorable mention all-conference Thomas (9-4 / 13) Hustle Awards vs. # 11 McNeese ...... Brooks (22-142 / 0-31) Pimpleton (6-2-1-14 / 0-9) Jon Frazier (1-9 / 0-9) Erik Dandy, LB • Offensive Player of the Week, Nov. 4 Curtis Hamilton (1-5 / 0-5) • Fi rst-team all-conference Offensive - DeWayne Gallishaw, Sr., RB Dandy (10-8 / 18) at # 5 YSU ...... Donte Pimpleton (19-111 / 1-29) Pimpleton (3-1-0-18 / 0-18) Hayes (1-18 / 0-18) • Defensive Player of the Week, Oct. 28 Chris Price, OL Defensive - Ky le Moffatt, Sr., SS Dandy (5-10 / 15) at Ill inois State ...... Pimpleton (9-245 / 2-90) Johnson (4-1-0-4 / 0-4) Frazier (1-4 / 0-4) • Fi rst-team al l-conference Mitche ll (9-7 / 16) vs. # 13 Northern Iowa ...... Pimpleton (22-107 / 2-33) Pimpleton (3-1-0-12 / 0-12) Veals (1 -12 / 0-12) Jon Drummond, LB • Offensive Lineman of the Week, Oct. 2 1 Academic Award Frazier (1-4 / 0-4) Dandy (7-10 / 17) Jason Jo hn son, Sr., QB vs. Southern Il lin ois ...... Galli shaw (20-118 / 1-41) Johnson (4-1-0-4 / 0-4) • Honorable mention all-conference Dandy ( 6-10 / 16) at # 3 Furman ...... Pimpleton (17-74 / 0-15) Pimpleton (4-4-0 / 0-33) Veals ( 4-33 / 0-19) • Defensive Player of the Week, Nov. 4 Patrick Reynolds, DL • First-team all-conference Al Almond Memorial Award Derek Forster, OL Keith Brooks, Sr. , RB • First-team all-Academic Team Bobby Sippio, CB • co-Special Teams Player of the Week, Sept. 23 Community College DeWayne Gallishaw, RB Distinguished Citizenship Award • Honorable mention all-conference Daniel Withrow, O L Getty Cavitt, So., FB • Second-team all-conference Joseph Jefferson, CB • Offensive Lineman of the Week, Sept. 2 Team Captains • First-team all-conference defensive back Joseph Jefferson, Sr. , CB; Jason Johnson, Sr., QB • Honorable mention all-conference return speciali st Peter Martinez, Jr., PK ; Jason Michael, Jr., QB • Special Teams Pl aye r of the Week, Oct. 7 Mel Mitchel l, Sr., FS • Special Teams of the Week, Nov. 4

BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF DuALJFIER 43 42 - 'l'l\,1 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF QuALJFIER - 'l'l\,1 1 2001 SEASON REVIEW 2001 SEASON REVIEW GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS TEAM SUPERLATIVES 1st Downs Rush Pass Team Highs JNKW::lillto.p_p_eLS Qp_/JD.=]1s 5-c_o_r__e. Lrt....LB._~ Att-Yds / IO.-Lg A-C-1-Yds / TD_d..g Ply-Yds I Avg Euro-Lost Pen-Yds Points ...... 58 at Illinois State, 11 /3 24 by Furman, 12/1 WK U ...... 13 20 / 18-1-1 65-287 / 1-22 9-2-1-15 / 0-9 74-302 / 4.1 3-0 4-50 at # 13 Western Ill inois .... 17 11 / 5-5-1 37-141 / 1-25 10-6-0-1 61 / 1-64 47-302 / 6.4 1-1 4-30 24 by Northern Iowa. 11 / 10 24 by Wisconsin. 9/2 9 TDs Scored ...... 8 at Illinois State. 11/3 WK U ...... 48 23 / 19-2-2 64-333 / 5-38 7-2-0-89 / 1-53 71-422 / 5.9 3-0 5-40 3 by Furman, 12/1 Kentucky State ...... 0 4 / 3-1-0 32-45 / 0-10 11-7-0-50 / 0-10 43-95 / 2.2 2-0 7-54 3 by Northern Iowa, 11 / 10 3 by Wisconsin, 9/2 9 WK U ...... 23 20 / 17-1-2 69-410 / 3-32 6-1-0-13 / 0-13 75-423 / 5.6 3-3 9-86 First Downs ...... 23 vs. Kentucky State, 9/8 22 by Illin ois State, 11 /3 SMS ...... 7 8 / 4-4-0 30-101 / 1-47 19-8-1-91 / 0-25 49-192 / 3.9 1-1 8-52 Rush ...... 21 at Illin ois State, 11 / 3 12 by Wisconsin, 9/ 29 Pass ...... 3 at Furm an, 12/1 14 by Illin ois State, 11 /3 WK U ...... 6 9 / 7-1-1 53-115 / 0-14 4-1-0-28 / 0-28 57-143 / 2.5 3-1 6-38 Penalty ...... 3 vs. McNeese State, 10/20 3 by Furman, 12/1 at W isconsin ...... 2 4 0-0 7-44 18 / 12-6-0 44-193 / 2-21 23-10-2-141 / 1-32 67-334 / 5.0 Rush Attempts ...... 69 vs. Southwest Missouri State, 9/22 ( 410 yds) 57 by Furm an, 12/1 (238 yds) Rush Yards ...... 474 at Illin ois State, 11 /3 (57 atts) 238 by Furman, 12/2 (57 atts) WK U ...... 24 19 / 17-2-0 63-333 / 3-49 5-3-0-62 / o-37 68-395 / 5.8 1-0 8-77 Pass Attempts ...... 9 at Western Illinois, 8/30 (9-i-1 / 15 yds) 35 by McNeese State, 10/20 (35-14-0 / 176 yds) Elon ...... 7 11 / 5-4-2 43-66 / 0-16 17-6-0-92 / 1-51 60-158 / 2.6 5-2 1-5 Pass Completions ...... 7 at Fu rman, 12/1 (8-7-1 / 57 yds) 23 by Illinois State, 11 /3 (34-23-3 / 255 yds) Pass Yards ...... 89 vs. Kentucky State, 9/8 (7-2-0) WKU ...... 22 2-1 7-70 255 by Illinois State, 11 /3 (34-23-3) 15 / 13-1-1 61-262 / 3-56 1-1-0-8 / 0-8 62-270 / 4.4 Offensive Plays ...... 75 vs. Southwest Missouri State, 9/2 2 ( 423 yds) at Ind iana State ...... 9 16 / 4-10-2 33-76 / 0-29 33-16-0-189 / 1-23 66-265 / 4.o 2-0 4-33 74 by Northern Iowa, 11 / 10 (315 yds) Yards ...... 478 at Illinois State, 11/3 (61 plays) 346 by Illin ois State, 11/3 ( 68 plays) Average Gain/Play ...... 7. 8 at Illin ois State, 11 / 3 (474 yds / 61 plays) WKU ...... 21 14 / 11-0-3 61-227 / 2-31 6-2-1-14 / 0-9 67-241 / 3.6 2-0 9-81 6.4 by Western Illinois, 8/30 (302 yds / 47 plays) Penalties ...... 9 at Illinoi s State, 11/3 (74 yds) vs. #11 McNeese State ..... 0 10 / 4-4-2 29-32 / 0-15 35-14-1-176 / 1-40 64-208 / 3.3 1-1 9-76 9 by McNeese State, 10/20 (76 yds) 9 vs. McNeese State, 10/20 (81 yds) WKU ...... 24 15 / 14-1-0 58-265 / 3-29 3-1-0-18 / 0-18 61-283 / 4.6 2-2 7-60 9 vs. Southwest Mi ssouri State, 9/ 22 (86 yds) Penalty Yards ...... 86 vs. Southwest Missou ri State, 9/22 (9 pens) at #5 Youngstown State .. 14 13 / 6-5-2 42-71 / 1-12 26-12-3-97 / 0-17 68-168 / 2.5 1-1 2-5 76 by McNeese State, 10/ 20 (9 pens) Fumbles Lost ...... 3 vs. Southern Illinois, 11/ 17 2 by Furman, 12/1 WKU ...... 58 22 / 21-0-1 57-474 / 7-90 0-0 9-74 4-1-0-4 / 0-4 61-478 / 7.8 3 vs. Southwest Missouri ?tate, 9/22 2 by Illinois State. 11 /3 at Il lin ois State ...... 1 4 22 / 6-14-2 34-91 / 1-23 34-23-3-255 / 1-33 68-346 / 5.1 2-2 3-45 2 by El on, 10/6 3rd Down Conversions ...... 56% (9-16) vs. Northern Iowa, 11 / 10 56% (9-16) by Northern Iowa, 11 / 10 WKU ...... 23 14 / 13-1-0 58-274 / 2-33 3-1-0-12 / 0-12 61-286 / 4.7 2-1 7-48 Possession Tim e ...... 36:59 at Indiana State, 10/ 13 #13 Northern Iowa ...... 2 4 10 / 9-10-1 41-141 / 2-14 33-20-0-174 / 1-38 74-315/4.3 1-0 3-35 31: 32 by Fu rman, 12/1 Team Lows WKLLHilltQp_p.ecs WK U ...... 36 15 / 15-0-0 49-355 / 4-43 4-1-0-4 / o-4 63-359 / 5.7 3-3 5-44 Opponents Points ...... 6 at Wisconsin, 9/ 29 Southern Illinois ...... 6 9 / 5-3-1 44-98 / 1-21 18-7-3-84 / 0-32 62-182 / 2.9 1-0 7-59 0 by McNeese State, 10/ 20 0 by Kentucky State, 9/8 TDs Scored ...... 0 at Wisconsin, 9/ 29 WKU ...... 20 12 / 9-3-0 52-186 / 1-19 8-7-1-57 / 1-19 60-243 / 4.1 3-2 6-60 0 by McNeese State, 10/20 at #3 Furman ...... 24 18 / 12-3-3 57-238 / 2-30 13-6-2-89 / 1-47 70-327 / 4.7 2-2 2-15 0 by Kentucky State, 9/8 First Downs ...... 9 at Wisconsin, 9/ 29 4 by Kentucky State, 9/8 Rush ...... 7 at Wisconsin, 9/29 3 by Kentucky State, 9/8 Punts Punt Returns KO Returns Int Returns Furn Returns Time of 3rd Down 4th Down Pass ...... 0 vs. Southern Illin ois, 11 / 17 1 by Kentucky State, 9/8 No-Yds / Avg No-Yds / TD,Lg No-Yds / TD-Lg ~d_s_ /_ID-Lg No.:Yds-1_ICH-g .P.oll... Cony/ Pct Cony/ Pct 0 at Illinois State, 11 /3 WKU ...... 3-118 / 39.3 o-o / o-o 2-90 / o-56 o-o / o-o 1-0 / 0-0 36:07 6-15 / 40.0 1-3 / 33.0 0 vs. McNeese State, 10/20 at #13 Western Ill .... 5-180 / 3 6.0 3-16 / 0-8 4-63 / 0-38 1-20 / 0-20 o-o / o-o 23:53 3-10 / 30.0 o-o / o.o Penalty ...... 0 at Fu rman , 12/1 0 by Wisconsin , 9/2 9 0 vs. South ern Illinois, 11 / 17 WKU ...... 3-117 / 39.0 5-70 / 0-21 1-5 / 0-5 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 34:49 6-14 / 42.9 2-3 / 66.7 0 by Southwest Missou ri State, 9/ 22 0 vs. Northern Iowa, 11 / 10 Kentucky State ...... 11-360 / 32.7 1-(-2) / 0-0 7-118 / 0-32 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 25:11 1-11 / 9.1 o-o / o.o 0 by Kentucky State, 9/8 0 at Youngstown State, 10/ 27 0 vs. El on, 10/6 WKU ...... 4-147 / 36.8 4-60 / o-33 2-62 / 0-39 1-0 / 0-0 1-0 / 0-0 36:33 5-12 / 41.7 2-2 / 100.0 Rush Attempts ...... 52 at Furman, 12/ 1 (186 yds) SMS ...... 7-297 / 42.4 1-(-1 ) / 0-0 4-53 / 0-22 o-o / o-o 3-0 / 0-0 23:27 0-11 / 0.0 1-1 / 100.0 29 by McN eese State, 10/20 (32 yds) Rush Yards ...... 115 at Wisconsin, 9/ 29 (53 atts) 32 by McNeese State, 10/20 (29 atts) Pass Attempts ...... 3 vs. Northern Iowa, 11 / 10 (3-1-0 / 12 yds) WKU ...... 10-420 / 42.0 2-7 / 0-7 3-59 / 0-26 2-35/0-18 o-o / o-o 30:06 3-15 / 20.0 o-o / o.o 10 by Western Illinois, 8/30 (10-6-0 / 161 yds) at W isconsin ...... 6-243 / 40.5 4-28 / 0-17 2-49 / 0-26 o-o / o-o 3-0 / 0-0 29:54 6-15 / 40.0 1-1 / 100.0 3 at Youngstown State, 10/27 (3-1-0 / 18 yds) Pass Completions ...... 1 vs. Southern Illin ois, 11 / 17 (4-1-0 / 4 yds) 6 by Furm an , 12/1 (13-6-2 / 70 yds) WKU ...... 4-173 / 43.3 2-47 / 0-47 2-0 / 0-0 31 :55 4-77 / o-32 o-o / o-o 6-14 / 42 .9 0-2 / 0.0 1 vs. Northern Iowa. 11 / 10 (3-1 -0 / 12 yds) 6 by Elon, 10/ 6 (17-6-0 / 92 yds) Elon ...... 8-237 / 29.6 1-22 / 0-22 3-76 / 0-37 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 28:05 4-15 / 26.7 o-o / o.o 1 at Illinois State, 11 /3 (4-1-0 / 4 yds) 6 by Western Illinois, 8/30 (10-6-0 / 161 yds) 1 at Youngstown State, 10/ 27 (3-1 -0 / 18 yds) WK U ...... 6-237 / 39.5 o-o / o-o 4-100 / o-38 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 36:59 5-14 / 35.7 1-1 / 100.0 1 at Indiana State, 10/ 13 (1-1-0 / 8 yds) at Ind iana State ...... 7-204 / 29.1 1-0 / 0-0 23:01 1-(-8) / 0-0 1-33 / 0-33 o-o / o-o 6-16 / 37.5 0-2 / 0.0 1 at Wisconsin, 9/ 29 (4-1-0 / 28 yds) 1 vs. Southwest Misso uri State, 9/ 22 (6-1-0 / 13 yds) WK U ...... 7-300 / 42.9 3-5 / 0-2 1-99 / 1-99 1-0 / 0-0 1-0 / 0-0 36:03 6-17 / 35.3 1-1 / 100.0 Pass Yards ...... 4 vs. Southern llln ois, 11/ 17 (4-1-0) vs. # 11 McNeese ... . 9-313 / 34.8 5-31 / 0-23 3-60 / 0-25 1-0 / 0-0 o-o / o-o 23:57 4-17 / 23.5 1-3 / 33.3 50 by Kentucky State, 9/8 (11-7-0) 4 at lllnois State. 11 /3 ( 4-1 -0) Offensive Pl ays ...... 57 at Wisconsin, 9/29 (143 yds) WK U ··· ··················· 6-205 / 34.2 4-57 / 0-20 3-51 / 0-19 3-16 / 0-16 1-0 / 0-0 28:40 3-12 / 25 .0 1-2 / 50.0 43 by Kentucky State, 9/8 (95 yds) Yards ...... 143 at Wisconsin, 9/ 29 (57 plays) at #5 YSU ...... 5-166 / 33.2 4-86 / 1-27 4-66 / o-31 o-o / o-o 2-0 / 0-0 31:20 7-1 8 / 38.9 1-3 / 33.3 95 by Kentucky State, 9/8 ( 43 plays) Average Gain/ Play ...... 2.5 at Wisconsin, 9/ 29 (143 yds / 57 plays) 2.2 by Kentucky State, 9/8 (95 yds / 43 plays) Penalties ...... 4 at Western Illinois, 8/30 (50 yds) WKU ...... 2-72 / 36.0 2-97 / 1-95 2-29 / 0-29 3-33 / 0-30 2-0 / 0-0 28:53 4-10 / 40.0 0-1 / 0.0 1 by El on, 10/6 (5 yds) at Ill inois State ...... 6-204 / 34.0 o-o / o-o 31 :07 Penalty Yards ...... 38 at Wisconsin, 9/2 9 ( 6 pens) 2-5 / 0-5 8-153 / 0-27 o-o / o-o 4-1 2 / 33 .3 0-1 / 0.0 5 by Youngstown State, 10/27 (2 pens) 5 by Elon, 10/ 6 (1 pen) WK U ...... 6-225 / 37.5 5-59 / 1-20 3-43 / 0-17 o-o / o-o o-o / o-o 31 :36 9-16 / 56.3 o-o / o.o Fumb les Lost ...... 0 at Illinois State, 11 /3 0 by South ern Illinois, 11 / 17 #13 No. Iowa ...... 6-214 / 35.7 2-6 / 0-6 5-85 / o-30 o-o / o-o 1-0 / 0-0 28:24 9-16 / 56.3 0-1 / 0.0 0 vs. McNeese State. 10/ 20 0 by Northern Iowa, 11 / 10 0 vs. Elon, 10/6 o-o / o-o 30:50 7-14 / 5o.o 0 by In diana State, 10/13 WKU ·············· ········· 2-75 / 37.5 4-71 / 0-47 2-25/0-19 3-50 / o-36 0-1 / 0.0 0 vs. Kentucky State, 9/8 Southern Illinois ...... 7-223 / 31.9 1-0 / 0-0 6-88 / 0-21 o-o / o-o 3-0 / 0-0 29:10 1-14 / 7.1 2-3 / 66.7 0 by Wisconsin, 9/ 29 0 at Western Illinois, 8/30 0 Kentucky State, 9/8 3rd Down Conversions ...... 20% (3- 15 ) at Wisconsin. 9/29 WKU ...... 7-275 / 39.3 4-63 / 0-54 5-82 / 0-34 2-29 / 0-29 2-7 / 0-7 28:28 3- 14 / 21.4 2-2 / 1 oo.o 0% (0-11) by Southwest Missou ri State, 9/22 Possessio n Time ...... 28:28 at Furman, 12/1 at #3 Furman ...... 5-202 / 40.4 2-19 / 0-11 3-55 / 0-22 1-4 / 0-4 2-15 / 0-12 31 :32 6-15 / 40.0 1-1 / 100.0 23:01 by Indi ana State, 10/13 44 - 'Wl\rl BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF QuAL!FIER - 'Wg BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA P LAYOFF OuAUF!ER 45 2001 SEASON REVIEW 2001 GATEWAY REVIEW WKU IN THE WKU IN THE FINAL POLLS FINAL 2001 GATEWAY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS NATIONAL RANKINGS SPORTS NETWORK DON HANSEN'S Con[ei:.en_ce G_cunJcS llll Games W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA 1. Montana (15 -1 ) ...... 925 FOOTBALL GAZETTE IEAM Northern Iowa ...... 6-1 .857 165 120 11-3 .786 377 340 RUSHING 2. Furman ( 12-3) ...... 887 1. Montana (15-1 ) Western Kentucky ...... 5-2 .714 /99 99 8-4 .667 3/8 146 1. Georgia Southern ...... 323. 64 ypg 3. Georgia Southern (13-2) ...... 841 2. Furman (12-3) Youngstown State ...... 5-2 .714 217 139 8-3 .727 368 191 2 . WKU ...... 303.18 ypg 4. Northern Iowa (11-3) ...... 769 3. Georgia Southern (13-2) Western Illi nois ...... 4-3 .571 189 173 5-5 .500 257 290 5. Lehigh (11-1) ...... 741 4. Gramblin g State (10-1) Southwest Missouri State ...... 3-4 .429 165 199 6-5 .545 297 271 In diana State ...... 2-5 3-8 RUSH DEFENSE 6. Appalachian State (9-4) ...... , ...... 697 5. Northern Iowa ( 11-3) .286 120 207 .273 168 347 Illinoi s State ...... 2-5 .286 188 237 2-9 .182 258 275 1. Pennsylvan ia ...... 58.4 ypg 7. Sam Houston State (10-3) ...... 637 6. Lehigh (11 -1 ) 8. Grambling State (10-1) ...... 630 Southern Illi nois ...... 1-6 .143 109 186 1-1 0 .091 167 339 9. WKU ...... 95.9 ypg 7. Appalach ian State (9-4) 9. Eastern Illin ois (9-2) ...... 610 8. Eastern Kentucky (8-2) 10 . Maine (9-3) ...... 574 PASS DEFENSE 9 . Sam Houston State (10-3) 11. Hofstra (9-3) ...... 557 2001 ALL-GATEWAY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TEAMS 1. St. Peter· s ...... 99 .00 ypg 10. Maine (9-3) 12. Western Kentucky (8-4) ...... 509 11. Eastern Illin ois (9-2) 200 I GATEWAY 4. WKU ...... 137.27 ypg First-Team Offense Second-Team Offense 13. McNeese State (8-4) ...... 478 12. McNeese State (8-4) QB Jeff Ryan, Youngstown State ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM 14. Northwestern (La.) State (8-4) ...... 451 13. Hofstra (9-3) QB Sam Clemons, Western Illinois PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE RB Tom Koutsos, Southern Illinois RB Adam Benge, Northern Iowa 15. Youngstown State (8-3) ...... 422 14. Western Kentucky (8-4) Offense 1. St. Peter's ...... 63.26 ratin g P.J. Mays, Youngstown State Willi e Watts, Illinois State 16 . Northern Arizona (8-4) ...... 414 15. W ill iam & Mary (8-4) Buster Ashley, OL, Western Kentucky 13. WKU ...... 96.38 rating WR , Western Illinois WR Vito Golson, Illin ois State 17. William & Mary (8-4) ...... 345 16. Villanova (8-3) Eric Bowman, OL, Indiana State Jake Solid ay, Northern Iowa Mark Marcos, Southwest Missouri State 18 . Eastern Kentucky (8-2) ...... 294 17. Youngstown State (8-3) Stephen Carroll, PK, Illinois State TOTAL DEFENSE TE J.R. Niklos, Western Illin ois TE Ryan Hannum, Northern Iowa 19 . Harvard (9-0) ...... 272 18 . Northwestern (La.) State (8-4) Carlos Daniels, RB, Western Illin ois 1. St. Peter·s ...... 157.73 ypg OL Pat Crummey, Youngstown State OL Buster Ashley, Western Kentucky 20. Vi ll anova (8-3) ...... 191 19 . Harvard (9-0) Soso Dede, RB, Indi ana State 2 . WKU ...... 233 .1 8 ypg Jake Harriger, Southwest Missouri State Gabe Dunkmann, Western Illinois 21. Rhode Island (8-3) ...... 172 20. Alabama State (8-4) Steve Ennis, RB, Southwest Missouri State Andy King, Illinois State Eric Owens, Southwest Missouri State 22. Florida A&M (7-3) ...... 170 21. Northern Arizona (8-4) Justin George, WR, Southern Illinois SCORING DEFENSE Chris Price, Western Kentucky David Tesniarz, Youngstown State 23 . Tennessee Tech (7-3) ...... 127 2 2 . Ten nessee Tech (7-3) Crockett Ladd, OL, Southwest Missouri State 1. St. Peter's ...... 8.2 ppg Chad Setterstrom, Northern Iowa Daniel Withrow, Western Kentucky 24. (8-1 ) ...... 118 23 . Pennsylvania (8-1) Eddie Lin scomb, RB, Southwest Missouri State 2. WKU ...... 11.1 ppg PK MacKenzie Hoambrecker, Northern Iowa PK Peter Martinez, Western Kentucky 25. Tennessee State (8-3) ...... 62 24. Stephen F. Austin (6-5 ) Mark Marcos, WR, Southwest Missouri State Tom Petrie, QB, Northern Iowa Others Receiving Votes: Portland State, Stephen F. 25. Western Carolin a (7-4) First-Team Defense Second-Team Defense TURNOVER MARGIN Juli an Reese, QB, Indi ana State Austin , Eastern Washington, North Carolina A&T. 26 . Southwest Missouri State (6-5) DL Bryan Archibald , Southern Illinois DL Dadvid Bull, Illinois State 1. St. Peter·s ...... +3.18 Terry Tharps, RS, Western Illinois Hampton, Alabama State, Colgate, Southern, West­ 27. Tennessee State (8-3) Richard Harris, Indi ana State Robert Hamre, Northern Iowa 18. WKU ...... +0.73 Quincy Washington, RB, Illinois State ern Carolina 28. Southern (7-4) Patrick Reynolds, Western Kentucky Terrell Morgan, Northern Iowa 29 . Florida A&M (7-3) Enoch Smith, Southwest Missouri State Mike O'Brien, Western Illinois NET PUNTING Defense ESPN/USA TODAY 30. Rhode Island (8-3) LB Sherrod Coates, Western Kentucky LB P.J. Jones, Southwest Missouri State 1. Id aho State ...... 44.33 net avg Carlos Banks, CB, Southwest Missouri State 1. Montana ( 15-1) ...... 425 31. Portland State (7-4) Erik Dandy, Western Kentucky Lee Russell, Western Illinois Daryon Brutley, CB, Northern Iowa 16. WKU ...... 35.96 net avg 2. Furman (12-3) ...... 407 32 . Eastern Washington (7-4) Bart Scott, Southern Illinois Russell Stuvaints, Youngstown State Dennis Butler, DB, Illin ois State 3. Georgia Southern (13-2) ...... 387 33. Hampton (7-4) Adam Vogt, Northern Iowa DB Brent Browner, Northern Iowa Brian Claybourn, P, Western Kentucky PUNT RETURNS 4. Northern Iowa (11-3) ...... 355 34. East Tennessee State ( 6-5) DB Le Var Greene, Youngstown State Daryon Brutley, Northern Iowa Jonathan Friend, DE, Illinois State 1. North Caroli na A&T ...... 23.04 avg 35. Bethune-Cookman (6-4) Bruce Hightower, Youngstown State Terrance Miles, Indiana State 5. Lehigh (11-1 ) ...... 329 Boomer Grigsby, LB, Illinoi s State 12. WKU ...... 15.24 avg 36. Colgate (7-3) Joseph Jefferson, Western Kentucky Kyle Moffatt, Western Kentucky 6 . Appalach ian State (9-4) ...... 305 Kevin McDavid, LB, Indi ana State 37. Brown ( 6-3) Mel Mitchell, Western Kentucky P Brian Claybourn, Western Kentucky 7. Hofstra (9-3) ...... 297 Cornell Middlebrook, LB, Western Illinois KICK RETURNS 38. North Carolina A&T (7-3) P Mike Scifres, Western Illinois RS Jake Soliday, Northern Iowa 8. Sam Houston State (10-3) ...... 294 Alexis Moreland, S, Southern Illinois 1. Hampton ...... 28 .18 avg 39 . South Carolina State ( 6-5) RS Jerald Burley, Youngstown State 9. Eastern Illin ois (9-2) ...... 283 Jon Pendergrass, S, Southern Illin ois 5. WKU ...... 24.40 avg WKU Honorable Mention Selctions 10. Western Kentucky (8-4) ...... 263 40. Northeastern (5-6) Darryl Warren, CB, Southwest Missouri State Jon Drummond, LB 11. Grambling State (10-1 ) ...... 260 Offensive Player of the Year P.J . Mays, RB, Youngstown State DeWayne Gallishaw, RB INDIVIDUAL 12. Maine (9-3) ...... 246 WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE POLLS Newcomer of the Year Joseph Jefferson, RS TACKLES 13. McNeese State (8-4) ...... 226 WITHWKU Julian Reese, QB, Indi ana State Defensive Player of the Year Donte Pimpleton, QB 1. P.J. Jones, SMS ...... 14.64 tpg 14. Northwestern (La.) State (8-4) ...... 217 Date SN ESPN FG Adam Vogt, LB, Northern Iowa 5. Erik Dandy, WKU ...... 12.64 tpg 15. Northern Arizona (8-4) ...... 203 Preseason ...... 3rd ...... 5th ...... 1st Freshman of the Year 16. Youngstown State (8-3) ...... 188 Week 1 (Sept. 3) ...... 10th ...... no pol l ...... 10th Tom Petrie, QB, Northern Iowa 'Bruce Craddock' Coach of the Year TACKLES FOR LOSS 17. Wil li am & Mary (8-4) ...... 161 Week 2 (Sept. 10) ...... 8th ...... 8th ...... 10th Mark Farley, Northern Iowa 1. D.J. Bleisath. Tennessee Tech ...... 2.40 tflpg 18 . Eastern Kentucky (8-2) ...... 140 Week 3 (Sept. 17) ...... no po ll .... no poll ... no poll 17. Sh errod Coates, WKU ...... 1.64 tflpg 19 . Vill anova (8-3) ...... 95 Week 4 (Sept. 24) ...... 7th ...... 7th ...... 7th 20. Rhode Island (8-3) ...... 92 Week 5 (Oct. 1) ...... 11 th ...... 12th ...... 17th FIELD GOALS 21. Harvard (9-0) ...... 89 Week 6 (Oct. 8) ...... 11th ...... 12th ...... 15th 200 I GATEWAY 1. Brian Morgan. Grambling ...... 1.64 fgpg 22. Florida A&M (7-3) ...... 67 Week 7 (Oct. 15) ...... 10th ...... 10th ...... 13th ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM 18. Peter Martinez. WKU ...... 1.09 fgp g 23 . Tennessee Tech (7-3) ...... 63 Week 8 (Oct. 22) ...... 10th ...... 11th ...... 12th 24. Pennsylvania (8-1 ) ...... 51 Week 9 (Oct. 29. ) ...... 7th ...... 7th ...... 9th PUNTING 25. Portland State (7-4) ...... 29 Week 10 (Nov. 5) ...... 6th ...... 6th ...... 8th (WKU Selections Only) 1. Eddie Johnson, Idaho State ...... 46. 33 ypp Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee State, Stephen F. Week 11 (Nov. 12) ...... 12th ...... 11th ...... 16th First-Team 19. Bri an Claybourn, WKU ...... 40.17 ypp Austin, North Carolina A&T. Eastern Washington, Week 12 (Nov. 19 ) ...... 12 th ...... 12th ...... 15th Derek Forster, O L, Western Kentucky Western Carolina, Southwest Missouri State. South Week 13 (Nov. 26) ...... 11th ...... 10th ...... 13th PUNT RETURNS Carolin a State, Western Illinois Fi nal (Dec. 24) ...... 12th ...... 10th ...... 14th Honorable Mention 1. Curtis Deloatch. NC A&T ...... 26.50 ypr Peter Martinez, PK, Western Kentucky FORSTER MARTINEZ JEFFERSON PRICE 5. Joseph Jefferson, WKU ...... 17.14 ypr tlo.te.: WKU opponents last year in italics 47 4 6 - •• BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF 0UALIF/ER - '19 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER GATEWAY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE RECORDS

You can expect more of the same from Gateway Football Conference members in 2002. After a season that featured a new team (Western Kentucky) and three coaching changes, stabil ity wi ll be an undercurrent for a conference which has sent two teams to postseason play in each of the past seven years. A ll signs point to continued national IN THIS SECTION prominence for a league that enters its 18th season. In recent years, the Gateway has establ ished itself as a leader among Division I-AA conferences. The league has a national championship (Youngstown State in 1997), • Team & Individual Records ...... 50-55 and five other Fin al Four trips in the past six years. Last year, both Northern Iowa and newcomer Western Kentucky reached the playoffs, while UNI advanced to the • Hilltopper Honor Roll ...... 56-58 semifinals. UNI fell to eventual national champ Montana, while the Hilltoppers were elim in ated by national runner-up Furman. • Hilltoppers In The Pros ...... 59 The league was 9-11 against other I-AA teams last season, which featured nine games against top-25 opponents. The success of the con ference was not top heavy as • Year-By-Year Hilltopper Results ...... 60-61 three Gateway teams reached eight or more wins. Northern Iowa (11 ), Western Kentucky (8) and Youngstown State (8) each reached eight in the victory column. • Miscellanea ...... 62 During the past five playoffs, the Gateway Conference has posted an impressive mark of 14-9, bettered only by the Southern Conference. Also, the Gateway is one of just three conferences (Atlantic-10 and Southern) to send at least 10 teams during the past five tournaments, and the GFC has had two representatives each of the past seven seasons. In add ition, the Gateway is the only I-AA conference to have each of its members make the playoffs. Southern Illinois (1983) and Youngstown State (four times) have earned national titles. In fact, during the decade of the 1990s, current members of the Gateway compiled a 34-19 mark in the I-AA playoffs, bettered only by the Southern Conference, whose members were 37- 19 in that decade. Team accompli shments have helped so lidify the Gateway as a I-AA elite, but individuals at the league's member institutions are the real source of pride within the conference. Last year, two Gateway student-athletes were finalists for the I-AA's top awards, while a total of 31 Gateway players earned All-America honors. In addition, UNl's Mark Farley was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the nation's top I-AA football mentor. Farley was the AFCA Region IV Coach of the Year. Thanks to strong coaching, the Gateway Conference has reached and will maintain its place among the I-AA best. The Gateway - along with several other I-AA leagues - claims a spot among the top I-AA conferences, and certainly there is statistica l evidence to support the Gateway's place. Last year, the Gateway was 16-19 in non-conference games. Of the 19 losses last season, six were to ranked I-AA foes, and eight others were to I-A teams. During the past six seasons, the Gateway has compiled a 140-94 record in non-conference games. Of the 94 losses, 73 came against ranked I-AA or I-A opponents. Said another way: Only 21 times in those 234 games did a Gateway Conference team lose to a non-ranked I-AA team or to a non-I-A team. Notably, the Gateway has posted 36 wins against top-25 I-AA teams in the past five years alone. Last year, despite tough scheduling, four teams in the Gateway Conference had winning records, matching an all-time high . The Gateway has had four teams with better than .500 records in the same season eight times now, in cluding the past four seasons. In 1997, Youngstown State grabbed the crowned jewel for the Gateway, as the league had one of its most successfu l seasons. In add ition to claiming the league's first national title, Youngstown State finished the year ranked No. 1, marking the first time a league member has held that spot in a season-end ing poll. Western Illinois ended the season at No. 6, marking the first time the Gateway ended the year with two teams ranked among the top six. In 1999, the Gateway trumped that, as Youngstown State finished the year No. 2, and Illinois State was No. 3. Northern Iowa, too, finished in the top 20 in both the Team link.com (17) and Sports Network (15) final polls. The 2001 season-ending poll had three Gateway teams in its Top 25 as Northern Iowa (4), Western Kentucky (12) and Youngstown State (16) finished among the national elite. Not counting preseason polls, Youngstown State has appeared in 39-straight top-25 Sports Network polls, dating back to Sept. 6, 1999. Western Illinois saw its string of 41 straight polls end in November of 1999, while Northern Iowa was ranked in a league-record 96 straight polls from September 1990 until October 1997. On the su bject of national polls, the Gateway has had two teams ranked among the top ten in the same poll 58 times (10 times in 2001; eight times in 2000; 10 times in 1999, five times in 1998, 14 in 1997 and 11 in 1996). Prior to 1996, that had only happen ed once. In 1999, five Gateway teams (Illinois State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Western Illinois, and Youngstown State) were ranked in the same poll for the first time in league history. Prior to the Sept. 20, 1999, poll, the Gateway had never had five teams ranked in th e Top 25 during the same week. Four Gateway teams were in the Top 15 of the ESPN/ USA Today Coaches top-25 rankings of Oct. 1, 2001 [Youngstown State-5; Western Kentucky-11; Western lllinois-14; and Northern lowa-15] . That marked the first time in league history that four league teams were in the Top 15 the same week. Those four schools were each GATEWAY FOOTBALL ranked in the Top 15 in the Sports Network and/ or ESPN coaches polls of Oct. 1, Oct. 8, and Oct. 15, giving the league four top-15 teams for three-straight weeks. Additionally, five Gateway teams appeared in The Sports Network Top-25 (Sept. 3, 2001) poll. That marked Affiliation only the second time in league history that five Gateway teams were in the Top 25 the same week (Sept. 20, 1999). NCAA Division I-AA (Automatic Qualifier) A minimum of four Gateway teams have been ranked in the same Top 25 poll 24 times in league history, including seven polls in 2001, and a league-record nine times in 1999 . Founded Certainly, the Gateway will be hard-pressed to continue its non-conference success, particularly because the 1982 (football division in 1985) league schedu les tough opponents year after year. For instance, the 2002 Gateway schedu le features eight I-A teams . Football Members Tough scheduling is not an aberration for the Gateway, as last year, five Gateway schools had four or more Illinois State games against top-25 I-AA foes, and all seven league schools played at least two ranked teams; while all seven Indiana State played at least one I-A opponent. The Gateway picked up two wins against I-A schools, as Northern Iowa won Northern Iowa at Ball State, while Indiana State defeated Eastern Michigan. In fact, the Gateway has 22 I-A wins in its history. Southern Illinois The original Gateway Conference was founded as a women's athletic organization in August, 1982, following Southwest Missouri State the dissolution of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. In September of that year, Patty Viverito Western Illinois was named the first commissioner of the newly founded conference, a position she maintains today. Before Western Kentucky moving to its permanent headquarters in St. Loui s, the Gateway spent three organizational months on the camp us Youngstown State of Eastern Illinois University. In July of 1992, the 10-team Gateway Conference disbanded as its women's programs realigned with their Gateway Football Conference men's teams in their respective conferences.The league assumed its new name on July 1, 1992, becoming the 1818 Chouteau Ave. Gateway Football Conference, a NCAA I-AA football league comprised of seven Midwest institutions. St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 421-2268 / FAX 421-3505 The Gateway Conference football division was born on August 21, 1985, when the Gateway Conference Website: www.gatewayfootball.org President's Council voted to add a I-AA football division for six of its members to the previously all-women's athletics organization. Founding members of the football division were Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Northern Commissioner Iowa, Southern Illinois, Southwest Missouri State and Western Illinois. The creation of the Gateway football Patty Viverito division marked the first time in college annals that football was added to a women's conference. In June of 1986, Indiana State became the seventh member of the Gateway Conference. Associate Commissioner In the 17 years of the football division, league membership has been stable as only three times since 1986 have (Football SID) there been fluctuations in league membership. Eastern Illinois left the Gateway to join the Ohio Valley Conference Mike Kern in 1996, while Youngstown State joined the Gateway Football Conference for 1997 to return league membership e-mail: [email protected] to its original seven-member status. League membership reached an all-time high of eight members for the start home: (636) 861-1859 of the 2001 season with the add ition of Western Kentucky. The Gateway is among eight I-AA conferences that receive automatic bids to the NCAA I-AA Championship. Supervisor of Officials Those other leagues include the Atlantic-10 Conference (formerly the Yankee), the Big Sky Conference, the Ed Tschann en Mideastern Athletic Conference, the Ohio Valley Conference, the Patriot League, the Southern Conference, and the Southland Football League. The Gateway has had an automatic bid sin ce 1986, as the NCAA I-AA Football Administrative Assistant Maxine Day Committee waived the league's two-year waiting period and granted the league an automatic bid after just one season. 48 - 'W&\r1 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER - \Y&r1 BACK-To-BACK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER .,, TEAM & INDIVIDUAL RECORDS First Downs TOTAL OFFENSE Net Yards • Game Plays • Game 2 7 - at Murray State (9-8-94) • Game T: 561-at Southern Illinois (10-25-97) • Season T: 97-at Eastern Illinois (11-10-84) I: 309-Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Illinois* (10-29-92) 202 - 1997 (12 games) I: 69-JohnnyVanceatAkron (11-15-69) • Season • Season T: 3,984-1997 (12 games) Touchdowns T: 970-1975 (13games) I: 1,668 -Joe Arnold, 1988 (278 atts) • Season I: 489 - Jeff Cesarone, 1985 (2,542 yds) • Per Game T: 45 - 1997 (12 games) • Per Game 344.6 - 1998 (3,791 yds, 11 games) I: 19 - Dickie Moore, 1967 77.7 - 1969 (777; 10 games) • Career • Career • Career 3,997-WillieTaggart, 1995-98 (721 atts) 47 -Willie Taggart, 1995-98 1,545-JeffCesarone, 1984-87 (7,852 yds) Net Yards By a Quarterback Long Play Net Yards • Game 99- Pedro Bacon vs. Livingston* (9-13-86) TD • Game 309- Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Illinois* (10-29-92) (NCAA Record) T: 660-at Central Florida (9-24-94) • Season PASSING I: 495-J.J. Jewell at Central Florida (9-24-94) 1,313-WillieTaggart, 1998 (210atts) • Season • Career Attempts T: 5,187 - 1997 (12 games) 3,997 -Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (721 atts) • Game I: 2,542 - Jeff Cesarone, 1985 (489 plays) T: 69- at Middle Tennessee (11-9-85) • Per Game Net Yards By Two Players I: 59-JeffCesarone vs. Akron* (10-5-85) (36-59, 494 yds) 433.0-1952 (4,330 yds, 10 games) • Game Johnny Vance at Akron (11-15-69) (37-59, 413 yds) • Career 471 -Eddie Thompson (309) and Dion Bryant (162) JEFF CESARONE, QB, 1984-87 • Season 7,852 - Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 (1,545 plays) vs. Southern Illinois* (10-2 9-92) (NCAA Record) • Season T: 506 - 1985 (11 games) 2,258 -J. Arnold (1,668) and P. Bacon (590), 1988 I: 447 -Jeff Cesarone, 1985 (253 corns, 2,737 yds) Touchdowns • Game RUSHING • Per Game Net Yards By Three Players 46.0- 1985 (506; 11 games) T: 5-vs.Akron* (10-5-85) • Career at Morehead State (10-28-78) Plays • Game 1,379 -J. Cesarone, 1984-87 (735 corns, 8,566 yds) at Morehead State (10-11-52) • Game 541 -Eddie Thompson (309), Dion Bryant (162) and Davion Sarver (70) I: 5 - Jeff Cesarone vs. Akron* (10-5-85) T: 83 - at Murray State (9-7-96) 2ot vs. Southern Illinois (10-2 9-92)* John Hall at Morehead State (10-28-78) I: 41-Don Smith vs. Southwest Missouri State* (10-1-89) Most 200-Yard Games Completions • Game • Season • Season • Season T: 43 - at Middle Tennessee (11-9-85) T: 29 - 1973 (13 games) T: 727-1975 (13 games) 2- Willie Taggart, 1998; Eddie Thompson, 1993; Eddie Thompson, 1992; I: 37-Johnny Vance at Akron (11-15-69) (37-59, 413 yds) I: 18 -Jeff Cesarone, 1985 I: 293- Lawrence Jefferson, 1975 (880 yds) Dickie Moore, 1967 • Season • Career • Per Game • Career T: 281 -1985 (11 games) 46 - Jeff Cesarone, 1984-87 61.0-1995 (610; 10games) 4- Eddie Thompson, 1991-93 I: 253 -Jeff Cesarone, 1985 (447 atts, 2,737 yds) • Career • Per Game Had Intercepted 721 -Willie Taggart, 1995-98 (3,997 yds) Most I SO-Yard Games • Season 25.5 - 1985 (281; 11 games) • Game 4-Rod Smart, 1999; Willie Taggart, 1998; Joe Arnold, 1988; • Career T: 6 - vs. Grambling State## (12-8-73) Dickie Moore, 1967 735-JeffCesarone, 1984-87 (1,379 atts, 8,566 yds) atTennesseeTech (10-14-72) • Career at Murray State (11-21-64) 8-Willie Taggart, 1995-98 Percent Completed I: 6- Dennis Tomek vs. Grambling State (12-8-73) • Game (min IO atts) • Season Most 100-Yard Games T: .800 (16-20) vs . Delta State* (11-1-52) T: 27 - 1963 (13 games) • Season I: .83 3 - Willie Taggart at Tennessee Martin, 10-12 (8-28-97); I: 20- Sharon Miller, 1964 9 -Antwan Floyd, 1994 Marty Jaggers at Austin Peay, 10-12 (9-26-81) • Career • Season (min I 50 atts) 43-JohnnyVance, 1966-69 • Career T: .615 (142-231), 1952 18 -Antwan Floyd, 1993-96 I: .632 -Jimmy Feix, 1952 (127-201; 1,752 yds) Pass Efficiency Rating • Career (min 300 atts) • Season (min 90 atts) Consecutive I 00-Yard Games .536- Ralph Antone, 1979-82 (278-519; 3,555 yds) 157.48-Jason Johnson, 2000 8 -Antwan Floyd, 1994-9 5 • Career (min 250 atts) Net Yards 127.71 -Willie Taggart, 1995-98 Yards Per Play • Game • Game T: 494 - vs. Akron* (10-5-85) First Downs T: 9.55-vs. Southern Illinois (10-29-92)* (554 yds, 58 atts) I: 494-JeffCesarone vs. Akron*, 36-59 (10-5-85) • Game 1,min. 10: 17.36-WillieTaggartvs.AustinPeay 191 yds, 11 atts (9-20-97)* • Season 20-at Middle Tennessee (11-9-85) I, min . 4: 31.50 - Dickie Moore at Austin Peay 126 yds, 4 atts (9-23-67) T: 3,064 - 1985 (11 games) • Season • Season I: 2,737 -Jeff Cesarone, 1985 (253-447) 131 - 1985 (11 games) 5.67 - 1998 (3,791 yds, 669 atts) • Per Game 278.5 - 1985 (3,064; 11 games) Long Play • Career 96 - Jeff Cesarone to Keith Paskett vs. Akron* (10-5-85) TD 8,566-JeffCesarone, 1984-87 (735-1,379) Leo Peckenpaugh to Porter Williams at Murray State (11-21-70) TD EDDIE THOMPSON, QB, 1991-93

BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER 51 50 - 'fl\rl BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER - 'W&rJ TEAM & INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Net Yards KICKOFF RETURNS • Game T: 578-vs. Tennessee Tech (10-19-74) Returns I: 578-Charlie Johnson at Tennessee Tech (10-19-74) • Game T: 10 - vs. Lamar* (9-15-79) • Season I: 8 -Joey Stockton at Southern Illinoi s (11-4-95) T: 4,080 -1975 (13games) • Season I: 3,230 - Walt Herod, 197 5 T: 61-1995 (10games) • Career I: 39-JoeyStockton, 1995 11,450-Adam Lind sey, 1983-86 • Career 94-Joey Stockton, 1994-97 Average Per Punt • Game Net Yards T, min . 5: 49.4- at Appalachian State (9-8-73) (346 yds, 7 punts) • Game - -- I, min. 4: 51.3-CharlieJohnson vs. Middle Tenn.*, 205 yds, 4 punts (11-9-74) T: 235 - at Marshall (9-28-96) • Season I: 209-Anthony Green at Louisville (11-4-89) T: 41.1-1976 (3,202yds,78punts) • Season I, min. 40: 42.4- Ray Farmer, 1980 (2,584 yds, 61 punts) T: 1,222 -1995 (10games) • Career (min 150) I: 934-JoeyStockton, 1995 41.2-Walt Herod, 1973-76 (7,376 yds , 179 punts) • Career 2,302 -Joey Stockton, 1994-97 Long Punt 77 -Charlie Johnson vs. Morehead State* (10-27-73) Average Return • Season (min I 0) JOEY STOCKTON, WR/KR, 1994-97 JAY DAVIS, WR, 1968-71 31. 9 - Davlin Mullen, 1982 ( 57 4 yds, 18 rets) PUNT RETURNS • Career (min 20) RECEIVING 32.0- Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 (833 yds, 26 rets) Yards Per Game Returns • Season Catches • Game Touchdowns 199 .0 - Joey Stockton, 199 5 (1,990 yds, 10 games) • Game T: 12 - vs. Middle Tennessee* (9-20-52) • Season 15 -Jay Davis at Akron, 191 yds (11-15-69) I: 9 -Allen Coker vs. Middle Tennessee (11-4-72)* 2 - Joey Stockton, 1996; Anthony Green, 1989; Davlin Mullen, 1982 SCORING • Season Allen Coker at Butler (11-13-71) • Career 66 - Porter Williams, 1973 (1,107 yds) • Season 3 - Davlin Mullen, 1979-82 Points • Career T: 60-1974 (10games) • Game 131-Jay Davis, 1968-71 (2,236yds) I: 50- Virgil Li vers, 1974 Long Return T: 73 - vs. Bethel (Ky.) (11-27-24) • Career 100 - Joey Stockton vs. Southern Illinoi s* (11-2-96) TD I: 24 - Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Illinois* (10-29-92) Net Yards 96- Bill "Jelly" Green, 1967-70 Daviin Mullen vs. Youngstown State* ( 10-9-82) TD Joe Arnold at North Carolina A&T (11-21-87) • Game Porter Williams vs. Murray State* (11-17-73) 2 7 6 -Joey Stockton at Austin Peay, 7 reps (9-16-9 5) INTERCEPTIONS Net Yards Dickie Moore vs. Tennessee Tech* (10-14-67) • Season • Game Carroll Broderick vs. Evansville* (9-24-32) 1,107 - Porter Williams, 1973 ( 66 catches) Returns T: 167- vs. Youngstown State* (10-11-80) • Season • Game • Career I: 145 - Virgil Li vers at East Tennessee (10-5-74) T: 430 - 1973 (13 games) 2,236-Jay Davis, 1968-71 (13 1 catches) T: 7 - vs. Morehead State (11-6-65)* • Season I: 114-Clarence Jackson, 1973; Dickie Moore, 1967 I: 4-Jim Pickens vs. Eastern Kentucky* (11-13-48) T: 813-1966 (10games) • Career • Season Touchdowns I: 545 - Virgil Livers, 1974 286-Willie Taggart, 199 5-98 (quarterback) • Game T: 35 - 1973 (13 games) • Career • Highest Average Points Per Game 4- Porter Williams vs. Murray State (11-17-73)* I: 10 - Bobby Sippio, 2000 1,294-Bill "Jelly" Green, 1967-70 36.0 - 1998 (396 pts, 11 games) • Season • Career • Fewest Average Points Per Game 11 -Porter Williams, 1973 19 - Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 Average Return 5.6 - 1916 (28 pts, 5 games) • Career • Season (min 12) Net Yards 22 - Eddi e Preston, 1976-79 Touchdowns 17 .8 - Bill "Je ll y" Green, 1967 ( 426 yds, 24 rets) • Game • Game • Career (min 25) T: 153 - vs. Murray State (11-21-92) PUNTING T: 11 - vs. Bethel (Ky.) (11-27-24) 15.3 -Joseph Jefferson, 1998-2001 (809 yds, 53 rets) I: 119 - Bobby Sippio at Tennessee State (10-21-00) I: 4 - Eddie Thompson vs. Southern Illinois* (10-2 9-92) • Season Punts Touchdowns T: 506 - 2000 (13 games) Joe Arnold at North Carolina A&T (11-21-87) • Game • Game I: 236 - Bobby Sippio, 2000 Porter Williams vs. Murray State* (11-17-73) T: 13- at TennesseeState (10-18-86) 2-vs. Cumberland (Tenn.)* (9-11-99) • Career Dickie Moore vs. Tennessee Tech* (10-14-67) at Tennessee Tech ( 10-19-74) • Season 357 - Bobby Sippio, 1999-2001 • Season I: 13 - Adam LindseyatTennesseeState(10-18-86) 3 - Virgil Li vers, 1974 T: 62 - 1973 (13 games) Charlie Johnson at Tennessee Tech (10-19-74) • Career ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING I: 19-Clarence Jackson, 1973; Dickie Moore, 1967 • Season 5 - Bill "Jelly" Green, 1967-70 • Career T: 104-1975 (13games) Net Yards 4 7 -Willie Taggart, 199 5-98 (quarterback) • Per Game Long Return • Game 8.0-1975 (104; 13 games) 9 5 - Joseph Jefferson at Illinoi s State, (1 1-3-01) TD 467 - Joey Stockton at Austin Peay (27 6 rec, 144 KO rets, 2 9 rush, 18 pt rets) I: BO-Walt Herod, 1975 (9-16-9 5) (NCAA record) • Career • Season 299-Adam Lind sey, 1983-86 2,002 -Joe Arnold, 1988 (1,668 rush, 72 rec, 262 KO rets) • Career 5,280-Joey Stockton, 1994-97 (226 rush, 2,057 rec, 69 5 pt rets, 2,302 KO rets)

BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF DuAUFIER 53 52 - WW BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER - WW ., TEAM & INDIVIDUAL RECORDS TEAM & INDIVIDUAL RECORDS •• Extra Points Fewest Yards Rushing Yards Penalized • Game • Game • Game T: 9-vs. Tennessee-Martin* (9-9-00); vs. Kentucky Wesleyan* (8-29-96) -77- vs. Dayton (10-2 1-74 He)* 167 - at Evansvi lle (9-5-81 ) I: 9 - Peter Martinez vs . Tennessee-Martin * (9-9-00) • Season • Season Jeff Poisel vs. Kentucky Wesleyan* (8-2 9-96) 484 - 1963 (11 games) 1,034 - 1988 (13 ga mes) • Season (PAT-K) • Per Game T: 54 - 1997 (12 games) Lowest Average Yards Rushing 91 .9 - 1968 (919; 10 games) I: 54 - Jeff Poisel, 1997 • Season • Season (PAT-K-R-P) 44.0 - 1963 (484 yds, 11 games) Fumbles 56 - 1997 (12 games) • Game • Career Fewest Yards Passing 9-vs. Eastern Illin ois (11 -1 2-83)*, lost 5 170-Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 • Game Consecutive PAT-Kicks Made -3 - at Austin Peay (9-22-73) Fumbles Lost 55-Jeff Poisel, 9-6-97 thru 9-12-98 • Season • Game 365 - 1960 (9 games) 7 - at Tampa (9-21-63) • Season Field Goals Lowest Average Yards Passing 26-1957 • Game • Season T: 4- vs. Jacksonvil le State* (10-2-9 3 He); vs . Eastern Kentucky* (9-2 9-90) 40.6 - 1960 (365 yds, 9 games) Consecutive Wins I: 4 -Chris Pino vs. Jacksonvill e State* (10-2-93) 14 - Nov. 4, 1972 thru Dec. 8, 1973 Steve Donisi vs. Eastern Kentucky* (9-29-90) Most Sacks (since 1984) • Season • Season Consecutive Games Without a Loss T: 17 - 2000 (13 games) MELVIN WISHAM, LB, 1997-2000 40 - 1997 (12 games) I: 17 -Peter Martinez, 2000 14 - Nov. 4, 1972 thru Dec. 8, 1973 (14-0-0) • Career Most Passes Intercepted Nov. 3, 1962 thru Sept. 9, 1964 (13-0-1) 47 - Dan Maher, 1985-88 Losing Margin • Season Consecutive Losses • Game 35 - 1960 (13 games) Consecutive Field Goals Made 69 - Centenary 7 5, Western 6 (11-3-23) 9 - Nov. 5, 1983 thru Oct. 13, 1984 9 -Will Sweeney vs. Eastern Kentucky (1 ), Murray State (1 ), Opponents' Fumbles Recovered Consecutive Games Central Florida (1 ), UAB (1 ), Jacksonvill e State (3), Troy State (1 ), Widest Average Margin of Defeat • Game Without a Win Indi ana State (1 ), 1994 • Season 7 - vs . C.W. Post (9-14-74)* Chris Pino vs. Jacksonville State (4), South ern Illinois (1 ), Troy State(1 ), Murray -19.7-1914 (WK U 24, opps 83; 3 gms) 9 - Se pt. 22, 1990 thru Sept. 7, 1991 (0-9-0) vs. Tennessee Tech (10-14-67)* Nov. 5, 1983 thru Oct. 4, 1984 (0-9-0) State (3), 1993 (end of career) • Season Points By Both Teams 29-1982 (10 games); 1973 (13 games) Consecutive Tie Games Long Field Goal • Game 2 - Oct. 4, 1947 (Western 14, Arkansas St. 14) 57- Di ck Herron at Middl e Tennessee (11-6-71) 104- Central Florida 59, WKU 45 (9-24-94) Fewest First Downs Sept. 26, 1947 (Western 0, Evansv ill e 0) • Season Long Field Goal Attempt DEFENSE 90-1964 (10games) Consecutive Games Scoring 57 - Dave Betz at Murray State (11 -20-76) 88 -Oct. 9, 1965 thru Dec. 8, 1973 Charlie Johnson at East Tennessee (10-5-7 4) Unassisted Tackles Fewest Points Allowed Steve Wilson at Middl e Tennessee (1 1-6-71 ) • Season • Season Largest Crowd Di ck Herron at Middl e Tennessee, GOOD (11-6-71 )# 131 - Rick Green, 197 5 7 - 1928 (9 games) 75,662 - Wusconsin 24, WKU 6 (9-29-01) • Career Points By Kicking 317-RickGreen, 1972-75 Most Shutouts Largest Home Crowd • Game • Season 20,428 -Eastern Kentucky 16, WKU 7 (10-2 6-68) 15 -Peter Martinez vs . Tennessee-M artin * (9-9-00) Assisted Tackles 8 -1928 • Season • Season • Consecutive Consecutive Shutouts T: 100 -2000 (17 FG s; 49 PATs; 13 games) 100 - Paul Gray, 1981 9-Nov. 19, 1927thruNov. 10, 1928 9 - Nov. 19, 1927 thru Nov. 10, 1928 I: 100- Peter Martinez, 2000 • Career • Career 298 - Paul Gray, 1980-83 Miscellaneous Consecutive Scoreless Games 265 -Jeff Poisel, 1996-99 4-Oct.15, 1915 thru Nov, 12, 1915 Total Tackles First Downs Games Held Scoreless • Season • Game Month-By-Month Record (since 192 7) • Season 213 -Rick Green, 1975 34- at Murray State (9-8-94) • August Home - 1-1-0 (50.0%) 5 -1 925 • Career • Season Road - 1-1-0 (50%) • Consecutive 540-RickGreen, 1972-75 254 - 1997 (12 games) Overall - 2-2-0 ( 50.0%) 4 - 1915 (Oct. 15-Nov. 12) • Per Game •September Home-64-17-2 (78.3%) Fewest Total Yards 22.4 - 1994 (246; 11 games) Road-47-43-6 (52.1 %) Winning Margin • Game Ove rall- 111-60-8 (64.2%) • Game 13 - vs. Butler (11 -13-71 ) Penalties • October Home -106-38-4 (73.0%) 73 - WKU 73, Bethel (Ky.) 0 (11-27-24) • Season • Game Road - 70-74-3 (48.6%) Overall-176-112-7 (60.8%) 1,511-1971 (10games) 17-vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (8-29-96)* • November Home-80-32-10 (69.7%) Widest Average Scoring Margin • Season Road - 47-60-1 (44.0%) • Season Lowest Average Total Yards 120 - 1988 (13 games) Overall- 127-92-11 (57.6%) + 22.9 - 1973 (WKU 430-132; 13 gms) • Season • Per Game 1 51 . 1 - 1 9 71 ( 1 , 511 yds, 1 0 games) • December Home - 1-1-0 ( 50%) 9.2 - 1988 (120; 13 games) Road-4-3-0 (57.1 %) Neutral-4-2-0 (66.7%) Overall- 9-6-0 (60.0%) 54 - 'Wl\rl BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER - - BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUF!ER 55 H!LLTOPPER HONOR ROLL HILLTOPPER HONOR ROLL

THE Au -AMERICANS WKU RETIRED JERSEYS WKU ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS

1972-73 -Jack Glasser (Baseball) 1973-74- Mike McCoy (Football) Rick Yeloushan (Swimming) 1974-75- Virgil Livers (Football} 1975-76 - Nick Rose (Track-CC) Willie Jimmy Virgil HEATH HENDERSON 1976-77 - David Carter(Football} Taggart Feix Livers 1977-78 - Chip Carpenter(Football) MITCHELL TIEBOUT BIXLER BURT FEIX FORD AL ALMOND MEMORIAL AWARD 1978-79 - Donald Douglas (Track) X.e.ar 1979-80 - Chuck De Lacey (Football) ~.ar 1968 Walt Heath, DT, Goodlettsvill e, Tenn. 1996 Antwan Fl oyd (23), TB ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** Barbara Shields (Gymnastics) 1952 Ji mmy Feix (66), QB ...... Associated Press 1969 Johnny Vance, QB, Glasgow, Ky. Turner Goodwin (69), O L ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** 1980-81 - Alicia Polson (Basketball ) 1957 Jim "Yogi" Hardin (62), G ...... Associated Press WALTER PAYTON AWARD 1970 Bill Hape, LB, Evansvi ll e, In d. 1963 Jim Burt (30), HB . Associated Press***, Wi lli amson Mid-Bracket*** Mike Mill s (12), SS ...... Hansen's Football Gazette** 1971 Jimmy Barber, LB, Portland, Tenn. Pete Walters (Football} HNALIST 1981 -82 - Barry Bumm (Football} John Mutch ler (83), E ...... Williamson Mid-Bracket, Associated Press* Joey Stockton (32), WR/ KO Rets ...... The Sports Network, 1972 Andrew Francis, DB, Louisv ill e, Ky. 1973 Leo Peckenpaugh, QB, Henderson, Ky. Jane Lockin (Basketball) 1964 Jim Burt (30), HB ...... Tom Harmon Defensive, Associated Press*** Hansen's Football Gazette* 1997 1974 John Hu mphrey, OG, Owensboro, Ky. Craig McCormick (Basketball ) Dale Lindsey ( 44 ), FB ...... Associated Press Bryson Warner ( 46), LB ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** Willie Taggart, QB 1975 Ray Henderson, OG, Eminence, Ky. 1997 - Patrick Goodman (74), C .... The Sports Network, Associated Press 1982-83 - Bobby Peck (Swimming) 1967 Dickie Moore (45), FB ...... Associated Press* 1976 Dave Carter, C, Vincennes, Ind . 4th in the balloting (1st am ong QBs) 1983-84 - Dianne Depp (Basketball ) 1970 Lawrence Brame (78), DE ...... Associated Press Hansen's Football Gazette* 1977 Chip Carpenter, OG, Bowl in g Green.Ky. Andy Hape (51), O L ...... Associated Press**, 1978 Reginald Hayden, BB, Nashville, Tenn. Ashley Jo hnson (Track-CC) Jim Barber (55), LB ...... CoSIDA Academic* 1998 Hansen's Football Gazette** 197'9 Chuck DeLacey, LB, Owensboro, Ky. 1984-85 - SteveCrocker(Swimming) 1971 Jim Barber (55), LB ...... CoS IDA Academic, Universal Sports Willie Taggart, QB 1980 Pete Walters, OG, Shepherdsville, Ky. Camille Forrester (Track-CC) 1973 Mike McCoy (21 ), DB ...... Kodak Coaches Jeff Poisel (14), PK ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** 6th in the balloting (3rd am o ng QBs) 1981 Barry Bumm, FS, Owensboro, Ky. Joey Stockton (32), KO/ Punt Rets ..... Hansen's Football Gazette*** 1985-86 - Mark Fatkin (Football} David Nollner (50), OG ...... Universal Sports* 1982 Tom Fox, DE, Parma, Ohio Kam i Thomas (Basketball) Porter Willi ams (22), SE ...... Universal Sports W illie Taggart (1 ), QB ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** 1983 Walter York, BB, Bowling Green, Ky. BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD 1986-87 - Clemette Haskins (Basketball ) 1974 - John Bushong (78), DT ...... Associated Press* 1998 - Patrick Goodman (74), OL ...... Burger King AFCA , 1984 Tim Mooney, DE, Evan sv ill e, Ind. Mecit Koydemir (Soccer) Virgil Li ve rs (24), DB ...... Associated Press The Sports Network, Associated Press, Hansen's Football Gazette, HNALIST 1985 Rick Denstorff, C, Rockport, Ind . Alan Mull ins, FL, Ind ependence, Ky. 1987-88 - Traci Patton (Basketball) Rick Green (32), LB ...... Associated Press*** GTE CoSIDA Academic* 1986 Pat McKenzie, RB, Owensboro, Ky. Andy Hape ( 51 ), O L ...... Associated Press*, 2000 Dan Powell (Swimming) 1975 Rick Green (32), LB ...... Kodak Coaches, Associated Press* 1987 Darnell Martin, SS, Baltimore, Md. Hansen's Football Gazette*** Me lvin Wisham , LB 1988-89 - Brett McNeal (Basketba ll ) 1977 Chip Carpenter ( 65), OG ...... Kodak Coaches 1988 Pedro Bacon, FB, Paducah, Ky. Willie Taggart (1), QB ...... Associated Press** , 4th in the balloting (3rd am o ng LBs) Dedre Nelson (Volleyball ) 1980 Tim Ford (80), DE ...... Kodak Coaches 1989 Troy Dowdy, FB, Paducah, Ky. 1989-90- Tandreia Green (Basketball ) Pete Walters ( 68), OG ...... Kodak Coaches, Associated Press Hansen's Football Gazette*** 1990 Scott Campbell, QB, Gulf Breeze, Fl a. 1999 - Patrick Goodman (74), O L ...... Teamlink.com, 2001 1991 Tony Garner, NG, Radcliff, Ky. Roland Shelton (Basketball) 1981 Donnie Evans ( 50), DE ...... Kodak Coaches, Associated Press I-AA Athl etic Directors Association Academic Al l-Star Team, Mel Mitchell, FS 1992 Mark Lamberth, C, Cottontown, Tenn. 1990-91 -Joe Li ghtfoot(Basketba ll ) Ti m Fo rd (80), DE ...... Co SIDA Academic 1993 Robert Jackson, WB, Ind ianapolis, Ind . The Sports Network*, Associated Press*, 6th in the balloting (2nd among DBs) Mary Taylor (Basketball ) 1982 Paul Gray ( 51 ), LB ...... Associated Press 1994 Ty Koon, O L, Lexington, Ky. GTE CoSIDA Academic*, Hansen's Football Gazette*** 1991-92- ChrisHutchinson(Soccer) 1983 Paul Gray ( 51 ), LB ...... Associated Press 1995 Stephan Benford, OL, Louisv ill e, Ky. Rod Smart (23), RB ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** Kim Pehlke (Basketball) 1984 Mark Fatkin (60), OG ...... CoSIDA Academic EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD 1996 Andy McLeod, TE, Elkhorn, Neb. Ben Wittman (9 1 ), DE ...... Hansen's Football Gazette** 1997 Ken ny Martray, DT, Vanderbilt, Pa. 1992-93 - Mark Bell (Basketball) 1985 Mark Fatkin (60), OG ...... GTE/CoSIDA Academic HNALIST 1998 Willie Taggart, QB, Palmetto, Fla. Mi chelle Murphy (Track-CC) Jeff Cesarone (8), QB ...... Associated Press*** 2000 - Sherrod Coates (11 ), LB ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** 1987 1999 Todd Sorrell, OT, Louisvill e, Ky. Joseph Jefferson (2), CB ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** 1 9 9 3-94 - Debbie Houk (Basketba ll ) James Ed wards (7), FS .. Kodak Coaches, Walter Camp Fo un dation, 2000 2000 Melvin Wisham, LB, St. Louis, Mo. Peter Martinez (19), PK ...... Hansen's Football Gazette* Eddie O'Carroll (Track-CC) The Sports Network, Associated Press Jack Harbaugh 2001 Keith Brooks, RB, Cincinnati, Ohio Mel Mi tchell (4), FS ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** 1994-9 5 - Gwen Doyle (Basketball) Steve Walsh (7 4 ), OT ...... Associated Press* 3 rd in the balloting Darrin Horn (Basketball) 1988 - Joe Arnold (33), TB .... Walter Camp Foundation, Associated Press, Chris Price (62), OL ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** ALL -GATEWAY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE 199 5-96 - Brian Bixler (Football} Hansen's Football Gazette, The Sports Network* Bobby Sippio (3), CB ...... AFCA, Walter Camp Foundation, Christina Brow n (Track-CC) Mike Carberry (18), LB ...... Associated Press*** The Sports Network, Associated Press, Hansen's Football Gazette (first-team selections only) 2001 - Sherrod Coates, LB; Erik Dandy, LB; Joseph 1996-97 - Christina Brow n (Track-CC) Cedric Jones (82), SE ...... Associated Press*** Melvin W isham (57), LB ...... The Sports Network, Hansen's Football Gazette, Associated Press* Jefferson, DB; Mel Mitchel l, DB; Chris Price, Antwan Floyd (Football} Dan Maher (4), PK ...... Associated Press*** OL; Patrick Reynolds, DL 1997-98 - Jamie Ritterskamp (Voll eyball ) Dewayne Penn (73), OG ...... The Sports Network*, 2001 - Sherrod Coates (1 1 ), LB ...... Sports Network** Erik Dandy (18), LB ...... Sports Network, Associated Press* Willie Taggart (Football) Associated Press* GATEWAY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE 1998-99 - Kim Carpenter(Volleyball) Dean Tiebout (79), OT ...... Walter Camp Foundation, Joseph Jefferson (2), CB ...... Hansen's Football Gazette*** Mel Mi tchell (4), FS ...... AFCA, Walter Camp Foundation, Travis Mandigo (Swimming) The Sports Network, Associated Press, Au -NEWCOMER TEAM The Sports Network, Associated Press, 1999-00- ShaRae Mansfield (Basketball ) Hansen's Football Gazette** Hansen's Football Gazette*** 2001 - Buster Ashley, OL; Brian Cl aybourn, p Kicker Vencill (Swimming) 1989 Russe ll Foster (32), LB ...... The Sports Network* Chris Price (62), O L ... Walter Camp Foundatio n, Sports Network*, 2000-01 - ShaRae Mansfield (Basketball) 1990 Raji Gordon (22), LB ...... The Sports Network*** Hansen's Football Gazette*, Associated Press** GATEWAY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE Chris Marcus (Basketball ) 1994 Brian Bi xler ( 61 ), C ...... GTE/ CoSIDA Academic* TAGGART WISHAM 2001-02 - Brandi Carey (Swimming) 1995 Brian Bixler ( 61 ), C ...... GTE/ CoSIDA Academic, Au -ACADEMIC TEAM Derek Robinson (Basketball) Walter Camp Foundation, Associated Press* , * second team / ** third team / *** honorable mention *Last year's voting was for the Senior Hansen's Football Gazette*** 2001 First Team - Derek Forster, OL Student-Athletes of the Year. Dan McGrath (25), LB ...... Hansen's Football Gazette** Honorable Mention - Peter Martinez, PK Joey Stockton (32), WR ...... Hansen's Football Gazette***

- - BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUF!ER 57 56 - 'W!\r1 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF QuAUFIER .• , HILLTOPPER HONOR ROLL THE H!LLTOPPERS IN THE PROS Player (Years Lettered) - Pro Experience Player (Years Lettered) - Pro Experience THE WESTERN KENTUCKY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME Sheldon Benoit ('92-94) - Toronto Argonauts, CFL (1st round draftee 1995 Eagle Keys ('42, '46-47) - New York Yankees, AF L (signee 1948); Montreal - 11th pick overall) Alouettes, CFL (active 1949-51 ); Edmonton Eskimos, CFL (active 19 52-54); Milton Biggins ('89-91 ) - Miam i Dolphins, N FL (12th round draftee 1992) assistant coach 19 55-59; head coach 1959-63); Saskatchewan Roughriders, CFL Roy Bondurant (' 64-67) - St. Louis Cardinals, NFL (signee 1968) (assistant coach 1964; head coach 1965-70); B.C. Li ons, CFL (head coach 1971- Lawrence Brame ('67-70) - St. Louis Cardinals, NFL (16th round draftee 7 5) 1971 ); Toronto Argonauts, CFL (signee 1971, active 1971-7 5); Portland Storm, Dale Lindsey ('63-64) - Cleveland Browns, NFL (7th round draftee 1965, active WFL (active 1975); Hamilton Tiger-Cats, CFL (active 1975-77) 1965-73); , AF L (6th round draftee 1965); Cleveland Browns, Carl Brazley ('76-79) - Montreal Alouettes, CFL (signee 1980, active 1980- NF L (assistant coach 1974); Portland Storm, WFL (assistant coach 1975-76); 81 ); Ottawa Rough Riders, CFL (active 1981-83); Buffalo Bills, NF L (signee Toronto Argonauts, CFL (assistant coach 1979-82); Breakers, US FL 1983); Toronto Argonauts, CFL (active 1983- 86; '88); , NFL (assistant coach 1983); New Jersey Generals, USF L (defensive coordinator 1984- (active 1986); San Diego Chargers, NFL (signee 1987) 85); Green Bay Packers, NFL (assistant coach 1986-87); Patriots, Ike Brown ('68) - New Englans Patroits, NFL (8th round draftee 1973); Montreal NF L (assistant coach 1990); Tampa Bay Bucaneers, NFL (assistant coach 1991); Alouettes, CFL San Diego Chargers, NF L (assistant coach 1992-96); Washington Redskins, NFL HARDIN JACKSON PICKENS , NFL (signee 1989) (assistant coach, 1997-98); Chicago Bears, NFL (assistant coach 1999-2001 ); CARTER GILBERT GRIFFIN Tony Brown ('87-88) - Joe Bugel ('60-63) - Detroit Lions, NFL (assistant coach 1975-76); Houston San Diego Chargers, NFL (defensive coordinator 2002- ) 1991 (Inaugural Class) 1997 Oilers, NFL (assistant coach 1977-80); Washington Redskins, NFL (assistant Virgil Livers ('71-74) - Chicago Bears, NFL (4th round draftee 1975, active E.A. Diddle (Coach), '22-64 Howard "Tip" Downing (Basketball-Football} , '3 9-42 coach 1980-82; assistant head coach 1983-89); Phoenix Cardinals, NFL (head 1975-81); , USFL (active 1983-84) Jimmy Feix (Football), '49-52 Tom Ecker (Track-Cross Country Coach), '62-66 coach 1990-93); L. A. (Oakland) Raiders, NF L (assistant coach, 1995-96; head Biff Madon ('74-77) - Dal las Cowboys, NFL (signee 1978) Dee Gibson (Basketball-Tennis), '42-43 & '47-48 Clemette Haskins (Basketball), '84-87 coach, 1997); San Diego Chargers, NFL (assistant coach, 1998-2001) Pete Mangold ('86-87) - Saskatchewan Roughriders, CFL (2nd round draftee Clem Haskins (Basketball), '65-67 Bernard "Peck" Hickman (Basketball), '33-35 Stuart Bundy (' 82-85) - Edmonton Eskimos, CFL (draftee 1986) 1988 - 10th pick); Toronto Argonauts, CFL (active 1989-90) Adele Gleaves (Haswell) (Gymnastics), '65-67 Clarence Jackson (Football} , '70-73 Webbie Burnett ('89) - , NF L (11th round draftee 1990); Jerome Martin ('88-89) - Green Bay Packers, NFL (10th round draftee 1990) Ji m McDan iels (Basketball), '69-71 Roger Otten (Tennis), '49-53 Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks, W LAF ( active 1991) Lamont Meacham ('78-81) - Baltimore Colts, NFL (11th round draftee 1982, (Basketball), '43 & '47-49 W.L. "Gander" Terry (Football-Basketball}, Jim Bu rt ('61-64) - , NFL (10th round draftee 1965); New active 1982); Toronto Argonauts, CFL (active 1983-84); Ottawa Rough Riders, Bobby Rascoe (Basketball), '60-62 '25-28 (Head Football Coach), '38-4 1 York Jets, AFL (15th round draftee 1965) CFL (active 1985-86) Max Reed (Basketball-Football}, '34-37 Johnny Vance (Football -Baseball}, '66-70 Nick Rose (Track-Cross Country), '72-76 John Bushong ('71 -74) - Baltimore Colts, NF L (8th round draftee 1975); Mike McCoy ('70-73) - Houston O ilers, NFL (8th round draftee 1974); Los Angeles J.D. "Big lch" Weaver (Baseball-Football}, '26-28 Charlotte Hornets, W FL (signee 197 5, active 1975); Da ll as Cowboys, NFL Rams, NFL 1992 (signee 1976); Saskatchewan Roughriders, CFL (signee 1977); Baltimore Colts, Mike Miller ('79-82) - Houston Oilers, NFL (signee 1983); Atlanta Falcons, NFL Lawrence Brame (Football}, '67-70 1998 NFL (signee 1979); San Diego Chargers, NFL (signee 1980) (signee 1984) Jim Bu rt (Football-Baseball}, '61-64 Raymond "Rip" Gis h (Basketball), '49-51 David Carter ('73 -76) - Houston Oilers, NFL (6th round draftee 1977, active Mel Mitchell ('99-0 I) - New Orleans Saints, NFL (5th round draftee 2002) Clarence Caple (Football), '35-37 Rick Green (Football), '72-75 1977-84); New Orleans Saints, NFL (active 1984-85) Tim Mooney ('83-84) - New York Jets, NF L (signee 1985) Brenda Chapman (Strickler) (Basketball -Tennis), '74-78 Terry Hassall (Tennis), '68, '70-71 Rick Caswell ('73-75) - , NF L (13th round draftee 1976) Dickie Moore ('65-68) - Toronto Argonauts, CFL (signee 1969, active 1969) Nick Denes (Football-Baseball Coach), '57-67 Gene Rhodes (Basketball-Baseball), '49-52 Harold Chambers ('62-63) - , NFL (signee 1964) Davlin Mullen ('79-82) - New York Jets, NFL (8th round draftee 1983, active Harry "Pap" Glenn (Baseball -Basketball-Football}, '23-26 Marvin Satterly (Football}, '50-53 Pat Counts ('63-64) - Houston Oilers, AFL (signee 1965) 1983-86) Ted Hornback (Assistant Basketball-Tennis Coach), '38-76 Greg Smith (Basketball), '66-68 Romeo Crennel ('66-69) - New York Giants, NFL (assistant coach 1981 -92); Alan Mullins ('83-85) - W innipeg Blue Bombers, CF L (signee 1986) Virgil Livers (Football-Track}, '71-74 Art Spoelstra (Basketball- Baseball-Track), '52-54 (assistant coach, 1993-96); New York Jets, NFL (assistant John Mutchler ('63) - Cleveland Browns, NFL (signee 1964) Tom Marshall (Basketball ), '50-54 Kami Thomas (Howard) (Basketball), '83-86 coach 1997-99); Cleveland Browns (defensive coordinator, 2000); New Stan Napper ('61-64) - B.C. Lions, CFL (signee 1965, active 1965) Tony Staynings (Track-Cross Country), '73-77 England Patroits, NFL (defensive coordinator 2001- ) John Newby ('80-82) - New England Patriots, NFL (signee 1983); Buffalo Bil ls, 1999 Malcolm Darden (' 86-87) - , NFL (signee 1988) NFL (signee 1983); Miam i Dolphins, NFL (signee 1984) 1993 Johnny Britt (Basketball), '73-76 Darryl Drake ('75, '77-78) - Washington Redskins, NFL (signee 1979); Keith Paskett ('83-86) - G.B. Packers, NFL (signee 1987, active 1987-88) Darel Carrier (Basketball), '62-64 Tim Ford (Football) , '79-81 Jack Clayton (Football Coach}, '48-56 Ottawa Rough Riders, C FL (signee 1981, active 1981-82); Cincinnati Bengals, Eddie Preston ('76-79) - Houston Oi lers, NFL (11th round draftee 1980); Frank Griffin (Assistant Football-Head Golf Coach}, '47-78 Jack Glasser (Baseball), '69-73) NFL (signee 1983) Oakland Invaders, US FL (signee 1982) Henry Jackson (Track), '67-70 Harry Hardin (Basketball), '33-35 James Edwards ('84-87) - , NFL (signee 1988) Tommy Prothro (**) - Los Angeles Rams, NFL (head coach 1971-72); San Dale Lindsey (Football}, '63-64 Pam (Kordenbrock) Hart (Basketball), '75-78 John Embree ('70-73) - New York Stars, W FL Diego Chargers, NFL (head coach 1974-78) Don "Duck" Ray (Basketball-Tennis-Track-Golf), '42-43 & '47-48 Brad Mutchler (Basketball), '34-36 Donnie Evans ('79-81) - Seattle Seahawks, NFL (signee 1982) Max Reed ('34-36) - Louisvi ll e Tanks, AFL (active 1938-39) Odie Spears (Basketball-Baseball), '42-43 & '47-48 Hector Ortiz (Track-Cross Country), '68-71 Ray Farmer ('77-80) - St. Louis Cardinals, NFL (signee 1981) Phil Rich ('77-80) - Dal las Cowboys, NF L (signee 1981 ); N.Y. Jets, NF L (signee Jesse Stuart (Track), '73-75 Max Stevens (Football-Track), '50-53 Jimmy Feix ('49-52) - New York Giants, NFL (draftee 1953) 1982) Carlyle Towery (Basketball), '39-41 Ronnie Fishback ('80-83) - Cleveland Browns, NFL (signee 1985) Paul Sheehan (' 76-77) - Winnipeg Blue Bombers, CFL (draftee 1978) 2000 Jerry Flippin (' 78-81) - Ottawa Rough Riders, C FL (signee 1982, active 1982) Rod Smart ('97-99) - San Diego Chargers, NF L (signee 2000); Las Vegas 1994 Joe Arnold (Football), '85-88 Russell Foster ('87-89) - London Monarchs, W LAF (active 1991-92) Outlaws, XFL (draftee 2001 , active 2001 ); , NF L (signee Eagle "Buddy" Keys (Football-Baseball) , '42, '46-48 Jimmy Barber (Football}, '69-71 Tom Fox ('79-82) - , NFL (signee 1983) 2001, active 2001-) W illiam "Red" McCrocklin (Basketball), '36-38 Buddy Cate (Basketball), '48-50 David Smith ('87) - Ph iladelphia Eagles, NFL (8th round draftee 1988); Dall as Dickie Moore (Football}, '65-68 Jerry Glanville (*) - Detroit Li ons, NFL (assistant coach 1974-76); Atlanta Ralph Dudgeon (Basketball-Tennis), '36-38 Falcons, NFL (assistant coach 1977-82; head coach 1990-93); Buffalo Bi ll s, NFL Cowboys, NFL (signee 1989); London Monarchs, WLAF (active 1991-92) Dr. Burch Oglesby (Track-Cross Country Coach), '67-71 Mary Koeckert (Godlove) (Riflery), '77-80 Kenny Perry (Golf), '79-82 (assistant coach 1983-84); Houston Oi lers, NFL (assistant coach 1985; head Troy Snardon ('78-81) - Detroit Li ons, NFL (signee 1982) Dan Powell (Swimming), '84-86, '88 Hugh Poland (Football -Basketball-Baseball}, '31-34 coach 1986-89) Joey Stockton ('94-97) - Edmonton Eskimos, CF L (signee 1998) Ed Stansbury (Football-Basketball-Baseball) , '27-30 Bob Stoltman (Track), '67-70 Edd ie Godfrey ('88-90) - Tampa Bay Bucaneers, NF L (signee 1991) Dean Tiebout ('86-88) - New York Giants, NF L (signee 1989) Mike Williams (Baseball), '78-81 Patrick Goodman ('96-99) - Lou isvil le Fire, Arena Footba112 (active 2001) Brad Todd ('77-80) - Denver Gold, USFL (signee 1984); New Orleans, NFL 1995 Paul Gray ('80-83) - New Orleans Saints, NFL (10th round draftee 1984); (s ignee 1985) Ralph Antone (Football-Baseball}, '79-83 2001 Montreal Concordes, CFL (signee 1984, active 1984-86); New York Jets, NF L Tony Towns ('76-78) - Houston Oi lers, NFL (signee 1979) Ralph Crosthwaite (Basketball ), '55 & '57-59 Leo Peckenpaugh (Football-Baseball), '70-73 (signee 1986) Steve W alsh ('85-87) - Ph iladelphia Eagles, NF L (signee 1988); New York Jets, Lawrence "Butch" Gilbert (Football}, '48-51 Chris Turner (Baseball), '88-91 Anthony Green ('88-89) - Cincinnati Bengals, NFL (signee 1990); San Francisco NFL (signee 1989) (Assistant Football Coach), '69-84 & '89-90 Henry Wadsworth (Track), '65-66 49ers, NFL (signee 1991) Pete W alte rs (' 77-80) - Atlanta Falcons, NFL (draftee 1981) Oran McKinney (Basketball), '43 & '46-48 Rick Whitfield (Golf), '68-70 Richard Grice ('89-92) - Calgary Stampede rs, CFL (signee 199 5) Riley W are ('88-89) - Detroit Lions, N FL (signee 1991 ); Cincinnati Rockers, Jim Pickens (Baseball-Football}, '47-49 Bill "Jelly" Green ('67-70) - Cleveland Browns, NFL (15th round draftee Arena (active 1992-93) Dwight Smith (Basketball), '65-67 Football athletes in boldface 1971 ); Toronto Argonauts, CFL (signee 1971) Larry W atkins ('66-67) - Toronto Argonauts, CFL (signee 1968, active 1968- Katy Strozdas (Tin ius) (Tennis), '75-78 Ricky Gwinn ('77-80) - , NF L (signee 1981) 70, '7 6); Hamilton Tiger-Cats, CFL ( active 1970); Edmonton Eskimos, CFL ( active Glenn Holt ('87) - Miami Dolphins, NFL (signee 1989, active 1989); Toronto 1971-76); B.C. Lions, CFL (active 1977-79) 1996 Carroll Broderick (Football-Basketball}, '30-33 Argonauts, CF L (active 1989-90) Brad Watson ('69-72) - Washington Redskins, NFL (signee 1974); Tampa David Carter (Football), '73-76 Ron Hunter ('79-82) - Cincinnati Bengals, NFL (signee 1983) Bay Buccaneers, NF L (signee 197 6, active 1977) Steve Crocker (Swimming), '82-85 Clarence Jackson ('70-73) - New York Jets, NF L (16th round draftee 1974, Jonathan Watts ('88-89) - Seattle Seahawks, NFL (signee 1990) Turner Elrod (Football-Basketball -Baseball}, '28-3 I active 1974-76) Porter Williams (' 70-73) - Portland Storm, WFL (draftee 1974, active 1974); (Assistant Football Coach}, '46-67 (Track Coach}, '49-62 Joseph Jefferson ('98-0 I) - , NFL (3rd round draftee 2002) Birmingham Vulcans, WFL (active 1975); Hamilton Tiger-Cats, CFL (active 1976) Jim "Yogi" Hardin (Football), '55-58 Mark Johnson ('85-86) - New York Jets, NF L (signee 1987); Cincinnati Bengals, Ben Wittman ('96-99) - , NF L (signee, 2000) Bob Lavoy (Basketball), '49-50 NFL (active 1987) Harold Wright ('84-87) - San Francisco 49ers, NFL (signee 1988) Li ll ie Mason (Basketball), '82-83, '85-86 Xavie r Jordan ('85, '87-89) - Seattle Seahawks, NFL (signee 1990) Harry Sadler (Basketball-Track), '35-39 Ron Kelly ('94-97) - Toronto Argonauts, CFL (signee 1998) *Glanville was an assistant coach with the Hilltoppers in 196 7. Wallace "Buck" Sydnor (Basketball), '41-43 **Prothro was an assistant coach with the Hilltoppers in 1942. (Assistant Basketball Coach), '64-71 (Assistant Baseball Coach), '72-76

BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER 59 5 8 - '19 BACK-To-BACK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER - '19 YEAR-BY-YEAR HtLLTOPPER RESULTS YEAR-BY-YEAR HtLLTOPPER RESULTS Au -TIME WESTERN FooTBALL RECORD (83 SEASONS)

460 Victories, 302 Losses, 30 Ties (60.0%) 53 Winning Seasons • Fou r .500 Seasons • 26 Losing Seasons

kaL foru:b(_es) W:L:I £'ct Home / Awa.y_/- ~.eutrnl .WKU__E_tsJ A~g Qp_p_b.s.J_&g M.aLgio 1 913 M.A. Leiper, Roy Manchester ...... 1-0-0 1.000 - / - / - 20 / 20.0 o / o.o +20.0 Le iper and Manchester's record at Western Kentucky 1 season: 1-0-0 ( I 00%)

1914 J.L. Arthur ...... 1-2-0 .333 - I - I - 24 / 8.0 8 / 27.7 -19.7 DIDDLE TERRY CLAYTON DENES ROBERTS 1915 J.L. Arthur ...... 2-3-2 .429 - / - / - 40 / 5·.1 152 / 21.7 -16.0 FEtX 19 16 J. L. Arthur ...... 3-2-0 .600 1-0-0 / - I - 28 / 5.6 29 / 5.8 - 0.2 Arthur's record at Western Kentucky 3 seasons (1914-16): 6-7-2 (46.2%) / Best season: 3-2-0 (1916) kaL C.oacb(_es) W:L:I P.ct Home / Away ./_ty.e.uuol .WKlU.ts_f-.A,'.g Qp_p_b.s_/__A.~g 1957 M!U:gio Nick Denes ...... 5-3-1 .611 3-1-1 / 2-2-0 / 0-0-0 123 /13.7 139 / 15.4 - 1.7 19 17-1 9 NoTeam - WorldWar l 1958 Nick Denes ...... 4-5-0 ' .444 3-1 -0 / 1-4-0 / 0-0-0 104 / 11. 6 87 / 9.7 + 1.9 1959 5-4-0 .556 2-2-0 / 3-2-0 / 0-0-0 NickDenes ...... 123 / 13.7 145 / 16.1 - 2.4 1920 L.T. Smith ...... 0-1-0 .000 - / - / - 0 / 0.0 13 / 13.0 -13.0 1960 Nick Denes ...... 2-6-1 .278 2-2-0 / 0-4-1 / 0-0-0 107 / 11.9 163 / 18.1 - 6.2 1921 L.T. Smith ...... 2-4-1 .357 - / - / - 47 / 6.7 88 / 12.6 - 5.9 1961 6-3-0 .667 3-1 -0 / 3-2-0 / 0-0-0 Nick Denes ...... 126 / 14.0 88 / 9.8 + 4.2 Smith's record at Western Kentucky - 2 seasons ( 1920-21 ): 2-5- 1 (31.3%) / Best season: 2-4-1 ( 1921) 1962 NickDenes ...... 5-3-0 .625 2-2-0 / 3-1-0 / 0-0-0 108 / 13.5 92 / 11.5 + 2.0 1963 Nick Denes ...... 10-0-1 .955 4-0-0 / 5-0-1 / 1-0-0 1922 E.A. Diddl e ...... 9-1-0 .900 +20.4 309 / 28.1 79 / 7.2 +20 .9 - / - / - 248 / 24.8 44 / 4.4 1964 Nick Denes ...... 6-3-1 .650 3-1 -1 / 3-2-0 / 0-0-0 1923 E.A. Diddle ...... 5-4-0 .556 1-0-0 / - 126 / 14.0 165 / 18.3 - 4.3 169 / 16.9 79 / 7.9 + 9.0 I 1965 Nick Denes ...... 2-6-2 .300 2-2-1 / 0-4-1 / 0-0-0 1924 E.A. Diddle ...... 4-5-0 .444 1-1 -0 / - / - 224 / 24.9 119 / 13.2 +11 .7 119 / 11.9 236 / 23.6 -11.7 1966 Nick Denes ...... 5-5-0 .500 3-2-0 / 2-3-0 / 0-0-0 1925 E.A. Diddle ...... 3-5-1 .389 0-1-0 / - I - 52 / 5.8 91 / 10.1 - 4.3 208 / 20.8 185 / 18.5 + 2.3 1967 Nick Denes ...... 7-1-1 .833 4-0-0 / 3-1-1 / 0-0-0 1926 E.A. Diddle ...... 4-4-1 .500 - / - / - 151 / 16.8 69 / 7.7 + 9. 1 276 / 30.7 98 / 10.9 +19.8 Denes' record at Western Kentucky - 11 seasons ( 1957-67): 57-39-7 (58.7%) / 1 92 7 E.A. Didd le ...... 5-4-0 .556 3-1-0 / 2-3-o / 0-0-0 140 / 15.6 92 / 10.2 + 5.4 Best season: I 0-0-1 ( 1963) 1928 E.A. Didd le ...... 8-1 -0 .889 6-o-o / 2-1-0 / 0-0-0 171 / 19.0 7 / o.8 +18 .2 1968 Jimmy Feix ...... 7-2-1 .750 3-1-1 / 4-1-0 / 0-0-0 Diddle's record at Western Kentucky - 7 seasons ( 1922-28): 38-24-2 (61.3%) / Best season: 9-1-0 ( 1922) 28 1 /28.1 10 / 7.o +2 1.1 1969 6-3-1 .650 3-1-1 / 3-2-0 / 0-0-0 Jimmy Feix ...... 253 / 25.3 140 / 14.0 +11.3 1970 Ji mmy Feix ...... 8-1-1 .850 4-1-0 / 4-0-1 / 0-0-0 1929 Carl '"Swede'" Anderso n ...... 7-3-0 .700 6-1-0 / 1-2-0 / 0-0-0 185 / 18. 5 32 / 3.2 +15.3 244 / 24.4 76 / 7.6 +16.8 1971 8-2-0 .800 5-0-0 / 3-2-0 / 0-0-0 see below Jimmy Feix ...... 262 / 26.2 100 / 10.0 +16.2 1972 Jimmy Feix ...... 7-3-0 .700 3-2-0 / 4-1-0 / 0-0-0 194 / 19.4 97 / 9.7 + 9.7 1973 Ji mmy Feix ...... 12-1-0 .923 6-0-0 / 5-0-0 / 1-1 -0 1930 James Elam ...... 8-1-1 .850 5-0-1 / 3-1-0 / 0-0-0 184 / 18.4 58 / 5.8 +12.6 430 / 33 .1 132/ 10.2 +22.9 1974 193 1 James El am ...... 8-4-0 .667 7-0-0 / 1-4-0 / 0-0-0 171 / 14.3 126 / 10.5 + 3.8 Ji mmy Feix ...... 7-3-0 . 700 5-0-0 / 2-3-0 / 0-0-0 260 / 26.0 95 / 9.5 +16.5 1975 11-2-0 .846 5-0-0 / 5-1 -0 / 1-1-0 Elam's record at Western Kentucky - 2 seasons (1930-31): 16-5-1 (76.2%) I Best season: 8-1-1 (1930) JimmyFeix ...... 245 / 18.8 112 / 8.6 +10.2 1976 Jimmy Feix ...... 4-5-1 .450 3-1-1 / 1-4-0 / 0-0-0 130 / 13.0 15 3 / 15.3 - 2.3 1977 1932 Ernie Mi ller ...... 8-1-0 .889 5-0-0 / 3-1-0 / 0-0-0 221 / 24.6 40 / 4.4 +20.2 Ji mmyFeix ...... 1-8-1 .150 1-3-1 / 0-5-0 / 0-0-0 124 / 12.4 252 / 25.2 -12.8 I 1978 Jimmy Feix ...... 8-2-0 .800 3-2-0 / 5-0-0 / 0-0-0 Miller's record at Western Kentucky - season: 8-1-0 (88.9%) 254 / 25.4 157 / 15.7 + 9.7 1979 Jimmy Feix ...... 5-5-0 .500 2-3-0 / 3-2-0 / 0-0-0 223 / 22.3 217 / 21.7 + 0.6 19 3 3 Jesse Thomas ...... 6-2-0 .750 2-2-0 / 4-0-0 / 0-0-0 181 /22.6 +17.7 1980 9-1-0 . 900 5-0-0 / 4-1-0 / 0-0-0 39 / 4.9 Jimmy Feix ...... 228 / 22.8 157 / 15.7 + 7. 1 see below 1981 6-5-0 .545 2-3-0 / 4-2-0 / 0-0-0 Jimmy Feix ...... 241 / 21.9 204 / 18.5 + 3.4 1982 Jimmy Feix ...... 5-5-0 .500 3-2-0 / 2-3-0 / 0-0-0 186 / 18.6 200 / 20.0 - 1.4 1934 Carl "Swede" Anderson ...... 5-2-1 .688 3-0-1 / 2-2-0 / 0-0-0 135 / 16.9 49 / 6.1 +10.8 1983 Jimmy Feix ...... 2-8-1 .227 2-3-0 / 0-5-1 / 0-0-0 147 / 13.4 203 / 18.5 - 5.1 1935 Carl "Swede" Anderson ...... 7-3-0 .100 5-1-o / 2-2-0 / 0-0-0 +13.7 194 / 19.4 57 / 5.7 Feix' record at Western Kentucky - 16 seasons (1968-83): 106-56-6 (64.9%) I Best season: 12-1-0 ( 1973) 1936 Carl "Swede" Anderson ...... 6-3-0 .667 3-2-0 / 3-1-o / 0-0-0 123 / 13.7 55 / 6.1 + 7.6 1937 Carl "Swede" Anderson ...... 7-1 -1 .833 4-0-1 / 3-1-0 / 0-0-0 147 / 16.3 20 / 2.2 +14. 1 1984 Dave Roberts ...... 2-9-0 .182 1-5-0 / 1-4-0 / 0-0-0 193 / 17.5 345/31.4 -13.9 Anderson's record at Western Kentucky - 5 seasons (1929; '34-37): 32-12-2 (71.7%) / Best season: 7- 1- 1 ( 1937) 1985 Dave Roberts ...... 4-7-0 .364 3-2-o / 1-5-o / 0-0-0 232 / 21.1 313 / 28.5 - 7.4 1986 Dave Roberts ...... 4-6-1 .409 3-3-0 / 1- 3-1 / 0-0-0 228 / 20.7 258 / 23.5 - 2.8 1938 W. L. "Gander" Terry ...... 7-2-0 .779 4-1-0 / 3-1-0 / 0-0-0 217 / 24.1 46 / 5.1 +19.0 1987 Dave Roberts ...... 7-4-0 .636 4-1 -0 / 3-3-0 / 0-0-0 263 / 23.9 1939 W.L. "Gander" Terry ...... •...... 7-1-1 .833 4-0-1 / 3-1-0 / 0-0-0 132 / 14.7 52 / 5.8 + 8.9 217 / 19.7 + 4.2 1988 Dave Roberts ...... 9-4-0 . 6 92 5-0-0 / 4-4-0 / 0-0-0 1940 W. L. "Gander" Terry ...... 7-1 -1 .833 6-0-0 / 1-1-1 / 0-0-0 115 / 12.8 20 / 2.2 +10.6 311 / 23.9 220 / 16.9 + 7.0 Roberts' record at Western Kentucky - 5 seasons ( 1984-88): 26-30-1 (46.5%) / 1941 W.L. "Gander" Terry ...... 4-5-1 .450 1-1 -1 / 3-4-0 / 0-0-0 128 / 12.8 149/14.9 - 2.1 Best season: 9-4-0 ( 1988) Terry's record at W estern Kentucky - 4 seasons ( 1938-41 ): 25-9-3 (73.5%) / Best seasons: 7- 1-1 ( 1939 and '40) 1989 Jack Harbaugh ...... 6-5-0 .545 4-1-0 / 2-4-0 / 0-0-0 279 / 25.4 238 /21.6 + 3.8 1990 Jack Harbaugh ...... •...... 2-8-0 1942 Arnold Winkenhofer ...... 3-4-1 .438 2-0-1 / 1-4-0 / 0-0-0 10 / 8.8 167 /20.9 -12.1 .200 1-4-0 / 1-4-0 / 0-0-0 159 / 15.9 234 / 23.4 - 7.5 1991 Jack Harbaugh ...... 3-8-0 Winkenhofer's record at Western Kentucky - I season: 3-4-1 (42.9%) .273 3-3-0 / 0-5-0 / 0-0-0 235 / 21.4 301 / 27.4 - 6.0 1992 Jack Harbaugh ...... •...... 4-6-0 .400 3-1-0 / 1-5-o / 0-0-0 243 / 24.3 258 / 25.8 -1 .5 1993 Jack Harbaugh ...... 8-3-0 1943-45 No Team - World War II . 72 7 5-0-o / 3-3-0 / 0-0-0 310 / 28.2 228 / 20.7 + 7.5 1994 Jack Harbaugh ...... 5-6-0 .455 2-4-o / 3-2-o / 0-0-0 255 / 23.2 291 / 26.5 - 3.3 1995 Jack Harbaugh ...... 2-8-0 1946 Jesse Thomas ...... 2-6-0 .250 1-3-0 / 1-3-0 / 0-0-0 84 / 10.5 213 / 26.6 -16.1 .200 2-2-0 / 0-6-0 / 0-0-0 229 / 22.9 341 / 34. 1 -11.2 1996 Jack Harbaugh ...... 7-4 194 7 Jesse Thomas ...... 3-4-2 .444 3-0-1 / 0-4-1 / 0-0-0 82 / 9.1 139 / 15.4 - 6.3 .636 4-1 / 3-3 / 0-0 304 / 27.6 25 1 / 22.8 + 4.8 1997 Jack Harbaugh ...... 10-2 Thomas' record at Western Kentucky - 3 seasons ( 1933; '46-47): 11 - 12-2 ( 48.0%) Best season: 6-2-0 ( 1933) .833 6-o / 4-2 / o-o 429 / 35.8 243 / 20.3 + 15.5 1998 Jack Harbaugh ...... 7-4 .636 6-1 / 1-3 / 0-0 396 / 36.o 310 / 28.2 + 7.8 1999 Jack Harbaugh ...... 6-5 1948 Jack Clayton ...... 5-4-0 .556 4-1-0 I 1-3-0 I 0-0-0 152 / 16.9 131 / 14.6 + 2.3 .545 3-2 / 3-3 / o-o 210 / 24.5 245 / 22.3 + 2.2 2000 Jack Harbaugh ...... 11 -2 1949 Jack Clayto n ...... 5-4-0 .556 2-3-0 I 3-1-0 I 0-0-0 103 /11.4 121 / 13.4 - 2.0 .846 7-1 / 4-1 / 0-0 404 / 31.1 145 / 11.2 +19.9 2001 Jack Harbaugh ...... 8--4 1950 Jack Clayton ...... 6-2-2 .700 3-1-1 I 3-1-1 I 0-0-0 199 / 19.9 176 / 17.6 + 2.3 .667 5-1 / 3-3 / o-o 318/26.5 146 / 12.2 +14.3 Harbaugh's record at Western Kentucky 195 1 Jack Clayton ...... 4-5-0 .444 4-1-0 I 0-4-0 I 0-0-0 204 / 22.7 161 / 17.9 + 4.8 13 seasons to date ( 1989- ): 79-65-0 (54.9%) / Best season: I 1-2-0 (2000) 1952 Jack Clayton ...... 9-1-0 .900 5-0-0 I 3-1-0 I 1-0-0 336 / 33.6 119 / 11.9 +21.7 1953 Jack Clayton ...... 6-4-0 .600 4-1-0 I 2-3-0 I 0-0-0 203 / 20.3 130 / 13.0 + 7.3 All-Time Western Kentucky Totals 1954 Jack Clayton ...... 7-3-0 .700 4-1-0 3-2-0 0-0-0 171 / 17.1 125/12.5 83 15 460-302-30 .600 257-92-16 / 167-179-10 / 4-2-0 15,779 / 19.9 I I + 4.6 Seasons / Coaches ...... 11,808 / 14.9 + 4.9 1955 Jack Clayton ...... 3-6-0 .333 3-2-0 I 0-4-0 I 0-0-0 119 / 13.2 140 / 15.6 - 2.4 1956 Jack Clayton ...... 5-4-0 .556 3-1 -0 I 2-3-0 I 0-0-0 120 / 13.3 151 / 16.8 - 3.5 Clayton's record at Western Kentucky - 9 seasons ( 1948-56 ): 50-33-2 (60.2%) Best season: 9-1-0 (1 952) 60 - \Yl\rl BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF DuAurtER - - BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF DuAUFtER 61 MISCELLANEA ABOUT WESTERN KENTUCKY THE HILLTOPPERS HILLTOPPER ALL -TIME WKU IN THE HNAL POLLS IN POSTSEASON PLAY OVC HONORS Fourteen times si nce 1968, WKU has earned a berth among the nation's elite in the season's final Western Kentucky has appeared in a total of 14 post­ 40th Anniversary Team polls. The highest the Toppers have ever finished was at the close of the 1973 an d 1975 seasons season games - the 1952 Refrigerator Bowl, the 1963 (June, 1988) when they claimed the number three slot in the Tangerine Bowl and 12 as a part of its participation in Lawrence Brame, DE (1967-70) Associated Press Di vision 11 pol l. Here's a look at NCAA natio nal playoffs in 1973, 1975, 1987, 1988, Ji m Burt, HB (1961-64) WKU's final ranking in those 13 outstanding sea­ 1997, 2000 and last season. Western grid teams are Chip Carpenter, OG (1973-77) sons: 8-6-0 ( 57.1 % ) in post-season action. Here is a com­ David Carter, C (1973-76) plete rundown of the Hilltoppers' bowl and play-off Jimmy Feix, QB (1949-52) Ye.a[ history: Dale Lindsey, FB (1963-64) 1968 Associated Press ...... 19th Virgil Li vers, DB (1971-74) 1970 United Press International ...... 9th Marvin Satterly, G (1950-53) Associated Press ...... 12th • 1952 Refrigerator Bowl Keith Tandy, DE (1973-76) 1971 Associated Press ...... 6th (Evansville, Ind.) 1973 Associated Press ...... 3rd Western 34, Arkansas State 19 All-Half Century Team 1975 Associated Press ...... 3rd Game MVP: Western QB Ji mmy Feix 19~ NCAA ...... 4~ (Morch, 1998) 1980 NCAA ...... 5th • 1963 Tangerine Bowl Lawrence Brame, DE (1967-70) 1987 NCAA ...... 11th (Orlando, Fla.) Jim Bu rt, DB (1961-64) The Sports Network ...... 14th Western 27, Coast Guard Academy 0 Chip Carpenter, G (1974-77) 1988 NCAA ...... 12th Game MVP: Western QB Sharon Mill er David Carter, C (1973-76 ) The Sports Network ...... 13th Rick Green, LB (1972-75) 1993 The Sports Network ...... 19th • 1973 NCAA Division II Playoffs Dale Lindsey, LB (1963-64) Virgil Li vers, DB (1971 -74) 1997 The Sports Network ...... 7th Western 25, Lehigh 16 Dicki e Moore, RB (1965-68) ESPN/USA Today ...... 7th (First Round, Bowling Green, Ky.) 1998 The Sports Network ...... 19th Marvin Satterl y, G (19S0-53) Western 28, Grambling 20 ESPN/ USA Today ...... 22nd (Semifinals, Rice Bowl, Baton Rouge, Lo.) 2000 The Sports Network ...... 5th Players of the Year Louisiana Tech 34, Western 0 2001 ESPN/ USA Today ...... 10th (first awarded in 1963) (Finals, Camellia Bowl, Sacramento, Calif.) The Sports Network ...... 12th Offensive 1967 - Dickie Moore, FB Note: The 1996 Hilltoppers finished the year the equivalent o( 27th in • 1975 NCAA Division II Playoffs the final Sports Network poll. 1979 - John Hal l, QB Western 14, Northern Iowa 12 (First Round, Cedar Falls, Iowa) Defensive Western 14, New Hampshire 3 1963 - Jo hn Mutch ler, DE Rice WESTERN 's FOOTBALL (Semifinals, Bowl, Baton Rouge, La.) 1969 - Lawrence Brame, DE Northern Michigan 16, Western 14 1970 - Lawrence Brame, DE TITLE YEARS (Finals, Cam ellia Bowl, Sacramento, Calif.) 1973 - Lonnie Schuster, DT 1974 - Virgil Li vers, DB Year League$ Overall Coach • 1987 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs 1976 - Biff Madon, LB 1952 4-1-0* 8-1-0 Jack Clayton Eastern Kentucky 40, Western 17 1963 7-0-0** 10-0-1 Nick Denes (First Round, Richmond, Ky.) Coaches of the Year 5-1-1 8-1-1 1970 Jimmy Feix (first awarded in 1963) 1971 6-1-0 8-2-0 Jimmy Feix • 1988 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs Ni ck Denes - 1963 1973 7-0-0" 12-1 -0 Ji mmy Feix Western 35, Western Illi nois 32 Ji mmy Feix - 1973 1975 6-1-0" 11-2-0 Jimmy Feix (First Round, Macomb, Ill.) Jim my Feix - 1978 1978 6-0-0 8-2-0 Jimmy Feix Eastern Kentucky 41, Western 24 Jimmy Feix - 1980 1980 6-1-0 9-1-0 Ji mmy Feix (Quarterfinals, Richmond, Ky.) Jack Harbaugh - 2000 2000 7-0-0 11-2-0 Jack Harbaugh • 1997 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs $ WKU was in the Ohio Valley Conference from BURGER KING 1948

WESTERN KENTUCKY 'S RED Town For 37 years, the Hilltopper Athletic Foundation has been the backbone of financial support for Western Kentucky University student-athletes. Since its inception in 1965, the Hilltopper Athletic Foundation has helped thousands of W estern Kentucky University student-athletes maximize their academic and athletic Western's unique "Red THE ORIGIN OF THE RED TOWEL potential. Our primary mission is to cu ltivate fin ancial support and interest in WKU athletics to allow as many student-athletes as possible the opportunity for an athletic Towel" origin ated with the and academic experience, and to further support WKU athletics through private philanthropy and visibility. The HAF isn't about tickets or parking. It's about OPPORTUNITY and GROWTH. late E.A. Diddle, one of the "Mr. Diddle came to me one day in mid-1946 and A student-athlete's success directly involves YOU. The HAF isn't about tickets or parking - it's about giving tomorrow's leaders the opportunity to ach ieve academic and most successfu l coaches in advised that I had to do something about the scarcity of history and a member of the athletic success. We seek to enhance WKU's athletic programs to allow us to compete among the nation 's elite in all intercollegiate sports. Your support in the stands drives towels. A review of the problem revealed that many of N aismith, Helms Athletic our student-athletes to excel on the field. Your financial gifts build a foundation on which they stand. Foundation, Kentucky Ath­ our students involved in physical education and athletics In 2001-2002, the HAF welcomed 252 new members and raised over $750,000 to benefit WKU Athletics. letic and WKU Athletic Halls were not returning towels to t he towel room after using The Hilltopper Athletic Foundation is dedicated to ensuring the success of every WKU student-athlete. As an al umn us, fan, friend, or former student-athlete of Western of Fame. them. Even when we opened lockers in the physical Kentucky University, you have a direct impact on the success of our athletic teams. To learn more about the HAF and how you can become a member, call our office at (270) 745-5321 or drop us an e-mail at [email protected]. Through 1,062 WKU Hill­ ed ucation and athletic dressing rooms, and searched the topper basketball games - Vi llage li ving areas where the athletes lived, we were COACH E.A. DIDDLE 7 5 9 of them wins, the high- HILL TOPPER ATHLETICS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM est total ever for a co llege never sure what towels were ours. In add ition, we coach at the time of his retirement ( and still seventh on always came up short, and, in the process, disrupted the Western Kentucky University and Hilltopper Athletics have been the beneficiaries of a number of gifts from friends and supporters designated to underwrite future athletic that el ite list) - Diddle clutched a red towel. He chewed privacy of individuals not involved in the problem. scholarships. Among those are: on it, threw it, cried on it, waved it at fans and used it At this tim e McFarland's Laund ry had the contract to $3,000,000 (blind trust) / anonymous to signal his players. $1,000,000 / Col. E.B. Stansbury* for launder our towels. I discussed the problem with Joe, (includes scholarship gifts English and Teacher Education) Though Mr. Diddle has been identified primarily with $100,000 / Eck Branham Hilltopper basketball, he won hi s first game at Western the owner of the company and, based on our discussion, $100,000 / Louis & Bonnie Berman on the gridiron ( 6-0 over Lou isville on Sept. 30, 1922). instructed Joe to dye our towels red. It was soon Dedicated to Mr. Diddle - Former WKU Presi­ In addition, a number of other gifts have been made to W estern in recent years to support the endowment of athletics scholarships. Those He coached football from 1922 through 1928, winning learned, however, that when the towel touched a wet gifts were made by various individu als, businesses and organizations in the name of: dent Thomas C. Meredith, le~, and Whitey Sand­ at a 61 percent rate (38-24-2) an d running up a victory body surface some of the dye came off onto the user, • Jerry E. Baker total that was un surpassed by his successo rs on the ers unveil the Diddle Memorial Sculpture Feb. 5, causing the person to look like an In dian ready for a war • Philip William Bohannon • Greenwood Executive Inn gridiron for the next 26 years (until 1954). Hi s 1928 I 996, in the lobby of E.A. Diddle Arena. The dance . We solved one problem, but created another. sculpture was created by Sanders, a former • Eck & Hazel Branham • The Hilltopper Athletic Foundation squad, one of the fin est in Western annals, marched to • Larry Cohen & David Fi elds • Seth Collin Hulsey Not only did we stop the loss of towels, the use stopped, Hilltopper football letterman (1952-53). He is a the state champ ion sh ip with an 8-1-0 record, outscoring • Mary I. Cole • Sarah Joan na Mahurin the opposition 171-7. too. Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist and a nationally recognized artist. • Nick Denes • L. Dow & Rebecca Rasdall The Red Towel became synonymous with Ed Diddle I called the Canon Towel Company and they advised • Dr. Scott Drescher • Mike & Mary Dale Reyno lds and he became synonymous with Western's outstand­ that they manufactured a red bath towel that would hold • Elmond & Vernon / The Gary Families • Larry & Gwynn Stewart ing athletic heritage. And, now fan s at Hilltopper it's color. A trial use revealed this to be true. I requested Mi ss (Florence) Schneider in the Business Office to henceforth • Dr. & Mrs. Robert Goodwin • Paul, Julie & David Wedge sporting events wave red towels as they cheer for the Hilltopper Athletics would like to sincerely thank each of these individuals and organizations for their continued commitment and support of "Big Red ." purchase only red towels. At first, the physical education group, the ath letes and Mr. Diddle were reluctant to WKU! The concept ofWKU's Red Towel athletics logo was change to the red towels, because of their experiences with the dyed towels. Once it was determined that the Tom Keith developed by former Hilltopper All-America athlete, red towels would not fade, the red towel was accepted . This was the beginning of The Red Towel legend. The Assistant Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS head coach and ath letics director John Oldham in 1971. rest is history." Dr. Chuck Crume, a long-time faculty member in the Colonel E. B. Stan sbury, former Sandra Appling Department of Ph ysical Education and Recreation, and Claude Bacon Belle Lady Hunt a wel l known wild life artist, rendered the original Western coach and athletic director Norm Johnson Jim Clark (Executive Director) artwork for the Red Towel logo. Bart Darrell Bud Jon es Joe T. Davis MD Tom Keith BIG RED Carolyn Dearing John Oldham, Honorary Board Member "Big Red," Western's ath letic mascot, was born in • 1989-90 - Susan Flowers, So., Hendersonville, David Dickerson Dr. Joseph Petrocelli the fall of 1979 and w ill ce lebrated its 23rd birthday Tenn .; Brian Thorpe, So ., Bowling Green Bob Dillard, Jr Rick Seadler in December. • 1990-91 - Tabitha Aldridge, Jr., N ashville; Mount Gary K. Dillard Wood Selig The huge, furry, lovable creature was originally Davis, So., Louisvi lle; Brian Mounts, Sr., Evansville, Ind . Todd Dyer Ralph "Buddy" Shrewsb ury designed and bu il t by WKU student Ralph Carey ('80! • 1991-92 - John Bruner, Jr., Prospect; Devin Tim Earnhart John P. Simms of Cincinnati, and made its deb ut during the H1lltoppers Delano, Sr., Evansville, Ind.; Chrissie Mueller, So., Patsy Sloan Jimmy Fei x, Honorary Board Member 1979-80 basketball seaso n. " Big Red" has become a Pikeville Ron Sowell Debbie McCormick J. Bryan Fin kbone big hit with fans of all ages throughout th e state and the • 1992-93 - Marti Black, Fr., Carmel. Ind .; Barbara Doris Thomas nation. Kin g, Jr., Salem, Ind.; Tin a Mock, So., Franklin; Kris Member Services Scott Gary Barry White Th e ultimate fan and supporter of al l of WKU's Van Meter, Jr., Harpursvill e, N.Y. Coordinator Jerry Goff intercollegiate sports, " Big Red" won the "Key to • 1993-94 - Laura Lee McCauley, Sr., Louisville; Tina Doug Gott Bruce White Spirit" award - the highest honor presented to team Mock , Jr., Franklin; Kris Van Meter, Sr., Harpursville, Donna Harmon (Presiden t) Bob Young (Past President) mascots at the time - at the Universal Cheerlead ing N.Y.; Penny Wesley, So., Russel l Springs Assoc. competition in 1980, 1981 and again in 1983. • 1994-95 - Joe Gregory, Sr., Springfield, Tenn.; And, in the spring of 1990, " Big Red" reached the Lau ra Sosh, Sr., Owensboro; Greg Swack, Sr., Bowling THE HILLTOPPER NICKNAME " Fin al Four" of the UCA's second annual nation al Green "COLLEGE HEIGHTS" championship event in San Antonio, Texas, taking third • 1995-96 - Jennifer Mills, Jr., Owensboro; Lisa place honors. Then, in the spring of 1996, "Big Red" Schaad, Sr. , Lebanon, Ohio; Heid i Stephenson, So., The evolution of the nickname "Hilltoppers" is obvious to those who have Western Kentucky's alma mater, "College Heights, " was originally written by reached the "Final Four" of ESPN SportZone's " Battle Louisvi lle seen the Western Kentucky campus. of the Mascots " in public ballot on th e In ternet. • 1996-97 - Robert Carothers.Jr., Louisville; Jennifer 16-year-old schoolgirl Mary Francis Bradley as a poem to be entered in a contest The operations of Western Kentucky State Normal School were moved from Most recently "Big Red" was the centerpiece of Mills, Sr., Owensboro; Thomas Westwood, Jr., on the campus in 1924. ESPN's promotion of the 25,000th SportsCenter, Elizabethtown the site of its forerunner, Southern Normal School, to a commanding hill in the "College Heights" then became a song w hen Miss Bradley combined her scheduled to air in August 2002. • 1997-98 - Amy Alverson, Jr., Old Hickory, Tenn.; southwestern portion of Bowling Green on Feb. 4, 1911. The move was com­ The following W estern students have portrayed Big Stacey Coy, Sr., Mt. Washington; Scot Richardson, So., pleted as the entire student body marched to the new site, carrying various poignant words w ith a beautiful melody composed by her father, Ben J. Bradley, Elizaethtown Red through the years: articles of school equipment. an accomplished songwriter and musician from nearby Franklin, Ky. • 1979-80 - Ralph Carey, Sr., Cincinnati • 1998-99 - Ryan Burnam, Fr., Bowling Green; • 1980-81 - Mark Greer, So., Hodgenville Holly Russell, So.,. Elizabethtown; Brad Sweatt, Jr., Since the summit of "the Hill" rises 232 feet above nearby Barren River and On March 12, 1925, "CollegeHeights"wasfirstperformed at chapel assembly • 1981-82 - Mark Greer, Jr., Hodgenville Central City the comparatively level plain that surrounds the Hill, it was only natural that the in Van Meter Auditorium on the Western campus by Miss Bradley and, thus, an • 1982-83 - Mark Greer, Sr., Hodgenville • 1986-87 - Curtis Barman, So., Scottsville; Rebecca • 1999-2000 - Amanda Kirby, Jr., Bowling Gree n; young athletes who represented the institution centered on the crest should come alma mater was born. • 1983-84 - Skip Cleavinger, So., Pad ucah; O'Brian Hack, So ., Tompkinsvill e; Daniel Rodriguez, Sr. , Andrea Sanders, So., Guthrie; Shay Sm ith, Sr., Louis­ to be know n as "Hilltoppers." McKinley, So., Elizabethtown Barquisimeto, Venezuela vi lle The music w as subsequently published and then copyrighted by Western in • 1984-85 - O'Brian McKinley, Jr., Eli zabethtown; • 1987-88 - Curtis Barman, Jr, Scottsville; Rebecca • 2000-0 I - Wade Raymer, So., Beaver Dam; Scot Still, the name did not come into use until the 1925-26 school year. Prior to 1930. Jessica Rappaport, Jr., Lexington Hack. Jr., Tompkinsvil le; Greg Vincent, So., Brownsville Richardson, So. , Elizabethtown that, Western's athletic teams were commonly referred to as "Pedagogues" or On the music is the notation that the song is dedicated to Western's first • 1985-86 - Jessica Rap paport, Sr., Lexington; Daniel • 1988-89 - Wayne Kraus, Sr., Louisville; Greg • 2001-02 - Wade Raymer, Jr., Beaver Dam; Scot "Teachers." Rodriguez, Jr., Barquisimeto, Venezuela; Scott Vick, Vincent, Jr., Brownsville; Chuck Yager, Sr., Ri chardson, Jr. , Elizabethtown president, Dr. Henry Hardin Cherry. Sr., Springfield, Ill. Pl ainfield, Ind. • 2002-03 - Wade Raymer, Sr., Beaver Dam

6 6 - BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER 'IX!fl - \Y&rl BACK-To-BACK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER 67 WKU ADMINISTRATION WKU ADMINISTRATION

PRESIDENT DR. GARY RANSDELL ATHLETICS DIRECTOR DR. CAMDEN WooD Sn1G

Dr. Gary A. Ransdell was named the ninth president of Western Kentucky University on Se_pt. 12, 1997 • . . . Dr. Wood Selig was named Director of Athletics at Western Kentucky University on Aug. 5, 1999, and in his first three years Dr. Ransdell, 50, received his bachelor's degree from Western in 1973 in mass communications, a master of public service degree in on the Hill WKU has seen the following accomplishments: public administration in 1974, and a doctor of education degree from Indiana University in 1978. . . . • won the Vic Bubas Cup, presented to the Sun Belt Conference school which displays overall excellence in the league's Dr. Ransdell joined Western after serving as Vice President for Administration and Advancement at Clemson University in Clemson, 18 sports, for the first time in 15 years with the Hilltoppers overall performance during the 2001-02 school year - four teams South Carolina, where he amassed a successful record in a broad range of administrative respons1b11it1es, 1nclud1ng financial affairs, fac11it1es won championships and two earned runner-up honors as 1 3 squads finished in the top four in their sport; management, legislative relations, public relations, and fund raising. During Dr. Ransdell's 11-year term at Clemson, the endowment grew • the football, men's and women's basketball teams all reached postseason play in 2000-01, the first time in school history from $22 million to $168 million. . . . they've accomplished the feat in the same academic year - the trio repeated the feat again last year; His previous professional experiences at Western also include service as a field representative in the Office of University School Relations \ • nine Sun Belt Conference championships (regular season and/ or tournament) in the last three years - 1999 women's from 1974 to 1976 and as Associate Director of Alumni Affairs from 1978 to 1981. cross country, and volleyball, men's basketball (both) and women's swimming each of the last two seasons; Dr. Ransdell became Director of Alumni Relations at Southern Methodist University in 1981, a position he held until 1987 when he was named the Vice President for • saw 2001-02 basketball attendance rise just under 2,500 fans per game, the third largest jump among the 322 Division I schools that sponsor the sport; Institutional Advancement at Clemson. . . . . Dr. Ransdell is leading Western through a five-year strategic plan called Challenging the Spirit. This plan will by 2003 transform Western from a regional 1nst1tut1on to • established the Big Red Radio Network with 17 network affiliates (the second largest intercollegiate radio network in the Commonwealth of Kentucky) a nationally competitive university. A basic tenant of the strategic plan is to nurture and strengthen the intellectual, emotional, and physical values of the university while and a 25,000-watt FM flagship station for Lady Topper basketball; changing habits and patterns which have historically inhibited Western's growth. Since the plan was 1nit1ate~, the university has expenenced s1gnif1cant growth 1n enrollment • established the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network (HSSN), which televises more than 20 WKU athletic contests annually and reaches up to 10 million (14,543 to 16,492) and retention ( 67 percent to 71 percent). Key elements in the plan include Western s first capital campaign with a goal of $78 million, of which eve~ homes; $70 million has been raised; a dramatic push in sponsored research, which has grown from $11 million to $22 m1ll1on; s1gnif1cant progress in faculty / staff compensation, • completed an arena feasibility study in conjunction with the Hilltopper Athletic Foundation, the city of Bowling Green and Warren County; as a result, the creation of new degree programs in electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering; a complete renovation of campus residence halls; the construction of a new Journalism a $32.5 million athletic facility renovation began in May- much of which is committed to E.A. Diddle Arena, including a new state-of-the-art weight room, and Technology Building; construction of new science facilities; and the construction of new WKU buildings in Glasgow and Elizabethtown. Western has the largest number training room, two 50-by-3 5 foot scoreboards complete with video boards, 16 luxury suites (which have all been sold prior to the first scheduled game in of distance-learning courses and the largest distance-learning enrollment among Kentucky's eight universities. A renovation ofWestern's E. A. Diddle Arena 1s under way the renovated arena), a new academic advising center, a Hall of Champions to display an athletic historic timeline, memorabilia and trophies from all Western as is a restoration of national prominence for Western's men's and women's basketball teams...... teams, air conditioning, lighting, four elevators, new locker rooms for both basketball teams, expanded concessions and restroom facilities, chairback seating Dr. Ransdell was recognized in 1997 as one of the WKU Department of Journalism=s four outstanding professional pract1t1oners when he received the Outstanding for 7,500 people and a 30,000-square foot auxiliary gym with two basketball practice courts; and, additional facility enhancements that include-the completion Professional Award for Public Relations. . . of the soccer/softball complex with permanent seating,,restrooms and concessions; the renovation of , which includes a press box and an Dr. Ransdell serves on the Distance Learning Advisory Committee for the Kentucky Virtual University, has served on the Board of Directors of the Bowling Green Area indoor batting cage completed last spring, and chairback seats for 1,000 fans; replacing the surface of Jimmy Feix Field with a new synthetic turf and relocating Chamber of Commerce and as the 1999 Chair of the Warren County United Way Campaign. In July 2000, Governor Paul Patton appointed Dr. Ransdell to a four-year the football practice fields; and, the completion of renovation on all track and field facilities; appointment on the Southern Regional Education Board. . . . . • increased athletic revenues from less than $6 million in 1999-2000 to over $10 million for the 2002-03 year; Dr. Ransdell and his wife, Julie, met, dated, and were married while at WKU pursuing their undergraduate degrees. They have two sons- Patn~k, 22, who 1s a recent • extended the University's contract with Collegiate Licensing and issuing new logos and wordmarks for WKU Athletics on Aug., 7, 2001; Western graduate; Matthew, 18, who is a Bowling Green High School gr_aduate and freshman at Clemson University- and a dog named Topper. • secured the right to host six Sun Belt Conference championships in the 2002-03 and '03-04 years, highlighted by the combined men's and women's 2003 and '04 basketball tournaments: WKU will also host cross country, volleyball, women's soccer and softball in 2003-04; WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS • added women's soccer as the 20th sport on the Hill - WKU now has 10 men's and 10 women's programs; • created an exclusive WKU athletic web site, wkusports.com, with page views reaching over 250,000 per month during the basketball season; • ensured WKU will continue to host the Kentucky High School Athletic Association's Girls Sweet 16 through 2006; and, • achieved a graduation rate of 77% by Western athletes who have exhausted their eligibility. Selig came to Western from the University of Virginia, where he had been Associate Athletic Director for External Operations. The 41-year-old Selig (pronounced SEE-lig), a member ofthe athletic administration at Virginia for 11 years ( 1 988-9 9), had served as Associate Athletics Director for External Operations for five years, helping the 24-sport Cavalier program reach new heights in fund-raising, ticket sales and corporate relations, along with marketing and promotions efforts. He joined the staff at Virginia as director of sports promotions in 1988 and was promoted to assistant athletic director for marketing and promotions in 1990, a position he held for four years prior to assuming associate AD duties. A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., who calls Norfolk, Va., home, Dr. Selig began his career in college athletics as an administrative assistant to the AD at Ohio Cornelius Martin Mary Ellen Miller University (1984-85) before moving to Virginia Commonwealth, first as director of ticket operations (1985-87) and then as assistant to the athletic director Howard Bailey Kristen T. Bale Robert E. Fischer Lois Gray Bowling Green Bowling Green (1987-88), where he organized fund-raising activities, produced and marketed corporate sponsorship proposals, and coordinated scheduling for men's Bowling Green Glasgow Lubbock, Texas Elizabethtown basketball. Selig, who earned his doctorate in higher education at Virginia in 1999, recently received the Warwick Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award presented by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for outstanding research and writing about alumni relations for his "Study of Donor Predictability Among Alumni Athletes at the University of Virginia" published in 1999. His study explored the patterns of giving among UVA's alumni athletes. He received his bachelor's in psychology from Washington & Lee in 1983. And, he holds a master's in sports administration from Ohio University (1985). An active member of a number of professional organizations, Dr. Selig is married to the former Ellen Miller of Annapolis, Md., and they have two sons, Camden Alexander (5) and Nicholas James (3).

James Tennill, Jr. Beverly Wathen LaDonna Rogers Jamie Sears Ronald G. Sheffer Louisville Owensboro Glasgow Melber Brandenburg

WKU ATHLETICS COMMITTEE

Dr. Joe Bilotta Q\Jentin Hollis Ken Bragg Amanda Kirby Dr. Don Carter Joe Natcher Jason Detre Dr. Mark Ro ss Dr. Steve White Pam Herriford Jim Clark Craig Biggs Freida Eggleton Dr. Karen Schneider Committee Chair Associate Associate Assistant Dr. Wood Selig Connie Foster Athletics Director Athletics Director Athletics Director Deborah Wilkins Pam Herriford SWA External Affairs Facilities & Operations ( 69 6 8 - '1'9 BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFtER - '1'9 BACK-To-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER ll L. T. SMITH STADIUM/JIMMY FEIX HELD L. T. SMITH STADIUM/JIMMY FEIX HELD YEAR-BY-YEAR IN SMITH STADIUM

Overall Home Points I 0,000+ Season Record Record WKU-Opp Attendance Average Crowds Top Crowd (Opponent I Results) 1968 ...... 7- 2-1 ...... 3- 1-1 ...... 141 - 32 ...... 55,119 ...... 11,024 ...... 2 ...... 20,428 (Eastern Kentucky / L, 7-16) 1969 ...... 6- 3-1 ...... 3- 1-1 ...... 139- 39 ...... 52,219 ...... 10,444 ...... 2 ...... 18,516 (Tennessee Tech / W, 42-0) 1970 ...... 8- 1-1 ...... 4-1-0 ...... 119- 39 ...... 64,754 ...... 12,951 ...... 4 ...... 19,250 (Eastern Michigan/ W,45-6) 1971 ...... 8- 2-0 ...... 5-0-0 ...... 142- 42 ...... 85,333 ...... 17,067 ...... 5 ...... 19,926 (Tennessee Tech / W,15-7) 1972 ...... 7- 3-0 ...... 3-2-0 ...... 96- 4 1 ...... 73,500 ...... 14,700 ...... 5 ...... 20,000 (M iddle Tennessee / L,17-21) 1973 ...... 12- 1-0 ...... 6- 0-0 ...... 207- 57 ...... 91,050 ...... 15,175 ...... 6 ...... 19,250 (Morehead State / W, 34-7) 19,250 (Murray State / W, 32-27) 1974 ...... 7-3-0 ...... 5-0-0 ...... 185- 56 ...... 78,800 ...... 15,760 ...... 5 ...... 20,000 (Dayton / W,32-15) 1975 ...... 11- 2-0 ...... 5- 0-0 ...... 94- 31 ...... 74, 100 ...... 14,820 ...... 4 ...... 20,100 (Morehead State / W,14-10) 1976 ...... 4- 5-1 ...... 3- 1-1 ...... 86- 59 ...... 79,250 ...... 15,850 ...... 5 ...... 20,000 (Middle Tennessee / W, 38-7) 1977 ...... 1- 8-1 ...... 1- 3-1 ...... 89- 112 ...... 71,950 ...... 14,390 ...... 5 ...... 19,750 (Morehead State / T, 20-20) 1978 ...... 8- 2-0 ...... 3- 2-0 ...... 124- 97 ...... 82,900 ...... 16,580 ...... 5 ...... 19,500 (Middl e Tennessee / W, 54-0) 1979 ...... 5- 5-0 ...... 2- 3-0 ...... 124- 119 ...... 77, 100 ...... 15,420 ...... 5 ...... 19,800 (Morehead State / L, 0-3) 1980 ...... 9- 1-0 ...... 5- 0-0 ...... 145- 74 ...... 80,800 ...... 16,160 ...... 5 ...... 20,100 (Middle Tennessee / W, 30-15) 1981 ...... 6- 5-0 ...... 2- 3-0 ...... 96- 119 ...... 60,000 ...... 12,000 ...... 4 ...... 17,000 (Morehead State / W, 19-15) 1982 ...... 5-5-0 ...... 3- 2-0 ...... 108- 98 ...... 56,500 ...... 11 ,300 ...... 2 ...... 18,000 (Eastern Kentucky/ L, 21-35) 1983 ...... 2- 8-1 ...... 2- 3-0 ...... 79- 75 ...... 45,900 ...... 9,180 ...... 2 ...... 14,500 (Morehead State / W, 38-7) 1984 ...... 2- 9-0 ...... 1- 4-0 ...... 101- 132 ...... 58,500 ...... 11,700 ...... 3 ...... 16,500 (M iddle Tennessee / L, 24-45) 1985 ...... 4- 7-0 ...... 3- 2-0 ...... 120- 103 ...... 47,600 ...... 9,520 ...... 2 ...... 17,600 (Tennessee State / W, 22-17) 1986 ...... 4-6-1 ...... 3- 3-0 ...... 157-1 23 ...... 46,300 ...... 7,717 ...... 2 ...... 13,000 (Georgia Southern / L, 32-49) 1987 ...... 7- 4-0 ...... 4- 1-0 ...... 124- 90 ...... 63,250 ...... 12,650 ...... 3 ...... 19,250 (Mu rray State / W , 21-17) 1988 ...... 9- 4-0 ...... 5- 0-0 ...... 150- 62 ...... 56,400 ...... 11,280 ...... 3 ...... 18,200 (UT-C hattanooga / W, 31-29) 1989 ...... 6-5-0 ...... 4-1-0 ...... 190- 73 •...... 49,900 ...... 9,980 ...... 2 ...... 18,000 (Tennessee Tech / W,61-14) 1990 ...... 2- 8-0 ...... 1- 4-0 ...... 93- 11 2 ...... 54,700 ...... 10,940 ...... 3 ...... 18,000 (Eastern Kentucky / L, 12-35) 1991 ...... 3- 8-0 ...... 3- 3-0 ...... 155- 158 ...... 46,802 ...... 7,800 ...... 2 ...... 12,222 (Murray State / W, 14-0) 1992 ...... 4- 6-0 ...... 3-1-0 ...... 132- 110 ...... 39,884 ...... 9,971 ...... 2 ...... 14,1 01 (Eastern Kentucky / L, 7-21) 1993 ...... 8- 3-0 ...... 5- 0-0 ...... 125- 57 ...... 28,390 ...... 5,678 ...... 0 ...... 8,800 (Jacksonville State / W, 12-7) 1994 ...... 5- 6-0 ...... 2- 4-0 ...... 98-149 ...... 55,500 ...... 9,250 ...... 3 ...... 12,300 (Eastern Kentucky / W, 24-21) 1995 ...... 2- 8-0 ...... 2- 2-0 ...... 72- 95 ...... 38,700 ...... 9,675 ...... 2 ...... 13,200 (Murray State / L, 14-35) 1996 ...... 7-4 ...... 4-1 ...... 172-87 ...... 48,300 ...... 9,660 ...... 1 ...... 17,600 (Eas tern Kentucky / W, 14-7) 1997 ...... 10-2 ...... 6-0 ...... 240-119 ...... 61,600 ...... 10,266 ...... 2 ...... 15,400 (Murray State / W, 52-50 [3ot]) 1998 ...... 7-4 ...... 6-1 ...... 276-149 ...... 52,900 ...... 7,557 ...... 0 ...... 14,200 (Eastern Kentucky / L, 16-27) 1999 ...... 6-5 ...... 3-2 ...... 124-81 ...... 45,050 ...... 9,010 ...... 1 ...... 13,100 (Tennessee State / L. 2 1-28) 2000 ...... 11-2 ...... 7-1 ...... 219-49 ...... 61,100 ...... 7,638 ...... 3 ...... 12,200 (TennesseeTech / W,17-14) 2001 ...... 8-4 ...... 5-1 ...... 17 5-44 ...... 58,300 ...... 9,717 ...... 3 ...... 14,000 (McNeese State / W, 2 1-0) 32 Years . 21 1-151-7 ...... 122-53-4 ...... 4.697-2,883 ...... 2.042.451 ...... I 1,410 ...... I 00 ...... 20,428 (Eastern Kentucky / L 7-16) (58.1%) (69.3%) (+1.796 / +10.0 ppg) • Th e 2002 season will be Western's 35th in L.T. Smith Stadium, one of the most SMITH STADIUM SERIES RECORDS beautiful and efficient football fac ilities to be found on any college campus. The SMITH STADIUM'S LARGEST CROWDS Academic-Athletic Building No. 2 and L.T. Sm it h Stadium/ Jimmy Feix Field is a vital ------Akron ...... 1-3-1 Livin gston (Ala.) ...... 1-1 Since Sm ith Stadium opened in 1968, more than 2 million fans have watched part of WKU's athl etics complex. I The _Hi/ltoppers Alabama at Birmingham ...... 2-0 McNeese State ...... 1-0 The fac ility will have a new look this year after the in stallation of Astroplay synthetic the Hil ltoppers, where WKU has a 117-52-4 record (67.9%)! Th e stadium Appalachian State ...... 0-3 Mi ddle Tennessee ...... 7-5 turf over the summer, a $1 million project. The new surface will allow the Hilltoppers n Smith Stad,·um topped the 1,000,000-mark in attendance in its 14th year (vs. Tennessee Tech • 34 H·11 Austin Peay ...... 1 3-0 Morehead State ...... 9-1-1 to practice full-time on Feix Field, while also creatin g more opportunities fo r use by ' topper Seaso on Oct. 17, 1981, when 11,500 fans pushed all-time attendance to 1,001,375), Boston University ...... 1-0 Murray State ...... 10-5 Western's soccer teams, the Big Red Marching Band and the intramural department. • 179 Home Games and crossed the 2,000,000-mark last year after 9,500 fans witnessed the first n: • Gateway Football Conference game in the faci lity's history, a 23-7 victory over Butler ...... 3-0 New Have n ...... 2-0 Smith Stadium entered a new era in its storied hi story on Se pt. 19, 1987, when 122·53-4 Overall H ome Record • Southwest Mi ssouri State on Sept. 22. The biggest crowds at Smith Stadium are: Central Florida ...... 1-1 No rth Carolina A&T ...... 1-0 Western hosted Murray State in the first-ever nigh t game in the facility, a 2 1-17 WKU Attendance Opponent Date Result Cumberland (Tenn.) ...... 1-0 Northern Iowa ...... 0-2 victory. The new lighting system, costin g more than $100,000, went in to use that 1968-89 (capacity - 19,250) C.W. Post ...... 1-0 Northern Mi ch igan ...... 1-0 night after a successful fund-raising campaign conducted by the Hilltopper Athletic 1. 20,428 Eastern Kentucky ...... Oct. 26, 1968 ...... L, 7-16 Dayton ...... 1-0 Portand State ...... 0-1 Foundation that summer resulted in the private funding needed to light the stadium. 2. 20,100 Morehead State ...... Nov. 1, 1975 ..... W, 14-10 Smith, a member of the Ohio Valley Conference Hall of Fame, also served 2.s De la ware ...... 0-1 Southeast Mi ssouri ...... 1-0 Th e stadium and its accompanying facilities sit in the midst of the WKU athletics 20,100 Middle Tennessee ...... Nov. 8, 1980 ..... W, 30-15 Eastern Ill inois ...... 4-4 Southeastern Louisiana ...... 0-1 complex, which also in cludes the Academic-Athletic Building No. 1 and its 11,300- chai rman of the school's Athletic Committee almost continuously from the time he 4. 20,000 Middle Tennessee ...... Nov. 4, 1972 ...... L, 17-2 1 seat E.A. Diddle Arena; an al l-weather track that was redone in 2001; fac ilities for helped form it in 1922 until he retired. 20,000 Dayton ...... Oct. 12, 1974 .... W , 32-15 Eastern Kentucky ...... 13-5 Southern Illin ois ...... 5-1 in tramurals and physical education activities; and Nick Denes Fi eld, the home of the The Smith Stadium fi eld was named in honor of Ji mmy Feix at the beginnin g of the 20,000 Mi ddle Tennessee ...... Nov. 13, 1976 .... W, 38-7 Eastern Mi chi gan ...... 1-0 South Florida ...... 1-1 baseball Hilltoppers. All are located in an area of the campus between Big Red Way 1991 footba ll season. Feix was Western's first gridiron Al l-American as a 7. 19,926 Tennessee Tech ...... Oct. 16, 1971 ..... W, 15-7 East Tenn essee ...... 4-1 Southwest Mi ssouri State ...... 2-1 and Uni versity Boulevard. quarterback in 1952. Then, after a pro football career cut short before it started 8. 19,800 Morehead State ...... Oct. 27, 1979 ...... L, 0-3 El on ...... 2-0 Tennessee-Chattanooga ...... 1-4 This gives Western both a coordinated se ries of athletic faci lities and wel l-equipped due to injury, and a four-year stin t in the military, Feix returned to Western as an 9. 19,750 Morehead State ...... Oct. 29, 1977 ..... T, 20-20 Evansvi ll e ...... 1-0 Tennessee-Martin ...... 2-0 teachin g areas for the Department of Physical Ed ucation and Recreation. In addition assistant footbal l coach in 19 57. 10. 19,700 Eastern Kentucky ...... Oct. 25, 1980 .... W, 13-10 Fl orida A&M ...... 1-0 Tennessee State ...... 1-1 to the stadium, the Academic-Athletic Building No. 2 contain s classrooms, faculty Feix took over the head coaching duties in 1968 and went on to lead Hillto pper 11. 19,500 Middle Tennessee ...... Nov. 4, 1978 ...... W, 54-0 Gardner-Webb ...... 1-1 Tennessee Tech ...... 8-2 offices and complete lockerroom, weight training and sports medicine fac ilities for football to some of its greatest seasons ever, concludi ng his ill ustrious 16-year stint Note: Th e Hilltoppers drew four more capacity (19,250) crowds - Oct. 10, 1970 vs. Georgia Southern ...... 0-1 Troy State ...... 0-2-1 Eastern Michigan (W, 45-6); Oct. 27, 1973 vs. Morehead State (W, 34-7); Nov. 17, football and other sports. The stadium is named for the late L.T. Smith, who came as head coach with a school record 106 wins. He then spent two years in the Office Illinois State ...... 3-0 Western Carolina ...... 1-0 1973 vs. Murray State (W, 32-27); and Sept. 19, 1987 vs. Murray State (W, 21-17), to Western in 1920 to establish the industrial arts curriculum. He headed that of Alumni Affai rs before returning to Hi lltopper sports as Director of Athletics in Indiana State ...... 4-2- 1 Western Illinois ...... 1-0 the first night game in L. T. Smith Stadium. department until 19 57 when he took over as the administrator of the Physical Plant. 1986. He retired in 1991 and resides in Bowling Green. Jacksonville State ...... 2-0 Wittenberg ...... 1-0 The stadium had an ori ginal seatin g capacity of 19,250. Adjustments to provide I 990 to date (capacity - I 7,500) In 1963 he was named Coordinator of New Construction, a post he held until he 1. 18 ,000 Eastern Kentucky ...... Sept. 29, 1990 .... L, 12-35 Kentucky State ...... 2-0 Youngstown State ...... 2-1 more comfortable seating in the upper deck ( and, the eli min ation of ground level retired in 1965. 2. 17,600 Eastern Kentucky ...... Sept. 7, 1996 ...... W, 14-7 Kentucky W esleyan ...... 1-0 seating) in 1989 reduced the size of the stadium to its current 17,500 seats. In addition to his other duties, Sm ith coached WKU football in 1920 and 1921 3. 14,500 Illi nois State ...... Sept. 15, 1990 .... W, 19-9 ~mM ...... ~1 Notes: Smith Stadium has hosted a variety of events through the years, including NCAA and the basketball team in the 1921-22 season. He was instrumental in bringing Coach 14,500 Youngstown State ...... Oct. 6, 1990 ...... L, 14-17 Lehigh ...... 1-0 • 2002 home opponents in boldface. pl ayoffs, Kentucky high school championship playoffs, state band festivals, concerts E.A. Diddle, a member of both the Naism ith and Helms Foundation Basketball Hal ls Li berty ...... 0-1 of Fame, to Western to take over the athl etic coaching duties in 1922. and WKU commencement exercises. 71 70 - '19 BAcK-To-BAcK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF OuAUFIER - '19 BACK-TD-BACK NCAA /-AA PLAYOFF 0UALIFIER BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY COMPOSITE SCHEDULE -

owling Green, Ky., a city situated among the beautiful, gently rolling hills WKU 2002 SCHEDULE of south central Kentucky, is much more than a coll ege town. B POPULATION Qpponent I Dme Siu I.i.I=. Series Re@nl. It's a community that has enjoyed a phenomenal growth rate, whil e Bowlin g Green - 49,296 Aug. 31 at Kansas State Manhattan. Kan. 6:10 pm KSU 1-0 maintaining its reputation for fri endly Southern hospitality. Warren County - 92,522 Se pt. 7 Kentucky State Bowling Green, Ky. 5:30 pm WKU 3-0 Since 1980, Bowling Green has had an 18-20 percent growth rate, while 14 Western Illinois* Bowling Green, Ky. 1:30 pm WKU 4-2 the national average has been nine percent. 21 Youngstown State* Bowling Green, Ky. 5:30 pm WKU 7-4 CLIMATE (Parents Weekend / Focus on Western) Located within 600 miles of three-fourths of the U.S. population, Bowling Average daily temperature - a comfortabl e 59 degrees 28 at McN eese State Lake Charles, La. 7 pm WKU 1-0 Green is in Warren County, just 60 miles north of Nashvil le, Tenn. The city O ct. 5 at No rthern Iowa* Cedar Fall s. Iowa 4:05 pm UNI 3-2 serves as the industrial , health care, business and trade hub for a 10-county SIZE 12 Florida International Bowling Green, Ky. 5:30 pm first meeting area. 19 at Southwest Missouri State* Springfield , Mo. 1:30 pm WKU 3-2 City Li mits - 28.03 sq uare miles Bowling Green is the headquarters for such nationally-recognized compa­ 26 Indiana State* Bowling Green, Ky. 4:30 pm WKU 8-5-1 Warren County - 546 square miles (Homecoming) nies as , , the GM Corvette Plant and Ho ll ey N o v. 2 Illinois State* Bowling Green, Ky. 4:30 pm WKU 6-2 Performance Products. RECREATION (Focus on Western II / Corvette Raffle) In 1999, the celebrated its fifth anniversary, 16 at Southern Illino is* 6 Golf Courses Nov. Carbondale. Ill. 1:30 pm WKU 7-3 30 NCAA I-AA Playoffs - First Round TBA attracting over 80,000 people and 10,000 Corvettes to Bowling Green. With 6 Swimmin g Pools TBA 7 NCAA I-AA Playoffs - Quarterfinals over 50 vintage models di spl ayed, the museum is the largest ever dedicated 59 Ten ni s Courts Dec. TBA TBA 14 NCAA I-AA Playoffs - Semifin als TBA TBA to a single automobile. Visitors also e njoy inte ractive video exhibits and film s. 2 Racquetball Centers 20 NCAA I-AA Playoffs - Championship 2 Bowling All eys Chattanooga, Tenn. TBA 14 Movie Screens reen is a fitting term when describing Bowling Green and its 700 acres 32 Public Parks * denotes Gateway Football Conference game / / All times Central and su bject to change G of parks. Other attractions include the annual Bowling Green 1 OK 1 Automobile Racetrack Classic (a must for national-cali ber road racers), and the Fountain Square 1 Skating Rink Players, a community theatre that pe rforms in the historic Capitol Arts 2 Camping Fac il ities 2002 COMPO~ITE SCHEDULE - WKU AND OPPONENTS Ce nte r downtown. Eriday.,..AugJ.ISLll Saturday, September 28 Saturday, November 2 Basil Griffin Park is Bowling Green's focal point for outdoor recreation. The AREA ATTRACTIONS Drake at Western Ill inois ...... 6:05 pm Georgetown at Florida International ...... Noon Kentucky State at Miles* ...... 1 pm park spans 110 acres and includes the three-acre Three Springs Lake. This Riverview-The Historic Hobson House Clarion at Youngstown State ...... 6:30 pm Murray State at Indiana State ...... 1 :05 pm Western Illino is at SMS* ...... 1 pm Sam Houston St. at Weste rn Illinois (He) .. 1 :05 pm multipurpose park provides baseball and soccer fi elds, vo ll eyball courts, Kentucky Museum In diana State at Western Mi chigan ...... 6:30 pm Northern Iowa at Indiana State* (He) ...... 1 :05 pm Mammoth Cave National Park St. Peter's at Florida International ...... 6:30 pm Illi nois State at Eastern Illin ois ...... 1 :30 pm McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin * ...... 2 pm playgrounds, a walking trail, an outdoor amphitheater and a race track. An Kentucky State vs. UA-Pin e Bluff ...... 4 pm Barren River Reservoir East Central at SMS ...... 7 pm Jacksonville at Florida International ...... 2: 30 pm area also has been set asid e for painters, reade rs, and those more interested So uthern Illin ois at Eastern Mi chi gan ...... 5 pm Cave Spring Caverns Kentucky W esleyan at Southern Illi noi s ...... 7 pm Southern Illi noi s at Youngstown State* (He) .... 3 pm WKU at MeNeese State ...... 7 pm in aesthetics. Horse Cave Theater W ay ne State at Northern Iowa ...... 7:05 pm Illinois State at WKU* ...... 4:30 pm Youngstown State at SMS * ...... 7 pm Bowl ing Green has hosted the fabulo us Air Force Thunderbirds, the Capitol Arts Center Kansas State at Kan sas* ...... TBA Sat_unla_y.,..Augim___ll Northern Iowa at Cal Poly ...... 8 pm colorful Hot Air Bal loon Classic, and numerous concerts and mini-festivals. Phoenix Theater Il linois State at Purdue ...... 1 pm GM Corvette Plant Saturday, October 5 Saturday_, November 9 The Balloon Classic attracts balloonists from all over the country. About 60 W KU at Kansas State ...... 6: IO pm Hol ley Performance Products World Headquarters McNeese State at Nebraska ...... 12:30 pm Youngstown State at Il linois State* ...... 1 pm balloons take to the skies during this two-day event that attracts fans from all Grambling at McNeese State ...... 7 pm National Corvette Museum Kentucky State vs. Morehouse* ...... 1 pm Indiana State at Southern Illinois* ...... 1 :30 pm over Kentucky and Tenn essee. Beech Bend Raceway Park Western Illin ois at Southern Il linois* (He) .. 1 :30 pm Albany at Fl orida International ...... 2:30 pm Valley Satu.rday.J;eptember 7 SMS at Illinois State* (He) ...... 2:30 pm Western Il linois at Northern Iowa* ...... 4:05 pm SMS at Hampto n ...... 12:30 pm nown for its great restaurants, mi ld climate and excellent educational WKU at Northern Iowa* (He) ...... 4:05 pm Tus kegee at Kentucky State* ...... 6 pm Kentucky State at WKU ...... 5:30 pm Southwest Texas State at McN eese State* ...... 7 pm opportunities, Bowling Green has a solid "town and gown" relationship In diana State at Youngstown State* ...... 6 pm K Fl orida International at Elon ...... 6 pm Kansas State at Co lorado* ...... TBA Iowa State at Kansas State* (He) ...... TBA between the community and Western Kentucky University, and Bowling McNeese State at Youngstown State ...... 6 pm Green loves its Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers. The city erected large signs at Northern Iowa at Oklahoma State ...... 6:05 pm Saturday, October 12 Saturday, November 16 the seven major entrances to Bowling Green, proudly proclaiming " Home Cumberland at Indiana State ...... 6:30 pm Lane at Kentucky State* (He) ...... 12:30 pm Illi nois State at Indiana State* ...... 12:05 pm Q uincy at Illin o is State ...... 6:30 pm Illin ois State at Western Ill inois* ...... 1 :05 pm ofWKU Lady Topper Basketball - 1992 NCAA National Runners-Up." Cl ark Atlanta at Kentucky State* ...... 12 :30 pm Southeast Missouri at Southern Illinois ...... 7 pm Youngstown State at Fl orida Atlantic ...... 3 pm WKU at Southern Illinois* ...... I :30 pm Bowling Green is just 30 mil es from one of the world's largest conglomera­ UL Monroe at Kansas State ...... TBA Florida International at WKU ...... 5:30 pm McNeese State at Northwestern State* ...... 2 pm tion of natural caves. Mammoth Cave National Park contains some of the SMS at Indiana State* ...... 6:30 pm W estern Il linois at Southern Utah ...... 2:05 pm Northern Iowa at Southern Ill inois* ...... 7 pm world's most beautiful caves. Near the park are an o utdoor theater, a !l'.d.ily.J;eptember 14 SMS at Northern Iowa* ...... 5:05 pm Oklahoma State at Kansas State* ...... TBA professional repertory theate r and a park featuring animals native to Kentucky State at Mo rehead State ...... Noon Nebras ka at Kansas State* ...... TBA Indiana State at Ball State ...... 1 pm Au stralia. Butler at Fl orida In ternational ...... 2:30 pm Saturday, October 19 Saturday, November 23 The park covers 52,000 acres of southern hardwood forest above the Western Illinois at WKU* ...... 5:30 pm Albany State at Kentucky State* ...... 12:30 pm Southern Illin ois at Ill inois State* ...... 1 pm Samford at Youngstown State ...... Noon world's longest cave. Visitors can hike over 30 miles of rugged trails that run McNeese State at UL Monroe ...... 6 pm Fl orida International vs. Florida Atlantic ...... 3 pm Southern Illin ois at Murray State ...... 6 pm Indiana State at Western Illin o is* ...... 1 :05 pm through the forest and enjoy camping, canoeing, fish ing and picnicking. Nicholls State at McNeese State* ...... 7 pm SMS at Kansas ...... 6 pm WKU at SMS* (He)...... I :30 pm Main e at Florida International ...... 2:30 pm Kansas State at Mi ssouri ...... TBA Eastern Il li nois at Kansas State ...... TBA ear-round access also is avail able at another outdoor wonder. Barren Northern Iowa at Youngstown State* ...... 3 pm Jacksonvill e State at McNeese State* (He) ...... 7 pm * denotes conference game YRiver Lake and Resort Park is just a short drive from Bowling Green. Satw:d.a.y.,-5e.ptember 21 Texas at Kansas State* ...... TBA Murray State at Ill inois State ...... 1 pm Spanning nearly 2,200 acres, the park offers a chall enging golf course, bike All times Central and subject to change trails, te nnis courts, lodges, cottages and campsites. The 10,000-acre lake is Florida International vs. Bethune-Cookman ..... 4 pm Sat_unla_y.,--°cto_be_r_2_6_ Stephen F. Austin at Northern Iowa ...... 4:05 pm known for its bountifu l fishing opportunities and natural beauty. Youngstown State at Western Il linois* ...... 1 :05 pm Youngstown State at WKU* ...... 5:30 pm Southern Il lin ois at SMS* ...... 1 :30 pm Transportation from the north and south is made easy by Interstate 65. Kentucky State at Fort Valley State* ...... 6 pm McNeese State at Sam Houston State* ...... 2 pm The William Natcher and Cumberland parkways provide east-west, fo ur­ Downtown Bowling Green is the site of several historic buildings, Indiana State at Eastern Illinois ...... 6:30 pm Gadner-Webb at Fla . International (He) ... 2:30 pm lane, divided highway access. including the Warren County Courthouse on the corner of 10th Western Illinois at Northern Ill inois ...... 6:35 pm Illi nois State at Northern Iowa* ...... 4:05 pm and State, near the picturesque town square. Southeast Missouri at SMS ...... 7 pm Indiana State at WKU* (He) ...... 4:30 pm West Virginia Tech at Southern Illi nois ...... 7 pm Benedict at Kentucky State ...... 6 pm -Southern Cal at Kansas State ...... TBA Kansas State at Baylor* ...... TBA 72 BACK-To-BACK PLAYOFF OuALJFIERS 3 - '1'9 BACK-To-BACK NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF OuALJFIER 'lg NCAA I-AA ,._ I)' 2002 Western Kentucky WAY TBAll Football Schedule U!CO FERENCE Aug. 31 at Kansas State 6:1 0 pm Sept. 7 Kentucky State ...... 5:30 pm Sept. 14 Western Illinois* ...... I :30 pm Sept. 21 Youngstown State* ...... !...... 5:30 pm Sept. 28 at McNeese State ...... 7 pm Oct. 5 at Northern Iowa* ...... ' ~ ...... 4:05 pm Oct. 12 Florida International ...... 5:30 pm Oct. 19 at Southwest Missouri State* ...... 1 :30 pm Oct. 26 Indiana State* (He) ...... 4:30 pm Nov. 2 Illinois State* ····················~·~ ······· 4:30 pm Nov. 16 at Southern Illinois* ...... 1 :30 pm Nov. 30 NCAA 1-AA Playoffs - First Round ...... TBA Dec. 7 NCAA 1-AA Playoffs - Quarterfinals ...... TBA Dec. 14 NCAA 1-AA Playoffs - Semifinals ...... TB,t\ Dec. 20 NCAA 1-AA Playoffs - Championship ~ .. TBA'

* denotes Gateway Football Conference game (He) denotes Ho~ ecoming All times are Central and tentative.