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Table of Contents Table of Contents 2013 SCHEDULE MEDIA INFORMATION OPPONENTS Athletic Communications and Sacred Heart University ........... 68 SEPTEMBER Promomotions Staff .............. 2 College of William & Mary ......... 69 7 SACRED HEART ............................6 p.m. Media Services ................... 3 University of Pennsylvania ......... 70 14 WILLIAM & MARY ........................6 p.m. Leopards on Television ............. 4 Bucknell University ............... 71 21 at Penn ..............................................6 p.m. Leopards on Internet............... 5 Princeton University .............. 72 29 Bye ............................................................ Lafayette College Harvard University ............... 73 Quick Facts/Directory ............ 6 College of the Holy Cross .......... 74 2013 NCAA Division I Georgetown University ............ 75 OCTOBER Football Championship ........... 7 Colgate University................ 76 5 BUCKNELL (Homecoming) ............3:30 p.m. Traveling to Lafayette.............. 8 Fordham University .............. 77 12 at Princeton .......................................1 p.m. Lehigh University ................ 78 19 at Harvard .........................................1 p.m. 2013 LEOPARDS The Rivalry................. 79, 124 26 at Holy Cross* ...................................1 p.m. Season Outlook ................10-15 Overall Series Records...........80-84 Preseason Depth Chart ............ 14 NOVEMBER Player Bios ...................16-39 2012 SEASON REVIEW 2 at Georgetown* ..................................1 p.m. Alphabetical Roster .............40-41 Game-by-Game Recaps .........86-91 9 COLGATE* (Family Weekend) ..........3:30 p.m. Numerical Roster ..............42-43 Overall Statistics ...............92-93 16 FORDHAM .................................3:30 p.m. Short Roster .................... 44 Patriot League Standings/Awards . 94 23 at Lehigh* (149th Meeting) .............. 12:30 p.m. Pronunciation Guide .............. 44 THE TRADITION COACHING STAFF Traditions of Excellence ........... 96 Fred M. Kirby II ’42 Head Coach Lafayette All-Americans............ 97 Frank Tavani................46-48 Team Most Valuable Players ........ 98 Assistant Coaches ..............49-57 Team Records................... 99 Individual Records .......... 100-109 THE COLLEGE All-Patriot League Players..... 110-111 Lafayette College—At A Glance ..... 59 Maroon Club Hall of Fame .... 112-113 Easton, Pennsylvania ............. 60 All-Time Coaching .............. 114 President....................... 61 Year-by-Year Results ........ 115-123 Director of Athletics............... 62 LC’s Pro Football Players ..... 116-117 Faculty Mentors ................. 63 Lafayette’s Team Captains .... 120-121 Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium ...... 64 Lafayette vs. Lehigh ............. 124 Maroon Club’s Friends of Lafayette Football............. 65 The Patriot League ............... 66 Front Cover (L to R): Seniors Mark Ross, Brad Bormann and Randall Logan. Credits: The 2013 Lafayette Football Media Guide was written and edited by Phil LaBella. Assistance was provided by Scott Morse, Matt Panto and Mark Mohrman. Covers by Kristen Ortiz with assistance from Dale Mack. Initial interior layout by Taran Salabsky. Action photography by Rick Smith, Chuck Zovko and members of the Lafayette Athletic Com- munications and Promotions Staff. Additional photography provided by Dennis Connors, David Coulter and Lisa Massey Buffer. Printed by Lafayette College’s Reprographic and Bulk Mail Services. LAFAYETTE ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS & PROMOTIONS STAFF Scott D. Morse Director of Athletic Communications and Promotions (610) 330-5122 (office) (610) 217-6445 (cell) [email protected] Covering The Leopards 5IFFEJUJPOPGUIF-BGBZFUUF$PMMFHF'PPUCBMM.FEJB(VJEFIBTCFFOQSPEVDFEUPBTTJTU Philip J. LaBella XJUIDPWFSBHFPGUIF-FPQBSET%VFUP/$""MFHJTMBUJPO UIJTQVCMJDBUJPODBOOPMPOHFSCF Sports Information EJTUSJCVUFEUPQSPTQFDUJWFTUVEFOUBUIMFUFTBOEJUTDPOUFOUJTGPDVTFETPMFMZPONFEJBJOGPSNBUJPO Director Additional information, including press releases, feature ideas, photographs, clips and film t'PPUCBMM4*% (610) 330-5122 (office) GPPUBHFJTBWBJMBCMFVQPOSFRVFTU1MFBTFSFWJFXUIFGPMMPXJOHQBHFTUPGBNJMJBSJ[FZPVSTFMGXJUI (610) 217-3291 (cell) -BGBZFUUF$PMMFHFTNFEJBQPMJDJFTBOEGFFMGSFFUPDPOUBDUBOZNFNCFSPGUIF-BGBZFUUF"UIMFUJD [email protected] $PNNVOJDBUJPOTBOE1SPNPUJPOTTUBGGXJUIRVFTUJPOT Matt Panto Asst. Director for Digital Media Jim Finnen Public Address Announcer and Marketing (610) 330-5122 (office) (610) 657-2254 (cell) [email protected] late 1980s. Lafayette is 164-116-7 at Fisher Stadium with Finnen manning the public address system. He announced his 200th game in 2003, a 35-17 win over Bucknell in the home Mark Mohrman finale. The longevity of Finnen’s service Asst. SID (610) 330-5122 (office) to Lafayette is nearly equaled by that of (609) 221-5036 (cell) his spotter and sidekick, Tom Golden. [email protected] The legendary announcer has been behind the microphone for all but a handful of 800 Jim Finnen has been the “Golden Voice” of basketball games at Kirby Sports Center (and Lafayette Athletics for 49 years. Finnen, who Alumni Memorial Gym) since his arrival. By has served as the public address announcer his estimate, Finnen hasn’t missed a home Dave Datz for Lafayette football and basketball since men’s or women’s game in more than 20 Athletic Comm. Assistant 1964, was inducted into the Maroon Club years. He has also coined the phrase familiar (610) 330-5122 (office) Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. He is one of to all Lafayette hoops fans, “and now, (856) 803-3864 (cell) [email protected] just two inductees who is not an athlete, coach let’s play basketball” to start all Leopard or administrator at the College. basketball games. Finnen was also chosen Finnen came to Easton in 1961 to to announce conference tournament and serve as the news director at WEST-AM championship games in the MAC and ECC 1400, where he also served as a play-by- and has announced nearly 100 Patriot play announcer for Leopard football and League Tournament basketball games. basketball. Upon leaving the station in 1964, Finnen and his wife, the former Beatrice Penny Nace Athletic Communications he was immediately invited to become the Lehan, are both members of the class of Secretary public address announcer at Lafayette. 1954 from the University at Albany. He (610) 330-5122 (office) [email protected] His first season behind the mic at Fisher is retired from The Stroh Brewery Company Field concluded with the 101st game in the of Detroit, Mich. They have four children Lafayette-Lehigh rivalry. and three grandchildren and reside in Finnen has missed just three home football Palmer Township. games since he arrived on College Hill: Oct. 26, 1974, a 24-18 loss to Colgate, and a pair of season-opening wins over Kutztown in the 2013 2 LAFAYETTE FOOTBALL Media Services CREDENTIALS MEDIA SERVICES POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Media credentials for Lafayette home Working media at Fisher Stadium will Following each game, there will be a games are issued to working members of receive the following: 10-minute cooling-off period. The visiting the media only and should be requested as t4UBUJTUJDTEJTQMBZFEUISPVHIPVUUIFHBNF team’s press conference will be conducted in early as possible. Requests should be made t$PNQMFUFmOBMTUBUJTUJDTJODMVEJOH the interview room in Kirby Sports Center, to the Office of Athletic Communications and play-by-play followed by Coach Tavani and selected Promotions (610-330-5122 or t(BNFQSPHSBNT QSFHBNFOPUFT Lafayette players. Following the coaches’ [email protected]). and flipcards interview sessions, additional players will be t$PNQMFUFIBMGUJNFTUBUJTUJDT available to members of the media. Lafayette College follows the guidelines set t"DUJPOQIPUPTJGBWBJMBCMF forth by the NCAA and the Patriot League in PLAYER TELEPHONE governing the issuance of credentials. Season TELEPHONES INTERVIEWS credentials will be granted only to media Telephone lines are available in the Rowland outlets that cover Lafayette football on a All requests for player telephone interviews Press Box and in the Kirby Sports Center should be made at least 24 hours in advance regular basis. Otherwise, media members will interview room. Media outlets desiring be granted credentials on a single-game, through the Office of Athletic Communications their own private lines to be installed in the and Promotions. Telephone requests will be space-available basis. press box should contact the Office of Athletic Requests for season credentials should arrive scheduled at an appropriate time, so as not Communications and Promotions for further to interfere with the academic schedule of the by Aug. 30, 2013. Requests for single-game assistance. credentials should arrive no later than one student-athlete. week in advance of the game. All requests for credentials should be made to: INTERNET PATRIOT LEAGUE SERVICES Wireless internet access is available The Patriot League office, located in Center Athletic Communications & Promotions throughout the Rowland Press Box and Valley, Pa., provides weekly releases and Lafayette College in the Kirby Sports Center interview room. updated statistics to working media. Matt 107 Kirby Sports Center A limited number of Ethernet jacks are Dougherty can be reached at (610) 289-1950 Easton, PA 18042-1772 also available for access to the internet in or on the web at www.PatriotLeague.com Phone: (610) 330-5122 the Rowland Press Box. Please see a member FAX: (610) 330-5519 of the Athletic Communications
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