Hofstra Football, 2004
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HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS: • Hofstra enters the 2004 season on a two-game losing skid. The Pride were blanked at Rhode Island 24-0, and dropped a 49-42 overtime decision at Liberty to close out the 2003 season. • Hofstra’s sub-.500 record last year was just the third time in Coach Joe Gardi’s 14 seasons at Hofstra that the Pride finished below .500, following a 5-6 season in 1996 and a 4-6 season in 1992. • The Pride has won 29 of its last 50 regular season games and 38 of its last 60 in-season contests. The HOFSTRA Pride is 52-27 in regular season play since the start of the 1997 season. The Pride has posted a 68-34-1 record FOOTBALL, 2004 over the last 103 regular season games. They are 80- 35-2 over the last 117 regular season games dating back to the middle of the 1993 season. Hofstra has won For Immediate Release – August 29, 2004 37 of 62 contests, including playoff games, since the start of the 1999 season. 2004 SEASON - GAME 1: HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (0-0) • Hofstra has won 23 of its last 34 regular season games vs. at Shuart Stadium. Hofstra is 57-20 at Shuart Stadium UNIVERSITY at ALBANY (0-0) since Joe Gardi arrived in Hempstead in 1990. Thursday, September 2, 2004 – 7 p.m. • Hofstra has won 18 of its last 32 road games and 20 of James M. Shuart Stadium – Hempstead, NY its last 36 contests away from Shuart Stadium. The Pride --------------------------------------------------------------------------- is 25-17 on the road since the start of the 1997 season. Television: MSG Network, 7:00 p.m. Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7) Pre-game show at 5 p.m. HOFSTRA HEAD COACH: Joe Gardi is in his 15th Internet: www.WRHU.org season as Head Football Coach at Hofstra University. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- He has posted a 107-52-2 record during that time. His 2004 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE .671 winning percentage ranks second, behind Mickey Sept. 2 ALBANY 7:00 p.m. Kwiatkowski (.716), in school history. Gardi's 107 Sept. 11 at Montana 3:05 p.m. victories are the second most all-time at Hofstra behind Sept. 25 RHODE ISLAND* 3:05 p.m. the legendary Howard "Howdy" Myers (141 wins from Oct. 2 at James Madison* 6:00 p.m. 1950-1974). Oct. 9 at Stony Brook 6:00 p.m. Oct. 16 DELAWARE* + 1:30 p.m. HOFSTRA COACHING STAFF: The Pride lost five Oct. 23 at New Hampshire* Noon assistant coaches from last year’s staff. But Hofstra Oct. 30 RICHMOND* Noon Head Football Coach Joe Gardi says this year’s staff Nov. 6 at Maine* 2:00 p.m. may be the best staff that he has had during his tenure Nov. 13 NORTHEASTERN* 3:30 p.m. at Hofstra. The 2004 Pride football coaching staff is as Nov. 20 at Massachusetts* Noon follows: * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming • All times ET Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Yr. Greg Gigantino Def. Coord. 12th yr. 27th yr. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Warren Ruggiero Off. Coord. 5th yr. 17th yr. Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Assoc. A.D. for Communications Bob McIntyre Linebackers 16th yr. 16th yr. (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell; (516) 463- Adam Brown DL & ST 4th yr. 4th yr. 5033 - Fax Carlton Goff RB 2nd yr. 10th yr. Damian Wroblewski Off. Line 1st yr. 6th yr. Albany – Brian DePasquale, Assistant Athletic Director; Jaime Elizondo Receivers 1st yr. 5th yr. (518) 442-3072-O; (518) 442-3139- Fax Chip Garber Def. Backs 1st yr. 24th yr. Dennis Mikula Off. & ST Asst.1st yr. 1st yr. Shuart Stadium Press Box - (516) 463-5274 Alberto Van der Mije ST Asst. 2nd yr. 2nd yr. 64th SEASON: 2004 marks the 64th season of Hofstra THE LAST TIME – HOFSTRA AND ALBANY: Hofstra Football. The Pride has posted a .500 or better record in and Albany last met on November 18, 2000 at James M. 43 of those seasons. Hofstra has recorded a 373-231-11 Shuart Stadium with the Pride posting a 55-28 victory. record in its 615 games. The Great Danes jumped out to a 14-0 lead after 2:15 of the contest but the Pride responded with 35 unanswered SEASON OPENERS: The Pride has won 19 of its last points to take a 35-14 lead by halftime. Hofstra 21 season openers. In 2002, the University of Montana quarterback Rocky Butler, now with the Saskatchewan ended Hofstra's winning streak of 19 consecutive RoughRiders of the Canadian Football League, threw a season openers, as well as the Pride's 255 game non- school-record six touchdowns, including three to receiver shutout streak with a 21-0 victory. Last year, the Pride Charlie Adams, now with the Denver Broncos, in the dropped its season opener at Marshall 45-21. Hofstra victory. Butler was 25 of 36 for 327 yards and six has posted a 38-23-2 all-time record in season openers. touchdowns. Kahmal Roy had six catches for 132 yards for the Pride. Then-freshman Trevor Dimmie broke the HOME OPENERS UNDER GARDI: Hofstra has posted Hofstra single season rushing record in the contest while an 11-3 record in home openers under head football rushing for 214 yards on 25 carries in the game. Hofstra coach Joe Gardi. The Hofstra home opening losses posted 571 yards on offense while yielding 471. came in 2003 to Maine (44-21), 2002 to Montana (21-0), and in 2000 to Delaware (44-14). HOFSTRA'S RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS FROM 2003 - 12 GAMES: SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: Since 1980, Hofstra is 103-24-0 in regular season play at RUSHING ATT. Net- Avg. TD Shuart Stadium, formerly Hofstra Stadium. Hofstra was Terry Crenshaw 97 499 5.1 1 6-0 in 1986 and 1980; 6-1 in 1998; 5-0 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 in 1991; 5-1 in 2001, 1999, PASSING GP Att-Comp-Int Yds. TD 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000, 1997, 1994, 1993, 1987, Andrew English 9 227-125-12 1438 6 1985 and 1981; 3-1 in 1992; 2-4 in 1996 and 3-3 in Bobby Seck 4 117-60-5 920 6 2002. The Pride was 2-4 at home in 2003. Anton Clarkson 6 83-45-8 648 4 INJURY REPORT: Here is the Pride injury report RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD entering the Albany game: Isaac Irby 49 570 11.6 4 Devale Ellis 19 111 5.8 1 Player Pos. Injury Status Brian Wolman 16 169 10.6 0 Marques Colston WR Shoulder Out DeWayne Whitaker CB Knee Out TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int Josh Cascio LB Shoulder Out Cole Haley 48-53-101 4.0-24 0 Pat O’Brien C Leg Questionable Gian Villante 33-44-77 0-0 0 Thomas Green SS Leg Questionable James Glee 45-28-73 1.0-8 2-94 Chris Durkin OG Head Questionable Daniel Garay 36-36-72 6.5-26 0 HOFSTRA-ALBANY SERIES: Thursday’s game is the RETURNING STARTERS: The Pride will have 11 th 11 meeting between Hofstra and Albany in a series that players who started the final game of 2003 returning to started in 1974. The Pride leads the series 8-2. The two starting roles in the 2004 season opener against Albany. teams last met on November 18, 2000 in Hempstead The 11 players, with six on defense and five on offense, with the Pride posting a 55-28 victory over the Great does not include three former defensive starters, Danes. The series history is as follows: linebackers Bill Hambrecht and Gian Villante and cornerback Le’Var Starr, who missed the 2003 season Year Winner (Loc.) Score finale because of injury but who will start in 2004. The 1974 Albany (H) 7-33 returning starters from 2003 are: 1983 Hofstra (H) 20-3 1984 Hofstra (H) 35-32 Offense Defense 1985 Albany (A) 27-35 WR Issac Irby LE Dan Garay 1986 Hofstra (H) 30-14 LT Jed Prisby NT Mickey Keene 1987 Hofstra (A) 24-13 RT Willie Colon RE Stephen Bowen 1988 Hofstra (H) 31-22 WR Brian Wolman LB Cole Haley 1989 Hofstra (A) 25-21 QB Bobby Seck CB Prentice James 1990 Hofstra (H) 65-7 SS Michael Momo 2000 Hofstra (H) 55-28 Senior center Patrick O’Brien is another ‘03 starter who was expected to start again in 2004. But his preseason injury has placed his status for this week as redshirt-freshman Kory Compson-Parrish and freshmen questionable. Greg Vineyard and Kareem Huggins. RETURNING RECEIVING STATS: The Pride has lost O-LINE LOOKS TO REBOUND: Despite a starter 135 of its 230 receptions from last year to graduation leaving the team at the start of camp and a second and injury. The biggest losses were Ricky Bryant, who getting hurt in camp, the Pride offensive line will be graduated after a 60-reception season, and Marques looking to erase the memory of the 2003 season in Colston, who will miss the 2004 season with a shoulder which opponents recorded 38 sacks last year. Senior injury after a 51-catch year in 2003. Hofstra returns just center Pat O’Brien, who may miss the season opener 917 of its 3,006 receiving yards. with a leg injury, anchors the offensive line and is the only senior on the two-deep. Juniors Willie Colon and RETURNING RUSHING STATS: Hofstra returns 616 of Tom McHugh, and sophomore Jed Prisby give the Pride its 1,252 rushing yards from 2003.