2006 Football Media Guide
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UMR Football 2006 UMR Football DATE OPPONENT TIME August 26 Tiffin University 7 p.m. (EDT) Frost-Kalnow Stadium ♦ Tiffin, Ohio (Season opener) Sept. 9 Southeast Missouri State University 6 p.m. Houck Stadium ♦ Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sept. 16 Lincoln University 2 p.m. Dwight Reed Stadium ♦ Jefferson City, Mo. Sept. 23 Morehead State University 7 p.m. (EDT) Jayne Stadium ♦ Morehead, Ky. Sept. 30 Saint Joseph’s College 6:30 p.m. Allgood-Bailey Stadium ♦ Rolla, Mo. (Home opener/Family Weekend/Hall of Fame Game) Oct. 7 Southwestern Oklahoma State University 1 p.m. Milam Field ♦ Weatherford, Okla. Oct. 14 Austin Peay State University 1 p.m. Allgood-Bailey Stadium ♦ Rolla, Mo. Oct. 21 Southern Nazarene University 1 p.m. Allgood-Bailey Stadium ♦ Rolla, Mo. (Homecoming) Oct. 28 Butler University 1 p.m. Allgood-Bailey Stadium ♦ Rolla, Mo. Nov. 4 Wayne State College 3 p.m. Memorial Stadium ♦ Wayne, Neb. Nov. 11 Kentucky Wesleyan College 1 p.m. Allgood-Bailey Stadium ♦ Rolla, Mo. (Senior Day) MINER TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS Tiffin University (Tiffin, Ohio): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 8 a.m. on Friday, August 26 and will stay at Hampton Inn in Tiffin, Ohio (419-443-5300). The team will return to Rolla following the 7 p.m. (EDT) game on Saturday, August 27. Southeast Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, Mo.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 12 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8 and will stay at Drury Inn in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (573-334-7151). The team will return to Rolla following the 6 p.m. game on Saturday, Sept. 9. Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16 and will return to Rolla following the 2 p.m. game that afternoon. Morehead State University (Morehead, Ky.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22 and will stay at Knights Inn in Morehead, Ky. (606-784-7591). The team will return to Rolla following the 7 p.m. (EDT) game on Saturday, Sept. 23. Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, Okla.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6 and will stay at Best Western Mark Motor Hotel in Weatherford, Okla. (580-772-3325). The team will return to Rolla following the 1 p.m. game on Saturday, Oct. 7. 2006 MINER SCHEDULE Wayne State College (Wayne, Neb.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 and will stay at Holiday Inn in Sioux City, Iowa (712-277-9400). The team will return to Rolla following the 3 p.m. game on Saturday, Nov. 4. All travel times are subject to change. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE 2006 Schedule ..................................................IFC 2005 Season Bests............................................39 Travel Arrangements.........................................IFC 2005 Miner Statistics..........................................40 Quick Facts/Media Information ...........................2 2005 In Review ..................................................42 Allgood-Bailey Stadium.......................................3 Future Miner Schedules.....................................42 University of Missouri-Rolla.................................4 2006 Miner Opponents Academics at UMR .............................................6 Tiffin.......................................................................... 43 Miner All-America Players...................................7 Southeast Missouri State ...................................44 Coaching Staff Lincoln...................................................................... 45 Kirby Cannon, Head Coach ................................8 Morehead State..................................................46 Marc Kolb, Assistant Head Coach ......................9 Saint Joseph’s....................................................47 Travis Boulware, Assistant Coach ......................9 Southwestern Oklahoma State ..........................48 Erik Kruppe, Assistant Coach .............................9 Austin Peay ........................................................49 Bryan Johnson, Assistant Coach ........................9 Southern Nazarene............................................50 UMR Administration Butler........................................................................ 51 Dr. John Carney, UMR Chancellor ....................10 Wayne State (Neb.)............................................52 Dr. Debra Robinson, Vice-Chancellor................10 Kentucky Wesleyan............................................53 Mark Mullin, Athletics Director ...........................10 Miner Football Records......................................54 Dr. Jeff Cawlfield, Faculty Representative.........11 Top 10 Lists........................................................56 Sarah Moore, Sr. Women’s Administrator .........11 Top Single Game Performance Lists.................57 2006 Miner Preview ...........................................12 Annual Leaders..................................................58 2006 Miner Roster..............................................14 Performance Lists ..............................................59 Pre-Season Depth Chart....................................16 All-Time vs. Opponents......................................61 Returning Lettermen ..........................................17 All-Time Results.................................................62 Returning Squadmembers .................................22 Miner Football Boosters .....................................67 Newcomers ........................................................30 John Locke tribute.............................................IBC 2005 Game-By-Game........................................34 2006 Composite Schedule................................ BC 2 Information for Incoming Media Quick Facts Credentials for Miner games: These will be assigned to news Location: Rolla, Mo. 65401 media covering the game. Press passes must be requested at least Founded: 1870 one day in advance of the game to be covered. Please make all Enrollment: 5,500 requests to John Kean, Sports Information, University of Missouri- Chancellor: Dr. John Carney III Rolla, Rolla, Mo. 65401; phone number is 573-341-4140. Director of Athletics: Mark Mullin Game Services: Media representatives will be provided a game Phone: (573) 341-4175 program and game notes prior to the contest, halftime statistics, and Head Football Coach: Kirby Cannon a final game packet including play-by-play of the action. Alma Mater: Missouri State, 1981 Refreshments and a pre-game meal are also available. Coaching Record: 14-52 (7th year) Office Phone: (573) 341-4957 Interview policy: Post-game interviews with Miner players are Assistant Head Coach: Marc Kolb allowed after games. Please inform UMR sports information director Alma Mater: Brown, 1994 John Kean if you wish to interview a UMR player near the end of the Office Phone: (573) 341-6897 game and he will make them available in a designated area. Access to the UMR locker room is prohibited. Head coach Kirby Cannon Assistant Coach: Travis Boulware will be available for interviews in the press box following his post- Alma Mater: Tennessee Tech, 1982 game radio show. All interviews with players and coaches during Office Phone: (573) 341-4191 the week must be cleared through the UMR sports information Assistant Coach: Erik Kruppe office. Interviews with opposing players following the game must be Alma Mater: Illinois Wesleyan, 1999 arranged with that school’s sports information director. Office Phone: (573) 341-4103 Assistant Coach: Bryan Johnson World Wide Web Alma Mater: Missouri-Rolla, 2003 Office Phone: (573) 341-6226 Information on University of Missouri-Rolla athletics can be obtained Student Assistant Coaches: TBA through the World Wide Web. The page for that information can be accessed at the following URL: http://umrsports.umr.edu. At that 2005 Record: 7-4 site, you can receive up-to-date information on the university's 15 Home Field: Allgood-Bailey Stadium/Jackling Field athletic teams. Capacity (Surface): 8,000 (grass) Press Box Phone: (573) 341-6054 Through this site, you can also link into many other sites on the Nickname: Miners internet, such as the NCAA, the NCAA Division II Home Page and Colors: Silver and Gold other NCAA Division II institutions This information is available 24 Conference: NCAA Division II Independent hours a day. Director of Sports Medicine: Marikay Portell Football Team Trainer: Russell Yap Media Outlets Office Phone at UMR: (573) 341-4107 Office Phone at Sport Rehab: (573) 368-0999 NEWSPAPERS: Sports Information Director: John Kean Rolla Daily News: 101 West Seventh, Rolla, Mo., 65401; (573) 364- Office Phone: (573) 341-4140 2468 Home Phone: (573) 364-9509 Missouri Miner (UMR): 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, Mo., 65409; (573) Cell Phone: (573) 368-8431 341-4235 Waynesville Guide: Drawer S, Waynesville, Mo., 65583; (573) 336- Fax Phone: (573) 341-4880 3711 E-mail address: [email protected] St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 900 North Tucker, St. Louis, Mo., 63101; Web site: umrsports.umr.edu (314) 340-8170 Athletics Office Telephone: (573) 341-4175 Kansas City Star: 1729 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 64108; (816) 234-4355 Springfield News-Leader: 651 Boonville, Springfield, Mo., 65806; Credits (417) 836-1118 The 2006 University of Missouri-Rolla football media guide was produced by the UMR sports information office. 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