CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILDCATS at #20/16 WEST TEXAS A&M BUFFALOES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011 • 6 P.M
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CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILDCATS at #20/16 WEST TEXAS A&M BUFFALOES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011 • 6 p.m. (CDT) Assistant AD for Media Relations: Jonathan Gordon • (509) 963-1485 / (509) 859-4968 • [email protected] Athletic Media Relations Graduate Assistant: Sammy Henderson • (206) 683-8949 • [email protected] WILDCATS BUFFALOES 2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 3-4 • 3-3 GNAC 5-2 • 5-1 LSC 2011 OVERALL RECORD: 3-4 Home: 2-2 • Away: 1-2 • Neutral: 0-0 2011 GNAC RECORD: 3-3 Home: 2-1 • Away: 1-2 • Neutral: 0-0 vs. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV/ATT Sept. 2 #7 TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (1) L, 10-21 3,147 Sept. 8 at Humboldt State* L, 36-38 CBSSN/7,031 Sept. 17 at Western Oregon* L, 7-14 2,100 Oct. 1 SIMON FRASER* W, 37-17 3,838 Oct. 8 WESTERN OREGON* W, 41-10 4,223 Oct. 15 #19 HUMBOLDT STATE* (2) L, 20-30 SWX/4,617 Oct. 22 at Dixie State* W, 31-24 KCEC/4,224 GAME INFORMATION Oct. 29 at #20 West Texas A&M* 6 p.m. (CDT) Nov. 5 at Simon Fraser* 2 p.m. Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011 Nov. 12 DIXIE STATE* (3) 12:05 p.m. SWX Kickoff: 6 p.m. (CDT) Location: Happy State Bank Field at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium * Great Northwest Athletic Conference game Canyon, TX (1) Rodeo Bowl Capacity: 20,000 • Surface: FieldTurf (2) Homecoming o o Weather Forecast: High: 71 F • Low: 42 F • Mostly Sunny (3) Military Appreciation Day/Senior Day Sunset: 6:57 p.m. (CDT) WILDCATS’ PROBABLE STARTERS Referee: Bill Keaton Umpire: Kevin Roberts Head Linesman: Tom Panger S S Line Judge: Jeremiah Harris 21 • Gordon 22 • Fonoimoana Side Judge: Keith Reynolds Field Judge: Robert Frazer Back Judge: John Penn WLB MLB SLB TV: None 2 • Langlow 30 • Koopman 34 • Shearer Local Radio: KXLE-AM 1240 Talent: Robert Lowery (play-by-play), Dave Heaverlo (commentary) CB CB 11 • Mosley 8 • Do.Gaisie Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/wtamu/football/ Internet Audio: http://www.cwu.edu/~cwualum/broadcast.php WE N T SE 69 •Tanasse 44 • Reno 93 • D.Johnson 97 • Oney Live Video Stream: http://gobuffsgo.com/showcase LT LG C RG RT WEEK 8 GNAC SCHEDULE 75 • Abel 70 • Eden 54 • Tivnan 53 • Fuhrmann 77 • Nelson SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 TIME (PDT) TE *Dixie State at Western Oregon 1 p.m. WR (Z) WR (A) 82 • Squires WR (X) 9 • La Deaux 6 • Spain 80 • Helwege Central Washington at West Texas A&M 4 p.m. *Simon Fraser at Humboldt State 6 p.m. QB 10 • Mohler RB 33 • Taylor WILDCATS’ INJURY REPORT K P LS HLD OUT: WR Blaine John BENNETT (ankle), DL Alex GRIFFITH (knee), OL James MEEKS, Jr. (knee), LB 16 • S.Davis 99 • Kistler 59 • Rowe 82 • Squires Abraham MUHEIZE (arm), OL Jon MURBACH (shoulder), QB Ryan ROBERTSON (hip) KR KR PR 4 • A.Lewis 8 • Do.Gaisie 8 • Do.Gaisie SUSPENDED: RB Anthony STEWART, WR Corey TRISBY, WR Reggie WESTMORELAND *** Complete two-deep can be found on page 7. *** www.wildcatsports.com/football • www.facebook.com/CWU.Athletics • www.twitter.com/CWU_Athletics CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILDCATS at #20/16 WEST TEXAS A&M BUFFALOES CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011 QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH BLAINE BENNETT School Name: Central Washington University After six years as an assistant coach in the Big Ten Conference, Blaine Location: Ellensburg, Washington Bennett returned to familiar surroundings as a college head coach and to Founded: 1891 the state of Washington when he was named the head football coach at Enrollment: 9,900 Central Washington University on January 18, 2008. Colors: Crimson (PMS 7427) and Black Bennett has had quite a successful first three years on the Ellensburg Nickname: Wildcats campus, winning 30 of his first 36 games (with five of the six losses by a Mascot: Wellington the Wildcat margin of seven points or fewer). He has led Central Washington to three National Affiliation: NCAA Division II (1999-) Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships in as many seasons Conference: and two NCAA Division II playoff berths, helping the Wildcats win 21 of their first 22 Great Northwest Athletic Conference (2001-05, 2008-) conference games under Bennett’s guidance including the only 8-0 record in conference President: Dr. James L. Gaudino history in 2008. Central has also had a combined 29 first-team all-conference selections (Air Force, 1972) over three seasons, including 13 first-team picks in 2009 as the Wildcats ascended to the Director of Athletics: Jack Bishop number one ranking in NCAA Division II for the first time in the program’s history. Bennett, (Southern Utah, 1970) who was named GNAC Coach of the Year in 2008 and 2009, also mentored quarterback Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Ethan A. Bergman Mike Reilly to a runner-up finish in the Harlon Hill Trophy balloting in 2008 as the top (Eastern Oregon, 1974) Assistant A.D. for Media Relations: Jonathan Gordon Division II football player in the country. (Western Oregon, 2001) Since coming to Central Washington, Bennett has also become a voting member of Home Stadium: Tomlinson Stadium the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in its weekly Division II national polls Stadium Address: 1610 N Walnut St; Ellensburg, WA 98926 and is the AFCA Division II All-American coordinator for Region Five. Built: 1960 Off the field, Bennett has been instrumental in leading community service efforts by Surface: Natural Grass the Wildcat football program. He serves as a member of the United Way board and guides Capacity: 4,000 CWU student-athletes with an annual American Red Cross blood drive, an annual Yakima Elevation: 1,565 feet/477 meters River cleanup, as well as contributions to the F.I.S.H. Food Bank and the Dr. Seuss reading program, in which Wildcat players read to local elementary school classes. Bennett, 47, returned to an area he knew quite well as a youth, having been raised COACHING STAFF in both Ellensburg and Walla Walla. He graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1983, playing football for his father, Shorty Bennett, and then embarked on a college Head Coach/Off. Coord./Quarterbacks: Blaine Bennett football career at both the University of Idaho and Whitworth College. A 1988 graduate Alma Mater: Whitworth, 1988 Record at CWU: 33-10 (.767), fourth year of Whitworth with a degree in secondary education and math, Bennett then spent two Overall Record: 60-42 (.588), 10th year years as a graduate assistant coach at Washington State University, adding a Master’s Ass’t. Head Coach/Def. Coord./Linebackers: Joe Lorig degree in physical education from WSU in 1990. He also spent one season as the offensive Running Backs/Special Teams: Nick Whitworth coordinator at California State University, Chico (Chico State) and one year as wide Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator: John Picha receivers coach at Idaho. Wide Receivers: Charles Chandler As a collegiate head coach, Bennett is quite familiar with small college football in the Defensive Line: John Gariano Pacific Northwest. He spent six seasons as the head coach at Western Oregon University Grad. Assistant (Cornerbacks): Damaro Wheeler in Monmouth, Oregon, compiling a 27-32 record as the Wolves’ mentor from 1995-2000. Grad. Assistant (Safeties): Taylor Breitzman During that time, he helped guide the school through a transition from the NAIA to Tight Ends: Shorty Bennett NCAA Division II ranks, leading the Wolves to the NAIA playoffs and a Columbia Football Strength & Conditioning: Andy Roof Association championship in 1997. Head Athletic Trainer: Kari Gage, A.T.C. Following his coaching stint at WOU, which had also included three seasons as an assistant coach, Bennett spent six years at the NCAA Division I level as an assistant coach. He was the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator under Joe Tiller at Purdue TEAM INFORMATION University from 2001-05 before becoming the assistant head coach at Michigan State University under John L. Smith in 2006. While at Purdue, he coached current Denver First Year of Football: 1901 Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton. All-Time Record: 467-308-24 (.599) Bennett has been married to wife Melissa for 23 years. The couple has three children, All-Time Postseason Record: 13-12-1 (.519) sons Blaine John (20) and Matthew (16), and daughter Brianne (18). Blaine John is a Last Postseason Appearance: 2009 redshirt freshman wide receiver for the Wildcat football team in 2011, while Brianne is a Result: Lost in NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 2011 graduate of Kittitas High School and Matthew is a junior at Ellensburg High School. 2010 Record: 8-3 (.727) 2010 GNAC Record: 7-1 (.875) 2010 GNAC Finish: 1st 2011 GNAC HONORS Basic Offensive Formation: Multiple/Spread OFFENSIVE P.O.W. DEFENSIVE P.O.W. SPECIAL TEAMS P.O.W. Basic Defensive Formation: 4-3 10/24: Armahd Lewis 10/3: Taylor Tanasse 10/3: Sean Davis Starters Returning: 11 (6 off., 4 def., 1 kicker) 10/10: Genesis Fonoimoana Starters Lost: 13 (5 off., 7 def., 1 kicker) Lettermen Returning: 30 (15 off., 14 def., 1 kicker) Lettermen Lost: 26 (12 off., 12 def., 2 kickers) Radio Coverage: KXLE-AM 1240 (Ellensburg) Play-by-Play: Robert Lowery (25th year) Color Commentator: Dave Heaverlo (20th year) Internet Audio Stream: www.cwu.edu/~cwualum 2011 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES www.wildcatsports.com/football 2 CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILDCATS at #20/16 WEST TEXAS A&M BUFFALOES CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2011 WIN-LOSS BREAKDOWN WILDCAT GAME NOTES ------- 2011 ------ FOR STARTERS: The second game of Central Washington’s season-long three-game road trip H A All 2010 awaits this week, as the Wildcats (3-4, 3-3 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) step out of Overall: 2-2 1-2 3-4 8-3 conference play as they visit nationally-ranked West Texas A&M University (5-2, 5-1 Lone Star vs.