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2006 Louisville Football Table of Contents 2006 Football

Head coach Wide receiver Mario Urrutia Defensive end Zach Anderson

All-Time Receivers ...... 136 100-Yard Receiving Games ..... 137 2 Introduction 26 2006 Preview 92 2006 Opponents Total Offense Records ...... 138 All-Purpose Records ...... 139 Defensive Records ...... 140 Quick Facts ...... 3 2006 Season Outlook ...... 27 ...... 93 Punt Return Records ...... 142 Schedule ...... 3 Numerical Roster ...... 31 Temple ...... 93 Kick Return Records ...... 143 Travel Plans ...... 3 Alphabetical Roster ...... 31 Miami (Fla.) ...... 94 Punting Records ...... 144 Sports Information Staff ...... 4 Depth Chart ...... 32 Kansas State ...... 94 Scoring Records ...... 145 Media Information ...... 5 2006 Personnel Summary ...... 33 Middle Tennessee ...... 95 Team Records ...... 147 Credential Policy ...... 5 Cincinnati ...... 95 PJCS Stadium Records ...... 147 Media Outlets ...... 7 Syracuse ...... 96 Team Records ...... 148 Louisville Radio Network .... 7 West Virginia ...... 96 The Last Time ...... 150 Athletics Directory ...... 8 35 Player Profiles Rutgers ...... 97 Year-by-Year Records ...... 152 Traditions ...... 10 South Florida ...... 97 Coaching Records ...... 153 2006-07 Bowl Schedule...... 12 Pittsburgh ...... 98 Cardinal Veterans ...... 36 Cardinals in the Pros ...... 154 Connecticut ...... 98 Cardinal Newcomers ...... 69 Draft History ...... 156 All-Time Series Records ..... 99 All-Americans ...... 157 All-Time Scores ...... 100 13 Louisville Football National Award Winners ...... 158 All-Conference ...... 159 73 Coaching Staff All-Time Letterwinners ...... 161 The Petrino Era ...... 14 All-Time Results ...... 167 Football Facilities ...... 15 105 Season in Review In The Polls ...... 172 Cardinal GameDay ...... 16 Head Coach Bobby Petrino ... 74 ...... 78 History on TV ...... 172 In The Pros ...... 17 2005 Statistics ...... 106 Honored Jerseys ...... 173 All-Americans ...... 19 Mike Cassity ...... 79 Reggie Johnson ...... 80 Defensive Statistics ...... 108 Where Are They Now ...... 178 Papa John’s Game-By-GameStatistics ....109 Bowl Games ...... 181 ...... 20 Mike McMahon ...... 81 Greg Nord ...... 82 Starting Lineups ...... 109 Bowl Records ...... 186 National Exposure ...... 21 Superlatives ...... 112 Academics ...... 22 ...... 83 Mike Summers ...... 84 Scoring Drives ...... 113 Pro Day ...... 23 Longest Plays ...... 113 Strength and Conditioning ... 24 Joe Whitt ...... 85 Kevin Wolthausen ...... 86 Honors and Awards ...... 114 187 University Greg Brohm ...... 87 Game Reviews ...... 115 BIG EAST Review ...... 121 Jason Veltkamp ...... 87 ...... 188 BE Team Statistics ...... 122 Support Staff ...... 88 President James Ramsey ...... 189 BE Individual Statistics ...... 123 Athletic Training ...... 90 Athletic Director ... 190 BE Players of the Week ...... 124 All-Time Assistants ...... 91 Board of Trustees ...... 191 City of Louisville ...... 192 Louisville Football Media Guide Credits Athletic Administration ...... 193 Head Coaches ...... 198 EDITORIAL: The 2006 Louisville Football Media Guide is produced 125 Records Athletics Staff ...... 199 by the University of Louisville Sports Information Office and was Nelligan Sports Marketing ...... 201 written and edited by Rocco Gasparro, Assistant Sports Information Year-By-Year Statistics ...... 126 Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium 202 Director. Cover design by David Klotz and Sean Moth. Editorial Opponent Year-By-Year ...... 127 Television Appearances ...... 203 contributions by Kathy Tronzo, Kenny Klein, Kim Pemberton, Lori Rushing Records ...... 128 The ...... 204 Korte, Garret Wall and Sean Moth. All-Time Top 10 Rushers ...... 130 Composite Schedule ...... 205 100-Yard Rushing Games ..... 131 BIG EAST & Bowls ...... 206 PHOTOGRAPHIC: David Klotz, Howie Lindsey, Charlie Leffler, NFL Passing Records ...... 132 teams, Shelley Feller and George Thompson. All-Time Passers ...... 134 300-Yard Passing Games ...... 134 PRINTING: V.G. Reed & Sons, Louisville, Ky. Receiving Records ...... 135 2 2006 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2006 Louisville Football 2006 Quick Facts The Staff Head Coach: Bobby Petrino Louisville Record: 29-8/3 years University Information Location: Louisville, Ky Assistant Coaches Founded: 1798 Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Running Backs: ...... Greg Nord (Kentucky ’80) Enrollment: 23,000 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties: ...... Mike Cassity (Kentucky ‘76) President: Dr. James Ramsey /Wide Receivers: ...... Paul Petrino (’90) Director of Athletics: Tom Jurich : ...... Jeff Brohm (Louisville ‘93) Conference: BIG EAST Inside Linebackers: ...... Reggie Johnson (Louisville ‘98); Nickname: Cardinals Outside Linebackers/Special Teams: ...... Tom McMahon (Carroll ‘92) Colors: Red & Black Offensive Line: ...... Mike Summers (Georgetown College ‘78) Cornerbacks/Recruting Coordinator: ...... Joe Whitt, Jr. (Auburn ‘01) Football Information Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line: ...... Kevin Wolthausen (Humboldt State ‘81) First Year of Football: 1912 Director of Football Operations: ...... Greg Brohm (Louisville’92) Overall Record (Years): 414-404-17 Director of Strength and Conditioning: ...... Jason Veltkamp (Carroll College ‘94) Bowl Record: 5-6-1 Last Bowl: 2006 Toyota Gator Bowl (Lost vs. 2006 Louisville Schedule , 35-24) Stadium: Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Date Opponent Site Stadium Capacity: 42,000 9/2 Kentucky Louisville, Ky. Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Playing Surface: FieldTurf 9/9 at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. Lincoln Financial 2005 Record: 9-3 9/16 Miami (Fla.) Louisville, Ky. Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium BIG EAST Record: 5-2 9/23 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. Bill Snyder Family Stadium Final AP Rank: 19th 9/30 OPEN Final USA Today Rank: 20th 10/6 vs. Middle Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. The Coliseum Lettermen Returning: 53 10/14 Cincinnati* Louisville, Ky. Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Lettermen Lost: 13 10/21 at Syracuse* Syracuse, N.Y. Starters Returning: 17 10/28 OPEN Starters Lost: 11 11/2 West Virginia* Louisville, Ky. Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Base Offense: Multiple 11/9 at Rutgers* New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers Stadium Base Defense: 4-3 11/18 South Florida* Louisville, Ky. Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium 11/25 at Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. Starters Returning (17) 12/2 Connecticut* Louisville, Ky. Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Offense (8) At Temple (Sept. 9) Louisville will travel via charter flight from Louisville to Philadelphia on Friday, te Gary Barnidge (5), qb (10), rb September 8. The team will stay at the Marriott Airport, 1 Arrivals Road, Philadelphia, (8),, wr (6), g Pa. (215-492-9000) Kurt Quarterman (12), fb Deriontae Taylor (6), wr Mario Urrutia (6), c Eric Wood (12) At Kansas State (Sept.16) Louisville will travel via charter flight from Louisville to Manhattan on Friday, Defense (9) September 15. The team will stay at the Courtyard Marriott, 310 Hammons Drive, lb Abe Brown (7), cb Rod Council (11), cb Junction City, Kan. (785-210-1500) William Gay (9), dt Adrian Grady (3), lb Nate Harris (10), lb Malik Jackson (4), dt Amobi vs. Middle Tennessee at Nashville (Oct. 6) Okoye (10), ss Jon Russell (5), fs Brandon Sharp Louisville will travel via charter bus from Louisville on Thursday, October 5. The team (11) will stay at the Doubletree Nashville, 315 4th Ave N, Nashville, Tenn. (615-244-8200) Specialists (2) At Syracuse (Oct. 21) k Art Carmody (12), p Todd Flannery (12) Louisville will travel via charter flight from Louisville to Syracuse on Friday, October 20. The team will stay at the Genesee Grande Hotel, 1060 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, N.Y. (315-701-3405)

At Rutgers (Nov. 9) Louisville will travel via charter flight from Louisville on Wednesday, November 8. The team will stay at the Embassy Suites, 121 Centennial Ave., Piscataway, NJ (732-980-0500) Cardinals’ Travel Plans At Pittsburgh (Nov. 25) Louisville will travel via charter flight from Louisville to Pittsburgh on Friday, Novem- ber 24. The team will stay at the Marriott City Center, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, Pa. (412-471-4000) 2006 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 2006 Louisville Football Louisville Sports Information Overnight Mailing Address Louisville Sports Information Office 2100 S. Floyd Street Louisville, Ky. 40208

Sports Information Phone: 502-852-6581 Sports Information Fax: 502-852-7401 PJCS Press Box Phone: 502-852-6983 Lori Korte WebSite: www.UofLSports.com Kenny Klein Rocco Gasparro David Klotz Associate AD for Media Asst. SID/Football Contact Photographer/Designer Asst. Sports Information Relations/SID Director Asst. Sports Information Dir./Football Contact Rocco Gasparro Office: 502--852-0102 Home: 502-640-3291 Cell: 502-262-2258 E-Mail: rocco. [email protected]

Sports Information Director Kenny Klein Office: 502-852-6581 Mobile: 502-599-7865 Kim Pemberton Kathy Tronzo E-Mail: [email protected] Sean Moth Fred Reynolds Asst. Sports Information Asst. Sports Information Videographer Program Assistant Director Director Assistant Sports Information Directors Lori Korte Office: 502--852-3086 E-Mail: [email protected]

Sean Moth Office: 502--852-2159 E-Mail: [email protected]

Kim Pemberton Office: 502--852-7711 Garret Wall Nancy Worley E-Mail: [email protected] Asst. SID/Website Manager Associate Sports Info. Director Garret Wall Office: 502--852-3088 E-Mail: [email protected]

Nancy Worley Office: 502--852-0113 E-Mail: [email protected]

4 2006 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2006 Louisville Football Media Information

hank you for your interest in Louisville WORKING CREDENTIALS VISITING RADIO STATIONS football. The University of Louisville Sports Information Office has produced To obtain credentials for a University of Permission to broadcast a U of L game T Louisville home contest, contact the Sports from Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium should be the 2006 media guide to assist your coverage of the Cardinals. Please feel free to contact any mem- Information Department well in advance of the requested through Kenny Klein. Stations must ber of our staff with questions, requests or con- game. Due to space constraints, credentials will order their own phone lines through the cerns. We look forward to working with you be limited to working media only. Louisville office of BellSouth (800/477-4459), throughout the 2006 season. If media credentials are not picked up in listing Klein as the contact person for placement advance, they will be available for pickup of the line. A booth, which comfortably Contact the sports information office for all at the West Ticket Booth located outside Gate 7 accommodates five, is available for the official player and coach interview requests. All of Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Media should station of the visiting team. interviews with players will take place after enter through Gate 8 to gain access to elevators practice or prior to practice if enough advance for the press box. NO CREDENTIALS WILL BE PRESS BOX SERVICES notice is given. MAILED. Please direct all requests to: Packets with pre-game information will be Home phone numbers for players will not Kenny Klein, Sports Information Director, distributed prior to kickoff. Play-by-play, be provided and players have been instructed University of Louisville complete halftime and final statistics, coaches to not accept calls from media without prior Louisville, Ky. 40292. and player quote sheets are all regular services notice from the Sports Information Office. Please Media members wishing to cover U of L on on game day. A fax service is also provided upon do not contact a player or coach without the road are encouraged to contact Klein at least request. Monitors with updated statistics are scheduling the interview through the Sports two weeks prior to the contest to secure available throughout the press level and in Information Office. credentials. booths for electronic media. In addition, television monitors are also part of the fixtures Practices will be open to the media for the PRESS PARKING in both home and visiting radio booths. first 30 minutes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Members of the media are required to contact Press parking is limited and will be pro- PRESS BOX vided on a first-come, first-served basis as avail- Rocco Gasparro when they plan to attend a There are three levels to the Papa John’s practice. able. Contact the Louisville Sports Information Office regarding details and directions to the Cardinal Stadium Press Box: (3-4) Suites; (5) press parking areas. Press Level, AD Suites, President’s Suite, Photo WEEKLY MEDIA CONFERENCES Deck, Visiting and Home Coaches Booth’s, Bobby Petrino will conduct a weekly press PHOTOGRAPHERS Visiting and Home Radio Booth’s, Replay Booth, conference, followed by selected players, each Television Booth. Monday at 1:30 p.m. ET in the football recruiting All photographers must wear a sideline pass lounge. Lunch will be served prior to the press and armband to be allowed on the playing field. POSTGAME POLICY NCAA rules limit shooting to outside the re- conference and updated game notes for both Post-game interviews at Papa John’s teams will be provided. straining line around the field and outside des- ignated team areas (between the 30-yard lines). Cardinal Stadium are held in the meetings rooms Passes can be acquired before the game, on the of the football complex. The meeting room field or in the press box during the game. entrance is located to the right of the walkway

redentials and working space for media members are issued Other Louisville Policies Cat the sole and exclusive With the exception of beat writers and discretion of the Louisville Sports regular U of L media, all passes are issued on a Web sites that sponsor “message boards” or Information Office and Kenny Klein, game-by-game basis. with consideration of “chat rooms” are eligible for credentials. Director, based on the following available working space. guidelines. The University of Louisville reserves the 1. Originating radio and television Passes are non-transferable and are subject right to deny media credentials to any personnel conducting a live to immediate revocation if transferred to non- individual whose web site is not affiliated with broadcast. working members or unapproved personnel. a recognized news-gathering organization. 2. Daily newspapers regularly covering U of L , the current The University of Louisville and the NCAA All persons picking up credentials will be opponent or another BIG EAST prohibit the issuance of credentials to outlets or required to furnish positive identification. All opponent. Wire services, regional representatives of an organization that credentials are non-transferable. and national publications are also regularly publishes gambling information, such awarded consideration. as “tout” or “tip sheets.” NOTE: Spouses, dates, non-workers and anyone 3. Non-originating radio and under the age of 18 are not permitted in the working television personnel producing Credentials are issued to web sites that are press area. reports on the game. Only local radio affiliated with web sites for national or regional

Credential Policy stations with full-time sports television and news media organizations., e.g. directors will receive consideration. USA Today OnLine, ESPN, CNN/SI and CBS 4. Officially recognized U of L Sportsline, etc., for institutions that are student publications or student conference members and non-conference electronic media outlets. opponents, and for the BIG EAST Conference. 5. Non-daily newspapers or publications reporting on the game. 2006 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5 2006 Louisville Football Media Information leading the teams to the field. To receive game notes, please After meeting with the team, head coach send an e-mail to Rocco Bobby Petrino and selected players will be Gasparro at brought into the team meeting room. [email protected]. The visiting coach and players are available outside their locker room. Please check BOBBY PETRINO RADIO SHOW with the visiting SID for more details. Typed post-game quotes from both head The Bobby Petrino Radio coaches and players will be available in the Show will air Wednesdays at press box following the game. 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on WHAS For both home and away games, the 840 AM. The show originates Louisville locker and training rooms are closed from Tumbleweed on the River to the media. Football SID Rocco Gasparro will during the season and is open to survey the media in the fourth quarter for player the public. requests. BOBBY PETRINO TELEVISION MEDIA MEALS SHOW NCAA GUIDES AND THE MEDIA A pre-game meal is served on fifth floor of The weekly Bobby Petrino Show can be the Press Box about two hours prior to kickoff. Media representatives should be aware of seen Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. on WHAS A buffet style meal will be served to the press several NCAA rules that apply to student- TV. The half-hour program, hosted by Ari and snacks will be available at half-time and athletes. Wolfe, features head coach Bobby Petrino, post-game. Coaches and University officials cannot players and coach spotlights, highlights and a make comments on prospective student-athletes preview of each upcoming game. until they sign a national letter of intent. A coach TELEVISIONS cannot comment on a prospective student- All requests for televising Louisville games BIG EAST TELECONFERENCE athlete who verbally commits. should be directed to Tom Jurich, Director of Every Monday throughout the season each BIG Athletics, University of Louisville, Louisville, Coaches and athletic staff are not permitted KY 40292. For information regarding the EAST coach will be available via conference call to write guest columns for print publications. connecting charge and parking of television from 11:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. ET. Each coach will production trucks at Papa John’s Cardinal be available for 10 minutes. Media Student-athletes are not permitted to endorse Stadium, contact K.C. Scull, Stadium Manger at representatives wishing to participate in the commercial products. PJCS at 502-852-3893. teleconference should contact the BIG EAST office (401-453-0660) or consult the weekly press Student-athletes may not be used in TELEPHONES release for the phone number. The advertisements or endorsements of products, teleconference can also be heard live and on including media related publications. Many telephones are available in the Papa replay via the Internet. Check out the BIG EAST John’s Cardinal Stadium for general use by Photographers cannot provide student- site at www.bigeast.org/air waves for the link. visiting writers. Credential requests should athletes with free photographs and slides. indicate interest in use of these phones. The schedule of coaches is as follows: 11:00 - Mark Dantonio, Cincinnati INTERNET ACCESS 11:10 - Greg Schiano, Rutgers 11:20 - Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh The Press Box at Papa John’s Cardinal 11:30 - Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia Stadium is equipped with high-speed wireless 11:40 - Randy Edsall, Connecticut Internet. Media wishing to file stories 11:50 - Greg Robinson, Syracuse electronically as well as photographers may 12:00 - Bobby Petrino, Louisville access the network by contacting Garret Wall of the U of L Sports Information Office in the 12:10 - Jim Leavitt, USF Press Box. BIG EAST SATELLITE FEED ROAD CREDENTIALS The BIG EAST will begin its weekly football Media credentials requests for Louisville satellite broadcast on Wednesday, September road games should be addressed to the Sports 6. The feed will be available each Wednesday Information Office of the host institution. Be during the season, concluding on November specific when requesting the type of credentials 23. needed. Opponent SID phone numbers are Dates: Wednesdays, Sept. 6 - Nov. 22 listed in the Opponent Section of the media Time: 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET guide. Coordinates: Galaxy 4R, C-Band, Transponder 12 WEEKLY RELEASE The Louisville Sports Information Office will be e-mailing its weekly release throughout the 2006 season. Game notes will be posted on www.UofLSports.com on Monday afternoon. 6 2006 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2006 Louisville Football Media Outlets Louisville NEWSPAPERS Radio Network Bill Doolittle, CD Kaplan Fred Cowgill, Keith Farmer, All University of Louisville foot- Eric Crawford (Beat Writer) Keith Norton ball games will be broadcast on the The Courier-Journal Louisville Eccentric Observer WLKY-TV Sports Cardinal Football Network developed 525 W. Broadway 640 South Fourth Street by Nelligan Sports Marketing. WHAS PO Box 6205 Louisville, KY 40202 Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Radio (840 AM), a 50,000 watt, clear- Louisville, KY 40206 channel station in Louisville, will Phone: (502) 582-4361 Phone: (502) 895-9770 Phone: (502) 893-7300 continue to serve as the Cards’ flag Fax: (502) 582-7186 Fax: (502) 895-9779 Fax: (502) 896-0725 ship. The Cardinals also have exten- RADIO sive U of L programming on WKRD Rick Bozich, Jerry Brewer Radio (790 AM), an all-sports station Paul Rogers (play-by-play) Gary Fogle, Bob Domine, Kent with primary U of L coverage as well (Sports Columnists) Taylor as Fox . The Courier-Journal WHAS Radio WAVE-TV Sports The radio voice of the Cardinals 525 W. Broadway 4000 Radio Drive #1 once again will be Paul Rogers. En- P.O. Box 32970 Louisville, KY 40202 Louisville, KY 40218 tering his 15th season behind the Phone: (502) 479-2213 Louisville, KY 40232 WHAS 840AM microphone for Cards’ Phone: (502) 582-4361 football, Rogers also hosts Bobby Fax: Phone: (502) 561-4144 Fax: (502) 582-7186 (502) 479-2224 Fax: (502) 561-4115 Petrino’s weekly radio call-in show as well as handling Cardinal basket- Gene Abell, Sports Editor Craig Swabek (analyst) ball and racing play- Erik Waxler, Kyle Draper by-play. Lexington Herald-Leader 4018 Brownlee Road WHAS-TV Sports Joining Rogers in the booth will be Main & Midland Louisville, KY 40207 PO Box 1100 former U of L running back and assis- Lexington, KY 40507 Phone: (502) 721-9033 tant coach Craig Swabek. Entering Louisville, KY 40201-1100 Phone: (859) 231-3237 his sixth full season in the radio booth, Lachlan McLean Phone: (502) 582-7255 Swabek opened his ca- Fax: (859) 255-7236 reer as the Cards’ television analyst in WHAS Radio SportsTalk Fax: (502) 582-7279 1998. The duo is joined by Doug Ron Steiner, Russ Brown, Howie 4000 Radio Drive #1 WIRE SERVICES Ormay for the secoond straight sea- Lindsey, Jeff Wofford, Matt Louisville, KY 40218 son. Will Graves Wallinger Phone: (502) 479-2222 Associated Press Louisville SportsReport Fax: (502) 479-2224 Courier-Journal Bldg. P.O. Box 17520 525 W. Broadway Louisville, KY 40217 Sports Director Louisville, KY 40202 Phone: (502) 636-4330 WTSZ Radio Phone: (502) 583-7718 Fax: (502) 636-9265 545 Main Street Shelbyville, KY 40065 Fax: (502) 589-4831 Chuck Jones Phone: (502) 633-2122 MAGAZINES News-Enterprise Fax: (800) 578-2700 Inside the Ville Magazine P.O. Box 430 2315 North Buckeye Lane Elizabethtown, KY 42701 Scott Clark, Bob Valvano Goshen, KY 40026 Phone: (270) 769-2312 WKRD Radio Phone: (502) 644-6453 or Fax: (270) 765-7318 4000 Radio Drive #1 Louisville, KY 40218 (502) 644-9363 Earl Cox Phone: (502) 479-2222 Voice-Tribune Fax: (800) 578-2700 Radio Affliates P.O. Box 7129 TELEVISION WHAS 840 AM - Louisville Louisville, KY 40257-0129 (flagship) Phone: (502) 897-8910 Gary Montgomery, Tom Lane, WNDE 1260 AM - , Fax: (502) 897-8915 John Lewis Ind. WDRB-TV Sports WCKY 1530 AM - Cincinnati, Ohio WMKJ 105.5 FM - Lexington 634 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Sports Editor WKEQ 910 AM - Somerset The Cardinal (student paper) Louisville, KY 40203 WFKY 1490 AM - Frankfort University of Louisville Phone: (502) 584-6441 WLVK 105.5 FM - Elizabethtown Fax: (502) 589-5559 WYMC 1430 AM - Mayfield Louisville, KY 40292 WQXQ 101.9 FM - Owensboro Phone: (502) 852-6727 WKYX 570 AM - Paducah Fax: (502) 852-0700 WLYE 94.1 FM - Bowling Green WXKZ 105.3 FM - Prestonsburg WKYH 600 AM - Paintsville Sirius Satellite Radio 2006 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 7 2006 Louisville Football Athletic Department Directory

Julie Hermann ...... 852-0863 Associate Director CAF Marketing All area codes are 502 Sr. Assoc. AD / SWA Carolyn Center ...... 852-2472 Kyle Moats ...... 852-4613 Sports Information ...... 852-6581 Holly Sheilley Associate Director, CAF National Marketing Director Ronee Baxter ...... 852-2015 Jason Buckner ...... 852-0706 Sports Info. Fax ...... 852-7401 Pete Cautilli ...... 852-0814 Assistant AD for Student Development CAF/Marketing Coordinator Assoc. AD for Tickets/Licensing & Web Site:www.UofLSports.com and Championships Valerie Owens-Combs ...... 852-2473 Merch. Kenny Klein ...... 852-6581 Wiley Brown ...... 852-7079 CAF/L Club Coordinator Theresa Lowry ...... 852-0721 Assoc. Athletic Dir. for Media Relations Assistant Student Welfare/Outreach Maggi Constantz ...... 852-2471 Director of Marketing e-mail: [email protected] Meg Peavy ...... 852-0223 Program Coordinator Adrienne Johnson ...... 852-8872 Rocco Gasparro ...... 852-0102 Asst. Director, Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Adam Mallette ...... 852-5735 Marketing Coordinator Assistant Sports Information Director Debbie Young ...... 852-5732 Development Assistant e-mail: [email protected] Administrative Assistant to Tom Jurich Melissa Huber ...... 852-5735 Nancy Worley ...... 852-0113 Equipment Patsy Wynne ...... 852-1974 Development Assistant Associate Sports Information Director Charles Hall ...... 852-7121 Athletic Assistant/Special Events Garett Wall ...... 852-3088 PJCS Equipment Manager Ruth Bandy ...... 852-5833 Facilities ...... 852-5732 Assistant SID/Web Site Manager Scott Norton ...... 852-2505 Customer Relations Secretary Rob Brawner ...... 852-0125 Kim Pemberton ...... 852-7711 Cardinal Park Equipment Manager Vickie Way ...... 852-2161 Asst. AD/ Int. Affairs & Facilities Assistant Sports Information Director Stephen Foster ...... 852-6341 Administrative Assistant Rick Bell ...... 852-2102 Sean Moth ...... 852-2159 KFEC Equipment Manager Assistant Facilities Assistant Sports Information Director Academic Services ...... 852-6006 Ray Bronger ...... 852-7010 Lori Korte ...... 852-3086 Baseball Marvin Mitchell ...... 852-6006 Facilities Assistant Assistant Sports Information Director Lelo Prado ...... 852-0103 Assoc. AD for Academic Services Jason Bond ...... 852-7029 Kathy Tronzo ...... 852-6581 Head Coach Bryan Hicks ...... 852-1446 Computer Operations Program Assistant Brian Mundorf ...... 852-1217 Asst. AD for Academic Services Scott Flavell ...... 852-2103 Fred Reynolds ...... 852-6581 Assistant Coach Scott Sallade ...... 852-7913 Technology Specialist Video Coordinator James McAuley ...... 852-8145 Director of Student Services Michael Foos ...... 852-2103 Dave Klotz ...... 852-3085 Assistant Coach Derek Cowherd ...... 852-8863 Student Assistant Photographer/Designer Lazer Collazo ...... 852-3939 Academic Counselor Mike Winkenhofer ...... 852-2863 Shelly Feller ...... 852-3085 Assistant Coach Raymond Harrison ...... 852-2786 Director of Athletic Fields Photography Assistant Associate Director Stadium Grounds Crew: Men’s Basketball ...... 852-6551 Christine Jackson ...... 852-7934 Mike Winkenhofer ...... 852-2863 Sports Medicine ...... 852-0123 ...... 852-6651 Associate Director John Johnson ...... 852-2863 Carole Banda ...... 852-2763 Head Coach Shelia Padgett ...... 852-4750 Mike Hetzel ...... 852-2863 Director of Olympic Sports Medicine Kevin Willard ...... 852-6651 Academic Counselor Jeb Whiting ...... 852-2863 Fred Hina ...... 852-0116 Associate Head Coach Jamil B ...... 852-7109 Athletic Trainer (Men's Basketball) Marvin Menzies ...... 852-6651 Program Assistant Nelligan Marketing ...... 852-7254 Dwayne Treolo ...... 852-7122 Assistant Coach Anthony Wright ...... 852-1012 John Penny ...... 852-0858 AthleticTrainer (Football) Steve Masiello ...... 852-6651 Academic Counselor General Manager Brook Norton ...... 852-2762 Assistant Coach John Ramsey ...... 852-5737 Assistant Athletic Trainer Tim Sypher ...... 852-8593 Business ...... 852-2414 Director of Sales Eric Buckman ...... 852-5087 Basketball Equipment Manager Alicia Clark ...... 852-2411 Amy Blevins-Morgan ...... 852-0856 Assistant Athletic Trainer Vincent Tatum ...... 852-6651 Asst. Athletic Director/Business Director of Sales Brad Farrell ...... 852-8778 Executive Assistant to Pitino Terry Veleta ...... 852-2413 Jordan Sucher ...... 852-0860 Assistant Athletic Trainer Stephanie Diebold ...... 852-6651 Asst. Business Manager Marketing Coordinator Melessa Wohleber ...... 852-2498 Basketball Secretary Carole Snyder ...... 852-7060 Assistant Athletic Trainer Dan McHale ...... 852-6651 Administrative Associate Steve Hoelscher ...... 852-2508 Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium Video Coordinator Opal Newton ...... 852-2412 Assistant Athletic Trainer ...... 852-0083 Administrative Assistant Melanie Hof ...... 852-2508 K.C. Scull ...... 852-0083 Women’s Basketball Sandy Short ...... 852-2414 Assistant Athletic Trainer Stadium Manager Tom Collen ...... 852-0221 Administrative Assistant Naomi Sprigler ...... 852-2504 Dave Dow...... 852-8463 Head Coach Melinda Van Arsdale ...... 852-1685 Athletic Trainer Facilities Asst. Patty Norton ...... 852-0100 Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Business Mgr. Aaron Bachert ...... 852-4746 Director of Basketball Operations KFEC Facility ...... 852-4932 Assistant Athletic Trainer Ticket Office ...... 852-5151 Zenarae Antoine ...... 852-3840 Jim McGhee ...... 852-3776 Debbie Cox ...... 852-0123 Brad Barber ...... 852-5863 Assistant Coach Asst. Athletic Director for Varsity Sports Program Assistant Asst. AD / Operations & Ticketing Tim Eatman ...... 852-8355 Angela Todd ...... 852-4935 Stephanie Slemmons ...... 852-5338 Assistant Coach Program Assistant Strength and Conditioning Staff PJCS Ticket Manager Greg Collins ...... 852-0219 Ray Ganong ...... 852-2761 Mavetta Swope ...... 852-5863 Director of Scouting & Summer Camps Compliance ...... 852-0101 Strength and Conditioning Coach Assistant Director of Ticket Operations Brandy Manning ...... 852-7801 John Carns ...... 852-7728 Jason Veltkamp ...... 852-6778 Mary Burks ...... 852-5863 Program Assistant Associate AD for Compliance Strength and Conditioning Coach Ticket Office Assistant Chris Bailey ...... 852-8421 Jodie Sykes ...... 852-8871 Teena Murray ...... 852-2760 Sherri Mabe ...... 852-5863 Graduate Assistant Assistant AD for Compliance Strength and Conditioning Coach Ticket Office Assistant Daniel Gossom ...... 852-1680 Jason Dierking ...... 852-0792 Chris Pyles ...... 852-5863 Cross Country/Track Compliance Assistant Assistant Strength/Conditioning Coach Ticket Office Assistant Ron Mann ...... 852-0106 Nick Ojea ...... 852-0863 Dorrick Roy ...... 852-6778 Cheryl Young ...... 852-4937 Head Coach Compliance Assistant Graduate Asst. Football Ticket Office Assistant Mellanee Welty ...... 852-8466 Lynne Barney ...... 852-0216 Antoine Sharp ...... 852-6778 Assistant Coach Coordinator of Athletic Services Graduate Asst. Football Varsity Athletics ...... 852-7801 Floyd Brazier ...... 852-0111 Jing Hughley ...... 852-0101 Assistant Coach Athletic Administration .. 852-5732 Cardinal Athletic Fund ... 852-5735 Program Assistant Brice Allen ...... 852-0194 Gary Friedman ...... 852-7244 Tom Jurich ...... 852-5732 Margaret Womack ...... 852-7801 Assistant Coach Associate AD/Development Vice President/Director of Athletics Program Asst. Women’s Basketball Jake Jacoby ...... 852-2279 Bryan Risner ...... 852-0171 Kevin Miller ...... 852-0118 Assistant Coach Asst. Athletic Director/Development Sr. Assoc. AD for Internal Operations Mark Rodriquez ...... 852-2267 Jill Zoll ...... 852-0861 Assistant Coach 8 2006 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2006 Louisville Football Athletic Department Directory

Field Hockey David Spina ...... 852-8761 Men’s Soccer Men’s Tennis Pam Bustin ...... 852-0215 Video Coordinator ...... 852-0105 Rex Ecarma ...... 852-0217 Head Coach Denise Murphy ...... 852-7775 Head Coach Head Coach Christy Utter ...... 852-7795 Administrative Asst. to Bobby Petrino Mike Avery ...... 852-2487 Mark Beckham ...... 852-0217 Assistant Coach Robyn Mattingly ...... 852-6327 Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Britt D’Augustine ...... 852-8153 Recruiting Assistant Jeremy Proud ...... 852-3936 Assistant Coach Vicki Nugent ...... 852-8758 Assistant Coach Women’s Tennis Program Assistant Greg Davis ...... 852-3357 Football Ali Dister ...... 852-6325 Women’s Soccer Head Coach Bobby Petrino ...... 852-7775 Assistant Karen Ferguson ...... 852-0104 Manisha Patel ...... 852-0018 Head Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Greg Nord...... 852-8774 Golf Paul Rogers...... 852-1783 Asst. Head Coach / TE/RB Mark Crabtree ...... 852-8452 Assistant Coach Women’s Volleyball Paul Petrino ...... 852-8769 Head Men's Golf Coach Woody Sherwood ...... 852-2095 Leonid Yelin ...... 852-0218 Offensive Coordinator Kelly Meyers Rothberg ...... 852-1768 Assistant Coach Head Coach Mike Cassity ...... 852-8763 Head Women's Golf Coach Melissa Starck Bean ...... 852-7248 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Softball Assistant Coach Jeff Brohm ...... 852-8770 Women’s Lacrosse Sandy Pearsall ...... 852-1782 Chad Norton ...... 852-7137 Quarterbacks Meghan McDonogh ...... 852-3195 Head Coach Assistant Coach Reggie Johnson ...... 852-8773 Head Men's Golf Coach Leslie Adams ...... 852-5344 Linebackers Coach Assistant Coach Spirit Groups Mike Summers ...... 852-0438 Women’s Rowing Karen Marr...... 852-7695 Todd Sharp ...... 473-7374 Offensive Line Coach Richard Ruggieri ...... 852-7933 Assistant Coach Spirit Coordinator Tom McMahon ...... 852-8762 Head Coach Misty Hodges ...... 905-2667 Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Laurie Featherstone ...... 852-8121 Swimming & Diving All Girl Squad Coach Joe Whitt, Jr ...... 852-8768 Assistant Coach Arthur Albiero ...... 852-8848 Sheryl Knight ...... 473-7374 Cornerbacks/Recruiting Coor. Laura Fogt ...... 852-8121 Head Coach Ladybirds Coach Kevin Wolthausen ...... 852-8771 Assistant Coach Karin Olmstead ...... 852-0111 James Speed ...... 969-4111 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Assistant Coach Cheerleading Coach Line Coach David Walden ...... 852-0111 Greg Brohm ...... 852-8762 Assistant Coach Director of Football Operations Paul Gering ...... 852-8765 Special Assistant to the Head Coach

2006 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 9 2006 Louisville Football Louisville Traditions All Hail! U of L logos are copyrighted. All Hail! To Thee, our U of L Academic All-Americans As we stand up for her fame, All Hail! To Thee, The Cardinals were represented twice in the Muhammad Ali our U of L 1990’s on the Association As we fight to win this game; Sing Praises for a Some people become so famous they are Academic All-American team. Victory. We wish our Heroes well, recognized by just one word or phrase. Such is placed among the honorees in 1991 All Hail! the Cardinal Spirit, All Hail! our U of the case with Louisville native Muhammad Ali while punter Brandon Brookfield was named L. to the 1994 squad. or “The Champ.” The three-time heavyweight champion of the world made an appearance at the Cardinals’ nationally-televised contest Ladybirds Arnold Jackson versus Penn State in 1997 and was greeted This group, along with the Cardinal A diminutive option quarterback and point with a five-minute standing ovation. cheerleaders and band, have made it guard from Andrew Jackson High School in fashionable, if not mandatory, for Louisville Jacksonville, Fla., Arnold Jackson came to the Cheerleaders fans to stay in their seats at timeouts and University of Louisville as a partial qualifier halftime. The Ladybirds, U of L’s dance team, Perhaps the University of Louisville’s most and left as the NCAA Division I-A all-time earned the 2003 and 2004 National Dance successful team over the past decade, the co-ed leader in receptions with 300. Jackson broke Alliance National Championship at the cheerleading squad captured its 12th national the two-year-old mark of Nevada’s Trevor competition in Orlando, its fifth national title championship during the 2005- 2006 school Insley by two grabs. The gloves Jackson wore over the past nine seasons. The Ladybirds have year. Coached by James Speed, the Cardinals for his recordbreaking catch are on display at been regulars on the national forefront of dance have recorded NCA championships in 1985, the College Football Hall of Fame in South competitions, finishing among the nation’s top 1986, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, Bend, Ind. five 15 of the last 20 years. In 2003 and 2004, the 2004, 2005 and 2006. The group was inducted Cardinals were the only school to complete an into the Rolling Stone Athletic Hall of Fame in unprecedented sweep of the national Band 1998 and was featured with a two-page championships with the coed, all-girl and photograph in the publication. The Cards’ All- Under the direction of sixth-year Ladybirds earning a national championship. Director of Bands Dr. Greg Byrne, the U of L Girl squad won the 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 marching band continues to add fun and national titles, its fifth in eight years. The Small excitement to an autumn afternoon in PJCS. In Co-Ed squad finished first in their first season Playboy addition to its role at U of L events, the band of competition. The Cardinals have placed four players on the also takes special pride in its annual prestigious preseason publication’s All- appearance at the world famous Kentucky Fight Songs America team. Louisville was represented in 1996 by cornerback Sam Madison, in 1995 by Derby. U of L has two tackle Roman Oben, in 1991 by cornerback Ray of them, and here are the lyrics to both: Cardinals’ Nickname Buchanan and in 1957 by lineman Ken Kordas. The University of Fight U of L Louisville’s athletic Fight! Now for Vict’ry and show them how we Redman symbol, chosen sometime sure will win this game. The son and grandson of former U after 1913, is a Cardinal. Fight! On you Card’nals and prove to them of L offensive linemen, attended The was that we deserve our fame. Roll up the score his hometown university and left with the most chosen to give U of L now and beat the foe so we can give a yell with used arm in NCAA Division I-A history. statewide identification, a Fight! Give them all you’ve got for we A Louisville resident and a national high school since the Cardinal is the are with you U of L! player of the year at Male High School, Redman state bird of Kentucky. The school colors — set then NCAA marks completing 1,031 of 1,679 cardinal red (PMS 485, for printers), black passes in his four-year career. Redman’s and white — were adopted at the standout senior season in which he led the suggestion of Mrs. John L. Patterson. All of the University of Louisville’s present

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Cards to their second consecutive , Unitas Award earned him the Golden Arm Each year, Johnny Award. The award, named for the former U of Unitas lends his name L and Baltimore Colts quarterback, is given to The Johnny Unitas annually to the nation’s top senior QB. Golden Arm Award, presented annually to Retired Numbers the nation’s top senior Only one University of Louisville football quarterback. In number has been retired. No. 16 will never be addition to honoring a worn again by a Louisville Cardinal because it player with the belongs to Johnny Unitas. As a matter of fact, Golden Arm Award, Unitas didn’t even wear 16 after he left. The the quarterback wore 19 for his entire professional Chapter of the Johnny career. Unitas Golden Arm Educational Spirit Award Foundation has presented more than DeWayne White, 2001 C-USA Defensive $350,000 in Player of the Year and the 64th choice in the scholarships to 2003 NFL Draft, was honored with the 2002 deserving scholar- Disney’s Wide World of Sports Spirit Award at athletes from high the conclusion of the 2002 regular season. The schools and colleges award recognizes the accomplishments of since the establishment college football’s most inspirational student- of the award in 1987. athlete. He received the award as part of Each year, a committee ESPN’s live national television broadcast of composed of NFL The Home Depot College Football Awards at executives, coaches, the Atlantic Dance Hall at Walt Disney World scouts and media Resort. members select the winner based on Travelling Trophies citizenship, Louisville notched both travelling trophies scholarship, (the Governor’s Cup and the Keg of Nails) leadership qualities after defeating rivals Kentucky and Cincinnati and athletic for the hardware last season. U of L accomplishments. maintained the Governor’s Cup following a 31-24 win over the in-state rival Wildcats to Walk-ons open the season and a 46-22 win over U of L has a rich Cincinnati at Nippert Stadium. The Cardinals tradition of walkons have had both trophies in their possession making an impact on since the 2003 season. Sophomore quarterback Hunter Cantwell, a the Cardinals on-field fortunes. Miguel Montano began his career as a walk-on in 1994 walk-on, started for the Cardinals in the last two games of the 2005 campaign.

and in four seasons became the Cards’ all-time leader in receptions (175) and receiving yards (2,305) at the time. Perhaps the most intriguing walk-on story came in the early 1980’s when a walk-on named Frank Minnifield earned a scholarship. Minnifield went undrafted in 1982 but after two seasons in the USFL with the Chicago Blitz, the Lexington native signed with the Cleveland Browns. He would appear in three Pro Bowls, play in three AFC Championship games and team with Southern Mississippi alum Hanford Dixon to name the rowdy Cleveland Municipal Stadium bleacher crowd, “The Dawg Pound.” Last season, red- shirt freshman quarterback Hunter Cantwell started for the Cardinals versus Connecticut and also guided the Cardinals in the Gator Bowl.

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Bowl Game Date Time (ET) Site Matchup Network Poinsettia Dec. 19 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Mountain West vs. At-Large ESPN2 GMAC Dec. 20 8 p.m. Mobile, Ala. C-USA vs. MAC/WAC ESPN Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Dec. 21 8 p.m. Las Vegas, Nev. Mountain West vs. Pac-10 ESPN New Orleans Dec. 22 8 p.m. New Orleans, La. Sun Belt Champ vs. C-USA ESPN2 New Mexico Dec. 23 4:30 p.m. Albuquerque, N.M. Mountain West vs. WAC ESPN Birmingham Dec. 23 1 p.m. Birmingham, Ala. BIG EAST vs. C-USA ESPN2 Fort Worth Dec. 23 8 p.m. Fort Worth, Texas C-USA vs. Mountain West ESPN Sheraton Hawaii Dec. 24 8 p.m. Honolulu, Hawaii Pac-10 vs. WAC ESPN Motor City Dec. 26 7:30 p.m. Detroit, Mich. Big Ten vs. MAC ESPN Independence Dec. 27 4:30 p.m. Shreveport, La. Big 12 vs. SEC ESPN Emerald Dec. 27 8 p.m. San Francisco, Calif. ACC vs. Pac-10 ESPN Pacific Life Holiday Dec. 28 8 p.m. San Diego, Calif. Big 12 vs. Pac-10 ESPN Gaylord Hotels Music City Dec. 29 TBA Nashville, Tenn. ACC vs. SEC ESPN Insight Dec. 29 TBA Tempe, Ariz. Big Ten vs. Big 12 NFL Vitalis Sun Dec. 29 2 p.m. El Paso, Texas Big 12/BIG EAST/ND vs. Pac-10 CBS Champs Sports Dec. 29 8 p.m. Orlando, Fla. ACC vs. Big Ten ESPN Meineke Car Care Dec. 30 1 p.m. Charlotte, N.C. ACC vs. BIG EAST/Navy ESPN Chick-fil-A Dec. 30 8 p.m. Atlanta, Ga. ACC vs. SEC ESPN MPC Computers Dec. 31 7:30 p.m. Boise, Idaho ACC vs. WAC ESPN Outback Jan. 1 11 a.m. Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ESPN AT&T Cotton Jan. 1 11:30 a.m. Dallas, Texas Big 12 vs. SEC FOX Toyota Gator Jan. 1 1 p.m. Jacksonville, Fla. ACC vs. Big 12/BIG EAST/ND CBS Capital One Jan. 1 1 p.m. Orlando, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ABC Rose presented by Citi Jan. 1 5 p.m. Pasadena, Calif. *BCS vs. BCS ABC Tostitos Fiesta Jan. 1 8:30 p.m. Tempe, Ariz. *BCS vs. BCS FOX FedEx Orange Jan. 2 8 p.m. Miami, Fla. *BCS vs. BCS FOX Allstate Sugar Jan. 3 8 p.m. New Orlenas, La. *BCS vs. BCS FOX International Jan. 6 12 p.m. Toronto, Canada BIG EAST vs. MAC ESPN2 BCS National Championship Jan. 8 8 p.m. Phoenix, Ariz. *BCS #1 vs. BCS #2 FOX MasterCard Alamo TBA TBA San Antonio, Texas Big Ten vs. Big 12 ESPN AutoZone Liberty TBA TBA Memphis, Tenn. C-USA vs. SEC ESPN

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