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Contacts: Jim Daves & Jeff Bechthold • (206) 543-2230 • Fax (206) 543-5000 2002 HUSKY SCHEDULE / RESULTS #9/9 WASHINGTON vs. #12/10 MICHIGAN Aug. 31 at Michigan (ABC-TV) 9:00 a.m. Dawgs Open 2002 Slate in ‘The Big House’ Sept. 7 SAN JOSE STATE 12:30 p.m. THE GAME: The Washington football team (8-4 overall in 2001, 6-2 in the Pac-10) kicks off the 2002 Sept. 21 WYOMING (Fox Sports Net) 7:00 p.m. season by traveling to Ann Arbor for the first time since 1984. The Huskies, ranked No. 9 in both the Sept. 28 IDAHO 12:30 p.m. Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today preseason rankings, take on Michigan (No. 12 AP, No. 10 coaches) Oct. 5 CALIFORNIA 12:30 p.m. in a nationally televised game Saturday, Aug. 31, at Michigan Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12 noon Eastern Oct. 12 ARIZONA 12:30 p.m. Time (9 a.m. PDT). The Wolverines, who also finished 8-4 overall last season, will be looking for some Oct. 19 at USC 12:30 p.m. measure of revenge as the Huskies pulled out a late, 23-18 win last season when the two teams met at Oct. 26 at Arizona State 7:00 p.m. Husky Stadium. After opening on the road vs. UM, the Huskies return to Husky Stadium for five consecu- Nov. 2 UCLA 12:30 p.m. tive home games over the following six weeks. With a capacity of over 107,000, the Michigan Stadium crowd should mark the largest attendance ever for a Washington football game. Four of the top five Nov. 9 OREGON STATE 12:30 p.m. crowds in UW history have come vs. Michigan – three in the Rose Bowl and one at Ann Arbor. See page Nov. 16 at Oregon 1:00 p.m. three for more on the Huskies’ attendance records. Nov. 23 at Washington State 12:30 p.m. all times are Pacific and subject to change THE SERIES: Michigan holds a one-win advantage in the all-time, 11-game series against Washington with six wins and five losses. However, all of the Huskies' five wins have come in the last seven meetings. 2001 FINAL PAC-10 STANDINGS The Huskies and Wolverines have met in the regular season seven times and in the Rose Bowl in the four Team Pac-10 Overall other. Outside of Minnesota (17 meetings), Washington has played more games against Michigan than 1. Oregon 7-1 11-1 any other Big Ten team. The series got started in 1953, when Michigan crushed the UW, 50-0, in Ann 2. Washington State 6-2 10-2 Arbor. The following year in Seattle, Michigan posted another shutout, winning 14-0. In 1969 (at Ann Stanford 6-2 9-3 Arbor) and 1970 (in Seattle), the Wolverines picked up two more wins, 45-7 and 17-3, respectively. Washington 6-2 8-4 Washington's first win over Michigan came in the 1978 Rose Bowl when MVP Warren Moon led the 5. USC 5-3 6-6 Dawgs to a 27-20 victory. Moon scored on two runs and passed for another TD. Michigan got its revenge 6. UCLA 4-4 7-4 in the 1981 Rose Bowl with a 23-6 win. In 1983 at Husky Stadium, Steve Pelluer hit Mike Pattison on a 7. Oregon State 3-5 5-6 seven-yard TD pass with 34 seconds left in the fourth quarter, then hit Larry Michael for the two-point 9. Arizona 2-6 5-6 conversion, to lead Washington to a 25-24 win after Michigan had led, 24-10, in the fourth quarter. Pelluer completed 14 straight passes in the final period. 8. Arizona State 1-7 4-7 10. California 0-8 1-10 In 1984, in front of 103,072 at Michigan Stadium, Hugh Millen went 13-for-16 for 165 yards and a 73-yard Previous Results TD to Pattison in the UW's 20-11 win over third-ranked Michigan. In the 1992 Rose Bowl, the Huskies capped a 12-0 season and a national title with a 34-14 win over the No. 4 Wolverines. Co-MVPs Billy Joe Saturday, August 24 Hobert and Steve Emtman led the charge for the winners as Hobert went 18-for-34 with 292 yards and Nebraska 48, Arizona State 10 two TDs while Emtman led a defense that sacked Elvis Grbac six times. Michigan came back the following This Week season to beat the Huskies in the '93 Rose Bowl, 38-31. UM tailback Tyrone Wheatley was the obvious star of the game, rushing for 235 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Wheatley scored on Thursday, August 29 runs of 56, 88 and 24 yards. Last year in the Huskies’ season opener at Husky Stadium, Roc Alexander ran Eastern Kentucky at Oregon State, 7:00 p.m. back a blocked field goal for a score and Omare Lowe returned an interception for a TD as the Huskies Saturday, August 31 rallied in the fourth quarter to win, 23-18. More details on that game on page three of this release. Washington at Michigan, 9:00 a.m. Nevada at Washington State, 12:00 p.m. TELEVISION: The Washington-Michigan game will be shown to most of the United States on ABC- Baylor at California, 2:00 p.m. TV, with Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Bob Griese (color) and Lynn Swann (sidelines) providing the com- Mississippi State at Oregon, 3 p.m. mentary. The game will also air on tape delay on Fox Sports in the Northwest with David Locke and Northern Arizona at Arizona, 7 p.m. former Husky quarterback Sonny Sixkiller calling the action. The replay will air Sunday at 5:00 p.m. and again Monday at noon. Replay times will vary until the end of baseball season. A new show, “The Wash- Eastern Washington at Arizona State, 7 p.m. ington Football Experience” will air for the first time next Thursday, Sept. 5, at 7:00 p.m. on Fox Sports. The new program is an up-close look at each Husky game, with one-on-one player interviews and side- Quick Hits line photography. The show will air each Thursday through the season. Additionally, ESPN’s College • Washington will complete a three-game stretch Gameday show, with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso, will originate from Ann Arbor Saturday against three traditional powers this Saturday. The morning. Huskies closed out the 2001 season vs. then No. 1 Miami and then-No. 10 Texas and start this year RADIO: The Husky Sports Network, with its flagship station KJR 950-AM, will carry the live broadcast against No. 12 Michigan. of every football game to 10 different states on 28 different radio stations. Bob Rondeau (play-by-play), • The UW hasn’t posted a losing season since 1976 (5- Chuck Nelson (color) and Bill Swartz (sidelines) provide the call. The game will also air nationwide on the 6), going 25 years since with a .500 or better mark. Westwood One network with John Tautjes and Fran Curci calling the action. WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST THE COACH: Husky head coach Rick Neuheisel is beginning his fourth year at the helm of the Washington program. In three seasons, Neuheisel has MEDIA RESOURCES led the Huskies to an 26-10 overall mark and an 19-5 record in Pac-10 play and UW ON THE INTERNET: The Washington athletic department’s official web finished either first or second in the league each year. Last year, the Huskies site can be found at www.gohuskies.com. The site features information on all 23 of made their second second-place finish under Neuheisel, going 8-3 in the regu- the Huskies’ intercollegiate sports programs. lar season (6-2 in the conference) before falling short in a barn-burner vs. Texas MICHIGAN ON THE INTERNET: Michigan’s official athletic website can in the Holiday Bowl. In 2001, Washington posted an 11-1 overall record, a 7-1 be found at www.mgoblue.com. conference mark and shared the Pac-10 Championship. After beating Purdue, 34-24, in the Rose Bowl, the Huskies finished with a No. 3 ranking in the final PAC-10 ON THE INTERNET: The official Pac-10 web site, which includes a national polls. In his first season at Washington (1999), Neuheisel led the Hus- copy of the weekly Pac-10 football release, can be found at the following address: kies to a 7-5 overall mark, a second-place tie (6-2) in the Pac-10 and a trip to the www.pac-10.org. Culligan Holiday Bowl. Neuheisel became the first Husky coach in history to lead the UW to a bowl game in his first season as head coach. Prior to coming to COACH’S SHOW: Husky Talk with play-by-play announcer Bob Rondeau and Washington, Neuheisel served four seasons as the head coach at Colorado, head coach Rick Neuheisel will air each Monday on KJR 950-AM at 5:00 p.m. posting a 33-14 (.702) overall mark with the Buffaloes. His career record, in seven seasons, is 59-24 (.711). Neuheisel worked for six seasons as an assistant HUSKY SPORTS NETWORK: The following stations make up the 28-station coach at his alma mater, UCLA, before joining Bill McCartney’s Colorado staff in Husky Sports Network: 1994 as the quarterbacks coach. Originally a walkon at UCLA, Neuheisel won WASHINGTON: ARIZONA the starting quarterback position as a senior and led the Bruins to the 1983 Pac- Seattle (flagship) KJR 950 AM Phoenix/Tempe KDUS 1060 AM 10 championship. He was named the MVP of the 1984 Rose Bowl that saw UCLA Bellingham KPUG 1170 AM Tucson KFFN 1490 AM defeat Illinois, 45-9. Washington fans remember Neuheisel’s tremendous per- Centralia/Chehalis KELA 1470 AM Everett/Mt. Vernon KBRC 1430 AM CALIFORNIA formance when he completed 25 of 27 passes to set an NCAA completions per- G. Coulee/Moses Lake KEYG 98.5 FM Merced KTIQ 1660 AM centage record that was only recently broken by Tennessee’s Tee Martin. Hoquiam KWOK 1490 AM Palm Springs KRXK 1230 AM Neuheisel, a member of the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame, still holds the Bruins’ Kelso/Longview KLOG 1490 AM single-season (69.3) and career (68.3) completion percentage records. Olympia/McCleary KGY 96.9 FM IDAHO Neuheisel Year-by-Year Omak KOMW 680 AM Pocatello/Idaho Falls KSEI 930 AM Year School Overall Conf. Othello/Moses Lake KZLN 97.5 FM Rexburg KRXK 1490 AM 1995 Colorado 10-2 5-2 Port Angeles/Sequim KONP 1450 AM 1996 Colorado 10-2 7-1 Tri-Cities KFLD 870 AM OREGON Walla Walla KGDC 1320 AM Portland/Hillsboro KUIK 1360 AM 1997 Colorado 5-6 3-5 Wenatchee KPQ 560 AM 1998 Colorado 8-4 3-5 Yakima/Selah KJOX 980 AM MONTANA 1999 Washington 7-5 6-2 Missoula KGRZ 1450 AM 2000 Washington 11-1 7-1 ALASKA 2001 Washington 8-4 6-2 Anchorage KAXX 1460 AM NEVADA Totals Seven Seasons 59-24 37-18 Juneau KSUP 106.3 FM Las Vegas KENO 1460 AM Ketchikan KTKN 930 AM BEST OF THE BEST: With a career record of 59-24 (.711), Rick Neuheisel UTAH currently enjoys the eighth-best record in Division I-A (by percentage among Salt Lake City/Ogden KFNZ 1320 AM active coaches). Here’s a look at the nation’s top 15 active Division I-A coaches, NEUHEISEL IN THE BIG HOUSE: Husky coach Rick Neuheisel’s his- by winning percentage: tory in Michigan Stadium dates back two decades and includes one of the most I-A Active Coaches by Winning Percentage memorable plays in recent college football history. Neuheisel was a backup Coach School Yrs.* Won Lost Tied Pct. quarterback on a 20th-ranked UCLA team that went to Ann Arbor in 1982 and 1. Bob Pruett Marshall 7 69 11 0 .863 beat the No. 12 Wolverines, 31-27. Later that year, the two teams would meet in 2. Philip Fulmer Tennessee 11 95 20 0 .826 the Rose Bowl. In 1994, Neuheisel was quarterbacks coach when Colorado’s 3. Bobby Bowden Florida State 37 323 91 4 .778 Kordell Stewart threw a 63-yard, hail mary to Michael Westbrook with no time 4. Joe Paterno Penn State 37 327 96 3 .771 on the clock to give the Buffaloes a 27-26 win. In 1997, Neuheisel was CU’s head coach when the Buffs dropped their season opener at The Big House, 27-3. 5. Lloyd Carr Michigan 8 66 20 0 .767 6. R.C. Slocum Texas A&M 14 117 41 2 .738 CELEBRITY GOLF: This past summer, Husky coach Rick Neuheisel put in 7. Dennis Erickson Oregon State 17 136 52 1 .722 an appearance at the Amercian Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake 8. Rick Neuheisel Washington 8 59 24 0 .711 Tahoe and fared rather well. Neuheisel carded a 13-over-par 229 over three 9. Tommy Bowden Clemson 6 40 18 0 .690 rounds (77-76-76) to finish 17th in the 74-man field. Former hockey player Dan 10. Paul Pasqualoni Syracuse 17 125 56 1 .690 Quinn took the title with a three-under 213, beating perennial celebrity golf ace 11. Bill Snyder Kansas State 14 105 49 1 .681 Rick Rhoden by two strokes. Neuheisel finished behind former UW quarter- 12. John Robinson UNLV 16 119 55 4 .680 back Chris Chandler (10th at 224), but ahead of other notables like ESPN ana- 13. Dennis Franchione Alabama 20 145 70 2 .673 lyst Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins coach Steve Spurrier, former vice 14. Lou Holtz South Carolina 31 233 113 7 .670 president Dan Quayle, and NBA legends Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley. 15. John L. Smith Louisville 13 103 54 0 .656 For his efforts, Neuheisel took home a purse of $5,431. Quinn won $100,000 for * years include the 2002 season taking first place. Page 2 2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST COACHING STAFF: Seven of nine members of Washington’s 2001 assis- HUSKIES vs. BIG TEN: Washington holds a 39-35-1 record all-time vs. tant coaching staff return for 2002. Six of the nine current assistants have been Big Ten opponents, a record that includes an 0-2 mark against Penn State, though on the UW staff since Rick Neuheisel’s arrival prior to the 1999 season. How- the Lions were not members of the Big Ten at the time of their games against ever, despite having seven of nine assistant coaches back, there has been a little the UW. Aside from last year’s Michigan game, the Huskies' most recent action shuffling in the position assignments. The two coaches who left – inside line- against Big Ten teams has come primarily in bowl games and in a series of games backers coach Tom Williams to Stanford and running backs coach Tony Alford vs. Ohio State during the mid-1990s. The Huskies have played Big Ten teams to Iowa State – have been replaced by newcomers Cornell Jackson and Bobby six times in bowl games since 1990: Iowa in the 1990 Rose Bowl, Michigan in Kennedy. Jackson will coach the inside linebackers in a direct switch for Will- the 1992 and 1993 Rose Bowls, Iowa in the 1995 Sun Bowl, Michigan State in iams, but Kennedy will serve as wide receivers coach, overseeing a position that the 1997 Aloha Bowl and Purdue in the 2001 Rose Bowl. The Huskies went 4-2 was coached by a graduate assistant last year. Veteran coach Chuck Heater moves in those games. Washington is 7-4 against Big Ten teams since 1990. from cornerbacks to running backs coach while Bobby Hauck will expand his duties from safeties to all the defensive backs. The UW coaching staff includes BIG CROWDS FOR UW-UM: Four of the top five crowds ever to see seven coaches that have served as coordinators and two (Keith Gilbertson and Washington play a football game have been in attendance for a Husky game vs. Steve Axman) that have been head coaches. Gilbertson served as the head man Michigan. The largest crowd ever to witness a UW football game was at the 1982 at Idaho (1986-88) and California (1992-95) while Axman was the coach at North- Rose Bowl, when 105,611 saw the Huskies beat Iowa, 28-0. The next four largest ern Arizona from 1990 to 1997. Axman also once served as offensive coordina- crowds have all been UW-Michigan games – three in the Rose Bowl and one in tor at UCLA. Defensive coordinator Tim Hundley has been a coordinator at Ann Arbor. With recent expansions bringing Michigan Stadium capacity over Oregon State and Idaho while defensive line coach Randy Hart was a coordina- 107,000, Saturday’s attendance should be the largest ever to watch a Husky tor at UW from 1995-98. Hauck headed up the special teams at Colorado before football game. Here are the top five attendances in Washington history: coming to Seattle while Heater was the defensive coordinator at Colorado State (1991-92). Offensive line coach Brent Myers was offensive coordinator at North- Attend. Opponent Date Stadium Results ern Arizona under Axman and spent two seasons as coordinator at Boise State. 1. 105,611 vs. Iowa Jan. 1, 1982 Rose Bowl W, 28-0 2. 105,312 vs. Michigan Jan. 2, 1978 Rose Bowl W, 27-20 THE GAs: The Huskies added two new graduate assistant coaches to the 3. 104,863 vs. Michigan Jan. 1, 1981 Rose Bowl L, 23-6 staff this year, both with names that will be familiar to Seattle-area football fans. 4. 103,566 vs. Michigan Jan. 1, 1992 Rose Bowl W, 34-14 Luther Carr III will assist on offense while Ty Gregorak is the defensive graduate 5. 103,072 at Michigan Sept. 15, 1984 Michigan Stadium W, 20-11 assistant. Carr was head coach at Seattle’s Garfield High the last four seasons and is the son of Luther Carr II, who was a standout Husky player in the late FIRST TIME IN AUGUST: Like many teams in college football this sea- 1950s. Two of Carr’s uncles, Gary and Dave, also earned varsity letters at Wash- son, the Huskies will be playing their first-ever game in the month of August ington, in football and basketball, respectively. Gregorak, who prepped at West this Saturday at Michigan. The earliest opening date in Husky history prior to Valley High in Spokane, Wash., earned three letters as a linebacker at Colorado, this season was September 1, 1982, when the No. 2-ranked Huskies blew out playing two varsity seasons under Rick Neuheisel in Boulder. A 2000 Big 12 All- Texas-El Paso, 55-0, to kick off a 10-2 season. Academic selection, Gregorak retired from playing prior to his senior season due to shoulder and knee injuries. As a junior in 2000, he started eight games FIRST OF TWO MEETINGS?: Washington and Michigan have played and finished fourth on the team in tackles. one another in the regular season seven times and in the Rose Bowl four times. Never, however, have they played in the regular season and in the Rose Bowl in LAST YEAR vs. MICHIGAN: The Huskies’ fourth-quarter magic contin- the same year. Michigan is a near-unanimous preseason favorite to win the Big ued from the previous season as the Dawgs scored two late TDs — on a blocked Ten this year while the UW is at or near the top in nearly every preseason ranking field goal and an interception return — to beat No. 11 Michigan, 23-18, in the of the Pac-10, meaning that a meeting at the 2003 Rose Bowl wouldn’t be out of Huskies’ season opener at Husky Stadium. The Huskies struggled offensively the question. In the Pac-10’s official preseason media poll, the Huskies picked with four new offensive linemen and new quarterback Cody Pickett, who per- to finish second which, with the BCS the way it is, wouldn’t rule the UW out of formed admirably with 199 yards and no interceptions. Down 12-6 in the fourth, the Rose Bowl should the Pac-10 No. 1 qualify for the Fiesta Bowl. the Wolverines were set to try a 33-yard field goal. Omare Lowe blocked the kick and Roc Alexander took it 77 yards for a score. The PAT gave the Huskies WASHINGTON-MICHIGAN TIES: There aren't a great deal of ties their first lead since being ahead, 6-2. On the second play of Michigan’s ensuing between the Washington and Michigan teams. There is, however, one obvious drive, Lowe picked off a John Navarre pass and ran it back 21 yards for a TD, connection: Chuck Heater. Heater, the Huskies' running backs coach and re- increasing the edge to 20-12. John Anderson’s third field goal of the day iced it. cruiting coordinator, played on three Big Ten champion teams in 1972, 1973 The game marked the first time since 1992 that the Huskies were held without and 1974, starting each of those seasons as a fullback and wingback. He was an offensive touchdown and the first time since 1984 that they hadn’t scored an also a freshman on the '71 team that won the Big Ten. Heater graduated from offensive TD at home. Washington was held to only 69 rushing yards on the day Michigan in 1975, but never coached there. Husky quarterbacks coach Steve while first-time starting QB Pickett completed 13-of-22 for 199 yards, with no Axman and Michigan head man Lloyd Carr spent one season together on the touchdowns or interceptions. Navarre finished 26-for-44 for 248 yards while Illinois staff. In 1979, Axman coached the QBs and running backs while Carr was Marquise Walker caught 15 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Wide the secondary coach. In 1989, UW defensive coordinator Tim Hundley was the receiver Reggie Williams became the first true freshman ever to start in his first coordinator at Oregon State, overseeing a defensive staff that included Michi- game at Washington. Williams made the most of the opportunity, grabbing four gan d-line coach Brady Hoke. The Michigan roster includes one player from the receptions for 134 yards, including an 74-yard reception that likely would have state of Washington in defensive end Larry Stevens, a junior from Tacoma's resulted in a score had Williams not lost his shoe running down the sideline. Wilson High. There are no Michiganians on the Washington roster. 2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL Page 3 WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST TEAM NOTES OPENING ON THE ROAD: Washington has opened its season on the .500 OR BETTER SEASONS: With a winning season once again in 2001, road only nine times in the last 26 seasons, and has gone 6-3 in those games. last year the Huskies played their 25th consecutive non-losing season. The last The most recent road opener was a 35-28 loss at BYU in 1999 in Rick Neuheisel’s time that Washington finished below .500 was 1976, when the Dawgs went 5-6. first game in charge of the Huskies. In 1998, the Huskies used the “Miracle in Since then, the Huskies are 207-81-3 (.719) overall. The Huskies’ 25-season streak the Desert” (a 67-yard pass from Brock Huard to Reggie Davis on 4th-and-17 of non-losing seasons is the 14th longest in NCAA history (tied with Florida with 0:28 left) to beat Arizona State, 42-38, in a road opener. Others in the last State’s current streak) and the fourth longest current streak. Here are the long- 26 seasons: 42-20 win at BYU (1997), 45-42 loss at ASU (1996), 24-17 loss at USC est streaks currently running: (1994), 31-7 win at ASU (1992), 42-7 win at Stanford (1991), 20-6 win at Purdue (1988) and 34-0 win at Northwestern (1983). 40 seasons Nebraska 1962-2001 34 seasons Michigan 1968-2001 SEASON OPENERS: Washington is 79-27-6 all-time in season openers, 27 seasons Brigham Young 1974-2001 good for a mark of .732. Since 1989, Washington has posted a 9-3 record in 25 seasons Washington 1977-2001 season openers – 5-0 at home and 4-3 on the road. In that 12-season span, the 25 seasons Florida State 1977-2001 Huskies have opened vs. a ranked team (as they will this weekend) six times: vs. No. 15 Stanford in 1993 (W, 31-14), at No. 17 USC in 1994 (L, 24-17), at No. THE SHUTOUT STREAK: Washington’s Holiday Bowl loss to Texas 20 Arizona State in 1996 (L, 45-42), vs. No. 19 BYU in 1997 (W, 42-20) at No. 8 marked the 240th consecutive game in which Washington has not been shut Arizona State in 1998 (W, 42-38) and vs. No. 11 Michigan last year (W, 23-18). out. That’s the best streak among Pac-10 schools. BYU has the nation’s longest streak at 337 games (NCAA record), while Texas is second with 249 games. The TOP TRADITIONS: Washington and Michigan are two of the top 15 teams last opponent to hold the Huskies scoreless was UCLA (31-0) on Nov. 7, 1981. in history in terms of all-time college football victories. The Wolverines, as a Washington has played 160 Pac-10 games since then without a shutout — the matter of fact, have won more games (813 entering the season) than any Divi- second best current streak among Pac-10 schools. sion I-A team. In 121 years of football, Michigan is 813-266-36. Washington, with 112 seasons completed, is 14th on the all-time list with 625 wins. Incidentally, Team All Games Pac-10 Games Michigan is No. 2 on the all-time list in winning percentage (.745) while Wash- Washington 240 160 ington is 13th by percentage (.640). Here are the top-15 winningest programs Washington State 198 204 in Division I-A, by total victories entering the 2002 season: Oregon 192 142 Arizona 122 85 Team Yrs W L T Team Yrs W L T Arizona State 74 52 1. Michigan 122 813 266 36 9. Oklahoma 107 713 280 53 Stanford 64 92 2. Notre Dame 113 781 247 42 10. USC 109 684 294 54 USC 50 38 3. Nebraska 112 764 301 40 11. Georgia 108 649 366 54 Oregon State 46 34 4. Texas 109 755 304 33 12. Syracuse 112 648 414 49 California 30 60 5. Alabama 107 744 281 43 13. LSU 108 628 363 47 UCLA 1 1 6. Penn State 115 744 318 41 14. Washington 112 625 341 50 7. Ohio State 112 731 292 53 15. Army 112 621 382 51 8. Tennessee 105 718 294 52 DECADE AFTER DECADE: Washington has won a conference title and a trip to the Rose Bowl in each of the last nine decades, dating back to the 1920s RANKED-WINS STREAK: Washington’s upset of 11th-ranked Michigan when Washington won the berth in 1923 and 1925. In the 1930s, the Dawgs in the season opener last season marked the 13th straight year the Huskies won the '36 title. In the '40s, Washington earned the trip in 1943 and then barely have defeated an opponent ranked in the Associated Press poll. In fact, Wash- slipped in under the wire in the 1950s, winning the 1959 crown. The Huskies ington has defeated an AP-ranked team in 24 of its last 25 seasons. The only won two Rose Bowl berths in the 1960s -- 1960 and 1963 -- and one in the 1970s break in the streak came in 1988 when the Huskies played only two games (1977). Titles in 1980 and 1982 did it for that decade and three straight trips to against nationally-ranked foes — UCLA (No. 2) and USC (No. 3), losing both of Pasadena to begin the 1990s covered that 10-year span. Now in the 2000s, UW those games. has become the first and only team to earn Rose Bowl berths in nine straight decades. USC has the chance, over the next eight years, to equal the Huskies if TO BE CONTINUED: Washington’s 2002 two-deep is both young and it wins the title sometime this decade. experienced, which bodes well not just for 2002, but for 2003 as well. Just nine of the 46 players on Washington’s offensive and defensive depth charts (including FINISHING FIRST OR SECOND: With its second-place finish in the co-No. 2s) are seniors, meaning that barring unexpected attrition, 37 of Pac-10 last season, Washington has now finished either first or second in the Washington’s top 46 offensive and defensive players will return for the 2003 conference (including ties) in 18 of the last 25 seasons, dating back to a fourth- season, including 20 of 25 listed starters (includes co-starters). The list includes place finish in 1976. Over that span, Washington has won the championship nine of 10 offensive linemen (with senior guard Elliott Zajac the lone senior), all (outright or shared) eight times – 1977, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995 and six defensive linemen, and all eight members of the secondary, not to mention 2000 – while finishing second 10 other times. skill-position standouts Cody Pickett, Reggie Williams and Rich Alexis. Youth, however, does not necessarily equal inexperience. Of those 37 underclassmen, LAST-SECOND MAGIC: Four of Washington’s six Pac-10 victories last season came down to the wire. The Huskies beat California by three points (31- 27 already boast at least one letter, and 17 have started at least one game at 28), USC by three (27-24), Arizona by three (31-28) and Arizona State by two Washington. (33-31). Washington trailed in the fourth quarter in each of those games but came back to win. In both the USC and the Arizona State games, Washington
Page 4 2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST TEAM NOTES got a field goal from John Anderson with no time left on the clock to get the 1998 Arizona State 8 W 42-38 Tempe, Ariz. victory. The Huskies hadn’t previously won a game on the final play since Chuck 1997 UCLA 9 L 52-28 Rose Bowl Nelson kicked a field goal to beat Stanford, 27-24, in 1980. In the win over Ari- 1997 Nebraska 7 L 27-14 Seattle, Wash. zona, quarterback Cody Pickett closed out a record-setting passing day by scor- 1996 Colorado 8 L 33-21 Holiday Bowl ing on a three-yard run with only 13 seconds remaining. Against ASU, the Hus- 1995 Ohio State 10 L 30-20 Columbus, Ohio kies took the ball on their own 10-yard line and used up the final 7:12 of the 1994 Miami 5 W 38-20 Miami, Fla. game, driving for the winning field goal in 18 plays. The Cal win wasn’t nearly so 1992 Michigan 7 L 38-31 Rose Bowl close, by comparison. The Huskies entered the fourth quarter trailing 21-17, 1991 Michigan 4 W 34-14 Rose Bowl but scored two touchdowns to take a 31-21 lead before Cal scored to close the 1991 California 7 W 24-17 Berkeley, Calif. gap with 3:23 remaining. The win over Stanford was even more comfortable by 1991 Nebraska 9 W 36-21 Lincoln, Neb. comparison. However, the score was tied at 28-28 until Willie Hurst scored with 1990 USC 5 W 31-0 Seattle, Wash. 3:48 left in the game to give the Huskies a lead. Hurst tacked on the final TD with only four seconds on the clock. TIME OF POSSESSION IS KEY: In the Oct. 13 loss last season at UCLA,Washington broke an unusual string. Prior to that loss, the Huskies had WINNING THE CLOSE ONES: In 36 games under coach Rick Neuheisel, won all 18 games under coach Rick Neuheisel in which they had led in time of the winning margin (for either side) has been seven points or fewer 20 times. In possession. The Huskies led the Pac-10 in time of possession in 1999 (32:57), those 20 games decided by a touchdown or less, Washington is 15-5 and had won finished a narrow second in 2000 (31:47 per game, eight fewer seconds per 10 straight before falling to Texas, 47-43 in last year’s Holiday Bowl. Here’s a list game than Oregon) and third in 2001 (30:53). As far as wins and losses have of games since 1999 decided by seven or fewer points: gone in Neuheisel’s tenure, there seems to be no more key statistic. In ‘99, Washington won all six games in which it held the time of possession advantage 1999 Opponent Result Margin and lost five of the six games in which it did not. In 2000, the Huskies won the Sept. 9 at BYU L, 28-35 7 pts TOP battle in nine of 12 games, and won all nine. Oregon won the TOP and the Sept. 25 Colorado W, 31-24 7 pts game while the Huskies bucked the trend vs. Stanford and Arizona, losing the Oct. 23 California W, 31-27 4 pts TOP but winning the games. The 2001 season-opening win over Michigan was a Oct. 30 Stanford W, 35-30 5 pts rare one for the Huskies as far as time of possession is concerned as Washing- Nov. 13 at UCLA L, 20-23 (OT) 3 pts ton beat the Wolverines despite not winning the TOP. Since the UCLA game, Dec. 29 Kanas State L, 20-24 4 pts Washington also lost the Miami game despite winning TOP. To break it down, 2000 Opponent Result Margin UW is 21-2 under Neuheisel when it has won the time of possession stat, and 5- Sept. 9 Miami W, 34-29 5 pts 8 when it hasn’t. Here’s a breakdown of the games over the last three years in Sept. 16 at Colorado W, 17-10 7 pts which Washington has won the TOP: Sept. 30 at Oregon L, 16-23 7 pts Oct. 7 Oregon St. W, 33-30 3 pts 2001 Opponent UW TOP Opp. TOP Diff. Result Oct. 14 at ASU W, 21-15 6 pts Idaho 31:20 28:40 + 2:40 W, 53-3 Oct. 28 at Stanford W, 31-28 3 pts at California 33:06 26:54 + 6:12 W, 31-28 Nov. 4 Arizona W, 35-32 3 pts USC 32:57 27:03 + 5:54 W, 27-24 Nov. 11 UCLA W, 35-38 7 pts at UCLA 30:44 29:16 + 1:28 L, 13-35 2001 Opponent Result Margin Arizona 32:06 27:54 + 4:12 W, 31-23 Sept. 8 Michigan W, 23-18 5 pts at Arizona State 31:27 28:33 + 2:54 W, 33-31 Sept. 29 at Cal W, 31-28 3 pts Washington State 33:08 26:52 + 6:16 W, 26-14 Oct. 6 USC W, 27-24 3 pts 2000 Opponent UW TOP Opp. TOP Diff. Result Oct. 20 Arizona W, 31-28 3 pts Idaho 30:15 29:45 + :30 W, 44-20 Oct. 27 at Arizona State W, 33-31 3 pts Miami 37:28 22:32 + 14:56 W, 34-29 Dec. 28 vs. Texas (Holiday Bowl) L, 47-43 4 pts at Colorado 33:17 26:43 + 6:43 W, 17-14 Oregon State 31:42 28:18 + 3:24 W, 33-30 BEATING THE RANKED TEAMS: Washington is 9-11 against top-10 teams at Arizona State 31:35 28:25 + 3:10 W, 21-15 since 1990. Also since 1990, the Huskies have gone 27-25-1 against top 25 teams. California 35:16 24:44 + 10:32 W, 36-24 Here’s a look at the Huskies’ record against top-10 foes over the last 11 seasons: UCLA 38:39 21:21 + 17:18 W, 35-28 Washington State 33:35 26:25 + 7:10 W, 51-3 Season Opponent Opp. Rank W/L Score Site Purdue 35:53 24:07 + 11:46 W, 34-24 2001 Texas 10 L 47-43 Holiday Bowl 1999 Opponent UW TOP Opp. TOP Diff. Result 2001 Miami (Fla.) 1 L 65-7 Miami, Fla. Colorado 36:27 23:33 + 12:54 W, 31-24 2001 Washington State 9 W 26-14 Seattle, Wash. Oregon 38:26 21:34 + 16:52 W, 34-20 2001 Stanford 10 W 42-28 Seattle, Wash. at Oregon State 41:17 18:43 + 22:34 W, 47-21 2001 UCLA 7 L 35-13 Pasadena, Calif. Stanford 36:31 23:29 + 13:02 W, 35-30 2000 Miami (Fla.) 4 W 34-29 Seattle, Wash. at Arizona 34:48 25:12 + 9:36 W, 33-25 1999 Kansas State 7 L 24-20 Holiday Bowl Washington State 35:36 24:24 + 11:12 W, 24-14 1998 UCLA 3 L 36-24 Seattle, Wash. 1998 Nebraska 2 L 55-7 Lincoln, Neb.
2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL Page 5 WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST TEAM NOTES FOURTH-QUARTER COMEBACKS: Under Rick Neuheisel, Washing- TOP 25 STREAK: The Huskies, who opened the 2000 season ranked No. ton has had to come from behind in 19 of its 26 wins. That total includes eight 14 in the nation, haven’t been ranked out of the Associated Press’ top 25 since such wins in 2000 and six in 2001. Of those 19 come-from-behind wins, Wash- the end of the 1999 season. The game at Michigan will mark the 25th straight ington has trailed in the fourth quarter and won 13 times, including five times game that the Huskies have entered ranked in the top 25. Washington has been last year. In last year’s Arizona win, the Huskies took the lead in the fourth, then ranked in the top 10 heading into nine of those games, including eight during gave it up again before taking it back for good on their last drive. Here’s a break- the 2000 season. down of the Huskies’ fourth-quarter comebacks in the last three seasons: Date Opponent Score in 4th Quarter Final Score THE 100-YARD FACTOR: Since the 1947 season, Washington is 153-35- 9/25/99 Colorado 21-17, Buffaloes 31-24, Huskies 3 (.809) when a Husky player rushes for 100 yards in a game. Last year, Wash- 10/23/99 at California 24-17, Bears 31-27, Huskies ington had a 100-yard rusher only four times (all by then-senior Willie Hurst). 10/30/99 Stanford 23-22, Cardinal 35-30, Huskies The Huskies went 3-1 in those four games, beating USC, Arizona State and 9/16/00 at Colorado 7-3, Buffaloes 17-14, Huskies Stanford and losing to Texas in the Holiday Bowl. 10/7/00 Oregon State 21-20, Beavers 33-30, Huskies 10/21/00 California 24-13, Bears 36-24, Huskies HISTORY LESSON: Successfully rushing the football and winning go hand- 10/28/00 at Stanford 28-24, Cardinal 31-28, Huskies in-hand for the Huskies. Since 1990, Washington has rushed for 200 yards in a 11/4/00 Arizona 25-13 & 32-28 , Wildcats 35-32, Huskies game 56 times. The Huskies’ record stands at 51-4-1 (.920) in those contests. 9/8/01 Michigan 12-6, Wolverines 23-18, Huskies Since the 1995 season, Washington is 26-1-1 (.946) when rushing for 200 yards. 9/29/01 at California 21-17, Bears 31-28, Huskies 10/6/01 USC 17-14, Trojans 27-24, Huskies HOME WINNING STREAK: Washington enters the season with the 10/20/01 Arizona 28-21, Wildcats 31-28, Huskies longest active home winning streak in the Pac-10 Conference at 14 games 10/27/01 at Arizona State 31-30, Sun Devils 33-31, Huskies (Nebraska’s 22-game home win streak is the nation’s longest). The last time the Huskies lost a home game was a 28-7 defeat at the hands of Arizona State Oct. TOP 15 IN THE 21ST CENTURY: While the new century is only two 16, 1999. The Dawgs won their remaining two home games that year, and have seasons old (2000-2001), the NCAA has already compiled the top football records won all six games at Husky Stadium in each of the last two years. This season, in the 2000s, and Washington ranks No. 10 on that list. Michigan, incidentally, the Husky schedule includes seven home games, including five in a row in the ranks No. 16 (tied) with a 21st century record of 17-7 (.708). Here are the top 15 early part of the schedule. The modern Husky record for consecutive home winningest teams in the 2000s, by winning percentage: wins is 17, set between 1991 and 1993, so if the Huskies can win their first four home games, they’ll set a new modern school record. Last year, Oregon ran its 1. Miami 24-1 .958 home win streak to 23 games before losing to Stanford at Autzen Stadium. The 2. Oklahoma 24-2 .923 Pac-10 record for home win streak is 26 (California, 1919-23). The Huskies’ all- 3. Oregon 21-3 .875 time record is 44 straight home wins, set from 1908 to 1917 (mostly prior to the 4. Toledo 20-3 .870 founding of the conference), in the midst of the UW’s 63-game overall unbeaten 5. Nebraska 22-4 .840 streak, still an NCAA record. The 44-game home win streak was broken by a 0-0 6. Virginia Tech 19-4 .826 tie with Oregon State in 1917, but the UW went on to win six more home games 7. Florida 20-5 .800 after that, extending their home unbeaten streak to 51 games. The 44-game Louisville 20-5 .800 home winning streak is still the sixth-longest in NCAA history. Texas 20-5 .800 10. Washington 19-5 .792 PLAYING AT HOME: The Huskies finished the home slate with a spotless 11. Florida State 19-6 .760 6-0 record in 2001, marking the 13th time ever and the sixth time in the last 10 Tennessee 19-6 .760 seasons that the Dawgs have played perfect at home (1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 13. Boise State 19-7 731 2000). Washington has won 62 of its last 74 (.845) games at Husky Stadium with 14. Marshall 19-7 .731 one tie (62-11-1). Since 1980, the Huskies stand 110-23-2 (.822) at home. Since 15. LSU 18-7 .720 1990, the Huskies are 41-7-1 (.847) at Husky Stadium vs. Pac-10 opponents.
DECADE AFTER DECADE: Washington has won a conference title and a HISTORIC HUSKY STADIUM: The 2002 season will mark the 83rd trip to the Rose Bowl in each of the last nine decades, dating back to the 1920s season of play in Husky Stadium. Original construction on the facility was com- when Washington won the berth in 1923 and 1925. In the 1930s, the Dawgs pleted in 1920 when Washington played one game in the new campus facility. won the ‘36 title. In the ‘40s, Washington earned the trip in 1943 and then Thanks to several major renovations, Husky Stadium’s seating capacity has in- barely slipped in under the wire in the 1950s, winning the 1959 crown. The creased to its current total of 72,500. That makes Husky Stadium the 24th-larg- Huskies won two Rose Bowl berths in the 1960s – 1960 and 1963 – and one in est college football venue in the nation. It is the 20th-largest on-campus facility the 1970s (1977). Titles in 1980 and 1982 did it for that decade and three straight in the country. UW’s all-time record in Husky Stadium currently stands at 327- trips to Pasadena to begin the 1990s covered that 10-year span. Last year, the UW 133-21 (.702). became the first and only team to go to the Rose Bowl in nine straight decades.
Page 6 2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST PLAYER NOTES PICKETT’S CHARGE: With two years remaining in his college career, WILLIAMS TOPS THE LIST: Last year, wide receiver Reggie Williams junior quarterback Cody Pickett has already begun his assault on the Husky became easily the No. 1 freshman receiver in UW history in terms of yards and record books. Last year, Pickett broke four UW records, most significantly the receptions. With 973 yards (88.5 per game), Williams ranked third in the Pac-10 single-game passing yardage mark. In a 31-28 win over Arizona (in which Pickett and 23rd in the nation (third among freshmen) in receiving yards per game. also ran in the winning touchdown with 13 seconds left), he broke Cary Conklin’s Williams easily surpassed Chris Juergens as the No. 1 freshman receiver in school 1989 record of 428 passing yards in a game with 455, despite a separated right history, more than doubling Juergens’ freshman yardage 1998 record. With a (throwing) shoulder suffered two weeks earlier vs. USC. Pickett also broke the team-high 55 receptions, he broke the UW freshman record for receptions in a UW single-season record for passing yards per game (240.3), passing yards by a season, set by Paul Skansi in 1979. Here are the top-five true freshmen wide sophomore (2,403) and 50-plus yard passes in a season (five). Here’s a run- receivers in UW history, based on yards: down of records set by Pickett in 2001, as well as other top-10 finishes: Rank Player (Year) Rec. Yards Category Total Place 1. Reggie Williams (2001) 973 Passing Yards Per Game 240.3 1st 2. Chris Juergens (1998) 414 Passing Yards in a Game 455 1st 3. Jason Shelley (1992) 382 Passing Yards by a Sophomore 2,403 1st 4. Paul Skansi (1979) 378 50-Plus Yard Passes in a Season 5 1st 5. Scott Phillips (1973) 369 Total Offense per Game 246.3 2nd Total Offense in a Game 473 2nd RECORD-SETTING REGGIE: Last year, UW wide receiver Reggie Williams Passing Yards in a Season 2,403 3rd became the first Husky ever to start the first game of his freshman season, and Passing Yards per Attempts 7.98 4th got his career off to a bang. Not only did he set four UW and Pac-10 records, but Total Offense in a Season 2,463 5th he had some of the more notable receiving days in recent UW history. In the Total Offense per Attempt 6.41 8th first game of his career, the season opener vs. Michigan, he caught four balls for 134 yards. Against Washington State, he posted an 11-catch, 203-yard day, setting CODY’S COURAGE: After sitting out the previous game and a half with a Apple Cup records in both categories. He went on to be named co-Freshman of separated shoulder, then-sophomore quarterback Cody Pickett had the most the Year in the Pac-10 and was a Freshman All-American. Here are the four UW prolific passing day in UW history in the Huskies’ 31-28 win over Arizona. But, and Pac-10 freshman records he set: not only did Pickett break the school passing yards record with 455, he also broke tackles on a three-yard run to score the game’s winning touchdown with Williams’ UW and Pac-10 Freshman Records 13 seconds left. His 455 yards broke the school record of 428, set by Cary Conklin Single-Season Receiving Yards 973 vs. Arizona State in 1989. His 49 attempts and 29 completions marked the high- Single-Season Receptions 55 est such totals in the Pac-10 last season and the 29 completions were fifth-most Single-Game Receiving Yards 203 in Husky history. Pickett was named Pac-10 and national Player of the Week. Single-Game Receptions 11
CODY’S BOMBS: With three passes of over 70 yards in 2001 (78 to Paul REGGIE’S BIG DEBUT: Wide receiver Reggie Williams put on a show in Arnold, 75 to Patrick Reddick, 74 to Reggie Williams), Cody Pickett is the only the first game of his college career last season in the season opener vs. Michi- Husky QB ever to throw three 70-plus-yard passes in a career. Only Damon gan. The former Lakes High star started the game and finished with 134 yards Huard, Tom Porras and Billy Joe Hobert had ever thrown two 70-yard passes. on four receptions, including a 74-yard catch that probably would have resulted in an 80-yard TD had he not lost a shoe. Williams set a UW freshman record for BIG-PLAY PAUL: Washington senior receiver Paul Arnold, who switched receiving yardage in a game with his 134 (he broke it later in the year vs. WSU) from tailback to receiver prior to the 2001 season, has shown amazing versatil- and had more receiving yards than any Husky since Andre DeSaussure had 167 ity not only through his career, but in 2001 as well. Arnold, who caught the yards in the 1998 Oregon State game. The 74-yard catch was the second-longest Huskies’ first three passing TDs last year, had previously been a regular on the non-scoring reception in Husky history, the longest-ever reception by a fresh- kickoff return team (he had a 100-yard kickoff return in 1999) and had also man and the 13th longest reception (overall) in UW lore. Here’s a look at what been the starting tailback. He has scored touchdowns as a running back, a re- the top five Husky receivers of all-time (in terms of career catches) did in their first ceiver and on special teams. Despite starting at receiver last year, Arnold took game for the UW, along with Williams’ numbers: several snaps at tailback during the Huskies’ win at California, helping to fill in for an injury-depleted tailbacks corps. Despite playing some at tailback, he none- Player Date of Debut Rec-Yds-TD Opponent Result theless led the Huskies with five catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns. He Paul Skansi 9/29/79 5-58-1 Fresno St. W, 49-14 finished 2001 with four catches of over 40 yards, three for touchdowns. His 78- Mario Bailey 10/29/88 1-7-0 Stanford W, 28-25 yard reception vs. Arizona was eighth (tied) in UW history. Arnold finished the Jerome Pathon 9/2/95 1-13-0 Arizona St. W, 23-20 year second on the team with both 43 receptions and 649 yards. Scott Phillips 9/15/73 2-30-0 Hawaii L, 10-7 Lonzell Hill 9/10/83 1-7-0 at Northwestern W, 34-0 Reggie Williams 9/8/01 4-134-0 Michigan W, 23-18
2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL Page 7 WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST PLAYER NOTES FIRST FOR A FRESHMAN: By starting the season-opening Michigan SAME GOES FOR ILBs: Last year, inside linebackers Ben Mahdavi and game last season, receiver Reggie Williams became the first true freshman in Jamaun Willis both started all 12 Husky games. While only Mahdavi, a senior Washington history (at least since the restoration of freshman eligibility in the this year, returns, Washington has remarkable depth at the position. Six early 1970s) to start in his first-ever college game. The closest that anyone had lettermen, who have a combined 10 varsity letters to their credit, return for the ever come was 2001 senior Todd Elstrom, who got a start in his second career 2002 season. Aside from three-time letterman Mahdavi, there are also juniors game (1998). Former UW offensive lineman Chad Ward started in his third game Marquis Cooper and Tyler Krambrink (both two-time lettermen; Krambrink also and then never missed a start from then on. Three other Huskies started the plays OLB) and sophomores Tim Galloway, Matt Lingley and Joseph Lobendahn. fourth game of their career. Here’s a list of early starters: While Mahdavi is a shoo-in to return to one starting spot, the battle for the other will be a dogfight. Lobendahn, a special teams stalwart last year during his 2001 WR Reggie Williams 1st game Michigan true-freshman season, and Cooper enter the season opener at Michigan as the 1998 WR Todd Elstrom 2nd game Brigham Young 1997 OG Chad Ward 3rd game Nebraska co-No. 1 at the spot alongside Mahdavi. 1987 OG Jeff Pahukoa 4th game Pacific Once a walkon, senior linebacker Ben 1987 FS Eugene Burkhalter 4th game Pacific MAHDAVI PROVES WORTHY: Mahdavi emerged last year as one of the Huskies’ top defensive players. The 1976 DT Doug Martin 4th game Minnesota Mercer Island High product led the 2001 Washington team with 85 total tackles and with five sacks. At the first team meeting of the 2000 season, Husky coach ROC’S RETURNS: Junior cornerback and return man Roc Alexander per- formed a rather rare feat in 2001, scoring two touchdowns on special teams in Rick Neuheisel announced that Mahdavi had been awarded a scholarship. the same season. He became only the eighth player in school history to have Mahdavi made his head coach look good in the season opener against Idaho when he came up with two of the Huskies’ biggest plays. Midway through the scored twice or more on special teams in a single season. Alexander scored in second quarter he scooped up a fumble and raced 35 yards for a touchdown. the season opener when he returned a blocked field goal attempt. The follow- Early in the fourth quarter he blocked a Vandal punt that UW recovered on the ing week against Idaho, he ran a kickoff return 95 yards for a score. Four other one-yard line and converted into a touchdown. A backup inside linebacker, Huskies (Danny Greene, 1983; Steve Bramwell, 1970; Jim Krieg, 1970; Ernie Steele, 1940) have scored two special teams TDs in a year while three (Beno Mahdavi also recorded seven tackles, then a career high, in that game. Mahdavi Bryant, 1990; Mark Lee, 1979; George Fleming, 1960) have scored three. The also has the distinction of having scored the first touchdown of the 1999 season as well when he fell on a fumbled punt in the endzone for a TD at Brigham team record for special teams TDs in a season is five, set in 1979. Last year’s Young in Neuheisel’s UW coaching debut. Early in 2000, Mahdavi moved into a Husky squad has four, adding Charles Frederick’s punt return and Chris Massey’s starting spot, compiling eight starts in 2000. He started all 11 games plus the blocked FG return to Alexander’s pair. Holiday Bowl in 2001 and enters the 2002 season as the Huskies’ top defensive player in terms of career starts with 19 (not counting bowls). Mahdavi had origi- STRONG-LEGGED FROSH: Husky sophomore punter Derek nally signed a letter of intent at Utah, but transferred before the 1998 season. McLaughlin had one of the best seasons ever by a Husky punter as a freshman in 2001. McLaughlin’s punting average of 41.2 yards per punt ranked fifth all- A week after the 2001 Rose Bowl victory over Purdue, time in school history. In Washington’s 31-28 win over Cal, McLaughlin set a KELLEY’S TRAVELS: senior linebacker Anthony Kelley embarked on a trip to South Africa. Kelley, a school record with a 74-yard punt. Of McLaughlin’s 52 punts in 2001, 16 were downed inside the 20-yard line, and only two went for touchbacks. McLaughlin, regular on the defense the last three years and expected to start again in 2002, a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints, is slated to go on a two-year earned a fellowship to study in South Africa during the winter, 2001 quarter. A former partial academic qualifier, Kelley earned the team’s Inspirational Aca- mission following the 2002 season and should return for his junior year in 2005. demic Award at the 2000 postseason banquet and graduated last spring. By Season Punting Average No. Yds. Avg. graduating, Kelley was granted an additional year of eligibility for the 2002 sea- 1. Skip Boyd (1973) 69 2964 43.0 son. Kelley went to South Africa for a second time in early 2002, and upon return- 2. Skip Boyd (1974) 57 2407 42.2 ing to the United States, raised $25,000 to bring a troupe of grade-school-aged 3. Jeff Partridge (1982) 65 2739 42.1 South African dancers to Seattle for six weeks over the summer. He was honored 4. Thane Cleland (1986) 47 1938 41.2 with the Carlson Leadership Award and also spoke at a ceremony at the UW in 5. Derek McLaughlin (2001) 52 2,144 41.2 which Archbishop Desmond Tutu was rewarded with an honorary doctorate.
EXPERIENCED O-LINE: Last year, the primary preseason concern for PARADE OF WIDEOUTS: Washington’s wide receivers comprise one of the Washington football team was inexperience on the offensive line. This year, the more unique gatherings of prep talent at a single position in recent years. that would seem to be one of the least of the coaches’ concerns. Last year, only Three Husky wideouts — senior Paul Arnold and sophomores Reggie Williams senior center Kyle Benn entered the year with any significant game experience. and Charles Frederick — are former Parade All-Americans, one of the nation’s This year, he’s the only regular not returning. Four starters – senior Elliott Zajac, highest prep accolades. Arnold and Williams, meanwhile, were also named to juniors Todd Bachert and Nick Newton and sophomore Khalif Barnes – all re- USA Today’s first-team All-America squad, while Frederick was a first-team turn to the line (Zajac enters the season out of the lineup with a leg fracture, selection by USAToday.com. Arnold earned the honors in 1998 as a tailback at but is likely to return by October). All but Newton started all 12 games last Seattle’s Kennedy High School, while Williams and Frederick were each honored season (Newton started 11). Aside from the four returning starters, the Huskies as wide receivers following the 2000 season. Williams and Frederick were also also have five other offensive linemen returning after having earned their first touted by at least one publication in 2000 as the top prep wide receiver in the letter last season: junior Jason Simonson and sophomores Aaron Butler (who nation. Williams was No. 1 according to Prep Football Report and USAToday.com, started once in Newton’s place), Ryan Brooks, Dan Dicks and Andre Reeves. So, while Frederick was the top selection of Student Sports magazine. Incidentally, in other words, the UW offensive line returns four starters and a startling nine Frederick also earned honorable mention All-American honors for baslketball lettermen in 2002. from USA Today in 1999. Page 8 2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST PLAYER NOTES PACIFIC GROOVE: From All-America center Bern Brostek, to linebacker ANDERSON’S LEG: Washington senior placekicker John Anderson en- Ink Aleaga to quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo, the Huskies have had a long ters his final collegiate season as one of the top candidates for the Lou Groza tradition of outstanding players of Polynesian descent. The 2002 season is no Award, which he also won as a high school. Anderson’s resume began to build exception, with 10 Pacific Islanders on the 2002 roster. The list includes five quickly in his freshman season of 1999. He converted 13 of 18 field goals and 34 players who prepped in Hawaii — junior Francisco Tipoti (Honolulu, HI/McKinley of 35 PATs that year and led Washington in scoring with 73 points. Anderson HS), sophomore Joe Lobendahn (Honolulu, HI/Saint Louis HS), redshirt began to make his mark when he booted a 50-yard field goal against Oregon freshman William Kava (Kaneohe, HI/Iolani HS) and true freshmen Brandon State. That kick ended a 16-year stretch in which the Huskies had not recorded Ala (Waianae, HI/Kamehameha HS) and Donny Mateaki (Honolulu, HI/Iolani a 50-yard field goal. Anderson’s boot was the longest by a UW kicker since Jeff HS). The remaining five are sophomores Tui Alailefaleula (Anchorage, AK/Bartlett Jaeger converted a 52-yard field goal in 1983 vs. Oregon. Jaeger was also a fresh- HS), Junior Coffin (Bremerton, WA/Olympic HS) and Zach Tuiasosopo man that season. Since Jaeger’s kick, the Huskies had made 224 field goals over (Woodinville, WA/Woodinville HS), Manase Hopoi (Sacramento, CA/Valley HS) the previous 17 seasons without making one from at least 50 yards. Anderson and redshirt freshman Tusi Sa’au (Seattle, WA/Rainier Beach). The 10 — of which was two years old when Jaeger made the last 50-yard field goal. Anderson went seven are linemen and nine are freshmen or sophomores — are charged with on to prove that long boot was no fluke. He ended that season with three 50- upholding the tradition established by standouts such as Olin Kreutz, Siupeli yard field goals to his credit, including a 56-yarder at UCLA to tie the UW school Malamala, brothers Jeff and Shane Pahukoa, Mac Tuiaea and many others. record. That field goal was the longest by a Pac-10 kicker in 1999. It tied as the 14th longest in league history and it was the longest by a true freshman in con- TIGHT END TRADITION: Several years ago, when Sports Illustrated ference history. His kick was the seventh longest in Pac-10 history since 1989, ranked the top college programs all-time by position, Washington’s tradition of when use of a kicking tee was eliminated. Anderson has now accounted for outstanding tight ends was picked No. 1 at that spot. And for good reason — the three of the nine 50-yard field goals in UW history. When Anderson booted Huskies’ last six regular starters (and one backup) at the tight end position three 40-plus yard FGs vs. Stanford in 1999, it marked the first time a Husky have all gone on to NFL success, dating all the way back to Aaron Pierce. Pierce kicker had converted three 40-yard field goals since Brandy Brownlee made started the majority of the 1990 and ’91 seasons before being drafted by the four vs. Texas A&M in 1987. Additionally, as a freshman in 1999, Anderson be- New York Giants in 1992. Since Pierce, Mark Bruener (Pittsburgh, ’95), Ernie came only the second true freshman in NCAA history (joining Texas A&M’s Conwell (St. Louis, ‘96), Cam Cleeland (New Orleans, ’98), Jeremy Brigham Tony Franklin) to boot three 50-yard field goals in a single season. (Oakland, ‘98), Reggie Davis (San Diego, ’99) and Jerramy Stevens (Seattle, ’02) all appeared in the NFL. Five of those seven remain in the NFL today, including Career Field Goals Leaders (Made) four (Stevens, Brigham, Conwell and Bruener) with their original team. Of the Name No. group, four were selected in the first or second round, and two (Conwell, 1. Jeff Jaeger (1983-86) *80 Bruener) have started in Super Bowls. This year, Washington’s expected starter 2. Chuck Nelson (1980-82) 59 at tight end is senior Kevin Ware, who boasts eight catches in 22 career games 3. John Anderson (1999-) 39 entering the season. John Wales (1994-96) 36 5. Steve Robbins (1974-77) 35 REDSHIRTS RETURN: Five Huskies that missed either all or most of the Travis Hanson (1990-93) 35 2001 season due to injuries are slated to return to the field in 2002. Three of 7. John McCallum (1988-89) 24 those players – OLB Jafar Williams, CB Derrick Johnson and FS Jimmy Newell – Mike Lansford (1979-79) 24 are expected to start. Two others – TB Braxton Cleman and WR Justin Robbins 9. Don Martin (1966-67) 20 – have seen significant starting action in past seasons. Williams missed 2001 * NCAA record with ankle and knee injuries while Johnson had a foot injury. Newell played in three games in 2001 before missing the rest of the season with a shoulder in- Longest Washington Field Goals jury, earning a redshirt season. Cleman played in one game in 2001, but broke Name Yds. Year Opponent (Score) his collarbone in that game and got a redshirt year. Robbins had shoulder, knee 1. John Anderson 56 1999 UCLA (20-23, OT) and hamstring injuries in 2001 and played in only one game after starting nine Don Martin 56 1967 Air Force (30-7) as a true freshman in 2000. 3. Jeff Jaeger 52 1983 Oregon State (34-7) Jeff Jaeger 52 1983 Oregon (32-3) 5. Chuck Nelson 51 1981 Kansas State (20-3) LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON: Perhaps the only true freshman that’s ex- Chuck Nelson 51 1981 Texas Tech (14-7) pected to play this year, at least at this point, is cornerback and return man Nate Ron Volbrecht 51 1968 Rice (35-35) Robinson. The diminutive (5-foot-9) Seattle native brings a great legacy with 8. John Anderson 50 1999 UCLA (20-23, OT) him to the UW as his father, Jacque Robinson, was an outstanding tailback for the Huskies in the early 1980s. The elder Robinson still ranks No. 7 on the UW John Anderson 50 1999 Oregon State (47-21) career rushing list (2,300 yards) after finishing his career ranked No. 4. He led Career 50-Yard Field Goals the Huskies in rushing in 1982 and 1984 and was a freshman when he was 1. John Anderson (1999-present) 3 named MVP of the UW’s 28-0 win over Iowa in the 1982 Rose Bowl. He capped 2. Jeff Jaeger (1983-86) 2 his career by earning MVP honors in the 1985 Orange Bowl, a 28-17 win over Chuck Nelson (1980-82) 2 Oklahoma. Nate, who also intends to play basketball at Washington, is expected to contribute immediately as a kickoff and punt returner and also enters the Single-Season 50-Yard Field Goals first week of his college career as the Huskies’ fifth cornerback. 1. John Anderson (1999) 3 2. Jeff Jaeger (1983) 2 Chuck Nelson (1981) 2 2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL Page 9 WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST PLAYER NOTES ANDERSON’S BIG KICKS: When senior kicker John Anderson booted NEW FAMILY TIES: The Huskies’ latest set of incoming players, which will a game-ending, “walk-off” field goal from 32 yards out to win the USC game last report for the start of fall practice next week, includes, as has become common, Oct. 6, it marked the first time in his career that he’s won a game with a field a number of players with some sort of tie or another to the Husky football goal, no matter how much time was remaining. It also marked the first time program. Freshman tight end Jason Benn, for instance, just missed playing with since Chuck Nelson kicked a field goal to beat Stanford, 27-24, on Oct. 18, 1980, his older brother Kyle, who graduated after last season after starting each of the that the Huskies won a game on the final play. Anderson, however, repeated last three seasons as the Husky center. Freshman cornerback Matt Fountaine the feat three weeks later at Arizona State when he kicked a 30-yarder on the wasn’t nearly as close to playing on the same team as his older brother. Jamal final play to beat Arizona State, 33-31. Fountaine earned four letters (1990-93) as a defensive lineman at the UW be- fore playing in the NFL for San Francisco, Carolina and Atlanta. Freshman DB POPE JOHN PAUL II PIPELINE: In 2001, the Washington roster in- Nate Robinson’s father, Jacque, was a four-year letterman running back at Wash- cludes three players from Pope John Paul II High School, which is located about ington, leading the team in rushing in 1982 and 1984. The elder Robinson is the 3,000 miles from Seattle in Boca Raton, Fla. So far, the remote high school has only man ever named the MVP of the Rose Bowl and the Orange Bowl and still been very kind to the Huskies. In 1999, kicker John Anderson arrived in Seattle ranks No. 7 on the UW career rushing list with 2,300 career yards. Freshman DB and became a first-team freshman All-American, booting three field goals of 50 Kim Taylor is a cousin of current Husky Zach Tuiasosopo and former UW QB or more yards in his first season and establishing himself as probably the best Marques Tuiasosopo. And, while not a connection to the UW, freshman offen- Husky placekicker in a decade or more. Last season, tailback Rich Alexis first sive lineman Robin Kezirian is a cousin of current UCLA player Blane Kezirian. gained noteriety by rushing for a 50-yard touchdown against hometown foe Miami on the seventh carry of his career. Alexis would eventually become the OLD FAMILY TIES: Aside from the freshmen with the various family ties starter and earned first-team freshman All-America after leading the Huskies to former Huskies, the rest of the team includes its fair share of UW and football with 738 yards on 118 carries, an average of 6.3 yards per carry, as well as with connections as well. Redshirt freshman safety Evan Benjamin has two connec- nine TDs. This season, WR Charles Frederick had gotten his chance, primarily tions – he is the son of former Seahawk Tony Benjamin and the younger brother as a returner. Frederick comes to Washington after earning prep first-team All- of Paige Benjamin, a senior on the UW volleyball team. Redshirt freshman Will America status from several sources is No. 3 in the nation in punt returns. Conwell is the nephew of former UW tight end Ernie Conwell, now with the St. Louis Rams, while quarterback Casey Paus is the younger brother of UCLA QB Cory Paus. Redshirt freshman tight end Andy Heater’s father is Husky recruit- ing coordinator and running backs coach Chuck Heater while RS-freshman run- ning back John Gardenhire is the son of former Husky offensive lineman John Gardenhire, Sr., who lettered at the UW in 1980 and 1981. Junior safety Owen Biddle is the nephew of former Husky Greg Brooks while soph offensive line- man Aaron Butler is the younger brother of former Dawg linebacker Hillary Butler. Sophomore Dan Dicks’ uncle, Norm, was a two-year letterman footballer before eventually becoming a U.S. congressman. Finally Zach Tuiasosopo is the younger brother of former Husky star Marques Tuiasosopo, as well as former All-Pac-10 volleyball player Leslie Tuiasosopo, who’s now a Husky assistant vol- leyball coach.
Page 10 2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST MISCELLANEOUS NOTES CAREER STARTS: (2002 starts/career starts) OFFENSE — WR: Paul Arnold FREE STUFF: Several pre- and post-game giveaways are scheduled for home (0/15), Reggie Williams (0/10), Justin Robbins (0/9), Wilbur Hooks, Jr. (0/2), games at Husky Stadium this season. In the home opener vs. San Jose State Patrick Reddick (0/1). QB: Cody Pickett (0/10), Taylor Barton (0/1). OL: Todd Sept. 7, schedule magnets will be given away pre-game and schedule posters Bachert (0/11), Khalif Barnes (0/11), Elliott Zajac (0/11), Nick Newton (0/10), afterwards. The Cal game Oct. 5 will feature free pom-poms. Against UCLA Nov. Aaron Butler (0/1). TE: Kevin Ware (0/8). TB: Rich Alexis (0/7), Braxton Cleman 2, fans will receive free clappers pre-game and a team poster afterwards. Finally, (0/3). FB: Zach Tuiasosopo (0/4 -- all at LB). DEFENSE — LB: Ben Mahdavi (0/ in the home finale Nov. 9 vs. Oregon State, Husky fans will receive a free set of 19), Anthony Kelley (0/7), Kai Ellis (0/7). DL: Jerome Stevens (0/8), Josh Miller football trading cards. (0/4), Tui Alailefaleula (0/1). S: Greg Carothers (0/14), Owen Biddle (0/5). CB: Chris Massey (0/11), Roc Alexander (0/4), Derrick Johnson (0/2). FALL DRIVES: At three UW football games this fall, fans will be asked to bring along a charitble donation. At Oct. 12’s game vs. California, KCPQ-TV will ROSTER CHANGES: Since publication of the 2002 Washington football hold its annual toy drive (new, unwrapped). At the Nov. 2 homecoming game media guide, there have been numerous changes to the Husky roster. The fol- vs. UCLA, fans will be asked to bring a blanket for the UW Alumni Association’s lowing scholarship players are no longer on the team: RayShon Dukes, Andre yearly blanket drive. Finally, the UW Police Department will hold its annual food Reeves and Jordan Reffet. The following players have changed positions (new drive Nov. 9 for the Oregon State game. position listed): defensive lineman Stanley Daniels, fullback Ty Eriks, offensive guard Tusi Sa’au, safety Jordan Slye. The following players have changed their KJR COVERAGE: New Washington football flagship radio station will kick uniform number (new number listed): 5 Sam Cunningham, 18 Matt Griffith, 6 off its unprecedented coverage of the 2002 Husky season this week. The pre- Eddie Jackson, 88 Clayton Ramsey, 6 Nate Robinson, 8 Jordan Slye and 5 Scott game show will begin live fully 23 hours before Saturday’s kickoff and continue White. Additionally, sophomore linebacker Joe Lobendahn would prefer to go through the night Friday as regular afternoon host Mike Gastineau will remain by the name “Joe” (rather than “Joseph”) and has stated that the correct pro- on the air all night live from the Ram Restaurant in University Village. Each nunciation of his last name is “LOW-ben-dine”. week, the Husky football pregame shows on KJR will begin four and a half hours before kickoff and post-game coverage will generally last at least three PRESEASON PUNDITS: Washington has been fairly highly regarded in hours after the games ends. the various reputable preseason college football preview magazines, ranging from a national ranking as high as No. 6 (by Athlons) to No. 12 (Street & Smith’s RANDOM NOTES: The 2002 season marks the 25th anniversary of and Sporting News). The Huskies are picked to finish either first or second in Washington’s 1977 team, which won the Pac-8 and was the first Husky team to each magazine. Here’s a rundown of where the various magazines rated the go to the Rose Bowl since 1963 ... that ‘77 team was captained by, among oth- UW, with national ranking, Pac-10 place and all-conference players (no Huskies ers, Warren Moon and Blair Bush, who played a combined 31 seasons of NFL earned preseason All-America consideration): football ... the 1977 Huskies beat Michigan, 27-20, in the Rose Bowl ... after opening the season on the road at Michigan, the UW stays at home for five Magazine Rank Pac-10 Preseason All-Pac-10 Selections consecutive games, marking the first time since 1931 that a UW team has played Athlon’s No. 6 No. 1 R. Williams, Mahdavi, Alexander (kr) five straight at Husky Stadium in a single season ... in the early part of the last Lindy’s No. 7 No. 1 R. Williams (1st; also off. MVP), century, it was relatively common for the UW to play much more than half of its Pickett (2nd), Anderson (2nd), games at home and five-game homestands were not rare. However, since the Ellis (2nd), Mahdavi (2nd), ‘31 season (the Huskies went 4-1-1 in a six-game home stretch that year), the McLaughlin (2nd) Huskies have never played more than four in a row at home in any one season Sporting News No. 12 No. 2 R. Williams (1st), Mahdavi (1st), ... three times, however, the Huskies have stretched lengthy homestands over Ellis (1st), McLaughlin (2nd) two seasons: the UW played its last three of 1969 and the first four of the 1970 Street & Smith’s No. 12 No. 2 none season on Montlake and in 1973-74 and 1975-76, the Huskies played six straight home games over two seasons ... last season, Washington led the Pac-10 in KICKOFF LUNCEHON: Tickets are still available for the annual Husky attendance for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons, averaging 72,469 fans per Football Kickoff Luncheon, which takes place Wednesday, August 28, at the game ... not bad, considering that Washington has a smaller capacity than five of Dempsey Indoor Practice Facility. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. and the luncheon 10 conference schools (Arizona State, California, Stanford, UCLA and USC) ... begins at 11:30 a.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (206) 616- the 2002 Husky schedule includes a quirk that sees the Dawgs close out the 1180 or (206) 685-3739. regular season against its three Northwest Pac-10 rivals: Oregon State, Oregon and Washington State (in that order) ... the Huskies have played the other three HUSKY HUDDLES: Once again in 2002, the UW will offer its own indoor Northwest teams in order (at the end or any other part of the season) since tailgate party in the Dempsey Indoor Practice Facility before each home foot- 1914, when Washington’s seven-game schedule finished out in the same order ball game. Admission is free, though a buffet meal and beverages are also pro- as this year’s ... the UW also played the three rivals in order in the 1908, 1911 vided for $22 per person (with three alcoholic beverages), $17 per person (no and 1912 seasons ... speaking of ancient Husky history, this tidbit from the 2002 alcoholic beverages) and $12 per child in advance ($25/$20/$15 at the door). NCAA Record Book, which lists the best coaching career starts (in terms of The pre-game parties include big-screen television showings of other college winning percentage), year by year (for example, Michigan’s Fielding Yost had football games, the Husky Band and Cheer Squad, the KJR-AM pregame radio the winningest first 29 years of a college coaching career in history) ... Washing- show, door prizes, games and special Husky Legend appearances. ton legend Gilmour Dobie, who started out at North Dakota State and never lost a game in his nine seasons in at the UW (1908-16) before going on to coach at Navy, Cornell and Boston College, has the winningest start ever over every number of years from four through 28, as well as 30 ... Dobie retired from B.C. with a career record of 180-45-15 (.781). 2002 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOOTBALL Page 11 WASHINGTON VS. MICHIGAN • ANN ARBOR, MICH. • AUG. 31, 2002 • 9:00 A.M. PST 2002 Husky Depth Chart Washington vs. Michigan Michigan Stadium • August 31, 2002 Washington Offense Washington Defense WR 1 REGGIE WILLIAMS 6-4 220 So. OLB 47 ANTHONY KELLEY 6-2 240 Sr. 7 Wilbur Hooks or 6-0 195 Sr. 90 Kai Ellis 6-4 250 Sr. 5 Patrick Reddick 5-10 190 Sr. DE 56 MANASE HOPOI 6-4 255 So. WT 65 KHALIF BARNES 6-5 300 So. 92 Junior Coffin 6-3 280 So. 79 Ryan Brooks 6-6 300 So. DT 59 Jerome Stevens or 6-3 285 Jr. 65 Josh Miller 6-3 270 So. WG 53 AARON BUTLER 6-4 320 So. 66 William Kava 6-3 275 RFr. DT 99 Terry Johnson or 6-4 265 Jr. 55 Tui Alailefaleula 6-4 295 So. C 72 TODD BACHERT 6-4 310 Jr. 50 Brad Vanneman 6-3 295 RFr. OLB 1 JAFAR WILLIAMS 6-0 230 Sr. 42 Tyler Krambrink 6-1 210 Jr. SG 78 DAN DICKS 6-6 315 So. 61 Tusi Sa’au 6-2 290 RFr. ILB 41 BEN MAHDAVI 6-2 235 Sr. 35 Tim Galloway 6-2 235 So. ST 67 NICK NEWTON 6-4 315 So. ILB 53 Joe Lobendahn or 5-10 225 So. 68 Rob Meadow 6-6 290 RFr. 88 Marquis Cooper 6-4 215 Jr. TE 84 KEVIN WARE 6-3 255 Sr. SS 34 GREG CAROTHERS 6-2 230 Jr. 83 Joe Toledo 6-6 290 RFr. 38 James Sims, Jr. 6-1 195 RFr. 81 Andy Heater 6-3 265 RFr. FS 26 JIMMY NEWELL 6-1 195 So. QB 3 CODY PICKETT 6-4 215 Jr. 27 Evan Benjamin 6-0 205 RFr. 12 Taylor Barton 6-3 195 Sr. CB 21 DERRICK JOHNSON 6-0 185 So. 15 Casey Paus 6-5 215 RFr. 28 Chris Massey 5-11 170 Jr. TB 24 RICH ALEXIS 6-0 220 Jr. CB 3 ROC ALEXANDER 6-0 185 Jr. 42 Chris Singleton 6-0 195 So. 5 Sam Cunningham 6-0 180 So. 8 Kenny James or 5-10 210 Fr. 9 Shelton Sampson 5-11 185 Fr.
FB 5 ZACH TUIASOSOPO 6-2 245 So. Washington Special Teams 16 Adam Seery or 6-2 215 Jr. P 17 DEREK McLAUGHLIN 6-2 190 So. 22 Ty Eriks 6-2 235 RFr. 15 John Anderson 6-3 195 Sr. PK 15 JOHN ANDERSON 6-3 195 Sr. WR 20 PAUL ARNOLD 6-1 200 Sr. 10 Evan Knudson 6-0 180 So. 10 Charles Frederick 6-0 180 So. HLD 3 CODY PICKETT 6-4 215 Jr. 6 Eddie Jackson 6-4 220 Jr. SNP 41 BEN MAHDAVI (punt) 6-2 235 Sr. SNP 35 TIM GALLOWAY (fg/pat) 6-2 235 So. KOR 10 CHARLES FREDERICK 6-0 180 So. 13 NATE ROBINSON 5-9 170 Fr. PR 10 CHARLES FREDERICK 6-0 180 So. 13 Nate Robinson 5-9 170 Fr.
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