2004 RICHMOND FOOTBALL HEAD COACH fall. goal percentage (78.6) last defense (171.5)andfield offense (260.2), pass scoring offense (32.9), pass boasted theleague’sbest went 9-3.Fordham in 2003whentheRams performers, including12 All-Conference Hill, Clawsoncoached38 During histenure onRose nationally. finished thefallrankedNo.12 firstround and in theplayoff’s That Fordham squaddefeatedNortheastern playoff appearance. championship andI-AA guiding theRamstotheirfirst-everconference Schutt Sports/AmericanFootballMonthly NationalCoachofthe Year honorsfrom I-AA two-timePatriotLeagueCoachofthe Year (2001and2002),Clawson,36,earned2002 A in back-to-backseasonssince1918-19. (72.2 percent/26-10 record). TheRams’19combinedwinsin2002and2003isthemost footballduringthepastthree seasons produced the14thbestwinningpercentage inI-AA individual records inhisfiveyearsatFordham University (1999-2003).WhileintheBronx, heledaprogram resurgence that An energetic, risingstarinthecoachingranks,Clawsonbringsadiverseoffensive arsenalthatshattered 16teamand45 Dave Clawsonbecamethe32ndcoachin122-yearhistoryofRichmondfootballwhenhewashired onFebruary 23,2004. 24 Bachelor of Arts inPoliticalEconomy Three-year starteratdefensiveback Albany, 1992—Masters ofLiberal otalMnhyIA National Football MonthlyI-AA Williams College(Mass.),1989– Hometown: 2002 SchuttSports/American THE CLAWSON FILE Also playedbasketball Born: Co-Coach ofthe Year Playing Experience: 2001 PatriotLeague 2002 PatriotLeague Coach ofthe Year Coach ofthe Year Education: August 16,1967 Honors: Youngstown, N.Y. Arts HEAD COACHDAVE CLAWSON HEAD COACHDAVE CLAWSON after Dave Clawsonaddresses themediaduringhisinauguralpress conference. His attacking offense provided prolific individual membership and fund raising which enhanced recruiting and performances, establishing school record holders for passing, the program’s operating budget. HEAD COACH DAVE CLAWSON Kevin Eakin with 6,112 career yards; receiving, Javarus Dudley An All-Conference quarterback has emerged from Clawson’s with 101 receptions for 1,439 yards (2002); and rushing, Kirwin offense seven of the past 10 years, including each of the past Watson, 1,477 yards and 20 rushing touchdowns (2002). three at Fordham. Two honorees came at Villanova, where Clawson is also dedicated to his student-athletes’ success off Clawson spent three years as its offensive coordinator (1996- the field. The Youngstown, N.Y. native also improved the 98), and two years at Lehigh when he was offensive program by reorganizing the gridiron club to increase coordinator. While at Villanova, the Wildcats CLAWSON YEAR-BY-YEAR established 70 school records and went to the I-AA playoffs in 1996 and RECORD AS HEAD COACH 29-29 (FIVE YEARS) 1997. Under Clawson’s tutelage, Year Position School Record (Accolades) Brian Finneran won the Walter 2003 Head Coach Fordham 9-3 (Ranked No. 26 in final poll) Payton award, given to I-AA’s Most 2002 Head Coach Fordham 10-3 (Patriot Co-Champs, I-AA playoffs, ranked #12) Outstanding Player, and Brian 2001 Head Coach Fordham 7-4 ( Co-COTY) Westbrook became the first student- 2000 Head Coach Fordham 3-8 athlete in NCAA history to gain 1999 Head Coach Fordham 0-11 more than 1,000 yards rushing and 1998 Offensive Coordinator Villanova 6-5 receiving in a season. 1997 Offensive Coordinator Villanova 12-1 (A-10 Champs, I-AA playoffs) A 1989 graduate of Williams College 1996 Offensive Coordinator Villanova 8-4 (Mass.), Clawson entered the 1995 Offensive Coordinator Lehigh 8-3 (Patriot League Champs) 1994 Offensive Coordinator Lehigh 5-5-1 coaching ranks at Albany where he 1993 Running Backs Coach Lehigh 7-4 earned his master’s degree in 1992. 1992 Quarterbacks/RB Coach Buffalo 4-6 After two years with the Great Danes 1991 Secondary Coach Buffalo 3-7 (1989-90), Clawson went to Buffalo 1990 Secondary Coach Albany 3-7 for two years (1991-92) where the 1989 Asst. Quarterbacks/RB Coach Albany 5-4 Bulls’ offense set 36 school records, including points and yards in a 2004 RICHMOND FOOTBALL season. In 1993, Clawson joined the Lehigh coaching staff where he worked until 1995. The Mountain Hawks won the Patriot League title his first and last years, while the offense led the league in scoring, total offense and pass offense each of his final two seasons. Rabih Adbullah, who later played for the Chicago Bears, set a school record with 1,536 rushing yards. Clawson and his wife, Catherine, are the parents of two children, Courtney (5) and Eric (2).

Clawson and his wife, Catherine, are welcomed to Richmond by the Spider community.

www.RichmondSpiders.com 25 2004 RICHMOND FOOTBALL Q&A WITH DAVE CLAWSON 10 Questions with DaveClawson 26 www.RichmondSpiders.com After asuccessfulstintasheadcoachatFordham andasa offensive accomplishments,Clawsonknowswhatittakes Richmond footballprogram, asenseofexcitementswept Q Q Q When DaveClawsonwashired toleadtheUniversityof A A A to wininthe Atlantic 10Conference andmakeittothe costecmuiy Aproven winnerwithendless across thecommunity. A coordinator atVillanova andLehigh,Clawsonbrings enthusiasm andenergy toaSpiderprogram ready to extremely important toandlovesplaythegame. Richmond. Secondly, somebody thatfootballis understands themission of theUniversity playerthattakeshisacademics veryseriouslyand A One thatunderstandsthephilosophyofUniversity. wear theSpideruniform? What kindofstudent-athleteareyoulookingforto program. things isafoundationtobuildsuccessfulfootball tradition. Ithinkthecombinationofthosethree academic schoolwithaverystrong football campuses Ihaveeverseen.Secondly, itisagreat First off, itisoneofthemostbeautifulcollege University ofRichmond? What wereyourfirstimpressionsofthe season. Now weare gettingorganized foranexciting2004 offensive anddefensivesystemsatspringpractice. best staff wecould.Steptwowastointroduce our Busy butproductive. Steponewastohigherthe as Richmond’s headcoach? How wouldyousummarizeyourfirstfewmonths Q&A WITHDAVE CLAWSON Q&A WITHDAVE CLAWSON national playoffs. return tothetop. Q Q A A best footballplayerstheycanbe. and notonlygrow academically We wantguysthatare excited but alsogrow tobecomethe and howitchangestheirlivesforthebetter. Richmond, andgoingthrough afootballprogram, process ofgoingthrough aUniversity, like someone comeinasa17-or18-year-old andseethe From abroader sense,itisveryrewarding tosee motivate him. to knowaplayerandhisfamilythethingsthat identified theplayersthatwewantandthengetting recruiting, Ireally enjoythepoint thatwehave a littledifferently tofaceeachopponent.During breaking anopponentdownandpreparing ateam season forinstance,Ilovetheweeklychallengeof the yearitbecomesdifferent things.Duringthe coaching isthattheyearlycyclesame.Within There are different aspectsofthejob;nature of What partoffootballdoyoulovethemost? do. apply theworkethic,thatthere isnothingtheycan’t recruit thecaliberofstudent-athleteswewant,if a lotofworktoaccomplishthem.Ifweare ableto these are highgoalsandstandards andittakes becoming partofachampionshipfootballprogram, think whetherit’sobtainingaRichmonddegree or Nothing isaccomplishedwithouthard work.I understand? program, whatidealswillyourstudent-athletes After spendingfouryearsinyourfootball What goals have you set for this program during guys that have coached at the I-A level and the I-AA your first year? level. We have guys that have been scholarship Q recruiters and guys that have recruited in the state The most important thing is that we need to Q&A WITH DAVE CLAWSON of Virginia. We also have coaches that have worked establish a consistent work ethic. at the . It is a good A I want the game of football combination of all the elements we need to be successful. to be fun to our players. I want it to be something they look forward to, that Q What do you think about the new helmets? every day they look forward to getting to Whatever you do, you want to have an identity. We practice and making themselves better. are the only Spiders in the country, our nickname is A very unique. We also want to proudly display our I think it’s important that we establish a work ethic colors. We are navy blue and red, that is on the but also that we surround ourselves with people helmet. We are the Spiders and we want to be that love to play football. known for the way we play defense and offense and the way we look. We are excited about our new look. What can Richmond football fans expect from your offensive scheme? Q Who was the toughest Spider to I would like to say the way we play Q prepare for during your years at the game is wide open. I don’t mean Villanova? A that we are going to throw it every single down, but we are going to be unpredictable A I would say that Marc Megna and in the way we look and what we do. We want Shawn Barber stick out as two of to be able to keep people on edge and yet at the the best defensive players to ever play in

same time we will build from a very sound and this conference. They presented a lot 2004 RICHMOND FOOTBALL solid fundamental base. I don’t think a football of problems and a lot of team achieves anything if they don’t have good dilemmas for us every time fundamentals of blocking and tackling. we faced Richmond. Those Above all we want to be known as a two had the ability to fundamentally sound football team. We impact an entire game at want to be physically tough and have a positions that don’t physical presence in everything we do. normally do that. You had to know on every snap of We want our players to exhibit that the game where Marc Megna and Shawn Barber they love playing the game of were lined up. If you didn’t football and that every week they account for them, those two consistently made show up and play with passion. you pay. They were just great players. How pleased are you with your inaugural coaching staff at Richmond? Q This is an excellent staff that brings a lot of the ingredients that it takes to be successful A at the University of Richmond. We have 27 2004 RICHMOND FOOTBALL ASSISTANT COACHES Pennsylvania Recruiting Area: Emily andtwosons,JacobLevi. Huesman andhiswife, Amy, havetwodaughters,Natalieand championships. lead GerryFaust’sclubtoa43-0-1record andtwo state played prep footballatCincinnati’sMoellerHighSchoolwhere he four-year starterinthesecondaryatChattanooga,Huesman A secondary foreightseasons. league inpassefficiency defense.Huesmandirected theTribe the Tribe defensewasthird overallinthe Atlantic 10andledthe in thenation,allowingjust231.8yards pergame,in1996.In1997, Bay PackerDarren Sharperwholedadefensethatrankedsecond 28 www.RichmondSpiders.com DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/SECONDARY htaog 1982 1998-03 1983-84 2004-present 1985-97 Chattanooga South Carolina William &Mary Memphis Richmond Huesman’s CoachingExperience 22nd yearoverall,1statRichmond his 22ndyearincollegefootballcoaching. The veteranofthecoachingstaff isentering defensive coordinator andsecondarycoach. Huesman joinsCoachClawson’sstaff asthe coordinator andoffensive linecoach,Russ recently servingastheirrecruiting Memphis where heledseveralpositions, Following asix-yearstintattheUniversityof Virginia (RichmondNorth),Western ASSISTANT COACHES ASSISTANT COACHES coached current Green W&M, Huesman During histenure at 1996 and1997seasons. coordinator duringthe was theTribe’s defensive years atWilliam &Mary, Huesman, whospent14 Conference USA,in2002. ranked No.1in top-50 recruiting class, Huesman brought ina recruiting coordinator, and running backs. As linebackers, tightends coached theoutside Tigers, Huesmanalso During histimewiththe Recruiting Area: District asaquarterback. Fame. Lineburg playedprep football forhisfather, earning All- a memberoftheVirginia HighSchoolCoaches Association Hallof His father, Norman, isthelong-timecoachatRadford Highandis OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/RUNNING BACKS igna1998-99 1996-97 2004-present 2000-03 William &Mary Virginia William &Mary Richmond Lineburg’s CoachingExperience 9th yearoverall,1statRichmond Virginia (Tidewater), North Carolina bowl berths. Virginia, where theyearned consecutive coached athisalmamater, theUniversityof running backsatW&M,Lineburg also Mary. Responsible forrecruiting andthe working thepastfourseasonsatWilliam & Clawson’s offensive coordinator after Wayne Lineburg willserveasCoach Micron PCBowl. Peach Bowlandthe1999 participated inthe1998 coaching staff, Lineburg Later servingontheir teams withtheCavaliers. a memberofthree bowls at Virginia, Lineburg was four-year quarterback A of thepastthree years. William &Maryforeach recruiting efforts at Lineburg alsooversawall in 2001. rushing touchdowns(13) rushing yards (712)and and A-10 rookies inboth yards. Smithledtheteam ran foracombined1,550 2001 and2002whenhe outstanding seasonsin tailback JonSmithto Lineburg guidedTribe nativeofRadford, Va., A ASSISTANT COACHES

BEN ALBERT MIKE ELKO SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE LINE RECRUITING COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS

Ben Albert returns to Richmond after serving After working with Coach Clawson for the ASSISTANT COACHES as the Spiders’ defensive line coach in 1997 past two years at Fordham as his linebacker and their linebackers coach from 1998-2000. coach and co-defensive coordinator, Mike After leaving Richmond, Albert spent one Elko will oversee the recruiting operation as season coaching the defensive line at Rutgers well as leading the linebackers at Richmond. (2001) before joining his alma mater (UMass) for two years (2002 and 2003). While at Fordham, Elko coached a defense Albert spearheaded the special teams’ efforts that led the Patriot League in scoring as well as leading the inside linebackers defense, 14th best in the nation in 2002, sacks while on the Minuteman staff. and ranked third with 25 In his four years at Richmond, the Spiders compiled a 32-17 mark turnovers caused in 2002. and won two Atlantic 10 Championships (1998 and 2000). In 2000, In 2003, the Rams led the Richmond boasted the Atlantic 10’s top defense, allowing 16.78 league in pass defense. points per game. The Spiders also led the league in rushing defense Elko’s coaching (92.5) and ranked second in turnover margin (+9). experience also includes Albert was a three-year starter on the defensive line and earned All- time at the U.S. Merchant honors as a senior in 1994. He collected 187 Marine Academy where tackles and made 14 sacks during his career. Albert earned a he led the defense and bachelor’s degree in education in 1995 and a master’s degree in several special teams education in 1997 from Massachusetts. areas. He also coached at Albert and his wife, Lisa, live in Richmond. his alma mater, Penn, Recruiting Area: Northeast Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland, directing the secondary. Delaware He began his coaching career at Stony Brook in Albert’s Coaching Experience 1999 where he guided the linebackers in the fall and 9th year overall, 5th at Richmond the defensive backs in the 2004 RICHMOND FOOTBALL Richmond 2004-present spring. UMass 2002-03 A member of the Penn Rutgers 2001 football team for four Richmond 1997-00 years, Elko helped the UMass 1996 Quakers win the Ivy League title in 1998. He received a bachelor’s degree in history in 1999. Mike and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of Michael who was born in early spring. Recruiting Area: Virginia (Richmond South), Central Florida

Elko’s Coaching Experience 6th year overall, 1st at Richmond Richmond 2004-present Fordham 2002-03 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 2001 Pennsylvania 2000 Stony Brook 1999

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BILL DURKIN OFFENSIVE LINE WIDE RECEIVERS

A Spider assistant for the past seven seasons, After spending the last two seasons at Bill Durkin moves from running backs to the Tennessee, Marcus Satterfield will coach the offensive line on Coach Clawson’s staff. A wide receivers on Dave Clawson’s inaugural position very familiar to Durkin, he earned Richmond staff. First Team All-America honors while playing Satterfield spent the last two years working on the UMass o-line. with the offense and special teams units for During his four-year tenure as the Richmond and the Volunteers. Prior to running backs coach, Durkin led a group that his Knoxville stint, Satterfield coached the recorded three of the top wide receivers at Chattanooga for three six single-season rushing seasons. efforts. In 2000, A three-year starter at wide-out for East Tennessee State, Satterfield Richmond set a program made 124 catches and 11 touchdowns for the Bucs. He helped lead record with 2,932 yards the team to the I-AA playoffs in 1996. on the ground, followed Recruiting Area: by the second-best mark Central Virginia, Texas (Dallas), Southeast Florida of 2,748 in 2001 – ranked No. 8 in the nation (249.8 Satterfield’s Coaching Experience yards per game). The Spiders posted the sixth- 6th year overall, 1st at Richmond highest total in 2002 with Richmond 2004-present 2,185 rushing yards. Tennessee 2002-03 Chosen as one of the Chattanooga 1999-01 Yankee Conference’s Top 50 Players of all time, Durkin spent time with the New England Patriots and the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe as well as the Shreveport Pirates and Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League. During his college career, Durkin earned All-America, All- Conference and All-New England honors. Bill and his wife, Victoria, are the proud parents of Ryan, born this summer. Recruiting Area: Northwestern Virginia, Eastern Pennsylvania

Durkin’s Coaching Experience 10th year overall, 8th at Richmond 2004 RICHMOND FOOTBALL COACHES ASSISTANT Richmond 1997-present UMass 1995-96

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MARK CARNEY JAY BATEMAN QUARTERBACKS ASSISTANT SECONDARY

A standout quarterback at Fordham who Jay Bateman was the youngest head coach in ASSISTANT COACHES earned All-Patriot League honors in 2001, college football when he took over the Siena Mark Carney spent the last two seasons College program’s reigns in 2000. No working with Coach Clawson at his alma stranger to Virginia, Bateman coached at mater. He will handle the signal callers at Hampden-Sydney and played at Randolph- Macon prior to his post in Loudonville, N.Y. Richmond as well. He will serve as the assistant secondary Carney helped guide Kevin Eakin, a coach at Richmond. program record-holder, to All-Conference As defensive coordinator at Siena, he led a honors each of the past two falls. group that ranked 11th nationally in total During his playing career, Carney led the Patriot League and defense. Before coaching the Saints, Bateman was in charge of the ranked 12th nationally in pass completion percentage (61.9) and linebackers and defensive line at Hampden-Sydney. He also served as the head strength coach and recruiting coordinator for the Tigers. ranked 21st in total offense as a senior. He completed 213-of-344 pass for 2,700 yards and 27 touchdowns, both school records. He An All-American and two-time All-Conference linebacker at earned honorable mention All-America honors. Randolph-Macon, Bateman served as the team captain during his senior season. After graduation in 1995, Bateman began his Recruiting Area: Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, South coaching career at Benedictine High School in Richmond. Carolina Bateman earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at Randolph-Macon. He and his wife, Heather, live in Richmond. Carney’s Coaching Experience Recruiting Area: Southwest Virginia, Central/South New Jersey, Georgia (Atlanta), West Virginia 3rd overall, 1st at Richmond Richmond 2004-present Bateman’s Coaching Experience Fordham 2002-03 8th year overall, 1st at Richmond Richmond 2004-present

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