HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS:
¥ The Pride have won their last four regular season contests dating back to the 2002 season.
¥ Hofstra has won 14 of its last 22 games. The Pride has won 27 of its last 38 regular season games and 36 of its last 48 in-season contests. The Pride is 50-17 in regular season play since the start of the 1997 season.
¥ The Pride have posted a 66-24-1 record over the last 91 regular season games. They are 78-25-2 over the last 105 regular season games dating back to the middle HOFSTRA of the 1993 season. FOOTBALL, 2003 ¥ Hofstra has won 35 of 50 contests, including playoff games, since the start of the 1999 season.
¥ Hofstra has won 18 of its last 26 road games and 20 of For Immediate Release Ð August 26, 2003 its last 30 contests away from Hofstra Stadium. The Pride is 25-12 on the road since the start of the 1997 2003 SEASON - GAME 1: season. HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (0-0) at. ¥ Hofstra has won 21 of its last 28 regular season games MARSHALL UNIVERSITY at Shuart Stadium. The only losses came at the hands of Delaware on September 16, 2000, Richmond in October (0-0) 1999, Villanova in November 2001, and Montana, James Madison and William and Mary in 2002. Hofstra is 55-16 Saturday, August 30, 2003 - 4:30 p.m. at Shuart Stadium since Joe Gardi arrived at the Marshall Stadium ¥ Huntington, WV University in 1990. ------Television: Metro Channel, ESPN Game Plan (PPV) PRIDE HEAD COACH: Joe Gardi is in his 14th season Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7), 3:30 p.m. (Live) as Head Football Coach at Hofstra University. He has Internet: WWW.WRHU.org posted a 105-42-2 record during that time. His .711 ------winning percentage ranks second in school history. 2003 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE Gardi's 105 victories are the second most all-time at Aug. 30 at Marshall (Metro) 4:30 p.m. Hofstra behind the legendary Howard "Howdy" Myers Sept. 6 MAINE (FSNY)* 7:30 p.m. (141 wins from 1950-1974). Sept. 13 ELON 7:00 p.m. Sept. 20 at James Madison* 6:00 p.m. PRIDE COACHING STAFF: After entering the 2002 Sept. 27 DELAWARE (CSTV)* 12:30 p.m. season with four new coaches, Hofstra has only one Oct. 11 NORTHEASTERN (FSNY)*+ 1:30 p.m. new member of the coaching staff this season. Running Oct. 18 at Massachusetts* 12:30 p.m. backs coach Carlton Goff, who joined the staff this past Oct. 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7:00 p.m. spring, is the newest Pride staff member. Goff, who Nov. 1 at William & Mary (TFN)* Noon came to Hofstra from East Carolina, replaces Ryan Nov. 8 VILLANOVA (TFN)* 7:00 p.m. Smith, who left the staff during the 2002 regular season. Nov. 15 at Rhode Island* Noon The 2003 Pride football coaching staff is as follows: Nov. 22 at Liberty 1:30 p.m. Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Yr. * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming Greg Gigantino Def. Coord. 11th yr. 26th yr. Warren Ruggiero Off. Coord. 4th yr. 16th yr. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Bob McIntyre Linebackers 15th yr. 15th yr. Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Assoc. A.D. for Communications Brian Vaganek Def. Line 3rd yr. 11th yr. (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell Adam Brown Spec. Teams 3rd yr. 3rd yr. Jimmy Salgado Def. Backs 2nd yr. 10th yr. Marshall Ð Randy Burnside, Sports Information Director; Jeff Behrman Receivers 2nd yr. 8th yr. (304) 696-6525 - O Cazzie Kosciolek Off. Line 2nd yr. 6th yr. Carlton Goff RB 1st yr. 9th yr. Marshall Stadium Press Box - (304) 696-6666 Michael Curry Off. Line 2nd yr. 2nd yr. back Trevor Dimmie, wide receivers Marques Colston, INJURY REPORT: Here is the Pride injury report Ricky Bryant, Isaac Irby and Jamaal Perry, and offensive entering week one: linemen Pat O'Brien and Brandon Newton. The returning Player Pos. Injury Status defensive starters are defensive end Dan Garay, Bill Hambrecht LB Back Out - Season linebackers Renauld Williams, Cole Haley, and Tyree Josh Reed DE Knee Out - Season Johnson, and safety Carlton Bargman. Strong safety Joe Nolan P Knee Out - Season James Glee did not start the season at safety but he did Brian Trimboli LB Leg Out - Indef. start the final nine games of the year. Cornerback Le'Var Chris Andreano SS Leg Out - Indef Starr also did not start in the season opener but he did Todd Rodgers OG Knee Doubtful start the next 11 games. Kicker Chris Onorato also returns to his starting duty. HOFSTRA-MARSHALL SERIES: Saturday's game is the second meeting between Hofstra and Marshall in a NEW STARTERS: The new starters in the Pride line-up series that started in 1995. The Pride, a second year I- this season are: quarterback Bobby Seck; OT Jed AA program with 15 scholarships at the time, went into Prisby; OG Jarrod Verge; OT Willie Colon; DT Mickey Huntington for the regular season finale with a 10-0 Keene; DE Stephen Bowen; MLB Gian Villante; and CB record and ranked seventh. Marshall, a I-AA program Prentice James. then coached by Jim Donnan and ranked sixth, entered the contest with an 8-2 record. The Pride rallied from a THE SECOND I-A CONTEST: Saturday's game at 17-6 second quarter deficit and took a 21-20 late in the Marshall is Hofstra's second-ever contest against a I-A third quarter. But the Thundering Herd, behind running opponent. In 1999, Hofstra defeated the University at back Chris Parker (40-199) and quarterback Chad Buffalo (MAC) in UB Stadium 20-13. Pennington (17-29-0, 294, 1TD), scored 10 unanswered points to post a 30-28 victory. But there was victory in EARLY START: Saturday's contest at Marshall is only defeat for Hofstra as the Pride's performance that day, the second contest to be played in the month of August before the I-AA Football Committee who announced the during Joe Gardi's tenure. Last year's Montana game at playoff field selection the next day from Huntington, was James M. Shuart Stadium was played on August 29th. impressive enough to garner the school's first I-AA championship invitation. SUB-400 DEFENSE: The Pride defense knocked off almost 90 yards per game from their 2001 opponents Year Winner (Loc.) Score total offense average in 2002. Hofstra recorded nine 1995 Marshall (Away) 30-28 sub-400 game and posted eight sub-350 yard contests last year. The Pride only had four sub-350 defensive WEST VIRGINIA HOMECOMING: Saturday's Marshall efforts in 2001. In 1996, the Flying Dutchmen posted 10 game will be a homecoming of sorts for three members sub-300 yard defensive games. The top defensive of the Pride football team. Junior reserve quarterback efforts in 2002 were: Andrew English returns to Marshall where he transferred from in 2002. Senior Isaac Irby returns to the State of ¥ November 23 vs. Liberty, 165 yards West Virginia for the first time since transferring from ¥ November 2 at Elon, 183 yards West Virginia where he was a member of the ¥ October 26 at Maine, 231 yards Mountaineer team in 2000 and 2001. Offensive ¥ October 12th vs. William & Mary, 270 yards Coordinator Warren Ruggiero served as the head ¥ August 29th vs. Montana, 317 yards football coach and offensive coordinator at Glenville ¥ November 16th at Massachusetts, 338 yards State College in 1997 and 1998, where he posted a 15-7 ¥ September 28th at Northeastern, 341 yards. record, a WVIAC title, an NCAA Division II appearance, ¥ September 7th vs. Rhode Island, 342 yards and led the nation in passing offense and was fourth in scoring offense. DEFENSE: The Pride recorded their best defensive effort of the 2002 season, allowing just 165 yards SEASON OPENERS: The Pride has won 19 of its last against Liberty on November 23rd in the regular season 20 season openers. Last year, the University of Montana finale. Hofstra held Liberty to just 179 yards in the 2001 ended Hofstra's winning streak of 19 consecutive regular season finale. season openers, and the Pride's 255 game non-shutout streak with a 21-0 victory. Hofstra has posted a 38-22-2 THE HOFSTRA SACK EXCHANGE: Joe Gardi directed all-time record in season openers. the famed "New York Sack Exchange" as defensive coordinator of the New York Jets in the early 1980s. RETURNING STARTERS: Against Marshall, the Pride Since his arrival at Hofstra in 1990, numerous Pride will start seven players on offense and five players on players have carried the Pride defensive banner defense who started in the 2002 season opener against including current senior linebacker Renauld Williams. Montana. The returning offensive starters are running Here is the Hofstra Top 10 list for single season sacks, based on game statistics during Joe Gardi's 13-year tenure at Hofstra:
1. Bill Deakins 1991 15.0 2. Renauld Williams 2002 15.0 3. Jim Scully 1990 11.0 4. Ayoola Akinnouye 1991 9.5 THE 2003 ESPN/USA TODAY PRESEASON I-AA 5. Jeff Brown 1991 9.0 COACHES POLL: 6. Emery Tyler 1993 8.0 7. Khary Williams 2000 7.0 2002 7. Joey Driver 1994 7.0 No. Team (1st place votes) W -L Pts. 7. Chris McIntyre 1998 7.0 1. McNeese State (23) 13-2 1,389 7. Joe Wright 1996 7.0 2. Georgia Southern. (8) 11-3 1,311 3. Montana (7) 11-3 1,288 4. Western Illinois (6) 11-2 1,258 5. Western Kentucky (12) 12-3 1,165 6. Northeastern (1) 10-3 942 7. Grambling State (2) 11-2 864 8. Appalachian State 8-4 861 9. Furman 8-4 847 The 2003 SPORTS NETWORK Preseason I-AA Media 10. Idaho State 8-3 689 Poll: 11. Villanova 11-4 688 12. Bethune Cookman 11-2 622 13. Fordham 10-3 603 No. Team (1st pl. votes) Pts. 14. Maine 11-3 573 1 McNeese State (25) 1,905 15. Montana State 7-6 572 2 Georgia Southern (16) 1,832 16. Wofford 9-3 566 3 Western Illinois (15) 1,733 17. Massachusetts 8-4 505 4 Montana (5) 1,729 18. Delaware 6-6 474 5 Western Kentucky (17) 1,532 19. Eastern Illinois 8-4 422 6 Northeastern 1,270 20. Pennsylvania 9-1 396 7 Grambling State (2) 1,208 21. SE Missouri State 8-4 345 8 Furman 1,194 9 Appalachian State 1,161 22. Nicholls State 7-4 301 10 Bethune-Cookman 1,001 23. Northwestern State 9-4 285 11 Idaho State 926 24. Eastern Kentucky 8-4 233 12 Villanova 908 25. Gardner-Webb 9-1 205 13 Fordham 890 14 Massachusetts 779 2003 SAGARIN I-AA POWER RANKINGS: Here are 15 Montana State 773 the 2003 Preseason I-AA Sagarin Power Ratings: 16 Maine 745 17 Delaware 741 I-AA D-1 Team Rating 18 Eastern Illinois 584 1 76 Georgia Southern 68.41 19 Wofford 576 2 80 Montana 66.79 20 Southeast Missouri 508 3 84 Western Kentucky 65.09 21 Pennsylvania 503 4 86 McNeese State 64.87 22 Northwestern State 403 5 92 Villanova 63.62 23 Nicholls State 350 6 94 Western Illinois 63.47 24 Stephen F. Austin 274 7 95 Furman 63.35 25 Eastern Kentucky 237 8 104 Pennsylvania 61.42 9 105 Appalachian State 61.02 LINDY'S RANK PRIDE 13TH IN I-AA PRESEASON 10 109 Lehigh 60.35 POLL: Lindy's 2003 National College Football Magazine 11 110 Hofstra 60.14 has ranked the Hofstra Pride 13th in I-AA in its 12 111 Maine 60.10 preseason poll. Lindy's also selected Pride senior 13 113 Delaware 59.81 linebacker Renauld Williams to its 2003 All I-AA Team 14 115 Youngstown State 59.63 and predicted that Williams would be the Atlantic 10's 15 116 UC Davis 59.25 Defensive Player of the Year. 16 118 William & Mary 59.12 17 121 Northern Iowa 57.89 of 2,503. He enters the 2003 season with 2,923 career 18 122 Eastern Illinois 57.70 yards. Dimmie, who rushed for 948 yards in 2001 and 19 123 Northeastern 57.63 656 in 2002, set the Hofstra single season rushing 20 125 Massachusetts 57.55 record, which had stood since 1987, by rushing for 1,319 21 126 NW Louisiana 57.30 yards during the 2000 regular season. Dimmie, who 22 127 Portland State 57.02 posted six 100-yard rushing games in 2001, posted nine 23 128 Eastern Washington 56.98 100-yard rushing games in 2000 and broke two first-year 24 129 Richmond 56.81 rushing records with his 235-yard performance at Cal 25 131 Northern Arizona 56.12 Poly on October 28, 2000. The 5-7 sparkplug from Tarrytown, New York, broke the school single-game WILLIAMS NAMED TO THE SPORTS NETWORK'S I- rushing record by a freshman, that was set by Jimmy AA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM: Senior Jones in 1995 with 163 yards against Charleston linebacker Renauld Williams has been named to The Southern, and yards by a freshman in a season which Sports Network's 2003 I-AA Preseason All-America was set by Paul Que in 1995 with 892. Dimmie had 656 Team. Williams led the Pride in tackles last year with yards on 143 carries this season for a 4.6 average. 114 and led the Atlantic 10 with 15 sacks. Most Rushing Yards - Career Player Yards Att. Avg. Years LB RENAULD WILLIAMS - ALL-AMERICA & BUCK BUCHANAN AWARD CANDIDATE: Senior linebacker 1 Trevor Dimmie 2,923 591 4.9 2000-Pres. Renauld Williams, who was named to the 2003 Buck 2 Bill Sanford 2,503 445 5.6 1951-54 Buchanan Award Watch List for I-AA Defensive Player of 3 Vaughn Sanders 2,497 433 5.8 1996-99 the Year honors this week, led the Pride in tackles and 4 Jimmy Jones 2,381 410 5.8 1995-99 sacks in 2002. He posted his best game of the 2002 5 Paul Que 2,166 424 5.1 1995-97 season with 15 tackles, including seven solo stops, at 6 Kurt Murrell 2,162 397 5.4 1977-80 Maine on October 26, 2002. Williams was named the 7 Bob McKenna 2,073 425 4.9 1980-83 Atlantic 10's Co-Defensive Player of the Week after his performance at Elon on November 2, 2002 when he led Dimmie in 2002 a defensive charge that held the Phoenix to just 183 total Rushing Receiving yards. He posted a game-high 14 tackles, including 10 Opponent No.-Yds. TD No.-Yds. TD. solo stops, and recorded four sacks for -37 yards at Montana 17-57-0 0-0-0 Elon. He also forced a fumble. Williams also posted 13 Rhode Island 5-15-0 0-0-0 tackles (3 solos) and had one sack against Richmond. @ New Hampshire 11-48-2 2-15-0 Williams, who recorded 11 tackles, six solos, two tackles James Madison 6-18-0 1-7-0 for losses of -17, forced a fumble, broke up a pass and @ Northeastern 9-39-0 0-0-0 notched a sack for -14 against JMU, also posted double- @ Villanova 9-42-0 1-15-0 digit tackles with 10 stops, one tackle for a loss and one William & Mary 15-79-0 0-0-0 sack at Northeastern on September 28th. He posted 11 @ Maine 6-78-0 1-0-0 total tackles (5-6-11), four tackles for losses of minus 11 @ Elon 9-40-0 1-17-0 yards, and two sacks against URI in week two. Richmond 24-89-1 1-(-4)-0 @UMass 12-11-1 2-22-0 WILLIAMS NAMED TO FIRST-EVER I-AA ALL-STAR Liberty 20-160-2 2-30-1 GAME: Senior linebacker Renauld Williams was one of 50 I-AA standouts to be chosen to play in the inaugural I- Dimmie’s Career Century-Mark Games: AA College Football All-Star Classic. The game is Year Opponent No.-Yds. sponsored by and will be televised on The Football 2001 @ Liberty 34-240 Network. The game will be played on Tuesday evening, 2000 @ Cal Poly 32-235 December 30, at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, 2000 Albany 25-214 Florida. Williams and the other I-AA All-Stars were 2002 Liberty 20-160 selected by a committee of coaches, administrators, and 2000 @ Maine 34-158 media from the 13 I-AA conferences. An additional 50 2001 New Hampshire 26-145 student-athletes will be chosen in October to complete 2000 @ Furman 21-130 the rosters. 2001 @ William & Mary 31-124 2001 @ Delaware 25-123 RB TREVOR DIMMIE ADDING TO THE RECORD: 2000 @ Montana 28-122 Senior running back Trevor Dimmie, who struggled with 2000 @ Massachusetts 34-121 a hamstring injury last year, broke the Hofstra career 2000 @ Youngstown St. 26-119 rushing record on October 12th against William and 2000 @ Ga. Southern 19-112 Mary. Dimmie, who rushed 15 times for 79 yards against 2001 Villanova 20-111 the Tribe, topped Bill Sanford's (1951-54) previous mark 2000 Liberty 18-111 on September 7, broke his receptions best with a team- 2001 Elon 11-107 high 10-catch game at Massachusetts last November. Irby gained 59 yards on the 10 catches. He led the team WR RICKY BRYANT: Senior wide receiver Ricky in receiving at Maine with four for 36 yards and was tied Bryant, who came to Hofstra in 2002 from Ohio State, for team honors with four catches for 36 yards at finished the 2002 season with 67 receptions for 793 Villanova. At Elon, he posted five catches for 80 yards yards and four touchdowns despite playing most of the and had three rushes for 14 yards and a touchdown. He year in a cast after breaking his wrist during the posted two catches for 41 yards against William and preseason. The 67 catches rank sixth on the Hofstra Mary on October 12th. single season list. Bryant hauled in a career-best 10 passes for 106 yards and one touchdown against JMU Irby's Top Receiving Games in 2002 on September 21, 2002. He recorded back-to-back 100- Receiving yard receiving games last year with four receptions for Opponent No.-Yds. TD . 111 yards and a touchdown against Richmond on @ UMass 10-59-1 November 9, 2002, and nine catches for 113 yards at Montana 7-74-0 Massachusetts on November 16. Included was a 71- @ Northeastern 7-62-0 yards scoring grab down the Richmond sideline that @ Elon 5-80-0 gave the Pride a 20-3 lead near the end of the first half. Rhode Island 4-88-2 The 113-yard game at UMass was Bryant's fifth 100- James Madison 4-19-1 yard receiving contest of his career. Bryant tallied nine @ Villanova 4-36-0 catches for 102 yards and a 39-yard TD grab at Liberty 3-8-0 Northeastern on September 28. He caught nine passes for 131 yards and one touchdown (9 yards) against KICKER CHRIS ONORATO: Hofstra junior kicker Chris Rhode Island on September 7. Onorato tied the Hofstra school record with four field goals against the Richmond Spiders on November 9, Bryant Receiving in 2002 2002. Onorato connected on field goals in each quarter, Receiving hitting a 33-yard kick in the first, a 41-yard boot in the Opponent No.-Yds. TD . second, a 20-yarder in the third, and a 42-yarder in the Montana 2-18-0 fourth quarter. Onorato hit 15 of 23 field goals in 2002 Rhode Island 9-131-1 and led the team in scoring with 76 points. He also @ New Hampshire 5-62-0 connected on 31 of 32 extra point attempts. James Madison 10-106-1 @ Northeastern 9-102-1 LB COLE HALEY: Sophomore linebacker Cole Haley @ Villanova 4-28-0 was third on the team in tackles last season. Haley, who William & Mary 5-29-0 tallied his fourth double-digit tackle game of the 2002 @ Maine 0-0-0 season with 10 stops at UMass, was a last minute @ Elon 5-49-0 scratch from the November 2nd game at Elon due to Richmond 4-111-1 illness. He returned against Richmond to post seven @ UMass 9-113-0 tackles. Haley posted two solos and nine assisted Liberty 5-44-0 tackles at Maine on October 26th and fell two short of his career-high of 13 (10 solos), set at Northeastern. He QB BOBBY SECK: Sophomore Bobby Seck has made posted 12 assisted tackles against Rhode Island on the jump from local Kellenberg Memorial High School in September 7th. Uniondale, about a mile from the Hofstra campus, to the starting quarterback ON the Hofstra campus as he starts WR JAMAAL PERRY: Senior receiver Jamaal Perry, his third year with the program. Seck was red-shirted in who will start at a slot back position as well as on returns 2001 playing behind Rocky Butler, who now plays in the this year, was third on the team in receptions last season Canadian Football League with Saskatchewan, and last with 50 for 540 yards and two touchdowns. Perry, who year's starter Ryan Cosentino, who has left the program transferred to Hofstra from Cal State Northridge in 2002, to pursue a career in baseball. Last year Seck, playing caught 10 passes for 78 yards against JMU on behind Cosentino, appeared in just one game, at New September 21 and got one rush in for nine yards. He Hampshire, and completed his only pass attempt for a recorded 155 all-purpose yards at UNH on September gain of six yards. 14th with 100 yards coming from returns, 45 receiving yards, and 10 yards rushing. He tallied four catches for WR ISAAC IRBY: Senior receiver Isaac Irby was 79 yards at Massachusetts. He also hauled in five second on the team in receptions with 55 and fourth in catches for 31 yards at Elon, and four catches for 57 receiving yards with 526 last season. Irby, who posted yards and had two kickoff returns for 67 yards including seven catches against Montana and Northeastern, and a 41-yard return against Rhode Island on September 7. 88 receiving yards on four catches against Rhode Island Perry in 2002 seconds of the contest. English, who hooked up with Receiving P & KO Returns Devale Ellis on a scoring pass at Villanova, threw his Opponent No.-Yds. TD No.-Yds.-TD. second touchdown pass of the season to Ellis in the Montana 4-55-0 5-47-0 second quarter at Maine. Rhode Island 4-57-0 2-67-0 (KO) @ New Hampshire 4-45-1 3-100-0 SS JAMES GLEE: Junior safety James Glee was fifth in James Madison 10-78-0 0-0-0 tackles last season with 72 in 11 games. Glee, who @ Northeastern 5-52-0 4-45-0 posted seven tackles against Elon, Richmond and @ Villanova 3-20-0 0-0-0 Massachusetts, six tackles against Northeastern and William & Mary 3-24-0 2-18-0 William & Mary, and five at Villanova, led the Pride in @ Maine 2-35-0 1-3-0 tackles against JMU with a career-high 14 stops. Even @ Elon 5-31-1 3-15-0 more impressive was that he tallied the first six stops of Richmond 1-0-0 0-0-0 the JMU contest. At Maine, he tallied eight tackles @ UMass 4-79-0 2-26-0 including seven solo stops. Liberty 5-64-0 3-47-0 DE DAN GARAY: Sophomore defensive end Daniel WR MARQUES COLSTON: Junior wide receiver Garay posted 68 tackles and 6.5 sacks last season as a Marques Colston was fourth on the team in receptions red-shirt freshman. Garay, who also a member of the with 47 and second in receiving yards with 614 last year. Hofstra wrestling team last season, posted a career-high The 6'5" receiver came out of preseason camp on fire, 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for losses and a 1/2 sack catching 24 passes in the first four games of the year. At against JMU. At Elon, he posted nine tackles and one Massachusetts, he tallied eight receptions for 83 yards. sack. At UMass, he notched eight tackles, one sack and He posted six catches for a game-high 90 yards at Elon one fumble recovery. He notched six tackles against on November 2, and two more catches against William & Mary and five at Northeastern and Maine, He Richmond. Colston tallied eight catches for 90 yards blocked three kicks in 2002 and ranked seventh on the against JMU on September 21. He also caught eight team in tackles. Daniel is the third Garay to play football passes for 105 yards and one touchdown at New at Hofstra following his father Tony, a defensive back in Hampshire. the early 1970s who played for the L.A. Rams, and his QB cousin Carlos, who led Hofstra to its first I-AA playoff Colston Receiving in 2002 bid in 1995. Opponent No.-Yds. TD . Montana 5-53-0 RB VEMBA BUKULA: Senior running back Vemba Rhode Island 3-37-0 Bukula (pronounced BOO¥ka¥LA) has endured several @ New Hampshire 8-105-1 changes in the past two seasons. Bukula played his first James Madison 8-90-1 two seasons (2000-01) at Hofstra as a running back. @ Northeastern 3-82-0 During the spring of 2002, he was moved to cornerback @ Villanova 2-23-0 where he started the season opener against Montana. William & Mary 2-17-0 After Arlen Harris' ineligibility and Trevor Dimmie's @ Maine 0-0-0 hamstring injury, Bukula was moved to running back for @ Elon 6-94-0 the second game and the remainder of the season. In Richmond 2-30-0 the spring of 2003, he was moved back to cornerback @ UMass 8-83-1 and was expected to challenge for the starting job again. Liberty 0-0-0 But after missing over a week of practice in August due to illness in his family, he was moved to running back for the remainder of the camp and, presumably, the rest of WR DEVALE ELLIS: Sophomore receiver Devale the season. Bukula has 1,160 career rushing yards (da¥vol) Ellis caught nine passes for 86 yards and two during his Hofstra career. He led the team in rushing last touchdowns last year as a freshman. Ellis and Andrew season with 664 yards on 131 carries (5.1 per carry). English hooked up on a scoring pass at Villanova on Bukula posted two straight 100-yard rushing games in October 5th. He caught his second touchdown pass of 2002. In case you were wondering how Bukula did on the season at Maine with a six-yard scoring grab from defense, he posted six tackles in his defensive debut English in the second quarter. against Montana. QB ANDREW ENGLISH: Junior quarterback Andrew English appeared in three games in 2002. He completed Bukula in 2002 10 of 25 passes for 129 yards with two touchdowns and Rushing Receiving two interceptions. He replaced starter Ryan Cosentino in Opponent No.-Yds. TD No.-Yds. TD. the second quarter at Maine in October and completed Montana Played on defense...... eight of 19 passes for 86 yards with one touchdown. He Rhode Island 15-112-1 1-15-0 also tossed two interceptions and fumbled in the waning @ New Hampshire 21-144-2 1-8-1 James Madison 13-34-0 1-4-0 • WR Wayne Chrebet (Class of ‘95), New York Jets @ Northeastern 8-21-0 1-1-0 • OT Dave Fiore (Class of ‘96), Washington Redskins @ Villanova 8-34-0 0-0-0 • DB Lance Schulters (Class of ’98), Tennessee Titans William & Mary 7-20-0 2-25-0 • OG DeMingo Graham (Class of ’98), San Francisco @ Maine 21-78-0 0-0-0 49ers @ Elon 6-35-0 0-0-0 WR Charlie Adams (Class of '02), Denver Broncos Richmond 13-61-0 1-6-0 RB Arlen Harris, (Class of '03), St. Louis Rams @ UMass 6-12-0 1-8-0 Liberty 13-113-0 1-1-0 ALUMNI NORTH OF THE BORDER: Three Hofstra football alums are currently on the rosters of Canadian JOHNSON & BARGMAN - THE MIAMI CONNECTION: Football League teams. They are: Miami, Florida natives seniors linebacker Tyree Johnson and free safety Carlton Bargman ranked in the top six on • LB Brian Clark (Class of ’96), Winnipeg Blue Bombers the Hofstra tackles chart. Johnson, who was second on ¥ QB Rocky Butler (Class of 02), Saskatchewan Rough the team with 90 tackles and three sacks, recorded a Riders season high 13 tackles (5-8) in the 37-19 win over • DB Patrick Dorvelus (Class of ’02), Montreal Alouettes Rhode Island on September 7. He also posted 10 (injured) tackles against Richmond, Villanova and William & Mary. Johnson is a graduate of Barbara Goleman High School. SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: Since 1980, the Flying Dutchmen are 101-20-0 in regular Bargman, who was sixth on the team in tackles last year season play at Shuart Stadium, formerly Hofstra with 69 stops and four sacks, posted a career high 11 Stadium. Hofstra was 6-0 in 1986 and 1980; 6-1 in 1998; tackles (7-4-11) and notched his first career interception 5-0 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 in 1991; 5- and two pass deflections at Rhode Island last 1 in 2001, 1999, 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000, 1997, September. Bargman (Barge¥men) had eight stops 1994, 1993, 1987, 1985 and 1981; 3-1 in 1992; 2-4 in against Richmond, seven against William & Mary, and 1996 and 3-3 in 2002. six at Elon, Bargman is a graduate of Southridge High School TELEVISION: Six of the 12 Hofstra football games will be televised in 2003. The Pride will have two games PUNTER JOE NOLAN OUT FOR THE SEASON: Junior (Maine, Northeastern) on Fox Sports, two (William & punter Joe Nolan, who broke the Hofstra school record Mary and Villanova) on the A-10/The Football Network, for the longest punt with a 74 yard boot against William one (Delaware) on CSTV, and one (Marshall) on the & Mary on October 12, 2002, will miss the 2003 season local Metro Channel. On Fox Sports New York, Carl following knee surgery in June. Nolan's punt against the Reuter will handle the play-by-play while former Hofstra Tribe topped Jim Hogan's 1973 record of 71 yards set punter and current Fox 5 New York sportscaster John against Delaware State. Nolan posted a 40.6 average in Discepolo will handle color commentary. Hofstra is 98- 2002, which is the third best in school history and the 37-2 on television since 1988. The 2003 season marks best since 1988. the 14th consecutive year that the Hofstra football program will enjoy a major television presence in the LOSING THE LEAD: Hofstra lost double-digit leads metropolitan area. From 1988 through 1997, most if not three times during its 2002 five game losing streak. The all Hofstra gridiron games were aired on SportsChannel, Pride were ahead by 10 points (17-7) against JMU and Fox Sports-New York's predecessor. lost 24-21 in overtime. They were also ahead by 10 (10- 0) in the second quarter at Northeastern and lost 28-17. RADIO AND INTERNET: Every 2003 Hofstra football At Maine, Hofstra was ahead by 17 points (17-0) in the game will be heard on radio on WRHU-FM (88.7) and on third quarter, and by 14 (17-3) with nine minutes to play the internet at www.wrhu.org beginning with the pre- and lost 24-17. game show one hour before every contest. WRHU Sports Director Jared Greenberg and Chris Caron will OVERTIME BLUES: Hofstra's overtime loss against call the action. James Madison on September 21, 2002 was its fourth overtime contest in school history. Hofstra is now 1-3 in WEEKLY RELEASE FAX AND E-MAIL: The Hofstra overtime games having defeated New Hampshire in 2OT University weekly football release will be available on in 1998 but losing at Youngstown State in 2000, Lehigh Tuesday afternoons on the Hofstra Athletic Web Site in 2001, and JMU in 2OT in 2002. (www.Hofstra.edu). Due to erratic mail delivery, the Hofstra Office of Athletic Communications has ceased HOFSTRA ALUMNI IN THE NFL: There are six former mailing weekly press releases. However, we will have e- Hofstra players currently gracing NFL team rosters. They mail, in PDF format, and broadcast fax "mailings" to are: those media members who wish to get every football release during the season. Please contact Jim Sheehan if you wish to be put on one of these lists. TEAMLINE: If you can't catch the Pride on Fox Sports Net New York, Metro Channel or on radio, you can still hear the Hofstra football play-by-play, via telephone, on TEAMLINE. Just dial 1-800-846-4700 ext. 2043 and you can listen to any Hofstra game for as low as 25 cents per minute by charging it to your VISA card.
HOFSTRA WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON: The media is invited to join Hofstra Head Football Coach Joe Gardi and his two coordinators every Wednesday for "Pizza with Joe". The weekly media luncheons are held in the Pride Club Lounge on the second floor of Margiotta Hall in the south end zone of Shuart Stadium. Due to a scheduling conflict this week, the media luncheon will be held on Thursday at noon. Only media are invited.
PRACTICE: Here is the Hofstra football schedule this week.
Monday, Aug. 25 2:30 Grass Practice Fields Tuesday, Aug. 26 2:30 Grass Practice Fields Wednesday, Aug. 27 2:30 Grass Practice Fields Thursday, Aug. 28 2:30 Grass Practice Fields Friday, August 29 2:00 Marshall Stadium** Saturday, Aug. 30 4:30 Game at Marshall Sunday, Sept. 1 4:00 Shakeout Monday, Sept. 2 ------Off Tuesday, Sept. 3 3:25 Grass Practice Fields
TRAVEL PLANS: Here is Hofstra's travel plans for the contest at Marshall: Leaving Hofstra at 8:30 a.m. Transportation: Charter flight from Farmingdale Republic Airport Leaving: Friday, August 29 at 10 a.m. Arriving: 11:30 a.m. in Huntington Headquarters: Radisson Hotel 1001 Third Avenue Huntington, WV 25701 Hotel Phone: (304) 525-1001 Hotel Fax: (304) 525-1048 Returning: Saturday at approximately 10:30 p.m. Arriving at Hofstra: Sunday morning at 1 a.m. 2002 HOFSTRA YEAR IN REVIEW Player UT-AT-TT Sacks Int Renauld Williams 64-50-114 15 0 2002 Hofstra Schedule Tyree Johnson 48-42-90 0 2 Cole Haley 27-57-84 0 2 Aug. 29 #1 MONTANA (MSG) 0-21 L Bill Hambrecht 43-41-84 0 3 Sept. 7 RHODE ISLAND* 37-19 W James Glee 50-22-72 1 2 Sept. 14 at New Hampshire (FSNY) 52-28 W Sept. 21 JAMES MADISON 21-24 L - 2OT Sept. 28 at Northeastern* 17-28 L Oct. 5 at Villanova* (FSNY) 7-35 L Oct. 12 WILLIAM & MARY*+(FSNY) 3-16 L Oct. 26 at Maine* (FSNY) 17-24 L Nov.2 at Elon 27-13 W Nov. 9 RICHMOND* 26-16 W Nov. 16 at Massachusetts* (Metro) 31-28 W NCAA STATISTICS: Hofstra’s final 2002 NCAA team Nov. 23 LIBERTY 1:30 p.m. and individual statistical report was as follows: *-Atlantic-10 Game; +-Homecoming Team Category Pl. Average 62nd YEAR IN THE BOOKS: 2002 marked Hofstra’s Rushing Offense 82 126.58 62nd season of football. The Pride has recorded an all- Passing Offense 30 228.58 time record of 371-221-11. Total Offense 57 355.17 Scoring Offense 77 22.50 A WINNING TRADITION: With its 6-6 record in 2002, Rushing Defense 93 191.08 Hofstra teams have recorded a .500 record or better 44 Pass Eff. Def. 57 113.73 times in 62 seasons. The Pride has posted eight or more Total Defense 42 322.17 victories nine times in the last 13 years. The Pride was 43-16 (.729) from 1995 through 1999 and 81-29-2 during Scoring Defense 39 21.25 the decade of the 90s. Net Punting 20 35.75 Punt Returns 103 6.70 A REBUILDING YEAR IN 2002: The 2002 season was Kickoff Returns 52 19.97 supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Pride and, in Turnover Margin 98 -0.58 many ways, it was. With the loss of 19 seniors including Pass Defense 8 131.08 16 starters from 2001, the 6-6 record in 2002 was no small feat. After a five-game losing skid, including an Indiv. Category Hofstra Player Pl. Avg. uncharacteristic for Hofstra teams three losses in the Rushing Vemba Bukula 100 55.33 fourth quarter, the Pride rattled off four consecutive Passing Eff. Ryan Cosentino 64 116.76 victories to close out the 2002 season. In the process, Total Offense Ryan Cosentino 26 223.17 the Hofstra defense laid the groundwork for what may be Receptions/Gm. Ricky Bryant 26 5.58 one of the toughest defenses in I-AA in 2003. Isaac Irby61 4.58 Jamaal Perry81 4.17 HOFSTRA'S 2002 RETURNING STATISTICAL Marques Colston93 3.92 LEADERS - 12 GAMES: Rec. Yards/Gm. Ricky Bryant 54 66.08 Punting Joe Nolan 20 40.65 RUSHING Field Goals Chris Onorato 12 1.25 Player AT.. Net- Avg.-TD- Scoring Chris Onorato 58 6.33 Vemba Bukula* 131- 664 5.1- 3 Trevor Dimmie 143 656 4.6 6 2002 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL AWARDS
PASSING The Sports Network I-AA All-America Team Player GP Att-Comp-Int Yds. TD Renauld Williams - LB 2nd Team Andrew English 3 25-10-2 129 2 Michael Brigandi - C 3rd Team
RECEIVING The Associated Press I-AA All-America Team Player No. Yds. Avg. TD Renauld Williams - LB 2nd Team Ricky Bryant 67 793 11.8 4 Michael Brigandi - C 3rd Team Isaac Irby 55 526 9.6 4 Jamaal Perry 50 540 10.8 2 The Football Gazette I-AA All-America Team Marques Colston 47 614 13.1 3 Renauld Williams - LB 3rd Team Michael Brigandi - C 3rd Team TACKLES 3. Jim Scully 1990 11.0 ECAC I-AA All-Star 4. Ayoola Akinnouye 1991 9.5 Michael Brigandi - C 1st Team 5. Jeff Brown 1991 9.0 6. Emery Tyler 1993 8.0 All-Atlantic 10 All-Star 7. Khary Williams 2000 7.0 Renauld Williams - LB 1st team 7. Joey Driver 1994 7.0 Michael Brigandi - C 1st team 7. Chris McIntyre 1998 7.0 Robert Thomas - CB 2nd Team 7. Joe Wright 1996 7.0 Ricky Bryant - WR 3rd Team Shaun Kinsley - DE 3rd Team HOFSTRA IN THE I-AA POLLS IN 2002: After being ranked in the Top 25 for the first five weeks of the All-Atlantic 10 Academic Team season, Hofstra fell from the I-AA Top 25 polls on Daniel Garay - DE September 30, 2002 for the first time since October 20, Andre LaBrutte - LB 1997. All-time, the Pride climbed as high as number Joe Nolan - P three in I-AA in the Sports Network Poll during the Sean Perrotta - LB middle of the 1999 season, and number three in early Michael Worthington - DB 2001 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll.
Iron Mike Award Date TSN ESPN/USA SAGARIN Renauld Williams - LB Preseason 15 13 5 Sept. 2 20 13 12 Coca-Cola Most Valuable Player Sept. 9 17 15 14 Renauld Williams - LB Sept. 16 12 12 13 Sept. 23 24 24 30 Hofstra Pride Club Outstanding Senior Award Sept. 30 NR NR 24 Robert Thomas - CB Oct. 7 NR NR 26 Oct. 14 NR NR 26 Atlantic 10 Player of the Week Oct. 21 NR NR 27 September 15 - Vemba Bukula - RB Offense Oct. 28 NR NR 30 November 3 - Renauld Williams - LB Defense November 10 - Chris Onorato - K Special Teams Nov. 4 NR NR 27 Nov. 11 NR NR 32 2002 Atlantic-10 Football Conference Standings Nov. 18 NR NR 28 Team Atlantic 10 Overall Final NR NR 35 1. Northeastern 7-2 10-3 1. Maine 7-2 11-3 3. Villanova 6-3 11-4 3. Massachusetts 6-3 8-4 3. William & Mary 5-4 6-5 6. Delaware 4-5 6-6 7. Hofstra 4-5 6-6 8. Richmond 4-5 4-7 THE FINAL 2002 SPORTS NETWORK I-AA MEDIA 8. James Madison 3-6 5-7 POLL: 10. New Hampshire 2-7 3-8 11. Rhode Island 1-8 3-9 No. Team W-L Pts. 1 Western Kentucky 12-3 1120 LOST SENIORS: Hofstra University bid farewell to 11 2 McNeese State 13-2 1083 seniors last year. The departing seniors were SS Micah 3 Georgia Southern 11-3 1012 Barnes, WR Kenny Bell, C Ryan Boggs, C Michael 4 Villanova 11-4 965 Brigandi, OG James Davis, K Patrick Geraghty, RB 5 Western Illinois 11-2 954 Arlen Harris, LB Heath Hocoluk, DE Shaun Kinsley, LB 6 Maine 11-3 850 Andre LaBrutte, and CB Robert Thomas. 7 Montana 11-3 848 8 Grambling State 11-3 771 SACK EXCHANGE UNDER GARDI: Here is the Hofstra 9 Furman 8-4 649 Top 10 list for single season sacks, based on game 10 Appalachian State 8-4 631 statistics during Joe Gardi's 13-year tenure at Hofstra: 11 Northeastern 10-3 624 12 Fordham 10-3 619 1. Bill Deakins 1991 15.0 13 Eastern Illinois 8-4 558 2. Renauld Williams 2002 15.0 14 Wofford 9-3 542 15 Bethune-Cookman 11-2 532 10 Furman 8-4 59.97 16 Northwestern State 9-4 514 11 Massachusetts 8-4 59.44 17 Pennsylvania 9-1 4-8 12 Eastern Illinois 8-4 59.21 18 Idaho State 8-3 345 13 Idaho State 8-3 59.08 19 Montana State 7-6 273 14 Montana State 7-6 58.82 20 Murray State 7-5 225 15 Wofford 9-3 58.69 21 Eastern Kentucky 8-4 217 16 Illinois State 6-5 58.61 22 Gardner-Webb 9-1 214 17 Youngstown State 7-4 57.94 23 Nicholls State 7-4 204 18 Fordham 10-3 57.49 24 Southeast Missouri 8-4 141 19 Appalachian State 8-4 56.55 25 Colgate 9-3 106 20 William & Mary 6-5 56.54 21 Lehigh 8-4 56.34 22 Delaware 6-6 56.02 23 Northwestern State 9-4 56.01 24 Harvard 7-3 55.53 25 Colgate 9-3 54.87
THE FINAL 2002 ESPN/USA TODAY I-AA COACHES POLL:
No. Team W-L Pts. 1 Western Kentucky 12-3 225 2 McNeese State 13-2 213 3 Georgia Southern 11-3 199 4 Villanova 11-4 193 5 Western Illinois 11-2 183 6T Maine 11-3 167 6T Montana 11-3 167 8 Grambling State 11-2 159 9 Furman 8-4 137 10 Northeastern 10-3 131 11 Wofford 9-3 130 12T Bethune-Cookman 11-2 114 12T Eastern Illinois 8-4 114 14 Appalachian State 8-4 112 15 Fordham 10-3 107 16 Northwestern State 9-4 86 17T Idaho State 8-3 72 17T Pennsylvania 9-1 72 19 Montana State 7-6 56 20 Eastern Kentucky 8-4 46 21 Nicholls State 7-4 44 22 Murray State 7-5 40 23 Southeast Missouri 8-4 39 24 Gardner-Webb 9-1 38 25 Colgate 9-3 26
FINAL 2002 SAGARIN I-AA RANKINGS
No. Team W-L Rating 1 Western Kentucky 12-3 72.26 2 McNeese State 13-2 71.70 3 Western Illinois 11-2 70.23 4 Pennsylvania 9-1 68.02 5 Georgia Southern 11-3 65.90 6 Villanova 11-4 65.59 7 Northeastern 10-3 63.46 8 Montana 11-3 62.45 9 Maine 11-3 61.24 THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT Oct. 25 at Western Michigan Nov. 1 Akron MARSHALL UNIVERSITY Nov. 12 at Miami (OH) The Thundering Herd Nov. 19 at Central Florida Nov. 28 Ohio Location: Huntington, WV Founded: 1837 2002 Results - 11-2-0 Enrollment: 16,000 Appalachian State 50-17 W Nickname: Thundering Herd At Virginia Tech 21-47 L Conference: Mid-American Central Florida 26-21 W Colors: Green and White At Kent State 42-21 W Stadium: Marshall Stadium (38,019) Buffalo 66-21 W President: Dr. Dan Angel Troy State 24-7 W Athletic Director: Bob Marcum At Central Michigan 23-18 W Football SID: Randy Burnside At Akron 20-34 L Web Site: www.herdzone.com Miami (OH) 36-34 W Head Coach: Bob Pruett (Marshall, 1965) At Ohio 24-21 W Record at School: 80-13/seven years Ball State 38-14 W Overall Record: Same Toledo 49-45 W Assistant Coaches: Mark Gale (Associate Head Louisville (GMAC Bowl) 38-15 W Coach/Inside Linebackers), Mark McHale (Offensive Coordinator/Line), Bill Wilt (Defensive Coordinator), Lou Important Numbers - Area Code - 304 Anarumo (Secondary/Special teams), George Darlington Athletic Office: 696-5408 (Outside Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator), Larry Ticket Office: 696-HERD Kueck (Quarterbacks), Shaine Miles (Tight Ends), Football Office: 696-6464 Dwayne Nunez (Receivers), Ernie Purnsley (Running SID Office: 696-6525 Backs), Brian Coutras (Football Operations), Mike SID Home: TBA Jenkins (Strength and Conditioning) Fax: 696-2325 Basic Offense: Multiple Press Box: 696-6666 Basic Defense: 4-4 2002 Record: 11-2 RETURNING MARSHALL STATISTICAL LEADERS Lettermen Returning/Lost: 42/18 Rushing GP ATT Yds. TD Off. Starters Returning: 6 Butchie Wallace 12 129 614 7 Def. Starters Returning: 6 Passing GP Att/Comp/Int Yds. TD Series Record: Marshall leads 1-0 Stan Hill 13 83/52 5 536 5 Receiving GP Recpt. Yds. TD Last Meeting: 1995 Ð Hofstra 28 Marshall 30 Josh Davis 13 75 1,191 5 Darius Watts 12 71 1,030 12 2003 Schedule Defense GP ST-AT-TT INT Sacks Aug. 30 Hofstra Jamus Martin 13 56-44-100 0 5 Sept. 6 at Tennessee Toriano Brown 13 48-43-91 0 5 Sept. 12 Toledo Sept. 20 at Kansas State Sept. 27 at Troy State Oct. 11 Kent State Oct. 18 at Buffalo 2003 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TWO-DEEP CHART at Marshall University, August 30, 2003 - Marshall Stadium - 4:30 p.m. PRIDE OFFENSE WR 89 Marques Colston (6-5, 226, JR) 88 Charles Sullivan (6-2, 180, FR) WR 12 Isaac Irby (5-9, 173, SR) 10 Devale Ellis (5-11, 170, SO) LT 52 Jed Prisby (6-5, 294, RFR) 64 Chris Durkin (6-4, 274, FR) LG 60 Jarrod Verge (6-3, 309, JR) 68 Nick Brown (6-4, 295, FR) C 75 Patrick O’Brien (6-4, 290, JR) 73 Jeremy Hazen (6-2, 275, JR) RG 78 Brandon Newton (6-2, 308, SR) 69 Todd Rodgers (6-3, 300, JR) RT 77 Willie Colon (6-4, 300, SO) 76 Phil Hall (6-3, 300, FR) WR 8 Jamaal Perry (5-8, 175, SR) 83 Brian Wolman (5-9, 180, SO) WR 9 Ricky Bryant (6-0, 180, SR) 85 Matt Thomson (6-1, 185, FR) RB 22 Trevor Dimmie (5-7, 212, SR) 21 Terry Crenshaw (6-2, 200, SO) QB 15 Bobby Seck (6-2, 200, SO) 19 Andrew English (6-3, 220, JR) PRIDE DEFENSE LE 99 Daniel Garay (6-2, 250, JR) 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 256, SO) NT 97 Mickey Keene (6-2, 278, JR) 71 Edward Greene (6-2, 297, SO) RE 94 Stephen Bowen (6-5, 261, SO) 49 Cristobal Mendoza (5-11, 231, JR) OLB 31 Tyree Johnson (6-2, 232, SR) 46 Justyn Davis (6-0, 214, FR) MLB 50 Cole Haley (6-1, 225, SO) 54 D.J. Talvacchio (6-2, 215, FR) MLB 56 Gian Villante (6-2, 217, FR) 44 Larry Kelly (6-1, 232, SR) OLB 34 Renauld Williams (6-0, 215, SR) 48 Chris Sebald (6-2, 204, FR) CB 5 Prentice James (5-9, 173, SO) 7 Michael Wynn (5-10, 176, FR) FS 30 Carlton Bargman (6-1, 185, SR) 27 Sherief Little (6-0, 182, SO) SS 20 James Glee (5-11, 189, JR) 24 Michael Momo (6-0, 197, JR) CB 1 Le’Var Starr (5-10, 188, JR) 13 DeWayne Whitaker (6-1, 170, FR) PRIDE SPECIAL TEAMS K 6 Chris Onorato (6-4, 215, JR) 26 Niall Duggan (6-2, 190, JR) H 17 Bobby DePasquale (6-1, 200, SO) 83 Brian Wolman (5-9, 180, SO) LS 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 256, SO) 24 Michael Momo (6-0, 197, JR) P 26 Niall Duggan (6-2, 190, JR) 6 Chris Onorato (6-4, 215, JR) PR 8 Jamaal Perry (5-8, 175, SR) 20 James Glee (5-11, 189, JR) KOR 8 Jamaal Perry (5-8, 175, SR) 12 Isaac Irby (5-9, 173, SR) KOR 20 James Glee (5-11, 189, JR) 9 Ricky Bryant (6-0, 180, SR)
THE PRIDE
1 Le’Var Starr CB 31 Tyree Johnson OLB 69 Todd Rodgers OG 2 Vemba Bukula RB 32 Thomas Green CB 70 Randy Stephens DT 5 Prentice James CB 34 Renauld Williams OLB 71 Edward Greene DT 6 Chris Onorato K/P 35 Randy Earle LB/DE 73 Jeremy Hazen C 7 Michael Wynn DB 36 Andre Smith SS 75 Patrick O'Brien C 8 Jamaal Perry WR 37 David Darby FS 76 Phil Hall OT 9 Ricky Bryant WR 40 Kory Lobdell RB 77 Willie Colon OT 10 Devale Ellis WR 41 Benjamin Nieves CB 78 Brandon Newton OG 11 Anton Clarkson QB 42 Joseph Charchalis LB 80 Rasheed Galloway WR 12 Isaac Irby WR 43 Brian Trimboli LB 81 Derick Ilchert P 13 DeWayne Whitaker CB 44 Larry Kelly LB 82 Rudys Santana WR 14 Dennis Davis QB 45 Dan Steel OLB 83 Brian Wolman WR 15 Bobby Seck QB 46 Justyn Davis OLB 84 Chris Manno WR 16 Joe Nolan P 47 Bill Hambrecht LB 85 Matt Thomson WR 17 Bob DePasquale WR 48 Chris Sebald OLB 86 Marquis Bonds WR 18 Richard Amchir QB 49 Cristobal Mendoza DE 87 Adam Dubiel DE 19 Andrew English QB 50 Cole Haley LB 88 Charles Sullivan WR 20 James Glee SS 52 Jed Prisby OT 89 Marques Colston WR 21 Terry Crenshaw RB 53 Josh Cascio OLB 93 James Jeffries CB 22 Trevor Dimmie RB 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB 94 Stephen Bowen DE 23 Emanuel Anderson SS 55 Anthony Yepez DT 95 Josh Reed DE 24 Michael Momo SS 56 Gian Villante LB 97 Mickey Keene DT 25 Chris Andreano CB 58 Jason Goodman C 99 Daniel Garay DE 26 Niall Duggan P/K 60 Jarrod Verge OG 27 Sherief Little FS 63 Shawn McMackin DE 28 Will Allison CB 64 Chris Durkin OT As of August 23, 200 29 Sean Butler RB 66 Brad Palmer OG 30 Carlton Bargman FS 68 Nick Brown OG 2003 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER (Numerical)
No. Name Pos. Cl. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown/High School/JC 1 Le’Var Starr CB JR 5-10 188 Passaic, NJ/St. Mary’s 2 Vemba Bukula RB SR 5-9 180 Little Egg Harbor, NJ/Pinelands Reg. 5 Prentice James CB SO 5-9 173 Miami, FL/Hialeah 6 Chris Onorato K/P JR 6-4 215 Holbrook, NY/Sachem North 7 Michael Wynn DB FR 5-10 176 Clearwater, FL/East Lake High School 8 Jamaal Perry WR SR 5-9 175 Marietta, GA/Gahr (CA) 9 Ricky Bryant WR SR 6-0 180 Farmington Hills, MI/Harrison 10 Devale Ellis WR SO 5-11 170 Brooklyn, NY/James Madison 11 Anton Clarkson QB FR 6-2 220 Los Angeles, CA/Venice 12 Isaac Irby WR SR 5-9 173 Edgewater Park, NJ/Holy Cross 13 DeWayne Whitaker CB FR 6-1 170 Germantown, MD/Northwest 14 Dennis Davis QB FR 6-4 195 Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford 15 Bobby Seck QB SO 6-2 200 Westbury, NY/Kellenberg 16 Joe Nolan P JR 6-2 205 Ridgefield, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep 17 Bob DePasquale WR SO 6-1 200 Weston, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 18 Richard Amchir QB FR 6-0 170 Sunrise, FL/Plantation 19 Andrew English QB JR 6-3 220 Prospect, KY/South Oldham 20 James Glee SS JR 5-11 189 Branford, CT/East Haven 21 Terry Crenshaw RB RFR 6-2 200 Sarasota, FL/Riverview 22 Trevor Dimmie RB SR 5-7 212 Tarrytown, NY/Sleepy Hollow 23 Emanuel Anderson SS FR 5-9 180 Hampton, VA/Phoebus 24 Michael Momo SS JR 6-0 197 Passaic, NJ/Bergen Catholic 25 Chris Andreano CB JR 5-11 202 Ramsey, NJ/Bergen Catholic 26 Niall Duggan P/K JR 6-2 190 Stamford, CT/Stamford 27 Sherief Little FS SO 6-0 182 Stamford, CT/Stamford 28 Will Allison CB FR 5-9 156 Longwood, FL/Lake Mary 29 Sean Butler RB FR 5-10 215 Severn, MD/Fork Union Military Acad. 30 Carlton Bargman FS SR 6-1 185 Miami, FL/Southridge 31 Tyree Johnson OLB SR 6-2 234 Miami, FL/Barbara Goleman 32 Thomas Green CB SO 5-11 190 Hempstead, NY/Hempstead 34 Renauld Williams OLB SR 6-0 215 Westbury, NY/Friends Academy 35 Randy Earle LB/DE RFR 6-4 235 North Massapequa, NY/Farmingdale 36 Andre Smith SS SO 6-0 193 Fort Worth, TX/Southwest 37 David Darby FS FR 6-1 185 Sewell, NJ/Washington Township 40 Kory Lobdell RB FR 5-10 174 Syracuse, NY/Nottingham 41 Benjamin Nieves CB FR 5-8 158 Westbury, NY/W.T. Clarke 42 Joseph Charchalis LB RFR 5-11 237 Bayport, NY/Bayport Blue Point 43 Brian Trimboli LB JR 6-0 238 Bellefontaine, OH/Kennedy Christian 44 Larry Kelly LB SR 6-1 232 Manasquan, NJ/Manasquan 45 Dan Steel OLB SO 5-11 216 Gaithersburg, MD/Watkins Mill 46 Justyn Davis OLB FR 6-0 214 Englewood, NJ/Bergen Co. Acad. 47 Bill Hambrecht LB SR 6-3 222 Egg Harbor, NJ/St. Augustine Prep 48 Chris Sebald OLB FR 6-2 204 Stone Ridge, NY/Rondout Valley 49 Cristobal Mendoza DE JR 5-11 231 Hempstead, NY/Kellenberg 50 Cole Haley LB SO 6-1 225 Lititz, PA/Warwick 52 Jed Prisby OT RFR 6-5 294 Lititz, PA/Warwick 53 Josh Cascio OLB FR. 5-9 203 Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB FR 6-2 215 Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional 55 Anthony Yepez DT RFR 5-11 227 East Orange, NJ/Seton Hall Prep 56 Gian Villante LB FR 6-2 217 Wantagh, NY/MacArthur 58 Jason Goodman C FR 6-2 295 Weston, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 60 Jarrod Verge OG JR 6-3 309 Forked River, NJ/Lacey Township 63 Shawn McMackin DE FR 6-4 246 Rive Vale, NJ/St. Joseph's Regional 64 Chris Durkin OT FR 6-4 274 Centereach, NY/Centereach 66 Brad Palmer OG SR 6-2 311 Webster, NY/Webster 68 Nick Brown OG FR 6-4 295 Kissimmee, FL/Osceola 69 Todd Rodgers OG JR 6-3 300 South River, NJ/South River/IA Cent CC 70 Randy Stephens DT SO 6-0 245 Trenton, NJ/McCorristin Catholic 71 Edward Greene DT SO 6-2 297 Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin-Perth 73 Jeremy Hazen C JR 6-2 275 Protection, KS/Ashland 75 Patrick O'Brien C JR 6-4 290 Seaford, NY/Seaford 76 Phil Hall OT FR 6-3 300 Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills 77 Willie Colon OT SO 6-4 300 Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes 78 Brandon Newton OG SR 6-2 308 Lauderhill, FL/Boyd Anderson 80 Rasheed Galloway WR JR 6-2 209 Hempstead, NY/Hempstead 81 Derick Ilchert P FR 6-2 180 Waldwick, NJ/Bergen Catholic 82 Rudys Santana WR FR 6-1 180 Wallington, NJ/Wallington 83 Brian Wolman WR SO 5-9 180 Potomac, MD/Winston Churchill 84 Chris Manno WR FR 5-11 170 Holbrook, NY/Sachem North 85 Matt Thomson WR FR 6-1 190 Englewood, CO/Cherry Creek 86 Marquis Bonds WR FR 6-3 205 Orange, NJ/Orange 87 Adam Dubiel DE SO 6-4 256 Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Reg. 88 Charles Sullivan WR FR 6-2 180 Nanuet, NY/St. Joseph Regional 89 Marques Colston WR JR 6-5 226 Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Twnshp 93 James Jeffries CB FR 5-6 172 Edison, NJ/J.P. Stevens 94 Stephen Bowen DE SO 6-5 261 Wheatley Heights, NY/Half Hollow Hills 95 Josh Reed DE JR 6-3 246 Aliquippa, PA/Center 97 Mickey Keene DT JR 6-2 278 Moon Township, PA/Moon 99 Daniel Garay DE SO 6-2 250 Rahway, NJ/Rahway
Coaching Staff Head Coach: Joe Gardi Assistant Coaches: Greg Gigantino (Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator); Warren Ruggiero (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), , Jimmy Salgado (Secondary), Bob McIntyre (Linebackers), Cazzie Kosciolek (Offensive Line), Jeff Behrman (Wide Receivers), Brian Vaganek (Defensive Line), Adam Brown (Special Teams), Carlton Goff (Running Backs), Michael Curry (Offensive Assistant), and Joe Rodgers (Strength and Conditioning)
August 21, 2003