2007 NEW HAMPSHIRE FOOTBALL MEDIA NOTES

No. 11 NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS (2-1, 0-1 CAA) at No. 25 Richmond (2-1, 1-0 CAA) Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, 3:30 p.m. UR Stadium, Richmond, Va. Live on The UNH Sports Radio Network Live on CN8-TV

New Hampshire (2-1, 0-1 CAA) Richmond (0-1, 0-0 Ivy) Sept. 8 at James Madison (CN8) L 24-41 Sept. 1 at Vanderbilt L 37-41 Sept. 15 at Marshall W 48-35 Sept. 8 at Northeastern W 49-14 Sept. 22 DARTMOUTH (WMUR) W 52-31 Sept. 22 at Bucknell W 45-14 Sept. 29 at Richmond (CN8) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29 NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 p.m. Oct. 6 DELAWARE (CN8) 12 p.m. Oct. 6 at Towson 12 p.m. Oct. 13 IONA (Homecoming) 12 p.m. Oct. 13 STONY BROOK 3:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Hofstra 4 p.m. Oct. 20 RHODE ISLAND 3:30 p.m. Oct. 27 RHODE ISLAND (NESN) 12 p.m. Oct. 27 at James Madison 12 p.m. Nov. 3 NORTHEASTERN 12 p.m. Nov. 3 VILLANOVA 3:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Massachusetts (CN8) 12 p.m. Nov. 10 at Delaware 1 p.m. Nov. 17 MAINE (NESN) 12 p.m. Nov. 17 WILLIAM & MARY 12 p.m.

WILDCATS AND SPIDERS BOTH LOOKING FOR THIRD RICKY SANTOS BECOMES THE ALL-TIME CAA LEADER STRAIGHT VICTORY IN RICHMOND: Both the UNH and Rich- FOR CAREER TOUCHDOWNS AND CAREER COMPLETIONS: mond offenses are rolling right along and both teams have Senior quarterback Ricky won two straight and are looking to make it three in a row. The Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) Spiders are fresh off a 45-14 win at Bucknell this past week and became the CAA's all-time also posted an impressive CAA victory at Northeastern on Sept. TD passing leader on Sept. 8, 49-14. The lone loss of the season for the Spiders was at FBS 8 after throwing for a pair of Vanderbilt, where they were defeated 41-17. The Wildcats are TDs against the Dukes. The riding high after winning the battle of the Granite State over previous mark was 99 set Dartmouth this past weekend (52-31) and winning a huge by Villanova's Chris Boden. game over FBS Marshall on the road (48-35). UNH is averag- Santos now has 106 passing ing 41.3 ppg. and Richmond, 37.0 this season. The key to the TDs heading into the game Richmond offense has been the powerful running of senior at Richmond. Santos also Tim Hightower, who checks in with an average of 204.7 rushing became the CAA leader for yards per game. Richmond is averaging 521.3 yards per game. completions. He needed just UNH has been led by senior quarterback Ricky Santos and his three more vs. JMU to surpass 10 total touchdowns, seven through the air and three on the the mark of 868 set by Boden. ground. UNH is averaging 469 yards per game offensively in Santos completed 36 of 47 2007. The Wildcats also boast the top pass-catching tight end passes for 353 yds and enters in the league in Scott Sicko with a team-leading 20 catches for the game at Richmond with a CAA record 942 career comple- 223 yards. So it looks like it could be a shootout in Richmond tions. Santos, a concensus FCS All-American, was named the on Saturday and fans will have an opportunity to see all of the preseason CAA Offensive Player of the Year and is looking to excitement live on CN8-TV. become the first-ever player to win the Walter Payton award Media Relations Contact Information twice. He won the honor in 2006 and just missed winning in Football Contact: Scott Stapin 2005 by just five points in the closest voting ever for the honor. Phone: (603) 862-3906; Cell: (603) 674-2529 A senior co-captain, Santos is on pace to become one of the E-Mail: [email protected] top five quarterbacks in the history of FCS football. Web Site: www.unhwildcats.com UNH FOOTBALL RANKED NO. 5 IN THE NATION IN THE 4. Marcus Brady (Cal State Northridge) 12,479 SPORTS NETWORK FCS TOP 25 POLL: Below is a look at the 5. Jamie Martin (Weber State) 12,207 national rankings this week. Despite defeating Dartmouth, UNH 6. Robert Kent (Jackson State) 11,784 dropped from No. 10 to No. 11 in the poll. 7. Neil Lomax (Portland State) 11,550 8. Travis Brown (Northern Arizona) 11,400 1. Montana Grizzlies (46) 3-0 2,396 9. Ricky Santos (New Hampshire) 11,081 2. Massachusetts Minutemen (18) 4-0 2,345 10. Dave Dickerson (Montana) 11080 3. Northern Iowa Panthers (12) 4-0 2,272 4. North Dakota State Bison (14) 3-0 2,269 SANTOS MOVING UP THE ALL-TIME CAREER TD PASS LIST- 5. Appalachian State Mountaineers (8) 3-1 2,108 ING FOR FCS: UNH senior quarterback Ricky Santos (Bellingham, 6. McNeese State Cowboys (2) 3-0 1,951 Mass. ) now has 106 career touchdown passes which places him 7. Southern Illinois Salukis (1) 4-0 1,833 fifth on the all-time NCAA FCS listing. Here's a look at the list 8. Wofford Terriers (2) 3-1 1,821 (which includes no other active QBs other than Santos). 9. James Madison Dukes 3-1 1,651 1. Bruce Eugene (Grambling) 140 10. Youngstown State Penguins 3-1 1,616 2. Willie Totten (Mississippi Valley State) 139 11. New Hampshire Wildcats 2-1 1,522 3. Steve McNair (Alcorn State) 119 12. Delaware Blue Hens 4-0 1,486 4. Marcus Brady (Cal State Northridge) 109 13. Hampton Pirates 3-0 1,170 5. Ricky Santos (New Hampshire) 106 14. Hofstra Pride 3-0 1,086 6. Robert Kent (Jackson State) 104 15. Sam Houston State Bearkats 2-1 872 16. Illinois State Redbirds 2-2 815 MIKE BOYLE NAMED CAA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE 17. Western Illinois Leathernecks 3-1 782 WEEK AFTER RETURNING A KICKOFF 91 YDS FOR A TD VS. 18. Montana State Bobcats 2-1 772 DARTMOUTH: Junior wide receiver/returner Mike Boyle (Plym- 19. Eastern Illinois Panthers 2-2 567 outh, N.H.) of the University of New Hampshire football team 20. Furman Paladins 1-2 538 was honored on Monday as the recipient of the Colonial Athletic 21. Eastern Washington Eagles 3-0 415 Association (CAA) Special Teams Player of the Week Award for 22. Yale Bulldogs 2-0 369 his outstanding efforts in the Wildcats’ 52-31 Granite Bowl 23. Nicholls State Colonels 3-1 336 victory over Dartmouth on Sept. 22. The Granite State native 24. Elon Phoenix 2-1 263 took the game's opening kickoff 91 yards for paydirt helping 25. Richmond Spiders 2-1 171 to push the Wildcats on top early, and finished the game with Others receiving votes: Cal Poly 166, Delaware State 119, The 112 yards and a touchdown on three kickoff returns. The ju- Citadel 111, Villanova 107, South Carolina State 55, Southern nior also tallied two rushes for 11 yards, including a three-yard 42, Northern Arizona 41, Grambling 39, Lafayette 37, Alabama touchdown scamper, and a pair of catches for 19 yards to give A&M 36, Lehigh 31, Holy Cross 30, Missouri State 27, San Diego him 142 all-purpose yards in the game. 22, Alabama State 19, Eastern Kentucky 17, Georgia Southern 14, Gardner-Webb 9, UC Davis 9, Drake 8, Tennessee State 6, WILDCAT DEFENSE KEEPS OFFENSE ON THE FIELD VS. DART- South Dakota State 5, Stony Brook 4, Chattanooga 3, Harvard MOUTH WITH THREE INTERCEPTIONS: The goal of the UNH 2, Dayton 1, Jackson State 1, Norfolk State 1, Northwestern defense if to cause turnovers and keep the UNH offense on the State 1, Towson 1. field to score touchdowns. That was one of the keys to victory vs. Dartmouth on Sept 22, as the Wildcat "D" came up with THE SERIES VS. RICHMOND: This will mark the 18h meeting three interceptions, two of which led directly to touchdowns. between these two CAA rivals and Richmond leads the overall The interceptions were recorded by redshirt freshman corner series by a 9-8 margin. UNH won the most recent meeting be- Dino Vasso, senior free safety Jeff Pammer and one by junior tween the two teams, defeating the Spiders in Durham by a 27- corner John Clements. 17 margin. In that game David Ball caught the historic TD that broke Jerry Rice's all-time TD reception record. Richmond won UNH HAS THREE RECEIVERS RANKED IN THE NCAA FCS TOP he most recent contest played in Viriginia by a 35-23 margin 100: The University of New Hampshire receiving corps has been in 2003 and UNH has not won at UR stadium since 1994, when strong through three games and three of the student-athleties the Wildcats topped the Spiders by a 42-14 margin. are ranked among the top 100 receivers in the nation. Leading the team in receiving yards per game is sophomore tight end RICKY SANTOS TOPS 11,000 CAREER PASSING YARDS AND Scott Sicko in a tie for 10th in the nation (74.33), followed by IS RANKED NINTH AMONG ALL TIME NCAA FCS LEADERS: senior wide receiver Keith LeVan in 35th (70.33) and junior Mike Senior quarterback Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) has now Boyle in a tie for 68th (63.67). compiled 11,081 career passing yards at UNH after finishing with 199 in UNH's win over Dartmouth. He is presently UNH's UNH'S VICTORY OVER MARSHALL PICKED AS THE BIGGEST top passer in that category and ranks one yard ahead of Dave WIN OF THE WEEK BY "ANY GIVEN SATURDAY": "Any Given Dickerson of Montana for ninth on the all-time NCAA listing Saturday" web site selected UNH's victory over Marshall on Sept. for FCS passing yards. Here is a look at the top all-time passers 15 as the biggest win among the FCS squads in week three of listed in the NCAA record book. This chart does not include any the season. UNH defeated FBS Marshall by a 48-35 margin. other active quarterbacks other than Santos. UNH FOOTBALL HAS THE LONGEST STREAK OF WEEKLY 1. Steve McNair (Alcorn State) 14,956 APPEARANCES IN THE TOP 25 AMONG ALL CAA TEAMS: The 2. Bruce Eugene (Grambling) 13,513 Wildcats lead the entire Atlantic 10 in the number of consecutive 3. Willie Totten (Mississippi Valley State) 12,711 appearances in the Sports Network Top 25 with 45, including five straight weekly appearances at No. 1 in 2006. UNH has been in CAREER TACKLES AT UNH: Senior free safety Jeff Pammer the top 25 dating all the way back to Sept. 6, 2004. (Northampton, Pa.) has been named an All-American, all-confer- ence and earned numerous other awards and honors as one of 1. New Hampshire (45) the Wildcats' top defensive players over the past four seasons. 2. Massachusetts (33) Consistently among the team's tackle leaders, he heads now has 258 career tackles in three seasons at UNH (123-135-258), THE SERIES VS. RICHMOND: This will mark the 18h meeting bringing him to within five tackles of taking over the ninth spot between these two CAA rivals and Richmond leads the overall on the list and passing Brian O'Neill (1982-85). series by a 9-8 margin. UNH won the most recent meeting be- Most TacklesﾑCareer (since 1981) tween the two teams, defeating the Spiders in Durham by a 27- 1. Steve Doig (1978-81) 434 17 margin. In that game David Ball caught the historic TD that 2. Aaron Thomas (2000-04) 343 broke Jerry Rice's all-time TD reception record. Richmond won 3. Chris McGrath (1987-91) 322 4. Romande Carter (1993-96) 297 he most recent contest played in Viriginia by a 35-23 margin 5. Brett Bashaw (1996-2000) 297 in 2003 and UNH has not won at UR stadium since 1994, when 6. Neal Zonfrelli (1982-85) 286 the Wildcats topped the Spiders by a 42-14 margin.. 7. Scott Curtis (1984-87) 278 8. Czar Wiley (1999-2002) 273 9. Brian OﾕNeill (1982-85) 262 10. Jeff Pammer (2004-) 258 RICKY SANTOS GARNERS NATIONAL HONORS AFTER THE MARSHALL WIN: University of New Hampshire senior quar- THERE'S A NEW TIGHT END IN TOWN AND HE IS SICKO: UNH terback Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) garnered national has had a strong tradition of bringing in talented tight ends honors on Monday following his outstanding efforts in the and sophomore Scott Sicko (Stillwater, N.Y.) is no exception. team’s impressive 48-35 victory at Marshall on Sept. 15. Santos through three games played. He is presently ranked 10th in was named National Offensive Player of the Week by both the the nation in receptions per game (6.67). and is ranked 40th in “Sports Network” and by “The College Sporting News”. Santos, the nation in receiving yards per contest (74.33 ypg.). The 6-3, the winner of the Walter Payton Award in 2006, showed great 225-pounder leads the Wildcats in receiving this season with poise, leadership and skill as he led the Wildcats to the impres- a team-high 20 catches for 223 yds and an average of 74.3 ypg. sive victory over the FBS very big and physical Thundering Herd. Sicko has emerged as a favorite target of Ricky Santos and led Santos completed 23-of-33 passes for 289 yards and accounted the'Cats in their FBS victory at Marshall with six catches for for four touchdowns in the Wildcats' win. The All-American 78 yds. He also posted seven catches for 64 yds in the victory quarterback threw three TD strikes and rushed 13 times for over Dartmouth. 45 yards and another touchdown to pile up 334 yards of total offense. It was the third time Santos had led the Wildcats to GIANT SLAYER UNH MAKES IT THREE WINS IN A ROW OVER an upset of an FBS opponent. New Hampshire beat Rutgers in FBS FOOTBALL TEAMS WITH BIG WIN OVER MARSHALL: The 2004 (35-24) and Northwestern in 2006 (34-17) with Santos as UNH football team continued its success vs. FBS teams with its the starting quarterback. Santos presently leads the nation in 48-35 victory over Marshall. UNH is 3-0 since 2004 against the total offense with an average of 362.0 yards per game. top tier teams, after posting a 34-17 win over Big Ten Northwest- ern and a victory over Big East Rutgers in 2004 (35-24). RICKY SANTOS NAMED CAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR HIS EFFORTS IN UNH'S UPSET VICTORY OVER FBS THE UNH OFFENSE IS AVERAGING 469 YARDS PER GAME IN SQUAD MARSHALL: Ricky Santos, the CAA Football Offensive 2007: The UNH offense continued its practice of posting big Player of the Week, garnered 334 yards of total offense and ac- numbers in its first three games of 2007. The Wildcats produced counted for four of the 12th-ranked Wildcats' six touchdowns an eye-popping 432 net yards in the loss at James Madison. in a 48-35 win over Marshall, a BCS opponent. The win, in front Against FBS Marshall, the 'Cats topped that total with 506 of 27,225 fans, marks the third-consecutive for UNH over a BCS total yards. In the win over Dartmouth the 'Cats compiled 473 opponent, and is also the 14th win for CAA Football over a BCS yards of total offense. Last season UNH averaged 401.1 yards foe in the last 10 years. Santos finished the day against the per contest. So far this season UNH is averaging 469.0 ypg. this Thundering Herd 23-of-33 for 289 yards and three touchdowns season, good for eighth in the NCAA FCS standings. through the air, while also rushing 13 times for 45 yards and a touchdown. Santos, a native of Bellingham, Mass., is now 3-0 WILDCATS RANKED FOURTH IN THE NATION IN KICK RE- against BCS foes as New Hampshire's starting quarterback, TURN YARDAGE: After Mike Boyle's 91 yd kick return for a TD having helped the Wildcats beat Rutgers in 2004 (35-24), North- last week, the Wildcats are now ranked fourth in the nation in western in 2006 (34-17) and now Marshall in 2007. FCS ranks with an average of 29.53 yards per kick return.

RICKY SANTOS EARNS THE FIRST NEW ENGLAND FOOTBALL RICKY SANTOS RANKED SIXTH IN THE NATION IN TOTAL WRITER'S GOLD HELMET AWARD OF 2007 FOR HIS EFFORTS OFFENSE: Senior quarterback Ricky Santos is presently ranked VS. JMU: Senior quarterback Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) sixth in the nation in total offensive this week with an impres- was the recipient of the Gold Helmet Award for his outstanding sive average of 315 yards per game. efforts vs. James Madison in week one. The honor was presented at the New England Football Writers Luncheon held on the WILDCATS THE ONLY TEAM IN CAA FOOTBALL HISTORY TO campus of Harvard University. Santos passed for two TDS and ADVANCE TO THE NCAA QUARTERFINALS THREE CONSECU- ran for one vs. the Dukes. TIVE TIMES: The University of New Hampshire football team advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals for the third consecutive FREE SAFETY JEFF PAMMER RANKS IN THE TOP 10 IN time last season and is the only team in the history of CAA football ever to accomplish that feat. Walter Payton Award winner and conference Player of the Year, has passed for over 10,000 yards at UNH and needs just one UNH FOOTBALL BOASTS A 32-10 RECORD OVER THE PAST more TD to break the all-time conference record of 99 career FOUR SEASONS: The UNH Wildcats have enjoyed impressive TD passes and reach the 100 mark. He has also completed 67 success over the past four seasons, posting an impressive percent of his passes and will be vying for several NCAA pass- record of 32-10 during that timespan under head coach Sean ing records this season. Also honored by the CAA coaches McDonnell. and media was senior free safety Jeff Pammer (Northampton, Pa.), who finished as UNH’s second-leading tackler in 2006. UNH'S BRAND NEW FIELDTURF PLAYING SURFACE AT He is presently poised to break into UNH’s all-time top 10 list COWELL STADIUM MADE ITS DEBUT WHEN UNH BATTLED for career tackles with 229 for the Wildcats heading into his DARTMOUTH ON SEPT. 22: Construction on UNH's brand new senior campaign. Santos and Pammer are members of the state-of-the art Field Turf playing surface has been completed 2007 preseason CAA first-team squad. There was no second and the Wildcats played their historic first game on the field on or third team selected. Sept. 22 vs. Darmouth. The new field was made possible thanks to a generous gift given by UNH alum Ed Fish. The new field is HIGH-SCORING AIR GAME AND YOUNG, OPPORTUNISTIC exactly the same as the field used by the NFLs New England DEFENSE HIGHLIGHT THIS YEAR'S BLUE/WHITE FALL Patriots at Gillette Stadium. SCRIMMAGE (Aug 30): UNH played its annual fall Blue/White scrimmage on Thursday afternoon and the team excelled UNH'S BRAND NEW AWAY UNIFORMS MADE THEIR DEBUT in many areas, including an explosive aerial game, young ON CN8-TV AT JMU: UNH fans got their first look at UNH's new defenders making big plays, and the punting game. The UNH away football jersey in week No. 1 at JMU when the contest was offense scored seven touchdowns on the day, all through the carried live on CN8. air. Leading the way in the first half was senior Walter Payton Award winner/candidate Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.), who WATCH ALL UNH FOOTBALL HOME GAMES AT UNHWILD- completed 15 of 22 passes for 252 yds. and three TDs of 24, 14 CATS.TV: Can't make it to the game? Now you can follow the ac- and 8 yds. in limited action. Senior wide receiver Keith LeVan tion of UNH Athletics live on your computer. UNH has partnered (Waltham, Mass.) was a key target, making six catches for 114 with Pack Network to provide online video streaming of UNH’s yds. and two 2 TDs of 24 and 14 yds. The coaching staff also got seven ticketed sports for the upcoming 2007-08 season. UNH a good look at other young receivers in the contest, including fans are encouraged to buy the “Wildcat All-Access Pass” which strong efforts by freshman J.T. Wright (Agoura Hills, Calif.) who is an annual subscription for $79.95 that provides not only all made six catches for 60 yds. Also playing well for the ‘Cats was the live coverage of various UNH home athletic events, but also redshirt freshman receiver Chris Chandler (Wakefield, Mass.) premium content not available to view without the All-Access with three catches for 69 yds and an 8 yd. touchdown. Freshman Pass. The premium content includes a behind-the-scenes look wide receiver Terrence Fox (Piscataway, N.J.) also opened some at UNH athletics through player and coaches interviews, high- eyes with his three catches for 42 yards, including a 9 yd. TD lights, podcasts, select post-game interviews and an in-depth catch. The running back corps was depleted due to injuries, but archive section of all video available on UNHwildcats.TV. Fans standing out were junior Kaysonne Anderson (Belmar, N.J.) with can also purchase home events on a per-game basis for $6.95. 11 carries for 68 yards and junior Robert Simpson (Brockton, The UNHwildcats.TV website will regularly have live UNH foot- Mass.) was strong for UNH with five rushes for 32 yds. Look- ball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s hockey, ing at the punting game for UNH, the highlight was the play volleyball and gymnastics. Want to learn more? Check out the of junior Tom Bishop (Newfield, N.Y.) as he booted four punts tile on the front page of wwwlunhwildcats.com where you can over 40 yds, including two that went for 47 yds. UNH kickers sign up or e-mail any questions and comments you may have also made all attempted PATS. On the defensive side of the to [email protected]. football, UNH recorded three interceptions by relatively young players. Redshirt freshmen Jamie Cosgrove (Sharon, Mass.), Dino UNH FOOTBALL PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN CAA NORTH Vasso (Crum Lynne, Pa.) and Bryan Mayhew (Plymouth, N.H.) all DIVISION; SANTOS AND PAMMER NAMED TO FIRST-TEAM picked off passes for the ‘Cats. The Wildcat defense also kept the PRESEASON ALL-CAA SQUAD: The University of New Hamp- quarterbacks scrambling, posting four sacks, including two by shire football team was picked to finish second in the North freshman defensive lineman John Murray (Aston, Pa.) for losses Division of the Colonial Athletic Association, according to the of 1 yd. and 7 yds. Junior linebacker Matt Parent (Long Beach, coaches and media poll released Wed. July 25, at the inaugural Calif.) and senior linebacker Husain Karim (Burlington, Vt.) each CAA Media Day held at the ESPN Zone in downtown Baltimore. had sacks as well. Leading the team in tackles for the day were The Wildcats were ranked second behind University of Massa- redshirt freshman defensive lineman Steve Young (Rochester, chusetts, the team that won the conference title in 2006 and N.H.) and redshirt freshman Devon Jackson (Williamstown, N.J.) went on to play in the FCS championship contest vs. national each had six tackles on the afternoon. champion Appalachian State. UMass received a conference- best 15 first-place votes as the favorite to win the CAA outright, 2006 WALTER PAYTON AWARD WINNER RICKY SANTOS followed in the North by UNH (8 first-place votes), Maine, North- NAMED TO "PAYTON WATCH"; LOOKS TO BECOME FIRST eastern, Hofstra and Rhode Island. In the South Division, James PLAYER EVER TO WIN THE HONOR TWICE: Ricky Santos, the Madison is the favorite with 11 first-place votes, followed closely 2006 Walter Payton Award winner, heads up a stellar class of by Delaware (10), Towson (1), Richmond, Villanova and William 16 candidates making up the first Payton Award watch list of & Mary. The biggest UNH news of the day was the naming of the 2007 season. Santos is seeking to become the first player UNH senior quarterback Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) as the to repeat as a Payton winner. The only person to ever repeat, CAA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Santos, last year’s or win one of the major Football Championship Subdivision awards twice, is ex- Appalachian State linebacker Dexter were bigger than the two game-winning touchdowns he had Coakley. Coakley, who went on to a 10-year NFL career with at Maine and at Hampton. Against Hampton, Kackert caught the Dallas Cowboys and St. Louis Rams and was a three-time a 25-yard TD pass from junior quarterback Ricky Santos (Bell- Pro Bowler, won the first two Buck Buchanan Awards as the ingham, Mass.) with just 4:40 to play and the Wildcats down top defensive player in 1995-96. The Payton Award has been by a 35-34 score to capture the NCAA first-round victory. In given since 1987. The 2007 Payton Award will be presented in the Maine game, Kackert's only run was for a 6 yard touch- Chattanooga, Tenn. on Dec. 13, the night before the FCS national down in the first session of overtime to earn the Wildcats the championship game. Joining Santos on the Payton watch list 19-13 win. are three players who were finalists for the 2006 Payton Award, Furman fullback Jerome Felton, San Diego quarterback Josh UNH'S OFFENSIVE LINE NOT ONLY LARGE IN STATURE BUT Johnson and Appalachian State running back Kevin Richardson. MORE IMPORTANTLY EXPERIENCE: The UNH offensive liine Delaware running back Omar Cuff, Montana running back Lex features five players returning with starting experience and four Hilliard and Northern Iowa quarterback Eric Sanders are three returning starters from the last year's playoff bid. Leading the other players who have been apart of the Payton watch in past group is senior center Nick Couturier (6-2, 290) who enters his seasons that have returned in 2007. Both Cuff and Hilliard suf- third season as a starter. Starting at left guard is junior Chris Mc- fered through injury-plagues years in 2006. Clurg (6-3, 300); right guard is junior Eric Cumba (6-2, 315); and making a strong bid for post-season honors this year should HERE'S WHAT IT TOOK FOR RICKY SANTOS WON THE WAL- be junior left tackle Josh Droesh (6-6, 280). Throw in two others TER PAYTON AWARD IN 2006: Ricky Santos threw for 2,681 with starting experience in junior Glenn Waldron (6-5, 285) and yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for 385 yards and 12 scores junio Andrew Elwell (6-3, 280) at right tackle and UNH has one in the regular season, and directed a New Hampshire offense of the most veteran offensive lines in the conference. that threw for 249.6 yards per game and ranked third nationally with 36.5 ppg. Santos tossed only five interceptions all season, UNH'S ROAD WARRIOR MENTALITY: One of the trademark and led the Wildcats to the playoffs for the third consecutive traits of a successful team is to be able to win on the road and season. Santos excelled in the first round of the postseason as the Wildcats have done just that over the last four seasons, post- well, as he threw for 318 yards and five touchdown passes to ing a 19-5 mark in hostile stadiums. Last year the Wildcats won lead New Hampshire past Hampton, 41-38. Santos got off to a six of eight games played out of a suitcase. UNH opened the fast start with five total touchdowns to lead New Hampshire to 2006 season with a win at Northwestern (34-17), at Dartmouth a 34-17 victory at Northwestern. He also notched five passing (56-14) and at Delaware (52-49). UNH wrapped up the season touchdowns in a win against Dartmouth, and exploded with with two straight wins on the road at Rhode Island (63-21) five total touchdowns and 391 yards of total offense to lead the and at Maine in overtime (19-13). The Wildcats won their first Wildcats to a 52-49 victory in a shootout against Delaware. He NCAA game of 2006 out of a suitcase at Hampton, 41-38. The helped the Wildcats to a 5-0 start and the No. 1 ranking in the only regular-season road loss of the season was in overtime at country for the first half of the season. Santos recorded 458 Northeastern on Oct. 21 (36-35). So far this season UNH is 1-1 yards of total offense and five total touchdowns in a 36-35 loss on the road with a loss at JMU and a win at Marshall. in overtime at Northeastern, and continued to play well even while the Wildcats lost three out of four games. With his team’s RICKY SANTOS RETURNS AS CO-ATLANTIC 10 PLAYER OF playoff fate on the line, Santos once again notched five total THE YEAR: Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) was named the touchdowns to lead the Wildcats past Rhode Island, 63-21, and Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year and was named first- scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to lift New Hampshire team All-Atlantic 10. Here is a look at UNH's returning Atlantic to a playoff spot with a 19-13 victory in overtime over Maine. 10 Conference honorees. Only a junior, Santos completed the regular season with 9,796 passing yards, 93 touchdown passes and only 24 interceptions First-team Offense and Co-Atlantic 10 Player of the Year in his career, and then added six more touchdown passes in QB Ricky Santos the playoffs. Third-Team Offense KEITH LeVAN PICKED AS "MR. ANONYMOUS" BY THE COL- WR Keith LeVan LEGE SPORTING NEWS: Senior wide receiver Keith LeVan is a deceivingly good football player. Last season he made 70 Third-Team Defense catches for 672 yds and caught five for touchdowns. He can FS Jeff Pammer also run the football. Perhaps no receiver in I-AA football was DB John Clements overshadowed more than LeVan, who played behind Jerry Rice LB Husain Karim TD record-breaker David Ball. That is why the College Sports Network listed LeVan as a "Mr. Anonymous", or one of the UNH IN THE ZONE IN THE RED ZONE: So far this season the players most likely to rise from anonymity to a higher state of Wildcats have scored on 14 of 15 scoring chances inside the red recognition. The 2006 third-team all-conference pick is pres- zone. The UNH offense was also outstanding last season when ently tied for the team lead in TD catches with two. it came to scoring from inside the red zone. UNH was 52-63 in 13 games played. Here's a look at what the UNH offense has RB CHAD KACKERT WINS TWO STRAIGHT DOWN THE done the past two seasons from inside the red zone. STRETCH FOR 'CATS IN 2006 WITH GAME-WINNING TOUCH- DOWNS: Freshman running back Chad Kackert (Simi Valley, 2007 Season Calif.) as a big-play running back for the 'Cats at the end of 1. at James Madison (3-4) the 2006 season, which bodes well for UNH in 2007. No plays 2. at Marshall (5-5) 3. Dartmouth (6-6) 9. Rick Leclerc (1980-84) 465 10. Denis Stevens (1978-81) 413 2006 Season 1. at Northwestern (5-5) Most Passing YardsﾑCareer 1. Ricky Santos (2004-) 11,081 2. Stony Brook (7-7) 2. Bob Jean (1985-88) 7,742 3. Ryan Day (1997-2001) 7,670 3. at Dartmouth (5-5) 4. Matt Griffin (1987-91) 5,425 4. at Delaware (4-4) 5. Jim Stayer (1992-94) 5,349 6. Mike Granieri (2000-) 4,775 5. Richmond (3-4) 7. Jeff Allen (1974-77) 4,184 8. Chris Bresnahan (1995-96) 4,085 6. James Madison (4-4) 9. Bob Hopkins (1969-71) 3,143 7. at Northeastern (2-6) 10. Rick Leclerc (1980-84) 3,039 8. Hofstra (1-2) (in heavy rain and wind) Most CompletionsﾑCareer 9. Massachusetts (3-4) 1. Ricky Santos (2004-) 942 2. Ryan Day (1997-2001) 653 10. at Rhode Island (9-10) 3. Bob Jean (1985-88) 567 4. Mike Granieri (2000-)1 564 11. at Maine (3-4) 5. Jim Stayer (1992-95) 419 12. at Hampton (5-6) 6. Matt Griffin (1987-91) 392 7. Chris Bresnahan (1995-96) 349 13 at Massachusetts (1-2) 8. Jeff Allen (1974-77) 280 9. Rick Leclerc (1980-84) 208 10. Bob Hopkins (1969-71) 205 A GAME-BY-GAME LOOK AT THE UNH OFFENSE (2006 and Most Passing AttemptsﾑSeason 2007): The UNH offense is explosive once again in 2007 and 1. Bob Jean (1988) 447 was was high powered in 2006 as well. The Wildcats topped 2. Ricky Santos (2006) 432 3. Ricky Santos (2005) 429 the 500 yard mark four times in 2006 and topped 400 yards six 4. Ricky Santos (2004) 425 times. So far this season UNH has topped 300 yards vs. JMU and 5. Mike Granieri (2003) 387 6. Ryan Day (2001) 379 500 at Marshall. Here's a look at the UNH total offense totals in 7. Bob Jean (1986) 375 8. Ryan Day (1999) 364 each of the two seasons: 9. Matt Griffin (1991) 352 2007 Season 10. Ryan Day (2000) 346 1. at James Madison 353 yds 3 TDs Most Passing YardsﾑSeason 2. at Marshall 502 yds 6 TDs 1. Ricky Santos (2005) 3,797 3. Dartmouth 473 yds 6 TDs 2. Ricky Santos (2004) 3,318 3. Ricky Santos (2006) 3,125 4. Bob Jean (1988) 3,035 2006 Season 5. Matt Griffin (1991) 2,734 6. Ryan Day (2001) 2,605 1. at Northwestern 329 yds 5 TDs 7. Mike Granieri (2003) 2,595 8. Ryan Day (1999) 2,573 2. Stony Brook 598 yds 9 TDs 9. Bob Jean (1986) 2,535 3. at Dartmouth 564 yds 8 TDs 10. Ryan Day (2000) 2,492 4 at Delaware 516 yds 7 TDs Most CompletionsﾑSeason 5. Richmond 272 yds 3 TDs 1. Ricky Santos (2005) 301 2. Ricky Santos (2006) 293 6. James Madison 361 yds 3 TDs 3. Ricky Santos (2004) 272 4. Bob Jean (1988) 246 7. at Northeastern 562 yds 5 TDs 5. Mike Granieri (2003) 237 8. Hofstra (high winds, rain) 140 yds 1 TD 6. Ryan Day (2001) 233 7. Ryan Day (1999) 221 9. Massachusetts 441 yds 2 TDs 8. Ryan Day (2000) 199 9. Chris Bresnahan (1996) 191 10. at Rhode Island 476 yds 9TDs 10. Matt Griffin (1991) 183 11. at Maine 250 yds 3 TDs 12 at Hampton 411 yds 6 TDs COACH MAC A WINNING SUCCCESS STORY: Ninth-year head 13 at Massachusetts 346 yds 2 TDs coach Sean McDonnell now owns a 55-42-0 record as the head coach at the University of New Hampshire. He earned his 50th UNH RETURNS ITS TOP FOUR TACKLE LEADERS FROM 2006: career victory following his team's hard-fought victtory over The UNH defense will get a big boost this season due to the Hofstra on Oct. 28, 10-6. He was named the Eddie Robinson fact that its four top tacklers from 2006 return for action. Three Coach of the Year in 2005 as selected by "The Sports Network". of them, Karim, Pammer and Clements were named third-team In the previsous four seasons, McDonnell and his team has all-conference. Here's a look at what each of them did in 13 posted an impressive overall mark of 32-10 and the team is games played in terms of total tackles: 18-7 vs. CAA opponents. McDonnell was named the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in 2004 and was named District I Coach of 53 Husain Karim 50-58-108 the Year by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 31 Jeff Pammer 49-50-99 after leading UNH to its best season ever in the history of the 34 Matt Parent 41-49-90 program. The Wildcats also finished first in the North Division 7 John Clements 56-31-87 of the Atlantic 10 Football Conference and won their first-ever NCAA I-AA tournament game with a victory at Georgia South- RICKY SANTOS HAS REWRITTEN THE UNH RECORD BOOKS ern. McDonnell has led his squad to the NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals WITH HIS PASSING NUMBERS: three straight times 2004-2006. Most Passing AttemptsﾑCareer 1. Ricky Santos (2004-) 1,389 2. Bob Jean (1985-88) 1,126 UNH WHEN STATISTICS: Here is how the UNH football team 3. Ryan Day (1997-2001) 1,089 has done when: 4. Mike Granieri (2000-) 764 5. Matt Griffin (1987-91) 734 at home: 1-0 6. Jim Stayer (1992- 94) 710 7. Chris Bresnahan (1995-96) 599 on the road: 0-2 8. Jeff Allen (1974-77) 563 on grass: 0-0 on turf: 2-1 with the Chicago Bears this year and was their fifth-round draft in day games: 2-1 pick. Former fullback Dan Kreider, who was in the same UNH at night: 0-0 backfield as Chicago Bear Jerry Azumah for three years, at New leading at the half: 1-0 Hampshire is a starter at fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers and tied at the half: 1-1 he won a Super Bowl ring in 2005 with the Steelers. Former UNH trailing at the half: 0-0 wideout Randal Williams started his receiving/special teams leading after three quarters: 2-0 career in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys in 2005 and signed a behind after three quarters: 0-1 contract to play with the Oakland Raiders in that same capacity. tied after three quarters 0-0 Former wide receiver David Ball was originally cut by the Bears UNH scores first: 2-1 but then was added to the practice squad for 2007. Opponent scores first: 0-0 UNH on television 1-1 UNH FOOTBALL COACHES SHOW RETURNS ON MONDAY NIGHTS IN 2007: The UNH football coach’s show, featuring UNH HOME ATTENDANCE UP IN 2007: In UNH's home opener, eighth-year head coach Sean McDonnell and WTSN’s Andy the fans filled Cowell Stadium with an official attendance Schachat, has returned to Monday nights during the season. number of 9,560. The show, which begins at 6:30 p.m. will be aired live from Libby's Bar and Grill. Fans are invited to attend the live broad- UNH HOME ATTENDANCE IMPROVED IN 2006: Last year cast. The show, which is carried exclusively on WTSN, 1270 AM UNH football drew two crowds of over 8,000 people to Cowell in Dover, provides fans the opportunity to hear the latest news Stadium, a place that has just 6,500 seats. Attendance did not concerning the program from McDonnell and selected key fall much after the success of 2005. UNH enjoyed a home crowd players. Fans will also have an opportunity to call in and ask of 7,395 fans in its home-opener vs. Stony Brook on Sept. 16, questions of Coach and the players by dialing (603) 742-1270. 2006. UNH then had 8,299 fans for the Richmond game. On The first show is set to begin on Monday, Sept. 11. Homecoming (Oct. 14), UNH had the most fans it has seen in the modern era with 13,042. On Nov. 11, vs. Massachusetts 10, UNH FOOTBALL ON THE RADIO: All 11 of UNH's football 598 fans jameed into the stadium. The attendance record for games will once again be broadcast live on the UNH Sports Cowell Stadium is 20,000 for the UMass game played in 1977. Network. Play-by-play announcer Jim Jeannotte ,who has been broadcasting UNH athletics since 1973, returns to anchor the UNH BROKE ITS OWN RECORD FOR MOST CONSECUTIVE show and Mike Murphy is back to handle the color commen- WEEKS RANKED NO. 1 IN 2006: The UNH football team was tary, while Andy Schachat will be roaming the sidelines. The ranked No. 1 for five consecutive weeks during the 2006 season, pre-game show begins 30 minutes before kickoff. The flagship which is the longest stint ever for a Wildcat squad in the top station of the network is WTSN, 1270 AM, in Dover, which is the spot. The streak came to an end on Oct. 14 when UNH was originating station. Games will also be heard on WTPL, 107.7 defeated by James Madison. The Wildcats were ranked No. FM in Concord; WNTK, 99.7 FM in New London, WNTK 1010 AM 1 for three consecutive weeks at the conclusion of the 2005 in Newport, and WUVR 1490 AM in Lebanon. regular season. CALL THE WILDCAT SPORTS HOTLINE FOR ALL OF THE QB RICKY SANTOS AND HIS SINGLE-GAME UNH RECORDS: SCORES AND HIGHLIGHTS OF UNH FOOTBALL: For all of the Junior QB Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) has done a number scores and highlights of Wildcat football, call (603) 862-4035, on UNH's single-game record book. Here's a look at his accom- brought to you by JP's Eatery, located on Main St. in downtown plishments so far: Durham. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the sports hotline is updated with scores and highlights at the end of every Most Pass Completions: (41 at Northeastern on Oct. 21, 2006) day where there is a varsity event taking place. Most Pass Attempts: (66 at Northeastern on Oct. 21, 2006) Most Passing Yards: (538 at Villanova on Oct. 2, 2004) INFORMATION ON THE WEEKLY CAA COACHES TELECON- Most Touchdown Passes: (6 at Villanova on Oct. 2, 2004) FERENCE CALL: The CAA Football coaches will hold a weekly Best Completion Percentage: (96.2 vs. Northeastern on Oct. media teleconference every Monday. The call will take place 22, 2005) each Monday during the season, concluding Nov. 19 with only Total Offense: (544 at Villanova on Oct. 2, 2004) those coaches who will represent CAA Football in the Division I Football Championships. The teleconference will open at 10 UNH FOOTBALL TEAM CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED: The UNH a.m. with the release of the four selected player of the week football team has selected tri-captains for 2007. Leading the winners, a recap of the weekend and a preview of the follow- squad for the 2007 season are senior quarterback Ricky San- ing week. CAA Football coaches will be available to answer tos (Bellingham, Mass.) and senior defensive lineman Matt questions beginning at 10:10 a.m. as the weekly lineup is listed Perdoni (Sherborn, Mass.). Coincidentally, the pair played below. For information on how to get onto the call please call against each other in Massachusett's Tri-Valley League, as Scott Stapin, UNH SID, at (603) 862-3906. Santos played at Bellingham High School and Perdoni was with Dover-Sherborn. 10:00 a.m. CAA Football Update 10:10 a.m. Dave Clawson, Richmond WILDCATS BOAST FOUR PLAYERS IN THE NFL: Not many I-AA 10:20 a.m. Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary football teams can boast the number of NFL players that UNH 10:30 a.m. Andy Talley, Villanova has had in recent years. There are presently four Wildcats in 10:40 a.m. Rocky Hager, Northeastern the NFL right now. Former corner Corey Graham has made it 10:50 a.m. Mickey Matthews, James Madison 11:00 a.m. Jack Cosgrove, Maine UNH DEFEATS FBS MARSHALL, 48-35: HUNTINGTON, 11:10 a.m. Don Brown, Massachusetts W.V.— For the third time since the 2004 season, the University 11:20 a.m. Tim Stowers, Rhode Island of New Hampshire football team defeated an FBS opponent, 11:30 a.m. K.C. Keeler, Delaware posting an impressive and hard-fought 48-35 victory vs. Mar- 11:40 a.m. Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire shall on Saturday at Joan Edwards Stadium. The FCS Wildcats 11:50 a.m. Dave Cohen, Hofstra are getting a reputation as giant slayers, after posting a victory 12:00 p.m. Gordy Combs, Towson at Northwestern in 2006 (34-17) and winning at Rutgers in 2004 (35-24). The Wildcats were led by senior Walter Payton Award winning quarterback Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.), who connected on 23 of 33 pass attempts for 289 yds and three 2007 GAME RECAPS: passing TDs. He also ran the football 13 times for 45 yds and a 3 yd TD run. Marshall had cut the UNH lead to just six points (41- JMU OUTLASTS UNH (41-24): The James Madison University 35) on a 25 yd pass by Bernard Morris to wide receiver Darius football team ended a hard-fought game with 24 unanswered Passmore leaving just 6:30 to play on the clock. However, UNH points in the second half to lead the Dukes to a 41-24 victory was able to burn 5:38 off the clock on a 13-play 70-yd. drive.. over the University of New Hampshire at Bridgeforth Stadium UNH’s running game and clock management down the stretch on Saturday afternoon. UNH senior quarterback Ricky Santos was the key to the victory, and was led by senior running back (Bellingham, Mass.) had a solid game, throwing for two TDs and Chris Ward (Waltham, Mass.) who carried 19 times for 99 yds running for a 26-yarder. His first TD pass of the contest gave including the key final TD with 1:01 remaining in the contest Santos his 100th career TD breaking the all-time CAA mark. He to clinch the victory for the ‘Cats. In that drive Ward carried the also became the all-time CAA leader in completions, surpass- flootball nine times for 50 yds. The Wildcats drew first blood for ing the total of 868 by Villanova’s Chris Boden. The Wildcats the second time in two games as junior running back Robert 0-1, 0-1 CAA drew first blood following a big fumble recovery Simpson (Brockton, Mass.) carried the football 10 yds for the by sophomore defensive lineman T.J. Taylor (Erie Pa.). UNH TD at 8:05 of the first quarter. The drive lasted eight plays and then scored on a 19 yd TD pass by senior quarterback Ricky covered 72 yds. The PAT by sophomore kicker Tom Manning Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) to junior wide receive Mike Boyle (Rome, N.Y.) was good and UNH led 7-0. Simpson struck again (Plymouth, N.H.). The play capped off a 10 play 55 yd drive that at 2:32 of the first quarter on a 27 yd pass play from Santos. lasted 4:21. The Dukes, 1-1, 1-0 CAA, answered quickly at 4:20 of Simpson streaked down the field to cap a 9-play, 80 yd drive the first quarter with a 36 yd field goal by Dave Stannard, the to give UNH a 14-0 advantage in the first quarter following first of his career, making the score 7-3 in favor of UNH. Senior another PAT by Manning. Marshall attempted a 42 yd field punt returner Jeff Pammer returned a punt 48 yds to give UNH goal by Anthony Binswanger at 14:55 of the second quarter the ball on the JMU 7 yd line. UNH drove to the JMU 1 yd line but the kick went wide and was no good. UNH earned a key and was forced to kick an 18 yd field goal by sophomore Tom turnover as Marshall was driving down the field. A ball tipped Manning (Rome, N.Y). to give the Wildcats a 10-3 advantage at by junior DB John Clements (Hammonton, N.J.) was caught in 11;19 of the second stanza. JMU tied the game with 6:00 remain- the end zone by redshirt freshman corner Dino Vasso (Crum ing in the second quarter on a 5 yd run by Antoinne Bolton. Lynn, Pa.) at 10:18 of the second half and UNH got the ball on Santos then engineered an exciting 9 play 71 yd drive capped the Marshall 30 yd line, killing the long scoring drive. Santos off with a 3 yd TD pass by Santos to senior wide receiver Keith engineered another long drive that was capped by a long 47 yd LeVan (Waltham, Mass. ) to give the Wildcats a 17-10 advantage field goal by Manning that gave the Wildcats a 17-0 advantage with just 1:16 to play before the half. JMU had a final shot with with 8:03 remaining before the half. The field goal was 1 yd shy 20 seconds to go and scored from the 9 yd line on a run by of Manning’s career high of 48 yds vs. Richmond in 2006 and quarterback Rodney Landers to tie the score, 17-17. heading the drive was 9 plays for 40 yds. UNH opened up an impressive into the intermission. Santos regained the lead for UNH in the 24-0 lead as Santos connected with junior wide receiver Mike opening drive of the second half with a gutsy 26 yard run that Boyle (Plymouth, N.H. ) with 3:13 before the half on a 39-yd included broken tackles and cutting across field for the score pass play to cap a10-play 77 yd drive. Marshall drove to the giving the Wildcats the 24-17 lead with 12:54 to play in the third UNH 6 yd line and took a shot at the end zone but the pass was quarter. JMU tied the game 24-24 at 6:25 of the third quarter on deflected by senior linebacker Husain Karim (Burlington, Vt.) a 6 yd TD run by Landers as the home team took advantage of and UNH headed to the lockerroom with a 24-0 advantage. At a Santos intercepted throw. JMU took a 31-24 lead with 1:29 to the half, Santos had completed 14 of 23 passes for 170 yds and play in the third quarter on an 11 yard TD pass from Landers to two TDs.Marshall came out on a mission to start the second half Eugene Holloman. The Dukes put together another long drive and quickly drove downfield on its opening drive, scoring on a and Stennard kicked his second field goal of the day with 8:30 1 yd TD by Calvin Turner with 12:54 to go in the third quarter. to play in the game and open up a 10-point 34-24 advantage The PAT was good and the UNH lead was cut to 24-7. However, for JMU. Bolton scored his second TD of the day with 3:13 to UNH quickly answered with a drive of its own as Santos carried play in the game to end the scoring. Santos finished the day the ball twice in a row, capped off with a 3 yd run to open the 36 of 47 in passing for 353 yds. He also ran 8 times for 37 yards. lead back to 24 points (31-7) with 10:12 remaining in the third Leading the way for the receivers was sophomore Scott Sicko quarter after the PAT by Manning. Marshall’s Kelvin Turner cut with 7 catches for 81 yds. Also with seven catches was LeVan UNH’s lead to 31-14 with 6:19 to play in the third quarter with with 66 yds and junior Bobby Simpson (Brockton, Mass.) for 53 a 1 yd drive. Marshall then made it a close game on an 80 yd yds. The top rusher for the ‘Cats was Santos. On the defensive TD pass by Bernard Morris to tight end Cody Slate and the side of the football, three players led the squad with 12 total score was 31-21 with 2:32 left in the third quarter. The Wildcats tackles (Pammer, Husain Karim and Terrance Klein). drove down the field again to the Marshall 4 yd line but UNH was forced to attempt a 21 yd Manning field goal, which was Leading UNH in tackes was Karim with a total of 13 on the after- was led by Milan Williams (12 rushes-56 yards) and Tim McMa- noon, while redhsirt freshman safety Terrance Klein had 11. nus (4-45). The Big Green amassed 373 total yards of offense, including 170 rushing. UNH DEFEATS DARTMOUTH IN GRANITE BOWL BATTLE, 52- 31: DURHAM, N.H. – Ricky Santos (Bellingham, Mass.) threw for two touchdowns – both to Keith LeVan (Waltham, Mass.) – and scored one TD on the ground, and Mike Boyle (Plymouth, N.H.) scored twice to lead the 10th-ranked University of New Hampshire football team to Saturday afternoon’s 52-31 non- conference victory against intrastate rival Dartmouth College at Cowell Stadium. It marked the first game on the FieldTurf of Mooradian Field. UNH, which has won the Granite Bowl Trophy every year since its inception in 2000 as part of 10 straight victories in the series vs. Dartmouth, improved to 2-1 with its second win in as many weeks. The Big Green is 0-2. Santos added to his CAA (and UNH) career records for touchdowns (106) and completions (942) – as well as to his UNH records for passing attempts (1,389) and passing yards (11,081) – by completing 17 of 23 attempts for 199 yards. He also gained 22 yards on seven carries. Boyle opened the game with a 91-yard kickoff return down the left sideline for a TD and the subsequent PAT by Tom Manning (Rome, N.Y.; 7-for-7 PAT; 39-yd FG) gave the ‘Cats a 7-0 lead. Following an interception by UNH’s Jeff Pam- mer (Northampton, Pa.) – teammate Hugo Souza (Marshfield, Mass.) had tipped the ball in the air – Boyle capped a 4-play, 13-yard drive with a 3-yard end around run to the right side at 12:08 to extend UNH’s lead to 14-0. DC then took advantage of a fumbled punt to score on a 4-play, 25-yard drive to close within 14-7 at 7:05. Quarterback Tom Bennewitz (14-27, 106 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INT) tossed a lateral to Julian Collins in the left flat, and his 12-yard TD strike found Phil Galligan alone in the back left corner. New Hampshire, which scored on eight of 12 possessions and missed a 44-yard field goal attempt on another, responded with a 10-play, 67-yard drive that culminated with a 1-yard TD run by Robert Simpson (Brockton, Mass.; 10 car- ries, 70 yards) to take a 21-7 lead at 3:47 of the first quarte. The teams combined to score on four consecutive possessions in the second quarter and UNH took a 14-point lead (31-17) into halftime. Dartmouth pulled within 21-14 at 10:35 on a 7-yard pass play from Bennewitz to Eric Paul (six catches; 45 yards), then UNH’s Manning connected on a 39-yard field goal attempt at 8:13 to push the Wildcats’ advantage to 24-14. The Big Green responded with a 10-play, 40-yard drive that included a fake punt – punter Brian Scullin was one of six DC players throw a completion – and produced Andrew Dempler’s 32-yard field goal at 5:05. On the ensuing possession, UNH methodi- cally moved the ball downfield on Santos’ passing, and he hit LeVan in the front left corner of the endzone on a 4-yard TD pass with 13 seconds remaining to close the first-half scoring. The Wildcats, who had a balanced offense with 242 rushing yards and 231 passing yards, opened the third quarter with touchdowns 1:44 apart – a 15-yard pass from Santos to LeVan (at 11:58) and a 5-yard Santos run (10:14) – to extend the lead to 45-17. Bennewitz’s 4-yard TD pass to Mark Brogna made the score 45-24 with 46 seconds left in the third quarter. UNH went back in front by 28 points on a 12-yard pass play from R.J. Toman (Mission Viejo, Calif.) to Kevon Mason (Quincy, Mass.) at 11:49 of the fourth quarter. The Big Green closed the scoring at 2:32 on a 9-yard pass from Alex Jenny to Brett Lowe. Kaysonne Anderson (Belmar, N.J.) was the Widlcats’ leading rusher with 72 yards on 11 carries. Scott Sicko (Stillwater, N.Y.) led UNH in receptions with seven for 64 yards. Toman was 4-for-5 for 32 yards and carried four times for 46 yards. DC’s ground game 2007 University of New Hampshire Numericalgood Football at 13:01 Roster of the fourth quarter and the ‘Cats held a 34-21 advantage. Marshall scored again on a 7yd TD pass by Morris No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. to TurnerWt. withHometown/Last 10:43 to play in the School contest cutting UNH’s lead to six points, 34-28. UNH got a huge 80 yd kickoff return from 1 O’Brien, Matt RB Jr. 5-7 175 Cambridge, Mass./Cam. Rindge & Latin Keith Levan to put the ball on the Marshall 9 yd line. There was 2 Santos, Ricky QB Sr. 6-2 a fumble215 on theBellingham, play but it Mass./Bellinghamwas recovered by junior Kaysonne 4 Gorell, Anthony DB Fr. 5-11 Anderson170 (BelmarClayton, N.J.) N.J./Notre The play set Dame up a 4 ydHS TD pass from San- 5 Digitale, Emilio WR Fr. 5-10 tos 180to the returner,Revere, LeVan, Mass./Revere to put the ‘Cats up by a 41-28 margin 6 Chandler, Chris WR Fr. (R) 6-2 with210 9:47 leftWakefield, in the contest Mass./Bridgton after the Manning Academy PAT. That led to 7 Clements, John DB Jr. 5-11 the175 heroics ofHammonton, the UNH offensive N.J./St. line, Joseph Santos and Ward. 8 McGuinness, Ryan DB Fr. 6-1 195 Hackensack, N.J./Milford Academy 9 Vasso, Dino DB Fr. (R) 5-10 165 Crum Lynne, Pa./Ridley 10 Duper, Maurice DB Jr. 5-11 190 Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville 11 Mangieri, Mickey WR Fr. 5-11 180 Bedford, N.Y./ Fox Lane 12 Toman, R.J. QB Fr. (R) 6-1 195 Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo 14 Decker, Kevin QB Fr. 6-3 180 Armonk, N.Y./The Brunswick School 15 Cosgrove, Jamie LB Fr. (R) 6-1 210 Sharon, Mass./Catholic Memorial 16 Greene, Mike WR Fr. (R) 6-2 200 Stonington, Conn./Cushing Academy 17 Klein, Terrence DB So. 5-11 195 Westwood, N.J./St. Joseph Regional 18 Bishop, Tom P/PK Jr. 6-0 215 Newfield, N.Y./Newfield 19 LeVan, Keith WR Sr. 5-11 185 Waltham, Mass./Waltham 20 Maher, Pat PK Jr. 5-10 160 Rutland, Vt./Rutland 21 Manning, Tom PK/P So 6-1 215 Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy 22 Negron, Travis WR So. 5-10 175 San Diego, Calif./Clairemont 23 Fox, Terrance WR Fr. 5-9 165 Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway 24 Jellison, Sean RB Fr. (R) 5-10 200 Amherst, N.H./Souhegan 26 Hinds, Ryan DB Jr. 6-1 190 Toronto, Ont./North Toronto 27 Kackert, Chad RB So. 5-8 190 Simi Valley, Calif./Grace Brethren 28 Lambert, Jared DB Fr. 5-10 185 Blumfield, Conn./Kingswood-Oxford 29 Anderson, Kaysonne DB Jr. 5-10 185 Belmar, N.J./Manasquan 30 Thomas, Omar LB Sr. 5-10 230 New Haven, Conn. /The Hyde School 31 Pammer, Jeff FS Sr. 6-0 210 Northampton, Pa./Northampton 32 Ward, Chris RB Sr. 6-1 220 Waltham, Mass./Waltham 33 Souza, Hugo SS Fr. (R) 5-11 200 Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield 34 Parent, Matt LB Jr. 6-1 245 Long Beach, Calif./St. Paul’s 35 Wright, Justin LB Sr. 5-10 210 Providence, R.I. /St. Raphael’s Acad. 37 Garron, Andre DB Fr. 5-9 170 Bedford, N.H./Manchester West 38 Simpson, Robert RB Jr. 6-1 200 Brockton, Mass./Brockton 39 Duffey, John DB Fr. 6-2 200 Tarentum, Pa./HIghlands 40 Perkins, Mike DB Fr. 5-11 200 Hingham, Mass./Berkshire School 41 Wright, Marvin DT Sr. 6-1 265 Roxbury, Mass./Trinity Catholic 42 MacNevin, Shawn DB Fr. 5-10 180 Strattford, N.H./Spaulding 43 Greer, John DB Fr. 6-1 190 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph Collegiate 44 Jones, Nate DE Jr. 6-1 235 Hartford, Conn./Kent School 45 Walker, Rod RB Fr. 6-0 205 Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth 46 Flemings, Kyle DB Fr. 5-11 175 Forty Fort, Pa./Bishop Hoban 47 Mayhew, Bryan DB Fr. (R) 5-10 170 Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional 48 Ruhl, Dan DE So. 6-1 230 Fort Meyers, Fla./Valley Forge Prep. 49 McMath, Jeff DB Fr. 6-0 205 Peabody, Mass./Bridgeton, Acad. 50 Perdoni, Matthew DE Sr. 6-0 235 Sherborn, Mass. /Phillips Exeter Acad. 51 Petercuskie.Mark LB Fr. 6-0 210 Holliston, Mass./Holliston 52 Asker, Johan OL Jr. 6-5 270 Karlstad, Sweden/Selby Area HS 53 Karim, Husain LB Sr. 5-10 220 Burlington, Vt./Worcester Academy 54 Gordon,Jerome LB So. 5-10 210 Browns Mills, N.J./St. Peter’s College 55 Ford, Chris LB Fr. 6-1 220 Lewiston, Maine/Lewiston 56 Jenkins, James LB Fr. 6-2 210 Patterson, N.J./Roman Catholic 57 Jackson, Devon LB Fr. (R) 6-1 220 Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown 58 Cumba, Eric OL Jr. 6-2 315 Paterson, N.J./Don Bosco 2007 University of New Hampshire Numerical Football Roster 59 Elwell, Andrew OL Jr. 6-3 280 South Berwick, Maine/Marshwood 60 Virgen, Andre DB Fr. 5-10 190 Hall/West Hartford, Conn. No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 61 Phaneuf, Adam K Fr. 6-0 175 Northwood, N.H./Coe-Brown 1 O’Brien, Matt RB Jr. 5-7 175 Cambridge, Mass./Cam. Rindge & Latin 62 Murray, John DL Fr. 6-3 240 Aston, Pa./Garnet Valley 2 Santos, Ricky QB Sr. 6-2 215 Bellingham, Mass./Bellingham 63 Paey, Brice Dl Fr. 6-0 220 St. Thomas/Milton, Mass. 4 Gorell, Anthony DB Fr. 5-11 170 Clayton, N.J./Notre Dame HS 64 Couturier, Nick OL Sr. 6-2 290 Dover, N.H. /Dover 5 Digitale, Emilio WR Fr. 5-10 180 Revere, Mass./Revere 65 Neill, Tom OL So. 6-4 285 Syracuse, N.Y./The Tilton School 6 Chandler, Chris WR Fr. (R) 6-2 210 Wakefield, Mass./Bridgton Academy 66 Sann, Jeff OL Fr. 6-2 245 Rome, N.Y./Holand Patent 7 Clements, John DB Jr. 5-11 175 Hammonton, N.J./St. Joseph 67 Gualazzi, Mike DE Fr. 6-2 230 Ivoryton, Conn./Valley Regional 8 McGuinness, Ryan DB Fr. 6-1 195 Hackensack, N.J./Milford Academy 68 Pecoraro, George OL Fr. 6-4 245 Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill 9 Vasso, Dino DB Fr. (R) 5-10 165 Crum Lynne, Pa./Ridley 69 Moher, Will OL Fr. 6-1 240 Bedford, N.H./Manchester West 10 Duper, Maurice DB Jr. 5-11 190 Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville 70 Elmore, Jayson OL Fr. 6-3 230 Hershey, Pa./Hershey 11 Mangieri, Mickey WR Fr. 5-11 180 Bedford, N.Y./ Fox Lane 71 Smith, Jason OL Jr. 6-2 325 Philadelphia, Pa./Abraham Lincoln 12 Toman, R.J. QB Fr. (R) 6-1 195 Mission Viejo, Calif./Mission Viejo 72 Donahoe, Mike DL So. 6-5 250 Goffstown, N.H./Goffstown 14 Decker, Kevin QB Fr. 6-3 180 Armonk, N.Y./The Brunswick School 73 Waldron, Glenn OL Jr. 6-5 285 Bristol, Conn./Bristol 15 Cosgrove, Jamie LB Fr. (R) 6-1 210 Sharon, Mass./Catholic Memorial 74 Graham, Brandon OL Sr. 6-4 285 Teaneck, N.J./St. Mary’s 16 Greene, Mike WR Fr. (R) 6-2 200 Stonington, Conn./Cushing Academy 75 Olsen, David OL Fr. (R) 6-6 285 San Diego, Calif./Berkshire School 17 Klein, Terrence DB So. 5-11 195 Westwood, N.J./St. Joseph Regional 76 McClurg, Chris OL Jr. 6-3 295 Rochester, N.Y./Webster Schroeder 18 Bishop, Tom P/PK Jr. 6-0 215 Newfield, N.Y./Newfield 77 Price, Seth TE Fr. 6-6 240 Grove City, Ohio/Grove City 19 LeVan, Keith WR Sr. 5-11 185 Waltham, Mass./Waltham 78 Larkin, Dan OL So. 6-4 300 Rochelle Park, N.J./Bergen Catholic 20 Maher, Pat PK Jr. 5-10 160 Rutland, Vt./Rutland 79 Droesch, Josh OL Jr. 6-6 280 West Boylston, Mass./Boylston 21 Manning, Tom PK/P So 6-1 215 Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy 80 Brown, Tyler DL Jr. 6-3 245 Williamsport, Pa./Loyalstock 22 Negron, Travis WR So. 5-10 175 San Diego, Calif./Clairemont 81 Strand, Ronnie TE So. 6-4 200 Tuckahoe, N.Y./Wyoming Seminary 23 Fox, Terrance WR Fr. 5-9 165 Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway 82 Wright, J.T. WR Fr. 6-0 200 Agoura Hills, Calif./Agoura 24 Jellison, Sean RB Fr. (R) 5-10 200 Amherst, N.H./Souhegan 83 Boyle, Mike WR Jr. 5-8 185 Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional 26 Hinds, Ryan DB Jr. 6-1 190 Toronto, Ont./North Toronto 85 Mohammed, Kamal TE So. 6-5 230 San Diego, Calif./Hoover 27 Kackert, Chad RB So. 5-8 190 Simi Valley, Calif./Grace Brethren 86 Jeannot, Chris WR Fr. 6-6 220 Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area 28 Lambert, Jared DB Fr. 5-10 185 Blumfield, Conn./Kingswood-Oxford 87 Cullen, Sean TE Fr. 6-4 220 Naples, Fla./Baron Collier 29 Anderson, Kaysonne DB Jr. 5-10 185 Belmar, N.J./Manasquan 88 Mason, Kevon WR Fr. 6-4 200 Quincy, Mass./Xavarian Brothers 30 Thomas, Omar LB Sr. 5-10 230 New Haven, Conn. /The Hyde School 89 Sicko, Scott TE So. 6-3 225 Stillwater N.Y./LaSalle Institute 31 Pammer, Jeff FS Sr. 6-0 210 Northampton, Pa./Northampton 90 Taylor, T.J. DL So. 6-1 275 Erie, Pa./Fairview 32 Ward, Chris RB Sr. 6-1 220 Waltham, Mass./Waltham 91 Young, Steve DT Fr. (R) 6-4 260 Rochester, N.H./Spaulding 33 Souza, Hugo SS Fr. (R) 5-11 200 Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield 92 Mailloux, Lance DE Fr. (R) 5-10 230 Bedford, N.H./Manchester West 34 Parent, Matt LB Jr. 6-1 245 Long Beach, Calif./St. Paul’s 93 Maroney, Kyle DE So. 6-2 240 Brockport, N.Y./West Point 35 Wright, Justin LB Sr. 5-10 210 Providence, R.I. /St. Raphael’s Acad. 94 Marceau, Corey P Fr. 5-10 165 Stratham, N.H./Exeter 37 Garron, Andre DB Fr. 5-9 170 Bedford, N.H./Manchester West 95 Long, Jordan DT So. 6-3 260 Springfield, Mass./Commerce 38 Simpson, Robert RB Jr. 6-1 200 Brockton, Mass./Brockton 97 Peters, Kevin DE So. 6-1 235 Pleasantville, N.J./St. Joseph’s 39 Duffey, John DB Fr. 6-2 200 Tarentum, Pa./HIghlands 98 McNally, Brian DE Fr. 6-4 225 Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall 40 Perkins, Mike DB Fr. 5-11 200 Hingham, Mass./Berkshire School 99 Glasgow, Ryan P Fr. (R) 6-4 200 Bedford, N.H./Manchester West 41 Wright, Marvin DT Sr. 6-1 265 Roxbury, Mass./Trinity Catholic 42 MacNevin, Shawn DB Fr. 5-10 180 Strattford, N.H./Spaulding 43 Greer, John DB Fr. 6-1 190 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph Collegiate 44 Jones, Nate DE Jr. 6-1 235 Hartford, Conn./Kent School 45 Walker, Rod RB Fr. 6-0 205 Portsmouth, N.H./Portsmouth 46 Flemings, Kyle DB Fr. 5-11 175 Forty Fort, Pa./Bishop Hoban 47 Mayhew, Bryan DB Fr. (R) 5-10 170 Plymouth, N.H./Plymouth Regional 48 Ruhl, Dan DE So. 6-1 230 Fort Meyers, Fla./Valley Forge Prep. 49 McMath, Jeff DB Fr. 6-0 205 Peabody, Mass./Bridgeton, Acad. 50 Perdoni, Matthew DE Sr. 6-0 235 Sherborn, Mass. /Phillips Exeter Acad. 51 Petercuskie.Mark LB Fr. 6-0 210 Holliston, Mass./Holliston 52 Asker, Johan OL Jr. 6-5 270 Karlstad, Sweden/Selby Area HS 53 Karim, Husain LB Sr. 5-10 220 Burlington, Vt./Worcester Academy 54 Gordon,Jerome LB So. 5-10 210 Browns Mills, N.J./St. Peter’s College 55 Ford, Chris LB Fr. 6-1 220 Lewiston, Maine/Lewiston 56 Jenkins, James LB Fr. 6-2 210 Patterson, N.J./Roman Catholic 57 Jackson, Devon LB Fr. (R) 6-1 220 Williamstown, N.J./Williamstown 58 Cumba, Eric OL Jr. 6-2 315 Paterson, N.J./Don Bosco

Richmond Depth Chart New Hampshire Depth Chart richmond OFFENSE NEW HAMPSHIRE OFFENSE WR 9 JORDAN MITCHELL (Sr., 6-0, 185) FL 82 J.T. WRIGHT (Fr., 6-1, 200) 4 Jonathan Mayfield (Fr. (R), 6-3, 170) 22 Travis Negron (So., 5-10, 170) LT 54 JARED DECKER (So., 6-5, 280) LT 79 JOSH DROESCH (Jr., 6-6, 285) 78 Brian Agnis (Fr. (R), 6-4, 320) 75 David Olsen (Fr. (R), 6-6, 285) LG 79 MATTHEW McCRACKEN (So., 6-4, 300) LG 59 ANDREW ELWELL (Jr., 6-3, 280) 74 Chris Rondorossy (So., 6-4, 300) 74 Brandon Graham (Sr., 6-4, 290) C 52 DEREK STOUDT (So., 6-3, 285) C 64 NICK COUTURIER (Sr., 6-2, 290) 65 Drew Lachenmayer (Fr. (R), 6-3, 290) 65 Tom Neill (So., 6-4, 290) RG 76 AARON MILLER (Jr., 6-5, 300) RG 58 ERIC CUMBA (Jr., 6-2, 315) 75 Evan Lehner (Jr., 6-3, 310) 78 Dan Larkin (So., 6-4, 300) RT 66 MICHAEL SILVA (So., 6-5, 290) RT 73 GLENN WALDRON (Jr., 6-5. 285) 78 Brian Agnis (Fr. (R), 6-4, 320) 77 Seth Price (Fr., 6-6, 250) TE 87 JOE MONTEVERDE (Jr., 6-6, 255) TE 89 SCOTT SICKO (Fr. (R), 6-3, 230) 25 William Bischoff (So., 6-2, 250) 85 Kamil Mohammed (So., 6-5, 230) WR 1 KEVIN GRAYSON (Fr. (R), 6-3, 190) QB 2 RICKY SANTOS (Sr., 6-2, 215) 7 Scott Riddell (So., 6-3, 210) 12 R.J. Toman (Fr. (R), 6-1, 195) FB 3 JOHN CRONE (Jr., 5-11, 250) RB 32 CHRIS WARD (Sr., 6-1, 225) 35 Shawn White (Fr (R), 6-4, 250) 38 Bobby Simpson (Jr., 6-1, 200) TB 22 TIM HIGHTOWER (Sr., 6-1, 225) RB/WR 19 KEITH LeVAN (Sr., 5-11, 185) 32 Josh Vaughan (Jr., 6-0, 235) 23 Terrance Fox (Fr., 5-9, 165 QB 11 ERIC WARD (So., 6-3, 195) SE 83 MIKE BOYLE (Jr., 5-8, 190) 12 Will Healy (Fr. (R), 5-11, 185) 88 Kevon Mason (Fr., 6-4, 200)

RICHMOND DEFENSE DE 2 LAWRENCE SIDBURY (So., 6-4, 260) NEW HAMPSHIRE DEFENSE 34 Piere Turner (So., 6-1, 235) CB 9 DINO VASSO (Fr. (R)., 5-10, 170) NG 62 BRYAN DeMOSS (Sr., 6-3, 270) 26 Ryan Hinds (Jr., 6-1, 190) 98 Parker Miles (So., 6-3, 280) SS 33 HUGO SOUZA (So., 5-11, 200) DT 55 MARTIN PARKER (Fr. (R), 6-3, 260) 40 Mike Perkins (Fr., 5-11, 200) 71 Jonathan Ashe (Fr. (R), 6-1, 180) DE 50 MATTHEW PERDONI (Sr., 6-0, 235) DE 8 SHERMAN LOGAN (Sr., 6-3, 250) 97 Kevin Peters (6o., 6-1, 235) 97 Adam Abramowitz (Fr. (R), 6-4, 230) DT 41 MARVIN WRIGHT (Sr., 6-1, 265) OLB 15 JORDAN SHOOP (So., 6-2, 195) 91 Steve Young (Fr. (R), 6-4, 260) 45 Tyler Sullivan (Fr. (R), 6-0, 215) LB 34 MATT PARENT (Jr., 6-1, 245) MLB 6 COLLIN McCONAGHY (So., 6-0, 225) 57 Devon Jackson (Fr. (R), 6-1, 220) 13 Dusty Dean (So. (R), 6-0, 215) LB 53 HUSAIN KARIM (Sr., 5-10, 220) OLB 31 ERIC McBRIDE (Fr. (R), 6-2, 210) 30 Omar Thomas (Sr., 5-10, 230) 39 Patrick Weldon (Fr. (R), 6-2, 190) DT 90 T.J. TAYLOR (So., 6-1, 275) CB 28 DAVID HORTON (So., 5-11, 195) 80 Tyler Brown (Jr., 6-3, 245) 29 Derek Hatcher (So., 5-9, 185) DE 93 KYLE MARONEY (So., 6-2, 240) SS 5 STEPHEN HOWELL (Sr., 6-1, 205) 48 Dan Ruhl (So., 6-1, 230) 18 Michael Ireland (So., 6-1, 200) OLB 10 MAURICE DUPER (Jr., 5-11, 190) FS 43 ANDREW HARRIS (Sr., 6-4, 200) 17 Terrence Klein (So., 5-11, 195) 27 Brooks York (Jr., 5-11, 190) FS 31 JEFF PAMMER (Sr., 6-0, 210) CB 24 SETH WILLIAMS (So., 5-10, 180) 8 Ryan McGuinness (Fr., 6-0, 195) 26 Justin Rogers (Fr. (R), 5-10, 165) CB 7 JOHN CLEMENTS (Jr., 5-11, 175) 4 Anthony Gorrell (Fr., 5-11, 170) RICHMOND SPECIALISTS K 10 ANDREW HOWARD (So., 6-0, 170) NEW HAMPSHIRE SPECIALISTS 90 Brian Radford (So., 6-2, 210) PK 21 TOM MANNING (So., 6-1, 215) P 90 BRIAN RADFORD (So., 6-2, 210) 18 Tom Bishop (Jr., 6-0, 215) 48 Brett Weigand (So., 6-0, 190) P 18 TOM BISHOP (Jr., 6-0, 215) PR 26 JUSTIN ROGERS (Fr (R), 5-10, 165) 99 Ryan Glasgow (So., 6-4, 200) 29 Derek Hatcher (So., 5-9, 185) H 2 RICKY SANTOS (Sr. 6-2, 215) LS 57 JOSH SPEICHER (Jr., 6-0, 225) 12 R.J. Toman (Fr. (R), 6-1, 195) 44 Ryan Mahoney (Sr., 6-2, 235) LS 34 MATT PARENT (Jr., 6-1, 245) KR 26 JUSTIN ROGERS (Fr. (R), 5-10, 165) 48 Dan Ruhl (So., 6-1, 230) 28 David Horton (So., 5-11, 195) KR 83 MIKE BOYLE (Jr., 5-8, 190) LS 87 JOE MONTEVERDE (Jr., 6-6, 235) 19 Keith LeVan (Sr., 5-11, 185) H 11 ERIC WARD (So., 6-3, 195) PR 83 MIKE BOYLE (Jr., 5-8, 190) 31 Jeff Pammer (Sr., 6-0, 210)

Player of the week for his outstanding efforts in UNH’s win over Maine. • Santos completed 25 of 26 passes vs. Northeastern, good for an NCAA Ricky Santos record completion percentage of .962 in one game. He completed 24 Senior • Quarterback straight passes before finally misfiring. 6-2 • 215 • Bellingham, Mass. • Named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week in win vs. Villanova. • Earned two Boston Globe Gold Helmet Awards and earned the Season Gold Helmet.

2004 • One of 16 finalists for the Walter Payton Award. • Named second-team All-Atlantic 10. • Received ECAC Rookie of the Year honors. 2 • Named the Atlantic 10 Co-Rookie of the Year. • Ranked 12th in the nation in I-AA passing efficiency (148.9). Personal • Ranked 11th in the nation in I-AA total offense (277.0 ypg.). The son of Richard and Debra Santos...born 4-26-84 in Norwood, Mass...a kinesiol- • Ranked 10th in the nation in I-AA points responsible for (15.38 ogy/sports studies major. His cousin, Bobby Santos from Franklin, Mass., raced in the ppg.). NASCAR Busch Series this year. • Ranked 16th in the nation in passing with 20.29 completions/game. • Defeated defending national champion Delaware (24-21) in his At UNH first career game for UNH after starter Mike Granieri was injured. • Won at Division I-A Rutgers (35-24) in his first career start for UNH, 2007 • Named a team co-captain for 2007. throwing for 385 yards and five touchdown passes. Named the • Reigning Walter Payton Award winner. overall USA Today National Player of the Week, the Atlantic 10 • Named a pre-season All-American on nearly every All-America squad. Player of the Week and “The Sports Network” National Player of the Week. 2006 • Tied the all-time Atlantic 10 record for career TDs with 99. • Broke the UNH record for touchdown passes in a season with 31, • Winner of the prestigious Walter Payton Award as the top player in I- the UNH mark for passing yards in a season with 3,318 and the AA football. mark for completed passes with 272. • Named an All-American by several media outlets including The Sports • Completed 64.0 percent of his passes (272-425), a UNH record. Network and Walter Camp. • Broke the mark for TD passes in a game with six in a win at Villanova. • Led UNH and the conference with 12 rushing TDs in regular season. • Passed for UNH-record 538 yards at Villanova. • Named the Atlantic 10's Co-Offensive Player of the Year. • Won the Gold Helmet Award, named “The Sports Network” National • Named first-team All-Conference. Player of the Week, Don Hansen’s National Offensive Player of the • Topped 10,000 career passing yardage mark. Week, CSTV National Player of the Week, and was added to the • Completed 293-432 passes for 3,125 yds. his third straight season Walter Payton watch following the win over Villanova. passing for over 3,000. He also completed 67.8 percent of his passes. • Completed a UNH-best 38 passes at Villanova. • He passed for 29 touchdowns in 2006. • Passed for over 300 yards four times in 2004. • Passed for five TDs and 315 yards in NCAA win over Hampton. • Scored a rushing touchdown and caught a 21-yard TD pass vs. NU. • Broke UNH's record for completions in a game with 41 at NU. • Longest pass of the season was a 60-yarder at Villanova. • Broke UNH's record for pass attempts in a game with 66 at NU. • He was the third-best rusher on the team with 125 carries for 283 • Became UNH's all-time leader in completions vs. Richmond 10/7. yards. • Became UNH's all-time leading passer at Delaware 9/30. • Best rushing game was at Maine with nine carries for 60 yards. • Named Sports Network National Player of the Week 10/1. • Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week four times in 2004. •Named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week 9/30. 2003 • Redshirted the season. • Threw five TD passes at Dartmouth. • Was responsible for five TDs in UNH's upset of I-A Northwestern. Before UNH • Named Sports Network National Player of the Week (9/11). • One of the top quarterbacks in Massachusetts at Bellingham High School. • Named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week (9/10). • Threw 35 touchdown passes in his senior season. • Santos was named a preseason All-American by most media outlets • Threw 77 touchdowns passes in his high school career as a four-year starter. and magazines, including “Lindy’s”, “Street & Smith’s”, “Any Given • Both touchdown totals were good for second-best in state history. Saturday” and “The Sports Network”. • Named Division 5 Player of the Year twice. • Passed and rushed for over 1,000 yards twice. 2005 • Ranked first at UNH in all-time touchdown passes with 70. • Passed for a career total of 5,750 yards at BHS. • Ranked third at UNH in career pass attempts with 854. • Carried the football 337 times for 2,842 yards. • Ranked third at UNH in career passing yds with 7,115. • Named All-State as a senior. • Ranked second at UNH with 573 career completions. • Named Metro West Player of the Year in his junior and senior seasons. • Named a second-team All-American by “The Sports Network”. • Named the Tri-Valley League MVP in his junior and senior seasons. • Named a “Walter Camp” All-American. • Lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track and field. • Named an Associated Press third-team All-American. • Played on two Massachusetts Superbowl teams. • Named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year. • Received the Bulger Lowe Award as the top I-AA player in NE. • Led the Atlantic 10 in passing yards with 3,797. Career Passing Statistics • Ranked second in I-AA in points responsible for (22.0 ppg.). Year G A-C-I Yds TD Pct. Yds/G Long • Ranked third in I-AA in total offense (330.5 ypg.). 2006 13 432-293-7 3,125 29 67.8 240.4 43 • Ranked third in passing effieciency (170.3). 2005 13 429-301-9 3,797 39 70.2 292.1 66 • Ranked third in I-AA in passing yards (3,797). 2004 13 425-272-10 3,318 31 64.0 255.2 60 • Passed for a season-high 422 yards in a win at Towson. Totals 39 1,286-866-26 10,240 99 67.3 263.0 66 • Rushed for over 100 yards in final three contests of 2005. • Rushed for a career-high 165 yards in NCAA win over Colgate. Career Rushing Statistics • Passed for a UNH record 39 touchdown passes in 2005. Year G No. Yds Yds/G Yds/C TDs • Passed for a UNH record 3,797 yards in 2005. 2006 13 150 384 29.5 2.6 12 • Recorded the best completion percentage ever at UNH (70.2). 2005 13 119 505 38.8 4.2 8 • Posted the UNH mark for completions in a season with 301. 2004 13 125 283 21.8 2.3 1 • Santos was named Sports Network National Player of the Week, A-10 Player of the Week and was a candidate for the USA Today National Totals 39 394 1,172 30.1 3.0 21