Published by Husky Fever Editorial content provided by: Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Box 354070 Seattle, WA 98195-4070 (206) 543-2210 Husky Fever WASHINGTON HUSKIES (3-2) vs. Executive Director: Jo Anne Hume NEVADA WOLF PACK (3-2) 19032 66th Ave. S., C105 Kent, WA 98032 (206) 522-7069 Board of Directors Husky Hero Returns with Wolf Pack President Brad Haggen, Haggen, Inc. Bill Young, Associated Grocers by Jim Daves Fred Lukson, Albertsons Jim Jackson, Fred Meyer evada’s D.J. McCarthy may never be the Dave Stephan, Safeway subject of a feature-length movie like Dean Olson, QFC Notre Dame’s celebrated walkon Dan Jim Tanasse, Kraft Foods N University of Washington “Rudy” Ruettiger, but he certainly knows what it means to play the starring role. Interim President: Dr. Lee L. Huntsman McCarthy, now in his fourth season as the Faculty Representative: Robert Aronson wide receivers coach at Nevada, helped the Director of Athletics: Barbara Hedges Huskies to one of the greatest comebacks in Senior Associate Director: Marie Tuite school history during his senior season at Senior Associate Director: Gary Barta Washington. Senior Associate Director: Paul King Associate Director: Ken Winstead A walkon transfer from Long Beach City Associate Director: Dave Burton College, McCarthy was a scout squad player at Assistant Director: Dana Richardson Washington in 1991 when the Huskies won the Assistant Director: Stan Chernicoff national championship. A year later, he Assistant Director: Chip Lydum appeared in three games, but never made a Assistant Director: Jim Daves reception. As a senior, in 1993, he was awarded Assistant Director: Leslie Wurzberger a scholarship, earned his first letter, played in Asst. Media Relations Directors: every game and caught 14 passes for 116 yards. Dan Lepse, Jeff Bechthold, Hardly the type of numbers to earn a place Misty Cole, Erin Rowley in the Husky Hall of Fame. McCarthy’s first Huskies Gameday Program touchdown catch at Washington, however, is Publisher: Jo Anne Hume one few Husky fans will ever forget. Managing Editor: Jim Daves Playing against Keith Gilbertson’s California Editors: Brian Beaky, Jeff Bechthold Golden Bears, the Huskies found themselves Design & Layout: David Kelliher trailing 23-3 in the third quarter and were down Contributing Writers: Brian Beaky, 23-10 with 3:47 left in the fourth quarter. C.J. Bowles, Jeff Bechthold, Mike Bruscas, Having moved the ball to the Bears’ 29-yard Jim Daves, MaryAnn Emery, line, Husky quarterback Damon Huard lofted a Bob Roseth, Jordan Roy-Byrne pass to McCarthy, who outleaped the defensive Contributing Photographers: back, grabbed the ball, and flipped into the Joanie Komura, Mary Levin, endzone. Husky wide receiver Reggie Williams Bruce Terami, Corky Trewin ranks fifth in the nation at 7.6 receptions Printing Continued on page 4 per game. Consolidated Press 600 South Spokane TABLE OF CONTENTS Seattle, WA 98134 Todd Bachert football profile . .6 Husky and Wolfpack numerical rosters . .34-35 Layout & Design Husky Fever Academic Salute . .7 University of Nevada alphabetical roster . .36 Creative Solutions Husky player mugshot roster . .12-18 Nevada player mugshot roster . .39 29918 Second Avenue S. Husky alphabetical roster . .28 Nick Newton football profile . .40 Federal Way, WA 98003 Alexis McDonald volleyball profile . .30 Ben Koss cross country profile . .54 Husky Legend . .32 Troy Ready soccer profile . .60 HUSKIES Gameday 3 Continued from page 3 tor John Pettas was the Wolf Pack coordinator for 10 seasons Following the touchdown, Washington suc- (1978-87). cessfully executed an onsides kick and scored While the coaching staffs of with a minute remaining for the 24-23 come- Washington and Nevada have back victory. crossed several times, amazingly McCarthy had made just four receptions the schools have not played a during his Husky career before his dramatic football game against each other touchdown grab. in 100 years. “The defensive back had perfect position,” he While this is just the second said at the time. “I remember being told to jump game in the series, the first, held up before the defensive back does, and maybe on November 20, 1903, was one you can steal one. I thought, ‘Oh gosh, this is it.’ of the most important games in I jumped and closed my eyes. I felt the ball in my the early history of Washington’s hands and all I thought about was snatching it program. away before the defensive guy got it.” Washington, under coach McCarthy is not the only member of the James Knight, came into that Nevada coaching staff with a Husky connection. game riding a five-game winning Wolf Pack head coach Chris Tormey, now in his streak (all against four-year col- fourth year in Reno, spent a total of 13 seasons lege competition, somewhat rare as an assistant coach at Washington, serving as in those days) and stretched it to Wolf Pack receivers coach D.J. McCarthy played a signifi- a grad assistant, tight ends coach, outside line- six with a 2-0 win over Nevada in cant part in Washington’s dramatic 24-23 come-from- backers coach, secondary coach and defensive front of a crowd of 1,500 fans in behind win at California in 1993. coordinator. An Idaho grad, Tormey also West Seattle. The game’s only worked on Dennis Erickson’s staff at UI along points were scored when the ball was snapped Who lines up behind center for Nevada with Gilbertson. Tormey, Gilbertson and current over the head of Nevada punter Frank Friesell against the Huskies may be the question of the UW defensive line coach Randy Hart all worked and out of the endzone for a safety. Reports week in Reno. Junior quarterback Andy Heiser at the UW together. went on to say that Friesell nearly broke free for completed just two of 12 passes for 37 yards Nevada safeties coach Denny Schuler was an a score but was tackled in the open field by before being taken out of the game in the sec- assistant coach at the UW in 1975 and worked Enoch Bagshaw, who would later serve as an ond quarter last week. Sophomore quarterback under Gilbertson at California. UN offensive line outstanding head coach at his alma mater. Jeff Rowe, who started the first two games of the coach Dave Stromswold earned two letters as Nevada enters Saturday’s game sporting a 3- season, came in off the bench to finish with 143 an offensive guard at Washington (1975-76). 2 record following a 16-12 loss to in-state rival passing yards. Defensive coordinator Jeff Mills was a graduate UNLV last Saturday. Playing before the second The workhorse for Nevada’s offense this sea- assistant coach at Washington in 1990 and largest crowd in Mackay Stadium history, the son has been running back Chance Kretschmer. 1991. Husky co-defensive coordinator Tim Wolf Pack held a 9-3 halftime lead only to fall He averages 113.4 rushing yards per game and Hundley spent two seasons as secondary coach when its offense could only muster a field goal has gained more than 100 yards on the ground at Nevada in 1980-81 while offensive coordina- in the final 30 minutes. three times this season and eight times in 2001 as a freshman. He missed almost the entire sea- son in 2002 due to a knee injury he suffered in the second game of the season. Kretschmer drew considerable notice during his frosh campaign when he ran for 327 yards and six touchdowns against UTEP. He became just the second freshman to lead the nation in rushing, averaging 157.5 yards per outing. A preseason candidate for Western Athletic Conference defensive player of the year, Jorge Cordova is off to a great start this season for the Wolf Pack. He has 47 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks after Nevada’s first five games. Washington will be Nevada’s second Pac-10 road game of the season. The Wolf Pack lost at Oregon, 31-23, on Sept. 6 after trailing 24-7 at the half. McCarthy would not mind seeing his Husky homecoming having a happier ending Chris Tormey was a member of the Washington coaching staff for 13 seasons. than that game. 4 HUSKIES Gameday Presented by Henry Weinhard’s Orange Cream Spreading It Around: Through five games, Washington has had a remarkable 17 players already record a pass reception during the 2003 season. A scan of the records indicates that the UW has never had as many as 17 receivers make a catch in a single season (records go back to 1972; before that only leaders are listed in final stats). Washington has used 16 receivers in two some- what recent seasons: 1992 and 2001, when the 16 receivers included Omare Lowe (on a shovel pass on a fake punt) and quarterback Cody Pickett (thrown to himself on a bat- ted pass). Of the 17 Huskies to catch a pass this year, 11 were making their first career reception: Kenny James, Quintin Daniels, Shelton Sampson, Ben Bandel, Adam Seery, Ty Eriks, Corey Williams, Isaiah Stanback, Sonny Shackelford, Clayton Ramsey and Jon Lyon. The 100-Yard Factor: Since the 1947 season, Washington is 157-35-3 (.813) when a Husky player rushes for 100 yards in a game. Twice this season, Rich Alexis has rushed for more than 100 yards, in wins over Idaho and Stanford. Washington, incidentally, is 8-0 all-time when Alexis rushes for 100 yards. History Lesson: Successfully rushing the football and winning go hand-in-hand for 2003 Washington Statistics Huskies 2003 Schedule/Results the Huskies. Since 1990, Washington has rushed for 200 yards in a game 57 times.