2006 UTEP Football Media Guide
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2006 UTEP FOO T B A L L M E D I A G U ID E 1 2006 Miner Football UTEP Football A Message From Coach Price _______________ 1 Table of Contents _________________________ 2 Quick Facts ______________________________ 3 Conference USA __________________________ 4 El Paso, Texas __________________________ 6-9 UTEP ________________________________ 10-13 UTEP Academic Excellence _____________ 14-17 Miner Village _________________________ 18-19 Larry K. Durham Sports Center _________ 20-21 The Sun Bowl _________________________ 22-25 State of the Art Facilities _______________ 26-27 UTEP in the Community ________________ 28-29 UTEP in the National Spotlight __________ 30-31 Miner Athletic Excellence _______________ 32-33 Miners in the NFL _____________________ 34-36 Strength & Conditioning ___________________ 37 UTEP Compliance ________________________ 38 2006 Preview 2006 Outlook ________________________ 40-42 Preseason Honors _______________________ 42 Preseason Depth Chart ___________________ 43 Alphabetical Roster ____________________ 44-45 Numerical Roster _____________________ 46-47 Where They Are From _____________________ 48 Coaching Staff Quarterback Jordan Palmer Mike Price (Head Coach) _______________ 50-57 Q&A With Mike Price ______________________ 55 2005 Review Tim Hundley (Def. Coordinator) _____________ 58 2005 Statistics _____________________116-117 Credits Managing Editors: Jeff Darby, Charles Staniszewski Eric Price (Off. Coordinator) ________________ 59 2005 Individual Game-By-Game _______118-119 Cover Design: Charles Staniszewski, Angela Olivas Jeff Banks (RB/P/Recruiting Coord.) ________ 60 2005 Recaps _______________________120-123 (inside front cover) Jim Clark (CB) ___________________________ 61 2005 Recap and Honors _________________124 Special Thanks: Steve Hill Kirk Davis (Strength & Conditioning) ________ 62 Photography: The PGA Tour, Rhonda Alexander, Bruce Tim Duffie (DE) __________________________ 63 Berman, Christ Chavez, El Paso Convention & Visitors Lawrence Livingston, Sr. (Asst. HC/OL) ______ 64 History and Records Bureau, El Paso Herald-Post archives, El Paso Times Ikaika Malloe (DT) ________________________ 65 Total Offense Records ___________________126 (Ruben Ramirez), Green Bay Packers (Jim Biever, Chris Callies), Brian Kanof, Miami Dolphins, NCAA Photos, New Nate Poss (Asst. AD/FB Operations) ________ 66 All-Purpose Records _____________________127 Rushing Records ____________________128-129 Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Aaron Price (QB/K) _______________________ 67 Pittsburgh Steelers (Mike Fabus), Tennessee Titans, Jeff Woodruff (S/Special Teams Coord.) _____ 68 Passing Records ____________________130-131 University Communications (J.R. Hernandez, Laura Trejo), Support Staff _________________________ 69-70 Receiving Records __________________132-133 UTEP Library (Special Collections, Claudia Rivers) Scoring Records ________________________134 Printing: Guynes Printing (Susie Stresow, contact) Kicking Records _________________________135 The guide was produced using Pagemaker 6.5 and 2006 Miners Interception Records ____________________136 Photoshop 8.0. Copy current as of July 1, 2006. A All-Star Candidates ____________________ 72-84 Defensive Records ______________________137 limited quantity of media guides are available to the Returning Players ____________________ 85-105 Punting Records ________________________138 public for $20 each by sending a check or money order payable to UTEP Athletic Media Relations, Brumbelow Newcomers ________________________106-110 Punt Return Records ____________________139 Building Room 126, 201 Glory Road, El Paso, Texas Kickoff Return Records __________________140 79968. Team Records ______________________141-145 2006 Opponents Miscellaneous Records __________________146 San Diego State ________________________112 Sun Bowl Records ___________________147-149 Texas Tech _____________________________112 Longest Plays __________________________150 New Mexico ____________________________112 Bowl Game Records _____________________151 New Mexico State _______________________112 Bowl Game Summaries ______________152-157 SMU __________________________________112 Miners in the Pros __________________158-159 Tulane _________________________________112 All-Conference Honors ___________________160 UTEP Athletics Mission State- Houston _______________________________113 All-Americans _______________________161-163 Tulsa __________________________________113 ment Letterwinners _______________________164-168 The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to Rice ___________________________________113 Miner Greats _______________________169-173 providing a nationally competitive athletics program as UAB ___________________________________113 Game-By-Game Leaders ______________174-181 an integral component of the educational mission of Marshall _______________________________113 Year-By-Year Team Statistics __________182-183 the university. Athletic programs sponsored shall be Memphis ______________________________113 Year-By-Year Record _____________________184 in compliance with the highest recognized standards Series Histories _________________________114 Yearly Results and Statistics __________185-200 of the institution and its athletics governing bodies. Intercollegiate Athletics will operate in harmony with Coaching Records _______________________200 the university’s stated mission and be committed to the intellectual, cultural, physical and social development of student-athletes. In particular, the Intercollegiate Administration Athletics program shall serve as an educational op- Dr. Diana Natalicio, President _________202-203 portunity for student-athletes and as a focal point to Bob Stull, Director of Athletics ________204-205 bring the student body, faculty and community together. Media Information ___________________205-208 Intercollegiate Athletics will actively support diversity in 2 2006 UTEP FOO T B A L L M E D I A G U ID E 2006 Miner Football University of Texas at El Paso Starters Returning Location: El Paso, Texas Offense (11) Founded: 1914 Robby Felix, OL (12 starts at center in ‘05) Enrollment: 20,000 Johnnie Lee Higgins Jr., WR (nine starts at wide receiver in ‘05, 20 career starts) Jamar Hunt, TE (five starts at tight end in ‘05) Nickname: Miners Chris Marrow, WR (three starts at wide receiver in ’05, 19 career starts) Colors: Dark Blue, Orange, Silver Accent Casey Mauch, TE (one start at tight end in ‘05, six career starts) Conference: Conference USA Jordan Palmer, QB (12 starts at quarterback in ’05, 30 career starts) President: Dr. Diana Natalicio Tyler Ribitzki, OL (six starts at right tackle in ‘05) Director of Athletics: Bob Stull James Riley, OL (11 starts at right guard in ‘05) Athletics Phone: (915) 747-5347 Jake Sears, TE (seven starts at tight end in ‘05, 10 career starts) UTEP website: www.utep.edu Marcus Thomas, RB (six starts at tailback in ‘05) UTEP Athletics website: www.utepathletics.com Joe West, WR (five starts at wide receiver in ‘05, six career starts) Defense (12) Miner Football Troy Collavo, MLB (12 starts at mike linebacker in ‘05) Football Office Phone:(915) 747-5224 Quintin Demps, DB (12 starts at free safety in ‘05, 23 career starts) Nate Draughon, DB (seven starts at left cornerback in ‘05, 10 career starts) Stadium: Sun Bowl (51,500) Josh Ferguson, DB (seven starts at left cornerback/right cornerback in ‘05) Surface: Artificial (AstroPlay) Joe Fleskoski, DB (12 starts at strong safety in ’04, 27 career starts) Press Box Phone: (915) 747-5154 Justin Hanel, DL (nine starts at left tackle/right tackle in ‘05, 10 career starts) Head Coach: Mike Price (Puget Sound ’69) Jeremy Jones, LB (12 starts at will linebacker in ‘05) Record at UTEP: 16-8 (third season) Reggie Miles, Jr., DL (one career start) Career Record: 145-130 (25th season) Alex Obomese, DL (12 starts at left end in ‘05, 13 career starts) Assistant Coaches: Tim Hundley (Western Oregon State Joe Ward, DL (nine starts at right end in ‘05, 11 career starts) ’74), defensive coordinator; Eric Price (Weber State ’90), Justin Watson, DL (two starts at right end in ‘05) offensive coordinator; Jeff Banks (Washington State Zach West, DL (10 starts at right tackle in ‘05, 22 career starts) ’98), running backs/punters/recruiting coordinator; Jim Clark (Washington State ’00), cornerbacks; Tim Duffie (Texas Tech ’99), defensive ends; Lawrence Livingston, Starters Lost Sr. (Weber State ’86), assistant head coach/offensive Offense (10) line; Ikaika Malloe (Washington ’96), defensive tackles; Jayson Boyd, WR (six starts at wide receiver in ‘05, seven career starts) Aaron Price (Washington State ’94), quarterbacks/kick- Orlando Cruz, QB (eight career starts) ers; Jeff Woodruff (Kent State ’79), safeties/special Tyler Ebell, RB (six starts at tailback in ‘05) teams coordinator Luis Espinosa, OL (six starts at right tackle in ‘05) Strength and Conditioning: Kirk Davis (Akron ’98) Chris Francies, WR (10 starts at wide receiver in ’05, 40 career starts) Assistant AD/Football Operations: Nate Poss (Rice Jose Garcia, OL (12 starts at left guard in ’05, 34 career starts) ’78) Aaron Givens, WR (two starts as a fourth wide receiver in ’05, seven career starts) Graduate Assistant Coaches: Antonio Carter (Ala- Jacob Gonzales, WR (two career starts) bama’04), offense/wide receivers; Mawuli Davis Josh House, OL (12 starts at left tackle in ‘05, 25 career starts) (Washington State ‘03), defense Jordan Tubig, OL (one start at right guard in ‘05) Program Coordinators: