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Since its founding in 1855, William Paterson University has UNIVERSITY INFORMATION grown to become a comprehensive regional institution Location ............................300 Pompton Road, Wayne, NJ, 07470 committed to academic excellence and student success. Founded .............................................................................. 1855 Accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Enrollment ......................................................................... 11,500 Colleges, it offers 32 undergraduate and 19 graduate degree President .................................................................. Arnold Speert Vice President for Administration and Finance ............. Steve Bolyai programs as well as professional development programs Vice President for Institutional Advancement .............. Sandra Deller through its five colleges: Arts and Communication, Christos M. Vice President for Student Development ..................... John Martone Cotsakos College of Business, Education, Humanities and Director of Athletics ................................................. Sabrina Grant Associate Director of Athletics/Baseball Coach ............... Jeff Albies Social Sciences, and Science and Health. Associate Director of Athletics .................................... Cindy Cohen Nickname ........................................................................ Pioneers Nearly 11,500 full- and part-time students from a diversity of Colors ............................................................... Orange and Black backgrounds are enrolled at the University. Occupying a 370- Affiliation ............................................... NCAA Division III, ECAC Conference ................................... New Jersey Athletic Conference acre, wooded campus, the University is located in the hills of suburban Wayne, New Jersey, within an hour of the ocean, FOOTBALL FAST FACTS the mountains, the Meadowlands, and New York City. 2004 Record ............................ 2-8 (1-5 NJAC, tied for fifth place) Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ............................................ 7/4 William Paterson offers a wide variety of student activities, Defensive Starters Returning/Lost ............................................ 6/5 modern on-campus housing, and the most up-to-date Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................................... 42/26 educational facilities. Financial aid is available to qualified Home Field ......................................................Wightman Stadium Capacity ............................................................................. 3,000 students. Playing Surface ................................................................... A-Turf Head Coach ........................................... Mike Miello (first season) William Paterson also offers 18 NCAA Division III Miello’s E-Mail ............................................... [email protected] Recruiting Coordinator/ ........................ Jerry Flora (fourth season) intercollegiate athletic programs, many of which have com- Wide Receivers/Assistant Special Teams peted for national championships. Last spring, the Pioneer Flora’s E-Mail ..................................................... [email protected] softball team was one of eight teams to reach the NCAA Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line ...... Joe Buesing (first season) Division III Softball Championship Finals in Raleigh, NC. The Running Backs Coach ........................... Mike McCourt (first season) Tight Ends Coach ......................... Justin O’Connor (second season) Pioneer baseball team captured national crowns in 1992 and Defensive Coodinator ................................ Ed Stinson (first season) 1996, while men’s basketball reached the NCAA Division III Stinson’s E-Mail .............................................. [email protected] tournament title game in 2001 with national player of the year Special Teams Coordinator/LB Coach .... Michael Katz (first season) Defensive Line Coach ............ Willie R. Breauxsaus (second season) Horace Jenkins, who eventually went on to play overseas and Assistant Defensive Line ....................... JR Sangiuliano (first season) for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, leading the way. Assistant Defensive Backs ............... Shawn Seabrooks (first season) Football Office Number .......................................... 973-720-2326 Life at William Paterson University can be exciting and DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS INFORMATION challenging. To make arrangements to visit the University or for more information about our programs, telephone the Office of Director of Sports Information ............................... Brian Falzarano Admissions at 973.720.2125 or write to William Paterson Falzarano’s E-Mail ..................................... [email protected] Assistant Director of Sports Information .......................... Jim Henry University, Wayne, NJ 07470-2103. Sports Information Office Number .......................... 973-720-2705 Sports Information Fax Number .............................. 973-720-3017 Athletics Web Site ................................. www.wpunj.edu/athletics/ Pioneer Hotline ....................................................... 973-720-2547 MEDIA INFORMATION William Paterson University MEDIA INFORMATION 2005 Football Guide The information provided in the 2005 William Paterson TABLE OF CONTENTS University Football Guide is designed to enable media members, recruits and others interested in Pioneer football to learn about our program. The Department of Sports Information welcomes coverage of our football program and will take the necessary steps to ensure that your working experience is professional and University Information .................... Inside Front Cover hopefully memorable. We ask that media members please follow these guidelines: Media Information .................................................. 1 CREDENTIALS 2005 Numerical Roster ........................................... 2 Press and photo passes will be issued to accredited members of 2004 Preview ......................................................... 3 the media ONLY, and must be requested at least two days prior to a Pioneer contest through Director of Sports Information Brian Coaching Staff ....................................................... 5 Falzarano. Passes for away contests can also be arranged through the Department of Sports Information. When covering a Pioneer Pioneer Profiles ..................................................... 10 football game, please have your credential visible at all times. 2005 Alphabetical Roster...................................... 16 PRESS BOX There is room in the Wightman Stadium press box for members 2005 Opponents .................................................. 17 of the print and broadcast media, as well as visiting sports information personnel. Electrical outlets and phone lines will be About Wightman Stadium ..................................... 20 made available, as will statistics after each quarter and a packet 2004 by the Numbers........................................... 21 at game’s end. There will be NO cheering or loud and/or disruptive behavior under any circumstances; violators will be 2004 NJAC Standings/Honors ............................. 25 removed from the press box. All-Time Records ................................................... 26 INTERVIEWS No interviews will be held with head coach Mike Miello, his All-Time Opponents .............................................. 27 players or his coaching staff prior to a game. After the game, Miello and requested players will be available in a designated Through the Years ................................................. 28 interview area after the NCAA mandated 10-minute “cooling off” period. Non-game day media requests must be cleared Athletic Hall of Fame....................... Inside Back Cover through the Department of Sports Information so that a time mutually beneficial for the media member, student-athlete and coach can be scheduled. The 2005 William Paterson University Football Guide was written, designed and edited by the Department of Sports Information. Photography courtesy of Steven R. Smith and Joseph Camporeale. Pictured on the front cover: Kareen Moon (big photo). In small boxes on right: President Arnold Speert with Head Coach Mike Miello (top right), Anthony Allocca (second row, left), Ed McDonough (se cond row, right). In bottom boxes (from left): Mike Yackanin, Kyle Harkins, Andy Howell and Daniel Casasnovas. For further information on the William Paterson football program, please check out the team’s Web site at www.wpunj.edu/athletics/football 2005 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name POS YR HT WT Hometown/High School 81 Derek Dorch TE FR 6-2 215 Montclair, NJ/Montclair 1 Wayne Goldman Jr. RB SO 5-9 188 Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken 82 Tare Richardson WR JR 5-9 166 Newark, NJ/Weequahic 3 Terrance Daniels WR SO 6-1 195 Trenton, NJ/Eastside 83 Jeff Gurka TE SO 6-0 204 Clifton, NJ/Clifton 4 Dante Siciliano DB JR 6-0 195 Little Falls, NJ/DePaul Catholic 84 Sean Murray WR FR 5-9 190 Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes 5 Jamal Henderson DB JR 5-10 165 New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle 85 Christopher Schule TE FR 6-3 225 Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford 6 Patrick Cobourne WR FR 5-10 165 Burlington City, NJ/Riverside 86 Herman Irving TE JR 6-0 220 Paterson, NJ/Rosa Parks Arts 7 David Packard WR JR 6-5 205 Howell, NJ/Howell 87 Edward Anderson WR FR 6-4 210 Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck 8 Tim Washington