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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Table of Contents/Athletic Directory/Acknowledgements ATHLETIC DIRECTORY 2 Media Information ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION 3-4 Miles College Quick Fact ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION 5 Miles College Profile Phillip Wallace, Jr., Interim Athletic Director (205) 929-1063 Barbara Palmer, Athletic Secretary (205) 929-1617 6 2010 Football Results/2011 Football Schedule Al Moore, Asst. AD for Marketing & Fundraising (205) 929-1622 7 Direction to Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium Erienne Roberts, Esq., Comp. Dir./Sr. Women Admin. (205) 929-1621 Deleon Fancher, Jr., Faculty Athletic Rep. (205) 929-1816 8 Opponent Sports Information Contacts Willie Patterson, Sports Information Director (205) 929-3298 9 The President Donald Crawford, Band Director (205) 929-1520 Debra Skanes, Cheerleading Coach (205) 929-1655 10 Interim Athletic Director Reginald Abbott, Equipment Manager (205) 929-1617 11 Sports Information Chris Anderson, Video Coord. (205) 929-1712 12-13 Head Coach Reginald Ruffin 14-18 Assistant Coaches FOOTBALL 20-21 2011 Golden Bears Alphabetical Roster Reginald Ruffin, Head Coach (205) 929-1615 22-23 2011 Golden Bears Numerical Roster Travis Carswell, Off. Coordinator/Wide Receivers (205) 929-1615 Conley Langford, Def. Coordinator/Def. Tackles (205) 929-1621 25 Meet the (2011) Golden Bears Tony Oglesby, Defensive Ends (205) 929-1615 26-39 Golden Bears Player Profiles Patrick Peasant, Tight Ends (205) 929-1617 40 Meet the Opponents Larry Williams, Running Backs/Special Teams (205) 929-1617 Aaron James, Quarterbacks (205) 929-1617 41-50 2011 Opponents Scouting Reports Fredrick Ellis, Offensive Lineman (205) 929-1617 51 Miles College Football Media Outlets Kenneth Watson, Defensive Backs/Safeties (205) 929-1617 Ronald McKinnon, Linebackers (205) 929-1617 52-57 2011 Golden Bears Football Statistics 58-59 2011 Pre-Season All-SIAC Teams/Predicted Order of Finish VOLLEYBALL 60 The SIAC Deborah Jones, Head Coach (205) 929-1621 61 Purple Marching Machine CROSS COUNTRY 62 Miles College Coaches Year-by-Year W/L Record TBA (205) 929-1621 63-70 Miles College Season-by-Season Results MEN’S BASKETBALL 71-72 Series Won & Lost records Will Cotchery, Interim Head Coach (205) 929-1612 Derrick Thompson, Associate Head Coach (205) 929-1621 CREDITS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Phillip Wallace, Jr., Head Coach (205) 929-1063 The 2011 Miles College Golden Bears Football Media Guide is a publication of Conley Langford, Assistant Coach (205) 929-1621 the Miles College Sports Information Office, Willie K. Patterson, Jr. Deborah Jones, Assistant Coach (205) 929-1621 MEN’S BASEBALL Written and edited by: Willie K. Patterson, Jr., using Microsoft Word. Kenneth Hatcher, Head Coach (205) 929-1622 Special thanks to: Head coach Reginald Ruffin, his staff, opponents’ Sports MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Information Directors, W. J. Plott and John Tarver for their assistance. Deborah Jones, Head Coach (205) 929-1621 Larry Williams, Assistant Head Coach (205) 929-1617 Typesetting, Layout and Designing by: Bruce Thomas WOMEN’S SOFTBALL Patrick Peasant, Head Coach (205) 929-1557 Photography by: Willie Patterson, Bruce Thomas and Miles College Sports In- Freddie Knight, Assistant Coach (205) 929-1557 formation archives. Special thanks to Edison Hogan & Arthur Williams (Photos ATHLETIC TRAINER by Sharpy, 205-540-0757) for allowing us to use their photos. Andrew Kovachy, Head Trainer, MS,ATC, LAT Arthur Robinson, Assistant Trainer, MA, ATC, LAT Printing by: Craftsman Printing, Birmingham, Alabama Lesa Rayford, LPN (CSM) Dr. Lawrence LeMak, Orthopedic Surgeon (CSM) The Miles College Football Media Guide is available on the Athletic web site at (CSM) Champion Sports Medicine www.milesgoldenbears.com . 1 MEDIA INFORMATION The 2011 Miles College football press guide has been prepared to assist sportswriters, broadcasters, and other news media covering Golden Bears football. In planning your coverage of Miles College this season, remember the following helpful hints for the convenience of everyone. WORKING PRESS CREDENTIALS POST-GAME INTERVIEWS All requests for press, photo, and broadcast credentials for Miles Head Coach Reginald Ruffin will field post-game questions from the College home football games should be submitted in advance through media immediately following a mandatory 10 minute cooling off Willie K. Patterson, Jr., Sports Information Director at (205) 929- period in his office in the Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Field House. The 3298. Passes will be mailed in advanced or left at Albert J. Sloan- visiting locker room will be open at the discretion of the visiting head Alumni Stadium’s Will Call Gate (located in back of the press box). coach or visiting sports information director. Otherwise, the visiting In most instances, all legitimate press requests will be honored. coach and selected players will be brought to an interview area. Under some circumstances, press box seating will be limited due to the large number of requests. When this occurs, priority seating will RADIO be given to media persons covering the Golden Bears on a regular The Miles College Football visiting radio room is equipped with one basis. Professional scouts will be seated after working press on a courtesy telephone line with long-distance capabilities for use by the first-come first-served basis. Credentials are issued to authorized visiting team’s radio. Opponents planning to broadcast their game with press and workers restrictively and exclude family members or other the Golden Bears should notify the Miles College Sports Information non-working personnel. Violations will results in forfeiture of issued Office at least (2) two weeks in advance of the scheduled event. credentials and restrictions on any future considerations. SIDELINES INTERVIEWS Miles College follows the guidelines set forth by the National Collegiate All requests for interviews with Miles College coaches and student- Athletic Association on sideline control to keep those areas free athletes should be made through the Sports Information Director, from congestion. Only working photographers on assignment, or Willie K. Patterson, Jr., by calling (205) 929-3298. Golden Bears a designated representative from each student publication, will be football players will be available prior to practice or during the day issued a sideline pass. Passes must be displayed prominently at all as class schedules dictate. No interviews will be granted from Friday times. Photographers are urged to shoot from the end zone to the evening to Saturday during a game week, except for post game 30-yard line on either end of the field, from either sideline. Lingering interviews after a mandatory 10 minute cooling off period. in the bench area between the 30-yard lines is strictly prohibited and no player or coach interviews will be conducted during the game. THE PRESS BOX Miles College personnel will be deployed to prevent abuse of sideline The Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium Press Box is a modern facility with privileges. comfortable viewing space for all media. It is available for the certified working press, coaches, statisticians, conference officials and Miles MEDIA NOTE College support staff only. Booths are provided for the opposing This media guide is designed to afford you information concerning coaching staff and radio personnel, with filming desk located on the the Miles College football team. News releases, photos and statistics top level. Press credentials are required for admittance. As your host, will be available upon request for members of the working media. we will provide food and beverages at half-time. Your hosts for Miles College football are: Sports Information Director Willie K. Patterson, Jr. (205) 929-3298. PRESS SERVICES Our press box is equipped with two telephone lines (205) 929- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 3298 / 3297 and one fax line (205) 929-3299 for general use. A If you need further information on Miles College Football, contact: student assistant will be available to answer questions and assist with Willie K. Patterson, Jr. faxing. Pre-game fact sheets, cumulative statistics, half-time statistics, 2nd Floor, Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium complete team and individual statistics, and a running play-by-play Post Office Box 3800 are provided to all working press. 5500 Myron Massey Blvd. Fairfield, AL 35604 Office: (205) 929-3298 Fax: (205) 929-3299 E-mail: [email protected] 2 QUICK FACTS GENERAL COACHING STAFF Name of School: Miles College Head Coach: Reginald Ruffin City/Zip: Fairfield, Alabama 35064 Alma Mater: North Alabama (98) Founded: 1898 Record at MC (yrs): 0 - 0 (1st) Enrollment: 1815 Career Record (yrs): 0 - 0 (1st) Nickname: Golden Bears Football Office Phone: (205) 929 - 1522 School Colors: Purple & Gold Best Time to Call: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Stadium: Albert J. Sloan-Alumni 2010 Record: 3 - 8 Capacity: 8,500 2010 SIAC Standing: 3 - 6 (7th) Surface: Artificial Turf (Enviroturf) Affiliation: NCAA Division II Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) Position Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Travis Carswell (North Ala) Offensive Coordinator & President: Dr. George T. French, Jr. Wide Receivers Inter. Athletic Director: Phillip Wallace, Jr. Conley Langford (Ala A&M) Defensive Coordinator & Athletic Dept. Phone: (205) 929-1615 (or) 1617 Defensive Tackles Athletic Dept. Fax: (205) 929-1616 Patrick Peasant (Miles) Tight Ends Athletic Ticket Office: (205) 929-1430 / 1431 Larry Williams (Florida A&M) Running Backs & Special Teams HISTORY Aaron James (Tuskegee) Quarterbacks Fredrick Ellis (N.C. Central) Offensive Lineman First Year of Football: 1910 (Central A.M.E. Ala. College) Tony Oglesby (Livingston) Defensive Ends Bowl/Playoff Record: Kenneth Watson (Livingston) Defensive Backs & Safeties Years in Postseason: Ronald McKinnon (North Ala) Linebackers Last Appearance: Tarence Bruce (Miles) Defensive Backs Results: DeAndre Miller (Miles) Linebackers Championship: 1978, 1985 (Division III) Year MC Entered SIAC: December 17, 1927 Athletic Trainer: Andrew Kovachy, MS, ATC, LAT (Miles College) All-Time Record: 248 – 382 – 25 (655) Arthur Robinson, MA, ATC, LAT (LeMak Sports Medicine) • Forfeit of 18 games from 2004-07 Lesa Rayford, LPN (LeMak Sports Medicine) • 04(7), 05 (4), 06 (5), 07 (2) games Dr.