- The Pride has won 41 of its last 72 regular season games and 50 of its last 82 in-season contests. The Pride is 64-37 in regular season play since the start of the 1997 season. Hofstra has posted an 80-44-1 record over the last 125 regular season games.

- Hofstra has won 48 of 83 contests, including playoff games, since the start of the 1999 season.

HOFSTRA HEAD COACH: Dave Cohen is in his first season as Hofstra University Head Football Coach. Just the HOFSTRA seventh head coach in the history of Hofstra football, Cohen FOOTBALL, 2006 came to Hofstra last winter after serving as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of GAME 1: Delaware from 2002 through 2005. He also served as HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (0-0) defensive line and linebackers coach at Delaware from 1994 at through 1998 before becoming the associate head STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY (0-0) coach/defensive coordinator at Fordham University from 1999 Thursday, August 31, 2006 – 7:00 p.m. through 2001. The Long Island native, who was a two-year LaValle Stadium - Stony Brook, NY starter at LIU-C.W. Post, began his coaching career at the University at Albany in 1988 as linebackers and strength Television: Fox Sports New York (FSNY) – Live coach. In 1990 Cohen became linebackers and defensive line Carl Reuter (play-by-play) and Marty Lyons (color) coach at Lafayette College and held that position for four Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7) Pre-game show at 6:30 p.m. seasons. Greg Rice (play-by-play), Scott Miller (color), AJ Hall (field) Internet: www.WRHU.org HOFSTRA COACHING STAFF: With the coaching change this year the Pride return just one assistant coach, special 2006 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE teams coordinator/receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Aug. 31 at Stony Brook (FSNY) 7:00 p.m. Jamie Elizondo, from last year’s staff. The 2006 Pride football Sept. 9 at Marshall 4:30 p.m. coaching staff is as follows: Sept. 23 TOWSON* 7:00 p.m. Sept. 30 at William & Mary* (FSNY) 1:00 p.m. Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Oct. 7 VILLANOVA* (FSNY) + Noon Ed Foley Asst. HC/Off. Line 1st 18th Oct. 14 at Delaware Noon Mike Elko Def. Coord./DB 1st 8th Oct. 21 at Maine* 2:00 p.m. John Perry Off. Coord./QB 1st 13th Oct. 28 at New Hampshire* Noon Jamie Elizondo ST Coord./WR 3rd 7th Tony Thompson Linebackers 1st 9th Nov. 4 RHODE ISLAND* 1:00 p.m. Sean Spencer Def. Line 1st 11th Nov. 11 NORTHEASTERN* 1:00 p.m. Bill Polin Running Backs 1st 7th Nov. 18 at Massachusetts* Noon T.J. DiMuzio Tight Ends 1st 2nd Lyle Hemphill DB Asst. 1st 5th * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming • All times ET Kevin Baumann Def. Asst. 1st 3rd

INFORMATION CONTACTS: 66th SEASON: 2006 marks the 66th season of Hofstra Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Assoc. A.D. for Communications football. The Pride has posted a .500 or better record in 45 of (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell; (516) 463-5033 - those seasons. Hofstra has recorded a 385-241-11 record Fax (.613) in its 637 games.

Stony Brook - Rob Emmerich, Assistant Athletic Director; SEASON OPENERS: The Pride has won 21 of its last 23 (631) 632-6312-O; (631) 632-8841- Fax season openers. In 2002 the University of Montana ended Hofstra's streak of 19 consecutive season opener victories, as LaValle Stadium Press Box - (631) 632-4037 well as the Pride's 255 game non-shutout streak in a 21-0 decision. In 2003 the Pride dropped its season opener at I-A HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND Marshall, 45-21. Hofstra has posted a 40-23-2 all-time record TRENDS: in season openers.

- Hofstra has won 24 of its last 44 road games and 26 of its last 48 contests away from Shuart Stadium. The Pride is 31-23 on the road since the start of the 1997 season. Hofstra’s Kareem Huggins led a 57-yard drive, rushing for 25 HOFSTRA-STONY BROOK SERIES: yards and hauling in a 24-yard pass, before scoring on a 2- Thursday’s game is the 10th meeting yard run that gave the Pride a 31-0 lead with 9:05 to play in between Hofstra and Stony Brook in a the half. series that started in 1984. The Pride is a perfect 9-0 in the series. The two teams last The Pride would tack on another touchdown as Clarkson hit met on September 17, 2005 at Hofstra’s Huggins for a 39-yard score to cap a six-play, 71-yard drive Shuart Stadium with the Pride posting a 55- with 5:45 to play in the half. Zarrilli’s PAT gave the Pride a 0 victory. This is the fifth time in the series 38-0 advantage that they took into the halftime. that the game will be played at Stony Brook. The series history is as follows: In the second half the Pride scored on their second play from scrimmage as Clarkson hit Colston for a 74-yard scoring pass Year Winner (Loc.) Score for a 45-0 lead. Hofstra added a 27-yard Zarrilli field goal five 1984 Hofstra (H) 45-0 minutes later. The Pride closed out the scoring late in the 1985 Hofstra (H) 17-15 fourth quarter as back-up sophomore quarterback Dennis 1986 Hofstra (A) 13-3 Davis connected with reserve receiver Chris Manno for a 29- 1987 Hofstra (H) 24-3 yard touchdown. 1988 Hofstra (A) 8-3 1989 Hofstra (H) 28-6 1 2 3 4 F 1990 Hofstra (A) 48-0 Stony Brook 0 0 0 0 0 2004 Hofstra (A) 61-21 #23 Hofstra 21 17 10 7 55 2005 Hofstra (H) 55-0 Scoring Summary THE LAST TIME – HOFSTRA AND STONY BROOK: HU-Ellis 69-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) September 17, 2005 in Hempstead: Anton Clarkson passed HU-Crenshaw 3-yard run (Zarrilli kick) for 336 yards and three touchdowns and the Pride defense held HU-Little 75-yard interception return (Zarrilli kick) the Seawolves to just 152 yards as 23rd-ranked Hofstra HU-Zarrilli 38-yard field goal shutout Stony Brook, 55-0, at James M. Shuart Stadium. HU-Huggins 2-yard run (Zarrilli kick) Clarkson completed 18 of 27 passes to 10 different receivers HU-Huggins 39-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) to record his fourth 300-yard passing game of his career. HU-Colston 74-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) Devale Ellis caught seven passes for 133 yards and a HU-Zarrilli 27-yard field goal touchdown, while Marques Colston hauled in three passes for HU-Manno 29-yard pass from Davis (Zarrilli kick) 95 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. The contest lasted 3:58 and encountered lightning HOFSTRA SBU delays of 49 and 50 minutes in the first quarter. First Downs (R-P-Pe) 11-13-0 4-4-1 Rushes-Yards (Net) 28-179 35-62 After Stony Brook went three and out in its first possession, Passing Yards (Net) 402 90 the Pride started a run of six consecutive scoring possessions. Passes Comp-Att-Int 23-36-0 12-25-2 On Hofstra’s first play from scrimmage Clarkson hit Ellis with Total Offense/Plays-Yards 64-581 60-152 a 69-yard touchdown pass down the SBU sideline for a 7-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 0-0 lead. At that point the first lightning strike sent the teams to Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-19 4-105 the locker rooms for 49 minutes. Interception Returns-Yards 2-77 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 1-32.0 9-32.1 When play resumed the Pride defense stopped the Seawolves Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0 on four plays and took over at their own 26-yard line. This Penalties-Yards 5-41 3-15 time it took 10 plays before Terry Crenshaw punched it into Possession Time 25:17 34:43 the end zone from 3 yards out for a 13-0 lead. Lightning Third Down Conversions 4-7 2-16 prevented the extra-point and sent the teams back into the Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 2-5 locker rooms for another 50 minutes. Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-28 0-0

It didn’t get better for Stony Brook when play resumed after RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Crenshaw (7-54-1), Momah (9-53-0), Rob Zarrilli’s extra-point. Although the Seawolves were Huggins (6-43-1); SBU-Williams (10-39-0), Haffiz (7-18-0), enjoying a 10-play drive, the Hofstra defense ended SBU’s Cosentino (2-12-0). hopes. Sherief Little picked off Josh Dudash’s pass at the PASSING: HOFSTRA-Clarkson (27-18-0, 336, 3 TD), Davis Hofstra 25 and returned it 75 yards for a touchdown. (9-5-0, 66-1); SBU-Dudash (20-10-2, 53, 0), Garrett (5-2-0, 37, 0) There was no lightning to save SBU after that score and RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Ellis (7-133-1), Colston (3-95, 1), Hofstra, once again, held the Seawolves to a three-and-out Crenshaw (3-17-0), Huggins (2-63-1); SBU-Cosentino (3-14- possession. Clarkson then engineered a 10-play drive that took 0), Tarasiewicz (2-16-0), Griffin (1-23-0) the game into the second quarter, capped by a 38-yard field goal by Zarrilli and a 24-0 lead. TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Haley (5-5-10), Garay (1-7- Maine, two teams Hofstra defeated in 2005, in the North 8), Darby (3-2-5); SBU-Tomasky (2-6-8), Perez (4-3-7), Division. The Wildcats of UNH posted an 11-2 mark last Merkle (3-2-5) season while UMass and Hofstra were 7-4, and Maine 5-6. Rhode Island (4-7) and Northeastern (2-9) round out the Stadium: James. M. Shuart Stadium predicted order of finish in the division. Attendance: 5,347 Weather: 78 degrees, rain and lightning In the South Division, 2005 Atlantic 10 Division Champion and I-AA Playoff quarterfinalist Richmond is bumped to the ON THIS DAY IN HOFSTRA FOOTBALL HISTORY: number two spot in favor of 2004 I-AA National Champions - Thursday’s game at Stony Brook is the third earliest season James Madison. The Dukes of JMU were 7-4 and finished opener in Hofstra history and the first contest ever played on second in the South Division. The Spiders of Richmond August 31. posted a 9-4 mark including a 7-1 in A-10 play. The Blue Hens of Delaware are picked third after posting a 6-5 record in - The Pride opened the 2002 season on August 29 against 2005. William & Mary (5-6), Villanova (4-7) and Towson (6- Montana (0-21) and the 2003 season on August 30 at Marshall 5) wrap up the second half of the South Division. The Atlantic (21-45). 10 sent more than one team to the I-AA Playoffs for the 15th consecutive year, the longest active streak among I-AA RETURNING STARTERS: The Pride has 15 returning conferences. starters in the anticipated opening day lineup. There are 6 offensive starters, 7 defensive and 2 kickers. The returning 2006 ATLANTIC 10 PRESEASON COACHES POLL starters are: ATLANTIC 10 - NORTH Offensive Starters Returning: 6 (Anton Clarkson-QB, Terry 1. New Hampshire (22) Crenshaw-RB, Charles Sullivan-WR, Jed Prisby-OT, Chris 2. Massachusetts (5) Durkin-OG, Jason Goodman-C) 3. Maine Defensive Starters Returning: 7 (Shemiah LeGrande-DT, 4. Hofstra Gian Villante-LB (+2004 starter, injured in 2005), Chris 5. Rhode Island Sebald-LB, David Darby-S, Nick Altomare-CB, Stephen Tate- 6. Northeastern S, Kyle Arrington-CB) Kickers Returning: 2 (Rob Zarrilli-K, Chris Hanley-P) ATLANTIC 10 - SOUTH (*indicates players who started the last quarter of the season 1. James Madison (17) or a majority of games) 2. Richmond (9) 3. Delaware (1) ZARRILL AND VILLANTE NAMED TO THE SPORTS 4. William & Mary NETWORK PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM: Two 5. Villanova Hofstra juniors, kicker Rob Zarrilli and linebacker Gian 6. Towson Villante, have been named to The Sports Network’s 2006 Division I-AA Preseason All-America second team. Zarrilli, a (As voted on by the league's head coaches and selected media first team All-Atlantic 10 selection and a third team I-AA All- members. First-place votes are in parentheses) America pick by The Associated Press, made good on 17 of 19 field goals and 33 of 36 extra points in 2005. Villante, a 2006 Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team first team I-AA postseason All-American in 2004, returns to Offense the field after missing the 2005 season with a knee injury. Pos. Name School Cl. Zarrilli and Villante are two of the 14 Atlantic 10 football QB Ricky Santos New Hampshire Jr. players, the most from any conference, who were named to TB Steve Baylark Massachusetts Sr. The Sports Network’s I-AA preseason All-America teams. TB Omar Cuff Delaware Jr. FB/HB Joe Casey Rhode Island So. NEW UNIFORMS: Hofstra will unveil its new uniforms at WR David Ball New Hampshire Sr. Stony Brook on Thursday. The new uniforms are produced by WR Andrae Brown Towson Sr. Riddell. WR Brandon London Massachusetts Sr. TE Matt Sherry Villanova Jr. PRIDE PICKED FOURTH IN ATLANTIC 10 OL Corey Davis James Madison Sr. PRESEASON COACHES POLL OL Shamel Lewis Rhode Island Sr. Two Hofstra players have been named to the preseason All- OL Alex Miller Massachusetts Sr. Atlantic 10 Team and the Pride is picked to finish fourth in the OL Cody Morris William & Mary Sr. Atlantic 10 North Division in the 2006 Atlantic 10 Preseason OL Tucker Peterson New Hampshire Sr. Poll of conference coaches and select media. Junior kicker RET L.C. Baker James Madison Jr. Rob Zarrilli and linebacker Gian Villante were voted to the PK Rob Zarrilli Hofstra Jr. preseason all-conference squad. Defense In the preseason team poll, the Pride placed behind I-AA Pos. Name School Cl. Playoff quarterfinalist New Hampshire, Massachusetts and DL Johnny Campbell Richmond Sr. DL Mike DeVito Maine Sr. 2 Bill Sanford 2,503 445 5.6 1951-54 DL Sherman Logan Richmond Jr. 3 Vaughn Sanders 2,497 433 5.8 1996-99 DL Kevin Winston James Madison Sr. 4 Jimmy Jones 2,381 410 5.8 1995-99 LB Adam Goloboski Richmond Sr. 5 Paul Que 2,166 424 5.1 1995-97 LB Jason Hatchell Massachusetts Jr. 6 Kurt Murrell 2,162 397 5.4 1977-80 7 Terry Crenshaw 2,150 437 4.9 2002-pres. LB Akeem Jordan James Madison Sr. 8 Bob McKenna 2,073 425 4.9 1980-83 LB Gian Villante Hofstra Sr. 9 Kevin Huff 1,989 491 4.1 1973-77 S Allyn Bacchus Villanova Sr. 10 Mike Mullins 1,874 366 5.1 1980-83 S Tony LeZotte James Madison Jr. CB Corey Graham New Hampshire Sr. WR CHARLES SULLIVAN: Junior receiver Charles CB Daren Stone Maine Sr. Sullivan enters the 2006 season with 100 career receptions for P Christian Koegel Massachusetts Sr. 1,351 yards in 22 games during his Hofstra career. In 2004 he recorded the most receptions by a freshman in school history K ROB ZARRILLI: Junior kicker Rob Zarrilli is Hofstra’s with 68 for 938 yards and seven touchdowns. Sullivan was the sole returning All-American from 2005. The Orlando, Florida, first freshman receiver and only the ninth player in school native was a third team All-American by The Associated history to record 60 catches in a season and broke the Hofstra Press. Zarrilli connected on 17 of 19 field goals last season freshman receiving mark of 39 receptions for 463 yards set in and 33 of 36 extra points. He was a perfect 7-for-7 in PATs 1997 by Steve Jackson. and 2-for-2 in field goal attempts in the Pride’s blanking of Stony Brook last season. Most Receptions - Career Player Rec. Yards Years QB ANTON CLARKSON: Senior quarterback Anton 1 Steve Jackson 206 2,561 1997-00 Clarkson (Los Angeles, CA) is 143 yards from moving into 2 Marques Colston 182 2,834* 2001-05 second place on the Hofstra career passing list. He enters the 3 Devale Ellis 176 2,207 2002-05 season with 5,907 yards and trails George Beisel (6,049) and 4 Isaac Irby 168 1,923 2002-04 5 Emil Wohlgemuth 161 2,304 1981-84 career leader Gio Carmazzi (9,371). Clarkson completed 18 of 6 Charlie Adams 159 2,649 1998-01 27 passes for 336 yards and three touchdowns and utilized 10 7 Kahmal Roy 152 2,442 1998-01 receivers in last year’s contest against Stony Brook. He tossed 8 Wayne Chrebet 150 2,297 1991-94 a 69-yard touchdown pass to Devale Ellis on the first play 9 Wayne Morris 137 1,943 1988-91 from scrimmage. In 2004 Clarkson was almost perfect against 10 Wayne Yearwood 134 1,749 1996-98 Stony Brook, completing 20 of 22 passes for 225 yards. 11 Rusty Hoehn 130 1,474 1969-71 12 Ricky Bryant 127 1,690 2002-03 Most Passing Yards - Career 13 Nick Johnson 126 1,387 1992-95 Player Yards Atts. Comp. TD Years 14 Bill Roca 125 1,932 1968-70 1 Giovanni Carmazzi 9,371 1,187 764 71 1996-99 15 Frank Coffey 105 1,625 1963-65 2 George Beisel 6,049 892 497 51 1990-93 15 James Moore 105 1,311 1984-87 3 Anton Clarkson 5,907 768 475 41 2003 - 17 Michael Wright 103 1,157 1991-94 4 Rocky Butler 5,844 636 375 54 1998-01 18 Charles Sullivan 100 1,351 2004-pres. 5 Don Gault 5,149 710 362 41 1965-67

SS DAVID DARBY: Senior safety and co-captain David Darby is the Pride’s top returning defensive player in 2006. Darby, a native of Sewell, New Jersey, tallied 93 tackles including 43 solos and two interceptions in 2005.

RB TERRY CRENSHAW: Senior running back Terry The 2006 SPORTS NETWORK I-AA PRESEASON Crenshaw is 17 yards from jumping two places into fifth place POLL: Here is the 2006 Sports Network I-AA Preseason Top on the Hofstra career rushing list. The Sarasota, Florida native 25 poll with last year’s record: posted four 100+-yard rushing games last season and became 2005 the eighth player in school history to top the 2,000 yard career Team (First-place votes) W-L Pts. LP rushing mark. Crenshaw now has 2,150 career rushing yards. 1. Appalachian State Mountaineers (68) 12-3 2,306 1 He averaged 7.7 yards per carry on seven attempts against 2. New Hampshire Wildcats (14) 11-2 2,153 5 Stony Brook in 2005, rushing for 54 yards in the game and 3. Montana Grizzlies (5) 8-4 1,954 12 scored on a 3-yard run. In 2004 Crenshaw posted 135 yards 4. Northern Iowa Panthers (3) 11-4 1,936 2 and four touchdowns on 19 carries at Stony Brook and added 5. Furman Paladins (1) 11-3 1,928 3 two catches for five yards and a fifth touchdown. His five 6. Cal Poly Mustangs (3) 9-4 1,846 6 touchdowns against Stony Brook are the most by a Hofstra 7. Youngstown State Penguins 8-3 1,446 14 player since Wayne Chrebet caught five TD passes against 8. James Madison Dukes 7-4 1,338 25 Delaware in 1994. 9. Illinois State Redbirds 7-4 1,297 22 10. Massachusetts Minutemen 7-4 1,170 19 Most Rushing Yards - Career 11. McNeese State Cowboys 5-4 1,006 NR Player Yards Att. Avg. Years 12. Georgia Southern Eagles 8-4 967 9 1 Trevor Dimmie 3,622 739 4.9 2000-03 13. Hampton Pirates 11-1 939 10 14. Eastern Illinois Panthers 9-3 865 16 THIS WEEK 15. Richmond Spiders 9-4 835 8 August 31, 2006 16. Delaware Blue Hens 6-5 815 NR Hofstra at Stony Brook 7:00 17. Southern Illinois Salukis 9-4 809 7 Rhode Island at Connecticut 7:30 18. Texas State Bobcats 11-3 770 4 September 2, 2006 19. North Dakota State Bison 7-4 713 NR Colgate at Massachusetts 1:00 20. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 7-4 709 NR Northeastern at Virginia Tech 1:30 21. UC Davis Aggies 6-5 576 NR Bloomsburg at James Madison 6:00 22. Montana State Bobcats 7-4 550 18 Richmond at Duke 6:00 23. Grambling State Tigers 11-1 511 11 Morgan State at Towson 6:00 24. Nicholls State Colonels 6-4 378 17 Villanova at Central Florida 6:00 25. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 9-2 356 24 William & Mary at Maryland 6:00

Others receiving votes: Eastern Washington 307, Colgate 292, HOFSTRA IN THE 2005 NCAA Idaho State 244, South Carolina State 233, Lafayette 228, STATS: Here are Hofstra’s final 2005 Western Kentucky 179, Brown 149, Lehigh 100, Harvard 96, statistical rankings in I-AA and the Atlantic Portland State 92, Hofstra 91, Northwestern State 68, 10: Southeastern Louisiana 37, Weber State 29, Alabama A&M 27, William & Mary 25, Jacksonville State 24, Missouri State 18, Penn 17, Southern 14, Chattanooga 13, Stephen F. Austin Team Category I-AA Rank Average A10 12, Mississippi Valley State 11, South Dakota State 10, Rushing Offense 84 123.36 11 Wofford 9, Jackson State 8, Western Illinois 8, Alcorn State 7, Passing Offense 3 306.45 1 Western Carolina 7, Murray State 6, Maine 5. Total Offense 14 429.82 2 Scoring Offense 29 30.73 5 HOFSTRA RANKED 22nd IN SPORTS XCHANGE Rushing Defense 49 149.45 6 POLL: The Hofstra is ranked 22nd in The Sports Xchange’s Pass Efficiency Defense 36 113.35 5 2006 I-AA Preseason Poll, as published in USA Today Sports Total Defense 52 349.91 5 Weekly. The Pride is one of six Atlantic 10 teams ranked in the Scoring Defense 24 20.18 4 top 25 by The Sports Xchange. 1-Appalachian State; 2-New Net Punting 53 32.09 5 Hampshire; 3-Furman; 4-Cal Poly; 5-Southern Illinois; 6- Punt Returns 113 3.73 12 Northern Iowa; 7-James Madison; 8-Montana; 9-Texas State; Kickoff Returns 32 20.90 3 10-Illinois State; 11-Georgia Southern; 12-Youngstown State; Turnover Margin T-104 -1.00 10 13-Eastern Illinois; 14-Massachusetts; 15-Hampton; 16- Pass Defense 64 200.45 6 Nicholls State; 17-Delaware; 18-Lafayette; 19-Eastern Passing Efficiency 16 143.26 3 Kentucky; 20-Richmond; 21-Coastal Carolina; 22- Sacks T-14 2.82 2 HOFSTRA; 23-North Dakota State; 24-McNeese State; 25- Tackles For Loss T-34 6.82 3 Montana State. Sacks Allowed T-96 2.91 10

Individual Category Hofstra Player I- Average A10 2005 ATLANTIC 10 AA FOOTBALL Rushing Terry Crenshaw 67 74.27 10 CONFERENCE Kareem Huggins 48.09 17 STANDINGS: Passing Efficiency Anton Clarkson 15 147.11 3 Total Offense Anton Clarkson 7 296.70 2 Final 2005 Terry Crenshaw 74.27 22 Conference Overall Receptions/Game Devale Ellis 8 6.73 2 W L Pct. W L Pct. Marques Colston T-10 6.36 4 North Charles Sullivan 2.91 24 *#New Hampshire (NCAA) 7 1 .875 11 2 .846 Rec. Yards/Game Marques Colston 14 88.64 2 Massachusetts 6 2 .750 7 4 .636 Devale Ellis 16 85.73 3 Hofstra 5 3 .625 7 4 .636 Interceptions David Darby .18 18 Maine 3 5 .375 5 6 .455 Daniel Talvacchio .18 18 Northeastern 2 6 .250 2 9 .182 Stanley .18 18 Rhode Island 2 6 .250 4 7 .364 Gutierrez South Punting Joe Nolan 47 38.29 5 *Richmond (NCAA) 7 1 .875 9 4 .692 Punt Returns James Madison 5 3 .625 7 4 .636 Kickoff Returns Kareem Huggins 43 22.60 7 Delaware 3 5 .375 6 5 .545 Field Goals Rob Zarrilli 6 1.55 1 Towson 3 5 .375 6 5 .545 Scoring Rob Zarrilli T-25 7.64 3 William & Mary 3 5 .375 5 6 .455 Terry Crenshaw 4.55 23 Villanova 2 6 .250 4 7 .364 All-Purpose Devale Ellis 70 103.82 9 Runners - LB Brian Clark (Class of ’96), Calgary Stampeders Terry Crenshaw 92 96.36 15 - QB Rocky Butler (Class of ‘02), Saskatchewan Rough Kareem Huggins 95 95.73 16 Riders Marques Colston 90.27 20 - DB Patrick Dorvelus (Class of ’02), Montreal Alouettes Sacks Edward Greene T-59 .55 6 Stephen Bowen T-59 .55 6 SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: Since Daniel Garay T-59 .55 6 Cole Haley T-93 .45 12 1980, Hofstra is 106-25-0 in regular season play at Shuart Tackles Cole Haley 16 7.91 4 Stadium. Hofstra was 6-0 in 1986 and 1980; 6-1 in 1998; 5-0 David Darby 94 6.18 14 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 in 1991; 5-1 in 2001, Tackles For Loss Daniel Garay 54 1.18 3 1999, 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000, 1997, 1994, 1993, 1987, 1985 and 1981; 3-1 in 1992; 3-2 in 2004 and 2005; and 3-3 in HOF•STRA PRO•NUN•SEE•AY•SHUNS: 2002. The Pride was 2-4 in 2003 and 1996. 11- Anton Clarkson (Ann-tahn) 12 - Casciano (Cash•see•ann•o) TELEVISION: The Hofstra Pride will have three games 16 - Marquis Bonds (Mar-Keese) televised in the metropolitan area during the 2006 season. In 18 - Zarrilli (Za•rill•ee) addition to Thursday’s game at Stony Brook, Fox Sports New 20 - Altomare (Al•toe•mar•ee) York will air the William and Mary game on September 30 as part of the Atlantic 10 package, and the October 7 22 - Vineyard (VIN•yard) Homecoming game against Villanova. 30 - Cherilus (Chair•ah•lus) 36 - Aime (Ah-may) RADIO AND INTERNET: Every 2006 Hofstra football 38 - Sugalski (Su•gall•ski) game can be heard on radio on WRHU-FM (88.7) and on the 48 - Sebald (See•bald) Internet at www.wrhu.org beginning with the pregame show 49 - Ilchert (Ill-kurt) 30 minutes before every contest. Greg Rice (play-by-play), 50 - Szelong (Zee•long) Scott Miller (color) and A.J. Hall (sidelines) will describe the 53 - Akabalu (Ocka•bah•loo) action. 54 - Talvacchio (Tal•vot•cheo) 56 - Gutierrez (Goo•tee•air•ez) WEEKLY RELEASE FAX AND E-MAIL: The Hofstra 60 - Ottaiano (Otta-ee-ah-no) University weekly football release will be available on 74 - Coccaro (Co•car•o) Wednesdays on the Hofstra Athletics web site 76 - Asermelly (Ah•sir•ma•lee) (www.Hofstra.edu/sports). We will e-mail the release, in PDF 80 - Ottis Lewis (OTT•is) format, to those media members who wish to get every 90 - Denimarck (Den•ah•mark) football release during the season. Please contact Jim Sheehan 92 - Shemiah LeGrande (Sha-my•ah, La•grand) if you wish to be put on this list. HOFSTRA AND THE NFL: For the first time in school history, Hofstra had two players selected in the National Football League Draft last April. Offensive tackle Willie Colon was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 34th pick in the fourth round (131st overall) while wide receiver Marques Colston was drafted in the seventh round by the New Orleans Saints with the 252nd overall pick. Colon and Colston became the ninth and tenth Hofstra football players ever picked in the NFL draft and the first since Giovanni Carmazzi was selected in the third round of the 2000 draft by the San Francisco 49ers.

HOFSTRA ALUMNI IN THE NFL: There are six former Hofstra players currently gracing NFL team rosters. They are:

- OT Willie Colon (Class of ‘06), Pittsburgh Steelers - WR Marques Colston (Class of ‘06), New Orleans Saints - WR Devale Ellis (Clas of ‘06), Detroit Lions - C Brandon Newton (Class of ‘04), Pittsburgh Steelers - WR Charlie Adams (Class of ‘02), Denver Broncos - RB Arlen Harris (Class of ‘03), Detroit Lions

ALUMNI NORTH OF THE BORDER: Three Hofstra football alums are currently on the 2006 rosters of Canadian Football League teams. They are: THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT 2005 Results - 6-5-0 Bucknell 21-18 W at Hofstra 0-55 L Georgetown 7-10 L Monmouth 7-36 L at Albany 7-3 W St. Francis (PA) 47-29 W at Sacred Heart 14-21 L at Robert Morris 38-37 W Wagner 28-10 W STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY Central Connecticut 23-21 W The Seawolves at Marist 28-30 L

Location: Stony Brook, NY Important Numbers - Area Code - 631 Founded: 1957 Athletic Office: 632-7205 Enrollment: 21,685 Ticket Office: 632-WOLF Nickname: Seawolves Football Office: 632-7198 Conference: Northeast SID Office: 632-6312 Colors: Red, Blue and Grey Fax: 632-8841 Stadium: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (8,136) Press Box: 632-4037 President: Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny Athletics Director: Jim Fiore Football SID: Rob Emmerich, Jr. RETURNING STONY BROOK STATISTICAL LEADERS Web Site: www.goseawolves.org Rushing Pos. Cl. GP Rushes Yards TD Assad Hafiz RB Sr. 9 93 428 1 Head Coach: Chuck Priore (Albany, 1982) Passing Pos. Cl. GP Att/CompInt Yds TD Record at School: First season Josh Dudash QB Jr. 11 291/171/11 2,1121 18 Overall Record: 39-9/6 years Receiving Pos. Cl. GP Rec. Yards TD Assistant Coaches: Jeff Behrman (offensive coordinator), Joe Lynell Suggs WR So. 8 18 334 5 Tricario (defensive coordinator), Damian Wroblewski Mike Cosentino WR Sr. 7 19 176 0 (offensive line), Jason Martin (defensive line), Ky Cowan Defense Pos. Cl. GP ST-AT-TT INT Sacks (secondary), Carlton Goff (wide receivers), Shawn Daignault Dan Michitsch LB Sr. 11 41-54-95 1 1 (outside linebackers), Ray Panza (inside linebackers), John Chris Merkle DE So. 11 28-39-67 0 3.5 Woods (tight ends) Basic Offense: 1-back multiple Basic Defense: 3-4 2005 Record: 6-5 (5-2 Northeast/T-1st) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 54/27 Off. Starters Returning: 4 Def. Starters Returning: 10 Series Record: Hofstra leads 9-0 Last Meeting: 2005 – Hofstra 55, Stony Brook 0

2006 Schedule Aug. 31 Hofstra Sept. 9 at Georgetown Sept. 16 at New Hampshire Sept. 23 at Massachusetts Sept. 30 at Monmouth Oct. 7 Albany Oct. 14 at St. Francis (PA) Oct. 21 Sacred Heart Oct. 28 Robert Morris Nov. 4 at Wagner Nov. 11 at Central Connecticut State 2006 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY TENTATIVE TWO-DEEP CHART at Stony Brook University - LaValle Stadium Thursday, August 31, 2006 - 7 p.m. PRIDE OFFENSE WR 81 Shaine Smith (Sr., 6-3, 180) 30 Sam Cherilus (Jr., 5-10, 158) WR 88 Charles Sullivan (Jr., 6-2, 194) 84 Chris Manno (Jr., 5-10, 195) LT 52 Jed Prisby (Sr., 6-4, 272) 72 Phil Hall (Jr., 6-2, 293) LG 74 Frank Coccaro (Sr., 6-2, 314) 70 Mike Trice (RFr., 6-5, 320) C 58 Jason Goodman (Jr., 6-0, 284) 59 Tristan McLaren (Jr., 6-2, 263) RG 57 Shawn McMackin (Jr., 6-3, 276) 79 David Spanich (RFr., 6-3, 270) RT 64 Chris Durkin (Sr., 6-4, 285) 62 Mike Juliana (So., 6-3, 275) WR 80 Ottis Lewis (So., 6-5. 215) 15 Charles Brooks (So., 6-0, 210) QB 11 Anton Clarkson (Sr., 6-0, 229) 14 Dennis Davis (Jr., 6-4, 229) RB 21 Terry Crenshaw (Sr., 6-1, 216) 2 Kareem Huggins (Jr., 5-9, 184) FB 41 R.C. Scarpa (Jr., 6-2, 233) 35 Ray Bennett (Jr., 5-9, 216) (TE 32 Phil Riley (So., 6-3, 251) 16 Marquis Bonds (Sr., 6-2, 216) ) PRIDE DEFENSE LE 46 Justyn Davis (Sr., 6-0, 239) 94 Thomas Massey (Jr., 6-4, 210) LT 91 Ken Sussman (Jr., 6-3, 286) 97 Antonio Colon (Sr., 6-0, 282) RT 92 Shemiah LeGrande (Jr., 6-0, 280) 77 Armand Poole (Fr., 6-3, 280) RE 53 Joe Akabalu (RFr., 6-1, 238) 50 Scott Szelong (RFr., 6-1, 226) OLB 44 Luke Bonus (RFr., 5-9, 191) 22 Greg Vineyard (Jr., 5-10, 191) MLB 42 Gian Villante (Jr., 6-1, 224) 55 Tom Daddino (Jr., 6-0, 229) OLB 48 Chris Sebald (Sr., 6-1, 216) 56 Stanley Gutierrez (Jr., 5-11, 219) CB 4 DeWayne Whitaker (Jr. 6-0, 180) 34 Lenny Carter (Jr., 5-9, 177) FS 5 David Darby (Sr., 6-0, 200) 10 Stephen Tate (Jr., 5-11, 186) SS 8 Emanuel Anderson (Jr., 5-7, 185) 19 Eric Taylor (Jr., 6-0, 173) CB 9 Kyle Arrington (Jr., 5-10, 196) 20 Nick Altomare (So., 5-11, 170) PRIDE SPECIAL TEAMS PK 18 Rob Zarrilli (Jr., 6-0, 193) 40 Chris Hanly (Jr., 6-4, 214) H 84 Chris Manno (Jr., 5-10, 195) 12 Shane Casciano (RFr., 6-1, 194) LS 55 Tom Daddino (Jr., 6-0, 229) 43 Kent Clancy (Fr., 6-2, 223) P 40 Chris Hanly (Jr., 6-4, 214) 12 Shane Casciano (RFr. 6-1, 194) PR 2 Kareem Huggins (Jr., 5-9, 184) 30 Sam Cherilus (Jr., 5-10, 158) KOR 2 Kareem Huggins (Jr., 5-9, 184) 21 Terry Crenshaw (Sr., 6-1, 216)

THE PRIDE

1 Shaun McQueary K 36 Jeff Aime TB 75 Jimmy Mangiero OG 2 Kareem Huggins RB 38 Eric Sugalski DB 76 Joe Asermelly OT 4 DeWayne Whitaker CB 39 Ithalmar DeSedas SS 77 Armand Poole DT 5 David Darby FS 40 Chris Hanly P/K 78 Ryan Boyle OL 6 Cory Yates QB 41 R.C. Scarpa FB 79 David Spanich OG 7 Clarence Clanton OLB 42 Gian Villante LB 80 Ottis Lewis WR 8 Emanuel Anderson SS 43 Kent Clancy LB 81 Shaine Smith WR 9 Kyle Arrington CB 44 Luke Bonus LB 82 Rudys Santana WR 10 Stephen Tate SS 45 Said Gaida LB 83 Aaron Weaver WR 11 Anton Clarkson QB 46 Justyn Davis DE 84 Chris Manno WR 12 Shane Casciano P 47 Jerry DeLuca DB 85 Bryan Smith WR 13 Garrett Heron CB 48 Chris Sebald OLB 86 Chris Betz WR 14 Dennis Davis QB 49 Derick Ilchert P 88 Charles Sullivan WR 15 Charles Brooks WR 50 Scott Szelong DE 89 Darnell Forrester WR 16 Marquis Bonds TE 52 Jed Prisby OT 90 Mike Denimarck TE 17 Evan Steele K 53 Joe Akabalu DE 91 Ken Sussman DT 18 Rob Zarrilli K 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB 92 Shemiah LeGrande DT 19 Eric Taylor DB 55 Tom Daddino LB 93 Bruce DeMyer DE 20 Nick Altomare DB 56 Stanley Gutierrez LB 94 Thomas Massey DE 21 Terry Crenshaw RB 57 Shawn McMackin OG 95 Al Carmody DE 22 Greg Vineyard LB 58 Jason Goodman C 97 Antonio Colon DT 23 Jabaris Wesley DB 59 Tristan McLaren C 24 Kory Compson-Parrish RB 60 Tom Ottaiano OG 25 Darryl Kornegay DL 62 Mike Juliana OT 26 Everette Benjamin FB 63 Andrew Nelson DE 27 Jaron McNeill CB 64 Chris Durkin OT 28 Deron Mayo LB 66 Zachary Carney DE 29 Sean Butler FB 67 Jaren Harrell OT 30 Sam Cherilus WR 70 Mike Trice OT 32 Phil Riley TE 71 Brian Frederick OT 34 Lenny Carter DB 72 Phil Hall OG 35 Raymond Bennett FB 74 Frank Coccaro OG 2006 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY NUMERICAL FOOTBALL ROSTER The Pride

No. Name Pos. CL Ht. WT Hometown/High School 1 Shaun McQueary K SO 5-8 198 New Hartford, NY/New Hartford 2 Kareem Huggins RB JR 5-9 184 Irvington, NJ/Bayley-Ellard 4 DeWayne Whitaker CB JR 6-0 180 Germantown, MD/Northwest 5 David Darby FS SR 6-0 200 Sewell, NJ/Washington Township 6 Cory Yates QB RFR 6-1 202 White Plains, MD/McDonough 7 Clarence Clanton OLB JR 6-1 206 Norfolk, VA/Lake Taylor 8 Emanuel Anderson SS JR 5-7 185 Hampton, VA/Phoebus 9 Kyle Arrington CB JR 5-10 196 Accokeek, MD/Gwynn Park 10 Stephen Tate SS JR 5-11 186 Centreville, VA/Centreville 11 Anton Clarkson QB SR 6-0 229 Los Angeles, CA/Venice 12 Shane Casciano P RFR 6-1 194 Allentown, PA/Central Catholic 13 Garrett Heron CB FR 5-9 166 South Orange, NJ/Columbia 14 Dennis Davis QB JR 6-4 229 Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford 15 Charles Brooks WR SO 6-0 210 Lancaster, PA/J.P. McCaskey 16 Marquis Bonds TE SR 6-2 216 Orange, NJ/Orange 17 Evan Steele K RFR 6-0 208 Belleair, FL/Palm Harbor Univ. High School 18 Rob Zarrilli K JR 6-0 193 Orlando, FL/Colonial 19 Eric Taylor DB JR 6-0 173 Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan 20 Nick Altomare DB SO 5-11 170 Fairfax, VA/Robinson Secondary 21 Terry Crenshaw RB SR 6-1 216 Sarasota, FL/Riverview 22 Greg Vineyard LB JR 5-10 191 Gary, WV/Mount View 23 Jabaris Wesley DB FR 6-0 175 Fort Pierce, FL/John Carroll 24 Kory Compson-Parrish RB JR 5-10 190 Syracuse, NY/Nottingham 25 Darryl Kornegay DL FR 6-4 245 Burtonsville, MD/Springbrook 26 Everette Benjamin FB FR 6-2 210 Massapequa, NY/Amityville Memorial 27 Jaron McNeill CB FR 5-10 171 Brooklyn, NY/Christ the King 28 Deron Mayo LB FR 6-0 210 Hampton, VA/Kecoughtan 29 Sean Butler FB JR 5-9 226 Severn, MD/Fork Union Military Academy 30 Sam Cherilus WR JR 5-10 158 Irvington, NJ/Union 32 Phil Riley TE SO 6-3 251 Prince Frederick, MD/Huntingtown 34 Lenny Carter DB JR 5-9 177 Media, PA/Strath Haven 35 Raymond Bennett FB JR 5-9 216 Uniondale, NY/Hempstead 36 Jeff Aime TB FR 5-11 188 Queens Village, NY/St. Francis Prep 38 Eric Sugalski DB SR 6-1 193 Oradell, NJ/River Dell Regional 39 Ithalmar DeSedas SS SR 5-11 171 Clifton, NJ/Clifton 40 Chris Hanly P/K JR 6-4 214 Ridgewood, NJ/Bergen Catholic 41 R.C. Scarpa FB SR 6-2 233 Clifton, NJ/Clifton 42 Gian Villante LB JR 6-1 224 Wantagh, NY/MacArthur 43 Kent Clancy LB FR 6-2 223 Davie, FL/Chaminade-Madonna 44 Luke Bonus LB RFR 5-9 191 Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee 45 Said Gaida LB FR 6-0 203 Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield 46 Justyn Davis DE SR 6-0 239 Englewood, NJ/Bergen County Academies 47 Jerry DeLuca DB JR 5-8 180 Long Branch, NJ/Verona 48 Chris Sebald OLB SR 6-1 216 Stone Ridge, NY/Rondout Valley 49 Derick Ilchert P JR 6-2 202 Waldwick, NJ/Bergen Catholic 50 Scott Szelong DE RFR 6-1 226 Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant Area 52 Jed Prisby OT SR 6-4 272 Lititz, PA/Warwick 53 Joe Akabalu DE RFR 6-1 238 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB SR 6-1 227 Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional 55 Tom Daddino LB JR 6-0 229 Franklin Square, NY/Carey 56 Stanley Gutierrez LB JR 5-11 219 Freeport, NY/Freeport 57 Shawn McMackin OG JR 6-3 276 River Vale, NJ/St. Joseph's Regional 58 Jason Goodman C JR 6-0 284 Weston, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 59 Tristan McLaren C JR 6-3 263 St. James, NY/Smithtown 60 Tom Ottaiano OG FR 6-3 285 East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park 62 Mike Juliana OT SO 6-3 275 Burlington Township, NJ/Holy Cross 63 Andrew Nelson DE FR 6-3 240 Uniondale, NY/Uniondale 64 Chris Durkin OT SR 6-4 285 Centereach, NY/Centereach 66 Zachary Carney DE FR 6-5 237 Wynatskill, NY/Blair Academy 67 Jaren Harrell OT FR 6-4 280 Quartz Hill, CA/Quartz Hill 70 Mike Trice OT RFR 6-5 320 Hempstead, NY/Holy Trinity 71 Brian Frederick OT FR 6-4 250 Dracut, MA/Dracut/Bridgton Academy 72 Phil Hall OG JR 6-2 293 Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills 74 Frank Coccaro OG SR 6-2 314 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/St. Joseph’s 75 Jimmy Mangiero OG RFR 6-2 280 Bloomington, IN/Bloomington South 76 Joe Asermelly OT SO 6-5 282 Hopkinton, RI/Chariho Regional 77 Armand Poole DT FR 6-3 280 Grayson, GA/Grayson 78 Ryan Boyle OL FR 6-2 275 Rocky Point, NY/Rocky Point 79 David Spanich OG RFR 6-3 270 Coral Springs, FL/Cardinal Gibbons 80 Ottis Lewis WR SO 6-5 215 Norwalk, CT/Brien McMahon 81 Shaine Smith WR SR 6-3 180 Long Island City, NY/August Martin 82 Rudys Santana WR JR 6-1 198 Wallington, NJ/Wallington 83 Aaron Weaver WR FR 6-2 200 Freeport, NYBaldwin 84 Chris Manno WR JR 5-10 195 Holbrook, NY/Sachem North 85 Bryan Smith WR SO 6-0 200 Matteson, IL/Marian Catholic 86 Chris Betz WR FR 5-10 200 Chatham, NJ/Chatham 88 Charles Sullivan WR JR 6-2 194 Nanuet, NY/St. Joseph Regional 89 Darnell Forrester WR SO 6-5 197 Queens Village, NY/Bayside 90 Mike Denimarck TE SO 6-4 246 Sound Beach, NY/Miller Place 91 Ken Sussman DT JR 6-3 286 Great Neck, NY/Great Neck North 92 Shemiah LeGrande DT JR 6-0 280 Staten Island, NY/Curtis 93 Bruce DeMyer DE RFR 6-1 242 Poughquag, NY/Arlington 94 Thomas Massey DE JR 6-4 210 Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie/Nassau CC 95 Al Carmody DE RFR 6-3 224 Wilton Manors, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 97 Antonio Colon DT SR 6-0 282 Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes

Head Football Coach: Dave Cohen Assistant Coaches: Ed Foley (Associate Head Coach/Offensive Line); Mike Elko (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs) John Perry (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Jaime Elizondo (Wide Receivers/Special Teams); Tony Thompson (Linebackers); Sean Spencer (Defensive Line); Bill Polin (Running Backs); T.J. DiMuzio (Tight Ends); Lyle Hemphill (Defensive Backs Assistant); Kevin Baumann (Defensive Assistant)

As of August 22, 2006