WWWwww.rpiathletics.com.RPIATHLETICS.COM RENSSELAER QUICK FACTS & TABLE OF CONTENTS Location ..................................................................... Troy, NY 12180-3590 Founded .................................................................................................1824 2007 SCHEDULE Undergraduate Enrollment ..................................................................5,142 Sept. 8 ENDICOTT .........................................................1pm President .................................................................Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Sept. 15 UTICA .................................................................1pm Acting Athletic Director ..........................................................Kevin Beattie Sept. 22 at Hobart*.................................................................1pm Athletic Department Phone .....................................................518-276-6685 Sept. 29 at Susquehanna* .................................................1:30pm Athletic Department Web Address ........................... www.rpiathletics.com Oct. 6 ST. LAWRENCE* ................................................1pm Colors .................................................................................Cherry & White Oct. 20 MERCHANT MARINE* .....................................1pm Nickname .......................................................................................Engineers Oct. 27 at WPI* .....................................................................2pm Home Field ................................................. ’86 Field (grass/3,000 capacity) Annual Transit Trophy Game Nov. 3 ROCHESTER* ....................................................1pm First Year of Football .....................................................................1886 (1-0) All-Time Record ...........................................................................369-471-42 Nov. 10 at Union* ................................................................12pm Years in Post-Season .................................................10 (3 NCAA, 7 ECAC) Annual Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game Conference .............................................................................Liberty League Home games in ALL CAPS; * - Indicates Liberty League games; All games Affiliations .................................................................NCAA Division III & broadcast LIVE on WRPI, 91.5 FM, and www.wrpi.org; All home games webcast .............................................. Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) by B2 Networks Base Offense ........................................................................Multiple Spread TABLE OF CONTENTS Base Defense ..............................................................................Multiple 4-3 Reflecting on Rensselaer ..........................................................................2-3 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ...............................................................4-6 2006 Regular Season Record ....................................................................7-3 President, Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson .............................................................5 2006 League Record/Finish ........................................................3-3/Fourth Troy and the Capital Region .......................................................................6 Starters Returning .....................................................13 (5 off., 7 def., 1 ST) Athletic Department Administration ..........................................................7 The 2007 Season Outlook ......................................................................8-10 Starters Lost ..............................................................11 (6 off., 4 def., 1 ST) Head Coach Joe King ........................................................................... 11-12 Letterwinners Returning ...........................................................................41 All-Time Head Coaches .............................................................................12 Letterwinners Lost .....................................................................................16 Assistant Coaches .................................................................................13-15 Football Support Personnel .......................................................................15 Head Coach ...................................................................Joe King (Siena ’70) Strength & Conditioning ..........................................................................16 Overall Collegiate Record ................................................125-47-2 (18 years) Rosters ................................................................................................... 17-18 Record at Rensselaer ........................................................125-47-2 (18 years) Pronunciations ...........................................................................................18 Office Phone .............................................................................518-276-2556 Players to Watch ....................................................................................19-31 e-mail .......................................................................................kingj@rpi.edu Roster Breakdowns ....................................................................................31 Assistant Coaches ......................................................................................... The Junior Varsity ......................................................................................31 John Barber (Hudson Valley CC) .......................................................RBs 2006 Final Statistics ...................................................................................32 Dan Cole (Rensselaer ’04) .................................................................QBs 2006 Game-by-Game Summaries .........................................................33-36 Pete Costanza (William Paterson ’94) ................................................DBs 2006 Honors & Awards ............................................................................36 Rensselaer’s National Academic All-Americas ..........................................37 Pat DelMonaco (Albany ’00) ....................................................OC & OL All-Time Record by Opponent ..................................................................38 Will Headen (Rensselaer ’89) ..............................................................LBs Year-by-Year Results ...............................................................................39-42 Kevin King (Rensselaer ’00) .................................................................LBs Year-by-Year Statistical Leaders...................................................................43 Steve Kremer (Navy ’79) ..................................................................... TEs All-Time Captains ......................................................................................44 John Maletta (LSU ’87) ...................................................................... RBs In the Post-Season .................................................................................45-46 Chad Martinovich (Hobart ’94) .............................................DC & DBs Rensselaer’s Annual Football Golf Tournament .......................................46 Justin Pollizi (Saint Rose) ....................................................................DBs Records & History ................................................................................47-51 Chris Sapp (North Greenville ’05) ....................................................WRs The Last Time it Happened.......................................................................51 Bob Schoonmaker (Hudson Valley CC) ............................................. OL Rensselaer’s All-Time Shutouts .................................................................52 RENSSELAER FOOTBALL 2 2007 Al Washington (Boston College ’06) ...................................................DL Rensselaer & The NFL ..............................................................................53 0 Football Office Phone ..............................................................518-276-6257 Rensselaer Football in the Athletics Hall of Fame ....................................53 0 2007 Team Photo .......................................................................................55 7 Captains: ................Nick Casale ‘09, Brendan McGowan ‘08, Tom Rayhill Facilities .....................................................................................................55 R Rensselaer Football Alumni Association ...................................................57 .........................................‘08, Jimmy Robertson ‘09 & John Tesiero ‘08 Liberty League ............................................................................................57 E 2007 Opponents ...................................................................................59-60 N Newcomers .................................................................................................50 All-Time Series Records by 2007 Opponents .......................................60-64 S S Head Athletic Trainer .....................................................Anthony Ortolano The 2007 Rensselaer football program is a product of the RPI sports information E Office Phone .............................................................................518-276-6730