TheThe CitadelCitadel Primary Media Charleston Post and Courier (843-937-5586) Jeff Hartsell ([email protected]) The State (803-771-8470) Pat Obley ([email protected]) Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa Jr. Quick Facts President Location: ...................................... Charleston, S.C. 29409 Associated Press (803-799-5510) Founded: ...................................................................... 1872 Pete Iacobelli ([email protected]) Enrollment: ................................................................. 1,900 Nickname: ............................................ Bulldogs, Cadets WCSC-TV (843-402-5753) Colors: ........................................ Citadel Blue and White President: ................................ Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, Jr. Craig Birnbach ([email protected]) Athletics Director: ...................................... Les Robinson Faculty Athletics Representative: ........ Lt. Col. William WCIV-TV (843-881-4444) Sharbrough Josh Morton ([email protected]) Football Facts WCBD-TV (843-884-2288) 2006 Record: ................................................................... 5-6 Brendan Clark ([email protected]) 2006 Southern Conference Record (place): ........ 4-3 (4th) Offense: ...................................................... Spread Option Defense: ........................................................................... 4-3 WQSC-AM (843-763-6631) Robby Robinson ([email protected]) Les Robinson Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................... 32/16 Starters Returning/Lost: ............................................. 17/8 Director of Athletics Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 7/4 South Carolina Network (800-922-2700) Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 8/3 Phil Kornblut ([email protected]) Specialists Returning/Lost: ...........................................2/1 Media Relations Football Contact: ............................................. Noelle Orr E-mail: ......................................... [email protected] Office: .......................................................... (843) 953-5353 Cell: ............................................................. (843) 708-0044 Fax: ............................................................... (843) 953-5058 Web-site: ................................... www.CitadelSports.com Press Box Phone: .............................. (843) 953-5004/5008 Football Office Phone: ............................. (843) 953-5123 Dr. William Sharbrough Faculty Athletics Rep. Kelly Simpson Senior Woman Admin. Johnson Hagood Stadium - Home of the Bulldogs Capacity: 21,000 Surface: Natural Grass Noelle Orr Opened: 1948 Football SID All-time Record: 192-120-3 (.610) 34 www.SoConSports.com BulldogsBulldogs 2007 Schedule Date Opponent Time Last Meeting Series S. 1 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 2:00 CSU won 38-35 (2 OT) in 2006 CIT leads 3-1 S. 8 WEBBER INTERNATIONAL 2:00 None First Meeting S. 15 at Wisconsin 12:00 None First Meeting S. 29 at Chattanooga 6:00 CIT won 24-21 in 2006 UTC leads 24-14-2 O. 6 WOFFORD 3:00 WOF won 28-20 in 2006 CIT leads 40-18-1 O. 13 FURMAN 2:00 FUR won 23-17 in 2006 FUR leads 54-29-3 O. 20 at Western Carolina 1:00 CIT won 30-27 (OT) in 2006 CIT leads 17-13-1 O. 27 at Georgia Southern 12:00 CIT won 24-21 in 2006 GSU leads 12-4 N. 3 APPALACHIAN STATE 2:00 ASU won 42-13 in 2006 ASU leads 24-11 N. 10 ELON 1:00 CIT won 44-7 in 2006 CIT leads 5-1 N. 17 at VMI 12:00 CIT won 48-21 in 2006 CIT leads 33-30-2 Head Coach Kevin Higgins Hometown: Emerson, N.J. Birth date: December 1, 1955 Education: West Chester, 1977 Coaching: Assistant, Emerson (N.J.) High, 1977-78 Assistant, North Warren (N.J.) High, 1979-80 Assistant, Gettysburg, 1981-84 Assistant, Richmond, 1985-87 Assistant, Lehigh, 1988-93 Head Coach, Lehigh, 1994-00 Assistant, Detroit Lions, 2001-04 Head Coach, The Citadel, 2005-present Year-by-Year Record 1994 ................Lehigh ......................................................... 5-5-1 1995 ................Lehigh ............................................................. 8-3 1996 ................Lehigh ............................................................. 5-6 1997 ................Lehigh ............................................................. 4-7 1998 ................Lehigh ........................................................... 12-1 1999 ................Lehigh ........................................................... 10-2 2000 ................Lehigh ........................................................... 10-2 2005 ................The Citadel ..................................................... 4-7 2006 ................The Citadel ..................................................... 5-6 CIT Record ............................................................................ 9-13 Career Record ................................................................. 65-38-1 Kevin Higgins vs. 2007 Opponents Charleston Southern ......... 1-1 .............. .500 Webber International ........ 0-0 .............. .000 Wisconsin............................ 0-0 .............. .000 Chattanooga ....................... 1-1 .............. .500 Wofford ............................... 0-2 .............. .000 2007 Coaching Staff Furman ................................ 0-2 .............. .000 Bob Fello (Kent State, 1974): ........ Asst. Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, LB Western Carolina ............... 2-0 .............. 1.00 Dave Cecchini (Lehigh, 1994): ............ Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers Georgia Southern .............. 1-1 .............. .500 Isaac Collins (Rochester, 1994):......................... Defensive Coordinator, Safeties Ryan Hearn (South Florida, 2003): ............ Recruiting Coordinator, Tight Ends Appalachian State ............. 0-2 .............. .00 Everette Sands (The Citadel, 1993): .............................................. Running Backs Elon ...................................... 1-1 .............. .500 Eric Westerfield (Hamilton, 1992): .................................................Defensive Line VMI ...................................... 2-0 .............. 1.00 Aashon Larkins (Lehigh, 2003): .......................................................... Cornerbacks Kevin Olecki (The Citadel, 2003): ................................................... Offensive Line Kevin Magouirk (South Carolina, 2001): .................... Assistant Offensive Line Wes Nurse (Boise State, 2004): ...................................... Assistant Defensive Line George Shehl (West Virginia, 2005): ........ Special Teams, Def. Quality Control Matthew Mohler (Lehigh, 2007): .............. Special Teams, Off. Quality Control www.SoConSports.com 35 TheThe CitadelCitadel Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Demetrius Jackson DB 36 Mike Adams PK 5-11 185 Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) 2 Kendrick Lyles DB 13 Cortez Allen DB 6-2 175 So. Ocala, Fla. (North Marion) 3 Tillman Millhouse DB 21 Rickey Anderson WR 6-0 198 Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. (Cape Coral) 4 Mel Capers DB 80 Charles Barney TE 6-1 190 R-Fr. Dallas, Texas (W.T. White) 5 Andre Roberts WR 19 Bart Blanchard QB 6-2 185 R-Fr. Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill Northwestern) 6 Cam Turner QB 29 Tate Blenke DB 5-11 180 R-Fr. Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 7 Duran Lawson QB 52 Kevin Boyle OL 6-0 243 R-Fr. Cape May, N.J. (Cape May) 8 Alex Carr WR 90 Trevar Broughton DE 6-2 225 Sr. Hampton, Va. (Hampton) 9 Marcel Huggins DB 26 Preston Brown LB 5-8 184 Sr. Columbia, S.C. (Columbia) 10 Biron Nabritt DB 94 Jacob Bryant DL 6-0 272 Sr. Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Sante Fe) 11 Joshua Haney WR 67 Jameson Bryant OL 6-2 265 Fr. Greenville, N.C. (J.H. Rose) 12 Benjamin Carnell QB 42 Nelson Burch WR 5-10 176 R-Fr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach) 13 Cortez Allen DB 78 Chase Canipe OL 6-2 279 Fr. Greenwood, S.C. (Emerald) 16 Michael Cardwell QB 4 Mel Capers DB 5-9 170 Fr. North Charleston, S.C. (Fort Dorchester) 17 Ta’Mar Jernigan WR 16 Michael Cardwell QB 6-2 195 Fr. Augusta, Ga. (Aquinas) 18 Joel Miller RB 12 Benjamin Carnell QB 6-2 202 Jr. Wando, S.C. (Hanahan) 19 Bart Blanchard QB 8 Alex Carr WR 6-3 190 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (Freedom) 20 Montrell Lee RB 28 Joshua Castillo RB 5-7 180 R-Fr. San Francisco, Calif. (Sacred Heart) 21 Rickey Anderson WR 95 Erik Clanton DL 6-3 220 R-Fr. Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) 22 Jonathan Vest DB 36 Gibb Clark WR 5-11 170 R-Fr. Charleston, S.C. (Bishop England) 23 Tory Cooper RB 69 Colton Clifton OL 6-2 295 R-Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt) 24 Rashard Green DB 40 Michael Collins WR 6-1 175 Fr. Florence, S.C. (West Florence) 25 Shaquill Smith DB 46 Patrick Connor LB 6-2 215 R-Fr. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek) 26 Preston Brown LB 23 Tory Cooper RB 5-7 181 Sr. Effingham, S.C. (South Florence) 26 Mozar Ross RB 84 Taylor Cornett TE 6-2 238 Jr. Columbia, S.C. (Dutch Fork) 27 Dwight House DB 39 Zach Cornett WR 6-1 195 Fr. Columbia, S.C. (Dutch Fork) 28 Ryan Jones DB 47 James Costigan PK 6-2 225 So. Aiken, S.C. (Aiken) 28 Joshua Castillo RB 97 Chris Curtis DL 5-11 240 Fr. Okeechobee, Fla. (Okeechobee) 29 Tate Blenke DB 79 Daniel DeHaven OL 6-3 280 So. Charleston, S.C.(James Island) 29 Christian Robertson WR 55 Charles Evans DE 6-1 230 So. Greenville, Fla. (Madison) 30 Jordon Gilmore LB 73 Jonathan Felix OL 6-4 282 R-Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt) 31 Joshua Lawson DB 61 MacCrea Finch OL 6-5 240 Fr. Mount Pleasant, S.C. (Wando) 32 Reggie Rice .DB 87 Scott Flanagan WR 6-1 184 Jr. Camarillo, Calif. (Hargrave