TAYLOR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 70TH SEASON EMAT | Every Man A Trojan OF TAYLOR FOOTBALL PPROGRAMROGRAM TIMELINETIMELINE TAYLOR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 70TH SEASON PURSUIT SEPTEMBER 24, 1948 SEPTEMBER 28, 1951 OCTOBER 27, 1962 NOVEMBER 11, 1972 Taylor fell to Huntington, 12-6, After playing its home games in The Trojans defeated Hanover, Taylor reached a program mile- in the fi rst football game in TU Marion for the fi rst three years 21-12, for the fi rst champion- stone by defeating Hanover program history. The contest of existence, the Taylor football ship in program history. Taylor by a 24-21 score to record the was played in front of over 4,000 program topped Anderson, 12- went undefeated in league play 100th victory on the gridiron for fans at Memorial Field in Marion 0, in the fi rst game on TU’s cam- to win the Hoosier Collegiate the Purple and Gold. as part of Taylor’s Homecoming pus. The game was played on Conference Championship. festivities. The Trojans did not the grass infi eld of the George win a game during their fi rst Glass Track and Field Complex. OCTOBER 26, 1963 season. The Trojans again toppled Ha- OCTOBER 30, 1954 nover, this time by a 68-0 mar- SEPTEMBER 16, 1949 Taylor made history by playing gin, to claim a second-straight Taylor notched its fi rst-ever win Fisk in the fi rst inter-racial sport- HCC crown. on the gridiron, avenging its ing event within the state of loss to Huntington the previous Tennessee. The Trojans came OCTOBER 31, 1964 season with a 12-0 shutout vic- away with a victory, blanking Taylor won a third-straight HCC tory against the Foresters. Fisk by a 32-0 score. Championship with a 7-0 win over Franklin for the only three- peat in program history. OCTOBER 28, 1967 A 36-20 win at Franklin secured the fourth HCC Championship for TU in six years. 1 CELEBRATING 70 YEARS PPROGRAMROGRAM TIMELINETIMELINE TAYLOR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 70TH SEASON EMAT | Every Man A Trojan SEPTEMBER 27, 1980 OCTOBER 1, 1994 NOVEMBER 9, 2002 SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 Taylor opened Jim Wheeler Me- TU defeated Saint Xavier, 29-14, The Purple and Gold took down Taylor took the turf inside New morial Stadium, after 28 sea- for its fi rst Mid-States Football Malone, 35-21, for the pro- Stadium for the fi rst time, hand- sons of competition within the Association win, after joining the gram’s fi rst-ever MSFA Mideast ing Iowa Wesleyan a 41-14 de- George Glass Track and Field MSFA at the start of the year. League win. feat. Complex. The Trojans fell to Defi ance, 9-8, in their fi rst game OCTOBER 18, 1997 SEPTEMBER 3, 2009 SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 at the new venue. Taylor reached its 200th all-time The Trojans played their fi rst TU blew out Anderson, 51-10, win on the gridiron with a 38-14 night game on campus, hosting in its fi rst game inside the new- OCTOBER 27, 1984 triumph at Iowa Wesleyan. Anderson and scoring a 31-16 ly-named Turner Stadium. The The Trojans took the turf at the victory against the Ravens un- Trojans won the Wagon Wheel Hoosier Dome for the fi rst time NOVEMBER 14, 1998 der the lights at Wheeler Memo- for the eighth-straight year and in school history. Taylor suffered TU took down Saint Ambrose, rial Stadium. moved to 14-12 against AU a 45-20 loss to Wabash in the 25-16, for the fi rst MSFA Title in since the Wagon Wheel tradition contest. program history. started in 1990. NOVEMBER 13, 1999 NOVEMBER 11, 2017 Taylor notched a second-straight Taylor celebrates its 70th year of MSFA Championship with a 38- action on the gridiron. 12 win over Trinity International. NOVEMBER 20, 1999 The Trojans toppled Missouri Valley, 38-12, in Upland for TU’s fi rst-ever NAIA Playoff victory. OF TAYLOR FOOTBALL 2 CCHAMPIONSHIPHAMPIONSHIP TEAMSTEAMS TAYLOR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 70TH SEASON PURSUIT 1962 Hoosier Collegiate 1963 Hoosier Collegiate Conference Champions Conference Champions 1964 Hoosier Collegiate 1967 Hoosier Collegiate Conference Champions Conference Champions 1998 Mid-States Football Association 1999 Mid-States Football Association Midwest League Champions Midwest League Champions 3 CELEBRATING 70 YEARS AALL-TIMELL-TIME COACHINGCOACHING WINSWINS TAYLOR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 70TH SEASON EMAT | Every Man A Trojan Taylor University Head Coaches Ranked By Wins Coach Wins Years Coached Ron Korfmacher 48 2008-Present Bob Davenport 48 1957-1968 Steve Wilt 45 1994-2005 Jim Law 41 1982-1989 Nelson Gould 20 1969-1973 Tom Carlson 15 1974-1976 Dale Carlson 14 1990-1993 Sam Sample 14 1977-1981 Earl Cravens 13 1955-1956 Don Granitz 10 1952-1954 Paul Williams 8 1950-1951 Don Odle 4 1949 James Bell 3 2006-2007 Korfmacher and Davenport PLAYER TESTIMONIAL - MIKE McGOWAN PLAYER TESTIMONIAL - ANWAR SMITH PLAYER TESTIMONIAL - ADAM SAUDER (PLAYED FOR DAVENPORT AND GOULD) (PLAYED FOR WILT) (PLAYED FOR KORFMACHER) I accepted Christ as my Savior after eighth TU Football has always been about more Taylor Football is about building lifelong grade but it was not until Taylor offensive than wins and losses to me. TUFB makes relationships with teammates, coaches guard, Chuck Gifford, fl ew off the line and me think of the brotherhood formed when and most importantly, with Christ. My time hit me square in my chest during our fi rst you have a group of men all working to- as a Trojan gave me the chance to play contact my freshman year that I had a ward the same goal. It is a vivid example of the sport I love, while helping develop me life-changing experience. Instantly, I real- how the body of Christ works. As a result, into a man of character. Being a part of TU ized that Christian guys can be tough as the men I began my TUFB journey with 21 Football is far more than just being on a anyone as they play football for the Lord. years ago are some of my greatest friends team. You are a member of a brotherhood, My personal walk with the Lord came alive to this day. The same way they challenged which surpasses the present and connects that day through my favorite sport. My and encouraged me as a player and stu- you with those who have come before and years playing at Taylor were some of the dent, they now challenge and encourage who will come after. #EMAT. best and most infl uential years of my life. me as a husband and father. I will forever I thank the Lord constantly for making my be grateful to the coaches and my team- life real through football, my teammates mates for instilling in me many positive val- and my coaches. ues that I still use in my life today. I Timothy 4:8 - For physical training is of some value, but Godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. Wagon Wheel Rivalry The Wagon Wheel Game between Taylor and Anderson stands as one of the greatest traditions in the 70-year history of the TU Football program. The two sides have met on the gridiron a total of 65 times, with the Ravens holding a 37-26-2 margin in the series. The fi rst game in the all-time series between the two schools was a 31- 12 Taylor win at AU on October 19, 1949 in TU’s second season and the series was haulted following the Trojans’ 51-10 win in Upland on September 5, 2015. The teams started playing for the cherished Wagon Wheel during the 1990 season, with the Ravens winning the fi rst four and six of the fi rst seven. The Purple and Gold dominated the series in recent years however, winning each of the fi nal eight contests to take a 14-12 edge in the Wagon Wheel Game. Taylor has not faced a defi cit against Anderson since the 2008 contest and outscored the Orange and Black by a 210-27 gap over the fi nal four meetings. OF TAYLOR FOOTBALL 4 HHONORSONORS PAGEPAGE TAYLOR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 70TH SEASON PURSUIT FOOTBALL PLAYERS/COACHES IN TAYLOR ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME Name At Taylor Induction Year Bob Davenport 1957-1968 1973 Don Granitz 1948-1951, 1952-1954 1973 David Kastelein 1961-1963 1973 Donald Callan 1951-1954 1974 Benjamin Mosher 1958-1961 1974 Tom Dillon 1966-1967 1975 Paul Warner 1961-1964 1975 Gary Jones 1963-1965 1977 Kevin Sorensen 1969-1972 1978 Dennis McBrier 1969-1972 1979 Gordon Pritz 1973-1976 1982 Trevor Tipton 1975-1978 1984 Bob Davis 1956-1957 1985 Jay Tyree 1977-1978 1987 Sam Eddy 1975-1977 1989 Malvin Cofi eld 1948-1949 1990 John Nelson 1948-1951 1990 Wade Russell 1983-1985 1992 Ron Johnson 1966-1967 1995 Jim Law 1982-1989 2000 Doug Bonura 1991-1994 2001 Nelson Gould 1957-1959, 1969-1973 2004 Justin Heth 1996-1999 2008 MMIKEIKE WOODSWOODS Rick Minnich 1970-1973 2009 James MacLeish 1963-1964 2010 Mike Woods 1985-1988 2011 Jonathan Jenkins 1996-1999 2012 Tim Shapley 1986-1989 2013 Josh Staley 2000-2003 2014 Quinn Hirschy 1996-1999 2016 Did You Know? | #20 Nelson Gould is the only player in TU Football history to have his number retired? DDAVIDAVID KASTELEINKASTELEIN TTREVORREVOR TTIPTONIPTON 5 CELEBRATING 70 YEARS HHONORSONORS PAGEPAGE TAYLOR UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 70TH SEASON EMAT | Every Man A Trojan NAIA ALL-AMERICANS COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS IN TAYLOR FOOTBALL PROGRAM HISTORY IN TAYLOR FOOTBALL PROGRAM HISTORY Name Position Year Team Name Position Year Team Bob Davis OL 1957 Third-Team Nick Freeman QB 2011 Second-Team Mike McGowan DL 1970 Honorable-Mention Matt Orvis TE 2011 First-Team Dennis McBrier LB 1972 Honorable-Mention Garrett Wheeler LB 2011 First-Team Gordon Pritz DL 1975 Honorable-Mention Cody Schwerin DL 2012 First-Team Kevin Butcher OL 1975 Honorable-Mention Nick Freeman QB 2012 Second-Team Jim McFarland LB 1975 Second-Team Hans Lundberg TE 2014 First-Team Gordon Pritz DL 1976 Honorable-Mention Brandon Haan P 2014 First-Team Wade Russell OL 1985 First-Team Andrew Sheard WR 2014 First-Team David Moellering DL 1987 Honorable-Mention Shawn Lashbrook WR 2015 First-Team Mike Woods RB 1987 Honorable-Mention Hans Lundberg TE 2015 First-Team David Diller OL 1988 Honorable-Mention Tyler Mills DB 2015 First-Team Tim Shapley DL 1988 Honorable-Mention Jake Venable DL 2015 First-Team Mike Woods RB 1988 Honorable-Mention Brandon Haan P 2016 First-Team Tim Shapley DL 1989 First-Team Hans Lundberg TE 2016 First-Team Walter Moore RB 1989 Honorable-Mention David Diller OL 1990 Honorable-Mention Casey Sparrow WR 1992 Second-Team Doug Bonura WR 1993 First-Team Doug Bonura WR 1994 First-Team J.J.