TABLE OF CONTENTS/QUICK FACTS SHEPHERD QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Location _____________________________________ Shepherdstown, WV Media Information/Media Coverage ........................................................ IFC Founded ___________________________________________________ 1871 Table of Contents/Quick Facts/Credits ........................................................ 1 Enrollment ________________________________________________ 4,700 Travel Plans ....................................................................................................... 1 Nickname _________________________________________________ Rams Administration/Phone Directory .................................................................. 2 Colors ______________________________________________ Blue & Gold About Shepherd College ................................................................................. 3 Affiliation______________________________________________ NCAA II Ram Stadium Profile ........................................................................................ 4 Conference ________________________________ West Virginia (WVIAC) Strength Training/Sports Medicine ............................................................... 5 President _____________________________________ Dr. David L. Dunlop Head Coach Monte Cater ............................................................................. 6-7 Athletic Director _____________________________________ Monte Cater Assistant Coaches' Profiles ........................................................................... 8-9 NCAA Compliance Officer ___________________________________ TBA Faculty Athletic Representative _______________________________ TBA 2001 Outlook .............................................................................................. 11-13 Web Site _____________________________________ www.shepherd.edu 2001 Rosters ................................................................................................ 14-15 2001 Player Profiles ................................................................................... 16-23 HEAD COACH MONTE CATER 2001 Opponent Profiles ............................................................................. 25-34 Office Phone _______________________________________ 304/876-5263 2000 Game-by-Game Recaps ................................................................... 36-40 Best time to reach ______________________________________ Mornings Career Highlights of James Rooths .............................................................. 41 Cater's career record ________________________ 20 Years/123-76-2 (.617) 2000 Final Statistics .................................................................................... 42-44 Years and record at SC _______________________ 14 Years/92-53-1 (.633) 2000 Game-by-Game Starters/Future Schedules ...................................... 45 2000 WVIAC Standings/All-Star Teams ..................................................... 46 ASSISTANT COACHES 2000 WVIAC Final Statistics ......................................................................... 47 Bob Haley __________________________________ Defensive Coordinator 2001 WVIAC Composite Schedule/WVIAC History .............................. 48 Ernie McCook ________________ Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Individual Records ......................................................................................... 50 Pete Yurish _____________________________ ILBs/Strength Coordinator Team Records .................................................................................................. 51 John Pearce ________________________________________ Defensive Line Rushing Records ........................................................................................ 52-53 Jack Ginn ___________________________ Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers Passing & Receiving Records ........................................................................ 54 Additional Top-10 Lists ................................................................................. 55 Yearly Statistical Leaders .......................................................................... 56-57 2001 FOOTBALL FACTS The Last Time/Additional Career Leaders ................................................. 58 2000 Record (Conf. Record) ___________________________ 7-3 (5-2, 3rd) Longest Plays/All-Time Coaching Records ............................................... 59 Starters Returning/Lost _____________________________________ 13/10 Honors and Awards .................................................................................. 60-61 (6/5 on offense -- 6/5 on defense -- 1/0 kickers) All-Time Series Records ................................................................................. 62 Letterwinners Returning/Lost _______________________________ 29/16 All-Time Game-by-Game Results ........................................................... 63-67 Offensive Alignment ___________________________________ Multiple I Year-by-Year Breakdown ............................................................................... 68 Defensive Alignment _________________________________________ 4-4 All-Time Roster .......................................................................................... 69-74 Stadium _____________________________________ Ram Stadium (5,000) Shepherd History ....................................................................................... 75-76 Year opened ________________________________________________ 1959 Schedule ....................................................................................................... OBC Surface ___________________________________________________ Grass All-time record at Ram Stadium _____________________ 123-56-6 (.681) 2001 SHEPHERD TRAVEL PLANS SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director __________________________ Chip Ransom ST. JOSEPH'S (SEPTEMBER 15, 2001) SID Phone _________________________________________ 304/876-5228 The team will depart for St. Joseph's via chartered bus at 7:30 a.m. on Friday SID Fax ____________________________________________ 304/876-3267 (9-14-01). The team will depart St. Joseph's immediately after the game. Website __________________ www.shepherd.edu/pub_info/sports.html Ransom e-mail _____________________________ [email protected] FAIRMONT STATE (OCTOBER 6, 2001) Ransom at home ____________________________________ 304/876-3243 The team will depart for Fairmont via chartered bus on Friday (10-5-01) at 4:00 p.m. The team will depart Fairmont immediately after the game. On the Cover: Junior quarterback Joel Gordon and senior wide receiver GLENVILLE STATE (OCTOBER 20, 2001) Jason Dirting lead the Rams in 2001. The team will depart for Glenville via chartered bus on Friday (10-19-01) at Credits: The 2001 Shepherd College Football Guide is a publication of the 2:00 p.m. The team will depart Glenville immediately after the game. Shepherd College Sports Information Office. Editor ______________________________________________ Chip Ransom WV WESLEYAN (NOVEMBER 3, 2001) Photography __________________________ Gary Kable, Todd Lipscomb, The team will depart for WV Wesleyan via chartered bus on Friday (11-2- Timothy D. Haines, Pat Dockeney, Cindy L. Davis, Robin Smithmeyer 01) at 4:00 p.m. The team will depart WV Wesleyan immediately after the game. Cover design by Timothy D. Haines. Cover photograph by Gary CONCORD (NOVEMBER 10, 2001) Kable. Special thanks to Valerie Owens and Timothy D. Haines of The team will depart for Concord via chartered bus on Friday (11-9-01) at the Shepherd College External Affairs Office for their invaluable noon. The team will depart Concord immediately after the game. time and assistance. 2001 SHEPHERD COLLEGE FOOTBALL GUIDE / 1 ADMINISTRATION/PHONE DIRECTORY DR. DAVID L. DUNLOP CHIP RANSOM PRESIDENT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR PENN STATE '65 SHEPHERD '86 David L. Dunlop became President of Shepherd College in 1996. Prior to Entering his fifth year that time, he had spent many years developing his leadership skills through as director of sports in- a variety of academic and administrative roles. Dr. Dunlop served as the formation and promo- chief academic officer at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ) for tions at Shepherd is seven years and Interim President for one year. He had risen through the Chip Ransom. Ransom ranks at UPJ, starting in 1973 as chair of the secondary education department, took over as SID in No- moving up to division chair, then assistant dean, before becoming the chief vember 1997 after serv- academic officer in 1989. ing as assistant sports Dr. Dunlop earned a B.S. in secondary education in biology and physical information director at science at The Pennsylvania State University in 1965. He obtained an M.Ed., Shepherd since June from Penn State, in 1966; this degree in biological sciences education. The 1992. University of Pittsburgh is where Dr. Dunlop earned his Ph.D. in science He also served as a education. Following those educational experiences, as Dr. Dunlop progressed in his career, he was volunteer assistant in the Mount St. Mary's sports selected to participate in several academies and institutes, most notably the Institute for Educational information office in the spring of 1992. Management at Harvard University. Ransom graduated with a B.S. degree from Dr. Dunlop has had two books published as well as numerous articles, which have appeared in Shepherd College in 1986. He is a member of Col- national