THE CI T ADEL Quick Facts Location: ........................................ Charleston, S.C. 29409 Primary Media Founded: ....................................................................... 1842 Charleston Post and Courier (843-937-5586) Enrollment: .................................................................. 1,900 Jeff Hartsell ([email protected]) Lt Gen John W. Rosa, Jr. Nickname: ............................................................. Bulldogs President Colors: .......................................... Citadel Blue and White President: ..................................... Lt Gen John W. Rosa, Jr. The State (803-771-8470) Athletics Director: ................................... Larry Leckonby Pat Obley ([email protected]) Faculty Athletics Representative: .Dr. William Sharbrough Associated Press (803-799-5510) Football Facts Pete Iacobelli ([email protected]) 2007 Record: .................................................................... 7-4 Conference Record (Place): ...........................4-3 (3rd, tie) WCSC-TV (843-402-5555) Home: ............................................................................... 4-2 Away: ............................................................................... 3-2 Andy Pruitt ([email protected]) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 34/13 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: .............................. 6/5 WCIV-TV (843-881-4444) Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: .............................. 6/5 John Nugent ([email protected]) Specialists Returning/Lost: ........................................... 4/2 Larry Leckonby WCBD-TV (843-884-2288) Director of Athletics Media Relations Brendan Clark ([email protected]) Football Contact: ................................ Noelle Orr Blaney E-mail: ........................................... [email protected] Office: .......................................................... (843) 953-5353 WQSC-AM (843-763-6631) Cell: ............................................................... (843) 708-0044 Robby Robinson ([email protected]) Fax: .............................................................. (843) 953-5058 Website: ..................................... www.CitadelSports.com South Carolina Network (800-922-2700) Press Box Phone: ................................ (843) 953-5004/5008 Phil Kornblut ([email protected]) Football Office Phone: ................................ (843) 953-5123 Dr. William Sharbrough Faculty Athletics Rep. Kelly Simpson Senior Woman Admin. Johnson Hagood Stadium Capacity: 21,000 Surface: Natural Grass Date Opened: 1948 Noelle Orr Blaney First Game: Davidson 14, The Citadel 6 (Oct. 16, 1948) Football SID All-Time Record: 196-122-3 (.615) Largest Crowd: 23,025 vs. Marshall (Oct. 17, 1992) 30 2008 Southern Conference Football BULLDOGS 2008 Schedule Date Opponent Time/TV (ET) Last Meeting Series A. 30 WEBBER INTERNATIONAL 7:00 CIT won 76-0 in 2007 CIT leads 1-0 S. 6 at Clemson 3:30/ESPN 360 CLEM won 38-0 in 2000 CLEM leads 29-5-1 S. 20 PRINCETON 1:00 None First Meeting S. 27 WESTERN CAROLINA* 1:00 CIT won 37-31 in 2007 CIT leads 18-13-1 O. 4 at Appalachian State* 3:00/SportSouth ASU won 45-24 in 2007 ASU leads 25-11 O. 11 ELON* 2:00 CIT won 42-31 in 2007 CIT leads 6-1 O. 18 at Furman* 2:00 CIT won 54-51 (OT) in 2007 FUR leads 54-30-3 O. 25 at Samford* 3:00 CIT won 35-16 in 1989 CIT leads 1-0 N. 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 1:00 GSU won 21-17 in 2007 GSU leads 13-4 N. 8 at Wofford* 3:00/SportSouth Wofford won 28-7 in 2007 CIT leads 40-19-1 N. 15 CHATTANOOGA* 2:00 CIT won 41-16 in 2007 UTC leads 24-15-2 N. 22 at Florida TBA UF won 49-10 in 1998 UF leads 13-0 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 ............................................................ 12-1 2005.................The Citadel...................................................... 4-7 2006.................The Citadel...................................................... 5-6 2007.................The Citadel...................................................... 7-4 CIT Record ........................................................................... 16-17 Career Record ...................................................................72-42-1 Kevin Higgins vs. 2008 Opponents 2008 Coaching Staff Webber International ..........1-0 ...............1.000 Bob Fello (Kent State, 1974): .........Asst. Head Coach/Sp. Teams Coordinator Clemson ................................0-0 ................ .000 Dave Cecchini (Lehigh, 1994): ........... Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Princeton ...............................4-0 ...............1.000 Isaac Collins (Rochester, 1994): ...................... Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Western Carolina .................3-0 ...............1.000 Ryan Hearn (South Florida, 2003): ...........Recruiting Coordinator/Tight Ends Appalachian State ...............0-3 ................ .000 Everette Sands (The Citadel, 1993): ............................................Running Backs Elon .......................................2-1 ................ .667 Eric Westerfield (Hamilton, 1992): .............................................. Defensive Line Furman .................................1-2 ................ .333 Aashon Larkins (Lehigh, 2003): ...................................................... Cornerbacks Samford ................................0-0 ................ .000 Kevin Olecki (The Citadel, 2003): ................................................Offensive Line Nate Hogge (Elon, 2002): ....................................................Asst. Offensive Line Georgia Southern ................1-2 ................ .333 Wes Nurse (Boise State, 2004): ................................................... Asst. Secondary Wofford .................................0-3 ................ .000 Andy Alden (West Virginia, 2004): .........................Defensive Quality Control Chattanooga .........................2-1 ................ .667 Matthew Mohler (Lehigh, 2007): ..............................Offensive Quality Control Florida ...................................0-0 ................ .000 Donnell Boucher (Worcester State, 2005): .................Strength & Conditioning www.SoConSports.com 31 THE CI T ADEL Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. 49 Tolu Akindele LB 5-10 205 Fr. Houston, Texas (Westfield) 1 Demetrius Jackson DB 13 Cortez Allen DB 6-2 180 So. Ocala, Fla. (North Marion) 2 Ryan Jones DB 21 Rickey Anderson RB 6-0 200 R-Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. (Cape Coral) 3 Tillman Millhouse DB 77 Chris Billingslea DL 6-5 230 Fr. Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill) 4 Mel Capers DB 27 Quentin Bivens RB 5-11 210 R-Fr. Georgetown, S.C. (Georgetown) 5 Andre Roberts WR 19 Bart Blanchard QB 6-2 200 So. Rock Hill, S.C. (Rock Hill Northwestern) 6 Cam Turner QB 29 Tate Blenke DB 5-11 190 So. Suwanee, Ga. (N. Gwinnett) 7 Keith Gamble DB 98 Jordan Brought TE 6-2 205 R-Fr. Belleville, Pa. (Valley Forge Military) 8 Alex Carr WR 52 Jacob Bryant OL 6-0 275 Sr. Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Sante Fe) 9 John Synovec DB 42 Rhett Bull LB 5-8 215 So. Downingtown, Pa. (Downingtown West) 10 Biron Nabritt DB 31 Jeremy Buncum LB 6-0 195 Fr. Charleston, S.C. (Stratford) 11 Joshua Haney WR 42 Nelson Burch RB 5-8 185 So. Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach) 12 Ben Carnell TE 89 Luke Caldwell WR 6-1 205 Fr. Wilmington, N.C. (John T. Hoggard) 12 N.J. Carroll DB 13 Cortez Allen DB 78 Chase Canipe OL 6-2 275 R-Fr. Greenwood, S.C. (Emerald) 16 Michael Cardwell QB 4 Mel Capers DB 5-9 175 So. North Charleston, S.C. (Fort Dorchester) 16 Demontrelle Smith DB 16 Michael Cardwell QB 6-2 200 R-Fr. Augusta, Ga. (Aquinas) 17 Miguel Starks QB 12 Ben Carnell TE 6-2 210 Sr. Wando, S.C. (Hanahan) 18 Tyler Starnes WR 8 Alex Carr WR 6-3 205 So. Tampa, Fla. (Freedom) 18 Alexander Wall QB 12 N.J. Carroll DB 5-9 170 R-Fr. Greenville, S.C. (Riverside) 19 Bart Blanchard QB 39 John Certusi DB 5-9 170 R-Fr. Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek) 20 John Shaw RB 95 Erik Clanton DL 6-3 235 So. Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) 21 Rickey Anderson RB 36 Gibb Clark WR 5-11 180 So. Isle of Palms, S.C. (Bishop England) 22 Jonathan Vest DB 55 Colton Clifton OL 6-1 270 R-So Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt) 22 Christian Robertson WR 28 DeQuan Coles WR 5-9 170 Fr. Dinwiddie, Va. (Dinwiddie) 23 Terrell Dallas RB 40 Michael Ross Collins WR 6-0 185 R-Fr. Florence, S.C. (West Florence) 24 DeAndre Smith DB 46 Patrick Connor LB 6-2 225 So. Houston, Texas (Langham Creek) 25 Shaquill Smith DB 84 Taylor Cornett TE 6-4 240 Sr. Columbia, S.C. (Dutch Fork) 26 Rod Harland DB 39 Zach