2007 CATAWBA COLLEGE FOOTBALL GUIDE CONTENTS Catawba Athletic Administration . 1 Head Coach Chip Hester . 2 Assistant Coaches . 3-5 Season Outlook . 6-7 Player Profiles . 8-20 In the Community . .21 2007 Veteran Roster . 22 2007 Newcomer Roster . 23 Indians’ 2006 Statistics . 24-25 2006 Year in Review . 26-30 All-Americans and Pro Players . 31 Record Vs.All Opponents . 32 Year-By-Year Scores . 33-35 Individual Records . 35-36 Team Records . 37 Career Leaders . 38 Top Individual Seasons . 39 South Atlantic Conference . 40 Shuford Stadium . Inside Back Cover Jamelle Cuthbertson Joe Brown 2007 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Aug. 25 at Chowan Murfreesboro,NC 1:00 Sept. 1 at Elizabeth City St. Elizabeth City,NC 6:00 SEPT. 8 LIVINGSTONE SALISBURY 7:00 SEPT. 15 FAYETTEVILLE STATE SALISBURY 7:00 SEPT. 22 OPEN SEPT. 27 MARS HILL* (FW) SALISBURY 8:00 OCT. 6 NEWBERRY* SALISBURY 7:00 Oct. 13 at Carson-Newman* Jefferson City,TN 3:00 Oct. 20 at Tusculum* Greeneville,TN 1:30 OCT. 27 WINGATE* (HC) SALISBURY 1:30 Nov. 3 at Brevard Brevard,NC 7:00 NOV. 10 LENOIR-RHYNE* SALISBURY 1:30 BOLD CAPS DENOTE HOME GAMES * Denotes South Atlantic Conference games (FW) Denotes Family Weekend Charles McAfee Antwan Strong (HC) Denotes Homecoming Weekend CREDITS CONTACT INFORMATION HEAD COACH: This football yearbook is a publication of the Chip Hester (6th year, 36-18) ASSISTANT COACHES: Catawba College Sports Information Office. John Fitz, Calvin Hunter, Bob Lancaster, Matt Barrett, D.J. Summers, Ben Hepler, Khanis Hubbard,Todd McComb,Al Hooker, Radell Lockhart, Derrick Lloyd EDITOR: Jim Lewis, Director of Sports Information FOOTBALL OFFICE TELEPHONES: (704-637-4491, 637-4722, 637-4479) ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: WRITTEN BY: Jim Lewis,Tim Readling and Dennis Davidson (704-637-4474) SPORTS INFORMATION: Tom Readling Jim Lewis (704-637-4720) TICKET INFORMATON: Peggy Mason (704-637-4474) PHOTOGRAPHY: Chuck Williams, Jim Lewis, STADIUM: Shuford Stadium (4,000) James Sipes and Curtis Fowler. COLORS: Blue and White Administration 100th Anniversary (1907-2007) DR. ROBERT E. KNOTT DENNIS DAVIDSON President Athletic Director Dr. Robert Knott earned a B.S. in math- Dennis Davidson has been ematics and physics/education in 1962 director of athletics since May of from Wake Forest University,a B.D.in social 1996. He came to Catawba College in July 1984 as director ethics from Southeastern Seminary,an M.A. of public information and moved in religion and philosophy from Wake totally into sports information Forest and a Ph.D. in philosophy/higher one year later. education from SUNY/Buffalo in 1975. He In 1991, Davidson was pro- has also completed additional graduate moted to assistant to the athletic studies in mathematics and physics at director, and in 1993, he was promoted to assistant athletic director for game North Carolina State and mathematics at Wake Forest. operations, in addition to the sports information duties. Davidson oversees the entire athletic program at Catawba.He has also been Before his appointment as President of Catawba College in 2002, Dr. responsible for securing athletic advertising and sponsorships and has had sig- Knott served for three years as Chancellor of Mars Hill College where he nificant roles in Catawba’s Sports Hall of Fame inductions, the South Atlantic was the chief operating officer responsible for all programs and personnel Conference Spring Sports Festival and the year-end athletic ceremony. He is a of the College. member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Prior to his service at Mars Hill, Dr. Knott served from 1989-99 as (NACDA) and was a member of the regional advisory committee for NCAA President of Tusculum College, a 200-year old Presbyterian school of 1,500 Division II football (2002-04). Davidson was also highly involved in the plan- students. Dr. Knott has held several other administrative positions, includ- ning of the Hayes Field House and Shuford Stadium reconstruction. He also has directed the highly popular Sam Moir Christmas Basketball Classic since 1996. ing Provost of Catawba from 1982-89, Dean of the College at Arkansas A former member of the College Sports Information Directors of America College and Academic Vice President and Dean of the College at Gardner- (CoSIDA), Davidson was chairman of the NAIA District 26 SIDs and the Webb University. He has taught philosophy at Catawba, Tusculum and Carolinas Conference Awards Committee for three years (1986-89). He was Mars Hill, and mathematics at Wake Forest. voted by his peers as District 26 SID of the Year for 1987-88 and 1992-93. In 1999, Dr. Knott was inducted as a charter member of the South Born in Statesville,but reared in Salisbury,Davidson graduated in 1977 from Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame,due to his instrumental leadership when West Rowan High School, where he was a four-year letterman in baseball, earn- the SAC became a comprehensive league in 1989. In recent years, Dr. ing All-North Piedmont Conference honors as a senior. Davidson earned a bachelor’s degree in English at Catawba in 1981, work- Knott has led the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools reaccredi- ing as a part-time writer at The Salisbury Post during his college years. He actu- tation visits. ally began at The Post as a 16-year-old sportswriter in 1975. A native of Winston-Salem, NC, Dr. Knott is married to the former A member of Milford Hills United Methodist Church, Davidson is president Brenda Sue Harris, a librarian and archivist. She served as librarian in the of the Westside Pool Association. He is also a member of the PTA at Hurley Salisbury School system and as archivist at Tusculum College. They have Elementary and Salisbury High Schools. two children: Andrea Knott Brewer, a classicist and collectible bear artist Davidson resides in Salisbury with his wife, Toni, a registered nurse at and Robert Knott,Jr., a student personnel officer with a graduate degree in Lexington Memorial Hospital. They have three daughters,Bethany (18),a fresh- man at Catawba, Katie (15) and Carrie (10). Asian studies. Athletic Training Robert J. Casmus begins his sev- in 2005 he was honored in Indianapolis by the NATA, during its national conven- enteenth year as head athletic train- tion with the Athletic Trainer Service Award and was presented the Dan Libera er at Catawba College overseeing all Service Award by the Board of Certification. athletic health care services and the A native of Sinking Spring, PA, Casmus earned a master’s degree in exercise athletic drug testing and education and sports science from the University of Arizona in 1985. During that time, program. Casmus worked as head athletic trainer at Palo Verde High School. He earned a Casmus, along with assistant bachelor’s degree in health education from Temple University in 1983 and during trainers Rob Dingle and Michael his time in the Pennsylvania area,Casmus worked as an athletic trainer for St.John Eden, instruct approximately 20 stu- Neumann High School and as a summer intern for the Philadelphia Eagles. dent athletic trainers in the various In addition,Casmus completed the Advanced Athletic Training Program at West educational components of athletic Chester University in 1983 and is a certified EMT in the state of North Carolina. training. They also supervise the stu- He has also completed 24 hours of post-graduate work at the following universi- dents in the clinical aspects as they ties: Penn State, East Carolina,Virginia, and Washington. care for Catawba’s athletes. Prior to his current position, Casmus was the head athletic trainer at Chowan In 2007, Casmus was named the College (1985-90). He also volunteered his services at the 1987 Pan American NCAA Division II College and Games and was an intern at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in 1988. Casmus University Athletic Trainer of the Year served on the athletic training staff for the 1990 Olympic Sports Festival in by the NATA. He was also named as Minneapolis, MN. Casmus was head athletic trainer for the United Football the District 3 representative to the League exhibition game in Taipei,Taiwan in July of 1994. He served as test site CASMUS FAMILY NATA College and University administrator for 10 years for the Board of Certification and also as a member of Athletic Trainers Committee and also the certification test development committee. Casmus served two terms on the serves as the District 3 Board of Director member to the NATA Research and NATA Public Relations committee. Casmus serves as a member of the Catawba Education Foundation. He is on the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer College Community Emergency Response Team. Examiners, which is the licensing and regulatory board for athletic trainers prac- Casmus and his wife, the former Teresa Moore, reside in Salisbury. Teresa is a ticing in the state. pharmacist with Option Care and the Medicine Shoppe in Salisbury.They have a In 2003,Casmus was named the North Carolina Athletic Trainer of the Year and son,Will (8). www.gocatawbaindians.com 2007 Catawba Football • • 1 Coaching Staff 100th Anniversary (1907-2007) CHIP HESTER Head Football Coach Chip Hester enters his sixth season as head coach of the Catawba College football program in 2007. He is the 20th head football coach at the College. In 2003, he guided the Tribe to a 9-2 record and a South Atlantic Conference Championship. Hester guided the Tribe to an 8-3 record in his rookie season at the helm and returned Catawba to the NCAA II playoffs for the fourth straight year. Hester joined the Catawba football staff in 1995, serving under David Bennett for seven seasons. For three of those years, he was part of the South Atlantic Conference Coaching Staff of the Year.