Rensselaer Quick Facts & Table of Contents Location .....................................................................Troy, NY 12180-3590 Founded ................................................................................................ 1824 ATHLETICS MISSION Undergraduate Enrollment ..................................................................5,119 The Rensselaer Athletics Department provides broad- President ................................................................Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Athletic Director ....................................................................Jim Knowlton based opportunities to enhance the overall student- Athletic Department Phone ....................................................518-276-6685 athlete experience through high-level intercollegiate Athletic Department Web Address ........................... www.rpiathletics.com Colors .................................................................................Cherry & White and recreational competition that emphasizes superior Nickname ......................................................................................Engineers sportsmanship and the pursuit of excellence while Home Field .........East Campus Athletic Village (field turf/5,200 capacity) winning championships. Creating an atmosphere that First Year of Football .....................................................................1886 (1-0) encourages personal growth while balancing academic All-Time Record ...........................................................................387-518-43 Years in Post-Season ................................................12 (4 NCAA, 8 ECAC) and athletic excellence is of highest importance. Essen- Conference ............................................................................ Liberty League tial to the team is the development of core values in Affiliations ................................................................ NCAA Division III & ..........................................Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) a diverse and equitable environment while promoting positive, life-long contributions to the Rensselaer com- Base Offense .......................................................................Multiple Spread Base Defense .............................................................................Multiple 4-3 munity and beyond. 2008 Regular Season Record ...................................................................8-2 2009 SCHEDULE 2008 League Record/Finish ......................................................5-2/Second Sept. 12 ENDICOTT ...........................................................1pm Starters Returning ....................................................17 (9 off., 7 def., 1 ST) Sept. 19 UTICA ...................................................................1pm Starters Lost ...............................................................7 (2 off., 4 def., 1 ST) Letterwinners Returning ..........................................................................34 Sept. 26 at WPI* .......................................................................2pm Letterwinners Lost ....................................................................................16 Annual Transit Trophy Game Oct. 3 ROCHESTER* ......................................................1pm Head Coach ..................................................................Joe King (Siena ’70) Oct. 17 at Susquehanna* ........................................................1pm Overall Collegiate Record ............................................141-51-2 (20 years) Oct. 24 ST. LAWRENCE* ..................................................1pm Record at Rensselaer ....................................................141-51-2 (20 years) Oct. 31 at Union* ..................................................................12pm Office Phone ........................................................................518-276-2556 Annual Dutchman Shoes Trophy Game e-mail ..................................................................................kingj@rpi.edu Nov. 7 at Hobart*.................................................................12pm Assistant Coaches ......................................................................................... John Barber (Hudson Valley CC) ......................................................QBs Nov. 14 MERCHANT MARINE* .......................................1pm Anthony Casale (Rensselaer ’04) ................................................ OL/TEs Pat DelMonaco (Albany ’00) ....................................................OC & OL Home games in ALL CAPS; * - Indicates Liberty League games; All games Wayne Halayko (Albany College of Pharmacy) .......................... OL/TEs broadcast LIVE on WRPI, 91.5 FM, and www.wrpi.org; All home games webcast Will Headen (Rensselaer ’89) .............................................................LBs by B2 Networks Kevin King (Rensselaer ’00) ................................................................LBs John Maletta (LSU ’87) ......................................................................RBs Jimmy Robertson (Rensselaer ’09) .....................................................QBs The 2009 Rensselaer football program is a product of the Rensselaer sports Chris Sapp (North Greenville ’05) ...................................................WRs information department. Assistance was provided by the football team & Eren Savasli (Rensselaer ’09) ..............................................................DBs staff, Julianna Moore, Rensselaer’s Office of Strategic Communications & Jon Volpe (Albany ’08) .........................................................................DL External Relations, Kyle Sottung, Kurt Stutt ’89, and the sports informa- Blaise Zambrano (Baldwin Wallace) .......................................DC & DBs tion departments of the opposing schools. Football Office Phone .............................................................518-276-6257 Photography by Kevin Beattie, Albany Conquest, Mike Fil, Trish Galvin, Captains: ........................Tim Acker ’10 (Sr., LB), Joe Albano ’10 (Sr., DB) .......................................Mike Fil ’10 (Sr., WR), Brian Hall ’10 (Sr., OL) Dave Harmon, Tom Killips, Amie Canfield, Mark McCarthy, Kris Qua, Rensselaer Archives and Special Collections, Rensselaer’s Office of Strate- Newcomers ................................................................................................50 gic Communications & External Relations, St. Lawrence University, and Whiting-Turner Construction. Head Athletic Trainer .....................................................Anthony Ortolano Office Phone ............................................................................518-276-6186 Printed by Brown Printing, Troy, N.Y. e-mail .....................................................................................ortola@rpi.edu Assistant Athletic Trainer ....................................................Mizue Iwamoto e-mail ................................................................................ [email protected] On the front cover: The East Campus Athlet- ic Village and senior captains Mike Fil (top Associate AD for Communications & Compliance .............. Kevin Beattie right), Joe Albano and Tim Acker (middle Office Phone ............................................................................518-276-2187 right) and Brian Hall. Front cover photogra- e-mail .................................................................................... [email protected] phy provided by Trish Galvin (ECAV), Mike Home Phone ...........................................................................518-346-6365 Fil and Tom Killips. Sports Information Assistant ................................................Amie Canfield Office Phone ............................................................................518-276-3988 e-mail .................................................................................... [email protected] On the back cover: Head coach Joe King lead- Office Fax .................................................................................518-276-2188 ing the team to the field and images of the Press Box Phone .......................................................................518-276-8997 East Campus Athletic Village. Back cover Mailing Address .....................................................Athletics, 110 8th Street photography provided by Mike Fil (King) and ................................................................................Troy, NY 12180-3590 Trish Galvin. WWWW.RPIATHLETICS.COMWW.RPIATHLETICS.COM 1 reflecting on Prior to the final home games of the last five seasons, the seniors through my future endeavors in here may be coming to an end, but on the football team were asked to life. the experiences, friendships, and reflect on the following question: memories will last a lifetime. What has made your time at RPI ANTHONY CASALE ’08 GREG GOEHLE ’06 special? Below are many of their (Management; Troy, NY) SEAN DORAN ’05 (Information Tech.; Selden, NY) responses. Playing the game I love with the (Industrial and Management Going to Rensselaer has given great friends that I’ve made here. Engineering; Miami FL) me the opportunity to experience COLLIN ADALIAN ’05 Being a transfer student, the way My time at Rensselaer has been excellent academics and meet some (Industrial and Management that my teammates embraced me is made so special