WesternWestern CarolinaCarolina Primary Media Asheville Citizen-Times (800-800-4204) Tyler Norris Goode ([email protected]) Dr. John Bardo Quick Facts Charlotte Observer (704-358-5125) Chancellor Location: ..................................... Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 Mike Persinger ([email protected]) Founded: ...................................................................... 1889 Enrollment: ................................................................. 9,000 Nickname: ..................................................... Catamounts Hendersonville Times-News (828-692-0505) Colors: .................................................... Purple and Gold Ron Wagner ([email protected]) Chancellor: ......................................... Dr. John W. Bardo Athletics Director: ......................................... Chip Smith Waynesville Enterprise-Mountaineer Faculty Athletics Representative: ...... Dr. Gibbs Knotts Chuck Fiebernitz ([email protected]) Football Facts WYFF-TV (864-240-5265) 2006 Record: ................................................................... 2-9 Geoff Hart ([email protected]) 2006 Conference Record (place): .........................0-7 (8th) Offense: ................................................... Spread/Multiple WSPA-TV (864-576-7777) Chip Smith Defense: ........................................................................... 4-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ............................... 43/10 Pete Yanity ([email protected]) Director of Athletics Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 7/4 WLOS-TV (828-651-4563) Specialists Returning/Lost: ...........................................3/3 Stan Pamfilis ([email protected]) Media Relations Radio Play-by-Play (828-452-5315) Football Contact: ..................................... Daniel Hooker Gary Ayers ([email protected]) E-mail: ...................................... [email protected] Office: .......................................................... (828) 227-2339 Cell: ............................................................. (828) 508-2494 Fax: ............................................................... (828) 227-7688 Web-site: ............................. www.catamountsports.com Press Box Phone: ....................................... (828) 227-2116 Football Office Phone: ............................. (828) 227-7395 Dr. Gibbs Knotts Faculty Athletics Rep. Dr. Jennifer Brown Senior Woman Admin. E.J. Whitmire Stadium - Home of the Catamounts Capacity: 13,742 Surface: Astroplay Opened: 1974 Daniel Hooker All-time Record: 106-68-2 (.608) Football SID 66 www.SoConSports.com CatamountsCatamounts 2007 Schedule Date Opponent Time Last Meeting Series S. 1 at Alabama TBA ALA won 52-0 in 2004 ALA leads 1-0 S. 8 at Eastern Kentucky 6:00 WCU won 20-17 in 2006 EKU leads 2-1 S. 15 at Georgia TBA UGA won 48-0 in 1991 UGA leads 1-0 S. 22 PRESBYTERIAN 6:00 WCU won 19-7 in 1976 PC leads 8-7 S. 29 at Georgia Southern 3:30 GSU won 24-14 in 20006 GSU leads 15-7 O. 6 ELON 6:00 ELON won 37-19 in 2006 ELON leads 18-16-2 O. 13 at Chattanooga 6:00 UTC won 20-17 (OT) UTC leads 18-15 O. 20 THE CITADEL 1:00 CIT won 30-27 (OT) in 2006 CIT leads 17-13-1 O. 25 WOFFORD 7:30 WOF won 35-7 in 2006 WOF leads 17-12 N. 10 at Appalachian State 3:30 ASU won 31-9 in 2006 ASU leads 52-18-1 N. 17 FURMAN 12:00 FUR won 42-7 in 2006 FUR leads 22-10-2 Head Coach Kent Briggs Hometown: Asheville, N.C. Birth date: September 22, 1957 Education: Western Carolina, 1979 Coaching: Assistant, Western Carolina, 1980-88 Assistant, North Carolina State, 1989-99 Assistant, Connecticut, 2001 Head Coach, Western Carolina 2002-present Year-by-Year Record 2002 ................Western Carolina .......................................... 5-6 2003 ................Western Carolina .......................................... 5-7 2004 ................Western Carolina .......................................... 4-7 2005 ................Western Carolina .......................................... 5-4 2006 ................Western Carolina .......................................... 2-9 WCU Record ....................................................................... 21-33 Career Record ..................................................................... 21-33 Kent Briggs vs. 2007 Opponents Alabama .............................. 0-1 .............. .000 Eastern Kentucky .............. 1-0 .............. 1.00 Georgia ................................ 0-0 .............. .000 Presbyterian ....................... 0-0 .............. .000 2007 Coaching Staff Georgia Southern .............. 0-5 .............. .000 Don Powers (Western Carolina, 1967): ......... Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coord./Secondary Elon ...................................... 3-1 .............. .750 Doug Malone (Carson-newman): ................ Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Chattanooga ....................... 2-3 .............. .400 David Napert (Troy State, 1982): .................. Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator The Citadel ......................... 2-3 .............. .400 Myron Jackson (Florida State, 1998): ................................................ Defensive Line Wofford ............................... 1-4 .............. .200 Drew O’Daniel (Florida State, 1998): ................................................. Offensive Line Appalachian State ............. 1-4 .............. .200 John Scott (Western Carolina, 2000): ................................................ Defensive Ends Furman ................................ 1-4 .............. .200 Lamont Seward (Western Carolina, 2003): ...................................... Wide Receivers Brian Rucker (Western Carolina, 2004): ............................................ Running Backs Linden Ryan (Western Carolina, 2004): ..................................... Offensive Assistant Daniel Gibson ................................................................... Student Assistant/Defense Tim Mayse (Western Carolina, 2007): ............. Volunteer Assistant/Special Teams www.SoConSports.com 67 WesternWestern CarolinaCarolina Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wgt. Class Hometown (Previous School) 1 Carlton Bailey CB 88 Shamar Allen TE 6-3 250 Sr. Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds) 2 Meko Watson CB 72 Ben Ballard OL 6-3 290 Fr. Fincastle, Va. (Lord Botetourt) 4 Adam Hearns QB/WR 1 Carlton Bailey CB 5-10 185 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro) 7 Andy Horn QB 30 Shonte Barnes TB 5-11 180 So. Fremont, N.C. (Catawba College) 8 Mordy Ornguze LB 67 Zach Basnight OL 6-2 270 Fr. Manteo, N.C. (Manteo) 8 Todd Spitzer QB 31 Dorian Battle LB 6-1 215 So. Middlesex, N.C. (Southern Nash) 9 Eddie Cohen WR 18 Mitchell Bell DB 6-2 185 Fr. Warner Robbins, Ga. (Northside) 10 Zack Jaynes QB 11 Kyle Garland WR 56 Blake Bostic K 5-11 180 So. Bostic, N.C. (East Rutherford) 12 Craig Brooks DB 41 Jeff Bradley DL 6-3 265 Jr. Lewisville, N.C. (West Forsyth) 13 Jenoris Darby DB 12 Craig Brooks DB 6-2 190 Fr. High Point, N.C. (Andrews) 14 V.J. Hunt Ath. 77 Adam Brown LB 5-9 200 Jr. Maiden, N.C. (Maiden) 15 Kurt Clouden CB 26 Angelo Brown S 6-0 185 So. Columbia, S.C. (Eau Claire) 16 Antoine George CB 87 Marcus Brown WR 6-0 195 So. Cary, N.C. (Green Hope) 17 Richard Harb QB 39 Stephen Brown PK/P 5-10 175 Sr. Cullowhee, N.C. (Smoky Mountain) 18 Mitchell Bell DB 33 Joe Clark-Dear FB 6-0 235 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Hargarve (Va.) Military Acad.) 19 Michael Hines WR 15 Kurt Clouden CB 6-1 195 Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Morrisville State College) 20 Josh Wright RB 9 Eddie Cohen WR 5-11 200 Sr. Hilton Head, SC (Hilton Head) 21 Willie Harper TB 22 Darrell Gray S 34 Chris Collins S 6-1 195 So. High Point, N.C. (T. Wingate Andrews) 24 Quan Warley RB 40 Tim Cooke LB 6-1 210 Fr. Durham, N.C. (Hillside) 25 Andrew Rogers TE/LB 85 Will Croner DL 6-3 250 Jr. Wilmington, Del. (Lackawanna Col.) 26 Angelo Brown S 95 Darren Curtis DE 6-2 245 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Southeast Raleigh) 27 Abram Scott S 13 Jenoris Darby DB 6-0 185 Fr. College Park, Ga. (North Clayton) 28 Marcus Nelums Rush 71 Ben Davies OG 6-4 290 Jr. Swanoanoa, N.C. (Fork Union (Va.) Military Acad.) 30 Shonte Barnes TB 32 L.J. Davis TE/RB 6-3 255 Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C. (North Forsyth) 31 Dorian Battle LB 66 Josh Deaver OG 6-3 300 Jr. Canton, N.C. (Pisgah) 32 L.J. Davis TE/RB 98 Corey Ellison DT 6-0 275 Sr. New Bern, N.C. (West Craven) 33 Joe Clark-Dear FB 94 Chris Everett DE 6-3 220 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley) 34 Chris Collins S 35 Jeremy Louis TB 74 Bobby Furmage OT 6-6 300 So. Kernersville, N.C. (East Forsyth) 36 Jonathan Parsons K 11 Kyle Garland WR 6-2 200 Jr. Robbinsville, N.C. (Robbinsville) 37 Ra’Shawn Moore Ath. 16 Antoine George CB 5-9 180 So. Decatur, Ga. (Decatur) 38 Jason Stanley FB 83 Paul Gilmore DE/TE 6-3 240 Fr. Asheville, N.C. (T.C. Roberson) 39 Stephen Brown PK/P 22 Darrell Gray S 6-3 175 So. Summerville, S.C. (Summerville) 40 Tim Cooke LB 17 Richard Harb QB 6-1 195 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Christian Academy of Knoxville) 41 Jeff Bradley DL 21 Willie Harper TB 5-10 190 So. Asheville, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds) 42 Mike Malone TB 4 Adam Hearns QB/WR 6-1 210 So. Philadelphia, Pa. (Milford (NY) Acadmey) 43 Kadeem Morgan LB 19 Michael Hines WR 6-2 215 Sr. Asheville, N.C. (Asheville) 44 Chaz Jackson LB 7 Andy Horn QB 6-0 190 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day) 45 Zach Klutz DT/FB 46 Tim Temple LB 70 Chris Huffman OG 6-1 300 Sr. Columbus, Ga. (Georgia Military College/Shaw) 48 Drew Walker LB 14 V.J. Hunt Ath.