2005 Western Kentucky University_ Football Western Kentucky Football. Tradition. Championships. Excitement. Family . 2005 WESTERN . KENTUC'l(Y FOGTBALL • 2005 HILLTOPPER QUICK FACTS location: Bowling Green, Ky. 4 210 I Founded: 1906 / Enrollment: 18,391 Nickname: Hilltoppers / Colqrs: Red and White Stadium: LT. Smith Stadium (17 ,500) Surface: Jimmy Feix Field (Astroplay) Press Box Phone: (270) 745 -6941 Affiliations: Gateway Football Conference (fb only) / NCAA Division 1-M President: Dr. Gary Ransdell (WKU '73) Chair, University Athletics Committee: James Brown Athletics Director: Dr. Camden Wood Selig (Washington & Lee '83) Office: (270) 7 45 -3542 Associate ADs: Pam Herriford, Jim Clark / Assistant AD: Craig Biggs Ticket Manager: Jim Cope (270) 745-5222 / 1-800-5-BIG-RED Football History First year of football: 1913 Post-Season Record: 14-9 ( 12 post-season appearances) last Postseason Appearance: 2004 (L, 24 -54 at Sam Houston State, I-AA I st round) All-Time Record: 490-312-30 (60.7%) / 86 years WKU Athletic Media Relations EA Diddle Arena, Room I 140 1906 College Heights Boulevard # I I090 Bowling Green, KY 42101·1090 Office: (270) 745•4298 /// FAX: (210) 745-3444 Web site: www.wkusports.com Director: Brian Fremund (football contact) Home: (270) JJ0-0120 /// E-mail: [email protected] Sports Information Director Emeritus : Paul Just E-ma~I: [email protected] Assistant Director: Chris Glowacki Home: (270) 782-7898 / // e-mail : [email protected] Administrative Assistant: Ann Handy Student Assistants: Wess Inscoe, John Brett Reynolds Coaching Staff Head Coach: David Elson / Office: (270) 745-2984 Alma Mater: Butler '94 Record: 18-7 (2 years) Assistant Coaches: Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky '98), Assistant Head Coach / Quarterbacks Mike Dietzel (Otterbein '85), Defensive Coordinator I Defensive Backs T.J. Weist (Alabama '88), Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers .. 'ffl ~. Walter Wells (Belmont '93), Offensive Line / Recruiting Coordinator !Fl.ii£···. ·. , • . ~- L Cary Marquell (Ball State '96), Inside Linebackers ~ ~ Eric Mathies (Murray State '98), Defensive Line Mike Chism (Kentucky '90), Outside Linebackers ' . i J_?~'• ~ Stuart Holt (North Carolina '95), Running Backs / Special Teams •m,,, J (· , Steve Adams (Western Kentucky '00), Assistant Defensive Backs Eric Ravellette (Western Kentucky '03), Tight Ends • Director of Operations: Kevin Dawson (Morehead State '00) Strength & Conditioning Coach : tba Football Secretary: Julie Fryia Academic Advisor: JaShard Justice Athletic Trainer: Bill Edwards (football) Assistant Trainers: Paula Upright, Mike Gaddie, Sheri Harris, Andrew Bolt Team Physicians: Dr. Robert Goodwin (emeritus), Dr. Jerry Martin (emeritus), Dr. Craig Beard, Dr. Johr Burch , Dr. David Richards, Dr. Phil Turner · Team Information 2004 Record : 9-3 (5 -0 home / 4-3 road) 2004 Gateway Conference Record, finish : 6-1, 2nd Final National Rank: I I th, Sports Network and ESPN / USA Today 2005 HILLTOPPER SCHEDULE Basic Offense: Multiple / / Basic Defense: 3-4 SI West Virginia Tech ................................. 6:30 pm lettermen Returning: 48 (Offense 23, Defense 24, Special Teams I) SI O Eastern Kentucky .................................... 6:30 pm lettermen lost: 12 (Offense 7, Defense 4, Special Teams I) ~~ S24 Auburn ................ .................. ................ I :30 pm Starters Returning : 18 (Offense 9, Defense 8, Kickers I) Starters lost: 6 (Offense 2, Defense 3, Kickers I) --~··-- ► 0 I Indiana State .............................................. I pm ' " OS Illinois State ............................................ 2:30 pm 2005 Postseason All-Star Candidates: 0 I 5 Missouri State ............................................. 4 pm Justin Haddix (Jr., QB - second-team all-conference; 126-of-2 I 5, 164 .7 ypg, 8 TDs) 0 22 Western Illinois ....................................... 4:05 pm Erik Losey (Sr. , OL - second-team all-conference, Gateway All-Newcomer Team) "► lerron Moore (Sr., RB - second-team all•conference; 186-978, 97 .8 ypg, I I TDs) , ....·~ ' l ~. - ' .,, " 029 Southern Illinois ........................................... 5 pm Brandon Smith (Sr .. OLB - honorable mentiona all-conference; 68 TT, I I ½ TFL, 5 sacks) ~ ' ., e .,► NS Northern Iowa .. ....... .. ................................. 4 pm Antonio Thomas (Sr., CB - third-team All-America , first -team all-conference; 7 5 TT, 7 INTs) N 12 Youngstown State ......................... .. ............. noon • Returning Statistical leaders: N 19 Florida International .................................... 5 pm /lushing: Lerron Moore 186-978 / 5.3 ypc / 50 long / 11 TDs / 97 .8 ypg N2 6 NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs ........ ................ tba Passing: Justin Haddix 215-126-10 / 1,976 yds / 8 TDs / 138 .78 rating Keceiving: Maurice Perkins 43-849 / 19. 7 ypc / 62 long / 2 TDs / 70.8 ypg D3 NCAA Division l•AA Quarterfinals ................. tba Tackles: Marion Rumph , FS 41 -35-76 / 4 INTs / 2 PBU DI O NCAA Division I-AA Semifinals ............... .. ..... tba Antonio Thomas, CB 43-32-75 / 3½ TFL (10 yds) / 7 INTs (15 yds) D 16 NCAA Division I-AA Championship .. ............. tba Brandon Smith, OLB 35-33-68 / 11 ½ TFL (50 yds) / 5 sacks (40 yds) • 1QP5 ,W§,$TE~~ :ifENTUCJ~I*, FOQJQALL Acad./Ath. & Name (Ht • Wt • Class. fof. I ALPHABETICAL NUMERICAL No. Name Ht. ~ Class-Exp. Pos. Hometown (Previous School} 61 TyroneMareko (6-3, 305, Sr., OL) Acad./Ath. & Name (Ht • Wt,. Class. Pos.J 99 Charli e Phillips 6-3 265 Sr./Sr.- 2L DE Kissimmee, Fla . (Kissimmee-Osceola HS) 64 AndrewCampbell (6-3, 300, Fr. , OL) No. Name Ht. ~ Class-Exp. Pos. Hometown (Previous School} Brandon Fitzgerald (6-4 . 2 5 5, So .. FB) 44 Karl Phillips 6-3 250 Sr./ Jr. -2L TE Kissimmee, Fla . (Gateway HS) 65 Bill Hewig (6-0, 290, Sr., OL/ LS) 4 I Philip Bates 5-10 200 So./Fr.-RS FB Nolensville, Tenn . (Centennial HS) 2 Kareem Garibaldi (6-0, 190, Sr., DB) 2 3 Brian Porter 5-9 190 Jr./Jr .- IL RB Germantown, Md. (Gaithersburg HS) 67 ChrisMcConnell (6-6, 310,R-Fr.,OL) 5 3 Dusty Bear 6-3 265 So./So.- 1L DL Osprey, Fla. (Venice HS) 3 Blake Ladson (6-1. 17 5. Jr., WR) 77 Sean Pugh 6-0 295 Sr./Sr.-2L OL Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne HS) 48 Evan Brewer 6-2 240 Jr./So.- 1L DE Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren East HS) 68 John Brewer (6-3,310,Jr.,OL) 4 Tariq Smith (6-0, I 80, Sr., WR) 8 2 Jessie Quinn 6-1 195 So./Fr.-RS WR Bradenton, Fla . (Manatee HS) 68 John Brewer 6-3 3 IO Sr./ Jr.-SQ OL Bowling Green, Ky. (Georgetown (Ky.]) 69 Adam Tingle (6-2, 280,Jr., OL) 5 BoSmith (5-10, 190.So.,S,) 94 Chris Brunemann 6-3 250 Sr./Jr .-2L TE Covington, Ky. (Covington Catholic HS) 71 JeremyWalley (6-2,270,Fr.,OL) 6 Antonio Thomas (6-2, 200, Sr., CB) 7 Jack Rafferty 5-11 190 So./Fr.-RS QB Dublin, Ohio (Dublin Coffman HS) 72 Chris Sullivan (5 -1 I , 260, Jr., OL) 4 2 Jimmy Caldwell 6-0 230 Fr./Fr.-HS ILB Winter Springs, Fla . (Winter Springs HS) Jack Rafferty (5-11, 190, R-Fr., QB) 8 4 Rannen Roberson 6-0 200 Jr./ Jr. -2L WR Elkhart, Ind. (Elkhart Central HS) 7 4 Chaz Stradley (6-6, 280, R-Fr. , OL) 6-2 190 So./So.-1 L S Bradenton, Fla . (Manatee HS) 64 Andrew Campbell 6-3 300 So./Fr.-TR OL Indianapolis, Ind. (Bowling Green) 8 Chris Jackson (6-1. 190. Jr., WR) I O Marion Rumph 75 Zach Thuney (6-4,290,So., OL) 52 Greg Ryan 6-4 280 So./So.- 1L OL Murray, Ky. (Calloway County HS) 2 9 Johnathan Carter 6-2 210 Jr./ Jr.-2L ILB Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Oakland HS) 9 RashadEtheridge (5-9. 165. Fr.,CB) 77 SeanPugh (6-0, 295, Sr.,OL) 80 Aaron Scott 6-2 190 Sr./ Jr.- IL WR Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro HS) 39 Ross Cassity 6-2 235 Jr./So.-1 L FB/LS Versailles, Ky. (Woodford County HS) 10 MarionRumph (6-2, 190,So.,S) 80 Aaron Scott (6-2, 190, Jr., WR) 86 Cory Clemons 6-1 205 Jr./So.- 1L WR Valdosta, Ga . (Lowndes County HS) 11 Brandon Smith (6-2, 220, Sr., OLB) 82 JessieQuinn (6-1 . 195, R-Fr., WR) I 9 Sam Sexton 6-3 220 Jr./ Jr.- 2L OLB Ferguson, Ky. (Pulaski Southwestern HS) 12 Brandon C. Smith (6-0, 17 5, Fr., QB) 83 ChrisJames (6-1, 185, So., PK) 95 DanCline 6-5 225 So./Fr.-RS OLB Centerville, Ohio (Centerville HS) 3 7 Tanner Siewert 5-10 180 So./So.-SQ P /PK Robards, Ky. (Henderson County HS) 13 Andre Lewis (6-0. 210, So., ILB) 84 Rannen Roberson (6-0, 200, Jr. , WR) 30 Brad Cloud 5-11 180 So./Fr.-RS S Danville, Ky. (Boyle County HS) 5 7 Blake Slates 6-4 290 So./Fr.-RS OL Lexington, Ky. (Paul Dunbar HS) 14 Artis Neal (5-11 , 185,Sr.,CB) 85 Maurice Perkins (5-9, 170, Sr., WR) 6-3 245 Jr./ Jr.-IL DL Pelham, Ala. (Pelham HS) 90 Ross Dickens 15 Curtis Hamilton (6-1, 185, So., WR,) 5 Bo Smith 5-10 190 So./So.-1 L S Rockledge, Fla . (Rockledge HS) 92 Dan Dinsmore 6-3 240 Sr./ Jr. -IL DE Hamilton, Ohio (Georgetown [Ky.]) 86 Cory Clemons (6-1.205, So., WR) 16 JustinHaddix (6-1,210,Jr.,QB) I I Brandon Smith 6-2 220 Sr./Sr.-2L OLB Stanford, Ky. (Missouri) 56 Joe Dolchan 6-3 280 Sr./ Jr.-2L OL Dexter, Ky. (Calloway County HS) 87 Jake Gaebler (5-11 , 180, Fr., WR) 17 Jamison Link (6-2, 190, R-Fr., WR) 88 JaredHolland (6-4,250, So., TE) I 2 Brandon C. Smith 6-0 175 Fr./Fr.-HS QB Danville, Ky. (Boyle County HS) , , h, 18 Travis Watters (5-9, 17 5, R-Fr., CB) 89 David Miller (6-3, 225, R-Fr., TE) 9 Rashad Etheridge 5-9 165 Fr./Fr.-HS CB St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg Catholic HS) 4 Tariq Smith 6-0 180 Sr./Sr.-SQ WR Memphis, Tenn.