VILLANOVAFOOTBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information . .2 2002 REVIEW Media Outlets . .3 2002 Game-by-Game Recaps . .86-93 2003 Football Facts & Figures . .4 2002 Statistics . .94-96 2003 Wildcat Football Notes . .5 WILDCAT RECORDS Wildcats on Radio & Television . .6 Villanova Record Book . .98-103 Andy Talley Radio Show . .7 Statistical Leaders Since 1946 . .104-105 Retired Jerseys . .8 Superlatives . .106-107 COACHING STAFF Opponents’ Records . .108 Head Coach Andy Talley . .10-12 Villanova Team Records . .109-112 Talley & the Bone Marrow Donor Program . .13 VILLANOVA FOOTBALL HISTORY Assistant Coaches . .14-16 Significant Dates in Wildcat Football History . .114-115 Football Support Staff . .17-18 All-Americans . .116 2003 PREVIEW Walter Payton Award Winners . .117 2003 Season Outlook . .20-22 Honors & Awards . .118-119 Offensive Depth Chart . .20 Wildcats in the Pros . .119 Defensive Depth Chart . .22 Villanova Football Head Coaching Records . .120 Alphabetical Roster . .23 Bowl Game History/NCAA Playoffs . .121-126 Numerical Roster . .24 Villanova Stadium . .127 PLAYER PROFILES Wildcat Records at Various Stadiums, Attendance Records . .128 2003 Player Profiles . .26-49 Year-by-Year Records, Captains & Coaches . .129 Newcomers . .50-53 Game-by-Game History, 1894-2002 . .130-135 2003 State-by-State Roster . .54 Villanova’s All-Time Lettermen, 1894-2002 . .136-142 2003 Villanova All-Star Candidates . .55-57 VILLANOVA TODAY Walk-on Success . .58 Villanova University Today . .144 OPPONENTS City of Philadelphia . .145 2003 Wildcat Football Opponents . .60-70 President, Rev. Edmund J. Dobbin . .146 Villanova’s All-Time Record vs. Opponents . .71-74 Director of Athletics, Vince Nicastro . .147 ATLANTIC 10 Athletics Administration . .148-149 About The Atlantic 10 . .76 Wildcat Facilities . .150-151 Commissioner Linda Bruno . .77 Block V Club . .152-153 Atlantic 10 Composite Schedule . .78 Academic Support . .154-155 2002 Conference Stats . .79-80 Sports Medicine/Physician Care . .156 YANKEE CONFERENCE Strength & Conditioning . .157 Yankee Conference History . .82 PAWS Program . .158 Past Champions . .83 Villanova Student-Athlete Honor Roll . .159-163 50th Anniversary Team . .84 Wildcat Championship Teams . .164 The 2003 Villanova Wildcat Football Media Guide is published by Villanova University’s Office of Media Relations; Additional copies are available for $7.00 VILLANOVA from Villanova Media Relations, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, Pa. 19085. 2003 SCHEDULE Chief Writer and Editor: Dean Kenefick Layout and Design: Jonathan Gust Contributors: Megan O’Leary, Steve Leslie, Mike Sheridan, Brian White, Date Opponent Time Kelly Nash. 8/28 Hampton 7:00 p.m. 9/6 at Temple TBA Photography Credits 9/13 at New Hampshire Noon Front cover, outside back cover, inside back cover, staff biography photos, facility 9/27 Northeastern (Parents’ Weekend) 12:30 p.m. photos and current student-athlete action photos by Jerry Millevoi and Enrique Mendoza. Historical/Archival photos by Al Elia, Ed Mahan, Mike Maicher, Dave 10/4 James Madison 6:00 p.m. Coskey, Jules Schick Studios, Carl Wolf Studios, C.W. Pack, Jerry Millevoi, Al 10/11 at Rhode Island Noon Tielemans, Jay Talbot, Linda Morgan, Dave Yoblick, Jim Grogan and others. 10/25 Massachusetts (Homecoming) 3:30 p.m. 11/1 at Richmond 1:00 p.m. Printing & Cover Design 11/8 at Hofstra 7:00 p.m. Host Communications, Inc., Lexington, Ky. 11/15 at Maine 2:00 p.m. 11/22 Delaware 4:00 p.m. On The Front Cover: Senior tight end Matt Chila and junior defensive end Jamil Butler will lead Villanova in 2003. The trophies seen on the cover represent Villanova’s outstanding 2002 campaign where the Wildcats won the ECAC Team of the Year Award, the Lambert Meadowlands Cup and advanced to the semifinal round of the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. On The Back Cover: Clarence Curry, Brian Hulea, Terence Taylor, Mike Tesei and Raymond Ventrone will be key members of a Wildcat defense that expects to be one of the top defensive units in the Atlantic 10 in 2003. On The Inside Back Cover: Seniors Baylen Botts, Jason Rogers, Mike Finn and junior Terry Butler will try and help lead Villanova back to the NCAA I-AA play- offs for the second-straight year in 2003. 2002 LAMBERT MEADOWLANDS CUP WINNER/ 2002 ECAC TEAM OF THE YEAR/ 2002 NCAA I-AA PLAYOFF SEMIFINALIST - PAGE 1 - VILLANOVAFOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION: In order for Villanova University’s Office of Media PRESS BOX GAME SERVICES: Pre-game notes and fact sheets, current sta- Relations to best service responsible media members covering Wildcat Football tistics, media guides, flip cards/lineups will be issued prior to the start of each this year, we ask your assistance and cooperation with the following policies Villanova home football game. Halftime statistics, as well as complete play-by- and procedures. play, final team and individual statistics will be provided to the media following the game. Facsimile transmission is available on a first-come, first-served basis. GENERAL INFORMATION: The 2003 Villanova Football Media Guide was Please make fax arrangements with Media Relations personnel prior to the game. prepared by the Villanova University Office of Media Relations specifically to Also, any post-game quote requests should be made prior to kickoff; a post-game assist the media in their coverage of Wildcat Football. In-season requests for addi- interview session is conducted in the press box conference room 10 minutes after tional information, interviews and photographs should be directed to Dean each home game. This season, the visiting teams’ head coach and selected student- Kenefick, Assistant Athletics Director/Communications, Villanova University, 800 athletes will be brought to the interview room first; after 10 minutes, Villanova Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085-1674, (Phone 610-519-4120). University head coach Andy Talley and selected student-athletes will be brought to the interview room. A light lunch and beverages are served to credentialed media GAME CREDENTIALS: Only accredited members of the media will receive members prior to the game. An internal public address system will be provided for credentials for any game. Requests for credentials should be made by noon on the the media. Should you wish for a telephone at your seat location in the press box, day prior to the game. No requests will be honored after that time. Credentials at please advise when requesting your credentials. Villanova Stadium may be picked up two hours prior to kickoff at the press win- dow, located at the base of the Villanova Stadium press box. Credentials should be INTERVIEWS: All requests for player or coach interviews, either in person or via requested through the Villanova University Office of Media Relations, by contact- phone, will be arranged by the Villanova University Office of Media Relations by ing Dean Kenefick at 610-519-4120. A valid form of identification is required to contacting Dean Kenefick at 610-519-4120. The Wildcat locker room, at home pick up media credentials. and on the road, is closed to members of the media. PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS: All photo and game film credentials WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: A weekly press luncheon featuring should be requested as early as possible, and no later than noon on the day prior to Villanova University, the University of Pennsylvania, and other Philadelphia area the game. No photo credentials will be approved the day of the game. collegiate football programs is held each Wednesday during the football season. Photographers and film crews may work the sidelines between the 35-yard line and Members of the media are welcome to attend. Villanova Football Head Coach the end zone in both directions. Photographers and film crews on the sidelines and Andy Talley will be available at each luncheon, while telephone conferences with end zones assume responsibility for all risks. that week’s Wildcat opponent will also be conducted. The luncheons alternate between the Donaldson Room at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Connelly RADIO: Credentials for visiting radio will be limited to four persons unless prior Center at Villanova University. Lunch will be served beginning at 11:15 a.m.; tele- arrangements have been made. Visiting radio phone lines may be rented through phone interviews with Villanova and Pennsylvania’s weekly opponents begin at the Villanova University Office of Media Relations at a cost of $75.00 per line. We 11:30 a.m. Question and answer sessions with the Philadelphia coaches begin at will not bill for these lines; a valid check must be presented prior to kickoff. There noon. Charge to the media is $15.00. are a maximum of three phone lines available to visiting commercial stations, and one phone line for visiting student stations. Rental of the phone lines is on a first- 2003 Football Luncheon Schedule: come basis. For additional information on reserving phone lines please contact Dean Kenefick at 610-519-4120. At Villanova — Sept. 3, 17 Oct. 1, 15, 29 PRESS PARKING: Parking for the media will be located across Lancaster Nov. 12 Avenue in the East Main Lot. These passes must be ordered at least four days prior to a home Villanova football contest in order to ensure receipt.