HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS: • The Pride are coming off a 45-21 loss at Marshall last Saturday. Hofstra has won four of its last five regular season contests dating back to the 2002 season. • Hofstra has won 14 of its last 23 games. The Pride has won 27 of its last 39 regular season games and 36 of its last 49 in-season contests. The Pride is 50-18 in regular season play since the start of the 1997 season. • The Pride have posted a 66-25-1 record over the last 92 regular season games. They are 78-26-2 over the HOFSTRA last 106 regular season games dating back to the middle of the 1993 season. Hofstra has won 35 of 51 contests, FOOTBALL, 2003 including playoff games, since the start of the 1999 season. • Hofstra has won 21 of its last 28 regular season games For Immediate Release - September 2, 2003 at Shuart Stadium. The only losses came at the hands of Delaware on September 16, 2000, Richmond in October 2003 SEASON - GAME 2: 1999, Villanova in November 2001, and Montana, James HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (0-0, 0-1) Madison and William and Mary in 2002. Hofstra is 55-16 vs. at Shuart Stadium since Joe Gardi arrived in Hempstead UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (0-0, 0-1) in 1990. • Hofstra has won 18 of its last 27 road games and 20 of Saturday, September 6, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. its last 31 contests away from Hofstra Stadium. The James M. Shuart Stadium • Hempstead, NY Pride is 25-12 on the road since the start of the 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- season. Television: Fox Sports New York, 7:30 p.m. : WRHU-FM (88.7), 6:30 p.m. (Live) Radio PRIDE HEAD COACH: Joe Gardi is in his 14th season : WWW.WRHU.org Internet as Head Football Coach at Hofstra University. He has --------------------------------------------------------------------------- posted a 105-43-2 record during that time. His .707 2003 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE winning percentage ranks second in school history. Aug. 30 at Marshall (Metro) 21-45 L Gardi's 105 victories are the second most all-time at Sept. 6 MAINE (FSNY)* 7:30 p.m. Hofstra behind the legendary Howard "Howdy" Myers Sept. 13 ELON 7:00 p.m. (141 wins from 1950-1974). Sept. 20 at James Madison* 6:00 p.m. Sept. 27 DELAWARE (CSTV)* 12:30 p.m. PRIDE COACHING STAFF: After entering the 2002 Oct. 11 NORTHEASTERN (FSNY)*+ 1:30 p.m. season with four new coaches, Hofstra has only one Oct. 18 at Massachusetts* 12:30 p.m. new member of the coaching staff this season. Running Oct. 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 7:00 p.m. backs coach Carlton Goff, who joined the staff this past Nov. 1 at William & Mary (TFN)* Noon spring, is the newest Pride staff member. Goff, who Nov. 8 VILLANOVA (TFN)* 7:00 p.m. came to Hofstra from East Carolina, replaces Ryan Nov. 15 at Rhode Island* Noon Smith, who left the staff during the 2002 regular season. Nov. 22 at Liberty 1:30 p.m. The 2003 Pride football coaching staff is as follows: * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Yr. Greg Gigantino Def. Coord. 11th yr. 26th yr. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Warren Ruggiero Off. Coord. 4th yr. 16th yr. Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Assoc. A.D. for Communications Bob McIntyre Linebackers 15th yr. 15th yr. (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell Brian Vaganek Def. Line 3rd yr. 11th yr. Adam Brown Spec. Teams 3rd yr. 3rd yr. Maine – Pete LaFresne, Interim Sports Information Jimmy Salgado Def. Backs 2nd yr. 10th yr. Director; (207) 581-3596 - O; (207) 478-3919 - Cell Jeff Behrman Receivers 2nd yr. 8th yr. Cazzie Kosciolek Off. Line 2nd yr. 6th yr. Shuart Stadium Press Box - (516) 463-5274 Carlton Goff RB 1st yr. 9th yr. Michael Curry Off. Line 2nd yr. 2nd yr. 1999 Hofstra (A) 27-19 INJURY REPORT: Here is the Pride injury report 2000 Hofstra (A) 51-30 entering the Maine: 2001 Hofstra (H) 51-44 Player Pos. Injury Status 2002 Maine (A) 17-24 Bill Hambrecht LB Back Out - Season Josh Reed DE Knee Out - Season THE LAST HOFSTRA-MAINE GAME: October 26, 2002 Joe Nolan P Knee Out - Season at Orono: The 6th-ranked Black Bears scored 21 fourth Brian Trimboli LB Leg Out - Indef. quarter points off of three Pride turnovers to rally and Chris Andreano SS Leg Out - Indef defeat Hofstra, 24-17, at Alfond Stadium. The Pride Todd Rodgers OG Knee Out Indef. erupted for 17 second-quarter points following the Bobby Seck QB Hand Out 4-6 wks. replacement of starting quarterback Ryan Cosentino with Andrew English. The transfer from Marshall University HOFSTRA'S 2003 STATISTICAL LEADERS - 1 GAME: came into the game on Hofstra’s first possession of the second quarter and following a three-and-out series, RUSHING cornerback Robert Thomas recovered a fumble on the Player ATT. Net- Avg. TD- Maine 35. Hofstra drove to the 2-yard line where it had Isaac Irby 3 61 20.3 2 to settle for a 20-yard field goal by Chris Onorato and a Trevor Dimmie 11 59 5.4 0 3-0 lead with 10:51 to play. Hofstra boosted the lead to Terry Crenshaw 2 8 4.0 0 10-0 midway through the quarter as the Pride defense put six points on the board. Maine quarterback Jake PASSING Eaton was hit in the backfield by Pride linebacker Player GP Att-Comp-Int Yds. TD Renauld Williams and fumbled. Hofstra end Shaun Bobby Seck (INJ) 1 15-7-0, 53 0 Kinsley scooped up the ball and ran 35 yards for the Anton Clarkson 1 8-5-0 38 1 score. A personal foul penalty on Hofstra after the Andrew English 1 8-3-0 34 0 touchdown forced Onorato to boot a 35-yard extra point for the 10-0 lead. While the Pride defense continued to RECEIVING stymie the Maine offense, the Hofstra offense tacked on Player No. Yds. Avg. TD another seven points just 1:28 before halftime as English Ricky Bryant 5 48 9.6 0 engineered a 43-yard drive culminating with a 6-yard Isaac Irby 4 38 9.5 0 scoring pass to Devale Ellis. Maine got on the board Devale Ellis 3 20 6.7 1 midway through the third quarter after an 11-play, 24- Marques Colston 2 22 11.0 0 yard drive that was saved by a defensive holding penalty on a fourth down pass play that went incomplete. Maine TACKLES kicker Mike Mellow would boot a 28-yard field goal to Player UT-AT-TT Sacks Int end the drive to cut the Hofstra lead to 17-3 with 6:51 to Renauld Williams 8-5-10.5 0 0play in the period. 0 The Black Bears rallied in the fourth Tyree Johnson 5-8-9.0 0 0 quarter behind three consecutive Hofstra quarterback Carlton Bargman 7-1-7.5 0 1 turnovers. First, English was picked off by Maine Prentice James 6-1-6.5 0 0 cornerback Jarrod Gomes, who returned the ball 27 Dan Garay 3-7-6.5 0 0 yards to the Hofstra 20-yard line. Five plays later John Gelsomino ran the ball into the end zone from 5 yards HOFSTRA-MAINE SERIES: Saturday's game is the 12th out to cut the deficit to 17-10. After the kickoff Hofstra meeting between Hofstra and Maine in a series that starting quarterback Ryan Cosentino reentered the started in 1968. The Pride holds a 7-4 series lead and game, replacing English, and on Hofstra’s first play from have won four of the last five meetings and seven of the scrimmage, at the 22-yard line, was hit attempting a last nine. The two teams last met on October 26, 2002 in screen pass. Maine defensive end Brian Mann stepped Orono, Maine with the Black Bears pulling out a 24-17 in front of the fluttering pass and ran it back 22-yards for victory. Hofstra is 2-1 against Maine at James m. Shuart the score. The Black Bear extra point attempt was Stadium, winning in 2001 (51-44) and 1997 (44-32), and blocked by James Glee. Hofstra got the ball back again losing in 1996 (9-7) leading 17-16 as English reentered the game. On a second-and-six play from the 34-yard line, English was Year Winner (Loc.) Score hit in the backfield and fumbled. Maine linebacker Rob 1968 Maine (A) 7-42 Kierstead caught the ball for the interception at the 1969 Maine (A) 34-40 Hofstra 28. Eaton then led the Black bears on a six-play, 1970 Hofstra (A) 48-20 28-yard drive capped by an 11-yard scoring pass to wide 1971 Hofstra (A) 28-22 receiver Christian Pereira. Eaton then passed to receiver 1993 Hofstra (A) 27-15 Kevin McMahan for the two-point conversion and a 24- 1996 Maine (H) 7-9 17 lead with 3:29 to play. Hofstra did drive into Maine 1997 Hofstra (H) 44-32 territory in the final minute, but English was once again hit in the backfield and fumbled with Maine coming up HOME OPENERS UNDER GARDI: The pride is 11-2 in with the loose ball. Eaton completed 11 of 21 passes for home openers under head coach Joe Gardi. The Hofstra 112 yards to lead Maine, which was held to 205 yards on home opening losses came in 2002 to Montana (21-0) offense.