II V S U ’93 Sports Oututs H SPORTS INFORMATION Chris Beckham Valdosta Daily Times P.O. BOX 968 10 THE WORKING MEDIA Valdosta, GA 31698 912/244-1880 PRESS BOX PRESS BOX SERVICES trouble number will be Cleveland Field, the Standard services are given on request. Lynn Bobbins Valdosta Daily Times football home of Valdosta provided for media P.O. BOX 968 State’s Blazers, is topped personnel - flip cards, SCOUTS Valdosta, GA 31698 on the south side by a two- cumulative statistics, Requests for scouting 912/244-1880 level press box with media guides, programs, credentials should be adequate seating on the play-by-play accounts at made directly to Steve Chris Johnson Valdosta Daily Times lower level for about 12 the conclusion of each Roberts, SID, early during P.O. BOX 968 writers. Broadcasters, film quarter, abbreviated the w eek of the gam e to Valdosta, GA 31698 crews and photographers statistics at halftime and be scouted. 912/244-1880 use the upper level which com plete final statistics as is accessible only by soon as possible at the OFFICES Greg Mcllvain Valdosta Daily Times ladder type steps. end of the game. Ample Offices of all football P.O. BOX 968 telephone service is coaches are located in the Valdosta, GA 31698 available. Soft drinks and old gymnasium, which 912/244-1880 a snack will be served. also houses the football fieldhouse. All other Mike Chason R on E vans MEDIA CREDENTIALS athletic offices, including Public Relations Times-Enterprise Sports Abraham Baldwin College P.O. Box 650 Contact Steve Roberts, the sports information and Tifton, GA 31794 Thomasville, GA 31792 SID, for press passes as far ticket offices, are located in 912/386-3264 9 1 2/226-2400 in advance as possible. the physical education Passes will be mailed if complex. Larry Dennis Wayne Grandy time permits. If not, they FTU Sports Observer Sports P.O. BOX 1949-F P.O. Box 889 will be left at the Will Call CREDITS Jacksonville, FL 32231 Moultrie, GA 31768 table at the southeast Writer/Editor: 904/359-4246 912/985-4545 corner of Cleveland Field. Steve Roberts The passes will be at the Design & Type: Nico Van Thyn Mark Holland Will Call table an hour and Vision Advertising & Design FTU Sports Gazette Sports P.O. BOX 1949-F P.O. BOX 708 a half before kickoff. Tallahassee, FL; Jacksonville, FL 32231 Tifton, G A 3 1 794 Printing: ; 904/359-4246 9 1 2/382-432 1 MEDIA PARKING Colson Printing Co., Parking for the media is Valdosta, Georgia Earnest Reese Paul McCorvey available in a lot adjacent Atlanta J-C Sports Herald Sports P.O. BOX 4689 P.O. BOX 48 the southeast gate at PHOTO CREDITS Atlanta, GA 30302 Albany, GA 31703 Cleveland Field. Parking Many thanks to Valdosta 404/526-5794 91 2/888-9305 passes will be mailed with Daily times photographers credentials. Paul Leavy and Jeff Allen Sports Editor Sports Editor The Spectator XVaycross Journal Herald and free lance photo­ Valdosta State University P.O. Box 219 RADIO graphers Ken Klanicki and Valdosta, GA 31698 Waycross, GA 31501 Valdosta State has a radio Bob Lupinek of Valdosta 912/333-5685 912/283-2244 booth for the originating for their time and talent station the Blazer Football which produced the John Lastinger Scott Atwell network. A modular plug photos in this media guide. Rt. l B ox 1048 WCTV-TV Sports Valdosta, GA 31602 P.O. BOX 3048 phone line is provided the 912/245-0705 Tallahassee, FL 32303 official broadcast team of 904/893-2 126 the opponent for each C c C e 6 ra te Gary Hutchins game. The visiting radio Georgia Video Professionals Jim W allace crew should obtain P.O. BOX 5391 WALB-TV Sports Valdosta, GA 31602 P.O. Box 3130 permission and credentials 912/333-0197 Albany, GA 31708 in advance from Steve 912/883-0154 Roberts, SID. Gulf South College Writer Conference opponents are Macon Telegraph Sports John Peterson provided the phone line at P.O. BOX 4167 WTXL-TV Sports Macon, GA 31213 8927 Thomasville Road no charge. Other 912/744-4302 Tallahassee, FL 32312 opponents are charge a $50 fee. The visiting radio VALDOSTA STATE phone number as well as a UNIVERSITY Table of Contents Athletic Staffs ............................ 1 S ig n e e s ....................................36 Valdosta State University..... 2-3 Opponents .........................38-43 Athletic Director........................ 4 Travel Itinerary........................43 Head Coach .......................... 6-7 Reviewing 1992 ................44-48 Assistant Coaches...............8-14 R eco rd s.............................. 50-54 Weight Room .......................... 15 Gulf South C on feren ce...........55 Outlook............................... 16-17 Letterm en...........................56-57 Awards, Honors......................18 Support Staff............................58 Player B ios ........................ 20-27 Cleveland Field ...................... 59 VSU In Pictures..................28-34 Sports Medicine...................... 60 Rosters.................................... 35 Composite Schedule ...........IBC STEVE ROBERTS Athletic Staff Football Staff SID O: (912) 333-5890 Telephone Head Coach Hal Mumme H: (912) 244-6560 Position/Name Office Home Alma Mater Tarleton State, 1975 Faculty Athletic Rep Collegiate Record 29-15-1,4 years Bobby Tucker 333-71 61 794-3649 Record at VSU 5-4-1, l year Athletic Director Office Phone (912) 333-5844 Herb Reinhard 333-5890 Hom e Phone (912) 244-1909 Secretary, Best Tim e to Call Mornings Ann Tippette 333-5890 559-3307 Athletic Development Director Assistant Coaches Bill England 333-5890 Assistant Head Coach & PE/Athletics Department Head Defensive Coordinator Mike Majors Dr. John Merriman 333-71 6 1 242-861 2 Offensive Coordinator Mike Leach HERB REINHARD Secretary, Offensive Line Guy Morriss Athletic Director Gayle Brooks Defensive Line Bill Cosper O: (912) 333-5890 H: (912) 241-8504 Baseball, Runningbacks Emmett Watkins Tommy Thomas 333-5890 245-0303 Linebackers Gary Griffin Asst., Bart Shuman 333-71 61 247-9545 Athletic Trainer Jim Madaleno Basketball (Men), James Dominey 333-5890 242-0752 Assistant Trainers Bobby-Tucker, Assistant, Scott Moe 333-5890 244-6437 Michele Garber Basketball (Women), Equipment Manager Larry Lampert Charles Cooper Football Secretary Marilou Butler Assistant, Angie Dilliner 333-5890 244-0698 Cross Country, Johnny Lancaster HAL MUMME Equipment Head Coach Larry Lampert 333-5844 244-71 88 FAX: 912-333-5972 O: (912) 333-5844 Football, Hal Mumme 333-5844 244-1909 H: (912) 244-1909 Secretary, Marilou Butler 333-5844 242-4726 Golf, Nicky Balanis 247-0430 247-4033 Softball, Ron Durante 333-5461 244-9401 Sports Information, Steve Roberts 333-5890 244-6560 Tennis, John Hansen 333-5890 244-4790 University at a Glance Ticket Manager Location ____________ .Valdosta, Ga. Bill England 333-5890 242-7413 Trainer, Jim Madaleno 333-71 61 241-0516 Enrollment__________ _________ 8500 Assistant, CA President___________ Dr. Hugh C. Bailey MIKE MAJORS Bobby Tucker 333-71 61 794-3649 Athletic Director________ Herb Reinhard Asst. Head Coach Assistant, Football Coach ___________ Hal Mumme O: (912) 333-5844 Michele Garber m Athletic Affiliation ___________ Gulf South H: (912)333-0109 Conference, NCAA Division II Nickname _________ Blazers C olors____ _____ Red and Black Stadium _ ____ Cleveland Field (1 l ,798, natural turf) University For the fourth regional university on At right: West Hall, located time sin ce its July 1, 1993. Th e in the center of Valdosta State University’s main founding in 1992-93 academic year campus, houses the offices 1906, the four- was spent making the of the president and vice year institution transition to university president for academic of higher learn­ status. affairs as well as several ing in Valdosta, The move to academic departments. Georgia has university status means ch an ged its the college will be nam e. Th e given the resources in latest, and most the form of equipment important of and personnel to better those name changes, serve the 41 -county cam e July 1, w h en south Georgia area. university status be­ Graduate pro­ came official and grams, including work leading to the “College” was replaced doctoral degree offer­ Associate of Applied with “University” . ings, will be added, Science, the Associate Valdosta State Univer­ and research will be of Arts, the Bachelor of sity to be exact. greatly expanded to Arts in 12 major pro­ That most impor­ further enhance the grams, the Bachelor of tant m ilestone in the value of the institution S cien ce in 8 major institution’s proud to the area it serves. programs, the Bachelor history was passed The beautiful, of Science in Criminal with a gigantic celebra­ south Georgia univer­ Justice, the Bachelor of tion which began the sity currently offers Science in Nursing, the evening of June 30 and undergraduate degree Bachelor of Science in lasted Education in 8 major through the programs, the Bachelor July 4 of General Studies, the w eeken d. Bachelor of Business The ground­ Administration in 5 work for the major programs, the the Education Specialist m ove, Bachelor of Fine Arts in in 9 major programs. which w a s 4 major programs, and New baccalaureate and years in the the Bachelor of Music in graduate degree pro­ planning 2 major programs. grams are added from stages, was Graduate degrees time to time to meet the culminated offered are in English needs of the population in June 1992 and history, the Master served by the univer­ w hen the of Science with majors sity. state Board in p sy ch o lo gy and A special act of the of Regents sociology, Master of Georgia Legislature designated Public Ad ministration, established the institu­ Valdosta Master of Science in tion of higher learning in State to Nursing, the Master of 1906.