University of San Diego Digital USD Football (Men) University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides Fall 1998 University of San Diego Football Media Guide 1998 University of San Diego Athletics Department Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-football Digital USD Citation University of San Diego Athletics Department, "University of San Diego Football Media Guide 1998" (1998). Football (Men). 18. https://digital.sandiego.edu/amg-football/18 This Catalog is brought to you for free and open access by the University of San Diego Athletics Media Guides at Digital USD. It has been accepted for inclusion in Football (Men) by an authorized administrator of Digital USD. For more information, please contact [email protected]. USD FOO \.....U 4\fR 1• &' %~ ~\b T-ORERO EXGEI..I..ENCE (19B6-97-J tU.~ UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO USD Torero football, TOREROS on the field and in the classroom, over the past twelve years, has been a program of excellence and consistency. RECORD: ♦ 9 Winning Campaigns ♦ Overall Record of 72-44-2 (61.9%) CONFERENCE: ♦ Jumped to NCAA Division I-AA in 1993 ♦ Member of Pioneer Football League (PFL) ♦ 24 First Team AII-PFL selections ♦ 14 Second Team AII-PFL selections ♦ 22 PFL All-Academic selections ♦ 36 PFL Players of the Week ALL-AMERICANS: ♦ Jeb Dougherty selected NCAA Division I-AA All-America in 1996 ♦ Robert Ray selected NCAA Division III All-America in 1992 ♦ Three Sports Network All-Americans ♦ Five First Team GTE Academic All-Americans ♦ Three Second Team GTE Academic All-Americans GENERAL: ♦ The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame has recognized a Torero football player every year. ♦ 95 % Football Graduation Rate ♦ 83 of USD's school records have been established since 1986 ♦ Team ranked #2 in Net Punting in 1994 NCAA I-AA Table of Contents ------~-1 USD TOREROS FOOTBALL STAFF 1998 MEDIA GUIDE (619} 260-4740 Torero Excellence ( 1986-97) Inside Front Cover Head Coach: Kevin McGarry (3rd Year; 21st Overall) Table of Content s: Page 1 Assistant Coach: Bill Dobson (5th Year) 1998 Team Outlook: Page 2 Head Coach Kevin McGarry: Page 3 Assistant Coach: Brian Murphy (1 st Year) USD Assistant Coaches: Page 4 Assistant Coach: Mike Rish (15th Year) USD Alphabetical Roster: Pages 5-6 Assistant Coach: Shay McClure (2nd Year) USD All-PFL Returners: Page 7 Assistant Coach: Doug Elam (1st Year) Meet The Toreros: Pages 8-16 Assistant Coach: Jason Blatt (1 st Year) NonConference Opponents: Page 17 Pioneer Football League: Page 18 Assistant Coach: Kelly Jeffrey (1st Year) PFL Opponents: Pages 19-20 Assistant Coach: Mike Morales (1st Year) 1997 Season In Review Page 21 Administrative Assistant: Sandie Hughes Final I 997 Statistics: Pages 22-23 Student Secretary: Julie Mossa All -Time USD Award Winners: Page 24 All-Time USD Records: Pages 25-29 I-AA Torero Leaders: Pages 30-32 SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Academic Support Page 33 Strength & Conditioning Page 33 (619} 260-4745 University Profile: Page 34 Director: Ted Gosen San Diego, ' America's Finest City' Page 35 Home Phone: (619) 486-3284 People To Know At USD: Page 36 Assistant: Ryan McCrary Tom Iannacone, Dir. of Athletics: Page 37 Student Assistants Athletic Department Staff: Page 38-39 : Katy Carnes & Anthony Aguilar USD GTE/Academic All-Americans: Page 40 Fax Phone: (619) 292-0388 Primary Media Outlets: Inside Back Cover USD HotLine: (619) 260-2323 Press Box Phone: (619) 277-8468 SID E-Mail Address: [email protected] USD ATHLETIC DIRECTOR WebSite Address: http ://sa.acusd.edu/athletics (619} 260-4803 The 1998 USD Football Media Guide was pub­ lished by the Sports Information Department. Credits: Director of Athletics: Tom Iannacone Ted Cosen, Editor and Layout Associate Athletics Director: Dan Yourg Brock Scott (Scott Photo), Photography Assistant A.D./Senior Woman Administrator: Wendy Guthrie Kings Associate A.D. for Athletic Development: Brian Fogarty Printing, Inc., Printing Assistant A.D./Marketing & Promotions: Renee Wiebe Director of Facilities: John Martin QUICK FACTS Transportation: John Cunningham FOUNDED: 1949 Director of Intramurals/Recreation: Gary Becker LOCATION: 5998 Alcala Park Assistant Intramural Director: Noah Stanley Director of Academic Support: Sara Hickmann San Diego, CA 92110-2492 Director of Summer Camps: Mary Johnson PRESIDENT: Dr. Alice B. Hayes Adm. Assistants: Pauline Thonnard, Joan Wolf, Georgia Gordon INSTITUTIONAL REP: Thomas Burke Head Athletic Trainer: Carolyn Greer, M.A., A.T., C. NCAA FACULTY REP: Mitch Malachowski Assistant Athletic Trainer: Suzi Higgins, M.A., A.T., C. ENROLLMENT: 6,600 Assistant Athletic Trainer: Steve Grech, A.T., C. NICKNAME: Toreros Strength/Conditioning Coach: Steve Brown COLORS: Columbia Blue, Navy & White Women's Volleyball: Sue Snyder STADIUM: USO Torero Stadium Men's & Women's Cross Country: Rich Cota (Capacity 4,000; Built in 1961) Women's Soccer: John Cossaboon Men's Soccer: Seamus McFadden Men's Basketball : Brad Holland Women' s Basketball : Kathy Marpe WHAT IS A TORERO Women's Swimming: TBA A ToreroisaMexicanBullftghter. Baseball : Rich Hill Prior Golf: Frank Cates to 1963, the USO nickname was the Women's Tennis: Sherri Stephens ''Pioneers." Men's Tennis: Tom Hagedorn The origin of the university's Torero Men's Rowing: Brooks Dagman nickname is unknown, but the founding Women's Rowing: Leeanne Crain father or USO, Bishop Buddy, was quite Softball: Lin Adams fascinated with Mexican history and it is USD Team Physicians:William P. Curran, M.D.; Heinz believed that the unique nickname is a Hoenecke, M.D.; Robert A. Kaplan, M.D. ; Robert Button, M.D. result or his influence. Sea .Outlaak--~---~------2 The offensive line will be anchored by the return of three starters -- senior '98 Toreros ... center Matt Hawkins (6-0, 267), jun­ Older & More Experienced ior tackle Kona Nakanelua (6-1, 300) and sophomore guard Joel Gonzalez With its 8-3 overall mark in (6-3, 305). They will try to open up 1997, the USD Toreros and third-year some running lanes for sophomore head coach Kevin McGarry are com­ tailbacks Joe Hampton (556 yards, 4 ing off of its best showing since mov­ TDs) and Oscar Arzu, and junior full­ ing to the NCAA Division I-AA ranks back David Lembo. and the Pioneer Football League in Like the offense, the Torero defense 1993. The '97 USD club became only will be solid again with seven starters the fourth Torero squad to achieve at back for first-year defensive coordina­ least 8 wins in 35 years of football, and tor Brian Murphy. Starters back that it was the program's most victories will be the core of the Torero defense since the 1981 season. Additionally, include defensive end Lukas Smart USD finished second in the Pioneer (6-2, 235); senior linebackers Kevin Football League ( 4-1 ), also its best Hawes (6-2, 240), Kerry Peoples (5- mark. 10, 210) and Tennyson Tom (5-10, The '98 Toreros return fourteen 210); senior invert Travis Dellinger starters (7 offense; 7 defense) and ap­ (76 tackles); junior corner back Kaeo proximately fifty players from last Gouveia (66 tackles, 5 int.); and free year's team. Additionally, the Torero safety Wade Van Dusen, the team's staff has brought in just over seventy newcomers that will top returning tackler (83). Other returners expected to help solidify the squad. Although USD will be a little play key roles include senior defensive lineman Mike older and a little more experienced, they will still have to Hartshorne, a 1997 PFLAll-Academic selection; senior replace a senior class that included Tim Roth, a First Team defensive lineman Dan Hamann (5-10, 265); and junior All-PFL punter and kicker; Buddy CB Kris Eggert (5-11, 190). Brown, a First Team All-PFL defen­ Returning players expected to see sive lineman; Chris Del Santo, the time returning balls on special teams team's third leading receiver; and include Dylan Ching (22.5 yards per Kujanga Jackson, the team's leading kickoff return; 8.5 punt returns) and tackler at the safety position. Khalid Maxie (6.0 punt returns). Com­ The '98 offense will be spear­ petition for the kicking/punting duties headed by junior quarterback Mike were going to be tested by a handful of Stadler, a First Team All-PFL per­ returners and newcomers. former who directed USD to 33.6 USD's nonconference road sched­ points a game last season. He smashed ule will be highlighted by its Sept. 12th the USD single season mark for touch­ trip to Staten Island, New York where down passes with 30, finishing 152-of- they will take on Wagner College. Their 262 for 2,287 yards and 30 scores. As nonconference home schedule will be good as he was all year, his game rose highlighed by newcomers Central Con­ a notch in PFL contests where he com­ necticut (Oct. 3rd) and Fairfield (Oct. pleted 74 percent of his passes and 17th). The Toreros play a six-game threw for 20 scores; three times pass­ home schedule for the second consecu­ ing for a school-record 5 touchdowns. tive year and will also host Azusa Pa­ Junior Dylan Ching, a First Team per­ cific University (Sept. 5), University former at receiver, returns as Stadler's of Redlands (Sept. 19), Valparaiso Uni­ favorite longball target -- he pulled in versity (Oct. 31) and the University 48 balls for 915 yards and a school­ Dayton in its season final on Novem­ best 12 touchdowns in '97. ber 14th. Head Coach Kevin McGarry-~~--3 KEVIN McGARRY ♦ 3rd Season as Torero Head Coach ♦ 21st Season 011 USD Coaching Staff Kevin McGarry enters his third year as head coach of the University of San Diego football program. This past season he directed the Toreros to an 8-3 overall mark and a school best second place finish in the Pioneer Football League with its 4-1 mark.