TABLE OF CONTENTS / QUICK FACTS 2007 Bulldogs Football Media Guide Table of Contents BULLDOGS QUICK FACTS Media Information / Bulldogs Quick Facts ....................................... 1 Location: Bowie, MD (Prince George's County) University President .............................................................................. 2 Founded: January 9 1865 FOOTBALL 2007 BOWIEB STATE Athletic Administration ......................................................................... 3 Enrollment: 5,322 Head Coach ............................................................................................ 5 President: Dr. Mickey L. Burnim Assistant Coaches ............................................................................6 - 8 Academic Calendar: Two Semesters 2007 Outlook ......................................................................................... 9 University Information: (301) 860-4000 2007 Preseason Roster .............................................................. 10 - 11 Admissions: (301) 860-3415 Meet the Bulldogs ....................................................................... 12 - 17 Financial Aid: (301) 860-3540 2007 Opponents ......................................................................... 18 - 22 University Web Site: www.bowiestate.edu 2006 Results and Final Statistics .............................................. 23 - 24 Athletic Web Site: www.bsubulldogs.com Year-by-Year Results ................................................................... 25 - 29 Nickname: Bulldogs Administration and Support Staff Directory .................................3 0 Conference: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Bowie State University History ........................................................3 1 Eastern Division O The CIAA ...................................................................................... 32 - 33 Affi liation: NCAA Division II All-Time Series Results .................................................................34-38 Home Facility: Bulldogs Stadium (2,964) W Bulldog Record Book ................................................................. 39 - 40 2006 Football Superlatives .................................................................40 Athletic Director: Derek Carter I Program Management Specialist: Donna Rice E ST Media Information Faculty Athletic Representative: Dr. Freddie Vaughns Assoc. Athletic Director/Compliance: Donna Polk Credentials: Requests for media credentials should be made Senior Woman Administrator: Arlene Creek at least fi ve days in advance of the game date. They will be mailed if time permits; otherwise they will be left at the Bulldog Stadium Head Football Coach: Michael J. Lynn, Jr. Media Gate (located between the stadium and softball fi eld). In- Record at BSU: 18 - 14 (4th Year) terior space in the press box is extremely limited. Arrangements Overall Record: 18 - 14 (3 Years) A will be made to accommodate all working media in the best pos- Offi ce Phone: (301) 860-3578 sible manner. NO CREDENTIALS WILL BE ISSUED ON T GAMEDAY! Athletic Trainer: Gerard Burley Press Area: The press box (including the roof) are restricted Offi ce Phone: (301) 860-3581 E F to working media representatives and others whose duties entail the use of the press area. No one will be seated without proper Sports Information Director: Gregory C. Goings credentials. All media are expected to observe proper decorum Offi ce Phone: (301) 860-3574 / PB (301) 464-7129 Offi ce Fax: (301) 860-3585 in the press area at all times. Pre-Game notes, depth charts, game O programs and halftime statistics will be provided in the press box. E-mail: [email protected] Final stat packages may be picked up in the Sports O Information Offi ce (Room 124-B James Gymnasium) 2006 Overall Record: 5 - 5 - 30 minutes after the game. 2006 Conference record: 3 - 4 (3rd / CIAA East) T Lettermen Returning/Lost: 36 / 12 Photography & Video: Working photo credentials are Starters Returning: 8 - Offense / 2 - Defense B available to accredited media if requested in advance. Photogra- phers and videographers may shoot along the sidelines and end A lines but only in designated areas outside the team boxes per Credits: The Bowie State University 2007 Football Media guide was produced by BSU's Offi ce of Sports Information. NCAA regulations. L The publication was compiled and edited by Gregory C. Go- ings, Sports Information Director with typesetting and design Parking: Media parking is available just outside the gate of L Bulldog Stadium. assistance from Lut Williams (Azeez Communications) and MultiAd (Peoria, IL). Cover design and printing by MultiAd. Ticket Prices: $13 General Admission, $8 Seniors, Students Athletic photos courtesy of Lawrence Johnson, Carroll Smith, w/ID and Youth and Children 6 and under are admitted free (Note: Ken Shipp and Bobby Parker of All-Pro Photography. Additional Ticket regulations are subject to change). Homecoming tickets photos courtesy of the Bowie State Offi ce of University Rela- are $18 General Admission and $13 Seniors, Students w/ID and tions and Marketing. Youth. Tickets for the 4th Annual Prince George's Classic are $20 General Admisison and $10 Students w/ID. For ticket information, Cover photos courtesy of Lawrence Johnson - All Pro Photo call (301) 860-4062. 1 university president Dr. Mickey L. Burnim - President Dr. Mickey L. Burnim, a native of Teague, Texas, is the ninth President of Bowie State UnivUniversityersity in Bowie,Bowie, Maryland.Maryland. Prior to arrivingarriving at BowieBowie State University,University, Dr.Dr. Burnim serservedved as chancellor of Elizabeth City (NC) State UnivUniversityersity (ECSU) and was the eighth chief exexecutiveecutive offi cer of ECSUECSU.. Dr. Burnim ushered in an era of qualitative improvement and growth at Elizabeth City State UnivUniversity.ersity. He has led the dedevelopmentvelopment of a comprcomprehensiveehensive strategic plan; initi- ated neneww business, civic and educational parpartnerships;tnerships; estaestablishedblished the univuniversity’sersity’s fi rst twotwo endoendowedwed professorships;professorships; led in the establishment of the university’suniversity’s fi rst threethree master’smaster’s degrdegreeee programsprograms in elementarelementaryy education, biologbiology,y, and mamathematics;thematics; implemented seseveralveral neneww baccalaurbaccalaureateeate degreedegree programs,programs, including marine environmentalenvironmental science,science, social work,work, commcommunicationunication studies, graphicgraphic design, aviationaviation sciencescience,, anandd pharmaceutical science.science. In fall 2005, under his leadership,leadership, Elizabeth City State UniversityUniversity implemented a joint pharmacy prprogramogram in partnershippartnership with the UnivUniversityersity of NorNorthth CarCarolina-Chapelolina-Chapel Hill. DrDr.. Burnim has also led the development of a campus computer network, and has established strong fi scal integrity. To improve operational effi ciency, Dr. Burnim is credited for having reorganized the university into four schools: Arts and Humanities; Business and Economics; Education and Psychology; and Mathematics, Science, and Technology. Addition- ally, he has directed the development of a comprehensive enrollment management and marketing plan, which, in fall 2005, yielded for the third consecutive year the highest enrollment in the university’s history. In 2001, he began the oversight of the largest construction and renovation project ($46.3 million) ever undertaken at ECSU, including the construction of a physical education/fi eldhouse facility, a student center, and a new residence hall. In 2004, he celebrated the opening of the university’s fi rst privatized student housing facility. Dr. Burnim is an economist having earned three degrees in economics — a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from The University of North Texas, and a Ph.D. from The University of Wisconsin at Madison. His fi elds of specialization are public fi nance and labor economics. Dr. Burnim has written papers and published several scholarly articles in these areas. Prior to joining Elizabeth City State University, Dr. Burnim served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Af- fairs at North Carolina Central University. Earlier in his career, he worked as Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs in the General Administration of The University of North Carolina; as a staff economist at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and as a faculty member and researcher at The Florida State University. Dr. Burnim serves on several local boards, including the Elizabeth City branch of the Wachovia Advisory Board, Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce, Elizabeth City Rotary Club, Salvation Army, and Albemarle Economic Development Commission. Nationally, he serves on the NAFEO Board of Directors, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Board of Directors, the American Council on Education – Commission on Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity, and the System and Computer Technology (SCT) Executive Advisory Council. Recently, he accepted an appointment from Executive Council of the Commission on Colleges to serve on the Principles Review Committee, which is charged to study the Commission’s current standards. Dr. Burnim is the immediate past chairman of the Board of 2007 BOWIE STATE FOOTBALL 2007 BOWIE STATE Directors for the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). Dr. Burnim and his wife, the former LaVera