FOSTER FARMS BOWL 2014 MEDIA GUIDE 2014 FOSTER FARMS BOWL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY, December 25th 5:30 p.m. Maryland arrives in San Francisco 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Maryland welcome dinner, security briefing, staff introductions @ Hyatt Regency FRIDAY, December 26th 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Maryland practice @ Laney College 5:30 p.m. Stanford arrives in San Francisco 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Stanford welcome dinner, security briefing, staff introductions @ Grand Hyatt SATURDAY, December 27th 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon Stanford practice @ SF City College 8:00 a.m. – 12 noon Maryland practice @ Laney College 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Official Foster Farms Bowl press conference @ Hotel Nikko San Francisco 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Bay Cruise & Tour of Alcatraz Island [both teams] 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Assistant coaches Anchor Steam brewery tour [both teams] SUNDAY, December 28th 9:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Maryland to visit/work @ St. Anthony’s Dining Room 11:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Stanford to visit/work @ GLIDE Memorial Church & Kitchen 12 noon – 4 p.m. Coaches wives’ lunch @ Beach Blanket Babylon show 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Stanford practice @ SF City College 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Maryland practice @ Laney College 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Stanford cable car tour/dinner @ Perry’s Embarcadero 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Maryland dinner/cable car tour @ Perry’s Embarcadero 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Bowl VIP reception/dinner @ Momo’s Restaurant MONDAY, December 29th 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Pep rally in Union Square 12 noon – 2:00 p.m. Kickoff Luncheon @ Westin St. Francis Hotel 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Children’s visit to the Exploratorium 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Stanford walkthrough @ Levi’s® Stadium 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. NCAA pregame meeting @ Levi’s® Stadium 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Maryland walkthrough @ Levi’s® Stadium 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Foster Farms Bowl VIP pregame reception @ Hotel Nikko San Francisco 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Ice cream sundaes for official party children TUESDAY, December 30th 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Foster Farms Bowl pregame festivities; Stanford/Maryland band performances 7:00 p.m. Foster Farms Bowl kickoff 8:30 p.m. Foster Farms Bowl halftime show; Stanford/Maryland band performances 10:30 p.m. [approx] End of game FOSTER FARMS BOWL 2014 MEDIA GUIDE CONTENTS BOWL INFORMATION IFC Schedule of Events 2 Contacts 3 Team Media Information 4-5Media Info Guidelines 6 Directions 7 Foster Farms 8 LeviÕs¨ Stadium 9 Local Bay Area Relief Initiatives 10 Bowl Management 11 Bowl Board 12 Bowl Firsts 13 Inaugural Game Facts 14 2003 Game Facts 152004 Game Facts 16 2005 Game Facts 17 2006 Game Facts 18 2007 Game Facts 19 2008 Game Facts 20 2009 Game Facts 21 2010 Game Facts 22 2011 Game Facts 23 2012 Game Facts 24 2013 Game Facts 25-28 Bowl Records 29 Team Polls & Standings 30-31 PAC-12 Score Sheet 32 PAC-12 Conference 33-34 Big 10 Score Sheet STANFORD 35Big 10 Conference 36 STANFORD At A Glance 37 STANFORD Roster 38 STANFORD Depth Chart 39 STANFORD Game Recaps 40 STANFORD Bowl Record 41 MARYLAND At A Glance 42 MARYLAND Roster MARYLAND 43 MARYLAND Depth Chart 44 MARYLAND Game Recaps 45MARYLAND Bowl Record 46 Did You Know? 47 Notable Facts About S.F. 48 Last Time It Happened 49 Coaches Records 50-53 Foster Farms Bowl Players in the NFL 54 2014-2015 Bowl Schedule 55 Foster Farms Bowl Through the Years 56 Thank You!!! The 2014 Foster Farms Bowl media guide was written and edited by Doug Kelly. Graphic design/spiritual guidance: Tim Dunn, Dunn@Dunn Graphic Design [[email protected]]. Team information provided by the Communications Departments at Stanford [Kurt Svoboda & Alan George] and Maryland [Matt Taylor & Matt Bertram]; the Pac-12 Conference [Dave Hirsch, Jon Olivero] and the Big Ten Conference [Scott Chipman, Adam Augustine]. Content assistance: Laurie Armstrong, Cindy Hu, Angela Jackson, San Francisco Travel; Ryan Oppelt, Amy Gardner, Andrew Galli, Foster Farms Bowl. 1 FOSTER FARMS BOWL 2014 MEDIA GUIDE CONTACTS Foster Farms Bowl Doug Kelly Director of Communications 400 Oyster Point Blvd, Suite 312 South San Francisco, CA 94080 415.625.2885 [office] 916.202.0552 [mobile office] [email protected] www.sfbowl.org Stanford Kurt Svoboda Senior Associate Athletic Director 641 East Campus Drive Stanford, CA 94305 650.223.4809 [office] 650.223.5809 [mobile] [email protected] www.gostanford.com Maryland Matt Taylor Associate Director, Athletic Media Relations 2725 Comcast Center, Terrapin Trail College Park, MD 20741 301.314.7065 [office] 703.405.9274 [mobile] [email protected] www.umterps.com Pac-12 Conference Dave Hirsch Vice President – Communications 360 Third Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 415.549.2842 [office] 415.370.7112 [mobile] [email protected] www.pac-12.org Big Ten Conference Scott Chipman Associate Commissioner, Communications 5440 Park Place Rosemont, IL 60018 847.696.1010 [office] 630.936.6005 [mobile] [email protected] www.bigten.org 2 FOSTER FARMS BOWL 2014 MEDIA GUIDE TEAM MEDIA INFORMATION STANFORD VS. MARYLAND Date: December 30, 2014 Site: Levi’s® Stadium, Santa Clara, CA Kickoff: 7:00 pm (PST) Television: ESPN Radio: ESPN Radio THE MATCHUP Two teams that have never faced each other match up in the Foster Farms Bowl, held for the first time at Levi’s® Stadium, the new state-of-the-art home of the San Francisco 49ers. Stanford is playing in a bowl game for the 26th time dating back to 1902. The Cardinal is 11-13-1 overall, but has played in four BCS games [Orange, Fiesta, Rose twice] from 2010-13. Overall, Stanford has played in the postseason each of the past six seasons. This is the Cardinal’s first appearance in the Foster Farms Bowl. Maryland is playing in a bowl game for the 26th time dating back to 1892. The Terrapins are 11-12-2 overall and have played in five bowl games since 2006. Maryland played in this game in 2007, known then as the Emerald Bowl, losing to Oregon State 21-14. TEAM INFORMATION TEAM CONTACTS Maryland will be the visiting team and wear white jerseys Maryland: Matt Taylor with white pants and multicolored helmets. Associate Director, Athletics Media Relations 301.314.7065 [office/through Dec 24] Stanford will be the home team and wear red jerseys with 703.405.9274 [cell, Dec 25 onward] white pants and white helmets. 415.788.1234 [Hyatt Regency Embarcadero] [email protected] TEAM HEADQUARTERS Maryland: Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Matt Bertram Five Embarcadero Center Assistant Director, Athletics Media Relations San Francisco, CA 94111 301.314.8093 [office/through Dec 24] 415.788.1234 347.266.3480 [cell/Dec 25 onward] 415.788.1234 [Hyatt Regency Embarcadero] Stanford: Grand Hyatt 345 Stockton Street San Francisco, CA 94108 Stanford: Kurt Svoboda 415.398.1234 Senior Assistant Athletic Director 650.223.4809 [office, through Dec 24] 650.223.5809 [cell/Dec 25 onward] TEAM PRACTICE SITES 415.398.1234 [Grand Hyatt] Maryland: Laney College 900 Fallon Street Alan George Oakland, CA 94607 Assistant Director, Athletics Communications 574.340.3977 [office,through Dec 24] Stanford: City College of San Francisco 574.340.3977 [cell/Dec 25 onward] 50 Phelan Street 415.398.1234 [Grand Hyatt] San Francisco, CA 94112 [email protected] 3 FOSTER FARMS BOWL 2014 MEDIA GUIDE FOSTER FARMS BOWL MEDIA INFORMATION The following information is to assist media members in their coverage of the Foster Farms Bowl that will be played Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Levi’s® Stadium. NETWORK TELEVISION ESPN will televise the Foster Farms Bowl nationally with Dave Flemming doing the play-by-play, Greg McElroy on game analysis and Shelley Smith reporting from the sidelines. NETWORK RADIO ESPN Radio will air the game to a national audience with Roxy Bernstein doing the play-by play, Tom Ramsey handling color commentary and Dave Shore reporting from the sidelines. COMPETING TEAMS RADIO Maryland’s radio team of Johnny Holliday [play-by-play], Tim Strachan [analysis] and Scott McBrien [sidelines, pregame, postgame] will broadcast the game over the Maryland Radio Sports Network. Stanford’s radio team of Scott Reiss [play-by-play], Todd Husak [analysis] and John Platz [sidelines] will broadcast the game over the Stanford Cardinal Sports Network. GAME OFFICIALS The game officials are from the Big 12 Conference. INSTANT REPLAY As is the case with all Bowl games, instant replay will be used in the Foster Farms Bowl. The system utilized will be that pioneered by the Big Ten Conference. CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION Game credentials will be available for pickup during team practices, at the Bowl press conference [strongly recommended] on December 27th or at Media Will Call located at the Dignity Health Gate C @ Levi’s® Stadium on the day of the game. A photo ID is required for credential pickup and the name on the credential must match the name on the ID. LIVE TELEVISION BROADCASTS The live, exclusive television rights to the Foster Farms Bowl are the property of ESPN. Once ESPN begins its broadcast, no live reports may be done inside Levi’s® Stadium until the network’s telecast is completed. Only those individuals with sideline photo/media credentials will be allowed to remain on the field during the game.