DelAwAre StAte university FOOTBALL 2011 opponents VMI SHAW dELAWARE September 3 | 1:30 p.m. September 10 | 6 p.m. September 17 | 6 p.m. Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium Alumni Stadium Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium Lexington, Va. Dover, Del. Newark, Del. Quick Facts Quick Facts Quick Facts Location: Lexington, Va. 24450 Location: Raleigh, N.C. 27601 Location: Newark, Del. 19716 Enrollment: 1,500 Founded: 1865 Founded: 1743 Enrollment: 16,000 Nickname: Keydets Enrollment: 2,444 Nickname: Fightin’ Blue Hens Colors: Red, White and Yellow Nickname: Bears Colors: Royal Blue and Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Colors: Garnett and White Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Big South Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Stadium: Foster Stadium/Alumni Memorial Field Conference: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Assoc. (CIAA) Stadium: Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium Capacity: 10,000 Stadium: Durham County Memorial Stadium Capacity: 22,000 Surface: Bermuda Capacity: 8,000 Surface: Field Turf (installed in 2010) President: Dr. Patrick T. Harker Superintendent: General J.H. Binford Beay III | VMI ‘62 Surface: Field Turf Athletics Director: Bernard M. Muir Athletics Director: Donny White | VMI ‘65 Interim President: Dorothy Cowser Yancy, Ph.D Interim Athletics Director: Marcus Clarke Football Staff Football Staff Head Coach: K.C. Keeler Head Coach: Sparky Woods Football Staff Alma Mater: Delaware ‘81 Alma Mater: Carson Newman ‘76 Head Coach: Darrell Asberry Record at Delaware: 74-42 (Tenth Year) th Record at VMI: 9-24 (Fourth Year) Alma Mater: Jackson State ‘94 Career Record: 162-63-1 (16 Year) th Assistant Coaches: Career Record: 72-70-5 (13 Year) Record at Shaw: 37-18 (Sixth Year) Nick Rapone | Virginia Tech ‘79 | Def. Coor./Safeties Assistant Coaches: Career Record: Same Jim Hofher | Cornell ‘79 | Off. Coor./Quarterbacks Matt Campbell | Off. Line Coordinator/Line Assistant Coaches: Damian Wroblewski | Lafayette ‘99 | Offensive Line A.J. Christoff | Def. Coordinator/Secondary Richard McGeorge | Elon ‘69 | Offensive Coordinator Brian Ginn | Delaware ‘00 | Wide Receivers George Handler | VMI ‘10 | Tight Ends Sherman Simmons | WSSU ‘82 | Defensive Line Gregg Perry | Delaware ‘77 | Running Backs Greg Harris | VMI ‘ 97 | Outside Linebackers David Geralds | WSSU ‘77 | Linebackers David Boler | Delaware ‘09 | Running Backs Winston October | Richmond ‘99 | Wide Receivers Robert Massey | NCCU ‘88 | Defensive Coordinator Phil Petitte | Glassboro State ‘71 | Defensive Line Brad Sherrod | Duke ‘94 | Linebackers Greg Shockley | Va. Tech ‘99 | Running Backs Jermonte Kimbrough | Shaw ‘06 | Quarterbacks Lyle Hemphill | Ursinus ‘02 | Cornerbacks Eric Brown | South Carolina ‘93 | Inside Linebackers Tory Ross | Shaw ‘09 | Wide Receivers Frank Law | Glassboro State ‘72 | Defensive Line Asst. Trent Walker | Auburn ‘09 | Safeties Felton Page | Shaw | Running Backs Andy Marino | Lycoming ‘09 | Offensive G.A. Don Woods | Tennessee Tech ‘69 | Defensive Line Jermod Mapp | Special Teams Brian Brown | Delaware ‘09 | Defensive G.A. Strength Coach: Phil Sabatini Athletic Trainer: Roger Pfister Director of Football Operations: Jerry Oravitz Athletic Trainer: John Hoffman Personal Development Coach: David Baylor Team Information Football Secretary: Jude Moser Team Information 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 Football Equipment Manager: Jon Helbig 2010 Overall Record: 3-8 2010 Conference Record/Finish: 5-2/2nd West. Div. Football Game Films: David Barlow, Dave Cartularo 2010 Conference Record/Finish: 2-4/Fifth 2010 Postseason: Lost, 40-6, to Shepard Sports Med. Physician/Asst. AD: Dr. Andrew Resiman 2010 Postseason: N/A Athletic Trainer: John Smith Starters Returning (O/D): 8/6 Strength and Conditioning/Asst. AD: Augie Maurelli Letterwinners Returning (O/D/S): 37 (20/15/2) Top Returning Players: Antonio Dunn (RB), Ty Craig Letterwinners Lost (O/D/S): 14 (6/7/1) (WR), Charles Deas (DT) Team Information Starters Returning (O/D/S): 15 (8/6/1) 2010 Overall Record: 12-3 Starters Lost (O/D/S): 9 (3/5/1) Team History 2010 Conference Record/Finish: 6-2, T-1st Top Returning Players: Chaz Jones (RB), Eric Kordenbrock First year of Football: 1912 2010 Postseason: FCS National Runners-Up Awards: ECAC Team of the Year; Lambert Cup (QB), T.J. Talley (WR), A.J. Gross (ILB) *No football from 1970 to 2003 Letterwinners Returning (O/D/S): 44 (21/21/2) All-time Bowl/Playoff Record: 1-1 Letterwinners Lost (O/D/S): 17 (6/10/1) Team History Years in Postseason Play: Two Starters Returning (O/D/S): 13 (7/3/1) First year of Football: 1891 Last Postseason Appearance: 2010 vs. Shepard Top Returning Players: Andrew Pierce (RB), Trevor Sasek (QB), All-time Bowl/Playoff Record: N/A Result: Lost, 40-6 Nihja White (WR), Paul Worrilow (LB), Michael Atunrase (DE) Years in Postseason Play: N/A Record since 2003: 49-24 Last Postseason Appearance: N/A Team History All-time Record: 457-632-42 Series Information First year of Football: 1889 All-time Record: 651-415-44 All-time series: DSU, 2-0-0 Conference Titles: 16 (Last: 2010) Series Information Last Meeting: 1976 | DSU won, 27-6, in Dover NCAA Tournament Appearances: 20 (Last: 2010) All-time series: First Meeting National Titles: Six (Last: 2003) Last Meeting: N/A Sports Information Last Postseason Appearance: 2010 FCS National Runners-Up SID/Football Contact: Sherri Fillingham Sports Information Office Phone: (919) 546-8250 Series Information Assoc. Ad/Comm./FB Contact: Wade Branner Cell Phone: (919) 623-9494 All-time series: UD, 2-0 Last Meeting: 2009 | Delaware won, 27-17, in Newark Office Phone: (540) 464-7515 Fax: (919) 546-8444 Cell Phone: (540) 319-1271 E-mail: [email protected] Sports Information Fax: (540) 464-7834 SID/Football Contact: Scott Selheimer E-mail: [email protected] www.ShawBears.com Office Phone: (302) 831-2186 or (302) 831-8007 Cell Phone: (302) 562-5129 www.VMIKeydets.com Fax: (302) 831-8653 E-mail: [email protected] www.BlueHens.com 39 2011 DSU FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE DelAwAre StAte 2011 opponents S.C. STATE FlorIDA A&M NORFOLK ST. September 24 | 2 p.m. October 1 | 6 p.m. October 8 | 1 p.m. Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Stadium Bragg Memorial Stadium Alumni Stadium Orangeburg, S.C. Tallahassee, Fla. Dover, Del. Quick Facts Quick Facts Quick Facts Location: Orangeburg, S.C. 29117 Location: Tallahassee, Fla. 32307 Location: Norfolk, Va. Founded: 1896 Founded: 1887 Founded: 1935 Enrollment: 4,700 Enrollment: 13,313 Enrollment: 7,000 Nickname: Bulldogs Nickname: Rattlers Nickname: Spartans Colors: Garnet and Blue Colors: Orange (151) and Green (348) Colors: Green and Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Stadium: Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Stadium Stadium: Bragg Memorial Stadium Stadium: William ‘Dick’ Price Stadium Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 25,500 Capacity: 30,000 Surface: Poly Turf Surface: Natural Grass Surface: Natural Grass President: Dr. George E. Cooper | Florida A&M ‘76 President: Dr. James H. Ammons | Florida A&M ‘74 President: Dr. Tony Atwater Athletics Director: Charlene Johnson | S.C. State ‘80 Athletics Director: Derek Horne | Mississippi ‘87 Athletics Director: Marty L. Miller Football Staff Football Staff Football Staff Head Coach: Oliver ‘Buddy’ Pough Head Coach: Joe Taylor Head Coach: Pete Adrian Alma Mater: S.C. State ‘75 Alma Mater: Western Illinois ‘72 Alma Mater: West Virginia ‘70 Record at SCSU: 76-29 (Tenth Year) Record at FAMU: 25-9-0 (Fourth Year) Record at NSU: 34-33 (Seventh Year) Career Record: Same Career Record: 222-87-4 (29th Year) Career Record: 70-70-1 (14th Year) Assistant Coaches: Assistant Coaches: Assistant Coaches: David Blanchard | Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line George Small | N.C. A&T ‘79 | Assoc. HC/Def. Line Rod Holder | Miami (Fla.) ‘90 | Asst. HC/Off. Line Mike Adams | Def. Coor./Linebackers/Special Teams Lawrence Kershaw | Virginia St. ‘95 | Off. Coor. Mark DeBastiani | Shepherd ‘93) | Def. Coor. Danny Lewis | Running Backs/Recruiting Coor. Steven Jerry | UNC-Chapel Hill ‘94 | Receivers Joe Blackwell | North Greenville | Int. Off. Coor. Gerald Harrison | Def. Line/Pro Liaison/Ops Earl Holmes | FAMU ‘97 | Def. Coor./Linebackers Steve Canter | Virginia Tech ‘03 | Quarterbacks Joel Taylor | Defensive Secondary Aaron Taylor | Virginia St. ‘01 | Running Backs Marco Butler | Western Carolina ‘00 | DB/Special Teams Kevin Magourik | Off. Coor./Quarterbacks Jimmy Tyson | FAMU ‘04 | Defensive Backs Mark Thurston | West Virginia ‘03 | Defensive Line Lee Chambers | Offensive Line Asst. Juan Vasquez | FAMU ‘06 | Special Teams/Kickers Paul Macklin | Virginia Union ‘96 | Running Backs Nigel Pearson | Tight Ends/Tackles Quinn Gray | FAMU ‘06 | Quarterbacks Administrative Assistant: Shirley Brooks Strength Coach: Torrie Becton Athletic Trainer: Craig Harward Team Information Team Information 2010 Overall Record: 8-3 2010 Overall Record: 6-5 Team Information 2010 Conference Record/Finish: 7-1/T-First 2010 Conference Record/Finish: 4-4/Fifth 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 Postseason: N/A 2010 Postseason: N/A 2010 Conference Record/Finish: 7-1/T-First Letterwinners Returning (O/D/S): 74 (35/34/5) Letterwinners Returning (O/D/S): 43 (21/19/3) 2010 Postseason: Lost, 16-41, to Georgia Southern Letterwinners Lost (O/D/S): 14 (7/6/1) Letterwinners Lost (O/D/S): 23 (11/11/1) Letterwinners Returning (O/D): 44 (21/23) Starters Returning