2003 Spring Prospectus 2003 Washington State Cougar Football Spring Prospectus 2003 Schedule 2002 Schedule/Results Aug. 30 IDAHO at Seattle Aug. 31 W 31-7 Nevada Sept. 6 Notre Dame at South Bend Sept. 7 W 49-14 Idaho Sept. 13 Colorado at Boulder Sept. 14 L 25-7 at Ohio State Sept. 20 NEW MEXICO at Pullman Sept. 21 W 45-28 Montana State Sept. 27 Oregon at Eugene Sept. 28 W 48-38 at California Oct. 4 ARIZONA at Pullman Oct. 5 W 30-27 USC [Homecoming] Oct. 12 W 36-11 at Stanford Oct. 18 Stanford at Stanford Oct. 26 W 21-13 at Arizona Oct. 25 OREGON STATE at Pullman Nov. 2 W 44-22 Arizona State [Dad’s Day] Nov. 9 W 32-21 Oregon Nov. 1 USC at Los Angeles Nov. 23 L 29-26 Washington Nov. 8 UCLA at Pullman Dec. 7 W 48-27 at UCLA [Armed Forces Day] Rose Bowl Nov. 15 ARIZONA STATE at Pullman Jan. 1 L 34-14 Oklahoma Nov. 22 Washington at Seattle 2003 COUGAR QUICK FACTS PHONES/CONTACT INFORMATION PRESIDENT: V. Lane Rawlins ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: (509) 335-0311 ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Jim Sterk FOOTBALL OFFICE: (509) 335-0250 NICKNAME: Cougars MEDIA RELATIONS: (509) 335-COUG CONFERENCE: Pacific-10 MEDIA RELATIONS FAX: (509) 335-0267 LOCATION: P.O. Box 641602 MEDIA RELATIONS E-MAIL: Rod Commons Pullman, WA [email protected] 99164-1602 Jason Hickman SID: Rod Commons [email protected] ASSISTANTS: Linda Chalich, PRESS BOX: (509) 335-2684/0270 Craig Lawson, Jason Krump, TICKET OFFICE: 1-800-GO-COUGS Jason Hickman DEPARTMENT WEBSITE: www.wsucougars.com SID OFFICE: Bohler Addition 195 Pullman, WA 99164-1602 PROSPECTUS TABLE OF CONTENTS FOUNDED: 1890 2003 Outlook 2 FACULTY REP.: Ken Casavant Bill Doba Talks Cougar Football 4 COLORS: Crimson/Gray 2003 Facts/Depth Chart 6 Pantone 201/PMS 431 Head Coach Bill Doba/Assistant Coaches 11 ENROLLMENT: 22,000 Cougar Honors Candidates Profiles 13 STADIUM: Martin Stadium (37,600) 2002 Cougar Football Review and Stats 18 Field Turf 2003 Washington State Football Recruits 26 HEAD COACH: Bill Doba (Ball State, 1962) 2003 Washington State Football Rosters 30 First Year 1 Washington State University Football 2003 SPRING OUTLOOK DOBA, COUGARS BEGIN DEFENSE OF PAC-10 TITLE Bill Doba was officially named Washington State’s (6-2, 220) and redshirt freshman Josh Swogger 30th head coach in a press conference Dec. 18, (6-5, 245). Hurd saw action in four games last 2002. It becomes official on the field April 1 when season, completing seven of 10 passes for 61 he leads the defending Pac-10 Champions into a yards. Swogger’s size and arm strength have month of spring drills. made him a candidate for playing time in just his second season. Doba will be making the transition from defensive coordinator to head coach, while trying to pre- The running back position will be manned by pare the Cougars for life after the departure of All- senior Jermaine Green (5-11, 221). The Daytona American Marcus Trufant, Outland Trophy Winner Beach, Fla., native ran for 829 yards and nine Rien Long, and 2002 Pac-10 offensive player of touchdowns in his first season out of Butler the year, quarterback Jason Gesser. County Junior College. Green is a threat to score every time he touches the ball, as he demon- That adjustment should be aided by the return of strated with touchdown runs of 75 and 80 yards 49 lettermen, including 24 players who started at against USC and UCLA, respectively. least one game a year ago. After back-to-back 10- win seasons, Doba is confident that there is Senior Jonathan Smith (5-10, 185) and sopho- enough experience and leadership to make a run more Allen Thompson (5-10, 195) are versatile at a third. backs that offensive coordinator Mike Levenseller will look to get involved more in 2003. “There are different types of leaders. Gesser was a guy that was awesome with the media, and Trufant “Jonathan Smith has had a great offseason. He was a leader, but he didn’t talk,” Doba said. “I has gotten much stronger and he is working think we have a lot of leadership on this football hard,” Doba said. “Allen Thompson is another team. Billy Knotts is a leader on the offensive line. kid that has played for us quite a bit. Those are Troy Bienemann is going to be a good leader. the primary backups. If we can get (junior col- Sammy Moore is a happy, fired-up kind of leader. lege signee) Chris Bruhn here, then we have an- Jason David is a great leader. Erik Coleman, Jeremey other real good quality back.” Williams, and Isaac Brown are all good leaders and these kids know how to win.” The receiving unit took a hit with the loss of se- niors Mike Bush, Collin Henderson, and Jerome OFFENSE Riley, but junior Devard Darling showed as a sophomore he is ready to become one of the Montana native Matt Kegel (6-5, 240) has waited Pac-10’s premier pass catchers. The Houston in the wings behind WSU’s all-time leading passer, native hauled in 54 passes for 800 yards and Jason Gesser, for four years. The senior will enter tied a school record with 11 touchdown recep- spring as the No. 1 quarterback and has experi- tions. ence in 25 games, including two as a starter. Senior Sammy Moore (6-0, 180) could develop “Matt Kegel has taken the bull by the horns. He is into the second option, as the Mesa, Ariz., prod- organizing skelly and is getting hold of the defen- uct averaged 30.4 yards per reception in 2002. sive backs, the receivers, the tight ends, and the Former walk-on Scott Lunde (6-2, 200) estab- running backs, and getting them organized,” Doba lished himself as a dependable target last sea- said. “He is really taking over the leadership role son, pulling in 30 passes for 364 yards. Sopho- and has done a great job so far. He has paid his mores Trandon Harvey (5-11, 185), Marty Mar- dues and I would love to see him be the guy.” tin (5-10, 185) and Jevon Miller (5-11, 190), and freshmen Chris Jordan (6-0, 200) and Robert Kegel will be pushed by sophomore Chris Hurd Franklin (6-2, 190) also figure into the mix. 2 2003 Spring Prospectus The tight end position appears to be in good departed senior Mawuli Davis at middle line- hands with sophomore Troy Bienemann (6-4, backer, and Doba, who mentored the backers 250), who brought in 15 passes for 233 yards along with his duties as defensive coordinator. and a touchdown in 11 starts as a true fresh- Veteran coach Leon Burnett, starting his second man. Jesse Taylor (So., 6-3, 250), Adam West (So., stint as a WSU assistant will still have plenty of 6-6, 235), and Cody Boyd (Fr., 6-7, 230) give options, with as many as nine players vying for the offense a quartet of promising, young pass time in the Cougars’ 4-3 set. catchers. Sophomore Will Derting (6-0, 235) had a stellar Up front, junior All-America candidate Calvin freshman campaign despite missing five games Armstrong (6-8, 320) heads an offensive line that with a high ankle sprain, finishing with seven will be among the largest in school history. tackles for loss, three sacks, and three intercep- Armstrong received first team All-Pac-10 honors tions. Senior Ira Davis (6-0, 225) will battle for as a sophomore. Seniors Josh Parrish (6-6, 320) playing time behind Derting. In the middle, se- and Billy Knotts (6-7, 290), junior Sam Lightbody nior Don Jackson (6-1, 220) will enter the spring (6-9, 310), and sophomores Riley Fitt-Chappell as the player to beat. At the weakside linebacker (6-6, 290) and Norvell Holmes (6-3, 300) also position, veterans Al Genatone (Sr., 6-0, 220) and return after starting a combined 22 games a year Pat Bennett (6-0, 230, Jr.) are expected to see ago. the majority of the action. Orange Coast College tackle Patrick Afif (6-8, Redshirt freshmen Scott Davis (6-0, 205), Steve 320) will participate in spring drills after arriv- Dildine (6-1, 205), and Brian Hall (6-3, 230) ing in Pullman in January, while OCC teammate hope to crack the rotation. Sophomore Aaron Keola Loo (6-1, 290) will join the team in Au- Wagner (6-3, 240) will enter the fray in August gust. Loo will battle sophomore Nick Mihlhauser after completing his two-year mission. (6-2, 270) for the starting center spot. “We have eight or nine, blue collar, hard hat, DEFENSE tough son of a guns at linebacker,” Doba said. “You can win with those kids. Al Genatone will New defensive coordinator Robb Akey will have be the leader of this group and he has done a a senior-laden unit to work with in his first cam- great job.” paign, led by a strong front four. Senior defen- sive tackles Jeremey Williams (6-4, 285) and Another new coach will take over a talented Faafetai (Tai) Tupai (6-5, 330) give the Cougars Cougar secondary that returns three of four start- a solid tandem in the middle. Williams and Tupai ers from 2002. Former WSU All-American Ken combined for 15.5 tackles for loss in 2002 and Greene returns to the Palouse via Purdue, where have been integral contributors in the trenches the Boilermakers reached bowl games in each throughout their careers.