2011 marian university football guide

2011 MARIAN UNIVERSITY

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MARIAN UNIVERSITYI n d i a n a p o l i s

2010 NAIAqUARTERFINALISTS

2010 MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS

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10 VICTORIESFIRST-EVER NAIA FCS VICTORY2 VSN/NAIA ALL-AMERICANS

3 ALL-MSFA FIRST TEAM PICKS17 ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS

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University InformationLocation .................................................................Indianapolis, IndianaFounded ............................................................................................1936Enrollment .......................................................................................2,300Colors ................................................................... Marian Blue and GoldNickname ..................................................................................... KnightsNational Affiliation ...........................................................................NAIAConference Affiliation ...................................................MSFA (Mideast)President ........................................................................Daniel J. ElsenerProvost .........................................................Thomas J. Enneking, Ph.D.Director of Athletics ..................................................................................Faculty-Athletic Representative ........................................Jeff McClureDepartment of Athletics Phone ..................................... 317.955.6123Department of Athletics Fax .......................................... 317.955.6121

Facility InformationStadium ............................................................. St.Vincent Health FieldSurface ..................................................................... ProGrass (Artificial)Capacity ...........................................................................................3,000Year Built...........................................................................................2009Press Box Phone ..............................................................317.822.6853

Football InformationHead Coach .......................................................................Ted Karras, Jr.Years at Marian University ...............................................................FifthRecord at Marian University .............................................. 24-21 (.533)Career Coaching Record .....................................................68-47 (.591)2010 Record ..........................................................................10-3 (.769)2010 MSFA Mideast Record .................................................. 5-2 (.714)Starters Returning/Lost ................................................................. 18/8Letter winners Returning/Lost .........................................................9/4Newcomers ..........................................................................................9/4

Football HistoryFirst Year of Football .......................................................................2007All-Time Record ................................................................... 24-21 (.533)

Sports InformationAsst. Director of Athletics/SID ....................Geoffre N. Sherman, Ph.D.Office Phone .....................................................................317.955.6125Office Fax .......................................................................... 317.955.6121E-Mail ................................................................. [email protected]

Athletic Training InformationHead Athletic Trainer ...................................................... Chad GabbardPhone ................................................................................ 317.955.6173Athletic Trainer ................................................................ Jennifer VallelyAthletic Trainer .......................................................................John LockeTeam Physician ..................................................................Dr. Jeff FieldsAthletic Training Phone .................................................. 317.955.6122

Table of ContentsTable of Contents/Quick Facts ...................................................1About Marian University ...........................................................2-3About Marian University Athletics ...........................................4-7St.Vincent Health Field and Football Facilities ......................8-92011 Schedule ...........................................................................10Head Coach Ted Karras Jr. ..................................................12-13Assistant Coaches ................................................................14-21St.Vincent Sports Performance and Athletic Training ..........222011 Team Roster ...............................................................24-25Meet the Knights – Seniors ................................................26-33Meet the Knights – Juniors .................................................34-40Meet the Knights – Sophomores .......................................41-48Meet the Knights – Freshmen ............................................49-642011 Roster Breakdown ...........................................................652011 Opponents ...................................................................66-67Knights for Ranked Opponents ................................................682010 Game-by-Game Recaps ............................................70-732010 Statistics ...................................................................... 74-75All-Time Honors ...........................................................................76Year-by-Year Results ...................................................................77All-Time Record and Results vs. Opponents ...........................78Single Season Top Five ..............................................................79Single Game Top Five ................................................................80All-Time Record When ...............................................................81Sports Information and Media Outlets ..............................82-83Knights Football Radio Network...............................................84

The 2011 Marian University football media guide is produced by the Department of Athletics. For more information, contact Dr. Geoffre Sherman, director of sports information. Photography by: Chino Barretto, Bob Nichols, Isaiah Newkirk, Chad Hardin and Geoffre Sherman.


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about marian university


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about marian university

AFFILIATION: LOcATION:Franciscan Catholic Indianapolis, Indiana

FOuNded:Marian University grew out of the dedication and vision of Sister Theresa Hackelmeier and the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, who established a school in Oldenburg, Indiana, in 1851. After a number of transformations the school became Marian College in 1936. The college moved to Indianapolis in 1937. On July 1, 2009, Marian College became Marian University. On May 4, 2011, Marian University received pre-accreditation status for a new medical school. On August 24, 2011, Marian University broke ground for a new building that will house the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the School of Nursing.

AreAs OF sTudy: Types OF degrees:36 Majors Master’s40 Minors Bachelor’s28 Concentrations Associate’s 1 Certificate Program Teaching Licenses

ceNTers OF LeArNINg:Business Creation and DevelopmentCenter for Organizational EthicsHonors ProgramPeace and Justice StudiesPrelaw Studies“Rebuild My Church” The Richard G. Lugar Franciscan Center for Global Studies

sTudeNT pOpuLATION:More than 2,300 full- and part-time students from the United States and 12 other countries

FAcuLTy: sTudeNT-TO-FAcuLTy rATIO:93 full-time professors 15:1

AccredITATIONs:The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and SchoolsNational Council for Accreditation of Teacher EducationCommission on Collegiate Nursing EducationInternational Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE)

Fast Facts About Marian university

AccountingBusiness Administration **Business Creation and Development **Business in Healthcare **Business Technology ** EconomicsFinance

Human Resources Management *ManagementMarketingMotorsport Management **Nonprofit Management *Sport Marketing *

Education Bi-Lingual and Bi-Cultural Licensing Catholic School Educator Preparation Program * Elementary Education (K-6) English as a New Language Licensing Exceptional Needs ** Master of Arts in Teaching Degree Middle School (6-8) Licensing Addition

Reading Licensing (Elementary and Secondary) Secondary Education (High School Licensing 9-12) ** Studies in EducationExercise and Sport Studies Health Education Teaching ** Physical Education Teacher Education Sport Performance

Biology Bioinformatics * Cell and Molecular Biology * Ecology and Environmental Science * Exercise Physiology * Human Biology *

Chemistry Bio-Organic Chemistry * Chemical Physics * Environmental Science *Clinical Laboratory ScienceMathematics Mathematics for Elementary Educators Middle School Mathematics **Physics **

Accelerated BSNAccelerated Online BSN

RN to BSN CompletionTraditional BSN

ArtArt HistoryArt Therapy *Arts AdministrationCatholic StudiesClinical Health Psychology *CommunicationEnglishEnglish as a Second Language (ESL) **Ethics *Fine Art Studio *FrenchGerman ** Global Studies **Graphic DesignHistoryHuman Resources Development *Music Education

Music PerformancePastoral LeadershipPastoral Music MinistryPeace and Justice Studies **PhilosophyPhotographyPolitical SciencePrelaw Studies *Pre-Theology *PsychologyReligious EducationRhetoric *SociologySpanishSport Psychology *Theatre **TheologyWriting *

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As with most things in life, the quality of your education is what you make of it. Lots of students do well at big schools. But Marian University is for students who are looking for a more personal experience—with small classes and hands-on attention from our excellent faculty who happen to be both outstanding academicians and experienced working professionals. So you get the theory and the practice—in an up-close and individualized way.

Marian University boasts 36 majors, 31 minors, 35 concentrations, and two certificate programs. We also have 43 bachelor’s degrees, one master’s degree, eight associate’s degrees, and 20 teaching licenses. With a 17:1 student-to-faculty ratio, Marian University offers a high-quality education within a close-knit community for an intensely personal experience.

Marian University is on the move and making history. For information visit us at www.marian.edu.

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athletic and academic success

Knights athletics by the numbers320 ......... All Mid-Central College Conference First Team Honors188 .............................................Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes39 ......................................................... Conference Championships25 ....................................................................... NAIA All-Americans19 ................Mid-Central College Conference Players of the Year11 ................................................................MCC Titles — Men’s Golf10 ............................MCC Coach of the Year Honors — Men’s Golf8 ......................................................................MCC Titles — Baseball6 .......... NAIA Region VIII Coach of the Year Honors — Men’s Golf5 ...................................MCC Coach of the Year Honors — Baseball4 ................... MCC Coach of the Year Honors — Men’s Basketball4 .............................................................. MCC Titles — Men’s Tennis3 .......................................MCC Titles — Men’s Basketball, Softball2 ................. MCC Titles — Women’s Basketball, Women’s Soccer1 ............MCC Titles — Volleyball, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Tennis1 ..........MCC Titles — Men’s Cross Country, Women’s Cross Country1 ............................................................. UAC Titles — Women’s Golf1 ............................NAIA Region VIII Player of the Year — Baseball

academic successSuccess in the classroom is essential for a Marian University

student-athlete. Our coaches do not just coach their teams on the playing surface, but also teach their athletes knowledge in the mind, body, spirit tradition.

Over 400 student-athletes passed through the gymnasium in the Physical Education Center; the playing surfaces at Marian University’s baseball, softball, and soccer fields as well as St.Vincent Health Field; and the competition track and cross country courses in Indiana in 2010-11. Nineteen of these athletes were honored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as NAIA Scholar-Athletes for their performances in the classroom. In the past four seasons, 94 Knights have picked up the honor and continue to perform both on the field and in the classroom. Marian University has had more than 180 student-athletes honored for their academic prowess since 1982.

The NAIA Scholar-Athlete award is given to an individual who has attained junior standing and carries at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average.

Knights athletics also had 39 of its programs honored by the NAIA as Scholar Teams in the past five seasons. The number of programs is the second-most in school history and includes six women’s programs. Men’s and women’s tennis and women’s cross country are three-time Scholar Teams while softball, women’s golf, women’s soccer, men’s cross country, and women’s basketball each became two-time recipients of the award. The Scholar Team accolade is given to a program that has maintained a 3.00 cumulative grade point average as a team during the entire academic year.

Congratulations to those athletic teams and individuals who strive to promote the mission of Marian University athletics both on the field and in the classroom.

The Knights have proven that Marian University is teaching the whole person: mind, body, and spirit; through their performance in the classroom and on the fields of play.

athletic successSince joining the Mid-Central College Conference in 1988-89,

Marian University has enjoyed success in numerous sports at varying stages of competition. The Knights have won 39 con-ference titles including 11 in men’s golf, eight in baseball, four in men’s tennis, and three in men’s basketball and softball. All three of the MCC Champion basketball teams have advanced to the NAIA national tournament including an Elite Eight run in 2000-01 and a Sweet Sixteen run in 2003-04. The women’s basketball team earned its first-ever berth in the NAIA national tournament and won its first-ever tournament game in 2010-11.

Twenty-five Knights have been named NAIA All-American and over 300 Knights have been named to the All-Conference first team since 1988-89. Fifteen of them were honored as the MCC’s best player. In 2010-11, Marian University had 19 student-athletes named first team All-Conference in their respective sports.

In just their fourth season of competition, the Knights football program earned its first-ever 10-win season and its first-ever berth in the NAIA Football Championship Series. The Knights de-feated Ottawa University (KS) by a 35-20 score to earn its first-ever playoff victory to earn a spot in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals.

Marian University cycling earned its 14th and 15th collegiate cycling national championships in 2010-11. The Knights won the track title at Major Taylor Velodrome, their fifth straight, before suc-cessfully defending their road championship from 2009-10 in Madi-son, Wisconsin. The program finished as the second-best collegiate cycling team in the nation. The tradition will continue in 2011-12 as the Knights look to expand their dominance into the mountain bike and cyclo-cross disciplines.

The Marian University department of athletics also earned a run-ner-up finish in the Mid-Central College Conference Commission-er’s Cup for the second straight season.

A strong recruiting season puts the Knights in a place to contend for conference championships in 2011-12.

William K. DreW hall oF championsHonoring our student-athletes past, present, and future

M-Club Wall of Records Plaques Honoring Athletes

Trophy Cases Lining the Physical Education Center

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history of marian university athletics

Originally a teacher training school formed in 1851 by the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg, St. Francis Normal School became a four-year state-approved institution in 1936. During that year, it merged with Immaculate Conception Junior College to form Marian College. In late 1936, the Sisters of St. Francis purchased the former James Allison estate, “Riverdale,” as a site for Marian College. In 1937, the college moved to Indianapolis after securing a state charter and the purchase of the Allison estate, home to the famed Allison Mansion.

While athletics was not established until the institution became co-educational in 1954-55, the Department of Physical Education mandated, in 1940, a one-year sports participation requirement for women to graduate. By 1943, sports clubs began to form, offering a variety of choices for women. Swimming, ice skating, horseback riding, archery, and tennis were mainstays and led to the Marian College Student Athletic Association and its annual “play day.” In 1948, the college began an expansion program that included the building of Clare Hall, the original gymnasium, and Marian Hall. In 1954, the school became the first co-educational Catholic college in Indiana and, with the development of the co-ed institution, varsity athletics were introduced.

Knights athletics was born with the sport of men’s basketball being the first official varsity sport on campus in 1954-55. A member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, the Knights opened that first season with a 3-8 overall record. Through the end of the 1950s, Marian College added the sports of baseball (1956), men’s golf (1957), men’s tennis (1958), and men’s cross country (1960). Marian College athletics, under the guidance of the first director of athletics and men’s basketball coach, Walt Fields, flourished with its five sports. Cleon Reynolds assumed control of athletics in 1963 and governed athletics until Ed Schilling took control for five years. Marian College added just one sport in the 1970s, women’s volleyball, and stayed stagnant until 1975-76 when head basketball coach and athletic director John Grimes took

control of the department.Coach Grimes’ 26-year tenure as director of athletics saw the

athletic department expand from five to 17 sports and join the Mid-Central College Conference in Indiana in 1988-89. In addition, Grimes led Knights basketball to three NAIA national tournaments and three MCC championships. Coach Grimes retired from his administrative duties in 2005 after earning the distinction of NAIA Region VIII Athletic Director of the Year. A new era was established due to his diligence as Marian College hired its first full-time director of athletics in 2005-06.

Joe Haklin assumed control over Knights athletics in 2005-06 and has overseen the development of the football program and has provided sound governance over Marian University’s 21 varsity sports since his hiring in October 2005. He has made great contributions during his tenure. He was an essential figure in the development of the Physical Education Center expansion in 2006-07 and the Marian College multi-purpose athletic facility, now St.Vincent Health Field, which includes an artificial football and soccer playing surface, and an eight-lane track as well as the development of the new varsity softball field and tennis courts.

On July 1, 2009, Marian College became Marian University and we are building a great Catholic university. On January 15, 2010, Marian University and the Indiana Osteopathic Association an-nounced that Marian University will develop the first college of osteopathic medicine and house the second school of medicine in the state of Indiana.

The Knights football team earned its first-ever NAIA Football Championship Series berth in 2010-11 and the cycling program won its 14th and 15th collegiate cycling national championships. The addition of the Lake Sullivan Sports Complex to Marian Uni-versity gives Marian University a world-class facility in Major Taylor Velodrome and will allow for continued expansion of the Marian University campus.

Marian University is on the move and making history!

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Department of athletics administration

Stephen Downing returns to his home state after spending the last 10 years as senior associate director of athletics at Texas Tech University in Lub-bock, Texas. In this role, Downing managed the day-to-day internal operations of Red Raiders athletics and was responsible for a $47 million annual bud-get. He also served as the sport administrator for 11 varsity sports where he managed the day-to-day operations of these programs.

At Marian University, Downing will oversee the operations of 21 varsity sports that compete as members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athlet-ics (NAIA), USA Cycling, the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) as well as the Mid-Central College Conference (MCC) and Mid-States Football Association (MSFA). Over the last five years, Marian University has increased its student-athlete population to more than 400 student-athletes competing at the na-tional level. He will undertake his new role in early September.

Downing made it clear that he sees athletes as students first. “My phi-losophy embraces at the core, the university’s commitment to the complete human development of the young men and women who wear the jerseys of their sport,” Downing said. “This includes developing the life skills that address academic, personal, social, and career components.” Downing also commented that he firmly believes that all students (athletes and non-ath-

letes) are part of the Marian University experience, “Yet even more so, they are part of a larger community of Indianapolis, of Indiana, and of the world.”

Downing was former associate director of athletics at Indiana University Bloomington (IU) for 22 years, where he created the Student-Athlete Assis-tance Program, a prevention program for drug, alcohol, and personality dis-orders. He’s a seasoned administrator, scheduler, and fundraiser who sees himself as a key player in engaging others with the university. “I believe my experiences in the departments of Texas Tech University and Indiana Univer-sity will benefit Marian University,” said Downing. “My experiences in the Big Ten and the Big XII will only enhance the transformational growth Marian University is experiencing.”

As a player, Downing was a three-year letter winner at IU and was a mem-ber of the 1974 world champion Boston Celtics. Under former IU head coach Bob Knight’s tutelage,he was named the Big Ten men’s basketball most valuable player in 1973 after averaging 20.1 points and 10.6 rebounds per game in leading the Hoosiers to the NCAA Final Four. In 1995, Downing was inducted into the Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame and, in 2009, was inducted into the Indiana University Athletic Hall of Fame.

Stephen DowningDirector of AthleticsIndiana University (1973)[email protected]

Dr. Geoffre Sherman is entering his sixth year as the director of sports informa-tion and second year as assistant director of athletics for the Marian University Department of Athletics. Dr. Sherman brings more than eight years of athletic administration experience with him.

As sports information director, he is responsible for the publicity and media coverage for all 21 competitive varsity sports. In his first two years at Marian University, Dr. Sherman has been instrumental in the development of partner-ships with Raven Broadcasting, Inc., Pilgrim Broadcasting and Stretch Internet for live radio coverage of Marian University athletics. He has also served as event manager for basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, and volleyball, and also run press box operations during football games.

Prior to joining Marian University, he spent four years as a lecturer and instruc-tor at Indiana University-Bloomington in its sport management program. During his time at Indiana University, Sherman spent three years as a student assistant in the IU Athletic Ticket Office while pursuing his doctorate. He also spent three years working with the IU Athletic Media Relations Office with one year as a full-time staff assistant. He was the primary contact for baseball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and women’s rowing in 2001-02. As an under-graduate, he served as a volunteer intern in the Sports Communications Office and was the primary contact for the Atlantic 10 West Division Champion baseball team in 2000.

Dr. Sherman earned his bachelor of science degree in journalism/mass com-munication in 2000 and his master of science degree in kinesiology in 2001. He also earned his doctor of philosophy degree in human performance in November 2008.

Geoffre N. Sherman, Ph.D.Assistant Director of AthleticsSports Information DirectorSt. Bonaventure University (2000)[email protected]

Cassie Mackell, the former Cassie Lomison, is entering her third year as administrative assistant at Marian University. A native of Greenfield, Ind., Mackell was a four-year women’s tennis player at Milligan College in Ten-nessee.

As administrative assistant, Mackell oversees the day-to-day operations of the Marian University Department of Athletics. She oversees the travel arrangements, assists in the management of individual sport budgets, reconciles credit card statements withing budget parameters, and serves as receptionist for the department.

In addition, as a tennis player, Mackell was named Appalachian Athletic Conference Sportswoman of the Year as a senior. In her four years, Mackell went 48-18 at No. 1 singles and was named NAIA Region XII Player of the Year as a junior. She was AAC runner-up at No. 1 singles in 2003 and 2004 and was AAC champion at No. 1 doubles in 2003 and 2005. She was also named the 2006 NAIA ITA/Arthur Ashe Leader and Sportsmanship Award winner in 2006.

In addition to her duties as administrative assistant, Mackell serves as the head coach for the Marian University women’s tennis program. She resides in Indianapolis.

Cassie MackellAdministrative AssistantHead Coach - Women’s TennisMilligan College (2006)[email protected]

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Department of athletics Directory

Tamara Ammons-JonesHead CoachDance Team

[email protected]

Todd BaconHead Coach

Women’s BasketballAcademic [email protected]

Brett CopeHead Coach

Women’s [email protected]

Dan FindleyHead Coach

[email protected]

Scott FlemingHead Coach

[email protected]

Chad GabbardHead Athletic Trainer

[email protected]

John GrimesHead Coach

Men’s [email protected]

Kurt GuldnerHead Coach

Women’s SoccerBaseball

[email protected]

Chad HardinHead Coach

BowlingMen’s Soccer

[email protected]

Ted Karras Jr.Head Coach

[email protected]

Cassie MackellHead Coach

Women’s [email protected]

Steve MackellHead CoachMen’s Tennis

[email protected]

Dean PetersonHead Coach

[email protected]

David RobertsHead Coach

Cross CountryTrack and Field

[email protected]

John SheltonHead CoachMen’s Golf

[email protected]

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marian university Football Facilities

The home to Knights football, soccer, and track and field is St.Vincent Health Field at Marian University. It is a state-of-the-art facility featuring an eight-lane track and a synthetic playing surface for soccer and football. Phase one of construction was completed in 2008 allowing the Knights’ men’s and women’s soccer teams to compete on the ProGrass® surface. The women’s soccer team won its first-ever Mid-Central College Conference regular season title on the field. Now, with the completion of Phase two, the Knights football team can call St.Vincent Health Field home.

The press box is fully functional with booths for home and visiting coaches as well as home radio or television talent. The press box features a split-level work area and has fully functional public address system, hard-wired ethernet connections, several analog phone lines, wireless Internet, live

statistics, and scoreboard functions. The wireless internet access point will also service the spectator stands for an enjoyable experience featuring Wi-Fi.

The scoreboard is a state-of-the-art Daktronics® board featuring bright red LED digits so everyone in and around the field knows the score. The board also features a Galaxy® message center for sponsors and advertisements during the season. A four-foot panel showcases the sponsors of Marian University athletics and a new four-foot panel showcases St.Vincent Health as the stadium sponsor.

The Knights clinched a spot in the NAIA Football Championship Series at St.Vincent Health Field and are looking to maintain their success at home, where they are 7-3 all time, in 2011.

QuicK FactsCompleted: 2009Field Surface: ProGrass® (artificial)Track Surface: LatexDimensions: 120 yards long by 65 yards wideCapacity: 3,000 Main grandstand: 2,500 Secondary stand: 500Press Box Phone: 317.822.6853

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marian university Football Facilities

In 2007, Marian University undertook an aggressive expansion of the Physical Education Center, which was originally constructed in 1982. The university added a vast locker room devoted to the new program and committed money to the construction of new state-of-the-art fitness facilities.

The football locker room houses 110 wood lockers with locking cabinets to give each player his own personal space and house his equipment as well as any personal belongings. The space is wide enough for specialist meetings and is the rallying point for the Marian University football program.

Additionally, during this expansion, Marian University added a second fitness facility on the second floor directly above the football locker room. This space is devoted to weight machines as well as 10 treadmills and five elliptical machines used by the department of athletics and the Marian University community. The Adams Fitness Center is the primary fitness facility for the athletics programs and is our free weight facility that is for strength and conditioning. The expansion was completed prior to the 2007 season.

The fitness facilities have normal operating hours and are available for use by the entire Marian University community with the mere showing of an student/faculty/staff/alumni identification card.

Marian University is on the move and making history!

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2011 schedule

Day Date opponent site location timeaugustSAT. 26 OlIveT NAzAReNe UNIveRSITy% ST.vINCeNT HeAlTH FIelD INDIANAPOlIS, INDIANA 6 P.M.septemberSat. 3 at Grand View University% Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m.SAT. 10 QUINCy UNIveRSITy* ST.vINCeNT HeAlTH FIelD INDIANAPOlIS, INDIANA 1 P.M.SAT. 17 NOTRe DAMe COlleGe (OH) ST.vINCeNT HeAlTH FIelD INDIANAPOlIS, INDIANA 1 P.M.Sat. 24 at Malone University* Fawcett Stadium North Canton, Ohio 2 p.m.OCTOBeRSAT. 1 WAlSH UNIveRSITy* ST.vINCeNT HeAlTH FIelD INDIANAPOlIS, INDIANA 1 P.M.SAT. 8 TAylOR UNIveRSITy* ST.vINCeNT HeAlTH FIelD INDIANAPOlIS, INDIANA 1 P.M.Sat. 15 at University of Saint Francis (IN)* Bishop D’Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, Indiana 12 p.m.Sat. 22 at Concordia University (MI)* Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.NOveMBeRSAT. 5 SAINT XAvIeR UNIveRSITy* ST.vINCeNT HeAlTH FIelD INDIANAPOlIS, INDIANA 1 P.M.Sat. 19 NAIA Football Championship Series Campus sites TBD TBDSat. 26 NAIA Football Championship Series Campus sites TBD TBDDECEMBERSat. 3 NAIA FCS Semifinals Campus sites TBD TBDSat. 15 NAIA National Championship Barron Stadium Rome, Georgia TBD

Bold and ALL CAPS denotes home games% - denotes Mid-States Football Association Crossover games* - denotes Mid-States Football Association Mideast League games

CoaChing Staff

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Marian University head football coach Ted Karras Jr. coined a phrase after the 2010 season: “From the Swamp to the Mountains.” That is how the first four years of Knights football has been described.

Karras, who is entering his fifth season, guided the Knights to numerous firsts in the program’s short history in 2010. Not only was it the program’s third straight win-

ning season, but the Knights earned their first-ever 10-win season and garnered their first-ever top 10 ranking in the NAIA Football Coaches’ Poll. The culmination of the greatest season in the program’s history came on November 14, 2010 when Marian University was select-ed to play in the NAIA Football Championship Series for the first time in school history.

The firsts did not end there. The Knights, ranked 11th at the time, defeated eighth-ranked Ottawa University by a 35-20 score to earn their first-ever postseason victory. MU fell to eventual national champion Carroll College after a trip to the mountains in Helena, Montana. They closed the 2010-11 academic year as the sixth-ranked team in the nation.

The 2009 season was the program’s second straight winning season as they earned a 6-5 record. The Knights defeated the University of St. Francis (Ill.) on a last-sec-ond field goal to earn their first-ever season-opening win. They also opened a new stadium, St.Vincent Health Field, with a 34-16 win over Grand View, which finished the season ranked in the top 25. The season culminated with the program’s first-ever AFCA-NAIA All-America se-lection in the graduated Chris White.

The second season of Knights football was proof that the program had grown as Karras guided the Knights to their first-ever winning season at 7-4. The team won three straight during the season and earned votes in the NAIA Top 25 for the first time. They also defeated No. 25-ranked McKendree, 28-21, on the road for their first-ever road win and their first-ever win over a ranked op-ponent.

The inaugural season yielded the team’s first-ever victory, a MSFA All-Mideast second team selection, an MSFA All-Academic team selection, and four MSFA All-Mideast honorable mentions. The Knights finished 1-9 in their first-ever season, but that victory was monumen-tal for a startup program.

Karras, alongside assistant coach Martin Mathis, cre-ated a program with just 48 student-athletes and a practice facility that resembled a swamp. Now, the pro-gram’s evolution is complete. Through four years, Coach Karras has amassed a 24-21 record, including a 1-9 first season, and is 23-12 over the last three years, including a 10-3 mark in 2010.

A northwest Indiana native, Karras came to Marian University after three seasons defying the odds at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. While with the Fighting Engineers, Karras led RHIT out of the doldrums of peren-nial two- and three-win seasons. Under his tutelage, the Fighting Engineer program was revitalized with shock-ing victories over DePauw University, Washington Uni-versity, and the program’s first victory at Rhodes College in Memphis since 1971. He posted a pair of .500 (5-5) records in his first season, the first since 1995, and final season at the helm

During his time at RHIT, his players excelled in both football and academics. He had two Academic All-Amer-icans, 13 All-Conference performers, and the first All-American defensive lineman in school history. He also coached the SCAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2004. While the defensive side saw success, the offense was not to be outdone. He coached RHIT’s first conference rushing champion since 1995 and was cited as having the nation’s “best performance by a rookie coach” by d3football.com in 2003. Karras went 14-16 with RHIT, the best three-year record of any coach, and was named one of the “10 hottest coaches in division III” by Ameri-can Football Monthly.

For four years prior to RHIT, Karras was the offensive

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head coach ted Karras Jr.

the Karras Fileyears at Marian University: 6th (5th active)

Overall Coaching Record: 68-47 (.591), 10 years

Prior Coaching experience: 2003-05 - Head Coach, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology 1999-03 - Offensive Coordinator, St. Xavier University 1996-98 - Head Coach, Andrean High School (IN) 1995-96 - Defensive Line Coach, St. Francis College (IL) 1993-95 - Defensive Coordinator, Lake Forest College (IL) 1992-93 - Graduate Assistant, Northern Illinois 1991-92 - Graduate Assistant, University of Minnesota 1989-90 - Defensive Line Coach, Kankakee Valley High School

Playing Career: 1987-88 - Washington Redskins, Washington, D.C. 1983-87 - Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 1981-83 - Hobart High School, Hobart, Indiana

education: 2002 - M.A., St. Xavier University 1987 - B.S., Northwestern University

Collegiate Coaching Record year-by-year: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 2003: 5-5 (.500) 2004: 4-6 (.400) 2005: 5-5 (.500)

Marian University: 2007: 1-9 (.100) 2008: 7-4 (.636) 2009: 6-5 (.545) 2010: 10-3 (.769)

coordinator at MSFA foe, St. Xavier University. Coach Karras was part of an MSFA Midwest League champi-onship and NAIA playoff-qualifier in 2002. His players established nine single-season and two single-game re-cords during his tenure, including total yards, number of plays, all-purpose yards, rushing yards, attempts, touch-downs, first downs, and rushing first downs.

Prior to SXU, Karras served as the head coach at An-drean High School in Gary, Indiana, from 1996-98.

Karras successfully rebuilt a program that had never won a regional championship. During his tenure, AHS won three sectional and two regional championships and earned a berth in the state championship game.

Coach Karras amassed a 30-10 overall record at Andrean High School and was named the Indiana Football Coaches’ Association Regional Coach of the Year in 1997 and 1998.

He also served as defensive line coach at St. Francis College (Ilinois) from 1995-96 and defensive coordina-

tor at Lake Forest College (Illinois) from 1993-95. Kar-ras also served as a defensive line graduate assistant at Northern Illinois University in 1992-93 and as a gradu-ate assistant at the University of Minnesota from 1991-92. His coaching experience began as a defensive line coach for Kankakee Valley High School in 1989.

Karras was a four-year starter at Northwestern Univer-sity from 1983-87 and earned his bachelor of science from Northwestern in 1987. His playing career contin-ued as he signed with the Washington Redskins as a free agent and spent one season with the Redskins.

Coach Karras’ bloodline is football-rich; his father, Ted Sr., played for the George Halas-led Chicago Bears from 1960-64. His uncle, Alex Karras, spent 13 seasons with the Detroit Lions (1958-71) and earned All-Big Ten hon-ors at the University of Iowa.

Coach Karras is married to Jennifer, and the couple has two children. The family resides in Indianapolis.

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assistant coach – martin mathis

Coach Mathis is in his fifth sea-son as assistant head coach, co-defensive coordinator, and recruiting coordinator. In his four seasons, Mathis has had 22 of his players honored as All-MSFA Mid-east League selections and has had three of his defensive players honored as NAIA All-Americans.

His recruiting focus has been in the Ohio Valley, Califor-nia, Florida, and Texas where he has successfully recruited more than 100 student-athletes to Marian University. He also coached and mentored the program’s first-ever pro-fessional player in Chris White ‘10. White played in the Arena Football League for the Iowa Barnstormers in 2010.

Last season, Mathis guided a defense that ranked third in the Mid-States Football Association in total defense, third in rush defense and fourth in pass defense. The team also finished 10th in the NAIA in pass defense efficiency, 18th in the nation in rush defense and 19th in the nation in total de-fense. Junior Dustin Craig finished second in the MSFA and sixth in the NAIA in interceptions, while Brock Caraboa ‘11 finished third in the MSFA in tackles. Mathis’ defense also registered the program’s second-ever shutout and allowed

14 or fewer points in six of the team’s 13 contests.Mathis spent three seasons as an assistant coach at

Rose Hulman Institute of Technology where he served as linebackers coach, special teams coordinator and, in his final season, defensive coordinator. During his tenure, he led eight defensive players to All-Conference honors, as-sisted in guiding a losing program to the .500 mark, and successfully recruited 19 student-athletes prior to his de-parture. In the 2005-06 year, Mathis led the Cincinnati Marshals of the NIFL to the third round of the playoffs in the league’s inaugural season.

Prior to Rose, Mathis returned to his high school, Purcell Marian, as the linebackers coach and special teams coordi-nator in Cincinnati during the 2002-03 school year. Mathis was part of a state championship-winning program in 1986 at Purcell Marian that was ranked fourth in the nation.

Mathis served as an assistant coach with the University of Minnesota for two years after he earned his bachelor of arts in youth studies, African American studies, and art studies. He was a three-year letter winner at Minnesota as a linebacker. His father, Mike, was a National Basket-ball Association official. Mathis is also an official with the Mathis Foundation for Children in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He resides in Indianapolis.

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assistant coach – adam sherman

Coach Sherman is in his fourth season coaching at Marian Uni-versity after a season serving as the offensive line coach for one of the most storied high school programs in the state of Indi-ana. And, he is no stranger to NAIA football.

In his three seasons in charge of the offensive line, Sherman has helped bring a more balanced attack on offense with the ability to adapt to personnel. In 2010, his offensive line protected a quar-terback that finished second in passing average and total offense in the MSFA and finished sixth in the NAIA in to-tal offense and total passing. The team was the second-ranked passing offense in the MSFA and ranked sixth in the nation. They were also ranked 16th in passing effi-ciency and allowed just 16 sacks in 446 passing plays.

Additionally, Sherman coached and mentored the pro-gram’s first-ever National Football League signee. Senior Harold “Coy” Beilby signed a free agent contract with the Super Bowl XLIV champion New Orleans Saints. He coached Beilby for three seasons in his left tackle posi-tion. He is the second Knight to sign a professional con-

tract, but the first to sign a coveted NFL contract.In 2007, Adam spent the season as the offensive line

coach for the five-time IHSAA Class 5A state champion Warren Central High School Warriors. In his one season with the Warriors, Sherman helped coordinate the rush-ing game and assist with offensive sideline adjustments. His rushing game led the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference with 4,500 yards.

Prior to his stint with Warren Central, Sherman served as the offensive line coach at Kathleen High School in Lakeland, Florida, in 2006. As the rushing game coor-dinator, Sherman coached All-State first team center Devone Williams and helped lead the Red Devils to a 9-3 overall record. In 2005, he served as offensive line coach at Perry Meridian High School where he coordinated the rushing game and assisted with sideline adjustments.

Sherman was a four-year starter at the University of Saint Francis and was a two-time NAIA All-American and a three-time MSFA All-Mideast pick. He earned a bach-elor of science in education in 2005. Sherman was in-ducted into the University of Saint Francis (Ind.) Hall of Fame last fall.

Sherman is married with a daughter and a son. The family resides in Indianapolis.

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assistant coach – bryan hamrock

Coach Hamrock enters his fifth season with Marian Univer-sity after spending four years at Lawrenceburg High School where he led the strength and conditioning programs for the boy’s and girl’s teams. Ham-rock was a graduate assistant at Marian University for the first

two seasons of MU football.After shifting from just a quarterbacks coach to co-

offensive coordinator, the Knights offense adapted to its personnel and had a breakout season in 2010. MU finished second in the MSFA in pass offense and fifth in total offense. In addition, his quarterback finished ranked second in the MSFA in passing average and to-tal offense and finished sixth in the nation in total of-fense and total passing. With the personnel the Knights had last season, a solid corps of wideouts and a strong-armed quarterback, the passing game was relied upon heavily. The team responded as the Knights scored 31 of their 54 touchdowns through the air and passed for a program-record 3,505 yards. During his time at Mar-

ian University, Hamrock’s offense has had 15 of its po-sition players honored as All-MSFA selections, JaQuan Patilla ‘11 was named an NAIA Champions of Character Award winner and Coomer was honored as the NAIA Of-fensive Player of the Game after the Knights’ 35-20 win over Ottawa University in their first-ever NAIA Football Championship Series game.

Hamrock was a two-year letter winner at Taylor Uni-versity before transferring to the College of Mount Saint Joseph in 2003. Hamrock was 11-1 as a starter and led the Lions to back-to-back conference titles and two NCAA playoff appearances. He was an All-Conference honorable mention in 2004 and earned a bachelor of arts in inclusive early childhood education in 2006.

He guided Coomer to school records in every major passing category last season and played a vital role in the Knights finishing as the sixth-ranked passing of-fense in the NAIA well as 24th in total offense yards per game.

He works specifically with the quarterbacks and is also co-offensive coordinator. He currently resides in Indianapolis.

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assistant coach – rodney Deckard

Coach Deckard enters his fifth season with Marian University after spending eight years as the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Tri-West High School where he is an educator. He helped guide the Bruins to two IHSAA Class 2A state titles in 2003 and

2004. He was named an All-Star assistant coach in 2004 and selected as one of the nation’s most inspira-tional coaches in 2002.

At Marian University, Deckard worked with the running backs during his first three seasons before moving to the co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach posi-tion in 2010. As running backs coach, Deckard guided William Stubbs to a pair of All-MSFA Mideast League se-lections and laid the gorundwork for two more All-MSFA selections in 2010.

As defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator, he saw seven, two defensive linemen, of his student-athletes earn All-MSFA Mideast League honors last season and helped guide a defense that finished as the

third-stingiest defense in the MSFA. The defense fin-ished as the third-ranked defense against the run and fourth against the pass in the MSFA. The MU defense tallied 16 sacks and 26 interceptions last season en route to the record-setting season.

His commitment to the program goes beyond seeing them through successful times on the gridiron; he is also committed to ensuring their success in the class-room. Deckard has been an educator since 1991 and is an associate instructor in the Department of Physical Education at IUPUI. Coach Deckard earned his bache-lor’s degree in education with a major in social studies and earned his master of science in physical education in August 2007.

In his first three years, Deckard served as an assistant coach that worked with the running backs before mov-ing to the defensive side of the ball this season. He is working specifically with the defensive line and is the co-defensive coordinator.

He currently resides in Indianapolis with his wife and two children.

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assistant coach – sean Wilson

Coach Wilson enters his fifth season with Marian University and has been instrumental in the development of the pro-gram. He served a vital role as wide receivers coach for a team that finished with the second-ranked passing offense in the Mid-States Football Association

in 2010. The Knights also finished sixth in the nation in total passing offense en route to an appearance in the NAIA FCS quarterfinals.

Wilson has coached 10 All-MSFA Mideast League re-ceivers, including four-time All-MSFA pick JaQuan Pa-tilla and 2010 VSN All-American Chris Rutherford. Pa-tilla and Rutherford own each of the single-season and career receiving records. Wilson guided Rutherford to the program’s first-ever 1,000-yard receiving season in the Knights’ run to the playoffs last season.

Prior to joining the MU staff, Wilson spent one season as the co-defensive coordinator at Arsenal Tech High School on the east side of Indianapolis.

While attending Ball State University he served as a field manager and a student coach throughout his un-dergraduate career. During his time at BSU, Wilson served as the assistant to the linebackers coach and worked as a defensive self-scout. He also assisted with opponent film breakdown and film evaluation of re-cruits and walk-on athletes.

In 2002, he was appointed head student manager and served as the football intern/recruiting assistant. Dur-ing the summer, from 2000-2004, Wilson served as a training camp intern for the Indianapolis Colts. Coach Wilson currently is employed through Masco Retail Sales Support.

He is married and has two children. The family resides in Indianapolis.

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assistant coach – neil Kazmierczak

Neil Kazmierczak is in his second season as an assis-tant coach for Marian Univer-sity. Coach Kazmierczak assists with the secondary for the 2010 NAIA FCS quarterfinalists.

Kazmierczak helped guide a corps of defensive backs that tallied a school-record 26 in-

terceptions and 70 pass break-ups. He helped coach Dustin Craig to All-MSFA first team honors and a single-season school record seven interceptions.

Prior to joining Marian University’s staff, Kazmierc-zak spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Butler University. In his three seasons, the Bulldogs tallied 41 interceptions and went 21-13 in those three seasons. He guided the fifth-ranked passing defense in the Pioneer League in 2009.

Kazmierczak went to Butler after spending five sea-sons as the defensive coordinator at DePauw University. He helped DePauw to a pair of conference titles, and the Tigers’ defensive unit ranked first in the conference in fewest points allowed in 2004.

Prior to joining the staff at DePauw, Kazmierczak served as linebackers coach at Saint Mary’s College (Calif.) for one season (1999) and as defensive coordinator for Ritsu-meikan University in Japan for one season (1998).

He also had coaching stints at Stanford University (1995-98), Oxnard, California, High School (1993-95) and John Marshall High School (California, 1990-93). Kazmierczak was a three-year varsity football player at Michigan State University. During his tenure at Stanford University, Kazmierczak coached in the Sun and Liberty Bowls.

As a player, Kazmierczak was a tight end and out-side linebacker at Michigan State University and was a member of the 1984 Cherry Bowl team. He earned Academic Honor Roll on five occasions as a Spartan.

Kazmierczak earned a bachelor’s degree from Michi-gan State in 1998, a master’s degree from Azusa Pa-cific in 1995 and a master’s degree from Stanford in 1998.

He and his wife are the parents of three children and reside in Indianapolis.

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assistant coaches

Sergeant First Class Henry Brown is in his first season as an assistant coach at Marian University.Brown is a resident graduate of the U.S. Army Senior Leadership Course at Fort Jackson,

S.C., and earned Chicago Medical Recruiting First Sergeant in May of 2010 after serving as the Large Station Commander of Indianapolis Medical Recruiting Station.

Sergeant First Class Brown has more than a decade of coaching experience that has spanned from the United States to Germany.

He competed as a nose tackle and a fullback in high school and served as special teams captain.

SFC Brown is married, has three children and two grandchildren.

henry brownassistant coach – running backs

Chi Worthington is in his first season as an assistant coach at Marian University and will focus on the defensive backs for the 2010 NAIA quarterfinalists.

Worthington brings an extensive background in football after having spent the last six years in coaching. From 2005-07, he was with the University of Iowa as a graduate as-sistant and spent 2006-07 as a recruiting assistant. He moved to North Carolina Tech Preparatory School where he spent the last four years. He spent the last two seasons as defensive coordinator.

He is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University and received a master’s degree from the University of Iowa.

chi Worthingtonassistant coach – Defensive backs

Jerome Smith is in his first season as an assistant coach at Marian University and will focus on the defensive line for the 2010 NAIA quarterfinalists.

Smith brings extensive experience in coaching and athletic administration to the Knights. From 2007-09, he was with Purdue University as an administrator for the softball program before moving to Indiana University-Bloomington from 2009-10 in the area of operations.

Last season, Smith served as the administrative quality control specialist for the Hoosiers where he assisted with video personnel and the administration of team video projects.

He is a 2009 graduate of Purdue University and earned a master of science from Indiana University in 2010. He currently resides in Indianapolis.

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assistant coaches and support staff

David Blevins is in his first season as an assistant coach at Marian University and will focus his efforts on the tight ends for the 2010 NAIA quarterfinalists.

Blevins has been teaching and coaching for more than a decade and has a variety of experience on the offensive side of the football. For the last four years, Blevins has been the wide receivers coach at Lafayette Jefferson High School. He also served as defensive coordinator for one season. He served as head football coach at River Forest High School and was responsible for an increase in participation from 18 to 46 players as the IHSAA Class A school. He had one-year stints at Arlington High School (2004) and Indian Creek High School (2003) after a four-year stint at Franklin College from 1999-02.

His playing experience includes one year with Team USA Football in 1991 and four years at Franklin College. He was an NAIA All-America honorable mention wide receiver in 1980 and was an All-Confer-ence first team pick in 1980.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1981 befor earning a master of arts degree in 2003 from the University of Indianapolis. He resides in Indianapolis.

David blevinsassistant coach – tight ends

Richard El is in his third season as a student assistant coach. El has been focused on working with the defensive backs after a stellar career as a safety at Marian University.

Last season, El assisted with a defensive backfield that tallied a school-record 26 in-terceptions and 70 pass break-ups. He helped coach Dustin Craig to All-MSFA first team honors and a single-season school record seven interceptions.

El earned All-MSFA Mideast honorable mention honors in 2008 when he tallied a team-high 98 tackles, had five tackles-for-loss, and notched one sack. He spent the summer of 2009 interning with the Black Coaches’ Association.

Richard resides in Indianapolis.

richard elgraduate assistant coach – linebackers

Jeff HoklTeam Manager

Melanie McKevittTeam Manager

Ian ReadTeam Manager

Cassie SprinkleTeam Manager

Breanna NunezTeam Manager

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athletic training – st.vincent sports performance

Dr. Von Fange has joined the St.Vincent Medical Staff as a sports medicine physician. A graduate of the Indiana University School of Medi-

cine, Dr. Von Fange completed his family medicine residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship at Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, NC. He comes to St.Vincent from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, where he was associate direc-tor of their Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, and assistant professor of Family and Community Medicine.

tim von Fange, m.D.team physician

Dr. Kollias graduated cum laude from Butler University in Indianapolis in 1985, where he made the first-team NCAA/ GTE Academic All America Football Team as a defensive end. He won the Hilton U.

Brown Award for Outstanding Student Athlete. Dr. Kol-lias attended the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois and graduated in 1989. He completed his internship and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianap-olis in 1994 and a fellowship in Shoulder, Sports Medi-cine and Arthroscopy at Southern California Orthopaedic Institute in Van Nuys, California in 1995.

Dr. Kollias is currently team physician for Butler Uni-versity, Marian University, Zionsville High School and the Indiana Fever. He has provided sports medicine coverage in Indianapolis for many local and international events.

stephen Kollias, m.D.team orthopedist

Chad Gabbard is in his third year as the head athletic trainer for Marian University.

Gabbard began his career as a stu-dent athetic trainer at Butler University.

He earned a bachelor of science in athletic training. He then went to Northern Ilinois University where he was a graduate assistant athletic trainer. He earned is master of science degree in sport management.

He began working for Fenwick High School in Chica-go. After leaving Fenwick he went on to work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before coming to Marian University, Chad was the head athletic trainer for Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana.

Chad is married and has three children. The family resides in Carmel, Indiana.

chad gabbard, lathead athletic trainer

John locke, ed.D., latathletic trainer

Jennifer Vallely enters her fourth sea-son as an athletic trainer with the Mar-ian University Department of Athletics after spending the last two seasons at

Ball State University. Vallely is currently working toward a master of sci-

ence at Ball State University where she has been a graduate assistant athletic trainer for the past two years. Vallely served as a student athletic trainer while studying for her bachelor of science at Grand Valley State University. After graduating in 2006, she worked with Virginia Tech football as an intern before heading to Ball State. Vallely currently re-sides in Indianapolis.

Jennifer vallely, latathletic trainer

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2011 numerical roster

no. name elig./acad. ht Wt pos. hometown/high school1 Dexter Taylor Sr./Sr. ATH 5-10 190 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central2 Dana Harrell Sr./Sr. WR 5-10 160 Indianapolis, Ind./North Central3 Dustin Craig Sr./5th DB 6-1 205 Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis4 John Hasty Jr./Sr. WR 5-11 190 Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli5 Eric Sheppard Sr./Sr. DB 5-11 180 Coral Springs, Fla. /Coral Glades6 Isaac Jean Sr./Sr. LB 5-10 215 Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic7 Nathan Toon Jr./Sr. DB 5-11 180 Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central8 Nathan Jones Jr./Jr. LB/TE 6-3 235 Ferdinand, Ind./Forest Park9 Jerimy Finch Jr./Sr. DB 6-2 205 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central10 Tevin Lake Fr./So. RB 5-8 195 South Bend, Ind./Adams11 Michael Murphy Fr./So. WR 5-7 165 Lafayette, Ind./Central Catholic12 Jeff McClure Sr./5th WR 6-2 195 Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg13 Joey Hecklinski So./Jr. QB 6-0 180 South Bend, Ind./St. Joseph’s14 Caleb Small Jr./Sr. QB 5-11 180 Arcadia, Ind./Hamilton Heights15 Taylor Howenstine Jr./Sr. QB/DB 5-10 185 Fort Wayne, Ind./North Side15 Trey Reese Fr./Fr. QB 6-0 215 Trafalgar, Ind./Indian Creek16 Kyle Fox Jr./Sr. K/P 6-0 165 Danville, Ind./Danville17 Adam Wiese Jr./Sr. QB 6-0 185 Indianapolis, Ind./Perry Meridian18 Matt Leighty Jr./Sr. DB 6-1 165 Michigantown, Ind./Clinton Central19 Stephen Rogers Jr./Jr. DB 5-10 190 Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary20 Dan Brunke Jr./Sr. LB 6-2 230 Elmhurst, Ill./York21 Kurtis Drake Jr./Sr. RB 5-10 190 Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg21 Tyler Stinn So./So. DB 6-1 180 Noblesville, Ind./Noblesville22 Seth Vondersaar So./So. DL 6-1 215 Bainbridge, Ind./North Putnam23 Ethan Hedeen So./Jr. DB 5-8 175 Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove23 Dexter Massey Fr./Fr. DB 6-2 230 Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis24 Robert Palmer So./So. LB 6-0 180 Indianapolis, Ind./Decatur Central25 Clifford Brown So./So. RB 5-7 150 Holly Springs, Miss./Delta State26 Russell Chick So./Jr. RB 5-9 195 Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point27 Jovan McCray Jr./Jr. LB 6-0 220 Richmond, Va./Highland Springs28 William Stubbs Sr./5th RB 6-2 215 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral29 Nick Bradford Sr./Sr. RB 6-3 250 Mooresville, Ind./Mooresville30 Ethen Roberts So./Jr. LB 5-10 200 Columbus, Ind./East Noble31 Taylor Maxey So./Jr. DB 6-0 175 Tipton, Ind./Tipton32 Brandon Sherman Jr./Sr. RB 6-2 225 Richton Park, Ill./Marian Catholic33 Garrett Pritt Jr./Jr. LB 6-3 225 Shelbyville, Ind./Triton Central’35 Thomas Wood So./Jr. DL 6-2 240 Brownsburg, Ind./Brownsburg36 Courtney Dodd Sr./5th WR 5-10 170 Indianapolis, Ind./Decatur Central37 Martin Waddick So./Jr. K/P 5-7 160 Indianapolis, Ind./Scecina Memorial38 Jacob VanDeman Sr./Sr. DL 5-11 235 Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland39 Angelo Pappas So./So. RB 5-8 175 Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard40 Marcus Watts Sr./Sr. LB 5-9 180 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central41 John Keevers Jr./Jr. DB 6-1 205 Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli42 Cory Gamber So./Jr. RB 5-11 244 Blue Ash, Ohio/Sycamore43 Zach Sparks So./Jr. K 6-2 200 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central44 Kevin Maloney Sr./5th TE 6-4 236 Homer Glen, Ill./Providence Catholic45 Dylan Green So./Jr. LB 5-8 215 Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo46 Brad Naffziger Jr./Sr. RB 6-1 235 Indianapolis, Ind./Lutheran47 Reece Green Sr./Sr. LB 5-11 250 Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield48 Jack Andrews Fr./Fr. LB 6-2 200 Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli49 Matt Suarez Fr./Fr. LB 5-10 194 Tampa, Fla./Plant50 Grant Melcher So./Jr. DB 6-1 215 Decatur, Ind./Bellmont51 Brad Knipfel Jr./Jr. OL 6-2 270 Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge52 Billy Baker So./So. DL 6-2 235 Decatur, Ind./Bellmont53 Schuylar Hurd-Johnson Fr./Fr. LB 6-1 202 Indianapolis, Ind./Bishop Chatard54 Brock Bolden Fr./Fr. LB 6-4 205 Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights55 Victor Peña Jr./Jr. DL 6-1 230 Miami, Fla./Felix Varela55 David Knight Fr./Fr. DL 6-3 255 Terre Haute, Ind./North Vigo56 Jamar Wilhite Fr./Fr. DL 5-11 230 Fort Wayne, Ind./Perry Meridian57 Devin Bennett Fr./Fr. LB 6-2 190 Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern58 Luke Burkhart Fr./So. OL 6-0 255 Greenwood, Ind./Roncalli59 Stephen Speer So./Jr. DL 6-2 295 Greensburg, Ind./North Decatur60 Steve Seculoff Jr./Jr. OL 6-2 280 Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger61 Eric Schwartz Sr./Sr. OL 6-1 280 Elwood, Ind./Elwood62 Colin Ferguson So./Jr. OL 6-4 265 Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central64 Sean Egenolf Fr./So. OL 6-4 270 Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove65 Evan Acton Sr./Sr. OL 6-5 290 Lebanon, Ind./Lebanon66 Dimitrios Alafogianis So./Jr. DL 6-4 215 New Castle, Ind./New Castle68 Jake Rouch Fr./Fr. OL 6-7 335 Galveston, Ind./Lewis Cass69 Zack VanDeman Fr./So. OL 6-3 270 Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland70 Mark Williamson So./Jr. OL 6-5 265 Anderson, Ind./Anderson71 Zachariah Graves Fr./So. OL 6-2 270 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central73 Sean Bogardus Fr./Fr. OL 6-4 270 St. Leon, Ind./East Central74 Jared Lantz Fr./Fr. OL 6-2 270 Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central76 Kurstan Coleman Jr./Sr. OL 6-0 310 Matteson, Ill./Rich South77 Suavve Barker Sr./Sr. DL 5-11 290 Cleveland, Ohio/Shaker Heights78 Brody Dixon Jr./Jr. OL 6-5 300 Kendallville, Ind./East Noble79 Kevin Koselke Sr./Sr. OL 6-4 260 Hobart, Ind./Hobart80 Emile Conde So./Jr. WR 6-2 175 Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis81 Cuda Dimmett Fr./Fr. WR 6-1 195 Evansville, Ind./Reitz82 Anthony Freeman Fr./So. WR 6-1 180 Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central83 Nick Zachery So./Jr. WR 6-2 205 Sheridan, Ind./Sheridan84 Jared Duncan Sr./Sr. DB 5-11 180 Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland85 Jake Wright So./Jr. WR 5-7 155 Lizton, Ind./Tri-West

2011 alphabetical rosterNo. Name year Pos.65 Evan Acton Sr. OL66 Dimitrios Alafogianis So. DL48 Jack Andrews Fr. LB92 Ross Bachman Fr. DE52 Billy Baker So. DL77 Suavve Barker Sr. DL-- Tanner Barton Fr. OL/DL57 Devin Bennett Fr. LB73 Sean Bogardus Fr. OL54 Brock Bolden Fr. LB-- Ryan Bowersox Fr. WR/P29 Nick Bradford Sr. RB-- Kyle Brockett Fr. QB25 Clifford Brown So. RB20 Dan Brunke Jr. LB58 Luke Burkhart Fr. OL-- Alphonso Carter Fr. DB26 Russell Chick Jr. RB-- Anthony Christian So. DB76 Kurstan Coleman Jr. OL80 Emile Conde So. WR-- Tim Cook Fr. LB-- Emmerson Cooper Fr. WR3 Dustin Craig Sr. DB-- Michael Cummings Fr. RB-- Bryan Derence So. DE-- Cody Dimmett So. LB81 Cuda Dimmett Fr. WR78 Brody Dixon Jr. OL36 Courtney Dodd Sr. WR21 Kurtis Drake Jr. RB-- Donnie Dulaney Fr. DE87 Eric Duncan Sr. WR84 Jared Duncan Sr. DB93 Bristin Dunigan Fr. TE64 Sean Egenolf Fr. OL62 Colin Ferguson So. OL9 Jerimy Finch Jr. DB16 Kyle Fox Jr. P82 Anthony Freeman Fr. WR42 Cory Gamber So. RB-- Gregory Girard Fr. DL71 Zachariah Graves Fr. OL45 Dylan Green So. LB47 Reece Green Sr. LB-- Jesse Greenwald Fr. DL90 Derelle Hankins Sr. DL2 Dana Harrell Sr. WR-- Ryan Hartnett Fr. LB4 John Hasty Jr. WR13 Joey Hecklinski So. QB23 Ethan Hedeen So. DB15 Taylor Howenstine So. QB/DB53 Schuylar Hurd-Johnson Fr. LB88 Oluwatosin Ikudabo Jr. WR-- Chris Isabell Fr. DB-- Avenor Jacquet So. LB-- Kevin James So. DL6 Isaac Jean Sr. LB-- Obed Jean So. LB8 Nathan Jones Jr. LB/TE94 Mike Josifovski Jr. K41 John Keevers Jr. DB-- Luke Kitchell Fr. TE55 David Knight Fr. DL51 Brad Knipfel Jr. OL79 Kevin Koselke Sr. OL10 Tevin Lake Fr. RB74 Jared Lantz Fr. OL-- Keilo Lawson Fr. DB18 Matt Leighty Jr. DB-- Herclin Louis Fr. RB-- Tavares Malcolm Fr. WR44 Kevin Maloney Sr. TE23 Dexter Massey Fr. DB31 Taylor Maxey So. DB12 Jeff McClure Sr. WR27 Jovan McCray Jr. LB96 Nate McIntosh Sr. DL50 Grant Melcher So. DB-- Tyrell Mills Fr. WR11 Michael Murphy So. WR46 Brad Naffziger Jr. RB-- Nate Odle Fr. TE

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2011 marian university Football roster

86 Julian Williams Sr./Sr. WR 6-1 180 Richton Park, Ill./Marian Catholic87 Eric Duncan Sr./5th WR 6-4 200 Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli88 Oluwatosin Ikudabo Jr./Jr. WR 6-0 185 Fort Wayne, Ind./South Side89 Joe Snow Jr./Jr. WR 6-1 185 Indianapolis, Ind./Broad Ripple90 Derelle Hankins Sr./Sr. DL 6-4 290 Cleveland, Ohio/Terre Haute South92 Ross Bachman Fr./Fr. DE 6-1 210 Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville93 Bristin Dunigan Fr./Fr. TE 6-3 210 Middletown, Ind./Shenandoah94 Mike Josifovski Jr./Jr. K/P 6-2 190 Hobart, Ind./Hobart95 Steve Stunda Fr./Fr. WR 6-2 185 Wilkinson, Ind./Eastern Hancock96 Nate McIntosh Sr./Sr. DL 5-11 270 Lafayette, Ind./Jefferson97 Brad Westcott So./Jr. LB 6-3 210 Greenfield, Ind./Mt. Vernon98 Gregory Girard Fr./Fr. DL 6-3 185 Union Mills, Ind./South Central99 Dustin Weber Fr./So. DL 5-11 245 Indianapolis, Ind./Pike -- Tanner Barton Fr./Fr. OL/DL 6-3 295 Kokomo, Ind./Northwestern -- Ryan Bowersox Fr./Fr. WR/P 6-1 193 Baltimore, Md./Warren Central -- Kyle Brockett Fr./So. QB 6-2 205 Indianapolis, Ind./Lutheran -- Alphonso Carter Fr./Fr. DB 6-0 188 Miami, Fla./Westland Hialeah -- Anthony Christian So./Jr. DB 6-0 180 Speedway, Ind./Indiana Deaf -- Tim Cook Fr./Fr. LB 5-9 180 Dayton, Ohio/Thurgood Marshall -- Emmerson Cooper Fr./Fr. WR 5-11 165 LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte -- Michael Cummings Fr./Fr. RB 5-9 160 Indianapolis, Ind./Cardinal Ritter -- Bryan Derence So./So. DE 6-3 230 Bolingbrook, Ill./Naperville -- Cody Dimmett So./So. LB 5-10 210 Evansville, Ind./Reitz -- Donnie Dulaney Fr./Fr. DE 6-3 230 Muncie, Ind./Southside -- Jesse Greenwald Fr./Fr. DL 6-0 235 Indianapolis, Ind./Decatur Central -- Ryan Hartnett Fr./Fr. LB 5-10 215 Miami, Fla./Ferguson -- Chris Isabell Fr./Fr. DB 5-8 170 Indianapolis, Ind./Pike -- Avenor Jacquet So./Jr. LB 5-10 240 Delray Beach, Fla./Pope John Paul II -- Kevin James So./Jr. DL 6-2 270 Gary, Ind./Wirt -- Obed Jean So./So. LB 5-10 240 Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic -- Luke Kitchell Fr./Fr. TE 6-5 220 Union Mills, Ind./South Central -- Keilo Lawson Fr./Fr. DB 5-11 160 Dayton, Ohio/Thurgood Marshall -- Herclin Louis Fr./Fr. RB 5-6 170 North Miami, Fla./North Miami -- Tavares Malcolm Fr./Fr. WR 5-6 153 Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic -- Tyrell Mills Fr./Fr. WR 6-3 200 Tampa, Fla./Plant -- Nate Odle Fr./Fr. TE 6-5 230 Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central -- Anthonio Oglesby So./So. WR 6-2 175 Detroit, Mich./Fitzgerald -- Isaac Oglesby Jr./Jr. DE 6-3 230 Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral -- Demetri Oliver Fr./Fr. DB 5-8 165 Holly Springs, Miss./Holly Springs -- Sean Pack Fr./Fr. WR 6-3 197 Indianapolis, Ind./Pike -- Dante Padmore Fr./Fr. WR 6-1 165 Miami, Fla./North Miami -- Alexander Pierre Fr./Fr. RB 6-0 180 Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge -- Tacius Pierre-Louis So./So. DE 6-0 237 Queens, N.Y./Seminole Ridge (Fla.) -- Narvin Powell Fr./Fr. LB 5-10 195 Winnfield, La./Shaker Heights -- Ricky Rigsby Fr./Fr. WR 6-1 185 Union Mills, Ind./South Central -- Luke Scifres Fr./So. WR 5-11 200 Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli -- Garrett Sommer Fr./Fr. K 5-9 150 Champaign, Ill./Centennial -- Jalen Spicer Fr./Fr. LB 5-10 200 Detroit, Mich./Birmingham Groves -- Donovan Taylor Fr./Fr. DB 5-9 165 Dayton, Ohio/Thurgood Marshall -- Jackie Thomas Fr./Fr. QB 6-2 192 Muncie, Ind./Southside -- Tyler Thompson Jr./Sr. DB 6-3 175 Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli -- Cody Turner Fr./Fr. WR 5-9 180 Indianapolis, Ind./Decatur Central -- Caleb Vondersaar Fr./Fr. WR 5-9 160 Bainbridge, Ind./North Putnam -- Trevis Washington Fr./Fr. DB 5-11 175 Riviera Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens -- Thornton Watson Fr./Fr. WR 6-3 190 Plainfield, N.J./Plant (Fla.) -- Evan Wilson Fr./Fr. LB 6-0 185 Indianapolis, Ind./Plainfield -- Ronald Woods Fr./Fr. LB 5-10 205 Indianapolis, Ind./Pike

-- Anthonio Oglesby So. WR-- Isaac Oglesby Jr. DE-- Demetri Oliver Fr. DB-- Sean Pack Fr. WR-- Dante Padmore Fr. WR24 Robert Palmer So. LB39 Angelo Pappas So. RB55 Victor Pena Jr. DL-- Alexander Pierre Fr. RB-- Tacius Pierre-Louis So. DE-- Narvin Powell Fr. LB33 Garrett Pritt Jr. LB15 Trey Reese Fr. QB-- Ricky Rigsby Fr. WR30 Ethan Roberts So. LB19 Stephen Rogers Jr. DB68 Jake Rouch Fr. OL61 Eric Schwartz Sr. OL-- Luke Scifres Fr. WR5 Eric Sheppard Sr. DB32 Brandon Sherman Jr. RB14 Caleb Small Jr. QB89 Joe Snow Jr. WR-- Garrett Sommer Fr. K43 Zach Sparks So. K59 Stephen Speer So. DL-- Jalen Spicer Fr. LB21 Tyler Stinn So. DB28 William Stubbs Sr. RB95 Steve Stunda Fr. WR49 Matt Suarez Fr. LB1 Dexter Taylor Sr. ATH-- Donovan Taylor Fr. DB-- Jackie Thomas Fr. QB-- Tyler Thompson Jr. DB7 Nathan Toon Jr. DB-- Cody Turner Fr. WR38 Jacob VanDeman Sr. DL69 Zack VanDeman Fr. OL-- Caleb Vondersaar Fr. WR22 Seth Vondersaar So. DE37 Martin Waddick So. K/P-- Trevis Washington Fr. DB-- Thornton Watson IV Fr. WR40 Marcus Watts Sr. DE95 Dustin Weber Fr. DL97 Brad Westcott So. LB17 Adam Wiese Jr. QB56 Jamar Wilhite Fr. DL86 Julian Williams Sr. WR70 Mark Williamson So. OL-- Evan Wilson Fr. LB35 Thomas Wood So. DL-- Ronald Woods Fr. LB85 Jake Wright So. WR83 Nick Zachery So. WR

Ted Karras Jr. - Head CoachMartin Mathis – Associate Head Coach/Co-Def. CoordinatorAdam Sherman – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive LineBryan Hamrock – Co-Offensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksRodney Deckard – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive LineSean Wilson – Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers

Henry Brown – Assistant Coach/Running BacksJerome Smith – Assistant Coach/David Blevins – Assistant Coach/Neil Kazmierczak – Assistant Coach/DefenseShane Moat – Strength and ConditioningChi Worthington –Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs

Richard El – Graduate Assistant/Defensive Backscoaching staFF

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2011 marian university Knights – seniors

65evan actonSr./Sr. • OL • 6’5” • 250Lebanon, Indiana/Lebanon

77suavve barKerSr./Sr. • DL • 5’11” • 264Cleveland, Ohio/Shaker Heights

29nicK braDForDSr./Sr. • FB • 6’3” • Mooresville, Indiana/Mooresville

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3Dustin craigSr./5th • DB • 6’0” • 185Indianapolis, Indiana/Ben Davis

87eric DuncanSr./5th • WR • 6’4” • 195Indianapolis, Indiana/Roncalli

84JareD DuncanSr./Sr. • DB • 5’11” • 165Whiteland, Indiana/Whiteland

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47eDison “reece” greenSr./Sr. • LB • 5’11” • 230Greenfield, Indiana/Greenfield

90Derrelle hanKinsSr./5th • DL • 6’4” • 285Cleveland, Ohio/Terre Haute South

80Dana harrellSr./5th • WR • 5’10” • 160Indianapolis, Indiana/North Central

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6isaac JeanSr./Sr. • LB • 5’10” • 205Delray Beach, Florida/Atlantic

94Kevin KoselKeSr./5th • OL • 6’4” • 245Hobart, Indiana/Hobart

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58Kevin maloneySr./Sr. • OL • 6’4” • 236Homer Glen, Illinois/Providence Catholic

13JeFF mcclureSr./5th • WR • 6’3” • 215Brownsburg, Indiana/Brownsburg

98nate mcintoshSr./Sr. • DL • 5’11” • 290Lafayette, Indiana/Jefferson

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61eric schWartzSr./Sr. • OL • 6’1” • 275Elwood, Indiana/Elwood

5eric shepparDSr./Sr. • DB • 5’10” • 160Coral Springs, Florida/Coral Glades

28William stubbsSr./5th • RB • 6’2” • 210Indianapolis, Indiana/Cathedral

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1Dexter taylorSr./5th • ATH • 5’10” • 190Indianapolis, Indiana/Warren Central

38Jacob vanDemanSr./Sr. • DL • 5’11” • 220Whiteland, Indiana/Whiteland

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40marcus WattsSr./Sr. • DE • 5’9” • 191Indianapolis, Indiana/Warren Central

86Julian WilliamsSr./Sr. • WR • 6’1” • 175Richton Park, Illinois/Marian Catholic

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20Dan brunKeJr./Sr. • LB • 6’2” • 225Elmhurst, Illinois/York

26russell chicKJr./Sr. • RB • 5’9” • 185Crown Point, Indiana/Crown Point

76Kurstan colemanJr./Sr. •OL • 5’11” • 275Matteson, Illinois/Rich South

78broDy DixonJr./Jr. • OL • 6’5” • 300Kendallville, Indiana/East Noble

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21Kurtis DraKeJr./Jr. • RB • 5’10” • 185Brownsburg, Indiana/Brownsburg

9Jerimy FinchJr./Sr. • DB • 6’2” • 205Indianapolis, Indiana/Warren Central (Indiana/Florida)

16Kyle FoxJr./Jr. • K/P • 6’0” • 165Danville, Indiana/Danville

4John hastyJr./Sr. • WR • 5’11” • 175Indianapolis, Indiana/Roncalli

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88oluWatosin iKuDaboJr./Jr. • WR • 6’0” • 180Fort Wayne, Indiana/South Side (Indianapolis)

8nathan JonesJr./Jr. • TE • 6’4” • 234Ferdinand, Indiana/Forest Park

##miKe JosiFovsKiJr./Jr. • K/P • 6’2” • 190Hobart, Indiana/Hobart (Harper)

41John KeeversJr./Jr. • DB • 6’1” • 185Indianapolis, Indiana/Roncalli


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55braD KnipFelJr./Jr. • OL • 6’3” • 260Crystal Lake, Illinois/Prairie Ridge (Harper)

18matt leightyJr./Jr. • DB • 6’1” • 160Michigantown, Indiana/Clinton Central

46braD naFFzigerJr./Sr. • RB • 6’0” • 206Indianapolis, Indiana/Lutheran

27Jovan mccrayJr./Jr. • RB/DB • 6’0” • 220Richmond, Virginia/Highland Springs (Indiana State)

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55victor peñaJr./Jr. • DL • 6’1” • 250Miami, Florida/Felix Varela (Lambuth)

33garrett prittJr./Jr. • LB • 6’3” • 210Shelbyville, Indiana/Triton Central

19stephen rogersJr./Jr. • DB • 5’10” • 190Lake Mary, Florida/Lake Mary

isaac oglesbyJr./Sr. • DE • 6’3” • 230Indianapolis, Indiana/Cathedral (Liberty)

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60steve seculoFFJr./Jr. • OL • 6’2” • 260Fort Wayne, Indiana/Bishop Dwenger


32branDon shermanJr./Sr. • RB • 6’3” • 200Richton Park, Illinois/Marian Catholic

14caleb smallJr./Sr. • QB • 5’11” • 180Arcadia, Indiana/Hamilton Heights

89Joe snoWJr./Sr. • WR • 6’1” • 185Indianapolis, Indiana/Broad Ripple

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7nathan toonJr./Sr. • DB • 5’11” • 175Indianapolis, Indiana/Franklin Central

17aDam WieseJr./Sr. • QB • 6’0” • 185Indianapolis, Indiana/Perry Meridian (Lambuth)

tyler thompsonJr./Sr. • DB • 6’3” • 175Indianapolis, Indiana/Roncalli

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2011 marian university Knights – sophomores

66Dimitrios alaFogianisSo./Jr. • DL • 6’4” • 270New Castle, Indiana/New Castle

52billy baKerSo./Jr. • DL • 6’2” • 225Decatur, Indiana/Bellmont

25cliFForD broWnSo./So. • RB • 5’7” • 155Holly Springs, Mississippi/Holly Springs (Delta State)

34anthony christianSo./Jr. • DB • 6’0” • 180Speedway, Indiana/Indiana Deaf

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80emile conDeSo./Jr. • WR • 6’2” • 170Indianapolis, Indiana/Ben Davis

bryan DerenceSo./So. • DE • 6’3” • 255Bolingbrook, Illinois/Naperville Central (Saint Ambrose)

christian “coDy” DimmettSo./So. • LB • 5’10” • 210Evansville, Indiana/Reitz (College of the Desert)

36courtney DoDDJr./Sr. • WR • 5’10” • 180Indianapolis, Indiana/Decatur Central (Saint Francis (IN))

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62colin FergusonSo./Jr. • OL • 6’4” • 285Indianapolis, Indiana/Lawrence Central

42cory gamberSo./Jr. • RB • 5’11” • 244Blue Ash, Ohio/Sycamore

45Dylan greenSo./So. • FB/LB • 5’8” • 215Kokomo, Indiana/Kokomo

13Joey hecKlinsKiSo./Jr. • QB • 6’0” • 170South Bend, Indiana/St. Joseph’s


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23ethan heDeenSo./Jr. • DB • 5’8” • 175Greenwood, Indiana/Center Grove

10taylor hoWenstineSo./Jr. • QB/DB • 5’10” • 170Fort Wayne, Indiana/North Side

avenor JacQuetSo./Jr. • LB • 5’10” • 240Delray Beach, Florida/Pope John Paul II

Kevin JamesSo./Jr. • DL • 6’2” • 270Gary, Indiana/Wirt (St. Francis (IL))


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42obeD JeanSo./So. • LB • 5’10” • 200Delray Beach, Florida/Atlantic

31taylor maxeySo./Jr. • DB • 6’0” • 170Tipton, Indiana/Tipton

50grant melcherSo./Jr. • DB • 6’1” • 180Decatur, Indiana/Bellmont


24robert palmerSo./So. • DB • 6’0” • 175Indianapolis, Indiana/Decatur Central

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39angelo pappasSo./So. • RB • 5’8” • 150Indianapolis, Indiana/Bishop Chatard

43zacK sparKsSo./Jr. • K • 6’2” • 200Indianapolis, Indiana/Warren Central

59stephen speerSo./Jr. • DL • 6’2” • 250Greensburg, Indiana/North Decatur


21tyler stinnSo./So. • DB • 6’1” • 165Noblesville, Indiana/Noblesville

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22seth vonDersaarSo./So. • DL • 6’1” • 235Bainbridge, Indiana/North Putnam

37martin WaDDicKSo./Jr. • K/P • 5’7” • 150Indianapolis, Indiana/Scecina Memorial

97braD WestcottSo./Jr. • LB • 6’3” • 210Greenfield, Indiana/Mt. Vernon


70marK WilliamsonSo./Jr. • OL • 6’5” • 270Anderson, Indiana/Anderson

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35thomas WooDSo./Jr. • TE • 6’2” • 240Brownsburg, Indiana/Brownsburg

85JaKe WrightSo./Jr. • WR • 5’7” • 148Lizton, Indiana/Tri-West

83nicK zacherySo./Jr. • WR • 6’0” • 205Sheridan, Indiana/Sheridan (Indiana)


48JacK anDreWsFr./Fr. • LB • 6’2” • 200Indianapolis, Indiana/Roncalli

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92ross bachmanFr./Fr. • DE • 6’1” • 210Zionsville, Indiana/Zionsville

tanner bartonFr./Fr. • OL/DL • 6’3” • 285Kokomo, Indiana/Northwestern

57Devin bennettFr./Fr. • LB • 6’2” • 190Miami, Florida/Miami Northwestern

2011 marian university Knights – Freshmen

73sean bogarDusFr./Fr. • OL • 6’4” • 270St. Leon, Indiana/East Central

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54brocK bolDenFr./Fr. • LB • 6’4” • 205Cicero, Indiana/Hamilton Heights

ryan boWersoxFr./Fr. • WR/P • 6’1” • 193Baltimore, Maryland/Warren Central

Kyle brocKettFr./So. • QB • 6’2” • 195Indianapolis, Indiana/Lutheran


58luKe burKhartFr./So. • OL • 6’0” • 255Greenwood, Indiana/Roncalli

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alphonso carterFr./Fr. • DB • 6’0” • 188Miami, Florida/Westland Hialeah

tim cooKFr./Fr. • LB • 5’9” • 180Dayton, Ohio/Thurgood Marshall

emmerson cooperFr./Fr. • WR • 5’11” • 160LaPorte, Indiana/LaPorte


michael cummingsFr./So. • RB • 5’9” • 170Indianapolis, Indiana/Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis)

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81cuDa DimmettFr./Fr. • WR • 6’1” • 195Evansville, Indiana/Reitz

Donnie Dulaney iiFr./Fr. • DE • 6’3” • 230Muncie, Indiana/Southside

93bristin DuniganFr./Fr. • TE • 6’3” • 210Middletown, Indiana/Shenandoah


64sean egenolFFr./So. • OL • 6’4” • 255Greenwood, Indiana/Center Grove

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82anthony FreemanFr./So. • WR • 6’1” • 185Indianapolis, Indiana/Warren Central

98gregory girarDFr./Fr. • DE/TE • 6’3” • 185Union Mills, Indiana/South Central

71zachariah gravesFr./So. • OL • 6’2” • 250Indianapolis, Indiana/Warren Central


Jesse greenWalDFr./Fr. • DL • HT • WTIndianapolis, Indiana/Decatur Central

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ryan hartnettFr./Fr. • LB/FB • 5’10” • 215Miami, Florida/Ferguson

53schuylar hurD-JohnsonFr./Fr. • DB • 6’1” • 202Indianapolis, Indiana/Bishop Chatard


chris isabellFr./Fr. • DB • 5’8” • 170Indianapolis, Indiana/Pike

luKe KitchellFr./Fr. • TE • 6’5” • 220Union Mills, Indiana/South Central

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55DaviD KnightFr./Fr. • DE • 6’3” • 230Terre Haute, Indiana/North Vigo

10tevin laKeFr./So. • RB • 5’8” • 175South Bend, Indiana/St. Joseph’s


74JareD lantzFr./Fr. • OL • 6’2” • 270Indianapolis, Indiana/Franklin Central

Keilo laWsonFr./Fr. • DB • 5’11” • 160Dayton, Ohio/Thurgood Marshall

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herclin louisFr./Fr. • RB • 5’6” • 170North Miami, Florida/North Miami

tavares malcolmFr./Fr. • WR • 5’6” • 153Delray Beach, Florida/Atlantic


23Dexter masseyFr./So. • DB • 6’0” • 220Indianapolis, Indiana/Ben Davis

tyrell millsFr./Fr. • WR/TE • 6’3” • 205Tampa, Florida/Plant

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11michael murphyFr./So. • WR • 5’7” • 165Lafayette, Indiana/Central Catholic


nate oDleFr./Fr. • TE • 6’5” • 230Indianapolis, Indiana/Franklin Central

anthonio oglesbyFr./So. • WR • 6’2” • 175Detroit, Michigan/Fitzgerald

Demetri oliverFr./Fr. • WR • 5’8” • 175Holly Springs, Mississippi/Holly Springs

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sean pacKFr./Fr. • WR • 6’3” • 197Indianapolis, Indiana/Pike


Dante paDmoreFr./Fr. • POS • HT • WTHOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL

alexanDer pierreFr./Fr. • RB • 6’0” • 180Loxahatchee, Florida/Seminole Ridge

tacius pierre-louisFr./So. • DE • 6’0” • 237Queens, N.Y./Semiole Ridge

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narvin poWellFr./Fr. • DB • 5’10” • 195Winnfield, Louisiana/Shaker Heights


15trey reeseFr./Fr. • QB • 6’0” • 205Trafalgar, Indiana/Indian Creek

ricKy rigsbyFr./Fr. • WR • 6’1” • 185Union Mills, Indiana/South Central

30ethen robertsFr./So. • LB • 5’10” • 200Columbus, Indiana/East

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68JaKe rouchFr./Fr. • OL • 6’7” • 335Galveston, Indiana/Lewis Cass


luKe sciFresFr./So. • WR • 5’11” • 180Indianapolis, Indiana/Roncalli

garrett sommerFr./Fr. • K • 5’9” • 150Champaign, Illinois/Centennial

Jalen spicerFr./Fr. • RB/DB • 5’10” • 200Detroit, Michigan/Birmingham Groves

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steve stunDaFr./Fr. • ATH • 6’2” • 190Wilkinson, Indiana/Eastern Hancock


49matt suarezFr./Fr. • LB • 5’10” • 194Tampa, Florida/Plant

Donovan taylorFr./Fr. • DB • 5’9” • 165Dayton, Ohio/Thurgood Marshall

JacKie thomasFr./Fr. • QB • 6’2” • 192Muncie, Indiana/Southside

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coDy turnerFr./Fr. • POS • HT • WTHOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL


69zach vanDemanFr./So. • OL • 6’3” • 255Whiteland, Indiana/Whiteland

caleb vonDersaarFr./Fr. • WR • 5’9” • 160Bainbridge, Indiana/North Putnam

trevis WashingtonFr./Fr. • RB/DB • 5’11” • 175Riviera Beach, Florida/Palm Beach Gardens

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thornton WatsonFr./Fr. • DB/WR • 6’3” • 190Plainfield, New Jersey/Plant (Florida)


95Dustin WeberFr./So. • DL • 6’0” • 260Indianapolis, Indiana/Pike

56Jamar WilhiteFr./Fr. • LB/DE • 5’11” • 215Indianapolis, Indiana/Perry Meridian

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evan WilsonFr./Fr. • DB • 6’0” • 185Indianapolis, Indiana/Plainfield

ronalD WooDsFr./Fr. • LB • 5’10” • 205Indianapolis, Indiana/Pike


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By HeIGHT5’6” ................................................... 25’7” ................................................... 45’8” ................................................... 65’9” ................................................... 85’10” ...............................................165’11” ...............................................166’0” ................................................. 176’1” .................................................196’2” .................................................246’3” .................................................166’4” ................................................... 96’5” ................................................... 36’7” ................................................... 1

By WeIGHT150 or lower .................................... 1151-160 ........................................... 7161-170 .........................................10171-180 .........................................21181-190 ......................................... 17191-200 .........................................16201-210 .........................................13211-220 .........................................10221-230 .........................................10231-240 .........................................10241-250 ........................................... 4251-260 ........................................... 3261-270 .........................................10271-280 ........................................... 2281-290 ........................................... 3291-299 ........................................... 3300 or higher .................................. 3

By POSITIONAthlete .............................................. 1Defensive Back .............................22Defensive End ................................. 6Defensive Line .............................. 17Kicker ............................................... 5Linebacker .....................................25Offensive Line ............................... 17Punter ............................................... 4Quarterback .................................... 7Running Back ................................13Tight End .......................................... 4Wide Receiver ...............................28

By ClASS (elIGIBIlITy)Freshman .......................................66Sophomore ....................................32Junior ..............................................26Senior .............................................22

By STATeFlorida ............................................16Illinois ............................................... 8Indiana .........................................104Louisiana ......................................... 1Maryland .......................................... 1Michigan .......................................... 2Mississippi ....................................... 2New Jersey ....................................... 1New York .......................................... 1Ohio .................................................. 6Virginia ............................................. 1

By CITIeS OUTSIDe INDIANABaltimore, Maryland ...................... 1Blue Ash, Ohio ................................. 1Bolingbrook, Illinois ........................ 1Champaign, Illinois ......................... 1Cleveland, Ohio ............................... 2Coral Springs, Florida ..................... 1Crystal Lake, Illinois ....................... 1Dayton, Ohio .................................... 3Delray Beach, Florida ..................... 4Detroit, Michigan ............................ 2Elmhurst, Illinois ............................. 1Holly Springs, Mississippi .............. 2Homer Glen, Illinois ........................ 1Lake Mary, Florida .......................... 1Loxahatchee, Florida ...................... 1Matteson, Illinois ............................ 1Miami, Florida ................................. 6Plainfield, New Jersey .................... 1Queens, New York........................... 1Richmond, Virginia ......................... 1Richton Park, Illinois ...................... 2Riviera Beach, Florida .................... 1Tampa, Florida ................................ 2Winnfield, Louisiana ...................... 1

By CITIeS IN INDIANAAnderson .......................................... 1Arcadia ............................................. 1Bainbridge ....................................... 2Brownsburg ..................................... 3Cicero ............................................... 1Columbus ......................................... 2Crown Point ..................................... 1Danville ............................................ 1Decatur............................................. 2Elwood .............................................. 1Evansville ......................................... 2Ferdinand ......................................... 1Fort Wayne ...................................... 4Galveston ......................................... 1Gary .................................................. 1Greenfield ........................................ 2Greensburg ...................................... 1Greenwood ...................................... 3Hobart .............................................. 2Indianapolis ...................................39Kendallville ...................................... 1Kokomo ............................................ 2Lafayette .......................................... 2LaPorte ............................................. 1Lebanon ........................................... 1Lizton ................................................ 1Michigantown .................................. 1Middletown ...................................... 1Mooresville ...................................... 1Muncie .............................................. 2New Castle ....................................... 1Noblesville ....................................... 1Shelbyville ........................................ 1Sheridan ........................................... 1South Bend ...................................... 2Speedway ........................................ 1St. Leon ............................................ 1Terre Haute ...................................... 2Tipton ................................................ 1Trafalgar ........................................... 1Union Mills ....................................... 3Whiteland ........................................ 3Wilkinson ......................................... 1Zionsville .......................................... 1

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2011 opponents

2011 Schedule08.27 Black Hills State (SD) Spearfish, S.D. 3 p.m.09.03 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 1 p.m.09.09 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m.09.17 Trinity International Deerfield, Illinois 2 p.m.09.24 Olivet Nazarene University Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m.10.01 Saint Ambrose University Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m.10.08 Waldorf College Forest City, Iowa 2 p.m.10.15 McKendree University Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m.10.29 University of St. Francis (IL) Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m.11.05 Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant, Iowa 2 p.m.11.12 William Penn University Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m.

Location ................................................................. Bourbonnais, IllinoisMascot .............................................................................................TigersAffiliation ............................................................ NAIA, MSFA (Mideast)Athletic Director ............................................................. Gary NewsomeHead Coach ............................................................Brian Fish (1st year)2010 Record ................................................................ 0-11 (0-7 MSFA)Offensive Formation ................................................................................Defensive Formation ................................................................................2011 Date ...................................... August 27, 2011 – 6 p.m (Home)SID .......................................................................................... Nick BirkeyE-Mail.........................................................................nbirkey@olivet.edu

2011 Schedule09.03 Cumberlands (KY) Williamsburg, Kentucky 12 p.m.09.10 Notre Dame College (OH) Canton, Ohio 12 p.m.09.17 Saint Xavier University Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m.09.24 Urbana University Urbana, Ohio 12 p.m.10.01 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 1 p.m.10.08 University of Saint Francis (IN) Canton, Ohio 12 p.m.10.15 Malone University Canton, Ohio 6 p.m.10.22 Wesley College Canton, Ohio 12 p.m.10.29 Taylor University Canton, Ohio 7 p.m.11.05 Concordia University (MI) Canton, Ohio 3 p.m.11.12 Quincy University Quincy, Illinois TBD

2011 Schedule09.01 Tiffin University Canton, Ohio 7:30 p.m.09.10 McKendree University Lebanon, Illinois 2:30 p.m.09.17 Saint Ambrose University Canton, Ohio 2 p.m.09.24 Marian University Canton, Ohio 2 p.m.10.01 Concordia University (MI) Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.10.08 Saint Xavier University Canton, Ohio 4 p.m.10.15 Walsh University Canton, Ohio 6 p.m.10.22 University of Saint Francis (IN) Fort Wayne, Indiana 12 p.m.10.29 Notre Dame College (OH) Lyndhurst, Ohio 1 p.m.11.05 Quincy University Canton, Ohio 11 a.m.11.12 Taylor University Canton, Ohio 1 p.m.

2011 Schedule09.03 Mercyhurst College (PA) Erie, Pennsylvania 12 p.m.09.10 Walsh University Canton, Ohio 12 p.m.09.17 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 1 p.m.09.24 Siena Heights University (MI) Lyndhurst, Ohio 7 p.m.10.01 Central State Lyndhurst, Ohio 1 p.m.10.08 Saint Joseph’s College (IN) Lyndhurst, Ohio 1 p.m.10.15 Ave Maria University (FL) Ave Maria, Florida 1 p.m.10.22 Urbana University Urbana, Ohio 12 p.m.10.29 Malone University Lyndhurst, Ohio 1 p.m.11.05 Kentucky Wesleyan Lyndhurst, Ohio 1 p.m.11.12 North Greenville (SC) Tigerville, South Carolina 1 p.m.

Notre Dame College

2011 Schedule08.27 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 6 p.m. 09.03 Saint Xavier University Chicago, Illinois 6 p.m.09.10 Coe College Bourbonnais, Illinois 6 p.m.09.17 University of St. Francis (IL) Joliet, Illinois 6 p.m.09.24 Grand View University Des Moines, Iowa 1 p.m.10.01 William Penn University Bourbonnais, Illinois 1:30 p.m.10.15 Waldorf College Bourbonnais, Illinois 1:30 p.m.10.22 Saint Ambrose University Bourbonnais, Illinois 1:30 p.m.10.29 Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant, Iowa 1 p.m.11.05 Trinity International Deerfield, Illinois 1 p.m.11.12 McKendree University Bourbonnais, Illinois 12 p.m.

Olivet Nazarene University

Grand view University

2011 Schedule09.03 Iowa Wesleyan College Quincy, Illinois 7 p.m.09.10 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 1 p.m.09.17 Concordia University (MI) Quincy, Illinois 1 p.m.10.01 Taylor University Upland, Indiana 1 p.m.10.08 Haskell Indian Nations Lawrence, Kansas 1 p.m.10.15 Saint Xavier University Chicago, Illinois 1 p.m.10.29 University of Saint Francis (IN) Quincy, Illinois 1 p.m.11.05 Malone University Canton, Ohio 1 p.m.11.12 Walsh University Quincy, Illinois 12 p.m.11.19 McKendree University Lebanon, Illinois 1 p.m.

Quincy University

Malone University

Walsh University

Location .......................................................................Des Moines, IowaMascot ...........................................................................................VikingsAffiliation ............................................................ NAIA, MSFA (Midwest)Athletic Director ................................................................ Troy PlummerHead Coach .....................................................Mike Woodley (4th year)2010 Record ................................................................... 6-4 (4-3 MSFA)Offensive Formation .................................................................Pro StyleDefensive Formation ........................................................................4-2-52011 Date .................................. September 3, 2011 – 2 p.m. (Away)SID ......................................................................................... Molly BrownE-Mail..........................................................................mabrown@gvc.edu

Location ............................................................................ Quincy, IllinoisMascot ............................................................................................HawksAffiliation ..........................................NCAA D-II, NAIA, MSFA (Mideast)Athletic Director .......................................................................Marty BellHead Coach ......................................................Bill Terlisner (11th year)2010 Record .................................................................0-11 (0-7 MSFA)Offensive Formation .................................................................................Defensive Formation .................................................................................2011 Date ...............................September 10, 2011 – 1 p.m. (Home)SID ................................................................................... Brian LovelletteE-Mail......................................................................... [email protected]

Location ......................................................................South Euclid, OhioMascot .......................................................................................... FalconsAffiliation .........................................................NCAA D-II (Independent)Athletic Director .................................................................Sue HlavacekHead Coach .....................................................Adam Howard (3rd year)2010 Record .......................................................... 2-9 (No Conference)Offensive Formation .................................................................................Defensive Formation .................................................................................2011 Date ...............................September 17, 2011 – 1 p.m. (Home)SID ............................................................................................ Skip SnowE-Mail...............................................................................ssnow@ndc.edu

Location .............................................................................. Canton, OhioMascot ........................................................................................PioneersAffiliation ........................................................ NCAA D-II (Independent)Athletic Director ..............................................................Charlie GrimesHead Coach ..................................................... Eric Hehman (2nd year)2010 Record ...................................................................3-7 (2-5 MSFA)Offensive Formation ................................................................................Defensive Formation ................................................................................2011 Date ................................September 24, 2011 – 2 p.m. (Away)SID ......................................................................................Mark BankertE-Mail.................................................................mbankert@malone.edu

Location ....................................................................North Canton, OhioMascot ........................................................................................CavaliersAffiliation .........................................................NCAA D-II (Independent)Athletic Director .........................................................................................Head Coach ....................................................Jim Dennison (17th year)2010 Record ................................................................... 7-4 (3-4 MSFA)Offensive Formation .................................................................................Defensive Formation .................................................................................2011 Date .......................................October 1, 2011 – 1 p.m. (Home)SID .............................................................................................. Jim ClarkE-Mail............................................................................ [email protected]

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Location .......................................................................... Upland, IndianaMascot .............................................................................................TrojansAffiliation ............................................................. NAIA, MSFA (Mideast) Athletic Director ......................................................Dr. Angie FincannonHead Coach .................................................Ron Korfmacher (4th year)2010 Record ....................................................................6-5 (4-3 MSFA)Offensive Formation ....................................................................MultipleDefensive Formations .........................................................4-3/Multiple2011 Date ....................................... October 8, 2011 – 1 p.m. (Home)SID .............................................................................................Eric SmithE-mail ........................................................................ersmith@taylor.edu

Location ...................................................................Fort Wayne, IndianaMascot ...........................................................................................CougarsAffiliation ............................................................. NAIA, MSFA (Mideast)Athletic Director ..............................................................Mike McCaffreyHead Coach .....................................................Kevin Donley (15th year)2010 Record .....................................................................4-6 (3-3 MIAA)Offensive Formation ..................................................................................Defensive Formations ...............................................................................2011 Date ....................................October 15, 2011 – 12 p.m. (Away)SID ............................................................................................... Bill ScottE-mail ..................................................................................bscott@sf.edu

2011 Schedule09.03 Olivet Nazarene University Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m.09.10 University of St. Francis (IL) Joliet, Illinois 5 p.m.09.17 Walsh University Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m.09.24 Trinity International Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m.10.01 University of Saint Francis (IN) Fort Wayne, Indiana 12 p.m.10.08 Malone University Canton, Ohio 4 p.m.10.15 Quincy University Chicago, Illinois 2 p.m.10.22 Taylor University Chicago, Illinois 2 p.m.10.29 Concordia University (MI) Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.11.05 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 1 p.m.

2011 Schedule09.03 University of St. Francis (IL) Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.09.10 Trinity International Deerfield, Illinois 2 p.m.09.17 Quincy University Quincy, Illinois 2 p.m.09.24 University of Saint Francis (IN) Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.10.01 Malone University Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.10.08 Robert Morris College Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.10.15 Taylor University Upland, Indiana 1 p.m.10.22 Marian University Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.10.29 Saint Xavier University Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.11.05 Walsh University Canton, Ohio 3 p.m.11.12 Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant, Iowa 2 p.m.

2011 Schedule09.10 Saint Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 2 p.m.09.17 McKendree University Fort Wayne, Indiana 12 p.m.09.24 Concordia University (MI) Ann Arbor, Michigan 1 p.m.10.01 Saint Xavier University Fort Wayne, Indiana 12 p.m.10.08 Walsh University Canton, Ohio 12 p.m.10.15 Marian University Fort Wayne, Indiana 12 p.m.10.22 Malone University Fort Wayne, Indiana 12 p.m.10.29 Quincy University Quincy, Illinois 12 p.m.11.05 Taylor University Upland, Indiana 1 p.m.11.12 Central State (OH) Fort Wayne, Indiana 12 p.m.

2011 Schedule09.01 Anderson University Upland, Indiana 7 p.m.09.10 Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant, Iowa 2 p.m.09.17 Butler University Upland, Indiana 1 p.m.10.01 Quincy University Upland, Indiana 1 p.m.10.08 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana 1 p.m.10.15 Concordia University (MI) Upland, Indiana 1 p.m10.22 Saint Xavier University Chicago, Illinois 2 p.m.10.29 Walsh University Canton, Ohio 7 p.m.11.05 University of Saint Francis (IN) Upland, Indiana 1 p.m.11.12 Malone University Canton, Ohio 1 p.m.

2011 opponents

Saint Xavier University

Taylor University

University of Saint Francis (Indiana)

Concordia University (Michigan)Location .................................................................. Ann Arbor, MichiganMascot .........................................................................................CardinalsAffiliation ............................................................. NAIA, MSFA (Mideast) Athletic Director ..................................................................Ben LimbackHead Coach .................................................Nathan Robbins (2nd year)2008 Record ..............................................................................First YearOffensive Formation ..................................................................................Defensive Formations ...............................................................................2009 Date ...................................... October 22, 2011 – 1 p.m. (Away)SID ................................................................................... Anthony PratleyE-mail ............................................................................ [email protected]

Location ..........................................................................Chicago, IllinoisMascot .........................................................................................CougarsAffiliation ............................................................ NAIA, MSFA (Mideast)Athletic Director ................................................................. Bob HallbergHead Coach ...................................................Mike Feminis (13th year)2010 Record ................................................................ 13-1 (7-0 MSFA)Offensive Formation ................................................................................Defensive Formation ................................................................................2011 Date ..................................November 7, 2009 – 1 p.m. (Home)SID ......................................................................................Rob HuizengaE-Mail..........................................................................huizenga@sxu.edu

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all-time record and results vs. 2011 opponents

CONCORDIA UNIveRSITy (MI)FIRST MEETING

GRAND vIeW UNIveRSITy (IA) (3-0)10.18.08 W, 38-21 Indianapolis, IN09.19.09 W, 34-16 Indianapolis, IN09.18.10 W, 17-7 Des Moines, IA

MAlONe UNIveRSITy (OH) (2-2)09.29.07 L, 28-45 Indianapolis, IN10.04.08 L, 37-45 Canton, OH11.07.09 W, 28-24 Indianapolis, IN11.06.10 W, 28-7 Canton, OH

NOTRe DAMe COlleGe (OH) (1-0)10.23.10 W, 35-22 Lyndhurst, OH

OlIveT NAzAReNe UNIveRSITy (Il) (2-0)10.17.09 W, 34-0 Bourbonnais, IL10.16.10 W, 42-16 Indianapolis, IN

QUINCy UNIveRSITy (Il)FIRST MEETING

SAINT XAvIeR UNIveRSITy (Il) (0-4)10.20.07 L, 3-33 Indianapolis, IN10.25.08 L, 10-53 Chicago, IL10.10.09 L, 7-42 Indianapolis, IN10.09.10 L, 25-56 Chicago, IL

TAylOR UNIveRSITy (IN) (3-1)10.27.07 W, 24-14 Indianapolis, IN11.01.08 W, 32-23 Upland, IN10.31.09 L, 35-36 Indianapolis, IN10.30.10 W, 20-6 Upland, IN

UNIveRSITy OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) (0-4)10.06.07 L, 7-57 Fort Wayne, IN10.11.08 L, 14-63 Indianapolis, IN09.26.09 L, 7-28 Fort Wayne, IN09.25.10 L, 25-28 Indianapolis, IN

WAlSH UNIveRSITy (OH) (2-2)11.03.07 L, 28-54 Canton, OH11.08.08 W, 34-31 (ot) Indianapolis, IN11.14.09 L, 7-41 Canton, OH11.13.10 W, 38-14 Indianapolis, IN

all-time record vs. 2011 opponents When ranked in preseason top 25GRAND vIeW UNIveRSITy (1-0)09.18.10 #20 W, 17-7 Des Moines, IA

MAlONe UNIveRSITy (1-2)09.29.07 #23 L, 28-45 Indianapolis, IN10.04.08 #24 L, 37-45 Canton, OH11.07.09 #25 W, 28-24 Indianapolis, IN

SAINT XAvIeR UNIveRSITy (0-4)10.20.07 #5 L, 3-33 Indianapolis, IN10.25.08 #8 L, 10-53 Chicago, IL10.10.09 #17 L, 7-42 Indianapolis, IN10.09.10 #4 L, 25-56 Chicago, IL

TAylOR UNIveRSITy (1-0)10.30.10 #22 W, 20-6 Upland, IN

UNIveRSITy OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) (0-4)10.06.07 #2 L, 7-57 Fort Wayne, IN10.11.08 #4 L, 14-63 Indianapolis, IN09.26.09 #4 L, 7-28 Fort Wayne, IN09.25.10 #17 L, 25-28 Indianapolis, IN

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreSt. Francis (Illinois) 0 0 14 3 17MARIAN UNIveRSITy 13 11 0 13 37

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP USF MARMAR 1st 05:31 Rutherford 10 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 10-49 5:23 0 7MAR 1st 01:29 N. Jones 2 yd run Sparks kick blockd 5-26 1:56 0 13MAR 2nd 14:40 Patilla 41 yd pass from Coomer Patilla pass 1-41 0:09 0 21MAR 2nd 00:10 Sparks 41 yd field goal 12-49 3:08 0 24USF 3rd 11:02 Hughes 38 yd pass from White Gallaher kick 9-71 3:52 7 24USF 3rd 04:16 White 2 yd run Gallaher kick 6-42 2:17 14 24MAR 4th 08:46 Patilla 31 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 4-44 0:56 14 31USFILL 4th 02:25 Gallaher 27 yd field goal 17-64 6:14 17 31MAR 4th 00:42 O. Jean 43 yd interception return Sparks kick blockd 17 37

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08.28.10 • st.vincent health field • indianapolis, indiana

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score#8 McKendree 0 3 3 6 12MARIAN UNIveRSITy 28 0 14 3 45

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP MCK MARMAR 1st 11:20 Rutherford 18 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 9-71 3:40 0 7MAR 1st 09:47 Rogers 2 yd fumble recovery Sparks kick 0 14MAR 1st 05:40 Patilla 41 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 6-67 2:31 0 21MAR 1st 02:56 Bradford 3 yd run Sparks kick 2-30 0:27 0 28MCK 2nd 00:00 Fark 41 yd field goal 5-38 0:30 3 28MCK 3rd 09:39 Fark 22 yd field goal 14-72 5:21 6 28MAR 3rd 05:38 Rutherford 5 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 10-72 3:54 6 35MAR 3rd 04:50 E. Duncan 60 yd pass from Patilla Sparks kick 1-60 0:11 6 42MAR 4th 08:36 Sparks 31 yd field goal 11-61 6:11 6 45MCK 4th 08:18 Hicks 67 yd pass from Gettis Fark kick failed 1-67 0:11 12 45

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score#15 MARIAN UNIveRSITy 3 0 0 14 17Grand View 0 7 0 0 7

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP MAR GvUMAR 1st 00:27 Sparks 26 yd field goal 10-33 3:06 3 0GVU 2nd 11:07 Sims 11 yd run Steil kick 11-61 4:09 3 7MAR 4th 10:05 Brown 5 yd run Sparks kick 9-75 4:55 10 7MAR 4th 03:01 N. Jones 13 yd run Sparks kick 9-83 4:37 17 7

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score#9 Saint Francis (Indiana) 6 22 0 0 28#13 MARIAN UNIveRSITy 3 7 8 7 25

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP USF MARUSFIN 1st 12:50 Vieck 1 yd run Smith kick failed 6-77 2:10 6 0MAR 1st 06:08 Sparks 37 yd field goal 8-43 3:02 6 3USFIN 2nd 12:06 Vieck 1 yd run Clifford pass 18-74 8:56 14 3USFIN 2nd 11:03 Coleman 63 yd pass from Tierney Smith kick 1-63 0:10 21 3MAR 2nd 10:15 Patilla 75 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 3-80 0:48 21 10USFIN 2nd 00:40 Bo Frye 2 yd run Smith kick 8-56 2:57 28 10MAR 3rd 01:00 Bradford 2 yd run Naffziger pass 9-80 4:22 28 18MAR 4th 04:11 Patilla 25 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 7-80 3:12 28 25

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Coming off their second straight winning season, the Knights were looking to expand on the success they achieved in 2008 and 2009. Their season-opening matchup with the University of St. Francis Fighting Saints was the start head coach Ted Karras Jr. wanted. The Knights defeated the Saints by a 37-17 score in front of more than 2,500 fans to earn their second straight season-opening win, and they did it in dominating fashion.

The Knights jumped out to an early lead as senior Clay Coomer hit class-mate Chris Rutherford with a 10-yard strike to cap a 10-play, 49-yard drive and give the Knights a 7-0 lead. Just five USF plays later, sophomore Nathan Toon picked off a Saints pass to put MU inside the USF 30 with 3:25 remaining in the first quarter. Sophomore Nathan Jones punched in a two-yard touchdown run to cap the five-play, 26-yard drive and give the Knights a 13-0 lead after 15 minutes.

Sophomore Stephen Rogers opened the second quarter with his first interception of the season to stake the Knights great field position at the USF 41-yard line. Coomer hit senior JaQuan Patilla with a 41-yard pass to put the Knights up 21-0 with 14:40 to go in the half. Sophomore Zach Sparks con-nected on a 41-yard field goal to send the Knights to halftime with a 24-0 lead.

MU hit a rough spot in the third quarter as the Saints were able to score the next 14 points to cut the lead to 24-14, but Coomer hooked up with Patilla one more time to put MU up 31-14 with 14:04 to go in the game. USF cut it to 31-17 on a 27-yard field goal, but freshman Obed Jean sealed the 37-17 victory with a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown.

The Knights are now 2-0 all-time against the University of St. Francis (IL) Fighting Saints.

A raucous crowd of more than 2,500 greeted the Knights, who were looking for revenge on eighth-ranked McKendree University after a crushing road de-feat last season, for the second game of the season. They fully exacted revenge on the Bearcats by scoring the most points in a single game in school history in a 45-12 rout for their first-ever win over a top 10-ranked opponent.

MU hit for four touchdowns in the first quarter to blow the game wide open. The Knights marched down the field on a nine-play, 71-yard drive off the open-ing kickoff. Senior Clay Coomer hit senior JaQuan Patilla with a 31-yard touch-down pass to open the scoring and, on the subsequent McKendree drive, soph-omore Stephen Rogers scooped up a fumble at the Bearcats’ two-yard line to put the Knights in front 14-0 just 5:18 into the game. Coomer and Patilla hooked up a second time on a 41-yard touchdown pass to open a 21-0 lead before junior Reece Green picked off a McKendree pass to set up a Coomer to senior Chris Rutherford 27-yard touchdown pass for the 28-0 first quarter lead.

The Bearcats scored the only points of the second frame on a 41-yard field goal and scored the first points of the third quarter on a 22-yard field goal to cut it to 28-6. However, Coomer hit Rutherford with a five-yard touchdown pass and Patilla hit junior Eric Duncan with a 61-yard touchdown pass to give the Knights a 42-6 lead.

Early in the fourth quarter the Knights held the ball for 6:11 on an 11-play, 61-yard drive that was capped by a 31-yard field goal from sophomore Zach Sparks to give the Knights their most points in school history and a 45-6 lead. McKendree was able to scratch one across for a touchdown with 8:18 to go but it was too late as the Knights earned their first-ever win over a top 10-ranked foe.

MU would hit the road for the first time in 2010 with a 2-0 record and their first top 25 ranking.

After opening the season with two straight victories, the Knights vaulted into the NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the first time in school history at number 15. They needed their third straight win to maintain their spot in the top 25.

In a game that was marred with a pair of delays equaling nearly three hours, the Knights used 14-second half points to pull away in a 17-7 victory to earn their first-ever 3-0 start to a season.

Sophomore Zach Sparks got the Knights on the board with a 26-yard field goal to cap a 10-play, 33-yard drive that gave MU a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter. However, severe thunderstorms rolled through Des Moines and delayed the game nearly 90 minutes before play resumed. When it did, GVU was driving and was able to score a touchdown with 11:07 to go in the half to take a 7-3 lead. Another 90-minute delay followed before the half could be completed. MU was trailing for the first time in 2010.

A shift in game plan followed a scoreless third quarter and pushed the Knights back on top as sopho-more Clifford Brown scored a five-yard run to give MU a 10-7 lead with 10:05 to go. Sophomore Nathan Jones finished it off with a 13-yard TD run to give MU a 17-7 lead and the defense was able to shut the Vikings down completely to secure the win.

MU was 3-0 for the first time in school history and were focused on a battle of top 15 ranked teams.

The stage was set. Two 3-0 teams ranked in the top 15 in the NAIA and Catholic rivals in the state of Indiana were set to do battle for bragging rights at St.Vincent Health Field. This time, it mattered.

The Knights needed an ever-elusive victory over the perennial power Cou-gars of the University of Saint Francis (IN). They had home field advantage, but a late rally fell short as they were unable to clip the Cougars in a 28-25 defeat to ninth-ranked USF.

MU got off to a slow start as the Cougars marched 77 yards right off the bat to take a 6-0 lead. Sophomore Zach Sparks hit a 37-yard field goal to cut it to 6-3, but a 15-point outburst by USF opened a 21-3 lead with 11:03 to go in the half. Finally, senior Clay Coomer hit classmate JaQuan Patilla with a 75-yard touchdown pass to break some of the USF momentum. However, the Cougars erased doubt with an eight-play, 56-yard drive to take a 28-10 lead into the locker room at the half.

The second half was a chance for the defense to dig in and take the momentum back. They respond-ed. The MU defense shut out USF in the second half and junior Nick Bradford started the comeback with a two-yard touchdown run to make the score 28-18 with one minute left in the third.

Coomer hit Patilla with a 25-yard touchdown pass with 4:11 to go in the fourth quarter to make it a three-point game at 28-25. The defense had put USF in a third-and-nine situation with 3:29 to go, but the Cougars were able to get the first down. A second-and-11 situation went for 21 yards to enable USF to run out the clock and sneak out of St.Vincent Health Field with the 28-25 victory.

It was the closest game played between the two programs in the four years of the rivalry, but it was the first defeat of the season for MU and came to a higher ranked opponent. The Knights were now 3-1 on the year and maintaining their place in the NAIA Top 25.

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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreTrinity International 0 0 0 0 0#15 MARIAN UNIveRSITy 7 14 7 0 28

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP TIU MARMAR 1st 02:56 Bradford 13 yd run Sparks kick 10-78 4:54 0 7MAR 2nd 07:45 Coomer 9 yd run Sparks kick 9-84 4:36 0 14MAR 2nd 00:52 Hasty 35 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 9-67 4:34 0 21MAR 3rd 04:23 Rutherford 9 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 2-49 0:41 0 28

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Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP MAR SXUSXU 1st 10:22 Zackery 26 yd pass from Kropp Lynch kick 4-53 0:37 0 7SXU 1st 08:33 Geary 67 yd punt return Lynch kick 0 14MAR 1st 04:48 Pfifer 12 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick blockd 7-85 3:40 6 14MAR 2nd 14:55 E. Duncan 19 yd pass from Coomer Coomer pass failed 7-55 3:20 12 14SXU 2nd 05:34 Selby 1 yd run Lynch kick 12-80 3:32 12 21SXU 2nd 00:04 Franklin 1 yd run Lynch kick 7-83 1:15 12 28MAR 3rd 13:00 Neberieza 32 yd pass from Coomer Patilla rush failed 4-69 1:51 18 28SXU 3rd 01:03 Torres 32 yd pass from Kropp Lynch kick 4-40 1:38 18 35MAR 4th 14:48 Patilla 30 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 5-82 0:57 25 35SXU 4th 11:49 Franklin 5 yd pass from Kropp Lynch kick 4-20 1:59 25 42SXU 4th 10:19 Prosser 31 yd interception return Lynch kick 25 49SXU 4th 05:51 Zackery 20 yd blocked punt return Lynch kick 25 56

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10.09.10 • deaton memorial field • chicago, illinois

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreOlivet Nazarene (Illinois) 0 9 7 0 16#18 MARIAN UNIveRSITy 21 14 7 0 42

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP ONU MARMAR 1st 13:48 Rutherford 61 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 3-77 1:12 0 7MAR 1st 05:58 Rutherford 90 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick failed 1-90 0:11 0 13MAR 1st 05:06 Craig 52 yd interception return Patilla pass 0 21ONU 2nd 14:48 Howells 22 yd pass from Simpson Simpson rush fumbld 9-72 2:41 6 21MAR 2nd 14:33 Rutherford 90 yd kickoff return Sparks kick 6 28ONU 2nd 02:40 Muzljakovich 28 yd field goal 8-69 2:34 9 28MAR 2nd 00:50 E. Duncan 27 yd pass from Patilla Sparks kick 1-27 0:06 9 35ONU 3rd 11:03 Simpson 7 yd run Muzljakovich kick 7-55 3:57 16 35MAR 3rd 04:18 Rutherford 20 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 6-58 2:43 16 42

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The Knights suffered a heartbreaking defeat one week before Trinity Inter-national University came to town so a decisive victory was needed. Coach Karras and the Knights did not disappoint in front of over 1,200 fans on a rain-soaked afternoon at St.Vincent Health Field. The fifteenth-ranked Knights picked up their second-ever shutout with a 28-0 victory that was truly never close.

Junior Nick Bradford capped a 10-play, 78-yard drive with a 13-yard touch-down run to put MU on the board in the first quarter. Senior Clay Coomer scored on a nine-yard run to put MU up 14-0 with 7:45 remaining in the half. Coomer then hit junior John Hasty with a 35-yard touchdown pass to cap a nine-play, 67-yard drive and put MU out in front for good at 21-0 heading into halftime.

Coomer hit senior Chris Rutherford with a nine-yard touchdown pass to put MU up 28-0 late in the third quarter and the defense took control from there.

The defense held the Trojans to the second-lowest number of total yards (143) in school history and the lowest number of passing yards (64) in school history.

Once again, the stage was set as the 15th-ranked and 4-1 Knights were slated to travel to third-ranked Saint Xavier University in a second clash of the titans in 2010.

With a 4-1 record in hand and ranked fourteenth in the nation, the Knights went into Chicago, Illinois looking to hand third-ranked and defending MSFA Mideast League champion Saint Xavier University its first loss of the sea-son. However, the Knights were unable to recover from a 28-12 halftime deficit in a 56-25 defeat at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field to fall to 4-2 on the year.

SXU opened a 14-0 lead just 6:27 into the game on a touchdown pass and a punt return for a score. Senior Clay Coomer hit senior John Pfifer with a 12-yard touchdown pass to answer one of the SXU scores and make the score 14-6 with 4:48 to go in the first quarter. It was then that everyone in atten-dance knew it was going to be a shootout.

Coomer hit junior Eric Duncan with a 19-yard touchdown pass just five seconds in the second quarter to cut the lead to 14-12, but SXU scored two more times before the end of the half to open a 28-12 halftime lead.

The Knights came out of the locker room looking to seize the early momentum and senior Joey Neberieza did exactly that with a 32-yard touchdown reception from Coomer just two minutes into the second half. The Knights were within 10 at 28-18. The Knights’ defense stopped the Cougars on three straight possessions in the third quarter, but could get little momentum going on offense and a stalemate ensued until the 1:03 mark. SXU broke through to open a 35-18 lead after three quarters.

Coomer hit senior JaQuan Patilla just 12 seconds into the final frame to cut it back to 10 at 35-25. However, back-to-back mistakes on offense led to 14 SXU points and a 49-25 lead with 10:19 to go in the fourth. The Cougars added one more to pick up the 56-25 win, but the Knights left Deaton Field knowing a couple of bounces could have changed the ballgame, so their confidence was not shaken.

A quick recovery was in order as the 4-2 Knights were slated to play host to Olivet Nazarene Univer-sity at St.Vincent Health Field on Homecoming.

After dropping two of three, both to top 10-ranked opponents, the eigh-teenth-ranked Knights needed another decisive win to continue their rise to the NAIA elite. They did not disappoint the over 1,600 fans at St.Vincent Health Field with a dominant 42-16 victory over Olivet Nazarene University.

The Knights dropped four spots in the national poll after their second de-feat, but came out on fire with 35 first half points in the rout to stake their claim to the top 15.

Seniors Clay Coomer and Chris Rutherford had career days as they ex-ploded against the Tigers. Coomer hit Rutherford with a 61-yard touchdown pass just 1:12 into the game and then hit him again for the longest touch-down pass in school history. The duo hooked up from 90 yards to put MU out in front 13-0 with 5:58 to go in the first quarter. Junior Dustin Craig made it 21-0 with a 52-yard interception return for a touchdown and the Knights were able to put it on cruise control the rest of the way.

An ONU score cut it to 21-6, but the ensuing kickoff was returned 90 yards by Rutherford for the program’s first-ever kickoff return touchdown. ONU hit a 28-yard field goal to cut it to 28-9, but another big return put the Knights at the ONU 27-yard line and Patilla hit junior Eric Duncan with a 27-yard pass to open a 35-9 halftime lead.

ONU scored out of the locker room to cut it to 35-16, but Coomer hit Rutherford one last time on a 20-yard touchdown pass to seal the 42-16 win and give MU two 40-point games in 2010.

The win would mark the beginning of an unprecedented run for the Knights as they improved to 5-2 on the year.


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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score#14 MARIAN UNIveRSITy 7 14 0 14 35Notre Dame College (Ohio) 7 3 6 6 22

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP MAR NDCNDC 1st 06:00 Hamilton 28 yd interception return Geier kick 0 7MAR 1st 02:24 Williams 5 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 7-55 3:29 7 7NDC 2nd 12:49 Geier 22 yd field goal 8-63 4:26 7 10MAR 2nd 09:31 Williams 29 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 6-61 3:09 14 10MAR 2nd 00:24 K. Jones 1 yd run Sparks kick 8-80 1:46 21 10NDC 3rd 07:50 Flowers 1 yd run Geier kick blockd 13-69 7:04 21 16MAR 4th 14:57 Patilla 2 yd run Sparks kick 5-14 1:44 28 16MAR 4th 11:06 Patilla 2 yd run Sparks kick 5-77 2:42 35 16NDC 4th 00:34 Paster 20 yd pass from Flowers Flowers pass failed 5-47 1:31 35 22

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10.23.10 • korb field • south euclid, ohio

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score#12 MARIAN UNIveRSITy 7 7 6 0 20Taylor University 0 0 6 0 6

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP MAR TAyMAR 1st 08:12 Neberieza 53 yd run Sparks kick 4-74 2:37 7 0MAR 2nd 12:14 Rutherford 38 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 7-63 4:02 14 0MAR 3rd 12:19 Toon 45 yd interception return Sparks kick blockd 20 0TAY 3rd 09:47 Stutzman 39 yd pass from Addison Parker kick blockd 7-65 2:22 20 6

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10.30.10 • Wheeler stadium • upland, indiana

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score#12 MARIAN UNIveRSITy 0 25 0 3 28Malone University 0 0 0 7 7

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP MAR MAlMAR 2nd 14:54 Brown 13 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 11-68 4:18 7 0MAR 2nd 11:56 Williams 30 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick blockd 3-40 0:56 13 0MAR 2nd 05:21 Rutherford 91 yd pass from Coomer Coomer pass failed 1-91 0:12 19 0MAR 2nd 01:09 Patilla 32 yd pass from Coomer Brown pass failed 8-83 1:36 25 0MAL 4th 12:57 Kiel 70 yd pass from Karls Hardy kick 2-71 0:39 25 7MAR 4th 11:49 Sparks 32 yd field goal 4--4 0:54 28 7

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11.06.10 • faWcett stadium • north canton, ohio

The victory over ONU vaulted the Knights back up four spots to number 14 in the NAIA poll, but they needed to continue their winning ways. The first-year program at Notre Dame College (OH) greeted the Knights and made it interesting. MU was able to pull away with a 14-point fourth quarter in securing a 35-22 win to improve to 6-2 on the year.

An early interception return for a touchdown put the Knights behind 7-0 midway through the first quarter. MU answered with a five-yard touchdown pass from senior Clay Coomer to junior Julian Williams to tie the score with 2:24 to go in the first frame. A 22-yard field goal put NDC back in front at 10-7 with 12:49 to go in the half, but Coomer hooked up with Williams from 29 yards out to give MU a 14-10 lead with 9:31 to go in the half. Sophomore Kyle Jones punched in a one-yard run to put MU up 21-10 with 24 seconds to go in the second.

NDC scored the only points of the third quarter, but a pair of two-yard touchdown runs by senior JaQuan Patilla put the Knights out in front 35-16 with 11:06 to go in the game. NDC would add one more score to make the final 35-22 and push the Knights to 6-2 on the year.

Two straight wins and a 6-2 mark put the Knights in a position to contend for the playoffs, but with three games to go in the regular season, it would be a daunting task.

The Knights’ were rolling again as they came to Wheeler Stadium in Up-land, Indiana riding two straight victories, a 6-2 overall record and their high-est-ever national ranking at number 12. However, upset-minded Taylor Uni-versity was the opponent and the Knights did not forget what happened on Homecoming in 2009. They scored once in each of the first three quarters and let the defense handle the Trojans to earn a 20-6 win and improve to 7-2 on the season to match the program’s high in victories for a single season.

Senior Joey Neberieza broke free for a 53-yard touchdown run with 8:12 to go in the first quarter to open a 7-0 lead. Senior Clay Coomer hit senior Chris Ruth-erford with a 38-yard touchdown pass to put the Knights up 14-0 at the half.

A 45-yard interception return for a touchdown by sophomore Nathan Toon put the Knights in front 20-0 with 12:19 to go in the third quarter. Taylor scored a touchdown with on the ensuing drive to seize some of the momentum, but after each team punted and a missed MU field goal, junior Eric Sheppard picked off his second pass of the day in the end zone to steal the momentum back early in the fourth quarter. Sheppard was named NAIA National Defensive Player of the Week after this game. The defense shut down the Trojans for the rest of the quarter and avenged the 2009 defeat with the 20-6 victory.

The attitude was one down and two to go as the Knights were 7-2 and riding a three-game win streak.

The twelfth-ranked Knights traveled to storied Fawcett Stadium riding a three-game win streak and their highest-ever ranking to take on Malone University. The Knights ran away from the Pioneers quickly as they utilized 25 second-quarter points to pick up a 28-7 win and their fourth straight vic-tory. They were now 8-2 overall and 4-2 in the MSFA Mideast League with one week remaining in the regular season.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Knights jumped all over Malone from the outset of the second frame. Sophomore Clifford Brown was on the end of a 13-yard middle screen that went for a touchdown to cap an 11-play, 68-yard drive with 14:54 to go in the second. Coomer hit junior Julian Williams with a 30-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 13-0 before Coomer hit senior Chris Rutherford with the longest pass play in MU history. The duo hooked up from 91 yards, their second 90-yard or more pass of the season, to put MU up 19-0 with 5:21 left in the half. Coomer hit senior JaQuan Patilla from 32 yards out, on what was described as the best pass of his career, to open a 25-0 lead at the half.

Both teams went scoreless in the third before a Malone score broke up the shutout early in the fourth. Sophomore Zach Sparks hit a 32-yard field goal to put the game away with 11:49 to go as the defense dug in its heels again. MU won its fourth game in a row with the 28-7 win and notched its record-breaking eighth win of the campaign.


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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score#20 Walsh University 0 7 7 0 14#11 MARIAN UNIveRSITy 0 13 13 12 38

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP WAl MARMAR 2nd 09:53 Brown 5 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 6-64 2:54 0 7WAL 2nd 08:04 Morgan 41 yd pass from Shiplett Buchanan kick 4-80 1:46 7 7MAR 2nd 06:06 Hasty 17 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick blockd 6-43 1:53 7 13MAR 3rd 08:03 Williams 31 yd pass from Coomer Coomer pass failed 7-59 3:30 7 19MAR 3rd 05:51 Patilla 9 yd run Sparks kick 2-59 0:41 7 26WAL 3rd 00:52 Morgan 15 yd pass from Shiplett Buchanan kick 3-41 1:08 14 26MAR 4th 13:58 Coomer 3 yd run Hasty rush failed 5-65 1:47 14 32MAR 4th 10:54 Patilla 23 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick failed 4-34 1:57 14 38

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Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP MAR OTTOTT 1st 11:09 Funk 2 yd fumble recovery Wieder kick 0 7MAR 1st 04:57 Patilla 1 yd run Sparks kick 13-64 6:12 7 7MAR 2nd 11:55 Bradford 1 yd run Sparks kick 11-64 4:53 14 7OTT 2nd 10:55 Wieder 42 yd field goal 4-62 1:00 14 10OTT 2nd 07:17 Wilson 98 yd int return Wieder kick 14 17OTT 2nd 02:33 Wieder 46 yd field goal 8-15 2:37 14 20MAR 3rd 09:25 K. Jones 2 yd run Sparks kick 1-2 0:04 21 20MAR 3rd 00:50 K. Jones 2 yd run Sparks kick 14-80 5:43 28 20MAR 4th 11:41 Rutherford 8 yd pass from Coomer Sparks kick 5-37 2:18 35 20

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11.20.10 • peoples bank field • ottaWa, kansasnaia Football championship series First rounD

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score#11 MARIAN UNIveRSITy 0 6 0 0 6#2 Carroll College 7 14 7 10 38

Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-yds TOP MAR CARCAR 1 06:40 Demarais 3 yd run Yaremko kick 11-70 5:16 0 7MAR 2 13:20 Bradford 1 yd run Sparks kick failed 7-74 2:25 6 7CAR 2 02:32 Peterson 24 yd pass from Wagner Yaremko kick failed 4-40 2:07 6 13CAR 2 Wagner 2 yd run Wagner run 6 21 CAR 3 03:11 Demarais 3 yd run Yaremko kick 10-53 4:54 6 28CAR 4 Ritter 17 yd pass from Wagner Yaremko kick 6 35 CAR 4 10:10 Yaremko 32 yd field goal 6 38

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11.27.11 • nelson stadium • helena, montananaia Football championship series QuarterFinals

The final showdown of the season was the single-most important game in the four-year history of the MU program. The Knights, ranked 11th (their highest-ever), took on 20th-ranked Walsh University in front of more than 2,000 fans at St.Vincent Health Field in what was a “winner-take-all” match-up. The winner of the game was virtually assured a spot in the NAIA Football Championship Series as a third representative from the MSFA MEL.

The teams felt each other out over the first 15 minutes before MU struck with 9:53 to go in the half. Senior Clay Coomer hit sophomore Clifford Brown on a five-yard touchdown pass to open a 7-0 lead. Walsh answered quickly with a touchdown to tie it at seven with 8:04 to go. Coomer hit junior John Hasty with a 17-yard touchdown strike to put MU up 13-7 heading into the interval. The final 30 minutes would decide who was going to the NAIA Football Championship Series and the Knights did not disappoint out of the locker room.

Coomer hit junior Julian Williams with a 31-yard touchdown pass and senior JaQuan Patilla scored on a nine-yard run to bust the game open at 26-7 with 5:51 to go in the third. Walsh scored with 52 seconds to go in the third to cut it to 26-14, but Coomer would take one in from three yards out and would hit Patilla with a 23-yard touchdown pass to put the game out of reach. The defense was shut down Walsh the rest of the way to give MU the 38-14 win and their ninth victory of the season.

It came down to whether or not the NAIA would select the 11th-ranked Knights and on November 14, 2010, Marian University was named as an at-large selection for the NAIA Football Championship Series. Their opponent was to be eighth-ranked Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas.

The Knights had done it. They earned the NAIA FCS berth and had a 9-2 overall record, their best-ever. But, a daunting task was placed in front of MU. They had to travel to Ottawa University and People’s Bank Field where no opponent had earned a win since 2007. The eighth-ranked Braves were not eager to allow that streak to end.

The Braves marched right down the field on the opening drive and scored on a botched handoff to stake themselves a 7-0 lead. The Knights answered with a 13-play, 64-yard drive that culminated in a one-yard plunge by senior JaQuan Patilla to tie the score at 7-7. The Knights would take a 14-7 lead on a one-yard burst by junior Nick Bradford with 11:55 to go in the half. Ottawa tallied a 42-yard field goal with 10:55 to go before the Knights marched down the field on the Braves one more time midway through the second. However, a 98-yard inter-ception return for a touchdown gave the Braves a 17-14 lead with 7:17 to go in the half. They added a 46-yard field goal to take a 20-14 lead into the locker room and it looked as if the Knights would have trouble coming back with the momentum the Braves had seized.

That thought would be completely incorrect. The defense sparked the Knights as junior Suavve Barker picked off a pass and returned it 53 yards to the Braves’ two-yard line with 9:29 on the clock. Sophomore Kyle Jones punched it in from two yards out to put MU in front 21-20. The defense would continue to hold and Jones scored for a second time from two yards to cap a 14-play, 80-yard drive to chewed up 5:43 of the third quarter and gave MU a 28-20 lead. The momentum was now on Marian University’s side.

Senior Clay Coomer hooked up with senior Chris Rutherford on an eight-yard touchdown pass to put MU in front 35-20 with 11:41 to go in the game. The defense, led by senior Brock Caraboa who was named the Defensive Player of the Game, held Ottawa scoreless for the entire second half and secured the Knights’ first-ever NAIA Football Championship Series victory. The win snapped the Braves’ home win streak and sent the Knights to their first-ever 10-win season.

However, there were three options that existed for the Knights in the NAIA FCS Elite Eight. They were going to travel to either Chicago, Illinois, Sioux Falls, South Dakota or Helena, Montana to be greeted by number three, number one or number two in the country. The location was named on Saturday night. Marian University was going to five-time national champion and second-ranked Car-roll College in Helena, Montana on November 27.

From the swamp to the mountains. That was the rallying cry for the Knights as they traveled to five-time national champion and second-ranked Carroll College at legendary Nelson Stadium for the NAIA FCS quarterfinals.

The Knights took the second-most potent passing offense from the Mid-States Football Association into the Frontier League champions and tried to put the Saints to the test, but Carroll was able to stave off the upset bid to earn a 38-6 win over the Knights en route to their sixth national cham-pionship.

The 11th-ranked Knights and Saints went back-and-forth to open the game, but the Saints went on an 11-play, 70-yard drive that chewed 5:16 off the first quarter clock to take a 7-0 lead. MU answered as Nick Bradford capped a seven-play, 74-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown plunge to bring the score to 7-6 after a quarter of play.

After the teams played to a stalemate for most of the second quarter, the Saints finall pushed through with a 24-yard touchdown pass to take a 13-6 lead before an interception late in the half allowed Carroll to put one more in the end zone before the interval and take a 21-6 lead.

The Carroll defense stiffened in the second half and the Knights had no answer for their short passing game and their relentless rushing attack as they scored 17 points in the final 30 minutes to earn a 38-6 win and earn another bid into the NAIA FCS semifinals.

The Knights’ season had come to an end, but what a ride! Not only did the Knights earn their first-ever 10-win season (10-3), but they also got the opportunity to take on the then-five-time national champions. While the season ended on that day, the Knights were able to set records across the board in 2010 and solidify themselves as an elite NAIA program.


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TeAM STATISTICS MAR OPPSCORING 381 243 Points Per Game 29.3 18.7FIRST DOWNS 257 217 Rushing 97 78 Passing 144 114 Penalty 16 24RUSHING YARDAGE 1684 1411 Yards gained rushing 1940 1694 Yards lost rushing 256 283 Rushing Attempts 411 445 Average Per Rush 4.1 3.2 Average Per Game 129.5 108.5 TDs Rushing 18 13PASSING YARDAGE 3505 2392 Comp-Att-Int 263-446-17 220-421-26 Average Per Pass 7.9 5.7 Average Per Catch 13.3 10.9 Average Per Game 269.6 184.0 TDs Passing 31 14TOTAL OFFENSE 5189 3803 Total Plays 857 866 Average Per Play 6.1 4.4 Average Per Game 399.2 292.5KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 42-872 65-1229PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 25-126 19-161INT RETURNS: #-Yards 26-408 17-342KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.8 18.9PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.0 8.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.7 20.1FUMBLES-LOST 14-8 21-8PENALTIES-Yards 95-961 70-613 Average Per Game 73.9 47.2PUNTS-Yards 46-1782 61-2182 Average Per Punt 38.7 35.8 Net punt average 34.4 32.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:47 30:093RD-DOWN Conversions 70/170 67/192 3rd-Down Pct 41% 35%4TH-DOWN Conversions 14/34 20/37 4th-Down Pct 41% 54%SACKS BY-Yards 16-118 19-120MISC YARDS 4 9TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 54 32FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-11 8-12ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (32-46) 70% (17-25) 68%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (28-46) 61% (13-25) 52%PAT-ATTEMPTS (36-45) 80% (23-28) 82%ATTENDANCE 13273 10261 Games/Avg Per Game 6/2212 7/1466

RUSHING GP Att Gain loss Net Avg TD long Avg/GNick Bradford 13 84 363 9 354 4.2 5 23 27.2Joey Neberieza 13 56 340 17 323 5.8 1 53 24.8JaQuan Patilla 13 71 318 11 307 4.3 4 25 23.6Clay Coomer 13 87 352 166 186 2.1 2 21 14.3Nathan Jones 13 18 124 2 122 6.8 2 39 9.4Kyle Jones 11 31 118 8 110 3.5 3 29 10.0Clifford Brown 11 29 124 16 108 3.7 1 20 9.8Julian Williams 11 13 96 6 90 6.9 0 25 8.2C. Rutherford 13 6 26 7 19 3.2 0 15 1.5Jake Kiger 6 1 16 0 16 16.0 0 16 2.7Caleb Small 4 4 24 8 16 4.0 0 19 4.0Brad Naffziger 9 5 17 2 15 3.0 0 11 1.7Eric Duncan 13 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.0Dana Harrell 4 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 1.8John Hasty 12 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2TEAM 5 3 0 4 -4 -1.3 0 0 -0.8Total 13 411 1940 256 1684 4.1 18 53 129.5Opponents 13 445 1694 283 1411 3.2 13 46 108.5

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GClay Coomer 13 143.75 249-410-15 60.7 3270 29 91 251.5Caleb Small 4 56.35 10-26-2 38.5 103 0 19 25.8JaQuan Patilla 13 240.98 4-9-0 44.4 132 2 60 10.2Jake Kiger 6 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 13 140.30 263-446-17 59.0 3505 31 91 269.6Opponents 13 98.61 220-421-26 52.3 2392 14 70 184.0

ReCeIvING G No. yds Avg TD long Avg/GC. Rutherford 13 68 1013 14.9 10 91 77.9JaQuan Patilla 13 60 929 15.5 8 75 71.5Eric Duncan 13 36 456 12.7 3 60 35.1Julian Williams 11 33 276 8.4 4 31 25.1John Hasty 12 26 430 16.5 2 35 35.8Joey Neberieza 13 10 142 14.2 1 32 10.9Clifford Brown 11 9 77 8.6 2 18 7.0Nick Bradford 13 6 56 9.3 0 18 4.3Kyle Jones 11 5 27 5.4 0 15 2.5Jake Kiger 6 3 31 10.3 0 18 5.2Dana Harrell 4 2 36 18.0 0 19 9.0John Pfifer 7 1 12 12.0 1 12 1.7Kevin Maloney 5 1 11 11.0 0 11 2.2Nathan Jones 13 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5Obed Jean 11 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2Nathan Toon 13 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total 13 263 3505 13.3 31 91 269.6Opponents 13 220 2396 10.9 14 70 184.3

TOTAl OFFeNSe G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GClay Coomer 13 497 186 3270 3456 265.8JaQuan Patilla 13 80 307 132 439 33.8Nick Bradford 13 84 354 0 354 27.2Joey Neberieza 13 56 323 0 323 24.8Nathan Jones 13 18 122 0 122 9.4Caleb Small 4 30 16 103 119 29.8Kyle Jones 11 31 110 0 110 10.0Clifford Brown 11 29 108 0 108 9.8Julian Williams 11 13 90 0 90 8.2C. Rutherford 13 6 19 0 19 1.5Jake Kiger 6 2 16 0 16 2.7Brad Naffziger 9 5 15 0 15 1.7Eric Duncan 13 1 13 0 13 1.0Dana Harrell 4 1 7 0 7 1.8John Hasty 12 1 2 0 2 0.2TEAM 5 3 -4 0 -4 -0.8Total 13 857 1684 3505 5189 399.2Opponents 13 866 1411 2392 3803 292.5FIelD GOAlS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 PATZach Sparks 5-11 45.5 0-0 1-1 3-9 1-1 0-0 36-45Opponents 8-12 23-28

SCORe By QUARTeRS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalMarian 52 101 37 73 13 276Opponents 94 93 98 91 3 379

2010 TeAM ReCORD Overall MSFA Mel Non-Conf Home Away 10-3 5-2 5-1 5-1 5-2

GAMe-By-GAMe ReSUlTSDate Opponent Result Overall MSFA Atten08.28.10 St. Francis (IL) W, 37-17 1-0 0-0 251209.11.10 #8 MCKENDREE W, 45-12 2-0 0-0 256509.18.10 at Grand View W, 17-7 3-0 0-0 ---09.25.10 * #9 SAINT FRANCIS (IN) L, 25-28 3-1 0-1 327310.02.10 * Trinity International W, 28-0 4-1 1-1 124710.09.10 * at #3 Saint Xavier L, 25-56 4-2 1-2 322510.16.10 * OLIVET NAZARENE W, 42-16 5-2 2-2 161310.23.10 at Notre Dame (OH) W, 35-22 6-2 2-2 143610.30.10 * at Taylor W, 20-6 7-2 3-2 ---11.06.10 * at Malone W, 28-7 8-2 4-2 110011.13.10 * #20 WALSH W, 38-14 9-2 5-2 206311.20.10 & at #8 Ottawa W, 35-20 10-2 5-2 130011.27.10 & at #2 Carroll L, 6-38 10-3 5-2 3200

* - denotes MSFA Mideast League game& - denotes NAIA Football Championship Series

2010 offensive statistics

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PUNT ReTURNS No. yds Avg TD longJohn Pfifer 12 45 3.8 0 9C. Rutherford 10 50 5.0 0 27Dana Harrell 2 28 14.0 0 23Courtney Dodd 1 3 3.0 0 0Total 25 126 5.0 0 27Opponents 19 161 8.5 2 67

INTeRCePTIONS No. yds Avg TD longDustin Craig 7 74 10.6 1 52Nathan Toon 4 90 22.5 1 45Eric Sheppard 3 3 1.0 0 3Obed Jean 2 51 25.5 1 43John Keevers 2 23 11.5 0 13Reece Green 2 28 14.0 0 16Brock Caraboa 2 21 10.5 0 14Stephen Rogers 1 21 21.0 0 21Suavve Barker 1 53 53.0 0 53Robert Palmer 1 12 12.0 0 12Kyle Henson 1 16 16.0 0 16Total 26 408 15.7 3 53Opponents 17 342 20.1 3 98

KICK ReTURNS No. yds Avg TD longC. Rutherford 19 524 27.6 1 90Courtney Dodd 7 108 15.4 0 21Jake Kiger 4 40 10.0 0 14Kyle Jones 4 70 17.5 0 35Julian Williams 2 49 24.5 0 41Taylor Howensti 1 15 15.0 0 15Matt Leighty 1 13 13.0 0 13Joey Neberieza 1 22 22.0 0 22John Hasty 1 2 2.0 0 2John Pfifer 1 30 30.0 0 30Dustin Craig 1 -1 -1.0 0 0Total 42 872 20.8 1 90Opponents 65 1229 18.9 0 44

FUMBle ReTURNS No. yds Avg TD longStephen Rogers 1 2 2.0 1 2Total 1 2 2.0 1 2Opponents 2 47 23.5 0 26

|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DeFeNSIve leADeRS GP Solo Ast Total TFl/yds No-yards Int-yds BrUp QBH Rcv-yds FF Kick Saf4 Brock Caraboa 13 54 78 132 7.5-24 1.5-9 2-21 4 1 . 2 . .3 Dustin Craig 13 35 47 82 2.0-9 . 7-74 8 . 1-0 1 . .47 Reece Green 13 20 52 72 3.5-8 1.0-0 2-28 4 . 1-0 2 . .6 Isaac Jean 11 26 28 54 2.0-5 . . . . . . . .52 Billy Baker 13 18 36 54 3.5-17 1.5-10 . 1 3 . 1 . .7 Nathan Toon 13 26 26 52 2.0-6 . 4-90 10 . . . . .24 Robert Palmer 9 25 22 47 4.5-21 . 1-12 2 . . 2 . .41 John Keevers 13 12 32 44 1.0-1 . 2-23 4 . . . . .5 Eric Sheppard 10 19 24 43 2.5-8 . 3-3 11 . . . . .77 Suavve Barker 13 12 31 43 5.0-16 1.5-8 1-53 1 1 . . . .98 Seth Vondersaar 12 16 24 40 4.5-37 2.5-33 . . 1 2-0 1 . .95 Dontae Crook 12 8 29 37 6.0-43 3.0-22 . 7 3 1-0 1 . .92 Andre Ferguson 12 8 29 37 4.0-9 2.0-6 . . 1 . . . .39 Stephen Rogers 8 12 22 34 . . 1-21 3 . 1-2 . . .42 Obed Jean 11 12 20 32 2.0-3 . 2-51 2 . . . . .18 Matt Leighty 11 12 12 24 1.0-3 . . 4 . . 1 . .1 Ricky Parrish 9 9 11 20 . . . . . . . . .79 Robert Alderman 11 6 12 18 1.5-2 . . 3 . . . 1 .15 Taylor Maxey 9 3 12 15 . . . 3 . . . . .81 Austin Thomen 8 8 6 14 2.0-9 1.0-5 . . . 1-0 . . .93 Garrett Pritt 9 . 13 13 0.5-0 . . 2 . . . . .50 Grant Melcher 8 5 6 11 . . . . . . . . .40 Marcus Watts 5 4 3 7 1.0-3 1.0-0 . . . . . . .90 Derrelle Hankin 3 2 5 7 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .45 Dylan Green 6 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .20 Dan Brunke 3 . 5 5 . . . . . . . . .96 Nate McIntosh 3 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .38 Jacob VanDeman 5 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .84 Jared Duncan 3 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 5 1 2 3 1.0-4 . . . . . . 1 .46 Brad Naffziger 9 1 2 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . .13 Kyle Henson 2 1 2 3 . . 1-16 . . . . . .88 Nathan Jones 13 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .21 Tyler Stinn 4 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .8 C. Rutherford 13 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .87 Eric Duncan 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .43 Zach Sparks 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .19 JaQuan Patilla 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .78 Coy Beilby 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .44 Kevin Maloney 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .31 Joey Neberieza 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .60 Steve Seculoff 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .9 Clay Coomer 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .14 Caleb Small 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .80 Courtney Dodd 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 2 .54 Tyler Kiel 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .29 Nick Bradford 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .94 Kevin Koselke 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .82 Jake Kiger 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .16 Kyle Fox 11 . . . . . 0-16 . . . . . . Total 13 377 611 988 57-228 16-118 26-408 70 10 8-2 11 4 . Opponents 13 425 476 901 68.0-247 19-120 17-342 42 11 8-47 10 9 .

Knights in the 2010 msFa ranKingsTeamScoring Defense 5th 18.7 points per gamePass Offense 2nd 269.6 yards per gamePass Defense 4th 184.0 yards per gameRush Defense 3rd 108.5 yards per gameTotal Offense 5th 399.2 yards per gameTotal Defense 3rd 292.5 yards per gameIndividualClay Coomer 2nd (251.5 ypg) Passing AverageClay Coomer 2nd (265.8 ypg) Total OffenseChris Rutherford 5th (77.9 ypg) Receiving Yards per gameChris Rutherford 6th (117.7 ypg) All-Purpose Yards per gameDustin Craig 2nd (7) InterceptionsBrock Caraboa 3rd (132) Total Tackles

Knights in the 2010 naia ranKingsTeamTotal Pass Offense 6th 3505 yardsPass Offense Avg. 10th 269.6 yards per gamePass Defense Efficiency 10th 98.6 yards per gamePass Efficiency 16th 140.3Rush Defense 18th 109.3 yards per gameScoring Defense 18th 18.7 points per gameTotal Defense 19th 293.5 yards per gameIndividualDustin Craig 6th (7) InterceptionsClay Coomer 6th (3460 yards) Total OffenseClay Coomer 6th (3270 yards) Total Passing

Knights all-time in the naia Football coaches’ top 25 poll

year Preseason 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final Postseason Spring2007 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --2008 -- RV RV RV -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --2009 -- -- -- -- -- -- RV RV -- -- -- RV --2010 -- 15 13 15 14 18 14 12 12 11 11 7 6

Knights all-time in the victory sports netWorK poll

year Preseason 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final2007 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --2008 -- -- -- -- -- 25 -- -- -- -- --2009 -- 20 22 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --2010 -- -- 16 14 16 14 18 16 13 13 13

2010 Defensive and special teams statistics

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DAKTRONICS-NAIA SCHOlAR-ATHleTeJohn Pfifer .......................................................................................................................2010

AFCA NAIA All-AMeRICAChris White ........................................2009 ..........................................................First Team

vSN NAIA All-AMeRICABrock Caraboa ..................................2010 .................................................... Second TeamChris Rutherford ...............................2010 .......................................... Honorable Mention

NAIA CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTeR AWARDJaQuan Patilla ...................................2010 ......................................Awarded on 11.20.10

NAIA FCS DeFeNSIve PlAyeR OF THe GAMeBrock Caraboa ..................................2010 ......................................Awarded on 11.20.10

NAIA FCS OFFeNSIve PlAyeR OF THe GAMeClay Coomer ......................................2010 ......................................Awarded on 11.20.10

NAIA NATIONAl DeFeNSIve PlAyeR OF THe WeeKEric Sheppard ....................................2010 ......................................Awarded on 11.01.10

MSFA All-MIDeAST TeAMBrock Caraboa ..................................2010 ..........................................................First Team Coy Beilby ..........................................2010 ..........................................................First Team Dustin Craig .......................................2010 ..........................................................First Team Clay Coomer ......................................2010 .................................................... Second Team Chris Rutherford ...............................2010 .................................................... Second Team JaQuan Patilla ...................................2010 .................................................... Second Team Evan Acton .........................................2010 .................................................... Second Team Dontae Crook ....................................2010 .................................................... Second Team Billy Baker ..........................................2010 .................................................... Second Team Reece Green ......................................2010 .................................................... Second Team Eric Sheppard ....................................2010 .................................................... Second Team Kyle Fox ..............................................2010 .................................................... Second Team Joey Neberieza ..................................2010 .......................................... Honorable Mention Nick Bradford ....................................2010 .......................................... Honorable Mention Nathan Jones ....................................2010 .......................................... Honorable Mention Chris Rutherford ...............................2010 .......................................... Honorable Mention Nathan Toon ......................................2010 .......................................... Honorable Mention Chris White ........................................2009 ..........................................................First Team Coy Beilby ..........................................2009 .................................................... Second Team Brock Caraboa ..................................2009 .................................................... Second Team Chris Rutherford ...............................2009 .......................................... Honorable Mention JaQuan Patilla ...................................2009 .......................................... Honorable Mention Dontae’ Crook ...................................2009 .......................................... Honorable Mention Isaac Jean ..........................................2009 .......................................... Honorable Mention Nathan Toon ......................................2009 .......................................... Honorable Mention William Stubbs ..................................2008 .................................................... Second TeamJaQuan Patilla ...................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionRandy Knipfel ....................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionDustin Craig .......................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionZach Goodbar ....................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionJulian Williams ..................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionRyan Ferguson ..................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionDevin Brown ......................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionCoy Beilby ..........................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionRichard El...........................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionDontae Crook ....................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionKellen Mackin ...................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionBrock Caraboa ..................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionPaul Washington...............................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionJeff Geoghegan .................................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionAdam Vondersaar .............................2008 .......................................... Honorable MentionWilliam Stubbs ..................................2007 .................................................... Second TeamJaQuan Patilla ...................................2007 .......................................... Honorable MentionRandy Knipfel ....................................2007 .......................................... Honorable MentionDustin Craig .......................................2007 .......................................... Honorable MentionSam Flynn ..........................................2007 .......................................... Honorable Mention

NATIONAl FOOTBAll FOUNDATION HAMPSHIRe HONOR SOCIeTyBilly Cobb ........................................................................................................................2008Bryan Quackenbush ......................................................................................................2008

MSFA All-ACADeMIC TeAMJohn Pfifer .......................................................................................................................2010 Jeff McClure ....................................................................................................................2010 Jared Duncan .................................................................................................................2010 John Hasty ......................................................................................................................2010 Matt Leighty ...................................................................................................................2010 Caleb Small ....................................................................................................................2010 John Pfifer .......................................................................................................................2009 Jeff McClure ....................................................................................................................2009 Billy Cobb ........................................................................................................................2008

Zach Goodbar .................................................................................................................2008 John Pfifer .......................................................................................................................2008 Bryan Quackenbush ......................................................................................................2008 Billy Cobb ........................................................................................................................2007

TeAM MOST vAlUABle PlAyeRJaQuan Patilla ................................................................................................................2010Chris White .....................................................................................................................2009Dustin Craig ....................................................................................................................2008William Stubbs ...............................................................................................................2007

TeAM OFFeNSIve PlAyeR OF THe yeARJaquan Patilla ........................................................................................................2010 (co)Chris Rutherford ....................................................................................................2010 (co)Chris Rutherford ............................................................................................................2009JaQuan Patilla ................................................................................................................2008William Stubbs ...............................................................................................................2007

TeAM DeFeNSIve PlAyeR OF THe yeARDustin Craig ............................................................................................................2010 (co)Brock Caraboa .......................................................................................................2010 (co)Chris White .....................................................................................................................2009Dustin Craig ....................................................................................................................2008Chris White .............................................................................................................2007 (co)Dustin Craig ............................................................................................................2007 (co)

TeAM SPeCIAl TeAMS PlAyeR OF THe yeARRichard Parrish ......................................................................................................2010 (co)Seth Vondersaar ....................................................................................................2010 (co)Richard Parrish ..............................................................................................................2009Bryan Quackenbush ..............................................................................................2008 (co)Richard Parrish ......................................................................................................2008 (co)Zach Avary ......................................................................................................................2007

TeAM SCOUT OFFeNSe PlAyeR OF THe yeAROluwatosin Ikudabo ......................................................................................................2010Jake Wright .....................................................................................................................2009Kevin Humphrey ............................................................................................................2008Joseph Thompson ..........................................................................................................2007

TeAM SCOUT DeFeNSe PlAyeR OF THe yeARJared Duncan .................................................................................................................2010Dan Brunke .....................................................................................................................2009Robert Alderman ...........................................................................................................2008Paul Washington............................................................................................................2007

TeAM MOST IMPROveD PlAyeREric Sheppard .................................................................................................................2010Kurstan Coleman ...........................................................................................................2009Clay Coomer ...................................................................................................................2008Brad Metcalf ...................................................................................................................2007

ACADeMIC KNIGHT AWARDJared Duncan .................................................................................................................2010Jared Duncan .................................................................................................................2009John Pfifer .......................................................................................................................2008John Pfifer .......................................................................................................................2007

JohnPfifer2010 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete

Three-time All-MSFA Academic

Chris White2009 AFCA NAIA All-AmericanTwo-time All-MSFA First Team

all-time honors

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year-by-year results

Date Opponent Score Attend Site09.01.07 at William Penn L, 15-30 1,000 Oskaloosa, IA09.08.07 vs. #18 McKendree L, 7-39 4,000 Indianapolis, IN09.22.07 vs. Valparaiso L, 13-21 1,268 Indianapolis, IN09.29.07 * vs. Malone L, 28-45 963 Indianapolis, IN10.06.07 * at Saint Francis (IN) L, 7-57 2,700 Fort Wayne, IN10.13.07 * at Ohio Dominican (OH) L, 17-62 1,652 Columbus, OH10.20.07 * vs. Saint Xavier (IL) L, 3-33 849 Indianapolis, IN10.27.07 * vs. Taylor (IN) W, 24-14 1,375 Indianapolis, IN11.03.07 * at Walsh (OH) L, 28-54 1,700 Canton, OH11.10.07 * at Urbana (OH) L, 14-42 1,238 Urbana, OH

Overall: 1-9 MSFA: 1-6 Home: 1-4 Away: 0-5

Date Opponent Score Attend Site08.30.08 * vs. #5 Ohio Dominican (OH) L, 7-70 1,250 Indianapolis, IN09.06.08 vs. William Penn (IA) W, 28-14 1,352 Indianapolis, IN09.13.08 at #25 McKendree (IL) W, 28-21 1,902 Lebanon, IN09.20.08 at Valparaiso W, 13-10 2,638 Valparaiso, IN10.04.08 * at Malone (OH) L, 37-45 2,220 Canton, OH10.11.08 * vs. #2 Saint Francis (IN) L, 14-63 2,287 Indianapolis, IN10.18.08 vs. Grand View (IA) W, 38-21 2,168 Indianapolis, IN10.25.08 * at #13 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 10-53 2,500 Chicago, IL11.01.08 * at Taylor (IN) W, 32-23 1,230 Upland, IN11.08.08 * vs. Walsh (OH) W, 34-31 (ot) 1,739 Indianapolis, IN11.15.08 vs. Urbana (OH) W, 35-28 (ot) 485 Indianapolis, IN


Date Opponent Score Attend Site08.27.09 at St. Francis (IL) W, 27-24 1,500 Joliet, IL09.12.09 at McKendree (IL) L, 17-21 1,200 Lebanon, IL09.19.09 vs. Grand View (IA) W, 34-16 3,212 Indianapolis, IN09.26.09 * at #4 Saint Francis (IN) L, 7-28 4,100 Fort Wayne, IN10.03.09 * at Trinity International (IL) W, 31-7 839 Deerfield, IL10.10.09 * vs. #9 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 7-42 2,210 Indianapolis, IN10.17.09 * at Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 34-0 1,700 Bourbonnais, IL10.24.09 at Albion (MI) W, 28-10 632 Albion, MI 10.31.09 * vs. Taylor (IN) L, 35-36 2,431 Indianapolis, IN11.07.09 * vs. Malone (OH) W, 28-24 1,394 Indianapolis, IN11.14.09 * at #21 Walsh (OH) L, 7-41 2,012 Canton, OH


Date Opponent Score Attend Site08.28.10 vs. St. Francis (IL) W, 37-17 2,512 Indianapolis, IN09.11.10 vs. #8 McKendree (IL) W, 45-12 2,565 Indianapolis, IN09.18.10 at Grand View (IA) W, 17-7 1,358 Des Moines, IA09.25.10 * vs. #9 Saint Francis (IN) L, 25-28 3,273 Indianapolis, IN10.02.10 * vs. Trinity International (IL) W, 28-0 1,247 Indianapolis, IN10.09.10 * at #3 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 25-56 3,225 Chicago, IL10.16.10 * vs. Olivet Nazarene (IL) W, 42-16 1,613 Indianapolis, IN10.23.10 at Notre Dame College (OH) W, 35-22 1,436 Lyndhurst, OH10.30.10 * at Taylor (IN) W, 20-6 1,130 Upland, IN11.06.10 * at Malone (OH) W, 28-7 1,100 Canton, OH11.13.10 * vs. #20 Walsh (OH) W, 38-14 2,063 Indianapolis, IN11.20.10 at #8 Ottawa (KS) (NAIA FCS) W, 35-20 1,300 Ottawa, KS11.27.10 at #2 Carroll (MT) (NAIA FCS) L, 6-38 3,200 Helena, MT


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all-time record and results vs. opponents

AlBION COlleGe (MI) (1-0)10.24.09 W, 28-10 Albion, MI

CARROll COlleGe (MT) (0-1)11.27.10 L, 6-38 Helena, MT

GRAND vIeW UNIveRSITy (IA) (3-0)10.18.08 W, 38-21 Indianapolis, IN09.19.09 W, 34-16 Indianapolis, IN09.18.10 W, 17-7 Des Moines, IA

MAlONe UNIveRSITy (OH) (2-2)09.29.07 L, 28-45 Indianapolis, IN10.04.08 L, 37-45 Canton, OH11.07.09 W, 28-24 Indianapolis, IN11.06.10 W, 28-7 Canton, OH

MCKeNDRee UNIveRSITy (2-2)09.08.07 L, 7-39 Indianapolis, IN09.13.08 W, 28-21 Lebanon, IL09.12.09 L, 17-21 Lebanon, IL09.11.10 W, 45-12 Indianapolis, IN

NOTRe DAMe COlleGe (OH) (1-0)10.23.10 W, 35-22 Lyndhurst, OH

OHIO DOMINICAN UNIveRSITy (OH) (0-2)10.13.07 L, 17-62 Columbus, OH08.30.08 L, 7-70 Indianapolis, IN

OlIveT NAzAReNe UNIveRSITy (Il) (2-0)10.17.09 W, 34-0 Bourbonnais, IL10.16.10 W, 42-16 Indianapolis, IN

OTTAWA UNIveRSITy (KS) (1-0)11.20.10 W, 35-20 Ottawa, KS

SAINT XAvIeR UNIveRSITy (Il) (0-4)10.20.07 L, 3-33 Indianapolis, IN10.25.08 L, 10-53 Chicago, IL10.10.09 L, 7-42 Indianapolis, IN10.09.10 L, 25-56 Chicago, IL

TAylOR UNIveRSITy (IN) (3-1)10.27.07 W, 24-14 Indianapolis, IN11.01.08 W, 32-23 Upland, IN10.31.09 L, 35-36 Indianapolis, IN10.30.10 W, 20-6 Upland, IN

TRINITy INTeRNATIONAl UNIveRSITy (Il) (2-0)10.03.09 W, 31-7 Deerfield, IL10.02.10 W, 28-0 Indianapolis, IN

UNIveRSITy OF ST. FRANCIS (Il) (2-0)08.27.09 W, 27-24 Joliet, IL08.28.10 W, 37-17 Indianapolis, IN

UNIveRSITy OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) (0-4)10.06.07 L, 7-57 Fort Wayne, IN10.11.08 L, 14-63 Indianapolis, IN09.26.09 L, 7-28 Fort Wayne, IN09.25.10 L, 25-28 Indianapolis, IN

URBANA UNIveRSITy (OH) (1-1)11.10.07 L, 14-42 Urbana, OH11.15.08 W, 35-28 (ot) Indianapolis, IN

vAlPARAISO UNIveRSITy (IN) (1-1)09.22.07 L, 13-21 Indianapolis, IN09.20.08 W, 13-10 Valparaiso, IN

WAlSH UNIveRSITy (OH) (2-2)11.03.07 L, 28-54 Canton, OH11.08.08 W, 34-31 (ot) Indianapolis, IN11.14.09 L, 7-41 Canton, OH11.13.10 W, 38-14 Indianapolis, IN

WIllIAM PeNN UNIveRSITy (IA) (1-1)09.01.07 L, 15-30 Oskaloosa, IA09.06.08 W, 28-14 Indianapolis, IN

2007 (0-6)University of Saint Francis (IN) #2 L, 7-57Saint Xavier University (IL) #5 L, 3-33Ohio Dominican University (OH) #13 L, 17-62Walsh University (OH) #15 L, 28-54McKendree University (IL) #18 L, 7-39Malone University (OH) #23 L, 28-45

2008 (1-4)University of Saint Francis (IN) #4 L, 14-63Ohio Dominican University (OH) #5 L, 7-70Saint Xavier University (IL) #8 L, 10-53Malone University (OH) #24 L, 37-45McKendree University (IL) #25 W, 28-21

2009 (1-3)University of Saint Francis (IN) #4 L, 7-28Saint Xavier University (IL) #17 L, 7-42Malone University (OH) #25 W, 28-24McKendree University (IL) #RV L, 17-21

2010 (5-3)Carroll College (MT) #3 L, 6-38Saint Xavier University (IL) #4 L, 25-56McKendree University (IL) #8 W, 45-12Ottawa University (KS) #9 W, 35-20University of Saint Francis (IN) #17 L, 25-28Walsh University (OH) #16 W, 38-14Grand View University (IA) #20 W, 17-7Taylor University (IN) #22 W, 20-6

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single season top Five

Rushing yards1. 737 William Stubbs 20072. 621 William Stubbs 20083. 538 Matt Rogers 20094. 473 William Stubbs 20095. 354 Nick Bradford 2010

Rushing Attempts1. 162 William Stubbs 20072. 119 William Stubbs 2008 119 Matt Rogers 20094. 108 William Stubbs 20085. 87 Clay Coomer 2010

Rushing Touchdowns1. 8 William Stubbs 20072. 6 William Stubbs 20083. 5 Nick Bradford 20104. 4 JaQuan Patilla 2010 4 William Stubbs 2009

Rushing yards per Game1. 73.7 William Stubbs 20072. 69.0 William Stubbs 20083. 48.9 Matt Rogers 20094. 47.3 William Stubbs 20095. 30.7 Joey Neberieza 2009

Pass Attempts1. 410 Clay Coomer 20102. 233 Matt Rogers 20093. 185 Clay Coomer 20084. 131 Matt Rogers 20085. 115 Eldrin Jones 2007

Pass Completions1. 249 Clay Coomer 20102. 108 Matt Rogers 20093. 100 Clay Coomer 20084. 67 Matt Rogers 20085. 60 Eldrin Jones 2007

Passing yards1. 3270 Clay Coomer 20102. 1340 Clay Coomer 20083. 1297 Matt Rogers 20094. 976 Matt Rogers 20085. 677 Eldrin Jones 2007

Passing Touchdowns1. 29 Clay Coomer 20102. 13 Matt Rogers 20093. 12 Clay Coomer 20084. 9 Matt Rogers 20085. 6 Eldrin Jones 2007

Completion Percentage1. 60.7 Clay Coomer 20102. 54.1 Clay Coomer 20083. 52.2 Eldrin Jones 20074. 51.1 Matt Rogers 20085. 46.4 Matt Rogers 2009

PassingEfficiency1. 143.8 Clay Coomer 20102. 128.7 Clay Coomer 20083. 121.1 Matt Rogers 20084. 108.4 Eldrin Jones 20075. 101.2 Matt Rogers 2009

Passing yards per Game1. 251.5 Clay Coomer 20102. 223.3 Clay Coomer 20083. 162.7 Matt Rogers 20084. 117.9 Matt Rogers 20095. 75.2 Eldrin Jones 2007

Receptions1. 68 Chris Rutherford 20102. 60 JaQuan Patilla 20103. 42 JaQuan Patilla 20084. 37 JaQuan Patilla 20095. 36 Eric Duncan 2010

Receiving yards1. 1013 Chris Rutherford 20102. 929 JaQuan Patilla 20103. 494 Chris Rutherford 20094. 472 JaQuan Patilla 20085. 469 Julian Williams 2008

Receiving Touchdowns1. 10 Chris Rutherford 20102. 8 JaQuan Patilla 20103. 7 JaQuan Patilla 2008 7 Chris Rutherford 20095. 4 Three Players

Total Offense1. 3456 Clay Coomer 20102. 1835 Matt Rogers 20093. 1312 Clay Coomer 20084. 1051 Matt Rogers 20085. 777 Eldrin Jones 2007

Total Offense per Game1. 265.8 Clay Coomer 20102. 220.3 Clay Coomer 20083. 175.2 Matt Rogers 20084. 166.8 Matt Rogers 20095. 86.3 Eldrin Jones 2007

All-Purpose yards1. 1606 Chris Rutherford 20102. 1236 JaQuan Patilla 20103. 1022 William Stubbs 20074. 918 William Stubbs 20085. 836 Julian Williams 2008

Field Goals Made1. 6 Bryan Quackenbush 2008 6 Martin Waddick 20093. 5 Bryan Quackenbush 2007 5 Zach Sparks 2010

Kick Return yards1. 524 Chris Rutherford 20102. 389 Jeff Geoghegan 20073. 383 Julian Williams 20094. 367 Julian Williams 20085. 363 Jaime Bays 2007

Punt Return yards1. 114 John Pfifer 20072. 107 John Pfifer 20083. 80 John Pfifer 20094. 50 Chris Rutherford 20105. 45 John Pfifer 2010

Total Tackles1. 132 Brock Caraboa 20102. 98 Richard El 20083. 96 Brock Caraboa 2009 96 Dusin Craig 20085. 91 Brock Caraboa 2008

Solo Tackles1. 62 Dustin Craig 20082. 55 Brock Caraboa 20083. 54 Brock Caraboa 20104. 53 Chris White 20095. 52 Richard El 2008

Tackles for loss1. 22.5 Chris White 20092. 15.0 Chris White 20073. 7.5 Brock Caraboa 20104. 7.0 Adam Vondersaar 20085. 6.0 Six Players

Sacks1. 15.0 Chris White 20092. 6.0 Chris White 20073. 3.5 Kellen Mackin 20084. 3.0 Four Players

Interceptions1. 7 Dustin Craig 20102. 4 Nathan Toon 2010 4 Dustin Craig 2008 4 Nathan Toon 20095. 3 Two Players

Fumbles Forced1. 8 Chris White 20092. 3 Isaac Jean 20093. 2 Four Players

Pass Break-ups1. 13 Jeff Geoghegan 20082. 11 Eric Sheppard 20103. 10 Nathan Toon 20104. 9 Brad Metcalf 20075. 8 Dustin Craig 2010

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Most Rushing yards1. 158 William Stubbs 10.27.072. 136 William Stubbs 09.20.083. 115 Matt Rogers 09.12.094. 112 William Stubbs 11.03.075. 100 William Stubbs 09.29.07

Most Carries1. 28 William Stubbs 10.27.072. 20 Eldrin Jones 09.29.07 20 William Stubbs 11.07.09 20 William Stubbs 11.03.075 19 William Stubbs 09.29.07

Most Rushing Touchdowns1. 2 JaQuan Patilla 10.23.10 2 Kyle Jones 11.20.10 2 William Stubbs Four times

longest Rush from Scrimmage1. 76 William Stubbs 09.29.072. 61 Paul Washington 10.04.083. 57 William Stubbs 10.27.074. 53 Jaime Bays 09.01.07 53 Joey Neberieza 10.30.10

Most Pass Attempts1. 46 Clay Coomer 11.08.082. 45 Clay Coomer 11.20.10 45 Clay Coomer 10.09.104. 42 Clay Coomer 11.13.105. 39 Three Players

Most Pass Completions1. 34 Clay Coomer 11.20.102. 28 Clay Coomer 11.13.103. 26 Clay Coomer 10.09.104. 25 Clay Coomer 09.11.105. 24 Clay Coomer 11.08.08

Most Passing yards1. 379 Clay Coomer 11.13.102. 366 Clay Coomer 11.06.103. 365 Clay Coomer 10.09.104. 323 Clay Coomer 11.20.105. 318 Clay Coomer 11.08.08

Most Touchdown Passes1. 29 Clay Coomer 20102. 13 Matt Rogers 20093. 12 Clay Coomer 20084. 9 Matt Rogers 20085. 6 Eldrin Jones 2007

Most Interceptions1. 5 Clay Coomer 09.01.072. 3 Clay Coomer Five times

Highest Passer Rating1. 215.2 Clay Coomer 10.11.082. 203.9 Eldrin Jones 09.01.073. 199.8 Clay Coomer 11.06.104. 192.5 Clay Coomer 10.18.085. 184.2 Matt Rogers 09.13.08

longest Pass Completion1. 91 Clay Coomer 11.06.102. 90 Clay Coomer 10.16.103. 75 Clay Coomer 09.25.104. 65 Matt Rogers 09.13.08 65 Matt Rogers 09.19.09

Most Receptions1. 12 Chris Rutherford 11.20.102. 10 JaQuan Patilla 09.11.103. 9 JaQuan Patilla 11.20.104. 8 Three Players

Most Receiving yards1. 204 Chris Rutherford 10.16.102. 175 Chris Rutherford 11.06.10 175 JaQuan Patilla 11.13.104. 165 JaQuan Patilla 09.25.105. 150 Chris Rutherford 11.07.09

Most Receiving Touchdowns1. 3 Chris Rutherford 10.16.102. 2 Four Players 11 times

longest Pass Reception1. 91 Chris Rutherford 11.06.102. 90 Chris Rutherford 10.16.103. 75 JaQuan Patilla 09.25.104. 65 Julian Williams 09.13.08 65 Ryan Ferguson 09.19.09

Most Total Offense yards Gained1. 419 Clay Coomer 11.13.102. 378 Clay Coomer 11.06.103. 377 Clay Coomer 10.09.104. 330 Clay Coomer 09.25.105. 314 Clay Coomer 11.08.08

Most All-Purpose yards Gained1. 330 Chris Rutherford 10.16.102. 263 Chris Rutherford 11.06.103. 220 William Stubbs 10.27.074. 196 JaQuan Patilla 11.13.105. 193 JaQuan Patilla 09.25.10

Most Touchdowns Scored1. 4 Chris Rutherford 10.16.102. 3 William Stubbs 10.04.083. 2 Seven Players 18 times

Most Field Goals Made1. 3 Bryan Quackenbush 11.01.082. 2 Bryan Quackenbush 09.22.07 2 Martin Waddick 08.27.09 2 Martin Waddick 10.31.095. 1 Three Players 13 times

longest Field Goal Made1. 50 Martin Waddick 08.27.092. 49 Bryan Quackenbush 11.01.083. 46 Bryan Quackenbush 09.22.074. 41 Zach Sparks 08.28.105. 40 Bryan Quackenbush 10.13.07

longest Punt1. 80 Kyle Fox 10.30.102. 70 Kyle Fox 11.13.103. 67 Bryan Quackenbush 09.06.084. 64 Kyle Fox 09.18.105. 61 Bryan Quackenbush 10.18.08

longest Punt Return1. 35 John Pfifer 09.22.072. 31 John Pfifer 10.18.083. 27 Chris Rutherford 11.13.104. 23 Dana Harrell 10.16.105. 22 John Pfifer 10.17.09

longest Kickoff Return1. 90 Chris Rutherford 10.16.102. 71 Chris Rutherford 11.06.103. 60 Jaime Bays 09.29.07 60 Ryan Ferguson 08.27.095. 47 Two Players

longest Interception Return1. 75 Brad Metcalf 11.15.082. 54 Jeff Geoghegan 10.17.093. 53 Suavve Barker 11.20.104. 52 Dustin Craig 10.16.105. 48 Brad Metcalf 11.03.07

longest Fumble Return1. 58 Brad Metcalf 10.27.072. 52 Richard El 09.29.073. 27 Chase Simmons 10.31.094. 26 Jeff Geoghegan 10.31.095. 20 Two Players

Most Interceptions1. 2 Dustin Craig 10.16.10 2 Eric Sheppard 10.30.10 2 Jeff Geoghegan 10.27.07 2 Nathan Toon 11.13.10 2 Nathan Toon 10.03.09

Most Tackles1. 18 Brock Caraboa 11.08.08 18 Richard El 11.01.083. 17 Brock Caraboa 08.28.104. 16 Adam Vondersaar 11.08.085. 15 Three Players Six times

Most Sacks1. 4.0 Chris White 09.19.092. 3.0 Chris White 10.17.09 3.0 Chris White 09.29.074. 2.0 Five Players Six times

Most Forced Fumbles1. 3 Chris White 10.03.092. 2 Chris White 09.26.09

longest Interception Return1. 2 Courtney Dodd 10.16.10

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Overall ................................................................................. 24-21Conference ......................................................................... 11-15At Home .............................................................................. 12-9On the Road ....................................................................... 12-12Neutral ................................................................................ 0-0

Playing in the month of…August ................................................................................. 2-1September .......................................................................... 6-7October ................................................................................ 9-9November ........................................................................... 7-4December ........................................................................... 0-0

Scoring First ....................................................................... 16-5Opponent Scores First ...................................................... 8-16Scoring 20 or more Points ............................................... 22-6Scoring Less Than 20 Points ........................................... 2-15

Leading at the Half ............................................................ 18-2Trailing at the Half ............................................................. 5-18Tied at the Half .................................................................. 1-1Leading after 3 Quarters .................................................. 19-3Trailing after 3 Quarters ................................................... 3-18Tied after 3 Quarters ......................................................... 2-0

Outrushing Opponent ........................................................ 14-4Outrushed by Opponent .................................................... 10-17Rushing 35 times or more ............................................... 14-10Allowing 35 rushing attempts or more .......................... 13-15

Attempting less than 30 passes ..................................... 16-7Attempting 30 or more passes ....................................... 8-14Allowing 30 or more passes ............................................ 12-14

Leading in Time of Possession ........................................ 17-9Trailing in Time of Possession ......................................... 7-12

On Turf ................................................................................. 18-18On Grass.............................................................................. 6-3

Leading in turnover ratio .................................................. 13-4Even in turnover ratio ........................................................ 8-3Trailing in turnover ratio ................................................... 3-14

An individual rushes for 100 yards ................................. 2-3An individual passes for 200 yards ................................ 12-3An individual passes for 250 yards ................................ 8-3An individual passes for 300 yards ................................ 1-0An individual has 100 yards receiving ........................... 9-1

An opponent rushes for 100 yards ................................. 5-12An opponent passes for 200 yards ................................. 5-9An opponent passes for 250 yards ................................. 0-8An opponent has 100 yards receiving ............................ 5-6

Win Coin Toss; elects to receive ...................................... 9-7Win Coin Toss; elects to defer .......................................... 0-0Lose Coin Toss; Opp receives ........................................... 6-6Lose Coin Toss; Opp defers .............................................. 9-8

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marian university sports information

contact informationThe director of sports information, Dr. Geoffre Sherman, can be reached at: Office: 317.955.6125 Home: 317.839.0595 Mobile: 317.509.9613 E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: 317.955.6121

credentialsAll working members of the media must obtain credentials through-out the 2009 season. Credentials will be furnished for those working the event in a reporting or photography capacity. Entry into the press box will be contingent on being properly credentialed.

interview requestsAll interview requests of players or coaches should be directed to Dr. Geoffre Sherman. The Marian University sports information director suggests all requests be made through the office before contact with the athlete or coach is made.

practicePractice will be open to the media from 4-6:20 p.m. Please contact Dr. Geoffre Sherman if you are planning on attending practice so your needs are properly facilitated.

post-game interviewsMarian University head coach Ted Karras will be made available after a 15-minute cooling off period. Players and coaches will be made available for interviews during this time.

statisticsGame statistics packets including play-by-play and boxscores will be available immediately following the game. For additional informa-tion regarding statistics such as post-game e-mail or post-game fax, please contact Dr. Geoffre Sherman.

post-game Faxing and release of informationImmediately following each Marian University home football game, a member of the sports information staff will provide faxing of sta-tistics as well as any press releases concerning the game. To utilize this service, each visiting sports information director should contact Geoffre Sherman with a fax list two days in advance.

telephone linesPlease contact Dr. Geoffre Sherman for information pertaining to the use of available phone lines. Home and visiting radio will have phone lines for live broadcasts. Long distance fees will be the responsibility of the visiting program’s station.

www.muknights.comwww.muknights.com is the official Web site of Marian University football. Media and fans can get up-to-date information including press releases, immediate postgame reports, news, statistics, player features, and player bios. Multimedia such as recorded interviews, videos, and streaming audio can also be found online.

Dr. Geoffre Sherman is entering his sixth year as the director of sports information for the Marian University Department of Athletics and his third year as the Assistant Director of Athletics. He brings 10 years of athletic adminis-tration experience with him.

As director of sports information, he is responsible for the publicity and media coverage for all 21 competitive varsity sports. In his first three years at Marian University, Dr. Sherman was instrumental in the development of partnerships with Raven Broadcasting, Inc., and Stretch Internet for live radio coverage of Marian University football and men’s basketball. He has expanded the radio coverage to soccer, baseball, and softball and incorporated student talent in the development of

the Marian University Athletics Radio Network. In addition, Sherman established the Knights Football Radio Network beginning in 2009 which is an 10-station network throughout central Indiana. He also was responsible for the creation of the web site for the department of athletics, muknights.com.

Prior to joining Marian University, Dr. Sherman spent four years as a lecturer and instructor at Indiana University-Bloomington in its sport manage-ment program. During his time at Indiana University, Sherman spent three years as a student assistant in the IU Athletic Ticket Office while pursuing his doctorate. He also spent three years working with the IU Athletic Media Relations Office with one year as a full-time staff assistant. He was the primary contact for baseball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and women’s rowing in 2001-02. As an undergraduate, he served as a volunteer intern in the Sports Communications Office and was the primary contact for the Atlantic 10 West Division Champion baseball team in 2000.

Dr. Sherman earned his bachelor of science degree in journalism/mass communication in 2000 and his master of science degree in kinesiology in 2001. He also completed his doctor of philosophy degree in November 2008.

Dr. Sherman and his wife reside in Plainfield, Indiana.

geoffre n. sherman, ph.D.assistant Director of athletics/sports information Director

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media outlets

printThe Indianapolis StarJim Lefko, Sports Editor307 North Pennsylvania StreetIndianapolis, IN 46204317.444.4000

Hendricks County FlyerBrent Glasgow, Sports Editor8109 Kingston Street, Suite 500Avon, IN 46123317.272.5800

Tribune-StarTodd Golden, Sports Editor222 South 7th StreetTerre Haute, IN 47807812.231.4200

The Southside TimesMichael Eads, Editor301 Main StreetBeech Grove, IN 46107

The News SentinelElbert Starks, Sports Editor600 West Main StreetFort Wayne, IN 46802

The Northwest Indiana TimesJustin Breen, Sports Editor601 45th AvenueMunster, IN 46321219.933.3223

evansville Courier & PressTim Ethridge, Sports Editor300 East Walnut StreetEvansville, IN 47713812.422.8196

Journal & CourierJim Stafford, Sports Editor217 North 6th StreetLafayette, IN 47901765.420.5246

South Bend TribuneBill Bilinski, Sports Editor225 West Colfax AvenueSouth Bend, IN 46626574.235.6317

Herald TimesDoug Wilson, Sports Editor1900 South Walnut StreetBloomington, IN 47401812.332.4401

raDioWXlW (Xl 950 AM)645 Industrial DriveFranklin, IN 46131317.736.4040

1070 The Fan (eSPN Radio)40 Monument Circle, Suite 600Indianapolis, IN 46204317.266.9422

WNDe 1260 AM6161 Fall Creek RoadIndianapolis, IN 46220317.257.7565

WIBC 93.1 FM40 Monument Circle, Suite 400Indianapolis, IN 46204317.266.9422

Regional Radio Sports Network1502 East North StreetCrown Point, IN 46307800.969.0097

Network Indiana40 Monument Circle, Suite 419Indianapolis, IN 46204317.266.9422

televisionWISH-Tv 8 (CBS)1950 North Meridian StreetIndianapolis, IN 46207317.923.8888

WRTv-Tv 6 (ABC)1330 North Meridian StreetIndianapolis, IN 46202317.35.9788

WXIN-Tv 59 (FOX)6910 Network PlaceIndianapolis, IN 46278317.632.5900

WTHR-Tv 13 (NBC)1000 North Meridian StreetIndianapolis, IN 46204317.636.1313

Wire servicesAssociated Press251 North Illinois Street, Suite 1600Indianapolis, IN 46204317.639.5501

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marian university Football radio networkThe Marian University department of athletics and Hoosier Broad-

casting Corporation have partnered in the development of the Marian University Football Radio Network. Knights football will be broadcast LIVE on 10 radio stations throughout Central and North-west Indiana.

Catholic Radio Indianapolis 89.1 FM (WSPM) will serve as the flagship station in 2009 and Hoosier Broadcasting’s subsidiaries will also broadcast football games in Lebanon, Morristown, Muncie, New Castle, Anderson, and Connersville.

For information on the Marian University Football Radio Network, please contact Assistant Director of Athletics Dr. Geoffre Sherman at 317.955.6125.

marian university athletics on the WebMarian University and Stretch Internet, an audio-streaming

company out of Mesa, Arizona, enter their fourth season as part-ners. To listen to Marian University athletics LIVE on the web, please visit our web site at www.muknights.com.

David Pierce, Ph.D., enters his third year as the play-by-play voice for Marian University football.

Dr. Pierce earned a doctorate in sport management from Indiana University in 2007. He is currently an assistant professor and the undergraduate program coordinator for the sport administration program at Ball State University.

In the field of sport administration, Dr. Pierce has published eight peer-reviewed articles in regional, national, and international journals, given over fifteen academic presentations, and taught seven different courses. His primary research interest is assessing experiential learning activities in the sport management classroom.

Dr. Pierce and his wife reside in Fishers, Indiana.

David pierce, ph.D. (pbp)

Football broadcast scheduleDate Opponent Kickoff Time Pre-game show08.27 Saint Francis (IL) 7 p.m. 6:50 p.m.09.12 McKendree (IL) 2:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m.09.19 Grand View 1 p.m. 12:45 p.m.09.26 Saint Francis (IN) 12 noon 11:45 a.m.10.03 Trinity International 2 p.m. 1:45 p.m.10.10 Saint Xavier (IL) 12 noon 11:45 a.m.10.17 Olivet Nazarene 2:30 p.m. 2:15 p.m.10.24 Albion 1 p.m. 12:45 p.m.10.31 Taylor 1 p.m. 12:45 p.m.11.07 Malone 1 p.m. 12:45 p.m.11.14 Walsh 12 noon 11:45 a.m.

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