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Gardner-Webb has seen 12 of its former players go on to sign free agent contracts or be drafted by National Foot-ball League teams. Former Bulldog Gabe Wilkins (pic-tured) won a Super Bowl with Green Bay in 1996, then signed a lucrative, four-year, $21 million contract with San Francisco in 1998. GWU has seen fi ve players sign or be drafted since 2003, including 2007 draft pick Brian Johnston (Kansas City Chiefs).

ALL-TIME NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DRAFT

PICKS AND FREE AGENTS

Year Player Team Round

1973 Lee Thompson Houston Oilers FA

1982 Ralph Warthen Washington Redskins 8th

1982 Charlie Harbison Buffalo Bills FA

1982 Tony Suber Buffalo Bills FA

1994 Gabe Wilkins Green Bay Packers 4th

1996 Terry Guess New Orleans Saints 5th

1998 Eric Harris Atlanta Falcons FA

2003 Jim Maxwell New York Giants FA

2008 Brian Johnston Kansas City Chiefs 7th

2009 Dobson Collins San Francisco 49ers FA

2010 Kyle Webber New York Giants FA

2011 Corey O’Daniel Washington Redskins FA

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Gardner-Webb has several coaching ties to the NFL as well. Former lineman Jim Washburn is heralded as one of the league’s top defensive line coaches, and is in his second season with the Eagles. Current GWU head coach Ron Dickerson, Jr., played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs, and interned under former Tampa Bay head coach Tony Dungy. Defensive coordinator Tony Pierce also served as an intern in the NFL, and receivers coach Ron Dickerson, Sr., was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the early 1970s. Dickerson, Sr., has also helped devel-op 27 NFL draft picks during his college coaching career.

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ALL-TIME CFL AND ARENA LEAGUE FREE AGENTS

Year Player Team (League) Round

1993 James Harbison Charlotte (Arena) FA

1993 Dunsey Harper Hamilton (CFL) FA

1993 Darren Nosal Miami (Arena) FA

1993 Rodney Robinson Charlotte (Arena) FA

1993 Chip Stewart Ottawa (CFL) FA

1994 Raymond Jennings Charlotte (Arena) FA

1997 Terrance Porter Montreal (CFL) FA

2000 Chris Mintz Montreal (CFL) FA

2000 Charles Briggs Roanoke (Arena2) FA

2000 Shon Dawkins Columbus (Arena2) FA

2001 Tory Atkins Billings (NIFL) FA

2001 Darryl Henderson Richmond (Arena2) FA

2002 Jeremy Martin Tri City Thunder (NIFL) FA

2003 William Andrews, Jr. Montreal Alouettes (CFL) FA

2004 Ryan Smith Montreal Alouettes (CFL) FA

2004 Mario Williams Montreal Alouettes (CFL) FA

2005 Harold Wells Columbus Destroyers (Arena) FA

2005 Brian Thornburg Louisville (AFL2) FA

2006 Nick Roberts Louisville (AFL2) FA

2007 Tavoris Horton Louisville (AFL2) FA

2009 Duvaughn Flagler Amarillo Dusters (AFL2) FA

2009 Vonzell Pittman Iowa Barnstormers (AFL2) FA

2009 Graham Whitlock Carolina Force (AIFA) FA

2011 Dobson Collins B.C. / Edmonton (CFL) FA

Counting its 12 NFL products, Gardner-Webb has sent a total of 35 student-athletes into the professional football ranks since moving to senior college status in 1970 – with players joining leagues from the CFL to the former USFL, NFL Europa, and Arena Football League. Dobson Collins (pictured) was in training camp with both San Francisco and Philadelphia, and landed in 2011 with British Columbia and Edmonton in the CFL.

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GWU PLAYERS IN NATIONALALL-STAR GAMES

Year Player Game1993 Gabe Wilkins East-West Shrine Game2001 Richard Williams Blue-Gray Gam2001 Richard Williams Senior Bowl2003 Jim Maxwell I-AA All-Star Game *2003 Jamie Pridgen I-AA All-Star Game *2007 Brian Johnston Hula Bowl2008 Dobson Collins Texas vs. Nation All-Star Game2011 Marty Patterson FCS Senior Scout Bowl2011 James Perry III FCS Senior Scout Bowl

* Rosters for 2003 I-AA All-Star Game were chosen, but game was not played.

Gardner-Webb has a strong history of sending its top senior prospects to the nation’s traditional postseason All-Star games, including the traditionally strong East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl. GWU defensive end Brian Johnston (pictured), a 2008 draft pick of the Kansas City Chiefs, was outstanding during his appear-ance in the 2007 Hula Bowl in Hawaii, collecting a pair of sacks in leading his team to a win.

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• Gardner-Webb will suit up six graduate students in 2012, the most active graduates on the same team since the move to Division I in 2000. Dylan Taylor (inset) earned his degree in August, joining May graduates Chris James (#10), Marquis Sanders (#5), Harrison Martin (#78) and Maurice Bryan (#96) in that group. Syracuse graduate Lonnie Johnson joined the program in August as well.

• Gardner-Webb posted an athletic department cumulative GPA of 3.08 in 2011-2012. Tackle Jamie Dunaway earned a spot on the FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team in 2011.

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• Gardner-Webb student-athletes contributed over 4,000 hours of community service during the 2011-2012 academic year, topping its previous record of 3,000 set just one year earlier.

• Gardner-Webb coaches and players helped with the recovery effort following a tornado in Rutherford County in the late winter months.

• Gardner-Webb was tops among Big South football playing schools in the 2010-2011 “Soap for Souls” collection drive.

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Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Media Outlets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Preseason Poll / All-Big South Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Opponent Series History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Football Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Head Coach Ron Dickerson, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Defensive Coordinator Tony Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Offensive Coordinator Kurt Beathard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Linebackers Coach Travis Cunningham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Offensive Line Coach Pete Darnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Receivers Coach Ron Dickerson, Sr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Running Backs Coach Kyle Dickerson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Tight Ends Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Bobby Godinez . . . .32 Defensive Line Coach Jim Seacord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Special Teams Coordinator/Secondary Coach Tucker Tejkl . . .34 Football Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Director of Football Operations Kyle Lingerfelt . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Equipment Coordinator Patrick Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Director of Athletic Performance Quadrian Banks. . . . . . . . . . .37 2012 Gardner-Webb Football Prospectus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Numerical Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Offensive Depth Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Defensive Depth Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 All-Big South Conference Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Trever Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Kenny Little . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Gianni Olivas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Preston Pemasa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Maurice Dickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Jamie Dunaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Harrison Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Steve Demilio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Matt Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Remaining Alphabetical Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Locker Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 Athletic Training Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92 GWU Football Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Spangler Stadium / Coach Norman Harris Field. . . . . . . . . . . .98 A Look Back At 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Game Boxscores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 2011 All-Big South Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Final 2011 Depth Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Final 2011 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 2011 Starting Lineups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 GWU Football History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122 Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Abbreviated Career Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124 Annual Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 Extended Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 Gardner-Webb’s Senior College All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Annual Results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 About Gardner-Webb / Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 President Dr. A. Frank Bonner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Vice President for Athletics Chuck Burch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Gardner-Webb Academic Majors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 Gardner-Webb History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 GWU Athletic Training Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 2012 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back Inside Cover

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WIRE SERVICESThe Associated PressPhone: (800) 662-7075Fax: (919) 834-1078Email: MCranston@ap.org; apraleigh@ap.org

The Sports NetworkPhone: (800) 227-7249Fax: (800) 227-0803Email: chaley@sportsnetwork.com

LOCAL/REGIONAL PRINT MEDIAThe Shelby StarPhone: (704) 484-7000Fax: (704) 484-0805Email: alanford@shelbystar.com; cleonard@shelbystar.com

Forest City CourierPhone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790Email: mclark@thedigitalcourier.com

The Charlotte ObserverPhone: (704) 358-5125 (sports desk)Fax: (704) 358-5110Email: obsports@charlotteobserver.com;dscott@charlotteobserver.com

The Asheville Citizen-TimesPhone: (800) 800-4204Fax: (828) 251-0585Email: scoreboard@citizen-times.com

The Gaston GazettePhone: (704) 864-3291Fax: (704) 867-5751Email: rwalker@gastongazette.com

The Lincolnton Times-NewsPhone: (704) 735-3031Fax: (704) 735-3996Email: sports@ltnews.com

The Cherokee (S.C.) ChroniclePhone: (864)488-1016Fax: (864) 488-1443Email: tommy@thecherokeechronicle.com

The Gaffney (S.C.) LedgerPhone: (864) 489-1131

Fax: (864) 487-7667Email: larry@gaffneyledger.com

The Winston-Salem JournalPhone: (336) 727-7321

Fax: (336) 727-4083Email: sports@wsjournal.com

tbowman@wsjournal.com

The Hendersonville Times-NewsPhone: (828) 692-0505

Fax: (828) 692-2319Email: sports@hendersonvillenews.com

LOCAL/REGIONAL T.V. WBTV (CBS)

Charlotte, N.C.Phone: (704) 374-3713

Fax: (704) 374-3818Email: dlittle@wbtv.com

nwimberly@wbtv.com

WCNC-TV (NBC) Charlotte, N.C.

Phone: (704) 329-3665Fax: (704) 357-4975

Email: htowe@wcnc.comgbailey@wcnc.com

WSOC-TV (ABC)Charlotte, N.C.

Phone: (704) 335-4746Fax: (704) 335-4736

Email: bill.voth@wsoc.comrob.paul@wsoc.com

NEWS 14 CAROLINACharlotte, N.C.

Phone: (704) 973-5792 Fax: (704) 731-2760

Email: mike.solarte@news14.comtim.baier@news14.com

WCCB-TV (FOX 18)Charlotte, N.C.

Phone: (704) 632-7551Fax: (704) 358-4841

Email: sportsdesk@fox18wccb.comkbartik@fox18wccb.com

MEDIA OUTLETS

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CREDENTIALSMedia in need of credentials should submit a request by Monday of game week, to allow the media relations staff time to mail passes to your location. If a late re-quest becomes necessary, passes will be left at media will call. Season credentials are also available for me-dia who cover the Runnin’ Bulldogs regularly. Please contact Marc Rabb, (704) 406-4355 or via email at mrabb@gardner-webb.edu for more information.

RADIOEach visiting team is allowed one offi cial radio station. The visitiing radio booth at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium is equipped with both POTS and ethernet capabilities, as well as wireless internet access. No charge will be incurred by visiting broadcast crews. Touch-screen stat monitors are also available throughout the game. Game programs and fl ip cards will also be distributed.

INTERNET ACCESSThe Gardner-Webb Football Center press box is equipped with both wireless and hard-line (ethernet) internet access. A member of the University’s Internet Technology staff will be on hand each home game to assist with any diffi culty logging on. Visitors are asked to updated anti-virus software before arriving.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWSPostgame interviews are traditionally done on the fi eld following games. All media must observe the NCAA-mandated, 10-minute cool off period. The Gardner-Webb locker room is closed, but Coach Ron Dickerson, Jr., and student-athletes will be made available either outside the locker room or on the fi eld. Please check with the visiting sports information staff regarding postgame interviews of visiting coaches and/or stu-dent-athletes.

INTERVIEWS DURING THE WEEKMedia in need of interviews during the week should contact the media relations offi ce at least one day prior

to the interview date to make a request. The staff will attempt to set up a time that best suits both the me-dia member and the student-athlete or coach and their respective schedules. Last-minute requests will be handled as well as possible.

BIG SOUTH WEEKLY TELECONFERENCEAll media are welcome to dial in to the weekly Big South Conference Teleconference. The teleconference is held each Tuesday morning, and all seven league head coaches will be available. Coach Ron Dickerson, Jr., will be the fi rst coach on each week, taking calls beginning at 10:30 am. Contact Marc Rabb, (704) 406-4355 or via email at mrabb@gardner-webb.edu for dial-in informa-tion.

WEEKLY PRESS LUNCHEONEach Wednesday, Gardner-Webb head coach Ron Dick-erson, Jr., will meet with members of the media for lunch at The Bulldog Quik Snak in Boiling Springs. Din-ing with Dickerson will begin at 11:30 am. The meal is free to all attending media members. Big South weekly notes and GWU game notes will be distributed at this meeting.

GWUSPORTS.COMGardner-Webb’s offi cial website, GWUSports.com, will remain a major supplement to media members throughout the 2012season. In addition to tradition bios and rosters, PDF versions of weekly game notes, game box scores and cumulative season statistics will also be available. Weekly game notes will also be printed and available for media in the press box for both home and away games.

MEDIA GUIDEGardner-Webb’s media guide will be available in both fl ash and PDF formats online at GWUSports.com. A hard copy of coach or student-athlete bios, or an up-dated record book, can be printed for members of the media upon request.

MARC RABBAssistant A.D. for Media Relations

Football Contact(704) 406-4355 (o)(704) 974-3662 (c)

mrabb@gardner-webb.edu

KEVIN DAVISDirector of Sports Information

(704) 406-3523 (o)(704) 974-9095 (c)

kldavis@gardner-webb.edu

RYAN BRIDGESDirector of New Media

(704) 406-3981 (o)rbridge1@gardner-webb.edu

SAXON SIMPSONGraduate Assistant(704) 406-3981 (o)

ssimpson@gardner-webb.edu

Website - GWUSports.comTwitter - @GWUSports

YouTube - GWUAthleticsFacebook - GWUSports

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PRESEASON POLL2012 BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL

Rank (fi rst-place votes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total

1. Stony Brook (15) 15 3 -- -- -- -- -- 123

2. Liberty (3) 3 13 1 1 -- -- -- 108

3. Coastal Carolina -- -- 7 7 3 1 -- 74

4. Presbyterian College -- 1 5 4 6 2 -- 69

5. Gardner-Webb -- -- 4 6 5 3 -- 65

6. VMI -- -- 1 -- 3 10 4 38

7. Charleston Southern -- 1 -- -- 1 2 14 27

2012 BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM OFFENSE SCHOOL YR HOMETOWNQB Kyle Essington . . . . . . . . . . . . Stony Brook Sr. Chino Hills, Calif.RB Miguel Maysonet . . . . . . . . . . . Stony Brook Sr. Riverhead, N.Y.RB Kenny Little . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardner-Webb R-Sr. Flanders, N.J.WR Nathan Perera . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston Southern Jr. Orlando, Fla.WR Matt Hazel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coastal Carolina Jr. North Augusta, S.C.WR Pat Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Sr. New Orleans, La.TE David Duran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coastal Carolina R-Sr. Marietta, Ga.OL Jamie Dunaway . . . . . . . . . . Gardner-Webb Sr. Duncan, S.C.OL Malcolm Boyd. . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Sr. Spartanburg, S.C.OL Jamey Cheatwood . . . . . . . . . . . Coastal Carolina R-Jr. Boiling Springs, S.C.OL Steve Demilio . . . . . . . . . . . Gardner-Webb R-Sr. Severna Park, Md.OL Michael Bamiro . . . . . . . . . . . . Stony Brook R-Jr. Tobyhanna, Pa. DEFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHOOL YR HOMETOWNDL Preston Pemasa . . . . . . . . . . Gardner-Webb Jr. Garden Grove, Calif.DL Matt Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gardner-Webb R-Jr. East Orange, N.J.DL Francis Bah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty R-Jr. Duisburg, GermanyDL Chris Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coastal Carolina Sr. Staten Island, N.Y.LB Andrae Jacobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . Coastal Carolina Sr. Tabor City, N.C.LB Jawara Dudley. . . . . . . . . . . . . Stony Brook Jr. Roosevelt, N.Y.LB Nick Sigmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty R-Soph. Roanoke, Va.LB Donelle Williams . . . . . . . . . . . Presbyterian Soph. Starke, Fla.DB Charles James. . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston Southern R-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla.DB Walt Aikens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C.DB Kevin Fogg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Sr. Raleigh, N.C.DB Dominick Reyes . . . . . . . . . . . . Stony Brook R-Sr. Hesperia, Calif. SPECIAL TEAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCHOOL YR HOMETOWNPK Wesley Skiffi ngton . . . . . . . . . . Stony Brook R-Sr. Brandon, Fla.P Patrick Morgano . . . . . . . . . . . Presbyterian College Sr. Greenville, S.C.LS Richard Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty R-Jr. Nathalie, Va.KR Kevin Fogg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty Sr. Raleigh, N.C.PR Niccolo Mastromatteo . . . . . . . . Coastal Carolina Jr. Ortonville, Mich. PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARMiguel Maysonet, RB, Stony Brook Charles James, CB, Charleston Southern

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OPPONENT SERIES HISTORYGWU VS. 2012 OPPONENTSSchool GWU RecordWofford 6-15-0Richmond First MeetingSamford 2-5-0Pittsburgh First MeetingLiberty 8-9-0Mid America Nazarene First MeetingStony Brook 1-3-0VMI 8-1-0Coastal Carolina 2-7-0Charleston Southern 9-3-0Presbyterian 16-18-0

GWU VS. ALL NON DIVISION I OPPONENTSSchool GWU RecordBluefield State 0-1-0Brevard 1-0-0Carson-Newman 4-26-0Catawba 9-18-0Central State (Oh.) 0-1-0Clark-Atlanta 1-0-0Concord (WVa.) 3-0-0Emory & Henry 1-0-0Fort Valley State 1-1-0Georgetown (Ky.) 5-3-0Georgia Southwestern 2-0-0Glenville (WVa.) State 2-0-0Guilford 3-2-0Johnson C. Smith 4-1-0Knoxville College 1-0-1Lees-McRae 3-0-0Lenoir-Rhyne 17-12-0Livingston (West Alabama) 0-1-0Livingstone (N.C.) 4-1-0Mars Hill 17-16-0Maryville (Tenn.) 0-1-0Milsaps 0-1-0Moorhead State (Minn.) 1-0-0Morris Brown 2-0-0New Haven 1-0-0Newberry 15-15-0Shepherd (WVa.) 1-0-0Southern Virginia 1-0-0Tusculum 4-0-0Valdosta State 0-2-0Virginia Union 1-1-0Webber (Fla.) International 1-0-0West Georgia 1-1-0West Virginia State 2-0-0West Virginia Tech 0-1-0West Virginia Wesleyan 3-0-0Wingate 9-4-0

GWU VS. CURRENT FCS AND FBS SCHOOLSSchool GWU RecordAkron 1-0-0Appalachian State 0-5-0Buffalo 0-1-0Central Florida (UCF) 0-1-0Charleston Southern 9-3-0Chattanooga 2-2-0Coastal Carolina 2-7-0Davidson 1-0-0East Tennessee State 1-1-0Elon 9-19-0Florida Atlantic 1-1-0Florida International 2-0-0

Furman 0-3-0Georgia Southern 1-2-0Georgia Tech 0-1-0Hampton 1-2-0Jacksonville 2-0-0Liberty 8-9-1Mississippi State 0-1-0Montana State 0-1-0Morgan State 2-0-0NC State 0-1-0New Hampshire 1-0-0 North Carolina Central 2-2-0Northwestern State 0-1-0Ohio 0-2-0Old Dominion 0-1-0Presbyterian 16-18-1Samford 2-5-0Sam Houston State 0-2-0Savannah State 5-0-0Southeastern Louisiana 2-0-0Stephen F. Austin 0-1-0Stony Brook 1-3-0Tennessee-Martin 2-2-0Tennessee Tech 1-2-0VMI 8-1-0Wake Forest 0-1-0Western Carolina 2-3-0Western Kentucky 1-1-0Wofford 6-15-0

GWU VS. BIG SOUTH SCHOOLSSchool GWU RecordCharleston Southern 9-3-0Coastal Carolina 2-7-0Liberty 8-9-1Presbyterian 16-18-0Stony Brook 1-3-0Virginia Military 8-1-0

GWU VS. TOP-25 FCS SCHOOLSSchool (Date, Location) Result

#23 New Hampshire (11/11/2000, Durham, NH) W, 38-35

#12 Georgia Southern (9/7/2002, Statesboro, GA) L, 56-0

#15 Montana State (9/6/2003, Bozeman, MT) L, 38-3

#8 Furman (9/27/2003, Greenville, SC) L, 45-0

#17 Florida Atlantic (11/1/2003, Ft. Lauderdale, FL) L, 31-26

#4 Furman (9/18/2004, Boiling Springs, NC) L, 38-6

#25 Western Carolina (9/25/2004, Boiling Springs, NC) W, 26-20 (OT)

#25 Hampton (10/9/2004, Hampton, VA) L, 48-25

#12 Wofford (11/6/2004, Spartanburg, SC) L, 49-17

#7 Furman (10/1/2005, Greenville, SC) L, 48-31

#8 Hampton (10/8/2005, Boiling Springs, NC) L, 52-21

#15 Coastal Carolina (10/15/2005, Conway, SC) L, 34-31 (OT)

#2 Appalachian State (9/23/2006, Boiling Springs, NC) L, 41-6

#25 Charleston Southern (11/4/2006, Charleston, SC) L, 28-14

#14 Coastal Carolina (11/11/2006, Boiling Springs, NC) L, 52-24

#23 Wofford (11/18/2006, Boiling Springs, NC) L, 34-17

#5 Appalachian State (10/6/2007, Boone, NC) L, 45-7

#8 Wofford (10/13/2007, Spartanburg, SC) L, 52-17

#22 Liberty (11/15/2008, Lynchburg, VA) L, 30-10

#16 Liberty (11/14/2009, Boiling Springs, NC) L, 51-28

#12 Liberty (11/6/2010, Lynchburg, Va.) L, 40-14

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Head CoachUniversity of Arkansas ‘ 96

Second Season

Ron Dickerson, Jr., is in his second year as head coach of the Gardner-Webb University football program, and will lead the Runnin’ Bulldogs onto the field with hopes of competing for a Big South Conference title in 2012 – 10 seasons after GWU won the league’s inaugural title in 2002. Dickerson’s first season saw the ‘Dogs improve in several areas, particularly the team’s dedication to a more physical style of play. Gardner-Webb had a 1,000-yard rusher for the first time since 2000 and had both a 1,000 and 500-yard rusher in the same backfield for the first time since the 1980s. Dickerson, 41, joined the GWU family after spending the previous three seasons as receivers coach at Ole Miss – playing a key role in the development of current NFL players Mike Wallace (Pittsburgh Steelers), Dexter McCluster (Kansas City Chiefs) and Shay Hodge (Cincinnati Bengals). All three earned All-SEC honors with Dickerson’s guid-ance, and Wallace has established himself as one of the top receivers in the National Football League – and played for the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011. During his three seasons with the Rebels, Dickerson helped one of his mentors, Houston Nutt, direct the squad to a pair of top-20 finishes, two nine-win seasons and consecutive wins in the AT&T Cotton Bowl – knocking off No. 8 Texas Tech following the 2008 season and No. 21 Oklahoma State the following year. In 2008, Ole Miss posted key wins over the previous two seasons’ national champions – beating No. 4 Florida and No. 18 LSU on the road. Dickerson is the first African-American head coach in the Big South Conference’s football history. He is the eighth head coach in 42 seasons of senior college football at Gardner-Webb. Prior to Ole Miss, Dickerson spent three sea-sons at Louisiana-Monroe (2005-2007) and three seasons at FCS member Missouri State (2002-2004). With ULM, he coached Calvin Dawson to first-team All-Sun Belt honors and a 1,000-yard season. At Missouri State, he saw pupil Cody Pratt post back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. Dickerson also spent time as an assistant coach at Alabama State (1997-1999) and Temple (1996-1997) and served as head coach at Fairfield High in Birmingham, Ala., during the 2000 season. In the professional ranks, Dickerson picked up valuable experience as an intern in 2001 under Coach Tony Dungy in Tampa Bay and as the running

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backs and special teams coach for the XFL’s Las Vegas Outlaws in 2000. He coached future Carolina Panther Rod Smart during his time with the Outlaws. Dickerson’s success as a coach should not come as a surprise, as he excelled on the gridiron at the game’s highest levels as a player. He played in 15 games over two seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, seeing his most extensive time as a kick returner – averaging 22 yards per return on 32 kickoffs during that time. Dickerson also spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles (1995) and the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe (1996-1997). Dickerson starred at the University of Arkansas from 1989-1992, starting his career at running back before transitioning to receiver. He led the Razorbacks in receptions in 1991 and 1992 and finished his career with 2,355 all-purpose yards. His kickoff return ability still has Dickerson squarely in the Arkansas record books, with his average of 25.0 yards on 31 career returns ranking third in school history. Dickerson also lettered for the Razorbacks’ 1990 NCAA Indoor National Championship Track & Field squad as a jumper. He graduated in 1996 with a degree in Public and Commerical Recreation from Arkansas. Dickerson earned All-America honors in both football and track at State College (Pa.) High, and was ranked as one of the nation’s top 50 overall prospects on the gridiron and as one of the most sought after running backs in the nation in the Class of 1989. Football is a family affair for Dickerson. His father, Ron Dickerson, Sr., is woven deeply into the historic fabric of the game, having spent time as a reserve defensive back with the Miami Dolphins following a standout career at Kansas State. The elder Dickerson became the first African-American head coach in Division I-A when he took over at Temple in 1992 – and will serve as Gardner-Webb’s receivers coach in 2012, his second year on staff. In addition to his coaching duties, the younger Dickerson is the founder and president of R.U.N.T – Recognizing Underdeveloped Natural Talents, a youth organization designed to improve opportunities for young people in and out of athletics. Dickerson and his wife, Kendreah, have two daughters, Kristen and Ashten, and a son, Keegan.

THE DICKERSON FILE

Playing History

1996-1997 . . . .WR, Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe)

1993-1994 . . . . . KR / RB, Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)

1989-1992 . . . . . . . . . RB / WR, Univ. of Arkansas

1985-1989 . . . . . . . . . RB, State College (Pa.) HIgh

Coaching History

2011-Present. . . . . . . . Gardner-Webb, Head Coach

2007-2011 . . . . . . . . . . Ole Miss, Assistant Coach

2004-2007 . . Louisiana-Monroe, Assistant Head Coach

2002-2004 . . . . . . . Missouri State, Assistant Coach

2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tampa Bay (NFL), Intern

2000 . . . . . . . . . Fairfi eld (Ala.) High, Head Coach

2000 . . . . . . . . . Las Vegas (XFL), Assistant Coach

1997-2000 . . . . . . . Alabama State, Assistant Coach

1996-1997 . . . . Temple, Asst. Coach, DIrector of Ops.

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WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

Dexter McCluster, Kansas City Chiefs

“If I could say one thing about Coach Dickerson it would be that he was not only my coach, but my friend. He treated me like his son. There are only a few people in my life that I can say that about. Coach D was always there for me and still is.”

Jim Caldwell, Former Head Coach, Indianapolis Colts

“Ron is a man of integrity, character and strong Christian convic-tions. I have had the pleasure of watching him mature as a young man, excel as a collegiate student-athlete and fl ourish as a hus-band, father and coach. He has always been a natural leader and I am certain that Gardner-Webb student athletes will benefi t greatly from his guidance.”

Houston Nutt, Former Head Coach, Ole Miss

“I think Gardner-Webb hit a homerun today. They have a young man that is going to be a difference maker in the lives of young people. He is a fi ne Christian father, with a beautiful family, a family that will be involved in the community and a family that will be present in the eyes of an 18, 19, or 20-year old man. These young men are going to be better people, citizens, and football players after going through three, four or fi ve years with Ron Dickerson, Jr. He is a man of great work ethic, a man of character, and he will be an outstand-ing leader.”

Shay Hodge, Cincinnati Bengals

“I loved having Coach Dickerson as my coach at Ole Miss. He was not only a great coach but also like a dad to me. He taught me on the chalkboard, and also how to deal with the struggles of everyday life. He is a hard worker and a great leader.”

Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh Steelers

“Coach D helped make me a better person and player. He is a great motivator. He really cares for his players. He showed me the way and I loved playing for him.”

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TONY PIERCE

Defensive Coordinator / SecondaryGettysburg College ‘83

Second Year

Tony Pierce is in his second season at Gardner-Webb University as the program’s defensive coordinator, and will also coach the safeties for the Runnin’ Bulldogs in 2012. In his fi rst season, Gardner-Webb’s defense paced the Big South Conference in both sacks and tackles for loss, with defen-sive linemen Matt Goods and Preston Pemasa each earning fi rst-team All-League honors. GWU ranked in the top-10 nationally in tackles for loss as well, pushing near the top of those statistical rankings early in the season and keeping the pressure on. The well-respected, experienced Pierce has over 25 years of coaching experience under his belt, including 20 in college football. His experience in the Football Bowl Subdivision includes time at BCS programs Georgia, Wake Forest, West Virginia and Pittsburgh – and he has served as an NFL intern coach with the Arizona Cardinals. His postseason experience is extensive, having coached on staffs for teams in the CarQuest Bowl, Insight.com Bowl and Music City Bowl – as well as a pair of SWAC championship games. Pierce spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons in the Football Championship Subdivision, coaching in 2010 at Valparaiso and in 2009 at Tennessee State. During his time at Tennessee State, Pierce coached running backs and served as the Tigers’ special teams coordinator, helping that squad to a win over No. 13 Eastern Illinois in the season fi nale. Pierce’s reputation as a strong defensive coordinator was cemented during an ultra-successful tenure at Alabama State, where he served for six seasons. His fi nal defense fi nished ranked No. 19 nationally in 2008, allowing only 301.9 yards per game. Alabama State also fi nished ranked No. 12 nationally in fewest fi rst downs allowed, No. 14 in tackles for loss, No. 15 in red zone defense, No. 26 in third down conversion defense and No. 29 against the run. In 2006, Pierce’s defense allowed only 276.2 yards per game and led the SWAC with an opponents’ third down conversion percentage of just 29.2 percent – which ranked seventh in the nation that season. Pierce was named America Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division I-AA Assistant Football Coach of the Year in 2004, a season that his defense helped Alabama State to a 10-2 record and a win over Southern in the SWAC Championship Game. The Hornets ranked ninth nationally against the run (103.0 ypg) 17th in scoring defense (19.0 ppg) and 25th in sacks per game (1.33). Alabama State registered 76 tackles for loss that season as well. Alabama State’s defense forced 34 turnovers in 12 games, which ranked No. 7 among I-AA schools and helped the Hornets rank No. 6 in turnover margin. His defensive unit also ranked 13th nationally in rushing defense in 2003, as Alabama State won eight games during Pierce’s fi rst season with the program. Pierce coached running backs at the University of Georgia from 2001-2002 and served one season as co-defensive coordina-tor and secondary coach at Wake Forest under current Indianapolis Colts’ head coach Jim Caldwell in 2000. He spent three sea-sons as an assistant coach at West Virginia (1997-1999), coaching the Mountaineers’ running backs from 1997-1998 and coaching the secondary in 1999. One of his running backs in Morgantown, Amos Zereoue, was a two-time All-America selection and NFL draft pick. Pierce has also served as an assistant coach at Pittsburgh (1995-96), Delaware State (1994), Bucknell (1990-1992) and St. Peter’s (1986-1987). He was head coach at Division III Oberlin College from 1992-1993. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Gettysburg (Pa.) College in 1983, where he was a standout defensive back – setting a school-record with 16 career interceptions. He graduated with a master’s degree in physical education, with a concentration in coaching and sports education from Montclair State in 1989. After his playing career at Gettysburg, Pierce signed a contract with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL in 1984. The Newark, N.J., native and his wife, Michelle, have three children – Christian, Jordan and Alanna. Christian is a graduate of West Point and Jordan signed to play football at Air Force in 2011.

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KURT BEATHARD

Offensive CoordinatorTowson ‘88First Year

Kurt Beathard is in his fi rst season as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Gardner-Webb University, and brings a signifi cant and impressive amount of experience on the college level into the program.Beathard spent 2007-2009 as an assistant coach under Ron Zook at the University of Illinois, working with receivers for two seasons and with the Illini quarterbacks in 2009. In 2008, Illinois boasted the Big Ten’s top-rated passing offense, averaging 269.3 yards per game with 22 touchdowns. Beathard tutored current NFL receiver Arrelious Benn to a fi ne season in 2008, with Benn hauling in 67 catches for 1,055 yards and three touchdowns. In 2007, Benn was a Freshman All-America selection and Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He was drafted in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay. Prior to his stint in the Big Ten, Beathard enjoyed an exceptional career as a coordinator in the Football Championship Subdivision. From 2003-2007 he directed the offense at Eastern Kentucky, helping the Colonels set single-season program records in 2005 for completions (234), passing attempts (413) and passing yards (3,119) – leading the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring (31.5 ppg), total offense (412.3 yards per game) and passing offensive (283.5 yards per game). Quarterback Josh Greco and receiver Andre Ralston were two of the four players that season to earn fi rst-team All-OVC honors, with Greco earning OVC Offensive Player of the Year honors (2005) and fi nishing his career as the top passer in Eastern Kentucky history. Another Beathard protégé, quarterback Allan Holland, went on to become the third leading passer in EKU history and was named OVC Offensive Player of the Year the season after Beathard moved on to Illinois. Ralston fi nished his career as the program’s leader in both receptions and receiving yards. Tight end Patrick Bugg earned All-America honors in both 2005 and 2006 and two offensive linemen – Derek Hardman and Larry Turner – went on to play in the National Football League. Beathard also spent one season as offensive coordinator at Bucknell (2002) and was the offensive coordinator at Western Carolina from 1997-2002. During his time with the Catamounts, he was a key component in the production of former Carolina Panthers’ fullback Brad Hoover, who rushed for a WCU-record 1,663 yards in 1998. In 2000, Western Carolina had a pair of receivers top the 1,000-yard mark and quarterback David Rivers passed for 2,878 yards and a school-record 17 touchdowns that season. Rivers was selected to participate in the Blue-Gray All-Star Game and Senior Bowl following that season, and signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons. Beathard also has coaching stops on the college level at Pacifi c (1995-1996), Towson (1993-1995), Colgate (1993), Blooms-burg (Pa.) (1992-1993), James Madison (1991-1992) and Louisville (1989-1991). Beathard enjoyed a strong playing career at quarterback, beginning at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo before transferring to Saddleback Junior College and fi nishing at Towson State University during that program’s Division II era. During his two seasons at Towson, Beathard passed for 4,768 yards and 38 touchdowns – including a 40-of-51 effort against Lafayette that included 466 yards and four touchdowns. He helped the Tigers to the 1984 Division II playoffs and was drafted by the USFL’s Baltimore Stars. Beathard was inducted into Towson’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999. He led the Tigers to the NCAA Division II semifi nals in 1984 and a fi nal top-10 national ranking in 1985. Beathard is the son of legendary NFL general manager Bobby Beathard.

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Gardner-Webb ‘0311th Year

Former Bulldog linebacker Travis Cunningham is in his 11th season on the Gardner-Webb coaching staff, and remains in charge of the Bulldogs’ linebackers, traditionally one of the team’s best position groups. Cunningham has helped mold that group into one of the nation’s best during his time in Boiling Springs, with Marty Patterson earning preseason All-America honors in 2010, and Jeffery Williams and Mario Brown earning spots on several All-America teams leading a strong charge by the Gardner-Webb defense in the process. Williams, Brown and Patterson, have earned All-Big South Conference honors under Cunningham’s watch – and all three have been preseason Big South Defensive Player of the Year once. The 2012 season will mark just the second time in the history of the Big South that at least one Gardner-Webb linebacker has not graced the preseason All-Big South team – with Cunningham looking to replace three senior starters from his 2011 unit. A young, organized coach with a sound understanding of the game, Cunningham has served his alma mater well. In 2005, he coached the GWU safeties, mentoring All-Big South Conference selection Daniel Cooke, who led the Bulldogs with 99 tackles and four interceptions. Cunningham also coached the team’s linebackers in 2003 and 2004, and spent the 2001-2002 seasons as a student assistant linebackers’ coach when GWU utilized a four-linebacker scheme. During his time with the Bulldog inside linebackers, Cunningham saw Keppy Baucom earn All-Big South honors three times in as

many seasons, with Baucom leading the 2004 Bulldogs with 90 total tackles. His 2003 unit, spearheaded by Baucom, Jonathan Little, Adam Wagner and J.P. Weaver, developed into one of the region’s most consistent and effective groups. Under Cunningham’s guidance in 2002, Baucom earned fi rst-team All-Big South honors and was named Big South Freshman of the Year after leading the league’s rookies with 75 total tackles. Cunningham, a native of Knoxville, Tenn., played two seasons at Gardner-Webb, making his mark as a long snapper and as a hard-nosed special teams coverage man. Prior to enrolling at Gardner-Webb, Cunningham was a standout in football and baseball at Powell (Tenn.) High in Knoxville. Cunningham graduated from Gardner-Webb in August, 2003, with an undergraduate degree in Physical Education. He and his wife, the

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Franklin ‘05First Year

Alan Hensell is in his fi rst season with Gardner-Webb University as its offensive line coach, and brings tremendous experience to the program after coaching at college football’s highest level since 2007. Hensell has benefi ted strongly from the opportunity to learn under some of the game’s top coaches, including Ed Orgeron (Ole Miss), Houston Nutt (Ole Miss), Derek Dooley (Tennessee) and Paul Pasqualoni (UConn) since joining the Division I coaching ranks in 2007 as a graduate assistant at Ole Miss. The New Carlisle, Ind., native spent time at the University of Connecti-cut as an offensive quality control coach in February, 2012 before joining the Gardner-Webb staff. Hensell spent the previous fi ve seasons in the powerful Southeastern Conference, including the 2011 season as assistant offensive line coach and offensive graduate assistant at Ole Miss. Hensell worked with the Rebels’ offensive line and tight ends in 2011, helping mentor right tackle Bobby Massie – who was drafted in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. Massie was the latest star to learn under Hensell’s watchful eye on the offensive line. Hensell had previously been on staff’s that developed three All-America selections and two more high NFL draft picks. In 2010, Hensell served as assistant offensive line coach and offensive intern at the University of Tennessee, where he had the opportunity to coach center James Stone – who earned freshman All-America honors for the Vols. Hensell spent 2007-2009 on the staff at Ole Miss as well, working as assistant offensive line coach in 2008 and 2009. The Rebels were 9-4 in each of those seasons and won a pair of Cotton Bowls. In 2008, Ole Miss averaged 407.6 yards of total offense per game and 186.5 yards per game on the ground. Left tackle Michael Oher earned fi rst-team All-America honors and was taken in the fi rst round of the NFL

Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. In 2009, the Rebels averaged 402.4 yards per game of total offense, including 183.6 on the ground. Standout offensive lineman John Jerry earned fi rst-team All-America honors that season and was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft. In all, Hensell has served on coaching staffs that have advanced to three bowl games – two Cotton Bowls and the Music City Bowl. He began his college coaching career at his alma mater, coaching out-side linebackers and coordinating video at Franklin (Ind.) College in 2004. Hensell also served as a student assistant baseball coach during his time at Franklin, helping the team to a 29-15 record and a No. 24 national rank-ing in 2005. Following his time on staff at Franklin, Hensell moved on to coach quarterbacks at Wisconsin-River Falls in 2005 and 2006. Hensell started his career in coaching in 2003 at Decatur Central (Ind.) High, coaching quarterbacks following a career-ending injury on the college gridiron. As a student-athlete, Hensell played two sports at Franklin as a fresh-man, lining up at running back and receiver, and pitching for the Grizzlies’ baseball team. He helped the baseball squad to a 32-10 record as a fresh-man in 2002. That effort included a conference title and a No. 30 national ranking. Franklin also won a conference baseball championship in 2005. On the gridiron, Hensell played running back and receiver for two seasons for the Grizzlies, suiting up for former Gardner-Webb offen-sive coordinator Bill Unsworth in 2001 and 2002. He was a three-sport standout at New Prairie High, earning 10 letters while playing football, basketball and baseball. Hensell graduated from Franklin in 2005 with a B.A. in physical educa-tion (K-12) and a minor in health education.

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Kansas State ‘71Second Year

Ron Dickerson, Sr., is in his second season as an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University, and fi rst as receivers coach. Dickerson is part of the coaching staff of his son, Ron Dickerson, Jr., who is entering his second season in charge of the Runnin’ Bulldogs and following in the path of his father. The elder Dickerson comes to GWU after spending the 2010 season as head coach at NAIA member Lambuth (Tenn.) University. Dickerson, Sr., brings a tremendous amount of experience to the program, teaching and developing student-athletes at the highest levels of college football as both a position coach and coordinator. During that time, he has tutored 27 players that have gone on to play in the National Football League. Dickerson has also served as head coach at Temple (1992-1997) and Alabama State (1998-1999). He is a past president of the Black Coaches Association (BCA) and was the fi rst African-American head coach in the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A). His fi rst coaching job came after an injury ended a promising profes-sional career during the 1972 preseason with the Miami Dolphins, a team that went on to a historic, 16-0, season. The Dolphins drafted Dickerson in the seventh round of the 1971 NFL Draft out of Kansas State, where he was a standout cornerback. He coached in the secondary at his alma mater from 1972-1975, before going on to the University of Louisville for three seasons. Dickerson coached the secondary at Pittsburgh from 1978-81 - helping the Panthers to back-to-back 11-1 seasons in 1979 and 1980. The program was squarely in the national championship discussion both seasons. After a year away from the game, Dickerson returned to the sidelines as assistant head coach at Colorado (1982-84) before heading back to his home state to begin a successful career as secondary coach at Penn State. During his time in Happy Valley (1985-90), Dickerson helped the

Nittany Lions post a 53-17 record, including a 12-0 mark and a stirring, 14-10, Fiesta Bowl win over Miami (Fla.) to claim the 1987 National Championship. Four of his defensive backs went on to earn All-America honors and seven played in the NFL. Dickerson moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, taking over as defensive coordinator at Clemson, where he orchestrated one of the best defensive units in the storied programs’ history in his fi rst season. The 1991 Tigers won the program’s last ACC title with a 9-1 regular season mark. That season, Dickerson’s defense ranked No. 1 nationally against the run (61.0 ypg), No. 4 nationally in total defense and No. 10 in scoring defense. Seven of the top 10 tacklers on that 1991 defense went on to play in the NFL, including Ed McDaniel, Levon Kirkland, Chester McGlockton, Brenston Bucker and Wayne Simmons - with McGlockton and Simmons developing into fi rst round picks. McDaniel, Kirkland and McGlockton each went on to play in the Pro Bowl. In 1992, Dickerson coached future NFL Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins, who was a freshman on that team. Dickerson was a three-year letterwinner at Kansas State, and still ranks third on the school’s single-season list with 19 passes defended in 1970. He also ranks among the school’s leaders with 162 career intercep-tion return yards (eight career interceptions), and was invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game and the College All-Star Game following his senior season. Dickerson’s head football coach as a four-sport star at Coraopolis (Pa.) High was future NFL head coach Foge Fazio. Dickerson graduated from Kansas State in 1971 with a degree in Physical Education. He and his wife, Jeannie, were married on February 1, 1969. They are the proud parents of two children, Ron, Jr., and Rashawn, and four grandchildren.

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Arkansas ‘05First Year

Kyle Dickerson is in his fi rst season as an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University, and will work with the team’s running backs. The Memphis, Tenn., native joined the Runnin’ Bulldogs after several sea-sons as a graduate assistant and intern in the powerful SEC, gaining valuable experience at Arkansas and Ole Miss over the past fi ve seasons. Dickerson spent the past four seasons at Ole Miss, working as a graduate assistant from 2008-2010 and as an intern for the past two seasons. During that time with the Rebels, Dickerson worked with running backs and special teams, as well as assisting with a variety of other tasks in the program. During his time in Oxford, the Rebels advanced to a pair of Cotton Bowls and fi nished ranked in the top-25 following both the 2008 and 2009 seasons. In both 2008 and 2009, Ole Miss averaged over 400 yards of total offense per game. One of his pupils, running back Dexter McCluster, became the fi rst back in SEC history to rush for more than 1,000 yards and post at least 500 yards receiving in the same season. McCluster went on to the NFL Draft following an MVP performance in the Cotton Bowl, going in the second round (36th pick) to Kansas City. Prior to joining the program at Ole Miss, Dickerson served as an offensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, Arkansas, from 2006-2008. He worked with the Razorbacks’ running backs and return specialists and helped tutor an all-star backfi eld that included current NFL stars Peyton Hillis, Felix Jones and Darren McFadden. McFadden and Jones each earned All-America status during Dickerson’s time with the Razorbacks, with McFadden fi nishing as the Heisman Trophy runner up following the 2006 and 2007 seasons. McFadden was named the Sporting News National Player of the Year in 2007, along with winning the 2007 Walter Camp Award as the nation’s top overall player. That year, he rushed for 1,830 yards and 16 touchdowns and accounted for 21 overall scores. McFadden went to the Oakland Raiders with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft. Jones was a two-time All-America selection as a kick returner, and was a two-time All-SEC running back – earning those nods in 2006 and 2007. Jones

topped 1,000 yards in each of his last two seasons in Fayetteville and scored 31 touchdowns on the ground. He was an electric kickoff return man, however, returning four career kickoffs for touchdowns – including a pair of 100-yard-ers. Jones scored 46 career touchdowns during his time with the Razorbacks, and went in the second round to the Dallas Cowboys in the 2008 NFL Draft. Hillis was primarily a blocking back for McFadden and Jones during his time at Arkansas, but found the end zone 12 times in his four seasons with the Hogs. He was drafted in the seventh round by the Denver Broncos in the 2007 NFL Draft, and has fl ourished as one of the top big backs in the NFL with the Broncos and Cleveland Browns. Arkansas played in the Capital One Bowl and two Cotton Bowls during Dickerson’s time on staff in Fayetteville, and also played in the SEC title game once. Dickerson began his coaching career at Memphis East (Tenn.) High, serv-ing as a volunteer assistant during the summer of 2006. As a player, Dickerson suited up for Arkansas from 2002-2005, serving as the Razorbacks’ team captain in 2005. He fi nished with 90 career carries for 358 yards and a pair of touchdowns, averaging a career-best 5.2 yards per carry in both 2003 and 2005. He holds two degrees from Arkansas, earning a B.S. in Education (Kinesi-ology) in 2006 and an M.A. in Education (Adult Education) in 2008. Dickerson was a highly recruited prospect on the high school level, signing with Arkansas after entertaining offers from Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. He starred at Memphis East (Tenn.) High, earning Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association Class 4A State Player of the Year honors three times. Dickerson accounted for nearly 7,000 all-purpose yards for his career and fi nished with 72 career touchdowns and 62 two-point conversions. Recruiting guru Max Emfi nger rated him as the No. 16 speed running back in the nation as a senior. Dickerson earned All-State honors three times and was a fi nalist for Tennessee’s Mr. Football award as a senior.

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San Jose State ‘06Third Year

Bobby Godinez is entering his third season as an assistant coach with the Gardner-Webb University football program, and his second full season at the team’s recruiting coordinator – a role in which he has excelled since taking over. Godinez will coach the GWU tight ends in 2012, his fi rst season on the offensive side of the ball with the ‘Dogs. Godinez efforts on the re-cruiting trails have helped Gardner-Webb land two outstanding classes in a row, particulary the 2012 group. Over the past two seasons, Gardner-Webb has signed 16 student-athletes who earned All-State honors at some point during their respective high school careers. Gardner-Webb will suit up 12 players from Godinez’ native California in 2012 as well, including former FBS players Exavier Johnson (Utah State) and Aaron Huck (Nevada). Godinez coached the Gardner-Webb safeties in 2011, helping tutor Gianni Olivas to a team-high interception total for the second year in a row. Godinez coached the defensive line for Gardner-Webb during his fi rst season with the program in 2010, molding Preston Pemasa into the 2010 Big South Freshman of the Year and fi rst-team All-Big South selection. Godinez also helped pour the foundation for what is now one of the team’s strongest position groups, bringing along current veterans Maurice Dickson and Dylan Taylor – and working with 2010 redshirts Matt Goods and Tyler Hough-Jenkins. Godinez joined the Runnin’ Bulldogs from Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif., where he was named co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach in January 2010.

Godinez served as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach during the 2009 season at Pasadena City College, helping the squad to a No. 2 ranking defensively within the Northern Conference against the pass. He also helped coordinate the PCC special teams and coached a pair of junior college All-America selections. He also served as head coach at La Varne Lutheran (Calif.) High in 2008, leading the school to a league title and a No. 8 ranking among California small schools – and directed a squad that led the league in offense, defense and special teams. As a player, Godinez played safety at San Jose State under Hall of Famer Dick Tomey, earning Academic All-WAC honors twice and serv-ing as a captain for the Spartans for two seasons. He signed a free agent contract with the NFL’s Washington Red-skins in 2006, then founded and operated Optimal Sports Strength & Conditioning in January, 2007 – training players from the NFL and Major League Baseball. Godinez graduated from San Jose State with a B.A. in Sociology and a M.A. in Kinesiology and Sports Management. He and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their fi rst daughter, Payton, in January, 2011.

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Gardner-Webb ‘71Third Year

Jim Seacord is in his second season with Coach Ron Dickerson, Jr.’s staff, and his third season coaching at his alma mater overall. The veteran coach will coach the team’s defensive line in 2012, having also held that role in 2006. Seacord coached Gardner-Webb’s tight ends and coordinated the special teams in 2011. Before returning to Boiling Springs, Seacord spent four seasons as an assistant Strength & Conditioning coach at Notre Dame. While in South Bend, he helped train the Fighting Irish football program in addition to heading up the strength program for women’s rowing. The 1971 Gardner-Webb graduate served as the defensive line coach for the Runnin’ Bulldogs in 2006, where he helped develop future NFL draft pick Brian Johnston (Chiefs, 7th round, 2008) and mentored second-team All-Big South Conference end Thurston Lee. Johnston was the Big South’s Defensive Player of the Year that season, and earned FCS All-America honors from the Associated Press and the Football Gazette. Seacord logged more than 30 years experience coaching on the high school level in North and South Carolina. He was one of the most respected coaches in the Charlotte, N.C., high school ranks for more than two decades, serving as head coach at South Mecklenburg (N.C.) High from 1979-1985. During that time with the Sabres, he forged a 48-26 mark and led his squad to a 14-0 record and state title in 1981 – developing a team that is still considered one of the best in Mecklenburg County history. Seacord helped develop talentes such as NFL linebacker Roman Phifer

and Clemson tailback Stephen Griffi n during his time at South Meck. After spending time in the college ranks on Coach Joe Morrison’s staff at South Carolina, Seacord returned to the high school ranks at Wilmington Hoggard (N.C.) High for three seasons (1986-1988) – before fi nding his way back to Charlotte. Seacord took over at brand new Providence (N.C.) High in 1989 and experienced tremendous success from 1989-2000. During that time he registered 50 wins and led the Panthers to playoff berths in 1993, 1995 and 1997. In 1997, Providence won the league title and fi nished with a solid 10-2 record. The Charlotte Observer named Seacord its 1997 Coach of the Year. He and his wife, Susan, are the parents of two adult daughters.

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Morningside ‘09Second Year

Tucker Tejkl is in his second season on the Gardner-Webb football staff, and will take over the reigns as Special Teams Coordinator in addition to coaching the team’s corners in 2012. Tejkl assumed his new role prior to spring practice, and is an energetic coach in drills and on the sidelines. Tejkl assisted with the Gardner-Webb defense and special teams units in 2011. He joined the Gardner-Webb program after spending the 2010 season as an assistant coach at Lambuth (Tenn.) University, where he worked as Special Teams Coordinator. While there, Tejkl also spent time with the Eagles’ defensive backs and running backs. Tejkl’s special teams in 2010 ranked in the top-10 nationally at the NAIA level in punt return yards (15.0 ypr) and punting average (40.5 ypa). He served as defensive backs coach at Morningside (Iowa) Col-lege in 2009, helping his alma mater to a 10-2 record and the NAIA quarterfi nals. The Mustangs ranked seventh nationally that season in scoring defense and 10th nationally in pass effi ciency defense. Morningside intercepted 20 passes and broke up 39 on the season. Tejkl was a three-year letterwinner as a defensive back for Morn-ingside, helping the Mustangs to a 28-8 record over his fi nal three seasons with the program. The Leigh, Neb., native graduated from Morningside in 2009 with a degree in secondary education and concentration in biology. He played on the prep level at Stanton Community (Neb.) High.

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KYLE LINGERFELT

Director of Football OperationsTennessee Tech ‘82

First Year

Kyle Lingerfelt is in his fi rst season as Director of Football Operations at Gardner-Webb University, bringing with him nearly 25 years of experience in Division I college football. Lingerfelt spent last season as Assistant to the Head Football Coach at Vanderbilt, helping a new staff lead the Commodore’s to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl – the fi rst time in that program’s history a fi rst-year staff had accomplished that feat. Prior to his season in Nashville, Lingerfelt served in a variety of roles at Marshall, Cincinnati, Maryland, Florida and Western Kentucky. He served as recruiting coordinator at WKU, Maryland and Cincinnati. Lingerfelt is a native of Tallahassee, Fla., where he attended perennial state power Godby (Fla.) High. He attended Tennessee Tech University and earned an M.B.A. from the University of Canter-

bury. His wife, Tea Hoffmann Lingerfelt, is an attorney for Parker, Poe and Bernstein in Charlotte. Lingerfelt has two Children – Charlie (13) and Erin Marie (9).

PAT COLEMAN

Equipment CoordinatorMississippi ‘10

First Year

Pat Coleman is in his fi rst season with the Gardner-Webb University football program, taking on the role of Equipment Coordinator. Coleman has extensive experience on a variety of levels, joining the GWU family after spending the 2011 season as a football equipment manager staff assistant with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. In that role, Coleman gained valuable seasoning under one of the league’s top equipment staffs. Coleman spent the 2010 training camp as an equipment intern with the Tampa Bay Buca-neers as well. The Louisville, Miss., native gained a great deal of his overall experience as a student at Ole Miss, where he served on the football equipment staff from 2006 until 2010. He earned an equip-ment manager scholarship while in Oxford, and was inducted into the “M” Club for his service with the Rebels.

Coleman graduated from Ole Miss in December, 2010, with a degree in Exercise Science.

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QUADRIAN BANKS

Director of Athletic PerformanceTexas ‘03

Second Year

Quadrian Banks is in his second season at Gardner-Webb University as the Director of Athletic De-velopment for the Runnin’ Bulldogs. In his role, Banks coordinates and oversees the Strength & Condi-tioning needs for Gardner-Webb athletics, with specifi c focus on football, men’s and women’s basket-ball. The Dallas, Texas, native has a great deal of experience with NCAA Division I student-athletes in his fi eld, having served on strength staffs at the University of Mississippi, Richmond University, Hampton University and Prairie View A&M. He spent the past two seasons on the strength staff at Ole Miss. In 2008, Banks was part of a strength & conditioning staff that helped develop Richmond into a national championship program – as the Spiders fi nished with a 9-3 record and defeated Montana 24-7 to win the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS National Championship, just the second ever by a private school. He spent the 2007 season as Assistant Director of Athletic Performance at Hampton University,

where he assisted in the development of third-round NFL Draft pick Kendall Langford and two more NFL free agent signees. Banks joined the Pirates’ staff after spending two years as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Prairie View A&M. The Dallas, Texas, native also spent time on the college level as a student assistant with the Strength & Conditioning program at the University of Texas, working primarily with the football and basketball programs. His experience is not limited to the college arena, as Banks also worked in the private sector of the business, gaining valuable experience with Train 4 The Game and Velocity Sports Performance. Banks graduated from the University of Texas in 2003 with a B.S. in kinesiology, health promotion and fi tness and earned a M.Ed. in health and physical education from Prairie View A&M in 2005. He graduated from Garland Christian Academy before heading to Austin, Texas, for college.

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No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)

1 Trever Austin PK 5-10 194 So. Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS)

2 Richard Jules WR 6-0 174 Jr. Seffner, Fla. (Armwood HS)

3 Exavier Johnson QB 6-3 223 Sr. Woodland Hills, Calif. (Pierce College)

5 Marquis Sanders WR 5-11 185 Gr. Mt. Holly, N.C. (East Gaston HS)

6 Kenny Little RB 5-11 208 Sr. Flanders, N.J. (Mount Olive HS)

7 Deonte Swinton WR 6-1 189 So. Phenix City, Ala. (Central HS)

8 Lucas Beatty QB 6-2 220 So. Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic HS)

9 Stanley Fleurant WR 6-3 192 RFr. Homestead, Fla. (Homestead HS)

10 Chris James LB 5-11 230 Gr. Newnan, Ga. (Sandy Creek HS)

11 Jordan Paul QB 6-3 196 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (New Utrecht HS)

12 Chandler Browning LB 6-3 245 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Broughton HS)

13 Kamar Morrison CB 5-10 167 Sr. Inglewood, Calif. (Cerritos College)

14 Jordan Jones WR 6-4 212 Fr. Clearwater, Fla. (Fork Union Military)

15 Donald Buie III DB 6-0 196 So. Gainesville, Fla. (Eastside HS)

15 John Pressley WR 5-9 168 Fr. Gastonia, N.C. (Forestview HS)

16 Ivan Toomer (RS) CB 6-1 193 So. Homestead, Fla. (Homestead HS)

17 Brandaun Addison DB 5-11 170 Fr. Easley, S.C. (Easley HS)

18 Nat Dunlap QB 6-2 182 Fr. Albemarle, N.C. (Albemarle HS)

18 Adam Johnson DB 5-7 168 Fr. Montgomery, Ala. (Elmore HS)

19 Kenny Cook WR 6-4 216 RSo. Cross Hill, S.C. (Garden City (Kan.) CC)

19 Tiquan McLean DB 6-0 171 Fr. High Point, N.C. (Andrews HS)

20 Bobby Clark DB 5-11 189 So. Clemmons, N.C. (West Forsyth HS)

21 Gianni Olivas DB 5-10 192 Jr. Ontario, Calif. (Upland HS)

22 J.J. Hubbard RB 5-8 170 So. Tampa, Fla. (Robinson HS)

22 Anthony Lyons DB 5-9 166 RSr. Winston-Salem, N.C. (Atkins HS)

23 Juanne Blount RB 5-9 205 RSo. Wingate, N.C. (Forest Hills HS)

24 Demetrius Fairley RB 5-11 195 Fr. Garner, N.C. (Garner HS)

26 Rodney Watson ATH 5-9 185 RSo. Lakeland, Fla. (South Florida)

27 Jonathan Sherrill CB 6-3 196 Fr. Lincolnton, N.C. (Lincolnton HS)

28 Drew White CB 5-9 172 Jr. Vallejo, Calif. (City College of San Francisco)

29 Brandon Swayze DB 6-2 190 Fr. Thompson’s Station, Tenn. (Independence HS)

30 Bo Lindsey P 5-11 155 Sr. Roebuck, S.C. (Dorman HS)

31 Keon Williams CB 6-0 170 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence HS)

32 Dee Littlejohn RB 6-1 225 Fr. Lincolnton, N.C. (Lincolnton HS)

34 Earnest Harmon FB 5-11 226 RSo. Madison, Miss. (Ole Miss)

35 Lonnie Johnson DB 5-10 220 Gr. Liverpool, N.Y. (Syracuse)

36 Anthony Cosby DB 5-10 188 So. Nicholson, Ga. (Athens Christian School)

37 Jarrett Moore DB 6-0 172 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic HS)

38 Chad Geter LB 6-2 220 Fr. Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork HS)

39 Orrette Daley CB 5-9 187 RFr. Winter Haven, Fla. (Winter Haven HS)

40 Matt Hutchison FB 6-0 280 Fr. Crestview, Fla. (Crestview HS)

41 Tiko Thompson DB 5-8 148 Fr. Greenville, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS)

42 Don Manning TE 6-1 262 Jr. Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney HS)

43 Steven Cristobal DB 6-0 189 Jr. Camarillo, Calif. (Moorpark College)

43 Dinkin Miller RB 5-8 170 Fr. Salisbury, N.C. (West Rowan HS)

44 Hudson Smith TE 6-1 245 Jr. Aiken, S.C. (Aiken HS)

45 Jonathan Langston FB 5-10 211 Jr. Loganville, Ga. (Grayson HS)

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No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. Hometown (Previous School)

46 Dillon Griffi th P 5-10 166 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (West Mecklenburg HS)

47 Bradley Taylor LB 6-1 221 So. Yanceyville, N.C. (Oak Ridge Military Acad.)

48 Azziz Higgins LB 6-2 225 Fr. Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS)

49 Brian Wittenberger LB 6-2 232 Jr. Gaithersburg, Md. (Damascus HS)

51 Milton Williams LB 6-1 225 Fr. Chino, Calif. (Don Lugo HS)

52 Preston Pemasa DE 6-2 257 Jr. Garden Grove, Calif. (Orange Lutheran HS)

53 Jebrai Regan LB 6-2 222 Fr. Woodstock, Ga. (Woodstock HS)

54 Maurice Dickson DL 6-4 265 Jr. Hillside, N.J. (Fork Union Military)

55 Tanner Burch LB 6-3 242 So. Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian School)

56 Trei Gilcrist LB 6-0 225 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. (Central Dauphin HS)

57 Juwan Simpson LB 6-1 229 RFr. Yanceyville, N.C. (Oak Ridge Military Acad.)

58 Michael Cunningham LB 6-0 210 Fr. Lincolnton, N.C. (Lincolnton HS)

59 Austin Sargent OL 6-3 302 Sr. Ninety Six, S.C. (Ninety Six HS)

62 David Sutton OL 6-3 314 Fr. Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork HS)

63 Caleb Smith OL 6-3 290 Fr. Woodruff, S.C. (Woodruff HS)

64 Alvaro Estrella OL 6-2 308 RFr. Pomona, Calif. (Fresno State)

65 Ashanti McPhee OL 6-3 306 RFr. Orlando, Fla. (West Orange HS)

66 Aaron Huck OL 6-3 296 Sr. San Jose, Calif. (San Jose City College)

67 Jamie Dunaway OL 6-3 290 Sr. Lyman, S.C. (Byrnes HS)

68 Matt McAlvin OL 6-5 280 RFr. Evans, Ga. (Greenbrier HS)

69 Dewayne Wray OL 6-0 278 Fr. Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney HS)

71 Jeff Harris OL 6-2 292 Jr. Kernersville, N.C. (East Forsyth HS)

75 David McConnell OL 6-5 304 RSo. Gainesville, Ga. (Gainesville HS)

76 Dylan Hopper OL 6-4 295 Fr. Shelby, N.C. (Crest HS)

77 Tyler Hough-Jenkins DL 6-4 281 So. Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic HS)

78 Harrison Martin OL 6-6 285 Gr. Charlotte, N.C. (East Mecklenburg HS)

79 Steve Demilio OL 6-5 293 Sr. Severna Park, Md. (Milford (NY) Academy)

80 Josh Thompson WR 6-4 188 Fr. Chino, Calif. (Don Lugo HS)

81 Carlton Heard WR 6-0 178 RFr. Athens, Ga. (Clarke Central HS)

82 Geo Hillsman WR 6-1 187 Fr. Crestview, Fla. (Crestview HS)

83 Mike Estes TE 6-4 227 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Athens Drive HS)

84 Demarcus White WR 5-9 165 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Coral Gables HS)

85 Theo Johnson TE 6-4 276 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Harbor College)

86 Seth Cranfi ll TE 6-4 230 So. Sherrill’s Ford, N.C. (Bandys HS)

87 Johnnie Duce WR 5-11 180 RFr. Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Day School)

88 Cameron Martin TE 6-4 223 Fr. Greer, S.C. (J.L. Mann HS)

90 Dylan Taylor DL 6-0 257 Sr. Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg HS)

91 O.J. Le’iatua Mau DE 6-2 275 Fr. Masefau, American Samoa (Fagaitua HS)

92 Matt Goods DL 6-2 275 Jr. East Orange, N.J. (Milford (NY) Academy)

93 Kapono Asuega DL 6-0 255 Sr. Costa Mesa, Calif. (Mt. San Antonio College)

94 Zach Shelton DE 6-1 244 Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS)

95 Arlando Griffi n DE 6-4 220 Fr. Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett HS)

96 Maurice Bryan DL 6-2 271 Sr. Monroe, N.C. (Sun Valley HS)

97 Albert Doyle DE 6-5 229 RFr. Miami, Fla. (Northwestern HS)

98 Shaquille Riddick DE 6-7 235 So. Akron, Ohio (Buchtel HS)

99 Aaron Easterling (RS) LB 6-4 215 Fr. Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody HS)

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BOILING SPRINGS – With a rebuilding process well underway, Gardner-Webb head coach Ron Dick-erson, Jr., has his sights set on a making marked improvement from his fi rst season at the helm of the Runnin’ Bulldogs. With 19 starters returning overall, Dickerson has a level of experienced depth – particularly along both lines – that hasn’t been seen in Boil-ing Springs recently. The team’s line strength is a source of optimism, along with good depth at sever-al other positions, but the second-year head coach

is quick to point out one area that must improve for his squad to push to the top of the Big South

Conference standings by season’s end. Simply put: the Runnin’ Bulldogs must hang onto the football. In its four Big South losses last season, Gardner-Webb turned the football over 15

times. In its other seven games overall on the season, the ‘Dogs turned it over

only four – with three of those miscues coming at FBS member

Ohio in the second week of the season.

The turnover margin for the sea-son was only mi-nus-1 overall, but

opponents outscored Gard- ner-Webb 84-20 in points off of turnovers for the season – a statistic

that haunted GWU in each of its FCS losses. There were bright spots in 2011 as well, and

Dickerson hopes to build on those posi-tives heading into 2012.

The team’s approach last season was to be a more physical

squad. On the fi eld, that was proven by its ability to run the football. GWU rushed for 1,832 yards as a team and produced its fi rst 1,000-yard back

since 2000. Defensively, Gardner-Webb recorded a league-high 97 tack-

les behind the line of scrim-mage to account for 342

negative yards for opposing offenses. That total

ranked No. 5 nation-ally in NCAA Divi-sion I FCS, and the

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QUARTERBACKS Perhaps the most intriguing battle for Gardner-Webb offensively will be the one for the starting nod under center. The Runnin’ Bulldogs posted a team passer effi ciency rating of just 101.48 last season, which ranked 110th out of 120 FCS programs in 2011. The passing game produced just eight touchdowns and 149.1 yards per game overall – numbers that the coaching staff expects to improve upon in 2012. The team’s most experienced quarterback – Chandler Browning (6-3, 245, RJr.) – made a move to linebacker prior to the start of fall camp, leaving three players with college experience to fi ght for the job. Lucas Beatty (6-2, 220, RFr.) split time with Browning last season, starting four games before missing the fi nal two with an injury. Beatty was a strong game manager during his time as a starter, which included a 2-2 mark in league play with wins over Coastal Carolina and Charleston Southern. The Charlotte, N.C., native missed spring practice with an injury, but is expected back at full strength. Exavier Johnson (6-3, 223, RSr.) also battled in-juries in his fi rst season at Gardner-Webb, playing in just two games after coming in as a high regarded player from the junior college ranks. Blessed with a strong arm and good instincts, Johnson spent two seasons at FBS member Utah State before an out-standing 2010 season at Pierce (Calif.) College in Los Angeles. Jordan Paul (6-3, 196, So.) moved back from receiver during spring practice and proved to be a quick study under new coordinator Kurt Beathard. The team’s most agile quarterback, Paul was sharp during the 2012 spring game and was the starter in that contest. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native – who caught more passes than any returning receiver from last season – is a true dual threat at the quar-terback position. The only newcomer in the quarterback room is Nat Dunlap (6-2, 182, RFr.), who redshirted last sea-son after leading Albemarle (N.C.) High to a pair of Class 1A state titles.

RUNNING BACKS Gardner-Webb had its share of injury problems at running back in 2011, but Kenny Little (5-11, 208, RSr.) fought through to fi nish with a career-high 1,042 yards and seven touchdowns in only nine games. His 115.8 yards per game ranked No. 14 nationally and second in the Big South, and earned him second-team All-Big South honors. The Flan-ders, N.J., veteran is a preseason All-Big South Conference choice and will look to become only the second back in Gardner-Webb history to post back-to-back seasons with 1,000 yards or more. Juanne Blount (5-9, 201, RSo.) returns after missing the fi nal 10 games of the 2011 campaign

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with an injury, and has used his time off to bulk up considerably. The shifty Blount was the team’s second-leading rusher as a freshman in 2010 and ran for 102 yards in last season’s opener before go-ing down with an injury in that game. A standout triple-option quarterback at Forest Hills (N.C.) High, Blount rushed for 5,392 yards and 84 touchdowns during his prep career. Speedy J.J. Hubbard (5-8, 170, So.) also returns after averaging 4.0 yards per carry in limited action last season – but will likely be one of the team’s primary kickoff return men. Hubbard took a kick 79 yards to the house in last season’s fi nale at VMI and is a gifted return man and a receiver in addition to his abilities between the tackles. The optimism surrounding the running back position goes farther than the returning talent, however. Gardner-Webb added two of the state’s top running backs in February, signing standouts Dee Littlejohn (6-1, 225, Fr.) and Demetrius Fairley (5-11, 195, Fr.). Littlejohn rumbled and dashed for 2,072 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior for Lincolnton (N.C.) High last season, leading the Wolves to a spot in the Class 2A state championship game. Littlejohn, considered one of the state’s top-50 prospects by several publications, ran for a county-record 4,296 yards in less than three seasons as a starter. Fairley, who was courted by several FBS pro-grams, also led his high school team to the state fi nals in 2011, starring at Garner (N.C.) High. Also a powerful runner, Fairley carried 196 times for 1,678 yards and 16 scores to pace the Trojans to the Class 4A title game. He originally committed to Western Michigan of the MAC prior to his senior season and drew interest from several BCS level programs. Another freshman, diminutive Dinkin Miller (5-8, 170, Fr.), also brings outstanding credentials to the mix. Miller collected 2,570 yards and 26 touch-downs last season at West Rowan (N.C.) High, lead-ing the Falcons to a 12-4 record and a spot in the Class 3A fi nals.

OFFENSIVE LINE If the excitement level has risen surrounding Gardner-Webb’s running backs, a primary reason is the quality, experience and depth of the offensive line assembled in Boiling Springs. Six players – fi ve seniors – return with start-ing experience. Three of those seniors – left guard Jamie Dunaway (6-3, 290, Sr.), right tackle Steve Demilio (6-5, 293, RSr.) and left tackle Harrison Martin (6-6, 285, RSr.) – each earned fi rst-team preseason All-Big South honors from Phil Steele’s FCS Football Preview Magazine. That trio started all 11 games last season, and Dunaway has made 33 consecutive starts. Center Austin Sargent (6-3, 302, Sr.) is a strong option over the ball, and should challenge for All-Big South honors in 2012. Veterans Jeff Harris (6-2, 292,

RJr.) and Aaron Huck (6-3, 296, RSr.) have plenty of experience at right guard – and both earned starting assignments in 2011. David McConnell (6-5, 304, RSo.) graded out at 100 percent in limited action at tackle last season, and was perhaps the team’s most improved linemen during spring practice. The Runnin’ Bulldogs were able to redshirt sev-eral talented newcomers in 2011, and those young-sters will provide outstanding depth across the line. Tackle Matt McAlvin (6-5, 280, RFr.) and center/guard Ashanti McPhee (6-3, 306, RFr.) were both heavily courted by FBS programs following their senior seasons and each are capable of making an impact for the Runnin’ Bulldogs when called upon. Guard Alvaro Estrella (6-2, 308, RFr.) transferred in from Fresno State in June after redshirting with that program last season. Estrella was offered by Gardner-Webb and Hampton as a high school senior before deciding to enroll at Fresno State. A trio of highly-regarded true freshman also joined the program, with Dylan Hopper (6-4, 295, Fr.), Caleb Smith (6-3, 290, Fr.) and David Sutton (6-3, 314, Fr.) each signing with the ‘Dogs in Febru-ary. Smith and Sutton each earned All-State hon-ors in South Carolina last season, and Hopper was considered one of the top senior linemen in North Carolina in the Class of 2012. Another freshman, guard Dewayne Wray (6-0, 278, Fr.) started at both guard and tackle for state power Gaffney (S.C.) High before joining the team for camp in early August.

RECEIVERS Gardner-Webb’s top returning producer at the receiver position caught just seven passes in 2011 and that player – Jordan Paul – is now in the mix for the starting spot at quarterback. Of the players who saw action last season at the position, just nine catches return. The Runnin’ Bulldogs caught a major break fol-lowing spring practice, when veteran Marquis Sand-ers (5-11, 185, Gr.) was granted a sixth season by the NCAA. The Mt. Holly, N.C., speedster has long been considered one of the team’s fastest players – with injuries hampering seasons in 2010 and 2011. Sanders, who has been timed at 10.8 seconds in the 100m dash, posted a 41-inch vertical jump dur-ing spring workouts and is back at full speed after missing the fi nal nine games of the 2011 campaign. His best season came in 2009, when he caught 36 passes for 459 yards and two touchdowns – nar-rowly missing out on All-Big South Conference ac-colades. Sanders is joined by third-year competitors Richard Jules (6-0, 174, Jr.) and Deonte Swinton (6-1, 189, RSo.) as the unit’s core of experience. Jules caught six passes for 47 yards last season and Swinton hauled in one pass for eight yards, although both had solid showings during spring practice.A player who has created considerable buzz since

joining the program last August is Carlton Heard (6-0, 184, RFr.), and much is expected of the newcomer in 2012. The Athens, Ga., native entered the Gard-ner-Webb program when camp started in 2011 as a preferred walk-on and, after a week of preseason camp, had performed at such a high level he was extended a scholarship. Heard continued his progression throughout his redshirt season, and was a bright spot for the squad during spring practice. Classmate Stanley Fleurant (6-3, 192, RFr.) is another former high school sprinter who should challenge for immediate playing time, and has out-standing size. Floridians Jordan Jones (6-4, 202, Fr.) and Rod-ney Watson (5-9, 185, RSo.) should also factor into the mix early. Jones played a postgraduate year at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy after starring at Tampa Catholic (Fla.) High, and has a combination of size and strength that should give him an edge in the red zone. Watson transferred from USF in June, and will work at both running back and receiver. He is the younger brother of former Carolina Panther Rod Smart and current Pittsburgh Steeler Chris Rainey. Junior college transfer Kenny Cook (6-4, 216, RSo.) joined the team in January, and was one of the team’s most explosive players during spring practice. Two other newcomers also have the potential to play early. Josh Thompson (6-4, 188, Fr.) is a gifted athlete with tremendous size and speed (4.53 sec-onds in the 40). Geo Hillsman (6-1, 187, Fr.) was a standout on both sides of the football at Crestview (Fla.) High and is a potential game breaker.

TIGHT ENDSHudson Smith (6-1, 245, RJr.) has found a perma-nent home at tight end after playing all over the fi eld in his fi rst two seasons with the Runnin’ Bulldogs. He leads a versatile group at tight end and, as his career to date has shown, is the most multi-talented of the group heading into 2012. Smith, who has started games at defensive end and running back, as well as earning All-Big South honors at long snapper in 2010, is a stout blocker who has also shown a good knack for route running and hauling in passes. Converted receiver Seth Cranfi ll (6-4, 230, RSo.) is perhaps the team’s most dangerous threat in the passing game at the tight end spot, and will get a chance to prove his worth early in 2012. The former Bandys (N.C.) High star will likely be the man to join Smith in two-tight end sets. Formerly an agile offensive lineman, Don Man-ning (6-1, 262, RJr.) brings his physical blocking to the tight end position in 2012. The Gaffney, N.C., na-tive is a strong, agile player who should benefi t an already strong GWU rushing attack. Another potential powerhouse as a blocker is

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Theo Johnson (6-4, 276, Sr.), who moved over from defensive end midway through the 2011 season. The Los Angles, Calif., native worked hard at his new position during spring practice, and could be a sur-prise at the position. Newcomers Mike Estes (6-4, 227, Fr.) and Cam-eron Martin (6-4, 223, Fr.) each have bright futures, with Estes one of the team’s top February additions after catching 42 passes for 602 yards and seven touchdowns last season at Athens Drive (N.C.) High.

FULLBACKS An often underrated position in Gardner-Webb’s success running the football is fullback, where the Runnin’ Bulldogs are looking to replace a burly blocker in Luke Stein (6-2, 255), who graduated in May. Earnest Harmon (5-11, 220, RSo.) transferred into the program in January from Ole Miss and earned the starting spot following spring practice, but will be pushed by returning letterwinner and former linebacker Jonathan Langston (5-10, 211, RJr.) and newcomer Matt Hutchison (6-0, 280, Fr.). Hutchison starred at Crestview (Fla.) High, where he rumbled for 464 yards on just 43 carries in 2011 and caught four passes for 66 yards to earn fi rst-team All-Area honors.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Depth on the line isn’t limited to the offensive side of the football in Boiling Springs. The team’s defensive front boasts experienced, talented depth too – with two preseason All-Big South Conference selections in Matt Goods (6-2, 275, RJr.) and Preston Pemasa (6-2, 257, Jr.) and fi ve players with starting experience. Goods, the 2009 Big South Freshman of the Year, and Pemasa, the 2010 Big South Freshman of the Year, formed an outstanding 1-2 punch for the ‘Dogs last season – helping the team lead the league in tackles for loss and sacks. Dylan Taylor (6-0, 257, Gr.) received his under-graduate degree just after camp started in early August and is a returning starter inside with a high motor. May graduate Maurice Bryan (6-2, 271, Gr.) is another experienced tackle who is a key cog in a veteran rotation that should keep the trenches fresh. Maurice Dickson (6-4, 265, Jr.) and Tyler Hough-Jenkins (6-4, 281, RSo.) each have the tools to line up at either end or tackle – and excel against the run and pass. Dickson, a preseason All-Big South se-lection by Phil Steele’s FCS Football Preview Maga-zine, collected 10.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks last season as a part-time starter. End Zach Shelton (6-1, 244, RJr.) is good enough

to start, and agile enough to try his hand at line-backer during spring practice. Kapono Asuega (6-0, 255, Sr.) returns as another experienced option at tackle. If an offi cial survey had been commissioned of coaches and players following spring practice, the name most frequently mentioned as most impres-sive would likely have been end Shaquille Riddick (6-7, 235, So.). The Akron, Ohio, native moved quickly into a starting role at the rush end spot vacated by four-year starter Jordan Woods and showcased his ability in the 2012 spring game by collecting nine tackles and fi ve tackles for loss. Riddick packed on 20 pounds since arriving on campus last August, and is expected to push for All-Big South honors in the near future. Rangy former tight end Albert Doyle (6-5, 229, RFr.) moved over to defense after the start of Au-gust camp to provide depth and Gardner-Webb will look for a push inside from talented newcomer O.J. Le’Itaua Mau (6-2, 275, Fr.). Mau, who traveled nearly 10,000 miles from Masefau, American Samoa, to join his teammates in August, could wind up at defensive end at times, but is more likely ready to make a serious push for playing time at tackle – where his combination of brute power and quickness is already very effective. The only other newcomer on the defensive line, end Arlando Griffi n (6-4, 220, Fr.), also has a bright future with the Runnin’ Bulldogs.

LINEBACKER The absence of a Gardner-Webb linebacker on the 2012 preseason All-Big South team marks just the second time in 10 years that a Runnin’ Bulldog has not been on that list at the position, and the fi rst time since 2006. The Runnin’ Bulldogs must replace three senior starters from the 2011 campaign, included three-time All-Big South standout Marty Patterson and his league-best 102 total tackles. The linebackers available to the coaching staff in 2012 may be in-experienced compared to previous years, but the talent of that youthful group is reason for optimism. Returners Tanner Burch (6-3, 242, So.), Brian Wittenberger (6-2, 232, RJr.) and Bradley Taylor (6-1, 221, So.) are expected to be in the starting lineup when the season begins, with Wittenberger the most experienced of that trio – despite missing all of last season. The Gaithersburg, Md., standout started fi ve games in 2010 and fi nished with a career-high 55 total tackles, one sack and an interception. Burch was a heavily recruited prospect out of Savannah Christian (Ga.) School, earning Georgia Class A State Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2009. Taylor is one of the Big South’s fi ercest hitters. Both gained valuable playing time as true freshmen a year ago. Two other veterans will be pushing for play-

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Theo Johnson (6-4, 276, Sr.), who moved over fromdefensive end midway through the 2011 season. TheLos Angles, Calif., native worked hard at his newposition during spring practice, and could be a sur-prise at the position. Newcomers Mike Estes (6-4, 227, Fr.) and Cam-eron Martin (6-4, 223, Fr.) each have bright futures,with Estes one of the team’s top February additionsafter catching 42 passes for 602 yards and seventouchdowns last season at Athens Drive (N.C.) High.

FULLBACKS An often underrated position in Gardner-Webb’ssuccess running the football is fullback, where theRunnin’ Bulldogs are looking to replace a burlyblocker in Luke Stein (6-2, 255), who graduated inMay.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN Depth on the line isn’t limited to the offensiveside of the football in Boiling Springs. The team’sdefensive front boasts experienced, talented depthtoo – with two preseason All-Big South Conferenceselections in Matt Goods (6-2, 275, RJr.) and PrestonPemasa (6-2, 257, Jr.) and fi ve players with startingexperience. Goods, the 2009 Big South Freshman of the Year,and Pemasa, the 2010 Big South Freshman of theYear, formed an outstanding 1-2 punch for the ‘Dogslast season – helping the team lead the league intackles for loss and sacks. Dylan Taylor (6-0, 257, Gr.) received his under-graduate degree just after camp started in earlyAugust and is a returning starter inside with a high

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ing time, but both will be doing so while learning a new position. Former safety Chris James (5-11, 230, Gr.) was granted a sixth year by the NCAA, and will spend that time working at outside linebacker. Former starting quarterback Chandler Browning (6-3, 245, RJr.) will compete for early playing time at middle linebacker after moving over to defense prior to the start of August camp. Both have the size and physical ability to perform well in their new roles. Gardner-Webb’s depth will come from its re-cruiting class, with the linebacker position a point of emphasis in February. All-State safety Chad Geter (6-2, 220, Fr.) starred at Dutch Fork (S.C.) High, and has grown into the linebacker position since signing with the ‘Dogs. Azziz Higgins (6-2, 225, Fr.) and Jebrai Regan (6-2, 222, Fr.) each have strong credentials and are physical tacklers. Milton Williams (6-1, 225, Fr.) was considered an FBS level recruit heading into his respective se-nior seasons, and is a hard-nosed tackler. Local product Michael Cunningham (6-0, 210, Fr.) was an All-State linebacker at Lincolnton (N.C.) High, where he showcased his athletic ability by re-turning six punts and kickoffs for touchdowns over his fi nal two high school seasons.

CORNERBACKS Gardner-Webb returns just one starter at corner-back for 2012, with All-Big South candidate Keon Williams (6-0, 170, Jr.) taking on the role of veteran leader for a young group. Another All-Big South candidate, Ivan Toomer (6-1, 193, So.) will redshirt this season, leaving the starting spot opposite Wil-liams up for grabs. Kamar Morrison (5-10, 167, Sr., Inglewood, Calif.) is the lone returning letterwinner with game

experience at cornerback, and will be squarely in the mix to earn that starting spot when the season begins. He will be pushed immediately by newcom-er Andrew White (5-9, 172, Jr.), who learned and developed in two of the west coast’s top programs – national power Concord (Calif.) De La Salle on the high school level and 2011 national champion City College of San Francisco on the junior college level. Talented rookies Jonathan Sherrill (6-3, 196, Fr.) and Brandaun Addison (5-11, 170, Fr.) will add needed depth in 2012. Sherrill starred on both sides of the football at Lincolnton (N.C.) High and has exceptional size for a cover man. He broke up 12 passes as a senior for the Wolves last season. Addison was also a multi-position standout in high school, leading Easley (S.C.) High to an 11-2 record and one of the biggest turnarounds in South Carolina prep history over his fi nal two seasons. The speedy Addison totaled 1,488 all-purpose yards as a senior, including a 92-yard kickoff return for a score and a 62-yard interception return.

SAFETIES Third-year starter Gianni Olivas (5-10, 192, Jr.), who earned preseason All-Big South honors from College Sports Madness heading into 2012, anchors the back line of defense for Gardner-Webb in the secondary. The Upland, Calif., native will start again at strong safety and is a physical tackler who has a team-high seven interceptions over the past two seasons. Converted running back Bobby Clark (5-11, 189, So.) is expected to start the season at free safety, after playing both safety and running back as a true freshman last season. Returning letterwinner Don-ald Buie III (6-0, 196, So.) was a regular in the ro-tation last season and provides experienced depth,

and classmate Anthony Cosby (5-10, 188, So.) re-turns after providing a boost on special teams in 2011. Junior college transfer Steven Cristobal (6-0, 189, Jr.) enjoyed a very solid career at Moorpark College and should be an impact player for the Run-nin’ Bulldogs quickly this season. Brandon Swayze (6-2, 190, Fr.) earned Region Defensive Player of the Year honors and All-Mid State Tennessee honors at Independence (Tenn.) High last season, and is an-other newcomer expected to have an impact on the rotation at safety.

SPECIALISTS Gardner-Webb is blessed with one of the Foot-ball Championship Subdivision’s top kickers in All-Big South selection Trever Austin (5-10, 194, So.), who led the Big South with 12 fi eld goals as a true freshman – while also pacing the league in fi eld goal and PAT accuracy. The Shelby, N.C., native was at his best in a 26-24 win at Coastal Carolina on October 22, booting home four fi eld goals and winning the game with his fi nal kick as time expired. That weekend earned Austin national recognition, and he built upon that performance to earn second-team All-Big South honors at season’s end. Austin was named to the Fred Mitchell Award Watch List in late July and was a preseason hon-orable mention All-America selection by Beyond Sports Network that same month. Bo Lindsey (5-11, 155, Sr.) has bided his time since joining the program four years ago, and is in line for the starting spot at punter heading into 2012. The former Dorman (S.C.) High standout is more than capable, and will also continue his role as Austin’s holder and as a kickoff specialist when needed.

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WR #81 CARLTON HEARD 6-0 178 Fr.-RS Athens, Ga. #19 Kenny Cook 6-4 216 RSo.-JC Cross Hill, S.C.

WR #5 MARQUIS SANDERS * 5-11 185 Gr.-3L Mt. Holly, N.C. #7 Deonte Swinton 6-1 189 RSo.-1L Phenix City, Ala.

LT #78 HARRISON MARTIN * 6-6 285 RSr. Charlotte, N.C. #75 David McConnell 6-5 304 RSo. Gainesville, Ga.

LG #67 JAMIE DUNAWAY * 6-3 290 Sr.-3L Lyman, S.C. #64 Alvaro Estrella 6-2 308 RFr.-TR Pomona, Calif. #63 Caleb Smith 6-3 290 Fr.-HS Woodruff, S.C.

C #59 AUSTIN SARGENT * 6-3 302 Sr.-3L Ninety Six, S.C. #65 Ashanti McPhee 6-3 306 Fr.-RS Orlando, Fla. RG #71 JEFF HARRIS (or) * 6-2 292 RJr.-2L Kernersville, N.C. #66 Aaron Huck * 6-3 296 RSr.-1L San Jose, Calif. #76 Dylan Hopper 6-4 295 Fr.-HS Shelby, N.C.

RT #79 STEVE DEMILIO * 6-5 293 RSr.-3L Severna Park, Md. #68 Matt McAlvin 6-5 280 Fr.-RS Evans, Ga. #62 David Sutton 6-3 315 Fr.-HS Irmo, S.C.

TE #44 HUDSON SMITH * 6-1 245 RJr.-2L Aiken, S.C. #86 SETH CRANFILL 6-4 234 RSo.-1L Sherrill’s Ford, N.C. #42 Don Manning 6-1 262 RJr.-2L Gaffney, S.C. #85 Theo Johnson 6-4 275 Sr.-1L Los Angeles, Calif. #83 Mike Estes 6-4 227 Fr.-HS Raleigh, N.C.

QB #11 JORDAN PAUL (or) 6-3 196 So.-1L Brooklyn, N.Y. #3 EXAVIER JOHNSON (or) 6-3 223 RSr.-1L Lake Balboa, Calif. #8 LUCAS BEATTY * 6-2 220 RSo.-1L Charlotte, N.C.

FB #34 EARNEST HARMON 5-11 226 RSo.-TR Madison, Miss. #45 Jonathan Langston (or) 5-10 210 RJr.-2L Loganville, Ga. #40 Matt Hutchinson 6-0 280 Fr.-HS Crestview, Fla.

RB #6 KENNY LITTLE * 5-11 208 RSr.-3L Flanders, N.J. #23 Juanne Blount (or) * 5-9 205 RSo.-1L Wingate, N.C. #22 J.J. Hubbard (or) 5-8 170 So.-1L Tampa, Fla. #32 Dee Littlejohn (or) 6-1 225 Fr.-HS Lincolnton, N.C. #24 Demetrius Fairley 5-11 200 Fr.-HS Garner, N.C.

WR #2 RICHARD JULES * 6-0 174 Jr.-2L Seffner, Fla. #9 Stanley Fleurant 6-3 192 Fr.-RS Homestead, Fla. #80 Josh Thompson 6-4 188 Fr.-HS Chino, Calif.

PK #1 TREVER AUSTIN * 5-10 194 So.-1L Shelby, N.C.

KOR #2 RICHARD JULES * 6-0 180 Jr. Seffner, Fla. #5 MARQUIS SANDERS 5-11 185 Gr.-3L Mt. Holly, N.C.

* Denotes starting experience

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DE #52 PRESTON PEMASA * 6-2 257 Jr.-2L Garden Grove, Calif. #94 Zach Shelton 6-1 244 RJr.-2L Marietta, Ga. #91 O.J. Le’iataua Mau 6-2 275 Fr.-HS Masefu, American Samoa DT #92 MATT GOODS * 6-2 275 RJr.-2L East Orange, N.J. #96 Maurice Bryan (or) 6-2 271 Gr.-3L Monroe, N.C. #93 Kapono Asuega 6-0 255 Sr.-1L Costa Mesa, Calif.

DT #90 DYLAN TAYLOR * (or) 6-0 257 Gr.-3L Spartanburg, S.C. #77 TYLER HOUGH-JENKINS 6-4 281 RSo.-1L Charlotte, N.C. #91 O.J. Le’iataua Mau 6-2 275 Fr.-HS Masefu, American Samoa

DE #54 MAURICE DICKSON (or) * 6-4 277 Jr.-2L Hillside, N.J. #98 SHAQUILLE RIDDICK 6-7 235 So.-1L Akron, Ohio #57 Juwan Simpson 6-1 229 Fr.-RS Ruffi n, N.C.

LB #49 BRIAN WITTENBERGER * 6-2 232 RJr.-2L Damascus, Md. #38 Chad Geter 6-2 220 Fr.-HS Irmo, S.C. #51 Milton Williams 6-1 225 Fr.-HS Chino, Calif.

LB #55 TANNER BURCH 6-3 242 So.-1L Savannah, Ga. #12 Chandler Browning 6-3 245 RJr.-2L Raleigh, N.C. #48 Azziz Higgins 6-2 225 Fr.-HS Snellville, Ga.

LB #47 BRADLEY TAYLOR 6-1 217 So. Yanceyville, N.C. #10 Chris James * 5-11 230 Gr.-3L Newnan, Ga. #52 Michael Cunningham (or) 6-0 210 Fr. Lincolnton, N.C. #53 Jebrai Regan 6-2 222 Fr. Woodstock, Ga.

CB #31 KEON WILLIAMS * 6-0 170 Jr.-2L Charlotte, N.C. #28 Drew White 5-9 172 Jr.-JC Vallejo, Calif. #41 Tiko Thompson 5-8 148 Fr.-HS Greenville, S.C.

FS #20 BOBBY CLARK 5-11 193 So.-1L Clemmons, N.C. #19 Steven Cristobal 6-0 189 Jr.-JC Oxnard, Calif. #29 Brandon Swayze 6-2 190 Fr.-HS Franklin, Tenn.

SS #21 GIANNI OLIVAS * 5-10 192 Jr.-2L Ontario, Calif. #15 Donald Buie III 6-0 196 So.-1L Gainesville, Fla. #35 Lonnie Johnson 5-10 220 Gr.-TR Liverpool, N.Y. CB #13 KAMAR MORRISON * 5-10 166 Sr.-1L Inglewood, Calif. #39 Orrette Daley (or) 5-9 187 Fr.-RS Winter Haven, Fla. #27 Jonathan Sherrill 6-3 196 Fr.-HS Lincolnton, N.C. #17 Brandaun Addison 6-0 170 Fr.-HS Easley, S.C.

P #30 BO LINDSEY * 5-11 155 Sr.-3L Roebuck, S.C.

PR #22 J.J. HUBBARD 5-8 170 So.-1L Tampa, Fla. #84 Demarcus White 5-9 165 Fr.-HS Miami, Fla.

* Denotes starting experience

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TREVER AUSTINTREVER AUSTIN5-10 • 194 • So.-1L • PK • Shelby, N.C. / Crest HS

11Preseason second-team All-Big South Conference selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview … A fi rst-team All-Big South choice by College Sports Mad-ness … Named to the College Football Performance Awards preseason Watch List for kickers … A preseason, honorable mention FCS All-America selection by Beyond Sports Network (BSN) … One of the top young kickers nationally in the Football Championship Subdivision … Handles kickoffs, fi eld goals at PAT attempts with outstanding accuracy … Was 5-of-5 on PATs in the 2012 spring game and knocked home all three of his fi eld goal attempts, including a 52-yarder … Made a 55-yarder in an earlier spring scrimmage.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors … Led the league in fi eld goals made and fi eld goal accuracy … Knocked in 12-of-15 fi eld goals (80.0 percent), including 5-of-6 from 30-49 yards … Was nearly perfect on PAT attempts, connecting on 21-of-22 chances … Led team with 57 points scored … Made at least one fi eld goal in all but four games … Connected on 4-of-4 fi eld goals and a pair of extra points in a thrilling win at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Made the game-winning fi eld goal from 32 yards out as time expired … Named National FCS Kicker of the Week for his performance … Big South Conference Freshman of the Week twice during the season … Made a pair of fi eld goals and all four extra points in the season opener vs. Brevard (9/3) … Connected on a 41-yard fi eld goal at Ohio (9/10) … Made a pair of fi eld goals vs. Virginia State (11/3) … Had 10 or more points scored in three different games … Made a special teams tackle at Wake Forest (9/17).

High School: Played at nearby Crest (N.C.) High under Coach Mark Barnes … Rated the No. 19 kicker nationally in the Class of 2011 by Khol’s Kicking … Has excellent 4.0 hang time on kickoffs … Also rated as one of the nation’s top-50 kicking prospects by ESPN.com … A first-team All-State selection as a senior by the Associated Press … Named Offensive MVP of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas after booting a 43-yard field goal … Also earned first-team Class 3A All-State honors from NCPreps.com … A two-time All-Cleveland County selection by the Shelby Star … Named to the Cleveland County All-Decade Team … An All-Observer selection by the Charlotte Observer … Conference Special Teams Player of the Year … A two-time All-Conference choice … Scored 80 points as a senior, helping the Chargers to an 11-4 record and a runner-up finish in the N.C. Class 3AA State Playoffs … Connected on 53 extra points and was a solid 10-of-13 on field goals … Boomed a pair of 52-yard field goals on the season to establish a new school record … Averaged 40.0 yards per punt … Had seven field goals over 40 yards for his career … Had a 47-yard field goal to beat Burns (N.C.) High as a junior … Kicked seven total field goals in 2009 … Also recruited by LSU and Appalachian State.

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KENNY LITTLEKENNY LITTLE5-11 • 208 • RSr.-3L • Flanders, N.J. / Mt. Olive HS

66Preseason fi rst-team All-Big South Conference selection by the league’s head coaches and media … Also an All-Big South selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and College Sports Madness … One of the most productive backs in the Football Championship Subdivision … Has packed on nearly 10 pounds of muscle in the offseason, and is poised for another strong year behind a veteran offensive line … Has solid speed and is strong running between the tackles or on the pe-rimeter … Has a chance to become the fi rst running back to post back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons since Hall of Famer Darrell Middleton did so in 1988 and 1989 … Middleton is the only back in Gardner-Webb’s 42-year senior college history to post more than one 1,000-yard season in his career … Is the team’s top returning receiver (12 catches) from the 2011 campaign.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started and played in nine games … Earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors after fi nishing second in the league and No. 14 nationally with 115.8 yards rushing per game … Became the fi rst back since Justin Richardson in 2000 to top the 1,000-yard mark … Carried 200 times for 1,042 yards and seven touchdowns … Yardage total ranked sixth in GWU history for a single season … Ranked seventh in GWU history with 200 carries … Had four games with 140 yards or more on the season, and topped the 100-yard mark six times on the season … Narrowly missed a seventh 100-yard outing with 95 yards on 29 carries at FBS member Ohio (9/10) … Collected a season and career-high 162 yards and a 42-yard touchdown run on 27 carries at Samford (10/1) … Had 153 yards on 23 carries, including a 54-yard dash, vs. Stony Brook (11/12) … Had 153 yards and a pair of scores on just 15 carries vs. Virginia State (11/3) … Carried for 142 yards and a score on 29 carries at VMI (11/19) … Collected 17 carries for 103 yards vs. Liberty (10/8) … Had 131 yards and three touchdowns on 23 carries vs. Brevard (9/3) … Also had three catches for 48 yards in that game … Averaged 120.5 yards per game in Big South play, and 129.0 yards per game vs. FCS competition … Caught 12 passes for 121 yards on the season … Averaged 129.2 all-purpose yards. 2010 at GWU: Played two series in the season opener vs. Brevard (9/4) … Car-ried fi ve times for 45 yards and a touchdown in those two series before leaving with an injury … Missed the season’s fi nal 10 games. 2009 at GWU: Saw action in 10 games, carrying 59 times for 294 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Caught four passes for 21 yards … Averaged 5.0 yards per carry … Had one kickoff return for 16 yards … Had a season-high 85 yards on 12 carries vs. Southern Virginia (10/24) … Rushed seven times for 40 yards, including a 22-yard run, at Coastal Carolina (11/7) … Rushed for 56 yards on seven carries at Presbyterian (11/21) … Had 13 carries for 43 yards and a score in the second half vs. Mars Hill (9/5) … Rushed 12 times for 50 yards vs. Charleston Southern (10/17) … Had 72 all-purpose yards vs. the Bucs. 2008 at GWU: Redshirted.

High School: Played at Mount Olive (N.J.) High under Coach Colin Eckert … A fi rst-team All-Morris County selection as a senior by the area’s coaches … Also a fi rst-team All-Iron Conference selection … Two-time Offensive Player of the Year ... Rated as the No. 2 running back in New Jersey and the No. 29 overall prospect by EliteRecruits.com … Ran for 1,110 yards and 11 touchdowns in seven games played, averaging 157.1 yards per contest and 8.5 yards per carry for the Marauders … Added 50 tackles and an 81-yard interception return for a score at defensive back … Had eight scoring runs of 30 yards or longer … Had a 66-yard score against Seton Hall Prep … Posted a 95-yard scoring run vs. Morris Knolls … Had scoring runs of 75 and 71 yards vs. West Morris Central … Had a 48-yard touchdown run vs. Old Tappan … Rushed for 1,200 yards and nine scores as a junior … Averaged nine yards per carry … A fi rst-team All-Morris County selection … Chose Gardner-Webb over Northeastern and Monmouth … Drew considerable recruiting interest from UConn, Rutgers, Virginia and Temple.

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GIANNI OLIVASGIANNI OLIVAS5-10 • 192 • Jr.-2L • SS • Ontario, Calif. / Upland HS

2121Preseason All-Big South Conference selection by College Sports Madness … Two-year starter at safety … Capable of seeing action at both strong and free safety … Physical tackler who has registered seven career interceptions in two seasons … Has a nose for the football … Is the team’s top returning tackler.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started 11 games in the secondary … Collected 48 total hits (28 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and a team-high three interceptions … Forced two fumbles, recovered one and broke up three passes … Had a season-high eight hits (four solo) and a pass break up at Ohio (9/10) … Made seven stops (six solo) at Wake Forest (9/17) … Had six tackles vs. Stony Brook (11/12) and VMI (11/19). 2010 at GWU: Started all 11 games at strong safety as a true freshman … Finished with 50 total tackles (22 solo) and a tackle for loss … Led the team and tied for second among Big South leaders with four interceptions (23 return yards) and four pass break ups … Had a season-high eight tackles twice, vs. Brevard (9/4) and at No. 16 Liberty (11/6) … Had six tackles and two interceptions vs. Coastal Carolina (10/30) … Both interceptions halted deep drives by the Chanticleers’ offense … Had an 18-yard interception return at Charleston Southern (10/16) … Also broke up a pass and had four tackles in that game … Had six hits and an interception in the season fi nale vs. VMI (11/20) … Had six games with at least four tackles.

High School: Played at Upland (Calif.) High under Coach Tim Salter … Helped team to a 12-2 record in 2009 and the Central Division title … Led team to 30 wins in three seasons as a starter, collecting 223 total tackles and 12 interceptions … Team fi nished ranked No. 31 in the state (all classifi cations) by MaxPreps.com in 2009 … Played both sides of the football effectively … Had 83 carries for 483 yards and six touchdowns at running back … Had 16 carries for 122 yards and a score vs. Claremont (Calif.) High … Caught 22 passes for 273 yards on offense … Finished season with 63 total tackles (38 solo) and four interceptions at safety … Also broke up three passes … Earned fi rst-team All-CIF honors as a senior … A fi rst-team All-Inland Valley selection … Three-time All-Baseline League choice … Caught 31 passes for 467 yards and three touchdowns as a junior, and fi nished with 83 total tackles (45 solo) and fi ve interceptions … Made 77 stops and intercepted three passes as a sophomore.

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PRESTON PEMASAPRESTON PEMASA6-2 • 257 • Jr.-2L • Garden Grove, Calif. / Orange Lutheran HS

5252Preseason All-Big South Conference selection by the league’s coaches and media … Also an All-Big South choice by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine and College Sports Madness … Rated as the league’s top defensive lineman by The Sports Network … A 2012 FCS All-America candidate … Named to the preseason College Football Performance Award FCS Defensive Line Watch List for the second season in a row … Outstanding pass rusher who has made solid improvements in all areas of his play over the past two seasons … Sturdy, powerful end who is very effective as a run stopper as well … Plays with a very high motor … Already ranks 11th in Big South Conference history with 28.0 career tackles for loss in only two seasons … Two-year starter … Has led the league in tackles for loss in each of his two seasons.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started 10 games at end … Finished season with 46 total tackles (20 solo), 13.5 tackles for loss (minus-61 yards), 4.0 sacks (minus-41 yards) and seven quarterback hurries … Forced one fumble … Had a season-high seven total tackles vs. Ohio (9/10), Liberty (10/8) and Charleston Southern (10/22) … Had 2.0 tackles for loss and a half sack vs. Charleston Southern, along with a season-high four quarterback hurries … Had fi ve tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks vs. Virginia State (11/3) … Had 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Liberty … Also had a half sack at Ohio … Had four tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss at Samford (10/1) … Had at least one tackle for loss in all but two games. 2010 at GWU: Named Big South Conference Freshman of the Year … Became the fi rst freshman to lead the league in sacks … Also led the league in tackles for loss … Was the top tackler in the Big South among defensive linemen … Tied for second with two forced fumbles … Finished with a team-high 66 total tackles (30 solo) … Finished with 15.5 tackles for loss (minus-71 yards), 7.0 sacks (minus-37 yards), two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and nine quarterback hurries … Had a season-high 10 tackles twice … Did so with seven solo stops and 2.0 tackles for loss vs. Presbyterian (10/23) … Had 10 hits (three solo), 4.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks vs. VMI (11/20) … Had six tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, four quar-terback hurries and a half sack vs. Coastal Carolina (10/30) … Also had one sack each against Brevard (9/4), at Akron (9/11), vs. Western Carolina (9/18) and at Charleston Southern (10/16) … Had at least a half sack in all but four games … Had at least one tackle for loss in all but one game … Made fi ve or more tackles in eight different games.

High School: Played at Orange Lutheran (Calif.) High under Coach Jim Kunau … A second-team Division II All-State selection by MaxPreps.com … Named second-team All-County by the Orange County Register … Named Trinity League Co-Lineman of the Year, traditionally considered the top football conference in the nation … Selected to play in prestigious 2010 Orange County All-Star Game … A two-time All-League selection … Starred on both sides of the football for the Lancers, playing defensive end and center … Helped team to a second-place league fi nish behind eventual CIF champion Servite (Calif.) High in 2010 … An honorable mention AIGA Foundation National High School All-Star Team selection … Was a teammate of current Gardner-Webb defensive tackle Kapono Asuega as a junior ... Considered Northern Arizona, Stony Brook and Montana before deciding on Gardner-Webb.

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MAURICE DICKSONMAURICE DICKSON6-4 • 265 • Jr.-2L • DL • Hillside, N.J. / Fork Union Military Academy

5454Preseason second-team All-Big South Conference selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine and College Sports Madness … One of the league’s most productive linemen … Versatile defender who excels at both end and tackle … Has added size since the 2011 season, but should remain in the mix at both end and tackle … Has shown an ability to impact a game quickly … Part of a very experienced defensive front four … Made five tackles to go with a sack and a tackle for loss in the 2012 spring game.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 10 games and made two starts … Collected 29 total tackles (14 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss (minus-46 yards) and 4.5 sacks (minus-28 yards) … Made five solo stops and had 2.0 tackles for loss in his first start of the season at Presbyterian (10/15) … Came off the bench for a career-best game against Charleston Southern (10/22) … Finished with 10 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in that game, along with four quarterback hurries … Helped GWU register a season-high 7.0 sacks and 11 quarterback pressures in that game as a team … Dickson earned Big South Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts … Made three total tackles vs. Liberty (10/8) and Virginia State (11/3) … Had a solo tackle and sack at Wake Forest (9/17) … Forced a fumble at Samford (10/1). 2010 at GWU: Played in all 11 games … Made two starts … Finished with 29 total tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss (minus-2 yards) … Had a five-yard fumble return … Broke up one pass … Collected a pair of quarterback hurries … Had a season-high five tackles three times, vs. Presbyterian (10/23), at No. 16 Liberty (11/6) and vs. VMI (11/20) … Had 21 tackles in the season’s final five games.

High School: Played 2009 season at Fork Union Military (Va.) Academy under Major John Shuman … Started on both sides of the football for one of the nation’s top postgraduate teams … Played senior season at Hillside (N.J.) High under Coach John Power … Helped team to an 8-3 record … Earned All-County, All-Conference and All-Group 2 honors in 2008 … Registered 77 total tackles, seven sacks, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery on defense … Was a two-way starter as a junior and senior … Also earned All-Conference and All-Group 2 honors as a junior … Chose Gardner-Webb over Delaware, James Madison Monmouth and Wagner.

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JAMIE DUNAWAYJAMIE DUNAWAY6-3 • 290 • Sr.-3L • OL • Lyman, S.C. / Byrnes HS

6767Preseason, second-team FCS All-America selection by Beyond Sports Network (BSN) … Preseason first-team All-Big South Conference by the league’s coaches and media, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine and College Sports Madness … One of the top offensive guards in the Football Championship Subdivision … Has started 33 consecutive games on the offensive line, playing both guard and tackle … Versatile blocker who excels in the running game and pass protection … One of the most consistent offensive linemen to play at Gardner-Webb during the Big South era … Also a strong student … Will challenge for Academic All-America honors in 2012.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: A first-team All-Big South Conference selection … Named to the Division I FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team … Earned a spot on the Big South Academic All-Conference Team … Started all 11 games at left guard … Played 724 snaps and graded out at 85.7 percent … Led Gardner-Webb with 56 knockdown blocks … Was whistled for only one penalty the entire season, with that flag coming in the season finale at VMI … Allowed only two sacks in 11 games, and did not allow a sack in Big South play … Helped Gardner-Webb produce its first 1,000-yard back since 2000 … Blocked for the first pair of backs to go over 500 yards and 1,000 yards in the same season since the move to Division I. 2010 at GWU: Started all 11 games up front … Earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors … Made eight starts at left tackle and three at left guard … Ranked second on the team with an average grade of 81.0 percent on the season … Finished among the team leaders in knockdown blocks. 2009 at GWU: Started all 11 games at left tackle as a true freshman, a considerable feat for a player of his experience on the college level … Graded out at 84 percent for the season … Finished with seven pancake blocks and tied for the team lead with 658 snaps … Played every snap in all but two games … Helped offense rank No. 2 in the league in total offensive yardage … Blocking was crucial in Patrick Hall’s 12-touchdown effort … Had two key blocks that helped spring Hall on fourth quarter touchdown runs vs. Charleston Southern (10/17).

High School: Played at Byrnes (S.C.) High under Coach Chris Miller … Three-year starter for one of the nation’s top teams … Helped Rebels to a Class 4A Big 16 State Championship and a fi nal national ranking of No. 8 in 2008 … An honorable mention All-State selection by the Columbia (S.C.) State newspaper … Named fi rst team All-Area by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal … A member of the Greer Citizen All-Academic Team ... Rated the No. 91 senior prospect in South Carolina by the S.C. High School Sports Report … Lead blocker for an offense that averaged 41.6 points per game and 407 total yards per game … Graded out at 85 percent on the season, with 25 key blocks on touchdowns and 16 pancakes … Played in the annual SCADA North/South All-Star Game … An All-Area selection as a junior by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal … Had 37 knockdown blocks and 16 pancakes in helping Byrnes to a 15-0 record, the S.C. Class 4A-Big 16 State Championship and a national top-20 ranking … Chose GWU over Presbyterian.

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HARRISON MARTINHARRISON MARTIN6-6 • 285 • Gr.-3L • OL • Charlotte, N.C. / East Mecklenburg HS

7878Returning starter at left tackle … A first-team preseason All-Big South Conference selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine … Also a preseason All-Big South selection by College Sports Madness … Has bulked up to more than 290 pounds heading into his final season with the Runnin’ Bulldogs … A key cog in the team’s offensive success … One of three redshirt senior offensive linemen on the roster in 2012 … Was one of the team’s most consistent players as a junior.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 11 games at left tackle … Did not miss a single snap in 2011 at practice or in a game … Played a team-high 751 snaps … Graded out at 86.3 percent on the season … Ranked second on the team with 51 knockdown blocks … Allowed just one sack in Big South Conference action … Had a season-high grade of 94 percent in the win at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Recorded a team-high nine knockdown blocks in that contest … Recorded nine knockdown blocks vs. Stony Brook (11/12) … Helped Gardner-Webb produce its first 1,000-yard back since 2000 … Blocked for the first pair of backs to go over 500 yards and 1,000 yards in the same season since the move to Division I. 2010 at GWU: Played in seven games at right guard … Made three starts … Drew starting assignments vs. Brevard (9/4), at Akron (9/11) and vs. Western Carolina (9/18). 2009 at GWU: Saw action in four games, seeing time at tackle and on special teams. 2008 at GWU: Redshirted.

High School: Played at East Mecklenburg (N.C.) High under Coach Greg Hill … Rated the state’s No. 46 overall prospect in the Class of 2008 by Scout.com … Graded out at 85 percent with 30 knockdown blocks as a senior ... Helped clear a path for a 1,000-yard rusher and a team total of 20 rushing touchdowns … Helped team to a 10-4 record and the Class 4A State Playoffs … Chose GWU over Elon, ODU and Coastal Carolina … Recruited by NC State, Duke, Virginia and Auburn.

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STEVE DEMILIOSTEVE DEMILIO6-5 • 293 • RSr.-3L • OL • Severna Park, Md. / Milford Academy

7979Returning starter at right tackle … A preseason All-Big South Conference selection by the league’s coaches and media … Also a preseason All-Big South choice by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine and College Sports Madness … Big, powerful tackle who is very good as a run blocker and at protecting the passer … Excellent technician who understands his role very well within the offense … Has been very consistent over the past two years, which has raised his level of play … Will be a team leader on the offensive side of the football again in 2012.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Named second-team All-Big South Conference … Played in all 11 games … Played 716 snaps … Has made 22 consecutive starts at right tackle … Graded out at an amazing 92.0 percent on the season … Had a high grade of 96 percent twice in league play vs. Stony Brook (11/12) and Liberty (10/8) … Recorded 37 knockdown blocks, which ranked third on the team … Allowed just one sack in league play … Helped Gardner-Webb produce its first 1,000-yard back since 2000 … Blocked for the first pair of backs to go over 500 yards and 1,000 yards in the same season since the move to Division I. 2010 at GWU: Started 10 games at right tackle … Had a season grade average of 82.0 percent … Graded out at 90.5 percent vs. Brevard (9/4), which was the highest single-game grade of any GWU lineman for the season … Had just one game with a sub-75.0 percent blocking grade. 2009 at GWU: Played in five games … Logged 44 snaps at tackle … Tied for second among non-starters in snaps played. 2008 at GWU: Redshirted.

High School: Played one season at the nation’s top ranked postgraduate prep school program, Milford (N.Y.) Academy, under Coach Bill Chaplick … Played defensive end on the prep school level … Had 30 tackles, fi ve tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble recovery in 2007 ... Three-year starter at offensive tackle at Severna Park (Md.) High near Annapolis under Coach J.P. Hines … Chose GWU over Monmouth, Lehigh, Liberty, Central Connecticut State and Sacred Heart.

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MATT GOODSMATT GOODS6-2 • 275 • RJr.-2L • East Orange, N.J. / Milford Academy

9292Veteran defensive tackle who is one of the Big South Conference’s stalwarts at the position … Named preseason All-Big South by the league’s coaches and media for the second season in a row … Also an All-Big South choice by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview Magazine and College Sports Madness … Very quick for a big man and has a gift for disrupting opponents’ backfields … Excels against the run and sheds blockers very well … Has registered 17.5 career tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks in two seasons with the Runnin’ Bulldogs … A two-time, first-team All-Big South Conference selection (2009, 2011) … Competed with the Gardner-Webb wrestling team for a short time during the 2011-2012 season.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started 10 games and finished with 34 total tackles (18 solo), 7.0 tackles for loss (minus-21 yards) and 2.0 sacks (minus-14 yards) … Also recorded five quarterback hurries and a forced fumble … Had seven total tackles, two hurries and a half tackle for loss vs. Liberty (10/8) … Had four tackles (three solo) and forced a fumble on a sack at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Had five tackles (four solo) at Samford … Recorded four total tackles and three quarterback hurries vs. Virginia State (11/3) … Recorded a safety among his two tackles at Wake Forest (9/17). 2010 at GWU: Redshirted. 2009 at GWU: Played in all 11 games … Named Big South Conference Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big South Conference … Finished the season with 40 total tackles (16 solo), 10.5 tackles for loss (minus-49 yards) and 4.0 sacks (minus-35 yards) … Selected Big South Conference Freshman of the Week three times, vs. Mars Hill (9/5), at NC State (9/19) and at VMI (10/3) … Had six total tackles, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble at VMI … Made three tackles and had 1.5 sacks at NC State … Registered six tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack vs. Mars Hill … Had five hits (four solo) vs. Southern Virginia (10/24) … Made four stops and had a half sack vs. Stony Brook (10/31).

High School: Played at Milford (N.Y.) Academy under Coach Bill Chaplick … Rated the nation’s No. 7 prep school level defensive tackle by Rivals.com (three stars), and a top-50 national postgraduate prospect … Finished 2008 season with 40 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, seven quarterback pressures and four forced fumbles for a team that finished with a 9-3 record … Played in 2007 at Avon Old Farms (Conn.) School under Coach Kevin Driscoll … Earned All-Erickson League honors at defensive tackle … Had 60 tackles, 11 sacks and six forced fumbles in 2007 ... Played high school football at St. Mary (N.J.) High in Rutherford, N.J., under Coach Mike Sheridan … An All-Bergen County choice as a senior … Led St. Mary to the N.J. State Group I Parochial Championship … Had 56 total tackles and 10 sacks as a senior … MVP of the state title game with eight hits and three tackles for loss ... Recruited by Rutgers, Virginia Tech and Buffalo, among others.

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High School: Played at Easley (S.C.) High under Coach Chad Smith ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds ... Led Green Wave to an 11-2 record in 2011 ... Key cog in one of the biggest turnarounds in S.C. high school history ... Helped team to a 20-6 combined mark as a junior and senior ... A first-team All-Region selection ... Had 130 carries for 947 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground ... Caught 11 passes for 260 yards and two scores ... Recorded 30 tackles ... Had a 62-yard interception return and broke up five passes ... Also blocked a pair of punts ... Had a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown ... Totaled 1,488 all-purpose yards ... Made 37 tackles, had five interceptions and four pass break ups as a junior ... Also returned 10 kickoffs for 258 yards and a touchdown ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Western Carolina.

Experienced defensive tackle who will be in the mix again on the interior … Very important part of the rotation at tackle … Has shed weight over the past

year, which should allow for improved agility.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in all 11 games … Finished with 10 total tackles (fi ve solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss … Made fi ve solo stops, and had a tackle for loss at Samford (10/1) … Had three stops vs. Brevard (9/3), including a half tackle for loss.Junior College: Played two seasons at Mount San Antonio (Calif.) College … Standout on the defen-sive line for back-to-back junior college national champions … Team fi nished with a combined 26-1 record over two seasons … Helped Mounties to a 13-0 record and a win over City College of San Fran-cisco in the national title game … Spearheaded an interior line on a defense that allowed just 42 yards rushing per game … Made 27 total tackles, 6.0 tack-les for loss and six sacks in 2010 … Recovered two fumbles … A second-team All-Conference choice … Had 35 total tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and two sacks as a freshman … Team allowed just 79 yards rushing per game … Earned fi rst-team All-Confer-ence honors … Also recruited by New Mexico State. High School: Played at Orange Lutheran (Calif.) High under Coach Jim Kunau … A three-star pros-pect by Rivals.com … Rated the No. 70 defensive tackle prospect in the nation and No. 5 defensive tackle in California by Rivals.com … Listed as one of the top overall defensive lineman in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Times … Earned fi rst-team All-Trinity League honors … Led team to a 10-3 record in 2008 as a senior … Led defense that allowed just 17 points per game … Named Underclass All-State as a junior by Golden State Preps … Had 32 total tackles and four sacks as a junior in 2007, helping Lancers to the CIF Southern Section PAC-5 semifi -nals … Team fi nished with a solid 10-2 record … Earned Sophomore All-State honors from Cal Hi Sports in 2006 … Recruited by UCLA and Fresno State, among others.

One of two quarterbacks who return with starting experience … Will push hard for the starting nod again in 2012 … Missed spring practice with an

injury, but remained very active in the fi lm room while recovering … Tremendously savvy player who understands the quarterback position very well … Blessed with excellent leadership qualities … Showed an uncanny ability to effectively manage a game under center as a redshirt freshman last season ... One of the team’s top performers in the classroom.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in nine games, making fi ve starts under center … Completed 59-of-110 passes for 631 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Was picked off three times … Most effi cient game came in the win at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Completed 16-of-25 passes for 177 yards and a score … Was very effective on third downs in that game … Passed for a season-high 215 yards at Presbyterian (10/15) … Was solid in his fi rst ca-reer start vs. Liberty (10/8), completing 17-of-31 passes for 162 yards … Caught a seven-yard pass in that game, and rushed three times for four yards.2010 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Olympic (N.C.) High under Coach Barry Shuford ... Passed for 4,162 yards and 41 touchdowns in three years as the Trojans’ starter under center … A fi rst-team All-Conference selec-tion as a senior … Completed 109-of-158 passes for 1,733 yards and 25 touchdowns in 2009 … Rushed for fi ve touchdowns … Missed playoffs after suf-fering an injury midway through the season fi nale … Led team to a 10-2 regular season mark and a school-record 459 points … Passed for 300 yards and a school-record fi ve touchdowns vs. East Gas-ton … Had six total touchdowns in that game … Completed 20-of-28 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns vs. Sun Valley … Earned All-Confer-ence honors as a junior after completing 125-of-205 passes for 1,619 yards and 11 touchdowns … Ran for three touchdowns … Passed for 700 yards as a sophomore … Chose Gardner-Webb after consider-ing Davidson, Marist, Cornell, Western Carolina and Wingate.

17BrandaunADDISON5-11 • 170 • Fr.-HS • CB

Easley, S.C. / Easley HS

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6-0 • 255 • Sr.-1L • DTCosta Mesa, Calif. / Mt. San Antonio College

8LucasBEATTY

6-2 • 220 • RSo.-1L • QBCharlotte, N.C. / Olympic HS

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Talented young back who returns at full speed after missing all but one game with an injury in 2011 … Has used his time of recovery to bulk up consider-ably … Will be a major boost to the Gardner-Webb ground game in 2012.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in the season opener vs. Brevard (9/3) … Carries 14 times for 102 yards and returned one kickoff for 25 yards … Missed the remainder of the season with an injury.2010 at GWU: Played in 11 games, with three starts

… Ranked second on the team with 494 yards rush-ing and three touchdowns on 126 carries … Twice named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week … Averaged 3.9 yards per carry … Caught 17 passes for 125 yards and one touchdown … Rushed 18 times for 134 yards and a touchdown in fi rst career game vs. Brevard (9/4) … Had 106 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries vs. Coastal Carolina (10/30) … Scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime at Akron (9/11) … Had 18 carries for 69 yards in that game … Had a touchdown reception at Charleston Southern (10/16).High School: Played at Forest Hills (N.C.) High un-der Coach John Lowery … Led team to an 9-4 record in 2009 … A Class 2A All-State selection for the second year in a row by NCPreps.com … Two-time Rocky River 2A Conference Player of the Year … Two-time Union County Player of the Year by the Monroe Enquirer Jour-nal … A fi rst-team All-Area selection by the Charlotte Observer on offense … Accounted for an eye-popping 102 touchdowns during his career … Finished with a school and Union County record 5,392 career rushing yards and 84 touchdowns … Ran for 2,034 yards and 35 touchdowns on 222 attempts as a senior … Passed for 833 yards and seven touchdowns … Had six rushes of more than 50 yards on the season … Added 30 tack-les and an interception on defense … Earned Class 2A All-State honors from NCPreps.com as a junior … Led team to an 11-4 record and the Class 2AA state semifi -nals … Ran for 2,264 yards and 35 touchdowns in 2008 on 265 attempts … Chose GWU over Western Carolina.

Moved to linebacker prior to the start of 2012 pre-season camp ... Physically gifted athlete who has the size, strength and speed to make an impact at the position ... Can be a leader in the huddle on defense ... Will begin defensive career at middle linebacker … Passed for 1,734 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 career games (11 starts) … Was the only quarterback to start at least one game for Gardner-Webb in each of the last two seasons ... Is a third generation college football player ... Father, Craig Browning, played quarterback at Duke in the early 1980s ... Grandfather, Art Browning, played on Duke’s ‘61 Cotton Bowl team.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in eight games, and made seven starts … Completed 67-of-134 passes for a team-high 871 yards and three touchdowns … Passed for a career-high 217 yards and a touchdown on 14-of-26 accuracy vs. Brevard (9/3) in the season opener … Came off the bench to complete 4-of-6 passes for 78 yards vs. Charleston Southern (10/29), helping GWU to a Homecoming win … Completed 11-of-18 passes for 116 yards vs. Virginia State (11/3) … Completed 13-of-19 passes for 150 yards in the fi nale at VMI (11/19) … Had a 37-yard punt at Wake Forest (9/17), pinning the Demon Deacons inside their 20-yard line. 2010 at GWU: Played in eight games and made four starts under center … Runnin’ Bulldogs were 2-2 in those four starts … Completed 91-of-169 passes for 863 yards and four touchdowns on the season … Came off the bench to lead Gardner-Webb to an overtime win at Akron (9/11) … Completed 17-of-27 passes for a season-high 198 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in that win … Completed 17-of-31 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown vs. VMI (11/20) … Was a surgical 10-of-11 for 106 yards in the win at Charleston Southern (10/16). 2009 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Broughton (N.C.) High un-der Coach Chris Martin … Compiled 3,607 yards and 31 touchdowns through the air over fi nal two sea-sons on the high school level … Had a solid senior season, passing for 1,705 yards and 15 touchdowns … Completed 149-of-235 passes (63.4 percent) …

Juanne Blount is back at full strength for the 2012 season. (Bob Carey Photo)

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5-9 • 205 • RSo.-1L • RBWingate, N.C. / Forest Hills HS

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12ChandlerBROWNING6-3 • 245 • RJr.-2L • LBRaleigh, N.C. / Broughton HS

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Tossed fi ve touchdown passes vs. rival Sanderson (N.C.) High … Earned All-Conference honors for the second season in a row … Completed 122-of-280 passes for 1,935 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior … Recruited heavily by Maryland, NC State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and ECU.

Graduated from Gardner-Webb in May, 2012 ... One of the team’s elder statesmen along the defensive front … Fifth-year player who will be in the rotation

at tackle, but is also capable of sliding out to play end if needed … Has shown consistent improve-ment during his career in Boiling Springs ... Part of one of the deepest defensive line groups in Gardner-Webb’s Division I era.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 10 games … Finished with 10 total tackles (six solo), 1.5 tack-les for loss (minus-4 yards) and 1.0 sack (minus-2 yards) … Added two quarterback hurries … Made a season-high three stops at Ohio (9/10) … Had one tackle, a sack, vs. Brevard (9/3) … Had two hits vs. Charleston Southern (10/29) ... Was very productive throughout the season. 2010 at GWU: Played in eight games at defensive tackle … Col-lected six total tackles (two solo) and forced a fumble … Made three stops and forced a fumble at No. 16 Liberty (11/6) … Had a pair of stops at Stony Brook (11/13). 2009 at GWU: Played in six games … Finished with three total tackles (two solo) and a half sack … Forced one fumble … Made two solo stops and forced a fumble vs. Mars Hill (9/5). 2008 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Sun Valley (N.C.) High un-der Coach Scott Stein … An All-Conference selec-tion as a senior … Registered 66 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, three sacks, three forced fumbles and 14 quarterback pressures … Made 40 stops as a junior ... Chose GWU over North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central, among others.

Returning letterwinner who gained solid experience as a true freshman last season … Capable of playing either safety position … Enjoyed a solid spring practice sea-son … Will compete for time in the secondary as well as remaining a very solid contributor on special teams.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 10 games, logging action at safety and on special teams … Finished the season with eight total tackles (five solo) and a half tackle for loss … Made a season-high three solo stops at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Had three tackles (two solo) at Samford (10/1).High School: Played at Eastside (Fla.) High under Coach Kent Johnson … Earned first-team All-Area honors from the Gainesville Sun following the 2010 season … Selected to play in the Florida-Georgia Border War … Had 57 total tackles, six interceptions and five pass break ups in 2010 … Was an honor-able mention All-Area selection as a junior in 2009 … Collected 35 tackles and two interceptions … Also caught 16 passes for 182 yards and a pair of touchdowns … Earned first-team Academic All-Area honors in June, 2010 from the Gainesville Sun … Also played basketball … Chose Gardner-Webb over Charleston Southern ... Also recruited by Furman, Wofford, Massachusetts, Ohio and Bowling Green.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

96MauriceBRYAN

6-2 • 271 • Gr.-3L • DLMonroe, N.C. / Sun Valley HS

Maurice Bryan is part of an experienced front four. (Tim Cowie Photo)

15DonaldBUIE III

6-0 • 196 • So.-1L • FSGainesville, Fla. / Eastside HS

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Slated to start at middle linebacker in 2012 … Big, strong player who will help anchor a young corps of linebackers … Highly-regarded prospect … Has bulked up considerably since arriving on campus in 2011 … Had a 50-yard fumble return in the 2012 spring game … Added fi ve tackles in that contest.

2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games, seeing reserve action at middle linebacker … Collected 17 total tackles (nine solo) and 1.5 tackles for loss … Made a season-high six total stops (one solo) at Ohio (9/10) … Had fi ve hits (three solo) at Wake Forest (9/17).High School: Played final two seasons at Savannah (Ga.) Christian Prep under Coach Donald Chumley … Led team to a 13-2 record in 2010 … Named to the U.S. Air Force/MaxPreps Small Schools All-America Team … Named Class A Georgia Defensive Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Earned Class A All-State honors from the GACA and Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Selected to play in the annual GACA North/South All-Star Game … Savannah Morning News Area Defensive Player of the Year … Region 3-A East Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 … Collected 133 tackles, 20.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks as a senior … Helped Raiders to a 14-1 record as a junior … Named first-team All-Greater Savannah by the Morning News … Registered 93 total tackles and 11 tackles for loss … Earned second-team All-Greater Savannah honors from the Morning News as a sophomore and All-Region 2-AAAA recognition at South Effingham (Ga.) High … Chose GWU over Jacksonville State and Georgia Southern.

Two-way player who has finally settled in at safety heading into his sophomore season … Forced to play both offense and defense due to injuries in both backfields last season … Has packed on weight and is expected to make a push for a start-ing spot when the 2012 season begins … Will also be a major factor on special teams … Physical player who should excel in run support ... Played a variety of positions on the prep level ... Broke up two passes, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble during the 2012 spring game.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in nine games, playing both safety and running back … Carried the football 20 times for 71 yards, and caught one pass for two yards on the season … Had a season-high nine carries at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Totaled a season-high 33 yards on just four carries, includ-ing a 31-yard run, vs. Stony Brook (11/12) … Had four carries for 20 yards vs. Virginia State … Made seven total tackles on defense (four solo) … Had a season-high three stops (two solo) at Samford (10/1) … Collected an interception at Wake Forest (9/17), playing in front of a hometown crowd ... Moved to running back midway through the season when starter Kenny Little went down.High School: Played at West Forsyth (N.C.) High under Coach Adrian Snow … A first-team All-Forsyth County selection by Triad Sports Weekly in 2010 … An honorable mention All-Northwest selec-tion by the Winston-Salem Journal … Two-time All-Conference choice at running back … Rushed for 1,362 yards and 15 touchdowns on 226 carries as a senior, averaging a solid 6.0 yards per attempt … Had a 72-yard punt return for a touchdown vs. Danville (Va.) George Washington … Rushed for over 900 yards as a junior … Also recruited by Appalachian State and Western Carolina.

Burch is slated to start at middle linebacker for the ‘Dogs in 2012. (Gary Smith Photo)

55TannerBURCH

6-3 • 242 • So.-1L • LBSavannah, Ga. / Savannah Christian School

20BobbyCLARK

5-11 • 189 • So.-1L • FSClemmons, N.C. / West Forsyth HS

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

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Talented receiver who joined the program in Janu-ary, 2012 ... One of the team’s most impressive per-formers during spring practice ... Capped the spring practice season with a dominant performance in the spring game, catching fi ve passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns ... Highlighted by The Sports Net-work as one of the nation’s biggest impact newcom-

ers in the Football Championship Subdivision.Junior College: Played one season at Garden City (Kan.) Junior College under Coach Jeff Tatum ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds ... Earned honorable mention All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference honors at receiver in 2011 ... Caught 26 passes for 325 yards and a touchdown (12.5 yards per catch) to lead the Broncbusters receiving corps ... Red-shirted in 2010 ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Coastal Carolina, Presbyterian and Western Illinois ... Also recruited by Ohio, Arkansas, Kansas State, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss and Minnesota.High School: Two-sport star at Clinton (S.C.) High ... Played football under Coach Andy Young ... Chosen to play in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game in both football and basketball ... Led Red Devils to a 12-3 record and the 2009 Class 3A State Football Championship, the school’s eighth in that sport ... Named Laurens Touchdown Club Player of the Year ... A Class 3A All-State selection in the secondary by the S.C. High School Sports Report ... Caught 29 passes for 597 yards and two touchdowns as a senior in 2009 ... Had eight interceptions at cor-nerback ... Averaged 18 points and 15 rebounds on the hardwood as a senior ... Had nine interceptions as a junior.

Will compete for playing time at safety and on spe-cial teams in 2012 … Gained valuable experience as a true freshmen, and during spring practice.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in two games, Brevard (9/3) and Wake Forest (9/17).High School: Three-sport standout at Athens Christian (Ga.) School ... Played football under Coach Bill Forman ... Earned All-Area honors from the Athens Banner-Herald as a senior.

Talented receiving tight end who is expected to be one of the team’s top targets in 2012 … Worked at receiver during spring practice in 2011, and was slated to play a major role at that position until go-ing down with an injury last August … Has bulked up since last season, which should allow for more effectiveness as a blocker … Will push for snaps early this season ... Has the potential to challenge for All-Big South honors very soon.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

19KennyCOOK

6-4 • 216 • RSo.-JC • WRCross Hill, S.C. / Garden City JC

Kenny Cook was listed as one of the top impact newcomers in the FCS for 2012. (Saxon Simpson Photo)

36AnthonyCOSBY

5-10 • 188 • So.-1L • DBNicholson, Ga. / Athens Christian School

86SethCRANFILL

6-4 • 230 • RSo.-1L • TESherrill’s Ford, N.C. / Bandys HS

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2011 at Gardner-Webb: Did not see game action. 2010 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Bandys (N.C.) High under Coach Randy Lowman … A fi rst-team All-State selection by NCPreps.com … Also a fi rst-team All-Region selection by the Charlotte Observer … A two-time All-Unifour selection by the Hickory Daily Record … Hauled in 56 receptions for 1,028 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior in 2009 … Led the state in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns for a tight end … Set new school career records with 169 receptions for 2,640 yards and 30 touchdowns … Drew recruiting interest from East Carolina, NC State and Georgia.

Junior College: Played two seasons at Moorpark (Calif.) College under Coach Jim Bittner ... An All-Conference selection as a sophomore ... Ranked second on the team with 56 total tackles (39 solo) and led the team with three interceptions ... Had 5.5 tackles for loss, broke up two passes and forced a fumble ... Helped defense rank No. 11 nationally in fewest yards allowed per game ... Made 32 tackles as a freshman in 10 games (19 solo) ... Picked off four passes and posted 89 return yards ... Broke up four passes, blocked a kick and recovered a fumble. High School: Played at Rio Mesa (Calif.) High under Coach Bob Gregorchuk ... Earned All-Pacific View League honors as a senior ... Had 62 total tack-les (38 solo), four interceptions and six pass break ups as a senior ... Scored a pair of touchdowns ... Averaged 33.6 yards per punt on 35 attempts.

High School: Played at Lincolnton (N.C.) High under Coach Scott Cloninger ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.51 seconds ... A Class 2A All-State selection by NCPreps.com and News14Carolina in 2011 ... Scored 33 combined touchdowns in last two seasons, including six on kickoff or punt returns ... Two-time All-Gazette Defensive Player of the Year selection by the Gaston Gazette ... Made 111 total tackles, 21 tackles for loss, seven pass break ups, two inter-ceptions and a fumble recovery as a senior ... Led Wolves to the Class 2A State Championship Game and a 14-2 record ... Made eight tackles, recovered a fumble and scored two touchdowns, including one on a kickoff return ... Rushed 86 times for 753 yards and 14 touchdowns at wingback ... Caught 15 passes for 213 yards and two more scores ...Earned second-team All-State honors as a kick/punt return specialist as a junior in 2010 from NCPreps.com ... Collected 105 total tackles, 16 tackles for loss, seven sacks, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles on defense as a junior to earn All-Gazette Defensive Player of the Year honors from the Gaston Gazette ... Scored seven touchdowns on defense or special teams in 2010 ... Returned three punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns ... Rushed for 399 yardsd and six touchdowns and caught 22 passes for 412 yards and three touchdowns on offense ... Earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Charlotte ... Also recruited by East Carolina, Wake Forest, Duke and NC State.

Young defensive back who will compete for playing time at cornerback in 2012 ... Played both running back and linebacker on the high school level.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at Winter Haven (Fla.) High under Coach Charlie Tate ... Helped Blue Devils post a 10-2 overall mark and a 6-0 league record as a senior.

Moved to defensive end at the start of practice in August, returning to a more familiar side of the football … Spent the spring playing tight end ... Comes from one of the Southeast’s top high school programs … Has good size for the position.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at perennial powerhouse Northwestern (Fla.) High under Coach Billy Rolle …Helped team to a 9-3 record in 2010 … Finished senior season with 45 total tackles, 9.5 sacks, five forced fumbles and 15 passes batted down.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

43StevenCRISTOBAL6-0 • 189 • Jr.-JC • FS

Camarillo, Calif. / Moorpark College

58MichaelCUNNINGHAM

6-0 • 210 • Fr.-HS • LBLincolnton, N.C. / Lincolnton HS

39OrretteDALEY

5-9 • 187 • Fr.-RS • CBWinter Haven, Fla. / Winter Haven HS

97AlbertDOYLE

6-5 • 229 • Fr.-RS • DEMiami, Fla. / Northwestern HS

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Converted defensive back who will try his hand at receiver when practice begins in August … One of several young receivers who will push for an op-portunity for playing time opened due to graduation losses at the position.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at Glades Day (Fla.) School under Coach Craig Dobson … A two-way standout for the Gators … Helped team to a 10-4 record as a senior, including a 4-1 league mark … Team aver-aged 31.2 points per game on the season ... Reg-istered 30 total tackles, three interceptions and a touchdown on defense.

Redshirt freshman quarterback who logged a great deal of snaps during 2012 spring practice … Tall player who has shown the ability to digest the team’s playbook … Hard worker with a bright future on and off the field … Will battle with four returning letterwinners for playing time at the position when

August camp begins … Completed 2-of-3 passes for 37 yards in the 2012 spring game.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Starred at Albemarle (N.C.) High under Coach Danny Akins ... Sixth-annual Clary Award recipient in 2011 from the NCHSAA, an award given to the state’s most outstanding stu-dent-athlete ... Led Bulldogs to consecutive state Class 1-AA championships ... Named MVP of the 2010 state title game after passing for three touch-downs in a win over Pender ... Completed 101-of-187 passes for 1,899 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior ... Threw only five interceptions ... Passed for 676 yards, 11 touchdowns and only one interception as a junior, pacing the Bulldogs to a 16-0 season ... Earned 10 varsity letters during his prep career ... Batted .439 with 10 doubles for the Albemarle baseball team as a senior.

Tall, rangy linebacker who will redshirt in 2012 ... Will use the season off to polish technique and gain size ... Tremendous athletic ability ... Could be a strong candidate for playing time in 2013 ... Missed most of 2011 camp and the entire 2011 season due to an injury suffered during his senior basketball season.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at Dunwoody (Ga.) High un-der Coach Jim Showfety … A fi rst-team All-Area selection by the DeKalb County Neighbor in 2010 … Selected to play in the DeKalb County All-Star Game … Collected a team-high 70 total tackles (40 solo), eight tackles for loss and three sacks … Added three interceptions and three forced fumbles … Paced a defense that allowed only 14.9 points per game and 74.7 yards per game rushing ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Samford and Georgia Southern.

High School: Played at Athens Drive (N.C.) High under Coach Jimmy Ray ... A two-time, All-Tri 9 Conference selection at wide receiver ... Had 42 catches for 602 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior ... Had a pair of 100-yard receiving games in 2011 ... Caught 37 passes for 611 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior ... Also a standout basket-ball player ... An Eagle Scout ... Chose Gardner-Webb over VMI and Furman.

Transferred to Gardner-Webb in June and will have four seasons of eligibility remaining ... Outstanding center prospect who can also log snaps at guard. 2011 at Fresno State: Redshirted.High School: Played at Diamond Ranch (Calif.) High under Coach Roddy Layton ... Two-way stand-out, playing on both lines ... Earned second-team All-Hacienda League honors in 2010 ... Helped clear a path for an offense that averaged 209 yards per game on the ground as a senior.

87JohnnieDUCE

5-11 • 180 • Fr.-RS • WRBelle Glade, Fla. / Glades Day School

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

18NatDUNLAP

6-2 • 182 • Fr.-RS • QBAlbemarle, N.C. / Albemarle HS

99AaronEASTERLING6-4 • 215 • Fr.-RS • LBDunwoody, Ga. / Dunwoody HS

83MikeESTES

6-4 • 227 • Fr.-HS • TERaleigh, N.C. / Athens Drive HS

64AlvaroESTRELLA

6-2 • 308 • RFr.-TR • OLPomona, Calif. / Fresno State

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High School: Played at Garner (N.C.) High under Coach Nelson Smith ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds ... One of the state’s top running backs in the Class of 2012 ... A three-star prospect according to Rivals.com ... Rated as one of the nation’s top-175 running back prospects by both 247Sports.com and ESPN.com ... Helped squad post a 15-1 record and a berth in the Class 4A State Championship Game ... Earned first-team All-Greater Neuse Conference honors ... Had 196 carries for 1,678 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2011 ... Scored two more touchdowns on receptions ... Ran for 224 yards and four touchdowns in a state playoff win over Wilmington Laney (N.C.) High ... Carried 79 times for 463 yards and six touchdowns as a junior ... Helped team to an 11-3 record in 2010 ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Western Michigan ... Drew early interest from UCLA, Alabama, Clemson, Missouri, East Carolina, NC State and Georgia Tech.

A potential breakout performer at the receiver posi-tion heading into 2012 … Has the size, speed and athletic ability to be a major threat on the outside

… Runs the 40-yard dash in the 4.5-second range … Timed as fast as 10.8 seconds in the 100-meter dash as a prep sprinter … Has worked very hard during the offseason to improve route running and ball skills … Could be one of the team’s most pleasant surprises once the season gets underway.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at Homestead (Fla.) High under Coach Bobby McCray … Extremely ath-letic receiver who posted a 39.3-inch vertical leap at the February 2010 Miami Nike Combine … Also a standout sprinter ... Returned a kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown vs. Southwest High … Listed as one of the top sleepers in talent-rich Dade County among 2011 prospects … Teamed with current GWU class-mate Ivan Toomer to finish third in the state in the 4x100m dash (Class 4A) ... Drew recruiting inter-est from Duke, North Carolina, Stanford, Eastern Michigan and Florida International.

High School: Played at Dutch Fork (S.C.) High under Coach Tommy Knotts ... Standout at both receiver and safety ... A Class 4A-Division I All-State selection at linebacker by the S.C. High School Sports Report ... Selected to play in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game ... Blocked a punt in that game ... Finished senior season with 65 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one interception and two pass break ups ... Scored one defensive touchdown ... Collected 222 yards rushing with seven touchdowns on 33 carries (6.7 yards per carry) ... Caught 21 passes for 290 yards and a touchdown ... Ranked third in the team in all-purpose yards ... Chose Gardner-Webb over South Carolina State and The Citadel ... Also recruited by Army, East Carolina, Toledo and Stanford ... A high school teammate of Gardner-Webb freshman offensive tackle David Sutton.

Will compete for time at either linebacker or defen-sive end in 2012 ... Hard-working young player who should be a solid addition to the program.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Attended school, but did not participate with the football program.High School: Played at Central Dauphin (Pa.) High under Coach Glen McNamee ... Helped team to a 10-3 record as a senior ... Registered 15 total tackles for the Rams ... Had one sack.

High School: Played at South Gwinnett (Ga.) High under Coach John Small ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds ... Selected to play in the 2011 Gwinnett County All-Star Game ... Finished senior season with 73 total tackles, nine tackles for loss, four sacks and five quarterback pressures ... Had 38 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack and 14 pressures as a junior ... Member of South Gwinnett Senior Leadership Council ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Furman, Western Carolina and Alabama State.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

24DemetriusFAIRLEY

5-11 • 195 • Fr.-HS • RBGarner, N.C. / Garner HS

9StanleyFLEURANT

6-3 • 192 • Fr.-RS • WRHomestead, Fla. / Homestead HS

38ChadGETER

6-2 • 220 • Fr.-HS • LB/DBIrmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork HS

56TreiGILCRIST

6-0 • 225 • Fr.-RS • LBHarrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin HS

95ArlandoGRIFFIN

6-4 • 220 • Fr.-HS • DESnellville, Ga. / South Gwinnett HS

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High School: Played at West Mecklenburg (N.C.) High under Coach Jeff Caldwell … Was a fi nalist for the Greater Charlotte Football Awards Dynamic Punt-er of the Year … Handled placekicking and punting duties for the Hawks … Averaged an impressive 47.8 yards per punt as a senior ... A standout wrestler on the prep level ... Also considered Western Carolina, Lenoir-Rhyne and Coastal Carolina.

Transfer from Ole Miss who joined the program in January, 2012 ... Has three years of eligibility ... Projected starter at fullback. 2011 at Ole Miss: Did not see game action. 2010 at Ole Miss: Redshirted. High School: Played at Noxubee County (Miss.) High under Coach M.C. Miller ... Led team to the 2009 Class 4A State Championship ... Rushed 102 times for 755 yards and 14 touchdowns ... Caught 30 passes for 350 yards ... Named Tigers’ team MVP on offense ... Also a thre-time MVP in baseball ... Recruited by Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Southern Mississippi, West Virginia and Alabama.

Returning starter at right guard … Fourth-year junior who has plenty of experience at the posi-tion … Is the second-most experienced guard on the 2012 roster, behind fourth-year starter Jamie Dunaway … Has shown a good understanding of the offensive system over the past two seasons … Expected to have another strong season.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started eight games at right guard … Played 432 total snaps on the season, with a season-high 79 coming in the win at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Graded out with a season-high

96 percent vs. Liberty (10/8) … Had 22 knockdown blocks for the season … Allowed just one sack in eight games … Helped Gardner-Webb produce its first 1,000-yard back since 2000 … Blocked for the first pair of backs to go over 500 yards and 1,000 yards in the same season since the move to Division I. 2010 at GWU: Played in seven games at guard … Made three starts … Collected starts at No. 16 Liberty (11/6), at Stony Brook (11/13) and vs. VMI (11/20). 2009 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at East Forsyth (N.C.) High under Coach Todd Willert … Three-year starter ... Rated the No. 160 guard in the country by ESPN.com … The No. 3 rated guard in the state … Named first-team All-Northwest by the Winston-Salem Journal … Named All-Forsyth County and All-Conference ... Old Spice Red Zone nominee ... Led team with 54 pancake blocks in 2008, and allowed just one sack ... Helped team to a 12-2 record, a conference title and the 4AA quarterfinals … Finished sixth in the 2008 shot put to help East Forsyth to the 4A state title ... Chose GWU over Wofford, Appalachian State, Furman, Elon and Coastal Carolina.

46DillonGRIFFITH

5-10 • 166 • Fr.-HS • PCharlotte, N.C. / West Mecklenburg HS

Harris is one of six returning offensive linemen with starting experience. (Tim Cowie Photo)

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

34EarnestHARMON

5-11 • 226 • RSo.-TR • FBMadison Miss. / Ole Miss

71JeffHARRIS

6-2 • 292 • RJr.-2L • OLKernersville, N.C. / East Forsyth HS

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One of the team’s most anticipated additions to the rotation at receiver … Will begin the season as a prob-able starter as a redshirt freshman … Began August camp in 2011 as a walk-on and earned a scholarship with outstanding performance and work ethic in pre-season practices … Blessed with outstanding hands and a knack for making plays … Excellent leaper with good speed … Has earned rave reviews since arriving on campus from the coaching staff and teammates.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at Northeast Georgia power-house Clarke Central (Ga.) High under Coach Leroy Ryals … Moved full time to receiver as a senior … Caught 25 passes for 520 yards and seven touch-downs as a senior … Helped Gladiators to an 11-1 record and the Georgia region 8-AAAA title in 2010.

High School: Played at South Gwinnett (Ga.) High under Coach John Small ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.55 seconds ... A member of the South Gwinnett Senior Leadership Council ... Registered 69 total tackles, five tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and four quarterback pressures in 2011 ... Had 35

total tackles, four tackles for loss and a sack as a junior ... Played sophomore season at Dacula (Ga.) High ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Lafayette, Western Carolina and Alabama State.

High School: Played at Crestview (Fla.) High under Coach Kevin Pettis ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds ... A first-team All-Area selection by the Northwest Florida Daily News in 2011 ... Starred at both receiver and corner during his prep career ... Selected to play in the 8th Annual Subway All-Star Game ... Caught 43 passes for 447 yards on offense ... Collected 63 tackles and three interceptions at cornerback ... Caught 27 passes for 246 yards as a junior ... Made 57 tackles and picked off a pair of passes ... An honorable mention All-Area selection in 2010 ... Also considered Vanderbilt.

High School: Played at Crest (N.C.) High under Coach Mark Barnes ... Selected to play in the 2011 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... Started in that

game at tackle ... A first-team All-Observer and All-Region selection by the Charlotte Observer ... A first-team All-County selection by the Shelby Star ... Helped Crest to a pair of Class 3A State Championship Game appearances ... Led team in pancake blocks as a senior ... One of the top-10 offensive line prospects in North Carolina according to Scout.com in the Class of 2012 ... An All-Conference selection in 2010 ... Drew early recruiting interest from Duke, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Clemson, Ohio State, Florida and NC State.

Enters the 2012 season with a chance to enjoy a breakthrough year on the defensive line … Has All-Conference potential … Effective playing inside or off the edge … Will likely begin the season at tackle, but has played end in the past with success … Has packed on nearly 20 pounds since the end of the 2011 season, and has retained his quickness.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games … Finished with 16 total tackles (seven solo), 5.0 tackles for loss (mius-11 yards) and 2.5 sacks (mi-nus-7 yards) … Had one quarterback hurry … Made a season-high fi ve total stops and a half sack vs. Charleston Southern (10/22) … Had four tackles and a half tackle for loss vs. Liberty (10/8) … Also had a sacks at Samford (10/1) and Presbyterian (10/15). 2010 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Olympic (N.C.) High under Coach Barry Shuford … A fi rst-team All-Confer-ence selection in 2009 … Helped team to an 11-3 record and the second round of the state playoffs … Cleared a path for an explosive offense that av-eraged 231.5 yards rushing for the season and 379 yards of total offense per game … A second-team All-Mecklenburg County selection by the Charlotte Observer … Finished with 20 tackles, one sack and fi ve pressures on the defensive line … Chose Gardner-Webb over Furman, The Citadel, Western Carolina, Presbyterian and Norfolk State.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

81CarltonHEARD

6-0 • 178 • Fr.-RS • WRAthens, Ga. / Clarke Central HS

48AzzizHIGGINS

6-2 • 225 • Fr.-HS • LBSnellville, Ga. / South Gwinnett HS

82GeoHILLSMAN

6-1 • 187 • Fr.-HS • WRCrestview, Fla. / Crestview

76DylanHOPPER

6-4 • 295 • Fr.-HS • OLShelby, N.C. / Crest HS

77TylerHOUGH-JENKINS6-4 • 281 • RSo.-1L • DLCharlotte, N.C. / Olympic HS

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Quick running back prospect who is one of three returning players with game experience at the posi-tion … One of the team’s top return men … Also a capable receiver who could see action in the slot if needed … Registered 14 carries for 42 yards and a

short touchdown run in the 2012 spring game.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in seven games … Finished with 16 carries for 64 yards, averaging 4.0 yards per rush … Averaged 19.8 yards per re-turn on 11 kickoffs … Logged his fi rst game action vs. Liberty (10/8), returning a pair of kickoffs for 36 yards … Carried nine times for a career-best 45 yards vs. Charleston Southern (10/29) … Had four carries for 18 yards vs. Virginia State (11/3) … Had a 79-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at VMI (11/17) in the season fi nale.High School: Played at Robinson (Fla.) High under Coach Mike DePue … Runner up for Florida’s Class 2A State Player of the Year award in 2010 … A Class 2A All-State selection ... Nicknamed “Water Bug” ... A first-team All-Hillsborough County choice by the Tampa Bay Tribune … A first-team All-Suncoast selection by the St. Petersburg Times … Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com … Selected to play in the Hillsborough County All-Star Game … Rushed 138 times for 1,447 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior … Caught one touchdown pass and aver-aged 32.1 yards and scored two touchdowns on 10 kickoff returns … Helped squad finish with a 10-3 record and led team to the third round of the Class

2A playoffs … Had 135 yards i the second half of a 21-7 win over Tampa Jesuit ... Had 187 yards total in that game on just 19 carries ... Rushed for more than 400 yards in the playoffs … Ran for 766 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior … Also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns that season … Chose Gard-ner-Webb over South Alabama … Also recruited by Western Kentucky, Bethune-Cookman, Massachu-setts and Towson, among others.

Big, strong guard who will challenge for a starting spot at right guard in 2012 … One of five senior offensive linemen on the roster, three who are in their fifth season of college football … Has proven to be a very powerful run blocker … Former Division I FBS recruit who began his career at the University of Nevada … Will be a key part of a continued strong running attack ... Uncle, Tim Ryan, played at Southern Cal and for the Chicago Bears ... Ryan currently does color analysis for NFL television broadcasts ... Also considered San Jose State.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in six games … Made two starts at right guard … Played 146 total snaps, with his playing time increasing late in the season … Had nine knockdown blocks in his final three games … Graded out above 80 percent in each of his appearances … Top grade of 90 percent came against Virginia State (11/3).Junior College: Played at San Jose City (Calif.) College under Coach Carlton Conner … Helped team average 336.0 yards of total offense (155 yards rushing) in 2010 … A first-team All-Conference selection. 2009 at Nevada: Did not see game action. 2008 at Nevada: Redshirted. High School: Played at Oak Grove (Calif.) High under Coach Ed Buller … Led team to a 12-1 record, league championship and CIF Central Coast Section championship … Earned first-team All-Section honors as a senior … Two-time All-League choice … Also a standout in the shot put, winning a pair of league championships.

22J.J.HUBBARD

5-8 • 170 • So.-1L • RBTampa, Fla. / Robinson HS

Tyler Hough-Jenkins is one of the team’s most versatile defensive linemen. (Gary Smith Photo)

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66AaronHUCK

6-3 • 296 • RSr.-1L • OLSan Jose, Calif. / San Jose City College

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High School: Played at Crestview (Fla.) High under Coach Kevin Pettis ... Runs the 40-yard dash in an agile 4.7 seconds ... Earned first-team All-Area hon-ors from the Northwest Florida Daily News in 2011 ... Also earned All-County honors ... Selected to play in the 8th Annual Subway All-Star Game ... Carried 43 times for 464 yards at fullback, averaging 10.8 yards per carry ... Caught four passes for 66 yards ... Had 32 carries for 298 yards as a junior ... Caught nine passes for 89 yards ... Earned first-team All-Area honors in 2010 ... Also considered Florida, UCF, South Carolina State and Alcorn State.

Converted safety who will look for extensive playing time at linebacker in 2012 … Was granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA following spring practice … Entering second year of graduate school at Gardner-Webb … Known as a physical tackler from the safety position ... One of only four return-ing scholarship players at the linebacker position with FCS experience.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Did not play. 2010 at GWU:

Missed the season’s fi rst 10 games while recovering from an injury ... Played in the season fi nale vs. VMI and picked off a pass in the end zone in the fi rst half to halt a Keydet drive ... GWU won that game 14-7. 2009 at GWU: Started seven games before going down at Coastal Carolina (11/7) with a season-ending injury … Finished with 28 total tackles (12 solo), a tackle for loss, two interceptions and a pass break up … Had a season-high nine tackles (two solo) and a tackle for loss in fi nal game played vs. Coastal Caro-lina … Made fi ve stops vs. Stony Brook (10/31) … Returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown in the fi rst quarter vs. Southern Virginia (10/24). 2008 at GWU: Medical redshirt. 2007 at GWU: Played in 10 games as a true freshman … Made one start at strong safety … Finished with 26 total tackles (17 solo) and a tackle for loss … Had a season-high six hits (four solo) and a tackle for loss at No. 5 Wofford (10/13). High School: Played at Sandy Creek (Ga.) High under Coach Chip Walker … Helped team to a 7-4 record in 2006 … A second-team All-Area selec-tion by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Chose Gardner-Webb over Chattanooga and Delaware.

Young defensive back who will suit up for the Runnin’ Bulldogs for the first time in 2012 … Will compete for playing time on special teams and as a reserve at cornerback ... Worked with the team during spring drills.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at Stanhope Elmore (Ala.) High under Coach Jeff Foshee … Helped Mustangs to an 11-4 record and a 5-2 conference mark as a senior ... A second-team All-County selection ... Recorded 56 tackles, two interceptions and 14 pass break ups as a senior ... Also forced a fumble ... Had 15 tackles and an interception as a junior.

Strong-armed senior quarterback who will be in the mix to earn the starting nod when the season begins … Was solid during spring practice… Former FBS level signal caller who originally signed with Utah State after a stellar prep career in Los Angeles.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in two games, coming off the bench at Wake Forest (9/17) and Samford (10/1) … Passed for 77 yards and a score at Samford … Missed the fi nal seven games. Junior College: Earned second-team All-Conference honors … Completed 166-of-283 passes for 2,408 yards and 24 touchdowns in 11 games … Rushed for 363 yards and three more touchdowns … Posted a strong 145.4 passer rating for the season … Recruited by Kansas State, UNLV, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, Florida International and North Texas. 2009 at Utah State: Did not play. 2008 at Utah State: Redshirted. High School: Played senior season at Birmingham (Calif.) High under Coach Ed Croson … Rated as one of the top-20 quarterback prospects in California by Scout.com … Rated as the No. 85 quarterback prospect in the nation by ESPN.com … Passed for 5,959 career yards and 65 touchdowns in three sea-sons as a starting quarterback … Accounted for 72 total touchdowns and had a career passer rating of 165.41 … A three-time All-City selection … A three-time All-Area selection by the Los Angeles Daily News … Passed for 988 yards and 11 touchdowns, and ran for 211 yards and another score as a senior in a run-oriented offense (242 rushing yards per game) … Led team to a 13-1 record and the CIF City Section championship … A first-team All-League selection … Played sophomore and junior seasons at Taft (Calif.) High … Passed for 1,900 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior, while rushing for 250 yards and four scores, helping team to a playoff berth … Passed for an eye-popping 3,071 yards and 39 touchdowns as a sophomore to help Taft to the CIF City Section finals … Earned All-State honors that season … Chose Utah State over Nebraska and Ole Miss, according to Scout.com … Also recruited by USC, Oregon, Oregon State and UCLA.

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40MattHUTCHISON

6-0 • 280 • Fr.-HS • FBCrestview, Fla. / Crestview HS

18AdamJOHNSON

5-7 • 168 • Fr.-RS • CBMontgomery, Ala. / Stanhope Elmore HS

10ChrisJAMES

5-11 • 230 • Gr.-3L • LBNewnan, Ga. / Sandy Creek HS

3ExavierJOHNSON

6-3 • 223 • RSr.-1L • QBLake Balboa, Calif. / Pierce College

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Transferred to Gardner-Webb in August and will have two seasons to play as a graduate student.2009 at Syracuse: Played mainly with the Orange special teams as a true freshman … Lettered and saw action in five games … Was a member of the Syracuse Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.High School: Played one postgraduate season at Milford (N.Y.) Academy under Coach Bill Chaplick … Was a teammate of Gardner-Webb’s Steve Demilio … Played both running back and safety at Liverpool (N.Y.) High under Coach Nick Spataro … Earned third-team All-State honors as a junior on offense … A three-year starter.

Moved from the defensive line to tight end midway through last season, and will continue to play the position in 2012 … Has exceptional size and could prove to be a very effective blocker as he continues to adjust to his new role.

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Exavier Johnson threw his lone touchdown pass in 2011 on this play at Samford. (Gary Smith Photo)

35LonnieJOHNSON

5-10 • 220 • Gr.-TR • SSLiverpool, N.Y. / Syracuse

85TheoJOHNSON

6-4 • 275 • Sr.-1L • TELos Angeles, Calif. / Harbor College

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2011 at Gardner-Webb: Did not see game action ... Started the preseason at defensive end, moved to defensive tackle and then to tight end midway through the season.Junior College: Played two seasons at Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.) College under Coach Brett Peabody … Played in seven games as a sophomore … Re-corded 14 total tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks … Had a forced fumble and a 27-yard touch-down return … Recorded three quarterback pres-sures and batted down two passes. High School: Played at city power Crenshaw High in Los Angeles.

High School: Played one season of postgraduate football at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy under Major John Shuman … Rated as a two-star prospect by Scout.com … Played receiver, safety and some tight end for the program … Caught nine passes for 176 yards and four touchdowns on offense ... Played two seasons at Sunshine State power Tampa Catholic (Fla.) High under Coach Bob Henriquez … Helped Crusaders to an 11-2 record as a senior ... Team lost in the Florida Class 2B state champion-ship game ... Earned All-County honors ... Rated as one of the Tampa Bay area’s top-75 senior pros-pects ... Collected 45 tackles and had four sacks as a senior ... Caught 12 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown … Caught 13 passes for 276 yards and three touchdowns as a junior ... Played freshman and sophomore seasons at Palm Harbor (Fla.) High … Chose Gardner-Webb over Mississippi Valley State ... Also considered Idaho State, Florida At-lantic and Furman ... Drew early recruiting interest from Miami (Fla.), Auburn and Florida State.

Veteran receiver who is looking for an expanded role as a junior in the passing game … Switched jersey numbers during spring practice, and will now wear #2 … Is a capable kickoff return man … One of the team’s most experienced receivers.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games … Caught six passes for 47 yards … Collected three rushing attempts for 29 yards and returned a pair of kickoffs for an average of 21.5 yards … Had a 30-yard run at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Caught one pass for 10 yards in that game … Caught two passes for 18 yards, including a 13-yard grab for a fi rst down, at Samford (10/1) … Returned two kickoffs for 43 yards at Ohio (9/10). 2010 at GWU Played in 10 games as a true freshman … Saw extensive time as a kickoff return specialist, averaging 17.4 yards on 23 returns (401 yards) … Had a long return of 38 yards in the overtime win at Akron (9/11) … Caught 11 passes for 73 yards … Lined up at quarterback often in the “wildcat” formation … Rushed five times for 35 yards and two touchdowns … Scored on runs of nine yards at Old Dominion (10/2) and 13 yards at Charleston Southern (10/16) … Had a season-high three catches for 26 yards in the season opener vs. Brevard (9/4).High School: Played at state powerhouse Armwood (Fla.) High under Coach Sean Callahan … Rated the No. 8 receiver in the Tampa Bay area for the Class of 2010 … Team captain … Helped team to a 13-2 record in 2009 … Finished senior season with 19 catches for 329 yards and four touchdowns … Caught a season-high three passes for 70 yards and a score vs. East Bay High … Caught a pair of touchdown passes vs. Newsome High … Helped team to a 12-1 record and the Class 4A quarterfi nals in 2008 as a junior … Caught a team-high 19 passes for 237 yards and three touchdowns as a junior … An All-Hillsborough County selection in Track & Field as part of Armwood’s standout 4x400m relay team, which ran a top time of 3:18.00 in 2009 … Born in Haiti … Chose Gardner-Webb over Towson, Stony Brook and Liberty.

Enters second full season of playing fullback … Will compete for additional playing time in the backfield and on special teams … Converted linebacker.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in seven games … Saw the field primarily on special teams … Had one kickoff return for 11 yards vs. Stony Brook (11/12). 2010 at GWU: Did not see game action. 2009 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at state powerhouse Grayson (Ga.) High under Coach Mickey Conn … An All-State selection ... A first-team All-Area selection … Selected to play in the Gwinnett County All-Star Game ... Had 105 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, six sacks and 10 quar-terback pressures … Helped team to a 12-1 record ... Chose GWU over The Citadel.

High School: Played at Fagaitua High under Coach Pooch Ta’ase ... One of the top defensive linemen in American Samoa in the Class of 2012 ... Also played linebacker ... Selected to play for the American Samoa All-Star Football Team in the 2012 Oceania Bowl, helping team to a 93-7 win over Australia..

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14JordanJONES

6-4 • 212 • Fr.-HS • WRClearwater, Fla. / Fork Union Military

2RichardJULES

6-0 • 174 • Jr.-2L • WRSeffner, Fla. / Armwood HS

45JonathanLANGSTON5-10 • 211 • RSo.-1L • FB

Loganville, Ga. / Grayson HS

91O.J.LE’IATUA MAU6-2 • 275 • Fr.-HS • DE

Masefau, American Samoa / Fagaitua HS

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Projected starter at punter … Has served as the team’s primary backup at the position and has game experience … Should be very productive, and was solid during spring practice … Also the team’s primary holder on field goals and PAT attempts … Capable of handling placekicking duties if needed, including kickoffs.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in eight games, seeing action primarily as the holder for All-Big South kicker Trever Austin … Was called upon in the fourth quarter at VMI, and executed a perfect onside kick that led to a late Gardner-Webb touch-down. 2010 at GWU: Saw action in nine games … Was the team’s primary punter in two games … Averaged 38.8 yards per punt on 13 attempts (505 yards) … Forced six fair catches and pinned four punts inside the 20 … Had best game of career in a key win vs. VMI (11/20) … Boomed five punts for 230 yards (46.0 avg.), including a season-long 55-yarder … Punted six times for 218 yards (36.3 avg.) in win at Charleston Southern (10/16), including a 46-yard punt … Forced four fair catches in that game, and pinned two of his six kicks inside the 20-yard line … Was the team’s primary holder on field goals and PATs … GWU was perfect in PAT attempts on the season. 2009 at GWU: Played in four games … Booted eight punts for 310 yards (38.8 yards per punt) … Best effort for average came vs. Mars Hill, with an average of 41.7 yards on three kicks, with a long punt of 48 yards … Averaged 35.5 yards on four punts at Western Carolina, with one punt of 43 yards … Had a 43-yard punt at Buffalo (10/10) in his lone effort of the day, pinning that kick inside the 20-yard line.High School: Played at state powerhouse Dorman (S.C.) High under Coach Dave Gutshall.

High School: Played at Lincolnton (N.C.) High under coach Scott Cloninger ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds ... Named to the 2011 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas ... Named Tar Heels’ team captain in that event ... Rated the No. 10 full-back prospect nationally in the class of 2012 by 247Sports.com ... Considered one of the state’s top-50 senior prospects by the same publication ... A first-team All-Area selection by the Gaston Gazette ... Earned All-Region honors from the Charlotte Observer ... Rushed for 4,296 career yards, estab-lishing a new Lincoln County record ... Also set county records with 2,072 yards and 36 touchdowns on 241 carries (8.6 ypc) in 2011, leading the Wolves to the Class 2AA State Championship Game ... Led team to a 14-2 record ... Topped the 100-yard mark in each of his last 11 games ... Scored a pair

of touchdowns and ran for 115 yards in the state title game ... Had 150 yards and a pair of scores in the state semifinals ... Ran for 1,045 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior ... Chose Gardner-Webb over North Carolina A&T, UNC Charlotte and Coastal Carolina ... Also recruited by Wake Forest, NC State and North Carolina.

Will compete for playing time as a reserve corner and on special teams ... Practiced with the Runnin’ Bulldogs this past spring for the first time.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Attended school, but did not play football.High School: Played at Atkins (N.C.) High under Coach Mike Winbush.

Dee Littlejohn (#33) was one of the top running backs in North Carolina last season. (Gardner-Webb Photo)

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

30BoLINDSEY

5-11 • 155 • Sr.-3L • PRoebuck, S.C. / Dorman HS

32DeeLITTLEJOHN

6-1 • 225 • Fr.-HS • RBLincolnton, N.C. / Lincolnton HS

22AnthonyLYONS

5-9 • 166 • Sr.-SQ • CBWinston-Salem, N.C. / Atkins HS

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Converted offensive lineman who will line up at tight end/H-Back in 2012 … Physical blocker … One of the team’s most improved players over the past two seasons … Will be playing his fourth position when the season begins … Started career on the defen-sive line, then moved to the offensive line.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in four games … Played a total of 25 snaps on the offensive line … Also saw action on special teams. 2010 at GWU: Did not see game action. 2009 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at state powerhouse Gaffney (S.C.) High under Coach Phil Strickland ... Helped Indians to 18 wins over his last two years.

High School: Played at J.L. Mann (S.C.) High under Coach Brian Strickland ... Helped Patriots forge a 7-5 record in 2011 ... Named tight ends MVP of the 2011 Rivals.com/VTO camp in Rock Hill, S.C. ... Four-year letterwinner ... Caught 25 passes for 290 yards and a touchdown in 2011 ... Teammate of current GWU freshman Tiko Thompson.

Big offensive tackle with a very bright future … Will likely begin the season as the top reserve at left tackle … Has ideal size for the position … Has shown good agility and athleticism for a player of his size … One of a strong group of young offensive linemen who entered the program last season.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at Greenbrier (Ga.) High under Coach Brian Smith … Helped team to a 7-5 record in 2010 … Three-year letterwinner … A second-team All-Area selection by the Augusta Chronicle … Earned first-team All-County honors from the Columbia News-Times … Voted the team’s top blocker in 2010 after clearing a path for a 900-yard rusher … A two-time All-Region selection ... Also recruited by Vanderbilt and Mississippi State.

One of the team’s most improved offensive linemen over the past 12 months … Has the ability to make a serious push for major playing time this season … Was a starter during spring practice at tackle …

Versatile enough to play either right or left tackle … Remains an integral part of a very good offensive line unit … Has outstanding size for the position ... Enjoyed a strong spring practice season.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in six games … Logged 42 snaps as one of the team’s top reserves at tackle … Graded out at an impressive 100 percent on the season, with no missed assignments … Re-corded a pair of knockdown blocks … Helped Gard-ner-Webb produce its fi rst 1,000-yard back since 2000 … Blocked for the fi rst pair of backs to go over 500 yards and 1,000 yards in the same season since the move to Division I. 2010 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Gainesville (Ga.) High un-der Coach Bruce Miller … Helped team to a 14-1 re-cord in 2009 and the Class 3A state fi nals … Graded out at 91 percent and had 60 knockdown blocks … Cleared a path for an offense that averaged 214.8 yards per game on the ground and scored 44 rush-ing touchdowns … Red Elephants averaged 389.7 yards of total offense per game on the season … An honorable mention All-County selection by the Gainesville Times as a senior … Also earned hon-orable mention All-Region honors … Helped Red Elephants to the third round of the Class 3A state playoffs as a junior … Named FCA Football Player of the Year in 2008 … Three-year letterman in foot-ball and track … Also earned a letter in wrestling … Chose Gardner-Webb over Youngstown State and Western Kentucky.

High School: Played at Andrews (N.C.) High under Coach Rodney McKoy ... Helped team to a 9-2 record in 2011 ... Collected 30 tackles as a senior at safety ... Earned All-Conference honors as a triple jumper in Track & Field.

42DonMANNING

6-1 • 262 • RJr.-2L • TEGaffney, S.C. / Gaffney HS

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88CameronMARTIN

6-4 • 230 • Fr.-HS • TEGreenville, S.C. / J.L. Mann HS

68MattMcALVIN

6-5 • 280 • Fr.-RS • OLEvans, Ga. / Greenbrier HS

75DavidMcCONNELL

6-5 • 304 • RSo.-1L • OLGainesville, Ga. / Gainesville HS

19TiquanMcLEAN

6-0 • 171 • Fr.-HS • FSHigh Point, N.C. / Andrews HS

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Versatile offensive lineman who has worked at both guard and center during his time with the Runnin’ Bulldogs.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played at West Orange (Fla.) High under Coach Chip Petree … Named honorable mention Central Florida Super 60 by the Orlando Sentinel … Rated the No. 7 offensive line prospect in Central Florida for the Class of 2011 by the Sentinel … Selected to play in the 2010 Central Florida All-Star Game … Listed as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com … Graded out at 94 percent as a senior … Registered 45 pancake blocks … Allowed just two sacks all season … Graded out at 91 percent and had 39 pancake blocks as a junior … Chose Gardner-Webb over Northern Iowa and Massachusetts … Also recruited by Temple.

High School: Played at West Rowan (N.C.) High under Coach Scott Young … Led Falcons to a 12-4 record and a runner up finish in the NCHSAA

Class 3A state title game … Named Rowan County Offensive Player of the Year by the Salisbury Post following an outstanding senior season … A first-team All-County selection … Named first-team All-Observer by the Charlotte Observer … Also named first-team All-Region by that publication … Rushed for 2,570 yards and 26 touchdowns on 356 carries in 2011 … Conference Offensive Player of the Year … Had 4,690 career rushing yards … Ranks second in school history behind University of Virginia star Kevin Parks … Ranks third in Rowan County history in career yardage … Ran for 232 yards and three scores in a playoff win over Mount Pleasant … Carried for 185 yards and two scores vs. Statesville in the playoffs … Rushed for 159 yards and two scores in the playoffs vs. Concord … Burst free for 266 yards and three touchdowns in the Western Region finals vs. Burns … Ra for 132 yards and a touchdown in the state title game vs. Havelock … Helped Falcons to state titles as a sophomore and junior … MVP of the 2010 Class 3A state title game … Ran for 1,805 yards and 19 touchdowns on 247 carries as a junior … Had 211 yards on the ground in the state title game victory.

High School: Played at Olympic (N.C.) High under Coach Barry Shuford … Helped team to a solid 9-3 record and 5-1 league mark in 2011 … Played on both sides of the football for the Trojans … Collected 61 total tackles, forced two fumbles and broke up 11 passes in 2011 in the secondary … Rushed 87 times for 858 yards and seven touch-downs during his high school career … Played with current Gardner-Webb standouts Lucas Beatty and Tyler Hough-Jenkins in 2009, helping the Trojans to a 10-3 mark as a sophomore.

Senior cover man who will compete for a starting spot at cornerback entering the 2012 season … Gained valuable experience at the FCS level last season, both at corner and on special teams, after transferring in from the junior college ranks … Has good speed and instincts ... Will continue to be a tremendous contributor on special teams.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games … Made 15 tackles (seven solo), broke up one pass and had one interception … Made a season-high three total tackles and had a 12-yard interception return at Ohio (9/10) … Collected two hits at Sam-ford (10/1), vs. Charleston Southern (10/29) and at VMI (11/19) … Both stops at VMI were solo tackles … Broke up a pass at Coastal Carolina (10/22)Junior College: Played two seasons at Cerritos (Calif.) Community College under Coach Frank Maz-zotta … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds … Helped Falcons to a 9-3 record in 2010 and a North-ern Conference championship … Team advanced to the state semifi nals … Recorded 48 tackles, a tackle for loss and two pass defl ections … Had a season-high seven tackles twice, against Palomar and College of the Canyons … Played in nine games as a freshman in 2009 and fi nished with 19 tackles and a pass break up … Registered fi ve hits vs. Santa Monica College.High School: Played at Inglewood (Calif.) High under coach Charles Mincey … A second-team All-CIF selection as a senior … Registered 44 total tackles … Had 15 hits and three pass break ups vs. Gardena … Also blocked a field goal in that game … Made 30 total tackles as a junior … Recruited by Cal, Oregon, UNLV and Nevada as a prep senior … Also a standout in track & field.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

65AshantiMcPHEE

6-3 • 306 • Fr.-RS • OLOrlando, Fla. / West Orange HS

43DinkinMILLER

5-8 • 170 • Fr.-HS • RBSalisbury, N.C. / West Rowan HS

37JarrettMOORE

6-0 • 172 • Fr.-HS • DBCharlotte, N.C. / Olympic HS

13KamarMORRISON

5-10 • 167 • Sr.-1L • CBInglewood, Calif. / Cerritos College

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Dynamic young quarterback who moved back to his natural position from receiver following the 2011 season … Enjoyed a very strong showing in the 2012 spring game, and is one of a quartet of players competing for the starting job under center entering the season … Is the team’s most dangerous running threat at the position … Blessed with outstanding speed and elusiveness and a very strong arm … Gained valuable on-field experience in 2011, despite never having played receiver prior to college.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in all 11 games, making two starts at receiver … Saw spot duty at quarterback, with the most extensive action coming in an emergency role at VMI (11/19) in the season finale … Caught seven passes for 82 yards and a touchdown … Had two catches at Wake Forest (9/17) and at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Hauled in a 24-yard touchdown catch at Samford (10/1) … Had five rushing attempts for 32 yards and a score, with all coming at VMI (11/19) … Had a 23-yard dash for a first down just before halftime in that game, as well as a short touchdown run to tighten the game in the fourth quarter … Completed two passes for 11 yards in that game.High School: Played at New Utrecht (N.Y.) High under Coach Alan Balkan … Named Player of the Game in the 16th annual Empire Challenge in June ... Completed 8-of-12 passes for 114 yards and a score ... A second-team All-New York City selec-tion in 2010 by the New York Post … A two-time All-Borough choice by the New York Daily News … Passed for 2,771 career yards and accounted for 41 total touchdowns in two seasons as a starter … Led New York City in passing yards as a senior ... Passed for 1,402 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior … Had 89 carries for 668 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground … Passed for 1,369 yards and 15 touchdowns with only four intercep-tions as a junior in 2009 … Addded 108 yards rushing and four touchdowns on the ground … Chose Gardner-Webb over Hampton ... Also recruit-ed by Central Michigan, Albany, UMass, Delaware, Fordham, Norfolk State and Marist.

High School: Played defensive back and receiver at nearby Forestview (N.C.) High under Coach Marion Medlin ... Earned All-Conference honors as a senior for the Jaguars in 2011 ... Will stay on the offensive side of the ball with the Runnin’ Bulldogs.

High School: Played at Woodstock (Ga.) High under Coach Brent Budde ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds ... Named Cherokee County Linebacker of the Year by the Cherokee County Touchdown Club ... An All-County selection ... Named Gridiron Defensive Player of the Year by the Cherokee County Ledger ...

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

Jordan Paul saw action mainly at receiver in 2011, but will compete at quarterback in 2012. (Gary Smith Photo)

11JordanPAUL

6-3 • 196 • So.-1L • QBBrooklyn, N.Y. / New Utrecht HS

15JohnPRESSLEY

5-9 • 168 • Fr.-HS • WRGastonia, N.C. / Forestview HS

53JebraiREGAN

6-2 • 222 • Fr.-HS • LBWoodstock, Ga. / Woodstock HS

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Had 91 total tackles, 10 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... Broke up five passes ... Had four sacks in game vs. North Forsyth (Ga.) High ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Chattanooga and Alabama State.

One of the brightest prospects on Gardner-Webb’s 2012 roster, regardless of position or class … Has packed on nearly 20 pounds of muscle since last season, and will push hard for a starting position at end … Can be a dominant pass rusher … Has the length and athleticism to wreck havoc in the backfi eld … Deceptively strong and sturdy player … Works very hard off the fi eld … Was not a pre-season honors candidate due to limited playing time as a true freshman, but is expected to emerge as a legitimate All-Big South candidate in 2012 … Was the start of the 2012 spring game, collecting nine tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in eight games, seeing action on special teams and as a reserve defensive end … Finished the year with six total tackles … Blocked a fi eld goal vs. Liberty (10/8) … Had a season-high two total tackles at Presbyterian (10/8) and vs. Stony Brook (11/12).High School: Played at Buchtel (Ohio) High un-der Coach Ricky Powers … Played both inside and outside on the defensive line ... Helped Griffins to an 11-4 record and a runner-up finish in the Ohio Division III State Championship Game … Team won back-to-back City Series Conference titles … Earned honorable mention Associated Press All-District honors in 2010 … Collected 75 total tackles and 10 sacks on the season … Forced one fumble … Had two sacks in the state title game … Also re-cruited by Bowling Green, Iowa State and Division III power Mount Union ... Also a standout on the basketball court.

Graduate student who was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA during the spring … One of the team’s fastest players … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds and has been timed as fast as 10.7 seconds in the 100m dash … Earned preseason All-Big South Conference honors in 2010 before missing much of the season with an injury … Will be a welcomed threat to stretch the fi eld … Should be a valuable mentor to a very young group of receivers.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in two games before missing the remainder of the season with an injury … Caught two passes for 20 yards, hauling in a 12-yarder vs. Brevard (9/3) and an eight-yarder at

Ohio (9/10). 2010 at GWU: Started four games … Missed the fi nal three quarters of the Sam Houston State game (9/25) and the fi nal seven games of the season … Was on pace for a career-best year … Had 14 catches for 167 yards and a score in his fi rst three starts … Made eight catches for 97 yards and a 21-yard score vs. Western Carolina (9/18) … Had four catches for 44 yards, including a key, 23-yard catch, in the upset win at Akron (9/11) … Returned a pair of kickoffs for 23 yards on the season. 2009 at GWU: Started 10 games at receiver … Finished second on the team with a career-best 36 catches for 459 yards and two scores … Caught nearly 70 percent of his passes vs. league opponents (25) … Hauled in a career-high seven passes for 88 yards in the season finale at Presbyterian (11/21) … Made six catches for 55 yards in the win over Charleston Southern (10/17) … Had five catches for 74 yards at Buffalo (10/10) … Had a 46-yard scoring catch vs. Southern Virginia (10/24) … Caught a 25-yard touchdown vs. Stony Brook (10/31) … Scored on an 18-yard end around run at NC State (9/19). 2008 at GWU: Played in three games … Caught two passes for 44 yards … Had a 38-yard reception to setup a late touchdown vs. Sam Houston State (9/27) … Hauled in a six-yard pass vs. Presbyterian (10/18). 2007 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at East Gaston (N.C.) High under Coach Greg Lloyd … A fi rst-team All-Gaston/Lincoln County selection by the Charlotte Observer … All-Conference … Had a career-best 47 catches for 1,011 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2006 … Had fi ve catches for 126 yards and an 86-yard touchdown vs. Burns ... Chose GWU over Western Carolina.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

98ShaquilleRIDDICK

6-7 • 235 • So.-1L • DEAkron, Ohio / Buchtel HS

Marquis Sanders posted a 41-inch vertical leap during spring testing. (Bob Carey Photo)

5MarquisSANDERS

5-11 • 185 • Gr.-3L • WRMt. Holly, N.C. / East Gaston HS

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Returning starter at center … One of six offensive linemen returning who garnered starting experi-ence last season … Has continued to gain size and strength over the past two years, and has proven to be a durable performer … Will be asked to continue

his role as a leader on a veteran offensive line.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 11 games at center … Played 720 snaps … Graded out above 80 percent in all 11 games … Had a season-high grade of 97 percent at Wake Forest (9/17) … Did not allow a sack all season … Helped clear a path for All-Big South back Kenny Little to top the 1,000-yard mark … Also helped produce a 500-yard rusher, the fi rst time since the move to Division that GWU had produced a 1,000-yard and 500-yard rusher in the same season. 2010 at GWU: Played in six games at center and guard … Was the top reserve along the offensive line, regardless of position, for much of the season. 2009 at GWU: Saw action in nine games ... Led non-starters with 47 snaps played up front.High School: Played at Ninety Six (S.C.) High under Coach Chris Liner … A Class 1A All-State selection by the HSSR … Played in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game … An All-Lakelands selection by the Greenwood Index-Journal … Graded out at 91 percent and had 37 knockdown blocks on the sea-son ... Also had with 74 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and seven sacks … Chose GWU over Presbyterian, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina and Penn.

Hard-working defensive end who is expected to be-gin the season as a top reserve … Will see plenty of snaps … Had four tackles in the 2012 spring game.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games … Collected 13 total tackles (seven solo), 0.5 tackles for loss (minus-2 yards) and a quarterback hurry … Made a season-high fi ve stops in the opener vs. Bre-vard (9/3) … Had three tackles and a half tackle for loss at Ohio (9/10). 2010 at GWU: Played in nine games … Finished with three total hits (two solo) and a tackle for loss … Also batted down a pass … Had two solo stops at No. 16 Liberty … Had a tackle for loss and a batted down pass at Charles-ton Southern (10/16). 2009 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Marietta (Ga.) High under Coach Paul Lombardo ... Helped Blue Devils to a 7-4 record as a junior ... One of the team’s top pass rushers ... Also considered Eastern Kentucky.

High School: Played at Lincolnton (N.C.) High under Coach Scott Cloninger ... Helped the Wolves to a 14-2 record and the N.C. Class 2AA State Title Game ... Key cog in a defense that allowed just 218

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

59AustinSARGENT

6-3 • 302 • Sr.-3L • OLNinety Six, S.C. / Ninety Six HS

Sargent will challenge for All-Big South honors in 2012 at center. (Todd Drexler Photo)

94ZachSHELTON

6-1 • 244 • RJr.-2L • DEMarietta, Ga. / Marietta HS

27JonathanSHERRILL6-3 • 196 • Fr.-HS • CB

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yards and 15 points per game in 2011 ... A two-time All-Conference selection ... Named honorable men-tion All-Area by the Gaston Gazette as a junior and senior ... Two-way standout, who starred at both safety and receiver ... Made 62 tackles, broke up 12 passes and forced a pair of fumbles as a senior ... Scored two touchdowns on offense ... Recorded 45 tackles, five interceptions and seven pass break ups in 2010, including two touchdown returns.

Big, strong prospect who will compete for snaps on special teams and at defensive end in 2012 ... Former high school and prep school teammate of current GWU linebacker Bradley Taylor ... Competed with the Runnin’ Bulldogs during spring practice.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Redshirted.High School: Played one postgraduate season at Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Academy under Coach Otis Yelverton … Part of a squad that sent 12 play-ers to Division I football following the season ... Part of a defense that posted four shutouts in its fi rst fi ve games of the season ... Played high school football at Bartlett-Yancey (N.C.) High under Coach Dennis Bannick.

High School: Played at Woodruff (S.C.) High under Coach Brian Lane ... One of the top offensive lineman in the Palmetto State in the Class of 2012 ... Led team to a 13-1 record and the Upper State Championship ... Rated as the No. 34 center in the nation for the Class of 2012 by 247Sports.com ... A Class 2A All-State selection by the S.C. High School Sports Report ... Selected to play in the annual SCADA North/South All-Star Game ... Named to the MaxPrep/Tom Lemming Top Player list for offen-sive guards and centers nationally ... Rated as a two-star prospect by Scout.com ... A first-team All-Area selection by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal in 2011 ... Had 49 pancake blocks, 25 knockdown blocks and 18 domination blocks as a senior ... Recorded 100 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss and three sacks on defense ... Named honorable men-tion All-State by ESPN Rise Magazine prior to 2011 season ... Earned first-team All-Area honors from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal as a junior ... Also an All-Region selection ... Graded out at 85 percent with 40 pancake blocks as a junior ... Had 17 knock-downs and 15 domination blocks in 2010 ... Chose GWU over Western Carolina and Coastal Carolina ... Drew interest from South Carolina, Clemson, Virginia, Wake Forest and NC State.

All-Big South Conference candidate at long snap-per … Has added 10-15 pounds of muscle since last season to better handle the rigors of tight end … Hard-nosed blocker who should factor into the team’s passing attack as well in 2012 … A mem-ber of Gardner-Webb’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee … Attended the Big South Conference’s Leadership Weekend in July.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 10 games … Saw action as the squad’s long snapper and at defensive end … Collected fi ve total tackles (two solo) and a quarterback hurry … Made two stops vs. Charles-ton Southern (10/29) … Long snapping helped punter Graham Purvis earn National Special Teams Player of the Week honors vs. Charleston Southern (10/22). 2010 at GWU: Played in 10 games … Made three starts, one at running back and two at defensive end … Finished with 23 total tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss and a half sack on defense … Carried 11 times for 35 yards at running back … Played both positions in a game twice, vs. Coastal Carolina (10/30) and at No. 16 Liberty (11/6) … Started at running back at Liberty, and carried seven times for 32 yards … Finished with four total tackles at defensive end in that game … Had three rushing yards vs. Coastal Carolina and added two tackles and a TFL defensively … Also recovered a fumble … Had a season-high six hits (three solo), a half sack and a tackle for loss vs. Brevard (9/4) … Had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a hurry vs. VMI (11/20) … Excelled as the team’s long snapper.High School: Played at Aiken (S.C.) High under Coach Carey Johnson … Two-time All-Region selec-tion … A Class 4A All-State selection by the S.C. High School Sports Report … A fi rst-team All-Area selection by the Aiken Standard and the Augusta Chronicle as a tight end … Rated the state’s No. 121 senior prospect by the S.C. High School Sports Report … Considered the state’s No. 2 rated full-back prospect … Played in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game … A second-team All-Area choice by the Augusta Chronicle as a junior … Chose GWU over Presbyterian and The Citadel ... Also consid-ered Furman and Wofford.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

57JuwanSIMPSON

6-1 • 229 • Fr.-RS • DE/LBRuffi n, N.C. / Oak Ridge Military

63CalebSMITH

6-3 • 290 • Fr.-HS • OLWoodruff, S.C. / Woodruff HS

44HudsonSMITH

6-1 • 245 • RJr.-2L • TEAiken, S.C. / Aiken HS

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High School: Played at Dutch Fork (S.C.) High under Coach Tommy Knotts ... Runs the 40-yard dash in an agile 5.01 seconds ... Has a 28.5-inch vertical leap ... A Class 4A-Division I All-State selection in 2011 by the S.C. High School Sports Report ... Named Team Offensive MVP ... Selected to play in the SCADA North/South All-Star Game ... Key blocker for an offense that totaled more than 2,000 yards rushing and 2,000 yards passing in 2011 ... Silver Foxes averaged 36.3 points per game to post a 10-3 record ... Graded out at 88 percent with

42 pancake blocks on the season ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Coastal Carolina, The Citadel William & Mary and Charleston Southern ... Also recruited by Mississippi State, South Carolina and Alabama.

High School: Played at Independence (Tenn.) High under Coach Kevin Dyson ... A second-team All-Midstate selection by the Nashville Tennessean newspaper ... Named District 11-AAA Defensive Player of the Year ... Team MVP on both sides of the football in 2011 ... Helped team to an 8-2 record and

a district title ... Selected to play in the Toyota East/West All-Star Game and the Tennessee/Kentucky Border War ... Finished senior season with 54 total tackles (39 solo), six tackles for loss, one sack, 2 forced fumbles, four interceptions and 10 pass break ups ... Caught 35 passes for 500 yards and three touchdowns at receiver ... Had four catches for 94 yards and a score vs. Brentwood (Tenn.) High ... Had a season-high 12 stops vs. Centennial (Tenn.) High ... Made 38 tackles and broke up one pass as a junior ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Brown, Chattanooga, UT-Martin and Tennessee Tech.

Athletic, young receiver who should make a move up the depth chart in his second season … Former state championship level hurdler who has the size and agility to be a major influence on the passing game in 2012 … Shook off a slow start last season and started to show signs of reaching potential late in 2011.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 10 games … Caught one pass for eight yards, with that grab coming at VMI (11/19) in the season finale … Had a 51-yard reception called back in that game. 2010 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Central (Ala.) High under Coach Ron Nelson … Helped Red Devils to a 10-2 record and the second round of the Alabama Class 6A state playoffs in 2009 … A second-team All-Bi City selection at receiver by the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer … Caught 31 passes for 400 yards and fi ve touchdowns in 2009 on a run-oriented squad … Also an accomplished hurdler in track … Finished second at the 2009 Alabama State Championships in the 110m hurdles as a junior … Had the state’s fastest time in the 110m hurdles during the 2009 regular season (14.50 seconds) … Finished third in the 300m hurdles at the state championship meet … Caught 22 passes for 300 yards and two touchdowns as a junior … Returned one kickoff for a score that season … Chose Gardner-Webb over Alabama A&M, UT-Martin, Chattanooga and Samford.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

Smith has emerged as the Bulldogs’ best all-around tight end heading into 2012 (Todd Drexler Photo)

62DavidSUTTON

6-3 • 314 • Fr.-HS • OLIrmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork HS

29BrandonSWAYZE

6-2 • 190 • Fr.-HS • FSThompson’s Station, Tenn. / Independence HS

7DeonteSWINTON

6-1 • 189 • RSo.-1L • WRPhenix City, Ala. / Central HS

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Projected starter at outside linebacker … One of the team’s most physical hitters … Athletic, hard-nosed linebacker who was one of the team’s top performers at the position during spring practice … Very aggressive tackler … Has improved at a steady

rate since arriving on campus in January, 2011 … One of the team’s most pleasant surprises during the offseason … Had six tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss in the 2012 spring game.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games … Saw action at weakside linebacker and on special teams … Finished the season with 19 total tackles (five solo) … Collected 1.5 tackles for loss (minus-3 yards) … Had a season-high six hits at Ohio (9/10) … Made three stops against Wake Forest (9/17), Samford (10/1) and Liberty (10/8).High School: Played one postgraduate season at Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military Academy under Coach Otis Yelverton … Part of a squad that sent 12 players to Division I football following the season ... Part of a defense that posted four shutouts in its first five games of the season ... Played high school football at Bartlett-Yancey (N.C.) High under Coach Dennis Bannick … An All-Triad 3A Conference selection as a senior … Played both running back and linebacker for the Buccaneers ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Middle Tennessee State ... Also recruited by Wisconsin.

Graduated from Gardner-Webb in August, 2012 ... Returning starter at defensive tackle … Has devel-oped into a dependable performer in the middle of the GWU defense … Plays with a very high motor … Very effective as a pass rusher … Had four tackles and a sack in the 2012 spring game.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Played in all 11 games … Made eight starts … Collected 21 total tackles (11 solo), 5.0 tackles for loss (minus-26 yards) and 2.5 sacks (minus-20 yards) … Had a pair of quarter-back hurries … Made a season-high fi ve solo tack-les and had a sack at Presbyterian (10/15) … Col-lected four stops at Ohio (9/10), including a sack … Made three stops and a half sack vs. Charleston Southern (10/22). 2010 at GWU: Played in seven games … Finished with seven total tackles … Had a season-high four stops vs. Brevard (9/4). 2009 at GWU: Saw action in two games … Registered one tackle. 2008 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Spartanburg (S.C.) High under former Gardner-Webb quarterback Doc Davis.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

Bradley Taylor is one of the Big South Conference’s hardest hitters. (Shawn Knox Photo)

47BradleyTAYLOR

6-1 • 221 • So.-1L • LBElon, N.C. / Oak Ridge Military

90DylanTAYLOR

6-0 • 257 • Gr.-3L • DLSpartanburg, S.C. / Spartanburg HS

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High School: Played at Don Lugo (Calif.) High under Coach Rick Martin ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.53 seconds ... Earned second-team All-League honors in 2011 at receiver ... Also played defensive back ... Caught 55 passes for 650 yards as a senior ... Made 60 tackles and had six interceptions at safety ... Played freshman season for current Gardner-Webb assistant coach Bobby Godinez at Laverne Lutheran (Calif.) High ... Had 80 catches for 1,050 yards as a freshman ... Chose Gardner-Webb over New Mexico State, Portland State and Cal Poly.

High School: Played at J.L. Mann (S.C.) High under Coach Brian Strickland ... A two-time All-Conference selection on defense ... Earned All-Area honors as a senior ... Collected 44 tackles, five interceptions and eight pass break ups in 2011 ... Returned two interceptions for touchdowns and two punts for touchdowns ... Collected 52 total tackles, four interceptions and recovered a fumble as a junior ... Caught 25 passes for 450 yards and three touchdowns at receiver.

Will use his redshirt year in 2012 ... One of the most physically gifted cornerbacks to suit up for Gardner-Webb in the past decade … A preseason All-Big South Conference selection by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview and College Sports Madness … Has exceptional size for the position and blends that gift with blazing speed … Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.37 seconds.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in nine games at cornerback (five starts) … Came on strong after learning a new position in training camp … Finished with 30 total tackles (19 solo) and two interceptions … Had a season-high six total tackles (five solo) and a 54-yard interception return vs. Virginia State (11/3) … Also broke up three passes in that game … Had four hits and an interception in the end zone to thwart a comeback in the win over Charleston Southern (10/29) … Made three solo stops at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Made four hits at Wake Forest (9/17), including three solo stops.High School: Played at Homestead (Fla.) High under Coach Bobby McRae ... Teamed with cur-rent GWU receiver Stanley Fleurant to capture third place at the 2011 Florida Class 4A State Championships in the 4x100m relay ... Drew early recruiting interest from Miami (Fla.), Florida State and Ole Miss.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

Dylan Taylor collected a pair of sacks at Presbyterian last season (Gary Smith Photo)

80JoshTHOMPSON

6-4 • 188 • Fr.-HS • WRChino, Calif. / Don Lugo HS

41TikoTHOMPSON

5-8 • 148 • Fr.-HS • CBGreenville, S.C. / J.L. Mann HS

16IvanTOOMER

6-1 • 198 • So.-1L • CBHomestead, Fla. / Homestead HS

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Transferred to Gardner-Webb in July ... Has three seasons of eligibility remaining.2011 at South Florida: Did not play. 2010 at South Florida: Redshirted.High School: Played at national powerhouse Lakeland (Fla.) High under Coach Bill Castle … Earned Academic All-Area honors as a senior … Led Dreadnaughts to a 13-1 record … Rushed for 747 yards and a team-high 17 touchdowns while seeing action mainly as a blocking back in a high-powered offense … Helped team to a 14-1 record and a spot in the state championship game as a junior … Ran for more than 600 yards … Brother of former Carolina Panthers standout Rod Smart and current Steelers rookie Chris Rainey.

High School: Played at Coral Gables (Fla.) High under Coach Joe Montoya … Earned third-team All-Dade County honors on offense in 2011 … Saw action at quarterback, receiver and defensive back … Carried 62 times for 407 yards and completed 44 passes for 601 yards … Returned three kickoffs for scores.

Junior College: Spent two seasons at national powerhouse City College of San Francisco under Coach George Rush ... Helped Rams to the 2011 National Championship and a 12-0 record ... Saw action in five games as a sophomore ... Recorded two tackles ... Rams’ defense allowed more than 14 points just twice in 12 games, and limited teams to less than 150 yards per game through the air ... Played in four games as a freshman, making five total stops (four solo) ... CCSF finished with an 11-1 record in 2010.High School: Played at traditional national power Concord (Calif.) De La Salle High under legendary Coach Bob Ladouceur ... Registered 32 total tackles (22 solo), one interception and six pass break ups as a senior ... Also forced and recovered a fumble ... Scored a defensive touchdown vs. Foothills (Calif.) High ... Helped Spartans to a 12-2 record and a No. 19 national ranking as a senior ... Had 20 tackles and an interception as a junior ... Helped De La Salle to a 13-0 record and a final national ranking of No. 2 (MaxPreps) ... De La Salle has won five national championships and won a national-record 151 games from 1992-2004

Tall, rangy cornerback who will start for the second year in a row at the position … Has great speed, running the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds … Has been timed as fast as 10.7 seconds in the 100m dash, and was one of the state’s top sprinters on the high school level … Has the potential to challenge for All-Big South Conference honors in 2012 … An Academic All-America Candidate … Outstanding student who was named one of Northwestern Mutual’s top-100 interns nationally after completing an academic internship in Charlotte … Originally from Albany, N.Y.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Started 10 games at corner … Finished the season with 35 total tackles (23 solo), one tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and an interception … Broke up two passes … Had a season-high five total tackles in three different games … Reached that mark at Ohio (9/10), at Wake Forest (9/17) and at Coastal Carolina (10/22) … Had five solo stops and a pass break up against the Chanticleers … Had four tackles and an interception vs. Liberty (10/8) … Made three solo stops at Presbyterian (10/15) … Recovered a fumble vs. Brevard (9/3). 2010 at GWU: Saw action in eight games as a true freshman … Finished season with 13 total tackles (six solo) … Recovered two fumbles … Had four tackles vs. VMI (11/20) … Had three assisted stops at Charleston Southern (10/16) … Recovered two fumbles at Liberty (11/6).High School: Played at Providence (N.C.) High under Coach Randy Long … An All-Southwestern 4A Conference selection as a senior … Rated one of the top defensive backs in Mecklenburg County by Charlotte Weekly … Originally from Buffalo, N.Y. … Registered 46 tackles (28 solo), 12 pass break ups, two interceptions and two forced fumbles as a senior … An All-Observer selection … A track standout for the Panthers as well … Finished third in the 100m dash and fi nished fourth in the 200m dash at the 2010 N.C. 3A/4A State Championships ... Won the conference title in the 100m dash with a time of 10.7-seconds at the 2009 Southwestern 4A Conference Championships … Has a personal best of 21.90 seconds in the 200m dash … Sprint times would have placed in the top-15 of last season’s Big South Conference outdoor meet … Chose Gardner-Webb over Liberty and the University of Albany.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

26RodneyWATSON

5-9 • 185 • RSo.-TR • RB/WRLakeland, Fla. / South Florida

84DemarcusWHITE

5-9 • 165 • Fr.-HS • WRCoconut Grove, Fla. / Coral Gables HS

28DrewWHITE

5-9 • 172 • Jr.-JC • CBVallejo, Calif. / City College of San Francisco

31KeonWILLIAMS

6-0 • 170 • Jr.-2L • CBCharlotte, N.C. / Providence HS

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High School: Played at Don Lugo (Calif.) High under Coach Rick Martin ... Quick, physical line-backer who also saw time at running back and tight end ... Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.6 seconds ... One of the Inland Empire’s top linebacker prospects ... Earned All-CIF honors in 2011 ... An All-Inland Empire selection ... Earned first-team All-Mount Baldy League honors ... Collected 130 total tackles, seven sacks and forced three fumbles as a senior ... Also rushed for 258 yards and three touchdowns ... Collected 110 total tackles and five sacks as a junior ... Rated as one of the nation’s top-100 overall prospects as a sophomore by MaxPreps.com ... Played freshman season under current Gardner-Webb assistant coach Bobby Godinez ... Chose Gardner-Webb over New Mexico State, Idaho, Cal Poly and Sacramento State ... Drew heavy recruiting interest from USC, UCLA Oregon, Cal, Washington, Northwestern and Oklahoma, among others, prior to senior season.

Veteran linebacker who is expected to start on the strong side in 2012 … Has worked himself back into shape after missing last season with injuries … Big, physical player … Has added nearly 10 pounds since the 2011 season ... Former safety who has a knack for finding the football and finishing plays … Does not shy away from contact ... Made seven tackles and had a tackle for loss in the 2012 spring game, playing the majority of the contest at outside linebacker.2011 at Gardner-Webb: Did not see game action. 2010 at GWU: Played in eight games and made five starts at linebacker … Registered a career-high 55 total tackles (25 solo), 3.0 tackles for loss (minus-12 yards) and a sack (minus-8 yards) … Had a 21-yard interception return and one quarterback hurry on the season … Made 10 total hits vs. Presbyterian (10/23) … Had a career-high 11 stops (five solo) and a tackle for loss vs. Coastal Carolina (10/30) … Had seven tackles and an interception at No. 16 Liberty (11/6) … Made nine tackles vs. VMI (11/20) … Had at least five hits in seven different

games. 2009 at GWU: Awarded a medical redshirt after being injured on a kickoff at NC State (9/19) … Registered fi ve tackles (all solo) on the season … Had three solo stops at Western Carolina (9/12) ... Was injured recovering an onside kick late in the NC State contest. 2008 at GWU: Redshirted.High School: Played at Damascus (Md.) High under Coach Dan Makosy … 2007 Maryland Class 3A Defensive Player of the Year ... Helped team to a 13-1 record and the 2007 State Class 3A Championship ... A Big School All-State selec-tion by the Baltimore Sun … First-team All-Montgomery County selection by the Washington Post … An honorable mention All-Metro selection by the Washington Post … Posted a team-high 114 tackles (65 solo) … Added three interceptions, two forced fumbles, two sacks, six tackles for loss and six pass break ups ... Also a standout wrestler dur-ing his high school career ... Chose Gardner-Webb over Ohio University, Towson and William & Mary ... Also recruited by East Carolina.

High School: Played at state powerhouse Gaffney (S.C.) High under Coach Dan Jones … Helped team to a 14-1 record and a state runner up fi nish in 2011 … Team was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally during the season … Two-way lineman who helped Indians to a 9-4 record in 2011 … Registered more than 20 pancake blocks and 20 more knockdown blocks for a high-powered offense … Finished his career with 46 tackles, six sacks and an interception on defense ... Split time between guard and tackle on offense.

ALPHABETICAL PLAYER PROFILES

Keon Williams will start for the second season in a row at corner. (Tim Cowie Photo)

51MiltonWILLIAMS

6-1 • 225 • Fr.-HS • LBChino, Calif. / Don Lugo HS

49BrianWITTENBERGER6-2 • 232 • RJr.-2L • LB

Gaithersburg, Md. / Damascus HS

72DewayneWRAY

6-0 • 278 • Fr.-HS • OLGaffney, S.C. / Gaffney HS

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The weight room, located on the fi rst fl oor of the GWU Football Center, houses state-of-the-art equipment and nearly 5,600-square feet of space for Bulldog student-athletes' training needs. Since the Football Center opened in September, 2004, the weight room facility has been instrumental in helping Director of Athletic Performance Quadrian Banks and his staff develop bigger, stronger and faster student-athletes.

QUADRIAN BANKSDirector of Athletic Performance

qbanks@gardner-webb.edu

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Gardner-Webb football now enjoys the space and comfort of one of the fi nest locker rooms in FCS football, located on the fi rst fl oor of the new GWU Football Center. The 4,300-square foot area houses 102 spacious wooden lockers - which are the same 36-inch width as models used by the NFL's Carolina Panthers. The locker room is also outfi tted with a 60-inch Sony ® fl atscreen HDTV. Complete with individual showers, easy access to the GWU equipment room and a wealth of space, the locker room is a tremendous addition Gardner-Webb Athletics signed a

department-wide shoe and apparel deal with Under Armour during the Summer of 2011.

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A crowning jewel of the new GWU Football Center was the state-of-the-art Athletic Training Facility, located adjacent to the football locker room on the fi rst fl oor. A base of operations for one of the University's fastest growing academic majors, the 1,500-square foot facility also houses top fl ight equipment for treatment, rehabilitation and other areas of need for Gardner-Webb student-athletes.

KEVIN JONESDirector of Athletic Training

(704) 406-3926kjones@gardner-webb.edu

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The primary addition to Spangler Stadium – the GWU Football Center – houses the new weight room, athletic training facility, coaches' offi ces, a 2,600-square foot room for team meetings, a future Hall of Fame and several areas utilized for position meetings and fi lm review. The main team room, located on the fi rst fl oor, divides into two separate areas that allow different groups to meet at the same time without limiting privacy.

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The Press Suite is equipped with both wireless and traditional high speed Internet access for media members.

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FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCEQB - Mike Brown, R-Sr., LibertyRB - Miguel Maysonet, Jr., Stony BrookRB - Brock Jackolski, Sr., Stony BrookWR - Chris Summers, R-Sr., LibertyWR - James Perry III, R-Sr., Gardner-WebbWR - Nathan Perera, Soph., Charleston SouthernTE - Tommy Shaver, R-Sr., LibertyOL - Joe Faiella, Sr., Stony BrookOL - Rob Bailey, Sr., VMIOL - Jamie Dunaway, Jr., Gardner-WebbOL - Malcolm Boyd, Jr., LibertyOL - Max Travis, Sr., Presbyterian College DL - Preston Pemasa, Soph., Gardner-WebbDL - Ryan Haber, R-Sr., Stony BrookDL - Brian Davis, Sr., Presbyterian CollegeDL - Matt Goods, R-Soph., Gardner-WebbLB - Marty Patterson, R-Sr., Gardner-WebbLB - A.J. Gross, R-Sr., VMILB - Jawara Dudley, Soph., Stony BrookLB - Andrae Jacobs, Jr., Coastal CarolinaDB - Justin Bethel, Sr., Presbyterian CollegeDB - Josh Norman, Sr., Coastal CarolinaDB - Charles James, R-Jr., Charleston SouthernDB - Chris Kuzdale, Sr., Charleston Southern PK - Wesley Skiffington, R-Jr., Stony BrookP - Mike Larsson, Sr., LibertyLS - Richard Wright, R-Soph., LibertyKR - Kevin Fogg, Jr., LibertyPR - Ricky Rhodes, R-Jr., Gardner-Webb SECOND-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCEQB - Kyle Essington, Jr., Stony BrookRB - Kenny Little, R-Jr., Gardner-WebbRB - Lance Byrd, Jr., Presbyterian CollegeWR - Pat Kelly, Jr., LibertyWR - Matt Hazel, Soph., Coastal CarolinaWR - Tracy Hairston, R-Sr., VMITE - Jamie Childers, Sr., Coastal CarolinaOL - Steve Demilio, R-Jr., Gardner-WebbOL - Jamey Cheatwood, R-Soph., Coastal CarolinaOL - Toney White, R-Sr., LibertyOL - Tim Franklin, Sr., Coastal CarolinaOL - Aaron Lundy, R-Jr., Liberty DL - Asa Chapman, Sr., LibertyDL - Roosevelt Kirk, Sr., Stony BrookDL - Chris Thomas, Jr., Coastal CarolinaDL - Francis Bah, R-Soph., Liberty (tie)DL - Derren Evans, Sr., Presbyterian College (tie)LB - Nick Sigmon, R-Fr., LibertyLB - CeeJay Harris, Sr., Presbyterian CollegeLB - Mike Chocholousek, Jr., Charleston SouthernLB - Desmond Steward, Sr., Coastal CarolinaDB - Byron Allen, R-Sr., VMIDB - Walt Aikens, R-Soph., LibertyDB - Dominick Reyes, R-Jr., Stony BrookDB - Kevin Fogg, Jr., Liberty

PK - Trever Austin, Fr., Gardner-WebbP - Patrick Morgano, Jr., Presbyterian CollegeLS - Mike Chocholousek, Jr., Charleston SouthernKR - Brock Jackolski, Sr., Stony BrookPR - Niccolo Mastromatteo, Soph., Coastal Carolina

ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMRichard Mounce, R-Jr., QB, Charleston SouthernMarcus Lott, Sr., DB, Coastal CarolinaJamie Dunaway, Jr., OL, Gardner-WebbMatt Bevins, Sr., K, LibertyJames Festa, Soph., OL, Presbyterian CollegeKyle Essington, Jr., QB, Stony BrookA.J. Gross, R-Sr., LB, VMI OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARMiguel Maysonet, Jr., RB, Stony Brook

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARJustin Bethel, Sr., DB, Presbyterian College

FRESHMAN OF THE YEARDonelle Williams, LB, Presbyterian College COACH OF THE YEARChuck Priore, Stony Brook

SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEARMarcus Lott, Sr., DB, Coastal Carolina

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2011 FINAL TWO-DEEP#82 LYNDON LESLIE (6-2, 210, Sr.-3L)#11 Jordan Paul (6-3, 180, Fr.-HS)

#79 STEVE DEMILIO (6-5, 290, Jr.-2L)#76 David McConnell (6-5, 300, Fr.-RS)

#66 AARON HUCK (6-4, 310, Jr.-JC)#64 Zac Blackwell (6-2, 305, Jr.-JC)

#59 AUSTIN SARGENT (6-3, 290, Jr.-2L)#57 Don Manning (6-1, 265, So.-1L)

#67 JAMIE DUNAWAY (6-4, 290, Jr.-2L)#64 Zac Blackwell (6-2, 305, Jr.-JC)

#78 HARRISON MARTIN (6-6, 285, Jr.-2L)#68 Matt McAlvin (6-5, 300, Fr.-HS)

#85 TREYMAINE SCHLEY (6-3, 220, So.-1L)#44 Hudson Smith (6-1, 230, So.-1L)

#12 CHANDLER BROWNING (6-3, 225, So.-1L)#3 Exavier Johnson (6-3, 205, Jr.-JC)

#88 PORK CHOP DUGAS (6-1, 233, Sr.-3L) (OR)#48 Luke Stein (6-2, 255, Sr.-3L)#45 Jonathan Langston (5-10, 225, So.-1L)

#6 KENNY LITTLE (5-11, 205, Jr.-2L)#26 Ricky Rhodes (5-7, 175, Jr.-2L)

#17 JAMES PERRY III (6-0, 182, Sr.-3L)#80 Richard Jules (6-0, 175, So.-1L)

#52 PRESTON PEMASA (6-2, 250, So.-1L)#54 Maurice Dickson (6-4, 260, So.-1L)

#92 MATT GOODS (6-2, 275, So.-1L)#77 Tyler Hough-Jenkins (6-4, 270, Fr.-RS)#54 Maurice Dickson (6-4, 260, So.-1L)

#90 DYLAN TAYLOR (6-0, 265, Jr.-2L)#93 Kapono Asuega (6-0, 280, Jr.-JC)#96 Maurice Bryan (6-2, 265, Jr.-2L)

#19 JORDAN WOODS (6-3, 245, Sr.-3L)#77 Tyler Hough-Jenkins (6-4, 270, Fr.-RS)#98 Shaquille Riddick (6-7, 220, Fr.-HS)

#39 MARTY PATTERSON (6-3, 235, Sr.-3L)#18 Garrett Trusler (6-2, 220, Sr.-1L)

#42 DEVIN JOHNSON (5-10, 215, Sr.-3L)#55 Tanner Burch (6-3, 235, Fr.-HS)

#2 LYNDREZ LESLIE (6-1, 210, Sr.-3L)#47 Bradley Taylor (6-1, 225, Fr.-HS)

#31 KEON WILLIAMS (6-0, 175, So.-1L)#13 Kamar Morrison (5-11, 175, Jr.-JC)

#21 GIANNI OLIVAS (5-10, 190, So.-1L)#15 Donald Buie III (6-0, 185, Fr.-HS)

#23 ALONZO WINFIELD (6-0, 220, Gr.-TR)#27 BRIAN COVINGTON (6-2, 185, Fr.-HS) – DIME#14 Keron Phelps (6-1, 215, Sr.-3L)

#28 SEAN DAVIS (5-11, 170, Jr.-2L)#16 IVAN TOOMER (6-1, 180, Fr.-HS) – NICKEL

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SPECIALISTSPlacekicker: #1 Trever Austin (5-10, 190, Fr.-HS; Kickoffs: #1 Trever Austin (5-10, 190, Fr.-HS; Holder: #30 Bo Lindsey (5-11, 160, Jr.-1L); Punter: #84 Graham Purvis (5-11, 160, Sr.-2L; FG Snap: #88 Pork Chop Dugas (6-1, 233, Sr.-3L); PUNT Snap: #44 Hudson Smith (6-1, 230, So.-1L); Kickoff Return: #26 Ricky Rhodes (5-7, 175, Jr.-2L); #22 J.J. Hubbard (5-8, 180, Fr.-HS); Punt Return: #26 Ricky Rhodes (5-7, 175, Jr.-2L); #22 J.J. Hubbard (5-8, 180, Fr.-HS)

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TEAM STATS GWU OPPSCORING 199 350 Points Per Game 18.1 31.8 FIRST DOWNS 178 211 Rushing 89 80 Passing 74 118 Penalty 15 13 RUSHING YARDAGE 1832 1567 Yards gained rushing 2188 1914 Yards lost rushing 356 347 Rushing Attempts 446 416 Average Per Rush 4.1 3.8 Average Per Game 166.5 142.5 TDs Rushing 14 21 PASSING YARDAGE 1640 2417 Comp-Att-Int 142-282-10 194-339-8 Average Per Pass 5.8 7.1 Average Per Catch 11.5 12.5 Average Per Game 149.1 219.7 TDs Passing 8 20 TOTAL OFFENSE 3472 3984 Total Plays 728 755 Average Per Play 4.8 5.3 Average Per Game 315.6 362.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 56-1024 39-926 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-149 25-248 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-66 10-122 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.3 23.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.6 9.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 8.2 12.2 FUMBLES-LOST 22-8 17-10 PENALTIES-Yards 66-550 66-577 Average Per Game 50.0 52.5 PUNTS-Yards 77-2877 54-1984 Average Per Punt 37.4 36.7 Net punt average 31.5 32.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:33 29:13 3RD-DOWN Conversions 42/164 72/163 3rd-Down Pct 26% 44% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/20 6/14 4th-Down Pct 35% 43% SACKS BY-Yards 25-191 17-117 MISC YARDS 0 19 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 23 45 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-15 12-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 2-3 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (28-33) 85% (43-50) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (17-33) 52% (32-50) 64% PAT-ATTEMPTS (21-22) 95% (44-44) 100% ATTENDANCE 22845 78580 Games/Avg Per Game 5/4569 6/13097 Neutral Site Games 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalGardner-Webb 32 60 24 83 199 Opponents 96 106 69 79 350

INDIVIDUAL STATSRUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lng Avg/GLITTLE, Kenny 9 200 1107 65 1042 5.2 7 72 115.8 RHODES, Ricky 11 118 629 76 553 4.7 3 50 50.3 BLOUNT, Juanne 1 14 102 0 102 7.3 0 24 102.0 CLARK, Bobby 9 20 81 10 71 3.5 0 31 7.9 HUBBARD, J.J. 7 16 68 4 64 4.0 0 11 9.1 PAUL, Jordan 11 5 33 1 32 6.4 1 23 2.9 WOODS, Jordan 11 1 31 0 31 31.0 0 31 2.8 JULES, Richard 11 3 33 4 29 9.7 0 30 2.6 JONES, Josh 4 4 8 0 8 2.0 0 4 2.0 PERRY III, James 11 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 0.6 DUGAS, James 11 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 6 0.6 JOHNSON, Exavier 2 2 2 9 -7 -3.5 0 2 -3.5 BEATTY, Lucas 9 16 34 42 -8 -0.5 1 7 -0.9 BROWNING, Chandler 8 35 46 102 -56 -1.6 2 7 -7.0 Total.......... 11 446 2188 356 1832 4.1 14 72 166.5 Opponents...... 11 416 1914 347 1567 3.8 21 63 142.5

PASSING G QB/Rate Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GBROWNING, Chandler 8 103.0 67-134-6 50.0 871 3 51 108.9 BEATTY, Lucas 9 102.4 59-110-3 53.6 631 2 69 70.1 JOHNSON, Exavier 2 87.0 10-23-0 43.5 80 1 24 40.0 PAUL, Jordan 11 8.4 2-11-1 18.2 11 0 6 1.0 RHODES, Ricky 11 432.0 3-3-0 100.0 40 2 26 3.6 PERRY III, James 11 158.8 1-1-0 100.0 7 0 7 0.6 Total.......... 11 101.5 142-282-10 50.4 1640 8 69 149.1 Opponents...... 11 131.9 194-339-8 57.2 2417 20 83 219.7

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GPERRY III, James 11 42 590 14.0 1 69 53.6 LESLIE, Lyndon 7 25 352 14.1 2 51 50.3 SCHLEY, Treymaine 11 20 244 12.2 2 22 22.2 LITTLE, Kenny 9 12 121 10.1 0 25 13.4 RHODES, Ricky 11 12 73 6.1 0 19 6.6 DUGAS, James 11 11 93 8.5 2 31 8.5 PAUL, Jordan 11 7 82 11.7 1 24 7.5 JULES, Richard 11 6 47 7.8 0 13 4.3 SANDERS, Marquis 3 2 20 10.0 0 12 6.7 SWINTON, Deonte 10 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.8 BEATTY, Lucas 9 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.8 STEIN, Luke 4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 CLARK, Bobby 9 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 HUBBARD, J.J. 7 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.3 Total.......... 11 142 1640 11.5 8 69 149.1 Opponents...... 11 194 2417 12.5 20 83 219.

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongRHODES, Ricky 13 143 11.0 0 59 SCHLEY, Treymaine 1 6 6.0 0 0 Total.......... 14 149 10.6 0 59 Opponents...... 25 248 9.9 1 22

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongOLIVAS, Gianni 3 0 0.0 0 0 TOOMER, Ivan 2 54 27.0 0 54 WILLIAMS, Keon 1 0 0.0 0 0 JOHNSON, Devin 1 0 0.0 0 0 MORRISON, Kamar 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total.......... 8 66 8.2 0 54 Opponents...... 10 122 12.2 1 30

KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongRHODES, Ricky 37 711 19.2 0 54 HUBBARD, J.J. 11 218 19.8 1 79 JULES, Richard 2 43 21.5 0 24 TAYLOR, Bradley 2 12 6.0 0 9 DUGAS, James 1 0 0.0 0 0 LANGSTON, Jonathan 1 11 11.0 0 11 SCHLEY, Treymaine 1 4 4.0 0 4 BLOUNT, Juanne 1 25 25.0 0 25 Total.......... 56 1024 18.3 1 79 Opponents...... 39 926 23.7 1 86

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AUSTIN, Trever 0 12-15 21-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 57

LITTLE, Kenny 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42

RHODES, Ricky 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18

LESLIE, Lyndon 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12

DUGAS, James 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12

SCHLEY, Treymaine 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12

PAUL, Jordan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12

BROWNING, Chandler 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 12

PERRY III, James 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

HUBBARD, J.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

BEATTY, Lucas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

SWINTON, Deonte 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2

TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2

Total.......... 23 12-15 21-22 0-0 1 1-1 0 1 199

Opponents...... 45 12-17 44-44 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 350

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LITTLE, Kenny 9 200 1042 0 1042 115.8

BROWNING, Chandler 8 169 -56 871 815 101.9

BEATTY, Lucas 9 126 -8 631 623 69.2

RHODES, Ricky 11 121 553 40 593 53.9

BLOUNT, Juanne 1 14 102 0 102 102.0

JOHNSON, Exavier 2 25 -7 80 73 36.5

CLARK, Bobby 9 20 71 0 71 7.9

HUBBARD, J.J. 7 16 64 0 64 9.1

PAUL, Jordan 11 16 32 11 43 3.9

WOODS, Jordan 11 1 31 0 31 2.8

JULES, Richard 11 3 29 0 29 2.6

PERRY III, James 11 2 7 7 14 1.3

JONES, Josh 4 4 8 0 8 2.0

DUGAS, James 11 2 7 0 7 0.6

Total.......... 11 728 1832 1640 3472 315.6

Opponents...... 11 755 1567 2417 3984 362.2

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk

AUSTIN, Trever 12-15 80.0 2-2 5-6 4-5 1-1 0-1 41 1

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Brevard (30),(33) (33)

Ohio (41) (45),(31),53,(24)

Wake Forest (27) (22),(25)

Samford 55 (27),(20)

Liberty 36,(27) 36

Presbyterian College 26 42

Coastal Carolina (22),(22),(32),(31) (42),47

Charleston Southern - 32

Virginia State (26),(18) (25),(26)

Stony Brook - -

VMI (18) (19)

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PURVIS, Graham 76 2840 37.4 85 10 21 12 2

BROWNING, Chandler 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 1 0

TEAM 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2

Total.......... 77 2877 37.4 85 10 21 13 4

Opponents...... 54 1984 36.7 60 4 14 21 2

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GRHODES, Ricky 11 553 73 143 711 0 1480 134.5 LITTLE, Kenny 9 1042 121 0 0 0 1163 129.2 PERRY III, James 11 7 590 0 0 0 597 54.3 LESLIE, Lyndon 7 0 352 0 0 0 352 50.3 HUBBARD, J.J. 7 64 -2 0 218 0 280 40.0 SCHLEY, Treymaine 11 0 244 6 4 0 254 23.1 BLOUNT, Juanne 1 102 0 0 25 0 127 127.0 JULES, Richard 11 29 47 0 43 0 119 10.8 PAUL, Jordan 11 32 82 0 0 0 114 10.4 DUGAS, James 11 7 93 0 0 0 100 9.1 CLARK, Bobby 9 71 2 0 0 0 73 8.1 TOOMER, Ivan 9 0 0 0 0 54 54 6.0 WOODS, Jordan 11 31 0 0 0 0 31 2.8 SANDERS, Marquis 3 0 20 0 0 0 20 6.7 MORRISON, Kamar 11 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.1 TAYLOR, Bradley 11 0 0 0 12 0 12 1.1 LANGSTON, Jonathan 7 0 0 0 11 0 11 1.6 JONES, Josh 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 2.0 SWINTON, Deonte 10 0 8 0 0 0 8 0.8 STEIN, Luke 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.8 BEATTY, Lucas 9 -8 7 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 JOHNSON, Exavier 2 -7 0 0 0 0 -7 -3.5 BROWNING, Chandler 8 -56 0 0 0 0 -56 -7.0 Total.......... 11 1832 1640 149 1024 66 4711 428.3 Opponents...... 11 1567 2417 248 926 122 5280 480.0

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39 PATTERSON, Marty 9 60 42 102 10.0-27 1.0-10 . 1 3 1-0 1 1 .

42 JOHNSON, Devin 11 37 43 80 5.5-12 0.5-4 1-0 3 . 1-0 . . .

2 LESLIE, Lyndrez 11 30 21 51 10.5-44 2.0-19 . 3 . 1-0 1 . .

21 OLIVAS, Gianni 11 28 20 48 2.5-4 . 3-0 3 . 1-0 2 . .

28 DAVIS, Sean 11 34 13 47 0.5-1 . . 6 . 1-0 . . .

23 WINFIELD, Alonzo 8 29 17 46 5.5-16 1.0-7 . 1 . . 1 . .

52 PEMASA, Preston 10 20 26 46 13.5-61 4.0-41 . 2 7 . 1 . .

19 WOODS, Jordan 11 13 22 35 7.0-35 3.0-26 . . 5 . . . .

31 WILLIAMS, Keon 10 23 12 35 1.0-1 . 1-0 2 . 1-0 . . .

92 GOODS, Matt 10 18 16 34 7.0-21 2.0-14 . . 5 . 1 . .

16 TOOMER, Ivan 9 19 11 30 . . 2-54 3 . . . . .

54 DICKSON, Maurice 10 14 15 29 10.5-46 4.5-28 . . 4 . 1 . .

27 COVINGTON, Brian 10 13 8 21 3.5-18 1.0-13 . 1 1 . 1 . .

90 TAYLOR, Dylan 11 11 10 21 5.0-26 2.5-20 . 2 . . . . .

47 TAYLOR, Bradley 11 5 14 19 1.5-3 . . . . . . . .

55 BURCH, Tanner 11 9 8 17 1.5-1 . . . 1 . . . .

77 HOUGH-JENKINS, Tyler 11 7 9 16 5.0-11 2.5-7 . . 1 . . . .

13 MORRISON, Kamar 11 7 8 15 . . 1-12 1 . . . . .

18 TRUSLER, Garrett 11 4 9 13 . . . . . 1-0 . . .

94 SHELTON, Zach 11 7 6 13 0.5-2 . . . 1 . . . .

93 ASUEGA, Kapono 11 5 5 10 1.5-1 . . . . . . . .

96 BRYAN, Maurice 10 6 4 10 1.5-4 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . .

15 BUIE III, Donald 10 5 3 8 0.5-1 . . . . . . . .

20 CLARK, Bobby 9 4 3 7 1.0-3 . . . . 1-0 . . .

14 PHELPS, Keron 8 4 2 6 2.0-4 . . . . . . . .

98 RIDDICK, Shaquille 8 2 4 6 . . . . . . . 1 .

44 SMITH, Hudson 10 2 3 5 . . . . 1 . . . .

91 DULA, Josh 10 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .

10 GRISSETT, Keenan 10 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

88 DUGAS, James 11 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

59 SARGENT, Austin 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

26 RHODES, Ricky 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

17 PERRY III, James 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

71 HARRIS, Jeff 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

1 AUSTIN, Trever 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

80 JULES, Richard 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

85 SCHLEY, Treymaine 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 .

24 JONES, Josh 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

78 MARTIN, Harrison 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

35 RIVERS, Kenny 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total.......... 11 429 363 792 97-342 25-191 8-66 29 31 8-0 9 3 1

Opponents...... 11 408 395 803 82.0-297 17-117 10-122 42 23 8-57 9 5 .

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BREVARD Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Harris Demilio Schley (TE) Browning Little Dugas Jules

at Ohio Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Harris Demilio Stein (FB) Browning Little Dugas Jules

at Wake Forest Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Harris Demilio Stein (FB) Browning Little Dugas Jules

at Samford Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Harris Demilio Stein (FB) Browning Little Dugas Paul

LIBERTY Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Harris Demilio Dugas (FB) Beatty Little Schley Ln.Leslie

at Presbyterian Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Harris Demilio Dugas (FB) Beatty Little Schley Ln.Leslie

at Coastal Carolina Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Harris Demilio Dugas (FB) Beatty Rhodes Schley Ln.Leslie

CHARLESTON SO. Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Harris Demilio Dugas (FB) Beatty Rhodes Schley Paul

VIRGINIA STATE Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Welch Demilio Dugas (FB) Browning Rhodes Schley Ln.Leslie

STONY BROOK Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Huck Demilio Dugas (FB) Browning Little Schley Ln.Leslie

at VMI Perry III Martin Dunaway Sargent Huck Demilio Dugas (FB0 Browning Little Schley Ln.Leslie

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BREVARD Pemasa Goods Taylor (DT) Woods (DE) Trusler D. Johnson Lz.Leslie (LB) Covington K. Williams Olivas Toomer

at Ohio Pemasa Goods Woods (DE) Trusler (LB) D. Johnson Lz.Leslie S. Davis (DB) Covington K. Williams Olivas Toomer

at Wake Forest Pemasa Goods Taylor (DT) Woods (DE) Patterson D. Johnson Lz.Leslie (LB) Covington K.Williams Olivas S. Davis

at Samford Pemasa Goods Woods (DE) Patterson (LB) D. Johnson Lz.Leslie S. Davis (DB) Phelps K.Williams Olivas Toomer

LIBERTY Pemasa Goods Taylor (DT) Woods (DE) Patterson D. Johnson Lz.Leslie (LB) Winfield K.Williams Olivas S. Davis

at Presbyterian Dickson Goods Taylor (DT) Woods (DE) Patterson D. Johnson Lz.Leslie (LB) Winfield K.Williams Olivas S. Davis

at Coastal Carolina Pemasa Goods Taylor (DT) Woods (DE) Patterson D. Johnson Lz.Leslie (LB) Winfield K.Williams Olivas S.Davis

CHARLESTON SO. Pemasa Taylor Woods (DE) Patterson (LB) D. Johnson Lz.Leslie Covington (DB) Winfield K.Williams Olivas S.Davis

VIRGINIA STATE Pemasa Goods Taylor (DT) Woods (DE) Patterson D. Johnson Lz.Leslie (LB) Winfield Toomer Olivas S.Davis

STONY BROOK Pemasa Goods Taylor (DT) Woods (DE) Patterson D. Johnson Lz.Leslie (LB) Winfield Morrison Olivas S.Davis

at VMI Pemasa Goods Taylor (DT) Woods (DE) Patterson D. Johnson Lz.Leslie (LB) Winfield K.Williams Olivas Morrison

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INDIVIDUAL-SINGLE GAME RECORDSMost Yards Rushing: 303 by Walter Hardnett vs. Wofford, 1983Most Rushing Attempts: 35 by Robbie Barnes vs L-R (1978) & Darrell Middleton vs.Newberry (1988)Most TDs Rushing: 4 by Johnnie Walker vs. Georgetown, 1976.Longest Run from Scrimmage: 90 yards by Amos Myles vs. Tusculum, 1997 (TD).Most Yards Passing: 487 by John Craven vs. Wingate, 1992.Most Passes Attempted: 64 by Chip Stuart vs. Wofford, 1980.Most Passes Completed: 32 by Chip Stuart vs.Presbyterian & Wofford (1980); by John Craven vs. Catawba. 1992.Most TD Passes: 6 by John Craven vs. Wingate, 1992.Longest Pass Completion: 89 yards from Benson to Richardson vs. Catawba, 1988.Most Total Offense: 497 by John Craven vs. Wingate, 1992.Most Pass Receptions: 14 by Duvaughn Flagler vs. Wofford, 2005; Cameron Brooks vs. Newberry, 1982Most Yards Receiving: 210 by Flagler vs. Wofford, 2005.Most TD Receptions: 4 by Eric Harris vs. Wingate, 1997.Most Tackles: 29 by Tory Atkins vs. Carson-Newman, 1999.Most Interceptions: 4 by Bill Salyers vs. Newberry ('77) / Eric Brewton vs. Davidson (1985).Most Interceptions In One Quarter: 3 by Mike Woods vs. New Haven, (3rd) (2000).Most Pass Break Ups: 5 by Allen Davis vs. Morgan State (2004).Most Punts: 13 by Todd Brantley vs. Mars Hill, 1980.Longest Punt: 79 yards by Rich Chapman vs. Guilford, 1973.Longest Field Goal: 53 yards by Tim Davis vs. Catawba, 1981.Longest INT Return: 94 yards by Eric Brewton vs. Elon, 1988 (TD).Longest Fumble Return: 100 yards by Jim Maxwell vs. Morris Brown, 2001 (TD, NCAA Division I-AA Record) and 100 yards by Sam Durst vs. West Virginia State, 1998 (TD, NCAA Division II Record).Longest Kickoff Return: 100 yards by Terry Guess vs. Carson-Newman (1994), Irvin Jones vs. Elon (1981) & Elvin Webber vs. Wofford (1975) (All for TDs). Longest Punt Return: 85 yards by Obbie Todd vs. Elon 1976, (TD).Most Extra Points Kicked: 10 by Mike Cox vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (1976).Most Field Goals Kicked: 5 by Jeff Parker vs. Newberry, 1987.

INDIVIDUAL-SEASON RECORDSMost Points Scored: 109 by Jeff Parker, 1987.Most Points Scored, Non-Kicker: 102 by Rodney Robinson, 1992.Most Touchdowns: 17 by Rodney Robinson, 1992.Most Rushing TDs: 13 by Shed Harris, 1996Most TDs Passes: 37 by John Craven, 1992.Most TD Receptions: 17 by Rodney Robinson, 1992.Most TDs Kick Returns: 3 by Terry Guess, 1994.Most TDs Punt Returns: 3 by Terry Guess, 1994.Most PATs Kicking: 70 by Andre Kwasnik, 1992.Most Field Goals: 19 by Jeff Parker, 1987.Most Yards Passing: 4,089 by John Craven, 1992.Best Avg. Per Reception: 29.3 by Mark Morningstar, 1976.Most Passes Intercepted: 12 by Richard Wofford (1972) & James Harbison (1992)Most Punts: 82 by Rich Chapman, 1973Best Punting Average: 45.5 by Graham Whitlock, 2003.Most Punts Returned: 35 by Irvin Jones, 1983.Most Kickoff Returns: 27 by Po Rogers, 1976.Most Yards on KO Return: 625 by Po Rogers, 1976.Most Yards Rushing: 1,401 by Darrell Middleton, 1989.Most Yards Rushing by a Quarterback: 445 by Dennis Stilley, 1976.Most Rushing Attempts: 242 by Shed Harris, 1996.Most Passes Completed: 307 by John Craven, 1992.Best Pass Completion PCT: 63.2 by Nick Roberts, 2005.Most Total Offense: 3,993 by John Craven, 1992.Most Passes Caught: 114 by Rodney Robinson, 1992.Most Yards by Reception: 1,792 by Rodney Robinson, 1992.Consecutive Games thrown TD Passes: 19 by Jeremy Martin, 2000-2002.Consecutive Games, Pass Reception: 42 by William Andrews, Jr., 2000-2003.Consecutive Games, TD Receptions: 12 by Rodney Robinson, 1992.Most Total Tackles (12 games or more): 152 by Raymond Jennings, 1992Most Total Tackles, (Less than 12 games): 150 by Tory Atkins, 1999Most Total Tackles by a True Freshman: 120 by Jeffrey Williams, 2008Most Sacks: 12 by Chris Mintz, 1999.Most Tackles For Loss: 35 by Chris Mintz, 1999.

INDIVIDUAL-CAREER RECORDSBest Game Record (QB): 22-9 by Jeremy Martin, 2000-02.Most Touchdowns: 38 by Darrell Middleton, 1986-89.Most TDs, Rushing: 32 by Middleton, 1986-89Most TD Passes Thrown: 65 by John Craven, 1991-94.Most TD Passes Caught: 35 by William Andrews, Jr., 2000-03.Most Yards Rushing: 4,032 by Middleton.Most Rushing Attempts: 618 by Middleton.Best Rushing Average per Attempt: 6.5 ypc by Middleton.Most Rushing Yards (Quarterback): 1,182 yards by Nick Roberts, 2002-2005.Most Yards Passing: 10,793 by Craven.Most Passes Completed: 896 by Craven.Most Passes Attempted: 1,679 by Craven.Best Completion Percentage: 61.7 by Stan Doolittle, 2006-Present.Most Total Offense: 10,497 by Craven.Most Passes Caught: 233 by William Andrews, Jr., 2000-2003.Most Passes Caught (TE): 80 by Jason Bright, 1999-2002.Most Receiving Yardage: 3,189 by Robinson.Most Field Goals: 45 by Jeff Parker, 1986-1989.Most Points Scored: 278 by Parker.Most PATS, Kicking: 135 by Andre Kwasnik, 1990-1993.Most Consecutive PATs: 90 by Carlisle Koontz, 1979-1982.Most Punts: 257 by Todd Brantley, 1980-1984.Best Punting Average: 41.7 by Graham Whitlock, 2000-2004.Most INTs: 25 by Chris Johnson, 76-79 and by Eric Brewton, 85-88.Most Kickoff Returns: 1,129 by Po Rogers, 1974-1977.Most Punt Returns: 70 by Irvin Jones, 1981-1984.Most Punt Return Yardage: 773 by Jones.Most Tackles: 485 by Tory Atkins, 1998-2001.Most Sacks: 29 by Gabe Wilkins, 1990-1993.Most Tackles For Loss: 53.5 by Brian Johnston, 2004-2007.Most Quarterback Pressures: 69 by Brian Johnston, 2004-2007.Most Pass Break Ups: 35 by Mario Williams, 2001-2004.

Linebacker Darryl Perry (1989-1992).

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TEAM-SINGLE GAME RECORDSMost Points Scored: 76 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 1976.Most Points Allowed: 61 by Wofford, 1979.Most Points, Combined: 105 (GW 56, Morgan State 49 2004).Largest Victory Margin: 70, (GW 76, Lenoir-Rhyne 6, 1976).Largest Defeat Margin: 56, (Ga. Southern 56, GW 0, 2002).Most Rushing Yards: 473 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 1986.Most Rushing Attempts: 68 vs. Carson-Newman, 1977.Fewest Passing Yards: 0 vs. Elon, ‘76 and Livingstone, ‘86.Most Yards Passing: 538 vs. Wingate, 1992.Most Passing Attempts: 60 vs. Wofford, 1980.Most Passes Completed: 35 vs. Lees-McRae, 1992.Most TD Passes: 7 vs. Wingate, 1992.Most Interceptions by GWU: 9 by Concord, 1992.Most Interceptions Thrown: 6 vs. Va. Union, 2001.Most First Downs: 39 vs. Belhaven, 2005.Most Total Offense: 804 vs. Wingate, 1992.Most Offensive Plays: 103 vs. New Hampshire, 2000.Most Punts: 13 vs. Mars Hill, 1980.Most Fumbles Lost: 7 vs. Newberry, 1975.Fewest First Downs Allowed: 1 vs. J.C. Smith, 1999.Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed: minus-36 vs. Davidson, ‘85.Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 3 vs. Stephen F. Austin, ‘73.

TEAM-SEASON RECORDSMost Wins: 12, 1992 (12-2).Best Winning Percentage: 90.0, 2002 (9-1).Most Losses: 9, 1972, 1993 and 1996.Fewest Losses: 1, 2002 (9-1).Fewest Wins: 1, 1993 (1-9).Most Ties: 1, 1974, 1978 and 1988.Most Points Scored: 564, 1993.Most Points Allowed: 439, 1992 (16 games).Most Touchdowns Scored: 73, 1992.Most PATs Kicking: 70, 1992.Most Field Goals: 19, 1987.Most Yards Rushing: 2,864, 1977.Most Rushing Attempts: 582, 1973.Best Average Gain Per Rush: 4.9, 1977.Best Rushing Average Per Game: 256.7, 1977.Most Rushing Touchdowns: 33, 1987.Most Passes Attempted: 664, 1992.Most Passes Completed: 352, 1992.Best Average Gain Per Completion: 18.7, 1976.Best Pass Completion Percentage: 61.2, 2005.Best Passing Average Per Game: 345.0, 1992.Most TD Passes: 43, 1992.Most Interceptions Thrown: 33, 1993.Fewest Interceptions Thrown: 4, 2002.Most Interceptions: 40, 1992.Most First Downs: 315, 1992.Most Total Offense: 6,459, 1992.Best Total Offense Per Game: 461.0, 1992.Most Offensive Plays: 1,076, 1992.Most Punts: 83, 1972.Longest Winning Streak: 12, 1992.Longest Home Winning Streak: 15, Oct. 13, 2001-Sept. 18, 2004.Longest Losing Streak: 9, 1993.Most Penalty Yardage: 1,540, 1992.Fewest Points Allowed: 139, 1977.

Receiver Ken Reid (1970-73).

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TOP INDIVIDUAL SEASONS

RUSHING Yr. Name Att. Yards Avg. TDs1989 Darrell Middleton 207 1,401 6.8 91977 Johnny Walker 241 1,360 5.6 112000 Justin Richardson 216 1,110 5.1 8 1988 Darrell Middleton 193 1,090 5.6 111996 Shed Harris 242 1,080 4.5 13

PASSING Yr. Name Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. TDs1992 John Craven 556 307 55.2 4,089 371993 John Craven 449 249 55.5 2,950 232000 Jeremy Martin 381 192 50.4 2,551 182004 Nick Roberts 360 198 55.0 2,410 121982 Chip Stuart 360 211 58.6 2,389 232001 Jeremy Martin 309 168 54.3 2,271 152009 Stan Doolittle 347 215 62.0 2,268 11

RECEIVING Yr. Name Rec. Yards Avg. TDs1992 Rodney Robinson 114 1,792 15.7 172003 William Andrews, Jr. 76 975 12.8 132008 Dobson Collins 76 937 12.3 101982 Cameron Brooks 71 938 13.2 82000 William Andrews, Jr. 70 933 13.3 82010 James Perry III 65 673 10.4 32006 Duvaughn Flagler 64 740 11.6 72009 James Perry III 61 749 12.3 3

TOTAL OFFENSE Yr. Name Rush Pass Total1992 John Craven -96 4,089 3,9931993 John Craven 129 2,950 3,0792005 Nick Roberts 404 2,072 2,4762004 Nick Roberts 363 2,410 2,7732000 Jeremy Martin 318 2,551 2,8692003 Nick Roberts 384 2,201 2,5852009 Stan Doolittle 309 2,268 2,577

ABBREVIATED INDIVIDUAL CAREER CHARTS

RUSHING (Min. 1,300 yards) Name Att. Yards Avg. 1. Darrell Middleton 618 4,032 6.5 2. Johnnie Walker 493 2,733 5.5 3. Justin Richardson 529 2,623 5.0 4. Frank Taylor 501 2,602 5.2 5. Shed Harris 512 2,453 4.8 6. Jermaine Boston 439 1,952 4.5 7. Chris Foster 361 1,883 5.2 8. Robbie Barnes 471 1,818 3.9 9. Po Rogers 267 1,520 5.7 10. Jamie Pope 283 1,467 5.2 11. George Pressley 274 1,409 5.1

PASSING (Min. 3,500 yards) Name Att. Comp. Pct. Yds. TDs 1. John Craven 1,679 896 53.4 10,793 86 2. Jeremy Martin 1,175 632 53.8 8,025 60 3. Chip Stuart 1,170 648 55.4 7,455 58 4. Nick Roberts 1107 597 59.3 6,690 48 5. Clint Conner 821 444 54.1 5,708 46 6. Devin Campbell 749 440 58.7 5,614 39 7. Stan Doolittle 821 506 61.6 5,190 28

PASS RECEIVING (Min. 100 Catches) Name Rec. Yards Avg. TDs 1. William Andrews, Jr. 233 3,149 13.5 35 2. Duvaughn Flagler 188 2,552 13.6 31 Rodney Robinson 188 3,189 17.0 29 4. James Perry III 181 2,083 11.5 8 5. Cameron Brooks 176 2,132 12.1 19 6. Lonnie Custer 159 2,362 14.9 18 7. Duane Foster 159 2,238 14.1 21 8. Dobson Collins 143 1,745 12.2 14 9. Kelvin Richardson 134 2,152 16.1 10 10. Kory Alston 127 1,743 13.7 17 Austin Gaines 127 1,599 12.6 8

SCORING (Min. 150 points) Name TDs PATs FGs Points 1. Jeff Parker 0 134 48 278 2. Andre Kwasnik 0 135 36 243 3. Hunter Smith 0 118 37 229 4. Darrell Middleton 38 0 0 228 5. William Andrews 35 0 0 210 6. Ryan Cieslak 0 98 33 197 Ryan Gates 0 92 35 197 8. Duvaughn Flagler 31 2 0 188 9. Rodney Robinson 29 0 0 174 10. Andrew Harmon 0 69 34 171

TOUCHDOWN SCORING (Min. 20) Name TDs Points 1. Darrell Middleton 38 228 2. William Andrews 35 210 3. Duvaughn Flagler 31 186 4. Rodney Robinson 29 174 5. Patrick Hall 27 164

EXTENDED CAREER RECORDS BEGIN ON PAGE 116Running back Frank Taylor (1973-1976).

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ANNUAL RUSHING LEADERSYEAR NAME ATT YARDS AVG. TDS1970 Darryl Carley 103 331 3.2 11971 Dennis Dukes 106 607 5.7 31972 John Mallory 123 453 3.7 41973 Frank Taylor 201 1,014 5.1 51974 Frank Taylor 107 531 5.0 11975 Frank Taylor 108 559 5.2 41976 Johnny Walker 121 725 6.0 91977 Johnny Walker 241 1,360 5.6 111978 Robbie Barnes 225 1,001 4.4 91979 Robbie Barnes 131 446 3.4 31980 Robbie Barnes 96 298 3.1 11981 Jamie Pope 146 662 4.5 61982 Jamie Pope 135 805 6.0 81983 Walter Hardnett 125 575 4.6 41984 Johnnie Williams 105 418 3.9 31985 Jimbo Early 73 324 4.4 21986 Chris Poston 124 805 6.5 71987 Darrell Middleton 130 940 7.2 111988 Darrell Middleton 193 1,090 5.6 111989 Darrell Middleton 207 1,401 6.8 91990 Robbie Holloway 72 223 3.1 1 1991 Sean Odoms 111 468 4.2 31992 Sean Odoms 141 645 4.6 91993 Derrick Scott 86 482 5.6 01994 Shed Harris 126 686 5.4 51995 Shed Harris 94 419 4.5 11996 Shed Harris 242 1,080 4.5 131997 Amos Myles 117 529 4.5 41998 Amos Myles 194 760 3.9 61999 Justin Richardson 128 737 5.8 52000 Justin Richardson 216 1,110 5.1 82001 Justin Richardson * 87 519 6.0 32002 Chris Foster 109 632 5.8 72003 Chris Foster 174 923 5.3 52004 Jermaine Boston 143 624 4.4 32005 Jermaine Boston 148 643 4.3 72006 David Montgomery 78 349 4.5 32007 David Montgomery 128 736 5.8 62008 Philip Peoples 120 602 5.0 62009 Patrick Hall 108 599 5.5 122010 Patrick Hall 154 616 4.0 52011 Kenny Little 200 1,042 5.2 7

ANNUAL PASSING LEADERSYEAR NAME ATT COMP % YARDS TDS1970 Ray Hannon 242 86 35.5 1,441 151971 Ray Hannon 178 78 43.8 1,203 111972 Ray Hannon 219 86 39.9 1,327 51973 Doc Davis 164 70 42.7 982 41974 Doc Davis 70 37 52.9 488 01975 Dennis Stilley 78 34 43.6 483 31976 Glen Robertson 117 56 47.8 1,006 51977 Dennis Stilley 72 29 40.2 411 31978 Charlie Davis 102 28 27.4 406 01979 Chip Stuart 222 122 55.0 1,719 171980 Chip Stuart 292 157 53.8 1,649 81981 Chip Stuart 293 157 53.6 1,701 111982 Chip Stuart 360 211 58.6 2,389 231983 Al Bianco 193 74 38.3 948 71984 Al Bianco 133 54 40.6 720 41985 Al Bianco 144 65 45.1 833 81986 Jesse James 173 87 50.3 1,262 91987 Jesse James 271 134 49.0 2,009 141988 Bruce Benson 216 115 53.2 1,302 31989 Dimekko Sidney 70 38 54.3 570 81990 Charles Barnes 143 66 46.2 850 41991 John Craven 338 153 45.3 1,769 101992 John Craven 556 307 55.2 4,089 371993 John Craven 449 249 55.5 2,950 231994 John Craven 336 187 55.7 1,985 151995 Todd Vice 148 82 55.4 853 31996 Clint Conner 215 108 50.2 1,608 111997 Clint Conner 286 157 54.8 1,874 20 1998 Clint Conner 215 124 57.7 1,564 91999 Jeremy Martin 159 80 50.3 1,037 102000 Jeremy Martin 381 192 50.4 2,551 182001 Jeremy Martin 309 168 54.3 2,271 152002 Jeremy Martin 326 193 59.2 2,166 172003 Nick Roberts 338 203 60.1 2,201 202004 Nick Roberts 360 198 55.0 2,410 122005 Nick Roberts 307 194 63.2 2,072 162006 Devin Campbell 311 174 55.9 2,215 152007 Stan Doolittle 239 144 60.3 1,475 92008 Devin Campbell 220 139 63.2 1,774 112009 Stan Doolittle 347 215 62.0 2,268 112010 John Rock 195 103 52.8 1,298 72011 Chandler Browning 134 67 50.0 871 3

ANNUAL RECEIVING LEADERSYEAR NAME CATCHES YARDS AVG TDS1970 Ken Reid 37 732 19.9 81971 Gene Cooley 18 280 15.6 11972 Ken Reid 45 784 17.4 21973 Ken Reid 27 416 15.4 21974 Rick Chapman 18 304 16.9 11975 Bryan Florence 16 269 16.8 11976 Mark Morningstar 18 527 29.3 61977 JT Johnson 18 251 13.9 11978 Marc Walker 14 255 18.2 01979 Duane Foster 46 725 15.7 111980 Johnnie Williams 51 519 10.2 21981 Duane Foster 56 776 13.9 2 1982 Cameron Brooks 71 938 13.2 81983 Cameron Brooks 45 542 12.0 51984 Vince Yates 19 321 16.9 21985 Kelvin Richardson 39 611 15.7 21986 Kelvin Richardson 30 503 16.8 11987 Frank Cunningham 34 481 14.1 21988 Kelvin Richardson 42 549 13.1 21989 Tim Waters 35 621 17.7 51990 Mark Ackerman 24 383 15.9 11991 Rodney Robinson 46 859 18.7 71992 Rodney Robinson 114 1,792 15.7 171993 Lonnie Custer 61 898 14.7 41994 Lonnie Custer 50 576 11.5 61995 Lonnie Custer 39 637 16.3 31996 Terrance Porter 27 527 19.5 41997 Eric Harris 42 662 15.8 121998 Latrell Brown 30 423 14.1 51999 Jon-Eric Sullivan 43 471 11.0 32000 William Andrews, Jr. 70 933 13.3 82001 William Andrews, Jr. 43 556 12.9 62002 William Andrews, Jr. 45 685 15.2 82003 William Andrews, Jr. 76 975 12.8 132004 Kory Alston 42 769 18.3 82005 Duvaughn Flagler 55 826 15.0 132006 Duvaughn Flagler 64 740 11.6 72007 Duvaughn Flagler 59 778 13.2 92008 Dobson Collins 76 937 12.3 102009 James Perry III 61 749 12.3 32010 James Perry III 65 673 10.4 32011 James Perry III 42 590 14.0 1 ANNUAL TOTAL OFFENSE LEADERSYEAR NAME RUSH PASS TOTAL1970 Ray Hannon 198 1,441 1,6391971 Ray Hannon 272 1,203 1,4751972 Ray Hannon 133 1,327 1,4601973 Frank Taylor 1,014 22 1,0361974 Frank Taylor 531 0 5311975 Dennis Stilley 125 483 6081976 Dennis Stilley 445 664 1,1091977 Johnny Walker 1,360 36 1,3961978 Robbie Barnes 1,001 0 1,0011979 Chip Stuart 43 1,719 1,6771980 Chip Stuart -97 1,649 1,5521981 Chip Stuart -205 1,701 1,4691982 Chip Stuart -212 2,389 2,1771983 Al Bianco 14 948 9621984 Al Bianco 189 720 9091985 Al Bianco 14 833 8471986 Jesse James 265 1,262 1,5271987 Jessie James 121 2,009 2,1301988 Bruce Benson 27 1,302 1,3291989 Darrell Middleton 1,401 0 1,4011990 Charles Barnes 64 850 9141991 John Craven -133 1,769 1,6361992 John Craven -96 4,089 3,9931993 John Craven 129 2,950 3,0791994 John Craven -63 1,985 1,9221995 Todd Vice -15 853 8351996 Clint Conner -30 1,608 1,5781997 Clint Conner 197 1,874 2,0711998 Clint Conner 43 1,564 1,6071999 Jeremy Martin 27 1,037 1,0642000 Jeremy Martin 318 2,551 2,8692001 Jeremy Martin 223 2,271 2,4942002 Jeremy Martin 361 2,166 2,5272003 Nick Roberts 384 2,201 2,5852004 Nick Roberts 363 2,410 2,7732005 Nick Roberts 404 2,072 2,4762006 Devin Campbell -64 2,215 2,1512007 Stan Doolittle 38 1,475 1,5132008 Devin Campbell -45 1,774 1,7292009 Stan Doolittle 309 2,268 2,5772010 John Rock 42 1,298 1,3402011 Kenny Little 1,042 0 1,042

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CAREER PASSING YARDAGE TOP 15 Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT1. John Craven 1991 338 153 45.3 1,769 17 10 1992 556 307 55.2 4,089 37 28 1993 449 249 55.5 2,950 23 29 1994 336 187 55.7 1,985 15 20 TOTAL 1,679 896 53.4 10,793 92 87

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT2. Jeremy Martin 1999 159 80 50.3 1,037 10 5 2000 381 192 50.4 2,551 18 16 2001 309 168 54.4 2,271 15 11 2002 326 193 59.2 2,166 17 4 TOTAL 1,175 633 54.0 8025 60 36

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT3. Chip Stuart 1979 222 122 55.0 1,719 17 12 1980 292 157 53.8 1,649 8 15 1981 296 158 43.0 1,698 10 13 1982 360 211 58.6 2,389 23 13 TOTAL 1,170 648 55.3 7455 58 53

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT4. Nick Roberts 2002 2 2 100.0 7 0 0 2003 338 203 60.1 2,201 20 12 2004 360 198 55.0 2,410 12 17 2005 307 194 63.2 2,072 16 16 TOTAL 1,107 597 59.3 6690 48 45

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT5. Clint Conner 1996 215 108 50.2 1608 11 9 1997 286 157 54.9 1874 20 13 1998 215 124 57.7 1564 9 8 1999 105 55 52.4 662 6 5 TOTAL 821 444 54.0 5708 46 35

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT6. Devin Campbell 2005 97 57 58.8 779 7 2 2006 311 174 55.9 2215 15 17 2007 121 70 57.9 846 6 7 2008 220 139 63.2 1774 11 3 TOTAL 749 440 58.7 5614 39 29 Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT7. Stan Doolittle 2006 61 41 67.2 388 4 4 2007 239 144 60.3 1475 9 7 2008 174 106 60.9 1059 4 6 2009 347 215 62.0 2268 11 5 TOTAL 821 506 61.6 5190 28 22

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT8. Ray Hannon 1970 242 86 35.5 1441 15 15 1971 178 78 43.4 1203 11 25 1972 219 86 39.4 1327 5 18 TOTAL 639 250 39.2 3971 31 62

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT9. Jesse James 1985 95 41 43.2 562 3 1 1986 173 87 50.3 1262 9 13 1987 244 121 49.6 1762 12 14 TOTAL 539 262 48.6 3833 28 26

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT10. Al Bianco 1982 6 2 33.3 11 1 2 1983 193 74 38.3 948 7 19 1984 133 54 40.6 720 4 7 1985 143 64 44.8 833 8 5 TOTAL 475 194 40.8 2512 20 33

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT10. Dennis Stilley 1975 78 34 43.6 483 3 8 1976 62 33 53.2 664 4 4 1977 72 29 40.3 411 3 3 1978 43 19 44.1 339 1 4 TOTAL 255 115 45.0 1897 11 19

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT12. Charles Barnes 1989 66 29 43.9 545 2 3 1990 143 66 46.2 850 4 5 1991 58 23 41.0 306 2 5 TOTAL 267 118 44.2 1701 8 13

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT13. Rob. McDonald 1992 81 43 53.1 729 6 4 1993 49 16 33.0 270 0 3 1994 20 9 45.0 144 1 1 1995 83 37 44.6 521 3 2 TOTAL 233 105 45.1 1664 10 10

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT14. Doc Davis 1971 17 6 35.3 97 9 5 1972 6 4 66.7 32 1 0 1973 164 70 42.7 982 4 7 1974 70 37 52.9 488 0 3 TOTAL 257 117 45.5 1599 14 15

Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT15. Bruce Benson 1985 7 5 71.4 76 1 0 1986 21 10 47.6 117 0 4 1987 16 7 43.8 88 1 0 1988 216 115 53.2 1302 3 17 TOTAL 260 137 52.7 1583 5 21

CAREER QUARTERBACK RECORDS

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (MIN. 250 ATT.) Name Years Att. Cmp. Pct.1. Stan Doolittle 2006-2009 821 506 61.62. Nick Roberts 2002-2005 1,107 597 59.33. Devin Campbell 2005-2008 749 440 58.74. Chip Stuart 1979-1982 1,170 648 55.35. Jeremy Martin 1999-2002 1,175 633 54.0 Clint Conner 1996-1999 821 444 54.07. John Craven 1991-1994 1,679 896 53.48. Bruce Benson 1985-1988 260 137 52.79. Jesse James 1985-1987 539 262 48.610. Doc Davis 1971-1974 257 117 45.5

TOUCHDOWNS ACCOUNTED FOR Name Years Pass Rush Total1. John Craven 1991-1994 92 2 942. Jeremy Martin 1999-2002 60 16 763. Nick Roberts 2002-2005 48 19 674. Chip Stuart 1979-1982 58 8 645. Clint Conner 1996-1999 46 17 636. Devin Campbell 2005-2008 34 2 417. Ray Hannon 1970-1972 31 5 368. Jesse James 1985-1987 28 6 349. Stan Doolittle 2006-2009 28 4 3210. Al Bianco 1982-1985 20 2 22

QUARTERBACK RUSHING YARDS Name Years Att. Yards TD1. Nick Roberts 2002-2005 354 1,182 192. Jeremy Martin 1999-2002 365 929 163. Dennis Stilley 1975-1978 228 896 14. Ray Hannon 1970-1972 319 603 55. Clint Conner 1996-1999 388 540 17

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PASSING YARDAGE Name Year Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT1. John Craven 1992 556 307 55.2 4,089 37 282. John Craven 1993 449 249 55.5 2,950 23 293. Jeremy Martin 2000 381 192 50.4 2,551 18 164. Nick Roberts 2004 360 198 55.0 2,410 12 175. Chip Stuart 1982 360 211 58.6 2,389 23 136. Jeremy Martin 2001 309 168 54.4 2,271 15 117. Stan Doolittle 2009 347 215 62.0 2,268 11 58. Devin Campbell 2006 311 174 55.9 2,215 15 179. Nick Roberts 2003 338 203 60.1 2,201 20 1210. Jeremy Martin 2002 326 193 59.2 2,166 17 411. Nick Roberts 2005 307 194 63.2 2,072 16 1612. John Craven 1994 336 187 55.7 1,985 15 2013. Clint Conner 1997 286 157 54.9 1,874 20 1314. Devin Campbell 2008 220 139 63.2 1,774 11 315. John Craven 1991 338 153 45.3 1,769 17 1016. Jesse James 1987 244 121 49.6 1,762 12 1418. Chip Stuart 1981 296 158 43.0 1,698 10 1318. Chip Stuart 1980 292 157 53.8 1,649 8 1519. Clint Conner 1996 215 108 50.2 1,608 11 920. Clint Conner 1998 215 124 57.7 1,564 9 8 COMPLETION PERCENTAGE (MIN. 125 ATTEMPTS) Name Year Att. Comp. Pct. 1. Devin Campbell 2008 220 139 63.22. Nick Roberts 2005 307 194 63.23. Stan Doolittle 2009 347 215 62.04. Stan Doolittle 2008 174 106 60.95. Stan Doolitte 2007 239 144 60.36. Nick Roberts 2003 338 203 60.17. Jeremy Martin 2002 326 193 59.28. Devin Campbell 2005 154 88 57.19. Chip Stuart 1982 360 211 58.610. Clint Conner 1997 215 124 57.7

COMPLETIONS Name Year Comp.1. John Craven 1992 3072. John Craven 1993 2493. Chip Stuart 1982 2114. Nick Roberts 2003 2035. Nick Roberts 2004 1986. Nick Roberts 2005 1947. Jeremy Martin 2002 1938. Jeremy Martin 2000 1929. John Craven 1994 18710. Devin Campbell 2006 174

ATTEMPTS Name Year Att.1. John Craven 1992 5562. John Craven 1993 4493. Jeremy Martin 2000 3814. Chip Stuart 1982 360 Nick Roberts 2004 3606. John Craven 1991 338 Nick Roberts 2003 3388. John Craven 1994 3369. Jeremy Martin 2002 32610. Devin Campbell 2006 311

Single Season Passing Touchdowns Name Year TD1. John Craven 1992 372. John Craven 1993 23 Chip Stuart 1982 234. Nick Roberts 2003 29 Clint Conner 1997 206. Jeremy Martin 2000 187. Jeremy Martin 2002 17 John Craven 1991 17 Chip Stuart 1979 1710. Nick Roberts 2005 16

SINGLE SEASON INTERCEPTIONS Name Year INT1. John Craven 1993 292. John Craven 1992 283. Ray Hannon 1970 254. John Craven 1994 205. Al Bianco 1983 196. Ray Hannon 1972 187. Nick Roberts 2004 17 Bruce Benson 1988 17 Devin Campbell 2006 179. Nick Roberts 2005 16 Jeremy Martin 2000 16

SINGLE SEASON TOUCHDOWNS ACCOUNTED FOR Name Year Pass TD Rush TD Total TD1. John Craven 1992 37 0 372. Nick Roberts 2003 20 7 273. Jeremy Martin 2000 18 7 254. Clint Conner 1997 20 4 24 John Craven 1993 23 1 24 Chip Stuart 1982 23 1 247. Nick Roberts 2005 17 6 238. Jeremy Martin 2001 15 5 209. John Craven 1991 17 1 18 Ray Hannon 1970 15 3 18

SINGLE SEASON QUARTERBACK RUSHING YARDS Name Year Att. Yds Avg. TD1. Dennis Stilley 1976 90 445 4.9 0 2. Nick Roberts 2005 104 404 3.9 63. Nick Roberts 2003 137 384 2.8 74. Nick Roberts 2004 109 363 3.3 65. Jeremy Martin 2002 114 361 3.2 16. Dennis Stilley 1977 89 322 4.9 17. Stan Doolittle 2009 107 309 2.9 38. Dimekko Sidney 1989 66 291 4.4 29. Ray Hannon 1971 124 272 2.2 0

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CAREER RUSHING YARDAGE TOP 20 Season Att. Yds Avg. TD1. Darrell Middleton 1986 88 601 6.8 7 1987 102 807 7.1 11 1988 193 1090 5.6 11 1989 207 1401 6.8 9 TOTAL 598 3877 6.5 38

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD2. Johnny Walker 1974 49 298 6.1 1 1975 82 350 4.2 3 1976 121 725 6.0 9 1977 241 1360 5.6 11 TOTAL 493 2733 5.5 24

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD3. Justin Richardson 1998 68 267 3.9 3 1999 128 737 5.8 5 2000 216 1110 5.1 8 2001 87 519 6.0 3 TOTAL 499 2633 5.3 34

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD4. Frank Taylor 1973 201 1014 5.1 5 1974 107 531 5.0 1 1975 108 559 5.2 4 1976 85 498 5.8 6 TOTAL 501 2602 5.2 15

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 5. Shed Harris 1993 15 67 4.5 2 1994 126 686 5.4 5 1995 94 419 4.5 1 1996 242 1080 4.5 13 TOTAL 477 2252 4.7 21

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 6. Jermaine Boston 2002 91 423 4.6 3 2003 57 262 4.6 2 2004 143 624 4.4 3 2005 148 643 4.3 7 TOTAL 439 1952 4.5 15

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 7. Chris Foster 2000 18 53 2.9 0 2001 60 275 4.6 1 2002 109 632 5.8 7 2003 174 923 5.3 5 TOTAL 361 1883 5.2 13

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD8. Robbie Barnes 1977 19 73 3.8 1 1978 225 1001 4.4 9 1979 131 446 3.4 3 1980 96 298 3.1 1 TOTAL 471 1818 3.9 14

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 9. Patrick Hall 2007 47 238 5.1 3 2008 85 381 4.5 7 2009 108 599 5.5 12 2010 154 616 4.0 5 TOTAL 394 1834 4.7 27

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 10. George Gilliam (FB) 1972 115 456 3.9 4 1973 162 714 4.4 3 1974 146 596 4.1 6 TOTAL 423 1766 4.2 13

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD11. David Montgomery 2006 78 349 4.5 3 2007 128 736 5.8 6 2008 66 307 4.7 0 2009 28 208 7.4 1 TOTAL 300 1600 5.3 10 Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 12. Po Rogers 1974 65 356 5.5 3 1975 54 438 8.1 2 1976 69 313 4.5 5 1977 69 382 5.2 4 TOTAL 257 1489 5.8 14 Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 13. Jamie Pope 1981 148 662 4.5 5 1982 135 805 6.0 8 TOTAL 283 1467 5.2 13

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 14. George Pressley 2002 58 411 7.1 5 2003 62 270 4.4 0 2004 87 370 4.3 1 2005 67 358 5.3 5 TOTAL 274 1409 5.1 11

Season Att. Yds. Avg. TD 15. Kenny Little 2011 200 1,042 5.2 7 2010 5 42 8.4 1 2009 59 294 4.9 2 TOTAL 264 1,378 5.2 10

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 16. Chris Poston 1984 0 0 0.0 0 1986 124 805 6.5 7 1987 108 556 5.1 10 TOTAL 232 1361 5.9 17

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 17. Amos Myles 1997 117 529 4.5 4 1998 194 760 3.9 6 TOTAL 311 1289 4.2 10

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD18. Philip Peoples 2006 77 323 4.2 4 2007 37 168 4.5 1 2008 120 602 5.0 6 2009 51 189 3.7 2 TOTAL 285 1282 4.5 13

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 19. Jimbo Early (FB) 1984 48 112 2.3 1 1985 73 324 4.4 2 1986 144 633 4.4 11 1987 39 202 5.3 1 TOTAL 304 1271 4.2 15

Season Att. Yds Avg. TD 20. Charles Palmer (FB) 1996 68 312 4.6 1 1997 102 455 4.5 1 1998 Redshirted 1999 94 441 4.7 4 TOTAL 264 1208 4.6 6

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CAREER RUNNING BACK RECORDS

Rushing Touchdowns Name Years TD1. Darrell Middleton 1986-1989 382. Justin Richardson 1998-2001 343. Patrick Hall 2007-2010 274. Johnny Walker 1974-1977 245. Shed Harris 1993-1996 216. Nick Roberts (QB) 2002-2005 197. Chris Poston 1984-1986 178. Frank Taylor 1973-1976 15 Jermaine Boston 2002-2005 15 Jimbo Early (FB) 1984-1987 1510. Robbie Barnes 1977-1980 14 Po Rogers 1974-1977 14 Philip Keefe (FB) 1992-1995 1413. Philip Peoples 2006-2009 13 Chris Foster 2000-2003 13 George Gilliam (FB) 1972-1974 13 Jamie Pope 1981-1982 13 Obbie Todd 1975-1978 1317. Sean Odom 1991-1992 12 Harold Wells (FB) 2001-2004 12

Attempts Name Years Att.1. Darrell Middleton 1986-1989 5982. Frank Taylor 1973-1976 5013. Justin Richardson 1998-2001 4994. Johnny Walker 1974-1977 4935. Shed Harris 1993-1996 4776. Robbie Barnes 1977-1980 4717. Jermaine Boston 2002-2005 4398. George Gilliam (FB) 1972-1974 4239. Patrick Hall 2007-2010 39410. Chris Foster 2000-2003 361

Yards Per Carry (Min. 250 Attempts) Name Years Att. YPC1. Darrell Middleton 1986-1989 598 6.52. Po Rogers 1974-1977 257 5.83. Johnny Walker 1974-1977 493 5.54. David Montgomery 2006-2009 305 5.3 Justin Richardson 1998-2001 499 5.36. Kenny Little 2009-Present 264 5.2 Frank Taylor 1973-1976 501 5.2 Chris Foster 2001-2003 361 5.2 Jamie Pope 1981-1982 283 5.2

Receptions (RB) Name Years No. Yds. Avg. TD1. Philip Keefe (FB) 1992-1995 88 837 9.5 82. David Montgomery 2006-2009 75 547 7.3 43. Jermaine Boston 2002-2005 68 485 7.1 24. Jamie Pope 1981-1982 67 505 7.5 45. Robbie Barnes 1977-1980 60 682 11.4 3

Receiving Yards (RB) Name Years Yds.1. Philip Keefe (FB) 1992-1995 8372. Robbie Barnes 1977-1980 6823. David Montgomery 2006-2009 5474. Jamie Pope 1981-1982 5055. Jermaine Boston 2002-2005 485

Receiving Touchdowns (RB) Name Years TD1. Philip Keefe (FB) 1992-1995 82. David Montgomery 2006-2009 4 Jamie Pope 1981-1982 44. Robbie Barnes 1977-1980 35. Chris Poston 1984-1987 3 Charles Palmer (FB) 1996-1999 3

Yards Per Catch – Min. 25 Receptions (RB) Name Years No. Avg.1. Justin Richardson 1998-2001 25 13.22. Sean Odom 1991-1992 40 11.93. Robbie Barnes 1977-1980 60 11.4 4. Charles Palmer (FB) 1996-1999 32 11.25. Philip Keefe (FB) 1992-1995 88 9.5

SINGLE SEASON RUNNING BACK RECORDS

Rushing Yardage Name Year Att. Yards Avg. TD1. Darrell Middleton 1989 207 1401 6.8 92. Johnny Walker 1977 241 1360 5.6 113. Justin Richardson 2000 216 1110 5.1 84. Darrell Middleton 1988 193 1090 5.6 115. Shed Harris 1996 242 1080 4.5 136. Kenny Little 2011 200 1042 5.2 77. Frank Taylor 1973 201 1014 5.1 5 8. Robbie Barnes 1978 225 1001 4.4 99. Chris Foster 2003 174 923 5.3 510. Darrell Middleton 1987 102 807 7.1 1111. Jamie Pope 1982 135 805 6.0 8 Chris Poston 1986 124 805 6.5 7 Touchdowns Name Year TD1. Shed Harris 1996 132. Patrick Hall 2009 12 3. Johnny Walker 1977 11 Darrell Middleton 1987 11 Darrell Middleton 1988 116. Johnny Walker 1976 9 Robbie Barnes 1978 9 Darrell Middleton 1989 9 Sean Odoms 1992 910. Justin Richardson 2000 8 Harold Wells (FB) 2004 8 Attempts Name Year Att. Yds Avg. TD1. Shed Harris 1996 242 1080 4.5 132. Johnny Walker 1977 241 1360 5.6 113. Robbie Barnes 1978 225 1001 4.4 94. Justin Richardson 2000 216 1110 5.1 85. Darrell Middleton 1989 207 1401 6.8 96. Frank Taylor 1973 201 1014 5.1 57. Kenny Little 2011 200 1042 5.2 78. Amos Myles 1998 194 760 3.9 69. Darrell Middleton 1988 193 1090 5.6 1110. Chris Foster 2003 174 923 5.3 5

Yards Per Carry (Min. 150 Attempts) Name Year Att. Yds Avg. TD1. Darrell Middleton 1989 207 1401 6.8 92. Johnny Walker 1977 241 1360 5.6 113. Darrell Middleton 1988 193 1090 5.6 114. Chris Foster 2003 174 923 5.3 55. Kenny Little 2011 200 1042 5.2 7

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CAREER RECEPTIONS TOP 25 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD1. William Andrews, Jr. 2000 70 933 13.3 8 2001 43 556 12.9 6 2002 45 685 15.2 8 2003 76 975 12.8 13 TOTAL 234 3149 13.5 35

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD2. James Perry III 2008 55 661 12.0 2 2009 61 749 12.3 3 2010 65 673 10.4 3 2011 42 590 14.0 1 TOTAL 223 2673 11.9 9

Year No. Yds. Avg. TDT3. Duvaughn Flagler 2004 10 208 20.8 2 2005 55 826 15.0 13 2006 64 740 11.6 7 2007 59 778 13.2 9 TOTAL 188 2552 13.6 31

Year No. Yds. Avg. TDT3. Rodney Robinson 1989 28 538 19.2 5 1991 46 859 18.7 7 1992 114 1792 15.7 17 TOTAL 188 3189 17.0 29

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD5. Cameron Brooks 1980 44 469 10.6 3 1981 16 185 11.6 3 1982 71 938 13.2 8 1983 45 542 12.0 5 TOTAL 176 2134 12.1 19

Year No. Yds. Avg. TDT6 Lonnie Custer 1992 9 251 27.9 5 1993 61 898 14.7 4 1994 50 576 11.5 6 1995 39 637 16.3 3 TOTAL 159 2362 14.9 18

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD T6. Duane Foster 1979 46 725 15.7 11 1981 56 776 13.9 2 1982 57 737 12.9 8 TOTAL 159 2238 14.1 21

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD8. Dobson Collins 2005 8 55 6.9 1 2006 8 104 13.0 0 2007 51 649 12.7 3 2008 76 937 12.3 10 TOTAL 143 1745 12.2 14

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD 9. Kelvin Richardson 1985 39 611 15.7 2 1986 30 503 16.8 1 1987 23 489 21.3 5 1988 42 549 13.1 2 TOTAL 134 2152 16.1 10

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD T10. Kory Alston 2003 4 37 9.2 0 2004 42 769 18.3 8 2005 36 450 12.5 5 2006 45 487 10.8 4 TOTAL 127 1743 13.7 17

Year No. Yds. Avg. TDT10. Austin Gaines 2003 21 224 10.7 3 2004 20 190 9.5 0 2005 38 495 13.0 2 2006 48 690 14.4 3 TOTAL 127 1599 12.6 8

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD 12. Rod Jeter 1990 2 9 4.5 0 1991 18 131 7.3 0 1992 51 645 12.6 8 1993 47 544 11.5 3 TOTAL 118 1329 11.3 11

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD13. Darin Bradford 2000 35 552 15.8 4 2001 30 449 15.0 1 2002 26 296 11.4 2 2003 25 250 10.0 1 TOTAL 116 1547 13.3 8

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD14. Ken Reid 1970 37 732 19.9 8 1971 2 57 28.5 0 1972 43 727 16.9 2 1973 27 416 15.4 2 TOTAL 109 1932 17.7 12

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD15. Willie Buchanant 1998 4 61 15.3 0 1999 22 357 16.2 4 2000 42 576 13.7 3 2001 38 577 15.2 3 TOTAL 106 1571 14.8 10

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD 16. Frank Cunningham 1985 19 363 19.1 4 1986 20 278 13.9 1 1987 30 435 14.5 1 1988 33 462 14.0 1 TOTAL 102 1538 15.1 7

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD17. Phillip Keefe (FB) 1992 0 0 0.0 0 1993 36 379 10.5 6 1994 23 206 9.0 1 1995 29 252 8.7 1 TOTAL 88 837 9.5 8

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD18. Tyrone McGill 1996 25 405 16.2 2 1997 41 547 13.4 3 1998 21 367 17.5 2 TOTAL 87 1319 15.2 7 Year No. Yds. Avg. TD19. Chris Gregory 1991 1 63 63.0 0 1992 40 626 15.7 4 1993 27 389 14.4 1 1994 14 141 10.1 4 TOTAL 82 1219 14.9 9

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD 20. Lanky Williams 1978 3 101 33.6 0 1979 9 136 15.1 1 1980 51 519 10.2 2 1981 18 274 15.2 3 TOTAL 81 1030 12.7 6

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Year No. Yds. Avg. TD21. Jason Bright (TE) 1999 10 220 22.0 4 2000 11 101 9.2 0 2001 32 487 15.2 2 2002 27 242 9.0 2 TOTAL 80 1050 13.1 8

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD 22. Tim Waters 1986 4 106 26.5 0 1987 26 396 15.2 4 1988 14 138 9.9 0 1989 35 621 17.7 5 TOTAL 79 1261 16.0 9

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD 23. Vonzell Pittman 2003 1 14 14.0 0 2004 36 403 11.2 0 2005 23 233 10.1 0 2007 11 91 8.3 0 TOTAL 72 740 10.3 0

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD24. Jermaine Boston (RB) 2002 15 105 7.0 0 2003 5 58 11.6 1 2004 19 117 6.2 0 2005 29 205 7.1 1 TOTAL 68 485 7.1 2

Year No. Yds. Avg. TD25. J.E. Sullivan 1998 24 303 12.6 2 1999 43 471 11.0 3 TOTAL 67 774 11.6 5

CAREER RECEIVING RECORDS

Receiving Yards Name Years Yds. Avg.1. Rodney Robinson 1989-1992 3189 17.02. William Andrews, Jr. 2000-2003 3149 13.53. James Perry III 2008-2011 2673 11.94. Duvaughn Flagler 2004-2007 2552 13.35. Lonnie Custer 1992-1995 2362 14.96. Duane Foster 1979-1982 2238 14.17. Kelvin Richardson 1985-1988 2152 16.18. Cameron Brooks 1980-1983 2134 12.19. James Perry III 2008-2011 2083 11.510. Ken Reid 1970-1973 1932 17.7

Yards Per Catch (Min. 80 Receptions) Name Years No. Avg.1. Ken Reid 1970-1973 109 17.72. Rodney Robinson 1989-1992 188 17.03. Kelvin Richardson 1985-1988 134 16.14. Tyrone McGill 1995-1998 87 15.25. Lonnie Custer 1992-1995 159 14.96. Chris Gregory 1992-1994 82 14.97. Willie Buchanant 1998-2001 106 14.88. Duane Foster 1979-1982 159 14.19. Kory Alston 2003-2006 127 13.7

Receiving Touchdowns Name Years TD1. William Andrews, Jr. 2000-2003 352. Duvaughn Flagler 2004-2007 31 3. Rodney Robinson 1989-1992 294. Duane Foster 1979-1982 215. Cameron Brooks 1980-1983 196. Lonnie Custer 1992-1995 187. Kory Alston 2003-2006 178. Dobson Collins 2005-2008 149. Eric Harris 1997 12 Ken Reid 1970-1973 12

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SINGLE SEASON RECEIVING RECORDS

Receptions Name Year No.1. Rodney Robinson 1992 1142. William Andrews, Jr. 2003 76 Dobson Collins 2008 764. Cameron Brooks 1982 715. William Andrews, Jr. 2000 706. James Perry III 2010 657. Duvaughn Flagler 2006 648. Lonnie Custer 1993 619. James Perry III 2009 6110. Duvaughn Flagler 2007 57 Duane Foster 1982 57

Single Season Yardage Name Year Yds.1. Rodney Robinson 1992 17922. William Andrews, Jr. 2003 9753. Cameron Brooks 1982 9384. Dobson Collins 2008 9375. William Andrews, Jr. 2000 9336. Lonnie Custer 1993 8987. Rodney Robinson 1991 8598. Duvaughn Flagler 2005 8269. Duvaughn Flagler 2007 77810. Duane Foster 1981 776

Receiving Touchdowns Name Year TD1. Rodney Robinson 1992 172. Duvaughn Flagler 2005 13 William Andrews, Jr. 2003 134. Eric Harris 1997 125. Duane Foster 1979 11

Yards Per Catch (Min. 25 Receptions) Name Year No. Avg.1. Ken Reid 1970 37 19.92. Terrance Porter 1996 27 19.53. Rodney Robinson 1989 28 19.24. Rodney Robinson 1991 46 18.75. Kory Alston 2004 42 18.36. Tim Waters 1989 35 17.7 Elvin Webber 1976 28 17.78. Kelvin Richardson 1986 30 16.89. Lonnie Custer 1995 39 16.310. Tyrone McGill 1996 25 16.2

TIGHT END CAREER RECEPTIONS

Years No. Yds. Avg. TD1. Jason Bright 1999 10 220 22.0 4 2000 11 101 9.2 0 2001 32 487 15.2 2 2002 27 242 9.0 2 TOTAL 80 1050 13.1 8

Years No. Yds. Avg. TDT2. Josh Miller 2007 2 29 14.5 0 2008 18 203 11.3 1 2009 14 131 9.4 0 2010 24 103 12.6 0 TOTAL 59 672 11.4 1

Years No. Yds. Avg. TDT2. Steve Duncan 1992 24 277 11.5 5 1993 22 232 10.5 6 TOTAL 46 509 11.1 11

Years No. Yds. Avg. TD4. Mike Pondo 1986 13 142 10.9 2 1987 18 214 11.9 0 1988 2 15 7.5 0 1989 7 65 9.3 0 TOTAL 40 436 10.9 2

Years No. Yds. Avg. TD5. Rick Chapman 1971 4 44 11.0 0 1972 5 61 12.2 1 1973 7 103 14.7 1 1974 18 304 16.8 1 TOTAL 34 512 15.1 3

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TOP 20 CAREER TACKLES (TOTAL HITS)Rnk. Name Years Position Tackles 1. Tory Atkins (1998-2001) LB 485 2. Bo Shannon (1995-1998) LB 463 3. Darren Nosal (1988-1991) LB 431 4. Darryl Perry (1982-1985) LB 387 5. Raymond Jennings (1990-1993) LB 379 Johnny Baker (1980-1983) LB 379 7. Tim Sullivan (1996-1999) LB 373 8. Jon Atkins (1991-1994) LB 356 9. Jeffery Williams (2007-Present) LB 345 10. Mario Williams (2001-2004) DB 326 11. Thomas Mack (1986-1989) DB 325 12. Marty Patterson (2008-2011) LB 323 13. Dunsey Harper (1989-1992) LB/DB 319 14. Mario Brown (2005-2009) LB 312 Tim Hardie (1982-1985) LB 312 16. Sam Durst (1997-2000) DB 307 17. Keppy Baucom (2002-2005) LB 306 Jim Maxwell (2000-2003) LB/DB 306 19. Daniel Cooke (2005-2008) DB 282 20. Eric Brewton (1985-1988) DB 278 TOP 10 SINGLE SEASON TACKLES (TOTAL HITS) Rnk. Name Year Position Tackles 1. Darryl Perry 1985 LB 155 2. Raymond Jennings 1992 LB 152 3. Dunsey Harper 1992 LB 151 4. Tory Atkins 1999 LB 150 5. Darren Nosal 1990 LB 141 6. Tory Atkins 2000 LB 138 7. Tim Sullivan 1999 LB 137 8. Thomas Mack 1989 DB 136 9. Bo Shannon 1998 LB 128 10. Bo Shannon 1996 LB 127

TOP 10 SINGLE SEASON SOLO TACKLES Rnk. Name Year Position Tackles 1. Thomas Mack 1989 DB 102 2. Darryl Perry 1985 LB 96 3. Dunsey Harper 1992 LB 94 4. Ralph Warthen 1981 DL 91 5. Kevan Sawyer 1987 LB 87 Tory Atkins 2000 LB 87 7. Darren Nosal 1990 LB 85 Tory Atkins 1999 LB 85 9. Bo Shannon 1997 LB 79 Johnny Baker 1982 LB 79

TOP 10 CAREER SACKS Rnk. Name Year Position Sacks 1. Gabe Wilkins 1990-1993 DL 29.0 2. Jason Burns 1988-1991 DL 27.0 3. Darryl Perry 1982-1985 LB 24.0 4. Tim Hardie 1982-1985 LB 23.0 5. Bryan Allen 1990-1993 DL 21.0 6. Brian Johnston 2004-2007 DE 20.5 7. Chris Mintz 1997-1999 DL 19.0 8. Raymond Jennings 1990-1993 LB 18.0 Jason Barnes 1992-1995 DL 18.0 10. Brian Brooks 1997-1999 DL 17.0

TOP 10 SINGLE SEASON SACKSRnk. Name Year Position Sacks 1. Chris Mintz 1999 DL 12 2. Gabe Wilkins 1992 DL 11 Jason Burns 1990 DL 11 Darryl Perry 1985 LB 11 5. Brian Brooks 1999 DL 10 6. Bryan Thornburg 2004 DL 9 Bryan Allen 1992 DL 9 Jason Burns 1991 DL 9 Mark Kimel 1989 DL 9

TOP 10 CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS ( ASSISTS AS FULL ) Rnk. Name Year Position TFL 1. Brian Johnston 2004-2007 DE 56 2. Gabe Wilkins 1990-1993 DL 53 3. Tory Atkins 1998-2001 LB 52 4. Jason Burns 1988-1991 DL 44 5. Chris Mintz 1997-1999 DL 42 Jason Barnes 1992-1995 DL 42 7. Bryan Allen 1990-1993 DL 40 8. Harold Wells 2001-2004 DL 39 9. Marty Patterson 2008-2011 LB 38 10. Raymond Jennings 1990-1993 LB 34 TOP 10 SEASON TACKLES FOR LOSS ( ASSISTS AS FULL ) Rnk. Name Year Position TFL 1. Brian Johnston 2007 DE 29 2. Chris Mintz 1999 DL 28 Harold Wells 2004 DL 28 4. Tory Atkins 2001 LB 23 5. Jason Burns 1991 DL 19 Preston Pemasa 2010 DL 19 7. Jason Burns 1990 DL 18 8. Gabe Wilkins 1993 DL 17 Bryan Allen 1992 DL 17 10. Mark Kimel 1989 DL 16 TOP 10 CAREER INTERCEPTIONS Rnk. Name Year Position INT 1. Eric Brewton 1985-1988 DB 25 Chris Johnson 1976-1979 DB 25 3. James Harbison 1990-1993 DB 17 Speedy Mickels 1993-1996 DB 17 5. Thomas Mack 1986-1989 DB 16 Darius Davis 1980-1983 DB 16 7. James Ingram 1988-1991 DB 13 8. Lamar Ingram 1999-2002 DB 12 9. Charlie Harbison 1978-1981 DB 11 Nip Henderson 1997-2001 DB 11

TOP 10 SINGLE SEASON INTERCEPTIONS Rnk. Name Year Position INT 1. James Harbison 1992 DB 12 2. Eric Brewton 1985 DB 10 3. Chris Johnson 1977 DB 8 4. Speedy Mickels 1996 DB 7 5. James Ingram 1990 DB 6 Eric Brewton 1987 DB 6 Darius Davis 1982 DB 6 Charlie Harbison 1980 DB 6 Chris Johnson 1979 DB 6 Chris Johnson 1978 DB 6

TOP 10 CAREER PASS BREAK UPS Rnk. Name Year Position PBU 1. Mario Williams 2001-2004 DB 35 Shon Dawkins 1997-1999 DB 35 3. James Harbison 1990-93 DB 34 4. Nip Henderson 1997-2001 DB 33 5. Anthony Dixon 1996-1999 DB 29 Lamar Ingram 1999-2002 DB 29 7. Terry McGowan 1991-1992 DB 28 Speedy Mickles 1993-1996 DB 28 9. Joey Houston 1991-1994 DB 27 10. Cedric McGowan 2006-2010 DB 26

TOP 5 SINGLE SEASON PASS BREAK UPS Rnk. Name Year Position PBU 1. James Harbison 1992 DB 20 2. Allen Davis 2004 DB 17 3. Lamar Ingram 2001 DB 16 Shon Dawkins 1998 DB 16 5. Mario Williams 2003 DB 15 Terry McGowan 1992 DB 15

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YEAR NAME POSITION SPONSOR TEAM

1973 Richard Grissom Linebacker Kodak First

1975 Bob Bolick Offensive Lineman NAIA Second

1976 Mike Cox Placekicker NAIA Second

1977 Johnny Walker Running Back NAIA First

1978 Jeff Carter Offensive Lineman NAIA First

1980 Ralph Warthen Defensive Lineman NAIA Second

1982 Chip Stuart Quarterback NAIA First

Carlisle Koontz Placekicker NAIA Second

Cameron Brooks (Jr.) Wide Receiver NAIA Second

1983 Cameron Brooks Wide Receiver NAIA Second

1985 Eric Brewton (Fr.) Defensive Back NAIA First

1987 Jeff Parker Placekicker NAIA First

AP Little First

1987 Eric Brewton (Jr.) Defensive Back NAIA First

1988 Eric Brewton Defensive Back NAIA Second

1989 Darrell Middleton Running Back NAIA Second

Don Hansen Second

1989 Mark Kimel Defensive Lineman Don Hansen First

1989 Thomas Mack Defensive Back Don Hansen First

1992 Rodney Robinson Wide Receiver NAIA First

AP Little First

Kodak First

Don Hansen First

1992 John Craven* (So.) Quarterback Don Hansen First

1992 Dunsey Harper Linebacker NAIA First

Don Hansen First

1992 Gabe Wilkins (Jr.) Defensive Lineman NAIA First

Don Hansen First

1992 James Harbison** (Jr.) Defensive Back NAIA First

Don Hansen First

1992 Andre Kwasnik Placekicker NAIA First

Don Hansen First

1992 Terry McGowen Defensive Back NAIA Second

1992 Raymond Jennings Linebacker NAIA Second

Don Hansen Second

1993 Gabe Wilkins Defensive Lineman Kodak First

AP Little First

1994 Terry Guess (So.) Wide Receiver Dr. C.M. Franks First

1995 Jason Brewer Defensive Lineman Dr. C.M. Franks Second

CoSIDA Third

Lonnie Custer Wide Receiver Dr. C.M. Franks Hon. Mention

Speedy Mickles (Jr.) Defensive Back Dr. C.M. Franks Hon. Mention

1996 Speedy Mickles Defensive Back CoSIDA Second

1998 Bo Shannon Linebacker Daktronics Second

AP Little Second

Don Hansen Third

1999 Chris Mintz Defensive Lineman Don Hansen Second

2000 Tory Atkins (Jr.) Linebacker Don Hansen (I-AA) Third

NCCAA First

2000 Sam Durst Defensive Back Don Hansen (I-AA) Third

NCCAA ***First

2000 William Andrews, Jr. (Fr.) Wide Receiver Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

NCCAA First

2000 Jeremy Martin (So.) Quarterback Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

NCCAA Hon. Mention

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YEAR NAME POSITION SPONSOR TEAM

2000 Justin Richardson (Jr.) Running Back Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

NCCAA First

2000 Richard Williams (Jr.) Offensive Lineman Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

NCCAA ****First

2001 William Andrews, Jr. (So.) Wide Receiver NCCAA First

2001 Tory Atkins Linebacker Associated Press (I-AA) Second

Sports Network (I-AA) Third

Don Hansen (I-AA) Second

NCCAA First

2001 Jason Bright (Jr.) Tight End Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

NCCAA First

2001 Lamar Ingram (Jr.) Defensive Back Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

NCCAA First

2001 Jeremy Martin (Jr.) Quarterback Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

NCCAA Hon. Mention

2001 Richard Williams Offensive Lineman Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

NCCAA ****First

2002 Mario Williams (So.) Defensive Back Sports Network (I-AA) Third Team

2002 Jim Maxwell (Jr.) Linebacker Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

2002 Jeremy Martin Quarterback Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

2002 Jason Bright Tight End Don Hansen (I-AA) Hon. Mention

2003 Mario Williams (Jr.) Defensive Back Sports Network (I-AA) First Team

College Sports Report (I-AA) First Team

Associated Press (I-AA) Second Team

Don Hansen (I-AA) Third Team

2003 Graham Whitlock (Jr.) Punter Don Hansen (I-AA) First Team

College Sports Television (I-AA) Second Team

Associated Press (I-AA) Second Team

College Sports Report (I-AA) Second Team

Sports Network (I-AA) Third Team

2003 Harold Wells (Jr.) Defensive Lineman Don Hansen (I-AA) Second Team

2004 Harold Wells Defensive Lineman Associated Press (I-AA) First Team

AFCA (I-AA) First Team

Sports Network (I-AA) First Team

I-AA.org (I-AA) First Team

Don Hansen (I-AA) First Team

College Sports Report (I-AA) First Team

2004 Allen Davis Defensive Back Don Hansen (I-AA) Second Team

2005 Duvaughn Flagler (So.) Receiver Don Hansen (I-AA) Third Team

2006 Brian Johnston (Jr.) Defensive End Associated Press (FCS) Second Team

Don Hansen (FCS) Second Team

2006 Mario Brown (So.) Linebacker Don Hansen (FCS) Third Team

2006 Kris King Offensive Lineman Don Hansen (FCS) Honorable Mention

2007 Brian Johnston Defensive End Walter Camp (FCS) First Team

AFCA (FCS) First Team

Associated Press (FCS) First Team

College Sports Report (FCS) First Team

College Sporting News (FCS) First Team

All-America Football Foundation (FCS) First Team

Sports Network (FCS) Second Team

2007 Mario Brown (Jr.) Linebacker Sports Network (FCS) Honorable Mention

2007 Cedric McGowan (So.) Defensive Back Sports Network (FCS) Honorable Mention

2008 Jeffery Williams (So.) Linebacker Sports Network (FCS) Third Team

Associated Press (FCS) Third Team

2008 Dobson Collins (Sr.) Receiver Sports Network (FCS) Honorable Mention

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1970 (2-8)Coach: George LittonGWU 14 Lenoir-Rhyne 27GWU 3 Newberry 0GWU 12 Milsaps 21GWU 7 Guilford 35GWU 28 Samford 56GWU 19 Bluefield St. 21GWU 18 Mars Hill 13GWU 20 Presbyterian 44GWU 6 Georgetown 19GWU 12 Elon 30

1971 (3-7)Coach: George LittonGWU 24 Lenoir-Rhyne 6GWU 0 Newberry 20GWU 14 Elon 33GWU 42 Guilford 14GWU 7 Samford 9GWU 14 Carson-Newman 16GWU 13 Mars Hill 27GWU 10 Presbyterian 35GWU 34 Georgetown 13GWU 13 Maryville 21

1972 (2-8)Coach: George LittonGWU 8 Newberry 14GWU 7 Samford 21GWU 10 Guilford 0GWU 35 Georgetown 0GWU 7 Catawba 30GWU 17 Carson-Newman 34GWU 17 Mars Hill 18GWU 14 Presbyterian 35GWU 7 Wofford 24GWU 0 Elon 20

1973 (7-5)Coach: George LittonGWU 0 Elon 48GWU 23 Newberry 14GWU 17 Samford 0GWU 7 Guilford 0GWU 36 Georgetown 6GWU 0 Catawba 17GWU 0 Carson-Newman 10GWU 30 Mars Hill 21GWU 23 Presbyterian 28GWU 35 Wofford 20GWU 22 Lenoir-Rhyne 20GWU 10 Stephen F. Austin 31

1974 (2-5-1)Coach: George LittonGWU 14 Lenoir-Rhyne 14GWU 17 Wofford 31GWU 14 Guilford 17GWU 16 Georgetown 14GWU 3 Catawba 35GWU 33 Carson-Newman 28GWU 23 Mars Hill 26GWU 7 Presbyterian 10

1975 (1-7)Coach: Oval JaynesGWU 14 Lenoir-Rhyne 19GWU 0 Newberry 15GWU 12 Mars Hill 40GWU 21 Georgetown 20GWU 12 Catawba 13GWU 13 Carson-Newman 17GWU 18 Presbyterian 10GWU 26 Wofford 30

1976 (5-5)Coach: Oval JaynesGWU 21 Wofford 12GWU 10 Newberry 13GWU 23 Mars Hill 20GWU 49 Liberty 20GWU 76 Lenoir-Rhyne 6GWU 27 Catawba 35GWU 24 Carson-Newman 27GWU 10 Elon 17GWU 20 Presbyterian 17GWU 41 Georgetown 60

1977 (7-4)Coach: Oval JaynesGWU 38 Glenville State 7GWU 9 Newberry 7GWU 0 Mars Hill 14GWU 22 Liberty 7GWU 42 Lenoir-Rhyne 7GWU 27 Catawba 20GWU 51 Carson-Newman 23GWU 7 Elon 27GWU 17 Presbyterian 0GWU 17 Georgetown 20GWU 6 Wofford 7

1978 (4-5-1)Coach: Billy KinardGWU 10 Newberry 17GWU 3 Mars Hill 7GWU 20 Liberty 20GWU 7 Lenoir-Rhyne 28GWU 14 Catawba 7GWU 31 Carson-Newman 11GWU 13 Elon 17GWU 3 Presbyterian 10GWU 28 Hampton 13GWU 31 Wofford 24

1979 (2-9)Coach: Tom MooreGWU 24 Newberry 13GWU 21 Mars Hill 27GWU 32 Liberty 20GWU 19 Lenoir-Rhyne 28GWU 15 Catawba 24GWU 17 Carson-Newman 54GWU 14 Elon 50GWU 3 Presbyterian 21GWU 21 Emory & Henry 7GWU 26 Wofford 61GWU 84 Mexico 0

1980 (3-7)Coach: Tom MooreGWU 7 WV Wesleyan 6GWU 7 Newberry 17GWU 0 Mars Hill 14GWU 14 Lenoir-Rhyne 20GWU 14 Liberty 15GWU 0 Carson-Newman 26GWU 3 Elon 37GWU 24 Presbyterian 17GWU 21 Catawba 0GWU 35 Wofford 49

1981 (5-5)Coach: Tom MooreGWU 14 WV Wesleyan 7GWU 31 Newberry 8GWU 26 Mars Hill 14GWU 14 Liberty 15GWU 27 Lenoir-Rhyne 29GWU 32 Catawba 31GWU 17 Carson-Newman 27GWU 10 Elon 56GWU 16 Presbyterian 35GWU 21 Wofford 45

1982 (7-3)Coach: Tom MooreGWU 29 Wofford 31GWU 43 WV Wesleyan 9GWU 29 Newberry 7GWU 38 Mars Hill 24GWU 43 Georgia Southern 6GWU 24 Lenoir-Rhyne 21GWU 38 Catawba 31GWU 21 Carson-Newman 36GWU 17 Elon 19GWU 28 Presbyterian 21

1983 (5-6)Coach: Ellis JohnsonGWU 8 West Georgia 23GWU 20 Newberry 13GWU 6 Mars Hill 3GWU 11 Georgia Southern 25GWU 39 Lenoir-Rhyne 7GWU 17 Appalachian St. 21

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GWU 20 Carson-Newman 24GWU 17 Elon 15GWU 2 Presbyterian 8GWU 7 Western Carolina 43GWU 28 Wofford 7

1984 (4-6)Coach: Woody FishGWU 14 West Georgia 5GWU 7 Newberry 22GWU 38 Livingstone 10GWU 14 Lenoir-Rhyne 10GWU 16 Catawba 25GWU 14 Carson-Newman 25GWU 7 Elon 53GWU 12 Presbyterian 23GWU 3 Mars Hill 21GWU 19 Wofford 42

1985 (6-5)Coach: Woody FishGWU 49 Davidson 14GWU 0 Newberry 14GWU 20 Georgia SW 7GWU 24 Livingstone 27GWU 38 Lenoir-Rhyne 8GWU 21 Catawba 31GWU 7 Carson-Newman 13GWU 10 Elon 3GWU 0 Presbyterian 26GWU 22 Mars Hill 42GWU 28 Wofford 14

1986 (6-5)Coach: Woody FishGWU 13 Western Kentucky 35GWU 13 Newberry 16GWU 49 Georgia SW 14GWU 24 Livingstone 7GWU 45 Lenoir-Rhyne 17GWU 22 Catawba 35GWU 24 Carson-Newman 51GWU 33 Elon 31GWU 35 Presbyterian 13GWU 24 Mars Hill 17GWU 30 Wofford 32

1987 (11-2) SAC ChampionsCoach: Woody FishGWU 28 Western Kentucky 24GWU 39 Livingstone 3GWU 36 Newberry 29GWU 33 Wingate 3GWU 56 Lenoir-Rhyne 5GWU 31 Catawba 17GWU 16 Carson-Newman 35GWU 49 Elon 28GWU 27 Presbyterian 26GWU 38 Mars Hill 27GWU 36 Wofford 3GWU 27 *Moorhead St. (MN) 7GWU 24 *Carson-Newman 27*NAIA National Playoffs

1988 (4-6-1)Coach: Woody FishGWU 10 Knoxville Coll. 10GWU 21 Newberry 33GWU 10 Appalachian St. 39GWU 28 Wingate 23GWU 31 Lenoir-Rhyne 38GWU 7 Catawba 24GWU 12 Carson-Newman 22GWU 30 Elon 10GWU 20 Presbyterian 19GWU 18 Mars Hill 21GWU 42 Charleston Southern 0

1989 (7-4)Coach: Woody FishGWU 7 Appalachian St. 43GWU 36 Knoxville Coll. 8GWU 21 Newberry 7GWU 24 Wingate 10GWU 39 Lenoir-Rhyne 30GWU 14 Catawba 17GWU 20 Carson-Newman 23GWU 10 Elon 20GWU 31 Presbyterian 14

GWU 16 Mars Hill 14GWU 22 Concord 21

1990 (2-8)Coach: Woody FishGWU 10 Livingston (AL) 43GWU 10 Newberry 12GWU 21 West Virginia Tech 43GWU 15 Wingate 17GWU 7 Lenoir-Rhyne 39GWU 0 Catawba 14GWU 23 Carson-Newman 48GWU 17 Elon 41GWU 10 Presbyterian 7GWU 16 Mars Hill 31991 (6-5)Coach: Woody FishGWU 31 J.C. Smith 0GWU 7 Livingston (AL) 24GWU 10 Newberry 0GWU 50 Lees-McRae 0GWU 34 Wingate 24GWU 6 Lenoir-Rhyne 24GWU 21 Catawba 24GWU 16 Carson-Newman 52GWU 13 Elon 10GWU 8 Presbyterian 10GWU 42 Mars Hill 18

1992 (12-2) SAC Champions, NAIA National FinalistSchool-Record For VictoriesCoach: Woody FishGWU 21 Central Florida 71GWU 56 Charleston Southern 0GWU 65 Newberry 16GWU 57 Lees-McRae 6GWU 69 Wingate 33GWU 52 Lenoir-Rhyne 17GWU 34 Catawba 17GWU 25 Carson-Newman 6GWU 28 Elon 23GWU 46 Presbyterian 13GWU 45 Mars Hill 13GWU 28 *Concord (WV) 21GWU 22 *Shepherd (WV) 7GWU 16 **Central State 19

*NAIA National Playoffs**NAIA National Championship Game

1993 (1-9)Coach: Woody FishGWU 34 Lees-McRae 29GWU 34 UT-Chattanooga 59GWU 21 Newberry 23GWU 28 Wingate 56GWU 40 Lenoir-Rhyne 47GWU 36 Catawba 40GWU 10 Carson-Newman 47GWU 21 Elon 64GWU 30 Presbyterian 34GWU 21 Mars Hill 401994 (5-6)

Coach: Woody FishGWU 14 Wofford 20GWU 21 J.C. Smith 13GWU 23 UT-Chattanooga 47GWU 30 Newberry 13GWU 34 Wingate 36GWU 21 Lenoir-Rhyne 42GWU 63 Catawba 19GWU 21 Carson-Newman 41GWU 14 Elon 21GWU 33 Presbyterian 24GWU 48 Mars Hill 40

1995 (6-4)Coach: Woody FishGWU 21 Valdosta State 34GWU 42 Fort Valley State 0GWU 21 Newberry 16GWU 14 Wingate 10GWU 30 Lenoir-Rhyne 13GWU 19 Catawba 21GWU 10 Carson-Newman 38GWU 38 Elon 20GWU 20 Presbyterian 34GWU 14 Mars Hill 6

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1996 (2-9)Coach: Woody FishGWU 16 Valdosta State 42GWU 14 N.C. Central 31GWU 14 Fort Valley State 17GWU 0 Newberry 16GWU 24 Wingate 21GWU 28 Lenoir-Rhyne 25GWU 31 Catawba 36GWU 20 Carson-Newman 29GWU 29 Elon 34GWU 20 Presbyterian 21GWU 32 Mars Hill 38

1997 (8-3)Coach: Steve PattonGWU 38 J.C. Smith 13GWU 20 N.C. Central 12GWU 53 West Va. State 28GWU 35 Newberry 10GWU 34 Wingate 54GWU 32 Lenoir-Rhyne 0GWU 6 Catawba 34GWU 14 Carson-Newman 35GWU 66 Tusculum 6GWU 16 Presbyterian (OT) 13GWU 25 Mars Hill 15

1998 (6-5)Coach: Steve PattonGWU 28 J.C. Smith 40GWU 13 N.C. Central 15GWU 27 West Va. State 16GWU 31 Newberry 28GWU 38 Wingate 17GWU 17 Lenoir-Rhyne 14GWU 3 Catawba 25GWU 13 Carson-Newman 42GWU 30 Tusculum 10GWU 9 Presbyterian 38GWU 27 Mars Hill 13

1999 (7-4)Coach: Steve PattonGWU 51 J.C. Smith 0GWU 16 N.C. Central 0GWU 48 North Greenville 0GWU 31 Newberry 34GWU 35 Wingate 25GWU 27 Lenoir-Rhyne 14GWU 7 Catawba 34GWU 6 Carson-Newman 28GWU 24 Tusculum 21GWU 31 Presbyterian 20GWU 14 Mars Hill 17

2000 (7-4) - Inaugural Season At Division I-AACoach: Steve PattonGWU 24 Morris Brown 19GWU 36 Concord (WV) 14GWU 8 Liberty 19GWU 25 Mars Hill 27GWU 17 Northwestern State 57GWU 17 Elon 41GWU 22 Virginia Union 20GWU 36 Samford 17GWU 28 New Haven 10GWU 38 (23) New Hampshire 35GWU 42 Savannah State 18

2001 (6-4)Coach: Steve PattonGWU 45 UT-Martin 20GWU 17 East Tennessee State 31GWU 41 Samford (3 OT) 49GWU 14 Elon 27GWU 35 Morris Brown 17GWU 17 Virginia Union 25GWU 29 Liberty 25GWU 38 Florida Atlantic 19GWU 34 Savannah State 14GWU 54 Trinity International * 14

*National Christian College Athletic Association’s Victory Bowl – Boiling Springs

2002 (9-1, 3-0 Big South) - Inaugural Big South ChampionsCoach: Steve PattonGWU 28 Morgan State 24GWU 0 (12) Georgia Southern 56GWU 13 ETSU 10GWU 26 Chattanooga 24GWU 31 Liberty 21GWU 38 Elon 27GWU 17 Fla. International 14GWU 24 UT-Martin 0(25) GWU 57 Charleston Southern 15(22) GWU 44 Savannah State 13

2003 (8-4, 4-0 Big South) - Big South ChampionsCoach: Steve Patton(25) GWU 45 Clark-Atlanta 0(25) GWU 3 (15) Montana State 38GWU 52 Webber International 10GWU 23 Chattanooga 13GWU 0 (8) Furman 45GWU 38 Coastal Carolina 17GWU 27 Liberty 17GWU 37 VMI 25GWU 26 (17) Florida Atlantic 31GWU 46 Charleston Southern 0GWU 22 Florida International 19GWU 16 Western Carolina 39 2004 (5-6, 2-2 Big South) Coach: Steve PattonGWU 26 Tennessee Tech 32GWU 56 Morgan State 49GWU 6 (4) Furman 38GWU 26 (25) Western Carolina 20 (OT)GWU 9 Liberty 17GWU 25 (25) Hampton 48GWU 28 VMI 17GWU 19 Coastal Carolina 31GWU 17 (12) Wofford 49GWU 18 Charleston Southern 0GWU 52 (27) SE Louisiana 34

2005 (5-6, 2-2 Big South) Coach: Steve PattonGWU 65 Union (Ky.) 12GWU 54 Belhaven (Miss.) 7GWU 28 UT-Martin 31GWU 31 (7) Furman 48GWU 21 (8) Hampton 52GWU 31 (15) Coastal Carolina 34 (OT)GWU 55 VMI 52 (3 OT)GWU 21 Liberty 16GWU 7 Charleston Southern 38GWU 31 Savannah State 21GWU 42 Wofford 56

2006 (6-5, 2-2 Big South) Coach: Steve PattonGWU 49 Jacksonville 14GWU 30 Tennessee Tech 26GWU 9 UT-Martin 35GWU 6 (2) Appalachian State 41GWU 28 Southeastern Louisiana 21GWU 31 Glenville State 23GWU 27 Liberty 24GWU 35 VMI 31GWU 14 (25) Charleston Southern 28GWU 24 (14) Coastal Carolina 52GWU 17 (23) Wofford 34

2007 (5-6, 2-2 Big South) Coach: Steve PattonGWU 14 Ohio 36GWU 27 Jacksonville 6GWU 15 Mississippi State 31GWU 13 Austin Peay 20GWU 7 (5) Appalachian State 45GWU 17 (8) Wofford 52GWU 36 VMI 22GWU 29 Charleston Southern 25GWU 14 Coastal Carolina 17GWU 0 Liberty 31

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2008 (5-6, 2-3 Big South)Coach: Steve PattonGWU 12 Tennessee Tech 28GWU 31 Tusculum 12GWU 31 Austin Peay 15GWU 33 Sam Houston State 49GWU 10 Charleston Southern 13GWU 7 Georgia Tech 10GWU 47 Presbyterian 21GWU 34 VMI 27GWU 34 Stony Brook 33GWU 18 Coastal Carolina 23GWU 10 (22) Liberty 30

2009 (6-5, 3-3 Big South)Coach: Steve PattonGWU 58 Mars Hill 14GWU 27 Western Carolina 20GWU 14 NC State 45GWU 27 VMI 23GWU 3 Buffalo 40GWU 27 Charleston Southern 20GWU 65 Southern Virginia 0GWU 14 Stony Brook 24GWU 21 Coastal Carolina 26GWU 28 (16) Liberty 51GWU 21 Presbyterian 14

2010 (4-7, 2-4 Big South)Coach: Steve PattonGWU 28 Brevard 14GWU 38 Akron 37 (ot) *GWU 14 Western Carolina 28GWU 14 Sam Houston State 30GWU 7 Old Dominion 10GWU 35 Charleston Southern 25GWU 24 Presbyterian 26GWU 27 Coastal Carolna 30 (ot)GWU 14 (12) Liberty 40GWU 3 Stony Brook 55GWU 10 VMI 7

2011 (4-7, 2-4 Big South)Coach: Ron Dickerson, Jr.GWU 34 Brevard 17GWU 3 Ohio 30GWU 5 Wake Forest 48GWU 14 Samford 41GWU 3 Liberty 35GWU 14 Presbyterian 28GWU 26 Coastal Carolina 24GWU 14 Charleston Southern 7GWU 34 Virginia State 13GWU 28 Stony Brook 76GWU 24 VMI 31

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Dr. A. Frank Bonner, in his eighth year as the president of Gardner-Webb University, took office on May 2, 2005, and was inaugurated on April 6, 2006.

Bonner is no stranger to Gardner-Webb, having been a part of the University family since 1987.

In 1987, Bonner came to Gardner-Webb as Vice President for Academic Affairs. His role later evolved into Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, and then Provost and Senior Vice President. He was named President in May 2005 and took office on July 1.

Bonner has been heavily involved in accreditation work through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), serving on 31 accredita-tion committees, including 22 as committee chair. He has also chaired four NCAA Division I Recertification visiting committees. Bonner cur-rently serves on the Board of the SACS Commission on Colleges; he is Vice President of the Big South Conference, Vice Chair/Chair Elect of the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, and a member of the Executive Committee of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.

While at Gardner-Webb, Bonner has remained active in civic affairs, currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Boy Scouts of America Piedmont Council. He is a past chair of the Cleveland County Chamber, a Rotary past President, a previous Paul Harris Fellow, and he has been a board member for numerous organizations. He is a member of First Baptist Church, Shelby, where he teaches Sunday School and serves as a Deacon. After twenty-two years in the United States Army Reserve, Bonner retired at the rank of Colonel.

A native of Greenville, S.C., Bonner graduated from Furman University in 1969. Coincidentally, his major professor was Dr. Phil L. Elliott, son of the legendary president of Gardner-Webb from 1943 until 1961, Phillip Lovin Elliott. After Furman, Bonner earned the M.A. from the University of Georgia in 1971, and the Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977. His specialty is Victorian litera-ture, primarily the poetry of Alfred Tennyson, and eighteenth-century British literature, with a special interest in Jonathan Swift.

In 1974, Bonner began his academic career as a faculty member at Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina. He was particu-

larly active in civic life in Anderson, most notably as chairman of the Board of Trustees for Anderson County School District Five. Bonner was assigned various administrative responsibilities at Anderson and, immediately prior to coming to Gardner-Webb, was Associate Dean for Special Programs.

Bonner is married to Florence Dell (Flossie) Black of Chester, South Carolina, also a Furman graduate. She is a retired high school mathematics teacher. They have two daughters, Alison Bonner Dalton of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Florence Bonner Crawford of Fort Myers, Florida. The Bonners have several grandchildren.

DR. FRANK BONNER

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CHUCK BURCH

Gardner-Webb alumnus Chuck Burch is in his 16th year as Vice President for Athletics and his 29th year in athletics administration.

The Charlotte, N.C., native spearheaded the Bulldogs move into Division I athletics, which resulted in Gardner-Webb’s addition to the Big South Conference as an associate member for football in 2001, and GWU's move to the Big South as a full member – which became official on July 1, 2008.

Burch oversees all athletic operations at Gardner-Webb, including management and supervision of athletic programs, facilities and bud-gets. During his career at GWU, Burch has overseen across-the-board improvements in athletics facilities and the addition of five new sports since arriving in 1997. A sixth sport, men's swimming, was added in 2007-08. Burch is also responsible for continued improvements in the quality and quantity of Gardner-Webb’s athletics staff – with a number of full-time positions created to assist and enhance the entire department.

GWU athletics has seen a steady increase in academic perfor-mance since Burch's arrival, and the department has posted a com-bined GPA above 3.0 in each of the last five academic years.

In 2009-2010, Gardner-Webb posted its highest finish in the annual Big South Conference Sasser Cup, taking No. 4 in the final standings of the all-sports race. The women’s basketball team captured its first Big South Tournament title, advancing to the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Two other teams – women’s soccer and baseball – advanced to the league tour-nament title game in their respective seasons as well.

Gardner-Webb's final year in the Atlantic Sun Conference was fruitful, with several notable wins and the usual high number of strong

academic performances by the Bulldogs' student-athletes. GWU enjoyed its most successful athletics year as a Division

I member in 2006-07. Gardner-Webb won its first Atlantic Sun Conference Academic Championship, unseating Belmont University for the title. The Bulldogs also finished third in the men's and women's combined sports standings – a very impressive effort in the race for the inaugural Bill Bibb Trophy.

Gardner-Webb's men's soccer team captured the imagination of fans across Cleveland County during its run to the 2006 A-Sun Championship and NCAA Tournament second round. National qualifi-ers in Track & Field, swimming and wrestling highlighted competitive success for the Bulldogs in 2006-2007.

Burch, a graduate of Independence (N.C.) High in Charlotte, and former member of Gardner-Webb’s football and tennis teams, spent 1991-1997 as Director of Athletics at Liberty (Va.) University, and was instrumental in a successful and well run department in Lynchburg as well. He also served Liberty as Associate Director of Athletics (1988-1990), Assistant Director of Athletics (1984-1988), Sports Information Director (1986-1988) and Assistant Director of Sports Information (1982-1984).

After graduating from Gardner-Webb in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in Social Science, Burch, 54, earned his master's degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 1982.

His wife, Franki, holds a Ph.D. in Health Education from the University of Virginia, and is Associate Provost for Professional and Graduate Studies at Gardner-Webb. The couple has three children, Travis; Danielle, a 2012 graduate of Brevard College; and Amy, a freshman soccer player at High Point University.

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMSAccountancy (BS)American Sign Language (BA)American Sign Language with Teacher Licensure (BA)Art (BA)Art (BFA)Art Education (BA)Athletic Training (BS)Biblical Studies (BA)Biology (BS)Business Administration (BS)Chemistry (BS)Church Music (BM)Communication Studies (BA)Composition (BA)Computer Information Systems (BS)Computer Science (BS)Discipleship Studies (BA)Economics/Finance (BS)Elementary Education (BS)Elective Studies in Music Business (BM)English (BA)English as a Second Language with Teacher LicensureEnglish with Teacher Licensure (BA)Environmental Science (BS)Exercise Science (BS)French (BA)French with Teacher Licensure (BA)Global Studies (BA)History (BA)History with Teacher Licensure (BA)International Business Administration (BS)Journalism (BA)Mathematics (BS)Mathematics Education (BS)Marketing (BS)Middle Grades Education (BS)Missiology (BA)Music (BA)Music Education (BM)Nursing (ADN)Nursing (BSN)

Performance (BM)Philosophy and Theology (BA)Physical Education/Health Education with Teacher Licensure (BS)Political Science (BA)Psychology (BS)Social Science (BA)Social Science with Teacher Licensure (BA)Sociology (BA)Spanish (BA)Spanish with Teacher Licensure (BA)Sport Management (BS)Theatre Arts (BA)World Religions (BA)Youth Discipleship Studies (BA)

GRADUATE SCHOOLMaster of Arts in Elementary Education (MA)Master of Arts in English (MA)Master of Arts in English Education (MA)Master of Arts in Executive Leadership Studies (MA)Master of Arts/Educational Specialist in Mental Health Counseling (MA/Ed.S)Master of Arts in Middle Grades Education (MA)Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)Master of Arts in School Counseling (MA)Master of Arts in Sport Science and Pedagogy (MA)Master of Arts in Religion (MA)Post Master’s Nursing Certificate Programs

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESSMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Master of Accountancy (MAcc)International MBA (IMBA)Business Foundation CertificateMBA PLUS Certificate

SCHOOL OF DIVINITYMaster of Divinity in Biblical Studies (M.Div)Master of Divinity in Christian Education and Formation (M.Div)Master of Divinity in Intercultural Studies (M.Div)Master of Divinity in Missiology (M.Div)Master of Divinity in Pastoral Care and Counseling (M.Div)Master of Divinity in Pastoral Studies (M.Div) Dual Degree Programs AvailableMaster of Divinity/Master of Business Administration (M.Div/MBA)

Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in English (M.Div/MA)

Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in English Education (M.Div/MA)

Master of Divinity/Master of Arts/Ed.S. in Mental Health (M.Div/MA/Ed.S.)

Master of Divinity/Master of Arts in Religion (M.Div/MA)

G.O.A.L PROGRAMSBachelor of Science in AccountingBachelor of Science in Business AdministrationBachelor of Science in Criminal JusticeBachelor of Science in Healthcare ManagementBachelor of Science in Human ServicesBachelor of Science in Computer Information SystemsBachelor of Science in Multidisciplinary StudiesBachelor of Science in NursingBachelor of Arts in Religious Studies

DOCTORAL DEGREESDoctor of Education (Ed.D)Doctor of Ministry (D.Min)Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

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Location: GWU, a private Christian University, is located 50 miles west of Charlotte in the Piedmont area of Western North Carolina. Main campus of 250 acres is located in Boiling Springs, NC.

Enrollment: Approximately 4,700 students, including the day program, graduate studies, and the GOAL program (Greater Opportunities for Adult Learners). 68% female, 32% male. Geographic distribution: 37 states, 21 foreign countries.

Faculty: 147 full-time, 79% with Ph. D. or equivalent. Faculty to student ratio is 1:13.

Curriculum: A total of 5 professional schools, 2 academic schools, and 11 academic departments offer nearly 60 undergraduate and graduate major fields of study. Approximately 33% of students major in the business field, 30% in social sciences, and 17% in nursing.

Athletics: NCAA Division I; member of the Big-South Conference.

History Highlights: Founded in 1905 as Boiling Springs High School; became Boiling Springs Junior College in 1928; renamed Gardner-Webb College in 1942 in honor of Governor O. Max Gardner and his wife Fay Webb Gardner; became a university in 1993; hosted 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials- Cycling; completed $34 million capital campaign in 1998; reclassification to NCAA Division I athletics in 2000; added first doctoral program (Doctor of Ministry) in 2001. Gardner-Webb celebrated 100 years of educational service in 2005.

President: Dr. A. Frank Bonner (July 1, 2005 - Present)

Did You Know?:

✦ Gardner-Webb University has once again been ranked as one of the “Best Universities” in the South that offer “a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs” in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” from U.S. News and World Report.

✦ Gardner-Webb was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its prestigious Community Engagement Classification, recognizing the University’s institutionalized commitment to service. GWU is one of only 311 institutions nationwide to have earned the distinction.

✦ Gardner-Webb was one of only 528 universities and colleges nationwide to be named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll (for the fourth consecutive year).

✦ Gardner-Webb was selected in 2011 by the White House for the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge. GWU is one of just over 300 schools to participate in this yearlong community service initiative.

✦ Gardner-Webb’s core curriculum ranks in the nation’s top two percent for quality and breadth, according to the 2011-2012 What Will They Learn? study by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA).

✦ Gardner-Webb was awarded the North American Mission Board’s (NAMB) Courts Redford Award for 2010, which recognizes the nation’s top 10 universities for mobilizing student missionaries through NAMB.

✦The Big South Conference honored Gardner-Webb’s Carrie Long (women’s track and field) with the prestigious George A. Christenberry Award for Academic Excellence in 2011.

✦ Summer Hess, a 2006 honors graduate from Gardner-Webb (English major), was named a prestigious 2010-11 Fulbright Scholar. Hess is the first GWU graduate to receive this award.

✦ Gardner-Webb Women’s basketball won the Big South Conference Championship in 2011, earning the University’s first ever berth in the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship tournament.

ABOUT GARDNER-WEBB

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GWU ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM

An integral part of the entire Gardner-Webb University athletics program, the Athletic Training Education Program emphasizes the importance of wellness in the teams’ pursuit of success. Under the supervision of Kevin Jones, ATC, and the rest of the Athletic Training staff, athletic training students complete part of their clinical education with the University’s 21 varsity sports. Jones and his staff work toward the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. The athletic training students at GWU are fortunate to have a faculty and staff of thirteen certified ath-letic trainers and a cooperative intercollegiate athletics staff to enhance their learning experience. The clinical education that is conducted while serving the student-athletes at Gardner-Webb University allows for com-prehensive medical care in a learning environment. The athletic training educational program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Athletic training students are able to pursue a B.S. in Athletic Training through the Department of Physical Education, Wellness and Sport Studies. Upon graduation, athletic train-ing students must challenge and pass the Board of Certification Exam to become Certified Athletic Trainers (AT). One of the most respected academic majors on campus, the Gardner-Webb Athletic Training educa-tional program boasts a growing enrollment and provides students with first-class instruction and practical experience in their chosen field of study. Currently, Gardner-Webb graduates are working with NFL teams, colleges and universities, high schools and physical therapy clinics. After their academic careers at Gardner-Webb, many students also choose to seek graduate assistant positions at colleges and universities around the nation.

ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF DIRECTORY

Kevin Jones, MA LAT ATC Director of Athletic Training 406-3926

Kat Ayotte, MA LAT ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer 406-3889

Ryan Lail, MS LAT ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer 406-4425

Bill Harvard, MS LAT ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer 406-3242

Marcia Kennedy, ATC LAT Graduate Assistant 406-3583

Jon T. Mitchell, MA LAT ATC Service Program Director 406-3912

Ally Connally, MS LAT ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer 406-3846

Stephenie Stark, MS LAT ATC Asst. Athletic Trainer 406-3328

Christina Kelly, ATC LAT Graduate Assistant 406-2057

Briana Galeazzi, ATC LAT Graduate Assistant 406-3583

Heather Hartsell, MS LAT ATC Educational Program Director 406-3810

Eric Newton, MS LAT ATC – –

ATHLETIC TRAINING AT GWU

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