HOFSTRAFOOTBALL, 2005

GAME 1:HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (0-0)

atUNIVERSITY at ALBANY (0-0)

Saturday, September 10, 2005 – 6 p.m.University Field – Albany, NY

Television: Time-Warner Cable (in the Capital Regiononly)Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7) Pregame show at 5:30 p.m.Internet: www.WRHU.org

2005 HOFSTRA SCHEDULESept. 10 at Albany (TW Cable) 6:00 p.m.Sept. 17 STONY BROOK (RNN) 7:00 p.m.Sept. 24 at Furman 2:00 p.m.Oct. 1 JAMES MADISON* (MSG) 3:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Delaware* (MSG) NoonOct. 15 MAINE* + 1:30 p.m.Oct. 22 at Richmond* 1:00 p.m.Oct. 29 at Rhode Island* NoonNov. 5 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 1:00 p.m.Nov. 12 at Northeastern* 12:30 p.m.Nov. 19 MASSACHUSETTS* 1:00 p.m.* - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming • All times ET

INFORMATION CONTACTS:Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Assoc. A.D. for Communications(516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell; (516) 463-5033 - Fax

Albany – Brian DePasquale, Assistant Athletic Director;(518) 442-3072-O; (518) 442-3139- Fax

University Field Press Box - (518) 442-5895

65th SEASON: 2005 marks the 65th season of Hofstrafootball. The Pride has posted a .500 or better record in43 of those seasons. Hofstra has recorded a 378-237-11record (.613) in its 626 games.

SEASON OPENERS: The Pride has won 20 of its last22 season openers. In 2002 the University of Montanaended Hofstra's streak of 19 consecutive season openervictories, as well as the Pride's 255 game non-shutout

streak with a 21-0 victory. In 2003 the Pride dropped itsseason opener at I-A Marshall 45-21. Hofstra has posteda 39-23-2 all-time record in season openers.

HOFSTRA HEAD COACH: Joe Gardi is in his 16thseason as Hofstra University Head Football Coach. Hehas posted a 112-58-2 record during that time. His .657winning percentage ranks second, behind MickeyKwiatkowski (.716), in school history. Gardi's 112victories are the second most all-time at Hofstra behindthe legendary Howard "Howdy" Myers (141 wins from1950-1974).

HOFSTRA COACHING STAFF: The Pride lost just oneassistant coach, special teams assistant Alberto Van derMije from last year’s staff that Hofstra Head Coach JoeGardi says may be the best staff that he has had duringhis tenure at Hofstra. The 2005 Pride football coachingstaff is as follows:

Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Yr.Greg Gigantino Def. Coord. 13 28Warren Ruggiero Off. Coord. 6 18Bob McIntyre Linebackers 17 17Adam Brown DL & ST 5 5Carlton Goff RB 3 10Damian Wroblewski Off. Line 2 7Jaime Elizondo Receivers 2 6Chip Garber Def. Backs 2 25Dennis Mikula Tight Ends 2 2Dassin Blackwell Def. Asst. 1 1

HOFSTRA-ALBANY SERIES: Saturday's game is the12th meeting between Hofstra and Albany in a seriesthat started in 1974. The Pride leads the series 9-2. Thetwo teams last met on September 2, 2004 in Hempsteadwith Hofstra posting a 45-0 victory over the Great Danes.Hofstra is 2-1 in games played in Albany. The serieshistory is as follows:

Year Winner (Loc.) Score1974 Albany (H) 7-331983 Hofstra (H) 20-31984 Hofstra (H) 35-321985 Albany (A) 27-351986 Hofstra (H) 30-141987 Hofstra (A) 24-131988 Hofstra (H) 31-221989 Hofstra (A) 25-211990 Hofstra (H) 65-72000 Hofstra (H) 55-282004 Hofstra (H) 45-0

THE LAST TIME – HOFSTRA AND ALBANY:September 2, 2004 in Hempstead: Junior quarterbackBobby Seck threw for 424 yards and four touchdowns,and added a fifth touchdown rushing, as the Prideopened the 2004 season with a 45-0 win over Albanybefore 6,245 fans at Shuart Stadium.

Seck threw for 201 yards in the first quarter alone,helping the Pride break out to an early 14-0 lead. Hofstratacked on 24-second quarter points to take acommanding 38-0 lead and cruised to the easy win.Seck finished the game with 26 completions in 38attempts for a 196.88 pass efficiency rating.

Hofstra wasted little time getting started, as it marched80 yards in seven plays on its first possession,culminating in a 3-yard touchdown run from sophomoreTerry Crenshaw with 9:53 left in the first quarter. Afterthe defense held, Seck connected with junior receiverDevale Ellis on a 2-yard touchdown pass with 2:27 left inthe first quarter to stretch the lead to 14-0.

Seck then plunged in for a 1-yard touchdown run on aquarterback sneak on the first play of the second quarterto give the Pride a 21-0 advantage. A 58-yard strike fromSeck to senior receiver Isaac Irby with 12:53 left in thesecond stretched the lead to 28-0, and a 35-yard fieldgoal by Chris Onorato made the score 31-0. Seckfinished off a spectacular first half performance with a38-yard touchdown to red-shirt freshman receiverCharles Sullivan to give the Pride a 38-0 lead atintermission.

Seck connected with Irby on a second touchdown pass,this time from 34 yards, with 2:01 left in the third quarterto close out the scoring. Irby finished with eight catchesfor 168 yards and two touchdowns on the day. Sullivanadded seven catches for 97 yards and Ellis chipped inwith four catches for 91 yards. Crenshaw led the groundattack with 49 yards on 17 carries. The Prideaccumulated 504 yards in offense while holding theGreat Danes to 264. The shutout was Hofstra's firstsince a 68-0 blanking of Delaware State on September5, 1998.

1 2 3 4 FAlbany 0 0 0 0 0Hofstra 14 24 7 0 45

Scoring SummaryHU - Crenshaw 3-yard run (Onorato kick)HU - Ellis 2-yard pass from Seck (Onorato kick)HU - Seck 1-yard run (Onorato kick)HU - Irby 58-yard pass from Seck (Onorato kick)HU - Onorato 35-yard field goalHU - Sullivan 38-yard pass from Seck (Onorato kick)HU - Irby 34-yard pass from Seck (Onorato kick)

Albany HofstraFirst Downs (R-P-Pe) 9-5-2 4-16-1Rushes-Yards (Net) 49-176 35-80Passing Yards (Net) 88 424Passes Comp-Att-Int 11-24-0 26-38-0Total Offense/Plays-Yards 73-264 73-504Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-5Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-133 1-20Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0

Punts (Number-Avg) 9-30.7 5-31.6Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-2Penalties-Yards 5-35 5-40Possession Time 30:54 29:06Third Down Conversions 1-15 9-15Fourth Down Conversions 0-3 0-0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-2 4-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-10 3-13

RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Crenshaw (17-49-1), Huggins (7-41-0),Parrish (4-3-0); ALBANY-Bazan (16-86-0), Fantell (11-68-0),Wilson (4-30-0)PASSING: HOFSTRA-Seck (38-26-0, 424, 4 TD); ALBANY-Bazan (16-5-0, 44, 0TD), Banach (8-6-0, 44, 0TD)RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Irby (8-168-2), Sullivan (7-97-1), Ellis(4-91-1), Wolman (3-62-0); ALBANY-Wall (3-30-0), Miller (3-21-0), Williams (2-15-0)TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Villante (6-8-14), Hambrecht (6-4-10), Garay (2-5-7); ALBANY-Disch (4-6-10), Lee (4-2-6),Becker (3-3-6)

Stadium: James M. ShuartAttendance/Time of Game: 6,245/3:04 (TV)Weather: 75 degrees and clear

2005 ATLANTIC 10FOOTBALLCONFERENCESTANDINGS:

As of September 6, 2005

Conference OverallW L Pct. W L Pct.

NorthMassachusetts 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000Hofstra 0 0 .000 0 0 .000Maine 0 0 .000 0 1 .000New Hampshire 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000Northeastern 0 0 .000 0 1 .000Rhode Island 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000SouthDelaware 0 0 .000 0 0 .000James Madison 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000Towson 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000Villanova 0 0 .000 0 0 .000William & Mary 0 0 .000 0 1 .000Richmond 0 1 .000 0 1 .000

LAST WEEKSeptember 1MASSACHUSETTS 19 at RICHMOND 6Morgan State 26 at Towson 29William & Mary 24 at Marshall 36September 3Fordham 20 at Rhode Island 34Georgia Southern 41 at Northeastern 38Lock Haven 0 at James Madison 56Maine 7 at Nebraska 25New Hampshire 17 at UC Davis 13

THIS WEEK - September 10Richmond at Lafayette 1:00William & Mary at Virginia Military Institute 1:00Massachusetts at Colgate 12:00Northeastern at Youngstown State 4:00Rhode Island at Central Connecticut State 5:00Hofstra at Albany 6:00William Penn at Maine 6:00Lock Haven at Towson 6:00Rutgers at Villanova 6:00Lehigh at Delaware 7:00James Madison at Coastal Carolina 7:00

HOFSTRA'S RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERSFROM 2004 - 11 GAMES:

RUSHING ATT. Net- Avg. TDTerry Crenshaw 191 834 4.4 7Kareem Huggins 27 130 4.8 2

PASSING GP Att-Comp-Int Yds. TDAnton Clarkson 11 324-192-7 2,239 19Dennis Davis 2 5-1-0 9 0

RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TDDevale Ellis 74 1,067 14.4 13Charles Sullivan 68 938 13.8 7Brian Wolman 36 482 13.4 3Terry Crenshaw (RB) 33 196 5.9 1

TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks IntCole Haley (LB) 53-59-112 4.5 0Dan Garay (DE) 28-44-72 7.5 0Stephen Bowen (DE) 35-33-68 3.0 0Sherief Little (SS) 46-18-64 0 0Chris Sebald (LB) 32-23-55 0.5 2

RETURNING STARTERS: The Pride will have 19returning starters in the opening day starting line-up onSaturday. There will be 10 offensive starters, eightdefensive and one punter. The 10 offensive startersinclude 2003 starting receiver Marques Colston, whomissed last season with an injury. The returning startersare:

Offense DefenseWR Marques Colston* LE Dan GarayLT Jed Prisby RT Ed GreeneLG Tom McHugh RE Stephen BowenRG Chris Durkin MLB Cole HaleyRT Willie Colon LB Chris SebaldWR Brian Wolman CB Prentice JamesWR Devale Ellis FS Sherief LittleRB Terry Crenshaw SS David DarbyWR Charles Sullivan P Joe NolanQB Anton Clarkson * - 2003 starter

HOFSTRA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: ThreeHofstra players have been named to The SportsNetwork 2005 I-AA Preseason All-America Team. Juniorlinebacker Gian Villante, who suffered a pre-trainingcamp knee injury and is out for the season, was namedto the TSN All-America first team, senior offensive tackleWillie Colon was named to the second team and seniorreceiver Devale Ellis was an honorable mentionselection. Villante was a I-AA All-America first teamselection by The Sports Network and The FootballGazette as a sophomore in 2004 after recording 65 solotackles and 64 assisted stops. His 129 total tacklesranked third in the Atlantic 10. Villante tallied double-digittackles in nine of the 11 games and ranked in the Top 20nationally and fourth in the A-10 with 16.5 tackles forloss. He was a second team All-America selection byThe Associated Press and was a finalist for the BuckBuchanan Award as I-AA Defensive Player of the Year.Colon is entering his final season at Hofstra in 2005 andis one of the Pride’s strong pro prospects. He started all11 games at right tackle in 2004 and was named to theAll-Atlantic 10 second team. Colon also received theHofstra Hard Hat Award as the Offensive Lineman of theYear last season. Ellis had a breakout season in 2004,posting a career-best 74 receptions for 1,067 yards and13 touchdowns, ranking second in the Atlantic 10 and11th in I-AA in receptions. The 74 receptions were alsothe fourth-most catches in Hofstra single season history.His 1,067 yards ranked fourth in the A-10 and 14th in I-AA in 2004. Ellis, who posted four 100-yard receivinggames in 2004, broke the school record with 16receptions for a career-best 225 yards at Massachusettsin the season finale.

ATLANTIC 10 PRESEASON COACHES POLLHofstra is picked third in the Atlantic 10 North Divisionand three Pride players have been named to thepreseason All-Atlantic 10 Team in the 2005 Atlantic 10Preseason Poll of conference coaches and select media.The Pride placed behind Massachusetts and NewHampshire in the North Division, while 2004 nationalchampion James Madison and 2003 I-AA champDelaware are picked one-two in the South Division. In2004 the preseason poll favorites were Villanova in theSouth and Maine in the North. The Wildcats placedfourth and the Black Bears finished fifth in the finalstandings. The Atlantic 10 sent a record four teams –William & Mary, New Hampshire, Delaware and JamesMadison – to the I-AA Championships with JMU, whichwas picked fourth in the A10 South in the preseasonpoll, winning the national title.

North1. Massachusetts2. New Hampshire3. Hofstra4. Maine5. Northeastern6. Rhode Island

South1. James Madison2. Delaware3. William & Mary4. Villanova5. Richmond6. Towson

WR DEVALE ELLIS: Senior WR Devale Ellis, who ledthe Pride receiving corps in 2004, broke Hofstra's all-time single game reception mark with 16 catches in the2004 season finale at Massachusetts. The 16 receptionstopped the previous record of 15 set by Rusty Hoehn atthe United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1971and tied 20 years later by Wayne Morris at Fordham.From his 16 receptions, Ellis racked up a career-high225 yards against the Minutemen. Ellis' record markedthe second consecutive year that a Pride receiver brokea school mark in the final game of the season. In 2003Marques Colston broke Wayne Chrebet's 1994 schoolmark of 245 receiving yards with 267 yards on sevenreceptions at Liberty. In 2004 Devale Ellis:• Tallied seven 90+ receiving yard games• Recorded 74 catches for 1067 yards and a team-high13 touchdowns after recording 19 catches for 111 yardsand one TD in 2003• Ranks fourth all-time on the Hofstra single seasonreception list. His 1067 yards also rank fourth on theHofstra list• Had nine receptions for 100 yards at Maine• Tallied seven receptions for 168 yards and threetouchdowns against Richmond.• Recorded seven receptions for 115 yards and threetouchdowns in the Hofstra victory over Rhode Island• Posted four catches for 91 yards against Albany in theseason opener, and four catches for 97 yards and atouchdown at Montana on September 11• Led the team in kickoff returns with 21 for 498 yards(23.7 ypr)• Ranked 11th in receptions per game (6.55), 14th inreceiving yards per game (94.27 ypg) and 27th in I-AAall-purpose yards (139.64 ypg).

QB ANTON CLARKSON: For the first time in his careerjunior QB Anton Clarkson will enter the new season asthe starting quarterback. Clarkson, who played in all 11games last year including eight starts, has played in 17games during his first two seasons at Hofstra. Last yearClarkson:• Had a career day on November 6, 2004 at Maine,completing 30 of 50 passes for a career-high 408 yardsand three touchdowns in the 31-20 victory in Orono. Forhis efforts he was named the Atlantic 10 OffensivePlayer of the Week for the second straight week.• Was 26th in I-AA in passing efficiency with a 132.34rating. He also ranked 47th in total offense with a 202.0average.

• Completed 22 of 34 passes for 323 yards and a career-best five touchdowns in the 48-17 victory over Richmondon October 30, 2004• Was almost perfect against Stony Brook on October 9,completing 20 of 22 passes for 225 yards.• Completed 192 of 324 passes for 2239 yards and 19touchdowns with seven interceptions in 2004.

WR CHARLES SULLIVAN: Sophomore receiverCharles Sullivan:• Recorded the most receptions by a freshman in schoolhistory with 68 for 938 yards and seven touchdowns in2004• Ranks eighth all-time on the Hofstra single seasonreceiving yards list and seventh on the single seasonreceptions list• Recorded the second 200-yard receiving game of hiscareer at Maine by catching eight passes for 204 yardsand a touchdown against the Black Bears• Is the first freshman receiver and only the ninth playerin school history to record 60 catches in a season• Broke the Hofstra freshman receiving mark of 39receptions for 463 yards set in 1997 by Steve Jackson atStony Brook• Tallied a record-setting 12-catch, 213-yard gameagainst Rhode Island and was named the Atlantic 10Rookie of the Week.• Posted four 90+ yards receiving games in 2004.• Hauled in nine passes for 91 yards at Montana.• Posted seven catches for 97 yards and one touchdownin the '04 season opener against Albany

DE DAN GARAY: Senior defensive end Dan Garay:• Tallied 72 tackles in 2004 and a team-high 7.5 sacksand 18.0 tackles for losses.• Led the A-10 in forced fumbles (4) and tackles forlosses and was second in sacks. He also ranked secondin tackles among defensive linemen in the league.• Posted double-digit tackles twice in 2004• Recorded eight tackles, four tackles for losses, onesack and one forced fumble in the 31-20 Hofstra victoryover Maine• Shared game-high tackle honors in the Richmondgame with 10 tackles and added three tackles for lossesof -17, forced two fumbles, recovered one fumble for anine-yard return, tallied 1.5 sacks for -15, and broke upone pass• Recorded eight tackles (4-4) and a sack at NewHampshire and eight tackles (3-5) and 1.5 tackles forlosses against URI.• Notched seven tackles including 3.5 tackles for losses,one sack and one fumble recovery against Albany

RB TERRY CRENSHAW: Junior running back TerryCrenshaw:• Led the team in rushing in 2004 with 834 yards on 191carries with seven touchdowns• Recorded three 100-yard and five 90+ rushing yardgames in 2004

• Posted his first 100-yard rushing game with 104-yardson 19 carries against Montana on September 11.• Posted 135 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries atStony Brook and added two catches for five yards and afifth touchdown• Tallied five touchdowns against Stony Brook which arethe most by a Hofstra player since Wayne Chrebetcaught five TD passes against Delaware in 1994.• Became just the 30th player in Hofstra history to rushfor 1,000-yards in his career on October 23, 2004 atNew Hampshire, rushing for 107 yards and onetouchdown on 20 carries• Currently has 1,333 yards on 288 carries in 23 gamesduring his Hofstra career, moving into 16th place on thecareer rushing list.

LB COLE HALEY: Senior linebacker Cole Haley is oneof three tri-captains on this year's team. Haley:• Was second on the team in tackles with 112 and thirdon the team in sacks with 4.5• Posted seven double-digit tackle games• Led the team in tackles with 13 against Northeastern.• Tied for game-high tackle honors with 10 stops (4-6)against the Black Bears of Maine.• Tallied 10 tackles (3-7) against the Spiders ofRichmond.• Posted game highs of 12 solo tackles and tied hiscareer-high with 15 total tackles at UNH• Notched 10 tackles against Stony Brook and 14 tackles(4-10) against URI.

RB/RETURNER KAREEM HUGGINS: Sophomorerunning back/returner Kareem Huggins:• Had 793 all-purpose yards in 2004, including 130 yardsrushing, 205 yards on punt returns and 498 yards onkick returns• Ranked 21st in kickoff returns with a 25.4 average andis 43rd in punt returns with an 8.91 average• Led the team in punt returns with a 8.9 average in 23returns

DE STEPHEN BOWEN: Senior DE Stephen Bowen:• Tallied 68 tackles (35-33) in 2004• Posted a career-high nine tackles (8-1) at UNH• Notched eight tackles (6-2) at James Madison,recorded eight tackles last week against Northeastern.• Recorded seven tackles (1-6) against Delaware andadded seven (4-3) against Richmond

FS SHERIEF LITTLE: Senior FS Sherief Little:• Was sixth on the team with a career-high 64 tackles(46-18) in 2004.• Recorded a career-high 11 tackles (6-5) against URI onSeptember 25.• Posted eight tackles (7-1) at UNH and at JamesMadison.• Also tallied seven tackles against both Northeasternand Richmond

P JOE NOLAN GETS SIXTH YEAR: Punter Joe Nolanreturns to the Pride football team in 2005. A three-yearstarter at Hofstra after a red-shirt season at Penn StateUniversity, Nolan was awarded a sixth year, per NCAArules and regulations, to utilize for his final season earlierthis summer. He led the Pride in punting in 2001, 2002and 2004. He sat out the 2003 season due to injury.Nolan ranked fourth in the Atlantic 10 in punting as asenior in 2004 averaging 37.9 yards in 59 punts. Hereceived the Hofstra Mayor’s Trophy and was named toAll-Atlantic 10 Academic Team and the CoSIDA/ESPNThe Magazine Academic All-District Team last season.Nolan graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree incommunications and has begun work on a graduatedegree. He was accepted into Southern California'sprestigious Annenberg School for Communication butdeferred his admission until fall, 2006 when he willpursue a master's degree in strategic public relations.

The 2005 SPORTS NETWORK I-AA POLL: For thesecond consecutive poll, the Pride are ranked 24th inThe Sports Network I-AA Poll, as of September 6:

Team (First-place votes) W-L Pts LW1. James Madison (75) 1-0 2,571 12. Furman (19) 1-0 2,469 23. Montana (6) 1-0 2,384 34. Southern Illinois (3) 1-0 2,216 55. Georgia Southern 1-0 2,018 66. Eastern Washington (1) 0-1 1,998 47. New Hampshire 1-0 1,932 78. Western Kentucky 1-0 1,879 89. Northwestern State 1-0 1,788 1110. Delaware 0-0 1,571 1011. William & Mary 0-1 1,463 912. Northern Iowa 1-0 1,457 1213. Hampton 1-0 1,252 1314. Lehigh 1-0 1,154 1415. Massachusetts 1-0 1,135 1516. Montana State 0-1 916 1817. Sam Houston State 1-0 870 1618. Harvard (1) 0-0 731 1919. Cal Poly 0-1 572 1720. North Dakota State 1-0 549 2221. Jacksonville State 0-1 537 2022. Wofford 1-0 509 2123. Texas State 1-0 373 2324. HOFSTRA 0-0 296 2425. Appalachian State 1-0 257 NR

NEW HELMET LOGO: Hofstra unveiled the Pride’s newhelmet logo last month. The graphic mark of two Lions inmotion can be seen on the front page of this release.The new logo was created in July as part of theUniversity’s re-imaging project that included newUniversity and Hofstra Athletics marks. The Pride logo,as well as the University’s new mark, were designed byadvertising agency Powell New York, a full-servicebranding and marketing agency, selected as one of theten firms to watch in 2005 by Advertising Age. The newlogo replaces the modified, gold, white and blue flag logothat has been seen on Hofstra helmets since 1991.

HOF•STRA PRO•NUN•SEE•AY•SHUNS:2 - Devale Ellis (Da•vol)8 - Sebald (See•bald)11- Anton Clarkson (Ann-tahn)12 - Casciano (Cash•see•ann•o)13 – Graber (GREY•bur)18 - Zarrilli (Za•rill•ee)20 - Altomare (Al•toe•mar•ee)22 – Vineyard (VIN•yard)27 – Sherief Little (Sha•REEF)28 – Sugalski (Su•gall•ski)30 - Cherilus (Chair•ah•lus)49 – Ilchert (ILL•kurt)53 - Akabalu (Ocka•bah•loo)54 – Talvacchio (Tal•vot•cheo)56 – Gutierrez (Goo•tee•air•ez)57 - Szelong (Sah•long)74 – Coccaro (Co•car•o)76 – Asermelly (Ah•sir•ma•lee)80 – Ottis Lewis (OTT•is)87 – Dubiel (Doo-Beel)90 – Denimarck (Den•ah•mark)92 – Shemiah LeGrande (Sha-my•ah, La•grand)98 – Garay (Ga-RAY)

HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS ANDTRENDS:• Hofstra has won 20 of its last 38 road games and 22 ofits last 42 contests away from Shuart Stadium. The Prideis 27-21 on the road since the start of the 1997 season.

• The Pride has won 34 of its last 61 regular seasongames and 43 of its last 71 in-season contests. ThePride is 57-33 in regular season play since the start ofthe 1997 season. Hofstra has posted a 73-40-1 recordover the last 114 regular season games. They are 85-41-2 over the last 128 regular season games datingback to the middle of the 1993 season. Hofstra has won42 of 73 contests, including playoff games, since thestart of the 1999 season.

HOFSTRA ALUMNI IN THE NFL: There are six formerHofstra players currently gracing NFL team rosters. Theyare:

• WR Wayne Chrebet (Class of ‘95), New York Jets

• DB Lance Schulters (Class of ’98), Miami Dolphins• WR Charlie Adams (Class of '02), Denver Broncos• RB Arlen Harris, (Class of '03), St. Louis Rams• LB Renauld Williams (Class of ’04), S.F. 49ers

ALUMNI NORTH OF THE BORDER: Three Hofstrafootball alums are currently on the 2005 rosters ofCanadian Football League teams. They are:

• LB Brian Clark (Class of ’96), Calgary Stampeders• QB Rocky Butler (Class of 02), Saskatchewan RoughRiders• DB Patrick Dorvelus (Class of ’02), Montreal Alouettes

SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: Since1980, Hofstra is 103-24-0 in regular season play atShuart Stadium. Hofstra was 6-0 in 1986 and 1980; 6-1in 1998; 5-0 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 in1991; 5-1 in 2001, 1999, 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000,1997, 1994, 1993, 1987, 1985 and 1981; 3-1 in 1992; 3-2 in 2004; 3-3 in 2002. The Pride was 2-4 in 2003 and1996.

TELEVISION: The Hofstra Pride will have three gamestelevised in the metropolitan area during the 2005season. The Madison Square Garden (MSG) Networkwill air the James Madison game on October 1 and willpick up the Atlantic 10 Game of the Week on October 8when the Pride travels to Delaware. Carl Reuter andHofstra’s all-time career reception leader Steve Jacksonwill describe the action on MSG. Hofstra’s home openeragainst Stony Brook on September 17 will also betelevised on the Regional News Network (RNN) withKevin Connors and Ed Ingles calling the action.

RADIO AND INTERNET: Every 2005 Hofstra footballgame can be heard on radio on WRHU-FM (88.7) andon the internet at www.wrhu.org beginning with thepregame show 30 minutes before every contest. WRHUSports Director Pete McCarthy, Brandon Costa andEvan Wilner will call the action this week from Albany.

WEEKLY RELEASE FAX AND E-MAIL: The HofstraUniversity weekly football release will be available onWednesdays on the Hofstra Athletics web site(www.Hofstra.edu/sports). We will e-mail the release, inPDF format, to those media members who wish to getevery football release during the season. Please contactJim Sheehan if you wish to be put on one of these lists.

TEAMLINE: If you can't catch the Pride on television oron radio, you can still hear the Hofstra football play-by-play, via telephone, on TEAMLINE. Just dial 1-800-846-4700 ext. 2043 and you can listen to any Hofstra gamefor as low as 25 cents per minute by charging it to yourVISA card.

THE HOFSTRA FOOTBALL SHOW: Fans, friends andthe media are invited to be part of the live audience and

join Hofstra Head Football Coach Joe Gardi everyTuesday at noon at the Hofstra Student Center atrium asWRHU-FM (88.7) presents the Hofstra Football Show.The one-hour show, which will air locally on WRHU-FMand worldwide on the internet at www.wrhu.org willreview and preview Hofstra football during the 2005season. In addition Hofstra’s opposing coach that week,as well as players and media members will make guestappearances on the show.

PRACTICE: Here is the Hofstra football practiceschedule this week.

Monday, Sept. 5 2:30 Grass Practice FieldsTuesday, Sept. 6 3:25 Grass Practice FieldsWednesday, Sept. 7 3:25 Grass Practice FieldsThursday, Sept. 8 3:25 Grass Practice FieldsFriday, Sept. 9 8:00 Albany's Univ. FieldSaturday, Sept. 10 6:00 Game at AlbanySunday, Sept. 11 4:00 ShakeoutMonday, Sept. 12 Off DayTuesday, Sept. 13 3:25 Grass Practice Fields

HOFSTRA TRAVEL PLANS:UNIVERSITY at ALBANYAlbany, New YorkSaturday, September 10 at 6 p.m.

Transportation: Commodore Tours-Coach USA BusLeaving Hofstra: Friday, September 9 at 12:30 p.m.Lodging: Crowne Plaza Albany State and Lodge Streets

Albany, NY 12207Hotel Phone: 518-462-6611Hotel Fax: 518-462-8192Returning: Saturday at approximately 11 p.m.Arriving at Hofstra: Sunday morning at 2 a.m.

LATE HOFSTRA PRIDE ADDITIONS

Raymond Bennett #35Strong Safety5-9, 210, SophomoreUniondale, NY/Hempstead

First year on the Hofstra football roster…HighSchool: Lettered in football, wrestling andlacrosse at Hempstead High School inHempstead, New York…Honorable mention All-Nassau County selection as a senior…Posted 92tackles and three fumble recoveries atlinebacker…Also rushed for 395 yards on 50carries…Personal: Born March 27, 1986…Son ofTrevor and Amelda Bennett…Youth footballvolunteer…Athletic training major.

Jerry DeLuca #47Defensive Back5-8, 180, SophomoreLong Branch, NJ/Verona

First year on the Hofstra Football roster…Joinsthe Pride after one year at Middlesex CountyCollege in Edison, New Jersey…School did notsponsor a football team…High School: Letteredin football and track at Verona High School inVerona, New Jersey…Member of 2001 statechampionship team…Named to All-New Jerseyteam as a senior…All-conference selection in2002…Personal: Born January 9, 1985…Son ofJerry and Fran DeLuca…Has one sister…Plans toattend chiropractic school…Majoring in Englishand biology.

Bruce DeMyer #68Defensive End6-1, 250, FreshmanPoughquag, NY/Arlington

Played four years of football and wrestled for fouryears at Arlington High School in LaGrangeville,New York…Named to all-league team as asenior…Received Sportsmanship, Golden Anchorand Outstanding Lineman Awards as asenior…Recorded 10 tackles and four sacks in2004…All-league pick in wrestling…Member ofthe National Honor Society…Classtreasurer…Personal: Born October 12,1987…Parents are Bruce and Judy…Has onebrother and two sisters…Lists Walter Payton ashis favorite athlete…Plans to pursue a career infinance…Accounting major with a minor infinance.

Kevin Forrester #96Defensive Line6-3, 305, JuniorQueens, NY/Bayside

First year on the Hofstra roster…Enrolled atHofstra in September 2004 after two years atLong Island University-C.W. Post in OldBrookville, New York…Member of the footballteam in 2002 and 2003…Red-shirted in2003…High School: Played four years of footballat Bayside High School in Bayside, NewYork…Received the James MagueriAward…Personal: Born September 12,1984…Majoring in marketing with a minor in legalstudies.

Tristan McLaren #86Tight End6-3, 255, JuniorSt. James, NY/Smithtown

First year on the Hofstra roster…Joins the Prideafter two years at Nassau Community College inGarden City, New York…High School: Playedfour years of football and ran track for one year atSmithtown High School in Smithtown, NewYork…Named to All-Suffolk County team as asenior…Named Academic All-Division in2002…Smithtown’s Unsung Hero Award recipientas a senior…Personal: Born August 4,1985…Parents are Chris and Alison…Has onesister…Guide Dog Society volunteer…Plans toattend medical school after graduation…Biologymajor.

Shaine Smith #81Wide Receiver6-3, 196, JuniorLong Island City, NY/August Martin

First season on the Hofstra Football roster…Joinsthe Pride after three years at Nassau CommunityCollege in Garden City, New York…Played twoseason at Nassau and was named a NJCAA All-American…Broke school record for receptions ina game with 13…High School: Played football,basketball and baseball at August Martin HighSchool in Queens, New York…All-Cityselection…Played in the Outback Bowl and theFugazzi Bowl…Personal: Born December 25,1983…Parents are Matthew and Lorraine…Hasthree brothers…Also recruited by Michigan State,Penn State, Auburn and West Virginia…Aspires toplay in the NFL and to teach…Physical educationmajor.

LOOKING BACK AT 2004…

2004 HOFSTRA RESULTSSept. 2 ALBANY (MSG-TV) 45-0 WSept. 11 at #2 Montana (KECI-TV) 23-41 LSept. 25 RHODE ISLAND* 62-43 WOct. 2 at #25 James Madison* 21-31 LOct. 9 at Stony Brook 61-21 WOct. 16 #3 DELAWARE* + 19-20 LOct. 23 at #15 New Hampshire* 27-33 LOct. 30 RICHMOND*(METRO) 48-17 WNov. 6 at Maine* 31-20 WNov. 13 NORTHEASTERN* 34-37 L(2OT)Nov. 20 at Massachusetts*(METRO) Noon* - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming • All times ET

2004 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALLAWARDS

The Sports Network I-AA All-America TeamGian Villante - LB 1st Team

The Associated Press I-AA All-America TeamGian Villante - LB 2nd Team

The Football Gazette I-AA All-America TeamDan Garay - DE 1st TeamGian Villante - LB 1st TeamChris Onorato - K Honorable Mention

CoSIDA-ESPN The Magazine Academic All-DistrictTeamJoe Nolan - PMichael Momo - SS

All-Atlantic 10 TeamGian Villante - LB 2nd TeamDevale Ellis - WR 2nd TeamPatrick O'Brien - C 2nd TeamWillie Colon - OT 2nd TeamChris Onorato - K 2nd TeamCole Haley - LB 3rd TeamDan Garay - DE 3rd Team

All-Atlantic 10 Academic TeamKory Compson - RBDavid Darby - FSDennis Davis - QBJustyn Davis - DECole Haley - LBBill Hambrecht - LBJoe Nolan - PChris Onorato - K

David McCartney Memorial ScholarshipGian Villante - LB

Iron Mike AwardPatrick O'Brien - C

Coca-Cola Most Valuable PlayerDevale Ellis - WR

Hofstra Pride Club Outstanding Senior AwardIsaac Irby - WR

Mayor’s TrophyJoe Nolan - PChris Onorato - K

Sports Network Player of the WeekCSTV Player of the WeekBobby Seck vs. Rhode Island, September 27

ESPN/USA Today Special Teams Player of the WeekChris Onorato vs. Delaware, October 18

Atlantic 10 Players of the WeekOffensive - Anton Clarkson vs. MaineOffensive - Anton Clarkson vs. RichmondSpecial Teams - Chris Onorato vs. DelawareRookie - Charles Sullivan vs. Maine

THE 2004 CENTURY CLUBRushing135 – Terry Crenshaw at Stony Brook, 10-09-04 (19atts.)107 – Terry Crenshaw at UNH, 10-23-04 (20 atts.)104 – Terry Crenshaw at Montana, 9-11-04 (19 atts.)

Receiving225 - Devale Ellis at Massachusetts, 11-20-04 (16recpt.)213 – Charles Sullivan vs. URI, 9-25-04 (12 recpt.)204 – Charles Sullivan at Maine, 11-6-04 (8 recpt.)168 – Devale Ellis vs. Richmond, 10-30-04 (7 recpt.)168 – Isaac Irby vs. Albany, 9-2-04 (8 recpt.)118 – Isaac Irby at Stony Brook, 10-09-04 (6 recpt.)117 – Brian Wolman vs. URI, 9-25-04 (5 recpt.)115 – Devale Ellis vs. URI, 9-25-04, (7 recpt.)105 – Isaac Irby at Montana, 9-11-04 (10 recpt.)104 – Isaac Irby vs. URI, 9-25-04 (4 recpt.)100 – Devale Ellis at Maine, 11-6-04 (9 recpt.)

300-YARD PASSING CLUB560 – Bobby Seck vs. URI, 9-25-04 (30-43)424 – Bobby Seck vs. Albany, 9-2-04 (26-38)408 – Anton Clarkson at Maine, 11-6-04 (30-50)376 - Anton Clarkson at Massachusetts, 11-20-04 (32-51)323 – Anton Clarkson vs. Richmond, 10-30-04 (22-34)300 – Bobby Seck at Montana, 9-11-04 (26-46)

HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATS: Here are Hofstra’sfinal 2004 statistical rankings in I-AA and the Atlantic 10:

Team Category I-AA Avg. A10Rushing Offense 109 93.09 12Passing Offense 4 326.91 1Total Offense 17 420.00 2Scoring Offense 10 36.45 1Rushing Def. 59 150.82 6Pass Eff. Def. 74 123.49 4Total Defense 92 394.18 10Scoring Defense 78 27.55 10Net Punting 48 34.11 5Punt Returns 74 7.55 10Kickoff Returns 11 22.84 3Turnover Margin 58 .09 7Pass Defense 107 243.36 10Passing Eff. 18 143.69 4

IndividualCategory

Hofstra Player I-AA Avg. A10

Rushing Terry Crenshaw 67 75.82 6Passing Eff Anton Clarkson 26 132.34 7Total Offense Anton Clarkson 47 202.00 9

Terry Crenshaw 75.82 18Recpt./Game Devale Ellis 11 6.55 2

Charles Sullivan 17 6.18 3Isaac Irby 20 6.00 4Brian Wolman 3.27 20Terry Crenshaw 3.00 24

Rec. Yds./Gm. Devale Ellis 14 94.27 4Charles Sullivan 24 85.27 6Isaac Irby 37 77.91 8Brian Wolman 43.82 16

Interceptions Prentice James T-98 .30 11David Darby .27 14Chris Sebald .18 21

Punting Joe Nolan 45 37.92 4Punt Returns Kareem Huggins 43 8.91 6Kickoff Returns Kareem Huggins 21 25.40 4

Devale Ellis 31 23.71 6Field Goals Chris Onorato T-4 1.36 1Scoring Chris Onorato 22 8.45 2

Devale Ellis T-57 6.55 6Isaac Irby 5.45 14Terry Crenshaw 4.36 22

All-Purpose Yds. Devale Ellis 27 139.64 2Terry Crenshaw 90 101.09 13Isaac Irby 86.09 17Charles Sullivan 85.27 18Kareem Huggins 79.30 25

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT

UNIVERSITY at ALBANYThe Great Danes

Location: Albany, NYFounded: 1844Enrollment: 16,336Nickname: Great DanesConference: NortheastColors: Purple and GoldStadium: University Field (10,000)President: Dr. Kermit L. HallAthletics Director: Lee McElroyFootball SID: Brian DePasqualeWeb Site: www.albany.edu/sportsHead Coach: Bob Ford (Springfield, 1959)Record at School: 196-126-0/32 yearsOverall Record: 205-148-1/36 yearsAssistant Coaches: Mike Simpson (DefensiveCoordinator), Peter Rossomando (OffensiveCoordinator/Receivers), Jeff Hafley (Defensive Backs),Don Mion (Inside Linebackers), David Parks (OutsideLinebackers), Ryan McCarthy (Quarterbacks), RyanRoeder (Running Backs), Nick LaFontaine (OffensiveLine), Art Tolliver (Defensive Line), Will Luca (TightEnds)Basic Offense: MultipleBasic Defense: Multiple2004 Record: 4-7 (4-3 in Northeast Conference/3rd)Lettermen Returning/Lost: 41/20Off. Starters Returning: 4Def. Starters Returning: 8Series Record: Hofstra leads 9-2Last Meeting: 2004 – Hofstra 45, Albany 0

2005 ScheduleSept. 10 HofstraSept. 17 at MassachusettsSept. 24 at Central Connecticut StateOct. 1 at MaineOct. 8 Stony BrookOct. 15 Sacred HeartOct. 22 at St. Francis (PA)Oct. 29 at WagnerNov. 5 Robert MorrisNov. 12 at MonmouthNov. 19 at Fordham

2004 Results - 4-7-0at Hofstra 0-45 LFordham 0-14 Lat Brown 7-35 L

at Sacred Heart 23-6 Wat Lehigh 14-44 LSt. Francis (PA) 38-0 WMonmouth 24-25 Lat Stony Brook 27-22 WWagner 35-27 Wat Robert Morris 7-34 LCentral Connecticut State 23-28 L

Important Numbers - Area Code - 518Athletic Office: 442-2562Ticket Office: 442-4683Football Office: 442-3052SID Office: 442-3072SID Home: 452-4940Fax: 442-3139Press Box: 442-5895

2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITYTWO-DEEP CHART

at Albany, September 10, 2005

PRIDE OFFENSEWR 89 Marques Colston (6-4, 230, SR) 81 Shaine Smith (6-3, 196, JR)WR 88 Charles Sullivan (6-2, 194, SO) 15 Charles Brooks (6-0, 204, FR)LT 52 Jed Prisby (6-4, 285, JR) 73 Jeremy Hazen (6-1, 283, SR)LG 65 Tom McHugh (6-3, 280, SR) 74 Frank Coccaro (6-2, 311, JR)C 58 Jason Goodman (6-0, 277, SO) 61 Shawn McMackin (6-3, 276, SO)RG 64 Chris Durkin (6-4, 285, JR) 69 Todd Rodgers (6-1, 294, SR)RT 77 Willie Colon (6-3, 315, SR) 76 Joe Asermelly (6-5, 295, RFR) WR 83 Brian Wolman (5-8, 190, SR) 30 Sam Cherilus (5-10, 163, RFR) or TE 8 Brandon Sebald (6-5, 245, SR) 44 Phil Riley (6-3, 242, FR)WR 2 Devale Ellis (5-9, 170, SR) 80 Ottis Lewis (6-5. 214, RFR)RB 21 Terry Crenshaw (6-1, 219, JR) 25 Kareem Huggins (5-9, 180, SO)QB 11 Anton Clarkson (6-0, 225, JR) 14 Dennis Davis (6-4, 215, SO)

PRIDE DEFENSELE 98 Daniel Garay (6-2, 260, GR) 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 240, SR)LT 92 Shemiah LeGrande (6-0, 265, SO) 70 Randy Stephens (6-0, 241, SR)RT 71 Edward Greene (6-2, 299, SR) 91 Ken Sussman (6-3, 292, SO)RE 94 Stephen Bowen (6-5, 271, SR) 46 Justyn Davis (6-0, 240, JR)OLB 54 D.J. Talvacchio (6-1, 225, JR) 56 Stanley Gutierrez (5-11, 217, SO)MLB 50 Cole Haley (6-0, 223, SR) 55 Tom Daddino (6-0, 230, SO)OLB 48 Chris Sebald (6-1, 215, JR) 41 Ryan Scarpa (6-2, 213, SO)CB 5 Prentice James (5-9, 175, SR) 9 Kyle Arrington (5-10, 190, SO)FS 27 Sherief Little (6-0, 190, SR) 10 Stephen Tate (5-11, 187, SO)SS 37 David Darby (6-0, 200, JR) 22 Greg Vineyard (5-10, 190, SO)CB 23 Emanuel Anderson (5-7, 180, SO) 20 Nick Altomare (5-11, 170, FR)

PRIDE SPECIAL TEAMSK 40 Chris Hanly (6-4, 210, SO) 18 Rob Zarrilli (6-0, 190, SO)H 16 Joe Nolan (6-2, 210, GR) 83 Brian Wolman (5-8, 190, SR)LS 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 240, SR) 8 Brandon Sebald (6-5, 245, SR)P 16 Joe Nolan (6-2, 210, GR) 12 Shane Casciano (6-1, 190, FR)PR 25 Kareem Huggins (5-9, 180, SO) 83 Brian Wolman (5-8, 190, SR)KOR 25 Kareem Huggins (5-9, 180, SO) 21 Terry Crenshaw (6-1, 219, JR)

2004 returning starters are in bold

THE PRIDE1 Shaun McQueary K2 Devale Ellis WR4 DeWayne Whitaker CB5 Prentice James CB6 Cory Yates QB7 Clarence Clanton OLB8 Brandon Sebald TE9 Kyle Arrington CB10 Stephen Tate CB11 Anton Clarkson QB12 Shane Casciano P13 Jay Graber QB14 Dennis Davis QB15 Charles Brooks WR16 Joe Nolan P18 Rob Zarrilli K19 Eric Taylor WR20 Nick Altomare DB21 Terry Crenshaw RB22 Greg Vineyard SS23 Emanuel Anderson CB24 Kory Compson-Parrish DB/RB25 Kareem Huggins RB26 Calvin Carter WR27 Sherief Little FS28 Eric Sugalski DB29 Sean Butler RB30 Sam Cherilus WR31 Justin Kull SS32 Onyi Momah RB

34 Lenny Carter DB35 Raymond Bennett SS36 Julian Watts WR37 David Darby FS38 Luke Bonus SS39 Ithalmar DeSedas SS40 Chris Hanly K41 R.C. Scarpa OLB42 Gian Villante OLB44 Phil Riley TE45 Alton Lucas CB/RB46 Justyn Davis DE47 Jerry DeLuca DB48 Chris Sebald OLB49 Derick Ilchert P50 Cole Haley LB51 John Petrizzo DE52 Jed Prisby OT53 Joe Akabalu DE/LB54 D.J. Talvacchio LB55 Tom Daddino LB56 Stanley Gutierrez LB57 Scott Szelong LB58 Jason Goodman C60 Mike Trice OT61 Shawn McMackin C62 Mike Juliana OG64 Chris Durkin OG65 Tom McHugh OG66 Vincent Bazzone C

68 Bruce DeMyer DE69 Todd Rodgers OG70 Randy Stephens DT71 Edward Greene DT72 Phil Hall OT73 Jeremy Hazen C74 Frank Coccaro OG75 Jimmy Mangiero C76 Joe Asermelly OT77 Willie Colon OT80 Ottis Lewis WR81 Shaine Smith WR82 Rudys Santana WR83 Brian Wolman WR84 Chris Manno WR85 Bryan Smith WR86 Tristan McLaren TE87 Adam Dubiel DE88 Charles Sullivan WR89 Marques Colston WR90 Mike Denimarck DE91 Ken Sussman DE92 Shemiah LeGrande DT94 Stephen Bowen DE95 Al Carmody DE96 Kevin Forrester DT98 Gonzalo Rodriguez DL99 Dan Garay DE

2005 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALLNUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. CL Ht. WT Hometown/High School1 Shaun McQueary K RFR 5-8 197 New Hartford, NY/New Hartford 2 Devale Ellis WR SR 5-9 170 Brooklyn, NY/James Madison4 DeWayne Whitaker CB SO 6-0 170 Germantown, MD/Northwest5 Prentice James CB SR 5-9 175 Miami, FL/Hialeah6 Cory Yates QB FR 6-1 193 White Plains, MD/McDonough7 Clarence Clanton OLB SO 6-1 200 Norfolk, VA/Lake Taylor8 Brandon Sebald TE SR 6-5 245 Stone Ridge, NY/Rondout Valley9 Kyle Arrington CB SO 5-10 190 Accokeek, MD/Gwynn Park10 Stephen Tate CB SO 5-11 187 Centreville, VA/Centreville11 Anton Clarkson QB JR 6-0 240 Los Angeles, CA/Venice12 Shane Casciano P FR 6-1 190 Allentown, PA/Central Catholic13 Jay Graber QB RFR 6-2 200 Clarksburg, NJ/Notre Dame14 Dennis Davis QB SO 6-4 215 Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford15 Charles Brooks WR RFR 6-0 204 Lancaster, PA/J.P. McCaskey16 Joe Nolan P GR 6-2 210 Ridgefield, NJ/St. Peter's Prep18 Rob Zarrilli K SO 6-0 190 Orlando, FL/Colonial19 Eric Taylor WR SO 6-0 175 Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan20 Nick Altomare DB FR 5-11 170 Fairfax, VA/Robinson Secondary21 Terry Crenshaw RB JR 6-1 219 Sarasota, FL/Riverview22 Greg Vineyard SS SO 5-10 190 Gary, WV/Mount View23 Emanuel Anderson CB SO 5-7 180 Hampton, VA/Phoebus24 Kory Compson-Parrish DB/RB SO 5-10 190 Syracuse, NY/Nottingham25 Kareem Huggins RB SO 5-9 180 Irvington, NJ/Bayley-Ellard26 Calvin Carter WR FR 6-1 180 Staten Island, NY/Tottenville27 Sherief Little FS SR 6-0 190 Stamford, CT/Stamford28 Eric Sugalski DB JR 6-1 190 Oradell, NJ/River Dell Regional29 Sean Butler RB SO 5-9 209 Severn, MD/Fork Union Military Academy30 Sam Cherilus WR SO 5-10 163 Irvington, NJ/Union31 Justin Kull SS JR 5-9 185 Centereach, NY/St. Anthony’s32 Onyi Momah RB SR 6-1 230 Greenlawn, NY/John Glenn34 Lenny Carter DB SO 5-9 185 Media, PA/Strath Haven35 Raymond Bennett SS SO 5-9 210 Uniondale, NY/Hempstead36 Julian Watts WR JR 6-3 195 Huntington, NY/St. Anthony’s37 David Darby FS JR 6-0 200 Sewell, NJ/Washington Township38 Luke Bonus SS FR 5-9 185 Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee39 Ithalmar DeSedas SS JR 5-11 177 Clifton, NJ/Clifton40 Chris Hanly K SO 6-4 210 Ridgewood, NJ/Bergen Catholic41 R.C. Scarpa OLB SO 6-2 213 Clifton, NJ/Clifton42 Gian Villante OLB JR 6-2 221 Wantagh, NY/MacArthur44 Phil Riley TE FR 6-3 242 Prince Frederick, MD/Huntingtown45 Alton Lucas CB/RB FR 5-9 180 West Babylon, NY/West Babylon46 Justyn Davis DE JR 6-0 240 Englewood, NJ/Bergen County Academies47 Jerry DeLuca DB SO 5-8 180 Long Branch, NJ/Verona48 Chris Sebald OLB JR 6-1 215 Stone Ridge, NY/Rondout Valley49 Derick Ilchert P SO 6-2 193 Waldwick, NJ/Bergen Catholic50 Cole Haley LB SR 6-0 223 Lititz, PA/Warwick51 John Petrizzo DE SR 6-1 215 Levittown, NY/MacArthur52 Jed Prisby OT JR 6-4 285 Lititz, PA/Warwick53 Joe Akabalu DE/LB FR 6-0 235 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood54 D.J. Talvacchio LB JR 6-1 225 Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional55 Tom Daddino LB SO 6-0 230 Franklin Square, NY/Carey56 Stanley Gutierrez LB SO 5-11 217 Freeport, NY/Freeport57 Scott Szelong LB FR 6-1 235 Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant Area58 Jason Goodman C SO 6-0 277 Weston, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas

60 Mike Trice OT FR 6-5 300 Hempstead, NY/Holy Trinity61 Shawn McMackin C SO 6-3 276 River Vale, NJ/St. Joseph's Regional62 Mike Juliana OG RFR 6-3 275 Burlington Township, NJ/Holy Cross64 Chris Durkin OG JR 6-4 285 Centereach, NY/Centereach65 Tom McHugh OG SR 6-3 280 Drexel Hill, PA/Monsignor Bonner66 Vincent Bazzone C FR 6-2 290 McKeesport, PA/McKeesport Area68 Bruce DeMyer DE FR 6-1 250 Poughquag, NY/Arlington69 Todd Rodgers OG SR 6-1 294 South River, NJ/South River70 Randy Stephens DT SR 6-0 241 Trenton, NJ/McCorristin Catholic71 Edward Greene DT SR 6-2 299 Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin-Perth72 Phil Hall OT SO 6-2 283 Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills73 Jeremy Hazen C SR 6-1 283 Protection, KS/Ashland74 Frank Coccaro OG JR 6-2 311 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/St. Joseph’s75 Jimmy Mangiero C FR 6-2 280 Bloomington, IN/Bloomington South76 Joe Asermelly OT RFR 6-5 295 Hopkinton, RI/Chariho Regional77 Willie Colon OT SR 6-3 315 Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes80 Ottis Lewis WR RFR 6-5 214 Norwalk, CT/Brien McMahon81 Shaine Smith WR JR 6-3 196 Long Island City, NY/August Martin82 Rudys Santana WR SO 6-1 204 Wallington, NJ/Wallington83 Brian Wolman WR SR 5-8 190 Potomac, MD/Winston Churchill84 Chris Manno WR SO 5-10 173 Holbrook, NY/Sachem North85 Bryan Smith WR RFR 6-0 194 Matteson, IL/Marian Catholic86 Tristan McLaren TE JR 6-3 255 St. James, NY/Smithtown87 Adam Dubiel DE SR 6-4 240 Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional88 Charles Sullivan WR SO 6-2 194 Nanuet, NY/St. Joseph Regional89 Marques Colston WR SR 6-4 230 Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Township90 Mike Denimarck DE RFR 6-4 246 Sound Beach, NY/Miller Place91 Ken Sussman DE SO 6-3 292 Great Neck, NY/Great Neck North92 Shemiah LeGrande DT SO 6-0 265 Staten Island, NY/Curtis94 Stephen Bowen DE SR 6-5 271 Wheatley Heights, NY/Half Hollow Hills W.95 Al Carmody DE FR 6-3 215 Wilton Manors, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas96 Kevin Forrester DT JR 6-3 205 Queens, NY/Bayside98 Gonzalo Rodriguez DL FR 6-0 260 Union City, NJ/Emerson99 Daniel Garay DE GR 6-2 260 Rahway, NJ/Rahway

Head Football Coach: Joe GardiAssistant Coaches: Greg Gigantino (Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator); Warren Ruggiero (OffensiveCoordinator); Bob McIntyre (Linebackers); Adam Brown (Defensive Line and Special Teams); Carlton Goff (RunningBacks); Chip Garber (Defensive Backs); Damian Wroblewski (Offensive Line); Jaime Elizondo (Wide Receivers);Dennis Mikula (Tight Ends); Dassin Blackwell (Defensive Assistant)

As of September 1, 2005