Oklahoma State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Hosts Northeast Louisiana
April 08, 2003 | Cowboy Football
UNBEATEN COWBOYS ENTERTAIN NLU -- Oklahoma State, 3-0 for the first time since 1988, tries to remain unbeaten this week as the Cowboys host Northeast Louisiana. NLU comes to Stillwater with a record of 1-3, having defeated Nicholls State and lost to Arkansas, Louisiana Tech and Georgia, all on the road. Oklahoma State will be playing its second of five straight games on Lewis Field. The Cowboys opened the home season with a 35-0 shutout of Fresno State, host NLU this week, have Big 12 opponents Texas and Colorado on successive Saturdays before another open date and Missouri in Stillwater on the final Saturday in October.
TICKETS/ATTRACTIONS -- Saturday's game against Northeast Louisiana will be the culmination of Parents' Weekend activities at Oklahoma State. Tickets for Saturday's game and each remaining home game for OSU are available at the Athletic Ticket Office in Gallagher-Iba Arena, or by calling 1-800-522-6858.
THE RANKINGS -- Oklahoma State is not ranked among the nation's top 25 this week but, for the second straight week, received votes in both the Associated Press and Coaches' Polls. Should Oklahoma State break into the top 25, it would be its first appearance on that list since being ranked 11th in the final poll of 1988.
POKES ENJOY FAST START -- Oklahoma State's 3-0 start may be a surprise to those who spread the gloom and doom of late August but not to players and coaches. OSU's start is the best since 1988, when the Cowboys won the first four and six of the first seven en route to a 9-2 regular season and Holiday Bowl win over Wyoming. Oklahoma State's best start during the Bob Simmons era, prior to this season, was a year ago when the Cowboys won three of their first four.
THE AYES HAVE IT...AT LEAST OVER THE PAST 17 -- Oklahoma State's football record has taken a dramatic turn for the better over the past year and a half. Under Bob Simmons, Oklahoma State lost seven of its first nine. Since November 11, 1995, however, Oklahoma State has played 17 times and won 10. That's a .588 winning percentage for Oklahoma State over the last 17 games, and three of the 10 losses were by 10 points or less.
INJURY UPDATE -- Oklahoma State came out of the Fresno State game two weeks ago with bumps and bruises, helped by an off week. Quarterback Chris Chaloupka, however, did suffer a fracture in a bone in his left hand (non-throwing). It has been put in a rubber playing cast and his status is uncertain.
COWBOYS LAST WEEK -- Oklahoma State pounded out its third straight victory of the 1997 season, then took the week off from game competition. After OSU's 35-0 shutout win over Fresno State on Lewis Field, the Cowboys went through a light workout on Monday, spent Tuesday with strength coach Dan Austin and went through regular practices on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, all of which were conducted in 95-degree heat. The Cowboys took Saturday and Sunday off and will get into game-week preparation Monday afternoon.
LOOKING FOR A TWO-YEAR SWEEP -- If Oklahoma State can win Saturday night it would give the Pokes a 6-0 record vs. non-conference opponents over the past two seasons and be the seventh straight non-league win for OSU since a 24-20 victory at Hawaii on December 2, 1995. Oklahoma State's all-time longest streak of consecutive victories over non-conference opponents came during a three-year stretch in 1983, 1984 and 1985, when the Cowboys won 14 straight. That streak started with an opening-day (1983) win over North Texas State and ended when OSU lost to Florida State in the 1985 Gator Bowl. OSU won 12 straight non-league games in a streak that began with a 23-7 win over Illinois State in 1986 and ended with a 20-10 loss at Tulsa in the 1989 season opener. Both of the two longest non-league winning streaks included two bowl-game victories.
The non-league streak: Dec. 2, 1995, won at Hawaii, 24-20 Aug. 31, 1996, defeated Southwest Missouri, 23-20 Sept. 14, 1996, defeated Tulsa, 30-9 Sept. 21, 1996, defeated Utah State, 31-17 Sept. 6, 1997, won at Southwestern Louisiana, 31-7 Sept. 13, 1997, defeated Fresno State, 35-0
ON THE AIR -- Saturday's game between Oklahoma State and Northeast Louisiana will be broadcast live on the 25-station Cowboy Radio Network. KWTV Sports Director Bill Teegins is the Voice of Cowboy Football and is joined in the booth by Tom Dirato, OSU's Coordinator of Radio and Television. The pregame show begins one hour before kickoff, and the broadcast concludes with live interviews from the Cowboy dressing room following the game.
HEAD COACH BOB SIMMONS -- Oklahoma State's football program took a major step toward reconstruction when Bob Simmons became the school's 20th Head Football Coach in December of 1994. Focused on turning OSU's football fortunes, Simmons took over a team low in numbers and confidence. Almost three years later the Cowboys are well on their way to more than respectability in the powerful Big 12 Conference. Prior to Simmons' arrival, Oklahoma State had won only 18 times in the last 66 games, including an 18-game winless streak in conference games. In his first season, Simmons led the Cowboys to four victories, including three in the last six games and a 12-0 win over Oklahoma. In his second season, Simmons guided OSU to five wins and will take a 3-0 mark into the fourth game of his third OSU campaign. His career record is 12-14 ahead of this week's game with Northeast Louisiana. Winning is not strange to Simmons. He has been associated with winning programs at every stop of his stellar career. He arrived at Oklahoma State after learning from two of the best coaches in the country. He spent seven seasons on Bill McCartney's Colorado staff and was part of the Buffs' magnificent successes of the late eighties and early nineties. At CU, he was part of seven bowl teams, three conference championships and a national title. Prior to his Colorado stint, he was an eight-year assistant for Don Nehlen at West Virginia, where he was part of four bowl games and five winning seasons. On the following page is Coach Simmons' year-by-year...
School Year Record Notes As an Assistant Coach Bowling Green 1975 8-3 Bowling Green 1976 6-5 Toledo 1977 2-9 Toledo 1978 2-9 Toledo 1979 7-3-1 West Virginia 1980 6-6 West Virginia 1981 9-3 Peach Bowl West Virginia 1982 9-3 Gator Bowl West Virginia 1983 9-3 Hall of Fame Bowl West Virginia 1984 8-4 Bluebonnet Bowl West Virginia 1985 7-3-1 West Virginia 1986 4-7 West Virginia 1987 6-6 Sun Bowl Colorado 1988 8-4 Freedom Bowl Colorado 1989 11-1 Orange Bowl Colorado 1990 11-1 National Champions Colorado 1991 8-3-1 Blockbuster Bowl Colorado 1992 9-2-1 Fiesta Bowl Colorado 1993 8-3-1 Aloha Bowl Colorado 1994 11-1 Fiesta Bowl As a head coach Oklahoma State 1995 4-8 Won 3 of last 6 Oklahoma State 1996 5-6 3-0 vs. non-league Oklahoma State 1997 3-0 Perfect 3-0
BOB SIMMONS ON RADIO AND TV -- Oklahoma State's Head Football Coach can be seen each week on the Bob Simmons Television Show. The 30-minute show, hosted by Paul Blair, airs on Sunday night at 10:30 on Oklahoma City station KOCB (34). It also airs on the TCI Cable System in Tulsa on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. and on Fox Sports Southwest on Thursday at 4 p.m. The Bob Simmons radio call-in show airs each Thursday on the Cowboy Radio Network from 6:05 until 7 p.m., hosted by Tom Dirato. Coach Simmons is also featured on the OSU Football Show each Tuesday from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on WWLS (640).
REMEMBER THE FRESNO STATE GAME? -- Oklahoma State received outstanding performances on both sides of the ball to rout Fresno State by a 35-0 margin. Chris Chaloupka, Tony Lindsay, Nathan Simmons and Alonzo Mayes sparked the offense while Jamal Williams led an aggressive defensive charge that posted OSU's first shutout since the 1995 season. Chaloupka had the best day of his young Oklahoma State career, completing 11 of 12 passes for 134 yards and three touchdowns. Lindsay connected on seven of nine passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns and backup Joe Phears was one-of-one, giving OSU quarterbacks a 19-of-22 day which is an 86 percent completion percentage. All-American tight end Alonzo Mayes was on the receiving end of six passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns, the best day of the year for the Oklahoma City senior. Simmons, returning after a one-week absence due to an ankle injury, rushed 19 times for 75 yards. Tailback Jamaal Fobbs carried 13 times for 45 yards and caught seven passes for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Williams was a force on defense, registering five tackles including a quarterback sack and a blocked field goal.
RUSHING DEFENSE CONTINUES TO SHINE -- Oklahoma State limited Fresno State to minus 20 yards rushing, the second best defensive effort against the run in Cowboy Football history. Only a -33 number by Kansas State in 1980 was lower than the number allowed the Bulldogs by the '97 Cowboy defense. Heading into last weekend's games, OSU's rushing defense was number one in the Big 12 and sixth nationally with a per-game average of just 46 yards. Of the first three opponents, only Southwestern Louisiana was able to gain much on the ground. USL had 126 yards on 37 carries. Iowa State managed only 32 yards on 21 carries against OSU in the season opener and the Cowboys limited Fresno to -20 on 24 carries last week.
OSU's Top Defensive Games vs. the Rush 1. -33 vs. Kansas State, 1980 2. -20 vs. Fresno State, 1997 3. -10 vs. San Diego State, 1984 4. -7 vs. Iowa State, 1981 5. -3 vs. Texas Tech, 1944
DEFENSE ON RECORD-SETTING PACE -- It's still very early and the meat of the Big 12 schedule is still to come, but Oklahoma State's defense in on track to establish a new standard against the rush. Through three games the Cowboy defense is allowing an average of just 46 yards per game on the ground. If that average holds, OSU would allow just 506 yards all season. The all-time fewest yards allowed by an Oklahoma State defense is 869 in the 1945 season. That was an average of 108.25 yards over an eight game regular season.
This Week's Opponent
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA -- This week, Oklahoma State entertains the Indians from Northeast Louisiana University. NLU is located in Monroe, La., and has an enrollment of 11,107. The Indians NCAA Division I-A, having been reclassified from I-AA in 1994. They are a college football independent. The Indians are coming off their best season (5-6) in three years but are involved in a schedule that finds them on the road four straight weeks and seven times over the first nine weeks of the season. The Indians have just four home games all season and will have faced four teams from the SEC before season's end.
FAMILIAR FACES -- There will be a pair of familiar faces stepping off the bus when Northeast Louisiana arrives in Lewis Field later this week. Bill Shimek, who spent nine seasons coaching running backs at Oklahoma State (1983-91), is currently the running backs coach at NLU. Another familiar face is Jackie Shipp, a Stillwater native who spent his playing career at the University of Oklahoma and who is currently the defensive line coach at NLU. Shipp's father, Howard, is the Director of Multicultural Development at Oklahoma State University.
COACH ED ZAUNBRECHER -- Four games into his fourth season at NLU, Ed Zaunbrecher will bring a career record of 11-26 into Saturday's game at Lewis Field. He became NLU's head coach on January 21, 1994, after a 19-year career that included stops at Arizona, Purdue, Wake Forest, LSU and Michigan State. He coached quarterbacks, linebackers and kickers at Michigan State before arriving at Northeast. He has been at the NLU helm as the Indians transitioned back into Division I-A and nearly upset Auburn last year, losing only by a 28-24 margin.
NLU LAST WEEK -- Georgia tallied three first-quarter touchdowns and ran up 451 yards of total offense as the Bulldogs defeated Northeast Louisiana 42-3 in Athens, Ga. Georgia had a 28-0 lead before NLU got its only points of the afternoon on a 31-yard field goal. The Indians were led offensively by Marquis Williams, who had 18 carries for 59 yards. Quarterback Jason Grein completed five of 12 passes for 46 yards. NLU got an outstanding punting effort from Brian Fuchs, who had eight punts for an average of 48.5 yards per kick.
COWBOYS-INDIANS BY THE NUMBERS NLU OSU Record 1-3 3-0 Points 63 87 First Downs 63 58 Net Rushing Yards 96 633 Average Per Game 99.0 211.0 Passing Yards 677 492 Att-Comp-Int 118-63-6 64-41-0 Total Offense 1073 1125 Average Per Game 268.3 375.0 Rushing Defense 140.8 46.0 Passing Defense 182.5 211.0 Average Total Defense 323.3 257.0
OSU-NLU MEETING FOR FIRST TIME -- Saturday will mark the first-ever meeting between Okahoma State and Northeast Louisiana in football. It will be the second time this season OSU has faced a team from Louisiana. The Cowboys defeated Southwestern Louisiana earlier this year in Lafayette. OSU is 3-3 all-time vs. teams from the state of Louisiana.
Note-ing Oklahoma State Football
JAMAL ONE OF THE BEST -- Oklahoma State's Jamal Williams may be the best defensive lineman in the country and deserving of consideration for the Outland, Lombardi and Nagurski Awards. His numbers through three games are impressive, despite being double and triple teamed in all three games. Coaches' game film reveals he has had 10 solo tackles, eight assists, two sacks, three tackles for loss, eight hurries and two blocked kicks.
Jamal Williams, game-by-game in 1997 Opponent T A S H Other Iowa State 4 3 1 2 USL 1 4 0 3 Blocked kick Fresno State 5 1 1 3 Blocked kick Totals 10 8 2 8 2 blocked kicks
ALONZO GETS UNTRACKED, ADDS TO CAREER NUMBERS -- Senior tight end Alonzo Mayes hauled in six receptions for 94 yards in OSU's 35-0 win over Fresno State last week. Those totals now give him 1,087 career receiving yards and 73 career receptions. He becomes the 14th OSU player to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark in receiving yards and the 15th Cowboy to register 70 or more career receptions. Mayes currently ranks 11th on the career receiving yards list and is tied for 12th on the career receptions list.
MORE ON MAYES -- The Oklahoma City senior was named a preseason All-American by virtually every publication and is projected as one of the top professional prospects in the country early in 1997. Over the past two-plus seasons, he has eight games with 50 or more yards and two with 125-plus. His top two statistical games at Oklahoma State so far are 149 yards on six receptions against Missouri in 1996 and 125 yards on 10 receptions against Kansas in 1995. During his OSU career, he is averaging 14.9 yards per reception and has had 18 multiple reception games. With three touchdown receptions already in 1997, Mayes needs just one more to equal his single-season best of four in 1995.
Mayes, by the numbers: Career Statistics No. Yards Avg. TD 1994 1 15 15.0 1 1995 32 421 13.1 4 1996 30 512 17.1 3 1997 10 139 11.3 3 Career Totals 73 1087 14.9 11 Career bests: 6 rec. for 149 yds. at Missouri (10-26-96) 10 rec. for 125 vs. Kansas (11-18-95) Mayes in the record book: Career Receiving Yards Career Receptions Yards Rank Needs No. Rank Needs 1087 11th 27 for 10th 73 12th 4 for 10th 347 for 5th 21 for 5th
EVEN MORE ON MAYES -- He is on the early-season watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, which goes to the country's top receiver. He is one of 10 players included in the Burger King Players to Watch list, sponsored by the AFCA...After a season-best day against Fresno State (six receptions, 94 yards, two touchdowns), Mayes leads the team in receptions (10), receiving yards (139) and receiving touchdowns (three)...He has scored three times in the last two games after going the previous four games without a touchdown...Mayes has caught at least one pass in 13 consecutive games and 22 of the last 25.
QB TANDEM CONTINUES TO PRODUCE -- OSU's two regular quarterbacks, sophomore Chris Chaloupka and redshirt freshman Tony Lindsay, were virtually interchangeable in their record-setting performance against Fresno State. The pair combined for a school-record five touchdown passes; Chaloupka threw three, but Lindsay's 58-yarder to R.W. McQuarters was the season's long gain. Along with junior QB Joe Phears, who entered the game in the fourth quarter, the tandem completed 19 of 22 passes for 271 yards, the Cowboys' best yardage output through the air in five years. Lindsay (168.8) and Chaloupka (153.8) rank second and fifth, respectively, in the Big 12 in passing efficiency and have not thrown an interception this season.
FABULOUS FOBBS -- Redshirt freshman TB Jamaal Fobbs earned the first start of his career and set a school freshman rushing record with his 217-yard effort against Southwestern La. Fobbs broke the record previously held by Thurman Thomas, who gained 206 yards in 1984 against Kansas State. Although he gained just 45 yards on the ground against Fresno State, Fobbs caught seven passes for 76 yards; he has recorded at least 100 yards combined rushing and receiving in each game this year. With 347 yards through three games, Fobbs already ranks fifth all-time among OSU freshman running backs and is well ahead of the pace set by the backs ahead of him, Andre Richardson (116 yards through three games and 774 total), Thurman Thomas (148 and 688), Rafael Denson (136 and 568) and David Thompson (21 and 466). Fobbs ranks 2nd in the Big 12 and 15th in the NCAA in rushing yards per game with 115.6 ypg.
McQUARTERS: THREE-WAY STAR -- To say that junior FS R.W. McQuarters does a little of everything for OSU is a vast understatement this season. McQuarters has started each game in three different positions -- free safety, wide receiver and kick returner. He ranks sixth in the Big 12 and 39th in the nation in punt returns (9.6 per return), and his second pass reception of the season -- a 58-yard scoring strike from Tony Lindsay against Fresno State -- is the Cowboys' longest play from scrimmage this season and the longest pass play at OSU since a 62-yard Tone Jones pass in 1993. McQuarters, who has led OSU in interceptions for the past two years, earned his first pick of the year against Fresno State.
JAMAL WILLIAMS ANCHORS SMOTHERING "D" -- Junior DT Jamal Williams seemed to be everywhere in the Cowboys' victory over Fresno State. He finished with three tackles for loss and five total tackles in the game, and his block of a third-quarter FSU field-goal attempt preserved the Cowboy shutout. Williams is fifth on the team with 12 tackles and is tied for the team lead in tackles for loss (three) and sacks (two).
TURNOVERS -- OSU's new "46" defense has forced nine turnovers this season, and the Cowboy offense has turned those into six touchdowns. OSU scored just twice off turnovers in 1996, and both were field goals. The Cowboys are now plus-seven in turnovers this year; OSU has not finished a season in the black in turnover margin since 1993. The six turnovers by USL were the most by an OSU opponent since 1993. The Cowboys rank second in the Big 12 and sixth in the country in turnover margin (+2.33 per game).
SIMMONS SPARKLES -- Sophomore TB Nathan Simmons returned to action for the Fresno State game after an ankle injury held him out of the Southwestern La. matchup. Simmons continued his impressive running, gaining 75 yards on 19 carries. The son of Cowboy head coach Bob Simmons is second on the team in yards per game (80.0) and is tied for the OSU lead in rushing TDs with two.
KEVIN WILLIAMS: DEFENSIVE BIG PLAY MAN -- Senior CB Kevin Williams picked off one pass in each of the Cowboys' first two games; no OSU player had more all of last season. Williams produced the biggest play of the Iowa State game with his pickoff to set up OSU's game-winning touchdown. Williams' pick at USL was the fifth of his career.
DEFENSE SHOWS MAJOR IMPROVEMENT -- One consistent through OSU's first three games has been its ability to stop the run. The Cowboy defense battered Fresno State into minus-20 yards rushing Sept. 13, the second-best rush defense in OSU history. The Cowboys are currently ranked fourth nationally with a 46 yards-per-game average in the rushing defense, and the 138 yards gained on the ground by OSU's opponents is the lowest total by three consecutive OSU foes since Arizona State, Bowling Green and San Diego State managed just 131 yards in the 1984 season. The shutout of Fresno State marked OSU's first at home since 1987, and the 137 yards total offense by FSU was the best defensive performance by an OSU team since 1984. OSU ranks third in the nation in scoring defense (7.0 points per game).
WRIGHT CONTINUES TO ANCHOR DEFENSE -- Sophomore MLB Kenyatta Wright, OSU's 1996 leader in tackles among this year's returning players, has picked up where he left off last season. Wright led OSU in tackles at Iowa State with nine and currently leads the Cowboys in tackles (21) and assisted tackles (14), and he is tied for the team lead with three tackles for loss and two sacks.
OSU'S DAVIS ONE OF THE BEST -- Oklahoma State senior P Jason Davis, coming off one of the best seasons in OSU history, is well on his way to another superb year. In this season's first three games, Davis is averaging 47.5 yards per kick, well above the OSU single-season record of 45.5. Of his 19 punts, 16 have gone for more than 40 yards and nine have gone for more than 50. Currently averaging 44.9 yards per kick (78 punts for 3501 yards) in his career, Davis is on pace to best the career punting record of 44.4 yards per kick established by Greg Ivy in 1994-95. Davis currently leads the Big 12 and is third in the nation in punting average.
ROAD AND OVERALL SUCCESS -- This season marks the fifth time in school history -- and the first since 1954 -- that OSU has opened a season with two games away from home and won them both. The Cowboys are now 3-0 for the first time since 1988 and have won back-to-back road games for the first time since 1989, when OSU defeated Kansas and Missouri on successive weekends. The Cowboys have won six straight games against non-conference opponents heading into this weekend's game with Northeast Louisiana and are 1-0 in conference play for the first time since 1988.
THOMPSON LEADS DEFENSIVE EFFORT -- Junior DB Ricky Thompson had an active night at USL, recording 13 tackles -- 10 unassisted -- and one sack in the victory. Thompson's sack was one of four for the Cowboys in Lafayette, La.; the Cowboys have now recorded 11 sacks in their first three games.
NOTING THE COWBOYS -- OSU's 451 yards of total offense against Fresno State was a season high and marked the ninth straight time the Cowboys have topped the 300-yard barrier ... Sophomore DT Cortney Mallory intercepted a second-quarter pass at USL; it was the first pick of his career ... The Cowboys' 23-point halftime lead at USL was the biggest since a 38-7 bulge against Southwest Missouri State in 1993; the 35-point margin of victory over Fresno State is the biggest since a 45-7 win over Southwest Missouri State in 1993 ... Junior FB Brian Aikins' third-quarter touchdown run against Southwestern Louisiana was the fourth of his career.
FAMILY TIES -- Oklahoma State features several family angles on the 1997 roster. Topping the list is tailback Nathan Simmons, who is the youngest son of Head Coach Bob Simmons and his wife Linda. Offensive lineman Reynell Lavigne is a nephew of running back coach Tom Lavigne. Tight end Greg Brown is the son of former OSU standout Terry Brown.
Big 12 Standings
South Division Conf All Games W L W L OSU 1 0 3 0 A&M 0 0 2 0 Texas 0 0 1 1 Tech 0 0 1 2 Baylor 0 0 1 2 OU 0 0 1 2
North Division Conf All Games W L W L Kansas 1 0 3 1 Nebraska 0 0 3 0 K-State 0 0 2 0 Colorado 0 0 1 1 Missouri 0 1 2 1 Iowa St. 0 1 0 4
Last Week's Results California 40, Oklahoma 36 Michigan 38, Baylor 3 Texas A&M 66, Southwestern La. 0 Iowa 63, Iowa State 20 Missouri 42, Tulsa 21 Cincinnati 34, Kansas 7 Nebraska 27, Washington 14 North Texas 30, Texas Tech 27
This Week's Games NE Louisiana at Oklahoma State Louisville at Oklahoma Wyoming at Colorado Bowling Green at Kansas State Ohio State at Missouri Texas at Rice North Texas at Texas A&M
OSU Record Watch
Career Receiving Yards 1. Hart Lee Dykes 3171 2. Hermann Eben 1973 3. Curtis Mayfield 1507 4. Dick Graham 1458 5. Neill Armstrong 1434 6. Rafael Denson 1414 7. Bobby Riley 1229 8. Robert Kirksey 1228 9. Gerald Bain 1144 10. Terry Brown 1113 11. Alonzo Mayes 1087 12. Ron Ingram 1069 13. Terry Young 1024 14. Mark Cromer 1017 15. Alex Loyd 996 16. Shannon Culver 975 17. Jamie Harris 962 18. John Chesley 934 19. Sam Lisle 872 20. Mel Campbell 848 Career Receptions 1. Hart Lee Dykes 203 2. Neill Armstrong 115 3. Hermann Eben 114 4. Dick Graham 97 5. Curtis Mayfield 93 Rafael Denson 93 7. Terry Brown 88 8. Robert Kirksey 83 9. Thurman Thomas 78 10. John Chesley 76 11. Bobby Riley 74 12. Alonzo Mayes 73 Terry Young 73 14. Tom Dearinger 72 Alex Loyd 72 16. Jamie Harris 68 17. Mark Cromer 66 18. Shannon Culver 64 19. Ron Ingram 59 20. Mel Campbell 58
OSU Depth Chart vs. Northeast Louisiana
(September 22, 1997)
OFFENSE Z 4 Sean Love (5-9, 180, Jr.) 16 Daunte Hill (5-7, 190, Sr.) LT 75 David Camacho (6-7, 300, Sr.) 77 Andrew Golembieski (6-5, 288, So.) LG 62 Josh Henson (6-2, 282, Sr.) 74 Chris Lewis (6-3, 325, Jr.) OC 70 Jeremy Offutt (6-5, 295, Jr.) 60 Reynell Lavigne (6-1, 286, So.) 73 Josh Lind (6-6, 279, Fr.) RG 78 Adam Davis (6-4, 274, So.) 79 Jorge Arceo (6-5, 297, Sr.) RT 71 Calvin Menephee (6-2, 305, Sr.) 76 Kelly Klare (6-5, 348, Sr.) TE 85 Alonzo Mayes (6-6, 265, Sr.) 86 Garrett Steggs (6-3, 235, So.) X 80 Willie Grissom (5-11, 190, Jr.) 19 Ethan Howell (6-1, 172, So.) QB 10 Tony Lindsay (6-2, 190, Fr.) OR 8 Chris Chaloupka (6-2, 218, So.) 11 Joe Phears (6-1, 209, Jr.) TB 1 Nathan Simmons (5-10, 197, So.) 2 Jamaal Fobbs (5-10, 180, Fr.) FB 45 Brian Aikins (6-1, 245, Jr.) 30 Kevin Brown (6-1, 260, So.)
DEFENSE LE 95 Alton Weaver (6-4, 273, Jr.) 97 Zac Warner (6-4, 239, Fr.) DT 99 Jamal Williams (6-3, 305, Jr.) 90 Zac Akin (6-1, 225, Fr.) DT 92 Cortney Mallory (6-1, 289, So.) 94 Sean Clavelle (6-4, 264, Jr.) RE 42 Andrel Waddle (6-2, 237, Jr.) 66 Taber LeBlanc (6-2, 259, Jr.) WLB 32 Tarrell Knauls (6-1, 228, So.) 37 Justin Thomas (6-3, 237, Fr.) MLB 7 Kenyatta Wright (6-1, 232, So.) 44 Billy Stone (6-1, 240, So.) SLB 51 Jack Golden (6-1, 230, Jr.) 57 Clint Metcalf (6-3, 226, Jr.) LCB 2 Maurice Simpson (5-8, 180, Sr.) 28 Evan Howell (6-1, 173, So.) SS 10 Trent Alexander (6-0, 195, Jr.) 9 Ricky Thompson (6-1, 178, Jr.) FS 17 R.W. McQuarters (5-11, 195, Jr.) 15 Adam Edwards (6-0, 215, So.) RCB 5 Kevin Williams (6-0, 188, Sr.) 29 Chris Carter (6-3, 215, So.)
SPECIALISTS P 20 Jason Davis (6-0, 220, Sr.) 27 Russ Schwettmann (6-3, 204, Fr.) K 14 Tim Sydnes (6-2, 195, So.) OR 31 Seth Condley (5-10, 162, So.) DS 50 Thomas Bensen (5-11, 215, So.) H 20 Jason Davis (6-0, 220, Sr.) KR 17 R.W. McQuarters (5-11, 195, Jr.) 1 Nathan Simmons (5-10, 197, So.)
