EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS 2010 Weekly Press Release Week #10: Eastern N.M (4-5/3-2) vs. Northeastern State (5-4/4-1) Lone Star Conference North Division Contest Saturday, November 6, 2010 • 1 p.m. MST Wadley Stadium/Gable Field (12,000) • Tahlequah, Okla. 1991 Lone Star Conference Champions • 2 LSC South Titles • 27 Winning Seasons Athletic Communications Contact Information Adam Pitterman (575) 562-4309 [email protected]Sean Manzi (575) 562-2971 [email protected]Rachel Browning (575) 562-2971 [email protected]Websites Goeasternathletics.com Facebook.com/enmusports Twitter.com/enmusports 2010 Greyhounds Schedule (4-5/3-2) Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) 1 Sat. Aug. 28 Southern Nazarene Greyhound Stadium W, 51-29 2 Sat. Sept. 4 #Angelo State San Angelo Stadium L, 38-41 3 Sat. Sept. 11 #Midwestern State Greyhound Stadium L, 17-44 4 Sat. Sept. 25 *TAMU-Commerce (HC) Greyhound Stadium W, 44-21 5 Sat. Oct. 2 *SW Oklahoma State Milam Field L, 10-21 6 Sat. Oct. 9 *Central Oklahoma Greyhound Stadium W, 49-31 7 Sat. Oct. 16 *East Central Norris Field L, 19-22 8 Sat. Oct. 23 #Abilene Christian Greyhound Stadium L, 14-53 9 Sat. Oct. 30 *SE Oklahoma State Greyhound Stadium W, 55-10 10 Sat. Nov. 6 *Northeastern State Wadley Stadium 1:00 p.m. 11 Sat. Nov. 13 #Tarleton State Tarleton Memorial 6:00 p.m. 2009 Greyhounds Results Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) 1 Sat. Aug. 29 Colo. State-Pueblo Thunderdome L, 23-28 2 Sat. Sept. 5 Southwestern Okla. State# Milam Stadium W, 45-7 3 Sat. Sept. 12 SE Okla. State# Greyhound Stadium L, 47-49 4 Sat. Sept. 19 Texas A&M-Commerce# Greyhound Stadium W, 76-56 5 Sat. Sept. 26 #2 Abilene Christian* Shotwell Stadium L, 33-44 6 Sat. Oct. 3 #23 Angelo State* Greyhound Stadium L, 23-47 7 Sat. Oct. 10 West Texas A&M* Kimbrough Memorial L, 24-34 8 Sat. Oct. 17 #13 Tarleton State Greyhound Stadium L, 20-30 9 Sat. Oct. 24 #7 TAMU-Kingsville* Javelina Stadium L, 31-38 10 Sat. Oct. 31 #22 Midwestern State* Greyhound Stadium L, 17-50 11 Sat. Nov. 7 Incarnate Word Greyhound Stadium W, 35-30 Greyhounds Close Out LSC North Schedule Against NSU Riverhawks The Greyhounds are headed to Tahlequah, Okla., for the first time since the 2006 season opener. The contest will be the final Lone Star Conference game of the season for both teams. Against the division, Eastern has outscored the opposition by a 35.4-23 margin and have averaged 465.6 yards of total offense, while giving up 387.4 yards. About the Riverhawks Northeastern State is having a strong season and had won four of their last five, until dropping a 48-21 decision to East Central last week. The Riverhawks are currently tied with ECU atop the LSC North, with 4-1 records. NSU is 2-2 at home this season, with wins over Texas A&M- Commerce (38-7) and Central Oklahoma (39-28); and lossed to Abilene Christian (13-43) and West Texas A&M. Last Time in the Series The Greyhounds las meeting with Northeastern State came on September 6, 2007, when the curse of Blackwater Draw came up, with the Hounds rallying for a 14-10 win. Early in the fourth quarter, NSU held a 10-7 lead and drove to the ENMU 30-yard line, when David Reed’s sack of QB Joe Hogan forced a fumbled which was returned 58 yards by Kenneth Odie for the game-winning touchdown. Earlier in the game, Michael Benton scored from eight- yards out to give the Hounds a 7-0 lead in the second quarter. Eastern used their triple-option offense to outrush the Riverhawks by a 282-103 margin. Benton led the attack with 159 rushing yards. Brandon Haug, Jeremy Hibbler, texavier Henry and Tony Johnson each made nien tackles. In the Hounds last trip to Tahlequah, they suf- fered a 42-7 defeat in the 2006 season opening game. In Eastern’s last trip to Tahlequah, the Riverhawks charged to a 42-0 lead, scoring a touchdown in the open- ing quarter, 21 points in the second quarter and 14 points in the third quarter. Eastern got on the board with 12 minutes left in the game, when Michael Benton capped a six-play, 42-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown run. Inside the Series (ENMU 3-1) Date Opponent Result Sept. 6, 2007 Blackwater Draw W, 14-10 Sept. 7, 2006 Tahlequah, Okla. L, 7-42 Sept. 20, 2003 Tahlequah, Okla. W, 24-10 Sept. 21, 2002 Blackwater Draw W, 46-14 Avg Score ENMU 22.75, NSU 19
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EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS2010 Weekly Press Release
Week #10: Eastern N.M (4-5/3-2) vs. Northeastern State (5-4/4-1)L o n e S t a r C o n f e r e n c e N o r t h D i v i s i o n C o n t e s t
Saturday, November 6, 2010 • 1 p.m. MSTWadley Stadium/Gable Field (12,000) • Tahlequah, Okla.
1991 Lone Star Conference Champions • 2 LSC South Titles • 27 Winning Seasons
Greyhounds Close Out LSC North ScheduleAgainst NSU Riverhawks
The Greyhounds are headed to Tahlequah, Okla., for the first time since the 2006 season opener. The contest will be the final Lone Star Conference game of the season for both teams. Against the division, Eastern has outscored the opposition by a 35.4-23 margin and have averaged 465.6 yards of total offense, while giving up 387.4 yards.
About the Riverhawks Northeastern State is having a strong season and had won four of their last five, until dropping a 48-21 decision to East Central last week. The Riverhawks are currently tied with ECU atop the LSC North, with 4-1 records. NSU is 2-2 at home this season, with wins over Texas A&M-Commerce (38-7) and Central Oklahoma (39-28); and lossed to Abilene Christian (13-43) and West Texas A&M.
Last Time in the Series The Greyhounds las meeting with Northeastern State came on September 6, 2007, when the curse of Blackwater Draw came up, with the Hounds rallying for a 14-10 win. Early in the fourth quarter, NSU held a 10-7 lead and drove to the ENMU 30-yard line, when David Reed’s sack of QB Joe Hogan forced a fumbled which was returned 58 yards by Kenneth Odie for the game-winning touchdown. Earlier in the game, Michael Benton scored from eight-yards out to give the Hounds a 7-0 lead in the second quarter. Eastern used their triple-option offense to outrush the Riverhawks by a 282-103 margin. Benton led the attack with 159 rushing yards. Brandon Haug, Jeremy Hibbler, texavier Henry and Tony Johnson each made nien tackles. In the Hounds last trip to Tahlequah, they suf-fered a 42-7 defeat in the 2006 season opening game. In Eastern’s last trip to Tahlequah, the Riverhawks charged to a 42-0 lead, scoring a touchdown in the open-ing quarter, 21 points in the second quarter and 14 points in the third quarter. Eastern got on the board with 12 minutes left in the game, when Michael Benton capped a six-play, 42-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown run.
Buckle Your Seatbelts As the 2010 season comes to a close, the Greyhounds’ spead attack has con-tinued to live up to its’ billing, with Wes-ley Wood recording the 16th game since the 2008 season with at least 300 pass-ing yards against Southeastern Oklaho-ma. Against Texas A&M-Commerce, Wood threw for a career-best 437 yard and five touchdowns, topping his 391-yard outing against Southern Nazarene. The Hounds are 11th in the NCAA Di-vision II in passing offense, 22nd in to-tal offense and 28th in scoring offense, while Wood is 10th in total offense.
Against Commerce, Jesse Poku reached the 10 reception mark for the second time since this season. He al-ready is the ENMU record holder for receptions and receiving touchdowns in a career and has three games in his career with three receiving TDs. Poku is tied for 16th in the country in recep-tions per game. In five of their last six games, ENMU has topped the 100-yard rushing mark, and registered 229 rush-ing yards against UCO, the highest total since closing out the triple-option era with 357 against Oklahoma Panhandle. Darian Dale is tied for 36th in the na-tion, with 6.11 receptions per game The offensive line has allowed just 2.56 sacks per game this season, down from 3.5 per game last season and 4.72 allowed per game in 2008. This season, the Hounds are allow-ing just 0.05 sacks per pass attempt.
Last season, the Greyhound Of-fense set or tied three all-encom-passing NCAA records, eight NCAA Division II records, 26 Lone Star Conference records and 21 team re-cords (based on ENMU records avail-able). Among the broken records was NCAA plays per game (93.45), break-ing the record set by the University of Notre Dame, during the 1970 season.
Since adopting the spread offense in 2008, the Hounds have averaged 333.9 yards passing and 403.2 yards of total of-fense per game along with 30.06 points per game. Last season, ENMU scored
a team-record 374 points and eclipsed the team single-game scoring record in a 76-56 win over eventual LSC North champion, Texas A&M-Commerce. So far, the spread has led to 16 300+-yard passing days, three 400+-yard passing games, two 500+-yard passing games and one 600+-yard passing game.
The Defense Doesn’t Rest Against Southeastern Oklahoma State, Tillman Stevens made a ca-reer-high 18 tackles, got a sack and blocked a kick, while Matt Kalisch registered a career-best 2.5 of the Hounds’ season-high seven sakcs. Against Southwestern Oklahoma, Central Oklahoma and East Central, the defense forced 13 three-and out possessions. Two weeks ago, Ste-vens was selected as the LSC Noth and D2Football.com Defensive Player of the Week, for his perfor-mance against Central Oklahoma.The Greyhound defense got off to a great start in 2010, registering five sacks, 10 tackles for a loss, five in-terceptions and 10 quarterback pres-sures in the season-opener against Southern Nazarene. Kalisch garnered LSC North Defensive Player of the Week for his two-sack, 10-tackle per-formance against SNU, while Curtis Jackson returned an interception for 77 yards for a touchdown. During the opening game, the Hounds forced seven three-and -out possessions.
Against Angelo State, the Hounds were called on to stop four fourth-down attempts and they rose to the occassion all four times. Linvel Mosby and Per-ron Sellers combined for 27 tackes and a fumble recovery. Against Commerce, the defense forced nine thre-and-out posessions, sacked the quarterback four times and registered 11 pressures. Against Southwestern Oklahoma, the defense forced four turnovers.
The Hounds return All-Ameri-cans, Nathan Uland and Rodney Mitchell to the defense. Stevens is tsecond in the nation in tackles at 12.78 per game and is tied for fifth
in interceptions with 0.67 per game.
Teams that are Special Freshman Michael Cottingham has kicked off 55 times for the Hounds for a 60.3 yard average with five touchbacks. Two of his punts against Southern Naza-rene were downed inside the 20-yard line and his longest punt covered 48 yards.
Taylor Cannon connected on 38 of 39 point after touchdown at-tempts this season and is 9-13 on field goal attempts, including a 43-yarder On nine punt returns, Poku averaged 9.3 yards, while Arvin Jackson is aver-aging 22.6 yards on kick return duties.
ENMU Football The Greyhounds had posted seven consecutive winning seasons entering 2005, and will be looking to return to their winning ways. Eastern was the top passing offense in the country in 2009, setting numerous records. In the 2007 season, the Hounds spent sev-eral weeks in the receiving votes sec-tion of the AFCA poll after opening the season with four consecutive wins.
Coming up Next The Greyhounds won the first 12 meetings against Tarleton, but Tarle-ton has won the last six, including a 30-20 decision last year Greyhound Stadium. ENMU charged to a 13-0 halftime lead in Wesley Wood’s first start, but the #13 Texans took the lead for good with a 16-point third quarter. Wood hit Chase Kyser with a 40-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter, to pull within 23-20, but a late score from TSU provided the final margin. The Hounds last victory in the se-ries came in Blackwater Draw, on October 14, 2000, when Heath Ride-nour passed for 236 yards. Eastern led 27-20, when James Stewart sealed the game with a 16-yard interception return for a touchdown with 3:25 remaining.
Greyhounds/RiverhawksTeam Comparison
ENMU NSU Record ...............................4-5 (3-2) .............4-5 (4-1)Turnover Ratio .............................-7 .......................+5
OffenseTotal Offense .............3,894 (432.7) ..... 2,812 (312.4)Points Per Game ....................... 33.9 ....................24.9Yards Per Play ............................ 5.3 ......................4.5Possession Average ................ 23:46 ..................30:24Net Rushing/Game ................. 126.8 ..................125.7Net Passing/Game .................. 305.9 ..................186.8 Had Intercepted/Yards .......... 20/211 ..................5/129Sacks Allowed/Yards ........... 23/124 ............. 25/160Fumbles/Lost............................ 10/7 ....................17/7Third Down Percentage ...........44% ....................35%Red Zone Touchdowns .............60% ....................48%Giveaways ................................... 27 .......................12
DefenseTotal Defense ............3,826 (425.1) ..... 3,474 (386.0)Points Per Game ....................... 30.4 ....................30.2Yards Per Play ............................ 5.0 ......................5.7Net Rushing/Game ................. 185.7 ..................160.2Net Passing/Game .................. 239.4 ..................225.8 Interceptions/Yards .............. 13/351 ..................9/149Sacks/Yards .......................... 21/144 ................20/105Opp Fumbles/Lost ...................... 8/7 ....................10/8Third Down Percentage ...........42% ....................32%Red Zone Touchdowns .............65% ....................52%Takeaways ................................... 20 .......................17
Team PassingPass for 600 yards vs SE Oklahoma (*695 yards, Sept. 12, 2009) vs Texas A&M-Commerce (602 yards, Sept. 19, 2009)Pass for 500 yards at SW Oklahoma (*533 yards, Sept. 5, 2009)Pass for 400 yards vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (439 yards, Sept. 25, 2010)
Pass for 5 touchdowns vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (5 TDs, Sept. 25, 2010) Passing (Individual)Pass for 600 yards JJ Harp vs SE Okla (695 yards, Sept. 12, 2009) JJ Harp vs TAMU-Commerce (602 yards, Sept. 19, 2009)
Passed for 5 touchdowns Wesley Wood vs TAMU-Commerce (5 TDs, Sept. 25, 2010)
100 yards receiving Carl Bouldin vs Southeastern Oklahoma (138, Oct. 30, 2010)150 yards receiving Dominic Preston vs Angelo (1677 yards, Oct. 3, 2009) Darian Dale vs SE Okla. (188 yards, Sept. 12, 2009) Jessie Poku vs TAMU-Commerce (178 yards, Sept. 19, 2009) Derrick Hunter vs Central Arkansas (161 yards, Aug. 28, 2004)200 yards receiving Cale Sanders @ Midwestern State (206 yards, Sept. 15, 2001)
2 touchdowns receiving Darian Dale vs Southeastern Oklahoma (Oct. 30, 2010)3 touchdowns receiving JessiePoku vs Central Oklahoma (Oct. 9, 2010) Jessie Poku vs Southern Nazarene (Aug. 28, 2010) Jessie Poku vs TAMU-Commerce (Sept. 19, 2009) Cale Sanders @ Midwestern State (Sept. 15, 2001)
* ENMU Single-Game record
Greyhound Key Points• The Hounds have the #11 passing offense in the country and are third in the LSC
• Wesley Wood is 10th in the country and second in the LSC (First in north) in total offense
• Tillman Stevens is second in the nation and first in the conference in tackles
• Tillman Stevens is tied for the fifth in the nation interceptions and tied for the LSC lead
• Jessie Poku is tied 16th in the nation and second in the LSC in receptions per game. Darian Dale is tied for 36th in the country/3rd in the conference in receptions
• Taylor Cannon leads ENMU with 65 points and just earned his second Fred Mitchell Outstanding Placekicker Award of the Year and his third overall.
Riverhawks Key Points• Northeastern State is 29th in the nation and third in the LSC in punt return average
• Nate Robinson ranks 19th in the nation in punt returns
• The Riverhawks have an outstanding punter in Cody Lenz, and he ranks 18th in the country with a 40.98 yard average
• Travis Boswell is tied for 38th in the nation with 0.69 sacks per game
• NSU is fourth in the LSC and first in the North in pass defense
Around the Lone Star Conference
Division Standings Conference OverallNorth Division W L Pct. W L Pct.Northeastern State 4 1 0.800 5 4 0.556East Central 4 1 0.800 4 5 0.444Eastern New Mexico 3 2 0.600 4 5 0.444Southeastern Oklahoma 2 4 0.333 3 6 0.333Texas A&M-Commerce 2 3 0.400 3 6 0.333Southwestern Oklahoma 2 3 0.400 2 7 0.222Central Oklahoma 1 4 0.200 2 7 0.222
South Division W L Pct. W L Pct.#2 Abilene Christian 5 0 1.000 9 0 1.000#4 Texas A&M-Kingsville 4 1 0.800 8 1 0.889#14 West Texas A&M 4 1 0.800 7 2 0.778#19t Midwestern State 3 2 0.600 7 2 0.778Angelo State 1 5 0.167 3 5 0.375Tarleton State 1 4 0.200 2 7 0.222Incarnate Word 0 5 0.000 2 7 0.222
Overall Standings Conference OverallTeam W L PCT. W L PCT.#2 Abilene Christian 8 0 1.000 9 0 1.000#4 Texas A&M-Kingsville 7 1 0.875 8 1 0.889#14 West Texas A&M 7 1 0.875 7 2 0.778#19t Midwestern State 6 2 0.750 7 2 0.778Northeastern State 5 3 0.625 5 4 0.556East Central 4 4 0.500 4 5 0.444Eastern New Mexico 3 5 0.375 4 5 0.444Angelo State 3 5 0.375 3 5 0.375Southeastern Oklahoma 3 5 0.375 3 6 0.333Texas A&M-Commerce 2 6 0.250 3 6 0.333Southwestern Oklahoma 2 6 0.250 2 7 0.222Central Oklahoma 2 6 0.250 2 7 0.222Incarnate Word 2 6 0.250 2 7 0.222Tarleton State 2 6 0.250 2 7 0.222
Lone Star Conference champion determined by fewest totallosses in divisional games plus designated crossover games
2010 LSC Football Standings
Saturday, October 30, 2010* No. 14 West Texas A&M 49 at Incarnate Word 10
* Angelo State 20 at No. 3 Abilene Christian 33* Texas A&M-Commerce 31 at Central Oklahoma 30
* Northeastern State 21 at East Central 48# No. 5 Texas A&M-Kingsville 56 at Southwestern Oklahoma State 17
* Southeastern Oklahoma State 20 at Eastern New Mexico 55* Tarleton State 26 at No. 22 Midwestern State 31
Saturday, November 6, 2010* Central Oklahoma at Southwestern Oklahoma 2 p.m.
* Eastern New Mexico at Northeastern State 2 p.m.# Angelo State at Southeastern Oklahoma 2 p.m.
* No. 2 Abilene Christian at No. 14 West Texas A&M 6 p.m.* East Central at Texas A&M-Commerce 6 p.m.
* Incarnate Word at Tarleton State 7 p.m.* No. 19t Midwestern State at No. 4 Texas A&M-Kingsville 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 13, 2010# Southwestern Oklahoma at No. 2 Abilene Christian 12 p.m.
# Northeastern State at No. 19t Midwestern State 1 p.m.# East Central at No. 14 West Texas A&M 1 p.m.
# Texas A&M-Commerce at Incarnate Word 2 p.m.# Central Oklahoma at Angelo State 2 p.m.
# Southeastern Oklahoma at No. 4 Texas A&M-Kingsville 7 p.m.# Eastern New Mexico at Tarleton State 7 p.m.
# Lone Star Conference Crossover Game *Lone Star Conference North or South Division Game
Lone Star Conference Records set by the Greyhounds in 2009
TEAM SINGLE GAMEPassing Attempts: 95 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09Pass Completions: 64 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09Passing Yards: 695 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09Total Plays: 121 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09Kicking Points: 21 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09 (6-7 FG, 3-3 PAT)Field Goals: 6 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/51209 (6-7 FG)Field Goals Attempted: 7 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09 (6-7 FG)
TEAM SEASONPassing Attempts: 749Passing Completions: 460Pass Completions per Game: 41.81Passing Yards Per Game: 448Total Plays: 1,028
INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAMEPassing Attempts: 94- JJ Harp vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09Passing Completions: 64- JJ Harp vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09Passing Yards: 695- JJ Harp vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09Total Plays: JJ Harp 102 vs Southeastern Oklahoma 9/12/09 (94 pass attempts, 8 rushing attempts)Total Offense JJ Harp 681 vs Southeastern Oklahoma 9/12/09 Field Goals: Taylor Cannon- 6 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/51209 (6-7 FG)Field Goals Attempted: Taylor Cannon- 7 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09 (6-7 FG)Kicking Points: Taylor Cannon- 21 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State 9/12/09 (6-7 FG)
INDIVIDUAL SEASONPassing Attempts: 647- JJ HarpPassing Completions: 404- JJ HarpPassing Yards per Game: 437.3- JJ HarpPass completions per game: JJ Harp 40.4Total Plays: JJ Harp: 734 (647 pass attempts, 87 run attempts)Total Yards/Game: JJ Harp: 436.7
Mark Ribaudo, Eastern New Mexico University’s head football coach, has become a familiar face to Greyhound
players and fans. Entering his fifth season as the Greyhound’s head coach, he was an assis-tant coach at Eastern for eight years, including a stint as the team’s defensive coordinator from 1998-2004. He helped guide the Greyhounds to seven winning seasons from 1998-2004. Prior to the 2008 season, he will be shifted his focus from the defense to special teams. Ribaudo was promoted to head coach fol-lowing the retirement of Harold “Bud” Elliott, who coached Eastern from 1994 through 2004. The 2008 season saw the Hounds transition from the triple-option offense, which featured a punishing running game, to an explosive spread offense. The results were evident in the second game of the season, when quarterback Cory Baker became the first ENMU quarter-back to toss for three touchdown passes in a game since the 2001 season. Against Mid-western State, freshman signal caller, J.J. Harp set new team records in completions (37) and pass attempts (70), becoming the Hounds’ first 300-yard passer since Mike Scott against East Texas State on October 21, 1989. Ribaudo also demanded academic excellence in the class-room, which was on display when Karleton Graves, Tillman Stevens and Nathan Uland were selected ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 6. In 2007, he led the Hounds to a 4-0 start, as well as a spot in the receiving votes section of the American Football Coaches Association poll for three consecutive weeks, including a tie with Central Washington for the most votes (21) in that section on September, 25. Ribaudo was the recipient of the 2006 Spirit of Eastern Award. The award is given to an ENMU faculty or staff member that exempli-fies many of the positive traits found at Eastern New Mexico University. The recipient of the award is expected to support ENMU’s teacher-
learning mission, show campus community spirit, display a strong work ethic, care about the institution as a whole, show a commitment to all areas affect-ing student life, and demonstrate a track record in their position. Since arriving at Eastern in 1997,
Mark Ribaudo (Sixth Year 22-41)Head Football CoachJoined the ENMU Coaching Staff in 1997Named Defensive Coordinator in 1998Has Contributed to Seven Consecutive Winning SeasonsAlma Mater: University of Arizona (1988)ENMU Recruiting Area: West Texas
Ribaudo has more than met all of these criteria. The Greyhounds posted a 53-33 (.616) re-cord during their run of seven winning seasons from 1998-2004. The streak also features Lone Star Conference South Division co-champion-ships in 1999 and 2000. “Coach Ribaudo has demonstrated over the past eight years a commitment to the football program and to balancing athletic success and academic achievement, said Dr. Steven G. Gamble, ENMU president. It is no surprise to those of us at ENMU that many of our top student-athletes have played on Coach Rib-audo’s defense. We are confident in his abilities to keep Eastern at or near the top of the Lone Star Conference South Division.” Ribaudo joined the Eastern New Mexico University coaching staff in 1997 as the linebacker coach. Just one year later, he was named defensive coordinator. He has continued to coach Eastern’s linebackers, and will do so again this season. In 2005, the Greyhound defense tied for fourth in the Lone Star Conference, allowing just 183 first downs. ENMU also was produc-tive on the offensive side of the ball, leading the LSC in third down conversions. The ENMU defense ranked ninth in NCAA Division II in total defense during the 1998 season, as Eastern allowed just 254.8 yards per game. ENMU ranked 19th in the nation in
2003, after holding opponents to 288.2 yards per game. The Hounds allowed just 110.0 rush-ing yards per game in 2003 and gave up just 128.6 rushing yards per game in 2002. “Coach Ribaudo has done an excellent job of building a successful defense year in and year out at ENMU,” then-Athletic Director Mike Maguire said. “His defensive units have been difficult to run against, and they always provide the Greyhounds with big plays when the game is on the line.” Ribaudo previously coached five years at West Texas A&M University, where he was hired as special teams coach in 1992. He developed a nationally-ranked kickoff return unit, and also served as defensive coordinator in 1995 and 1996. Ribaudo began his career at his alma mater, Sabino High School in Arizona. He was as-sistant coach for three years, and helped Sabino reach the playoffs in 1986. He was an assistant coach at powerful Amphitheater High School in Arizona in 1988 and 1989. In college, Ribaudo played cornerback and running back at Hastings College (Neb.). He received a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Arizona in 1988. In 1991 and 1992, he was a graduate assis-tant at Midwestern State. MSU won the TIAA title and earned a #10 ranking in the NAIA Poll during his second year. Ribaudo received a master’s degree in Physical Education from MSU in 1992. Ribaudo and his wife, Lisa, live in Portales. They are the parents of John Ross, age 11, and Mary Annabelle, age 9.
Head Coach Mark Ribaudo and his wife, Lisa,live in Portales with their children, John,age 9, and Mary, age 7.
Ribaudo’s ResumeCollege
Year(s) Team Job Title1990-91 Midwestern Grad. Assistant1992-94 West Texas Assistant Coach1995-96 West Texas Defensive Coord.1997 ENMU Assistant Coach1998-04 ENMU Defensive Coord.2005-07 ENMU Head Coach
High SchoolYear(s) Team Job Title1985-87 Sabino Assistant Coach1988-89 Ampitheater Assistant Coach
Head Coach Mark Ribaudo
Texas (46)Abernathy-Rene LopezAmarillo-Dustin Ventura, Lane Wood Bay City-Darian DaleBaytown-Tillman StevensBrownfield-Noel VasquezBrownwood-Karlton Graves, Justin WardClear Lake-Trace Schwer-manCleveland-Henry CullyCollege Station-Curtis JacksonCopperas Cove-Diante FarleyDalhart-Jonathan QuintDenton-Nathan UlandDallas-Alex Aduwunmi Early-Cody BullardFort Worth-Ryan Torres Freeport-Bracy McCoyGarland- T.J. CleavingerHale Center-Melvis HawkinsHarker Heights-Matt KalischHouston-Arvin Jackson, Brandon Marbley, Mark PeñaHurst-Anthony Owusu-Appi-ahIrving-Saufeni FuahalaLa Porte-Chazman Dean, Ian OgandoLa Vernia-Patrick McGrath
Farmington-Wes Byrd, Eli Finch, Tyler FinchFort Sumner-Berry Stin-nettHobbs-Dylan JettLas Cruces-Michael Ber-nal, Eric Flores, Ricky PadillaRio Rancho-Malcolm Butters, Troy Harris, Carlo LiRosiRoswell-Desmond Anaya, Chase Kyser, Alex Montano, Chance Robledo
California (1)Oakland-Chris Redmond
Florida (1)Sarasota-Rodney Mitchell
Louisiana (1)New Orleans-Keith Davis
North Carolina (1)Burlington-Tavius Big-elow
Texas(46)
N.M.(24)
*Calif.(1)
Fla.(1)
NC(1)
Los Lunas-Taylor CannonLubbock-Justin Campos, Kendall Roberson, Adam Robin-sonMeadow-Tanner Streety Midland-Josey Childs, Donald EvansMontgomery-Evan FraleyMuleshoe-Wesley WoodMurphy-Jesse PokuOdessa-Rene Lopez, Joey Mendez, Linvel MosbySan Antonio-Jaime Villa-fuerteSeagraves-Tony ValenzuelaSpring-Andrew EllisSmithville-Cyle Jones
New Mexico (24)Albuquerque-Seville Bell, Cody Blocker, Arsenio Medrano, Stephen SmithArtesia-Luis ReyesAztec-Mike HathcockClovis-Stefan Mills, Devin SweetEstancia-Daniel Ortiz
2010 Returnees
2010 Eastern New Mexico University Numerical Football Roster
Head Coach Mark RibaudoOffensive Coordinator, Planning and Operations, Academic Liason Mike HowardDefensive Coordinator, Secondary Todd WallisOffensive Line, Run Game Coordinator, Travel Coordinator Draco MillerDefensive Line, Strength and Conditioning Larry Varnado Jr. Inside Linebackers Gary SalgadoOutside Receivers Josh FaithGraduate Assistant: Inside Receivers Katlan FrenchGraduate Assistant: Secondary John Hair
No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Cl Hometown/Previous School 1 Tillman Stevens DB 6-0 175 Sr. Baytown, Texas / Sterling High School 2 Devin Sweet OLB 6-4 225 Sr. Clovis, N.M. / Clovis High School 3 Seth Bailey LB 6-2 208 Fr. Texico, N.M. / Texico High School 4 Chase Kyser WR 5-6 168 So. Roswell, N.M. / Goddard High School 5 Darian Dale WR 6-0 180 Jr. Bay City, Texas / Bay City High School 6 Nicholas Hill WR 6-0 190 Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Patrick Henry High School/Grossmont Junior College 8 Arvin Jackson WR 5-10 180 Jr. Houston, Texas / Westside High School 9 Rodney Mitchell CB 5-9 165 Sr. Sarasota, Fla. / Palmetto High School/New Mexico Military Academy 10 Sawyer Cornelius QB 6-1 190 Fr. Amarillo, Texas / Bushland High School 11 Joey Mendez LB 6-0 170 So. Odessa, Texas / Permian High School 12 Wesley Wood QB 6-2 178 So. Muleshoe, Texas / Muleshoe High School 13 Cody Bullard WR 6-2 200 So. Early, Texas / Early High School 14 Diante Farley FS/SS 6-0 170 Sr. Copperas Cove, Texas / Copperas Cove High School/New Mexico Military Academy 15 Perron Sellers LB 6-1 205 Jr. La Marque, Texas/ / La Marque High School / Fullerton Junior College 16 Noelin Henry WR 5-11 195 Jr. Fort Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. / Boyd Anderson High School/ Fullerton College 17 Carl Bouldin WR 6-0 197 Jr. San Antonio, Texas / Converse Judson High School 18 De’Coreyon Thomas RB 5-9 176 Fr. Dickinson, Texas / Dickinson High School 19 Chris Redmond DB 5-11 177 R-Fr. Oakland, California / Houston Westside High School 20 Lloyd Black III DB 6-0 175 Fr. Rochester, N.Y. / Anderson High School (Austin, Texas) 21 Anthony Owusu-Appiah WR 5-11 198 Jr. Hurst, Texas / L.D. Bell High School 22 Michael Beach WR 5-6 185 So. Wichita Falls, Texas / Wichita Falls High School 23 Curtis Jackson RB 5-10 200 Jr. College Station, Texas / A&M Consolidated High School 24 Tavius Bigelow CB 6-0 202 Sr. Burlington, N.C. / Williams High School/Louisburg JC 26 Saufeni Fuahala LB 5-10 206 So. Irving, Texas / Irving Macarthur High School 27 Matt Kalisch DE 6-2 245 Sr. Harker Heights, Texas / Harker Heights High School/New Mexico Military Institute 28 Troy Harris RB 5-11 195 So. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School 29 Terick Pearsall RB 5-7 175 Jr. Miami, Fla. / Miami Jackson Senior High School/ Yuba College 30 Melvis Hawkins RB 5-11 218 So. Hale Center, Texas / Hale Center High School 31 Nathan Uland LB 5-10 225 Sr. Denton, Texas / Ryan High School 32 Keith Davis CB 5-10 164 So. New Orleans, La. / West Side High School (Houston, Texas) 33 Tony Valenzuela RB 5-5 186 Sr. Seagraves, Texas / Seagraves HS 34 Mike Hathcock RB 5-9 190 So. Aztec, N.M. / Aztec High School 35 Stefan Mills RB 5-11 191 So. Clovis, N.M. / Clovis High School 36 Michael Cottingham RB 6-0 165 Fr. Hutto, Texas / Hutto High School 37 Michael Matthews WR 6-2 207 Fr. Amarillo, Texas / Bushland High School 38 Linvel Mosby FS/SS 6-0 175 R-Fr. Odessa, Texas / Odessa Permian High School 39 Taylor Cannon P 6-3 198 Jr. Los Lunas, N.M. / Los Lunas HS 40 Keighen Thetford LB 5-11 202 Fr. Arlington, Texas / Arlington High School 41 Joseph Henry DL 6-4 230 Fr. Brownwood, Texas / Brownwood High School 42 Jayson Serda DB 5-10 175 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Manzano High School 43 Jonathan Quint LB 6-0 219 So. Dalhart, Texas / Dalhart High School 46 Lane Wood LB 5-11 193 So. Amarillo, Texas / Muleshoe High School 47 Dillon Metzger SR 5-7 165 Fr. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School 48 Jason Newsom WR 5-11 201 Gr. Tahoka, Texas / Estacado High School 49 Berry Stinnett QB 6-2 198 So. Fort Sumner, N.M. / Fort Sumner High School 50 Ryan Torres OC 6-1 266 Sr. Fort Worth, Texas / North Crowley High School 51 Daniel Allen DT 6-1 250 Fr. Seminole, Texas / Seminole High School 52 Henry Cully DE 6-0 210 Jr. Cleveland, Texas / Cleveland High School 53 Stephen Smith DE 6-3 240 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. / La Cueva High School 54 Joseph Jacob LB 6-2 240 Fr. Amarillo, Texas / Amarillo High School 55 Rozbeh Moghaddam LB 6-0 211 Gr. Miami, Fla. / IPN-Mexico City College 57 Eli Finch LB 6-0 199 Fr. Farmington, N.M. / Piedra Vista High School 58 Carlo LiRosi LB 6-0 240 So. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School 59 Christopher Henry LB 6-0 200 Fr. Killeen, Texas / Harker Heights High School 60 Trace Schwerman OL 6-0 250 So. Clear Lake, Texas / Clear Lake High School 61 Ricky Padilla OG 6-1 278 Jr. Las Cruces, N.M. / Las Cruces High School 62 Christopher Stephens OL 6-2 240 R-Fr. Spring, Texas / Spring High School 63 Jaime Villafuerte OT 6-3 310 So. San Antonio, Texas / Ronald Reagan High School 64 Malcolm Butters DE 6-3 232 So. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School
66 Mark Peña OT 6-1 300 Sr. Houston, Texas / Mayde Creek High School 67 Rhett Sain OG 6-4 262 Fr. Sudan, Texas / Sudan High School 69 Dylan Jett OG 6-0 263 So. Hobbs, N.M. / Hobbs High School 70 Dylan Sydenstricker OL 6-4 310 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. / La Cueva High School 72 Karlton Graves OT 6-4 280 Sr. Brownwood, Texas / Brownwood High School 73 Evan Fraley OT 6-8 320 Jr. Montgomery, Texas / Montgomery High School 74 Chance Robledo OT 6-5 320 Jr. Roswell, N.M. / Goddard High School 75 Todd Davis OL 6-8 285 Fr. Fredericksburg, Texas / Fredericksburg High School 76 TJ Cleavinger OG 6-2 310 Sr. Garland, Texas / Naaman Forest High School 77 Adam Robinson OT 6-6 300 Jr. Lubbock, Texas / Lubbock Cooper HS 78 Tanner Streety OT 6-3 295 Jr. Meadow, Texas / Meadow High School 79 Justin Ward OL 6-5 315 Jr. Brownwood, Texas / Brownwood High School 80 Jesse Poku WR 6-1 207 Sr. Murphy, Texas / Richardson High School 82 Cody Blocker WR 6-2 195 So. Albuquerque, N.M. / Del Norte High School 83 Juston Campos WR 5-11 195 Sr. Lubbock, Texas / Coronado High School 84 Tyler Finch LB 5-9 170 So. Farmington, N.M. / Piedra Vista High School 85 Tyler Wencka DE 6-5 210 Fr. Schertz, Texas / Samuel Clemens High School 86 Chazman Dean RB 5-9 160 Sr. La Porte, Texas / La Porte 87 Noel Vasquez FS/SS 5-4 134 So. Brownfield, Texas / Brownfield High School 88 Jacob Espinoza WR 5-10 182 Fr. Aztec, N.M. / Aztec High School 89 Kevin Smith DT 6-5 265 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Sandia High School 90 Aaron Vaughan DL 6-4 260 Sr. Texico, N.M. / Texico HS/ Howard College/ Tarleton State/ Texas Tech 91 Luis Reyes WR 5-6 182 So. Artesia, N.M. / Artesia High School 92 Bracy McCoy DE 6-2 264 So. Freeport, Texas / Brazosport High School 93 Cyle Jones DE 6-2 255 So. Smithville, Texas / Smithville High School 94 Desmond Anaya LB 6-3 225 Jr. Roswell, N.M. / Goddard High School 95 Ian Ogando DT 5-11 345 So. La Porte, Texas / La Porte High School 97 Jerry McGee DT 6-1 280 Fr. Big Spring, Texas / Big Spring High School 98 Arsenio Medrano FS 5-8 180 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Valley High School 99 Wes Byrd DE 6-2 265 Sr. Farmington, N.M. / Farmington High School/New Mexico Military Institute Troy Alvarado DT 5-11 261 Fr. Tahoka, Texas / Tahoka High School Robert Arrington WR 6-0 160 R-Fr. Carlsbad, N.M. / Carlsbad High School Calvin Barreras RB 5-10 192 So. Roswell, N.M. / Roswell High School James Bindel LB 6-0 180 R-Fr. Carlsbad, N.M. / Carlsbad High School Dominique Carson RB 5-5 150 Fr. Waxahachie, Texas / Waxahachie High School Endurance Childers WR 5-5 160 So. Levelland, Texas / Levelland High School/ South Plains College Colton Coleman DB 5-11 176 Jr. Corsicana, Texas / Corsicana High School/ Southwestern Christian College Joshua Fuhrleen LB 5-10 243 Fr. Orange Grove, Texas / Orange Grove High School Jacob Galindo QB 5-11 163 R-Fr. Carlsbad, N.M. / Carlsbad High School JJ Galvan Jr. OL 6-0 320 Fr. Orange Grove, Texas / Orange Grove High School Gary Graham Jr. DE 6-3 200 Fr. Carlsbad, N.M. / Carlsbad High School Joseph Horton-Vale DE 6-0 252 Fr. Roswell, N.M. / Roswell High School Brennen Howell RB 5-6 165 Fr. Alamogordo, N.M. / Highland High School Jacob Johnson SR 5-10 168 Fr. Idalon, Texas / Idalon High School Robert Johnston LB 5-10 210 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Del Norte High School Colin Mize DE 6-2 245 Sr. Bloomfield, N.M. / Bloomfield High School Jordan Newsom FS 5-8 141 Fr. Tahoka, Texas / Tahoka High School Daniel O’Brien QB 6-1 190 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Eldorado High School Joey Peña LB 5-8 205 Fr. Seagraves, Texas / Seagraves High School Antonio Perez Jr. RB 5-8 228 Fr. Chaparral, N.M. / Chaparral High School Tevyn Reed WR 5-8 210 Fr. Seminole, Texas / Seminole High School Kyle Rodriguez DL 6-3 267 R-Fr. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School Christopher Sanchez LB 6-1 235 Fr. Santa Rosa, N.M. / Santa Rosa High School Steven Summy WR 6-1 180 Fr. Gallup, N.M. / Gallup High School Dustin Ventura LB 6-0 230 So. Amarillo, Texas / Tascosa High School Derek Williams ILB 6-0 180 Fr. Cedar Park, Texas / Vista Ridge High School Jacon Wright DE 6-0 220 Fr. Carlsbad, N.M./Carlsbad High School
2010 Eastern New Mexico University Alphabetical Football Roster No. Name Pos Ht. Wt. Cl Hometown/Previous School 51 Daniel Allen DT 6-1 250 Fr. Seminole, Texas / Seminole High School Troy Alvarado DT 5-11 261 Fr. Tahoka, Texas / Tahoka High School 94 Desmond Anaya LB 6-3 225 Jr. Roswell, N.M. / Goddard High School Robert Arrington WR 6-0 160 R-Fr. Carlsbad, N.M. / Carlsbad High School 3 Seth Bailey LB 6-2 208 Fr. Texico, N.M. / Texico High School Calvin Barreras RB 5-10 192 So. Roswell, N.M. / Roswell High School 22 Michael Beach WR 5-6 185 So. Wichita Falls, Texas / Wichita Falls High School 24 Tavius Bigelow CB 6-0 202 Sr. Burlington, N.C. / Williams High School/Louisburg JC James Bindel LB 6-0 180 R-Fr. Carlsbad, N.M. / Carlsbad High School 20 Lloyd Black III DB 6-0 175 Fr. Rochester, N.Y. / Anderson High School (Austin, Texas) 82 Cody Blocker WR 6-2 195 So. Albuquerque, N.M. / Del Norte High School 17 Carl Bouldin WR 6-0 197 Jr. San Antonio, Texas / Converse Judson High School 13 Cody Bullard WR 6-2 200 So. Early, Texas / Early High School 64 Malcolm Butters DE 6-3 232 So. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School 99 Wes Byrd DE 6-2 265 Sr. Farmington, N.M. / Farmington High School/New Mexico Military Institute 83 Juston Campos WR 5-11 195 Sr. Lubbock, Texas / Coronado High School 39 Taylor Cannon P 6-3 198 Jr. Los Lunas, N.M. / Los Lunas HS Dominique Carson RB 5-5 150 Fr. Waxahachie, Texas / Waxahachie High School Endurance Childers WR 5-5 160 So. Levelland, Texas / Levelland High School/ South Plains College 76 TJ Cleavinger OG 6-2 310 Sr. Garland, Texas / Naaman Forest High School Colton Coleman DB 5-11 176 Jr. Corsicana, Texas / Corsicana High School/ Southwestern Christian College 10 Sawyer Cornelius QB 6-1 190 Fr. Amarillo, Texas / Bushland High School 36 Michael Cottingham K 6-0 165 Fr. Hutto, Texas / Hutto High School 52 Henry Cully DE 6-0 210 Jr. Cleveland, Texas / Cleveland High School 5 Darian Dale WR 6-0 180 Jr. Bay City, Texas / Bay City High School 32 Keith Davis CB 5-10 164 So. New Orleans, La. / West Side High School (Houston, Texas) 75 Todd Davis OL 6-8 285 Fr. Fredericksburg, Texas / Fredericksburg High School 86 Chazman Dean RB 5-9 160 Sr. La Porte, Texas / La Porte 88 Jacob Espinoza WR 5-10 182 Fr. Aztec, N.M. / Aztec High School 14 Diante Farley FS/SS 6-0 170 Sr. Copperas Cove, Texas / Copperas Cove High School/New Mexico Military Academy 57 Eli Finch LB 6-0 199 Fr. Farmington, N.M. / Piedra Vista High School 84 Tyler Finch LB 5-9 170 So. Farmington, N.M. / Piedra Vista High School 73 Evan Fraley OT 6-8 320 Jr. Montgomery, Texas / Montgomery High School 26 Saufeni Fuahala LB 5-10 206 So. Irving, Texas / Irving Macarthur High School Joshua Fuhrleen DB 5-10 243 Fr. Orange Grove, Texas / Orange Grove High School Jacob Galindo QB 5-11 163 R-Fr. Carlsbad, N.M. / Carlsbad High School JJ Galvan Jr. OL 6-0 320 Fr. Orange Grove, Texas / Orange Grove High School Gary Graham Jr. DE 6-3 200 Fr. Carlsbad, N.M. / Carlsbad High School 72 Karlton Graves OT 6-4 280 Sr. Brownwood, Texas / Brownwood High School 28 Troy Harris RB 5-11 195 So. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School 34 Mike Hathcock RB 5-9 190 So. Aztec, N.M. / Aztec High School 30 Melvis Hawkins RB 5-11 218 So. Hale Center, Texas / Hale Center High School 16 Noelin Henry WR 5-11 195 Jr. Fort Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. / Boyd Anderson High School/ Fullerton College 41 Joseph Henry DL 6-4 230 Fr. Brownwood, Texas / Brownwood High School 59 Christopher Henry LB 6-0 200 Fr. Killeen, Texas / Harker Heights High School 6 Nicholas Hill WR 6-0 190 Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Patrick Henry High School/Grossmont Junior College Joseph Horton-Vale DE 6-0 252 Fr. Roswell, N.M. / Roswell High School Brennen Howell RB 5-6 165 Fr. Alamogordo, N.M. / Highland High School 8 Arvin Jackson WR 5-10 180 Jr. Houston, Texas / Westside High School 23 Curtis Jackson RB 5-10 200 Jr. College Station, Texas / A&M Consolidated High School 54 Joseph Jacob LB 6-2 240 Fr. Amarillo, Texas / Amarillo High School 69 Dylan Jett OG 6-0 263 So. Hobbs, N.M. / Hobbs High School Jacob Johnson SR 5-10 168 Fr. Idalon, Texas / Idalon High School Robert Johnston LB 5-10 210 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Del Norte High School 93 Cyle Jones DE 6-2 255 So. Smithville, Texas / Smithville High School 27 Matt Kalisch DE 6-2 245 Sr. Harker Heights, Texas / Harker Heights High School/New Mexico Military Institute 4 Chase Kyser WR 5-6 168 So. Roswell, N.M. / Goddard High School 58 Carlo LiRosi LB 6-0 240 So. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School 37 Michael Matthews WR 6-2 207 Fr. Amarillo, Texas / Bushland High School 92 Bracy McCoy DE 6-2 264 So. Freeport, Texas / Brazosport High School 97 Jerry McGee DT 6-1 280 Fr. Big Spring, Texas / Big Spring High School 98 Arsenio Medrano FS 5-8 180 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Valley High School 11 Joey Mendez LB 6-0 170 So. Odessa, Texas / Permian High School 47 Dillon Metzger SR 5-7 165 Fr. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School 35 Stefan Mills RB 5-11 191 So. Clovis, N.M. / Clovis High School 9 Rodney Mitchell CB 5-9 165 Sr. Sarasota, Fla. / Palmetto High School/New Mexico Military Academy Colin Mize DE 6-2 245 Sr. Bloomfield, N.M. / Bloomfield High School 55 Rozbeh Moghaddam LB 6-0 211 Gr. Miami, Fla. / IPN-Mexico City College 38 Linvel Mosby FS/SS 6-0 175 R-Fr. Odessa, Texas / Odessa Permian High School 48 Jason Newsom WR 5-11 201 Gr. Tahoka, Texas / Estacado High School Jordan Newsom FS 5-8 141 Fr. Tahoka, Texas / Tahoka High School Daniel O’Brien QB 6-1 190 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Eldorado High School 95 Ian Ogando DT 5-11 345 So. La Porte, Texas / La Porte High School 21 Anthony Owusu-Appiah WR 5-11 198 Jr. Hurst, Texas / L.D. Bell High School 61 Ricky Padilla OG 6-1 278 Jr. Las Cruces, N.M. / Las Cruces High School 29 Terick Pearsall RB 5-7 175 Jr. Miami, Fla. / Miami Jackson Senior High School/ Yuba College
66 Mark Peña OT 6-1 300 Sr. Houston, Texas / Mayde Creek High School Joey Peña LB 5-8 205 Fr. Seagraves, Texas / Seagraves High School Antonio Perez Jr. DB 5-8 228 Fr. Chaparral, N.M. / Chaparral High School 80 Jesse Poku WR 6-1 207 Sr. Murphy, Texas / Richardson High School 43 Jonathan Quint LB 6-0 219 So. Dalhart, Texas / Dalhart High School 19 Chris Redmond DB 5-11 177 R-Fr. Oakland, California / Houston Westside High School Tevyn Reed WR 5-8 210 Fr. Seminole, Texas / Seminole High School 91 Luis Reyes WR 5-6 182 So. Artesia, N.M. / Artesia High School 77 Adam Robinson OT 6-6 300 Jr. Lubbock, Texas / Lubbock Cooper HS 74 Chance Robledo OT 6-5 320 Jr. Roswell, N.M. / Goddard High School Kyle Rodriguez DL 6-3 267 R-Fr. Rio Rancho, N.M. / Rio Rancho High School 67 Rhett Sain OL 6-4 262 Fr. Sudan, Texas / Sudan High School Christopher Sanchez LB 6-1 235 Fr. Santa Rosa, N.M. / Santa Rosa High School 60 Trace Schwerman OL 6-0 250 So. Clear Lake, Texas / Clear Lake High School 15 Perron Sellers LB 6-1 205 Jr. La Marque, Texas/ / La Marque High School / Fullerton Junior College 42 Jayson Serda DB 5-10 175 Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Manzano High School 53 Stephen Smith DE 6-3 240 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. / La Cueva High School 89 Kevin Smith DT 6-5 265 Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. / Sandia High School 62 Christopher Stephens OL 6-2 240 R-Fr. Spring, Texas / Spring High School 1 Tillman Stevens DB 6-0 175 Sr. Baytown, Texas / Sterling High School 49 Berry Stinnett QB 6-2 198 So. Fort Sumner, N.M. / Fort Sumner High School 78 Tanner Streety OT 6-3 295 Jr. Meadow, Texas / Meadow High School Steven Summy WR 6-1 180 Fr. Gallup, N.M. / Gallup High School 2 Devin Sweet OLB 6-4 225 Sr. Clovis, N.M. / Clovis High School 70 Dylan Sydenstricker OL 6-4 310 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. / La Cueva High School 40 Keighen Thetford LB 5-11 202 Fr. Arlington, Texas / Arlington High School 18 De’Coreyon Thomas RB 5-9 176 Fr. Dickinson, Texas / Dickinson High School 50 Ryan Torres OC 6-1 266 Sr. Fort Worth, Texas / North Crowley High School 31 Nathan Uland LB 5-10 225 Sr. Denton, Texas / Ryan High School 33 Tony Valenzuela RB 5-5 186 Sr. Seagraves, Texas / Seagraves HS 87 Noel Vasquez FS/SS 5-4 134 So. Brownfield, Texas / Brownfield High School 90 Aaron Vaughan DL 6-4 260 Sr. Texico, N.M. / Texico HS/ Howard College/ Tarleton State/ Texas Tech Dustin Ventura LB 6-0 230 So. Amarillo, Texas / Tascosa High School 63 Jaime Villafuerte OT 6-3 310 So. San Antonio, Texas / Ronald Reagan High School 79 Justin Ward OL 6-5 315 Jr. Brownwood, Texas / Brownwood High School 85 Tyler Wencka DE 6-5 210 Fr. Schertz, Texas / Samuel Clemens High School Derek Williams ILB 6-0 180 Fr. Cedar Park, Texas / Vista Ridge High School 12 Wesley Wood QB 6-2 178 So. Muleshoe, Texas / Muleshoe High School 46 Lane Wood LB 5-11 193 So. Amarillo, Texas / Muleshoe High School Jacon Wright DE 6-0 220 Fr. Carlsbad, N.M./Carlsbad High School
Northeastern Oklahoma University Football Roster
Head Coach: Kenny EvansAssistant Coaches Mike Knoll, Matt Hodgson, Brad Cornelsen, David Morgan, John Murray, Nick McBroom and Greg Richmond
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown 2 Cale Fulps QB Fr. 5-9 155 Broken Arrow, OK/Broken Arrow HS 3 Nick Dobler S Sr. 6-0 195 Topeka, KS/ 4 Andrew Rice QB So. 6-0 185 Owasso, OK/Metro Christian HS 5 Cody Lenz P Jr. 6-0 195 Deer Park, TX/Deer Park HS 6 Edward Victorian WR Jr. 5-7 170 New Orleans, LA/ 7 Woody Wilson QB Sr. 6-0 185 Fayetteville, AR/Fayetteville HS 8 D.J. Butler DB RsF 5-8 150 Broken Bow, OK/Broken Bow HS 9 Gionni Harris WR So. 5-7 157 Fayetteville, AR/Fayetteville HS 10 Steven Ellefsen WR Fr. 6-2 180 Carthage, MO/ 11 Pat Cook QB Sr. 6-0 195 Mont Belvieu, TX/ 12 Kenny Davis QB Jr. 6-3 200 Adair, OK/Adair HS 13 Daryn Alves WR Fr. 5-10 180 Durant, OK/Durant HS 14 Prince McKinney RB Sr. 5-10 186 Broken Arrow, OK/Broken Arrow HS 15 Hunter Akers DB Fr. 6-1 185 Austin, TX/Lake Travis HS 16 Trey McVay WR Jr. 5-9 188 Fort Gibson, OK/Fort Gibson HS 17 Marquin Watts DB So. 5-10 167 Lewisville, TX/Lewisville HS 18 Austin Martin FB Sr. 6-1 215 Colcord, OK/Colcord HS 19 Ryan Keenom S Jr. 6-0 195 Colcord, OK/Colcord HS 20 Willie Hubbard DB Fr. 5-11 180 Euless, TX/Trinity HS 21 Donald Dangerfield LB Jr. 6-0 190 Hugo, OK/Hugo HS 22 Damon Tenison LB So. 6-0 225 Jenks, OK/Jenks HS 23 Josh Lewis RB Sr. 5-9 195 Arlington, TX/Martin HS 24 Troy Adams DB Sr. 5-10 175 Toronto, Canada/NM Military 25 Steven Alexander S Sr. 6-3 220 Enid, OK/Enid HS 26 Shantel Mackey LB Sr. 5-10 195 Moore, OK/Moore HS 27 Drew Patton K Fr. 6-0 175 Fayetteville, AR/Fayetteville HS 28 Chris Davis RB Jr. 5-7 220 Troup, TX/ 29 Vic Williams DB Fr. 5-7 170 The Colony, TX/The Colony HS 30 Beau Beathard DL Jr. 6-3 260 Kingwood, TX/Kingwood HS 31 William Pittman FB Sr. 5-10 235 Desoto, TX/ 33 Jon Evans LB Sr. 6-1 215 Chandler, OK/Chandler HS 34 Steven Hopper RB Fr. 6-0 195 Broken Arrow, OK/Broken Arrow HS 35 Travis Boswell DE Jr. 6-2 257 Tahlequah, OK/Sequoyah HS 36 Chris Myers LB Jr. 6-1 235 Dickinson, TX/ 37 Chance Keith LB So. 6-2 230 Oologah, OK/Oologah-Talala HS 38 Nate Robinson DB Jr. 5-9 158 Rockingham, NC/ 40 Travon Brooks S So. 5-11 185 Muskogee, OK/Muskogee HS 41 Langston Jones DB Fr. 6-2 195 Calisburg, TX/Calisburg HS 42 David Lewis DB Fr. 5-8 175 Mesquite, TX/Horn HS 43 Nick Whitlow FB Fr. 6-0 235 Henryetta, OK/Henryetta HS 44 Gus Jones LB Fr. 6-2 235 Wagoner, OK/Wagoner HS 45 Cole Johnson DL Fr. 6-1 215 Tulsa, OK/Lincoln Christian HS 46 Chandler Barr DB Fr. 6-0 160 Anadarko, OK/Anadarko HS 48 Jaimon Gilstrap RB Fr. 5-10 205 Tulsa, OK/East Central HS 51 Ryan Thomas DL Fr. 6-3 215 Decatur, TX/Decatur HS 52 James Renfrow DL Fr. 6-2 215 Broken Arrow, OK/Broken Arrow HS 53 Nathan Dewberry LB Fr. 6-1 200 El Reno, OK/El Reno HS 54 Jason Copeland LB Fr. 6-3 215 Haileyville, OK/Haileyville HS 55 Caom Hansen DL Sr. 6-2 250 Mountain Home, ID/ 56 Phillip Boyd OL So. 6-3 271 Garland, TX/Naaman Forrest HS 57 Jack Gray LB Fr. 6-1 230 Chandler, OK/Chandler HS 58 Murphy Braden DS So. 5-11 230 Cleveland, OK/Cleveland HS 60 Blake Dirteater DL So. 6-0 275 Coweta, OK/Coweta HS 61 Kirk Wilson OL Fr. 6-0 270 Callisburg, TX/Callisburg HS 62 Chris Cherry OL Jr. 6-6 280 Tulsa, OK/Memorial HS 63 Matt Thompson OL Fr. 6-0 260 Stilwell, OK/Stilwell HS 64 Stephen Anderson OL Jr. 6-3 290 Wylie, TX/Wylie HS 65 Jimmy Davis DE Jr. 6-5 250 Stockbridge, GA/
66 Tyler Lannen OL Jr. 6-3 285 Wagoner, OK/Wagoner HS 67 Andy Blackard DL RsF. 6-2 270 Claremore, OK/Claremore HS 68 Joseph Alston DL Fr. 6-4 220 Berryhill, OK/Berryhill HS 71 Colton Ables OL Jr. 6-2 307 Mequite, TX/Horn HS 72 Chris Girdner OL Fr. 6-0 290 Keys, OK/Keys HS 73 Caleb Tripp OL Jr. 6-0 262 Stilwell, OK/Stilwell HS 74 Will Smalley OL Fr. 6-0 330 McKinney, TX/Boyd HS 75 David Disman OL So. 6-3 290 Mesquite, TX/ 77 Ben Beam OL Jr. 6-3 320 Garland, TX/N. Garland HS 78 Dalton Duckett OL Fr. 6-1 320 Tulsa, OK/Union HS 79 Jarred Wise OL Fr. 6-4 320 Tulsa, OK/Union HS 80 Shahpore Khalifeh WR Jr. 5-9 175 Joplin, MO/ 81 Anthony Moody WR Sr. 6-1 205 Broken Arrow, OK/Broken Arrow HS 82 Zack Fierro WR So. 6-0 178 Claremore, OK/Claremore HS 83 Sean Donohue WR Jr. 6-4 190 Spiro, OK/Spiro HS 84 Matt McDougald WR Fr. 5-11 185 Humble, TX/Kingwood HS 85 Ben Randle WR Sr. 6-4 205 Grapevine, TX/ 86 Kendall McKellum WR Fr. 6-2 200 Tulsa, OK/ 87 Logan Cawyer TE Sr. 6-4 255 Commerce, OK/ 88 Kyle Beam TE So. 6-4 250 Broken Bow, OK/Broken Bow HS 89 Stephen Huckaby TE So. 6-5 245 Mesquite, TX/Horn HS 92 Alan Stroup DL So. 6-1 230 Coweta, OK/Coweta HS 95 William Whitfield DL So. 6-2 270 Spiro, OK/Spiro HS 97 Ed Coleman DL So. 6-2 265 Tulsa, OK/East Central HS 98 Jeff Thompson DL So. 6-2 285 Muskogee, OK/Muskogee HS 99 Billy Blackard DL Sr. 6-3 305 Claremore, OK/Claremore HS
Eastern New Mexico vs Northeastern State
ENMU OffenseQB 12 Wesley Wood (6-2, 178, So., Muleshoe, Texas) 10 Sawyer Cornelius (6-1, 190, Fr., Amarillo, Texas)FB 33 Tony Valenzuela (5-5, 186, Sr., Seagraves, Texas) 35 Stefan Mills (5-11, 191, So., Clovis, N.M.)LT 79 Justin Ward (6-5, 315, Jr., Brownwood, Texas) 61 Ricky Padilla (6-1, 278, Jr., Las Cruces, N.M.)LG 76 T.J. Cleavinger (6-2, 310, Sr., Garland, Texas) 74 Chance Robledo (6-5, 320. Jr., Roswell, N.M.)C 50 Ryan Torres (6-1, 266, Sr., Fort Worth, Texas) 78 Tanner Streety (6-3, 295, Jr., Meadow, Texas)RG 63 Jaime Villafuerte (6-3, 310, So., San Antonio, Texas) 60 Trace Schwerman (6-0, 250, So., Clear Lake, Texas)RT 77 Adam Robinson (6-6, 300, Jr., Lubbock, Texas) 61 Ricky Padilla (6-1, 278, Jr., Las Cruces, N.M.)WR 17 Carl Bouldin (6-0, 197, Jr., San Antonio, Texas) 6 Nicholas Hill (6-0, 190, Jr., San Diego, Calif.)WR 4 Chase Kyser (5-6, 168, So., Roswell, N.M.) 8 Arvin Jackson (5-10, 180, Jr., Houston, Texas)WR 5 Darian Dale (6-0, 180, Jr., Bay City, Texas) 13 Cody Bullard (6-2, 20, So., Early, Texas)WR 80 Jessie Poku (6-1, 207, Sr., Murphy, Texas) 49 Berry Stinnett (6-2, 198, So., Fort Sumner, N.M.)
NSU DefenseDE 55 Caom Hansen (6-2 250 Sr.) 37 Chance Keith (6-2 230 Sr.)DE 35 Travis Boswell (6-2 257 Jr.) 90 Alan Stroup (6-1 230 So.) NG 30 Beau Beathard (6-3 260 Jr.) 98 Jeff Thompson (6-2 285 So.)DT 99 Billy Blackard (6-3 305 Sr.) 60 Blake Dirteater (6-0 275 So.)ROV 41 Langston Jones (6-2 195 Fr.) 21 Donald Dangerfield (6-0 190 Jr.)MLB 57 Jack Gray III (6-1 230 RS-Fr.) 44 Gus Jones (6-2 235 Fr.)WLB 26 Shantel Mackey (5-10 195 Sr.) 33 Jon Evans (6-1 215 Sr.)CB 24 Troy Adams (5-10 175 Sr.) 17 Marquin Watts (5-10 167 So.)CB 38 Nate Robinson (5-9 158 Jr.) 29 Vic Williams (5-7 170 RS-Fr.)FS 19 Ryan Keenom (6-0 195 Jr.) 40 Travon Brooks (5-11 185 So.)SS 3 Nick Dobler (6-0 195 Sr.) 15 Hunter Akers (6-1 185 Fr.)
NSU OffenseQB 12 Kenny Davis (6-3 200 Jr.) 7 Woody Wilson (6-0 185 Sr.)RB 23 Josh Lewis (5-9 195 Sr.) 34 Steven Hopper (6-0 195 Fr.)FB 43 Nick Whitlow (6-0 235 Fr.) 31 William Pittman (5-10 235 Sr.)WR 16 Trey McVay (5-9 188 Jr.) 85 Ben Randle (6-4 190 Jr.)WR 6 Edward Victorian (5-7 170 Jr.) 83 Sean Donohue (6-4 255 Sr.)TE 88 Kyle Beam (6-4 250 So.) 87 Logan Cawyer (6-4 255 Sr.) RT 62 Chris Cherry (6-6 280 Jr.) 66 Tyler Lannen (6-3 285 Jr.)RG 71 Colton Ables (6-2 307 Jr.) 78 Dalton Duckett (6-1 320 Fr.)C 77 Ben Beam (6-3 320 Jr.) 75 David Disman (6-3 290 Jr.)LG 73 Caleb Tripp (6-2 262 Jr.) 64 Stephen Anderson (6-3 290 Jr.)LT 56 Phillip Boyd (6-3 271 So.) 50 Stephen Huckaby (6-5 245 So.)
2010 StatisticsThe Automated ScoreBookEastern New Mexico Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 03, 2010)
All games
Team Statistics ENMU OPPSCORING 305 274 Points Per Game 33.9 30.4FIRST DOWNS 216 201 R u s h i n g 70 75 P a s s i n g 122 105 P e n a l t y 24 21RUSHING YARDAGE 1141 1671 Yards gained rushing 1311 1930 Yards lost rushing 170 259 Rushing Attempts 273 392 Average Per Rush 4.2 4.3 Average Per Game 126.8 185.7 TDs Rushing 9 14PASSING YARDAGE 2753 2155 C o m p - A t t - I n t 280-459-20 182-367-13 Average Per Pass 6.0 5.9 Average Per Catch 9.8 11.8 Average Per Game 305.9 239.4 TDs Passing 27 19TOTAL OFFENSE 3894 3826 Total Plays 732 759 Average Per Play 5.3 5.0 Average Per Game 432.7 425.1KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-653 51-1134PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-101 16-125INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-351 20-211KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.8 22.2PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.8 7.8INT RETURN AVERAGE 27.0 10.6FUMBLES-LOST 10-7 8-7PENALTIES-Yards 78-725 90-782 Average Per Game 80.6 86.9PUNTS-Yards 49-1796 55-1914 Average Per Punt 36.7 34.8 Net punt average 33.7 31.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 3 : 4 6 3 6 : 0 83RD-DOWN Conversions 70/158 72/172 3rd-Down Pct 44% 42%4TH-DOWN Conversions 6/16 8/23 4th-Down Pct 38% 35%SACKS BY-Yards 21-144 23-124MISC YARDS 22 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 40 37FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-13 6-11ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1RED-ZONE SCORES (31-40) 77% (27-34) 79%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (24-40) 60% (22-34) 65%PAT-ATTEMPTS (38-39) 97% (30-35) 86%ATTENDANCE 17327 6711 Games/Avg Per Game 6/2888 3/2237 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalEastern New Mexico 65 100 64 76 0 305Opponents 94 91 57 32 0 274
2010 StatisticsThe Automated ScoreBookEastern New Mexico Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 03, 2010)
#36 Michael Cottingham Single-Game Highs Punts: 6 at Angelo State; Sept., 4, 2010, vs Southern Nazarene; Aug. 28, 2010Average 32.5 at Angelo State; Sept., 4, 2010Longest Punt 48 vs Southern Nazarene; Aug. 28, 2010Inside 20 2 vs Southern Nazarene; Aug. 28, 2010Kickoffs 10 vs Southern Nazarene; Aug. 28, 2010Average 62.3 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State; Oct. 30, 2010Touchbacks 2 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State; Oct. 30, 2010
#27 Matt Kalisch Single-Game HighsLSC North Defensive Player of the Week: Aug. 30
Total Tackles: 10 (7-3-10) vs Southern Nazarene, Aug. 28, 2010Unassisted Tackles: 7 (7-3-10) vs Southern Nazarene, Aug. 28, 2010Tackles For a Loss: 2.5 (three times) last vs Southeastern Oklahoma State; Oct. 30, 2010Sacks: 2.5 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State; Oct. 30, 2010Forced Fumbles: 2 at West Texas A&M; Oct. 10, 2009Fumble Recoveries: 1 at #2 Abilene Christian; Sept. 26, 2009QB Pressures: 7 vs Texas A&M-Commerce, Sept. 25, 2010
#26 Tillman Stevens Jr.- Single-Game HighsD2Football.com Defensive Player of the Week 10/14/10
LSC North Defensive Player of the Week 10/11/102008 ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District 62008 Lone Star Conference South Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Total Tackles: 18 vs Southeastern Oklahoma State; Oct. 30, 2010Unassisted Tackles: 9 (9-6-15) vs Texas A&M-Commerce, Sept. 25, 2010Tackles For a Loss: 2 vs Southern Nazarene; Aug. 28, 2010Quarterback Hurries: 2 at Angelo State; Sept. 5, 2010Interceptions: 3 (81 yards) vs Central Oklahoma; Oct. 9, 2010Pass Breakups: 3 vs. Tarleton State; Oct. 17, 2009, at Southern Nazarene; Aug. 30, 2008 at Southwestern Oklahoma State; Sept. 6, 2008Forced Fumbles: 1 vs Angelo State, Oct. 3, 2009Fumble Recoveries 1 at Texas A&M-Kingsville; Oct. 24, 2009Blocked Kicks: 1 (three times) last vs Southeastern Oklahoma State; Oct. 30, 2010
#31 Nathan Uland Single-Game Highs2009 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Honorable Mention All-American2009 and 2008 ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-District 6
2009 Second Team Daktronics All-Super Region 42009 Don Hansen’s Football Gazette Second Team All-Super Region 4
2009 and 2008 Honorable Mention All-Lone Star Conference South Division2009 and 2008 Academic All-Lone Star Conference South Division
Total Tackles: 20 (3-17-20) vs Angelo State, Oct. 3, 2009Unassisted Tackles: 11 (11-3-14) at Southeastern Oklahoma State; Sept. 13, 2008Tackles For a Loss: 4 (18 yards) at West Texas A&M, Oct. 10, 2009Sacks: 1 at #2 Abilene Christian; Sept. 26, 2009, vs. Texas A&M-Commerce, Sept. 19, 2009Interceptions 1 vs Southern Nazarene; Aug. 28, 2010Forced Fumbles: 1 at Texas A&M-Commerce; Sept. 20, 2008Fumble Recoveries: 1; vs Midwestern State; Oct. 31, 2009 vs Tarleton State; Oct. 17, 2009, at Southeastern Oklahoma State; Sept. 13, 2008 at Oklahoma Panhandle; Nov. 8, 2008Pass Breakups: 1 eight times, last vs Southeastern Oklahoma State; Oct. 30, 2010
Nov. 8, 1986 — In Eastern’s second year inthe LSC, the Greyhounds defeated Texas A&I(TAMU-Kingsville), 34-28, on a TD with 1:01 left.
Oct. 26, 1991 — As time expired, ENMUkicked a field goal to edge East Texas State(TAMU-Commerce), 17-14. The Greyhoundswent on to win the LSC Championship.
Sept. 13, 1997 — Charlie Ragle returned akickoff 80 yards on the final play for a 34-31 win over in-state rival New Mexico Highlands.
Nov. 2, 2002 — Quarterback Heath Ridenourrushed for a school record 294 yards andfour TDs, as ENMU defeated TAMU-Kingsville.Eastern kicked a 39-yard field goal with 0:28left to win 37-34.
Oct. 9, 2004 — Eastern’s defense stoppedWest Texas A&M inside the 10-yard line twicein the closing minutes. The Greyhounds alsoknocked down a desperation pass on the finalplay of the game to secure a 21-20 victory.
Sept. 19, 2009 — Eastern outscored Texas A&M-Commerce 76-56, setting a team record for points in a game. The defense came up with three intercep-tions, including one returned 22-yards by Rodney Mitchell for a touchdown.
The Eastern New Mexico University football team has achieved an overall record of 48-27 over the past eight seasons. A great portion of that success has come from the home field advantage at Greyhound Stadium. Over the same seven-year period, ENMU has gone 26-12 at home, while scoring 28.7 points per game.
Greyhound Stadium seats 6,100 fans, including an area of enclosed seating on the home side of the field. The enclosed seating is underneath the stadium’s large press box. The stadium is equipped with lights. ENMU will play two home games at night this season.
The press box has a spacious media room, as well as rooms
for the coaches from both teams, home and visiting radio stations, and the scoreboard operator and public address announcer. All Greyhound Stadium seating is elevated above field level, providing an excellent view of the game.
A scoreboard with a message center was used for the first time in 2000. It provides information about the game in progress, plus future events and scores from other games.
This year, Eastern will play six games at Greyhound Stadium, opening on Aug. 28th against Southern Nazarene. Midwestern State comes to town for a LSC crossover on Sept. 11th, while ENMU makes their debut in the LSC North on Sept.
11, against defending champion, Texas A&M-Commerce. Central Oklahoma will visit Blackwater Draw on Oct. 9, with another crossover against Abilene Christian coming on Oct. 23. The home finale against Southeastern Oklahoma State is set for Oct. 30.
Greyhound Stadium provides a home f ieldadvantage for the Greyhounds. At left: Thecrowd watches ENMU in action. Below: Fanscheer and show support for the Greyhounds.
Greyhound StadiumGreyhound Stadium
The winner of the Eastern New Mexico University-West Texas A&M University football game receives the traveling Wagon Wheel Trophy. The annual battle for the Wagon Wheel began in 1986, when the teams resumed play 41 years after the first game in 1945. Since 1986, ownership of the wheel has been contested every year except 1991, when West Texas A&M did not compete in football. Last fall, WTAMU edged the Greyhounds in overtime, 52-51. Eastern edged WTAMU
2000 ENMU, 49-21
Canyon,Texas
1999ENMU, 24-16Greyhound Stadium
2001ENMU, 41-27Greyhound Stadium
Wagon Wheel Wins:ENMU 11, West Texas 121986 at West Texas 50, Eastern N.M. 31987 West Texas 29, at Eastern N.M. 71988 at West Texas 34, Eastern N.M. 151989 at Eastern N.M. 21, West Texas 171990 Eastern N.M. 32, at West Texas 01992 Eastern N.M. 56, at West Texas 01993 West Texas 35, at Eastern N.M. 341994 Eastern N.M. 48, at West Texas 381995 at Eastern N.M. 10, West Texas 71996 Eastern N.M. 31, at West Texas 211997 West Texas 35, at Eastern N.M. 34 (OT)1998 at West Texas 13, Eastern N.M. 101999 at Eastern N.M. 24, West Texas 162000 Eastern N.M. 49, at West Texas 212001 @ Eastern N.M. 41, West Texas 272002 Eastern N.M. 27, @ West Texas 162003 West Texas 49, @ Eastern N.M. 232004 @ Eastern N.M. 21, West Texas 202005 at West Texas 52, Eastern N.M. 51 OT2006 West Texas 21, at Eastern N.M. 142007 at West Texas 61, Eastern N.M. 312008 West Texas 51, at Eastern N.M. 272009 at West Texas 34, Eastern N.M. 24First Game in Overall Series1945 at West Texas 57, Eastern N.M. 6
All-Time Series Wins:ENMU 11, West Texas 13
2002ENMU, 27-16
Canyon,Texas
2004ENMU, 21-20Greyhound Stadium
Few college football teams have a home field advantage like Eastern New Mexico. The Greyhounds play within visual distance of ENMU’s Blackwater Draw Museum and just a few miles from the Blackwater Draw archaeological site. The “Curse of Blackwater Draw” has been blamed by opponents for many home wins by the Hounds. Newspapers in New Mexico and Texas often list Blackwater Draw as the dateline for ENMU’s home games. Blackwater Draw is a significant site for the study of Clovis Culture, and is also a key site for Folsom Culture research. Both groups hunted game and gathered plants and roots. Humans arrived at the site at least 11,000 years ago. At one time there was a large pond near the Blackwater Draw site that was probably a major wa-tering hole for animals. Several mammoth skeletons have been found, along with those of Bison Antiquus.
The Curse of Blackwater Draw(Key games at Greyhound Stadium since 1985,when ENMU joined the Lone Star Conference)
Note: Non-conference games are includedDate Opponent ResultOct. 5, ‘85 Texas Lutheran (OT) W, 27-24Nov. 16, ‘85 Angelo State W, 26-24Nov. 8, ‘86 Texas A&I W, 34-28Oct. 17, ‘87 Angelo State W, 18-0 Oct. 31, ‘87 East Texas State W, 34-12Sep. 30, ‘89 Angelo State W, 30-20Oct. 21, ‘89 East Texas State W, 45-28Nov. 4, ‘89 West Texas State W, 21-17Nov. 10, ‘90 Central State (OK) W, 12-7Oct. 12, ‘91 Angelo State W, 13-12Oct. 26, ‘91 East Texas State W, 17-14Oct. 23, ‘93 East Texas State W, 15-0Nov. 12, ‘94 Central Oklahoma T, 13-13Oct. 7, ‘95 Angelo State T, 10-10Nov. 4, ‘95 West Texas A&M W, 10-7Sept. 13, ‘97 N.M. Highlands W, 34-31Oct. 25, ‘97 TAMU-Commerce W, 10-9Nov. 6, ‘99 West Texas A&M W, 24-16Sept. 23, ‘00 Central Oklahoma W, 21-16Oct. 28, ‘00 Tarleton State W, 34-27Oct. 20, ‘01 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 28-20Nov. 2, ‘02 Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 37-34Sept. 25, ‘04 Abilene Christian W, 28-21Oct. 9, ‘04 West Texas A&M W, 21-20Oct. 28, ‘06 Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 37-14Sept. 6, ‘07 Northeastern State W, 14-10Sept. 19, ‘09 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 76-56Sept. 25 ‘10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 44-21
The Blackwater Draw Museum is very closeto Greyhound Stadium.
Eastern New Mexico University’s Blackwater Draw archaelogical site has resulted in thediscovery of skeletal remains from such animals as Bison Antiquus (left) and the mammoth (right). The Blackwater Draw site is one of
for the Wagon Wheel, 21-20 in 2004. ENMU trails in the Wagon Wheel series, 12-11 (13-11 all-time).
the most significant locations in the Unites States for the study of life roughly 11,000 years ago.
Wagon Wheel/Blackwater Draw
O Hail ENMU(Fight Song)
O Hail ENMU to YouMay we ever be loyal and true.
Loudly our praises we singThrough the ages, may they ring.
And all through our lives we’ll recallthe school that we love best of all.
Hail E-N-M-U to you.The Green and Silver,
Green and Silverreign forever.
“Take what you have with what you are, make something of it and never be satisfied.” — George Washington Carver
Graduateand Win
AggressivePhilosophy
Discipline and TogethernessGreat Effort with Greyhound Class
Greyhound football is about preparation, teamwork and family. It is about more than individual accomplish-ments on the field. It is about working together for common goals and giving one’s best in ev-ery season, in every game, on every play. The Greyhounds are guided by a special philosophy that goes beyond just athletic talent and X’s and O’s. It starts with a firm base — belief, accountability, selflessness and enthusiasm. It continues with players being disciplined, playing together, giving exceptional effort, show-ing class on and off the field, using love, faith and heart power to provide the best individual performances they can, and maintaining a high level of character at all times. When individual players have attained these goals, they can put them into action through an aggressive philosophy that will maximize their own talents, while placingpressure on Eastern’s opponents. Ultimately, a fully-developed team concept is in place and all players are committed to the final goals of the program — to graduate and win! Eastern has earned seven winning seasons on the field in the last eight years, while ending each year with many players on the ENMU Athletic Honor Roll and walking across the stage at graduation.
Greyhound Football is proud of success both on the field and in the classroom. At Eastern, the phrase “Graduate and Win” is more than just words, it’s the top goal of every Greyhound!
The Greyhound Way
Greyhounds In The Pros
Michael Sinclair, one of the NFL’s toppass rushers in recent years, attended EasternNew Mexico University. He retired at theend of the 2002 season, following 11 yearswith the Seattle Seahawks and one year withthe Philadelphia Eagles. Sinclair was selected to the Pro Bowlthree times as one of the league’s top players.He led the NFL in sacks in 1998, recording16.5 to edge sack specialist Reggie White.He earned 13 sacks in 1996 to rank 3rdin the American Football Conference andprovided 12 sacks in 1997 (2nd in the AFC). Sinclair joined the NFL in 1991, andbecame a starter in 1995. He earned 73.5sacks and forced 24 fumbles to rank secondin Seahawks history in both categories. He scored two touchdowns as a defensive
Philadelphia Eagles (2002)Seattle Seahawks (1991-01)
Atlanta Falcons (2001)New York Giants (1996-99)
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lineman in Seattle. He fell on a fumble in theend zone at San Diego in 1997 and returneda fumble 63 yards for a score against Denverin 2000. He was named First Team All-Proby the Associated Press in 1998.
Conrad Hamilton, who also went toENMU, concluded a five-year NFL careerfollowing the 2001 season. Hamilton’s bestyear was 1998 with the New York Giants,when he became a starter after two yearsas a back-up cornerback. He recorded 91tackles to go with one sack, one fumblerecovery and one interception. Hamilton had a leg injury in the 1999
preseason and missed two years. In 2001,he joined the Atlanta Falcons, and made 11tackles before being released late in the year. In New York, Hamilton registered 151career tackles to go with 34 passes defendedand three interceptions in 48 games. Hereturned kickoffs during his rookie season(1996) and averaged 20.1 yards per return.
Ty TouchstoneMajor:Business Administration and Computer Infor-mation Systems
ENMU Career Stats:290 Tackles, 8 Ints., 9 Pass Break-ups
Top Honors:National Scholar-Athlete; ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America of theYear (All-America three times); Football Gazette Second Team All-Southwest Region
SeniorSeason:
2004
Linebacker
LB
Jeff HowardMajor:Biology (Pre-Medicine)
ENMU Career Stats:248 Tackles, 29 TFL, 7.5 Sacks, 4 Ints.
Top Honors:Named All-America by the AFCA, AP,D2Football.com and Football Gazette;First Team All-LSC South twice; LSC SouthAll-Academic Team twice; ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-District twice
Top Honors:ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Districtthree times; LSC South All-Academic Teamtwice; Honorable Mention All-LSC Southin 2003
SeniorSeason:
2004
Where Are They Now
The ENMU Greyhounds have found success on the field with seven consecutive winning seasons in nine years and Lone Star Conference South Division co-championships in 1999 and 2000. Head Coach Mark Ribaudo and the Greyhounds have achieved success off the field as well through a growing number of community service projects. “Our philosophy at ENMU is we’re one small part of a great community and we want to do our share to make it an even better community,” Ribaudo said. Last year, Clovis was hit by a dev-astating barrage of tornadoes, damag-ing much of the south end of the city, downing electrical wires and forcing much of route 70 between Portales and Clovis to close, with people living in that area having to temporarily evacu-ate their homes. The Eastern New Mexico University players and coach-es organized an effort to help clean up the area, removing debris, and helping speed up the recovery process. The 2007 kids camp gave players the chance to teach the fundamentals of football to over 80 youngsters. The children also played 7-on-7 football games with help from the ENMU
players. Meanwhile, about 60 players and coaches contributed to the down-town clean-up effort. The team also has a tradition of helping students learn through literacy programs at area schools. In 1999, the ENMU football team was honored by the national Help One Student to Succeed (HOSTS) mentoring program with its top honor, the Betty Scharff Memorial Award, for helping students at nearby Portales Junior High School with reading and language arts skills. With a history of community service, it’s not surprising the team added a new level to its efforts with the Spring Challenge of 2007, in which nine groups of up to 10 players competed to see which group could provide the most community service in one semester. It was up to each captain and his team members to develop their own list of community service projects. A point system was used to determine the winning teams. Eastern’s football players partici-pated in a wide variety of activities to help the community. They assisted with physical education classes at Lindsey Grade School, washed cars, judged in the Spanish Fair at ENMU, helped with chores at the local Bap-tist Children’s Home, mowed lawns, helped fix up area softball fields, participated in the Community Action Day and were involved in events asso-ciated with National Physical Educa-tion Day on the ENMU campus. The Greyhound football team re-ceived a certificate of recognition from the Portales City Council and Mayor Orlando Ortega for its efforts in com-
munity service. The top three teams in the Spring Challenge were honored with a steak dinner. More importantly, all the players learned about the ben-efits of community service, as they volunteered a total of more than 1,000 man-hours. “They learned self-sacrifice, that giving in some cases is better than receiving and they learned how much our community appreciates Greyhound football,” Ribaudo said. “And they learned how important it is to give to a community to make it better.” Although the recent community service projects are over, that doesn’t mean the Greyhounds are finished helping out in Portales. The team and coaches are already thinking about op-tions for community service projects in future years. “This is just the beginning in terms of ENMU Greyhound Football and community service,” Ribaudo said. “We’re going to try and continue this and break our record every year.” With community service, the Hounds win, youngsters in Portales win, and the entire community wins. It’s a great extension of the Greyhound Way.
The Greyhound Way
It never seems to amaze me at the work that our coaches and athletes do at Eastern New Mexico University. Not many people are as crazy sports minded as I am but I do feel lucky enough to be associated with a great sports atmosphere. Everyone remembers the disastrous tornado that hit parts of the Clovis and Portales area leaving many homeless and many trying to rebuild their houses and their lives. One of the many businesses destroyed in the tornado was the Grande Vida Dairy. More than 960 acres destroyed in one way or another, the Grande Vida Dairy is trying to pick up the pieces of its business. I truly believe that our coaching staff’s at Eastern are exceptional especially in times like these. I know for a fact that all of our coaches and athletes work hard every day in practice and work hard to reach their goals. Our coach’s care about their athletes and our university but to see the coaches pull their teams together to show the community life is much more than about sports is something that needs to be rewarded. Now I know for a fact Mike and Cindy Mitchell and Partners (owners of Grande Vida Dairy) did not beg Greyhound Coach Mike Howard to bring the football team to the dairy for a clean-up session. With the great minds of our football coach-ing staff the Hounds used their willingness to help those in need, and this need time just so happened to be the Grande Vida Dairy. With approximately 60 Hound football players spending their Saturday working at the dairy picking up the debris from the tornado that was wide spread miles across Roosevelt County was not an easy task. Our athletes as well as many of our coaches spent over five hours helping out and doing the best they possibly could to give back to the community. Being a former college athlete myself back in the day I don’t remember to much about
doing a lot of community service and I guess that’s why I see ENMU as a better place to be. I know we have many athletes that give back to the community in their own way but just getting a glimpse at the work that our football team on Saturday was definitely a plus. Unfortunately there was a lot of damage done across the Clovis and Portales area but in my own opinion I don’t think anyone had the damage that the Grande Vida Dairy experi-enced. Yes many homes were destroyed, but be-lieve it or not by far the dairy got the worse end of it. I saw Greyhound athletes working hard working and walking through sand dunes to find and pick up debris and saw many oth-ers picking up tin that was torn apart by the tornado and even saw the athletes hard at work with sledge hammers and jackhammers. More than just your typical day on the football field. Saturday was a day and life without sports, it was day that the Hounds family put it all to-gether to show the community how much they care and will go the extra mile to help those in need. Even with the Salvation Army and FEMA in town, nothing could match the drive and will of 60 Eastern New Mexico Greyhound football players and coaches. With many of the families and businesses still trying to pick up pieces of last month’s tornado, the community is still buzzing almost a month after the life threaten-ing tornado that hit the local area. Agreeing to give up their Saturday morning and afternoon, many of the Greyhound football squad reached out by giving a helping hand to Grande Vida Dairy. Grande Vida Dairy owned by Mike and Cindy Mitchell and Partners was one of the lo-cal companies that had their business destroyed with an estimated damage of four million dol-lars. Not only was their dairy destroyed entirely but the loss in cattle is estimated at 300 and counting. Along with the cattle, much of the 960 acres was destroyed with debris flying for miles. According to Rebekah Mitchell, daughter of Mike and Cindy the Hounds coaching staff volunteered to bring their athletes to Grande Vida Dairy and help all they could with picking up damaged debris and trash. “Being deeply rooted in the community the Greyhounds took this opportunity to help those in need,” said Greyhound Assistant Coach Draco Miller. “We
believe in giving back to our community and we want the people of Roosevelt and Curry Counties to know that we are here with them,” Miller said. “Our players spent about five hours cover-ing a dairy that was huge in size,” Miller said. “The team picked up tin siding, roof tops, steel pipes, water sprinklers, rubber tires and even tore down some sheet rock walls and busted down cement walls.” “We as coaches wanted to show the impor-tance of giving back and this was real,” Miller said. “Most people go through life and never have to witness or go through some type of natural disaster and in one weekend our players saw the destruction and felt the pain of those affected by the tornado.”“Our football players see giving back to the community as a way of saying thank you and thank you for your support,” Miller said. “They gave their time to help us and we are so grateful to them,” said Rebekah in a telephone interview. “There was so much to do and I felt so bad for the ones who had to walk through the sand dunes just to pick up the trash,” Miller said. “We as coaches are so very proud of our Greyhound players and they showed us what it meant to be a Greyhound, but most importantly it showed that giving is always better than receiving. — Story was courtesy of Jon Vestal
Seasons: 74All-Time Record entering 2010: 367-349-21 (.513)
Coach Bud Elliott was the winningest coach in ENMU football history
Al Garten led Eastern to 66 wins and was inducted into the Hall of
Honors in 1984
Mark Ribaudo is the current coach of the Greyhounds as they move their high-powered offense
to the LSC North
Greyhound Coaching Records
1934 7-0-2 First Season, ENMU goes undefeated1935 7-4 Unbeaten streak reaches 10, before first loss1936 5-5 ENMU drops season finale for first time1937 7-2-1 Tie in season opener marks first ever non win to begin a season1938 3-5-2 Second straight season opening tie1939 7-3 Six season in, ENMU drops opener for the first time1940 4-6 First four games of season all on the road1941 1-8 1942-1944 No team fielded due to World War II1945 0-61946 1-7-1 Third season opening tie in school history1947 5-4 First season opening win since Sept. 26, 19361948 6-3 First back-to-back winning seasons since first two seasons1949 6-4-1 First three-season winning streak1950 5-5 Nebraska St. edges ENMU in season finale to snap streak1951 8-1 ENMU defeats NM Military Inst. in finale to set single season win record1952 7-1-1 1953 4-7 1954 6-3 1955 5-41956 7-31957 9-0-1 Unbeaten Greyhounds snap single season win record, post first four-season win streak1958 3-6-1 ENMU’s 74 points against Omaha University sets a school record1959 4-61960 4-51961 5-4-1 Greyhounds win three of last four to post first winning season in four years1962 7-31963 7-31964 4-5 ENMU finishes one game under .500, despite outscoring opposition 233-1541965 3-6-11966 2-7 Greyhounds win two of three in October1967 3-6 ENMU’s 128 points in final two games sets a record for scoring in back-to-back games1968 4-5-1 Greyhounds denied winning record in one-point loss in season finale1969 1-91970 2-81971 4-5-1 Greyhounds win three of last four1972 2-81973 6-4 ENMU emphatically wins season finale, 38-3 to snap nine-year losing streak1974 7-41975 8-3 Greyhounds open season 5-01976 7-3-1 ENMU matches school record four consecutive winning seasons1977 4-6 Greyhounds close season on three-game winning streak
Greyhound Year by Year
1978 5-6 Fort Hays State defeats ENMU in finale, 14-6, to deny Greyhounds 21st winning season in program history1979 4-61980 2-7-1 1981 6-4 ENMU posts 21st winning season 1982 4-6 Greyhounds win two of first three games1983 8-2-1 Greyhounds reach NAIA Division I Playoffs, falling at Mesa College, 35-9. ENMU’s 306 points sets a team record1984 5-51985 5-5; LSC 3-2 ENMU joins Lone Star Conference- posts winning conference record1986 8-3; LSC 3-3 Greyhounds post 317 points, setting a new record1987 9-2; LSC 4-2 Nine wins sets new single season mark, as does four Lone Star wins1988 2-8; LSC 0-6 1989 7-3; LSC 5-2 First five-win season for ENMU in Lone Star1990 6-4; LSC 5-2 1991 7-3; LSC 5-1 Lone Star Conference Champions, 15-5 record in Lone Star over three years 1992 5-5; LSC 3-31993 1-8; LSC 1-4 Greyhounds fall in Wagon Wheel by one, 35-341994 6-4-1; LSC 1-3-1 ENMU wins Wagon Wheel on the road, 48-38, setting a season high for points1995 6-4-1; LSC 1-3-1 Second straight Wagon Wheel victory1996 3-8; LSC 2-5 Third consecutive Wagon Wheel1997 5-6; LSC 3-6 Lost Wagon Wheel, 35-34, in overtime1998 8-3; LSC South 6-3 Beginning of eight season winning streak, First 300+ point season in more than a decade1999 6-4; LSC South 4-2 LSC South Division Co-Champions2000 6-4; LSC South 4-2 Repeat as LSC South Co-Champions2001 6-4; LSC South 2-4 2002 8-2; LSC South 4-2 ENMU notches series-record Fourth Straight Wagon Wheel; Greyhounds set new mark for single season points, scoring 3392003 6-5; LSC South 2-4 2004 6-5; LSC South 4-2 2005 5-6; LSC South 2-42006 3-7; LSC South 1-52007 5-6; LSC South 0-6 Hounds Open 4-1, appear in three straight AFCA National Polls2008 2-9; LSC South 0-6 Hounds debut spread offense2009 3-8; LSC South 0-6 Hounds obliterate ENMU and NCAA Record Book2010 4-5; LSC North 3-2 Hounds win first-ever LSC North Game, 44-21 against Texas A&M-Commerce
Greyhound Year by Year
1945 (0-6)Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic ConferenceDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 15 7 @W. TX St. Teachers 56 Sep. 22 0 @New Mexico 78 Sep. 29 0 @Arizona State College 39 Oct. 6 0 Colo. College of Ed. 26 Oct. 13 0 @N.M. Military Inst. 31 Oct. 20 6 @Colo. College of Ed. 69 13 299
1946 (1-7-1) Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic Conference DATE ENMU OPP Sep. 21 0 Panhandle A&M 0 Sep. 28 7 @McMurry College 43 Oct. 4 0 @Adams State 26 Oct. 12 0 @New Mexico Teachers 7 Oct. 19 13 New Mexico Highlands 7 Oct. 26 0 @Sul Ross 32 Nov. 8 7 @Ariz. State Coll.-Clovis 33 Nov. 16 12 Southwestern Teachers 47 Nov. 23 7 N.M. Military Inst. 14 48 209
1947 (5-4) Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic ConferenceDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 19 34 Sterling College 13 Sep. 28 13 @Panhandle A&M 0 Oct. 4 7 Sul Ross 46 Oct. 10 27 @New Mexico Highlands 6 Oct. 18 6 Adams State 19 Nov. 2 15 !New Mexico Teachers 7 Nov. 8 14 @Gila Junior College 13 Nov. 15 0 @Southwestern Oklahoma 33 Nov. 22 6 @N.M. Military Inst. 27 122 164 First season opening victory since
Sept. 26, 1936
1948 (6-3) Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic ConferenceDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 25 20 Panhandle A&M 0 Oct. 2 0 @Sul Ross 52 Oct. 9 13 !New Mexico Highlands 7 Oct. 16 7 @Adams State 32 Oct. 23 19 St. Michael’s College 0 Oct. 30 13 @New Mexico Teachers 7 Nov. 6 0 East Central Oklahoma 27 Nov. 13 47 @McPherson College 0 Nov. 20 32 N.M. Military Inst. 19 151 144 First back-to-back winning seasons
since the program’s first two seasons
1934 (7-0-2)Coach: “Tiny” Reed
IndependentDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 28 19 Camp Roosevelt 0 Oct. 6 27 !N.M. A&M Freshmen 0 Oct. 12 6 @New Mexico Normal 6 Oct. 26 14 @New Mexico Freshmen 7 Nov. 2 6 WTSTC Freshmen 0 Nov. 16 19 Wayland Junior College 0 Nov. 19 12 Camp Roosevelt 0 Nov. 21 7 @N.M. Teachers College 7 Nov. 28 28 Altus Junior College 0 138 20 First Season of football at ENMU, team goes undefeated under head
coach “Tiny” Reed
1935 (7-4) Coach: Jerry Dalrymple
N.M. Athletic ConferenceDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 21 35 Price College 0 Sep. 29 0 @New Mexico A & M 34 Oct. 14 12 @N.M. Normal-Clovis 6 Oct. 11 0 Amarillo Junior College 7 Oct. 18 0 @TX Tech Fresh.-Clovis 7 Oct. 25 20 Canyon Freshmen 0 Nov. 1 0 Capitol Hill Jr. College 6 Nov. 11 13 !New Mexico Freshman 0 Nov. 16 3 @N.M. Military Inst. 0 Nov. 22 49 @Wayland Jr. College 0 Nov. 28 14 @Altus Junior College 12 146 72
Undefeated Streak reaches 10 games before first loss
N.M. Athletic ConferenceDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 26 0 @Panhandle A&M 0 Oct. 1 9 N.M. Freshmen-Clovis 0 Oct. 9 20 @Trinidad Jr. College 0 Oct. 16 26 St. Mary’s (Texas) 0 Oct. 22 29 @WTSTC Freshmen 2 Oct. 30 21 !N.M. Military Inst. 20 Nov. 5 1 #New Mexico Normal 0 Nov. 13 0 Altus Junior College 13 Nov. 20 41 @St. Regis 12 Nov. 27 7 @N.M. Teachers Coll. 13 154 60
Tie in season opener marks first season without a victory to start the
season
1938 (3-5-2) Coach: R.P. Terrell
Inter-Mountain J.C.A.C.DATE ENMU OPP Sep. 23 0 Hardin-Simmons Fresh. 0 Oct. 1 7 WTSTC Freshmen 38 Oct. 8 7 N.M. Military Inst. 26 Oct. 15 31 Trinidad J.C. 0 Oct. 21 21 @Pueblo J.C. 12 Oct. 29 6 @Panhandle A&M 7 Nov. 5 6 Fort Lewis Jr. College 6 Nov. 12 7 !N.M. Teachers College 9 Nov. 19 20 St. Regis 0 Nov. 24 0 @Altus Junior College 20 105 118
1939 (7-3) Coach: Al Garten
Inter-Mountain J.C.A.C.
DATE ENMU OPP Sep. 22 0 @Cameron Jr. College 20 Oct. 6 0 NMU B Team 13 Oct. 14 13 !N.M. Military Inst. 12 Oct. 20 42 Fort Lewis Jr. College 7 Oct. 27 35 @Pueblo Junior College 0 Nov. 3 7 Panhandle A&M 6 Nov. 11 7 @N.M. Teachers Coll. 19 Nov. 17 16 Southwestern Teachers 12 Nov. 24 42 @Trinidad Jr. College 0 Nov. 28 25 Dodge City Jr. College 0 187 89
Six seasons in, Eastern drops season opener for the first time
1940 (4-6) Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic Conference
DATE ENMU OPP Sep. 19 0 @Cameron JC-Clovis 25 Sep. 28 21 @Adams State Teachers 6 Oct. 5 9 @Panhandle A&M 6 Oct. 12 0 @N.M. Military Inst. 6 Oct. 19 12 !New Mexico Normal 0 Oct. 26 6 @Reno Nevada Univ. 40 Nov. 2 14 Wayland College 6 Nov. 9 0 @Southwest Oklahoma 12 Nov. 14 0 New Mexico Teachers 6 Nov. 28 0 Northwestern Oklahoma 13 62 120
1941 (1-8) Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic ConferenceDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 20 0 @Arizona State College 32 Sep. 26 0 @McMurry College 36 Oct. 3 0 @Okla. City Univ. 25 Oct. 11 0 !St. Mary’s (Texas) 54 Oct. 18 13 N.M. Military Inst. 14 Nov. 8 7 @New Mexico Highlands 13 Nov. 15 40 Adams State 6 Nov. 20 6 @N. Mexico Teachers 13 Nov. 28 0 @Northwestern Okla. 38
66 2311942, 1943 and 1944
No team fielded due to World War II
1949 (6-4-1) Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic Conference
DATE ENMU OPP Sep. 10 0 @Hardin College 45 Sep. 17 34 McPherson College 0 Sep. 24 6 @Panhandle A&M 0 Oct. 1 0 Sul Ross 40 Oct. 8 6 @New Mexico Highlands 14 Oct. 15 13 !Adams State 13 Oct. 22 14 @St. Michael’s College 0 Oct. 29 21 New Mexico Western 20 Nov. 5 12 @East Central Okla. 13 Nov. 12 13 Daniel Baker 7 Nov. 19 32 @N.M. Military Inst. 14 151 166
1950 (5-5)
Coach: Al Garten N.M. Athletic Conference DATE ENMU OPP Sep. 16 0 @Abilene Christian Col. 39 Sep. 23 6 Panhandle A&M 13 Sep. 29 13 @Central Oklahoma 33 Oct. 7 28 New Mexico Highlands 6 Oct. 14 6 @Colorado College 7 Oct. 21 35 @Adams State 7 Oct. 28 14 @New Mexico Western 7 Nov. 4 19 !St. Michael’s College 2 Nov. 11 28 N.M. Military Inst. 7 Nov. 18 13 Nebraska St. Teachers 20
162 141
1951 (8-1) Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic ConferenceDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 22 32 @Panhandle A&M 6 Sep. 29 31 Central Oklahoma 0 Oct. 6 33 @New Mexico Highlands 13 Oct. 13 40 Adams State 0 Oct. 20 19 @Humboldt State 6 Oct. 27 59 New Mexico Western 19 Nov. 3 7 !Colorado Mines 0 Nov. 10 7 @Peru State 19 Nov. 17 32 @N.M. Military Inst. 14
260 77
1952 (7-1-1) Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic ConferenceDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 13 14 Southwestern Oklahoma 6 Sep. 20 19 Panhandle A&M 14 Sep. 27 21 @Arizona State College 7 Oct. 4 7 McMurry College 7 Oct. 11 12 @Adams State 19 Oct. 17 20 @Colorado Mines 7 Oct. 25 27 @New Mexico Western 14 Nov. 1 34 !New Mexico Highlands 7 Nov. 15 13 N.M. Military Inst. 6 167 87
Greyhound Yearly Results
1953 (4-7) Coach: Al Garten
N.M. Athletic ConferenceDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 10 0 @Southwestern Oklahoma 19 Sep. 19 20 @Panhandle A&M 24 Sep. 26 20 Arizona State College 0 Oct. 3 6 @McMurry College 25 Oct. 10 36 Adams State 18 Oct. 17 29 @Southwest Missouri 12 Oct. 24 21 New Mexico Western 24 Oct. 31 47 @New Mexico Highlands 14 Nov. 7 7 !Kansas State 19 Nov. 14 6 @N.M. Military Inst. 7 Dec. 19 26 @Mexico City All-Stars 45
DATE ENMU OPP Sep. 8 3 @Panhandle State 7 Sep. 15 24 Sul Ross State College 16 Sep. 22 14 Northwestern State 7 Sep. 29 43 %Southern Colorado 15 Oct. 6 0 University of Nebraska 17 Oct. 13 7 @Southwestern State 10 Oct. 20 17 Central State College 14 Oct. 27 14 @Western New Mexico 11 Nov. 3 7 @Northern Colorado 37 Nov. 10 38 !Kansas St. Coll.-Pittsburg 3
167 137
1974 (7-4)Coach: Jack Scott
IndependentDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 7 26 Panhandle State 3 Sep. 14 27 @Sul Ross 17 Sep. 28 29 @Southern Colorado 21 Oct. 5 14 %Fort Hays St. College 7 Oct. 12 14 @Cameron 27 Oct. 19 17 Southwestern Oklahoma 6 Oct. 26 0 @Central Oklahoma 7 Nov. 2 42 !East Central 14 Nov. 9 0 @New Mexico Highlands 10 Nov. 16 12 Northern Colorado 31 Nov. 23 41 Western New Mexico 28
222 171
1975 (8-3)Coach: Jack Scott
IndependentDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 6 52 @Panhandle State 6 Sep. 13 21 Western New Mexico 3 Sep. 20 38 @Sul Ross 6 Sep. 27 28 %Southern Colorado 16 Oct. 4 20 @Fort Hays State 13 Oct. 11 11 Cameron 15 Oct. 18 18 @Southwestern 48 Oct. 25 19 Central Oklahoma 0 Nov. 1 22 @East Central Oklahoma 36 Nov. 8 33 !New Mexico Highlands 7 Nov. 15 16 @Northern Colorado 14 278 164
1976 (7-3-1) Coach: Jack Scott
IndependentDATE ENMU OPP Sep. 4 33 Panhandle State 3 Sep. 11 27 @Western New Mexico 14 Sep. 18 40 Sul Ross State 19 Sep. 25 21 @New Mexico Highlands 0 Oct. 2 24 %Angelo State 38 Oct. 9 15 @Cameron University 14 Oct. 16 8 Southwestern Oklahoma 21 Oct. 23 20 @Central Oklahoma 23 Oct. 30 21 East Central Oklahoma 20 Nov. 6 17 @Southern Colorado 17 Nov. 13 14 !Northern Colorado 12 240 181
DATE ENMU OPPSep. 7 27 Western New Mexico 20Sep. 14 70 @N.M. Highlands 28Sep. 21 46 Northeastern State 14Sep. 28 35 **@East Central 29Oct. 5 19 *Abilene Christian 20Oct. 12 23 *@Angelo State 14Oct. 19 14 *!Midwestern State 28Oct. 26 27 *@TAMU-Commerce 17Nov. 2 37 *TAMU-Kingsville 34Nov. 9 27 *@West Texas A&M 16Nov. 16 14 **@SW Oklahoma 25 339 245 Eastern wins fourth straight Wagon
Wheel Game, and sets a new single-season record for points
with 339
2003 (6-5, 2-4 LSC South)Coach “Bud” Elliott
Lone Star Conference
DATE ENMU OPPSep. 6 18 @Adams State 17Sep. 13 45 N.M. Highlands 14Sep. 20 24 @Northeastern State 10Sep. 27 32 **East Central 2Oct. 4 14 *@Abilene Christian 24Oct. 11 31 *!Angelo State 0Oct. 18 14 *@Midwestern State 24Oct. 25 10 *TAMU-Commerce 3Nov. 1 26 *@TAMU-Kingsville 44Nov. 8 23 *West Texas A&M 49Nov. 15 14 **SW Oklahoma 17 251 204
Greyhound Yearly Results
Derrick Hunter sprints down the sideline at West Texas A&M in 2005. Hunter holds a number of the Greyhounds receiving records, and concluded his ENMU career in 2005.
Steve Hinson played from 2001-2004 and was one of the top passers and kick returners in recent history for the Greyhounds
Kevin Kott played from 1983-1984, and holds numerous passing records, including the single game record for yardage, with 500 against East Central in 1984. He also holds the record for total offense in a game (496) and season (3,354).
The Greyhound record for touchdowns in a game is five, and the last player to accomplish the feat was Dennis Beard against West Texas A&M on November 4, 2000.
In 2004, Corey White, currently an assistant coach took the opening kickoff of the second half against Southwestern Oklahoma State, 100 yards for a score, tying an NCAA record. The Hounds went on to win that game 39-0. Eastern has four 100-yard kickoff returns in their history.
2008 (2-9, 0-6 LSC South)Mark Ribaudo
Lone Star ConferenceDATE ENMU OPPAug. 30 9 @Southern Nazarene 16Sept. 6 37 **SW Oklahoma St. 24Sept. 13 14 **@SE Oklahoma St. 29Sept. 20 14 **@TAMU-Commerce 38Sept. 27 11 *#4 Abilene Christian 56Oct. 4 13 *@ Angelo State 25Oct. 11 27 *West Texas A&M 51Oct. 18 21 *#@17 Tarleton State 42Oct. 25 32 *!#Texas A&M-Kingsville 35Nov. 1 16 *@Midwestern State 59Nov. 8 59 Okla. Panhandle State 13 253 388Greyhounds first season in spread
offense
2009 (2-9, 0-6 LSC South)Mark Ribaudo
Lone Star ConferenceDATE ENMU OPPAug. 29 23 @CSU-Pueblo 28Sept. 5 45 **@SW Oklahoma St. 7Sept. 12 47 **SE Oklahoma St. 49Sept. 19 76 **TAMU-Commerce 56Sept. 26 33 *#2 Abilene Christian 44Oct. 3 23 *!Angelo State 47Oct. 10 24 *@West Texas A&M 34Oct. 17 20 *#13 Tarleton State 30Oct. 24 31 *@#13 TAMU-Kingsville 38Oct. 31 17 *#13Midwestern State 50Nov. 7 35 Incarnate Word 30 374 413
Greyhounds Lead NCAA in passing, set new team records for
scoring and points in a game
@ - Away Game % - Parent’s Day Game! - Homecoming Game # - Forfeit* Lone Star Conference/LSC South** LSC crossover
2004 (6-5, 4-2 LSC South)Coach “Bud” Elliott
Lone Star Conference
DATE ENMU OPPAug. 28 31 Central Arkansas 38Sep. 4 21 **@SE Oklahoma 45Sep. 11 39 **SW Oklahoma 0Sep. 18 14 **@East Central 33Sep. 25 28 *Abilene Christian 21Oct. 2 38 *@Angelo State 35Oct. 9 21 *!West Texas A&M 20Oct. 16 31 *@TAMU-Commerce 21Oct. 23 22 *TAMU-Kingsville 29Oct. 30 20 *@Midwestern State 34Nov. 6 38 Western New Mexico 10 303 286
Seventh straight winning season
2005 (5-6, 2-4 LSC South)Mark Ribaudo
Lone Star Conference
DATE ENMU OPPAug. 25 0 vs. Central Arkansas 51Sep. 3 12 **SE Oklahoma 28Sep. 10 28 **@ SW Oklahoma 0Sep. 17 30 **East Central 13Sep. 24 33 *@Abilene Christian 30Oct. 1 38 *Angelo State 14Oct. 8 51 *@!#16 W Texas A&M 52 OTOct. 15 27 *#22 Tarleton State 34Oct. 22 14 *@#21 TAMU-Kingsville 26Oct. 29 27 *Midwestern State 62Nov. 5 47 Western New Mexico 20 307 330
2006 (3-7, 1-5 LSC South)
Mark RibaudoLone Star Conference
DATE ENMU OPPSept. 7 7 @Northeastern State 42Sept. 16 24 **@East Central 15Sept. 23 16 **Central Oklahoma 19Sept. 30 0 *!#25 Abilene Christian 21Oct. 7 7 *@Angelo State 17Oct. 14 14 *#6 West Texas A&M 21Oct. 21 0 *@ Tarleton State 48Oct. 28 37 * TAMU-Kingsville 14Nov. 4 19 *@#23 Midwestern State 29Nov. 11 63 Okla. Panhandle State 14 187 240
2007 (5-6, 0-6 LSC South)Mark Ribaudo
Lone Star Conference
DATE ENMU OPPAug. 25 63 @Bacone College 20Sept. 6 14 **Northeastern State 10Sept. 15 49 **East Central 13Sept. 22 21 **Central Oklahoma 7Sept. 29 20 *@#17 Abilene Christian 45Oct. 6 21 *! Angelo State 28 2-OTOct. 13 31 *@ #10 West Texas A&M 62Oct. 20 10 *#10 Tarleton State 40Oct. 27 35 *@#Texas A&M-Kinsville 38Nov. 3 7 *#21 Midwestern State 63Nov. 10 52 Okla. Panhandle State 0 323 326
Greyhound Football 2010Burning Up
The Gridiron!ENMU Individual RecordsRushingCarriesSeason 292 Tom Manley, 1974YardsGame 294 Heath Ridenour, vs. TAMU-Kingsville, Nov. 2, 2002Season 1,468 Michael Benton, 2007Career 4,202 Tom Manley, 1973-76TouchdownsGame 5 Charlie Painter, vs. Western N.M., Oct. 27, 1951 5 Dennis Beard vs. West Texas A&M, Nov. 4, 2000Season 18 Michael Benton, 2007Average Per CarrySeason 7.3 Russell Tatum, 1975 (90 carries, 650 yards)- min. 90 carriesAverage Per GameSeason 131.0 Tom Manley, 1974 (11 games, 1,441 yards)
PassingCompletionsGame *64 JJ Harp, vs. SE Oklahoma St., Sept. 12, 2009Season 404 J.J. Harp, 2009Career 620 J.J. Harp, 2008-09Attempts Game *94 JJ Harp, vs. SE Oklahoma St., Sept. 12, 2009Season 647 J.J. Harp, 2009Career 1,042 J.J. Harp, 2009YardsGame **695 JJ Harp, vs. SE Oklahoma St., Sept. 12, 2009Season 4,373 J.J. Harp, 2009Career 6,601 Kevin Kott, 1983-84TouchdownsGame 8 Kevin Kott, vs. Southern Colorado, Oct. 6, 1984Season 31 J.J. Harp, 2009Career 58 Kevin Kott, 1983-84PercentageGame 84.6% Benjy Dial, vs. Central State (11-13), Oct. 2, 1964Season 62.4% J.J. Harp, 2009 (404-647)Career 59.5% J.J. Harp, 2008-09 (545-929)
ReceivingCatchesGame 14 Darian Dale, vs. SE Oklahoma St,, Sept. 12, 2009Season 75 Steve Jackson, 1983Career 193 Jesse Poku, 2007-2010YardsGame 234 Barry Coffman, vs. NW Oklahoma, Nov. 15, 1969Season 1,384 Steve Jackson, 1983Career 2,456 Derrick Hunter, 2002-2005TouchdownsSeason 14 Steve Jackson, 1983; Derrick Harden, 1985Career 24 Jesse Poku, 2007-2010
Total OffenseYardsGame **681 JJ Harp, vs. SE Oklahoma St., Sept. 12, 2009Season 4,367 JJ Harp, 2009Career 6,082 Kevin Kott, 1983-84First Downs *47 vs. SE Oklahoma St., Sept. 12, 2009
PuntingAverageGame 63.0 Ken Willis, vs. Adams State, Oct. 15, 1949Season 44.1 Mark Montoya, 1987Fewest Blocked (Min. 30 punts)Season 0 Steven Todd, 2003 (53 punts)Consecutive Punts Without a BlockCareer 90 Steven Todd, 2003-04
Punt ReturnsYardsSeason 334 Robert Briggs, 1986Career 688 Charlie Ragle, 1994-97AverageSeason 16.6 Tim Hamett, 2007 (15 for 249) - Min. 15 Returns
Kickoff ReturnsYardsCareer 1,446 Steve Hinson, 2001-2004AverageSeason 35.1 Rufus Smith, 1985
ScoringPointsGame 36 Charlie Painter, vs. Western N.M., Oct. 27, 1951Season 108 Michael Benton, 2007TouchdownsGame 5 Charlie Painter, vs. Western N.M., Oct. 27, 1951 5 Dennis Beard vs. West Texas A&M, Nov. 4, 2000Season 18 Michael Benton, 2007Field GoalsGame **6 Taylor Cannon, vs. SE Okla., Oct. 12, 2009Season 16 Bob Gilbreath, 1987Career 50 Bob Gilbreath, 1986-89
TacklesNumberSeason 155 Michael Walton, 1997Career 515 Michael Walton, 1996-99
Interceptions NumberSeason 13 Ron Holcomb, 1952
Greyhound Records
* NCAA Record ** NCAA DivisionII Record
ENMU’S Longest ...
ENMU’s Most ...Victories in a Season9, 1987 (9-2-0) and 1957 (9-0-1)Games Without a Loss11, Nov., 1956 - Nov., 1957 (10-0-1)Consecutive Losses7, Oct. 11, 1988 - Nov. 12, 1988Shutouts in a Season6, 1934 (Defense shut out opponent)Consecutive Shutouts4, 1937 (Defense shut out opponent)
RushingYardsGame 512 at Bacone College, Aug. 25, 2007Season 3,444 2007
* Tied NCAA National Record and LSC RecordIn 1999, Tonmar Johnson scored on a 100-yard in tercept ion re turnagainst Midwestern State with 0:17 left in the first half. In 2000, JustinHibbler intercepted a pass against TAMU-Kingsville and returned it 100yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half. In each case, theinterception return gave ENMU a 28-7 halftime lead. ENMU went on todefeat Midwestern State, 38-13, and TAMU-Kingsville, 35-7.
Running Play99 yards J.T. Thompson, vs. East Central, Sept. 15, 2007Pass Reception95 yards Steve Jackson from Kevin Kott, vs. NMHU, Sept. 10, 1983Field Goal53 yards Rosli Hussein, vs. East Texas State, Oct. 26, 198553 yards Rosli Hussein, vs. SW Oklahoma, Oct. 8, 1983Punt85 yards Ken Willis, vs. Adams State, Oct. 15, 1949Punt Return94 yards Joe Wood vs. Air Force Academy, Oct. 27, 1956Kickoff Return*100 yards Corey White, vs. SW Oklahoma, Sept. 11, 2004100 yards Darrell Whitaker, vs. N.M. Highlands, Sept. 3, 1994100 yards Billy Ray Thompson, vs. Western St., Sept. 12, 1993100 yards Rufus Smith, vs. Howard Payne, Nov. 2, 1985Interception Return*100 yards Tonmar Johnson vs. Midwestern State, Nov. 13, 1999100 yards Justin Hibbler vs. TAMU-Kingsville, Oct. 28, 2000Blocked FG Return80 yards Tonmar Johnson, vs. West Texas A&M, Nov. 6, 1999Comeback for a Victory32 points 46-14 in 3rd qrtr. at East Central (50-46 win), Sept. 15, 1984