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Rambling thoughts as the Huskies face Idaho today, hoping to tie the Husky Stadium record with their 17th consecutive home
victory. The Pac-10 had a great chance to position
itself as THE best conference in the nation last weekend but California, UCLA, USC and Arizona all losing will allow critics to shout out, “Told you so.” Well, I’ll still take the Pac-10 from top-to- bottom as the best league in the land. With three conference games on tap this weekend (Stanford at Arizona State, Washington State at California and Oregon State at USC), the conference race finally gets started. It is hard to image that any team will be able to run the table in league play. History backs that up. Since the Huskies posted a perfect 8-0-0 mark in 1991, only two other teams (Arizona State in 1996 and UCLA in 1998) have managed to go unbeaten in conference play.
*** I knew I had seen these Huskies before. Remember the old black and white Superman
movies and serials produced back in the 1950s? George Reeves starred as the Man of Steel.
Faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, stronger than a loco- motive, each week Superman would overcome some adversary to save the day. It seemed each episode started with Reeves playing Superman’s alter ego, Clark Kent, the Daily Planet’s mild-man- nered newspaper reporter.
Kent was great for the setup. He, along with editor Perry White, fellow reporter Lois Lane and boy photographer Jimmy Olsen would stumble
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Senior Ben Mahdavi leads a Husky defense that has allowed just 17 points in the second half all season.
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into some old-school Dr. Evil’s plot of world domination, or a simple bank heist.
Inevitably, the plot would call for one of the main characters to fall into peril and Kent would have to duck into a storage room, don his cape, and emerge as Superman to save the day.
Corny? Sure, but as kids we all loved it. It also sounds like the plot lines the Huskies
have been dreaming up over the past few years to win their ball games. Washington plays the role of Clark Kent in the first half and then decides to put on the superhero act in the second half to save the day.
Despite playing a lot of games that have been closer than the experts predict, you have to love the entertainment factor of the Huskies.
*** Trivia Time: Can you name the 1940 movie
about college football that included an appearance by George Reeves? The answer can be found at the end of this story.
*** Want a great sign about Husky football? It
looks like cornerback Nate Robinson will be the only true freshman to see playing time this year. If that holds true, watch how it has a positive impact on the Huskies’ depth in future seasons.
*** Speaking of Nate Robinson, are you also sur-
prised that he has yet to return a kickoff this season? He’s a true freshman. It would be fun to see
him get a chance to show his sprinter speed that made him a standout at high school track meets the past few years.
*** Have you checked out the new Husky football
show, “Washington Football Experience” on Fox Sports Net Northwest? Give it a try on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Jon Horton and crew are doing a fine job of giving Husky fans a little behind the scenes perspective on how each week’s game plays out. The players’ perspective on the games is very interesting. The low-level camera work is also top-notch. If you saw the first chapter (as each episode is titled) about the Michigan game, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Was the critical fourth-down play a catch and fumble, or a dropped pass? WFE’s cameras left you with no doubt.
*** Speaking of Husky television shows, get ready
for a new one. Fox Sports Net Northwest will start a new weekly show called “Huskies on Campus” that will debut on Oct. 3. The focus of the show will be Washington’s very successful Olympic Sports programs. I don’t know if the television world is ready for this, but Husky running back Paul Arnold will work as a reporter on the show in a segment called “Dawg-to-Dawg.” If you have ever seen Arnold interview a fellow Husky on a local news show, you know you don’t want to miss this. Arnold, who loves to tell the media relations staff he hates to do interviews, loves to be the one asking the questions.
*** Whatever happened to great nicknames?
Virginia Tech’s dynamic rushing combo of Lee Suggs and Kevin Jones picked “The Untouchables” from 4,000 entries submitted on the Hokies’ website. The Huskies? Rich Alexis has been dubbed the “A-Train” while Kai Ellis is “The Creature,” Terry Johnson “Tank” and Charles Frederick goes by “E.T.” but that’s about it. We might have to get Paul Arnold involved in con- cocting some monikers for his teammates. Stay tuned.
*** While Husky punter Derek McLaughlin had a
perfect night last week against Wyoming, never getting off the bench to perform, it was too bad for the sophomore. Last Saturday’s game was one of those rare occasions when the wind was not whipping around in Husky Stadium, often creat- ing chaos for punters’ seasonal averages.
*** Most overlooked Husky after three games?
How about Kevin Ware. He is tied for second on the team with 11 receptions for 119 yards and one touchdown and should have recorded his second TD catch against San Jose State except for a questionable ruling by an official that he was out of bounds on the play. Ware entered his senior season with just eight career catches, including seven last season when he started eight games. Nice going Kevin.
*** Trivia Answer: Reeves had an uncredited role
as a “Distraught Player” in the classic 1940 film “Knute Rockne All-American.”
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Sophomore Charles Frederick, a force on special teams, has proven equally profi- cient on offense with 11 catches for 142 yards.
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Redshirt freshman Manase Hopoi has impressed on defense with a team-leading four sacks.
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Home vs. Non Conference Washington has been very tough to beat in home, non-conference games over the last couple of decades. Going back to (and including) the 1981 season, the Huskies have posted a 42-5 record against non-Pac-10 foes in Husky Stadium. Those five losses have come to Air Force (1999), Nebraska (1997), Notre Dame (1995), Colorado (1989) and Oklahoma State (1985). The wins during that stretch include victories over No. 11 Michigan last year, No. 4 Miami in 2000, and No. 12 Nebraska in 1992, to name just three. Coach Rick Neuheisel is 6-1 in such games, claiming the wins over Michigan last season and Miami in 2000, with the lone loss coming in his first home game as Husky coach vs. Air Force in 1999.
2002 Washington Statistics Passing PA PC Int Yds TD Pickett 125 84 2 1,069 7 Barton 3 3 0 32 0 Rushing TC Yds Avg TD Lng Alexis 75 317 4.2 4 59 Singleton 11 53 4.8 0 27 Receiving No Yds Avg TD Lng Williams 18 332 18.4 2 89 Frederick 11 142 12.9 1 51 Ware 11 119 10.8 1 25 Reddick 11 106 9.6 1 18 Alexis 11 94 8.5 0 20 Arnold 9 118 13.1 1 32 Jackson 9 102 11.3 0 24 Hooks 6 79 13.2 1 22 Tackling TOT TFL Sacks Carothers 25 2-11 1-9 Cooper 24 4-24 2-21 Mahdavi 17 2.5-10 1-5 Benjamin 13 1-2 0-0 Williams 12 2-12 1-9
2002 Idaho Statistics Passing PA PC Int Yds TD Lindgren 168 110 3 1,092 11 Mallotte 8 5 1 58 1 Harrington 4 2 0 15 0 Rushing TC Yds Avg TD LG Shaw 38 206 5.4 1 51 Gerstner 48 172 3.6 1 23 Lewis 29 98 3.4 0 15 Receiving No Yds Avg TD Lng Jelmberg 31 334 10.8 6 29 Winston 22 278 12.6 1 30 Belser 16 176 11.0 0 30 Stowe 12 126 10.5 0 36 O’Connell 10 63 6.3 2 15 Tackling TOT TFL Sacks Kramer 23 3-11 1-7 Libey 23 0-0 0-0 Bryant 19 0-0 0-0 Kodama 17 2-2 1-1 Kraus 17 0-0 0-0 Kania 16 4-15 2-12
Next Up, Chris Chandler Junior quarterback Cody Pickett has already broken onto Washington’s top-10 all-time career passing yards list, and will crack several other UW passing career top-10s at some point this season. With 404 yards passing against Wyoming — the third-most in school history — Pickett pushed his career total to 3,484, passing Warren Moon (3,277) and Mark Brunell (3,423) for ninth all-time at Washington. Pickett, who is averaging 356.3 passing yards per game in 2002, needs 676 yards to pass Chris Chandler (4,161) for eighth. Pickett’s school-record 34 completions against the Cowboys gave him 254 for his career, putting him 10th on that list, and just five behind Brunell for ninth. Also, he needs just 64 attempts to make the top-10 that category. His career mark of 13.7 yards per completion ranks No. 5 and his 217.8 yards per game (16 games) would already rank No. 1 in school history, except that there’s an 18-game minimum. Same goes for his 15.9 completions per game, another career No. 1 if he met the 18-game minimum. He already qualifies for career completion percentage as his .588 mark ranks No. 3 on the UW list. Pickett boasts a slew of firsts: he is the first UW QB to post two-career 400-yard games; the first to post five 300-yard games; and the first to throw for 300 yards in three consecutive games. In just 16 career games Pickett already boasts four of Washington’s top-10 single-game totals in passing yards. His nine career 200-yard passing days already rank him No. 8 in UW history and his seven 50-plus-yard passes rank second, two back of Damon Huard’s record of nine.
Continuity of Coaching Going back to 1957, Washington has had only four head football coaches: Jim Owens (1957-75), Don James (1976-92), Jim Lambright (1993-99) and Rick Neuheisel (1999-present). In that time, the nine other Pac-10 schools have had an aver-
age of about eight coaches each, a total of 74
(counting some of them – Bill Walsh, John Robinson, etc. – more than once). Oregon has had the second-fewest with only six head coaches over that span. Arizona State, California, Oregon State, UCLA, USC and Washington State have had eight each. Arizona has had
nine head coaches since ‘57, and
Stanford has had 11.
Husky 2002 Schedule/Results Aug. 31 at Michigan L, 29-31 Sept. 7 SAN JOSE STATE W, 34-10 Sept. 21 WYOMING W, 38-7 Sept. 28 IDAHO Oct. 5 CALIFORNIA Oct. 12 ARIZONA Oct. 19 at USC Oct. 26 at Arizona State Nov. 2 UCLA Nov. 9 OREGON STATE Nov. 16 at Oregon Nov. 23 at Washington State
2002 Husky Season Averages Rushing Offense: 115.3 Passing Offense: 367.0 Scoring Offense: 33.7 Rushing Defense: 90.3 Passing Defense: 224.3 Scoring Defense: 16.0
Idaho Schedule/Results Aug. 31 at Boise State L, 21-38 Sept. 7 at Wash. State L, 14-49 Sept. 14 at Oregon L, 21-58 Sept. 21 SAN DIEGO STATE W, 48-38 Sept. 28 at Washington Oct. 5 MONTANA Oct. 12 at Louisiana-Monroe Oct. 26 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Nov. 2 at Louisiana-Lafayette Nov. 9 at North Texas Nov. 16 ARKANSAS STATE Nov. 23 NEW MEXICO STATE
2002 Vandal Season Averages Rushing Offense: 104.3 Passing Offense: 300.3 Scoring Offense: 26.0 Rushing Defense:179.3 Passing Defense: 322.8 Scoring Defense: 45.8
HUSKY PROFILE / TAYLOR BARTON
by Lisa Krikava
f home is where the heart is, then Taylor Barton is finally home.
Getting to that point, however, was the hard part, involving two transfers, the intervention of lawyers, and a battle with the NCAA.
It all started with a simple dream. A six-foot-three senior from Beaverton, Ore.,
Barton wanted nothing more than to play college football. It was a dream built on hours of study and hard work, the payoff a state-record 56 touchdown passes in 1997 and his choice of colleges on the West Coast. One college — one coach — stood out above the rest. In Colorado’s Rick Neuheisel, Barton saw a mirror image of himself — an outstanding quarterback who excelled in the mental aspect of the game, breaking down videotape and exploiting weaknesses in opposing secondaries. It was truly a dream come true.
“Colorado seemed like the ideal place for me to go,” Barton says. “Their quarterback was leaving, so the opportunity to go for the starting
spot appealed to me. It also helped that Neuheisel was the coach, and that the team was young and talented. I knew that during the time I would be there, they would be in the running for the national championship.”
Barton’s dream, however, quickly became a nightmare. Due to an injury, Barton was forced to redshirt his first college football season, left to watch as junior Mike Moschetti put a lock on the starting job to which Barton had aspired. Looking forward to his first healthy season, with the hopes of eventually taking over the Buffaloes’ reins in 2000, Barton was stunned when in January of 1999,
the coach he had chosen over all the others announced that he was leaving Colorado for the shores of Lake Washington.
Upon leaving, Neuheisel called Barton to apologize, and to wish the redshirt freshman luck. The call, however, was deemed an illegal contact by the NCAA, and would turn the next two years of Taylor Barton’s life into complete chaos.
A troubled Barton remained at Colorado, but struggled both on the field, where he saw action in just two games, and off, where he began to doubt his love for the game.
“I decided during my second season that I did not want to play for Colorado,” he says. “I was trying to work as hard as I could to keep a good attitude, stay focused and be a part of the program, but I felt myself being pushed aside in the new program. It got to the point where I started questioning my own abilities and questioning whether I even liked football anymore.”
After long discussions with friends and family, Barton realized that he did love football, he simply no longer loved football at Colorado. To rediscover his love for the game, Barton looked back — to his Northwest roots, the Washington program he had followed as a child, and the coach who had last sparked the competitive fire left smoldering by the frustrations of his last season at Colorado.
Barton obtained his release from Colorado in 2000, and immediately made clear his inten- tion to transfer to Washington. The Huskies, however, said no. As a result of the NCAA’s inquiry into Neuheisel’s phone calls to Colorado players, Washington had agreed not to accept the transfer of any player on the Buffaloes’ roster as of January of 1999.
Barton petitioned both Washington and NCAA to make an exception, but neither side was willing to budge. Needing to restore his confidence, and not wanting to sit out a year, Barton opted to transfer to a junior college, landing at City College of San Francisco.
“I needed to go prove to others, as well as myself, that I could still play,” he says.
In the ‘City by the Bay’, Barton found his game and his confidence. Starting seven of 12 games, Barton led the CCSF squad to the junior college national championship game, where he earned MVP honors by completing 22 of 37 passes for 281 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-13 win over Bakersfield.
The nation’s top-ranked junior college play-
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Barton came in for an injured Cody Pickett in a 2001 game vs. USC and led the Huskies to a dramatic come-from-behind win.
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12 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON STUDENT-ATHLETES WILL BE CHOSEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR ATHLETIC
ACHIEVEMENT, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND EXEMPLARY COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Academic All-Star Paige Benjamin Class: Senior, Volleyball Major: Accounting GPA: 3.86 Accomplishments A two-time selection to the Academic All-Pac-10
first team Named to the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic
All-District second team in both 2000 and 2001 Named MVP of both the Mean Green Classic and
Best Western/Sycamore Inn Classic in 2001 Led UW to an 10-1 record to open the season, with
a 5.36 kills per game average that was second in the Pac-10 Conference
Among UW’s all-time leaders in hitting percentage, block assists, and total blocks
A 2001 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention selection Named to the Pac-10’s All-Freshman team in 1999
Thoughout the academic year, 12 student-athletes will be selected by the University of Washington Athletic Department and its coaches. All student- athletes active in league sports with a grade point average of 3.0 or greater are eligible for consideration.
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“Paige means so much to our team, in so many ways. Her discipline and maturity provide a terrific example of how to be a success. She makes the most of every opportunity, whether on the court or in the classroom, and is always trying to improve. No one will out-work Paige.”
— Head coach Jim McLaughlin
er, Barton remained determined to join the Huskies in 2001, and even convinced CCSF teammates Francisco Tipoti and Kai Ellis — the second- and third-ranked JC players nationally — to join him in Seattle.
Tipoti and Ellis were in, but Barton was still on the outs, barred by UW’s self sanctions. Desperate, Barton wrote a letter to UW President Dr. Richard McCormick, pleading his case. Eventually, Washington reached an agreement with the NCAA, surrendering an extra scholarship in exchange for allowing Barton to join the team.
“UW was the place I wanted to be,” Barton says. “It would be dif- ficult to find a better all-around coach then Rick Neuheisel. Plus, I really like that my family is so close, so they are able to come up to games and visit on weekends. I am also impressed by the extreme- ly positive community support of the Huskies. Overall, UW is a great place to be and it has a great football program.”
It took four years, but Barton was finally where he had expected to be upon joining the Buffaloes in 1998 — competing for the starting quarterback job under head coach Rick Neuheisel. Through spring and summer, Barton battled sophomore Cody Pickett. Eventually, Pickett’s two-year advantage in the Husky system won out, and Barton was relegated to second string.
While some players would have given up, Barton instead poured his attention into the game plan, knowing he had to prepare as if he were the starter, in order to be ready should
Pickett be injured. Four games into the season, a shoulder injury to Pickett against USC gave Barton his chance.
He was ready. Trailing the Trojans 14-7 upon entering the
game in the second quarter, Barton began his Husky career ominously, fumbling three consecutive snaps. Soon, however, the junior set- tled down, eventually completing 11 of 20 passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns, and leading Washington on a late drive that resulted in John Anderson’s game-winning field goal
with no time left. After his first game, Barton celebrated in the
locker room with his teammates; after his second, at UCLA, he was examined by doctors at an L.A. hospital. The Bruins pounded Barton, sack- ing him four times and knocking him to the turf on nearly every play. Barton took the hits, however, knowing that his only backup, true freshman Casey Paus, would have to give up a year
of eligibility should Barton not be able to finish the game. The Huskies were throttled 31-13, but Barton hung tough, completing 22 of 44 passes for 316 yards, at that point the highest yardage total for a Husky quarterback in four years.
Pickett returned to the starting job the following week and never looked back, setting a school record with 455 passing yards against Arizona. The result of Barton’s two-game stint at QB? One win, one loss, a sprained ankle, a mild concussion, and a whole lot of guts.
Now in the final year of his jour- ney, Barton is again the Huskies’ backup quarterback. His experiences, however, have forced Barton to mature more rapidly than the average college player, allowing him to con- tribute to Washington’s success in more ways than those which fans can see on game day.
“I bring experience and maturity to the huddle,” he says. “There are a lot of young and inexperienced guys. I show them how things are, making sure their highs aren’t too high and their lows aren’t too low. It is surpris- ingly common for people to not enjoy what we do, the meetings and the workouts. I bring the mentality that it’s not all work; some of it can be play.”
Barton knows that he wouldn’t be the same person he is today without
the trials of his college career. “Everything I went through was worth it,” he
says. “I would do it 10 out of 10 times if I had to do it again. I have no regrets at all. UW is where I belong. I want to be remembered as someone who was loyal to the program and everything it stands for on and off the field.”
Barton is happy, content and loyal. He is home.
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TAYLOR BARTON Continued from page 6
A record-setting quarterback at Beaverton (Ore.) High School, Barton is the only player in college football to have played for Rick Neuheisel at both Colorado and Washington.
“Everything I went through was worth it...I would do it 10 out of 10 times if I had to do it again. I have no regrets at all. UW is where I belong. I want to be remembered as someone who was loyal to the program and everything it stands for on and off the field.”
– Taylor Barton
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FB 5 Tuiasosopo 22 Eriks 16 Seery
TE 93 Nead 80 Greer
WT 65 Barnes 79 Brooks
DE 56 Hopoi 86 Lasee
DT 65 Miller 59 Stevens
DE 96 Taeatafa 6 Bonelli
DT 3 Howard 5 Jones
DT 69 Atoe 5 Jones
DE 95 Kraus 86 Kania
CB 4 Rankin 16 Ruben
SS 33 Robleto 27 Nichols
CB 21 Johnson 28 Massey
CB 3 Alexander 5 Cunningham
SLB 7 Kramer 13 Anderson
WLB 35 Kodama 41 Staley
MLB 40 Libey 46 Lampos
FS 14 Ortega 24 Troxel
DE 90 Ellis 47 Kelley
OLB 1 J. Williams 42 Krambrink
ILB 41 Mahdavi 35 Galloway
SS 34 Carothers 27 Benjamin
FS 38 Sims, Jr. 26 Newell OR 43 Biddle
ILB 88 Cooper 53 Lobendahn
CB 29 Bryant 11 Hale
WG 53 Butler 66 Kava
C 72 Bachert 50 Vanneman
SG 78 Dicks 70 Simonson
ST 67 Newton 68 Meadow
TE 84 Ware 83 Toledo
ST 77 Jelinek 75 Leachman
SG 72 Mitchell 66 Togafau
C 62 Martinez 52 Burton
WG 70 Cobb 65 Steward
WT 74 Scott 79 Mumford
WR 20 Arnold 10 Frederick 6 Jackson
WR 1 Winston OR 8 Belser
WR 1 R. Williams 21 Reddick 7 Hooks
WR 12 Jelmberg 83 Stowe
FB 44 O’Connell 36 Yarno
DT 99 Johnson 55 Alailefaleula
Ryan Campbell Linebacker
20 72 8937 65
48 34 11 29 92
88 85 5 8274 78
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Manase Hopoi Defensive End
Eddie Jackson Wide Receiver
51 8 54 86 21 77
99 66 47 64 10
52 42 86 51 36
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Chris Singleton Tailback
Jordan Slye Safety
Isaiah Stanback Quarterback
15 3 88 21 77 80
6 40 61 9 62 16
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When Rick Neuheisel attended the 1998 Rose Bowl, to be inducted into its Hall of Fame, he took the time to enjoy the moment and bask in the gala and pageantry of the college
football game known simply as “The Granddaddy of Them All.” As he watched the shadows creep over the Arroyo Seco, and the
sun disappear into the western horizon, he turned to his wife, Susan, and said, “We’ve got to get back here someday.”
It happened sooner than he expected. Three years later Neuheisel was back in the Rose Bowl, hoisting
the championship trophy above his head to the delight of 40,000 Husky fans after Washington had dispatched Purdue’s Boilermakers 34-24.
After quarterbacking UCLA to a 45-9 victory against Illinois in the 1984 Rose Bowl, being inducted into the Hall of Fame, and coaching the Huskies to their seventh Rose Bowl championship, Neuheisel will long be considered one of the Rose Bowl’s favorite sons.
Neuheisel prefers to deflect the attention for Washington’s ascen- sion back to the top of the college football ranks over the past three seasons. He will be the first one to credit his players and coaching staff for making the commitment to return the Huskies to dominance.
When he first arrived in Seattle in January of 1999, Neuheisel challenged the Huskies to forego any feeling-out process with a new staff and simply make a commitment to winning.
The results speak for themselves. During his first three years as a Husky, Neuheisel’s teams have placed second, first and second in the Pac-10 race. Washington has been ranked in the Associated Press poll for every game during the past two seasons. The Huskies have made two trips to the Holiday Bowl and one showing in the Rose Bowl under Neuheisel.
Last year’s team posted a 8-4 record that included six wins at Husky Stadium to extend the Huskies’ current home winning streak to 14 games. A young Husky squad faced five teams that were ranked in the final Associated Press Poll and picked up wins against three of those opponents.
Neuheisel’s second Husky squad, the 2000 team, posted the first 10-win season since the 1991 Huskies went 12-0 en route to the national championship. It was Washington’s first Rose Bowl title in 10 years and its first Rose Bowl appearance since 1992.
The 2000 Huskies were a remarkable team. Washington trailed in eight of its 11 wins, showing incredible resilience and heart, not to mention strategy, in pulling off five consecutive fourth-quarter come- backs in a row.
For his efforts, Neuheisel was listed as a finalist for coach of the year by several different media outlets.
In 1999, his first season as the head football coach at Washington, Neuheisel accomplished something that none of his predecessors achieved. He guided the Huskies to a 7-5 record, including an invita- tion to the 1999 Culligan Holiday Bowl, becoming the first UW coach to take the team to a bowl game during his inaugural season.
Husky football fans and casual sports followers alike have quickly embraced Neuheisel for the spark he has added to Washington’s sto- ried football tradition. As a public speaker, he is in high demand. Neuheisel has spoken at numerous fundraising events and generated lofty contributions with his charismatic speeches and penchant for innovative fundraising ideas.
Neuheisel took over the Washington program in January of 1999 after serving as the head football coach at Colorado from 1995 to 1998. His six-year coaching record now stands at 59-24 (.711).
Washington is the second head coaching position for the 41-year old Neuheisel, who spent seven seasons as an assistant coach prior to securing the Colorado job. He worked six years at his alma mater, UCLA, under his college coach Terry Donahue, and was an assistant coach for one season on Bill McCartney’s staff in Boulder. He was named the head coach at Colorado on Nov. 29, 1994.
At Colorado, Neuheisel compiled a 33-14 (.702) record and was 3-0 in postseason bowl games. All three of his bowl games were against Pac-10 Conference opponents. He had 20 wins in his first two seasons as a college coach, which tied for the fourth-most by a first- time college coach in the Division I-A modern era. Both of those Colorado teams finished in the top-10 of the national polls.
Neuheisel had a number of “firsts” while coaching the Buffaloes: • He became the first first-year Colorado coach to take a team to
a bowl game. • The team’s 10 wins in 1995 were the most ever by a first-year CU
coach. • The Buffaloes’ No. 4 ranking in the USA Today standings and No. 5
ranking in the final Associated Press poll were the eighth-highest rankings ever for a first-year coach.
• Neuheisel’s 10 wins his first year tied for the fifth-most by a rookie. • The 1996 Colorado team set a school record by winning 10
consecutive road games.
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Head coach Rick Neuheisel signals in a play during the the 2001 season.
• The 1997 Buffalo team produced three All- Americans, including Butkus Award winner Matt Russell.
• He is only the fourth coach to guide his first two teams to a pair of 10-win seasons.
The road that led Neuheisel into coaching was an interesting, if not a unique one. After finishing his college career with a spectacular performance in the 1984 Rose Bowl in which he was named the game’s Most Valuable Player, he graduated from UCLA in May, 1984, with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Neuheisel had a solid 3.4 grade point average, the highest of all graduating football seniors, and was named Academic All-Pac 10. He won the Jack R. Robinson and Paul I. Wellman awards from the school to honor his academic excellence, and also earned an NCAA postgrad- uate scholarship as he aspired to attend law school. Neuheisel was inducted into the Rose Bowl’s Hall of Fame in 1998.
He played two seasons (1984,1985), with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the United States Football League. Following the 1985 USFL season (which was over by the end of summer), he decided to use his NCAA scholarship award and enrolled in law school at Southern California. The following summer, he joined the UCLA staff as a volunteer coach, specifically to tutor Troy Aikman on the UCLA offense. Aikman matured under Neuheisel’s tutelage, and the two remain close friends to this day.
In 1987, Neuheisel played in the National Football League. He suited up for three games for the San Diego Chargers (starting two), and still holds a team record for completion percentage in a game (81.8, going 18-of-22 for 217 yards and a touchdown at Tampa Bay). He completed 40-of-59 passes in those three games for 367 yards and one touchdown, and added another touchdown rushing. Another claim to his short-lived NFL fame is that he is the last player to rush for a one-point conversion, running in a muffed PAT attempt at Cincinnati. This is forever a trivia answer, with the NFL now sporting the two-point conversion.
He closed out the season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, dressing for two games, but never getting the chance to play. He wore the same number at Tampa Bay (No. 7) that he wore for San Diego.
Neuheisel would again return to his alma mater, but this time in the capacity of a full-time assistant coach in charge of the quarterbacks, which he would coach for the next two seasons before switching to receivers coach in 1990.
While an assistant at UCLA, Neuheisel continued his studies in his pursuit of a law degree. He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Law in 1990 with his juris doctor degree. He would be sworn into the Arizona State Bar Association in May of 1991, and the Washington, D.C., Bar in March, 1993.
Neuheisel began his collegiate playing career as a walkon at UCLA, holding for kicker John Lee, and eventually battled Steve Bono for the starting quarterback job by his senior year. He secured the starting job four games into the regular season and quarterbacked the Bruins to the Pac-10 championship in 1983, earning honorable mention All-Pac 10 honors in the process. He was named the Most Valuable Player in the 1984 Rose Bowl when UCLA beat Illinois, 45-9. In that game, Neuheisel completed 22-of-31 passes for 298 yards and four TDs, including a pair to Karl Dorrell, who later
became Washington’s offensive coordinator. Neuheisel completed 198 of 290 passes for 2,480 yards and 15 touch-
downs in his UCLA career, which at the time placed him sixth on the Bruins’ all-time passing yards list. He still holds school records in completion percentage for both a single season (69.3 as a senior) and career (68.3). Another school record he still holds, completion percentage in a single game, set an NCAA record at the time; Neuheisel completed 25 of 27 passes (including 18 straight at one point) for 287 yards against Washington in 1983, a remarkable 92.6 percent.
He graduated from McClintock High School in Tempe, Ariz., in 1979, and was the school’s most outstanding athlete his senior year as he lettered in football (quarterback), basketball (guard) and baseball (shortstop, outfield, pitcher). He is a member of McClintock’s Hall of Fame.
Richard Gerald Neuheisel, Jr., was born on Feb. 7, 1961, in Madison, Wis., where he made his debut as a head coach when CU beat Wisconsin 43- 7. He is married to the former Susan Wilkinson, and they have three children, Jerry (10), Jack (8) and Joe (5).
Neuheisel’s father, Dick, was one of the original Tempe Diablos, a group which helped found the Fiesta Bowl, and is a former president of Sister Cities International, a worldwide goodwill organization. The son of Dick and Jane, Rick has three sisters, Nancy, Katie and Deborah. From his home on Lake Washington, he occasionally drives his boat to work. He has been a semi-regular participant on the Celebrity Golf Association Tour. In 1999, a month before the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, he shot a 74 on the course.
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full name: Richard Gerald Neuheisel, Jr. Date of Birth: Feb. 7, 1961 (Madison, Wis.) Father: Richard Neuheisel (attorney, president of Sister Cities,
International) Mother: The former Jane Jackson Sisters: Nancy, Katie, Deborah Marital Status: Married to the former Susan Wilkinson Children: Jerry (10; born April 25, 1992), Jack (8;
born Aug. 16, 1994), Joe (5; born Jan. 16, 1997). Education: McClintock High School, Tempe,
Ariz.; BA, Political Science, UCLA, May 1984; J.D.; Law, Southern California, 1990; 3.4 grade point, Academic All-Pac-10.
COACHING INFORMATION
Volunteer Assistant, UCLA, 1986 Assistant, UCLA, 1988-93 Assistant, Colorado, 1994 Head Coach, Colorado, 1995-98 Head Coach, Washington, 1999- Career Head Coaching Record: 59-24 Assistant Coach Career Record: 52-28-1 Playing Career: Quarterback at UCLA, 1980-83;
San Antoinio, USFL, 1984-85; San Diego, Tampa Bay, NFL, 1987
Notable: Neuheisel held an NCAA record for 15 years, set against Washington in 1983: he was 25-of-27, the 92.6 percent completion percentage holding the record until Tennessee's Tee Martin was 23-of-24 (95.8%) against South Carolina on Oct. 31, 1998.
TOP PLAYERS COACHED AS POSITION COACH
All-Americans: QB Troy Aikman (UCLA), WR J.J. Stokes (UCLA), WR Michael Westbrook (Colorado).
Second-Team All-Americans: QB Kordell Stewart (Colorado) All-Big 12 Performers: QB Koy Detmer All-Pac-10 Performers: WR Sean LaChapelle NFL Players (8): Aikman, Detmer, Vance Joseph, LaChapelle, Stewart, Stokes, Westbrook.
Richard L. McCormick became the 28th President of the University of Washington on September 1, 1995. Educated as a historian, McCormick had a
highly successful career as a faculty member and scholar before moving into academic administration. During his first six years at the UW, his leadership has been felt in almost every area of the University’s work.
McCormick’s top goal as UW President is to preserve and enhance the academic excellence of one of the nation’s best public research universities. This means recruiting and retaining outstanding faculty, investing in programs of teaching and research for the future, and obtaining the resources to fulfill these goals. McCormick’s leadership contributions include the University Initiatives Fund, a program of budgetary reallocation for new, interdisciplinary opportunities; Tools for Transformation, a program for supporting innovative transitions in the academic units; and a new emphasis on undergraduate involvement in research and other forms of experiential
learning. McCormick has traveled extensively in Washington to reach out to citizens across the state, strengthened the UW’s ties with K-12 schools and community colleges, and provided leadership for increasing the diversity of the UW’s faculty, staff and students.
From 1992 to 1995 McCormick served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and as Executive Vice Chancellor at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. Prior to that, he was Dean of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers University from 1989- 92 and Chair of the Department of History at Rutgers from 1987-89.
McCormick received his B.A. in American Studies from Amherst College in 1969 and a Ph.D. in History from Yale University in 1976. He began his teaching career at Rutgers as an assistant professor of history in 1976 and was promoted to associate professor in 1981 and to professor in 1985. President McCormick is
the author of three books and numerous articles on American political history. In 1985 he held a prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.
McCormick is actively involved in the work of a number of national and international education organizations including the Association of American Universities; the Association of Pacific Rim Universities; the American Association of Colleges and Universities, on whose Board of Directors he serves; and the Business- Higher Education Forum. He is also involved in several local and regional organizations including Seattle’s Alliance for Education; the Seattle Community Development Roundtable; and the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, on whose Board of Trustees he serves. McCormick is a member of the Board of Directors of the Advanced Digital Information Corporation.
McCormick is married to Suzanne Lebsock, a professor in the UW’s history department. Lebsock also held a Guggenheim Fellowship and is the author of many schol- arly articles and two books, one of which won the 1985 Bancroft Prize for the best book in American History. She recently held a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, some- times called a “genius” award. McCormick and Lebsock have two children, Betsy and Michael.
When it comes to recognition, Washington athletic director Barbara Hedges would prefer that the spotlight fall on Husky student-athletes. Still, it is
hard not to acknowledge her accomplishments. Hedges has built the Husky athletic program into one
of the most successful in the nation in a variety of ways. During the past decade, Washington’s athletic teams have enjoyed unprecedented success. The Husky program is also recognized as a leader in gender equity, community service and outreach programs and Student-Athlete Support Services.
Most recently, Hedges has focused on improving Washington’s athletic facilities by more than $100 million.
Her hard work has not gone unnoticed by her peers. In 1999-2000 Hedges was named the NACDA/Continental Airlines Athletic Director of the Year for the NCAA Division I West Region. She was presented the Honda Award of Merit and the Seattle/King County Sports and Events Council named her their MVP of the Year Award Winner.
There is a chalkboard in Hedges’ office filled with inspirational messages, quotations and philosophies provided by her staff and visitors. One of her passages reads, “Hope is not a strategy.” It is very appropriate. The successes for Washington’s athletic programs during Hedges’ tenure that have earned her so many acknowl- edgements have been forged in hard work, planning and a commitment to excellence, not just wishful thinking.
The past few years are dramatic proof that Hedges’ approach to building Washington’s overall athletic program into one of the best in the country have been successful. Many of those successes have not been mea- sured in wins and losses.
Washington is currently in the second phase of its highly-successful “Campaign for the Student-Athlete” that has helped to generate several major capital improve- ments on the Montlake Campus. In November of 2000 the newly renovated Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion opened to rave reviews. The facility also provides the Husky volleyball and women’s gymnas- tics teams one of the best collegiate venues on the West
Coast. The Arena’s expanded lockerrooms, training room, equipment room and new breakout meeting rooms benefit the entire athletic department.
The Arena is also home to numerous community events including high school championship tournaments and graduation ceremonies.
The project also provided a home for the new $1 million Husky Hall of Fame that opened in the fall of 2002. For the first time ever, Husky fans and campus visitors have the opportunity to relive Washington’s rich athletic tradition with an exhibit room dedicated to documenting over 100 years of achievements. The Hall of Fame spans the entire length of the west end of Bank of America Arena.
During September of 2001 Washington opened the $29 million Dempsey Indoor multi-purpose practice facility. With over 100,000 square feet of competition space, Washington’s student-athletes have the nation’s finest multi-purpose practice setting for year-round training purposes.
In 2000, Hedges’ relationship with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks resulted in a $1 million gift towards the instal- lation of a FieldTurf playing surface in Husky Stadium. Washington became just the second major college football program in the nation to play on the surface that has won rave reviews from players on both the collegiate and professional levels.
In 2001 Washington added a new FieldTurf practice field on the east end of Husky Stadium.
Still to come are stadium projects for the new soccer and baseball fields and a renovation of the Conibear Shellhouse.
It seems like Hedges’ workload is never ending, but that is a reflection of her commitment to making the Washington program one of the best in the nation. The results have been proven on the field of competition.
In just her first year on the job, in 1991, the Husky football team posted a perfect 12-0 season by defeating Michigan in the Rose Bowl and winning the national championship.
Over the past six years the Husky women’s crew team has won at least one NCAA event title and captured back-to-back team titles in 1997 and 1998, and again in 2001. During the past five years the Husky softball team has proven to be the single-best athletic team in a town that features professional teams in baseball, football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball, reaching the College World Series five of the last eight years.
In 2000-01, five Husky squads — men’s and women’s soccer, football, women’s basketball and women’s crew — won Pac-10 Conference titles, and nine of the 23 Husky teams earned final rankings in the top-15 nationally in their respective sports.
Under Hedges’ direction the Husky golf, baseball and tennis programs have emerged on the national scene. Men’s soccer, women’s rowing and softball have all been ranked No. 1 in the nation during the past few years.
Hedges’ efforts in gender equity have made Washington one of the national leaders
in providing equal opportunities for both male and female student-athletes. In December of 1997, The Chronicle of Higher Education cited Washington as “the only Division I-A institution with an undergraduate enrollment that was at least 50 percent female to have achieved substantial proportionality in both scholarships and participation.”
More important than just championships, under Hedges’ guidance Washington has become one of the national leaders in participation for student-athletes and compliance. Last season over 650 student-athletes com- peted for Husky teams — the most in the Pac-10.
Hedges received her bachelor’s degree in physical education from Arizona State University in 1963 where she was honored as the University’s outstanding physical education major while also being named to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. She received her master’s from the University of Arizona in 1971.
Hedges was born August 23, 1937, in Glendale, Arizona. She and her husband, John, have two grown children, Mark and Gregg.
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. RICHARD L. MCCORMICK
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS BARBARA HEDGES
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HUSKY ASSISTANT COACHES
Keith Gilbertson Offensive Coordinator Tight Ends Coach Central Washington ‘71 7th season at Washington Former head coach at Cal … assistant to Dennis Erickson with Seattle Seahawks (1996-98) … three seasons as Huskies’ offensive coordinator (1991, 2000-01) are three of the most prolific offensive seasons in school history.
Tim Hundley Defensive Coordinator Outside Linebackers Coach Western Oregon ‘74 4th season at Washington Three-time all-conference linebacker and an NAIA All-American in 1973 … has coached 11 NFL players during his career … boasts one of the deepest posi- tions on the team … has also coached for Pac-10 rivals UCLA and Oregon State.
Steve Axman Assistant Head Coach Quarterbacks Coach C.W. Post ‘69 4th season at Washington Former head coach at Northern Arizona … has coached NFL quarterbacks Troy Aikman (UCLA), Neil O’Donnell (Maryland) and Marques Tuiasosopo (UW) … either Tuiasosopo or Cody Pickett have posted single-season passing yardage totals among the top-10 in Husky history in each of Axman’s three seasons as quarterbacks coach.
Bobby Hauck Defensive Backs Coach Montana ‘88 4th season at Washington Coached safeties and special teams at Washington from 1999-2001 … developed kicker John Anderson into a freshman All-American in 1999 … has tutored nine all-conference picks as an assistant at Colorado and Washington, including Husky safeties Hakim Akbar and Curtis Williams in 2000.
Randy Hart Defensive Line Coach Ohio State ‘70 15th season at Washington Has won national championships both as a player (Ohio State, 1968) and coach (Washington, 2001) … coached 1991 Lombardi and Outland winner Steve Emtman … had two defensive linemen selected in the 2002 NFL Draft, including second-round pick Larry Tripplett.
Chuck Heater Running Backs Coach Recruiting Coordinator Michigan ‘75 4th season at Washington Has won Rose Bowls as both a coach (Washington, 2001) and a player (Michigan, 1971) … moves to the offensive side of the ball after three seasons directing Washington’s cornerbacks … helped land 2001 and 2002 recruiting classes rated among the best in the country.
Cornell Jackson Inside Linebackers Coach Sterling ‘86 1st season at Washington Spent the summer of 1993 in Seattle as linebackers coach in the Seahawks’ minority coaching development program … at Houston in 2001, tutored Conference USA’s co-Defensive Player of the Year … mentored tailbacks J.R. Redmond, Terry Battle and Michael Martin in four seasons as ASU’s running backs coach (1996-99) … helped the Sun Devils lead the conference in rushing in 1996 and 1997.
Bobby Kennedy Wide Receivers Coach 1st season at Washington Is the Huskies’ first full-time wide receivers coach since Karl Dorrell left for the Denver Broncos after the 1999 season … was Arizona’s running backs coach in 2001, helping Clarence Farmer lead the Pac- 10 in rushing at 111.7 yards per game … also coached receivers previously at Wake Forest and Wyoming.
Brent Myers Offensive Line Coach Eastern Washington ‘82 3rd season at Washington Earned Division II honorable mention honors on EWU’s offensive line in 1981 … played on Columbia Basin Junior College squad that won 1979 national championship … in 1999, coordinated Boise State offense that was tops in the Big West Conference … turned green Husky offensive line into an outstanding unit that should be a team strength in 2002.
Other Football Staff Graduate Assistant Coaches: Luther Carr and Ty Gregorak Strength and Conditioning Coach: TBA Head Athletic Trainer: Dave Burton Head Equipment Manager: Tony Piro Director of Football Operations: Jerry Nevin Compliance/Internal Operations Assistant: Abner Thomas Video Operations Director: Bill Wong Program Coordinators: Liz Zelinski and Erin Chiarelli
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Head Coach: Rick Neuheisel (head coach) Assistant Coaches: Steve Axman (assistant head coach/quarterbacks), Keith Gilbertson (offensive coordinator/tight ends), Tim Hundley (defensive coordinator/outside linebackers), Randy Hart (defensive line), Bob Hauck (defensive backs), Chuck Heater (running backs), Cornell Jackson (inside linebackers), Bobby Kennedy (wide receivers), Brent Myers (offensive line), Ty Gregorak (defense graduate assistant), Luther Carr (offensive graduate assistant)
No. Name (Letters Won) Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Born Yr.Exp. Hometown (High School/JC) 45 Brandon Ala OLB 6-4 225 1/23/84 Fr. HS Waianae, HI (Kamehameha) 55 Tui Alailefaleula (1) DT 6-4 295 11/5/82 So. 1V Anchorage, AK (Bartlett) 3 Roc Alexander (2) CB 6-0 185 9/23/81 Jr. 2V Colorado Springs, CO (Wasson)
24 Rich Alexis (2) TB 6-0 220 5/6/81 Jr. 2V Coral Springs, FL (Pope John Paul II) 49 Sean Almeida FB 5-11 215 11/16/81 So. SQ Fontana, CA (Etiwanda) 15 John Anderson (3) PK 6-3 195 3/5/81 Sr. 3V Boynton Beach, FL (Pope John Paul II) 23 Paul Arambul FB 6-1 220 1/18/83 Fr. HS Wapato, WA (Wapato) 20 Paul Arnold (3) WR 6-1 200 9/27/80 Sr. 3V Seattle, WA (Kennedy) 72 Todd Bachert (2) C 6-4 310 9/30/80 Jr.* 2V Mission Viejo, CA (Mission Viejo) 37 Scott Ballew DB 5-11 190 7/11/83 Fr. HS Austin, TX (Westlake) 89 Ben Bandel TE 6-6 265 9/11/83 Fr. HS Murrieta, CA (Murrieta Valley) 65 Khalif Barnes (1) OT 6-5 300 4/21/82 So.* 1V Spring Valley, CA (Mount Miguel) 12 Taylor Barton (1) QB 6-3 195 10/3/79 Sr.* 1V Beaverton, OR (Beaverton/Color./CC of SF) 27 Evan Benjamin FS 6-0 205 1/29/83 Fr.* RS Redmond, WA (Redmond) 87 Jason Benn TE 6-4 255 5/6/84 Fr. HS Edmonds, WA (O’Dea) 43 Owen Biddle (2) FS 5-10 190 10/1/80 Jr.* 2V Bellevue, WA (Bellevue) 76 Justin Booker OT 6-2 290 12/4/79 Jr.* SQ Seattle, WA (Renton) 79 Ryan Brooks (1) OT 6-6 300 2/25/82 So.* 1V Richland, WA (Richland) 53 Aaron Butler (1) OG 6-4 320 6/18/82 So.* 1V Lakewood, WA (Lakes) 48 Ryan Campbell LB 5-10 210 11/4/83 Fr. HS Bellevue, WA (Eastside Catholic) 34 Greg Carothers (2) SS 6-2 230 7/13/81 Jr. 2V Helena, MT (Helena Capital) 11 Doug Clarke (1) WR 6-2 200 12/23/79 Sr.* 1V Seattle, WA (Shorecrest/Air Force) 16 Jeffrey Clay PK 6-0 175 2/18/81 Jr. HS Lynnwood, WA (Lynnwood) 29 Braxton Cleman (3) TB 6-0 220 2/14/80 Sr.* 3V Oroville, WA (Oroville) 92 Junior Coffin (1) DT 6-3 280 10/5/81 So.* 1V Bremerton, WA (Olympic) 82 Will Conwell OLB 6-5 215 9/12/82 Fr.* RS Kent, WA (Kentwood) 88 Marquis Cooper (2) ILB 6-4 210 3/11/82 Jr. 2V Gilbert, AZ (Highland) 85 Dash Crutchley OLB 6-5 240 10/5/83 Fr. HS Temecula, CA (Chaparral) 5 Sam Cunningham (1) CB 6-0 180 4/23/82 So. 1V Los Angeles, CA (Westchester)
74 Stanley Daniels DT 6-3 305 11/30/84 Fr. SQ San Diego, CA (Marian Catholic) 82 Matt DeBord (1) WR 6-4 210 8/3/80 Sr. SQ Olympia, WA (Olympia) 78 Dan Dicks (1) OG 6-6 315 7/28/81 So.* 1V Bellevue, WA (Bellevue) 39 Ricardo DoValle PK 6-0 190 8/4/82 So.* SQ Richland, WA (Richland) 90 Kai Ellis (1) OLB 6-4 250 8/7/80 Sr. 1V Kent, WA (Kentridge/CC of SF) 37 Garth Erickson P 6-1 160 11/30/80 Jr. * SQ Spokane, WA (Gonzaga Prep) 22 Ty Eriks FB 6-2 235 5/27/82 Fr.* RS Seattle, WA (O’Dea) 20 Matt Fountaine CB 5-11 180 6/26/84 Fr. HS Oakland, CA (Bishop O’Dowd) 10 Charles Frederick (1) WR 6-0 180 2/2/82 So. 1V Lake Worth, FL (Pope John Paul II) 35 Tim Galloway (1) ILB 6-2 235 9/4/81 So.* 1V Auburn, WA (Auburn) 28 John Gardenhire FB 6-0 215 6/22/83 Fr.* RS Kent, WA (Kentwood) 18 Matt Griffith WR 6-2 200 6/15/82 So. SQ Lakewood, WA (Lakes) 46 Eric Hass FB 6-2 215 8/24/83 Fr. HS Renton, WA (Kentridge) 81 Andy Heater TE 6-3 265 4/9/82 Fr.* RS Snohomish, WA (Snohomish) 13 Ben Hoefer PK 5-9 165 5/29/84 Fr. HS Woodinville, WA (Woodinville) 7 Wilbur Hooks Jr. (3) WR 6-0 195 7/2/80 Sr.* 3V Anchorage, AK (Dimond)
56 Manase Hopoi DE 6-4 255 9/23/83 So. SQ Sacramento, CA (Valley) 6 Eddie Jackson WR 6-5 220 3/2/81 Jr. TR Columbus, OH (Columbus S./Coffeyville (KS) CC)
51 Houdini Jackson (1) OLB 6-1 245 1/29/77 Sr.* 1V Houston, TX (Klein Forest/Hawaii) 8 Kenny James TB 5-10 210 4/14/84 Fr. HS Dos Palos, CA (Dos Palos)
54 Jens Jellen OG 6-5 260 2/25/83 Fr.* RS Seattle, WA (Nathan Hale) 86 Todd Jensen TE 6-4 225 9/15/82 Fr.* RS Wilkeson, WA (White River) 21 Derrick Johnson (1) CB 6-0 185 2/9/82 So.* 1V Riverside, CA (Notre Dame) 77 Stephen Johnson DL 6-5 260 2/6/83 Fr.* RS Kent, WA (Kentlake) 99 Terry Johnson (1) DT 6-4 265 12/7/81 Jr. 1V Tempe, AZ (McClintock) 32 Cory Jones LB/FB 6-0 215 10/23/82 Fr.# TR Burien, WA (Kennedy/U. Notre Dame) 66 William Kava OG 6-3 275 3/23/53 Fr.* RS Kaneohe, HI (Iolani) 47 Anthony Kelley (3) OLB 6-2 240 11/7/79 Sr. 3V Altadena, CA (John Muir) 64 Robin Kezirian OL 6-3 300 10/17/83 Fr. HS Fresno, CA (Central) 10 Evan Knudson PK 6-0 180 5/28/83 So. SQ Lacey, WA (North Thurston) 52 Jonathan Kovis OG 6-1 290 6/25/81 Sr. SQ Pasco, WA (Pasco)
No. Name (Letters Won) Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Born Yr.Exp. Hometown (High School/JC) 42 Tyler Krambrink (2) OLB 6-1 210 10/31/80 Jr.* 2V Eatonville, WA (Eatonville) 86 Graham Lasee DE 6-5 250 3/7/82 Fr.* RS Bellingham, WA (Sehome) 51 Brandon Leyritz OG 6-3 315 10/19/82 Fr.* RS Renton, WA (Eastside Catholic) 36 Matt Lingley (1) ILB 6-2 225 12/29/80 So.* 1V Puyallup, WA (Rogers) 53 Joe Lobendahn (1) ILB 5-10 225 2/15/83 So. 1V Honolulu, HI (Saint Louis) 19 Nick Lunzer WR 6-0 185 11/11/82 So. HS Spokane, Wash. (Mead) 30 Cole Macke FB 6-0 215 7/6/82 Fr. HS Olympia, WA (Capital) 41 Ben Mahdavi (3) ILB 6-2 235 2/27/80 Sr.* 3V Mercer Island, WA (Mercer Is.) 28 Chris Massey (2) CB 5-11 180 2/24/81 Jr.* 2V Moreno Valley, CA (Valley View) 95 Donny Mateaki DE 6-6 270 10/6/83 Fr. HS Honolulu, HI (Iolani) 32 Mike McEvoy ILB 6-1 210 8/17/82 So. SQ Bellingham, WA (Sehome) 17 Derek McLaughlin (1) P 6-2 195 4/28/83 So. 1V Mesa, AZ (Mountain View) 68 Rob Meadow OT/OG 6-6 290 8/4/83 Fr.* RS San Francisco, CA (DeLaSalle) 14 Lukas Michener P 6-1 170 7/30/82 So. HS Spanaway, WA (Spanaway Lake) 65 Josh Miller (1) DT 6-3 270 8/7/81 So.* 1V Covina, CA (West Covina) 98 Dan Milsten DE 6-5 265 4/22/83 Fr. HS Tacoma, WA (Rogers) 93 William Murphy DE 6-2 240 11/15/82 Fr. HS Spokane, WA (Central Valley) 23 B.J. Newberry FS 6-0 200 8/20/80 So.* SQ Sumner, WA (Sumner) 26 Jimmy Newell (1) FS 6-1 195 6/17/81 So.* 1V Port Orchard, WA (South Kitsap) 67 Nick Newton (2) OT/OG 6-5 330 11/5/80 Jr.* 2V Buckley, WA (White River) 60 T.J. Orthmeyer OL 6-0 275 11/23/81 So. SQ Arlington, WA (Arlington) 15 Casey Paus QB 6-5 215 3/27/83 Fr.* RS New Lenox, IL (Lincoln Way) 3 Cody Pickett (3) QB 6-4 215 6/30/80 Jr.* 3V Caldwell, ID (Caldwell)
88 Clayton Ramsey WR 6-0 185 10/12/80 Jr.* SQ Seattle, WA (Bishop Blanchet) 21 Patrick Reddick (3) WR 5-10 190 9/6/78 Sr.* 2V Newbury Park, CA (Newbury Pk.) 12 Simi Reynolds CB 5-9 160 2/3/84 Fr. HS Issaquah, WA (Skyline) 77 Nathan Rhodes OL 6-6 330 8/31/84 Fr. HS Bakersfield, CA (East Bkrsfield.) 80 Justin Robbins (1) WR 6-0 185 7/19/82 So.* 1V Olympia, WA (River Ridge) 6 Nate Robinson CB 5-9 180 5/31/84 Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Rainier Beach)
40 Eric Roy DB 6-0 195 3/9/83 So.* SQ Silverdale, WA (Central Kitsap) 61 Tusi Sa’au OG 6-2 290 12/12/82 Fr.* RS Seattle, WA (Rainier Beach) 9 Shelton Sampson TB 5-11 185 1/14/84 Fr. HS Tacoma, WA (Clover Park)
62 Mike Savicky DE 6-4 250 1/10/83 Fr.* RS Corona, CA (Corona) 16 Adam Seery (1) FB 6-2 215 11/27/80 Jr.* 1V Albuquerque, NM (El Dorado) 29 Domynic Shaw (1) CB 5-11 215 1/8/80 Jr.* 1V Oakland, CA (Skyline) 19 Eric Shyne CB 5-11 175 7/6/82 Fr. HS Pomona, CA (Pomona) 70 Jason Simonson (1) OG 6-4 315 1/7/81 Jr.* 1V Olympia, WA (Olympia) 38 James Sims, Jr. SS 6-1 195 2/14/83 Fr.* RS Las Vegas, NV (Valley) 42 Chris Singleton (1) TB 6-0 195 11/4/82 So. 1V Fontana, CA (Etiwanda) 8 Jordan Slye S 6-4 195 6/16/84 Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Franklin) 4 Isaiah Stanback QB 6-3 190 8/16/84 Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Garfield)
59 Jerome Stevens (2) DT 6-3 285 10/19/80 Jr. 2V Oxnard, CA (Rio Mesa) 17 Felix Sweetman QB 6-2 240 10/26/83 Fr. HS Lakewood, WA (Lakes) 11 Brian Tawney ILB 6-2 222 2/14/78 Fr. HS Fall City, WA (Eastlake) 31 Kim Taylor S 6-0 180 4/20/82 Fr. HS Long Beach, CA (Long Beach Poly) 57 Mike Thompson C 6-2 290 2/9/82 Jr. SQ Englewood, CO (Cherry Creek) 18 Wendell Thompson S 5-11 210 2/6/83 Fr. HS Seattle, WA (Garfield) 71 Francisco Tipoti OT 6-5 320 3/4/82 Jr. JC Honolulu, HI (McKinley/CC of SF) 83 Joe Toledo TE 6-6 290 10/20/82 Fr.* RS Encinitas, CA (La Costa Canyon) 5 Zach Tuiasosopo (1) FB 6-2 245 12/19/81 So.* 1V Woodinville, WA (Woodinville)
50 Brad Vanneman C 6-3 295 6/25/82 Fr.* RS Issaquah, WA (Issaquah) 63 Clay Walker OL 6-4 285 5/13/84 Fr. HS Scottsdale, AZ (Horizon) 84 Kevin Ware (3) TE 6-3 255 9/30/80 Sr. 3V Spring, TX (Klein Oak) 49 Ben Warren ILB 6-0 215 6/19/84 Fr. HS Vancouver, WA (Mountain View) 5 Scott White LB 6-1 230 10/25/84 Fr. HS Lemon Grove, CA (Mission Bay) 1 Jafar Williams (3) OLB 6-0 230 12/27/79 Sr.* 3V Oakland, CA (St. Mary’s) 1 Reggie Williams (1) WR 6-4 220 5/17/83 So. 1V Lakewood, WA (Lakes)
24 Isaak Woldeit P 5-11 185 1/6/82 So.* SQ Lynnwood, WA (Mariner) 75 Elliott Zajac (3) OG 6-5 310 2/10/80 Sr.* 1V Bakersfield, CA (Bakersfield)
2002 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
COACHING STAFF
Roster Key: ( ) Indicates letters won * indicates redshirt season utilized • SQ - Squad member, has not played in a game • RS - Redshirted previous season TR - Transferred to UW from previous playing season • 1V - Indicates number of years on varsity in which player has appeared in at least one game
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by C.J. Bowles
onfidence is often mistaken for arrogance. That is, until witnessing the Husky women’s soccer team in
action — running, passing, and cutting across their new FieldTurf practice field, every movement with a purpose.
Nowhere are the movements taken with more confidence than in the backfield, where no less than six seniors patrol the defensive side of the ball.
In fact, every senior on the Huskies’ 2002 roster plays on the defense. Combined, the six
players have earned 16 letters, six All-Pac- 10 honors (including four first-team acco- lades), and three All-Pac-10 Academic
honors. Oh, and don’t forget that one – goalkeeper Hope Solo — also dons
the red, white and blue of the U.S. National Team.
“It’s nice to keep the leaders in the back
and the experience in the back,”
says Solo, a two-time NSCAA second- team All- American. For the second-
consecutive year, Solo is one of 13 candidates for the
Hermann Trophy, women’s soccer’s Heisman. Last year, the Richland, Wash.,
native posted a 0.68 goals-against average, setting a new standard for Husky
goalkeepers, and boasts a 0.95 career GAA that is also the best in school history. Then
again, there are few UW goalkeeping records that Solo has not attained in her first three-plus seasons at Washington, adding the all-time saves record with
her 251st-career save in the Huskies’ season-opening win over Arkansas.
In addition to the single- season and career GAA records, and the career saves mark, Solo also
boasts the all-time UW mark for career shutouts (16), with only single-season saves (106, Tamara Browder, 1991) and single-season shutouts (8, Browder, ’91) between her and a clean sweep of the Huskies’ goalkeeper record books.
The latter record may be more attainable than the former, as Washington’s outstanding defense limits the number of shots Solo faces in a game, thus holding down the number of possible saves. Despite missing 2000 Pac-10 Defender of the Year Andrea Morelli for the entire 2001 season,
the Husky defense set records with an astounding 12 goals allowed in 20 games — a whopping nine fewer than the previous UW best of 21 goals allowed — and a goals against average of just 0.58 per game.
Morelli, a two-time first-team All-Pac-10 honoree and member of the U.S. National “B” Team, returns this year, as does every member of Washington’s record-setting 2001 defense.
Filling the void for Morelli last year was standout Vanessa Pierce, an attacking player who adapted and learned to play a more conservative brand of defense. With Morelli back on the field in 2002, Pierce can showcase the aggressive defensive style which earned her second-team All-Pac-10 honors in 2000.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that Pierce was able to slide into Morelli’s spot without upsetting the team’s defensive chemistry — she has been playing with backfield partner Suzanne Culpepper since the two were teammates at Woodinville (Wash.) High School.
Culpepper, a former walk-on and two-year letterwinner, describes the bond shared by the six senior defenders — herself, Solo, Morelli, Pierce, Cheryl Gies and Megan McKinstry.
“It’s nice because we already know how each other plays,” she says. “We look out for each other, play hard for each other, and work for each other, not just for ourselves.”
“It feels awesome,” adds Gies, the recipient of the team’s Most Improved Player award in 2001. “We’re all on the same page, and we all know what each other is going to do.”
Similar to Culpepper and Pierce, Gies and Solo prepped together at Richland (Wash.) High School.
“These are my teammates, my best friends, and my roommates, pushing themselves to the limit,” Gies adds. “To go through all of that together is pretty awesome.”
Gies stresses an important aspect of the team’s defensive chemistry — friendship. More than just teammates, the six are friends who have spent four years practicing, traveling, and living with each other while sharing their love for soccer.
“I think the memories off the field is what makes this experience so exciting,” Solo says.
Morelli agrees: ”I want us to have fun this year and play our hearts out each game. It’ll be the last time a lot of us play here together.”
Head coach Lesle Gallimore, the Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2000, knows she has a special group of seniors on her hands.
“It’s easy for us to have high expectations, knowing that they all know what their role is and
knowing what each individual is capable of,” she says. “They know that I know how good they are. I can push them and ask things of them. It’s where you always want
to be as a coach and it’s what you want to build for. Not only as individuals, but as a
group, they take pride in their defending.” As well they should. Don’t mistake their
confidence for arrogance; this defense simply knows what it wants and is determined to achieve its goals — a task much easier for the
Husky defense than for opposing scorers.
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Washington’s defense played like a wall in 2001, allowing just 12 goals all season to better the previous school record by nine.
Vanessa Pierce’s aggressive defense earned her Pac-10 honors in 2000.
Only a two-year starter, Lonzell Hill will forever be known as one of Washington’s greatest receivers. Hill’s career totals of 103 receptions and 1,641 yards each rank sixth in Husky football history, while only Mario Bailey found the end zone more times than Hill’s 16.
While there have only been four receivers in Husky football history to post at least eight receiving scores in a single season, Hill accomplished the feat twice, doing so in both 1985 and 1986.
Known to his teammates as “MOE” (Master of Everything), Hill was a first-team All- Pac-10 and All-Coast selection in 1986, and merited honorable mention to the Associated Press and United Press International All- American squads.
Wide Receiver, 1983-86
In the NFL... A second-round selection of the New Orleans Saints in the 1987 NFL Draft, Hill totaled 136 receptions and 1,696 yards in four seasons, including a career-best 66-catch, seven-TD season in 1988.
KELLIHER
FUTURE HUSKY FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
2003 August 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Ohio State September 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYE September 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NAVY September 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IDAHO September 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . .STANFORD October 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at UCLA October 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NEVADA October 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Oregon State October 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USC November 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OREGON November 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Arizona November 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at California November 22 . . . . .WASHINGTON STATE
2004 September 4 . . . . . . . . . . .FRESNO STATE September 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYE September 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UCLA September 25 . . . . . . . . . . .at Notre Dame October 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Stanford October 9 . . . . . . . . . . .SAN JOSE STATE October 16 . . . . . . . . . . .OREGON STATE October 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USC October 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Oregon November 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONA November 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .CALIFORNIA November 20 . . . . . . . .at Washington State
2005 September 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Air Force September 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .CALIFORNIA September 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IDAHO September 24 . . . . . . . . . . .NOTRE DAME October 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at UCLA October 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYE October 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Arizona State October 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USC October 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Oregon November 5 . . . . . . . . . .OREGON STATE November 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Arizona November 19 . . . . .WASHINGTON STATE
2006 September 2 . . . . . . . .SAN DIEGO STATE September 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Oklahoma September 16 . . . . . . . . . .FRESNO STATE September 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . .at California September 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .UCLA October 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OREGON October 14 . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONA STATE October 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USC October 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYE November 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .at Oregon State November 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONA November 18 . . . . . . . .at Washington State
2007 September 1 . . . . . . . . . .at San Diego State September 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .OKLAHOMA September 15 . . . . . . . . . . . .OHIO STATE September 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at Stanford September 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BYE October 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONA October 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at California October 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OREGON October 27 . . . . . . . . . . .ARIZONA STATE November 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .at USC November 10 . . . . . . . . . . .at Oregon State November 17 . . . . .WASHINGTON STATE
Home games in boldface capital letters
HUSKIES BY THE NUMBERS No. Name (Letters Won) . . . . . . .Pos.
1 Jafar Williams (3) . . . . . . . . .OLB 1 Reggie Williams (1) . . . . . . . .WR 3 Roc Alexander (2) . . . . . . . . . .CB 3 Cody Pickett (3) . . . . . . . . . . .QB 4 Isaiah Stanback . . . . . . . . . . .QB 5 Sam Cunningham (1) . . . . . . .CB 5 Zach Tuiasosopo (1) . . . . . . . .FB 5 Scott White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB 6 Eddie Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . .WR 6 Nate Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . .CB 7 Wilbur Hooks Jr. (3) . . . . . . . .WR 8 Kenny James . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TB 8 Jordan Slye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S 9 Shelton Sampson . . . . . . . . . .TB
10 Charles Frederick (1) . . . . . . .WR 10 Evan Knudson . . . . . . . . . . . . .PK 11 Doug Clarke (1) . . . . . . . . . . .WR 11 Brian Tawney . . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB 12 Taylor Barton (1) . . . . . . . . . . .QB 12 Simi Reynolds . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB 13 Ben Hoefer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PK 14 Lukas Michener . . . . . . . . . . . .P 15 John Anderson (3) . . . . . . . . .PK 15 Casey Paus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QB 16 Jeffrey Clay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PK 16 Adam Seery (1) . . . . . . . . . . . .FB 17 Derek McLaughlin (1) . . . . . . . .P 17 Felix Sweetman . . . . . . . . . . .QB 18 Matt Griffith . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR
18 Wendell Thompson . . . . . . . . . .S 19 Nick Lunzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WR 19 Eric Shyne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CB 20 Paul Arnold (3) . . . . . . . . . . . .WR 20 Matt Fountaine . . . . . . . . . . . .CB 21 Derrick Johnson (1) . . . . . . . .CB 21 Patrick Reddick (3) . . . . . . . .WR 22 Ty Eriks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FB 23 Paul Arambul . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FB 23 B.J. Newberry . . . . . . . . . . . . .FS 24 Rich Alexis (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . .TB 24 Isaak Woldeit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 26 Jimmy Newell (1) . . . . . . . . . . .FS 27 Evan Benjamin . . . . . . . . . . . . .FS 28 John Gardenhire . . . . . . . . . . .FB 28 Chris Massey (2) . . . . . . . . . . .CB 29 Braxton Cleman (3) . . . . . . . . .TB 29 Domynic Shaw (1) . . . . . . . . .CB 30 Cole Macke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FB 31 Kim Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S 32 Cory Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . .LB/FB 32 Mike McEvoy . . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB 34 Greg Carothers (2) . . . . . . . . .SS 35 Tim Galloway (1) . . . . . . . . . . .ILB 36 Matt Lingley (1) . . . . . . . . . . . ILB 37 Scott Ballew . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB 37 Garth Erickson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .P 38 James Sims Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . .SS 39 Ricardo DoValle . . . . . . . . . . .PK 40 Eric Roy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DB
41 Ben Mahdavi (3) . . . . . . . . . . .ILB 42 Tyler Krambrink (2) . . . . . . . .OLB 42 Chris Singleton (1) . . . . . . . . .TB 43 Owen Biddle (2) . . . . . . . . . . . .FS 45 Brandon Ala . . . . . . . . . . . . .OLB 46 Eric Hass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FB 47 Anthony Kelley (3) . . . . . . . .OLB 48 Ryan Campbell . . . . . . . . . . . .LB 49 Sean Almeida . . . . . . . . . . . . .FB 49 Ben Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ILB 50 Brad Vanneman . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 51 Houdini Jackson (1) . . . . . . .OLB 51 Brandon Leyritz . . . . . . . . . . .OG 52 Jonathan Kovis . . . . . . . . . . . .OG 53 Aaron Butler (1) . . . . . . . . . . .OG 53 Joe Lobendahn (1) . . . . . . . . .ILB 54 Jens Jellen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OG 55 Tui Alailefaleula (1) . . . . . . . . .DT 56 Manase Hopoi . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE 57 Mike Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . .C 59 Jerome Stevens (2) . . . . . . . .DT 60 T.J. Orthmeyer . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 61 Tusi Sa’au . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OG 62 Mike Savicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE 63 Clay Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 64 Robin Kezirian . . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 65 Khalif Barnes (1) . . . . . . . . . . .OT 65 Josh Miller (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . .DT 66 William Kava . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OG 67 Nick Newton (2) . . . . . . . .OT/OG
68 Rob Meadow . . . . . . . . . .OT/OG 70 Jason Simonson (1) . . . . . . . .OG 71 Francisco Tipoti . . . . . . . . . . . .OT 72 Todd Bachert (2) . . . . . . . . . . . .C 75 Elliott Zajac (3) . . . . . . . . . . . .OG 74 Stanley Daniels . . . . . . . . . . . .DT 76 Justin Booker . . . . . . . . . . . . .OT 77 Stephen Johnson . . . . . . . . . .DL 77 Nathan Rhodes . . . . . . . . . . . .OL 78 Dan Dicks (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . .OG 79 Ryan Brooks (1) . . . . . . . . . . . .OT 80 Justin Robbins (1) . . . . . . . . .WR 81 Andy Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE 82 Will Conwell . . . . . . . . . . . . .OLB 82 Matt DeBord (1) . . . . . . . . . . .WR 83 Joe Toledo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE 84 Kevin Ware (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE 85 Dash Crutchley . . . . . . . . . . .OLB 86 Todd Jensen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE 86 Graham Lasee . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE 87 Jason Benn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE 88 Marquis Cooper (2) . . . . . . . .ILB 88 Clayton Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . .WR 89 Ben Bandel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TE 90 Kai Ellis (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OLB 92 Junior Coffin (1) . . . . . . . . . . .DT 93 William Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . .DE 95 Donny Mateaki . . . . . . . . . . . .DE 98 Dan Milsten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DE 99 Terry Johnson (1) . . . . . . . . . .DT
VANDALS BY THE NUMBERS No. Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pos.
1 Orlando Winston . . . . . . . . . WR 2 Cedric Thompson. . . . . . . . . WR 2 Ben Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB 3 Brian Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . DT 3 Jimmy Labita . . . . . . . . . . . . WR 4 Ed Rankin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB 5 Jason Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . DT 5 Drew Pearce . . . . . . . . . . . . . QB 6 Mike Bonelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DE 6 Blair Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TB 7 Michael Harrington . . . . . . . QB 7 Jordan Kramer. . . . . . . . . . . . LB 8 Christopher Belser. . . . . . . . WR
10 Shung Peoples. . . . . . . . . . . . TB 11 Brian Lindgren. . . . . . . . . . . . QB 11 Nicq Hale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB 12 Josh Jelmberg . . . . . . . . . . . WR 13 Mike Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . LB 13 Rory Cordial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QB 14 Adam Mallette. . . . . . . . . . . . QB 14 Robert Ortega . . . . . . . . . . . . CB 15 Brian Pope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 16 Sammy Ruben . . . . . . . . . . . . CB 17 Ryan Downes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P
18 Brandon Mascorro . . . . WR/DB 19 Eric Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WR 20 Zach Gerstner . . . . . . . . . . . . TB 21 Jedidiah Getzlaff . . . . . . . . . . CB 21 Robert Nembhard . . . . . . . . WR 22 Simeon Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . S 23 Darryl Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . CB 24 Chad Troxel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB 26 Ace Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 27 Nate Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 28 Robert Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 29 Rod Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CB 31 Malfred Shaw . . . . . . . . . . . . TB 32 Antjuan Tolbert . . . . . . . . . . . CB 33 Sergio Robleto . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 33 Ryan Mann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FB 34 Nate Griffin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FB 35 Chad Kodama. . . . . . . . . . . . . LB 36 Brian Yarno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FB 38 Nathaniel Banke . . . . . . . . . . CB 39 Willie Sipoloa . . . . . . . . . . . . . FB 40 Patrick Libey . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB 41 James Staley . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB 42 Mike Lowry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RB 43 Mike Barrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . K/P
44 Kevin O’Connell . . . . . . . . . . . FB 45 Andrew Stobart . . . . . . . . . . . FB 46 Jordan Lampos . . . . . . . . . . . LB 47 Cole Snyder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB 48 Tim Bertalot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB 48 Sam Parry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 49 Keith Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K 50 Jade Tadvick . . . . . . . . . . . . . OL 51 Nathan Zody. . . . . . . . . . . . . . LB 52 Drew Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . . OC 54 Jason Dutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . DT 55 Mike Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DT 57 Peter Foss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DL 58 Jaron Williams. . . . . . . . . . . . LB 59 Zane Hines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DT 59 Matt Newell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OL 62 Matt Martinez . . . . . . . . . . . . OC 63 Jarrod Schulte . . . . . . . . . . . OG 65 Kyle Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . OG 66 Michael Togafau . . . . . . . . . . OG 67 Tony Kiel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OG 68 Nate VanderPol . . . . . . . . . . . OL 69 Ryan Atoe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DT 70 Jason Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OG 71 Ryan Waage . . . . . . . . . . . . . OG
72 Robert Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . OG 73 Hank Therien . . . . . . . . . . . . . OL 74 Jake Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT 75 Jake Leachman . . . . . . . . . . . OT 76 Kelly Adams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . OG 77 Joshua D. Jelinek . . . . . . . . . OL 79 Seann Mumford. . . . . . . . . . . OT 81 Rory Tipton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WR 83 Jeff Stowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WR 84 Wendell Octave . . . . . . . . . . WR 85 Michael McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . TE 86 Brandon Kania. . . . . . . . . . . . DE 86 Keith Greer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TE 87 Brendan Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . TE 88 Justin Barnes . . . . . . . . . . . . WR 89 Kurt Gregg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WR 90 Tyler Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TE 91 Kelly Talavou . . . . . . . . . . . . . DT 92 Jeff Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . DE 93 Kelly Nead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DE 94 Johnny Parra . . . . . . . . . . . . . DT 95 Kody Kraus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DE 96 Dennis Taeatafa. . . . . . . . . . . DE 97 Geoff Zuber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DT 99 Luke Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TE
2002 IDAHO FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 76 Kelly Adams OG 6-4 322 Fr. Trinidad, Colo. (Trinidad) 2 Ben Allen CB 6-0 190 Jr. Boise, Idaho (Rick College)
13 Mike Anderson LB 6-2 238 Fr. Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston) 69 Ryan Atoe DT 6-2 310 Sr. The Dalles, Ore. (Coll. of the Redwoods) 38 Nathaniel Banke CB 6-1 178 Fr. Hermiston, Ore. (Hermiston Christian Ctr.) 88 Justin Barnes WR 6-1 195 Fr. Nampa, Idaho (Nampa) 43 Mike Barrow K/P 5-11 165 Fr. Ventura, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) 8 Christopher Belser WR 5-11 174 S. Spanaway, Wash. (Bethel)
48 Tim Bertalot LB 6-1 230 Fr. Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic) 6 Mike Bonelli DE 6-2 236 Fr. Camarillo, Calif. (St. Bonaventure)
29 Rod Bryant CB 6-1 180 Jr. Friendly, Md. (West Hills JC) 52 Drew Burton OC 6-3 298 Fr. Moscow, Idaho (Moscow) 70 Jason Cobb OG 6-4 298 Jr. Kennewick, Wash. (Kennewick) 13 Rory Cordial QB 6-0 197 So. Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel) 26 Ace Davis S 6-0 200 Fr. Oxnard, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) 28 Robert Davis S 6-4 195 Fr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Royal) 17 Ryan Downes P 6-5 224 Jr. Casper, Wyo. (Kelly Walsh) 54 Jason Dutton DT 6-2 282 Jr. Kennewick, Wash. (Kennewick) 92 Jeff Edwards DE 6-3 250 Fr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City) 87 Brendan Floyd TE 6-6 235 So. San Jose, Calif. (Leigh) 57 Peter Foss DL 6-2 290 So. Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers) 20 Zach Gerstner TB 5-10 202 Jr. Canby, Ore. (Canby) 21 Jedidiah Getzlaff CB 5-9 186 Jr. Driggs, Idaho (Teton) 86 Keith Greer TE 6-2 250 Fr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) 89 Kurt Gregg WR 6-2 170 Sr. Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville) 34 Nate Griffin FB 5-11 236 Jr. Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre) 11 Nicq Hale CB 5-10 171 Sr. Mountain Home, Idaho (Mtn. Home) 7 Michael Harrington QB 6-4 194 Fr. Portland, Ore. (Central Catholic)
59 Zane Hines DT 6-1 250 Jr. Emmett, Idaho (Potlatch) 3 Brian Howard DT 6-3 287 Jr. Kent, Wash. (Kent-Meridian)
19 Eric Hunter WR 6-5 199 Sr. West Covina, Calif. (East L. A. JC) 77 Joshua D. Jelinek OL 6-4 314 Sr. Prosser, Wash. (Prosser) 12 Josh Jelmberg WR 6-1 193 Sr. Kennewick, Wash. (Richland) 5 Jason Jones DT 6-4 330 Jr. Van Nuys, Calif. (Pasadena City Coll.)
55 Mike Jones DT 6-4 284 Sr. Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston) 86 Brandon Kania DE 6-3 236 So. Pasco, Wash. (Pasco) 67 Tony Kiel OG 6-3 336 So. Cupertino, Calif. (Homestead) 35 Chad Kodama LB 6-2 232 Jr. Seattle, Wash. (Roosevelt) 7 Jordan Kramer LB 6-2 235 Sr. Parma, Idaho (Parma)
95 Kody Kraus DE 6-3 237 Jr. Rexburg, Idaho (Ricks College) 3 Jimmy Labita WR 5-10 166 So. Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial)
46 Jordan Lampos LB 5-10 238 Jr. Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake) 75 Jake Leachman OT 6-4 271 Fr. Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston) 6 Blair Lewis TB 5-11 216 Sr. Arcadia, Calif. (Pasadena City College)
40 Patrick Libey LB 6-1 240 Jr. Veradale, Wash. (Central Valley) 11 Brian Lindgren QB 6-4 208 Jr. Walla Walla, Wash. (DeSales) 42 Mike Lowry RB 5-10 196 Fr. Boise, Idaho (Meridian) 14 Adam Mallette QB 6-2 221 So. Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 33 Ryan Mann FB 6-1 193 So. Kellogg, Idaho (Kellogg) 62 Matt Martinez OC 6-2 304 Jr. Wenatchee, Wash. (Wenatchee)
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School)
18 Brandon Mascorro WR/DB 5-9 170 Fr. Ventura, Calif. (St. Bonaventure) 85 Michael McCoy TE 6-2 242 Jr. King City, Calif. (King City) 72 Robert Mitchell OG 6-2 320 Sr. Rialto, Calif. (Chaffey College) 79 Seann Mumford OT 6-6 301 Sr. Newport, Wash. (Newport) 37 Darryl Murphy CB 5-11 185 Jr. Palmdale, Calif. (Coll. of the Canyons) 93 Kelly Nead DE 6-4 252 Jr. Driggs, Idaho (Ricks College) 21 Robert Nembhard WR 5-9 170 Fr. Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena) 59 Matt Newell OL 6-8 285 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Green Valley) 27 Nate Nichols S 6-2 206 Fr. Walla Walla, Wash. (Walla Walla) 44 Kevin O’Connell FB 6-2 246 Sr. Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep) 84 Wendell Octave WR 6-1 185 Fr. St. James, La. (St. James) 14 Robert Ortega CB 6-1 200 Jr. Alta Loma, Calif. (Chaffey JC) 94 Johnny Parra DT 6-3 310 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Southwestern Coll.) 48 Sam Parry K 6-0 209 Fr. Nampa, Idaho (Nampa) 5 Drew Pearce QB 6-4 206 Fr. Walla Walla, Wash. (Walla Walla)
10 Shung Peoples TB 5-10 182 Jr. Lakewood, Calif. (Long Beach City Coll.) 15 Brian Pope K 6-2 203 Jr. Colton, Calif. (San Bernadino Vlly. Coll.) 4 Ed Rankin CB 6-1 188 Sr. Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis)
33 Sergio Robleto S 5-10 187 Sr. Downey, Calif. (Long Beach City Coll.) 16 Sammy Ruben CB 5-9 182 Sr. Inglewood, Calif. (Long Beach City Coll.) 63 Jarrod Schulte OG 6-3 260 Fr. Pomeroy, Wash. (Pomeroy) 74 Jake Scott OT 6-5 283 Jr. Lewiston, Idaho (Lewiston) 90 Tyler Scott TE 6-3 260 Fr. Sandpoint, Idaho (Sandpoint) 31 Malfred Shaw TB 5-10 212 Jr. Sacramento, Calif. (Sierra College) 39 Willie Sipoloa FB 6-2 259 So. Portland, Ore. (Roosevelt) 99 Luke Smith TE 6-5 250 So. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City) 47 Cole Snyder LB 5-11 216 Fr. Kamiah, Idaho (Kamiah) 41 James Staley LB 6-1 226 Sr. Cucamonga, Calif. (Chaffey College) 49 Keith Stamps K 5-10 221 Sr. Colbert, Wash. (Mead) 65 Kyle Stewart OG 6-3 296 Jr. Kent, Wash. (Kentridge) 22 Simeon Stewart S 5-8 175 So. Tacoma, Wash. (Mt. Tahoma) 45 Andrew Stobart FB 6-2 235 Fr. Boise, Idaho (Borah) 83 Jeff Stowe WR 6-0 198 Fr. Richland, Wash. (Richland) 50 Jade Tadvick OL 6-5 298 Fr. Stevensville, Mont. (Stevensville) 96 Dennis Taeatafa DE 6-3 270 Sr. San Diego, Calif. (Patrick Henry) 91 Kelly Talavou DT 6-0 310 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Fountain Valley) 73 Hank Therien OL 6-7 318 Fr. Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley) 2 Cedric Thompson WR 5-8 175 Jr. Denver, Colo. (College of the Canyons)
80 Rory Tipton WR 6-0 165 So. Nampa, Idaho (Nampa) 66 Michael Togafau OG 6-3 291 So. Pittsburg, Calif. (Pittsburgh) 32 Antjuan Tolbert CB 6-0 174 Jr. Portland, Ore. (Benson Poly Tech) 24 Chad Troxel CB 5-6 175 Jr. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (Lake City) 68 Nate VanderPol OL 6-6 290 Fr. Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way) 71 Ryan Waage OG 6-4 308 Fr. Fort Collins, Colo. (Rocky Mountain) 58 Jaron Williams LB 6-1 210 Fr. Pasadena, Calif. (Muir) 1 Orlando Winston WR 6-0 187 Jr. Seattle, Wash. (Garfield)
36 Brian Yarno FB 6-0 236 So. Redmond, Wash. (Redmond) 51 Nathan Zody LB 5-11 226 Fr. Fairbanks, Alaska (Lathrop) 97 Geoff Zuber DT 6-4 300 Fr. Gold Beach, Ore. (Gold Beach)
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HEAD COACH: Tom Cable ASSISTANT COACHES: Bret Ingalls, Ed Lamb, Gary Coston, George Booker, Tim Drevno, Rich Fisher, Rich Scangarello, Tarn Sublett, Brian Thure.
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T eaching, research and service. These three tenets always have been at the heart of the University of Idaho’s mission. Today, perhaps more than ever, administrators and faculty are succeeding at maintaining these standards.
Nearly every facet of daily life in Idaho is somehow impacted by University outreach programs. Life is never dull at the UI, and an enthusiastic movement for the humanities is sweeping across an already artistic campus. Standout alumni excelling in all professional fields are reminding the world that “from here, you can go anywhere.”
Today more than 11,000 students are enrolled at UI. Kiplinger’s Magazine consistently places Idaho on its list of the top-100 public universities, this year ranking 69th out of nearly 600 public colleges, and becoming one of only four western schools to make the list. The University of Idaho consistently receives high marks from U.S. News and World Report, and the Carnegie Foundation lists UI as one of the top 152 research institutions in the country. Idaho’s ranking as one of the “most wired” universities by Yahoo! Internet Life Magazine is becoming routine, with the UI placing third this year among public schools in the West.
When the ground for Idaho’s first university originally was purchased, the Moscow Mirror boasted about the natural beauty of the campus setting: “Probably no more sightly location could be found in Idaho. The location commands a perfect view of Paradise Valley and the spur of mountains beyond.”
In addition to the majestic surroundings, the UI campus is adorned with buildings with

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