2006 Football Media Guide

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UMR Football 2006
2006 MINER SCHEDULE
DATE
OPPONENT
August 26
Tiffin University
Frost-Kalnow Stadium ♦ Tiffin, Ohio (Season opener)
Southeast Missouri State University
Houck Stadium ♦ Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Lincoln University
Dwight Reed Stadium ♦ Jefferson City, Mo.
Morehead State University
Jayne Stadium ♦ Morehead, Ky.
Saint Joseph’s College
Allgood-Bailey Stadium ♦ Rolla, Mo.
(Home opener/Family Weekend/Hall of Fame Game)
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Milam Field ♦ Weatherford, Okla.
Austin Peay State University
Southern Nazarene University
Allgood-Bailey Stadium ♦ Rolla, Mo. (Homecoming)
Butler University
Wayne State College
Memorial Stadium ♦ Wayne, Neb.
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Allgood-Bailey Stadium ♦ Rolla, Mo. (Senior Day)
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
TIME
7 p.m. (EDT)
6 p.m.
2 p.m.
7 p.m. (EDT)
6:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
3 p.m.
1 p.m.
MINER TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
Tiffin University (Tiffin, Ohio): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 8 a.m. on Friday, August 26 and
will stay at Hampton Inn in Tiffin, Ohio (419-443-5300). The team will return to Rolla following the 7 p.m. (EDT) game
on Saturday, August 27.
Southeast Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, Mo.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at
12 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8 and will stay at Drury Inn in Cape Girardeau, Mo. (573-334-7151). The team will return to
Rolla following the 6 p.m. game on Saturday, Sept. 9.
Lincoln University (Jefferson City, Mo.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 10:45 a.m. on
Saturday, Sept. 16 and will return to Rolla following the 2 p.m. game that afternoon.
Morehead State University (Morehead, Ky.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 8 a.m. on Friday,
Sept. 22 and will stay at Knights Inn in Morehead, Ky. (606-784-7591). The team will return to Rolla following the 7
p.m. (EDT) game on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University (Weatherford, Okla.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus
at 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 6 and will stay at Best Western Mark Motor Hotel in Weatherford, Okla. (580-772-3325). The
team will return to Rolla following the 1 p.m. game on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Wayne State College (Wayne, Neb.): The Miners will depart from Rolla by chartered bus at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov.
3 and will stay at Holiday Inn in Sioux City, Iowa (712-277-9400). The team will return to Rolla following the 3 p.m.
game on Saturday, Nov. 4.
All travel times are subject to change.
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2005 Season Bests ............................................ 39
2005 Miner Statistics.......................................... 40
2005 In Review .................................................. 42
Future Miner Schedules..................................... 42
2006 Miner Opponents
Tiffin.......................................................................... 43
Southeast Missouri State ................................... 44
Lincoln...................................................................... 45
Morehead State.................................................. 46
Saint Joseph’s.................................................... 47
Southwestern Oklahoma State .......................... 48
Austin Peay ........................................................ 49
Southern Nazarene ............................................ 50
Butler ........................................................................ 51
Wayne State (Neb.)............................................ 52
Kentucky Wesleyan............................................ 53
Miner Football Records...................................... 54
Top 10 Lists........................................................ 56
Top Single Game Performance Lists ................. 57
Annual Leaders .................................................. 58
Performance Lists .............................................. 59
All-Time vs. Opponents...................................... 61
All-Time Results ................................................. 62
Miner Football Boosters ..................................... 67
John Locke tribute............................................. IBC
2006 Composite Schedule................................ BC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2006 Schedule .................................................. IFC
Travel Arrangements......................................... IFC
Quick Facts/Media Information ...........................2
Allgood-Bailey Stadium .......................................3
University of Missouri-Rolla.................................4
Academics at UMR .............................................6
Miner All-America Players...................................7
Coaching Staff
Kirby Cannon, Head Coach ................................8
Marc Kolb, Assistant Head Coach ......................9
Travis Boulware, Assistant Coach ......................9
Erik Kruppe, Assistant Coach .............................9
Bryan Johnson, Assistant Coach ........................9
UMR Administration
Dr. John Carney, UMR Chancellor ....................10
Dr. Debra Robinson, Vice-Chancellor................10
Mark Mullin, Athletics Director ...........................10
Dr. Jeff Cawlfield, Faculty Representative .........11
Sarah Moore, Sr. Women’s Administrator .........11
2006 Miner Preview ...........................................12
2006 Miner Roster..............................................14
Pre-Season Depth Chart....................................16
Returning Lettermen ..........................................17
Returning Squadmembers .................................22
Newcomers ........................................................30
2005 Game-By-Game ........................................34
MEDIA INFORMATION
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Information for Incoming Media
Quick Facts
Credentials for Miner games: These will be assigned to news
media covering the game. Press passes must be requested at least
one day in advance of the game to be covered. Please make all
requests to John Kean, Sports Information, University of MissouriRolla, Rolla, Mo. 65401; phone number is 573-341-4140.
Location: Rolla, Mo. 65401
Founded: 1870
Enrollment: 5,500
Chancellor: Dr. John Carney III
Director of Athletics: Mark Mullin
Phone: (573) 341-4175
Head Football Coach: Kirby Cannon
Alma Mater: Missouri State, 1981
Coaching Record: 14-52 (7th year)
Office Phone: (573) 341-4957
Assistant Head Coach: Marc Kolb
Alma Mater: Brown, 1994
Office Phone: (573) 341-6897
Assistant Coach: Travis Boulware
Alma Mater: Tennessee Tech, 1982
Office Phone: (573) 341-4191
Assistant Coach: Erik Kruppe
Alma Mater: Illinois Wesleyan, 1999
Office Phone: (573) 341-4103
Assistant Coach: Bryan Johnson
Alma Mater: Missouri-Rolla, 2003
Office Phone: (573) 341-6226
Student Assistant Coaches: TBA
2005 Record: 7-4
Home Field: Allgood-Bailey Stadium/Jackling Field
Capacity (Surface): 8,000 (grass)
Press Box Phone: (573) 341-6054
Nickname: Miners
Colors: Silver and Gold
Conference: NCAA Division II Independent
Director of Sports Medicine: Marikay Portell
Football Team Trainer: Russell Yap
Office Phone at UMR: (573) 341-4107
Office Phone at Sport Rehab: (573) 368-0999
Sports Information Director: John Kean
Office Phone: (573) 341-4140
Home Phone: (573) 364-9509
Cell Phone: (573) 368-8431
Fax Phone: (573) 341-4880
E-mail address: jkean@umr.edu
Web site: umrsports.umr.edu
Athletics Office Telephone: (573) 341-4175
Game Services: Media representatives will be provided a game
program and game notes prior to the contest, halftime statistics, and
a final game packet including play-by-play of the action.
Refreshments and a pre-game meal are also available.
Interview policy: Post-game interviews with Miner players are
allowed after games. Please inform UMR sports information director
John Kean if you wish to interview a UMR player near the end of the
game and he will make them available in a designated area. Access
to the UMR locker room is prohibited. Head coach Kirby Cannon
will be available for interviews in the press box following his postgame radio show. All interviews with players and coaches during
the week must be cleared through the UMR sports information
office. Interviews with opposing players following the game must be
arranged with that school’s sports information director.
World Wide Web
Information on University of Missouri-Rolla athletics can be obtained
through the World Wide Web. The page for that information can be
accessed at the following URL: http://umrsports.umr.edu. At that
site, you can receive up-to-date information on the university's 15
athletic teams.
Through this site, you can also link into many other sites on the
internet, such as the NCAA, the NCAA Division II Home Page and
other NCAA Division II institutions This information is available 24
hours a day.
Media Outlets
NEWSPAPERS:
Rolla Daily News: 101 West Seventh, Rolla, Mo., 65401; (573) 3642468
Missouri Miner (UMR): 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, Mo., 65409; (573)
341-4235
Waynesville Guide: Drawer S, Waynesville, Mo., 65583; (573) 3363711
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: 900 North Tucker, St. Louis, Mo., 63101;
(314) 340-8170
Kansas City Star: 1729 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo. 64108; (816)
234-4355
Springfield News-Leader: 651 Boonville, Springfield, Mo., 65806;
(417) 836-1118
RADIO:
KTTR/KZNN: 1505 Soest, Rolla, Mo., 65401; (573) 364-2525
KUMR (UMR): 1870 Miner Circle, UMR, Rolla, Mo. 65409; (573)
341-4386
TELEVISION:
KRCG: P.O. Box 659, Jefferson City, Mo., 65102; (573) 896-5144
KOLR: 2650 East Division, Springfield, Mo., 65803; (417) 862-6397
KSPR: 1359 St. Louis St., Springfield, Mo., 65808; (417) 831-1234
KYTV: 999 West Sunshine, Springfield, Mo., 65807; (417) 831-0000
Credits
The 2006 University of Missouri-Rolla football media guide
was produced by the UMR sports information office. Photos
and information were provided by Rachel Grodsky, Lisa Cannon, Rolla Daily News and sports information directors from
opposing institutions. The book was printed by University of
Missouri-Rolla Printing Services.
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Fans attending Miner football games now have
beautiful surroundings to watch Miner football.
After playing its home games only in the daylight
since the start of the program, the Miners have
played under the lights during each of the last
five seasons at refurbished Jackling Field at Allgood-Bailey Stadium.
During the groundbreaking ceremony in October
2000, UMR officials announced that the stadium
complex would be named Allgood-Bailey Stadium in honor of retired UMR coach Dewey Allgood. Bailey, a 1964 graduate of UMR
who served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Williams Companies Inc. in Tulsa, says Allgood was a major
influence during Bailey’s years at UMR.
Allgood spent 40 years as a coach at the university and was the Miners’ head football coach when the facility opened for play in
1967.
The stadium complex, which was built as part of a package with the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building (which stands east of the
stadium), is in its 40th year as the home of the Miners.
The stadium was opened in 1967 and retained the name of the old field which hosted Miner football from 1915 to 1966. It was
named for Daniel Cowan Jackling, an alumnus who donated $5,000 to construct the original Jackling Field which stood just north of
Bishop Street. The location is now the site of several campus buildings near the Curtis Laws Wilson Library. A plaque on campus
between the Humanities/Social Science and Math/Computer Science buildings marks the spot where the original field was located.
The facility seats 8,000 spectators, with a steel grandstand on the east side and another set of bleachers on the opposite side. A
dressing room facility, which includes locker rooms, meeting rooms, storage rooms and offices, is located at the south end of the
stadium. The 810-square foot stadium press box stands atop the west stands.
The first game in the facility was played in 1967 before the stadium was completed. A total of 5,000 temporary bleachers used during
the first year and the complex was completed by the start of the 1969 season.
The 73rd Missouri General Assembly provided $2 million for the construction project in 1965. Construction was performed by the
Maggi Construction Company, Inc., of Rolla. In the summer of 1998, a new grass playing field was installed by Munie Outdoor Services of Caseyville, Ill., the same firm which installed the grass baseball field at St. Louis' Busch Stadium II. Maggi Inc., and CSE
Enterprises were the lead contractors during the 2001 stadium renovation.
Stadium Facts
Opened: 1967, renovated in 2001
Cost: $2 million, $1.5 million for renovation
First game: Sept. 16, 1967; Miners defeated Harding 25-14
First night game: Sept. 1, 2001: Miners beat Quincy 45-12
Playing surface: Grass (new field installed in 1998)
First Touchdown: Robert Nicodemus, UMR vs. Harding, Sept. 16,
1967 (43 yard run)
First Field Goal: Larry Oliver, UMR vs. Missouri State State, Oct.
14, 1967 (30 yards)
Most Points (UMR): 62 vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 15, 1984
Most Points (Opponent): 91, Pittsburg State, Sept. 25, 2004
Most Points (Both teams): 118, UMR vs. Pittsburg State, Sept.
25, 2004 (PSU won 91-27)
Longest Winning Streak: 16 games, Oct. 31, 1981 to Oct. 27,
1984
Longest Unbeaten Streak: 19 games, Sept. 26, 1981 to Oct. 27,
1984
Longest Losing Streak: 15 games, Sept. 15, 2001 to Nov. 15,
2003
Miners’ record at facility: 81-111-6
UMR’S Annual Record at
Allgood-Bailey Stadium
1967 ............. 1-5
1968 ............. 2-2
1969 ............. 3-1
1970 ..........3-1-1
1971 ............. 3-2
1972 ............. 0-5
1973 ..........2-2-1
1974 ............. 3-1
1975 ..........0-5-1
1976 ..........2-2-1
1977 ............. 5-2
1978 ............. 5-1
1979 ..........2-2-1
1980 ............. 5-0
1981 .......... 4-1-1
1982 ............. 5-0
1983 ............. 5-0
1984 ............. 4-1
1985 ............. 3-1
1986 ............. 2-4
1987 ............. 2-3
1988 ............. 2-2
1989 ............. 0-5
1990 ............. 0-4
1991 ............. 3-3
1992 ............. 1-3
1993 ............. 2-4
1994 ............. 2-2
1995 ............. 1-4
1996 ............. 2-4
1997 ............. 2-3
1998 ............. 0-5
1999 ............. 0-5
2000 ............. 1-5
2001 ............. 1-4
2002 ............. 0-6
2003 ............. 0-5
2004 ............. 2-4
2005 ............. 4-2
ALLGOOD-BAILEY STADIUM
The facililty was renovated after the 2000 season, thanks to a gift from alumnus and former
Miner player Keith Bailey and his wife, Pat. The
couple’s $1.5 million donation led to the construction of lights, a new concession and restroom facility for the stadium, as well as an allweather track for the university’s track and field
program. In the summer of 2006, the locker
room facilities were renovated with additional
plans for upgrades at the facility.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA
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The University of Missouri-Rolla is in its 136th year as one of the nation’s premier universities for science and technology.
But while UMR’s reputation has been for the quality of its engineering program, it is quickly becoming a well-rounded
institution that now offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 35 fields.
UMR is located in a picturesque area of Missouri in the wooded hills of
south central Missouri near the Ozarks. The 284-acre campus is
located nearly halfway between St. Louis and Springfield, Mo., but
within a reasonable drive of a number of state parks, lakes and
several of Missouri’s well-known vineyards, not to mention being a
short walk away from the downtown area of a town ranked as one of
the best 100 small towns in the United States in Norm Crampton’s The
100 Best Small Towns in America.
The campus itself has an enrollment of over 5,500 students, with a
student-faculty ratio of 14 to 1. UMR is one of four campuses that
comprise the University of Missouri system. The university, founded as
the Missouri School of Mines in 1870 as the first engineering school
west of the Mississippi River, has written the book on education in
science and engineering and is broadening its scope in the 21st
century.
While the university began as a mining school, the university has also
prepared its students for leadership roles in engineering, science and liberal arts. UMR can boast of over 1,000
entrepreneurs among its graduates and hundreds of others in corporate leadership positions.
In addition, the university has broadened its academic scope beyond engineering as it now has programs for its students in
business, education (pre-elementary and secondary), English, history and various other pre-professional fields such as prelaw, pre-medicine and pre-nursing as well as speech and media studies. But as far as the engineering fields go, UMR
offers a wide range of options for students to go into. The university offers more than a dozen different engineering
programs for its students to study.
A number of UMR graduates have gone on to have great success. Included among the alumni are Mervin Kelly (1914),
whose work on amplifying tubes led to improved long-distance
communication; George Mueller (1936), who is credited with being
the driving force behind the first lunar landing in 1969; Ted Weise
(1967), who formerly served as the president of FedEx; and Gary
Forsee (1972), the chief executive officer of Sprint. In addition, three
UMR graduates have been part of NASA’s space shuttle program:
Tom Akers (1973), who was part of the space shuttle team that
retrieved a satellite in space in 1992 and is now a member of the
faculty at UMR; Janet Kavandi (1982) and Sandra Hall Magnus
(1986).
Athletics at UMR
The University of Missouri-Rolla is a member of NCAA Division II and
the Great Lakes Valley Conference in all of its sports except for
football and swimming. The football team is playing as an NCAA
Division II independent, while the swimming team is aligned with the New South Intercollegiate Swimming Conference that
started competition in the 2005-06 season. The overall athletics program consists of eight men's and seven women's sports.
The university has shown its success at the national level both on the field and in the classroom. UMR has had teams finish
among the top 10 at the national level in 10 of the last 11 seasons and the school has won three NCAA national
championships on an individual basis in swimming over the past six seasons. UMR’s 200-freestyle relay team won back-toback titles at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in 2001 and 2002, while the 400-yard freestyle
relay team also won a national title in 2002. UMR posted its highest finish ever in the Director’s Cup standings for Division II
during the 2004-05 school year.
In the classroom, UMR student-athletes have won 41 Academic All-America awards as awarded by CoSIDA and its
program sponsors and 120 academic all-district awards over the past 14 years. In addition, numerous teams and
individuals have been honored for their success as student-athletes by their various national organizations. As a member of
the MIAA from 1935 through 2005, UMR athletic teams won or shared 35 league championships. The university also
honors its top student-athletes and teams over the years in its Athletic Hall of Fame; 116 members and nine teams have
been inducted. For more on athletics at UMR, go to the university’s athletics web site at http://umrsports.umr.edu.
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Undergraduate Majors Offered by UMR:
Other areas of study include:
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Air Force ROTC (Aerospace studies)
Army ROTC (Military science)
Education (Elementary and secondary)
Pre-professional studies (law, nursing, medicine)
Communications studies
International economics
Arts and theater
More Facts About UMR
The average class size at UMR is 27 students per class,
with a 14-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. The average class
size for laboratory classes is 16-to-1.
UMR has students from 44 states and 63 foreign countries.
There are more than 200 student organizations on
campus.
The American Association of Engineering Societies
Inc. ranked UMR among the top 25 universities nationwide for the number of undergraduate engineering
degrees awarded annually.
UMR hosts over 450 major corporations on its campus
during the year to visit the campus and recruit graduates.
These corporations conducted over 5,400 interviews for
full-time and summer positions, with 96 percent of those
students reporting being employed in their field of study or
enrolled in graduate school shortly after graduation.
UMR has the second-highest proportion of engineering
majors of any university in the United States, according to
U.S. News and World Report’s 11th annual “America’s
Best Colleges” issue.
U.S. News and World Report also rated UMR as one of
the best national universities in the areas of engineering
and science.
Prospective UMR students have the opportunity to take
part in the cooperative education program, which gives
students an opportunity to get hands-on experience in
their field of study. Approximately 500 students take part
in this program on an annual basis, with many of them
returning to the company after graduation.
The mid-range ACT scores for incoming freshmen at
UMR ranged from 25 and 30, while the mid-range SAT
scores ranged between 1140 and 1350. The mid-range
score is the middle 50 percent of the new students enrolling at UMR; some students scored above and below
those ranges.
More than 75 percent of UMR students receive financial
aid in the form of scholarships, grants, loans and workstudy.
The average starting salary for a UMR graduate is over
$47,000. Most UMR students have job offers two to three
months prior to graduation.
UMR was the first university to be awarded the prestigious Missouri Quality Award in 1995.
UMR’s Environmental Management System is one of
the leading programs in the nation. It is the first institution
in the United States (and second in the world) to obtain
ISO 14001 certification, a widely accepted international
EMS status.
UMR had the winning entry in Sunrayce 1999 and the
2003 American Solar Challenge, a solar car race involving
many institutions in the United States and Canada. UMR
also finished third in the World Solar Challenge in Australia in October 1999 and first in the 2000 Formula SunGrand Prix. The team finished second in the 2001 American Solar Challenge race from Chicago to Los Angeles,
the same route it took in its victory in 2003.
In 2004, UMR’s solar car, human-powered vehicle and
men’s and women’s mucking teams placed first in their
various student competitions.
Includes information from the 2004 UMR viewbook.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA
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Aerospace engineering
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Applied mathematics
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Architectural engineering
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Biological sciences
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Business and management systems
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Ceramic engineering
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Chemical engineering
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Chemistry
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Civil engineering
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Computer engineering
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Computer science
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Economics
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Electrical engineering
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Engineering management
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English
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Environmental engineering
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Geological engineering
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Geology and geophysics
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History
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Information science and technology
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Mechanical engineering
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Metallurgical engineering
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Mining engineering
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Nuclear engineering
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Petroleum engineering
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Philosophy
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Physics
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Psychology
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Teacher education
UMR offers master’s and doctorate degree programs
in many of these fields.
ACADEMICS AT UMR
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The University of Missouri-Rolla is proud of its academic reputation as one of the premier institutions for science and
technology. The results are shown in the consistent strong performance of the student-athletes on the UMR campus.
During the 2005-06 academic year, a total of 229 student-athletes at UMR finished
with a 3.0 or better grade point average, a total that included 53 from the football
team. The university could also boast of a high number of selections to the
academic teams in the past year that were released by the Great Lakes Valley
Conference, Independent Football Alliance and New South Intercollegiate
Swimming Conference.
A total of 97 UMR student-athletes were selected to the GLVC’s All-Academic
team for the 2005-06 school year, the fourth-best total in the 14-team conference.
In addition, the UMR athletics program had 17 of its student-athletes finish the
past academic year with a 4.0 grade point average.
The academic honors also extend to the national level, as three UMR studentathletes, including Phil Shin from the football team, earned ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-America honors. A total of 11 individuals were named to their
selected Academic All-District teams during the 2005-06 season. UMR has had
12 Academic All-America selections over the past two seasons and since 2000,
UMR has had 20 Academic All-America selections, which is tied for the fourthmost in NCAA Division II.
University of Missouri-Rolla Football
Academic All-America Selections
Kim Colter
DB, 1972
First team
Mark Diamond
DB, 1991
Second team
Curt Kimmel
DL, 2001-02
Second team
Paul Janke
OL, 1980
First team
Don Huff
DB, 1991-92
First team
Cole Drussa
TE, 2004
Randy Hauser
DB, 1982
Second team
Eivind Listerud
PK, 1993
Second team
Phil Shin
WR, 2005
First team
Bob Pressly
DL, 1982
Second team
Tom Reed
RB, 1986
First team
Jim Pfeiffer
OL, 1987-88
First team
Brian Gilmore
LB, 1994-96
First team
Top NCAA Division II
Academic All-America Producing
Schools of the 2000s
School
Truman State
Pittsburg State
Indianapolis
North Dakota
Missouri-Rolla
Wingate
Barry
Central Missouri State
Emporia State
Minnesota-Duluth
Missouri Southern
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Ed Kromka (1941): Kromka was the first Miner to earn All-America honors as he was
named to the Little All-America team. Kromka, who died in 1971, was one of the
charter inductees into the MSM-UMR Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.
Merle Dillow (1974): Dillow was chosen to the Kodak All-America team after a 50catch, 786-yard season. He shares the record with eight touchdown catches in one
season. Dillow was inducted into the MSM-UMR Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000.
Bill Grantham (1980): Grantham was named to the Kodak All-America team after
helping lead the Miners to a 10-0 record and No. 10 final national ranking in 1980. He
holds the MIAA record with 29 career interceptions. Grantham was inducted into the
MSM-UMR Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
Eivind Listerud (1993): Listerud was the most recent selection to an All-America
team, as he was chosen ot the Kodak All-America team after a season where he was
one of the nation’s most accurate placekickers. He also earned second- team GTE/
CoSIDA Academic All-America honors that season as well.
Cole Drussa (2003-04): Drussa was the first Miner player to earn All-America honors
in two different seasons, doing so following the 2003 and 2004 campaigns. In 2003,
he earned second-team All-America honors from Football Gazette after a year in which
he was among the national reception leaders for tight ends. Drussa caught 55 passes
for 601 yards on the season with five touchdowns in 2003. The following season,
Drussa was a consensus All-America pick after catching 69 passes for 790 yards and
seven touchdowns. He was a first-team All-America pick by Daktronics and Football
Gazette, second-team by D2Football.com and third team on the Associated Press Little All-America
team. In addition, he was a first-team choice to ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-America team.
Ashton Gronewold (2005): Gronewold earned honorable mention All-America laurels
from Football Gazette after his record-setting sophomore season at wide receiver.
Gronewold caught 75 passes for 1,080 yards and 17 touchdowns — all UMR singleseason marks — and added a kickoff return for a score for a total of 18 touchdowns on
the year. He was an all-region selection by Daktronics and Football Gazette and also
earned first-team honors from the Independent Football Alliance.
MINER ALL-AMERICA PLAYERS
Frank Winfield (1969): Winfield was named to the Kodak All-America team at
offensive guard after a standout year that saw UMR post its first winning record in
years. Winfield was inducted into MSM-UMR Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.
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2006 MINER COACHES
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Head Coach Kirby Cannon
Kirby Cannon will begin his eighth season as the head football coach at UMR after
leading the Miners to their most successful season in 20 years during the 2005
campaign.
The Miners ended up with a winning record for the first time since 1985 as they
recorded a 7-4 record in their first season playing as an NCAA Division II independent.
During the year, UMR used its record-setting offense to beat not only two teams from
the NCAA Division I-AA ranks, but teams from two other NCAA Division II conferences.
UMR had the fourth-best passing offense in the nation in Division II last fall and set
new modern day records for points scored with 379 and in yards per game with 433.8.
Cannon came to UMR in 1999 with the task of rebuilding a Miner program that went
through a difficult stretch during the 1990s. The Miners went 3-8 in 2004, which
included a victory over No. 23-ranked Central Missouri State, while facing a schedule
that included three teams that made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Miners showed
annual improvement in their play during Cannon's tenure while playing in the powerful
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association through the 2004 season.
Cannon, who had been an assistant coach at Western Illinois University prior to his
selection as the Miners' head coach in December 1998, played against the Miners
while at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) and
coached against UMR as an assistant at Truman State University.
A native of Alexandria, Mo., Cannon faced the Miners as a quarterback at MSU, where
he received his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1981. He began his
coaching career that year as well as the defensive coordinator at Ozark High School in
southwest Missouri and helped lead that team to its first playoff appearance in school
history.
After that two-year stint, Cannon went into the collegiate ranks as a graduate assistant coach at Iowa State University with his primary
duties being his work with the tight ends and special teams. Cannon, who also completed work on his master's degree at ISU in 1985,
spent one of those two years as the head coach of the junior varsity program and one year as acting recruiting coordinator.
His next position was as the defensive coordinator at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., where he helped a struggling program
improve to a 19-18-1 mark over the next four years -- the school's best four-year record in 30 seasons. That helped him get the position
of defensive backs coach at Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State) in 1989. He was elevated in 1993 to defensive
coordinator.
While at Truman, Cannon also served as recruiting coordinator and helped bring in players that led the Bulldogs to a record of 42-22
over a six-year span and to three appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Truman State finished second to Division II power
Pittsburg State in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association in each of the playoff years.
When Bulldog head coach Eric Holm left Truman State after the 1994 season, Cannon followed him to Northern Michigan University to
serve in the same roles for the next two years. Northern Michigan had winning seasons during both of those years and had a two-year
record of 14-6.
Prior to his arrival at UMR, Cannon was an assistant coach at Western Illinois University, primarily coaching the defensive backs. Over
that span, WIU was ranked second in NCAA Division I-AA in 1997 and reached the national semifinals in 1998, falling in that round to
eventual runner-up Georgia Southern.
While at MSU, Cannon played quarterback for the Bears' football team and pitched for the baseball team. He held the school record for
career pitching wins (25) until it was broken in 2003 by Philadelphia Phillies draft choice Brad Ziegler. He received his bachelor's
degree in physical education from the university in 1981.
The Kirby Cannon file
At UMR, Cannon will work on the defensive side of the ball
for the fourth straight season after working with the offensive
backs during his first three seasons at the helm of the Miner
program.
Cannon and his wife, Lisa, have one son (Josh).
1979-80 Quarterback, Missouri State State University
1981-82 Assistant coach, Ozark (Mo.) High School
(Defensive coordinator)
1983-84 Graduate assistant coach, Iowa State University
(Tight ends/Special teams)
1985-88 Assistant coach, North Central College
(Defensive coordinator)
1989-94 Assistant coach, Truman State University
(Defensive backs, became defensive coordinator
in 1993)
1995-96 Assistant coach, Northern Michigan University
(Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator)
1997-98 Assistant coach, Western Illinois University
(Defensive backs)
1999Head coach, University of Missouri-Rolla
Assistant Head Coach Marc Kolb (Off. Coordinator)
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Marc Kolb enters his fifth year as the Miners' offensive coordinator and second as assistant head coach after a highly successful three-year stint as offensive coordinator at Fairfield University. Last fall, the Miners fielded the fourth-best passing attack in
NCAA Division II as it averaged 327.4 yards per game and scored more points than any Miner team since before World War I.
UMR posted a school record 433.8 yards per game on offense in 2005.
During the last four years, the Miners have set numerous offensive records, putting 27 new individual and 15 new team records in the books during the 2005 season. UMR has been one of the top passing teams in Division II over the last three seasons, as it also ranked third in the nation in passing in 2004 and has scored 95 touchdowns through the air since the start of
the 2003 season.
Kolb came to UMR after a four-year stint at Fairfield, where he started as the defensive line coach in 1998. He switched to the
offensive side a year later as he became the offensive coordinator and became the team's assistant head coach in the 2001
season. In the three seasons Kolb served as offensive coordinator, the Stags averaged 34.5 points per game. Fairfield scored 37.1 points a game in
1999, which ranked 12th in NCAA Division I-AA, then moved to fifth the next year when it scored 38.7 points a contest. In his third year as offensive
coordinator, Fairfield averaged 27.3 points a game under a new head coach. In that span, Fairfield set or tied 78 school records.
A native of Seminole, Fla., Kolb earned his bachelor's degree at Brown University in 1994 and entered the coaching ranks in 1995 at Curry College in
Massachusetts. In 1997, Kolb moved on to Framingham State to serve as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for one season before
joining the Fairfield staff. Kolb and his wife, Lisa, have two sons (Matthew and William) and one daughter (Hannah).
Assistant Coach Travis Boulware (Secondary)
Travis Boulware is beginning his 20th season on the Miner staff as the defensive backfield coach. He came to UMR in 1987
from Washburn University, where he served as the defensive backs coach. In 1986, Washburn's defense ranked first against
the pass in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference. While coaching the defensive backs for a majority of his tenure at
UMR, Boulware coached the running backs during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. He returned to the secondary in 1999.
Boulware, a 1982 graduate of Tennessee Technological University, played defensive back for the school's football team for
two seasons. Prior to that, he spent two years at Chowan Junior College in North Carolina. Boulware also received his master's degree from Tennessee Tech.
A native of High Point, N.C., Boulware also served as UMR's baseball coach for 13 seasons from 1991-2003. The Miners
were 20-19 in the 2003 season, their second winning season in his final three years as head coach. UMR also finished as
runners-up in the MIAA Tournament to NCAA Division II World Series participant Central Missouri State in 1997.
Assistant Coach Erik Kruppe (Linebackers)
Erik Kruppe starts his third season on the Miner coaching staff as the linebackers coach, the same position he held while
spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Truman State University. Kruppe also serves as the team's
strength and conditioning coach.
Kruppe is a 1999 graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, where he played linebacker for four seasons. He earned his master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University two years later while coaching at North Park University in Chicago during the
1999 and 2000 seasons. He also helped coach at Maine East High School in the Chicago suburbs during the summer in 1999.
A native of Niles, Ill., Kruppe was a volunteer assistant coach at Truman in 2001 while teaching special education at Kirksville
High School. He joined the Bulldogs' staff as a full-time assistant the following season, where he coached four linebackers that
earned first- or second-team honors from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. One of those four, Tameem
Yehyawi, was a second-team All-America selection the 2003 campaign. Last season, UMR linebacker Mario Gant was named
as the "Defensive Player of the Year" by the Independent Football Alliance.
Assistant Coach Bryan Johnson (Offensive Line)
Bryan Johnson, a former defensive back for the Miners in the early years of Kirby Cannon's tenure at UMR, is starting his first
season as a full-time member of the staff. Johnson will coach the offensive line in the 2005 season.
Johnson played cornerback for the Miners from 1999-02, posting 82 tackles and intercepting three passes during his career.
All three interceptions came in the 2000 season, which included one late in a victory over Kentucky Wesleyan. Following his
graduation from UMR in 2003, Johnson joined the staff as a part-time assistant and has spent the last two seasons in that role
before becoming a full-time member of the staff this summer.
Johnson is from Granby, Mo., where he was an all-state, all-region and all-conference performer as a running back and defensive back. Johnson and his wife, (Lindsey), reside in Rolla.
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He has coached offensive units that have finished among the top teams in Division I-AA in several offensive categories, including rushing, passing
and total offense. The Stags averaged 406.7 yards of total offense in that span.
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UMR Chancellor Dr. John Carney III
Dr. John F. Carney III, former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in
Worcester, Mass., began his tenure as chancellor at the University of Missouri-Rolla on Sept. 1, 2005. He succeeded Gary
Thomas, who completed a five-year term as the university’s chancellor.
"It is an honor to serve as chancellor of one of the nation's best technological universities," Carney said. "I believe
my background and experience in teaching, research and academic leadership fit well with UMR's mission and future
direction."
A 40-year veteran of higher education, Carney served as WPI's provost and vice president for academic affairs from
1996 through 2004. In that capacity, he hired more than half of the current tenured and tenure-track faculty. He was involved
with the creation of the Center for Educational Development, Technology and Assessment, led the renovation of several WPI
laboratories, bolstered the campus's Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Division, and made WPI, one of the nation’s oldest
technological universities, a more welcoming place for female faculty members.
A civil engineer by training, Carney earned a bachelor's degree from Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass., in
1963. He also earned master's and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. in 1964
and 1966 respectively.
Carney began his academic career at the University of Connecticut, where he served on the civil engineering faculty from 1966-1981. He
then joined Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., as professor and head of the civil engineering department, a position he held until 1983, when he joined
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., as a professor of civil engineering. At Vanderbilt, he served as associate dean for graduate affairs (1989) and
then associate dean for research and graduate affairs (1993). He joined the faculty and administration at WPI in 1996.
The field of impact mechanics has been Carney's major research interest for more than 30 years. During this period, he was awarded a
series of grants and contracts with the National Science Foundation, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Federal Highway Administration, British
Rail, the Advanced Railway Research Centre, and the Departments of Transportation in the States of Connecticut, Washington, Alabama, Georgia,
Colorado, and Tennessee. This research activity resulted in the development and implementation of a whole series of impact attenuation devices
employed in motorway safety applications in the United States and overseas. Carney holds nine patents in this area. In addition, his work with the
railroad research community in Great Britain has led to new concepts for improving the crashworthiness of trains.
Carney is the author of more than 140 technical publications in the area of structural mechanics and has been active on numerous National
Research Council committees. He is also a fellow of the American Society of Engineers.
Dr. Debra A.G. Robinson, the former associate vice chancellor for student and international affairs at UMR, is in her fourth year as the
Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Debra Robinson
campus’ vice chancellor for student affairs. She took over the position Jan. 1, 2003 after spending two years as UMR’s
associate vice chancellor for student and international affairs.
Robinson joined the UMR student affairs staff in 1980 as a counseling psychologist. She later was assistant director
and associate director of the UMR Counseling Center, and served as director of UMR’s Center for Personal and Professional
Development from 1990 through 2001. In 2001, she was appointed associate vice chancellor for student and international
affairs, and is responsible for directing UMR’s leadership development programs, coordinating several administrative functions
within the division, coordinating staff development and training efforts, and managing relationships with external constituents.
She also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the engineering management department.
Robinson earned her bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 1976 and
her master of arts and doctorate degrees in counseling psychology from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in
1977 and 1980, respectively. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the International Coaching
Federation and the Society of Psychologists in Management. She also remains active as a management and coaching
consultant, and has written numerous papers and book chapters on a broad array of topics, including leadership development,
engineering education, career opportunities, women in engineering and how students adapt to college life.
Director of Athletics Mark Mullin
Mark Mullin is in his 15th year as the University of Missouri-Rolla's director of athletics. This is his ninth year in
which he is solely handling those duties as he stepped down as UMR's head swimming and diving coach following the 199798 season.
As director of athletics, Mullin has overseen a program that won four championships while it was affiliated with the
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and had numerous student-athletes win academic honors on both the
conference and national levels. In the past year alone, UMR had 216 student-athletes post a grade point average of at least
3.0 and nine of them had grade point averages of 4.0. Two members of UMR's athletics program were recipients the of Ken
B. Jones Awards, which was given to the top student-athlete in the MIAA. Since January 2000, UMR has had 19 Academic
All-America selections, which is the fourth-highest total of any school in NCAA Division II.
On the field, UMR had 15 student-athletes earn All-America honors and a total of 39 earn all-conference laurels last
year in the Miners’ first season as a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. During the 2005-06 school year, UMR
had teams qualify for the GLVC’s post-season tournaments in men’s soccer, women’s basketball and softball, while the men’s
track and field team finished second at both the indoor and outdoor conference meets. UMR’s swimming team posted a top 10 finish for the 10th time
in the last 11 years at the NCAA Division II Championships, while the Miner football team posted its first winning season in 20 years in 2005.
Under Mullin’s direction, UMR has hosted the NCAA South Central men's regional basketball tournament and MIAA men's basketball finals in
1996 and the 1999 MIAA cross country championships. He was also involved in the process that allowed UMR to move its conference affiliation to the
Great Lakes Valley Conference beginning in the fall of 2005.
Mullin had served in the coaching position for 12 years in addition to his duties as athletics director; he held the dual roles for his final six
years as swimming coach. As a coach, the Miners posted a 96-27 dual meet record and won seven regional championships. His final team finished
third at the 1998 NCAA Division II Championships, the highest finish ever for a UMR athletic team at an NCAA championship event. That finish
followed an eighth-place performance at the 1997 national meet.
Mullin was the chairman of the NCAA Division II men's and women's swimming and diving committee in the 2001-02 season — he will rejoin
that committee in the 2006-07 season –- and has also served terms on the men's basketball and football regional advisory committee for the region.
He completed a two-year term as the president of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association after spending the two prior years as the
conference's vice president prior to UMR’s switch to the GLVC.
NCAA Faculty Representative Dr. Jeff Cawlfield
Asst. Athletics Director/SWA Sarah Moore
Sarah Moore, is in her fourth year as the assistant director of athletics at UMR, where she also
serves as the senior women’s administrator and director of UMR’s intramural program.
Moore spent 13 seasons as the head coach for the UMR cross country and men’s track programs
and 18 seasons as the head coach of the women’s track squad before moving into the administrative position
last summer. She is a 1973 graduate of Union University and is in her 27th year at UMR, where she has also
coached the Lady Miner softball and tennis teams. While serving as track coach, she completed a six-year
term as a member of the NCAA Track and Field committee. Before coming to UMR, Moore spent three
seasons at the University of Wyoming and one at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis).
In addition to her administrative duties within the athletics department, Moore is also the chairwoman
of the Department of Physical Education and Recreation.
Dr. Elson Floyd
UM System President
Debbie Hickey
Budget/Compliance
Marikay Portell
Director of
Sports Medicine
John Kean
Sports Information
Director
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Dr. Jeff Cawlfield is in his fourthyear as the university's faculty representative to the NCAA. He took
over the duties in January 2003 following the retirement of Jack Ridley, who had served in the role for the
previous three years.
Cawlfield, the associate dean in UMR's School of Mines and Metallurgy, is also a professor in
geological engineering at the university. He was among several UMR professors who were recipients of the
UMR Sustained Excellence in Teaching awards, which were awarded at the end of the 2003 spring semester.
He has also received a number of faculty excellence awards at UMR.
After joining the UMR faculty in 1987, Cawlfield was named professor of geological engineering in
1999 and became head of the geological engineering department the following year. He moved into the role
of associate dean in 2001. Cawlfield received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Washington
State University in 1981 and then completed work on his master's and doctorate degrees at the University of
California-Berkeley.
Cawlfield is also an Honorary Knight of St. Patrick, an honor he received in 2002 along with a group that included Dr. Manuel
Pacheco prior to his retirement from the University of Missouri system. He was selected by Pacheco to attend the first UM Leadership
Development Program during the 2000-01 academic year.
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2006 MINER OUTLOOK
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The 2005 football season was another
record-setting campaign for the University of
Missouri-Rolla, but the record that counted the
most when it was over was the 7-4 mark it finished
with — the team’s first winning season in 20 years.
Many of the players who had a hand in that
success, including two “Player of the Year” award
winners in the Independent Football Alliance, are
gone, but Miner head coach Kirby Cannon feels
that his squad has simply reloaded for the 2006
campaign.
“We did lose some very good football
players,” Cannon said. “However, we also have
some very good ones coming back and some of
the spots that we have to fill are going to be with
experienced players. These are players that I feel
are ready to step up and a lot of them have started
games in the past.”
The Miners face a difficult task early in the
season with four consecutive road games before
the Sept. 30 home opener against Saint Joseph’s,
but starting with that contest, will have five of their
last seven at Allgood-Bailey Stadium. If UMR can
get through the first month in good shape, a
successful season can result if it can take care of
business on the home turf.
The Miners boast one of the top receiving duos in NCAA Division II this year with
the return of honorable mention All-America performer Ashton Gronewold (left)
and senior Brandon Landry. The duo combined for 144 receptions, over 1,900
yards and 26 touchdowns in 2005.
Offense
UMR will have to replace quarterback Evan Gray, the IFA’s offensive player of the year, who established numerous school
records for his passing. Gray tied for the NCAA Division II lead during the regular season with his 39 touchdown passes as he threw
for 3,583 yards. He also finished his career with the highest touchdown pass average per game in Division II history. But the position
figures to be in good hands as projected starter Mark Becker has made starts in the pass and has over 1,500 career passing yards to
his name.
“Normally when you lose a starter like Evan, you figure that there’s going to be a dropoff,” Cannon said. “The options that we
have at that position are solid. Mark won a game on the road two years ago at Emporia State, but he will have to compete for the job
like anyone else and we have two others who are really going to compete for the spot.”
The two Cannon refers to are Jason Aubrey, a redshirt freshman who played well in the spring game in April and Joe Winters, a
transfer from Columbia University who comes to UMR as a graduate student — and with playing experience from the NCAA Division IAA level.
Whomever the quarterback happens to be will have one of the top receiving corps in NCAA Division II to throw to, led by junior
Ashton Gronewold and senior Brandon Landry. Gronewold, who earned honorable mention All-America honors last season and preseason laurels this summer, caught a UMR record 75 passes for 1,080 yards and 17
touchdowns last fall and is position to break many of the school’s receiving records this year.
Meanwhile, Landry hauled in 69 passes for 908 yards and nine scores in his first season at
the wide receiver position.
The Miners also have experienced returners in Mike Greaving and Adam Clark,
while redshirt freshman Lance Efftink and newcomers Chad Shockley — a player who earned
numerous honors at nearby John F. Hodge High School — and Nathan Binder also figure to
compete for spots on the outside.
UMR did lose 855-yard rusher Keenan Miller, but will likely go to a running back-bycommittee system headed by returners Matt Padilla, Dallas Whitehouse. Two other players
who could work their way into the mix are Northern Iowa transfer David Shields and incoming
freshman Jerome Miller, who starred at the high school level in Canada.
The Miners also have some reshuffling to do on the offensive line as three all-league
members of that unit have departed, but that group also appears to be in good shape with a
number of experienced players figuring to be in contention for starting spots.
Ken Pearce and Steve Franklin return to tackle and guard spots, respectively, while
Adam Keithly, who started several games last season, is penciled in at the other guard spot.
James Smith moved from the defensive line to the offensive line and will contend for the
starting role at right tackle, while talented redshirt freshman John Krumme figures as the
leading contender for the starts at center.
Senior Matt Padilla heads a group of
strong running backs on the Miner
roster for the 2006 season.
Several others figure to compete for starting roles as well, including returner Geoff
Stafford, redshirt freshmen Colin Douthit and Adam Helton and newcomers Brandon Jordan
(Ouachita Baptist) and Andrew Ravadge (DeAnza College).
“This may be the most athletic offensive line we’ve had since I’ve been here,” Cannon said. “We’re fortunate that even though
we’ve lost three seniors, we have plenty of experienced players ready to step into those roles. The offensive line had a terrific spring
and this is an intelligent group that really likes to play.”
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Defense
Even if the season totals may not have beared it out, the Miner defense did
make strides last fall. UMR did cut the opponent’s total offense total down to 4,523
yards after giving up over 6,000 in 2004, but after allowing at least 500 points in the
Miners’ last two seasons as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics
Association, the unit did cut that number nearly in half last fall. And of the 285
points it did allow, 160 of them came in three of the four losses.
The Miners allowed a total of just 98 points in the first and fourth quarters of
games last year, but gave up nearly twice that in the middle two quarters. Cannon
is hoping that an improved front seven, especially on the defensive line, can change
that trend.
UMR has only one returning starter back in Derek Drussa, who led the team
in sacks (six) and tackles for a loss (10) in the 2005 campaign. Drussa posted those
numbers while playing at defensive end, but will move back inside this year to a
tackle spot alongside returning lettermen Dallas Massie and Patrick Akley.
At defensive end, the Miners will have sophomore Matt Loula competing for a
starting role along with Chris Norgren and a pair of redshirt freshmen, Loren Severs
and Nick Carter. In addition, junior college transfers Kalvin Bishop and Brandon
Kessler are expected to compete for playing time along the defensive line.
Justin Butler, the top returner in terms of tackles a year ago (61), will head up
the linebacker corps along with former Avian Jordan. Jordan, who played at tight
end last season, moved back to defense in the spring where he was the Miners’ top
tackler in his freshman and sophomore seasons. They will flank senior Gabriel
Cunha, who will have to fill the vacancy left by IFA defensive player of the year
Mario Gant. Cunha had a good spring session after a strong finish to the 2005
season.
Linebacker Justin Butler had the highest number of tackles last season among the returning
players and is expected to take a bigger role
on the defensive unit this fall.
Returning lettermen Keith Homco and Caleb Rangel are also expected to see plenty of playing time, while redshirt freshman
Steve Edwards and newcomers Garyion Turner — from national junior college champion Glendale Community College — and Jamel
Anderson also figure in the mix.
The Miners will have three starters back in the secondary in cornerbacks Jon
Iglehart and Jamel Sims, while Daudi White returns for his third season at strong safety.
White had one of UMR’s three interception runbacks for a touchdown last year, while
Sims had a pair of pickoffs and Iglehart made 33 tackles including four behind the line of
scrimmage, while serving as one of UMR’s top covermen at his position.
Returner Reggie Pierre, newcomer Brian Gronewold and redshirt freshmen
Evan Zych and Tommy Humphrey will seek to earn the starting role at free safety, while
returners Robbie Woodard, Phillip Tillman and Corey Taylor will also try to earn spots in
the rotation.
Special Teams
UMR will have to replace both its kicker and punter from last season and hopes
to do so with one person. Tim Valencia, a transfer from San Diego Mesa College, is
projected as the starter at both spots, but will be challenged by returning squadmembers
Renny Dillinger and Brian Mueller.
Dan Balota returns as the long snapper after filling that role in his freshman
year, while Becker will handle the holder duties for placekicks.
The Miners will have a slew of potential return men, a group that includes
Landry and Gronewold. Both players had a kickoff return for a touchdown last season.
Derek Drussa led the Miners in sacks last
season from the defensive end position and
will look to solidify the interior line as he
moves to tackle this season.
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“We had some very good games early in the season,” Cannon said. “What
we need to do now is show improvement throughout the year and throughout each
game. We have to avoid the games where we get into a downward cycle and have
a hard time getting out of it.”
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Fr.-R
Fr.-R
Fr.
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Fr.-R
Fr.-R
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HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
Pittsburg, Calif. (Los Medanos JC)
Covina, Calif. (Mount San Antonio College)
Toronto, Ont. (Don Bosco)
Tulsa, Okla. (Holland Hall School)
Shelbina, Mo. (South Shelby HS)
St. James, Mo. (John F. Hodge HS)
St. Louis, Mo. (Univ. of Northern Iowa
Fairfield, Calif. (Univ. of Kentucky)
Bartlesville, Okla. (Bartlesville HS)
Peoria, Ariz. (Glendale CC)
Jacksonville, Fla. (Columbia University)
Dana Point, Calif. (Orange Coast CC)
Kansas City, Mo. (Winnetonka HS)
Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS)
Edwardsville, Ill. (Metro East Lutheran HS)
Kansas City, Mo. (Prairie View A&M Univ.)
St. Louis, Mo. (St. Mary’s HS)
Oakland, Calif. (Laney College)
Jefferson City, Mo. (Helias HS)
O’Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt North HS)
Desloge, Mo. (North County HS)
St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood East HS)
Florissant, Mo. (University of Northern Iowa)
St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville HS)
Carthage, Ill. (Carthage HS)
Decatur, Ill. (Joliet JC)
Miami, Fla. (San Diego Mesa College)
Calgary, Alberta (Ernest Manning HS)
Kansas City, Mo. (Hickman Mills HS)
Troy, Mo. (Troy Buchanan HS)
Waynesville, Mo. (Waynesville HS)
Riverside, Calif. (Orange Coast College)
Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville HS)
Ballwin, Mo. (Parkway South HS)
St. Louis, Mo. (Horton Watkins HS)
Phoenix, Ariz. (Glendale CC)
Durham, Calif. (Solano CC)
Rochester Hills, Mich. (Stoney Creek HS)
Fort Smith, Ark. (Southside HS)
Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette HS)
Dittmer, Mo. (Grandview HS)
Springfield, Ill. (Ursuline Academy)
Tulsa, Okla. (Holland Hall School)
Turlock, Calif. (Modesto JC)
McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS)
Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS)
Troy, Mo. (Troy Buchanan HS)
Herculaneum, Mo. (Herculaneum HS)
Kansas City, Mo. (Oak Park HS)
Florissant, Mo. (Mary Institute-Country Day)
Rolla, Mo. (Rolla HS)
Willow Springs, Mo. (Willow Springs HS)
St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North HS)
Cupertino, Calif. (DeAnza College)
St. Peters, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt West HS)
Humble, Texas (Humble HS)
Country Club Hills, Ill. (Hillcrest HS)
St. Charles, Mo. (St. Charles HS)
Carrollton, Ill. (Carrollton HS)
O’Fallon, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt North HS)
Jackson, Mo. (Jackson HS)
NAME
Matt Hallam
Nick Carter
Matt Morrow
Louis Ferguson
Steve Edwards
Nick Koudys
Adam Strein
Steve Franklin
John Krumme
Dan Balota
Josh Hesse
Sean Edwards
James Smith
Ken Pearce
Doug Beach
Kalvin Bishop
Andrew Bulen
Brandon Jordan
Adam Helton
Abraham Van Dyke
Geoff Stafford
Scott Pitsch
Derek Drussa
Jeremy Davidson
Scott Ricks
Colin Douthit
Nathan Binder
Chris Norgren
Ryan Vessell
Clint Cottrell
Brian Mueller
Marty Scabarozi
Luchien Blantt
Danny Koehler
Trey Hoffman
Ben Longstreet
Phillip Shields
Willie Sanchez
Matt Kuelker
Tim Valencia
Michael Dreyer
Loren Severs
Matt Tosh
Patrick Akley
Keith Kernan
Ryan O’Leary
Brendon Weidner
Dallas Massie
Kyle Rose
POS.
OL
DL
DL
DL
LB
OL
DL
OL
OL
DS
OL
DL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
OL
OL
DE
OL
OL
DL
OL
DL
OL
WR
DL
WR
WR
TE-P
WR
WR
TE
WR
WR
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DL
DL
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DL
DL
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DL
LB
DL
DL
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6-0
6-2
6-5
6-0
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6-3
6-1
6-1
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6-0
6-0
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6-8
6-0
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6-5
6-0
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6-3
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6-2
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6-4
6-0
6-3
6-2
6-4
6-0
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5-11
6-0
6-2
5-11
6-1
6-4
6-3
6-1
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-3
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235
225
205
190
205
225
220
285
250
190
275
255
275
275
245
290
230
275
290
190
300
265
280
270
250
260
185
220
160
175
220
185
230
230
185
160
235
235
250
180
220
250
240
265
200
215
210
275
220
YR.
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Fr.-R
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So.-R
Fr.-R
So.
Fr.-R
Fr.-R
Jr.-R
Fr.
Jr.-R
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So.
Fr.-R
Fr.-R
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Fr.-R
Fr.-R
Fr.
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So.-R
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Fr.-R
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Fr.
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HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
St. Charles, Mo. (St. Charles HS)
Fenton, Mo. (Rockwood Summit HS)
Lawson, Mo. (Lawson HS)
Carpenter, Wyo. (Burns HS)
Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart HS)
Altamont, Mo. (Gallatin HS)
Arlington, Texas (Mansfield Summit HS)
Mineral Wells, W. Va.. (Parkersburg S. HS)
Fenton, Mo. (Rockwood Summit HS)
Granite City, Ill. (Granite City HS)
Fair Grove, Mo. (Fair Grove HS)
Bolton, Tenn. (Bolton HS)
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Eastern Arizona Coll.)
Richardson, Texas (Richardson HS)
San Francisco, Calif. (City Coll. of San Fran.)
Arbela, Mo. (Scotland County HS)
New Orleans, La. (Ouachita Baptist Univ.)
Champaign, Ill. (Centennial HS)
Marceline, Mo. (Marceline HS)
Columbia, Mo. (Hickman HS)
Fort Smith, Ark. (Southside HS)
Springfield, Mo. (Glendale HS)
Jefferson City, Mo. (Jefferson City HS)
Stilwell, Kan. (Blue Valley North HS)
Maidstone, Ont. (Windsor AKO)
Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll HS)
San Antonio, Texas (Central Catholic HS)
Memphis, Mo. (Scotland County HS)
St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway North HS)
Monett, Mo. (Monett HS)
Blue Springs, Mo. (Santa Barbara City Coll.)
Little Rock, Ark. (University of Tulsa)
Montgomery City, Mo. (Montgomery Co. HS)
Montgomery City, Mo. (Montgomery Co. HS)
Kansas City, Kan. (Wyandotte HS)
Lancaster, Mo. (Schuyler County R-1 HS)
Ramona, Calif. (San Diego Mesa College)
Wright City, Mo. (Wright City HS)
Macomb, Ill. (Macomb HS)
Jasper, Mo. (Jasper HS)
Farmington, Mo. (Farmington HS)
Shorewood, Ill. (Joliet Township West HS)
Wright City, Mo. (Wright City S)
Springfield, Mo. (Glendale HS)
Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill HS)
R-Indicates player has used a redshirt season during his college career.
Head Coach: Kirby Cannon
Assistant Coaches: Marc Kolb (assistant head coach/offensive coordinator), Travis Boulware (defensive backs), Erik Kruppe
(linebackers), Bryan Johnson (offensive line), Josh Richards (running backs), Evan Gray (student asst.), Clarence Chaney (student
asst.), Kyran Weaver (student asst.), Jordan Tucker (student asst.).
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2006 PRE-SEASON DEPTH CHART
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Left Tackle
68 Ken Pearce, 6-8, 275, Sr.
79 Colin Douthit, 6-4, 260, Fr.-R
Left Defensive End
57 Nick Carter, 6-0, 225, Fr.-R
81 Chris Norgren, 6-3, 220, So.
Left Guard
62 Steve Franklin, 6-1, 285, So.
65 Josh Hesse, 6-0, 275, Jr.
Left Defensive Tackle
99 Dallas Massie, 6-3, 275, Jr.
61 Adam Strein, 6-3, 220, Fr.-R
Center
63 John Krumme, 6-1, 250, Fr.-R
51 Brandon Cronin, 6-1, 220, So.
Right Defensive Tackle
77 Derek Drussa, 6-3, 280, Sr.
96 Patrick Akley, 6-1, 265, So.
Right Guard
52 Adam Keithly, 6-2, 295, Jr.
75 Geoff Stafford, 6-4, 300, jr.
Right Defensive End
49 Matt Loula, 6-2, 215, So.
94 Loren Severs, 6-4, 250, Fr.-R
Right Tackle
67 James Smith, 6-3, 275, Jr.
73 Adam Helton, 6-5, 290, Fr.-R
Outside Linebacker
47 Avian Jordan, 6-3, 220, Sr.
2 Caleb Rangel, 6-3, 225, Sr.
Wide Receiver
7 Brandon Landry, 6-0, 185, Sr.
31 Adam Clark, 5-8, 170, So.
Inside Linebacker
43 Gabriel Cunha, 5-10, 220, Sr.
59 Steve Edwards, 6-0, 205, Fr.
Wide Receiver
16 Mike Greaving, 6-2, 190, So.
5 Chad Shockley, 6-0, 200, Fr.
Outside Linebacker
42 Justin Butler, 5-10, 205, So.
29 Keith Homco, 5-8, 205, So.
Wide Receiver
24 Ashton Gronewold, 5-11, 175, Jr.
80 Nathan Binder, 6-2, 185, Fr.
Cornerback
17 Jon Iglehart, 5-11, 190, Sr.
12 Corey Taylor, 5-11, 185, Fr.
Wide Receiver
20 Lance Efftink, 5-11, 180, Fr.-R
82 Ryan Vessell, 5-10, 160, So.
Cornerback
28 Jamel Sims, 6-2, 175, Sr.
21 Phillip Tillman, 5-7, 155, So.
Quarterback
13 Mark Becker, 6-4, 210, Sr.
8 Jason Aubrey, 6-0, 205, Fr.-R
Strong Safety
1 Daudi White, 6-1, 205, Sr.
4 Robbie Woodard, 6-1, 190, So.
Running Back
30 Matt Padilla, 6-0, 205, Sr.
27 Dallas Whitehouse, 5-10, 195, Fr.-R
Free Safety
39 Evan Zych, 6-0, 190, Fr.-R
45 Tom Humphrey, 6-1, 200, Fr.
Placekicker
92 Tim Valencia, 5-10, 180, Jr.
41 Renny Dillinger, 5-11, 155, Jr.
Punter
92 Tim Valencia, 5-10, 180, Jr.
84 Brian Mueller, 6-0, 220, Fr.-R
RETURNING LETTERMEN
#96 Patrick Akley
DL, 6-1, 265, So. (1L)
Rolla, Mo./Rolla HS
#64 Dan Balota
DS, 6-0, 190, So. (1L)
Fenton, Mo./Summit HS
Lettered as a freshman as he served as the
team's long snapper...was one of two true
freshmen to letter in 2005...was a four-year
scholar-athlete at his school who earned a
number of team awards during his
career...played for a team that won
conference and district titles in 2004...served
as the team's long snapper as well as the
center. Personal: Attended Rockwood
Summit High School, where his coach was
Mike Bellars...born June 23, 1986 in St. Louis, Mo....son of Joe
and Terri Balota...majoring in mechanical and civil engineering
at UMR.
#42 Justin Butler
LB, 5-10, 205, So. (1L)
Tulsa, Okla./Holland Hall School
Returning starter at linebacker...finished the
2005 season with 61 tackles, including 29
initial stops...also had three tackles for a loss
and a forced fumble during the year...had a
season-high nine tackles against Southwest
Baptist...good all-around athlete who was
redshirted in the 2004 season...earned allconference honors in three sports at the high
school level (football, soccer and track),
earning the team's most valuable player
honor in football...was a co-captain as a senior and earned
first-team all-conference laurels as a running back and
linebacker...was part of a relay team in track that broke the
school record in the 4x100-meter relay. Personal: Attended
Holland Hall School, where his coach was Tag Gross...born
July 13, 1986 in Tulsa, Okla....son of Robert and Pam
Butler...majoring in education.
#13 Mark Becker
QB, 6-4, 210, Sr. (3L)
Omaha, Neb./Millard South HS
Returner at quarterback who will compete
for the starting role...has served as the
team's second-string quarterback for the last
two seasons and has posted several
impressive performances off the
bench...appeared in 10 games last season
and completed three of seven passes for 18
yards...was 85 of 138 (61.6 percent) for 927
yards and 11 touchdowns during the 2004
season, with three 200-yard or better passing
performances...had a 275-yard, three touchdown effort in the
Miners' win at Emporia State, completing 20 of 35 passes in
roughly three quarters of action and led the Miners on a
decisive 29-point scoring run in that game; he also ran for a
touchdown in that game....threw for 204 yards against
Southwest Baptist and 200 against Missouri
Western...appeared for one play in UMR's victory over No. 23ranked Central Missouri State and threw a three-yard
touchdown pass on that play, one of five scoring passes by
Miner quarterbacks on that night...threw at least one
touchdown pass in six games in 2004...appeared in eight
games in 2003 and started in two early in the season...
Justin Butler
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Saw a good deal of playing time last season
after a redshirt season in 2004...finished the
year with nine tackles, three of which were
solo, and two tackles for a loss...picked up
second-team all-district and all-conference
honors last season while playing at Rolla
High School...also named to the Southwest
Missouri Football Coaches Association
second-team...was a first-team academic allconference selection in the Ozark
Conference. Personal: Attended Rolla High School, where his
coach was Scott Stallcup...born April 22, 1986 in Adak,
Alaska...son of Rhet and Jackie Akley...majoring in mechanical
engineering.
completed 49 of 102 passes (48 percent) for 592 yards and six
touchdowns...threw for 219 yards and three scores against
Missouri Southern, completing 17 of 33 passes in a game
where the Miners posted their highest point output of the
year...threw for 209 yards in a relief role against Colorado
School of Mines...the 209 yards were the most ever at the time
for a UMR quarterback in his debut with the team and the most
by a Miner freshman in nine seasons...was redshirted in
2002...was a two-year starter in high school and won allconference and all-metro honors following his senior year...also
named as his school's "student-athlete of the year"...was an
honor student in all four years of high school...older brother,
Aaron, was an all-region defensive tackle at Northwest Missouri
State University and played on the Bearcats' 1998 NCAA
Division II national championship team. Personal: Attended
Millard South High School, where his coach was Marty
Going...born Sept. 26, 1983 in Algona, Iowa...son of Leonard
and Maureen Becker...majoring in chemical engineering.
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#33 Oliver Carter
#43 Gabriel Cunha
DL, 6-1, 255, Jr. (1L)
St. Louis, Mo./Horton Watkins HS
LB, 5-10, 220, Sr. (1L)
Turlock, Calif./Modesto JC
Expected to contend for a starting spot on
the defensive line this season...had two
tackles during the 2005 season in the eight
games he appeared in, including one for a
loss...was a second-team all-conference
performer at linebacker and running back
during his senior year of high school...also
earned first-team all-academic honors.
Personal: Attended Horton Watkins High
School, where his coach was Jerry
Maher....born Jan. 22, 1985 in St. Louis, Mo....son of Yvette
Carter....majoring in psychology.
#31 Adam Clark
WR, 5-8, 170, So. (1L)
Bentonville, Ark./Bentonville HS
Will seek to earn a spot at wide receiver this
season...earned playing time during the
2005 campaign as he caught five passes for
58 yards in the 10 games he appeared
in...received the kickoff that led to a 90-yard
return for a touchdown as the Miners ran a
double reverse on the play...also had five
tackles on special teams...was redshirted in
2004...earned all-state and all-conference
honors for a second time in the 2003 season
after catching 23 passes for 302 years and two touchdowns for
a team that primarily ran the football...made 57 tackles and
intercepted a pass while playing as a defensive back...was
named to the Channel 5 Super Team and KURN's Dream
Team following the 2003 season. Personal: Attended
Bentonville High School, where his coach was Gary
Wear...born Feb. 19, 1986 in Rogers, Ark....son of Grey and
Karen Clark...majoring in information science and technology.
#51 Brandon Cronin
OL, 6-1, 220, So. (1L)
St. Peters, Mo./Ft. Zumwalt West HS
Returning letterman who will compete for a
spot on the offensive line and on special
teams...appeared in four games in the latter
stages of the 2005 season...played on both
lines as a high school player...named to the
GAC all-academic team in 2003. Personal:
Attended Fort Zumwalt West High School,
where his coach was Paul Day...born May
29, 1986 in O'Fallon, Mo....son of Charles
and Laura Cronin...majoring in computer engineering.
Expected to compete for a starting spot at
linebacker...had nine tackles in his first year
at UMR, six of them of the solo variety...had
one tackle for a loss and an
interception...also picked off a pass during
the Miners' spring game in April...transferred
to UMR from Modesto Junior College in
California...was a first-team all-conference
and all-district selection as a linebacker at
Modesto...also earned the team's most
valuable player award...was named as his team's "offensive
back of the year" at the high school level. Personal: Attended
Turlock High School, where his coach was Tom Tyler...born
Feb. 15, 1984 in Turlock, Calif....son of Joe Cunha...majoring in
business administration at UMR.
#77 Derek Drussa
DL, 6-3, 280, Sr. (3L)
Springfield, Mo./Glendale HS
Returning starter at defensive end...led the
Miners in sacks with six and in tackles behind
the line of scrimmage with 10 during the
2005 season...had 31 tackles overall,
including 16 initial stops...also broke up two
passes...played at defensive tackle in his first
two years at UMR, making 30 tackles in the
2004 season...had 18 solo stops and six
behind the line of scrimmage...posted a
season-high six tackles at Southwest
Baptist...finished with 25 tackles (14 solo) in the 2003 season,
including six for a loss...had his six tackles for a loss, which
included two sacks, in a span of four games...had a seasonhigh five stops against Missouri Southern...was redshirted in
2002...earned second-team all-state honors following the 2001
season and was also named first-team all-district, allconference and all-Ozarks...older brother, Cole, earned AllAmerica honors for the Miners during the 2003 and 2004
seasons at tight end. Personal: Attended Glendale High
School, where his coach was Charlie Getty...born August 29,
1983 in Springfield, Mo....son of Bill and Yvonne
Drussa...majoring in mining engineering.
#62 Steve Franklin
OL, 6-1, 285, So. (1L)
Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit HS
Lettered during his freshman year when he
was a part-time starter on the offensive
line...proved to be a solid player at guard as
he played in all 11 games...was a secondteam all-district and first-team all-city
selection in Arlington in 2004 as an offensive
lineman...was an honor roll student who also
competed in track and field...also served as
the team's deep snapper and also played on
defense. Personal: Attended Mansfield Summit High School,
where his coach was Tim Beck...born Sept. 3, 1987 in Abilene,
Texas...son of Mark and Deborah Franklin...father is a former
UMR football player who is a member of the MSM-UMR
Athletic Hall of Fame...plans to major in civil engineering.
#29 Keith Homco
WR, 6-2, 190, So. (1L)
St. Louis, Mo./St. Mary’s HS
LB, 5-8, 205, So. (1L)
Troy, Mo./Troy Buchanan HS
Will compete for a role at wide receiver...saw
playing time in 10 games last fall and made
two receptions for six yards...redshirted
during the 2004 season...versatile player at
the high school level who also played
defensive back, wide receiver, kicker and
punter...earned all-state honors at
quarterback as well as first-team all-district
and all-conference laurels...was an
honorable mention all-metro performer in
2003 after going 97 of 179 for 1,117 yards and 17 touchdowns;
he also ran for 966 yards for a district championship team.
Personal: Attended St. Mary's High School, where his coach
was Jacob Parent...born May 4, 1986 in St. Louis, Mo....son of
Ed and Elaine Greaving...majoring in civil engineering.
Saw a good deal of playing time last season
at linebacker and on special teams...finished
with 29 tackles on the season, including 16
initial stops...had at least one tackle in every
game with a season-high of seven against
Butler...also had three tackles for a
loss...was a running back at the high school
level who rushed for better than 2,700 yards
in his final three high school seasons,
including a 1,031-yard campaign in
2003...was a first-team all-district and all-conference performer
who also earned the team's offensive back of the year
honors...was honorable mention all-metro in the St. Louis
area...had 31 tackles and an interception while playing on
defense. Personal: Attended Troy Buchanan High School,
where his coach was Paul Carney...born March 15, 1986...son
of Damon Homco and Joyce Walker...majoring in information
systems.
#24 Ashton Gronewold
WR, 5-11, 175, Jr. (2L)
Carthage, Ill./Carthage HS
Named to Lindy’s Football magazine’s preseason All-America team as a first team
selection...earned honorable mention AllAmerica honors after a record-setting
sophomore year...earned the award from
Football Gazette...was named second-team
all-region by Football Gazette and
Daktronics in the southwest region...was
also named first-team All-IFA for the 2005 season...posted
school record totals of 75 receptions for 1,080 yards and 17
touchdowns...also had a kickoff return of 95 yards for a score,
giving him a UMR record 18 touchdowns and 108 points on the
season...became the first UMR player in history to eclipse the
100-point mark for a season...had three games with at least 10
catches, hauling in 12 for 127 yards and three scores against
Morehead State including the longest touchdown reception of
the year of 80 yards...had 11 catches and two scores against
Saint Joseph's, while catching 10 for a career-high 174 yards
and three touchdowns against Butler...caught scoring passes
with a second left against Southwest Baptist and with eight
seconds left against Morehead State to give UMR a chance to
tie or win the game...caught scoring passes in seven of UMR's
11 games last season and in 12 of the 19 games he has played
for the Miners...caught 38 passes for 499 yards and seven
touchdowns (tied for the team lead), despite playing in just
eight of the Miners' 11 games in the 2004 season...caught at
least two passes in every game he appeared in and posted
single-game highs of seven catches for 118 yards against
Truman...had two touchdown receptions in that game as well
as in the victory over No. 23-ranked Central Missouri
State...also returned nine kickoffs for an average of nearly 16
yards per return and had six rushes for 24 yards...was selected
as the player of the year by the Macomb Journal-Star and
Quincy Herald-Whig last season and also earned all-state and
all-conference honors in each of the last two seasons...was an
academic all-state selection who was ranked first in his
graduating class. Personal: Attended Carthage High School,
where his coach was Jim Unruh...born Dec. 24, 1985 in
Carthage, Ill....son of Merlin and Jolene Gronewold...majoring
in mechanical engineering.
#17 Jon Iglehart
DB, 5-11, 190, Sr. (1L)
Oakland, Calif./Laney College
Returning starter in the Miner
secondary...posted 33 tackles during the
2005 campaign, including 21 initial
stops...had one pass interception and broke
up three other passes...also forced a fumble
during the year...could serve as a kick
returner...came to UMR from Laney College
in California...previously played at
Sacramento State, where he had three
tackles during the 2003 season for the
Hornets...was a second-team all-conference selection in high
school as a cornerback...had four interceptions in his senior
year...was a conference champion in the 200-meter dash in
high school. Personal: Attended Bishop O'Dowd High School,
where his coach was Paul Perenon...born July 14, 1985 in
Houma, La....son of Terris Douglas...majoring in business.
Jon Iglehart
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#16 Mike Greaving
2006 MINER PROFILES
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#47 Avian Jordan
#7 Brandon Landry
LB, 6-3, 220, Sr. (3L)
Florissant, Mo//Mary Inst.-Country Day
WR, 6-0, 185, Sr. (2L)
Fairfield, Calif./Univ. of Kentucky
Three-year letterman who will move back to
linebacker this fall after spending the 2005
season at tight end...caught four passes last
year for 43 yards and also made seven
tackles as a special teams player...finished
the 2004 season as the Miners' secondleading tackler with 86 stops (40 solo), with
three and one-half tackles for lost
yardage...also blocked a kick during the
season...reached double figures in tackles
on five occasions with a high of 13 against Southwest
Baptist...named honorable mention All-MIAA for the 2003
season...was the only Miner defensive player selected to the
all-conference team...led UMR with 98 tackles (48 solo),
including a team-best 11 for losses and two sacks...reached
double figures in tackles six times, including a run of five
consecutive games in the second half of the season...had 12
stops against Southwest Baptist and Central Missouri
State...had one pass interception (vs. Pittsburg State) and two
pass breakups during the year...was redshirted in
2002...outstanding athlete who lettered in three sports at the
prep level...earned first-team all-conference honors in the ABC
League as a senior after recording 72 tackles (51 solo) during
the 2001 season...scored the game-winning basket with two
seconds to play in the Missouri Class 3A state basketball
championship game in 2001. Personal: Attended Mary
Institute-Country Day School, where his coach was Ron
Holtman...born May 14, 1984 in St. Louis, Mo....son of John
and Barbara Jordan...majoring in engineering management.
#52 Adam Keithly
OL, 6-2, 295, Jr. (2L)
Humble, Texas/Humble HS
Returning starter on the offensive line...can
play at either center or guard...had a solid
sophomore season for the Miners' recordsetting offensive unit...appeared in all 11
games after playing in 10 in a reserve role in
2004...named to the all-Houston area
second team as a senior as well as secondteam all-district...also earned academic allstate honors was named as a "ScholarAthlete of the Week" during the year...played
at offensive guard as a prep player. Personal: Attended
Humble High School, where his coach was Mike Monroe...born
Dec. 31, 1984 in Dickinson, N.D....son of Michael and Judy
Keithly...majoring in aerospace engineering.
Expected to contend for post-season honors
during the 2006 season...earned first-team
All-IFA honors last fall after catching 69
passes for 908 yards and nine
touchdowns...the 69 catches were tied for the
fifth-most in one season in school
history...had a season-high 11 catches for
138 yards against Southwest Baptist...had
over 100 yards in receptions on three
occasions, with a high of 186 (with two
touchdowns) in a win over Austin Peay...had over 100 allpurpose yards in five different games during the year...had a
90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Peru State, the
first kickoff returned for a score since 1994...also had a rushing
touchdown covering 31 yards against Central
Methodist...named as the IFA "Offensive Player of the Week"
following that game as he had 134 all-purpose yards and two
scores...started at quarterback in all 11 games in
2004....established new single-season school records in the
passing department, completing 217 of 406 passes for 2,830
(all record totals that have since been broken)...also threw 19
touchdown passes with only 12 interceptions...owns three of
the top nine passing performances in school history, topped by
a 449-yard performance at Colorado School of Mines...threw
for 374 yards and four touchdowns in his Miner debut against
Upper Iowa, earning MIAA "Offensive Player of the Week"
honors...was 26 of 43 for 332 yards and four touchdowns in
UMR's win over No. 23-ranked Central Missouri State and
threw the game-winning touchdown pass with just under two
minutes to play...set a then-UMR record with 485 yards of total
offense at Colorado School of Mines as he ran for 36 yards to
go along with his 449 passing yards...threw at least three
touchdown passes on four occasions...punted eight times for
an average of 38.5 yards per kick...attended the University of
Kentucky but did not play in a varsity game there...was a
second-team all-Northern California selection while playing at
Solano Community College...threw for more than 5,000 yards
and 53 touchdowns in high school; also ran for 16 scores.
Personal: Attended Salesiau High School, where his coach
was Chad Nightengale...born Sept. 5, 1982 in San Francisco,
Calif....son of Edward and Loletha Landry...majoring in
psychology.
#49 Matt Loula
#68 Ken Pearce
DL, 6-2, 215, So. (1L)
St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North HS
OL, 6-8, 275, Sr. (1L)
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Eastern Ariz. Coll.
#99 Dallas Massie
DL, 6-3, 275, Jr. (2L)
Springfield, Mo./Glendale HS
Returning starter on the offensive
line...started in all 11 games last fall at tackle
for the Miners' record-setting offensive
unit...was redshirted during the 2004 season
after transferring from Eastern Arizona
College, where he started for two
seasons...was an all-county selection at the
high school level. Personal: Attended
Marjory Stoneman High School...born Jan.
29, 1982 in Hollywood, Fla....son of Tony
and Glinda Pearce...majoring in business.
#2 Caleb Rangel
LB, 6-3, 225, Sr. (1L)
Covina, Calif./Mt. San Antonio Coll.
Recorded five tackles last season at
defensive tackle...also lettered two seasons
ago as a redshirt freshman...will attempt to
earn a starting spot at defensive tackle this
season...ended the 2004 season with five
tackles...earned first-team all-state honors at
offensive guard and was an all-conference
performer on the defensive line...was a
member of the National Honor Society at
Glendale. Personal: Attended Glendale High
School, where his coach was Charles Rey...born June 12, 1984
in Springfield, Mo....son of Charles Massie...majoring in
engineering management.
Returning letterman who will play at
linebacker...made 20 tackles last season,
with one quarterback sack, three tackles for
a loss and a fumble recovery...came to UMR
from Mount San Antonio College in Walnut,
Calif., one of the top junior college programs
on the west coast...the Mt. SAC program
has produced five current players in the
National Football League...was a first-team
all-conference and all-region performer at the linebacker spot in
high school. Personal: Attended Charter Oak High School,
where his coach was Lou Farrar...born Jan. 20, 1984 in
Panarama City, Calif....son of Dan and Jeanette Rangel...plans
to major in business at UMR.
#30 Matt Padilla
#26 Reggie Pierre
RB, 6-0, 205, Sr. (1L)
Riverside, Calif./Orange Coast College
Figures to contend for the starting role at
running back...finished the 2005 season with
136 yards on 42 carries, while catching five
passes for 29 yards...had four receptions at
South Dakota State...transferred to UMR
from Orange Coast College...rushed for 761
yards and seven touchdowns in 2004 at the
junior college level, despite playing in only
eight games...earned first-team allconference honors and honorable mention All-America status
after a season in which he averaged better than 110 allpurpose yards per game...in high school, he was twice named
first-team all-conference as he set a new school record with
3,350 yards rushing for his career...was named as his
conference most valuable offensive player as a senior.
Personal: Attended Riverside High School, where his coach
was Pat McCarthy...born Nov. 22, 1983 in Riverside,
Calif....son of Gil and Lisa Padilla...plans to major in business
management at UMR.
DB, 5-9, 175, Sr. (1L)
Miami, Fla/San Diego Mesa College
Returning letterman who is expected to
contend for one of the starting spots at
cornerback...made 25 tackles in his first
season with the Miners in 2005, including 11
solo stops...also had a pass breakup and a
fumble recovery......had six tackles while
playing at defensive back two seasons ago
at San Diego Mesa College in California.
Personal: Attended Miramar High School,
where his coach was Willie Hendricks..born
April 10, 1985 in Miami, Fla....son of Cilotte Demond...majoring
in business.
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Lettered last season as a redshirt
freshman...finished the year with 11 tackles,
eight of which were initial stops, with two
forced fumbles and three tackles for a
loss...two of the three tackles behind the line
were sacks...earned first-team allconference honors on the defensive side of
the ball as a high school senior...was a twotime all-area selection and also earned
academic all-state honors. Personal:
Attended St. Charles North High School, where his coach was
Mark Gould...born August 9, 1985 in LaGrange Park, Ill....son
of Robert and Brenda Loula...majoring in nuclear engineering.
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#28 Jamel Sims
#1 Daudi White
DB, 6-2, 175, Sr. (3L)
Kansas City, Mo./Hickman Mills HS
DB, 6-1, 205, Sr. (2L)
Pittsburg, Calif./Los Medenos JC
Returner in the secondary who was a parttime starter in 2005...recorded 21 tackles,
including 11 solo stops, and two
interceptions on the year...one of the
interceptions came late in the win at Upper
Iowa to clinch the victory...also broke up
three passes...finished the 2004 season
with 10 tackles (four solo) and a fumble
recovery...also blocked a kick in the victory
at Emporia State...appeared in nine games
in the 2003 season and made 13 tackles (seven solo)...posted
a season-high four stops against Central Missouri
State...competes for the UMR track team in the spring as a
sprinter and hurdler; competed at the 2005 NCAA Division II
Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the hurdles...won the
2004 MIAA titles in the indoor 60-meter hurdles and the
outdoor 400-meter hurdles...holds the school record in the 400hurdles. Personal: Attended Hickman Mills High School, where
his coach was Tim Pepple...born March 6, 1984 in Kansas City,
Mo....son of James and Vanessa Sims....majoring in
mechanical engineering and business.
#67 James Smith
OL, 6-3, 275, Jr. (2L)
Bolton, Tenn./Bolton HS
Will contend for a starting spot on the
offensive line this fall...moved to the
offensive during the 2005 season and
earned playing time after the switch...started
the season on defense and made two
tackles early in the season...made five
tackles in a reserve role on defense in 2004,
including one behind the line of
scrimmage...was redshirted in the 2003
season...earned second-team all-region honors as a defensive
end in high school and also earned all-district status as an
offensive lineman...played on a team which finished 8-3 on the
season and made the first round of the Tennessee Class 5A
playoffs...was a two-time state qualifier in wrestling. Personal:
Attended Bolton High School, where his coach was Tom
Nesmith...born Sept, 28, 1985 in Bartlett, Tenn....son of Jim
and Nancy Smith...majoring in aerospace engineering.
#75 Geoff Stafford
Two-year letterman who will contend for a
starting role in the secondary...has played at
cornerback and finished the 2005 season
with 29 tackles (15 solo) and intercepted
three passes...returned one of the
interceptions 28 yards for a touchdown
against Central Methodist...also broke up six
passes...had a season-high seven tackles
against Southwestern Oklahoma
State...recorded 47 tackles, 32 of which were
solo stops in his first season at UMR in 2004...also had one
tackle for a loss, a fumble recovery, three pass breakups and
blocked two punts...had a season-high nine tackles against
Colorado School of Mines and Emporia State...recorded 42
tackles, two interceptions, 10 pass breakups and two sacks in
2003 while playing at Los Medanos Community College in
California...was a first-team all-conference performer in three
sports (football, basketball and track) at the high school
level...earned the team's most valuable player honor as a high
school senior. Personal: Attended Antioch High School, where
his coach was Ferris Anthony...born March 31, 1983 in
Pittsburg, Calif....son of David and Audrey White...majoring in
biology.
RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS
#8 Jason Aubrey
QB, 6-0, 205, Fr.
Bartlesville, Okla./Bartlesville HS
Redshirt freshman who will compete for the
starting quarterback role at UMR...played
well in the spring game with two touchdown
passes...was an honorable mention all-state
performer at quarterback and also earned alldistrict honors during his senior year...threw
for 2,054 yards as a senior and had a 325yard game in terms of total offense against
Jenks High School, the state runner-up in
Oklahoma in the 2004 season...earned the Tulsa Teacher's
Credit Union's "Player of the Week" award during the course of
the season. Personal: Attended Bartlesville High School,
where his coach was Greg Willis...born July 20, 1987...son of
Charles and Darlene Aubrey...majoring in history at UMR.
OL, 6-4, 300, Jr. (2L)
Columbia, Mo./Hickman HS
Returning squadmember who will seek to
earn a spot on the offensive line...played in a
backup role last season...expected to be
ready for the start of the pre-season after
undergoing off-season surgery...will also
play on special teams...was a two-year
starter at the high school level and earned
all-conference honors as a senior...also
made the honor roll in high school.
Personal: Attended Hickman High School,
where his coach was Greg Nesbitt...born March 15, 1985 in
Tulsa, Okla...son of Greg and Cindy Stafford...majoring in
petroleum engineering.
Daudi White
#70 Andrew Bulen
#79 Colin Douthit
DL, 6-0, 230, So.
Arbela, Mo./Scotland County HS
OL, 6-4, 260, Fr.
Stilwell, Kan./Blue Valley North HS
#57 Nick Carter
DL, 6-0, 225, Fr.
Fenton, Mo./Rockwood Summit HS
Redshirt freshman who will play on the
defensive line...earned third-team all-state
honors in the 2004 season, as well as firstteam all-conference laurels at the linebacker
position after recording 92 tackles and two
sacks...was also selected to the allconference team as a fullback on the third
team. Personal: Attended Rockwood
Summit High School, where his coach was
Mike Bellers...born March 9, 1987 in St. Louis, Mo....son of
Steve and Pam Carter...plans to major in mechanical
engineering at UMR.
offensive line...served as a team captain in
the 2004 season, and earned an honorable
mention all-county selection during that
season despite missing half of it due to an
injury...was named as a pre-season
"Prepster all-region lineman" honors prior to
his senior year and was a four-time allacademic selection in the Eastern Kansas
League. Personal: Attended Blue Valley
Northwest High School, where his coach was Troy
Morris...born Feb. 15, 1987 in Kansas City, Mo....son of Evan
Douthit and Melinda McDonald...plans to major in civil and
architectural engineering at UMR.
#93 Michael Dreyer
DL, 6-1, 220, Jr.
Wright City, Mo./Wright City HS
Returning member of the team who will
compete for a spot on the defensive
line...had two tackles during his first season
on the field with the Miners at the defensive
end position...was redshirted in the 2003
campaign...made 46 tackles and three
fumble recoveries in 2002 as a high school
senior. Personal: Attended Wright City High
School, where his coach was David
Leeds...born March 8, 1985 in Lake St. Louis, Mo....son of John
and Diane Dreyer...majoring in geological engineering.
#83 Clint Cottrell
#59 Steve Edwards
WR, 6-4, 175, Fr.
Memphis, Mo./Scotland County HS
LB, 6-0, 205, Fr.
Springfield, Ill./Sacred Heart HS
Returner who will attempt to earn a role at
wide receiver...was redshirted in the 2004
season...earned numerous honors as a prep
player, including second-team all-district and
all-conference honors as both a defensive
back and wide receiver...also competed in
basketball and earned all-league honors in
that sport, as well as track where he was a
state qualifier as part of a 4x800-meter relay
team. Personal: Attended Scotland County
High School, where his coach was Brent Bondurant...born
August 2, 1985 in Memphis, Mo....son of Bill and Cindy
Cottrell...majoring in electrical engineering.
Redshirt freshman who will play at
linebacker...earned first-team all-conference
laurels at linebacker and was named as the
"Player of the Week" in the Springfield area
during the 2004 season...also earned
academic all-state honors in his senior year.
Personal: Attended Sacred Heart Griffin
High School, where his coach was Ken
Lenard...born Jan. 4, 1987 in Plano,
Texas...son of Mark and Ellen
Edwards...plans to major in civil engineering.
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earn playing time on defense and special
teams...saw playing time last season after
redshirting in 2004...was an all-district
performer as a defensive lineman in high
school and earned all-area honors on both
lines...was a second-team all-conference
selection following his senior year, when he
was also named as his team's best
defensive lineman. Personal: Attended
Scotland County High School, where his coach was Brent
Bondurant...born May 23, 1986 in Kirksville, Mo....son of
Wayne and Terri Bulen...majoring in aerospace engineering.
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#18 Bryan Crider
#53 Ryan Eisenbath
TE, 6-3, 205, Fr.
Jefferson City, Mo./Helias HS
DL, 6-3, 190, Fr.
St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles HS
Redshirt freshman who will attempt to earn a
spot at tight end...redshirted last season after
coming to UMR as a linebacker...earned alldistrict honors and all-conference honors
(twice) at the linebacker position in high
school. Personal: Attended Helias High
School, where his coach was Mike
Jeffries...born Dec. 1, 1986 in St. Louis,
Mo....son of Sam and Sharon Crider...plans to
major in chemical engineering at UMR.
#41 Renny Dillinger
PK, 5-11, 155, Jr.
Springfield, Ill./Ursuline Academy
Returning squadmember who will attempt to
earn a role as the team's kicker...served as
the kicker and punter for a team in its first
season during his senior year in high school
in 2002., while also playing at tight end and
defensive back. Personal: Attended
Ursuline Academy, where his coach was
Dale Sprague...born April 10, 1984 in
Springfield, Ill....son of Wayne and Marilyn
Dillinger...majoring in mining engineering.
#20 Lance Efftink
WR, 5-11, 180, Fr.
Desloge, Mo./North County HS
Freshman who will play at wide
receiver...was redshirted in 2005...was
named to the all-state first team as a
defensive back and to the all-region team as
a wide receiver following the 2004
season...earned all-conference honors on
both sides of the ball and was also named
as a scholar-athlete at his school. Personal:
Attended North County High School, where
his coach was Steve Aubuchon...born July 27, 1986 in Crystal
City, Mo....son of Mick Eftink and Sandy Copeland...plans to
major in engineering at UMR.
defensive line...recorded 38 tackles and one
sack in the 2004 season for the 6-4 Pirates.
Personal: Attended St. Charles High School,
where his coach was Mike Thorne...born
Nov. 7, 1986 in St. Charles, Mo....son of
David and Barb Eisenbath...plans to major in
petroleum engineering.
#54 Levi Gross
OL, 6-0, 240, Fr.
Carrollton, Ill./Carrollton HS
offensive line...was a three-year letterman at
the high school level and earned a berth to a
post-season all-star game after the 2004
season for his play. Personal: Attended
Carrollton High School, where his coach was
Nick Flowers...born April 4, 1987 in
Jerseyville, Ill....son of Terry and Malieu
Gross...plans to major in aerospace
engineering at UMR.
#56 Matt Hallam
OL, 6-0, 235, Fr.
St. Charles, Mo./St. Charles HS
Redshirt freshman who will compete for a
spot on the offensive line...earned scholarathlete at his school, which went 6-4 in
2004...as a team, St. Charles produced over
3,000 yards of total offense, which included a
1,300-yard rusher and a 1,700-yard passer.
Personal: Attended St. Charles High School,
where his coach was Mike Thorne...born May
10, 1987 in St. Charles, Mo....son of David
and Ginger Hallman...plans to major in
mechanical engineering.
#73 Adam Helton
OL, 6-5, 290, Fr.
Champaign, Ill./Centennial HS
offensive line...was a selection to the All-Star
Shrine Game...earned first-team all-state and
all-area honors on the offensive line as well
as first-team all-conference laurels on both
offensive and defense line...was selected as
the "Defensive Lineman of the Year" by his
team following the 2004 season. Personal:
Attended Centennial High School, where he
was coached by Mike McDonnell...born Jan.
16, 1987 in Clinton, Ill....son of Richard and Toni Helton...plans
to major in architectural engineering.
#65 Josh Hesse
#60 Nick Koudys
OL, 6-0, 275, Jr.
Granite City, Ill./Granite City HS
OL, 5-8, 225, So.
#45 Tommy Humphrey
DB, 6-0, 275, Jr.
Granite City, Ill./Granite City HS
Redshirt freshman who will look to earn
playing time in the secondary...earned
second-team all-conference honors as a
quarterback in the Gateway Athletic
Conference's south division in 2003,
throwing for 590 yards and two touchdowns
in the 2004 season...also made 32 tackles
while playing on the defensive side of the
ball. Personal: Attended Troy Buchanan
High School, where his coach was Paul Carney...born Oct. 1,
1986 in St. Peters, Mo....son of Mitchell and Joanna
Humphrey...majoring in architectural engineering.
#48 Sean Kelley
Will seek to earn playing time during the
2006 campaign...was redshirted for the 2004
season and was a squadmember last
fall...was a first-team all-district player as a
defensive tackle and earned first team allleague honors at that spot and at
center...had a team-high 88 tackles on
defense in 2003 for a team that won a
district title...was a three-year player on the
varsity level. Personal: Attended St. Mary's
High School, where his coach was Jacob Parent...born Dec.
22, 1985 in St. Louis, Mo....son of Albert Koudys and Connie
Bruning...majoring in environmental engineering.
#63 John Krumme
OL, 6-1, 250, Fr.
Mineral Wells, W. Va./Parkersburg S. HS
Redshirt freshman who will look to earn a
starting role on the offensive line...earned
honorable mention all-state honors as a
center in each of his last two seasons of
high school and first-team all-district laurels
in 2004...was named as the team's most
valuable offensive lineman as a junior and
senior...team won the state championship in
his junior year. Personal: Attended
Parkersburg South High School, where his coach was Mike
DeVol...born Jan. 12, 1987 in Pittsburgh, Pa....son of William
and Leslie Krumme...plans to major in chemical engineering.
LB, 5-10, 215, Sr.
Willow Springs, Mo./Willow Springs HS
Transfer from Southwestern College who is
in his third season with the Miners...will play
at linebacker for UMR...was an allconference performer at the high school
level, playing on the offensive line as well as
at linebacker. Personal: Attended Willow
Springs High School, where his coach was
Steve Ary...born August 7, 1983 in
Springfield, Mo....son of Rick and Judy
Kelley...majoring in psychology.
#97 Keith Kernan
LB, 6-2, 200, Fr.
Farmington, Mo./Farmington HS
Redshirt freshman who will play at the
linebacker position...came to UMR as a tight
end but was moved to the defensive side the
ball...played on the offensive line as well as
tight end in high school...was a scholarathlete and National Honor Society member
at his school. Personal: Attended
Farmington High School, where his coach
was John Bacon...born Sept. 24, 1986 in
Farmington, Mo....son of James and Tammy
Kernan...plans to major in aerospace engineering.
Adam Keithly
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earn time on the offensive line...saw playing
time in three games in a reserve role in the
2004 season after being redshirted in
2003...served as the co-captain of his team
at the high school level. Personal: Attended
Granite City High School, where his coach
was Nick Petrillo...born Jan. 22, 1985 in
Granite City, Ill....son of James and Janette
Lynn...also competes in track at UMR as a
thrower...majoring in chemical engineering.
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#36 Mark Kuelker
#58 Matt Morrow
LB, 6-0, 210, So.
DL, 6-2, 205, So.
Lawson, Mo./Lawson HS
earn a spot at linebacker this fall...made one
tackle during the 2005 season...was
redshirted in 2004...earned first-team allconference honors at linebacker for a district
championship team in the 2003
season...also named first-team all-district
and honorable mention all-metro at that
position after making 80 tackles there as a
senior...was a second-team all-conference
tight end as well. Personal: Attended St. Mary's High School,
where his coach was Jacob Parent...born Sept. 29, 1985 in St.
Louis, Mo....son of Eugene and Debra Kuelker...older brother,
Lou, was a first-team All-IFA selection at center in 2005 while
playing at UMR; younger brother, Matt, is a freshman defensive
lineman for the Miners this season...pitched for the Miner
baseball team in the spring of 2005...majoring in civil
engineering.
#19 Jon Landstra
DB, 6-0, 185, Fr.
O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt North HS
Redshirt freshman who will play in the
secondary...earned first-team all-conference
honors in the Gateway Athletic Conference
as a linebacker after recording 72 tackles
and two interceptions in his senior year in
2004...as a quarterback, he threw for 863
yards and six touchdowns during the 2004
season while also running for nine scores.
Personal: Attended Fort Zumwalt North
High School, where his coach was Leroy Shumaker...born May
15, 1987 in Lansing, Mich....son of Scott and Jane
Landstra...was named as his school's scholar-athlete for the
2004-05 school year...plans to major in electrical or computer
engineering at UMR.
#46 Jon McWade
LB, 5-9, 170, Fr.
Herculaneum, Mo./Herculaneum HS
linebacker...earned honorable mention allconference honors following his senior year,
one where he rushed for 145 yards and a
touchdown while making 26 tackles on
defense. Personal: Attended Herculaneum
High School, where his coach was Bill
Sucharski...born May 10, 1987 in
Herculaneum, Mo....son of Peter and Cheryl
McWade...plans to major in architectural
engineering.
earn playing time on the defensive line and
on special teams...saw some playing time
last season after being redshirted in
2004...was an all-conference performer at
both center and defensive end...was a twoyear scholar-athlete at the school and also
earned the NHS award for excellence in
sportsmanship. Personal: Attended Lawson
High School, where his coach was Todd
Dunn...born April 15, 1986 in Kansas City, Mo....son of Bill and
Karen Morrow...also competes in track and field at UMR as a
thrower...majoring in architectural engineering.
#84 Brian Mueller
TE-P, 6-0, 220, Fr.
St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North HS
Redshirt freshman who will play at tight
end...will also compete for the punting
job...was a three-year starter at the varsity
level and earned unanimous first-team allconference honors in his senior year after
catching 20 passes for 488 yards (over 24
yards per catch) and seven touchdowns...set
new school records for receiving yards in a
career with 1,048 and holds two other marks
for touchdowns scored...also punted and averaged 35.6 yards
per kick...is a versatile athlete who also competed in swimming
and lacrosse at his school. Personal: Attended Parkway North
High School, where his coach was Bob Bunton...born June 25,
1986 in St. Louis, Mo....son of Greg and Carol Mueller...plans
to major in mechanical engineering at UMR.
#81 Chris Norgren
DL, 6-3, 220, Fr.
Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll HS
Returning squadmember who will play on the
defensive line...earned first-team allconference honors at the high school level as
an offensive tackle...attended Wichita State -which does not have football -- for two years
prior to enrolling at UMR...was a Dean's List
student at WSU. Personal: Attended Bishop
Carroll High School, where his coach was
Alan Schuckman...born Feb. 20, 1984 in
Wichita, Kan....son of Ron and Terri Norgren...majoring in
aerospace engineering and mathematics.
#76 Scott Pitsch
#14 Matt Sachtleben
OL, 6-3, 265, So.
Fort Smith, Ark./Southside HS
QB, 6-2, 180, So.
Edwardsville, Ill./Metro E. Lutheran HS
#55 Eric Poythress
LB, 6-2, 230, Fr.
Jackson, Mo./Jackson HS
linebacker...was a first-team all-conference
selection at linebacker in his senior...was
also a National Honor Society student at his
high school. Personal: Attended Jackson
High School, where his coach was Carl
Gross...born August 26, 1986 in Cape
Girardeau, Mo....son of Roger and Bonnie
Poythress...plans to major in mechanical
engineering at UMR.
#78 Scott Ricks
DL, 6-2, 250, Fr.
Jefferson City, Mo./Jefferson City HS
defensive line...was an all-district selection
at defensive tackle for the Jays, where he
had 31 tackles and a fumble recovery in the
2004 season...played on both the offensive
and defensive lines at the high school level.
Personal: Attended Jefferson City High
School, where his coach was Tony
Grosso...born August 6, 1986 in Jefferson
City, Mo....son of Chris and Bonnie
Ricks...plans to major in geology at UMR.
Returning squadmember who will try to earn
a spot at quarterback...was redshirted during
the 2004 season...completed 57 of 120
passes for 840 yards and seven touchdowns
as a high school senior...was named to the
academic all-state team in Illinois. Personal:
Attended Metro East Lutheran High School,
where his coach was Paul Thompson...born
Nov. 4,1985 in Collinsville, Ill....son of
Dennis and Mary Sachtleben...majoring in
aerospace engineering.
#44 Ryan Sadil
TE, 6-0, 205, Fr.
Omaha, Neb./Millard South HS
Redshirt freshman who will play at tight end
this fall...came into the UMR program a
year ago as a running back...played both
offense and defense for a Millard South
team that earned a berth in the Nebraska
Class A playoffs...team finished with a 7-3
record in the 2004 season. Personal:
Attended Millard South High School, where
his coach was Andy Means...born Sept. 21,
1986 in Omaha, Neb....son of Gary and
Lisa Sadil...plans to major in architectural engineering at UMR.
#91 Willie Sanchez
DL, 6-0, 235, Sr.
Lancaster, Mo./Schyler County HS
earn a spot on the defensive line...has made
two tackles in each of the last two
seasons...was redshirted in the 2002
season...played on the defensive line at the
high school level. Personal: Attended
Schuyler County High School, where his
coach was Holt...born Sept. 28, 1982 in
Kirksville, Mo....son of Hipolito and Diane
Sanchez...majoring in mechanical engineering.
2006 MINER PROFILES
Returner who will compete for a role on the
offensive line...saw playing time in a reserve
role in the 2005 season...was redshirted in
2004...earned all-conference honors while
playing for a team that won back-to-back
conference championships and a state title
in his junior year...was also a first-team allarea selection...named to the academic allstate team. Personal: Attended Southside
High School, where his coach was Barry
Lunney...born August 30, 1986 in Rolla, Mo....son of Mathew
and Seanna Pitsch; father is a graduate of UMR...younger
brother, Sam, is a freshman defensive back for the
Miners...majoring in mechanical engineering.
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#94 Loren Severs
#12 Corey Taylor
DL, 6-4, 250, Fr.
Macomb, Ill./Macomb HS
DB, 5-11, 185, Fr.
Kansas City, Mo./Winnetonka HS
defensive line...was a three-year starter at
the high school level...earned all-state
honors in 2004 and participated in the
Illinois Shrine Game in July...also earned
all-conference status during his senior
year...served as a team captain and was a
member of the National Honor Society at
his school. Personal: Attended Macomb
High School, where his coach was Kelly
Sears...born May 10, 1986 in Macomb, Ill....son of Randall and
Karen Sears...plans to major in biology at UMR.
#61 Adam Strein
DL, 6-3, 220, Fr.
Altamont, Ill./Gallatin HS
spot on the defensive line...earned first-team
all-district and all-conference honors on both
offensive and defense in 2004 while also
being named to the all-conference second
team in his junior year...also selected to the
KMZU "Dream Team" following a senior
year when his team won a district
championship...was captain in each of his
last two seasons at the high school level and
was a state qualifier in wrestling in his junior year. Personal:
Attended Gallatin High School, where his coach was Mark
Cole...born Jan. 29, 1987 in Montana...son of Denny and Beth
Strein...plans to major in chemical engineering at UMR.
Redshirt freshman who will play in the
secondary...was an all-conference selection
on both sides of the ball in high school,
earning honors at defensive back and wide
receiver...was also named as his school's top
male athlete for the 2004-05 school year.
Personal: Attended Winnetonka High
School, where his coach was Roger
Bell...born July 10, 1986 in Kansas City,
Mo....son of Greg Taylor and Christy
Frisbey...plans to major in architectural engineering.
#21 Phillip Tillman
DB, 5-7, 155, So.
St. Louis, Mo./Hazelwood East HS
Returner who appeared in three games last
season as a redshirt freshman...will compete
for a spot in the secondary this fall...played
on a Hazelwood East team that reached the
Missouri Class 4 semifinals in the 2003
season...finished the season with 14 tackles
and also saw some playing time on offense,
where he had a pass reception. Personal:
Attended Hazelwood East High School,
where his coach was Corey Johnson...born
Oct. 8, 1985 in St. Louis, Mo....son of Cynthia Ann
Brown...majoring in engineering management.
#37 Steve Swanson
LB, 6-0, 200, So.
Rochester Hills, Mich./Stoney Creek HS
Returning squadmember who will compete
for a spot at linebacker...earned honorable
mention all-state honors at the high school
level and was a three-time all-conference
performer...also played as a running back in
high school. Personal: Attended Stoney
Creek High School, where his coach was
Calvin Gross...born Oct. 16, 1986...son of
Karl and Mary Swanson...majoring in civil
engineering.
Steve Franklin
#95 Matt Tosh
#98 Brendon Weidner
DL, 6-3, 240, Fr.
Jasper, Mo./Jasper HS
LB, 6-2, 210, Jr.
Wright City, Mo./Wright City HS
#74 Abraham Van Dyke
DL, 6-0, 190, Fr.
Marceline, Mo./Marceline HS
defensive line...earned first-team all-state
honors as a linebacker during the 2004
season. Personal: Attended Marceline High
School, where his coach was Deacon
Windsor...born Dec. 24, 1986 in Marceline,
Mo....son of Dennis and Debbie Van
Dyke...majoring in mechanical engineering
at UMR.
#82 Ryan Vessell
WR, 5-10, 160, So.
San Antonio, Texas/Central Catholic HS
Will compete for a role at wide receiver this
fall...appeared in two games last season
after redshirting in 2004...was a three-year
letterman at the high school level and
earned first-team all-district honors as a
junior and senior...was named to the allsouthside team in San Antonio in the 2003
season after helping the team earn state
runner-up honors...played on a state
championship team as a sophomore...was second in the state
in the 100-meter dash and anchored a state championship
4x200-meter relay team in track and field. Personal: Attended
Central Catholic High School, where his coach was Carlos
Enrico...born Sept. 25, 1985 in Wichita, Kan....son of Roger
and Joan Vessell...father is a UMR graduate who played
football for the Miners in 1977 and was a member of the
school's MIAA championship basketball team in the 1975-76
season...competes in track at UMR and has earned allconference honors in each of the last two seasons for the
Miners' 4x100-meter relay team...majoring in business
administration.
earn a spot on the defensive line...could
also play on special teams...had one tackle
in a reserve role in 2004, which was for a
loss against Upper Iowa in the season
opener...was redshirted in 2003...recorded
60 tackles, including 39 solo stops, as a
high school senior in the 2002 season.
Personal: Attended Wright City High
School, where his coach was David
Leeds...born Sept. 22, 1984 in Omaha, Neb....son of Leonard
and Victoria Weidner...majoring in mining engineering.
#27 Dallas Whitehouse
RB, 5-10, 210, Fr.
Calgary, Alberta/Manning HS
spot at running back...was selected as his
team's most valuable player last season and
as the top student-athlete in his division.
Personal: Attended Ernest Manning High
School, where his coach was Jim
Jenkins...born Jan. 8, 1988 in Calgary,
Alberta...son of Jim Whitehouse and Verna
Dittkrist...plans to major in architectural
engineering at UMR.
#4 Robbie Woodard
DB, 6-1, 190, So.
Tulsa, Okla./Holland Hall School
Will seek to gain playing time in the
secondary...played in three games last
fall...earned all-conference honors at the
high school level after making 45 tackles
and intercepting four passes in the 2003
season...played wide receiver and
cornerback in high school and was named
as his team's most improved player.
Personal: Attended Holland Hall School,
where his coach was Tag Gross...born June
15, 1986 in Tulsa, Okla....son of Daryl and Linda
Woodard...majoring in mechanical engineering.
2006 MINER PROFILES
Freshman who will play on the defensive
line...was redshirted in 2005...earned alldistrict status from the Southwest Missouri
Football Coaches Association and also won
all-conference honors in the Spring River
Valley Conference...was a team captain
during his senior year. Personal: Attended
Jasper High School, where his coach was
Dan Scheible...born Jan. 12, 1987 in
Portsmouth, Va....son of Dennis and Sarah
Tosh...plans to major in mechanical engineering.
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#39 Evan Zych
DB, 6-0, 190, Fr.
Wildwood, Mo./Lafayette HS
Redshirt freshman who will compete for a role
in the secondary...played defensive back and
wide receiver at the high school level...was a
first-team all-conference and second-team allstate selection in the 2004 season...also
earned honorable mention all-metro honors in
St. Louis as a defensive back after recording
63 tackles and two interceptions in his senior
year. Personal: Attended Lafayette High
School, where his coach was Boyd
Manne...born Feb. 28, 1987 in St. Louis, Mo....son of Steve and
Diane Zych...plans to major in business at UMR.
NEWCOMERS
#25 Jamel Anderson
LB, 6-0, 230, Jr.
Decatur, Ill./Joliet JC
Newcomer who will compete for a starting position at
linebacker...earned all-state, all-county and all-conference
honors at the high school level, where he earned his team's
most valuable player award....played last season at Joliet
Junior College, where one of the assistant coaches was Tom
Minnick, is a former quarterback for the Miners who was just
named as the school's head coach. Personal: Attended
Eisenhower High School, where his coach was Dennis
Sheppard...born Oct. 16, 1984....son of Melvin and Lucille
Anderson...majoring in business.
#47 Jared Bahr
TE, 6-2, 215, Fr.
Rolla, Mo./Rolla HS
Incoming freshman who will seek to earn a role at tight
end...caught 14 passes for 167 yards in the 2005 season to
earn second-team all-Ozark Conference honors...also selected
to the all-district team and earned an invitation to play in the
Southwest Missouri All-Star game...also played at defensive
end in high school. Personal: Attended Rolla High School,
where his coach was Brock Roweton...born June 16,
1987...son of Bill and Anna Lytia Bahr...plans to major in
engineering at UMR.
#68 Doug Beach
OL, 6-0, 245, Fr.
Richardson, Texas/Richardson HS
Incoming freshman who will attempt to earn a spot on the
offensive line...named as his team's offensive most valuable
player while playing center and guard...played on a team that
won the 2005 region and district titles. Personal: Attended L.V.
Beckner High School, where his coach was Jim Ledford...born
Dec. 18, 1987...son of Gary and Beverly Beach...plans to major
in aerospace engineering at UMR.
#80 Nathan Binder
WR, 6-2, 185, Fr.
Maidstone, Ont./Windsor AKO
Expected to compete for a spot at wide receiver...was the
Windsor AKO Fratmen's "Offensive Player of the Year" in 2005
and earned all-star honors from the Ontario Football
League...named to the Canadian Junior Football League's allstar team after catching 21 passes for 395 yards and seven
touchdowns in 2005...scored 10 touchdowns on the year as he
had two punt returns for scores (he averaged 26.4 yards per
return) and one kickoff return that he scored on. Personal:
Attended Windsor AKO High School...born Sept. 28,
1985...sone of Dave and Shelley Binder...has not decided on a
major field of study at UMR.
#69 Kalvin Bishop
DL, 6-1, 290, Jr.
San Francisco, Calif./City College of San Francisco
Transfer from the California junior college ranks who is
expected to help on the interior defensive line...played on a
team that finished with a 9-2 record in the 2005 season.
Personal: Attended Will Wood High School, where his coach
was Dan Duke...born March 6, 1985...son of Kalvin Bishop,
Sr....plans to major in psychology at UMR.
#86 Luchien Blantt
WR, 6-2, 230, Jr.
Blue Springs, Mo./Santa Barbara City College
Transfer to UMR from Santa Barbara City College...played at
wide receiver and tight end...earned all-state as well as firstteam all-area and all-conference honors while playing in high
school; was also named honorable mention all-metro in the
Kansas City area. Personal: Attended Blue Springs South
High School, where his coach was Greg Oder...born April 6,
1983...son of Leo and Lula Blantt....plans to major in business
at UMR.
#15 Keith Cannon
QB, 6-2, 189, Jr.
Kansas City, Mo./Prairie View A&M University
Transfer from Prairie View A&M University who will compete for
the quarterback spot...earned all-conference honors at the high
school level. Personal: Attended Lincoln College Preparatory
High School, where his coach was Rodger Franks...born July 2,
1986...son of Keith and Tari Cannon...plans to major in civil
engineering at UMR.
#77 Jeremy Davidson
OL, 6-0, 270, Fr.
Rolla, Mo./Rolla HS
Incoming freshman who will seek to earn playing time on the
offensive line...strong, aggressive player who could fit into the
UMR offensive scheme well...one of two players from Rolla
High School on the 2006 Miner roster. Personal: Attended
Rolla High School, where his coach was Brock Roweton...born
Oct. 13, 1987 in Carthage, Ill....son of Kelly and Cathline
Davidson...plans to major in mechanical engineering at UMR.
#66 Sean Edwards
OL, 6-0, 255, Fr.
Fair Grove, Mo./Fair Grove HS
#88 Trey Hoffman
WR, 6-0, 185, Fr.
Montgomery City, Mo./Montgomery County HS
Incoming freshman who will look to earn a spot on the
defensive line...was a three-year varsity letterwinner who was
named as his school's "lineman of the year"...was a member of
several school organizations, including the National Honor
Society. Personal: Attended Fair Grove High School, where
his coach was Mike Bell...born May 21, 1988...son of Mike and
Lea Ann Edwards...plans to major in engineering at UMR.
Incoming freshman who will look to earn playing time at wide
receiver...was a second-team all-state selection and earned allarea, all-district and all-conference laurels in all four years of
high school...caught 89 passes for 1,333 yards and 15
touchdowns last season, after making 43 catches for 667 yards
and five scores as a junior...team finished 12-2 in 2005, losing
in the state championship game to Cameron. Personal:
Attended Montgomery County High School, where his coach
was Ben Blank...born Sept. 29, 1987...son of Ted
Hoffman...plans to major in architectural engineering at UMR.
#58 Louis Ferguson
DL, 6-5, 190, Fr.
Carpenter, Wyo./Burns HS
#46 Justin Galvin
LB, 6-1, 205, Fr.
Kansas City, Mo./Oak Park HS
Incoming freshman who will play at linebacker...was a secondteam all-state selection at linebacker and also earned secondteam all-conference laurels following the 2005 season...named
as the school's defensive "Player of the Year" following his
senior year, after being named as the school's top offensive
player following his junior season. Personal: Attended Oak
Park High School, where his coach was Keith Ross...born Nov.
11, 1987...son of William and ??? Galvin...plans to major in
engineering at UMR.
#9 Brian Gronewold
DB, 6-1, 195, Jr.
Peoria, Ariz./Glendale CC
Newcomer who comes to UMR by way of Glendale Community
College...earned first-team all-conference honors as a
defensive back last season for the nation's top-ranked junior
college program...was a first-team all-conference selection at
the high school level, where he played both cornerback and
free safety. Personal: Attended Ironwood High School, where
his coach was Larry Allen...born August 18, 1986...son of Mark
and Kelly Gronewold...plans to major in general studies at
UMR.
#4 Michael Hickman
DB, 5-10, 175, Fr.
Shelbina, Mo./South Shelby HS
Incoming freshman who will play in the secondary...played
outside linebacker and fullback in high school, earing the
team's most valuable player awards on the junior varsity level
as a freshman and sophomore. Personal: Attended South
Shelby High School, where his coach was Kent
O'Laughlin...born April 3, 1988...son of Joe and Doris
Hickman...plans to major in computer engineering at UMR.
#71 Brandon Jordan
OL, 6-4, 275, So.
New Orleans, La./Ouachita Baptist Univ.
Transfer from Ouachita Baptist who will compete for a spot on
the offensive line...lettered as a freshman at OBU...played on
the offensive line at the high school level as well. Personal:
Attended Archbishop Shaw High School, where his coach was
Scott Bainstather...born March 20, 1987...son of Billie and
Bernice Jordan...plans to major in business management at
UMR.
#6 Brian Jordan
DB, 6-1, 210, So.
St. Louis, Mo./Univ. of Northern Iowa
Transfer from Northern Iowa who will compete for a spot in the
secondary...was a member of the Panthers' squad in 2005 but
did not play...was redshirted during the 2004 campaign...was a
first-team all-state and all-conference and third-team all-metro
St. Louis performer for a Hazelwood Central team that finished
second in the state in 2003...recorded 71 tackles, five
interceptions, 10 pass breakups, two forced fumbles, one
fumble recovery and one sack as a senior. Personal: Attended
Hazelwood Central High School, where his coach was John
Pukala...born Feb. 22, 1986...son of Michael Jordan and
Sheree Brewer...plans to major in engineering at UMR.
#35 Brandon Kessler
DL, 6-3, 250, Jr.
Durham, Calif./Solano CC
Transfer from Solano Community College who will compete for
a starting spot on the defensive line...played as a linebacker at
the junior college level and was a first-team all-conference
selection in 2005...was a first-team all-state selection as a prep
player...earned all-conference and all-section honors in high
school, where he was named as his team's most valuable
player...earned Dean's List honors in both years at Solano.
Personal: Attended Chico High School, where his coach was
Steve Houser...born July 19, 1979 in Carthage, Ill....son of Bev
Scott...plans to major in history at UMR.
#87 Danny Koehler
TE, 6-4, 230, So.
Little Rock, Ark./Univ. of Tulsa
Transfer from the University of Tulsa who will look to earn a
spot at tight end...was redshirted during the 2004 season at
Tulsa...earned all-conference honors at the high school level,
where he was also selected as his team's most valuable
player...started his junior and senior seasons on offense, and
started for three years on defense...recorded 200 tackles and
five interceptions for his career on defense, while catching 30
passes for 450 yards in his senior year. Personal: Attended
Little Rock Catholic Boys High School, where his coach was
Ellis "Scooter" Register...born Dec. 6, 1985...son of Dan and
Edna Koehler...majoring in pre-medicine with plans to go to
medical school upon graduation.
2006 MINER PROFILES
Incoming freshman who will play on the defensive line...also
played at linebacker at the high school level, where he earned
all-conference honors...was also an all-conference basketball
player and lettered in track and field. Personal: Attended Burns
High School, where his coach was Bill Fullmer...born Dec. 9,
1987...son of Edwin and Ruth Ferguson...grandfather, Edwin II,
was a UMR graduate...plans to major in mechanical
engineering.
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#91 Matt Kuelker
DL, 6-2, 250, Fr.
#11 Ryan Miller
LB, 6-2, 233, Jr.
Dana Point, Calif./Orange Coast CC
Incoming freshman who will compete for a role on the
defensive line...earned all-metro St. Louis and all-conference
honors as an offensive lineman in the Archdiocesan Athletic
Association, as well as being named as that conference's
lineman of the year in 2005...finished with 30 tackles and one
sack on defense, while on offense he led an offensive line that
helped produce a 1,000-rusher and another running back that
came close to that mark. Personal: Attended St. Mary's High
School, where his coach was Jake Parent...born April 4,
1988...son of Eugene and Debra Kuelker...older brother, Lou,
was a first-team All-IFA selection at center in 2005 while
playing at UMR; older brother, Matt, is a sophomore linebacker
for the Miners this season...will major in engineering.
Transfer who will look to gain a spot at linebacker...earned the
National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of
Fame scholar-athlete award for the 2005 season while playing
at Orange Coast College...played for a team that finished 6-5
last fall. Personal: Attended Dana Hills High School...born Oct.
14, 1980...son of Jim and Michelle Miller...plans to major in
engineering management at UMR.
#29 Daniel LaMar
WR, 5-10, 170, Fr.
Waynesville, Mo./Waynesville HS
Newcomer who will look for playing time at wide
receiver...comes to UMR with good credentials from the high
school ranks...was an honorable mention all-state performer at
wide receiver, while also earning first-team all-district and allconference laurels as well...was also a first-team all-district
defensive back. Personal: Attended Waynesville High School,
where his coach was Rick Vernon...born May 16, 1988...son of
Kevin and Tami LaMar...plans to major in civil engineering at
UMR.
#40 William Langhans
DB, 5-10, 170, Fr.
Dittmer, Mo./Grandview HS
Incoming freshman who will seek to earn a spot in the
secondary...was a four-year letterman who earned first-team
all-league honors as a running back and defensive back in high
school. Personal: Attended Grandview High School, where his
coach was Steve Nausley...born Nov. 5, 1987...son of Rich and
Lori Langhans...plans to major in engineering at UMR.
#89 Ben Longstreet
WR, 5-9, 160, Fr.
Montgomery City, Mo./Montgomery County HS
Incoming freshman who will seek playing time at wide
receiver...caught 94 passes for 1,559 yards and 25 touchdowns
during his senior year of high school, earning first-team allstate, all-district, all-conference and all-area laurels...team
finished 12-2 in 2005, losing in the state championship game to
Cameron...caught 30 passes, 10 for scores, during his junior
year when his team advanced to the state playoffs...was
selected as his school's outstanding student-athlete. Personal:
Attended Montgomery County High School, where his coach
was Ben Blank...born July 12, 1987...son of David and Donna
Longstreet...plans to major in engineering at UMR.
#3 Jerome Miller
RB, 6-0, 205, Fr.
Toronto, Ont./Don Bosco Secondary School
Newcomer who will compete for playing time at running
back...was named as his team's most valuable player and as a
first-team all-star at his high school...rushed for 1,350 yards as
a senior and was ranked as one of the top 30 prep players in
Toronto...played at Vanier College in Canada and was the
team's most valuable player last season after rushing for 825
yards and five touchdowns; was third in his conference in
rushing...served as a team captain during the 2005 season.
Personal: Attended Don Bosco Secondary School, where his
coach was Rob Ford...born Jan. 19, 1985...son of Winsome
Castle...has not decided on a major field of study at UMR.
#97 Ryan O’Leary
DL, 6-0, 215, Fr.
Shorewood, Ill./Joliet Township HS
Newcomer who will look to earn a spot on the defensive
line...was named to the Herald News' all-area team as an
honorable mention pick in 2005...was a team captain who
earned the team's Ray Klootwyk Award for athletics and
academics...was the recipient of the Prairie State Achievement
Award in math and science. Personal: Attended Joliet West
High School, where his coach was Tony Juarez...born August
1, 1988...son of Michael and Susan O'Leary...plans to major in
engineering at UMR.
#23 Torey Patton
DB, 5-7, 160, Fr.
St. Louis, Mo./Oakville HS
Returning squadmember who will play in the secondary...was
redshirted during the 2005 season...recorded 32 tackles in his
senior year, which included 19 initial stops. Personal: Attended
Oakville High School, where his coach was Steve
Fanara...born Oct. 13, 1986...son of Thomas and Diane
Patton...plans to major in engineering at UMR.
#43 Justin Philpy
DL, 6-3, 245, Fr.
McKinney, Texas/McKinney HS
Good prospect who will compete for a role on the defensive
line...was a first-team all-district selection in District 9-4A in
Texas and earned first-team honors on the McKinney CourierGazette team...was a second-team pick on the all-county
team....was a member of the National Honor Society and
earned the Rotary Club Academic Excellence award in all four
years of high school. Personal: Attended McKinney High
School, where his coach was Todd McVey...born July 3,
1988...will major in aerospace engineering at UMR.
#38 Sam Pitsch
DB, 6-2, 195, Fr.
Fort Smith, Ark./Southside HS
Newcomer who will compete for a spot in the secondary...was
a three-year letterman and two-year starter at his high
school...played safety and outside linebacker, while also
serving as the team's long snapper. Personal: Attended
Southside High School, where his coach was Barry
Lunney...born March 8, 1988...son of Mathew and Seanna
Pitsch; father is a UMR graduate...brother, Scott, is a offensive
lineman at UMR...majoring in mechanical engineering.
#50 Andrew Ravadge
OL, 6-4, 325, Jr.
Cupertino, Calif./DeAnza College
Transfer from DeAnza College who will compete for a spot on
the offensive line...can play at either guard or tackle…earned
first-team all-conference honors as a high school junior and
senior...also earned scholar-athlete honors...spent the 2003
season at Cal Poly before transferring to DeAnza. Personal:
Attended Cupertino High School, where his coach was Al
Diaz...born Feb. 4, 1986...plans to major in business at UMR.
#34 Garyion Turner
LB, 5-10, 235, Jr.
Phoenix, Ariz,/Glendale CC
Freshman who will attempt to earn a spot along the defensive
line...played on both lines during his prep career in the Kansas
City area...earned all-state honors as an offensive tackle and
was a two-time academic all-state selection. Personal:
Attended Park Hill High School, where his coach was Greg
Reynolds...born June 21, 1988...son of Phil and Eldonna
Rose...plans to major in mining engineering at UMR.
Transfer from Glendale Community College who is expected to
compete for a starting spot at linebacker...played on the topranked junior college team in the nation in the 2005 season;
Glendale finished with an 11-0 record last fall. Personal:
Attended Washington High School, where his coach was John
Becktold...born Nov. 28, 1985....son of Stephanie
Turner...plans to major in ??? at UMR.
#22 David Shields
RB, 5-10, 180, So.
St. Louis, Mo./Univ. of Northern Iowa
#92 Tim Valencia
PK-P, 5-11, 180, Jr.
Ramona, Calif./San Diego Mesa College
Transfer from Northern Iowa who will compete for a spot at
running back...played in three games last season at UNI,
carrying the ball 11 times for 18 yards, with a high game of 11
yards vs. Drake...had 51 yards rushing in the Panthers' 2005
spring game...was redshirted in 2004...was a two-time firstteam all-conference selection in high school as a running back
and defensive back...rushed for 1,285 yards and 10
touchdowns as a senior after running for 1,197 yards and six
scores in his junior year...two-time academic all-conference
selection. Personal: Attended Cardinal Ritter High School,
where his coach was Ron Villars...Feb. 24, 1986 in St. Louis,
Mo....son of David and Monica Shields...majoring in business at
UMR.
Transfer from San Diego Mesa College who will compete for
the kicking and punting duties for the 2006
season...established a school record by kicking five field goals
in a game back in the 2001 campaign. Personal: Attended
Ramona High School, where his coach was Bill Clark...born
Oct. 14, 1985...son of Tom and Ramona Valencia...plans to
major in history at UMR.
#5 Chad Shockley
WR, 6-0, 200, Fr.
St. James, Mo./John F. Hodge HS
Incoming freshman who will compete for playing time at wide
receiver...comes to UMR after a stellar high school
career...earned first-team all-state honors as a wide receiver
and "Offensive Player of the Year" honors in the Four Rivers
Conference...earned first-team all-conference honors as a wide
receiver and running back and second-team laurels as a
returner and defensive back...established new school records
for all-purpose yards (2,630), points scored (178), touchdowns
(29), while rushing for 1,337 yards and catching 839 yards
worth of passes in his senior year...set 33 school records in his
high school career...named as MoSports.com's Class 3 "Player
of the Week" on two occasions during the season...was a
Wendy's High School Heisman finalist from the state of
Missouri. Personal: Attended John F. Hodge High School,
where his coach was Josh Richards...born Nov. 26, 1987...son
of Gary and Kim Shockley...plans to major in business at UMR.
#32 Kirk Stilwell
DB, 5-9, 165, Fr.
Ballwin, Mo./Parkway South HS
Will compete for playing time as a defensive back in his
freshman year at UMR...earned first-team all-conference
honors in the Suburban West Conference as a defensive back,
while earning honorable mention all-metro St. Louis status at
that position...was also selected to the all-conference second
team as a running back and second team all-state as a kick
returner...rushed for 682 yards and eight touchdowns, while
averaging 21 yards per kickoff return and over 13 yards a punt
return in the 2005 season...had 50 tackles and two
interceptions on defense. Personal: Attended Parkway South
High School, where his coach was Travis Blevins...born Sept.
3, 1987...son of Michael and Dawn Stilwell...plans to major in
petroleum engineering at UMR.
#52 Kellen Weaver
LB, 5-11, 220, Fr.
Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest HS
Newcomer who will seek to earn playing time at
linebacker...was named as the school's defensive "Player of
the Year" for the 2005 season...also earned suburban all-area
and SICA all-conference honors in each of the last two seasons
as a linebacker and fullback. Personal: Attended Hillcrest High
School, where his coach was Earnest Sutton...born Sept. 22,
1988...son of Alvin and Melva Weaver...older brother, Kyran,
recently completed a four-year career with the Miners as a
defensive end...plans to major in business at UMR.
#54 Nicholas Williams
DL, 6-3, 250, Fr.
O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt North HS
Incoming freshman who will play on the defensive line...was a
three-year letterman at the varsity level, earning honorable
mention all-conference laurels in the Gateway Athletic
Conference...also competed in track and field at the
school...was a four-year member of the school's honor roll and
served as a representative at the National Congressional Youth
Conference. Personal: Attended Fort Zumwalt North High
School, where his coach was Leroy Schumaker...born Jan. 15,
1988...son of Eric Williams and Stephanie Johnson...plans to
major in engineering at UMR.
#10 Joe Winters
QB, 6-3, 210, Gr.
Jacksonville, Fla./Columbia University
Comes to UMR after playing for the last three seasons at
Columbia University in New York...graduated from Columbia
and will do his graduate work at UMR...was the recipient of the
team's "Ironman Award."...was an all-district and second-team
all-region performer at quarterback and was the school's
nominee for the Wendy's High School Heisman award...was a
Dean's List student at Columbiam where he played in nine
games during the 2005 season, completing 45-of-95 passes for
523 yards and three touchdowns. Personal: Attended
Mandarin High School, where his coach was Richard
Brunowski...born Jan. 15, 1984...son of Joseph and Mary Ann
Winters...graduated from Columbia University with a degree in
architecture.
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2006 MINER PROFILES
#99 Kyle Rose
DL, 6-0, 220, Fr.
Kansas City, Mo./Park Hill HS
2005 GAME-BY-GAME
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Game 1: Miners 26, Upper Iowa 18 (August 27 at Eischeid Stadium, Fayette, Iowa)
Missouri-Rolla Miners (1-0)
0
7
6
13
– 26
Upper Iowa Peacocks (0-1)
6
6
6
0
– 18
First Quarter:
UIU – Dwayne Croker 41 yd. pass from Jay Lehman, kick failed (3:37)
Second Quarter:
UIU – T.C. Hicks 15 yd. run, pass failed (7:37)
UMR – Brandon Landry 8 yd. pass from Evan Gray, Marc Armbruster kick
(1:42)
Third Quarter:
UMR – Armbruster 32 yd. field goal (11:16)
UIU – Hicks 4 yd. run, pass failed (1:04)
Fourth Quarter:
UMR – Ben Cutten 3 yd. pass from Gray, pass failed (2:53)
UMR – Rodrick McDonald 62 yd. interception return, Armbruster kick
(1:35)
Attendance: 1,223 Weather conditions: Partly cloudy, 75 degrees
Team Statistics
UMR
First Downs
18
Rushing
22-53
Passing
29-49-1
Passing Yards
293
Total Yards
346
UIU
20
44-122
21-31-3
291
413
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
UMR
0-0
2-15
6-27.3
2/14
26:27
UIU
4-0
7-40
4-35.8
6/14
33:33
Individual Statistics
Rushing: UMR – Keenan Miller 633, Matt Padilla 8-30, Evan Gray
8-(-10). UIU – T.C. Hicks 19-99,
Kyle Hosch 11-37, Gary Glasby 211, Jay Lehman 11-6, Team 1-(31).
Passing: UMR – Evan Gray 2949-1-293. UIU – Jay Lehman 2131-3-291.
Receiving: UMR – Phil Shin 11102, Ashton Gronewold 6-56,
Brandon Landry 4-68, Keenan
Miller 3-29, Ben Cutten 2-12, Matt
Padilla 1-14, Adam Clark 1-9,
Mike Greaving 1-3. UIU – Gary
Glasby 7-116, Dwayne Croker 455, Brandon McKenzie 2-41, Michael Davis 2-16, T.C. Hicks 2-6,
Reicko Jones 1-24, Kyle Hosch 114, Mitch Einck 1-10, Chris Calixte
1-9.
Tackle Leaders: UMR – Mario
Gant 17. UIU – Richard St.
Firmin, Allen Conrad 9.
Interceptions: UMR – Rodrick
McDonald 1-62, Daudi White 112, Jamel Sims 1-8. UIU – Josh
Thomas 1-31.
UMR linebackers Mario Gant
and Justin Butler bring down
Upper Iowa ballcarrier T.C.
Hicks in the Miners’ opening
game victory.
Game 2: Miners 43, Central Methodist 18 (Sept. 3 at Allgood-Bailey Stadium, Rolla, Mo.)
Cent. Methodist Eagles (0-1) 6
0
6
6
— 18
7
3
20
13
— 43
First Quarter:
UMR – Brandon Landry 36 yd. pass from Evan Gray, Marc Armbruster
kick (12:43)
CMU – Jamar Parrish 2 yd. run, kick failed (6:33)
Second Quarter:
Third Quarter:
UMR – Ashton Gronewold 2 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (8:07)
UMR – Daudi White 28 yd. interception return, kick failed (7:10)
UMR – Phil Shin 38 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (5:12)
CMU – Parrish 48 yd. pass from Marc Lumsden, pass failed (2:52)
Fourth Quarter:
CMU – Kevin Clipp 3 yd. pass from Lumsden, pass failed (14:06)
UMR – Keenan Miller 39 yd. run, pass failed (7:06)
UMR – Landry 31 yd. run, Armbruster kick (5:41)
Attendance: 3,200 Weather conditions: Clear, 86 degrees (night)
Team Statistics
CMU
First Downs
12
Rushing
36-52
Passing
16-41-3
Passing Yards
212
Total Yards
264
UMR
18
33-152
17-34-1
269
421
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
CMU
0-0
8-40
10-30.8
4/19
30:54
UMR
3-1
10-67
7-36.1
7/16
29:06
Rushing: CMU – Harlan Futrell
11-39, Jamar Parrish 18-30, Justin
Gerald 4-4, Joey Murillo 2-(-10),
Marc Lumsden 1-(-11). UMR –
Keenan Miller 9-77, Matt Padilla
10-37, Brandon Landry 1-31, Delane Ingram 6-31, Mark Becker 14, K.C. White 1-2. Team 1-0, Evan
Gray 4-(-30).
Passing: CMU – Marc Lumsden
12-29-1-157, Joey Murillo 4-12-255. UMR – Evan Gray 17-34-1269.
Receiving: CMU – Michael Crump
4-53, Barry Yocum 3-46, Josh
Langan 2-36, Justin Gerald 2-16,
Harlan Futrell 2-8, Kevin Clipp 2-5,
Jamar Parrish 1-48. UMR –
Ashton Gronewold 7-112, Brandon
Landry 6-102, Phil Shin 2-44,
Keenan Miller 1-7, Mike Greaving
1-3.
Tackle Leaders: CMU – Casey
Cornerback Daudi White had a
Neligh, Cory Reese 8. UMR –
28-yard interception return for a
Mario Gant, Justin Butler 7.
touchdown during a key 20Interceptions: CMU – Michael
Coles 1-0. UMR – Daudi White 1point spurt by UMR in its 43-18
28, Jamel Sims 1-25, Jeremy
home-opening win over Central
Dotson 1-0.
Game 3: Miners 22, Wayne State (Neb.) 21 (Sept. 10 at Allgood-Bailey Stadium, Rolla, Mo.)
Team Statistics
WSU
First Downs
13
Rushing
28-116
Passing
10-24-3
Passing Yards
198
Total Yards
314
UMR
24
35-108
30-47-1
273
381
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
WSU
5-2
6-40
4-36.2
4/11
23:51
UMR
1-0
7-50
3-48.7
6/16
36:09
Rushing: WSC – Travis
Dietz 11-56, Alex Hall 1241, Zach Molacek 1-11,
Sean McLaughlin 1-(-5).
UMR – Keenan Miller 1245, Matt Padilla 12-31,
Delane Ingram 4-23, Brandon Landry 1-10, Team 10, Evan Gray 5-(-1).
Passing: WSC – Sean
McLaughlin 3-5-0-17,
Travis Dietz 7-19-3-181.
UMR – Evan Gray 30-47-1273.
Receiving: WSC – Marque
McCray 3-136, Brian Chapman 2-28, Patrick Parrish
2-17, Alex Hall 1-12, Zach
Molacek 1-5, Tyler Chambers 1-0. UMR – Phil Shin
13-122, Brandon Landry 555, Ashton Gronewold 3Phil Shin’s touchdown catch late
39, Keenan Miller 3-24,
in the third quarter proved to be
Delane Ingram 3-17, Ben
the winning points for UMR in its
Cutten 3-16.
win over Wayne State.
Tackle Leaders: WSC –
Mitch Reeves, Aaron Rodgers 8. UMR – Andrew Cleveland 8.
Interceptions: WSC – Laron Striplin 1-55. UMR – Rodrick McDonald
2-16, Nathan Williams 1-0.
Game 4: Miners 34, Peru State 0 (Sept. 17 at Allgood-Bailey Stadium, Rolla, Mo.)
Peru State Bobcats (0-3)
0
0
0
0
– 0
0
7
14
13
– 34
First Quarter:
No scoring
Second Quarter:
UMR – Ben Cutten 7 yd. pass from Evan Gray, Marc Armbruster kick
(11:27)
Third Quarter:
UMR – Brandon Landry 90 yd. kickoff return, Armbruster kick (14:40)
UMR – Keenan Miller 15 yd. run, Armbruster kick (9:21)
Fourth Quarter:
UMR – Phil Shin 5 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (14:12)
UMR – Jeff Byers 41 yd. run, kick failed (1:33)
Team Statistics
PSU
First Downs
18
Rushing
41-70
Passing
16-25-1
Passing Yards
158
Total Yards
228
UMR
22
35-271
19-34-0
181
452
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
PSU
5-1
3-17
4-32.5
6/14
32:57
UMR
1-0
7-54
0-0
4/11
27:03
Rushing: PSC – Mike
Mertens 21-64, Rob
Menucucci 6-21, A.J.
Mertens 5-17, Brent Wrinkle 3-2, Rusty Fuller 2-(-3),
Dan Burns 3-(-10), Team
1-(-21). UMR – Keenan
Miller 22-178, Jeff Byers
2-53, Delane Ingram 9-39,
Evan Gray 1-2, Adam
Clark 1-(-1).
Passing: PSC – Dan
Burns 4-9-1-49, Heath
McGrew 12-16-0-109.
Receiving: PSC – Ben
Fehringer 5-43, Eli Brown
The Miner defense recorded its
4-46, A.J. Mertens 2-30,
first shutout since 1997 when it
Mike Robinson 2-19, Brent
blanked Peru State 34-0.
Wrinkle 1-17, Wade Coulter 1-6, Matt Ankerson 1-(3). UMR – Ashton Gronewold 6-92, Phil Shin 6-38, Brandon Landry 325, Ben Cutten 2-11, Avian Jordan 1-12, Adam Clark 1-3.
Tackle Leaders: PSC – Luke Page 9. UMR – Justin Butler, Mario
Gant 7.
Interceptions: PSC – None. UMR – Daudi White 1-0.
2005 GAME-BY-GAME
Wayne State Wildcats (0-3)
0
14
7
0
– 21
7
9
6
0
– 22
First Quarter:
kick (10:25)
Second Quarter:
WSC – Travis Dietz 5 yd. run, Oscar Cervantes kick (4:19)
WSC – Marque McCray 77 yd. pass from Dietz, Cervantes kick (0:00)
Third Quarter:
WSC – Laron Striplin 55 yd. interception return, Cervantes kick (13:45)
UMR – Phil Shin 8 yd. pass from Gray, pass failed (2:57)
Fourth Quarter:
No scoring
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2005 GAME-BY-GAME
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Game 5: Saint Joseph’s 28, Miners 23 (Sept. 24 at Alumni Stadium, Rensselaer, Ind.)
Missouri-Rolla Miners (4-1) 17
3
3
0
– 23
Saint Joseph’s Pumas (2-3) 7
7
14
0
– 28
First Quarter:
UMR – Marc Armbruster 36 yd. field goal (12:39)
SJC – Fred Blanton fumble recovery in end zone, Michael Binder kick
(7:47)
UMR – Ashton Gronewold 23 yd. pass from Evan Gray, Armbruster kick
(3:30)
UMR – Gronewold 21 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (1:42)
Second Quarter:
SJC – Dan Paulsen 11 yd. pass from Anthony Lindsey, Binder kick (0:37)
Third Quarter:
SJC – Lindsey 1 yd. run, Binder kick (9:41)
SJC – Nate Durant 7 yd. pass from Lindsey, Binder kick (3:48)
Fourth Quarter:
No scoring.
Attendance: 4,000 Weather conditions: Overcast, 71 degrees
Team Statistics
UMR
First Downs
24
Rushing
20-57
Passing
29-61-1
Passing Yards
296
Total Yards
353
SJC
18
33-84
24-37-2
240
324
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
UMR
2-1
6-42
5-37.2
5/16
25:59
SJC
2-2
13-110
7-35.6
8/16
34:01
Rushing: UMR – Keenan Miller
12-64, Matt Padilla 3-15, Team
1(-1), Delane Ingram 1-(-2),
Evan Gray 3-(-19). SJC – Greg
Ford 13-55, Nate Durant 4-21,
Demarcus Campbell 4-6, Kevin
Maurice 4-6, Antoine Wilson 35, Anthony Lindsey 2-1, Team
3-(-10).
Passing: UMR – Evan Gray 2961-1-296. SJC – Anthony
Lindsey 24-36-1-240, Nate
Durant 0-1-1-0.
Receiving: UMR – Ashton
Gronewold 11-126, Brandon
Landry 9-77, Phil Shin 4-47,
Ben Cutten 3-26, Josh Morales
1-15, Adam Clark 1-5. SJC –
Nate Durant 5-72, Kalif
Sheppard 5-50, Julius Taylor 437, Grant Dean 3-43, Antoine
Marc Armbruster kicked three of
Wilson 3-4, Austin Capi 1-20,
his school record-tying 12 field
Dan Paulsen 1-11, Greg Ford 1goals
in 2006 in the Miners’ game
5, Demarcus Campbell 1-(-2).
at Saint Joseph’s.
Tackle Leaders: UMR – Rodrick McDonald 14. SJC – Cory
Sanders, Kevin Rees 8.
Interceptions: UMR – Jon Iglehart 1-7, Nathan Williams 1-0. SJC – Cory
Sanders 1-52.
Game 6: Southwest Baptist 40, Miners 38 (Oct. 1 at Allgood-Bailey Stadium, Rolla, Mo.)
SW Baptist Bearcats (2-4)
5
14
14
7
– 40
8
8
10
12
– 38
First Quarter:
SBU – Ryan Smith 42 yd. field goal (11:04)
SBU – Safety, punt blocked out of end zone (3:33)
UMR – Ashton Gronewold 20 yd. pass from Evan Gray, Brandon Landry
pass from Gray (3:00)
Second Quarter:
SBU – Nick Smart 7 yd. pass from Robert Clardy, Smith kick (13:22)
SBU – Moine Nicholson 15 yd. run, Smith kick (5:58)
UMR – Gronewold 5 yd. pass from Gray, Phil Shin pass from Gray (1:13)
Third Quarter:
SBU – Clardy 9 yd. run, Smith kick (11:27)
UMR – Gray 1 yd. run, Marc Armbruster kick (9:44)
Fourth Quarter:
UMR – Gronewold 40 yd. pass from Gray, pass failed (11:52)
UMR – Gronewold 31 yd. pass from Gray, run failed (0:01)
Attendance: 3,500 Weather conditions: Sunny, 73 degrees
Team Statistics
SBU
First Downs
33
Rushing
69-546
Passing
12-16-1
Passing Yards
61
Total Yards
607
UMR
26
17-77
37-66-0
465
542
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
SBU
3-2
5-39
5-42.6
6/14
38:35
UMR
2-2
6-39
7-31.9
7/16
21:25
Rushing: SBU – Moine Nicholson
32-229, Robert Clardy 22-226,
Maurice Jeffries 7-38, Robert
Woodson 4-29, Nick Smart 3-24,
Team 1-0. UMR – Keenan Miller
8-59, Delane Ingram 3-26, Ashton
Gronewold 1-6, Matt Padilla 1-1,
Evan Gray 4-(-15).
Passing: SBU – Robert Clardy 1216-1-61. UMR – Evan Gray 3765-0-465, Team 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: SBU – Nick Smart 416, Maurice Jeffries 3-11, Rony
Santil 2-25, Robert Woodson, 211, Moine Nicholson 1-(-2). UMR –
Brandon Landry 11-138, Ashton
Gronewold 8-110, Phil Shin 7-85,
Ben Cutten 6-48, Keenan Miller 363, Adam Clark 1-21, Delane Ingram 1-0.
Tackle Leaders: SBU – Joey
Maiwelmal 13. UMR – Mario Gant
14.
Interceptions: SBU – None. UMR
– Gabriel Cunha 1-5.
Ashton Gronewold crosses the
goal line for one of his four
touchdown catches against
Southwest Baptist, breaking the
Game 7: Miners 20, Southwestern Okla. St. 9 (Oct. 15 at Allgood-Bailey Stadium, Rolla, Mo.)
SW Oklahoma Bulldogs (1-7) 0
0
9
0
– 9
0
7
7
6
– 20
First Quarter:
No scoring.
Second Quarter:
kick (14:53)
Third Quarter:
SWOSU – Rusty Voight 45 yd. field goal (9:50)
UMR – Keenan Miller 8 yd. run, Armbruster kick (7:16)
SWOSU – Beau Dodson 5 yd. run, pass failed (2:06)
Fourth Quarter:
UMR – Phil Shin 8 yd. pass from Gray, kick failed (5:29)
Team Statistics
UMR
19
49-190
9-25-1
68
258
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
SWOSU
4-3
10-92
5-36.6
5/14
31:26
UMR
1-0
3-15
6-38.7
9/17
28:34
Rushing: SWOSU –
Terry Sampson 12-66,
Steve Ihekona 14-61,
Kevin Holmes, 2-13,
Brandon Wicks 4-11,
Beau Dodson 4-9,
Steve Day 7-(-7). UMR
– Keenan Miller 31142, Delane Ingram 1159, Matt Padilla 2-4,
Brandon Landry 1-0,
Team 1-0, Evan Gray
3-(-15).
Passing: SWOSU –
Steve Day 9-13-0-89,
Beau Dodson 7-12-078, Team 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: SWOSU –
Chase Pratt 5-70,
Danny Howard 4-49,
Chris Craig 2-29, Steve
Keenan Miller ran for 142 yards and a
Ihekona 2-12, Terry
touchdown as the Miners won their
Sampson 2-6, Derek
Wall 1-1. UMR – Bran- Family Day game over Southwestern
don Landry 3-30, Phil
Shin 3-24, Ashton Gronewold 1-11, Ben Cutten 1-2, Avian Jordan 1-1.
Tackle Leaders: SWOSU – Michael Hart, Tommy Musa 11. UMR –
Mario Gant 14.
Interceptions: SWOSU – Trent Pratt 1-20. UMR – None.
Game 8: S. Dakota St. 64, Miners 28 (Oct. 22 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, Brookings, S.D.)
7
7
7
7
– 28
S.D. State Jackrabbits (4-3) 10
14
27
13
– 64
First Quarter:
SDSU – Parker Douglass 29 yd. field goal (12:01)
SDSU – Cory Koenig 14 yd. run, Douglass kick (6:15)
kick (4:23)
Second Quarter:
SDSU – Chris Molitor 6 yd. pass from Ryan Berry, Douglass kick (12:08)
SDSU – Anthony Watson 5 yd. run, Douglass kick (9:33)
Third Quarter:
SDSU – Koenig 15 yd. run, Douglass kick (11:49)
SDSU – Watson 3 yd. run, Douglass kick (9:33)
SDSU – Chris Wagner 10 yd. pass from Berry, Douglass kick (8:20)
SDSU – Douglass 27 yd. field goal (3:18)
SDSU – Douglass 27 yd. field goal (0:01)
Fourth Quarter:
SDSU – Reed Burckhardt 9 yd. run, kick failed (11:55)
UMR – Landry 23 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (8:37)
SDSU – Trevor Hohn 64 yd. run, Douglass kick (1:37)
Attendance: 14,503 Weather conditions: Variable, 45 degrees
Team Statistics
UMR
First Downs
20
Rushing
20-35
Passing
30-52-1
Passing Yards
353
Total Yards
388
SDSU
26
46-567
12-25-0
122
689
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
UMR
0-0
3-15
10-27.9
6/17
28:48
SDSU
2-2
11-100
3-35.3
5/11
31:12
Rushing: UMR – Keenan
Miller 8-40, Matt Padilla 618, Josh Morales 1-8,
Brandon Landry 1-0,
Evan Gray 3-(-15), Team
1-(-16). SDSU – Cory
Koenig 15-184, Trevor
Hohn 6-161, Anthony
Watson 11-117, Ryan
Berry 7-44, Josh Davis 221, Brock Campbell 1-16,
Andy Kardoes 2-8, Reed
Burckhardt 1-8, Chris
Molitor 1-8.
Passing: UMR – Evan
Gray 27-46-1-335, Mark
Becker 3-6-1-18. SDSU –
Andy Kardoes 0-2-0-0,
Ryan Berry 8-14-0-77,
Reed Burckhardt 4-8-045, Josh Davis 0-1-0-0.
Receiving: UMR – BranBrandon Landry caught 69 passes
don Landry 6-85, Josh
and scored nine times in his first
Morales 6-61, Ashton
season as a wide receiver; he had
Gronewold 5-111, Phil
Shin 5-44, Matt Padilla 4- six catches and two scores against
15, Adam Clark 1-20,
Division I-AA South Dakota State.
Avian Jordan 1-9, Ben
Cutten 1-5, Keenan Miller 1-3. SDSU – Josh Davis 3-39, Chris Molitor
3-28, Dusty Snyders 2-10, Micah Johnson 1-20, Chris Dobler 1-11,
Chris Wagner 1-10, Cory Koenig 1-4.
Tackle Leaders: UMR – Mario Gant 13. SDSU – Jeff Hegge 9.
Interceptions: UMR – None. SDSU – Tyler Koch 1-9.
2005 GAME-BY-GAME
SWOSU
First Downs
17
Rushing
43-153
Passing
12-26-0
Passing Yards
167
Total Yards
320
37
2005 GAME-BY-GAME
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Game 9: Miners 45, Austin Peay 3 (Oct. 29 at Governors Stadium, Clarksville, Tenn.)
24
7
0
– 45
Austin Peay Governors (2-7) 3
0
0
0
–3
First Quarter:
APSU – Bradley Wilson 32 yd. field goal (10:06)
kick (7:35)
UMR – Landry 61 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (1:12)
Second Quarter:
UMR – Josh Morales 49 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (8:40)
Third Quarter:
UMR – Keenan Miller 22 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (10:46)
Fourth Quarter:
No scoring.
Team Statistics
UMR
First Downs
23
Rushing
15-69
Passing
26-42-2
Passing Yards
499
Total Yards
568
APSU
26
49-196
23-37-1
253
449
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
UMR
0-0
6-45
2-37.5
4/8
18:17
APSU
2-0
6-40
2-38.0
5/16
39:41
Miller 12-58, Jeff Byers 311. APSU – Chris Fletcher
24-121, Quea Williams 933, Jake Nunley 5-21,
Jesse Kellogg 5-16, Lanis
Frederick 1-10, Michael
Wilmore 2-3, Joe Howard,
1-2, Pierre Covington 1-1,
Mark Cunningham 1(-11).
Passing: UMR – Evan Gray
26-41-2-499, Mark Becker
0-1-0-0. APSU – Jesse
Kellogg 18-31-1-187, Mark
Cunningham 5-6-0-66.
Receiving: UMR – Brandon
Landry 9-186, Josh Morales
7-105, Ashton Gronewold 6122, Phil Shin 2-43, Keenan
Miller 1-22, Avian Jordan 121. APSU – Jon Sanders 589, Lanis Frederick 4-45,
Jake Nunley 4-19, EmEvan Gray earned two national
manuel Yancey 3-29, Pat“Player of the Week” awards after his
rick Barkley 2-45, Kevin
Carter 1-11, Joe Howard, 1- 499-yard, six-touchdown showing in
6, Quea Williams 1-5, Mark
Hays 1-4, Chris Fletcher 1-0.
Tackle Leaders: UMR – Mario Gant 16. SDSU – Josh Hackett 6.
Interceptions: UMR – Nathan Wiliams 1-0. APSU – R.J. Haskins 1-24,
David Haskins 1-0.
Game 10: Morehead State 56, Miners 55 (Nov. 5 at Allgood-Bailey Stadium, Rolla, Mo.)
Morehead State Eagles (8-2) 3
21
14
18
– 56
21
7
6
– 55
First Quarter:
UMR – Josh Morales 19 yd. pass from Evan Gray, Marc Armbruster kick
(13:05)
MSU – Adam Jones 48 yd. field goal (8:31)
UMR – Brandon Landry 34 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (5:42)
Second Quarter:
UMR – Kyran Weaver 5 yd. interception return, Armbruster kick (13:25)
MSU – Nick Feldman 72 yd. punt return, Jones kick (7:52)
MSU – Eli Parkes 2 yd. run, Jones kick (5:27)
MSU – Brian Yost 5 yd. run, Jones kick (0:19)
UMR – Gronewold 95 yd. kickoff return, Armbruster kick (0:06)
Third Quarter:
MSU – Jabari McGee 67 yd. run, Jones kick (13:59)
MSU – McGee 2 yd. run, Jones kick (4:45)
UMR – Morales 13 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (1:44)
Fourth Quarter:
MSU – Parkes 8 yd. run, Parkes run (9:40)
MSU – Parkes 7 yd. pass from Yost, Jones kick (4:59)
MSU – Jones 47 yd. field goal (1:57)
UMR – Gronewold 1 yd. pass from Gray, run failed (0:08)
Attendance: 2,500 Weather conditions: Overcast, 69 degrees
Team Statistics
MSU
First Downs
21
Rushing
64-370
Passing
10-16-1
Passing Yards
99
Total Yards
469
UMR
27
19-61
44-64-1
472
533
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
MSU
3-3
9-94
3-29.0
5/14
32:03
UMR
4-3
5-40
4-33.0
6/15
27:57
Rushing: MSU – Eli Parkes 15124, Ricky Cornelius 10-90,
Jabari McGee 9-76, Cris Stockelman 11-51, Casey McCoy 620, Brian Yost 11-9, Team 1-0,
Tyler Slone 1-0. UMR – Keenan
Miller 14-68, Evan Gray 3-11,
Team 2(-18).
Passing: MSU –Brian Yost 1015-1-99, Ricky Cornelius 0-1-00. UMR – Evan Gray 44-64-1472.
Receiving: MSU – Jabari
McGee 4-39, Ricky Cornelius 121, Daniel Vagni 1-13, Casey
McCoy 1-13, Eli Parkes 1-7,
Nick Feldman 1-5, Chris Stockelman 1-1. UMR- Ashton Gronewold 12-127, Phil Shin 9-98,
Brandon Landry 8-83, Josh
Morales 8-73, Keenan Miller 676, Ben Cutten 1-15.
Kyran Weaver recorded UMR’s
Tackle Leaders: MSU – Kwesi
third interception return for a
Williams 11. UMR – Nathan
touchdown in 2005, the most by a
Williams, Mario Gant 13.
Miner team since 1969.
Interceptions: MSU – Jordan
Shafer 1-0. UMR – Kyran
Weaver 1-5.
Game 11: Miners 45, Butler 28 (Nov. 12 at Butler Bowl, Indianapolis, Ind.)
Team Statistics
UMR
First Downs
29
Rushing
17-98
Passing
35-59-1
Passing Yards
432
Total Yards
530
BU
30
46-140
28-42-2
306
446
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yds
Punts-Avg
Third Downs
Poss. Time
UMR
1-0
6-60
2-56.5
5/10
23:09
BU
1-0
5-34
4-40.5
9/17
36:51
Miller 13-91, Evan Gray 38, Team 1-(-1). BU – Billy
Nardini 22-119, Brian
Holthaus 10-29, D’Andre
Dowdy 1-16, Ryan Diggins
13-(-24).
Passing: UMR – Evan
Gray 35-59-1-432. BU –
Ryan Diggins 28-40-2-306,
Billy Nardini 0-1-0-0, Team
0-1-0-0.
Receiving: UMR – Ashton
Gronewold 10-174, Phil
Shin 9-87, Josh Morales 759, Brandon Landry 5-58,
Keenan Miller 4-54. BU –
Phil Vorndran 5-77, Nate
Miller 5-74, Derek North 527, Mike Jasinski 4-45, Billy
Nardini 3-31, Phil Christner
3-29, Brian Holthaus 3-23.
Linebacker Andrew Cleveland
Tackle Leaders: UMR –
recorded two of the Miners’
Mario Gant 24. BU – Chris
seven quarterback sacks in the
Haynes 9.
season-ending win at Butler.
Interceptions: UMR –
Nathan Williams 1-4, Rodrick McDonald 1-11. BU – D’Andre Dowdy 1-0.
2005 Season Bests
Rushes
Rushing Yards
Pass Attempts
Passing Yards
Pass Receptions
Receiving Yards
Field Goals
Punts
Tackles
Interceptions
Total Offense
Individual
31, Keenan Miller vs. SW Okla. (Oct. 15)
178, Keenan Miller vs. Peru State (Sept. 17)
65, Evan Gray vs. SW Baptist (Oct. 1)
499, Evan Gray vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 29)
13, Phil Shin vs. Wayne State (Sept. 10)
186, Brandon Landry vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 29)
3, Marc Armbruster vs. Wayne State (Sept. 10)
3, Armbruster vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 24)
9, Trey Lunsford vs. South Dakota St. (Oct. 22)
24, Mario Gant vs. Butler (Nov. 12)
2, Rodrick McDonald vs. Wayne St. (Sept. 10)
499, Evan Gray vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 29)
Team
49 vs. Southwestern Okla. (Oct. 15)
271 vs. Peru State (Sept. 17)
66 vs. Southwest Baptist (Oct. 1)
499 vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 29)
44 vs. Morehead State (Nov. 5)
3 on two occasions
10 vs. South Dakota State (Oct. 22)
3 on three occasions
Longest Plays
Rushing: 46 yards, Keenan Miller vs. Peru State (Sept. 17)
Passing: 80 yards (TD), Evan Gray to Ashton Gronewold vs. Morehead State (Nov. 5)
Field Goal: 44 yards, Marc Armbruster vs. Austin Peay (Oct. 29)
Punt: 71 yards, Trey Lunsford vs. Butler (Nov. 12)
Punt Return: 37 yards, Josh Morales vs. Peru State (Sept. 17)
Kickoff Return: 95 yards (TD), Ashton Gronewold vs. Morehead State (Nov. 5)
2005 GAME-BY-GAME
7
10
14
– 45
Butler Bulldogs (0-11)
7
7
7
7
– 28
First Quarter:
UMR - Josh Morales 6 yd. pass from Evan Gray, Marc Armbruster kick
(11:51)
UMR - Ashton Gronewold 6 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (8:42)
BU - Nate Miller 10 yd. pass from Ryan Diggins, Eric Neumeier kick (0:04)
Second Quarter:
UMR - Phil Shin 10 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (13:47)
BU - Billy Nardini 14 yd. pass from Diggins, Jordan Quiroz kick (11:06)
Third Quarter:
UMR - Armbruster 27 yd. field goal (11:37)
UMR - Gronewold 70 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (9:21)
BU - Nardini 1 yd. run, Quiroz kick (5:49)
Fourth Quarter:
UMR - Gronewold 19 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (14:18)
BU - Miller 6 yd. pass from Diggins, Quiroz kick (8:05)
UMR - Shin 9 yd. pass from Gray, Armbruster kick (5:54)
Attendance: 684 Weather conditions: Sunny and breezy, 65 degrees
39
2005 MINER STATISTICS
40
PASSING
Name
Evan Gray
Mark Becker
Team
MINERS
OPPONENTS
G
11
10
11
11
Comp
302
3
0
305
188
Att
525
7
1
533
320
Pct
.575
.429
.000
.572
.587
Yds
3583
18
0
3601
2107
TD
39
0
0
39
13
Int
9
1
0
10
17
Long
80
9
0
80
77
RUSHING
Name
Keenan Miller
Delane Ingram
Matt Padilla
Jeff Byers
Brandon Landry
Josh Morales
Ashton Gronewold
Mark Becker
K.C. White
Adam Clark
Team
Evan Gray
MINERS
OPPONENTS
G
11
7
8
10
11
10
11
10
6
10
11
11
11
Att
147
34
42
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
8
37
282
499
Gain
880
183
141
64
41
8
6
4
2
0
0
47
1376
2789
Loss
25
7
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
36
131
205
373
Net
855
176
136
64
41
8
6
4
2
-1
-36
-84
1171
2416
Avg
5.8
5.2
3.2
12.8
10.2
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
-1.0
-4.5
-2.3
4.2
4.8
TD
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
22
Long
46
21
13
41
31
8
6
4
2
9
46
73
RECEIVING
Name
Ashton Gronewold
Phil Shin
Brandon Landry
Josh Morales
Keenan Miller
Ben Cutten
Adam Clark
Matt Padilla
Avian Jordan
Delane Ingram
Mike Greaving
MINERS
OPPONENTS
G
11
11
11
10
11
11
10
8
10
7
10
11
11
Rec
75
71
69
29
22
19
5
5
4
4
2
305
188
Yds
1080
734
908
313
278
135
58
29
43
17
6
3601
2107
Avg
14.4
10.3
13.2
10.8
12.6
7.1
11.6
5.8
10.8
4.2
3.0
11.8
11.2
TD
17
6
9
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
39
13
Long
80
38
61
49
36
15
21
14
21
7
3
80
77
PUNTING
Name
Trey Lunsford
Evan Gray
Team
MINERS
OPPONENTS
Punts
47
3
2
52
51
Yds
1709
94
0
1803
1802
Avg
36.4
31.3
0.0
34.7
35.3
Long
71
44
0
71
58
In20
10
1
0
11
15
Blk
1
0
1
2
0
KICKING
Name
Marc Armbruster
MINERS
OPPONENTS
XP
39-42
39-42
29-32
FG
12-17
12-17
8-9
1-19
0-0
0-0
0-0
20-29
5-6
5-6
3-4
30-39
5-8
5-8
1-1
40-49
2-3
2-3
4-4
50+
0-0
0-0
0-0
Blk
2
2
1
FD
250
234
Rush
73
127
Pass
164
96
Pen-Yds
61-442
83-646
1st
95
47
TEAM STATISTICS
MINERS
OPPONENTS
Pen Fum-Lost
13
15-7
11
31-15
Long
44
44
48
Score by Quarters
2nd
3rd
4th
103
97
84
83
104
51
TP
379
285
No
12
7
6
4
4
3
1
1
0
38
50
Yds
243
202
97
50
54
43
12
0
22
723
921
TD
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Long
90
95
33
28
18
18
12
22
95
72
SCORING
Name
Ashton Gronewold
Marc Armbruster
Brandon Landry
Phil Shin
Josh Morales
Keenan Miller
Ben Cutten
Kyran Weaver
Rodrick McDonald
Daudi White
Jeff Byers
Evan Gray
MINERS
OPPONENTS
TD
18
0
11
6
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
50
38
XP
0
39-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39-42
29-32
FG
0
12-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12-17
8-9
Saf
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
DEFENSE
Name
Mario Gant
Rodrick McDonald
Nathan Williams
Andrew Cleveland
Justin Butler
Clarence Chaney
Rob Rutherford
Jon Iglehart
Derek Drussa
Jordan Tucker
Daudi White
Keith Homco
Reggie Pierre
Jeremy Dotson
Jamel Sims
Caleb Rangel
Juan Salas
Kyran Weaver
Mike Schupbach
Matt Loula
Gabriel Cunha
Patrick Akley
Avian Jordan
UT
65
47
53
38
29
19
16
21
16
15
15
16
15
12
11
15
5
10
6
8
6
3
6
AT
77
34
26
33
32
20
20
12
15
15
14
13
10
13
10
5
10
4
5
3
3
6
1
TT TFL/Sacks
142
3/0.5
81
3.5
79
71
7.5/5
61
3
39
7.5/4.5
36
4.5
33
4
31
10/6
30
7.5/3
29
0.5
29
3.5
25
25
0.5
21
1
20
3.5/1
15
3/2
14
5/3
11
11
3/2
9
1
9
2/1
7
2-PT
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2-6
1-6
PUNT RETURNS
Name
Josh Morales
Nathan Williams
Phil Shin
Team
Sims
MINERS
OPPONENTS
No
13
1
1
1
1
17
29
Yds
93
-1
0
0
-1
91
293
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Long
37
37
72
INTERCEPTIONS
Name
Rodrick McDonald
Nathan Williams
Daudi White
Jamel Sims
Kyran Weaver
Jon Iglehart
Jeremy Dotson
Gabriel Cunha
MINERS
OPPONENTS
No
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
17
10
Yds
89
4
40
33
5
7
0
5
183
191
TD
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
1
Long
62
4
28
25
5
7
0
5
62
55
UT
3
5
4
1
1
3
3
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
481
394
AT
3
1
1
4
4
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
405
298
TT TFL/Sacks
6
6
5
5
5
0.5
5
4
2
1
2
2
2
1/1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0.5
1
1
1
1
886
76/29
692
41/15
PTS
108
75
68
36
24
24
12
6
6
6
6
6
379
285
Name
Delane Ingram
Antwan Smith
Josh Rodriguez
Michael Hardy
Dallas Massie
Adam Clark
Jeff Byers
Willie Sanchez
Trey Lunsford
Dan Balota
Oliver Carter
James Smith
K.C. White
Team
Marc Armbruster
Keenan Miller
Mike Greaving
Matt Morrow
Sean Kelley
Phil Shin
Mark Kuelker
Ashton Gronewold
MINERS
OPPONENTS
41
2005 MINER STATISTICS
KICKOFF RETURNS
Name
Brandon Landry
Ashton Gronewold
Delane Ingram
Jon Iglehart
Adam Clark
Keenan Miller
Gabriel Cunha
Andrew Cleveland
Jeremy Dotson
MINERS
OPPONENTS
2005 IN REVIEW
44
NCAA DIVISION II STATISTICAL LEADERS — 2005
PASSING OFFENSE (TEAM)
1. West Texas A&M ............................................ 363.8
2. East Stroudsburg ............................................ 345.4
3. Glenville State................................................. 343.5
4. Missouri-Rolla ............................................... 327.4
5. Nebraska-Kearney .......................................... 316.2
TOTAL OFFENSE (TEAM)
1. South Dakota .................................................. 583.3
2. Pittsburg State ................................................ 536.0
3. Southern Connecticut State ............................ 520.7
4. C.W. Post........................................................ 517.8
5. East Stroudsburg ............................................ 508.4
19. Missouri-Rolla ............................................. 433.8
TURNOVER MARGIN (TEAM)
1. California (Pa.) ................................................ +1.80
2. Shepherd ........................................................ +1.75
3. Edinboro ......................................................... +1.60
4. Bloomsburg..................................................... +1.58
T5. Mesa State.................................................... +1.55
T5. Charleston .................................................... +1.55
8. Missouri-Rolla ............................................... +1.36
TOTAL OFFENSE (INDIVIDUAL)
1. Jimmy Terwilliger, East Stroudsburg............... 354.3
2. Joey Conrad, Glenville State........................... 351.6
3. Dalton Bell, West Texas A&M ......................... 349.2
4. Matt Gutierrez, Fort Lewis............................... 320.5
5. Wesley Beschorner, South Dakota ................. 318.2
6. Evan Gray, Missouri-Rolla............................ 318.1
RECEPTIONS PER GAME (INDIVIDUAL)
1. Justin Gallas, Colorado School of Mines ............ 8.3
2. Wade Ginsbach, Northern State ......................... 7.4
3. Brian Potucek, Central Washington .................... 7.3
4. Richie Ross, Nebraska-Kearney ......................... 7.3
T5. Vincent Mayfield, Northern Michigan ................ 6.9
T5. Anthony Schreiber, Bemidji State ..................... 6.9
8. Ashton Gronewold, Missouri-Rolla ................. 6.8
16. Phil Shin, Missouri-Rolla ................................ 6.5
T23. Brandon Landry, Missouri-Rolla ................. 6.3
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME (INDIVIDUAL)
1. Brian Hynes, Winona State ............................. 129.1
2. Evan Prall, East Stroudsburg .......................... 126.1
3. James Lukowiak, Southern Connecticut St..... 119.2
4. Richie Ross, Nebraska-Kearney ..................... 113.3
5. Drew Bohannan, Mesa State .......................... 112.4
14. Ashton Gronewold, Missouri-Rolla ............. 98.2
41. Brandon Landry, Missouri-Rolla.................. 82.5
SCORING
1. Jamar Brittingham, Bloomsburg........................ 17.0
2. Germaine Race, Pittsburg State ....................... 15.2
3. Antoine Bagwell, California (Pa.0...................... 15.2
4. Dervon Wallace, Shepherd ............................... 13.5
5. Danny Woodhead, Chadron State .................... 12.6
T16. Ashton Gronewold, Missouri-Rolla ............. 9.8
TACKLES
1. J.D. Hearn, Texas A&M-Commerce.................. 13.3
2. Mario Gant, Missouri-Rolla............................. 12.9
3. Deandrae Fillmore, Texas A&M-Kingsville........ 12.9
4. Darryl Wilson, Concord ..................................... 12.7
5. Jim Kokrak, Mercyhurst .................................... 12.7
Evan Gray, the Independent Football Alliance’s
“Offensive Player of the Year” in 2005, finished
sixth in NCAA Division II in total offense while
heading up the nation’s fourth-ranked passing
attack. Gray threw for 3,583 yards and 39
touchdowns in his senior year.
FUTURE UMR FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
2007
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 13
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
TRUMAN STATE
at Missouri State
MOREHEAD STATE
at Butler
ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO
at Saint Joseph’s
at Southern Nazarene
CENTRAL STATE (OHIO)
LINCOLN
at Tiffin
at Kentucky Wesleyan
2008
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 20
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
at Truman State
TBA
at Morehead State
at Southeastern Louisiana
BUTLER
TBA
TBA
TBA
SAINT JOSEPH’S
TBA
TBA
43
TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
August 26, 2006 at 7 p.m. (EDT)
Frost-Kalnow Stadium, Tiffin, Ohio
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Nate Cole
Alma Mater: Tiffin, 1995
Record at School: 17-16 (3 years)
Career Record: 17-16 (3 years)
Office Phone: 419-448-3331
Assistant Coaches: David Tayron (OC), Paul Smith (DC), Pat
Marinis (OL), Dave Barr (S/OLB), Jarion Manning (LB), Paul
Shoemaker (DL), Ed Phillips (RB), Matthew Handzo (WR)
2005 SEASON
Final Record: 6-5
Conference Record/Finish: N/A
Key Returners: S Bryceson Lawrence (104 tackles, 4 INT), RB
Austin Clopton (355 yds. rushing, 16 rec., 197 yds receiving), WR
Dyshaun Edwards (6 rec., 106 yds.)
Post-Season Play: None
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Shane O’Donnell
Fax: 419-443-5007
E-mail: sodonnel@tiffin.edu
Website: www.tiffin.edu/athletics
ALL-TIME RESULTS:
First meeting between schools
Nate Cole
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
MISSOURI-ROLLA............ 7 pm
CLARION........................... 7 pm
at Concord...........................1 pm
at Ohio Dominican........ 12:30 pm
at Chowan ........................... 1 pm
GANNON ...................... 1:30 pm
KY. WESLEYAN ........... 2:30 pm
at Central State .............. 1:30 pm
HILLSDALE ....................... 4 pm
LINCOLN ........................... 6 pm
at Saint Joseph’s ................. 1 pm
2005 RESULTS (6-5)
Aug. 27
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
at Findlay........................L, 10-31
DAYTON ......................... L, 0-38
BUTLER......................... W, 30-7
at Edinboro.......................L, 7-42
ALMA........................... W, 56-23
CENTRAL STATE ......... W, 31-0
at Seton Hill.................... W, 72-0
at Saint Joseph’s ..............L, 7-28
HILLSDALE .................... L, 7-24
at Morehead State........ W, 17-14
GANNON ..................... W, 30-23
2006 MINER OPPONENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Tiffin, Ohio 44883
Enrollment: 1,600
Founded: 1888
Colors: Green and gold
Conference: Great Lakes Football Conference
Nickname: Dragons
Home Field: Frost-Kalnow Stadium
Capacity/Surface: 4,500/FieldTurf
President: Dr. Paul Marion
Athletics Director: Ian Day
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
September 9, 2006 at 6 p.m.
Houck Stadium, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. 63701
Enrollment: 10.292
Founded: 1873
Colors: Red and black
Conference: Ohio Valley Conference
Nickname: Redhawks
Home Field: Houck Stadium
President: Dr. Kenneth Dobbins
Athletics Director: Don Kaverman
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Tony Samuel
Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1981
Record at School: First year
Career Record: First year
Assistant Coaches: Vincent White (AHC/OC), Tim McGuire (DC), Lorenzo
Brinkley (DB), Eric Ravallette (TE), Kenny Wilhite (CB), Chris Norris (RB),
Brian Bierboom (OL), Terry Samuel (WR)
2004 SEASON
Final Record: 2-9
Conference Record/Finish: 2-9, 2-6 OVC (7th)
Key Returners: RB Tim Holloman (688 yds., 8 TD), LB Seth Harrell (56
tackles, 2 sacks), P David Simonhoff (42.9 avg.)
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Ron Hines
Fax: 573-651-2810
E-mail: rhines@semo.edu
Website: gosoutheast.cstv.com
ALL-TIME RESULTS (Southeast leads 35-22-3):
11/10/1906: Southeast 16, UMR 6 (at CG)
11/16/1907: UMR 37, Southeast 5 (at Rolla)
10/7/1921: UMR 24, Southeast 0 (at CG)
11/20/1936: Southeast 19, UMR 16 (at Rolla)
10/22/1988: Southeast 38, UMR 6 (at St. Louis*)
*Game played at Busch Stadium II, St. Louis, Mo.
Tony Samuel
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
at Austin Peay..................... 6 pm
MISSOURI-ROLLA ............ 6 pm
at Jacksonville State ...... 2:30 pm
SAMFORD.......................... 6 pm
at Eastern Illinois ........... 1:30 pm
at Arkansas......................... 1 pm
EASTERN KENTUCKY...... 1 pm
at Murray State ................... 1 pm
TENNESSEE-MARTIN ....... 6 pm
at Tennessee State........ 2:30 pm
TENNESSEE TECH ........... 1 pm
2005 RESULTS (2-9)
Sept. 1
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Sept. 29
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS .. L, 23-58
at Kent State .................. L, 12-33
at Missouri State ............ L, 21-45
JACKSONVILLE ST. .... L, 10-24
at Samford ..................... L, 17-33
EASTERN ILLINOIS ..... L, 24-48
at Eastern Kentucky....... L, 32-33
MURRAY STATE .........W, 52-21
at Tennessee-Martin...... L, 21-24
TENNESSEE STATE ...W, 32-24
at Tennessee Tech ........ L, 24-31
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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
September 16, 2006 at 2 p.m.
Dwight Reed Stadium, Jefferson City, Mo.
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Lemar Parrish
Alma Mater: Lincoln, 1969
Record at School: 3-7 (1 year)
Career Record: 3-7 (1 year)
Assistant Coaches: Samuel Bryant (OC), Terrell Davis (LB), Anthony
Broadnax (DB), Kenyatta McCoy (QB/WR)
2004 SEASON
Final Record: 3-7
Key Returners: QB Omari Brantley, LB Ray Richardson, DL Alex Johnson
Lemar Parrish
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Jeremy Copeland
Fax: 573-681-5324
E-mail: copelandj@lincolnu.edu
Website: www.lincolnu.edu
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
ALL-TIME RESULTS (UMR leads 15-9):
2005 RESULTS (3-7)
9/20/1958: Lincoln 46, UMR 0 (at Jefferson City)
9/19/1959: Lincoln 30, UMR 14 (at Rolla)
11/26/1970: UMR 14, Lincoln 7 (at Rolla)
11/22/1973: UMR 26, Lincoln 25 (at Jefferson City)
Aug. 27
Sept. 1
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 12
LANE ................................. 2 pm
CENTRAL MISSOURI ....... 2 pm
at West Virginia State........ 12 pm
MISSOURI-ROLLA............ 2 pm
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN .. 2 pm
at Millsaps ...........................1 pm
SAINT JOSEPH’S.............. 1 pm
STILLMAN ......................... 2 pm
at Langston ......................... 2 pm
at Tiffin ................................ 6 pm
Central St. (at Topeka) ... W, 10-0
at Central Missouri ...........L, 0-83
LANGSTON .................... L, 3-45
at Saint Joseph’s ............L, 13-41
at Edward Waters......... W, 17-13
GEORGIA STATE .......... W, 48-0
MILES ..............................L, 0-30
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M ........L, 8-40
at Paul Quinn .................L, 17-24
at Stillman ........................L, 3-34
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Jefferson City, Mo. 65101
Enrollment: 2,715
Founded: 1866
Colors: Navy blue and gray
Nickname: Blue Tigers
Home Field: Dwight T. Reed Stadium
Capacity/Surface: 4,000/grass
President: Dr. Carolyn Mahoney
Athletics Director: Tim Abney
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MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
September 23, 2006 at 7 p.m. (EDT)
Jayne Stadium, Morehead, Ky,
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Morehead, Ky. 40351
Enrollment: 9,300
Founded: 1887
Colors: Blue and gold
Conference: Pioneer Football League
Nickname: Eagles
Home Field: Jayne Stadium
Capacity/Surface: 10,000/AstroPlay
President: Dr. Wayne D. Andrews
Athletics Director: Brian Hutchinson
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Matt Ballard
Alma Mater: Gardner-Webb, 1979
Career Record: 107-82-1 (17 years)
Assistant Coaches: Gary Dunn (OC), John Gilliam (DC), Zack
Moore (S), Rob Tenyer (RB), Chris Garner (DT)
Matt Ballard
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
2005 SEASON
Final Record: 8-4
Conference Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st/4)
Key Returners: QB Brian Yost (2053 yds. passing, 17 TD; 564 yds.,
rushing, 6 TD), WR Nick Feldman (13 rec., 212 yds., 19.0 yds./punt
return; 25.2 yds./kickoff return), LB Brett Mazzaro (92 tackles)
Post-Season Play: Lost to San Diego 47-40 in Pioneer League
championship game
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Randy Stacy
Home Phone: 606-784-2922
Fax: 606-783-5035
E-mail: r.stacy@moreheadstate.edu
Website: www.msueagles.com
ALL-TIME RESULTS:
11/5/2005: Morehead State 56, UMR 55 (at Rolla)
Aug. 31
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
at Western Illinois .......... 7:05 pm
at Newberry ................... 1:30 pm
VALPARAISO .................... 1 pm
at Drake .............................. 2 pm
at Dayton ............................ 1 pm
DAVIDSON......................... 1 pm
JACKSONVILLE ................ 1 pm
at San Diego ....................... 9 pm
at Butler .............................. 1 pm
AUSTIN PEAY.................... 1 pm
2005 RESULTS (8-4)
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
Nov. 19
at Saint Francis.............W, 26-25
NEWBERRY.................W, 35-33
at Valparaiso...................W, 48-7
DAYTON.......................... L, 7-42
at Butler ........................W, 58-10
at Jacksonville ..............W, 31-12
AUSTIN PEAY..............W, 44-12
DAVIDSON...................W, 31-13
TIFFIN ........................... L, 14-17
at Missouri-Rolla ...........W, 56-55
at Georgia Southern ...... L, 17-63
at San Diego .................. L, 40-47
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SAINT JOSEPH’S COLLEGE
September 30, 2006 at 6:30 p.m.
Allgood-Bailey Stadium, Rolla, Mo.
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Lou Esposito
Alma Mater: Memphis, 2001
Career Record: 7-4 (1 year)
Assistant Coaches: Dustin Ward (OC), Greg Huster (DC), Matt St.
Germain (LB), Jake Wissing (OL), Steve Neal (WR)
2005 SEASON
Final Record: 7-4
Key Returners: QB Anthony Lindsey (2860 passing, 18 TD), WR
Dan Paulsen (40-663 rec., 5 TD), LB Cory Sanders (70 tackles)
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Clark Teuscher
Fax: 219-866-6280
E-mail: clark@saintjoe.edu
Press Row Phone: 219-866-6074
Website: www.saintjoe.edu
ALL-TIME RESULTS:
9/24/2005: Saint Joseph’s 28, UMR 23 (at Rensselaer)
Lou Esposito
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
SAINT FRANCIS ............. 12 pm
at Wayne State (Mich.)...... 12 pm
GRAND VALLEY ST. ...... 12 pm
at Indianapolis ..................... 6 pm
at Missouri-Rolla ............ 6:30 pm
VALPARAISO.................. 12 pm
at Lincoln............................. 1 pm
at Kentucky Wesleyan....... 12 pm
at Fairmont State................. 1 pm
at Central State .............. 1:30 pm
TIFFIN ...............................12 pm
2005 RESULTS (7-4)
Aug. 27
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
ASHLAND......................L, 15-30
at Saint Francis ................L, 7-10
at Northwood..................L, 21-56
LINCOLN ..................... W, 41-13
MISSOURI-ROLLA...... W, 28-23
UPPER IOWA ................ W, 13-7
at Valparaiso ................ W, 34-21
TIFFIN ............................ W, 28-7
at Butler.......................... W, 23-7
INDIANAPOLIS .............L, 13-34
at Austin Peay .............. W, 42-14
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Rensselaer, Ind. 47978
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1889
Colors: Cardinal and purple
Nickname: Pumas
Home Field: Alumni Stadium
President: Dr. Ernest R. Mills III
Athletics Director: Bill Massoels
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SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV.
October 7, 2006 at 1 p.m.
Milam Field, Weatherford, Okla.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Weatherford, Okla. 73096
Enrollment: 5,200
Founded: 1901
Colors: Navy blue and white
Conference: Lone Star Conference (North Division)
Nickname: Bulldogs
Home Field: Rankin Williams Field
President: Dr. John Hays
Athletics Director: Cecil Perkins
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Ryan Held
Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1996
Assistant Coaches: Brett Hauser (OC), Todd Helton (DC), Judd
Remmers (LB)
Ryan Held
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
2005 SEASON
Final Record: 1-10
Conference Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th/6)
Key Returners: QB Steve Day (1423 yds. passing, 6 TD), RB Steve
Ihekona (270 yds., rushing), LB Greg Franklin (63 rushing, 4 sacks)
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Justin Tinder
Home Phone: 580-772-2092
Fax: 770-774-7144
E-mail: justin.tinder@swosu.edu
Website: www.swosu.edu
ALL-TIME RESULTS:
10/15/2005: UMR 20, Southwestern Oklahoma State 9 (at Rolla)
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
at Texas A&M-Kingsville ..... 7 pm
MIDWESTERN STATE ...... 6 pm
at Okla. Panhandle St......... 7 pm
at Abilene Christian............. 6 pm
TARLETON STATE ........... 6 pm
at Southeastern Okla. ......... 2 pm
NORTHEASTERN ST. ..3:30 pm
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA..... 6 pm
at East Central .................... 2 pm
at Texas A&M-Commerce... 2 pm
2005 RESULTS (1-10)
Aug. 25
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
OKLA. PANHANDLE ...W, 13-10
at Midwestern State ......... L, 0-49
E. NEW MEXICO............. L, 0-28
at West Texas A&M ....... L, 14-41
TARLETON STATE ........ L, 9-16
at Central Oklahoma...... L, 20-37
EAST CENTRAL ........... L, 20-27
at Missouri-Rolla .............. L, 9-20
SOUTHEASTERN OK... L, 12-43
at Northeastern State..... L, 13-17
TEXAS A&M-COMM. .... L, 16-37
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AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Carroll McCray
Alma Mater: Gardner-Webb, 1983
Assistant Coaches: Granville Eastman (DC), Bob Ateca (OC),
Steve Haywood (OL), Brendan Gregory (DL), Marcus Gildersleeve
(WR)
2005 SEASON
Final Record: 2-9
Conference Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th/4 in Pioneer Football League)
Key Returners: RB Chris Fletcher (970 yds., 7 TD), WR Emmanuel
Yancey (18 rec., 239 yds., 1 TD), LB Josh Hackett (65 tackles)
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Brad Kirtley
Home Phone: 931-553-2845
Fax: 931-221-7562
E-mail: kirtleyb@apsu.edu
Website: www.apsu.edu/athletics
ALL-TIME RESULTS:
10/29/2005: UMR 45, Austin Peay 3 (at Clarksville)
Carroll McCray
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 14
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI .. 6 pm
at Cumberland................ 1:30 pm
at Samford........................... 7 pm
at Dayton........................... 12 pm
TENNESSEE-MARTIN ...... 6 pm
at Missouri-Rolla ................. 1 pm
U. OF CUMBERLANDS..... 6 pm
CHARLESTON .................. 6 pm
NORTH GREENVILLE....... 2 pm
at Morehead State............. 12 pm
at Western Kentucky ........... 4 pm
2005 RESULTS (2-9)
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
at Charleston..................L, 19-27
CUMBERLAND ........... W, 24-15
at Dayton..........................L, 0-46
at Drake............................L, 0-54
VALPARAISO.............. W, 30-20
at Davidson ......................L, 6-44
at Morehead State..........L, 12-44
JACKSONVILLE ...........L, 26-33
MISSOURI-ROLLA......... L, 3-45
SAINT JOSEPH’S..........L, 14-42
at Murray State.................L, 6-42
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Clarksville, Tenn. 37040
Enrollment: 8,813
Founded: 1927
Colors: Red and white
Conference: NCAA Diviision I-AA Independent
Nickname: Governors
Home Field: Governors Stadium
Capacity/Surface: 10,000/Polytan Mega Grass
President: Dr. Sherry Hoppe
Athletics Director: Dave Loos
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SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
October 21, 2006 at 1 p.m. (Homecoming)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Bethany, Okla. 73008
Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1899
Colors: Red and white
Conference: Central States Football League
Nickname: Crimson Storm
Home Field: SNU Stadium
President: Dr. Loren Gresham
Athletics Director: Bobby Martin
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Mike Cochran
Alma Mater: Bethany (Kan.), 1991
Assistant Coaches: Lee Brower (OC), Craig Hubbard (DC), Jason
Foley (RB), Steve Lykes (DB), Micah Anderson (OLB)
2005 SEASON
Final Record: 6-4
Conference Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
Key Returners: QB Tyler Schneider (1544 yds., passing, 22 TD),
WR A.J. Blackburn (48 rec., 670 yds., 10 TD), P Peter Orth (29.1
yds./punt)
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Scott Secor
Fax: 405-491-6387
E-mail: ssecor@snu.edu
Website: www.snu.edu
ALL-TIME RESULTS:
First meeting
Mike Cochran
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
HOWARD PAYNE.............. 6 pm
at Belhaven.................... 1:30 pm
at Northwestern Okla. ......... 1 pm
BACONE ............................ 6 pm
PERU STATE ..................... 1 pm
at Texas College................. 1 pm
at SW Assemblies of God ... 1 pm
HASKELL........................... 1 pm
AZUZA PACIFIC ................ 1 pm
2005 RESULTS (6-4)
Aug. 27
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
at Graceland .................. L, 20-24
at Angelo State ................ L, 7-42
OKLA. PANHANDLE ...W, 17-16
at Peru State...................W, 46-7
at Haskell ........................W, 35-7
NW OKLAHOMA........... L, 24-35
BACONE ......................W, 17-10
at Langston ...................W, 35-19
TEXAS COLLEGE .......... L, 7-22
SW ASSYS. OF GOD...W, 41-21
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BUTLER UNIVERSITY
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Jeff Voris
Alma Mater: DePauw, 1989
Assistant Coaches: Neil Kazmierczak (DC), Franklin Smith (OL),
Joe Cheshire (DB), Ty Henderson (RB), David Kenney (DL), David
Blackburn (CB)
2005 SEASON
Final Record: 0-11
Conference Record/Finish: 0-5 (5th/5)
Key Returners: RB Billy Nardini (763 yds., 4 TD), WR Nate Miller
(28 rec., 364 yds., 4 TD), LB Mike Marzotto (109 tackles, 4.5 TFL)
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Jim McGrath
Home Phone: 317-842-5940
Fax: 317-940-9808
E-mail: jmcgrath@butler.edu
Website: butlersports.cstv.com
ALL-TIME RESULTS:
11/12/2005: UMR 45, Butler 28 (at Indianapolis)
Jeff Voris
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
at Albion .............................. 1 pm
HANOVER ......................... 1 pm
ROBERT MORRIS............. 1 pm
JACKSONVILLE ............... 1 pm
DAYTON ............................ 1 pm
at San Diego ....................... 1 pm
DRAKE .............................. 1 pm
VALPARAISO.................... 1 pm
MOREHEAD STATE.......... 1 pm
at Davidson ......................... 1 pm
2005 RESULTS (0-11)
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
ALBION .........................L, 23-28
at Tiffin .............................L, 7-30
at Robert Morris .............L, 13-49
at Jacksonville ................L, 21-55
MOREHEAD STATE......L, 10-58
at San Diego ....................L, 7-49
VALPARAISO................L, 21-34
SAINT JOSEPH’S........... L, 7-23
at Drake..........................L, 10-56
DAYTON ......................... L, 7-41
MISSOURI-ROLLA........L, 28-45
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Indianapolis, Ind. 46208
Enrollment: 4,200
Founded: 1855
Colors: Blue and white
Conference: Pioneer Football League
Nickname: Bulldogs
Home Field: Butler Bowl
President: Dr. Bobby Fong
Athletics Director: Jon Hind
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WAYNE STATE COLLEGE
November 4, 2006 at 3 p.m.
Memorial Stadium, Wayne, Neb.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Wayne, Neb. 68787
Enrollment: 3,356
Founded: 1910
Colors: Black and gold
Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Nickname: Wildcats
Home Field: Memorial Field
President: Dr. Richard Collings
Athletics Director: Eric Schoh
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Dan McLaughlin
Alma Mater: Bellevue, 1982
Career Record: First year
Assistant Coaches: Clint Brown (DC), Mike Cordes (ST), Corey
Shea (QB)
2005 SEASON
Final Record: 4-7
Conference Record/Finish: 4-3 (Tie 4th/8)
Key Returners: QB Travis Dietz (1182 yds., 11 TD), RB Zach
Molasek (604 yds., 10 TD), DB Adam Peterson (54 tackles, 3 INT)
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Mike Grosz
Fax: 402-375-7271
E-mail: migrosz1@wsc.edu
Website: www.wsc.edu
ALL-TIME RESULTS:
9/15/1973: UMR 14, Wayne State 14 (at Wayne)
9/18/1976: UMR 17, Wayne State 0 (at Rolla)
9/10/2005: UMR 22, Wayne State 21 (at Rolla)
Dan McLaughlin
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
Aug. 31
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
UPPER IOWA.................... 6 pm
at Nebraska-Kearney.......... 6 pm
CHADRON STATE............. 1 pm
at Minn. St-Moorhead ......... 1 pm
at Minnesota-Crookston...... 1 pm
NORTHERN STATE........... 1 pm
BEMIDJI STATE ................ 1 pm
at Southwest Minn. St......... 1 pm
CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL .... 1 pm
Winona St. (Metrodome) 3:30 pm
2005 RESULTS (4-7)
Aug. 27
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 29
Nov. 5
at St. Cloud State............. L, 0-35
NEBRASKA-KEARNEY.. L, 7-45
at Missouri-Rolla ............ L, 21-22
OKLA. PANHANDLE .... L, 17-20
at Minn.-Crookston .......W, 45-14
MSU-MOORHEAD .........W, 33-0
NORTHERN STATE...... L, 16-29
at Southwest Minn. St...W, 38-13
at Concordia-St. Paul..... L, 20-46
WINONA STATE ............. L, 6-38
Bemidji St. (Met’dome) .W, 38-28
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KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE
November 11, 2006 at 1 p.m.
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Brent Holsclaw
Alma Mater: Kentucky Wesleyan, 1993
Assistant Coaches: Brad Rzyczycki (DC)
2005 SEASON
Final Record: 3-7
Conference Record/Finish: 2-3 (Tie 4th in Mid-South West)
Key Returners: QB Ward Tanner (2261 yds., 19 TD), WR Calvin
Bini (49 rec., 709 yds., 5 TD), LB Brad Higginson (63 tackles, 2 INT)
MEDIA SERVICES
Sports Information Director: Roy Pickerill
Fax: 270-852-3143
E-mail: pickeril@kwc.edu
Website: www.kwc.edu
ALL-TIME RESULTS:
9/2/2000: UMR 35, Kentucky Wesleyan 28 (at Rolla)
9/8/2000: UMR 30, Kentucky Wesleyan 10 (at Owensboro)
Brent Holsclaw
Head Coach
2006 SCHEDULE
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 11
KENTUCKY STATE......... 12 pm
W. VA. WESLEYAN......... 12 pm
at West Liberty State ......... 12 pm
at Western Illinois ................ 1 pm
at Lincoln.............................2 pm
GLENVILLE STATE ........ 12 pm
at Tiffin ........................... 1:30 pm
NORTH GREENVILLE..... 12 pm
SAINT JOSEPH’S............ 12 pm
at Central State ............ 12:30 pm
2005 RESULTS (3-7)
Sept. 3
Sept. 10
Sept. 24
Oct. 1
Oct. 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 22
Oct. 28
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
at North Park ..................L, 13-23
BACONE........................L, 24-27
U. CUMBERLANDS........ L, 7-44
at Pikeville ......................L, 33-47
at Virginia-Wise .............. W, 15-7
CAMPBELLSVILLE..... W, 34-30
BETHEL.......................... L, 0-47
at Cumberland.............. W, 32-22
at Belhaven ....................L, 35-45
LAMBUTH .....................L, 23-27
GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: Owensboro, Ky. 42301
Enrollment: 681
Founded: 1866
Colors: Purple and white
Nickname: Panthers
Home Field: Steele Stadium
President: Dr. Anne Cairns Federlein
Athletics Director: Gary Gallup
UMR FOOTBALL RECORDS
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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Total Offense
Game–499, Evan Gray vs. Austin Peay, Oct. 29, 2005
(499 passing, 0 rushing)
Season–3499, Evan Gray, 2005
(3583 passing, -84 rushing)
Career--5469, Evan Gray, 2003-05
(5597 passing, -128 rushing)
Rushing Attempts
Game--48, Terry Ryan vs. Central Missouri State, Nov. 18, 1978
Season--290, Terry Ryan, 1977
Career--841, Terry Ryan, 1975-78
Rushing Yards
Play--90, John Southgate vs. Drury, Nov. 3, 1900 (TD); Clark Bland vs.
Missouri, Nov. 1, 1913
Half–166, Ken Okwuonu vs. Missouri Southern, Oct. 31, 1998
Game--227, Steve Kubiak vs. Northwest Missouri State, Oct. 27, 1979
Season--1314, Terry Ryan, 1977
Rushing Touchdowns
Game--4, Brian Paris vs. Evangel, Sept. 29, 1979
Season--11, Bob Berry, 1969; Terry Ryan, 1978
Pass Attempts
Game–76, Evan Gray vs. Missouri Western, Nov. 15, 2003
Pass Completions
Game–47, Evan Gray vs. Missouri Western, Nov. 15, 2003
Completion Percentage
Game--79.4%, Mark Becker vs. Missouri Western, Nov. 6, 2004 (27-34)
Season–61.6%, Mark Becker, 2004 (85-138)
Career--57.9%, Dennis Pirkle, 1979-82 (315-544)
Passing Yards
Play--93, Joe Knapp (to Elliott Jackson) vs. Missouri Western, Nov. 11,
1995 (TD)
Quarter—252, Evan Gray vs. Southwest Baptist, Oct. 1, 2005
Half—413, Evan Gray vs. Austin Peay, Oct. 29, 2005
Game–499, Evan Gray vs. Austin Peay, Oct. 29, 2005
Passing Touchdowns
Game--6, Evan Gray vs. Austin Peay, Oct. 29, 2005; Evan Gray vs.
Morehead State, Nov. 5, 2005; Evan Gray vs. Butler, Nov. 12,
2005
Pass Interceptions
Game--6, Greg Haug vs. Missouri Southern, Sept. 29, 1975
Season--24, Greg Haug, 1975
Career--35, Greg Haug, 1973-75
Receptions
Game--15, Bob Somerville vs. Central Missouri State, Oct. 31, 1970;
Stu Dunlop vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 27, 1975
Season--75, Ashton Gronewold, 2005
Consecutive seasons–124, Cole Drussa, 2003-04
Career--161, Bob Somerville, 1968-71
Receiving Yards
Play--93, Elliott Jackson vs. Missouri Western, Nov. 11, 1995 (TD)
Game--199, Andy Cox vs. Missouri Southern, Sept. 17, 1977
Season–1080, Ashton Gronewold, 2005
Consecutive seasons–1580, Ashton Gronewold, 2004-05
Career--1976, Brett Fischer, 2001-04
Receiving Touchdowns
Game--4, Ashton Gronewold vs. Southwest Baptist, Oct. 1, 2005
Season–17, Ashton Gronewold, 2005
Career--24, Ashton Gronewold, 2004-05
Touchdowns Scored
Game--4, Brian Paris vs. Evangel, Sept. 29, 1979; Ashton Gronewold vs.
Southwest Baptist, Oct. 1, 2005; Ashton Gronewold vs.
Morehead State, Nov. 5, 2005
All-Purpose Yards
Game--266, Tom Cooper vs. Pittsburg State, Oct. 4, 1958
(98 rushing, 55 receiving, 36 kickoff returns, 77 punt returns)
Season--1,467, Tom Cooper, 1958 (601 rushing, 435 receiving, 265
kickoff returns, 160 punt returns, 6 int. returns)
Career--3,746, Terry Ryan, 1975-78 (3,432 rushing, 314 receiving)
Extra Points Scored
Game--8, Craig Thomas vs. Culver-Stockton, Oct. 16, 1982; George Stock
vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 15, 1984
Season--39, Marc Armbruster, 2005
Career--89, Marc Armbruster, 2002-05
Field Goals Scored
Game--4, George Stock vs. Lincoln, Oct. 27, 1984; Eivind Listerud vs.
Iowa Wesleyan, Sept. 11, 1993; Brandon Risner vs. Quincy,
Sept. 6, 1997; Alex Mendrygal vs. Washburn, Oct. 9, 1999
Season--12, Tom Rosenauer, 1978; Jim Zacny, 1985; Eivind Listerud,
1993; Marc Armbruster, 2005
Career--33, Jim Zacny, 1985-88
Longest--54 yards, Lance Privett vs. Truman, Sept. 16, 1995
Points Scored
Game--24, Brian Paris vs. Evangel, Sept. 29, 1979; Ashton Gronewold vs.
Southwest Baptist, Oct. 1, 2005; Ashton Gronewold vs.
Season by kicker—75, Marc Armbruster, 2005
Career--187, Jim Zacny, 1985-88
Interceptions
Game--3 by many players (Most recent: Nathan Williams vs. Emporia
State, Oct. 23, 2004)
Season--11, Bill Grantham, 1978
Career--29, Bill Grantham, 1977-80
Longest Return--90 yards, Eddie Lane vs. Southeast Missouri St., Oct. 25,
1969 (TD)
Consecutive Games with an interception--8, Darin Nix, Nov. 6, 1993-Oct.
8, 1994
Punts
Game — 13, Chris Shore vs. Central Missouri State, Oct. 31, 1982; Dustin
Penn vs. Central Missouri State, Sept. 19, 1988
Season — 82, Dustin Penn, 1999
Career — 298, Dustin Penn, 1998-01
Punting Yardage
Punt--79, Jim Tschannen vs. Truman, Oct. 21, 1949
Game--445, Dustin Penn vs. Central Missouri State, Sept. 19, 1998
Season--2762, Chris Harvey, 2002
Career–10,673, Dustin Penn, 1998-01
Punting Average
Game (min. 3 punts)--48.7, Trey Lunsford vs. Wayne State (Neb.), Sept.
10, 2005
Season--40.0, Calvin Curdt, 1973
Career--37.8, Buster Sanchez, 1968
Punt Returns
Game--9, Craig Heath vs. Missouri Valley, Sept. 8, 1979
Season--30, Randy Hauser, 1981
Career--99, Craig Heath, 1977-80
Punt Return Yardage
Play--97, Frank Ricchi vs. Northwest Missouri State, Oct. 7, 1949 (TD)
Game--113, Fred Smith vs. William Jewell, Oct. 31, 1952
Season--278, Craig Heath, 1977
Career--1001, Craig Heath, 1977-80
Kickoff Returns
Game--9, Elliott Jackson vs. Pittsburg State, Nov. 4, 1995
Season–31, Clint Moss, 2002
Career–77, Dan Lester, 2000-04
Kickoff Return Yardage
Play--100, Perry Allison vs. Pittsburg State, Sept, 17, 1955 (TD); Gene
Huffman vs. Northwest Missouri State, Nov. 11, 1951 (TD)
Game--202, Elliott Jackson vs. Pittsburg State, Nov. 4, 1995
Season–722, Clint Moss, 2002
Career–1509, Dan Lester, 2000-05
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TEAM RECORDS
Interceptions
Game--8 vs. Central Methodist, Nov. 4, 1978
Season--35, 1978
Touchdowns Scored
Game--9 vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 15, 1984
Season--50, 2005
Extra Points Scored
Game--8 vs. Culver-Stockton, Oct. 16, 1982; vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 15,
1984
Season--39, 2005
Field Goals Scored
Game--4 vs. Lincoln, Oct. 27, 1984; vs. Iowa Wesleyan, Sept. 11, 1993;
vs. Quincy, Sept. 6, 1997; vs. Washburn, Oct. 9, 1999
Season--12, 1978; 1985; 1993; 2005
Points Scored
Game--62 vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 15, 1984*
Average per game—34.5, 2005*
Season--379, 2005*
*Modern-day records; the 1914 team scored 567 points in nine games,
including 150 in a game against Kirksville Osteopaths.
Points Allowed
Game–91 vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 25, 2004*
Season–509, 2004
*Modern-day record; the Miners allowed 117 points in a 1916 game
against Tulsa.
First Downs
Game--32 vs. Lincoln, Oct. 25, 1986
Game by rushing--29 vs. Lincoln, Oct. 25, 1986
Game by passing–23 vs. Truman, Oct. 30, 2004
Season--250, 2005
Penalties
Game--17 vs. Pittsburg State, Oct. 20, 2001
Season--88, 1974
Penalty Yards
Season--855, 1977
Fumbles
Most, game--11 vs. Northwest Missouri State, Oct. 29, 1955
Fewest, game--0 on many occasions (Most recent: vs. Truman, Oct. 30,
2004)
Most lost, game--6 vs. Northwest Missouri State, Oct. 29, 1955; vs. Missouri State, Nov. 2, 1963; vs. Missouri Valley, Sept. 12, 1981
Fewest lost, game--0 on many occasions (Most recent: vs. Truman, Oct.
30, 2004)
Most, season--41, 1991
Most lost, season--25, 1974
Fewest, season--14, 1978
Fewest lost, season--7, 2005
Miscellaneous
Most wins, season--10, 1980
Most losses, season--11, 1998; 1999; 2002; 2003
Most ties, season--2, on eight occasions (Most recent: 1975)
Most consecutive wins--14, from Nov. 3, 1979 to Sept. 6, 1981
Most consecutive losses–31, from Sept. 15, 2001 to Nov. 15, 2003
UMR FOOTBALL RECORDS
Rushing Attempts
Game--78 vs. Missouri Valley, Sept. 8, 1984; vs. Lincoln, Oct. 25, 1986
Season--588, 1984
Rushing Yards
Game, two teams--623 vs. Southwest Baptist, Oct. 1, 2005
(UMR 77, SBU 546)
Season--2476, 1984
Rushing Touchdowns
Season--26, 1984
Pass Attempts
Game–76 vs. Missouri Western, Nov. 15, 2003
Season–544, 2004
Pass Completions
Game–47 vs. Missouri Western, Nov. 15, 2003
Season–302, 2004
Completion Percentage
Game--76.0% vs. Evangel, Nov. 2, 1985
Season--58.5%, 1980
Passing Yards
Game–499 vs. Austin Peay, Oct. 29, 2005
Game, two teams–890 vs. Truman, Oct. 30, 2004 (UMR 449, CMSU 441)
Season–3757, 2004
Passing Touchdowns
Game--6 vs. Austin Peay, Oct. 29, 2005; vs. Morehead State, Nov. 5,
2005; vs. Butler, Nov. 12, 2005
Season–39, 2005
Pass Interceptions
Game--6 vs. Truman, Nov. 8, 1952; vs. Missouri Southern, Sept. 29, 1975
Season--29, 1975
Plays
Game--99 vs. Missouri Western, Nov. 15, 2003
Season--851, 1978
Total Yards
Most in a game--601 vs. Northwest Missouri State, Oct. 17, 1970
Most in a game, two teams–1192 vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 25, 2004 (PSU
809, UMR 383)
Season–4772, 2005
Average Per Game–433.8, 2005 (11 games)
Fewest in a game--41 vs. Central Missouri State, Sept. 19, 1998
Punts
Game--13 vs. Central Missouri State, Oct. 31, 1992; vs. Emporia State,
Oct. 12, 1996; vs. Central Missouri State, Sept. 19, 1998
Season–87, 1999
Punting Yards
Game--445 vs. Central Missouri State, Sept. 19, 1998
Season--2692, 1999
Average Per Game--48.3 vs. Washburn, Sept. 17, 1994
Average Per Season--38.9, 2004 (11 games)
Punt Returns
Game--7 vs. Central Missouri State, Oct. 24, 1981; vs. Upper Iowa,
August 28, 2004
Season--36, 1983
Punt Return Yardage
Game--154 vs. Central Missouri State, Oct. 9, 1959
Season--478, 1959
Kickoff Returns
Game--11 vs. Pittsburg State, Nov. 4, 1995
Season–69, 2003
Kickoff Return Yardage
Game--253 vs. Pittsburg State, Nov. 4, 1995
Season--1222, 2002
Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns
Season—2, 2005
UMR FOOTBALL TOP TEN LISTS
56
Rushing Leaders (Season)
1.
Terry Ryan
2.
Terry Ryan
3.
Ernest Brown
4.
Ken Okwuonu
5.
Randy Shed
6.
Terry Ryan
7.
Mike Keeler
8.
Mike Joshua
9.
Keenan Miller
10. Ken Okwuonu
1314
1117
1050
1018
956
929
884
869
855
835
1977
1978
1993
1999
1983
1976
1974
1974
2005
2000
Pass Completions (Career)
1.
Evan Gray
2.
Greg Haug
3.
Dennis Pirkle
4.
Pat Godwin
5.
Ron Lewis
6.
Mike Wise
7.
Matt Brueckner
8.
Scott Brown
9.
Brandon Landry
Brad Haug
493
327
315
282
263
258
235
234
217
217
2003-05
1973-75
1979-82
1968-71
1964-66
1989-93
1996-99
2000-03
2004-05
1984-86
Rushing Leaders (Career)
1.
Terry Ryan
2.
Ken Okwuonu
3.
Randy Shed
4.
Mike Joshua
5.
Keenan Miller
6.
Les Clark
7.
Mike Schafer
8.
Keith Smith
9.
Tom Cooper
10. Paul Wiegard
3432
3062
2063
1988
1921
1709
1686
1609
1594
1583
1975-78
1998-01
1980-84
1971-74
2002-05
1968-71
1980-84
1952-55
1956-59
1958-61
Pass Attempts (Career)
1.
Evan Gray
2.
Greg Haug
3.
Ron Lewis
4.
Pat Godwin
5.
Mike Wise
Matt Brueckner
7.
Dennis Pirkle
8.
Scott Brown
9.
Jason Politte
10. Ken Vaughn
875
640
625
625
578
578
544
522
445
436
2003-05
1973-75
1964-66
1968-71
1989-93
1996-99
1979-82
2000-03
1994-95
1976-77
Passing Leaders (Yards-Season)
1.
Evan Gray
3583
2.
Brandon Landry
2830
3.
Evan Gray
2014
4.
Ken Vaughn
1888
5.
Greg Haug
1696
6.
Ron Lewis
1676
7.
Brad Haug
1672
8.
Pat Godwin
1611
9.
Greg Haug
1450
10. Jason Politte
1444
2005
2004
2003
1977
1974
1966
1986
1970
1975
1994
Receptions (Career)
1.
Bob Somerville
2.
Brett Fischer
3.
Stu Dunlop
4.
Cole Drussa
5.
Elliot Jackson
6.
Chris Alverson
7.
Phil Shin
8.
Clint Moss
9.
Ashton Gronewold
10. Larry Oliver
161
155
139
134
124
123
118
116
113
109
1968-71
2001-04
1972-75
2001-04
1994-97
1989-92
2004-05
2000-03
2004-05
1966-69
Passing Leaders (Yards-Career)
1.
Evan Gray
5597
2.
Greg Haug
4284
3.
Dennis Pirkle
3737
4.
Pat Godwin
3587
5.
Ron Lewis
3332
6.
Mike Wise
3072
7.
Ken Vaughn
2973
8.
Brad Haug
2928
9.
Scott Brown
2902
10. Brandon Landry
2830
2003-05
1973-77
1979-82
1968-71
1964-66
1989-93
1976-77
1983-86
2000-03
2004-05
Receiving Yards (Career)
1.
Brett Fischer
2.
Bob Somerville
3.
Stu Dunlop
4.
Elliot Jackson
5.
Clint Moss
6.
Chris Alverson
7.
Larry Oliver
8.
Ashton Gronewold
9.
Cole Drussa
10. Ron Reimer
1976
1956
1823
1704
1664
1645
1615
1579
1547
1530
2001-04
1968-71
1972-75
1994-97
2000-03
1989-92
1966-69
2004-05
2001-04
1986-88
Total Offense (Career)
1.
Evan Gray
2.
Mike Wise
3.
Greg Haug
4.
Pat Godwin
5.
Ron Lewis
6.
Terry Ryan
7.
Ken Okwuonu
8.
Dennis Pirkle
9.
Brandon Landry
10. Ken Vaughn
2003-05
1989-93
1973-75
1968-71
1964-66
1975-78
1998-01
1979-82
2004-05
1976-77
Points (Career)
1.
Jim Zacny
2.
Terry Ryan
3.
Larry Oliver
4.
Ashton Gronewold
5.
Ken Okwuonu
6.
Brian Paris
Marc Armbruster
8.
Ray Parker
9.
Mike Schafer
10. Craig Thomas
187
180
157
150
146
140
140
139
132
128
1985-88
1975-78
1966-69
2004-05
1998-01
1978-81
2002-05
1956-58
1980-84
1979-82
5469
4225
4194
3755
3516
3432
3062
2960
2919
2861
Top Rushing Plays
90 yards, John Southgate vs. Drury,
Nov. 3, 1900 (TD)
90 yards, Clark Bland vs. Missouri,
Nov. 1, 1913
88 yards, Mike Wise vs. Washburn,
Oct. 26, 1991 (TD)
88 yards, Cecil Taylor vs. Washington
University, Sept. 21, 1968 (TD)
84 yards, Ken Okwuonu vs. Missouri Valley,
Sept. 11, 1999 (TD)
Top Passing Games
499 yards, Evan Gray vs. Austin Peay,
Oct. 29, 2005
473 yards, Evan Gray vs. Missouri Western,
Nov. 15, 2003
472 yards, Evan Gray vs. Morehead State,
Nov. 5, 2005
465 yards, Evan Gray vs. Southwest Baptist,
Oct. 1, 2005
449 yards, Brandon Landry vs. Colorado
School of Mines, Sept. 4, 2004
432 yards, Evan Gray vs. Butler,
Nov. 12, 2005
374 yards, Brandon Landry vs. Upper Iowa,
August 28, 2004
335 yards, Evan Gray vs. South Dakota State,
Oct. 22, 2005
332 yards, Brandon Landry vs. Central
Missouri State, Oct. 9, 2004
Oct. 11, 2003
Top Receiving Games
199 yards, Andy Cox vs. Missouri Southern,
Sept. 17, 1977
197 yards, Brett Fischer vs. Missouri
Western, Nov. 6, 2004
186 yards, Brandon Landry vs. Austin Peay,
Oct. 29, 2005
182 yards, Ron Reimer vs. Central Missouri
State, Oct. 4, 1986
178 yards, Chris Alverson vs. Iowa
Wesleyan, Sept. 5, 1992
Steve Kubiak
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Top Passing Plays
93 yards, Joe Knapp to Elliott Jackson vs.
Missouri Western, Nov. 11, 1995
89 yards, Ron Miller to Cecil Taylor vs.
Missouri State, Nov. 16, 1968
83 yards, Ken Vaughn to Monty Morse vs.
Wayne State (Neb.), Sept. 18, 1976
83 yards, Scott Brown to Clint Moss vs.
Central Missouri State, Oct. 3, 2002
80 yards, Ken Vaughn to Roger Vessell vs.
Washington University, Nov. 6, 1976
80 yards, Evan Gray to Ashton Gronewold vs.
(All aforementioned plays resulted in touchdowns.)
Joe Knapp
Top Total Offensive Games (Total, Passing/Rushing)
499 yards, Evan Gray vs. Austin Peay,
Oct. 29, 2005 (499/0)
485 yards, Brandon Landry vs. Colorado School
of Mines, Sept. 4, 2004 (449/36)
483 yards, Evan Gray vs. Morehead State,
Nov. 5, 2005 (472/11)
Oct. 1, 2005 (465/-15)
441 yards, Evan Gray vs. Missouri Western,
Nov. 15, 2003 (473/-32)
Brandon Landry
Clark Bland
Evan Gray
Longest Plays from Scrimmage
93 yards, Joe Knapp pass to Elliot Jackson,
Nov. 11, 1995 vs. Missouri Western (TD)
90 yards, John Southgate, Nov. 3, 1900
vs. Drury, run (TD)
90 yards, Clark Bland, Nov. 1, 1913 vs.
Missouri, run
89 yards, Ron Miller pass to Cecil Taylor,
Nov. 16, 1968 vs. Missouri State (TD)
Elliot Jackson
88 yards, Cecil Taylor, Sept. 21, 1968 vs.
Washington University, run (TD)
88 yards, Mike Wise, Oct. 26, 1991 vs. Washburn, run (TD)
Longest Returns
100 yards, Gene Huffman, Oct. 11, 1951
vs. Northwest Missouri State, kickoff
100 yards, Perry Allison, Sept. 17, 1955
vs. Pittsburg State, kickoff
98 yards, Alden Williams, Oct. 13, 1950
vs. Central Missouri State, kickoff
97 yards, Frank Ricchi, Oct. 7, 1949 vs.
Northwest Missouri State, punt
97 yards, Randy Shed, Sept. 3, 1983 vs.
Missouri Western, kickoff
(All aforementioned plays resulted in touchdowns.)
Longest interception return: 90 yards, Eddie Lane,
Nov. 1, 1969 vs. Truman (TD)
Longest fumble return: 50 yards, Mark Diamond,
Oct. 13, 1990 vs. Northwest Missouri State (TD)
Andy Cox
Gene Huffman
UMR TOP PERFORAMNCES
Top Rushing Games
227 yards, Steve Kubiak vs. Northwest
Missouri State, Oct. 17. 1970
212 yards, Ken Okwuonu vs. Missouri
Valley, Sept. 11, 1999
211 yards, Ken Okwuonu vs. Kentucky
Wesleyan, Sept. 2, 2000
200 yards, Terry Ryan vs. Central Missouri
State, Nov. 18, 1978
190 yards, Ken Okwuonu vs. Quincy,
Sept. 4, 1999
189 yards, Bob Berry vs. Lincoln,
Nov. 26, 1970
187, Ernest Brown vs. Missouri Southern
Nov. 6, 1993
180, Steve Hodson vs. Missouri Valley,
Sept. 14, 1996
180, Keenan Miller vs. Truman,
Nov. 8, 2003
UMR ANNUAL LEADERS
58
(Annual Leaders since 1965 season)
YEAR
RUSHING YARDS
1965 ........................Richard Erxleben, 467
1966 ........................Robert Nicodemus, 322
1967 ........................Robert Nicodemus, 425
1968 ........................Cecil Taylor, 501
1969 ........................Les Clark, 740
1970 ........................Steve Kubiak, 617
1971 ........................Les Clark, 683
1972 ........................Kenton Hupp, 621
1973 ........................Mike Joshua, 550
1974 ........................Mike Keeler, 884
1975 ........................Steve Townsell, 612
1976 ........................Terry Ryan, 929
1977 ........................Terry Ryan, 1,314
1978 ........................Terry Ryan, 1,117
1979 ........................Jimmy Lee, 631
1980 ........................David Fischer, 560
1981 ........................Brian Paris, 547
1982 ........................Randy Shed, 505
1983 ........................Randy Shed, 956
1984 ........................Mike Schafer, 828
1985 ........................Tom Mueller, 617
1986 ........................Tom Reed, 570
1987 ........................Mike Paris, 493
1988 ........................Ron Harmon, 374
1989 ........................Randy Mullinax, 512
1990 ........................Rick Henry, 464
1991 ........................Carlos Cain, 746
1992 ........................Fred Finley, 487
1993 ........................Ernest Brown, 1,050
1994 ........................Ernest Brown, 494
1995 ........................Steve Hodson, 651
1996 ........................Steve Hodson, 514
1997 ........................Jason Wagoner, 547
1998 ........................Ken Okwuonu, 395
1999 ........................Ken Okwuonu, 1,018
2000 ........................Ken Okwuonu, 835
2001 ........................Ken Okwuonu, 814
2002 ........................Damon Davis, 520
2003 ........................Keenan Miller, 528
2004 ........................Delane Ingram, 311
2005 ........................Keenan Miller, 855
PASSING YARDS
Ron Lewis, 1,006
Ron Lewis, 1,676
Ron Miller, 1,042
Ron Miller, 612
Jack Grawe, 597
Pat Godwin, 1,611
Pat Godwin, 1,098
Rick LaFollette, 526
Greg Haug, 1,138
Greg Haug, 1,696
Greg Haug, 1,450
Ken Vaughn, 1,085
Ken Vaughn, 1,888
Jeff Walters, 895
Jeff Walters, 364
Dennis Pirkle, 967
Dennis Pirkle, 1,191
Dennis Pirkle, 1,257
Chris Nisbet, 847
Joe Kaczmarek, 497
Brad Haug, 1,212
Brad Haug, 1,672
D. Andrzejewski, 1,056
Tom Minnick, 1,003
Tom Minnick, 530
Mike Wise, 445
Mike Wise, 1,309
Curt Courtney, 1,017
Mike Wise, 1,242
Jason Politte, 1,444
Joe Knapp, 412
Dan VanAnne, 1,242
David McCormack, 593
Matt Brueckner, 1,032
Matt Brueckner, 551
Scott Brown, 692
Scott Brown, 932
Scott Brown, 1,171
Evan Gray, 2,014
Brandon Landry, 2,830
Evan Gray, 3,583
Clint Moss accumulated 2,325 all-purpose yards
in his final two seasons with the Miners, which
included a 60-catch season in 2003.
RECEPTIONS
George Gasparovic, 26
Ron Boyer, 37
Larry Oliver, 33
Larry Oliver, 30
Bob Somerville, 31
Bob Somerville, 72
Bob Somerville, 40
Jack Gevecker, 15
Merle Dillow, 44
Merle Dillow, 50
Stu Dunlop, 42
Terry Ryan, 19
Andy Cox, 37
D. Hall/A. Cox, 15
Perry Harris, 22
David Fischer, 16
David Stephens, 24
David Stephens, 41
Scott Stephens, 15
Chris Schnefke, 15
Chris Schnefke, 37
Ron Reimer, 40
Chris Hawkins, 30
Ron Reimer, 33
Ron Harmon, 13
Chris Alverson, 15
Chris Alverson, 50
Chris Alverson, 50
Chris Dawson, 38
Craig Sorensen, 29
Jay Morrison, 19
Elliot Jackson, 53
Elliot Jackson, 39
Ed Starks, 34
Sam Petty, 20
Sam Petty, 29
Jason Siller, 29
Clint Moss, 35
Clint Moss, 60
Brett Fischer, 72
Ashton Gronewold, 75
RECEIVING YARDS
George Gasparovic, 351
Gene Ricker, 504
Larry Oliver, 449
Larry Oliver, 445
Bob Somerville, 380
Bob Somerville, 862
Bob Somerville, 483
Jack Gevecker, 226
Stu Dunlop, 683
Merle Dillow, 786
Stu Dunlop, 445
Roger Vessell, 311
David Hall, 779
David Hall, 396
Perry Harris, 299
Jeff Walters, 239
David Stephens, 407
David Stephens, 536
Scott Stephens, 225
Chris Schnefke, 192
Chris Schnefke, 588
Ron Reimer, 736
Chris Hawkins, 412
Ron Reimer, 444
Chris Kennedy, 169
Chris Alverson, 216
Chris Alverson, 568
Chris Alverson, 729
Chris Dawson, 516
Craig Sorensen, 451
Jay Morrison, 298
Elliot Jackson, 761
Elliot Jackson, 460
Ed Starks, 378
Nate Huckabay, 194
Sam Petty, 316
Clint Moss, 318
Clint Moss, 465
Clint Moss, 712
Brett Fischer, 1,040
A. Gronewold, 1,080
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
Gene Ricker, 815
Gene Ricker, 797
Larry Oliver, 728
Cecil Taylor, 764
Les Clark, 856
Bob Somerville, 907
Les Clark, 768
Kenton Hupp, 665
Mike Keeler, 834
Mike Keeler, 1,221
Steve Townsell, 754
Terry Ryan, 1,032
Terry Ryan, 1,438
Terry Ryan, 1,197
Craig Heath, 795
David Fischer, 770
Randy Shed, 827
Randy Shed, 1,154
Randy Shed, 1,424
Mike Schafer, 886
Tom Mueller, 669
Vernon Huggans, 754
Mike Vehige, 790
Ron Harmon, 810
Ron Harmon, 1,076
Carlos Cain, 533
Rob Noble, 800
Chris Alverson, 905
Ernest Brown, 1,073
David Wells, 713
Elliot Jackson, 784
Elliot Jackson, 1,103
Elliot Jackson, 1,014
Ed Starks, 783
Ken Okwuonu, 1,164
Ken Okwuonu, 834
Ken Okwuonu, 819
Clint Moss, 1,187
Clint Moss, 1,138
Brett Fischer, 1,069
A. Gronewold, 1,288
Ken Okwuonu is the only player in UMR
history to lead the Miners in rushing for four
consecutive seasons.
100-yard rushing games
(Since 1960)
Oct. 19, 1974
Nov. 23, 1974
Sept. 13, 1975
Nov. 1, 1975
Nov. 15, 1975
Oct. 9, 1976
Oct. 16, 1976
Oct. 30, 1976
Nov. 23, 1976
Sept. 3, 1977
Sept. 10, 1977
Sept. 17, 1977
Sept. 24, 1977
Oct. 8, 1977
Oct. 15, 1977
Oct. 29, 1977
Nov. 12, 1977
Sept. 9, 1978
Sept. 23, 1978
Oct. 7, 1978
Oct. 21, 1978
Oct. 28, 1978
Nov. 4, 1978
Nov. 11, 1978
Nov. 18, 1978
Sept. 1, 1979
Oct. 20, 1979
Nov. 10, 1979
Nov. 17, 1979
Sept. 27, 1980
Oct. 11, 1980
Oct. 24, 1981
Oct. 16, 1982
Oct. 30, 1982
Sept. 17, 1983
Sept. 24, 1983
Oct. 29, 1983
Nov. 5, 1983
Nov. 12, 1983
Sept. 8, 1984
Oct. 6, 1984
PLAYER/OPPONENT.............................. ATT-YDS-TD
Paul Wiegard vs. Tennessee-Martin ................22-120-1
Paul Wiegard vs. Northwest Missouri State .....13-152-1
Ted Deranja vs. Central Missouri State............34-127-0
Paul Wiegard vs. Tennessee-Martin ..................4-100-1
Paul Wiegard vs. Northwest Missouri State .....14-125-0
George Gasparovic vs. Northwest Missouri .....15-101-1
Gary Couse vs. Southeast Missouri State........35-141-2
Gary Couse vs. Central Missouri State ............32-178-1
George Gasparovic vs. Central Missouri..........17-132-1
George Gasparovic vs. Southeast Missouri .....13-102-1
Rich Erxleben vs. St. Mary’s.............................10-112-1
Rich Erxleben vs. William Jewell ......................17-100-0
Cecil Taylor vs. Washington University ..............6-105-1
Cecil Taylor vs. Missouri Valley........................20-123-1
Les Clark vs. Missouri Valley............................41-140-0
Les Clark vs. Southeast Missouri State............19-135-0
Les Clark vs. Northwest Missouri State............35-126-0
Steve Kubiak vs. Illinois-Chicago .....................15-161-1
Steve Kubiak vs. Northwest Missouri ...............30-227-2
Bob Berry vs. Truman.......................................31-119-1
Bob Berry vs. Lincoln........................................46-189-2
Les Clark vs. Northwest Missouri State............27-129-2
Les Clark vs. Central Missouri State ................35-123-0
Kenton Hupp vs. Missouri State .......................23-115-0
Kenton Hupp vs. Central Missouri State...........34-170-2
Kenton Hupp vs. Washington University ..........34-138-0
Mike Keeler vs. Missouri Valley........................27-114-0
Mike Joshua vs. Missouri Western ...................30-168-2
Mike Keeler vs. Missouri Western ....................25-150-0
Mike Joshua vs. Truman ..................................27-137-0
Mike Keeler vs. Missouri State .........................23-124-1
Mike Joshua vs. Missouri State ........................16-113-1
Steve Townsell vs. Missouri Western...............30-134-2
Steve Townsell vs. Lincoln ...............................26-106-0
Steve Townsell vs. Northwest Missouri ............14-111-1
Terry Ryan vs. Lincoln......................................26-151-2
Terry Ryan vs. Central Missouri State..............33-136-2
Terry Ryan vs. Northwest Missouri State .........28-115-1
Terry Ryan vs. Southeast Missouri State .........28-117-1
Terry Ryan vs. Missouri Valley .........................32-177-1
Terry Ryan vs. Missouri Western .....................23-101-1
Terry Ryan vs. Missouri Southern ....................27-103-0
Terry Ryan vs. Pittsburg State..........................23-121-1
Terry Ryan vs. Missouri Valley .........................28-133-0
Terry Ryan vs. Pittsburg State..........................30-162-1
Jimmy Lee vs. Missouri State State .................21-106-0
Terry Ryan vs. Central Methodist .....................29-102-3
Jimmy Lee vs. William Penn.............................16-115-2
Oscar Berryman vs. Missouri State ..................13-120-0
Brian Paris vs. Lincoln ......................................27-161-0
Jimmy Lee vs. Central Missouri State ................9-103-0
Jimmy Lee vs. Evangel.....................................17-118-3
Brian Paris vs. Northwest Missouri State .........21-115-2
Dave Fischer vs. Central Missouri State ..........16-163-0
Tom Kroner vs. Culver-Stockton ......................16-123-3
Mike Schafer vs. Evangel .................................14-125-2
Randy Shed vs. Pittsburg State........................24-154-0
Randy Shed vs. Evansville ...............................18-141-1
Randy Shed vs. Evangel ..................................19-175-1
Mike Schafer vs. Southeast Missouri State ......31-111-1
Randy Shed vs. Truman...................................24-113-0
Mike Schafer vs. Missouri Valley......................23-101-1
Mike Schafer vs. Southeast Missouri State ......26-103-2
Oct. 27, 1984
Nov. 3, 1984
Sept. 21, 1985
Oct. 25, 1986
Nov. 1, 1986
Nov. 8, 1986
Sept. 5, 1987
Oct. 29, 1988
Sept. 2, 1989
Oct. 13, 1990
Aug. 31, 1981
Sept. 21, 1991
Sept. 28, 1991
Oct. 26, 1991
Oct. 3, 1992
Sept. 18, 1993
Oct. 2, 1993
Oct. 16, 1993
Oct. 23, 1993
Oct. 30, 1993
Nov. 6, 1993
Sept. 9, 1994
Sept. 23, 1995
Nov. 11, 1995
Sept. 7, 1996
Sept. 14, 1996
Oct. 12, 1996
Nov. 2, 1996
Sept. 6, 1997
Sept. 13, 1997
Oct. 25, 1987
Sept. 5, 1998
Oct. 31, 1998
Sept. 4, 1999
Sept. 11, 1999
Oct. 2, 1999
Oct. 9, 1999
Sept. 2, 2000
Oct. 7, 2000
Oct. 21, 2000
Sept. 1, 2001
Sept. 8, 2001
Nov. 10, 2001
Sept. 14, 2002
Nov. 2, 2002
Sept. 30, 2003
Nov. 1, 2003
Nov. 8, 2003
Aug. 28, 2004
Oct. 9, 2004
Sept. 17, 2005
Oct. 15, 2005
Keenan Curry vs. Truman..............................18-117-2
Mike Schafer vs. Truman ...............................17-111-0
Mike Schafer vs. Lincoln................................22-100-1
Mike Schafer vs. Evangel ..............................20-108-0
Tom Mueller vs. Pittsburg State.....................15-110-0
Tom Reed vs. Lincoln ....................................21-118-3
Mike Vehige vs. Southwest Baptist................13-115-1
Mike Vehige vs. Truman ................................17-120-0
Mike Vehige vs. Missouri Western.................12-119-0
Ron Harmon vs. Lincoln ................................13-150-0
Ron Harmon vs. Washburn ...........................12-165-1
Rick Henry vs. Northwest Missouri State.......19-115-0
Carlos Cain vs. Michigan Tech ......................23-143-2
Carlos Cain vs. Northwest Missouri State .....23-145-1
Carlos Cain vs. Pittsburg State......................24-107-0
Mike Wise vs. Washburn ...............................15-134-2
Fred Finley vs. Missouri Western ..................27-142-1
Ernest Brown vs. Washburn ..........................16-109-3
Ernest Brown vs. Southwest Baptist................9-134-1
Mike Wise vs. Southwest Baptist...................13-133-2
Ernest Brown vs. Northwest Missouri ............21-151-1
Ernest Brown vs. Truman ..............................19-160-0
Ernest Brown vs. Missouri Western...............25-144-1
Ernest Brown vs. Missouri Southern..............40-187-2
Ernest Brown vs. Georgetown (Ky.) ..............27-108-1
Steve Hodson vs. Northwest Missouri ...........20-145-1
Steve Hodson vs. Missouri Western..............22-127-1
Steve Hodson vs. Quincy ..............................17-100-3
Steve Hodson vs. Missouri Valley .................19-180-2
Brian Tillman vs. Emporia State ....................11-114-1
Brian Tillman vs. Southwest Baptist ..............27-167-1
Jason Wagoner vs. Quincy............................18-123-1
Jason Wagoner vs. Missouri Valley...............27-152-0
Elliot Jackson vs. Missouri Western ..............13-107-1
Brad Clarke vs. Missouri Western .................19-100-0
Matt Brueckner vs. Quincy.............................20-116-1
Ken Okwuonu vs. Missouri Southern.............18-175-3
Ken Okwuonu vs. Quincy ..............................28-190-1
Ken Okwuonu vs. Missouri Valley .................33-212-3
Ken Okwuonu vs. Emporia State...................24-118-1
Ken Okwuonu vs. Washburn .........................29-131-1
Ken Okwuonu vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ..........30-211-3
Ken Okwuonu vs. Washburn .........................23-108-1
Ken Okwuonu vs. Southwest Baptist.............31-164-2
Ken Okwuonu vs. Quincy ..............................21-169-2
Ken Okwuonu vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ..........24-153-1
Ken Okwuonu vs. Missouri Southern.............25-106-1
Damon Davis vs. Drake .................................26-179-2
Keenan Miller vs. Southwest Baptist .............25-113-0
Dan Lester vs. Missouri Southern..................18-104-1
Keenan Miller vs. Emporia State ...................24-101-1
Keenan Miller vs. Truman..............................20-180-0
Keenan Miller vs. Upper Iowa........................17-110-1
Delane Ingram vs. Central Missouri State .....18-131-0
Keenan Miller vs. Peru State .........................22-178-1
Keenan Miller vs. Southwestern Okla. St. .....31-142-1
200-yard passing games
(Since 1960)
DATE
Oct. 13, 1962
Oct. 27, 1962
Nov. 6, 1965
Nov. 13, 1965
Sept. 24, 1966
Oct. 8, 1966
Oct. 29, 1966
Nov. 19, 1966
Sept. 30, 1967
Nov. 16, 1968
Sept. 19, 1970
Sept. 26, 1970
Oct. 17, 1970
Oct. 23, 1971
Sept. 15, 1973
Oct. 20, 1973
PLAYER/OPPONENT .................................. A-C-YDS
Jay Alford vs. Southeast Missouri State ......37-17-215
Jay Alford vs. Northwest Missouri State ......30-16-261
Ron Lewis vs. Central Missouri State ..........33-14-218
Ron Lewis vs. Southeast Missouri State .....18-10-209
Ron Lewis vs. Pittsburg State......................39-18-228
Ron Lewis vs. William Jewell.......................30-15-201
Ron Lewis vs. Southeast Missouri State .....41-23-250
Ron Lewis vs. Bradley .................................34-14-221
Ron Miller vs. Missouri Valley......................31-16-237
Ron Miller vs. Missouri State .........................25-9-204
Pat Godwin vs. Washington University........26-15-217
Pat Godwin vs. Missouri Valley ...................32-17-265
Pat Godwin vs. Northwest Missouri State....32-16-217
Pat Godwin vs. Missouri State.....................26-12-202
Rick LaFollette vs. Wayne State (Neb.).......27-14-230
Greg Haug vs. Missouri State......................23-14-262
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UMR PERFORMANCE LISTS
DATE
Oct. 8, 1960
Oct. 15, 1960
Oct. 29, 1960
Oct. 7, 1961
Oct. 14, 1961
Oc.t 27, 1962
Oct. 12, 1963
Nov. 9, 1963
Nov. 7, 1964
Nov. 14, 1964
Oct. 9, 1965
Oct. 8, 1966
Sept. 21, 1968
Sept. 28, 1968
Sept. 27, 1969
Oct. 25, 1969
Nov. 8, 1969
Oct. 10, 1970
Oct. 17, 1970
Nov. 21, 1970
Nov. 26, 1970
Oct. 16, 1971
Oct. 30, 1971
Oct. 21, 1972
Oct. 28, 1972
Nov. 4, 1972
Sept. 7, 1974
Sept. 14, 1974
Oct. 13, 1984
UMR PERFORMANCE LISTS
60
200-yard passing games
(Since 1960, continued)
Oct. 26, 1974
Nov. 16, 1974
Nov. 23, 1974
Sept. 6, 1975
Sept. 27, 1975
Sept. 3, 1977
Sept. 10, 1977
Sept. 17, 1977
Nov. 5, 1977
Oct. 21, 1978
Nov. 3, 1979
Sept. 12, 1981
Nov. 14, 1981
Oct. 30, 1982
Nov. 5, 1983
Nov. 2, 1985
Sept. 20, 1986
Oct. 4, 1986
Sept. 5, 1987
Sept. 5, 1992
Oct. 10, 1992
Oct. 17, 1992
Oct. 30, 1993
Nov. 6, 1993
Oct. 1, 1994
Sept. 21, 1996
Sept. 28, 1996
Oct. 5, 1996
Sept. 28, 2002
Nov. 16, 2003
Sept. 6, 2003
Sept. 20, 2003
Oct. 11, 2003
Oct. 18, 2003
Oct. 25, 2003
Nov. 1, 2003
Nov. 15, 2003
Aug. 28, 2004
Sept. 4, 2004
Sept. 11, 2004
Sept. 18, 2004
Sept. 25, 2004
Oct. 2, 2004
Oct. 9, 2004
Oct. 16, 2004
Oct. 23, 2004
Oct. 30, 2004
Nov. 6, 2004
Aug. 27, 1995
Sept. 3, 2005
Sept. 10, 2005
Sept. 24, 2005
Oct. 1, 2005
Oct. 22, 2005
Oct. 29, 2005
Nov. 5, 2005
Nov. 12, 2005
Greg Haug vs. Central Missouri State......... 39-25-302
Greg Haug vs. Northwest Missouri State .... 38-20-234
Greg Haug vs. Missouri State ..................... 26-13-227
Greg Haug vs. Missouri Valley.................... 22-14-237
Greg Haug vs. Pittsburg State .................... 38-26-222
Ken Vaughn vs. Missouri Valley.................. 26-16-240
Ken Vaughn vs. Missouri Western .............. 35-14-275
Ken Vaughn vs. Missouri Southern ............. 38-19-288
Ken Vaughn vs. Washington University ...... 22-11-266
Jeff Walters vs. Missouri State .................... 46-17-215
Chris Nisbet vs. Central Methodist................ 21-8-200
Dennis Pirkle vs. Missouri Valley ................ 22-12-205
Dennis Pirkle vs. Truman ............................ 28-18-234
Dennis Pirkle vs. Evangel ........................... 19-12-237
Chris Nisbet vs. Southeast Missouri ........... 19-10-219
Brad Haug vs. Evangel ............................... 25-19-266
Brad Haug vs. Pittsburg State ..................... 34-15-258
Brad Haug vs. Central Missouri State ......... 25-15-274
David Andrzejewski vs. Missouri Western .. 22-10-233
Curt Courtney vs. Iowa Wesleyan ............... 37-21-291
Curt Courtney vs. Missouri Southern .......... 42-20-204
Joe Knapp vs. Emporia State...................... 32-13-237
Mike Wise vs. Missouri Western ................. 39-19-295
Mike Wise vs. Missouri Southern ................ 38-20-224
Jason Politte vs. Soutnwest Baptist ............ 33-12-236
Dan VanAnne vs. Truman ........................... 29-18-202
Dan VanAnne vs. Northwest Missouri......... 31-20-247
Dan VanAnne vs. Missouri Southern .......... 26-13-213
Scott Brown vs. Truman .............................. 38-17-231
Scott Brown vs. Missouri Southern ............. 21-12-243
Mark Becker vs. Colo. School of Mines ...... 37-17-209
Mark Becker vs. Missouri Southern ............ 33-17-219
Evan Gray vs. Southwest Baptist ................ 46-29-315
Evan Gray vs. Central Missouri State ......... 30-16-206
Evan Gray vs. Washburn ............................ 48-26-278
Evan Gray vs. Emporia State ...................... 59-27-303
Evan Gray vs. Missouri Western ................. 76-47-473
Brandon Landry vs. Upper Iowa.................. 40-25-374
Brandon Landry vs. Colorado Mines ........... 54-29-449
Brandon Landry vs. Missouri Southern ....... 38-22-289
Brandon Landry vs. Northwest Missouri ..... 37-19-230
Brandon Landry vs. Pittsburg State ............ 51-24-200
Mark Becker vs. Southwest Baptist............. 35-19-204
Brandon Landry vs. Central Missouri St...... 43-26-332
Brandon Landry vs. Washburn.................... 40-21-279
Mark Becker vs. Emporia State................... 35-20-275
Brandon Landry vs. Truman........................ 49-24-271
Brandon Landry vs. Missouri Western ........ 27-16-237
Mark Becker vs. Missouri Western.............. 34-27-200
Evan Gray vs. Upper Iowa .......................... 49-29-293
Evan Gray vs. Central Methodist ................ 34-17-269
Evan Gray vs. Wayne State (Neb.) ............. 47-30-273
Evan Gray vs. Saint Joseph’s ..................... 61-29-296
Evan Gray vs. Southwest Baptist ................ 65-37-465
Evan Gray vs. South Dakota State ............. 46-27-335
Evan Gray vs. Austin Peay ......................... 41-26-499
Evan Gray vs. Morehead State ................... 64-44-472
Evan Gray vs. Butler ................................... 59-35-432
10-reception games
(Since 1960)
DATE
Oct. 15, 1966
Oct. 29, 1966
Nov. 19, 1966
Sept. 30, 1967
Oct. 3, 1970
Oct. 31, 1970
Oct. 26, 1974
Sept. 27, 1975
Sept. 17, 1977
Nov. 19, 1977
Sept. 12, 1987
Nov. 2, 1991
Sept. 5, 1992
Nov. 1, 2003
Nov. 15, 2003
Oct. 30, 2004
Nov. 6, 2004
Nov. 6, 2004
Aug. 27, 2005
Sept. 10, 2005
Sept. 24, 2005
Oct. 1, 2005
Nov. 5, 2005
Nov. 12, 2005
PLAYER/OPPONENT........................... REC-YDS-TD
Gene Ricker vs. Missouri State ..................... 11-153-1
Larry Oliver vs. Southeast Missouri State ..... 10-156-1
Larry Oliver vs. Bradley ................................. 10-173-1
Larry Oliver vs. Missouri Valley ..................... 11-193-1
Bob Somerville vs. Bradley............................ 12-172-1
Bob Somerville vs. Central Missouri State .... 15-156-0
Jack Gevecker vs. Central Missouri State..... 10-127-1
Stu Dunlop vs. Pittsburg State....................... 15-110-2
Andy Cox vs. Missouri Southern ................... 11-199-1
David Hall vs. Truman ................................... 10-125-0
Chris Hawkins vs. Missouri Valley................. 11-135-0
Chris Alverson vs. Central Missouri State ....... 10-92-0
Chris Alverson vs. Iowa Wesleyan ................ 10-178-2
Clint Moss vs. Emporia State ........................ 11-136-2
Cole Drussa vs. Missouri Western ................ 14-101-0
Brett Fischer vs. Truman ............................... 10-116-1
Brett Fischer vs. Missouri Western................ 14-197-1
Cole Drussa vs. Missouri Western .................. 13-73-0
Phil Shin vs. Upper Iowa ............................... 11-102-0
Phil Shin vs. Wayne State (Neb.) .................. 13-122-1
Ashton Gronewold vs. Saint Joseph’s ........... 11-126-2
Brandon Landry vs. Southwest Baptist.......... 11-138-0
Ashton Gronewold vs. Morehead State......... 12-127-3
Ashton Gronewold vs. Butler ......................... 10-174-3
UMR as an NCAA-II Ranked Team
(Since 1980)
Oct. 4, 1980: #9 UMR 18, Lincoln 0
Oct. 6, 1984: #8 UMR 16, Southeast Mo.St. 0
Oct. 13, 1984: Truman 31, #6 UMR 20
UMR vs. NCAA-II Ranked Teams
(Since 1980)
Nov. 10, 1984: #5 Northwest Mo. St. 14, UMR 9
Oct. 21, 1989: #6 Pittsburg State 42, UMR 14
Sept. 28, 1991: UMR 6, #13 Pittsburg State 6
Oct. 12, 1991: #T19 Mo. Southern 42, UMR 6
Sept. 26, 1992: #1 Pittsburg State 45, UMR 3
Oct. 17, 1992: #16 Emporia State 35, UMR 6
Nov. 14, 1992: #T16 Truman 36, UMR 14
Nov. 6, 1993: #6 Missouri Southern 47, UMR 33
Oct. 22, 1994: #8 Truman 38, UMR 7
Nov. 4, 1995: #4 Pittsburg State 60, UMR 10
Nov. 11, 1995: UMR 25, #20 Mo. Western 21
Oct. 5, 1996: #T4 Missouri Southern 25, UMR 21
Nov. 9, 1996: #8 Pittsburg State 45, UMR 0
Oct. 11, 1997: #5 Northwest Mo. St. 38, UMR 3
Oct. 10, 1998: #4 Northwest Mo. St. 49, UMR 6
Nov. 7, 1998: #10 Emporia State 34, UMR 14
Sept. 15, 2001: #16 Northwest Mo St. 49, UMR 0
Sept. 29, 2001: #19 Central Mo. St. 31, UMR 10
Sept. 21, 2002: #7 Northwest Mo. St. 34, UMR 9
Oct. 3, 2002: #12 Central Mo. St. 55, UMR 14
Oct. 18, 2003: #15 Central Mo. St. 73, UMR 21
Nov. 1, 2003: #12 Emporia State 44, UMR 27
Sept. 18, 2004: #8 Northwest Mo. St. 65, UMR 3
Sept. 25, 2004: #3 Pittsburg State 91, UMR 27
Oct. 9, 2004: UMR 42, #23 Central Mo. St. 38
FIRST
GAME
LAST
GAME
ARKANSAS
Arkansas
Arkansas-Monticello
Arkansas State
Arkansas Tech
Camp J.T. Robinson
Central Arkansas
Harding
Henderson State
6-13-0
1-0-0
3-0-0
0-5-0
1-0-0
0-1-0
1-3-0
0-2-0
1902
1939
1039
1922
1943
1938
1966
1973
1943
1939
1941
1934
1943
1938
2002
1974
COLORADO
Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
0-1-0
0-2-0
1903
2003
1903
2004
ILLINOIS
Bradley
Carthage
Eastern Illinois
Illinois
Illinois-Chicago
Illinois State
Illinois Wesleyan
Lombard
McKendree
Millikin
Quincy
St. Viator
Shurtleff
Southern Illinois
2-1-0
2-0-0
0-2-0
0-1-0
2-0-0
2-2-0
1-0-0
0-1-0
8-1-0
0-1-2
3-2-0
0-0-1
5-0-2
2-3-0
1966
1956
1974
1915
1969
1943
1943
1929
1924
1916
1996
1932
1901
1937
1970
1957
1975
1915
1970
1990
1943
1929
1936
1922
2001
1932
1949
1961
INDIANA
Butler
Evansville
Rose Poly Institute
Saint Joseph’s
1-0-0
5-0-0
2-2-0
0-1-0
2005
1926
1917
2005
2005
1984
1924
2005
IOWA
Drake
Iowa Wesleyan
Upper Iowa
William Penn
0-3-0
2-1-0
2-0-0
4-0-0
1923
1991
2004
1978
2003
1993
2005
1981
KANSAS
Emporia State
Haskell Indian Institute
Kansas State
Kansas School of Mines
Ottawa
Pittsburg State
St. Mary of the Plains
Washburn
Wichita State
KENTUCKY
Georgetown
Kentucky Wesleyan
Morehead State
Murray State
MICHIGAN
Grand Valley State
Hillsdale
Michigan Tech
MISSOURI
Barnes Medical
Battery A
Carleton
Central Methodist
Central Missouri State
Chillicothe Business
Christian Brothers
Culver-Stockton
Drury
Evangel
Fort Leonard Wood
Jefferson Barracks
Kansas City
Kirksville Osteopaths
4-11-0
0-1-1
0-1-0
1-0-0
1-0-0
15-40-4
2-0-0
5-11-0
0-1-0
1957
1909
1910
1914
1933
1914
1962
1989
1982
2004
1911
1910
1914
1933
2004
1965
2004
1982
1-0-0
2-0-0
0-1-0
0-3-0
1994
2000
2005
1950
1994
2001
2005
1992
1-1-0
0-1-0
1-1-0
1985
1968
1991
1986
1968
1994
RECORD
FIRST
GAME
LAST
GAME
15-9-0
1-1-0
1-0-0
1-0-0
1-10-1
2-1-0
2-18-0
31-26-3
15-11-1
0-3-0
7-18-1
33-38-1
2-0-0
5-27-2
2-0-0
22-35-3
5-14-1
21-48-4
1-0-0
12-39-1
5-2-0
1-0-0
1-2-1
1958
1900
1917
1907
1900
1931
1972
1904
1987
1921
1974
1929
1901
1900
1901
1906
1986
1909
1913
1895
1917
1902
1911
1989
1901
1917
1907
1925
1945
2004
1980
2000
1924
2004
2004
1902
1948
1907
1990
2005
2004
1913
1977
1930
1902
1967
NEBRASKA
Peru State
Wayne State
1-0-0
2-0-1
2005
1973
2005
2005
NEW MEXICO
Eastern New Mexico
0-1-0
1971
1971
OKLAHOMA
Northeastern State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Sch. of Mines
Oklahoma State
Southwestern Oklahoma State
Tulsa
2-2-0
0-1-0
0-3-0
1-0-0
2-1-0
1-0-0
0-4-0
1929
1903
1935
1923
1912
2005
1916
1958
1903
1946
1923
1924
2005
1932
SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota
South Dakota State
0-1-0
0-2-0
1902
1972
1902
2005
TENNESSEE
Austin Peay
Carson-Newman
Memphis
Southwestern
Tennessee-Martin
Tennessee Med. College
Vanderbilt
1-0-0
0-1-0
1-1-0
1-1-0
0-5-0
0-1-0
0-1-0
2005
1965
1947
1955
1960
1922
1904
2005
1965
1948
1956
1964
1922
1904
TEXAS
Southern Methodist
Texas A&M
0-1-0
0-2-0
1923
1915
1923
1916
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2-2-0
1968
1973
MISSOURI (CONT.)
Lincoln
Marion Sims
Marionville
McKinley High
Missouri
Missouri (B team)
Missouri Southern
Missouri State
Missouri Valley
Missouri Wesleyan
Missouri Western
Northwest Missouri State
Pierce City Baptist
St. Louis
Smith Academy
Southeast Missouri State
Southwest Baptist
Truman
Verona Athletic Club
Washington University
Westminster
West End Ath. Club
William Jewell
BOLD INDICATES 2006 OPPONENT
UMR has never faced 2006 opponents Tiffin (Ohio) and Southern
Nazarene (Okla.).
0-1-0
4-0-0
1-1-0
9-4-0
35-36-3
2-0-0
4-3-1
3-0-0
19-14-3
9-1-0
1-0-0
0-0-1
1-0-0
8-3-1
1909
1905
1908
1909
1902
1930
1895
1955
1893
1978
1942
1941
1923
1900
1909
1908
1909
2005
2004
1938
1914
1982
1932
1987
1942
1941
1923
1928
61
ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS
RECORD
ALL-TIME MINER RESULTS
62
1893 (0-1)
11/20 @Drury
1894 (1-0)
11/12 Drury
1895 (0-2)
11/2 @Christian Brothers
11/23 @Washington Univ.
1896 (0-1)
Drury
0-16
8-6
16-26
8-10
8-16
0-42
1897 (No games)
1898 (1-1)
Washington Univ.
Drury
26-32
0-32
26-0
1899 (0-2)
10/18 Christian Brothers
11/23 @Drury
12-35
6-17
6-18
1900 (4-3)
116-44
10/6 Marion Sims
6-11
6-0
10/29 Missouri
2-12
11/3 Drury
69-0
11-5
11/17 @St. Louis
22-11
11/29 @Kirksville Osteopaths
0-5
1901 (6-2)
120-59
9/28 Smith Academy
10-0
10/5 Pierce City Baptist
6-5
10/12 Shurtleff
57-0
10/16 @Marion Sims
5-0
24-0
11/16 @Drury
12-0
11/23 Washington Univ.
6-16
11/30 @Kirksville Osteopaths 0-38
1902 (2-5)
32-67
10/4 @Pierce City
5-0
10/11 West End Athletic Club
6-0
10/18 Central Missouri
6-11
5-11
11/22 Drury
10-11
Arkansas
0-11
South Dakota
0-23
1903 (2-3-2)
10/3 @Missouri
10/10 Arkansas
11/7 @Drury
11/20 Oklahoma
11/26 @Colorado
1904 (4-1-1)
10/8 Shurtleff
10/15 @Missouri State
10/22 @Vanderbilt
11/19 Drury
11/24 @Arkansas
1905 (3-3-1)
10/7 Shurtleff
10/14 @Missouri
10/28 Missouri State
11/4 Battery A
11/18 Arkansas
11/30 @Drury
28-90
0-40
17-6
5-0
0-0
0-0
6-12
0-32
132-35
23-0
41-0
4-29
53-0
6-6
5-0
86-91
0-0
0-28
28-0
36-0
16-0
6-23
0-40
1906 (2-4)
27-119
10/13 @Missouri
0-26
10/20 Battery A
10-0
10/27 @St. Louis
0-71
11/10 @Southeast Missouri
6-16
Arkansas
11-0
@Drury
0-6
1907 (5-2)
Arkansas
Smith Academy
10/5 @St. Louis
10/26 McKinley HS
10/31 Battery A
11/16 Southeast Missouri
1908 (2-3)
10/3 @St. Louis
10/10 @Missouri
10/21 Battery A
10/28 Carleton
11/26 @Drury
100-38
5-7
12-0
0-12
24-0
11-6
11-8
37-5
68-48
0-17
0-16
45-0
6-10
17-5
1909 (5-4)
138-69
10/2 @St. Louis
3-0
10/11 Central Methodist
10-11
10/16 @Missouri
0-13
10/23 Carleton
18-6
10/30 Haskell Indians
10-14
11/13 @Truman
21-0
11/15 @Kirksville Osteopaths 27-0
11/24 @Barnes Medical
6-25
11/25 @Drury
43-0
1910 (3-3-1)
10/8 @Missouri
10/15 @St. Louis
10/22 @Kansas State
11/12 @Arkansas
11/24 Drury
85-42
19-5
0-0
0-3
3-23
24-0
2-6
37-5
1911 (1-5-2)
10/12 @Missouri
11/2 Drury
11/9 @Arkansas
St. Louis
William Jewell
Haskell Indians
56-132
0-29
34-0
11-27
0-6
3-44
6-24
2-2
0-0
1912 (4-4)
10/5 Missouri State
10/12 @Missouri
10/19 @St. Louis
11/2 @Drury
11/28 @Oklahoma State
146-72
17-13
64-0
0-13
0-13
6-13
0-13
46-0
13-7
1913 (6-1-1)
10/18 @St. Louis
10/25 @Drury
11/1 @Missouri
11/17 Oklahoma State
11/22 Verona Athletic Club
266-60
51-0
7-7
62-0
26-0
13-44
19-3
14-0
74-6
1914 (9-0)
567-6
10/3 @Missouri
9-0
10/10 Kansas Miners
87-0
19-0
10/24 Arkansas
40-0
10/31 Drury
68-0
11/7 Pittsburg State
104-0
11/14 Kirksville Osteopaths
150-0
11/28 @St. Louis
63-0
12/5* @Christian Brothers
27-6
*This game not sanctioned by
Missouri School of Mines.
1915 (5-2)
178-127
41-0
10/9 @Illinois
7-75
51-20
10/22 @Texas A&M
3-33
36-6
11/6 @Drury
26-6
13-7
Miners’ 1914 team: Undefeated (9-0) squad that outscored its
opponents 567-6 during the season.
1916 (1-6-1)
9/30 Millikin
Washington Univ.
Kirksville Osteopaths
10/28 @Arkansas
11/10 Drury
@Texas A&M
@Tulsa
27-340
7-7
6-7
0-21
0-60
14-13
0-38
0-77
0-117
1922 (1-6-1)
28-120
6-14
10/13 Westminster
10-0
10/20 @Missouri Wesleyan
3-14
10/27 Arkansas Tech
0-6
11/4 @St. Louis
7-14
11/11 Drury
0-12
11/18 Millikin
6-6
11/25 @Tennessee Doctors
6-54
1917 (2-4)
10/13 Westminster
10/20 @Arkansas
10/27 Marionville
11/16 Drury
11/28 @Rose Poly
93-131
26-18
0-39
65-7
2-21
0-26
0-20
1923 (4-4)
208-136
0-7
10/13 @Drake
0-54
10/16 @Southern Methodist
0-35
34-7
11/2 Kansas City
109-0
11/9 Oklahoma Mines
53-6
11/16 @Drury
13-7
11/23 Arkansas Tech
0-20
1918 (1-2)
@Washington Univ.
@Arkansas
11/27 Rose Poly
13-39
0-26
0-7
13-6
1919 (3-5)
10/10 @Westminster
10/18 @Arkansas
10/25 @St. Louis
11/7 @Central Missouri
11/28 @Drury
115-96
20-6
54-0
0-20
0-21
0-29
0-6
32-0
7-12
1920 (4-4)
10/23 @St. Louis
10/30 @Arkansas
11/13 Drury*
11/20 @Tulsa
*This game later forfeited to
Missouri School of Mines.
79-122
0-21
28-0
33-15
0-27
0-14
17-0
7-13
0-45
1921 (4-4)
155-46
0-10
24-0
69-6
10/21 Missouri Wesleyan
3-14
10/28 Millikin
0-7
11/4 Rose Poly
3-7
11/11 Drury
31-0
21-2
1924 (3-6)
10/4 McKendree
10/11 @St. Louis
11/1 @Loyola, Ill.
11/8 Rose Poly
11/15 Missouri Wesleyan
11/21 @Drury
104-101
27-0
14-26
0-23
0-13
0-6
23-3
6-10
27-7
10-13
1925 (5-2-1)
10/3 Shurtleff
10/9 McKendree
10/17 @Missouri
10/31 @St. Louis
11/21 Drury
114-78
6-6
40-6
0-32
21-0
14-7
0-7
20-13
13-7
1926 (5-3)
10/2 McKendree
10/16 Arkansas Tech
10/30 Evansville
11/6 Drury
11/13 St. Louis
144-98
41-13
2-25
0-30
14-6
32-9
27-6
7-9
21-0
1927 (2-5-1)
9/30 Shurtleff
10/22 @Arkansas
10/29 @St. Louis
11/11 @Drury
11/18 Westminster
52-119
7-0
0-13
7-21
0-34
0-17
13-13
18-7
7-14
81-97
0-9
19-0
7-12
6-12
18-0
13-7
6-45
12-12
1929 (5-3)
10/5 @Truman
10/12 Lombard
10/19 McKendree
10/26 @Central Methodist
11/2 Westminster
11/9 Northwest Missouri
11/16 @Northeastern Okla.
11/28 @Drury
190-70
13-12
6-7
73-0
19-6
0-12
33-6
27-0
19-27
1930 (5-1-1)
10/4 Truman
10/11 Drury
10/18 Missouri Valley
10/25 @St. Louis
11/8 @Westminster
11/15 @Tulsa
Chillicothe Business
209-71
19-7
67-6
38-7
33-33
13-0
0-18
39-0
1931 (5-3)
122-26
9/26 @Pittsburg State
19-7
10/3 Missouri (B)
26-0
0-6
10/16 @St. Louis
0-7
10/23 @Northwest Missouri
0-6
27-0
11/13 @Drury
18-0
11/25 Northeastern Okla.
32-0
1932 (4-3-1)
10/1 @Arkansas
10/15 Drury
10/22 @Truman
11/12 @Tulsa
11/19 St. Viator
115-84
0-13
20-19
40-0
7-12
34-7
14-7
0-26
0-0
1933 (4-3)
10/6 @Arkansas Tech
10/14 McKendree
11/4 Ottawa
11/11 @St. Louis
11/18 Truman
93-88
0-26
7-6
40-6
13-0
0-26
0-18
33-6
1934 (2-6)
9/29 Arkansas Tech
10/5 Truman
10/13 McKendree
10/27 @Arkansas
11/3 @St. Louis
79-122
6-18
0-6
0-19
6-20
0-20
0-25
49-0
AS A MEMBER OF MIAA
1935 (1-7, 0-5)
26-130
10/5 McKendree
16-0
10/11 @St. Louis
0-38
2-7
6-20
2-7
11/8 @Oklahoma City
6-27
11/16 Truman
6-13
0-19
1936 (1-4-2, 0-3-2)
9/25 @St. Louis
10/3 McKendree
10/30 @Truman
86-96
18-31
27-0
0-0
0-20
12-13
13-13
16-19
1937 (3-4-1, 2-2-1)
100-93
9/25 Southern Illinois
27-0
10/1 @St. Louis
6-32
6-20
10/23 Truman
6-6
11/6 @Oklahoma City
7-19
35-0
7-0
6-16
1938 (4-4, 3-2)
104-93
9/30 @St. Louis
0-12
10/8 Chillicothe Business
30-6
0-21
10/22 Central Arkansas
0-27
35-0
11/5 @Truman
6-2
7-19
26-6
1939 (5-4, 3-2)
111-120
9/29 @St. Louis
0-13
10/7 Arkansas State
39-6
13-7
0-17
6-20
11/4 Arkansas-Monticello
28-13
12-6
11/18 Truman
13-6
0-12
1940 (3-3-2, 2-2-1)
9/27 Arkansas State
10/5 @St. Louis
11/15 @Truman
91-65
39-12
0-0
25-0
6-7
7-27
7-7
7-0
0-12
1941 (4-3-2, 3-1-1)
116-67
MIAA Co-Champions
9/26 Arkansas State
46-0
10/3 @St. Louis
7-13
0-0
7-20
10/24 Jefferson Barracks
6-6
3-0
20-0
11/14 Truman
20-0
7-28
1942 (3-4)
130-69
10/10 @St. Louis
7-14
10/17 @Northwest Missouri 13-22
32-7
10/31 Ft. Leonard Wood
53-0
@Missouri State
13-0
Southeast Missouri
6-7
Washington Univ.
6-19
1943 (5-3)
112-112
9/25 @Arkansas
0-59
0-6
10/16 @Illinois State
19-6
10/23 Missouri (B)
18-0
10/30 @Illinois Wesleyan
8-0
25-0
11/13 Camp J. T. Robinson
27-14
14-34
1944 (No games — World War II)
1945 (0-5)
Missouri State
Missouri (B)
St. Louis
Missouri State
Truman
14-95
7-13
0-25
0-32
7-19
0-6
1946 (4-3-2, 3-1-1)
94-144
MIAA Co-Champions
9/20 @St. Louis
0-24
12-6
10/5 @Oklahoma City
6-74
20-0
25-0
6-27
11/2 Missouri State
12-0
0-0
11/16 Truman
13-13
1947 (4-3, 4-1)
105-126
MIAA Champions
9/27 @St. Louis
0-61
10/4 @Memphis
0-13
12-6
14-7
10/25 @Truman
25-6
7-14
47-19
1948 (4-3-2, 2-1-2)
105-96
9/18 Memphis
6-0
7-19
10/2 Shurtleff
22-13
18-0
24-6
0-18
7-7
11/13 @Truman
14-14
11/20 @St. Louis
7-19
1949 (6-2, 5-0)
231-87
MIAA Champions
7-27
13-28
10/1 Shurtleff
56-0
31-0
10/21 @Truman
20-6
33-7
30-6
1950 (7-2, 4-1)
201-114
MIAA Champions
26-7
34-19
9/30 Murray State
0-21
14-0
32-13
10/21 Truman
47-7
35-34
6-7
11/23 @Illinois State*
7-6
*Corn Bowl, Bloomington, Ill.
1951 (3-5, 3-2)
90-132
0-20
9/22 @Murray State
7-31
8-21
12-6
10/19 @Truman
7-21
7-13
19-6
1952 (3-5, 3-2)
110-183
0-20
6-27
21-6
20-14
0-10
25-20
10/31 @William Jewell
19-47
11/8 Truman
19-52
1953 (3-5, 2-3)
100-117
6-25
7-26
7-12
20-0
6-0
10/24 @Truman
20-28
6-19
11/6 @Southern Illinois
28-7
1954 (3-5, 3-2)
104-216
14-35
14-58
10/2 Missouri State
18-12
7-33
19-13
19-6
10/30 Truman
6-32
7-27
1955 (4-5, 2-3)
162-165
14-33
20-13
10/1 Culver-Stockton
44-7
13-7
6-9
10/22 @Truman
19-14
6-11
19-25
11/12 @SW-Memphis
21-46
Miners’ 1941 team: UMR’s first championship team in the Missouri Intercollegiate
Athletic Association; team had five shutouts in that championship season.
63
1928 (3-4-1)
10/13 McKendree
10/20 @St. Louis
11/10 @Westminster
11/17 @Arkansas
11/29 @Drury
64
1973 (3-6-2, 2-3-1)
186-263
9/15 @Wayne State, Neb.
14-14
9/22 Henderson State
3-14
9/29 Missouri Southern
16-0
10/6 @Wis.-Milwaukee
7-45
21-31
32-49
24-14
28-31
8-33
11/17 Truman
7-7
11/22 @Lincoln
26-25
Miners’ 1947 team: UMR’s first outright MIAA championship team.
1956 (6-3, 4-1)
172-89
MIAA Co-Champions
0-13
9/22 @Carthage
20-6
13-14
10/6 SW-Memphis
33-7
10/13 Truman
33-6
7-9
29-27
27-7
10-0
1957 (5-5, 3-2)
174-146
9/14 @Northeastern Okla.
13-33
9/21 Carthage
34-0
7-14
6-14
47-6
37-19
10/27 Emporia State
27-14
11/1 @Truman
0-12
3-0
0-32
1958 (5-4, 4-1)
154-185
9/13 Northeastern Okla.
3-20
9/20 @Lincoln
0-46
13-19
22-21
26-14
7-19
10/25 Truman
27-20
20-7
36-19
1959 (4-4, 2-3)
147-137
9/19 Lincoln
14-30
27-15
20-7
34-20
7-30
10/24 @Truman
7-20
6-7
11/7 Missouri State
32-8
1962 (2-7, 1-4)
112-210
9/15 @St. Mary’s
13-0
20-33
6-28
10/6 Tennessee-Martin
18-26
10/13 @Southeast Missouri 12-23
10/20 Truman
0-40
26-12
3-28
14-20
1968 (4-5, 2-3)
128-141
18-20
9/28 @Missouri Valley
20-7
10/5 Hillsdale
16-24
10-6
16-20
11/2 Truman
19-13
7-6
9-14
1963 (2-7, 2-3)
69-225
9/14 Lincoln
6-24
7-15
6-35
10/5 @Tennessee-Martin
7-32
19-14
10/19 @Truman
0-41
11/2 Missouri State
0-42
10-0
1969 (7-2, 3-2)
256-107
40-0
33-14
10/4 Bradley
42-14
10/11 @Illinois-Chicago
14-6
24-0
24-32
11/1 @Truman
14-21
20-8
45-12
1964 (1-8, 1-4)
78-324
7-27
9-24
6-26
10/10 @Lincoln
0-73
10/17 Truman
12-35
19-41
13-49
14-0
7-49
1970 (6-3-1, 2-3-1)
251-174
20-14
21-7
10/3 @Bradley
28-7
10/10 Illinois-Chicago
53-0
14-14
7-34
21-35
11/21 @Truman
19-35
11/26 Lincoln
14-7
1965 (2-7, 0-5)
116-168
6-19
19-7
10/2 @Carson-Newman
0-27
10/9 St. Mary’s
41-0
10/16 Truman
0-14
0-14
22-26
16-21
1960 (0-9, 0-5)
108-332
9/17 @Southern Illinois
14-34
12-34
6-52
12-20
22-53
7-20
21-23
0-42
11/12 Truman
14-54
1966 (3-7, 1-4)
173-264
9/17 @Harding
13-31
23-35
29-7
10/8 @William Jewell
16-13
10-39
26-28
11/5 Truman
16-0
13-36
11/19 @Bradley
14-26
1961 (4-5, 3-2)
108-186
0-44
19-0
0-20
10/7 @Tennessee-Martin
22-50
13-6
20-6
7-27
11/10 @Truman
7-20
1967 (2-7, 0-5)
9/16 Harding
10/7 William Jewell
11/4 Truman
115-194
25-14
7-14
34-13
14-28
9-21
0-21
0-34
7-13
19-36
1971 (4-6-1, 2-3-1)
156-247
0-20
21-27
21-0
7-6
21-19
20-20
25-14
11/6 @Eastern New Mexico 7-37
2-42
11/20 Truman
13-44
11/25 @Lincoln
0-18
1972 (2-9, 1-5)
108-312
7-21
9/23 @South Dakota State
0-49
9/30 @Missouri Southern
7-39
10/7 Wis.-Milwaukee
7-20
0-3
24-35
14-7
0-31
11/18 @Truman
28-21
11/23 Lincoln
0-40
1974 (6-4-1, 4-1-1)
178-202
9/7
@Missouri Valley
14-28
9/14 @Missouri Western
15-7
9/21 @Henderson State
10-38
14-12
21-29
10/19 @Truman
20-7
21-21
11/2 Lincoln
14-13
11/9 @Eastern Illinois
0-17
7-41
35-31
1975 (1-8-2, 1-5)
127-210
9/6
Missouri Valley
14-28
9/13 Missouri Western
14-14
6-26
20-20
0-17
10/18 Truman
6-26
0-29
11/1 @Lincoln
26-28
11/8 Eastern Illinois
14-24
7-28
20-7
1976 (4-6-1, 2-4)
179-173
9/4
@Missouri Valley
30-42
7-6
9/18 Wayne State, Neb.
17-0
7-7
10/9 Lincoln
34-15
29-15
9-10
20-21
12-20
11/20 Truman
0-24
1977 (7-3-1, 4-1-1)
234-180
MIAA Co-Champions
9/3
Missouri Valley
33-13
14-21
9-43
16-14
10/8 @Lincoln
14-0
20-14
17-26
27-6
49-10
11/19 Truman
21-19
1978 (8-3, 4-2)
267-145
9/2
William Penn
20-0
9/9
@Missouri Valley
6-14
38-21
9/30 Evangel
37-0
13-6
10/14 @Truman
7-8
13-37
11/4 @Central Methodist
52-17
11/11 Lincoln
32-13
17-7
1979 (7-3-1, 3-3)
208-94
9/1
@William Penn
43-0
9/8
Missouri Valley
8-8
24-10
9/29 @Evangel
37-0
9-7
10/13 Truman
2-3
3-27
3-26
49-6
11/10 @Lincoln
24-7
9-0
1980 (10-0, 6-0)
260-123
MIAA Champions
9/6
William Penn
27-0
23-16
14-10
9/27 @Evangel
40-20
10/4 Lincoln
18-0
41-3
27-16
16-15
34-23
11/15 @Truman
20-14
1982 (8-3, 3-2)
238-177
9/4
@Wichita State
14-51
10-6
21-9
9/25 @Evansville
14-10
10/2 Lincoln
23-7
61-0
20-23
10/30 Evangel
32-22
12-0
11/13 @Truman
7-28
1983 (8-2, 4-1)
239-133
MIAA Co-Champions
9/3
@Missouri Western
28-35
17-7
17-14
9/24 Evansville
37-21
10/1 @Lincoln
17-21
35-21
15-0
10/29 @Evangel
35-6
11/12 Truman
14-9
1984 (6-4, 2-3)
229-111
9/1
Missouri Western
17-11
9/8
@Missouri Valley
24-10
62-14
9/22 @Evansville
50-0
16-0
10/13 @Truman
20-31
0-10
10/27 Lincoln
27-3
11/3 Evangel
7-18
9-14
1985 (7-3, 4-1)
240-120
9/4
@Missouri Western
15-24
9/8
Missouri Valley
35-6
13-14
20-3
10/12 Truman
20-21
14-9
10/26 @Lincoln
34-3
11/2 @Evangel
28-19
44-6
11/16 @Grand Valley State
17-15
1988 (2-8, 2-4)
122-208
9/3
Missouri Western
6-24
9/10 @Harding
16-21
0-31
0-20
10/8 Southwest Baptist
31-20
17-24
10/22 Southeast Missouri*
6-38
10/29 Lincoln
27-0
11/5 @Truman
12-13
7-17
*at Busch Stadium, St. Louis
1989 (1-9, 1-9)
123-223
9/2
@Washburn
20-7
9/9
Truman
17-19
14-27
9/30 @Lincoln
14-21
7-27
3-7
14-42
0-25
21-24
14-24
1990 (0-10, 0-9)
96-304
9/1
Washburn
7-13
9/8
@Truman
17-24
21-24
0-46
13-21
7-52
0-37
7-14
11/10 @Southwest Baptist
7-45
1991 (4-6-1, 3-5-1)
192-221
8/31 Michigan Tech
24-21
9/7
@Iowa Wesleyan
17-21
20-21
6-6
14-26
6-42
10/19 Emporia State
27-21
10/26 @Washburn
28-13
13-7
21-26
11/16 @Truman
16-17
1992 (2-9, 1-8)
131-323
9/5
@Iowa Wesleyan
27-26
9/12 @Murray State
0-36
3-45
21-28
13-33
10/17 @Emporia State
6-35
10/24 Washburn
26-21
0-17
7-17
11/14 Truman
14-36
1997 (3-8, 2-7)
153-333
9/6
@Quincy
40-0
10-14
14-44
9/27 @Washburn
13-27
7-42
3-38
10/18 @Truman
7-56
17-0
3-35
11/8 Emporia State
20-77
19-0
1993 (3-7, 2-7)
228-228
9/11 Iowa Wesleyan
32-0
9/18 @Washburn
38-14
9/25 Emporia State
0-17
44-8
3-28
20-27
10/23 @Truman
13-21
24-42
33-47
21-24
1998 (0-11, 0-9)
94-335
9/5
Quincy
17-23
14-19
0-27
9/26 Washburn
7-24
3-41
6-49
10/17 Truman
7-25
0-39
19-33
11/7 @Emporia State
14-34
7-21
1994 (5-5-1, 4-4-1)
155-232
9/3
@Michigan Tech
6-20
9/10 @Georgetown, Ky.
17-7
9/17 Washburn
19-0
9/24 @Emporia State
15-14
26-26
0-34
10/22 Truman
7-38
10-30
21-17
14-31
1995 (1-9, 1-8)
119-379
9/9
@Missouri Valley
0-3
9/16 @Truman
3-63
14-48
17-56
10/7 Emporia State
14-45
10/14 @Washburn
10-21
19-50
7-12
10-60
25-21
1996 (3-8, 1-8)
165-314
9/7
Quincy
41-0
20-7
9/21 Truman
14-30
21-25
20-52
10/19 Washburn
0-45
7-20
14-7
0-45
7-27
1999 (0-11, 0-9)
9/4
@Quincy
9/25 @Truman
10/2 Emporia State
10/9 @Washburn
80-411
16-23
20-28
10-56
0-15
6-48
18-53
0-41
7-14
0-62
3-34
0-37
2000 (2-9, 0-9)
141-453
9/2
Kentucky Wesleyan
35-28
9/9
@Missouri Valley
22-20
0-63
9/23 Truman
0-49
9/30 @Emporia State
7-49
10/7 Washburn
14-34
7-33
10/21 @Southwest Baptist*
32-35
10-52
7-70
7-20
*Overtime game (1OT)
2001 (2-9, 0-9)
152-360
9/1
Quincy
45-12
9/8
@Kentucky Wesleyan 30-10
0-49
9/22 @Truman
0-61
10-31
14-34
19-31
3-31
3-17
11/3 @Washburn
14-42
14-42
1986 (5-6, 2-3)
291-248
9/6
Missouri Western
38-22
42-13
14-37
9/27 @Evangel
40-28
28-35
13-3
12-30
10/25 Lincoln
53-6
10-13
11/8 @Truman
21-31
11/15 Grand Valley State
20-30
Miners’ 1980 team: Undefeated (10-0) champions of MIAA; ranked 10th in final NCAA Division II
rankings and was the nation’s top team against the run.
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1981 (6-3-1, 3-1-1)
149-136
9/5
@William Penn
31-13
10-31
12-28
9/26 Evangel
14-3
10/3 @Lincoln
14-12
24-3
0-0
10/31 Evansville
13-3
11/14 Truman
17-16
1987 (5-5, 2-3)
200-136
9/5
@Missouri Western
19-7
10-13
7-31
9/26 Evangel
29-14
14-20
31-14
10/24 Truman
6-11
10/31 @Lincoln
49-0
0-16
35-10
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2002 (0-11, 0-9)
153-429
8/31 @Harding
15-23
9/14 Drake
25-28
9-34
9/28 Truman
28-57
14-55
9-29
10/19 Emporia State
7-40
14-48
7-17
11/9 Washburn
0-49
25-49
2003 (0-11, 0-9)
224-500
9/6
Colo. School of Mines
7-28
9/13 @Drake
7-28
35-49
22-60
6-59
27-43
21-73
10/25 @Washburn
24-49
11/1 Emporia State
27-44
11/8 @Truman
28-35
20-32
2004 (3-8, 2-7)
254-509
8/28 Upper Iowa
42-7
9/4
@Colo. School of Mines 12-48
21-51
3-65
27-91
14-52
42-38
10/16 Washburn
17-42
29-19
10/30 Truman
33-47
14-49
Miners in Homecoming Games
1921: Rose Poly 7, UMR 3
1926: Arkansas Tech 30, UMR 0
1927: Central Methodist 21, UMR 7
1928: UMR 18, Kirksville Osteopaths 0
1929: UMR 73, McKendree 0
1930: UMR 67, Drury 6
1931: UMR 27, Central Methodist 0
1932: UMR 14, Northwest Missouri 7
1933: UMR 13, Ottawa 0
1934: McKendree 20, UMR 6
1935: Missouri State 7, UMR 2
1936: Central Missouri 20, UMR 0
1937: UMR 6, Truman 6
1938: Central Arkansas 27, UMR 0
1940: UMR 7, Southeast Missouri 7
1941: Northwest Missouri 20, UMR 7
1942: Southeast Missouri 7, UMR 6
1946: UMR 0, Pittsburg State 0
1950: UMR 35, Missouri State 34
1952: Truman 52, UMR 19
1953: UMR 20, Central Missouri 0
1957: UMR 27, Emporia State 14
1964: Truman 35, UMR 12
1965: UMR 41, St. Mary’s (Kan.) 0
1974: UMR 20, Truman 7
1975: Truman 26, UMR 6
1979: Truman 3, UMR 2
1982: UMR 23, Lincoln 7
1984: UMR 27, Lincoln 3
1988: UMR 31, Southwest Baptist 20
1991: Missouri Western 26, UMR 14
1992: Missouri Southern 33, UMR 13
1993: UMR 44, Southwest Baptist 8
1994: Pittsburg State 34, UMR 0
1995: Emporia State 45, UMR 14
1996: Missouri Southern 25, UMR 21
1998: Pittsburg State 41, UMR 3
1999: Emporia State 48, UMR 6
2000: Washburn 34, UMR 14
2002: Missouri Western 29, UMR 9
2003: Southwest Baptist 43, UMR 27
2004: Washburn 42, UMR 17
2005: Southwest Baptist 40, UMR 38
2006: vs. Southern Nazarene (Oct. 21)
AS AN NCAA-II INDEPENDENT
2005 (7-4)
379-285
8/27 @Upper Iowa
26-18
9/3
Central Methodist
43-18
9/10 Wayne State (Neb.)
22-21
9/17 Peru State
34-0
9/24 @Saint Joseph’s
23-28
38-40
10/15 Southwestern Okla. St. 20-9
10/22 @South Dakota St.
28-64
10/29 @Austin Peay
45-3
11/5 Morehead State
55-56
11/12 @Butler
45-28
Former Miner in NFL camp this summer
Brett Fischer, who stood out for the Miners during his four-year career at UMR, is looking to make the roster
of the National Football League’s Detroit Lions this summer. Fischer set UMR single-season and career records for receiving, catching 72 passes for 1,040 yards in 2004 (both marks were broken by current Miner
Ashton Gronewold last year) and ending his career with a record 1,976 receiving yards. Fischer had signed
with the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent after the 2005 NFL Draft and participated in the team’s training
camp, but was released by the Chiefs shortly after the start of training camp last July. The Lions are holding
their training camp at their practice facility in Allen Park, Mich.
MINER FOOTBALL BOOSTERS
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The following is a list of parents, individuals and groups that support the football program at the University of Missouri-Rolla.
The football program and UMR Department of Athletics greatly appreciate the contributions by these people. The following
list consists of those who have made donations since March 1, 2005.
ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP DONORS
Sandy Erxleben
Mrs. Charles Finley
Gerald Huddleston
Jackling Jocks
Robert Keiser
Harold Krueger
Helen Lasko
Greg McClain
Don McGovern
Jane Mercier
Perrin Roller
Helen Schaeffer
Otis Taylor
Daniel Holman
Thomas Huber
Gene Huffman
Paul Janke
Andy Jeffers
Tony Kaczmarek
Gilbert Keeley
Michael Keithley
Harry Kennedy
Edwin Lane
Rob Laird
John McCarthy
Stephen McVeigh
John Moll
Jon Morgan
Jim Murphy
Marvin Nevins
Tom Oberle
Stephen Ombalski
Dustin Penn
Ed Reichert
Ronald Reimer
Bret Riegel
Gary Roebke
Roger Schoeppel
James Shildmyer
Alvin Shwartz
Robert Sonntag
Reid Stephens
William Stoltz
Tom Sullivan
Bryan Tilley
Roger Vessell
Chris Ward
Jim White
Lou Whitehair
Hugh Wilson
Frank Winfield
FOOTBALL ALUMNI
Perry Allison
Bobby Barton
Chris Boone
Eugene Brenning
Brad Brueckner
Don Brumm
Tom Cooper
Steve DelaRoche
Dennis Doering
Don Dowling
David Elsenrath
Ken Ennis
Lloyd Flowers
Aaron Gage
Bill Gammon
Bill Grantham
Greg Haug
Joseph Hepp
Dan Herzberg
Lester Holcomb
CORPORATE SPONSORS
Amerihost
ARO Systems
ASA Enterprises
The Ashland Foundation
Keith Bailey
Bowling Green Jaycees
Central Electric Power
Clark & Spence
Cochran Engineering
Eaton Design
Fairgrounds Chevrolet
Farm King Supply
Formcast
Hall Chiropractic
Hentges Irrigation
JM Horseman Group
Kent Jewelry
Key Sport Shop
King & Brainerd Sale Agency
Lantz & Sons Builders
Main Street Pub
Missouri Alcohol Assessment
Missouri Southern Seed
Paramount Pump
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co.
Pizza Inn
Reebok
Rawlings
Riddell
Salkeld Sports
Sandy Ward Agency
Savior Fare
Scrub a Dub
SE3, LLC
SMC Electric Supply
Smith Brothers Painting
Sprint
Twin City Floor
Wilson Sporting Goods
Dewey Allgood
Keith Bailey
Robert Berry
Lu Bolon
Joy Brown
Les Clark
Kim Colter
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FRIENDS OF THE PROGRAM
Marvin Allsop
Vicki Alward
Barry Anarney
Joan Anderson
Ember Arnold
Anthony Ashenhurst
Charles Aubrey
Gene Aubrey
James Aubrey
Roberta Aubrey
Deidre Baldwin
Anthony Balota, Jr.
Cynthia Balota
Joseph Balota
Raymond Balota
Emma Balven
Terry Balven
Cynthia Barnes
Larry Barr
Johnny Bash
Wendy Becker
Jennifer Bestenlehner
Betty Black
Debra Blagg
Justin Blandford
Cathy Blankenship
Elizabeth Boeckmann
Vicki Boschert
Dorothy Boshears
Marjorie Bossing
Michael Bradley
Loyde Braidlow
Lisa Brammer
Shirley Brandon
Maxine Brannon
Scott Brannon
Mr. & Mrs. David Brewer
Edna Brunkhorst
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen
Bugg
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Buhr
Bernice Buis
Laura Burgler
James Burke, Jr.
Joni Burling
Lois Burris
Marsha Burris
William Burton
Terri Bush
Elsie Carlucci
Michelle Cardoza
Steven Carter
Julie Casper
Nancy Cates
Tina Chancellor
Bruce Childress
Jeanine Childs
Deanna Chrisman
Greg Clark
Janet Clark
Nancy Clark
Stacy Clark
Earl Coleman
Karen Collins
Clay Copeland
Cynthia Cottrell
Linda Cox
Debra Cross
James Crownover
Jose Cunha
Martin Cunha
Joann Cunningham
Julianna Daniels
Milo Daub
Brian Dean
Dwaine Dean
Mr. & Mrs. David Dearth
Ronald DeCamp
Robert Denges
Rita Devine
Michael Devol
Ryan Dickey
Andrew Dieckmann
Daniel Dieckmann
Wayne Dillinger
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Dorf
Evan Douthit
Margrette Douthit
Sandra Dowell
John Dreyer
Linda Edwards
Diane Eftink
Ernest Ertmoed
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell
Esquibel
Gary Ferguson
William Fletcher
Susan Flynn
Mike Forquer
Jeffrey Freeman
Katherine Frerking
Robert Frerking
Vicky Frets
Carolyn Frisbey
Tammy Gay
Stacey Gonzalez
Dale Greal
Elaine Greaving
David Green
Janice Greenewald
Janet Gremaud
Paul Gremaud
Rebecca Gremaud
Rod Gremaud
Christopher Grewe
Gregory Gronewold
Jolene Gronewold
Max Gronewold
Robert Gurgos
Christine Hallam
Margaret Harbert
Susan Hayes
Rhonda Henstorf
Russell Hill
Donald Hollar
Marie Hollenbeck
Mary Ann Hollenbeck
Mildred Hollenbeck
Greg Holman
Linda Houghton
Christopher Hullaby
Carroll Intihar
Stephanie Jenkins
Catherine Johnson
Kathleen Johnson
Janice Jones
Larry Kanning
Benjamin Kanoy
Kristin Kanoy
Robert Kanoy
Martha Keithly
Mr. & Mrs. Billy Key
Bob Kiehl
Richard Killian
Jane Kohl
Wayne Kolbe
Jennifer Kraft
Geneva Krumme
Leslie Krumme
Shirley Kuelker
Jane Landstra
Katherine Landstra
Richard Landstra
Delbert Lay
Ross Lockhart
April Loula
Brenda Loula
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Loula
Sarah Machado
Debbie Malone
Mary Mann
Shelli Mann
Antonina Marsh
Teresa Maurer
Robert Mayhew
Karen McCarthy
Ardell McComb
Hatha Rae McDonald
Kathleen McFadden
Peter McWade
Patricia Mealey
E. Lynn Meisenhelter
Carla Millham
Sarah Moore
Steven Morken
Carol Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Mueller
Rosemary Mueller
Robert Nabazas
Harold Newton
Kay Newton
Doug Nichols
Patrice Nolan
Patricia Nolan
Theresa Norgren
Donna Novak
Marilyn O’Brate
Sarah Offield
Carolyn Papo
Blaise Peluso
Laura Pintcke
Leland Pitsch
Roger Poythress
Catherine Quinn
Janice Ramsay
William Ramsay
Jeanette Rangel
George Rasmussen
Frank Rentschler
Marilyn Reutter
Jeanne Rhoades
Evelyn Richards
Sharon Richards
Mr. & Mrs. John Ricketts
Christian Ricks
Robert Riley, Jr.
Gayle Roberson
Jeanne Roberts
Eileen Ruma
Teresa Ruma
Mark Sachtleben
Mary Ann Sachtleben
Peggy Sachtleben
Julie Saunchegraw
Cheryl Schunk
Mary Sciarra
Steven Schmidt
Roger Schoeppel
Azelia Severs
Karen Severs
Rick Severs
Denise Shipley
Lillian Sineath
Terrence Sioreen
Patricia Sjoreen
Rhonda Slavens
LaDonna Smith
Merle & Judy Southern
FRIENDS OF THE PROGRAM
Hugh Sullivan
Susan Sulser
Kris Swanson
Pamela Swanson
Dorothy Sy
Keith Szolga
Gary Taylor
Jacque Taylor
Gary Tiefenauer
William Tillotson
Jason Tinklenberg
Joan Ufkes
Patricia Ulmer
Irene Utley
Larry VanDyke
Joan VanScovoc
JoAnn Vessell
Robert Weiberg
Terrill Wessler
Carolyn Wheat
John Wheeler
Jim Whitehouse
Shirley Whitehouse
Larry Wiebe
Linda Wiebe
David Wilkes
Dan Williams
James Wolvin
Linda Woodard
Scott Woodard
Carvel Wortham, Jr.
Carol Wright
Rick Wyble
Rhonda Yost
Angela Zych
Florentine Zych
Stan Zych
John Locke came to the UMR football program in the fall of 2002 as a highly-touted defensive
lineman from Bishop McNamara High School in St. Anne, Ill. However, the program and the university
suffered a loss on the morning on August 29, 2002 when a two-car accident just south of the city limits
claimed the life of Locke and Patrick Roberts, another freshman student at UMR.
Locke was to be a senior on the Miner football team in the 2006 season. His parents, Thomas
and Janet Locke, will be on hand and participate in the Miners’ senior day festivities when UMR hosts
Kentucky Wesleyan Nov. 11 at Allgood-Bailey Stadium.
As a prep player, Locke was a first-team all-state selection and all-conference selection in the
Chicago Catholic League, which earned him the opportunity to play in the Illinois Shrine Bowl following
the 2001 campaign.
“John was an individual who had all of the qualities you would be looking for in a person,:” said UMR head football
coach Kirby Cannon. “He had a commitment and character, was a good student and had already shown leadership
abilities. He made an impact on our program because of his personality.”
Dale Spence
Earl Spence
Theresa Steinbach
David Stevenson
Ruth Stevenson
Susie Stewart
Terry Stewart
Michael Stilwell
Alan Storm
Josephine Stramberg
Denny Strein
Dorothy Stroh
Robert Stuckmeyer
Nov. 4
Oct. 28
Oct. 21
Oct. 14
Oct. 7
Sept. 30
Sept. 23
Sept. 16
Sept. 9
Sept. 2
August 26
Kentucky
Wesleyan
@Wayne
State (Neb.)
Butler
Southern
Nazarene
Austin Peay
@SW
Oklahoma
Saint
Joseph’s
@Morehead
State
@Lincoln
@Southeast
Missouri
Idle
@Tiffin
UMR
@Saint
Joseph’s
Lincoln
Hillsdale
@Central
State
Idle
Kentucky
Wesleyan
Gannon
@Chowan
@Ohio
Dominican
@Concord
Clarion
UMR
Tiffin
@Tennessee
State
TennesseeMartin
@Murray
State
Eastern
Kentucky
@Arkansas
@Eastern
Illinois
Samford
@Jacksonville State
Idle
UMR
@Austin
Peay
Idle
Southeast
Missouri
Idle
@Tiffin
@Langston
Stillman
Saint
Joseph’s
Idle
@Millsaps
Kentucky
Wesleyan
UMR
@W. Va.
State
Central
Missouri
Lane
Lincoln
Austin Peay
@Butler
@San Diego
Jacksonville
Davidson
@Dayton
@Drake
UMR
Valparaiso
@Newberry
@Western
Ill. (8/31)
Idle
Morehead
State
Tiffin
@Central
State
@Fairmont
State
@Kentucky
Wesleyan
@Lincoln
Valparaiso
@UMR
@Indianapolis
Grand Valley
State
@Wayne
State (Mich.)
Saint
Francis
Idle
Saint
Joseph’s
@TX A&MCommerce
@East
Central
Central
Oklahoma
N’eastern
State
@S’eastern
Oklahoma
UMR
Tarleton
State
@Abilene
Christian
@Okla.
Panhandle
Midwestern
State
@TX A&MKingsville
Idle
S’western
Oklahoma
@Morehead
State
North
Greenville
Charleston
Cumberlands
@UMR
Idle
TennesseeMartin
@Dayton
@Samford
(9/14)
@Cumberland
Southeast
Missouri
Idle
Austin Peay
Azuza
Pacific
Haskell
@SW Assys.
of God
@UMR
@Texas
College
Idle
Peru State
Bacone
@N’western
Oklahoma
@Belhaven
Howard
Payne
Idle
Southern
Nazarene
@Davidson
Morehead
State
@UMR
Valparaiso
Drake
@San Diego
Dayton
Jacksonville
Robert
Morris
Hanover
@Albion
Idle
Butler
Winona State
(Metrodome)
UMR
ConcordiaSt. Paul
@Southwest
Minn. St.
Bemidji
State
Northern
State
@Minn.Crookston
@Minn. St.Moorhead
Chadron
State
@Neb.Kearney
Upper Iowa
(8/31)
Idle
Wayne State
(Neb.)
@UMR
Idle
@Central
State
Saint
Joseph’s
North
Greenville
@Tiffin
Glenville
State
@Lincoln
@Western
Illinois
@West
Liberty St.
W. Va.
Wesleyan
Kentucky
State
Kentucky
Wesleyan
2006 Composite Schedule
Nov. 11

2006 Football Media Guide

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