#16 Richmond Spiders at Duke Blue Devils

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1 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 10 CONFERENCE TITLES 8 NCAA PLAYOFFS 57 ALL-AMERICANS SINCE 69 INSIDE Offense Notes...5 Defense Notes...6 Roster, Pronunciations, Two-Deep Interim Head Coach Wayne Lineburg...10 Player Capsules, Career Stats & Highs Stats GAME: 1 vs. INSIDE THE MATCH-UP Spiders 10 Record: 6-5 (4-4 CAA Football) Rank: 16 (Sports Network) Last Game: Loss at W&M, 41-3 (11/10/10) Duke Blue Devils 10 Record: 3-9 (1-7 ACC) Rank: n/a (Sports Network) Last Game: Loss vs. North Carolina, (11/27/10) THE SERIES Overall Record: Duke leads 9-3 Games at, Va.: Duke leads 2-1 Games at Durham, N.C.: Duke leads 7-2 Last 5 Games In Series: Duke leads 3-2 Current Streak: 2 wins Last Meeting: 16 (9/5/09) THE COACHES Wayne Lineburg (Virginia 96) Record at : 0-0 (1st year) Overall Record: 0-0 (1st year) Record vs. Duke: 0-0 Duke David Cutcliffe (Alabama 76) Record at Duke: (4th year) Overall Record: (11th year) Record vs. : 0-1 TELEVISION BROADCAST Network: ESPN3.com Talent: Neil Solondz (play-by-play), Jay Taylor (analyst) RADIO Spider Sports Network from IMG College Flagship: ESPN 950 AM Satellite Radio: XM Channel 192 (Duke broadcast) Talent: Bob Black (play-by-play), Jasmonn Coleman (analyst), Matt Smith (sideline), Matt Josephs (studio host) Internet: Spiders.com; espn950am.com MEDIA INFORMATION Mike DeGeorge, Dir. of Football Public Relations Cell: (804) Office: (804) mdegeorg@richmond.edu SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: twitter.com/spider_football Twitter: twitter.com/robins_stadium YouTube: youtube.com/user/spiders Facebook: Spiders Football #16 Spiders at Duke Blue Devils Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, N.C. 7 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 TV: ESPN3 Radio: ESPN 950 & The Wolf 93.1 The Game opens its 128th season of football Saturday, Sept. 3 versus Duke in Durham, N.C. The Spiders are looking for their third-consecutive win over the Blue Devils, having defeated them 13-0 in 2006 and in those are two of the Spiders four wins all-time versus FBS teams. Quick Slants Under first-year interim head coach Wayne Lineburg (pronounced LYNN-uh-burg), the University of Spiders open their 128th season of Football Saturday, September 3 at Duke. Lineburg was named the interim head coach immediately following the resignation of Latrell Scott on August 23, Lineburg will remain as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in Coming off a 6-5 season in 2010, the Spiders have recorded six-consecutive winning seasons, which is the longest streak at since seven-straight winning campaigns in the 1920s. returns 13 starters and 49 letterwinners from last season s injury-plagued team that started four different QBs throughout the season, yet still entered the final week of the regular-season in contention for an NCAA Playoff spot. The Spiders enter the 2011 season ranked No. 16 (Sports Network), returning to the Top 25 after not being ranked in the final 2010 poll -- the first time hadn t been ranked since early boasts three members of the 2011 Preseason All-CAA Football Team in senior WR Tre Gray, junior FB Kendall Gaskins and junior K Wil Kamin. Each was a 2010 All-CAA Football selection, with Gaskins earning Third Team All-America honors from the Sports Network. Gray was a First Team All-CAA Football pick last season and enters his senior campaign needing 756 yards and 51 catches to set the respective career records. Youth will be served by the Spiders in 2011 as 25 players on the preseason two-deep are redshirt sophomore or younger. Last year, had seven true freshmen see action. Senior QB Aaron Corp (pictured) returns for his final season of eligibility, and the transfer from USC is looking for an injury-free 2011 after suffering a season-ending knee injury last year in the fifth game at New Hampshire. Corp is regarded as one of the leading FCS signal-callers this year and was listed as one of six NFL draft sleepers by the Sporting News. s injury-plagued 2010 season was fully-evident at the QB position as four different players started under center and six different Spiders threw passes -- occasionally in the Wildcat formation. went 5-1 last season at home in its first year at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders opened the new $25 million on-campus facility after playing 81 years off campus. Spiders (0-0) Date Rank TV Time/Score Sep at Duke ESPN3 7 p.m. Sep Wagner -- 6 p.m. Sep VMI -- 6 p.m. Sep New Hampshire * TV 3:30 p.m. Oct at James Madison * TV 3:30 p.m. Oct at Towson * -- 7:30 p.m. Oct Maine * -- 3:30 p.m. Oct Massachusetts * -- 1 p.m. Nov at Old Dominion * p.m. Nov at Delaware * TV 3:30 p.m. Nov William & Mary * TV 12 p.m. Rank reflects Sports Network poll for that week, or current rank ESPN3 - ESPN3.com; TV - Part of CAA Football package SCHEDULES & RESULTS Duke Blue Devils (0-0) Date Rank TV Time/Score Sep ESPN3 7 p.m. Sep Stanford ESPNU 3:30 p.m. Sep at Boston College * ACC-N 12:30 p.m. Sep Tulane -- TBA Oct at Florida Int l p.m. Oct Florida State * -- TBA Oct Wake Forest * -- TBA Oct Virginia Tech * -- TBA Nov at Miami * -- TBA Nov at Virginia * -- TBA Nov Georgia Tech * -- TBA Nov at North Carolina * -- TBA ESPN3 - ESPN3.com; ACC-N - ACC Network

2 QUICK FACTS / MEDIA INFORMATION / ROBINS STADIUM SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ACCESS = LIMITED s stats released (12 p.m. ET) ACCESS = LIMITED Players off CAA Teleconference (Coach Lineburg on at 11:30 a.m. ET) ACCESS = OPEN s notes released (10 a.m. ET) Weekly Coaches Radio Show (12-1 p.m. ET) live on ESPN Radio 950 ACCESS = OPEN s Weekly Presser Coach Lineburg and selected players (1 p.m. ET) ACCESS = LIMITED ACCESS=CLOSED Team Walk-Thru at Game Site GAME DAY 2011 Quick Facts University Information Location... University of, Va Founded Enrollment...2,950 Nickname...Spiders President... Dr. Edward L. Ayers (Tennessee 74) Athletics Director...Jim Miller (Old Dominion 74) Interim Head Coach Interim Head Coach...Wayne Lineburg (Virginia 96) Career Record (First Year) Assistant Coaches & Staff Wayne Lineburg...Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Bob Trott... Defensive Coordinator Zohn Burden...Wide Receivers Coach Zac Lowe... Tight Ends Coach Dave Legg... Cornerbacks Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Kevin Lewis...Defensive Line Coach Bill Polin... Offensive Line Coach Byron Thweatt...Linebackers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Tripp Billingsley... Running Backs Coach Derek Burrell...Assistant Linebackers Coach Penn Stephenson... Offensive Intern Jerry Taylor...Defensive Intern Erin O Riley...Director of Football Operations Chris Stewart...Director of Strength & Conditioning Ken Hart...Equipment Manager Chris Jones... Director of Sports Medicine/Football Team Information 2010 Record / CAA Record (Finish) / 4-4 (T-5th) Offense / Defense... Pro-Style / 4-3 Lettermen Returning / Lost / 18 Offensive Starters Returning... 8 / 3 Defensive Starters Returning / Lost... 5 / 6 Offensive Starters Returning (# of 2010 starts) QB (1)...Aaron Corp (5) FB (1)... Kendall Gaskins (11) RB (0)... OL (3)... Ryan Goss (11), Mark Speir (9), Richard Muldow (11) WR (2)... Tre Gray (10), Ben Edwards (4) TE (1)... Kevin Finney (11) Media Requests Contact Mike DeGeorge in the Athletic Public Relations Office (office: ; cell: or mdegeorg@richmond. edu) to arrange all interviews with players or coaches. Above is a schedule of when both players and Head Coach Wayne Lineburg are available during a normal game week. Credential Requests To arrange working credentials and parking for a Football Game at Robins Stadium, contact DeGeorge in the Athletic Public Relations Office at least one week in advance of the game. The Athletics Public Relations Office reserves the right to refuse and/or revoke credentials. Practice Coverage s practices are open to the media Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the first 20 minutes (4-4:20 p.m.). Please contact DeGeorge in the Athletic Public Relations office for schedule, times and location. Weekly Press Conference Coach Wayne Lineburg meets with the media each game-week Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET in the Interview Room in the Robins Center (Room 240). Select players will also be available following Coach Lineburg. Teleconference capabilities for opponent media are available upon request. Notes and stats for both teams will be distributed at that time. Interview Policy Generally, all players and coaches are available for interview to accredited media sources. Requests for such interviews must be directed to DeGeorge in the Athletic Public Relations office at least 24 hours in advance. E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Defensive Starters Returning (# of 2010 starts) DL (2)...Corey Jackson (10), Brandon Scott (11) LB (1)...Darius McMillan (10) DB (1)...Tremayne Graham (11) S (1)...Colin Pehanick (6) Specialists Returning PK (1)... Wil Kamin P (1)... Nick Hicks KR / PR (0)... LS (1)... Chase Boyer Starting Players Lost Offense (3)... Drew Lachenmayer (C), Tyler Kirchoff (RB), Jason Sakoian (OL) Defense (6)... Martin Parker (DL), Eric McBride (LB), Patrick Weldon (LB)...Max Prokell (S), Justin Rogers (CB), Casey Cooley (DL) Specialits (1)...Justin Rogers (KR/PR) History Seasons of Football th in 2011 First Season All-Time Record (Pct.) (.452) All-Time Postseason Record (Pct.) (.579) All-Time Bowl Record (Pct.) (.500) All-Time National Championships... 1 (2008) All-Time Conference Championships...10 Southern Conference... 4 (1968, 1969, 1971, 1975) Yankee Conference... 1 (1987) Atlantic 10 Conference... 3 (1998, 2000, 2005) CAA Football... 2 (2007, 2009) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances (8) (Qtrs), 1987 (1st), 1998 (1st) (Qtrs), 2005 (Qtrs), 2007 (Semis), 2008 (Champions), 2009 (Qtrs) All-Time Playoff Record (Pct.) (.588) First Game: September 18, 2010 ( 27, Elon 21 - F/OT) Price Tag: $25 million (all privately funded) Total Building Area: 67,480 square feet Total Stadium Seating Capacity: 8,700 Tons of structural steel: 210 Number of bricks: 625,000 Height of light towers: 110 feet Dimensions of SpiderVision (Videoboard): 20 high x 35 wide E. Claiborne Robins Stadium The stadium bears the name of E. Claiborne Robins, in honor of the decades of generous support that the Robins Family and the Robins Foundation have provided to the University, including athletics and the new stadium project. Since 2001, the previous facility at this site had been known as First Market Stadium, in recognition of a gift from Bobby Ukrop, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ukrop s Supermarkets, alumnus and emeritus member of the University s Board of Trustees. Ukrop has also acknowledged his support for the stadium s new name. Spiders.com Page 2

3 GENERAL NOTES Spider Head Coaching Debuts (since 1948) Category Season Result Wayne Lineburg 2011 at Duke Latrell Scott 2010 at Virginia L Mike London 2008 at Elon W Dave Clawson 2004 at N.C. State L 0-42 Jim Reid 1995 VMI W Jim Marshall 1989 Villanova L Dal Shealy 1980 Bowling Green W Jim Tait 1974 Villanova W Frank Jones 1966 Dayton L 0-23 Ed Merrick 1951 Randolph-Macon W 13-6 Karl Esleeck 1948 Randolph-Macon W 35-0 Team Comparison Category Duke Points per Game Points per Game Rush Yards per Game Rush Yards per Game Pass Yards per Game Pass Yards per Game Total Offense per Game Total Offense per Game Interceptions Thrown / Gained 20 / / 8 Fumbles Lost / Gained 12 / 11 9 /9 Penalties - Yards per Game Punts - Average rd Down Conversions 34% 40% 4th Down Conversions 38% 47% Field Goals 10 / /24 Touchdowns Scored / Allowed 21 / / 56 The Schools Category Duke Location, Va. Durham, N.C. Enrollment 2,950 6,400 Founded Colors Red & Blue Duke Blue & White Home Venue Robins Stadium Wallace Wade Stadium Capacity 8,700 33,941 Surface FieldTurf Grass The Series: Duke Leads 9-3 Date Site Result Series 10/18/1924, Va. L /31/1925 Durham, N.C. L /2/1926, Va. W /15/1927 Durham, N.C. L /25/1943 Durham, N.C. L /23/1944 Durham, N.C. L /19/1946 Durham, N.C. L /24/1949 Durham, N.C. L /21/1950, Va. L /13/1979, Va. L /2/2006 Durham, N.C. W /5/2009 Durham, N.C. W Home: 1-2 Away: 2-7 Total Points: : 47 Duke: 424 Wins Versus The FBS* Date Location Result Sept. 7, 1985* at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium (Blacksburg) W, Sept. 30, 2000 at Arkansas State Indian Stadium (Jonesboro) W, Sept. 2, 2006 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium (Durham) W, 13-0 Sept. 5, 2009 at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium (Durham) W, * switched from I-A to I-AA prior to the 1981 season. Lineburg Named Interim Head Coach Following the resignation of Latrell Scott on Tuesday, August 23, the University of immediately named offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Wayne Lineburg as the interim head coach. Lineburg (pronounced LYNN-uh-burg), 37, is entering the second year of his second stint on the staff. Before returning to the Spiders in 2010, Lineburg spent three seasons on the offensive staff at the University of Virginia. The Radford, Va. native was with the Spiders for three years from as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach under former head coach Dave Clawson. Under Lineburg, the Spiders have posted prolific offensive numbers. In 2005, gained a school-record 4,957 yards of total offense and scored 44 touchdowns. The offensive unit averaged yards per game and ranked 41st in the country that year. Lineburg s offense averaged more than 330 yards per game every year and had an 800-yard rusher each of those three seasons. Who s Back In s most notable returnee in 2011 is senior QB Aaron Corp, who transferred from Southern Cal in 2010 and started the first five games last season before sustaining a season-ending knee injury versus UNH. Also on the offensive side, the Spiders welcome back senior WR Tre Gray, junior FB Kendall Gaskins and seniors Ryan Goss and Richard Muldrow on the offensive line. Gray and Gaskins are each reigning All-League selections. On the defensive side, the team s fourth-leading tackler is back -- junior LB Darius McMillan -- along with the Spiders active leader in career interceptions (five) and tackles (125) -- senior DB Tremayne Graham. Junior K Wil Kamin is back after an All-Conference campaign in 2010 in his first season as the everyday place kicker....who s Not? graduated 55% of its total tackles from last season (514 of 933), including the three leading tacklers -- LB Eric McBride (119), DL Martin Parker (96), and LB Patrick Weldon (95). McBride was the 2010 CAA Football Defensive Player of the Year and finished his career second at in career tackles 446. Justin Rogers, who ranks third at in career INTs (12) and holds both the school and CAA Football career record in KO return yards (2,561), was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round. Tyler Kirchoff led the team in rushing with 568 yards and six TDs. Spiders Ranked 16th By Sports Network enters the 2011 regular season ranked No. 16 in the Sports Network Preseason Top 25, returning to the poll after not being ranked in the Sports Network s final 2010 poll. After finishing 6-5 in 2010, but remaining in NCAA Playoff contention until the season s final week, dropped out of the Top 25 and snapped a streak of 51-consecutive polls being ranked. The last time the Spiders did not appear in the Top 25 was the fourth week of the 2007 season. Since then, had appeared in every Top 25 poll issued by the Sports Network - including a 38-poll stretch between the 10th week of 2007 and the fifth week of 2010 that did not leave the Top 10. Coming off the National Championship in 2008, the Spiders spent nine-consecutive weeks in 2009 ranked No. 1. A number of other preseason football polls were published that have the Spiders ranked anywhere from seventh to 36th -- Athlon (seventh), The Sporting News (17th), AFCA (17th), Lindy s (22nd) and Phil Steele (36th). The Total Package No other team in CAA Football has won more conference titles since 1998 than. The Spiders have five to their credit ( 98, 00, 05, 07, 09), one more than Massachusetts and Delaware. In 2008, became just the second-ever private school to win FCS National Championship, joining Furman (1988). But s success is not just on the field. The football program was one of just 25 D-I teams in 2007 to earn the NCAA s Public Recognition Award for the graduation rates of its football players, one of just 23 in 2008 and achieved it again in Non-League Brilliance has not lost a non-conference FCS game in the regular season since 2005 and is a spotless 12-0 since then, including last year s win Spiders.com Page 3

4 GENERAL NOTES Thrill Seekers The Spiders are 8-2 since the start of 2008 in games decided by four points or less: Game Score How Ended? 08 at W&M (ot) UR blocked W&M FG, then Andrew Howard kicked 37-yd FG 08 at UNI Eric Ward drove UR 62 yards in 1:26, threw TD pass with :18 left 09 at Delaware Kevin Grayson blocks 23-yd FG try with :38 left 09 at JMU Martin Parker forced JMU fumble inside 10-yd line in final min. 09 vs. Nova Howard missed potential winning FG with :05 left 09 vs. W&M Howard kicked 48-yd FG to win as time expired 09 vs. Elon Parker Miles blocked tying FG try as time expired 09 vs. App. State ASU s Armanti Edwards threw game-winning TD pass with 10 second left 10 at UMass True frosh QB Montel White led UR on gamewinning drive... TD pass to Tre Gray with :09 left 10 vs. JMU (ot) Defense holds JMU to 0 pts and 54 yds in 2nd half, then Wil Kamin hits 20-yd FG in OT for win s Overtime Games (10-1) Date Location Result No. of OTs Sept. 19, 1987 Massachusetts W Oct. 8, 1988 New Hampshire W Oct. 7, 1995 Northeastern W Sept. 21, 1996 Massachusetts L Sept. 19, 1998 Rhode Island Kingston W Nov. 4, 2000 Rhode Island Kingston W Oct. 22, 2005 Hofstra W Nov. 10, 2007 Delaware Newark W Nov. 22, 2008 William & Mary Williamsburg W Sept. 18, 2010 Elon W Nov. 6, 2010 James Madison W s One-Point Games Date Location Result Record Nov. 24, 1887 Randolph Macon Home W, Nov. 7, 1908 Hampden Sydney Home L, Oct. 18, 1913 Wake Forest Away W, Nov. 1, 1913 Hampden Sydney Home W, Oct. 30, 1915 Hampden Sydney Home L, Nov. 6, 1915 Randolph Macon Home W, Oct. 18, 1923 Lynchburg Home W, Nov. 17, 1923 Hampden Sydney Home W, Oct. 28, 1927 Roanoke Home L, Nov. 12, 1927 Hampden Sydney Home W, Oct. 6, 1928 Johns Hopkins Away L, Nov. 3, 1934 Georgetown Home W, Nov. 9, 1940 North Carolina Home W, Oct. 18, 1947 VMI Home W, Nov. 30, 1951 George Washington Away W, Oct. 11, 1952 Washington & Lee Home L, Oct. 17, 1959 The Citadel Away L, Oct. 4, 1961 George Washington Home W, Sept. 15, 1962 East Carolina Home W, Oct. 27, 1962 Cincinnati Away W, Nov. 2, 1963 Virginia Tech Home L, Nov. 14, 1964 Furman Home L, Nov. 21, 1970 William & Mary Home L, Sept. 7, 1974 Villanova Home W, Sept. 16, 1978 Wisconsin Away L, Sept. 27, 1986 Delaware Home L, Sept. 17, 1988 VMI Away W, Nov. 2, 1991 Connecticut Home L, Sept. 10, 1994 Massachusetts Home W, Nov. 19, 1994 William & Mary Home L, Oct. 28, 1995 James Madison Away W, Nov. 2, 1996 New Hampshire Away L, Sept. 5, 1998 Rutgers Away L, Oct. 24, 1998 Northeastern Away W, Nov. 28, 1998 Lehigh Home L, Sept. 1, 2001 Virginia Away L, Sept. 29, 2001 Villanova Home L, Oct. 27, 2007 James Madison Away W, Dec. 13, 2008 Northern Iowa Away W, Sept. 12, 2009 Delaware Away W, Nov. 7, 2009 Villanova Home L, Oct. 16, 2010 Massachusetts Away W, over Elon in overtime and win over Coastal Carolina. The last FCS loss in the regular season was at Lafayette 7-0 in Including s annual game versus an FBS opponent, s non-conference regular-season record since 2007 is 10-3 (including a win at Duke in 2009). Season Ticket Sales On The Rise averaged 8,567 in attendance -- including four sell-outs in six games -- during its first season at Robins Stadium, a figure that ranked in the Top 50 in the FCS last season. The Spiders sold-out the allotment of 4,000 season tickets in 2010, and that number has increased to nearly 4,200 season tickets sold for the 2011 season. Spiders Introduce 17-Member Signing Class The Spiders announced the signing of 17 student-athletes on National Signing Day and the class features one local standout, nine linemen, 10 from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Seven of the 17 received two-stars (or higher) from Rivals, including two-star QB Cormac Craigie (Piedmont, Calif./Trinity-Pawling-N.Y.), twostar CB Mylon Blueford (Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith), two-star ATH Dominique Miller (Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton) and two-star OL Irabor Imobisa (Chesterfield, Va./Meadowbrook). The incoming class features five offensive linemen (average: 6-foot-4, 284 lbs.) and four defensive linemen (average: 6-foot-3, 260 lbs.). What s In A Name? Spider freshmen Reggie and Stephen Barnette are twin brothers, while Frank and Doug Howell are brothers. Jimmy and Chris Speros are cousins. And although sharing the same last name, not related are Justin and Taylor Grant and Dominique and Jack Miller. Magic Number Is 30 The Spiders are 36-3 since 2005 when scoring 30+ points in a game (that includes marks of 6-1 in 2009, 9-1 in 2008 and 9-1 in 2007). The only three setbacks over the last three seasons when scoring 30+ came to Appalachian State in the 2007 NCAA Semifinals, 55-35, and to then-no. 1 James Madison, 38-31, in 2008 and to App. State in the 2009 Quarterfinals, Big Success When Scoring First Since the start of the 2005 season, has struck for the first points in 47 of the 77 games and is 39-8 when doing so. Two of the setbacks have come at Vanderbilt (2005 and 2007). In both games against the Commodores, scored first with a field goal, but could not hang on. Lights Out When Leading At The Half was 2-0 last season, was 7-1 in 2009, 11-1 in 2008, 11-0 in 2007 and is 45-4 since the start of 2004 when leading at the half. The four setbacks came in 2006 at No. 1 UNH, in 2004 versus No. 12 Maine, in 2008 versus No. 1 JMU and last season to No. 5 Appalachian State in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Six Named Academic All-CAA In 2010 Six Spiders were honored on the 2010 CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team -- graduated seniors LB Patrick Weldon and RB Tyler Kirchoff, along with junior QB John Laub, senior FB Ben Bryer, junior DB Doug Howell and sophomore LS Walt Sparks. Weldon, Kirchoff and Laub were three of eight Spiders named to the 2009 CAA Academic All-Conference squad. Spiders Aid National Bone Marrow Efforts This past spring, the Spider Football team helped recruit nearly 300 people to the National Bone Marrow Registry during a drive on campus. The Spiders began their partnership with the Be The Match Program three years ago to help add possible matches to the bone marrow donor registry in an attempt to help save lives from the life-threatening diseases. Spiders.com Page 4

5 OFFENSE NOTES Ciarrocca Named QB Coach Kirk Ciarrocca (sure-rock-uh) was named s quarterbacks coach by interim head coach Wayne Lineburg this week. Lineburg remains as the offensive coordinator, but hands the QB coaching role over to Ciarrocca, who spent the last three seasons as the co-offensive coordinator/qb coach at Rutgers and six years prior as the offensive coordinator at Delaware. Ciarrocca, a Temple graduate from Lewisberry, Pa., also worked at Pennsylvania. At UD, he mentored Joe Flacco, now the Baltimore Ravens starting QB and won a 2003 National Championship. At Rutgers, he coached Kenny Britt, now the Tennessee Titans starting WR. Gaskins Money Plays Career Touches: 152 Resulting in 1st Down or TD: 53 Percentage: 53 (of 152) -- 35% 2010 MONEY PLAYS Opp Dn/Dist Type Yds Result 1. UVa 2nd & 10 R 70 yds TD* 2. UVa 3rd &12 C 32 yds 1stD 3. Elon 4th & 1 R 4 yds 1stD 4. Elon 2nd & 10 R 12 yds 1stD 5. Elon 4th & 2 C 7 yds 1stD 6. Elon 3rd & 6 R 8 yds TD* 7. Del 2nd & 1 R 2 yds 1stD 8. Del 2nd & 9 C 19 yds 1stD 9. Del 3rd & 1 R 3 yds 1stD 10. CC 3rd & 7 R 11 yds 1stD 11. CC 2nd & 2 R 4 yds 1stD 12. CC 2nd & 1 R 11 yds 1stD 13. CC 1st & 10 R 27 yds 1stD 14. CC 3rd & 6 R 11 yds 1stD 15. NH 2nd & 2 R 3 yds 1stD 16. UM 3rd & 1 R 4 yds 1stD 17. TOW 3rd & 2 R 4 yds 1stD 18. TOW 1st & 10 R 10 yds 1stD 19. TOW 2nd & 11 R 47 yds 1stD 20. TOW 1st & 10 R 11 yds 1stD 21. TOW 3rd & 1 R 6 yds TD* 22. TOW 2nd & 5 R 6 yds 1stD 23. VU 1st & 10 C 11 yds 1stD 24. VU 1st & G R 1 yd TD 25. URI 1st & 10 C 25 yds 1stD 26. URI 1st & G R 2 yds TD * also counted as first downs R - rush // C- catch Chart Climbers CAREER RECEIVING YARDS Name Years Yds 1. Leland Melvin , Walker Gillette , Kevin Grayson , Sterling Brown , Muneer Moore , Dwaune Jones , Arman Shields , Tre Gray , Rod Boothes , Boyd Ouden ,776 CAREER RECEPTIONS Name Years No. 1. Leland Melvin Kevin Grayson Arman Shields Walker Gillette Tre Gray Dwaune Jones Muneer Moore Sterling Brown John Henry Price Williams Jim Livesay CAREER TD RECEPTIONS Name Years No. 1. Walker Gillette Rod Boothes Jim Livesay Boyd Ouden Leland Melvin Dwaune Jones John Hilton , Kevin Grayson Arman Shields Mike Mahoney Muneer Moore active leader: Tre Gray CAREER 100-YD GAMES (Since 49) Name Years No. 1. Leland Melvin Walker Gillette Arman Shields Kevin Grayson Rod Boothes Jim Livesay active leader: Tre Gray Century Mark A look at the 100-yard receiving games by active Spiders Player Date Game Catches Yards TD Tre Gray 9/26/09 vs. VMI A look at the 100-yard rushing games by active Spiders Player Date Game Rushes Yards TD Jovan Smith 9/25/10 Delaware Kendall Gaskins 10/23/10 Towson STORYLINES: OFFENSE Senior WR Tre Gray (left) needs 756 yards and 51 catches to break the Spiders respective all-time career records. Of the 152 career touches junior FB Kendall Gaskins, 35% have resulted in first downs or touchdowns -- he has not yet fumbled in career. Senior QB Aaron Corp was listed by the Sporting News as one of six NFL Draft sleepers in all of college football this season. Senior Garrett Turner and sophomore Jovan Smith enter preseason camp in a battle for the starting tailback spot. At Home In The Red Zone finished third in the CAA last season (ranked 30th in the FCS) in Red Zone offense, scoring 24 of 29 trips (83%), with 15 TDs. Eleven of the 15 TDs have been rushing scores, with former RB Tyler Kirchoff accounting for five. Until the second-to-last week of the 2011, was the only team in the league not to commit a Red Zone turnover. Reeling In The Records Senior All-CAA Football WR Tre Gray enters his final season at closing in on two notable career records. The 5-foot-10 native of Cuero, Texas needs 756 yards and 51 catches to break the respective career marks. Gray has averaged 638 yards and 50 catches per season. Although his production dipped in 2010 due to s QB turmoil, Gray was still selected to the All-CAA Football First Team. Hitting The Gas Junior FB Kendall Gaskins had a breakout, All-CAA Football season as a true freshman, and continues to make his mark on the Spider offense by being clutch in the clutch. Of his 152 career touches, 35% (53-of-152) have either resulted in a first down or TD -- that includes a conversion of 10-for- 13 on third/fourth-down plays (77%) last season. Gaskins repeated on the All-CAA Football squad in 2010 and is a Second Team Preseason All-America by Sports Network in In his college career, Gaskins has yet to fumble in his 152 career touches. Line Stability completely re-tooled its offensive line in 2010, but this season sees the Spiders return three of those starters, who combined for 31 games played last year. Seniors Ryan Goss and Richard Muldrow each started all 11 games -- Goss at LT, Muldrow at RT -- and those two are projected to anchor the Spiders left this season, Goss moving to G and Muldrow to T. Goss and Muldrow are the lone seniors on the Spiders preseason twodeep on the offensive line. QB Carousel started four different QBs last season, and saw six different players throw passes. Junior QB Aaron Corp, who transferred from Southern Cal last off-season and beat out returnee John Laub for the starting job in Training Camp, was lost for the season after injuring his knee on the first offensive series at New Hampshire (Game 5). With Laub also sidelined with an injury suffered in the Delaware game, sophomore punter Nick Hicks played the remainder of the UNH game at quarterback -- his first college action at the position. Hick, though, suffered a concussion near the end of the UNH game, forcing true freshman Montel White into action. White would start the next three games before injuring his eye at Villanova. A healthy Laub returned to start the final three games. Game Starter Notable Virginia Corp Corp plays entire game Elon Corp Laub injures wrist in 3rd quarter Delaware Corp Corp plays entire game Coastal Corp Corp plays entire game UNH Corp Corp injury first series; Hicks plays rest of game UMass White White plays entire game -- throws GW TD pass with :09 left Towson White White plays entire game Villanova White White injures eye; Hicks fills in JMU Laub Laub plays entire game Rhody Laub Laub plays entire game W&M Laub Laub plays all but one series Spiders.com Page 5

6 DEFENSE NOTES 2010 Takeaway Chart Player Type Opp Pts Off 1. T. Graham F UVa 0 2. C. Jackson I Elon 7 3. P. Weldon I Delaware 0 4. T. Sullivan F Coastal 0 5. P. Weldon I Coastal 0 6. J. Rogers I Coastal 7 7. J. Rogers I Coastal 7 * 8. E. McBride F UNH 0 9. T. Graham I UMass D. McMillan F UMass D. McMillan F UMass E. McBride F Towson B. Scott F Towson C. Pehanick I Towson T. Graham I Towson C. Pehanick I JMU E. McBride I JMU T. Sullivan F JMU D. McMillan F URI P. Weldon I URI T. Graham I URI E. McBride I URI E. McBride F URI C. Shields F URI P. Weldon I URI 0 Key * - Returned takeaway for score F - Fumble Recovery I - Interception Pts Off - Points scored on ensuing drive Chart Climbers CAREER INTERCEPTIONS Name Years No. 1. Jeff Nixon Scott Burton Justin Rogers Winston October Taylor Lackey Patrick Weldon Maurice Glenn Brian Jordan Bob Loprete Ray Easterling active leader: Tremayne Graham CAREER TACKLES Name Years No. 1. Eric Johnson Eric McBride Larry Braun Maurice Glenn Adam Goloboski Lamont Neal Troy Gray Damon Miller Jeff Edmiston Cary Goodwin active leader: Tremayne Graham CAREER SACKS Name Years No 1. Marc Megna Steve Quander Tom Coles Lawrence Sidbury Sherman Logan Shawn Barber Justin Oravetz Jonathan Wilfong Martin Parker Josh Spraker active leaders: Darius McMillan Tremayne Graham s Rushing For < 40 Yards Since 2008, UR opponents have rushed for less than 100 yards 21 times (19-2). Eight times those teams have rushed for less than 40 yards (8-0): Attempts Yards Average TDs Total Off. UR Result at Elon Win, Delaware Win, at App. State Win, vs. Montana Win, 24-7 at Duke Win, Hofstra Win, 47-0 at Maine Win, Elon Win, STORYLINES: DEFENSE graduated 55% of its total tackles from last season (514 of 933), including the three leading tacklers -- LB Eric McBride 119, DL Martin Parker 96, LB Patrick Weldon 95. added Georgia Tech transfer Cooper Taylor in the off-season, who is slated as the preseason starter at safety. Senior DB Tremayne Graham recorded three of his five career interceptions last season, along with a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble rec. Junior LB Darius McMillan (left) is the leading returning tackler from last season (89) -- he is one of just five starters back. Return Of The Mac Junior LB Darius McMillan started 10 games last season at MLB -- his first season of everyday action -- and enjoyed a breakout campaign with 89 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.0 sack, and tied for team highs in both fumble recoveries (three) and forced fumbles (two). Two of his three fumble recoveries came in a defensive showdown at No. 8 Massachusetts, as the Spiders touchdown with nine seconds left clinched an improbable victory behind fourth-string, true freshman QB Montel White. McMillan s career-high of 14 tackles came in the OT victory versus No. 22 James Madison, Golden Graham Playing in the shadow of NFL draft pick and four-time All-CAA Football pick Justin Rogers for the last three years, now-senior DB Tremayne Graham is poised for his final season as a Spider. He, along with S Colin Pehanick and DL Corey Jackson are the lone returning seniors on the defensive side and Graham ranks as s active leader in both tackles (125) and interceptions (five). The team s fastest player, Graham claimed the bronze medal at the 2010 A-10 Outdoor Track Field Championship in the 100m (10.62). Taylor Made For made a significant upgrade to its defensive backfield in the off-season with the transfer of junior safety Cooper Taylor from Georgia Tech. Taylor brings good size (6-5, 220) and big-game experience (20 games, 90 tackles, 3 INT) with two seasons of eligibility remaining. Taylor had a standout true freshman year in 2008, being named Second Team All-ACC by Rivals and Honorable Mention Freshman All-America by College Football after finishing second on the team and second among all ACC freshmen with 69 tackles, two forced fumbles and an INT. His next two seasons at GT were limited by injury. Rogers Continues Spiders NFL Legacy CB Justin Rogers was drafted by the Buffalo Bills this year, selected in the seventh round with the 206th overall pick. Rogers is the fourth Spider drafted in the last four seasons. He represents s 37th all-time draftee and is the fourth Spider to be taken by the four-time AFC Champion Bills, joining legends DB Brian Jordan (1989), DB Jeff Nixon (1979) and C Wayne Fowler (1970). Rogers was a CAA Football First Team pick at both cornerback and punt returner, leading the league in punt return average (12.4 yards), while collecting 48 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles as the league s premier shutdown corner. The 5-10, 181-pound speedster, who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds at the NFL Combine, became the CAA Football career leader in kickoff return yards (2,561) during the 2010 season and also saw action on offense as he rushed five times, caught three passes and was two-for-two passing. He ranks third all-time at in career interceptions (12). Rogers joins three-year pro RB Tim Hightower (Arizona), 10-year veteran LB Paris Lenon (Arizona) and two-year DE Lawrence Sidbury (Atlanta) as s current NFL players. Former Spider punter Bruce Allen is entering his second season as the Redskins general manager, while former QB Todd McShay is one of ESPN s leading NFL draft analysts. Spiders.com Page 6

7 RECORDS BREAKDOWN / CAA FOOTBALL Records Breakdown Home Away Natural Grass Artificial Surface Day Games Night Games Televised vs. Ranked Leading at Half Trailing at Half Tied at Half Scoring First In Overtime CAA Football Glance CAA Pct. All Pct. PF PA Strk *#Delaware L1 *#William & Mary L1 #Villanova L1 #New Hampshire L1 RICHMOND L1 Massachusetts L2 Rhode Island W1 James Madison W2 Maine L1 Towson L9 * CAA Champion // # - NCAA Playoffs //! - NCAA National Champion Score <20 Points Score 20+ Points Score 30+ Points Score 40+ Points Scores <20 Points Scores 20+ Points Scores 30+ Points Scores 40+ Points Gain <20 First Downs Gain 20+ First Downs Gains <20 First Downs Gains 20+ First Downs Out-Rush Get Out-Rushed Rush Yards Equal Rush for <100 Yards Rush for 100+ Yards Rush for <100 Yards Rush for 100+ Yards Out-Pass Get Out-Passed Pass yds equal Pass for <200 Yards Pass for 200+ Yards Pass for <200 Yards Pass for 200+ Yards Out-Gain Get Out-Gained Gain <300 Total Yards Gain 300+ Total Yards Gain <300 Yards Gain 300+ Yards Commit 0 Turnovers Commit <3 Turnovers Commit 3+ Turnovers Force 0 Turnovers Force <3 Turnovers Force 3+ Turnovers Commit <6 Penalties Commit 6+ Penalties rd Down % < rd Down % rd Down % rd Down % < rd Down % rd Down % Trail Time of Possession Time of Possession Even Lead Time of Possession Preseason Coaches Poll 1. William and Mary (12) 2. James Madison (4) 3. Delaware (2) 4. New Hampshire (2) 5. Massachusetts (1) Villanova 8. Rhode Island (1) 9. Maine 10. Old Dominion 11. Towson 2011 Preseason All-Conference Picks Junior FB Kendall Gaskins Senior WR Tre Gray Junior PK Wil Kamin 2009 All-Conference Teams Defensive Player of the Year Senior LB Eric McBride First Team Senior LB Eric McBride Senior CB Justin Rogers Senior DL Martin Parker Sophomore FB Kendall Gaskins Junior WR Tre Gray Sophomore PK Wil Kamin Senior PR Justin Rogers Second Team Senior OL Drew Lachenmayer 2010 CAA Weekly Award Winners From Sept. 6 None Sept. 13 Bye Week Sept. 20 Special Teams: DE Casey Cooley Sept. 27 None Oct. 4 Defensive: CB Justin Rogers Oct. 11 None Oct. 18 Defensive: LB Eric McBride Oct. 25 Special Teams: K Wil Kamin Nov. 1 None Nov. 8 None Nov. 15 Defensive: LB Eric McBride Nov CAA Weekly Award Leaders Delaware - 14 James Madison - 6 New Hampshire - 6 Rhode Island - 6 RICHMOND - 5 Massachusetts - 5 William & Mary - 4 Villanova - 4 Maine - 2 Towson - 1 Spiders.com Page 7

8 ROSTER INFORMATION ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. 28 Rodney Barnes DB 63 RJ Barnett OL 37 Reggie Barnette DB 29 Stephen Barnette WR 16 Mylon Blueford DB 20 George Boston RB 17 Chase Boyer LS 46 Andrew Brown LB 47 Ben Bryer FB 41 Darrian Carmichael WR 89 Christian Conklin TE 7 Aaron Corp QB 8 Cormac Craigie QB 99 Casey Dobyns P/K 24 Ben Edwards WR 91 Adam Farley DL 88 Kevin Finney TE 35 Seth Fisher FB/LB 51 Terrence Fullum DL 5 Kendall Gaskins FB 39 Jacob Gerson DB 44 Cole Gonet LB 76 Ryan Goss OL 23 Tremayne Graham DB 32 Justin Grant ATH 94 Taylor Grant DL 3 Tre Gray WR 66 Austin Gund OL 26 Darryl Hamilton DB 12 Nick Hicks P/QB 73 Caleb High OL 38 Remington Hinshaw K/P 42 DeShawn Holmes DB 33 Doug Howell DB 30 Frank Howell FB 78 Irabor Imobisa OL 77 Corey Jackson DL 22 Trevor Jones ATH 18 Evan Joseph DB 13 Wil Kamin K/P 90 Evan Kelly DL 95 Joey Landess DL 9 John Laub QB 85 Eric Loughnane WR 10 Derek Mayo LB 25 James McKinney RB 11 Darius McMillan LB 27 Dominique Miller ATH 50 Jack Miller DL 79 Richard Muldrow OL 40 Keevon Newsome DL 19 Christian Parker DB 6 Colin Pehanick DB 21 Wayne Pettus DB 97 Jacob Pierce DL 15 Rashad Ponder WR 87 Mike Poplaski TE 98 Shaun Quezada TE 67 Nick Ritcher OL 31 Aaron Roane LB 83 Sam Roller TE 54 Jacob Ruby OL 52 Sean Ryan LB 80 Matt Scherer WR 69 Kurt Schmitz OL 43 Brandon Scott DL 4 Jovan Smith RB 45 Walt Sparks LS/LB 75 Mark Speir OL 48 Chris Speros DB 71 Jimmy Speros OL 84 Andrew Tallman TE 1 Cooper Taylor DB 86 Parker Tuck WR 2 Garrett Turner RB 81 Hunter Westfall TE 14 Montel White QB 55 Justin Williamson DL 34 Eric Wright LB 56 Kerry Wynn DL 49 Pierre Wynn DL 65 Sedale Young OL NUMERICAL No. Name Pronunciation Elig. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Last College 1 Cooper Taylor R-Jr. DB Atlanta, Ga./Marist School (Georgia Tech) 2 Garrett Turner Sr. RB Oviedo, Fla./Oviedo 3 Tre Gray tray R-Sr. WR Cuero, Texas/Cuero 4 Jovan Smith joe-vahn R-So. RB Springfield, Va./Flint Hill School 5 Kendall Gaskins Jr. FB Burlington, N.J./Woodberry Forest (Va.) 6 Colin Pehanick pa-han-ick R-Sr. DB Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne s-belfield 7 Aaron Corp R-Sr. QB Villa Park, Calif./Orange Lutheran (USC) 8 Cormac Craigie craig-ee Fr. QB Piedmont, Calif./Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) 9 John Laub lob R-Jr. QB Coplay, Pa./Parkland 10 Derek Mayo R-Jr. LB Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan 11 Darius McMillan R-Jr. LB Hampton, Va./Phoebus 12 Nick Hicks R-Jr. P/QB Marietta, Ga./Kell 13 Wil Kamin kay-min Jr. K/P Weddington, N.C./Charlotte Christian 14 Montel White So. QB Surry County, Va./Surry County 15 Rashad Ponder Fr. WR Ellenwood, Ga./Cedar Grove 16 Mylon Blueford Fr. DB Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith 17 Chase Boyer Jr. LS Tampa, Fla./Woodberry Forest (Va.) 18 Evan Joseph R-Jr. DB Signal Mountain, Tenn./Baylor School 19 Christian Parker R-So. DB , Va./Battlefield 20 George Boston R-So. RB Brooklyn, N.Y./Asheville School (N.C.) 21 Wayne Pettus So. DB Detroit, Mich./Melvindale 22 Trevor Jones Fr. ATH Charles City, Va./Charles City 23 Tremayne Graham R-Sr. DB Tucker, Ga./Parkview 24 Ben Edwards So. WR Yorktown, Va./York 25 James McKinney R-Fr. RB Round Rock, Texas/Round Rock 26 Darryl Hamilton R-Jr. DB Centreville, Va./Centreville 27 Dominique Miller Fr. ATH Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton 28 Rodney Barnes Fr. DB Fayetteville, N.C./Cape Fear 29 Stephen Barnette R-Fr. WR Salem, Va./Salem 30 Frank Howell R-Sr. FB Reston, Va./George Marshall (Catholic U. of Amer.) 31 Aaron Roane Fr. LB West Point, Va./West Point 32 Justin Grant Fr. ATH Franklin, Va./Franklin 33 Doug Howell R-Jr. DB Reston, Va./George Marshall 34 Eric Wright R-Fr. LB Springfield, Va./Robert E. Lee 35 Seth Fisher Fr. FB/LB Salem, Va./Salem 37 Reggie Barnette R-Fr. DB Salem, Va./Salem 38 Remington Hinshaw Fr. K/P Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry 39 Jacob Gerson Fr. DB Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke 40 Keevon Newsome Fr. DL Portsmouth, Va./Hargrave Military Academy 41 Darrian Carmichael R-So. WR Bowie, Md./Bishop McNamara 42 DeShawn Holmes R-Fr. DB , Va./Highland Springs 43 Brandon Scott R-So. DL Dumfries, Va./Forest Park 44 Cole Gonet go-net R-So. LB Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft 45 Walt Sparks So. LB/LS Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale 46 Andrew Brown R-Fr. LB Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest 47 Ben Bryer R-Sr. FB West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep 48 Chris Speros R-So. DB Great Falls, Va./Gonzaga College HS 49 Pierre Wynn R-Jr. DL Hampton, Va./Hampton 50 Jack Miller R-Fr. DL , Va./Trinity Episcopal 51 Terrence Fullum Fr. DL Bethesda, Md./Landon School 52 Sean Ryan R-Fr. LB Brooklyn, N.Y./Poly Prep 54 Jacob Ruby R-Fr. OL London, Ontario/Medway (Fork Union Military) 55 Justin Williamson Fr. DL Hampton, Va./Phoebus 56 Kerry Wynn R-So. DL Louisa, Va./Louisa County 63 RJ Barnett R-Fr. OL Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Calvary Christian Academy 65 Sedale Young Fr. OL Roanoke, Va./William Fleming 66 Austin Gund Fr. OL Washington, D.C./Gonzaga College 67 Nick Ritcher Fr. OL Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft 69 Kurt Schmitz So. OL Haskell, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 71 Jimmy Speros R-So. OL Great Falls, Va./Flint Hill School 73 Caleb High Fr. OL Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook 75 Mark Speir spear R-So. OL McDonough, Ga./Union Grove 76 Ryan Goss R-Sr. OL Dunn Loring, Va./George Marshall 77 Corey Jackson R-Sr. DL Clover, Va./Halifax 78 Irabor Imobisa Fr. OL Chesterfield, Va./Meadowbrook 79 Richard Muldrow Sr. OL York, Pa./William Penn/Rutgers 80 Matt Scherer R-So. WR Potomac, Md./Thomas S. Wootton 81 Hunter Westfall R-Fr. TE Charlotte, N.C./Myers Park 83 Sam Roller R-So. TE Charlottesville, Va./Monticello 84 Andrew Tallman R-Fr. TE Boston, Mass./Boston College HS (Miami) 85 Eric Loughnane lock-nane R-Jr. WR Rochboro, Pa./Archbishop Wood 86 Parker Tuck R-So. WR , Va./Deep Run 87 Mike Poplaski Jr. DL Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg 88 Kevin Finney R-Jr. TE Lake Bluff, Ill./Lake Forest 89 Christian Conklin R-Fr. TE , Va./Clover Hill 90 Evan Kelly R-Fr. DL Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton LaSalle 91 Adam Farley Fr. DL Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 94 Taylor Grant Fr. DL Nashville, Tenn./Ensworth 95 Joey Landess R-Fr. DL Dallas, Texas/Highland Park 97 Jacob Pierce R-So. DL Lynchburg, Va./Virginia Episcopal 98 Shaun Quezada R-Jr. DL Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield 99 Casey Dobyns Sr. P/K Highland, Md./Georgetown Prep (Georgetown) Spiders.com Page 8

9 2011 DEPTH CHART: DUKE GAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR FB RB QB DE NG DT DE LB LB LB CB S S CB K P PR KR LS SS H 3 Tre Gray R-Sr Needs 756 yards, 51 catches to break UR career records 15 Rashad Ponder Fr True freshman 79 Richard Muldrow Sr Started every game at RT in Rutgers transfer before Nick Ritcher Fr True freshman... Son of former Buffalo Bills OL Jim Ritcher 76 Ryan Goss R-Sr Started every game at LT in Jimmy Speros R-So Back-up C in Kurt Schmitz So Replaces All-CAA Football C Drew Lachenmayer 66 Austin Gund Fr True freshman 75 Mark Speir R-So Part of offensive line in HS that allowed 0 sacks in senior season 78 Irabor Imobisa Fr True freshman... Attended nearby Meadowbrook High 54 Jacob Ruby R-Fr Redshirted in Sedale Young Fr True freshman 88 Kevin Finney R-Jr career catches for 197 yards and 2 TDs 83 Sam Roller R-So First two career receptions came vs. Elon 24 Ben Edwards So catches for 135 yards and a TD as a true freshman (11 games) 29 Stephen Barnette R-Fr Redshirted in Kendall Gaskins Jr Preseason All-CAA & All-America... 3rd Team All-Amer. in Frank Howell R-Sr Played LB at before switching to FB in Garrett Turner Sr Five TDs and 774 yards in his three-year career 32 Justin Grant Fr True freshman 7 Aaron Corp R-Sr yards passing, 3 TDs in Missed final six games (injury) 9 John Laub R-Jr yards passing, 2 TDs in 2010 (five games) 56 Kerry Wynn R-So Played in just 3 gms in 10 (injury) -- 9 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks 95 Joey Landess R-Fr Redshirted in Corey Jackson R-Sr career games tackles, 3.5 TFL 87 Mike Poplaski Jr Converted tight end 90 Evan Kelly So True freshman in season-ending foot injury in Game 1 51 Terrence Fullum Fr True freshman 43 Brandon Scott R-So Played in all 11 games last year tackles, 1 FF, 1 FR, 3.0 TFL 97 Jacob Pierce R-So Played in all 11 games last year tackles, 2.0 TFL 10 Derek Mayo R-Jr Brother of Patriots LB Jerod Mayo and ODU DE Deron Mayo 34 Eric Wright R-Fr Redshirted in Darius McMillan R-Jr Career-high 14 tackles last year vs. James Madison 45 Walt Sparks So Played as true freshman last season (short-snapper) 42 DeShawn Holmes R-Fr Redshirted in Aaron Roane Fr True freshman 23 Tremayne Graham R-Sr Team s active leader in career tackles (125) and INTS (5) 18 Evan Joseph R-Jr Saw action in 10 games last season 6 Colin Pehanick R-Sr career INTs -- both came last season (Towson, JMU) 33 Doug Howell R-Jr His brother is FB Frank Howell 1 Cooper Taylor R-Jr Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA... Transferred from Ga. Tech 37 Reggie Barnette R-Fr Redshirted in His brother is WR Stephen Barnette 26 Darryl Hamilton R-Jr Career-high 8 tackles vs. Delaware last year 21 Wayne Pettus So Played as a true freshman in Wil Kamin Jr First Team All-CAA, league leader in FG pct. in 10 (10/11, 91%) 38 Remington Hinshaw Fr True freshman (walk-on) 12 Nick Hicks R-Jr Converted QB... Rugby-style punter avg. on 49 punts in Casey Dobyns Sr punts in yard avg. 24 Ben Edwards So Projected starting WR -- 0 career punt returns 21 Wayne Pettus So career punt returns 23 Tremayne Graham R-Sr career KO returns yard/return -- 1 TD (at Towson in 09) 2 Garrett Turner Sr KO returns (both last season) yards/return 17 Chase Boyer Jr Entering third year as long-snapper... Converted QB 45 Walt Sparks So Also listed on two-deep at LB 17 Chase Boyer Jr Assumed holding duties after injury in 10 to QB John Laub Career Participation CS = Consecutive starts Name 2010 G/GS Career G/GS CS C. Boyer 11/- 17/- - B. Bryer 2/- 9/- - A. Corp 5/5 5/5 - C. Dobyns 1/- 1/- - B. Edwards 11/4 11/4 - K. Finney 11/11 23/12 11 K. Gaskins 11/11 24/11 11 C. Gonet 8/- 8/- - R. Goss 11/11 35/11 11 T. Graham 11/11 40/11 11 T. Gray 10/10 39/25 7 D. Hamilton 9/6 22/7 2 N. Hicks 9/- 12/- - D. Howell 10/- 19/- - F. Howell 9/- 12/- - C. Jackson 11/10 30/10 5 E. Joseph 10/- 14/- - W. Kamin 11/- 19/- - E. Kelly 1/- 1/- - J. Laub 5/3 10/3 3 E. Loughnane 7/- 8/- - D. Mayo 11/- 23/- - D. McMillan 10/10 23/10 7 R. Muldrow 11/11 11/11 11 J. Pierce 11/2 11/2 - C. Pehanick 11/5 39/5 - W. Pettus 10/- 10/- - M. Poplaski 11/1 18/1 - S. Quezada -/- -/- - S. Roller 11/4 11/4 - K. Schmitz 6/5 6/5 - B. Scott 11/11 11/11 11 J. Smith 9/- 9/- - W. Sparks 10/- 10/- - M. Speir 11/9 11/9 6 J. Speros 2/- 2/- - M. White 5/3 5/3 - G. Wilkins 7/2 32/3 - K. Wynn 3/1 3/1 - P. Wynn 5/2 8/2 - Spiders.com Page 9

10 INTERIM HEAD COACH WAYNE LINEBURG The University of introduced Wayne Lineburg as interim head football coach on Wednesday, August 24, just 11 days before the Spiders season-opener at Duke. Lineburg, who was entering his second year back on the staff as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach, assumed the position of interim head coach following the resignation of Latrell Scott. This is a very unfortunate set of circumstances, and I feel deeply for Coach Scott and his family, said Lineburg. But I m confident in the ability of our staff and our team to overcome this challenge and I look forward to leading the Spiders into the 2011 season. Lineburg (pronounced LYNN-uhburg ), 37, is entering his second year back at after three seasons on the offensive staff at the University of Virginia. The Radford, Va. native was with the Spiders for three years from as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach under former head coach Dave Clawson. I have great respect for Wayne and I m confident in his ability to lead our student-athletes and our staff to a successful 2011 season, said Director of Athletics Jim Miller. Under Lineburg, the Spiders have posted prolific offensive numbers. In 2005, gained a school-record 4,957 yards of total offense and scored 44 touchdowns. The offensive unit averaged yards per game and ranked 41st in the country that year. Lineburg s offense averaged more than 330 yards per game every year and had an 800-yard rusher each of those three seasons. Lineburg, who played quarterback at Virginia and earned an undergraduate degree in government, has also spent time as assistant coach at William & Mary, where he received his master s degree in higher education. He was with the Tribe for four years as the recruiting coordinator and running backs coach. The Lineburg File Personal Born...Jan. 12, 1974 in Radford, Va. Wife...Tracey Daughter...Addyson High School...Radford, Radford, Va. (1992) College...Virginia (government) 96...William & Mary (master s, higher ed. ad.) 99 Playing Experience Virginia ( )...Position: Quarterback Coaching Experience William & Mary...Rest. Earn. Coach Virginia...Graduate Assistant William & Mary...Assistant Coach RBs/Recruiting Coord Assistant Coach Offensive Coord./RBs Virginia...Assistant Coach Wide Receivers ( ) Running Backs (2009) Assistant Coach Offensive Coord./QBs (2010) Interim Head Coach (2011) What They re Saying About Wayne Lineburg Wayne Lineburg was a fine young coach in his two stints here at the College. He was raised around the game, as his father Norm is a high school coaching legend in southwestern Virginia. I think he will do an outstanding job in his new role and will be a great mentor for the young men in the program. --Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary Head Coach Wayne is one of the best assistant coaches that I have ever had on one of my staffs. He is extremely hard working, loyal and has strong leadership skills that will allow him to do an outstanding job for the Spiders. --Dave Clawson, BGSU Head Coach Before returning to in 2010, he spent three seasons on the Cavaliers staff as both a wide receivers coach ( ) and running backs coach (2009) -- the second stint at his alma mater after serving there in 1998 and UVa played in the 1998 Peach Bowl, the 1999 MicronPC.com Bowl and the 2008 Gator Bowl with Lineburg on staff. A four-year quarterback for the Cavaliers, Lineburg played on three bowls teams -- the 1994 Carquest Bowl, the 1994 Independence Bowl and the 1995 Peach Bowl. In his 19 seasons as either a player or coach, Lineburg has reached the postseason nine times. His father, Norman, is the long-time coach at Radford High and is a member of the Virginia High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Wayne played prep football for his father, earning All-District honors as a quarterback. His brother Robert is the athletic director at Radford University, his brother Mark is the superintendent of schools in Bristol, Va. and his brother Paul is the assistant principal at William Byrd High School in Vinton, Va. Wayne and his wife Tracey have a young daughter, Addyson. Assistant Coaches Wayne Lineburg (2nd year at ) Interim Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Game Day: Sideline Bob Trott (2nd year at ) Defensive Coordinator Game Day: Sideline Tripp Billingsley (2nd year at ) Running Backs Game Day: Press Box Zac Lowe (1st year at ) Tight Ends Game Day: Sideline Dave Legg (5th year at ) Special Teams & CBs Game Day: Press Box Kevin Lewis (3rd year at ) Defensive Line Game Day: Sideline Bill Polin (4th year at ) Offensive Line Game Day: Sideline Byron Thweatt (5th year at ) Linebackers Game Day: Sideline Zohn Burden (1st year ar ) Wide Receivers Game Day: Sideline Derek Burrell (2nd year at ) Assistant Linebackers Game Day: Press Box Kirk Ciarrocca (1st year at ) Quarterbacks Game Day: Press Box Spiders.com Page 10

11 SELECTED PLAYER CAPSULES #1 Cooper Taylor R-Jr. S Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School Georgia Tech) Bullet Points Transferred to after playing in four games for Georgia Tech last season (was limited by injury). Started three games in 2009 at Georgia Tech and had 16 tackles and an INT in those three games before suffering injury. Had a standout true freshman season for the Yellow Jackets, being named Second Team All-ACC by Rivals and Honorable Mention Freshman All-America by College Football News Ranked second on the team and second among all ACC freshmen in tackles (69), including 45 solo tackles, despite starting just three games Updated Career Defensive Stats Year G UT AT TT TFL Sacks PD FF FR Int. TD 2008* * * Totals * at Georgia Tech Career Highs ( only) Total Tackles: -- Sacks Tackles: -- Interceptions: -- Long Interception Return: -- Forced Fumble: -- Fumble Recoveries: -- #2 Garrett Turner Senior RB Oviedo, Fla. (Oviedo HS) Bullet Points Changed last name from Wilkins to Turner s starting RB at Virginia Led the team in rushing yards vs. Elon... ran the ball nine times for a total gain of 33 yards and a TD Missed four games in 2011 (injury) Rushed for 24 yards against Coastal Carolina Ran the ball eight times for a total of 57 yards against Massachusetts Carried the ball five times for 41 yards in the Towson game Updated Career Rushing Stats Year G Att. Yds. TD Long YPG Totals Updated Career Receiving Stats Year G Rec. Yds. YPC TD Long YPG Totals Career Highs Rushing Attempts: 17 vs. Georgetown, 10/25/08 Rushing Yards: 87 at VMI, 10/4/08 Rushing TDs: 2 vs. Georgetown, 10/25/08 Long Rush: 57 yards at Maine, 10/17/09 Receptions: 3, at James Madison, 10/10/09 Receiving Yards: 34 yards at Duke, 9/5/09 Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Montana, 12/19/08 Long Catch: 34 yards at Duke, 9/5/09 #3 Tre Gray R-Sr. WR Cuero, Texas (Cuero) #4 Jovan Smith R-So. RB Springfield, Va. (Flint Hill School) Bullet Points 2011 Preseason All-CAA Football selection First Team All-CAA Football pick in Third Team in 2009 Spiders leading WR at Virginia with 8 catches for 91 yards -- opened game with 30-yd catch on 1st play Led the team in receiving yards against Elon -- 6 catches for 73 yards... also had one 17-yard KO return Played in the first half of the Delaware game -- 1 catch for six yards... Missed second half with injury Missed Coastal game (injury)... Returned for UNH game Had two receptions for 32 yards and one TD in the UMass win -- caught winning TD pass with :09 left Game highs in catches (five) and yards (62) at Villanova Led the team with five receptions for 86 yards against JMU... Seasonlong 41 yard catch for TD Updated Career Receiving Stats Year G Rec. Yds. YPC TD Long YPG Totals , Career Highs Receptions: 7, twice, last vs. William & Mary, 11/21/09 Receiving Yards: 112 vs. VMI, 9/26/08 Receiving TDs: 2 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 11/29/08 Long Catch: 51 yards vs. James Madison, 10/11/08 Bullet Points Carried just four times for four yards in the first two games of the season Exploded for 10 carries and a career-best 102 yards vs. Delaware... Also four catches for 11 yards Missed Coastal and UNH games with injury Carried nine times for 25 yards -- mostly out of the Wildcat formation -- in the UMass win Matched his career-high with 10 carries and was s secondleading rusher with 76 yards in the Towson win... Scored his first career TD Carrer-high 16 carries at Villanova... collected 41 yards rushing Had six carries for a total of 12 rushing yards against JMU Updated Career Rushing Stats Year G Att. Yds. TD Long YPG Totals Updated Career Receiving Stats Year G Rec. Yds. YPC TD Long YPG Totals Career Highs Carries: 16 at Villanova, 10/30/10 Yards: 102 vs. Delaware, 9/25/10 Rushing Touchdowns: 1, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Long Run: 45 yards, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Receptions: 4 vs. Delaware, 9/25/10 Yards: 22 vs. William & Mary, 11/20/10 Career 100-Yard Receiving Games Date No. Yds. Avg. TD vs. VMI Spiders.com Page 11

12 SELECTED PLAYER CAPSULES #5 Kendall Gaskins Junior FB Burlington, N.J. (Woodberry Forest, Va.) Bullet Points 2011 Preseason All-CAA Football selection... Second Team Preseason All-America (Sports Network) First Team All-CAA Football in Third Team All-America (Sports Network)... Third Team All-CAA Football in 2009 Of his 152 career touches (rushing and receiving), 35% have resulted in first downs or touchdowns -- has not yet fumbled in career Rushed eight times for 89 yards and a TD at Virginia... That included a career-best 70-yard TD in the first quarter Had a career-high day with 16 carries for 100 yards against Towson and a rushing TD Updated Career Rushing Stats Year G Att. Yds. TD Long YPG Totals Updated Career Receiving Stats Year G Rec. Yds. YPC TD Long YPG Totals Career Highs Rushing Attempts: 16 vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Rushing Yards: 100 vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Rushing TDs: 2 at Towson, 10/31/09 Long Rush: 70 yards at Virginia, 9/4/10 (TD) Receptions: 3, twice, last vs. Delware, 9/25/10 Receiving Yards: 34 at Virginia, 9/4/10 Receiving TDs: 1 at Towson, 10/31/09 Long Catch: 32 yards at Virginia, 9/4/10 #11 Darius McMillan R-Jr. LB Hampton, Va. (Kecoughtan) Bullet Points s top returning tackler from 2010 (89) Started 10 games at at MLB in 2010 Set a career-high with 10 tackles in the Elon win Recorded his first career sack in the Delaware game Missed Coastal game (injury) Set a career-best with 1.5 TFL vs. UNH... Also recovered a fumble in that game Totaled 11 tackles in the UMass win... Forced both fumbles that were recovered by Was in on nine stops in the Towson victory Tied McBride for team-high tackles at Villanova (nine) Set a new career-high with 14 tackles in the JMU game Recorded 10 tackles against Rhode Island... Also had one forced fumble and a fumble recovery Updated Career Defensive Stats Year G UT AT TT TFL Sacks PD FF FR Int. TD Totals Career Highs Total Tackles: 14 vs. JMU, 11/6/10 Sacks: 1.0 vs. Delaware, 9/25/10 Tackles for Loss: 1.5, 3x, last vs. Rhode Island, 11/13/10 Interceptions: -- Forced Fumble: 1, twice, last vs. Rhode Island, 11/13/10 Fumble Recovery: 2 at Massachusetts, 10/16/10 #7 Aaron Corp R-Sr. QB Villa Park, Calif. (Orange Lutheran / Southern Cal) Bullet Points Enters 2011 as one top pro QB prospects in the FCS -- was picked as one of six NFL draft sleepers in college football by The Sporting News Earned the starting QB job in 2010 Training Camp after transferring from Southern California in the off-season Parade All-America in high school... slated to be USC s starter in 2008 before breaking his leg in the preseason Finished the Virginia game 18-of-32 passing for 183 yards... also rushed three times for 23 yards (long run of 32 yards) Threw for 207 yards (19-of-32) against Elon... also rushed nine times for a net-gain of 28 yards Amassed 132 passing yards (10-of-26) in the game versus Coastal Carolina... set personal record for longest career pass yards Went down with season-ending knee injury on first series at UNH Career Passing Stats (at ) Year G Com. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. YPG TD Long Effic Totals Career Highs (at ) Pass Attempts: 32, twice, last vs. Elon, 9/18/10 Completions: 19, vs. Elon, 9/18/10 Passing Yards: 207, vs. Elon, 9/18/10 Passing TDs: 1, twice, last vs. Delaware, 9/25/10 Long Pass: 47 yards, vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/2/10 Rushing Attempts: 9, vs. Elon, 9/18/10 Rushing Yards: 28, vs. Elon, 9/18/10 Rushing TDs: -- Long Rush: 32 yards, at Virginia, 9/4/10 Passer Rating: 98.0, at Virginia, 9/4/10 #13 Wil Kamin Jr. K Weddington, N.C. (Charlotte Christian) Bullet Points 2011 Preseason All-CAA Football First Team All-CAA Football Made the first nine FGs of his career, before missing a 35-yarder versus URI (his lone FG miss of season) Highest pct. FG kicker in the CAA in 2010 (10/11, 91%) Kamin handled kickoff duties during his true freshman season (2009) Made both FGs in the season-opener at Virginia and 41 yards Made good on all three FGs att. vs. Towson, incl. career-best 45 yds Also punted four times vs. Towson and posted a career-best average of 47.2 yards, including a carer-long 53-yard punt Was named the CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (10/25) following the Towson win Made the game-winning 20-yard field goal in overtime against JMU... Also kicked an 18-yarder that tied the game at in the third quarter Updated Kicking Stats Year G FG FGA Long Pct. XPM XPA Pct. Pts Totals Updated Punting Stats Year G Punts Yds. Long Avg Totals Career Highs Long Field Goal: 45 yards, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Field Goal Attempts: 3, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Field Goals Made: 3, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Punts: 4, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Long: 53 yards, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Punting Average: 47.2 yards, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Spiders.com Page 12

13 SELECTED PLAYER CAPSULES #23 Tremayne Graham R-Sr. DB Tucker, Ga. (Parkview) Bullet Points Enters senior year as s active career leader in tackles (125) and INTs (5) Was in on seven tackles and recovered his first career fumble in the Virginia game Tied career-high with eight tackles vs. Delaware Had six tackles and one interception against Massachusetts Set career-high vs. Towson with 10 total tackles... Tied career-highs with one sack for a loss of 12 yds and one INT... Forced fumble Caught a 32-yard pass on fake punt at Villanova Bronze at 2011 A-10 Outdoor Track & Field Champ. in 100m (10.62) Updated Career Defensive Stats Year G UT AT TT TFL Sacks PD FF FR INT TD Totals Updated Career Kickoff Return Stats Year G KR Yds. TD Long YPR YPG Totals #24 Ben Edwards So. WR Yorktown, Va. (York) Bullet Points Listed as starting WR and PR on s 2011 preseason two-deep Played as a true freshman in the season-opener at Virginia, but did not catch a pass Had his first collegiate catch (27 yards) in the Elon win Reeled in three catches for 64 yards and his first career TD -- a 47-yard pass from Aaron Corp -- in the Coastal Carolina win Updated Career Receiving Stats Year G Rec. Yds. YPC TD Long YPG Totals Career Highs Receptions: 3 vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/2/10 Receiving Yards: 64 vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/2/10 Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/2/10 Long TD Catch: 47 yards vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/2/10 Career Highs Total Tackles: 10, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Sacks: 1.0, twice, last vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Tackles For Loss: 1.0, 4x, last vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Virginia, 9/4/10 Interceptions: 1, 5x, last vs. Rhode Island, 11/13/10 Interception Return: 32 yards (for TD) at Towson, 10/31/09 Kickoff Return: 94 yards (for TD), at Georgetown, 11/14/09 #43 Brandon Scott R-Fr. DE Dumfries, Va. (Forest Park HS) Bullet Points Five tackles and first career sack in the Elon win Set career-high with seven tackles and matched career-high with 1.0 TFL in the win at UMass Forced a fumble in the Towson win Racked-up five tackes in the JMU game Was in on six tackles vs. Rhode Island Updated Career Defensive Stats Year G UT AT TT TFL Sacks PD FF FR Int. TD Totals Career Highs Total Tackles: 7 at Massachusetts, 10/16/10 Sacks: 1.0, vs. Elon, 9/18/10 Tackles for Loss: 1.0, 2x, last at UMass, 10/16/10 Interceptions: -- Forced Fumble: 1, twice, last vs. Towson, 10/23/10 #88 Kevin Finney R-Jr. TE Lake Bluff, Ill. (Lake Forest HS) Bullet Points Started all 11 games at TE in 2010 Had career-game in the finale versus William & Mary -- with career-bests in catches (five) and yards (46) His previous bests were four catches for 45 yards in the OT win over James Madison First career TD was an 11-yard strike from Aaron Corp vs. Delaware His other TD catch was a three-yard grab vs. Towson Updated Career Receiving Stats Year G Rec. Yds. YPC TD Long YPG Totals Career Highs Receptions: 5 vs. William & Mary, 11/20/10 Receiving Yards: 46 vs. William & Mary, 11/20/10 Receiving TDs: 1, twice, last vs. Towson, 10/23/10 Long Catch: 25 yards vs. William & Mary, 11/20/10 Spiders.com Page 13