HOFSTRA FOOTBALL, 2004

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1 HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS: Hofstra opened the 2004 season season on Thursday, September 2 with a 45-0 home victory over the Great Danes of the University at Albany. HOFSTRA FOOTBALL, 2004 For Immediate Release September 7, SEASON - GAME 2: HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (1-0) at #2 UNIVERSITY of MONTANA (1-0) Saturday, September 11, :05 p.m. ET Washington Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT Television: KECI-TV (NBC) in Missoula; None locally Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7) Pre-game show at 2:35 p.m. Internet: HOFSTRA SCHEDULE Sept. 2 ALBANY (MSG-TV) 45-0 W Sept. 11 at Montana (KECI-TV) 3:05 p.m. Sept. 25 RHODE ISLAND* 3:05 p.m. Oct. 2 at James Madison* 6:00 p.m. Oct. 9 at Stony Brook 6:00 p.m. Oct. 16 DELAWARE* + 1:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at New Hampshire* Noon Oct. 30 RICHMOND*(METRO) Noon Nov. 6 at Maine* 2:00 p.m. Nov. 13 NORTHEASTERN* 3:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at Massachusetts* (METRO) Noon * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming All times ET INFORMATION CONTACTS: Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Assoc. A.D. for Communications (516) O; (516) Cell; (516) Fax The Pride has won 30 of its last 51 regular season games and 39 of its last 61 in-season contests. The Pride is in regular season play since the start of the 1997 season. The Pride has posted a record over the last 104 regular season games. They are over the last 118 regular season games dating back to the middle of the 1993 season. Hofstra has won 38 of 63 contests, including playoff games, since the start of the 1999 season. Hofstra has won 18 of its last 32 road games and 20 of its last 36 contests away from Shuart Stadium. The Pride is on the road since the start of the 1997 season. Hofstra has won 24 of its last 35 regular season games at Shuart Stadium. Hofstra is at Shuart Stadium since Joe Gardi arrived in Hempstead in HOFSTRA HEAD COACH: Joe Gardi is in his 15th season as Head Football Coach at Hofstra University. He has posted a record during that time. His.673 winning percentage ranks second, behind Mickey Kwiatkowski (.716), in school history. Gardi's 108 victories are the second most all-time at Hofstra behind the legendary Howard "Howdy" Myers (141 wins from ). HOFSTRA COACHING STAFF: The Pride lost five assistant coaches from last year s staff. But Hofstra Head Football Coach Joe Gardi says this year s staff may be the best staff that he has hired during his tenure at Hofstra. The 2004 Pride football coaching staff is as follows: Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Yr. Greg Gigantino Def. Coord. 12 th yr. 27 th yr. Warren Ruggiero Off. Coord. 5 th yr. 17 th yr. Bob McIntyre Linebackers 16 th yr. 16 th yr. Adam Brown DL & ST 4 th yr. 4 th yr. Carlton Goff RB 2 nd yr. 10 th yr. Damian Wroblewski Off. Line 1 st yr. 6 th yr. Jaime Elizondo Receivers 1 st yr. 5 th yr. Chip Garber Def. Backs 1 st yr. 24 th yr. Dennis Mikula Off. & ST Asst.1 st yr. 1 st yr. Alberto Van der Mije ST Asst. 2 nd yr. 2 nd yr. Montana Dave Guffey, Assistant Athletic Director; (406) O; (406) Fax Washington-Grizzly Stadium Press Box - (406)

2 TEAM TRAVEL: Here is the Pride s travel plans for the Montana game: Transportation: Charter flight from Farmingdale Republic Airport Leaving Farmingdale: Thursday, September 9 at 4 p.m. Lodging: Best Western Grant Creek Inn 5280 Grant Creek Road Missoula, MT Hotel Phone: (406) Hotel Fax: (406) Leaving Missoula: Saturday at approximately 6 p.m. Arriving at Hofstra: Sunday morning at 3:30 a.m. INJURY REPORT: Here is the Pride injury report entering the Montana game: Player Pos. Injury Status Marques Colston WR Shoulder Out DeWayne Whitaker CB Knee Out Josh Cascio LB Shoulder Out Brian Trimboli LB Leg Out Thomas Green SS Leg Questionable Chris Sebald LB Hand Probable HOFSTRA-MONTANA SERIES: Saturday s game is the fourth meeting between Hofstra and Montana in a series that started in The Grizzlies lead the series 2-1. The two teams last met on August 29, 2002 at Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, NY with the #1-ranked Grizzlies posting a 21-0 victory over the Pride. On September 2, 2000 in Missoula, Hofstra recorded a thrilling 10-9 victory over #2-ranked Montana. The two teams first met in 1992 as Hofstra, without scholarships and in their transitional period between division III and I-AA, fell to the Grizzlies, The series history is as follows: Year Winner (Loc.) Score 1992 Montana (A) Hofstra (A) Montana (H) 0-21 THE LAST TIME HOFSTRA-MONTANA August 29, 2002 IN HEMPSTEAD: Quarterback John Edwards threw for 147 yards and a touchdown, and ran for two other touchdowns as the top-ranked and defending I-AA National Champion Montana Grizzlies defeated 13thranked Hofstra, 21-0, at James M. Shuart Stadium. The loss marked the first time the Pride has been shut out since a 41-0 loss to LIU-C.W. Post in 1978, a span of 255 games. It was also Hofstra's first season-opening loss since 1983, ending a streak of 19 straight wins. The win was Montana's 15th in a row overall and its 21st in a row against non-division I-A teams. The last loss the Grizzlies have suffered against a I-AA opponent was a 10-9 defeat to Hofstra in the 2000 season opener. Montana led 7-0 at halftime and took advantage of a pair of key Hofstra turnovers to extend its lead to 14-0 midway through the third quarter. An interception by cornerback Vernon Smith ended Hofstra's first second half drive at the Grizzlies' 35-yard line with 12:46 left in the third quarter. Two possessions later, the Pride defense held at the Hofstra 44-yard line, but punt returner Jamaal Perry fumbled the ensuing punt, giving Montana the ball back at the 9-yard line. Edwards threw an 8-yard pass to wide receiver Jon Talmage to put the ball on the goal line, and then sneaked into the end zone on the ensuing play for his first scoring run of the day with 5:12 left in the third quarter. After the Grizzlies' defense held Hofstra to three-and-out, Edwards added an insurance touchdown with a 7-yard bootleg with 1:54 left in the third quarter, capping off a six-play, 45-yard drive to make the score The only score of the first half came on an 8-yard scoring strike from Edwards to wide receiver Rory Zikmund with 9:03 left in the second quarter, capping off a 13-play, 82-yard drive. Hofstra had three first half drives stall inside the Montana 35-yard line, getting as far as the 28 midway through the second quarter, before a 5-yard ineligible receiver downfield penalty and a 3-yard sack by free safety Trey Young forced the Pride to punt. Ryan Cosentino, who was making his second career start and his first since the 2000 season, finished the game 20 for 45 for 217 yards and an interception. Trevor Dimmie led Hofstra on the ground with 57 yards on 17 carries, while Irby was the top receiver with seven catches for 74 yards. David Gober carried for 104 yards on 17 carries for the Grizzlies, including 79 yards on 10 carries in the first half. Renauld Williams led the Hofstra defensive unit with nine tackles, three of which were for losses, while free safety Carlton Bargman had six tackles and two sacks. Montana held a narrow edge in total yardage, , but did not turn the ball over for the entire contest, while Hofstra gave the ball away four times. The Grizzlies also had a commanding edge in time of possession, controlling the ball for 38:14. MONTANA 21 HOFSTRA 0 August 29, 2002 Hempstead, NY - Attendance: 5, F #1 Montana #15 Hofstra Scoring Summary UM - Zikmund 8 yard pass from Edwards (Snyder kick) UM - Edwards 1 yard run (Snyder kick) UM - Edwards 7 yard run (Snyder kick) Team Statistics Montana Hofstra First Downs (R-P-Pen) Rushing (Att.-Yards) Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.)

3 Passing Yards Total Offense (Plays-Yards) Interceptions by (No.-Yards) Punts-Average Punt Returns (No.-Yards) Kickoff Returns (No.-Yards) Field Goals (Made-Att.) Penalties (No.-Yards) Third-Down Conversions Sacks (No.-Yards) Individual Leaders Rushing: HU - Dimmie ( ), Cosentino (4-3-0); UM - Gober ( ), Harrison (8-35-0), Waller (6-20-0) Passing: HU - Cosentino ( , 217, 0 TD); UM - Edwards ( , 147, 1 TD) Receiving: HU - Irby (7-74-0), Colston (5-53-0), Perry (4-55-0), Bryant (2-18-0); UM - Zikmund (5-49-1), Talmage (4-31-0), Gober (3-27-0) Tackles: HU - Williams (5-4-9), Johnson (4-4-8), Bargman (5-1-6); UM - DeCoite (5-6-11), Young (5-2-7), Robinson (3-3-6) Weather: 69 degrees and overcast Time of Game: 3:02 HOFSTRA'S 2004 STATISTICAL LEADERS 1 GAME: RUSHING ATT. Net- Avg. TD Terry Crenshaw Kareem Huggins PASSING GP Att-Comp-Int Yds. TD Bobby Seck RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD Isaac Irby Charles Sullivan Devale Ellis Brian Wolman TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int Gian Villante Bill Hambrecht Dan Garay lead. Hofstra tacked on 24-second quarter points to take a commanding 38-0 lead and cruised to the easy win. Seck finished the game with 26 completions in 38 attempts for a pass efficiency rating. Hofstra wasted little time getting started, as it marched 80 yards in seven plays on its first possession, culminating in a three-yard touchdown run from sophomore Terry Crenshaw (Sarasota, FL) with 9:53 left in the first quarter. After the defense held, Seck connected with junior receiver Devale Ellis (Brooklyn, NY) on a two-yard touchdown pass with 2:27 left in the first quarter to stretch the lead to Seck then plunged in for a oneyard touchdown run on a quarterback sneak on the first play of the second quarter to give the Pride a 21-0 advantage. A 58-yard strike from Seck to senior receiver Isaac Irby (Edgewater Park, NJ) with 12:53 left in the second stretched the lead to 28-0, and a 35-yard field goal by Chris Onorato (Holbrook, NY) made the score Seck finished off a spectacular first half performance with a 38-yard touchdown to redshirtfreshman receiver Charles Sullivan (Nanuet, NY) to give the Pride a 38-0 lead at intermission. Seck connected with Irby on a second touchdown pass, this time from 34 yards, with 2:01 left in the third quarter to close out the scoring. Irby finished with eight catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns on the day. Sullivan added seven catches for 97 yards and Ellis chipped in with four catches for 91 yards. Crenshaw led the ground attack with 49 yards on 17 carries. The Pride accumulated 504 yards in offense while holding the Great Danes to 264. The shutout was Hofstra's first since a 68-0 blanking of Delaware State on September 5, F ALBANY HOFSTRA Scoring Summary HU Crenshaw 3-yard run (Onorato kick) HU Ellis 2-yard pass from Seck (Onorato kick) HU Seck 1-yard run (Onorato kick) HU Irby 58-yard pass from Seck (Onorato kick) HU Onorato 35-yard field goal HU Sullivan 38-yard pass from Seck (Onorato kick) HU Irby 34-yard pass from Seck (Onorato kick) HOFSTRA S LAST GAME SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 VS. ALBANY: Junior quarterback Bobby Seck (Westbury, NY) threw for 424 yards and four touchdowns, and added a fifth touchdown rushing, as the Hofstra Football team opened the 2004 season with a 45-0 win over Albany before 6,245 fans at Shuart Stadium. Seck, who played in just four games last season due to injury, threw for 201 yards in the first quarter alone, helping the Pride break out to an early 14- HOFSTRA ALBANY First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost

4 Penalties-Yards Possession Time 29:06 30:54 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Crenshaw ( ), Huggins (7-41-0), Parrish (4-3-0); ALBANY-Bazan ( ), Fantell ( ), Wilson (4-30-0). PASSING: HOFSTRA-Seck ( , 424, 4 TD); ALBANY-Bazan (16-5-0, 44, 0TD), Banach (8-6-0, 44, 0TD) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Irby ( ), Sullivan ( ), Ellis (4-91-1), Wolman (3-62-0); ALBANY-Wall ( ), Miller (3-21-0), Williams (2-15-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Villante (6-8-14), Hambrecht (6-4-10), Garay (2-5-7); ALBANY-Disch ( ), Lee (4-2-6), Becker (3-3-6) Stadium: James M. Shuart Attendance: 6,245 Weather: 75 degrees and clear HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA I-AA STATS: Here is how Hofstra ranks as a team and individually in the I-AA statistics this week: Team Category I-AA Rank Avg. Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense 1.00 Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Pass Defense Passing Efficiency Individual Hofstra Player I-AA Avg. Category Passing Efficiency Bobby Seck Total Offense Bobby Seck Receptions/Game Isaac Irby Charles Sullivan Devale Ellis Terry Crenshaw Rec. Yds./Game Isaac Irby Charles Sullivan Devale Ellis Brian Wolman Punting Joe Nolan Punt Returns Kareem Huggins Field Goals Chris Onorato Scoring Isaac Irby Chris Onorato Devale Ellis Terry Crenshaw Bobby Seck Charles Sullivan All-Purpose Yds Isaac Irby Devale Ellis ATLANTIC 10 FOOTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS: Atlantic 10 Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. North Hofstra Massachusetts New Hampshire Northeastern Rhode Island Maine South James Madison Towson Villanova Delaware Richmond William & Mary Last Week September 2 New Hampshire 24, Delaware 21 Hofstra 45, Albany NY 0 Villanova 20, Bucknell 14 September 4 Massachusetts 51, Delaware St 0 Rhode Island 37, Fordham 36 North Carolina 49, William & Mary 38 Northeastern 71, Cheyney 0 Towson 34, Elon 13 Montana 27, Maine 20 James Madison 62, Lock Haven 7 No Carolina St 42, Richmond 0 This Week - September 11 Villanova at Lehigh 1:00 Northeastern at Navy 1:30 Central Connecticut State at Rhode Island 12:00 Richmond at Virginia Military Institute 12:00 Hofstra at Montana 3:00 Northern Colorado at Maine 6:00 Colgate at Massachusetts 6:00 TOWSON AT DELAWARE 7:00 New Hampshire at Rutgers 7:00

5 The 2004 SPORTS NETWORK I-AA POLL: The 2004 Sports Network I-AA Poll, as of September 6 th, is as follows: Team (First-place votes) W-L Pts. LW 1. Southern Illinois (56) 1-0 2, Montana (17) 1-0 1, Wofford (5) 0-0 1, Colgate (2) 0-0 1, Furman (2) 1-0 1, McNeese State 1-0 1, Delaware (2) 0-1 1, Villanova 1-0 1, Northern Iowa 0-1 1, Georgia Southern 0-1 1, Western Kentucky 0-1 1, Montana State Northern Arizona Massachusetts Stephen F. Austin Western Illinois Maine Northeastern New Hampshire NR 20. Eastern Kentucky Northwestern State Lehigh Northern Colorado NR 24. Appalachian State Penn THE 2004 ESPN/USA TODAY I-AA COACHES POLL: The 2004 ESPN/USA Today I-AA Preseason Poll is below. The first regular season poll will be announced on September 13 th. No. Team (1 st pl. votes) Pts. 1. Delaware (26) Southern Illinois (6) Montana Wofford (1) Colgate Northern Iowa (1) Mcneese State (1) Furman Georgia Southern Villanova Maine Western Illinois Northern Arizona Western Kentucky Montana State Grambling State Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State Massachusetts Appalachian State Northeastern Lehigh Eastern Kentucky North Carolina A & T Southern 148 HOFSTRA VS. THE BIG SKY: The Pride is 3-3 against current members of the Big Sky Conference. Hofstra is 1-2 against Montana, 2-0 against Sacramento State and 0-1 against Portland State. SHUTOUT: The 45-0 Hofstra whitewash of Albany last week is the Pride s first shutout since a 68-0 victory over Delaware State in OPENING DAY CROWD: Hofstra s opening day crowd of 6,245 is the biggest home opening day crowd since 2000 when 7,706 showed up for the Pride s home opening loss to Delaware. By contrast, Montana opened up last week against Maine before a capacity crowd of 23,228 fans. HOFSTRA 500: The Pride s 504 yards of offense against Albany is just the fourth time since the start of the 2002 season that Hofstra has recorded 500 yards of offense in a contest. The previous times were at Liberty (662) in 2003, and against Liberty (517) and New Hampshire (512) in The Pride posted four 500- yard performances in DEFENSE: The Pride defense stood tall against Albany last week, holding the Great Danes to 264 yards of offense. The last time Hofstra held a team to less yards was September 13, 2003 when Elon was held to just 208 yards. But Hofstra had six turnovers in the game and lost In 2002, the Pride held opponents to under 300 yards in four contests. SECK 400-YARDS AGAIN: Junior quarterback Bobby Seck (Westbury, NY) passed for 400+ yards for the second straight outing, throwing for 424 yards against Albany. Seck was 26 of 38 including four touchdowns against the Great Danes. In the 2003 season finale at Liberty, Seck was 24 for 47 for a career-high 496 yards and four touchdowns. VILLANTE RECORDS CAREER-HIGH: Sophomore linebacker Gian Villante (Wantagh, NY) posted a career-

6 high 14 total tackles against Albany in the season opener. The 14 stops tops his previous best of 11 tackles that he achieved three times in Villante had six solo and eight assisted stops against Albany and added one sack, one fumble recovery and 1.5 tackles for losses. IRBY CATCHES CAREER-HIGH AS WELL: Graduate student receiver Isaac Irby (Edgewater Park, NJ) posted a career-high 168 receiving yards on eight catches against Albany in the season opener. Irby had touchdown catches of 58 and 34 yards against the Great Danes. His previous best was 139 yards against Northeastern in Irby now has 112 receptions for 1,264 yards in his Hofstra career. He has tied Marques Colston for 12 th on the all-time reception list. RETURNING FROM INJURIES: Two Pride members returned to the starting line-up against Albany after missing the entire 2003 season. Senior linebacker Bill Hambrecht (Egg Harbor, NJ) was second on the team in tackles with 10 and had one fumble recovery and one tackle for loss against the Great Danes. Hambrecht missed 2003 with a back injury. Senior punter Joe Nolan (Ridgefield, NJ), who had a leg injury in 2003, returned against Albany and punted five times for a 31.6 average with two inside the Albany 20-yardline. Nolan averaged 40.6 yards per punt in GARAY S GOT THE NUMBERS: Junior defensive end Dan Garay (Rahway, NJ) posted seven tackles including 3.5 tackles for losses, one sack and one fumble recovery against Albany. Garay led the team in sacks last year with 6.5 and had the most tackles (72) by any linemen in the Atlantic 10 last season. IMPRESSIVE DEBUTS: Redshirt freshman receiver Charles Sullivan (Nanuet, NY) tallied seven catches for 97 yards in the season opener against Albany. Sullivan received one of the starting spots during preseason training camp when senior Marques Colston went down with a shoulder injury. Pure freshman receiver Kareem Huggins (Irvington, NJ) rushed seven times for 41 yards and had two punt returns for seven yards in the season opener against Albany. ELLIS AND WOLMAN GET CAREER HIGHS: Junior receivers Devale Ellis (Brooklyn, NY) and Brian Wolman (Potomac, MD) each posted career high receiving yards against Albany. Ellis had four catches for 91 yards against the Great Danes, topping his previous best of 43 yards at Villanova in Wolman posted three catches for 62 yards against Albany, topping his previous best of 51 yards against James Madison in WE REMEMBER: On the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, Hofstra University remembers the nearly 3,000 victims of the attacks, including the 26 Hofstra alumni members who perished at the World Trade Center. Among the 26 alumni were three former football players, Lt. Glenn Wilkinson, FDNY, Class of 1978; Courtney Walcott, Class of 1990; and Noell Maerz, Class of All Hofstra athletic teams wear a memorial patch on their uniforms, that includes the Twin Towers, the American Flag and the Hofstra flag, to honor all the victims of September 11 th, PRESEASON ALL-ATLANTIC 10: Hofstra had two players named to the 2004 All-Atlantic 10 Preseason Football Teams. Junior defensive end Dan Garay and junior linebacker Cole Haley were named to the second team. RETURNING STARTERS: The Pride had 12 players who started the final game of 2003 who returned to starting roles in the 2004 season opener against Albany. The 12 players, with six on defense and six on offense, does not include three former defensive starters, linebackers Bill Hambrecht and Gian Villante and cornerback Le Var Starr, who missed the 2003 season finale because of injury but who started in The returning starters from 2003 are: Offense WR Issac Irby LT Jed Prisby RT Willie Colon WR Brian Wolman QB Bobby Seck C Pat O Brien Defense LE Dan Garay NT Mickey Keene RE Stephen Bowen LB Cole Haley CB Prentice James SS Michael Momo ATLANTIC 10 PRESEASON COACHES POLL: With the addition of Towson University in 2004, the 12-team Atlantic 10 Football Conference splits into two divisions this year. Hofstra will play in the North Division along with Maine, Northeastern, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Defending I-AA National Champion Delaware is in the South Division with Villanova, William and Mary, James Madison, Richmond and Towson. In a surprising vote by conference coaches and select media, Maine and Villanova have been selected to finish on top of the North and South Divisions, respectively. The Pride has been picked to finish sixth in the Division. The 2004 Atlantic 10 Preseason Predicted Order of Finish, with first-place votes in parentheses, is as follows: North Division 1. Maine (12) 2. Northeastern (7) 3. Massachusetts (3) 4. New Hampshire (2) 5. Rhode Island 6. Hofstra South Division 1. Villanova (13) 2. Delaware (11)

7 3. William & Mary 4. James Madison 5. Richmond 6. Towson NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS: The Pride will face five teams who are ranked in the Sports Network I- AA Preseason Top 25 Poll. Those five are Delaware (1), Montana (3), Maine (11), Massachusetts (19) and Northeastern (22). Hofstra played five I-AA nationally ranked opponents in 2003, posting a 2-3 record. Since the start of the 2000 season, Hofstra is 5-10 against I-AA Top 25 opponents. In 1999, the Pride was 3-0 against the nationally ranked opponents. Before the Pride s win against #7 Villanova last year, the last time Hofstra defeated a top 10 opponent was on September 2, 2000 when the Pride downed the second-ranked Grizzlies of Montana in Missoula. HOF STRA PRO NUN SEE AY SHUN: 2 Devale Ellis (Da voll) 13 Graber (GREY bur) 22 Vineyard (VIN yard) 26 Duggan (DUG in) 27 Sherief Little (Sha reef) 28 Sugalski (Su gal ski) 35 Andrean McCoy (ON drane) 38 Kwadwo Safo-Agyekum (Quad wo, Sah Fo, Ah gee*coom) 49 Ilchert (ILL kurt) 54 Talvacchio (Tal VOT cheo) 56 Gutierrez (Goo tee air ez) 74 Coccaro (Co car o) 76 Asermelly (Ah sir ma LEE) 79 Rodenbaugh (Row den bah) 81 Ottis Lewis (OTT is) 86 Marquis Bonds (Mar key) 87 Dubiel (Doo-Beel) 90 Denimarck (Den ah mark) 92 Shemiah LeGrande (Sha-my ah, La GRAND) 96 Lacher (LOCKER) 98 Garay (Ga-RAY) HOFSTRA ALUMNI IN THE NFL: There are four former Hofstra players currently gracing NFL team rosters. They are: WR Wayne Chrebet (Class of 95), New York Jets DB Lance Schulters (Class of 98), Tennessee Titans WR Charlie Adams (Class of '02), Denver Broncos RB Arlen Harris, (Class of '03), St. Louis Rams ALUMNI NORTH OF THE BORDER: Four Hofstra football alums are currently on the rosters of Canadian Football League teams. They are: LB Brian Clark (Class of 96), Calgary Stampeders QB Rocky Butler (Class of 02), Saskatchewan Rough Riders DB Patrick Dorvelus (Class of 02), Montreal Alouettes QB Giovanni Carmazzi, (Class of 99), BC Lions 64th SEASON: 2004 marks the 64th season of Hofstra Football. The Pride has posted a.500 or better record in 43 of those seasons. Including the win over Albany in the opener, Hofstra has recorded a record in its 616 games. SEASON OPENERS: The Pride has won 20 of its last 22 season openers. In 2002, the University of Montana ended Hofstra's winning streak of 19 consecutive season openers, as well as the Pride's 255 game nonshutout streak with a 21-0 victory. Last year, the Pride dropped its season opener at Marshall Hofstra has posted a all-time record in season openers. HOME OPENERS UNDER GARDI: Hofstra has posted an 12-3 record in home openers under head football coach Joe Gardi. The Hofstra home opening losses came in 2003 to Maine (44-21), 2002 to Montana (21-0), and in 2000 to Delaware (44-14). SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: Since 1980, Hofstra is in regular season play at Shuart Stadium, formerly Hofstra Stadium. Hofstra was 6-0 in 1986 and 1980; 6-1 in 1998; 5-0 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 in 1991; 5-1 in 2001, 1999, 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000, 1997, 1994, 1993, 1987, 1985 and 1981; 3-1 in 1992; 2-4 in 1996 and 2003, and 3-3 in TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE: Hofstra s 2-10 record in 2003 was just the third time in Coach Joe Gardi s 14 seasons at Hofstra that the Pride finished below.500, following a 5-6 season in 1996 and a 4-6 season in TELEVISION: The Hofstra Pride will have three games televised during the 2004 season. The Madison Square Garden Network (MSG) aired the season opening Albany game while the Metro Channel will air the game at Massachusetts on November 20 th. Carl Reuter and Hofstra s all-time career reception leader Steve Jackson will describe the action on MSG and Metro. Hofstra s game against Richmond on October 30 will also be televised on the Atlantic 10 Television Network. RADIO AND INTERNET: Every 2004 Hofstra football game can be heard on radio on WRHU-FM (88.7) and on the internet at beginning with the pregame show 30 minutes before every contest. WRHU Sports Director Jared Greenberg and Nick Anastos call the action. WEEKLY RELEASE FAX AND The Hofstra University weekly football release will be available on Tuesday evenings on the Hofstra Athletics web site ( Due to erratic mail delivery,

8 the Hofstra Office of Athletic Communications has ceased mailing weekly press releases. However, we will the release, in PDF format, " to those media members who wish to get every football release during the season. Please contact Jim Sheehan if you wish to be put on one of these lists. TEAMLINE: If you can't catch the Pride on Fox Sports Net New York or on radio, you can still hear the Hofstra football play-by-play, via telephone, on TEAMLINE. Just dial ext and you can listen to any Hofstra game for as low as 25 cents per minute by charging it to your VISA card. THE HOFSTRA FOOTBALL SHOW: Fans, friends and the media are invited to be part of the live audience and join Hofstra Head Football Coach Joe Gardi every Wednesday night at Champions Restaurant at the Long Island Marriott as WRHU-FM (88.7) presents the Hofstra Football Show. The two-hour (7-9 p.m.) show, which will air locally on WRHU-FM and worldwide on the internet at will review and preview Hofstra football during the 2004 season. In addition Hofstra s opposing coach that week, as well as players and media members will make guest appearances on the show. PRACTICE: Here is the Hofstra football schedule this week. Monday, Sept. 6 3:25 Grass Practice Fields Tuesday, Sept. 7 3:25 Grass Practice Fields Wednesday, Sept. 8 3:25 Grass Practice Fields Thursday, Sept. 9 TBA TBA Friday, Sept. 10 1:00 Wash.-Grizzly Stadium Saturday, Sept. 11 1:05 Game at Montana Sunday, Sept. 12 Off Day

9 LOOKING BACK AT HOFSTRA SCHEDULE Aug. 30 at Marshall (Metro) L Sept. 6 #20 MAINE (Metro)* L Sept. 13 ELON L Sept. 20 at James Madison* L Sept. 27 #7 DELAWARE (CSTV)* L Oct. 11+ #19 NORTHEASTERN (FSNY)* W Oct. 18 at #6 Massachusetts* L Oct. 25 NEW HAMPSHIRE* L Nov. 1 at William & Mary (TFN)* 9-23 L Nov. 8 #7 VILLANOVA (TFN)* W Nov. 15 at Rhode Island* 0-24 L Nov. 22 at Liberty 1:30 p.m. * - Atlantic 10 Game + - Homecoming HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATS: Here are Hofstra s Final 2003 NCAA statistical rankings: Team Category HU Rank Average Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efficiency Def Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Pass Defense Passing Efficiency Individual Hofstra Rank Average Category Player Passing Efficiency Andrew English Total Offense Andrew English Receptions/Gm. Ricky Bryant Marques Colston Rec. Yard/Gm. Marques Colston Ricky Bryant Punting Niall Duggan Punt Returns Ricky Bryant Kickoff Returns Ricky Bryant Field Goals Chris Onorato Scoring Chris Onorato All-Purpose Yds. Ricky Bryant ATLANTIC 10 STANDINGS Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. *^Delaware (NCAA) *Massachusetts (NCAA) Northeastern Maine Villanova William & Mary James Madison New Hampshire Rhode Island Hofstra Richmond *Atlantic 10 Champions ^received NCAA automatic bid 2003 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL AWARDS The Football Gazette I-AA All-America Team Cole Haley - LB 3rd Team All-Atlantic 10 All-Star Renauld Williams - LB Ricky Bryant - WR All-Atlantic 10 Academic Team Andrew English - QB Chris Onorato - K Chris Andreano - CB Joseph Charchalis - LB Cole Haley - LB Michael Momo - SS 1st Team 2nd Team David McCartney Memorial Scholarship Patrick O Brien - C Iron Mike Award Tyree Johnson - LB Coca-Cola Most Valuable Player Ricky Bryant - WR Hofstra Pride Club Outstanding Senior Award Trevor Dimmie - RB Mayor s Trophy Carlton Bargman - FS Brandon Newton - OG Atlantic 10 Player of the Week November 22 vs. Liberty - Marques Colston - WR

10 THE 2003 CENTURY CLUB Rushing Trevor Dimmie at William & Mary, (25 att.) Trevor Dimmie vs. Elon, (16 att.) Trevor Dimmie at Liberty, (15 att.) Receiving Marques Colston at Liberty, (7 rec.) Isaac Irby vs. Northeastern, (8 rec.) Ricky Bryant vs. New Hampshire, (10 rec.) Ricky Bryant at Liberty, (8 rec.) Marques Colston at Massachusetts, (9 rec.) Isaac Irby at Massachusetts, (8 rec.) Ricky Bryant vs. Maine, (3 rec.) Ricky Bryant at James Madison, (2 rec.) 300-YARD PASSING CLUB Bobby Seck at Liberty, (24-47) Andrew English vs. New Hampshire, (25-47) Andrew English at Massachusetts, (29-50) Andrew English vs. Delaware, (22-37)

11 THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Location: Missoula, MT Founded: 1893 Enrollment: 13,352 Nickname: Grizzlies Conference: Big Sky Colors: Copper, Silver and Gold Stadium: Washington-Grizzly Stadium (23,009) President: Dr. George Dennison Athletics Director: Marie Porter Football SID: Dave Guffey Web Site: Head Coach: Bobby Hauck (Montana, 1988) Record at School: 9-4/one year Overall Record: Same Assistant Coaches: Jeff Hammerschmidt (Defensive Coordinator/Safeties), Rob Phenicie (Offensice Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Fred von Appen (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Ends), Kraig Paulson (Linebackers), Dominic Daste (Offensive Line), Dave Schramm (Recruiting Coordinator/Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends), Ty Gregorak (Cornerbacks), Luther Carr (Wide Receivers), Tom Hauck (Defensive Tackles), Ron Kowalski (Running Backs) Basic Offense: Pro Set Basic Defense: Record: 9-4, 5-2 in Big Sky/T-1st Lettermen Returning/Lost: 49/18 Off. Starters Returning: 7 Def. Starters Returning: 5 Series Record: Montana leads 2-1 Last Meeting: 2002 Hofstra 0 Montana Schedule Sept. 4 Maine Sept. 11 Hofstra Sept. 18 at Sam Houston State Sept. 25 Northern Colorado Oct. 2 at Weber State Oct. 9 Idaho State Oct. 16 at Eastern Washington Oct. 30 at Portland State Nov. 6 Northern Arizona Nov. 13 Sacramento State Nov. 20 Montana State 2003 Results at Maine North Dakota State Sam Houston State Idaho Cal Poly W L W W W Weber State at Idaho State Portland State at Northern Arizona at Sacramento State Eastern Washington at Montana State Western Illinois (NCAA) Important Numbers - Area Code Athletic Office: Ticket Office: Football Office: SID Office: Fax: Press Box: W L (2OT) W W 26-0 W W L L (2OT) MONTANA IN THE NCAA I-AA STATS: Here is how Montana ranks as a team and individually in the I-AA statistics this week: TEAM CATEGORY I-AA AVG. Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Pass Defense Passing Efficiency Individuals Montana Player I-AA AVG. Passing Efficiency Craig Ochs Total Offense Craig Ochs Receptions/Game Jefferson Heidelberger Levander Segars Rec. Yds./Game Jefferson Heidelberger Levander Segars Interceptions Kevin Edwards Punting Tyson Johnson Field Goals Carpenter Scoring Carpenter Jonathon Talmage Jefferson Heidelberger Willie Walden All-Purpose Jefferson Heidelberger

12 2004 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY TWO-DEEP CHART at University of Montana Saturday, September 11, 2004 Washington Grizzly Stadium, Missoula, MT PRIDE OFFENSE WR 88 Charles Sullivan (6-2, 190, RFR) 86 Marquis Bonds (6-3, 223, SO) WR 12 Isaac Irby (5-9, 173, SR) 15 Charles Brooks (6-1, 175, FR) LT 52 Jed Prisby (6-5, 285, SO) 78 Mike Wood (6-3, 265, FR) LG 65 Tom McHugh (6-4, 284, JR) 61 Shawn McMackin (6-4, 263, RFR) C 75 Patrick O Brien (6-4, 290, SR) 58 Jason Goodman (6-1, 283, RFR) RG 69 Todd Rodgers (6-3, 290, JR) 64 Chris Durkin (6-4, 279, SO) RT 77 Willie Colon (6-4, 315, JR) 76 Joe Asermelly (6-5, 272, FR) WR 83 Brian Wolman (5-9, 190, JR) 18 Eric Taylor (6-0, 180, FR) WR 2 Devale Ellis (5-11, 170, JR) 36 Julian Watts (6-3, 195, SO) RB 21 Terry Crenshaw (6-2, 205, SO) 40 Kory Compson-Parrish (5-10, 181, RFR) QB 8 Bobby Seck (6-2, 205, JR) 11 Anton Clarkson (6-2, 220, SO) PRIDE DEFENSE LE 98 Daniel Garay (6-2, 260, JR) 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 240, JR) NT 97 Mickey Keene (6-2, 286, SR) 71 Edward Greene (6-2, 292, JR) RE 94 Stephen Bowen (6-5, 271, JR) 46 Justyn Davis (6-0, 230, SO) OLB 42 Gian Villante (6-2, 232, SO) 48 Chris Sebald (6-2, 220, SO) ILB 50 Cole Haley (6-1, 223, JR) 56 Stanley Gutierrez (6-0, 225, FR) ILB 54 D.J. Talvacchio (6-2, 230, SO) 55 Tom Daddino (6-1, 225, FR) OLB 47 Bill Hambrecht (6-3, 237, SR) 48 Chris Sebald (6-2, 220, SO) CB 1 Le Var Starr (5-10, 190, SR) 23 Emanuel Anderson (5-9, 180, RFR) FS 27 Sherief Little (6-0, 190, JR) 37 David Darby (6-1, 200, SO) SS 24 Michael Momo (6-0, 195, SR) 32 Thomas Green (5-11, 195, JR) CB 5 Prentice James (5-9, 175, JR) 20 James Glee (5-11, 190, SR) PRIDE SPECIAL TEAMS K 6 Chris Onorato (6-4, 220, SR) 59 Shaun McQueary (5-10, 190, FR) H 26 Niall Duggan (6-0, 195, SR) 16 Joe Nolan (6-2, 210, SR) LS 87 Adam Dubiel (6-4, 240, JR) 78 Mike Wood (6-3, 265, FR) P 16 Joe Nolan (6-2, 210, SR) 26 Niall Duggan (6-0, 195, SR) PR 2 Devale Ellis (5-11, 170, JR) 25 Kareem Huggins (5-9, 175, FR) KOR 21 Terry Crenshaw (6-2, 205, SO) 12 Isaac Irby (5-9, 173, SR) 2 Devale Ellis (5-11, 170, JR) 25 Kareem Huggins (5-9, 175, FR) No. Name Pos. 1 Le Var Starr CB 2 Devale Ellis WR 4 DeWayne Whitaker DB 5 Prentice James CB 6 Chris Onorato P/K 7 Clarence Clanton CB 8 Bobby Seck QB 9 Kyle Arrington CB 10 Stephen Tate SS 11 Anton Clarkson QB 12 Isaac Irby WR 13 Jay Graber QB 14 Dennis Davis QB 15 Charles Brooks WR 16 Joe Nolan P 17 Bob DePasquale WR 18 Eric Taylor WR 19 Andrew English QB 20 James Glee SS 21 Terry Crenshaw RB 22 Greg Vineyard RB 23 Emanuel Anderson SS 24 Michael Momo SS 25 Kareem Huggins RB 26 Niall Duggan K 27 Sherief Little FS 28 Eric Sugalski WR 29 Sean Butler RB 30 Sam Cherilus WR THE PRIDE 31 Justin Kull FS 32 Thomas Green CB 34 Patrick Lombardi K 35 Andrean McCoy WR 36 Julian Watts WR 37 David Darby FS 38 Kwadwo Safo-Agyekum DB 39 Ithalmar DeSedas FS 40 Kory Compson-Parrish RB 41 R.C. Scarpa DB 42 Gian Villante LB 43 Brian Trimboli LB 44 Onyi Momah RB 45 Dan Steel OLB 46 Justyn Davis OLB 47 Bill Hambrecht LB 48 Chris Sebald OLB 49 Derick Ilchert P 50 Cole Haley LB 51 John Petrizzo DE 52 Jed Prisby OT 53 Josh Cascio OLB 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB 55 Tom Daddino LB 56 Stanley Gutierrez LB 58 Jason Goodman C 59 Shaun McQueary K 61 Shawn McMackin OT 62 Mike Juliana OT 64 Chris Durkin OG 65 Tom McHugh OG 66 Vincent Ziccardi OL 69 Todd Rodgers OG 70 Randy Stephens DT 71 Edward Greene DT 72 Phil Hall OT 73 Jeremy Hazen C 74 Frank Coccaro OT 75 Patrick O'Brien C 76 Joe Asermelly OL 77 Willie Colon OT 78 Mike Wood OT 79 Fran Rodenbaugh OL 80 Rasheed Galloway WR 81 Ottis Lewis WR 82 Rudys Santana WR 83 Brian Wolman WR 84 Chris Manno WR 85 Bryan Smith WR 86 Marquis Bonds WR 87 Adam Dubiel DE 88 Charles Sullivan WR 89 Marques Colston WR 90 Mike Denimarck TE 91 Ken Sussman DE 92 Shemiah LeGrande DT 94 Stephen Bowen DE 96 Chris Lacher DE 97 Mickey Keene DT 98 Daniel Garay DE

13 2004 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. CL Ht. WT Hometown/High School 1 Le Var Starr CB SR Passaic, NJ/St. Mary s 2 Devale Ellis WR JR Brooklyn, NY/James Madison 4 DeWayne Whitaker CB SO Germantown, MD/Northwest 5 Prentice James CB JR Miami, FL/Hialeah 6 Chris Onorato K SR Holbrook, NY/Sachem North 7 Clarence Clanton FS FR Norfolk, VA/Lake Taylor 8 Bobby Seck QB JR Westbury, NY/Kellenberg 9 Kyle Arrington CB FR Accokeek, MD/Gwynn Park 10 Stephen Tate CB FR Centreville, VA/Centreville 11 Anton Clarkson QB SO Los Angeles, CA/Venice 12 Isaac Irby WR SR Edgewater Park, NJ/Holy Cross 13 Jay Graber QB FR Clarksburg, NJ/Notre Dame 14 Dennis Davis QB RFR Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford 15 Charles Brooks WR FR Lancaster, PA/J.P. McCaskey 16 Joe Nolan P SR Ridgefield, NJ/St. Peter s Prep 17 Bob DePasquale WR JR Weston, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 18 Eric Taylor WR FR Canonsburg, PA/Canon McMillan 19 Andrew English QB SR Prospect, KY/South Oldham 20 James Glee DB SR Branford, CT/East Haven 21 Terry Crenshaw RB SO Sarasota, FL/Riverview 22 Greg Vineyard RB FR Gary, WV/Mount View 23 Emanuel Anderson CB RFR Hampton, VA/Phoebus 24 Michael Momo SS SR Passaic, NJ/Bergen Catholic 25 Kareem Huggins RB FR Irvington, NJ/Bayley-Ellard 26 Niall Duggan P SR Stamford, CT/Stamford 27 Sherief Little FS JR Stamford, CT/Stamford 28 Eric Sugalski WR SO Oradell, NJ/River Dell Regional 29 Sean Butler RB RFR Severn, MD/Fort Meade 30 Sam Cherilus WR FR Irvington, NJ/Union 31 Justin Kull SS SO Centereach, NY/St. Anthony s 32 Thomas Green SS JR Hempstead, NY/Hempstead 34 Patrick Lombardi K JR Tuckerton, NJ/St. Augustine Prep 35 Andrean McCoy WR FR Bloomington, IN/Bloomington North 36 Julian Watts WR SO Huntington, NY/St. Anthony s 37 David Darby FS SO Sewell, NJ/Washington Township 38 Kwadwo Safo-Agyekum DB FR Brooklyn, NY/Brooklyn Tech 39 Ithalmar DeSedas SS SO Clifton, NJ/Clifton 40 Kory Compson-Parrish RB RFR Syracuse, NY/Nottingham 41 R.C. Scarpa OLB SO Clifton, NJ/Clifton 42 Gian Villante OLB SO Wantagh, NY/MacArthur 43 Brian Trimboli LB SR Bellefontaine, OH/Kennedy Christian 44 Onyi Momah RB SR Greenlawn, NY/John Glenn 45 Dan Steel LB JR Gaithersburg, MD/Watkins Mill 46 Justyn Davis DE SO Englewood, NJ/Bergen County Academies 47 Bill Hambrecht OLB SR Egg Harbor, NJ/St. Augustine Prep 48 Chris Sebald OLB SO Stone Ridge, NY/Rondout Valley 49 Derick Ilchert P RFR Waldwick, NJ/Bergen Catholic 50 Cole Haley LB JR Lititz, PA/Warwick 51 John Petrizzo DE JR Levittown, NY/MacArthur 52 Jed Prisby OT SO Lititz, PA/Warwick 53 Josh Cascio OLB RFR Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII 54 D.J. Talvacchio LB SO Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional

14 55 Tom Daddino LB FR Franklin Square, NY/Carey 56 Stanley Gutierrez LB FR Freeport, NY/Freeport 58 Jason Goodman C RFR Weston, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 59 Shaun McQueary K FR Hartford, NY/Hartford 61 Shawn McMackin OG RFR River Vale, NJ/St. Joseph's Regional 62 Mike Juliana OG FR Burlington Township, NJ/Holy Cross 64 Chris Durkin OG SO Centereach, NY/Centereach 65 Tom McHugh OG JR Drexel Hill, PA/Monsignor Bonner 66 Vincent Ziccardi OG FR Boca Raton, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 69 Todd Rodgers OG JR South River, NJ/South River 70 Randy Stephens DT JR Trenton, NJ/McCorristin Catholic 71 Edward Greene DT JR Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin-Perth 72 Phil Hall OT RFR Pittsburgh, PA/Woodland Hills 73 Jeremy Hazen C SR Protection, KS/Ashland 74 Frank Coccaro OG JR Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/St. Joseph s/ 75 Patrick O'Brien C SR Seaford, NY/Seaford 76 Joe Asermelly OT FR Hopkinton, RI/Chariho Regional 77 Willie Colon OT JR Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes 78 Mike Wood OT FR Chesapeake, VA/Western Branch 79 Fran Rodenbaugh OG FR Norristown, PA/Norristown 80 Rasheed Galloway WR JR Hempstead, NY/Hempstead 81 Ottis Lewis WR FR Norwalk, CT/Brien McMahon 82 Rudys Santana WR RFR Wallington, NJ/Wallington 83 Brian Wolman WR JR Potomac, MD/Winston Churchill 84 Chris Manno WR RFR Holbrook, NY/Sachem North 85 Bryan Smith WR FR Matteson, IL/Marian Catholic 86 Marquis Bonds WR SO Orange, NJ/Orange 87 Adam Dubiel DE JR Washington, NJ/Warren Hills Regional 88 Charles Sullivan WR RFR Nanuet, NY/St. Joseph Regional 89 Marques Colston WR SR Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Township 90 Mike Denimarck DE FR Sound Beach, NY/Miller Place 91 Ken Sussman DT RFR Great Neck, NY/Great Neck North 92 Shemiah LeGrande DT FR Staten Island, NY/Curtis 94 Stephen Bowen DE JR Wheatley Heights, NY/Half Hollow Hills W. 96 Chris Lacher DT FR Toms River, NJ/Toms River North 97 Mickey Keene DT SR Moon Township, PA/Moon 98 Daniel Garay DE JR Rahway, NJ/Rahway Theo Fredurra DB FR Cambridge, MA/Ridge Latin Harold Gaines RB SO Trumbull, CT/Fairfield Prep Andre Smith SS JR Fort Worth, TX/Southwest Garrett Webb WR FR Methuen, MA/Methuen Head Football Coach: Joe Gardi Assistant Coaches: Greg Gigantino (Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator); Warren Ruggiero (Offensive Coordinator); Bob McIntyre (Linebackers); Adam Brown (Defensive Line and Special Teams); Carlton Goff (Running Backs); Chip Garber (Defensive Backs); Damian Wroblewski (Offensive Line); Jaime Elizondo (Wide Receivers); Alberto Van der Mije (Special Teams Assistant); Dennis Mikula (Offensive Line Assistant and Special Teams Assistant) As of 08/30/04