2002 UMass Football UMass (1-0, 0-0 A-10) vs. AIC (1-0, 0-0 NE-10)

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1 U N I V E R S I TY OF MASSACHUSET T S ATHLETICS AT H L ET I C MEDIA RELAT I O N S Boyden Building Amherst, MA (413) Fax: (413) UMass Football UMass (1-0, 0-0 A-10) vs. AIC (1-0, 0-0 NE-10) September 14, :00 p.m. Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000) Amherst, Mass. Game Day Quick Facts TV: None Radio: UMass Football Radio Network (Bob Behler, play-byplay; Bob Pickett, color; WRNX FM, Holyoke, flagship) UMass Student Radio (WMUA 91.1 FM, Amherst) American International College Radio (WAIC 91.9 FM, Springfield) Series Record:UMass leads, Last Meeting:UMass 21, AIC 0 (Oct. 21, 2000, Amherst, Mass.) 2002 UMass Schedule & Results Sept. 7 Central Connecticut State W, 52-3 Sept. 14 American International College...1:00 p.m. Sept. 21 at Northeastern * :30 p.m. Sept. 28 at North Carolina State :00 p.m. Oct. 5 at Richmond * :00 p.m. Oct. 12 Maine * :00 p.m. Oct. 19 Villanova * :00 p.m. Oct. 26 at James Madison * :00 p.m. Nov. 2 Delaware * :00 p.m. Nov. 9 at New Hampshire * :00 p.m. Nov. 16 Hofstra * :00 p.m. Nov. 23 at Rhode Island * :00 p.m AIC Schedule & Results Sept. 7 at Stonehill * W, Sept. 14 at Massachusetts :00 p.m. Sept. 21 St. Anselm * :00 p.m. Sept. 28 Bentley * :00 p.m. Oct. 5 at Merrimack * :00 p.m. Oct. 12 at Assumption * :00 p.m. Oct. 18 at Southern Connecticut * :00 p.m. Oct. 26 C.W. Post * :00 p.m. Nov. 2 Pace * :30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Bryant * :00 p.m. Nov. 16 UMass-Lowell * :30 p.m. * denotes conference games Home games listed in bold THE SERIES WITH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COL- LEGE: UMass holds a lead in the all-time series which dates back to The Minutemen have won the last six games in the series, but the schools have played only twice since the 1965 season. UMass stands against the Yellow Jackets in Amherst, with a streak of six straight wins. The lone win in the series for AIC came on Sept. 21, 1957, when the Yellow Jackets posted a 19-7 victory in Amherst. The last meeting between the two schools came on Oct. 21, 2000, when the Minutemen won 21-0 at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. (A complete breakdown of the series between UMass and AIC can be found on page 104 of the UMass football media guide, while scores from each meeting are located on page 115.) MINUTEMEN LOOK TO START SEASON 2-0: With last week s 52-3 victory over Central Connecticut State, UMass won its season opener for the third time in the last four seasons. If the Minutemen can defeat American International College this week, they will begin the year with a 2-0 record for the first time since the 1986 season. In 1986, UMass won its first four games before falling to Delaware in week five. The school record for most consecutive victories to begin a season is held by the 1975 squad, which opened the year with eight straight wins before finishing 8-2. UMASS HAS TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS AGAIN: In last week s victory over Central Connecticut State, sophomore Jason Peebler (Modesto, Calif.) and redshirt freshman Raunny Rosario (Lowell, Mass.) both had impressive debuts at tailback. Peebler, who converted from wide receiver in the spring, led the team with 126 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, while also catching a nine-yard touchdown pass. Rosario chipped in with 116 yards and a score on 12 carries, to go along with two receptions for 15 yards, and was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week. The pair gave UMass two 100-yard rushers in a single game for the first time since Oct. 21, 2000, against AIC, when Kevin Quinlan rushed for 120 yards and Marcel Shipp added 111 yards. Shipp and Quinlan combined to rush for 100 yards in the same game three times during their UMass careers. BROWER BRINGS IN PRESEASON ACCOLADES:J u n i o r defensive tackle Valdamar Brower (Florence, Mass.) has earned a number of national honors heading into the 2002 season. He has been named one of 16 candidates for the Buck Buchanan Aw a rd, which is p resented annually by The Sports Network to the nation s top defensive player. He is also a consensus preseason All-American, earning first team distinction from The Sports Network, L i n d y s, S t reet & Smith s and Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. In addition, B rower was named preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference. Athletics Web Site:

2 MINUTEMEN EARN PRESEASON HONORS: In addition to Valdamar Bro w e r, five other members of the UMass football team have earned honors heading into the 2002 season. Senior punter David Sanger (Cocoa Beach, Fla.) joined Brower on the preseason All-Atlantic 10 Conference first team, while senior center Maikel Miret (Miami, Fla.), senior tight end G r eg Wa r d (Doylestown, Pa.), senior placekicker D o u g White (Claremont, Calif.) and senior wide receiver A d r i a n Zullo (Pompano Beach, Fla.) all earned second team honors. Sanger was also a preseason second team All-America selection by Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette, with Zullo receiving third team honors and White garnering honorable m e n t i o n distinction. WHIPPLE ENTERS WEEK WITH 104 WINS: Now in his fifth season as head coach of the Minutemen, Mark Whipple has 104 victories in his collegiate coaching care e r. Whipple owns a care e r re c o rd of (.667) in 15 years as a collegiate head coach, including five seasons at UMass (32-19 / 1998-present), four years at Brown (24-16 / ) and six seasons at New Haven (48-17 / ). With last year s victory over N o rt h e a s t e rn, he became the seventh coach in school history with 30 wins at UMass. In 2000, Whipple became the first Minuteman coach in 20 years to lead his team to three consecutive winning seasons. The last UMass coach to accomplish the feat was Bob Pickett, who led the Minutemen to four straight winning years from Whipple was the fastest coach in school history to re c o rd 20 victories, picking up the 20th win of his UMass career against Connecticut in He needed only 26 games to reach the 20-win mark. Pre v i o u s l y, Mike Hodges held the re c o rd for fewest games needed to reach 20 wins, going 20-7 in his first 27 games as UMass head coach. Whipple also became the first coach in school history to win 20 games in his first two seasons. STRONG AFTER A LOSING SEASON:Despite coming off a 3-8 season in 2001, there is reason for the Minutemen to have optimism in The last five times UMass finished a year with a losing record, it came back to post a winning mark the following season. The last losing record for the Minutemen prior to 2001 came in 1997 (with a 2-9 mark), but they followed that up with a 12-3 mark and the Division I-AA national championship in Other years in which UMass has rebounded recently were 1995 (going 6-5 after a 5-6 mark in 1994), 1992 (posting a 7-3 record after going 4-7 in 1991), 1988 (going 8-4 and advancing to the Division I-AA playoffs following a 3-8 mark in 1987) and 1985 (with a 7-4 re c o rd after going 3-8 in 1984). The Minutemen have not had back-to-back losing seasons since 1983 and 1984 (going 3-8 both years). In addition, the only other time a Mark Whipple coached team had a losing record (3-7 at New Haven in 1991), his squad came back to post a 12-1 record the following year UMass Football Media Services and Policies INTERVIEWS Interviews with head coach Mark Whipple, his staff and UMass players can be set up by contacting Charles Bare, Chris Forman or Nick Joos in the UMass Media Relations Office at (413) Players and coaches are available in person and for phone interviews Tuesday through Thursday afternoons outside the locker room at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Arrangements for interviews must be made by 1:00 p.m. the day prior to the interview so that it can be posted for the players and coaches (example: call by 1:00 p.m. Monday for a Tuesday interview). This will include both personal and phone interview requests. A representative from the UMass Media Relations Office will be on hand to assist you. Home phone numbers will not be given out. WHIPPLE ON A-10 CONFERENCE CALL Every Monday morning through November 18, the Atlantic 10 C o n f e rence will conduct a teleconference with each of its head coaches. The teleconference will start at 10:00 a.m. with a brief recap of the weekend s action, the week s honor roll, and other p e rtinent information. Following that, each head coach has an assigned 10-minute slot to discuss his team and its upcoming opponent, and field any questions from the media. UMass head coach Mark Whipple will be on from 10:40-10:50 a.m. For numbers and codes to access the call, please contact Steve Haug in the Atlantic 10 Office at (215) INJURY INFORMATION Due to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the UMass athletic department will no longer provide members of the media with information about player injuries. We ask for your cooperation in not asking coaches or team personnel any injury-related questions. WEEKLY SPORTS LUNCHEON Head coach Mark Whipple will be in attendance and available to the media at the weekly UMass Sports Luncheon, held each Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in the UMass Campus Center or at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. In addition, the Dinn Bro t h e r s UMass Athlete of the Week and his or her coach will be available to the media. Lunch and parking for the media are pro v i d- ed free of charge. Please contact the UMass Media Relations O ffice by Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. if you will be attending the l u n c h e o n so we can make the necessary reservations. POSTGAME PROCEDURES The UMass football locker room is closed to the media. Members of the media should submit player interview requests to Charles Bare, Chris Forman or Nick Joos of UMass by the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter. At home games, all postgame interviews will be held in the conference room of the UMass football locker room complex behind the south end zone. Following a 10-minute cooling off period, the visiting head coach and selected players will be escorted to the interview area. After the visiting team has finished its session, head coach Mark Whipple and requested UMass players will be available in the interview area. There is one community telephone in the main working press area of the press box at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. This phone is on a first-come, first-served basis. Dial 9 for an outside line. Please contact a member of the UMass Media Relations Office for any additional needs. AIC MEDIA INFORMATION Any media member wishing to speak to head coach Art Wilkins or an American International College player should contact SID George Sylvester at (413)

3 ZULLO HAS BIG DAY IN RETURN TO ACTION: Senior wide receiver Adrian Zullo saw his first action since October of 2000 in the victory over Central Connecticut State, after missing the last season and a half due to injury. He made his return a successful one, leading the team with six receptions for 96 yards and a touchdown, while also opening the game with a career-long 59- yard kickoff return. Zullo finished the day with 170 all-purpose yards, marking the 15th time in his collegiate career he has posted 100-plus all-purpose yards. In 2000, Zullo totaled 25 receptions for 398 yards and six touchdowns, despite only playing in the first five games of the season. That came on the heels of a 1999 campaign in which he caught 81 passes for 1,253 yards and nine scores, while averaging a school single season record 15.6 yards every time he touched the ball. As a freshman in 1998, Zullo was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year, after catching 29 passes for 479 yards and eight scores. Zullo has caught at least one pass in each of his last 20 games and has multiple receptions in 26 of 33 career contests. He already holds a number of UMass records, including career marks for both receptions and receiving yards. Here is a look at every school record currently held by Zullo: Single Game Receptions.11 (vs. Villanova & Richmond, 1999) Single Game Receiving Yards (vs. Richmond, 1999) Single Game Receiving Touchdowns (vs. UNH, 1999) Single Season All-Purpose Yards / Play (1999) Career Receptions (1998-present) Career Receiving Yards ,226 (1998-present) Career Receiving Touchdowns (1998-present) BROWER CONTINUES TO SHINE: Junior All-American Valdamar Brower looks to once again be among the nation s premier defensive linemen in 2002, after emerging as one of the biggest bright spots for the UMass defense last season. Bro w e r opened the season by re c o rding five tackles and a pass breakup in the victory over Central Connecticut State. In 2001, he led the team and the Atlantic 10 with 10 sacks for 70 yards, to go along with 57 total tackles and 24 tackles for loss. Brower finished the season ranked second nationally in Division I-AA in tackles for loss, while standing fifth in sacks. His top game came against Rhode Island, when he totaled 10 tackles, with a care e r-high six tackles for loss, three sacks and a forced fumble. Brower also re c o rded two sacks against both Hofstra and James Madison, while making multiple tackles for loss in seven out of 11 games. Following the conclusion of the season, he re c e i v e d All-America honors from The Sports Network, the Associated Press, and Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. In 2000, Brower led all UMass defensive linemen with 57 total tackles, while also recording five sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Brower now has a career total of 119 tackles, including 15 sacks and 35 tackles for loss. MINUTEMEN BRING IN ACADEMIC HONORS:F i v e members of the UMass team were honored last season for their work both on the field and in the classroom. Junior linebacker J e r emy Cain (Tamarac, Fla.), departed tight end Eddie Campbell, departed quarterback Matt Guice, junior linebacker Mark Kimener (Oakton, Va.) and senior placekicker Doug White were all selected to the 2001 Academic All-Atlantic 10 Conference team, with both Cain and White being named to the squad for the second consecutive year. This season, look for White and senior wide receiver Neal Brown (Danville, Ky.) to be top candidates for Academic All-America honors. Both Brown and White currently carry cumulative grade point averages of 3.70 in the School of Management. The Last Time... UMass 21, American International College 0 October 21, 2000 Amherst, Mass. Scoring Summar y 1st 2nd 3r d 4th Total AIC UMass The UMass defense posted its first shutout of the 2000 season, as the 15th-ranked Minutemen recorded a 21-0 victory over American International College at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. UMass surrendered only 106 total yards, with the Yellow Jackets gaining just seven first downs and moving past midfield only twice. The Minutemen struggled to score early in the game, driving into AIC territory four times in the first half without putting any points on the board. UMass finally broke into the scoring column in the third quarter, when Kevin Quinlan scored on a 19-yard rush. Quinlan increased the lead to 14-0 in the fourth quarter with a one-yard touchdown run, then Marcel Shipp concluded the scoring with a seven-yard run. Quinlan finished the game with 120 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries, while Shipp had 111 yards and a touchdown on 23 rushes. Starting quarterback Kelly Seibert hit on 14 of 24 passes for 128 yards, while Richard Lucero came off the bench to throw for 74 yards on six of nine passing. Eight different UMass players caught passes, with Shipp making six receptions for 37 yards and DeShon Hardy catching three passes for 30 yards. Mike Novembre led the AIC offense with 66 rushing yards on 19 carries, while Tom Guy completed eight of 14 passes for 60 yards. Kole Ayi led the UMass defense with 12 tackles, including two tackles for loss. Jeremy Robinson had eight tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup, while Shawn Murray recorded an interception. Royston Jordan led the Yellow Jacket defense with 12 tackles and a sack. SANGER IS A WEAPON: Senior All-American David Sanger, who has already established himself as one of the top punters in school history, looks to have another outstanding season in In the season opener against Central Connecticut State, Sanger averaged 34.0 yards on two punts with one kick inside the 20-yard line, and neither punt was returned. During the 2001 season, he punted 68 times for 2,812 yards (41.4 average), with 20 punts inside the opponents 20-yard line, and ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and 13th nationally in punting average. He also had UMass ranked seventh nationally and second in the Atlantic 10 in net punting average last year. His top game last season came against James Madison, when he averaged 50.3 yards on eight punts, to break John Romboli s school single game record for punting average (50.2 at Boston College on Nov. 22, 1975). In addition, his 71-yard punt against the Dukes ranked as the eighthlongest in school history, and he was named Special Teams Player of the Week by the Atlantic 10 Conference and Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. In 2000, Sanger punted 38 times, landing 14 punts inside the opponents 20-yard line. He also averaged 39.4 yards per punt, helping UMass to an Atlantic 10-best (and sixth in Division I-AA) net average of 36.8 yards per punt. Over the course of his UMass career, Sanger has now punted 170 times for 6,892 yards, and his average of 40.5 yards per punt ranks as the best in school history. Fifty-four of his 170 career punts have pinned opponents inside the 20.

4 Atlantic 10 Conference Update Conference Overall W-L W-L Maine Hofstra James Madison Richmond Northeastern Villanova Massachusetts Delaware Rhode Island New Hampshire William & Mary Last Week s Results Saturday, September 7 Hofstra 37, Rhode Island 19 * James Madison 20, New Hampshire 14 * Maine 27, William & Mary 14 * Massachusetts 52, Central Connecticut State 3 Northeastern 31, Ohio 0 Richmond 15, Delaware 13 * Villanova 20, Colgate 0 This Week s Games Saturday, September 14 American International College at Massachusetts Delaware at The Citadel Florida Atlantic at James Madison Hofstra at New Hampshire * Maine at Villanova * Rhode Island at Syracuse Virginia Military Institute at William & Mary Northeastern, Richmond idle * denotes Atlantic 10 Conference games HARDY STARTS SEASON STRONG: Senior wide receiver and punt returner DeShon Hardy (Neptune, N.J.) continues to be a top receiving threat for UMass in He caught three passes for 34 yards in the season-opener against Central Connecticut, with a career-best two touchdown catches, while returning three punts for 44 yards. In 2001, Hardy led the team in receiving with 47 catches for 692 yards and three scores, while being named the team s offensive MVP. He caught at least two passes in every game last season, while leading the team in receptions six times and in receiving yards seven times. At Delaware last year, he set career highs for both receptions and receiving yards, catching 10 passes for 135 yards. The 10 receptions tied Hardy for the fifth-best single game performance in school history, while he became only the sixth UMass player to reach double figures in catches for a single game. He also saw a bit of action as an option quarterback last year, rushing for 26 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Hardy has now caught at least one pass in 17 straight games and 22 of his last 23 contests. For his career, Hardy has 80 catches for 1,161 yards and seven touchdowns, to go along with 74 punt returns for 578 yards. He is UMass all-time leader in career punt returns, while ranking sixth in career punt return yards, seventh in career receiving yards and 10th in career receptions. WHITE ENJOYS CONSISTENT SUCCESS: Senior p l a c e k i c k e r Doug White has been remarkably consistent for the Minutemen over the course of his care e r. He opened the season by scoring a c a re e r-high 10 points in the victory over Central Connecticut State, making all seven of his extra points and his only field goal attempt ( f rom 21 yards). In 2001, he hit on seven of 11 field goal attempts and made 19 of 23 extra points, to lead the team in scoring with 40 points. In last year s victory over Nort h e a s t e rn, White connected on a care e r-long 41-yard field goal. His previous long was a 40-yard field goal against Delaware on Nov. 11, During the 2000 season, White connected on 10 of 11 field goal attempts, with his only miss being a 47-yarder against New Hampshire which was blocked, and ranked second on the team in scoring with 46 points. Over the course of his care e r, he has now hit 20 of 26 field goals and 65 of 71 extra points for a total of 125 points. White ranks fourth all-time at UMass in field goals made and third in extra points made. KROHN TAKES OVER AT QUARTERBACK:Junior Jef f Krohn (Phoenix, Ariz.) had a solid perf o rmance in his debut as UMass starting quarterback last week. He completed 15 of 30 passes for 198 yards with four touchdowns and two interc e p t i o n s against Central Connecticut State. Krohn, who transferred to UMass from Arizona State University in January, came to the Minutemen after leading the Pacific-10 Conference in passing eff i- ciency last season. He started nine games for the Sun Devils in 2001, completing 115 of 213 passes for 1,942 yards and 19 touchdowns with seven interceptions. Krohn also started nine games for Arizona State during the 2000 season, completing 125 of 254 passes for 1,751 yards and 12 touchdowns with six interceptions. Over the course of his Arizona State care e r, Krohn completed 240 of 467 passes for 3,693 yards and 31 touchdowns with 13 interceptions. CAIN A DEFENSIVE LEADER:Junior linebacker Jeremy Cain started the 2002 season with a solid game in the season opener against Central Connecticut State. He led the team with 16 tackles in the game, including one sack. Cain, who moved to an outside linebacker spot this year, ranked third on the team with 78 total tackles last season, and stood third on the squad with 11 tackles for loss. This came despite missing nearly four entire games due to injury. Against Richmond in the 2001 season finale, Cain led the team with a care e r-high 17 total tackles, including 12 solo stops. In 2000, Cain played in all 11 games and re c o rded 45 total tackles as the first linebacker off the bench. For his care e r, he now has 139 total tackles, including 90 solo stops and 14 tackles for loss. UMASS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS:The Minutemen faced four ranked opponents during the 2001 season, defeating No. 15 Rhode Island 24-7, and falling 35-7 at No. 23 Delaware, 36-6 at No. 12 Hofstra and 37-7 at No. 20 Maine. Since the beginning of the 1998 season, UMass now stands against ranked opponents. UMass concluded the 2000 season with a 1-2 record against ranked opponents, downing No. 23 Villanova 38-17, and falling to No. 4 Delaware and No. 10 Hofstra The Minutemen faced five ranked teams in 1999, posting an overall mark of 2-3. UMass defeated No. 18 Delaware and No. 8 Furman in overtime, while falling to No. 22 Villanova 26-21, No. 6 Hofstra and No. 2 Georgia Southern In 1998, the Minutemen posted wins over No. 5 Hofstra (40-35), No. 20 Villanova (36-26), No. 6 McNeese State (21-19), No. 13 Lehigh (27-21), No. 2 Northwestern State (41-31) and No. 1 Georgia Southern (55-43). The 1998 losses to ranked teams were against No. 3 Delaware (33-30), No. 15 Connecticut (44-41 in overtime) and No. 9 Connecticut (28-27). UMass six victories over ranked opponents in 1998 set a school single season record.

5 UMass-American International College per game Team Comparisons UMass Offense AIC Defense 52.0 Scoring First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Plays Yards per Rush Yards per Pass Attempt Turnovers 3.0 AIC Offense UMass Defense 20.0 Scoring First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Plays Yards per Rush Yards per Pass Attempt Turnovers 3.0 MCGUIRK MAGIC: Since Mark Whipple took over as the head coach of the Minutemen prior to the start of the 1998 season, UMass has been tough to beat in the friendly confines of McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The Minutemen have gone 18-7 (.720) at home from 1998 to present, improving their all-time record at McGuirk to (.648). Since 1992, UMass has had a losing record at home only once, while posting a home record of (.661) during that span. The Minutemen also have a mark of 13-4 at McGuirk Stadium against Atlantic 10 Conference opponents under Whipple. MINUTEMEN NEAR TOP OF NCAA STAT LEADERS : Seven Minutemen are currently ranked among the NCAA Division I-AA statistical leaders, through games of Sept. 7. Quarterback Jeff Krohn leads the way by being responsible for 24.0 points per game, while tailback Jason Peebler stands third in scoring at 18.0 points per game. The rankings: Categor y NCAA Rank Player/Team No./Avg. Points Responsible For 2 Jeff Krohn Jason Peebler DeShon Hardy 12.0 Scoring 3 Jason Peebler UMass DeShon Hardy Doug White 10.0 Kickoff Returns 3 UMass 40.5 Scoring Defense 6 UMass 3.0 Interceptions 9 Shannon James 1.0 Total Offense 9 UMass Jeff Krohn Rushing Yards 11 Jason Peebler UMass Raunny Rosario All-Purpose Yards 14 Adrian Zullo Jason Peebler Pass Efficiency Defense 14 UMass 75.9 Receptions 19 Adrian Zullo 6.0 Receiving Yards 19 Adrian Zullo 96.0 Punt Returns 24 DeShon Hardy UMass 14.7 Completions 26 Jeff Krohn 15.0 Passing Yards 26 UMass Pass Efficiency 24 UMass Jeff Krohn Field Goals 27 Doug White 1.0 Total Defense 30 UMass MINUTEMEN AMONG THE A-10 LEADERS: S e v e n Minutemen are currently ranked among the Atlantic 10 leaders in various statistical categories, through games of Sept. 7. Tailback Jason Peebler stands first in scoring (18.0 points/game), followed by wide receiver DeShon Hardy in second (12.0 points/game) and placekicker Doug White in third (10.0 points/game). Peebler also leads the league in rushing (126.0 yards/game), with tailback Raunny Rosario ranking third (116.0 yards/game), while Hardy leads the conference in punt returns (14.7 yards/return) and redshirt freshman free safety Shannon James (Stratford, Conn.) stands first in interceptions (1.0 picks/game). UMass also has t h ree of the top five all-purpose rushers, with wide receiver Adrian Zullo standing second (170.0 yards/game), Peebler fourth (135.0 y a rds/game) and Rosario fifth (131.0 yards/game). In addition, Zullo ranks second in receiving yards (96.0 yards/game) and third in receptions (6.0 catches/game), quarterback Jeff Krohn stands f o u rth in passing yards (198.0 yards/game) and third in passing e fficiency (136.1 rating), and White is fifth in field goals (1.0 made/game). As a team, UMass leads the league in scoring off e n s e (52.0 points/game), total offense (479.0 yards/game) and kickoff re t u rns (40.5 yard s / re t u rn); ranks second in scoring defense (3.0 points/game), passing efficiency defense (75.9 rating) and punt re t u rns (14.7 yard s / re t u rn); and stands third in rushing off e n s e (254.0 yards/game) and passing efficiency (140.9 rating). A TOUGH SLATE:One of the main reasons why UMass had a 3-8 record last season was that the Minutemen faced one of the nation s toughest schedules. UMass 2001 schedule ranked as the second hardest among all Division I-AA schools according to Jeff Sagarin s rankings, thanks to games against Division I-A Marshall, Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Maine, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Rhode Island, Richmond, Villanova and William & Mary. Richmond s schedule ranked as the toughest in Division I- AA, with Cal State Northridge s placing third. The Minutemen will tackle yet another tough list of opponents in 2002, facing Division I-A North Carolina State in addition to the always tough Atlantic 10 slate. UMASS ON THE 14TH: In this week s game against American I n t e rnational College, the Minutemen will be playing on September 14 for only the fifth time in school history. UMass enters the game with a 1-3 mark on Sept. 14, including an 0-1 record in home games. The Minutemen won their last game played on this date, downing Holy Cross in Worcester in UMass losses on Sept. 14 came at Villanova in 1974 (17-13), at Richmond in 1985 (19-14) and at home against Holy Cross in 1991 (22-20).

6 Where to Find UMass Football ON THE RADIO All University of Massachusetts football games can be heard live on the UMass Football Radio Network, with WRNX FM (Holyoke) serving as the flagship station. Bob Behler is in his fourth season as the play-by-play announcer, while former UMass head coach Bob Pickett is in his fifth year as color analyst and Eric Kopf joins the team this year as host of the pregame, halftime and postgame shows. Here is the list of this week s affiliates on the UMass Football Radio Network: WCAP 980 AM (Lowell / Boston) WATD 95.9 FM (Marshfield / Boston) WBRK FM (Pittsfield) WARE 1250 AM (Ware) In addition, WMUA 91.1 FM, the UMass student station, will carry most Minuteman football games during the 2002 season. THE MARK WHIPPLE SHOW Head coach Mark Whipple s weekly radio show, The Mark Whipple Show, airs live from The Hangar Pub & Grill in Amherst each Thursday from 7:00-8:00 p.m. during the season on WRNX FM. Bob Behler serves as the show s host. The show is open to the general public. COACH S CORNER WITH MARK WHIPPLE Every Sunday night at 11:30 p.m., the Coach s C o rner with Mark Whipple can be seen on WGGB TV, channel 40 in Springfield. The short segment, which ru n s at the tale end of the Sunday night news, features highlights from Saturday s game and a look ahead to the next week s opponent. The show will run through the end of U M a s s season. ON TELEVISION The Minutemen will have one game carried on live television during the 2002 season. The lone television game currently scheduled is the Hofstra contest on Nov. 16, which will be carried by the Atlantic 10 Television Network (shown locally on Fox Sports New England). The Minutemen have a record of 10-6 in televised games since the beginning of the 1998 season, including a 7-3 mark against Atlantic 10 opponents. ON THE INTERNET Information on Minuteman football and all 22 UMass varsity sports is available through the UMass Athletics home page at h t t p :// w w w. u m a s s a t h l e t i c s. c o m. In addition, links to UMass football radio broadcasts can be found on the UMass Athletics home page. FOURTH AND GO:Since the beginning of the 1998 season, UMass has made a habit of going for it on fourth down. In 2001, the Minutemen converted 11 of 27 (.407) fourth-down attempts. Most of UMass fourth down success last season came at Marshall, where it converted four of six attempts. In 2000, UMass was successful 23 of the 34 times (.676) it went for it on fourth down. In 1999, UMass was successful on 23 of 37 fourth down attempts for a 62.2 percent success rate. In 1998, the Minutemen converted 21 of the 37 times they went for it on fourth down for a 56.7 percent success rate. UMass has now been successful on 57.4 percent (78 of 136) of its fourth down conversions since the beginning of the 1998 season. By comparison, UMass opponents have converted on only 35 of 90 fourth down attempts over the last five years, good for 38.9 percent. MINUTEMEN LOOKING TO GO OVER.500 ALL-TIME: This fall, UMass has a chance to put its all-time record over the.500 mark. The Minutemen enter this week s game with an alltime record of The last time UMass had an overall record of better than.500 came following a victory over Williston Academy on Oct. 8, 1887, which made its all-time record In fact, UMass was once 87 games under.500 ( ) in its all-time record, following a 20-6 loss to Boston University of Oct. 31, Since that date, the Minutemen have posted an impressive (.593) record to close in on the.500 mark. (Thanks to Eric Gemunder of the I- AA College Football Weekly Preview for his input on this note.) AIC HEAD COACH ART WILKENS: Art Wilkens is in his ninth season as the head coach of the Yellow Jackets, posting an overall re c o rd of After taking over a team which was coming o ff three consecutive losing seasons in 1994, Wilkens has led AIC to winning re c o rds in each of the last six seasons. His team posted an 8-2 mark during the 2001 season, after winning a pair of Eastern Football Conference championships in 1999 and A 1972 graduate of Bucknell University, where he earned three varsity letters as a linebacker and offensive guard, Wilkens spent time as an assistant coach at Bucknell, Penn State, Appalachian State and South C a rolina, before being appointed to his present position at AIC. ABOUT THE YELLOW JACKETS:American International College enters this week s game with a record of 1-0, after defeating Northeast 10 Conference rival Stonehill in its season opener. Junior quarterback Tom Guy led the Yellow Jackets by completing 15 of 29 passes for 281 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also rushing for 36 yards on seven carries. Senior tailback Tory Brown had 23 carries for 72 yards and one touchdown, while senior wide receiver Keith Lessner had five catches for 123 yards and a score. Senior linebacker Marcus Louison led the AIC defense with 11 total tackles, to go along with one tackle for loss and a fumble recovery, while senior linebacker Pat Tudryn added 10 tackles and a fumble recovery. Last season, the Yellow Jackets posted an overall record of 8-2, while tying for second place in the Northeast 10. EXTRA POINTS: Senior center Maikel Miret and senior linebacker Corey Potter (Doylestown, Pa.) will serve as the co-captains of the 2002 Minutemen Junior linebacker Mark Kimener, who ranked second on the team with 83 total tackles last season, opened the year with 10 tackles against Central Connecticut State Redshirt freshman free safety Shannon James had a big game in his collegiate debut, making nine tackles and recording an interception Junior linebacker Mike Ziccardi (Coral Springs, Fla.) also had a strong game against the Blue Devils, totaling nine tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery, which he returned for 26 yards Two former Minutemen are currently on National Football League rosters: second-year linebacker Kole Ayi of the St. Louis Rams and second-year tailback Marcel Shipp of the Arizona Cardinals UMass has scored in 81 straight games since a 34-0 loss to Rhode Island on Sept. 30, 1995 The Minutemen have scored in 104 consecutive home games since a 17-0 loss to Holy Cross on Sept. 17, 1983.

7 Two-Deep Comparison UMass Depth Chart (as of Sept. 8, 2002) Offense No. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. WR 9 DeShon Hardy Sr Neal Brown Sr LT 66 Carmen Collins Jr Jake Ward Fr LG 74 Rob Kane So Charlie Shove Jr C 70 Maikel Miret Sr Tim McDermond Jr RG 71 Matt Coffe Sr Mike Pearson Fr RT 72 O.J. McBride So Colin Stoetzel Fr TE 82 Sean Young So Mike Douglas Fr TB 11 Jason Peebler So Raunny Rosario Fr FB 43 Steve Wysocki So Greg Ward Sr QB 7 Jeff Krohn Jr Scott Ratliff Fr WR 2 Adrian Zullo Sr Joe Bruce So Defense DE 56 Doran Davis Jr Mike Haynes Jr NG 54 Ian Dyche Jr Keron Williams Fr DT 99 Valdamar Brower Jr Malik Hall Jr OLB 10 Jeremy Cain Jr Steve Petrone So ILB 35 L.A. Love So Mark Kimener Jr ILB 6 Corey Potter Sr Brandon Brudzinski So OLB 19 Leron Ancle Jr Mike Ziccardi Jr CB 8 Leroy Brooks So Gerard Washington Fr SS 42 Anton McKenzie Sr Earl Strong Jr FS 34 Shannon James Fr Steve Costello So CB 23 Lamarr Monterio Fr Bobby Boyer So Specialists PK 39 Doug White Sr David Sanger Sr KO 39 Doug White Sr David Sanger Sr KR 11 Jason Peebler So Lamarr Monterio Fr HLD 12 Scott Ratliff Fr Greg Scott Fr P 33 David Sanger Sr Doug White Sr LSNP 10 Jeremy Cain Jr Tim McDermond Jr PR 9 DeShon Hardy Sr Joe Bruce So American International College Depth Chart (as of Sept. 8, 2002) Offense No. Player Yr. Ht. Wt. WR 13 Keith Lessner Sr Manny Miller Fr LT 52 Jim West Sr Eric Setzer Sr LG 74 Paul Bauer Fr Desmond Kivlehan Jr C 61 Marc Jagiello Sr Tom Ouellette Fr RG 77 Keith Pollack Jr Tom Shallow Fr RT 78 Twyann Gibson Jr Eric Setzer Sr TE 88 Chris McDonald Jr Michael Stimpson Fr TB 1 Tory Brown Sr Joey West So FB 5 Raheem Allen So Marc Silvestri Jr QB 15 Tom Guy Jr Bryan Simer So WR 2 Dave Guzman Sr Darrell Gohagon Jr Defense DE 97 Charlie Weidman Jr Davon Gohagon Jr DT 58 Shawn Fortune Jr Rafael Pedragon Fr DT 98 Drew Smith Sr Kevin Bennett Sr DE 36 Fred Nash Sr Matt McElhiney Sr OLB 42 Royston Jordan Sr Brandon Phillips Fr ILB 50 Pat Tudryn Sr Henry Rafferty So OLB 34 Marcus Louison Sr Pat Weinert Jr CB 4 Eddy Denis Sr Justin Cotton So FS 33 Matt Natle Sr Dru Boldosser Fr SS 31 Jeremy Tudryn Jr Shawn Burstein Fr CB 6 Fred Christmas Sr Darien Stanley So Specialists PK 54 Henry Rafferty So Alavaro Hasani Fr KO 54 Henry Rafferty So Alavaro Hasani Fr KR 33 Matt Natle Sr Keith Lessner Sr HLD 17 Bryan Simer So Tom Guy Jr P 5 Raheem Allen So Bryan Simer So LSNP 61 Marc Jagiello Sr Pat Weinert Jr PR 33 Matt Natle Sr Keith Lessner Sr

8 2002 UMass Football Massachusetts Game Results (as of Sep 09, 2002) All games Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend Sep 07, 2002 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W : * denotes Atlantic 10 Conference game First ----RUSHING PASSING TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Penalty Turn- Opponent Score Downs Number-Yards Attempts-Comp-Int Yards Plays Yards Yards Yards Overs / / / /-- --/-- ---/--- --/-- ---/--- --/-- CENTRAL CONNECTICUT / / / /150 65/90 479/ /220 84/65 4/3 Totals / / / /150 65/90 479/ /220 84/65 4/3 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

9 2002 UMass Football Massachusetts Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2002) All games TEAM STATISTICS UMASS OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS INT RETURNS: #-YARDS KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game PUNTS-YARDS Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME... 18:22 41:38 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 5/9 9/22 3rd-Down Pct... 56% 41% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 0/1 1/3 4th-Down Pct... 0% 33% SACKS BY-YARDS MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game... 1/8103 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Massachusetts Opponents

10 2002 UMass Football Massachusetts Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2002) All games RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Jason Peebler DeShon Hardy Raunny Rosario Total Adrian Zullo Opponents Scott Ratliff Jeff Krohn Total INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponents Shannon James Total PASSING GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Opponents Jeff Krohn Scott Ratliff KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total Opponents Lamarr Monterio Adrian Zullo Total RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Opponents Adrian Zullo DeShon Hardy FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Mike Douglas Domin. Stewart Mike Ziccardi Raunny Rosario Total Jason Peebler Opponents Joe Bruce Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Jeff Krohn PATs Jason Peebler SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Raunny Rosario Scott Ratliff Jason Peebler Adrian Zullo DeShon Hardy Total Doug White Opponents Raunny Rosario Adrian Zullo Total PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Opponents David Sanger Total FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk Opponents Doug White FG SEQUENCE Massachusetts OPPONENTS Central Connecticut (21) (20),32 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Adrian Zullo Jason Peebler Raunny Rosario DeShon Hardy Mike Douglas Domin. Stewart Lamarr Monterio Joe Bruce Scott Ratliff Jeff Krohn Total Opponents

11 2002 UMass Football Massachusetts Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 09, 2002) All games Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Jeremy Cain Mark Kimener Earl Strong Mike Ziccardi Shannon James Corey Potter Anton McKenzie Doran Davis Keron Williams Leroy Brooks Mike Haynes Valdamar Brower Ian Dyche Serge Tikum Bra. Brudzinski Steve Costello Malik Hall Bobby Boyer Lamarr Monterio Ger. Washington Ricky Appiah Leron Ancle Larry Cabrelli Anthony Louis DeShon Hardy O.J. McBride Carmen Collins Total Opponents

12 2002 Game-By-Game Recaps Game #1 UMass 52, Central Connecticut State 3 September 7, 2002 Amherst, Mass. Jason Peebler rushed for 126 yards and scored three touchdowns, as the Minutemen posted a 52-3 victory over Central Connecticut State in their season opener at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The 52 points scored by a UMass were its most ever in the opening game of the season. Peebler scored a pair of first quarter touchdowns, on a one-yard run and a nine-yard pass from Jeff Krohn, while DeShon Hardy added an 18-yard reception from Krohn to put UMass up 21-0 after the first period. After Derek Peterson hit a 20-yard field goal to put the Blue Devils on the board early in the second quarter, Krohn hit Adrian Zullo with a 28-yard touchdown pass to give the Minutemen a 28-3 lead at halftime. Hardy added another scoring reception from Krohn and Doug White hit a 21-yard field goal in the third quarter, before Peebler and Raunny Rosario scored on rushes in the final period to conclude the scoring. Rosario finished the game with 116 rushing yards to give the Minutemen two 100-yard rushers for the first time since Oct. 21, 2000, against American International College. Krohn completed 15 of 30 passes for 198 yard with four touchdowns in his UMass debut, while Zullo led all receivers with six catches for 96 yards and a touchdown. Major Cole led the Central Connecticut offense by rushing 25 times for 82 yards. Scott Dolch completed 16 of 34 passes for 126 yards with one interception, while Nick Dresko led Blue Devil receivers with seven catches for 38 yards. Jermey Cain had a game-high 16 tackles and one sack to lead the UMass defense, while Shannon James added nine tackles, an interception and a pass breakup. Chris Blackshear totaled 10 tackles, two interceptions and three pass breakups for the Central Connecticut. Stat Leaders Central Connecticut UMass Rushing Cole ( ) Peebler ( ) Rosario ( ) Passing Dolch ( ) Krohn ( ) Receiving Dresko (7-38-0) Zullo (6-96-1) Ewart (5-47-0) Team Statistics Central Connecticut UMass First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Offense Passes Interceptions Thrown 1 2 Fumbles / Lost 2 / 2 2 / 2 Penalties / Yards 5 / / 84 Punts / Average 7 / / 34.0 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Time of Possession 41:38 18:22 Scoring Summar y 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Central Connecticut UMass st 13:30 UM Peebler 9 pass from Krohn (White kick) 11:02 UM Hardy 18 pass from Krohn (White kick) 6:30 UM Peebler 1 run (White kick) 2nd13:42 CCSU Pearson 20 field goal 4:46 UM Zullo 28 pass from Krohn (White kick) 3rd 14:22 UM Hardy 9 pass from Krohn (White kick) 7:31 UM White 21 field goal 4th 9:04 UM Rosario 8 run (White kick) 1:36 UM Peebler 3 run (White kick)

13 2002 STARTING LINEUPS WR LT LG C RG RT TE TB FB QB WR CCSU Brown Collins Kane Miret Coffe Stoetzel Young Peebler Wysocki Krohn Zullo AIC N easter n NCSU Richmond Maine Villanova JMU Delawar e UNH Hofstra URI Offense Defense DE NG DT OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB CCSU Davis Dyche Brower Cain Potter Kimener Ancle Brooks McKenzie James Monterio AIC N easter n NCSU Richmond Maine Villanova JMU Delawar e UNH Hofstra URI

14 2002 SINGLE GAME SUPERLATIVES Individual UMass Opponent Points 18 Jason Peebler vs. CCSU 3 Derek Pearson (CCSU) Rushing Attempts 18 Jason Peebler vs. CCSU 25 Major Cole (CCSU) Rushing Yards 126 Jason Peebler vs. CCSU 82 Major Cole (CCSU) Touchdowns Rushing 2 Jason Peebler vs. CCSU Long Run 33 Jason Peebler vs. CCSU 20 Major Cole (CCSU) Pass Attempts 30 Jeff Krohn vs. CCSU 34 Scott Dolch (CCSU) Pass Completions 15 Jeff Krohn vs. CCSU 16 Scott Dolch (CCSU) Completion Pct. (min. 10 att.) 50.0 Jeff Krohn vs. CCSU 47.0 Scott Dolch (CCSU) Yards Passing 198 Jeff Krohn vs. CCSU 126 Scott Dolch (CCSU) Touchdowns Passing 4 Jeff Krohn vs. CCSU Long Pass 28 Jeff Krohn vs. CCSU 17 Scott Dolch (CCSU) Interceptions Thrown 2 Jeff Krohn vs. CCSU 1 Scott Dolch (CCSU) Pass Receptions 6 Adrian Zullo vs. CCSU 7 Nick Dresko (CCSU) Yards Receiving 96 Adrian Zullo vs. CCSU 47 Mike Ewart (CCSU) Touchdowns Receiving 2 DeShon Hardy vs. CCSU Long Reception 28 Adrian Zullo vs. CCSU 17 Brian Frederick (CCSU) Field Goals 1 Doug White vs. CCSU 1 Derek Pearson (CCSU) Long Field Goal 21 Doug White vs. CCSU 20 Derek Pearson (CCSU) Punts 2 David Sanger vs. CCSU 7 Mike Kein (CCSU) Punting Average (min. 3 punts) 40.4 Mike Kein (CCSU) Long Punt 41 David Sanger vs. CCSU 48 Mike Kein (CCSU) Long Punt Return 31 DeShon Hardy vs. CCSU Long Kickoff Return 59 Adrian Zullo vs. CCSU 43 Chris Mastaj (CCSU) Total Tackles 11 Jeremy Cain vs. CCSU 10 Chris Blackshear (CCSU) Unassisted Tackles 8 Earl Strong vs. CCSU 7 Chris Blackshear (CCSU) Sacks 2 Mike Ziccardi vs. CCSU 1 Ryan Nichols (CCSU) Interceptions 1 Shannon James vs. CCSU 2 Chris Blackshear (CCSU) Interception Return Yards 0 Shannon James vs. CCSU 41 Chris Blackshear (CCSU) Pass Breakups 2 Anton McKenzie vs. CCSU 3 Chris Blackshear (CCSU) Fumbles Forced 1 Brudzinski, Boyer vs. CCSU 1 Travis Lewis (CCSU) Fumble Recoveries 1 Ziccardi, Brudzinski vs. CCSU 1 Roland, Parsons (CCSU) Fumble Return Yards 26 Mike Ziccardi vs. CCSU 0 Roland, Parsons (CCSU) INSIDE THE RED ZONE UMASS INSIDE THE 20 Possessions Touchdowns Field Goals Missed Field Goals Turnovers On Downs Clock Total Scores / Times in Red Zone / 8 (1.000) OPPONENTS INSIDE THE 20 Possessions Touchdowns Field Goals Missed Field Goals Turnovers On Downs Clock Total Scores / Times in Red Zone / 3 (.333)

15 INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS Neal Brown, WR 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 9 vs. New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Receiving Yards 118 vs. New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Longest Reception 32 vs. Northeastern, 11/3/01 Touchdowns Receiving 1 two times, last vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 All-Purpose Yards 118 vs. New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Joe Bruce, WR 2002 Season & UMass Career Highs Receptions 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Receiving Yards 9 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Reception 9 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 9 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Mike Douglas, TE 2002 Season & UMass Career Highs Receptions 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Receiving Yards 35 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Reception 24 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 35 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Terrence Glover, FB 2002 Season & UMass Career Highs Rushing Yards Rushing Attempts Longest Run Touchdowns Rushing Receptions Receiving Yards Longest Reception Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards DeShon Hardy, WR 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 3 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 10 at Delaware, 9/22/01 Receving Yards 34 vs. CCSU, 9/7/ at Delaware, 9/22/01 Longest Reception 18 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 60 vs. Northeastern, 11/3/01 Touchdowns Receiving 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Rushing Yards 18 vs. Northeastern, 11/3/01 Rushing Attempts 6 vs. Rhode Island, 11/17/01 Longest Run 16 vs. Villanova, 11/4/00 Touchdowns Rushing 1 vs. Rhode Island, 11/17/01 All-Purpose Yards 167 at Richmond, 9/16/00 Jimmie Howard, WR 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 3 vs. William & Mary, 8/31/00 Receving Yards 89 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 Longest Reception 68 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 Touchdowns Receiving 2 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 Rushing Yards 24 vs. Northeastern, 10/9/99 Rushing Attempts 2 at Delaware, 9/22/01 Longest Run 24 vs. Northeastern, 10/9/99 Touchdowns Rushing All-Purpose Yards 89 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99

16 INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS Jeff Krohn, QB 2002 Season & UMass Career Highs Passing Attempts 30 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Passing Completions 15 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Passing Yards 198 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Pass 28 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Passing 4 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Interceptions Thrown 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Rushing Yards -2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Rushing Attempts 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Run -2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Rushing Total Offense 196 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Jason Peebler, TB 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Rushing Yards 126 vs. CCSU, 9/7/ vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Rushing Attempts 18 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 18 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Run 33 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 33 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Rushing 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Receptions 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 3, three times, last vs. Rhode Island, 11/17/01 Receiving Yards 9 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 58 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Longest Reception 9 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 38 vs. New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Touchdowns Receiving 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 1, two times, last vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 All-Purpose Yards 135 vs. CCSU, 9/7/ vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Scott Ratliff, QB 2002 Season & UMass Career Highs Passing Attempts 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Passing Completions 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Passing Yards 27 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Pass 14 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Passing Interceptions Thrown Rushing Yards -1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Rushing Attempts 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Run -1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Rushing Total Offense 26 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Raunny Rosario, TB 2002 Season & UMass Career Highs Rushing Yards 116 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Rushing Attempts 12 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Run 22 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Rushing 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Receptions 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Receiving Yards 15 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Reception 15 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 131 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 David Sanger, P 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Punts 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 8, five times, last vs. Richmond, 11/23/01 Yards Punting 68 vs. CCSU, 9/7/ vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Punting Avg. (min. 5 punts) 50.3 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Longest Punt 41 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 71 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Punts Inside 20 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 5 at Villanova, 10/27/01 Eugene Sigmund, TE 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 1 at Northeastern, 10/7/00 Receiving Yards 4 at Northeastern, 10/7/00 Longest Reception 4 at Northeastern, 10/7/00 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 16 at Rhode Island, 11/18/00

17 INDIVIDUAL SEASON & CAREER HIGHS Dominique Stewart, WR 2002 Season & UMass Career Highs Receptions 2 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Receiving Yards 27 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Longest Reception 14 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 27 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Greg Ward, TE 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 3 vs. New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Receiving Yards 30 at New Hampshire, 10/28/00 Longest Reception 30 at New Hampshire, 10/28/00 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 30 at New Hampshire, 10/28/00 Doug White, PK/P 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Points 10 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 10 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Field Goals Made 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 2, four times, last at Hofstra, 9/29/01 Field Goal Attempts 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 3 vs. Rhode Island, 11/17/01 Long Field Goal Made 21 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 41 vs. Northeastern, 11/3/01 Extra Points Made 7 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 7 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Extra Point Attempts 7 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 7 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Punts 6 vs. Maine, 10/14/00 Yards Punting 260 vs. Maine, 10/14/00 Punting Avg. (min. 5 punts) 43.3 vs. Maine, 10/14/00 Longest Punt 59 vs. Maine, 10/14/00 Punts Inside 20 Steve Wysocki, FB 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 1, two times, last at Maine, 11/10/01 Receving Yards 12 at Maine, 11/10/01 Longest Reception 12 at Maine, 11/10/01 Touchdowns Receiving All-Purpose Yards 12 at Maine, 11/10/01 Sean Young, TE 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 2 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Receiving Yards 55 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Longest Reception 34 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Touchdowns Receiving 1 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 All-Purpose Yards 55 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Adrian Zullo, WR 2002 Season Highs UMass Career Highs Receptions 6 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 11, two times, last at Richmond, 11/6/99 Receiving Yards 96 vs. CCSU, 9/7/ at Richmond, 11/6/99 Longest Reception 28 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 62 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 Touchdowns Receiving 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 4 vs. New Hampshire, 9/11/99 Rushing Yards 15 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 49 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 Rushing Attempts 1 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 2, three times, last vs. W&M, 8/31/00 Longest Run 15 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 49 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 Touchdowns Rushing 1 vs. Rhode Island, 10/30/99 All-Purpose Yards 111 vs. CCSU, 9/7/ at Delaware, 9/3/98

18 UMass vs. American International Football Game Notes THE LAST TIME THAT INDIVIDUAL UMass Opponent Fumble returned for a Touchdown Kole Ayi, 9 yds Kwesi Solomon, 13 yds at Georgia Southern, 12/19/98 Villanova, 01/27/01 Kickoff returned for a Touchdown Richard Jenkins, 97 yds Andy Alsup, 93 yds at Maine, 10/16/82 Northeastern, 10/7/00 Punt returned for a Touchdown Kory Blackwell, 67 yds Dak Newton, 80 yds vs. Connecticut, 11/16/96 Connecticut, 11/16/96 Pass Interception returned for a Touchdown Valdamar Brower, 0 yds Dennard Melton, 37 yds at Villanova, 10/27/01 James Madison, 10/20/01 Blocked Punt returned for a Touchdown Bryan King, 0 yds Pablo Rodriguez, 15 yds at Hofstra, 10/3/98 Boston University, 9/25/93 Blocked Punt Tre Brady Melvin Steele vs. Northeastern, 11/3/01 Delaware, 10/23/99 Blocked Field Goal returned for a Touchdown Leggie Beckford, 77 yds Bruce Taylor, 100 yds vs. Boston University, 10/12/96 Boston University, 10/11/69 Blocked Field Goal Ryan McHugh Amir Saadah vs. Northeastern, 11/03/01 New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Blocked Extra Point Brian Smith Team vs. Hofstra, 10/2/99 Villanova, 10/27/01 Safety Compton Webster Team vs. William & Mary, 8/31/00 Hofstra, 9/29/01 Rushed for 100 yards Jason Peebler, 126 yds Sean Gustus, 168 yds Raunny Rosario, 116 yds Richmond, 11/23/01 vs. CCSU, 9/7/021 Rushed for 200 yards Kevin Quinlan, 241 yds L.J. McKanas, 242 at Northeastern, 10/7/00 Northeastern, 11/3/01 Rushed for 300 yards Frank Alessio, 337 Adrian Peterson, 333 at Boston University, 11/11/95 Georgia Southern, 12/4/99 Two players rushed for 100 yards Jason Peebler, 126 yds Greg Hill, 228 Raunny Rosario, 116 yds Adrian Peterson, 161 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Georgia Southern, 12/19/98 Rushed for 3 Touchdowns Marcel Shipp, 4 TDs Stephan Lewis, 3 TDs at Rhode Island, 11/18/00 New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Rushed for 4 Touchdowns Marcel Shipp, 4 TDs Adrian Peterson, 5 TDs at Rhode Island, 11/18/00 Georgia Southern, 12/4/99 60-yard rushing play Marcel Shipp, 64 Sean Gustus, 63 at Maine, 10/16/99 Richmond, 11/23/01 70-yard rushing play Marcel Shipp, 82 Stephan Lewis, 77 vs. Maine, 11/14/98 New Hampshire, 10/13/01 80-yard rushing play Marcel Shipp, 82 Tom Dicker, 94 vs. Maine, 11/14/98 Boston University, 10/12/96 90-yard rushing play Jim Pizano, 96 Tom Dicker, 94 at Rhode Island, 10/5/96 Boston University, 10/12/96 Passed for 200 yards Matt Guice, 242 Rocky Butler, 382 at Maine, 11/10/01 Hofstra, 9/29/01 Passed for 300 yards Matt Guice, 332 Rocky Butler, 382 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Hofstra, 9/29/01 Passed for 400 yards Matt Guice, 403 Brian Hoffmann, 413 vs. New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Connecticut, 10/17/98 Completed 20 passes Matt Guice, 22 Rocky Butler, 22 at Maine, 11/10/01 Hofstra, 9/29/01

19 UMass vs. American International Football Game Notes THE LAST TIME THAT Completed 30 passes Brian McNally, 32 Chad Salisbury, 30 vs. Connecticut, 10/23/76 Buffalo, 10/18/97 Passed for 3 Touchdowns Matt Guice, 5 TDs Brett Gordon, 3 TDs vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Villanova, 10/27/01 Passed for 4 Touchdowns Matt Guice, 5 TDs Byron Leftwich, 5 TDs vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Marshall, 9/8/01 Caught 10 passes DeShon Hardy, 10 Kahmal Roy, 10 at Delaware, 9/22/01 Hofstra, 9/29/01 Had 100 yards receiving Neal Brown, 118 Stephan Gomes, 113 vs. New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Maine, 11/10/01 Two players had 100 yards receiving Matt Jordan, 123 Kahmal Roy, 168 Jimmy Moore, 107 Charlie Adams, 163 vs. Maine, 11/14/98 Hofstra, 9/29/01 Caught 3 Touchdown passes Adrian Zullo, 4 TDs Charlie Adams, 3 TDs vs. New Hampshire, 9/11/99 Hofstra, 9/29/01 Caught 4 Touchdown passes Adrian Zullo, 4 TDs Steve Kreider, 4 TDs vs. New Hampshire, 9/11/99 Lehigh, 11/26/77 60-yard pass play Matt Guice to DeShon Hardy, 60 Matt LeZotte to Brannon Goins, 66 vs. Northeastern, 11/3/01 James Madison, 10/20/01 70-yard pass play Clark Ramos to Kevin Bourgoin, 71 Vince Nedimyer to Salim Wellington, 76 vs. Northeastern, 11/5/94 Rhode Island, 11/18/00 80-yard pass play None David Corley to Rich Musinski, 86 William & Mary, 8/31/00 Kicked 50 yard Field Goal Sandro Vitiello, 52 Gerald Carlson, 51 vs. Boston College, 11/25/78 Buffalo, 10/14/95 Kicked 4 Field Goals in a game George Papoutsidis, 4 FGs Shonz LaFrenz, 4 FGs vs. Ball State, 9/1/84 McNeese State, 11/28/98 Punted 60 yards David Sanger, 71 Mike Montejano 71 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 AIC, 10/21/00 Punted 70 yards David Sanger, 71 Mike Montejano 71 vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 AIC, 10/21/00 TEAM Had 400 yards in total offense 479 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Richmond, 438, 11/23/01 Had 500 yards in total offense 529 vs. William & Mary, 8/31/00 New Hampshire, 508, 10/13/01 Had 600 yards in total offense 647 vs. Maine, 11/14/98 Delaware, 636, 10/25/97 Had 200 yards rushing 254 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 Richmond, 386, 11/23/01 Had 300 yards rushing 320 vs. Northeastern, 10/9/99 Richmond, 386, 11/23/01 Had 400 yards rushing 497 at Boston University, 11/11/95 New Hampshire, 414, 10/28/00 Had 500 yards rushing 515 vs. Lehigh, 10/28/95 Boston College, 518, 11/24/73 Had 200 yards passing 225 vs. CCSU, 9/7/02 James Madison, 266, 10/20/01 Had 300 yards passing 332, vs. James Madison, 10/20/01 Hofstra, 382, 9/29/01 Had 400 yards passing 403 vs. New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Connecticut, 413, 10/17/98 Had 30 first downs 32 vs. Connecticut, 11/16/96 William & Mary, 33, 11/13/93 Was shut out at Rhode Island, 9/30/95 AIC, 10/21/00 Was held without a Touchdown at Hofstra, 9/29/01 CCSU, 9/7/02 Missed Extra Point by kick at Villanova, 10/27/01 New Hampshire, 10/13/01 Failed 2-point conversion vs. Rhode Island, 11/18/00 Villanova, 10/27/01 Made 2-point conversion at Boston University, 11/8/97 New Hampshire, 10/13/01

20 VALDAMAR BROWER B u c k B u c h a n a n A w a r d C a n d i d a t e University of Massachusetts Junior Defensive Tackle pounds Florence, Mass. Northampton High School 2002 Season Highlights One of 16 candidates for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the top defensive player in the nation by The Sports Network. Recorded five tackles and a pass breakup against Central Connecticut State. Preseason first team All-America selection by The Sports Network, Lindy s, Street & Smith s and Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. Listed as the No. 2 defensive tackle in the nation by The Sports Network. Preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection. Career Highlights Has played in all 23 of UMass games over the last three seasons, starting 22 times. During his three years as a Minuteman, has totaled 119 tackles, 15 sacks and 35 tackles for loss. H4as a chance to break Mario Perry s UMass record of 33 career sacks. Earned All-America honors from Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette (first team), The Sports Network (second team) and the Associated Press (third team) in Named first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference, first team All-New England and first team All-ECAC honors in Was the only sophomore to be named to the 2001 first team All-Atlantic 10 defense, with all the other first and second team selections being juniors or seniors. Led the team in both tackles for loss (24 for 97 yards) and sacks (10 for 70 yards) during the 2001 season. His 10 sacks in 2001 rank as the sixth-best single season mark in school history. Finished the 2001 season as the Atlantic 10 s leader in both sacks and tackles for loss. Also totaled 57 tackles in 2001, with seven quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, two blocked field goals and an interception on the season. As a redshirt freshman in 2000, led all UMass defensive linemen with 57 total tackles. Also recorded 11 tackles for loss, five sacks and six quarterback hurries during the 2000 season. Named to the 2000 Academic All-Atlantic 10 team. Brower s Career Statistics Year UT AT TT TFL SACK INT PBU QBH FR FF Career

21 D A V I D S A N G E R A l l - A m e r i c a C a n d i d a t e University of Massachusetts Senior Punter pounds Cocoa Beach, Fla. Merritt Island High School 2002 Season Highlights Punted two times for 68 yards against Central Connecticut State in the season opener, placing one kick inside the 20-yard line with neither punt begin returned. Preseason second team All-American by Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. Preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection. Career Highlights Has punted 170 times for 6,892 yards during his collegiate career, good for an average of 40.5 yards per kick. UMass all-time leader in career punting average, breaking the old mark of Andrew Maclay (39.2 / ). Has pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line with 54 of his 170 career punts. A 2001 second team All-America selection by Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. A first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection in Punted 68 times during the 2001 season for 2,812 yards, averaging 41.4 yards per punt. His average of 41.4 yards per punt in 2001 ranks as the second-best single season mark in UMass history. Finished the 2001 season ranked second in the Atlantic 10 Conference and 13th nationally in punting average. Helped UMass to a net punting average of 37.3 yards per kick in 2001, a mark which ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and seventh in the nation at the end of the regular season. Placed 20 of his 68 punts during the 2001 season inside the opponents 20-yard line. Had 38 punts for 1,498 yards with 14 punts inside the 20-yard line as a sophomore in 2000 (39.4 average), placing sixth on the school single season list for punting average. Helped UMass average 36.8 yards in net punting during the 2000 season, to lead the Atlantic 10 and rank sixth nationally. Averaged 40.5 yards per punt as a freshman in 1999 (62 punts for 2,514 yards), good for second place on the UMass single season list for punting average, while placing 19 punts inside the 20-yard line. Sanger s Career Statistics Year Punts Yards Average Long Touchbacks Fair Catches Inside 20 Blocked Career

22 A D R I A N Z U L L O A l l - A m e r i c a C a n d i d a t e University of Massachusetts Senior Wide Receiver pounds Pompano Beach, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas High School 2002 Season Highlights Led the team with six catches for 96 yards and a score against Central Connecticut State. Also returned a kickoff 59 yards and rushed once for 15 yards against the Blue Devils, for a total of 170 all-purpose yards. Preseason third team All-American by Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. Preseason second team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection. Career Highlights UMass all-time leader in receiving touchdowns (24), receiving yards (2,226) and receptions (141), while ranking seventh in kickoff return yards (950) and fifth in all-purpose yards (3,430). Led the team with 398 receiving yards during the 2000 season, despite missing the final six and a half games due to injury. Also led team in receiving touchdowns in 2000 with six, while ranking third in receptions with 25. A 2000 preseason third team All-America selection by Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette. Named 2000 preseason Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year by Street & Smith s. A 2000 preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 selection. Ranked as the No. 8 wide receiver in the nation by The Sports Network in A first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference selection in Named to the 1999 New England Football Writers Division I-AA All-Star team. Selected to the 1999 All-Eastern College Athletic Conference second team. Earned honorable mention All-America honors from Don Hansen s National Weekly Football Gazette in Ranks second on the UMass single season lists for receiving yards (1,253 in 1999) and receptions (81 in 1999), third for touchdown catches (nine in 1999) and ninth for all-purpose yards (1,579 in 1999). Ranked 17th in the nation in receiving yards, 25th in receptions and 50th in all-purpose yards in Finished the 1999 season second in the Atlantic 10 Conference in receiving yards, third in receptions, sixth in all-purpose yards and 10th in touchdowns scored. The 1998 Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year. Zullo s Career Statistics RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS Year No. Yards Avg. TD Long No. Yards Avg. TD Long Career