Saturday, November 22, 2008 Noon Homewood Field Baltimore, MD ECAC Southeast Championship Game

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1 2008 Johns Hopkins Football Notes Hopkins Football 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Centennial Conference Champions 2002 ECAC Southwest Champions 2003 ECAC South Atlantic Champions 2004 ECAC Southeast Champions 2005 NCAA Playoffs Head Coach Jim Margraff Head Coach: Jim Margraff Alma Mater: Johns Hopkins 82 Career Record/Yrs: (.624) 19th season Record at Johns Hopkins/Yrs: Same Assistant Coaches John Baker: Wide Receivers Bob Chesney: Defensive Coordinator Jonathan Churchill: Linebackers Mark Green: Defensive Line Matt Hagel: Strong Safeties Nick Schloeder: Offensive Line Dan Swanstrom: Quarterbacks Richard Hill: Volunteer Assistant Pete Giordano: Student Assistant JHU Football Quick Facts 2008 Record / Centennial Record: 8-2 / 6-2 Current Streak: Won 5 Offensive System: Pro Set Defensive System: 4-4 Captain: Andrew Kase All-Time Record: (.493) President: Dr. William R. Brody Director of Athletics: Tom Calder Associate Athletic Trainer (FB): Ryan Cisek Equipment Manager: Rich Moscarello Home Field: Homewood Field Year Opened: 1907 Surface: Sportexe Momentum Turf 151 Capacity: 8,500 Sports Information Associate AD/SID: Ernie Larossa SID Office Phone: 410/ SID Home Phone: 410/ SID Fax: 410/ elarossa@jhu.edu Catholic (8-2) at Johns Hopkins (8-2) Saturday, November 22, 2008 Noon Homewood Field Baltimore, MD ECAC Southeast Championship Game The Game: Johns Hopkins (8-2) hosts Catholic (8-2) in the 2008 ECAC Southeast Bowl Game. This is the first meeting between the two schools since A Look Back: Johns Hopkins ran its winning streak to five games with a victory against McDaniel last Saturday. Catholic had its hopes for an NCAA Playoff bid dashed as the Cardinals dropped a decision to Bridgwater last week. The Coaches: Johns Hopkins is coached by Jim Margraff 82, who is in his 19th season as the head coach at Homewood. Margraff is JHU s all-time leader in games won (119) and coached (193) and he enters this week s game with a career record of (.624). David Dunn is in his third season as the head coach at Catholic. He sports a record as the head coach of the Cardinals and has improved CU s reord from 3-7 to 5-5 to 8-2 in his three-year tenure. 28:56 Time of Possession 24:12 Margraff Now Second in CC Victories: Johns Hopkins (.778) Red Zone Offense x-x (.xxx) head coach Jim Margraff notched his 78th career Centennial 23 (150 yds.) Sacks By 28 (171 yds.) Conference victory with last week s win against McDaniel ( ). The victory moved him into sole possession of (.423) 3rd Down Conv (.398) second place on the league s career coaching victories list as he eased past former F&M coach Tom Gilburg. Only Barry Streeter, who has won 85 league games at Gettysburg, ranks ahead of Margraff on the CC s all-time victory list. Double Your Pleasure: A win this week against Catholic would improve Jim Margraff s career victory total to or exactly double the number of wins the next winningest coach in school history has (Ray Van Orman - 60 ( )). Captain, My Captain: In a vote of his teammates, junior running back Andrew Kase was selected to serve as the team captain for the Blue Jays this season. According to records in the Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office, he is the first player to serve as a solo captain for the Blue Jay football team since 1983 (Francis Mullan). ECAC Bowl History: Johns Hopkins is making its fourth appearance in an ECAC Championship game and all four have come since Below is a look at JHU s previous ECAC Bowl Game appearances: 2002 Frostburg (ECAC SW) W/ King s (ECAC SA) W/ Waynesburg (ECAC SE) W/26-23 Tale of the Tape JHU Category McD 27.0 Points/Game Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Turnovers Points Allowed/Game Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Forced Turnovers Schedule / Results Date Opponent Time/Result Series Notes / Notes From Last Meeting Sept. 6 St. Lawrence W/34-3 Chris Baldwin sets school record wtih three defensive TDs (2 INTs, 1 FR) Randolph-Macon W/39-31 (3OT) JHU rallies from st quarter deficit - Tomlin throws for 195 yards, 3 TDs in first career start Gettysburg * W/49-37 Andrew Kase ties JHU record with 4 rushing TDs - Hewitt Tomlin throws for 260 yards and two scores Moravian * L/10-33 Moravian jumps to early 14-0 lead and never trails... Kase rushes for 117 yards - 2nd straight 100-yard game Oct. 4 #5 Muhlenberg * L/23-28 Tomlin throws for 387 yards - Wernick totals five receptions for 205 yards and two touchdowns 10 Dickinson * W/36-34 Kase rushes for 224 yards to fuel 315-yard rushing performance for JHU - JHU leads 33-0 in 3rd Qtr. Ursinus * W/14-0 JHU s first shutout since a 14-0 win over Gettysburg in Kase rushes for 168 yards and one TD Nov. 1 Juniata * W/12-0 First consecutive CC shutouts in school history - JHU outgains Juniata, Franklin & Marshall * W/26-25 Michels 133 receiving yards and two TDs - Frosh Sweeney and Brown combine for19 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, 2.0 sacks 15 McDaniel * W/27-10 JHU s 8th straight win over McDaniel... Kase rushes for 211 yards and two TDs 22 Catholic (ECAC SE Bowl) Noon Eighth all-time meeting and first since 1990 * Centennial Conference Games Home Games in Bold

2 Head Coach Jim Margraff Jim Margraff (JHU 82) is now in his 19th season as the head coach at Homewood and ranks as the all-time winningest coach in school history with an overall record of (.624). He picked up career win number 100 with a 14-0 victory over Gettysburg ( ). Prior to Margraff the previous record for wins by a Johns Hopkins football coach was 60 by Ray Van Orman ( ). The 2005 season saw Margraff lead the Blue Jays to several firsts, including the program s first-ever outright Centennial Conference Championship and first-ever NCAA Playoff appearance. JHU finished with an 8-3 record, marking the fourth straight season JHU won eight or more games. Prior to this four-year run JHU had never won more than seven games in a season. Margraff guided the Blue Jays to a then school-record-tying seven wins in 1996, 1997 and 1998 before leading the Blue Jays to their first-ever post-season appearance (and victory), first-ever Centennial Conference title and a school-record nine wins in He topped that in 2003 as JHU posted a 10-1 record with Centennial and ECAC South Atlantic Championships before leading JHU to a 9-2 record and Centennial and ECAC Southeast titles in Margraff s.624 winning percentage is second among JHU coaches who have coached 30 or more games and the Blue Jays are (.668) since Margraff s Resurrection: Since taking over as the head coach prior to the 1990 season, Jim Margraff has guided JHU to 13 winning seasons (including 2008) and 119 wins. The 119 wins are 11 more than Hopkins accumulated in the 30 previous years combined ( ). During that time, Hopkins posted 11 winning seasons and won 108 games. Winngest FB Coaches - Johns Hopkins History 1. Jim Margraff ( ) (.624) 2. Dr. Ray Van Orman ( ) (.485) 3. Jerry Pfeifer ( ) (.392) 4. Dennis Cox ( ) (.452) 5. Wilson Fewster ( ) (.449) Winningest FB Coaches - Centennial Conf. History - CC Games 1. Barry Streeter (GC / ) Jim Margraff (JHU / ) Tom Gilburg (F&M / ) Darwin Breaux (DC / ) Tim Keating (McD / ) Margraff s Milestone Victories No. Opponent (Date) Score Game # 1 FDU-Madison ( ) Bridgewater ( ) Franklin & Marshall ( ) * Washington & Lee (9-8-01) Gettysburg ( ) * Ties JHU career record for coaching victories + Sets JHU career record for coaching victories Margraff s Championships at Johns Hopkins Centennial Conference 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 ECAC Southwest 2002 ECAC South Atlantic 2003 ECAC Southeast 2004 Post-Season History: Johns Hopkins had never played a post-season game prior to 2002, but made the three straight ECAC appearances and topped off the greatest four-year run in school history with a trip to the 2005 NCAA Playoffs. The Blue Jays dropped a first round game at Thiel in the NCAAs that year to bring their all-time post-season record to 3-1. More Post-Season: While the 2002 ECAC Southwest Championship game appearance was the first post-season game in school history, it was not the first invitation Johns Hopkins ever received. The 1948 team posted a 7-1 record and was invited to play in the Tangerine Bowl on New Year s Day. However, the invitation was declined as Hopkins did not believe in the commercialism of athletics. The trip to the bowl game could only be financed by accepting the guarantee that accompanied the invitation and the University administration declined. As it turned out, 54 years would pass before the Blue Jays received another post-season invitation. A Star-Studded Group: Johns Hopkins placed eight players on the 2008 All-Centennial Football Team, which was announced on Monday. The Blue Jays had three first team selections, four second team selections and one honorable mention pick. Seven of the eight players who earned All-CC honors are due to return next season, including A.J. Albert, who was the only sophomore in the the league to grab first team honors. Below is a list of the eight JHU players who earned All-Centennial honors: Andrew Kase (Jr. RB) 1st Team Mike Stoffel (Jr. OL) 1st Team A.J. Albert (So. LB) 1st Team Steve Levinson (Jr. DL) 2nd Team Tim Miller (Jr. OL) 2nd Team Colin Wixted (Jr. LB) 2nd Team Tucker Michels (So. WR) 2nd Team Chris Baldwin (Sr. DB) HM Centennial Conference Records Since 2000 Muhlenberg Johns Hopkins Dickinson McDaniel Gettysburg Franklin & Marshall Ursinus Moravian 10-6 Juniata 1-15 On This Date: This week s game against Catholic wil be the 10th the Blue Jays have played on November 22. Johns Hopkins currently boasts a all-time record in games played on November 22 and has won its last two games played on this date. Included among the games are Johns Hopkins win over King s in the 2003 ECAC South Atlantic Atlantic Championship Game. Road Warriors: With the win at Franklin & Marshall on November 8 the Blue Jays improved to 4-1 this season and 8-2 since the start of the 2007 season on the road. JHU is on the road since the start of the 2001 season and 18-7 in away league games since the start of the 01 season. Noting the Recent Shutouts: The 14-0 shutout victory at Ursinus was JHU s first shutout since October 14, 2005, when the Blue Jays knocked off Gettysburg, It was also JHU s first shutout on the road since a 30-0 victory at Dickinson on October 4, 2003 The Blue Jays 12-0 shutout against Juniata in their next game marked the first time since 2003 that Hopkins has posted back-to-back shutouts as the blanking of the Eagles followed the shutout of Ursinus. JHU actually posted three straight shutouts in A Program First: The 14-0 win at Ursinus and the 12-0 win against Juniata mark the first time in school history that Johns Hopkins has posted back-to-back shutouts against Centennial Conference opponents (league formed in 1983). Margraff s Shutouts: The 12-0 win against Juniata was the Blue Jays 17th shutout since head coach Jim Margraff took over in That s a Blue Jay First Down: In rolling up 497 yards of total offense against Gettysburg the Blue Jays also set a school record for first downs in a game. JHU s 31 first downs against the Bullets topped the previous record of 30 set against then third-ranked Bridgetwater in Offense Rolls Past Again: Johns Hopkins rolled up 481 yards in the win against Juniata. This marked the fourth time this season the Blue Jays have topped the 400-yard mark as they previously turned the trick against Gettysburg (497), Muhlenberg (511) and Dickinson (477). The Blue Jays are averaging yards per game in their last nine games and currently rank fourth in the Centennial Conference in total offense (383.3), fifth in rushing offense (182.4) and third in passing offense (200.9). Series History: Johns Hopkins and Catholic are meeting for the eighth time in a series that dates to a 47-0 Johns Hopkins vs. Catholic Johns Hopkins victory during the 1947 season. The series is tied at with the Blue Jays winning the first All-Time Results three and Catholic winning the last three JHU/47-0 Johns Hopkins handily won the first three games in JHU/34-6 the series by an average of 40 points, before the Cardinals JHU/ T/13-13 rallied for a tie in A 38-year hiatus in the series followed the tie before the schools inked a three-year CU/ CU/21-7 deal to resume the series in CU/22-20 Catholic took 24-6 and 21-7 decisions in 1988 and 1989, respectively, before claiming a victory in The 1990 game was the first for Jim Margraff as the head coach at Johns Hopkins.

3 Johns Hopkins Record... In Since Under Margraff JHU s Record Overall Home Away During the day At night Centennial CC Home CC Away Non-Conference NC Home NC Away Postseason Postseason - Home Postseason - Away In September In October In November Games decided by 7 pts. or less Games decided by 3 pts. or less In Overtime Scoring 24+ points Allow 14 points or less Leading after 1st Q 4-0 Leading at the half 4-0 Leading after 3rd Q 8-0 Trailing after 1st Q 1-2 Trailing at the half 1-2 Trailing after 3rd Q 0-2 Tied after 1st Q 3-0 Tied at the half 3-0 Tied after 3rd Q 0-0 Less than 300 yards Total Offense yards Total Offense yards Total Offense yards Total Offense yards Total Offense 0-1 Less than 100 yards rushing yards rushing yards rushing yards rushing yards rushing yards rushing yards passing yards passing yards passing 0-1 Allow less than 100 rushing yards 3-0 Allow less than 100 passing yards 2-0 Allow less than 150 passing yards 3-0 Allow less than 200 passing yards 3-1 Allow less than 200 yards TO 3-0 Allow less than 250 yards TO 3-0 Allow less than 300 yards TO 4-0 Scoring Surge: Johns Hopkins ranks fourth in the Centennial Conference in scoring offense (27.0) with 270 points scored. Johns Hopkins has averaged 30 or more points per game just twice in school history ( / ). The school record for total points scored in a season is 315 (2003). November Reign: Johns Hopkins has played some of its best football of the Jim Margraff era in the month of November. Dating back to 2001 the Blue Jays are 19-3 in games played in the month of November. Johns Hopkins did not lose a game in the month of November from 2001 through 2004 and last season s loss to Franklin & Marshall was the Blue Jays first home loss in the month of November since the final game of the 2000 season. Johns Hopkins is under Margraff s guidance in games played in November. Streaking: Since the start of the 2002 season the Blue Jays sport a (.716) record. Taking it back farther the Blue Jays are (.711) since the start of the 2001 season and (.688) since the beginning of the 2000 season. The 64 wins the Blue Jays have amassed this decade are already the most wins in a decade in school history. The previous record of 55 wins came in the 1990s. Must be the Speech: Johns Hopkins has played some of its best football in the third quarter of its games this season as the Blue Jays have outscored the opposition in the third period. Prior to Muhlenberg and Dickinson both scoring touchdowns in the third period, the Blue Jays had gone eight games without allowing a touchdown in the third quarter. In the last 13 games dating back to last season, the Blue Jays have outscored the opposition in the third quarter. Working Overtime: The triple overtime win at Randolph-Macon was JHU s first overtime game since a win at Washington & Lee in the 2002 season-opener (one overtime period). The Blue Jays are now 2-2 all-time in overtime and all four extra-session games the Blue Jays have played in their history have been on the road. In the Zone: Johns Hopkins has converted on 28-of-36 (.778) chances in the red zone this season. The Blue Jays currently rank second in the Centennial Conference in red zone offense. The success in the red zone for the Blue Jays extends back to last season, when Hopkins finished the year 25-of-27 (92.6%) on the year with 17 touchdowns and eight field goals to its credit. Since the start of the 2007 season Johns Hopkins has 40 touchdowns and 13 field goals on 63 trips to the zone. Seven s Heaven: Since the beginning of the 2003 season the Blue Jays are when scoring more than seven points and 0-5 when they have been held to seven points or less. Statistical Youth: Through 10 games the Blue Jays have rushed the ball 396 times (does not include kneel-downs) and have 166 receptions. Of the 562 offensive touches, exactly two (a three-yard reception in the season-opener and a 27-yard completion on a fake punt last week vs. McDaniel) have been by seniors. In other words, 99.2% of JHUs total offense (3,803 of 3,833 yards) has been accumulated by players who will return next season. Youth Shall be Served: Johns Hopkins may field one of the youngest starting lineups in the nation as nine of last week s 22 starters were freshmen or sophomores and eight more were juniors. Below is a breakdown of JHU s starters by game broken down by class: Fr. So. Jr. Sr. St. Lawrence Randolph-Macon Gettysburg Moravian Muhlenberg Dickinson Ursinus Juniata Franklin & Marshall McDaniel More Youth: The starting lineup is not the only place where youth is served as a majority of the players who have seen action thus far are due to return next season. Below is a breakdown of overall participation by game broken down by class: Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Total St. Lawrence Randolph-Macon Gettysburg Moravian Muhlenberg Dickinson Ursinus Juniata Franklin & Marshall McDaniel Note of the Day: Johns Hopkins totaled 228 yards rushing and 253 yards passing in the win over Juniata. This marked the second time this season the Blue Jays have totaled more than 200 yards rushing and passing in the same game (Gettysburg). This was also the 10th time the Blue Jays have turned the trick under head coach Jim Margraff (the Blue Jays have won eight of the 10 games). It s All Academic: Johns Hopkins had three players named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team last week. Junior defensive lineman Steve Levinson was named to the first team, while classmates Mike Stoffel and Anthony Catanzano garnered second team honors. Johns Hopkins has earned 29 CoSIDA Academic All-District selections since JHU s 29 selections in that time are the same number the other CC football-playing schools have combined for (29). Taking it back even farther, Johns Hopkins has earned 55 CoSIDA Academic All-District selections since During that time the other CC football-playing schools have combined for 59 selections. Johns Hopkins has had at least three players earn CoSIDA Academic All-District honors every year since 2001.

4 Player Notes of Interest A.J. Albert (So./LB) - First Team All-Centennial Ranks third on the team with 49 tackles, including teamhighs of 7.5 for losses and 4.0 sacks, and also has two pass breakups Had nine tackles, including one for a loss, at Gettysburg and came back with eight tackles, including 1.5 for losses, and one pass breakup against Moravian Posted six tackles against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Totaled five tackles, including two sacks, against Dickinson and had nine tackles, including two sacks, and forced a fumble in the win over Ursinus Totaled three tackles, including the 100th of his career, at F&M Also intercepted potential game-winnning two-point coversion pass with 29 seconds remaining after the Diplomats had pulled within Chris Baldwin (Sr./DB) - Honorable Mention All- Centennial Leads the team in tackles (81), interceptions (4-110 yards) and forced fumbles (2) and is tied for the team-lead with seven PBUs Made an immediate splash in his first game back on defense after playing running back last season Set a school record with three defensive touchdowns (2 INTs (45 and 28 yards) and one fumble return (32 yards)) in the win over St. Lawrence Also tied career high with 10 tackles and forced a fumble to solidify his selection as the Centennial Conference and ECAC Southwest Defensive Player of the Week As a running back last season, had 70 touches (40 rushes, 23 receptions, seven KOR) and did not score a touchdown Posted a career-high 12 tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakup in the win at Randolph-Macon and added nine tackles, one interception (which he returned 33 yards to set up a JHU touchdown) and a pass breakup in the win at Gettysburg Totaled nine tackles against Moravian and six against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Added nine tackles, including one for a loss, one interception and one pass breakup against Dickinson and came back with five tacakles and a pass breakup against Ursinus Added four tackles, including one for a loss, against Juniata and a team-high 11 tackles at F&M Added six tackles and three PBUs against McDaniel. Tyler Brown (Fr./SS) - Has played in all 10 games with starts in the last three Has 27 tackles, including 5.0 for losses and 2.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and two pass breakups Saw significant action at Randolph-Macon and had five tackles, including a sack, and forced a fumble that he recovered and returned 22 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter Continued to be active near the ball against Gettysburg as he had three tackles and recovered a fumble Totaled two tackles, including a sack, in the win over Ursinus and added four tackles, including one for a loss, and a pass breakup against Juniata Enjoyed the finest game of his career with nine tackles, including two for losses, in the win at F&M. Greg Chimera (Sr./FB) - Prototypical fullback Has two receptions for 30 yards on the year, including a 27- yard reception (shovel pass) on a fake punt last week vs. McDaniel. Devin Collins (So./DL) - Has 20 tackles, including 4.0 for losses and one sack Had four tackles, including one for a loss, against Moravian and came back with two tackles, including another for a loss, against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Was in on two tackles and had one sack against Ursinus and came back with four tackles, including one for a loss, against Juniata Totaled three tackles at F&M and two vs. McDaniel. Dan Crowley (So./WR) - Made the switch to wide receiver late in camp (from QB) and played in his first game at Randolph-Macon Has 10 receptions for 176 yards (17.6 ypr.) on the year Had one reception for 22 yards - which converted a second-and-22 and led to a JHU touchdown - early in the third quarter at Randolph-Macon Added three receptions for 67 yards at Gettysburg and also threw a 26-yard touchdown pass on a trick play midway through the second quarter Had three receptions for 43 yards against Moravian Threw his second touchdown pass of the season with a 60-yard scoring strike to Sam Wernick on a double-reverse in the third quarter of the win over Ursinus Totaled two recpetions for 38 yards against Juniata - including an amazing 30-yard reception that converted a third-and-21 in the fourth quarter. Sam Eagleson (Fr./DB) - Has played in all 10 games with five starts at CB and ranks fifth on the team with 42 tackles Also has 3.5 tackles for losses, five pass breakups and one interception Had two tackles against Randolph-Macon and came back with 12 tackles, including 1.5 for losses, and a pass breakup in the end zone against Gettysburg Added three stops vs. Moravian and nine tackles, including one for a loss, against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Added three tackles and one pass breakup against Dickinson Totaled six tackles, including one for a loss, and added his first career interception and a pass breakup in the win over Ursinus and came back with five tackles and a pass breakup against Juniata Totaled two tackles and a PBU at F&M. Austin Ehrhart (Sr./SS) - Has played in six games with five starts and has 15 tackles on the year Had a career-high five tackles in the win against Gettysburg Totaled two tackles, a sack and forced a fumble in last week s win vs. McDaniel... fumble recovery led to a JHU touchdown. Nick Fazio (Fr./RB) - Ranks second on the team in rushing with 42 carries for 155 yards and has one reception for 26 yards (a TD) Also has nine kickoff returns for 157 yards (17.4) Got the start at running back in the season-opener and rushed nine times for 20 yards Totaled a personal-best 115 all-purpose yards and a touchdown in the win at Gettysburg as he rushed four times for 14 yards, had a 26-yard touchdown reception that gave JHU the lead for good in the second quarter and added five kickoff returns for 75 yards Had four carries for 22 yards against Juniata and three carries for 17 yards at F&M Added a career-high 10 carries for 31 yards and the first rushing TD of his career against McDaniel. Paul Fields (Sr./CB) - Has 23 tackles, two interceptions and one blocked field goal Enjoyed the finest game of his career in the season-opener against St. Lawrence Posted five tackles and had one interception and a blocked field goal Added five tackles, including one for a loss, in the win over Ursinus Totaled a career-high six tackles at Juniata and added four tackles and an interception at F&M Totaled three tackles and two pass breakups against McDaniel. Scott Goldsmith (Sr./OL) - Has started 19 of 20 games at left guard since the start of the 2007 season Played defensive line in goal line situations last season. D.J. Hartigan (So./WR) - Has played in nine games and got the first start of his career at Gettysburg Ranks third on the team in receiving with 23 receptions for 200 yards and one touchdown Had a career-high five receptions for a personal-best 53 yards in the win over Gettysburg and bettered those marks with personal-bests of six receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown at Moravian Totaled three receptions for 19 yards and added five kickoff returns for 83 yards for a personal-best 102 allpurpose yards against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Added two receptions for 26 yards and two kickoff returns for 40 yards against Dickinson.. Sean Hennessey (Jr./WR) - Has played in all 10 games and has six receptions for 51 yards and one touchdown Caught three passes in the win over Randolph- Macon - his 25-yard touchdown reception tied the game early in the third quarter. Brian Hopkins (So./TE) - Has 11 career receptions... four of which have resulted in touchdowns Key player in JHU s triple-overtime win at Randolph-Macon as he caught a three-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and grabbed the two-point conversion pass in the third overtime Had one reception for 17 yards against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg and added one reception for 15 yards against Ursinus Played in all 10 games last season and had five receptions for 14 yards with three touchdowns. Young Offensive Line Coming Together: Despite a starting group consisting of just one senior, the Johns Hopkins offensive line has done a nice job leading the way for an offense that is currently averaging 27.0 points and yards per game. The Blue Jays rushed for a season-high 315 yards against Dickinson one week after the passing game produced 387 yards against Muhlenberg. In addition, the unit is doing a good job of protecting the quarterback, as the Blue Jays have allowed just 10 sacks on 308 passing attempts. Primary starters on the offensive line include senior Scott Goldsmith, juniors Mike Stoffel, Tim Miller and Anthony Catanzano and freshman Doug Drummond. Senior Matt Hintz and junior John Fox have also been regular fixtures in the rotation. Below is a look at each Centennial Conference team s sacks per pass attempt ratio - JHU ranks third with one sack allowed every 28 pass attempts and the Blue Jays have allowed just four sacks in the last four games (116 pass attempts): Toughest to Sack in the Centennial Conference: Dickinson (6 sacks allowed in 251 att. / 1 every 42 att.) Juniata (12 in 414/1 every 34.5) Johns Hopkins (10-308/ 1 every 31) Gettysburg (13-287/1 every 22) F&M (14 in 288/1 every 21) Muhlenberg (15-259/1 every 17) Moravian (16 in 223/1 every 14) Ursinus (37 in 301/1 every 8) McDaniel (34 in 262/1 every 8) Max Islinger (So./QB-P) - Averaging 32.5 yards on 55 punts Punted and played a little QB in the season-opener Punted 11 times (34.6 average) and was 1-of-4 passing against St. Lawrence 11 punts were one shy of the JHU single-game record Played in all 10 games with one start in 2007 Majority of action came as JHU s punter, but did see action in four games at quarterback and earned first start at QB in the season-finale at McDaniel Was 25-of- 54 for 316 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions on the year Averaged 31.4 yards on 61 punts and dropped 14 of the 61 inside the the 20-yard line. Andrew Kase (Jr./RB) - First Team All-Centennial Ranks second in school history with 2,766 yards rushing and first in career 100-yard rushing games with 15 Enters this week s game against Catholic needing just four yards to pass Adam Cook on JHU s career rushing list Leads the team, ranks second in the Centennial Conference and 10th in the nation (144.7 ypg.) in rushing with 287 carries for 1,447 yards and 16 touchdowns All three of those totals are JHU single-season records Now owns two of the four all-time 1,000-yard rushing seasons in school history Also ranks third in the Centennial in all-purpose yards (153.6 ypg.) and tied for first in points per game (9.6) Had 24 carries for 95 yards and the game-winning touchdown in the third overtime of the win at Randolph- Macon Did not start season-opener vs. St. Lawrence, but led the team with 66 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries Rolled up 181 all-purpose yards in the win at Gettysburg as he rushed 38 times for 173 yards and a school-record-tying four touchdowns Named Centennial Conference and ECAC Southwest Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts against Gettysburg Made it two straight 100-yard games with a 23-carry, 117-yard effort against Moravian (when he also had two receptions for 26 yards) Notched third consecutive 100-yard game with a 128-yard, one-touchdown showing against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Shared Centennial Offensive Player of the Week honors after a 41-carry, 224-yard, three-touchdown showing against Dickinson that tied JHU record for consecutive 100-yard games Broke the school record with his fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game with 32 carries for 168 yards and one touchdown in the win over Ursinus Pushed JHU record for consecutive 100-yard game to six with a 180-yard, one-touchdown showing vs. Juniata Streak of 100-yard games came to an end with an 85-yard, two-touchdown showing at F&M Turned in a 211-yard, two-touchdown performance against McDaniel Has 13, 100-yard rushing efforts in his last 16 games dating back to last season Two, 200-yard games this season

5 and three career 200-yard games are both JHU records Second Team All-Centennial and a Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District selection in Dan Kauffman (Fr./DB) - Has played in six games and has six tackles to his credit Saw significant time against Randolph-Macon and posted four tackles. Alex Lachman (So./PK) - Tied for fourth in school history in field goals (17) and ranks fourth in career points by a kicker (102) Enters this week s game against Catholic having hit 51-of-55 career extra points and 17- of-21 field goals Named Centennial Conference Special Teams Player of the Week after hitting all four of his extra points and a 22-yard field goal in overtime at Randolph- Macon Hit all four of his extra points in the win over St. Lawrence and added a personal-best seven extra points in the win at Gettysburg Hit 3-of-4 extra points and 3-of-4 field goals in the win over Dickinson - included was a career-best 46-yard field goal in the final three minutes to clinch the victory Missed extra-point vs. Dickinson was the first of his career and snapped a streak of 42 straight successful extra-points - the longest streak in school history Third Team d3football.com All- America and a Second Team d3football.com All-South Region selection last season First Team All-Centennial Conference First freshman football player in school history to earn All-America honors Converted on 34-of-35 kicks as a freshman as he hit all 23 of his extra points and 11-of-12 field goals on the year Tied for the national lead in field goal percentage among players with 10 or more attempts (.917) 91.7% success rate was also a JHU and Centennial Conference record. Steve Levinson (Jr./DL) - Second Team All-Centennial and First Team ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Made the switch from offensive line to defensive line this season Has started every game this season at nose guard and ranks ninth on the team in tackles (30) and has one sack to his credit Had three tackles, including one sack, against St. Lawrence and came back with eight tackles in the triple overtime win at Randolph-Macon Added four tackles at Gettysburg and five against Moravian. Mike Mahon (So./DB) - Has played in eight games with three starts and has 36 tackles, one interception and a team-high seven pass breakups Fueled the win at Randolph-Macon with three tackles and an interception in the end zone on the last play of the game in the third overtime to seal the win Had five tackles in the win at Gettysburg and added three against Moravian Earned a spot on the Centennial Honor Roll with a 10-tackle, twopass breakup effort against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Added eight tackles and one pass breakup in the win over Dickinson Returned to action at F&M after missing two games with an injury and responded with four tackles and three pass breakups. Tucker Michels (So./WR) - Second Team All-Centennial Leads the team in receiving with 60 receptions for 661 yards and four touchdowns Also has 17 punt returns for 152 yards (8.9) and nine kickoff returns for 199 yards (22.1) 60 receptions are the sixth-highest single-season total in school history Ranks among the top 10 in the Centennial Conference in receptions (3rd), receiving yards (4th), all-purpose yards (11th) and punt returns (4th) Had one reception and returned three punts for 63 yards against St. Lawrence 43-yard punt return in the fourth quarter set up a JHU touchdown one play later Enjoyed a solid outing in the win at Randolph-Macon with five receptions for a then personal-best 66 yards and one touchdown Lone TD against the Jackets was a 25- yard scoring play on JHU s second play of the second overtime Added seven receptions for a career-high 96 yards and the game-clinching touchdown in the win at Gettysburg Totaled 131 all-purpose yards at Moravian with seven receptions for 58 yards and 73 combined punt and kickoff return yards Enjoyed an outstanding effort against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg with career-highs of 10 receptions for 108 yards Punched up a career-high 145 all-purpose yards against Dickinson with seven receptions for 67 yards, three punt returns for 25 yards and two kickoff returns for 53 yards Added six receptions for 50 yards and 71 all-purpose yards against Ursinus and six receptions for 58 yards against Juniata Enjoyed the finest game of his career at F&M with eight receptions for a career-high 133 yards and two touchdowns and totaled a personal-best 149 all-purpose yards Had a career-long 43-yard kickoff return against McDaniel. Tim Miller (Jr./OL) - Second Team All-Centennial Has started every game this season at right guard. Michael Murray (Jr./QB) - Came off the bench against St. Lawrence and was 2-for-4 for 29 yards with one touchdown Connected with freshman Sam Wernick for a 26-yard touchdown pass on his first play of the game early in the fourth quarter Started the first nine games of the 2007 season Was 127-of-224 for 1,239 yards with 11 TDs and 12 INTs in nine games. Tom O Neill (Sr./DL) - Has played in eight games with seven starts to his credit Counts 25 tackles, 3.5 tackles for losses and 2.5 sacks to his credit Totaled two tackles, including a sack, at F&M and added three tackles vs. McDaniel. Brian Pascal (So./DL) - Has 13 tackles, including 2.5 for losses, through 10 games Enjoyed the finest game of his career with five tackles, including 2.5 for losses, in the win over St. Lawrence Played in all 10 games with five starts at defensive end last season Posted 11 tackles on the year. Tyler Porco (Fr./QB) - Became the first freshman to start a season-opener for the Blue Jays at quarterback since Wayne Roccia in 1996 Suffered an injury that knocked him out of the game in the third quarter Returned to action against F&M and rushed three times for 10 yards and completed his only pass attempt for a six-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter Saw more extensive action last week vs. McDaniel as he rushed six times for 53 yards and was 3-of-7 passing for 11 yards with one INT. Ryan Rasner (Jr./DL) - Has 36 tackles in 10 games (2nd among defensive linemen) Posted four tackles in the win over St. Lawrence and matched then careerhigh with five tackles against Moravian and fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Posted a then career-high six tackles and recovered a fumble in the win over Dickinson and added three tackles, including a sack, in the win over Ursinus Totaled three tackles at F&M and added a personal-best seven tackles last week vs. McDaniel. Kevin Reing (Jr./SS) - Ranks 10th on the team with 29 tackles despite missing a game Also has five tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, one INT and one PBU Earned the start at strong safety (OLB in the JHU scheme) against St. Lawrence and responded with the strongest game of his career Posted a personal-best seven tackles, including two tackles for losses and one sack, added an interception and a forced fumble The fumble he forced was scooped up by Chris Baldwin and returned for a touchdown Missed the Randolph-Macon game, but came back with five tackles at Gettysburg, four against 5th-ranked Muhlenberg and five against Dickinson Enjoyed one of the strongest games of his career last week vs. McDaniel with four tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one PBU. Glenn Rocca (Jr./DL) - Has 43 tackles (most among JHU defensive linemen), four tackles for losses, 3.5 sacks, one pass breakup and one blocked extra point Posted three tackles, including one for a loss, against St. Lawrence and added three tackles against Randolph-Macon Posted four tackles at Moravian and came back with a career-high eight tackles and 1.5 sacks against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Added four tackles and a pass breakup in the win over Dickinson, four tackles and a sack at Ursinus and three tackles vs. Juniata Totaled five tackles and blocked an extra point in the win at F&M and came back with seven tackles, including a sack, against McDaniel. David Rokeach (Jr./WR) - Has eight receptions for 93 yards with one touchdown on the year Had first reception of the season at Randolph-Macon and came back Honors and Awards A.J. Albert (So./LB): Centennial Honor Roll (10/19) Chris Baldwin (Sr./DB): Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/7), ECAC Southwest Defensive Player of the Week (9/8), d3football.com Team of the Week (9/9), Centennial Honor Roll (9/14) Tyler Brown (Fr./SS): Centennial Honor Roll (11/2) Anthony Catanzano (Jr./OL): Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Andrew Kase (Jr./RB): Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week (9/21, 10/12, 11/16), ECAC Southwest Offensive Player of the Week (9/22), Centennial Honor Roll (9/14, 9/28, 10/19) Alex Lachman (So./PK): Centennial Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (9/14), Centennial Honor Roll (9/21, 10/12) Steve Levinson (Jr./DL): First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Mike Mahon (So./DB): Centennial Honor Roll (10/5) Tucker Michels (So./WR): Centennial Honor Roll (11/9) Glenn Rocca (Jr./DL): Centennial Honor Roll (11/16) Mike Stoffel (Jr./OL): Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Kale Sweeney (Fr./SS): Centennial Honor Roll (11/9) Hewitt Tomlin (Fr./QB): Centennial Honor Roll (111/2) Sam Wernick (Fr./WR): Centennial Honor Roll (10/5), d3football.com Team of the Week (10/7) Colin Wixted (Jr./LB): Centennial Honor Roll (9/28) with two receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown at Gettysburg 16-yard touchdown reception gave JHU a lead in the fourth quarter Had two receptions for 32 yards, including a diving 21-yard reception, against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg and added two receptions for 19 yards against Juniata Named to the 2007 & 2008 Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll. Mike Stoffel (Jr./OL) - First Team All-Centennial and Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Has started 24 straight games Leader of the offensive line from his left tackle spot Second Team All-Centennial pick and a member of the Centennial Academic Honor Roll in 2007 One of the top offensive linemen in the Centennial and the only sophomore offensive lineman in the league to earn All-CC honors last season. Kale Sweeney (Fr./SS) - Counts 39 tackles, including 4.0 for losses and 3.0 sacks, and six pass breakups to his credit Earned first career start at Randolph-Macon Saw significant action in the season-opener and posted seven tackles and one PBU Came back with five tackles in the triple-overtime win at Randolph-Macon Tallied three tackles and a pass breakup at Moravian and added two tackles against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Earned second career start at Ursinus and responded with five tackles, including a sack, and one pass breakup Totaled five tackles and a pass breakup against Juniata and came back with a career-high 10 tackles, including 3.0 for losses and 2.0 sacks, and a pass breakup in the win at F&M... also knocked away a two-point attempt early in the fourth quarter that was crucial in the one-point win. Mike Todisco (So./DB) - Has played all 10 games and has 25 tackles, including one for a loss, and three pass breakups on the year Posted a career-high six tackles and two pass breakups against St. Lawrence and came

6 back with three tackles, including one for a loss, against Randolph-Macon Matched career-high with six tackles against Gettysburg and added five vs. Dickinson. Hewitt Tomlin (Fr./QB) - Has played in all 10 games and earned the first start of his career against Randolph- Macon Is 154-of-275 (.560) for 1,847 yards with nine TDs against nine INTs on the year 1,847 yards are a JHU and Centennial Conference record for a freshman and the 3rd-highest single-season total in school history Fueled the win at RMC as he was 19-of-39 for 195 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions Followed that with one of the top performances in school history by a freshman quarterback as he was 18-of-31 for 260 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 28 yards in the win over Gettysburg The 260 passing yards were (at the time) the most by a freshman since current head coach Jim Margraff threw for 269 against then Western Maryland in 1978 Turned in a 24-of-42 performance for 201 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions against Moravian Was 22-of-38 for 387 yards with two touchdowns against four interceptions against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg Threw TD passes of 91 and 81 yards to fellow freshman Sam Wernick - the third and fifth-longest pass plays in school history - against the Mules 387 yards is the second-highest single-game total in school history and the most ever by a JHU or Centennial Conference freshman First JHU freshman to throw for 200 or more yards in three straight games Added 180 yards of total offense against Dickinson with 162 yards passing (15-of-30) and 18 yards rushing An efficient 13-of-19 for 128 yards in the win at Ursinus and was 20-of-30 for 253 yards with one INT and 279 yards of total offense against Juniata Turned in another solid showing at F&M was he was 14- of-24 for 210 yards with one touchdown. Sam Wernick (Fr./WR) - Started the first two games of the season before sitting out of the win at Gettysburg with an injury Ranks second on the team in receiving with 34 receptions for 617 yards and four touchdowns Had four receptions for 41 yards against Randolph-Macon Had one reception - a 26-yard TD catch early in the fourth quarter that gave JHU a 28-3 lead - in the seasonopener against St. Lawrence Also had one kickoff return for 28 yards vs. St. Lawrence Totaled four receptions for 13 yards at Moravian before enjoying a breakout game against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg with five receptions for 205 yards and two touchdowns The 205 receiving yards are the fourth-best single-game total in school history and a Centennial Conference record for a freshman TD receptions against the Mules covered 91 and 81 yards - the third and fifth-longest receptions in school history Earned a spot on the Centennial Honor Roll and was named to the d3football.com Team of the Week for his efforts against Muhlenberg Added three receptions for 52 yards against Dickinson and came back with five receptions for 116 yards and one touchdown at Ursinus, when he hauled in a 60-yard touchdown pass First player in school history with three recepions of 60 or more yards in one season Added five receptions for 95 yards in the win against Juniata and three for 45 yards at F&M. Colin Wixted (Jr./LB) - Second Team All-Centennial Ranks second on the team with 65 tackles and has one interception, one sack, five pass breakups and two forced fumbles in 10 games Led the team with 11 tackles and one interception against St. Lawrence Came back with nine tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakup against Randolph-Macon Recorded the 150th tackle of his career against Moravian as he earned a spot on the Centennial Honor Roll with a 10-tackle effort Added five tackles and two pass breakups against fifth-ranked Muhlenberg and came back with eight tackles and a forced fumble against Dickinson Added eight tackles, including a sack, in the win at Ursinus and seven tackles in the win over Juniata Totaled three tackles and a pass breakup at F&M aand added four tackles and a fumble recovery against McDaniel Now has 186 career tackles Second Team All-Centennial selection in 2007 Only sophomore linebacker in the league to earn first or second team all-league honors Led the team in tackles (81), tackles for losses (16.5) and sacks (5.5) and tied for second in pass breakups (4). Updated Johns Hopkins Record Book Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games 1. Andrew Kase Single-Season 100-Yard Rushing Games 1. Andrew Kase Career 100-Yard Rushing Games 1. Andrew Kase Active 15 Single-Game Rushing Touchdowns 1T. Andrew Kase 4 vs. Gettysburg (2008) Paul Ferreri 4 vs. W. Maryland (1990) Brad McLam 4 vs. LVC (1983) Harry Leet 4 vs. Dickinson (1959) Single-Season Rushing Yards 1. Andrew Kase , Adam Cook , Andrew Kase , Adam Gentile ,001 Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns 1. Andrew Kase T. Paul Ferreri Brad McLam Harry Leet Career Rushing Yards 1. Adam Cook , Andrew Kase Active 2,766 Career Rushing Touchdowns 1T. Scott Martorana Harry Leet Brad McLam T. Adam Gentile Paul Ferreri T. Andrew Kase Active 21 T.J. Lyons Single-Game Passing Yards 1. John Guglielmo 477 vs. Georgetown (1991) 2. Hewitt Tomlin 387_ vs. #5 Muhlenberg (2008) Single-Game Passing Yards by a Freshman 1. Hewitt Tomlin 387_ vs. #5 Muhlenberg (2008) 2. Jim Margraff 328 vs. Moravian (1978) 3. Jim Margraff 269 vs. W. Maryland (1978) 4. Hewitt Tomlin 260 vs. Gettysburg (2008) 5T. Hewitt Tomlin 253 vs. Juniata (2008) Jim Margraff 253 vs. Swarthmore (2008) Jim Margraff 253 vs. Muhlenberg (2008) Single-Season Passing Yards by a Freshman 1. Hewitt Tomlin 1, Jim Margraff 1, Career Pass Completions 1. Jim Margraff Mark Campbell John Guglielmo , Zach DiIonno Rob Heleniak Jack Thomas Wayne Roccia George Merrell Mike Bopp Michael Murray Active 188 Career Touchdown Passes 1. Jim Margraff Mark Campbell Jack Thomas T. Rob Heleniak John Guglielmo , Jim Feely George Merrell Zach DiIonno Wayne Roccia Bob Pfeifer Michael Murray Active 17 Single-Game Receiving Yards 1. Joe Richards 296 vs. Georgetown (1991) 2. Bill Stromberg 218 vs. Muhlenberg (1978) 3. Bill Stromberg 214 vs. W, Maryland (1980) 4. Sam Wernick 205_ vs. #5 Muhlenberg (2008) Single-Game Receiving Yards by a Freshman 1. Bill Stromberg 218 vs. Muhlenberg (1978) 2. Sam Wernick 205_ vs. #5 Muhlenberg (2008) Career Field Goals 1. Ben Scott Todd Bencivenni Matt Andrade T. Alex Lachman Active 17 Eli Kabillio Career Kick Scoring (Points) 1. Ben Scott Todd Bencivenni Matt Andrade Alex Lachman Active 102 Single-Season Touchdowns (Overall) 1. Andrew Kase T. Paul Weiss Joe Cowan Active JHU Players in the Centennial Conference Record Book Career Rushing Yards by Juniors (2,000 or more yards listed) 1. Eric Frees (McD) , Paul Smith (GC) , Matt Bernardo (Muhl.) , Mike Birosak (DC) , Andrew Kase (JHU) Active (Jr.) 2,766 Passing Yards by a Freshman 1. Hewitt Tomlin (Johns Hopkins) , Ron Sermarini (McDaniel) ,814