USD Football 2009

Eric Bakhtiari San Diego Chargers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TOREROSIN THE PROS

Michael Gasperson Philadelphia Eagles

Indianapolis Colts

TORERO SUCCESS THE PASTSIX YEARS

GENERAL: • Two-time FCS team scoring leaders (2007 & 2006).

RECORD: • Six Straight Winning Campaigns

• • • • Combined record of 55-12 (.82'1 winning percentage) Back-to-back Mid-Major National Championships (2005 & 2006) Final FCS Ranking of 20th in Spores etwork Top 25 (2006) 24-Game Home Winning Streak entering 2008 CONFERENCE: • Combined PFL record of 29-4 (.878 winning percentage) • 2 PFL Coaches of the Year • 3 PFL Championships (2005-07) • 6 PFL Players of the Year

• Two-time FCS team leaders in total offense (2006 & 2003). • WR John Matthews, who signed a 2009 free agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts, was a 1st team All-American in 2008 and Walter Payton Award candidate. • QB Josh Johnson was a 2008 5th round draft pick by the Tampa Ba Buccaneers. • QB Josh Johnson, who was a 2007 Walter Payton Award Finalist, als earned MVP honors at the 2008 East-West Shrine Game. • DE Eric Bakhtiari, who was a 2007 Ted Hendricks Award Finalist, signed an NFL free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers. • QB Todd Mortensen (2004) signed a free agent NFL contract with Detroit. In 2005 he was allocated to 1 FL Europe by the New England Patriots. • WR Michael Gasperson (2004) signed a free agent NFL contract with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005. He was allocated to Cologne of NFL Europe in the spring of 2007, but has been on the active roster with Eagles since 2007.

• 32 Second Team AIJ-PFL Selections • 47 First Team AIJ-PFL Selections • 54 PFL All-Academic selections • 55 PFL Players of the Week

ALL-AMERICANS: • 1 Sports et:work FCS Third Team All-American • 3 Sports Network FCS First Team All-Americans • 5 ESPN The Magazine First Team Academic All-Americans • 6 Associated Press 1-AA AU-Americans • 23 Sports etwork FCS First Team Mid-i\fajor AU-Americans