USD Football 1999

Stadler to Ching -- 'A Special Connection' Seniors Mike Stadler and Dylan more season when he established himself Ching enter the 1999 football season as as the starting quarterback during camp. USD's most potent quarterback-receiver 1997 was a break-out year for both play– tandem in the history of the program. ers, as well as the team, as the Toreros They both begin their fourth and final went on to finish 8-3 and 4-1 in the PFL, season as career Torero leaders in their good for second place. Both players respective areas earned First Team All - Stadler owns passing PFL honors -- Stadler records for attempts threw 30 touchdowns, (577),completions(31 I), including three PFL touchdowns (4 7) and games with 5 TDs; and passing yards (4,324); Ching hauled in 48 balls Ching owns the career for 915 yards and 12 receiving marks for re- TDs. ceptions ( 135), touch- Eac h player downs (30) and yards credits the other for (2,380). Ask each of making them better on them what it means to the playing field . them and they both say "Dylan takes a lot of they would trade in all pressure off of me and the individual records for the team," said Mike a Pioneer Football Stadler. "I know if I League title, something get the ball in the gen - they will be gunning for era l area, he'll pull it in the 1999 campaign. in. And he usua lly will Both players ar- get a large chunk of rived at USD in 1996; yards after the catch ." however the routes they "Mike puts the took to get here were very ball where I can get it different. Stadler prepped at nearby E l but nobody else," chimes in Dylan Ching. Cajon Valley HS where he was a three- "He makes my receptions easy because sport lettermen. Drafted by the San Di- most of his passes are right on." ego Padres in the 34th round of the 1992 The biggest game that stands out June draft, he went on to play four years in both players minds was the team's as a catcher in the Padres and C leveland come-from-behind 39-30 win over Drake organizations. A college degree is what in 1997. Down 2 1-7 at the ha lf, Ching prompted him to go back to school , how- fought off the flu and hooked up with ever hi s love for competition is what got Stadler for four second hal f scores of 36, him back on the gridiron. I , 27 and 33 yards. He was the team's third Both players stri ng quarterback hi s feel that their connec- first season whi le learn- tion on the field has also ing to hit open receivers strengthened their instead of gunning down friendship off of it. For potential base-runners. the first time , Ch in g Dylan Ching stayed in San Diego this grew up in Lahaina on past summer, and the the beautiful island of twoplayersgotachance Maui , Hawaii. He to spend a lot of time learned how to surf long together. before he ever got a foot- "We worked out ball in his hands. His a lot and tossed the ball mother was a World around," said Ching. Champion surfer back in "But we also had a good the late l 970's. Once he time golfing, going to reached middle school, thebeach,andjusthang- however, he opted for ing out." team sports like baseball Both players are and football, and left surf- excited for the upcom- ing behind for his recre- L;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;.a ing season, especially ation time. playing a seven game home schedule that People started to take notice of includes Yale and Drake. Ching the second half of hi s freshman Added Stadler, "We're excited season when he turned in some big games, about our team. We have a lot of key including a 3-TD contest versus Dayton. players back and feel we can make a run Stad ler's tum didn't come until his sopho- at the PFL Championship." NOTE:

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The following list of plays are passes from Mike Stadler to Dylan Ching that either resulted in a touch– down or went for 50 yards or more: 70 yard TD vs. Azusa Pacific 3rd quarter, 9-06-97 22 ya rd TD vs. Saint Mary's 3rd quarter, 9-13-97 55 yards vs. Cal Lutheran 2nd quarter, 9-27-97 55 yard TD vs. Evansville

4th quarter, 10-04-97 51 yards vs. Butler 2nd quarter, 10-11-97 21 yard TD vs. Butler 4th quarter, 10-11-97 45 yard TD vs. Butler

4th quarter, 10-11-97 36 yard TD vs. Drake 3rd quarter, 10-25-97 l yard TD vs. Drake 3rd quarter, 10-25-97 27 yard TD vs. Drake 4th quarter, 10-25-97 33 yard TD vs. Drake 4th quarter, 10-25-97 ll yard TD vs. Valparaiso 4th quarter, 11-01-97 24 yard TD vs. Whittier 2nd quarter, 11-08-97 42 yard TD vs. Wagner 4th quarter, 11-15-97 28 yard TD vs. Azusa Pacific 4th quarter, 9-05-98 15 yard TD vs. Butler 1st quarter, 9-12-98 26 yard TD vs. Butler 2nd quarter, 9- 12-98 5 yard TD vs. Butler 3rd quarter, 9-12-98 9 ya rd TD vs. Redlands 1st quarter, 9-19-98 8 yard TD vs. Cal Lutheran 4th quarter, 9-26-98 68 yard TD vs. Central Conn. 2nd quarter, 10-03-98 37 ya rd TD vs. Central Conn.

3rd quarter, 10-03-98 30 yard TD vs. Butler 3rd quarter, 10-10-98 4 yard TD vs. Drake 3rd quarter, 10-24-98 29 ya rd TD vs. Dayton 1st quarter, 11-14-98 8 yard TD vs. Dayton 4th quarter, 11-14-98

The above 26 completions covered 760 yards (29.2 yards per catch), with 24 ofthe receptions going for touch– downs that covered 654 yards (27.3 yards per catch average) ... I 2 of the touch– downs came in the fourth quarter!