USD Football 1997

TOREROS HOST REDLANDS BULLDOGS Pagel THE GAME: The USO Toreros, coming off a hard fought contest with Saint Mary's College, host the University of Redlands tonight at Torero Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 pm. USO is now 1-1 after Saturday's 30-20 loss to the Gaels, a NCAA Division I-AA scholarship program. Redlands comes to town with a record of 1-0 after last week's 33- 25 win over Lewis & Clark. THE SERIES: The Redlands Bulldogs lead the overall series 10-9, including wins in the last two meetings (16-3 in 1995 and 28-7 in 1992). HEAD COACH KEVIN McGARRY: Kevin McGarry (USO, '79) is in his second season as the Torero head coach and his 20th overall on the San Diego football staff. In his first season at the helm of the football program he guided the Toreros to a 4-6 record. The tenth coach to direct the USO football program since its start in 1956, Kevin is the first USO graduate to head the position. Prior to 1996, he was an assistant coach at USO for eighteen years, including the last fourteen as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach. Over the past twenty years with Kevin on the coaching staff, USO has accumulated an overall record of 106-82-3, including fourteen seasons with records of .500 or better. Prior to joining the USO staff in 1978, Kevin was a two-year letterwinner on the USO football squad (1976-77), earning co-Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1977. He received both his B.A. in Education (1979), and his Master's in Education Administration (1985) from USO. Kevin and his wife, Mary Ann, reside in Scripps Ranch with their four boys: twins Pat and Mike, limbo and Matt. PFL STANDINGS/UPCOMING GAMES: Dayton (2-0), Drake '(2-0), SAN DIEGO (1-1), Butler (1-1), Valparaiso (1-1), Evansville (0-1). PFL Schedule for Sept. 20th: Butler at St. Francis, Dayton at Robert Morris, Drake at South Florida, Quincy at Evansville, Valparaiso at Morehead State and Redlands at San Diego. TORERO TIDBITS: Sophomore QB Mike Stadler, getting the starting nod for the second straight week, put some impressive numbers up against Saint Mary's College this past week ... he tallied personal bests of 23-for-36 in the passing department for 243 yards, including TD passes to Dylan Ching (22 yards) and Jeff Prichard (4 yards) ... Prichard caught a personal best 9 balls for 121 yards ... defensively the Toreros were paced by Brian McLoughlin (7 tackles), Travis Dellinger (6 tackles) and Kevin Hawes (6 tackles) ... the Toreros gave up 370 yards of offense to the Gaels, including 224 yards on the ground ... two-game statistical leaders for USO include Tim Roth (punting, 39.8 average; field goals, 6- for-6; points, 21), Mat Boggs (rushing, 101 yards), Mike Stadler (passing, 24-for-40, 313 yards, 3 IDs), Jeff Prichard (receiving, 11 catches for 139 yards, ITO), Dylan Ching (9 catches for 171 yards, 2 IDs; punt returns, 23.0 average; 18.0 yards per kickoff return) and defense (Travis Dellinger, 17 tackles; Wade Van Dusen, 14 tackles; Brian McLoughlin, 13 tackles; Buddy Brown, 13 tackles; and Tennyson Tom, 12 tackles). TIM ROTH PFL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK, AGAIN! Senior place kicker Tim Roth (Chico, CA) was selected the Pioneer Football League Special Teams Player of the Week for the second straight week ... against Saint Mary's he was a perfect 2-for-2 in field goals with a long of 41 ; added two PAT kicks; and averaged 39.3 yards on four punts. Combined with last week's 4 straight field goals, Tim is now 6-for-6, tying a USO record for consecutive field goals made. He is currently ranked #1 in NCAA I-AA statistics for field goals made per game at 3.0. In last year's season finale against Dayton, Tim was named the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week for November 9th, giving him three staight honors in three contests. SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: The University of Redlands, a NCAA Division III program, return approximately 55 players and 14 starters from last year's squad that finished 7-2 and a perfect 5-0 in the SCIAC ... head coach Mike Maynard owns a career record of 56-27-1 since 1988 ... this past weekend the Bulldogs defeated Lewis & Clark 33-25 .. . UR built a 21-3 lead after the first quarter ... senior Damian Delfino, who broke the school record for receptions last season (60 catches for 1,013 yards and 10 TDs), has moved over to the quarterback slot ... against Lewis & Clark, Delfino fi nished 23-for-40 for 233 yards, 2 IDs and 3 interceptions (2 picks came UR's first two possessions) ... his main targets were junior WR Danny Ragsdale (9 catches for 89 yards, 1_TD) and senior WR Alex Eckert (7 catches for 53 yards, 1 TD) ... UR tallied 331 yards of offense (233 passing, 98 rushing) while giving up 426 to Lewis & Clark (370 passing) ... the biggest strength for the Bulldog defense is their defensive line where they return every starter from last year. UP NEXT FOR USD: The Toreros are on the road the next two weeks. On Saturday, September 27th they kickoff at California Lutheran at 1:00 p.m. They open up Pioneer Football League play at Evansville on Saturday, October 4th. USD's next home game will be Saturday, October 11th against Butler University. USD/PFL SPECTATOR CODE OF CONDUCT Ladies and gentlemen, please be advised of the University of San Diego and Pioneer Football League Conference policy in regard to appropriate spectator conduct at athletic contests at USO. We appreciate your cooperation in demonstrating positive sportsmanlike conduct toward all student-athletes and coaches, particularly our opponents, the game officials, other spectators and those who administer today's competition. We are very proud of our student-athletes, coaches and officials. Likewise, we value your contributions as spectators to the overall competitive environment. USO, the PFL and Torero football thanks you for your support and cooperation. Enjoy the game!