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University of San Diego Location: ............Alcala Park, San Diego, California 92110 Founded: .....................................................................1949 Enrollment: .................................................................6,000 Affiliation: ...........................NCAA Division 111, Independent Nickname: ...............................................................Toreros Colors: .................................Columbia Blue, Navy & White Stadium: ................................ USD Torero Stadium (4,000) USD Directory President: .......................................... Dr. Author E. Hughes Vice President-Student Affairs:....................Thomas Burke Athletic Director:.........................................Tom Iannacone Assistant Athletic Director: .................................Dan Yourg Assistant Athletic Director: ......................... Regina Sullivan Director of Athletic Development: .......................Ky Snyder Director of Facilities/Recreation: ......................John Martin Academic Support Coordinator: ......................... Don Smith Intramural Director: .........................................Gary Becker Assistant Intramural Director: .............................Andy Berg Summer Camp Director: ....................................... Deb Pint Athletic Department Secretaries:...........Grace McElhaney, Strength Coach: ..........................................Wayne Jacobs Sports Information Director: ..............................Ted Gosen Assistant Sports Information Director: ...............John Rollo Head Athletic Trainer: ...........Carolyn Greer, M.A., A.T., C. Assistant Athletic Trainer:s .....Steve Nellis, M.Ed., A.T., C. Pete McMahon, M.A., A.T., C. Student Assistant Trainers: ..... Rayna Smith, Ron Norman, Michele Fallon, Lisa Armstrong, Chad Law Team Physicians: ..........................William P. Curran, M.D., Robert Button, M.D.,Heinz Hoenecke, M.D.
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- COCKTAILS - 5 ,:,- :::: % ::;: ::"! } 1992 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Time Site Opponent °"l Date HOME 7:00PM CALSTATEUNYERSITY,HAYWARD Set. Sepe. 5 Away 1:00 PM 12 University of La Veme Sat. Sept. Set. Sepe. 19 UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS HOME 7:00 PM Set. ~ · 26 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE HOME 7:00 PM Set. 3 CALIFORNIALUTHERAN UNIVERSITY HOME 1:30 PM (HomKomitlfl Gam,J Sat. Oct. 10 Whittier College Away 7:00 PM Sat. Oct. 17 AzusaPacific University Away 1:30PM Set. Oc1. 24 OCCIDENTALCOLLEGE HOME 7:00PM Sat. Oct. 31 Pomona PitzerCollege Away 1:00PM Sat. Nov. 7 Menlo College Away 1:30 PM All Home Games in BOLD CAPITALS are played at USO Torero Stadium They've Delivered the Rest Now Come Get the Best! $J 00 0FF ANY LARGE PIZZA RESTAURANT 2SSS Morena Blvd 275-2555 Cood w/ c:oupoa NotY.U4 w/uyotherolfff bp.11...»92 Eal-In or Take-Ow ONICOU.,ON A Message From President Hughes The Toreros 1992 football season promises to be one of the most exciting ever. Last season saw the team post an impressive 7-3 record. But win-loss records are not the standards by which we measure the success of our athletic program. The value of our program rests in its ability to instill in our students those lessons which help shape the whole human being. For you see, our values education doesn't end at the edge of the football field. The terminology may change, the look of the classroom may be different, but the lesson is the same. Our coaches look at each player as a young individual, still learning lessons about honesty, integrity, team– playing, and respect for all human beings. For these reasons, our football team is always a winner in my book. I hope you will join me in continuing our support for our outstanding football team as it faces a very promising and thrilling year. Author E. Hughes President Sr. Sally Furay Vice President - Provost Thomas Burke Vice President - Student Affairs University Representative President of wee Executive Committee Fred Brooks Vice President - Financial Affairs John McNamara Vice President - University Relations 2 Tom Iannacone is beginning his fifth year as the University of San Diego director of athletics. He assumed the position September 1, 1988 after a nationwide search. The 51-year-old Iannacone has made great strides in his first four years. His accomplishments at USO include an ongoing internal reorganization of the athletic department, plus improvements in the major areas of personnel, scholarship assistance, facilities, promotions and marketing, fund raising, drug education and academic support. In addition he was instrumental in USOgaining membership to the new Pioneer Football League,which begins play in 1993. Iannacone came to the University of San Diego with an impressive list of credentials and a thorough knowledge of intercollegiate athletics. Prior to USO, he was Director of Athletics for four years at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Hard work, loyalty and dedication are just some of the words that easily describe Iannacone. His major contributions at St. Francis included the expansion of sports offerings and scholarships for both men and women, improved budgets, renovation of athletic facilities, the hiring of additional staff, and the establishment of a masterplan for the future and continual development of athletics. He served on several committees, most notably the Eastern Collegiate Athletics Conference (ECAC) Infractions committee and the Northeast Conference committee on conference development, which developed a plan for the future and implemented the position for a full-time commissioner. Iannacone also served as a consultant to the NCAA I-AAA Football Committee. Prior to his tenure at St. Francis, Iannacone served as assistant athletic director at Fordham University from 1977- 84. Along with his administrative duties at Fordham, he was an assistant football coach for the Rams. From 1975-78, he acted as offensive coordinator and backfield coach as Fordham captured 19 victories in their final 24games during this span.The 1977 squad was and remains the highest scoring team in Fordham history, averaging 34 points per game. In 1983, Iannacone was presented the prestigious Jack Coffey Award by the Alumni Association for outstanding contributions to Fordham athletics. He has also served on various Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference committees. Prior to Fordham, Iannacone taught physical education and coached trackand football in the Norwalk, Ridgefield and NewMilford (CT) school districts from 1964-76. He made his collegiate football coaching debut as an offensive backfield coach atWestern Connecti– cut State University in 1974. A 1964 graduate of the University of Connecticut, Iannacone received his master of science degree in physical education from Southern Connecticut State University in 1973. Tom and his wife, Cynthia, have three children: Tom Jr.,Jennifer and Eric; all three are students at USO. _I 3 Brian Fogarty Entering his 10thyear, head coach Brian Fogarty has slowlybuilt the USO football program into the national spotlight. Last year's 7-3markwasthe program's third straight seasonwith seven victories. Fogarty, USD's all-timewinningest football coach, will take a career mark of 47-38-2 into the 1992 campaign. Over the past five years, with the Toreros going 32-14-1 , USO football has realized its many goals. 1991 marked the third straight year the Toreros finished ranked 6th in the NCAA Division Ill western region polls. Coach Fogarty's teams have also fared well in the classroom. Since 1986 four Toreros have earned Academic All-American status, and the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame has recognized a scholar-athlete from USOeach year since 1983. Also, since 1983, the USO football program has graduated over 95 percent of its players. Coach Fogarty, who serves as the team's offensive coordinator, enters 1992 in search of his sixth straight winning season. The immediate future of USO football looks promising as approximately 37 lettermen return in 1992, including 11 starters. Before coming to USO, Briancoached at St. Francis High School in La Canada,Californiawhere hewas head coach for four years and an assistant coach for nine years prior. As head coach his record was 28- 18-2 and his teams made the playoffs all four years. Brian and his wife Vicki have four children: Bridgit, Joe, Colleen and Megan. UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO :rOREROS Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Win Loss Tie Pct. .500 .150 .500 .400 .650 .556 .778 .778 5 1 5 4 6 5 7 7 7 5 8 5 6 3 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 47 38 KEVIN McGARRV Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Kevin begins his 15th season on the USD staff. This will be his 12th year as the defensive coordinator for the Toreros. In addition to his on-the-field-duties, Kevin is also responsible for recruiting and is the liaison for the Football Alumni Club. Kevin was a standout player at both Saddleback College, earning MVP honors in 1975, and at USD, where he was the Defensive Player of the Year in 1977. He received both his Bachelor of Arts in Education (1979), and his Masters Degree in Educational Adminis– tration (1985) from the University of San Diego. Kevin is presently enrolled in USD's Doctoral program in Educa– tion. Kevin and his wife, Mary Ann, have three children: Pat, Mike and Tim. Back Row: (L-R): Darryl Jackson, Dave Paladino, Kevin McGarry, Larry Caudillo. Front Row: (L-R): Jack Rubidoux, Mike Rish, Gene Fontana, Tim Oder, Bill Settles. MIKE RISH Receivers Mike is beginning his 9th season on the Torero staff. Mike played for USO from 1979--83 and is the school's all-time career leader in three receiving categories: receptions (101), touchdowns (18) and receiving yardage (1,722 yards). Mike graduated from USO with an Accounting degree in 1984 and is now working full time as a mortgage banking executive. JACK RUBIDOUX Running Backs Jackwill start his 8th season with the Toreros and his third on the offensive side of the ball after spending five years with the defense. Jack is a very good teacher of fundamentals and will help with the Torero running attack. A 1978 graduate of USO, Jack has an extensive background in coaching al the high school level with bothfootball andbaseball. He currendy works full lime at General Dynamics. TIM ODER Defensive line and Special Teams Coordinator Tim starts his 7th season on the USO football staff.For the second straight year, Tim will coach the defensive line and special teams. Tim played football atNorthern Arizona University, where hereceiveda B.A. in History. Tim coached at both the high school and college level prior lo his arrival at USO. Tim is presenUy ahistoryteacheron the faculty atFallbrookHighSchool. Tim and his wife, Becky, have two sons, Jason and Ben. LARRY CAUDILLO Inside linebackers After taking off the past two years with the USO football program, Larry returns for his 16th year as an assistant coach. He will return to coach inside linebackers. The pastseven years hehasbeen USD'swomen's softball coach, with the past two seasons seeing his team win 30+ games. An alumnus ofUSO.heplayedboth football andbaseball in the early 1970's. Larry and his wife Judy have two sons, Joseph and Paul. BILL SETTLES Quarterbacks Bill begins his first year as USD's quarterbacks coach. He brings a wealth of coaching experience with him. In a span of fifteen years, Bill coached ten years at Point Loma HighSchool where he was Passing Coordinator and also worked with the backs. CurrenUy he is DirectorofMarketing forCNN, a local business inSan Diego. An AII-CIF selection as quarterback at Point Loma High School, Bill played three years at the University of Wisconsin (1965-67). 5 DARRYL JACKSON Outside linebackers Darryl begins his second year of coaching al USO after fouryears as an outstanding playerforthe Toreros. He was a fouryearstarteratcornerback; hewaschosen USD's DefensivePlayerofthe Year;andhe is oneofthemost consistent players ever to play at USO. Darryl is presendy completing his teaching credential in elementary education and is in his third semester of graduate school at USO. GENE FONTANA Offensive line Gene begins his first year of coaching at USO and will assist Coach Fogarty with the offensive line. A four yearperformer for the Toreros (1988- 91) at center, Gene is currendy completing his degree in Education and working on his teaching credential. DAVE PALADINO Secondary Dave begins his first year of coaching at USO and will assist Coach McGarry with the secondary. A four year performer for the Toreros (1988- 91) at defensive back, Dave was named the team's Defensive Player of the Year in 1991. He is currendy completing his degree in Business. JOHN ECK Running Backs John begins his first year of coaching at USO and will assist Coach Rubidoux with the running backs. A four year perforrnerforUSO (1988-91), John received the team's James B. Orwig Scholar Athlete Award the past three years. He received his B.A. degree in Political Science this past spring and is currenUy going to Law School at USO. 1992 University of San Diego Alphabetical Football Roster YR. NO. NAME POS. HGT. WGT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 70 97 80 6-1 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-10 188 174 158 185 190 180 240 197 250 172 200 202 185 195 195 250 185 187 200 220 165 154 180 265 215 160 266 210 195 220 188 170 190 155 170 190 187 AGUILAR, Raul AMIRIAN, Amir OL FR FR FR JR FR FR FR so JR FR FR SR SR FR FR SR JR JR JR so FR FR SR JR FR FR FR FR so FR so FR so so FR SR FR FR so FR FR FR Solvang/Santa Yuez La Jolla/La Jolla OLB WR WR OLB OLB OL FB 0G OB TE OB DB ILB DL OT DB DB ILB RB DB OG DB DB DL ILB DB OL ILB RB DB RB OLB OLB WR ANTONGIOVANNI, Tim APARICIO, Chris AZLEIN, Ryan BAINER, Chris BALELO, Steven BARR, Brian BARRES, Kevin BECHTEL, Mall BENEDETTI, Car! BENNETT, Michael BLAZEVICH, Jell BOWLES, Brad BROWN, Derek BROWN, Eric BUCCOLA, Scott CARTER, Marcus CONCANNON, Jason CONTRERAS, Andrew BURKE, T.J. Bakersfield/Garoes Memorial Moraga/BishopO'Dowd Simi Valley/Simi Valley Lake Elsinore/Elsinore San Diego/lJ. of San Diego Murrieta/Temecula Valley Carlsbad/San Dieguiro Rancho Cucamonga/Damien Beverly Hills/Beverly Hills 7 47 99 68 35 64 10 89 13 36 95 94 65 34 49 45 14 27 21 69 33 29 76 59 4 6-0 6-1 5-8 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 San Diego/Point Loma 5-10 5-11 6-3 6-1 5-11 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-6 5-8 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-1 5-9 6-0 5-9 6-4 6-3 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-10 5-8 5-10 San Diego/Homewood Flossmoor Lafayelle/Acalanes Woodside/Menlo San Diego/La Jolla Huntington Beach/Mater Dei Seattle, WA/Meroer Island Downey/Warren Castro Valley/Bishop O"Dowd Camarillo/Rio Mesa CORRAO, Dave Mission Viejo/Trabuco Hills CRANDALL, Stephen Walnut/Walnut CRUZ, Victor DeMERS, Curtis Moreno Valley/Canyon Springs Lake Elsinore/Elsinore San GabrieVSt. Francis Mt. View, HI/St. Louis Fallbrook/Fallbrook Phoenix, AZ/St Mary's Walnut Creek/Acalanes Glendale/St. Francis Encinitas/San Dieguito California City, LA/Baron Kolonia Pohnpei, HI/Mid-Pacific Ontario/Damien San Pedro/Mary Star of the Sea Englewood, CO'Cheny Creek Maple Valley, WA/Tahoma Woodland Hills/Chaminade Tucson, AZ/Flowing Wells ESCAMILLA, Patrick ETSCHEIT, Ron FA 'AGATA, Alatise FURLEIGH, Daniel 3 53 55 GAMEZ, Hector GREINER, Mike 2 GUTIERREZ, Jamie 41 42 92 44 38 83 67 57 16 25 84 51 81 62 31 46 85 15 54 12 6 20 66 32 52 91 18 28 11 77 30 61 71 37 40 19 74 56 5 8 9 HALL, Jesse HENRY, Michael HOLLOPETER, Tom HORECZKO, Mall IZMIRIAN, Chad KENNEDY, Brent KLAWITTER, Matt KNAFELZ, Frank DB FB DL 180 201 220 180 152 184 200 195 190 289 195 200 185 210 190 170 170 180 235 165 242 208 175 175 181 230 135 175 170 230 210 185 215 175 210 205 C DL KNIGHT, Alex OLB Holtville/Holtville KOBAYASHI, William DB RB TE ILB DB OL ILB Honolulu, HI/Punahou Evergreen, CO/Evergreen Spring Valley/Point Loma Houston, TX/Strake Jesuit LAMBERT, John LOYCE, Bryan LYNCH, Tim MAGGIO, Tony JR FR so FR La Jolla/LaJolla El Cajon/University MANSOUR, Hytham MARUCCIA, Mark MATHAUER, Bill MESSINA, Edward JR FR SR FR so FR JR SR FR SR FR FR so FR FR so FR FR JR so FR SR FR SR FR SR so San Diego/lJniv. of San Diego Indianapolis, IN/Perry Meridian OLB OLB La Mesa/Helix MOISO, Vinoe MOREY, Jason MORSE, Darrick PACKARD, Chip PARKS, Jay PARKS, Sean PEPPER, Mick OB Tigard, OR/McKay Encino/Chaminade OLB DB WR DBIK Carlsbad/St. John's Prep (MA) Irvine/Mater Dei Englewood, CO'Cheny Creek Mission Viejo/Mission Viejo Colorado Springs, CO/St. Mary's Las Vegas, NV/Bishop Gorman Palos Verdes Estates/Loyola OL RB OT TE DB DB OL DB DB DB OG DL RB PIETRANTON, Ryan PINGEL, Aaron POPOVICH, Douglas RADEMACHER, Todd RAY, Robert RENFRO, Sean REYES, Paul RIVERA, Randy ROMANO, Tim ROSSIN, Brad SALAZAR, Rick SANONE, Dominic Tucson, AZ/Sabino Scottsdale, AZ/Horizon Bakersfield/Bakersfield Littleton, CO/Englewood Chula Vista/Chula Vista Peoria, AZ/Cactus Tucson, AZ/Salpointe OBIP San Diego/Univ. of San Diego Reno, NV/McOueen Salt Lake, UT/Judge Memorial SHAW, Fred OLB WR Kaneohe, HI/Cas~e SHEPPARD, Sidney SIREK, Christian San Diego/Cruger Acad. (MS) St. Paul, MN/SI. Thomas Acad. DL DL SMITH. Adam Coronado/Coronado 6 YR. WGT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL HGT. POS. NAME NO. Placentia/El Dorado Tucson, AZ/Catalina Fair Oaks/Del Campo SR so FR so FR JR JR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR so FR FR FR FR so JR RB 5-11 6-1 5-8 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-8 5-9 6-4 5-6 6-0 5-11 188 185 167 204 205 217 270 205 201 228 236 152 231 185 200 152 198 250 190 170 233 SPORRER, Scott STARLIN, Chon STATHEM, Michael STEINGREBE,Scott TANGHE, Michael THOMPSON, Stephen TORYKIAN, ERIC TROXEL. Mike TRUJILLO, John TRUKKI, Mark TYLER, Jared VALENZUELA, Ben VON FELDT, Kyle 26 43 22 88 72 96 78 87 90 63 58 86 98 OLB RB TE DL OT TE OLB OLB 0G OL WR ILB RB OLB DB DL DL DB WR OL Turlock/Turlock Edina, MN/St. Thomas Academy San Diego/Carson Rockville Centre, NJ/Chaminade lafayette/Acalanes Phoenix, AZ/Saint Mary's Fresno/SJM Memorial Long Beach/LB. Polytechnic Great Falls, MT/C.M. Russell Tahoe City/North Tahoe Tucson, AZ/Salpointe Catholic las Vegas, NV/Bonanza la Mesa/St. Augustine Moro Bay/Moro Bay Los Angeles/Junipero Serra Danville/De la Salle Bakersfield/Garces WALLIS, Eric WEITMAN, Neal WILSON, Stephen WRIGHT, Joshua WYNNE, Bryan 24 48 23 93 79 17 82 50 WESTMORELAND, Bernard ZELKO, Bill ZELLER, Matt Corona/Corona What Is A Torero? A Torero is a Mexican Bullfighter. Prior to 1963, the University of San Diego's nickname was the "Pioneers." The origin of the university's Torero nickname is unknown, but the founding father of the University of San Diego, Bishop Buddy, was quite fascinated with Mexican history and it is believed that the unique nickname is a result of his influence. 1992 Athletic Training Staff (L-R): Pete McMahon, Head Trainer Carolyn Greer, Steve Nellis. 7 1992 USD FOOTBALL PROFILE Nine years ago, a goal was set by the new football stall to develop a football program that would be nationally recognized, but to do sowhile reflecting the philosophy and values of the university. In order to achieve this goal, it remains important for the university to attract true student athletes. Not only must they be good football players, but good students aswell. USD stresses academics first, with athletics being an integral part of the educational process. The 1992 season will be USD's last at the NCAA Division Ill level. The Toreros are pleased to announce that the football program will become a member of the new Pioneer Football League effective with the 1993 season. Joining USD in this NCAA Division I-AA leaguewill be Dayton University, Butler University, Valparaiso University, Evans– ville University and Drake University. The USD football program has seen tremendous growth overthe last nine years. The quality of its players has risen steadily both academically and athletically. The mini– mum requirements for incoming students are 3 .0 GPA's with a 900 on the SAT, and many of the players on the present squad were highly honored student-athletes at their high school. This combination of academics and athletics makes USD football an attractive opportunity for the serious student who is looking to get a good education as well as participating on an outstanding football team. The major recruiting emphasis is on high school seniors. This is a departure from the previous philosophy which depended heavily on transfers. To develop the consistency needed to be successful every year, players should be part of the program for four years. This process was slow, but, has paid great dividends. National and regional rankings over the past five seasons, along with four Academic All Americans are just a few of the bench marks that point to how far this program has come. The team GPA of 2.8 tells that USD's players are successful in the classroom as well. The Torero's offense is coming off oneof its finest seasons since Coach Fogarty arrived on the scene in 1983. Since switching to the Wing T offense, USD has given opposing defenses many different things to worry about defending. This misdirection offense is perfectly suited for taking advantage of the strengths of San Diego's personnel. Although USD loses some key performers from last year's 7-3 squad (7-0 against NCAA Div. Ill teams), the Toreros return approximately 37 lettermen and 11 starters; while 57 newcomers round out the squad. Key offensive players back include seniorQBMichael Bennett (919 yds, 9 TDs), senior FB Scott Sporrer (876 yds, 5 TDs). sophomore RB Michael Henry (269 yds), senior OT Eric Brown, senior OT Sean Parks, junior OG Victor Cruz and junior OG Kevin Barres. The San Diegodefense has established itself asoneol the best in Division Ill football. Defensively the Toreros return six starters that held opponents to 118.4 yards rushing a game in '91 . II the group remains healthy the Toreros should have another outstanding defense. Key returners include junior DB Matt Horeczko (77 tackles, 7 deflected passes), junior ILB Marcus Carter (60 tackles), senior SS Jell Blazevich (50 tackles, 3 sacks), senior DL Christian Sirek (37 tackles, 2 sacks) and senior DL Rick Salazar (47 tackles, 5 OB hurries). Others expected to see plenty of action include senior DB Stephen Crandall (50 tackles), seniorOLB Bill Mathauer (20 tackles) and two linebackers coming back from injury -Neal Weitman and Fred Shaw. The special teams unit will be paced by sopho– more punter Robert Ray and newcomer Jay Parks at kicker. Heading the listfor kick and punt return dutieswill be sophomore Michael Henry. With the 1992 season the Toreros' last at the NCAA Division Ill level, USD hopes to put it all together and reach their goal of going to the NCAA playoffs. Last season saw them ranked as one of the top six teams in the NCAA Division Ill western region. It marked the third year in a row that USD just missed a berth in the NCAA post season playoffs. But, USD has to deal with a very tough schedule that includes two Division II opponents as well as teams that comprise the always tough SCIAC conference. The future looks very bright for USD and 1992 should be a very good year for the Toreros. 8 • • • • 1992 TOREROS • • • • Chris Aparicio (7) JRWR TimAntongiovanni (80) FR WR AmirAmrian (97) FR OLB Raul Aguilar (70) FR Ol . I Brian Barr(35) SO FB StevenBalelo (68) FR OL Chris Bainer (99) FR OLB RyanAzlein (47) FR OLB Michael Bennett (13) SR OB Carl Benedetti (89) FR TE Matt Bechtel (10) FR QB Kevin Barres (64) JR 0G Eric Brown (65) SR OT Derek Brown (94) FR DL Brad Bowles (95) FR ILB Jeff Blazevich (36) SR DB 9 • • • • 1992 TOREROS • • • • Jason Concannon (45) SO OLB Marcus Carter (49) JR ILB Scott Bucrola (4) JR DB T.J. Burl Victor Cruz (69) JR 0G Stephen Crandall (21) SR DB Dave Corrao (27) FR RB Andrew Contreras (14) FR WR Alatise Fa 'Agata (59) FR ILB Ron Etsche~ (76) FR DL Patrick Escamilla (29) FR DB Curtis DeMers (33) FR DB JamieGutierrez (2) FR RB Mike Greiner (55) SO ILB Hector Gamez (53) FR OL Daniel Fur1e~h (3) SO DB 10 Jesse Hall (41) SO DB Michael Henry (42) SO RB Tom Hollopeter (92) FR OLB Matt Horeczko (44) SR DB Chad lzmirian (38) FR FB Brent Kennedy (83) FR DL Matt Klawitter (67) FR C Frank Knafelz (57) SO DL Alex Knight (16) FR OLB William Kobayashi (25) FR DB Bryan Loyce (84) FR TE John Lambert (6) JR RB ~ I' .. . -~ Mark Maruccia (31) FR ILB TonyMaggio (39) FR DB HythamMansour (62) JR OL Tim Lynch (51) SO ILB 11 Philip H. Dickinson, M.0. • David A. Fitz, M.D. • Richard D. Coutts, M.D. William P. Curran, Jr., M.D. • Richard F. Santore, M.D. • Lawrence V. Tkach, M.D. Carl D. Maguire, M.D. • Byron F. King, M.0. • Paul C. Murphy, M.D. • Heinz R. 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Na.iLeen V.P., Marketing O,ris Fuentes Senior Vice Presk:lent MichaelGocd-Mn V.P., Promotion Services MichaelD. Rnz Sales Offices: BIRMINGHAM: fu:mas Kb; ;ID\lesUMa flmva,; &.tte29JJ. llmrgia-n, Al.35216Tel.(3E)9ml181 BOSTON: Cmstq:l,e-Haggerty, Bay214 Ll"rn\\ra1. lloool. MA 02100Ta:(617)742-2644:a·,H= flcGralh. 100 u-..i \\rai. lloool. MA021C9Tel(617)3;7{1)55 CHICAGO: Ma/1< ~ Sl"""'1Ca-r.,i:,el. [01 N Oa1< St. a-.:ag,, ILOC610Tel:(312)321-11 lQ a-d °""1Mi In This Issue: 1 ■• SEEKING A FAVORABLE RETURN The ability of teams to score on punt returns is a point of, and something that can keep teamsin, contention. •• • THE HYPE-SMAN? In the quest for the Heisman Trophy, being the best on the field may take second place to being the best in the press. Television has not always been the media force in college football that it is today. •• • BLUE STEEL AND BROWN METTLE It was 1942 when a coach name Paul Brown awoke the sleeping giant known as the Ohio State Buckeyes, and led them to the national title. ••• SMILE FOR THE CAMERA ••• RUNNING TARGETS Running backs still run in the '90s, but more and more of their running involves pass patterns. ••• FANTASTIC VOYAGE The strategies of the two-minute drill, which result in those fantastic finishes. are as diverse as the teams that face them. ••• THE BOTTLE ROCKET Allegheny tailback Stanley Drayton streaks across the Division Ill conference, leaving defenders in his wake. TOUCHDOWN ILLUSmATEO SEEKING A FAVORABLE RETURN The ability of teams to score on punt BY RON REID returns is a point of, and something that can keep teams in, contentio~- College football may be the ultimate team sport, demanding individual sacrifice for the greater good at almost every level, but it also offers one glorious window of opportunity for showcasing individual brilliance. Fans can look into it on any autumn Saturday, during those thrilling occasions when the football travels its hyperbolic path into the hands of the punt return specialist- as prelude to a spec– tacular run, a horrible mistake or something in between. Whatever the case, a major change in field position invariably rides on a punt return, along with the prospect of the most emo– tional mood swing, for better or worse, that any team may ever remember. Consider last season, when Ohio State went into its traditional rivalry with Michigan fervently intent on keeping the ball away from Desmond Howard, the Wolverines' all-purpose scoring machine who went on to win the 1991 Heisman Trophy. Thrashing the Buckeyes' game plan, Howard scored what may have been the most memorable touchdown of his storied career on a 93-yard punt return, the longest in Wolverines' history, as Michigan clinched the Big 10 championship with a 31-3 victory. The record came after Howard caught a 41-yard punt, split two tacklers at the I0-yard line, and broke a tackle at the 18. Moving to the Ohio State sideline, Howard picked up a block at the 30, and went the rest of the way unhassled. "You need a guy "We intended to punt the ball out of bounds all day," Ohio State Coach John Cooper said later. "Now you can see why. That punt return was the play that really broke our backs. Desmond Howard is a phenomenal athlete." with the same mentality as a receiver who goes across the middle." Phenomenal seems to be the first of several requisites for a punt returner, whose specialized calling is at once daring and disciplined, courageous and careful and hardly unencumbered by tension. Don James, the head coach of the Don James national champion Washington Huskies, called the punt returner, "One of the most overexposed positions in football. You need a guy with the same mentality as a receiver who goes across the middle." Dave Arnold, the special teams coach of the national champion Ron Reid has covered collegefootball and a variety ofother spons for the Philadelphia Inquirerfor the past /0 years. He has also writ– ten for the San Mateo (Calif.) Times and Sports Illustrated He is currently president ofthe Track and Field Writers ofAmerica. The most recent of celebrated returnmen, Michigan's Desmond Howard exhibited all the skills needed for greatness. 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"Our rule of thumb is that any time the opposing team is kicking to our end zone, you put your heels on the I0- yard line and if it goes over your head, you let it go. But sometimes they (return men) don't do that. They have a feel for how they're being played and if they have a cushion. So you've got to let them know you've got confidence in them. Part of the deal is looking at how punters kick in pre– game warmups." The goal of every punt return unit, of course, is to spring the return man for one of those scintillating sprints that goes all the way to the end zone. " When a team returns a punt all the way," said James, "it's almost like a gimme. You got something you shouldn't get. I don't know what the average return is. Our defensive goal is to keep people averaging 3 yards or less. Our offensive goal is IO yards per kick." "It's a big bonus," echoed Arnold. "You get points without the offense being on the field. I have never heard people get so excited, especially when we're playing at home in the Orange Bowl. The fans expect it all the more." Indeed, any team that returns punts with recurrent success will spoil its fans into expecting as much from every kick and probably will lose the opportunity to con– tinue the trend. Williams discovered as much at Miami shortly after he hauled those two punts back to the opposition's one-yard line, early in the season. "After all that success, people start kick– ing away from you and that's frustrating to Kevin," said Arnold. "He wants the ball. So you have to point out, if they (oppo– nents) do that, they're being forced into doing something they don't want 10 do, and they're taking a chance of shanking a Screening is one method used to break a big return. Each man is responsible for whomever is in front of him. Remember though, these guys are moving fast downfield so it's not as structured as it looks. are some guys who are really quick, but if they can't hang onto the ball, it's a big, big mistake. When you fumble back there, it averages 40 yards (in lost field position). Miami Hurricanes, said, "Your punt returner has got to be courageous and dar- ing. You want a guy who can run, but more than that, a guy who can stand out there in front of maybe I00,000 people Your return guy should be a running back, and catch the ball ~------~------~ wide receiver-type with IO people bear- He's got to make who is a really good ing down on him, runner in the open hoping to knock him good decisions, field. You need a guy down." who can catc h and Indeed, in contrast and he has to have make something hap- to the kickoff return, soft hands." pen in the open where there is twice field." as much room to stan J B d Arnold has a player bringing the ball back erry ern t who fits that descrip- upfield, the punt tion in Kevin Will - iams, who turned in some marvel ous return work last season, when he brought back three punts for touchdowns (one short of the NCAA record), had two TD returns called back by penalties and took two others to the opponent's one-yard line. " He has those qualities," Arnold admired. "He can catch it and turn it into a big play. That's the trait of all the great ones." It also helps to have just the slightest hint of swagger, even when you' re a fresh– man like 5-foot-9 David Palmer, who set school records for punt return yards (386) and punt returns for touchdowns (3) last season at Alabama, a team that has been playing the game for only 99 years. With a style he describes as "flashy," Palmer won his spot on the Crimson Tide special teams roster in a rather unique way, by returning five punts in a scrim– mage. "I ran them all back," said Palmer. "Not all were for touchdowns. Some were just 60 or 70 yards." Incidentally, while Howard may have been the most decorated special teams return almost always has to be executed more quickly and at closer proximity to the opposing players. It calls for smart decisions made in a split second, during the heat of battle. While there are general rules that apply to returning punts, like, "Never touch the ball inside your own IO-yard line," a return man like Howard, who knows his craft, also recognizes that the stunning break– away return often comes only after the conventional, safety-first strategy has been abandoned. "He's got to be disciplined enough to know when to take chances, and when not to," said Temple Coach Jerry Berndt. "He's got to have courage, because a lot of guys will be flying down the field toward him and the ball has only a 4.1- to 4.4-sec– ond hang time. He's got to make good decisions, and he has to have soft hands. You can't have a hard-hands guy back there. The ball is going to come in funny, with weird spins, twists and turning. It's a unique combination of abilities." "The first and overriding requisite is 'Catch the Ball,"' stressed James. "There BASIC PUNT RETURN BLOCKING Q Q !l Q Q ■■_._.■■ • DEFENSE OFFENSE \· • Q ■ • TOUCHDOWN ILLUSTRATED When We Talk Sports, We're All Business I I I ••• 0 G e"" I I I 21269 71460 When it comes to today's most uniquely integrated sports marketing programs, the professionals at PSP are all business. For starters, PSP is America's leading publisher of event-day magazines and souvenir guides. In fact, the publication you hold in your hands was produced by PSP. But it doesn't stop there. 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You don't get 10 spend as much time as you·d like 10. so you have to keep it simple:· And then-as seems only proper in an election year-just wait for the returns to come in. ,a, "Basically we use kids who can run," said Arnold. "Our defensive backs, linebackers, and the defensive linemen who can run well enough to get on some– body. The skill of the other IOguys in set– ting up returns is important. You're trying to run downfield and block a guy. You've got 10 have the good skilled kids. You can't just throw anyone out there.'' Arnold says the direction of the return is left largely to the man who will make it. "I leave a lot up 10 our return guy." said Arnold. "The wide side of the field is always a temptation. of course, but you' ve also got to have a feel for what those other guys are going 10 do. We don ·1 use a wall return as such. It takes more practice. You·ve got to have discipline to set it up. If you do it right, it's a tough one. If they get the wall, they walk home. We feel we·ve got good enough athletes to do the (nearest man) way. ..There's a third sc hool of thought." Arnold added. "that the way to handle this part of the game. is 10 pressure the kicker every time. We do have that, 100. but we're going to return the punt 98 percent of the time:· punt. You've got to say, 'Hey, the bottom line is still field position."' Apart from the individual skill of the return man. what helps produce a success– ful punt return? On game day, it starts wi th a special teams coach who focuses on the opposing punter during warmups. Doing so may reveal that the punter kicks predominantly to the right, 10 the left, or scatters his kicks all over the field. Return routes, and in some cases, blocking assignments, will be selected accordingly. "You have 10 find tendencies in how people cover the punt,.. said Berndt. "and find a weakness. Some of our best returns have been made up the middle:· While the punt return that goes for a touchdown may look like a happy accident - the return man miraculously escaping several horrible collisions along the way - Berndt insisted there is more skill than luck involved. ''It's not as much of an accident as it is a case of the punt returner having made one (defender) person miss," the Temple coach pointed out. "He's got to make one guy miss in the open field. When that happens, you get a good return." Blocking for the punt return generally follows two strategic schemes: One involves seuing up a protective wall for the ball carrier. The other method keeps him out of harm·s way by allow– ing the upfield blockers 10 fl auen any opposing player who comes close enough. ''Historically. it used to be that you set up the • ". ..you've got to let them know you've got confidence in them. Part of the deal is looking at how punters kick in pre-game warmups." Dave Arnold wall with your up-front people spaced every 5 yards:· said James. But the big trend a few years ago was the man-to-man return. where you cover whoever is in front of you. run with him and try to screen him off. "Basically. you take the guy who you line up against." James explained of the man-to-man tactics. ··Jf it's a return right, you hit his outside shoulder. If it·s a return left or up the middle, you go on the inside shoulder. The coaching is really simpli– fied. You just stick with him and try to screen him away from the return man... "We keep it simple:· said Arnold. ·'We just have two or three different returns. They'll all be assigned a man (10 block). If they lose him. they've got to take an angle where they·re not going to clip. In fact. there are times where I'd rather have no block than take a penalty. It's tough to practice because you can never simulate what it's going to be like in the game. 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Part 4 in a five-part series addressing important issues in college football. THE I IYPE– SMAN - . - - - - - . 'Ml" ,, • - •• • • • - - - . - - • •• • - . - - . - BY JACKCLARY Heisman Hype has overcome college football's most coveted individual award. Winning the Hei sman Troph y has become a fu ll-time industry that is being trumpeted by the media...and by some schools looking for an opportunity to boast about their program. That is not to say that its imponance is diminished, but the Heisman Hype has. in the minds of many, tarnished the singular nature of this famed honor. A season is barely underway when television and national publications begin a countdown. and stan checking off worthy contenders. much as race track touts go through the day's best bets. Each week USA Today and The Sporti11g News tell us who's hot and who's not. So do other big dailies such as Newsday and The New York Times. The endless televi– sion college football scoreboard shows throw around the term "Heisman Trophy.. as if it was just another adjective. and every player who has a big day suddenly becomes a candidate for the award. Network television has gotten into the • • Right: Junior Achievement: Herschel Walker won the Heisman as a junior in 1982, not coin– cidentally the same year that his Georgia Bulldogs won the National Championship. Above: Statuesque: A pioneer in foot– ball's forma- award's name– sake, believed in rewarding the game's best players, plural. Jack Clary is a regular co11trib11tor a11d a111hor ofseveral books 011 collegefootball. TOUCHDOWN ILLUSTllATED
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