USD Football 2008

Patty Viverito Maxine Day (314) 421-2268 Cody Bush (931) 221-7561 BushC@apsu.edu (931) 221-7562 pioneer-football.org

PFL Commissioner: Administrative Assistant: Office Phone: Media Relations Contact:

Bush's Phone: Bush's Email: Office Fax: PFL Website:

The 2008 season marks the 16th year for the Pioneer Football League - the nation's only non-scholarship NCAA Football Cham– pionship Subdivision conference. The league will expand to nine members in 2008 with Campbell University joining the league's ranks in its first season of intercolle– giate football. The PFL will expand again in 2009 as Marist College will begin conference play. In addition, the Pioneer Football League will participate for the third consecutive year in the Gridiron Classic, a postseason championship game which pits the PFL champion against the Northeast Conference champion. The PFL is one of only three conferences that sponsor football as its only sport (the Missouri Valley Football Conference and Great West Football Conferences being the others). However, the PFL is a truly national conference with members on each coast and throughout the nation's heartland. The league still retains four of its charter members - Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University and Valparaiso University, plus the University of San Diego Goining in 1992) - which were joined in 2001 by Davidson College, Jacksonville University and Morehead State University. In January 1991 the NCAA passed legislation to require Division I instirutions to sponsor all intercollegiate sports at the Division I level. The five charter members (Evansville the fifth before dropping football in 1997), each dedicated to the enhancement and sound management of intercollegiate football as an integral part of the srudent-athletes' collegiate experience, joined together to form the Pioneer Football League. From the league's inception it has been a proponent of the creation of a non-scholarship football classifica– tion within Division I and adopted the moniker of Pioneer based on the intent to become tl1e first league in tl1at new division. The PFL is comprised of NCAA Division I universities that previously sponsored intercollegiate football at other levels with the exception of Jacksonville, which started a non-scholarship program in 1998. All are currently committed to the non-scholarship football model. The PFL began play in 1993 with Dayton winning the league's first crown. The league spent its first season in 1993 under the adminis– trative guidance of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference, and the office moved to St. Louis in 1994 when current commissioner Patty Viverito was named the PFL commissioner, a leadership position she continues to fill.

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'()7 FIRST-TL\~! ALL-PFL OFFENSE Wes Doyle, WR, San Diego Richard Hubbard, WR, Davidson Matt Champa, TE, Dayton Kevon Hoyng, QB, Dayton Josh Johnson, QB, San Diego Rick Cornelius, FB, Morehead State Scott Phaydavong, RB, Drake JT Rogan, RB, San Diego Blake Bikowski, OL, Dayton Jim Croghan, OL, Dayton Gabe DeAnda, OL, San Diego Grant Jennings, OL, Morehead State Ryan Kozey, OL, Valparaiso Jordan Paopao, OL, San Diego George Zoeckler, OL, Davidson DEFENSE Eric Bakhtiari, DE, San Diego Andrew Doan, DL, Morehead State Kalen Hemmelgarn, DL, Dayton Kyle Sand, DL, Morehead State Scott Vossler, DL, Dayton Brett Mazzaro, LB, Morehead State Steve McDonald, LB, Dayton Ronnie Pentz, LB, San Diego Andrew Srurzenbecker, LB, Morehead State Jacob Craig, DB, Drake Gabe Derricks, DB, San Diego Andy Green, DB, Drake David Hyland, DB, Morehead State

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OFFENSE Nick Ruhe, WR, Dayton John Matthews, WR, San Diego Dan Marx, TE, Drake Ryan Alexander, QB, Davidson Kirk Benedict, FB, Davidson Jared Pendleton, RB, Morehead State Eric Fitzpatrick, RB, Morehead State Deene Kabiling, OL, San Diego Nick Schoenfeld, OL, Morehead State Dave Pammer, OL, Drake David Locander, OL, Jacksonville Quinn McVey, OL, Drake DEFENSE Andrew Mack, DL, Valparaiso Derick Steiner, DL, Morehead State Andrew Asbell, DL, Drake Chris Marzotto, DL, Butler Wes McDermott, LB, Morehead State Mike Marzorro, LB, Butler Ryan Koepke, LB, Valparaiso Peter Bakke, LB, Davidson Bud Crawford, DB, Davidson Corey Vossler, DB, Dayton Joe Castaneda, DB, Dayton Robson oel, DB,Jacksonville Ben Hannula, DB, San Diego SPECIAL TEAMS Jordan Quiroz, PK, Butler John McSorley, P, San Diego JT Rogan, RS, San Diego

SAN DIEGO FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE Wes Doyle, WR, Business Adm., 3.56 GPA John Matthews, WR, Business Adm., 3.12 GPA JT Rogan, RB, Business Adm., 3.02 GPA Jordan PaoPao, OL, Accounting, 3.08 GPA DEFENSE Chris Gianelli, DL, Engineering, 3.75 GPA Patrick O'Neill, DB, Business, 3.79 GPA

SPECIAL TEAMS Hutch Parker, PK, Economics, 3.00 GPA

SAN DIEGO SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE Jordan Paopao, OL, Accounting, 3.07 GPA DEFENSE Ben Hannula, DB, Business (Biology), 3.48 GPA SPECIAL TEAMS Mark Cianciulli, RS, Business Adm., 3.50 GPA

SPECIAL TEAMS Hutch Parker, PK, San Diego Mason Webb, P, Morehead State ick Feldman, RS, Morehead State