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11 Winning Campaigns

2006 Final ranking of 20th (FCS The Sports Network) 2006 & 2005 No. 1 ranked FCS Mid-Major program in the nation

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2006 & 2005 PFL Champions

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2005 PFL orth Division Champions 2003 co-PFL North Division Champions 19-Game Home Winning Streak entering 2007 Overall Record of 109-64-1 (.626 Win %)

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Jumped to NCAA Division I FCS in 1993 Member of Pioneer Football League (PFL)

76 First Team All-PFL selections 67 Second Team All-PFL selections 81 PFL All-Academic selections

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Eric Bakhtiari & Josh Johnson - 2006 AP AU-Americans (Third Team) Thirteen Toreros named Sports Network Mid-Major 1st Team All-American (2004-2006) Josh Johnson - 2006 & 2005 Offensive Back of the Year (Football Gazette) Evan Harney - 2004 Offensive Back of the Year (Football Gazette) Eric Rasmussen - 2003 AFCA 2nd Team All-American Jeb Dougherty - 1996 CAA Division I-AA All-American Doug Popovich - 1995 AFCA 3rd Team All-American Twenty Sports Network All-Americans QB Todd Mortensen (2004) signed free agent contract with FL's Detroit Lions. In 2005 was allocated to NFL Europe by the ew England Patriots WR Michael Gasperson (2004) signed a free agent contract with FL's Philadelphia Eagles The National FootbaU Foundation and College Hall of Fame has recognized a Torero footbaU player every year Three Burger King ational Scholar-Athletes of the Week Eric Rasmussen led the 2003 & 2002 NCAA Division I FCS ranks in passing efficiency Team ranked #1 in Total Offense in in 2006 (494.25 yards per game) and 2003 (483.3 ypg) Evan Hlavacek (1993-96, RB & WR), a member of the Albany Firebirds in the Arena Football League, led the 2000 team with 97 tackles as a defen sive specialist; the 1999 team was crowned the AFL World Champions. Dylan Ching (1996-99), the program's second aU-time leader in receiving, was a 3rd round pick by the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders.

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