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Game 1 • #9 WILLIAM AND MARY AT MARSHALL • Sept. 1, 2005 • 7:00 p.m. • Joan C. Edwards Stadium 1 GAME DAY INFORMATION #9 WILLIAM AND MARY “TRIBE” (0-0) AT MARSHALL “THUNDERING HERD” (0-0) Kickoff: 7 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2005 Site: Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,019, Field Turf) TV: None Radio: The Tribe Football Radio Network will broadcast today’s game across the Com- monwealth of Virginia. The veteran broadcast duo of Jay Colley (play-by-play) and Bob Sheeran (color) will call the action. For a complete listing of the Tribe Football Radio Network, see page seven. All-Time Series: W&M leads 2-0-1 Last Meeting: The Tribe won, 48-24, on Nov. 5, 1983. FIRST AND 10 Defending Atlantic 10 champion and 2004 NCAA I-AA Semifinalist William and Mary opens the 2005 campaign Thursday night at Division I-A Marshall in Huntington, WV. The Tribe, ranked ninth in the Sports Network I-AA Preseason Top 25, is coming off the most prolific season in school history, as W&M set a school record with 11 victories in 2004 and finished the year ranked third nationally, also a school record. Beginning the 26th season under head coach Jimmye Laycock, W&M will face a I-A opponent to start the schedule for the eighth consecutive season. Laycock, the school’s win- ningest head coach, has compiled a career record of 170-113-2, and W&M has posted 18 winning seasons in the last 22 years under Laycock. Marshall begins its inaugural season in Conference USA in 2005 under first-year head coach, and MU alumnus, Mark Snyder after going 6-6 with an appear- ance in the PlainsCapital Ft. Worth Bowl in 2004. The schools have not met since 1983, when the Tribe took a 48-24 decision over the Herd in Huntington. Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 1 at Marshall 7:00 PM Sept. 10 at VMI 1:00 PM Sept. 17 *at Rhode Island 12:00 PM Sept. 24 LIBERTY 1:00 PM Oct. 8 *NEW HAMPSHIRE 1:00 PM Oct. 15 *at Northeastern 2:00 PM Oct. 22 *TOWSON 1:00 PM Oct. 29 *at Villanova 6:00 PM Nov. 5 *JAMES MADISON TBA Nov. 12 *DELAWARE 1:00 PM Nov. 19 *at Richmond 1:00 PM *A10 conference game Date Opponent Score/Time Sept. 1 WILLIAM AND MARY 7:00 PM Sept. 10 KANSAS STATE 10:30 AM Sept. 24 *at Central Florida 6:00 PM Oct. 1 *SMU 4:30 PM Oct. 8 at Virginia Tech 1:00 PM Oct. 15 *UAB 5:00 PM Oct. 22 *at UTEP 9:05 PM Oct. 29 *at Tulane 7:00 PM Nov. 8 *SOUTHERN MISS 7:30 PM Nov. 19 *EAST CAROLINA 4:30 PM Nov. 26 *at Memphis 1:00 PM *Conference USA Game All times Eastern. William and Mary Marshall HEAD COACHES Jimmye Laycock (W&M, 1970) Mark Snyder (Marshall, 1988) W&M Record 170-113-2 (26th year) MU Record 0-0 (First year) Career Record 170-113-2 (26th year) Career Record 0-0 (First year) vs. Marshall 2-0 vs. W&M First Meeting MEDIA CONTACTS W&M SPORTS INFORMATION MU SPORTS INFORMATION SID - Pete Clawson SID - Randy Burnside Phone - (757) 221-3369 Phone - (304) 696-4660 Email - [email protected] Email - [email protected] Fax - (757) 221-3412 Fax - (304) 696-2325 Web - www.TribeAthletics.com Web - www.Herdzone.com TABLE OF CONTENTS W&M Quick Facts .................................................. 2 Depth Charts .......................................................... 2 How They Stack Up .............................................. 2 Tale of the Tape ..................................................... 2 Statistical Leaders................................................. 2 National Spotlight: All-Americans .................. 3 Head Coach Jimmye Laycock ........................... 4 Atlantic 10 Information ...................................... 5 Team Notes ............................................................. 5 The Last Meeting .................................................. 6 More Atlantic 10 Information........................... 6 W&M Media Information ................................... 7 In the Spotlight: Thad Wheeler ......................11 The Tribe in 2004 ................................................11 W&M Alphabetical Roster ...............................12 W&M Numerical Roster ....................................14 2004 Game-by-game Starters ........................14 The Last Time It Happened .............................15 W&M Single-Game Highs ................................16 Opponent Single-Game Highs ......................17 W&M Single-Game Records ............................18 All-time Offensive Performances ..................19 W&M Scoring Drives Chart..............................20 W&M in the Red-Zone ......................................21 Tribe Honor Roll ..................................................21 2004 Game-by-Game Results ........................22 Quarterback Club Players of the Week .......27 IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK’S FEATURED ATHLETE: #34 THAD WHEELER SENIOR, LINEBACKER Starting senior linebacker Thad Wheel- er’s roots run deep at Marshall, where his mother, father, grandmother, grand- father and aunt all attended school. For an inside look at Wheeler, see page 11.

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Page 1: THAD WHEELER SENIOR, LINEBACKER

Game 1 • #9 WILLIAM AND MARY AT MARSHALL • Sept. 1, 2005 • 7:00 p.m. • Joan C. Edwards Stadium 1

GAME DAY INFORMATION#9 WILLIAM AND MARY “TRIBE” (0-0) AT MARSHALL “THUNDERING HERD” (0-0)

Kickoff: 7 p.m., Thursday, September 1, 2005Site: Joan C. Edwards Stadium (38,019, Field Turf )TV: NoneRadio: The Tribe Football Radio Network will broadcast today’s game across the Com-monwealth of Virginia. The veteran broadcast duo of Jay Colley (play-by-play) and Bob Sheeran (color) will call the action. For a complete listing of the Tribe Football Radio Network, see page seven.All-Time Series: W&M leads 2-0-1Last Meeting: The Tribe won, 48-24, on Nov. 5, 1983.

FIRST AND 10Defending Atlantic 10 champion and 2004 NCAA I-AA Semifi nalist William and Mary opens the 2005 campaign Thursday night at Division I-A Marshall in Huntington, WV. The Tribe, ranked ninth in the Sports Network I-AA Preseason Top 25, is coming off the most prolifi c season in school history, as W&M set a school record with 11 victories in 2004 and fi nished the year ranked third nationally, also a school record. Beginning the 26th season under head coach Jimmye Laycock, W&M will face a I-A opponent to start the schedule for the eighth consecutive season. Laycock, the school’s win-ningest head coach, has compiled a career record of 170-113-2, and W&M has posted 18 winning seasons in the last 22 years under Laycock. Marshall begins its inaugural season in Conference USA in 2005 under fi rst-year head coach, and MU alumnus, Mark Snyder after going 6-6 with an appear-ance in the PlainsCapital Ft. Worth Bowl in 2004. The schools have not met since 1983, when the Tribe took a 48-24 decision over the Herd in Huntington.

Date Opponent Score/TimeSept. 1 at Marshall 7:00 PMSept. 10 at VMI 1:00 PMSept. 17 *at Rhode Island 12:00 PMSept. 24 LIBERTY 1:00 PMOct. 8 *NEW HAMPSHIRE 1:00 PMOct. 15 *at Northeastern 2:00 PMOct. 22 *TOWSON 1:00 PMOct. 29 *at Villanova 6:00 PMNov. 5 *JAMES MADISON TBANov. 12 *DELAWARE 1:00 PMNov. 19 *at Richmond 1:00 PM*A10 conference game

Date Opponent Score/TimeSept. 1 WILLIAM AND MARY 7:00 PMSept. 10 KANSAS STATE 10:30 AMSept. 24 *at Central Florida 6:00 PMOct. 1 *SMU 4:30 PMOct. 8 at Virginia Tech 1:00 PMOct. 15 *UAB 5:00 PMOct. 22 *at UTEP 9:05 PMOct. 29 *at Tulane 7:00 PMNov. 8 *SOUTHERN MISS 7:30 PMNov. 19 *EAST CAROLINA 4:30 PMNov. 26 *at Memphis 1:00 PM*Conference USA GameAll times Eastern.

William and Mary Marshall

HEAD COACHESJimmye Laycock (W&M, 1970) Mark Snyder (Marshall, 1988)W&M Record 170-113-2 (26th year) MU Record 0-0 (First year)Career Record 170-113-2 (26th year) Career Record 0-0 (First year)vs. Marshall 2-0 vs. W&M First Meeting

MEDIA CONTACTS W&M SPORTS INFORMATION MU SPORTS INFORMATION

SID - Pete Clawson SID - Randy BurnsidePhone - (757) 221-3369 Phone - (304) 696-4660Email - [email protected] Email - [email protected] - (757) 221-3412 Fax - (304) 696-2325Web - www.TribeAthletics.com Web - www.Herdzone.com

TABLE OF CONTENTSW&M Quick Facts .................................................. 2Depth Charts .......................................................... 2How They Stack Up .............................................. 2Tale of the Tape ..................................................... 2Statistical Leaders ................................................. 2National Spotlight: All-Americans .................. 3Head Coach Jimmye Laycock ........................... 4Atlantic 10 Information ...................................... 5Team Notes ............................................................. 5The Last Meeting .................................................. 6More Atlantic 10 Information ........................... 6W&M Media Information ................................... 7In the Spotlight: Thad Wheeler ......................11The Tribe in 2004 ................................................11W&M Alphabetical Roster ...............................12W&M Numerical Roster ....................................142004 Game-by-game Starters ........................14The Last Time It Happened .............................15W&M Single-Game Highs ................................16Opponent Single-Game Highs ......................17W&M Single-Game Records ............................18All-time Offensive Performances ..................19W&M Scoring Drives Chart ..............................20W&M in the Red-Zone ......................................21Tribe Honor Roll ..................................................212004 Game-by-Game Results ........................22Quarterback Club Players of the Week .......27

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

THIS WEEK’S FEATURED ATHLETE:

#34 THAD WHEELER

SENIOR, LINEBACKER

Starting senior linebacker Thad Wheel-er’s roots run deep at Marshall, where his mother, father, grandmother, grand-father and aunt all attended school. For an inside look at Wheeler, see page 11.

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OFFENSEWR 33 Josh Lustig SR 5-9 175 2 Elliott Mack RF 6-0 188LT 75 Michael Grenz SR 6-3 285 67 Brent Cochran SO 6-5 300LG 63 Ryan Lumm SR 6-3 280 65 Matt Ridjaneck SR 6-4 275C 59 Patrick Mulloy SR 6-4 315 51 Tim Kelley SO 6-2 290RG 68 Cody Morris JR 6-4 285 53 Luke Hiteshew RF 6-1 287RT 71 Brad Stewart SO 6-3 300 79 Michael Grant RF 6-5 305TE 40 Adam Bratton SR 6-4 250or 85 Matt Trinkle JR 6-5 260WR 27 Joe Nicholas SO 6-3 211 3 Joe Marianacci RF 6-1 186QB 10 Mike Potts SO 6-4 224or 18 Jake Phillips RF 6-3 208TB 9 Elijah Brooks JR 5-9 210 28 DeBrian Holmes RF 5-9 180or 5 Tony Viola SO 6-1 217FB 46 Matt Otey SO 5-11 230 23 Trevor McLaurin JR 5-11 230

DEFENSEDE 97 Adam O’Connor SR 6-8 275 95 Jerome Griffi n SR 6-1 240DT 77 Brian Williamson JR 6-3 281 74 Brandon Pugh SO 6-2 261DT 58 Larry Pendleton SR 6-3 285 57 Brian Neely JR 6-4 298DE 94 Josh Wright JR 6-3 246 93 Jonas Watson SR 6-2 228ILB 34 Thad Wheeler SR 6-1 216 39 T.J. O’Neill SO 6-1 238OLB 44 Josh Rutter RF 6-3 228 69 William Turner SO 6-1 240OLB 55 Ryan Nickell JR 6-2 210 50 Todd Reyher RF 6-0 214CB 22 Stephen Cason SR 6-0 210 13 David Page SO 5-9 180SS 35 Jonathan Shaw SR 6-0 198 29 Zach Stout JR 6-0 190FS 21 James Miller SR 6-1 200 6 Brandon Burrow SO 5-11 180CB 8 Alan Wheeling JR 5-9 180or 24 Richard Riley JR 6-2 185

SPECIAL TEAMSPK 25 Greg Kuehn SR 6-3 215HO 14 Christian Taylor JR 6-5 205P 91 Blair Pritchard JR 5-11 230or 15 Corey Davis JR 6-1 190LS 34 Thad Wheeler SR 6-1 216SS 75 Michael Grenz SR 6-3 285KR 33 Josh Lustig SR 5-9 175 22 Stephen Cason SR 6-0 210PR 33 Josh Lustig SR 5-9 175

DEPTH CHARTS#9 WILLIAM & MARY MARSHALL

TALE OF THE TAPETRIBE vs. THUNDERING HERD

Pos. W&M MU Pos.WR & TE 6-2/224 5-11/189 DBOF Backs 6-1/218 6-0/215 LBOL & TE 6-4/282 6-2/248 DLDL 6-4/272 6-4/303 OL/TELB 6-2/218 6-2/195 OF BacksDB 6-0/195 6-1/211 WR/TE* Averages refl ect those of starters only.

TRIBE QUICK FACTSCOLLEGE INFORMATIONLocation: ..................................Williamsburg, Va.Founded: ......................................................... 1693Enrollment: .................................................... 5,700Nickname: .......................................................TribeColors: ............................Green, Gold and SilverPresident: .....Gene R. Nichol (OK State, 1973)Athletics Director: ... Terry Driscoll (BC, 1969)School Website: ........................... www.wm.edu

FOOTBALL INFORMATIONFirst Season: ................................................... 1893All-Time Record: .............................. 495-484-41Stadium: .......................................Zable StadiumCapacity: ......................................................12,259Surface: ............................................Natural grassAll-Time Record at Zable: ................185-102-6Bowl/Playoff Appearances: .. 12 (7 in D I-AA)Bowl/Playoff Record: ............7-7 (6-7 in D I-AA)Conference: .................. Atlantic 10 (Southern)Head Coach: ...Jimmye Laycock (See page 5)Alma Mater: .........................................W&M, 1970Offensive Formation: .......................... Pro-styleDefensive Formation: ...................Multiple 4-3Lettermen Ret./Lost: ................................. 30/11Off. Starters Ret./Lost: .................................... 8/3Def. Starters Ret./Lost: ................................... 9/2Spec. Starters Ret./Lost: ................................ 1/0Captains: Josh Lustig, Travis McLaurin, Pat Mulloy, Adam O’Connor

2004 IN REVIEWOverall Record: .............................................. 11-3A10 Record: ........................................................7-1A10 Finish: ...........Tie-First, Southern DivisionHome: ...................................................................7-1Away: ....................................................................4-2Postseason: ............................ NCAA Semifi nalsFinal Ranking: ................................................ No. 3

OFFENSEWR 22 Wilbur Hargrove SR 5-11 180 42 Shawn Lauzon SO 6-6 240WR 7 Hiram Moore JR 6-0 190 15 Robert Surratt FR 5-10 175WR 89 Matt Morris JR 6-3 219 42 Shawn Lauzon SO 6-6 204TE 85 Jeff Mullins SR 6-3 255 13 Brian Shope SO 6-5 235LT 56 Toby Bullock SR 6-4 340 64 Chris Barner JR 6-4 280LG 74 David Ziegler SO 6-5 288 62 Matt Altobello RF 6-1 290C 66 Doug Legursky SO 6-3 308 65 Brain Leggett FR 6-1 296RG 72 Ryan Baynes SR 6-2 314 62 Matt Altobello RF 6-1 290RT 73 Seth Cook JR 6-4 315 78 Wesley Jones JR 6-5 338TB 44 Ahmad Bradshaw SO 5-11 190 48 Will Albin SO 6-3 232QB 14 Bernie Morris SO 6-4 206 or 16 Jimmy Skinner JR 6-3 190

DEFENSEDE 51 Jason Kaminski JR 6-3 225 50 Byron Tinker SO 6-4 255LT 52 Floyd Wright SR 6-0 271 95 Chris Terrell JR 6-6 330RT 84 Adrian Davis JR 6-3 265 99 Juan Underwood JR 6-3 300DE 91 Shavar Greer JR 6-0 230 54 Gavin Herscher SR 6-3 243LB 39 Donte’ Newsome SR 5-11 205 21 Ian Hoskins RF 6-2 210LB 47 Matt Couch JR 6-2 230 38 Damarcus Thomas SR 6-1 235LB 30 Dennis Thornton SR 5-11 210 55 Brandon Souder JR 6-2 230SS 25 Curtis Keyes JR 6-0 191 2 Geremy Rodamer SO 6-0 190CB 4 Chris Hawkins SR 5-10 184 36 Jeremy Frazie JR 5-10 180CB 27 Willie Smith SR 6-0 197 15 Terick Thomas SO 5-10 165FS 26 Chris Royal SR 5-9 185 2 Geremy Rodamer SO 6-0 190

SPECIAL TEAMSPK 49 Ian O’Connor JR 6-2 205HO 12 Scott Wilks SR 6-2 190P 49 Ian O’Connor JR 6-2 205 or 31 Marty Biagi RF 6-0 170LS 85 Jeff Mullins SR 6-3 255 97 Brent Riffey JR 6-2 213KR 39 Donte’ Newsome SR 5-11 205 4 Chris Hawkins SR 5-10 184PR 26 Chris Royal SR 5-9 185 or 4 Chris Hawkins SR 5-10 184 or 28 Chubb Small FR 5-9 200

TEAM LEADERS(2004 STATISTICS)

WILLIAM AND MARYRushing - Smith (194 att., 784 yds, 15 TD, 56.0 avg.)Passing - Campbell (455-298-5, 3,988 yds, 30 TD)Receiving - Thompson (79 rec., 1,585 yds, 13 TD)Punt Ret. - Shaw (31 ret., 243 yds, 7.8 avg.)Kick Ret. - Thompson (24 for 533 yds, 22.2 avg., 1 TD)Kicking - Kuehn (19-28 FG, long 46; 57-58 PAT)Punting - Mesi (39.1 avg., 64 long, 13 inside 20)Tackles - Ndubueze (117 total, 69 solo)Sacks - O’Connor (8.0 for 45 yards)TFL - O’Connor (15.5 for 62 yards)INT - Miller (3 for 70 yards)Pass Brks - Miller 9

MARSHALLRushing - Charles (177 att., 875 yds, 5 TD, 68.7 avg.)Passing - Hill (397-233-15, 2,387 yds, 18 TD)Receiving - Davis (86 rec., 914 yds, 47 TD, 76.2 avg.)Punt Ret. -Spann (17 for 191 yds, 11.2 avg.)Kick Ret. - Bradshaw (15 for 322 yds, 21.5 avg.)Kicking - O‘Connor (14-19 FG, 37 long; 31-33 PAT)Punting - O’Connor (40.4 avg., 67 long, 17 inside 20 )Tackles - Keyes (108 total, 58 solo)Sacks - Goddard (16.0 for 113 yards)TFL - Goddard (28.5 for 162 yards)INT - Royal (6 for 103 yards)Pass Brks - Terrell (7)

HOW THEY STACK UP(2004 STATISTICS)

CATEGORY W&M (A10) MU (MAC)Games Played 13 12Scoring Offense 34.7 (2nd) 24.2 (8th)Rushing Offense 140.9 (5th) 112.7 (10th)Pass Att.-Cmp 473-305 (2nd) 425-248 (5th)Had Intercepted 5 (2nd) 15 (11th)Completion % 64.5 (2nd) 58.3 (7th)Passing Offense 305 (2nd) 208.6 (10th)Total Offense /game 431.7 (1st) 321.2 (11th)Turnover Margin 0.21 (6th) .17 (5th)3rd Down Effi ciency 50.5 (1st) 36.1 (10th)Scoring Defense 26.6 (7th) 22.2 (1st)Rushing Defense 162.1 (10th) 111.0 (1st)Passing Defense 205.1 (6th) 223.2 (7th)Total Defense 367.3 (8th) 334.2 (3rd)

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W&M: Returning All-American defensive end who is one of the nation’s elite pass rushers … Team quad-captain and a preseason all-league selection … Makes a habit of working in opposing off ense’s backfi elds and has been amongst the league’s leaders in both sacks and tackles for loss the last two seasons … Uses long arms and height to shed blockers and get to the quarterback … Runs extremely well for a defensive end coming down the backside … Proven big-play talent … 2004: Asserted himself as one of the league’s dominant pass rushers, gaining Third Team AP All-America and Second Team All-A10 status … Tied for second

in the league with 8.0 sacks and ranked fi fth with 15.5 TFL … Finished the year with 53 total tackles and added nine quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery … Recorded at least 1.0 TFL 10 of 14 games, in-cluding the fi nal six … Earned A10 Defensive Player of the Week honors after registering 3.0 sacks against Villanova … Three sacks against the Wildcats were just 0.5 shy of the W&M single-game record held by Luke Cullinane (3.5) … Had fi ve total tackles, including a sack and 1.5 TFL, and forced a fumble against VMI … Tallied eight tackles in the win over Northeastern, including a critical sack on the fi rst play of overtime to earn defensive player of the week honors from the coaching staff … Made a season-high nine total tackles, 1.5 TFL, in a win at James Madison … 2003: Was one of the breakthrough performers in the league, mak-ing 55 tackles, including 12 TFL and six sacks … Had an amazing 28 quarterback hurries, plus two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Made three TFL in wins over VMI and Hofstra … Named coaching staff Defensive Player of the Week after the VMI and Rhode Island victories … Played 582 snaps, the most on the defensive front … 2002: Provided solid reserve reps on the defensive line, playing in all 11 games … Recorded 26 tackles, including two TFL (-6 yards) … Participated on 226 snaps on the defensive line … 2001: Scout team … Rags-dale High School: Two-year letterwinner at defensive end and off ensive line for coach Tommy Norwood … Twice named all-conference at both off ensive and defensive line … Recorded 105 tackles and fi ve sacks in his senior year … Also lettered in baseball, basketball and track … Personal: Son of Janice and Bob O’Connor … Enjoys working out, playing golf and watching movies in his spare time … Majoring in history … Born January 27, 1983.

O’Connor’s Career Defensive StatsYear G/S T A Total TFL/Yds Sack/Yds QBH FF2002 11/0 13 13 26 2/-6 0/0 6 02003 10/10 32 23 55 12/-52 6/-35 28 22004 14/14 26 27 53 15.5/-62 8/-45 9 1Totals 35/24 71 63 134 29.5/-120 14/-80 43 3

W&M: Returns as a strong national honors candidate as one of the nation’s most experi-enced and dependable kickers … A returning All-American who has proven ability to handle pressure situations and can be the diff erence in a game … Needs just fi ve FGs to break Atlantic 10 career fi eld goals record (50) and has sites set on W&M career records for fi eld goals (57) and extra points (128) … Hit on 46 of 67 ca-reer attempts with a long of 51 yards … Team’s leading scorer each of the past three seasons … Possesses a strong and accurate leg and has led the team in scoring in each of the last three seasons … Has strength to hit from outside of 50 yards … 2004: Named A10 Special Teams

Player of the Year and a Second Team All-America pick by the Sports Network … Also a third team AP All-American and First Team All-A10 selection… Named to fi rst team honors by both the Atlantic 10 and VaSID … Led all of I-AA with 19 fi eld goals … Established a school record with 99 consecutive successful extra-point attempts, a streak that dated back to 2002, before missing in the playoff s against Delaware … Shattered previous mark of 50 consecutive made PATs held by Brett Sterba … Tied for the league lead and ranked fourth nationally with an average of 1.36 fi eld goals per game … Converted 57 of 58 PAT tries overall … Was 4-for-7 on fi eld-goal attempts between 40 and 49 yards and a sparkling 11-for-12 on kicks under 30 yards … Kicked a game-winning 46-yard fi eld goal as time expired to defeat eventual national champion James Madison, 27-24, on Nov. 13 … The 46-yarder into a stiff breeze also stood as his season-long … Booted three fi eld goals in a steady rain on horrid fi eld conditions in a 9-7 win at then 10th-ranked New Hampshire to earn A10 Special Teams Player of the Week hon-ors … Grabbed special teams player of the week honors again on Oct. 3, after kicking a game-winning 28-yard fi eld goal in overtime to defeat 16th-ranked Northeastern, 38-35 … Game-winner against the Huskies was his career-high ty-ing third fi eld goal of the game … Matched the eff ort a week later with three fi eld goals in the win at Liberty … 2003: Showed great consistency by nailing all 30 PATs and 13 of 18 fi eld goals to earn second-team all-conference honors … Led the A-10 and ranked eighth nationally with 1.3 fi eld goals per game … Named as the coaching staff ’s Co-Special Teams Player of the Week in the win over VMI … Made three fi eld goals in games against James Madison and Rhode Island, including a season-long 49-yard kick against the Dukes … Led team in scoring (69 points) … 2002: Had an outstanding freshman campaign, leading the squad with 78 points, including 14-of-21 fi eld goals and 36-of-39 extra point attempts … Nailed a career-long 51-yard attempt against Delaware … Tied a school record with eight PATs in the win over VMI, where he scored a season-high 14 points … Named fi rst-team all-state by the Roanoke Times and the Virginia Sports Informa-tion Directors … Second-team All-Atlantic 10 at place-kicker … Named Special Teams Player of the Week by the coaching staff after the Maine game … 2001: Spent season working with the travel squad as the reserve place kicker, but did not see game action … Potomac Falls High School: Three-year letterwinner at kicker for coach Wes Driskill … Named honorable mention all-state in his senior season … Selected fi rst-team All-Loudon County by the Washington Post … Set school records for fi eld goals in a season (7), fi eld goals in a career (13), extra points in a career (75) and touchbacks in a season (39) … Lettered four times in soccer … Personal: Son of Sydney and Dr. Thomas Kuehn … Enjoys playing the guitar, rock climbing, snowboarding and kayaking … Majoring in biology and computer science … Spent summer as research assistant working with DNA analysis … Born September 15, 1982.

Kuehn’s Career Kicking StatsYear G FGA FGM Long XPA XPM Pts. 2002 11 21 14 51 39 36 782003 10 18 13 49 30 30 692004 14 28 19 46 58 57 114Totals 35 67 46 51 127 123 261

W&Mcandidate as one of the nation’s most experi-enced and dependable kickers … A returning All-American who has proven ability to handle pressure situations and can be the diff erence in a game … Needs just fi ve FGs to break Atlantic 10 career fi eld goals record (50) and has sites set on W&M career records for fi eld goals (57) and extra points (128) … Hit on 46 of 67 ca-reer attempts with a long of 51 yards … Team’s leading scorer each of the past three seasons … Possesses a strong and accurate leg and has led the team in scoring in each of the last three seasons … Has strength to hit from outside of 50 yards …

Player of the Year and a Second Team All-America pick by the Sports Network …

W&Mwho is one of the nation’s elite pass rushers … Team quad-captain and a preseason all-league selection … Makes a habit of working in opposing off ense’s backfi elds and has been amongst the league’s leaders in both sacks and tackles for loss the last two seasons … Uses long arms and height to shed blockers and get to the quarterback … Runs extremely well for a defensive end coming down the backside … Proven big-play talent … himself as one of the league’s dominant pass rushers, gaining Third Team AP All-America and Second Team All-A10 status … Tied for second

in the league with 8.0 sacks and ranked fi fth with 15.5 TFL … Finished the year with 53 total tackles and added nine quarterback

Totals 35/24 71 63 134 29.5/-120 14/-80 43 3

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(Below) Adam OʼConnor was a Third Team AP All-American in 2004.

(Above) Greg Kuehn was named A10 Special Teams Player of the Year and a Second Team All-American by the Sports Network in 2004.

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THE JIMMYE LAYCOCK ERA(1980-present)

170-113-2 (Career Record)Year Record Postseason1980 2-9 1981 5-61982 3-81983 6-51984 6-51985 7-41986 9-3 NCAA Playoffs1987 5-61988 6-4-1 Epson Ivy Bowl1989 8-3-1 NCAA Playoffs1990 10-3 NCAA Playoffs1991 5-61992 9-2 Epson Ivy Bowl1993 9-3 NCAA Playoffs1994 8-31995 7-41996 10-3 NCAA Playoffs1997 7-41998 7-41999 6-52000 5-62001 8-4 NCAA Playoffs2002 6-52003 5-52004 11-3 NCAA Playoffs

Winning Seasons in Bold

LAYCOCK IN I-AA PLAYOFFS1986 Delaware, 17-51 (L)1989 Furman, 10-24 (L)1990 Massachusetts, 38-0 (W) Central Florida, 38-52 (L)1993 McNeese State, 28-34 (L)1996 Jackson State, 45-6 (W) Northern Iowa, 35-38 (L)2001 Appalachian State, 27-40 (L)2004 Hampton, 42-35 (W) Delaware, 44-38 2 OT (W) James Madison, 34-48 (L)

LAYCOCK VS. THE ATLANTIC 10Team W L TDelaware 11 14 0Hofstra 2 1 0James Madison 12 13 0Maine 5 1 0Massachusetts 4 5 0New Hampshire 8 2 0Northeastern 9 2 0Rhode Island 9 1 0Richmond 19 6 0Towson 2 0 0 Villanova 9 5 1

TRIBE HEAD COACH

JIMMYE LAYCOCK When Jimmye Laycock returned to coach his alma mater prior to the 1980 season, he inherited a program that had won six or more games in a season just four times in the previous 25 years. Few could have predicted that the College would produce more than three times that amount of seven-win seasons over the next quarter century. As the architect of what is easily the most extended run of success in William and Mary’s 112-year football history, Laycock has never com-promised academic standards for athletic success and has steadily built his program into a point of pride for the campus, alum-ni and community. While no one season can define a ca-reer that spans more than two and a half decades, Laycock’s 25th year at the top of the Tribe program accentuated what is at the heart of his basic principles for suc-cess; character, discipline and attention to details will lead to success. And, the 2004 team experienced levels of success never before reached at the College. William and Mary set a school record for wins (11), won the A10’s automatic NCAA bid, hosted a NCAA semifinal game before a standing room only crowd at Zable Stadium in front of a national televi-sion audience and finished the year with a school record No. 3 final national ranking. Along the way, a bevy of school single-season records fell; total points (486), total yards (6,044), home wins (seven), to name just a few. But, none of these achieve-ments spoke more succinctly to Laycock’s approach than the program’s 100% official NCAA graduation-rate report for all stu-dent-athletes receiving athletics aid. This showed W&M graduated all of its football players that entered the program as fresh-man during the 1997-98 school year. The Tribe not only carried the highest gradu-ation rate in the conference, but also was far and away the top figure of any team ranked in the final national top 25. Laycock is the Tribe’s winningest coach, boasting a career 170-113-2 (.599) record. Since Laycock’s first season in 1980, the College has had 18 winning led-gers in the last 22 years and has played in postseason games in nine of the last 19 seasons. Laycock has also tutored 30 players to 75 All-America honors from the William and Mary ranks and has coached six Aca-demic All-Americans. Quarterback Lang Campbell is the most decorated of all, as the 2004 season saw him earn the presti-

gious Payton Award, consensus first team All-American honors, as well as the A10’s Offensive Player of the Year and Academic Player of the Year. The record-setting tandem of quar-terback Campbell and wide out Domi-nique Thompson each signed free agent contracts, with the Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Rams, respectively, in the spring of 2005, joining free safety Darren Sharper (Minnesota Vikings), defensive back Billy Parker (Miami Dolphins) and Mike Leach (Denver Broncos) as representatives of the Green and Gold in the NFL ranks. As a 1970 graduate of the College, Laycock played football under two gurus of the game. For three years, he learned the details under the watchful eyes of Coach Marv Levy, the legendary former head coach of the Buffalo Bills. In his last season, collegiate coaching legend Lou Holtz schooled Laycock in the finer as-pects of psyche and motivation. Laycock is married to Deidre Connel-ly, a sports psychology consultant at the College. They have three children: Michael (14), Mary Louise (13) and James (10). Laycock’s 24-year-old daughter, Mela-nie, is a graduate of the University of Vir-ginia and is a teacher in Atlanta, Georgia.

In his 25th season at the helm, head coach Jimmye Laycock (ʻ70) guided the Tribe to a school-record 11 victories in 2004 and W&M s̓ first appearance in the national semifinals.

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WILLIAM AND MARY GAME NOTESGame 1 - at Marshall - Sept. 1, 2005

TEAM NOTES

Opening Day: Thursday, William and Mary be-gins its 111th season of football. The College’s all-time record is 495-484-41 (.505) and only 16 Division I-AA teams have played more games in their history than the College. Since the fi rst Tribe football season began in 1893, W&M is 57-50-3 (.532) in season-openers, including 11-14 under Laycock. In Laycock’s 25 seasons at the helm, W&M has opened the year at home sev-en times, winning each time. The last time the Tribe opened the season at home was in 1997, when W&M crushed Hampton, 31-6. W&M has opened the season against a I-A foe 10 times under Laycock, losing each time.

A Win vs. Marshall Would … • Mark the Tribe’s fi rst win over a Divison I-A team since defeating Temple 45-38 in Philadel-phia in 1998.• Stand as the team’s fi rst win to start a season since 2001 (a 31-10 win at UMass). The team has won only fi ve of the 12 season openers since 1993.• Be the Tribe’s third-consecutive win on an artifi cial surface (as the team was 2-0 last sea-son; at Towson and JMU). Coming into 2004, William and Mary had won only one of its last eight contests on synthetics.• Move the College’s all-time win total to 496, just four short of 500 for the program’s history.• Give W&M its second-ever victory in the state of West Virginia in nine tries. The Tribe’s only win in the Moutaineer State came against Marshall in 1983, in what was the last meeting between the schools, and the only meeting between the Tribe and Thurndering Herd in Huntington. The College is 0-7 all-time against WVU in Mor-gantown.

Familiar Faces, New Places: During spring workouts, linebackers coach Matt McLeod was promoted to defensive coordinator. Also, Scott Boone, an offensive assistant in 2004, has taken over the secondary. Together, the pair brings more than 29 years of coaching experience to the Tribe’s defense. In the offseason, Laycock welcomed three new assistants to the program in Chris Willetts(‘02), who handles tight ends and special teams, Brent Barth, an offensive and special teams as-sistant, and Wes Dodson, a defensive assistant.

Give Me Five: With fi ve wins this season, the Tribe can reach the 500-win mark in total victo-ries for the program. William and Mary enters the year with an all-time record of 495-484-11 (in 110 previous seasons of football).

Road Warriors: The Tribe will open the season at Division I-A Marshall, which will be the fourth consecutive year the team has opened vs. a I-A. Also, in a scheduling quirk, the College’s confer-ence opener at Rhode Island is the 10th con-secutive year W&M has opened its conference play on the road. And while no one is counting, 2005 will

mark the 11th-straight season (since 1993) that the Tribe has more road games (six) than home games (fi ve) on its schedule.

Top-Notch Competition: The 2005 campaign will mark the eighth consecutive season that W&M has faced a Division I-A opponent, which is the longest current streak in the Atlantic 10. In the last 20 years, the Tribe has faced over 25 I-A opponents, including 21 from the current BCS conferences. The last W&M win over a I-A opponent was in 1998, when the Tribe downed Temple, 45-38. Here is a quick look at W&M’s last 11 games against a I-A opponent:

2004: *at North Carolina, L, 49-38 2003: *at Western Michigan, L, 56-24 2002: *at Indiana, L, 25-17 2001: at East Carolina, L, 38-23 2000: at Central Florida, L, 52-7 1999: at N.C. State, L, 38-9 1998: at Temple, W, 45-38 1996: *at Central Florida, L, 39-33 1995: *at Virginia, L, 40-16 1994: at Virginia, L, 37-3 1993: at Tulane, L, 10-0 *Season-opening game

Jersey Number Changes: As usual during the offseason, several players have switched jersey numbers. Here is a list of those changes:

Player ‘05 # ‘04 #Elliott Mack 2 86Joe Mariannaci 3 16Tony Viola 5 30Brandon Burrow 6 84David Page 13 38Graham Falbo 45 62Josh Larkins 99 61

Back for More: This fall head coach Jimmye Laycock will welcome back fi ve players who earned all-conference honors in 2004, which matches New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Hofstra for the most returning all-league per-formers from 2004. Leading the way for the Tribe is fi rst team place kicker Greg Kuehn, who is one of eight offensive fi rst teamers around the league back in 2005. Joining Kuehn for the Tribe are junior offensive guard Cody Morris (Second Team), senior defensive end Adam O’Connor (Second Team), senior defensive back Stephen Cason (Second Team) and senior linebacker Chris Ndubueze (Third Team). The College had nine total all-league citations in 2004, which trailed only James Madison and New Hampshire, both with 10. In fact, since 1993 when W&M joined the Yankee Conference, which later became the Atlantic 10, no school has had more all-confer-ence selections than the Tribe’s 117. For com-parison’s sake, only Delaware is in the same ballpark with 106 all-league award winners in that same span, while James Madison has had 89 and Massachusetts has had 79.

2004 ATLANTIC 10 FINAL STANDINGSSOUTH A-10 Overall*^William and Mary 7-1 11-3*James Madison 7-1 13-2*Delaware 7-1 9-4Villanova 3-5 6-5Richmond 2-6 3-8Towson 0-8 3-8

NORTH A-10 Overall#New Hampshire 6-2 10-3Massachusetts 4-4 6-5Northeastern 4-4 5-6Hofstra 3-5 5-6Maine 3-5 5-6Rhode Island 2-6 4-7

*South Division/A10 Champions^Automatic bid to NCAA Playoffs#North Division Champions

AROUND THE ATLANTIC 10 THIS WEEKThursday, Sept. 1*Massachusetts at Richmond 7:00 PMMorgan State at Towson 7:00 PMSaturday, Sept. 3Fordham at Rhode Island 12:00 PMGeorgia Southern at Northeastern 2:00 PMLock Haven at James Madison 6:00 PMMaine at Nebraska 7:00 PMNew Hampshire at UC Davis 9:00 PM

All times Eastern.*Atlantic 10 Conference Game

W&M’S ATLANTIC 10 RANKING(2004 Statistics)

Total Offense 1st 431.7Passing Offense 2nd 290.9Rushing Offense 5th 140.9Scoring Offense 2nd 34.7Pass Effi ciency 1st 156.3Third-down Conversion 1st 50.5Fourth-down Conversion 1st 78.6Red Zone Offense 1st .900Sacks Against 6th 20Total Defense 8th 367.3Passing Defense 6th 205.1Rushing Defense 10th 162.1Scoring Defense 7th 26.6Pass Defense Effi ciency 9th 130.5Sacks 2nd 30Turnover Margin 6th 0.21Punting 4th 34.3Kickoff Returns 6th 20.7Punt Returns 8th 7.8Kickoff Coverage 10th 20.9Penalties 1st 39.2Field Goals 5th .679PAT Kicking 1st .983Time of Possession 5th 30:37

W&M INDIVIDUALS IN THE A-10 TOP 10(2004 Statistics)

Pass AVG Campbell 1st 284.9Total Offense Campbell 1st 307.5Pass Effi ciency Campbell 1st 158.7Rushing Smith 10th 56.0Punting Mesi 3rd 39.1Scoring Kuehn 3rd 8.1 Smith 10th 6.4Scoring (Kick) Kuehn 2nd 8.1Scoring (TDs) Smith 7th 6.4 Thompson 8th 6.0All Purpose Thompson 1st 155.3Receiving AVG Thompson 2nd 113.2Receptions/Game Thompson 7th 5.64FG AVG Kuehn T-1st 1.36PAT Pct. Kuehn 1st 98.3Punt Return Avg. Shaw 7th 7.8Sacks O’Connor 2nd 8.0 Watson T- 7th 6.5Tackles for Loss O’Connor 5th 15.5 Passes Defended Miller 4th 12

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A10 PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISHNORTHERN SOUTHERN 1. Massachusetts (12) 1. James Madison (16) New Hampshire (14) 2. Delaware (6)3. Hofstra (4) 3. William & Mary (6)4. Maine 4. Villanova (2)5. Northeastern 5. Richmond6. Rhode Island 6. Towson

(fi rst place votes)

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS no game schedule

LAST WEEK’S A10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEKOFFENSE:DEFENSE:SPECIAL TEAMS:ROOKIE:

A10 IN THE NATIONAL POLLS - (PRESEASON)Sports Network ESPN/USA Today1. James Madison 7. New Hampshire 9. William & Mary 10. Delaware15. Massachusetts 24. Hofstra

TOP 10 CAREER A-10 COACHING VICTORIES1. Bill Bowes (UNH, 1972-98) .......................................972. “Tubby” Raymond (UD, 1966-01) ..........................893. Andy Talley (VU, 1985- ) ............................... 814. Jimmye Laycock (W&M, 1993- ) ................... 655. Jim Reid (UMass, 1986-91, UR, 95-03) ................616. Jack Cosgrove (UM, 1993- ) .......................... 43 7. Tom Jackson (UC, 1983-93) .....................................42 8. Hal Westerman (UM, 1951-66) ...............................41 Vic Fusia (UMass, 1961-70) ....................................41 10. Bob Griffi n (URI, 1976-92) ......................................37Acitve Coaches in Bold

ALL-TIME CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Through 2004 season)

Team Conf. Record Pct.Delaware 108-45-0 .706William & Mary 65-33-0 .663Massachusetts 201-118-4 .628Villanova 81-58-0 .583Connecticut 158-115-10 .576James Madison 51-48-0 .515New Hampshire 163-161-10 .503Hofstra 16-19-0 .457Boston U. 143-177-7 .448Maine 146-182-7 .446Northeastern 40-59-0 .404Richmond 60-93-0 .392Rhode Island 118-214-7 .358Vermont 27-63-2 .304Towson 0-8-0 .000Former members in italics

THE LAST MEETINGWilliam and Mary 48, Marshall 24

HUNTINGTON, WV (11/5/83) - Senior quarterback Dave Murphy completed 28 of 38 passes for 401 yards and four touchdowns as William and Mary outscored Marshall, 27-7, in the second half to pull away for a 48-24 victory in Huntington in the last meeting between the schools. Mike Sutton, Murphy’s primary target on the afternoon, had a huge game for the Tribe, hauling in 11 receptions for 226 yards and two touchdowns, while Dave Scanlon rushed for a pair of scores and caught another touchdown on a 9-yard strike from Murphy that opened up a four-point halftime lead to a 27-17 advantage in the third quarter. A minute into the fourth, Murphy and Sutton connected on a 23-yard scoring pass, but Marshall’s Larry Fourqurea rushed for his second touchdown of the game less than four minutes later to pull the Herd within 34-24. On the Tribe next series, however, Murphy found Jeff Sanders, who caught fi ve passes for 55 yards, on a 6-yard TD pass to put it away with 8:51 remaining, and Bernie Marrazzo set the fi nal margin with a 1-yard TD run with four minutes left on the clock. All-American Mark Kelso led the W&M defense with a game-high nine tackles and added a pair of interceptions.

1 2 3 4 FinalWilliam & Mary 7 14 6 21 48Marshall 10 7 0 7 24

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st MU Latulipe 50 FG 6:20 W&M Scanlon 1 run (Lucas kick) 4:15 MU Fourqurean 31 run (Latlulipe kick) :322nd W&M Scanlon 1 run (Lucas kick) 9:59 MU Swisher 38 pass from Fodor 8:03 (Latulipe kick) W&M Sutton 39 pass from Murphy 0:00 (Lucas kick)3rd W&M Scanlon 9 pass from Murphy 7:52 (Kick failed)4th W&M Sutton 23 pass from Murphy 14:00 (Lucas kicked) MU Fourqureau 1 run (Latulipe kick) 10:35 W&M Sanders 6 pass from Murphy 8:51 (Lucas kick) W&M Marrazzo 1 run (Lucas kick) 4:00

Dave Murphy threw for 401 yards and four TDs in W&M s̓ win over Marshall in 1983.

No Flags on the Play: One of the trademarks of Laycock’s program over the year has been discipline, both off the fi eld and on it, and the 2004 season was no different, as W&M once again was the least penalized team in the A10. In fact, despite playing 14 total games, the Tribe was penalized only 64 times last season, the lowest mark in the league. W&M’s average of 39.2 penalty yards per game was the lowest in the conference, a full 10 yards fewer than the next closest opponent (Richmond, 49.5).

Legacy of Success: Jimmye Laycock is in his 26th season as the Tribe’s head coach. The school’s all-time winningest coach, Laycock has compiled a 170-113-2 career record at W&M. He ranks fourth on the A-10 career victories lists (65). In 2004, W&M made its ninth postseason appearance under Laycock and advanced to the NCAA semifi nals for the fi rst time in school history. With an 11-3 overall record a year ago, the Tribe has now posted winning ledgers in 18 of the past 22 seasons.

Good Company: Tribe head coach Jimmye Lay-cock, in his 26th season on the W&M sidelines, ranks third among all current Division I-A and Division I-AA head coaches in terms of most years at their current school. The two coaches ahead of Laycock are Penn State’s Joe Paterno (39 years) and Florida State’s Bobby Bowden (29 years).

A-10 vs. Division I-A: In addition to the Tribe’s battle at Marshall Thursday night, another A10 school will be facing I-A competition on the opening weekend of 2005, as Maine travels to Lincoln, Neb., to take on the Cornhuskers. Overall, there are fi ve games in 2005 fea-

turing A10 teams against I-A opponents. Atlan-tic 10 teams enter the 2005 campaign looking to knock off a I-A team for the fourth consecu-tive season. Last year, UNH knocked off Rut-gers, 35-24. Here is a list of the A-10 vs. Division I-A in 2005:

Date Match up 9/1 W&M at Marshall 9/3 Maine at Nebraska 9/10 Villanova at Rutgers 9/24 Richmond at Vanderbilt 11/12 Massachusetts at Army

Play It Again, Sam: William and Mary will play host to 2004 playoff opponents James Madison and Delaware on consecutive weekends (Nov. 5 and 12th) this season. The Dukes have never played back-to-back games in Williamsburg since the two starting meeting as conference opponents in 1993. In fact, one has to go back to the 1978-1979 seasons to fi nd the last time JMU made consecutive appearances in Zable. The Blue Hens last played consecutive games in Zable over the 1986-87 seasons, when it faced the same scenario, as it made a playoff appearance in Williamsburg, then returned the next season for a regular season contest. After W&M ran the table at Zable during the 2004 regular season, and won its fi rst two play-off games at the friendly confi nes of Cary Field, the Dukes, with their memorable semifi nal win, remain the last team to defeat the College in Zable. JMU’s 24-17 win on 10/18/2003 was the last home loss for the Tribe, before the College ripped off nine-straight victories leading up to last season’s semifi nal.

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MEDIA CENTERWILLIAM AND MARY ON THE RADIO

Stretching over 150 miles across Virginia, the William and Mary radio network is the gateway to all of the Tribe’s football action over the air. Veteran broadcast team Jay Colley (play-by-play) and Bob Sheeran (color) will once again relay the excitement of Tribe football over the airways on Saturdays. In addition to your local stations, all Tribe football and men’s basketball games can be heard via the W&M athletics web site, www.TribeAthletics.com.

W&M Radio Network AffiliatesWMBG 740 AM WilliamsburgWSRV 92.3 FM WilliamsburgWBRG 1050 AM LynchburgWTOX 1480 AM Richmond

You can also catch head coach Jimmye Lay-cock each Tuesday morning from 7:40 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on Mornings with Big Al on Richmond’s WXGI ESPN 950 AM.

A-10 COACHES CONFERENCE CALL Every Monday, the A-10 will conduct a tele-conference from 10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. (eastern time) with each of its head football coaches. Each coach will have a ten-minute slot to discuss his team and answer questions from the media. Members of the media are strongly encouraged to participate. For the access number, call Pete Clawson (757) 221-3369. Below is the schedule:

10:00 Atlantic 10 Update10:10 Dave Clawson, Richmond10:20 Jimmye Laycock, W&M10:30 Andy Talley, Villanova10:40 Rocky Hager, Northeastern10:50 Mickey Matthews, JMU11:00 Jack Cosgrove, Maine11:10 Don Brown, Massachusetts11:20 Tim Stowers, Rhode Island11:30 K.C. Keeler, Delaware11:40 Sean McDonnell, UNH11:50 Joe Gardi, Hofstra12:00 Gordy Combs, Towson

W&M WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE A press conference with head coach Jimmye Laycock will be held Tuesday’s prior to a Saturday game at noon at the Hospitality House in Williams-burg. Interviews with players will follow the lun-cheon. Please confirm your attendance with Pete Clawson at least 24 hours in advance at (757) 221-3369 or [email protected].

A-10 PRESS BOX PHONE NUMBERSDelaware 302-831-6199/302-831-2186Hofstra 516-463-5247James Madison 540-568-6521Maine 207-581-1049Massachusetts 413-545-3550New Hampshire 603-862-2585Northeastern 617-566-5956Rhode Island 401-874-4616Richmond 804-355-6110Towson 410-704-3102Villanova 610-519-5290William & Mary 757-221-3414

TEAM OFFENSIVE NOTES

The Tribe offense …• Scored 31, or more, points in 11 of the 14 games on the 2004 season and averaged 34.7 pts a game overall..• Turned the ball over a NCAA 11-game regular season record low six times (five fumbles, one interception) in 2004. The only other turnover for the College during the regular season came on a muffed punt.• Was held scoreless in just 11 of the 56 quarters it played all season. Overall, the team scored points of some kind in 80% of the quarters on the year (45 of 56). Seeing Red: The Tribe’s offense was nothing, if not persistent when it came to finishing drives. The College converted an amazing 49 of its 52 red zone opportunities into points (36 TDs, 13 FGs; .942) during the regular season. The Tribe started the season with an incredible streak of 40-straight conversions (with Campbell at QB). The College was perfect in the red zone through the first eight games of 2004, until Villanova snuffed out a W&M fourth-and-goal attempt from the one-yard line (in the fourth quarter) of the season’s ninth game. Before that stop, the Tribe’s had run off points of some variety in 48-consecutive ventures in-side the opposition’s 20-yard line (36 TDs, 12 FGs), dating back to the 2003 season.

Holding Their Own: In the last 11 games against I-A opponents, W&M has posted some impressive offensive numbers, and last season was no different as the Tribe had ACC-rival North Carolina on its “heels” heading into the fourth quarter. W&M led UNC, 31-28, entering the final frame behind 2004 Payton Award-winning quarterback Lang Campbell, but the Tar Heels depth and running game proved to be the difference, as UNC rallied for a 49-38 vic-tory. The College racked up 442 total yards at Chapel Hill, 322 off the arm of Campbell and 120 on the ground. In fact, the Tribe has aver-aged 301.6 yards per game against I-A oppo-nents, including 216.1 yards a game through the air, and 19.8 points per outing. Here is look at some of W&M’s top performances against I-A opponents in the last 11 games:

Rush. Yds Opponent Year 180 East Carolina 2001 158 W. Michigan 2003 158 Temple 1998

Pass. Yds Opponent Year 322 North Carolina 2004 318 Central Florida 1996 292 East Carolina 2001 284 N.C. State 1999

Total Off. Opponent Year 472 East Carolina 2001 442 North Carolina 2004 418 Central Florida 1996 402 Temple 1998

Notable Firsts: One certainty of the 2005 sea-son as that a Tribe QB will be making his first career start. The following are the statistics from select first starts of the past decade:

2003: Lang Campbell – Then a junior, Camb-pell makes his first career start at Division I-A Western Michigan and shows glimpses of a great career to come as he completes 18 of his 31 attempts for 191 yards and three TDs (with no INTs) and also rushes for 14 yards on eight attempts. The Broncos, however, handed the College a 56-24 defeat.

1999: David Corely, Jr. – As a redshirt fresh-man, Corely turned in one of the finest after-noons of any QB in Tribe history, as he account-ed for 328 total yards (246 passing, 82 rushing) and five TDs (four passing) in leading the Col-lege to a sound 42-30 win at Northeastern. The win not only was the start of one of the most productive careers in school history, but also snapped a Tribe season opening three-game losing streak and spurred a strong 5-2 finish.

1996: Mike Cook – Going blow-for-blow with current NFL quarterback Daunte Culpepper at division I-A Central Florida, sophomore Mike Cook out-threw the eventual first-round draft pick by racking up 318 passing yards (on just 12 completions) to Culpepper’s 307. Cook con-nected for three TD passes, all in a 24-point third-quarter explosion, and had no intercep-tions. But Culpepper’s charges eventually won the day 39-33, as a UCF scored the decisive points with under two-minutes remaining.

Hard to Believe: William and Mary has played exactly 171 games since 1990. In that 14 sea-son span, the Tribe has had just seven different QB’s account for 166 of the total starts (and just nine total make any starts at all). Payton Award winning QB Lang Campbell made every start of the last two seasons (24 straight), while three-time all-conference signal caller David Corely, Jr., turned in a school-record 41 straight starts between the 1999 and 2002 seasons.

Sophomore Mike Potts is the only returning quarter-back in 2005 with game experience.

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The following is a season-by-season look:

2003-2004 – Lang Campbell – 24 of 24 2000-2002 – Dave Corely, Jr. - 34 of 34 1999 – Daron Pope 3 (first three); David Corely, Jr. final nine1996-1998 – * Mike Cook – 27 of 341995 – Matt Byrne – 11 of 111992-1994 – # Shawn Knight – 31 of 34 1990-1991 – Chris Hakel – 24 of 24

* - Daron Pope started three games and Steve Fill started four in 1997, when Cook was injured in season’s third game# - Matt Byrne started two games in 1994 and Matt Durkin one in 1993 for an injured Knight

While on the Subject: Longevity isn’t the only measure of success for the Tribe’s QBs, as since joining the Atlantic 10 Football conference in 1993, a William and Mary quarterback has earned some variety of all-conference honor in nine of the 12 seasons, including each the last seven-straight campaigns. Going hand-in-hand with the post-season honors is the fact that in seven of the 12 sea-sons in league play, a Tribe QB has turned in the conference’s top QB efficiency rating.

TEAM DEFENSIVE NOTES

What a Difference a Year Makes: Playing a critical role in the Tribe’s success and run to the NCAA semifinals last year was the vast im-provement of the defensive unit. As mentioned W&M had multiple all-conference performers on the defensive side of the ball, but you don’t need to look any further than the final statistics to see the progress the unit made. Making the squad’s exploits even more impressive is the fact W&M played 14 games in 2004, four more contests than the 2003 edition. Last season, the Tribe surrendered 26.6 points per game, a full three-point improve-ment from 2003 (29.9). But perhaps the biggest upgrade came in stopping the run, as W&M

yielded an average of 162.1 rushing yards per game last season, down from 211.4 in 2003. Coincidentally, the Tribe’s total offense allowed per game dipped to an average of 367.3 yards per game, as compared to 429.4 yards of total offense per game in 2003. The College allowed 23 rushing touchdowns in 2004, one less than 2003, but again figuring in four more games make it’s a significant improvement. W&M’s forced turnovers increased last year as well, as the Tribe caused 19 turnovers in 14 games, up from 16 in 2003.

Cashing In: On the topic of caused turnovers, certainly one thing the Tribe would like to car-ry over from 2004 was its ability to take advan-tage of forced miscues. Of the 19 turnovers it forced last season, W&M converted 14 of the takeaways into points, but more importantly 12 of the “cash-ins” went for touchdowns. In fact, the Tribe scored after a caused turnover in five consecutive games last season at one point, before the streak ended in the semifinal loss to James Madison.

Familiar Faces, Same Places: With nine defen-sive starters returning in the fall, it’s a bit of an understatement to say there will be a few famil-iar names patrolling the defensive side of the field. In fact, looking inside the numbers once again, of the Tribe’s 1,089 tackles in 2004, which includes offensive and special teams’ tackles, only 102 tackles came from players who are not back in 2005, or roughly 9% of the squad’s total stops in 2004. The most significant losses came on the defensive line, as Justin Kelly, Mike McCarthy and 2004 co-captain Wade Harrell were all lost to graduation. Of the 102 tackles by graduated seniors in 2004, McCarthy (38), Kelly (34) and Harrell (11) accounted for 83 of them. Taking it a step further, W&M welcomes back 88% of its TFL production in 2005, as graduated players contributed 10 of the team’s 83 TFL in 2004. Along the same lines, just 3.5 of the team’s 30 total sacks were lost in the off-season, or just 11.7%. Harrell is the only non-returning player who recorded an interception in 2004, as the Smithfield, VA native extended his school record for INTs by a defensive line-man to four, with two of the Tribe’s 12 picks last season.

INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE NOTES

Encore Performance: Sophomore Joe Nicho-las used his long, athletic frame to turn in one of the most productive and impacting fresh-man seasons for a Tribe receiver in school history. His 66 receptions shattered the for-mer school freshman mark by 22 catches and stands as seventh most amongst all players in school history. Nicholas made the most of the postseason, as he totaled 24 receptions for 266 yards and three TDs over the three games. First, he estab-lished the College’s rookie record for catches in a season by bringing in five receptions in the Tribe’s first round playoff win over Hampton (for 53 yards). Nicholas significantly added to that total with an eye-popping 11 catches (94 yards, 2 TD) the following Saturday against Del-

aware in the NCAA quarterfinals, then turned in another gem of a game vs. James Madison in the national semifinals by grabbing eight more receptions for a personal best 119 yards and another score. The 11 catches vs. Delaware is tied with six other players for sixth-most in a single game in W&M history, just two away from the school record of 13, most recently set by Rich Musinski in 2003 at Rhode Island (10/25). Nicholas notched two of the Tribe’s big-gest catches of the season in the postseason contest against the Blue Hens, first making a spectacular over-the-shoulder catch with just 1:06 remaining in regulation to tie the game and send the contest to overtime. After UD scored a TD to start the first extra period, Nicholas came through with another game-ty-ing TD catch, to send the game to the decisive second overtime frame. The 6-3, 205-pound native of Sugarloaf, PA used his big frame and sticky hands to steadily emerge as one of the conference’s most reli-able possession receivers and should be even more dangerous in 2005. Prior to this season, three players were tied for the school’s freshman record of 44 re-ceptions. Not coincidently, all three went on to place in the top four in both the College’s all-time receptions and receiving yardage listings. The following is a listing of the top four seasons by freshman receivers in school history, fol-lowed by how they ended on the career listing in receptions and yardage.

Player (Year) Rec. Yds TDs CRJoe Nicholas (’04) 66 799 6 ??Rich Musinski (’00) 44 747 3 1/1Dave Conklin (’96) 44 843 9 2/2Chris Rosier (’97) 44 727 5 4/3 CR = Career Rank (Receptions/Yards)

What a Kick: Senior returning all-American placekicker Greg Kuehn enters the 2005 sea-son as the reigning Atlantic 10 Special Team’s Player of the Year and can lay a legitimate claim to being one of the most experienced and

Elijah Brooks is the Tribe s̓ top returning rusher from 2004 (159 att., 661 yards, 8 TD).

Joe Nicholas set a W&M freshman single-season re-cord with 66 receptions in 2004.

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SPORTS NETWORK 2005 I-AA PRESEASON TOP 25

Team (First Place Votes) 2004 Record PR1. James Madison (49) 13-2 1 2. Furman (21) 10-3 53. Montana (14) 12-3 24. Eastern Washington (11) 9-4 85. Southern Illinois (3) 10-2 96. Georgia Southern 9-3 107. New Hampshire 10-3 68. Western Kentucky 9-3 119. William and Mary (1) 11-3 310. Delaware 9-4 711. Northwestern State 8-4 1712. Northern Iowa 7-4 2513. Hampton 10-2 1314. Lehigh 9-3 1515. Massachusetts (1) 6-5 NR16. Sam Houston State 11-3 417. Cal Poly 9-2 1618. Montana State 6-5 NR19. Harvard (1) 10-0 1320. Jacksonville State 9-2 1421. Wofford 8-3 1822. North Dakota State 8-3 2323. Texas State 5-6 NR24. Hofstra 5-6 NR25. Grambling State 6-5 NR

W&M IN THE RANKINGS IN 2004

Week Sports Network ESPN-USATodayPre. -- RVSept. 6 RV --Sept. 13 RV RVSept. 20 RV RVSept. 27 RV RVOct. 4 18 18Oct. 11 16 16Oct. 18 13 13Oct. 25 16 15Nov. 1 13 13Nov. 8 10 10Nov. 15 6 6Nov. 22 6 6Final 3 3

SPORTS NETWORK 2004 I-AA FINAL TOP 25

Team (First Place Votes) 2004 Record PR1. James Madison (67) 13-2 82. Montana 12-3 73. William and Mary 11-3 64. Sam Houston State 11-3 95. Furman 10-3 26. New Hampshire 10-3 57. Delaware 9-4 108. Eastern Washington 9-4 149. Southern Illinois 10-2 110. Georgia Southern 9-3 411. Western Kentucky 9-3 312. Hampton 10-2 1113. Harvard 10-0 1214. Jacksonville State 9-2 1315. Lehigh 9-3 1616. Cal Poly 9-2 1717. Northwestern State 8-4 1518. Wofford 8-3 1819. Lafayette 8-4 2520. Alabama State 10-2 1921. Penn 8-2 2122. South Carolina State 9-2 2323. North Dakota State 8-3 2424. Coastal Carolina 10-1 2225. Northern Iowa 7-4 NR

game-tested kickers in the nation. Kuehn has started 46-straight games for the Tribe, and connected on 46 of his 67 career attempts (.687) and 123 of his 127 extra point attempts. Kuehn tied Robert Green’s school record for points in a season, with 114 in 2004, and seems a virtual lock to break current NFL kicker Steve Christie’s school career scoring mark (279), as he enters 2005 with 261 career points.

Finishing Strong: Senior tailback Elijah Brooks had an outstanding season in 2004 as the team’s second-leading rusher, but even more impressive was the way the transfer from I-A Kent State came on during the playoffs when defenses were keying on Payton Award win-ning quarterback Lang Campbell and the Tribe’s proficient passing attack. In the opening round victory over Hamp-ton, Brooks churned out a career and W&M season-high 120 yards on the ground over 17 carries. In fact, it was just one of two 100-yard rushing games for the Tribe all season. In the quarterfinal win over Delaware, Brooks piled up 82 yards on nine carries, including a career-long 56-yard run he ripped off in the first quarter to set up W&M’s first score. And in the semifinals against JMU, Brooks grounded out 35 yards on just seven carries. In total, Brooks amassed 237 rushing yards in the Tribe’s three playoff games, nearly 36% of his entire rushing production on the year.

Double Down: The return senior tight end Adam Bratton and junior tight end Matt Trin-kle, coupled with four returning starters on the interior offensive line, provides a significant amount of experience and talent to Tribe’s of-fensive front in 2005. Even more promising is the collective receiving threat the pair serves in the passing game, as the duo combined for 32 catches for 386 yards and six touchdowns in 2004. Bratton hauled in 16 grabs for 215 yards and four touchdowns, while Trinkle added 16 receptions for 171 yards and a pair of scores. In fact, the pair gave W&M its best one-two punch at tight end since 1991, when Michael Locke and Joe Person combined for 53 recep-tions that went four 726 yards and eight touch-downs.

INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE NOTES

A Tall Order: Undoubtedly, the main focus of opposing offensive line coaches this season will be to slow down All-American defensive end Adam O’Connor. Standing at 6-8, he will at the very least be the first Tribe defender no-ticed when the huddle breaks. In 2004, O’Connor gained Third Team All-America honors from the Associated Press after racking up eight sacks, the second-best total in the Atlantic 10. A preseason all-league pick, the Greensboro, N.C. native finished the 2004 cam-paign with 53 total tackles, 15.5 TFLs, which ranked fifth in the A10, nine quarterback hur-ries, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. His eight sacks are the most by a Tribe player since Luke Cullinane pulled down a school-record 12 quarterbacks in 1996. O’Connor was also named the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 7, for

his efforts in the Tribe’s crucial 37-29 victory over Villanova. O’Connor wreaked havoc in the Wildcats’ backfield all afternoon, as he record-ed three sacks in the contest, which was just a half-sack short of a W&M single-game record. The single-game record for sacks stands at 3.5, set by Cullinane in 1996, coincidentally against Villanova. O’Connor had five total tackles, all solo, and added another quarterback hurry against the Wildcats.

End-to-end: Along with senior All-American Adam O’Connor, first-year defensive coordina-tor Matt McLeod has two other defensive ends with starting experience and proven play-mak-ing ability in his stable. Slated to start opposite of the towering 6-8 O’Connor is junior Josh Wright. Wright earned a starting role in the second week of the sea-son and never relinquised it, as he went on to lead all of the Tribe’s defensive linemen with 56 total tackles, the seventh best overall mark for the unit. A fierce competitor who is as tough as they come, Wright recorded 8.5 TFLs in 2004, including two sacks and added six quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. Joining the fray in pass-rushing situa-tions will be senior Jonas Watson, who started the season-opener last year at North Carolina. With the quickness and speed of an outside linebacker, Watson registered 6.5 sacks in 2004, which stood as the seventh-best total in the A10. Watson totalled 9.5 TLFs on the campaign, the third-best tally on the team, recovered a fumble and added four quarterback hurries.

Return to Form: Joining O’Connor as a pre-season All-Atlantic selection is senior corner-back Stephen Cason. After missing the entire 2003 season rehabing a career-threatening neck injury, Cason rebounded to grab sec-ond team all-league accolades in 2004 on the strength of 74 total tackles, 7.5 TFLs and 2.5 sacks. Cason turned in perhaps the biggest play of the season in the quarterfinal win over Dela-

Senior Stephen Cason earned Second Team All-At-lantic 10 honors in 2004 after recording 74 total tack-les, 7.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks.

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ware on Dec. 4, intercepting UD quarterback Sonny Riccio on the first play of the fourth quarter and racing 62 yards for a touchdown. The score cut the Tribe’s deficit to 31-17, and W&M went on to force overtime and ultimately prevail in two extra frames. In arguably his best all-around perfor-mance of the season in the Tribe’s 27-24 vic-tory at fourth-ranked JMU on Nov. 13, Cason was third on the squad, and one of four W&M players in double-figure tackles, with 10 total stops, including six solos. He also made one of the key plays of the day, recovering a fumble that was caused by linebacker Chris Ndubueze, when JMU quarterback Justin Rascati attempt-ed to stretch the ball across the first-down line. The recovery led to a three-yard TD run by Jon Smith three plays later, which gave the Tribe its first lead of the game at 24-17 with 5:40 re-maining.

Second to None: Although the defensive backs will be under the eye of a new position coach in Scott Boone in 2005, the majority of second-ary personnel returns this season, which could lead to multiple all-conference citations. In fact, including Cason, the Tribe returns five de-fensive backs with significant starting experi-ence, including both senior safeties who each started all 14 games last season. Leading the way is free safety James Miller, the cornerstone of the secondary, if not the entire defensive unit. Miller is coming off a breakout season which saw him post 114 total tackles, the second-best mark on the squad, three interceptions and nine pass breakups, and he will be counted on for much of the same in 2005 as one of the squad’s top play-making threats. His big-play ability was best on display in the win at Liberty, when he intercepted a pass and ripped off a wild 70-yard return, the longest by any Tribe defender in 2004. Fellow senior Jon Shaw stepped into the starting strong safety spot last season and turned in an outstanding year, improving throughout the season. A competitive, physi-cal player with a solid work ethic, Shaw stabi-lizes the secondary and, combined with Miller, gives the Tribe a formidable presence in the middle of the field. In his first full season as a starter, Shaw turned in 74 total tackles, includ-ing 45 solos, 3.5 TFLs, a sack and two intercep-tions. At corner with Cason will be juniors Alan Wheeling and Richard Riley. Wheeling start-ed six games in 2004 and is coming off a good spring performance. A technically sound play-er with a great understanding of the schemes, Wheeling relies on his tremendous instincts and form tackling to make plays. With possibly the best ball skills and ball awareness at the po-sition (INT, 7 PBUs in 2004), Wheeling also has big-play potential. Riley made 13 starts last season and will again be in the starting mix this fall. A long, physical defender, Riley finished last season with 50 total tackles, including 33 solo stops.

Senior free safety James Miller recorded 114 total tackles in 2004 and led the Tribe with three interceptions.

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THE TRIBE IN 2004

Overall: 11-3 At home: .................................... 7-1 Away: ............................................ 4 - 2 On grass: .................................... 8 - 3 On turf: ....................................... 3 - 0

A-10 overall: .............................. 7 - 1 A-10 home: ............................... 4 - 0 A-10 road: .................................. 3 - 1

By Month: September: ............................... 2 - 1 October: ..................................... 4 - 1 November: ................................ 4 - 0 December: ................................. 1 - 1 When scoring first .......................................... 5 - 2When opponent scores first ....................... 6 - 1When scoring 20+ points ..........................1 0 - 3When scoring less than 20 points ............ 1 - 0When leading at half ..................................... 5 - 1When trailing at half ...................................... 5 - 2When tied at half ............................................ 1 - 0When leading after 3 qtrs ............................ 7 - 1When trailing after 3 qtrs ............................. 2 - 2When tied after 3 qtrs ................................... 2 - 0When out-passing opponent ...................1 0 - 3When out-rushing opponent ..................... 7 - 0When out-gaining opp. (total off.) ............ 9 - 1When out-gained by opp. ............................ 2 - 2With 35+ passing attempts ........................ 4 - 2With less than 35 passing attempts ......... 7 - 1With 30+ rushing attempts .......................1 0 - 2With less than 30 rush attempts ............... 1 - 1When leading TOP .......................................... 7 - 1When trailing TOP .......................................... 4 - 2With an individual 100-yd rusher ............. 2 - 0With an individual 200-yd passer ............. 8 - 3With an individual 100-yd receiver .......... 5 - 3With opponent 100-yd rusher ................... 4 - 2With opponent 200-yd passer ................... 5 - 2With opponent 100-yd receiver ................ 3 - 1When leading turnover ratio ...................... 6 - 1When trailing turnover ratio ....................... 2 - 2

IN THE SPOTLIGHT:THAD WHEELER, SR., LB

Hometown: Beckely West Va.

Why W&M?: The appeal of athletics and academics

Who are your roommates?: Pat Mulloy and Josh Lustig

Who does all the cleaning in your apartment?: Pat Mulloy

Favorite TV Show: King of Queens

Favorite modern invention: Air conditioning

What song has been played the most your IPOD?: Willie Nelson singing Me and Bobby McGee

Favorite artist: Kenny Chesney

What is the last book you’ve read (for enjoyment)?: Five People You Meet in Heavan by Mitch Album

Favorite movie this summer: Wedding Crashers (by far)

Favorite restaurant in Williamsburg: Paul’s Deli

What is you post-game ritual?: Go to dinner with parents

What members of my family went to Marshall?: Dad, mom, grandfather, godmother and my aunt

What job would be the least likely you’d want to take?: One on wall street

Where do you see yourself working?: Football coach

Favorite professional athlete when you were a kid: Terry Pendleton

Favorite sport to watch, other than football?: Basketball

What is your next best sport to play other than football?: Baseball

Who is most likely to pull a practical joke on team?: Travis McLauren

Which teammates locker is the most orderly?: Ryan Nickell

Whose is the least orderly?: Mine

Choose one teammate that could play another sport, other than football, in college: Stephen Cason, basketball

Hardest class taken at William and Mary: Cellular Biochemical Effects of Exercise

Favorite class at William and Mary: Human Anatomy, the lab was very interesting

Favorite part of being a football player at W&M: Game days at Zable

What is the hardest part?: Time commitment

Is there anything you do as part of a ritual to prepare for games or practices?: I want the same person to tape me up every day … The person who did the taping last year isn’t here anymore, so this fall I held tryouts.

What is the one moment you remember from last season?: The last play of the Delaware playoff game, when the ball hit to the ground to end the game. I turned around and saw a wave of students and fans running at me, while I was gasping for air. I was exhausted after playing two overtimes.

Best dressed player: Jon Shaw or Leonard Muldrow

Which do you prefer to use, pen or pencil?: I like a good No. 2 pencil

Do you have a pre-test ritual?: I get up real early on the day of the test and study, then eat a big breakfast before going to take the exam.

Which teammate do you think will have the most interesting job, 10 years from today?: Pat Mulloy … I think he’ll be running sting operations for the FBI.

Senior LB Thad Wheeler ranked sixth on the squad in 2004 with 70 total tackles. He registered a career-high 16 stops in the Homecoming win over Rhode Island.

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No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. High School Hometown41 Alexander, Sheldon Fr. WR 6-1 200 Woodberry Forest Gordonsville, VA36 Allen, Kevin RF DB 6-2 195 Highland Springs Richmond, VA16 Archer, R.J. Fr. QB 6-2 198 Albemarle Earlysville, VA86 Atchison, Andrew So. TE 6-7 235 Albemarle Charlottesville, VA64 Bowles, Jason So. DL 6-1 228 Phoebus Hampton, VA Boykin, Obie RF QB 6-3 190 Surry County Williamsburg, VA40 Bratton, Adam Sr. TE 6-4 250 Montoursville Montoursville, PA9 Brooks, Elijah Jr. RB 5-9 210 DeMatha Largo, MD6 Burrow, Brandon So. DB 5-11 180 Colonial Heights Colonial Heights, VA49 Bynum, Raphael Fr. FB/LB 5-9 230 North Stafford Stafford, VA 22 Cason, Stephen Sr. DB 6-0 210 James River Richmond, VA67 Cochran, Brent So. OL 6-5 300 South Lakes Reston, VA32 Coley, Delmus Jr. RB 5-8 195 Floyd Kellam Virginia Beach, VA37 Cox, Derek RF DB 6-1 185 J.H. Rose Winterville, NC41 Cramer, Alex So. DB 5-11 180 Frank W. Cox Virginia Beach, VA 15 Davis, Corey Jr. P/WR 6-1 195 Deep Creek Chesapeake, VA88 Dixon, Darren RF WR 6-2 182 Langley Great Falls, VA81 Ely, Mark So. TE 6-3 210 Unionville Kennett Square, PA45 Falbo, Graham So. FB 6-0 250 Westfield Centreville, VA Ferebee, Melvin Fr. DL 6-1 240 Hampton Roads Academy Hampton, VA 73 Ferrante, John Fr. OL 6-6 305 Urbana Frederick, MD79 Grant, Michael RF OL 6-5 305 Notre Dame Wrightstown, NJ75 Grenz, Michael Sr. OL 6-3 285 Wayne Hills Wayne, NJ95 Griffin, Jr., Jerome Sr. DL 6-1 240 Crestwood Sumter, SC76 Haley, Michael RF OL 6-1 265 Great Bridge Chesapeake, VA 43 Herbert, Cortenous Fr. DL 6-3 260 Northwest Germantown, MD53 Hiteshew, Luke RF OL 6-1 287 Mount St. Joseph Baltimore, MD28 Holmes, DeBrian RF RB 5-9 180 Woodside Fort Eustis, VA48 Horvath, Ryan So. LB 6-1 220 Midlothian Midlothian, VA80 Houff, David RF WR 6-1 187 Blacksburg Blacksburg, VA 78 Ilardo, Chris Fr. OL 6-3 280 St. Paul’s School Baltimore, MD17 Jackson, Paris So. WR 6-2 200 Westfield Centreville, VA42 Johnson, Fred Fr. DB 6-1 190 St. Christopher’s Richmond, VA92 Jones, Ryan So. DL 6-3 252 Blacksburg Blacksburg, VA51 Kelley, Tim So. OL 6-2 290 Watkins Memorial Pataskala, OH 25 Kuehn, Greg Sr. PK 6-3 215 Potomac Falls Potomac Falls, VA7 Lanning, Brian Fr. WR 6-0 180 Frederick Frederick, MD99 Larkins, Josh RF DL 6-2 300 Toms River North Toms River, NJ38 Letcavage, Andrew Fr. LB 6-1 205 Mt. Carmel Area Kulpmont, PA72 Lissemore, Sean Fr. DL 6-4 245 Dumont Dumont, NJ 63 Lumm, Ryan Sr. OL 6-3 280 Santa Margarita Mission Viejo, CA33 Lustig, Josh Sr. WR 5-9 175 Cathedral Prep Erie, PA2 Mack, Elliott RF WR 6-0 188 Delbarton Irvington, NJ66 Maddux, Mark RF DL 6-2 260 Benedictine Midlothian, VA3 Marianacci, Joe RF WR 6-0 186 Wyoming Area West Pittston, PA 47 McAulay, D.J. Fr. WR 5-11 170 Westminster School New Haven, CT62 McCutcheon, Thomas Fr. OL 6-5 330 Deep Creek Chesapeake, VA52 McLaurin, Travis Sr. LB 5-11 240 Thomas McKean Wilmington, DE23 McLaurin, Trevor Jr. RB 5-11 230 Thomas McKean Wilmington, DE McMurrer, Peter Fr. LB 5-11 220 Centreville Clifton, VA 21 Miller, James Sr. DB 6-1 200 Lake Taylor Norfolk, VA87 Mitchell, Trey RF PK 5-10 165 Radford Radford, VA19 Molenaar, Brett Fr. QB 6-4 208 Coast Union Cambria, CA61 Moore, Christopher Fr. OL 6-1 260 Amherst County Madison Heights, VA 68 Morris, Cody Jr. OL 6-4 285 Hazelton Area Jeansville, PA 4 Muldrow, Leonard Jr. DB 5-9 180 Ocean Lakes Virginia Beach, VA

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No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. High School Hometown59 Mulloy, Patrick Sr. OL 6-4 315 Salesianum West Chester, PA82 Muro, Evan RF TE 6-6 246 Warwick Newport News, VA56 Muse, C.J. Fr. OL 6-4 310 Lexington Lexington, SC 54 Ndubueze, Chris Sr. LB 6-1 220 DeMatha Lanham, MD 57 Neely, Brian Jr. DL 6-4 298 Lee Davis Mechanicsville, VA 27 Nicholas, Joe So. WR 6-3 211 Hazelton Area Sugarloaf, PA55 Nickell, Ryan Jr. LB 6-2 210 Tabb Yorktown, VA30 Nickerson, Matt Fr. RB 5-9 176 Woodson Fairfax Station, VA90 O’Brien, Eric RF DL 6-1 268 Delone Catholic Abbottstown, PA97 O’Connor, Adam Sr. DL 6-8 275 Ragsdale Greensboro, NC 39 O’Neill, T.J. So. LB 6-1 238 Tabor Academy Duxbury, MA72 Oliver, Justin So. OL 6-4 295 Gettysburg Fairfield, PA 46 Otey, Matt So. FB 5-11 230 Hershey Hershey, PA13 Page, David So. DB 5-9 180 Cardinal Mooney Sarasota, FL26 Parrott, LeVince Jr. FB 5-10 225 Lafayette Williamsburg, VA 84 Pate, Brian Fr. K/P 5-10 160 Massaponax Fredericksburg, VA58 Pendleton, Larry Sr. DL 6-3 285 Booker T. Washington Norfolk, VA 84 Phillips, Brett RF WR 6-2 185 Seattle Prep Seattle, WA18 Phillips, Jacob RF QB 6-3 208 Bath County Warm Springs, VA48 Pigram, Michael Fr. RB/LB 5-10 218 Hopewell Hopewell, VA 10 Potts, Michael So. QB 6-4 224 Middletown Middletown, DE91 Pritchard, Blair Jr. K/P 5-11 230 Atlee Mechanicsville, VA 74 Pugh, Brandon So. DL 6-2 261 Indian River Chesapeake, VA96 Pulley, Daniel Fr. DL 6-3 262 Atlantic Shores Christian Chesapeake, VA50 Reyher, Todd RF LB 6-0 214 Lafayette Williamsburg, VA 65 Ridjaneck, Matt Sr. OL 6-4 275 Center Monaca, PA24 Riley, Richard Jr. DB 6-2 185 Gaithersburg Gaithersburg, MD Robertson, Eric Fr. WR 6-2 180 Albemarle Barboursville, VA44 Rutter, Josh RF LB 6-3 228 Francis Scott Key Union Bridge, MD70 Shafran, Jonathan RF OL 6-3 255 Langley Great Falls, VA 35 Shaw, Jonathan Sr. DB 6-0 198 Lake Brantley Altamonte Springs, FL Shepherd, Marcus So. LB 5-11 200 Parkdale Landover, MD 60 Skibinski, Ryan RF OL 6-1 265 Jefferson Forest Lynchburg, VA31 Slye, Cedric Jr. DB 5-10 183 St. John’s Washington, D.C.71 Stewart, Brad So. OL 6-3 300 Bethel Park Bethel Park, PA 29 Stout, Zachary Jr. DB 6-0 190 Lee Davis Mechanicsville, VA14 Taylor, Christian Jr. QB 6-5 205 Grafton Yorktown, VA 11 Taylor, John Jr. WR 6-3 210 St. Albans Washington, D.C.89 Tomon, Cody RF WR 6-0 185 St. Ignatius Brecksville, OH66 Tracy, Adrian Fr. LB 6-4 230 Potomac Falls Sterling, VA 85 Trinkle, Matt Jr. TE 6-5 260 Allentown C. Catholic Whitehall, PA83 Troester, Jordan Jr. TE 6-2 240 New Kent Providence Forge, VA 69 Turner, William So. LB 6-1 240 Franklin County Wirtz, VA98 Varno, Rob Fr. DE 6-5 210 Hoggard Wilmington, NC5 Viola, Tony So. RB 6-1 217 Stonewall Jackson Broadway, VA 93 Watson, Jonas Sr. DL 6-2 228 Bethel Hampton, VA34 Wheeler, Thad Sr. LB 6-1 216 Sequoyah Canton, GA 8 Wheeling, Alan Jr. DB 5-9 180 Pulaski County Dublin, VA77 Williamson, Brian Jr. DL 6-3 281 Whiteville Nakina, NC94 Wright, Josh Jr. DL 6-3 246 Amherst County Madison Heights, VA

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2005 WILLIAM AND MARY NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name ...................................................Pos.2 Mack, Elliott ...................................................... WR3 Marianacci, Joe ............................................... WR5 Viola, Tony ...........................................................RB6 Burrow, Brandon .............................................DB 4 Muldrow, Leonard ..........................................DB7 Lanning, Brian ................................................. WR8 Wheeling, Alan .................................................DB9 Brooks, Elijah ......................................................RB10 Potts, Michael ...................................................QB 11 Taylor, John ...................................................... WR13 Page, David .......................................................DB 14 Taylor, Christian ...............................................QB 15 Davis, Corey ..................................................P/WR16 Archer, R.J. ..........................................................QB 17 Jackson, Paris ................................................... WR 18 Phillips, Jacob ...................................................QB19 Molenaar, Brett ................................................QB21 Miller, James .....................................................DB22 Cason, Stephen ................................................DB 23 McLaurin, Trevor ...............................................RB 24 Riley, Richard ....................................................DB 25 Kuehn, Greg .......................................................PK 26 Parrott, LeVince .................................................FB 27 Nicholas, Joe .................................................... WR28 Holmes, DeBrian ...............................................RB29 Stout, Zachary ..................................................DB30 Nickerson, Matt .................................................RB 31 Slye, Cedric ........................................................DB 32 Coley, Delmus ....................................................RB 33 Lustig, Josh ....................................................... WR 34 Wheeler, Thad ....................................................LB

35 Shaw, Jonathan ................................................DB36 Allen, Kevin .......................................................DB37 Cox, Derek ..........................................................DB38 Letcavage, Andrew ..........................................LB39 O’Neill, T.J. ...........................................................LB40 Bratton, Adam ...................................................TE41 Alexander, Sheldon ....................................... WR42 Johnson, Fred ...................................................DB43 Herbert, Cortenous ........................................ DL44 Rutter, Josh .........................................................LB45 Falbo, Graham ...................................................FB46 Otey, Matt ...........................................................RB47 McAulay, D.J. .................................................... WR48 Pigram, Michael .........................................RB/LB49 Bynum, Raphael ...............................................LB50 Reyher, Todd ......................................................LB51 Kelley, Tim .......................................................... OL52 McLaurin, Travis ................................................LB 53 Hiteshew, Luke ................................................. OL54 Ndubueze, Chris ...............................................LB 55 Nickell, Ryan .......................................................LB 57 Neely, Brian ....................................................... OL 58 Pendleton, Larry .............................................. DL 59 Mulloy, Patrick .................................................. OL 60 Skibinski, Ryan ................................................. OL 61 Moore, Christopher ........................................ OL62 McCutcheon, Thomas .................................... OL63 Lumm, Ryan ...................................................... OL 64 Bowles, Jason ................................................... DL65 Ridjaneck, Matt ................................................ OL 66 Tracy, Adrian ..................................................... OL67 Cochran, Brent ................................................. OL

68 Morris, Cody ...................................................... OL69 Turner, William ..................................................LB70 Shafran, Jonathan. .......................................... OL71 Stewart, Brad .................................................... OL 72 Lissemore, Sean ............................................... OL73 Ferrante, John .................................................. OL74 Pugh, Brandon ................................................. DL75 Grenz, Michael ................................................. OL 76 Haley, Michael .................................................. OL77 Williamson, Brian ............................................ DL78 Ilardo, Chris ....................................................... OL 79 Grant, Michael .................................................. OL80 Houff, David ..................................................... WR81 Ely, Mark ............................................................ WR82 Muro, Evan ..........................................................TE83 Troester, Jordan ................................................TE84 Pate, Brian ...................................................... PK/P 85 Trinkle, Matt .......................................................TE86 Atchison, Andrew ............................................TE87 Mitchell, Trey ......................................................PK88 Dixon, Darren .................................................. WR89 Tomon, Cody ................................................... WR90 O’Brien, Eric ....................................................... DL91 Pritchard, Blair .................................................P/K 92 Jones, Ryan ........................................................ DL93 Watson, Jonas ................................................... DL 94 Wright, Josh ...................................................... DL95 Griffin, Jerome .................................................. DL 96 Pulley, Daniel .................................................... DL97 O’Connor, Adam .............................................. DL98 Varno, Rob ......................................................... DE99 Larkins, Josh ...................................................... DL

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DE Watson Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright WrightDE O’Connor O’Connor O’Connor O’Connor O’Connor O’Connor O’Connor O’Connor O’Connor O’Connor O’ConnorDT McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy McCarthyDT Kelly Pendleton Pendleton Pendleton Kelly Kelly Pendleton Kelly Kelly Kelly KellyLB Ndubueze Ndubueze Ndubueze Ndubueze Ndubueze Ndubeuze Ndubueze Ndubueze Ndubueze Ndubueze NdubuezeLB McLaurin McLaurin McLaurin McLaurin McLaurin McLaurin Wheeler Wheeler Wheeler McLaurin WheelerLB Nickell Nickell Nickell Nickell Nickell Nickell Nickell Nickell Nickell Nickell NickellS Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw Shaw ShawS Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller Miller MillerCB Wheeling Wheeling Wheeling Wheeling Wheeling Wheeling Cason Cason Cason Cason CasonCB Riley Riley Riley Riley Cason Riley Riley Riley Riley Riley Riley

Hampton Delaware JMU QB Campbell Campbell CampbellTB Smith Smith SmithFB Pitts^ Pitts^ Pitts^WR Nicholas Nicholas NicholasWR Thompson Thompson ThompsonTE Bratton Bratton BrattonLT Witham Witham WithamLG Lumm Lumm LummC Mulloy Mulloy MulloyRG Morris Morris MorrisRT Grenz Grenz Grenz

DE Wright Wright WrightDE O’Connor O’Connor O’ConnorDT Kelly Kelly KellyDT McCarthy McCarthy McCarthyLB Ndubueze Ndubueze NdubuezeLB Wheeler Wheeler WheelerLB Nickell Nickell NickellSS Shaw Shaw ShawFS Miller Miller MillerCB Cason Cason CasonCB Riley Riley Riley

*Started with two tight ends and no FB. ^Started with 3 receivers and no FB.

2004 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

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TEAMShut out an opponent .........................................................34-0, at VMI, 9/8/01Was shut out ..............................................................0-14, at Delaware, 11/1/97Consecutive shutouts ............................... at NU (32-0), at UNH (39-0), 1995 Scored 90+ points .................................................. 95-0, vs. Bridgewater, 1931Scored 80-89 points .............................................. 81-0, vs. Bridgewater, 1930Scored 70-79 points .............................................. 77-0, vs. Bridgewater, 1932Scored 60-69 points .......................................................62-31, vs. VMI, 9/14/02Scored 50-59 points ....................................... 59-21, vs. Richmond, 11/22/03Consecutive 50+ games ................................... at NU (53), vs. VU (51), 1993Consecutive 40+ games ............vs. Hampton (42), vs. UD (44), 2004Passed for 400+ yards ..................................................... 426, vs. NU, 10/28/00Passed for 300-399 yards ................................ 315, vs. JMU, 12/10/04Passed for 200-299 yards ......................294, vs. Hampton, 11/27/04Rushed for 400+ yards ..........................................433, vs. Villanova, 10/23/99Rushed for 300-399 yards ............................................... 353, at VMI, 10/23/99Rushed for 200-299 yards .....................298, vs. Hampton, 11/27/04Rushed/Passed for 200+ yards .....................vs. Hampton, 11/27/04

(298 rush, 294 pass)Had 600+ yds of total offense .........................................609, vs. VMI, 9/14/02Had 500-599 yds of total offense ...................... 500, vs. UD, 12/4/04Had two players rush for 100 yards ....................................... vs. URI, 10/7/95Had two players with 100+ rec. yds .......................... vs. NU, 10/2/04Held opp. under 50 rush yards ...........................49, vs. VMI, 9/25/04Held opp. under 50 pass yards ...........................................44, vs. URI, 11/9/02Held opp. under 100 yards total off. ....................... 82, at Bucknell, 9/21/96Allowed 600+ yards of total off. ......................................638, at WMU, 9/6/03Allowed 500-599 yards total off .........................575, at UNC, 9/4/04Was held under 50 rush yards ...........................................30, at UD, 10/23/04Was held under 50 pass yards .....................................30, vs. Boston, 9/19/92Was held under 100 yards total offense ..............................None post 1981Blocked a punt ......................................................... vs. URI, 10/16/04Blocked a field goal .............................vs. UR, 40-yard att., 11/20/04Returned a blocked punt for TD ................................... at URI, 12 yds, 9/7/96Had a punt blocked ........................................at Delaware, 10/23/04Had a blocked punt returned for TD ........................vs. Villanova, 11/11/00Returned a punt for TD ..................................at Richmond, 69 yds, 11/22/03Returned a kickoff for TD ................. vs. Hampton, 92 yds, 11/27/04Returned an INT for TD ...................................vs. UD, 62 yds, 12/4/04Returned a fumble for TD .............................................at URI, 0 yds, 10/25/03Had a punt returned for TD .....................................vs. JMU, 70 yds, 10/18/03Had a kickoff returned for TD ..................... vs. HU, 93 yds, 11/27/04 Had an int. returned for TD .......................... vs. JMU, 69 yds, 12/10/04Had a fumble returned for TD ................................vs. JMU, 46 yds, 10/11/97Recorded a safety ............................................ vs. Villanova, 11/6/04Surrendered a safety .................................................at Northeastern, 9/20/03Scored a defensive TD ..................................... vs. Delaware, 12/4/04Scored a special teams TD .............................vs. Hampton, 11/27/04Scored defensive and special teams TD .............................. at UR, 11/21/03Won in overtime ....................... (2 OTs) 44-38 vs. Delaware, 12/4/04Lost in overtime ............................................................31-34, at JMU, 11/16/02

Bold happened last season.Bold Italic happened last game.

INDIVIDUALPassed for 400+ yds .......................................426, D. Corley vs. NU, 10/28/00Passed for 300-399 yds ................315, L. Campbell, vs. JMU, 12/10/04Passed for 200-299 yds .............. 294, L. Campbell, vs. HU, 11/27/04Passed for 6 TDs ....................................................S. Knight, vs. Maine, 11/6/93Passed for 5 TDs ................................................................................................NonePassed for 4 TDs ................................... L. Campbell, vs. Richmond, 11/20/04Passed for 3 TDs .................................. L. Campbell, vs. JMU, 12/10/04Passed for 2 TDs ................................. L. Campbell, at JMU, 11/13/04Completed 30+ att. ........................30, L. Campbell, vs. JMU, 12/10/04Completed 20-29 att. ....................23, L. Campbell, vs. HU, 11/27/04QB pass/rush for 100 yds ........................................ D. Corley, at VU, 11/11/00

(247 pass, 107 rush)QB had 2 pass / 2 rush TDs .................... L. Campbell, at UNC, 9/4/04

(2 pass, 2 rush)QB had pass and rush TDs .................. L. Campbell, vs. JMU, 12/10/04

(3 pass, 1 rush)Rushed for 200+ yds .................................201, A. Porch, at UConn, 10/18/97Rushed for 150-199 yds ................................ 198, J. Smith, at UNH, 10/19/02Rushed for 100-149 yds .................. 120, E. Brooks vs. HU, 11/27/04Two players rush for 100 yards ................................................ vs. URI, 10/7/95

(Troy Keen (158) and Derek Fitzgerald (140))Two players with 100+ receiving yds ....................... vs. NU, 10/2/04

Dominique Thompson (157) and Joe Nicholas (111)Had 30+ carries ..................................................32, J. Smith, at UNH, 10/19/02Had 20-29 carries ..................................23, J. Smith, at UNH, 9/18/04Rushed for 4 TDs ........................................... Blocker-Bodley, vs. VMI, 10/2/93Rushed for 3 TDs ............................... J. Smith, vs. Villanova, 11/6/04Rushed for 2 TDs ............................... J. Smith, vs. Delaware, 12/4/04Had 200+ yds rec ....................... 244, D. Thompson, at UD, 10/23/04Had 150-199 yds rec ................... 185, D. Thompson, vs. UD, 12/4/04Had 100-149 yds rec ......................119, J. Nicholas, vs JMU, 12/10/04Had 10+ receptions ...........................11, J. Nicholas, vs. UD, 12/4/04Had 4 TD receptions .......................... D. Thompson, at UD, 10/23/04Had 3 TD receptions ..................................R. Musinski, at Delaware, 10/4/03Had 2 TD receptions ................................J. Nicholas, vs. UD, 12/4/04Ret. a KO for TD .................... D. Thompson, 92 yds, vs HU, 11/27/04Ret. a punt for TD .........................................M. Bobo, 69 yds, at UR, 11/21/03Ret. a blocked punt for TD ................................S. McDermott, at URI, 9/7/96Blocked a FG ............................B. Williamson, 39 att., vs. VU, 11/6/04Blocked a punt ...............................Cra. Patterson, vs. URI, 10/16/04Ret. a fumble for TD ...............................A. O’Connor, 0 yds, at URI, 10/25/03Ret. an INT for TD ............................ S. Cason, 62 yds, vs. UD, 12/4/04Made 4 FGs .................................................................B. Sterba, vs. NU, 10/28/01Made 3 FGs ........................................... G. Kuehn, at Liberty, 10/9/04Kicked a 50+ FG ................................................... 51, G. Kuehn, vs. UD, 9/28/02Kicked a 40-49 FG .............................. 42, G. Kuehn, vs. JMU, 12/10/042-point run .......................................... L. Campbell, vs. JMU, 12/10/042-point reception .....................................J. Nicholas, vs. NU, 10/2/04

Bold happened last season.Bold italic happened last game.

THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED IN TRIBE FOOTBALL

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHSPass Attempts: ....................................................53, L. Campbell vs. UD, Dec. 4Pass Completions: ...... 30, twice, last - L. Campbell vs. JMU, Dec. 10Passing Yards: ............................... 378, L. Campbell vs. Northeastern, Oct. 2Passing TDs: ...............................4, L. Campbell at UD, Oct. 23; vs. UR, Nov. 20Rushing Attempts: .............................................. 23, J. Smith at UNH, Sept. 18Rushing Yards: .....................................................120, E. Brooks vs. HU, Nov. 27Rushing TDs: ......................................................3, J. Smith vs. Villanova, Nov. 6Receptions: ............................................................ 11, J. Nicholas vs. UD, Dec. 4Receiving Yards: .............................. 244, D. Thompson at Delaware, Oct. 23Receiving TDs: ...................................... 4, D. Thompson at Delaware, Oct. 23Total Offensive Yards: ..............................400, L. Campbell at Liberty, Oct. 9All-Purpose Yards: .......................... 296, D. Thompson at Delaware, Oct. 23Total Points: .........................................24, D. Thompson at Delaware, Oct. 23Points Kicking: ........................................................... 13, G. Kuehn vs. LU, Oct. 9Points Rushing: .............................................. 18, J. Smith vs. Villanova, Nov. 6Points Receiving: ................................24, D. Thompson at Delaware, Oct. 23Field Goals Made: ......................3, three times, last - G. Kuehn at LU, Oct. 9Field Goals Attempted: ............................................4, G. Kuehn vs. NU, Oct. 2PATs Attempted: ................................................6, three times, last - G. Kuehn vs. UD, Dec. 4PATs Made: ..................................6, G. Kuehn vs. VMI, Sept. 25; vs. HU, Nov. 27Punts: .............................................7, M. Mesi at UNH, Sept. 18; at UD, Oct. 23Punting Yards: ..................................................... 264, M. Mesi vs. VMI, Sept. 25Punting Average: ..............................44.5, M. Mesi vs. Rhode Island, Oct. 16Punt Returns: .............................................................6, J. Shaw vs. VMI, Sept. 25Punt Return Yards: ................................................... 54, J. Shaw vs. UR, Nov. 20Kickoff Returns: ......................................................... 6, J. Lustig at UNC, Sept. 4Kickoff Return Yards: .......................................... 135, J. Lustig at UNC, Sept. 4Kickoff Return Avg: .................................. 92.0, D. Thompson vs. HU, Nov. 27Interceptions: ........................................................ 2, R. Nickell vs. VMI, Sept. 25Interception Yards: ..............................................70, J. Miller at Liberty, Oct. 9Tackles: .. 16, C. Ndubueze at UNH, Sept. 18 &. T. Wheeler vs. URI, Oct. 16Solo Tackles: ................................................ 10, C. Ndubueze at UNH, Sept. 18Tackles for loss: ................................................. 3.0, A. O’Connor vs. VU, Nov. 6Sacks: .................................................................... 3.0, A. O’Connor vs. VU, Nov. 6Pass Breakups: .............................. 3, S. Cason/A. Wheeling at Liberty, Oct. 9

Bold - Happened Last Game

Pass Attempts: .......................................................................... 53, vs. UD, Dec. 4Pass Completions: ......................30, vs. UD, Dec. 4, vs. JMU, Dec. 10Passing Yards: .......................................................................... 378, vs. NU, Oct. 2Passing TDs: ................................................... 4, at UD, Oct. 23; vs. UR, Nov. 20Yards Per Pass: ................................................................. 12.3, at Liberty, Oct. 9Rushing Attempts: .............................................................48, at UNH, Sept. 18Rushing Yards: ......................................................... 298, vs. Hampton, Nov. 27Rushing TDs: ...................................4, at Liberty, Oct. 9; vs. Villanova, Nov. 6Yards Per Rush: ..........................................................7.3, vs. Hampton, Nov. 27Total Yards: ............................................................... 592, vs. Hampton, Nov. 27Points Scored: ............................................................................ 44, vs. UD, Dec. 4TDs Scored: ................................................6, three times, last - vs. UD, Dec. 4Total Plays: .................................................................................. 85, vs. UD, Dec. 4Field Goals Made: ................................3, three times, last- at Liberty, Oct. 9Field Goals Attempted: ............................................................. 4, vs. NU, Oct. 2PATs Attempted: ......................................6, three times, last - VS. UD, Dec. 4PATs Made: ................................................. 6, vs. VMI, Sept. 25; vs. HU, Nov. 27Punts: ............................ 7, at UNC, Sept. 4; at UNH, Sept. 18; at UD, Oct. 23Punting Yards: ................................................................... 264, vs. VMI, Sept. 25Punting Average: ............................................................... 44.5, vs. URI, Oct. 16Punt Returns: .......................................................................... 6, vs. VMI, Sept. 25Punt Return Yards: ................................................................. 54, vs. UR, Nov. 20Kickoff Returns: ................................................... 8, vs. JMU, Dec. 10Kickoff Return Yards: ..........................................................156, vs. HU, Nov. 27Kickoff Return Average: ...................................................31.2, vs. HU, Nov. 27Interceptions: ......................................................................... 3, vs. VMI, Sept. 25Interception Yards: ............................................................70, at Liberty, Oct. 9Forced Fumbles: ...................................................................... 3, at UNC, Sept. 4Fumble Return Yards: ..........................................................33, at UNC, Sept. 4Forced Turnovers: ...................................4, at UNC, Sept. 4; vs. VMI, Sept. 25Turnovers: ............................................................. 5, vs. JMU, Dec. 10Sacks: ........................................................................................ 7, at Liberty, Oct. 9First Downs: .................................................30, at TU, Oct. 30; vs. HU, Nov. 27Third Down Conv. %: ........................... .667 (8-12), vs. JMU, Dec. 10Fourth Down Conversion %: ...................1.000 (2-for-2), at UNH, Sept. 18Penalties: ...............................................................................10, at Liberty, Oct. 9Penalty Yards: ......................................................................90, at Liberty, Oct. 9Possession Time: ...................................................... 35:59, at Towson, Oct. 30

Bold - Happened Last Game

Opponent Rushes Rush. Yds Receptions Rec. Yds. Tackles TFLs Sacks at UNC 9, Brooks, Smith 45, Brooks 6, Lustig, Thompson 112, Lustig 15, Miller 2.5, Nickell 0.5, Watson, O’Connorat UNH 23, Smith 63, Smith 3, Lustig, Thompson 55, Thompson 16, Ndubueze 1.0, (6 players) 1.0, Wright, PendletonVMI 15, Smith 52, Smith 4, Thompson 66, Thompson 6, McLaurin, Ndubueze 2.0, Watson 1.0, O’Connor, WatsonNU 12, Smith 45, Brooks 6, Nicholas 157, Thompson 8, O’Connor, Ndubueze 1.5, O’Connor, Wright 1.0, O’Connorat LU 19, Smith 51, Smith 10, Thompson 221, Thompson 8, Cason, McLaurin 2.5, Cason, Watson 2.0, WatsonURI 13, Smith 54, Brooks 7, Trinkle 58, Thompson 16, Wheeler 2.5, Nickell noneat UD 10, Brooks 31, Smith 6, Thompson 244, Thompson 11, Cason, Ndubueze 1.0, Wheeler, Watson 1.0, Watsonat TU 18, Brooks 113, Smith 7, Thompson 122, Thompson 10, Miller 2.0, Wright 1.0, Kelly, PageVU 17, Smith 76, Smith 6, Pitts 64, Pitts 8, Ndubueze 3.0, O’Connor 3.0, O’Connorat JMU 9, Smith 23, Brooks 7, Nicholas 77, Nicholas 11, Ndubueze, Miller 1.5, O’Connor noneUR 12, Smith, Brooks 88, Smith 6, Nicholas 93, Pitts 7, Nickell 2.5, Watson 2.0, WatsonHU* 17, Brooks 120, Brooks 7, Thompson 118, Thompson 9, Shaw 1.5, (4 players) 1.0, Riley, Cason, NdbubuezeUD* 13, Smith 82, Brooks 11, Nicholas 185, Thompson 11, Nickell 1.0 (3 players) 1.0, Wright, McCarthyJMU* 15, Smith 67, Smith 8 , Thompson, Nicholas 119, Nicholas 14, Miller 1.0, Wright, O’Connor none*NCAA Playoff game

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2004 TRIBE STATISTICAL LEADERS

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Rush: .......................................................56 yds, E. Brooks vs. Delaware, Dec. 4Rushing TD: ............................................ 17 yds, J. Smith vs. Villanova, Nov. 6Pass: ........................... 87* yds, L. Campbell to D. Thompson at UD, Oct. 23 Passing TD: ......................87*, L. Campbell to D. Thompson at UD, Oct. 23Punt Return: ...................................................... 33 yds, J. Shaw vs. UR, Nov. 20Kickoff Ret: ......................................92 yds (TD), Thompson vs. HU, Nov. 27INT Return: .............................................................70 yds, J. Miller at LU, Oct. 9Punt: .........................................................................64, M. Mesi vs. VMI, Sept. 25Field Goal: .....................................................46 yds, G. Kuehn at JMU, Nov. 13Drive: .................................................88 yds, 8 plays, 1:34, TD, at UNC, Sept. 4

*ties longest pass play in W&M history.Bold - Happened Last Game

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHSPass Attempts: .............................................................. 41, S. Riccio (UD), Dec. 4Pass Completions: .............................................25, M. Burroughs (VU), Nov. 6Passing Yards: ........................................................... 302, S. Riccio, (UD), Oct. 23Passing TDs: ..................3, four times, last - J. Rascati (JMU), Dec. 10 Rushing Attempts: ...................................................36, R. Hines (JMU), Nov. 13Rushing Yards: ........................................................ 198, R. Hines (JMU), Nov. 13Rushing TDs: ................................................................3, R. McGill (UNC), Sept. 4Receptions: .....................................................................11, J. Long (UD), Oct. 23Receiving Yards: ...................................................... 188, J. Mathis (HU), Nov. 27Receiving TDs: ................................... 2, five times, last - D. Boler (UD), Dec. 4Total Offensive Yards: .............................................308, S. Riccio (UD), Oct. 23All Purpose Yards: .................................................. 394, J. Mathis (HU), Nov. 27Total Points: ..........................................18, twice, last - J. Mathis (HU), Nov. 27Points Kicking: ........................................................ 8, B. Shushman (UD), Dec. 4Points Rushing: ........................................................ 18, R. McGill (UNC), Sept. 4Points Receiving: ........................12, four times, last - J. Mathis (HU), Nov. 27Field Goals Made: ..........................................................2, B. Way (VMI), Sept. 25Field Goals Attempted: ..................................................3, M. Kesic (NU), Oct. 2PATs Attempted: .......................................................... 7, C. Barth (UNC), Sept. 4PATs Made: ..................................................................... 7, C. Barth (UNC), Sept. 4Punts: ....................................... 7, three times, last - B. Neuman (UR), Nov. 20Punting Yards: ...................................................... 313, A. Peters (VMI), Sept. 25Punting Average: ............................................... 44.7, A. Peters (VMI), Sept. 25Punt Returns: ..............................................................5, J. Pollack (UNC), Sept. 4Punt Return Yards: ................................................. 47, J. Pollack (UNC), Sept. 4Kickoff Returns: ...............5, twice, last - a. Bransford (JMU), Dec. 10Kickoff Return Yards: ............................................. 166, J. Mathis (HU), Nov. 27Kickoff Return Average: ...................................... 95.0, M. Gibson (VU), Nov. 6Interceptions: ................... 1, five times, last - C. Kent (JMU), Dec. 10Interception Yards: .............................................. 20, D. Swinton (HU), Nov. 27Tackles: ....................................................................15, T. LeZotte (JMU), Nov. 13Solo Tackles: ................... 10, three times, last - S. Haugabrook (UD), Dec. 4Tackles for loss: ..................................................3.0, B. Flenory (UNH), Sept. 18Sacks: .....................................................................2.0, B. Flenory (UNH), Sept. 18Pass Breakups: .................2, seven times, last - S. Haugabrook (UD), Dec. 4

Bold - Happened Last Game

W&M LONGEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON - 2004 OPPONENT LONGEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON - 2004Rush: ................................................................... 49 yds, R. McGill (UNC), Sept. 4Rushing TD: ...................................................................... 37, O. Cuff (UD), Dec. 4Pass: ........................................ 80 yds, P. Shepherd to J. Mathis (HU), Nov. 27Passing TD: .................................................80 yds, Shepherd to Mathis (HU), Nov. 27Punt Return: .....................................................21 yds, J. Pollack (UNC), Sept. 4Kickoff Return: ........................................95 yds (TD), M. Gibson (VU), Nov. 6INT Return: ......................................... 69 yds, C. Kent (JMU), Dec. 10Punt: ..................................................................62 yds, A. Peters (VMI), Sept. 25Field Goal: ...................................................43 yds, B. Shushman (UD), Oct. 23Drive: ................................................ 95 yds, 14 plays, 5:37, TD, (UNC), Sept. 4

Bold - Happened Last Game

Pass Attempts: .......................................................................41, Delaware, Dec. 4Pass Completions: ................................................................ 25, Villanova, Nov. 6Passing Yards: .................................................................... 302, Delaware, Oct. 23Passing TDs: ..................................... 3, four times, last - JMU, Dec. 10Yards Per Pass: .................................................................................10.9, UD, Dec. 4Rushing Attempts: .........................................................................71, URI, Oct. 16Rushing Yards: ............................................................................. 321, UNC, Sept. 4Rushing TDs: ..................................................................................... 5, UNC, Sept. 4Yards Per Rush: ..............................................................................7.6, UNC, Sept. 4Total Yards: ................................................................................... 575, UNC, Sept. 4Points Scored: .................................................................................49, UNC, Sept. 4Touchdowns Scored: .............................7, UNC, Sept. 4, JMU, Dec. 10Total Plays: ........................................................................................... 88, UD, Dec. 4Field Goals Made: ........................................................................... 2, VMI, Sept. 25Field Goals Attempted: ...................................................................... 3, NU, Oct. 2PATs Attempted: .............................................................................. 7, UNC, Sept. 4PATs Made: ......................................................................................... 7, UNC, Sept. 4Punts: .................................................7, UNH, Sept. 18; VMI, Sept. 25; LU, Oct. 9Punting Yards: ............................................................................ 313, VMI, Sept. 25Punting Average: ..................................................................... 44.7, VMI, Sept. 25Punt Returns: .................................................... 7, UNC, Sept. 4 & UNH, Sept. 18Punt Return Yards: ........................................................................63, UNC, Sept. 4Kickoff Returns: ........................................................... 7, TU, Oct. 30; HU, Nov. 27Kickoff Return Yards: ................................................................... 244, HU, Nov. 27Kickoff Return Average: ............................................................ 34.9, HU, Nov. 27Interceptions: ..................................................................................... 3, HU, Nov. 27Interception Yards: .........................................................................27, HU, Nov. 27Forced Fumbles: .......................................................... 4, JMU, Dec. 10Fumble Return Yards: .......................................................................3, UD, Oct. 23Forced Turnovers: ........................................................ 5, JMU, Dec. 10Turnovers: ................................................................4, UNC, Sept. 4; VMI, Sept. 25Sacks: .................................................................................................4, UNH, Sept. 18First Downs: ............................................................................29, Delaware, Dec. 4Third Down Conversion %: .............................. .833 (10-for-12), UNC, Sept. 4Fourth Down Conversion %: .................................. 1.000 (3-for-3), VU, Nov. 6Penalties: ..............................................................................................9, HU, Nov. 27Penalty Yards: ...................................................................................90, HU, Nov. 27Possession Time: ...........................................................36:22, Delaware, Oct. 23

Bold - Happened Last Game

2004 OPPONENT SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

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INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

SCORINGMost Points36, Bill Palese vs. Bridgewater, 1931

Most Touchdowns6, Bill Palese vs. Bridgewater, 1931

Most PATs8, Terry Regan vs. Davidson, 19728, Greg Kuehn vs. VMI, 2002

Most Field Goals4, Chris Dawson vs. Lehigh, 19924, Brian Shallcross vs. VU, 19954, Brett Sterba vs. Northeastern, 2000

TOTAL OFFENSEMost Yards454, David Corley vs. Northeastern, 2000

RUSHINGRush Attempts37, Wes Meeteer vs. Davidson, 196937, Troy Keen vs. Northeastern, 199437, Derek Fitzgerald vs. Penn, 1995

Rushing Yards257, Phil Mosser vs. Ohio Wesl., 1970

PASSINGPass Attempts53, Lang Campbell vs. UD, 200452, Mike Cook vs. UNH, 1998

Completions35, Dave Murphy vs. Rutgers, 1983

Passing Yards426, David Corley vs. Northeastern, 2000

Touchdown Passes6, Shawn Knight vs. Maine, 1993

RECEIVINGReceptions13, Rich Musinski vs. URI, 200313, Glen Bodnar vs. Colgate, 1984

Receiving Yards244, Dominique Thompson at UD, 2004240, Dave Conklin vs. VMI, 1997

TD Receptions4, Dominique Thompson at UD, 20044, Vito Ragazzo vs. WFU, 19494, Corey Ludwig vs. Maine, 1993

SACKS3.5, Luke Cullinane vs. VU, 1996

INTERCEPTIONS4, Jack Bruce vs. Richmond, 1947

INDIVIDUAL LONG PLAYS

Rush from scrimmage95 yds, John Truehart vs. Elon, 1934

Pass Completion87 yds, Lang Campbell to Dominique Thompson at Delaware, 200487 yds, Dan Henning to Tom Scott vs. Navy, 1961

Punt77 yds, Russell Brown, 197277 yds, Joe Agee, 197577 yds, Jack Freeman, 1942

Punt Return101 yds, Dale Worrall vs. Bridgewater, 1932

Kickoff Return100 yds, Dick Pawlewicz vs. UVA, 1974

Run With Fumble91 yds, Meb Davis vs. Columbia, 1926

Run with Interception93 yds, Marvin Graham vs. Virginia Tech, 1946

Field Goal53 yds, Steve Christie vs. ETSU, 198753 yds, Steve Christie vs. UVA, 198853 yds, Brett Sterba vs. Delaware, 2000

TEAM RECORDSMost Points Scored95, vs. Bridgewater, 1931

Most Points Allowed93, by Delaware, 1915

Most Yards Gained681, vs. Richmond, 1991

Most Plays100, vs. Virginia Tech, 1971

Rushing Yards453, vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 1970433, vs. Villanova, 1993419, vs. Delaware, 1973417, vs. Richmond, 1974413, vs. VMI, 1993

Pass Attempts55, vs. Virginia Tech, 1971

Pass Completions35, vs. Rutgers, 1983

Passing Yards498, vs. VMI, 1997426, vs. Northeastern, 2000414, vs. Miami (Ohio), 1982412, vs. JMU, 1985403, vs. East Carolina, 1981

First Downs36, vs. VMI, 199136, vs. VMI, 1993

Most Interceptions6, vs. Wake Forest, 1947

Best Defense Against the Run-39 yds, vs. Colgate, 1988-39 yds, vs. Villanova, 1996-11 yds, Quantico, 1967-6 yds, vs. Villanova, 1993

Best Defense Against the Pass9 yds, vs. UMass, 19959 yds, vs. East Carolina, 19809 yds, vs. Appalachian State, 197610 yds, vs. Furman, 199911 yds, vs. VMI, 1993

Active players in bold.

WILLIAM AND MARY SINGLE-GAME RECORDS

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TOP PASSING PERFORMANCES TOP RUSHING PERFORMANCES TOP RECEIVING PERFORMANCES

1. 426, Dave Corley vs. NU, 10/28/002. 406, Stan Yagiello vs. JMU, 9/28/853. 401, David Murphy at Marshall, 11/5/834. 399, Chris Garrity at ECU, 11/14/815. 385, Greg DeGennaro at Bucknell, 9/20/866. 383, Kenny Lambiotte vs. Colgate, 9/6/867. 381, Mike Cook at N. Iowa, 12/7/96*8. 378, L. Campbell vs. NU, 10/2/049. 373, M. Cook vs. UNH, 10/24/9810. 368, L. Campbell at LU, 10/9/0411. 360, D. Murphy vs. Rutgers, 10/22/8312. 355, L. Campbell at Delaware, 10/23/0413. 352, M. Cook at Ga. Southern, 9/6/9714. 346, D. Corley vs. VMI, 9/14/0215. 345, Chris Hakel vs. Delaware, 9/14/91 345, S. Yagiello vs. Norfolk St., 9/14/8517. 342, L. Campbell vs. Delaware, 12/4/04*18. 339, M. Cook vs. Hampton, 10/31/9819. 329, C. Garrity vs. Richmond, 11/21/8120. 326, D. Corley vs. Delaware, 9/28/02

1. 257, Phil Mosser at Ohio Wes., 10/3/702. 219, Derek Fitzgerald vs. Penn., 10/14/953. 201, Alvin Porch at UConn., 10/18/974. 198, Jon Smith at UNH, 10/19/025. 189, D. Fitzgerald at NU, 9/16/95 189, D. Fitzgerald vs. Villanova, 10/23/937. 186, A. Porch vs. Boston, 9/27/978. 183, A. Porch vs. Delaware, 11/2/969. 181, Robert Green at Navy, 9/21/9110. 180, R. Green at Citadel, 9/8/9011. 177, Tyrone Shelton vs. ETSU, 11/4/89 177, Hameen Ali vs. Delaware, 10/10/9813. 173, A. Porch vs. Richmond, 11/15/9714. 172, Bill Bowman vs. WFU, 9/19/5315. 171, Jim Kruis vs. Navy, 10/16/7616. 170, Troy Keen at Furman, 9/17/9417. 165, R. Green vs. VMI, 10/13/9018. 164, T. Shelton at Furman, 11/3/90 164, Keith Fimian vs. Virginia, 9/18/7620. 159, A. Porch vs. JMU, 10/11/97

1. 244, Dom. Thompson at UD, 10/23/042. 240, David Conklin at VMI, 9/13/973. 226, Mike Sutton at Marshall, 11/5/834. 221, Dom. Thompson at LU, 10/9/045. 211, Kurt Wrigley vs. UR, 11/21/816. 198, Ron Gilliam vs. JMU, 9/28/857. 195, Chris Rosier at UConn., 10/18/978. 194, Rich Musinski vs. Delaware, 9/28/029. 191, R. Musinski at URI, 10/25/0310. 185, D. Thompson vs. UD, 12/4/04*11. 184, C. Rosier at URI, 10/7/0012. 183, Glenn Bodnar at Colgate, 11/10/8413. 182, Dave Szydlik vs. JMU, 9/28/8514. 168, C. Rosier at JMU, 10/28/0015. 164, R. Musinski vs. UNH, 9/29/0116. 162, D. Conklin vs. UConn., 11/14/9817. 161, R. Musinski at UMass, 9/1/0118. 158, Harry Mehre vs. Lehigh, 9/17/8819. 157, Corey Ludwig at Delaware, 9/11/93 157, Domin. Thompson vs. NU, 10/2/04

MOST 200-YARD PASSING GAMES MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES

1. 31 David Corley 1998-20022. 24 Chris Hakel 1987-19913. 22 Mike Cook 1994-19984. 20 Stan Yagiello 1982-19855. 18 Lang Campbell 2001-present6. 13 Shawn Knight 1990-19947. 7 Kenny Lambiotte 1985-1986 7 David Murphy 1981-19839. 6 Craig Argo 1986-198910. 4 Chris Garrity 1979-1981

1. 19 Derek Fitzgerald 1991-19952. 15 Robert Green 1988-19913. 14 Alvin Porch 1993-19974. 11 Jim Kruis 1975-1977 5. 10 Troy Keen 1992-19956. 9 Tyrone Shelton 1987-19907. 7 Michael Clemons 1983-19868. 5 Jon Smith 2001-present 5 Hameen Ali, III 1996-200010. 4 Komlan Lonegran 1998-200111. 3 Delmus Coley 2003-present

1. 21 Rich Musinski 1999-20032. 12 David Conklin 1995-19993. 8 Chris Rosier 1996-2000 8 Mark Compher 1987-19905. 7 Josh Whipple 1992-19966. 6 Ron Gilliam 1983-1985 6 Corey Ludwig 1989-1993 6 Dominique Thompson 2001-9. 5 Terry Hammons 1991-1995 5 Mike Sutton 1981-198311. 4 Harry Mehre 1985-1988 4 Jeff Sanders 1982-1984 4 Dave Szydlik 1984-1987 4 Mike Tomlin 1990-1994 4 Kurt Wrigley 1980-1982

WILLIAM AND MARY 2004 SEASON PERFORMANCESTop Passing Performances1. 378 Lang Campbell vs. NU .................. Oct. 22. 368 Lang Campbell vs. LU ................... Oct. 93. 355 Lang Campbell vs. UD ................Oct. 234. 342 Lang Campbell vs. UD ..................Dec. 45. 323 Lang Campbell vs. JMU .............Nov. 136. 322 Lang Campbell vs. UNC ............. Sept. 47. 315 Lang Campbell vs. JMU ............. Dec. 108. 294 Lang Campbell vs. HU ...............Nov. 279. 291 Lang Campbell vs. UR ................Nov. 2010. 268 Lang Campbell vs. TU .................Oct. 30

200-yard Passing GamesLang Campbell 11

300-yard Passing GamesLang Campbell 7

Top Rushing Performances1. 120 Elijah Brooks vs. HU ....................... Nov. 272. 113 Jon Smith, vs. TU ..............................Oct. 303. 93 Elijah Brooks vs. TU .........................Oct. 304. 88 Jon Smith vs. UR ............................. Nov. 205. 82 Elijah Brooks vs. UD ..........................Dec. 46. 81 Jon Smith vs. HU ............................. Nov. 277. 76 Jon Smith, vs. VU ............................... Nov. 68. 71 Lang Campbell vs. HU .................. Nov. 279. 67 Jon Smith vs. JMU .......................... Dec. 1010. 63 Jon Smith, vs. UNH ........................Sept. 18

100-yard Rushing GamesJon Smith 1Elijah Brooks 1

Top Receiving Performances1. 244 Dom. Thompson vs. UD ............... Oct. 232. 221 Dom. Thompson vs. LU ....................Oct. 93. 185 Dom. Thompson vs. UD .................Dec. 44. 157 Dom. Thompson vs. NU ..................Oct. 25. 122 Dom. Thompson vs. TU ................ Oct. 306. 119 Joe Nicholas vs. JMU .....................Dec. 107. 118 Dom. Thompson vs. HU .............. Nov. 278. 112 Josh Lustig vs. UNC .........................Sept. 49. 111 Joe Nicholas vs. NU ...........................Oct. 210. 96 Dom. Thompson vs. JMU ............. Dec.10

100-yard Receiving GamesDominique Thompson 6Joe Nicholas 2Josh Lustig 1

WILLIAM AND MARY ALL-TIME OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES

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Opponent Obtained Plays Yards TOP Result Quarter Play North Carolina Fumble 3 62 0:58 TD First Lustig 46-yard pass from CampbellNorth Carolina Kickoff 12 73 5:56 TD First Campbell 5-yard runNorth Carolina Fumble 4 4 1:40 TD Second Campbell 1-yard runNorth Carolina Interception 4 -2 1:37 FG Second Kuehn 21-yard field goalNorth Carolina Kickoff 10 80 4:22 TD Third Smith 2-yard runNorth Carolina Punt 8 88 1:34 TD Fourth Thompson 6-yard pass from Campbell New Hampshire Missed FG 13 67 5:12 FG Second Kuehn 27-yard field goalNew Hampshire Punt 8 28 4:20 FG Third Kuehn 35-yard field goalNew Hampshire Punt 10 64 4:34 FG Fourth Kuehn 21-yard field goal VMI Punt 10 63 4:00 TD Second Smith 2-yard runVMI Fumble 6 31 1:59 TD Second Brooks 6-yard runVMI Interception 2 34 0:34 TD Second Thompson 13-yard pass from CampbellVMI Interception 3 30 1:00 TD Second Nicholas 27-yard pass from CampbellVMI Kickoff 10 57 5:37 TD Third Smith 4-yard runVMI Punt 11 84 5:41 TD Fourth Taylor 4-yard pass from Potts Northeastern Punt 8 34 4:12 TD First Campbell 2-yard runNortheastern Kickoff 6 71 1:26 TD Second Campbell 2-yard runNortheastern Kickoff 8 72 3:54 TD Third Brooks 4-yard runNortheastern Kickoff 8 65 3:30 FG Third Kuehn 30-yard field goalNortheastern Missed FG 10 74 4:54 FG Fourth Kuehn 28-yard field goalNortheastern Interception 3 80 0:50 TD Fourth Thompson 77-yard pass from CampbellNortheastern Missed FG 6 14 ---- FG Overtime Kuehn 28-yard field goal Liberty Punt 10 80 3:23 FG First Kuehn 22-yard field goalLiberty Kickoff 11 84 3:58 TD First Brooks 1-yard runLiberty Punt 8 53 2:51 TD Second Campbell 1-yard runLiberty Fumble 10 46 4:52 FG Second Kuehn 20-yard field goalLiberty Kickoff 7 64 3:01 TD Third Smith 1-yard runLiberty Punt 6 47 1:43 FG Third Kuehn 28-yard field goalLiberty Interception 3 9 1:29 TD Fourth Smith 1-yard run Rhode Island Kickoff 13 77 6:15 TD First Trinkle 3-yard pass from CampbellRhode Island Punt 6 33 2:30 TD First Trinkle 3-yard pass from CampbellRhode Island Punt 9 40 3:03 FG Second Kuehn 28-yard field goalRhode Island Kickoff 12 82 4:51 TD Third Campbell 4-yard runRhode Island Kickoff 8 60 4:10 TD Fourth Brooks 2-yard run Delaware Kickoff 6 44 2:27 TD First Thompson 10-yard pass from CampbellDelaware Punt 3 69 0:26 TD First Thompson 62-yard pass from CampbellDelaware Kickoff 3 77 1:40 TD First Thompson 87-yard pass from CampbellDelaware Punt 3 80 0:55 TD Fourth Thompson 64-yard pass from Campbell Towson Punt 1 46 0:07 TD First Thompson 46-yard pass from CampbellTowson Punt 9 71 2:22 TD Second Smith 1-yard runTowson Punt 8 67 4:45 TD Second Thompson 21-yard pass from CampbellTowson Interception 12 65 3:53 FG Second Kuehn 32-yard field goalTowson Punt 6 62 2:03 TD Third Brooks 8-yard runTowson Punt 9 56 4:16 TD Third Bratton 1-yard pass from CampbellTowson Kickoff 9 33 4:03 FG Fourth Kuehn 43-yard field goal Villanova Kickoff 11 72 4:21 TD First Smith 1-yard runVillanova Kickoff 10 66 4:25 TD Second Campbell 1-yard runVillanova Kickoff 13 73 5:58 TD Third Nicholas 6-yard pass from CampbellVillanova Free kick 11 51 4:10 TD Fourth Smith 1-yard runVillanova Interception 4 33 0:48 TD Fourth Smith 17-yard run James Madison Kickoff 11 63 4:31 FG Second Kuehn 28-yard field goalJames Madison Punt 9 85 5:00 TD Third Otey 1-yard pass from CampbellJames Madison Kickoff 8 71 1:59 TD Fourth Pitts 5-yard pass from CampbellJames Madison Fumble 3 21 1:28 TD Fourth Smith 3-yard runJames Madison Kickoff 5 43 0:45 FG Fourth Kuehn 46-yard field goal Richmond Missed FG 9 80 3:37 TD First Thompson 25-yard pass from CampbellRichmond Punt 7 62 3:08 TD Second Smith 2-yard runRichmond Kickoff 3 77 1:39 TD Third Bratton 17-yard pass from CampbellRichmond Interception 5 77 2:21 TD Third Nicholas 5-yard pass from CampbellRichmond Punt 11 69 4:37 TD Third Bratton 4-yard pass from CampbellRichmond Punt 6 40 2:00 FG Third Kuehn 44-yard field goal Hampton Punt 8 80 3:06 TD Second Bratton 8-yard pass from CampbellHampton Kickoff 4 74 1:52 TD Third Thompson 27-yard pass from CampbellHampton Punt 5 56 1:27 TD Third Smith 4-yard runHampton Kickoff 0 0 0:00 TD Fourth Thompson 92-yard kickoff returnHampton Fumble 1 45 0:09 TD Fourth Thompson 45-yard pass from CampbellHampton Downs 4 60 1:53 TD Fourth Smith 4-yard run Delaware Kickoff 5 72 1:14 TD First Pitts 11-yard pass from CampbellDelaware Kickoff 9 52 3:23 FG Second Kuehn 37-yard field goalDelaware Interception 0 0 0:00 TD Fourth Cason 62-yard INT returnDelaware Punt 8 57 3:04 TD Fourth Smith 2-yard runDelaware Punt 12 68 1:56 TD Fourth Nicholas 15-yard pass from CampbellDelaware Possession 5 25 -- TD First OT Nicholas 2-yard pass from CampbellDelaware Possession 5 25 -- TD Second OT Smith 7-yard run James Madison Kickoff 13 65 5:24 FG Second Kuehn 27-yard field goalJames Madison Punt 10 68 4:41 TD Second Campbell 2-yard runJames Madison Punt 7 60 2:18 TD Second Nicholas 9-yard pass from CampbellJames Madison Punt 4 34 0:40 FG Second Kuehn 42-yard field goalJames Madison Kickoff 7 73 3:23 TD Third Thompson 7-yard pass from Campbell

TRIBE 2004 SCORING DRIVES CHART

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WM In WM WM WM FGs WM No WM RZOpponent Red Zone TDs FGs Missed Score Score %North Carolina 5 4 1 0 0 100.0New Hampshire 3 0 3 0 0 100.0VMI 5 5 0 0 0 100.0Northeastern 6 3 3 0 0 100.0Liberty 7 4 3 0 0 100.0Rhode Island 5 4 1 0 0 100.0Delaware 1 1 0 0 0 100.0Towson 5 3 1 0 1* .800Villanova 6 5 0 0 1 .833James Madison 5 3 1 1 1 .800Richmond 4 4 0 0 0 1.000Hampton 5 3 0 2 2 .600Delaware 8 5 1 1 2 .750James Madison 5 4 1 0 0 1.000SEASON 70 48 15 4 7 .900*W&M kneeled down inside the 20-yard line to run out the clock.

OPPONENTS IN THE RED-ZONE Opp. In Opp. Opp. Opp. FGs Opp. No Opp. RZOpponent Red Zone TDs FGs Missed Score Score %North Carolina 6 6 0 0 0 100.0New Hampshire 1 0 1 1 1 .500VMI 2 0 1 0 1 .500Northeastern 6 4 0 1 2 .667Liberty 2 2 0 0 0 100.0Rhode Island 3 2 1 0 0 100.0Delaware 4 3 0 0 1 .750Towson 1 0 1 0 0 100.0Villanova 3 3 0 0 0 100.0James Madison 3 2 1 0 0 100.0Richmond 4 2 0 2 2 .500Hampton 2 2 0 0 0 100.0Delaware 5 3 1 0 1 .800James Madison 4 4 0 0 0 100.0SEASON 47 34 5 4 8 .830

TRIBE IN THE RED-ZONE - 2004

TRIBE FOOTBALLHONOR ROLL2005 PRESEASON

Preseason All-Atlantic 10Cody Morris, OLGreg Kuehn, PKStephen Cason, DBAdam O’Connor, DE

Preseason All-AmericaGreg Kuehn - Second Team OffenseSports Network

Cody Morris - Third Team OffenseI-AA.org

Preseason Team RankingsSports Network - No. 9I-AA.org - No. 12Sagarin - No. 7 in I-AA, No. 95 overallDon Hansen - No.9

2004 IN REVIEW

First Team All-Atlantic 10Lang Campbell, QBGreg Kuehn, PK

Second Team All-Atlantic 10Dominique Thompson, WRCody Morris, OLStephen Cason, DBAdam O’Connor, DL

Third Team All-Atlantic 10Jon Smith, TBChris Ndubueze, LBMike Mesi, P

ESPN/USA Today I-AA Offensive Player of the WeekDominique Thompson, Oct. 25

National Team Rankings/RatingsSports Network Final Top 25W&M #3

I-AA.org AGS Top 25W&M # 7

I-AA.org Gridiron Power IndexW&M # 2 - Final Ranking

Don Hansen Gazette Top 40W&M # 6

USA Today Sagarin RatingW&M # 3 in I-AA, #50 overall

The Tribe offensive line paved the way for W&M s̓ red-zone success in 2004. Four of the five starters from the interior line return, in addition to starting tight ends Adam Bratton and Matt Trinkle.

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UNC 49, W&M 38CHAPEL HILL, NC (9/4/04) -- Despite career days from Lang Campbell and Josh Lustig and four first-half takeaways, the Tar Heels used three fourth-quarter TDs from Ronnie McGill to rally past the Tribe, 49-38, at Kenan Stadium. Campbell had the Division I-A North Carolina defense on its “heels” most of the afternoon, throwing for 322 yards and two TDs, including a 46-yard strike to Lustig on the opening possession. Lustig hauled in a career-best 112 yards on six catches. Campbell added a pair of rushing TDs in the first half and Greg Kuehn booted a 21-yard FG as time expired, as the Tribe built a 10-point halftime lead. Stephen Cason and Alan Wheeling each forced a fumble in the first half, Travis McLaurin recovered two fumbles in the first half, including one he returned 33 yards and Wade Harrell returned his third-career interception 37 yards to set up Kuehn’s FG, as W&M forced four turnovers in a game for the first time since 2002 (IU). James Miller, who also recovered a fumble, led the Tribe with 15 tackles. Dominique Thompson, a NC native, caught six passes for 83 yards and a TD, while Jon Smith added a 2-yard TD run.

1 2 3 4 FinalWilliam and Mary 14 10 7 7 38North Carolina 7 7 14 21 49

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st W&M Lustig 46 pass from Campbell 12:29 (Kuehn kick) UNC Lewis 12 run (Barth kick) 6:46 W&M Campbell 5 run (Kuehn kick) 0:502nd UNC Scott 8 run (Barth kick) 13:07 W&M Campbell 1 run (Kuehn kick) 7:35 W&M FG Kuehn 21 0:003rd UNC Bowman 19 pass from Durant 11:49 (Barth kick) W&M Smith 2 run (Kuehn kick) 7:27 UNC Mitchell 29 pass from Durant 1:50 (Barth kick)4th UNC McGill 4 run (Barth kick) 13:32 UNC McGill 10 run (Barth kick) 11:05 UNC McGill 7 run (Barth kick) 6:57 W&M Thompson 6 pass from Campbell 0:00 (Kuehn kick) W&M UNCFirst Downs 21 23Rushes - Yards 31-120 45-341Att-Cmp-Int 41-23-0 24-14-1Pass Yards 322 234Total Offense 442 575Total Plays 72 69Fumbles - Lost 0-0 3-33rd Down Conv. 5-16 10-12Penalties - Yards 5-45 3-20Sacks by - Yards 1-1 0-0Time of Possession 31:41 28:19

RushingW&M: Brooks 9-45, Campbell 6-35 (2 TD), Smith 9-24 (TD), Thompson 1-13, Parrott 1-4, McLaurin 5-1.UNC: McGill 13-137 (3 TD), Lewis 15-125 (TD), Scott 11- 76 (TD), Durant 6-13.PassingW&M: Campbell 23-41-0 322 (2 TD).UNC: Durant 14-24-1 234 (2 TD)ReceivingW&M: Lustig 6-112 (TD), Thompson 6-83 (TD), Nicholas 4-48, Pitts 2-28, Bratton 1-18, McLaurin 1-12, Brooks 1-10, Trinkle 1-6, Parrott 1-5.UNC: Bowman 6-61 (TD), Phillips 3-65, Holley 2-35, Pollock 1-38, Mitchell 1-29 (TD), Hedgecock 1-6.DefenseW&M: Miller 15 (8 solo, FR, BrUp), Tra. McLaurin 7 (2 FR), Cason 6 (FF, PBU), Nickell 6 (2 TFL), O’Connor 3 (0.5 sack, 2 QBH), Watson 3 (0.5 sack), Harrell (INT).Attendance: 43,500

W&M 9, #10 UNH 7DURHAM, NH (9/18/04) - All-conference kicker Greg Kuehn connected on field goals of 27, 35 and 21 yards and the Tribe defense held the Wildcats’ high-powered offense in check, as W&M won its conference-opener, 9-7, over 10th-ranked New Hampshire at rained-soaked Cowell Stadium. Playing in heavy rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan, W&M held UNH to 226 offensive yards, nearly 150 below its average, after yielding 575 yard to North Carolina two weeks prior. It was the fewest yards allowed by a W&M defense since yielding 141 to Massachusetts in the 2001 season-opener. All-American candidate Lang Campbell and the Tribe offense were efficient in the treacherous condi-tions, as Campbell threw for 148 yards on 11 for 23 passing and ran for 42 yards on 14 attempts. With 148 passing yards, he moved into 10th place on the W&M career passing list. Senior Jon Smith churned out 63 yards on 23 carries. Kuehn kicked three field goals for the fourth time in his career, with the last coming in a win over Rhode Island on Oct. 25, 2003. Chris Ndubueze paced the defense with a ca-reer-high 16 tackles, including 10 solo stops. Junior Larry Pendleton tallied seven tackles and a sack, while sophomore Josh Wright, who made his first career start, also recorded a sack. The win gave W&M its first victory over a ranked opponent since knocking off 15th-ranked Northeast-ern in Williamsburg on Oct. 26, 2002.

1 2 3 4 FinalWilliam and Mary 0 3 6 0 9#10 New Hampshire 7 0 0 0 7

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st UNH Harvey 1 run (McCormack kick) 5:482nd W&M FG Kuehn 27 0:003rd W&M FG Kuehn 35 9:41 W&M FG Kuehn 21 3:06 W&M UNHFirst Downs 13 13Rushes - Yards 48-123 42-123Att-Cmp-Int 23-11-0 21-12-0Pass Yards 148 103Total Offense 271 226Total Plays 71 63Fumbles - Lost 2-1 1-03rd Down Conv. 5-16 5-16Penalties - Yards 6-50 2-25Sacks by - Yards 2-17 4-18Time of Possession 35:13 24:47

RushingW&M: Smith 23-63, Campbell 14-42, Brooks 4-10, McLaurin 3-9, Parrott 1-2, Thompson 1-(-1).UNH: Harvey 28-75 (TD), Santos 9-35, McCoy 3-12, Bailey 2-1.PassingW&M: Campbell 23-11-0 148.UNH: Santos 21-12-0 103.ReceivingW&M: Thompson 3-55, Lustig 3-51, Pitts 2-20, Nicholas 1-9, Brooks 1-8, Trinkle 1-5.UNH: Kreider 4-27, Williams 3-38, Diner 2-21, Ball 1-9, Bailey 1-5, Harvey 1-3.DefenseW&M: Ndubueze 16 (10 solo). Miller 9 (5 solo), McLaurin 8 (4 solo, TFL), Riley 7 (TFL), McCarthy 7 (TFL), Pendleton 7 (sack), Kelly 5 (TFL), Wright 4 (sack). Attendance: 3,512

W&M 42, VMI 6WILLIAMSBURG (9/25/04) - All-American candidate Lang Campbell threw for 137 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the first half to surpass the 3,000-yard mark for his career, as W&M used four second-quarter touchdowns and another outstanding defensive effort to knock off state-rival VMI, 42-6, in front of 8,101 fans at Zable Stadium. Playing on his 23rd birthday, Campbell went over the 3,000-yard plateau in the first quarter and went on to complete 11-of-15 passes for 160 yards to move into ninth place (3,136) on the College’s career passing yardage list. With two TD passes, Campbell also moved into eighth place (28) on the career list at W&M. The Tribe defense forced four turnovers for the second time this season (UNC) and held the Keydets to 197 total yards, the first time a W&M defense sur-rendered fewer than 200 total yards since a season-opening win at UMass in 2001 (146). Dating back to a 9-7 win at UNH on Sept. 18, W&M has not allowed a touchdown for over seven consecutive quarters, a feat that has not been accomplished since 1995. Sophomore linebacker Ryan Nickell recorded interceptions on consecutive VMI offensive plays from scrimmage, while all-conference linebacker Travis McLaurin and Chris Ndubueze each had six tackles and defensive end Adam O’Connor recorded five stops, a sack and three quarterback hurries. Senior tailback Jon Smith led the Tribe ground game with 52 yards and two TDs, as he inched closer to 2,000 rushing yards for his career (1,899).

1 2 3 4 FinalVMI 0 6 0 0 6William & Mary 0 28 7 7 42

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time2nd W&M Smith 2 run (Kuehn kick) 14:56 W&M Brooks 6 run (Kuehn kick) 12:42 VMI FG Way 28 7:35 W&M Thompson 13 pass from Campbell 3:58 (Kuehn kick) W&M Nicholas 27 pass from Campbell 2:52 (Kuehn kick) VMI FG Way 39 0:423rd W&M Smith 1 run (Kuehn kick) 9:234th W&M Taylor 4 pass from Potts (Kuehn kick) 6:20 W&M VMIFirst Downs 19 15Rushes - Yards 45-98 31-49Att-Cmp-Int 23-15-0 39-19-3Pass Yards 207 148Total Offense 305 197Total Plays 68 70Fumbles - Lost 1-1 2-13rd Down Conv. 8-14 3-17Penalties - Yards 6-56 8-66Sacks by - Yards 2-22 3-22Time of Possession 33:10 26:50

RushingW&M: Smith 15-52 (2 TD), McLaurin 8-38, Brooks 12-28 (TD), Parrott 2-7, Campbell 4--5, Potts 1--5, Thompson 1--15.VMI: Hollingsworth 10-19, Mizzer 9-14, Jackson 4-12, Lyles 2-8, Poldiak 5-3.PassingW&M: Campbell 15-11-0 160 (2 TD), Potts 8-4-0 47 (TD).VMI: Lyles 24-9-3 64, Poldiak 15-10-0 84.ReceivingW&M: Thompson 4-66 (TD), 2-47 (TD), Davis 2-40, Pitts 2-29, McLaurin 2-6, Parrott 1-13, Taylor 1-4 (TD), Brooks 1-2.VMI: Burden 5-57, Jackson 4-25, Gilliland 2-22, Monteleone 2-15.DefenseW&M: McLaurin 6 (4 solo, TFL), Ndubueze 6 (3 solo), O’Connor 5 (sack, FF, 3 QBH), Cason 3 (TFL), Muldrow 3 (.5 TFL), Waston, 2 (sack, 2 TFL, FR), Nickell 2 (2 INT), Miller 2 (INT, PBU), Wil-liamson 1 (.5 TFL). Attendance: 8,101

WILLIAM AND MARY GAME-BY-GAME - 2004

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WILLIAM AND MARY GAME-BY-GAME - 2004W&M 38, #16 NU 35 (OT)

WILLIAMSBURG (10/2/04) - Powered by a career-best 378-yard passing performance by All-American candidate Lang Campbell, the College pulled off a thrilling 38-35 overtime victory over 16th-ranked Northeastern at Zable Stadium. The decisive points came off the foot of all-confer-ence kicker Greg Kuehn, who nailed a 28-yard FG in the first overtime period. He ended the afternoon converting three of his four FG opportunities. After the Tribe scored on a 77-yard TD pass from Campbell to Dominique Thompson with 2:34 remaining in the fourth quarter, and also got the two-point conversion on a pass to redshirt freshman receiver Joe Nicholas, W&M had a 35-28 lead. But, NU quarterback Shawn Brady’s third TD pass tied the game with 42 seconds remaining and forced OT. W&M won the toss and elected to play defense first. On the Huskies’ first snap, junior Adam O’Connor sacked Brady, and NU eventually missed a 53-yard FG attempt. On the Tribe’s OT possession, Nicholas caught a key first-down pass from Campbell on third-and-long, and two plays later Kuehn drilled the game-winner. Campbell ended the day 22 of 36 for 378 yards, including the score to Thompson. He also ran for a pair of TDs. The 378 passing yards ranks as the eighth-best single-game performance in W&M history, and it was his second game over 300 yards in four contests. Thompson led the Tribe with a career-high 157 yards on five grabs, while Nicholas hauled in a career-best 111 yards on six catches.

1 2 3 4 OT Final#16 Northeastern 0 14 14 7 0 35William & Mary 7 7 10 11 3 38

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st W&M Campbell 2 run (Kuehn kick) 4:272nd NU Parks 27 pass from Brady 8:19 (Kesic kick) NU Parks 23 pass from Brady 1:53 (Kesic kick) W&M Campbell 2 run (Kuehn kick) 0:273rd W&M Brooks 4 run (Kuehn kick) 11:06 NU West 2 run (Kesic kick) 8:54 W&M FG Kuehn 30 5:24 NU Murray 1 run (Kesic kick) 2:574th W&M FG Kuehn 28 6:57 W&M Thompson 77 pass from Campbell 2:34 (Kuehn kick) NU Mitchell 3 pass from Brady 0:42 (Kesic kick)OT W&M FG Kuehn 28 W&M NUFirst Downs 20 20Rushes - Yards 33-96 35-90Att-Cmp-Int 36-22-1 33-18-1Pass Yards 378 301Total Offense 474 391Total Plays 69 68Fumbles - Lost 0-0 1-03rd Down Conv. 6-14 8-16Penalties - Yards 3-35 5-57Sacks by - Yards 1-10 1-11Time of Possession 31:46 28:14

RushingW&M: Brooks 11-45 (TD), Smith 12-41, Campbell 8-9 (2 TD), Parrott 1-2.NU: West 12-48 (TD), Murray 13-37 (TD), Gyles 7-15, Brady 2--9.PassingW&M: Campbell 36-22-1 378 (TD).NU: Brady 33-18-1 301 (3 TD).ReceivingW&M: Nicholas 6-111, Thompson 5-157 (TD), Trinkle 3-55, Smith 3-14, Brooks 2-31, Davis 1-5, Pitts 1-4, Bratton 1-1.NU: Parks 7-170 (2 TD), Mitchell 6-86 (TD), Graham 1-14.DefenseW&M: O’Connor 8 (1.0 sack, 1.5 TFL), Ndubueze 8 (3 solo, .5 TFL), McLaurin 7 (5 solo), Wheeling 7 (5 solo), Wright 5 (3 solo, 1.5 TFL), Cason 4 (2 solo, 1.0 TFL, PBU), Miller 4 (INT, 2 PBU), Shaw 3 (.5 TFL). Attendance: 8,267

#18 W&M 37, LU 17LYNCHBURG, VA (10/9/04) - Senior All-American can-didate Lang Campbell threw for 368 yards, including 221 to senior wide receiver Dominique Thompson, as the 18th-ranked College of William and Mary defeated Liberty, 37-17. In the first-ever meeting between the schools, Campbell completed 19-of-30 passes to surpass the 300-yard mark for the second time in as many games and the third time this season. Thompson pulled in a career-high 10 catches for a personal-best 221 yards, which ranks as the third-best single-game performance in W&M history behind only David Conklin’s 240-yard performance against VMI on Sept. 13, 1997, and Mike Sutton’s 226-yard effort at Marshall on Nov. 5, 1983. The College piled up a season-high 498 total yards of offense to the Flames’ 264. Senior Jon Smith carried 19 times for 51 yards and a pair of TDs, while Campbell and sophomore Elijah Brooks each added a score on the ground, as W&M recorded a season-high four rushing TDs. Junior cornerback Stephen Cason had an out-standing game to pace the defense, sharing team-high honors with eight total tackles, in addition to 1.5 sacks, three pass breakups and 2.5 total tackles for loss. The Tribe defense recorded a season-high seven sacks, led by Jonas Watson’s two. All-conference candidate Adam O’Connor registered 1.5 sacks to bring his team-leading total to 4.5. The win gave W&M its fourth consecutive victory and eighth-straight win over a Division I-AA opponent, dating back to the 2003 season.

1 2 3 4 Final#18 William & Mary 10 10 10 7 37Liberty 3 0 7 7 17

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st W&M FG Kuehn 22 8:53 LU FG Kolegue 41 5:24 W&M Brooks 1 run (Kuehn kick) 1:202nd W&M Campbell 1 run (Kuehn kick) 11:57 W&M FG Kuehn 20 2:563rd W&M Smith 1 run (Kuehn kick) 11:51 LU Gado 2 run (Kolegue kick) 8:48 W&M FG Kuehn 28 2:374th W&M Smith 1 run (Kuehn kick) 3:23 LU Hamilton 1 run (Kolegue kick) 0:18

W&M LUFirst Downs 18 17Rushes - Yards 43-130 33-61Att-Cmp-Int 30-19-0 35-18-1Pass Yards 368 203Total Offense 498 264Total Plays 73 68Fumbles - Lost 1-1 2-13rd Down Conv. 9-18 3-15Penalties - Yards 10-90 3-20Sacks by - Yards 7-46 0-0Time of Possession 30:55 28:47

RushingW&M: Smith 19-51 (2 TD), Brooks 14-34 (TD), Campbell 8-32 (TD), Nicholas 1-15.LU: Gado 20-97 (TD), Johnson 2-8, Hamilton 1-1 (TD), Troth 9- -45.PassingW&M: Campbell 30-19-0 368.LU: Troth 23-11-1 124, Johnson 11-7-0 79, Hamilton 1-0-0.ReceivingW&M: Thompson 10-221, Pitts 3-46, Smith 2-29, Trinkle 1-34, Troester 1-28, Taylor 1-6, Brooks 1-4.LU: Williams 6-94, Hamilton 3-15, Jackson 2-34, Cline 2-21, Gado 2-10, Turner 1-17, Luck 1-8, Grigsby 1-4.DefenseW&M: Cason 8 (7 solo, 1.5 sack, 2.5 TFL, 3 PBU), McLaurin 8 (FR), Miller 7 (INT), McCarthy 6 (TFL, FF, .5 sack), Nickell 6 (sack, 1.5 TFL), O’Connor 5 (1.5 sack, 2 TFL), Watson 4 (2 sack, 2.5 TFL), Williamson 3 (.5 sack, .5 TFL). Attendance: 9,603

#16 W&M 31, URI 24WILLIAMSBURG (10/16/04) - All-American candidate, senior quarterback Lang Campbell threw a pair of first-quarter TD passes to sophomore tight end Matt Trinkle and later rushed for another score, as the 16th-ranked Tribe held off Rhode Island, 31-24, in front of Homecom-ing crowd of 8,774 at Zable Stadium. With the game tied at 24-24, sophomore tailback Elijah Brooks plowed into the end zone from two yards out with just over eight minutes remaining for the deci-sive points. Brooks led the Tribe ground attack with 54 yards on 12 carries, while senior Jon Smith surpassed the 2,000-yard mark for his career (2,027) with 36 yards on 13 attempts. Campbell completed 20-of-27 passes for 192 yards, and Trinkle recorded a career-high seven catches for a personal-best 51 yards. With two TD passes, Campbell moved into seventh place on the W&M career list (31), while also moving into seventh place on the W&M career passing yardage list (4,074). Junior linebacker Thad Wheeler registered a ca-reer-high 16 tackles filling in for starter Travis McLaurin, who was hampered by a knee injury suffered on the first URI series. Fellow linebacker Chris Ndubueze made 14 total stops, and junior safety James Miller was in on 13 total tackles to give the Tribe three players in double-digit tackles. With the win, W&M won its fifth consecutive game overall and its seventh-straight conference game dat-ing back to last season. It was also the Tribe’s eighth consecutive win over a Division I-AA opponent, dating back to 2003. 1 2 3 4 FinalRhode Island 7 3 7 7 24#16 William & Mary 14 3 7 7 31

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st URI Hill 52 pass from Davis 12:18 (Giannecchini kick) W&M Trinkle 3 pass from Campbell 6:03 (Kuehn kick) W&M Trinkle 3 pass from Campbell 0:07 (Kuehn kick)2nd URI FG Giannecchini 29 6:21 W&M FG Kuehn 28 0:043rd URI Davis 6 run (Giannecchini kick) 11:45 W&M Campbell 4 run (Kuehn kick) 6:544th URI Davis 1 run (Giannecchini kick) 12:19 W&M Brooks 2 run (Kuehn kick) 8:09 W&M URIFirst Downs 19 25Rushes - Yards 33-97 71-282Att-Cmp-Int 27-20-0 12-6-0Pass Yards 192 127Total Offense 289 409Total Plays 60 83Fumbles - Lost 1-0 1-03rd Down Conv. 7-12 7-16Penalties - Yards 2-15 4-45Sacks by - Yards 0-0 1-6Time of Possession 28:15 31:45

RushingW&M: Smith 13-36, Brooks 12-54 (TD), Campbell 6-10 (TD).URI: Ham 32-106, Davis 19-65 (2 TD), Poole 8-73, Jones 6-14, Porter 5-7, Hill 1-17.PassingW&M: Campbell 27-20-0 192 (2 TD).URI: Davis 12-6-0 127 (TD).ReceivingW&M: Trinkle 7-51 (2 TD), Thompson 4-58, Pitts 3-27, Brooks 3-26, Nicholas 2-15, Davis 1-15.URI: Hill 2-65 (TD), Bowers 2-8, Poole 1-45, West 1-9.DefenseW&M: Wheeler 16 (2.0 TFL), Ndubueze 14, Miller 13 (.5 TFL), Nickell 9 (2.5 TFL), Shaw 7 (1.0 TFL, PBU), Wright 7 (1.5 TFL), Cason 6 (1.0 TFL). Attendance: 8,774

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WILLIAM AND MARY GAME-BY-GAME - 2004#3 UD 31, #14 W&M 28

NEWARK, DE (10/23/04) - Despite a record-setting performance from senior wide receiver Dominique Thompson and four TD passes from All-American candidate, senior Lang Campbell, the 14th-ranked Tribe dropped a hard-fought 31-28 decision to third-ranked Delaware in front of 22,058 fans at Delaware Stadium. Thompson set a W&M single-game record with 244 receiving yards, surpassing the previous mark of 240 set by Dave Conklin against VMI in 1997. He also caught all four of Campbell’s TD passes, matching a W&M record also held by Vito Ragazzo (1949, vs. WFU) and Corey Ludwig (1993, vs. Maine). Campbell completed 20 of 30 passes for 355 yards and a career-best four TDs, surpassing the 300-yard mark for the fourth time this season. The duo connected on scoring plays of 10, 62, 87 and 64 yards with the 87-yard completion tying the longest pass play in W&M history (Dan Henning to Tom Scott vs. Navy, 1961). W&M scored on its first three possessions and held a 21-7 advantage in front of shocked sellout crowd at the end of one quarter, but the defending I-AA National Champions outscored the Tribe 24-7 to close the game, capped by a 25-yard TD pass from Sonny Riccio to Joseph Blaymaier with 4:41 remaining. Junior linebacker Chris Ndubueze and junior corner Stephen Cason shared the team-lead with 11 tackles apiece, while sophomore end Josh Wright recorded a career-high 10 stops in the loss.

1 2 3 4 Final#14 William & Mary 21 0 0 7 28#3 Delaware 7 17 0 7 31

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st W&M Thompson 10 pass from Campbell 12:33 (Kuehn kick) W&M Thompson 62 pass from Campbell 11:34 (Kuehn kick) UD Long 5 pass from Riccio 6:12 (Shushman kick) W&M Thompson 87 pass from Campbell 4:26 (Kuehn kick)2nd UD Lee 2 run (Shushman kick) 8:33 UD FG Shushman 43 5:58 UD Lee 2 run (Shushman kick) 0:444th W&M Thompson 64 pass from Campbell 12:15 (Kuehn kick) UD Bleymaier 25 pass from Riccio 4:41 (Shushman kick) W&M UDFirst Downs 16 26Rushes - Yards 25-30 46-149Att-Cmp-Int 30-20-0 40-24-0Pass Yards 355 302Total Offense 385 451Total Plays 55 86Fumbles - Lost 2-1 0-03rd Down Conv. 6-13 10-18Penalties - Yards 9-55 3-30Sacks by - Yards 1-8 3-26Time of Possession 23:38 36:22

RushingW&M: Brooks 10-13, Smith 8-31, Campbell 7--14.UD: Lee 18-78 (2 TD), Starks 14-66, Cuff 3-8, Riccio 7-6, Team 3- -4, Long 1- -5.PassingW&M: Campbell 30-20-0 355 (4 TD).UD: Riccio 40-24-0 302 (2 TD).ReceivingW&M: Thompson 6-244 (4 TD), Nicholas 5-39, Brooks 3-30, Pitts 3-16, Smith 2-21, Parrott 1-5.UD: Long 11-108 (TD), Boler 7-155, LaForgia 3-11, Bleymaier 1-25 (TD), Lee 1-3, Starks 1-0.DefenseW&M: Cason 11 (PBU), Ndubueze 11 (2 PBU), Wright 10, Miller 9, Wheeler 9 (TFL), Shaw 7, Nickell 6, McCarthy 5, Watson 3 (1.0 sack). Attendance: 22,058

#16 W&M 41, TU 16TOWSON, MD (10/30/04) - Senior All-American candi-date, quarterback Lang Campbell threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters, and the 16th-ranked Tribe piled up a season-high 585 yards of total offense to subdue A10 Conference newcomer Towson, 41-16. Campbell completed 20-of-29 attempts and his three touchdown passes brought his season total to 14, seven of which have come in the last two games. The 268 passing yards brought his career total to 4,697, moving him into sixth place on the W&M career list, while his three TD passes brought his career total to 38, also moving him into sixth place on the W&M career list in that category. Senior wide receiver Dominique Thompson caught seven passes for 122 yards and two touch-downs, his fifth and sixth scoring receptions in the last two games. Thompson went over the 1,000-yard mark on the season early in the third quarter, becoming just the sixth player in W&M history to record a 1,000-yard receiving season. As impressive as Campbell’s feats through the air were, the Tribe’s ground attack was equally inspired, as it racked up a season-high 280 rushing yards after averaging just 99.1 yards per game coming in. Senior tailback Jon Smith led the rushing attack with a sea-son-high 113 yards on 16 carries and added a running score. Smith became the first Tribe player this season to surpass the century mark on the ground, and it was his fifth 100-yard rushing game of his career, moving him into a tie for eighth place on the W&M career list.

1 2 3 4 Final#16 William & Mary 7 17 14 3 41Towson 3 0 0 13 16

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st W&M Thompson 46 pass from Campbell 13:07 (Kuehn kick) TU FG Halbruner 33 7:382nd W&M Smith 1 run (Kuehn kick) 14:57 W&M Thompson 21 pass from Campbell 7:32 (Kuehn kick) W&M FG Kuehn 32 0:473rd W&M Brooks 8 run (Kuehn kick) 7:27 W&M Bratton 1 pass from Campbell 1:41 (Kuehn kick)4th TU Perry 49 pass from Goldbeck 14:52 (Halbruner kick) W&M FG Kuehn 43 10:46 TU Perry 26 pass from Goldbeck 9:23 (Halbruner kick blocked) W&M TUFirst Downs 30 14Rushes - Yards 47-280 28-77Att-Cmp-Int 37-23-0 33-18-2Pass Yards 305 234Total Offense 585 311Total Plays 84 61Fumbles - Lost 1-1 1-03rd Down Conv. 11-18 2-14Penalties - Yards 5-40 2-30Sacks by - Yards 2-16 1-3Time of Possession 35:59 24:01

RushingW&M: Brooks 18-93 (TD), Smith 16-113 (TD), Viola 7-53, Camp-bell 3-19, Otey 2-6.TU: Brunetti 12-49, Corle 6-1, Goldbeck 4--5, Miles 3-11, Marcus 2-11, Brown 1-10.PassingW&M: Campbell 29-20-0 268 (3 TD), Potts 8-3-0 37.TU: Goldbeck 33-18-2 234 (2 TD).ReceivingW&M: Thompson 7-122 (2 TD), Nicholas 4-42, Smith 3-19, Brat-ton 2-30 (TD), Davis 2-12, Pitts 1-29, Taylor 1-20, Holston 1-13, Brooks 1-10, Parrot 1-8.TU: Marcus 6-70, Brown 4-58, Corle 3-13, Perry 2-75 (2 TD), Arnold 2-10, Brown 1-8.DefenseW&M: Miller 10 (2 PBU), Wheeler 9 (TFL, PBU), Nickell 7 (PBU, Blkd PAT), Ndubueze 7 (INT), Shaw 7 (INT), Wright 5 (2.0 TFL), Kelly 4 (1.0 sack), Page 1 (1.0 sack, FF). Attendance: 3,280

#13 W&M 37, #19 VU 29WILLIAMSBURG (11/6/04) - Senior tailback Jon Smith scored on runs of 1, 1 and 17 yards and All-American candidate Lang Campbell threw for 232 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 60 yards and another score to lead the 13th-ranked Tribe past 19th-ranked Villanova, 37-29, at Zable Stadium. The victory gave head coach Jimmye Laycock his 13th career season with seven or more victories, and stood as the College’s third win over a ranked opponent this season. After trailing 21-14 at the break, Campbell con-nected with redshirt freshman WR Joe Nicholas on a six-yard scoring strike to cap the Tribe’s opening drive of the second half, and after the teams exchanged punts, W&M took its first lead of the game when the Wildcats’ center sent a snap over the punter’s head and out of the end zone. Smith scored his second touchdown early in the fourth to push the lead to 30-21, and found the end zone for third time with 2:57 remaining, after senior Wade Harrell’s 19-yard interception return. Smith scored three rushing TDs for the third time in his career with the last coming against VMI in 2002. Campbell completed 22 of 34 passes for 232 and threw his 39th career TD pass. He was equally effective on the ground, gaining a season-high 60 yards, includ-ing several key first-down runs in the fourth quarter. Junior all-conference candidate Adam O’Connor recorded three sacks in the game, just a half-sack away from a W&M single-game record. For his efforts, O’Connor was named the A10 Defensive Player of the Week.

1 2 3 4 Final#19 Villanova 7 14 0 8 29#13 William & Mary 7 7 9 14 37

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st VU Gibson 95 kick return (James kick) 14:46 W&M Smith 1 run (Kuehn kick) 10:252nd VU Dieser 7 pass from Burroughs 12:38 (James kick) W&M Campbell 1 run (Kuehn kick) 8:13 VU DiGiacomo 17 pass from Burroughs 3:38 (James kick)3rd W&M Nicholas 6 pass from Campbell 9:02 (Kuehn kick) W&M Team safety 3:264th W&M Smith 1 run (Kuehn kick) 14:16 W&M Smith 17 run (Kuehn kick) 2:57 VU DiGiacomo 2 pass from Burroughs 0:32 (Dieser pass from Burroughs) W&M VUFirst Downs 25 21Rushes - Yards 45-167 29-107Att-Cmp-Int 34-22-0 39-25-1Pass Yards 232 270Total Offense 399 377Total Plays 79 68Fumbles - Lost 0-0 1-03rd Down Conv. 10-17 4-12Penalties - Yards 1-10 4-24Sacks by - Yards 4-23 0-0Time of Possession 34:09 25:51

RushingW&M: Smith 17-76 (3 TD), Brooks 16-22, Campbell 10-61 (TD), Thompson 1-11.VU: Butler 11-48, Burroughs 10-25, DiGiacomo 3-27, Gibson 3-7, Outlaw 1-20.PassingW&M: Campbell 34-22-0 232 (TD).VU: Burroughs 39-25-1 270 (3 TD).ReceivingW&M: Pitts 6-64, Nicholas 5-54 (TD), Brooks 4-31, Thompson 3-47, Smith 2-7, Taylor 1-16, Bratton 1-13.VU: DiGiacomo 6-44 (2 TD), Outlaw 5-70, Dieser 4-44 (TD), Wright 2-51, Waltman 2-33, Polite 2-12, Sherry 2-11.DefenseW&M: Ndubueze 8 (7 solo), Miller 6 (PBU), O’Connor 5 (3 sacks), Nickell 5, Shaw 5, McCarthy 2 (sack), Harrell INT. Attendance: 6,755

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WILLIAM AND MARY GAME-BY-GAME - 2004#10 W&M 27, #4 JMU 24

HARRISONBURG, VA (11/13/04) - Junior all-conference kicker Greg Kuehn nailed a 46-yard field goal as time expired to lead 10th-ranked William and Mary to a thrilling 27-24 victory over fourth-ranked James Madi-son in front of 13,904 fans at Bridgeforth Stadium. The College gained possession at its 28-yard line with 38 seconds remaining, after JMU tied the game at 24-24 with 45 seconds left. With three timeouts in hand, senior All-American and Payton Award candidate, quarterback Lang Campbell calmly led the Tribe on a five play, 43-yard drive to set up Kuehn’s game-win-ning kick. Kuehn’s heroics gave the Tribe its first win in Harrisonburg since 1998 and its second victory over a top-10 team on the road this season. The kick was Kuehn’s second game-winning ef-fort of the season, as he also drilled a 28-yard field goal in overtime to beat 16th-ranked Northeastern, 38-35, on Oct. 2. Campbell was brilliant all day, as he methodi-cally picked apart the Dukes’ vaunted defense for 323 yards and two touchdowns on 26 of 33 passing. It was Campbell’s fifth 300-yard passing game of the season, as he moved over the 5,000-yard barrier for his career (5,302), becoming just the sixth quarterback in W&M history to accomplish the feat. Junior Chris Ndubueze led the Tribe with 12 total tackles and forced a critical JMU fumble late in the game, which was recovered by classmate Stephen Cason, who had 10 total stops in the game. All-confer-ence candidate, junior Adam O’Connor registered nine total tackles, including a team-high 1.5 for loss.

1 2 3 4 Final#10 William & Mary 0 3 7 17 27#4 James Madison 3 7 0 14 24

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st JMU FG Rabil 28 2:492nd W&M FG Kuehn 28 13:18 JMU Boxley 17 pass from Rascati 3:19 (Rabil kick)3rd W&M Otey 1 pass from Campbell 6:14 (Kuehn kick)4th JMU Hines 4 run (Rabil kick) 10:16 W&M Pitts 5 pass from Campbell 8:17 (Kuehn kick) W&M Smith 3 run (Kuehn kick) 5:40 JMU Boxley 27 pass from Rascati 0:45 (Rabil kick) W&M FG Kuehn 46 0:00 W&M JMUFirst Downs 19 27Rushes - Yards 22-55 56-272Att-Cmp-Int 33-26-0 27-15-0Pass Yards 323 153Total Offense 378 425Total Plays 55 83Fumbles - Lost 0-0 2-13rd Down Conv. 6-11 12-20Penalties - Yards 6-60 7-65Sacks by - Yards 0-0 1-5Time of Possession 25:09 34:51

RushingW&M: Smith 9-17 (TD), Brooks 8-23, Campbell 4-12, Nicholas 1-3.JMU: Hines 36-198 (TD), Rascati 13-48, Bolton 4-15, Fenner 3-11.PassingW&M: Campbell 33-26-0 323 (2 TD).JMU: Rascati 27-15-0 153 (2 TD).ReceivingW&M: Nicholas 7-77, Pitts 4-61 (TD), Brooks 4-36, Thompson 3-59, Smith 3-30, Bratton 2-45, Parrot 2-14, Otey 1-1 (TD).JMU: Tolley 5-67, Boxley 3-48 (2 TD), Iorio 1-11, Ridley 1-9, Bolton 1-6, Bransford 1-5, Hines 1-4, Baker 1-3, Fenner 1-0.DefenseW&M: Ndubueze 12 (7 solo), Miller 11, Cason 10 (FR), Nickell 10 (TFL), O’Connor 9 (1.5 TFL), Riley 6, Kelly 4 (.5 TFL). Attendance: 13,904

#6 W&M 38, UR 14WILLIAMSBURG (11/20/04) - All-American and Payton Award candidate, senior quarterback Lang Campbell threw for a school-record 174 yards and three touch-downs in the third quarter, as sixth-ranked William and Mary defeated arch rival Richmond, 38-14, in the 114th meeting between the schools. With the victory, the Tribe earned a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship and secured the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA I-AA Playoffs. The Tribe reeled off 24 straight points in the third period to turn a 14-point halftime lead into a 38-0 advantage heading into the final quarter. Campbell completed 21 of 28 passes for 291 yards and four touchdowns, which matched his ca-reer-high set earlier this season at Delaware. His three third-quarter TD passes matched a W&M single-quarter record, also set at Delaware this season. Junior tight end Adam Bratton caught two of Campbell’s scoring passes in the third, and redshirt freshman Joe Nicholas pulled in his third touchdown reception of the season in the frame. Junior defensive end Jonas Watson led an in-spired defensive effort for the Tribe, sacking UR quar-terback Stacy Tutt twice. W&M recorded five sacks in the game and limited the Spiders to 150 yards through the air. With 291 passing yards, Campbell established a W&M 11-game, regular season record with 3,037 passing yards, while also setting an 11-game, regular season record for total offense (3,238).

1 2 3 4 FinalRichmond 0 0 0 14 14#6 William and Mary 7 7 24 0 38

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st W&M Thompson 25 pass from Campbell 7:07 (Kuehn kick)2nd W&M Smith 2 run (Kuehn kick) 13:243rd W&M Bratton 17 pass from Campbell 13:21 (Kuehn kick) W&M Nicholas 5 pass from Campbell 10:12 (Kuehn kick) W&M Bratton 4 pass from Campbell 3:55 (Kuehn kick) W&M FG Kuehn 44 0:184th UR Freeman 16 run (Ball kick) 5:37 UR Little 7 pass from Richardson 0:05 (Ball kick) W&M URFirst Downs 19 16Rushes - Yards 34-182 42-155Att-Cmp-Int 30-21-0 20-12-1Pass Yards 291 150Total Offense 473 305Total Plays 64 62Fumbles - Lost 3-1 0-03rd Down Conv. 5-12 4-14Penalties - Yards 2-15 4-34Sacks by - Yards 5-37 2-9Time of Possession 28:54 31:06

RushingW&M: Smith 12-88 (TD), Brooks 12-58, Viola 5-23, Davis 1-10, Campbell 4-4.UR: Freeman 22-126 (TD), Hightower 3-17, Tutt 16-9.PassingW&M: Campbell 28-21-0 291 (4 TD), Potts 1-0-0, Brooks 1-0-0.UR: Tutt 15-8-1 122, Richardson 5-4-0 28 (TD).ReceivingW&M: Nicholas 6-91 (TD), Pitts 4-93, Thompson 4-74 (TD), Bratton 3-24 (2 TD), Smith 2-6, Brooks 2-3.UR: Wilson 4-67, Hightower 2-14, Freeman 2-4, Lehatto 1-32, Schools 1-16, Neuman 1-10, Little 1-7 (TD).DefenseW&M: Nickell 7 (1.5 TFL), Wheeler 6 (sack), Ndubueze 6, Wat-son 5 (2.5 TFL, 2 sacks), Shaw 4 (INT, sack), O’Connor 3 (1.5 TFL, sack). Attendance: 8,325

#6 W&M 42, #11 HU 35WILLIAMSBURG (11/27/04) - Sophomore tailback Eli-jah Brooks ran for a career-high 120 yards and senior Payton Award Candidate Lang Campbell threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns to lead William and Mary over Hampton, 42-35, in the first round of the 2004 NCAA I-AA Football Championship in Williamsburg. The Tribe shook off a sluggish start and erased a 13-7 halftime deficit with 35 second-half points and a season-high 592 yards of total offense, including a season-high 298 on the ground, to overcome a 394 all-purpose yard and three touchdown performance from Pirates’ senior wide receiver Jerome Mathis. After Mathis scored his third TD of the game, a 43-yard pass play with 12:01 remaining in the game, Tribe senior Dominique Thompson returned the ensu-ing kickoff 92 yards for a score, becoming the first W&M player to take a kickoff to the house since 1995. The defense forced a turnover on the Pirates’ next possession, and one play later, Campbell hit Thompson on a 45-yard scoring strike to put the Tribe ahead for good. It was Thompson’s second TD catch of the game, as he piled up 118 receiving yards on seven grabs for his fifth 100-yard game of the season. Senior tailback Jon Smith and Campbell each contributed to the Tribe’s impressive rushing attach, as Smith racked up 80 yards and two scores on 13 carries, while Campbell added a season-high 71 yards on nine attempts. The victory gave W&M its 10th win of the season, becoming just the third team in school history to reach the mark. It was also the Tribe’s first playoff victory, since a 45-6 win over Jackson State in 1996.

1 2 3 4 Final#11 Hampton 13 0 8 14 35#6 William and Mary 0 7 14 21 42

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st HU Daniels 1 run (Paterini kick) 10:59 HU Mathis 80 pass from Shepherd 3:31 (kick failed)2nd W&M Bratton 8 pass from Campbell 9:23 (Kuehn kick)3rd W&M Thompson 27 pass from Campbell 13:08 (Kuehn kick) HU Mathis 93 kick return (Paterini kick) 12:55 W&M Smith 4 run (Kuehn kick) 5:334th HU Mathis 43 pass from Shepherd 12:01 (Paterini kick) W&M Thompson 92 kick return (Kuehn kick) 11:47 W&M Thompson 45 pass from Campbell 9:58 (Kuehn kick) W&M Smith 4 run (Kuehn kick) 1:56 HU Shepherd 7 run (Paterini kick) 0:32 W&M HUFirst Downs 30 15Rushes - Yards 41-298 43-128Att-Cmp-Int 37-23-3 23-11-0Pass Yards 294 242Total Offense 592 370Total Plays 78 66Fumbles - Lost 0-0 1-13rd Down Conv. 4-12 5-15Penalties - Yards 5-43 10-147Sacks by - Yards 3-29 1-6Time of Possession 33:44 26:16

RushingW&M: Brooks 17-120, Smith 13-81 (2 TD), Campbell 9-71, Thompson 1-27.HU: Coleman 14-33, Daniels 11-52 (TD), Shepherd 11-minus 13 (TD), Mathis 4-40, Payton 2-17.PassingW&M: Campbell 37-23-3 294 (3 TD).HU: Shepherd 23-11-0 242 (2 TD).ReceivingW&M: Thompson 7-118 (2 TD), Pitts 6-80, Nicholas 5-53, Bratton 3-42 (TD), Smith 1-3, Brooks 1-minus 2.HU: Mathis 6-188 (2 TD), Faulkner 3-36, Daniels 2-18.DefenseW&M: Shaw 9 (TFL, FF, 2 PBU), Cason 8 (sack), Nickell 6 (1.5 TFL), Ndubueze 6 (sack, 1.5 TFL), Riley 5 (sack, 1.5 TFL), Kelly 5 (TFL), O’Connor 3 (1.5 TFL, FR, PBU). Attendance: 5,576

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WILLIAM AND MARY GAME-BY-GAME - 2004#6 W&M 44, #10 UD 38 (2OT)

WILLIAMSBURG, VA (12/4/04) - Senior tailback Jon Smith scored from seven yards out in the second over-time and the Tribe defense held on a fourth-and-goal from the nine, as William and Mary knocked defending national champion Delaware out of the NCAA I-AA Championship with a 44-38 double-overtime victory in the quarterfinals at Zable Stadium. The Tribe, which erased a 31-10 deficit heading into the fourth quarter, became the first team in school history to advance to the national semifinals and win 11 games in a season. Payton Award Finalist Lang Campbell completed a career-high 30 passes on 53 attempts, throwing for a 342 yards and three touchdowns, including a 15-yard toss to redshirt freshman Joe Nicholas with 1:52 remaining to send the game into the extra session knotted at 31. Junior cornerback Stephen Cason started the comeback by intercepting a pass on the first play of the fourth quarter, returning it 62 yards to cut the deficit to 31-17, and Smith scored on a two-yard run to pull W&M within 31-24 with 9:56 left. After yielding 406 total yards in the first half, the Tribe surrendered just 85 in the second half, including minus-6 rushing yards in the fourth quarter. Nicholas set a freshman record with 11 recep-tions, which went for 94 yards and two TDs. Senior WR Dominique Thompson caught nine passes for 185 yards, his sixth 100-yard receiving game of the season. He also established a new single-season record with 1,489 yards. Campbell became just the fifth quarterback in school history to throw for 6,000 yards, while also establishing season records for yards (3,673) and TD passes (27).

1 2 3 4 OT Final#10 Delaware 14 17 0 0 7 38#6 William and Mary 7 3 0 21 13 44

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st UD Cuff 37 run (Shushman kick) 11:28 W&M Pitts 11 pas from Campbell 10:14 (Kuehn kick) UD Cuff 5 run (Shushman kick) 3:572nd UD Boler 58 pass from Riccio 14:30 (Shushman kick) W&M FG Kuehn 37 11:07 UD FG Shushman 31 7:51 UD Boler 15 pass from Riccio 1:02 (Shushman kick)4th W&M Cason 62 interception (Kuehn kick) 14:50 W&M Smith 2 run (Kuehn kick) 9:56 W&M Nicholas 15 pass from Campbell 1:56 (Kuehn kick)OT 1 UD Long 7 pass from Riccio (Shushman kick) W&M Nicholas 2 pass from Campbell (Kuehn kick)OT 2 W&M Smith 7 run (kick failed) W&M UDFirst Downs 23 29Rushes - Yards 32-158 47-229Att-Cmp-Int 53-30-0 41-24-2Pass Yards 342 262Total Offense 500 491Total Plays 85 88Fumbles - Lost 2-1 1-03rd Down Conv. 13-21 9-19Penalties - Yards 3-25 8-50Sacks by - Yards 2-17 1-1Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

RushingW&M: Brooks 9-82, Smith 13-46 (2 TD), Campbell 9-27).UD: Cuff 27-170 (2 TD), Riccio 14-35, Starks 4-26.PassingW&M: Campbell 53-30-0 342 (3 TD).UD: Riccio 41-24-2 262 (3 TD).ReceivingW&M: Nicholas 11-94 (2 TD), Thompson 9-185, Smith 4-15, Brooks 2-22, Pitts 2-15 (TD), Bratton 1-8, Otey 1-3.UD: Boler 10-153 (2 TD), Long 7-41 (TD), Selk 3-37, Starks 2-13, Ingram 1-12, Bleymaier 1-6.DefenseW&M: Nickell 11, Wheeler 9, Riley 7 (PBU), Ndubueze 7, Wright 6 (sack, FF), Wheeling 5 (INT), McCarthy 3 (sack), Cason 3 (INT, TD), O’Connor 3 (TFL). Attendance: 8,875

#8 JMU 48, #6 W&M 34WILLIAMSBURG, VA (12/10/04) - Senior All-American quarterback Lang Campbell threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns on 30-for-39 passing, but eighth-ranked James Madison defeated sixth-ranked William and Mary, 48-34, in the semifinals of the 2004 NCAA I-AA Football Championship in front of a Friday night sellout crowd at Zable Stadium. After spotting the Dukes a 21-0 first-quarter lead, Campbell rushed for a score and threw a nine-yard TD pass to redshirt freshman Joe Nicholas and All-Ameri-can Greg Kuehn kicked a pair of field goals, including a 42-yarder as time expired in the first half, to cut the deficit to 21-20 at the break. W&M kept the momentum going to start the third, as Campbell hit senior All-American wide receiver Dominique Thompson on a seven-yard strike to give the Tribe its first lead, 26-21. The advantage was short-lived however, as JMU engineered a two-play scoring drive on its next series and took advantage of two costly Tribe turnovers to reel off 27-straight points en route to the victory. Campbell completed the most prolific season by a W&M quarterback with his school-record 30th TD pass late in the fourth, a four-yard connection with senior John Pitts. Campbell set season marks for passing yards (3,988), total offense (4,305), completions (298) and touchdown passes. Thompson extended his school-record for receiv-ing yards in a season to 1,585 and established a new standard for receptions in a season (79) with eight catches for 96 yards against the Dukes. Despite the loss, the 2004 campaign proved to be one of the most successful in W&M history, as the Tribe won 11 games and advanced to the national semifinals for the first time. 1 2 3 4 Final#8 James Madison 21 0 20 7 48#6 William and Mary 0 20 6 8 34

Scoring SummaryQtr Team Score Time1st JMU Hines 27 run (Rabil kick) 12:32 JMU Harris 19 pass from Rascati (Rabil kick) 6:08 JMU Kent 69 INT return (Rabil kick) 4:022nd W&M FG Kuehn 27 13:38 W&M Campbell 2 run (Kuehn kick) 6:20 W&M Nicholas 9 pass from Campbell 2:14 (Kuehn kick) W&M FG Kuehn 42 0:003rd W&M Thompson 7 pass from Campbell 11:37 (pass failed) JMU Boxley 34 pass from Rascati 11:00 (pass failed) JMU Iorio 4 run (Rabil kick) 4:24 JMU Bolton 13 pass from Rascati (Rabil kick) 2:454th JMU Banks 1 run (Rabil kick) 8:01 W&M Pitts 4 pass from Campbell 1:21 (Campbell rush) W&M JMUFirst Downs 25 19Rushes - Yards 32-138 52-207Att-Cmp-Int 39-30-1 14-11-0Pass Yards 315 143Total Offense 453 350Total Plays 71 66Fumbles - Lost 2-1 1-03rd Down Conv. 8-12 8-15Penalties - Yards 1-10 4-30Sacks by - Yards 0-0 2-6Time of Possession 26:31 33:29

RushingW&M: Smith 15-67, Brooks 7-35, Thompson 1-18, Campbell 9-18 (TD).JMU: Fenner 22-117, Hines 11-57 (TD), Banks 8-30 (TD).PassingW&M: Campbell 39-30-1 315 (3 TD).JMU: 14-11-0 143 (3 TD).ReceivingW&M: Nicholas 8-119 (TD), Thompson 8-96 (TD), Smith 6-30, Trinkle 3-20, Pitts 3-16 (TD), Bratton 2-34.JMU: Boxley 5-80 (TD), Tolley 2-21, Harris 1-19 (TD), Bolton 1-13 (TD), Ridley 1-6, Bransford 1-4.DefenseW&M: Miller 14 (9 solo), Ndubueze 10, Shaw 9, Nickell 8, Riley 7, O’Neill 5, Wright 3 (TFL), O’Connor TFL. Attendance: 12,259

Fans flooded Cary Field after the Tribe s̓ thrilling double-overtime victory over reign-ing national champion Delaware in the NCAA quarterfinals. It was the College s̓ school-re-cord-tying seventh win at home and earned W&M its first-ever appearance in the national semifinals.

The NCAA Semifinal against state-rival JMU drew a more-than capacity crowd at Zable Sta-dium.

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OFFENSE SPECIAL TEAMSDEFENSEPrevious Winners: Previous Winners: Previous Winners:

North Carolina - Sept. 4Lang Campbell, Sr., Quarterback23-41-0, 322 yds, 2 TD; 6 att., 35 yds, 2 TD

New Hampshire - Sept. 18Cody Morris, So., Lineman

VMI - Sept. 25Jon Smith, Sr., Tailback15 carries, 52 yards, 2 TD

Northeastern - Oct. 2Lang Campbell, Sr., QB22-36, career-high 378 yards, TD; 2 rush TDs

Liberty - Oct. 9Dominique Thompson, Sr., WR10 catches, career-high 221 yards

Rhode Island - Oct. 16Matt Trinkle, So., TE7 catches, career-high 51 yards, 2 TDs

Delaware - Oct. 23Dominique Thompson, Sr. WR6 catches, school-record 244 yards, 4 TDs

Towson - Oct. 30Patrick Mulloy, Jr., CLed o-line that produced 585 yards total offense

Villanova - Nov. 6Lang Campbell, Sr., QB22-34, 232 yards, TD; 10 att., 60 yards, TD

James Madison - Nov. 13Lang Campbell, Sr., QB26-33, 326 yards, 2 TD

Richmond - Nov. 20Cody Morris, So., OL

Hampton -NCAA First Round- Nov. 27Elijah Brooks, So. RBCareer and W&M season-high 120 rushing yards

Delaware - NCAA Quarterfinals - Dec. 4Lang Campbell, Sr., QB30-53, 342 yards, 3 TD

James Madison - NCAA Semifinals - Dec. 10Joe Nicholas, RF, WRSet a freshman single-game record with 11 receptions for 94 yards and two TDs

North Carolina - Sept. 4James Milller, Jr., FS15 TT, 8 UT, FR, BrUP

New Hampshire - Sept. 18Chris Ndubueze, Jr., LB16 total tackles, 10 solo

VMI - Sept. 25Ryan Nickell, So., LB2 total tackles, 2 INT

Northeastern - Oct. 2Adam O’Connor, Jr., DE8 total tackles, 1.0 sack

Liberty - Oct. 9Stephen Cason, Jr., CB8 total tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 3 PBU

Rhode Island - Oct. 16Thad Wheeler, Jr., LBCareer-high 16 total tackles, 2.0 TFL

Delaware - Oct. 23Chris Ndubueze, Jr. LB11 total tackles, 9 solo, 2 PBU

Towson - Oct. 30Josh Wright, So., DE5 total tackles, 3 solo, 2 TFLs

Villanova - Nov. 6Adam O’Connor, Jr., DE3.0 sacks, 5 solo tackles

James Madison - Nov. 13James Miller, Jr., FS11 total tackles

Richmond - Nov. 20Jonas Watson, Jr., DE5 total tackles, 2 sacks, 2.5 TFLs

Hampton - NCAA First Round - Nov. 27Jon Shaw, Jr., SSTeam-high nine tackles, forced fumble

Delaware - NCAA Quarterfinals - Dec. 4Chris Ndubueze, Jr., LBSeven total tackles

James Madison - NCAA Semifinals - Dec. 10James Miller, Jr., FS14 total tackles, including nine solo stops

North Carolina - Sept. 4Josh Lusitg, Sr. WR/KR6 ret., 135 yds, 22.5 avg; 6 rec., 112 yds, TD

New Hampshire - Sept. 18Greg Kuehn, Jr., PK27, 35, and 21-yard FGs in 9-7 win

VMI - Sept. 25Mike Mesi, Sr., P6 punts, 264 yards, 44.0 avg., 64 long

Northeastern - Oct. 2Greg Kuehn, Jr., PK3-4 FG (30, 28, 28) including GW in OT

Liberty - Oct. 9Tony Viola, RF, RB3 total tackles, 2 solo, on kick coverage

Rhode Island - Oct. 16Greg Kuehn, Jr., PK1-1 FG (28), 4-4 PAT, 4 touchbacks

Delaware - Oct. 23Dominique Thompson, Sr., WR3 KO returns for 52 yards, 1.0 tackle

Towson - Oct. 30Alan Wheeling, Jr., DB3 total tackles on kick coverage

Villanova - Nov. 6Mike Mesi, Sr., PAvg. 43.0 yards on four punts, three downed I20

James Madison - Nov. 13Greg Kuehn, Jr., PKGW 46-yard FG as time expired; 2-3 FGA

Richmond - Nov. 20Mike Mesi, Sr., P4 punts, 42.0 AVG, three downed inside 20

Hampton - NCAA First Round - Nov. 27Dominique Thompson, Sr., KR92-yard kickoff return for touchdown

Delaware - NCAA Quarterfinals - Dec. 4David Page, RF, DBTwo tackles on kick coverage

James Madison - NCAA Semifinals - Dec. 10Josh Wright, So., LS

QUARTERBACK CLUB PLAYERS OF THE WEEK2004 Quarterback Club Postseason AwardsOffensive Player of the Year: Lang Campbell, QB President’s Award: Jon Smith, RB and John Pitts, WRDefensive Player of the Year: Chris Ndubueze, LB Spirit Award: Wade Harrell, DTSpecial Teams Player of the Year: Greg Kuehn, PK Warrior Award: Stephen Cason, CBRookie of the Year: Joe Nicholas, WROffensive Lineman of the Year: Matt Witham, LTDefensive Lineman of the Year: Adam O’Connor, DE