UC Football Decade Page On November 19, 2002, announcement of football returning to the university. (Story in the Maroon and Gold, Spring 2002, pg. 10, photos included) 2003 2-9 Mike Springston 2004 3-7 Mike Springston 2005 8-3 Tony DeMeo 2006 5-6 (4-3) Tony DeMeo 2007 8-3 (6-2) Tony DeMeo 2008 7-4 (5-3) Tony DeMeo 2009 9-2 (6-2) Tony DeMeo 2010 6-5 (4-4) Tony DeMeo 2011 5-6 (5-3) Pat Kirkland 2012 9-2 (6-2) Pat Kirkland 2013 6-5 (6-3) Pat Kirkland 2014 8-3 (7-3) Pat Kirkland 2015 10-2 (9-1) Pat Kirkland 2003 2-9 Mike Springston SCHEDULE WVU-Tech 17-21 Story with photos Fall ’03 Maroon and Gold, pg.22-24 Fairmont State 10-32 Cumberland (KY) 35-55 Johnson C. Smith 58-28 Concord 7-23 Coastal Carolina 0-47 Gannon 20-51 Southern Virginia 48-18 Tiffin 17-47 North Greenville 24-37 Morehead State 10-48 ROSTER/STATS Rushing Chris Moore 658 yards 4 TD 59 per game Julian Lambert 430 4 TD 73 long Marcus Johnson 142 1 TD 7.5 per carry Sean Durham 132 2 TD Mike Jasper 106 3 TD Blake Burr 100 Rob Maggi 27 Stanley Hollis 8 Cipriano Montes 4

Daymetrie Williams 3 Jason Johnson 2 1 TD Corey Isner 1 TD Passing Corey Isner 99-183-10 1, 117 yards 8 TD Jason Johnson 21-38-4 214 2 Kelly Coburn 20-40-3 275 2 80 long Sean Durham 19-72-3 257 3 Mike Jasper 2-5-1 49 1 Jeff Hoover 1-1 46 Stanley Hollis 0-2 Receiving Cipriano Montes 40 receptions 365 yards 4 TD Jeff McCoy 23 372 4 Eddie Byrd 22 365 3 80 long Trent Taylor 15 158 2 Matt Thompson 13 128 2 Chris Moore 13 85 Marcus Johnson 10 141 1 Stanley Hollis 9 134 Julian Lambert 3 52 Deandre Amos 3 20 Blake Burr 2 16 Jason Johnson 2 12 Jarius Parker 2 5 Garrett Gregory 1 46 Guy Early 1 35 Punt Returns Maurice Holmes 18 returns 181 yards 10 yards per 1 TD 71 long Garrett Gregory 4 31 Cedric Owens Deandre Amos 1 4 Melvin Dixon 1 13 Kick Returns Maurice Holmes 19 returns 571 yards 30.1 average 73 long Garrett Gregory 14 250 Stanley Hollis 10 165 Byron Green 8 156 Marcus Johnson 3 29 Jose Rodriguez 1 11 Rob Maggi 1 11

Field Goal/PAT Pat Shea 4-6 FG 38 long 24-29 PAT Punting Jeff Hoover 63 punts 33.7 average 49 long Defense Malcolm Waters 75 tackles 1 sack FF Brandon Harris 58 13 TFL 4 2 FF, 1 FR Emmanuel Dartey 57 9 TFL 1 Chris Boggiano 54 8 TFL 1 INT Shawn Dedden 49 9 TFL 1 2 FR Mike Jasper 45 2 2 INT, FF Rainest Crawford 43 1 FF Jeff Foy 38 3 FF Nardis Walker 37 Tamar Sherrod 36 2 Eric Benetiz 26 3 FR Duran Woods 23 7 1 2 FR Cedric Owens 22 Ricky Holloway 22 Daymon Hinojosa 20 3 FF Jason Wilson 19 1 1 Jesse Romeo 16 1 FR Maurice Holmes 16 INT, FR Deandre Amos 12 1 Kellen Williams 12 1 2 FR Melvin Dixon 11 1 2 INT (111 yards) Jose Rodriguez 10 1 FR Garrett Gregory 9 Daymetrie Williams 9 Drew Melton 7 Tremaine Battle 7 2 Michael Burnes 7 FR Joseph Lowe 7 Byron Green 6 2 Marcus Blackshear 4 Rainest Crawford 4 Cedric Piper 4 Ramon Niestzche 4 2 Guy Early 3 Wade Cyrus 3

Marcus Lewis 3 2 Kasey Teegardin 2 Justin Clagg 2 FR Elikalee Fuller 2 Charles O’ Byrne 2 Jonathan Evans 2 Leroy Irvin 2 Ricky Holloway 1 Edward Davies 1 Will Gillard 1 Pat Shea 1 Kelly Coburn 1 1 Participating players: Charles O’ Byrne, Tray Stanley, Brian Selby, Hughdell Hamilton, Al Cummings, Mike Renteria, Nick Gubelli, Will Gillard, Trevon Meador. Assistant coaches: Perry Jehlicka, Gary Prince, Carson Jeffers, John Carpenter PERFORMANCE Team had eighth best rushing game in the nation vs. Johnson C. Smith, 441 yards. Eddie Byrd 80 yard TD reception vs. WVU-Tech Julian Lambert 229 yards vs. Johnson C. Smith, 9/20/03. (MHC/UC record as of 2010) Mike Jasper 3 TD rushes vs. Southern Virginia, 10/25/03 Corey Isner 3 TD passes vs. North Greenville, 11/8/03 Jeff McCoy 3 TD receptions vs. Southern Virginia, 10/25/03 Brandon Harris 4 TFL vs. WVU Tech, 8/30/03 PHOTO Michael Bautista: The Eagle, 1/31/03, pg. 1 Ricky Holloway: The Eagle, 1/31/03, pg. 1 Michael Renteria: The Eagle, 1/31/03, pg. 1 Matt Thompson: The Eagle, 1/31/03, pg. 1 #10: Fall 2003 Maroon and Gold, pg. 12 #14: Fall 2003 Maroon and Gold, pg. 12 Unidentified: Fall 2003 Maroon and Gold, pg. 12 Coach Springston at the press conference announcing the return of football: The Eagle, 12/6/02, pg. 1

Coach Springston with the Golden Eagle mascot: Maroon and Gold, Spring 2003, pg. 4 GAME PHOTO Maurice Holmes: The Eagle, 9/16/03, pg. 1 Corey Isner: The Eagle, 10/9/03, pg. 1 #5: 2008-09 Annual Report, pg. 22 #13: 2003-04 Annual Report, pg. 8 #17: 2003-04 Annual Report, pg. 8 #35: Fall 2003 Maroon and Gold, inside front cover #36: 2008-09 Annual Report, pg. 22 #52: 2008-09 Annual Report, pg. 22 #87: 2008-09 Annual Report, pg. 22 Unidentified: 2003-04 Annual Report, pg. 8

2008-09 Annual Report, pg. 22 Fall 2003 Maroon and Gold, pg. 13 Assorted opening game: The Eagle, 9/16/03, pg. 6

Fall 2003 Maroon and Gold, pg. 22, 23, 24 Coach Springston and unidentified player: Fall 2003 Maroon and Gold, back cover Unidentified player from 2003 team superimposed over three players from an early 20th century Morris Harvey team: Fall 2003 Maroon and Gold, front cover 2004 3-7 Springston SCHEDULE WVU Tech 49-21 Fairmont State 24-38 Malone (OH) 26-33 Concord 36-44 Charleston Southern 21-38 North Greenville (SC) 35-9 Coastal Carolina 13-48 Southern Virginia 45-6 Austin Peay 20-28 Morehead State 3-49

STATS Rushing Chris Moore 1,059 yards 9 TD 94 long Blake Burr 314 1 Corey Isner 190 6 Kyle Fields 93 2 Thomas Riley 80 1 Passing Corey Isner 111-233-5 1,288 yards 7 TD 82 long Kyle Fields 43-91-5 694 yards 4 61 Saleem Stevens 0-1-1 Receiving Deshawn Edmonds 31 receptions 421 yards 3 TD Chris Moore 29 242 Thomas Riley 20 361 2 Jeff McCoy 20 283 3 Eddie Byrd 15 197 Punt Returns Deshawn Edmonds 10 returns 136 yards 55 long Rusty Taylor 3 2 yards Wade Cyrus 1 Kick Returns Thomas Riley 15 returns 330 yards 1 TD 87 long Deshawn Edmonds 10 158 Nikko Edwards 9 122 Field goals/Point after Mike Zimmerman 10-13 FG 39 long 32-32 PAT Punt Mike Zimmerman 46 punts 33.4 avrg 58 long

DEFENSE (Top Ten Tacklers) Malcolm Waters 76 tackles 3 TFL 1 sack 1 forced fumble Chris Boggiano 71 10 4 1 INT, 1 FF Emmanuel Dartey 47 3 1 2 fumble recovery Robert Carrick 47 10 4 Robert Harris 36 1 1 2 INT, 1 FR Marcus Johnson 29 2 2 INT, 1 FR Chase Williamson 27 4 1 fumble recovery Jayson Wilson 26 3 1 Vincent Tweed 25 2 1 fumble recovery Josh Myers 23 2 INT Cedric Owens 23 1 INT Tamar Sherod 1 INT Thomas Riley 1 INT Mark Krieger 1 fumble recovery Johnny Viilages 1 fumble recovery Jeff Hoover 1 fumble recovery Eric Hernandez 1 forced fumble Participating players: Trent Taylor, Brandon Nicholson, Ed Lockett, Jonathan Thomas,Timothy Lockett, Mavery Davis, Trevan Meador, Monroe Alexander, Taniela Hofoka, Victor Barrios, William Shafer, Augustino Adams, Jeff Foy, Reuben Martinez, Ivory Green, Joseph Lowe, Eric Benetiz, Julian Lambert, Chris Almonte, Jason Waters, Marcus Blackshear, Hughdell Hamilton, York Frierson, Kellen Williams, Cody Ball, Jacob Zamora, Kyle Duffy, Charles O’Byrne, Will Gillard, Kevin McAuley, Shawn Santiago, Nolan Howard, Chris Bundock, Patrick Shea, N. Sorenson, Brad Zink, Mel McGlothern, Peter Johnson HONORS All-WVIAC: Chris Moore All-WVIAC Special Teams: Mike Zimmerman AFTER UC Mike Springston would go on to be an assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky. Carson Jeffers would go on to be an assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky. Perry Jehlicka would go on to be a head coach at Antelope Valley Junior College.

GAME PHOTO Corey Isner: Spring 2005 Maroon and Gold, pg. 23 2005 8-3 (6-2) 3rd Tony DeMeo SCHEDULE Bethel (TN) 24-31 Austin Peay 27-19 First win over D-I FCS program since resuming football Glenville State 14-19 WVWC 39-34 Down 18 points at half, 9/17/05. WV State 17-14 Concord 30-7 Shepherd 0-27 Fairmont State 30-5 WVU Tech 28-21 Seton Hill 31-10 West Liberty 43-7 ROSTER Rushing Blake Burr 867 yards 10 TD Niko Edwards 345 7 60 long Corey Isner 264 5 64 Kyle Fields 145 2 Derrick Steptoe 141 51 Passing Corey Isner 117-180-2 10 TD 91 long Kyle Fields 35-64-4 2 Receiving Jarius Parker 33 receptions 313 yards Blake Burr 24 165 1 TD Terrance Spencer 23 355 1 91 long Niko Edwards 22 250 2 Rusty Taylor 19 260 2

Punt returns Damon Morris 19 returns 180 yards David Pickett 3 12 yards Rusty Taylor 1 Kick Returns Rusty Taylor 11 returns 261 yards Niko Edwards 11 262 80 long Damon Morris 8 117 Augustino Adams 4 85 Jeshua Branch 1 2 Patrick Kouns 1 14 Field goals/Point after John Beamer 4-4 FG 26 long 33-38 PAT Punting Jared Cirotto 48 punts 34.6 avrg 57 long John Beamer 2 34.0 DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Vincent Tweed 92 tackles 8 TFL 2 sacks 1 INT, 1 forced fumble Tan Hofoka 64 13 5 2 INT, 1 blocked kick Ed Lockett 60 13 4 2 forced fumbles Jason Waters 59 2 3 INT, 1 fumble recovery Jason Wilson 57 4 1 1 blocked kick Robert Harris 52 4 1 4 INT, 1 fumble recovery Antonio Smith 51 3 1 2 forced fumbles Robert Carrick 49 17 10 1 FF, 1 FR Manny Frias 39 14 5 2 fumble recoveries David Pickett 38 1 5 INT, 1 blocked kick Chris Rotella 5 INT Will Schaffer 3 1 INT Mark Krieger 1 forced fumble T.L. Asbury 4 Kyle Duffy 2 Jackie Wright 1 fumble recovery Augustino Adams 2 fumble recoveries Adam Craft 1 fumble recovery

Participating players: Tim Lovett, Rashaun Turner, Jason Johnson, Scott Ransom, Alexander Monroe, Dustin Eary, Jacob Zamora, Cody Miller, Vince Brown, Maurice Palmer, St. Robinson, Chris Bundock, Cody Perry, Andrew Mauck, Nate Smith, Jamal Ferguson, Corey Greene, Zach Slupski, Charles O’Byrne, Kevin McAuley, Justin Gibbs, Hughdell Hamilton, Chris Levy, Matt Campese, Chris Stanley, Quinton Steptoe, Kelly Coburn, Derek Garaci, Moses Laray, Xavier Drakeford Assistant coaches: Ralph Isernia, Carey Baker, Ken Farrar, Eric Smith, Keynodo Hudson, Sam Mavrick HONOR Tony DeMeo D2football.com Coach of the Year All-WVIAC: Robert Carrick, Kevin McAuley Kyle Fields 2005-06 WVIAC Senior Scholar Athlete Award PERFORMANCE Corey Isner 25th in the nation in passing effienciency. (NCAA.org) Defense led the WVIAC in rush defense, (87.2 yards per game) AFTER UC Eric Smith would go on to be an assistant at Michigan. PHOTO Robert Carrick: The Eagle, 9/26/05, pg. 3 Kyle Fields: The Eagle, 4/25/06, pg. 1 2006 Spring Maroon and Gold, pg. 15 Corey Isner: The Eagle, 9/26/05, pg. 3 Coach DeMeo: The Eagle, 2/7/05, pg. 2 The Eagle, 9/26/05, pg. 3 Dr. Welch: The Eagle, 9/26/05, pg. 3

GAME PHOTO Blake Burr: The Eagle, 9/12/05, pg. 1 Robert Harris: The Eagle, 9/26/05, pg. 1 Ed Lockett: 2004-05 Annual Report, pg. 7 David Pickett: The Eagle, 4/25/06, pg. 1 Antonio Smith: The Eagle, 9/26/05, pg. 1 Coach DeMeo: The Eagle, 9/12/05, pg. 2 STORY/PHOTO Coach DeMeo: Spring 2005 Maroon and Gold, pg. 17 2006 5-6 (4-3) T-2nd DeMeo SCHEDULE Findlay 24-25 Seton Hill 30-25 Elizabeth City State 7-12 Glenville State 0-35 WV Wesleyan 19-17 WV State 42-29 7,500 attendance Concord 28-18 Shepherd 0-17 Shepherd was #7 in the nation Fairmont State 13-27 Austin Peay 10-49 West Liberty 21-13 ROSTER Rushing Blake Burr 648 yards 4 TD Josh Culbertson 570 2 Rusty Taylor 271 1 71 long Corey Isner 205 4 Vince Brown 116 2 Passing Corey Isner 147-251-11 1,429 yards 11 TD 50 long Vince Palmer 1-3 9

Receiving Terrance Spencer 60 receptions 529 yards 3 TD 50 long Murvin Johnson 24 260 2 Blake Burr 24 130 Rusty Taylor 18 276 3 Vince Brown 11 155 1 Scott Ranson 1 Mike Zeis 1 Punt returns David Pickett 13 returns 101 yards Aaron Higdon 5 111 1 TD Chris Rotella 2 10 Mike Williams 1 5 Kick returns Rusty Taylor 17 returns 362 yards Murvin Johnson 11 307 75 long Mike Williams 5 123 Terrance Spencer 5 96 Aaron Higdon 4 74 Field goals/point after John Beamer 4-7 26 long 21-25 PAT Punting John Beamer 35 punts 33.9 avrg 47 long Jared Cirotto 12 31.2 60 DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) LeDominque Williams 90 tackles 6 TFL 1 sack 1 FF, 1 FR Antonio Smith 81 10 2 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR Jason Wilson 66 2 Chris Rotella 54 1 2 INT, 1 FR T.L. Asbury 43 9 2 1 INT, 1 FR Corey Richards 43 3 1 INT Xavier Drakeford 42 3 1 2 blocked kicks Michael Denton 34 6 2 1 FR Dominick Iacavone 32 4 2 Marcus Young 31 2 1

Vincent Tweed 31 4 1 INT David Pickett 1 INT, 1 FR Mike Williams 2 INT Jackie Wright 1 FF Kasey Teegardin 1 FF Aaron Higdon 1 FR Steven Robertson 1 blocked kick Ted Schaible 1 blocked kick Participating players: Jimmy Sapp, Preston Higdon, Jeshua Branch, Jason Johnson, DaRante Hunter, Tyler Findley, Jacob Zamora, Dustin Eary, Joey Lindamood, Nick Blankenship, Dan Brown, Jordan Maynard, Tony Morrison, Stephen Howard, Matt Campese, Chris Levy, Justin Gibbs, Hughdell Hamilton, Scott Ransom, Chris Almonte, Jason Waters, Todd Butts, Kris Doura, Adam Craft, Lane Catlett, Antonio Mills, Assistant coaches: Ralph Isernia, Carey Baker, Keynodo Hudson, Ken Farrar, Art Rayner, Tate Gregory.

HONORS Don Hansen’s Football Gazette All-American: Blake Burr (2nd team). Blake Burr was picked as D-II Player of the Year by the Southern New Jersey Touchdown Club. (Winter 2007 Maroon and Gold, pg. 22) All-WVIAC: Hughdell Hamilton, Antonio Smith All-Region: Hughdell Hamilton, Blake Burr NOTE Will Schaffer, ’07 grad, selected as a 2007 James Madison Fellow, one of only 50 in the nation. (Spring 2007 Maroon and Gold, pg. 31) VENUE Home games played at the University of Charleston Stadium, which at 18,600 capacity is the second largest in NCAA D-II. UC CAREER FOOTBALL ACCOMPLISHMENT As of 2010, Corey Isner was 25th in both all-time career total offense, (5,854) and passing yards, (5,217) in the WVIAC. (WVIAC.org)

PHOTO All names listed below are in the Winter 2007 Maroon and Gold, pg. 22 T.L. Asbury Blake Burr Josh Culbertson Hughdell Hamilton Aaron Higdon Corey Isner Murvin Johnson Chris Levy Chris Rotella Antonio Smith Terrance Spencer Rusty Taylor LeDominique Williams GAME PHOTO Josh Culbertson: Winter 2007 Maroon and Gold, pg. 21 Aaron Higdon: The Eagle, 9/14/06, pg. 1 Corey Isner: The Eagle, 10/11/06, pg. 1 Winter 2007 Maroon and Gold, pg. 22 Spring 2007 Maroon and Gold, pg. 23 Rusty Taylor: The Eagle, 10/11/06, pg. 1 #65: Spring 2007 Maroon and Gold, pg. 23 Unidentified: Spring 2007 Maroon and Gold, pg. 23 Coach Demeo leading team on to the field: 2006-07 Annual Report, pg. 4 2007 8-3 (6-2) T-2nd DeMeo SCHEDULE Tusculum (TN) 27-23 Findlay (OH) 0-20 Elizabeth City State 17-8 Elizabeth City #12 in the nation WV Wesleyan 33-6 WV State 49-32 Concord 40-7 Shepherd 13-49 Shepherd #18 in the nation Fairmont State 35-9 Seton Hill 41-38 West Liberty 13-27

Glenville State 49-28 ROSTER Rushing DeRante Hunter 896 yards 7 TD Josh Culbertson 568 9 Vince Brown 299 50 long Rusty Taylor 266 2 70 long Nick Lockhart 135 6 Taylor Jovocic 2 Jay Julian 1 Passing DeRante Hunter 79-140-11 1,170 yards 11 TD 68 long Jay Julian 6-8 85 1 Shaad Coleman 1-1 22 Receiving Terrance Spencer 30 receptions 542 yards 6 TD 68 long Rusty Taylor 16 305 4 53 Preston Higdon 12 204 2 Andre Higgins 10 78 Josh Culbertson 6 51 Punt returns Mike Williams 9 returns 44 yards 1 TD Aaron Higdon 7 62 Chris Rotella 1 28 David Pickett 1 32 Kick returns Mike Williams 18 returns 424 yards Rusty Taylor 10 251 Jay Triggs 6 140 David Pickett 4 90 Terrance Spencer 2 30 Aaron Higdon 2 57 Field goals/point after Wes Sherrill 3-3 FG 30 long 38-43 PAT

Punting Wes Sherrill 44 punts 36.0 avrg DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Joey Lindamood 79 tackles 6 TFL 1 sack 2 forced fumbles T.L. Asbury 60 21 6 1 fumble recovery Chris Woomer 46 3 1 INT Antonio Smith 46 8 1 1 FF, 1 FR Chris Rotella 42 2 1 INT, 2 FR Marcus Young 40 10 3 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR LeDominque Williams 40 5 1 1 INT Mike Williams 38 1 4 INT (3 TD) Xavier Drakeford 38 4 2 INT, 1 FF, 3 bl kicks Aaron Higdon 37 2 1 INT Steven Howard 1 INT, 1 FF David Pickett 4 INT, 1 FR Travis Riffle 1 INT Austin McClain 1 FF, 1 FR Corey Richards 2 FF Craig Kampfer 1 FR Dominick Iacavone 1 FR Burnell Martin 1 FR Sabas Whitaker 1 blocked kick Dustin Eary 1 blocked kick Stephen Robertson 1 blocked kick Participating players: Jeshua Branch, Adam Craft, Jay Triggs, Justin Nelson, Kasey Teegardin, Chris Almonte, Rickey Strother, Michael Denton, Brandon Pickett, Austin Harper, Nick Blankenship, Ted Schaible, Tony Morrison, Micah Waiamau, Aaron Dunlap, Benj. Okanume, Mike Farnsworth, Mike Drake, Brian Lee, Todd Butts, Steve Corneille, Kris Doura, Antonio Mills, Justin Wallace, Chris Stanley, Lane Catlett, Scott Ransom, Josh Harvey, Chris Levy, Daniel Thomas, Derek Pauley, David Espinal, Jed Choate, A.J. Anderson, Corey Steidle, Alan Young, Terry Stevenson, Austin Ehlers, Blaine Wilson, Wayne Pritt, Trace Whitman, Garrett Proctor, Brian Lee, Quinn Sanders, Anthony Cooper, Matt Ganoe, Dan Brown Assistant coaches: Ralph Isernia, Carey Baker HONORS All-WVIAC: Mike Williams, Antonio Smith

AFTER UC Corey Richards signed to play professional football in Europe. PHOTO DaRante Hunter: The Eagle, 4/6/07, pg. 2 Corey Richards: Spring 2009 Maroon and Gold, pg. 5 GAME PHOTO Josh Culbertson: The Eagle, 11/8/07, pg. 2 Mike Williams: The Eagle, 10/10/07, pg. 1 From the West Virginia Wesleyan game: The Eagle, 9/18/07, pg. 2 2008 7-4 (5-3) T-4th DeMeo SCHEDULE Tusculum (TN) 0-40 St. Augustine’s (NC) 34-17 WV Wesleyan 24-17 WV State 21-24 Concord 42-17 Shepherd 21-12 Fairmont State 21-7 Seton Hill 44-21 Seton Hill ranked #19 Lake Erie 55-34 West Liberty 24-26 Glenville State 20-50 ROSTER Rushing DaRante Hunter 478 yards 13 TD 66 long Aaron Higdon 441 1 Julian Johnson 330 2 85 Vince Brown 261 2 63 Mike Drake 257 1 58 Jay Julian 3 51 Ron Southerland 2 Brian Lee 1 69 Dan Brown 1 Lamonte Lattimore 1

Passing DaRante Hunter 93-152-7 13 TD 80 long Jay Julian 8-21-1 Receiving Terrance Spencer 50 receptions 772 yards 6 TD 80 long Aaron Higdon 12 228 3 67 Andre Higgins 10 195 2 Julian Johnson 9 183 2 Vince Brown 8 137 Punt returns Terrance Spencer 8 returns 59 yards Julian Johnson 8 124 1 TD 56 long David Pickett 8 76 Kick returns Julian Johnson 16 returns 378 yards 1 TD 82 long Terrance Spencer 6 157 Aaron Higdon 6 90 Field goal/point after Wes Sherrill 5-6 39 long 39-42 PAT DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Xavier Drakeford 85 tackles 11 TFL 2 sacks 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 blocked kick Chris Woomer 61 4 1 1 INT T.L. Asbury 59 16 10 4 FF, 1 FR, 1 blocked kick Antonio Smith 58 6 1 FF, 1 FR Joey Lindamood 56 9 3 1 INT, 2 FF, 1 FR Austin McClain 53 5 1 Chris Rotella 50 2 1 INT, 2 FR Stephen Howard 48 6 1 INT, 1 FR Chris Almonte 42 14 3 1 FR David Pickett 41 1 INT Marcus Young 1 INT, 1 FR Brandon Pickett 1 INT Austin Harper 1 FF, 1 FR

Dominique Green 1 FR Ted Schaible 2 blocked kicks Zach Jackson 1 blocked kick Participating players: Taylor Jovocic, Nick Lockhart, Antonio Miles, Brandon McKee, Justin Nelson, Brian Edwards, Zach Jackson, Byron Brown, Dominick Iacavone, Craig Kampfer, LeDominque Williams, Rickey Strother, Michael Denton, Ryan McKenzie, Danny Thomas, Aaron Dunlap, Dan Brown, Tony Morrison, Steve Robertson, Todd Butts, Markel Vaughn, Matt Ganoe, Robbie Anzuini, Josh Crawford, Justin Woods, Micah Waiamau, Kris Doura, Ryan Carter, Mario Curry, Austin Ehlers, Chris Levy, Josh Harvey, Lane Catlett, Wes Haggan, George Ford, Derek Pauley, David Espinal, Dustin Eary, A.J. Anderson, Corey Steidle, Shane Jarrett, Nick Ortiz, Josh Varner, Isidro Sanchez, Zack Markham, Mike Dugger, J. Richards, Trevor Griffith, Bryan Lukas, Josh Bruce, Deion King, Nick Turner, Garrett Proctor,Quinn Sanders, Thomas Ducey Assistant coaches: Carey Baker, Ralph Isernia, Tate Gregory, Steve Shuster, Kasey Teegardin, Keynodo Hudson, Corey Richards, Augustino Adams, Robert Carrick, Mike Weeks HONORS All-WVIAC: Chris Levy, DaRante Hunter, T.L. Asbury, Xavier Drakeford T.L. Asbury named a Biasi Award winner for outstanding West Virginia native athlete. UC CAREER FOOTBALL ACCOMPLISHMENT As of 2010, Terrance Spencer was 24th all-time in career receiving yards, (2,198) in the WVIAC. (WVIAC.org) GAME PHOTO Unidentified: Spring 2009 Maroon and Gold, pg. 6 \

2009 9-2 (6-2) T-2nd DeMeo NATIONAL RANKING Highest national ranking: 10th. Final national ranking: 23rd SCHEDULE Tusculum (TN) 31-14 Tusculum ranked #23 St. Augustine’s (NC) 43-41 3 OT WV State 35-0 Concord 52-14 Shepherd 30-17 Fairmont State 37-7 Seton Hill 59-43 North Greenville 34-7 West Liberty 42-48 2 OT West Liberty ranked #18 Glenville State 12-14 WV Wesleyan 57-25 ROSTER Rushing DaRante Hunter 918 yards 23 TD Aaron Higdon 659 10 53 long Julian Johnson 489 3 54 Mike Drake 208 2 52 Nick Lockhart 199 Lamonte Lattimore 1 Bakari Beard 1 Blaine Wilson 1 Derek Pauley 1 Passing DaRante Hunter 97-153-6 1,846 yards 15 TD 76 long Blaine Wilson 2-2 13 yards Receiving Andre Higgins 35 receptions 706 yards 9 TD 76 long Aaron Higdon 16 331 2 50 Justin Nelson 13 198 1

Julian Johnson 50 long Lamonte Lattimore 1 TD 67 long Bakari Beard 1 Tyler Bass 1 Punt returns Aaron Higdon 9 returns 192 yards 1 85 Brian Edwards 5 47 Justin Nelson 3 3 Kick returns Aaron Higdon 12 returns 265 yards Justin Nelson 11 240 Field goals/point after Wes Sherrill 7-10 41 long 53-57 PAT Punting Wes Sherrill 30 punts 32.1 avrg 50 long Taylor Jovocic 2 42.0 47 DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Austin McClain 63 tackles 9 TFL 2 sacks 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR Chris Woomer 62 1 3 INT, 1 FF, 3 FR Xavier Drakeford 48 4 1 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR 1 blocked kick LeDominique Williams 44 6 3 1 FF, 1 FR Ted Schaible 36 17 2 1 FF, 1 FR Chris Almonte 36 17 8 1 FF, 1 FR Stephen Howard 35 2 1 INT, 1 FR, 1 blocked kick Joey Lindamood 33 7 1 1 blocked kick Josh Bruce 30 4 1 1 FF, 2 FR Rickey Strother 29 1 INT Taylor Jovocic 1 INT Brian Edwards 1 INT Austin Harper 2 INT Markel Vaughn 1 INT, 1 FR Aaron Dunlap 1 INT, 1 FF Nick Watts 1 INT Craig Kampfer 2 1 FF

Tony Morrison 1 Ryan McKenzie 1 Participating players: Larry Gaskins, Danny Thomas, Darrell Byrd, Brian Lee, Tyler Bass, Markel Vaughn, Taylor Jovocic, Isidro Sanchez, Zach Jackson, Todd Butts, Stephen Robertson, Mike Denton, Marcus Young, Tom Ducey, Nick Watts, James Settle, Jeff Green, Steve Settle, Dylan March, Shamar Hester, Brandon Pickett, Dominique Green, Ryan Carter, Kris Doura, David Espinal, Austin Ehlers, Josh Harvey, Lucas Catlett, A.J. Anderson, Paul Swarner, Justin Woods, Shane Jarrett, Nick Tucker, Bode Agaja, Dominick Iacavone, Ryan Hunt, Reggie Harris, Mike Farnsworth, Matt Farhat, Brett Rivers, George Davila, Jamal Robinson, Quinn Sanders Assistant coaches: Ralph Isernia, Carey Baker, Tate Gregory, Chris Meyer, Steve Shuster, Kasey Teegardin, Mike Weeks HONORS Chris Almonte NCAA D-II All-American (2nd team) All-WVIAC: Chris Almonte, Josh Harvey, DaRante Hunter PERFORMANCE Recorded first shutout since football resumed, WV State, (35-0) Defense led the WVIAC in total defense, (305.3) and rushing defense, (90.9). Rush offense led the WVIAC, (272.6) DaRante Hunter scored 138 points for the season, which as of 2010, is the 6th best all-time for a season in the WVIAC. (WVIAC.org) HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Played West Liberty, (42-48 2 OT). (Editors note: Arguably, one of the best games ever in WVIAC history) UC CAREER FOOTBALL ACCOMPLISHMENT As of 2010, DaRante Hunter was 12th all-time in career total offense, (6,814), and 17th in career scoring, (258), in the WVIAC. (WVIAC.org) AFTER UC Aaron Higdon signed with the Detroit Lions. Played in the Indoor Football League. Chris Almonte signed with the Indoor Football League. Xavier Drakeford signed with the Arena Football League and the Indoor Football League.

GAME PHOTO Mike Drake: Spring 2010 Maroon and Gold, pg. 22 Various: 2010 Yearbook, pg. 50, 51 2010 6-5 (4-4) T-5th DeMeo SCHEDULE Tusculum (TN) 12-24 Mars Hill (NC) 42-20 WV State 42-0 Concord 28-37 Shepherd 13-28 Fairmont State 35-27 Seton Hill 24-20 Urbana (OH) 44-34 West Liberty 23-37 Glenville State 44-16 WV Wesleyan 21-41 ROSTER Rushing Maurice Leak 653 yards 3 TD 52 long Nick Lockhart 414 3 64 Jordan Roberts 381 11 Blaine Wilson 314 5 Lamonte Lattimore 254 4 62 Julian Johnson 4 Mike Drake 1 Brian Lee 55 Passing Maurice Leak 52-104-9 8 TD 82 long Blaine Wilson 40-81-2 3 Receiving Andre Higgins 37 receptions 817 yards 6 TD 82 long

Julian Johnson 13 248 2 Justin Nelson 12 257 2 60 Nick Lockhart 12 97 Punt returns Justin Nelson 12 returns 133 yards 1 TD Julian Johnson 6 105 Kick returns Julian Johnson 24 returns 575 yards Justin Nelson 8 164 Lamonte Lattimore 4 111 Field goals/point after Wes Sherrill 6-9 35 long 40-45 PAT Punting Wes Sherrill 39.3 avrg 59 long DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Austin McClain 74 tackles 18 TFL 7 sacks 1 INT Chris Woomer 69 1 INT Aaron Dunlap 65 4 3 2 INT, 2 FR Ricky Strother 61 4 1 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR Taylor Jovocic 60 7 3 Stephen Howard 53 2 1 FF Craig Kampfer 49 19 5 1 FF Danny Thomas 48 6 3 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR Matt Kelly 40 2 Josh Bruce 26 7 4 Bam Harrison 1 INT Hassan Coleman 2 INT, 1 FR Markel Vaughn 1 INT, 1 FF Adam Moser 1 FF, 1 FR Nick Watts 1 FF Jeff Green 1 FR Tom Ducey 1 blocked kick Corey Hill 1 blocked kick

Participating players: Derrick Taylor, Danny Thomas, Darrell Byrd, Isidro Sanchez, Matt Duncan, Dylan March, Justin Woods, Zech Flick, Nick Watts, Steve Settle, Taylor Farley, James Settle, Taylor Franz, Curtis Robbins, Dorian Curry, Larry Kennedy, Chandler Caldwell, Steve Gaydosz, Sam Lucas, Jeff Bryant, Bode Agaja, Austin Ehlers, Shamar Hester, George Davila, Ryan Carter, David Espinal, Matt Farhat, Josh Harvey, A.J. Anderson, C.J. Collins, Ryan Foster, Justin Young, David Barnard, Derek Pauley, George Davila, Nick Tucker, Paul Swarner, Puma Nuradeni, Quinn Sanders, Mike Farnsworth, John Drennen, John Foster, Rockford Stone, Isaiah Gibson, George Ford Assistant coaches: Ralph Isernia, Kasey Teegardin, Tate Gregory, Steve Shuster PERFORMANCE Team 10th in the nation in rushing yards per game (2011 Spring Maroon and Gold, pg. 21). Led the WVIAC in rushing, (231.1) per game. UC CAREER FOOTBALL ACCOMPLISHMENT Tony DeMeo career record 43-23 PHOTO University of Charleston Stadium: 2011-12 Athletic Media Guide, pg. 41 GAME PHOTO Andre Higgins: 2011-12 Athletic Media Guide, pg. 70 Chris Woomer: 2011 Spring Maroon and Gold, pg. 21 #7: 2011 Spring Maroon and Gold, pg. 29 Coach DeMeo: 2011 Spring Maroon and Gold, pg. 29

2011 5-6 (5-3) Pat Kirkland SCHEDULE Mars Hill 7-27 Urbana 17-31 Concord 15-38 Shepherd 10-59 Shepherd ranked #3 in the nation Fairmont State 14-19 Seton Hill 49-35 UNC-Pembroke 14-52 West Liberty 35-24 Glenville State 46-36 WV Wesleyan 28-17 WVWC ranked #11 in the nation West Virginia State 42-20 Jordan Roberts 229 rushing yards ROSTER Rushing Jordan Roberts 1, 430 yards 17 TD 88 long Maurice Leak 575 5 52 Adrien Jenkins 254 2 52 Marquis White 106 2 Passing Maurice Leak 111-217-11 1, 295 yards 8 TD 80 long Boobie Tobler 3-4 46 Receiving Derrick Taylor 21 receptions 204 yards 1 TD Jordan Roberts 20 165 1 Darrell Byrd 16 391 2 80 long Adrien Jenkins 12 142 63 Daniel Cherry 1 Taylor Franz 2 John Drennen 1 Punt returns Shaq Williams 7 returns 27 yards Ryan Foster 4 28

Kick returns Jordan Roberts 26 returns 667 yards 57 long Tyler Hamilton 18 454 54 Field goals/point after Puma Nuradeni 6-13 44 long 31-34 PAT Punting Puma Nuradeni 59 punts 39.2 avrg 58 long DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Aaron Dunlap 101 tackles 13 TFL 5 sacks 1 FF, 1 blocked kick Matt Kelly 71 11 5 2 FF, 1 FR Ahmed Shakoor 57 4 4 1 FR Jeff Green 51 11 11 1 FF Hassan Coleman 50 1 1 3 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR Isaiah Gibson 48 4 3 1 FF, 1 blocked kick Nick Watts 40 1 FF Sam Lucas 36 2 FF, 1 FR Dylan March 34 6 3 Andrew Okokhere 32 1 1 INT Trei Kelly 1 INT Bam Harrison 1 INT Chris Maxwell 1 INT Tom Ducey 1 INT Jeff Bryant 1 INT, 1 FR Dion Rivera 1 INT Andrew Flohr 1 INT Kyle Nazario 1 FR Tyler Hamilton 1 FR Landon Bonner 1 blocked kick Dustin Phelps 1 blocked kick Marquis White 1 blocked kick

Participating players: Reggie Dillingham, Dominique Harris, Reggie Thomas, Isidro Sanchez, Tyler Bass, John Foster, Paul Blair, Demetrius Reddick, Rockford Stone, Adam Moser, Matt Duncan, Nate Berry, Dustin Phelps, Justin Woods, Taylor Farley, Curtis Robbins, James Settle, Greg Lopez, Kadeem Hunt, Justin Avery, George Davila, Bode Agaja, Steve Gaydosz, Ross May, Ben Duffie, Matt Farhat, David Barnard, Quinn Sanders, Bernardo Richards, Ellis McGhee, DeShaun Thomas, Tevin Owsley, Zach Cooper, Gabriel Pou, Chad Small, Derrick Alexander, Blair Stuart, Cole Peters, Garrett Horne, Evan Curry, Niko Guevara Assistant coaches: Jason Vrable, George Shehl, Paul Johnson, Tate Gregory, Cullen Homolka, Chadd Albright, Josh Ward HONORS All-American: Jordan Roberts 2nd team (Don Hansen Football Gazette; Beyond Sports Network) All-WVIAC: Jordan Roberts, George Davila, Puma Nuradeni All-Region: George Davila, Jordan Roberts Jordan Roberts named as Neal Baisi Award recipient PERFORMANCE Team finished 11th in the nation in sacks, (3.18 per game) Jordan Roberts Roberts set the UC single season rushing mark, (1,430). Roberts finished 10th in the nation in rushing, (130 yards per game). Roberst set the school career all-purpose mark in just two seasons. Roberts finished 2nd in the nation in all-purpose yards per game, (206), (2,274 for the season). Puma Nuradeni longest field goal in school history, (44 yards). STORY/PHOTO Coach Kirkland’s initial press conference: 2011 Spring Maroon and Gold, pg. 23

2012 9-2 (6-2) Kirkland NATIONAL RANKING Final ranking: 25th SCHEDULE Shaw 44-26 St. Joseph’s (IN) 33-14 Concord 17-14 Shepherd 10-16 Fairmont State 30-10 Seton Hill 30-13 UNC-Pembroke 42-30 UNC-P ranked #24 West Liberty 27-14 Glenville State 10-14 WVWC 28-23 WVSU 62-0 ROSTER Rushing Jordan Roberts 1,572 yards 18 TD 82 long John Knox 427 2 71 C.J. Stallworth 168 1 Maurice Leak 164 3 Darrell Byrd 150 4 Passing Maurice Leak 63-118-3 3 TD John Knox 64-116-6 5 99 long Jordan Roberts 3-4 Receiving Shaq Williams 37 receptions 480 yards 5 TD 99 long Jordan Roberts 20 204 1 58 Chris Maxwell 14 216 1 56 Ryan Foster 14 160 Darrell Byrd 12 241 1 75 Dustin Phelps 1

Punt returns Ricky Steele 14 returns 161 yards Ryan Foster 11 120 Ahmed Shakoor 1 TD (recovered a block punt) Kick returns Torie Wagner 16 returns 345 yards Jordan Roberts 13 389 1 TD 100 long Field goals/point after Puma Nuradeni 13-18 49 long 40-40 PAT Punting Puma Nuradeni 54 punts 40.4 avrg 68 long DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Justin Avery 55 tackles 9 TFL 1 INT Jeff Green 53 18 13 sacks 2 FF, 1 FR (TD) Matt Kelly 51 4 2 2 INT, 1 FR Ahmed Shakoor 50 3 2 2 FR, 1 blocked kick Nate Berry 45 7 4 1 INT, 1 FF Ike Gibson 43 2 1 2 INT, 1 FF, 1 BK Trei Kelly 38 1 1 INT Dylan March 37 5 5 2 FF Matt Duncan 33 2 Rockford Stone 5 Jeff Bryant 6 Ricky Steele 2 INT, 1 FF Bam Harrison 1 INT Andrew Okokhere 1 INT, 1 FF Demetrius Reddick 1 INT, 1 FR Dorian Curry 1 INT, 1 FF Ben Duffie 1 INT Hassan Coleman 1 INT Torie Wagner 1 blocked kick

Participating players: Reggie Dillingham, Taylor Franz, Kevin Myers, Boobie Tobler, Ellis McGhee, Daniel Cherry, Justin Davidson, Justin Lawrence, Marcel Edwards, Curtis Robbins, Cody Carter, Bode Agaja, Terrence Brownlee, Landon Bonner, Dezmond Dennis, Chris Leppinen, Bret Benes, Kyle Nazario, Justin Palmer, John Drennen, Paul Blair, Sam Lucas, Nick Johns, Cody Ryan, Nick Passodelis, George Davila, Robert Marvin, Matt Farhat, Justin Johnson, Andrew Flohr, Eric Morrison, Dustin Phelps, Jawaugn Arnold, Trai Sanders, Nick Lepak, Gabriel Pou, Zach Seifert, Ross May, Austin Leep, Justin Young, Mason Scheeler, Karou Diakite, Bernardo Richards, Danilo Morales, Zach Erb, Jeff Schaeffer, Marcus Schofield Assistant coaches: Jason Vrable, George Shehl, Paul Johnson, Tate Gregory, Todd Nelson, David Hill, Josh Ward, Chadd Albright HONORS Jordan Roberts All-WVIAC (Offensive Player of the Year), All-American George Davila All-WVIAC Nick Lepak All-WVIAC Matt Farhat All-WVIAC Jeff Green All-WVIAC Matt Kelly All-WVIAC Isaiah Gibson All-WVIAC Puma Nuradeni All-WVIAC Pat Kirkland WVIAC Coach of the Year PERFORMANCE Jordan Roberts school-record 301 rushing yards vs. WV State. NCAA D-II RECORD 273 YARDS FOR A FIRST HALF. Jordan Roberts school-record 100 yard kick return vs. UNC-Pembroke, (10/13/12) John Knox 99-yard TD pass to Shaq Williams vs. St. Joseph’s (IN), (9/6/12) TIED FOR THE LONGEST PASS IN NCAA HISTORY. Puma Nuradeni school-record 49-yard field goal vs. St. Joseph’s (IN), (9/6/12).

Puma Nuradeni school-record (at the time) 68 yard punt vs. West Liberty, (10/20/12) Defense held opponents to just 20 points total in the first quarter over 11 games AFTER UC Jordan Roberts was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Chiefs Jason Vrable would go on to be an assistant coach with the Buffalo Bills George Shehl would go on to head coach at West Virginia Wesleyan 2013 6-5 (6-3) Kirkland SCHEDULE Shaw 14-44 Southern Illinois 10-31 UVA-Wise 38-15 Notre Dame College 34-32 Shepherd 9-28 Shepherd ranked #12 in the nation Glenville State 17-10 WV State 31-9 Concord 3-9 West Liberty 26-9 Fairmont State 45-0 Urbana 21-24 ROSTER Rushing Leighton Settle 793 yards 4 TD 50 long John Knox 664 6 67 C.J. Stallworth 422 2 Maurice Leak 1 Passing Maurice Leak 110-188-8 922 yards 8 TD John Knox 30-52-2 329 5

Receiving Daniel Cherry 25 receptions 240 yards 1 TD Davon Henry 24 228 4 John Knox 20 202 3 Leighton Settle 18 103 Ryan Foster 12 108 Josef Hinnant 12 88 1 Joey Augustin 1 C.J. Stallworth 1 Justin Lawrence 2 Punt returns Torie Wagner 9 returns 120 yards 1 TD Ricky Steele 7 23 Kick returns Torie Wagner 10 returns 242 yards 1 TD 90 long Davon Henry 10 190 Leighton Settle 7 138 Field goals/point after Puma Nuradeni 10-14 49 long 20-21 PAT Bret Benes 1-1 28 long 7-9 PAT Punting Puma Nuradeni 53 punts 35.7 avrg 64 long Bret Benes 11 31.5 69

DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Justin Avery 69 tackles 5 TFL 2 sacks 1 INT, 1 FF Matt Kelly 65 9 1 Isaiah Gibson 53 6 2 1 INT, 2 FF, 1 BK Nate Berry 52 6 4 1 INT, 1 FR Kenneth Ridley 46 3 1 2 INT, 1 FF Dorian Curry 45 6 1 INT, 1 FF, 3 FR Ricky Steele 44 1 Torie Wagner 44 2 2 INT, 1 BK Shane Robison 34 6 1 1 BK Rockford Stone 34 11 4 1 BK Bam Harrison 2 INT Hassan Coleman 3 INT, 1 FR Trei Kelly INT Paul Blair 1 FF C.J. Stallworth 2 FR Eric Morrison 1 FR Participating players: Boobie Tobler, Zack Wellman, Bryan Steele, Kevin Myers, Dustin Phelps, Marvin Elam, Taylor Franz, Logan Cox, Terico Agnew, Demetrius Reddick, Tucker Schaefer, Dequan Green-Gause, Markel Vaughn, Curtis Robbins, Matt Duncan, Jeff Bryant, Marcel Edwards, Quentin Jones, Leonard Johnson, Greg Bender, Oliver Lumpkin, Landon Bonner, Kendrick Davis, Trevor Gilliam, Zach Erb, Marquis White, Josh Williams, Jawaugn Arnold, Danilo Morales, Gabriel Pou, Justin Johnson, Nick Passodelis, Justin Palmer, Kyle Revis, Matt Johnson, Sammy Hall, Andrew Flohr, Kim Olige, Kevin Clemens, JaWaan Williams, Cyril Nuworsoo, D. Anderson, Seth Adams, Mike Marshall, Cedric Amadi, Sonjai Persaud, Brandon Stevens, Timone Brown, Josh Camp Assistant coaches: Tate Gregory, Paul Johnson, David Hill, Chadd Albright, Steven Howard, Jermaine Mitchell, Travis Everhart, Grant Brinson (Video Coordinator) HONORS John Knox All-MEC Justin Johnson All-MEC Demetrius Reddick All-MEC Matt Kelly All-MEC Isaiah Gibson All-MEC Taylor Franz All-Region

PERFORMANCE Bret Benes had a school-record 69 yard punt vs. Urbana, (11/16/13) Dorian Curry tied the school record for fumble recoveries in a season, (3) 2014 8-3 (7-3) Kirkland SCHEDULE WVWC 42-21 Virginia Union 38-21 UVA-W 30-14 Notre Dame College 28-14 Shepherd 15-24 Glenville State 30-34 WV State 28-10 Concord 20-24 CU ranked #19 in the nation West Liberty 42-13 Fairmont State 42-17 Urbana 69-34 UC record points (69) for a game ROSTER/STATS Rushing Marvin Elam 1,031 yards 16 TD 45 long Josef Hinnant 492 3 60 Jermaine Kelly 347 4 60 Jordan Paul 2 Dustin Phelps 3 John Knox 4 Passing Jermaine Kelly 60-110-3 549 yards 6 TD 41 long John Knox 45-91-4 525 3 76 Jordan Paul 40-62-1 572 6 46 Receiving Joey Augustin 43 receptions 635 yards 8 TD 76 long Daniel Cherry 23 242 2 27

John Knox 19 197 2 27 Nick Passodelis 1 Andrew Flohr 2 Punt Returns Torie Wagner 22 returns 404 yards 2 TD 69 long Interceptions Logan Cox 5 Torie Wagner 4 DeAndre Dickerson 2 Timone Brown 1 Kick Returners Torie Wagner 12 returns 359 yards 1 TD 97 long Kane Roush 6 88 22 Josef Hinnant 5 103 31 Field goals Bret Benes 10-19 46 long 41-46 PAT Cody Ryan 3-4 Punting Bret Benes 47 punts 38.4 average 57 long DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Justin Avery 91 tackles 12 TFL 5.5 sacks FF, FR Matt Duncan 82 10.5 4.5 forced fumble Isaiah Gibson 70 5 2.5 3 FF, FR Nate Berry 57 7.5 3 Torie Wagner 46 4 INT Tucker Schaefer 41 8 3 Timone Brown 37 .5 fumble recovery Logan Cox 37 1 5 INT DeAndre Dickerson 36 2 3 INT Cedric Amadi 35 1 forced fumble Demetrius Reddick 4 .5 Rockford Stone 9 4 FF, FR Kendrick Davis 2.5 2.5 Malcolm Cater .5 .5 FR, Safety Shane Robison 3.5 2 fumble recovery Zach Wellman 1.5 .5 Jonathan Moore 1 Trevor Duncan 1

Clay Roelle forced fumble Zach Hadlock 3.5 fumble recovery Participating players: Seth Adams, Jawaugn Arnold, Greg Bender, Landon Bonner, Bryton Boyle, Eddie Bowman, Josh Camp, Kevin Clemens, Eddie Delahoussey, Gus Devinney, Zach Erb, Michael Farhat, Hayes Gaines, Ryan Gamber, Dequan Green-Gause, Sammy Hall, Davon Henry, Courey James, Justin Johnson, James King, Justin Lawrence, Zaire Lewis, Adam Lindamood, Oliver Lumpkin, James Mason, Danilo Morales, Cyril Nuworsoo, Justin Palmer, Sonjai Persaud, Donzell Polite, Drake Reid, Kyle Revis, Zach Spies, Brandon Stevens, Kiernan Swan, Marquis White, JaWaan Williams, Josh Williams, LaDarrien Wilson, Skylar Wotring Assistant coaches: Tate Gregory, Paul Johnson, David Hill, Travis Everhart, Steven Howard, Jermaine Mitchell, Chadd Albright, Grant Brinson (Video Coordinator) HONORS All-American: Justin Avery, Torie Wagner All-MEC: Justin Avery (Defensive Player of the Year), Demetrius Reddick, Rockford Stone, Torie Wagner, Marvin Elam, Isaiah Gibson, Matt Duncan, Justin Johnson PERFORMANCE Torie Wagner was fourth in the nation in punt return average. Wagner tied for second nationally with two punt return touchdowns.

2015 10-2 (9-1) 2nd NCAA PLAYOFFS Kirkland First football team in program history to appear in the NCAA Playoffs Tied for most wins in school history Most Conference wins in school history HIGHEST NATIONAL RANK DURING THE SEASON: 16th FINAL SEASON RANKING: 20th

SCHEDULE Notre Dame (OH) 56-44 Augustin 4 TD receptions #25 Shepherd 25-45 SU National this season Glenville State 31-30 West Virginia State 34-13 Benes 71-yard punt #21 Concord 29-21 Televised on ESPN 3 West Liberty 42-37 Fairmont State 38-31 Urbana 37-12 WVWC 65-21 Johnson school-record 301 passing yards Alderson-Broaddus 56-21 UVA-Wise 59-7 Defense had six interceptions Indiana (PA) 21-47 First ever NCAA Playoff appearance ROSTER/STATS Rushing Marvin Elam 747 yards 11 TD 57 long Tevion Cappe 726 8 35 Jeremy Johnson 577 8 75 Jermaine Kelly 283 8 57 Mason Olszewski 194 2 47 Passing Jeremy Johnson 138-240-4 17 TD 2,170 yards 197 yards per Mason Olszewski 33-61-4 6 TD Receiving Joey Augustin 49 receptions 900 yards 10 TD 54 long Rashawn Dickerson 47 627 7 51 Johnny Delahoussey 13 304 1 48 Marvin Elam 10 217 68 D’Andre Brooks 19 189 2 38

Punt Returns Torie Wagner 10 returns 112 yards 53 long Kane Roush 4 85 75 Kick Returns Torie Wagner 25 returns 656 yards 58 long Kane Roush 11 180 35 Josef Hinnant 6 88 21 Punting Bret Benes 48 punts 43.6 average 71 long Kicking Bret Benes 9-17 47 long DEFENSE (Top ten tacklers) Malcolm Cater 83 tackles 9 TFL 2.5 sacks Interception Rhakeem Stallings 81 6 4 Interception Torie Wagner 57 John Knox 55 1 3 INT Jalen Nelson 53 10.5 INT, 2 FR, bl kick Trei Kelly 51 .5 2 INT, blocked kick James King 51 5.5 4.5 2 FF, 2 FR Johnathan Pruden 46 1.5 Interception John Cominsky 37 5 Forced fumble Zaire Lewis 33 1 6 INT Danilo Morales 2.5 Kahzin Daniels 7 3 Jonte Pooler 1 Blocked kick Luke Sears 1 CJ Bagwell 1.5 FF, FR Keon Mabin 1 Forced fumble Kenny Randall 2.5 Forced fumble Bryton Boyle .5 Fumble recovery Eli Nixon 1 JaWaan Williams .5 Trevor Duncan .5 Courey James 1

Additional participating players: Mike Allen, Cedric Amadi, Jawaugn Arnold, Greg Bender, Landon Bonner, Eddie Bowman, Kevin Clemens, Logan Cox, Gus Deviney, Brandon Elswick, Zach Erb, Michael Farhat, Andrew Flohr, Hayes Gaines, Ryan Gamber, Jalen Hairston, Bryce Hankins, Kylan Hood, Justin Johnson, Adam Lindamood, Justice Lucas, Oliver Lumpkin, Joey Melchiori, Cyril Nuworsoo, Jordan Paul, Nick Passodelis, Adam Peton, Gabriel Pou, Michael Thomas, Luther Toney, Brandon Wackerly, Josh Williams, Seth Wills, Skylar Wotring Assistant Coaches: Tate Gregory, Paul Johnson, David Hill, Steven Howard, Travis Everhart, Conor Freeland, Tucker Shaefer, Quinn Sanders, Grant Brinson (Video Coordinator) HONORS All-American: Bret Benes, Torie Wagner, Justin Johnson All-MEC: Joey Augustin, Jawaugn Arnold, Zach Erb, Justin Johnson, James King, Rhakeem Stallings, Zaire Lewis, Torie Wagner, Bret Benes PERFORMANCE #1 nationally in 4th down conversion (81%) #2 nationally in Net Punting (39.1 yards) Top 20 nationally in Rushing, Scoring and First downs Bret Benes third in the nation in yards per punt (43.7) Zaire Lewis top ten in the nation in interceptions (6) Lewis school-record 6 interceptions for the season POST-SEASON NCAA PLAYOFFS: 1st round- (Charleston, WV) Played Indiana (PA), (21-47) CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENT Torie Wagner career record holder of punt return yards, kick return yards and punt return touchdowns

Career wins (Morris Harvey and the University of Charleston) at the conclusion of the 2015 season King 72-31-4 DeMeo 43-23 Kirkland 38-18 Ward 29-14-4 Fulton 13-21-1 Beckleheimer 12-19-2 (1918 unaccounted) Shelton 8-10-3 Walker 6-14-1 Ross 6-1-2 Springston 5-16 Welch 5-5 Arritt 2-5-2 Ropp 4-4 Hindman 1-9 Lovell 1-5 Weaver 0-15 Rezzonico 0-11 Martin 0-9 Propps 0-2 Diener 0-4 Year where a coach is not given: 1908, 1909, 1915 University of Charleston All-Americans 2006 Blake Burr (Second Team-Don Hansen Football Gazette) 2009 Chris Almonte (Second Team) 2011 Jordan Roberts (Second Team-Don Hansen Football Gazette; Beyond Sports

Network) 2012 Jordan Roberts 2014 Justin Avery

Torie Wagner 2015 Brett Benes, Torie Wagner, Justin Johnson National Coach of the Year 2005 Tony DeMeo- D2football.com All-Region 2006 Blake Burr, Hughdell Hamilton 2011 Jordan Roberts, George Davila 2013 Taylor Franz

All-WVIAC 2004 Chris Moore Mike Zimmerman 2005 Robert Carrick Kevin McAuley 2006 Hughdell Hamilton Antonio Smith 2007 Mike Williams Antonio Smith 2008 Chris Levy DaRante Hunter T.L. Asbury Xavier Drakeford 2009 Chris Almonte DaRante Hunter Josh Harvey 2011 Jordan Roberts George Davila Puma Nuradeni 2012 Jordan Roberts George Davila Nick Lepak Matt Farhat Jeff Green Matt Kelly Isaiah Gibson Puma Nuradeni WVIAC Coach of the Year 2012 Pat Kirkland ALL-MEC 2013 John Knox Justin Johnson Demetrius Reddick Matt Kelly Isaiah Gibson 2014 Justin Avery Marvin Elam Justin Johnson Demetrius Reddick Rockford Stone Matt Duncan Isaiah Gibson Torie Wagner

2015 Joey Augustin Jawaugn Arnold Zach Erb Justin Johnson James King Rhakeem Stallings Zaire Lewis Torie Wagner Brett Benes