Western Illinois Spring Prospectus

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Location: Macomb, IL 61455
Founded: 1899
Enrollment: 13,550
Nickname: Leathernecks
Colors: Purple and Gold (Pantone Violet, PMS 116)
Home stadium: Hanson Field
Surface: Natural Grass
Capacity: 15,168
Conference: Gateway
President: Dr. Alvin Goldfarb
Director of Athletics: Dr. Tim M. Van Alstine
Athletics department phone: (309) 298-1190

LEATHERNECK FOOTBALL
First year: 1903 (2004 is 101st season)
All-time record: 469-373-36, .555
Years in I-AA playoffs (record): 8 (5-8)
Last postseason opponent: Colgate (2003) / Lost, 27-28
Overall record last year: 9-4 (H 4-2 / A 5-2)
Gateway record/finish: 5-2/T-3rd
Final 2003 ranking (poll): 5th (Sports Network)
Highest 2003 ranking (poll): 1st (Sept. 6)
Basic offense: pro formation
Basic defense: multiple
Letterwinners returning/lost: 36/24
Offense, defense, special teams: 16/10, 18/14, 2/0
Starters returning/lost: 14/12
Offense, defense, special teams: 7/4, 3/8, 4/0

FOOTBALL STAFF
Head coach: Don Patterson, West Point (1973)
Western Illinois/career records: 41-18, .695 (2004 is sixth year)
Assistants:
Asst. head coach/off. coordinator/QB/WR: Mark Hendrickson (Northern Iowa, 1980)
Defensive coordinator/LB: Jeff Jamrog (Nebraska, 1987)
Defensive backs: Kerry Cooks (Iowa, 2000)
Offensive line: Josh McCall (Western Illinois, 1998)
Running backs/special teams: Ronnie Harmon
Defensive line: Parker Wildeman (Iowa, 1994)
Athletics Media Services
213 Western Hall
Macomb, IL 61455
Office phone: (309) 298-1133
Fax: (309) 298-2060
Email: SID@wiu.edu
Web: www.wiuathletics.com
Press box phone: (309) 298-1255 or -1604
Director/football contact: Jason Kaufman
Office phone: (309) 298-1133
Home phone: (309) 833-5416
Cell phone: (309) 255-5812
E-Mail: jp-kaufman@wiu.edu
Assistant/secondary football contact: Shana Daniels
E-Mail: sl-daniels1@wiu.edu
Quick Facts

SPRING SCHEDULE
Day Date Time
Mon. Mar. 29 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Helmets only
Wed. Mar. 31 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Helmets only
Fri. Apr. 2 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Pads
Mon. Apr. 5 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Pads
Tue. Apr. 6 5:00 - 7:15 p.m. Pads
Wed. Apr. 7 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Pads
Fri. Apr. 9 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Scrimmage
Mon. Apr. 12 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Pads
Wed. Apr. 14 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Pads
Fri. Apr. 16 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Pads
Sat. Apr. 17 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. Scrimmage
Mon. Apr. 19 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Pads
Tue. Apr. 20 TBD MEDIA DAY
Wed. Apr. 21 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Pads
Fri. Apr. 23 3:30 - 6:15 p.m. Helmets only
Sat. Apr. 24 1:05 p.m. Spring Game

2004 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
SPRING INTERVIEWS AND PRACTICES: Dates and times are subject to change on short notice due to weather issues or other circumstances. Please call ahead if you wish to attend a practice.

All interview requests for players and coaches should be made through Jason Kaufman in the Athletics Media Relations office. Please make requests at least 24 hours prior to the desired interview. If you are wishing to attend a practice, please phone ahead to notify Jason Kaufman and obtain updates on practice times and locations.

Interviews with Coach Patterson, or any member of the coaching staff, will be scheduled before 10 am on weekdays or after practice. Players will be available immediately after practices.

Preseason Notes

2004 SCHEDULE
Sept. 4 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 12:30 p.m.
Sept. 11 Cheyney Macomb, Ill. 6:05 p.m.
Sept. 18 at Hampton Hampton, Va. 12:30 p.m.
Sept. 25 Quincy Macomb, Ill. 6:05 p.m.
Oct. 2 *at SMS Springfield, Mo. 2:00 p.m.
Oct. 9 *Indiana State Macomb, Ill. 1:05 p.m.
Homecoming
Oct. 16 *Illinois State Macomb, Ill. 1:05 p.m.
Oct. 23 *at Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 4:05 p.m.
Oct. 30 *at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 6:00 p.m.
Nov. 6 *Youngstown State Macomb, Ill. 1:05 p.m.
Family Weekend
Nov. 13 *at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. TBD
Nov. 27 I-AA Playoffs (first round) TBD
Dec. 4 I-AA Playoffs (quarterfinals) TBD
Dec. 11 I-AA Playoffs (semifinals) TBD
TBD Championship game TBD
*Gateway Football Conference game
Dates and times (Central) subject to change

2004 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
2003 RESULTS
Aug. 28 Wayne State W 35-3
Sept. 4 at Eastern Michigan W 34-12
Sept. 13 at LSU L 7-35
Sept. 20 Tennessee-Martin W 56-0
Oct. 4 *Western Kentucky W 33-28
Oct. 11 *at Youngstown State W 54-20
Oct. 18 *Southern Illinois L 32-37
Oct. 25 *Northern Iowa L 30-38
Nov. 1 *at Illinois State W 24-20
Nov. 8 *at Indiana State W 34-28
Nov. 15 *SMS W 63-42
Nov. 29 ^at Montana W OT 43-40
Dec. 6 ^at Colgate L 27-28
*Gateway Football Conference game
^I-AA playoff game

NINE WINS IN SIX OF LAST EIGHT SEASONS
The Leathernecks have produced more nine-win seasons over the last eight years than any other Gateway Conference school, winning at least nine games in six of their last eight years, including three of Coach Patterson’s five seasons. Also, last year’s 9-4 record marked the fourth seven-win season under Patterson and Western’s seventh in the last eight years.
School 7-win seasons 9-win seasons
W. Illinois ................ 7 ........................ 6
N. Iowa ................... 7 ........................ 3
Youngstown St. ........ 5 ........................ 3
W. Kentucky ............ 3 ........................ 2
Illinois State ............ 3 ........................ 1
S. Illinois ................ 1 ........................ 1
SMS ....................... 1 ........................ 0

SINGLE-SEASON ATTENDANCE RECORD SET IN
2003
Last season’s total attendance of 77,426 over six home games is the highest single-season mark in school history while the 12,904 average per game ranks second.

SEASON OPENER AT NEBRASKA
The Leathernecks will open the season at Nebraska, marking the second time under Patterson that Westernwill visit a Big 12 school as the 2000 season opened at Missouri (L, 50-20).

Patterson is the nation’s only active I-AA coach with four I-A wins over the last five years, having led the Leathernecks to a 4-3 record against I-A teams. Western has played at least one I-A team each season since 1993, and have won four of the last seven.

I-A GAMES UNDER PATTERSON (4-3)
N. Illinois, 1999 ................. W............. 27-21
Missouri, 2000 ................... L ............. 20-50
Ball State, 2000 ................. W............. 24-14
S. Florida, 2001 ................. L ............. 17-48
N. Illinois, 2002 ................. W............. 29-26
E. Michigan, 2003 .............. W............. 34-12
LSU, 2003 ........................ L ............. 7-35

PATTERSON QUICKEST COACH TO 40 WINS
Don Patterson is the only coach in school history to win at least 40 games in his first five seasons with the Leathernecks. His 41-18 (.695) record places him in third on the all-time coaching wins list and fourth on the school’s winning percentage list.

LANGAN ON PACE TO BECOME ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER
Senior placekicker Justin Langan enters the season with 264 career points, four shy of becoming the highest-scoring kicker in school history, and just seven points away from becoming the Leathernecks’ all-time leading scorer. Langan is one field goal shy of setting the school record for most field goals in a career and four extra points away from owning that school mark. Hitting his last nine field goal attempts of last season, he is one shy of his own school-record 10 consecutive made field goal attempts.
Career Record .............Current Holder ............ Langan now
Most points (kicker) .... Keith Jones (267) .............. 264
Most points ................ Aaron Stecker (270) .......... 264
Most field goals .......... Keith Jones (42) ..................42
Most PATs .................. Keith Jones (141) .............. 138
Consecutive FGs ......... Langan (10) ..........................9

BACK-TO-BACK TOP FIVE FINISHES IN THE POLLS
The Leathernecks have finished each of the last two seasons at No. 5 in the I-AA polls. Western reached its first No. 1 national ranking on Sept. 8 before LSU knocked them down to second where they spent the next five weeks.

GLASFORD RETURNS AS 1,000-YARD MAN
All-conference second-teamer Travis Glasford returns for his third season as the starting running back after becoming the first sophomore in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards. Glasford’s 1,368 yards (296 att., 20 TD, 105.2 ypg) in 2003 rank fourth in Western’s single-season record book. After two seasons, he ranks seventh on the career list with 2,057 yards - 809 yards away from second and 1,742 shy of first.

QB WATCH
Three players will by competing this spring to replace two-time Gateway Conference Offensive Player of the Year Russ Michna at quarterback. Michna threw for over 3,000 yards in each of his two seasons as a starter, compiling a record of 20-6 and setting the school’s single-season passing record last year with 3,160 yards.

Sophomore Steve LaFalce has been listed at the top of the depth chart prior to spring drills, followed by redshirt-freshman Matt O’Toole. LaFalce completed three of six passes for 38 yards in 10 appearances last season. Junior Jared Burks (one completion over last two years) will also see some snaps during the spring.

SEVEN OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURN, THREE ON DEFENSE
Seven offensive starters return to the 2004 lineup, including RB Travis Glasford (1,368 yds., 20 TD) and WR Reggie Gray (764 yds., 8 TD). Just three players return on the defensive side, including LB Drew Kocsis (64 TT) and FS Chris McNutt (69 TT).
Letterwinners R/L 36/24 Starters R/L 14/12
Offense 16/10 Offense 7/4
Defense 18/14 Defense 3/8
Specials 2/0 Specials 4/0

GRAY RETURNS AS LEADING RECEIVER...
Junior wideout Reggie Gray returns to the Leatherneck lineup after leading the squad with 764 receiving yards on 44 catches last season. Gray scored eight touchdowns and had three games of at least 100 yards receiving, including two of his last three contests and a career-high 116 yards at Youngstown State. He tallied two games in which all three of his receptions were touchdowns.

...AND LEADING KICK RETURNER
Gray, an all-conference second team honoree, also set schol records of 28 kickoff returns and 712 kick return yards. He returned a kick 99 yards for a touchdown against Northern Iowa and ranked third in the Gateway with an average of 25.4 kick return yards per game.

NORRIS LEADS PUNT RETURN EFFORTS
Senior punt return specialist James Norris, a Gateway all-newcomer and all-conference second-team honoree last season, returns as the Leathernecks’ leading punt returner after tallying 287 yards and one touchdown on 15 punt returns. His touchdown came on a schoolrecord 95-yard return in a win at I-A Eastern Michigan. Norris, who is also penciled in as a starting wide receiver for the spring, averaged a team-best 62.9 receiving yards per game last year.

ILLINOIS’ WINNINGEST ALL-TIME DIV. 1 PROGRAM
Western Illinois has accumulated the highest all-time winning percentage among all Illinois Division I schools. Below is a chart listing each school’s first year of football, along with its all-tie winning percentage entering the 2004 season.
School .............. First year ........ W - L - T ...... Pct.
W. Illinois .......... 1903 ............. 469-373-36..... .555
Illinois .............. 1890 ............. 542-476-51..... .531
N. Illinois .......... 1899 ............. 464-420-51..... .524
E. Illinois .......... 1913 ............. 425-448-43..... .487
Illinois State ...... 1887 ............. 397-459-64..... .467
S. Illinois .......... 1882 ............. 349-451-32..... .439
Northwestern ..... 1882 ............. 423-578-43..... .426

CHANGE OF SCENERY
Several players have switched positions from last season, including Charles Hayden who went from third-string running back and kick returner to defensive back. Jon Warren (medical redshirt in 2003) moved from his defensive line position (held from 2000-02) to linebacker and redshirt freshman Dwayne Miller, recruited as a wide receiver, will play defensive back this spring. Another redshirt freshman, Uhlon Rich, will make a switch from running back to defensive back.

NEW FACES ON THE SIDELINE
Coach Patterson has added a pair of new faces to his coaching staff as well as a pair of familiar faces. The new defensive staff is headed by defensive coordinator Jeff Jamrog, former assistant coach at Nebraska. Also joining the defensive staff are former Kansas State assistant Kerry Cooks (defensive backs coach) and Parker Wildeman, who returns for his second stint as the defensive line coach. On the offensive side, former letterwinner and assistant offensive line coach Josh McCall was promoted to head offensive line coach.

What returns in 2004...
Pct.
Rushing yards ............................................... 85.6
Passing yards .................................................. 1.5
Receiving yards ............................................. 77.4
Punt returns .................................................. 97.4
Interceptions ................................................. 14.2
Kick returns .................................................. 95.1
Scoring ......................................................... 84.7
Total offensive yards ...................................... 38.7
Field goals .................................................. 100.0
Punting ...................................................... 100.0
All-purpose yards ........................................... 88.7
Tackles ......................................................... 36.1
Sacks ........................................................... 21.2
Tackles for loss .............................................. 39.3
All-conference ............................................... 35.7
All-America ................................................... 33.3
Lettermen ..................................................... 60.0
Starters ........................................................ 53.4
Preseason Notes (cont.)

GATEWAY TO THE NFL
Western Illinois ended the 2003 season with more alumni on current NFL rosters than any other I-AA school in the nation. As of April 1, 2004, 10 former players and 10 former coaches are on active NFL rosters. Twelve-year veteran Bryan Cox and 16-year veteran Frank Winters recently retired. Former Leathernecks currently in the NFL include:
Player (10) ........ Team ................ Pos. .. at WIU .. Yrs. in NFL
David Bowens .... Miami ............... DE ..... 1998 ......... 5
Rodney Harrison New England ..... SS ..... 1991-93 .... 10
Edgerton HartwellBaltimore .......... LB ..... 1998-00 .... 3
Jasen Isom ........ San Francisco .... RB ..... 2000 ......... 1
Frisman Jackson Cleveland .......... WR .... 2000-01 .... 2
Jason McWilliams St. Louis ........... LB ..... 2001-02 ....R
Will Peterson ..... NY Giants .......... DB ..... 2000 ......... 3
Mike Scifres ...... San Diego ......... P ....... 1999-02 .... 1
Rich Seubert ..... NY Giants .......... OG ..... 1997-00 .... 3
Aaron Stecker .... New Orleans ...... RB ..... 1997-98 .... 4
Asst. Coach (10) Team ................ at WIU ............ Yrs. in NFL
Rick Courtright .. Arizona ............. 2001-03 .............. 1st
Dean Dalton ...... Minnesota ......... 1983-84 .............. 5
Robert Ford ....... Arizona ............. 1974-76 .............. 13
Don Martindale .. Oakland ............ 1999 ................... 1st
Mike Murphy ..... Indianapolis ...... 1977-78 .............. 18
Frank Novak ...... Green Bay ......... 1976-77 .............. 13
Deek Pollard ...... Arizona ............. 1972-73 .............. 7
Pete Rodriguez .. Jacksonville ....... 1970-73, 79-82 ...16
Richie Solomon . Arizona ............. 2003 ...................15
John Teerlink ..... Indianapolis ...... 1971-73 .............. 15

2003 PASSING AVERAGE THIRD-HIGHEST IN
SCHOOL HISTORY
Western’s 247.0 passing yards per game last season is the thirdhighest passing average in school history, behind the 285.5 ypg (10 games) in 2001 and the 270.8 ypg (12 games) mark in 1988.
Returning award winners...
Associated Press All-America ........... OL Fred Layne
Sports Network All-America ............. OL Fred Layne
First Team All-Gateway .................... OL Fred Layne
Second Team All-Gateway ................ RB Travis Glasford
WR Reggie Gray
RS James Norris
Honorable Mention All-Gateway ....... PK Justin Langan
Gateway All-Newcomer Team ........... RS James Norris

2003 SCORING AVERAGE SECOND-HIGHEST IN
SCHOOL HISTORY
The Leathernecks averaged 36.3 points per game in 2003, edging out their 2002 average of 36.2 points per game for the secondhighest scoring season in school history. The 1951 squad averaged 37.4 points over nine games.

PATTERSON PRODUCES HIGH-SCORING TEAMS
Four of Patterson’s five Western Illinois teams rank among the top six scoring team’s of all-time, including his 2003 squad (36.3 ppg) and 2002 squad (36.2 ppg) which rank second and third in the school’s record book.

Over Patterson’s five-year career, the Leathernecks have averaged 33.42 points per game - more than any other Gateway school during that span.

ALL-AMERICANS
Western Illniois has produced 105 all-Americans, including seven consensus all-Americans, since joining the Gateway Conference in 1985, and has had at least one all-America honoree every year since 1969, a streak of 35 seasons.

Under Patterson, 21 different Leathernecks have earned all-America status.

Spring Practice Numeric Roster
List contains only those players in spring drills. *Year refers to athletic eligibility for 2004 season.

1 James Wright DB So. 5-11 190 Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais
2 Attley Lawson RB Sr. 5-9 185 Miami, Fla./Carol City
4 Chris McNutt DB Jr. 5-11 190 Park Forest, Ill./Rich East
5 Fu’ad Khaleel DB So. 5-11 180 Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
6 Sedrick Rivers FB Sr. 6-0 235 Mesa, Ariz./Mesa
7 James Norris WR Sr. 5-8 170 Northridge, Calif./Granada Hills Kennedy
8 Nick Christian FB Sr. 6-3 230 Portage, Ind./Portage
9 Steve LaFalce QB So. 6-1 200 Hoffman Estates, Ill./Fremd
10 Justin Langan PK Sr. 5-11 180 Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf
10 Kendall Gant WR Sr. 5-10 180 Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central
11 Marco Thomas WR So. 6-1 175 Chicago, Ill./Bogan
12 Matt O’Toole QB R-Fr. 6-3 210 Edgewood, Ky./Dixie Heights
13 Derek Rademaker WR R-Fr. 6-1 180 Pekin, Ill./Pekin
14 John Battista TE So. 6-5 235 DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb
15 Buck Townsend LB R-Fr. 6-3 245 Markham, Ill./Country Club Hills Hillcrest
16 Jared Burks QB Jr. 6-3 215 Twin Falls, Idaho/Twin Falls
19 Blake Bainter DB So. 6-1 190 Macomb, Ill./Macomb
20 Kris Coffee P So. 6-2 190 Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South
21 Charles Hayden DB Sr. 5-8 165 Maywood, Ill./St. Joseph
22 Travis Glasford RB Jr. 5-11 190 Miami, Fla./Southridge
23 Uhlon Rich DB R-Fr. 5-8 175 Swansea, Ill./Belleville West
24 Wyatt Green LB Jr. 6-0 210 Burnside, Ill./Carthage
25 Pat Burrows WR Jr. 5-11 170 Miami, Fla./Southridge
26 Richard Brown DB Jr. 6-0 175 Woodland Hills, Calif./El Camino
27 Dominic Baskin RB Jr. 5-10 205 Kankakee, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais
27 Rochener Seraphin DB R-Fr. 5-8 165 Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan
28 Boo Faulkner DB Sr. 5-9 170 Houston, Texas/Spring Woods
29 Elliott Ivory DB Jr. 5-11 170 Broadview, Ill./Proviso West
30 Jon Warren LB Sr. 6-2 230 Denver, Iowa/Denver
31 Justin Poma FB R-Fr. 5-11 220 Port St. Lucie, Fla./Fort Pierce John Carroll
32 Derrek Blackwell FB R-Fr. 6-2 240 Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg
33 Erik Johnson LB Jr. 6-2 230 Kankakee, Ill./Bishop McNamara
33 Cornelius Fuller RB Jr. 5-10 215 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard
34 Nasir Sadat FB Jr. 6-1 245 Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown
35 Travis Cherry LB R-Fr. 6-1 230 Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North
36 Matt Lingley LB Sr. 6-3 230 Puyallup, Wash./Rogers
37 Kyle Gares DB So. 5-9 180 Kahoka, Mo./Clark County
38 Aaron Kimpton P/K Jr. 5-11 190 Downers Grove, Ill./South
41 Malik Jackson DB Sr. 6-2 205 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook
42 Matt Yellin FB Jr. 6-0 225 Naperville, Ill./Central
44 Jason Riddle LB Sr. 6-2 245 Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville
45 Matt Randall DB R-Fr. 6-0 185 Seaton, Ill./Aledo
46 Drew Kocsis LB Sr. 6-2 230 Naperville, Ill./Central
48 Tim Martz LB Sr. 6-1 225 Chesterfield, Mo./Lafayette
49 Michael Kasprak LB So. 6-1 210 LaSalle, Ill./LaSalle-Peru
50 Alvin Harris LB Jr. 6-0 240 Calumet Park, Ill./Hillcrest
51 Frank Valle OL So. 6-3 270 Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru
54 Ryan Schaible DL R-Fr. 6-4 250 Apple River, Ill./Warren
55 Brett Valle OL Fr. 6-5 315 Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru
56 Logan Wyllie OL R-Fr. 6-4 245 Fairfax, Va./Bishop O’Connell
57 Johnny Lormile DL Jr. 6-1 235 Fort Pierce, Fla./Central
58 Phillip Parr OL R-Fr. 6-2 310 Chicago, Ill./Thornton
61 Drew Sweeney OL So. 6-3 280 Rockford, Ill./Guilford
62 Chad Walker OL So. 6-5 310 Peoria, Ill./Woodruff
63 Bret Rocchietti DL Jr. 6-4 290 Griffith, Ind./Griffith
64 Brett Tobin OL So. 6-6 265 Pulaski, Wisc./Pulaski
66 Duffy Wyllie OL Sr. 6-3 265 Fairfax, Va./Paul VI
67 Ryan Spears OL R-Fr. 6-4 295 Rockford, Ill./Lutheran
69 Tom O’Brien OL So. 6-5 275 Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic
70 Dave Huber OL So. 6-4 275 St. Charles, Ill./East
71 Turner Nelson OL Jr. 6-2 260 Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine
72 Fred Layne OL Sr. 6-4 305 Granite City, Ill./Granite City
74 Michael Black DL So. 6-4 270 North Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach
75 Brandon Cody DL R-Fr. 6-3 240 Morton, Ill./Morton
76 Pat Ryan DL Sr. 6-3 265 Coal City, Ill./Coal City
77 Rino Sangro OL Sr. 6-5 310 Montrose, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson
78 Quartez Moore OL R-Fr. 6-4 295 Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park
79 Perry Cox OL Jr. 6-3 270 Carrollton, Texas/Newman Smith
80 Ken Duffy WR Jr. 6-1 185 Heyworth, Ill./Heyworth
83 Dwayne Miller DB R-Fr. 6-2 200 Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest
84 Jermaine High TE Sr. 6-2 235 Mattoon, Ill./Mattoon
85 Reggie Gray WR Jr. 5-11 170 Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park
86 Boomer Moore TE So. 6-2 240 Chicago, Ill./Fenger
88 David Williams DL Sr. 6-3 240 Miami, Fla./Northwestern
89 Josh Baylor TE Jr. 6-4 220 Cuba, Ill./Cuba
90 Steve Sowers DL So. 6-5 250 Macomb, Ill./Macomb
91 Jake Hushka DL Jr. 6-2 235 Tinley Park, Ill./Victor Andrew
94 Shawn Sung DL R-Fr. 6-4 290 Wheaton, Ill./North
96 Alfred Conley DL Sr. 6-2 250 Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech
97 D.J. Bagwell DL Sr. 6-1 270 Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington
98 Drew Schmitt DL Jr. 6-2 240 Davenport, Iowa/Assumption
99 Erik Dillon DL Jr. 6-6 240 Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek

No. Name Pos. Yr.* Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. Yr.* Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Spring Practice Alphabetic Roster
List contains only those players in spring drills. *Year refers to athletic eligibility for 2004 season.

97 D.J. Bagwell DL Sr. 6-1 270 Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington
19 Blake Bainter DB So. 6-1 190 Macomb, Ill./Macomb
27 Dominic Baskin RB Jr. 5-10 205 Kankakee, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais
14 John Battista TE So. 6-5 235 DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb
89 Josh Baylor TE Jr. 6-4 220 Cuba, Ill./Cuba
74 Michael Black DL So. 6-4 270 North Miami Beach, Fla./North Miami Beach
32 Derrek Blackwell FB R-Fr. 6-2 240 Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg
26 Richard Brown DB Jr. 6-0 175 Woodland Hills, Calif./El Camino
16 Jared Burks QB Jr. 6-3 215 Twin Falls, Idaho/Twin Falls
25 Pat Burrows WR Jr. 5-11 170 Miami, Fla./Southridge
35 Travis Cherry LB R-Fr. 6-1 230 Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North
8 Nick Christian FB Sr. 6-3 230 Portage, Ind./Portage
75 Brandon Cody DL R-Fr. 6-3 240 Morton, Ill./Morton
20 Kris Coffee P So. 6-2 190 Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South
96 Alfred Conley DL Sr. 6-2 250 Chicago, Ill./Lane Tech
79 Perry Cox OL Jr. 6-3 270 Carrollton, Texas/Newman Smith
99 Erik Dillon DL Jr. 6-6 240 Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek
80 Ken Duffy WR Jr. 6-1 185 Heyworth, Ill./Heyworth
28 Boo Faulkner DB Sr. 5-9 170 Houston, Texas/Spring Woods
33 Cornelius Fuller RB Jr. 5-10 215 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard
10 Kendall Gant WR Sr. 5-10 180 Country Club Hills, Ill./Rich Central
37 Kyle Gares DB So. 5-9 180 Kahoka, Mo./Clark County
22 Travis Glasford RB Jr. 5-11 190 Miami, Fla./Southridge
85 Reggie Gray WR Jr. 5-11 170 Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park
24 Wyatt Green LB Jr. 6-0 210 Burnside, Ill./Carthage
50 Alvin Harris LB Jr. 6-0 240 Calumet Park, Ill./Hillcrest
21 Charles Hayden DB Sr. 5-8 165 Maywood, Ill./St. Joseph
84 Jermaine High TE Sr. 6-2 235 Mattoon, Ill./Mattoon
70 Dave Huber OL So. 6-4 275 St. Charles, Ill./East
91 Jake Hushka DL Jr. 6-2 235 Tinley Park, Ill./Victor Andrew
29 Elliott Ivory DB Jr. 5-11 170 Broadview, Ill./Proviso West
41 Malik Jackson DB Sr. 6-2 205 Bolingbrook, Ill./Bolingbrook
33 Erik Johnson LB Jr. 6-2 230 Kankakee, Ill./Bishop McNamara
49 Michael Kasprak LB So. 6-1 210 LaSalle, Ill./LaSalle-Peru
5 Fu’ad Khaleel DB So. 5-11 180 Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge
38 Aaron Kimpton P/K Jr. 5-11 190 Downers Grove, Ill./South
46 Drew Kocsis LB Sr. 6-2 230 Naperville, Ill./Central
9 Steve LaFalce QB So. 6-1 200 Hoffman Estates, Ill./Fremd
10 Justin Langan PK Sr. 5-11 180 Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf
2 Attley Lawson RB Sr. 5-9 185 Miami, Fla./Carol City
72 Fred Layne OL Sr. 6-4 305 Granite City, Ill./Granite City
36 Matt Lingley LB Sr. 6-3 230 Puyallup, Wash./Rogers
57 Johnny Lormile DL Jr. 6-1 235 Fort Pierce, Fla./Central
48 Tim Martz LB Sr. 6-1 225 Chesterfield, Mo./Lafayette
4 Chris McNutt DB Jr. 5-11 190 Park Forest, Ill./Rich East
83 Dwayne Miller DB R-Fr. 6-2 200 Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest
86 Boomer Moore TE So. 6-2 240 Chicago, Ill./Fenger
78 Quartez Moore OL R-Fr. 6-4 295 Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park
71 Turner Nelson OL Jr. 6-2 260 Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine
7 James Norris WR Sr. 5-8 170 Northridge, Calif./Granada Hills Kennedy
69 Tom O’Brien OL So. 6-5 275 Flossmoor, Ill./Marian Catholic
12 Matt O’Toole QB R-Fr. 6-3 210 Edgewood, Ky./Dixie Heights
58 Phillip Parr OL R-Fr. 6-2 310 Chicago, Ill./Thornton
31 Justin Poma FB R-Fr. 5-11 220 Port St. Lucie, Fla./Fort Pierce John Carroll
13 Derek Rademaker WR R-Fr. 6-1 180 Pekin, Ill./Pekin
45 Matt Randall DB R-Fr. 6-0 185 Seaton, Ill./Aledo
23 Uhlon Rich DB R-Fr. 5-8 175 Swansea, Ill./Belleville West
44 Jason Riddle LB Sr. 6-2 245 Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville
6 Sedrick Rivers FB Sr. 6-0 235 Mesa, Ariz./Mesa
63 Bret Rocchietti DL Jr. 6-4 290 Griffith, Ind./Griffith
76 Pat Ryan DL Sr. 6-3 265 Coal City, Ill./Coal City
34 Nasir Sadat FB Jr. 6-1 245 Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown
77 Rino Sangro OL Sr. 6-5 310 Montrose, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson
54 Ryan Schaible DL R-Fr. 6-4 250 Apple River, Ill./Warren
98 Drew Schmitt DL Jr. 6-2 240 Davenport, Iowa/Assumption
27 Rochener Seraphin DB R-Fr. 5-8 165 Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan
90 Steve Sowers DL So. 6-5 250 Macomb, Ill./Macomb
67 Ryan Spears OL R-Fr. 6-4 295 Rockford, Ill./Lutheran
94 Shawn Sung DL R-Fr. 6-4 290 Wheaton, Ill./North
61 Drew Sweeney OL So. 6-3 280 Rockford, Ill./Guilford
11 Marco Thomas WR So. 6-1 175 Chicago, Ill./Bogan
64 Brett Tobin OL So. 6-6 265 Pulaski, Wisc./Pulaski
15 Buck Townsend LB R-Fr. 6-3 245 Markham, Ill./Country Club Hills Hillcrest
55 Brett Valle OL Fr. 6-5 315 Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru
51 Frank Valle OL So. 6-3 270 Peru, Ill./LaSalle-Peru
62 Chad Walker OL So. 6-5 310 Peoria, Ill./Woodruff
30 Jon Warren LB Sr. 6-2 230 Denver, Iowa/Denver
88 David Williams DL Sr. 6-3 240 Miami, Fla./Northwestern
1 James Wright DB So. 5-11 190 Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley-Bourbonnais
66 Duffy Wyllie OL Sr. 6-3 265 Fairfax, Va./Paul VI
56 Logan Wyllie OL R-Fr. 6-4 245 Fairfax, Va./Bishop O’Connell
42 Matt Yellin FB Jr. 6-0 225 Naperville, Ill./Central

No. Name Pos. Yr.* Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. Yr.* Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Pre-Spring Practice Depth Chart
OFFENSE
SE 7 JAMES NORRIS 5-8 170 Sr.
81 Marco Thomas 6-1 175 So.
LT 62 CHAD WALKER* 6-5 310 So.
64 Brett Tobin 6-6 265 So.
LG 72 FRED LAYNE* 6-4 305 Sr.
51 Frank Valle 6-3 270 So.
C 71 TURNER NELSON 6-2 260 Jr.
61 Drew Sweeney 6-3 280 So.
RG 79 PERRY COX* 6-3 270 Jr.
70 Dave Huber 6-4 275 So.
RT 66 DUFFY WYLLIE 6-3 265 Sr.
77 Rino Sangro 6-5 310 Sr.
TE 84 JERMAINE HIGH* 6-2 235 Sr.
86 Boomer Moore 6-2 240 So.
FL 85 REGGIE GRAY* 5-11 170 Jr.
10 Kendall Gant 5-10 180 Sr.
QB 9 STEVE LaFALCE 6-1 200 So.
12 Matt O’Toole 6-3 210 R-Fr.
FB 6 Sedrick Rivers 6-0 235 Sr.
32 Derrek Blackwell 6-2 240 R-Fr.
RB 22 TRAVIS GLASFORD* 5-11 190 Jr.
2 Attley Lawson 5-9 185 Sr.

DEFENSE
LE 96 AL CONLEY 6-2 250 Sr.
98 Drew Schmitt 6-2 240 Jr.
LT 63 BRET ROCCHIETTI* 6-4 290 Jr.
74 Michael Black 6-4 270 So.
RT 97 D.J. BAGWELL 6-1 270 Sr.
75 Brandon Cody 6-3 240 R-Fr.
RE 88 DAVID WILLIAMS 6-3 240 Sr.
57 Johnny Lormile 6-1 235 Jr.
LB JON WARREN 6-2 230 Sr.
36 Matt Lingley 6-3 230 Sr.
LB 46 DREW KOCSIS* 6-2 230 Sr.
15 Buck Townsend 6-3 245 R-Fr.
LB 44 JASON RIDDLE 6-2 245 Sr.
33 Erik Johnson 6-2 230 Jr.
LC 5 FU’AD KHALEEL 5-11 180 So.
Richard Brown 6-0 175 Jr.
SS 4 CHRIS McNUTT* 5-11 190 Jr.
83 Dwayne Miller 6-2 200 R-Fr.
FS 1 JAMES WRIGHT 5-11 190 So.
37 Kyle Gares 5-9 180 So.
RC 28 BOO FAULKNER 5-9 170 Sr.
21 Charles Hayden 5-8 165 Sr.
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK 10 JUSTIN LANGAN* 5-11 180 Sr.
38 Aaron Kimpton 5-11 190 Jr.
P 38 AARON KIMPTON* 5-11 190 Jr.
20 Kris Coffee 6-2 190 So.
PR 7 JAMES NORRIS* 5-8 170 Sr.
85 Reggie Gray 5-11 170 Jr.
KR 85 REGGIE GRAY* 5-11 170 Jr.
7 James Norris 5-8 170 Sr.
LS 35 TRAVIS CHERRY 6-1 230 R-Fr.
79 Perry Cox 6-3 270 Jr.
NOTE: Years listed refers to athletic eligibility for 2004 season.

*Returning starter
Letterwinners Returning/Lost by Position
Offense
SE LT LG C RG RT TE FL FB RB QB
vs. WSC Gray Goldstone Melchert Solie Layne Cox Moore, R. Hall Rivers Glasford Michna
at EMU Gray Goldstone Melchert Solie Layne Cox High Hall Yellin Glasford Michna
at LSU Gray Goldstone Baksas Newby Layne Cox High Hall Christian Glasford Michna
vs. UTM Gray Goldstone Baksas Solie Layne Cox Williams Hall Christian Glasford Michna
vs. WKU Gray Goldstone Baksas Layne Cox Walker Williams Hall Christian Glasford Michna
at YSU Gray Goldstone Baksas Layne Cox Walker High Hall Yellin Glasford Michna
vs. SIU Gray Goldstone Baksas Layne Cox Walker High Hall Yellin Glasford Michna
vs. UNI Gray Goldstone Baksas Layne Cox Walker High Hall Yellin Glasford Michna
at ILSU Gray Goldstone Layne Solie Cox Walker High Hall Yellin Glasford Michna
at INSU Gray Martinez Layne Solie Cox Walker High Hall Yellin Glasford Michna
vs. SMS Gray Martinez Layne Solie Cox Walker High Hall Yellin Glasford Michna
at Montana Gray Martinez Layne Solie Cox Walker High Hall Yellin Glasford Michna
at Colgate Gray Martinez Layne Solie Cox Walker High Hall Yellin Glasford Michna
Defense
CB SS LB LB LB DE NT DT DE FS CB
vs. WSC Campbell, Vic. Fitzhugh Russell Kocsis Archer Kowalyshen Rocchietti O’Brien, M. Daun Bainter Campbell, Vin.
at EMU Campbell, Vic. Fitzhugh Russell Kocsis Archer Kowalyshen Rocchietti O’Brien, M. Daun Bainter Campbell, Vin.
at LSU Jamerson Washington Russell Kocsis Archer Kowalyshen Rocchietti O’Brien, M. Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
vs. UTM Akers Washington Russell Kocsis Archer Kowalyshen Rocchietti O’Brien, M. Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
vs. WKU Akers Washington Russell Kocsis Archer Kowalyshen Rocchietti O’Brien, M. Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
at YSU Campbell, Vic. Washington Russell Green Archer Kowalyshen Rocchietti O’Brien, M. Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
vs. SIU Akers Khaleel Russell Green Archer Kowalyshen O’Brien, M. Ryan Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
vs. UNI Wright Washington Russell Kocsis Archer Kowalyshen O’Brien, M. Ryan Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
at ILSU Wright Washington Russell Riddle Archer Kowalyshen O’Brien, M. Ryan Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
at INSU Wright Washington Russell Riddle Archer Kowalyshen O’Brien, M. Ryan Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
vs. SMS Wright Washington Russell Kocsis Archer Kowalyshen O’Brien, M. Tetzel Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
at Montana Campbell, Vic. Washington Russell Kocsis Archer Kowalyshen O’Brien, M. Williams Fitzhugh Green Campbell, Vin.
at Colgate Campbell, Vic. Green Russell Fitzhugh Archer Kowalyshen O’Brien, M. Tetzel Daun McNutt Campbell, Vin.
2003 Game x Game Starters

Offense Returning (16)
WR Reggie Gray (13), Marco Thomas, Kendall Gant,
James Norris
QB Steve LaFalce
RB Travis Glasford (13), Attley Lawson, Charles Hayden
FB Matt Yellin (9), Nick Christian (3), Sedrick Rivers (1)
OL Fred Layne (13), Perry Cox (13), Chad Walker (9)
TE Jermaine High (10), Boomer Moore
Offense Lost (10)
WR Terrence Hall (13), David Akers, Freddie Summers
QB Russ Michna (13)
RB none
FB none
OL Jeff Goldstone (9), Ryan Solie (8), Jason Baksas (6),
Derek Martinez (4), Frank Melchert (2), Chris Newby
TE none
Defense Returning (18)
DB Chris McNutt (10), James Wright (4), Blake Bainter (2),
Fu’ad Khaleel(1), Boo Faulkner, Kyle Gares,
DL Bret Rocchietti (6), Pat Ryan (4), David Williams (1)
Al Conley, Johnny Lormile, Drew Schmitt, Steve Sowers
LB Drew Kocsis (8), Wyatt Green (4), Matt Lingley, Tim Martz,
Jason Riddle
Defense Lost (14)
DB Vinceson Campbell (13), Travis Washington (9),
Victor Campbell (5)
DL Jon Kowalyshen (13), Mike O’Brien (13), Chad Daun (12),
Mike Tetzel (2), Charlie Bodiford
LB Phil Archer (13), Lee Russel (13), Shannon Fitzhugh (4),
Pat Crosby, Jim Kirmess, Milan Vuckovich
Specialists Returning (4)
PK Justin Langan
P Aaron Kimpton, Kris Coffee
PR James Norris, Reggie Gray
KR Reggie Gray, James Norris
Returning starters in bold (number of starts)
Specialists Lost (0)
PK none
P none
PR none
KR none
Head Coach Don Patterson
Career/school record: 41-18, entering sixth season

The only head coach in Western Illinois history to win at least 40 games in his first five seasons, Don Patterson has guided the Leathernecks to three playoff berths, a pair of Gateway Football Conference titles and a No. 1 national ranking, elevating the program to the level of a national I-AA powerhouse. His 41 career victories (41-18, .695) are the third-most in school history and his .695 winning percentage in the fourth-highest among the 24 Leatherneck head coaches.

Last season, Patterson guided the Leathernecks to their second straight quarterfinal appearance in the I-AA playoffs, finishing with a 9-4 record. After a 34-12 win at I-A Eastern Michigan, the Leathernecks earned the school’s first No. 1 ranking in the I-AA national polls. It took a 35-7 loss at eventual I-A national-champion LSU (a game in which the Leathernecks were down only one, 14-13, late in the third quarter) to knock Western out of the top spot, but the Leathernecks remained in the top three throughout the majority of the season. A 43-40 overtime win at Montana in the first round of the playoffs propelled the Leathernecks into a quarterfinal round matchup at Colgate. Played in 10” of snow, Western fell 28-27. Quarterback Russ Michna earned his second straight Gateway Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year honor and finished sixth in the Walter Payton Award voting, and linebacker Lee Russell finished fifth on the Buck Buchanan Award ballot. A large factor in Western’s rise to national prominence has been its performance against I-A opponents. Patterson is the nation’s only active I-AA coach with four I-A wins over the last five years, having led the Leathernecks to a 4-3 record against I-A teams in five seasons as head coach. He defeated Northern Illinois in his very first game in 1999, defeated Ball State in 2000, Northern Illinois again in 2002 and Eastern Michigan last season. The Leathernecks have played at least one I-A team each season since 1993, and have won four of the last seven.

In 2002 Patterson earned his second Coach of the Year awards from both the Gateway Football Conference and the American Football Coaches Association (regional winner), leading Western to an 11-2 record. After being picked fourth in the Gateway preseason poll and 40th in the national rankings, the 2002 Leathernecks flirted with perfection. Both losses were suffered on the final play from scrimmage, and Western came within five points of an undefeated season. Patterson’s squad became just the third team in 99 years of Leatherneck football to win 11 games as Western captured its fourth Gateway crown in the last six years. Key victories over I-A Northern Illinois, nationally-ranked Western Kentucky and Youngstown State helped the Leathernecks climb as high as No. 2 in the national polls.

Northern Illinois boasted the highest Sagarin rating of the eight I-A teams that fell to I-AA opponents, and was the only I-A team from that list with a winning record. Shutouts over No. 14 Western Kentucky and No. 23 Youngstown State marked the first time in school history that Western had shut out two nationally ranked teams in the same season.

Patterson has put together four of the top six scoring teams in Leatherneck history, including the 2003 squad which averaged 36.3 points per game, the highest average in over 50 years. The 2003 offense ranks second in the all-time record books, behind only the 37.4 points per game scored by the 1951 squad. The 1999 (34.8 ppg), 2000 (32.5 ppg) and 2002 (36.2 ppg) teams also rank among the top six Leatherneck scoring teams of all-time.

Promptly establishing the best record for a first-year Leatherneck coach in over 20 years, Patterson guided his 1999 squad to a 7-4 record, winning the first three games in which he coached. He also became the first Leatherneck I-AA coach to record a winning season in each of his first two campaigns after earning a 9-3 record in 2000.

In his third year at the helm of the Leathernecks, Patterson established the top passing team in school history, averaging 285.5 yards per game and surpassing the previous record, set in 1988, by nearly 15 yards per game. The 2001 squad also ranked sixth in the history books in total offense per game, averaging 393.9 yards.

Patterson has led five of the top 11 offensive teams in school history, as the 2003 Leathernecks averaged 416.7 yards of total offense per game, ranking third. Four of the top 10 Western Illinois passing teams, including three of the top six, have come under Patterson’s tutelage, as the 2003 squad averaged 247.0 yards per game, ranking fifth in the school record book.

Head Coach Don Patterson
Gateway Coach of the Year: 2000, 2002
In his second year, Patterson was able to lead the Leathernecks to an undisputed 2000 Gateway title. As a result, he was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award, and was named the Gateway Conference and American Football Coaches Association Region 4 Coach of the Year. Patterson guided the Leathernecks to the league crown after the team was picked fifth in the Gateway preseason poll, becoming the lowest-picked team to ever win an outright title. Picked No. 23 in the top 25 poll, the Leathernecks rose as high as No. 3 with an eight-game winning streak which marked the fourth-longest streak in school history.

In his first two seasons, Patterson coached three Leathernecks to five Gateway players of the year awards and one national honor. Edgerton Hartwell earned back-to-back Gateway Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1999 and 2000, and capped his career with the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s best defensive player in I-AA. Patterson also coached Charles Tharp to a pair of Gateway honors -the 1999 Newcomer of the Year and the 2000 Offensive Player of the Year.

The Leathernecks swept the Gateway’s postseason awards in 2000, as Patterson was named Coach of the Year, joining Tharp and Hartwell on the honors list. Patterson’s third award winner was current Leatherneck Lee Russell, who was named the 2000 Gateway Freshman of the Year. The Leathernecks became the first team in Gateway Conference history to win four of the conference’s five postseason awards in a single season.

Patterson also kept the Western Illinois tradition of sending players to the National Football League intact when two Leathernecks were not only drafted, but were the first two I-AA players taken in the draft. Will Peterson became Western’s third-highest draft pick when he was selected by the New York Giants in the third round, and Edgerton Hartwell was taken in the fourth round by the Baltimore Ravens.

Patterson became a member of the I-AA Football Board of Directors in July 2001, representing the Gateway Conference on the panel.

Patterson came to Western Illinois from the University of Iowa where he served for 20 years under Hayden Fry, working as the offensive coordinator for the last seven years after serving in a variety of assistant coaching positions. During his 20 years at Iowa, the Hawkeyes appeared in 14 bowl games, including three Rose Bowls. The 1985 Iowa team was ranked No. 1 in the nation for five weeks, en route to a school-record 10-win season.

Under Patterson’s guidance, the Iowa offense was explosive, leading the Big Ten in rushing (217.0 yards/game) and scoring (34.3 points/game) while finishing second in pass efficiency in 1997. Iowa finished the 1997 campaign ranked eighth in the nation in rushing offense and ninth in scoring, and had its highest pass efficiency ranking of any Iowa team since 1985.

Patterson was instrumental in Iowa’s success, making the Hawkeyes one of only three Big Ten teams (also Ohio State and Michigan) to play in 14 bowl games during his tenure. Iowa appeared in the Rose Bowl after the 1981, 1985 and 1990 seasons, and made eight consecutive bowl appearances from 1981-88. The success of the Hawkeyes was immediate upon Patterson’s arrival with Fry, evidenced by a Rose Bowl berth in their third year in Iowa City (1981), which was Iowa’s first Rose Bowl appearance since 1958. Iowa ranked third among Big Ten teams in victories from 1979-99, and was one of three Big Ten teams to win more than 100 games between 1984-98.

Since 1979, the Hawkeyes produced 38 first team all-Big Ten selections, as well as six special teams first teamers. Six Hawkeyes were first round NFL draft picks during Patterson’s stay, with five others going in the second round and seven more in the third. Patterson directly coached five of Iowa’s top seven career receivers, with the other two playing during his time.

Prior to being named offensive coordinator, Patterson coached the Iowa tight ends - two of which, Marv Cook and Jonathan Hayes, have enjoyed lengthy NFL careers.

Patterson was the last member of Fry’s original Hawkeye staff. His association with Fry began in 1978 as an assistant at North Texas State coaching the defensive secondary. He joined Fry, serving in the same capacity, at Iowa in 1979. He served as recruiting coordinator in 1980 before coaching tight ends in 1981, a segment he coached until he began instructing quarterbacks and receivers in 1989.

Patterson was born on December 10, 1950 in Corsicana, Texas. He graduated as valedictorian from Blooming Grove High School in 1969 and earned a Congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy. The 1973 West Point graduate served on the cadet honor committee and was named to the highest-ranking cadet staff while at the Academy. He and his wife, Lisa, have a daughter, Brooke, who is a pharmacy student at Purdue University.

COACHING EXPERIENCE
Western Illinois, head coach 1999-present
Iowa, offensive coordinator 1992-98
Iowa, assistant coach 1979-98
North Texas State, assistant coach 1978
EDUCATION
U.S. Military Academy, West Point grad. 1973
Blooming Grove High School grad. 1969
PERSONAL
Born - December 10, 1950, in Corsicana, Texas
Family - wife Lisa, daughter Brooke
Career record: 41-18 (5 years)
School record: 41-18 (5 years)
THE PATTERSON FILE
Assistant Coaches’ Bios
2004 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Mark Hendrickson
Assistant Head Coach
Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks
Wide Receivers
Kickers
In five seasons as Western Illinois’ offensive coordinator, Mark Hendrickson has virtually rewritten the Leathernecks’ offensive record book, producing four of the top six scoring teams in school history, four of the top seven offensive teams and four of the top 10 passing teams, along the way tutoring two of the top three all-time running backs and three of the top seven quarterbacks.

Hendrickson also developed two Gateway Conference Offensive Players of the Year, including quarterback Russ Michna who won back-to-back awards in 2002 and 2003. Running back Charles Tharp was named the 2000 Gateway Player of the Year after rushing for 1,555 yards - the second-highest total in school history. Michna threw for 3,037 passing yards and 23 touchdowns in his first season as a starter, and followed with a school-record 3,160-yard, 21-touchdown season as a senior. Last season’s offense combined a threatening combination of a 3,000-yard passer and a 1,000-yard rusher as running back Travis Glasford became the first sophomore in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards. Two of Westen’s three 1,000-yard receivers, Frisman Jackson (2001) and Stacy Coleman (2002) have come under Hendrickson’s tutelage. Hendrickson, who also coaches the Leatherneck punters and kickers, developed punter Mike Scifres into just the second player in school history to earn three first-team allconference honors. Scifres averaged a school-record 43.5 yards per punt during his four-year career, garnered consensus all-America honors as a senior in 2002, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 2003 NFL Draft. Placekicker Justin Langan also earned first-team all-America honors in 2002 as he set a I-AA record for most points scored in a season by a kicker (116). Langan is on pace to become the school’s all-time leading scorer and set school records for most career field goals, most career extra points.

Hendrickson’s 2001 offense is the top passing team in Western Illinois history, averaging 285.5 yards per game, while his 2002 passing offense (243.0 ypg) ranks sixth and his 2003 mark (247.0 ypg) ranks third. The 36.3 points per game scored in 2003 is second only to the 1951 team (37.4 ppg), and ranks just above the 2002 mark of 36.2 points per game. All five of Hendrickson’s squads rank among the top 11 most productive offenses in school history, including the 2003 mark of 416.7 total yards per game which ranks third.

Hendrickson began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at Georgia Tech in 1983 under Bill Curry, working with running backs and wide receivers. From 1987-89 he served as the assistant line coach and special teams coordinator under Bobby Ross, and was part of Georgia Tech’s 1990 national title team as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator, and held the same position in 1991.

He joined the Iowa staff in 1992, spent the 1993 season as Southeast Missouri State’s offensive coordinator, then returned to Iowa for a five-year stint under Hayden Fry. As Iowa’s running backs coach, Hendrickson tutored Ladell Betts, who broke the school record for most rushing yards by a freshman in 1998.

Hendrickson served as the special teams coordinator during his entire tenure with the Hawkeyes, coaching Nick Gallery, the Big Ten’s leading punter in 1995 and 1996. Hendrickson worked with return specialist Tim Dwight, who was a consensus All-American after leading the nation in punt return average in 1997.

While coaching the Iowa tight ends, Hendrickson instructed 1995 all-Big Ten selection Scott Slutzker, who was a third-round draft pick by Indianapolis. Hendrickson has coached in six bowl games, winning five. Georgia Tech won the 1985 All-American Bowl, the 1991 Florida Citrus Bowl (1990 national championship game) and the 1991 Aloha Bowl while the Hawkeyes won the 1996 Alamo Bowl and the 1997 Sun Bowl. Iowa also appeared in the 1997 Sun Bowl.

He served as an assistant coach at Clinton (Iowa) High School in 1981-82, and at Cedar Falls (Iowa) High School in 1980. The Richland, Iowa, native attended Pekin (Iowa) High School and graduated from Northern Iowa with honors in 1980, then earned his master’s degree from UNI in 1982. Hendrickson was a four-year letterwinner for the Panthers, starting three seasons at wide receiver. Hendrickson and his wife, Ericka, have two sons, Myers and Davis, and a daughter, Georgie.

Jeff Jamrog
Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers
Former Nebraska assistant Jeff Jamrog enters his first season as the Western Illinois defensive coordinator after spending the last four seasons as the Huskers’ defensive line coach.

The Husker defense was ranked second in the nation last season in scoring defense, allowing just 14.46 points per game (second only to LSU), and led the nation in turnover margin (1.77), pass efficiency defense (88.66) and pass interceptions (32). Nebraska tallied a schoolrecord 47 takeaways, just one shy of national-leader Washington State.

Nebraska went 10-3 in 2003, including a 17-3 Alamo Bowl victory over Michigan State, holding six of its opponents to seven or fewer points and recording a pair of shutouts.

In addition to his defensive line duties, Jamrog served as the special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach in 2003. The Huskers’ special teams unit led the Big 12 last season in net punting and kickoff return yardage. Including his three years as defensive special teams coach, Jamrog coached the Huskers to 13 punt return touchdowns (8 returned punts, 5 blocked punt returns) and 21 blocked kicks over the four-year period, and produced all-America punt returner Dejuan Groce. Before joining the Husker staff, Jamrog spent three years as the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at New Mexico State.

From 1994-96 he served as the defensive coordinator at Nebraska-Omaha, helping the Mavericks to their first outright conference championship with a school-record 10-2 mark and a No. 4 national ranking in his final season. Jamrog also spent four seasons (1990-93) as an assistant at South Dakota.

A defensive lineman at Nebraska from 1983-87, Jamrog walked on to the freshman team in 1983, redshirted in 1984, then lettered the final three years of his career. During his varsity playing career the Huskers were 29-7 and appeared in a bowl game every year, recording a pair of Sugar Bowl victories in 1985 and 1987. Jamrog recorded 66 tackles, eight sacks and 13 tackles for loss as a senior, earning firstteam academic all-America and academic all-Big Eight honors. He then began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the Huskers during the 1988 and 1989 seasons.

The Omaha, Neb., native earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Nebraska in 1987 and a master’s degree in business administration in 1990. He and his wife, Connie, have three children, Elizabeth, 13, Brett, 11, and Jared, 9.

Assistant Coaches’ Bios
Kerry Cooks
Defensive Backs
One of the bright young stars in collegiate coaching, Kerry Cooks joins the Western Illinois staff for his first season as the Leathernecks’ defensive backs coach after serving as an assistant at Kansas State last season.

Cooks joined the Kansas State staff as a graduate assistant in January 2003, working primarily with defensive game preparation and assisting with the Wildcats’ secondary during their Big XII championship season.

The 11-4 Wildcats finished the year ranked sixth in the nation in total defense, eighth in scoring defense, 12th in pass efficiency defense and 17th in rushing defense while earning a trip to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. The K-State defense allowed just four touchdowns in the last 24 quarters of the regular season and limited each of its last six opponents to 14 points or less, including the nation’s most prolific scoring offense, Oklahoma, which was held to just seven points. The Wildcats also held four of their final six regular season opponents under 200 yards of total offense and led all of Division I-A in sacks with 51.

Recruited by Don Patterson at Iowa, Cooks was a four-year letterwinner for the Hawkeyes from 1994-97, earning first-team all-Big Ten recognition as a safety and being named the team’s most valuable defensive player as a senior in 1997. He helped lead the Hawkeyes to bowl games in each of his last three years, including wins over Washington in the 1995 Sun Bowl and Texas Tech in the 1996 Alamo Bowl, and an appearance in the 1997 Sun Bowl. Iowa finished in the nation’s top 25 in both 1995 and 1996, ranked No. 18 at the end of the 1996 campaign. Cooks earned his bachelor’s degree from Iowa in 2000.

The Irving, Texas, native was drafted in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings and played safety and special teams for the Vikings, Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons during his threeyear NFL career. He and his wife, Valencia, were married in July 2002.

Ronnie Harmon
Running Backs
Ronnie Harmon wasted no time on the Western Illinois coaching scene, producing the school’s first 1,000-yard sophomore rusher in his first season with the Leathernecks. Harmon is entering his second season as Western Illinois’ running backs and fullbacks coach after an illustrious career in the NFL.

Sophmore running back Travis Glasford rushed for 1,368 yards and 20 touchdowns on his way to becoming an all-conference honoree and the first sophomore in Western Illinois history to average more than 100 yards on the ground per game. Glasford also tied the school record of five rushing touchdowns in a game and rushed for a career-high 230 yards against Youngstown State. The Leathernecks’ 169.7 rushing yards per game in 2003 was the highest total since 2000.

Harmon’s success in the professional ranks spanned twelve seasons (1986-97) and included a long list of accomplishments. After being selected in the first round of the 1986 NFL Draft (16th pick) by the Buffalo Bills, Harmon went on to even greater productivity with the San Diego Chargers. Voted team MVP in both 1991 and 1992, he also earned Pro Bowl status in 1992. Harmon was instrumental in the Chargers’ drive to the Super Bowl in 1994, and went on to finish his career in 1997 as one of the most productive backs ever to play in the NFL. His 597 career receptions leave him fourth among all running backs in NFL history, while his 6,254 receiving yards and 2,804 rushing yards assure him of a prominent place in NFL record books for years to come.

After his retirement from the NFL, Harmon began his coaching career as an assistant in the high school ranks, working with running backs in San Diego (Horizon) and New York City (Holy Cross).

The Bayside (Queens, N.Y.) High School product earned all-city, all-conference and all-state honors in football before achieving even more success at the University of Iowa from 1982-85. In the process of earning first-team all-Big Ten and first-team all-America honors, Harmon was twice named Most Valuable Player while leading Iowa to four consecutive bowl games. His college career finished on the highest note possible, as he led the Hawkeyes to a No. 1 national ranking for five consecutive weeks in 1985 and to a berth in the Rose Bowl as Big Ten champions. In two seasons as a wingback and two as a tailback, he became Iowa’s all-time leading receiver (146 receptions for 2,045 yards), second-leading rusher (2,271 yards) and second-leading scorer (192 points). He set school records of 32 career touchdowns and 32 consecutive games with a touchdown catch.

Assistant Coaches’ Bios
2004 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Josh McCall
Offensive Line
Former Western Illinois University letterwinner Josh McCall enters his first season as Western Illinois’ offensive line coach after serving three seasons as the assistant line coach.

As the assistant line coach from 2001-03, McCall helped develop an offense that produced four of the top six scoring teams, four of the top seven offensive teams and four of the top 10 passing teams in school history. Both the 2002 squad, which averaged 36.2 points per game and the 2003 squad, which averaged 36.3 ppg, advanced to the quarterfinal round of the I-AA playoffs. Last year’s 36.3 points per game, 247.0 passing yards per game and 416.7 yards of total offense per game, each rank among the top three all-time school marks, and running back Travis Glasford became the first sophomore in Western Illinois history to rush for 1,000 yards.

McCall was a three-year letterwinner and a two-year starter at center for the Leathernecks, anchoring an offensive line which paved the way for playoff success in 1998 and scoring success in 1999. In 1998, the Leathernecks advanced to the semifinal round of the I-AA playoffs - further than any other Leatherneck team. With McCall over the ball, the 1999 team averaged 34.8 points per game - then the second-highest mark in school history, only to the 1951 team. Running backs Aaron Stecker (1998) and Charles Tharp (1999) rushed for 1,506 and 1,311 yards, respectively, behind McCall’s offensive lines, then the third and fourth-highest rushing totals in school history.

As the assistant line coach, the Macomb, Ill., native worked one season under Scott Anderson and two seasons under Rod Holder, and played one year under current Buffalo Bills assistant Dan Neal. McCall was a two-time GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree and was a Burger King Scholar Athlete as a senior. He earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Western Illinois in 1998, and graduated with a master’s degree in computer science in 2002.

Parker Wildeman
Defensive Line
Parker Wildeman, has returned for his second stint as the Leathernecks’ defensive line coach after leaving the same post following the 2000 season.

Wildeman, who was Patterson’s first defensive line coach at Western from 1999-2000, departed Macomb for Reno, Nev., allowing his wife, Christine, to pursue her profession as a medical doctor. During their three years in Reno, Parker, a certified strength coach, spent his time in private business as a personal fitness trainer.

The 2000 Leathernecks won the Gateway Football Conference title with a 9-3 overall record and a 5-1 mark in league play. They held their opponents to 19.3 points, 141.0 rushing yards and 299.3 total yards per game, the best mark in 10 years, and climbed as high as No. 3 in the national polls.

Prior to his first stint with the Leathernecks, the former Iowa defensive lineman was the Hawkeyes’ assistant strength, speed and conditioning coach from 1996-98. In 1995 Wildeman served an internship with the University of Iowa Alumni Association while also serving as a graduate assistant with the athletic department strength program. He earned his master’s degree in athletic administration in 1996 and his bachelor’s degree in education in 1994.

During his Hawkeye playing career, Wildeman earned second team all-Big Ten honors and was selected as Most Valuable Player as a senior. He was honored with the Chicago Tribune Iowa MVP award, and earned the Forest Evashevski Scholastic Achievement Award and the Coaches Hustle Award for defense in his final season.

Wildeman is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the NSCA. In addition, he is a certified Olympic-style weightlifting coach.

Wildeman and his wife, both natives of Cherokee, Iowa, have two sons, Tate and Piper. Christine will be continuing her medical profession in Carthage, Ill.

All-America Candidates
2004 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
22 • Travis Glasford
Runing Back
5-11 • 190 • Jr.
Miami, Fla.
Southridge H.S.
2003: First sophomore in Leatherneck history to rush for 1,000 yards... rushed for 1,368 yards on 296 carries... led the team in scoring with 126 points... rushed for 20 touchdowns and threw one touchdown pass (4 yards to QB Russ Michna at Montana)... averaged 105.2 rushing yards per game... the first sophomore in school histoty to average over 100 rushing yards per game... rushed for 230 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries in the regular season finale against SMS... all-Gateway Conference second team selection... named Gateway Player of the Week after a 198-yard, five-touchdown performance at Youngstown State... his five touchdowns at YSU tied school and conference records... had six games of at least 100 rushing yards... had six games with at least two rushing touchdowns... his 1,368 rushing yards rank fourth in the school’s single-season record book.

2002: Became the first true freshman running back to start on opening day in Western Illinois’ Division I history... his team-high 90 yards on 15 carries in game one made him the first freshman to lead the Leathernecks in rushing since Mike Cox in 1986... rushed for over 100 yards on two occasions - 126 at Western Kentucky and 166 against Sam Houston State... set a Western Illinois Division I record for most single-game rushing yards (166 vs. Sam Houston State) by a true freshman... rushed for five touchdowns... caught nine passes for 111 yards and one touchdown... scored one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown (62 yards) in a win at Northern Illinois... recorded 689 rushing yards in 10 games... named to the Gateway’s All-Newcomer Team.

High School A four-time nominee to the all-Dade County team... earned all-state honorable mention honors as a sophomore.. set records for longest reception, most carries and most yards in a game... rushed for 3,747 yards... also excelled as the starting point guard.
Glasford’s Career Rushing Stats
Year G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/g
2002 10 179 689 3.8 5 35 68.9
2003 13 296 1368 4.6 20 47 105.2
Totals 23 475 2057 4.3 25 47 89.4
Glasford’s Career Receiving Stats
Year G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/g
2002 10 9 111 12.3 1 62 11.1
2003 13 26 270 10.4 1 49 20.8
Totals 23 35 381 10.9 2 62 16.6
Glasford’s Personal Bests
Rushes: 35 at Youngstown State (10/11/03)
Rushing yards: 230 vs. SMS (11115/03)
Rushing TDs: 5 at Youngstown State (10/11/03)
Longest rush: 47 at Illinois State (10/30/03)
Receptions: 6 at Colgate (12/06/03)
Receiving Yards: 78 at Colgate (12/06/03)
Receiving TDs: 1 twice
Longest reception: 62 at N. Illinois (9/21/02)

WR • Reggie Gray
5-11 • 170 • Jr.
Chicago, Ill.
Morgan Park H.S.
2003: Led Western Illinois in receiving yards with 764 on 44 receptions... scored eight receiving touchdowns... had three games of at least 100 receiving yards, including two of his last three contests... recorded career-highs of seven catches and 116 yards at Youngstown State... had two games in which all three of his receptions were for touchdowns... averaged 124.6 all-purpose yards per game, second to RB Travis Glasford... set school records of 28 kickoff returns and 712 kick return yards... returned a kick 99 yards for a touchdown against Northern Iowa... ranked third in the Gateway with an average of 25.4 kick return yards per game... an all-Gateway second team honoree... also returned 10 punts for 114 yards.

2002: Returned 23 kickoffs for 492 yards, and 19 punts for 158 yards and two touchdowns... became the first freshman to lead the Leathernecks in kick returns since 1983... returned punts for touchdowns at Southwest Missouri State (70 yards) and against Eastern Illinois (32 yards)... tallied 217 return yards at SMS, including 141 yards on three kickoff returns... returned a kick 95 yards and a punt 70 yards at SMS... ranked fifth in the Gateway among kick returners (21.4 yards per game)... also caught 16 passes for 398 yards and two touchdowns... averaged 24.9 yards per catch... caught three passes over 70 yards, including a career-high 72-yarder against Wesern Kentucky in the playoffs... teamed up with Russ Michna for a 71-yard touchdown reception on the first pass play of the season, marking the first reception of his career and Michna’s first career touchdown pass... started the final six games of the season at wide receiver... rushed five times for 51 yards and one touchdown... scored game-winning touchdown at Northern Illinois with 1:10 left... earned second team all-conference honors and all-newcomer honors as a return specialist in his true freshman season... also named to the Football Gazette’s All-America Honorable Mention Team as a return specialist.

High School A two-time letterwinner... named all-conference, all-city, all-area and all-state at wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner... lettered once in basketball and twice in baseball.
Gray’s Career Receiving Stats
Year G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/g
2002 13 16 398 24.9 2 72 30.6
2003 13 44 764 17.4 8 61 58.8
Totals 26 60 1162 19.4 10 72 44.7
Gray’s Career Kick Return Stats
Year G No. Yds Avg TD Lg
2002 13 23 492 21.4 0 95
2003 13 28 712 25.4 1 99
Totals 26 51 1204 23.6 1 99

Gray’s Personal Bests
Receptions: 7at Youngstown State (10/11/03)
Receiving Yards: 124 vs. Indiana St. (10/19/02)
Longest reception: 72 vs. W. Kentucky (12/7/02)
Receiving TDs: 3 twice
Kick returns: 5 three times
Kick return yards: 187 vs. Northern Iowa (10/25/03)
Longest kick return: 99 vs. Northern Iowa (10/25/03)

10 • Justin Langan
Placekicker
5-11 • 180 • Sr.
Davenport, Iowa
Bettendorf H.S.
2004: Enters the season with 264 career points, four shy of becoming the highest-scoring kicker in school history... is seven points away from becoming the Leathernecks’ all-time leading scorer... is one field goal shy of setting the school record for most field goals in a career... four extra points away from owning that school mark... hit his last nine field goal attempts of last season, one shy of his own school record.

2003: Converted all five field goal attempts and added four extra points at Montana... his five field goals in the first-round playoff game set a school record for most field goals in a game and tied a I-AA postseason record... his 25-yarder with 1:03 left in regulation tied the game and his 23-yarder in the second overtime was the eventual game-winner... an all-Gateway honorable mention selection... hit a season-long 51-yard field goal at Indiana State... scored the team’s first 10 points at Illinois State, hitting a field goal and turning a botched field goal attempt into a nine-yard touchdown pass, the first of his career... hit 15 of 22 field goal attempts and 53 of 55 extra point tries... was 11-of-14 from closer than 40 yards... was 1-of-2 from beyond 50 yards.

2002: Earned All-America honors from The Football Gazette, The Sports Network and the Associated Press... named The Football Gazette Specialist of the Year... selected to the all-conference team... set a IAA single-season record for most points scored by a kicker (116)... ranked second in the nation in field goals per game (1.54) behind Northern Iowa’s Mackenzie Hoambrecker... was the only underclassman among the nation’s top five placekickers... led the Gateway and ranked eighth in the nation in scoring for kickers (8.92 points per game)... set Western Illinois records for most field goals in a game (4), most consecutive field goals (10) and most field goals in a season (20)... earned academic all-conference, all-district and all-America (soccer) awards... had two different four-field goal games (Youngstown State, Southwest Missouri State)... hit 20 of 27 field goal attempts... converted 56 of 58 extra point attempts, including 38 straight... ranked second on the school’s all-time single-season scoring list behind Aaron Stecker... became the first Leatherneck and the third Gateway player to convert two 50-plus yard field goals in a game when he hit a 50- and 53-yarder against Youngstown State... the 53-yarder marked the longest Western Illinois field goal at Hanson Field... named Gateway and national player of the week twice... led both the football team and soccer team in scoring for the second straight season.

2001: Named Gateway Special Teams Player of the Week on October 1 after tying a Leatherneck record of three field goals in a win over Southern Illinois... his three second-half field goals helped fight off a Southern Illinois comeback... kicked a career-long 45-yard field goal at Sam Houston State... led the Leathernecks in scoring with 50 points... hit seven of 13 field goal attempts and 29 of 30 PATs... also led the Leatherneck soccer team in scoring with five goals, including two gamewinners, and five assists, and was named the Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Week once... was named to the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America team as a soccer player... tied for fifth in the Gateway with.70 field goals per game... his 53.8 field goal percentage also ranked fifth.

2000: Redshirt

High School Made 115 of 125 PAT attempts and 26 of 35 field goals... had 18 field goals over 30 yards, including 49 (twice), 50 and 52 yards... quarterbacked his team to the Iowa Class 4A semifinals... a Presidential Scholar... won the American Bar Citizenship Award... honor roll member... National Honor Society treasurer... earned all-conference, all-state and all-America honors in football and soccer... also lettered in basketball and track.

Langan’s Career Kicking Stats
PAT FG Lg Pts
2001 29-30 7-13 45 50
2002 56-58 20-27 53 116
2003 53-55 15-22 51 98
Totals 138-143 42-62 53 264
FG Pct 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+
2001 7-13 53.8 3-4 3-5 1-4 0-0
2002 20-27 74.1 7-7 6-7 5-8 2-5
2003 15-22 68.2 7-9 3-4 3-6 1-2
Totals 42-62 67.7 17-20 12-16 9-18 3-7

Langan’s Personal Bests
PATs: 8 vs. Drake (8/29/02)
Field goals: 5 at Montana (11/29/03)
Longest field goal: 53 vs. Youngstown St. (10/26/02)

72 • Fred Layne
Fred Layne
6-4 • 305 • Sr.
Granite City, Ill.
Granite City H.S.
2003: Earned Associated Press and The Sports Network (third team) All-America honors... named to the all-Gateway Conference first team... started four games at right guard, four at center and five at left guard.

2002: Earned first-team all-conference honors as a sophomore... started all but one game at right guard.

2001: Received a varsity letter as a true freshman... gained valuable experience by playing in five games.

High School Named first team all-conference, all-county, all-St. Louis area and allstate honorable mention as a senior... served as team co-captain... awarded the John Tarpoff Award as the team’s most outstanding lineman... had 13 pancake blocks against Belleville West... named to Who’s Who Among American High School Students... also a state qualifier and all-area selection in track.

2003 Award Winners
*returning to 2004 roster
The Sports Network All-Americans
OL Fred Layne (third team)*
LB Lee Russell (first team)
DL Mike O’Brien (third team)
Associated Press All-Americans
OL Fred Layne*
LB Lee Russell
CSTV All-Americans
LB Lee Russell
All-Gateway Conference First Team
QB Russ Michna
OL Fred Layne*
LB Lee Russell
DL Mike O’Brien
All-Gateway Conference Second Team
RB Travis Glasford*
WR Reggie Gray*
DL Jon Kowalyshen
LB Phil Archer
DB Vinceson Campbell
DB Travis Washington
RS James Norris*
All-Gateway Conference Honorable Mention
DL Chad Daun
WR Terrence Hall
PK Justin Langan*
Gateway Conference All-Newcomer Team
RS James Norris
LB Phil Archer

7 • James Norris
Return Specialist
5-8 • 170 • Sr.
Northride, Calif.
Granada Hills Kennedy
2003: Named to the All-Gateway second team as well as the league’s all-newcomer team... reached the end zone on a school-record 95-yard punt return ina win at I-A Eastern Michigan... returned 15 punts for 287 yards and one touchdown, an average of 19.1 yards per return... also returned two kicks for 31 yards... led the team and ranked fourth in the Gateway with 62.9 receiving yards per game... caught 35 passes for 629 yards and one touchdown... averaged 18.0 yards per catch... caught a career-high 10 passes for 147 yards against Southern Illinois... recorded two 100-yard receiving games (109 vs. Western Kentucky).

2001-02: Played at Los Angeles Valley College... earned all-conference honors as a freshman punt returner... repeated all-conference honors as a punt returner and wide receiver after his sophomore season... also an all-America honorable mention selection... caught 77 passes for over 600 yards and five touchdowns... registered 2,400 all-purpose yards and reached the end zone 13 times... tallied over 1,800 return yards in two years... returned eight punts and one kickoff for touchdowns.

High School Earned all-city, all-conference and all-state honors as both a junior and a senior... recorded 146 career receptions for over 2,000 yards and 40 touchdowns... registered over 3,000 all-purpose yards and reached the end zone a total of 56 times... also lettered in track and was an allconference performer in basketball.

Norris’ Career Receiving Stats
Year G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/g
2003 10 35 629 18.0 1 48 62.9
Totals 10 35 629 18.0 1 48 62.9
Norris’ Career Punt Return Stats
Year G No. Yds Avg TD Lg
2003 10 15 287 19.1 1 95
Totals 10 15 287 19.1 1 95

Norris’ Personal Bests
Receptions: 10 vs. Southern Illinois (10/18/03)
Receiving Yards: 147 vs. Southern Illinois (10/18/03)
Longest reception: 48 at Montana (11/29/03)
Receiving TDs: 1 vs. SMS (11/15/03)
Punt returns: 3 twice
Punt return yards: 96 at Eastern Michigan (09/04/03)
Longest punt return: 95 at Eastern Michigan (09/04/03)

Signing Class
MICHAEL BLACK OL • 6-4 • 270 • So.
North Miami Beach, Fla.
Pasadena City Coll./North Miami Beach HS
Second-team all-state selection in high school... capped his threeyear varsity career with an appearance in the Cali-Florida Bowl... helped his team to a district championship and a 9-3 record as a senior... also a wrestling and track and field athlete in high school... played one season as the starting right tackle at Pasadena City College.

RICHARD BROWN DB • 6-0 • 180 • Jr.
Wooden Hills, Calif.
L.A. Valley College/El Camino Rio HS
Registered 90 tackles, four interceptions, 15 pass breakups and five fumble recoveries, including one returned for a touchdown, in a twoyear career at Los Angeles Valley College... in high school, tallied 40 tackles, 10 pass breakups, one interception and four fumble recoveries... earned all-conference recognition as a senior.

ALEX DOUGLAS RB • 5-11 • 190 • Fr.
Quincy, Ill./Quincy HS
Rushed for 2,204 yards and 22 touchdowns in two seasons as the starting tailback... led the Western Big 6 Conference in rushing as a senior... named to the Quincy Herald Whig All-Area Team... an allconference honoree... led the team in receptions... won back-to-back Most Valuable Player awards... also served as the varsity punter for three years... played free safety as a junior and linebacker as a senior.

HERBERT DONALDSON RB • 5-11 • 210 • Fr.
St. Louis, Mo./CBC HS
One of four Western Illinois signees named to the St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro Team, nominated as a linebacker... Metro Catholic Conference co-player of the year... posted 39 tackles and rushed 184 times for 1,356 yards and 20 touchdowns... had 241 yards rushing and four touchdowns against St. Louis University High School... helped his team to a 7-3 overall record and league title.

DAN GABRIS LB • 6-2 • 220 • Fr.
St. Louis, Mo./Linbergh HS
Named the St. Louis Post Dispatch Defensive Player of the Year... led the Flyers to a 9-3 record and an apperance in the Class 6 semifinal game... tallied 127 total tackles, 89 solo tackles, five sacks and 19 tackles for loss... made at least 14 tackles in four different games... honored on the first-team all-conference, alldistrict and all-state lists... was also selected as the defensive player of the year by both the Suburban West Conference and the Class 6 coaches poll... starting fullback in his last two years... carried the ball 153 times for 766 yards and seven touchdowns.

JASON HAYTH DB • 6-1 • 205 • Fr.
Ballwin, Mo./Parkway West HS
Registered 53 tackles in the final three games of his senior season... suffered an injury at the start of the season... named the defensive MVP as a sophomore... also an all-conference performer and district qualifier in track and field.

JARRELL JOHNSON WR • 5-9 • 185 • Fr.
St. Louis, Mo./Gateway Tech HS
Listed No. 11 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Super 30 Football Recruits... one of four of the top 30 recruits in the St. Louis metro area... a four-year varsity letterwinner... a two-time first-team all-conference member... set the Missouri state record of 1,003 return yards as a senior... totaled 40 receptions for 623 yards and 16 touchdowns in his final two seasons... named to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro Team after his final year... also lettered four years in track and field... a state finalist in the 100-meter dash and conference-champion long jumper... holds personal bests of 10.46 in the 100 and 21.7 in the 200-meter dash... also plans to run track at Western Illinois.

RESHAD JONES OL • 6-5 • 310 • Fr.
Sheboygan, Wis./South HS
A two-time all-conference selection... earned first-team honors as a senior... named to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-State Honorable Mention Team... selected to play in the All-Star Shrine Bowl... helped lead his school to its first-ever playoff berth.

DARROW McLEOD DB • 6-0 • 200 • Fr.
Rutland, Vt./Bridgton Academy/Rutland HS
Helped his high school squad to a four-year record of 30-4 and a pair of state championships... averaged over 1,000 rushing yards per season... spent time on both sides of the ball... a two-time allconference player... an all-state defensive selection... recorded 86 tackles in 10 games at Bridgeton (Maine)... also a track and field standout... holds a personal best of 10.7 seconds in the 100-meter dash... a state champion in the 200-meter dash... also a member of the 4x100-meter relay squad that set the Vermont state record.

SOLAHUDEEN MUHAMMAD FS • 6-2 • 190 • Fr.
Houston, Texas/Eisenhower HS
A unanimous first-team all-district selection as a senior... was selected to play in the Texas vs. Louisiana Bayou Bowl this summer... a five-time defensive player of the game... earned the special teams game MVP seven times... also a track and field standout... earned district titles in the long jump, triple jump (PR of 46 ft.), 400-meter dash (PR of 48.0 sec.) and 4x400-meter relay.

MARCELL PHIFFER WR • 5-10 • 175 • Fr.
Washington Park, Ill./East St. Louis HS
Caught 27 passes for 705 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior... one of just three all-purpose athletes selected to the St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro Team... accounted for 100 points with a total of 15 touchdowns and five two-point conversions... also played quarterback, defensive back, kick returner and punt returner... a three-year starter... attended the same high school as former Leatherneck and longtime NFL player Bryan Cox... named allconference as both a wide receiver and defensive back... a Chicago Tribune all-state team honoree.

DARIUS POWELL OL • 6-4 • 255 • Fr.
Hazel Crest, Ill./Hillcrest HS
A Chicago Sun-Times preseason top 100 player prior to his senior season... earned back-to-back all-conference honors in his final two seasons... served as a team captain both years... helped his teams to three straight conference titles... a two-time honor roll student... also a standout in the shot put.

NASIR SADAT FB • 6-1 • 245 • Jr.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Lackawanna JC/Germantown HS
Among Lackawanna’s leading rushers... also excelled as a receiver coming out of the backfield for the nationally-ranked Falcons... carried the ball 38 times for 202 yards and caught 13 passes for 63 yards as a freshman... rushed 36 times for 231 yards and one touchdown and hauled in one pass for 53 yards as a sophomore... started 16 of 21 games over the last two seasons... a four-year starting linebacker in high school... recorded more than 100 tackles as a senior.... recovered four fumbles and forced 10... carried the ball 39 times for 900 yards and 12 touchdowns... selected to the All-Public League first team as a linebacker his junior season and as a fullback his senior year.

RINO SANGRO OL • 6-5 • 310 • Sr.
Montrose, N.Y.
Illinois/Hudson Valley CC/Henrick Hudson HS
Pronounced REE-no... A two-time all-Northeast Football Conference honoree at Hudson Valley... attended the University of Illinois last season... an all-conference, all-section and all-state nominee in high school.

CARL SIMS WR • 6-1 • 175 • Fr.
Milwaukee, Wis./Custer HS
Selected to the all-metro... caught 16 passes for 526 yards and 10 touchdowns last season... averaged 32.9 yards per catch... also returned eight kickoffs for 258 yards, averaging 32.3 yards per return... helping his team to a pair of city conference championship in his final two years... a first-team all-conference pick as a receiver, defensive back and return specialist... also a letterwinner in track... a first-team all-conference basketball honoree... led his basketball team in scoring.

ZACK WELLS QB • 6-2 • 200 • Fr.
Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine HS
Threw for 2,092 yards and 22 touchdowns on 159-of-268 passing as a senior... ran for 783 yards and 12 touchdowns on 165 carries as a senior... a left-handed quarterback... amassed a 16-6 record as a starter... threw for a school-record 3,851 yards and 40 touchdowns... rushed for 1,108 yards - the fourth-highest mark in school history... named the 2003 Mississippi Athletic Conference Player of the Year... earned Quad City Times Player of the Year honors... a first-team allstate selection.

JASON WILLIAMS ATH • 6-3 • 210 • Fr.
Chicago, Ill./DuSable HS
Played quarterback during as a senior... led his team to an undefeated mark in the Chicago Public League’s Intra-City Central Conference... rushed for 2,988 yards, threw for 3,015 and tallied 71 total touchdowns (35 rushing and 36 passing) in his career... a twotime all-city and all-section performer... also excels in basketball and track and field... owns a personal best of 22-feet-7-inches in the long jump.

JOHN WISE DL • 6-5 • 240 • Fr.
Pittsfield, Ill./Pittsfield HS
Has experience as a linebacker, tight end and both offensive and defensive lineman... a three-time all-conference defensive selection... twice chosen the team’s best offensive lineman... as a junior, he was also named the school’s most valuable defensive player and earned Male Athlete of the Year honors... a three-time state champion wrestler... named to the all-conference team all four years... established a career record of 149-6... earned the league’s Most Valuable Wrestler award his final two seasons... set school records for pins, victories and winning percentage... establishing the

2003 Statistics
2004 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
Date Opponent Score Overall Conf. Time Attend
Aug. 28 WAYNE STATE W 35-3 1-0-0 0-0-0 2:40 12174
Sep. 4 at Eastern Michigan W 34-12 2-0-0 0-0-0 2:58 11123
Sep. 13 at LSU 7-35 L 2-1-0 0-0-0 2:55 87164
Sep. 20 UTM W 56-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 3:00 11887
*Oct. 4 WKU W 33-28 4-1-0 1-0-0 3:50 18263
*Oct. 11 at Youngstown State W 54-20 5-1-0 2-0-0 3:02 14218
*Oct. 18 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 32-37 L 5-2-0 2-1-0 3:36 19287
*Oct. 25 NORTHERN IOWA 30-38 L 5-3-0 2-2-0 3:35 8302
*Oct. 30 at Illinois State W 24-20 6-3-0 3-2-0 2:42 8415
*Nov. 8 at Indiana State W 34-28 7-3-0 4-2-0 3:09 2001
*Nov. 15 SMS W 63-42 8-3-0 5-2-0 3:19 7513
#Nov. 29 at Univ. of Montana WOT 43-40 9-3-0 5-2-0 3:25 16222
#Dec. 6 at Colgate 27-28 L 9-4-0 5-2-0 3:30 5287
* Gateway Football Conference game; #I-AA playoff game

TEAM STATISTICS WIU OPP
SCORING 472 331
Points Per Game 36.3 25.5
FIRST DOWNS 278 241
Rushing 113 97
Passing 145 115
Penalty 20 29
RUSHING YARDAGE 2206 1765
Yards gained rushing 2541 2178
Yards lost rushing 335 413
Rushing Attempts 542 536
Average Per Rush 4.1 3.3
Average Per Game 169.7 135.8
TDs Rushing 33 17
PASSING YARDAGE 3211 2525
Att-Comp-Int 387-216-14 364-205-4
Average Per Pass 8.3 6.9
Average Per Catch 14.9 12.3
Average Per Game 247.0 194.2
TDs Passing 23 24
TOTAL OFFENSE 5417 4290
Total Plays 929 900
Average Per Play 5.8 4.8
Average Per Game 416.7 330.0
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 46-1014 70-1359
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 27-427 30-283
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 4-20 14-124
KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.0 19.4
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.8 9.4
INT RETURN AVERAGE 5.0 8.9
FUMBLES-LOST 25-19 29-18
PENALTIES-YARDS 100-808 90-772
Average Per Game 62.2 59.4
PUNTS-YARDS 54-1736 72-2653
Average Per Punt 32.1 36.8
Net punt average 26.9 30.9
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 30:01 29:39
3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 71/178 67/192
3rd-Down Pct 40% 35%
4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 11/20 3/16
4th-Down Pct 55% 19%
SACKS BY-YARDS 25-135 20-165
MISC YARDS 141 22
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 61 42
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-22 13-23
PAT-ATTEMPTS 53-55 36-37
ATTENDANCE 77426 144430
Games/Avg Per Game 6/12904 7/20633
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total
Western Illinois 88 147 101 126 10 472
Opponents 65 125 56 78 7 331
RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
GLASFORD,Travis 13 296 1466 98 1368 4.6 20 47 105.2
LAWSON,Attley 11 56 267 18 249 4.4 2 43 22.6
MICHNA,Russ 13 70 316 149 167 2.4 4 22 12.8
HAYDEN,Charles 12 35 161 6 155 4.4 4 26 12.9
YELLIN,Matt 13 40 154 6 148 3.7 1 16 11.4
CHRISTIAN,Nick 10 18 59 2 57 3.2 1 8 5.7
RIVERS,Sedrick 7 9 46 0 46 5.1 1 16 6.6
GRAY,Reggie 13 5 37 7 30 6.0 0 26 2.3
HALL,Terrence 13 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.0
BURKS,Jared 3 2 13 9 4 2.0 0 13 1.3
NORRIS,James 10 3 5 4 1 0.3 0 5 0.1
LaFALCE,Steve 10 3 4 18 -14 -4.7 0 4 -1.4
TEAM 9 4 0 18 -18 -4.5 0 0 -2.0
Total.......... 13 542 2541 335 2206 4.1 33 47 169.7
Opponents...... 13 536 2178 413 1765 3.3 17 51 135.8
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
MICHNA,Russ 13 139.55 371-211-14 56.9 3160 21 82 243.1
LaFALCE,Steve 10 103.20 6-3-0 50.0 38 0 20 3.8
BURKS,Jared 3 0.00 6-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
HALL,Terrence 13 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM 9 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
LANGAN,Justin 13 505.60 1-1-0 100.0 9 1 9 0.7
GLASFORD,Travis 13 463.60 1-1-0 100.0 4 1 4 0.3
Total.......... 13 137.89 387-216-14 55.8 3211 23 82 247.0
Opponents...... 13 134.15 364-205-4 56.3 2525 24 75 194.2
RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
HALL,Terrence 13 46 701 15.2 4 82 53.9
GRAY,Reggie 13 44 764 17.4 8 61 58.8
NORRIS,James 10 35 629 18.0 1 48 62.9
GLASFORD,Travis 13 26 270 10.4 1 49 20.8
MOORE,Randall 12 20 218 10.9 4 27 18.2
HIGH,Jermaine 11 13 233 17.9 2 43 21.2
YELLIN,Matt 13 12 137 11.4 0 25 10.5
CHRISTIAN,Nick 10 7 92 13.1 0 23 9.2
WILLIAMS,David 11 5 96 19.2 0 45 8.7
LAWSON,Attley 11 3 27 9.0 0 13 2.5
HAYDEN,Charles 12 1 13 13.0 1 13 1.1
AKERS,David 11 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.0
DAUN,Chad 12 1 9 9.0 1 9 0.8
THOMAS,Marco 9 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.8
MICHNA,Russ 13 1 4 4.0 1 4 0.3
Total.......... 13 216 3211 14.9 23 82 247.0
Opponents...... 13 205 2525 12.3 24 75 194.2
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
NORRIS,James 15 287 19.1 1 95
GRAY,Reggie 10 114 11.4 0 32
SCHMITT,Drew 1 15 15.0 0 0
WASHINGTON,Trav 1 11 11.0 0 0
Total.......... 27 427 15.8 1 95
Opponents...... 30 283 9.4 0 49
INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long
GREEN,Wyatt 2 16 8.0 0 16
RUSSELL,Lee 1 2 2.0 0 2
CAMPBELL,Vince 1 2 2.0 0 2
Total.......... 4 20 5.0 0 16
Opponents...... 14 124 8.9 0 41
KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
GRAY,Reggie 28 712 25.4 1 99
HAYDEN,Charles 8 206 25.8 1 75
RUSSELL,Lee 3 37 12.3 0 15
NORRIS,James 2 31 15.5 0 21
CROSBY,Pat 1 13 13.0 0 13
MOORE,Randall 1 0 0.0 0 0
YELLIN,Matt 1 8 8.0 0 8
SCHMITT,Drew 1 7 7.0 0 0
RYAN,Pat 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total.......... 46 1014 22.0 2 99
Opponents...... 70 1359 19.4 1 100
FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long
WASHINGTON,Trav 2 81 40.5 1 52
RUSSELL,Lee 2 28 14.0 0 20
HAYDEN,Charles 1 7 7.0 0 7
ARCHER,Phil 1 3 3.0 0 3
GREEN,Wyatt 1 22 22.0 1 22
Total.......... 7 141 20.1 2 52
Opponents...... 3 22 7.3 0 17
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
ALL GAMES 9-4-0 4-2-0 5-2-0 0-0-0
CONFERENCE 5-2-0 2-2-0 3-0-0 0-0-0
NON-CONFERENCE 4-2-0 2-0-0 2-2-0 0-0-0
|------ PATs ------|
SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP SafPoints
GLASFORD,Travis 21 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 126
LANGAN,Justin 0 15-22 53-55 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 98
GRAY,Reggie 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54
HAYDEN,Charles 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36
MICHNA,Russ 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-4 0 0 30
HALL,Terrence 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26
MOORE,Randall 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
HIGH,Jermaine 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
NORRIS,James 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
LAWSON,Attley 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
RIVERS,Sedrick 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
DAUN,Chad 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
CHRISTIAN,Nick 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
YELLIN,Matt 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
GREEN,Wyatt 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
WASHINGTON,Trav 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 4
RIDDLE,Jason 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2
Total.......... 61 15-22 53-55 0-1 2 2-5 0 2 472
Opponents...... 42 13-23 36-37 2-2 0 0-3 0 0 331
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
MICHNA,Russ 13 441 167 3160 3327 255.9
GLASFORD,Travis 13 297 1368 4 1372 105.5
LAWSON,Attley 11 56 249 0 249 22.6
HAYDEN,Charles 12 35 155 0 155 12.9
YELLIN,Matt 13 40 148 0 148 11.4
CHRISTIAN,Nick 10 18 57 0 57 5.7
RIVERS,Sedrick 7 9 46 0 46 6.6
GRAY,Reggie 13 5 30 0 30 2.3
LaFALCE,Steve 10 9 -14 38 24 2.4
HALL,Terrence 13 2 13 0 13 1.0
LANGAN,Justin 13 1 0 9 9 0.7
BURKS,Jared 3 8 4 0 4 1.3
NORRIS,James 10 3 1 0 1 0.1
TEAM 9 5 -18 0 -18 -2.0
Total.......... 13 929 2206 3211 5417 416.7
Opponents...... 13 900 1765 2525 4290 330.0
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
LANGAN,Justin 15-22 68.2 1-1 7-9 3-4 3-6 1-2 51 2
FG SEQUENCE Western Illinois OPPONENTS
Wayne State - 22,(23)
Eastern Michigan 24 (38),(33),(35),(25)
LSU 30 45,34
UTM 41 -
WKU 26,(42) 43,45
Youngstown State (29),40,(42) -
Southern Illinois 43,(21) (41)
Northern Iowa 52,(25) 44,(37)
Illinois State (19) (20),(20),44
Indiana State (51),(33) 36
SMS - 38
Univ. of Montana (31),(26),(46),(25),(23) (43),(48),(22),(39),33
Colgate (34),(28) -
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
KIMPTON,Aaron 46 1581 34.4 48 2 3 15 0
COFFEE,Kris 5 151 30.2 32 0 1 3 0
TEAM 3 4 1.3 4 0 0 0 3
Total.......... 54 1736 32.1 48 2 4 18 3
Opponents...... 72 2653 36.8 57 6 6 13 5
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G
GLASFORD,Travis 13 1368 270 0 0 0 1638 126.0
GRAY,Reggie 13 30 764 114 712 0 1620 124.6
NORRIS,James 10 1 629 287 31 0 948 94.8
HALL,Terrence 13 13 701 0 0 0 714 54.9
HAYDEN,Charles 12 155 13 0 206 0 374 31.2
YELLIN,Matt 13 148 137 0 8 0 293 22.5
LAWSON,Attley 11 249 27 0 0 0 276 25.1
HIGH,Jermaine 11 0 233 0 0 0 233 21.2
MOORE,Randall 12 0 218 0 0 0 218 18.2
MICHNA,Russ 13 167 4 0 0 0 171 13.2
CHRISTIAN,Nick 10 57 92 0 0 0 149 14.9
WILLIAMS,David 11 0 96 0 0 0 96 8.7
RIVERS,Sedrick 7 46 0 0 0 0 46 6.6
RUSSELL,Lee 13 0 0 0 37 2 39 3.0
SCHMITT,Drew 11 0 0 15 7 0 22 2.0
GREEN,Wyatt 11 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.5
CROSBY,Pat 11 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.2
WASHINGTON,Trav 10 0 0 11 0 0 11 1.1
AKERS,David 11 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.0
DAUN,Chad 12 0 9 0 0 0 9 0.8
THOMAS,Marco 9 0 7 0 0 0 7 0.8
BURKS,Jared 3 4 0 0 0 0 4 1.3
CAMPBELL,Vince 13 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2
LaFALCE,Steve 10 -14 0 0 0 0 -14 -1.4
TEAM 9 -18 0 0 0 0 -18 -2.0
Total.......... 13 2206 3211 427 1014 20 6878 529.1
Opponents...... 13 1765 2525 283 1359 124 6056 465.8
2003 Statistics
2004 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
|-------Tackles-------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
43 RUSSELL,Lee 13 102 44 146 20-65 1-2 1-2 1 2 4-28 3 3 .
31 ARCHER,Phil 13 102 34 136 15-29 2-6 . 7 2 2-3 3 1 .
25 McNUTT,Chris 12 49 20 69 1-1 . . 2 . . 2 . .
9 WASHINGTON,Trav 10 52 14 66 7-31 1-7 . 3 . 2-81 . 1 .
3 CAMPBELL,Vince 13 51 14 65 . . 1-2 5 . . 1 . .
54 KOWALYSHEN,Jon 13 43 22 65 18-61 11-48 . 4 8 1-0 2 . .
46 KOCSIS,Drew 12 40 24 64 3-4 . . . . . 2 . .
45 O'BRIEN,Mike 13 39 20 59 19-50 6-31 . 1 5 . . . .
91 TETZEL,Mike 11 18 17 35 7-10 1-3 . 1 8 . . . .
24 GREEN,Wyatt 11 29 6 35 2-9 . 2-16 2 . 1-22 . . .
1 WRIGHT,James 7 23 10 33 . . . 2 . . . . .
93 DAUN,Chad 12 19 13 32 9-44 3-20 . 4 8 . 1 . .
44 RIDDLE,Jason 12 20 11 31 2-4 . . . . . . . .
5 KHALEEL,Fu'ad 10 22 7 29 . . . 1 1 1-0 1 . .
19 BAINTER,Blake 10 17 10 27 . . . . . . . . .
4 CAMPBELL,Victor 5 18 8 26 . . . 3 . . . . .
63 ROCCHIETTI,Bret 12 13 12 25 2-9 2-8 . 2 . . . . .
76 RYAN,Pat 9 13 7 20 2-5 . . 4 3 . . . .
26 FITZHUGH,Shanno 13 11 8 19 1-2 . . 1 . 1-0 . 1 .
80 AKERS,David 11 17 . 17 . . . 4 . . 1 . .
29 JAMERSON,Shamon 3 15 2 17 . . . 2 . . . . .
88 WILLIAMS,David 11 7 6 13 2-3 . . . . 1-0 . . .
30 CROSBY,Pat 11 9 4 13 1-4 . . . . . . . .
96 CONLEY,Alfred 8 3 9 12 1-2 1-2 . . . . . . .
98 SCHMITT,Drew 11 6 4 10 4-10 2-11 . . 1 . . 1 .
21 HAYDEN,Charles 12 6 1 7 . . . . . 2-7 . . .
37 GARES,Kyle 9 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .
48 MARTZ,Tim 9 3 4 7 . . . . . . 1 . .
36 LINGLEY,Matt 8 4 2 6 1-1 . . . . . . . .
57 LORMILE,Johnny 6 3 2 5 1-6 1-6 . . . . . . .
42 YELLIN,Matt 13 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
41 BODIFORD,Charli 5 2 1 3 2-5 1-4 . . . . . . .
40 KIRMESS,Jim 10 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
18 HALL,Terrence 13 3 . 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . .
1A LANGAN,Justin 13 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
TM TEAM 9 3 . 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . 2
50 O'BRIEN,Andrew 1 2 . 2 1-3 . . . . . . . .
86 MOORE,Randall 12 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
22 GLASFORD,Travis 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
38 KIMPTON,Aaron 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
49 KASPRAK,Michael 1 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
77 BAKSAS,Jason 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
83 MILLER,Dwayne 2 1 . 1 1-3 1-3 . . . . . . .
51 VALLE,Frank 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
97 BAGWELL,D.J. 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
81 THOMAS,Marco 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
99 DILLON,Erik 2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
65 SOLIE,Ryan 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
52 VUCKOVICH,Milan 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
28 FAULKNER,Boo 4 . 1 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .
72 LAYNE,Fred 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
7 NORRIS,James 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
85 GRAY,Reggie 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
23 RICH,Uhlon 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Total.......... 13 792 346 1138 122-361 25-135 4-20 49 38 18-141 17 7 2
Opponents...... 13 519 389 908 105-301 20-165 14-124 38 5 19-22 18 5 .
2003 Statistics
2004 WESTERN ILLINOIS FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach _________________________
Alma Mater, Yr. _________________________
Record at school (yrs.) _________________________
Career Record (yrs.) _________________________
Football office phone _________________________
Best time to reach coach_________________________
Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year/Responsibilities)
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Athletic Trainer ________________________________
TEAM INFORMATION
Overall record last year ______________________
Conference record/finish ______________________
Final 2003 ranking (poll) ______________________
Highest 2003 ranking (poll) ______________________
Basic offense ______________________
Basic defense ______________________
Letterwinners returning/lost ______________________
offense ______________________
defense ______________________
special teams ______________________
Starters returning/lost ______________________
offense ______________________
defense ______________________
special teams ______________________
Starters Lost (ht., wt., cl./stats)
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WR Terrence Hall (6-0, 1880, Sr.) 701 yds., 46 rec., 4 TD, 53.9 ypg
OL Jeff Goldstone (6-4, 270, Sr.) 9 starts
QB Russ Michna (6-3, 230, grad.) 3,160 yds., 21 TD, 243.1 ypg
C Ryan Solie (6-0, 285, Jr.) 8 starts
LB Phil Archer (6-2, 245, Sr.) 136 TT, 15 TFL, 2 FR, 3 FF
CB Victor Campbell (6-0, 185, Sr.) 26 TT
CB Vinceson Campbell (5-11, 185, Sr.) 65 TT, 5 PBU, 1 int.
DE Chad Daun (6-4, 260, Sr.) 32 TT, 9 TFL, 3 sacks
DE Jon Kowalyshen (6-2, 240, Sr.) 65 TT, 18 TFL, 11 sacks
DT Mike O’Brien (6-3, 280, Sr.) 59 TT, 19 TFL, 6 sacks
LB Lee Russell (6-0, 230, Sr.) 146 TT, 20 TFL, 4 FR, 3 FF
SS Travis Washington (5-11, 195, Sr.) 66 TT, 2 FR, 1 blk.
Mark Hendrickson (No. Iowa, 1980/Asst. head coach, off. coordinator)
Jeff Jamrog (Nebraska, 1987/defensive coordinator)
Kerry Cooks (Iowa, 2000/defensive backs)
Parker Wildeman (Iowa, 1994/defensive line)
Josh McCall (Western Illinois, 1998/offensive line)
Ronnie Harmon (running backs)
Mike Pendergast
GENERAL
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City/Zip ______________________________
Founded ______________________________
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Nickname ______________________________
School Colors ______________________________
Home Field/Cap. ______________________________
Surface: ______________________________
Affiliation ______________________________
Conference ______________________________
President ______________________________
Alma Mater, Yr. ______________________________
Athletics Director ______________________________
Alma Mater, Yr. ______________________________
Athletic Dept. Phone ______________________________
Ticket Office Phone ______________________________
HISTORY
First yr. of football _________________________
Overall all-time record _________________________
No. yrs. in I-AA playoffs _________________________
I-AA Postseason record _________________________
Last postseason opponent _________________________
Result _________________________
SPORTS INFORMATION
Sports Info. Director ______________________________
Football Contact ______________________________
office phone ______________________________
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E-mail ______________________________
Assistant SID ______________________________
E-mail ______________________________
Graduate Assistant ______________________________
E-mail ______________________________
SID Fax ______________________________
Press Box phone ______________________________
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CoSIDA Information Request Sheet
FOOTBALL, 2004
1903 (2004 is 101st season)
469-373-36 (.555)
8
5-8
Colgate (2003)
loss, 27-28
Don Patterson
West Point, 1973
41-18, .695 (5 years)
Same
(309) 298-1515
8:00-9:00 a.m.
9-4 (H 4-2 / A 5-2)
5-2/T-third
5th (TSN, ESPN)
1st (TSN, ESPN, Sept. 6)
pro formation
multiple
36/24
16/10
18/14
2/0
14/12
7/4
3/8
4/0
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL - 61455
1899
13,550
Leathernecks
Purple & Gold
Hanson Field / 15,168
natural grass
NCAA - Division I-AA
Gateway Football Conference
Dr. Alvin Goldfarb
Queens College (NY), 1972
Dr. Tim M. Van Alstine
St. Norbert College, 1982
(309) 298-1190
(309) 298-1190
Jason Kaufman
Jason Kaufman
(309) 298-1133
(309) 833-5416
jp-kaufman@wiu.edu
Shana Daniels
SL-Daniels1@wiu.edu
Brian Hostetter
bj-hostetter@wiu.edu
(309) 298-2060
(309) 298-1255
213 Western Hall
Macomb, IL 61455
www.wiuathletics.com
TEAM INFORMATION (cont.)
Returning Offensive Starters (ht., wt., cl./stats) Returning Defensive Starters (ht., wt., cl./ stats)
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Returning Special Teams (ht., wt., cl./stats) All-Star Candidates (ht., wt., cl./honors)
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RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS
RUSHING GP Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./G
GLASFORD, Travis 13 296 1368 4.6 20 47 105.2
LAWSON, Attley 11 70 249 4.4 2 43 22.6
PASSING GP Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Avg./G
LaFALCE, Steve 10 6 3 0 50.0 38 0 3.8
BURKS, Jared 3 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
RECEIVING GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Avg./G
GRAY, Reggie 13 44 764 17.4 8 61 58.8
NORRIS, James 10 35 629 18.9 1 48 62.9
SCORING TD FGs PAT Pts. Avg.
GLASFORD, Travis 21 0-0 0-0 126 9.7
LANGAN, Justin 0 15-22 53-55 98 7.5
DEFENSE GP Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds. Sacks Int. PBU FF/FR
McNUTT, Chris 12 49 20 69 1-1 0 0 2 2/0
KOCSIS, Drew 12 40 24 64 3-4 0 0 0 2/0
RB Travis Glasford (5-11, 190, Jr.) All-Gateway Second Team
WR Reggie Gray (5-11, 170, Jr.) All-Gateway Second Team
PK Justin Langan (5-11, 180, Sr.) All-Gateway HM
OL Fred Layne (6-4, 305, Sr.) All-Gateway First Team, AP All-American,
Sports Network All-American Third Team
RS James Norris (5-8, 170, Sr.) All-Gateway Second Team,
Gateway All-Newcomer Team
KR Reggie Gray (5-11, 170, Jr.) 712 yds., 1 TD, 25.4 ypr., long 99
P Aaron Kimpton (5-11, 175, Jr.) 34.4 ypp, 15 ins. 20, 46 punts, 1,581 yds.
PK Justin Langan (5-11, 180, Sr.) 15-22 FG, 53-55 PAT
PR James Norris (5-8, 170, Sr.) 287 yds., 1 TD, 19.1 ypr, long 95
RG Perry Cox (6-3, 270, Jr.) 4 starts at RT, 9 starts at RG
RB Travis Glasford (5-11, 190, Jr.) 1,368 yds., 20 TD, 105.2 ypg
WR Reggie Gray (5-11, 170, Jr.) 764 yds., 44 rec., 8 TD, 58.8 ypg
TE Jermaine High (6-2, 235, Jr.) 233 yds., 13 rec., 2 TD, 21.2 ypg
OL Fred Layne (6-4, 305, Sr.) 4 starts at RG, 4 at C, 5 at LG
RT Chad Walker (6-5, 310, So.) 9 starts at RT
RB Matt Yellin (6-0, 225, Jr.) 148 rush yds., 1 TD, 137 rec. yds.
LB Drew Kocsis (6-2, 230, Sr.) 64 TT, 3 TFL, 2 FF
FS Chris McNutt (5-11, 190, Jr.) 69 TT, 2 PBU, 2 FF
DL Bret Rocchietti (6-4, 290, So.) 25 TT, 2 TFL, 2 sacks
CoSIDA Information Request Sheet
FOOTBALL, 2004