2013 southwestern university football media guide

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL 2013

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LO C AT I O NSouthwestern’s location in the heart of Central Texas allows students to enjoy the warm, small-town feel of historic Georgetown as well as benefit from the University’s close proximity to Austin with its vibrant, innovative and creative culture.

C A M P U SThe University’s residential campus occupies a small portion of 700 acres, which includes waterfront areas reserved for biological and environmental research, live-performance theaters, sports/ recreational areas, an observatory, greenhouse, community garden and more.

E N R O L L M E N TSouthwestern’s 1,500+ students represent 37 states and eight coun-tries, with 26 percent from underrepresented groups. Approximately 84 percent live on campus.

FAC U LT YSouthwestern has a student/faculty ratio of aproximately 11:1, with an average class size of about 13 students. Ninety-nine percent of tenured or tenure-track faculty hold doctorate or highest degree in their respective fields.

PA I D E I A ( P I E - DAY - U H )Southwestern’s signature, interdisciplinary educational experience, designed to help students use their new found knowledge beyond the classroom through civic engagement, study abroad, collabo-rative research and creative works.

A R E A S O F S T U DYSouthwestern offers 37 majors as well as pre-professional and certification programs in medicine, law, education, engineering and theology. The Sarofim School of Fine Arts offers a world-class arts education to students, and serves the Central Texas community by offering a wide selection of performance and visual arts events.

S U S TA I N A B I L I T YSouthwestern has signed the Talloires Declaration, a formal commit-ment to sustainability in higher education, as well as the College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The two newest buildings on campus have received LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council .

T U I T I O N A N D F I N A N C I A L A S S I S TA N C EThe cost of tuition, room and board for a student living on campus for the 2013-2014 academic year is $45,660. Eligible students may be awarded financial assistance packages including grants, work-study and loan aid. Packages and award amounts vary depending on the financial need of the applicant, the limitations imposed by the various programs, and the availability of funds.

ACC R E D I TAT I O NSouthwestern is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Association of Schools of Music, the University Senate of the United Methodist Church, and the Texas Education Agency. Contact the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges for questions about the accreditation of Southwestern University.

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SOUTHWESTERN AT A GLANCE

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You might think the “family tree” of the Southwestern football coaching staff would have numerous branches; after all, there are seven full-time coaches, plus part-time coaches, trainers and others who work with the team. However, this family of coaches has such a long history together that the proverbial tree would look more like a big, solid trunk with just a few branches grafted on.

Head Coach Joe Austin and Defensive Line Coach Kenneth Eboh have known each other since high school. They reconnected years later upon the passing of a mutual friend’s parent. While not ideal timing, the two now see the reunion as fortuitous—it was then that Austin recruited Eboh to coach with him at the University of Dubuque in eastern Iowa. During that coaching tenure, one of their players was SU Quarterbacks Coach Byron Abram.

More than a decade prior, Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Tom Ross recruited Defensive Backs Coach Bill Kriesel to play for him at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minn. Then, when coaching a professional American football team in Germany, Ross recruited Kriesel to play for him again. Meanwhile back in the U.S., Austin met Ross through a mutual friend and the three coached together briefly at Augsburg.

Jump ahead to 2008 and Austin, Ross and Eboh were coaching together at Hanover College, a Division III private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Indiana. Although they tried several times to recruit Kriesel, he was unable to join them on the field due to family obligations. That all changed when the opportunity came along to move to Central Texas. “This opportunity worked for my family … it just all came together,” says Kriesel.

Besides their intricate history, the Southwestern football coaches agree that they work well together in large part because they have

the same coaching philosophy. Austin explains, “We use football to teach our players how to be men—what they can do with their lives, how to maximize their blessings, and how to take responsibility in their roles after college. It is our goal that they leave here and do well as husbands and fathers and in their vocations.”

The coaches are friends outside the office and off the field as well. “We spend way too many hours together to not like each other,” says Austin. Ross says during non-work hours, the group spends time together traveling, playing and watching other sports, or just hanging out. Austin adds, “We allow each other to not talk football, which is important.”

According to Austin, sticking together is important, too. “Starting a new program is a hard process to go through, but we’ve all done it before at Augsburg and Dubuque and Hanover; we’ve been through those first years where it’s hard. It’s good that we all know what we’re dealing with,” he says. Through that process, the coaches expect their team to work toward “getting better every day, on the field and off,” says Ross.

As for those who may still be unsure about bringing football back to Southwestern after 63 years, Austin says, “If people are unsure, it’s OK; they should be, this is new. Ultimately, what we do over time is what we’ll be judged on.” Eboh also reminds people, “It’s our job to find quality athletes who are academically qualified to come to SU. At the end of the day, if they’re not, then they won’t be admitted.” Most important, says Ross, is that “our kids are students first.” In fact, 26 members of the Southwestern football team are Academic All State in Texas.

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JOE AUSTINH E A D CO AC H

Joe Austin was announced as Southwestern’s head football coach in February 2012, charged with reinstating football at a school that hadn’t competed in the sport for more than 62 years.

Austin came to Southwestern after transforming Hanover College’s football program in just three short years. The team, which was in decline, became a rising star in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, finishing in second place in Austin’s last two seasons.

Prior to Hanover, Austin guided the University of Dubuque to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in 28 seasons. The Spartans finished 7-3 in 2007 and 6-4 in 2006 in a highly competitive Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. During that time, Austin’s offensive unit set 33 school records and in 2007 averaged 35.6 points and 433.4 offensive yards per game.

On his way to Dubuque, Austin made stops in Augsburg College (MN) as the offensive coordinator for one season and as an offen-sive assistant coach at Concordia University (MN) for four seasons.

While Austin was at Concordia, the Golden Bears twice finished in the NCAA Division II top 10 in total offense. Concordia averaged more than 35 points per game and set virtually every school passing, rushing and receiving record during his tenure.

Austin played quarterback at St. Ambrose University (Iowa) for two seasons, suffering a broken vertebrae six games into his soph-omore season. The injury ended his playing career but jump started his coaching career.

At Concordia, Austin earned a bachelor’s degree in communi-cation studies in 2001 and a master’s degree in organizational management in 2004.

“We have a very good group of guys; as they continue to grow into men and football players, they are going to represent Southwestern very well.”



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TOM ROSSA S S O C I AT E H E A D COAC H , D E F E N S I V E CO O R D I N ATO R

Tom Ross joined Pirate football in March 2012 after serving with Joe Austin for four seasons at Hanover College.

Prior to Hanover, Ross was head coach for the Stuttgart Scorpions in the German Football League for two seasons. Under his guidance, the Scorpions posted a 20-6-1 record and led the German league’s Southern Division in total offense, scoring offense, rushing, total defense and scoring defense.

Previously, Ross spent 15 years at Augsburg College, serving stints as the defensive coordinator, special teams coor-dinator and offensive coordi-nator before taking his talents overseas as the defensive coor-dinator for Stuttgart in 2001; he was named head coach in 2002.

Ross also spent t ime at Carleton College and St. Olaf College. He received a bach-elor’s degree from Augsburg in 1991.

KENNETH EBOHR E C R U I T I N G CO O R D I N ATO R , D E F E N S I V E L I N E CO AC H

Kenneth Eboh joined the Southwestern football staff in May 2012 as the recruiting coor-dinator and defensive line coach. Eboh worked with Joe Austin at Hanover College, where he oversaw the running backs and offensive and defensive lines. He was also the team’s academic success coordinator.

Prior to Hanover, he was assis-tant to the athletic director and assistant football coach at the University of Dubuque.

Eboh was a two-year starter at Northwest Missouri State University, earning all-conference and all-region honors for the bear-cats. He was also a member of the 1999 NCAA II national cham-pionship squad.

A 2003 graduate of Northwest Missouri State, Eboh earned a bachelor’s degree in interactive digital media with a concentra-tion in visual imaging. He is currently working on a master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University-Irvine.

BILL KRIESELD E F E N S I V E B AC K S COAC H , AC A D E M I C S U CC E S S CO O R D I N ATO R

Bill Kriesel came to SU as the defensive backs coach and academic success coordinator in December 2012. Previously, he was the defensive backs coach at Augsburg College where the team won the MIAC championship in 1997, i ts f irst conference championship since 1928.

Kriesel’s playing experience includes competing at both the collegiate and professional levels. He was a First Team All-MIAC selection all four of his years at Augsburg College and continued on to play internation-ally for the Stuttgart Scorpions from 1998-2001.

With a Bachelor of Arts degree from Augsburg and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, Kriesel is currently working on a doctorate in psychology from the Chicago University of Psychology.

BYRON ABRAM Q UA R T E R B AC K S COAC H , F O OT B A L L O P E R AT I O N S

Byron Abram joined the Pirates in December 2012 as the quar-terbacks coach and coordinator of football operations.

Before coming to SU, Abram was the co-offensive coordi-nator and quarterbacks coach at Lawrence University, where he also served for one season as the wide receivers coach and video coordinator. Previously, he was wide receivers coach for the University of Southern Oregon in 2010 and for University of Dubuque in 2009.

Abram played under Joe Austin as a quarterback at the University of Dubuque from 2006-2008, serving as the team captain for the 2007 season.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dubuque and is in the process of earning an MBA from Dubuque.

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TIM BYERLYO F F E N S I V E L I N E COAC H , V I D E O CO O R D I N ATO R

Tim Byerly came to SU as the offensive line coach/video coor-dinator in December 2012.

Previously the tight end and assistant offensive line coach at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Byerly also has extensive expe-rience recruiting in Texas.

A four-year starter at center, and team captain his senior year at A&M Kingsville, Byerly was an All-Lone Star Conference selection in 2009 and 2010 and helped lead the team into the playoffs the same seasons. He was also a three-time member of the All-Lone Star Conference Academic Team in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Byerly earned his Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science degrees from Texas A&M Univers-ity-Kingsville.


JOE GUTILLAR E C E I V E R S CO AC H

Previously, the offensive coor-dinator at Hyde Park High School in Austin, Joe Gutilla is the wide receivers coach for the Pirates.

Gutilla has more than 35 years of successful coaching experi-ence at both the college and high school levels as a head coach, offensive and defensive coordi-nator, and position coach. He has been named twice as confer-ence coach of the year, and was selected as the Minnesota state delegate to the National Football League Youth Summit.

He has also served as a recre-ation and intramural assistant at the University of San Francisco, and as a high school athletic director and dean of students.

Gutilla holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education from Fresno State University.

DOUG ROSSS T R E N G T H & CO N D I T I O N I N G COAC H

Doug Ross joined SU full-time in spring 2013 after serving as a part-time assistant for the men’s and women’s track and field teams and heading up the strength program for throwers and sprinters.

In between stints at SU, Ross was a part-time assistant cross country and track & field coach at Concordia University (TX). Ross is also the founder and head coach of Validus Athletics, a firm that creates and imple-ments training plans for student athletes, and is a private coach for adults competing in master’s level running events.

Ross holds a Bachelor of Science in management and is certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a USATF Level I Coach and a USA Weight- lifting Level I Sports Performance Coach.

ADDITIONAL PIRATESTAFF

Joe McGriffLinebacker Coach

Joe McGriff serves as line-backers coach for the Pirates. He has coached both high school and collegiate teams as head coach at Bingham High School in Utah and linebacker coach at the University of Utah. He played linebacker and earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from Utah.

Chet ForakerRunning Back Coach

Chet Foraker comes to SU after spending the 2012 season as the running back coach at McMurry University in Abilene. He coached for 13 years at the collegiate and high school levels before a 30-year career with McGraw-Hill. He earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Bluffton College and a Master of Education degree from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Mike TorresEquipment Manager

Mike Torres joined the Pirate Athletics Department after eight years as a lighting techni-cian at Southwestern. Torres is a highly decorated Persian Gulf War veteran who has traveled around the world three times. He is a 1989 graduate of Del Valle High School in Austin.

Kurt HalleadScout Teams, Video Editing


EDWARD B. BURGERP R E S I D E N T

Edward B. Burger became Southwestern’s 15th president July 1, 2013. He is a native of New York and graduated summa cum laude with distinction in mathematics from Connecticut College and earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from The University of Texas at Austin.

Prior to being elected President of Southwestern, Burger was the Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Mathematics from Williams College, where he was on the faculty and served in leadership roles since 1990.

In 2010, Burger received the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching from Baylor University, one of the most prestigious teaching awards in the world. He spent a year teaching at Baylor and then another year as vice provost for strategic educational initiatives.

One of those The Huffington Post named to its list of “Game Changers” in 2010, Burger has authored or co-authored more than 35 research articles as well as 12 books. He has also delivered more than 400 lectures worldwide and has appeared on more than 40 radio and TV programs, including an episode of NBC’s “Science of the Winter Olympics” series, which earned him a Telly Award.

In 1997, Burger became one of the first individuals to make instructional mathematics videos accessible to a broader audience through mediums such as CD-ROMs and the Internet. Since then, he has created more than 3,000 such videos which cover the curriculum from kindergarten through college-level mathematics and are watched by millions of people around the world.

GLADA MUNTA S S O C I AT E V I C E P R E S I D E N T & D I R E C TO R O F I N T E R CO L L E G I AT E AT H L E T I C S

Glada Munt joined the Southwestern University Athletics Department staff in 1975 as the women’s volleyball and tennis coach and assistant professor in kinesiology.

Focusing on volleyball as her area of excellence, Munt compiled a 554-301 record during her 20-year coaching career, leading the Pirates to nine NAIA National Championship appearances, finishing in the top 10 seven times, including 2nd in the nation in 1981. She was honored as Coach of the Year in 1981, 1986 and 1988, and was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame at the 1990 National Championship in Hawaii.

What began as an entry-level job for Munt blossomed into a life-time career and association with the University. She was appointed Director of Intercollegiate Athletics in 1995 and was named as the NACDA Under Armour AD of the Year, Division III West Region, in 2009 and NACWAA Administrator of the Year Division III in 2006. She was also selected by the Institute for International Sports as a 2005 Sports Ethics Fellow.

In 2004, for her extensive influence on Southwestern University, Munt received the Joe S. Mundy Award for Exemplary Service, the Pearl A. Neas Award for outstanding service to Southwestern and was inducted into Southwestern University’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

Munt earned a B.S. from Trinity University (1974), an M.S. from Baylor University (1975), and a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas (1992). She is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators, and the Women’s Sports Foundation.

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SPORTS INFORMATION

Megan Hardin, sports information director, joined the Southwestern University athletics department in fall 2008 as a practicum student during her master’s program and began full-time in June of 2009. Previously, she worked in Southwestern’s Office of Career Services.

Before Southwestern, Hardin was the assistant women’s basket-ball coach at Howard Payne University. During her time the Yellow Jackets compiled a 104-32 record (.765 winning percentage) while winning one American Southwest Conference title with two NCAA tournament appearances.

Hardin is a 2001 graduate of Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, where she was a member of the women’s basketball team that won three IIAC conference championships with two trips to the NCAA tournament. She earned her master’s degree in student affairs and higher education in May 2010 from Indiana State University.

Philip Dowden, assistant sports information director, serves as the primary media relations contact for Southwestern football and assists with marketing and sponsorship’s for Pirate athletics.

Previously, Dowden was the director of media relations at Northwest Missouri State, where he oversaw the publicity efforts of the school’s 16-sport program, athletics website and social media initiatives. He has also worked with the American Junior Golf Association. Prior to his time with the AJGA, he was at Abilene Christian University where he was the assistant director for media relations and a member of the Wildcat Sports Network radio team.

Dowden earned a degree in communications from Missouri Southern in 2008. He is a member of the College Sports Information Director’s of America, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Football Writers Association of America.

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ATHLETIC TRAINING

Glenn Schwab is Southwestern’s associate athletic director and director of athletic training services.

Previously, Schwab was the head athletic trainer at Rhodes College from 1993-2001. He received his Texas State Licensure in 2002. Before Rhodes, Schwab was an assistant athletic trainer at the Virginia Military Institute.

Schwab received his Bachelor of Science degree in phys-ical education with an emphasis in athletic training from Eastern Illinois University. At the same time, he earned his athletic training certificate from the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification He then received a Master of Science degree with an emphasis in athletic training at West Viriginia University.

FACILITIES & EVENT COORDINATION

Nekisha Quinney, facilities and events coordinator, joined the Southwestern staff in September 2012 after her stint as program director of membership and healthy lifestyles for the Cahokia Area YMCA, where a large part of her responsibilities included coordi-nating youth sports, adult fitness and afterschool fitness programs.

Previously, she was the special assistant to the director of athletics at Webster University through the NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women’s grant program. During her tenure, she coordinated all special events for the department and chaired a committee in the establishment of the Webster Athletic Hall of Fame.

Quinney earned a Master of Science degree in physical education and sport management from Minnesota State University in 2008 and a Bachelor of Science degree in communication from Lamar University in 2004.


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T SToday, nearly 100 young men will run onto the field as the unified Southwestern University Pirate Football Team. They will all wear the same yellow and black uniforms; follow the instructions of the same coaches; and run, throw, catch and tackle as a team. But 10 of them will stand out. Why? Because they are veterans—one-year team veterans, that is.

One year ago, Patrick Carter, Codey Mann, Nick Mask, Jose Perez Jr., Joseph Quintero, Phillip Ricker, Colten Shea, Alex Tyson, Trey White and Dillon Wilburn joined Head Coach Joe Austin in reestablishing football at Southwestern after a 62-year hiatus. “These guys took a leap of faith,” says Austin. “It was not easy; they were looked on as different, but they handled it and represented the University very well.”

So, what was it about Southwestern University and about playing football for the new SU team that enticed these guys? Nick Mask, defensive end, says, “After going to Blinn Junior College (Brenham, Texas), I knew that I wanted not only to play football, but to also feel academically challenged. SU could provide me with both of those opportunities.”

Kenneth Eboh, recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach, explains that the Southwestern football players are students first, and that if they don’t meet SU’s academic requirements, they’re not admitted … no matter how well they play football. Lili McEntire, assistant director of admission and athletics liaison, says, “The admission standards are the same for all students—athletes or not. Our first priority is making sure the student has the academic preparation to be successful at Southwestern.”

Phil Ricker, defensive tackle, has family roots at Southwestern—his parents are both alumni and his granddad holds an honorary degree from SU. “What excites me is the opportunity to start new traditions and ‘be the first’ after 63 years,” he says. “Being a part of bringing football back to the oldest school in Texas is not just a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; it’s a once-in-a-century opportunity!”

Veterans off the field as well, offensive lineman Patrick Carter and defensive end Joseph Quintero spent a combined nine years in the Navy before coming to Southwestern. Carter says, “After being in the military, it was really good to be welcomed as a part of a team again. The other original guys are all high-char-acter young men and I’m proud to call them my teammates. And, the coaches are some of the most quality and professional people I’ve met, just being around them makes you want to play for them.”

Wide receiver Colten Shea is excited about playing again in his hometown stadium—he lettered in three sports as a Georgetown Eagle—and says he chose Southwestern because he would be able to play both football and baseball. Offensive lineman Jose Perez Jr. says it was “the fact that Southwestern is such a prestigious school” that interested him, plus he would be able to play football in college when he never thought he would.

Alex Tyson, defensive tackle, sums up the feelings of many, saying, “Meeting new teammates, making new traditions, and playing some football is always a great time.”

A LEAP OF FAITH

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SSouthwestern University has an illustrious history in intercollegiate athletics beginning with the first intercollegiate baseball game in the state of Texas on April 21, 1884 where Southwestern destroyed the University of Texas 52-12.

Southwestern continued to compete in baseball and added foot-ball in 1895, but officially entered intercollegiate athletics in 1908 as a charter member of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA), later becoming the Southwest Conference, competing from 1914 –1927.

SU had relative success in the conference, winning two conference championships, one in baseball (1918) and one in football (1925). By the end of their time in the TIAA, the Pirates had added men’s tennis and men’s basketball as conference sports.

In 1926 –27 Southwestern left the TIAA to join the Texas Conference, starting that first year off on a high note with the 1927 conference championships in football and track & field. While in the Texas Conference, Southwestern’s football team was the first to win back-to-back Sun Bowl Championships. SU defeated the University of New Mexico 7-0 in 1944 and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (National Autonomous University of Mexico) from Mexico City 35-0 in 1945. The 1945 contest is the only time an American football game has included a team from outside the U.S.

It was also during the Texas Conference years that Southwestern disbanded its football program. Following the completion of World War II, Southwestern transitioned to a small liberal arts institution by dropping post-graduate degrees. In 1950, the Pirate football team took the field for the final time and posted a 5-5 record.

While the men’s teams (baseball, tennis, golf, basketball) competed in the Texas Conference, women competed in the TAIAW from 1973–1981 with tennis, volleyball and basketball teams.

Southwestern athletics departed from the Texas Conference six years later, joining the Big State Conference in 1956—the women joining the ranks in 1981—and remained until 1983, at which point Southwestern became a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) member, competing independently for nine years.

The Pirates became a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III school for the 1992–1993 academic year, going from six sports to 12 by adding men’s and women’s soccer, women’s golf and track & field and reviving the women’s tennis and men’s track & field teams. SU joined the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1993 and competed within the conference beginning in the fall of 1994. Since that time, the Pirates have aided the SCAC in becoming one of the most well-recognized and well-respected conferences in the nation.

Southwestern’s athletics department continued to grow, adding men’s and women’s swimming & diving in 1998; softball in 2008 with their first year of competition beginning in spring 2009; and men’s lacrosse in 2009 with their first season of competition in spring 2010.

In fall 2011, Southwestern announced that it would reinstate its football program, with its first season taking place in fall 2013. Women’s varsity lacrosse will begin competition in spring 2014.

RETURN OF A TRADITION

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2Tanner Rogers

2Tanner Cervenka

3Emilio Noriega

3Joseph Gicas

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Morgan Records

4Alan Peralta

5DylanWilburn

5Dante Smith

6Hank Tullis

6Nick Mask

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7Jarrett Bornstad

8Andrew Meynig

8Tre Johnson

9Codey Mann

9Zane Carroll

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Chase Stewart

10Will Urban

11Mason Ford

12Austin Rainer

12Antonio Cabral

13Colten Shea

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Bryan Hicks

14Jahmaal Dumes

15Willis Johnson

15Jeremy Snyder

16Tanner Snow

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Laith Tucker

18Taylor Fann

19Matt Gillen

19Michael Erwin

20Ben Munoz

21Zach Martin-Ned

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Blake Spencer

23Brandon Hudson

24Colton Williams

25Kyle Zarosky

26Caleb Moses

27Joseph Arteaga

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Rashaad Davis

29Matthew McCaig

30John De Luna

31Brennan Sooter

32Tyler Frisby

33Logan Martin

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Alex Kotlarz

36Addison Elliott

37Michael Patterson

38Darren Countiss

40Jonathan Chambers

41Rance Thorne

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Justin Broussard

43Brandon Fieischmann

44Zach Cole

45Tyler Butterfras

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50Jonathan Vahalik

50Justin Powers

51Gregory Reeves

52Brandon Behrens

54Blake Mendenhall

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Will Devine

59Alex Tyson

59Wesley Wilkinson

63Jose Perez Jr.

65Jeremiah Jennings

66Parker Rivers

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68Trey White

70Jacob Harton

71Harvey Mulvihill

72Patrick Carter

74Andrew Pratt

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Zachary Scroggins

77Coleman Counihan

78Rodrigo Cravey

79Kaelan Nealy

80Tyler Hull

81Andrew Young

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John Free

83Kenneth Wynn Jr.

85Hunter Hazen

86Taylor Stephens

87Garrett West

89DanielSay

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91Philip Ricker

92R.J. Nava

93Jesus Lucero Jr.

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1 Tate Taylor RB 6-0 194 FY Mabank, Texas/Malakoff HS2 Justin Pelt QB 6-1 190 FY Rouse, Texas/Rouse HS2 Tanner Rogers DB 5-10 180 FY Bedford, Texas/Covenant Christian Academy3 Tanner Cervenka DB 5-10 158 FY Bridge City, Texas/Bridge City HS3 Emilio Noriega QB 6-0 180 FY El Paso, Texas/JM Hanks HS4 Joseph Gicas QB 6-0 161 FY Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS4 Morgan Records DB 5-10 170 FY League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS5 Alan Peralta DB 5-10 180 FY Gladewater, Texas/Harmony HS5 Dillon Wilburn RB 5-7 190 FY Houston, Texas/John H Reagan HS6 Dante Smith QB 6-2 200 FY Beaumont, Texas/Hamshire Fannett HS6 Hank Tullis LB 5-11 165 FY Scroggins, Texas/Mount Vernon HS7 Nick Mask DE 6-0 207 SO Highlands Ranch, Colo./Thunderridge HS8 Jarrett Bornstad LB 6-1 182 FY Plano, Texas/Bishop Lynch HS9 Tre Johnson DB 5-11 170 FY Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit HS9 Codey Mann RB 5-10 180 FY Brookshire, Texas/Royal HS10 Zane Carroll QB 6-0 196 FY Hondo, Texas/Hondo HS10 Chase Stewart DB 5-10 165 FY League City, Texas/Clear Creek HS11 AJ McCort DB 5-11 165 FY Katy, Texas/Harvest Christian Academy11 Will Urban WR 5-10 180 FY Dilley, Texas/Dilley HS12 Mason Ford DB 5-10 170 FY Houston, Texas/Cypress Ranch12 Austin Rainer QB 6-1 211 SO Deer Park, Texas/Deer Park HS13 Antonio Cabral LB 6-0 159 FY Austin, Texas/McCallum HS13 Colten Shea WR 5-10 185 FY Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown HS14 Andrew Meynig DB 5-10 165 FY Austin, Texas/Regents School of Austin14 Bryan Hicks QB 6-0 178 FY Humble, Texas/Atascocita HS15 Jahmaal Dumes RB 5-9 173 FY Beaumont, Texas/Monsignor Kelly Catholic HS15 Willis Johnson DB 5-11 181 FY West Columbia, Texas/Columbia HS16 Jeremy Snyder QB 6-3 213 FY Taylor, Texas/Taylor HS17 Tanner Snow WR 5-10 165 FY Frisco, Texas/Trinity Christian Academy18 Tyler Petrillo QB/RB 5-10 220 FY Irving, Texas/MacArthur HS18 Laith Tucker K/P 5-10 175 FY Houston, Texas/Langham Creek HS19 Taylor Fann DB 5-11 172 FY McKinney, Texas/McKinney Boyd HS19 Matt Gillen WR 6-2 184 FY Coppell, Texas/New Tech High at Coppell20 Michael Erwin DB/P/K 5-10 164 FY Portland, Texas/Gregory-Portland HS21 Ben Munoz DB 5-8 173 FY Belton, Texas/Belton HS22 Zack Martin-Ned DB 5-11 195 FY Copperas Cove, Texas/Copperas Cove HS23 Blake Spencer DB 5-11 175 FY Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS24 Brandon Hudson DB 5-11 165 SO Fort Worth, Texas/Trinity Valley HS25 Colton Williams WR 5-10 170 FY Canton, Texas/Canton HS26 Kyle Zarosky LB 6-1 195 FY Cypress, Texas/Cypress Creek HS27 Caleb Moses WR 6-2 220 FY Killeen, Texas/Ellison HS28 Joseph Arteaga RB 5-11 211 FY Canutillo, Texas/Canutillo HS29 Rashaad Davis WR 5-7 148 FY Haltom City, Texas/Haltom HS30 Matthew McCaig WR 5-10 170 FY Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek HS31 John De Luna DB 5-11 204 FY Laredo, Texas/J. B. Alexander HS32 Brennan Sooter RB 5-9 182 FY Justin, Texas/Ponder HS33 Tyler Frisby LB 6-0 190 FY Justin, Texas/Byron Nelson HS35 Logan Martin LB 5-11 180 FY Austin, Texas/James Bowie HS36 Alex Kotlarz DE 6-2 203 SO Austin, Texas/Vandergrift HS




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37 Addison Elliott LB 6-3 215 FY Lago Vista, Texas/Lago Vista, HS38 Michael Patterson LB 6-0 210 FY Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Timberview HS40 Darren Countiss LB 6-2 198 FY Temple, Texas/Temple HS41 Jonathan Chambers LB 6-0 205 FY Hickory Creek, Texas/Lake Dallas HS42 Rance Thorne DE 6-2 220 FY Kemp, Texas/Mabank HS43 Justin Broussard DE 6-1 216 FY Beaumont, Texas/Monsignor Kelly Catholic HS44 Brandon Fieischmann TE 6-3 240 FY Roanoke, Texas/Byron Nelson HS45 Zach Cole LB 5-11 207 FY Orange, Texas/Bridge City HS46 Tyler Butterfras LB 6-1 238 FY Deer Park, Texas/Deer Park HS47 Joseph Quintero DE 6-1 213 FY Karnes City, Texas/Karnes City HS48 Ben Patterson TE 6-0 210 FY Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Timberview HS50 Quinton Thompson LB 5-11 180 FY Goldthwaite, Texas/Goldthwaite HS50 Jonathan Vahalik OL 6-2 293 FY Victoria, Texas/Victoria West HS51 Justin Powers DT 6-0 256 SO Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall-Heath HS52 Gregory Reeves LB 5-11 205 FY Bryan, Texas/James Earl Rudder HS54 Brandon Behrens DE 6-2 203 FY Prosper, Texas/Prosper HS55 Blake Mendenhall OL 6-1 260 FY Grand Prairie, Texas/Mansfield Timberview HS59 Will Devine OL 6-2 269 FY Colleyville, Texas/Colleyville Heritage HS59 Alex Tyson DT 6-1 250 FY Houston, Texas/John H Reagan HS63 Wesley Wilkinson OL 6-2 240 FY San Antonio, Texas/John Jay HS65 Jose Perez OL 6-1 270 FY Laredo, Texas/United HS66 Jeremiah Jennings OL 6-2 240 FY Round Rock, Texas/Stony Point HS67 Parker Rivers OL 6-3 316 FY Newark, Texas/Boyd HS68 TJ Kawejsza OL 6-1 242 FY Leander, Texas/Leander HS70 Trey White OL 6-2 293 FY Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson HS71 Jacob Harton OL 6-2 267 FY Louise, Texas/El Camp HS72 Harvey Mulvihill DT 6-5 240 FY Richardson, Texas/J.J. Pearce HS74 Patrick Carter OL 6-5 308 SO Austin, Texas/Austin Community College76 Andrew Pratt OL 6-2 311 FY Rio Grande City, Texas/Rio Grande City HS77 Zachary Scroggins OL 6-2 250 FY League City, Texas/Clear Falls HS78 Coleman Counihan OL 6-3 258 FY Austin, Texas/Hyde Park Baptist HS79 Rodrigo Cravey OL 6-3 304 FY Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek HS80 Kaelan Nealy WR 5-11 170 FY Temple, Texas/Temple HS81 Tyler Hull WR 6-1 180 FY Corinth, Texas/Lake Dallas HS82 Andrew Young WR 5-10 170 FY Baytown, Texas/Robert E. Lee HS83 John Free WR 6-0 163 FY Flower Mound, Texas/Edward Marcus HS85 Kenneth Wynn Jr. WR 5-11 174 FY Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Timberview HS86 Hunter Hazen WR 5-11 164 FY Fort Worth, Texas/Lake Country Christian HS87 Taylor Stephens TE 6-2 214 FY Goldthwaite, Texas/Goldthwaite HS88 Daniel Say WR 6-3 195 SO Green, N.Y./Green HS89 Garrett West TE 6-3 190 FY San Antonio, Texas/Winston Churchill HS90 Tyler Atkinson DE 6-1 212 FY Lorena, Texas/Lorena HS91 Alex Lee DE 6-1 216 SO Cedar Park, Texas/Austin Community College92 Philip Ricker DT 6-2 265 FY Ropesville, Texas/Ropes HS93 R.J. Nava DE 5-9 170 FY Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown HS94 Jesus Lucero Jr. DT 6-0 230 FY Rio Grande City, Texas/Rio Grande City HS95 Dereck Harenda OL 6-0 247 FY Grand Prairie, Texas/Mansfield Timberview HS96 Eloy Robles Jr. DT 5-10 310 FY Laredo, Texas/R&T Martin HS




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TEXAS LUTHERANUNIVERSITYSept. 7 — Georgetown, Texas1 p.m. — Birklebach FieldSU leads the series 1-0Last Meeting: Southwestern 27-9 (1940)Location: Seguin, TexasFounded: 1891Enrollment: 1,400Nickname: BulldogsSchool Colors: Black and GoldStadium: Matador Stadium (9,000)Surface: Artificial turfAffiliation: NCAA IIIConference: Southern Collegiate Athletic President: Stuart DorseyAthletics Director: Bill MillerSports Information Director: Tim ClarkWebsite: www.tlubulldogs.com2012 Record: 4-62012 Conference Record: 2-5 (ASC)Head Coach: Danny PadronAlma Mater: Our Lady of

the Lake University — 1973Record at TLU: 14-7 (4th season)

EAST TEXAS BAPTISTUNIVERSITYSept. 21 — Georgetown, Texas7 p.m. — Birklebach FieldSU leads the series 3-1Last Meeting: Southwestern 19-9 (1950)Location: Marshall, TexasFounded: 1912Enrollment: 1,197Nickname: TigersSchool Colors: Navy and GoldStadium: Ornelas (3,000)Affiliation: NCAA IIIConference: American Southwest

ConferencePresident: Dr. Dub OliverAthletics Director: Kent ReevesSports Information Director: Adam

LedyardWebsite: www.etbusports.com2012 Record: 3-72012 Conference Record: 2-5Head Coach: Joshua EargleAlma Mater: University of MemphisRecord at ETBU: First season

HENDRIX COLLEGESept. 28 — Conway, Ark.12 p.m. — Young-Wise MemorialHendrix leads 1-2Last Meeting: Hendrix 3-2 (1924)Location: Conway, Ark. Founded: 1876Enrollment: 1,468Nickname: WarriorsSchool Colors: Orange and BlackStadium: Young-Wise Memorial (1,500)Surface: Synthetic turfAffiliation: NCAA IIIConference: Southern Athletic

AssociationPresident: Ellis ArnoldAthletics Director: Amy WeaverSports Information Director: Cody UsherWebsite: www.hendrixwarriors.com2012 Record: N/A2012 Conference Record: N/AHead Coach: Buck BuchananAlma Mater: Austin CollegeRecord at Hendrix: First season

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BACONE COLLEGESept. 14 — Muskogee, Okla.5 p.m. — Indian BowlLast Meeting: N/ALocation: Muskogee, Okla. Founded: 1880Enrollment: 900Nickname: WarriorsSchool Colors: Red and WhiteStadium: Indian Bowl (8,000)Surface: TurfAffiliation: NAIA

Conference: Central States Football League

President: Rev. Dr. Robert J. Duncan Jr.Athletics Director: Alan FosterSports Information Director: Kyle TaylorWebsite: http://athletics.bacone.edu/2012 Record: 6-32012 Conference Record: Independent

in 2012Head Coach: Trevor RublyAlma Mater: Central MissouriRecord at Bacone: 12-9 (3rd season)

AUSTIN COLLEGEOct. 5 — Sherman, Texas1 p.m. — Jerry E. Apple StadiumNov. 2 — Georgetown, Texas1 p.m. — Birklebach FieldSouthwestern leads 13-12-3Last Meeting: Southwestern 27-7 (1950)Location: Sherman, TexasFounded: 1849Enrollment: 1,350Nickname: KangaroosSchool Colors: Crimson and Gold Stadium: Jerry E. Apple Stadium (2,500)Surface: Natural GrassAffiliation: NCAA IIIConference: Southern Collegiate Athletic

President: Dr. Marjorie HassAthletics Director: Tim MillerickSports Information Director: Jeff KellyWebsite: www.acroos.com2012 Record: 2-82012 Conference Record: N/AHead Coach: Loren DawsonAlma Mater: Arizona StateRecord at AC: 6-23 (4th season)

TRINITY UNIVERSITYOct. 19 — Georgetown, Texas1 p.m. — Birklebach FieldNov. 9 — San Antonio, Texas1 p.m. — E.M. Stevens StadiumSouthwestern leads the series 11-10-2

DIVISION III PHILOSOPHY

Academics are the primary focus for Division III student-athletes. The division minimizes the conflicts between athletics and academics and keeps student-athletes on a path to graduation through shorter practice and playing seasons, the number of contests, no redshirting and regional competition that reduces time away from academic studies. Student-athletes are integrated on campus and treated like all other members of the general student-body, keeping them focused on being a student first. Division III does not award athletics grants-in-aid.

Division III recently completed a two-year pilot academic-reporting program that produced data from a representative sample showing that student-athletes grad-uate at higher rates than those of their student-body peers.

SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERNECE

The SCAC was formed to provide an association through which the member institutions may encourage organized competition in intercollegiate sports among teams representative of their respective student bodies. Members of this confer-ence share a commitment to priority of the overall quality of academic standards and quality educational experiences.

SCAC member institutions are committed to sponsoring a variety of varsity sports to maximize opportunities for student partic-ipation. SCAC schools also operate under the principle that participation in sports should be solely from student interest and enjoyment of athletic competition, and that no financial aid shall be given to any student which is conditional upon athletic ability or participation in intercol-legiate sports.

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OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITYOct. 12 — Georgetown, Texas1 p.m. — Birklebach FieldLast Meeting: N/ALocation: Shawnee, Okla. Founded: 1910Enrollment: 1,979Nickname: BisonSchool Colors: Green and BlackStadium: Bison FieldAffiliation: NAIAConference: Sooner AthleticPresident: Dr. David Wesley WhitlockAthletics Director: Robert DavenportSports Information Director: Ray FinkWebsite: www.obubison.com2012 Record: N/A2012 Conference Record: N/AHead Coach: Chris JensenAlma Mater: University of OklahomaRecord at OBU: First season

Last Meeting: Southwestern 13-6 (1941)Location: San Antonio, Texas Founded: 1869Enrollment: 2,700Nickname: TigersSchool Colors: Maroon and WhiteStadium: E.M. Stevens Stadium (3,000)Surface: Natural GrassAffiliation: NCAA IIIConference: Southern Collegiate AthleticPresident: Dr. Dennis A. AhlburgAthletics Director: Bob KingSports Information Director: Justin

ParkerWebsite: www.trinitytigers.com2012 Record: 7-32012 Conference Record: 1-0Head Coach: Steve MohrAlma Mater: DenisonRecord at TU: 181-69 (24th season)

SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITYNov. 16 — Buena Vista, Va.12 p.m. — Bobby Williams FieldLast Meeting: N/ALocation: Buena Vista, Va. Founded: 1867Enrollment: 729Nickname: KnightsSchool Colors: Green and WhiteStadium: Bobby Williams FieldSurface: Natural GrassAffiliation: NCAA IIIConference: Capital AthleticPresident: Paul K. SybrowskyAthletics Director: Scott Y. DoxeySports Information Director: Daniel

WhiteheadWebsite: http://athletics.svu.edu2012 Record: 5-62012 Conference Record: 1-2Head Coach: DeLane FitzgeraldAlma Mater: James MadisonRecord at SVU: 16-28 (5th season)

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Southwestern is proud to have been an integral part of the Georgetown community for 140 years, and is thankful for the support it receives from the city’s leaders, businesses and residents. Many of our program advertisers are also Southwestern University “Community Benefactors,” a distinguished group of donors who value the mutually beneficial relationship between the University and the Georgetown community. Gifts help fund student scholarships, faculty development, library resources, classroom technology and other campus objectives. To learn more, visit http://www.southwestern.edu/giving/community.php.

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