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RB COREY WEBER NAtIONAL DEfENsIVE
PLAYER Of thE YEAR
DE EDDIE VALLERY
2010-2011

2010 Quick Facts
General
School Name ........................................Wittenberg University
Location ............................................ Springfield, Ohio 45501
Founded .........................................................................1845
Enrollment .....................................................................1,950
Nickname......................................................................Tigers
Home Field ......................................... Edwards-Maurer Field
Capacity.........................................................................3,000
National Affiliation ..................................... NCAA Division III
Conference ......................... North Coast Athletic Conference
President ...............................................Dr. Mark H. Erickson
Alma Mater ..................................................Princeton, 1977
Athletics Director...........................................Garnett Purnell
Alma Mater ...................................................Cheyney, 1973
Athletics Phone ............................................ (937) 327-6450
Coaching Staff
Head Coach ...................................................... Joe Fincham
Alma Mater.......................................... Ohio University (‘88)
Record at Wittenberg ........................................ 126-30 (14)
Career Record ............................................................. Same
Football Office ............................................. (937) 327-6498
Recruiting Coordinator ........ Andy Waddle (Wittenberg ‘03)
E-mail .......................................... awaddle@wittenberg.edu
Phone ............................................................ 937-327-6497
Defensive Coordinator ......... Andy Waddle (Wittenberg ‘03)
Offensive Coodinator .......Andy Mitchel (UW-Platteville ‘03)
Linebackers............................ Sean Ross (Waynesburg ‘04)
Defensive Line ........................... B.J. Coad (Wittenberg ‘08)
QBs/Receivers ............. Andy Mitchel (UW-Platteville, 2003)
Running Backs .............................Mark Ewald (Capital ‘88)
Tight Ends ..............................Rob Linkhart (Wittenberg ‘99)
Defensive Tackles ...................... Tom Mescher (Findlay ‘97)
Offensive Line ................................ Joe Fincham (Ohio ‘88)
Offensive Line Assistant .......... Dan Smith (Wittenberg ‘08)
Athletic Trainer ................................................ Ellen Crosbie
Assistant Athletic Trainer ........................ Michaelyn Sebold
Assistant Athletic Trainer ..................................Allison Judy
Football History
First Year ........................................................................1892
All-Time Record .................689-345-32 (.663 - 115 seasons)
NCAC Conference Championships ...................................9
NCAA Tournament Appearances .....................................14
Last NCAA Tournament Appearance ...........................2009
Result ............W, 42-14 vs. Mount St. Joseph (First Round)
W, 34-17 vs. Trine (Second Round)
L, 13-31 at UW-Whitewater (National Quarterfinals)
Team Information
2009 Overall Record .......................................................12-1
2009 NCAC Record (Finish) ................................... 7-0 (1st)
Letterwinners Returning ...................................................45
Offense: 23; Defense: 19; Special Teams: 3
Letterwinners Lost ............................................................16
Offense: 9; Defense 19; Special Teams: 1
Starters Returning .............................................................14
Offense: 6; Defense: 7; Special Teams: 1
Starters Lost ......................................................................10
Offense: 5; Defense: 4; Special Teams: 1
Offense .................................................................... Multiple I
Defense................................................................ Multiple 4-3
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WR MIChAEL COOPER
LB BRAD MCkINLEY
ABOUT THE COVER: Seniors Corey Weber and Eddie Vallery.
CREDITS: 2010-11 Wittenberg Football Recruiting Brochure written, edited and designed by Wittenberg Sports Information.
Photography by university photographer Erin Pence ‘04 and David Rich, d3football.com.

Head Coach Joe Fincham
Joe Fincham has built on the long, proud Wittenberg
football tradition, becoming just the second coach in
program history to amass more than 100 career wins since
becoming head coach prior to the 1996 season.
Fincham has led the Tigers to a 126-30 overall record,
including a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)-best 85-
14 record during that time. His teams have captured NCAC
titles in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 and 2009, and
Wittenberg has reached the NCAA Division III Tournament
seven times. Fincham has also earned several coaching
honors as he was selected NCAC Coach of the Year in
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 and 2009, American Football
Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year in 1998 and 2009 and Ohio College
Football.com Coach of the Year in 2009.
He was considered an ideal choice to take over Wittenberg’s coaching reins when hired
in March 1996 after serving as an assistant for six years at Wittenberg. Fincham tutored the
offensive line and served as Head Coach Doug Neibuhr’s chief aide on offense.
As an assistant, Fincham was an integral part of teams that posted a combined
record of 47-12-1 (.797), won two North Coast Athletic Conference championships
and made an appearance in the 1995 NCAA Division III playoffs. He has successfully
upheld the unmatched winning tradition established by the previous coaches of the
“modern era” of Tiger football - National College Football Hall of Famers Bill Edwards
and Dave Maurer, Ron Murphy and Neibuhr.
During his tenure as offensive line coach (a job he continues to hold), he has tutored
10 All-America offensive linemen: Doug Cochran (1990), Mark Chubb (1994), Ron
Cunningham (1995), Xan Smith (1996), Jonathan Farley (1997), Aaron Shaffer (1998),
Mark Sunderman (2000), Chad Thompson (2002 and 2003), Brad Kassner (2003) and
Tim Funke (2006). Dozens of his players have earned first-team all-conference honors
since he joined the Wittenberg staff in 1990, including a program-high of 10 in 2006.
In addition, Fincham helped coach an offense which has put up record numbers
since 1990. In 1995, the Tiger offense averaged a school-record 484.1 yards per
game (third in Division III) and 304.0 ypg rushing (fourth). In 1990, Tiger tailback Jon
Warga led Division III in rushing with 1,836 yards and he combined with teammate
Jeff Stockdale to set a Division III record for yards rushing by two running backs,
2,563 yards. In 2000, tailback Casey Donaldson set school and conference records
for rushing, scoring and touchdowns under Fincham’s guidance. In recent years, the
Tigers ranked among the nation’s best in total offense and scoring offense several
times, and in 2006 Tristan Murray shattered school records for consecutive 100-yard
rushing games and 100-yard rushing games in a season.
American Football Quarterly Magazine named former head coach Doug Neibuhr
and Fincham as Division III “Co-Offensive Coordinators of the Year” in 1995.
A native of Williamstown, W.Va., Fincham was a four-year letterwinner and threeyear
starter at Ohio University. He served as team captain in 1986. A 1988 graduate
of OU, Fincham received a scholar-athlete award from the university and earned a
master’s degree from the school as well.
Fincham’s previous coaching experience includes two years as a graduate assistant
at OU and one season as offensive coordinator at Urbana University.
He ranks among the top active coaches in college football (based on winning
percentage), he led the program to its 600th all-time victory in 1999 and he has a
playoff record of 9-7.
Fincham resides in Springfield with his wife, Rita, and their children, Mac, Samantha
and Annie.
Head Coaching Ledger
thE fINChAM fILE
Head Coach
Born: October 6, 1964
Hometown: Williamstown, W.Va.
Alma Mater: Ohio University ‘88
College Coaching Experience: 1987-89 Grad. Asst., Ohio Univ.
1989-90 Off. Coordinator, Urbana University
1991-96 Off. Coordinator/Off. Line Coach, Wittenberg University
1996-present Head Coach, Wittenberg University
Fincham Year-by-Year:
Overall NCAC
Year W L Pct. W L Pct.
1996 9 1 .900 7 1 .875
1997 9 1 .900 7 1 .875
1998 11 1 .917 8 0 1.000
1999 11 1 .917 6 0 1.000
2000 12 1 .929 7 0 1.000
2001 11 2 .846 7 0 1.000
2002 10 2 .833 6 1 .857
2003 8 2 .800 4 2 .667
2004 7 3 .700 5 2 .714
2005 5 5 .500 5 2 .714
2006 7 4 .636 6 1 .857
2007 8 2 .800 6 1 .857
2008 6 4 .600 4 3 .571
2009 12 1 .923 7 0 1.000
Totals 126 30 .808 85 14 .859
Coaching Honors:
NCAC Coach of the Year (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2009)
AFCA/District IV Coach of the Year (1998, 2009)
Am. Football Quarterly Co-Off. Coordinator of the Year (1995)
Ohio College Football.com Coach of the Year (2009)
Playing Experience and Honors:
1983-86 - Starter and Letterwinner, Ohio University
1986 - Team Captain, Ohio University
Name Year(s) Seasons Games Wins Losses Ties Win Pct.
Ernie Godfrey 1916; 1919-28 11 95 63 24 8 .705
T.W. Stobbs 1929-41 13 110 54 54 2 .500
Carl “Ducky” Schroeder 1942 1 7 1 5 1 .214
Richard Ainslie 1945 1 7 3 4 0 .429
Howard “Red” Maurer 1946-48 3 25 8 17 0 .320
Harold Shields 1949 1 9 2 7 0 .222
R.E. “Tom” Ness 1950-54 5 46 20 25 1 .446
Bill Edwards 1955-68 14 122 98 20 4 .820
Dave Maurer 1969-83 15 155 129 23 3 .842
Ron Murphy 1984-88 5 51 34 17 0 .667
Doug Neibuhr 1989-95 7 69 50 18 1 .732
Joe Fincham 1996-present 14 156 126 30 0 .808
2010-2011 fOOtBALL

www.WIttENBERg.edu
A HISTORY OF SUCCESS
1
4
5
9
14
15
17
18
18
19
126-30
145
332
689
losIng sEason sIncE 1955
Best Across All Divisions of the NCAA
rEprEsEnTaTIvEs In ThE collEgE FooTball h.o.F.
Head Coach Ernie Godfrey (1916, ‘19-28) • Head Coach Bill Edwards (1955-68)
Head Coach Dave Maurer (1969-83) • QB Charlie Green (1961-64)
naTIonal chaMpIonshIps
1962 • 1964 • 1969 • 1973 • 1975
ncac chaMpIonshIps
1992 • 1995 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2006 • 2009
acadEMIc all-aMErIca awards
Gene Miller • Robert Baum • Dean Caven • Jim Donnellon • Joe Govern • John Lutz
Bill Beach (2) • Tom Jones • Paul Kungl • Victor Terebuh (2) • Dan Corfman
oac chaMpIonshIps
1957 • 1958 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1966 • 1969
1973 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1979 • 1981 • 1988
conFErEncE dEFEnsIvE playErs oF ThE yEar
oac: 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1976 • 1977 • 1979 • 1981 • 1983
ncac: 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1997 • 1998 • 2001 • 2009
all-TIME aFca FIrsT-TEaM all-aMErIcans
1968 • 1973 • 1974 • 1976 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1983
1987 • 1988 • 1999 1990 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2005 • 2009
undEFEaTEd rEgular sEasons
1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1931 • 1940 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1969
1970 • 1973 • 1978 • 1979 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2009
conFErEncE oFFEnsIvE playErs oF ThE yEar
oac: 1960 • 1962 • 1963 (2) • 1967 • 1969 • 1973 (2) • 1976 • 1977 • 1988
ncac: 1990 • 1993 • 1995 • 1996 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2006
carEEr rEcord oF JoE FInchaM
.818 Win Percentage • Top 5 Active in D3 • Top 10 All-Time in D3
Top 15 Active Across All Divisions • Top 30 All-Time Across All Divisions
FIrsT-TEaM all-ncac sElEcTIons
In 20 Years of Membership
FIrsT-TEaM all-conFErEncE sElEcTIons
Since 1936 in the OAC and NCAC
all-TIME vIcTorIEs
Winningest Team in NCAA Division III Football History

Wittenberg Athletics Facilities
The Wittenberg athletic facilities, a unique
blend of old and new, provide opportunities
for a wide variety of recreational and fitness
activities. The Health, Physical Education
and Recreation Center (HPERC) is the
centerpiece of athletic activity. The main
unit can be converted to three full-sized
basketball courts, three volleyball courts
or three tennis courts. It seats 3,000
spectators for intercollegiate athletic
events, and 4,300 for concerts and other
public events. A second unit houses six
raquetball courts with an upper balcony
for instruction and a 25-meter by 25-yard
swimming pool with one- and three-meter
diving boards, and a spectator viewing
area. An athletic training room, locker
rooms and team rooms are also located
in the HPERC, which connects to the
Wittenberg Field House, home of the Tigers
since 1929, which houses offices and a
state-of-the-art weight training facility.
A 4,622-square-foot extension off the
front of the HPERC opened in August 2005.
The Bob Rosencrans Hall of Honor Fitness
Center includes a wide range of weight
training and cardiovascular equipment.
Edwards-Maurer Field and Earl F. Morris
EDWARDs-MAURER fIELD
Track were renovated in 2005. Edwards-
Maurer Field has a state-of-the-art artificial
playing surface and Earl F. Morris Track is
a 400-meter track outfitted with a similarly
cutting-edge surface. The entire complex
is lighted, and also serves as home to the
Tiger football, track, field hockey, men’s
and women’s soccer and men’s and
women’s lacrosse teams. The David and
Georgianna Albright Tennis Complex, a $2
million project completed in 1997, houses
12 lighted tennis courts with a Dynaflex
surface. Six of the courts are lighted,
including two sunken center courts with
space for seating.
Situated a few blocks from campus are
Bill Edwards Field, which offers playing
and practice fields, and Betty Dillahunt
field, home of the Tiger softball team.
Less than two miles from campus Carelton
Davidson Stadium, which opened in 2004,
is the home of Tiger baseball. Owned
and maintained by the City of Springfield,
Carleton Davidson Stadium has seating
capacity of 1,061, nearly half of which is
under cover, a media center, locker rooms
with showers and secured storage.
Athletics Facilities
ROsENCRANs fItNEss CENtER
hEINZEN stRENgth CENtER
PAM EVANs sMIth ARENA
CARLEtON DAVIDsON stADIUM
2010-2011 fOOtBALL

SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Sept. 5 at Olivet W, 37-6
Sept. 19 at Washington Univ. W, 46-0
Sept. 26 OHIO WESLEYAN* W, 20-0
Oct. 3 HIRAM* W, 70-7
Oct. 10 at Earlham* W, 42-3
Oct. 17 at Wabash* W, 10-7
Oct. 24 CARNEGIE MELLON W, 28-7
Oct. 31 at Denison* W, 41-7
Nov. 7 ALLEGHENY* W, 52-10
Nov. 14 WOOSTER* W, 42-6
Nov. 21 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH+ W, 42-14
Nov. 28 TRINE+ W, 34-17
Dec. 5 at UW-Whitewater+ L, 13-31
* NCAC Game
+ NCAA Tournament
North Coast Athletic Conference
ChAmpioNs
POSTSEASON AWARDS
All-NCAC:
Coach of the Year - Joe Fincham
Defensive Player of the Year - Eddie Vallery
First Team - Jeremy Block, Trent Brunic, Trevor Cochran, Dillon
Hollin, Zach Hurtt, Adam Kattoua, Kyle Lohrman, Brad McKinley,
Eddie Vallery, Corey Weber
Second Team - Brandyn Brown, Keenan Freeman, Zach Harris,
Aaron Huffman, Ryan Metzger, Taylor Scherer
Honorable Mention - Cody Parsell, Lance Phillips, Patrick Williams
D3Football.com All-North Region Team:
Coach of the Year - Joe Fincham
Defensive Player of the Year - Eddie Vallery
First Team - Corey Weber, Dillon Hollin, Eddie Vallery
Second Team - Brandyn Brown, Adam Kattoua
D3Football.com All-America Team:
Defensive Player of the Year - Eddie Vallery
First Team - Dillon Hollin, Eddie Vallery
Associated Press “Little” All-America Team - Eddie Vallery
American Football Coaches Assoc. All-America - Eddie Vallery
OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl:
South Team Defensive Most Valuable Player - Kyle Lohrman
CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District:
First Team - Jeff Wilbur
Second Team - Jake Kerger
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2009 Season
OL NICk hUDEPOhL
P tREVOR COChRAN
In 2009-2010, the wittenberg Tigers...
• Won six North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championships in field hockey, football, volleyball, women’s
basketball, men’s golf and men’s lacrosse
• Finished in the top five in the final North Coast Athletic Conference standings in 18 of 22 sports
• All en route to the school’s second NCAC Dennis Collins Memorial All-Sports Trophy
• Earned five NCAC Player/Performer of the Year trophies
• Earned four NCAC Coach of the Year trophies
• Placed 109 student-athletes on All-North Coast Athletic Conference teams
• Placed 19 student-athletes on all-region teams and seven on All-America teams
• Earned 10 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District awards and two Academic All-America awards
• Finished 58th in the NACDA Director’s Cup (all-sports comparison) thanks to postseason appearances by seven teams and
three individuals

2010 Coaching Staff
Andy Waddle
Off. Coordinator
Tom Mescher
Defensive Line
Andy Mitchel
Def. Coordinator
Dan Smith
Offensive Line
Sean Ross
Linebackers
CB kEENAN fREEMAN
DL ADAM kAt tOUA
B.J. Coad
Defensive Line
Mark Ewald
Running Backs
Matt Maidlow
Defensive Ends
Rob Linkhart
Tight Ends
vsOLIVET
Saturday, Sept. 4 • 6 p.m.
Springfield, Ohio
vsOHIO
WESLEYAN
Saturday, Sept. 11 • 7 p.m.
Springfield, Ohio
atALLEGHENY
Saturday, Sept. 25 • 1 p.m.
Allegheny, Pa.
at
vsWASH
U
Saturday, Sept. 18 • Noon
Springfield, Ohio
Family Weekend
atOBERLIN
Saturday, Oct. 2 • 1 p.m.
Oberlin, Ohio
vsHIRAM
Saturday, Oct. 9 • 1 p.m.
Springfield, Ohio
Homecoming
vsKENYON
Saturday, Oct. 16 • 1 p.m.
Springfield, Ohio
CARNEGIE
MELLON
Saturday, Oct. 23 • 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
vsWABASH
Saturday, Nov. 6 • 1 p.m.
Springfield, Ohio
atWOOSTER
Saturday, Nov. 13 • 1 p.m.
Wooster, Ohio
2010 Season
2010-2011 fOOtBALL

Statement of Responsibility for Balance Between Academics & Athletics
Student-athletes are primarily responsible for balancing academics
and athletics. However, recognizing the pressure that studentathletes
face from competing time demands placed upon them by
both professors and coaches, we establish the following statement
of responsibility. The statement assumes that the student’s primary
responsibility is to academic coursework and that practice sessions
are always subordinate to class attendance.
Students should work with advisers to schedule courses so that
practices and contests are not in conflict with academic courses.
Student-athletes are expected to contact professors in advance in
order to resolve conflicts between class attendance and participation
in athletic contests. It is recommended that student-athletes miss not
more than four sessions of any class in a semester for regular season
athletic contests. Permission of a Faculty Athletic Representative is
required before additional excused absences will be permitted.
Coaches will, as necessary, establish and maintain communications
with the professors of team athletes regarding academic progress.
Professors should feel free to contact coaches regarding the academic
responsibilities of student-athletes.
Wittenberg Athletics Philosophy
The Wittenberg Athletic Department is an integral part of the
university that strives to achieve the same standards of excellence
that exist within various academic disciplines at the university. Further,
the athletic department embraces the concept that the studentathletes
are first and foremost students, possessing individual rights,
academic abilities, personal interests and ambitions comparable to
those of other members of the general student body.
Wittenberg University is committed to the principles and practices
of amateurism, student-athlete welfare, gender equity, sportsmanship
and fair play, cultural diversity and overall athletics excellence,
and this commitment shall reflect in every aspect of the athletics
departmental operations.
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The North Coast Athletic Conference and Wittenberg University work together to encourage good sportsmanship on the court, on the field and in the
stands. The Wittenberg Athletics Department expects all competitors and spectators to help maintain an open, accepting and competitive environment
in order to promote positive, enjoyable experiences for all involved with Division III athletics.