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Table of Contents 

Table of Contents................................ inside front cover 

Quick Facts ....................................................................... 1 

2007 Season Outlook ...................................................... 2 

Coaching Staff ................................................................3-5 

Charger Support Staff ...................................................... 6 

2006 Hillsdale Football Statistics .................................. 7 

2007 Numerical Roster.................................................8-9 

Alphabetical Roster ........................................................ 10 

Facilities Pictures ........................................................... 11 

Meet the Players ............................................................. 12 

Player Profiles ........................................................... 13-30 

2007 GLIAC Composite Schedule .............................. 31 

2006 All-GLIAC Teams and Standings ...................... 32 

2006 GLIAC Stats .................................................... 33-36 

2006 GLIAC Awards ..................................................... 37 

Recent GLIAC Standings .............................................. 38 

2007 Opponent Profiles .......................................... 39-44 

Hillsdale College Football Records ....................... 45-50 

1985 Season in Review.................................................. 51 

Hillsdale College football timeline ........................ 52-53 

Tribute to Frank “Muddy” Waters ............................... 54 

All-time Won-Loss Record Year-by-Year ............. 55-67 

All-time Team Award Winners ............................... 68-71 

Covering the Chargers ................................................... 72 

Chargers in the NFL....................................................... 73 

Directions to Hillsdale................................................... 74 

Hillsdale College President Dr. Larry Arnn................ 75 

Chargers in the Community .......................................... 76 

Hillsdale’s All-GLIAC Players ........... inside back cover 

2007 Schedule .................................................. back cover 

Media guide credits: The 2007 Hillsdale College football 

media guide was written and designed by Brad Monastiere. 

Cover was designed by Brad Monastiere. Player action 

photos by Mark Rogers, Katie Botsis and Carly Crowley. 

Editorial assistance by Katie Botsis, Andy Lovell and Abby 

Ashmore. Printing by Arrow Swift Printing of Hillsdale.

2007 Hillsdale College Quick Facts 

GENERAL 

Location .................................. Hillsdale, Mich., 49242 

Founded .............................................................. 1844 

Enrollment ...........................................................1,200 

Nickname ..................................................... Chargers 

Colors ....................................... Royal Blue and White 

Conference ..................................................... GLIAC 

Affiliation ....................................... NCAA Division II 

Stadium ....................Frank “Muddy” Waters Stadium 

Capacity ..............................................................8,500 

Surface............................. Pro Grass artificial surface 

President ............................................. Dr. Larry Arnn 

Athletic Director ......................... Dr. Mike Kovalchik 

Faculty Representative ................... Dr. Mickey Craig 

Athletic Department Phone ................ (517) 437-7364 

Athletic Department Fax .................... (517) 607-3310 

COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF 

Head Coach ....................................... Keith Otterbein 

Alma Mater/Year .................................. Hillsdale/1979 

Overall Record.................................... 82-72-3/13 yrs. 

Record at Hillsdale................................... 22-33/5 yrs. 

Office Phone....................................... (517) 607-3138 

Offensive Coordinator ............................ Barry Fagan 

Defensive Coordinator ...................... Craig Blanchard 

Offensive Line ..................................... Nate Shreffler 

Defensive Line................................... Aaron Shreffler 

Linebackers ............................................ John Lindley 

Tight Ends/H-Backs ..................................Pat Hornak 

Wide Receivers ................................... Scott Campbell 

Kickers.............................................. Dr. John Willson 

Director of Football Operations ................Pat Hornak 

Head Athletic Trainer .............................David Frisby 

SPORTS INFORMATION 

Sports Information Director ............. Brad Monastiere 

Office Phone....................................... (517) 607-3172 

Office Fax ........................................... (517) 607-3120 

Home Phone ....................................... (517) 425-1786 

E-mail ......................... brad.monastiere@hillsdale.edu 

Press Box Phone: ............................... (517) 607-2220 

Mailing Address ....................................... 201 Oak St. 

..................................................... Hillsdale, MI 49242 

Website ............................ www.hillsdale.edu/athletics 

TEAM INFORMATION 

2006 Overall Record .............................................. 5-6 

2006 GLIAC Record/Finish ............................. 5-5/8th 

Players Returning/Lost ...................................... 70/27 

Offense Returning/Lost ..................................... 36/14 

Defense Returning/Lost ..................................... 32/13 

Special Teams ........................................................ 2/0 

Starters Returning/Lost ........................................ 18/6 

Offense Returning/Lost ......................................... 8/3 

Defense Returning/Lost ......................................... 8/3 

Special Teams ........................................................ 2/0 

Offensive System .........................Multiple One-Back 

Defensive System .................................................. 4-3 

TOP RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS 

Mark Nicolet, Sr., QB, 6-1, 209 

Jared Veldheer So., OL, 6-8, 311 

Josiah Swartz, Jr., OL, 6-3, 261 

Aaron Waldie, Jr., WR, 5-10, 172 

Nick Gurica, Sr., WR, 5-8, 167 

TOP RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS 

Tom Korte, Jr., LB, 6-0, 239 

Eric Weber, Jr., DL, 6-2, 245 

Jared Kell, Sr., DB, 6-2, 206 

Josh Hutchison, Sr., CB 5-9, 178 

Palmer Schoening, Jr., CB, 5-8, 189 

2007 SCHEDULE 

Sept. 1 ................................... GANNON, 2:30 p.m. 

Sept. 8 ........................... at Northern Michigan, 4 p.m. 

Sept. 15 ............................... ASHLAND, 2:30 p.m. 

Sept. 22 .................................... at Ferris State, 7 p.m. 

Sept. 29 ................ MICHIGAN TECH, 2:30 p.m. 

Oct. 6 ....................................... at Indianapolis, 6 p.m. 

Oct. 13 ........................ WAYNE STATE, 2:30 p.m. 

Oct. 20 ................................. at Mercyhurst, 1:30 p.m. 

Oct. 27 ...................................... TIFFIN, 2:30 p.m. 

Nov. 3 .............................................. at Findlay, 1 p.m. 

Nov. 10 ............... SAGINAW VALLEY, 2:30 p.m. 

2006 RESULTS 

Sept. 2 ............................................at Gannon W 35-7 

Sept. 9 ..............................N. MICHIGAN L 31-24 

Sept. 16 ......................................... at Ashland L 30-24 

Sept. 23 ......................... FERRIS STATE W 29-27 

Sept. 30 .............................. at Michigan Tech L 14-12 

Oct. 7 .......................... INDIANAPOLIS W 14-13 

Oct. 14 .................................. at Wayne State L 41-26 

Oct. 21 ......................... MERCYHURST W 40-21 

Oct. 28 .............................................. at Tiffin L 24-14 

Nov. 4 ......................................... FINDLAY W 10-7 

Nov. 11 .............................. at Saginaw Valley L 46-30 

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2007 Hillsdale College Football Outlook 

The easiest way to show improvement in the sport of football is in 

the won-loss record. The past two seasons have shown that improvement 

for the Hillsdale College program, with the Chargers winning 10 

games in the past two seasons after winning a total of 12 in the previous 

three seasons. But the team has goals much higher than the 5-6 record its 

achieved each of the past two seasons. 

“We feel like we were a better fotball team than our record showed 

last year,” said Chargers head coach Keith Otterbein. “We overcame 

some adversity and pulled out some close wins. But we also lost some 

close games, and this is a team that I expect to win some of those games 

we lost last year.” 

Now in his sixth season as head coach of the Chargers, Otterbein has 

stockpiled talent and depth at every position. The recruiting classes have 

steadily improved, and with six home games on the slate for 2007, the 

team has a great chance at its first over-.500 season this decade. 

As with most football teams, the quarterback position is the straw 

that stirs the drink with the Chargers. Hillsdale will be ably led by returning 

starter and two-year captain Mark Nicolet. Nicolet has finished 

each of the past three seasons as the starter, but has only entered one 

season at the top of the depth chart. He enjoyed his most productive 

season in 2006, increasing his touchdown total while decreasing his interceptions 

from 2005. He leads the team in every way, both on and off the 

field, and embodies the character and spirit Hillsdale footbal players have 

always played with. 

Backing up Nicolet will be sophomore Brad Otterbein and redshirtfreshman 

Troy Weatherhead. Otterbein, the youngest son of the head 

coach, started one game, a memorable Homecoming victory over the 

University of Indianapolis, when he led Hillsdale to a come-from-behind 

14-13 win. Otterbein plays with intelligence and toughness, and won the 

confidence of his teammates with his inspiring play last season. 

Weatherhead was not on the active roster last year, but has plenty of 

potential with his 6-foot-3 frame and strong arm. 

One of the biggest holes to fill on the offense is at the running back 

position, where Phil Martin left a legacy of excellence in his four years as 

a starter. Martin finished his career in 2006 as the Chargers’ No. 2 alltime 

leading rusher with 3,369 yards on the ground to his name. Improved 

depth at the position could turn this into a strength by season’s 

end. 

Vinnie Panizzi and Brett Lark are the most experienced returning 

running backs on this year’s roster. Panizzi is a grinding runner who 

maintains a low level of gravity with the football. Lark is more of a 

slashing runner who can turn the corner effectively. 

Redshirt-freshman T.J. Campbell had a strong spring practice season 

and earned his way into picking up some carries in games for the 

Chargers. 

The team’s concentration of speed is at the wide receiver position, 

where the Chargers will present matchup nightmares to opposing secondaries 

with their speed and experience throughout the position. 

Returning starters Nick Gurica, Aaron Waldie and Bill Brown 

all have plenty of starting experience and a good rapport with Nicolet. 

Gurica in particular, had an outstanding 2006 campaign, leading the 

GLIAC with 57 receptions last season. He improved his ability to catch 

passes over the middle, and has the most reliable set of hands on the 

team. Brown and Waldie can stretch a defense and give the Chargers a 

vertical look to their offense. 

Senior Derek Nelson overcame injuries to post a healthy and productive 

season at the H-back position for Hillsdale. His strength lies in 

catching swing passes in the flat, and the big target he gives Nicolet with 

his 6-foot-4 frame. Look for the much-improved Andrew Hesselink 

to get plenty of playing time at H-back also. 

The offensive line position is one of the most experienced on the 

team. Dan Stapf, Phil Davignon, Chet Crowley, Josiah Swartz and 

Jared Veldheer are all returning starters from last season. Swartz was a 

Second-Team All-GLIAC selection and consistently graded out very highly 

week after week. Veldheer stands at 6-feet 8-inches, and has the solid 

footwork and technique that make him an anchor of the unit. The 

offensive line allowed the second-fewest sacks in the GLIAC last season, 

one of the strongest measures of this unit’s effectiveness. 

On defense, the Chargers will deploy a unit that’s young, athletic and 

ballhawking. The team finished third in the conference in turnover margin, 

and turnovers played a big part in some of the team’s close wins last 

year. 

A pair of First-Team All-GLIAC players return to lead the defensive 

unit. Linebacker Tom Korte emerged as the most valuable player on the 

Wide receiver Nick Gurica had a breakout season in 2006, 

leading the GLIAC with 57 receptions. 

team and has no weaknesses in his game. He plays with smarts, passion 

and intensity, and is one of the top players at his position in the conference. 

Jared Kell, also a First-Team All-GLIAC and honorable mention 

All-Region player, returns as a starting safety. He was among the conference 

leaders in both interceptions and fumble recoveries last year and 

gave Hillsdale a playmaking element in the secondary that was key throughout 

the season. 

The defensive line was one position that had plenty of question 

marks entering last season, but one that also came up with a lot of good 

answers. Sophomores Drew Berube and Jordan Knudsen stepped into 

starting spots almost immediately and provided big contributions in that 

area. They join the team’s defensive lineman of the year, Eric Weber, to 

form an athletic group on the front lines of the defense. 

Korte is the most experienced returning linebacker, and competition 

for playing time along side him is wide open. Austin Niemiec and Mat 

Szula come into fall practice as the other starting linebackers. Niemiec 

has battled injuries through the past two seasons but is coming back 

healthy. 

Joining Kell in the secondary are returning starters Palmer 

Schoening and Josh Hutchison. Schoening was the team’s Defensive 

Back of the Year in 2006, while Hutchison set multiple school records 

during the indoor track season. 

Leading the special teams is returning starting punter Matt Vanover. 

He has served the team well as a special teams weapon throughout his 

career and will enter his fourth season as the Chargers’ starting punter. 

Sophomore kicker Mark Petro was up-and-down during his freshman 

season, but experience and improved strength should help him as he 

comes into his second season. 

Gurica was once again among the GLIAC leaders in punt return 

average last season, and was named First-Team All-GLIAC as both a wide 

receiver and special teams player. Panizzi and Waldie took turns as the 

team’s kickoff returners last year. 

For the first time since 2004, the Chargers will have six home games, 

and open on Saturday, Sept. 1 vs. Gannon University, a team they’ve 

beaten three years in a row. The Chargers don’t play Grand Valley or 

Northwood, the teams that finished first and second in the GLIAC last 

year. This year’s homecoming opponent is Ashland (Sept. 15), while the 

season wraps up on Nov. 10 with a home game against Saginaw Valley. 

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Keith Otterbein 

Head Coach 

Coaching Staff 

Life can take you on so many twists and turns, it’s hard 

to predict where that next turn will take you. For Keith 

Otterbein, the chance to coach at his alma mater is not a 

path he could have predicted, but one he says he feels 

fortunate to be able to achieve. 

“We have first-rate kids, first-rate facilities and firstrate 

support from our alumni and staff,” Otterbein said. 

“Those are just some of the things that make Hillsdale special 

to me.” 

An alumn of Southfield Lathrup High School, Otterbein 

made an indelibale mark on Charger football history, becoming 

the only three-time Ralph Miller III Award winner 

(1976-78), emblematic of the team’s most outstanding linebacker. 

While a linebacker for the Chargers, Otterbein was 

named a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athtlete. 

He didn’t have to search far for his first coaching job, staying 

with Hillsdale on former coach Dick Lowry’s first staff 

in 1980 as the inside linebackers coach. After learning under 

Lowry and former Central Michigan University head 

coach Herb Dermoedi, Otterbein got his first chance as a 

college head coach at Ferris State University. It didn’t take 

him long to carry the Bulldogs to the same kind of success 

as a team that he had as a player. 

Otterbein was honored as the Division II Regional 

Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1994. He guided his team to 

wins in 30 of its 37 games played from 1992-1994, as well as 

consecutive trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs. An 

appointment on a Division I staff followed quickly, as Ball 

State University coach Bill Lynch added Otterbein to his 

staff as running backs coach and recruiting coordinator in 

1995. The Cardinals won the Mid-American Conference 

title in Otterbein’s second season on the staff. That team 

went 8-4 and earned a spot in the Las Vegas Bowl. 

After six years in Muncie, Ind., Otterbein’s career came 

full circle with his December 2001 appointment to become 

the sixth head coach in the past 50 years of Hillsdale College 

football. 

Now in his sixth season with the Chargers, Otterbein 

has the team poised for its first winning season this decade. 

The winning mindset Otterbein learned as a player 

for the Chargers has led him to the success he’s had 

throughout his career, and will continue in this highly anticipated 

2007 campaign for Hillsdale College. Otterbein is 

also now a proud, four-time winner of the Plaid Open. 

Otterbein’s oldest son Steve, a 2007 Hillsdale College 

graduate, enters the coaching profession himself this fall 

with a graduate assistant position at Eastern Michigan 

University. Youngest son Brad will be a sophomore on this 

year’s Charger team. Daughter Alyssa will be a junior at 

Hillsdale College this fall, and Keith’s wife of more than 25 

years, Amy, is there every step of the way. 

Head coach Keith Otterbein (standing, center) poses with his family: 

daughter Alyssa (standing, left), wife (standing, right), and sons Steve 

(left) and Brad. 

Otterbein’s coaching record 

Year School W-L 

1986 Ferris State 5-5 




1990 Ferris State 6-4-1 



1993 Ferris State 9-1-2 


2002 Hillsdale 4-7 





Total 82-72-3 

*spent 1995-2001 as running backs coach at Ball 

State Univeresity. 

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Coaching Staff - Coordinators 

Barry Fagan 

Offensive Coordinator 

Coaching is a philosophy and a passion 

for Barry Fagan, who has played 

and worked for some of the best in the 

business during his 25 years of college 

coaching. Fagan’s playing career was 

highlighted by his time as wide receiver 

at Penn State University under legendary 

coach Joe Paterno. After starting his 

coaching career at Peters Township (Pa.) 

High School in the late 1970’s, he worked his way through 

the collegiate ranks before joining Otterbein on the Ferris 

State University staff in 1986. The two enjoyed enormous 

success together for several seasons which were highlighted 

by three straight trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs 

(1992-94). In his final season with the Bulldogs, Fagan 

guided one of the nation’s most explosive offenses and a 

spot in the national semifinals. That FSU team averaged 39 points per game and 459 yards of total offense per game 

in 1995. Under Fagan’s direction, Ferris State quarterback Bill Love was the runner-up for the Harlon Hill Trophy, the 

Division II equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. 

Fagan spent one season as the head coach at West Bloomfield High School in 1996 before taking over as head 

coach for Wayne State University in 1997. Two seasons at Clarion (Pa.) spanned before Fagan rejoined Otterbein, 

this time with the Chargers, in 2002. “To watch a game plan come together after a week’s worth of preparation is a 

great feeling.” Fagan said. 

Barry and his wife Amy have an eight-year-old daughter, Maura. 

Craig Blanchard 

Defensive Coordinator 

Defensive coordinator Craig 

Blanchard enters his third season heading 

that unit after guiding it to significant 

improvements in 2005. Under 

Blanchard’s experienced coaching eye, 

the Charger defense in 2005 nearly tripled 

its sack total from the previous season, 

and allowed 98 fewer points for the season. 

Blanchard has strong local roots, 

starting with his time as an All-State 

tailback at Jonesville High School. He went on to enjoy a productive playing career at Grand Valley State before 

coming back to Hillsdale to coach under Dick Lowry. His coaching resumé includes stints at Eastern Michigan 

University, Saginaw Valley State University, and the University of Indianapolis. While at Indy, Blanchard coached 

two defensive players who were named First-Team All-American. He has two daughters currently playing college 

softball - Lauren (22) at Adrian College and Kathryn (21) at the University of Indianapolis. His oldest son Michael is 

a freshman on this year’s Charger team. His youngest son Aaron (16) is a standout athlete at Hillsdale High School. 

Check out the newly redesigned Hillsdale College athletic website. This year, Hillsdale will be 

providing live stats as well as webcasting, courtesy of b2networks, for the first time. All home 

football, volleyball and basketball games will have live stats and be webcast throughout the 

2007-08 school year. The new web address for Charger athletics is: www.hillsdale.edu/athletics 

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Assistant Coaches 

John Lindley 

Linebackers Coach 

John Lindley enters his third season 

coaching the Hillsdale College linebackers. 

His previous coaching stops have included 

Central Michigan University, Tiffin University, 

Michigan Tech University and Eastern 

Michigan University. His coaching philosophy 

is simple: “We will be the most aggressive 

linebacking unit in football.” 

Lindley was an assistant coach at CMU under newly elected 

College Football Hall of Famer Herb Deromedi in 1991 when the 

Chippewas upset then-No. 18 ranked Michigan State, 20-3. In 

the summer of 2006, Lindley observed training procedures at 

Quantico, Va. 

Nate Shreffler 

Offensive Line Coach 

A 1993 graduate of Hillsdale College, 

Nate Shreffler enters his ninth season on the 

Charger staff, coaching the position he once 

played, offensive line. Shreffler joins Keith 

Otterbein as the only Hillsdale alumns currently 

on the full-time football staff. 

Shreffler was part of a strong offensive 

line under former head coach Dick Lowry 

from 1989-92. He helped lead the way for Jeff Cameron, Hillsdale’s 

No. 3 all-time leading rusher. 

Nate and his wife Jill reside in Hillsdale with their three daughters, 

Emma, Sarah and Grace. 

Aaron Shreffler 

Defensive Line Coach 

Scott Campbell 

Wide Receivers Coach 

The newest addition to the Charger football 

coaching staff is Scott Campbell, who 

joined the crew in the spring of 2007. 

Campbell, who also works in Hillsdale 

College’s motor pool, spent four seasons 

helping to coach the varsity football team at 

nearby Jonesville High School. He served as 

offensive coordinator in 2005 and 2006, and 

also worked with the offensive linemen and tight ends. Scott and 

his wife Christie reside in Jonesville with their daughters Kelsey 

(5) and Kylie (1). 

Dr. John Willson 

Kicking Coach 

Returning to the Charger coaching staff 

after a year of being away, Dr. John Willson 

will resume his former duties of coaching 

the team’s kickers. 

Dr. Willson was inducted into the 

Hillsdale College Athletic Hall of Fame in 

2005 and has spent many years as part of 

the coaching staff. He also was the founding 

coach of the college’s women’s track and cross country programs. 

Dr. Willson’s granddaughter, Anna Leutheuser, is a track athlete 

at Hillsdale College. 

Student Coaches 

Aaron Shreffler is entering his second 

season coaching the defensive line. He previously 

served at Georgia Southern, where 

he coached the offensive line. He played for 

Ohio University from 1992-97 under head 

coach Jim Grobe. Shreffler joins his brother 

Nate on the Charger coaching staff for the 

second year. The two brothers coach opposing positions - the 

offensive line and defensive line. 

Pat Hornak 

Director of Football 

Operations 

Darl Bauer 

Mark Scott 

R.J. Layher 

A veteran of the coaching staff, Pat 

Hornak enters his second season as director 

of football oeprations. Pat played football for 

two years for the Chargers and joined the 

coaching staff as a student coach, then video 

coordinator. 

In his role as DFO, Pat is responsible for many behind-thescenes 

tasks with the program, including management of the video 

editing system, equipment maintenance, locker room issues and 

many game-day activities. 

In July 2007, Hornak was also named the H-backs and tight 

ends coach. 

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Charger Support Staff 

Brad Monastiere 

Sports Information Director 

Brad Monastiere was hired as the Sports Information Director 

for Hillsdale College on June 6, 2005. He spent the first nine years 

of his post-college career working as a sportswriter for two different 

newspaper groups in Oakland County. Just before his appointment 

with the college, Brad was the Sports Editor of the Hillsdale Daily 

News for 18 months. 

His duties include issuing press releases, updating and maintaining 

the school’s athletic website, media relations, general gameday 

management and keep statistical records on all events. 

In November, 2006, Monastiere served as the tournament director 

for the Division II Great Lakes Regional Volleyball Tournament, 

hosted by Hillsdale College. In March 2007, he was selected 

to be the official statician of the MHSAA state high school volleyball 

semifinals and finals. 

Brad is a 1996 graduate of Central Michigan University, with a 

degree in journalism. Some of his responsibilities as SID include 

maintinaing the school’s athletic website, statistics from all home 

games, and production of media guides and gameday programs. 

Secretarial Staff 

Dr. Mike Kovalchik 

Director of Athletics 

The Hillsdale College sports program, steeped in winning tradition, 

promises young men and women seeking high-level athletic 

competition an experience that will make the phrase “student-athlete” 

personal and meaningful, rather than a rare exception or just 

empty words. 

Although small compared to most NCAA Division II schools, 

Hillsdale plays “David” among the “Goliaths.” We kneel to none in 

our efforts to compete, while challenging the “best of the best” in 

head-to-head competition. Recognized as having some of the finest 

programs and facilities in Division II, Hillsdale athletics have earned 

a reputation among the coaching fraternity as the “giant-slayer.” 

Sport is a universal language; it transcends all cultures; it has 

one common denominator—to strive for excellence. And when I 

look back on sport, I believe it to be one of the last remaining 

bastions where the Greek ideal of “Mens sana in corpore sano—A sound mind in a sound body” 

remains preserved. I believe Hillsdale College will be a part of history that influences not only this 

generation, but future generations, a place where the “mind and body” are challenged and developed. 

To parents, relatives, friends or acquaintances of prospective student-athletes searching for a 

college where academic and athletic integrity is maintained and expected, and where participating in sport 

remains a privilege, I extend an invitation to visit our campus; you will like what you see! 

David Frisby (MSATC) Head Athletic Trainer 

David Frisby returns for his second 

year as Hillsdale College’s head athletic 

trainer in 2007. He previously served as 

the assistant athletic trainer at Hillsdale 

for two years. He has more than 20 years 

of athletic training experience, including 

stints with area high schools, the University 

of Michigan, and the Cincinnati Reds 

baseball team. 

Dave earned his bachelor’s and 

master’s degrees from Ohio University. 

Dave and his wife Jennifer reside in 

Hillsdale with their sons Hayden, 

Mitchell and Conner. 

DR. MIKE KOVALCHIK 

is responsible for all athletic 

events at Hillsdale College. 

A graduate of Eastern Illinois 

University, he holds 

master’s degrees from Eastern 

Illinois and State College 

of New York at Cortland 

and a doctorate from Southern 

Illinois University. Dr. 

Kovalchik is also a Vietnam 

veteran. He is married to 

Sheila Wallace-Kovalchik. In 

2008, Kovalchik will return 

to coaching when he takes 

the reins of the Charger 

softball program. 

Jeanie Adams 

Executive 

Assistant to the 

Athletic Director 

Anita Gordon 

Sports Complex 

Secretary 

Claudia Gillette 

Business 

Secretary 

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2006 Hillsdale football stats 

Hillsdale College Football 

Hillsdale College Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 14, 2006) 

All games 

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL 

ALL GAMES........... (5-6-0) (4-1-0) (1-5-0) (0-0-0) 

CONFERENCE.......... (5-5-0) (4-1-0) (1-4-0) (0-0-0) 

NON-CONFERENCE...... (0-1-0) (0-0-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) 

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS HC OPP 

------------ ------------------------ --- ----- ------ --------------------------------------------------- 

*Sep 2, 2006 at Gannon University W 35-7 560 FIRST DOWNS.............. 196 189 

*Sep 09, 2006 NORTHERN MICHIGAN L 24-31 1901 Rushing................ 90 92 

*Sep 16, 2006 at Ashland L 24-30 3994 Passing................ 100 85 

*Sep 23, 2006 FERRIS STATE W 29-27 1713 Penalty................ 6 12 

*Sep 30, 2006 at Michigan Tech L 12-14 2389 RUSHING YARDAGE.......... 1579 1610 

*Oct 7, 2006 INDIANAPOLIS W 14-13 1967 Yards gained rushing... 1799 1807 

*Oct 14, 2006 at Wayne State L 26-41 4274 Yards lost rushing..... 220 197 

*Oct 21, 2006 MERCYHURST COLLEGE W 40-21 1521 Rushing Attempts....... 420 374 

Oct 28 2006 at Tiffin University L 14-24 625 Average Per Rush....... 3.8 4.3 

*Nov 04, 2006 FINDLAY W 10-7 1278 Average Per Game....... 143.5 146.4 

*Nov 11, 2006 at Saginaw Valley State L 30-46 2833 TDs Rushing............ 19 16 

* denotes conference game PASSING YARDAGE.......... 2155 1891 

Att-Comp-Int........... 294-176-7 282-164-12 

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Average Per Pass....... 7.3 6.7 

----------------------------------------------------------- Average Per Catch...... 12.2 11.5 

Phil Martin 11 212 1087 73 1014 4.8 7 57 92.2 Average Per Game....... 195.9 171.9 

Brett Neller 11 79 240 27 213 2.7 4 21 19.4 TDs Passing............ 14 16 

Mark Nicolet 10 67 215 48 167 2.5 4 16 16.7 TOTAL OFFENSE............ 3734 3501 

Nick Gurica 11 6 73 0 73 12.2 0 27 6.6 Total Plays............ 714 656 

Brett Lark 5 12 58 3 55 4.6 0 20 11.0 Average Per Play....... 5.2 5.3 

Vinnie Panizzi 6 10 46 1 45 4.5 1 10 7.5 Average Per Game....... 339.5 318.3 

Brad Otterbein 5 15 41 20 21 1.4 0 8 4.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 41-729 47-751 

Greg Dixon 10 9 18 1 17 1.9 3 4 1.7 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 18-231 15-173 

Aaron Waldie 11 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 1.3 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 12-107 7-93 

Aaron Scholl 7 3 7 16 -9 -3.0 0 7 -1.3 FUMBLES-LOST............. 12-6 17-8 

TEAM 6 4 0 9 -9 -2.2 0 0 -1.5 PENALTIES-YARDS.......... 39-434 41-306 

Matt Vanover 10 2 0 22 -22 -11.0 0 0 -2.2 PUNTS-AVG................ 46-34.7 41-33.3 

Total.......... 11 420 1799 220 1579 3.8 19 57 143.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 32:06 27:53 

Opponents...... 11 374 1807 197 1610 4.3 16 54 146.4 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 60/157 54/129 

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 16/28 7/20 

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 

--------------------------------------------------------------- INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long 

Mark Nicolet 10 133.45 157-261-6 60.2 1949 12 50 194.9 --------------------------------------- 

Brad Otterbein 5 112.30 16-27-1 59.3 155 1 31 31.0 Jared Kell 5 4 0.8 0 3 

Brett Neller 11 191.30 2-4-0 50.0 28 1 21 2.5 Tom Korte 3 41 13.7 0 23 

Matt Vanover 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Josh Hutchison 2 37 18.5 0 36 

Aaron Scholl 7 293.20 1-1-0 100.0 23 0 23 3.3 H. Sutherland 1 19 19.0 0 19 

Total.......... 11 132.39 176-294-7 59.9 2155 14 50 195.9 Steve Otterbein 1 6 6.0 0 6 

Opponents...... 11 124.70 164-282-12 58.2 1891 16 70 171.9 Total.......... 12 107 8.9 0 36 

Opponents...... 7 93 13.3 1 80 

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 

------------------------------------------------- PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd 

Nick Gurica 11 57 823 14.4 5 50 74.8 ----------------------------------------------------- 

Derek Nelson 11 26 229 8.8 1 20 20.8 Matt Vanover 40 1450 36.2 49 0 4 13 0 

Aaron Waldie 11 21 261 12.4 4 45 23.7 Mark Nicolet 5 147 29.4 47 2 0 1 0 

Mike Pavelich 11 17 155 9.1 0 26 14.1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 

Brett Neller 11 14 174 12.4 2 31 15.8 Total.......... 46 1597 34.7 49 2 4 14 1 

Bill Brown 11 12 197 16.4 1 42 17.9 Opponents...... 41 1367 33.3 57 2 2 6 3 

Phil Martin 11 12 106 8.8 0 21 9.6 

A. Hesselink 9 7 79 11.3 1 22 8.8 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long 

A.J. Kegg 8 4 80 20.0 0 25 10.0 --------------------------------------- 

Greg Dixon 10 4 44 11.0 0 21 4.4 Nick Gurica 17 217 12.8 0 38 

Mark Nicolet 10 2 7 3.5 0 7 0.7 Lance Smith 1 14 14.0 0 0 

Total.......... 11 176 2155 12.2 14 50 195.9 Cody Calligan 0 0 0.0 1 0 

Opponents...... 11 164 1891 11.5 16 70 171.9 Total.......... 18 231 12.8 1 38 

Opponents...... 15 173 11.5 1 51 

FIELD GOALS FGM FGA P t 01 19 20 29 30 39 40 49 50 99 L Blk 

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2007 Numerical roster 

# NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL 

1 Nick Gurica WR Sr. 5-8 167 Adrian, Mich./Adrian 

1 Joe Vear DB Fr. 6-2 177 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale 

2 Derek Nelson HB Sr. 6-3 218 Jenison, Mich./Jenison 

2 Cody Henderson DB Fr. 6-1 175 Arcadia, Ind./Hamilton Heights 

3 A.J. Kegg WR So. 6-0 183 Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township 

4 Mat Szula DB So. 6-1 221 Rockford, Ill./Lutheran 

5 Mike Blanchard WR Fr. 5-10 179 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale 

6 Matt Vanover P Sr. 5-10 195 Adrian, Mich./Adrian 

6 Derek Stoneman QB Fr. 6-1 190 Ashley, Mich./Ashley Community 

7 Jared Kell DB Sr. 6-2 206 Wyandotte, Mich./Roosevelt 

7 David Bakker LB Fr. 6-3 188 Holland, Mich./West Ottawa 

8 Adam Hutnick DB Fr. 5-10 169 Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton 

9 Brad Otterbein QB So. 5-10 194 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale 

10 Ross Bloemers DB RS-Fr. 5-11 182 Holland, Mich./West Ottawa 

11 Josh Hutchison DB Jr. 5-9 178 Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh 

12 Matt Bryan QB Fr. 6-4 192 Carrollton, Ohio/Carrollton 

13 Jake White DB Jr. 5-9 172 Cedar Springs, Mich./Cedar Springs 

14 J.D. Kowalkowski TB So. 5-9 200 Manistee, Mich./Air Force Academy 

15 Mark Nicolet QB Sr. 6-1 220 Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville 

16 Troy Weatherhead QB RS-Fr. 6-3 208 Grand Rapids, Mich./Comstock Park 

17 Nick Hixson DB Fr. 6-1 162 Remus, Mich./Chippewa Hills 

18 Palmer Schoening DB Jr. 5-8 189 Clarkston, Mich./Lake Orion 

19 Lance Smith DB So. 6-0 192 Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc 

20 Alex Mileskiewicz DB So. 6-0 175 Grand Rapids, Mich./G.R. Catholic Central 

21 Evan Jacobson WR RS-Fr. 6-2 182 Commerce, Mich./Walled Lake Northern 

22 Vinnie Panizzi TB So. 5-10 208 Grosse Pointe, Mich./South 

23 T.J. Chapel HB RS-Fr. 6-0 208 Las Vegas, Nev./Sierra Vista 

24 Cody Calligan DB Sr. 5-11 170 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale 

24 Brian Thompson TB Fr. 5-8 180 Wauwatosa, Wisc./East 

25 Alex Wojcik DB Jr. 6-0 182 Northville, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central 

26 Aaron Waldie WR Jr. 5-10 172 Sylvania, Ohio/Sylvania 

27 Braden Russell DB RS-Fr. 6-0 184 Manistee, Mich./Manistee Catholic Central 

28 Tyler Sandner DB Fr. 6-0 168 Grand Rapids, Mich./G.R. Catholic Central 

29 Kyle Carson LB RS-Fr. 6-1 193 Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc 

30 Brad Spencer TB Fr. 5-11 185 Maumee, Ohio/Maumee 

31 T.J. Campbell TB RS-Fr. 5-9 201 Kalamazoo, Mich./Comstock 

32 Brett Lark TB Jr. 6-0 198 Alma, Mich./Alma 

32 Stefan Bernardi DB Fr. 5-9 175 St. Clair, Mich./St. Clair 

33 Bill Brown WR Jr. 5-11 182 Northville, Mich./Northville 

33 Will Danko DB Fr. 5-7 155 Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice 

34 Jed Thompson DB RS-Fr. 6-3 205 Gaines, Mich./Byron 

35 Ed Hojnacki WR Fr. 6-1 190 Commerce, Mich./Walled Lake Northern 

36 Jason Statler HB Fr. 5-9 200 Mechanicsburg, Pa./Mechanicsburg 

37 Martin Lozier HB RS-Fr. 5-10 231 Jackson, Mich./Lumen Christi 

38 Joe Stempien LB So. 5-9 196 Bronson, Mich./Bronson 

39 Aric Geerlings DB Fr. 6-0 193 Norton Shores, Mich./East Kentwood 

40 Garrett Chapel LB So. 5-11 217 Las Vegas, Nev./Sierra Vista 

41 Ridge Riebold LB Fr. 6-0 200 Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty 

42 Bill Riegner LB Jr. 5-9 209 Northville, Mich./Northville 

42 Vincent Alentando TB Fr. 6-0 191 Tuscon, Az./Cataliona Foothills 

43 Andrew Hesselink HB Jr. 6-1 228 Byron Center, Mich./G.R. South Christian 

44 Andrew Yarbrough LB So. 5-11 227 Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh 

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2007 numerical roster 

# NAME POS. YR. HT. WT. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 

45 Zach Rausch LB RS-Fr. 6-0 219 Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington 

46 Jesse Norris LB Fr. 6-3 195 Lima, Ohio/Shawnee 

47 Tom Korte LB Jr. 6-0 239 Grand Rapids, Mich./G.R. Catholic Central 

48 Kevin Hershock TE RS-Fr. 6-2 237 Marshall, Mich./Marshall 

49 Ben Wood LB RS-Fr. 6-2 217 Saline, Mich./Saline 

50 Dennis Walton K So. 5-10 165 Hanover, Germany/Johannes-Kepler 

51 Joe Gord LB Fr. 6-2 225 Dayton, Ohio (Dayton Christian) 

52 Nate English LB Fr. 6-1 195 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale 

54 Phil Doerfler OL RS-Fr. 6-2 251 Allen Park, Mich./Allen Park 

55 Marcellus Wade LB Jr. 6-1 210 Farmington, Mich./Farmington 

58 Brad Rumsey OL Sr. 6-1 260 Hanover, Mich./Concord 

59 Austin Niemiec LB Jr. 6-0 214 Commerce Twp., Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 

60 Josiah Swartz OL Jr. 6-3 261 Canton, Mich./Westland John Glenn 

62 Ryon Wiska OL Fr. 6-1 274 Redford, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central 

63 Dan Stapf OL Sr. 6-3 284 Hudsonville, Mich./Hudsonville 

64 Mackie Meece DL RS-Fr. 6-3 265 Yorktown, Ind./Yorktown 

65 Chet Crowley OL Sr. 6-3 290 Concord, Mich./Concord 

66 Jared Veldheer OL So. 6-7 311 Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern 

69 Jordan Knudsen DL So. 6-4 251 Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis 

70 Patrick Harbour OL RS-Fr. 6-2 302 Macomb, Mich./Dakota 

71 Ron Bedway OL/DL Fr. 6-3 255 Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./North 

72 Evan Duey OL RS-Fr. 6-4 273 Northville, Mich./Northville 

74 Justin Gange OL Fr. 6-3 283 Pontiac, Mich./Notre Dame Prep 

75 Mark Yassay DL So. 6-4 266 Northville, Mich./Northville 

76 Phil Davignon OL Jr. 6-8 288 Ypsilanti, Mich./Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 

77 Joe McPhearson OL Jr. 6-4 298 Frankton, Ind./Frankton 

78 Derek Drelles OL RS-Fr. 6-3 298 Traverse City, Mich./Central 

79 Russell Ter Beek OL RS-Fr. 6-1 243 Wyoming, Mich./Lee 

80 Matt Patillo TE So. 6-4 235 Mishawaka, Ind./Penn 

81 Andre Holmes WR RS-Fr. 6-5 192 Elk Grove, Ill./James B. Conant 

82 Eric Schweller DE So. 6-3 238 Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook 

84 Bren Bergquist TE Fr. 6-6 218 Davisburg, Mich./Clarkston 

85 Bill Kanitz TE So. 6-3 233 Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac 

86 Eric Weber DL Jr. 6-2 245 Defiance, Ohio/Tinora 

87 Matt Terhune TE Fr. 6-5 200 Ossian, Ind./Norwell 

88 Gage Frosch TE RS-Fr. 6-4 255 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale 

89 Zeke Zanetta WR RS-Fr. 5-10 170 Flint, Mich./Powers Catholic 

90 Reid Meador TE Fr. 6-8 245 Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland Community 

91 Schuyler File DL So. 5-11 238 Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac 

92 Gregory Sparks DL So. 6-3 291 Huntington Valley, Ohio/University Schools 

93 Evan Brown DL So. 6-0 215 St. Joseph, Mich./Lake Michigan Catholic 

94 Kam Mueller DL RS-Fr. 6-2 231 Oxford, Mich./Oxford 

95 Max Weischedel DL Fr. 6-2 237 San Pedro, Calif./San Pedro 

96 Daniel Vakay WR Fr. 6-2 165 Lancaster, Calif./Bethel Christian 

97 Mark Petro K So. 5-8 175 Rocky River, Ohio/Lutheran West 

98 Dan Baldwin DL So. 5-11 288 Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township 

99 Drew Berube DL So. 6-3 238 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale 

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Alendtado, Vincent - 42 

Bakker, David - 7 

Baldwin, Daniel - 98 

Bedway, Ron - 71 

Bergquist, Bren - 84 

Berube, Drew - 99 

Blanchard, Mike - 5 

Bloemers, Ross - 10 

Brown, Bill - 33 

Brown, Evan - 93 

Bryan, Matt - 12 

Calligan, Cody - 24 

Campbell, T.J. - 31 

Carson, Kyle - 29 

Chapel, Garrett - 40 

Chapel, T.J. - 23 

Crowley, Chet - 65 

Danko, Will - 33 

Davignon, Phil - 76 

Doerfler, Phil - 54 

Drelles, Derek - 78 

Duey, Evan - 72 

English, Nate - 52 

File, Schuyler - 91 

Frosch, Gage - 88 

Gange, Justin - 74 

Geerlings, Aric - 39 

Gord, Joe - 51 

Gurica, Nick - 1 

Harbour, Patrick - 70 

Henderson, Cody - 2 

Hershock, Kevin - 48 

Hesselink, Andrew - 43 

Hixson, Nick - 17 

Hojnacki, Ed - 35 

Holmes, Andre - 81 

Hutchison, Josh - 11 

Hutnick, Adam - 8 

Jacobson, Evan - 21 

Kanitz, Billy - 85 

Kegg, A.J. - 3 

Kell, Jared - 7 

Knudsen, Jordan - 69 

Korte, Tom - 47 

Kowalkowski, J.D. - 14 

Lark, Brett - 32 

Lozier, Martin - 37 

McPherson, Joe - 77 

Meador, Reid - 90 

Alphabetical Roster 

Meece, Mackie - 64 

Mileskiewicz, Alex - 20 

Mueller, Kam - 94 

Nelson, Derek - 2 

Nicolet, Mark - 15 

Niemiec, Austin - 59 

Norris, Jesse - 46 

Otterbein, Brad - 9 

Panizzi, Vinnie - 22 

Patillo, Matt - 80 

Petro, Mark - 97 

Rausch, Zack - 45 

Riebold, Ridge - 41 

Riegner, Bill - 42 

Rumsey, Brad - 58 

Russell, Braden - 27 

Sandner, Tyler - 28 

Schoening, Palmer - 18 

Schweller, Eric - 82 

Smith, Lance - 19 

Sparks, Greg - 92 

Spencer, Brad - 30 

Stapf, Dan - 63 

Statler, Jason - 36 

Stempien, Joe - 38 

Stoneman, Derek - 6 

Swartz, Josiah - 60 

Szula, Mat - 4 

TerBeek, Russell - 79 

Terhune, Matt - 87 

Thompson, Brian - 24 

Thompson, Jed - 34 

Vakay, Daniel - 96 

Vanover, Matt - 6 

Vear, Joe - 1 

Veldheer, Jared - 66 

Wade, Marcellus - 55 

Waldie, Aaron - 26 

Walton, Dennis - 50 

Weatherhead, Troy - 16 

Weber, Eric - 86 

Weischedle, Max - 95 

White, Jake - 13 

Wiska, Ryon - 62 

Wojcik, Alex - 25 

Wood, Ben - 49 

Yarbrough, Andrew - 44 

Yassay, Mark - 75 

Zanetta, Zeke - 89 

Pronounciation Guide 

Gurica - Gur-EE-ka 

Nicolet - Nick-Oh-lay 

Schoening - SHOW-ning 

Mileskiewicz - Mil-esk-eh-witz 

Pannizzi - Pan-eezee 

Wojcik - Wo-jick 

Stempien - Stemp-ee-en 

Chapel - CHAY-pull 

Hesselink - Hess-eh-link 

Korte - Court-ee 

Veldheer - Veld-heer 

Knudsen - Kuh-nood-sen 

Berube - Bear-oo-bee 

Niemiec - Nee-mick 

Petro - Pee-tro 

Wide receiver Aaron Waldie is one of the 

fastest players on the Chargers. 

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Hillsdale College football facilities 

Re-named after the legendary head coach, Frank 

“Muddy” Waters Stadium is situated on the east end 

of campus, and seats approximately 8,500 fans. 

Hillsdale College football teams have been playing 

on this same spot of earth for more than 60 years. 

The stadium has recently undergone several 

significant upgrades. New ProGrass artifical surface 

was installed before the 2005 season, and banners 

and press box lettering were added before the 2006 

season. 

One of the longest-running projects in the program’s history came to fruition in January, when the refurbished locker room 

was in place and ready for use. The area is now known as the Frank “Muddy” Waters/Joseph M. Vijuk Locker Room, named 

in honor of the former coach and former All-American player, whose generous donation helped finish off the gorgeous 

locker room. 

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Charger Player Profiles 

1 

Nick 

Derek 

Gurica 

5-7, 181 Senior WR 

Adrian, Mich. 

Adrian High School 

Had his finest collegiate season 

in 2006, leading the team 

with 57 receptions...Named 

First-Team All-GLIAC at two 

positions...Finished regular 

season as the conference’s 

leader in catches...Piled up 823 receiving 

yards with a team-high five touchdown 

catches...Also a dynamic punt 

returner...Led GLIAC in punt return average 

in 2005...Older brother Chad Gurica 

was the Chargers’ team MVP in 

2005...High School: High school teammate 

of Matt Vanover at Adrian High 

School...Honorable mention All-State as 

a senior in 2003...Also named First-Team 

All-Conference, All-County and team MVP...Helped lead 

the Maples to a combined record of 18-4 in his two seasons 

on varsity...His freshman and JV teams went a combined 18- 

0 in 2000 and 2001...Qualified for the state track meet in 

several sprint events...Credits his older brother and father 

(middle school football coach) for his toughness...Born May 

19, 1986...Parents are Dave and Lynn. 

2 

Nelson 

6-3, 218 Senior WR 

Jenison, Mich 

Jenison High School 

Enjoyed a productive and 

injury-free junior season, 

seeing starting time at H- 

back...Intelligent and intense 

player...Second on team with 26 catches 

for 229 yards and one touchdown in 

2006...High School: Led Jenis on High 

School to state runner-up appearance as 

a senior...Finished career with 100 

catches for 1,576 yards and 17 

touchdowns...Two-time captain of track 

team and named All-Area in track in 

2002 and 2003...Ran the 110 meter high 

hurdles in 15.2 seconds and cleared 6-4 

in the high jump...Won two letters in basketball...Born Oct. 

29, 1985...Parents are Darl and Kim. 

3 

A.J. 

Mat 

Kegg 

6-0, 183 Sophomore WR 

Gurnee, Ill 

Warren Township 

High School 

Will compete for playing time 

at wide receiver and on special 

teams in 2007...High 

School: Named Most Improved 

Player as a senior at 

Warren Township High School...Had 36 

catches for 450 yards and one 

touchdown...Helped lead high school team 

to 8-3 record as a senior, and his teams 

went a combined 28-11 during his fouryear 

high school career...Named Second- 

Team All-Area and honorable mention All- 

Conference...Born Aug. 3, 1987...Parents 

are Dan and Sandra. 

4 

Szula 

6-1, 221 Sophomore LB 

Rockford, Ill. 

Lutheran High School 

Saw action in six games, making three 

solo tackles...Likely to see big bump 

in playing time at linebacker this 

season...High School: Born June 27, 

1987...Parents are Mark and Janice. 

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6 

Matt 

Jared 

Vanover 

5-10, 195 Senior P 

Adrian, Mich. 

Adrian High School 

7 

Kell 

6-2, 206 Senior DB 

Wyandotte, Mich. 

Roosevelt High School 

Enters his fourth season as 

the team’s starting punter in 

2007...Averaged more than 

40 yards per punt in 2005...Sent 13 punts 

inside the opponents’ 20-yard-line in 

2006...Booted 40 punts for an average 

of 36.2 yards per punt in 2006...High 

School: Won seven varsity letters combined 

in footbal and track for the Maples 

of Adrian High School under coach Bill 

Kohn...High school teammate of current 

teammate Nick Gurica...Named All-Conference 

three times and was All-County 

three times...Twice named All-County in track...Named All- 

State in track as a senior in 2004, finishing seventh at the 

state meet in the 4x100 relay...Averaged 42 yards per punt as 

a senior and had 58 tackles as a linebacker for his team that 

went 10-1...Born Dec. 3, 1985...Parents are Al and Kelly. 

Named First-Team All- 

GLIAC in 2006 and led conference 

with five interceptions 

and four fumble recoveries...Second 

on team with 63 total 

tackles...Named GLIAC Defensive Player 

of the Week on Oct. 9...Named honorable 

mention All-American by Don 

Hansen’s Football Gazette...High 

School: Was the starting quarterback for 

Wyandotte Roosevelt High School, passing 

for more than 2,000 yards in his 

career...Rushed for nine touchdowns and 

passed for three while playing three different offensive positions 

as a senior...Named First-Team All-Conference and to 

the Downriver Dream Team...Intercepted 13 passes in his prep 

career...Won three varsity letters in basketball and averaged 

18 points, five rebounds and three steals per game as a 

senior...Father Thomas played at Northern Michigan...His 

Uncle Mike Kell and Uncle Mike Ptake played at Michigan 

Tech and cousin Jason Hall played at the University of 

Michigan...Born July 20, 1984...Parents are Thomas and Lynn. 

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Brad 

Josh 

Otterbein 

5-10, 194 Sophomore QB 

Hillsdale, Mich. 

Hillsdale High School 

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Hutchison 


Tecumseh, Mich. 

Tecumseh High School 

Led Chargers to thrilling 14- 

13 homecoming win over Indianapolis 

in his first collegiate 

start on Oct. 7, 2006...Played in five 

games total, completing 59 percent of 

his passes...Older brother Steve played 

for the Chargers from 2002- 

2006...Youngest son of Charger head 

coach Keith Otterbein...High School: 

Played quarterback for three years for 

the Hornets of Hillsdale High School 

under coach Marc Lemerand...Led team 

to 23 wins in his three seasons, including 

three straight spots in the playoffs...Named All-Conference 

three times each in baseball and football...Was honorable 

mention All-State as a senior...Led Hillsdale to three 

straight conference titles...Uncle Cort Otterbein played baseball 

for four years and Uncle John Hess played football at 

Hillsdale College...Born April 21, 1988...Parents are Keith 

and Amy. 

Returning starting cornerback...Showed 

great improvement 

in 2006, recovering two 

fumbles while intercepting two 

passes...Started all 11 games and 

had 47 solo tackles and five pass breakups...Had 

34 tackles and a team-high two 

interceptions in 2005...Set school records 

for the Hillsdale College indoor track team 

in 2007...High School: Named First- 

Team All-County as a senior at Tecumseh 

High School...Named All-State in track 

while participating in the school’s 400 

meter relay and 800 meter relay 

teams...Born July 5, 1987...Parents are 

Randy and Raelynn. 

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13 

Jake 

White 

5-9, 172 Junior WR 

Cedar Springs, Mich. 

Cedar Springs High School 

Will compete for playing time 

at wide receiver and on various 

special teams units in 

2007...High School: Earned 

a total of eight varsity letters, 

including two in football, for 

the Red Hawks of Cedar 

Springs High School...Named All-Conference 

in football and track...A Detroit Free 

Press Scholar-Athlete award 

winner...Totaled 55 catches for 925 yards 

and 14 touchdowns in his two varsity 

seasons...Team made the state playoffs in 

2002...Averaged 35 yards per kick return 

and scored two special teams touchdowns 

as a junior in 2002...Member of the National Honor 

Society...Born June 29, 1986...Parents are Roger and Diane. 

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Mark 

Nicolet 

6-2, 220 Senior QB 

Zionsville, Ind. 

Zionsville High School 

Enters 2007 season as starting 

quarterback...Has finished the 

past three seasons as the 

starter...Ranked No. 9 on 

Hillsdale’s all-time passing 

list...Set career-high in passing 

yards, completions and touchdowns in 

2006...Went 14-for-16 in his first collegiate 

action vs. No. 1 Grand Valley on Oct. 

8, 2004...High School: Started 38 games 

at quarterback for Zionsville High 

School...Holds 11 school records, including 

seven passing records and three kicking 

records...Indiana’s Mr. Football at the 

kicking/punting position...Named First- 

Team North by the Indianapolis Star...Won 

29 games as starting quarterback in his career...Threw for 4,813 

yards in his career...Played in the Indiana North/South All-Star 

Game...Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes...A 

National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete...Named All-Conference 

three times...Born Nov. 11, 1985...Parents are Larry 

and Joan. 

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18 

Palmer 

Lance 

Schoening 

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Smith 

5-8, 189 Junior DB 

Clarkston, Mich 

Lake Orion High School 

Returning starting 

cornerback...Named Hillsdale’s 

2006 Defensive Back of the 

Year...Finished fifth on the 

team in total tackles with 

48...Had a team-high six pass 

breakups...High School: Two-time 

letterwinner for top-notch program at 

Lake Orion High School under coach Chris 

Bell...Led Dragons to back-to-back conference 

titles in 2002 and 2003...Was one 

of six players on his high school team to 

earn football scholarships in 

2003...Named All-Conference as a 

senior...Born May 26, 1986...Parents are 

Patrick and Deberoh. 

6-0, 192 Sophomore DB 

Grand Blanc, Mich. 

Grand Blanc High School 

Talented athlete who was a bigtime 

special teams contributor 

as a true freshman in 

2006...Played in all 11 games, 

redcording seven solo 

tackles...High School: Earned 

10 varsity letters during a very successful 

prep career at Grand Blanc High 

School...Two-time captain and team MVP 

for the Bobcats...Named Class A First- 

Team All-State by the Detroit News twice, 

and was picked Division I All-State by the 

Detroit Free Press in 2005...Named to the 

Michigan High School Football Coaches 

Association All-Star Team...Named one of 

the top 60 players in Michigan by the 

Detroit News...Had 13 interceptions in his three seasons on the 

varisty team, along with 172 tackles...Team won conference 

and district titles in 2004...Won three letters in basketball and 

led team to three straight district championships...Helped lead 

track team to regional championships in 2003 and 2005...Born 

April 13, 1988...Parents are Michael and Christine. 

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Alex 

Mileskiewicz 

6-0, 175 Sophomore DB 

Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Grand Radpis Catholic 

Central High School 

Earned increased playing time 

in the secondary in 

2006...Played in 10 games 

and finished with 25 total 

tackles...High School: Latest in a long 

line of sucessful Charger football players 

that played at Grand Rapids Catholic 

Central High School...Named First- 

Team All-Area and All-City as a 

senior...High school teammate of Tom 

Korte...Also played for state championship 

rugby team...Born on Dec. 17, 

1986...Parents are Paul and Suesan. 

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Vinnie 

Panizzi 

5-10, 208 Sophomore RB 

Grosse Pointe, Mich 

Grosse Point South High 

School 

Will compete for starting 

tailback position in 

2007...Played well in spot duty 

in 2006, rushing for a touchdown 

vs. Mercyhurst...Gained 45 yards on 

10 carries in six games played...Uncle 

Frank Dubrovich played football for 

Hillsdale College...High School: Won 

three varsity letters for the Blue Devils at 

Grosse Pointe South High School...named 

team MVP and rushed for 1,136 yards on 

205 carries as a senior...Averaged more 

than five yards per carry throughout his 

career...Named to the Academic All-Area 

Team four times...Team won the MAC Blue Division title in 

2003...Named First-Team All-Conference as a senior...Also 

played lacrosse for two seasons and was named Player of the 

Year in 2005...Born May 7, 1987...Parents are Robert and 

Julie. 

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24 

Cody 

Calligan 




One of the team’s best special 

teams players...Will also 

compete for playing time in 

the secondary...Had three total 

tackles in eight games 

played in 2006...One of 

seven Hillsdale High School alumns on 

the Chargers’ 2007 roster...Sister Aubrey 

is a member of the Charger women’s track 

team...High School: Earned nine varsity 

letters, including three in football 

for the Hornets of Hillsdale High School 

under coach Marc Lemerand...Named the 

team’s offensive MVP in 2002 and led 

Hornets to Tri-River Athletic Conference 

title...Named Academic All- 

Conference...Led Hornets to a combined record of 16-5 in his 

final two seasons...Two-year member of the National Honor 

Society...Born Sept. 22, 1984...Parents are Patric and Mary. 

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Alex 

Wojcik 

6-0, 182 Junior DB 

Northville, Mich. 

Detroit Catholic Central 

High School 

Returning veteran in the 

secondary...Will move from 

cornerback to safety this 

season...Played in nine games 

and had 14 total tackles...One of the 

team’s best special teams players...High 

School: Won two state championships 

for Detroit Catholic Central High School 

under legendary coach Tom Mach...Had 

12 interceptions in his two years on 

varsity...Named First-Team All-Area by 

the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers in 

2002 and 2003...Born Nov. 16, 

1985...Parents are Victor and Marlene. 

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Aaron 

Brett 

Waldie 

32 

Lark 


Sylvania, Ohio 

Southview High School 

Returning starting wide 

receiver...Has blazing 

speed...Third on the team with 

21 receptions for 261 yards 

and four touchdowns...Caught 

five passes as a true freshman in 

2005...High School: Led Southview High 

School to a 25-8 record in his three seasons 

on varsity...Caught 148 passes for 

2,755 yards and 32 touchdowns throughout 

his prolific prep career...Also had 12 

interceptions...Scored 13 touchdowns as 

a senior...Named First-Team All-Ohio 

twice and First-Team All-League and All- 

District twice...Team was ranked third in 

the state his senior year...Won two varsity letters in basketball 

and four letters in track...Ran the 100 meter dash in 10.8 

seconds as a senior...First-Team All-Conference in four 

events...Born Sept. 1, 1986...Parents are Douglas and Kathleen. 

6-0, 198 Junior RB 

Alma, Mich. 

Alma High School 

Will compete for the starting 

tailback position in 

2007...Played in five games, 

rushing for 55 yards in 

2006...High School: Alma 

High School’s all-time leading rusher with 

3,200 yards and record-holder for most 

yards per carry in his career...Scored 38 

rushing touchdowns in his three-year career 

for the Panthers...Two-time First- 

Team All-Conference selection and was 

named All-State by the Detroit Free Press 

as a senior...Team MVP as a senior...Born 

Dec. 17, 1985...Parents are Randy and 

Sonia. 

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Bill 

Brown 



Northville high School 

Returning starting wide 

receiver...Has excellent 

speed...Saw action in all 11 

games, finishing with 12 

catches for 197 yards and one 

touchdown...Had 16 receptions for 211 

yards and two touchdowns in 2005...High 

School: Won four varsity letters for the 

Mustangs at Northville High School...One 

of six players on Hillsdale’s 2007 roster 

from Northville...Two-time All-Area 

Dream Team Selection and was twice 

named All-Conference...Three-time team 

captain...Named All-Division as a kicker 

and punter...State qualifier in the long 

jump...Born Nov. 9, 1985...Parents are 

Bill and Donna. 

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Joe 

Stempien 


Bronson, Mich. 

Bronson High School 

Saw action in seven games in 

2006 as a backup linebacker...Had 

three solo 

tackles...High School: Fouryear 

varsity letterwinner at 

Bronson High School...Named All-Conference 

in 2004 and 2005 and was the 

Vikings’ team MVP and team captain in 

2005...Had eight sacks and 18 tackles for 

loss as a senior...Part of district championship 

basketball team as well as honorable 

mention All-State in track as a 

senior...Ran the 100 meter dash in 11.4 

seconds as a senior...His mile relay team 

was eighth at the 2004 state meet...Born 

July 6, 1986...Parents are Leonard and 

Julie. 

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Garrett 

Chapel 


Las Vegas, Nev. 

Sierra Vista High School 

Improved quickly through the 

offseason and became a solid 

contributor at linebacker...Started 

four games including 

the last three of the 

season...Recorded 26 total tackles, four 

tackles-for-loss and two sacks...Also an 

excellent cover man on special 

teams...High School: Born Sept. 1, 

1986...Parents are Gar and Robin. 

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Bill 

Riegner 

5-9, 209 Sophomore DL 


Northville High School 

Saw action in six games in 

2006, recording one 

tackle...One of six players on 

Hillsdale’s roster from 

Northville...High School: 

Earned letters in four different sports 

at Northville High School...All-Conference 

selection in both football and 

wrestling...Recorded 143 tackles in his 

last two seasons...Named Academic All- 

State...Born Feb. 25, 1986...Parents are 

Bryan and Nancy. 

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Andrew 

Andrew 

Hesselink 

6-1, 228 Junior H-back 

Byron Center, Mich. 

South Christian High School 

Saw his role expand in 2006, 

earning lots of playing time 

at H-back...Caught seven 

passes for 79 yards and one 

touchdown...Effective 

blocker out of the backfield...High 

School: Two-time letterwinner at Grand 

Rapids South Christian...Helped lead the 

Sailors to 2002 state championship...All- 

Conference in 2003 and Academic All- 

Conference in 2002 and 2003...Team 

compiled 21-4 record in his two years 

on varsity...Totaled 281 tackles in two 

seasons, along with seven sacks and five 

forced fumbles...Born July 29, 1985...Parents 

are Rick and Theresa. 

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Yarbrough 


Tecumseh, Mich 

Tecumseh High Scool 

Improved tremendously in 

2006, becoming a playmaker 

along the defensive line...Uses 

quickness effectively and is 

also an excellent special teams 

player...Played in 10 games, 

picking up 15 total tackles and one 

sack...High School: Valedictorian of his 

senior class at Tecumseh High 

School...Team leader in tackles as a 

senior...Had a career record of 110-36 as 

a wrestler, earning All-Conference and All- 

State honors as a senior...All-Conference 

and All-County in football as a senior...Led 

wrestling team to state semifinals in 2004 

and state quarterfinals in 2003...Born Feb. 

26, 1987...Parents are Richard and Ann. 

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Tom 

Korte 

6-0, 239 Junior LB 


Grand Radpis Catholic 

Central high School 

One of the best linebackers in 

the conference...Named First- 

Team All-GLIAC in 2006...Led 

team in tackles in all 11 games, 

finishing with a conferenceleading 

134 for the season...Honrable mention 

All-American pick by Don Hansen’s 

Football Gazette...Winner of the Roy Beck 

Most Valuable Player Award and the Ralph 

Miller III Award as the team’s best 

linebacker...Had three interceptions and 

eight tackles for loss in 2006...High 

School: Won four varsity leters for coach 

Tom Passinault at Grand Rapids Catholic 

Central High School...Teammate of Alex 

Mileskiewicz...Team went 30-15 during his four-year 

career...Named to the Michigan Dream Team, and was selected 

All-City, All-Area and All State...Had 126 total tackles as a senior 

and rushed for 844 yards as a running back...Also a four-year 

starter on the baseball team...Batted .580 as a senior and was 

named All-City and All-State...Team went 110-20 in his four 

seasons...Born July 26, 1986...Parents are Paul and Patricia. 

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Marcellus 

Wade 


Farmington, Mich. 

Farmington High School 

Redshirted in 2006...Played in 

11 games with 20 total tackles 

in 2005...High School: 

Won three varsity letters under 

head coach John Bechtel 

at Farmington High School...Had 118 

tackles as a senior for the Falcons, 

along with four sacks...Named All-Area 

by the Farmington Observer, team 

MVP and Second-Team Metro Area All- 

North...Team won OAA Division III 

title in his junior year...Also named 

Scholar-Athlete as a senior...Born Sept. 

11, 1986...Parents are Lionel and 

Patricia. 

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Brad 

Rumsey 

6-1, 260 Senior OL 

Hanover, Mich. 

Concord High School 

Hillsdale’s primary long-snapper 

for the past three 

seasons...Has seen action in 

every game through that 

time...Also provides quality 

depth along the offensive 

line...Uncle is Eric Dawson, who played 

for Hillsdale in the late 80’s and early 

90’s...High School: Team captain and 

First-Team All-Conference selection for 

the Yellow Jackets at Concord High 

School...Led team to 10-3 record as a junior 

in 2002...Earned three letters in football 

and four letters in track...Born March 

4, 1986...Parents are Troy and Nancy. 

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Austin 

Niemiec 

6-0, 214 Junior LB 

Commerce Twp., Mich. 

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 

High School 

Sat out 2006 with injury...Was 

red-shirted...Hopeful of a 

healthy season in 207, which would provide 

a boost to the linebacker 

position...High School: Earned three 

letters in football and four in crew at 

Orchard Lake St. Mary’s High 

School...Played for Hillsdale College 

alumn George Porritt with the 

Eaglets...Named to the Oakland County 

Dream Team as a senior and was First- 

Team All-Catholic and First-Team All- 

Metro North...Team captain as a senior...Won team MVP 

award as a senior...Born Feb. 13, 1986...Parents are Scott 

and Mary. 

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Josiah 

Swartz 

6-3, 261 Junior OL 

Canton, Mich. 

John Glenn High School 

Enjoyed an outstanding 2006 

campaign where he was 

named the team’s Offensive 

Lineman of the 

Year...Started all 11 games 

after seeing part-time duty in 

2005...High School: Played varsity 

football for one season at Westland John 

Glenn High School under coach Chuck 

Gordon...Lettered three times in 

tennis...Born Feb. 26, 1986...Parents are 

William and Kathleen. 

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Dan 

Stapf 


Hudsonville, Mich. 

Hudsonville High School 

Returning starting offensive 

lineman...Has started every 

game over the past two seasons 

for the Chargers...High 

School: Three-sport standout 

(football, track, wrestling) for 

the Eagles at Hudsonville High 

School...Named All-Conference in football 

as a senior and was team 

captain...Three-time All-State pick in 

wrestling...Won the state wrestling championship 

as a senior in the heavyweight 

division...Finished eighth and fifth in the 

state in wrestling as a sophomore and a 

junior...Team captain in wrestling...Born 

Nov. 11, 1985...Parents are Joseph and 

Constance. 

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Chet 

Crowley 


Concord, Mich. 

Concord High School 

Entering his third season as a 

starting offensive 

lineman...Started every game 

of the past two seasons and 

ranks as one of the most experienced 

players on the team at his 

position...High School: Standout for the 

Yellowjackets of Concord High 

School...Named Second-Team All-Conference 

as a junior and senior, and Class 

C All-State by the Detroit Free 

Press...Cousin of teammate Brad 

Rumsey...Uncle Eric Dawson played for 

Hillsdale College in the late 80’s and early 

90’s...Also related to Allan Dawson, the 

Chargers’ tight ends and H-backs coach...Born Aug. 2, 

1985...Parents are Craig and Louann. 

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Jared 

Veldheer 

6-8, 311 Sophomore OL 


Forest Hills Northern 

High School 

Returning starting offensive 

lineman...Has all the tools to 

be a dominant tackle in the 

GLIAC...Older brother Aaron 

played basketball at Hillsdale College under 

former coach Ed Douma...High 

School: Named Most Valuable Lineman 

at Forest Hills Northern High 

School...coach, Brent Myers, is a Hillsdale 

College graduate...Named All-Conference 

and team captain as a senior...Played two 

seasons of varsity basketball, leading team 

to 34-10 record during his hardcourt 

career...Born June 14, 1987...Parents are 

Jim and Mary. 

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Jordan 

Knudsen 


Indianapolis, Ind. 

Ben Davis High School 

Burst onto the scene as an 

impact player along the defensive 

line as a true freshman in 

2006...Played in all 11 games, 

registering 16 tackles and two 

tackles-for-loss, leading all freshmen on 

the team...Earned a starting position in 

the second half of the season...Was named 

the Chargers’ Freshman of the 

year...High School: Named All-State for 

the Giants of Ben Davis High 

School...Named Lineman of the year and 

Academic All-State in track...State qualifier 

in the shot put and discus 

events...Earned a total of 10 varsity 

letters...Football team won state championship 

his freshman year and achieved regional runner-up 

status twice...Born Dec. 7, 1987...Parents are Rob and Mary. 

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Mark 

Yassay 




Worked his way into regular 

rotation on defensive line in 

first active season...Played in 

10 games with 10 tackles and 

one sack...High School: 

Named All-State as a senior and played in 

the Michigan High School Football All Star 

Game on July 23, 2005...Also named All- 

Area, All-Conference and All-Metro 

West...Named to National Honor Society 

and was Academic All-State...Born on 

Sept. 17, 1987...Parents are Mark and 

Cindy. 

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Phil 

Davignon 


Ypsilanti, Mich. 

Ann Arbor Ganriel Richard 

High School 

Versatile player who has seen 

action at both tight end and 

defensive line during his 

career...Settled in as a starting 

offensive lineman in 2006 and will compete 

for a starting spot in that position in 

2007...High School: Earned 10 varsity 

letters in four different sports for the 

Fighting Irish at Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 

High School...Named All-Catholic, All- 

League and All-Area in football as a 

senior...Team MVP in basketball and was 

named All-League...Led team to sevengame 

improvement in his senior year, as 

Gabriel Richard went from 0-9 to 7-3 in one season...Born 

Jan. 13, 1986...Parents are Paul and Patrice. 

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Joe 

McPherson 


Frankton, Ind. 

Frankton High School 

Will compete for a starting 

position along the offensive 

line in 2007...High School: 

Earned a total of 11 varsity 

letters in high school, including 

four in football and four in 

baseball...Named All-State in 2002 and 

2003 and was named to the Indiana State 

South All-Star Team as a senior...High 

school team had a total won-loss record 

of 40-12 in his four seasons...Was part of 

the state runner-up baseball team in 2002 

and 2003...Member of the National Honor 

Society, the Spanish Honor Society and 

was a member of the area choir...Born 

Aug. 12, 1985...Father is Joe. 

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Matt 

Patillo 

6-4, 235 Sophomore TE 

Mishawaka, Ind. 

Penn High School 

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Eric 

Schweller 

6-3, 238 Sophomore OL 

Bellbrook, Ohio 

Belbrook High School 

Played in seven games...High 

School: First-Team All-Region 

as a senior at Penn High 

School...Helped lead team to 

22-5 record in his two season 

on the varsity...Played rugby for three 

years and was on the varsity wrestling 

team for three years...Born June 26, 

1986...Parents are Paul and Victory. 

Saw action in nine games and 

became a steady contributor 

on special teams...Recorded 

five total tackles...High 

School: Second-Team All- 

Ohio in 2005, helping team to back-toback 

7-3 seasons...First-Team All- 

Southwest District in 2005 and was First- 

Team All-Area in 2004...Team won its 

league championship in 2004...Member 

of the National Honor Society and 

a member of the student government 

for three years...Born Oct. 21, 

1987...Parents are Michael Schweller 

and Lynne Brown. 

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Bill 

Eric 

Kanitz 

86 

Weber 

6-3, 233 Sophomore 

H-back 

Cadillac, Mich. 

Cadillac High School 

Earned playing time as a true 

freshman, playing in seven 

games...Has excellent 

versatility...High School: 

Helped lead team to seven-game improvement 

in 2005 as a senior, leading Cadillac 

High School from a 1-8 record to an 8-4 

mark and a spot in the state playoffs...Had 

146 tackles in his final two seasons for 

the Vikings, and led team to district championship 

in 2005...Honorable mention 

All-State as a senior and was named All- 

Conference twice...Also played varsity 

hockey from 2002-2006...Member of the 

National Honor Society...Born Sept. 19, 

1987...Parents are William and Cindy. 

6-2, 245 Junior DL 

Defiance, Ohio 

Tinora High School 

One of the top defensive linemen 

in the GLIAC...Named 

Hillsdale’s Defensive Lineman 

of the Year in 2006 and the 

team’s Freshman of the Year 

in 2005...Named Second-Team All-GLIAC 

in 2006...Was fourth on the team with 55 

total tackles in 2006...Led team with eight 

sacks and 14 tackles for loss in 

2006...High School: Earned seven varsity 

letters for the Tinora Rams, four in 

football and three in basketball...Named 

All-Conference four times in football and 

was First-Team All-State as a senior in 

2004...Team won conference titles in 

2003 and 2004...Born April 8, 1985...Parents are Jeff and Barb. 

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Schuyler 

File 


Dowagiac, Mich. 

Dowagiac High School 

Saw action in two 

games...High School: Born 

June 23, 1986...Parents are 

Paul and Cheryl. 

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Greg 

Sparks 


Huntington Valley, Ohio 

Huntington Valley 

High School 

Worked his way into the defensive 

line rotation in 

2006...Played in nine games, 

recording 12 total 

tackles...High School: Born on Dec. 

11, 1986...Parents are Gergory and 

Cheryl. 

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Evan 

Brown 


St. Joseph, Mich. 

Lake Michigan Catholic 

High School 

Saw action in three games, 

picking up one tackle 

assist...High School: Named 

All-Conference and led team 

to conference title as a 

senior...Team went 31-11 during his 

four-year career...Won the John 

Wallenfang Award...Two-year 

letterwinner in basketball...Born Nov. 

7, 1986...Parents are John and Peggy. 

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Mark 

Petro 

5-8, 175 Sophomore K 

Rocky River, Ohio 

Lutheran West High School 

Stepped in as the team’s starting 

placekicker in 

2006...Made six field goals 

and made 26 extrapoints...Led 

team in scoring 

with 44 points...High School: Fouryear 

letterwinner for the Longhorns at 

Rocky River High School...Kicked 

school-record 47-yard field goal in high 

school...Converted 70 percent of his 

field goal attempts in his career and was 

105-for-113 in extra-point 

attempts...Born Feb. 28, 1988...Parents 

are Mark and Nancy. 

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Dan 

Baldwin 


Gurnee, Ill. 

Warren Township 

High School 

Did not see action in 

2006...Will compete for playing 

time along the defensive 

line...High School: Team 

captain and most improved 

player as a senior...Earned eight varsity 

letters, four each in football and 

wrestling...Member of National Honor 

Society...Born Feb. 10, 1986...Parents 

are Dan and Tammie. 

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Drew 

Berube 




Strong contributor on defense 

and special teams as a true 

freshman...Blocked two extra 

points and had 13 total 

tackles...High School: 

Earned 12 varsity letters for the Hornets 

of Hillsdale High School...First-Team All- 

Conference and honorable mention All- 

State...Led Hornets to two straight conference 

titles...High school teammate of 

Gage Frosch, Brad Otterbein, Nate English, 

Mike Blanchard and Joe Vear, all 

current Chargers...Member of 2004-05 

Hornet basketball team that went 25-1 

and made it to the state 

quarterfinals...Member of district and regional 

championship teams in three sports...Has coached Pop 

Warner football and Hillsdale-area T-ball teams...Member of 

Big Brothers Big Sisters...Born Aug. 22, 1988...Parents are 

Roland and Deb. 

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Charger Redshirt Freshmen 

Ross 

Bloemers 

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Troy 

Weatehrhead 

5-11, 182 RS-Freshman DB 

Holland, Mich. 

West Ottawa High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Two-time All-Conference pick 

and was honorable mention All-State as a senior...Named to the Holland-Area 

Dream Team...Caught 79 passes for 1,249 yards and 11 

touchdowns in his career...Sister Tessa played volleyball for four years 

at Hillsdale...Born Feb. 1, 1988...Parents are Greg and Beth. 

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Evan 

Jacobson 

6-2, 182 RS-Freshman WR 

Commerce, Mich. 

Walled Lake Northern 

High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Totaled 91 catches for 955 yards 

and seven touchdowns in his three seasons on varsity...Twice named 

All-Division and was All-Metro North...Earned nine varsity letters in 

three different sports...Born Dec. 18, 1987...Parents are Steven and 

Angela. 

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Braden 

Russell 


Manistee, Mich. 

Catholic Central High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Threw for more than 1,600 yards 

during his three seasons as a starter...Also had 103 career tackles, 

including 23 in one game...Team went 10-1 in his sophomore year 

and won three conference titles...Named All-Conference at three 

different positions...Born April 16, 1988...Parents are David and 

Cynthia. 

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T.J. 

Campbell 

6-3, 208 RS-Freshman QB 


Comstock Park High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Named AP First-Team All-State 

in 2005...Also won All-Conference and All-Area accolades as a senior 

at Comstock Park High School...Three-time team captain...Threw 

for 4,257 yards and 55 touchdowns in high school...Holds four school 

records...Born Oct. 2, 1987...Parents are E. Andrew and Cathleen. 

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Chapel 

T.J. 

6-0, 208 RS-Freshman TB 

Las Vegas, Nev. 

Sierra Vista High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Two-time team MVP...Set record 

for most touchdowns in a season...Had more than 1,000 yards rushing 

and scored 17 TDs as a senior...Older relative John played football and 

baseball at Hillsdale from 1985-89...Mother Natalie played tennis at 

Hillsdale from 1984-88...Older brother Garrett is a linebacker on this 

year’s Charger team...Born Nov. 16, 1987...Parents are Gar and Robin. 

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Carson 

Kyle 

6-1, 193 RS-Freshman LB 

Grand Blanc, Mich. 

Grand Blanc High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Named honorable mention All- 

State by the AP and Detroit Free Press...Had 289 total tackles in his two 

varsity seasons for the Bobcats...Teammate of Lance Smith...Led Grand 

Blanch to 14-7 record in his two seasons...First-Team All-Conference 

twice...Related to Don Charron, who played football for Hillsdale in the 

1940s...Born July 22, 1987...Parents are Steven and Kerry. 

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Jed 

Thompson 

5-9, 201 RS-Freshman TB 

Kalamazoo, Mich. 

Comstock High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Played quarterback and linebacker 

at Comstock High School...Passed for 2,778 yards and 29 touchdowns 

in two seasons as a starter...Had 74 tackles and 12 interceptions 

on defense...Played in the East-West All-Star Game in 

2005...Born March 24, 1988...Parents are Mike and Lori Farley. 

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Gaines, Mich. 

Byron High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Two-time All-Conference selection 

at Byron High School...Only quarterback in school history to 

throw for more than 300 yards in a game...Named Most Improved 

Player on the basketball team...Member of Peer Mentoring as a 

junior and senior...Born Aug. 23, 1987...Parents are Bill and Cris.


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Lozier 

Martin 

5-10, 231 RS-Freshman H-back 

Jackson, Mich. 

Lumen Christi High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Played football, tennis and hockey 

at Jackson Lumen Christi High School...Led Titans to 2004 state title 

and a combined record of 23-4 in his last two seasons...Named to 

Jackson-Area Dream Team in 2005...Born July 17, 1988...Parents are 

Martin and Kim. 

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Zach 

Rausch 


Pickerington, Ohio 

Pickerington High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Named Academic Athlete of the 

Year in 2005-06...All-Conference and All-District in 2005...Team 

captain and named the team’s best defensive player...High school 

team went 16-6 in his two seasons, and he had 172 total tackles...Born 

Jan. 19, 1988...Parents are Skip and Jenny. 

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Wood 

Ben 


Saline, Mich. 

Saline High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Two-time team MVP for the 

Hornets...Twice named First-Team All-SEC and was team captain as 

a senior...Also played ice hockey from sixth through 12th 

grades...Played classical violin for 11 years and was part of the National 

Honor Society...Born May 1, 1988...Parents are William and 

Erica. 

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Meece 

Mackie 

6-3, 265 RS-Freshman DL 

Yorktown, Ind. 

Yorktown High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Named to the East-Central Indiana 

All-Star Team...Two-year starter at left tackle for Yorktown 

High School...Holds school records in weightlifting...Born Sept. 22, 

1987...Parents are Robert and Sharon. 

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Kevin 

Hershock 

6-2, 237 RS-Freshman TE 

Marshall, Mich. 

Marshall High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Team captain for the Redhawks 

of Marhshall High School...Won the Most Unsung Hero Award...Team 

went 13-7 in his two seasons on varsity...Named Mpst Improved 

Player in basketball twice...Born Sept. 15, 1988...Parents are Kevin 

and Gail. 

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Phil 

Doerfler 

6-2, 251 RS-Freshman OL 

Allen Park, Mich. 

Allen Park High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Named to the Downriver Dream 

Team and was the Offensive Lineman of the Year for the Jaguars at 

Allen Park High School...Team went 21-3 in his two seasons on 

varsity...Lettered for four years in wrestling and two years in 

baseball...Born Jan. 2, 1988...Parents are William and Laura. 

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Patrick 

Harbour 


Macomb, Mich. 

Dakota High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Born Oct. 5, 1987...Parents are 

Jeff and Karen. 

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Duey 

Evan 




Redshirted in 2006...High School: Named the team’s Offensive 

Lineman of the Year in 2005...Named to his conference’s All-Academic 

Team and won the Scholar-Athlete Award...Led Mustangs to 

playoff spots in 2004 and 2005...Born June 8, 1988...Parents are 

David and Claire. 

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Russell 

TerBeek 


Wyoming, Mich. 

Lee High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Earned seven varsity letters between 

baseball and football...First-Team All-Area in 2005 and honorable 

mention All-Conference...Named the Offensive Lineman of the 

Year for the Rebels of Lee High School...Two-time team captain...Born 

April 6, 1989...Parents are John and Ashley. 

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Drelles 

81 

Derek 


Traverse City, Mich. 

Central High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: All-Conference pick as 

asenior...Won the Coaches Award in 2004 and won the Captain’s Award 

and the Greg Meredith Award in 2005...Team was conference champions 

in 2005...Also Class Treasurer and member of the National Honor 

Society...Born March 25, 1988...Parents are Sam and Linda. 

Andre 

Holmes 


Elk Grove, Ill. 

James B. Conant High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Started at wide receiver for the 

Cougars for one season...Helped lead team to state playoff spot in 

2004...Finished seventh in the state in long jump as part of track 

team...Qualified for the state meet in four events, including two relay 

events and the triple jump...Born June 16, 1988...Parents are Kevin 

and Mary. 

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Frosch 

Gage 

6-4, 255 RS-Freshman TE 



Redshirted in 2006...High School: One of several hometown talents 

on the Charger roster...First-Team All-Conference in football 

twice and named All-Jackson Area twice...Football team won three 

league titles...Led basketball team to first district title in 41 years in 

2005...Led baseball team to district title in 2005...Born July 3, 

1987...Parents are Tim and Annette. 

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Kam 

Mueller 

6-2, 231 RS-Freshman DL 

Oxford, Mich. 

Oxford High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Earned a total of 10 varsity letters 

for the Wildcats at Oxford High School, including two in football 

under coach Bud Rowley...Named the team’s defensive MVP as a senior, 

and was named All-Conference, All-County and All-State...Had 

64 tackles and 14 sacks as a senior...Named an All-Oakland County 

Scholar-Athlete...Born Jan. 31, 1988...Parents are Kenneth and Lynda. 

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Zeke 

Zanetta 


Flint, Mich. 

Powers Catholic High School 

Redshirted in 2006...High School: Played quarterback under coach 

Jack Pratt at Flint Powers High School...Passed for more than 1,000 

yards with 11 total touchdowns in 2004...Team won state championship 

in 2005...Born Feb. 4, 1988...Parents are Richard and Mallory.

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Vear 

6-2, 177 Freshman DB 



Charger True Freshmen 

Joe 

High School: Helped lead Hornets 

to 12-1 record and first-ever 

spot in state semifinals in 

2006...Teammate of Mike 

Blanchard and Nate English...One 

of top offensive threats on a highscoring 

high school team...Helped 

lead Hillsdale High School to Division 

3 state baseball title in 

June...Born April 10, 1989...Parents 

are Rick and Marie. 

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Cody 

Henderson 


Arcadia, Ind. 

Hamilton Heights 

High School 

High School: Set six receiving 

records for Hamilton Heights High 

School...Also named defensive 

MVP twice...Earned All-State, All- 

County and All-Conference 

accolades...Born May 26, 

1988...Parents are Mark and Colleen. 

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Mike 

Blanchard 




High School: Highly decorated and 

successful athlete at Hillsdale High 

School...Son of Chargers’ defensive 

coordinator Craig Blanchard...Named 

First-Team All-State Class B quarterback 

by the AP in 2006...Named Offensive 

Player of the Year by the Jackson 

Citizen-Patriot...Broke six 

school records, including most passing 

and rushing yards in a season...Led 

Hornets to first-ever state baseball 

championship...Born April 3, 

1989...Parents are Craig and Melanie. 

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Derek 

Stoneman 

6-1, 190 Freshman QB 

Ashley, Mich. 

Ashley Community 

High School 

High School: Named to the Mt. 

Pleasant Morning Sun Dream 

Team and was team MVP as a 

senior...Honorable mention All- 

State for the Ashley Bears...Student 

Council President in 2006- 

07...Member of the National 

Honor Society...Born July 22, 

1989...Parents are Marvin and 

Kim. 

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Bakker 

David 

6-3, 188 Freshman LB 

Holland, Mich. 

West Ottawa High School 

High School: Team captain in 

2006 and First-Team All-Conference 

selection...Teammate of Ross 

Bloemers...Named Academic All- 

State in 2005...Led the Panthers 

to OK Red Conference title in 

2006...President of the National 

Honor Society from 2005- 

2007...Born Nov. 2, 1988...Parents 

are Mitch and Christine. 

8 

Adam 

Hutnick 


Chesterton, Ind. 

Chesterton High School 

High School: Earned eight varsity 

letters, four each in baseball 

and football...Finished career with 

66 receptions for 1,088 yards and 

13 touchdowns...Holds school 

records for interceptions in a season 

(8) and career (14)...First- 

Team All-State and member of the 

Indiana North All-Star 

Team...Two-time team 

MVP...Born Sept. 26, 1988...Parents 

are John and Cheryl. 

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Bryan 

6-4, 192 Freshman QB 

Carrollton, Ohio 

Carrollton High School 

Matt 

High School: Holds nine school 

records in various passing 

categories...team captain and 

named to the Times-Reporter East/ 

West All-Star Game...Offensive 

MVP as a senior...Accumulated 

more than 3,500 passing yards in 

his career...President of the National 

Honor Society...Born Jan. 

12, 1989...Parents are Michael and 

Lori. 

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J.D. 

Kowalkowski 

5-9, 200 Sophomore TB 

Manistee, Mich. 

Air Force Academy 

High School: Transferred to 

Hillsdale College from the Air Force 

Academy...Ran for a total of 3,111 

yards with 46 touchdowns as a 

sophomore and junior at Manistee 

Catholic Central...Team went 18- 

4 during those two seasons...Named 

Conference MVP in 2004...All- 

State in football in 2003 and 

2004...Finished fifth in the state 

in wrestling in 2005...Born May 

10, 1986...Parents are Dale and 

Barb. 

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Hixson 

Nick 


Remus, Mich. 

Chippewa Hills High School 

High School: Earned 12 varsity 

letters in football, basketball and 

track...Set single-season scoring 

record with 126 points in 2006 and 

holds school records for career allpurpose 

yards (3,342) and career 

scoring (203)...His 14 touchdowns 

as a senior are also a school 

record...First-Team All-Conference 

as a senior...Averaged more than 

15 points per game in his basketbal 

career...Born Jan. 15, 1989...Parents 

are Christopher and Karen. 

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24 

Brian 

Thompson 

5-8, 180 Freshman TB 

Wauwatosa, Wisc. 

East High School 

High School: Team captain in 

both football and track...Threeyear 

starter in football...Four-time 

letterwinner in baseball...Member 

of the Young Conservative Leaders 

of America...Student 

advisor...Born Sept. 17, 1988...Parents 

are Gerry Thompson and 

Celita Kouzes.


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Tyler 

Sandner 



Catholic Central High School 

High School: Named offensive 

MVP for Cougars team that finished 

second in the state in 

2005...All-City in 2006...Team 

won back-to-back conference 

titles in his last two 

season...Member of peer 

ministry...Older brother Shawn 

played for the Chargers from 2002- 

05...Born Sept. 6, 1988...Parents 

are Mike and Vonnie. 

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Brad 

Spencer 


Maumee, Ohio 

Maumee High School 

High School: Named All-League 

three times at Maumee High 

School...Piled up more than 800 

combined receiving and rushing 

yards as a senior...Helped team to 

regional finals as a sophomore, 

when he averaged 10 yards per 

carry...Earned four varsity letters 

in both football and track...Born 

Nov. 21, 1988...Parents are Bill 

Spencer and Cindy Mercer. 

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Stefan 

Bernardi 


St. Clair, Mich. 

St. Clair High School 

High School: Named All-Conference 

and All-Metro East while playing 

defensive back and kick/punt 

returner for the Saints of St. Clair 

High School...Volunteer coach and 

umpire for area little league baseball 

teams...Had the fastest 40-yard 

dash time at Hillsdale’s baseball 

camp in 2006 (4.56)...Born Dec. 

5, 1988...Parents are Ed Bernardi 

and Karen Westrick. 

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Danko 

Will 


Farmington Hills, Mich. 

Brother Rice High School 

High School: Helped lead Brother 

Rice Warriors to 23-3 record in his 

two seasons on varsity...Member 

of the 2005 Division I state 

champions...Team won 206 Catholic 

League title...Finished with 65 

career tackles, four interceptions 

and two blocked punts...An All- 

State goalie on the school’s hockey 

team...Broke two track school 

records...Born Oct. 5, 1989...Parents 

are Daniel and Vicky. 

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Statler 

Jason 

5-9, 200 Freshman H-back 

Mechanicsburg, Pa. 

Mechanicsburg High School 

High School: Team co-captain in 

2006...Named as one of the top 

100 players in the area by the Harrisburg 

Patriot-News...Averaged 

four yards per carry in all three 

varsity seasons...Holds the school’s 

all-time bench pressing 

record...Three-year starter for the 

Wildcats...Born Dec. 28, 

1988...Parents are John and Elizabeth. 

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Aric 

Geerlings 

6-0, 193 Freshman WR 

Norton Shores, Mich. 

East Kentwood High School 

High School: Team MVP for the 

Falcons of East Kentwood High 

School as a senior...Academic All- 

State and Second-Team All- 

Conference...Two-time team 

captain...Scored 20 total touchdowns 

in high school, passing, rushing 

and on kick returns...Played 

hockey for four years and earned 

two letters in track...Born Aug. 30, 

1988...Parents are Todd and Sally. 

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Ridge 

Riebold 


Powell, Ohio 

Olentangy Liberty 

High School 

High School: Two-time First-Team 

All-Ohio selection at linebacker...Named 

District Player of the 

Year and was First-Team All-County 

and All-Conference...Finished career 

with 339 tackles on defense and 2,313 

rshing yards on offense, with 26 

touchdowns...Nominee for the 

Wendy’s High School Heisman...Team 

was conference champions 

in 2004 and 2005...Born Jan. 

10, 1989...Parents are Richard and 

Vicki. 

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Vincent 

Alentado 


Tuscon, Az. 

Catalina Foothills 

High School 

High School: Team captain and 

All-Region running back in 

2006...Offensive MVP as a senior 

and was named the school’s 

weightlifting champion...Rushed 

for 1,046 yards and 10 touchdowns 

as a senior...Had 131 total tackles 

in his two seasons on varsity...Born 

Nov. 29, 1988...Parents are José 

and Charlene. 

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Norris 


Lima, Ohio 

Shawnee High School 

Jesse 

High School: Four-time All- 

League player for the Indians of 

Shawnee High School...Caught 113 

passes for more than 1,600 yards 

throughout his prolific career...Led 

team to 23 wins in his final three 

seasons...Football team was conference 

champions twice...Helped 

set state record in 4x200 

relay...Led track team to state 

championship in 2006...Born Sept. 

26, 1988...Parents are Charles and 

Sarah. 

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51 

Gord 

Joe 

6-2, 225 Freshman DL 

Dayton, Ohio 

Dayton Christian High School 

High School: Holds school record 

for tackles in a career...Earned four 

varsity letters in both football and 

wrestling...Born Nov. 29, 

1988...Parents are James and 

Renee.

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English 





Nate 

High School: Led Hillsdale High 

School’s football team to incredible 

stretch of success during his three 

varsity seasons...Hornets went 28-7 

from 2004-2006, making it to the 

2006 state semifinals...Finished career 

with 474 tackles and six 

sacks...Set Division 3 state meet 

record in shot put as a senior...Named 

Division 5 Defensive Player of the 

Year by the Detroit Free Press...Born 

Sept. 5, 1988...Parents are Daniel and 

Donna. 

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Wiska 

6-1, 274 Freshman OL 

Redford, Mich. 

Detroit Catholic Central 

High School 

Ryon 

High School: Team captain and 

All-Catholic selection under legendary 

coach Tom Mach at Detroit 

Catholic Central...Honorable 

mention Academic All- 

State...Winner of the AP Scholar 

Award...Winner of the Catholic 

Central Coach’s Award...Student 

Council Treasurer and French Club 

vice-president...Father Jeff is a 

former NFL player...Born May 3, 

1989...Parents are Jeff and Kim. 

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Ron 

Bedway 


Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. 

Grosse Pointe North 

High School 

High School: Helped lead the Grosse 

Pointe North Norsemen to a 24-9 

record in his three years on the 

varsity...Named All-Metro East by 

the Detroit Free Press...First-Team 

All-Conference...Finished career 

with 140 tackles and nine 

sacks...Team was MAC White Division 

champions in 2004 and 

2006...Student Council vice-president 

and member of National Honor 

Society...Born April 17 1989...Parents 

are Thomas and Mary Beth. 

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Gange 


Pontiac, Mich. 

Notre Dame Prep 

High School 

Justen 

High School: Two-time 

leterwinner and All-Catholic 

League performer at Notre Dame 

Prep...Team won its division three 

times...Born Feb. 11, 1989...Parents 

are Daniel and Renee. 

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Ed 

Hojnacki 


Commerce, Mich. 

Walled Lake Northern 

High School 

High School: Named All-Division 

as a senior in 2006...Caught 21 

passes for 292 yards...Earned two 

letters in football, hockey and 

lacrosse...Named team MVP and 

set record for most shutouts in 

hockey...Team captain in 

lacrosse...Member of the National 

Honor Society...Born July 18, 

1989...Parents are Robert and 

Kelly. 

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Bren 

Bergquist 

6-6, 218 Freshman TE 

Clarkston, Mich. 

Clarkston High School 

High School: Earned a total of 

seven varsity letters for the 

Wolves of Clarkston High 

School...Captain of coach Kurt 

Richardson’s football team in 2006 

and Dan Fife’s basketball team in 

2006-07...Named All-OAA First- 

Team in football in 2006 and was 

Second-Team All-Oakland 

County...Led Wolves to three 

straight playoff berths...Born Dec. 

11, 1989...Parents are Ken and 

Dru. 

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Matt 

Terhune 


Ossian, Ind. 

Norwel High School 

High School: Led the Norwell 

Knights to a state runner-up finish 

in 2006 with a 14-1 

record...Ranked as one of the top 

10 tight ends in Indiana...Named 

First-Team All-State by the 

AP...All-Northeast Indiana First- 

Team...Caught 32 passes for 572 

yards and six touchdowns as a 

senior...Team went 27-11 in his 

three seasons on varsity...Born 

June 28, 1988...Parents are Tony 

and Jill. 

90 

Reid 

Meador 


Whiteland, Ind. 

Whiteland Community 

High School 

High School: Two-year starter and 

three-time letterwinner for the 

Warriors of Whiteland Community 

High School...Named All- 

County...Also a two-year starter on 

school’s basketball team...Part of 

the Indiana Student Leadership 

Conference in 2006...Born Dec. 28, 

1988...Parents are Joe and Kathy. 

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Max 

Weischedel 

6-2, 237 Freshman DE 

San Pedro, Calif. 

San Pedro High School 

High School: Named to the All- 

City Team in Los Angeles...Team 

was City Championship runnerups...Named 

Offensive MVP and 

earned the Scholar-Athlete Award 

from the National Football Foundation 

and College Hall of 

Fame...Twice named All- 

League...Born March 12, 

1989...Parents are Max and Rosa. 

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Vakay 

Daniel 


Lancaster, Calif. 

Bethel Christian High School 

High School: Two-time All- 

League selection in basketball and 

football...Scored nine receiving 

touchdowns as a senior, and averaged 

17 yards per catch...Averaged 

more than 15 tackles per game on 

defense...Named Homecoming 

Prince as a sophomore...Born July 

3, 1989...Parents are Paul and 

Lynn. 

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Looking ahead to 2007 

2007 GLIAC Football 

Composite Schedule 

Saturday, Aug. 25 

Michigan Tech at Winona State 

St. Joseph’s at Ashland 

Thursday, Aug. 30 

St. Joseph’s at Grand Valley 

Saturday, Sept. 1 

Michigan Tech at Wayne State 

Ashland at Saginaw Valley 

Mercyhurst at Northwood 

Gannon at Hillsdale 

Northern Michigan at Indianapolis 

Charleston (W.Va.) at Findlay 

Kentucky State at Ferris State 


Northwood at Findlay 

Saginaw Valley at Gannon 

Indianapolis at Michigan Tech 

Hillsdale at Northern Michigan 

Grand Valley at Ashland 

Wayne State at St. Joseph’s 

Mercyhurst at Ferris State 


Michigan Tech at Northwood 

Ferris State at Saginaw Valley 

Wayne State at Mercyhurst 

Ashland at Hillsdale 

Gannon at Indianapolis 

Findlay at Grand Valley 


Findlay at Wayne State 

Northwood at Ashland 

Grand Valley at Michigan Tech 

Hillsdale at Ferris State 

Mercyhurst at Gannon 

Saginaw Valley at Northern Michigan 

Indianapolis at St. Joseph’s 


Saginaw Valley at Northwood 

Ashland at Mercyhurst 

Northern Michigan at Ferris State 

Michigan Tech at Hillsdale 

Wayne State at Grand Valley 

Indianapolis at Findlay 

Tiffin at Gannon 

Saturday, Oct. 6 

Findlay at Saginaw Valley 

Gannon at Wayne State 

Ferris State at Michigan Tech 

Grand Valley at Mercyhurst 

Northwood at Northern Michigan 

Hillsdale at Indianapolis 

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Michigan Tech at Saginaw Valley 

Northern Michigan at Ashland 

Ferris State at Gannon 

Wayne State at Hillsdale 

Indianapolis at Grand Valley 

Mercyhurst at Findlay 


Grand Valley at Northwood 

Michigan Tech at Northern Michigan 

Findlay at Gannon 

Hillsdale at Mercyhurst 

Ashland at Ferris State 

Wayne State at Indianapolis 


Northwood at Wayne State 

Gannon at Michigan Tech 

Mercyhurst at Northern Michigan 

Saginaw Valley at Indianapolis 

Ashland at Findlay 

Ferris State at Grand Valley 

Tiffin at Hillsdale 

Saturday, Nov. 3 

Grand Valley at Saginaw Valley 

Wayne State at Ashland 

Hillsdale at Findlay 

Northern Michigan at Gannon 

Northwood at Ferris State 

Indianapolis at Mercyhurst 

Saturday, Nov. 10 

Ferris State at Wayne State 

Indianapolis at Northwood 

Gannon at Ashland 

Northern Michigan at Grand Valley 

Findlay at Michigan Tech 

Saginaw Valley at Hillsdale 

Schedule notes 

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• For the second straight year, Hillsdale does 

not play Grand Valley or Northwood. Those 

teams finished 1-2 in the GLIAC in 2006. 

• For the first time since 2004, Hillsdale has six 

home games on the schedule. 

• The only non-league opponent on Hillsdale’s 

schedule is Tiffin. The Chargers and Dragons 

wrap up a four-year series this season. 

• The home opener on Sept. 1 is the earliest 

home opener for Hillsdale since the 2004 season, 

when the Chargers hosted Indianapolis on Aug. 

28. 

• Hillsdale plays the last scheduled regular 

season game in the GLIAC, hosting Saginaw 

Valley at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 10.

2006 GLIAC Review 

2006 GLIAC Football Standings 

-GLIAC- 

-Overall- 

Team W-L PF PA Pct. W-L PF PA Pct. 

Grand Valley 10-0 371 146 1.000 15-0 533 233 1.000 

Northwood 8-2 269 170 .800 8-3 297 201 .727 

Ferris State 7-3 247 204 .700 8-3 278 217 .727 

Saginaw Valley 6-4 269 241 .600 6-4 269 241 .600 

Michigan Tech 6-4 236 192 .600 6-4 236 192 .600 

Wayne State 6-4 277 238 .600 6-5 287 255 .545 

Indianapolis 5-5 257 214 .500 6-5 292 236 .545 

Hillsdale 5-5 244 237 .500 5-6 258 261 .455 

Ashland 4-6 206 244 .400 4-6 206 244 .400 

Northern Michigan 3-7 234 333 .300 3-7 234 333 .300 

Mercyhurst 3-7 221 282 .300 3-7 221 282 .300 

Findlay 1-9 92 218 .100 2-9 117 242 .182 

Gannon 1-9 130 334 .100 1-10 133 349 .091 

First-Team All-GLIAC Offense 

Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown 

QB Cullen Finnerty Grand Valley Sr. Brighton, Mich. 

RB Joique Bell Wayne State Fr. Benton Harbor, Mich. 

RB Lee Marana Michigan Tech Sr. Ishpeming, Mich. 

RB Craig Jenkins Indianapolis Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 

H-back Torris Childs Northwood So. North Chicago, Ill. 

WR Ric Cottengim Saginaw Valley Jr. Elk Grove, Calif. 

WR Eric Fowler Grand Valley Sr. New Haven, Mich. 

WR Nick Gurica Hillsdale Jr. Adrian, Mich. 

WR Antoine Trent Grand Valley Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 

OL Brandon Barnes Grand Valley So. Detroit, Mich. 

OL Bill Bourdlais Ferris State Jr. Newberry, Mich. 

OL Vince Cashdollar Ashland Jr. Newark, Ohio 

OL Dan Marshall Northwood Jr. Belmont, Mich. 

OL Pete Moyryla Michigan Tech Jr. Laurium, Mich. 

OL Kurt Troutman Michigan Tech Sr. Saugatuck, Mich. 

PK David Chudzinski Wayne State Jr. Belleville, Mich. 

Spec. Nick Gurica Hillsdale Jr. Adrian, Mich. 

First-Team All-GLIAC Defense 

Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown 

DL Jimmy Fleshman Indianapolis Jr. Columbus, Ohio 

DL Damoin Derosia Saginaw Valley Sr. Flint, Mich. 

DL Michael McFadden Grand Valley Sr. Saginaw, Mich. 

DL Derrick Jones Grand Valley Sr. Barstow, Calif. 

DL Jake Visser Ferris State So. Coopersville, Mich. 

LB Anthony Adams Grand Valley Jr. Troy, Mich. 

LB Richard Davis Northwood Sr. Naperville, Ill. 

LB Charleston Hughes Northwood Sr. Saginaw, Mich. 

LB Mike Klobucher Ferris State Sr. Grand Haven, Mich. 

LB Tom Korte Hillsdale So. Grand Rapids, Mich. 

DB Joe Ballard Grand Valley Sr. Cheseaning, Mich. 

DB Brandon Carr Grand Valley Jr. Flint, Mich. 

DB Derrion Fuqua Wayne State Jr. Detroit, Mich. 

DB Jon Horn Northwood Sr. Battle Creek, Mich. 

DB Jared Kell Hillsdale Jr. Wyandotte, Mich. 

DB Jim Skodak Ferris State Sr. Lennon, Mich. 

P Justin Trumble Grand Valley Fr. Grosse Pointe, Mich. 

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2006 GLIAC statistical leaders 

SCORING OFFENSE 

1. Grand Valley 35.5 

2. Northwood 27.0 

3. Saginaw Valley 26.9 

4. Indianapolis 26.5 

5. Wayne State 26.1 

6. Ferris State 25.3 

7. Michigan Tech 23.6 

8. Hillsdale 23.5 

9. Northern Michigan 23.4 

10. Mercyhurst 22.1 

11. Ashland 20.6 

12. Gannon 12.1 

13. Findlay 10.6 

SCORING DEFENSE 












12. Gannon 31.7 


PASSING OFFENSE 








8. Ferris State. 160.8 

9. Gannon 157.0 



12. Findlay 136.0 


PASSING DEFENSE 













13. Gannon 220.5 

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KICKOFF RETURNS 








8. Gannon 17.9 






TURNOVER MARGIN 







7. Findlay -0.09 

8. Mercyhurst -0.20 

9. Northern Michigan -0.30 

10. Saginaw Valley -0.50 

11. Indianapolis -0.55 

12. Ferris State -0.64 

13. Gannon -1.27 

RUSHING OFFENSE 

1 .Northwood 264.7 












13. Gannon 77.1 

RUSHING DEFENSE 










10. Gannon 151.6 



13. Northern Michigan 219.1


TOTAL OFFENSE 











11. Ashland 279.0 

12. Findlay 244.6 

13. Gannon 234.1 

TOTAL DEFENSE 











11. Gannon 372.1 



FIRST DOWNS 

1. Grand Valley 288 

2. Indianapolis 218 

3. Michigan Tech 201 

4. Hillsdale 196 

5. Wayne State 191 

6. Ferris State 186 

7. Saginaw Valley 178 

8. Northern Michigan 173 

9. Northwood 161 

10. Mercyhurst 159 

11. Ashland 153 

12. Findlay 152 

13. Gannon 147 

OPPONENT FIRST DOWNS 


2. Ashland 157 










12. Gannon 205 


SACKS BY 






5. Ashland 21 



8. Gannon 18 




13. Northen Michigan 10 

SACKS AGAINST 






6. Ashland 21 



9. Findlay 23 




13. Gannon 38 

3RD DOWN CONVERSION RATE 








8. Grand Valley State 38.4 




12. Gannon 30.3 


TIME OF POSSESSION 

1. Michigan Tech 35:25 

2. Hillsdale 32:05 

3. Indianapolis 31:28 

4. Mercyhurst 31:15 

5. Grand Valley 30:32 

6. Northwood 30:19 

7. Northern Michigan 29:28 

8. Wayne State 29:12 

9. Gannon 28:40 

10. Saginaw Valley 28:30 

11. Ashland 28:29 

12. Ferris State 28:01 

13. Findlay 26:33 

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RUSHING YARDS 

1. Joique Bell WS 2065 

2. Lee Marana MT 1274 

3. Craig Jenkins UI 1136 

4. Astin Martin GV 1116 

5. Phil Martin HC 1014 

6. Torris Childs NU 973 

7. Kyle Kolbe NU 956 

8. Richard Stokes MC 657 

9. Blaine Maag AU 495 

10. Robert Miller FS 531 

INTERCEPTIONS 

1. Brandon Carr GV 6 

2. Jared Kell HC 5 

3. Jon Hoggard NMU 4 

3. Nick Notario UF 4 

5. Tom Korte HC 3 

5. Jeff Mackey SV 3 

5. Robert McClinton MC 3 

5. Buster Larkins GV 3 

5. Craig Moone MC 3 

5. Jon Horn NU 3 

PASSING YARDS 

1. Cullen Finnerty GV 3220 

2. Buddy Rivera NMU 2399 

3. Casey Gillen UI 2287 

4. Mark Nicolet HC 1949 

5. Mitch Phillis MC 1806 

6. Ryan Kaul FS 1483 

7. Chris Dougherty SV 1474 

8. Matt Butler GU 1280 

9. John Ferguson AU 1238 

10. Trent Pohl WS 1233 

RECEIVING YARDS 

1. Eric Fowler GV 1694 

2. Fred Wells NMU 870 

3. Nick Gurica HC 823 

4. Rick Cottengim SV 765 

5. Justin Russell UI 676 

6. Kevin Sanford UI 603 

7. Darren Paige UF 542 

8. Nick Body WS 529 

9. Sam Culberth GU 526 

10. Bob Awrey SV 511 

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 




4. Phil Martin HC 1312 

5. Craig Jenkins UI 1193 

6. Robert Miller FS 1187 

7. Nick Gurica HC 1113 


9. Richard Stokes MC 1032 

10. Brad Anderson NMU 828 

PASS EFFICIENCY 

1. Cullen Finnerty GV 169.3 

2. Buddy Rivera NMU 151.4 

3. Casey Gillen UI 149.9 

4. Ryan Kaul FS 148.8 

5. Mark Nicolet HC 133.5 

6. Steve Short MT 129.7 

7. Mitch Phillis MC 121.8 

8. Vinne Miroth SV 120.6 

9. Billy Cundiff AU 115.4 

10. Trent Pohl WS 112.5 

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 

1. Nick Gurica HC 12.8 

2. Jim Skodak FS 12.3 

3. Jon Horn NU 12.2 

4. Mark Catlin GV 11.0 

5. Jerriel Burrus WS 10.8 

6. Julian Johnson AU 10.7 

7. Jeremy Nelson NMU 9.7 

8. Keith White MT 7.5 

9. Darren Paige UF 6.5 

10. Jason Clinton UI 6.1 

KICK RETURN AVERAGE 

1. Dante Dunn WS 26.8 

2. Robert Haynes MT 26.5 

3. Joe DiGiorgio SV 25.8 

4. David Lough MC 23.5 

5. Brad Crandall SV 23.1 

6. Theo Hall MC 22.1 

7. Elijah Griffin UF 21.6 

7. Julian Johnson AU 21.6 

9. Ronald Keels GU 21.0 

10. Troy Rice AU 20.2 

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PUNTING 

1. Brandon Hill MC 41.7 

2. Jim Yates FS 38.5 

3. Trevor Wood AU 38.3 

4. Greg Dedloff UF 38.3 

5. Justin Trumble GV 38.2 

6. Kurtis Fournier SV 38.2 

7. Evan Euler GU 37.7 

8. Chris Kollias NU 37.5 

9. Tyran Fakes UI 36.3 

9. Billy Koenig MT 36.3 

SACKS 

1. Jake Visser FS 10.5 

2. Derrick Jones GV 9.5 

3. Eric Weber HC 8.0 

4. Chris Smilo WS 7.5 

4. John Jacobs SV 7.5 

6. Mike McFadden GV 7.0 

7. Allen Latimore AU 6.5 

8. Dan Skuta GV 6.0 

9. Kyle Clement NU 5.5 

10. Ryan Gaydosh GV 5.9 

SCORING 



3. Torris Childs NU 102 

4. Todd Carter GV 95 

5. Rick Cottengim SV 78 

6. David Chudzinski WS 75 


8. Kyle Mossbrucker UI 62 

9. Kyle Kolbe NU 60 


FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 

1. David Chudzinski WS 87.5 

2. Todd Carter GV 76.9 

3. Kyle Mossbrucker UI 71.4 

4. Ryan Jung AU 69.2 

5. Zac Zimmerman UF 58.3 

6. Bobby Belmonte SV 50.0 

7. Josh Eichler FS 46.2 

8. Brendan McNicholas GU 44.4 

9. Mark Petro HC 37.5 

10. Chris Kollias NU 30.8 

TACKLES 


2. Dan Tomko GU 115 

3. Nick Notario UF 112 

4. Charleston Hughes NU 103 

5. Jimmy Kokrak MC 92 

5. Mike Klobucher FS 92 

7. Derek Volmering SV 89 

7. Kevin McCann UF 89 

9. Jeff Hollandsworth FS 80 

9. Brady Miller AU 80 

TACKLES FOR LOSS 

1. John Jacobs SV 19.0 

2. Derrick Jones GV 17.5 

3. Jake Visser FS 16.0 

4. Eric Weber HC 14.0 

5. Dan Skuta GV 13.5 

5. Mike McFadden GV 13.5 

7. Charleston Hughes NU 13.0 

8. Ryan Gaydosh GV 12.5 

9. Anthony Adams GV 12.5 

10. Kyle Clement NU 11.5 

FUMBLES FORCED 

1. Charlie Gleisner MC 3 


1. Matt Ward GU 3 

1. Eric Weber HC 3 

1. Ryan Gaydosh GV 3 

2. Chris Holland AU 2 

2. Luke Benson AU 2 


2. Eugene Smith NU 2 

2. Mike LeVand SV 2 

FUMBLES RECOVERED 

1. Jared Kell HC 4 

1. Anthony Adams GV 4 

3. Kirk Carruth GV 3 

4. Calvin Black AU 2 

4. Bryan Klett MT 2 

4. Dion Harvey UF 2 


4. Jonathan Frost AU 2 

4. Josh Huchison HC 2 

4. Alan Guy WS 2 

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GLIAC history and 2006 in review 

GLIAC Players of the Week 

OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS 

9/4 Joique Bell - Wayne State Charleston Hughes - Northwood David Chudzinski - Wayne State 

9/11 Justin Russell - Indianapolis John Jacobs - Saginaw Valley Jon Horn - Northwood 

9/18 Joique Bell - Wayne State Antraz Burton - Northwood Richard Stokes - Mercyhurst 

9/25 Torris Childs - Northwood John Jacobs - Saginaw Valley Brandon Hill - Mercyhurst 

10/2 Shawn Grigg - Ferris State Bryan Klett - Michigan Tech Todd Carter - Grand Valley 

10/9 Kyle Kolbe - Northwood Jared Kell - Hillsdale David Chudzinski - Wayne State 

10/16 Joique Bell - Wayne State Anthony Adams - Grand Valley David Chudzinski - Wayne State 

10/23 Lee Marana - Michigan Tech Anthony Adams - Grand Valley Dante Dunn - Wayne State 

10/30 Cullen Finnerty - Grand Valley Mike McFadden - Grand Valley Kyle Mossbrucker - Indianapolis 

11/6 Mark Bossuah - Northern Michigan Chris Smilo - Wayne State Ronald Keels - Gannon 

11/13 Cullen Finnerty - Grand Valley Kyle Clement - Northwood Matt Black - Saginaw Valley 

GLIAC Player of the Year 

2006 Cullen Finnerty, Grand Valley 

2005 John DiGiorgio, Saginaw Valley 

2004 Dan Mettlach, Michigan Tech 

2003 Mark Radlinski, Saginaw Valley 

2002 Curt Anes, Grand Valley 

2001 Curt Anes, Grand Valley 

2000 Brian Dolph, Saginaw Valley 

1999 Matt McCarthy, Ferris State 

1998 Jeff Fox, Grand Valley 

1997 Paul Spicer, Saginaw Valley 

1996 Matt Hoard, Northern Michigan 

1995 Bill Love, Ferris State 

1994 Tyree Dye, Ferris State 

1993 Bill Royce, Ashland 

1992 Monty Brown, Ferris State 

Scott Schulte, Hillsdale 

1991 Paul Romanowski, Butler 

1990 Eric Lynch, Grand Valley 

Offensive Back of the Year 

2006 Joique Bell, Wayne State 

2005 Cullen Finnerty, Grand Valley 

2004 Lee Marana, Michigan Tech 

2003 Matt Kohn, Indianapolis 

2002 Robert Campbell, Findlay 

David Kircus, Grand Valley 

2001 Clarence Coleman, Ferris State 

David Kircus, Grand Valley 

2000 Alex Kowalski, Michigan Tech 

1999 Mo Harris, Ferris State 

1998 Donald Church, Ashland 

Jeff Fox, Grand Valley 

1997 Jeff Fox, Grand Valley 

Jeff Klopf, Saginaw Valley 

1996 Matt Hoard, Northern Michigan 

1995 Bill Love, Ferris State 

1994 Tyree Dye, Ferris State 

1993 Scott Schulte, Hillsdale 

1992 Scott Schulte, Hillsdale 

1991 Paul Romanowski, Butler 

1990 Eric Lynch, Grand Valley 

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GLIAC Coach of the Year 

2006 Paul Winters, Wayne State 

2005 Lee Owens, Ashland 

2004 Bernie Anderson, Michigan Tech 

2003 Randy Awrey, Saginaw Valley 

2002 Dan Simrell, Findlay 

2001 Brian Kelly, Grand Valley 

2000 Pat Ripema, Northwood 

1999 Pat Riepma, Northwood 


1997 Gary Keller, Ashland 


1995 Jeff Pierce, Ferris State 

1994 Keith Otterbein, Ferris State 

1993 Dr. Fred Martinelli, Findlay 

1992 Keith Otterbein, Ferris State 

1991 Bob Bartolomeo, Butler 

1990 Tom Beck, Grand Valley 

Defensive Back of the Year 

2006 Charleston Hughes, Northwood 

2005 Devin Conwell, Ashland 

2004 Martell Foster, Northwood 

Lucius Hawkins, Grand Valley 

2003 Scott Mackey, Grand Valley 

2002 Scott Mackey, Grand Valley 

2001 Chris Volz, Indianapolis 

2000 Tim Mustapha, Hillsdale 

1999 Josh Gentry, Indianapolis 

1998 Ted Liette, Indianapolis 

1997 Scott Duncan, Hillsdale 

1996 Jovan Dewitt, Northern Michigan 

1995 Scott Elwer, Hillsdale 

1994 Scott Elwer, Hillsdale 

1993 Rich Eash, Ferris State 

1992 Monty Brown, Ferris State 

1991 Ron Greer, Ashland 

1990 Mark Maddox, Northern Michigan

1997 (MIFC) 

Team 

GLIAC Overall 

Ashland 9-1 9-2 

Grand Valley 9-1 9-2 

Saginaw Valley 8-2 9-2 

Indianapolis 7-3 8-3 

N. Michigan 6-4 7-4 

Hillsdale 4-6 4-7 

Ferris State 3-7 3-7 

Northwood 3-7 3-7 

Wayne State 3-7 3-8 

Michigan Tech 2-8 2-8 

St. Francis 1-9 2-9 

GLIAC recent history 

1998 (MIFC) 

Team 

GLIAC Overall 







Findlay 5-5 6-5 

Mercyhurst 5-5 5-5 




Westminster 2-8 3-8 


St. Francis 0-10 0-11 

1999 (MIFC) 

Team 

GLIAC Overall 











Westminster 2-8 3-8 



2000 

Team 

GLIAC Overall 













2001 

Team 

GLIAC Overall 













2002 

Team 

GLIAC Overall 













2003 

Team 

GLIAC Overall 













2004 

Team 

GLIAC Overall 

Northwod 9-1 10-2 









Gannon 3-7 4-7 




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2005 

Team 

GLIAC Overall 










Gannon 3-7 3-8 



Mercyhurst 2-8 2-8

2007 Opponents 

Week 1 - Gannon at Hillsdale Sept. 1, 2007 

Muddy Waters Stadium - Hillsdale 

2:30 p.m. 

Location: Erie, Pa. 

Enrollment: 3,815 

Conference: GLIAC 

Nickname: Golden Knights 

Colors: maroon, gold and white 

Head Coach: Jim Kiernan 

Returning Starters: 15 offense, 

9 defense 

Record last 10 years: 38-65 

All-time Series: Hillsdale leads 4-1 

Recent history 

1950: Gannon 27, Hillsdale 14 

1999: Hillsdale 41, Gannon 7 

2004: Hillsdale 38, Gannon 31 (OT) 



Gannon LB Rich Lee 

2007 Schedule 

9/1 at Hillsdale, 2:30 p.m. 

9/8 vs. Saginaw Valley, 1 p.m. 

9/15 at Indianapolis, 6 p.m. 

9/22 vs. Mercyhurst, 7 p.m. 

9/29 vs. Tiffin, 1 p.m. 

10/6 at Wayne State, 12 p.m. 

10/13 vs. Ferris State, 1 p.m. 

10/20 vs. Findlay, 1 p.m. 

10/27 at Michigan Tech, 1 p.m. 

11/3 vs. Northern Michigan, 1 p.m. 

11/10 at Ashland, 1 p.m. 

2006 Results 

Hillsdale 35, Gannon 7 

Saginaw Valley 26, Gannon 10 

Indianapolis 49, Gannon 14 

Mercyhurst 35, Gannon 14 

Tiffin 15, Gannon 3 

Wayne State 30, Gannon 3 

Ferris State 35, Gannon 14 

Gannon 20, Findlay 17 

Michigan Tech 14, Gannon 13 

N. Michigan 48, Gannon 21 

Ashland 45, Gannon 14 

Week 2 - Hillsdale at Northern Michigan Sept. 8, 2007 

Superior Dome - Marquette 

4 p.m. 

Location: Marquette, Mich. 



Nickname: Wildcats 

Colors: green, yellow and white 

Head Coach: Bernie Anderson 

Returning Starters: 11 offense, 7 

defense 


All-time Series: Hillsdale leads 20- 

14-1 


1969: N. Michigan 27, Hillsdale 13 



1972: Hillsdale 21, N. Michigan 6 




















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2007 Schedule 


9/8 vs. Hillsdale, 4 p.m. 


9/29 at Ferris State, 2 p.m. 

10/6 vs. Northwood, 4 p.m. 


10/20 vs. Michigan Tech, 1 p.m. 


11/3 at Gannon, 1 p.m. 

11/10 at Grand Valley, 1 p.m. 

2006 Results 

N. Michigan 27, Indianapolis 20 (OT) 

N. Michigan 31, Hillsdale 24 

Saginaw Valley 37, N. Michigan 35 

Ferris State 42, N. Michigan 24 

Northwood 44, N. Michigan 14 

Ashland 24, N. Michigan 17 

Michigan Tech 42, N. Michigan 14 

Mercyhurst 32, N. Michigan 7 


Grand Valley 47, N. Michigan 17


Week 3 - Ashland at Hillsdale Sept. 15, 2007 


2:30 p.m. 

Location: Ashland, Ohio 



Nickname: Eagles 

Colors: purple, yellow, black, white 

Head Coach: Lee Owens 


defense 




1983: Hillsdale 6, Ashland 0 







1990: Ashland 10, Hillsdale 7 








1998: Ashland 30, Hillsdale 27 (2OT) 









2007 Schedule 

9/1 at Saginaw Valley, 12 p.m. 

9/8 vs. Grand Valley, 7 p.m. 



9/29 at Mercyhurst, 1:30 p.m. 



10/27 at Findlay, 1 p.m. 

11/3 vs. Wayne State, 1 p.m. 

11/10 vs. Gannon, 1 p.m. 

2006 Results 

Saginaw Valley 27, Ashland 16 

Grand Valley 30, Ashland 24 

Ashland 30, Hillsdale 24 

Northwood 33, Ashland 19 

Ashland 24, Mercyhurst 21 

Ashland 24, N. Michigan 17 

Ferris State 38, Ashland 7 

Findlay 7, Ashland 0 

Wayne State 33, Ashland 17 

Ashland 45, Gannon 14 

Week 4 - Hillsdale at Ferris State Sept. 22, 2007 

Top Taggert Stadium - Big Rapids 

7 p.m. 

Location: Big Rapids, Mich. 



Nickname: Bulldogs 

Colors: maroon and yellow 

Head Coach: Jeff Pierce 


defense 


All-time Series: Hillsdale leads 21- 

16-1 


1983: Hillsdale 27, Ferris State 14 






1989: Ferris State 24, Hillsdale 22 


















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2007 Schedule 

9/1 vs. Kentucky State, 7 p.m. 







10/20 vs. Ashland, 2 p.m. 




2006 Results 

Hillsdale 35, Gannon 7 






Ferris State 35, Gannon 14 

Gannon 20, Findlay 17 



Ashland 45, Gannon 14


Week 5 - Michigan Tech at Hillsdale Sept. 29, 2007 


2:30 p.m. 

Location: Houghton, Mich. 



Nickname: Huskies 

Colors: black, gold, silver 

Head Coach: Tom Kearly 


defense 




1980: Hillsdale 7, Michigan Tech 6 











1998: Michigan Tech 23, Hillsdale 20 







2007 Schedule 

8/25 at Winona State, 2 p.m. 


9/8 vs. Indianapolis, 1 p.m. 

9/22 vs. Grand Valley State, 1 p.m. 



10/13 at Saginaw Valley State, 12 p.m. 

10/20 at Northern Michigan, 1 p.m. 



2006 Results 

Wayne State 36, Michigan Tech 14 

Indianapolis 34, Michigan Tech 31 

Northwood 13, Michigan Tech 7 

Grand Valley 41, Michigan Tech 20 

Michigan Tech 14, Hillsdale 12 

Michigan Tech 41, Ferris State 7 

Michigan Tech 20, Saginaw Valley 7 

Michigan Tech 42, N. Michigan 14 


Michigan Tech 33, Findlay 15 

Week 6 - Hillsdale at Indianapolis Oct. 6, 2007 

Key Stadium - Indianapolis 

6 p.m. 

Location: Indianapolis, Ind. 



Nickname: Greyhounds 

Colors: scarlet and gray 

Head Coach: Joe Polizzi 


defense 




1978: Indianapolis 35, Hillsdale 24 


1981: Hillsdale 24, Indianapolis 14 















2001: Indianapolis 20, Hillsdale 17 (OT) 



2004: Hillsdale 49, Indianapolis 43 (4OT) 



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2007 Schedule 




9/22 at St. Joseph’s, 1 p.m. 




10/20 vs. Wayne State, 6 p.m. 



11/10 at Northwood, 12 p.m. 

2006 Results 

N. Michigan 27, Indianapolis 20 (OT) 

Indianapolis 34, Michigan Tech 31 


Indianapolis 35, St. Joseph’s 22 

Indianapolis 34, Findlay 16 

Hillsdale 14, Indianapolis 13 

Grand Valley 33, Indianapolis 7 

Indianapolis 39, Wayne State 14 

Saginaw Valley 23, Indianapolis 16 

Indianapolis 45, Mercyhurst 19 

Northwod 23, Indianapolis 0


Week 7 - Wayne State at Hillsdale Oct. 13, 2007 


2:30 p.m. 

Location: Detroit, Mich. 



Nickname: Warriors 

Colors: green and gold 

Head Coach: Paul Winters 


defense 


All-time Series: 


1983: Hillsdale 23, Wayne State 0 

1984: Wayne State 24, Hillsdale 7 























2007 Schedule 


9/8 at St. Joseph’s, 1 p.m. 



9/29 at Grand Valley State, 7 p.m. 







2006 Results 

Wayne State 36, Michigan Tech 14 

St. Joseph’s 17, Wayne State 10 

Wayne State 35, Mercyhurst 31 

Wayne State 24, Findlay 3 

Grand Valley 36, Wayne State 13 


Wayne State 41, Hillsdale 26 

Indianapolis 39, Wayne State 14 

Northwood 48, Wayne State 34 

Wayne State 33, Ashland 17 

Ferris State 21, Wayne State 17 

Week 8 - Hillsdale at Mercyhurst Oct. 20, 2007 

Tullio Field - Erie 

1:30 p.m. 

Location: Erie, Pa. 



Nickname: Lakers 

Colors: green, blue and white 

Head Coach: Marty Schatzle 


defense 




1998: Mercyhurst 43, Hillsdale 22 

1999: Hillsdale 42, Mercyhurst 40 








Mercyhurst RB Richard Stokes 

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2007 Schedule 

8/25 at Kentucky State, 1 p.m. 



9/15 vs. Wayne State, 1:30 p.m. 


9/29 vs. Ashland, 1:30 p.m. 

10/6 vs. Grand Valley, 1:30 p.m. 


10/20 vs. Hillsdale, 1:30 p.m. 


11/3 vs. Indianapolis, 1:30 p.m. 

2006 Results 

Northwood 33, Mercyhurst 14 

Ferris State 28, Mercyhurst 7 

Wayne State 35, Mercyhurst 31 


Ashland 24, Mercyhurst 21 

Grand Valley 49, Mercyhurst 17 

Mercyhurst 24, Findlay 7 

Hillsdale 40, Mercyhurst 21 

Mercyhurst 32, N. Michigan 7 

Indianapolis 45, Mercyhurst 19

Week 9 - Tiffin at Hillsdale Oct. 27, 2007 


2:30 p.m. 

Location: Tiffin, Ohio 


Conference: Independent 

Nickname: Dragons 

Colors: green, gold and black 

Head Coach: Nate Cole 


defense 


All-time series: Tiffin leads 2-1 



2004: Tiffin 15, Hillsdale 13 

2005: Hillsdale 24, Tiffin 7 

2006: Tiffin 24, Hillsdale 10 

2007 Schedule 

8/25 vs. Concord, 1:30 p.m. 

9/1 at Clarion, 6 p.m. 

9/8 vs. Glenville State, 7 p.m. 

9/15 vs. Ohio Dominican, 1:30 p.m. 


10/6 at Kentucky Wesleyan, 1 p.m. 

10/13 vs. St Joseph’s, 1:30 p.m. 

10/20 at Lincoln, 3 p.m. 


11/3 vs. Missouri-Rolla, 1:30 p.m. 

11/10 at Central State, 1:30 p.m. 

2006 Results 

Tiffin 58, Missouri-Rolla 32 

Tiffin 21, Clarion 13 

Tiffin 32, Concord (W.Va.) 12 

Tiffin 24, Ohio Dominican 17 (OT) 

Tiffin 25, Chowan (NC) 7 


Tiffin 29, Kentucky Weslyan 10 

Tiffin 19, Central State 10 

Tiffin 24, Hillsdale 14 

Tiffin 62, Lincoln 0 

St. Joseph’s 24, Tiffin 23 

Week 10 - Hillsdale at Findlay Nov. 3 2007 

Donnell Stadium - Findlay 

1 p.m. 

Location: Findlay, Ohio 



Nickname: Oilers 

Colors: black, orange and white 

Head Coach: John Wauford 


defense 




1925: Hillsdale 18, Findlay 0 



1964: Findlay 34, Hillsdale 12 















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2007 Schedule 

9/1 vs. Charleston (W.Va.), 1 p.m. 




9/29 vs. Indianapolis, 7 p.m. 







2006 Results 

Findlay 25, Charleston 24 

Grand Valley 13, Findlay 0 

Northwood 29, Findlay 6 

Wayne State 24, Findlay 3 

Indianapolis 34, Findlay 16 

Saginaw Valley 31, Findlay 14 

Mercyhurst 24, Findlay 7 

Findlay 7, Ashland 0 

Hillsdale 10, Findlay 7 

Michigan Tech 33, Findlay 15


Week 11 - Saginaw Valley at Hillsdale Nov. 10, 2007 


2:30 p.m. 

Location: Saginaw, Mich. 



Nickname: Cardinals 

Colors: red and white 

Head Coach: Randy Awrey 


defense 


All-time Series: SVSU leads 


1981: Hillsdale 28, Saginaw Valley 0 


1983: Saginaw Valley 14, Hillsdale 8 






















2006 Hillsdale College Players of the Week 

2007 Schedule 









11/3 vs. Grand Valley State, 12 p.m. 


2006 Results 

Saginaw Valley 27, Ashland 16 


Ferris State 26, Saginaw Valley 23 

Saginaw Valley 37, N. Michigan 35 

Northwood 25, Saginaw Valley 14 

Saginaw Valley 31, Findlay 14 

Michigan Tech 20, Saginaw Valley 7 

Saginaw Valley 23, Indianapolis 16 

Grand Valley 49, Saginaw Valley 35 

Saginaw Valley 46, Hillsdale 30 

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 

Offense Mike Pavelich Phil Martin Phil Martin Mark Nicolet Nick Gurica 

Offensive Scout Mac Stilec Phil Doerfler Patrick Harbour Gage Frosch Andre Holmes 

Defense Tom Korte Eric Weber Tom Korte Mark Scott Palmer Schoening 

Defensive Scout T.J. Campbell Jake Kuhn James Bild Schuyler File Kam Mueller 

Special Teams Alex Wojcik Mark Petro Drew Berube Mark Petro Lance Smith 

E.P.E.P. Award Eric Weber Phil Davignon Palmer SchoeningTom Korte Steve Balone 

Big Stick Palmer SchoeningDrew Berube Eric Schweller Nick Gurica Billy Kanitz 

Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 

Offense Brad Otterbein Nick Gurica Josiah Swartz Nick Gurica Jared Veldheer Brett Neller 

Offensive Scout R.J. Layher Evan Duey Russell TerBeek Kevin Hershock Evan Jacobson Brad Weaver 

Defense Jared Kell Eric Weber Tom Korte Tom Korte Eric Weber Eric Weber 

Defensive Scout Mackie Meece Marcellus Wade Dan Baldwin Ross Bloemers Braden Russell Zach Rausch 

Special Teams Matt Vanover Matt Vanover Alex MileskiewiczBrad Rumsey Alex Wojcik Lance Smith 

E.P.E.P. Award Tom Korte Mark Nicolet Mark Nicolet Steve Balone Andy Dion Mike Pavelich 

Big Stick Brett Neller Andy Dion Alex Wojcik Eric Schweller Greg Dixon Tom Korte 

One Play Warrior Club: Drew Berube, Jared Kell, Tom Korte, Mark Petro, Brad Rumsey, Lance Smith, Dan Stapf, Josiah Swartz, 

Matt Vanover, Eric Weber, Alex Wojcik 

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Hillsdale College History 

Top 10 career rushers 

Player Yards Years 

1. Scott Schulte 4,495 1990-93 

2. Phil Martin 3,395 2003-06 

3. Jeff Cameron 2,590 1987-90 

4. Kevin Clive 2,331 2001-02 

5. Nate Clark 2,248 1954-57 

6. Dick Kraatz 2,089 1967-70 

7. Steve Rodick 1,986 1976-79 

8. Jerry Cifor 1,922 1978-81 

9. Mel Patterson 1,706 1966-68 

10. Bruce McLenna 1,561 1964-65 

Top 10 career TD passers 

Player TD passes Years 

1. Kyle Keefer 55 1996-99 

2. Bill Skelton 52 2000-03 

3. Mike Gatt 49 1982-85 

4. Greg Younger 45 1991-94 

5. Doug Szijethy 37 1972-75 

6. Pat Riepma 33 1979-82 

7. Craig Como 28 1987-90 

8. Brian Boyse 25 1985-88 

9. Mark Nicolet 17 2004- 

10. Doug Maison 15 1955-57 

Top 10 career receivers 

Player Receptions Years 

1.Ed House 183 1998-2001 

2. Keith Recker 134 2002-05 

3. Jeff Lantis 130 1982-85 

4. Adam Greenman 114 1997-2000 

5. Dan Musielewicz 112 2001-04 

6. Greg Della Penna 104 1975-78 

7. Erick Clauson 98 1997-99 

8. Joe Palazzo 83 1987-89 

9. Scott Sugg 74 1983-86 

10. Marty Walsh 74 1991-94 

Top 10 career passing yards 

Player Yards Years 

1.Bill Skelton 7,060 2000-03 

2. Kyle Keefer 6,051 1996-99 

3. Mike Gatt 5,837 1982-85 

4. Greg Younger 5,198 1991-94 

5. Pat Riepma 4,245 1979-82 

6. Brian Boyse 4,014 1986-88 

7. Doug Szijethy 3,613 1969-72 

8. Mark Nicolet 3,443 2004- 

9. Craig Como 3,281 1987-90 

10. Marc Comstock 2,290 1972-75 

Current players are in bold 

Hillsdale College Record Performances 

RUSHING ATTEMPTS 

Career: 879 Scott Schulte (1990-93) 

Season 300 Scott Schulte (1993) 

Game: 43 Jeff Cameron vs. Wayne St., Nov. 10, 1990 

YARDS GAINED RUSHING 

Career: 4,495 Scott Schulte (1990-93) 

Season: 1,582 Scott Schulte (1992) 

Game: 295 Jeff Cameron vs. Indianapolis, Nov. 4, 1989 

Play: 97 Howard Rogers vs. Adrian, Sept. 26, 1959 

Phil Martin vs. Saginaw Valley, Sept. 25, 2004 

PASSES ATTEMPTED 

Career: 1,139 Bill Skelton (2000-03) 

Season: 355 Mike Gatt (1985) 

Game: 58 Bill Skelton vs. Wayne State, Oct. 13, 2001 

PASSES COMPLETED 

Career: 621 Bill Skelton (2000-03) 


Game: 32 Kyle Keefer vs. Saginaw Valley State, Nov. 6, 1999 

YARDS GAINED PASSING 

Career: 7,060 Bill Skelton (2000-03) 

Season: 2,664 Mike Gatt (1985) 

Game: 421 Kyle Keefer vs. Saginaw Valley State, Nov. 6, 1999 

Play: 99 Greg Younger to Marty Walsh vs. St. Francis, Sept. 10, 1994 

PASSING PERCENTAGE 

Career: 60.1 Pat Riepma (1979-82) 

Season: 71.6 Pat Riepma (1981) 

Game: 100.0 Pat Riepma vs. Northwood Inst., Nov. 14, 1981 (12-12) 

TOUCHDOWN PASSES 

Career: 55 Kyle Keefer (1996-1999) 


Game: 6 Kyle Keefer vs. Mercyhurst, Oct. 9, 1999 

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PASS RECEPTIONS 

Career: 183 Ed House (1998-2001) 

Season: 65 Ed House (2001) 

Game: 11 Hugh MacDonald vs. Northwood Inst., Sept. 25, 1971 

Bob Myers vs. Butler U., Sept. 18, 1976 

PASS RECEPTION YARDAGE 

Career: 2,692 Ed House (1998-2001) 

Season: 1,037 Ed House (2001) 

Game: 222 Ed House vs. Grand Valley, Nov. 10, 2001 

PUNT RETURNS 

Career: 111 Tim Mustapha (1998-2001) 

Season: 37 Dan Kelly (1975) 

Game: 8 John Seeley vs. Detroit, Sept. 18, 1970 

YARDS GAINED PUNT RETURNS 

Career: 1,242 Tim Mustapha (1998-2001) 

Season: 453 John Seeley (1968) 

Game: 179 John Seeley vs. Detroit, Sept. 18, 1970 

Play: 95 John Jones vs. Detroit, Sept. 18, 1970 


Career: 52 Dan Kelly (1974-77) 

Season: 26 John Boyd (1994) 

Game: 9 Dave Vorhes vs. Central St., Oct. 31, 1987 

YARDS GAINED KICKOFF RETURNS 

Career: 1,001 Dan Kelly (1974-77) 

Season: 569 John Boyd (1994) 

Game: 197 Jim Drake vs. Hope College, Nov. 6, 1960 

Play: 99 Lou Guenther vs. NMU (1969) 

INTERCEPTIONS 

Career: 24 Scott Elwer (1992-95) 

Season: 11 Tim Mustapha (2000) 

Game: 4 Tim Mustapha vs. Wayne State, Oct. 14, 2000 

Return-Play: 100 yds. - Scott Elwer vs. Northern Michigan, Oct. 22, 1995



Season: 48 (2001) 

TACKLES—UNASSISTED 

Season: 120 Jerry Klekotka (1992) 

Game: 19 Steve Dickinson vs. Saginaw, Sept. 28, 1985 

TACKLES—ASSISTS 

Season: 102 John Roberts (1973) 

Game: 17 Archie Robinson vs. Ashland, Oct. 17, 1970 

TACKLES—TOTAL 

Career: 559 Rodney Patterson (1985-88) 

Season: 202 Jerry Klekotka (1991) 

PUNTING 

Career: 43.2 Chester Marcol (1969-71) (Minimum of 30 Kicks) 

Season: 48.2 Chester Marcol (1970) (52 Kicks) 

Single Play: 75 Chester Marcol vs. Findlay College, Oct. 24, 1970 

75 Jon Bromley vs. Northern Michigan, Oct. 5, 2002 

PUNTS ATTEMPTED 

Career: 263 Jon Bromley (2000-03) 

Season: 85 John Barrett (1979) 

Chris Dregits (1997) 

PENALTIES 

Season: 107 (1982) 

Game: 16 vs. Ohio Northern, 1971 

YARDS PENALIZED 

Season: 943 (1970) 

Game: 180 vs. Olivet, Oct. 4, 1958 

FUMBLES 

Season: 52 (1958) 

Game: 10 vs. Alma, Oct. 18, 1958 

POINTS 

Season: 383 (1994) 

Game: 78 vs. Taylor, 1948 

TOUCHDOWNS 

Season: 50 (1994) 

Game: 12 vs. Taylor, 1948 

TOUCHDOWNS 

Career: 51 Nate Clark (1953-56) 

Season: 24 Nate Clark (1955) 

Game: 5 Gordon Piatt vs. Olivet College, Nov. 10, 1939 

5 Nate Clark vs. Adrian College, Nov. 5, 1955 

5 Willis Miles vs. Ferris St., Oct. 16, 1982 

CONVERSIONS 

Career: 132 Chester Marcol (1968-71) 

Season: 46 Mike Doherty (1994) 

Game: 9 Chester Marcol vs. U of D, Sept. 18, 1970 

MOST CONSECUTIVE CONVERSIONS 

104 Chester Marcol (1970) 

LONGEST FIELD GOAL 

62 Yds. Chester Marcol vs. Fairmont St., Oct. 18, 1969 

TOTAL POINTS 

Career: 309 Nate Clark (1953-56) 

Season: 144 Nate Clark (1955) 

Game: 36 Gordon Piatt vs. Olivet College, Nov. 10, 1939 

Modern Hillsdale College 

Team Records–Offensive 

YARDS GAINED RUSHING 

Season: 2,775 (1982) 

Game: 422 vs. Olivet, Oct. 10, 1959 

YARDS GAINED PASSING 

Season: 2,703 (1985) 

Game: 421 vs. Saginaw Valley State, Nov. 6, 1999 

TOTAL OFFENSE 

Season: 4,799 (1985) 

Game: 574 vs. Indianapolis, Oct. 1, 1994 

FIRST DOWNS 

Season: 263 (1988) 

Game: 30 vs. Ferris St., Oct. 15, 1988 

30 vs. Indianapolis, Nov. 4, 1989 

PASSES ATTEMPTED 

Season: 366 (1985) 

Game: 59 vs. Wayne State, Oct. 13, 2001 

PASSES COMPLETED 

Season: 203 (1985) 

Game: 32 vs. Saginaw Valley State, Nov. 6, 1999 

PASSES INTERCEPTED 

Season: 24 (1971) 

Game: 5 vs. Northwood, 1975 

vs. Wayne State, 2000 

PUNT RETURNS 

Season: 50 (1970) 

CONVERSIONS 

Season: 48 (1982) 

Game: 9 vs. U of D, Sept. 18, 1970 

Modern Hillsdale College 

Team Records–Defensive 

POINTS ALLOWED 

Season: 49 (1956) 

FIRST DOWNS ALLOWED 

Season: 66 (1956-1958) 

Game: 1 vs. Olivet, Sept. 29, 1956 

YARDS ALLOWED—TOTAL OFFENSE 

Season: 1353 (1957) 

Game: 21 vs. Olivet, Sept. 29, 1956 

YARDS ALLOWED RUSHING 

Season: 670 (1954) 

Game: 10 vs. Ferris State, Nov. 4, 2000 

YARDS ALLOWED PASSING 

Season: 525 (1953) 

Games: 8 vs. Navy Pier, Oct. 2, 1954 

vs. Lakeland, Sept. 20, 1958 

INTERCEPTED PASSES 

Season: 31 (1982) 

Game: 7 vs. Adrian, Nov. 7, 1955 

vs. Northwood, Oct. 21, 1967 

OPPONENTS’ FUMBLES RECOVERED 

Season: 25 (1958, 1982) 

Game: 7 vs. Navy Pier, Oct. 2, 1954 

Miscellaneous Charger Records 

MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS (Without Ties) 

34—October 2, 1954 to December 21, 1957. 

Ended by Pittsburg State, 27-26 

LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAK 

34—October 2, 1954 to December 21, 1957 

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES SCORING 

133—October 20, 1979 to September 28, 1991 

Current Streak - 62 games (Oct. 3, 1998-Present) 

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES UNSCORED UPON 

6—Olivet, 1931; Alma, 1932 

All-American receiver 

Jeff Lantis 

Marty Walsh— 

99-yard reception 

(1994) 

UNDEFEATED SEASONS 

1895, 1924, 1931, 1933, 1938, 1947, 1955, 1956, 1957 (regular season), 

1982 (regular season) 

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Charger statistical leaders 

PUNTING G K AVG. 

1951 Ron Appledorn 3 17 35.4 

1952 Ron Appledorn 8 36 38.3 

1953 Bill Allinder 8 36 39.2 



1956 John Moffat 9 6 46.1 

1957 Doug Maison 9 14 32.6 

1958 Clay Roth 9 26 35.0 

1959 Jim Reynolds 9 37 36.3 

1960 Bob Clark 7 24 34.2 

1961 Bill Murphy 9 37 34.3 

1962 Mike Ogborne 9 41 35.7 

1963 Mike Ogborne 10 44 40.3 

1964 Mike Ogborne 6 32 36.9 

1965 Tom Branch 9 29 36.9 

1966 Tom Branch 9 58 36.0 

1967 Dick Miceli 8 51 33.3 

1968 Dick Miceli 9 39 37.2 

1969 Chester Marcol 11 38 35.5 



1972 Saad Jallad 9 48 35.7 

1973 Saad Jallad 9 55 37.8 

1974 Bob Bialik 10 64 38.5 

1975 Bob Bialik 11 68 39.9 

1976 Bob Bialik 11 64 42.3 

1977 Andy Grombala 10 56 35.3 

1978 John Barrett 11 51 37.5 

1979 John Barrett 11 85 34.4 

1980 John Barrett 5 28 34.8 

1981 Rick Vear 12 61 32.7 

1982 Rick Vear 13 62 35.7 

1983 Darryl Trierweiler 10 50 38.1 

1984 Mike Vear 10 21 35.4 

1985 Brian Boyse 13 36 34.4 

1986 Brian Boyse 12 71 37.0 

1987 Brian Boyse 11 61 33.7 

1988 Brian Boyse 12 49 38.2 

1989 Mark Wolter 10 47 36.3 

1990 Mark Wolter 11 51 40.9 

1991 Mark Wolter 11 65 36.2 

1992 Tom Dusseau 11 62 34.5 

1993 Tom Dusseau 11 79 33.4 

1994 Tom Dusseau 11 47 37.0 

1995 Tom Dusseau 11 54 36.1 

1996 Jake Kemp 11 74 34.3 

1997 Chris Dregits 11 85 37.1 

1998 Chris Dregits 11 80 39.9 

1999 Danny Edghill 11 59 35.2 

2000 Jon Bromley 11 84 36.4 

2001 Jon Bromley 11 70 37.1 

2002 Jon Bromley 11 48 38.6 

2003 Jon Bromley 11 61 37.8 

2004 Matt Vanover 11 67 35.9 

2005 Matt Vanover 11 62 40.2 

2006 Matt Vanover 11 40 36.2 

PASSING G ATT. COMP. YDS. PCT. TD 

1951 Tom Walsh 4 44 15 255 .341 2 

1952 Leroy Derow 8 77 28 538 .364 4 

1953 Bill Allinder 8 59 20 298 .333 1 

1954 Jack Rosetti 6 22 10 196 .455 1 

1955 Jack Rosetti 9 35 19 303 .543 3 

1956 Bill Allinder 9 50 19 383 .380 3 

1957 Doug Maison 9 104 64 1,292 .615 15 

1958 Chuck Redding 9 56 25 303 .462 4 

1959 Chuck Redding 9 74 34 602 .459 10 

1960 Pete Stoner 9 37 14 261 .378 1 

1961 John Lucadam 9 59 25 281 .424 3 

1962 John Lucadam 9 52 23 328 .442 3 

1963 Mel Banks 7 67 38 622 .567 5 

1964 Pat Brown 8 78 33 674 .423 6 

1965 Bill Taylor 9 74 35 531 .473 6 

1966 Bill Taylor 8 98 39 537 .398 5 

1967 Dick Miceli 8 57 21 217 .368 0 

1968 Mike Harding 8 97 52 724 .536 9 

1969 Joe Miracola 11 101 49 487 .485 2 

1970 Doug Szigethy 6 71 36 414 .574 5 

1971 Doug Szigethy 11 259 128 1,515 .494 13 

1972 Doug Szigethy 9 214 133 1,684 .621 19 

1973 Don MacGillivray 9 148 74 959 .500 8 

1974 Marc Comstock 10 237 115 1,452 .485 9 

1975 Marc Comstock 8 131 60 838 .458 4 

1976 Mike Fisher 9 267 126 1,448 .472 7 

1977 John Marzotto 8 144 59 638 .410 3 

1978 Ed Duddy 9 62 29 424 .468 3 

1979 Pat Riepma 6 72 39 437 .541 3 

1980 Pat Riepma 10 85 42 598 .495 3 

1981 Pat Riepma 12 209 139 1,546 .665 12 

1982 Pat Riepma 13 245 146 1,664 .595 15 

1983 Mike Gatt 10 213 134 1,496 .629 10 

1984 Mike Gatt 13 203 115 1,411 .566 10 

1985 Mike Gatt 13 355 201 2,664 .566 25 

1986 Brian Boyse 10 197 109 1,254 .553 9 

1987 Brian Boyse 11 240 124 1,229 .516 7 

1988 Brian Boyse 12 257 158 1,531 .615 9 

1989 Craig Como 10 250 132 1,560 .528 15 

1990 Craig Como 11 264 141 1,721 .534 13 

1991 Greg Younger 7 101 44 512 .436 2 

1992 Greg Younger 11 195 97 1,099 .497 12 

1993 Greg Younger 11 254 127 1,688 .500 15 

1994 Greg Younger 11 251 142 1,899 .566 19 

1995 Ralph Truitt 10 162 86 949 .531 10 

1996 Tim Youngblood 7 156 72 922 .462 8 

1997 Kyle Keefer 11 223 98 1,468 .439 11 

1998 Kyle Keefer 10 292 148 1,875 .507 17 

1999 Kyle Keefer 11 326 188 2,435 .577 24 

2000 Bill Skelton 11 263 126 1,479 .479 13 

2001 Bill Skelton 11 295 144 1,714 .488 7 

2002 Bill Skelton 11 278 173 1,942 .622 17 

2003 Bill Skelton 10 303 178 1,925 .587 15 

2004 Aaron Scholl 5 131 81 851 .618 8 

2005 Mark Nicolet 6 175 94 986 .537 5 

2006 Mark Nicolet 10 261 157 1,949 .602 12 

Four-time Passing 

Leader Bill Skelton 

(2000-03) 

All-American, Detroit Lion 

Bruce McLenna 

All-American 

quarterback Brian 

Boyse (1986-88) 

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Charger statistical leaders 

RUSHING G NO. YDS. AVG. 

1951 Bob Burandt 8 85 302 3.5 

1952 Ron Appledorn 8 111 673 6.1 

1953 Nate Clark 8 106 359 3.5 

1954 Nate Clark 8 87 389 4.5 

1955 Nate Clark 9 153 949 6.2 

1956 Nate Clark 9 95 551 5.8 

1957 Earl O’Shaughnessy 9 57 362 6.4 

1958 Earl O’Shaughnessy 9 95 468 4.9 

1959 Howard Rodgers 9 103 697 6.8 

1960 Howard Rodgers 9 96 530 5.5 

1961 Bill Knapp 9 89 519 5.8 

1962 Tom Ridley 9 82 536 5.3 

1963 Max Stokes 10 91 475 5.2 

1964 Bruce McLenna 9 105 553 5.3 

1965 Bruce McLenna 9 168 1008 6.0 

1966 Fred Wicht 9 108 455 4.2 

1966 Mel Patterson 9 117 455 3.9 

1967 Mel Patterson 8 142 617 4.3 

1968 Dick Kraatz 9 136 608 4.1 

1969 Dick Kraatz 11 153 758 4.6 

1970 Dick Kraatz 11 160 723 4.5 

1971 Jim Wicht 11 130 525 4.0 

1972 Bob McKernan 9 77 295 3.8 

1973 John Waters 9 127 539 4.2 

1974 Tom Holliday 10 113 384 3.4 

1975 Herman McCall 11 153 659 4.3 

1976 Steve Rodick 10 196 888 4.5 

1977 Steve Rodick 9 173 675 3.9 

1978 Brian Anderson 10 171 847 5.0 

1979 Bill Eberhart 11 134 371 2.8 

1980 Jerry Cifor 10 179 687 3.8 

1981 Jerry Cifor 12 178 640 3.6 

1982 Willis Miles 13 151 646 4.2 

1983 Angelo Buttazzoni 10 181 889 4.9 

1984 Angelo Buttazzoni 10 192 771 4.0 

1985 Tom Karpinski 13 156 566 3.7 

1986 Mark Strickland 12 144 789 4.1 

1987 Scott Forst 11 116 494 4.2 

1988 Scott Forst 12 159 757 4.7 

1989 Jeff Cameron 10 146 749 5.1 

1990 Jeff Cameron 11 299 1462 4.9 

1991 Scott Schulte 10 245 1142 4.7 

1992 Scott Schulte 9 271 1582 5.8 

1993 Scott Schulte 11 300 1499 5.0 

1994 Anthony McCree 9 186 814 4.4 

1995 Anthony McCree 11 209 991 4.5 

1996 Jason Ross 10 127 602 4.7 

1997 Jason Ross 10 115 331 2.9 

1998 Matt Fisher 9 84 405 4.8 

1999 Matt Fisher 11 186 681 3.7 

2000 Kevin Clive 11 184 565 3.1 

2001 Kevin Clive 11 110 416 3.8 

2002 Kevin Clive 11 276 1,350 4.9 

2003 Phil Martin 10 115 497 4.3 

2004 Phil Martin 11 143 883 6.0 

2005 Phil Martin 11 194 1,022 5.3 

2006 Phil Martin 11 212 1,014 4.8 

SCORING TD PAT FG TOTAL 

1951 Bob Burandt 4 9 0 33 

1952 Ron Appledorn 7 0 0 42 

1953 Nate Clark 6 2 0 38 

1954 Nate Clark 7 1 0 43 

1955 Nate Clark 24 0 0 144 

1956 Nate Clark 14 0 0 84 

1957 Walt Poe 9 0 0 54 

1958 Earl O’Shaughnessy 6 0 0 36 

1959 Howard Rodgers 10 0 0 60 

1960 Dick McDonald 9 0 0 54 

1961 Clay Roth 3 24 3 51 

1962 John Lucadam 5 0 0 30 

1963 Max Stokes 6 0 0 36 

1964 Bruce McLenna 13 7 0 85 

1965 Bruce McLenna 9 2 0 56 

1966 Larry Fowler 4 0 0 24 

1967 Mel Patterson 5 0 0 30 

1968 Chester Marcol 0 20 6 38 

1969 Dick Kraatz 18 0 0 108 

1970 Dick Kraatz 14 0 0 84 

1971 Chester Marcol 0 28 9 55 

1972 Mike Rudy 9 0 0 54 

1973 John Waters 8 0 0 48 

1974 John Quaderer 0 17 9 44 

1975 John Quaderer 0 22 6 40 

1976 Steve Rodick 13 4 0 82 

1977 Steve Rodick 8 0 0 48 

1978 Brian Anderson 8 0 0 48 

1979 Rick Vear 0 7 7 28 

1980 Rick Vear 0 12 9 39 

1981 Rick Vear 0 17 23 86 

1982 Willis Miles 14 0 0 84 

1983 Todd Shaffer 0 23 11 56 

1984 Jeff Lantis 5 1 0 32 

1985 Mark Baker 0 34 13 73 

1986 Mike Vear 0 23 15 68 

1987 Mike Vear 0 22 6 40 

1988 Tom Karpinski 14 0 0 84 

1989 Steve Foster 0 25 9 52 

1990 Jeff Cameron 18 0 0 108 

1991 Scott Schulte 15 0 0 90 



1994 Mike Doherty 0 46 11 79 

1995 Anthony McCree 15 0 0 90 

1996 Mark TeSlaa 8 1 0 50 

1997 Sean Wynn 0 20 7 41 

1998 Adam Greenman 10 0 0 60 

1999 Blake Barisich 0 32 9 59 

2000 Ed House 9 0 0 54 

2001 Kevin Clive 8 0 0 52 

2002 Kevin Clive 17 0 0 102 

2003 Matt Menchinger 0 27 12 63 

2004 Phil Martin 8 0 0 48 

2005 Phil Martin 11 0 0 66 

2006 Mark Petro 0 26 6 44 

Steve Rodick - twotime 

rushing leader 

All-time 

leading tackler 

Rodney Patterson 

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All-time leading 

rusher 

Scott Schulte


All-Americans 

Coaching records 

Year Player Position 

1938 Albert Rizzardi QB 

1947 Tom Word HB 

1947 Bill Young HB 

1954 Marv Frankel HB 

1955 Nate Clark HB 

1956 Nate Calark HB 

1957 Doug Maison QB 

1957 Dave Trippett OL 

1960 Duke Davis OL 

1964 Howard Mudd OL 

1964 Bruce McLenna HB 

1965 Bruce McLenna HB 

1966 Jim Larkin OL 

1966 Larry Fowler WR 

1968 Joe Vijuk OL 

1969 Joe Vijuk OL 

1969 Chester Marcol K 



1972 Archie Robinson DB 

1972 John Cervini OL 

1973 John Roberts LB 

1974 Mark Law OL 

1975 Mark Law OL 

1977 Virgil Webb LB 

1981 Mike Broome OL 

1981 Mark Kellogg LB 

1982 Terrell Washington LB 

1982 Ron Gladnick DL 

1982 Tony Iorio OL 

1983 Tom Kanka DL 

1983 Mike Buoncore DL 

1983 Ernie Kovath OL 

1984 Steve Cook OL 

1984 Chris Foote TE 

1984 Mike Gatt QB 

1985 Steve Cook OL 

1985 Steve Ferguson LB 

1985 Jeff Gatt HB 

1985 Mike Gatt QB 

1985 Jeff Lantis WR 

1985 Paul Mackey DB 

1985 Kurt Norman LB 

1986 Brian Boyse QB 

1986 Steve Dickinson DB 

1986 Steve Ferguson LB 

1986 Jeff Gatt HB 

1986 Al Huge DL 


1987 Al Huge DL 


1988 Keith Cini DL 

1988 Mark Meares LB 

1988 Rodney Patterson LB 

1992 Jerry Klekotka LB 

1992 Scott Schulte HB 

1993 Jason Ahee DB 

1993 Scott Schulte HB 

1994 Scott Elwer DB 

1995 Scott Elwer DB 

1995 Kyle Wojciechowski OL 

1996 Kyle Wojciechowski OL 

2000 Todd DeVree DL 

2000 Tim Mustapha DB 

2001 Matt Baltzer LB 

Coach Years W-L-T Pct. 

Student Coaches 1891-95 10-7-1 .583 

D.M. Martin 1896, 1898 4-4-1 .500 

Nate Duffy 1897 1-1-1 .500 

Student Coaches 1899-1903 9-19 .321 

Harry McRae 1904 0-7 .000 

Student Coaches 1905 5-5 .500 

William Boone 1906 0-7 .000 

James Whipple 1907 4-2 .667 

Herbert C. Reed 1908-10 7-9-5 .438 

Claude Hunt 1911-12 8-3-1 .708 

Charfles Firth 1913 2-3-1 .400 

Leroy Buchiet 1914-17 10-14-3 .426 

Lawrence Manson 1918 1-5 .167 

Samuel Taylor 1919 3-4 .429 

William J. Rennie 1920-21 12-4-1 .735 

Louis Ost 1922 3-5 .375 

Howard Jefferson 1923-24 9-4-2 .666 

Elroy Guckert 1925-26 9-5-2 .643 

Dwight Harwood 1927-45 69-52-14 .563 

Davey Nelson 1946-47 14-1-2 .882 

Gib Holgate 1948 6-2-1 .722 

Jack Petoskey 1949-50 11-7-1 .605 

Irv Wisniewski 1951 2-6 .250 

Henry Fallon 1952 3-5 .375 

Charlie Bachman 1953 5-3-2 .600 

Muddy Waters 1954-73 138-47-5 .739 

Jack McAvoy 1974-77 24-16-1 .600 

Ron Lynch 1978-79 8-14 .363 

Dick Lowry 1980-96 134-54-2 .705 

Dave Dye 1997-2001 21-34 .381 

Keith Otterbein 2002-present 22-33 .400 

TOTALS 1891-present 554-373-46 .569 

Championships 

1893 MIAA Regular Season 

1898 State of Michigan 

1914 MIAA co-champions 

1924 MIAA Regular Season* 





1946 MIAA co-champions 










1980 GLIAC Champions 

1981 GLIAC Champions 

1982 GLIAC Champions; National Semifinals 

1985 GLIAC; NAIA National Champions 

1986 NAIA Playoffs 

1988 NAIA Playoffs 

1992 MIFC Regular Season 

* - undefeated season 

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HC HC HC Opp. Series 

OPPONENT Won Lost Tied Pts. Pts. Length 

Series records 

HC HC HC Opp. Series 

OPPONENT Won Lost Tied Pts. Pts. Length 

Adrian College ................ 41 5 5 255 227 1894-1960 

Akron University ............. 1 0 0 18 6 1924 

Albion College ............... 28 34 8 704 786 1891-1960 

Alma College ................... 20 22 2 552 582 1905-1960 

Anderson............................ 1 0 0 47 0 1955 

ASHLAND .................. 21 16 0 668 554 1970-2006 

Assumption College ....... 4 0 0 116 2 1916-1922 

Baldwin-Wallace ............... 1 4 0 40 123 1922-1971 

Battle Creek TS ................ 1 0 0 34 0 1908 

Bluffton College ............. 1 0 0 18 0 1938 

Bradley College................ 1 1 0 45 38 1966-1967 

Butler University ............. 4 6 0 194 148 1976-1993 

Carson-Newman ............... 1 4 0 69 105 1982-1989 

Case Tech ........................... 0 2 0 8 32 1932-1934 

Central Michigan ............. 7 8 1 206 230 1903-1968 

Central State of Ohio ..... 5 4 0 138 152 1962-1988 

Charlotte City College .... 0 1 0 0 8 1898 

Chicago University.......... 1 1 0 13 7 1930-1931 

Coldwater Athletic Club 1 0 0 28 0 1897 

Concordia College .......... 1 0 0 80 0 1930 

Dayton University ........... 0 1 0 0 62 1941 

Defiance College ............. 3 0 0 104 12 1921-1942 

Denison College .............. 1 1 1 15 18 1923-1931 

Detroit University ........... 3 3 3 130 159 1911-1970 

Detroit Athletic Club ..... 0 1 0 0 17 1906 

Detroit Tech ...................... 5 0 0 119 0 1929-49 

Eastern Illinois ................. 2 0 0 55 19 1963-1964 

Eastern Kentucky ............ 0 2 0 12 94 1951-1968 

Edinboro............................ 1 5 0 118 131 1994-1999 

Elon College ..................... 0 1 0 13 41 1981 

Evansville University ...... 0 1 0 7 22 1949 

Fairmont State College ... 6 2 0 245 130 1961-1988 

Franklin College .............. 1 0 0 21 14 1978 

FERRIS STATE ......... 21 16 1 781 612 1966-2006 

FINDLAY ................... 12 6 1 378 252 1925-2006 

Fort Wayne YMCA .......... 1 0 0 34 4 1893 

GANNON. ................... 4 1 0 171 81 1950-2006 

Glendville State ................ 1 1 0 24 22 1973-1974 

Grand Rapids JC .............. 8 3 0 241 85 1920-1972 

GRAND VALLEY ........ 9 21 0 530 710 1975-2005 

Grosse Ile Air Cadets ...... 1 0 0 19 0 1942 

Gustavus Adolphus ......... 2 0 0 44 7 1956-1957 

Heidelberg College ......... 1 3 0 43 83 1904-1961 

Homer Village ................... 1 0 0 22 0 1892 

Hope College .................. 16 12 4 509 321 1920-1960 

Howe School .................... 0 1 0 0 12 1899 

Huntington College ........ 1 0 0 93 9 1922 

Illinois College ................. 2 0 0 81 13 1947-1948 

INDIANAPOLIS ....... 13 10 0 498 417 1978-2006 

Indiana Univ. of Pa. ......... 3 1 0 97 81 1970-1983 

Iowa State College ........... 1 0 0 17 6 1960 

Jackson High School ....... 1 0 0 66 0 1916 

Jackson Junior College ... 2 0 0 59 0 1932-1933 

Kalamazoo College ....... 26 19 8 941 534 1894-1960 

Kentucky State .................. 6 1 0 216 103 1965-1985 

Lake Forrest ....................... 0 1 1 6 12 1926-1927 

Lakeland .............................. 3 0 0 122 14 1957-1969 

Lewis .................................... 2 0 0 39 13 1955-1956 

Manchester......................... 1 0 0 14 0 1953 

Mankato State ..................... 1 1 0 31 17 1970-1971 

Marietta ............................... 2 0 0 21 13 1965-1966 

MERCYHURST ......... 6 3 0 308 226 1998-2006 

Mesa College ..................... 2 1 0 60 56 1982-1986 

U. of Michigan .................. 0 2 0 6 40 1899-1900 

U. of Michigan B-Team . 0 1 0 0 48 1945 

U. of Michigan Frosh ..... 1 1 0 33 94 1912-1913 

Michigan State ................... 0 7 0 15 353 1901-1918 

Michigan State Frosh ...... 0 1 0 7 13 1919 

Michigan Tech ................ 13 4 0 514 245 1980-2003 

Missouri-Rolla ................... 1 0 0 24 16 1968 

Missouri Valley College . 1 0 0 42 13 1960 

Navy Pier ............................ 2 0 0 77 13 1952-1954 

N.E. Missouri ..................... 0 1 0 13 26 1966 

Northern Illinois ............. 0 4 0 61 90 1959-1967 

Northern Michigan .................19 13 1 574 526 1958-2003 

NORTHWOOD ........ 23 15 0 930 618 1963-2005 

Notre Dame ....................... 0 4 1 28 94 1892-1908 

Oberlin College ............... 1 0 0 20 7 1931 

Ohio Northern ................. 6 0 0 187 41 1962-1973 

Olivet College................. 28 18 2 850 480 1894-1908 

Pittsburg State ................... 0 1 0 26 27 1957 

Purdue University ........... 0 1 0 0 8 1896 

SAGINAW VALLEY ... 13 17 0 602 604 1975-2006 

St. Benedict College ....... 1 0 0 20 0 1961 

Slippery Rock College ... 2 0 0 50 21 1986-1987 

St. Joseph ............................ 6 2 0 242 100 1964-1995 

St. Norbert College ....... 14 4 1 502 280 1963-1981 

Shippenburg State ........... 1 0 0 14 0 1959 

S.E. Missouri ...................... 1 0 0 14 0 1959 

St. Francis (IL) ................... 8 1 0 246 115 1987-1998 

Southern Illinois .............. 0 1 0 6 13 1962 

S.W. Missouri State ........... 2 0 0 23 6 1967-1969 

Taylor .................................. 2 0 0 88 12 1948-1964 

Texas A & I ......................... 0 1 0 0 20 1959 

TIFFIN ........................ 1 2 0 51 46 2004-2006 

Toledo University ........... 4 3 0 120 120 1918-1960 

Tri-State University .......... 1 0 0 40 0 1905 

Valparaiso University ...... 5 1 0 202 106 1951-1992 

WAYNE STATE ........ 35 12 1 959 631 1909-2006 

West Chester State ........... 1 1 0 20 49 1973-1975 

Western Michigan ............ 3 3 1 57 168 1908-1937 

Westminster (PA) ............. 1 1 0 30 41 1998-1999 

West Virginia State ........... 1 1 0 31 7 1977 

White Pigeon City ........... 0 1 0 0 8 1898 

Winona State ...................... 1 1 0 93 20 1968-1969 

Wisconsin-Eau Claire ..... 1 0 0 7 0 1975 

Wisconsin Platteville ...... 1 1 0 47 37 1978-1979 

Wisconsin State ................ 1 0 1 20 14 1964-1965 

Wittenberg ......................... 2 1 1 77 40 1948-1975 

Youngstown State ............ 1 1 0 36 29 1961-1962 

All-American kicker 

Chester Marcol 

1969-71 

All-American tailback 

Nate Clark 

1954-57 

Any discrepancies, please contact Hillsdale College Sports Information Director 

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1985: The national 

championship season 

The history of Charger football hit a high point in 1985, 

when head coach Dick Lowry and a talented senior class led 

the team to the NAIA national championship game. In that 

contest, the Chargers had to settle for a 10-10 tie vs. Central 

Arkansas. Quarterback Mike Gatt (pictured at right) 

connected with Scott Sugg on a 58-yard touchdown pass 

midway through the fourth quarter to force the tie. Hillsdale 

and Central Arkansas ended up sharing the national 

championship that season, but ask anyone who saw that 

Charger team play, and there’s no question who “the” 

champions of the day were. Listed below is a game-by-game 

summary of that championship season. 

Week 1 

Sept. 14, 1985: Hillsdale 21, Wisconsin-Whitewater 7 

The Charger defense limited Wisconsin-Whitewater to 17 yards rushing 

and 10 first downs in a solid season-opening win. Quarterback 

Mike Gatt goes 17-for-36 for 166 yards and a touchdown. Defensive 

back Jeff Hubert returned an interception for a touchdown to open 

the scoring on the season. 

Week 2 

Sept. 21, 1985: Hillsdale 23, Ashland 7 

Dave Mifsud and Brian Walker each catch touchdown passes from 

Gatt as once again, Hillsdale shuts down an opponent. The Eagles 

managed just 161 total yards in the game. 

Week 3 

Sept. 28, 1985: Saginaw Valley 28, Hillsdale 17 

The only blemish on the season occurred in this game, when the 

Cardinals overcame six turnovers to defeat the Chargers. These two 

teams were picked to finish first and second in the GLIAC, and had 

a battle to live up to those predictions. SVSC held a 14-10 halftime 

lead, but scored back-to-back touchdowns in the third quarter to put 

the game away. 

Week 4 

Oct. 5, 1985: Hillsdale 25, Wayne State 0 

The dominating Charger defense returned to form, shutting out the 

Tarters. For the third time this season, the defense held an opponent 

to less than 175 total yards, as WSU gained just 122 against Hillsdale. 

Dennis Susa led the defensive effort with 11 tackles, while Mifsud 

caught a 10-yard touchdown pass. 

Week 5 

Oct. 12, 1985: Hillsdale 24, Ferris State 15 

In the annual homecoming game, Gatt passed for a school-record 349 

yards to lead the Chargers past the Bulldogs. Gatt went 21-for-30 

through the air. His passing sparked Hillsdale to an early 21-0 lead in 

the game. 

Week 6 

Oct. 19, 1985: Hillsdale 21, Grand Valley 14 

In one of the most competitive games of the regular season, the 

Chargers won in Allendale for the first time in five years. Hillsdale 

used special teams and the passing game to bolt to a 21-0 halftime 

lead. Steve Ferguson blocked a punt for a touchdown, while Mifsud 

and Jeff Lantis each caught touchdown passes from Gatt. Mifsud’s 

scoring reception was good for 58 yards. 

Week 7 

Oct. 26, 1985: Hillsdale 42, Kentucky State 0 

After the previous week’s slugfest, the Chargers had it a little easier 

in this non-league game. Now ranked No. 8 in the nation, Hillsdale 

was led by linebacker Rodney Patterson’s 18 total tackles, including 

11 solo stops. 

Week 8 

Nov. 2, 1985: Hillsdale 52, Michigan Tech 6 

In its second-straight blowout, the Chargers dominated the Huskies, 

sprinting out to a 35-0 halftime lead while holding the team to -12 

total yards rushing. Hillsdale also got some help in the league on this 

day, climbing into first place after Ferris State beat Saginaw Valley. 

Week 9 

Nov. 9, 1985: Hillsdale 30, Northwood 0 

The Chargers clinch the GLIAC championship game on a field covered 

with three inches of snow. Mifsud and Lantis once again catch 

touchdown passes, and kicker Mark Baker boots three field goals 

under difficult conditions. Northwood was held to 101 total yards in 

the game. 

Week 10 

Nov. 16, 1985: Hillsdale 16, Central State (Ohio) 6 

Not satisfied with the conference championship, the Chargers clinch 

a spot in the NAIA playoffs in a mudbowl-type of game vs. Central 

State. After scoring a touchdown early, Central State’s explosive offense 

was shut down by the Charger defense. Gatt passed and ran for 

a touchdown in the win. 

NAIA Quarterfinals 

Dec. 7, 1985: Hillsdale 47, Salem College (W.Va.) 3 

A three-week layoff had no ill effects on the Chargers, as they destroyed 

their first-round playoff opponent. Gatt threw four touchdown 

passes on four successive possessions as Hillsdale jumped out 

to a 28-3 halftime lead. The Chargers outgained Salem 465-78 in total 

yards in the game. 

NAIA Semifinals 

Dec. 14, 1985: Hillsdale 24, Mesa (Col.) 21 - OT 

In a bitter rematch from the 1982 playoffs, Baker’s overtime field goal 

completed a stirring comeback by the Chargers. Hillsdale trailed 21-0 

at halftime, but came back thanks to more consistent offense and two 

blocked field goals. A goal-line stand in overtime preserved the win for 

Hillsdale. 

NAIA National Championship Game 

Dec. 21, 1985: Hillsdale 10, Central Arkansas 10 

Split national championships are only a semi-regular occurance at the 

Division I level in college football these days, but back in 1985, there 

was no overtime to settle a championship game. So Hillsdale and 

Central Arkansas had to share the title of “national champions” that 

year after a 10-10 tie. Gatt found Scott Sugg for a 58-yard, game-tying 

touchdown halfway through the fourth quarter to force the tie. The 

Chargers finished the season 11-1-1, the second-most wins in a season 

in school history. A total of seven players earned All-American 

honors from the ‘85 Chargers: Steve Cook, Steve Ferguson, Jeff Gatt, 

Mike Gatt, Jeff Lantis, Paul Mackey and Kurt Norman. 

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Historical Timeline 

1888: Students voluntarily graded the grounds located behind Central Hall for baseball and football playing fields. The area 

included a 1/5 mile cinder track and was named Martin Field in 1897 for math professor D.M. Martin, who volunteered his time 

and money to Hillsdale athletics. 

November 1890: The junior and senior classes wageed their first football game. Fraternity and literary sorority members present 

also started impromptu games. 

1891: Hillsdale is represented in the first official football game of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, a 34-6 loss 

to Albion College. The game was described in a local newspaper as “more of a rough-and-tumble fight than recreation.” The 

team’s original colors were cherry and gold. 

1892: Without a coach, Hillsdale recorded its first victory in its history, 14-12 over Notre Dame. 

1893: Hillsdale wins first football conference championship. 

1898: Hillsdale is declared the state football champions when Kalamazoo College refuses an invitation to participate in a 

challenge game. 

1901: Hillsdale defeats Michigan Agricultural College (now known as Michigan State University) by the score of 11-6. 

1904: Henry C. McRae becomes Hillsdale’s first full-time football coach and athletic director. 

1914: Hillsdale wears its current color scheme of blue and white for the first time. 

1916: The first Homecoming Game is played at Hillsdale College. 

1924: Hillsdale completes undefeated season with an MIAA championship. A parade in downtown Hillsdale took place the 

following Monday, and classes were canceled that day so students and professors could share in the celebration of the team’s 

championship. 

1927: Dwight Harwood begins his 19-year coaching career at Hillsdale. An understudy of Knute Rockne, Harwood would go on to 

win 56 percent of his games and 69 overall. His coaching tenure is still the second-longest in school history. 

1927: The Detroit Free Press gives Hillsdale College’s football team the nickname of “The ‘Dales,” a name that would stick for 

another 41 years. 

1931: Hillsdale defeats the University of Chicago 7-0 to clinch another MIAA championship. UC was coached by Amos “Alonzo” 

Stagg. 

1938: The Dales finish a dominating regular season where they went 8-0 and outscored their opponents 224-27. Quarterback Al 

Rizzardi was named Little All-American that season. 

1941: The team moved its playing field area from Martin Field to a spot nestled to the east of Stock Field House. That spot 

became the permanent field for Hillsdale College football and is the same one used today. 

1943-44: Because of low male enrollment numbers due to World War II, Hillsdale did not field a football team. 

1949: Hillsdale is the only college football team in Michigan to go undefeated, winning its third MIAA championship in four 

years, and allowing 29 points during its 9-0 campaign. 

1953: New head coach Charlie Bachman arrives to take over the Hillsdale program. One of the assistant coaches he brought with 

him from Michigan State was recent graduate Frank “Muddy” Waters. 

1954: Waters begins his historic 20-year run as football coach. 

1955: Waters and his team refuse an invitation to play in the Tangerine Bowl, when bowl officials forbid the college from 

bringing any black players with it to play in the game. The refusal gained national attention for Hillsdale, and helped set a 

moral and ethical tone for the athletic department, and the college, that still rings strongly today. 

1957: A watershed year in the history of Hillsdale football. Waters was named NAIA Coach of the Year, and took the Dales to the 

NAIA national championship game, where it lost to Pittsburg State 27-26 before a national television audience. Hillsdale trailed 

20-0 after the first quarter and thanks to the passing of quarterback Doug Maison (303 yards), nearly pulled off a huge comeback. 

1960: In their final year in the MIAA, the Dales went 9-1 and defeated the State College of Iowa, 17-6, in the Mineral Water 

Bowl. The Associated Press ranked Hillsdale eighth among all small college teams in the country. 

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1965: Bruce McLenna becomes Hillsdale’s first 1,000-yard rusher when he gained 1,008 yards. McLenna would later play for the 

Detroit Lions before his untimely death in 1968. 

1968: Hillsdale College officially changes its athletic nickname to the Chargers. The change came in response to the oft-asked 

question: “What’s a Dale?” 

1969: All-American kicker Chester Marcol boots a school-record 62-yard field goal. The team would advance to the NAIA 

national semifinals that season. 

1973: Waters’ tenure ends with 138 wins, 46 losses and five ties, making him the all-time winningest coach in Hillsdale College 

football history. 

1974: Athletic Director Jack McAvoy takes over as head coach after Waters left to start the program at Saginaw Valley State 

College. McAvoy, who served as AD until 1996, coached the football team for four seasons, never having a losing record. 

1978: Current head coach Keith Otterbein wins his unprecedented third straight Ralph Miller III award as the team’s best 

linebacker. Otterbein was also named the Michigan College and University Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He went on to become 

an enormously successful head coach at Ferris State University from 1986-94. 

1980: First-year head coach Dick Lowry took the team from a struggling program to a GLIAC championship in one season. He 

still recalls that 1980 squad as being one of the most enjoyable seasons he had in coaching. 

1981: Charger quarterback Pat Riepma sets a conference record by completing 71.4 percent of his passes for the season. Hillsdale 

finished 9-1 and lost to Elon College in the NAIA semifinals. 

1982: Hillsdale steamrolls all competition en route to a 12-1 season. Lowry was named NAIA National Coach of the Year. 

1985: Hillsdale wins the NAIA national championship, sharing the title with Central State of Arkansas after the two teams 

battled to a 10-10 tie in the NAIA national championship game. Before the days of overtime in college football, Hillsdale accepted 

its share of the championship after an 11-1-1 campaign. Mike Gatt threw a long touchdown pass to Scott Sugg late in the fourth 

quarter to salvage the tie. The 1985 team included five Academic All-Americans and two players on the NAIA First-Team All- 

America. 

1986: The Chargers registered a 10-2 mark during a thrilling season that saw them come from behind to win seven of their 10 

games. AFter a 27-17 win over Mesa in the NAIA quarterfinals, Hillsdale’s season was ended by small-college powerhouse 

Carson-Newman, 19-16, in overtime in the national semifinals. 

1988: Hillsdale captures the GLIAC championship, and Rodney Patterson is named First-Team All-American. 

1989: Running back Jeff Cameron sets a single-game rushing record with 295 yards on the ground in a 38-24 win over the 

University of Indianapolis. 

1990: Hillsdale leaves the GLIAC to join the Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference. The highlight of the season came in a 

38-34 win over previously undefeated Grand Valley on Homecoming. 

1992: Hillsdale wins the MIFC championship, getting off to an 8-0 start. 

1996: Dick Lowry steps down after winning 134 games in 16 seasons as coach. 

August 11, 2000: Frank “Muddy” Waters is inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. 

October 14, 2000: Tim Mustapha sets a school record with four interceptions in one game vs. Wayne State. He would finish the 

season with 11 interceptions and was named All-American. 

August 28, 2004 - Hillsdale and Indianapolis play one of the most memorable games in Muddy Waters Stadium history. The 

Chargers defeat the Greyhounds 49-43 in four overtimes. The game set new GLIAC records for overtime points and most 

overtime periods played, and was featured on ESPN’s SportsCenter that night. 

November 6, 2004: Hillsdale plays Wayne State at Detroit’s Ford Field, the home stadium of the Detroit Lions and site of Super 

Bowl XL. The Chargers defeat the Warriors 37-10 in the game. 

2005: Chad Gurica is named team MVP after setting a school record with three kickoff returns for touchdown in one season. 

September 20, 2006 - Frank “Muddy” Waters dies at the age of 83. A memorial service for Waters was held the day after Homecoming, 

on Oct. 8, 2006, inside Jesse Philips Arena. 

2006: Phil Martin’s career ends as the school’s No. 2 all-time leading rusher, with 3,369 career yards. 

* - information on these two pages comes from the book “A Century of Hillsdale College Football, 1891-1991,” written by 

Hillsdale College historian Dr. Arlan K. Gilbert and former Sports Information Director Pat Riepma.


Frank “Muddy” Waters: 1923-2006 

On September 20, 2006, 

Hillsdale College lost a true icon 

when former head football coach 

and athletic director Frank 

“Muddy” Waters passed away. 

The school’s all-time winningest 

football coach, Muddy embodied 

everything Hillsdale College stood 

for back then, and what it still 

stands for today. 

Muddy was the head coach of 

the Dales/Chargers from 1954- 

1973, and during that time, compiled 

a record of 138-47-5. He led 

the team to a 34-game winning 

streak between 1955 and 1957, a 

record that still stands today. He 

also served as Hillsdale’s athletic 

director until his departure in 1974. 

He then became the first coach in 

the history of Saginaw Valley State 

University football, leading the 

team to a conference title in just 

his fifth season. 

Muddy’s coaching career finished 

where his playing career began, 

at Michigan State University 

from 1980-82. 

It’s fitting that the man who 

had such an impact on Charger athletics, 

has the football stadium and 

locker room now named in his 

honor. 

Career timeline 

1923: Born Franklin D. Waters Jr. in Chico, 

Georgia. 

1946-49: Played fullback at Michigan State 

University. 

1950: Began coaching career at Walled Lake 

(Mich.) High School. 

1954: Named head coach at Hillsdale 

College. 

1954: Won first of seven straight MIAA 

Championships. 

1955: The undefeated ‘Dales refused an 

invitation to the Tangerine Bowl on the 

basis of bowl officials not allowing any of 

Hillsdale’s African-American players to 

make the trip. 

1956: Led Hillsdale to 9-0 season. 

1957: Named NAIA Coach of the Year. 

1961: Hillsdale leaves the MIAA and begins 

play as an independent school. 

1968: Muddy wins 100th game as Hillsdale 

coach. 

1969: Hillsdale finishes 9-1, making it to 

the NAIA semifinals. 

1973: Football stadium at Hillsdale College 

named in Muddy’s honor. 

Feb. 1974: Muddy resigns as Hillsdale coach 

to begin the football program at Saginaw 

Valley. 

1975: Inducted into NAIA Hall of Fame. 

1979: Leads Saginaw Valley to 4-0-1 record 

in fifth year of program’s existance. 

1980: Hired as head coach at Michigan State 

University. 

1982: Carried off the field by his Spartan 

players after his final game, a loss to Iowa. 

1992: Inducted into Michigan Sports Hall of 

Fame. 

1997: Part of the inaugural class of the 

Hillsdale College Athletic Hall of Fame. 

Aug, 2000: Inducted into College Football 

Hall of Fame. 

Sept. 2005: Attends final Hillsdale College 

football game. 

Sept. 2006: Passed away in Saginaw, Mich. 

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1891 1892 1893 

4 Albion 36 

Final record: 0-1 

1894 1895 1896 

0 Notre Dame 14 

34 Olivet 6 

0 Albion 12 

16 Albion 30 

68 Kalamazoo 0 

28 Adrian 4 


0 Albion 16 

6 Albion 38 


22 Homer Village 0 


12 Adrian 12 

4 Adrian 0 

Final record: 1-0-1 

18 Albion 0 

28 Eastern Michigan 0 

18 Albion 0 


34 Ft. Wayne YMCA 4 



0 Purdue 8 

42 Adrian 0 

0 Albion 20 


1897 1898 1899 

0 Albion 0 

26 Coldwater AC 0 


34 Albion 2 

47 Adrian 0 


0 Charlotte City 8 

12 White Pigeon City 12 



6 Albion 5 

0 Olivet 3 

11 Adrian 0 

6 Michigan 11 

11 Albion 5 

0 Howe School 12 


The 1892 team on the steps of Central Hall. 

The 1898 team that went 3-1-1. 

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1900 1901 1902 

0 Michigan 29 

5 Albion 30 


0 MSU 22 

0 Albion 28 


0 MSU 35 

0 Olivet 40 

0 Albion 46 




1903 1904 1905 

0 MSU 43 

0 Albion 22 

0 Olivet 10 



39 Adrian 0 

6 Central Michigan 7 


0 Olivet 58 

0 MSU 104 



0 Albion 22 

0 Heidelberg 43 

6 Adrian 11 


0 Kalamazoo 4 

0 Olivet 21 

0 Albion 6 

0 MSU 18 

0 Alma 51 


27 Adrian 0 

27 Adrian 5 

40 Tri-State 0 


1906 1907 1908 


0 Olivet 17 

5 Alma 11 

0 Albion 10 

9 MSU 35 


0 Detroit AC 17 


0 Alma 10 

23 Adrian 4 


21 Albion 0 

6 Olivet 40 




0 Albion 6 

0 Olivet 34 

6 Western Michigan 5 

12 Adrian 10 


0 Kalamazoo 0 

34 Battle Creek 

Training School 0 


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1909 1910 1911 

0 Kalamazoo 0 

0 Albion 0 

0 Wayne 3 

0 Olivet 40 

14 Adrian 6 



1912 1913 1914 

33 Michigan Frosh 6 

19 Olivet 0 

7 Albion 0 


0 Kalamazoo 6 


13 U. of Detroit 13 


1915 1916 1917 


7 Olivet 7 

6 Alma 20 


0 Albion 35 

34 Adrian 0 






0 Kalamazoo 0 

2 Olivet 12 

6 Albion 41 

0 Adrian 0 


0 Wayne 6 


14 Adrian 2 

0 Michigan Frosh 78 

0 Olivet 25 

6 Albion 6 




66 Jackson HS 0 


26 Olivet 7 


13 Albion 14 

48 Assumption 0 



0 Olivet 29 

2 Adrian 14 





6 Kalamazoo 0 

6 Olivet 7 


31 Adrian 0 

31 Albion 0 



0 Alma 65 

6 Olivet 28 


3 Albion 55 



Pictured at left are 

three members of the 

1914 Hillsdale College 

football team: Dwight 

Harwood, Albert 

DeRupp, and Charles 

Beck. 

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1918 1919 1920 

6 MSU 66 

0 Kalamazoo 6 

3 Albion 55 



31 Toledo 18 


1921 1922 1923 

0 Grand Rapids JC 13 

34 Hope 0 

0 Albion 14 

14 Alma 0 


21 Olivet 13 

1 Adrian 0 


35 Defiance 0 


1924 1925 1926 

18 Akron 6 


21 Albion 0 

7 Alma 6 


21 Olivet 7 

0 Adrian 0 

0 Toledo 19 


7 MSU Frosh 13 


0 Albion 21 

19 Alma 6 


27 Adrian 6 




0 Albion 14 

7 Alma 36 

0 Olivet 6 

93 Huntington 0 

19 Defiance 6 

0 Toledo 6 

0 Baldwin-Wallace 13 


0 Denison 0 

14 Olivet 0 



6 Albion 21 

13 Alma 6 

19 Findlay 0 

0 Adrian 13 

0 Albion 0 

36 Alma 0 



19 Hope 0 





6 Denison 12 


0 Alma 32 

0 Olivet 3 

7 Albion 13 


12 Adrian 0 

32 Toledo 13 


0 Lake Forest 0 

0 Alma 10 

27 Adrian 0 


0 Olivet 2 

9 Albion 0 

26 Toledo 14 

19 Wayne 0 




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1927 1928 1929 

6 Lake Forest 12 

0 Adrian 0 

6 Hope 13 


3 Alma 6 

0 Albion 6 

19 Olivet 7 

0 Toledo 19 

22 Wayne 6 


1930 1931 1932 

80 Concordia 0 

6 U. of Chicago 7 


13 Alma 14 

32 Hope 0 

14 Olivet 0 

28 Albion 0 



12 Wayne 0 

0 Hope 0 

6 Kalamazoo 6 

0 Alma 18 

0 Albion 26 

0 Olivet 0 

6 Adrian 19 


7 U. of Chicago 0 

9 Denison 6 

20 Oberlin 7 


13 Alma 13 

19 Hope 19 

14 Olivet 0 

13 Albion 0 


32 Wayne 0 

42 Hope 0 

0 Kalamazoo 0 

7 Alma 14 

0 Albion 14 

25 Olivet 6 

20 Adrian 0 

39 Detroit Tech 0 


31 Jackson JC 0 



28 Alma 0 

33 Albion 6 

8 Cass Tech 20 

7 Hope 0 

47 Adrian 0 


1933 1934 1935 

28 Jackson JC 0 

19 Findlay 0 


12 Alma 6 

32 Albion 0 


13 Hope 0 

6 Adrian 6 


0 Cass Tech 12 



0 Albion 0 

6 Hope 14 

0 Alma 6 

19 Adrian 0 

0 Wayne 6 


6 Western Reserve 26 

0 Kalamazoo 0 

0 Alma 9 

0 Hope 0 

6 Albion 7 

14 Olivet 0 


0 Alma 6 

14 Adrian 0 



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1936 1937 1938 

19 Olivet 0 

0 Kalamazoo 2 

0 Alma 9 

0 Hope 0 

6 Albion 7 

14 Olivet 0 


0 Alma 6 

14 Adrian 0 



1939 1940 1941 

39 Adrian 0 


6 Kalamazoo 0 

6 Alma 0 

3 Albion 6 

30 Hope 6 

50 Olivet 0 


1942 

19 Grosse Ile Cadets 0 

12 Albion 14 

50 Defiance 6 

6 Hope 13 


13 Estern Michigan 19 


7 Alma 40 



0 Detroit 60 

0 Western Reserve 58 

0 Hope 7 

6 Olivet 12 

7 Albion 0 

33 Adrian 0 

0 Wayne 65 


20 Alma 7 


0 Alma 39 

6 Hope 6 

8 Adrian 6 


9 Lawrence Tech 19 


2 Albion 19 


18 Bluffton 0 

32 Olivet 7 


20 Alma 0 

27 Albion 0 

33 Hope 0 

52 Adrian 0 



0 Dayton 62 

0 Kalamazoo 8 

0 Alma 6 

7 Albion 7 

0 Hope 6 

20 Grand Radpis JC 0 

14 Adrian 0 



1943 and 1944 

No Team due to 

World War II 

The 1938 MIAA championship team. 

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1945 1946 1947 

6 Albion 13 


0 Wayne 38 


0 Michigan “B” 48 


1948 1949 1950 

26 Wittenberg 0 


18 Alma 20 

0 Hope 7 

78 Taylor 6 

35 Adrain 8 

14 Albion 7 


40 Illinois College 6 



44 Ferris Institute 0 

6 Albion 13 


33 Adrian 6 


19 Alma 0 

21 Hope 20 



20 Wittenberg 6 



26 Alma 0 

13 Hope 9 


20 Adrian 7 

21 Albion 7 

48 Indiana State 0 

7 Evansville 22 


26 Ferris Institute 0 

21 Hope 14 

33 Adrian 0 

26 Albion 0 



7 Alma 7 

41 Illinois College 7 



0 Detroit 43 


7 Albion 7 


7 Alma 19 

14 Gannon 27 

14 Hope 28 

35 Adrian 3 



1951 1952 1953 

12 Eastern Kentucky 31 


26 Adrain 0 

21 Albion 6 


12 Alma 20 

0 Hope 47 

0 Valparaiso 54 


6 Wayne State 20 

13 Olivet 0 

0 Hope 33 

14 Adrain 19 

7 Albion 41 

26 Great Lakes Navy 13 


19 Alma 13 


14 Manchester 0 


20 Alma 7 

7 Hope 28 

7 Olivet 6 

14 Adrian 14 

0 Albion 0 



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1954 1955 1956 



51 Great Lakes Navy 0 

7 Kalamazoo 0 

19 Alma 6 

20 Olivet 7 

25 Hope 12 

26 Adrian 13 

27 Albion 9 


47 Anderson 7 


45 Olivet 6 

14 Albion 7 

27 Alma 20 

19 Hope 13 


62 Adrian 7 

27 Lewis 13 

17 Gustavus Adolphus 0 


65 Olivet 0 

34 Albion 0 

23 Alma 3 

34 Hope 14 


61 Adrian 12 

12 Lewis 0 




1957 1958 1959 

42 Lakeland 7 


60 Olivet 0 

20 Albion 14 

31 Alma 7 

7 Hope 6 


53 Adrian 6 

27 Gustavus Adolphus 7 

26 Pittsburg State 27 


1960 1961 1962 

6 N. Michigan 29 

42 Missouri Valley 13 

48 Adrian 0 

31 Toledo 25 

39 Olivet 0 

20 Albion 14 

33 Alma 0 

48 Hope 27 


17 Northern Iowa 6 


21 Lakeland 0 


44 Olivet 0 

20 Albion 13 

21 Alma 13 

13 Hope 16 


32 Adrain 7 



28 St. Joseph’s 7 

20 Benedictine 0 


13 Ferris State 0 


30 Youngstown State 0 


56 Fairmont State 6 




51 Adrain 0 

14 S.E. Missouri St. 8 

53 Olivet 6 

34 Albion 7 

28 Alma 3 

35 Hope 7 


27 Northern Illinois 33 

0 Texas A&M Kingsville 20 




15 Central State 14 


6 Southern Illinois 13 

6 Youngstown State 29 


35 Ohio Northern 6 

6 Findlay 6 


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1963 1964 1965 

21 Findlay 6 


17 Saint Norbert 20 




27 Northwood 20 

14 Eastern Illinois 7 




1966 1967 1968 

13 Marietta 6 

28 Findlay 13 


13 Truman State 26 



12 Kentucky State 12 

26 Bradley 38 



1969 1970 1971 

34 Olivet 3 


9 Missouri State 0 



49 Findlay 2 

56 Winona State 0 




12 Findlay 34 

10 Taylor 6 



7 Wisconsin Stevens-Pt. 0 



41 Eastern Illinois 14 

61 Shippensburg 26 



3 Findlay 13 





19 Bradley 0 


14 Missouri State 6 


0 Mankato State 0 




42 Ashland 13 

30 Findlay 7 


35 Indiana (Pa.) 17 



19 Marietta 7 



13 Wisconsin Stevens-Pt. 14 




28 Findlay 20 

35 Shippensburg 14 


0 Eastern Kentucky 63 

21 Olivet 0 

24 Missouri-Rolla 16 




30 Winona State 21 




28 Mankato State 0 




16 Ashland 13 








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1972 1973 1974 






6 Ashland 20 




1975 1976 1977 


7 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 0 

37 Olivet 11 



7 Whittenberg 10 


17 Ashland 6 

7 West Chester 42 

14 Grand Valley 31 

37 Saginaw Valley 10 


1978 1979 1980 

40 Wisconsin-Platteville 20 

14 Butler 17 





20 Ashland 7 



21 Franklin 14 

24 Indianapolis 35 







16 Ashland 0 

13 West Chester 7 





28 Butler 34 






16 Ashland 17 



7 Wisconsin-Platteville 17 

10 Butler 9 

10 Georgetown 27 




6 Ashland 21 







14 Saitn Norbert 6 


13 Ashland 28 






20 Butler 7 





31 West Virginia State 7 

23 Ashland 21 



10 Ashland 14 

10 Butler 17 





7 Michigan Tech 6 







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1981 1982 1983 

37 Butler 0 

20 Ashland 12 










13 Elon 41 


1984 1985 1986 

20 Wisconsin-Whitewater 7 


35 Ashland 31 









1987 1988 1989 

37 Slippery Rock 14 

3 Carson-Newman 10 


39 Ashland 0 






21 St. Francis 18 






28 Valporaiso 0 








26 Ashland 7 


9 Mesa State 18 


21 Wisconsin-Whitewater 7 

23 Ashland 7 









47 Salem International 3 


10 Central Arkansas 10 

Final record: 11-1-1, 

NAIA National Champions 



35 Ashland 10 











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6 Ashland 0 









13 Slippery Rock 7 

20 Ashland 18 












27 Saint Francis 17 



10 Ashland 0 







Final record: 6-4

1990 1991 1992 




7 Ashland 10 






16 Butler 27 



14 Saginaw Vally 0 



7 Ashland 29 

0 Northwood 6 





20 Butler 26 





24 Ashland 21 






17 Butler 28 





1993 1994 1995 




18 Ashland 20 

29 Butler 7 



16 St. Joesph’s 14 




28 Edinboro 31 





28 Ashland 7 











28 Ashland 7 









1996 1997 1998 





21 Ashland 0 








17 Edinboror 21 



3 Ashland 27 








27 Ashland 30 


0 Westminster 24 

22 Mercyhurst 43 


17 Findlay 14 








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1999 2000 2001 


29 Ashland 17 


30 Westminster 17 


41 Gannon 7 

17 Findlay 14 









17 Findlay 6 


10 Ashland 17 









42 Findlay 13 


10 Ashland 24 



31 Mercyhust 44 



Final record: 8-3, 6-3 GLIAC 


Final record: 3-8, GLIAC 

2002 2003 2004 



37 Ashland 7 







14 Findlay 35 




24 Ashland 14 







9 Findlay 17 



23 Findlay 28 


38 Gannon 31 




0 Ashland 24 

13 Tiffin 15 






2005 2006 2007 


14 Findlay 17 


43 Gannon 9 




3 Ashland 7 

24 Tiffin 7 



35 Gannon 7 


24 Ashland 30 






14 Tiffin 24 

10 Findlay 7 


- Gannon - 

- N. Michigan - 

- Ashland - 

- Ferris State - 

- Michigan Tech - 

- Indianapolis - 

- Wayne State - 

- Mercyhurst - 

- Tiffin - 

- Findlay - 

- Saginaw Valley - 



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Final record:

All-time team award winners 

Roy Beck Most Valuable Player 

Player 

Year 

Larry Scoby 1964 

Bruce McLenna 1965 

Larry Fowler 1966 

Mel Patterson 1967 

Mike Harding 1968 

Dick Kraatz, Duane Pelz 1969 

Zach Kannan 1970 

No records available 1971-72 

Dan Gleason 1973 

Art Guimond 1974 

Mark Law 1975 

Steve Rodick 1976 

Virgil Webb 1977 

Brian Anderson 1978 

Harold Stevens 1979 

Tim Sunday 1980 

Mike Broome, Roderick Lee 1981 

Ron Gladnick, Pat Riepma 1982 

Ernie Kovath 1983 

Angelo Buttazzoni 1984 

Mike Gatt, Dave Mifsud, Kurt Norman 1985 

Dennis Susa 1986 

Al Huge 1987 

Rodney Patterson, Brian Boyse 1988 

Scott Forst 1989 

Jeff Cameron 1990 

Jerry Klekotka 1991 

Scott Schulte 1992 


Marty Walsh 1994 

Scott Elwer 1995 

Mark TeSlaa 1996 

Scott Duncan 1997 

Tony Scott 1998 

Kyle Keefer 1999 

Nic Boehnlein 2000 

Matt Baltzer 2001 

Kevin Clive 2002 

Josh Mott 2003 


Chad Gurica 2005 

Tom Korte 2006 

Al Huge won the 

Roy Beck Most 

Valuable Player 

Award after the 

1987 season. 

Ralph Miller III Award 

Most Outstanding Linebacker 

Player 

Year 

John Roberts 1973 

Joe Polizzi 1974 

Joe Polizzi 1975 

Keith Otterbein 1976 



Dennis Ellis 1979 

Tim Sunday 1980 

Mark Kellogg 1981 

Terrell Washington 1982 

Steve Kuhn 1983 

John Szabo 1984 

Kurt Norman 1985 


Steve Ferguson 1987 

Rodney Patterson 1988 

Shannon Gregson 1989 

Grant Fanning 1990 

Chris Czerwien 1991 


Brian Bobb 1993 

Brian Bobb 1994 

Bob Worthington 1995 

Corey Knight 1996 


Tony Scott 1998 

Mike Bailey 1999 



Rob North 2002 



Steve Balone 2005 

Tom Korte 2006 

Current Charger 

head coach Keith 

Otterbein (35) is 

the only threetime 

winner of 

the Ralph Miller 

III Award, as the 

team’s most 

outstanding 

linebacker. 

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Howard “Champ” Messenger 

Award 

For excellence in the classrom and on the field 

Player 

Year 



Steve Ferguson 1986 

Tim Batanian 1987 

Russ Markovich 1988 

Mark Vaselaney 1989 

Joe Jouppi 1990 


Dave Ptacke 1992 

John Lauria 1993 


Brad Affholter 1995 

Aaron Babicz 1996 

Nate Pechaitis 1997 


Adam Greenman 1999 

Tim Mustapha 2000 



Bill Skelton 2003 

Matt Kaler 2004 


Brett Neller 2006 

Dennis Susa 

won the first 

two Howard 

“Champ” 

Messenger 

Awards. 

Most Outstanding Freshman 

Player 

Year 

Al Anderson 1964 

Fred Wicht 1965 

Dave Miller 1966 

Tom Sims 1967 

Bob Moore 1968 

Mike Broyles 1969 



John Waters 1973 

Tom Holliday 1974 

Greg Della Penna 1975 

Mike Fisher 1976 

Kevin Donnelly 1977 

Roger Radick 1978 

Ron Gladnick 1979 

Dewey Lane 1980 

Angelo Buttazzoni, Steve Cook 1981 

Paul Mackey, Kurt Norman 1982 

Rich Pinter, Jeff Gatt 1983 

Al Huge, Steve Patterson 1984 

Rodney Patterson 1985 

Tim Dennison 1986 


Steve Foster 1988 

George Engles 1989 

Ken Carpenter 1990 

Greg Younger 1991 

Darrell DeWitt 1992 

Brad Affholter 1993 


Gabe Harrington, Tony Scott 1995 

Matt Geesman 1996 

Tony Scott (Outstanding Underclassman) 1997 

Ed House, Tim Mustapha, Andy Sutton 1998 

Blake Barishich, Danny Edgehill 1999 

Jon Bromley, Shane Summers 2000 

Matt Kaler, Mike Mehman, Josh Mott, Dan Wilson 2001 

Aaron Hoejke, Keith Recker, Mitch May 2002 

Phil Martin 2003 

Matt Vanover 2004 

Eric Weber 2005 

Jared Veldheer, Jordan Knudsen 2006 

Wide receiver Greg Della 

Penna was named 

Freshman of the Year in 

1975. 

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Most Outstanding 

Offensive Back 

Player 

Year 



Mel Patterson 1966 

Fred Wicht 1967 

Dick Kraatz 1968 




Dennis Miller 1973 

Marc Comstock 1974 

Herman McCall 1975 



No records available 1978 

Nate Johnson 1979 

Jerry Cifor, Bill Eberhart 1980 

Pat Riepma 1981 

Pat Riepma 1982 



Mike Gatt 1985 

Mark Strickland 1986 

Marty Beyer 1987 

Tom Karpinski, Brian Boyse 1988 

Scott Forst 1989 

Jeff Cameron 1990 




Greg Younger 1994 

Anthony McCree 1995 

Gary Stegall 1996 

Jason Ross, Todd Schulte 1997 


Kyle Keefer, Matt Fisher 1999 

Adam Greenman 2000 

Shawn Kersejes, Mitch Shuman 2001 





Mark Nicolet 2006 


Defensive Back 

Player 

Year 

Jerry Simmons 1964 

Tom Branch 1965 

Jack Henry 1966 

Mike Bitar 1967 

John Seely 1968 

Zach Kannan 1969 

Archie Robinson 1970 


Jeff Spire 1973 

Jamie Morrison 1974 

Dan Kelly 1975 

Terry Wardlow 1976 

Dan Kelly 1977 


Chris Doyle 1979 

Mike Duffey 1980 

Chris Doyle, Ken McKay 1981 

Brian Zurface 1982 

Larry Wiemer, Brian Zurface 1983 

Jeff Hubert, Paul Mackey 1984 

Jeff Hubert, Paul Mackey 1985 

Tim McGrath 1986 

Steve Dickinson 1987 

Mike Haskins, Nate Perkins 1988 

Mike Karpinski 1989 

Mike Karpinski 1990 

Tom Watters 1991 

Steve Quellhorst 1992 

Andy Walsh 1993 



Gavin Pike 1996 

Justin Leurenberger, Barry Shoemake 1997 

Garrett Doty 1998 

Tim Mustapha 1999 

Nic Boehnlein, Rich Kern 2000 

Tom Kelly, Tim Mustapha 2001 

Jack Pitts 2002 

Jack Pitts 2003 



Palmer Schoening 2006 

Jeff Cameron (31) 

won Offensive 

Back of the Year 

honors after the 

1990 season. 

Defensive back 

Archie Robinson 

was an All- 

American in the 

1970s. 

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Offensive Lineman 

Player 

Year 

Bob Mallendick 1964 

Bob Mallendick 1965 

Gary Hills 1966 

Bob Sroufe 1967 

Barry Loesh 1968 

Darrell Sprag, Tom Newby 1969 

Bob Campbeau 1970 


John Cervini 1972 

Mark Collier 1973 

Mark Law 1974 

Mark Law 1975 

George Kidman 1976 

George Kidman 1977 

Mike Broome 1978 

John Lierman 1979 



Stan Shivley, Tony Iorio 1982 

Ernie Kovath 1983 

Steve Cook 1984 

Ken Szczepanski, Steve Cook 1985 

John Belyea, Greg Milczuk 1986 

Jim Hawersaat, Tim Grote 1987 

Mike Gladnick, Tim Batanian 1988 

Sean Tierney, Pete Gottlick 1989 


Mike Petrucci 1991 

Mike Petrucci, Mike Lang 1992 

Matt Pearl 1993 

Matt Pearl, Darrell Davis 1994 

Aaron Petersen 1995 

Brad Affholter, Kyle Wojcieshowski 1996 

Tom Reisinger, Matt Tompkins 1997 

Jeff Buckmaster 1998 

Mark Prebay, Mike Moeller 1999 

Cam Guenther 2000 

Todd Birie, John Kuntz 2001 

Todd Birie 2002 

Silas Johnson 2003 

Jake Welch 2004 

Ike Dougherty 2005 

Josiah Swartz 2006 


Defensive Lineman 

Player 

Year 

Larry Scroby 1964 

Les Mallery 1965 

Pat O’Toole 1966 

Pat O’Toole 1967 

Joe Vijuk 1968 

Joe Vijuk 1969 

Jerry Tinkle 1970 



Art Guimond 1974 

Virgil Webb 1975 

John Gabriele 1976 

Paul Roe 1977 


Roger Radeck 1979 

Bob Bannatz 1980 

Victor Robinson, Ron Gladnick 1981 

Ron Gladnick 1982 

Tom Kanka 1983 

Kurt Norman 1984 

Al Huge, Bryan Mead 1985 

Al Huge 1986 

Al Huge 1987 

Keith Cini, Chris Winowich 1988 

David Kendzicky 1989 

Tim Dennison 1990 

Joe Jouppi 1991 

Brent Myers, Joe Mueller 1992 

Ken Carpenter 1993 

John Lauria, Brad Fox 1994 

Darrell DeWitt, Shayne Nagy 1995 

Mark Matson 1996 

Aaron Maestri 1997 

Mike Budzick 1998 

Todd DeVree, Brandon Willer 1999 

Todd DeVree 2000 

Aaron Curley, Jim Stewart 2001 

Trevor Sutton 2002 

Kevin Clement 2003 

Mike Lehman 2004 

Andrew Daugherty 2005 

Eric Weber 2006 

Josiah Swartz 

was named the 

Offensive 

Lineman of the 

Year after the 

2006 season. 

Kurt Norman, originally from 

Clarkston, Mich., anchored a 

powerful Charger defense in 

the early 1980’s. He was 

named the team’s top defensive 

lineman after the 1984 

season. 

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Covering the Chargers 

Credentials 

All members of the media covering Hillsdale College football games 

must secure credentials from the sports information office at least 

seven days prior to the scheduled home game. Working press box 

credentials will only be issued to accredited newspaper, radio, television 

or webcasting crews. 

Photo passes will also be issued in accordance with rules regarding 

press passes as stated above. Photographers are free to shoot on the 

sidelines between the goal line and each 20-yard-line, or from behind 

each end zone. Photographers are forbidden from shooting near the 

team benches or by the coaches’ boxes. 

Press Box Services 

All working media will be provided game notes, which include 

statistics, rosters and a depth chart, along with a gameday program. Ingame 

statistics will be distributed to media members at the end of each 

quarter and at halftime. End-of-game statistical packets will also be 

made available to visiting team coaches and media members approximately 

15 minutes after the conlcusion of the game. 

Postgame Interviews 

Hillsdale College football head coach Keith Otterbein will be available 

for postgame interviews on the Muddy Waters Stadium field 

approximately 15 minutes after the conclusion of the game. Individual 

players can also be interviewed in this area at the same time. Coach 

Otterbein can be reached by phone throughout the week. He is most 

readily available by phone in the mid-mornings. Appointments to 

interview Coach Otterbein can be made through the Hillsdale College 

Sports Information Office at (517) 607-3172. 

Phone Lines/Internet Access 

Two phone lines are available for visiting radio crews in the press 

box. The phone line number for visiting radio crew is (517) 607-3156. 

Three seats in the press box are available for visiting radio crews. A 

total of four seats are available for visiting newspaper reporters. Any 

school wishing to webcast games from Muddy Waters Stadium will be 

set up in the upstairs, open-air coaching spot, located above the press 

box. Wireless Internet access is also available in the press box. Scores 

from other GLIAC games will be announced throughout the duration 

of home contests. The general press box phone number, to either get 

in-game Hillsdale score updates or to report out-of-town scores, is 

(517) 607-2220. 

Charger Athletics on the Web 

A newly designed athletic website is debuting for the 2007-08 

school year. This is the fastest way to read up on news about all of 

Hillsdale College’s athletic teams. Game stories, stats, photos and 

historical archives of all teams are available at http://www.hillsdale.edu/ 

athletics. 

All Hillsdale football games can be heard on the radio through the 

Chargers’ athletic website. WCSR out of Hillsdale will call each game, 

with Andy Brown on play-by-play. Andy will be joined by Jim Eckhardt 

and Dan Bisher in broadcasting all of Hillsdale’s home and away football 

games. A link on the school’s athletic website is available to listen 

live to all Charger football games. 

Also new for 2007-08 are live stats and webcasting for all Charger 

home games in the following sports: football, volleyball, men’s and 

women’s basketball. Check the main front page for liks to live stats 

throughout all home games this school year. Webcasting will be provided 

by b2networks. 

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Head coach Keith Otterbein being interviewed on the Ford Field 

playing surface on Nov. 4, 2004. Hillsdale defeated Wayne State 37- 

10 in the “Collegiate Clash,” a college football doubleheader that 

featured Central Michigan taking on Eastern Michigan in the second 

game that day. 

Jim Measel (left) and Dan Bisher provide play-by-play coverage of 

Charger football through channel 19, Hillsdale County’s public 

access television channel.

Chargers in the NFL 

Hillsdale College’s football program sent two players to the NFL 

in less than 10 years back in the 1960s. Howard Mudd, the current 

offensive line coach for the Indianapolis Colts, played for the San 

Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears during a distinguished career from 

1964-70. Mudd was named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 

1960s and was later inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame. He earned 

a Super Bowl ring thanks to the Colts’ 29-17 win over the Bears in 

Super Bowl XLI. 

Chester Marcol was an All-American kicker for the Chargers from 

1968-70 and went on to enjoy a productive career with the Green 

Bay Packers from 1972-80. He holds nearly every Charger school 

record in kicking categories, and was named to the Pro Bowl in 1972 

and 1974. 

Both players are members of Hillsdale College’s Athletic Hall of 

Fame. Mudd returned to Hillsdale’s campus in May 2007 to receive 

the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award 

Howard Mudd, pictured above and at right, won a 

Super Bowl ring as the offensive line coach for the 

Indianapolis Colts in February 2007. Mudd, shown 

as a player at right, graduated from Hillsdale in 1964 

as one of its best offensive lineman of all time. Photo 

courtesy of the Indianapolis Colts. 

Mudd, pictured above as a player, transferred to Hillsdale from Michigan State University. 

Mudd was an All-American while playing for the Dales in 1963 and 1964. 

Marcol is pictured here in his Green Bay 

Packers’ uniform in the early 1970s. 

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During his days at Hillsdale, Marcol was paid a visit by Hall of 

Fame kicker Lou “The Toe” Groza (left), who was a star kicker for 

the Cleveland Browns in the 1950s.

Finding your way to Hillsdale 

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President Dr. Larry Arnn 

DR. LARRY ARNN 

President 

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, the 12th president of Hillsdale College, received his 

B.A. in Political Science and Accounting in 1974 from Arkansas State 

University, graduating with the highest distinction. He studied at the 

Claremont Graduate School and received his M.A. in Government in 

1976, and his Ph.D. in Government in 1985. He studied in England from 

1977 to 1980, first as a research student in International History at the 

London School of Economics and then in Modern History at Worcester 

College, Oxford University. He has received numerous fellowships and 

awards, among them a two-year fellowship from the Alcoa Foundation in 1972; a Richard M. Weaver 

Fellowship in 1975; a Rotary International Fellowship in 1977; Earhart Foundation Fellowships from 

1978-80; and a Winston S. Churchill Association Fellowship from 1977 to 1980. 

While in England, Dr. Arnn served as Director of Research for Mr. Martin, now Sir Martin, Gilbert of 

Merton College, Oxford. Sir Martin is the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill. Dr. Arnn returned 

to the United States in 1980 to become an editor for Public Research, Syndicated. In 1985, he became 

president of the Claremont Institute, a public policy research institution based in Southern California. 

Published widely in many national newspapers, magazines and periodicals on issues of public policy and 

political theory, Dr. Arnn is a director of the Henry Salvatori Center of Claremont McKenna College, of 

the Americans Against Discrimination and Preferences, of the Center for Individual Rights, of St. Mark’s 

Episcopal School, and of the Claremont Institute. He served on the Board of Advisors for Landmark Legal 

Foundation, and on the Academic Advisory Board of the Free Enterprise Institute and of the International 

Churchill Society. He recently was appointed to the Congressional Policy Advisory Board which provides 

counsel to the House Republican Policy Committee. He is a member of the American Political Science 

Association, Pi Sigma Alpha, the Mont Pelerin Society, the International Churchill Society and the 

Philanthropy Roundtable. 

Hillsdale’s newest president was also the Founding Chairman of the California Civil Rights Initiative, or 

Proposition 209 on the November 1996 ballot. He and his wife, Penelope, have three children, Henry, 

Katy and Alice. 

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Chargers in the community 

The Hillsdale College football program stays active 12 

months a year. When the players and coaches aren’t 

preparing for their next opponent, they stay very active in 

the Hillsdale County area. Whether it’s the team’s annual 

golf outing in June, camps for kids in April and July, or 

participating in local shopping events, the Chargers 

maintain a strong presence in the Hillsdale community 

off the field as well as on it. 

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Tradition 

Character 

Service

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