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UNLV
4-7 OVERALL
3-4 MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE/5TH PLACE
AWARDS BANQUET ON TAP
The 2001 Rebel Football Awards Banquet will take place Friday, Dec. 7 at the Four Seasons Hotel, which is located on the World Famous Las Vegas Strip. The public is invited and can purchase tickets for $65. Faculty and staff tickets are $54. Tables of 10 are available for $650 while major sponsorships of the event are available for $1,200. All of the team's annual awards, including offensive, defensive and special teams MVPs, will be announced. A no-host reception begins at 7 p.m. with dinner and awards beginning at 7:30.
SEASON NOTES
The five men making up the team's offensive line all started every game of the season until left guard Greg
Hulett was slowed by a sprained ankle and missed the season-finale at Air Force where he was spelled by freshman Marcus Johnson.
The Rebel defense faced three of the nation's top five rushers this season in No. 2 Luke Staley (BYU), who had 77 vs. UNLV, No. 3 Larry Ned (SDSU), who had only 46 and No. 4 Chance Kretschmer (UNR) 163
The seven teams that have defeated UNLV this season currently have a combined record of 44-28
UNLV posted different back-to-back 1,000-yard rushers in consecutive seasons for the first time in history (Jeremi Rudolph 1,005 in 2000 and Joe Haro 1,107 in 2001) and the 2002 Rebels will boast a returning grand rusher for the first time since Kirk Jones in 1985
UNLV is the only school in the Mountain West Conference with at least one offensive, defensive and special teams player of the week in all three seasons of the league's existence
SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN IN 2001
Consecutive games started (career): Kevin Thomas, 46Total interceptions (season): Kevin Thomas, 7 (MWC record)Interceptions returned for a TD (season): Kevin Thomas, 3 (MWC record)Interceptions returned for a TD (career): Kevin Thomas, 4 (MWC record)Defensive touchdowns (career): Kevin Thomas, 6Pass breakups (career): Kevin Thomas, 55Interception yards (season): Kevin Thomas, 213 (MWC record)Kickoff return average (season): Dominique Dorsey, 34.6Most pass attempts by an opposing player (game):60 by Casey Bramlet at WyomingFewest total yards gained by an opponent (game):114 at ArkansasPoints scored in first quarter (game): 27 at WyomingInterceptions and fumbles returned for a touchdown: 7 (4 interceptions, 3 fumbles)
4-7 Overall/3-4 MWC/T5th
Date Opponent TV Result
A. 30 at Arkansas ESPN L, 14-10S. 7 NORTHWESTERN ESPN L, 37-28S. 22 at Arizona KFBT L, 38-21S. 29 BYU ABC L, 35-31O. 6 at Nevada, Reno KLAS W, 27-12O. 13 SAN DIEGO STATE ABC W, 31-3O. 20 COLORADO STATE KLAS L, 26-24O. 27 at Wyoming LV One W, 47-26N. 3 UTAH ESPN+ L, 42-14N. 10 at New Mexico KLAS L, 27-17N. 17 at Air Force ESPN+ W, 34-10
2002 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent 2001 Series
A. 31 WISCONSIN 5-6 UW 3-1S. 7 KANSAS 2-8 1st MeetingS. 14 at Oregon State 5-5 UNLV 3-0S. 21 at Toledo 8-1 UNLV 1-0O. 5 NEVADA, RENO 2-8 UNR 15-12TBA AIR FORCE 5-5 AFA 4-3TBA NEW MEXICO 5-5 UNLV 5-4TBA WYOMING 2-7 UNLV 6-4TBA at Utah 7-3 UU 6-1TBA at BYU 11-0 BYU 8-1TBA at San Diego St 2-8 UNLV 6-5TBA at Colorado St 6-5 CSU 6-3-1
UNLV FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS
Location: Las Vegas, NV 89154Founded: 1957Enrollment: 23,000Nickname: Rebels (Not Runnin')Colors: Scarlet & GrayPresident: Dr. Carol C. HarterDir. of Athletics: Charles CavagnaroFaculty Representative: Dr. Hal K. RothmanConference: Mountain WestStadium/Opened: Sam Boyd/1971Capacity/Surface: 36,800/Natural GrassRecord in Stadium: 114-73-3 (30 seasons)All-Time Record: 190-186-4 (34 seasons)All-Time vs. MWC: 26-37-1Head Coach: John RobinsonRecord at UNLV: 15-20 (.429/3 years)Record Overall: 119-55-4 (.680/15 years)2000 Record: 8-5/4-3 (T3rd MWC)Offense: MultipleDefense: 4-3
INJURY UPDATE
UNLV Head Athletic Trainer Kyle Wilson reports that no Rebels that played this season are expected to miss 2002 spring practice because of injury. Three players -- Zach Bell, Ahmad Briggs and Tyrone Tucker -- will have minor sugery that involves approximately a three-month rehabilitation period.
Following is a list of injured players and their status for SPRING PRACTICE:
PLAYER, POS. (INJURY) STATUS GMS MISSED
Zach Bell, DB (Back Surgery) Probable 3Ahmad Briggs, DE (Left Shoulder Surgery) Probable 0Erik Elkington, WR (Right ACL Tear) Out Season-RedshirtSheddrick Mitchell, OL (Left Foot) Probable SeasonMatt Parkhurst, OL (Back Surgery) Out SeasonTyrone Tucker, LB (Left Shoulder Surgery) Probable Transfer DNP
CROWDED CROWDS
UNLV's home-finale crowd of 21,042 gave the Rebels a season total of 122,513 and an average of 24,503 for five home games, which was second all-time at the school. The 2001 Rebels needed only 1,485 more home fans to break the school record for per-game average, which was 24,799 per game in 1981 during Tony Knap's final year as head coach. This fall was only the second time UNLV played in front of at least 20,000 fans at every home game in a season along with 1981. In fact, UNLV played all but one of its 11 games this year in front of at least 20,000, with the gathering of 11,299 at Wyoming being the only exception.
TUBE TIME RECORD
Every UNLV football game was televised on at least a local basis for the first time in history in 2001. The school record, which was only three before the hiring of head coach John Robinson, was set with four in 1999 and then broken last year as 11 of 13 games were shown, including the Las Vegas Bowl on ESPN2. In 2001 the Rebels appeared on ABC twice, ESPN twice, ESPN+Plus twice, SportsWest four times and one local broadcast by ESPN Regional at UNLV. The Colorado State game was originally set for a national ESPN broadcast but was instead produced by SportsWest after the postponement. Before 1999, the school's football program made 10 network TV appearances in 32 seasons. Since Robinson's hire, UNLV has been on network TV 14 times and televised overall 26 times with just one of those appearing only in the Las Vegas market (at Iowa State in 2000).
UNLV TV APPEARANCES UNDER JOHN ROBINSON
SEASON RECORD OUTLET1999 4 of 11 games SportsWest (3), ESPN+Plus (1)2000 11 of 13 games ESPN+Plus (3), SportsWest (3), ESPN2 (2), ABC (1), Fox Sports West 2 (1), ESPN Regional at UNLV (1)2001 11 of 11 games SportsWest (4), ESPN (2), ABC (2), ESPN+Plus (2), ESPN Regional at UNLV (1)
2001 REBEL RUNDOWN
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WEEKLY WINNERS
For the third time in as many years, UNLV players earned all three of the Mountain West Conference weekly honors. This fall, one Rebel earned Offensive Player of the Week, one took Defensive Player of the Week honors while two earned nods for special teams. Following is a complete list of UNLV's MWC weekly awards winners.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Joe Haro, RB Oct. 29, 2001Nate Turner, WR Nov. 27, 2000Jason Thomas, QB Oct. 2, 2000Jeremi Rudolph, RB Oct. 11, 1999
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kevin Thomas, CB Nov. 19, 2001Amar Brisco, CB Nov. 27, 2000Kevin Thomas, CB Oct. 2, 2000Kevin Thomas, CB Sept. 13, 1999
SPECIAL TEAMS POWTroy Mason, PR Oct. 15, 2001Gary Cook, P Oct. 7, 2001Troy Mason, KR Nov. 13, 2000Ray Cheetany, P/K Oct. 9, 2000Duane James, KR Oct. 11, 1999
A SEASON FOR GIVING
A donation of $1 million was made to the UNLV football program in the name of the late Ernest A. Becker Sr., the school announced Nov. 3. The donation will allow the team's football practice facility to be upgraded with a state-of-the-art playing surface, helping turn the newly named Ernie Becker Sr. Football Fields at Bill "Wildcat" Morris Rebel Park into one of the nation's top training facilities. In addition, the athletic department's strength and conditioning center at the Lied Athletic Complex will now proudly carry the name of Ernie Becker Sr. The donation ranks among the biggest in history designated solely for Rebel football along with the $1.2 million over 10 years from the Boyd Family during the 1980s and the $500,000 given by George Maloof Jr. in September as part of an overall million-dollar donation to the university. "There are certain people who are just big time when it comes to helping a program make great strides and the Becker Family fits into that category," UNLV head football coach John Robinson said. "When we are finished improving the Ernie Becker Sr. Football Fields, Rebel Park will be a showplace for our student-athletes."
AYE, AYE CAPTAINS
Just as in the last two seasons under John Robinson, UNLV used different game captains each week until permanent representatives were voted on by the team before the final game of the season. The official team captains for the 2001 season were center Peter Tramontanas, linebacker Shanga Wilson and defensive tackle Ahmad Miller.
at Arkansas: (Defense) FS Sam Brandon (Offense) C Peter TramontanasNORTHWESTERN: (Defense) LB Shanga Wilson (Offense) WR Bobby Neroat Arizona: (Defense) LB Shanga Wilson (Offense) RB Jabari JohnsonBYU: (Defense) DE Scott Parkhurst & James Sunia (Offense) Brandon Bairat UNR: (Defense) DE Steve Newton (Offense) OL Brandon BairSDSU: (Defense) DE Adrian Watson (Offense) QB Chris HaywardCSU: (Defense) FS Sam Brandon (Offense) OL Greg Hulettat Wyoming: (Defense) LB Shanga Wilson (Offense) C Peter TramontanasUTAH: (Defense) CB Kevin Thomas (Offense) OL Shane Wagersat New Mexico: (Defense) FS Sam Brandon (Offense) C Peter Tramontanasat Air Force: (Defense) LB Shanga Wilson & Ahmad Miller (Offense) C Peter Tramontanas
REBELATIONS
ON THE OFFENSIVE:
By throwing for 1,353 yards this fall, QB Jason Thomas moved into eighth place on the school's career passing yards list with 3,061. He will need just 395 yards to move past Bob Stockham into seventh, 729 to pass Steve Stallworth into sixth and 1,665 to move into the school's top five in his senior season ... The Rebels' 47 points at Wyoming were the most for the team under head coach John Robinson, the most for the program since a 55-48 overtime loss to San Jose State in 1997 and the most in a regulation game since a 52-24 Las Vegas Bowl win over Central Michigan in 1994 ... Statistically, UNLV was a first-half team in 2001 as the Rebels outscored their opponents 82-70 in the first quarter and 81-70 in the second while being outscored in both the third fourth stanzas ... The Rebel offensive line allowed only six sacks in the year's last seven games and only 12 in 11 games this fall -- which tied for 12th best in the nation ... UNLV was successful on fourth down only four times in 18 attempts this season after finishing 7-13 on such plays a year ago ... Sophomore WR Michael Johnson set what was a Mountain West Conference record with 174 yards on a career-high eight receptions vs. Northwestern. It was the 14th-best receiving day in school history and the most since Len Ware had 200 vs. SDSU in 1996. However, BYU tight end Doug Jolley broke Johnson's short-lived record with 177 yards on Oct. 20 ... A week after UNLV threw for the second-least yards in school history with 40 vs. Arkansas, Jason Thomas rebounded to toss for a career-high 304 yards and two touchdowns vs. Northwestern. It marked the first 300-yard game for a UNLV quarterback since Jon Denton threw for 401 vs. San Jose State in 1997 ... Even though he only had seven completions at Wyoming, Thomas passed for three touchdowns in a regular-season game for the first time in his career. JT also tossed three scores in last year's Las Vegas Bowl.
FOR THE DEFENSE:
UNLV had six defensive scores this season ... FS Sam Brandon, who had a team-season-high 17 tackles vs. Utah, led his team in takedowns in all but four games in 2001 ... Brandon's 70-yard interception return for a score vs. Utah meant that he finished with one on both sides of the ball. The former WR also caught an 11-yard touchdown vs. SMU in 1998 ... Former reserve tight end Trevan Sorensen moved to defensive end late in the season and got his first action on his new side of the ball at Wyoming. He finished with has nine tackles in four games ... Sophomore LB Ryan Claridge is among the national leaders with six forced fumbles and ended just one behind single-season UNLV record holder Bruce Gray (1970) ... Shanga Wilson also recovered a fumble vs the Cowboys, which gave him a league-leading four this fall ... UNLV held Arkansas to only 114 yards in Game One, which broke the school record of 131 yards by Cal State Fullerton in 1983 ... SDSU's 3 points in Game Six was the lowest total ever allowed by UNLV to a MWC opponent.
SPECIAL (TEAMS) DELIVERY:
UNLV snapped a 12-quarter drought without a field goal when PK Dillon Pieffer hit a career-long 49-yarder just before halftime at UNM in Game 10 ... The three-pointer was the 10th-longest in school history and the longest since Nick Garritano had five 51 or longer in 1994 ... Pieffer went only 7 of 12 in field goals this season after making 6 of 7 as a rookie a year ago ... The Rebels have a new kickoff man in the form of import Hubi Schulze Zumkley, a freshman from Herbern, Germany, who took over the duties beginning in Game Four ... The Rebels had two players bring home MWC Special Teams Player of the Week honors this fall as freshman punter Gary Cook earned the title on Oct. 8 after averaging 45.3 yards per kick at UNR and PR Troy Mason earned the award on Oct. 15 after returning two punts longer than 50 yards vs. SDSU.
THE KIDS WERE ALL RIGHT
Tailback/kick returner Dominique Dorsey was not the only Rebel rookie to make an impact in 2001. On offense, highly touted WR recruit Earvin Johnson finished fifth on the team with 12 receptions for 182 yards. The team's oldest rookie, 22-year-old QB Kurt Nantkes, made his collegiate debut at Arizona and completed 2 of 3 attempts for 33 yards, including his first touchdown pass. In Game Six vs. SDSU's first unit, Nantkes completed both of his attempts, which included another short scoring pass. After brief performances at Wyoming and vs. Utah, the former Oakland Athletics farmhand started his first college game at UNM and passed for 159 yards and his third score. On special teams, Gary Cook settled into the team's starting punting job while Hubi Schulze Zumkley was the squad's new kickoff man. On defense, redshirt starting LB Adam Seward finished fourth on the team with 60 tackles and tied for second on the team with three sacks. Redshirt DB Jamaal Brimmer had 21 tackles and started his first game at Wyoming while Ruschard Dodd-Masters (16) and Zach Bell (7) also contributed.
TAKE A PEEK AT NEEK
Diminutive UNLV tailback Dominique (pronounced dom-in-NEEK) Dorsey was creating a sensation in Las Vegas before suffering ankle injuries. The 5-foot-6-inch, 165-pound true freshman did not even play in the season's first game but then exploded into a versatile gridiron weapon. Dorsey gained 18 yards on his first career carry vs. Northwestern and then minutes later returned his first kickoff 87 yards. After later adding a 55- and 53-yarder, he skyrocketed to No. 1 in the nation. Dorsey broke out of the backfield vs. BYU when he gained 77 yards on 14 carries and scored his first two TDs. Then, still coming off of the bench at Nevada, Reno, "Little D" rolled up a MWC freshman-record 180 yards on just 18 carries, including a career-long 56-yarder and another score. Dorsey sprained his ankle vs. SDSU and left after gaining just 17 yards on four carries and then, vs. CSU, sprained the other ankle after just three attempts and did not play vs. Wyoming before coming back in a limited role vs. Utah, New Mexico and Air Force. With his one return in the season finale, Dorsey reached 10 attempts on the year and broke the school's single-season kickoff YPR record of 31.40 set by Henry Vereen in 1976. Dorsey's 34.6 YPR would have finished second in the nation if he had two more attempts during the season.
PICK ME!
With an incredible seven interceptions in UNLV's final seven games, preseason All-American cornerback Kevin Thomas moved into a tie for second place on the school's career list with 14 while also setting the program's single-season mark. When the senior returned his second pick in the season finale 57 yards for a score, it marked his sixth career defensive touchdown (including two fumbles), which extended his school record. His three interceptions returned for a touchdown this fall fell just one short of the NCAA record and the four in his career was also just one short of the national mark. Thomas led the squad in 1999 with five interceptions and paced the Rebels again last fall with two and now leads the Mountain West Conference and is tied for second in the nation with seven. The Sacramento native also set the UNLV single-season record this fall with seven.
UNLV CAREER INTERCEPTION LIST
PL PLAYER (YEARS) NO YDS TD1. Marlon Beavers (1973-76)17 367 12. Kevin Thomas (1998-01) 14 317 4 Charles Jarvis (1978-81)14 211 14. David Hollis (1983-86) 11 143 1 Patt Medchill (1970-72) 11 303 36. Jim Farnham (1970-71) 9 129 1 Rodney Mazion (1991-94) 9 179 2
KTs TDs49-yard interception returnat North Texas, Sept. 2, 1999
100-yard fumble return*at Baylor, Sept. 11, 1999
31-yard fumble returnat Utah, Nov. 4, 2000
58-yard interception returnat Wyoming, Oct. 27, 2001
24-yard interception returnvs. Utah, Nov. 3, 2001
57-yard interception returnat Air Force, Nov. 17, 2001
*NCAA Record
BREAK IT UP
CB Kevin Thomas obliterated the school's career passed defended record with 55 -- amazingly more than doubling the 27 second-place Anthony Blue knocked away in 1983-86 and Randy Black totaled during his career from 1997-2000. Thomas, who had a career-high six breakups vs. UNR on Oct. 7, 2000, also set UNLV's single-season mark with 24 in 1999.
CAREER PASSES DEFENDED
1. Kevin Thomas (1998-01) 552. Randy Black (1997-2000) 27 Anthony Blue (1983-86) 274. Rodney Mazion (1991-94) 265. Carlton Johnson (1989-91)246. Charles Dimry (1984-87) 21 David Hollis (1983-86) 21
JERSEY JOE
UNLV junior Jersey Joe Haro burst into the starting tailback spot after a long journey back and forth across the line of scrimmage. An all-state performer out of Clifton, N.J., Haro joined the Rebels in 1998 and earned a medical hardship after rushing four times for zero net yards. He carried the ball only eight times in 1999 but still managed to be his team's leading rusher vs. BYU with 59 yards on just four carries. With a senior logjam at the UNLV tailback spot in 2000, Haro moved to defensive back but fractured his right fibula in Game Two and missed the remainder of the season. Haro moved back to offense during bowl-game practices last December and earned the No. 2 tailback spot heading into the season opener. During halftime at Arkansas, Haro had five carries for zero yards, but then Jersey Joe exploded to finish with a game-high 131 yards on 24 total carries. Starting his first game vs. Northwestern the following week, Haro proved his gutty rushing style was no fluke as he gained 104 yards on 25 carries, including his first career touchdown run of 10 yards. Haro had career-best days three weeks in a row in October as he ran for 136 vs. SDSU and then 146 yards and two touchdowns vs. CSU for his third and fourth century-mark games this fall. Then, at Wyoming, Haro dominated on the ground with 226 yards on just 22 carries (10.3 per carry) and two touchdowns, including a career-long 65-yard scoring run. The peformance, which earned him MWC POW honors, marked the first time a Rebel ran for 200 yards in a game since Shannon Wilson got exactly that much vs. Arkansas State in 1995. It was also the best UNLV total since Ickey Woods ran for 265 on 37 carries vs. Pacific in 1987. Despite battling various leg and back injuries, Haro's 70 yards on just 11 carries in the season finale at Air Force moved him to 1,107 to turn in the sixth 1,000-yard rushing season in school history and the fourth-best single-season total ever for a Rebel. Also, his 10 rushing touchdowns were the fifth-most in UNLV history. Haro currently ranks 30th in the nation and fourth in the MWC with 100.6 yards per game and fifth in the league and 78th in the country in all-purpose yards with 106.6 per game. His five career 100-yard games also ranks him 12th all-time at the school.
GAME 11 IN REVIEW
UNLV 34, AIR FORCE 10
REBELS FLY PAST FALCONS FOR FIRST SPRINGS WIN
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- (Nov. 17, 2001) UNLV (4-7) scored 34 unanswered points to break a two-game losing streak in a 34-10 stunner over Air Force (5-5) in front of 31,074 fans at Falcon Stadium and an ESPN+Plus television audience. The Rebels closed out a disappointing campaign with only their second season-ending victory in their last nine seasons. It was also UNLV's second road victory in the month of November since 1993 as they won in Colorado Springs for the first time in three all-time visits. AFA took a 10-0 lead with a seven-yard Keith Boyea touchdown run and 32-yard field goal. The Rebels answered with a two-yard Jason Thomas rush and then took a halftime lead with a one-yard Joe Haro scoring plunge. With the score unchanged with just over three minutes to go in the third, senior cornerback Kevin Thomas changed the game by stepping in front of a Boyea pass and racing 57 yards the other way to give his team a 20-10 lead. The interception was the second of the game and a school- and MWC-record seventh of the season. The TD was KT's third such score of the year and sixth defensive touchdown of his superb career. The Sacramento native also broke a UNLV record with his 46-consecutive start. For his efforts, the All-America candidate later would earn MWC Defensive Player of the Week honors for the third time in as many years. Less than a minute later, Rebel rookie linebacker Adam Seward (who would finish with 14 tackles and two sacks) forced Boyea to fumble on a sack. Scott Parkhurst scooped up the ball and jogged in for a 21-yard score. It was the fourth defensive TD for UNLV in three games and the sixth of the season. Haro, fighting multiple injuries, gutted out 70 yards on just 11 carries and took in an eight-yard TD to make the final 24-point advantage. The junior closed the campaign with 1,107 yards, which represented the fourth-best rushing season in school history. Despite the Falcon's 22-16 first-down advantage, it proved to be UNLV's second consecutive win over the Academy for a combined score of 68-24 and moved the Rebels into a fifth-place final finish in the league standings.
UNLV 2001
SEASON DEPTH CHART
REBEL OFFENSE
WR 86 Troy Mason (5-10, 170, JR-3L) 8 Michael Johnson (5-10, 180, SO-1L) 88 Andrew Dubiellak (6-4, 185, SR-1L)WR 1 Bobby Nero (6-1, 180, SR-1L) 4 Earvin Johnson (6-3, 195, FR-HS) 23 Toby Smeltzer (5-10, 185, JR-2L)LT 69 Brandon Bair (6-6, 295, SR-2L) 67 Eddie Freas (6-2, 300, JR-RS)LG 63 Greg Hulett (6-3, 300, SR-1L) 76 Marcus Johnson (6-1, 290, FR-RS)C 61 Peter Tramontanas (6-5, 275, SR-3L) 73 Dominic Furio (6-2, 285, SO-1L)RG 70 Tony Terrell (6-4, 295, JR-2L) 60 Ernie Calanche (6-4, 290, JR-1L)RT 75 Shane Wagers (6-5, 300, SR-2L) 77 Jimy Zoll (6-6, 300, FR-RS)TE 80 DeJhown Mandley (6-4, 240, JR-2L) 84 Brad Osterhout (6-4, 245, JR-1L)QB 2 Jason Thomas (6-4, 230, JR-1L) 7 Kurt Nantkes (6-4, 215, FR-RS)TB 34 Joe Haro (5-10, 190, JR-2L) 32 Jabari Johnson (5-11, 200, SR-1L) 39 Johnny Graham (6-0, 215, JR-SQ)FB 24 Steven Costa (6-1, 225, JR-2L) 40 George Gordon (6-0, 235, SR-RS) 35 Andrew Faga (6-0, 240, SO-TR)
REBEL SPECIALISTS
PK 95 Dillon Pieffer (5-11, 180, SO-1L)KO 14 Hubi Schulze Zumkley (6-2, 215, FR-HS)HOLD 23 Toby Smeltzer (5-10, 185, JR-2L)LS 67 Eddie Freas (6-2, 300, JR-RS)
REBEL DEFENSE
LDE 47 Anton Palepoi (6-4, 275, SR-1L) 45 Steve Newton (6-3, 245, SR-2L) 83 Trevan Sorensen (6-4, 255, JR-2L)DT 44 Ahmad Miller (6-4, 310, SR-1L) 92 Phil Reed (6-3, 265, JR-2L)NG 91 Dietrich Canterberry (6-4, 300, SO-1L) 93 Garrett Brassington (6-2, 285, JR-TR)RDE 90 Ahmad Briggs (6-3, 230, JR-2L) 37 Scott Parkhurst (6-3, 245, SR-1L) 99 Adrian Watson (6-3, 240, SR-1L)SLB 55 Adam Seward (6-2, 235, FR-RS) 13 LaMar Owens (6-2, 235, SR-1L)MLB 49 Ryan Claridge (6-3, 245, SO-1L) 36 Shanga Wilson (6-1, 215, SR-1L)WLB 36 Shanga Wilson (6-1, 215, SR-1L) 18 Tosh Burrus (6-0, 200, JR-2L)CB 19 Jamal Wynn (6-0, 185, JR-2L) 3 Ruschard Dodd-Masters (5-11, 175, FR-RS)SS 41 Ross Dalton (6-3, 205, JR-2L) 21 Chameion Sutton (5-11, 180, JR-TR)FS 42 Sam Brandon (6-3, 195, SR-2L) 27 Jamaal Brimmer (6-1, 205, FR-RS)CB 28 Kevin Thomas (5-11, 180, SR-3L) 3 Ruschard Dodd-Masters (5-11, 175, FR-RS)
REBEL SPECIALISTS
P 16 Gary Cook (5-11, 180, FR-HS)PR 86 Troy Mason (5-10, 170, JR-2L) 1 Bobby Nero (6-1, 180, SR-1L)KR 6 Dominique Dorsey (5-6, 165, FR-HS) 86 Troy Mason (5-10, 170, JR-2L) 1 Bobby Nero (6-1, 180, SR-1L) 34 Joe Haro (5-10, 190, JR-2L)
