Oct. 22, 2007

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BELLINGHAM, Wash. - UPCOMING GAME: Western Washington University Vikings (2-5) vs. Western Oregon University Wolves (5-2) in a non-conference contest on Sat., Oct. 27 (1 p.m.) at Civic Stadium (4,000 cap., FieldTurf) in Bellingham, Wash. The game is part of WWU's Fall Family Weekend festivities.

Last Saturday, Western lost 24-7 to No.19 Central Washington in the fifth annual Battle in Seattle at Qwest Field before a crowd of 11,780. It was the first BIS game that did not feature at least one lead change.

Western fell 24-10 at South Dakota two weeks ago, the Coyotes' 22nd straight victory at the Dakota Dome. The Vikings had snapped a three-game losing streak the previous week with a last-minute 18-15 home win over St. Cloud State, following a 22-14 setback at Minnesota Duluth.

The Vikings began the season with arguably the toughest opening three games of any NCAA Division II team in the country. They opened with a 28-21 victory at NCAA I-FCS UC Davis, then fell 45-10 at No.8 Nebraska-Omaha, and in their home opener lost 63-42 to No.2-ranked North Dakota in the highest-scoring game in school and NCC history.

Western Oregon is coming off a 37-13 Homecoming win over Southern Oregon last Saturday. The previous week, the Wolves lost 49-14 at home to Central Washington, turning the ball over five times and being penalized 10 times.

The Wolves opened the season with home victories over NCAA III-rivals Willamette, 23-9, and Linfield, 32-20. They then won two of three road contests, a 24-17 loss to NCAA I-FCS Cal Poly being sandwiched between wins over Texas A&M Kingsville, 22-14, and Humboldt State, 27-3.

SERIES HISTORY: 46th meeting. Western Washington leads 27-18-0, winning 17-14 at Bellingham last year. In 2004, the two teams played the longest game in Northwest small college history, Western Oregon prevailing 52-49 in four overtimes at Monmouth, Ore. Eight of the last 12 meetings have been decided by five points or less. The Vikings have a 15-8-0 series advantage at Bellingham and a 12-10-0 edge at Monmouth. The series began in 1930.

RADIO: KBAI (930 AM-Bellingham) is broadcasting all Western Washington football games live this season with sports director Doug Lange handling the play-by-play duties for the 12th consecutive season. The pre-game show with host Mark Scholten begins at 12:35 p.m. The KBAI broadcast can also be heard on the Internet at wwuvikings.com.

All Western Oregon football games are carried live on KCCS (1220 AM) with Russ Blunck (11th year) making the call and "The Coach" Bear Blunck handling the analysis. They can also be heard via the internet at www.wouwolves.com.

COACHES SHOW ON KVOS TV 12 WEBSITE: The Western Vikings Report-Football Edition will be available each week at kvos.com. KVOS also will air a pre and post season WWU Football Special.

WEBCAST INFORMATION: Viking football is back on the Internet for 2007. To listen to the live broadcast via the web, go to www.wwuvikings.com and follow the links. The web provides streaming audio of the KBAI 930 AM radio broadcast of Western athletic events. The audio stream is only available during event broadcast times.

2006 RESULTS: Western Washington finished 5-6 overall, winning its last three games, and tied for fifth place in the NCC at 3-5. Western Oregon was 6-4, all four losses being by a total of 21 points.

TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for Viking football cost $12 for reserved seating, $10 for general admission adults, $6 for students and seniors and $3 for Western students. For ticket information, contact the WWU Athletic Department at 360-650-2583 (BLUE). Season tickets are available for $44.

CIVIC STADIUM: Western is in its 46th year of playing home games at Bellingham's Civic Stadium. The Vikings have a 122-87-7 (.581) record at that facility which was built in 1961. Last year, Western finished 3-3 at home after having a 1-3 record at Civic Stadium in 2005, its first losing mark at home since 1990 (2-3). The Vikings are 1-1 at home this season.

VIKING REPORT: If Western is to duplicate its strong finish of 2006, when it closed the season with three straight wins, it must begin this week.

The Vikings have lost two straight games and five of their last six.

On the year, the Western defense is allowing 30.6 points and 447.0 yards of total offense a contest, last in the NCC. They have had 16 takeaways, split evenly between fumble recoveries and pass interceptions.

Leading the stop unit, which is nearly intact after suffering a rash of injuries during the first half of the season, is senior middle linebacker Shane Simmons, a 2007 second-team D2football.com preseason All-American and a second-team all-NCC pick last year. He leads the conference and ranks fourth nationally in tackles with 87 (12.4 avg.), including five for loss. Simmons forced a fumble in the dying seconds of the St. Cloud State game to preserve the victory.

On offense, the Vikings are averaging just 18.4 points and 317.2 yards a contest, eighth in the NCC. But Western paces the league in time of possession, averaging 32:35 minutes per game, and leads in net punting with a 34.4 average, while being the second least penalized team in the NCC with 46 flags for 316 yards. The Vikings also have turned the ball over just eight times, a figure that ranks among the top 10 nationally.

Directing the attack is junior quarterback Adam Perry, who has completed 119-of-217 passes (54.8 percent) for 1,400 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions. In Western's season-opening victory at UC Davis, Perry threw for 362 yards, the seventh-highest total in school history, connecting on 31-of-46 attempts, including two for touchdowns. That earned him College Sports Report National Division II Football Performer of the Week and NCC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

Sophomore running back Craig Garner, who missed the St. Cloud State game with a bruised knee, has run for 608 yards and five touchdowns on 159 carries, ranking fifth in the NCC in rushing at 101.3 yards a game. He has run for 100 or more yards in seven of his last 10 games. Garner had a career-high 192 rushing yards against North Dakota, tying a school record with four touchdowns.

The receiving corps is led by junior Travis McKee with 32 catches for 302 yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore Rick Copsey (292 yards, 1 touchdown) and senior Casey Dell (225 yards) each have 22 receptions.

Sophomore placekicker Josh Lider has made 9-of-14 field-goal attempts, but has hit just 1-of-6 since connecting on his first eight to tie a school record also held by current Atlanta Falcons punter Michael Koenen. Lider was 4-for-4 in the St. Cloud State contest, including a 35-yard game-winner with 21 seconds left as he was named NCC and D2Football.com National Special Teams Player of the Week. Lider booted three field goals in Western's season-opening win at NCAA I-FCS UC Davis.

Senior punter Corbin Anderson is averaging 37.3 yards on 37 boots, including a school-record effort of 79 yards against UC Davis when he was named NCC Special Teams POW. Western leads the NCC in net punting average at 34.2.

Garner is averaging 20.3 yards on 19 kickoff returns and Dell is averaging 9.5 yards on 11 punt returns.

WESTERN OREGON REPORT: The Wolves are looking to post back-to-back winning campaigns for the first time since 1987. They already have assured themselves a non-losing season.

Sophomore running back Ben Kuenzi is on pace to reach 1,000 yards on the ground this season, a feat previously accomplished by only seven players in WOU history. He has run for 710 yards, averaging 101.4 per game. Kuenzi ran for 107 yards on 22 carries against Central.

Senior quarterback Mark Thorson has thrown for 1,346 yards in six games, connecting on 55.2 percent of his passes. He missed the Humboldt State game on Oct. 6 with a shoulder injury.

Thorson threw for three touchdowns versus Southern Oregon, bringing his season total to 11 and tying the school career record of 47 set by Tony Burris (1985-86).

Junior Isaiah Smith leads the receiving crew with 25 catches for 394 yards and three scores. Senior Brad Ching has 21 catches for 272 yards, followed by sophomore Shaun Kauleinamoku with 20 grabs for 274 yards.

On defense, the Wolves are giving up just 91.4 yards per game rushing, allowing Southern Oregon only 35 ground yards on 31 attempts. They have forced 20 fumbles, recovering 10, and have intercepted nine passes, including four last week against the Red Raiders.

Sophomore linebacker J.T. Gilmore ranks among the nation's top 10 in tackles, averaging 12.0 per game (84). He had 18 stops against Texas A&M-Kingsville, the most by a WOU player since Dave Morrill had 21 against Carson-Newman in 2000.

Transfer senior end Victor Felipe, who weighs in at 290 pounds, was listed as a starting defensive end for the University of Oregon on its spring depth chart.

Senior Bruce Voges has five field goals this season and 26 for his career. He is also averaging 58.7 yards per kickoff. Sophomore Juan Rodriguez is averaging 35.6 yards per punt.

Last season, Voges was named D2football.com National Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Central Washington when he tied a school record with five field goals from 24, 28, 29, 34 and 40 yards.

The Wolves are one of the most penalized teams with 65 flags for 558 yards. They have had 24 penalties in their last two outings.

VIKING NOTES: Middle linebacker Shane Simmons, a second-team preseason D2Football.com All-America, has had double-figure tackles in 10 of the 12 games he has played the last two seasons with eight and nine stops in the other two. He had a career-high 18 stops versus Minnesota Duluth, earning NCC co-defensive Player of the Week honors. Last year, Simmons was leading NCAA II in solo tackles per game (9.8) until having his season end after five games because of a shoulder injury ... Western's four-game winning streak snapped by Nebraska-Omaha was the Vikings' longest since 2002 when they opened with four wins ... Western quarterback Adam Perry and punter Corbin Anderson were NCC co-offensive and co-special teams Players of the Week, respectively, for their performances in the Vikings' 28-21 win at NCAA Division I-FCS UC Davis on Sept. 1. Perry also was named the College Sports Report Division II Football Performer of the Week.

WWU INJURY REPORT: Wide receiver Rocki Sandusky has missed the last two weeks because of pneumonia.

NCC PRESEASON POLL: Western was picked to finish ninth among nine teams in both the 2007 preseason North Central Conference coaches and media polls. Defending co-champion North Dakota was the first-place pick in both polls.

HEAD COACHES: Robin Ross (Washington State, 1977) is in his second year (7-11) as head coach at Western and has three decades of coaching experience. He was the defensive coordinator for two of the finest Viking teams in school history in the mid-1990s.

Ross has spent most of his career as an assistant at the NCAA Division I-A level. He also coached in the National Football League, being the linebackers coach with Oakland for two seasons, helping the Raiders have the ninth-ranked defense in the NFL in 2000, when they were 12-4 and reached the AFC Championship Game.

In 2005, Ross was linebackers coach at Oregon State University, where the Beavers led the PAC 10 in run defense, allowing 108.0 yards per game. He spent the previous four seasons as special teams coordinator and tight ends coach at University of Oregon. The Ducks won the 2001 PAC 10 championship, finishing second in the ESPN Coaches Poll after defeating Colorado in the 2002 Fiesta Bowl. He was also at Oregon as an assistant during the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

Ross came to Western in 1994 and in his first season the Vikings led the NAIA Division II in scoring defense, allowing just 11.5 points a game and five times holding opponents without a touchdown. Western, which posted its first national playoff victory that season with a 21-2 triumph at No.1-ranked Linfield, ranked third nationally in rushing defense at 76.0 yards a contest and fifth in total defense (260.3) with 42 takeaways (26 interceptions, 16 fumble recoveries).

In 1995, Western finished 9-1, going 9-0 for the first undefeated regular-season for the school in 57 years and being ranked No.1 nationally in NAIA II for five weeks. The defense allowed 13.7 points a game, ranking seventh nationally in that category.

Immediately prior to coming to Western, Ross had been defensive coordinator at Iowa State University from 1987 to 1993. He has also been a defensive coordinator at Fresno State University (1996) and University of Cincinnati (1984 and 1985).

Ross, 53, began his coaching career at Long Beach State University in 1977. A graduate of Washington State University, where he also spent one season as a defensive line coach, Ross was a second-team all-PAC-8 pick as an offensive lineman. He was a 10th round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers in 1976, and spent one preseason with the Seattle Seahawks.

Ross, who is the 13th head coach in the 96-year history of Western football, is a graduate of El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera, Calif.

Arne Ferguson (Western Oregon, 1991) is in his third year (16-12) as head coach at Western Oregon after spending nearly 20 years with the Wolves as a player and an assistant coach. Ferguson had been Western Oregon's defensive coordinator since 1997. He previously coached defensive backs and linebackers. Ferguson played for the Wolves from 1985 to 1988 and was a three-time all-Columbia Football Association all-star as a safety. He has been a coach with the Wolves since 1989, except for a one-year stint as a high school coach in 1992. In Ferguson's first season at the helm in 2005, the Wolves went 5-6 and finished the season on a three-game win streak. Last year, they were 6-4, with all four losses coming by a total of 21 points.

LAST WEEK'S GAME:

Central Washington 24, Western Washington 7 at Seattle, WA (Qwest Field)

No.19 Wildcats prevail in fifth annual Battle in Seattle

Central Washington scored touchdowns on its first three possessions and went on to defeat Western, 24-7, in the fifth annual Wells Fargo Battle in Seattle for the Cascade Cup football game before a crowd of 11,780.

Western had six drives enter Central territory, but scored just once, missing three field goals and being stopped on a fourth-down play inside the Wildcat 3.

Central, ranked No.19 in the latest American Football Coaches Association/NCAA Division II Top 25, improved to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the NCC. Quarterback Mike Reilly completed 17-of-25 passes for 218 yards, and also ran for 67 yards on 10 attempts.

It was the third straight BIS victory for the Wildcats, who have a 4-1 overall lead. It was the first BIS which did not have a lead change. It was the 98th all-time meeting between the schools, with Central holding a 61-33-4 advantage.

The Wildcats opened the scoring by moving 90 yards in 10 plays after Western punted on its first drive. The march concluded with a bit of trickery, as wide receiver Johnny Spevak took a pitch-out, rolled right and threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to James Murphy.

Central then scored two touchdowns less than three minutes apart early in the second quarter. First, running back Johnny Lopez scored on a 4-yard run, leaping over a tackler into the right corner of the end zone to cap a seven-play, 73-yard drive. Western fumbled on the ensuing kickoff, leading to Reilly throwing a 14-yard touchdown pass to Spevak, giving the Wildcats a 21-0 lead with 11:13 left in the first half.

Western crossed midfield on four of its five first-half possessions, but didn't reach the scoreboard until the final drive of the half. After being stopped on fourth-and-one at the Central three, the Vikings forced a punt, then moved 41 yards in 10 plays, with quarterback Adam Perry finding wide receiver Travis McKee in the corner of the end zone for a 2-yard score with eight seconds left in the half.

Central opened the second half with a 27-yard field goal by Garrett Rolsma which was set up when Reilly completed a 37-yard pass to Brandon Stout on third-and-17. Neither team scored after that.

Reilly has now thrown for 200 yards or more in 24 of his 28 career at Central, surpassing 300 yards eight times.

Central had a 410-278 advantage in total offense. Lopez rushed for 102 yards on 21 carries.

For Western, Perry completed 17-of-36 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown, with McKee having eight catches for 66 yards and a score.

Running back Craig Garner added 70 yards on 21 rushing attempts.

At halftime a donation of $6,045 was made by Western and game sponsors Wells Fargo and Comcast to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

LAST YEAR'S MEETING WITH WESTERN OREGON:

Oct. 28, 2006 at Bellingham, Wash. - Western Washington 17, Western Oregon 14

Running back Craig Garner rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries, including the go-ahead score on a 17-yard run with 4:39 to play as Western defeated Western Oregon, 17-14, in a non-league game at Civic Stadium.

The Vikings improved to 3-6, with all three of their victories coming in the last five minutes.

Western Oregon fell to 5-3 with its third loss in the last four games.

The Wolves were without running back Eliot Vinzant, who has rushed for 1,046 yards this season and is just 164 yards short of the Western Oregon single-season rushing record. Vinzant missed the game because of a knee injury.

Western entered the fourth quarter with a 10-7 lead, but the Wolves went ahead 14-10 on a 46-yard pass from Mark Thorson to Sean Fullerton 85 seconds into the period.

But the Vikings regained the lead, with backup quarterback Adam Perry in for injured starter James Monrean moving them 63 yards in 10 plays, with nine of the plays on the ground, capped by Garner's go-ahead score. Western Oregon had a chance to force overtime, reaching the Western 15 on the following drive, but Bill Voges missed a 36-yard field goal with 54 seconds left.

"That was as gutsy a defensive effort as I've ever seen," said Western coach Robin Ross.

Western Oregon had a 415-225 edge in total offense, including a 246-71 advantage in the second half, but committed 11 penalties for 114 yards, and had three turnovers to one for the Vikings.

Thorson completed 30-of-43 passes for 359 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions, throwing for 230 yards in the second half.

The Vikings opened the scoring less than seven minutes into the game, as Garner took a handoff, cut left and burst untouched for a 28-yard touchdown, capping a nine-play, 69-yard drive. They extended the lead to 10-0 on a 45-yard Robby Smith field goal.

Western Oregon reached the scoreboard with 18 seconds left in the first half, driving 80 yards in 11 plays, concluded with an 8-yard pass from Thorson to Isaiah Smith, who finished with eight receptions for 119 yards.

The Wolves then opened the second half with a 16-play drive, reaching the Viking 3 before Todd McClellan intercepted Thorson in the end zone, McClellan's second pick of the game.

McClellan was named NCC con-defensive Player of the Week for his performance.

VIKINGS ARE FOOTBALL-ONLY MEMBER OF NCC: Western is a football-only member of the North Central Conference, one of the nation's most prestigious NCAA II alignments. The Vikings, along with arch-rival Central Washington, begin playing a full slate of eight NCC games last fall. The two schools had been competing as part of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The NCC, founded in 1921, currently has nine members in all, the others being Augustana SD, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State Mankato, Nebraska-Omaha, North Dakota, St. Cloud State MN and South Dakota. This is the final year of the NCC, which placed three teams in the 2006 national playoffs, as two schools are leaving NCAA Division II for Division I-FCS after this season.

WWU FOOTBALL RETURNS TO GNAC IN 2008: Western will move to a new five-team football alignment as part of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference beginning in 2008. The Vikings, who already compete in the GNAC in five men's and seven women's sports, will return to the loop for football after a two-year absence. They won GNAC gridiron titles in 2001 and 2003.

Humboldt State, located in Arcata, Calif., and Dixie State in Saint George, Utah, will join Western and its fellow GNAC members Central Washington and Western Oregon in the GNAC football league. Humboldt State and Dixie State, currently members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association and the PacWest Conference, respectively, will be granted affiliate membership in the GNAC for football and the football conference will operate under the auspices of the GNAC. Neither the CCAA nor the PacWest sponsors football.

The new league will involve all five NCAA Division II schools in the West that sponsor football. The schools will play a home-and-home format, providing eight conference games each year.

Humboldt State, Central Washington, Western and Western Oregon previously competed in the GNAC in football between 2001 and 2005. The GNAC, however, dropped its sponsorship of football following the 2005 season when Central and Western elected to move their football programs to the NCC and Humboldt State left the GNAC to become a member of the CCAA.

Dixie State is currently in its second season as a NCAA Division II member.

NEXT GAME: The Vikings travel to Augustana College (3-6 overall, 1-5 league) for a league game Sat., Oct. 27 (1 p.m.) at Sioux Falls, S.D. Augustana, which is at Central Washington on Saturday, is winless in four home games this season.

WWU TEAM CAPTAINS FOR WESTERN OREGON GAME: Matt Clark, James Day, Dan Trask, Tieba Bropleh

PROBABLE TWO DEEPS
WESTERN WASHINGTON
OFFENSE
TE  86 Logan Cullen (6-3, 245, Jr.-2V, Anacortes, WA)    83 Zach Hekker (6-4, 240, So.-TR, Bothell, WA/Weber State)LT  53 Chris Miller (6-3, 270, So.-1V, Everett, WA/Mariner)    56 Nick Bassett (6-4, 275, Fr.-RS, Gig Harbor, WA/Peninsula)LG  76 Scott Allanson (6-4, 280, Jr.-SQ, Everett, WA/Jackson)    72 Russell Piette (6-4, 290, Fr.-RS, Vancouver, WA/Columbia River)C   66 Dan Trask (6-3, 275, Jr.-1V, Aberdeen, WA)    69 Dincer Kayhan (5-8, 320, So.-SQ, Gig Harbor, WA)RG  78 Phil Hayes (6-4, 330, Jr.-2V, Renton, WA/O'Dea)    57 Zach Myers (6-2, 295, Jr.-SQ, Sammamish, WA/Skyline/CWU)RT  68 Chris Corey (6-4, 285, Jr.-1V, Federal Way, WA/Decatur)    63 Jason Paull (6-3, 270, So.-SQ, Vancouver, WA/Mountain View)(H) 81 Casey Dell (6-0, 200, Sr.-3V, Moxee, WA/East Valley)    85 Cody Oakes (6-2, 205, Fr.-RS, Bremerton, WA/Central Kitsap)WR  18 Travis McKee (6-5, 210, Jr.-2V, Bothell, WA)    84 Blake Ferguson (5-9, 180, So.-TR, Seattle, WA/Issaquah/WSU)WR   4 Rick Copsey (5-8, 185, So.-1V, Camas, WA)    88 Umi Grant (6-0, 175, Jr.-TR, Oakland, CA/Pacific Hills-L.A.)RB  20 Craig Garner (5-6, 160, So-1V., Tacoma, WA/Lakes)    17 Tyler Roberts (6-0, 200, So.-1V, Friday Harbor, WA)QB   6 Adam Perry (6-0, 195, Jr.-1V, Longview/R.A. Long)     8 Tony Gardiner (5-10, 195, Jr.-SQ, Bothell, WA)(FB)42 Matt Clark (6-1, 225, Jr.-1V, College Station, TX, A&M Consolidated)    38 Jeff Twining (6-0, 225, Fr.-RS, Shoreline, WA/Seattle Prep)
DEFENSE
LE  58 William Jackson (6-1, 265, So.-1V, Seattle, WA/O'Dea)    93 Nick Rocco (5-11, 225, Fr.-RS, Sammamish, WA/Skyline)T   71 Junior Aumavae (6-2, 310, Jr.-2V, Palmer, AK/Palmer)    96 Justin Mundell (5-9, 225, So., Maple Valley, WA/Tahoma)T   79 Don Thomas II (6-0, 255, Fr.-RS, Kent, WA/Kentwood)    55 Shea Thorstad (6-0, 265, Jr.-1V, Stanwood, WA/Adams State)RE  99 Ryan Conwell (6-5, 250, Sr.-3V, Kent, WA/Kentwood)    36 Jake Youngren (6-1, 215, So.-1V, Mount Vernon, WA/MVHS)LB  40 Taylor Wade (6-0, 205, Sr.-1V, Mukilteo, WA/Kamiak)    54 Nick Warren (5-10, 210, Sr.-1V, Bellevue, WA)LB   9 Shane Simmons (6-1, 230, Sr.-2V, Kent, WA (Kentlake/Idaho)    46 Andre Davis (6-3, 235, Fr., Seattle, WA/Franklin)LB  11 James Day (5-10, 195, Sr.-3V, Vancouver, WA/Mountain View)    43 Caleb Jessup (6-0, 215, So.-1V., Kenmore, WA/Inglemoor)LC   2 Anthony Zachary (5-11, 195, Fr., Spokane, WA/Ferris)     1 Jabari Mu'ied (5-10, 160, Fr., Redmond, WA/Redmond)FS  13 Maurice Jones (5-9, 185, Jr.-1V, Tacoma, WA/Spanaway Lake)     7 Zach Schrader (6-1, 190, Fr.-RS, Issaquah, WA/Skyline)SS   5 Noah Jiles (6-1, 195, So.-SQ, Yakima, WA/Eisenhower)    22 Allan Denton (6-1, 190, Fr.-RS, Los Angeles, CA/Upland)RC  16 C.J. Green (5-8, 185, So.-SQ, Federal Way, WA)    28 Anthony Rosso (5-11, 185, Jr.-2V, Walla Walla, WA/Walla Walla)
SPECIAL
K   26 Josh Lider (6-2, 185, So., Bellevue, WA/Sammamish)    10 Ace Younggren (6-0, 195, So-1V, Snohomish, WA/Snohomish)P   45 Corbin Anderson (6-0, 205, Sr.-2V, Veradale, WA/University/EWU)    26 Josh Lider (6-2, 185, So., Bellevue, WA/Sammamish)H    8 Tony Gardiner (5-10, 195, Jr., Bothell, WA/Bothell)    19 Brett Upchurch (6-1, 175, Sr.-3V, Sammamish, WA/Eastlake)LS  99 Ryan Conwell (6-5, 250, Sr.-3V, Kent, WA/Kentwood)    56 Nick Bassett (6-4, 275, Fr.-RS, Gig Harbor, WA/Peninsula)SS  56 Nick Bassett (6-4, 275, Fr.-RS, Gig Harbor, WA/Peninsula)    99 Ryan Conwell (6-5, 250, Sr.-3V, Kent, WA/Kentwood)PR  81 Casey Dell (6-0, 200, Sr.-3V, Moxee, WA/East Valley)    84 Blake Ferguson (5-9, 180, So.-TR, Seattle, WA/Issaquah/WSU)KR   4 Rick Copsey (5-8, 185, So.-1V, Camas, WA/Camas)    20 Craig Garner (5-6, 160, So.-1V, Tacoma, WA/Lakes)
WESTERN OREGON
OFFENSE
WR  22 Brad Ching (6-3, 210, Sr.-3L, Kailua, HI)    85 Justin Ore (6-4, 190, Fr.-RS, Anchorage, AK/Dimond)WR   1 Isaiah Smith (6-4, 215, Jr.-2L, Roseburg, OR)    17 Jake Zeutenhorst (6-5, 215, Fr.-RS, Selah, WA)H   47 Brian Alves (6-4, 240, Sr.-2L, Grants Pass, OR)    13 Brian Buckmier (6-4, 245, So.-1L, Beaverton, OR/Westview)FL  89 Shaun Kauleinamoku (5-9, 185, So.-1L, Ewa Beach, HI)     6 Chris Malcolm (6-1, 205, Jr.-TR, Los Angeles, CA/Compton College)TE  87 Cory Dickson (6-5, 255, So.-1L, Corvallis, OR)    11 Brian Devilla (6-0, 180, Sr.-TR, Ben Lomand, CA/Cabrillo JC)T   54 Brett Rhodes (6-2, 255, Sr.-3L, Canby, OR)    59 Jose Escobedo (6-4, 270, So.-RS, Nyssa, OR)G   74 Allan Mikolas (6-4, 320, Sr.-3L, Salem, OR/McKay)    58 Ty Geiser (6-3, 280, So.-RS, Beaverton, OR/Westview)C   52 Cory Perkins (6-0, 275, Jr.-2L, Salem, OR/McKay)    57 Chester Anonson (6-1, 270, Fr.-RS, Monroe, WA)G   63 Brandon O'Neill (6-2, 310, Sr.-3L, North Bend, OR)    55 Jesus Zarate (6-3, 315, Sr.-TR, Madras, OR/Southern Oregon)T   78 Paul Wright (6-4, 295, Sr.-3L, Portland, OR/Franklin)    61 Brian Buckmier (6-4, 245, So.-1L, Beaverton, OR/Westview)QB  16 Mark Thorson (6-6, 240, Sr.-3L, Sandy, OR)    18 Brady Lovell (6-3, 195, Fr.-RS, Vale, OR)RB  34 Ben Kuenzi (5-10, 220, So.-1L, Salem, OR/McKay)    12 Tyler Wilson (5-10, 210, So.-1L, Dayton, OR)
DEFENSE
E   75 Victor Filipe (6-2, 290, Sr.-TR, SLC, UT/Oregon)    90 Justin Cuellar (6-6, 240, Fr.-HS, Independence, OR/Central)T   92 Anthony Marin (6-0, 260, Jr.-2L, Salem, OR/McKay)    45 Robert Werder (6-4, 250, Sr.-3L, Toledo, OR)T   53 Matt Cox (6-0, 245, Jr.-2L, Salem, OR/North Salem)    95 Oneste Robert (6-4, 295, Fr.-RS, Portland, OR/David Douglas)E   81 Casey O'Donnell (6-5, 260, Sr.-3L, Troutdale, OR/Reynolds)    42 John Avgi (6-4, 240, So.-RS, Gervais, OR/Woodburn)LB  35 Matt Buche (6-1, 225, Sr.-3L, Myrtle Point, OR)    21 Kyle Blank (6-0, 210, Sr.-3L, Klamath Falls, OR/Mazama)MLB 56 J.T. Gilmore (6-4, 260, So.-1L, Lincoln City, OR/Taft)    30 Gerritt Vincent (5-9, 220, Fr.-RS, Hauula, HI/Kamehameha)LB  32 Gavin Romanick (6-3, 225, So.-1L, Madras, OR)    20 Andy Douglas (6-2, 225, So.-1L, Aloha, OR)CB  23 Nick Smith (6-0, 190, Sr.-3L, Warrenton, OR)    25 Jim Dowd (6-0, 185, So., Corvallis, OR)SS   3 Zach Christopherson (6-2, 220, Sr.-3L, Portland, OR/Wilson)     4 Andrew Jackson (6-0, 195, So.-1L, Portland, OR/Madison)FS  24 Caleb Singleton (6-4, 200, Fr.-RS, Salem, OR/West Salem)    48 Alex Sfetku (6-4, 225, Fr.-RS, Vancouver, WA/Fort Vancouver)CB  26 Bryan Huber (6-0, 170, So.-1L, Salem, OR/West Salem)     2 Jay Darden (5-9, 190, Sr.-3L, Portland, OR/Lincoln)
SPECIAL TEAMS
K   14 Bruce Voges (6-2, 215, Sr.-3L, Grants Pass, OR)    18 Juan Rodriguez (6-4, 190, So.-1L, Hermiston, OR)P   18 Juan Rodriguez (6-4, 190, So.-1L, Hermiston, OR)    87 Cory Dickson (6-5, 255, So., Corvallis, OR)LS  21 Kyle Blank (6-0, 210, Sr.-3L, Klamath Falls, OR/Mazama)    32 Gavin Romanick (6-3, 225, So.-1L, Madras, OR)H   18 Brady Lovell (6-3, 195, Fr.-RS, Vale, OR)    19 AJ Robinson (6-1, 195, Fr.-RS, Redmond, OR)KR   6 Chris Malcolm (6-1, 205, Jr.-TR, Los Angeles, CA/Compton College)     7 DJ Jackson (6-1, 210, Fr.-HS, Portland, OR/Jesuit)PR  89 Shaun Kauleinamoku (5-9, 185, So.-1L, Ewa Beach, HI/St. Louis)     7 DJ Jackson (6-1, 210, Fr.-HS, Portland, OR/Jesuit)