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Columbia University
(0-0, 0-0 Ivy)
vs.
Fordham University
(1-1)
Saturday, September 16, 2006, 12:30 p.m.
Lawrence A. Wien Stadium (17,000/FieldTurf)
New York, N.Y.
Columbia Quick Facts
Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,532
Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbia Blue and White
Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . Ivy League/NCAA Div. I-AA
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee C. Bollinger
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
and Physical Education. . . . . . . Dr. M. Dianne Murphy
Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norries Wilson
Record at Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0, first season
Overall Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0, first season
Columbia 2005 Record . . . . . . . . . 2-8 overall, 0-7 Ivy
Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.gocolumbialions.com
Athletics Communications
Associate Athletics Director For
Athletics Communications. . . . . . . . . Alex Oberweger
Phone/E-mail. . . . . . . 212-854-2605/[email protected]
Football Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Kennedy
Phone/E-mail. . . . . . . . 212-854-7141/[email protected]
Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-854-8168
Press Box Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212-304-8023
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dodge Fitness Center
3030 Broadway, MC 1914
New York, NY 10027
Media Information
The Columbia locker room is closed to the media.
Please see Todd Kennedy or another member of the
Columbia Athletics Communications Staff to request
players or coaches for post-game interviews.
Wien Stadium Press Box
All writers and radio broadcasters will be seated on the
first level of the press box, while tape, film and television cameras will be on the top level. TV broadcasters
may be on either level. A limited number of sideline
passes will be issued to photographers.
Wien Stadium In & Post-Game Procedures
Full typewritten play-by-play, statistics, and scoring
summaries will be provided approximately 10 minutes following the conclusion of the game. Quarterly
statistics and half-time summaries will be distributed
during the game.
For home games, the post game-interview will take place in
the Chrystie Field House (brick building behind press box),
and instructions will be given following the contest.
Football
2006
2006 columbia football
Norries Wilson (Minnesota ‘89), first season
Sept. 16 FORDHAM. . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
23 GEORGETOWN . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
30 PRINCETON*∆ . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 7 IONA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
14 at Penn*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.
21 DARTMOUTH*. . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
28 at Yale*†. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . noon
Nov. 4 at Harvard*. . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
11 CORNELL*. . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
18 at Brown*. . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
* Ivy League game
† YES Network ∆ Homecoming
2006 fordham football
Tom Masella (Wagner ’81), first season
Sept.
Oct. Nov.
2
9
16
30
7
14
21
28
4
11
18
Monmouth. . . . . . . . . . . . L, 9-23
at Albany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 9-7
at COLUMBIA. . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
at Holy Cross. . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.
Duquesne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.
Marist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.
Colgate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.
at Bucknell. . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.
at Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m.
Georgetown. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 p.m.
the series
Series record: Columbia 10, Fordham 4
Columbia’s last home victory: 2002 (13-11)
last road victory: 2005 (23-17)
widest margin of victory: 45 (45-0, 1890)
Fordham’s last home victory: 2003 (37-30)
last road victory: 2004 (17-14)
widest margin of victory: 31 (41-10, 2001)
Last tie: none
Current streak: Columbia, one win (2005)
Series started: 1890 (Columbia, 45-0)
Wilson vs. Fordham: 0-0
Masella vs. Columbia: 0-0
OFFICE OF ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS • www.gocolumbialions.com
Columbia Lions
offense
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
RB
QB
FB
WR
10
8
76
50
66
58
72
62
60
75
73
55
81
89
36
41
14
18
85
45
4
6
Nick DeGasperis . . Sr., 5-11, 174
Tim Paulin . . . . . . . . . Jr., 6-3, 185
Matt Barsamian. . . . Sr., 6-3, 272
Calder Orr . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-3, 269
Daniel Palmer . . . . . Sr., 6-2, 293
Gene Kaskiw. . . . . . So.,6-3, 283
Mike Partain. . . . . . . . Jr., 6-4, 281
John Seiler. . . . . . . . Fr., 6-3, 276
Mike Brune. . . . . . . . So., 6-4, 278
Uche Osadebe. . . . . Sr., 6-2, 269
Ralph DeBernardo. . So., 6-4, 277
T.J. DeFilippo. . . . . . . Jr., 6-2, 284
Jamal Russell. . . . . . . Jr., 6-3, 223
Troy Evangelist . . . . So., 6-6, 248
Jordan Davis . . . . . So., 5-10, 193
James Cobb. . . . . . . Sr., 5-9, 197
Craig Hormann. . . . . Jr., 6-4, 234
Chris Allison. . . . . . . So., 6-3, 208
Thomas Weldon. . . . . Jr., 6-1, 213
Austin Stevenson. . . . Jr., 5-9, 217
Adrian Demko . . . . . Sr., 6-3, 197
Jim Besselman. . . . . Sr., 6-2, 210
defense
LDE
NT
RDE
OLB
ILB
MLB
ILB
OLB
CB
FS
CB
91
71
54
99
93
98
49
39
48
44
35
40
59
52
2
43
19
3
28
1
32
Phillip Mitchell. . . . So., 6-5, 248
Rick Ingold. . . . . . . So., 6-4, 254
Todd Abrams. . . . . . Sr., 6-1, 262
Mack Loughrey . . . Fr., 5-11, 220
Conor Joyce . . . . . . So.,6-4, 250
Javier Garza . . . . . . So.,6-0, 213
Andy Shalbrack. . . . Fr., 6-1, 188
Ben Schori. . . . . . . Sr., 5-11, 188
Drew Quinn. . . . . . So., 6-3, 231
Zac Wallingford. . . . So.,6-2, 217
Adam Brekke. . . . . Sr., 5-11, 218
Corey Cameron. . . So., 6-1, 220
Lou Miller. . . . . . . . Fr., 5-11, 199
Justin Masorti . . . . Fr., 5-11, 226
Justin Nunez. . . . . Sr., 5-10, 181
Andrew Farrell. . . . . Jr., 6-0, 191
Chad Musgrove. . . . Jr., 6-3, 196
Tad Crawford. . . . . . Sr., 6-3, 194
Brandon Buckley. . . Jr., 6-1, 198
JoJo Smith. . . . . . . . Jr., 5-7, 156
Eugene Edwards. . . Jr., 6-0, 164
special teams
P
11
29
K (FG/PAT)11
K (KO) 33
LS
31
H
4
KR
19
41
PR
3
Jon Rocholl. . . . . . . So., 6-3, 185
Taylor Joseph . . . . . . Fr., 6-2, 173
Jon Rocholl. . . . . . . So., 6-3, 185
Patrick Huston. . . . . So., 6-2, 173
Josh Webster . . . . . . Jr., 6-1, 211
Adrian Demko. . . . . . Sr., 6-3, 197
Chad Musgrove. . . . . Jr., 6-3, 196
James Cobb . . . . . . . Sr., 5-9, 197
Tad Crawford. . . . . . . Sr., 6-3, 194
2006 COLUMBIA FOOTBALL
2
deeps
FORDHAM RAMS
(0-0, 0-0 Ivy)
Wilson’s Wisdoms
On opening day:
"They’re excited for the opportunity to play someone
different after beating up on
each other two or three times
per week. It gets old."
On invigorating a program:
"New uniforms don’t make
you play better. We have to
compete in everything we do
and outhustle people on both
sides of the ball."
On Uche Osadebe’s move to
offensive line:
"He’s challenging the guys
ahead of him. I wouldn't be
surprised to see him crack
back into the starting lineup."
On Fordham:
"They’re young in the secondary from what I've seen. We
need to pressure them. We
have to create space when we
run the ball. We cannot force
the issue or turn the ball over.
Fordham runs the ball pretty
well. I think we did a great job
against the run [in the scrimmage] against Harvard, but
they didn't use their starting
tailback."
On Columbia’s Depth:
"Our twos and threes are
predominantly freshmen and
sophomores."
(1-1)
offense
QB
TB
FB
SE
or
FL
TE
or
RT
RG
C
LG
LT
1
9
23
42
43
45
80
88
88
47
13
84
85
90
74
75
55
79
66
78
68
64
51
60
Derric Daniels. . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-1, 194
T.J. Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . So., 6-0, 200
James Prydatko. . . . . . . Sr., 6-0, 219
Larry Dortch. . . . . . . . . . Fr., 5-10, 205
Bo Marchand. . . . . . . . . So., 6-2, 233
Kenny Jones. . . . . . . . . Jr., 5-11, 226
Sylvester Clarke . . . . . . . Jr., 6-2, 203
Asa Lucas. . . . . . . . . . . . Fr., 6-1, 182
James Crockett. . . . . . . . Fr., 6-2, 210
Tommy Martin. . . . . . . . Fr., 5-11, 185
Mike Melvin. . . . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-0, 180
Ty Hogan. . . . . . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-3, 240
Cody Kritzer. . . . . . . . . . So., 6-3, 232
Matt Graham. . . . . . . . . . Jr., 6-2, 249
Justin Sarabaez. . . . . . . So., 6-5, 305
Ricky Bencivenni. . . . . . . Sr., 6-2, 250
Michael Nardone. . . . . . . Jr., 6-1, 294
Peter Jannen. . . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-4, 288
Mike Breznicky . . . . . . . . Jr., 6-0, 300
Robby Reiss . . . . . . . . . . Fr., 6-3, 315
Joe Welton . . . . . . . . . . So., 6-3, 309
Frank Rizzo. . . . . . . . . . . Fr., 6-3, 285
Anthony Silvestro . . . . . . Sr., 6-2, 298
Alex Brown . . . . . . . . . . So., 6-3, 250
defense
DE 69
67
NG 97
70
DT 93
99
OLB 5 38
ILB 25
or 39
ILB 11
58
OLB 32
34
CB 24
26
FS 44
27
SS 22
8
CB 16
12
Cory Terzis. . . . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-1, 255
Greg DeMarco. . . . . . . So., 6-1, 244
Eduardo Boza. . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-2, 292
Michael Techtmann. . . . Sr., 6-0, 258
Jay Edwards. . . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-1, 260
Rich Cerullo. . . . . . . . . . Jr., 6-2, 242
Marcus Taylor. . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-1, 244 Ryan Darcey. . . . . . . . . . Fr., 6-2, 190
Josh Jenrette. . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-0, 192
Ryan Kleve. . . . . . . . . . . Jr., 6-0, 231
Dominique Owens . . . . . Jr., 6-1, 225
Daniel Scillieri. . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-2, 225
Fonzie Culver. . . . . . . . So., 6-0, 222
Jeb Bent. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr., 6-0, 221
Sam Orah. . . . . . . . . . . . Jr., 6-0, 181
Isiejah Allen . . . . . . . . . Fr., 5-11, 190
Zach Dayton. . . . . . . . . So., 6-1, 210
Matt Loucks . . . . . . . . . So., 6-1, 195
Earl Hudnell. . . . . . . . . . Jr., 5-8, 190
Bruce Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . Jr., 5-9, 175
Ray Loney . . . . . . . . . . . Jr., 5-9, 180
Mike Shackelford. . . . . Fr., 5-10, 170
special teams
P
PK
LS
H
KR
PR
18
15
15
18
5
99
13
2
16
26
82
Benjamin Dato . . . . . . . . Jr., 6-3, 195
Micah Clukey . . . . . . . . Sr., 5-9, 198
Micah Clukey . . . . . . . . Sr., 5-9, 198
Benjamin Dato . . . . . . . So., 6-3, 185
Marcus Taylor. . . . . . . . Sr., 6-1, 244
Rich Cerullo . . . . . . . . . . Jr., 6-2, 224
Mike Melvin. . . . . . . . . . Sr., 6-0, 180
Jonte Coven. . . . . . . . . . Jr., 5-9, 175
Ray Loney. . . . . . . . . . . . Jr., 5-9, 180
Isiejah Allen. . . . . . . . . . Fr., 5-11, 190
Rich Rayborn . . . . . . . . So., 6-0, 180
NOTES
We Serve New Radio
Columbia Athletics announced September 5 that all ten Lions football
games during the 2006 season will
be broadcast live on WSNR, 620 AM,
the Sporting News Radio affiliate in
the Metropolitan New York City area.
WFAN sports anchor Jerry Recco
has been named as the play-by-play
announcer for all broadcasts. Recco,
who has been a mainstay of WFAN
for ten years, is also a familiar voice
to Sirius Satellite Radio fans, where
he has hosted the “Between the
Hashmarks” college football show
and last year was the Update Anchor
for Sirius’ NFL Radio coverage.
Rick Mantz, who was President of
the New Jersey Football Coaches Association and head football coach at
Hillsborough High School, will serve
as color commentator.
All 10 football games will be simulcast online at gocolumbialions.
com. Visitors to gocolumbialions.com
will also be able to see an enhanced
video webcast featuring the WSNR
audio feed via the SideLION Pass feature.
WKCR 88.9 FM will also continue
to broadcast Columbia football. John
Painting will provide play-by-play,
with Howard Klein doing color.
Captains
Seniors Matt Barsamian, Adam Brekke
and Uche Osadebe have been elected
captains for the 2006 campaign. It
marks the fourth straight season the
Lions have had three or more captains
in a season and just the 13th time in
the program’s history, including two
seasons in which the Lions had game
captains.
Barsamian, an economics major
from Rochester Hills, Mich., is one of
the Lions’ top offensive linemen.
Brekke is a neuroscience and behavior
major from Houston. A teammate said
of the middle linebacker, “In a way,
Adam has been like a captain since
he joined the team as a freshman.”
Also hailing from the Houston area,
Osadebe was honorable mention AllIvy League on the defensive line last
season and was moved to guard this
fall. He is majoring in psychology.
Give Me Liberty
Today marks the fifth contest for
the Liberty Cup, which was created
in 2001 to recognize the events of
September 11.
The Lions look to defend the cup
following last year’s 23-17 victory
last September in the Bronx. In that
game, Jeff Oke had a sack, forced a
fumble and recovered another and
Jon Rocholl booted three field goals.
Craig Hormann completed 22 of 33
passes for 215 yards as the Lions
rallied from a 10-3 halftime deficit in
a game that was delayed 65 minutes
due to lightning in the area. The Rams’
James Prydatko rushed 22 times for
165 yards and two touchdowns.
The Liberty Cup series is now tied,
2-2. The Lions also won the inaugural
game in the cup series, 13-11, in
2002.
This is the 15th-ever meeting
between the Lions and Fordham in a
series dating back to 1890. Columbia
leads the all-time series, 10-4. The
teams have met in each of the last six
years; each school has won three of
those meetings.
Columbia is 4-2 on opening day
vs. the Rams.
The Liberty Cup was instituted to
commemorate the victims of Sept.
11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks.
The Mane Gets a Makeover
In addition to a new coaching staff,
Columbia will be sporting new
uniforms and helmets for today’s
contest. The white helmets will
feature the tertiary logo of Columbia
Athletics, the block ‘C’.
Husky Voices
Norries Wilson and Tom Masella
missed coaching together at UConn
by one season. Masella was secondary
coach in 1998 and Wilson was
offensive line coach the following
season. Columbia's first two games
will feature opposing coaches in their
first season as head coaches.
Who Owns New York?
Columbia is now 22-7-1 all-time
vs. New York City institutions of
higher learning, including 10-4 vs.
Fordham.
Ram Tough
Columbia has 29 tackles for a loss in
the last two meetings with Fordham
Static Statistics
Columbia's 2005 statistical leaders in
rushing, passing, scoring, tackles, punting,
punt returns, sacks and interceptions
return to the team this fall.
The Old 96er
Columbia is ranked 96th of 120 teams in
the I-AA.org power rankings. The Lions
were also picked eighth in the Ivy League
pre-season media poll.
He Shall Break You
Andy Shalbrack (Doylestown, Pa.)
had a sack and an interception in the
Lions' scrimmage with Harvard. The
first-year is slated to start at spur vs.
Fordham.
Have You Ever Been Experienced?
Eight of Columbia's 11 projected
starters on offense are juniors or
seniors, compared to five last season.
That number may increase to nine
as captain Uche Osadebe gains
experience on the offensive line.
LIONS IN THE PROS
For a time this summer, Columbia
had as many former players on
National Football League rosters
as any Ivy League school with
five. Marcellus Wiley ‘97CC of the
Jacksonville Jaguars is now in his 10th
NFL season and Michael Quarshie
‘05CC will spend the season on the
Oakland Raiders’ injured reserve
list. After recovering a fumble in the
Hall of Fame Game vs. Philadelphia
and recording a sack that took the
Minnesota Vikings out of field goal
range to preserve an Oakland victory
in a nationally televised Monday
Night Game, Quarshie suffered a
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season-ending injury in practice prior
to the Oakland’s fourth preseason
game against Detroit.
Steve Cargile ‘04CC (Buccaneers),
Wade Fletcher ‘05CC (Giants) and
Jeff Otis ‘05CC (Cardinals) were each
released following camp.
Lions Fall to Harvard in
Scrimmage
Nineteen minutes into the first half of
its scrimmage vs. Harvard September
8, Columbia had posted more points
that it had against the Crimson in
the previous two seasons combined.
Additionally, the Lions had more to
show on their side of the scoreboard
than they did against all but two of
their league opponents in 2005.
Excitement might be tempered by the
fact that the 19-minute total was 10
points and Columbia fell, 37-17 to
Harvard here at Lawrence A. Wien
Stadium. However, the Crimson are
the pre-season favorites to win the
Ivy League and Columbia went deep
into its roster in the scrimmage; the
Lions had their third quarterback
in the game late in the third quarter
before Harvard replaced its starting
quarterback. Five Lion quarterbacks
took snaps in the game.
The Lions held two leads in the
contest and looked strong against the
run.
Against the pass, Harvard was
dominant, as Crimson receivers
appeared to pull in every pass thrown
at them.
Jon Rocholl had a 49-yard field
goal and a 62-yard punt – all in the
air – in the contest.
The Lions took their second and
final lead when sophomore running
back Jordan Davis took a pitch for
a one-yard touchdown four minutes
into the second quarter, capping a
seven-minute drive. On the drive,
Craig Hormann hit Jamal Russell with
a 21-yard completion, and Davis
with a 12-yard pass. Hormann found
James Besselman for a 17-yard gain to
the Crimson 28 and connected with
Russell for another 15-yarder, then an
eight-yard completion to Besselman
moved the ball to the one, setting up
Davis’ score.
Both of the Lions’ top two
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quarterbacks looked sharp. Chris
Allison had the better statistical
afternoon, completing 5-of-6 passes
for 62 yards. He showed excellent
quickness on several plays, in one
case getting whistled down on a play
he appeared set to break free (QBs
were protected by quick-whistle rule
in the scrimmage). On another, he
scrambled 17 yards to the Harvard
23 following a 22-yard completion to
Jason Pyles, who played quarterback,
receiver and special teams during the
course of the day.
The Lions’ other touchdown was
from James Cobb, who rushed for a
nine-yard score in the fourth quarter,
bouncing off defenders in what has
become his trademark.
Defensively, Justin Nunez had
seven tackles and Eli Waltz made six.
First-year Andy Shalbrack had a sack
and an interception.
Just a Tad Better
Tad Crawford (Burlington, Ont.) had
111 tackles last season, which led
the Ivy League and was Columbia’s
highest season total since Paul Roland
'99 had 119 in 1997. Crawford was
the first Lion to have more than 100
tackles in a season since Chris Carey
’04 had 102 in 2002.
Crawford had 19 tackles vs. Princeton,
the Lions’ highest single-game total since
Carey had 19 in 2002.
For Those About to Rocholl
Sophomore Jon Rocholl (Fort Wayne,
Ind.) had what would have been a
career-long 49-yard field goal in the
Lions’ scrimmage vs. Harvard Sept.
8. Last fall, he nailed a season-long
47-yard field goal at Princeton to set
a school record for consecutive made
field goals in a season with seven.
Four of those seven were 41 yards or
longer.
Also Columbia’s punter, Rocholl
booted one 62 yards (with no roll) in
the Harvard scrimmage. He had a 74yard punt vs. Duquesne, three yards
short of a Columbia record, in 2005.
Stormin’ Hormann
Junior Craig Hormann (Indianapolis,
Ind.) has 164 career completions. Should
he duplicate his total of 145 last season,
it would leave him just four short of the
Lions’ all-time top-five career list; Archie
Roberts '65 had 313 for fifth.
If Only It Were a Best-of-Three
Season
In 2005, Columbia started 2-0 for the
first time since 1996 (that team started
6-0 before falling to Princeton, 14-11)
and for the second time since 1978.
Prior to 1978, the Lions had not won
their first two games since 1951.
A Fraction of the Infractions
Columbia finished fourth in the nation
(I-AA) in fewest yards penalized per
game (35.50 yards per game) last
year. The Lions were penalized 38
times for 355 yards in 2005. The
Lions were well-behaved in 2004 as
well, with 401 yards in penalties to
opponents’ 547.
Norries Wilson head coach
Norries Wilson, one of the top assistant
coaches in the nation while at the University
of Connecticut, became Columbia’s 18th
head coach in December 2005.
Wilson, who served as offensive
coordinator at UConn for the past four
seasons, was one of five finalists for the
Frank Broyles Award as the nation’s top
assistant coach in 2004, a season in which
the Huskies led the Big East in both total and
scoring offense. In 2003, he guided UConn’s
offense that posted 477.5 yards per game,
which ranked eighth in the nation.
“Norries Wilson is a dynamic leader with a full
complement of leadership,
coaching,
management Coaching Highlights
and communication skills • 2004 One of five finalists for
who will take this program the Frank Broyles Award as the
where we want to go,” says nation’s top assistant coach
Dr. M. Dianne Murphy,
Columbia’s director of • 2004 UConn’s offense led the
intercollegiate athletics and Big East in both total and scoring
physicla education. “We offense
are proud to have Coach
Wilson on board as the • 2004 UConn defeated Toledo
head coach of the Lions.”
to win the Motor City Bowl
In 2002, Wilson was
promoted to the Huskies’ • 2004 Three members of his
offensive coordinator after offensive unit went on to sign
joining the UConn staff NFL contracts
in 1999 as offensive line
coach. He continued to • 2004 One of 12 coaches
work specifically with the selected to participate in the
Huskies’ centers and guards. NCAA Expert Coaching Program
In 2004, UConn defeated
Toledo to win the Motor • 2003 UConn’s offense ranked
City Bowl. Three members eighth in the nation (477.5 yards
of that team’s offense went per game)
on to sign National Football
League contracts.
Prior to the 2004 season, Wilson was one of 12 coaches
selected to participate in the NCAA Expert Coaching Program.
The program is designed to teach and reinforce various aspects of
securing, managing and excelling in NCAA head coaching positions
at the Division I-A level.
Before UConn, Wilson spent four seasons at Bucknell. He
was the Bisons’ offensive line coach in 1995 and 1996 before a
promotion to offensive coordinator in 1997 and 1998. He was also
defensive coordinator at Livingstone College (1993), offensive line/
tight ends coach at North Carolina Central (1991-92) and graduate
assistant at his alma mater, the University of Minnesota (1989-90).
Wilson was a captain and two-year starter for the Gophers.
In 1985, the team defeated Clemson to win the Independence
Bowl and competed in the Liberty Bowl vs. Tennessee the
following year. He was a three-year letterwinner in football, and
earned two letters and qualified for the NCAA Championships
as a heavyweight in wrestling. He graduated from Minnesota in
1989 with a degree in psychology.
In addition to his college coaching experience, Wilson
has served minority coaching fellowships in the NFL with the
Kansas City Chiefs (1992), the Jacksonville Jaguars (1995) and
the Indianapolis Colts (2000).
A native of Markham Ill., where he attended Thornwood
High School, Wilson is married to the former Brenda Marquis,
who played forward on UConn’s first women’s basketball national
championship team. The couple had their first son, Cecil, on
February 17, 2005.
“Columbia University has made an outstanding
choice in hiring Norries. Not only is he the type of
person who will be able to succeed as a head coach,
but he is also an outstanding football coach who
knows the game well. From our experiences here
- building UConn essentially from the ground up he knows what it will take to build Columbia into a
winner.” -- Randy Edsall
head football coach, University of Connecticut
Coach Wilson appeared
on (clockwise, from bottom left) WCBS, WNBC
and ESPNews during his
first month at Columbia
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Norries Wilson head coach
Coaching Chronology
University of Connecticut
Offensive coordinator (2002-05)
Offensive line (1999-2001)
Bucknell University
Offensive coordinator (1997-98)
Offensive line (1995-96)
Livingstone (N.C.) College
Defensive coordinator (1993)
Coach Wilson greets the
Columbia community at a
men’s basketball game in
February
North Carolina Central University
Offensive line/tight ends (1991-92)
University of Minnesota
Graduate assistant (1989-90)
NFL Minority Coaching Fellowships
Indianapolis Colts (2000)
Jacksonville Jaguars (1995)
Kansas City Chiefs (1992) Education/Playing Experience
• B.S. in psychology, University of Minnesota, 1989
• Captain and two-year starter, three-year
letterwinner
• Played in two bowl games: 1985 Independence
bowl (defeated Clemson), 1986 Liberty Bowl (lost to
Tennessee)
Coach Wilson in the huddle with sophomores
Troy Evangelist (No. 89) and Chris Allison at
Columbia’s Blue-White scrimmage in April.
• Also a two-year letterwinner and NCAA
Championships qualifier in wrestling (heavyweight
division)
Personal
• Native of Markham Ill.
• Attended Thornwood High School
• Married to the former Brenda Marquis, who
played forward on UConn’s first women’s basketball
national championship team.
• First child, a son, Cecil, on February 17, 2005
2006 COLUMBIA FOOTBALL
Coach Wilson shares a
laugh with junior quarterback Craig Hormann
2006 COLUMBIA FOOTBALL
No.
10
54
18
86
Name
Drew Abeyta
Todd Abrams
Chris Allison
Nate Anschuetz
Pos.
CB
NT
QB
WR
Cl.
Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
Ht.
6-0
6-1
6-3
6-1
Wt.
180
262
208
200
Hometown/High School
Woodland Hills, Calif./Notre Dame
St. Louis, Mo./Clayton
Wayne, N.J./Bergen Catholic
West Newton, Mass./Milton Academy
76
97
6
35
15
60
28
Matt Barsamian
Matt Bashaw
James Besselman
Adam Brekke
David Brekke
Mike Brune
Brandon Buckley
OT
DE
WR
MLB
QB
OT
LB
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
6-3
6-3
6-2
5-11
5-11
6-4
6-1
272
248
210
218
190
278
198
Rochester Hills, Mich./Rochester Adams
Cranford, N.J./Delbarton School
Marietta, Ga./Alan C. Pope
Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls
Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls
Fort Wayne, Ind./Concordia Lutheran
Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke School
40
41
3
Corey Cameron
James Cobb
Tad Crawford
DE
RB
FS
So.
Sr.
Sr.
6-1
5-9
6-3
220
197
194
Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon
Stamford, Conn./Stamford
Burlington, Ont./M.M. Robinson
36
73
63
55
5
4
7
Jordan Davis
Ralph DeBernardo
Pat DeFazio
T.J. DeFilippo
Nick DeGasperis
Adrian Demko
Tyler Duffy
RB
OT
C
OG
WR
WR
OLB
So.
So.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
5-10
6-4
6-1
6-2
5-11
6-3
5-11
193
277
285
284
174
197
190
Durham, N.C./Hillside
Washington Township, N.J./Westwood
Morristown, N.J./Delbarton School
Bethany, Conn./Taft School
Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady
Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso
Austin, Texas/St. Michael’s Academy
20
89
Eugene Edwards
Troy Evangelist
CB
TE
Jr.
So.
6-0
6-6
164
248
West Memphis, Ark./West Memphis
Mahtomedi, Minn./Mahtomedi
43
Andrew Farrell
DB
Jr.
6-0
191
Milton, Mass./Boston College H.S.
98
Javier Garza
NT
So.
6-0
213
Brinklow, Md./Sherwood
46
14
33
Vaughn Hodges
Craig Hormann
Patrick Huston
OLB
QB
FS/K
Fr.
Jr.
So.
6-1
6-4
6-2
196
234
173
Stamford, Conn./Brunswick School
Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central
Gilbert, Ariz./Highland
71
Rick Ingold
DL
So.
6-4
254
Newark, Ohio/Newark
21
27
29
93
Derek Jancisin
Grant Jefferson
Taylor Joseph
Conor Joyce
WR
RB
WR
DE
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
6-3
5-11
6-2
6-4
195
185
173
250
Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon
Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit College Prep
Torrance, Calif./Loyola
Foxboro, Mass./St. Sebastian’s C.D.S.
58
83
84
26
Gene Kaskiw
Austin Knowlin
Tony Knox
Clark Koury
OG
WR
WR
OLB
So.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
6-3
5-10
5-10
6-0
283
189
169
210
Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Regional
Newington, Conn./Newington
Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft School
Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman
70
99
Will Lipovsky
Mack Loughrey
OT
OL
Fr.
Fr.
6-6
5-11
247
220
Oakton, Va./Thomas Jefferson
Glenshaw, Pa./Central Catholic
52
13
94
Justin Masorti
Chase McCaleb
Troy McHenry
LB
WR
DE
Fr.
Fr.
So.
5-11
6-1
6-5
226
163
259
State College, Pa./State College
San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights
Peabody, Mass./St. John’s Prep
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34
59
91
42
19
Gary Mesko
Lou Miller
Phillip Mitchell
Jared Morine
Chad Musgrove
FB
LB
DE
CB
CB
So.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
5-11
5-11
6-5
5-10
6-3
209
199
248
167
196
Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale
Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier
Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School of Knoxville
Averill Park, N.Y./Averill Park
Pass Christian, Miss./Pass Christian
Justin Nunez
OLB
Sr.
5-10
181
Englewood, N.J./Kent School
30
16
50
75
Jeff Oke
M.A. Olawale
Calder Orr
Uche Osadebe
DE
QB
OG
OG
Sr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
6-2
6-0
6-3
6-2
253
208
269
269
Scarborough, Ont./St. Michael’s
San Francisco, Calif./Long Beach Polytechnic
Nolensville, Tenn./Battle Ground Acad.
Friendswood, Texas/Clearbrook
66
72
8
96
12
Daniel Palmer
Mike Partain
Tim Paulin
David Priest
Jason Pyles
OG
C
WR
MLB
QB
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-3
6-1
293
281
185
235
202
Atlanta, Ga./Westminster Schools
Hatfield, Pa./North Penn
Encinitas, Calif./La Costa Canyon
Versailles, Ky./Lexington Catholic
Shadyside, Ohio/Linsly School
48
Drew Quinn
LB
So.
6-2
231
Maineville, Ohio/St. Xavier
25
11
81
Ray Rangel
Jon Rocholl
Jamal Russell
RB
P/K
TE
Fr.
So.
Jr.
5-9
6-3
6-3
186
185
223
Anaheim, Calif./Servite
Fort Wayne, Ind./R. Nelson Snider
Baton Rouge, La./Southern Univ. Lab School
79
65
37
39
62
23
49
1
78
88
45
32
Evan Sanford
Stefan Savic
Darren Schmidt
Ben Schori
John Seiler
Mike Siebold
Andy Shalbrack
JoJo Smith
Caleb Spear
Cody Steele
Austin Stevenson
Pete Stoll
C
OL
DE
OLB
OL
K
DB
CB
OG
TE
FB
FB
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Jr.
Fr.
6-4
6-7
5-10
5-11
6-3
5-9
6-1
5-7
6-2
6-2
5-9
6-0
286
281
215
188
276
168
188
156
312
223
217
215
Eagan, Minn./Eastview
Belgrade, Serbia/3rd Belgrade
Cleveland, Ohio/University School
Bronx, N.Y./Riverdale Country Day
Atlanta, Ga./Westminster Schools
Haworth, N.J./Northern Valley Regional
Doylestown, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep
Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne
Crawfordsville, Ind./Crawfordsville
Nicholson, Pa./Lackawanna Trail
St. Louis, Mo./Mary Inst. & St. Louis C.D.S.
Lansdale, Pa./North Penn
38
77
Ed Thomas
Sean Thomas
CB
NT
Fr.
Jr.
5-11
6-2
175
250
Cheektowaga, N.Y./Cleveland Hill
Butte, Mont./Butte Central
69
Moose Veldman
OL
Fr.
6-3
300
Mesa, Ariz./Brophy College Prep
68
44
51
31
85
22
87
53
Nathan Walcker
Zac Wallingford
Eli Waltz
Josh Webster
Thomas Weldon
Kirk Weller
Josh A. Williams
Josh D. Williams
OL
LB
NT
LS/LB
FB
FS
WR
LB
So.
So.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
6-4
6-2
6-3
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-0
6-0
273
217
244
211
213
188
170
210
Prior Lake, Minn./St. Thomas Academy
Merritt Island, Fla./Holy Trinity Episcopal
Venedocia, Ohio/Spencerville
Las Vegas, Nev./Desert Pines
New Albany, Ohio/New Albany
Hingham, Mass./Hingham
Santa Rosa, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prep
Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic
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Coaching Staff: Norries Wilson, head coach; Lou Ferrari, defensive coordinator/linebackers; Vinny Marino, offensive
coordinator/quarterbacks; Cheston Blackshear, tight ends; Andrew Cohen, defensive line; Aaron Kelton, defensive
secondary; Jeff Larson, wide receivers; Chris Nugai, running backs/recruiting coordinator; Kris Sweet, offensive line;
Greg Sigler, defensive assistant
Captains: Matt Barsamian, Adam Brekke, Uche Osadebe
2006 COLUMBIA FOOTBALL