The Austin College football team had its hands full through three quarters on Saturday afternoon, but 17… more »
The athletics department dedicated the new Gene "Duke" Babb scoreboard with the legendary Duke Babb in attendance prior to the game on Saturday, September 11, 2010. The Kangaroos improved to 2-0 on the year with a 20-14 win over Texas Lutheran.
Evan Coachman ’11 has been an All-SCAC performer on both offense (Second Team in 2008) and defense (First Team in 2009) in his career.
The Kangaroos had the best red zone defense in the SCAC in the 2009 season and did not allow a single fourth down conversion all year.
Football
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10-09-2010
Late Surge Lifts Football Past Sewanee
09-25-2010
Football Falls to Centre in 42-40 Shootout
The Austin College football team led by as many as 19 points but a huge fourth quarter for Centre College put… more »
09-18-2010
Football Suffers First Loss of Season
The Austin College football team suffered its first loss of the season on Saturday, falling 38-24 to Southern… more »
Austin College senior football player Matt Finke has been selected the Southern Collegiate Athletic… more »
09-11-2010
Football Holds On Against Texas Lutheran
The Austin College football team raced out to a 20-0 lead but had to fight off a late comeback effort by… more »
Schedule
2010 Football Schedule
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| DATE | DAY | TIME | OPPONENT | LOCATION | RESULTS |
| Sep 4 | Sat | 7:00 PM | Southwest Assemblies of God AC vs SAGU Game Notes |
Waxahachie, TX | W 28-6 (1-0, 0-0) |
| Sep 11 | Sat | 1:00 PM | Texas Lutheran – Photos AC vs. TLU Game Notes |
Home | W 20-14 (2-0, 0-0) |
| Sep 18 | Sat | 1:00 PM | Millsaps AC vs. Millsaps Game Notes |
Jackson, MS | L 24-38 (2-1, 0-1) |
| Sep 25 | Sat | 1:00 PM | Centre – Photos AC vs. Centre Game Notes |
Home | L 40-42 (2-2, 0-2) |
| Oct 2 | Sat | Open | |||
| Oct 9 | Sat | 1:00 PM | Sewanee AC vs. Sewanee Game Notes |
Home | W 34-17 (3-2, 1-2) |
| Oct 16 | Sat | 12:00 PM | Birmingham-Southern College | Birmingham, AL | |
| Oct 23 | Sat | 1:00 PM | Rhodes College | Home | |
| Oct 30 | Sat | Open | |||
| Nov 6 | Sat | 1:00 PM | DePauw University | Greencastle, IN | |
| Nov 13 | Sat | 1:30 PM | Trinity University | San Antonio, TX |
All game times are subject to change.
Roster
2010 Austin College Football Roster
| NO. | NAME | POS | HT | WT | CL | HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) |
| 1 | Allen Kernen | QB | 6-2 | 190 | SO | Carrollton, Texas (Home School) |
| 2 | Mitch Anderson | K | 6-0 | 182 | JR | Orange City, Fla. (Trinity Christian) |
| 3 | Chris Hickson | DB | 5-9 | 155 | SR | Fort Worth, Texas (South Hills) |
| 4 | Matt Finke | DB | 5-9 | 180 | SR | Dension, Texas (Dension) |
| 5 | Gregory Millerick | WR | 5-7 | 150 | JR | Sherman, Texas (Sherman) |
| 6 | Phillip Richardson | K | 5-9 | 145 | SO | McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd) |
| 7 | Evan Coachman | DB | 6-2 | 200 | SR | Frisco, Texas (Frisco) |
| 8 | Colton LaRue | WR | 6-0 | 185 | SR | Lovelady, Texas (Lovelady) |
| 9 | Travis Zambiasi | QB | 5-11 | 190 | SR | Gunter, Texas (Gunter) |
| 10 | Tommy Koch | DB | 5-11 | 185 | SO | New Berlin, Wis. (Nathan Hale) |
| 11 | Greg Harrell | WR | 6-4 | 218 | SR | Plano, Texas (Plano) |
| 12 | Matt Rome | QB | 6-0 | 190 | JR | Sherman, Texas (Sherman) |
| 13 | Joshua Willis | DB/P | 5-11 | 176 | SR | Harrison, Ark. (Oak Grove) |
| 14 | Tilden Leamon | DB | 5-9 | 180 | SR | Stinnett, Texas (West Texas) |
| 15 | Taylor Penn | TE | 6-1 | 220 | JR | Van Alstyne, Texas (Van Alstyne) |
| 16 | PJ Fuller | WR | 6-1 | 180 | SO | Chico, Texas (Paradise) |
| 17 | Blake Towery | QB | 6-3 | 201 | SO | Pottsboro, Texas (Pottsboro) |
| 18 | Jordan Schell | WR | 6-1 | 203 | JR | Mesquite, Texas (West Mesquite) |
| 19 | Trevor Trudell | WR | 5-8 | 170 | SO | Coppell, Texas (Coppell) |
| 20 | Tyler Adams | LB | 5-10 | 180 | FR | Katy, Texas (Katy) |
| 21 | Brogan Funderburg | RB | 5-8 | 180 | SR | Frico, Texas (Frisco) |
| 22 | Benjamin Youngblood | DB | 5-10 | 190 | JR | Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown) |
| 23 | Nick Mencacci | RB | 5-7 | 185 | SO | League City, Texas (Clear Creek) |
| 24 | Jordan Huynh | DB | 5-10 | 165 | SO | Haltom City, Texas (Haltom) |
| 25 | Braydon MaQuar | RB | 5-9 | 180 | JR | Forney, Texas (Forney) |
| 26 | Ryan Cannady | DB | 5-9 | 160 | FR | Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield) |
| 27 | Sean Sweeney | DB | 5-10 | 190 | SO | Plano, Texas (Plano West) |
| 28 | Blake Doughty | LB | 5-11 | 209 | SO | Thorndale, Texas (Thorndale) |
| 29 | Andrew Griffin | DB | 5-9 | 160 | FR | Garland, Texas (Sachse) |
| 30 | Ross Nichols | LB | 6-1 | 220 | SO | Tyler, Texas (The Brook Hill School) |
| 31 | Stephen Young | LB/P | 6-0 | 210 | FR | Princeton, Texas (Princeton) |
| 32 | De’Andre Holmes | LB | 5-11 | 192 | FR | Watauga, Texas (Haltom) |
| 33 | Cole Joiner | DL | 5-11 | 235 | SO | Dallas, Texas (Dallas Jesuit) |
| 34 | Marcus Gomez | LB | 5-11 | 205 | SR | Fort Worth, Texas (South Hills) |
| 35 | Kenneth Eneh | LB | 5-10 | 220 | JR | Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus) |
| 36 | Phillip Lott | RB | 6-1 | 205 | FR | Nocona, Texas (Nocona) |
| 37 | Logan Estes | DB | 5-9 | 155 | FR | Watauga, Texas (Haltom) |
| 38 | Broc Boyd | RB | 5-11 | 195 | SO | Plano, Texas (Plano) |
| 39 | Tanner Martin | LB | 5-10 | 205 | JR | Paris, Texas (Paris) |
| 40 | Ryan Simons | LB | 5-8 | 205 | SO | Mesquite, Texas (Parish Espiscopal) |
| 41 | Reed Eichenberger | DL | 5-11 | 215 | SR | Richardson, Texas (Richardson) |
| 42 | Ethan Tanner | LB | 6-1 | 215 | JR | Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall) |
| 43 | Austin Sherman | TE | 5-10 | 195 | SR | Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford) |
| 44 | Alex Molinaro | DB | 6-2 | 170 | FR | Park City, Utah (Park City) |
| 46 | James Nwankpah | RB | 6-0 | 195 | FR | Arlington, Texas (Keller Central) |
| 47 | Jacob Marshall | DB | 5-8 | 180 | FR | Denison, Texas (Denison) |
| 48 | William Gadberry | LB | 5-11 | 220 | SO | Eudora, Kan. (Eudora) |
| 49 | Gavin Whittaker | DB | 5-9 | 165 | FR | Iowa Park, Texas (Burkburnett) |
| 50 | Chase Gaddy | LB | 5-9 | 195 | FR | Dallas, Texas (Bishop Lynch) |
| 51 | Nathan Packard | LB | 6-0 | 190 | FR | Dallas, Texas (Bishop Lynch) |
| 52 | Kevin Leonard | LB | 5-10 | 195 | SO | Plano, Texas (John Paul II) |
| 53 | Alex Mannari | OL | 6-0 | 260 | SR | Dallas, Texas (Bishop Lynch) |
| 54 | Matt Johnstone | DE | 5-10 | 205 | JR | Houston, Texas (Klein Oak) |
| 55 | Ryan Robertson | DL | 6-0 | 225 | SO | Garland, Texas (Garland) |
| 56 | Justin Ontiveros | LB | 5-9 | 180 | FR | Grand Prairie, Texas (Grand Prairie) |
| 57 | Patrick Coleman | OL | 6-1 | 250 | SR | Arlington, Texas (Nolan Catholic) |
| 58 | Colt Corey | LB | 6-3 | 200 | FR | Gladewater, Texas (Gladewater) |
| 59 | Colton Turbeville | LB | 5-9 | 170 | FR | Scurry, Texas (Scurry-Rosser) |
| 60 | Andrew Klink | K | 5-11 | 175 | FR | Cypress, Texas (Cy Woods) |
| 61 | Nick Buckner | OL | 6-1 | 230 | FR | Denison, Texas (Denison) |
| 64 | Austin Shipley | OL | 6-1 | 250 | FR | Carrolton, Texas (Newman Smith) |
| 65 | Aziz Kobty | OL | 6-1 | 250 | SR | Arlington, Texas (Mansdield Summit) |
| 66 | Russell Gentry | OL | 6-4 | 285 | SO | North Richland Hills, Texas (Birdville) |
| 70 | Doug Parkhurst | OL | 6-4 | 230 | FR | Fort Worth, Texas (RL Paschal) |
| 71 | Cameron Ratcliff | OL | 5-11 | 232 | SO | Mansfield, Texas (Mansfield Summit) |
| 72 | Alex Morrow | OL | 5-10 | 235 | FR | Lawton, Okla. (Eisenhower) |
| 73 | Tim Smith | OL | 6-4 | 300 | SO | Denton, Texas (Billy Ryan) |
| 74 | Kris Valdez | OL | 6-1 | 260 | FR | Haltom City, Texas (Haltom) |
| 75 | Johnathon Longworth | OL | 5-10 | 230 | FR | Arlington, Texas (Lamar) |
| 76 | AJ Groce | OL | 6-1 | 280 | FR | McKinney, Texas (McKinney Boyd) |
| 77 | Austin Light | OT | 6-2 | 270 | SR | Collinsville, Texas (Collinsville) |
| 78 | Corbin Gass | OL | 6-3 | 250 | JR | Houston, Texas (Cy-Fair) |
| 79 | Harvey Wiggins | OL | 6-6 | 376 | FR | Lancaster, Texas (South Grand Prairie) |
| 80 | Jake Price | QB | 5-8 | 155 | FR | Allen, Texas (Blue Ridge) |
| 81 | Isaiah Terry | DB | 5-9 | 180 | FR | Burkburnett, Texas (Burkburnett) |
| 82 | Ryne Cozby | RB | 5-8 | 195 | FR | Burkburnett, Texas (Burkburnett) |
| 83 | Scott Loy | WR | 6-0 | 170 | FR | Rockwall, Texas (Rockwall) |
| 84 | Orion Thomas | RB | 5-10 | 165 | FR | Anna, Texas (Van Alstyne) |
| 85 | Parker Keane | TE | 6-3 | 215 | FR | Parker, Texas (Bishop Lynch) |
| 86 | JP Van Voorhees | WR | 6-1 | 185 | SO | Dallas, Texas (JJ Pearce) |
| 87 | Austin Covey | WR | 5-6 | 150 | SO | Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee) |
| 88 | Randal Rutledge | RB | 5-11 | 205 | FR | Franklin, Texas (Franklin) |
| 89 | Gregory Whiteside | WR | 6-0 | 178 | FR | Fort Worth, Texas (Western Hills) |
| 90 | Greg Fife | DL | 6-2 | 205 | JR | Sherman, Texas (Sherman) |
| 91 | Brandon Whitham | DL | 6-1 | 225 | FR | McKinney, Texas (McKinney) |
| 92 | Jerrod Tofte | LB | 6-2 | 200 | FR | Wichita Falls, Texas (Burkburnett) |
| 93 | Johnathon Hodge | DL | 6-3 | 250 | FR | Plano, Texas (Plano West) |
| 94 | James Roh | DL | 6-0 | 220 | SO | Coppell, Texas (Coppell) |
| 95 | Chris Harrison | DL | 5-10 | FR | Graham, Texas (Graham) | |
| 96 | Mike Brown | DL | 6-1 | 245 | JR | Lewisville, Texas (Lewisville) |
| 97 | Clayton Harrison | DL | 5-10 | 205 | FR | Graham, Texas (Graham) |
| 98 | Elton Skipper | DL | 6-1 | 215 | SO | Azle, Texas (Azle) |
| 99 | Devin Harris | DL | 5-11 | 240 | FR | Dallas, Texas (Rockwall) |
Coaches
Football Coaching Staff
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 Max HawseyOffensive Coordinator Coach Hawsey is a 1996 graduate of Austin College and later earned his masters degree from AC in 1998, and after serving as an assistant for the ’Roos from 1996 to 2002 was named the offensive coordinator at Colorado College, where he coached through the 2007 season. Hawsey was named the head coach at Grinnell in 2008, and also served as the team’s strength and conditioning coach. |
 Jake WillrichDefensive Coordinator Coach Willrich returns to Austin College for his first season as the team’s defensive coordinator in 2010. He previously served as an assistant for the ‘Roos during the 2005 season. A 2002 graduate of Truman State University, where he was a three-time All-Conference linebacker, Willrich most recently worked with the defensive backs at Hastings College. |
 Austin CoachmanWide Receivers Coach Coach Coachman is a 2006 graduate of Austin College and previously served as a graduate assistant with the ‘Roos following a successful playing career with the Kangaroos. Coachman enters his first season as the team’s wide receivers coach after having most recently spent the past two seasons working as an assistant at Lovejoy High School. |
 Tim YourisonDefensive Line Coach and Special Teams Coordinator Coach Yourison enters his third season at Austin College and will be working with the team’s defensive line this season. Yourison is a graduate of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and previously spent two seasons working with the defensive line at Western Illinois University. In addition to working at Western Illinois, Yourison spent three seasons as a student assistant at Luther College. |
 Whit RichardsonLinebackers Coach Coach Richardson enters his first season with the Kangaroos in 2010, and will be working with the team’s linebackers this year. Richardson is a 2010 graduate of Rhodes College, where he was a letter-winning linebacker for the Lynx in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Richardson is a native of Fort Worth. |
 Robert HolcombeRunning Backs Coach Coach Holcombe comes to Austin College for the 2010 season as a part of the NFLPA/NCAA Coaching Internship Program following a successful NFL career in which he played for the St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans. The all-time leading rusher at the University of Illinois, Holcombe started at fullback for the Rams during their 1999 Super Bowl winning season. |
 Tom ThompsonGraduate Assistant/Kickers and Punters Coach Thompson enters his first season working with the team’s kickers this year after making NCAA history in 2009 when, at age 61, he made an extra point to become the oldest player to participate in a varsity college football game. |
Awards
Football Awards & Honors
2010 Honors
| All SCAC Honors |
 SCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week, 9-11-10Matt Finke, DB, SR, Austin College Finke, a cornerback from Denison, tallied five tackles including two solo stops and picked off a pair of passes on consecutive possessions in a 20-14 win over Texas Lutheran University. Both of Finke’s interceptions led to touchdowns for the ’Roos, including his 68-yard return down to the one-yard line after his second pick. In his career, Finke has been selected as an All-SCAC defensive back each of the past three seasons. |
2009 Honors
| All SCAC Honors |
 First Team All-SCACAustin Light,OL, JR, Austin College Light, a junior offensive lineman from Collinsville helped anchor a line that paved the way for 227.4 rushing yards per game, making this the fourth straight season that the ’Roos have led the SCAC in rushing. |
 First Team All-SCACGreg Harrell,WR, SO, Austin CollegeHarrell, a sophomore wide receiver from Plano, had 31 receptions for 594 yards and seven touchdowns, which placed him among the conference leaders in his first season at Austin College. |
 First Team All-SCACEvan Coachman, S, JR, Austin College Coachman, a junior safety from Frisco, makes the 1st Team after having been selected as a 2nd Team All-SCAC wide receiver last season. In his first year in the defensive backfield, Coachman led the team with 67 tackles, including three for loss, and was among the conference leaders with five interceptions returned for a total of 89 yards including one returned 74 yards for a touchdown. |
 Second Team All-SCACRoss Hasten,RB, SR, Austin College Hasten, a senior running back from Lewisville, carried the ball 152 times for 743 yards and 10 touchdowns and added seven receptions for 76 yards and another score. |
 Second Team All-SCACAndy Braly, QB, SR, Austin CollegeBraly, a senior quarterback from North Richland Hills, finished among the conference leaders in every passing category, completing 87-of-166 passes for 1,348 yards with 12 touchdowns against six interceptions. Braly added 593 rushing yards on 121 attempts and four touchdowns on the ground. |
 Second Team All-SCACJohn Reisig, K, SR, Austin College Reisig, a senior kicker from Houston, was 28-of-29 for the year on extra points and 8-of-11 on field goals with a long of 37 yards. |
 Honorable Mention All-SCACMatt Finke, DB, SR, Austin CollegeFinke, a senior defensive back from Denison, was second on the team with 61 tackles and had two interceptions returned for 100 yards with a 65 yard touchdown return and also returned a fumble 24 yards for a touchdown. |
 Honorable Mention All-SCACPhillip Gonzales, WR, FR, Austin CollegeGonzales, a freshman wide receiver from North Richland Hills, had 17 catches for 271 yards and a touchdown and added 40 rushing yards and a touchdown and averaging 20.4 yards on kick returns. |
 Honorable Mention All-SCACTanner Martin, LB, SO, Austin CollegeMartin, a sophomore linebacker from Paris, was third on the team in tackles with 59 and had one interception on the season. |
 Honorable Mention All-SCACTony Martinez,OL, SR, Austin College Martinez, a senior offensive lineman from Fort Worth, captained the team and was the leader of the offensive line that was named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week earlier in the season and allowed 4.6 yards per carry with just nine sacks allowed. |
 Honorable Mention All-SCACGreg Millerick, CB, SO, Austin College Millerick, a sophomore cornerback from Sherman made 33 tackles while adding two interceptions, a fumble recovery and a punt return average of 11.8 yards per return with a long of 50 yards. |
| D3Football.com National Team of the Week |
 The Austin College football team’s offensive line, led by starters Allen Wise, Chris Donovan, Tony Martinez, Alex Mannari and Austin Light, has been named to the D3Football.com National Team of the Week. In last Saturday’s 30-27 victory over McMurry, the offensive line cleared the way for 409 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns by the ’Roos, and so far this season have allowed for a conference best 325 rushing yards per game and a 5.9 yards per carry average while also surrendering just one quarterback sack through two games. |
Prospect
Football Prospect Information
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