Ohio Bobcats football The Ohio Bobcats football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University . The team represents the university as a member of the Mid - American Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association , playing at the Division 1 Bowl Subdivision level . The Bobcats have played their home games in Peden Stadium since 1929 . Ohio Bobcats football began in 1894 with an 8 - 0 loss to Marietta College . Since that day , the Bobcats have posted a 510 - 521 - 48 record over their 117 year existence and a 202 - 238 - 11 record over their 64 years in the Mid - American Conference . The Bobcats have won 5 MAC Football championships in 1953 , 1960 , 1963 , 1967 , and 1968 , and two MAC East Division championships in 2006 and 2009 . Prior to joining the MAC , the Bobcats won 6 Buckeye Athletic Association championships in 1929 , 1930 , 1931 , 1935 , 1936 , and 1938 . In 1960 , the Bobcats were crowned National Small College Champions after compiling a 10 - 0 record under Coach Bill Hess . The Bobcats have appeared in six bowl games , losing 15 - 14 to West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl , losing 49 - 42 to Richmond in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl , falling 28 - 7 to Southern Mississippi in the 2007 GMAC Bowl , losing 21 - 17 to Marshall in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl , and a defeat at the hands of Troy University on December 18th , 2010 in the New Orleans Bowl . Ohio won their first bowl game on December 17 , 2011 with a 24 - 23 victory over the Utah State Aggies in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl . History . 1892 - 1923 : Beginnings . In 1892 , Ohio University became a member of a four - school conference — the Athletic League of Ohio Colleges — which included Otterbein College , Wittenberg University , and Marietta College . A schedule never materialized , however , and the league dissolved before even a single game was played . In preparation , though , a team was formed on Ohio ’ s campus and H . R . Higley was elected captain . He soon began coaching the team , according to the student newspaper , the " Panorama " . For the first time , the football team was given space in the Athena yearbook in 1892 . The entire team was listed , by position and name . The first intercollegiate football game involving an Ohio University team was played in Athens in 1894 against Marietta College . It was the only contest played that year by Ohio , with Marietta winning by a score of 8 - 0 . The next year the Bobcats faced a five game schedule , under the leadership of coach Harvey Deme . The 1895 squad was 2 - 3 , with wins against Parkersburg High School [ abbreviated Parker H . S . in some early records ] and Lancaster High School , and losses against Ohio Wesleyan and Marietta College ( twice ) . From 1896 to 1905 , the football program was in a state of flux , with a new coach taking over the reins every year . Injuries and the untimely death of the Ohio University quarterback , on the field , in December of 1898 , was a sombering event , with severe injuries often taking place in early collegiate football as uniforms of the era provided little physical protection . The coaches during this time period included Frank Remsberg , Warwick Ford , Peter McLaren , Fred Sullivan , Karl Core , Art Jones , Henry Hart , Joseph Railsback , and Harold Monosmith , with Sullivan being coach in both 1899 and 1903 . The best records of this time period were forged in 1897 and 1901 under Warwick Ford and Art Jones , respectively . The ‘ Cats were 7 - 2 in their 1897 campaign , and posted a 6 - 1 - 2 record in 1901 . The 1897 season , which produced the best record of any of the 19th Century campaigns , started with two straight losses - - to Marietta College and Cincinnati . The team then reeled off seven straight with victories over Muskingum College , Dennison College , Ohio Medical University , West Virginia University , Otterbein College , and Marietta College . The home victory over WVU inspired a poem that appeared in T " he Athens Messenger and Herald " newspaper : And they came and they were conquer ' d With swift dispatch and ease , And they felt that twinging sorrow which In vain they could appease Thought not that woe awaited them Across Ohio ' s stream . And like the poet found that things Aren ' t ever what they seem . And they came from fair Virginia The place of Morgantown . Where swift Monogahela flows Past mountains looking down : Proud and boasting came they hither To wrestle for the goals Which they found almost as quickly As disembodied souls . Badly battered left they homeward In vain could they conceal The awful havoc of their bucks ' Gainst O . U . ' s pointed steel : And they left here sad but wiser Of many manly tricks , For the gridiron here is hot As Athens politics . Beginning in 1906 , the Bobcats began to assert themselves as a more permanent entity on campus with the hiring of Arthur McFarland as head coach . The 1906 squad exploded for a 7 - 1 record , with wins over respected programs such as West Virginia University and the University of Cincinnati . The program tailed off considerably in 1907 , however , and would not post a . 500 record until 1911 under coach Arthur Hinaman . The 1911 squad outscored all opponents 88 - 44 , but only managed to post a 3 - 3 - 2 record . Arguably the greatest Ohio team of the early era was Mark Bank ’ s 1915 squad . This storied club posted an 8 - 1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined 175 - 33 . Beating such teams as the University of Cincinnati , Marshall University , and Transylvania University , the Bobcats ’ only loss was a 13 - 6 affair versus archrival Miami University . Following the explosion of the 1915 team , the Bobcats experienced a period of success during the late 1910s . The 1916 team posted a record of 5 - 2 - 1 , and the 1918 squad went an undefeated 4 - 0 - 1 , with wins over the Ohio State freshman team and Denison University . In 1920 , Russ Finsterwald was hired to lead the ‘ Cats into a new decade . His tenure , however , was marked by relative mediocrity , with records of 4 - 3 , 4 - 4 - 1 , and 5 - 3 in his three years at the helm . F . B . Heldt was named coach in 1923 , and posted a record of 3 - 5 - 1 . His lack of success against challenging opponents lead to a quick dismissal , and ultimately forced the hiring of Bobcat legend Don Peden . 1924 - 1946 : The Peden era . Through its football history , Ohio University has had 28 head coaches . Of these , Don Peden has the longest tenure , 21 seasons . Over that period , he compiled a record of 121 wins , 46 losses and 11 ties . To this day , his . 711 winning percentage is by far the best of any Bobcats coach with more than twenty games of competition . As part of Peden ’ s legacy , the Bobcats ’ present - day stadium ( known as Ohio Stadium in Peden ’ s time ) now dons the name Peden Stadium . Peden ’ s tenure began rather unceremoniously in 1924 , with a 4 - 4 record . The next year , however , Peden led the ‘ Cats to a 6 - 2 season , and wins over the University of Cincinnati and the University of Toledo . From 1926 to 1928 , the Bobcats posted winning records every season , with the 1928 team forging a 6 - 3 season and a marquee 66 - 6 victory over the University of Cincinnati . Peden oversaw one of the Bobcats ’ best - ever spans — seven seasons from 1929 through1935 — in which Ohio compiled a cumulative record of 49 - 9 - 3 . In that period , Peden ’ s squads won four Buckeye Athletic Association championships and enjoyed three undefeated seasons . In 1929 , the Bobcats moved into brand new Ohio Stadium , and celebrated with a 9 - 0 record , while giving up just 7 points all season ( a lone touchdown to Ohio Wesleyan ) . The 1935 team upset the University of Illinois in the season opener , 6 - 0 , on its way to a perfect 8 - 0 season . That year , the Bobcats were led by All - American Art Lewis , a sturdy tackle who was a first - round selection of the New York Giants in the first - ever National Football League draft in 1936 . Lewis would go on to become a very successful college coach himself at West Virginia University . Peden continued his legacy of success following the graduation of Lewis and the other seniors of the 1935 team . He won a Buckeye Athletic Association title in 1936 and another in 1938 , with the 1938 team being one of the best under Peden . That team upset the University of Illinois yet again , and also earned victories over Xavier University , Marshall University , and arch - rival Miami University . The Bobcats would never win another Buckeye Athletic Association title under Peden , though he still led the team through many winning seasons and thrilling victories . His storied 1941 team posted a record of 5 - 2 - 1 while outscoring all opponents 108 - 42 . Bobcat football was interrupted by World War II , with Ohio not fielding a team in either the 1943 or 1944 seasons . The 1945 team was 3 - 4 while struggling to recruit new members after the war and facing a challenging schedule . In his final year as head coach , 1946 , Peden steered the Bobcats into the Mid - American Conference as a charter member . Today , the Bobcats are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that included Butler University , the University of Cincinnati , Wayne State University , and Case Western Reserve University . The 1946 squad was 6 - 3 , and posted impressive wins over Western Michigan University and Murray State University . 1947 - 1957 : A decade of change . With the retirement of legendary coach Don Peden in 1946 , the Ohio athletics administration knew that it would be challenging to find a worthy successor . The man chosen was Harold Wise , who lasted only two seasons and posted 3 - 5 - 1 and 3 - 6 records . His teams were competitive , but struggled to face the challenging schedule presented by membership in the MAC . His 1948 team , though only 3 - 6 , is best known for its 37 - 7 demolishing of Case Western Reserve University . In 1949 , Carroll Widdoes became the new coach of the Bobcats following a successful two year tenure at the helm of the Ohio State Buckeyes . Widdoes led the team to a 4 - 4 - 1 record in his first year , and made noise with an opening day upset of the West Virginia Mountaineers . Widdoes ’ 1950 , 1951 , and 1952 teams all posted winning records , and were led by All - American linebacker Vince Costello . Costello would go on to a highly - decorated professional career with the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants . The 1953 squad won Ohio ’ s first ever Mid - American Conference title , while posting an impressive 6 - 2 - 1 record ( 5 - 0 - 1 MAC ) . The 1954 squad failed to disappoint as well , posting a 6 - 3 mark against a challenging gauntlet that featured perennial power Harvard . The 1955 Bobcats were 5 - 4 , but in 1956 and 1957 Ohio was 2 - 7 and 2 - 6 - 1 , respectively . With two losing seasons in a row , Widdoes resigned as coach and became Ohio ’ s athletics director . Widdoes handpicked a successor in Bill Hess , who had spent seven seasons as an assistant to Woody Hayes and brought a similar philosophy back to Athens . 1958 - 1977 : The Hess era . If one Bobcat coach can rival the success of Don Peden , it is certainly Bill Hess . In his 19 seasons at the helm , Hess had a 108 - 91 - 4 record , placing him second to Peden on Ohio ’ s all - time wins list . His winning percentage is . 542 , and he is responsible for bringing 4 MAC titles and one National Championship to Athens . He also took the Bobcats to two bowl games , and oversaw countless winning seasons and exciting victories along the way . The 1958 season under Hess ushered in a new level of Bobcat success . Against a grueling schedule , Ohio was 5 - 4 , and amassed a thrilling 23 - 6 upset of the Louisville Cardinals . That team outscored all opponents by a combined 159 - 102 , but was only a precursor of the impending prominence . In Hess ’ s second season in 1959 , Ohio went 7 - 2 , finishing as runners - up to an undefeated Bowling Green Falcons squad . The following year , 1960 , the Green and White enjoyed what many argue was their best season ever . Behind the powerful running of Robert Brooks and the blocking and tackling of two - way standout Dick Grecni , the Bobcats went a perfect 10 - 0 . In the process , they claimed the National College Division championship . Grecni earned All - America honors and was one of five standouts on that team who eventually played professionally . Two years later in 1962 , Hess led Ohio to its first - ever bowl game , a matchup with West Texas State in the 1962 Sun Bowl . Jim McKee kicked a 52 - yard field goal to put the Bobcats ahead early but they trailed at the half 7 - 3 . In the third quarter , three time all - MAC performer Skip Hoovler intercepted a pass and ran it back 91 yards for a touchdown . Ohio led 14 - 7 late in the game before West Texas scored on a 32 - yard touchdown pass and a two - point conversion to win 15 - 14 . Hoovler was named Lineman of the Game , and his 91 - yard interception still stands as a Sun Bowl record . Ironically , the Bobcats did not win the MAC in that 1962 season but did go to a bowl . The following season , Ohio won the league championship but was not invited to a bowl game . From 1964 to 1966 , Hess ’ s teams struggled , with the low point being a 0 - 10 season in 1965 . The ‘ Cats were far from a disaster , however , and in 1967 , Hess would claim his third MAC championship ( shared with the Toledo Rockets ) . That team also raised eyebrows with a 30 - 15 win over Kansas , runners - up in the Big Eight conference that season . It was a performance that hinted at even greater things to come . In 1968 , the most explosive Bobcat offense ever stormed its way to a 10 - 0 regular season , a MAC championship , and an invitation to the Tangerine Bowl . Along the way , they racked up 418 points in 11 games . That average of 37 . 6 points per game stood as the MAC record until 1997 . The amazing pass - and - catch combination of Cleve Bryant and Todd Snyder , coupled with the sturdy running of Dave LeVeck and Bob Houmard , proved to be nearly unstoppable . The 1968 season also marked Ohio ’ s first - ever appearance in the Top 20 . On the heels of a 28 - 27 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons in which the Bobcats scored two touchdowns in the final four minutes , Bryant led the way to a 60 - 48 win against the Cincinnati Bearcats . Sports Illustrated called it an “ insane circus ” and it helped to land the ‘ Cats at 18th in the United Press International coaches ’ poll and 20th in the Associated Press writers ’ poll . Ohio would cap off the season at the Tangerine Bowl against the Richmond Spiders and to no one ’ s surprise the contest was another shootout . Bryant threw four touchdown passes and Snyder caught 11 passes for 214 yards . But it wasn ’ t enough , however , as Richmond prevailed for a 49 - 42 win . The 1969 season saw the Bobcats begin to tail off a bit , with the team only posting a record of 5 - 4 - 1 . That team did score several impressive victories , though , with a 46 - 6 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats and a 35 - 35 tie against the Minnesota Golden Gophers . Hess ’ s squads would not enjoy a . 500 record again until 1973 , when the ‘ Cats were 5 - 5 with a 14 - 12 upset of the Northwestern Wildcats . The 1974 and 1975 teams were 6 - 5 and 5 - 5 - 1 , respectively , and built up to the successful 1976 season . In Hess ’ s second to last year , Ohio managed a 7 - 4 mark , including a 6 - 2 record against MAC foes . Hess would also coach the 1977 team while fighting a battle with cancer , leading the team to a 1 - 10 record that included numerous close losses to challenging opponents . 1978 - 1994 : A struggle to compete . The darkest era in Bobcat football history followed the passing of legend Bill Hess . Hess ’ s successor was Bob Kappes , who lasted only one year and posted a 3 - 8 record . Kappes was replaced by Brian Burke , who brought the program back to a reasonable level of respectability . The 1979 and 1980 teams were both 6 - 5 , with the Bobcats managing to beat Miami both years . The 1982 squad also managed a 6 - 5 mark , with a key 20 - 0 win over Miami and a 17 - 14 upset of Toledo . Following a 1984 season that saw the ‘ Cats go 4 - 6 - 1 , Burke was replaced by Cleve Bryant , an Ohio legend who was responsible for quarterbacking the 1967 and 1968 MAC championship teams . Bryant proved less successful as a coach , however , and led the team to a 2 - 9 record in his first year . He followed that up with 1 - 10 campaigns in 1986 and 1987 , leading to his best year in 1988 . That year , the ‘ Cats were 4 - 6 - 1 , and beat Miami for the first time in 4 years . Bryant ’ s team fell to 1 - 9 - 1 in 1989 , though , and Bryant was subsequently relieved of his duties as coach of the ‘ Cats . The 1990 season saw the arrival of Tom Lichtenberg to coach the Bobcats , though the results on the field were similar to those seen under Bryant . The 1990 squad was 1 - 9 - 1 , and that was followed up with a 2 - 8 - 1 performance in 1991 . Lichtenberg ’ s best year was 1993 , in which he led the Bobcats to a 4 - 7 mark and a win over Miami for the first time since 1988 . However , the 1994 Bobcats were winless , going 0 - 11 and leading to the dismissal of Lichtenberg and his staff . 1995 - 2004 : Resurgence and regression . In 1995 , Jim Grobe took over an Ohio program that was in great need of an overhaul . He brought with him a unique offensive and defensive philosophy learned as a long - time assistant coach at the United States Air Force Academy . While most of the college football world was moving towards a high - octane passing attack , Grobe took the Bobcats back to the basics of the triple option , with wildly successful results . Ohio scored over 300 points in both 1996 and 1997 , going 8 - 3 in 1997 . It was the Green and White ’ s first winning season in 15 years . Grobe ’ s squads were prolific offensive teams , in spite of the media ’ s ill - conceived notion of an “ antique ” offense . Kareem Wilson , the Bobcats ’ fireplug of a quarterback , was voted the MAC ’ s Offensive Player of the Year following a 1996 season in which he rushed for 1 , 072 yards and a school - record 14 touchdowns . Meanwhile , fullback Steveland Hookfin was piling up 3 , 972 rushing yards during the same era to become Ohio ’ s all - time rushing leader . Wilson ’ s total of 3 , 597 yards still stands as the fifth - most ever by an NCAA quarterback . His 875 career carries are the most by a signal caller in college football history . Following the success of the 1996 and 1997 campaigns , Grobe teams fell to 5 - 6 in both 1998 and 1999 . In 2000 , however , the ‘ Cats went 7 - 4 and upset the Minnesota Golden Gophers for their first win over a Big Ten team in 27 years . Ohio finished that season with a win over Marshall , giving the ‘ Cats two wins over bowl teams for the first time since the 1970s . The 2000 team also set a new school record for total offense , piling up 4 , 599 yards . The total broke the previous mark held by the legendary 1968 squad . After the 2000 season , however , Grobe left the ‘ Cats to become head coach of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons . His appointed successor was Brian Knorr , who had been an assistant with Grobe while at Air Force and was Grobe ’ s defensive coordinator at Ohio . Knorr proved inept as a head coach , however , and posted a 1 - 10 mark in 2001 despite retaining many players from the 7 - 4 2000 squad . Knorr was 4 - 8 in 2002 , and regressed to 2 - 10 in 2003 . In 2004 a slight improvement was seen with a 4 - 7 record and a marquee win over the Kentucky Wildcats , but it was too little too late for Knorr . He was fired after the 2004 season and subsequently replaced with former Nebraska coach Frank Solich . 2005 - Present : The Solich era . Frank Solich was named the 28th football coach of the Bobcats on December 16 , 2004 . Prior to coming to Ohio , Solich spent many years as a part of the University of Nebraska football program , as a player , an assistant coach , and later as the head coach . Solich was head coach of the Cornhuskers from 1998 - 2003 where he directed Nebraska to 6 consecutive bowl games , including the national championship game in the 2002 Rose Bowl . Solich ' s impact on the Ohio program was immediate , as plans were put in place to renovate Ohio ' s football facilities and increase financial support for the football program . Also , Ohio was selected to appear on national television 6 times for the 2005 football season , a record for the program . Frank Solich ' s first home game as coach of Ohio was a memorable one , as Peden Stadium brought in its largest crowd ever at the time to watch the Bobcats defeat the University of Pittsburgh Panthers 16 - 10 . Under the guidance of Frank Solich , the Ohio football program enjoyed a return to national prominence in 2006 . On November 16 , 2006 the Bobcats secured their first ever Mid - American Conference East Division title and their first football championship of any sort since 1968 with a victory over the University of Akron Zips . They then advanced to the MAC Championship Game in Detroit , Michigan , where they were defeated by Central Michigan 31 - 10 . On January 7 , 2007 , the Bobcats acted as the MAC representative in the GMAC Bowl in Mobile , Alabama , losing 28 - 7 to The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in a game nationally televised on ESPN . The Bobcats followed up the impressive 2006 campaign with a 6 - 6 record in 2007 , and was one of 6 bowl eligible programs that was not invited to post - season play . The Bobcats returned to the post - season in 2009 , posting a 9 - 3 regular season record and another MAC East Championship . Ohio played in the MAC Championship Game , where they fell to Central Michigan 20 - 10 . On December 26 , 2009 , the Bobcats fell 21 - 17 to the Marshall University Thundering Herd in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl , and a defeat at the hands of Troy University on December 18th , 2010 in the New Orleans Bowl . The Bobcats finished the 2011 season with 10 wins including a victory over the Utah State Aggies in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl . Present coaching staff . Since December 16 , 2004 , the head coach of the Ohio Bobcats has been Frank Solich . He heads a staff of 9 assistant coaches , two graduate assistants , and a director of football operations : Bobcat football traditions . Ohio football is rich in traditions , and Coach Solich has since his hiring made upholding tradition a cornerstone of his program . Some Ohio football traditions include : Rivalries . Ohio ' s archrival is Miami University . " The Battle of the Bricks " is an annual all - sports rivalry competition between the Ohio Bobcats and the Miami RedHawks athletic programs . The name " Battle of the Bricks " evolved from each school ' s reputation of having a campus of red brick buildings . Each varsity athletic competition in which the Bobcats and RedHawks meet including tournament play is counted as part of the years series record . At the conclusion of each academic year , the school with the most varsity wins takes the trophy back to their campus for the following year . Ohio ' s regional rival is Marshall University . The annual football game between Ohio and Marshall is called " The Battle for the Bell " , with a traveling bell trophy as the prize for the victor . The two schools met in the 2009 Little Caesar ' s Pizza Bowl in Detroit , with Marshall winning 21 - 17 . Although Marshall had won each of the last six meetings between the schools up until the 2011 Ohio win of 44 - 7 , Ohio leads the all time series over the Thundering Herd ( 30 wins , 19 losses , and 6 ties - - - record is through their 2011 regular season match - up ) . All - time records . All - time MAC records . Over the years , Ohio has either won outright or shared 5 MAC titles . With a 5 - 2 league record so far in the 2011 - 2012 season , Ohio owns an all - time MAC record of 206 - 240 - 11 in 61 seasons of league competition . Individual awards and achievements . Ohio ' s All - Time Players in the NFL . Russell Kepler — Halfback — 1933 - 1936 Cleveland Rams , Boston Shamrocks William Snyder — Guard — 1934 - 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates Lenny Sadosky — Halfback — 1935 - 1936 Cleveland Rams Art Lewis — Tackle — 1936 New York Giants ; 1938 - 1939 Cleveland Rams Robert Snyder — Quarterback — 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates ; 1937 - 1938 Cleveland Rams ; 1938 – 1941 , 1943 Chicago Bears Paul Halleck — End — 1937 Cleveland Rams Len Janiak — Back — 1940 - 1942 Cleveland Rams Chet Adams — Tackle — 1939 - 1942 Cleveland Rams ; 1943 Green Bay Packers ; 1946 - 1948 Cleveland Browns ; 1949 Buffalo Bisons John Fekete — Back — 1946 Buffalo Bisons Vince Costello — Linebacker — 1957 - 1966 Cleveland Browns ; 1967 - 1968 New York Giants Robert Harrison — Back — 1961 Baltimore Colts Dick Grecni — Linebacker — 1961 Minnesota Vikings Robert Brooks — Back — 1961 New York Titans Alan Miller — Linebacker — 1962 - 1963 Washington Redskins Chuck Turner — Tackle — 1966 Buffalo Bills Todd Snyder — Wide Receiver — 1969 - 1973 Atlanta Falcons Jack Leveck — Linebacker — 1973 - 1975 St . Louis Cardinals ; 1976 Chicago Bears Dave Green — Punter — 1972 - 1975 Cincinnati Bengals ; 1976 - 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Green — Punter — 1976 Miami Dolphins ; 1977 Houston Oilers Ray Bloch — Offensive Lineman — 1984 Cleveland Browns Glenn Hunter - Running Back - 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers Brian Bertoia — Offensive Lineman — 1985 Cleveland Browns Jason Carthen — Linebacker — 1993 Buffalo Bills ; New England Patriots Darren Reese — Offensive Lineman — 1994 New York Giants ; 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars Andy Canter — Offensive Lineman — 1995 Philadelphia Eagles Dave Zastudil — Punter — 2002 - 2005 Baltimore Ravens ; 2006 – Present Cleveland Browns Chad Brinker — Running Back / Returner — 2003 New York Jets Kevin Carberry — Defensive End — 2005 Cleveland Browns Chip Cox — Defensive Back — 2005 Detroit Lions ; 2007 Washington Redskins Dion Byrum — Cornerback — 2006 - 2007 Chicago Bears , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , Carolina Panthers Scott Mayle — Wide Receiver — 2007 - 2008 Buffalo Bills Matt Muncy — Linebacker — 2007 Cincinnati Bengals , 2008 Tennessee Titans Voncarie Owens — Running Back — 2007 New Orleans Saints Rudy Sylvan — Tight End — 2007 - 2008 Detroit Lions T . J . Wright — Cornerback — 2007 Cincinnati Bengals Landon Cohen — Defensive Lineman — 2008 – Present Detroit Lions Todd Koenig — Safety — 2008 Cleveland Browns Kalvin McRae — Running Back — 2008 Kansas City Chiefs Ryan Senser — Long - Snapper — 2008 New Orleans Saints , 2009 – Present Seattle Seahawks Joshua Abrams — Cornerback — 2008 – Present Green Bay Packers Michael Mitchell — Safety — 2009 – Present Oakland Raiders Taylor Price — Wide Receiver — 2010 – 2011 New England Patriots , 2011 - Present Jacksonville Jaguars " All players in BOLD are current NFL players . "