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O . Webster Saylor Owen Webster Saylor was an American football coach in the United States . Coaching career . Saylor was the head college football coach for the Franklin & Marshall Diplomats located in Lancaster , Pennsylvania . He held that position for the 1916 season . His coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 1 wins and 7 losses . As of the conclusion of the 2010 season , this ranks him # 37 at Franklin & Marshall in total wins and # 37 at the school in winning percentage ( ) . Later life . Saylor later served as mayor of Johnstown , Pennsylvania , elected in 1930 to fill an unexpired term of mayor Joseph Cauffield who was removed from the post for misconduct .
Hofstra Pride The Hofstra Pride football ( formerly the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen ) program were the intercollegiate American football team for Hofstra University located in Hempstead , New York . The team competed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision ( FCS ) and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association . The school ' s first football team was fielded in 1937 . Hofstra participated in football from 1937 - 2009 , compiling an all - time record of 403 – 268 – 11 . On December 3 , 2009 , the university announced it was terminating the football program . Under NCAA rules , any football players who choose to transfer to other schools will be eligible to play immediately , and not subjected to normal residency waiting periods . Scholarship - holders who wished to stay at Hofstra were permitted to keep their scholarships . Notable former players . Notable alumni include :
1971 Stanford Indians football team The 1971 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University during the 1971 college football season . Season . The previous season , the Indians had won the Pac - 8 conference and the 1971 Rose Bowl behind Heisman Trophy - winning quarterback Jim Plunkett . With the core of the " Thunderchickens " defense , led by Jeff Siemon and Pete Lazetich , returning , and under the steady leadership of former backup quarterback Don Bunce , the Indians defended the conference title and went on to upset # 4 Michigan in the 1972 Rose Bowl . Following the season , Stanford head coach John Ralston resigned to become head coach of the NFL Denver Broncos . Stanford hired defensive assistant coach Jack Christiansen to replace Ralston .
Big 12 Championship Game The Big 12 Championship Game was a college football game held by the Big 12 Conference each year between 1996 and 2010 . The championship game pitted the Big 12 North Division champion against the South Division champion in a game held after the regular season was completed . The Big 12 South held an overall lead of 11 – 4 over the Big 12 North in the game . In the first eight Big 12 championship games from 1996 to 2003 , the divisions split four games each ( with the north champion winning in every odd - numbered year and the south champion winning in every even - numbered year ) . However , the north division champion did not win after Kansas State ' s upset victory over Oklahoma in 2003 . History . The first championship game was played after the 1996 regular season , the first year of play for the Big 12 ( which was created from the merger of the Big Eight Conference and four teams from the Southwest Conference ) . Like the SEC Championship Game ( which has been played since 1992 ) , the game matched the winners of the conference ' s two six - team divisions . The championship game was held at several sites within the Big 12 states , with Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City , Missouri , hosting more often than any other venue . The 2008 Big 12 Championship Game was notable for the controversy over choosing the South Division representative . The Oklahoma Sooners , Texas Longhorns , and Texas Tech Red Raiders all finished with identical records and had each recorded a win and loss amongst one another . The Sooners earned a berth to the title game because they had the highest Bowl Championship Series ranking of the three at the time of selection . Oklahoma defeated the Missouri Tigers and earned a berth in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game . From 2009 through 2013 , the game was scheduled to be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington , Texas . During June 2010 , however , Nebraska and Colorado announced that they would leave the Big 12 for other conferences in 2011 . Because NCAA rules require that a conference have twelve members in order to stage a football championship game , the conference did not hold a championship game for the 2011 season . Oklahoma and Texas have expressed that a conference title game hurts the chances of the conference to have a representative in the BCS National Championship Game . The two schools had appeared in all but two Championship games , and throughout the championship game ' s existence , accounted for 10 of the 15 Big 12 Championships won , with Oklahoma and Texas each having 7 and 3 respectively .
Gary Andersen Gary Andersen ( born February 19 , 1964 ) is the head football coach at the University of Wisconsin – Madison , where he was hired as the program ' s 32nd head coach on December 19 , 2012 to replace Bret Bielema . He had previously been the head coach at Utah State University ( 2009 – 2012 ) and Southern Utah University ( 2003 ) . Andersen also served three years as the defensive coordinator at the University of Utah , where he coached the 2008 Utes team that went undefeated and beat Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl , finishing # 2 in the nation . Andersen began his football career playing center at Ricks College ( now Brigham Young University – Idaho ) , where he received first - team junior college All - America honors in 1984 . He then transferred to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City , where he lettered on the football team for two years before graduating in 1986 with a bachelor ' s degree in political science . Utah State . Andersen was the head coach at Utah State for four seasons , beginning with 4 – 8 records in 2009 and 2010 . His first winning season at Utah State came in 2011 ( 7 – 6 ) and his fourth and final year was the most successful , as the 2012 Utah State Aggies won 11 games and lost only two . Wisconsin . Andersen was introduced as the new head coach at Wisconsin on December 21 , 2012 . After Andersen decided to leave Utah State for the Wisconsin job , he called every one of his players at Utah State individually to inform them personally of his decision .
Ken Huffine Kenneth Wilbur Huffine ( December 22 , 1897 - September 26 , 1977 ) was a professional football player - coach who played in the National Football League from 1920 until 1925 . During that time , he played for the Muncie Flyers , Chicago Staleys and the Dayton Triangles . He was a member of the Staleys ' 1921 Championship team . The Staleys were renamed the Chicago Bears in 1922 . Ken also played with the independent Fort Wayne Friars in 1920 , alongside the legendary Jim Thorpe . Prior to playing football professionally , Ken played college football at Purdue University . He was a three - time letterman with the Boilermakers in 1916 , 1917 and 1919 . Rough first game . Ken also played in one of the very first NFL games as Muncie played the Rock Island Independents on October 3 , 1920 . While serving as the team ' s punter , Huffine had three of his punts blocked during the game . The Independents used each blocked punt to score three touchdowns in the first quarter . Rock Island ' s Ed Shaw blocked Huffine ' s first attempt and Arnie Wyman picked it up to run 35 yards for the score . Later Huffine got off a successful punt , however the Islanders drove to the Muncie two - yard line , only to fumble . But , when Huffine went into the end zone for yet another punt attempt , Walt Buland broke through to block , and Wyman scored again by falling on the ball in the end zone . As soon as Huffine was called upon to punt again , Shaw and Oke Smith blocked another one . This time Dewey Lyle recovered but stepped out of bounds on the 15 - yard line . Rube Ursella then scored for Rock Island shortly after . Personality and traits . According to Henry E . Beck ' s book " Growin ' Up With Men And Machines " , Ken is described as a " soft spoken man with a hand like a catcher ' s mitt " . He was an educated person as people like being around him . During conversations Ken would listen to every word spoken to him .
Mario Tonelli Mario Tonelli ( March 27 , 1916 – January 7 , 2003 ) was a professional American football player who played running back for one season for the Chicago Cardinals A Sergeant in the US Army 200th Coast Artillery who survived the Bataan Death March . During the Death March his Notre Dame class ring was stolen by a Japanese guard . Miraculously it was returned by an English speaking Japanese Officer who had been educated at the University of Southern California and had seen Tonelli score the winning touchdown in the 1937 game between the two schools . He later buried the ring in a metal soap dish beneath his barracks to confound would be thieves . The ring became his talisman . Was imprisoned at Camp O ' Donnell where he was to witness thousands of deaths and atrocities committed by the Japanese . Later he was transferred to Davo Penal Colony " Dapecol . " Of the 2 , 009 estimated total number of POWs that were in Dapecol during its existence from October 1942 - June 1944 only 805 would survive the war . Had the nickname " Motts " while in the Army & as a Prisoner of War .
John Brandes John Wesley Brandes ( born April 2 , 1964 in Fort Riley , Kansas ) is a former American football tight end and long snapper in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts , Washington Redskins , New York Giants , and the San Francisco 49ers . He played college football at Cameron University .
1961 Minnesota Vikings season The 1961 Minnesota Vikings season was the first year of season play for the expansion franchise and the 42nd regular season of the National Football League . The Vikings finished with a record of three wins and eleven losses under head coach Norm Van Brocklin . The team ' s first ever regular season game was a victory against the Chicago Bears , 37 - 13 . In that game , rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton came off the bench to toss 4 touchdown passes and ran for another . Offseason . 1961 NFL Draft . With the first overall pick in the 1961 NFL Draft , the Vikings selected running back Tommy Mason from Tulane University . In the third round , the Vikings selected quarterback Fran Tarkenton , a future hall - of - famer and he later would finish his professional football career as the franchise record holder for most passing yards ( 33 , 098 ) and passing touchdowns ( 239 ) . Regular season . Standings . " W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , PCT = Winning Percentage , PF = Points For , PA = Points Against "
Garfield Weede Garfield Wilson Weede ( November 26 , 1880 – November 21 , 1971 ) was a college football , track & field coach and athletic director in the United States . He was one of the first college coaches to " break the color line " and allow racial integration among his players . Playing career . Garfield Weede played football at the University of Pennsylvania as an end and placekicker . He was severely injured in a game on October 1905 . Under head coach Carl Sheldon Williams , the team was undefeated in 1904 with a record of 12 - 0 - 0 and has since retroactively been declared " National Champions " for that year . Coaching career . Washburn . Weede was the tenth head football coach for Washburn University in Topeka , Kansas . He held the position for three seasons , from 1906 until 1908 , and followed legendary John H . Outland . Weede ' s coaching record at Washburn was 20 wins , 6 losses , and 4 ties . As of the conclusion of the 2007 season , this ranks him eighth at Washburn in terms of total wins and ninth at Washburn in terms of winning percentage . Football legend Walter Camp called him a " familiar winner " in one of his reviews of the program and his 1907 team finished the season undefeated and untied with victories of Kansas State , Kansas , and Oklahoma . Sterling . Weede next became the head football coach for the Sterling Warriors ( called " Cooper College " at the time ) located in Sterling , Kansas . He held that position for 9 seasons , from 1910 until 1918 . His coaching record at Sterling was 34 wins , 30 losses and 4 ties . As of the conclusion of the 2012 season , this ranks him # 3 at Sterling in total wins and # 9 at the school in winning percentage ( ) . Pittsburg State . In 1919 , " Doc " Weede was hired as coach of all sports and director of athletics at Pittsburg Manual Training Normal in Pittsburg , Kansas . He coached the football team to a 50 - 31 - 6 record from 1919 to 1928 including the school ' s first undefeated team in 1924 . That year , his team was declared Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference champions . Doc Weede ended his football coaching career on a downturn , losing every game of his final season of 1928 . His squad only scored in two of seven games and allowed a total of 113 points . Legacy . Weede was inducted in the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1961 . Although he spent most of his time and efforts in college athletics , he also was a dentist , having earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of Pennsylvania in 1906 .
Phil King ( American football ) Philip Edgar King ( born June 22 , 1936 – January 1973 ) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants , Pittsburgh Steelers , and the Minnesota Vikings . He played college football at Vanderbilt University and was drafted in the first round ( twelfth overall ) of the 1958 NFL Draft . Nicknamed " The Chief " due to his Native American heritage . Wore number 24 . Phil King died January 1973 ( 36 years old ) , victim of an accidental shooting accident while cleaning his gun in a hotel room .
Dean Dorsey Dean Dorsey ( born March 13 , 1957 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian football placekicker in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League . He played college football at the University of Toronto . Dorsey took over kicking duties with the Toronto Argonauts with the departure of Zenon Andrusyshyn during the 1982 CFL season , playing seven regular season and two playoff games . He began a long association with Ottawa football in the 1984 CFL season playing through the 1990 CFL season . He has gone on to coach the Ottawa Junior Riders from 1997 to 1998 and was a volunteer coach for the Ottawa Renegades . He was even briefly considered as a replacement kicker for an injured Dan Giancola for the expansion Renegades before they finally signed Lawrence Tynes in September 2002 . Dorsey tried his hand with the NFL when he signed as a free - agent with the Green Bay Packers in 1988 , played three regular season games with Green Bay , then three games with Philadelphia Eagles , going 5 - for - 10 in field goals ( 34 long ) and 12 - for - 13 in conversion attempts .
Tyronne Drakeford Tyronne James Drakeford ( born June 21 , 1971 in Camden , South Carolina ) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League . He played for the San Francisco 49ers , New Orleans Saints , and Washington Redskins . He played college football at Virginia Tech and was drafted in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft .
Paul White ( American football ) Paul Grover White ( born November 13 , 1921 ) was an American football player and coach . He played college football as a halfback for Fritz Crisler ' s University of Michigan Wolverines football teams in 1941 , 1942 , 1943 , and 1946 — missing the 1944 and 1945 seasons due to military service . He served as the captain of the 1943 Michigan team that compiled a record of 8 – 1 ( 6 – 0 Big Ten ) and finished the season ranked No . 3 in the AP Poll . In 1944 , he received Michigan ' s Big Ten Medal of Honor as the who had best demonstrated proficiency in scholarship and athletics . He also played professional football for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1947 . He played in 11 games for the Steelers , gaining 240 all - purpose yards and scoring one touchdown . His longest run in the NFL was good for a 52 - yard gain . In 1949 , he served as the backfield coach at Hillsdale College . In March 1950 , he was hired as the backfield coach at the University of Connecticut .
Troy Williamson " Troy Williamson ( born April 30 , 1983 ) is an American football wide receiver of the National Football League who is currently a free agent . He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings seventh overall in the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at South Carolina . Early years . Troy Williamson attended Silver Bluff High School in Aiken , South Carolina , and he was a letterman and excelled in both football and track . In track , he was a two - time 100 and 200 - meter dash state champion . In football , as a senior , he rushed for 890 yards and caught 21 passes for 500 yards ( 23 . 8 yards per rec . avg . ) . He was an All - American , a consensus All - State selection , won Class - AA Player of the Year honors presented by the High School Sports Report , a Mr . Football finalist for the state of South Carolina , and helped lead his team to back - to - back state championships . After his senior season , he was rated the fifth - best wide receiver prospect in the Atlantic Region by PrepStar . Professional career . Minnesota Vikings . The Vikings needed a receiver with deep speed after trading Randy Moss to Oakland , drafting Williamson with the 7th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft . In the 2006 - 2007 off - season he claimed his hand - eye coordination was bad due to his depth perception and that was the reason for his 11 dropped balls , which tied for second in the NFL . The Vikings 2007 season was equally difficult for Williamson , who finished with 240 yards and 1 touchdown . Most notably in the Vikings ' finale , Williamson dropped two crucial passes . First , a wide - open Williamson dropped an almost - certain 72 - yard touchdown pass from Tarvaris Jackson in the second quarter and then another pass that would have yielded a critical first down later in the game . Jacksonville Jaguars . After the 2007 season Williamson was traded for a 6th round pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars . The Vikings ended up using that pick to select Jaymar Johnson . Williamson controversially stated that he " wants to duke it out " with former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress , adding that they could " meet at the 50 - yard line and go at it . " The Jaguars released Williamson on September 4 , 2010 .
Bradie Ewing Bradie Ewing ( born December 26 , 1989 ) is an American football fullback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was born in Richland Center , Wisconsin . He played college football at Wisconsin . High School . At Richland Center High School , Ewing was a three - sport athlete playing football , basketball , and track and field . In football , Bradie was rated number 16 best player in the state of Wisconsin by Rivals . com and Wisconsin Preps . Ewing ' s career numbers were 3 , 911 yards on 509 carries with 41 touchdowns . His senior year Ewing totaled 2 , 116 rushing yards on 258 carries with 24 touchdowns . College . Ewing lettered all four years at Wisconsin . He started out as mainly a special teams player his first two years and then became the starting fullback by his junior season while continuing to be very productive on special teams . His sophomore year he was named Academic All - Big Ten . Junior year , he was named ESPN Academic All - District and Academic All - Big Ten . His senior year , Ewing was again named Academic All - Big Ten and was named the teams Special Teams Player of the Year . Ewing also played in the 2012 Senior Bowl . Professional career . Pre - draft . Ewing took part in the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis . Atlanta Falcons . Ewing was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round ( 157nd pick overall ) in the 2012 NFL Draft . He was placed on injured reserve on August 11 , 2012 .
Bruce Beaton Bruce Beaton ( born June 13 , 1968 in Port Hood , Nova Scotia ) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 13 seasons in the Canadian Football League for five different teams . He was named CFL All - Star three times and was a part of two Grey Cup championship teams with the Edmonton Eskimos . Beaton played college football at Acadia University .
Steve Suhey Steven Joseph Suhey ( born January 8 , 1922 in Jamesville , New York died January 8 , 1977 in State College , Pennsylvania ) is a former professional American football player , playing guard for two seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers . He was an All - America n at Penn State . He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985 . His son Matt Suhey , also played at Penn State and in the NFL . Penn State . Suhey ' s college career was interrupted by three years of service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II . Suhey was the MVP of the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic . It has been suggested Penn State ' s now - famous " We Are Penn State ! " stadium cheer has its origins in a statement made by team captain Suhey prior to that game . Suhey is said to have declared , “ We are Penn State . There will be no meetings , ” in response to SMU ' s request for a meeting to protest the participation of Penn State ' s two black players ( Wallace Triplett and Dennie Hoggard ) . Personal . After playing two seasons in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers , Suhey coached high school football before joining the L . G . Balfour Company . " First family of Nittany Lion football " . Suhey married Ginger Higgins , the daughter of Bob Higgins , a former All - American at Penn State and Suhey ' s college coach . Three of their sons , Larry , Paul , and Matt , were letterman at Penn State from 1975 - 1979 . Matt would go on to play 10 seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Bears . One grandson , Kevin Suhey , was a quarterback and special teams player for the Nittany Lions from 2005 – 2007 and another grandson , Joe Suhey , is currently a running back at Penn State . The Higgins - Suhey family has been called the " first family " of Nittany Lion football , with 90 years of involvement with the Penn State football program .
Johnny Thomas ( cornerback ) Johnny Thomas , Jr . ( born August 3 , 1964 in Houston , Texas ) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins , San Diego Chargers , Cleveland Browns , and the Philadelphia Eagles . He played college football at Baylor University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1987 NFL Draft .
Coby Fleener Jacoby Fleener ( born September 20 , 1988 ) is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League ( NFL ) . After playing at Joliet Catholic Academy during high school , Fleener played college football at Stanford University . He was drafted with the 34th overall pick by the Colts in the 2012 NFL Draft , where he was considered a top tight end prospect . College career . Fleener was named an All - American by CBSSports . com as a senior in 2011 . At the NFL combine , Fleener benched 27 reps of 225 at 6 - 6 244 , though he did not run because of an ankle injury . Professional career . Indianapolis Colts . The Indianapolis Colts made Fleener the 34th overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft after drafting his college quarterback , Andrew Luck , 1st overall . Fleener was the first tight end drafted in the 2012 NFL draft . On July 25 , the Colts and Fleener agreed to a 4 year deal .
Sid Bennett Sydney Chisholm " Sid " Bennett ( born 2 February 1895 ) was an American football player in the National Football League . He first played with the Chicago Tigers during the 1920 NFL season . After a year away from the NFL , he played with the Milwaukee Badgers during the 1922 NFL season .