Roster: Mark Drozic — 1, Keita Malloy — 2, P<strong>at</strong> Williams — 3, Paul Williams — 4, M<strong>at</strong>t Lapinski — 4, Robin Callender — 5, Brent Hill — 6, Scott Acker — 7, Mike DiMartile — 7, Dale Fry — 8, Brain Meyers — 9, Steve Leo — 10, Tim Jacobs — 11, Brian Quigg — 12, Keith Langan — 13, Bill Vergantino — 14, Steve Brady — 15, Russell Gil<strong>more</strong> — 16, Jay Mirabelli — 17, Kai Hebron — 18, John Neri — 19, Marc Sydnor — 21, Brian Little — 22, Gene Vadas — 23, Mike Sye — 24, Tim Irvine — 25, Larry McSeed - 26, Jay Cherup — 27, Jason Brader — 28, Lanue Johnson — 29, Derek Moore — 30, Ben Singleton — 31, Marcus Lewis — 32, Anthony Ventresca — 33, Ray H<strong>at</strong>ch — 34, Dave The football team had a rough season with many injuries and a few disappointing losses. There were many injuries occurring every week. Coach Raymond said, "It <strong>was</strong> a devast<strong>at</strong>ing situ<strong>at</strong>ion th<strong>at</strong> had to be overcome virtually every week. We endedup starting 33 people and ordinarily we start 22." The Hens had a record <strong>of</strong> 10 wins and 2 losses. The only losses occurred against New Hampshire, <strong>at</strong> Homecoming, and James Madison. With a regular season record <strong>of</strong> 10-1, <strong>the</strong> Hens captured <strong>the</strong> Yankee Conference Title and qualified to play in <strong>the</strong> Grove — 35, Chris Olmedo — 37, Aaorn Rogerson — 38, Joe Hazewski — 39, Donald Tyler — 40, Daryl Brown — 42, Rondey Organ — 43, Walter Hicks - 44, Joe Guyton — 45, Jason Chermela — 46, Jim Lazarski — 47, Warren Mclntire — 48, John Fileppo — 49, Ron Wood — 50, Tony Hubbard — 51, Dave Frost — 52, Scott Cooper — 53, Mark Sullivan — 54, Scott McMurdy — 55, P<strong>at</strong> Mulhern — 56, John Shields — 57, Bob Wolford — 58, M<strong>at</strong>t Smith — 59, Mark Hrubar — 60, Peter Hennigan — 61, Mike Schoenleber — 62, Mark Toback — 63, Rick Anderson — 64, Mike McGavran — 65, Sean Duff — 66, Shannon Trostle — 67, Zeke Machado — 68, Joshua Ossen — 69, Doug Joyce — 70, Chris I-AA N<strong>at</strong>ional Championship. They played James Madison in <strong>the</strong> first round and lost, 42- 35, after a close game which included two overtime periods. Because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir outstanding season, <strong>the</strong> Hens were awarded <strong>the</strong> Meadowlands/Lambert Cup as <strong>the</strong> top I-AA team in <strong>the</strong> East. The captains were Marc Sydnor and Bob Wolford. Many players earned post-seas on awards. Warren Mclntire <strong>was</strong> chosen to <strong>the</strong> Kodak All- American first team. Bill Vergantino, Curt Chastain, Warren Mclntire, Mark Drozic, and Gene Vadas were all chosen to COURTESY OF PHOTO SERVICES Moore — 71, Gary Beutel — 72, Steve Archibald — 73, Glenn Groninger — 74, Curt Chastain — 75, Ge<strong>of</strong>f Hannan — 76, M<strong>at</strong>t Wildes — 77, Greg Justice — 78, Greg Peden — 79, Andy Johnson — 80, Doug Flower — 81, Dan Cooper — 82, Domenic Botto — 83, Ed Helenski — 84, Greg Ventresca — 85, Mike Fenske — 86, Rich Gennarelli — 88, James Mooney — 88, Tom Fitzp<strong>at</strong>rick — 89, Rob Daddio — 90, M<strong>at</strong>t Morrill — 91, Chris Johnson — 92, Andres Bjornson — 93, Michael Corv<strong>at</strong>o — 94, Scott Hondru — 95, Frank Carr — 96, Mike Brandish — 97, Scott Griemsmann — 98, Jason Slusser — 99, Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond — Head Coach. <strong>the</strong> All-Yankee first team. Mark Drozic became only <strong>the</strong> second <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Delaware</strong> player to be perfect on all extra point <strong>at</strong>tempts in a season (47 for 47). Anthony Ventresca became <strong>the</strong> first <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Delaware</strong> player to return both a kick<strong>of</strong>f and a punt for touchdowns in <strong>the</strong> same season. When Coach Raymond <strong>was</strong> asked about <strong>the</strong> prospects for next year's team he sounded very positive, saying th<strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> majority <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> players are returning, but <strong>the</strong>y would be losing some good talent. — Christy McAllister Scoreboard West Chester 28-00W Massachusetts 24-07 W William & Mary 28-21W Rhode Island 42-07W New Hampshire 28-45 L Boston Univ. 35-21W Villanova 38-28W Navy 29-25W Maine 34-10W Connecticut 49-18W Richmond 23-17W #James Madison 35-42 L # = NCAA I-AA play<strong>of</strong>f Sports 115
Gene Vadas, after having <strong>the</strong> Football handed <strong>of</strong>f to him, ran to gain <strong>more</strong> <strong>Delaware</strong> yardage. 116 Men's Basketball Remembrance David Nelson, former <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Delaware</strong> coach and secretary <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> NCAA's Rules Committee for 29 years, suffered a heart <strong>at</strong>tack and died on November 30, 1991. David Nelson, better known as "The Admiral," <strong>was</strong> accepted with cre<strong>at</strong>ing <strong>the</strong> "Wing-T" system and bringing women's intercollegi<strong>at</strong>e sports to <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Delaware</strong>. Harold R. "Tubby" Raymond said, "We've lost a friend and probably <strong>the</strong> most influential rules-man <strong>the</strong> game has ever known." hrough <strong>the</strong> defenders, Daryl !) makes ano<strong>the</strong>r touchdown PHRTSTY