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97 Awofadeju, Emmanuel* DE 6-4 240 1/4/85 Sr. 4V Roswell, GA (Roswell HS) 12 Belch, Derek* PK 5-11 195 7/5/85 Sr. 4V San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines HS) 81 Bowe, Patrick* TE 6-6 250 1/13/86 Jr. 3V Deephaven, MN (Minnetonka HS) 4 Bradford, Mark* WR 6-2 210 10/7/84 Sr. 4V Los Angeles, CA (Fremont HS) 72 Brewer, Mikal* OG 6-3 300 1/31/84 Sr. 4V Peoria, AZ (Centennial HS) 58 Bulcke, Brian MLB 6-4 260 4/27/87 So. 1V Windsor, Ontario, Canada (St. Anne HS) 51 Campbell, Fred* OLB 6-1 225 3/20/87 So. 2V New Rochelle, NY (New Rochelle HS) 25 Carr, Stephen* WR 6-3 215 4/20/88 RFr. RS Chula Vista, CA (Eastlake HS) 29 Carter, Xxavier* RB 5-11 195 10/2/86 So. 2V Dallas, TX (Frisco HS) 47 Catron, Josh* FB 6-0 230 5/2/87 So. 2V Torrance, CA (Torrance HS) 21 Chase, Thaddeus* FS 6-0 200 4/30/86 Jr. 3V El Paso, TX (Burges HS) 69 Clover, Preston* OG 6-4 290 3/15/85 Sr. 4V Lake Forest, CA (Laguna Hills HS) 64 Dembesky, Joe* OT 6-5 285 8/21/87 RFr. RS Simi Valley, CA (Oaks Christian HS) 68 Dockter, Bobby* OG 6-5 290 4/2/86 Jr. 3V Edmonds, WA (Kamiak HS) 83 Dray, Jim* TE 6-5 240 12/31/86 So. 2V Paramus, NJ (Bergen Catholic HS) 12 Easter, C.J.* CB 6-0 185 9/23/87 So. 2V Foster City, CA (San Mateo HS) 91 Egboh, Pannel* DE 6-6 280 3/23/86 Jr. 3V Mesquite, TX (North Mesquite HS) 33 Evans, Jason* RB 6-1 190 9/7/84 Sr. 4V Acworth, GA (Harrison HS) 40 Evans, Kris* CB 6-0 175 7/11/87 So. 2V Monroe, MI (Monroe HS) 60 Fletcher, Alex* OG 6-3 300 9/5/86 Jr. 3V Old Brookville, NY (St. Anthony’s HS) 92 Fua, Sione NT 6-2 290 6/15/88 So. 1V Encino, CA (Crespi HS) 7 Gerhart, Toby RB 6-1 229 3/28/87 So. 1V Norco, CA (Norco HS) 99 Griffin, Levirt DE 6-4 255 2/1/88 So. 1V Modesto, CA (Modesto HS) 28 Griffin, Peter* OLB 6-1 215 11/4/84 Sr. 4V Memphis, TN (Central HS) 84 Gunder, Austin* TE 6-5 245 1/22/86 Jr. 3V Red Lion, PA (Red Lion HS) 96 Hall, Derek* DT 6-5 252 11/23/87 RFr. RS Overland Park, KS (Rockhurst HS) 36 Hobbs, Chris* CB/WR 5-9 170 5/29/87 So. 2V Marietta, GA (Marietta HS) 95 Horn, Chris* NT 6-5 270 8/15/84 Sr. 4V Dayton, WY (Tongue River HS) 47 Jackson, Jerome* SS 6-0 185 7/26/88 RFr. RS Kansas City, MO (Rockhurst HS) 35 Johnson, Blaise* SS 5-11 185 3/15/87 So. 2V Tempe, AZ (Corona del Sol HS) 53 Johnson, Landon* OLB 6-1 230 1/30/85 Sr. 4V Arlington, TX (Kennedale HS) 26 Kimble, Anthony* RB 6-1 200 4/9/86 Jr. 3V Baton Rouge, LA (University HS) 93 Kopa, Matt* NT 6-6 275 2/25/87 So. 2V Elk Grove, CA (Elk Grove HS) 73 Kyed, John* OT 6-6 285 3/29/88 RFr. RS Boulder, CO (Boulder HS) 39 Ladner, Ben* TE 6-3 250 11/15/86 So. 2V Kansas City, MO (Pembroke HS) 43 Long, Kenny* FS 6-0 193 5/29/87 So. 1V Woodstock, IL (Woodstock HS) 80 Lorig, Erik* DE 6-4 250 11/17/86 So. 2V Rolling Hills, CA (Palos Verdes Peninsula HS) 15 Loukas, Alex* QB 6-4 205 1/4/88 RFr. RS Bannockburn, IL (Deerfield HS) 86 Lynn, Kelton* WR 6-2 190 10/31/85 Jr. 3V Boulder, CO (Fairview HS) 50 Macaluso, Nick* OLB 6-3 225 6/18/88 RFr. RS Middletown, NJ (Middletown South HS) 63 Marinelli, Chris* OT 6-7 305 3/3/87 So. 2V Braintree, MA (Boston College HS) 62 Mattran, Tim** C 6-5 300 10/23/84 Sr. 5V Chanhassen, MN (Chaska HS) 44 Maynor, Pat* MLB 6-2 215 3/19/86 Jr. 3V Jupiter, FL (Dwyer HS) 41 McAndrew, Tom* MLB 6-5 270 11/3/86 So. 2V Glen Ellyn, IL (Glenbard West HS) 70 McBride, Bert* C 6-3 290 10/26/87 RFr. RS Thonotosassa, FL (Armwood HS) 17 McFall, Carlos* FS 5-11 200 9/30/85 Jr. 3V San Antonio, TX (Roosevelt HS) 74 McGillicuddy, James* DT/OG 6-3 300 6/26/86 So. 2V Worcester, MA (St. John’s HS) 31 McGraw, Tyrone* RB 5-9 173 5/2/88 RFr. RS San Francisco, CA (Riordan HS) 22 McNally, Bo* SS 6-0 205 8/3/87 So. 2V Salt Lake City, UT (Highlands HS) 88 Miller, Michael* WR 6-1 195 11/14/85 Sr. 4V San Clemente, CA (San Clemente HS) 8 Moore, Evan* WR 6-7 235 1/3/85 Sr. 4V Brea, CA (Brea-Olinda HS) 3 Moore, Garrett* QB 6-2 205 11/14/85 Jr. 2V Scottsdale, AZ (Desert Mountain HS) 37 Mueller, Mark* WR 6-3 195 7/17/87 RFr. RS Aurora, CO (Overland HS) 76 Muth, Ben* OT 6-6 295 7/17/85 Jr. 3V Phoenix, AZ (Pinnacle HS) 52 Newhouse, Brent* LS 6-4 235 2/21/85 Sr. 4V Los Angeles, CA (Harvard-Westlake HS) 32 Nnoli, Emeka* FB 6-1 235 12/25/84 Sr. 4V Sacramento, CA (Natomas HS) 56 Nolan, Zach* LS 6-4 240 3/10/88 RFr. RS Parkland, FL (Pine Crest School) 31 Osaisai, Wopamo* CB 5-11 200 9/13/86 Jr. 3V Pinole, CA (Pinole Valley HS) 13 Ostrander, T.C.* QB 6-3 215 1/4/85 Sr. 4V Atherton, CA (Menlo-Atherton HS) 27 Ottovegio, Jay* P 6-0 195 10/9/84 Sr. 4V Coral Springs, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) 46 Peralto, Leon* PK 5-10 180 1/15/88 RFr. RS Hilo, HI (Kamehameha HS) 71 Phillips, Andrew* OG 6-5 290 9/15/87 RFr. RS Darnestown, MD (Georgetown Prep) 46 Polk, Robert* FS 6-3 200 12/19/87 RFr. RS Crystal Lake, IL (Crystal Lake Central HS) 49 Porras, Tyler* SS 6-2 175 1/13/88 RFr. RS Scottsdale, AZ (Saguaro HS) 42 Powers, Will* OLB 6-4 235 10/11/87 So. 2V Foster City, CA (Serra HS) 14 Pritchard, Tavita* QB 6-4 195 2/20/87 So. 2V Tacoma, WA (Clover Park HS) 10 Rance, Marcus* WR 6-2 195 7/11/87 RFr. RS Yakima, WA (A.C. Davis HS) 19 Ruhl, Nicholas* QB 6-3 215 9/21/88 RFr. RS Stockton, CA (Lincoln HS) 65 Rydstedt, Gustav* OG 6-3 300 7/15/84 Jr. 3V Stockholm, Sweden (IT-Gymnasiet) 2 Sanchez, Nick* CB 6-0 190 11/7/85 Sr. 4V Belle Glade, FL (Glades Day School)

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9 Sherman, Richard WR 6-3 185 3/30/88 So. 1V Compton, CA (Dominguez HS) 14 Sims, Tim* CB 5-11 190 3/12/85 Sr. 4V Belle Glade, FL (Glades Central HS) 67 Smith, Allen* OT 6-4 300 1/30/86 Jr. 3V Tempe, AZ (Corona del Sol HS) 20 Snyder, Clinton* OLB 6-4 230 4/18/87 So. 2V San Diego, CA (Monte Vista HS) 89 Trejo, Orlando WR 5-11 175 7/18/86 Jr. HS San Angelo, TX (Central HS) 54 Udofia, Ekom* DT 6-2 310 8/3/87 So. 2V Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS) 90 Udofia, Udeme* DE 6-4 240 3/25/86 Sr. 4V Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS) 45 Weinberger, Sam* FB 6-2 230 8/25/87 RFr. RS Sherman Oaks, CA (Campbell Hall HS) 85 Wilcox-Fogel, Nate* WR 6-1 190 5/11/86 Jr. 2V Los Altos, CA (Menlo HS) 38 Yancy, Austin FS/WR 6-4 195 3/6/88 So. 1V League City, TX (Clear Creek HS) 11 Zagory, Aaron* PK 6-0 170 12/20/85 Jr. 3V Yellow Springs, OH (Yellow Springs HS)

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Head Coach/Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football: Jim Harbaugh, 1st Season (Michigan, 1986)Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach: Scott Shafer, 1st Season (Baldwin-Wallace, 1990)Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: David Shaw, 1st Season (Stanford, 1995)Defensive Tackles/Recruiting Coordinator: Lance Anderson, 1st Season (Idaho State, 1996)Linebackers: Andy Buh, 1st Season (Nevada, 1996)Offensive Line: Chris Dalman, 1st Season (Stanford, 1992)Tight Ends: Tim Drevno, 1st Season (Cal State Fullerton, 1992)Defensive Ends/Special Teams: D.J. Durkin, 1st Season (Bowling Green, 2001)Running Backs: Willie Taggart, 1st Season (Western Kentucky, 1998)Defensive Backs: Clayton White, 1st Season (North Carolina State, 2001)Strength and Conditioning: Shannon Turley, 1st Season (Virginia Tech, 2000)

2 Sanchez, Nick CB 3 Moore, Garrett QB 4 Bradford, Mark WR 7 Gerhart, Toby RB 8 Moore, Evan WR 9 Sherman, Richard WR 10 Rance, Marcus WR 11 Zagory, Aaron PK 12 Belch, Derek PK 12 Easter, C.J. CB 13 Ostrander, T.C. QB 14 Pritchard, Tavita QB 14 Sims, Tim CB 15 Loukas, Alex QB 17 McFall, Carlos FS 19 Ruhl, Nicholas QB 20 Snyder, Clinton OLB 21 Chase, Thaddeus FS 22 McNally, Bo SS 25 Carr, Stephen WR 26 Kimble, Anthony RB 27 Ottovegio, Jay P 28 Griffin, Peter OLB 29 Carter, Xxavier RB 31 McGraw, Tyrone RB 31 Osaisai, Wopamo CB 32 Nnoli, Emeka FB 33 Evans, Jason RB 35 Johnson, Blaise SS 36 Hobbs, Chris CB/WR 37 Mueller, Mark WR 38 Yancy, Austin FS/WR 39 Ladner, Ben TE 40 Evans, Kris CB 41 McAndrew, Tom MLB 42 Powers, Will OLB 43 Long, Kenny FS 44 Maynor, Pat MLB 45 Weinberger, Sam FB 46 Peralto, Leon PK 46 Polk, Robert FS

47 Catron, Josh FB 47 Jackson, Jerome SS 49 Porras, Tyler SS 50 Macaluso, Nick LB 51 Campbell, Fred OLB 52 Newhouse, Brent LS 53 Johnson, Landon OLB 54 Udofia, Ekom DT 56 Nolan, Zach LS 58 Bulcke, Brian MLB 60 Fletcher, Alex OG 62 Mattran, Tim C 63 Marinelli, Chris OT 64 Dembesky, Joe OT 65 Rydstedt, Gustav OG 67 Smith, Allen OT 68 Dockter, Bobby OG 69 Clover, Preston OG 70 McBride, Bert C 71 Phillips, Andrew OG 72 Brewer, Mikal OG 73 Kyed, John OT 74 McGillicuddy, James DT/OG 76 Muth, Ben OT 80 Lorig, Erik DE 81 Bowe, Patrick TE 83 Dray, Jim TE 84 Gunder, Austin TE 85 Wilcox-Fogel, Nate WR 86 Lynn, Kelton WR 88 Miller, Michael WR 89 Trejo, Orlando WR 90 Udofia, Udeme DE 91 Egboh, Pannel DE 92 Fua, Sione NT 93 Kopa, Matt NT 95 Horn, Chris NT 96 Hall, Derek DT 97 Awofadeju, Emmanuel DE 99 Griffin, Levirt DE

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Awofadeju, Emmanuel ................. uh-WOF-uh DAY-ju Brewer, Mikal ...................................................... Michael Bulcke, Brian ........................................................ Bulckee Catron, Josh ...................................................... CAY-tron Egboh, Pannel ............................. puh-NELL EGG-bow Fua, Sione ..................................... see-OWN-ay foo-AH Gerhart, Toby .............................................. GARE-heart Griffin, Levirt .................................................. luh-VERT Johnson, Blaise ......................................................... Blaze Kopa, Matt ........................................................ KOE-puh Kyed, John .............................................................. KIE-ed Ladner, Ben ........................................................ LAD-ner Lorig, Erik ........................................................... LORE-ig Loukas, Alex ............................................................ Lucas Macaluso, Nick ............................. mack-uh-LOOSE-oh Mattran, Tim ................................................ MATT-trun Muth, Ben .............................................................. Mewth Nnoli, Emeka ........................... uh-MEK-uh KNOLL-ee Osaisai, Wopamo .................. WOE-pamo O-sigh-sigh Ostrander, T.C. ............................................... O-strander Ottovegio, Jay .................................... ott-uh-VEG-ee-oh Peralto, Leon .................................................... per-ALTO Porras, Tyler ........................................................... Porrus Ruhl, Nicolas ............................................................. Rule Rydstedt, Gustav ........................ GOO-stav RIDE-stedtTrejo, Orlando ................................................. TREY-hoeUdofia, Ekom ................. A-kom you-DOUGH-fee-uh Udofia, Udeme ... you-DEM-uh you-DOUGH-fee-uh Weinberger, Sam ....................................... WINE-berger Zagory, Aaron ............................................... ZAG-oh-ree

Jim HarbaughBradford M. Freeman Director of Football Stanford University

When Stanford Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby went in search of a new football

coach following the 2006 season, it didn’t take long for Jim Harbaugh’s name to move to the top of the list.

And on December 19, 2006, Bowlsby named Harbaugh, former NFL player and coach of the two-time NCAA Division I-AA national champions, as the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football at Stanford University.

“I was very happy we were able to recruit Jim Harbaugh to come to Stanford University,” said Bowlsby, The Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics at Stanford. “I think he is an extraordinary fit at our University. He certainly values the convergence of world class athletics and world class academics, and I think he will do an extraordinary job of representing our University as the head football coach in the years ahead.”

Harbaugh has spent the last three seasons (2004-06) as the head coach at the University of San Diego, leading the Toreros to Division I-AA Mid-Major national titles each of the past two campaigns. He posted an impressive three-year overall record of 29-6 (.829) at San Diego, including 11-1 campaigns each of the past two years that also included a school record 18-game win streak over the period and two Pioneer Football League championships.

“It is a pleasure, privilege, honor and blessing to be Stanford University’s head football coach”, said Harbaugh. “Now, I dedicate my life’s work to build-ing the foundation at Stanford University, the foundation that will lead to great success down the road as well as continue the tradition and restore the legacy that Stanford rightfully has in college football.”

Both as a player, in high school, college and in the NFL, and as a coach, Harbaugh has enjoyed success every step of the way.

Harbaugh starred at Palo Alto High School as one of the top prep quarter-backs in the nation, then enjoyed a storied career at the University of Michigan, leading the Wolverines to three bowl games while being named Big Ten Player of the Year. As a professional, Harbaugh finished his career among the Top 50 all-time in several passing categories and was named AFC Offensive Player of the Year. In his brief coaching career, he has been a part of one Super Bowl team and guided his USD teams to two national championships.

Harbaugh played for five teams over 15 seasons (1987-2001) as a quarter-back in the National Football League after entering the NFL as a first round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1987. After seven seasons in Chicago (1987-93), Harbaugh played for the Indianapolis Colts for four years (1994-97), one year with the Baltimore Ravens (1998), two seasons with the San Diego Chargers (1999-2000) and his final season with the Carolina Panthers (2001).

While in Chicago, Harbaugh passed for over 2,000 yards in four consecu-tive seasons and was the starting quarterback for some of the Bears’ best teams. He led Chicago to back-to-back 11-5 seasons in 1990 and ’91. He had his most statistically successful NFL season in 1991 when he passed for a career-best 3121 yards and took Chicago to an NFC Wild Card game. He also led the Bears to an NFC Division playoff contest after winning an NFC Wild Card game in 1990.

Harbaugh made a significant contribution to the Indianapolis Colts during his four seasons. In 1995, Harbaugh led Indianapolis to the AFC Championship game while earning AFC Offensive Player of the Year and NFL Co-Comeback Player of the Year honors during a Pro Bowl campaign. He was also the runner-up for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player honor in 1995 and the league’s top-rated passer. He threw for 2630 yards in 1996 and guided the Colts to the playoffs for the second straight season. In January of 2005, Harbaugh was named to the Colts’ Ring of Honor as one of the top players in franchise history.

Harbaugh played his final five seasons for three different teams. In 1999, he passed for 2761 yards, the second highest single season total of his career, while starting for the San Diego Chargers.

Throughout his career, he passed for 26288 yards and 129 touchdowns and he ranks among the NFL’s all-time Top 50 in career completions (#35, 2305), pass attempts (#39, 3918) and passing yards (#48, 26288).

Following his retirement from pro football, Harbaugh went into the coach-ing ranks and spent two seasons (2002-03) as the quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders. In his first season, the Raiders finished 11-5 during the regular season and won the AFC Western Division. They went on to beat the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans to advance to Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego, where they lost to Tampa Bay.

Harbaugh began his coaching career while still playing in the NFL as an NCAA-certified unpaid assistant coach under his father, Jack, at Western Kentucky University for eight seasons from 1994-2001. Serving as an offensive consultant, Jim scouted and recruited high school student-athletes throughout several states including Florida, Indiana and Illinois. He was involved in recruit-ing 17 players on WKU’s 2002 Division I-AA National Championship team.

Full Name: James Joseph “Jim” Harbaugh

Birthdate: December 23, 1963

Place of Birth: Toledo, OH

Hometown: Palo Alto, CA

High School: Palo Alto High School, 1982

College: Michigan, 1986 (B.A., Communications)

NFL Draft: 1987/Chicago Bears/1st Round (26th overall pick)

Children: Jay (born June 14, 1989); James, Jr. (born September 4, 1996); Grace (born June 27, 2000)

Playing Experience: 1982-86, University of Michigan 1987-93, Chicago Bears 1994-97, Indianapolis Colts 1998, Baltimore Ravens 1999-2000, San Diego Chargers 2001, Carolina Panthers

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He played collegiate football at the University of Michigan and led the Wolverines to three bowl games as a starting quarterback from 1984-86. As a senior in 1986, he guided Michigan to an appearance in the Rose Bowl while earning All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year honors, and finishing third in the Heisman Trophy balloting. His 1985 Wolverine team added a Fiesta Bowl victory and ended the season ranked second in the national polls. He quarterbacked Michigan to a 21-3-1 overall record while starting all 25 contests in his final two collegiate campaigns.

Harbaugh has local ties to Stanford with his father spending two seasons (1980-81) as the school’s defensive coordinator and Jim playing two years of prep football at nearby Palo Alto High School before graduating in 1982.

Harbaugh is also co-owner of Panther Racing in the Indy Racing League. His team won the 2001 and 2002 IRL championships. In addition, he has been very active in community service ventures including the Harbaugh Hill Foundation, the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children (Indiana University), Western Kentucky University, the Jim Harbaugh Foundation, the Uhlich’s Children’s Home and the Children’s Miracle Network.

Harbaugh’s dad, Jack, was a football coach for 41 years, including 14 seasons as the head coach at Western Kentucky. His brother, John, is cur-rently the special teams coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles and in his ninth year with the organization; and his brother-in-law, Tom Crean, is in his eighth campaign as the men’s basketball head coach at Marquette University.

Harbaugh has three children: sons Jay (born June 14, 1989) and James, Jr. (born September 4, 1996), and daughter Grace (born June 27, 2000).


Coaching Career

Stanford University – Head Coach (2007)

University of San Diego – Head Coach (2004-06)2006: 11-1 (Division I-AA Mid Major National Champions, Pioneer Football League Champions)2005: 11-1 (Division I-AA Mid Major National Champions, Pioneer Football League Champions)2004: 7-4Overall Head Coaching Record: 29-6

Oakland Raiders – Quarterbacks Coach (2002-03)• Oakland reached the 2003 Super Bowl following the 2002 campaign

Western Kentucky – Assistant Coach (1994-2001)• Served as an NCAA-certified unpaid assistant for his father, Jack, for eight seasons while still

playing in the NFL

Playing Career – Highlights

National Football League (1987-2001)• Played for 15 NFL seasons with five different teams, racking up 26288 passing yards and 129

touchdowns while completing 2305-of-3918 passes in 177 games and 140 starts

• Selected the AFC Offensive Player of the Year, NFC Comeback Player of the Year and a Pro Bowl selection in 1995 when he led the Indianapolis Colts to the AFC Championship Game

• Member of the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor

• Ranks among the NFL’s all-time Top 50 in career completions (#35), pass attempts (#39) and passing yards (#48)

Carolina Panthers (2001)2001: • Finished his playing career by participating in six games

San Diego Chargers (1999-2000)2000: • Completed 60.9% of his passes

1999: • Threw for 2761 yards (second most in his career)

Baltimore Ravens (1998)1998: • Played in 14 games in his lone season with the Ravens

Indianapolis Colts (1994-97)1997: • Threw for over 2000 yards for the third straight campaign

1996: • Led team to second straight postseason appearance and passed for his Indianapolis career-best 2630 yards • AFC Championship Game

1995: • AFC Offensive Player of the Year • NFL Co-Comeback Player of the Year • Pro Bowl • Career-high 17 TD passes

1994: • First season with Indianapolis

Chicago Bears (1987-93)1993: • Posted fourth straight season with over 2000 passing yards in his seventh and final campaign in Chicago

1992: • Played in all 16 regular season games for the second consecutive season

1991: • Career-high 3121 yards in the air and led Chicago to NFC Wild Card game after 11-5 regular season

1990: • Reached a NFC Divisional playoff contest after winning Wild Card game and posting 11-5 regular season

1989: • Part-time starter

1988: • Third string QB behind Jim McMahon and Mike Tomczak

1987: • Saw limited action as an NFL rookie after being selected in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft

College Football (1982-86)Michigan Wolverines• Threw for 5449 yards and 31 touchdowns in his career, while completing 387-of-620 passes

• Added 12 touchdowns on the ground

• Led Michigan to a 21-3-1 record as a full-time starter in final two collegiate seasons

• First Michigan quarterback to ever throw for over 300 yards in a single game

1986: • Led team to 11-2 record, a share of Big Ten regular season title and Rose Bowl appearance • Third in voting for Heisman Trophy • Big Ten Player of the Year • First Team All-American • Second-ranked quarterback in the nation in passing efficiency • School record 2729 passing yards

1985: • Led team to a 10-1-1 overall record, a second-place Big Ten finish and Fiesta Bowl victory

1984: • Co-led the club with five starts

1983: • Saw limited action in first collegiate campaign

1982: • Redshirted as a true freshman

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Lance AndersonDefensive Tackles/Recruiting Coordinator

One of three members of the current Cardinal staff who coached with Jim Harbaugh at the

University of San Diego, Lance Anderson became Stanford’s defensive tackles coach and recruiting coordinator on January 10, 2007.

While at USD the past two seasons (2005-06), Anderson coached the defensive line and was the Toreros’ recruiting coordinator and a major contributor to USD finishing 11-1 and winning back-to-back NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major national championships.

Prior to joining Harbaugh in San Diego, Anderson had coached at Utah State, Saint Mary’s, Bucknell and Idaho State.

Anderson coached outside linebackers in 2004 at Utah State and assisted with all special teams. The Aggies were first in the nation in punt returns, 21st in kickoff returns and 28th in net punting.

Anderson spent the 2003 season in the Bay Area as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, Calif. Under his guidance, the Gaels had four defensive players chosen to the I-AA Independent All-Star team while one of those players was selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game. Safety Weston Borba was a First Team I-AA selection, linebackers Ray Mike and Heath Villarreal were Second Team picks while linebacker Anthony Woodards earned honorable mention recognition.

His longest coaching stint was at Bucknell, where he coached for four years (1999-2002). Anderson coached the defensive line and was the recruiting coordinator in 2001 and ’02 after coaching tight ends and assisting on the offensive line in 1999 and 2000. One of his players was a two-time First-Team I-AA All-America defensive lineman while five of Anderson’s pupils received all-league recognition. Bucknell’s defense led the Patriot League in total defense in 2001 and ’02 and finished fifth nationally in total defense in ’01.

In 1999, Anderson coached running backs for one season for the Mobile Admirals of the Regional Football League. His team won the league cham-pionship while one of his players led the league in rushing and was named league MVP, and another was an all-league tight end.

A native of Rupert, Idaho, Anderson began his coaching career at his alma mater, Idaho State, in 1997. He spent two seasons with the Bengals (1997-98), the first as running backs coach and the second as assistant offensive line and tight ends coach.

Anderson played football, basketball and track at Minico High School in Idaho before walking on to the football team at Brigham Young in 1989. After serving an LDS mission in Phoenix, Ariz., Anderson walked on at Idaho State where he played linebacker in 1993 and ’94. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in

biology from Idaho State in 1996 and is currently working on a Master’s in education at Bucknell.

Anderson and his wife, Sherri, have three children: Aubrey, Jaren and Braden.

Coaching Experience

2007 Stanford Defensive Tackles/Recruiting Coordinator2005-06 San Diego Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator2004 Utah State Outside Linebackers2003 Saint Mary’s (CA) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line1999-02 Bucknell Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator (2001-02); Asst. Offensive Line/TE (1999-2000)1997-98 Idaho State TE/Asst. Offensive Line (1998), Running Backs (1997)

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Full Name: Lance Anderson

Date of Birth: February 5, 1972

Hometown: Rupert, Idaho

High School: Minico

College: Idaho State, 1996 (B.S., Biology)

Graduate Degree: Bucknell, in progress (M.S. Education)

Wife: Sherri

Children: Aubrey, Jaren, Braden

Playing Experience: DB, Brigham Young, 1989 LB, Idaho State, 1993-94

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Andy BuhLinebackers

Andy Buh was named to Jim Harbaugh’s staff at Stanford on January 10, 2007, as the Cardinal’s

linebackers coach. Buh, pronounced BOO, most recently coached at San Diego State and Fresno State. He has also coached at California and Nevada during his coaching career.

A 1996 graduate of the University of Nevada, Buh was a graduate assistant coach last year at Fresno State. He assisted with the linebackers and special teams for the Bulldogs’ staff while also running the scout team.

For four seasons prior to moving to Fresno, Buh was the linebackers coach at San Diego State from 2002-05. He helped the Aztecs put together a defensive unit in 2003 that ranked eighth in total defense nationally. One of Buh’s pupils, Kirk Morrison, was twice named the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Under his tutelage in 2005, two SDSU lineback-ers were on the national watch lists for the Nagurski and Butkus Awards and both have gone on to NFL careers.

Buh twice coached players at San Diego State that led the Mountain West Conference in tackles: Matt McCoy in 2003 and Freddie Keiaho in 2005. Four of Buh’s former players are currently playing in the NFL, including McCoy, who was a second round draft pick, Morrison and Keiaho, both third round selections, and Heath Farwell, who signed as a free agent.

Buh spent two seasons (2000-01) in Berkeley as a defensive administrative assistant for the Bears where he worked with the defensive coordinator and linebackers.

After concluding his playing days at the University of Nevada in 1994, Buh returned to his alma mater in 1997 as a graduate assistant coach for the next two years. During this time, Buh coached the secondary and assisted with all special teams. He left Reno following the 1998 season only to return a few months later.

Buh was at Saint Mary’s College in Moraga during the spring of 1999 as the Gaels’ secondary coach, but he returned to Nevada prior to the 1999 season to coach the Wolfpack secondary and assist with special teams. Buh’s first coaching assignment was his high school alma mater, Orange Glen, in 1996.

Buh was a two-year varsity letterwinner at Nevada, where he played line-backer under head coach Chris Ault. Buh played at Palomar College from 1991-92 before transferring to Nevada. During his community college stint, Buh helped the Comets to a 20-2 overall record and a national championship in 1991. He was also named an All-American in his final season.

Born June 20, 1973, Buh earned his Bachelor’s degree in physical educa-tion from Nevada in 1996. A native of Escondido, Calif., Buh graduated from Orange Glen High School. He is married to the former Kelly Morris.

Coaching Experience

2007 Stanford Linebackers2006 Fresno State Graduate Assistant2002-05 San Diego State Linebackers2000-01 California Defensive Administrative Assistant1999 Nevada Defensive Backs/Special Teams1997-98 Nevada Graduate Assistant1996 Orange Glen HS Assistant

Full Name: Andrew Buh

Date of Birth: June 20, 1973

Hometown: Escondido, California

High School: Orange Glen

College: Nevada, 1996 (B.A., Physical Education)

Wife: Kelly

Playing Experience: LB, Palomar College, 1991-92 LB, Nevada, 1993-94

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Chris DalmanOffensive Line

Chris Dalman, a four-year letterwinner at Stanford and seven-year NFL veteran with the San

Francisco 49ers, will be in his first season as the offen-sive line coach at Stanford in 2007. He will be responsible for developing a young offensive line that returns just two full-time starters and one part-time starter from last season’s club.

Dalman has spent the last two seasons (2005-06) as the assistant offensive line coach for an Atlanta Falcons’ team that was on the verge of making the playoffs in both seasons. The Falcons’ offensive line has been responsible for creating running room for Warrick Dunn, who combined to rush for 2566 over the last two seasons with a pair of 1000-yard rushing seasons during both campaigns Dalman was with the club.

Dalman was an English teacher at Palma High School in Salinas, Calif., and coached football from 2001-04 at the school before joining the Falcons.

Dalman was a four-year starter for Stanford and a member of two bowl teams during his collegiate playing days. He was a junior on Stanford’s 1991 Aloha Bowl squad coached by Denny Green that finished the season with an 8-4 mark and was the third-highest scoring team in school history. As a fifth-year senior on the Cardinal’s 1992 team coached by Bill Walsh, he helped lead the squad to a 10-3 record and a victory over Penn State in the Blockbuster Bowl. Dalman started 33 games for the Cardinal and was named Second Team All-Pac-10 in 1992. He played in both the East-West Shrine Game and the Hula Bowl in January of 1993 following his collegiate career.

A sixth round draft choice by San Francisco in 1993, Dalman spent his entire NFL playing career from 1993-99 with the 49ers before suffering a career-ending injury during the 2000 training camp. He played in 107 games and started 64 at center and guard. Dalman captured one Super Bowl ring following the 1994 season in Super Bowl XXIX when San Francisco defeated the San Diego Chargers and played in three NFC championship games. San Francisco had winning seasons in each of his first six campaigns with the club and had a 74-38 overall regular season record during the seven years in which he played.

Dalman received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Stanford in 1992. He grew up in Salinas and attended Palma High School, where he graduated from in 1988.

Dalman and wife, Yanne, have two children, Kate and Drew.

Coaching Experience

2007 Stanford Offensive Line2005-06 Atlanta Falcons Assistant Offensive Line Coach2001-04 Palma High School Assistant Coach

Full Name: Chris Dalman

Date of Birth: March 15, 1970

Hometown: Salinas, California

High School: Palma

College: Stanford, 1992 (B.A., Political Science)

Wife: Yanne

Children: Kate, Drew

Playing Experience: OG/C, Stanford (1988-92); OG/C, San Francisco 49ers (1993-2000)

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Tim DrevnoTight Ends

Tim Drevno is in his first season as the tight ends coach at Stanford in 2007 and his 15th as a colle-

giate coach. He will inherit a tight end group that was used sparingly in the passing game last year with Jim Dray the only returnee to have caught a ball in 2006.

Drevno came to Stanford along with first-year head football coach Jim Harbaugh from the University of San Diego, where he spent the last four seasons (2003-06) as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. The Toreros won NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major national titles (Sports Network Cup) and Pioneer League championships in each of his last two campaigns.

The four Torero teams Tim coached offensive football for enjoyed a tre-mendous amount of success, ranking as the nation’s top offense twice as well as third once and ninth on the other occasion.

The 2006 squad that finished 11-1 overall led all NCAA Division I-AA teams in passing offense (293.3 ypg), total offense (494.25 ypg) and scoring offense (42.83 ppg). Quarterback Josh Johnson was one of four offensive All-Americans on the team and led all NCAA Division I-AA quarterbacks in passing efficiency (169.0 quarterback rating), touchdown passes (34, co-leader), points responsible for (24.33 ppg) and total offense (336.7 ypg), throwing for 3320 yards to also lead the country and running for another 721. He added 11 rushing touchdowns and even caught one TD pass.

San Diego set numerous offense school records in 2005, including a 42.6 points per game average and 485.2 yards of total offense per game that were both eclipsed the following season.

In 2004, the Torero offense averaged 432.4 yards of total offense per game to rank ninth in the nation. The Toreros were also 11th in scoring offense (36.1 ppg) and 12th in passing offense (275.4 ypg).

He directed USD’s West Coast offense to 483.3 yards per game to lead the nation and a Pioneer Football League best 39.9 points per game in 2003 when the squad finished 8-2 and was co-champs of the Pioneer Football League’s North Division.

Drevno was the offensive line coach at Idaho for three seasons (2000-02) prior to joining the USD staff. The Vandal offense ranked sixth in the nation in 2001 and eighth in 2000. He coached a pair of current NFL players while at Idaho in Jake Scott and Rick Demulling. Scott, a fifth round pick of Indianapolis in 2004, has started all 16 regular season games with the Colts each of the past two seasons (2005-06) and was in the lineup as a starter in the squad’s Super Bowl XLI victory over the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007. DeMulling was also drafted by Indianapolis in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft and played four seasons with the Colts (2001-04) before spending the last two campaigns (2005-06) with the Detroit Lions.

Prior to his tenure at Idaho, Drevno’s previous coaching stops included San Jose State as the offensive line coach (1999-2000), UNLV (1998) as the run-ning backs coach and Montana State (1993-98), where he coaching the tight ends for three seasons (1993-95) before going from 1996 through the spring of 1998 as the running backs coach. He started his coaching career with two seasons at Cal State Fullerton as a graduate assistant (1991-92).

After earning a pair of All-Bay League honors as a prep at South Torrance High School, Drevno went on to a standout collegiate playing career. He spent his first two years of collegiate action at El Camino College, where he helped lead his club to a national title in 1987 and earned All-Mission League honors the following season. He moved on for three seasons at Cal State Fullerton from 1989-91 and was a two-year starter on the offensive line.

Drevno is a 1992 graduate of Cal State Fullerton with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice.

Drevno and his wife, Shannon, have been married since 1993 and have three children – McKenna, Zachary and Baylee.

Coaching Experience

2007 Stanford Tight Ends2003-06 San Diego Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line2000-02 Idaho Offensive Line 1999 San Jose State Offensive Line 1998 UNLV Running Backs1993-98 Montana State Tight Ends (1993-95), Running Backs (1996 – Spring 1998)1991-92 Cal State Fullerton Graduate Assistant

Full Name: Tim Drevno

Date of Birth: March 20, 1969

Hometown: Torrance, California

High School: South Torrance

College: Cal State Fullerton, 1992 (B.A., Criminal Justice)

Wife: Shannon

Children: McKenna, Zachary, Baylee

Playing Experience: OT, El Camino College (1987-88); OG, Cal State Fullerton (1989-91)

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D.J. DurkinDefensive Ends/Special Teams

D.J. Durkin, who coached at Bowling Green the past two seasons, was named to Jim Harbaugh’s

staff on February 1, 2007. Durkin will coach the defensive ends and Stanford’s special teams.

A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Durkin coached defensive ends for the Falcons in 2005, then moved over to coach the linebackers and become BGSU’s special teams coordinator in 2006.

Durkin, a 2001 graduate of Bowling Green, began his coaching career with the Falcons as a graduate assistant in 2001 and ’02. He then spent two seasons at Notre Dame (2003, ’04) as a graduate assistant before returning to his alma mater in 2005.

While at Notre Dame, Durkin assisted the staff in all aspects on defense with particular emphasis on working with the defensive ends, where he coached the school’s all-time sack leader Justin Tuck in 2004. Durkin was also part of the Irish staff that led Notre Dame to the 2004 Insight.com Bowl.

Following his playing career, Durkin was a graduate assistant at Bowling Green during the 2001 and ’02 seasons coaching the defensive ends. In 2002, the Falcons were 9-3 and ranked in the Top 20 of both major polls. In 2001, the Bowling Green defense was first in the Mid-American Conference in total defense, as well as four other major defensive categories.

A four-year starter at defensive end and outside linebacker for the Falcons as a player from 1997-2000, he was elected a two-year captain by his team-mates. He started 33 games in his career and recorded 131 tackles, including 28 for loss. He led the team in sacks in 1998 and finished second on the squad in that category in 2000. He also received a number of awards during his career including the Ken Schoeni Award for character and toughness, the Carlos Jackson Award for personifying the values of a true student-athlete and the Leadership Award for displaying great leadership.

Durkin played three seasons at Boardman High School where he was an All-Conference and All-Northeast Ohio selection. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Bowling Green in 2001 and a Master’s degree in educational administration and supervision in May of 2004.

Durkin is married to the former Sarah Brumback.

Coaching Experience

2007 Stanford Defensive Ends/Special Teams2005-06 Bowling Green Defensive Ends (2005) Linebackers and Special Teams (2006)2003-04 Notre Dame Graduate Assistant/Defense2001-02 Bowling Green Graduate Assistant/Defense

Full Name: Daniel Durkin

Date of Birth: January 15, 1978

Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio

High School: Boardman

College: Bowling Green, 2001 (B.A., Business and Marketing)

Graduate Degree: Bowling Green, 2004 (M.A., Educational Administration and Supervision

Wife: Sarah

Playing Experience: DE, Bowling Green, 1997-2000

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Scott ShaferDefensive Coordinator/ Assistant Head Coach

One of the top, young defensive coaches in college football, Scott Shafer joined the Cardinal staff on

February 13, 2007 as assistant head coach and defen-sive coordinator.

Shafer spent the past two years as the defensive coordinator at Western Michigan, where he led a defensive unit that ranked among the best in the nation. Shafer, a 1990 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace, was the defensive coor-dinator while also coaching defensive backs at Western Michigan in 2005 and ’06.

During his career, he has also coached at Indiana, Rhode Island, Northern Illinois and Illinois.

For the past two years, he helped the Broncos register the biggest turn-around in MAC history. Western Michigan was 1-10 the year before he arrived, then went 7-4 in 2005 and 8-5 in 2006. Shafer’s defensive unit was a large part of WMU’s success.

In 2006, Shafer spearheaded a defensive unit that ranked first in the nation in interceptions (24) and sacks (46), sixth in run defense, seventh in turnover margin and 11th in total defense. His defense included LB Ameer Ismail, the MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a Second Team All-American, and All-MAC defensive back London Fryar.

In his first season, Shafer’s defense was a major reason why the Broncos were able to turn a 1-10 team into a 7-4 club. His defense, led by All-MAC defensive back Louis Delmas, recorded 13 forced fumbles and 15 intercep-tions.

Shafer was the secondary coach at the University of Illinois in 2004 under head coach Ron Turner prior to moving to Western Michigan. While in Champaign, he coached cornerback Kelvin Hayden, who led the Big Ten in interceptions and was drafted in the second round.

Shafer coached at Northern Illinois University for eight seasons (1996-2003), the last four as defensive coordinator. He was also the secondary coach during his entire tenure in DeKalb, Ill. As defensive coordinator, Shafer’s unit was a driving force in the Huskies going 30-16 and winning two MAC West Division championships (2001, ’02) from 2000-03.

Throughout his career at NIU, Shafer’s players earned 13 All-MAC selections. During the 2003 season, Northern Illinois was ranked as high as No. 12 in the AP poll, recorded its first 10-win season in 20 years, and had three victories over BCS teams while holding them to an average of 15 points per game.

NIU also led the nation in interceptions with 23 in 2003 and had five defensive players named to the All-MAC team. In 2002, Shafer’s defense led the conference in interceptions with 21, takeaways with 28, sacks (46), scoring defense and run defense.

He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Indiana under head coach Bill Mallory in 1991 and ’92. He spent the next three seasons (1993-95) as the defensive backs coach at Rhode Island.

Shafer played quarterback at Ohio University in 1985, then completed his collegiate career at Baldwin-Wallace from 1986-90. In 1987, he was ranked 17th in the nation in passing efficiency and earned team MVP honors. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in education from Baldwin-Wallace in 1990 and a Master’s degree in education from Indiana in 1993.

A native of Painesville, Ohio, Shafer and his wife, Missy, have a son, Wolfgang, and a daughter, Elsa.

Coaching Experience

2007 Stanford Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach2005-06 Western Michigan Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs2004 Illinois Defensive Backs1996-2003 Northern Illinois Defensive Coordinator (2000-03) Defensive Backs (1996-2003)1993-95 Rhode Island Defensive Backs1991-92 Indiana Graduate Assistant (QB, WR, TE)

Full Name: Scott Shafer

Date of Birth: January 6, 1967

Hometown: Painesville, Ohio

High School: Painseville Riverside

College: Baldwin-Wallace, 1990 (B.A., Education)

Graduate Degree: Indiana University, 1993 (M.S., Education)

Wife: Missy

Children: Wolfgang, Elsa

Playing Experience: QB, Ohio University, 1985 QB, Baldwin-Wallace, 1986-90

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David ShawOffensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers

David Shaw returns to Stanford as the offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach in 2007. He

will be in charge of a veteran offense that has its top 10 receivers returning from last year’s club, including fifth-year seniors Mark Bradford and Evan Moore as well as 2006 Pac-10 All-Freshman player Richard Sherman. The Cardinal offense will also return quarterback T.C. Ostrander, who started the team’s final five games last season.

Shaw came to Stanford along with first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh from the University of San Diego, where he spent the 2006 season coaching the nation’s top-ranked Division I-AA offense as the passing game coordina-tor and wide receivers coach as the Toreros won the NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major national title and Pioneer League championship.

The 2006 squad that finished 11-1 overall led all NCAA Division I-AA teams in passing offense (293.3 ypg), total offense (494.25 ypg) and scoring offense (42.83 ppg). Quarterback Josh Johnson was one of four offensive All-Americans on the team and led all NCAA Division I-AA quarterbacks in passing efficiency (169.0 quarterback rating), touchdown passes (34, co-leader), points responsible for (24.33 ppg) and total offense (336.7 ypg), throwing for 3320 yards to also lead the country and running for another 721. He added 11 rushing touchdowns and even caught one TD pass.

He had coached the previous nine seasons in the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles (1997), Oakland Raiders (1998-2001) and Baltimore Ravens (2002-05).

Shaw’s most recent coaching job in the NFL with Baltimore spanned 2002-05. He was both a quarterbacks and wide receivers coach from 2002-04 before working solely with the wide receivers in 2005. His tenure included a 2003 campaign that reaped a AFC North title and a 10-6 regular season record. Derrick Mason set a new franchise record with 86 receptions under Shaw’s tutelage in 2005 when he also posted the third-biggest season in terms of receiving yards with 1073. Mark Clayton set a franchise rookie record for receptions in 2005 when he caught 44 balls for 471 yards.

After three seasons of quality control with the Oakland Raiders from 1998-2000, Shaw moved into the role of quarterbacks coach in 2001 as the Raiders won a second straight AFC West title and finished the regular season with a 10-6 mark. Quarterback Rich Gannon made the NFL Pro Bowl for the second straight season and ended up as the game’s MVP. Gannon had the third-most prolific season of his 16-year pro career during the 2001 regular season, pass-ing for 3828 yards on 361-of-549 passing (65.8%).

Shaw got his start in the NFL in quality control with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1997.

His first two seasons of coaching came in the collegiate ranks at Western Washington, where he coached the outside linebackers in 1995 and the tight ends coach in 1996.

His father, Willie, was an assistant coach at Stanford from 1974-76 and again from 1989-91. He coached for a total of 33 seasons, including 15 in

the NFL with the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and St. Louis Rams.

Shaw was a four-year letterwinner (1991-94) at Stanford as a receiver. He was a member of Stanford’s 1991 Aloha Bowl team coached by Dennis Green that finished the season with an 8-4 mark and was the third-highest scoring team in school history. He was also on the Cardinal’s 1992 Blockbuster Bowl winning squad coached by Bill Walsh that had a 10-3 overall mark. Shaw finished his Stanford career with 57 catches for 664 yards and five touchdowns. Shaw was also a member of men’s basketball and track and field teams for one season each while at Stanford. He graduated from Stanford in 1995 with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology.

David was also a three-sport athlete as a prep at James Logan High School in Union City, California.

David and his wife, Kori, have two children, Carter and Keegan.

Coaching Experience

2007 Stanford Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers2002-05 Baltimore Ravens Quarterbacks and Wide Receivers (2002-04) Wide Receivers (2005)1998-2001 Oakland Raiders Quality Control (1998-2000) Quarterbacks (2001)1997 Philadelphia Eagles Quality Control1995-96 Western Washington Outside Linebackers (1995) Tight Ends (1996)

Full Name: David Shaw

Date of Birth: July 31, 1972

Hometown: Union City, California

High School: James Logan

College: Stanford, 1995 (B.A., Sociology)

Wife: Kori

Children: Carter, Keegan

Playing Experience: FL, Stanford (1991-94)

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Willie TaggartRunning Backs

Willie Taggart will be in his first season as the running backs coach at Stanford in 2007. He

has the team’s top two rushers from last season in Anthony Kimble and Toby Gerhart among the returnees to work with.

Taggart has spent the past eight campaigns on the Western Kentucky coaching staff (1999-2006), helping guide the Hilltoppers to eight consecutive winning campaigns during the stretch. He worked with first-year Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh in his first three seasons of coaching from 1999-2001. Taggart started his coaching career as Western Kentucky’s wide receiv-ers coach in 1999 before working with the quarterbacks from 2000-06. He was also the co-offensive coordinator in 2001 and 2002, helping lead the Hilltoppers to the Division I-AA national championship in 2002 and was promoted to assistant head coach in 2003.

Under Taggart’s guidance, quarterback Justin Haddix set school career records with 8890 yards of total offense, a 57.1 completion percentage, 50 touchdowns and a 137.28 pass efficiency rating. Haddix also ranks second all-time on the Hill with 541 completions and 7929 yards passing. As a senior, Haddix earned All-Gateway Football Conference honorable mention recogni-tion for the second year in a row after completing a career-high 171 of his 279 passes for 2186 yards – the third-highest single-season total in school history – and 14 touchdowns. He ranked second in the league in passing average, third in total offense and fifth in passing efficiency. Haddix was also a Second Team All-GFC selection in 2004 while picking up the league’s Freshman of the Year award in 2003.

Taggart helped coach an offensive unit that set school records for points (432), total yards (5479) and first downs (263) en route to the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA national championship. The Hilltoppers ranked second in the nation in pass efficiency and sixth in rushing, and averaged 38.8 points per contest in four playoff victories.

In Taggart’s first year calling plays in 2000, WKU ran for 293.4 yards per con-test, leading the Gateway Football Conference and ranking second in the country in the category. The Toppers averaged 33.0 points per game and led the Ohio Valley Conference in rushing for the second straight year as WKU claimed the league title and advanced to the quarterfinals of the I-AA playoffs. In his first sea-son in 1999, WKU ranked eighth in the nation and first in the OVC in rushing.

Taggart’s efforts also helped WKU quarterbacks earn honorable mention all-conference accolades in three consecutive seasons – Jason Johnson (2000), Donte Pimpleton (2001) and Jason Michael (2002).

Taggart also spent his collegiate playing days at Western Kentucky, where he became the top rushing quarterback in Division I-AA history with 3997 yards (he is still second all-time among quarterbacks) at the end of his career, which is also a WKU standard for all runners. In addition, he remains the all-time leading scorer at Western Kentucky with 280 points. He was a finalist for the prestigious Walter Payton Award in each of his last two seasons for an honor given annually to the top offensive player in I-AA football, finishing fourth in the balloting in 1997 and seventh as a senior the following year. An

All-American as a senior, he was also the 1998 I-AA Independents’ Offensive Player of the Year.

He was only the third WKU athlete in the past half-century to hold down the quarterback slot for the Hilltoppers four straight years. Taggart – who holds 11 WKU school records for rushing and scoring – had his jersey retired on October 23, 1999. Taggart graduated from Western Kentucky with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences in 1998.

As a prep standout at Manatee High School, he was a First Team All-State and All-Conference selection as a senior after guiding the Hurricanes to the state 5A Championship game. He led MHS to the state title his junior season and helped the school post a 26-4 record during that two-year span while recording more than 3000 yards passing and 975 yards on the ground.

Willie and his wife Taneshia have two children, Willie, Jr. and Jackson.

Coaching Experience

2007 Stanford Running Backs1999-2006 Western Kentucky Wide Receivers (1999), Quarterbacks (2000-06), Co-Offensive Coordinator (2000-01), Assistant Head Coach (2003-06)

Full Name: Willie Taggart

Date of Birth: August 27, 1976

Hometown: Palmetto, Florida

High School: Manatee

College: Western Kentucky, 1998 (B.A., Social Science)

Wife: Taneshia

Children: Willie, Jr., Jackson

Playing Experience: QB, Western Kentucky (1994-98)

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Clayton WhiteDefensive Backs

Former NFL player Clayton White was named Stanford’s defensive backs coach on February

21, 2007. White, a graduate of North Carolina State University, coached the secondary at Western Michigan in 2006 under new Cardinal defensive coordinator Scott Shafer.

White was a three-year starter at N.C. State and played three years of pro-fessional football before joining the coaching ranks. He coached two seasons at Western Carolina (2004-05) as the defensive backs coach and special teams assistant.

While at Western Michigan, White was part of Broncos staff that led the team to an 8-5 record and an appearance in the 2007 International Bowl played in Toronto. He coached on a defense that led the nation with 24 inter-ceptions and 3.54 sacks per game, while ranking tied for second with 37 turn-overs gained, tied for sixth in yards rushing yards allowed per game (76.1) and seventh in turnover margin (+0.92).

He spent the previous two seasons (2004-05) at Western Carolina where he coached the defensive backs, was a special teams assistant and recruiting coor-dinator. The Catamounts led the nation in pass defense, ranked fifth in pass-ing efficiency defense and 18th in overall defense in 2005. He also coached a pair of defensive backs (Francis Brown and Primus Glover) to First Team All-SOCON honors.

White’s special teams unit ranked third in the SOCON in yards per punt return (9.84 ypr) in 2004, while Western Carolina recorded two blocked kicks that were returned for touchdowns in 2005. White also served as the football program’s recruiting coordinator during his two seasons.

A native of Dunn, N.C., White went on to play professionally in the NFL from 2001-03. He was a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from March to August of 2003 as a linebacker and special teams player. He spent two sea-sons (2001-02) with the New York Giants, also as a linebacker and member of the special teams unit. White played every special teams snap during the 2001 season and made seven tackles for the Giants.

White, a former safety, was a three-year starter at linebacker from 1999-2001 and a member of the special teams unit during his collegiate playing days with North Carolina State. A captain as a senior, White’s name still appears in the Wolfpack record book in several categories. At the end of the 2006 season, White ranked 10th all-time at North Carolina State in career tackles for loss with 33 stops behind the line of scrimmage for 107 yards, seventh in tackles for loss in a season (16 in 1998), sixth in single game history with 23 tackles versus Ohio and 10th in the same category with 20 tackles in a game against Texas. He was also named N.C. State’s Special Teams MVP in 1997.

White received his Bachelor’s of Science degree from the school in parks, recreation and tourism with a concentration in sports management in 2001.

His collegiate career followed a standout prep career, which led to his high school number (No. 4) being retired in 2002 by Triton High School (Dunn, North Carolina). He was a First Team All-State selection as a defensive back and an All-Region quarterback. White was the 1996 North Carolina East-West All-Star Game MVP and a participant in the North Carolina-South Carolina Shrine Bowl.

White is married to the former Kelly Quinlan.

Coaching Experience

2007 Stanford Defensive Backs2006 Western Michigan Defensive Backs2004-05 Western Carolina Defensive Backs/Special Teams Assistant/ Recruiting Coordinator

Full Name: Clayton White

Date of Birth: December 2, 1977

Hometown: Dunn, North Carolina

High School: Triton

College: North Carolina State, 2001 (B.S., Parks, Recreation and Tourism)

Wife: Kelly

Playing Experience: LB, North Carolina State, 1997-2001 LB, New York Giants, 2001-02 LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2003

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