Miami Football Game Notes vs. Ohio

Game Time Moved to 1 P.M.

GAME #10
Miami (6-3, 5-1) vs. Ohio (4-5, 4-2)
Saturday, Nov. 13 - Athens, Ohio

Match-Up at a Glance:
Stadium: Peden Stadium (20,000, natural grass)
Kickoff: 1 p.m. EST (PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME)
Site: Athens, Ohio
Television: Ohio Sports Network (WUCT-TV, Ch. 51, Dayton)
Totalcasting: www.muredhawks.com or www.totalsports.net
Series Record: 45-28-2, Miami leads

THE GAME: Following a history-making game this past Saturday, Miami University renews its long-running Mid-American Conference rivalry with Ohio University at 1 p.m. this Saturday in Athens. The RedHawks and Bobcats have met continuously since 1945. Overall, this is the 76th meeting between the two Ohio rivals. The game is being televised by the Ohio Sports Network. Hub Burton (play-by-play) and Jeff Piecoro (analyst) are calling the action for OSN.

Saturday's Miami-Ohio winner remains alive in the MAC East Division race, should unbeaten and 11th-ranked Marshall stumble at Western Michigan. If the Thundering Herd defeat the Broncos, Marshall will clinch a share of the East Division crown and earn a berth in the Dec. 3 MAC Championship game. The RedHawks' lone scenario for an East Division crown is to win their final two games (Ohio and Buffalo) and have Marshall drop its remaining two contests. The Bobcats are also mathematically alive and can claim the East Division title with wins over Miami and Marshall (Nov. 26). Although Miami running back Travis Prentice (Louisville, Ky./Manual) shattered the NCAA Division I-A marks for scoring and touchdowns on Saturday against Akron, he is challenging other records and is now attempting to establish NCAA milestones for rushing touchdowns (needs two to break) and games with a TD (needs one), among others.

LAST WEEK'S SUMMARY: If it was not the top single-game performance in Miami football history, it was certainly one of the best. RedHawk running back Travis Prentice rushed for a Miami- and MAC-record 376 yards against Akron, and in the process, became the all-time NCAA Division I-A leader for points scored (456) and touchdowns (76). Oh yeah, Miami won the game, too, defeating the Zips 32-23. In an ironic twist, Prentice shattered both marks when he busted loose for 72 yards on his 41st and final carry of the game. (His jersey number is 41.) With the RedHawks clinging to a 25-23 lead, Prentice said, "I was just trying to get a first down," on the third-and-two play from the Miami 28-yard line. The historic score came with 2 minutes 58 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Prentice's final numbers were 41 carries, 376 yards, 9.2 yards per carry, 3 touchdowns and 1 reception for 35 yards. Prentice's first touchdown of the game, a career-long 75-yard scamper, knotted the game at 7-7 with 5:38 to go in the first. After Akron moved ahead again, Prentice tied the game with a more-characteristic 2-yard plunge at 11:18 of the second quarter. Zac Derr's 48-yard field goal gave the Zips their final lead of the game (17-14), which they held at halftime. In the second half, a 24-yard field goal from Andy Brumbergs (Solon, Ohio/Solon) and a safety, which resulted from a Dustin Cohen (Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day) blocked punt, gave the RedHawks the lead for good at 19-17. Miami and Akron traded touchdowns before Prentice iced the game with his

SERIES HISTORY: The Miami-Ohio series, which dates to 1908 when Miami defeated Ohio 5-0 in Athens, is the second-oldest rivalry in the RedHawks' record book. Miami leads the overall series 45-28-2 and has won eight of the last nine meetings. Miami is 11-2-1 versus the Bobcats since 1985. Ohio notched its only 1990s victory over the RedHawks in 1993, 22-20, at Yager Stadium. A chronological look at the recent series history:

1985 at Miami 29, Ohio 22
1992 Miami 23, at Ohio 21
1986 Miami 34, at Ohio 14
1993 Ohio 22, at Miami 20
1987 at Miami 10, Ohio 9
1994 Miami 31, at Ohio 10
1988 at Ohio 38, Miami 21
1995 Miami 30, at Ohio 2
1989 at Miami 22, Ohio 22 (tie)
1996 at Miami 24, Ohio 8
1990 Miami 40, at Ohio 18
1997 Miami 45, at Ohio 21
1991 at Miami 34, Ohio 0
1998 at Miami 35, Ohio 21


At Oxford: Miami leads 27-10-2
At Athens: Tied 18-18
Most Miami Points: 46 (46-13) in 1954
Most Ohio Points: 39 (39-13) in 1942
Biggest Miami win: 45 (45-0) in 1909
Biggest Ohio win: 27 (27-0) in 1940
TERRY HOEPPNER: After spending 13 years as a Miami assistant, TerryHoeppner (pronounced HEP-ner) is in his first season as the RedHawks' 31st headfootball coach. A 1969 graduate of Franklin (Ind.) College, this is Hoeppner's firstcollegiate head coaching position. Since coming to Miami in 1986 under then headcoach Tim Rose, he has served as a linebacker coach (1986), defensive back coach(1987-93), assistant head coach/defensive back coach (1993-95) and assistant headcoach/defensive coordinator (1995-98). Hoeppner's other college coaching stint cameat his alma mater as defensive coordinator (1980-86). Miami's record with Hoeppneras defensive coordinator was 32-11-1 and as assistant head coach, 42-22-2.
A MIAMI WIN WILL ... :

Extend the RedHawks' MAC winning streak to four games;
Lengthen the RedHawks' road winning streak four games;
Push the RedHawks' road winning streak versus MAC foes to seven, and;
Clinch a top-two finish in the MAC's East Division


 A MIAMI LOSS WILL ... :

Halt the RedHawks' MAC winning streak at three games;
Stop the RedHawks' road winning streak at three games;
Eliminate the RedHawks from the MAC East race, no matter how Marshall fares against Western Michigan.
End the RedHawks' MAC road winning string at six games; and
Give Ohio its first win over Miami in Athens since 1988.


ACCORDING TO THE VOTERS ... : Miami received one vote in this week's APpoll, but no votes in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll. Last year, Miami finishedthe year with final rankings of 34th (USA Today/ESPN) and 30th (AP).
Miami Ranking by the Week
 Week           Sagarin AP     USA Today/ESPN   TSN   CBS Sportsline Preseason        41   T-42            45        34         41 Aug. 30          51   T-45            45        35         41 Sept. 6          27   T-37          T-34        32         40 Sept. 13         47     NR          T-41        42         46 Sept. 20         44     NR          T-45        37         42 Sept. 27         50     NR            39        36         42 Oct. 4           58     NR            NR        42         55 Oct. 11          53     NR            NR        35         49 Oct. 18          56     NR            NR        33         51 Oct. 25          52     NR            NR        32         51 Nov. 1           72     NR            NR        44         60 Nov. 8           72   T-43            NR         -         57

INJURY UPDATE: Miami's sports medicine staff has been kept busy this year, but the RedHawks have stayed healthy the last two weeks. Players out for the year include: wide receiver Sly Johnson (Miramar, Fla./Miramar) with an ACL tear, defensive tackle Gino DiGiandomenico (Livonia, Mich./Redford Central Catholic) with a broken leg, linebacker Matt Edwards (West Chester, Ohio/Moeller) with an ACL tear, outside linebacker Mike Montgomery (Findlay, Ohio/Findlay) with an ACL, MCL and meniscus tear, defensive lineman Shane Martinkovic (Fairfield, Ohio/Fairfield) with a leg injury, reserve safety and key special teams player Grant Crosthwaite (Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller) with a broken ankle, junior linebacker Robert Jordan (Camden, Ohio/Preble Shawnee), with a shoulder separation and second-string quarterback John Schacke (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South), with a knee. Freshmen linebacker Matt Robillard (Milford, Conn./Milford Academy) (knee) is doubtful versus Ohio.

Johnson underwent successful knee surgery last week.

MORE ON PRENTICE'S MAGICAL DAY: Coming off his worst statistical performance in three years-a 54-yard rushing effort in the loss to Cincinnati-Travis Prentice exploded for the greatest single-game rushing effort in Mid-American Conference history versus Akron. His 376-yard day was the fifth-highest figure in Division I-A history and the 14th-highest in college football history. Making his performance even more impressive was the fact that he eclipsed Ricky Williams' one-year-old record for points scored and touchdowns on his final carry of the game-the 72-yard TD scamper.

Prentice also totaled a school-record 411 all-purpose yards-the second-best figure in league history. By quarters, Prentice racked up 88, 64, 124 and 100 yards, respectively. He totaled 100 or more yards in both halves, which marked the 14th and 15th times in the last two years he has rushed for triple digits in a single half. His 75- and 72-yard touchdown runs were the two longest runs from scrimmage in his career. Earlier this season, he scored a touchdown on an 81-yard reception. For his efforts, Prentice picked up his ninth career MAC Player of the Year honor. In addition, he was named the National Player of the Week by USA Today and CNNSI.com.

PRENTICE IN FINE COMPANY: With his career-best day, Travis Prentice climbed to No. 5 on the all-time rushing list, passing Darren Lewis, Archie Griffin and Herschel Walker. His all-time rushing total now stands at 5,364-234 yards behind USC's Charles White. In addition, Prentice joined another elite group on Saturday. His 376 yards pushed his four-year career total versus Akron to 741, making him the fourth player in NCAA history to total 700 or more yards against one team. The other three? Tony Dorsett (had 754 vs. Notre Dame), Ricky Williams (had 750 vs. Texas A&M) and Ron Dayne (had 736 vs. Purdue). Prentice has a chance of becoming the first player to accomplish this feat twice. He heads into Saturday's game with Ohio, having totaled 544 yards in three years versus the Bobcats. Prentice rushed for 227 and 237 yards, respectively, the past two seasons against Ohio.

QUICK STRIKES: Miami has scored 34 offensive touchdowns this season and 15 of those 34 scoring drives occurred in less than 60 seconds. Over half of the drives-20 of the 34-have a possession time of less than 90 seconds. Three of the four touchdowns versus Akron were scored in 22, 4 and 76 seconds. Miami's longest drive totaled 2:14. The RedHawks' longest drive of the season covered 5 minutes 30 seconds (vs. Cincinnati).

SULLY AND THE ZIPS: For the second straight season, tight end Mike Sullivan (Willoughby Hills, Ohio/Villa Angela-St. Joseph) scored the game-winning points against Akron. Last year, he scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 68-yard pass play that gave Miami a 17-7 lead. The RedHawks ended up winning 20-14. This year, Sullivan's 7-yard TD reception, the second of his career, put Miami ahead 25-17. Although Sullivan plays a bigger blocking role in the Miami offense, he has caught a career-high seven passes for 67 yards this season.

A SPOOKY DAY: On Halloween eve, Miami's defense endured more tricks than treats as it surrendered 528 yards on a whopping 90 offensive plays in its 52-42 loss to Cincinnati. The 52 points the RedHawks allowed was also an aberrationit was only the sixth time since 1905 and the ninth time in school history that Miami has given up 50 or more points in a game. Miami last allowed 50 or more points and 528-plus yards in a 52-20 loss (548 yards) to an Oklahoma State team that featured Barry Sanders, Mike Gundy and Hart Lee Dykes on Sept. 10, 1988. Miami had never lost a game when scoring 42 or more points. In 1986, the RedHawks fell 45-38 to Cincinnati.

NOT QUITE LIKE 1986, BUT ... : In 1986, after suffering a 45-38 loss to Cincinnati, Miami followed that game with a stunning 21-12 defeat of eighth-ranked LSU in Baton Rouge. This year, the RedHawks were not playing an opponent of the same magnitude, but they sure did receive a performance from Travis Prentice that could go down in Miami annals as the best single-game performance in school history. Not only was Prentice's performance set single-game school records, but he also became the NCAA's career leader in two major categories.

BIG PLAYS: A big part of the Miami offense revolves around big plays-rushing or pass plays that go for distances of 50 yards or greater. For the sixth time this season, the RedHawks had at least one play total 50 or more yards against Akron-the two TD runs (75 and 72) by Travis Prentice. Miami has savored 13 offensive plays this season with distances of 50 yards or greater. 11 of those 13 plays have resulted in touchdowns. Last year, in 11 games, Miami's offense totaled three big plays. This year, the RedHawks have failed to have a play go 50 yards or more in games against Central Michigan, Marshall and Kent.

BATH ON PACE FOR RECORD-SETTING SEASON: If quarterback Mike Bath (Celina, Ohio/Celina) maintains his present averages, he will set single-season school marks for passing yardage and touchdown passes. Through nine games, Bath has totaled a career-best 2,018 yards and 18 touchdowns. The RedHawks' single-season marks for those two respective categories are 2,466 (Sam Ricketts in 1997) and 19 (Terry Morris in 1986). Bath continues to rank among the nation's leaders in passing efficiency with a rating of 134.43. That figure positions him 26th nationally, ahead of such prominent quarterbacks as Purdue's Drew Brees (130.5) and Texas A&M's Randy McCown (127.4). Although he is coming off a sub-par outing versus Akron (7 of 22, 114 yards, 1 TD), Bath has notched three 300-yard games this season. He is the first RedHawk quarterback to ever notch multiple 300-yard games in a career.

BUTKUS CANDIDATE: Senior Dustin Cohen, a 1998 Football News third-team all-American and a first-team all-MAC selection, was one of 65 candidates on the preliminary Butkus Award watch list, which was announced by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Inc., on Aug. 20. The watch list was trimmed to 10 semifinalists on Oct. 21, but Cohen did not make the cut. Cohen, a candidate for 1999 MAC Defensive Player of the Year honors, led the MAC in total tackles last year with 146 hits (13.3 per game). Cohen is a consensus preseason first-team all-MAC selection. Cohen's play helped Miami lead the MAC in total defense for a third time in four years. The RedHawks also ranked among the nation's leaders in pass efficiency defense (fifth) and scoring defense (fourth). Cohen has started the last 34 games-a team best-for Miami. He leads the RedHawks in solo tackles, blocked kicks and interceptions, and is second in total tackles, pass deflections and sacks. Earlier this season (vs. Eastern Michigan), Cohen and the Miami defense earned the honor, "Best Interception of the Week," from the Compaq College Plays of the Week program. An Eastern Michigan pass deflected off an Eagle receiver, then was tipped by Miami's Mike Yeager before Cohen made the diving interception.

Prior to the West Virginia game, Mountaineers' coach Don Nehlen proclaimed: "This Dustin Cohen is one of the best players in America. There are times they switch him to safety. That tells me he has outstanding speed." Following the Central Michigan contest, Chippewas' coach Dick Flynn remarked: "Great players make great plays. Cohen made some great plays against us."

MORE COHEN: Miami coach Terry Hoeppner constantly refers to Dustin Cohen as "a scorer on defense." Cohen turned in a highlight-film pick on Sept. 25 when he reached up with his left arm and snatched a play-action pass from Central Michigan quarterback Pete Shepherd and rambled seven yards into the end zone for Miami's go-ahead score. That TD return was the fourth interception score of his career, tying the NCAA career mark for interception TD returns by a linebacker. Randy Neal (1991-94) totaled four for Virginia.

Against Akron this past Saturday, Cohen nearly joined Travis Prentice as an NCAA record-holder. Cohen snared an interception at the Akron 7-yard line, but as he turned to head toward the end zone, he tripped and missed setting the NCAA mark.

KUDOS FOR COHEN, TOO: Miami became the first MAC school to have both an offensive and defensive player honored in the same week. Dustin Cohen was named the league's Defensive Player of the Week for his stellar effort against the Zips: 12 tackles (8 solos, 3 for a loss), a fumble recovery, an interception, a quarterback hurry and a blocked punt. Cohen's interception was the eighth of his career, which gave him more interceptions than any other linebacker in RedHawk history. His blocked punt resulted in a safety, which put Miami ahead for good at 19-17. In addition, Cohen's strong defensive play, particularly in the second half, helped limit Akron to just 103 total yards in the final 30 minutes.

MASH UNIT: Miami's numerous injuries have really decimated the RedHawks' linebacking corps. Since the beginning of the year, Miami has lost Matt Edwards, Mike Montgomery, Robert Jordan and Matt Robillard. Because of the numerous 'backer injuries, junior Nick Monk began playing some middle linebacker in early October. Against Bowling Green, Monk started at middle linebacker, while also holding down the starting H-back spot on offense. He is Miami's first two-way starter in recent memory. Monk, however, suffered a slightly sprained knee versus Bowling Green and needed two weeks of rest before returning versus Cincinnati. That opened the door for redshirt freshman Gary Richardson (Cincinnati, Ohio/Hamilton), who became the seventh different starter at a linebacker spot this season. In his first collegiate start against Kent, Richardson had four tackles (three solos).

A PIECE OF THE ROCK: Defensive tackle Andy Aracri is having an all-conference-type season. After notching a then-career-high 10 tackles versus Marshall, "Rock" followed with eight tackles (five solos) vs. Bowling Green and a career-best 13 versus Kent. He leads the MAC in tackles for a loss with 21. Aracri ranks fourth on Miami's defensive tackle list with 77. He also has a team-best 10 QB hurries. Aracri already has surpassed his 1998 tackle total of 43.

TREVOR IS TERRIFIC: Trevor Gaylor (Hazelwood, Mo./Hazelwood West) continues to move closer to gaining Miami's all-time reception mark. With two games to play, he needs eight receptions to break Jay Hall's career mark of 121. Gaylor already owns the receiving yardage mark with 1,818 yards. Gaylor is two TD receptions shy of tying the school mark of 18.

WRAPPING UP ANOTHER WINNING DECADE: With two games left to play in this decade, Miami is already assured of posting another winning 10-year period. The RedHawks tout a mark of 64-39-5 (.616) in the 1990s. Since 1890, Miami has savored nine decades with .500 or better records. Only in the 1890s (16-17-1) and 1980s (51-56-4) did Miami fail to finish with a winning mark. The 1950s (72-18-2, .793) and the 1970s (80-26-2, .750) represent Miami's top two decades in terms of winning percentage.

MIAMIANS IN THE PROS: The RedHawks presently have two former players on NFL active rosters. Eric Beverly (center) is a member of the Detroit Lions and Ron Carpenter (safety) is with the St. Louis Rams. Two other players are currently injured. Paris Johnson (safety) is on the Arizona Cardinals' injured reserve list and Damian Vaughn (tight end) is on the Bengals' practice squad. JoJuan Armour, a two-time MAC Defensive Player of the Year, has had 1999 stints with the Cincinnati Bengals, the Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars this fall. He is presently on the Bengals' practice squad.

RECORD CROWD: For the first time in Miami history, Yager Stadium exceeded its capacity with a standing-room only crowd of 30,087 versus Marshall on Oct. 2. Seating capacity is 30,012. Two years ago, Miami and Marshall played in front of 29,027.

ALL-CENTURY TEAM: With its tradition-rich history, picking an all-century football team at Miami is a difficult task. In the Cincinnati Enquirer's 1999 College Football Preview section, this is the offensive and defensive team that their staff chose: Offense-Sherman Smith (QB, 1972-75), Travis Prentice (RB, 1996-99), John Pont (RB, 1949-51), Jay Hall (WR, 1995-98), Doc Urich (WR, 1948-50), Gary Arthur (TE, 1967-69), Tom Jones (OL, 1952-54), Mike Bird (OL, 1995-97), Paul Dietzel (OL, 1946-47), Dan Dalrymple (OL, 1983-86), Mike Biehle (OL, 1972-74), Gary Gussman (PK, 1984-87); Defense-Jack Glowik (DL, 1974-77), Jon Wauford (DL, 1988-91), Brad Cousino (DL, 1972-74), Brian Pillman (DL, 1980-83), Curt McMillan (LB, 1989-92), Bob Babich (LB, 1966-68), Dee Osborne (LB, 1993-96), Kirk Springs (DB, 1977-79), Ron Carpenter (DB, 1990-92), Sheldon White (DB, 1984-86), Dick Adams (DB, 1969-70), Gary Layton (P, 1991-94); Coach-Ara Parseghian.

HASH MARKS:

Redshirt freshman Andy Brumbergs (Solon, Ohio/Solon) booted a single-game best three field goals (42, 30, 41) against Cincinnati and finished with a career-high 12 points. Brumbergs added another field goal (24-yarder) against Akron and has now made seven successive field goals after missing his first three career attempts. He is the team's second-leading scorer (50 points) behind Travis Prentice.

Between Nov. 2, 1996 and Oct. 9, 1999-the starting and ending dates of Travis Prentice's non-fumble streak-he rushed for 4,138 yards and scored 54 rushing touchdowns.

Three Miami players have been nominated for GTE Academic All-America honors (3.2 GPA or higher): defensive end Brian Potter (San Diego, Calif./Crawford), 3.43 GPA in finance; offensive guard Chris Huelsman (St. Henry, Ohio/St. Henry), 3.473 in marketing/MBA; and safety Bryan McCullough (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson), 3.216 in zoology (pre-medicine).

Senior linebacker Mike Yeager (Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill) is quietly having a solid season for the RedHawks. In his first year as a starter, he has racked up 97 tackles and three interceptions. His three "picks" share first place on Miami's season charts with Dustin Cohen.

Get this: Travis Prentice has rushed for 1,427 of Miami's 1,389 rushing yards this season. Huh? Yep, that's right. The RedHawks' negative rushing yards total more than the positive yards of Miami's other runners. In other words, Prentice has accounted for 102.7 percent of Miami's rushing total this year.

Among Division I-A running backs, Travis Prentice ranks first in all-purpose yardage with a mark of 188.6 ypg. That mark is on pace to set a single-season school record. Prentice added the career all-purpose yardage mark (5,886) to his illustrious list of accomplishments this past Saturday.

Following a season-high 16-tackle effort (14 solos) vs. Cincinnati, linebacker Dustin Cohen surpassed the 400-mark for career tackles. He now ranks seventh all-time with 423 hits.

One area that Miami is focusing on in its final weeks is converting third- and fourth-down conversions. The RedHawks rank 11th in the MAC in third-down conversions (32.0 percent) and 12th in fourth-down conversions (22.2 percent, 4/18).

Miami sits atop the list of Division I-A schools who have gone the longest without a punt return for a touchdown. Miami's last punt return for TD came on Oct. 19, 1974 (John McVay vs. Bowling Green) or 279 games ago. That streak is 100 games longer than second-place Tulsa, which last returned a punt for a TD in 1983.

TRAVIS PRENTICE

1999 Heisman Trophy & Doak Walker Awards Candidate
Travis Prentice, 1999's top returning ground-gainer, scorer and all-purpose runner, is now the fifth all-time leading rusher in NCAA Division I-A college football after Saturday's historical (376 yards, 3 TD's) performance against Akron. Through 42 career games, Prentice has registered 456 career points and 76 touchdowns-both NCAA records. He also ranks second all-time with 71 rushing TD's, one shy of Ricky Williams' one-year-old record. Prentice already owns the NCAA record for career multiple-touchdown games with 25.

His MAC-leading rushing figure stands at 5,364. Miami's Deland McCullough was the league's previous record-holder with 4,368 yards. Prentice is just 235 yards shy of reaching the No. 4 spot on the all-time I-A rushing list. Besides the rushing records, Prentice is also closing in on the MAC's all-purpose yardage mark. He is 89 yards shy of breaking that mark. For his career, Prentice has totaled 27 games with 100 or more rushing yards. Prentice, the 1998 MAC Player of the Year, is a two-time Doak Walker Award semifinalist, having been named one of the top eight running backs the past two seasons.

Perhaps one of Prentice's most impressive statistics is his ability to hold on to the football. Although his NCAA record streak ended early in the second quarter at Bowling Green, the streak reached 862 rushes without a lost fumble. The dates of the streak were Nov. 2, 1996 through Oct. 9, 1999. In 1,043 career carries, he has four fumbles, two of which were lost.

Much of the 1999 season, Prentice has appeared as a regular Heisman Watch candidate on these web sites: CNNSI, ESPN, USA Today, Heisman.com, FOX and The Sporting News. A feature on Prentice and Marshall's Chad Pennington is one of the stories in the Nov. 1 ESPN Magazine.

Head coach Terry Hoeppner says Prentice "is such a special guy. Travis puts a tremendous burden on opposing defenses. He's so versatile. He's an outstanding football player and a terrific individual." Former head mentor Randy Walker, who has been coaching since the 1977 season, says Prentice is "the real deal ... the best running back I've been associated with in my 20 years of coaching."

Prentice presently holds 35 Miami records, including single-season marks for scoring, touchdowns and rushing yardage, and career marks for rushing, carries, scoring, rushing touchdowns and touchdowns. (see page 9 for a complete listing).

Prentice set a single-season record for points scored (150) in 1997, which obliterated George Swarn's record of 96, set in 1985. The 150 points were the second-highest single-season total in the NCAA in 1997 and the 10th highest single-season total in NCAA Division I-A history. For more information on Prentice, visit his web site at www.tdtravis.com.

Prentice's 100-Yard Rushing Games 376 vs. Akron, 1999 (41 carries) 239 vs. Northern Illinois, 1997 237 vs. Ohio, 1998 (44) 227 vs. Toledo, 1998 (37) 227 at  Ohio, 1997 (41) 209 at  Bowling Green, 1999 (34) 203 vs. Marshall, 1997 (30) 197 vs. Kent, 1998 (25) 179 at  Northern Illinois, 1998 (36) 165 at  West Virginia, 1999 (29) 164 at  Army, 1998 (37) 162 at  North Carolina, 1998 (37) 157 vs. Akron, 1997 (30) 151 at  Northwestern, 1999 (33) 149 at  Kent, 1999 (43) 148 at  Ball State, 1998 (34) 146 at  Kent, 1997 (27) 136 at  Toledo, 1997 (31) 135 vs. Bowling Green, 1998 (32) 131 vs. Marshall, 1999 (27) 127 at  Cincinnati, 1998 (29) 127 at  Akron, 1998 (22) 125 vs. Central Michigan, 1996 (16) 116 vs. Eastern Michigan, 1999 (38) 113 vs. Ball State, 1997 (26) 103 at  Bowling Green, 1997 (29) 102 vs. Kent, 1996 (18)

Miami's record when Prentice runs for 100 or more yards: 23-4
Miami's record when Prentice runs for 150 or more yards: 13-1

What They're Saying About Travis:

"Some guys are big. Some guys are strong. Some guys are fast. He's all three." - Miami coach Terry Hoeppner

"He's a man. He's a big, strong guy. If they're in a tight game, he's going to win games for them. He justs gets better, I think."-West Virginia coach Don Nehlen

"Travis is a great back and nobody's going to contain him. He can bust loose at any time." - Marshall coach Bob Pruett

"With Prentice, he's a unique combination because he's a powerful guy with speed. I'm not sure we've had that combination in this league." - Ball State coach Bill Lynch

"On film, one of the things that impresses you is his vision. The great backs all have that. I don't know if it's purely natural or if it's working at it, but however he got it, it's there." - Cincinnati defensive tackle Mario Monds

"He's a big strong guy. You can't arm-tackle him. He has deceptive speed." - Akron defensive lineman Ron Smith

Prentice 1999 Rushing by Quarter: First Quarter   Att.  Yards  Avg.  TD   Second Quarter   Att.   Yards  Avg.  TD Northwestern     7     31    4.4    1   Northwestern      4      32    8.0    1 West Virginia    4     10    2.5    0   West Virginia     9      34    3.8    0 Eastern Michigan 8     55    6.9    2   Eastern Michigan  9       4    0.4    0 Central Michigan 9      7    0.8    1   Central Michigan  5      17    3.4    0 Marshall         4      4    1.0    0   Marshall          9      14    1.6    0 Bowling Green   13     57    4.4    1   Bowling Green     5      12    2.4    0 Kent             8     15    1.9    1   Kent             10      40    4.0    0 Cincinnati       8     24    3.0    1   Cincinnati        6      24    4.0    0 Akron            5     88   17.6    1   Akron             8      64    8.0    1 Ohio                                    Ohio Buffalo                                 Buffalo TOTAL 66 291 4.4 8                      TOTAL 65 241 3.7 2 Third Quarter   Att.  Yards  Avg.  TD   Fourth Quarter   Att.   Yards  Avg.  TD Northwestern    14     53    3.8    0   Northwestern      8      35    4.4    0 West Virginia   11     80    7.3    0   West Virginia     5      41    8.2    1 Eastern Michigan11     38    3.5    0   Eastern Michigan 10      19    1.9    1 Central Michigan12     28    2.3    1   Central Michigan 10      24    2.4    0 Marshall         6     30    5.0    0   Marshall          8      83   10.4    0 Bowling Green    8     58    7.3    0   Bowling Green     8      82   10.3    1 Kent            14     47    3.6    0   Kent             11      47    4.3    0 Cincinnati       4     -8   -2.0    0   Cincinnati        1      14   14.0    0 Akron           19    124    6.5    0   Akron             9     100   11.1    1 Ohio Ohio Buffalo Buffalo TOTAL           99    450    4.5    1   TOTAL            70     445    6.4    4 Prentice 1999 Rushing by Half: First Half       Att.   Yards  Avg.   TD Northwestern     11      63    5.7    2 West Virginia    13      44    3.4    0 Eastern Michigan 17      59    3.5    2 Central Michigan 14      24    1.7    1 Marshall         13      18    1.4    0 Bowling Green    18      69    3.8    1 Kent             18      55    3.1    1 Cincinnati       14      48    3.4    1 Akron            13     152   11.7    2 Ohio Buffalo TOTAL           131     532    4.1   10 Second Half     Att.   Yards   Avg.  TD GAME TOTAL Northwestern     22      88    4.0    0 33 for 151, 2 TD's West Virginia    16     121    7.6    1 29 for 165, 1 TD Eastern Michigan 21      57    2.7    1 38 for 116, 3 TD's Central Michigan 22      52    2.4    1 36 for 76, 2 TD's Marshall         14     113    8.1    0 27 for 131, 0 TD's Bowling Green    16     140    8.8    1 34 for 209, 2 TD's Kent             25      94    3.8    0 43 for 149, 1 TD Cincinnati        5       6    1.2    0 19 for 54, 1 TD Akron            28     224    8.0    1 41 for 376, 3 TD's Ohio Buffalo TOTAL           169     671    5.3    5 300 for 1,427, 15 TD's

The Prentice File

NCAA Division I-A's all-time leader in points scored (456) and touchdowns (76). On pace to finish as I-A's fourth all-time leading rusher.

Ranks SECOND on the NCAA's all-time list for rushing touchdowns (71). Will take sole possession of first place with two more rushing TDs.

Rushed for 376 yards (Miami- and MAC-record) versus Akron (11/6/99) when he set NCAA marks for points and TD's. That was the fifth-best rushing performance in I-A history and 14th-best in college history.

Named a 1999 preseason all-American by Playboy, SPORT Magazine, College Football News, Football News (second team) and Athlon Sports (third team).
Named 1998 MAC Player of the Year and 1998 MAC Offensive Player of the Year. Also tabbed a Doak Walker Award semifinalist for a second straight year.
Totaled 862 rushes without a lost fumble-an NCAA mark. Streak came to an end vs. Bowling Green (10/9/99).
Earned 1998 all-America honors from The Sports Network (first team), The Sports Weekly Journal (first team) and Football News (third team).
Broke Miami and MAC records for single-season touchdowns (25) and rushing touchdowns (25) in 1997.
Broke Miami and MAC records for single-season points (150) in 1997. The 150 points is tied for the ninth-highest total in NCAA history.
Rushed for a school-record 1,787 yards in 1998-that figure is the third-best total in MAC history.
Led the MAC and ranked sixth nationally in rushing with 140.8 yards per game in 1997, the second-best total to this year's school mark.
Led the MAC and ranked second in the nation in scoring (13.6) in 1997.
On Sept. 5, 1998, rushed for 162 yards vs. North Carolina-the most by any opposing player since Nov. 4, 1989.
Has totaled 165 career "trucks"-the number of times he levels an opposing player while carrying the football. Prentice registered 54 trucks last year.
Named MAC Offensive Player of the Week twice (Sept. 13 vs. WVU and Nov. 6 vs. Akron) and USA Today Online MAC Player of the Week three times (Sept. 13 vs. WVU, Oct. 9 vs. BG and Nov. 6 vs. Akron). Named the USA Today Online and CNNSI.com NATIONAL Player of the Week (Nov. 6).

Prentice Shoots for Ricky Williams and the NCAA Record Book:

Category NCAA (Williams) Mark Prentice Total (Needs to Break)
Career Rushing TDs 72 71 (2)
Career Total TDs 75 76 *
Career Points Scored (Overall) 452 456 *
Career Points Scored (Non-kickers) 452 456 *
Games with a TD 33 33 (1)
Games with Two or More TDs 21 25 *
Points Scored in Three Straight Years 404 384 (21)
TDs Scored in Three Straight Years 67 64 (4)
Career Rushing Yards 6,279 5,364 (916)
Career All-Purpose Yards 7,206 5,886 (1,321)

* NCAA record

Prentice on the Career Charts Miami Rushing Yardage1. 5,364 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 4,368 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 3. 4,172 George Swarn, 1983-86 4. 3,118 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 5. 2,874 Jay Peterson, 1980-83 Miami Rushing Touchdowns 1. 71 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 36 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 3. 34 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 4. 26 Rob Carpenter, 1973-76 5. 25 John Pont, 1949-51 Miami 100-yard Rushing Games 1. 27 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 24 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 3. 18 George Swarn, 1983-86 4. 14 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 5. 13 Rob Carpenter, 1973-76 Miami Scoring 1. 456 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 306 Gary Gussman, 1984-87 3. 238 Chad Seitz, 1992-95 4. 226 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 5. 204 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 Miami Touchdowns 1. 76 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 37 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 3. 34 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 4. 29 George Swarn, 1983-86 5. 28 Rob Carpenter, 1973-76 Miami All-Purpose Yardage 1. 5,886 Travis Prentice, 1996-current 2. 5,727 George Swarn, 1983-86 3. 4,854 Deland McCullough, 1992-95 4. 4,150 Mark Hunter, 1976-79 5. 4,099 John Pont, 1949-51 6. 3,720 Jay Peterson, 1980-83 7. 3,238 Bob Hitchens, 1971-73 8. 3,214 Greg Jones, 1978-81 9. 3,155 Milt Stegall, 1988-91 10. 3,116 Rob Carpenter, 1973-76 MAC Touchdowns 1. 76 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 49 Kareem Wilson, Ohio (1995-98) 3. 44 Curtis Adams, CMU (1981-84) 4. 41 Dave Preston, BGSU (1973-76) 5. 39 Jerome Persell, WMU (1976-78) MAC Rushing Touchdowns 1. 71 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 49 Kareem Wilson, Ohio (1995-98) 3. 43 Curtis Adams, CMU (1981-84) 4. 39 Jerome Persell, WMU (1976-78) 39 Dave Preston, BGSU (1973-76) MAC Scoring 1. 456 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 306 Gary Gussman, MU (1984-87) 3. 294 Kareem Wilson, Ohio (1995-98) 4. 288 Rusty Hanna, UT (1989-92) 288 Larry Poole, Kent (1972-74) MAC All-Purpose Yardage 1. 5,974 Eric Wilkerson, Kent (1985-88) 2. 5,886 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 3. 5,727 George Swarn, Miami (1983-86) 4. 5,461 Gary Patton, EMU (1984-87) 5. 5,104 Astron Watley, Kent (1994-97) 6. 4,857 D. McCullough, Miami (1992-95) 7. 4,818 Curtis Adams, CMU (1981-84) 8. 4,659 Brian Pruitt, CMU (1992-94) 9. 4,630 Bernie Parmalee, BSU (1987-90) 10. 4,614 LeAndre Moore, BSU (1995-98) MAC Rushing1. 5,364 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 4,368 Deland McCullough, MU (1992-95) 3. 4,190 Jerome Pursell, WMU (1976-78) 4. 4,172 George Swarn, MU (1983-86) 5. 4,162 Curtis Adams, CMU (1981-84) 6. 4,135 Wasean Tait, Toledo (1993-96) 7. 3,989 Astron Whatley, Kent (1994-97) 8. 3,972 Steveland Hookfin, Ohio (1995-98) 9. 3,830 Eric Wilkerson, Kent (1985-88) 10. 3,693 Brian Pruitt, CMU (1992-94) NCAA Career Rushing 1. 6,279 Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98) 2. 6,181 Ron Dayne, Wisc. (1996-current) 3. 6,082 Tony Dorsett, Pitt (1973-76) 4. 5,598 Charles White, USC (1976-79) 5. 5,364 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 6. 5,259 Herschel Walker, Georgia (1980-82) 7. 5,177 Archie Griffin, Ohio St. (1972-75) 8. 5,012 Darren Lewis, Tex. A&M (1987-90) 9. 4,965 Anthony Thompson, IU (1986-89) 10. 4,958 George Rogers, S. Carol. (1977-80) NCAA Career Rushing Touchdowns 1. 72 Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98) 2. 71 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 3. 64 Anthony Thompson, Ind. (1986-89) 4. 62 Ron Dayne, Wisc. (1996-current) 5. 57 Marshall Faulk, SDSU (1991-93) NCAA Career Scoring 1. 456 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 452 Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98) 3. 423 Roman Anderson, Houst. (1988-91) 4. 397 Carlos Huerta, Miami, Fla. (1988-91) 5. 395 Jason Elam, Hawaii (1988-92) NCAA Career Scoring (ALL DIVISIONS) 1. 544 Brian Shay, Emporia St. (1995-98) 2. 528 Carey Bender, Coe (1991-94) 3. 484 Trevor Shannon, Wartburg (1995-98) 4. 474 Joe Dudek, Plymouth St. (1982-85) 5. 464 Walter Payton, Jackson St. (1971-74) 6. 456 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 7. 452 Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98) 8. 440 Jarrett Anderson, Truman (1993-96) 9. 438 Shawn Graves, Wofford (1989-92) 10. 426 Johnny Bailey, TX A&M-K. (1986-89) NCAA Career Touchdowns1. 76 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 2. 75 Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98) 3. 65 Anthony Thompson, Ind. (1986-89) 4. 62 Marshall Faulk, SD State (1991-93) 62 Ron Dayne, Wisc. (1996-current) NCAA Career Touchdowns (ALL DIVISIONS) 1. 88 Brian Shay, Emporia St. (1995-98) 2. 86 Carey Bender, Coe (1991-94) 3. 79 Trevor Shannon, Wartburg (1995-98) 79 Joe Dudek, Plymouth St. (1982-85) 5. 76 Travis Prentice, (1996-current) 6. 75 Ricky Williams, Texas (1995-98) 7. 73 Jarrett Anderson, Truman (1993-96) 8. 72 Shawn Graves, Wofford (1989-92) 9. 70 Johnny Bailey, TX A&M-K. (1986-89) 70 Roger Graham, New Haven (1991-94) 70 Mark Kacmarynski, Central (1992-96) NCAA I-A Single Game Rushing Yardage Bests 1. 396 Tony Sands (Kansas) vs. Missouri, Nov. 23, 1991 2. 386 Marshall Faulk (SD State) vs. Pacific, Sept. 14, 1991 3. 378 Troy Davis (Iowa State) vs. Missouri, Sept. 28, 1996 4. 377 Anthony Thompson (Indiana) vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 11, 1989 5. 376 Travis Prentice (Miami) vs. Akron, Nov. 6, 1999 Travis Prentice - Holder of 35 Miami Records

Single-Season Rushing Attempts, 365 (1998)
Career Rushing Attempts, 1,084 (1996-current)
Single-Season Rushing Yards, 1787 (1998)
Career Rushing Yards, 5,364 (1996-present)
Single-Game Rushing Yards, 376 (1999)
Single-Game All-Purpose Yards, 411 (1999)
Career All-Purpose Yards, 5,886 (1996-current)
Single-Game Rushing TD's, 4 (1998)
Single-Season Rushing TD's, 25 (1997)
Career Rushing TD's, 71 (1996-current)
Points Scored in a Half, 24 (1998)
Points Scored in a Game, 30 (1998)
Single-Season Points Scored, 150 (1997)
Career Points Scored, 456 (1996-current) *
TD's in a Half, 4 (1998)
TD's in a Game, 5 (1998)
TD's in a Season, 25 (1997)
TD's in a Career, 76 (1996-current) *
Rushing Yards Per Game Average, 162.5 (1998)
100-Yard Rushing Games in a Season, 10 (1998)
100-Yard Rushing Games in a Career, 27 (1996-current)
Consecutive Carries Without a Lost Fumble in a Season, 365 (1998)
Consecutive Carries Without a Lost Fumble in a Career, 862 (1997-1999) *
Most 200-yard Rushing Games, 7 (1996-current)
Yager Stadium Single-Game Rushing Attempts, 44 (1998)
Yager Stadium Single-Game Rushing Yards, 376 (1999)
Yager Stadium Single-Game Rushing TD's, 4 (1998)
Yager Stadium Single-Game Scoring, 30 (1998)
Yager Stadium Single-Game TD's, 5 (1998)
Points Scored in Two Successive Years, 270 (1997-98)
Points Scored in Three Successive Years, 384 (1997-current)
Touchdowns Scored in Two Successive Years, 45 (1997-98)
Touchdowns Scored in Three Successive Years, 64 (1997-current)
Games With a Touchdown, 33 (1996-current)
Games With Two or More TD's, 25 (1996-current) * * NCAA Division I-A Record Career Statistics to Watch Tackles 1. 575 Curt McMillan, 1989-92 2. 526 Mark Hatgas, 1975-78 3. 524 Johnnie Williams, 1992-95 4. 515 Brad Cousino, 1972-74 5. 488 Kent McCormick, 1977-80 6. 464 Tim Colleran, 1982-84 7. 423 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current 8. 401 Joe Farais, 1976-78 9. 398 Dee Osborne, 1993-96 10. 397 Marc Smith, 1970-71 Sacks 1. 35 Jon Wauford, 1988-91 2. 26 Andy Howard, 1988-91 3. 24 JoJuan Armour, 1995-98 4. 18 Dave Brown, 1982-86 5. 17 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current 17 Curt McMillan, 1989-92 17 Andrew Marlatt, 1984-87 Sack Yards 1. 240 Jon Wauford, 1988-91 2. 161 Andy Howard, 1988-91 3. 160 JoJuan Armour, 1995- 4. 121 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current 5. 108 Andrew Marlatt, 1984-87 Tackles for Loss 1. 77 Brian Pillman, 1981-83 2. 68 JoJuan Armour, 1995-98 3. 56 Jon Wauford, 1988-91 4. 55 Brad Cousino, 1972-74 5. 52 Andrew Marlatt, 1984-87 52 John Zupancic, 1978-81 7. 47 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current 8. 42 Andy Howard, 1988-91 9. 40 Greg Sullivan, 1976-78 10. 38 Jack Glowik, 1976-79 Tackle for Loss Yards 1. 346 Brian Pillman, 1981-83 2. 298 Jon Wauford, 1988-91 3. 297 JoJuan Armour, 1995-98 4. 288 John Zupancic, 1978-81 5. 266 Greg Sullivan, 1976-78 6. 254 Brad Cousino, 1972-74 7. 230 Andrew Marlatt, 1984-87 8. 202 Andy Howard, 1988-91 9. 187 Dustin Cohen, 1996-current 10. 186 Mark Lucas, 1980-83 Receptions 1. 121 Jay Hall, 1995-98 2. 118 Tremayne Banks, 1993-96 3. 117 George Swarn, 1983-86 4. 114 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-current 5. 109 Jeremy Patterson, 1991-94 6. 106 Milt Stegall, 1988-91 7. 100 Tom Murphy, 1983-85 8. 98 John Erisman, 1964-66 9. 96 Andy Schillinger, 1984-87 96 Mike Palija, 1968-70 Receiving Yards 1. 1,818 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-current 2. 1,778 Jay Hall, 1995-98 3. 1,622 Tremayne Banks, 1993-96 4. 1,609 Andy Schillinger, 1984-87 5. 1,581 Milt Stegall, 1988-91 6. 1,540 Don Treadwell, 1978-81 7. 1,532 Tom Murphy, 1983-85 8. 1,425 John Erisman, 1964-66 9. 1,417 Jeremy Patterson, 1991-94 10. 1,400 Mike Palija, 1968-70 Touchdown Receptions 1. 18 Jeremy Patterson, 1991-94 2. 17 Jay Hall, 1995-98 3. 16 Trevor Gaylor, 1996-current 4. 15 Andy Schillinger, 1984-87 5. 14 John Erisman, 1964-66 14 Clive Rush, 1950-52 7. 13 Robert Jencks, 1960-62 13 Doc Urich, 1947-50 9. 12 Don Treadwell, 1978-81 10. 11 Eric Henderson, 1992-95 11 Paul Warth, 1976-78 Career Passing Yards 1. 5,870 Sam Ricketts, 1994-97 2. 4,074 Neil Dougherty, 1991-95 3. 3,836 Terry Morris, 1985-86 4. 3,667 Larry Fortner, 1976-78 5. 3,602 Mike Bath, 1996-current 6. 3,035 Mel Olix, 1946-49 7. 3,011 Ernie Kellerman, 1962-64 8. 2,649 Jim Bengala, 1968-70 9. 2,485 Jim Root, 1950-52 10. 2,251 Mike Bates, 1986-87


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