1997 Football Roster
| NO
| NAME
| CL
| POS
| HT
| WT
| HOMETOWN
| HIGH SCHOOL
|
| 1
| Jim Lackner
| Sr.
| PK
| 5-11
| 190
| Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
| Sachem
|
| 2
| Rich Levy
| Sr.
| LB
| 5-10
| 196
| Hartford, CT
| Hartford Public
|
| 3
| Shawn Tarpey
| Sr.
| QB
| 6-0
| 175
| Stoughton, MA
| Stoughton
|
| 4
| Rich Tassello
| Jr.
| SE
| 5-10
| 185
| Yonkers, NY
| Iona Prep (New Rochelle)
|
| 5
| Mike Fanning
| Jr.
| LB
| 5-11
| 220
| Plymouth, MA
| Plymouth North
|
| 6
| Rich Ruffing
| Sr.
| DB
| 5-9
| 180
| Mansfield, MA
| Mansfield
|
| 7
| Jason Perkins
| So.
| QB
| 5-8
| 170
| Peabody, MA
| Peabody
|
| 8
| Pat Kingman
| Jr.
| LB
| 5-11
| 225
| East Bridgewater, MA
| East Bridgewater
|
| 9
| Shawn Andrade
| So.
| DB
| 5-10
| 170
| East Providence, RI
| East Providence
|
| 10
| Dan Lueddeke
| So.
| QB
| 5-10
| 170
| Kenilworth, NJ
| A.L. Johnson Regional
|
| 11
| John Rauseo
| Sr.
| FS
| 5-10
| 185
| Winchester, MA
| Winchester
|
| 12
| Kevin Marchetti
| Fr.
| SS
| 6-0
| 195
| New Hartford, NY
| New Hartford
|
| 13
| Matt Cersosimo
| So.
| QB
| 5-8
| 160
| West Hartford, CT
| Conard
|
| 15
| Kevin Cahill
| Fr.
| QB
| 6-4
| 182
| New York Mills, NY
| New York Mills
|
| 16
| Eric Tracy
| Fr.
| QB
| 6-0
| 180
| Seymour, CT
| Seymour
|
| 17
| Rob Dickson
| So.
| PK
| 5-8
| 155
| West Springfield, MA
| West Springfield
|
| 19
| Matt Rose
| So.
| HB
| 5-9
| 1783
| Norfolk, MA
| Xaverian Brothers
|
| 20
| Jason Miller
| So.
| HFB
| 5-11
| 190
| Marlboro, MA
| Marian (Framingham)
|
| 21
| Mark Goyer
| Sr.
| DB
| 6-0
| 195
| Bellingham, MA
| Belligham
|
| 22
| Duggan Murphy
| Jr.
| DB
| 5-7
| 175
| Portsmouth, NH
| Portsmouth
|
| 23
| Rick Milton
| Jr.
| LB
| 6-0
| 215
| Wethersfield, CT
| Wethersfield
|
| 24
| Craig Clermont
| Jr.
| HB
| 5-8
| 188
| Watervliet, NY
| Watervliet
|
| 26
| Matt Lawlor
| So.
| DB
| 5-9
| 150
| Townsend, MA
| North Middlesex Regional
|
| 27
| Jason Aguda
| Fr.
| HB
| 5-10
| 160
| Orange, MA
| Mahar
|
| 28
| Jamie Hurt
| Fr.
| SS
| 6-0
| 185
| Orange, MA
| Mahar
|
| 30
| Jason Grenier
| Fr.
| DT
| 6-1
| 230
| Whitinsville, MA
| Northbridge
|
| 29
| Tyler Perry
| So.
| DB
| 5-10
| 185
| Ashland, MA
| Ashland
|
| 31
| Demetrius Dunn
| Fr.
| HB
| 5-11
| 190
| Brick, NJ
| Brick Township
|
| 32
| Steve Wiedel
| Fr.
| HB
| 6-0
| 190
| Seymour, CT
| Seymour
|
| 33
| Gaitan Rodriquez
| Fr.
| FB
| 5-8
| 185
| Torrington, CT
| Torrington
|
| 34
| Jason DeBruin
| Sr.
| SS
| 6-1
| 200
| Schenectady, NY
| Guilderland
|
| 35
| Rich Moran
| So.
| LB
| 6-0
| 205
| Hartford, CT
| Hartford Public
|
| 36
| Mike Tanner
| Jr.
| DE
| 6-1
| 230
| Dolgeville, NY
| Dolgeville
|
| 39
| Mike Curtis
| So.
| HB
| 5-11
| 185
| Oxford, NY
| Oxford Academy
|
| 40
| Geoff Picard
| Sr.
| FB
| 6-1
| 210
| Delmar, NY
| Christian Brothers Academy (Albany)
|
| 41
| Gennaro DeAngelis
| Sr.
| DE
| 5-10
| 210
| Middlebury, CT
| Pomperaug (Southbury)
|
| 45
| Craig Cowieson
| Jr.
| SS
| 5-9
| 180
| Washington, PA
| Trinity
|
| 46
| Marc Kroopneck
| Fr.
| LB
| 5-10
| 210
| Hamden, CT
| Hamden
|
| 47
| Shaun Ducham
| Fr.
| LB
| 6-1
| 225
| Waterbury, CT
| Kennedy
|
| 48
| Colly Lourde
| Jr.
| LB
| 5-10
| 200
| Bridgeport, CT
| Notre Dame (Fairfield)
|
| 49
| Nick Guerrette
| So.
| LB
| 6-1
| 205
| Portland, ME
| Deering
|
| 50
| Marc Nadeau
| Jr.
| OG
| 5-6
| 230
| Lunenburg, MA
| Worcester Academy
|
| 51
| Will Bell
| Fr.
| LB
| 5-10
| 185
| Brick, NJ
| Brick Township
|
| 52
| Dean Campbell
| So.
| LB/P
| 6-0
| 195
| Pearl River, NY
| Pearl River
|
| 53
| Jose Cid
| So.
| LB
| 5-10
| 215
| Far Rockaway, NY
| Far Rockaway
|
| 54
| John Cena
| Jr.
| C
| 6-1
| 240
| West Newbury, MA
| Cushing Academy
|
| 55
| Gary Malisos
| Sr.
| LB
| 6-0
| 215
| Salem, NH
| Salem
|
| 56
| Ryan Cherry
| So.
| OT
| 6-4
| 215
| Mansfield, MA
| Bishop Feehan
|
| 57
| Brian Fahy
| So.
| C
| 5-10
| 243
| Plymouth, MA
| Plymouth South
|
| 58
| Bill Meeker
| Gr.
| OT
| 6-0
| 235
| Whitakers, NC
| Hilltop (Chula Vista, CA)
|
| 59
| Kevin Jordan
| Jr.
| DT
| 6-0
| 2570
| Delran, NJ
| Delran
|
| 60
| Thomas Ryan
| Fr.
| LB
| 6-0
| 230
| Rockland, MA
| Rockland
|
| 62
| Tim Fitzpatrick
| Fr.
| OG
| 6-2
| 256
| Beverly, MA
| Beverly
|
| 63
| Mark Reed
| Fr.
| OG
| 6-2
| 245
| Warwick, RI
| Toll Gate
|
| 64
| Jon Giordano
| So.
| OT
| 5-10
| 235
| South Windsor, CT
| South Windsor
|
| 65
| Tom Dumican
| Jr.
| OT
| 6-2
| 240
| North Attleboro, MA
| North Attleboro
|
| 66
| Chris Veraszto
| Sr.
| C
| 6-0
| 210
| Commack, NY
| Commack
|
| 68
| Brad Dunlay
| Jr.
| OT
| 6-3
| 260
| Sauquoit, NY
| Sauquoit Valley
|
| 69
| Damon Villnave
| Sr.
| OG
| 6-2
| 250
| Mattydale, NY
| Cicero-North (Syracuse)
|
| 70
| Matthew Sallila
| Fr.
| OG
| 5-11
| 250
| Fitchburg, MA
| Fitchburg
|
| 72
| Damian Larkins
| So.
| DT
| 6-4
| 235
| Southbury, CT
| Pomperaug
|
| 74
| Edward Bryan
| Fr.
| C
| 6-1
| 230
| Rockland, MA
| Rockland
|
| 75
| Dan Andersen
| So.
| DT
| 6-2
| 240
| Middletown, NY
| Middletown
|
| 76
| Eric Marshall
| Fr.
| OT
| 6-0
| 220
| Waltham, MA
| Waltham
|
| 77
| Jeff Osborne
| So.
| DT
| 6-2
| 230
| Winsted, CT
| The Gilbert School
|
| 78
| Ian Truman
| Fr.
| OG
| 6-2
| 260
| Otisfield, ME
| Oxford Hills
|
| 79
| Matt Sullivan
| Jr.
| OG
| 6-3
| 255
| Pembroke, MA
| Silver Lake
|
| 81
| Tony DeFrancesco
| Fr.
| SE
| 6-0
| 180
| Northfield, CT
| North Branford
|
| 82
| Sean Pulera
| Jr.
| TE
| 6-4
| 220
| Avon, MA
| Archbishop Williams (Braintree)
|
| 83
| Tim Hanley
| So.
| SE
| 6-0
| 195
| South Attleboro, MA
| Bishop Feehan
|
| 84
| Brian Baney
| Sr.
| TE
| 6-2
| 210
| High Falls, NY
| Roundout Valley (Accord)
|
| 85
| John Ferrazzi
| Fr.
| DB
| 6-0
| 195
| Waterbury, CT
| Kennedy
|
| 86
| Joe White
| So.
| SE
| 6-1
| 185
| Gardiner, ME
| Bridgton Academy
|
| 87
| Daryl DiMare
| Fr.
| SE
| 5-10
| 160
| Concord, MA
| Concord-Carlisle
|
| 89
| John Howlett
| So.
| DE
| 6-3
| 215
| Wareham, MA
| Wareham
|
| 90
| Steve Duggan
| Jr.
| DE
| 6-2
| 228
| Latham, NY
| Shaker
|
| 93
| Matt Obreza
| Sr.
| DE
| 6-4
| 220
| Mohawk, NY
| Mohawk
|
| 94
| Sean Kelly
| Sr.
| DE
| 6-0
| 230
| Huntington, NY
| Cold Spring Harbor
|
| 95
| Miles Robertson
| Fr.
| DT
| 6-3
| 230
| Canastota, NY
| Canastota
|
| 96
| Pat Corthell
| Jr.
| DT
| 6-0
| 240
| Carver, MA
| Carver
|
| 97
| James Beach
| Fr.
| DE
| 6-4
| 200
| Schenectady, NY
| Niskayuna
|
| 98
| Joshua Cote
| Sr.
| DT
| 6-10
| 215
| Milford, NH
| Milford
|
| 99
| Joshua Carbone
| Fr.
| DE
| 6-1
| 220
| Keene, NH
| Bridgeton
|
Head Coach: Mike DeLong (Springfield '75), 14th year
Assistants: Angelo Correale, Jack Holik, and Chris McKenney
Graduate Assistants: Ken Brooks, Jim Buonocore, Joe Carnevali, Scott Connolly, Kirk Lincoln, Todd Nestor, Brian Surace, Mark Taylor, and Tony Trisciani.
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Dr. Margaret Jones.
Co-Captains: Gary Malisos '98 and Shawn Tarpey '98.
Athletics Trainer: Jeanne O'Brien, A.T.C.
Graduate Assistant Athletics Trainers: Carrie Berkel, A.T.C. and Roger Olean.
Student Athletics Trainers: Kelly Detwiler '98, Diane Welch '98, Michael Alves '99, and Pedro Carvalho '99'.
Equipment Supervisor: Mike Bissaillon.
Academic Coordinator: Carey Williams.
Published:
08/14/97