LOCATION: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
FOUNDED: 1916
ENROLLMENT: 10,800
NICKNAME: Blugolds
SCHOOL COLORS: Navy Blue and Gold
HOME FIELD: Carson Park (Field Turf installed 2004), seating capacity 6,500
AFFILIATION: NCAA Division III
CONFERENCE: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)
CHANCELLOR: Dr. Brian Levin-Stankevich
ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Scott Kilgallon
PHONE: 715-836-5858
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT PHONE: 715-836-3062
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT FAX: 715-836-4074
FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL: 1917
OVERALL RECORD: 363-360-34

HEAD COACH: Todd Glaser (4th year)
RECORD AT EAU CLAIRE: 18-14
CAREER RECORD: 31-31 (includes 3 yrs. at Marietta, Ohio)
PHONE: 715-836-3093
EMAIL: glaserrt@uwec.edu
ASSISTANT COACHES: Mark Sipple (Assistant Head Coach); Matt Kender (OC); Ben Halder (DL); Cary Osborn (QB); Dave Decker (ILB); Ben Dallman (TE); Derek Sikora (ILB); Joe Webb (TB); Jeff Tarnowski (WR); Geno Golden (DL); Ken Piaro (OL); Grant Cowell (TE); Tom Dohr (Student - OLB); Matt Ebner (Student - OL)
HEAD TRAINER: Garry Grant

OVERALL RECORD 2008: 6-4
HOME RECORD: 2-3
AWAY RECORD: 4-1
NEUTRAL RECORD: 0-0
CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH: 4-3/3rd
LAST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE: 2007 (lost to Bethel 12-21 in the second round)

BASIC OFFENSE: 1-Back
BASIC DEFENSE: 3-4
2008 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 32/24
LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 32 (Offense-14, Defense-18, Specialty-0)
LETTERWINNERS LOST: 24 (Offense-9, Defense-13, Specialty-2)
STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 10/14
STARTERS RETURNING: Offense (games started in parenthesis): Kyle Paulson, Sr., QB (10); Cory Sartorelli, Sr., TB (10); Nils Dillon, Sr., WR (6); Brett Schreiner, Sr., FB/TE (10); Matt Withrow, So., OL (10); Al Wolf, Sr., OL (10); Spencer Kehoe, Jr., WR (4); David Goodman, So., WR (5); Brandon Dressel, So., OL (2)
Defense (games started in parenthesis): Ryan Leis, Sr., LB (9); Bryant Dorsey, Sr., LB (9); Brad Nierenhausen, Sr., LB (7); Ben Shea, Sr., LB (3); Luke Hoyord, So., CB (1); Andy Neumann, So., LB (1)
STARTERS LOST: Offense: Scotty Osborn, FB/TE; Paul Mirr, WR; Jim Schmidt, LG; Matt Day, C; Dan Puls, RT; Tyler Burklund, LG
Defense: Matt Ebner, LE; Andy Smisek, NG; Chris Below, RE; Nate Jahn, LB/End; Craig Polifka, CB; Paul Bielmeier, S; Dave Wicklund, S; Kyle Meulemans, CB; Tom Dohr, LB

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: Kevin Meinholz
EMAIL: meinhoka@uwec.edu
OFFICE PHONE: 715-836-4184
FAX: 715-836-4074
RADIO PHONE: 715-552-5102 (Mike Sullivan)
ATHLETICS WEB SITE: http://www.uwecblugolds.com

2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Quarterback: Kyle Paulson (Sr., 6-5, 219, Amery, Wis.)
157 completions, 277 attempts, 1,681 yards, 12 TDs, 11 int, 168.1 yds/gm
Running Back: Cory Sartorelli (Jr., 6-1, 197, Appleton, Wis.)
263 carries, 1,288 yards, 4.9 yards/carry, 14 TDs
Wide Receiver: Brett Schreiner (Jr., 6-4, 239, Somerset, Wis.)
41 receptions, 393 yards, 39.3 yards/game, 9.6 yards/reception, 3 TDs
Spencer Kehoe (Jr., 5-11, 191, Clear Lake, Wis.)
30 receptions, 380 yards, 38.0 yards/game, 12.7 yards/reception, 4 TDs
David Goodman (Fr., 6-0, 175, Neenah, Wis.)
25 receptions, 284 yards, 28.4 yards/game, 11.4 yards/reception, 3 TD

KEY LOSSES
Dave Wicklund (Safety) - All-WIAC 2nd Team, D3football.com 3rd Team Defense All-Region, Team Defensive MVP
Craig Polifka (CB/Returns) - All-WIAC 1st Team, D3football.com 1st Team Defense All-Region, Special Team MVP
Tom Dohr (OLB) - All-WIAC 1st Team
Dan Puls (OL) - All-WIAC 1st Team, D3football.com 2nd Team Offense All-Region