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Football 2009 Roster
| No. | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School (Previous College) |
| 23 | David Racca | Sr. | WR | 5'10 | 150 | Northboro, Mass. | Algonquin |
| 22 | Mat Johnson | Sr. | K | 5'10 | 153 | Ankeny, Iowa | Ankeny |
| 41 | Devone Williams | Jr. | DB | 5'8 | 159 | Southbridge , Mass. | Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall |
| 16 | Paul Branco | Jr. | K | 5'9 | 163 | Brockton, Mass. | Brockton |
| 7 | Steven Murray Sesay | So. | DB | 5'10 | 165 | Fort Washington, Md. | Friendly |
| 9 | Jesse Sparks | RFr. | WR | 5'10 | 165 | Cambridge, Mass. | Cambridge Rindge & Latin |
| 80 | Greg Abelli | Jr. | WR | 5'11 | 170 | Billerica, Mass. | Billerica/ New Hampton School |
| 87 | Jordan Batts | Fr. | WR | 5'11 | 170 | Weston, Fla. | North Broward Prep |
| 36 | Steven Hunter | Fr. | DB | 6'0 | 173 | Marietta, Ga. | Marietta |
| 4 | Emmanuel Matthews | So. | DB | 6'0 | 175 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Pittsburgh Central Catholic |
| 37 | TJ Strunk | RFr. | RB | 5'7 | 175 | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Benjamin/Northfield Mt. Hermon |
| 20 | Elijah Harris | So. | RB | 5'9 | 180 | North Attleboro, Mass. | North Attleboro |
| 32 | Branden Crosson | RFr. | DB | 6'0 | 183 | Sicklerville, N.J. | Winslow Township |
| 1 | Darryl Jones | Jr. | DB | 5'10 | 184 | Landover, Md. | St. John's College High |
| 18 | Jocquez Fears | So. | DB | 5'9 | 185 | Fairburn, Ga. | Whitewater/Creekside |
| 15 | T.J. Jackson | So. | WR | 6'1 | 185 | Newnan, Ga. | Northgate |
| 11 | Dion Nesmith | Fr. | QB | 6'0 | 185 | Union, N.J. | Union |
| 66 | Timothy Botti | So. | LB | 5'9 | 190 | Nutley, N.J. | Nutley |
| 30 | Jerel Coles | Fr. | DB | 5'10 | 190 | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Gwynn Park |
| 31 | Tyler Church | Sr. | FB | 5'4 | 191 | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Horizon |
| 27 | Issac Whitworth | RFr. | RB/FB | 6'0 | 191 | Milton, Mass. | Catholic Memorial |
| 24 | Rashad Jordan | Jr. | DB | 6'0 | 194 | Dorchester, Mass. | Catholic Memorial |
| 14 | Demetrius Biggs | So. | LB | 6'0 | 195 | Marietta, Ga. | Marrietta |
| 13 | Matt Reingold | Jr. | DB | 6'0 | 195 | Upper Grandview, N.Y. | Nyack |
| 82 | Ron Conway | Sr. | P/WR | 6'3 | 200 | Norton, Mass. | Bishop Feehan |
| 6 | Adhir Ravipati | Sr. | WR | 6'5 | 200 | Saratoga, Calif. | Harker/San Diego |
| 21 | Tony Torres | So. | RB | 6'0 | 200 | Jamaica Plain, Mass. | Wayland |
| 86 | Greg Ux | So. | WR | 6'2 | 200 | Nashua, N.H. | Nashua South |
| 99 | David Button | Sr. | K | 6'2 | 205 | Concord, Mass. | Concord-Carlisle |
| 28 | John Griffin | Jr. | RB | 6'0 | 205 | Westminster, Mass. | Oakmont Regional |
| 53 | Chad Hunte | Fr. | LB | 6'0 | 205 | Brookline, Mass. | Brookline |
| 35 | Kyle Hunte | Fr. | DB | 6'2 | 205 | Brookline, Mass. | Brookline |
| 45 | Erik Lichter | So. | LB | 5'11 | 205 | Coconut Grove, Fla. | Gulliver Preparatory |
| 59 | Spencer Toth | RFr. | LB | 6'2 | 205 | Boonton, N.J. | Seton Hall Prep |
| 25 | Jake Catlin | Sr. | DB | 5'11 | 208 | Ashburnham, Mass. | Oakmont Regional |
| 2 | Nate Thellen | Jr. | DB | 6'2 | 208 | Brockton, Mass. | Brockton |
| 68 | Nick Pellino | Fr. | K | 6'1 | 212 | Danvers, Mass. | Danvers |
| 43 | Derrick Brisbane | So. | LB | 6'0 | 215 | Newnan, Ga. | Northgate |
| 49 | Chris Frazier | Fr. | LB | 6'3 | 220 | Nanjemoy, Md. | Henry E. Lackey |
| 83 | Matt Lengel | Fr. | TE | 6'7 | 220 | Mechanicsburg, Pa. | Cumberland Valley |
| 33 | Kenny McAdow | Fr. | LB | 5'10 | 220 | Ashburn, Va. | Broad Run |
| 46 | Phil Higgins | Sr. | LB | 5'11 | 222 | Accokeek, Md. | Gwynn Park |
| 8 | Tony Lott (C) | Sr. | WR | 6'3 | 223 | Owings Mills, Md. | McDonogh School |
| 29 | Jay Bornstein | Jr. | TE | 6'2 | 224 | Norton, Mass. | Bishop Feehan |
| 26 | Lloyd Clarke | Jr. | FB | 6'0 | 224 | Winter Park, Fla. | Winter Park |
| 67 | Jeff Black | RFr. | LS | 6'2 | 225 | Rochester, N.Y. | Irondequoit |
| 3 | Matt Carroll | RFr. | QB | 6'2 | 225 | Kennett Square, Pa. | Unionville |
| 54 | Nick Chambers | Fr. | LB | 6'2 | 225 | Braintree, Mass. | Braintree |
| 5 | Alex Dulski | Jr. | QB | 6'4 | 225 | Walpole, Mass. | Walpole |
| 40 | Dan Elwood | Sr. | FB | 6'2 | 226 | Walpole, Mass. | Walpole/Worcester Academy |
| 34 | Craig Kenney (C) | Sr. | LB | 6'1 | 227 | Branford, Conn. | Branford |
| 88 | Mark Lorber | So. | TE | 6'3 | 227 | San Diego, Calif. | St. Augustine |
| 47 | Chad Parham | Jr. | DL | 6'1 | 227 | Fairburn, Ga. | Creekside |
| 63 | Zack Abrams | Sr. | LS | 6'1 | 230 | Sharon, Mass. | Xaverian Brothers |
| 17 | Alton Bradley | Sr. | LB | 6'2 | 230 | Chesapeake, Va. | Western Branch |
| 52 | Jon Jeune | So. | LB | 5'9 | 231 | Highland Mills, N.Y. | Don Bosco Prep |
| 91 | CJ Parsons | Fr. | DL | 6'6 | 235 | Dover, Mass. | Xaverian Brothers |
| 12 | Kerry Pollard | Sr. | LB | 6'0 | 235 | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 50 | Mike Laperriere | So. | LB | 6'3 | 240 | Buzzards Bay, Mass. | Wareham |
| 95 | Jeff Emmons | RFr. | DL | 6'3 | 242 | Acton, Mass. | Acton-Boxboro/Worcester Academy |
| 44 | Liam Krahe | RFr. | LB | 6'2 | 245 | Bethel Park, Pa. | Central Catholic (Massachusetts) |
| 90 | David Akinniyi | Jr. | DL/LB | 6'4 | 250 | Rocklin, Calif. | Rocklin |
| 38 | Chris Byrne | Sr. | DL | 6'3 | 251 | Tewksbury, Mass. | Tewksbury |
| 10 | Ty Sibert | Sr. | TE | 6'1 | 251 | Glenn Dale, Md. | Eleanor Roosevelt |
| 89 | Conor Gilmartin-Donohue | Jr. | TE | 6'6 | 253 | White Plains, N.Y. | White Plains |
| 58 | Marc Lavarin | Fr. | DL | 6'0 | 253 | Worcester, Mass. | Brookline |
| 92 | Sean Fracalossi | Sr. | DL | 6'4 | 254 | Mt. Carmel, Pa. | Mt. Carmel |
| 93 | Floran Kacaku | Sr. | DL | 6'0 | 260 | Roslindale, Mass. | Hyde Park |
| 97 | Jason Vega | Sr. | LB | 6'5 | 265 | Brockton, Mass. | Brockton |
| 96 | Woody Romelus | Sr. | DL | 6'5 | 268 | Brockton, Mass. | Brockton |
| 94 | Tasi Suaava | Fr. | DL | 5'11 | 268 | Cleveland, Ga. | White County |
| 75 | Andrew Anastor | Fr. | OL | 6'5 | 270 | Vineland, N.J. | Vineland |
| 71 | Dan Duggan | RFr. | OL | 6'0 | 270 | Hyde Park, Mass. | Boston Latin |
| 57 | Mike Lukenda | Sr. | DL | 6'2 | 275 | Downingtown, Pa. | Downington East |
| 51 | Dan Mason | Sr. | OL | 6'4 | 280 | Boston, Mass. | Xaverian Brothers |
| 64 | John Pfund | Sr. | OL | 6'2 | 285 | Doylestown , Pa. | Central Bucks East |
| 76 | Martin Wallace | RFr. | OL | 6'6 | 285 | New York, N.Y. | Beacon School |
| 60 | Brian Palangi | RFr. | OL | 6'4 | 286 | Nahant, Mass. | Swampscott |
| 65 | Kevin Newhall | Sr. | OL | 6'4 | 289 | Malden, Mass. | Malden |
| 74 | Geoff Morris | Sr. | OL | 6'6 | 292 | Havertown , Pa. | Havertown Township |
| 73 | Alex Winks | Fr. | OL | 6'2 | 292 | Absecon, N.J. | Holy Spirit |
| 79 | Gregory Martell | So. | OL | 6'5 | 294 | Mansfield, Mass. | Mansfield |
| 55 | Frank McPhee | So. | OL | 6'3 | 295 | Weymouth, Mass. | Catholic Memorial |
| 98 | Jared Veruto | Fr. | DL | 6'0 | 302 | Endicott, N.Y. | Union-Endicott |
| 70 | Greg Niland | Jr. | OL | 6'5 | 305 | East Bridgewater, Mass. | Coyle-Cassidy |
| 72 | Yaroslav Mukha | So. | OL | 6'5 | 314 | Philadelphia, Pa. | Northeast |
| 78 | Matt Allain | Sr. | OL | 6'4 | 325 | Worcester, Mass. | St. Peter-Marian |
(C) - Captain
Head Coach: Rocky Hager (Minot State '74)
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: Brian Surace (Gettysburg '95)
Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs: Frank Forcucci (New Haven '87)
Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line: Eddie Davis (Texas A&M '77)
Running Backs Coach: Rapheal Dowdye (West Virginia Wesleyan '96)
Quarterbacks Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Chris Ostrowsky (New Jersey City '93)
Inside Linebackers Coach: Ralph Clark (Robert Morris '98)
Tight Ends Coach/Video Coordinator: Eric Ouellette (Maine '07)
Wide Receivers Coach: Michael Lichten (New Hampshire '08)
Outside Linebackers Coach: Corey Hetherman (Fitchburg State '06)
Assistant Defensive Line Coach: Pete Collins (University of Mary Washington '07)
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Joel St. Cyr (Springfield '89)
Football Operations/Administrative Assistant: Sarah Gigantino (James Madison '04)
