HEAD COACHRECORD AT CWU:

41-16 (.719), 5th year

OVERALL HEAD COACHING RECORD:

68-48 (.586), 11th year

ALMA MATER:

Whitworth, 1988; Washington State, 1990

BORN:

October 15, 1964 in Spokane, WA

BLAINE BENNETT

Through his first five seasons as the head football coach at Central Washington University, Blaine Bennett has established himself as one of the most successful gridiron coaches in school history. Bennett has compiled a record of 41-16 over his first five seasons as the Wildcats’ head coach, lead-ing CWU to Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012. He also guided the Wildcats to NCAA Division II playoff berths in each of his first two seasons in Ellensburg, including a national quarterfinal appearance in 2009. CWU has also won 80 percent of its GNAC games (32-8 record) during Bennett’s tenure, including the only 8-0 conference record in league history in 2008. Individually, CWU has had 43 first-team all-GNAC selections in Bennett’s five seasons at the helm, including 13 first-team picks in 2009 as the Wildcats climbed to the number one ranking in the NCAA Divi-sion II polls for the first time in school history. Bennett, a three-time GNAC Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2012), also mentored quarterback Mile Reilly to a run-ner-up finish in the Harlon Hill Trophy balloting in 2008 as the top Division II football player in the country. Since coming to CWU, Bennett has also be-come a voting member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in its weekly Division II national polls and is the AFCA Division II All-American coordinator for Region Five. He also became a mem-ber of the NCAA Division II rating committee in 2011. Off the field, Bennett has been instrumen-tal in leading community service efforts by the Wildcat football program. He serves as a mem-ber of the United Way board and guides CWU stu-dent-athletes with an annual American Red Cross blood drive, an annual Yakima River cleanup, as well as contributions to the F.I.S.H. Food Bank and the Dr. Seuss reading program, in which Wild-cat players read to local elementary school classes. Bennett, 48, was hired on January 18, 2008 to guide the Wildcats following six years as an assistant coach in the Big Ten Conference. He returned to fa-miliar surroundings with his arrival at CWU, having been raised in both Ellensburg and Walla Walla. A 1983 graduate of Walla Walla High School in 1983, where he played football for his father, Shorty Ben-nett, Blaine Bennett embarked on a college foot-ball career at both the University of Idaho and

BENNETT YEAR-BY-YEAR

BENNETT VS. OPPONENTS

SCHOOLWetern Oregon

Wetern Oregon

Wetern Oregon

Wetern Oregon

Wetern Oregon

Wetern Oregon

WOU (6 years)

Central Washington

Central Washington

Central Washington

Central Washington

Central Washington

CWU (5 years)

OVERALL (11 years)

OPPONENTAzusa Pacific

UC Davis

Cal State Northridge

Carson-Newman

Central Washington

Chico State

Colorado Mesa

Dixie State

Eastern Oregon

Eastern Washington

Humboldt State

Idaho State

Lewis & Clark

Linefield

Minnesota Duluth

Montana

Northwest Missouri State

Pacific Lutheran

Puget Sound

Simon Fraser

Southern Oregon

Tarleton State

Texas A&M-Kingsville

West Texas A&M

Western Oregon

Western Washington

Whitworth

Willamette

ALL OPPONENTS

W-L2-7

3-7

7-3

4-5

5-5

6-5

27-32

10-2

12-1

8-3

4-6

7-4

41-16

68-48

WOUW-L1-1

0-4

0-1

0-1

4-2

0-1

1-0

0-0

2-3

0-1

3-1

0-0

1-1

1-3

0-0

0-0

0-0

1-1

1-0

4-2

3-3

0-0

0-0

0-0

—

2-4

2-0

1-3

27-32

CWUW-L3-1

0-0

0-0

0-0

—

0-0

2-0

8-0

0-0

0-1

6-4

1-0

0-0

0-0

1-1

0-1

0-1

0-0

0-0

5-1

1-0

1-0

0-2

1-1

9-1

2-0

0-0

0-0

41-16

ALLW-L4-2

0-4

0-1

0-1

4-2

0-1

3-0

8-0

2-3

0-2

9-5

1-0

1-1

1-3

1-1

0-1

0-1

1-1

1-0

9-3

4-3

1-0

0-2

1-1

9-1

4-4

2-0

1-3

68-48

CONF.1-4

2-3

4-1

2-3

3-1

2-2

14-14

8-0

6-0

7-1

4-4

7-3

32-8

46-22

FINISHt-5th

t-4th

1st

t-4th

2nd

3rd

1st

1st

1st

3rd

1st

Whitworth College. A 1988 graduate of Whitworth with a degree in secondary education and math, Bennett then spent two years as a graduate assis-tant coach at Washington State University, adding a Master’s degree in physical education from WSU in 1990. He also spent one season as the offensive co-ordinator at California State University, Chico (Chico State) and one year as wide receivers coach at Idaho. As a collegiate head coach, Bennett is quite fa-miliar with small college football in the Pacific North-west. He spent six seasons as the head coach at West-ern Oregon University in Monmouth, Ore., compiling a 27-32 record as the Wolves’ mentor from 1995-2000. During that time, he helped guide the school through a transition from the NAIA to NCAA Division II ranks, leading the Wolves to the NAIA playoffs and a Co-lumbia Football Association championship in 1997. Following his coaching stint at WOU, which had also included three seasons as an assistant coach, Bennett spent six years at the NCAA Division I level as an assistant coach. He was the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator under Joe Tiller at Purdue University from 2001-05 before becoming the assis-tant head coach at Michigan State University under John L. Smith in 2006. While at Purdue, he coached current Denver Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton. Bennett has been married to wife Melissa for 25 years. The couple has three children, sons Blaine John (21) and Matthew (18), and daughter Brianne (20). Blaine John will be a sophomore wide receiver for the Wildcat football team in 2013, while Brianne will be a junior at Washington State University and Matthew will graduate from Ellensburg High School in 2013.

CWU ATHLETIC FACILITIES

BOWL GAME PARTICIPANTS

Joe SmithPUNTERMoses LewisWIDE RECEIVERJake RobertsWIDE RECEIVERJohnny LopezRUNNING BACKBret StrayLINEBACKERBrian PotucekWIDE RECEIVEREmilio IniguezRUNNING BACKDustin HawkinsDEFENSIVE LINEMANLance GibsonDEFENSIVE LINEMANJeremy JacobsDEFENSIVE BACK2010 NOMINEESAdam BighillLINEBACKEREugene GermanyDEFENSIVE LINEMANBryson KellyRUNNING BACK

Mike ReillyQUARTERBACKJared BronsonTIGHT END

Justin HelwegeWIDE RECEIVER

CACTUS BOWL SHRINE GAME

ALL-STAR GAME

2003-2010 2009

2012

EAST-WEST

CASINO DEL SOL

CWU IN THE NFL/CFL /AFL

NFL

Jon Kitna

Jared Bronson

Mike Reilly

Bryson Kelly

Courtney Smith

QUARTERBACK

TIGHT END

QUARTERBACK

RUNNING BACK

DEFENSIVE BACK

QUARTERBACK

LINEBACKER

DEFENSIVE BACKMike Reilly

Adam Bighill

Courtney Smith

CFL AFL

Central WashingtonUniversity VS. Western Oregon

University

Qwest Field • Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010 • Kickoff at 6 p.m. CW U WOU

VIIIVIIICWU VS. EWU

SEPT. 11, 2010 • QWEST FIELD

KICKOFF AT 6 P.M.TICKETS: $15, $25, AND $35 ON SALE NOW AT THE WILDCAT SHOP AT WWW.CWU.EDU/~STORE AND AT TICKETMASTER AT WWW.TICKETMASTER.COM

CWU is an AA/EEO/Title IX Institution. Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation by calling the Center for Disability Services at

509-963-2171 or TDD 509-963-2143.

8/28/2010 MinnesotaDuluth1p.m.

9/18/2010 DixieState 1p.m.

10/9/2010 SouthernOregon 1p.m.

10/23/2010 Homecoming

HumboldtState 1p.m.

11/6/2010 SimonFraser Noon

11/13/2010 Senior Day

WesternOregon Noon

SEASON HOME GAME SCHEDULE

www.wildcatsports.com

CWU AT CENTURY LINK FIELD(FORMERLY QWEST FIELD)

POSTSEASON AND PRESEASON POLLS

American Football Coaches Association

2009 POSTSEASON POLL

2010 PRESEASON POLL

VS.

CWU VS. BIG SKY CONFERENCE

VS.9.11.2010 LOSS 32-35Eastern Washington

Idaho State

Montana

Eastern Washington

VS.9.26.2009 WIN 33-32

VS.9.27.2008 LOSS 35-38

VS.9.16.2006 WIN 21-14

CWU TRADITION

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COMMUNITY SERVICE

UNITED WAY

F.I.S.H. FOOD BANK

BLOOD DRIVE

DR. SEUSS READING PROGRAM

STRAW PICK-UP AT CLERF’S FARM

YAKIMA RIVER CLEAN-UP

TEAM BUILDING

ROPES COURSE

RIVER RAFTING

SPRING RIDGE

F a l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 5 H, 4 9 LWinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39H, 25LS p r i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 H, 4 2 LSummer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83H, 53L

Ellensburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 .1inSeattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37.1inSpokane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.7inPhoenix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.3in

CWU SEASONS

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE

AVERAGE YEARLY PRECIPITATION

300+ DAYS OF SUNSHINE PER YEAR!

To Seattle .............................1:35To Sea-Tac............................1:45To Yakima ............................0:30To Wenatchee .....................1:05To Spokane..........................2:40To Tri-Cities..........................1:55

DRIVE TIMES FROM ELLENSBURG:

At CWU, we have 20 residence halls offering a variety of attractive and complete housing and dining packages. Living on campus at CWU affords you many opportunities and has proven to be instrumental in the academic success of Central students. As an on-campus resident, you will have ample opportunity to grow and develop outside the classroom as you live with people who understand the educational process and can discuss classes, professors, homework, and exams with you. Living on campus enhances your overall education and is perhaps one of the best ways to develop friendships with peers that will be cherished for a lifetime.

CWU HOUSING

Wendell Hill Hall

New Barto Hall New Barto Hall Commons

The multi-million dollar remodel project of Hogue was just completed in September 2011, making it one of the nation’s most advanced facilities for industrial and engineering technology. The building recreates real-world engineering working conditions, features plug-ins for solar panels and wind turbines, and enables students to see into the structure to understand the “green” construction methods in the energy-efficient building. CWU’s Industrial and Engineering Technology program, which offers Washington’s only specialization in heavy civil construction, is housed in the new building.

The new hall opened fall quarter 2012. This four-level, state-of-the-art, energy efficient building is designed to house 362 first-year students. Some green features include energy efficient heating/cooling and lighting system, the use of alternative energy using solar energy to heat water, efficient air filters, and water use reduction.

NEWEST CWU BUILDINGS

HOGUE TECHNOLOGY CENTER

BARTO HALL FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS

380-ACRE CAMPUS

· 50-foot rock wall· Indoor jogging track· Four-court gymnasium· Strength training and cardiovascular areas and group exercise rooms· Outdoor equipment rentals· Locker rooms with saunas

· Market-style dining area with a large variety of food choices· Wildcat Shop Bookstore· Full-service U.S. Bank and ATM machines· Movie theatre· Large ballroom· Student radio station, 88.1 KCWU, the ‘Burg

STUDENT UNION

RECREATION CENTER

STUDENT UNION & RECREATION CENTER

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Average class size: 25Majors offered: 100+Pre-professional programs: 11Clubs and organizations: 125+Colleges on campus: 4 (Arts and Humanities, Business, Education and Professional Studies, Sciences) Students enrolled: Approx. 10,000

· Northwest’s premier program.· Recognized regionally and nationally.· The only program in the nation to earn national recognition across the curriculum in a single year.

At CWU, students get to do what they’re studying in real-world settings.

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

· Northwest’s premier program.· Recognized regionally and nationally.· The only program in the nation to earn national recognition across the curriculum in a single year.

· One of only 5 percent in the world to earn national accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). · Only Sport Business Certificate Program in the state designed for undergraduate students in a school of business.· Best in the state for graduating job-ready students who are grounded in the practical and ethical aspects of public and industry accounting.

· CWU’s largest academic college with 1,300 students.· The sixth largest teacher education program in the nation. · Placed in the top 1 percent of education programs in the nation by a national review agency.

· One of less than a half-dozen in the nation that offers a bachelor’s degree in paramedicine.· Only program to offer a two-year concentration in the paramedicine major.· Job-placement rate is nearly 100 percent.

· Only public university in the Northwest that offers a Bachelor of Science in aviation.· Direct-hire agreements with Horizon Air, American Eagle, and Pinnacle Airlines.· Best training facilities on the West Coast.

BUSINESS

TEACHER EDUCATION

PARAMEDICS

AVIATION

CWU STUDENT LIFE

We know the foundations built during your first year of college are key to your success. Our First Year Experience (FYE) program provides you with a comprehensive guide to your first year, which is guaranteed to help increase your success at CWU.

CWU hosts art exhibits, music and theater productions, poetry slams, film screenings, academic workshops, faculty presentations, career fairs, and many other events throughout the year. CWU provides many opportunities for you to enhance your social life. You’ll find your niche among more than 125 clubs and associations.

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Some of the best Fly Fishing on the Yakima River

Great hiking andsight seeing

Amazing guest speakers: Sig Hansen of Deadliest catch

Beautiful trails and wildlife

Yakima River Rafting

TUITION AND FEES COMPARISON

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$7,941 (RESIDENT)

WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY$20,934 (NON-RESIDENT)

$10,905 (WUE)

EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$7,933 (RESIDENT)

HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY$26,352 (NON-RESIDENT)

$10,606 (WUE)

GRANTS AND FINANCIAL AID

PELL GRANT: $5,550 (Maximum)

WASHINGTON STATE NEED GRANT: $7,630 (Maximum)

SEOG GRANT: $900 (Maximum)

FEDERAL WORK STUDY: $6,200 (Maximum)

*All numbers are based on the 2012-2013 school year and are based on an EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) of 00000

Considering CWU but not sure how you’re going to pay for it? Paying for college can be pretty intimidating, but there are many options available to make sure your financial experience at CWU is as easy as possible. In fact, every year CWU awards more than $80 million in financial aid in the form of grants, loans, and work-study. In addition to loans, there are also many grants and scholarships available. Go to www.cwu.edu/scholar/cms/ to browse and apply for scholarships and grants at CWU. You must complete the General Scholarship Application between October 1 and February 1.

THE PROCESS

APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID

AFTER BEING ACCEPTED TO CWU

CONTACT THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICEPHONE: 509.963.1611, EXT. 3WEBSITE: www.cwu.edu/~finaid

· FAFSA website: www.fafsa.ed.gov.· Complete and mail as soon as possible after Jan. 1.· CWU School code: 003771.· You will then receive an Estimated Family Contribution (EFC), which determines the amount of aid you’re eligible for.

· You will receive a financial aid award letter informing you of the type of aid that is available to you.· Be sure to check your CWU e-mail regularly.· You must accept the amount listed on the award letter before the check will be awarded.

There are three qualifications that the NCAA has that help to determine your eligibility. Once you have registered for the clearinghouse they will let us and you know which of the following categories you fall into:

1. Qualifier: A qualifier is a student who, for purposes of determining eligibility for financial aid, practice, and completion in Division I or Division II Institutions, has met all the following requirements: A. Graduate form High School B. Successful completion of 16 core courses C. 2.0 Minimum GPA in the core courses curriculum D. Specified minimum 820 SAT or 17 ACT2. Partial-qualifier: A partial-qualifier is a student who does not meet the requirements for a qualifier but who, at the time of graduation from high school, presents one of the following requirements: A. 2.0 GPA in the core course curriculum B. Specified minimum 820 SAT or 17 ACT3. Non-qualifier: A non-qualifier is a student who has not graduated high school or who, presented neither the core curriculum GPA and SAT/ACT scorerequired for a qualifier.

QUALIFYING

Central Washington University

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