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Contact Coach Hallahan: Phil Hallahan is in the midst of his fifth season on the Lafayette coaching staff and his first as a full-time staff member. Hallahan will coach the Leopards' deep corps of running backs for the second straight season after mentoring the wide receivers for three seasons.
In 2008, Hallahan's running backs turned the ball over just six times and the team led the nation in fewest turnovers per game. Five different running backs had 150 or more yards with three of them gaining 300 or more. Those three tailbacks, Maurice White, Tyrell Coon and DeAndre' Morrow, return as seniors along with sophomore Jerome Rudolph who enjoyed several breakout performances in 2008. Hallahan oversaw a 2006 passing attack that was ranked 37th in the nation in passing efficiency. Joe Ort and Shaun Adair posted big numbers with Ort reeling in 50 balls for 814 yards while Adair pulled down 33 catches for 501 yards. Lafayette's passing attack flourished in 2005, ranking second in the Patriot League with 214.8 yards per game. Brandon Stanford and Ort had career years, with Stanford earning All-Patriot League First-Team honors after finishing second in the conference with 57 catches and 683 yards. Ort caught 28 passes for 482 yards in nine. Prior to arriving at Lafayette, Hallahan coached running backs at Amherst College for two seasons, where he mentored tailback Fletcher Ladd to ECAC Division III Northeast Player of the Year honors and the All-New England Division II/III Team. A 2003 graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in Consumer Studies, Hallahan was the head manager for the Orange football program as an undergraduate. He also spent one summer as an administrative intern for the Syracuse football program and spent time working for the program's video coordinator. |
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