Carleton College The Best Combination of Football and Academics in the Country!

Carleton’s Storied Tradition 9 Undefeated Seasons 61 Winning Seasons Program Record.531 Winning Percentage 23 Conference Championships

Carleton National Rankings: #1 Fun Loving Campus (Newsweek/Kaplan 2004) #1 Alumni Giving (US News 2006) #2 Liberal Arts College in number of graduates receiving PhDs in all fields from #6 Liberal Arts College in the Nation (US News and World Report 2007) #5 Student Involvement in IM sports: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006) #6 Liberal Arts College for Asian-Americans (Asian Nation, 2006) #7 Best Overall Academic Experience for Undergraduates: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006) #9 School Runs Like Butter: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006) #9 Best Campus: All colleges and universities (CampusDirt.com 2007) #10 Best College Radio Station: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006) #13 Best Curriculum: All colleges and universities (CampusDirt.com 2007) #14 Clubs: All colleges and universities (CampusDirt.com 2007) #18 Race/Class Interaction: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006) #18 Professors Get High Marks (The Princeton Review 2007) #19 Best Quality of Life: All colleges and universities (The Princeton Review 2006)

The Facts About Carleton College Total Enrollment: 1,958 (925 Men, 1033 Women) 33 Majors, 16 Concentrations, courses Largest Majors: Biology, English, Economics, Political Science 95% of faculty hold PhD or most advanced degree in their field Remains a leading source of PhD recipients Average Class Size: 17 Teacher Student Ratio: 9:1 39% of classes have 13 or fewer students 95% of freshman return for sophomore year 87% of all students graduate in four years Advanced Placement scores of 4 or 5 are awarded college credits Gould Library, one of the largest undergraduate libraries in the US, open 8am to 1am All nine dorms are computer networked 17 networked computer labs (2 are open 24hrs.) students study off-campus each term Typically, 10 Carleton-sponsored, off-campus study programs annually Career Center offers interview preparation, resume writing, and graduate school applications for the post-college job/graduate school search Of 162 National Liberal Arts Colleges, Carleton is consistently ranked in the Top 6 Ranked #1 in teaching/faculty in the nation by McGraw-Hill Students hail from 49 states and 38 foreign countries Approximately 2/3 of the students participate in an off-campus studies program… Europe, Mexico China, Australia 35 minutes south of Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area 80,000 square-foot Recreation Center opened in 2000 New Language & Dining Center as well as 10 new Townhouses opened in 2001 Historic Laird Stadium; one of the Top Ten capacity stadiums in Division III One spring game in Europe every four years #10 ranked student radio station (2006) America’s oldest student run pub (est. 1927)

2007 Carleton Football Schedule DateOpponent/Event Sat, September 8 th University of Minnesota, Morris Sat, September 15 th Macalester College (Knowledge Bowl) Sat, September 22 nd Bethel University* Sat, September 29 th St, Johns University* Sat, October 6 th University of St. Thomas* Sat, October 13 th Hamline University* Sat, October 20 th Augsburg College* Sat, October 27 th Concordia College - Moorhead* Sat, November 3 rd St. Olaf College* (Battle for the Goat Trophy) Sat, November 17 th Gustavus Adolphus College* Home Games in Bold * - MIAC Contest

 Ranks 1 st among liberal arts colleges in number of students who are Merit Scholarship winners.  McGraw-Hill ranked faculty #1 in the nation, having “an unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.  Large list of distinguished speakers - former president Bill Clinton, poet Maya Angelou, and Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin, to name a few. How Carleton is Regarded

REPUTATION OF CARLETON -Kiplinger’s - 11th “Best Value” among American Private Colleges -US News & World Report - 6th ranked National Liberal Arts College -ZD Net / Yahoo - 35th of 100 “Most Wired” Colleges -Princeton Review - #7 “Best Overall Academic Experience for Undergraduates” 15 th in Professor accessibility 13 th in classes based on discussion

CARLETON AND THE MIAC

MIAC COMPARISON _____________Rank (US World News) ________ Student-Teacher Ratio___ Carleton College6th National Liberal Arts9:1 Macalester24th NLA11:1 St Olaf55th NLA13:1 St Johns69th NLA12:1 Gustavus Adolphus79th NLA13:1 Hamline3rd Tier ( )13:1 Concordia-Moorhead3rd Tier ( )14:1 AugsburgUnranked14:1 BethelUnranked14:1 St ThomasUnranked13:1 __________Freshman Retention Rate ___ 4 Year Graduation Rate_ _ Carleton College95%87% Macalester93%82% St Olaf92%80% St Johns88%76% Gustavus Adolphus89%79% Hamline84%63% Concordia-Moorhead80%57% Augsburg80%48% Bethel84%62% St Thomas85%62%

US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT National Liberal Arts College Rankings: –Williams: #1 –Amherst: #2 –Carleton: #6 –Claremont-McKenna: #12 –Grinnell: #15 –Macalester: #25 –Colorado College: #27

KIPLINGER’S 2007 EVALUATION MIAC within top 100 –Carleton #11 (tied with Harvard and MIT) –Macalester #28 –St. Olaf #42 Criteria –Cost –Quality of students and faculty

2006 First Team All-MIAC2006 Second Team All-MIAC Matt Frank* - Wide ReceiverPaul Klick – Offensive Line R.J. Jackson* – Running Back 2006 MIAC Sportsmanship TeamDarren Caspers – Quarterback Randy Foss – Inside LinebackerMike Morrissey* – Defensive Line James Colbenson* – Outside Linebacker2006 MIAC Academic All-Conference Mike Kootsikas – Defensive Back Randy Foss John Hanks* Andrew Roberts Wade Thompson 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V Team Matt Frank* D3Football.com National Team of the Week R.J. Jackson* - Week 2 – Running Back/ Return “Jackson scored three different ways en route to Carleton’s win against Minnesota-Morris. He scored his team’s first six touchdowns on four runs (11, 30, 2, and 1), a reception (46) and a kickoff return (93). He finished with 208 all-purpose yards, but only touched the ball 12 times.” – D3Football.com * - Returning Player Carleton Knight Accolades

Team National Rankings 15th Ranked Passing Offense 7th Ranked Turnover Margin Scoring Offense – 24.1 Points per Game Scoring Defense – 18.1 Points per Game Individual National Rankings Matt Frank* – 2nd – Receiving Yards per Game Matt Frank* – 8th - Receptions per Game Chris Gardner* – 21st – Punt Returns R.J. Jackson* – 23rd – Scoring Darren Caspers – 24th – Passing Yards per Game Carleton College Records Broken in 2006 Darren Capsers – Passing yards in a season (2,305) Darren Caspers – Completions in a season (183) Randy Foss – 4th All Time Career Tackles (336) Matt Frank* - Receptions in a Season (74) R.J. Jackson* - Touchdowns in a Season (13) First Win over a ranked opponent in 20 years Beat Bethel (18th in the final AFCA Poll) * - Returning Player TEAM ACCOLADES