Coach Talley and his Skyhawks, after being picked to finish ninth in the Northeast-10 in the preseason coaches poll, wrapped up the 2007 season at 5-5, in sole possession of fifth place. Stonehill had its first non-losing season of football since the 1996 season.

Coach Talley has helped revive the Skyhawks and given reason for great optimism for the future of Stonehill football. What's more, Talley is just the second African-American head coach in Stonehill's history and one of only two active black head coaches in New England (Mel Mills - Becker College). He is also just one of two active black coaches in all of Division II (Paul Winters - Wayne State).

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1,722: Stonehill's average home attendance . One year ago, the Skyhawks averaged just 1,494.

274.4: Yards per game in 2007, up from 162.8 per game a season ago.

18.4: Average points per game in 2007, up 10 ppg from 2006.

8: Number of interceptions thrown by Stonehill in 2007, down from 15 in 2006.

2: ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Second Team members in Sean Donahue and Kevin Bonnett.

2: Northeast-10 Player of the Week honors: Mike DeBye and Jon Kilborn.

1: 1st place in NE-10 turnover margin (+1.60) and red zone defense (60.5%).