78  Alan Erving
	Class: Senior Hometown: La Verne, Calif. High School: Bonita Last College: Chaffey CC, Calif. Height / Weight: 6-4 / 295 Position: Offensive Guard

UW This Season: Alan Erving will be entering his second season as the starting left guard for the Wyoming Cowboy offense. He is one of four starters on the offensive line that will be returning in `05. Along with left tackle Chase Johnson, Erving will form a very athletic left side of the offensive line for Wyoming.

2004: Erving started all 12 games for the Cowboys at left guard in 2004 -- his first season as part of the Wyoming Football program. He helped lead an effective Cowboy offense that ranked No. 3 in the Mountain West Conference in scoring offense in 2004, averaging 26.5 points per game, and a passing offense that averaged 240.4 yards per game to rank No. 36 in the NCAA.

Chaffey CC: Erving started for two years at right tackle for Chaffey. His freshman season, Chaffey posted a 10-1 record and advanced to the Verizon Bowl. His sophomore season, the Chaffey Panthers compiled an 8-3 record and once again advanced to the Verizon Bowl. In the final 2003 California Community College rankings, Chaffey College was ranked No. 8 in the Southern California poll. The Panthers placed second out of nine teams in the final 2003 Foothill Conference standings with a 7-1 record. The Chaffey offense averaged 506.2 yards of total offense per game, to rank No. 4 among all California Community Colleges. Chaffey also averaged 36.5 points per game for the 2003 season. Erving was coached in junior college by Carl Beach. Coming out of junior college, he was also recruited by Kansas, Michigan State and San Diego State.

High School: Erving played his prep football at Bonita High School in La Verne, Calif., where he was an All-CIF honoree his senior season and was twice named All-Valle Vista Conference. Larry Hattey was his high school coach.

Personal: Born Jan. 21, 1982, he is the son of Nina Erving. Erving is majoring in communication at Wyoming.