Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State The NSIC is a 14-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. as of October 10, 2011 NSIC Only Overall W L T PF PA Win % W L T PF PA Win % RV-Wayne State 5 0 0 162 87 1.000 5 1 0 182 128 .833 #9 Minnesota Duluth 4 1 0 148 79 .800 5 1 0 168 91 .833 #17 St. Cloud State 4 1 0 160 93 .800 5 1 0 186 96 .833 RV-Bemidji State 4 1 0 162 77 .800 5 1 0 189 77 .833 Minnesota State 4 1 0 168 89 .800 4 2 0 192 120 .667 Winona State 3 2 0 169 105 .600 3 3 0 175 128 .500 Augustana 3 2 0 128 101 .600 3 3 0 140 121 .500 University of Mary 2 3 0 134 124 .400 3 3 0 165 148 .500 Upper Iowa 2 3 0 136 221 .400 3 3 0 151 235 .500 Southwest Minnesota 2 3 0 156 188 .400 2 4 0 173 218 .333 Concordia-St. Paul 1 4 0 94 177 .200 2 4 0 137 208 .333 MSU Moorhead 1 4 0 104 209 .200 2 4 0 132 226 .333 Northern State 0 5 0 80 150 .000 1 5 0 110 167 .167 Minnesota, Crookston 0 5 0 67 168 .000 1 5 0 98 197 .167 W L Win% W L Win% STRK #9 Minnesota Duluth 2 0 1.000 5 1 .833 W3 #17 St. Cloud State 2 0 1.000 5 1 .833 W3 U-Mary 1 1 .500 3 3 .500 L1 MSU Moorhead 1 1 .500 2 4 .333 L2 RV-Bemidji State 0 1 .000 5 1 .833 W2 Northern State 0 1 .000 1 5 .167 L5 Minnesota, Crookston 0 2 .000 1 5 .167 L5 W L Win% W L Win% STRK Minnesota State 2 0 1.000 4 2 .667 L1 Augustana 2 0 1.000 3 3 .500 W3 RV-Wayne State 1 0 1.000 5 1 .833 W5 Winona State 1 1 .500 3 3 .500 L2 Upper Iowa 0 1 .000 3 3 .500 W1 Concordia-St. Paul 0 2 .000 2 4 .333 L3 SMSU 0 2 .000 2 4 .333 W1 Ranking Based on AFCA 10/3/11 Coaches’ Poll RV- Received Votes South Football South Division Overall RELEASE NO. 7 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOOTBALL RELEASE OCTOBER 10, 2011 www.northernsun.org Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • F: 952.378.1694 • [email protected]Week 6 Results Saturday, October 8 Concordia-St. Paul 7 at Bemidji State 20 Upper Iowa 31 at Minnesota, Crookston 21 SMSU 45 at MSU Moorhead 31 University of Mary 24 at Wayne State 31 Minnesota State 13 at #17 St. Cloud State 31 Augustana 27 at Northern State 24 #9 Minnesota Duluth 24 at Winona State 6 Week 7 Schedule Saturday, October 15 MSU Moorhead at Bemidji State 1:00 PM Wayne State at Concordia-St. Paul 1:00 PM Minnesota State at Upper Iowa 1:00 PM Winona State at Augustana 1:00 PM Minnesota Duluth at University of Mary 2:30 PM Minnesota, Crookston at Northern State 2:30 PM St. Cloud State at SMSU 6:00 PM NSIC Players of the Week Off: Gannon Moore, SMSU Def: Brody Scheff, BSU SP: Randy Weich, WSC (2) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Overall Football Standings North Football North Division Overall The NSIC football schedule is broken into two seven-team divisions (North/South). Each team will play ten conference games that will count towards the NSIC Overall Champion as well as six divisional games that will count towards the NSIC North/South Championships. In all, three league championships will be awarded (Overall Champion, North Division Champion, South Division Champion). Ties will not be broken for league or division champions. WATCH ALL NSIC HOME FOOTBALL GAME WEBCASTS FREE & LIVE AT NSIC.NMTVSports.com
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Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
The NSIC is a 14-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
as of October 10, 2011 NSIC Only Overall W L T PF PA Win % W L T PF PA Win % RV-Wayne State 5 0 0 162 87 1.000 5 1 0 182 128 .833#9 Minnesota Duluth 4 1 0 148 79 .800 5 1 0 168 91 .833#17 St. Cloud State 4 1 0 160 93 .800 5 1 0 186 96 .833RV-Bemidji State 4 1 0 162 77 .800 5 1 0 189 77 .833Minnesota State 4 1 0 168 89 .800 4 2 0 192 120 .667Winona State 3 2 0 169 105 .600 3 3 0 175 128 .500Augustana 3 2 0 128 101 .600 3 3 0 140 121 .500University of Mary 2 3 0 134 124 .400 3 3 0 165 148 .500Upper Iowa 2 3 0 136 221 .400 3 3 0 151 235 .500Southwest Minnesota 2 3 0 156 188 .400 2 4 0 173 218 .333Concordia-St. Paul 1 4 0 94 177 .200 2 4 0 137 208 .333MSU Moorhead 1 4 0 104 209 .200 2 4 0 132 226 .333Northern State 0 5 0 80 150 .000 1 5 0 110 167 .167Minnesota, Crookston 0 5 0 67 168 .000 1 5 0 98 197 .167
W L Win% W L Win% STRK#9 Minnesota Duluth 2 0 1.000 5 1 .833 W3#17 St. Cloud State 2 0 1.000 5 1 .833 W3 U-Mary 1 1 .500 3 3 .500 L1MSU Moorhead 1 1 .500 2 4 .333 L2RV-Bemidji State 0 1 .000 5 1 .833 W2Northern State 0 1 .000 1 5 .167 L5Minnesota, Crookston 0 2 .000 1 5 .167 L5
W L Win% W L Win% STRK Minnesota State 2 0 1.000 4 2 .667 L1Augustana 2 0 1.000 3 3 .500 W3RV-Wayne State 1 0 1.000 5 1 .833 W5Winona State 1 1 .500 3 3 .500 L2Upper Iowa 0 1 .000 3 3 .500 W1Concordia-St. Paul 0 2 .000 2 4 .333 L3SMSU 0 2 .000 2 4 .333 W1Ranking Based on AFCA 10/3/11 Coaches’ Poll RV- Received Votes
South Football South Division Overall
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Week 6 Results
Saturday, October 8 Concordia-St. Paul 7 at Bemidji State 20Upper Iowa 31 at Minnesota, Crookston 21SMSU 45 at MSU Moorhead 31 University of Mary 24 at Wayne State 31Minnesota State 13 at #17 St. Cloud State 31Augustana 27 at Northern State 24#9 Minnesota Duluth 24 at Winona State 6
Week 7 Schedule
Saturday, October 15 MSU Moorhead at Bemidji State 1:00 PMWayne State at Concordia-St. Paul 1:00 PMMinnesota State at Upper Iowa 1:00 PMWinona State at Augustana 1:00 PMMinnesota Duluth at University of Mary 2:30 PMMinnesota, Crookston at Northern State 2:30 PMSt. Cloud State at SMSU 6:00 PM
NSIC Players of the WeekOff: Gannon Moore, SMSUDef: Brody Scheff, BSUSP: Randy Weich, WSC (2)
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Overall Football Standings
North Football North Division Overall
The NSIC football schedule is broken into two seven-team divisions (North/South). Each team will play ten conference games that will count towards the NSIC Overall Champion as well as six divisional games that will count towards the NSIC North/South Championships. In all, three league championships will be awarded (Overall Champion, North Division Champion, South Division Champion). Ties will not be broken for league or division champions.
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For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.orgAugustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
NSIC OffeNSIve Player Of the Week
#26 Gannon Moore (rB, 6-1, 209, Jr., Sioux falls, S.D. / lincoln hS)Southwest Minnesota State UniversityGannon Moore rushed for a career-high 159 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries during SMSU’s 45-13 victory over MSU Moorhead on Saturday. Moore, along with teammate Warren Matthews, helped SMSU set a school single-game record with 397 yards rushing. Moore, who averaged 7.9 yards per carry, also caught two passes for 28 yards. Moore scored on touchdown runs of 45 and 12 yards and now has 21 in his career, tying for third all-time in school history.
NSIC DefeNSIve Player Of the Week
#32 Brody Scheff (S, 6-0, 206, Sr., Waconia, Minn. /Waconia hS) Bemidi State UniversityBrody Scheff posted a career-high three interceptions, 11 tackles (six solo) and a sack (-5 yards) in the 20-7 victory against Concordia-St. Paul. The three picks is the most by any NSIC player this season and is the first time a BSU player has recorded three or more intercep-tions in a game since Corey Brewer did so versus Wayne State Nov. 6, 2004. His interceptions came at key spots and all in second half, earning two picks at the BSU five yard line and the other was in the end zone, thwarting a CU comeback. His third pick came with just 1:14 remaining in regulation, icing the Beaver victory. He has six picks this season to lead the league. His sack was the second of the
season. NSIC SPeCIal teaMS Player Of the Week
#44 randy Weich (P, 6-2, 250, Jr., lincoln, Neb. / Pierce hS)Wayne State CollegeRandy Weich, 6-2 250 pound junior punter from Pierce, Nebraska (Pierce HS), averaged 51.5 yards on six punts with two inside the 20-yard line in Saturday’s 31-24 win over Mary. Weich had a long punt of 70 yards and two of his punts in the fourth quarter pinned Mary deep in their own territory at the 14 and three yard lines. Weich entered the game leading the NSIC while ranking third in NCAA Division II in punting and is now averaging 45.5 yard per punt. This marks the second time this season that Weich has
been named NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/19/11).
Past NSIC Players of the Week9/6/11Off: Phillip Klaphake, SCSUDef: Nick Andreas, Augie SP: Tom Obarski, CU
9/12/11Off: Tyler Peschong, SMSUDef: Tony Kubes, SCSUSP: Tyler Aldridge, SCSU
9/19/11Off: Chris Smith, UIUDef: Chris Schaudt, MSUSP: Randy Weich, WSC
9/26/11Off: Richard Haley, UMCDef: Jeff Schuette, MSUMSP: David Nadeau, UMD
NSIC Players of the Week
10/3/11Off: Dajon Newell, AugieDef: Marcus Broome, U-MarySP: Drew Behrens, Augie
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.orgAugustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
Josh Hanson (QB, 6-1, 175, Jr., Watertown, S.D./Watertown HS) com-pleted 25 of 49 passes for 317 yards and two scores Saturday at Northern State, helping the Vikings to a 27-24 victory over the Wolves. Hanson also rushed for 26 yards as Augustana picked up its third straight victory. The sophomore signal caller engineered a game-winning drive with less than two minutes left in the game, taking his team 80 yards in four plays and throwing the go-ahead touchdown pass to Ben Parsley. Hanson has thrown for 300 yards three times during his ca-reer.Ben Wardell (DL, 6-3, 230, Sr., Sturgis, S.D./Sturgis HS) registered a career- and game-high 13 tackles to help Augustana to a 27-24 victory over Northern State this past Saturday in Aberdeen, S.D. Wardell also notched one tackle for loss, which went for 3 yards. Grant Gebhardt (WR, 6-0, 165, RFr., Burwell, Neb./Burwell HS) accumulated 157 return yards Saturday against Northern State, helping the Vikings to a 27-24 win over the Wolves. His per-formance included a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the second quarter. The redshirt freshman was dangerous on three kick returns, totaling 126 yards. His two punt returns went for 31 yards. Gebhardt added 94 yards receiving to finish with a career- and game-high 251 all-purpose yards.
Mike Aldrich - St. Olaf ‘95 (2nd Season, 14-4; 12-3 NSIC)Last Season 11-2, 9-1 NSIC, 5-1 South
9/3/2011 #1 Minnesota Duluth 12-20 L 9/10/2011 Bemidji State C 27-30 L OT9/17/2011 at U-Mary C 0-10 L9/24/2011 at SMSU C W 37-24 10/1/2011 Concordia-St. Paul C W 37-13 10/8/2011 at Northern State C W 27-24 10/15/2011 Winona State C 1:00 p.m. 10/22/2011 MSU Moorhead C 1:00 p.m. 10/27/2011 at Minnesota State C 7:00 p.m. 11/5/2011 Wayne State C 1:00 p.m. 11/12/2011 at Upper Iowa C 1:00 p.m.
Dustin Kroeplin (RB, 5-11, 238, Jr-2L, Withee, Wis. / Owen-Withee HS) rushed 17 times for 72 yards (4.2 yds/carry) and a touchdown in the 20-7 victory against Concordia-St. Paul. He has six touchdowns and is averaging 100.6 yards per game this season.
Brody Scheff (S, 6-0, 206, Sr-3L, Waconia, Minn. / Waconia HS) posted a career-high three interceptions, 11 tackles (six solo) and a sack (-5 yards) in the 20-7 victory against Concordia-St. Paul. The three picks is the most by any NSIC player this season and is the first time a BSU player has recorded three or more interceptions in a game since Corey Brewer did so versus Wayne State College Nov. 6, 2004. His interceptions came at key spots and all in second half, earning two picks at the BSU five yard line and the other was in the end zone, thwarting a CU comeback. His third pick came with just 1:14 remaining in regulation, icing the Beaver victory. He has six picks this season to lead the league. His sack was the second of the season.
Zach Pulkinen (K, 5-9, 196, So-1L, Minot, N.D. / College of Idaho) had two points and a special teams tackle in the 20-7 victory against Concordia-St. Paul. He was 2-for-3 on extra points. He posted 257 kickoff yards on four attempts to average 64.2 yards per kick.
BeMIDJI State (5-1, 4-1 NSIC, 0-1 NOrth)www.bsubeavers.com - The River 92.1 FM
Jeff Tesch - MSU Moorhead ‘78 (16th Season, 103-65; 79-48 NSIC)Last Season 7-4, 6-4 NSIC, 4-2 North
8/25/2011 Minot State W 27-0 9/10/2011 at #16 Augustana C W 30-27 OT9/17/2011 SMSU C W 41-109/24/2011 #11 Minnesota Duluth C 23-26 L10/1/2011 at Upper Iowa C W 48-710/8/2011 Concordia-St. Paul C W 20-710/15/2011 MSU Moorhead C 1:00 p.m.10/22/2011 at U-Mary C 2:30 p.m.10/29/2011 at Northern State C 2:30 p.m.11/5/2011 St. Cloud State C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 at Minnesota, Crookston C 1:00 p.m.
#3 Charles Gilbert (WR, 6-0, 180, Sr., Jacksonville, Fla.) continued to stake a claim as one of the top playmakers in the NSIC, hauling in a 3rd quarter 46 yard touchdown on 3rd and 29 to bring Concordia within a touchdown at Bemidji State. Gilbert had two receptions of 45-plus yards and finished with five catches for 142 yards while reaching 192 all-purpose yardage. In 18 career games, Gilbert has scored 19 touchdowns with 18 of those coming from at least 23 yards along with six 100-yard receiv-ing games. His 557 receiving yards are second in the league while his seven receiving scores lead the league. Concordia started a third different quarterback on Saturday as senior captain Spencer Ohm (Blooming Prairie, Minn.) made his debut. He also became Concordia’s third 300-yard passer of the season as well, completing 16 passes for 301 yards against the powerful Bemidji State defense…senior running back Sam Campbell (Cary, Ill.) notched his fourth straight 95-plus yard rushing game, going for over 100 yards against one of the best run defenses in the nation. Campbell finished with 107 yards on 23 attempts. His 524 rushing yards are fourth in the Northern Sun…senior linebacker Al Quaye (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) registered 13 tackles to help the Golden Bear defense force five 3-and-outs and limit the BSU offense to under 300 yards of total offense on Saturday. Quaye is now sixth in the league with 57 tackles and moved up to sixth in career tackles at CU with 274, one shy of fifth (Terry Gores, 275, 1990-93).
CONCOrDIa-St. PaUl (2-4, 1-4 NSIC, 0-2 SOUth)www.cugoldenbears.com
Ryan Williams - NDSU ‘01 (1st Season, 2-4; 1-4 NSIC)Last Season 8-4, 7-3 NSIC, 4-2 South
9/3/2011 at Minot State W 43-31 9/10/2011 at #10 St. Cloud State C 13-41 L9/17/2011 Northern State C W 27-229/24/2011 Minnesota State C 35-57 L10/1/2011 at Augustana C 13-37 L10/8/2011 at Bemidji State C 7-20 L10/15/2011 Wayne State C 1:00 p.m.10/22/2011 at Winona State C 1:00 p.m.10/29/2011 Minnesota, Crookston C 1:00 p.m.11/5/2011 at Upper Iowa C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 SMSU C 1:00 p.m.
Josh Murray (RB, 5-11, 209, Sr., Pepin, Wisc. / Pepin HS / North Dakota) generated 183 yards of offense and scored two touchdowns in the Maraud-ers 31-24 loss at Wayne State College. The senior ran for 138 yards on 30 carries and scored on a 1-yard plunge. His longest carry of the afternoon went for 48 yards. Murray also scored on a 45 yard touchdown reception, his lone catch of the afternoon… Making his second collegiate start, Josh Edwards (QB, 6-0, 190, R-FR, Ceres, Calif.) threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns. He completed 23-of-41 passes without throwing an interception. The redshirt freshman connected on scoring strikes of 45 and 31 yards.
DeShon Benton (LB, 6-0, 230, Modesto, Calif. / Utah State) made several big plays for the Ma-rauders against Wayne State. Benton had the game’s only interception, broke up another pass, had two tackles for loss and also tied for the team lead with five tackles. The senior is second in the NSIC in tackles for loss this year with 10, trailing teammate John Oyloe. Benton is also second in the conference in passes defended with eight… John Oyloe (DE, 6-5, 240, Soph., Williston, N.D. / Williston HS) had a sack against Wayne State and now leads the NSIC in sacks with 5.0. He is also the conference leader in tackles for loss with 11.5.
UNIverSIty Of Mary (3-3, 2-3 NSIC, 1-1 NOrth)www.umary.edu/sports - KFYR 550 AM
Myron Schulz - UMary ‘87 (13th Season, 91-45; 22-23 NSIC)Last Season 4-7, 4-6 NSIC, 3-3 North
9/1/2011 Chadron State W 31-249/10/2011 at SMSU C 43-48 L9/17/2011 Augustana C W 10-0 9/24/2011 at #18 St. Cloud State C 24-45 L10/1/2011 Minnesota, Crookston C W 31-010/8/2011 Wayne State C 24-31 L10/15/2011 at Minnesota Duluth C 2:30 p.m.10/22/2011 at Bemidji State C 2:30 p.m.10/29/2011 MSU Moorhead C 1:00 p.m.11/5/2011 at Winona State C 2:30 p.m.11/12/2011 Northern State C 1:00 p.m.
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.orgAugustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
The Golden Eagles were led offensively against UIU by Richard Haley (RB, 6-0, 205, Jr., Detroit, Mich.) who rushed 24 times for 143 yards and one touchdown. He had a long rush of 78 yards good for seventh place in UMC history and averaged six yards/rush. It’s the fifth time this season that Haley has rushed for more than 100 yards in a contest. A.J. Barge (QB, 6-3, 190, Fr., Carrollton, Ga.) completed 10 passes for 66 yards and one touchdown. Fiege and Jordan Lecher (WR, 6-3, 195, Jr., Litchfield, Minn.) were Barges top receivers catching three passes each. The Golden Eagle offense tallied 327 yards of total offense. It’s the fourth game this season that UMC has recorded more than 300 yards of total offense in a game. The Golden Eagle defense was led by Brody Davidson (LB, 6-1, 210, Fr., Crookston, Minn.) who tallied 11 tackles (2 solo, 9 assisted) in the contest including a half of a tackle for a loss of one yard.
Last Season 1-10, 0-10 NSIC, 0-6 North9/2/2011 Mayville State W 31-299/10/2011 Wayne State C 24-35 L9/17/2011 at Minnesota State C 0-42 L9/24/2011 at MSU Moorhead C 22-29 L OT10/1/2011 U-Mary C 0-31 L10/8/2011 Upper Iowa C 21-31 L10/15/2011 at Northern State C 2:30 p.m.10/22/2011 St. Cloud State C 1:00 p.m.10/29/2011 at Concordia-St. Paul C 1:00 p.m.11/5/2011 at Minnesota Duluth C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 Bemidji State C 1:00 p.m.
The defending NCAA II champion Bulldogs will engage in its second straight NSIC road assignment this Saturday when it takes on the University of Mary.UMD is 4-0 lifetime against the Marauders and has outscored them 170-28 in those four outings, the first of which came in 2006.One year ago (Oct. 16) , the Bulldogs rolled to a 49-0 victory over Mary at James S. Malosky Stadium for their only shut out of 2010.UMD’s quest for a fourth consecutive NSIC title got a huge boost last Saturday night in the form of a 24-6 victory at Winona State University. Freshman running back Austin Sikorski ran 21 times for a career-high 104 yards and one touchdown for the Bulldogs, who led 10-0 at the half and 17-0 before the Warriors finally got on the board late in the third quarter.Junior quarterback and 2010 All-NSIC first team pick Chase Vogler threw for 117 yards and one score while going 14-of-18 in win Saturday night and has now completed and NSIC-leading 70.5 percent of his passes this season (91/129). He ranks among his league brethren in pass efficiency with a 149.5 mark.Junior running back Zach Hulce has averaged an eye-popping 11.1 yards per carry this season, racking up 344 yards on just 31 rushes.The Bulldogs are a perfect 20-0 against North Division competition since the NSIC instituted a two-division format in 2008.UMD has outscored the opposition 78-32 in the first half this season.Going back to the 2007 season finale, UMD has amassed a 47-3 record.
Bob Nielson - Wartburg ‘82 (9th Season, 84-22; 64-13 NSIC)Last Season 15-0, 10-0 NSIC, 6-0 North
9/3/2011 at #9 Augustana W 20-129/10/2011 Upper Iowa C W 49-229/17/2011 at Wayne State C 0-7 L9/24/2011 at #24 Bemidji State C W 26-2310/1/2011 MSU Moorhead C W 49-2110/8/2011 at Winona State C W 24-610/15/2011 at U-Mary C 2:30 p.m.10/22/2011 Northern State C 1:00 p.m.10/29/2011 at St. Cloud State C 1:00 p.m.11/5/2011 Minnesota, Crookston C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 Minnesota State C 1:00 p.m.
Andy Pfeiffer (RB, 6-0, 195, R-Fr., Mankato, Minn./West/North Dakota State) extended his streak of 100-yard rushing games to five Saturday afternoon with a 23-carry 142-yard effort against St. Cloud State, which is his second-best effort of the season. Against the Huskies, Pfeiffer had 68 yards in the first quarter, one yard in the second, 50 in the third and 23 in the fourth. Ad-ditionally, he had six carries for ten yards or more, including a long rush of 19 yards.
Minnesota State redshirt freshman Nathan Hancock led MSU with nine tackles, including six solo in Minnesota State’s loss to St. Cloud State. Hancock also had a sack for a loss of nine yards and forced a fumble.
Notes:Minnesota State has had a balanced attack offensively this season as 44.5 percent of its offense in terms of yardage has came on the ground (994) while 55.5 percent of its offense has came through the air (1,241)...Minnesota State has never lost to Upper Iowa...Redshirt freshman Andy Pfeiffer has rushed for 142 yards against St. Cloud State, marking his fifth consecutive game with a 100-yard rushing performance...Minnesota State has won the battle of possession all season and is averaging 33:24 of offense per game.
MINNeSOta State (4-2, 4-1 NSIC, 2-0 SOUth)www.msumavericks.com - 1230-AM KYSM
Todd Hoffner - VCSU ‘89 (4th Season, 29-12; 27-8 NSIC)Last Season 6-5, 5-5 NSIC, 3-3 South
9/1/2011 at Northern Michigan (KTOE 1420 AM) 24-31 L9/10/2011 Northern State C W 32-109/17/2011 Minnesota, Crookston C W 42-0.9/24/2011 at Concordia-St. Paul C W 57-3410/1/2011 Winona State C W 24-1410/8/2011 at #17 St. Cloud State C 13-31 L10/15/2011 at Upper Iowa C 1:00 p.m.10/22/2011 Wayne State C 2:00 p.m.10/27/2011 Augustana C 7:00 p.m.11/5/2011 at SMSU C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 at Minnesota Duluth C 1:00 p.m.
Senior Kevin Koch completed 13 of 21 passes for 169 yards fore the Dragons, including a 23-yard touchdown pass to Kendall Hendon, and scored on a five-yard run as well in the 45-13 loss to Southwest Min-nesota State. . .
Senior inside linebacker Jeff Schuette topped the Dragon defensive chart with 16 tack-les, including three unassisted stops, while Lomumba Ismail and Tyler Brody recorded 15 tackles each. . .
MSU Moorhead began its series with Southwest Minnesota State with 16 consecutive vic-tories, including Saturday’s 45-13 victory at Moorhead, but the Dragons still lead 27-16-0.
Kevin Koch is moving into some elite company at Minnesota State Moorhead. The senior from Elmurst, IL has climbed to sixth place on the Dragon career passing chart with 3,021 yards in two years. Koch needs 151 yards to move past Ed Schultz (3,171, 1976-77) into fifth place. . .
Steve Laqua - NDSU ‘03 (1st Season, 2-4; 1-4 NSIC)Last Season 2-9, 2-8 NSIC, 1-5 North
9/3/2011 at Robert Morris (Ill.) W 28-179/10/2011 Winona State C 10-48 L9/17/2011 at Upper Iowa C 31-45 L9/24/2011 Minnesota, Crookston C W 29-22 OT10/1/2011 at #10 Minnesota Duluth C 21-49 L10/8/2011 SMSU C 13-45 L10/15/2011 at Bemidji State C 1:00 p.m.10/22/2011 at Augustana C 1:00 p.m.10/29/2011 U-Mary C 1:00 p.m.11/5/2011 Northern State C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 at St. Cloud State C 1:00 p.m.
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.orgAugustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
NSU’s Kristin James (RB, 5-9, 170, Jr., San Bernardino, Calif./San Bernardino HS/San Bernardino Valley Coll.) exploded for 152 yards and a touchdown on the ground on Saturday against a vaunted Au-gusutana Viking defense in the Wolves’ heart-breaking 24-27 loss to the Vikings. James scored from four yards out in the third quarter to put the Wolves up 21-10. The 152 total yards was the most by a single NSU player in more than two years since Montrel Richardson put up 174 against St. Cloud State in 2009.
Hanipale Seuga (LB, 5-11, 220, Jr., Wilmington, Calif./Phinneas Banning HS) came up big on both sides of the ball for the Wolves. Seuga scored the WOlves’ first touchdown of the day on a two-yard dive in the second quarter. He also had four tackles defen-sively to go along with a 52-yard interception return in the second half.
Felipe Alfaia (K, 5-11, 210, Jr., Sao Roque, Sao Paulo, Brazil) booted a career-long field goal from 41 yards out on Saturday in a heart-breaking 24-27 loss to Augustana. Alfaia was also perfect on all three point-after attempts to aid the NSU effort.
2011 NSIC TEAM NOTESNOrtherN State (1-4, 0-4 NSIC, 0-2 NOrth)
www.nsuwolvesathletics.com - KSDN AM 930/FM 94.1Tom Dosch - Dickinson State ‘92 (2nd Season, 3-14; 2-13 NSIC)
Last Season 2-9, 2-8 NSIC, 2-4 North9/1/2011 SMSU W 30-179/10/2011 at Minnesota State C 10-32 L9/17/2011 at Concordia-St. Paul C 22-27 L9/24/2011 Wayne State C 10-37 L10/1/2011 at #17 St. Cloud State C 14-27 L10/8/2011 Augustana C 24-27 L10/15/2011 Minnesota, Crookston C 2:30 p.m.10/22/2011 at Minnesota Duluth C 1:00 p.m.10/29/2011 Bemidji State C 2:30 p.m.11/5/2011 at MSU Moorhead C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 U-Mary C 1:00 p.m.
Junior running back Gannon Moore (6-1, 209, Sioux Falls, S.D.) rushed for a career-high 159 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries during SMSU’s 45-13 victory over MSU Moorhead on Saturday. Moore, along with teammate Warren Matthews, helped SMSU set a school single-game record with 397 yards rushing.Moore, who averaged 7.9 yards per carry, also caught two passes for 28 yards. Moore scored on touchdown runs of 45 and 12 yards and now has 21 in his career, tying for third all-time in school history.Junior defensive end Mark Schollmeyer (6-3, 239, Stoughton, Wis.) recorded eight tackles with two for loss and 1.5 sacks in SMSU’s victory. Schollmeyer helped an SMSU defense limit MSU Moorhead to just 238 yards, including just 99 in the first three quarters. MSUM ran just three plays on the SMSU side of the 50-yard line in the first three quarters.Sophomore kicker/punter Mike Wenk (6-0, 190, So.) booted a career-long 42-yard field goal and kicked four extra points in SMSU’s victory. He also had one punt that was downed at the MSUM 3-yard line.
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Cory Sauter - Minnesota ‘97 (2nd Season, 6-11; 5-10 NSIC)Last Season 4-7, 3-7 NSIC, 1-5 South
9/1/2011 at Northern State 17-30 L9/10/2011 U-Mary C W 48-459/17/2011 at Bemidji State C 10-41 L9/24/2011 Augustana C 24-37 L10/1/2011 at Wayne State C 29-52 L10/8/2011 at MSU Moorhead C W 45-1310/15/2011 St. Cloud State C 6:00 p.m.10/22/2011 Upper Iowa C 1:00 p.m.10/29/2011 at Winona State C 4:30 p.m.11/5/2011 Minnesota State C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 at Concordia-St. Paul C 1:00 p.m.
Dante Steward (Sr., RB, Milwaukee, Wis.) carried the ball 22 time for 141 yards and two touchdown runs of two and eight yards in the 17th-ranked Huskies 31-13 win over Minnesota State University, Mankato. His longest carry was for 24 yards. He scored the Huskies first touchdown which put them ahead 7-3. His second touchdown gave the Huskies a 17-6 half-time lead and he carried the ball six times in the drive. The performance marked his second 100-yard rushing game of the season and fifth of his career. It also put him over the 1,500 yard career rushing mark. Steward has 1,519 career rushing yards and became the 15th Huskies to reach the 1,500 yard plateau.
For the third straight year, St. Cloud State retained the vaunted Traveling Training Kit with a 31-13 home win over Minnesota State University, Mankato. The 17th-ranked Huskies went to the ground gaining 303 of 380 total yards in offense on the ground attack. For the second straight week Mark Martin (Sr., LB, Milwaukee, Wis.) led the team in tackles with eight. He notched a quarterback sack and forced a fumble. Joe Everson (Sr., DB, Lakeville, Minn.) collected his sec-ond interception of the season and tenth of his career late in the fourth quarter in the end zone, thwarting an MSU scoring attempt. Brandon Geiss (Jr., RB, Shorewood, Ill.) carried the ball nine times for 73 yards and is closing in on the 2,000 yard rushing mark. He has 1,926 career rushing yards and would become the eighth Husky to gain 2,000 yards in a career.
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Scott Underwood- Augustana ‘88 (4th Season, 29-12; 27-8 NSIC)Last Season 10-3, 9-1 NSIC, 5-1 North
9/1/2011 at #12 California (Pa.) W 26-39/10/2011 Concordia-St. Paul C W 41-139/17/2011 at Winona State C 16-29 L9/24/2011 at U-Mary C W 45-2410/1/2011 Northern State C W 27-1410/8/2011 Minnesota State C W 31-1310/15/2011 at SMSU C 6:00 p.m.10/22/2011 at Minnesota, Crookston C 1:00 p.m.10/29/2011 Minnesota Duluth C 1:00 p.m.11/5/2011 at Bemidji State C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 MSU Moorhead C 1:00 p.m.
Chris Smith (RB, Fr., Brown Deer, Wis.) made his return to the back-field on Saturday after missing 6 quarters due to injury and scored three touchdowns in UIU’s 31-21 victory at Minnesota, Crookston. Smith’s scoring runs came from 2, 11 and 6 yards away. In total he rushed for 64 yards on 19 carries.Steven Sandoval (K, Jr., Northridge, Calif.) remained perfect on the season hitting his eighth field goal of the year (35 yards) and converting four extra points to make his sea-son total seventeen for seventeen.Upper Iowa scored first and then used 24 unanswered points in the second and third quarters to claim a 31-21 victory on the road. The win improved UIU’s record to 3-3 overall and 2-3 in the NSIC marking the first time since 2006, UIU’s first in NCAA Divi-sion II, that the team has reached three wins in its first six games. Upper Iowa rushed for 99 yards led by Smith’s 64 on 19 carries. Jaeschke completed 16 passes for 270 yards and a score, while throwing one interception. While Hubbard (83 yards) pulled in the big play for a score, redshirt freshman Shay Gutman stood out with five catches for 112 yards including a 45-yard grab. Ethan Douglas recorded 13 tackles including 6 solo, 2.5 for loss, and recovered one fumble. Casey Popenfoose added 8 tackles, while Tony Leggett, Tom Nesvik and Nick Lepperd each made 7 tackles. Anthony Church was a force in the backfield making 3 tackles for a loss of 12 yards.
Tom Shea - Dakota State ‘78 (3rd Season, 8-20, 6-19 NSIC)Last Season 2-9, 2-8 NSIC, 1-5 South
9/3/2011 Texas A&M-Commerce W 15-149/10/2011 at #1 Minnesota Duluth C 22-49 L9/17/2011 MSU Moorhead C W 45-319/24/2011 at Winona State C 31-72 L10/1/2011 Bemidji State C 7-48 L10/8/2011 at Minnesota, Crookston C W 31-2110/15/2011 Minnesota State C 1:00 p.m.10/22/2011 at SMSU C 1:00 p.m.10/29/2011 at Wayne State C 1:00 p.m.11/5/2011 Concordia-St. Paul C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 Augustana C 1:00 p.m.
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• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
Mitch Montgomery, a 6-1 225 pound senior wide receiver from Ralston, Nebraska (Ralston HS), had four catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns to help Wayne State remain unbeaten in NSIC play with a 31-24 win over Mary Saturday. Montgomery hauled in TD re-ceptions of seven and 64 yards in the second and third quarters that helped the Wildcats build a 24-10 lead early in the third quarter. Ben Radel, a 6-0 185 pound sophomore defensive back from Papillion, Nebraska (Papil-lion-LaVista South HS), notched a game-high 14 tackles with one forced fumble and one pass break up to help Wayne State defeat Mary 31-24. Radel was credited with 11 solo stops and three assisted tackles in the contest. He leads WSC in pass breakups (5) and interceptions (3 for 88 yards) this season while ranking third on the team in tackles with 41.Randy Weich, 6-2 250 pound junior punter from Pierce, Nebraska (Pierce HS), averaged 51.5 yards on six punts with two inside the 20-yard line in Saturday’s 31-24 win over Mary. Weich had a long punt of 70 yards and two of his punts in the fourth quarter pinned Mary deep in their own territory at the 14 and three yard lines. Weich entered the game leading the NSIC while ranking third in NCAA Division II in punting and is now averaging 45.5 yard per punt.
2011 NSIC TEAM NOTESWayNe State (5-1, 5-0 NSIC, 1-0 SOUth)
www.wscwildcats.com - KCTY FM 104.9 & KTCH AM 1590Dan McLaughlin - Bellevue ‘82 (7th Season, 44-30; 40-19 NSIC)
Last Season 6-5, 5-5 NSIC, 2-4 South9/1/2011 #16 Nebraska-Kearney 20-41 L9/10/2011 at Minnesota, Crookston C W 35-249/17/2011 #1 Minnesota Duluth C W 7-09/24/2011 at Northern State C W 37-1010/1/2011 SMSU C W 52-29 10/8/2011 U-Mary C W 31-2410/15/2011 at Concordia-St. Paul C 1:00 p.m.10/22/2011 at Minnesota State C 2:00 p.m.10/29/2011 Upper Iowa C 1:00 p.m.11/5/2011 at Augustana C 1:00 p.m.11/12/2011 Winona State C 1:00 p.m.
Ryan Williams, DB, Jr., Paddock Lake, WI (Carmel Catholic)Williams was all over the field for Winona State, recording 18 total tackles against Minnesota Duluth. Williams made 11 solo stops on the game and also recorded a tackle for loss. The 18 tackles were a career high for Wil-liams who leads Winona State in tackles on the season.
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Tom Sawyer - Winona State ‘83 (16th Season, 128-52; 104-22 NSIC)Last Season 7-4, 6-4 NSIC, 5-1 South
9/3/2011 Michigan Tech 6-23 L9/10/2011 at MSU Moorhead C W 48-109/17/2011 #9 St. Cloud State C W 29-169/24/2011 Upper Iowa C W 72-3110/1/2011 at Minnesota State C 14-24 L10/8/2011 #9 Minnesota Duluth C 6-24 L10/15/2011 at Augustana C 1:00 p.m.10/22/2011 Concordia-St. Paul C 1:00 p.m.10/29/2011 SMSU C 4:30 p.m.11/5/2011 at U-Mary C 2:30 p.m.11/12/2011 at Wayne State C 1:00 p.m.
American Football Coaches Association DII Coaches’ Poll - October 3, 2011
2011 Rk School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Last Week1. North Alabama (26) 5-0 722 22. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 5-0 647 53. Delta St. (Miss.) (1) 5-1 644 64. Nebraska-Kearney 5-0 631 75. Washburn (Kan.) 5-0 603 86. Wayne St. (Mich.) 5-0 583 97. Northwest Missouri St. (1) 4-1 521 18. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (1) 5-0 509 159. Minnesota Duluth 4-1 491 1010. Abilene Christian (Texas) 3-1 439 1111. Colorado St.-Pueblo 5-0 425 1412. Albany St. (Ga.) 4-1 360 1313. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 4-1 344 414. Shepherd (W.Va.) 4-1 297 315. California (Pa.) 4-1 278 1616. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 5-0 276 2117. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 4-1 255 1718. Midwestern St. (Texas) 4-0 247 2219. Central Missouri 4-1 238 1920. West Texas A&M 3-1 228 2021. New Haven (Conn.) 4-1 154 2322. Hillsdale (Mich.) 4-1 125 2423. Kutztown (Pa.) 4-1 117 1224. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 4-0 85 NR25. Edinboro (Pa.) 4-1 33 18Dropped Out: Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) (25)Others Receiving Votes: Michigan Tech, 30; West Alabama, 30; Bemidji St. , 28; Wayne St. (Neb.), 22; Colorado School of Mines, 16; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11; Ashland (Ohio), 9; Ferris St. (Mich.), 6; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 5; West Virginia Wesleyan, 4; Mars Hill (N.C.), 3; Morehouse (Ga.), 3; Southern Connecticut St., 3; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 2; Southwestern Oklahoma St., 1.
D2Football.com PollOctober 4, 2011
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. LW 1 North Alabama 5-0 22 Delta State 5-1 33 Bloomsburg 5-0 64 Wayne State (Mich.) 5-0 75 Abilene Christian 3-1 86 Pittsburg State 5-0 167 Northwest Missouri 4-1 18 Washburn 5-0 99 Minnesota Duluth 4-1 1010 Nebraska-Kearney 5-0 1111 Albany State 4-1 1212 West Texas A&M 3-1 1413 California 4-1 1514 Central Missouri 4-1 1815 Valdosta State 4-1 516 CSU-Pueblo 5-0 1917 Shepherd 4-1 418 St. Cloud State 4-1 1719 Hillsdale 4-1 2020 Winston-Salem 5-0 2421 Michigan Tech 4-1 2122 Midwestern State 4-0 2223 Colorado Mines 4-1 2524 Kutztown 4-1 1325 Humboldt State 4-0 NR
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.orgAugustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The defending NSIC and NCAA DII National Champions of the University of Minnesota Duluth were selected by the league coaches as the overall and north division preseason favorite in the NSIC in 2011. The Bulldogs received 11 first place votes and amassed 167 points, 12 more than St. Cloud State (155), who garnered the other three first place votes. Augustana was picked third overall and were the top choice in the south. Winona State (125) was fourth in the poll and picked second in the south while Minnesota State (115) was fifth overall and third in the south. Both the Warriors and the Mavericks received a first place vote in the south.
The Bulldogs will boast the NSIC North Division Offensive Pre-season Player of the Year in quarterback Chase Vogler and North Division Defensive Preseason Player of the Year in linebacker Rob Huberty. Winona State running back Rayon Simmons was cho-sen as the South Division Offensive Preseason Player of the Year while Wayne State’s defensive end Richard Daniel was picked as the South Division Defensive Preseason Player of the Year.
As in the past three seasons, the NSIC football schedule will be bro-ken into two seven-team divisions (north/south) in 2011. Each team will play ten conference games that will count towards the NSIC Overall Champion as well as six divisional games that will count towards the NSIC North/South Championships. In all, three league championships will be awarded (Overall Champion, North Division Champion, South Division Champion). Ties will not be broken for overall or division champions.
North Division Points1. Minnesota Duluth (5) ..................... 352. St. Cloud State (2) .......................... 323. Bemidji State .................................. 244. University of Mary ......................... 215. Northern State ................................. 176. MSU Moorhead .............................. 127. Minnesota, Crookston ..................... 6first place votes in ( )
Preseason Player of the Year Off. - Chase Vogler - UMDDef. - Rob Huberty - UMD
Preseason nsIC Football CoaChes Poll
South Division Points1. Augustana (4) .................................332. Winona State (1) .............................303. Minnesota State (1) ........................264. Wayne State (1) ..............................215. Concordia-St. Paul ..........................206. SMSU .............................................117. Upper Iowa ......................................6first place votes in ( )
Preseason Player of the Year Off. - Rayon Simmions, WSU
Def. - Richard Daniel, WSC
Preseason nsIC Football CoaChes Poll
Overall Points1. Minnesota Duluth (11) .................. 1672. St. Cloud State (3) ......................... 1553. Augustana ...................................... 1454. Winona State ................................. 1255. Minnesota State ............................. 1156. Concordia-St. Paul ......................... 1097. Wayne State .................................... 968. Bemidji State .................................. 959. University of Mary ......................... 7010. Northern State ............................... 6011. Southwest Minnesota State .......... 5812. Upper Iowa ................................... 3913. MSU Moorhead ............................ 2614. Minnesota, Crookston .................. 14first place votes in ( )
Preseason nsIC Football CoaChes Poll
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• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
NSIC Returning All-ConferenceNSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Offense
88 Brian Leonhardt TE Jr. Bemidji State Blaine, Minn.62 Cory Flesch OL Jr Minnesota Duluth Monticello, Minn. 74 Garth Heikkinen OL Jr. Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn.72 Francis Herzog OL Sr. Minnesota Duluth Eau Claire, Wis. 60 Eli Kelley OL So. Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud, Minn.18 Chase Vogler QB Jr. Minnesota Duluth Inver Grove Heights, Minn.10 D.J. Winfield WR Sr. Minnesota Duluth Mountain Iron, Minn.68 Scott Horvath OL Sr. St. Cloud State Eagan, Minn.
NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Defense7 Cody Eich DB Sr. Minnesota Duluth Farmington, Minn.27 Cameron Harper DB Jr. Minnesota Duluth Blaine, Minn.30 Rob Huberty LB Sr. Minnesota Duluth Lena, Wis.40 Thomas Gruis LB Sr. St. Cloud State Clear Lake, Iowa33 Tony Kubes DB Sr. St. Cloud State New Prague, Minn.
NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams87 David Nadeau K Sr. Minnesota Duluth White Bear Lake, Minn.10 D.J. Winfield KR/PR Sr. Minnesota Duluth Mountain Iron, Minn.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Offense65 Cory Immerman C Sr. Bemidji State Becker, Minn.43 Dustin Kroeplin RB Jr. Bemidji State Withee, Wis.7 Brandon Thompson WR Sr. MSU Moorhead Oakland, Calif. 79 Andrew Beckmann OL Jr. St. Cloud State Waseca, Minn. 16 Phillip Klaphake QB R-Jr. St. Cloud State Princeton, Minn.77 Matt Theis OL Sr. St. Cloud State Eden Valley, Minn.
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Defense45 Cory Crosby LB Jr. Bemidji State Cold Spring, Minn. 32 Brody Scheff DB Sr. Bemidji State Waconia, Minn.13 DeShon Benton LB Sr. U-Mary Modesto, Calif. 90 Joe Akey DL Jr. Minnesota Duluth Merrill, Wis.25 Mike Bogdanovich LB Sr. Northern State Windsor, Calif. 24 Joe Everson DB Sr. St. Cloud State Lakeville, Minn.95 Joel Godfredsen DL Sr. St. Cloud State Armstrong, Iowa
NSIC North Division All-Conference Second Team Special Teams10 Tyler Aldridge K Jr. St. Cloud State Woodbury, Minn.39 Jesse Sundby P Sr. Bemidji State Argyle, Minn.
Years indicated are for 2011 Season
NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Offense3 Charles Gilbert WR Sr. Concordia-St. Paul Jacksonville, Fla. 70 Tyler Hendrickson OL Sr. Concordia-St. Paul St. Paul, Minn.7 Derrick Engel WR Jr. Winona State Chaska, Minn. 1 Rayon Simmons RB Jr. Winona State University City, Mo.
NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Defense18 Dan O’Keefe DB Sr. Augustana Aberdeen, S.D.90 Zach Moore DE Jr. Concordia-St. Paul Chicago, Ill.8 Jesse Hamilton DB Sr. Minnesota State Racine, Wis.91 Richard Daniel DL Sr. Wayne State Papillion, Neb.9 Matt Ulrich DL Sr. Winona State Rushford, Minn.
NSIC South Division All-Conference First Team Special Teams48 Drew Behrens P Jr. Augustana Pleasant Hill, Iowa44 Randy Weich P Jr. Wayne State Pierce, Neb.
NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Offense78 Aaron Esselink OL Sr. Augustana Hills, Minn.11 Josh Hanson QB Jr. Augustana Watertown, S.D.34 Sam Campbell RB Sr. Concordia-St. Paul Cary, Ill.66 Kyle McManus OL Sr. Concordia-St. Paul Redondo Beach, Calif. 64 Cordell Bell OL Sr. Minnesota State Detroit, Mich. 3 Taylor Brookins RB Sr. Minnesota State Cedar Falls, Iowa 9 Adam Thielen WR Jr. Minnesota State Detroit Lakes, Minn.14 Jesse Hubbard WR Sr. Upper Iowa West Palm Beach, Fla. 5 Kevin Paulsen WR Jr. Wayne State Pierce, Neb.
NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Defense7 Nick Andreas DB Sr. Augustana Lakeville, Minn.23 Zac Kallas DB Sr. Augustana Eden Prairie, Minn. 56 Ben Wardell DL Sr. Augustana Sturgis, S.D.
NSIC South Division All-Conference Second Team Special Teams23 Mike Wenk P So. SMSU Hartford, S.D.18 Sam Brockshus K Jr. Minnesota State Spencer, Iowa5 Curtis Dewberry KR/PR Sr. Winona State Clermont, Fla.
Years indicated are for 2011 Season
as of December 20, 2010 NSIC Only Overall W L Win % GP PF PA W L Win % GP PF PA STRK #1 Minnesota Duluth 10 0 1.000 10 479 120 15 0 1.000 15 595 190 W15 #6 Augustana 9 1 .900 10 295 129 11 2 .846 13 378 182 L1 #12 St. Cloud State 9 1 .900 10 336 159 10 3 .769 13 418 239 L1 Concordia-St. Paul 7 3 .700 10 275 187 8 4 .667 12 322 217 L1 Bemidji State 6 4 .600 10 253 179 7 4 .636 11 277 186 W1Winona State 6 4 .600 10 304 226 7 4 .636 11 328 247 W1Minnesota State 5 5 .500 10 275 205 6 5 .545 11 282 211 L1Wayne State 5 5 .500 10 269 205 6 5 .545 11 293 222 L1U-Mary 4 6 .400 10 259 247 4 7 .364 11 262 282 W3Southwest Minnesota State 3 7 .300 10 211 336 4 7 .364 11 239 360 L3MSU Moorhead 2 8 .200 10 163 367 2 9 .182 11 163 397 L7Upper Iowa 2 8 .200 10 195 398 2 9 .182 11 205 431 L2Northern State 2 8 .200 10 153 288 2 9 .182 11 177 316 L1Minnesota, Crookston 0 10 .000 10 69 490 1 10 .091 11 106 496 L10Ranking based on AFCA Coaches’ Poll (12/20/10) RV= Received Votes
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 2010 Overall Football Final Final Standings
Minnesota Duluth 6 0 1.000St. Cloud State 5 1 .833Bemidji State 4 2 .667U-Mary 3 3 .500Northern State 2 4 .333MSU Moorhead 1 5 .167Minnesota, Crookston 0 6 .000
Augustana 5 1 .833*Winona State 5 1 .833Concordia-St. Paul 4 2 .667Minnesota State 3 3 .500Wayne State 2 4 .333Southwest Minnesota State 1 5 .167Upper Iowa 1 5 .167
North Football Standings
South Football Standings
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.orgAugustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
August 25 ^Minot State 0 at Bemidji State 27
September 1 ^#13 St. Cloud State 26 at #12 California (PA) 3^SMSU 17 at Northern State 30^#16 Nebraska-Kearney 41 at Wayne State 20^Minnesota State 24 at Northern Michigan 31^Chadron State 24 at University of Mary 31
September 2 ^Mayville State 29 at Minnesota, Crookston 31
September 3 ^MSU Moorhead 28 at Robert Morris 17^Concordia-St. Paul 43 at Minot State 31^Texas A&M Commerce 14 at Upper Iowa 15^#1 Minnesota Duluth 20 at #8 Augustana 12^Michigan Tech 23 at Winona State 6
September 10 Upper Iowa 22 at #1 Minnesota Duluth 49Concordia-St. Paul 13 at #10 St. Cloud State 41 Bemidji State 30 at #16 Augustana 27 OTWinona State 48 at MSU Moorhead 10 Northern State 10 at Minnesota State 32 Wayne State 35 at Minnesota, Crookston 24U-Mary 45 at SMSU 48
September 17 MSU Moorhead 31 at Upper Iowa 45 Minnesota, Crookston 0 at Minnesota State 42Augustana 0 at University of Mary 10SMSU 10 at Bemidji State 41Northern State 22 at Concordia-St. Paul 27#9 St. Cloud State 16 at Winona State 29#1 Minnesota Duluth 0 at Wayne State 7 September 24 Minnesota State 57 at Concordia-St. Paul 34Minnesota, Crookston 22 at MSU Moorhead 29 OTWayne State 37 at Northern State 10 #18 St. Cloud State 45 at University of Mary 24Upper Iowa 31 at Winona State 72#11 Minnesota Duluth 26 at #24 Bemidji State 23Augustana 37 at SMSU 24 October 1 Mary 31 at Minnesota, Crookston 0Concordia-St. Paul 13 at Augustana 37Bemidji State 48 at Upper Iowa 7Winona State 14 at Minnesota State 24Northern State 14 at #17 St. Cloud State 27SMSU 29 at Wayne State 52MSU Moorhead 21 at #10 Minnesota Duluth 49
October 8 Concordia-St. Paul 7 at Bemidji State 20Upper Iowa 31 at Minnesota, Crookston 21SMSU 45 at MSU Moorhead 31 University of Mary 24 at Wayne State 31Minnesota State 13 at #17 St. Cloud State 31Augustana 27 at Northern State 24#9 Minnesota Duluth 24 at Winona State 6
October 15 MSU Moorhead at Bemidji State 1:00 PMWayne State at Concordia-St. Paul 1:00 PMMinnesota State at Upper Iowa 1:00 PMWinona State at Augustana 1:00 PMMinnesota Duluth at University of Mary 2:30 PMMinnesota, Crookston at Northern State 2:30 PMSt. Cloud State at SMSU 6:00 PM October 22 St. Cloud State at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 PMConcordia-St. Paul at Winona State 1:00 PMMSU Moorhead at Augustana 1:00 PMNorthern State at Minnesota Duluth 1:00 PMWayne State at Minnesota State 2:00 PMBemidji State at University of Mary 2:30 PMUpper Iowa at SMSU 5:00 PM October 27 Augustana at Minnesota State 7:00 PM
October 29 Minnesota, Crookston at Concordia-St. Paul 1:00 PMUniversity of Mary at MSU Moorhead 1:00 PMUpper Iowa at Wayne State 1:00 PMMinnesota Duluth at St. Cloud State 1:00 PMBemidji State at Northern State 2:30 PMSMSU at Winona State 4:30 PM November 5 St. Cloud State at Bemidji State 1:00 PMNorthern State at MSU Moorhead 1:00 PMMinnesota State at SMSU 1:00 PMConcordia-St. Paul at Upper Iowa 1:00 PMMinnesota, Crookston at Minnesota Duluth 1:00 PMWayne State at Augustana 1:00 PMWinona State at University of Mary 2:30 PM
November 12 SMSU at Concordia-St. Paul 1:00 PMBemidji State at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 PMUniversity of Mary at Northern State 1:00 PMWinona State at Wayne State 1:00 PMAugustana at Upper Iowa 1:00 PMMSU Moorhead at St. Cloud State 1:00 PMMinnesota State at Minnesota Duluth 1:00 PM* All times and date subject to change ^ = Non-conference games
2011 NSIC Composite Football Schedule
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.orgAugustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato •
• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
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• MSU Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
2011 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 09, 2011 RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Int/G Haley, Richard...... UMC JR 6 178 1026 5.8 3 171.0 Scheff, Brody....... BSU SR 6 5 40 0 0.83 Pfeiffer, Andy...... MSU FR 6 108 617 5.7 3 102.8 Sluzewicz,Dusty..... BSU SR 6 4 88 0 0.67 Kroeplin,Dustin..... BSU JR 5 84 503 6.0 6 100.6 Radel, Ben.......... WSC SO 6 3 88 0 0.50 Simmons, Rayon...... WSU JR 6 78 544 7.0 6 90.7 Andreas,Nick........ AUGIE SR 6 3 24 0 0.50 Campbell, Sam....... CU SR 6 110 524 4.8 3 87.3 Kenny Chowa......... UMD SO 5 2 40 1 0.40 Pulscher, Nick...... WSC JR 6 115 497 4.3 6 82.8 Andera, Jordan...... UIU SO 5 2 23 0 0.40 Smith, Chris........ UIU FR 5 70 395 5.6 5 79.0 Everson, Joe........ SCSU SR 5 2 20 0 0.40 Matthews,Warren..... SMSU JR 6 80 460 5.8 3 76.7 O’Keefe,Dan......... AUGIE SR 6 2 59 1 0.33 Murray, Josh........ MARY FR 6 101 444 4.4 5 74.0 Burrough,Marice..... MARY SR 6 2 46 1 0.33 Steward, Dante...... SCSU SR 6 66 421 6.4 3 70.2 Richter,Andrew...... MARY SO 6 2 45 0 0.33
TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G PUNT RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Peschong, Tyler..... SMSU JR 6 202 1448 280 1650 275.0 Dewberry, C......... WSU SR 6 7 127 1 18.1 Hanson,Josh......... AUGIE JR 6 54 1487 265 1541 256.8 Peterson, Chad...... SCSU SO 6 8 123 0 15.4 Koch, Kevin......... MSUM SR 6 145 1261 217 1406 234.3 Gebhardt,Grant...... AUGIE FR 6 6 63 0 10.5 Jaeschke, Cole...... UIU FR 6 79 1295 169 1374 229.0 Fiege, Eric......... UMC JR 6 7 73 0 10.4 Klaphake, Phillip... SCSU SO 5 153 947 166 1100 220.0 Thielen, Adam....... MSU JR 6 16 154 0 9.6 Wanner, Nick........ NSU SR 6 153 1078 205 1231 205.2 Wakefield, Beau..... BSU JR 6 12 106 0 8.8 Daniels, Jon........ MSU SR 6 23 1198 179 1221 203.5 Melvin, Mario....... WSC SR 6 12 84 0 7.0 Chase Vogler........ UMD JR 6 224 985 204 1209 201.5 Gross,Evan.......... MARY SO 6 6 35 0 5.8 Rongstad, Lance..... BSU JR 6 332 722 172 1054 175.7 Kos, Abe............ SMSU JR 6 6 29 0 4.8 Haley, Richard...... UMC JR 6 1026 0 178 1026 171.0 Otdoerfer, Jordan... UIU SR 6 6 25 0 4.2
RECEPTIONS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Rec/G KICK RETURN AVG Team Cl G Ret Yds TD Avg Hendon, Kendall..... MSUM SR 6 36 544 7 15.1 6.00 Warren, Tommy....... WSC SR 6 8 252 1 31.5 Holsen,Sam.......... AUGIE SR 6 32 512 4 16.0 5.33 Gebhardt,Grant...... AUGIE FR 6 13 389 1 29.9 Thielen, Adam....... MSU JR 6 30 342 2 11.4 5.00 Burkett, Theo....... WSU JR 6 6 177 1 29.5 Hanley, Mark........ NSU JR 6 27 379 1 14.0 4.50 Paulsen, Kevin...... WSC JR 6 10 289 1 28.9 Gilbert, Charles.... CU SR 6 26 557 7 21.4 4.33 Wakefield, Beau..... BSU JR 6 6 166 0 27.7 Zach Zweifel........ UMD FR 6 25 299 0 12.0 4.17 Holsen,Sam.......... AUGIE SR 6 7 186 0 26.6 Paulsen, Kevin...... WSC JR 6 25 269 2 10.8 4.17 Murray, Josh........ MARY FR 6 9 237 0 26.3 Erickson, Tyler..... SMSU JR 6 25 244 1 9.8 4.17 Lepp, Alex.......... BSU FR 6 6 157 0 26.2 Carter, Dennis...... MSU JR 6 24 357 3 14.9 4.00 Carter, Dennis...... MSU JR 6 14 364 0 26.0 Hubbard, Jessie..... UIU SR 6 23 570 5 24.8 3.83 Hendon, Kendall..... MSUM SR 6 22 559 0 25.4
RECEIVE YDS/GAME Team Cl G Rec Yds TD Avg/C Yds/G PUNTING Team Cl G Punts Yds Avg Hubbard, Jessie..... UIU SR 6 23 570 5 24.8 95.0 Weich, Randy........ WSC JR 6 35 1594 45.5 Gilbert, Charles.... CU SR 6 26 557 7 21.4 92.8 Alvarez, Alex....... NSU JR 6 24 998 41.6 Hendon, Kendall..... MSUM SR 6 36 544 7 15.1 90.7 Sundby, Jesse....... BSU SR 6 24 982 40.9 Holsen,Sam.......... AUGIE SR 6 32 512 4 16.0 85.3 Ryan,Tyler.......... MARY SO 6 22 882 40.1 Mason, Tre.......... CU JR 5 18 330 2 18.3 66.0 Behrens,Drew........ AUGIE JR 6 37 1429 38.6 Montgomery, Mitch... WSC SR 6 20 384 3 19.2 64.0 Knowlton, Evan...... UIU SO 6 29 1075 37.1 Hanley, Mark........ NSU JR 6 27 379 1 14.0 63.2 Alex Brown.......... UMD SO 5 19 704 37.1 Carter, Dennis...... MSU JR 6 24 357 3 14.9 59.5 Secrest, Chris...... UMC JR 6 25 907 36.3 Steffan,Tyler....... MARY JR 6 18 346 3 19.2 57.7 Fahey, Cullen....... WSU SR 5 19 652 34.3 Thielen, Adam....... MSU JR 6 30 342 2 11.4 57.0 Obarski, Tom........ CU FR 6 27 914 33.9
ALL PURPOSE Team Cl G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G SCORING Team Cl G TD XPT FG Pts Pts/G Hendon, Kendall..... MSUM SR 6 0 544 24 559 1127 187.8 Aldridge, Tyler..... SCSU JR 6 0 21 9 48 8.0 Haley, Richard...... UMC JR 6 1026 53 0 0 1079 179.8 Padilla, Daniel..... MSU JR 6 0 21 9 48 8.0 Matthews,Warren..... SMSU JR 6 460 49 44 437 990 165.0 Brown, LaMark....... MSU SR 6 8 0 0 48 8.0 Hubbard, Jessie..... UIU SR 6 30 570 0 272 872 145.3 Kroeplin,Dustin..... BSU JR 5 6 2 0 38 7.6 Gilbert, Charles.... CU SR 6 0 557 0 245 802 133.7 Barge, A.J.......... UMC FR 6 7 2 0 44 7.3 Carter, Dennis...... MSU JR 6 50 357 23 364 794 132.3 Gilbert, Charles.... CU SR 6 7 0 0 42 7.0 Morton, Chris....... NSU JR 6 0 312 24 435 771 128.5 Burkett, Theo....... WSU JR 6 7 0 0 42 7.0 Murray, Josh........ MARY FR 6 444 58 0 237 739 123.2 Hendon, Kendall..... MSUM SR 6 7 0 0 42 7.0 Gebhardt,Grant...... AUGIE FR 6 4 275 63 389 731 121.8 David Nadeau........ UMD SR 6 0 21 7 42 7.0 Holsen,Sam.......... AUGIE SR 6 13 512 8 186 719 119.8 Sandoval, Steven.... UIU JR 6 0 17 8 41 6.8
SCORING (TDs) Team Cl G TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G FIELD GOALS Team Cl G FG FGA Pct. FG/G Brown, LaMark....... MSU SR 6 8 3 5 0 0 48 8.0 Padilla, Daniel..... MSU JR 6 9 11 81.8 1.50 Kroeplin,Dustin..... BSU JR 5 6 6 0 0 1 38 7.6 Aldridge, Tyler..... SCSU JR 6 9 12 75.0 1.50 Barge, A.J.......... UMC FR 6 7 7 0 0 1 44 7.3 Sandoval, Steven.... UIU JR 6 8 8 100.0 1.33 Hendon, Kendall..... MSUM SR 6 7 0 7 0 0 42 7.0 Behrens,Drew........ AUGIE JR 6 8 12 66.7 1.33 Burkett, Theo....... WSU JR 6 7 5 1 1 0 42 7.0 David Nadeau........ UMD SR 6 7 9 77.8 1.17 Gilbert, Charles.... CU SR 6 7 0 7 0 0 42 7.0 Wenk, Mike.......... SMSU SO 6 6 7 85.7 1.00 Peschong, Tyler..... SMSU JR 6 6 6 0 0 1 38 6.3 Ryan,Tyler.......... MARY SO 6 6 11 54.5 1.00
2011 NSIC Individual Stats (Overall)
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2011 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Individual Statistics Through games of Oct 09, 2011 (Conference games) RUSHING Team Cl G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G INTERCEPTIONS Team Cl G Int Yds TD Int/G Haley, Richard...... UMC JR 5 148 801 5.4 3 160.2 Radel, Ben.......... WSC SO 5 3 88 0 0.60 Pfeiffer, Andy...... MSU FR 5 104 615 5.9 3 123.0 Sluzewicz,Dusty..... BSU SR 5 3 62 0 0.60 Simmons, Rayon...... WSU JR 5 70 514 7.3 6 102.8 Andreas,Nick........ AUGIE SR 5 3 24 0 0.60 Kroeplin,Dustin..... BSU JR 5 84 503 6.0 6 100.6 Scheff, Brody....... BSU SR 5 3 0 0 0.60 Pulscher, Nick...... WSC JR 5 104 484 4.7 6 96.8 Everson, Joe........ SCSU SR 4 2 20 0 0.50 Campbell, Sam....... CU SR 5 98 473 4.8 3 94.6 O’Keefe,Dan......... AUGIE SR 5 2 59 1 0.40 Smith, Chris........ UIU FR 4 55 371 6.7 5 92.8 Burrough,Marice..... MARY SR 5 2 46 1 0.40 Newell,Dajon........ AUGIE FR 4 54 316 5.9 2 79.0 Richter,Andrew...... MARY SO 5 2 45 0 0.40 Steward, Dante...... SCSU SR 5 56 379 6.8 3 75.8 Norgaard, Chris..... WSU JR 5 2 19 0 0.40 Matthews,Warren..... SMSU JR 5 68 366 5.4 3 73.2 McCullough,Free..... UMC SO 5 2 8 0 0.40