St. Norbert College Football Last Time It Happened
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St. Norbert College Sports Information Dan Lukes, Sports Information Director 123 Schuldes Sports Center - De Pere, Wisconsin 54115 920-403-4077 - phone 920-403-3128 - FAX [email protected] - e-mail Web site - www.snc.edu/athletics St. Norbert College Green Knights Football Preview St. Norbert College (5-0, 4-0 MWC) at No. 12 Monmouth College (5-0, 4-0 MWC) Saturday, October 10, 2009 - 1 p.m. Zorn Memorial Stadium (2,000) - Monmouth, Illinois 2009 Midwest Conference Standings Game Overview: Conference Overall The stakes are high as St. Norbert College travels to west central Illinois Team W L W L to face No. 12-ranked Monmouth College. The Green Knights, winners of Monmouth 4 0 5 0 eight of the last 10 Midwest Conference championships, face the team that Ripon 4 0 4 1 has won the other two league titles in that stretch. The game is also St. Norbert 4 0 5 0 Monmouth’s Homecoming. Beloit 3 1 4 1 Illinois College 3 1 3 2 The Series: Carroll 1 3 1 4 St. Norbert holds a 19-4 series lead over Monmouth in a series that began Grinnell 1 3 1 4 in 1975. The Green Knights have won 10 of the last 12 games in the series, Knox 0 4 0 5 but the two teams have split the last four meetings. St. Norbert has won the Lake Forest 0 4 0 5 last five meetings at Monmouth dating back to 1998. Lawrence 0 4 0 4 Due to the new schedule rotation, the 2010 St. Norbert-Monmouth game Games on Saturday, Oct. 3 is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2010 in Monmouth, Ill. St. Norbert 56, Knox 13 Ripon 31, Carroll 14 The Coaches: Monmouth 59, Grinnell 0 St. Norbert coach Jim Purtill (Miami-Ohio, 1978) is 96-16 in his 11th sea- Illinois College 35, Lawrence 19 son in De Pere. Beloit 29, Lake Forest 22 Monmouth coach Steve Bell (Bemidji State, 1991) is 73-25 in his tenth sea- Games on Saturday, Oct. 10 son in Monmouth. St. Norbert at Monmouth, 1 p.m. Grinnell at Knox, 1 p.m. Last Meeting: Ripon at Beloit, 1 p.m. Monmouth beat St. Norbert 31-22 last Oct. 11 at Minahan Stadium in De Lawrence at Lake Forest, 1:30 p.m. Pere. The Green Knights led 10-0 at the end of the first quarter and 15-13 at Illinois College at Carroll, 5 p.m. halftime before the Scots rallied for the win in the second half. 2009 St. Norbert Football Schedule and Results (5-0, 4-0 MWC) Date Opponent Site Time/Result Quick Fact Sept. 5 Wartburg (17-n/a) De Pere W 42-35/OT Berger sets SNC record with 443 yards of total offense Sept. 12 Grinnell Grinnell, Iowa W 14-11 Weninger TD runs of 4 and 6 yards prove to be difference Sept. 19 Lawrence De Pere W 45-3 Berger has second 300-yard passing game in three outings Sept. 26 Lake Forest Lake Forest, Ill. W 35-14 Baker’s blocked FG return for TD was SNC’s first since 1997 Oct. 3 Knox De Pere W 56-13 Berger sets SNC record with 12-for-12 passing outing Oct. 10 Monmouth (12-12) Monmouth, Ill. 1 p.m. SNC and MC have split last four games in series Oct. 17 Carroll Waukesha 1 p.m. Last two games have been SNC wins by two and three points Oct. 24 Ripon (HC) De Pere 1 p.m. SNC is 18-1 on Homecoming since 1991 Oct. 31 Beloit De Pere 1 p.m. SNC has won 10 straight games in the series Nov. 7 Illinois College Jacksonville, Ill. 1 p.m. IC QB Mitch Niekamp passed for 467 yards in 2008 game (rankings) by D3football.com and AFCA St. Norbert outgained Monmouth 4-0 in the Midwest Conference, and St. Norbert Quick Facts 400 to 393 in total offensive have won their last 16 league Nickname: . .Green Knights yardage, and the Green Knights games. Location: . .De Pere, WI 54115 picked up 243 yards rushing. Junior quarterback Alex Tanney Colors: . .Dartmouth Green & Old Gold Monmouth had 64 rushing yards leads Monmouth’s no-huddle Founded: . .1898 but had a 329-yard passing day attack averaging 50.6 points and Enrollment: . .2,100 from Alex Tanney, who completed 512.6 yards of total offense per President: . .Thomas Kunkel Athletics Director: . .Tim Bald 28 of 43 passes for four touchdowns game. Tanney has 136 of 193 (70.5 Conference: . .Midwest Conference with one interception. The Scots percent) of his passes for 1,525 Facility: . .Dr. John R. Minahan Stadium also converted 12 of 19 third-down yards and 18 touchdown with one Capacity: . .3,100 opportunities. interception. Caleb Pratt is the lead- Year Opened: . .1938 ing rusher with 465 yards on 82 car- All-Time Minahan Record: . .199-91-7 Head Coach: . .Jim Purtill About the Green Knights: ries with five touchdowns. Matt Record at St. Norbert: . .96-16 (11th year) St. Norbert improved to 5-0 over- Shepherd has caught 39 passes for First Season of Football: . .1931 all and 4-0 in the Midwest 397 yards and four touchdowns, Seasons of Football: . .76 Conference following a 56-13 rout while Mike Blodgett has 32 catches All-Time Overall Record: . .386-263-20 All-Time MWC Record: . .144-29-0 of Knox College this past Saturday. for 389 yards and three touch- MWC Championships: . .12 The Green Knights have won 35 of downs. .(1985,87,88,89,99,2000,01,02,03,04,06,07) their last 37 Midwest Conference Monmouth has allowed just six NCAA Playoff Appearances: . .8 games dating back to the 2005 sea- points in four conference games . .(1989,99,2000,01,03,04,06,07) son. this season and 26 overall on the St. Norbert is averaging 398.2 year. Opponents are averaging 198 Head Coach Jim Purtill yards of total offense per game. yards per game, including just 51.2 Junior quarterback Rob Berger yards on the ground. Education: Bachelor’s degree at leads St. Norbert in passing, com- Miami (Ohio) pleting 76 of 120 passes for 989 Perfection: University (1978); yards with 11 touchdowns and St. Norbert junior quarterback master’s degree at three interceptions. Junior running Rob Berger is coming off the best Salem (W. Va.) back John Weninger leads St. passing day percentage-wise in the College (1995). Norbert on the ground with 331 history of the program following Coaching yards rushing on 76 attempts with his performance this past Saturday Experience: five touchdowns. Senior wide against Knox. Offensive line coach at Ferris State (1988 receiver Jeremy Gezella has hauled Berger was 12-for-12 for 165 yards to 1994); offensive in 29 receptions for 512 yards and and three touchdowns in playing coordinator at six touchdowns. just over a half in the 56-13 win over Albion (1995 to 1998); head coach at St. Norbert Opponents are averaging 294.4 the Prairie Fire. Berger’s 100 percent (March 9, 1999 to present). yards per game of total offense. completion rate marked the first Junior linebacker Justin Baker leads time in school history a quarterback Purtill at St. Norbert Year Overall MWC Place NCAA St. Norbert defensively with a attempted more than 10 passes in a 1999 9-2 9-0 1st First Rd. team-high 36 tackles. Junior line- game and completed them all. 2000 10-1 9-0 1st First Rd. backer Drew Oudenhoven has 32 Dan Novotny completed 19 of 21 2001 8-2 7-1 T1st First Rd. tackles. Sophomore defensive line- passes for 237 yards and four touch- 2002 9-1 8-1 T1st 2003 11-1 9-0 1st Second Rd. man John Troyer has a team-high downs in a 49-8 win over Lake 2004 9-2 9-0 1st First Rd. three quarterback sacks. Forest College on Oct. 8, 1988 for 2005 8-2 8-1 2nd the previous best completion per- 2006 10-1 9-0 1st First Rd. 2007 10-1 9-0 1st First Rd. About the Fighting Scots: centage in a game of 90.4. 2008 7-3 7-2 3rd Monmouth enters the game The next closest percentage was 2009 5-0 4-0 ranked 12th in this week’s D3foot- when Ryan Hartman completed 24 Totals 96-16 88-5 ball.com and AFCA Division III of 29 passes (82.7 percent) against Purtill vs. Midwest Conference polls. The Scots are 5-0 overall and Carroll in 2003. Team Overall Home Away Beloit 10-0 4-0 6-0 Carroll 9-0 5-0 4-0 Grinnell 11-0 5-0 6-0 2009 Honors Illinois College 9-1 5-0 4-1 Sept. 5 vs. Wartburg Knox 11-0 6-0 5-0 Lake Forest 10-1 5-1 5-0 Rob Berger - MWC Offensive Player of the Week Lawrence 11-0 6-0 5-0 Jeremy Gezella - D3football.com Team of the Week Monmouth 8-2 4-2 4-0 Ripon 9-1 4-0 5-1 Sept. 12 vs. Grinnell Totals 88-5 44-3 44-2 Logan Krueger - MWC Special Teams Player of the Week Earlier this season, Berger enjoyed St. Norbert College Football a record-setting afternoon with his performance in a 42-35 overtime Last Time It Happened win over Wartburg on Sept. 5 at Minahan Stadium. Safety: Berger set a school record with By St. Norbert: vs. Lake Forest, 9/27/08 (twice) 443 yards of total offense, gaining By Opponent: Monmouth, 9/18/04 317 yards passing and 126 yards rushing.