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Cougars History First game: ...... 1902 vs. USD Last Postseason Appearance...... 2014 (Mineral Water Bowl, USF 42 Central Oklahoma 10, Excelsior Springs, Mo.) vs. First Year of Football ...... 1902 All-Time Record (Years) ...... 414-402-20 (97th) Number of Conference Championships (Last) ...... 19 (2010) Number of National Championships (Last)...... 4 (2009) All-Americans...... 95 Player of the Year Award recipients...... 5 All-Conference Selections...... 277 Augustana (5-2, 2-1 NSIC South) Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 D2Football.com, 2015 week vs. 4; #5, AFCA, 2015 week 5, #4 in NCAA.com DII power rankings #4/5 Sioux Falls (7-0, 3-0 NSIC South) 2014 RESULTS 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Bob Young Field Sept. 6 MINOT STATE 41-14, W Hall of Fame -- Key to City - Game Sept. 13 @ Bemidji State 52-19, W Sept. 20 ST. CLOUD STATE 36-0, W #4/5 Sioux Falls to host Augustana in Hall of Fame/Key Sept. 27 @ MSU Moorhead 73-21, W to City game at Bob Young Field SIOUX FALLS (Oct. 21, 2015) -- The #4/5 USF Football Team (7-0, 3-0 NSIC Oct. 4. CONCORDIA-SP (Homecoming) 38-9, W South), which has won 19-of-20 games, including 17 by double digits, will Oct. 11 @ Augustana (Key to the City) 23-12, W host Augustana (5-2, 2-1 NSIC South) in the Hall of Fame game on Saturday Oct. 18 Southwest Minnesota State 44-20, W at 2:30 pm from Bob Young Field. Oct. 25 @ Winona State 41-28, W This matchup is also the fourth “Key to the City” game with USF owning a Nov. 01 @ Minnesota State 27-14, L 3-0 mark in those games, two held at Kirkeby-Over Stadium. The last time the teams played at Bob Young Field, the Cougars took a 27-10 win as Ne- Nov. 8 UPPER IOWA 45-21, W phi Garcia had 159 yards rushing and three TDs. USF outgained Augustana, Nov. 15 WAYNE STATE 63-28, W 433-to-329 in total yards. A year ago at Kirkeby-Over Stadium, USF took a Dec. 6 Central Oklahoma (MIneral Water Bowl) 42-10, W 23-12 win.

2015 SCHEDULE How things stand for Cougars After the win on Saturday, Sioux Falls owns 10 straight victories dating to Sept. 5 U-MARY 55-7, W a year ago. Last Saturday, USF defeated SMSU, 34-26, on the road. Build- Sept. 12 @ Minnesota-Crookston 45-21, W ing a 27-7 lead, the Cougars held off the Mustangs with defense and a bal- Sept. 19 #7/7 MINNESOTA-DULUTH 35-31, W ance offense which had 400 yards in total offense (483) for the 10th straight game. With a 51-30 win over Winona State on homecoming (Oct. 10), USF Sept. 26 @ Northern State (Gypsy Days) 28-10, W improved its home record at Bob Young Field to 54-3. The Cougars also Oct. 3. @ Wayne State 59-10, W have won 11 straight games at the friendly confines of Bob Young Field. Oct. 10 WINONA STATE (HOMECOMING) 51-30, W Where to Watch/Listen Oct. 17 @ Southwest Minnesota State 34-26, W The radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 AM at KWSN.com with veteran Oct. 24 AUGUSTANA (KEY TO THE CITY) 2:30 p.m. play-by-play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 18th year with the Cou- gars. Tim Hiatt is in his 15th year as the analyst on the USF game broadcasts. ESPN 3 game The Jed Stugart Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Join Tom Oct. 31 @ Concordia-St. Paul 1 p.m. and Tim after the game for a wrap-up and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each game webcast through the NSIC’s part- Nov. 7 MINNESOTA STATE (SENIOR DAY) 12:00 p .m. nership with Stretch Internet. All USF games are available for live streaming Nov. 14 at Upper Iowa 12:00 p.m. at portal.stretchinternet.com/siouxfalls. Game Day Officials - USF vs. AU American Sports Network will carry USF/Augie on NCAA.com Referee: Dave Lundquist The Augustana at Sioux Falls game Saturday will be carried live by the American Sports Network. It will air locally on KELO-2 MyUTV. In addition, Umpire: Tim Nicometo the game will be shown on KDLO My TV and KDLO MyTV and KRPC-4 Tuff Head Line Judge: Tim McGowan TV in Rapid City. The broadcast team will included Darren Goldwater on Line Judge: Scott Hill play-by-play and Nate Ross as the game analyst. In addition, the game will Side Judge: Pat Milinovich be streamed live on NCAA.com and the NCAA Sports Mobile App and is the Field Judge: David Wittman NCAA Division II Game of the Week. Back Judge: Tom Stephan Battle for the “Key” heads to Bob Young Field When city rivals USF and Augustana meet on Saturday at Bob Head Coaches Sketch Young Field, they will play for a traveling trophy in the fourth annual “Key to the City” game. The four-foot tall key was made by local wood carver Arne Bortnem. Aside from the key, the two schools will battle for a point in the First Dakota National Bank “Mayor’s Cup Challenge” standings. The challenge is the annual competition in which 16 different sports teams from the schools compete with each other. USF Head Coach Jed Stugart records 51th win In the 34-26 win over SMSU, USF head coach Jed Stugart recorded Jed Stugart his 51st win at the school. Stugart is 51-13 (.797) at USF and 77-20 Coach Jerry Olszewski (.794) in his career. Sioux Falls School Augustana Azusa Pacific, ‘94 Alma Mater Wis. Stevens Point ‘93 USF/Augie Series record – USF has won three straight 51-13 (6th year) Record at School 15-14 (3rd year) USF has won three straight over Augustana but trail the all-time se- 77-20 (8 years) Career Record 47-32 (8th year) ries 18-5. The first ever meeting in 1916 was a 46-0 USF win. After a 3-0 vs. Opponent 0-2 long 26-year break in the series, USF defeated Augustana, 32-31 in 2012. In 2013, USF took a 27-10 verdict, when the Cougars’ stand- Quick Glance at USF out running back Nephi Garcia rushed for 159 yards and three TDs to lead the way at Bob Young Field. A year ago, USF took a 23-12 Location...... Sioux Falls, S.D. win at Kirkeby-Over Stadium. In the win, the Cougars reached 400 Founded...... 1883 yards in total offense for the sixth straight game as they had 234 Enrollment...... 1,500 yards rushing and 217 passing for 451 yards on 82 plays. QB Luke Nickname...... Cougars Papilion led USF with 18 carries for 130 yards rushing and complet- Colors...... Purple and White ed 19-of-34 passes for 217 yards and a TD. Affiliation...... NCAA Division II Conference...... Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Cougars ranked in top five in three major D2 polls/rankings President...... Dr. Mark Benedetto For the third straight week, the University of Sioux Falls Football Director of Athletics...... Josh Snyder Team has been ranked in the top five by three major D2 football polling organizations. This week, the Cougars retained the #4 spot Stadium (capacity)...... Bob Young Field (5,600) in the D2Football.com poll, while moving up to #5 in the AFCA TEAM FACTS Coaches Poll. USF is also #4 in David Boyce’s D2 power rankings 2015 Record...... 7-0, 3-0, NSIC South, T-1st at NCAA.com, The rankings are the highest ever by a USF football 2014 Overall Record...... 11-1 team in DII each of the polls. The last time USF was ranked in the top-five of a national poll occurred in 2010 when the #1 Cougars Assistant Coaches face #2 Carroll College in the NAIA national title game. Offensive Coordinator...... Dustan Hovorka (Sioux Falls, 2007) Seven to be inducted into USF Athletics Hall of Fame Oct. 23 Defensive Coordinator...... Tremaine Jackson Seven individuals with ties to the University of Sioux Falls will be in- (Houston, 2006) ducted into the USF Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 23-24 during induction ceremonies at the McDonald’s Center on campus. The 2015 Linebackers/Recruiting Coor...... Brandon Andersen Class of seven raises the USF Hall of Fame list to 35. Inductees will (Sioux Falls, 2011) include Tim Dykstra, one of two 1,000-point, 1,000-rebound men’s Special Teams Coordinator/DB...... Eric Inama basketball performers in school history; Kalen DeBoer, who starred (Delaware Valley College, 2005) in baseball and football, winning national football championships Quarterbacks Coach...... Jon Eastman both as a player and head football coach at USF; David Ruter, the (Sioux Falls, 2011) career rushing yardage leader who played key role on the 1996 Kickers/Punters...... Al Hansen NAIA national championship football team; Bob Garry, one of the (Sioux Falls, 1987) school’s best ever defensive backs; Stephanie (Austin) Myers, who Offensive Line...... Ben Blake ranks among the best all-time women’s basketball players; Misten (Concordia, Wis., 2004) Wassink Langenfeld, who set numerous records and ranks among Running Backs...... Kristian Porter the best volleyball players in school history; and the late Reed Beier, a two-time all-league football player, who later became one of the (Sioux Falls, 2012) biggest USF supporters. The Hall of Fame dinner ceremony will be- Defensive Line...... Kingsley Akinwole gin with a social at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. and the induction (Texas Southern, 2012) event at 7 p.m. Long-time play-by-play announcer Tom Frederick Tight Ends/Travel Coordinator...... Josh Breske will serve as master of ceremonies. USF President Mark Benedetto (Black Hills, 2010) will welcome attendees and inductees. In addition, USF Director of Defensive Backs Coach...... Brian Hermanson Athletics Josh Snyder will provide an update on USF Athletics and (SDSU) present Hall of Fame honorees with their induction gift. For those Assistant Linebackers Coach...... Luke Jarzynka planning to attend Hall of Fame ceremonies, an induction dinner/ (Notre Dame ‘09) game ticket package will be available for $35. Individuals choosing Assistant Defensive Line Coach...... Jarrett Grabbe to attend only the game can purchase football game tickets for $15 (Sioux Falls ‘14) for general admission and $20 for reserved. Others wishing to attend only the banquet, may purchase a ticket for $25 by calling the Assistant Offensive Line Coach...... Drew Gentry USF Athletics office at 605-670-6791. (East Carolina ‘14)

Augustana Notes Sioux Falls picked to finish 3rd in NSIC, 2nd Jerry Olszewski is in his third season as the head football coach at Augustana College. Olszewski, who led the Vikings to a 6-5 in South; Papilion named NSIC Off. POY finish in 2014, has 15-14 career mark at Augustana. He was USF has been picked to finish third in the 2015 NSIC Pre- named the 21st coach in Augustana school history on Dec. season Football Coaches Poll, according to an announce- 12, 2012. Olszewski is in his eighth year overall as a collegiate ment from the league office. USF was also picked second head coach in 2015. Prior to Augustana, Olszewski compiled in the NSIC South Division with junior quarterback Luke a 32-18 record as the head coach at St. Olaf College in North- Papilion named the NSIC South Preseason Offensive Play- field, Minn., where he spent five seasons. Prior to taking over at er of the Year. St. Olaf, he served for two seasons as defensive coordinator at The four first place votes and 206 ballot points are the Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He also worked at Minnesota State most received by the Cougars in an NSIC preseason poll. from 1993-97 and 1999-02. He was with the Green Bay Bomb- ers of the Indoor Football League as offensive coordinator USF, which returns 18 starters and 45 letter winners from and special team’s coordinator for one season (1998-99), and its 2014 squad, finished just three ballot points (206) be- served one year as defensive line coach at California Lutheran hind Minnesota-Duluth (209) and 12 behind Minnesota University (1997-98). Olszewski earned his bachelor’s degree State (218). at Wisconsin-Stevens Point (1993) and a master’s degree from National runner-up Minnesota State was the league favor- Minnesota State-Mankato (1995). He was an All-Wisconsin ite with 10 first place votes while Minnesota-Duluth was State Conference defensive back at Wisconsin-Stevens Point second with two first place votes. USF, which has been in 1990. He and his wife, Deana, are the parents of one son ranked 11th in a NCAA DII preseason poll by Lindy’s Mag- Jett, and two daughters, Jersey and J.J. azine, received three of its four first place votes from NSIC South Division Coaches and was just two ballots points Vikings rank 3rd in scoring; 9th in defensive scoring behind division favorite MSU (47-to-45). USF’s four first- Augustana, which defeated Wayne State, 50-19, last weekend at Kirkeby-Over Stadium, is 5-2 this season with losses to Min- place votes was second to MSU’s 10 in the poll. The third nesota State (35-27) and Minnesota State-Moorhead (35-34). place selection in the poll and second in the NSIC South is It is a team that was 6-5 a year ago but has had a solid start. the highest for USF since joining the league in 2012. USF, Quarterback Trey Heid leads the offense, which ranks third which received a first place vote in the 2012 preseason in the league with 39.4 points per game. Heid, who has com- poll was picked eighth that season and fifth overall in pleted 126-of-190 passes for 1,973 yards and 17 TDs with five both 2013 and 2014. Papilion is the reigning NSIC Offen- interceptions, ranks third in the NSIC in passing. He is fourth sive Player of the Year and a fourth team All-American. In in total offense at 305.7 yards per game. His primary receiv- the preseason poll, each team had two players named er is Charlie Hayes, who has 42 receptions for 667 yards and “NSIC Players to Watch” and Papilion was joined by six- nine TDs. In the backfield, Augustana is led by C.J. Ham, who time All-American and three-time preseason All-Ameri- is fourth in the league in rushing with 650 yards and has 11 can Solomon St. Pierre, a senior cornerback. combined TDs. On defense, the Vikings are led by linebacker 2015 NSIC Football Preseason Poll Brandon Mohr, who leads the league in tackles. The Vikings 1. Minnesota State (10), 218 rank ninth in defensive scoring at 24.3 per game and fifth in 2. Minnesota Duluth (2), 209 rushing defense at 132.0 per game. Augustana opponents 3. Sioux Falls (4), 206 have had success through the air with the Vikings ranking last 4. Augustana, 169 in passing defense by allowing 279.7 yards per game. 5. St. Cloud State (1), 161 6. Winona State, 157 Sioux Falls Notes 7. Northern State, 133 St. Pierre ranks in top-3 nationally in int., passes defended 8. Concordia-St. Paul, 103 Solomon St. Pierre has a league-best five picks and now has 9. Bemidji State, 101 17 interceptions in the last 20 games which has drawn him 10. MSU Moorhead, 100 into a tie for first place all-time at USF. A senior cornerback 11. Southwest Minnesota State, 85 from Wagner, S.D., St. Pierre has 17 interceptions in the last 12. University of Mary, 83 20 games and 18. He is tied for 1st nationally (Curt Pumphrey, 13. Upper Iowa 74 Bowie State) for career interceptions among active players. St. 13. Wayne State, 74 Pierre, whose 16 passes defended in 2015 ranks second na- 15. Minot State, 32 tionally and first in the NSIC, sits fifth among active players in 16. Minnesota Crookston, 15 the NCAA with 45 passes defended. USF’s John Tidwell ranks South Division fourth nationally in passes defended among active players. 1. Minnesota State (5), 47 With his fourth pick-six of his career vs. Wayne State (77 yards) 2. Sioux Falls (3), 45 on Oct. 3, 2015, St. Pierre tied USF”s all-time record of 18 in- 3. Augustana, 34 terceptions held by John Fuller from 1982-85. St. Pierre, who 3. Winona State, 34 already has tied Porter for the season record at USF with 10 5. Concordia- St. Paul, 21 in 2014, was named the HERO National Defensive Preseason 6. Southwest Minnesota State, 20 Player of the Year this summer, 10 tackles and four pass break- 7. Wayne State, 14 ups with eight passes defended so far in 2015. In his career, St. 8. Upper Iowa, 9 Pierre has appeared in 36 games, making 25 starts with 129 career tackles and 95 solo stops. On his 18 interceptions, he has 446 return yards, which ranks first all-time at USF. Sopho- more Josh Butler has been named the NSIC Football Defen- Look at USF at DII sive Player of the Week after setting a career-high in tackles and leading the #4/5 Sioux Falls Football Team (7-0, 3-0 NSIC The University of Sioux Falls Football Program has made South) to a 34-26 road win over Southwest Minnesota State markable progress in the four years of DII. From 281 points in on Saturday (Oct. 17). 2011, USF totaled 512 this year. The Cougars have made inroads on defense, recording 11 more in 2014 than in 2011. In total Josh Butler named NSIC Def. Player of the Week offense, the Cougars have gone from 3,128 in 2011 to 5,798 in Josh Butler is the third straight USF football team member to 2014. Here is a statistical breakdown after move to DII. be honored by the league. Luke Papilion was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 12 and sophomore Kyle 2011 2012 2013 2014 Groeneweg, the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week on Oct. (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) 5. Butler, a computer science major from Aurora, Colo., had Points 281 344 363 512 a game-high 13 tackles with nine solo stops in the win over SMSU. He also had two forced fumbles, a quarterback sack, Opp Points 194 222 295 209 TFL and three pass breakups. The sophomore safety played a Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 key role in slowing down SMSU’s rushing attack, limiting the Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 Mustangs to 95 rushing yards on 40 carries. Butler’s sack was 1st Down 158 209 274 292 one of a season-best six sacks for the Cougars’ defense, which Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 has 21 for third in the league. In his first year as a starter, But- 1st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 ler has made quite an impression with a team-best 59 tackles, Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 which ranks ninth in the league. His 37 solo stops sits fifth in 1st D Pass 70 121 121 150 league stats. He also has 2.5 TFLs, seven pass breakups and Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 two forced fumbles in which he is tied for the league-high. In Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 the SMSU game, Butler recorded his third double digit tackle Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 game of his career. He had 10 against Minnesota-Crookston on Sept. 12, 10 against Minnesota-Duluth and 13 vs. SMSU. Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 Butler has had eight or more tackles five times this season. Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 TDs 12 10 31 30 Papilion named D2Football.com National Player of the Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 Week; Papilion, Groeneweg named NSIC POWs Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 On Oct. 14, junior quarterback Luke Papilion was named the Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 D2Football.com national Player of the Week after leading Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270- USF to a 51-30 win over Winona State. Papilion, who was also 422 named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week, set a USF game re- Opp. Pass. Att./Com. 169-302 215-425 209-373 218- cord with 506 yards in total offense while putting up a career 455 best 413 passing yards and six combined TDs (five passing). TDs 18 27 16 28 This year the Cougars have had a pair of players named NSIC Players of the Week. Aside from Papilion (Oct. 12), sophomore Opp. TDs 14 19 15 12 Kyle Groeneweg was named the NSIC Special Teams Player of Interceptions by USF 13 8 13 11 the Week on Oct. 5 after putting together a big performance in Opp. Interceptions 15 23 9 26 a 59-10 win over Wayne State on Sept. 12. Groeneweg, a 5-11, Total Offense 3,128 4,161 5,147 5,798 175 wide receiver/kick returner from Inwood, Iowa, averaged Opp. Total Offense 3,289 4,001 4,852 4,282 36.0 yards on four kick or punt returns and set a school-record Total Offense Avg. 347.6 378.3 467.9 483.2 with a 99-yard kickoff return in the first quarter of the win Opp. Total Off. Avg. 365.4 363.7 441.1 356.8 against the Wildcats in Wayne, Neb. After Wayne State took a Plays 546 763 936 982 3-0 lead, Groeneweg took the ensuing kickoff back for a TD as Yards Per Play 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 he found a seam on the right side to provide the Cougars with Opp. Plays 665 827 858 909 a 7-3 lead, which they never relinquished. The return broke a Opp. Plays Avg. 4.9 4.8 5.7 4.7 34-year old school record held by James Kennerly, who had a 98-yard kickoff return in 1981. Groeneweg has had three punt Totals TDs 37 42 48 68 returns for 55 yards, including a career-best 28-yard return Opp. TDs 24 29 38 26 that set up another USF TD on Saturday. He also hauled in a TD Ratio to Opp. 1.54 1.4 1.3 2.62 29-yard reception. Sacks 20 21 16 30 Opp. Sacks 13 19 19 24 USF’s “lightning fast” offense 3rd D. Conv. 42-108 61-157 97-201 87-201 In USF’s spread offense, Harlon Hill candidate Luke Papilion 39% 39% 48% 43% and his teammates, directed by offensive coordinator Dusty Opp. 3rd D. Conv. 54-143 64-190 63-184 63-199 Hovorka, have fashioned an offense that strikes lighting quick. 37% 34% 34% 32% In the last 19 games, USF has had 75 TD drives in three min- Red Zone Offense 31-35 34-42 45-62 51-59 utes or less. Of that, 46 TD drives have taken less than two min- 89% 81% 73% 86% utes with 20 in under a minute. In 29 of those 75 drives, USF scored in four plays or less. In 2015, USF has 33 TD drives of Opp. Red Zone Off. 23-30 26-34 32-41 24-34 three minutes with 22 in under two minutes and nine in one 77% 26% 76% 71% minute. The Cougars have two one-play drives. Against SMSU, all five scoring drives took less than three minutes with four in under two minutes. TD Drives -- 3 minutes or less (plays, time, result) 2014: #1 Minnesota State 27 #10 USF 14, Blakeslee Stadium, U-Mary Mankato, Minn., Nov. 1 ~ Nick Stanke, 22 yd pass from Papilion, 7 plays 55 yards, 1:56,, 2014: USF 36 #17 St. Cloud State 0, Bob Young Field, Sept. 19 13:04 1st Q 2013: #11 Minnesota-Duluth 32 USF 7, Sept. 7, James Malovsky ~ Max Mickey, 1 yd. run, 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:10, 6:46, 1st Q Stadium, Duluth, Minn. ~ Brady Rose, 34 yd. pass from Papilion, 1 play, 34 yards, :06, 2013: #1 Minnesota-Mankato 52 USF 17, Nov. 9, Bob Young TD, 5:39, 1st Q Field 2012: USF 32, #16 St. Cloud State 19, Husky Stadium, St. ~ Justin Fulks, 1 yd. run, 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:44, 3:05, 2nd Q Cloud, August 30 ~ Josh Angulo 31 yd. pass from Papilion, 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:41, 2012: #6 Minnesota State 27 #17 USF 13, Blakeslee Stadium, 9:13, 3rd Mankato, Minn., Nov. 3 ~ Justin Fulks 1 yd. run, 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:29, 6:14, 3rd Q 2011: #2 Northwest Missouri State 52 USF 17, Bearcat Stadi- ~ Jason Towns 12 yd. run, 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:51, 2:06, 3rd Q um, Maryville, Mo., Sept. 10 2011: #18 Washburn University 33, USF 17, Bob Young Field, Minnesota-Crookston Sept. 1 ~ Garrett Shutt, 27-yd pass from Papilion, 2 plays, 36 yards, :12, At NAIA 14:52, 2nd Q 2010: #2 Carroll College 10 #1 Sioux Falls 7, Dec. 18, Rome, Ga. ~ Max Mickey 6 yd. run, 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:07, 12:31, 2nd Q (national title game) ~ Garrett Shutt 15 yd. pass from Papilion, 7 plays, 63 yards, 2010: #1 Sioux Falls 38 Mid-America Nazarene 0, Dec. 4, Bob 1:52, 2:50 2nd Q Young Field (national semifinals) ~ Josh Angulo 12 yd. pass from Papilion, 3 plays, 13 yards, :52, 2010: #1 Sioux Falls 27 #12 McKendree 7, Nov. 27, Bob Young 11:48, 3rd Q Field ~ Brady Rose 10 yd. pass from Papilion, 4 plays, 26 yards, :51, 2010: #1 Sioux Falls 33 Northeast Oklahoma State 14, Nov. 20, 2:36, 3rd Q. Bob Young Field 2010: #1 Sioux Falls 28 #4 Morningside 3, Oct. 16, Bob Young Minnesota-Duluth Field ~ Max Mickey 70 yd. run, 1 play, 70 yards, :13, :59 1st Q 2010: #1 Sioux Falls 34 #22 Hastings College 10, Sept. 25, Hast- ~ Luke Papilion 17 yd. run, 3 plays, 61 yards, :45, 13:10, 2nd Q ings, Neb. ~ Luke Papilion 56 yd. run, 2 plays, 71 yards, :18, 2:18, 2nd Q 2010: #1 Sioux Falls 41 Northwestern College 24, Sept. 4, Kor- ~ Max Mickey 1 yd. run, 7 plays, 61 yards, 1:28, :18 2nd Q ver Field, Orange City, Iowa (Northwestern campus) Northern State ~ Garrett Shutt 44 yd. pass from Papilion, 3 plays, 53 yards, :55, Yards...Yards...Yards...Wins :41, 1st Q In the DII era (since 2011), the Cougars are 13-1 when totaling ~ Garrett Shutt 15 yd. pass from Papilion, 6 plays, 48 yards, more than 500 yards in total offense, including three times in 2:24, 4:22 2nd Q six games this year. USF had season bests in total offense with Wayne State 661 yards and plays with 98. This season, the Cougars have ~Kyle Athmann 31 yd. pass from Papilion, 6 plays, 63 yards, had four games of 246 yards or more rushing this season with 2:21, 8:31 1st Q a season-best 280 vs. Minnesota-Crookston. Through the air, ~ Luke Papilion 2 yd. run, 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:53, 1:05, 1st Q USF has had 200 yards six times with a high of 338 in the win ~ Luke Papilion 8 yd. run, 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:55, :49, 2nd Q over U-Mary in the season opener. ~ Josh Angulo 19 yard pass from Papilion, 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:47, 13:07 3rd Q Cougars own one of the best marks all-time in NSIC ~ Brady Rose 47 yd. pass from Papilion, 2 plays, 36 yards, :53, Since moving to NCAA DII in 2011, USF has compiled a 32-8 re- 2:42, 3rd Q cord in NSIC play, which ranks first in percentage at .800. The ~ Jonathan Witt 4 yard run, 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:10, 2:42 3rd Q Cougars are 14-6 in road NSIC games. Winona State ~ Brady Rose 20-yd. pass from Luke Papilion, 7 plays, 79 yards, Cougars sit 54-3 all-time at Bob Young Field 2:12 With a 51-30 win over UMD on Oct. 10, USF improved their ~ Brady Rose 3 yd. pass from Luke Papilion, six plays 77 yards, home record at Bob Young Field to 54-3 mark (.947). The Cou- 2:18 gars, which have won 11 straight at home, were victorious the ~ Erik Albeck 16 yd. pass from Luke Papilion, eight plays, 58 first 32 games at the stadium and have since taken 23-of-26 at yards, 2:55 the friendly confines of Young Field. Overall, including play at ~ Brady Rose 40-yd. pass from Luke Papilion, three plays, 45 Howard Wood Field (through 2006), the Cougars have won 74 yards, 1:02 of the past 77 games and 64-of-66 home conference games, Southwest Minnesota State including 47 in the GPAC (NAIA) and 17 as an NSIC member in ~ Garrett Shutt 38-yd pass from Luke Papilion, 5 plays, 73 NCAA DII. Since 2000, USF is 92-8 at home. yards, 1:44 ~ Luke Papilion 1-yd run, 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:53 USF records 22nd straight winning season ~ Josh Angulo 17 yd. pass from Luke Papilion, 8 plays, 50 yards, At 7-0, USF has cinched a 22nd consecutive winning season, 2:50 a run which began with an 8-3 record in 1994 season with leg- ~ Jonathon Witt 3 yd. run, 8 plays, 47 yards, 1:59 endary head coach Bob Young. This is the sixth consecutive ~ Justin Fulks 21-yd run, 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:15 winning season for the Cougars under the direction of head coach Jed Stugart. USF sits 9-7 vs. ranked opponents With the 35-31 win over #7 UMD, USF, Coach Jed Stugart By the numbers under Stugart teams are 9-7 against DII or NAIA foes in top 25 matchups. USF is 48-2 when leading at halftime in the Coach Stugart era. They are 3-9 when trailing at halftime. USF is 40-4 when scor- 10-10-2015 -- Winona State, 98 plays, 661 yards, 6.74 ypp ing first and when opponents score first, the Cougars stand 10-17-2015 -- SMSU, 80 plays, 483 yards, 6.05 ypp 14-9. Harlon Hill Candidate Luke Papilion ranks in D2 top-10 in Scoring streak hits 121 games 3 categories; nearing 8K in total offense Since moving to DII in 2011, the Cougars have scored 1,807 USF starting quarterback Luke Papilion is 21-4 as a starter, in- points in 48 games or 37.64 ppg. In 2015, USF is averaging cluding 7-0 in 2015. Papilion ranks second in total offense in 43.9 points per game the NSIC (13th nationally) at 338.1 yards per game. Papilion’s for best in the league 506 yards in total offense two weeks ago vs. WInona State is and eighth nationally. the 10th best single game performance this season. Papilion In 16 of past 19 games, sits fifth nationally in points responsible for with 156 while they scored at least 34 ranking seventh in points responsible per game (22.3 ppg) points. It has been 121 and seventh in DII with 20 passing TDs. games since USF has The Denver, Colo., sophomore now has completed 423-of- failed to score, which 727 passes for 5,433 yards with 52 TDs in his career. This sea- was a 55-0 loss to Car- son, the junior has completed 128-of-216 passes for 262.0 roll College in the final yards per game and a league-best 20 TDs. Papilion ranks fifth game of the 2005. USF in the league in passing and is 8th in rushing with 64 carries had a DII-best 73 points for 533 yards and six TDs. Among the league leaders, his 8.3 vs. Minnesota State- yards per carry is the best in the NSIC. Named the NSIC’s Of- Moorhead (Sept. 27) fensive Player of the Year in 2014 and selected the NSIC Pre- in 2014. The previous season Offensive Player of the Year, he sits sixth in career pass- high was in 2011 when ing yards and ranks fifth in career pass TDs. Papilion’s 2,779 the Cougars defeated the South Dakota School of Mines and yards in 2014 ranks 8th all-time in USF seasonal passing chart. Technology, 71-0. In the past 25 games, USF has scored over He has accounted for 81 TDs, and 7,937 yards in total offense 50 points, eight times. his career. Cougars are 65-0 all-time when scoring 50 In two plus seasons Papilion already has 323 carries for 2,075 When the Cougars reach 50 points, they are 65-0 all-time and rushing yards, which ranks 10th all-time at USF. With three 25-0 when scoring over 60 points. They are 7-0 all-time when yards, Papilion can move into 9th in career rushing at USF breaking the 70-point mark. When the Cougars have scored (Kevin Moser, 1983-84, 2016). To this point in his career, Pa- over 40, USF has a 150-1 mark, including 20-1 in DII. When pilion has 25 TDs, which is tied for 16th all-time (Erik Cimpl, they have scored over 30 points, USF is 223-8. The only time 25, 2005-08) at USF. He needs two rushing TDs to tie Glenn USF has lost when scoring over 40 points was a 45-40 setback Thomas (1999-2002) for 15th on the career list with 27 rush- to Winona State on Oct. 12, 2013 at Bob Young Field. ing TDs. In addition, Papilion ranks second only Dax Michel- ena (2,779) in rushing yards by a quarterback. Offense lighting it up With 819 points in the past 19 games (start of 2014 season), In 2014, Papilion had 153 carries for 804 yards (2nd in NSIC) USF is averaging 43.10 points. The league’s top scoring team and six TDs. As a true freshman, Papilion completed 68-of-150 in 2015, the Cougars lead the NSIC in total offense at 512.3 per passes for 820 yards and six TDs. In 2013, he also recorded 108 game of which 233.9 comes on the ground and 278.4 through carries for 738 yards and 14 TDs on the ground, the most by the air. In the past 19 games, the Cougars have scored 111 a Cougar since current CFL running back Chevon Walker had TDs or 5.8 per game. USF has averaged more than six yards a 14 in 2010. play in 10 of the last 13 games, including seven yards or better in four of the past nine games. With 464 yards on 58 plays vs. USF Top-10 Career Passing Leaders UMD, USF registered a season-best 8.0 yards per play average. 1. Dax Michelena (1997-2001), 7,665 yards, 72 TDs Yardage - Game-by-Game 2. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96), 7,329, 85 TDs 9-6-2014 -- Minot State -- 93 plays, 497 yards, 5.34 ypp 3. Chad Cavender (2006-07), 7,083, 64 TDs 9-13-2014 -- Bemidji State -- 93 plays, 477 yards, 5.12 ypp 4. Ed Koester (1985-89), 6,915, 44 TDs 9-20-2014 -- St. Cloud State -- 87 plays, 417 yards, 4.79 ypp 5. Jon Burckhardt (1999, 01-03), 5,559, 39 TDs 9-27-2014 -- MSU-Moorhead -- 97 plays, 663 yards, 6.83 ypp 6. Luke Papilion (2013--), 5,433, 52 TDs 10-4-2014 -- Concordia, SP -- 72 plays, 428 yards, 5.94 ypp 7. Lorenzo Brown (2008-09), 5,353, 65 TDs 10-11-2014 -- Augustana -- 82 plays, 451 yards, 5.5 ypp 8. Joe Wright (2003-05), 4,920, 43 TDs 10-18-2014 -- SMSU -- 70 plays, 453 yards, 6.47 ypp 9. Taylor Perkins (2011-12), 3,500, 37 TDs 10-25-2014 -- Winona State -- 82 plays, 438 yards, 5.3 ypp 10. Jon Eastman (2010), 3,465, 45 TDs 11-1-2014 -- Minnesota State -- 74 plays, 327 yards, 4.4 ypp 11-8-2014 -- Upper Iowa -- 100 plays, 606 yards, 6.06 ypp USF’s Top 10 Passing Seasons 11-15-2014 -- Wayne State -- 60 plays, 538 yards, 8.96 ypp 1. Kurtiss Riggs (1996), 3,993 12-6-2014 -- Central Oklahoma -- 70 plays, 503 yards, 7.18 ypp 2. Chad Cavender (2006), 3,674 9-5-2015 -- U-Mary -- 80 plays, 519 yards, 6.48 ypp 3. Jon Burckhardt (2003), 3,544 9-12-2015 -- Minnesota-Crookston, 79 plays, 562 yards, 7.11 4. Jon Eastman (2010), 3,465 ypp 5. Chad Cavender (2007), 3,409 9-19-2015 -- Minnesota-Duluth, 58 plays, 464 yards, 8.0 ypp 6. Lorenzo Brown (2009), 3,221 9-26-2015 -- Northern State, 74 plays, 431 yards, 5.8 ypp 7. Kurtiss Riggs (1995), 3,017 10-3-2015 -- Wayne State, 69 plays, 466 yards, 6.7 ypp 8. Luke Papilion (2014), 2,779 9. Taylor Perkins (2012), 2,677 10. Joe Wright (2005), 2,637 USF Team Captains Top 11 -- Career Rushing Leaders 1. David Ruter (1995-98), 4,783 2. Mike Dvoracek (2003-06), 4,658 3. Nick Kortan (1999-2002), 4,331 4. Jim Pehringer (1987-90), 3,454 5. Ryan Lowmiller (2006-09), 3,137 6. Terry Austin (1992-95), 3, 115 7. Dax Michelena (1997-2001), 2,755 8. Erik Cimpl (2005-08), 2,254 9. Kristian Porter (2008-12), 2,077 10. Luke Papilion (2013-), 2,075

Papilion Has Record-setting Saturday vs. Winona State In a 51-30 win over Winona State on Oct. 10 at Bob Young Field, Luke Papilion set a school total offense record and set personal bests in passing and TDs. He had 506 yards in total of- John Tidwell, Sr., CB Cameron Ostrom, Sr., LB fense, which established a new school game record and with Aurora, Colo. Buffalo, Wyo. 413 passing yards and six combined TDs set personal bests at USF. Papilion tied his career high with five TD passes, which he set earlier this year in a 45-21 win over Minnesota-Crookston on Sept. 12. In a 73-21 win overMSU-Moorhead last Sept. 27 (2014), Papilion had his first 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing game with 318 throwing and 125 on the ground. He had his second 300-yard passing game against Wayne State on Oct. 3, 2015 before adding a third against Winona, which was his first 400-yard passing game. Against UMD, Papilion had 125 yards rushing on seven carries with two TDs as he recorded his seventh career 100-yard rushing game. His career best completions mark of 27 was set against MSUM on Sept. 27, 2014. Against Winona State, he had a career-best 41 pass attempts (26 completions). With 125 yards rushing and 218 passing against UMD on Sept. 19 of this year, Papilion recorded his fifth 200-yard passing game, 100-yard rushing effort of his career. Papilion’s streak of 10 straight 200 yards passing or more ended against Northern State on Sept. 26 when he had Luke Papilion, Jr., QB Trevor Wescott, Jr., OC 157 yards. However, he has 14 games of 200 yards passing or Denver, Colo. Blue Springs, Mo. more, including five times in six outings this year. 10-12-2013 -- Winona State, 19-157-2 TDs 100 yard rushing games 200 yard passing games 9-19-2015 -- Minnesota-Duluth, 7-125-2 TDs (career best 56, 10-17-2015 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 20-34-225-2 TDs 17) 10-10-2015 -- Winona State, 26-41-413-5 TDs 10-25-2014 -- Winona State, 21-121-2 TDs 10-3-2015 -- Wayne State , 20-31-311-3 TDs 10-11-2014 -- Augustana, 18-130-0 TDs 9-19-2015 -- Minnesota Duluth, 15-28-218-0 TDs 9-27-2014 -- Minnesota State-Moorhead, 17-125-2 TDs 9-12-2015 -- Minnesota-Crookston, 17-34-244-5 TDs 9-14-2013 -- Northern State, 19-240-5 TDs 9-5-2015 -- U-Mary, 15-26-266-3 TDs 10-5-2013 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 27-194-3 TDs 11-15-2014 -- Wayne State, 13-22-225-4 TDs 11-8-2014 -- Upper Iowa, 26-of-33-287-3 TDs 11-1-2014 -- Minnesota State, Mankato, 21-32-250-2 TDs 10-25-2014 -- Winona State, 17-32-230-2 TDs 10-18-2014 -- SMSU, 22-38-2-282-0 TDs 10-11-2014 -- Augustana, 19-34-2-217-TD 10-4-2014 -- Concordia, St. Paul -- 23-33-0-247-3 TDs 9-27-2014 -- Minn. State-Moorhead, 27-40-1-318-3 TDs 10-12-2013 -- Winona State, 16-25-1-200-3 TDs Sioux Falls sits 13-1 when going over 500 yards During the D2 era, USF sits 13-1 record when gaining over 500 yards in total offense. Against U-Mary on Sept. 5, USF compiled 519 total yards offense and then added 562 vs. Minnesota-Crookston before generating 661 yards in the win over Winona State. The 661 yards in total offense ranks sixth best all-time at USF and third all-time in the DII era. USF had 680 yards in total offense vs. Minnesota Crookston on 9-28- 2013 and 663 vs MSUM on 9-27-2014. When USF has 600 ickson (2004-07, 1,751 yards) for sixth all-time at USF. He is yards (five times in DII era), they stand 5-1. Here is a break- 165 yards from fifth all-time (Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-07, 1,901 down of the games over 500 yards. yards). Angulo has had at least three receptions in 16 of 19 Game-by-Game Breakdown games. Angulo’s career-bests include 12 catches (126 yards) 10-10-2015 -- Winona State (51-30), 661 (413 passing, 248 vs. Upper Iowa (30-28 loss) on Nov. 2, 2013. He had a career- rushing) best 145 yards receiving vs. Winona State on Oct. 10, 2015. 9-12-2015 -- Minnesota-Crookston (45-21), 562 (280 rushing, This season, he has 34 catches for 540 yards and six TDs, all- 282 passing) team highs. Angulo has a catch in 28 straight games, includ- 9-5-2015 -- U-Mary (55-7), 519 (182 rushing, 337 passing) ing 24 straight. The 145 yards receiving vs. Winona State gave 12-6-14 -- Central Oklahoma (42-10 win), 503 (210 rushing, Angulo his fourth career 100-yard receiving games. 293 passing) 11-15-14 -- Wayne State (63-28 win), 538 (324 rushing, 225 USF Career Reception Leaders passing) 1. Dusty Hovorka (2003-06), 291 11-8-14 -- Upper Iowa (45-21 win), 606 (282 rushing, 324 2. Kalen DeBoer (1993-96), 234 passing) 3. Jon Ryan (2007-10), 199 9-27-14 -- MSU-Moorhead (73-21 win), 663 (291 rushing, 372 4. Alex Anderson (2007-10), 193 passing) 5. Trey Erickson (2007-07), 151 9-14-2013 -- Northern State (45-37 win), 522 (411 rushing, 6. Josiah Fenceroy (2004-07), 131 111 passing) 7 Josh Angulo (2013-), 121 9-28-2013 -- Minnesota-Crookston (52-7 win), 680 (467 rush- 8. Carrington Hanna (2011-13), 119 ing, 213 passing) 9. Austin Van Hove (2009-13), 117 10-5-2013 -- Southwest Minnesota State (55-48 win), 618 10. Zach Rutten (1997-2001), 108 (424 rushing, 194 passing) USF Career Receiving Yards Leaders USF ranks third in total defense 1. Dusty Hovorka (2003-06), 4,801 The USF defense, directed by coordinator Tremaine Jackson, 2. Jon Ryan (2007-10), 3,462 ranks fourth in the league in scoring defense (19.3 ppg) and 3. Kalen DeBoer (1993-96), 3,400 third in total defense (342.7 ypg). The Cougars have held 4. Alex Anderson (2007-10), 3,012 three teams to 10 points or less. The Cougars have held three 5. Josiah Fenceroy (2004-07), 1,901 opponents to 262 yards in total offense or less three times. 6. Trey Erickson (2007-07), 1,751 USF, which had a season-high six sacks against SMSU, is third 7. Josh Angulo (2013-), 1,736 in the league with 21 sacks and second in turnover margin at 8. Zach Rutten (1997-2001), 1,642 0.71 with 17 gained and 12 lost for a plus five differential. USF 9. Michael Warren (2003-06), 1,612 is tied with MSU with a league-best 11 interceptions (12th 10. Travis Krant (1996-98), 1,524 nationally) and has six fumble recoveries. Shutt reaches 70 career receptions - passes 900 yards Fast starts key for Cougars As for senior Garrett Shutt, he has career totals of 73 recep- The Cougars have used fast starts en route to a 7-0 start. USF tions for 908 yards and eight TDs. This season, Shutt has 21 has outscored opponents, 108-to-37 in the first quarter and catches for 321 yards and five TDs. As for Shutt, he has had six 89-to-35 in the second quarter or 197-to-72 in the first half. In receptions four times (Minot State, Bemidji State and CU) with addition, the squad has started fast in the third quarter with a career-best 98 yards receiving against CU. He had a season a 83-to-32 edge. In seven games, USF has allowed just 63 best five catches for 84 yards and two TDs vs. NSU. Twice this points in the second half. season, Shutt has had two TD receptions in a game. Receiving corps deep and talented Rose reaches 100 career catches The Cougars’ receiving corps ranks as one of the best in the H-back Brady Rose, who had two catches for 33 yards against league. A year ago, Josh Angulo, a SMSU, has passes 100 receptions in his career with 101 for SF Roosevelt High product, had 61 1,296 yards and 12 TDs. Two weeks ago, Rose had seven catches for a team-high 891 yards catches for a career-best 123 yards and a career best 3 TD vs. and a team-high 12 TDs. Brady Winona State. With those totals, he is just seven catches for Rose led USF in receiving with 62 moving into a tie for 10th in career catches at USF. He is sec- for 772 yards and six TDs. Garrett ond Cougar receiver (Josh Angulo, 121) to go over the century Shutt of Reno, Nev., had 47 catches mark in career catches this year. This year, he has accumulated for 533 yards and three TDs The re- a team-best 31 catches and 483 receiving yards along with six ceiving trio combined 180 catches TDs. Rose ranks 18th on the career receiving chart but is just for 2,196 yards and 21 TDs. In 2015, 34 yards from 15th (Randy Lang, 1979-82, 1,329 yards). Rose, the trio is back at it with 86 catches who had a career-best 10 catches (90 yards, 2 TDs) against Up- for 1,347 yards and 17 TDs. per Iowa in 2014, has set career game yardage marks in consecutive weeks (10-3 vs. Wayne State and 10-10 vs. Winona Angulo ranks 7th in both catches and career yards State). He has extended his streak of two or more catches in Junior Josh Angulo has 121 career receptions, which ranks a game to 18. seventh in school history. With six catches for 77 yards vs SMSU, Angulo increased his career receiving yardage mark Newcomers Jackson and Johnson making impact to 1,736 yards or seventh all-time. With 16 yards receiving, On the defensively front, Drew Jackson and Westly Johnson Angulo, a junior from Sioux Falls, would move past Trey Er- have made an impact. Jackson has 11 tackles, 2.5 TFls and 2.5 sacks with a pass breakup while Johnson has 15 tackles, 11 solo stops, 5.5 TFLs and a team-high five sacks. He has two quarterback hurries, a pass breakups and two forced fumbles. Tidwell a leader on defense Tidwell, a two-time all-NSIC selection and honorable All- American, started 37 straight games until sitting out the NSU game. Against SMSU, Tidwell had a season-high seven tackles and a pass breakup. He has accumulated 192 tackles, including 14 in 2015. He has 7.5 TFLs and 47 passes defended, including 10 interceptions. He has his 10th pick in the game vs. Minnesota-Crookston on Sept. 12. He also had a blocked field goal against U-Mary. In addition, Tidwell has been one of the league’s top return specialists. He has 32 punt returns for 573 yards and three TDs in his career. Named Mineral Water De- fensive MVP, Tidwell averages 17.9 yards per punt return and 24.89 on kickoff returns. He has returned 19 kicks for 473 yards including one for 69 yards. Schindler clogs the middle for USF Offensive line leads nation in fewest sacks allowed In his three plus seasons with the Cougars, defensive tackle The Cougars offensive front is led by all-league junior guard Grant Schindler (Chippewa Falls, Wisc.) has recorded 129 Antonio Green and junior center Trevor Westcott. Add in ju- tackles with 68 solo stops. He has uncanny ability to knock nior Terry Huber and sophomore Jesse Springer, both named down passes with nine pass breakups in his career. He also honorable mention all-league last year, plus 2013 All-NSIC has forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, and 10.5 sacks in performer Derek Delaney, and USF has a talented front for the his career along with 28 TFLs. Of note, Schindler, a two-time league’s most productive offense with 43.9 points per game Academic All-NSIC performer and 2014 All-NSIC selection, has and 512.3 yards in total offense. In addition, junior Durant had at least one tackle in 29 of 30 games. In 2015, Schindler Foote and sophomore Trey Pipkins and others provide top of ranks fifth on the team in tackles from his defensive tackle slot. the line depth for a group that has allowed just two sacks in six He has 34 stops, 17 solo tackles, a team-high eight TFLs and games, which is best in the NSIC and nationally. They also have four sacks, which ranks second on the team. led the way for USF to average 233.9 yards rushing, which 25th nationally and third in the NSIC. That total is 20.7 yards better Linebacking group makes impact per game than the 213.2 yards in 2014. The University of Sioux Falls has a trio of linebackers, who have been a staple in the defense for the Cougars dating back to Gentry continues solid play upfront on D 2012. As a group, seniors Cameron Ostrom (Buffalo, Wyo.), Evan Gentry, a junior defensive end and media studies major, Carter Ahlers (Flandreau, S.D.) and Clint Wilson (Sturgis, S.D.) is continuing to make an impact after an All-NSIC season a have a combined 314 solo tackles, 219 assisted stops and 530 year ago as a sophomore. This season, Gentry has 23 tackles, total tackles. Also they accumulated 51 TFLs, four sacks, seven 2.5 TFLs and two sacks to go with a fumble recovery. Those interceptions and four fumble recoveries. All three senior line- totals push his career numbers to 107 career stops, includ- backers have twice been named Academic All-NSIC. Ostrom, ing 66 solo tackles. Gentry has 32 TFLs for a -73 yards and has who has made 32 career starts, owns 150 tackles, including 97 12.5 sacks with two fumble recoveries. With his 12.5 career solo stops to go with 18 tackles for loss and four interceptions. sacks, he is tied for 15th all-time with Duane Lunne (2000-03), He also has a pair of defensive scores, including an 88-yard Dominic Studzinski (2007-10) and Nick Bonte (2009-12). He score vs. Bemidji State (9/13/14) in 2014. Ostrom, an honor- needs 1.5 sacks to tied Ed Osborne (1985-87) and Jeff Folk- able mention All-NSIC pick in 2014, has 38 tackles (tied for 2nd ers (1986-89) for 13th all-time at USF. He has led USF in sacks on the team), 19 solo stops, 3.0 TFLs and an interception. He is two straight years and has two or more TFLs seven times in out with injury. As for Ahlers, he has played in 34 games with his career. Gentry has earned Academic All-NCC honors and 228 career tackles, including 122 solo stops. Ahlers, a two-time received the “Outstanding Leadership, College Week” Award Academic All-NSIC performer, has also 19 TFLs, three intercep- from the Media Studies Program last spring. tions, three sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. He had a standout game vs. U-Mary with four tack- Mickey returns to action by going for 99 yards les, including three solo stops, a fumble recovery, interception, The USF Cougars, which rank third in the league in rushing forced fumble and pass deflection and has 38 tackles in the at 233.9 yards per game and have 20 rushing TDs, has been past four games. On his fumble recovery, he rumbled 53 yards highly productive on the ground. Sophomore running back on the final play of the first half vs. U-Mary but came up a little Max Mickey returned from a two-game abscence by rushing short of the end zone. Ahlers has 52 tackles - second on the 14 times for 99 yards, including a 32-yard scamper, against team - with 28 solo stops, with 6.5 TFLs, pass breakup, fumble SMSU. He is sixth in the league with 89.7 yards per game. recovery and interception. Wilson, who has appeared in 36 Mickey is averaging 5.8 yards per carry (based on 50 carries games, has 161 career stops with 88 solo stops, 12 TFLs, and or more), which ranks second in the NSIC. He has 93 carries a fumble recovery. This season, he has 45 tackles (tied for 2nd for 538 yards and six TDs. On per average, QB Luke Papilion is on team) with 21 solo stops and 1.5 TFls. In the win over Wi- best in the league with 8.3 yards per rush on 64 carries for 533 nona State last Saturday (Oct. 10), he had a forced fumble and yards, including a career-best 56-yard jaunt vs. Minnesota Du- fumble recovery on the same play in the second half. Wilson luth, and six TDs. Newcomer Justin Fulks has added 90 carries did not play vs. SMSU. for 417 yards (4.6 avg.) and three TDs. He had a season-career best 31 carries for 119 yards. Jason Towns has added 30 car- Two-Deep Chart - Augustana vs. #4/5 Sioux Falls, Bob Young Field, 10-24-2015 USF OFFENSE AU DEFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 15 Luke Papilion 6-5 220 Jr. DE 94 Bryson Hamilton 6-4 250 Jr. 9 Corbin Lawler 6-3 206 Jr. 55 Joey Newman 6-2 250 RFr. RB 22 Max Mickey 5-9 185 So. DT 92 Jamal Samaha 6-4 285 Sr. 3 Justin Fulks 5-10 185 Jr. 97 Cole Salm 6-2 269 RFr. HB 5 Brady Rose 6-0 205 Jr. NT 98 Jake Wargo 6-3 275 RFr. 10 Andrew Buchele 6-3 200 So. 63 Dalton Frahm 6-3 270 RFr. TE 85 Nicholas Stanke 6-3 235 So. DE 91 Zach Richter 6-2 240 So. 84 Jonathon Witt 6-4 250 Sr. 14 Zac Johnson 6-3 241 So. WR 8 Josh Angulo 6-0 200 Jr. OLB 30 Kirby Hora 6-2 214 RFr. 11 Kyle Athmann 5-11 170 Jr. 37 Nevin Andreas 6-2 218 Jr. WR 24 Garrett Shutt 6-3 193 Sr. MLB 51 John Waters 6-1 229 So. 16 Erik Albeck 6-3 211 Jr. 37 Nevin Andreas 6-2 218 Jr. LT 67 Jesse Springer 6-4 250 So. OLB 34 Steven Miller 6-0 220 Sr. 78 Trey Pipkins 6-7 275 So. 6 Jackson Rynda 6-3 218 Sr. LG 71 Terry Huber 6-4 297 Jr. CB 26 Garrett Earl 5-10 182 Sr. 63 Nick Zimmerman 6-4 285 RFr. 29 Jaz Jacox 6-0 177 So. C 77 Trevor Wescott 6-5 265 Jr. SS 17 Chad Curry 6-4 205 Sr. 68 Richard Guarascio 6-0 276 Jr. 33 Jordan Determan 5-11 180 So. RG 73 Antonio Green 6-3 274 Jr. FS 31 Trevor Naasz 6-0 183 So. 72 Elijah Perine 6-3 290 Fr. 20 Anthony Tatum 5-8 173 RFr. RT 56 Derek Delaney 6-4 272 Sr. CB 21 Jordan Johnson 6-0 181 So. 66 Durant Foote 6-1 300 Jr. 16 Keyvion Mayhan 5-10 182 So.

AU OFFENSE USF DEFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 2 Trey Heid 6-2 197 Jr. DL 57 Grant Schindler 6-2 285 Sr. 11 Chase Marso 6-3 207 So. 87 Kray Krowlikowski 6-5 265 So. RB 28 CJ Ham 6-1 238 Sr. DL 94 Marco Naughton 6-2 295 Jr. 8 Justin Greenway 5-9 207 Sr. 52 Zack Tamburo 5-11 270 So. WR 19 Matt Heller 6-0 196 Jr. DE 69 Evan Gentry 6-3 256 Jr. 18 Matt Fujinami 6-7 173 RFr. 45 Drew Jackson 6-3 250 Jr. WR 10 Charlie Hayes 5-9 183 Jr. DE 44 Westly Johnson 6-5 210 Jr. 3 Jason Greenway 5-9 203 Sr. 91 Brian Mayberry 6-4 240 So. WR 9 Trevor DeSchepper 6-3 185 Sr. LB 33 Clint Wilson 6-1 228 Sr. 13 Nathan Merriman 6-2 194 So. 42 Jess Williams 6-0 211 Jr. TE 85 Jake Bartscher 6-5 247 Jr. LB 40 Nate Lucs 6-0 225 Jr. 87 Nate Winter 6-2 219 So. 31 Michael Mehling 5-11 200 Sr. LT 77 Kyle Griffin 6-4 270 Jr. LB 48 Carter Ahlers 6-0 209 Sr. 68 Tom Green 6-5 281 So. 35 Connor Schoepp 5-10 205 Jr. LG 74 Cody Rofshus 6-4 297 RFr. SS 7 Matt Young 5-10 187 Jr. 78 Brett Kramer 6-4 285 RFr. 2 Maurice Cannon 6-2 200 Sr. C 66 Brian Long 6-3 270 Sr. FS 25 Josh Butler 6-0 197 So. 60 Jake Russell 6-2 295 RFr. 36 Alex Marquignon 6-0 197 Sr. RG 69 Dylan Baker 6-2 279 Jr. CB 26 John Tidwell 6-0 191 Sr. 67 Malcolm Willett 6-4 299 Jr. 38 Austin Schaffer 6-1 185 So. RT 72 Chris Mathieu 6-5 310 Jr. CB 19 Solomon St. Pierre 5-11 171 Sr. 68 Tom Green 6-5 281 So. 20 Cliff Redmond 5-10 170 Jr.

AU SPECIALISTS USF SPECIALISTS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 1 Lucas Wainman 6-0 223 Jr. P 83 Stuart Vanden Heuvel 6-2 185 So. P 1 Lucas Wainman 6-0ATHLETICS 223 COMMUNICATIONSJr. PK 47 STAFFBrett Garner 5-10 175 Fr. LS 90 Cole Snyder 6-2 Sports 226 Information Jr. Director: H Dan16 Genzler Kyle Athmann 5-11 170 Jr. PR 25 Caden Quintanilla Email:5-8 [email protected]; 171 RFr. LS Cell Phone:58 605-670-8591Wesley Bertoni 5-11 230 Sr. 5 Asst.Avram Sports Tynes Information Director5-11 : Eric173 Zahn; RFr.Email: [email protected]; PR 11 Kyle Groeneweg Cell Phone: 303-304-79115-10 175 So. KR 8 Justin Greenway Sports5-9 Information207 Phone:Sr. 605-331-6645;KR 11 Fax:Kyle 605-995-3279 Groeneweg 5-10 175 So. 3 Jason GreenwayWeb : www.usfcougars.com5-9 203 TwitterSr. -- @USF_Athletics 23 HashtagJason -- Towns#CooPride 5-6 150 So. AFCA Coaches’ Poll (Week 7) Rk School Record Points Prev. 1 Minnesota State 7-0 794 1 VS. 2 West Georgia 7-0 763 2 3 Northwest Missouri State 7-0 741 3 Sioux Falls (7-0) Augustana (5-2) 4 Ferris State (Mich.) 6-0 702 4 5 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 7-0 671 5 USF 2015 Totals/Averages Augie 6 CSU-Pueblo 6-1 622 6 43.9 Scoring 39.4 7 Colorado School of Mines 7-0 597 7 19.3 Scoring Defense 24.3 8 Ashland (Ohio) 7-0 576 8 233.9 Rush Yards 159.1 9 Shepherd (W. Va.) 6-0 545 9 278.4 Pass Yards 287.1 10 Midwestern State (Texas) 7-0 539 11 512.3 Total Yards 446.3 11 Texas A&M-Commerce 6-1 460 14 151.84 Pass Efficiency 178.85 12 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 6-1 426 18 342.7 Total Defense 411.7 13 North Alabama 5-1 424 17 117.7 Rushing Defense 132.0 14 Henderson State (Ark.) 6-1 352 19 225.0 Pass Defense 279.7 15 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 6-1 304 20 31.7 Net Punting 41.1 16 Humboldt State (Calif.) 5-1 256 10 13.9 Punt Returns 16.4 17 Michigan Tech 5-1 250 12 21.1 KO Returns 23.7 18 Tuskegee (Ala.) 6-1 230 23 21 Sacks 15 19 Emporia State (Kan.) 6-1 179 13 2 Sacks Allowed 21 20 Minnesota-Duluth 5-2 176 21 21 Wingate (N.C.) 6-1 147 NR 22 Delta State (Miss.) 5-2 138 15 NSIC Football Standings -- 2015 23 Colorado Mesa 6-1 117 NR North Division In-Division NSIC Overall 24 Angelo State (Texas) 5-2 92 25 Minnesota Duluth 3-0 5-2 5-2 25 Clarion (Pa.) 7-0 77 NR Bemidji State 3-0 4-3 4-3 Northern State 3-0 3-4 3-4 St. Cloud State 2-1 4-3 4-3 Minot State 1-2 1-6 1-6 D2 Football.com Poll (Week 7) MSU Moorhead 0-3 3-4 3-4 Rk School Record Prev. Minnesota Crookston 0-3 0-7 0-7 1 Minnesota State 5-0 1 U-Mary 0-3 0-7 0-7 2 West Georgia 5-0 3 South Division In-Division NSIC Overall 3 Ferris State (Mich.) 4-0 2 Sioux Falls 3-0 7-0 7-0 4 Sioux Falls (S.D.) 5-0 4 Minnesota State 3-0 7-0 7-0 5 Northwest Missouri State 5-0 5 Augustana 2-1 5-2 5-2 6 North Alabama 4-0 8 Upper Iowa 2-1 5-2 5-2 7 CSU-Pueblo 4-1 7 Southwest Minnesota St. 1-2 5-2 5-2 8 Colorado Mines 5-0 11 Winona State 1-2 3-4 3-4 9 Pittsburg State (Kan.) 4-1 12 Wayne State 0-3 3-4 3-4 10 Delta State Miss.) 4-1 6 Concordia-St. Paul 0-3 1-6 1-6 11 Michigan Tech 4-0 14 Week 7 Results 12 Texas A&M-Commerce 4-1 17 Sioux Falls 34, Southwest Minnesota State 26 13 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 4-1 18 Minnesota State 51, Concordia-St. Paul 10 14 Ashland (Ohio) 5-0 19 Augustana 50, Wayne State 19 15 Minnesota Duluth 3-2 15 Upper Iowa 35, Winona State 21 16 Shepherd (W. Va.) 4-0 16 Minnesota Duluth 45, U-Mary 0 17 Valdosta State (Ga.) 3-1 9 St. Cloud State 42, Minot State 28 18 Humboldt State (Calif.) 4-0 20 Northern State 55, Minnesota Crookston 21 19 Emporia State (Kan.) 5-0 21 Bemidji State 42, MSU Moorhead 28 20 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 4-1 23 Week 8 Schedule 21 Angelo State (texas) 4-1 10 Winona State at Minnesota State, 1 p.m. 22 Harding (Ark.) 4-1 13 Minnesota Crookston at Minnesota Duluth, 1 p.m. 23 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 4-1 24 St. Cloud State at Bemidji State, 1 p.m. 24 Central Missouri 3-2 25 Concordia-St. Paul at Wayne State, 1 p.m. 25 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 5-4 NR Augustana at Sioux Falls, 2:30 p.m. U-Mary at Northern State, 2:30 p.m. MSU Moorhead at Minot State, 3 p.m. Southwest Minnesota State at Upper Iowa, 6 p.m. Sioux Falls Roster -- 2015 Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/schools 2 Maurice Cannon DB 6-2 200 Sr. ` Woodbridge, Va./CC-San Francisco/Dobyns-Bennett HS 3 Justin Fulks RB 5-10 185 Jr. Overland Park, Kan./Northwest Mo./Blue Valley HS 4 David Clark CB 6-1 200 Sr. San Diego, Calif./Southwestern CC/Serra HS 5 Brady Rose HB 6-0 205 Jr. Cumberland, Wis./Cumberland HS 6 Erik Albeck WR 6-3 211 Jr. Janesville, Wis./Parker HS 7 Matthew Young S 5-10 187 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS 8 Josh Angulo WR 6-0 200 Jr. Sioux Falls, S.D./S.F. Roosevelt HS 9 Corbin Lawler QB 6-3 206 Jr. Tea, S.D./Tea Area HS 10 Andrew Buchele WR 6-3 200 So. Milbank, S.D./Milbank HS 11 Kyle Groeneweg WR 5-10 175 So. Inwood, Iowa/West Lyon HS 12 Romini (RJ) Oladejo LB 6-3 220 Sr. Sacramento, Calif./American River College/Ouachita Baptist 13 Tosin Adedeji DB 5-6 160 Jr. Brooklyn Center, Minn./Park Center HS 15 Luke Papilion QB 6-5 220 Jr. Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek HS 16 Kyle Athmann WR 5-11 170 Jr. Bird Island, Minn./BOLD HS 17 Dalton Elliott QB 6-0 190 Fr. Nicollet, Minn./Nicollet HS 18 Delontre Fields TE/HB 6-4 220 Sr. Abbeville, La./Mt. San Jacinto/Abbeville HS 19 Solomon St. Pierre DB 5-11 171 Sr. Wagner, S.D./Wagner 20 Clifford Redmond DB 5-10 175 Jr. Elk Grove, Calif./American River College/Cosumnes Oaks HS 22 Max Mickey RB 5-9 175 So. Holden, Mo./Holden HS 23 Jason Towns RB 5-6 150 So. Harvey, Ill./Thornton Township HS 24 Garrett Shutt WR 6-3 193 Sr. Reno, Nev./Galena HS 25 Josh Butler DB 6-0 167 So. Auroro, Colo./Gateway HS 26 John Tidwell DB 6-0 191 Sr. Aurora, Colo./Rangeview HS 27 Wyatt Hixon DB 6-2 190 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./College of Canyons/Montclair Prep 28 Riley Waldie TE 6-1 212 RFr. Fort Collins, Colo./Jenks (OK) HS 30 Isaiah Osborne RB 5-10 205 Fr. San DIego, Calif./Madison HS 31 Michael Mehling LB 5-11 200 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev./College of the Desert/Durango HS 32 Cameron Ostrom LB 6-1 215 Sr. Buffalo, Wyo./Buffalo HS 33 Clint Wilson LB 6-1 228 Sr. Piedmont, S.D./Sturgis Brown HS 34 Isaac Josephson LB 6-0 190 So. Minneota, Minn./Minneota HS 35 Connor Schoepp LB 5-10 205 Jr. Watertown, S.D./Watertown HS 36 Alexandre Marquignon DB 6-0 197 Sr. Paris, FR/Sainte-Norie HS 37 Lucas Lunstra LB 5-10 180 RFr. Brandon Valley, S.D./Brandon Valley HS 38 Austin Schaffer DB 6-1 185 RSo. Hilbert, Wis./Hilbert HS 39 Keenan Baynard RB 6-0 190 So. Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy 40 Nathan Lucs LB 6-0 225 Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee HS 42 Jess Williams LB 6-0 211 Jr. Wall, S.D./Wall HS 43 Joshua Collazo FB 5-10 220 So. Orlando, Fla. 44 Westly Johnson DL 6-5 210 Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich./College of Canyons/Grand Rapids Christian HS 45 Drew Jackson LB 6-3 250 Jr. San Francisco, Calif./Santa Rosa JC/Arch Bishop Riordan HS 46 Derek Landis LB 6-2 210 So. Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood) HS 47 Brett Garner K 5-10 175 Fr. Springfield, Mo./Springfield Catholic 48 Carter Ahlers LB 6-0 209 Sr. Flandreau, S.D./Flandreau HS 50 Michael Atonio LB 5-10 235 Fr. Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak HS 52 Zack Tamburo DT 5-11 270 So. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS 54 Daulton Olinger DL 6-0 270 RSo. Spring Lake Park, Minn./Spring Lake Park 55 Levi Rozeboom OL 6-1 270 RFr. Inwood, Iowa/Lincoln HS 56 Derek Delaney OL 6-4 272 Sr. Neligh, Neb./Nebraska-Omaha/Neligh/Oakdale HS 57 Grant Schindler DL 6-2 265 Sr. Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chippewa Falls HS 58 Wesley Bertoni LS 5-11 230 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Santa Monica College/Westview HS 63 Nick Zimmerman OL 6-4 285 RFr. Rosendale, Wisc./Laconia HS 66 Durant Foote OL 6-1 300 Jr. Reno, Nev./Sierra College/Spanish Springs HS 67 Jesse Springer OL 6-4 250 So. Denver, Colo./Mullens HS 68 Richard Guarascio OL 6-0 276 Jr. Naples, Fla./Naples HS 69 Evan Gentry DL 6-3 256 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian HS 71 Terry Huber OL 6-4 297 Jr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS 72 Elijah Perine OL 6-3 290 Fr. Mequon, Wisc./Homestead HS 73 Antonio Green OL 6-3 274 Jr. Dublin, Ga./West Laurens HS 75 Matt Baty OL 6-4 380 Jr. Prinson, Ala./ Eastern Arizona JC/Clay-Chalkville HS 77 Trevor Wescott OL 6-5 265 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South HS 78 Trey Pipkins OL 6-7 275 RFr. Apple Valley, Minn. (Apple Valley) 81 A.J. Garrow WR 5-9 175 RFr. Brandon Valley, S.D./Brandon Valley HS 83 Stuart Vanden Heuvel P 6-2 185 So. Watertown, Wis./Lakeside Lutheran HS 84 Jonathon Witt TE 6-4 250 Sr. Tacoma, Wash./College of the Siskiyous/River Ridge HS 85 Nicholas Stanke TE 6-3 235 RSo. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS 86 Adrià Botella WR 6-5 225 So Barcelona, Spain/Escola Pia Nostra Senyora 87 Kray Krolikowski DL 6-5 265 So. Winner, S.D./Winner H.S. 88 Clarke Cooper TE 6-3 240 RFr. Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian 89 Cornelius Botha HB 6-2 218 St. Brisbane, Queensland/Brisbane Boys' College 90 Logan Dykstra LB 6-2 220 So. Hull, Iowa/Boyden-Hull HS 91 Brian Mayberry DL 6-4 240 So. Littleton, Colo./Columbine HS 94 Marco Naughton DL 6-2 295 Jr. Mineola, Iowa/Saint Albert HS 95 Mitchell Rosenbloom DL 6-1 261 Jr. St. Paul, Minn. (St. Paul Johnson) 96 Steven McKee DL 6-1 254 RFr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS 99 Tyler Heredia DL 6-0 275 Fr. Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS Newcomers Zachary Anderson DL/LS 6-5 264 Fr. Greeley, Colo./University Schools Noah Butler QB 6-1 180 Fr. Aurora, Colo./Vista Peak HS Gunnar Dean LB 6-2 208 Fr. Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East HS Alexander DeGarmo DL 6-2 305 Fr. Greenwood, Neb./Ashland-Greenwood HS- Shayden Drey LB 6-1 205 So. Winner, S.D./Winner H.S. Brody Grantham LB 6-1 208 Fr. Hayti, S.D./Hamlin HS Parker Gregston DB 5-11 175 Fr. Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley HS Colter Haman OLB 5-10 175 Fr. Douglas, Wyo./Douglas HS”{ Hunter Haman DB 6-1 170 Fr. Douglas, Wyo./Douglas HS R.J. Helsper DL 6-3 210 Fr. Brookings, S.D./Brookings HS Nolan Kern OL 6-4 315 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS Connor Kuchel OL 6-2 234 Fr. Hartley, Iowa/Hartley/Melvin/Sanborn HS Winston Maxwell RB 5-6 158 Fr. Albany, Ga./Kubasaki (Okinawa, Japan) Tyler Larson TE 6-1 195 Fr. Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell High School Ryan Lehr DB 5-11 175 Fr. Indianola, Iowa/Indianola HS Tristen Leiseth DE 6-2 215 Fr. Hayti, S.D./Hamlin HS Devon Meinen DL 6-2 270 Fr. Chippewa Falls, Minn./Chippewa Falls HS Colton Myles RB 6-0 210 Fr. Richfield, Minn./Thomas Jefferson HS Hunter Nikolai DB 5-11 175 Fr. Kenosha, Wis./Kenosha Tremper HS Ricky Quintana DB 5-9 175 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City West Jacob Ridgeway RB 5-6 165 Fr. Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott HS Joe Rodino DB 5-10 195 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep Connor Schissel OL 6-4 265 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlain Park HS Mason Schroyer RB 5-7 175 Fr. Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins HS Isaac Schubert RB 5-7 165 Fr. Madison, S.D./Madison HS Tucker Stout DB 6-0 190 Fr. Spokane, Wash./Central Valley Max Sturdevant LB 6-2 185 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS Bronson Wire OL 6-2 320 Fr. Belleville, Wis./Belleville High School USF PRONUCIATIONS 40 Nathan Lucs (lukes) USF Football - 2015 Coaches Jed Stugart - Head Coach 41 Romini Oladejo Dustan Hovorka - Offensive Coordinator 3 Justin Fulks (Fulks) (Romini - O-La-Day-Jo) Tremaine Jackson -- Defensive Coordinator 8 Josh Angulo (On-gu-low) 48 Carter Ahlers (ah-lers) Ben Blake - Offensive Line Coach 52 Zack Tamburo (Tam-burro) Brandon Anderson -- Recruiting Coordinator/Linebackers Coach 10 Andrew Buchele (Buk-a-le) 57 Grant Schindler (Schind-ler) Eric Inama -- Defensive Backs Coach/Special Teams Coordinator 11 Kyle Groeneweg 58 Wesley Bertoni (Bur-tony) Jon Eastman -- Quarterbacks Coach (Gro-na-weg) 68 Richard Guarascio Josh Breske -- Tight Ends Coach 13 Tosin Adedeji (Richard Ger-aus-e-o) Al Hansen -- Kickers/Punters (Toe-sin - ah-dead-ah-G) 72 Elijah Perine Kristian Porter -- Running Backs 15 Luke Papilion (Pa-pill-yun) (Elijah Peer-reen) Kingsley Akinwole -- Assistant Defensive Line Coach 18 Delontre Fields 87 Kray Krolikowski Brian Hermanson -- Defensive Backs Coach Luke Jarzynka – Asst. Linebackers Coach (Dee-Lant-tray Fields) (Kray – Kro-li-kow-ski) 24 Garrett Shutt (shut) 31 Michael Mehling (may-ling) USF Football - 2015 Coaches 32 Cameron Ostrom (o-strom) Jed Stugart - Head Coach 35 Connor Schoepp (shepp) (Stew-gurt) 36 Alexandre Marquignon Dustan Hovorka - Off. Coor. (Alexandre Mark-king-gnon) (Ha-vor-ka) 38 Austin Schaffer (shay-fer) Eric Inama – (I-na-ma) 2015 University of Sioux Falls Football TEAMSioux STATS Falls Overall -- 2015 Team Statistics (as of Oct 18, 2015) LAST TIME.... All games 400+ Passing Yards Team Statistics SF OPP Luke Papilion (413 yards) - 10/10/15 @ Winona State SCORING 307 135 300-399 Passing Yards Points Per Game 43.9 19.3 Points Off Turnovers 62 17 Luke Papilion (311 yards) - 10/3/15 @ Wayne State FIRST DOWNS 181 133 50 Pass Attempts R u s h in g 83 43 Carrington Hanna (50 att)-11/2/13 @ Upper Iowa P a s s in g 84 75 P e n a lt y 14 15 40 Pass Attempts RUSHING YARDAGE 1637 824 Luke Papilion (41 att) - 10/10/15 vs. Winona State Yards gained rushing 1760 1027 30 Pass Completions Yards lost rushing 123 203 Rushing Attempts 309 269 Carrington Hanna (34 comp) - 11/2/13 @ Upper Iowa Average Per Rush 5.3 3.1 25 Pass Completions Average Per Game 233.9 117.7 Luke Papilion (26) - 10/10/15 vs. Winona State TDs Rushing 20 7 PASSING YARDAGE 1949 1575 Player Throw for 4 Touchdowns C o m p - A t t - I n t 134-229-8 142-246-11 Luke Papilion (5 TDs) - 10/10/15 vs. Winona State Average Per Pass 8.5 6.4 100-149 Receiving Yards Average Per Catch 14.5 11.1 Average Per Game 278.4 225.0 Josh Angulo (8-145-TD) - 10/10/15 vs. Winona State TDs Passing 20 11 150-199 Receiving Yards TOTAL OFFENSE 3586 2399 Wes Smith (180 yds- 10 Rec.) - 11/2/13 @ Upper Iowa Total Plays 538 515 Average Per Play 6.7 4.7 200 or more Receiving Yards Average Per Game 512.3 342.7 Dusty Hovorka (215 yds - 9 Rec.) - 9/24/04 vs. Concordia (Neb.) KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 22-465 23-365 Player with 2 Receiving Touchdowns PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-195 12-106 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-206 8-70 Brady Rose (3) - 10/10/15 vs. Winona State KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.1 15.9 100-149 Rushing Yards PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 13.9 8.8 Max Mickey (21-110-TD) - 9/26/15 vs. Northern State INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.7 8.8 FUMBLES-LOST 5-4 13-6 150-199 Rushing Yards PENALTIES-Yards 50-434 35-248 Nephi Garcia (159 yds - 29 att) - 10/26/13 vs. Augustana Average Per Game 62.0 35.4 200+ Rushing Yards PUNTS-Yards 27-961 45-1510 Nephi Garcia (225 yds - 21 att) - 11/15/14 vs. Wayne State Average Per Punt 35.6 33.6 Net punt average 30.2 29.2 Player Rush for 3 Touchdowns KICKOFFS-Yards 53-2781 29-1569 Nephi Garcia - 9/13/2014 vs. Bemidji State Average Per Kick 52.5 54.1 Player Rush for 5 Touchdowns Net kick average 36.6 32.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 1 3 3 1 : 4 7 Luke Papilion (240 yds - 19 att) - 9/14/13 vs. Northern State 3RD-DOWN Conversions 58/107 36/113 Kickoff Return for a Touchdown 3rd-Down Pct 54% 32% Kyle Groeneweg (99yds - school record) - 10/3/15 at Wayne St. 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/9 10/16 4th-Down Pct 56% 62% Punt Return for a Touchdown SACKS BY-Yards 21-117 2-21 John Tidwell (55 yds) - 12/6/15 vs. Central Oklahoma MISC YARDS 0 14 Interception Return for a touchdown TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 43 18 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-7 4-7 Solomon St. Pierre (77 yds) - 9/26/15 @ Wayne State ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 Fumble Recovery for a Touchdown RED-ZONE SCORES (28-37) 76% (17-22) 77% David Clark (27 yds) - 11/15/14 vs. Wayne State RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (26-37) 70% (13-22) 59% PAT-ATTEMPTS (40-43) 93% (15-18) 83% 500 Yards of Total Offense ATTENDANCE 7322 13094 661 yards - 10/10/15 vs. Winona State Games/Avg Per Game 3/2441 4/3274 600 Yards of Total Offense Neutral Site Games 0/0 661 yards - 10/10/15 vs. Winona State Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 30 First Downs Sioux Falls 108 89 83 27 0 307 32 - 10/10/15 vs. Winona State Opponents 37 35 32 31 0 135 Last Shutout 36-0 -- 9/20/14 vs. St. Cloud State Last Time Shutout 55-0 --12/3/05 at Carroll, 55-0 Held Opponent under 100 yards Total Offense vs. SD School of Mines and Technology, 70, 10/22/11 Held Opponent under 50 yards Total Offense vs. Nebraska-Wesleyan, 28, 9/5/09 Held Opponent to negative yards in Total Offense vs. Northwestern, -4, 11/1/08 Returned 2 Interceptions for TDs vs. Bemidji, 9/13/14 - David Clark, 40; Cameron Ostrom, 88. USF installs new turf at Bob Young Field during summer

With a tie to agriculture, the University of Sioux Falls part- by AstroTurf, LLC, the soy backing is pro- nered with synthetic turf pioneer AstroTurf to install a visu- duced by incorporating soy oil to manufacture a bio-based ally stunning grass-like surface at Bob Young Field located polyol, which replaces a significant portion of the petro- at the University of Sioux Falls Sports Complex (69th and based polyol in the old turf. The renewable soy-based back- Cliff). The turf was manufactured from a soy-based synthetic ing extends the turf’s life, reduces dependence on foreign oil grass. and supports American farmers, noted Snyder. “At a time when we needed to upgrade our turf, As- troTurf stepped up as a partner and worked with us to make this project come together,” said USF Director of Athletics Josh Snyder. “It was important for us to have the connection to agriculture due to our relationship with farmers such as the late Ron Eiesland,” he said. Replacement of the turf at USF Stadium began on Wednesday, May 13. The new turf was in place by August 21, just after USF football practice started. From the outset, AstroTurf took the initiative to be USF’s partner in the turf project, according to USF President Mark Benedetto. They took the extra steps to ensure that all the University needs were met, including student-athlete safety, as well as product performance, university branding The turf system also features a RootZone® infill sta- and more. bilization system, an extra layer of crimped fibers that act like “We are very excited about the new turf at Bob a net to keep the sand and rubber infill in place. The effect is Young Field,” said Benedetto, who visited AstroTurf officials reduced infill migration, leading to a more uniform surface at their home corporate location of Dalton, Ga., more than that provides consistent shock attenuation, withstands wear six months ago. “We felt a connection with AstroTurf and and tear, and holds up better to UV exposure than tradition- were encouraged by their active interest in what we needed al turf systems. An added benefit to the 3D product line is done at Bob Young Field. As a result, the field will have a improved cleat release owing to the RootZone, according to fresh and impactful look while providing safety for our stu- independently funded research at Michigan State University. dent-athletes,” added Benedetto. The USF Sports Complex was opened on Sept. 1, AstroTurf also assured USF that the new turf would 2007 and has continued to be developed over time. By the have a long life expectancy. 2010 season, the press box and donor suites had been com- “Clearly, we were concerned about various aspects pleted. The field was named in honor of legendary Hall of of this product, including how long it will hold up to a heavy Fame coach Bob Young on Sept. 1, 2010. grind of practices, games, other events, and wear and tear,” The turf being replaced at the stadium was original- said Snyder. “But after visiting with AstroTurf officials, in- ly placed in 2005 and has had an eight-year run when the cluding Jason Berning, all our questions were answered. We Cougars’ football program had a reign of dominance at the are ready to move forward,’ he said. NAIA level with championships in 2008 and 2009 before a The new turf includes a purple cougar, outlined in runner-up finish in 2010. Since 2010, USF has continued its white located from the 35-to-35 yard lines. The end zone will excellence at NCAA DII, including three straight winning have a gray background with “SIOUX FALLS” and “COU- seasons (9-2, 6-5, and 11-1). It fits the long run of success, GARS” in large purple lettering, outlined in white. unmatched by any school in the region. USF has 21 straight “Clearly we are excited about the opportunity to winning seasons, including five straight and a 44-13 mark partner with a winning company, who helped us put a great with head coach Jed Stugart. new look at the stadium with a focus on safety of our student- Snyder noted that USF will salvage pieces of the turf atheltes” said USF head football coach Jed Stugart, whose which will be used for memorabilia as well as possible fund- football program is coming off a school-best 11-1 record at raising uses. DII and is excited for the new turf and the 2015 season. “We value the history of this stadium and the turf “This turf revitalizes the look at our stadium. And, being replaced has served the university very well,” said Sny- most importantly, addresses safety needs of student-ath- der. “We think alumni and others may want to have a piece letes,” said Stugart. “In a very exciting time at USF, this turf of the turf.” replacement will continue to build on the momentum of the Aside from football, the turf is utilized in training by football program but other programs as well. It will aid the the other programs at USF. It is also utilized by Sioux Falls university in various ways, including helping in recruiting Christian High School who play all their home games at the student-athletes,” he said. field. USF’s new turf is a renewable product, AstroTurf ® 3D, incorporates BioCel™ soy-based polyurethane, in the backing to which the grass-like turf is rooted. Manufactured JED STUGART 5th SEASON AZUSA PACIFIC ‘94 51-13 (.797)

Jed Stugart is in his sixth season as head coach at the University of Sioux Falls. He has guided the Cougars to five consecutive winning seasons, extend- the season and enjoyed six weeks in the NCAA D-II top 25 poll, including a ing the program’s streak to 22 straight winning seasons. Stugart, who led USF season-best #17 Oct. 27. to the NAIA national title game in 2010, owns a 51-13 record (.797) at USF Stugart and his staff assembled the No. 1 pass efficiency defense in the and a career mark of 77-20 (.794). In 2015, the Cougars are 7-0 and ranked #4 NSIC while the Cougar defense ranked among the NCAA D-II top 30 in five in the D2Football.com poll and #5 in the AFCA poll. Stugart’s 51 wins at USF categories. In addition, senior cornerback Robert Virgil tied for fifth in the -na ranks him third all-time at USF behind Bob Young, 172; Kalen DeBoer, 67. tion with an average of 0.64 inter- In four plus seasons at NCAA DII, Stugart has guided the Cougars to Stugart File ceptions per game while classmate a 37-12 record, including 32-8 in the NSIC. USF’s.all-time .800 winning per- Nick Bonte ranked 23rd in tackles Sioux Falls Head Coach (2010- present) for loss (1.59). Senior kicker Braden centage in NSIC games is the best in the league. During his tenure, 36 Cougars ~51-13 overall have earned NSIC All-League recognition, along with seven All-Americans, Wieking ended his storied career one Academic All-American honor, 10 all-region honorees and 60 were Aca- ~GPAC Championship (2010) as the school’s career field goals demic All-NSIC honorees. ~NAIA National runner-up (2010) leader (52). He was a Don Hansen Stugart, who was introduced as USF’s 20th head coach on February 20, ~77-20 in his career NCAA Division II All-American, 2010, just finished his fifth year by leading the Cougars to its best year at the UNLV Assistant Coach- Linebackers (2009- The Cougars placed three play- DII level. The Cougars finished 11-1 with a 6-1 mark for second in the NSIC 10) ers on the All-NSIC South Divi- South. USF finished with its first-ever DII ranking in both D2football.com at MidAmerica Nazarene Head Coach (2006- sion First Team in 2012 (Jeremiah #16 and the final AFCA Poll at #18 In 2014. The Cougars were ranked as high 08) -- Oates, Hanna, Wieking).Hanna as #10 and finished the regular season at #16 in the AFCA poll. In their first- was also named to the 2012 Capi- ~26-7 overall, Two Postseason Appear. tal One Academic All-America® ever postseason appearance, USF rolled to a 42-10 win over Central Oklahoma ~HAAC Championship (2008). of the MIAA in the Mineral Water Bowl. NCAA Division II Football Sec- A Greeley, Colo., native with Midwest ties, Stugart has maintained the ~AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year ond Team, becoming the first USF pride and tradition of USF football while steering the Cougars through the Northern Colorado - Asst. Coach- Def. student-athlete to be selected to the challenging transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II athletics. The 11-win Coor. (2003-05) Academic All-American Team by campaign in 2014 was Stugart’s second double digit wins mark with USF, going Northern Colorado Asst. Coach- DL/LB CoSIDA. A total of 18 student-ath- 13-1 in 2010 and advancing to the NAIA title game. He has three seasons of at (1999-2002) letes received Academic All-NSIC least nine wins in five years at the helm. honors.and 13 Cougars received In 2014, USF opened the season with eight straight wins (most at DII All-NSIC recognition. The national level) and lost only to national runner-up Minnesota State. Among the regular recognition wasn’t limited to the season victories was a third consecutive win over city rival Augustana (23-13) players, as Stugart was one of five D-II finalists for the 2012 Liberty Mutual at Kirkeby-Over Stadium as the “Key to the City” stayed at USF. Coach of the Year Award, the premier college football-coaching honor. In total, 14 USF players were named to the NSIC All-League team, in- In 2011, USF finished its first-ever NCAA D-II provisional campaign cluding eight first (4) or second (4) team honorees. Sophomore quarterback with a 5-4 mark. Under Stugart’s guidance, the Cougars proved not only that Luke Papilion was named the school’s first-ever NSIC Offensive Player of the they could compete at the D-II level, but concluded the season with a heart- Year and a Harlon Hill candidate (DII Player of the Year). Junior defensive back breaking 15-13 near-upset loss at then FCS No. 25 University of North Dakota. Solomon St. Pierre was named all-league, a Cliff Harris Award candidate (DII All four of USF’s 2011 losses came against nationally ranked NCAA DI FCS Player of the Year) and to six All-American first teams (AFCA, D2football. and NCAA DII programs. com, AP Little All-American Team, Daktronics, BeyondSports.com, Don In his first season at USF, Stugart led the Cougars to a 13-1 record, fifth Hansen). Junior defensive back John Tidwell was all-league, all-region (Da- straight Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) crown and fifth consecutive ktronics) and selected Academic All-District as well as a Don Hansen honor- appearance in the NAIA National Championship Game. Stugart coached his able mention All-American. USF also had 23 Academic All-NSIC selections in first game for the Cougars on September 4, 2010, a 41-24 victory at No. 23 2014. Northwestern College. USF came up just short in the championship game, fall- In 2014, the Cougars were the top scoring team (42.7) in the NSIC and ing 10-7 in a defensive struggle to No. 2 Carroll College. Several other seventh nationally. USF scored 512 points, the most since moving to DII. In USF football student-athletes collected hardware in 2010. Senior receiver Jon addition, USF was second in scoring defense (17.4 ppg), second in total of- Ryan captured the program’s fourth NAIA Player of the Year award and was fense (483.2) and third in total defense (356.8). USF ranked fourth nationally also named the 2010 GPAC Player of the Year. Ryan was one of 22 players to re- (1st, NSIC) in the national in turnover margin, third in turnovers gained, and ceive GPAC all-conference recognition, with six Cougars picking up first team second nationally with 26 interceptions. USF had a nation-leading seven de- accolades. fensive TDs. In national rankings, the Cougars were 12th in scoring defense Prior to USF, Stugart served as the linebackers coach at the University of and 17th in total offense. Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) and was head coach at MidAmerica Nazarene Uni- In 2013, Stugart guided USF to an overall mark of 6-5 with a second- versity (MNU), compiling a 26-7 record at the NAIA school located in Olathe, straight win over its city rival Augustana College. USF capped the 2013 season Kansas. by defeating Wayne State College in its season finale by a convincing 35-10 After leading the Pioneers to an undefeated regular season, a Heart of margin. Two Cougars were named to the All-NSIC South First Team and a America Conference title and second consecutive trip to the playoffs, Stugart total of nine players received all-conference recognition. Junior John Batin- was named 2008 NAIA Region 3 Coach of the Year by the AFCA. Previous to ich was named the NSIC Defensive Newcomer of the Year, while senior Car- MNU, he was on the staff at Northern Colorado from 1999-2006. Stugart was rington Hanna became the first player in the history of the NSIC (records the defensive line coach before taking over the linebackers as defensive coordi- dating to 1973) to be selected as both an all-conference wide receiver and all- nator in 2003. With he was part of two North Central Conference champion- conference quarterback in the same year. In addition, NSIC South first team ship teams and two postseason appearances. John Tidwell was also named to the 2013 Don Hansen Football Committee Stugart earned three letters as a linebacker at Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Uni- All-Super Region 3 Team (Third Team Defense). Nineteen players received versity, where he later began his coaching career. He earned a bachelor’s degree Academic All-NSIC honors. in communications in 1994 from APU and a master’s degree in communica- In 2012, the Cougars opened the DII era with a 32-19 road win over tions from UNC in 2003. #16 St. Cloud State. USF opened the 2012 campaign with five straight victories He and his wife, Angie, have a son, Gunner, and a daughter, Gracie. and finished 9-2 overall. USF claimed a 32-31 double-overtime victory over crosstown rival and new conference foe Augustana College on Oct. 20 in the inaugural “Key to the City” game. USF was ranked No. 22 at the conclusion of 2015NCA A- NCAA/ConferenceStatistics Statistical Rankings Sioux Falls - 2015-16 Football Ranking Summary thru games 10/17/2015

National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (169 ranked) 6 2 0.542 North Ala. 0.585 St. Cloud St. 0.547 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (169 ranked) 33 3 0.319 Virginia Union 0.214 Minn. St. Mankato 0.245 4th Down Conversion Pct (168 ranked) 48 5 0.556 North Ala. 1.000 Augustana (SD) 0.714 Grand Valley St. 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (169 ranked) 152 15 0.625 Lincoln (MO) 0.083 Bemidji St. 0.154 Blocked Kicks (106 ranked) 16 3 4 Fort Hays St. 7 Northern St. 6 Blocked Kicks Allowed (160 ranked) 109 7 3 29 teams tied 0 Augustana (SD) 0 Upper Iowa 0 Northern St. 0 Blocked Punts (36 ranked) 18 3 2 Kentucky St. 5 Southwest Minn. St. 3 Elizabeth City St. 5 Northern St. 3 Blocked Punts Allowed (169 ranked) 1 1 0 84 teams tied 0 8 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (169 ranked) 50 9 0.585 Michigan Tech 0.724 Upper Iowa 0.661 Defensive TDs (27 ranked) 27 2 2 Indiana (PA) 5 Minn. St. Mankato 4 Tuskegee 5 Lincoln (PA) 5 Fewest Penalties (169 ranked) 86 13 50 Michigan Tech 13 Northern St. 30 Fewest Penalties Per Game (169 ranked) 79 13 7.14 Michigan Tech 2.17 Northern St. 4.29 Fewest Penalty Yards (169 ranked) 77 13 434 Michigan Tech 119 Northern St. 243 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (169 ranked) 71 13 62.00 Hillsdale 19.43 Northern St. 34.71 First Downs Defense (169 ranked) 72 6 133 Virginia Union 72 Minn. St. Mankato 85 First Downs Offense (169 ranked) 9 2 181 Southwest Minn. St. 204 Southwest Minn. St. 204 Fumbles Lost (169 ranked) 39 5 4 Bentley 1 Wayne St. (NE) 2 Limestone 1 Findlay 1 Fumbles Recovered (167 ranked) 55 4 6 Northwestern Okla. 13 Winona St. 9 Clarion 13 Kickoff Return Defense (169 ranked) 19 3 15.87 Limestone 10.61 Minn. St. Mankato 14.37 Kickoff Returns (169 ranked) 53 6 21.14 Okla. Panhandle 32.25 Bemidji St. 26.17 Net Punting (169 ranked) 145 13 30.19 Charleston (WV) 40.50 Minn. St. Mankato 39.70 Passes Had Intercepted (169 ranked) 96 11 8 Fairmont St. 0 Southwest Minn. St. 2 Eastern N.M. 0 Wayne St. (NE) 2 Lenoir-Rhyne 0 Passes Intercepted (167 ranked) 23 1 11 Henderson St. 18 Minn. St. Mankato 11 Sioux Falls 11 Upper Iowa 11 Passing Offense (169 ranked) 34 5 278.4 Western N.M. 395.1 Winona St. 329.1 Passing Yards Allowed (169 ranked) 92 7 225.0 Virginia Union 113.9 Minn. St. Mankato 158.3 Passing Yards per Completion (169 ranked) 24 3 14.54 Harding 26.28 Minn. Duluth 16.22 Punt Return Defense (169 ranked) 82 6 8.83 Albany St. (GA) -1.60 Augustana (SD) 2.25 Punt Returns (169 ranked) 29 3 13.93 Fayetteville St. 27.00 Minn. St. Mankato 26.38 Red Zone Defense (169 ranked) 83 10 0.773 Elizabeth City St. 0.333 Northern St. 0.577 Red Zone Offense (169 ranked) 97 9 0.757 McKendree 0.955 Augustana (SD) 0.939 Rushing Defense (169 ranked) 30 4 117.7 Virginia Union 35.9 Minn. St. Mankato 59.4 Rushing Offense (169 ranked) 25 3 233.9 Lenoir-Rhyne 404.7 Minn. St. Mankato 252.0 Sacks Allowed (169 ranked) 1 1 0.29 Sioux Falls 0.29 Sioux Falls 0.29 Harding 0.29 Scoring Defense (169 ranked) 28 5 19.3 Wingate 9.7 Minn. St. Mankato 11.0 Scoring Offense (169 ranked) 8 1 43.9 Colorado Mines 49.3 Sioux Falls 43.9 Tackles for Loss Allowed (169 ranked) 22 3 5.00 UIndy 3.00 St. Cloud St. 4.43 Team Passing Efficiency (169 ranked) 27 5 151.84 Eastern N.M. 186.03 Augustana (SD) 178.85 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (169 ranked) 64 5 117.32 Northwest Mo. St. 71.30 Minn. St. Mankato 93.34 Team Sacks (169 ranked) 25 2 3.00 Virginia Union 4.14 Minn. St. Mankato 3.71 Team Tackles for Loss (169 ranked) 59 5 7.0 Virginia Union 13.4 Minn. St. Mankato 8.9 Time of Possession (169 ranked) 134 14 28:13 Albany St. (GA) 35:40 Minn. Duluth 32:54 Total Defense (169 ranked) 52 4 342.7 Virginia Union 149.7 Minn. St. Mankato 217.7 Total Offense (169 ranked) 5 1 512.3 Angelo St. 550.4 Sioux Falls 512.3 Turnover Margin (169 ranked) 38 2 0.71 Elizabeth City St. 2.33 Upper Iowa 1.00 Turnovers Gained (169 ranked) 32 2 17 Elizabeth City St. 26 Minn. St. Mankato 18 Turnovers Lost (169 ranked) 68 9 12 6 teams tied 4 Wayne St. (NE) 4 Winning Percentage (154 ranked) 1 1 1.000 10 teams tied 1.000 Sioux Falls 1.000 Minn. St. Mankato 1.000 National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) Max Mickey 167 13 96.50 Ja'Quan Gardner, Humboldt St. 211.00 Alquawn Vickers, Concordia-St. Paul 169.29 Blocked Kicks (11 ranked) Daniel Lindsey, Fort Hays St. 4 Steve Schutz, Minn. St. Moorhead 3 Marcus Sayles, West Ga. 4 Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Kyle Groeneweg 29 3 451 Alquawn Vickers, Concordia-St. Paul 851 Alquawn Vickers, Concordia-St. Paul 851 Completion Percentage (147 ranked) Luke Papilion 49 8 0.593 Brandon Cowie, Michigan Tech 0.723 Trey Heid, Augustana (SD) 0.663 Completions Per Game (150 ranked) Luke Papilion 56 6 18.29 Dimitri Morales, Upper Iowa 29.43 Dimitri Morales, Upper Iowa 29.43 Field Goal Percentage (105 ranked) Brett Garner 95 8 0.429 Joel Schipper, Grand Valley St. 1.000 Lucas Wainman, Augustana (SD) 0.818 Hunter Heck, West Ga. 1.000 Steven O'Block, McKendree 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (135 ranked) Brett Garner 109 9 0.43 T. Derezic, Tiffin 2.00 Carter McCauley, Winona St. 1.71 Forced Fumbles (42 ranked) Josh Butler 42 1 0.29 Davondrick Lison, Southern Ark. 0.83 9 players tied 0.29 Westly Johnson 42 1 0.29 Fumbles Recovered (97 ranked) Carter Ahlers 97 9 1 Lorenzo Melchiorre, American Int'l 4 Jarrett Wood, Winona St. 4 Nathan Lucs 97 9 1 Jarrett Wood, Winona St. 4 Marco Naughton 97 9 1 Clint Wilson 97 9 1 Interceptions Per Game (94 ranked) Solomon St. Pierre 6 1 0.7 Antion McBee, Southwest Baptist 1.1 Solomon St. Pierre, Sioux Falls 0.7 Kickoff Return TDs (5 ranked) Kyle Groeneweg 5 2 1 4 players tied 2 Alquawn Vickers, Concordia-St. Paul 2 Kickoff Returns (125 ranked) Kyle Groeneweg 25 2 26.7 CJ Davis, Shepherd 43.2 Jason Greenway, Augustana (SD) 31.7 Passes Defended (104 ranked) Solomon St. Pierre 2 1 2.3 Michael Jordan, Mo. Western St. 2.6 Solomon St. Pierre, Sioux Falls 2.3 Clifford Redmond 57 7 1.3 D Fletcher, Minn. Duluth 2.3 Josh Butler 104 12 1.0 Passing Efficiency (147 ranked) Luke Papilion 18 3 156.5 Connor Simmons, Clarion 180.1 Trey Heid, Augustana (SD) 177.8 Passing TDs (147 ranked) Luke Papilion 8 1 20 Matt Soltes, East Stroudsburg 32 Luke Papilion, Sioux Falls 20 Passing Yards (200 ranked) Luke Papilion 30 5 1,834 Mitch Glasmann, Western N.M. 2,673 Jack Nelson, Winona St. 2,251 Passing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Luke Papilion 33 5 262.0 Mitch Glasmann, Western N.M. 381.9 Jack Nelson, Winona St. 321.6 Passing Yards per Completion (147 ranked) Luke Papilion 22 3 14.33 Kevin Lacey, Tuskegee 16.85 Drew Bauer, Minn. Duluth 16.73 Points Responsible For (193 ranked) Luke Papilion 5 1 156 Justin Dvorak, Colorado Mines 204 Luke Papilion, Sioux Falls 156 Points Responsible For Per Game (200 ranked) Luke Papilion 6 1 22.3 Justin Dvorak, Colorado Mines 29.4 Luke Papilion, Sioux Falls 22.3 Punt Return TDs (5 ranked) 4 players tied 2 4 players tied 1 Punt Returns (80 ranked) Kyle Riggott, Minn. St. Mankato 22.1 Kyle Riggott, Minn. St. Mankato 22.1 Punting (131 ranked) Stuart Vanden Heuvel 110 10 35.6 Matt Klingler, Lindenwood (MO) 45.8 Aaron LaDeaux, Minot St. 42.4 Receiving TDs (162 ranked) Josh Angulo 30 3 6 Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg 16 Charlie Hayes, Augustana (SD) 9 Brady Rose 30 3 6 Garrett Shutt 56 6 5 Receiving Yards (198 ranked) Josh Angulo 49 6 540 Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg 1,029 Jameson Parsons, St. Cloud St. 758 Brady Rose 78 10 483 Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Josh Angulo 55 6 77.1 Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg 147.0 Jameson Parsons, St. Cloud St. 108.3 Brady Rose 84 10 69.0 Receptions Per Game (188 ranked) Josh Angulo 81 11 4.9 Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg 10.1 Jalen Amis, Upper Iowa 9.3 Brady Rose 112 13 4.4 Rush Yards Per Carry (30 ranked) Bernard McDondle, Colorado St.-Pueblo 9.21 Rushing TDs (185 ranked) Max Mickey 67 5 6 Cameron Mcdondle, Colorado St.-Pueblo 17 Jaden Huff, St. Cloud St. 10 Luke Papilion 67 5 6 Justin Fulks 185 22 3 Jonathon Witt 185 22 3 Rushing Yards (198 ranked) Max Mickey 86 7 538 Ja'Quan Gardner, Humboldt St. 1,239 Davontay Stevens, Southwest Minn. St. 717 Luke Papilion 88 8 533 Justin Fulks 139 14 417 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Max Mickey 66 6 89.7 Ja'Quan Gardner, Humboldt St. 206.5 Connor Thomas, Minn. St. Mankato 103.2 Luke Papilion 94 8 76.1 Justin Fulks 111 13 69.5 Sacks (115 ranked) Westly Johnson 43 4 0.71 Miles Pace, Virginia Union 1.67 Joshua Gordon, Minn. St. Mankato 1.50 Grant Schindler 96 8 0.57 Scoring (199 ranked) Brett Garner 100 8 7.0 Ja'Quan Gardner, Humboldt St. 16.0 Alden Haffar, Minn. St. Mankato 9.4 Josh Angulo 147 13 6.0 CJ Ham, Augustana (SD) 9.4 Max Mickey 147 13 6.0 Solo Tackles (184 ranked) Josh Butler 59 5 5.3 Connor Harris, Lindenwood (MO) 8.6 Collin Corcoran, Winona St. 6.0 Tackles For Loss (143 ranked) Grant Schindler 117 9 1.1 Zack Blair, UVa-Wise 2.9 Joshua Gordon, Minn. St. Mankato 2.3 Total Offense (200 ranked) Luke Papilion 13 2 338.1 Matt Soltes, East Stroudsburg 400.0 Dimitri Morales, Upper Iowa 346.3 Total Tackles (200 ranked) Josh Butler 96 8 8.4 Connor Harris, Lindenwood (MO) 17.9 Brandon Mohr, Augustana (SD) 10.9 Carter Ahlers 191 18 7.4 Yards per Pass Attempt (30 ranked) Luke Papilion 19 4 8.49 Trey Heid, Augustana (SD) 10.38 Trey Heid, Augustana (SD) 10.38 Yards per Reception (30 ranked) Qa Walker, West Ga. 25.00 Ty Dennis, Minn. St. Mankato 23.63 2015 - GAME BREAKDOWN -- GAME 1 -- #10/17 USF 55 U-Mary 7

While the field surface has changed, the #10/17 University of Cougars added to their lead on a one-yard TD run by Justin Fulks, Sioux Falls’ winning tradition at Bob Young Field remained firmly who scored his first career TD as a Cougar at the 3:05 mark. entrenched in the form of a dominating 55-7 win over University In the third quarter, junior wide receiver Josh Angulo, who led of Mary on Saturday before 2,046 in attendance on a hot, muggy USF with five catches for 85 yards, hooked up with Papilion on a afternoon. dazzling 31-yard TD reception with 9:13 left in the third quarter. USF (1-0, 1-0 NSIC), which has won four straight games Angulo caught the ball on the right sideline, reversed field, picked dating back to 2014, scored at a frenetic pace on its new turf and up several blocks and dived into the end zone for his first TD of built a 55-0 lead before U-Mary (0-1, 0-1 NSIC) scored a TD mid- the season for a 41-0 USF lead. way through the fourth quarter. The win improved USF’s record After U-Mary was forced to punt, Fulks’ second TD run to 52-3 at Bob Young Field. USF has now won 13-of-14 games at the 6:14 mark culminated a 67 yard-four play drive in just 1:29. dating to 2013 with every win by double digit variety and 10 by 20 The big play of the drive was a 52-yard screen play from Papilion points or better. to sophomore running back Jason Towns. USF’s final tally was a Leading the Cougars’ offense was Harlon Hill candidate 12-yard TD run by Towns, who scored his first career rushing TD. and junior quarterback Luke Papilion, who completed 15-of-26 The drive, which covered 57 yards in six plays, also took passes for 266 yards and three TDs. Papilion, who is 15-4 as a just 1:51 off the clock. As for U-Mary, they were led in rushing starter, had 200 yards passing for an eighth straight game and now by Adam Woroniecki with 53 yards on 20 carries. McCann was has 11 200-yard passing games in his career. He also had three TD 8-of-14 for 53 yards and Zach Roberson hit on 6-of-13 passes for passes for the fourth time in his career. 59 yards. The Marauders’ only TD was a Woroniecki two-yard TD USF’s 48-point victory is the largest at Bob Young Field run with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter. as an NSIC member. In addition, the Cougars are now 63-0 all- time when scoring at least 50 points. Quickie Statistics (Final) Papilion also rushed for 65 yards on eight carries for a U-Mary vs #10 Sioux Falls (Sep 05, 2015 at Sioux Falls, SD) ground game that produced 181 yards on 46 carries. Overall, USF MARY SF had 519 yards on 80 plays as they pushed their record to 11-1 Score 7 55 FIRST DOWNS 10 27 when gaining 500 yards or more in total offense. The Cougars RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-88 46-181 have had 500 yards or more rushing in three straight games, dat- PASSING YDS (NET) 112 338 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-14-1 34-19-2 ing to last fall. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-200 80-519 Aside from Papilion, newcomer Justin Fulks, a transfer Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-53 Punt Returns-Yards 2-5 2-2 from Northwest Missouri State, had 10 carries for 52 yards and Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-23 2-42 Interception Returns-Yards 2-39 1-0 two TDs (1, 1) while sophomore Max Mickey added 10 carries for Punts (Number-Avg) 9-23.8 2-38.5 31 yards and TD runs of one and four yards. In total, USF rushed Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-1 Penalties-Yards 1-5 3-20 for five TDs. Possession Time 32:49 27:11 Another key for USF was the defense, which only al- Third-Down Conversions 4 of 17 10 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 lowed a fourth quarter TD and forced four turnovers. A year ago, Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-7 the Cougars were among the national leaders in forced turnovers U-Mary Sioux Falls and turnover margin. Today, they forced four more turnovers as Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg senior linebacker Carter Ahlers, who had four tackles and a TFL, Woroniecki,Adam 20 60 7 53 1 11 2.7 Papilion, Luke 8 65 0 65 0 18 8.1 Graves, Zach 9 36 2 34 0 12 3.8 Fulks, Justin 10 52 0 52 2 12 5.2 recorded an interception and fumble recovery. In addition, USF McCann, Nick 4 11 6 5 0 2 1.2 Mickey, Max 10 37 6 31 2 12 3.1 blocked both a field goal (John Tidwell) and blocked a punt (Erik Court, Tanner 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 Collazo, Joshua 8 21 0 21 0 6 2.6 Albeck). The defense limited Mary to 200 yards in total offense on Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack McCann, Nick 8-14-0 53 0 12 1 Papilion, Luke 15-26-0 266 3 52 0 65 plays, including just 88 rushing yards on 38 attempts. Junior Roberson,Zach 6-13-1 59 0 48 0 Lawler, Corbin 4-8-2 72 0 35 0 linebacker Nathan Lucs led the Cougars with seven tackles. In Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long total, USF had a sack, six TFLs, three fumble recoveries, an inter- Doan, Brennan 5 60 0 48 Angulo, Josh 5 85 1 31 Vrooman,Joey 3 25 0 12 Rose, Brady 4 72 1 34 ception and three forced fumbles. Jolliffe,Ben 2 7 0 4 Albeck, Erik 3 57 0 35 The Cougars, the league’s highest scoring team a year Farmer, Colton 1 11 0 11 Shutt, Garrett 3 21 0 15 ago (42.7 ppg.), started fast against Mary. A year ago, USF had 42 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Olivas,Coleman 4 109 27.2 47 1 0 Vanden Heuvel,S 2 77 38.5 46 1 0 TD drives in three minutes or less of drive time. The Cougars had Johnson, David 4 97 24.2 25 0 0 seven TD drives that took less than three minutes. The eighth? Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long The Cougars took all of 3:23 to push the ball across the goal line Whitaker, Danielle 2 5 0 4 Groeneweg, Kyle 1 2 0 2 in the second quarter. TEAM 1 0 0 0 On the opening drive of season, Papilion directed the Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Vrooman,Joey 1 0 0 0 Groeneweg, Kyle 1 22 0 22 Cougars 55 yards in seven plays, using just 1:56 off the clock to Graves, Zach 1 23 0 23 Clark, David 1 20 0 20 build a 7-0 lead on a 22-yard TD pass to sophomore tight end Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Nicholas Stanke. After USF Ahlers had his third career intercep- Tescher,Preston 6-2 8 0.0 0.0 Lucs, Nathan 5-2 7 0.0 0.0 Walton,Seth 5-2 7 0.0 1.5 Wilson, Clint 5-1 6 0.0 0.0 tion, the Cougars used 2:10 of the clock to move 34 yards in seven Eggleston, Jordan 6-0 6 0.0 1.0 Young, Matt 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 plays for a 14-0 lead after a Mickey one-yard TD plunge. After Whitaker, Danielle 4-1 5 0.0 0.5 Clark, David 3-2 5 0.0 0.0 USF’s Erik Albeck blocked U-Mary’s kick, Papilion connected Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 13:04 SF - Stanke, Nick 22 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-55 1:56 0 - 7 with Brady Rose, who had four catches for 72 yards, on the ensu- 06:46 SF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-34 2:10 0 - 14 ing play from 34-yards out for a 21-0 lead with 5:39 left in the first 05:39 SF - Rose, Brady 34 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 1-34 0:06 0 - 21 2nd 08:39 SF - Mickey, Max 4 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 12-79 3:23 0 - 28 quarter. The Cougars continued their offensive onslaught with two 03:05 SF - Fulks, Justin 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick failed), 8-45 2:44 0 - 34 3rd 09:13 SF - Angulo, Josh 31 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 5-53 1:41 0 - 41 TDs in the second quarter. A four-yard TD run by Mickey moved 06:14 SF - Fulks, Justin 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 4-67 1:29 0 - 48 the score to 28-0 with 8:39 left in the second quarter. Then, after 02:06 SF - Towns, Jason 12 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 6-57 1:51 0 - 55 junior defensive tackle Marco Naughton recovered a fumble, the 4th 08:31 MARY - Woroniecki,Adam 2 yd run (Goetz, Cody kick), 8-46 4:33 7 - 55 2015 - GAME BREAKDOWN -- GAME 2 -- #9/15 USF 45 Minnesota-Crookston 21

CROOKSTON, Minn. – Junior quarterback Luke Papilion threw 1:07 of the clock for a 21-7 lead on Mickey’s six-yard scoring run. for 244 yards and a career-best five TD passes to lead the #9/15 But the Golden Eagles responded as Connette again University of Sioux Falls Football Team (2-0, 2-0 NSIC) to a 45-21 flashed his athleticism and scored on a 22-yard run off a reverse. victory on the road over Minnesota-Crookston (0-2, 0-2 NSIC) With 4:50 to halftime, USF’s lead was cut to 21-14. on Saturday at Ed Widseth Field. USF once again answered with a 7-play, 63-yard scoring For the fourth straight game - all wins - the high-pow- drive, engineered by Papilion, who threw a 15-yard TD pass to ered USF offense recorded more than 500 yards (562) in total Shutt in the left corner of the end zone. Down 28-14, Cole found offense. It was the fifth straight win for the Cougars, which has some openings in the USF defense, driving UMC 75 yards in compiled a 250-to-87 point differential in those victories. seven plays for a TD and within 28-21. The Golden Eagles scored While the Cougars suffered through some missed tackles on a six-yard TD strike from Cole. and dropped passes, the offense clicked all day long, led by Papil- ion, who hit some career milestones in the win. Papilion, a Harlon At halftime, Stugart and staff made some adjustments and basical- Hill candidate, completed 17-of-34 passes for 244 yards and five ly shut down the UMC offense while putting up 17 points for the TDs. In the game, he surpassed 4,000 yards (4,109), becoming 45-21 win. USF added a pair of TDs in the third quarter as An- the eighth quarterback in school history to reach that mark. In gulo caught a 12-yard TD strike from Papilion at the 11:48 mark addition, the dual threat standout added four carries for 62 yards, of the third quarter. Then, Rose hauled in a 10-yard TD strike which allowed him to move into 14th in career rushing yards at from Papilion at the 2:36 mark. In the fourth quarter, freshman USF with 1,669. kicker Brett Garner connected on a 23-yard field goal – his first as Cameron Ostrom, John Tidwell and Solomon St. Pierre a collegian – at the 8:42 mark for the final score of the game. had picks against UM-Crookston. St. Pierre, a senior from Wag- ner, S.D., had his first of the season and 14th of his career, tying him for 7th all-time. Sacks were recorded by Evan Gentry, Westly Johnson (2nd in two games), Marco Naughton and Drew Jackson. Ostrom also had a big day on defense as he had a career best 12 tackles to go with the pick. Senior linebacker Carter Ahlers added 11 tackles while Josh Butler had a career best 10 stops and Grant Schindler was a beast inside with 10 stops. USF’s quick-strike offense was on display again with five scoring drives in under three minutes. In the last 14 games, the Cougars have accumulated 54 TD drives in three minutes or less. In the opener vs. Mary, USF had seven TD drives of three minutes or fewer and added five more against UMC for 12 in 14 drives this season. In last year plus, the Coo have had 34 TD drives of two minutes or less and 15 in less than a minute. In 21 of those 54 drives, it took USF four plays or less to reach paydirt. Aside from his interception, Tidwell added four tackles and the all-league cornerback shined on special teams with three returns for 70 yards, two of which set up scores. Sophomore running back Max Mickey led the Cougars’ rushing attack, going 149 yards in 20 carries with a TD. Junior Justin Fulks had 13 carries for 56 yards. Meanwhile, senior Gar- rett S had six catches for 70 yards and two TDs while his running mate Josh Angulo added four catches for 69 yards and a pair of TDs. Junior Brady Rose added three catches for 40 yards and a score. The Cougars opened the scoring in the first quarter by putting together a nine-play, 85-yard scoring driving in 3:11 for a 7-0 lead after Papilion hit Angulo on a 5-yard TD pass. Mickey did the lion’s share of the work on the drive, gaining 56 on five carries. The home-standing Golden Eagles were ready with an answer. On the ensuing possession, quarterback Nathan Cole directed a 10-play, 70-yard TD drive (4:58). He hit Adam Connette on a 26-yard TD throw with 13 seconds left in the first quarter to draw UMC even with USF. From there, the Cougars used its patented quick strike offense and an opportunistic defense to put up 14 points in 1:19. First, speedy sophomore Kyle Groeneweg had a career-best 54- yard kickoff return to set up the Cougars at the UMC 36-yard line. After Mickey had a nine-yard rush, Shutt caught a 27-yard TD pass from Papilion for a 14-7 lead. On the next UMC possession, the Cougars’ defense caused a turnover (Ostrom’s interception). From there, the Cougars moved 39 yards in seven plays, using just 2015 - GAME BREAKDOWN -- GAME 3 -- #6/12 USF 35 #7/7 Minnesota-Duluth 31 SIOUX FALLS – With #7/7 Minnesota-Duluth knocking at the Mickey scored on a one-yard TD run with 18 seconds left in the door late, the #6/12 University of Sioux Falls defense stepped up as half. Mickey’s score capped a seven play, 61-yard scoring drive. cornerback Clifford Redmond knocked away a fourth-down pass With USF seemingly in a comfortable situation at halftime, UMD in the end zone to preserve a 35-31 win at Bob Young Field became out in the second half on fire. They put up two TDs in the fore 2,453 in attendance. The win was USF’s first-ever over a top-10 third quarter, including a four-yard run by Lauters and a two-yard ranked program in the DII era (since 2011). run by Bauer to cut the lead to 35-28. At the 10:17 mark of the The victory was USF’s 10th straight at Bob Young Field, where the fourth quarter, Andrew Brees had a 31-yard field goal to slice the Cougars (3-0) improved its overall record to 53-3. USF is 2-0 on deficit to 35-31. its new turf while avenging a 32-7 loss to Minnesota-Duluth two UMD had momentum and looked poised to come all the way years again on the road. Redmond, who stepped in for all-league back after recovering a fumble at the USF 36-yard line with 9:27 to and honorable mention All-American cornerback John Tidwell, play. After moving the ball to the Cougars’ 11, two runs by Laut- had five tackles, TFL and two pass breakups to lead a defense that ers gained two yards total and then USF’s defense stepped up and allowed 432 yards but made the play late to seal the win. Indeed. broke up two straight passes, including Redmond’s swat on fourth On the ensuing USF drive, quarterback Luke Papilion connected down. USF’s defense was led by senior linebacker Clint Wilson with Brady Rose, who wrestled the ball away from two UMD de- with 11 tackles and 1.5 TFLs. For the second straight week, sopho- fenders for a 17-yard gain and conversion of a crucial third down. more safety Joshua Butler had 10 tackles and added a pass break- Then facing a 3rd and five with the clocking winding under two up. Senior defensive tackle Grant Schindler had a big day with five minutes, junior wide out Josh Angulo grabbed a nine-yard pass tackles, including two sacks and a season-best 3.5 tackles for loss. for a first down at the 40-yard line. After that play and UMD out of In addition, Solomon St. Pierre had his second interception of the time outs, the Cougars went to victory formation and celebrated a season and his 15th all-time to move into a tie for 5th all-time at key NSIC victory. USF with Leo Fenceroy (2001-02) and DJ Edman (1975-78). While the USF offense was slowed a bit in the second half, they still Quickie Statistics (Final) #7 Minnesota Duluth vs #6 Sioux Falls (Sep 19, 2015 at Sioux Falls, SD) rolled up 464 yards on just 58 plays for a season-best eight yards per play. In the first half, the Cougars churned out 347 yards as they UMD SF Score 31 35 took a 35-14 lead over the Bulldogs. Junior quarterback Luke Pa- FIRST DOWNS 24 19 pilion, a Harlon Hill candidate, completed 15-of-28 passes for 218 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 56-224 30-246 PASSING YDS (NET) 208 218 yards and added seven carries for 125 yards and two TDs, includ- Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-14-2 28-15-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 84-432 58-464 ing a career-best 56-yard TD. It was Papilion’s fifth time when he Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 has rushed for 100 yards and thrown for 200. He also had his 10th Punt Returns-Yards 3-23 2-21 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-45 5-86 straight (12th overall) game of 200 yards passing or more. Papilion Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-33 also went over 100 yards rushing for the seventh time in his career. Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.5 5-37.2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Sophomore running back Max Mickey had his second straight Penalties-Yards 5-50 6-51 100-yard rushing game (3rd in his career) as he totaled 124 yards Possession Time 40:30 19:30 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 18 5 of 11 on 21 carries with two TDs. It is the first time since last Sept. 27 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 0 against Minnesota-Moorhead that two Cougars had rushed for 100 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 2-3 yards in the same game. Minnesota Duluth Sioux Falls The Cougars’ receiving corps were led by Angulo with five catches Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Lauters, Logan 33 123 9 114 1 20 3.5 Papilion, Luke 7 127 2 125 2 56 17.9 for 53 yards while Mickey had five catches for 19 yards and Rose Bofferding, Beau 5 74 4 70 1 23 14.0 Mickey, Max 21 131 7 124 2 70 5.9 Bauer, Drew 12 34 4 30 1 9 2.5 TEAM 2 0 3 -3 0 0 -1.5 had three for 83 yards with senior Garrett Shutt grabbing two re- Newell, Jamiah 2 7 0 7 0 5 3.5 ceptions for 63 yards. With his five catches, Angulo has 101 in his Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack career as he surpassed 100 (101) catches in his career and ranks Bauer, Drew 13-27-2 198 1 47 2 Papilion, Luke 15-28-0 218 0 39 0 10th all-time at USF. Bofferding, Beau 1-1-0 10 0 10 0 In some ways, this was a game of two-halves as the Cougars jumped Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Bonner, Dominic 3 87 1 47 Angulo, Josh 5 53 0 24 to the 21-point halftime lead (35-14) against the Bulldogs, who had Lauters, Logan 3 21 0 12 Mickey, Max 5 19 0 20 Bofferding, Beau 2 39 0 24 Rose, Brady 3 83 0 34 a 17-0 edge in the second half. hile both teams came in with vaunt- Ricci, Nate 2 22 0 12 Shutt, Garrett 2 63 0 39 ed offensive units. It was the defense - USF specifically, that struck Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB first in one of the most watched games in the league and in DII. Brees, Andrew 4 150 37.5 41 2 0 Vanden Heuvel,S 5 186 37.2 52 2 0

Opening the scoring was senior safety David Clark who had a 33- Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long yard interception return with 7:58 left in the first half. It was USF’s Ricci, Nate 2 19 0 11 Tidwell, John 1 6 0 6 first defensive score of the season after having seven a year ago. Fowlkes, Justin 1 4 0 4 Groeneweg, Kyle 1 15 0 15 Late in the quarter Mickey broke off his 70-yard TD run, breaking Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Fowlkes, Justin 1 22 0 22 Groeneweg, Kyle 5 86 0 28 in the open on a option pitch from Papilion as USF led 14-0 after Bofferding, Beau 1 23 0 23 one quarter. Early in the second quarter, UMD rebounded with a Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL 5-play, 69-yard TD drive, capped by a Beau Bofferding 23-yard TD Bassuener, Zach 5-2 7 0.0 1.0 Wilson, Clint 5-6 11 0.0 1.5 Nahorniak, Mark 4-2 6 0.0 2.0 Butler, Josh 6-4 10 0.0 0.5 run. Boegel, David 5-0 5 0.0 0.0 Ahlers, Carter 5-4 9 0.0 2.0 In a back and forth sequence, the Cougars moved the ball 61 yards Bates, Beau 3-2 5 0.0 0.5 Ostrom, Cameron 4-4 8 0.0 0.5 on three plays, using just 45 seconds off the clock to a take a 21-7 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 07:58 SF - Clark, David 33 yd interception return (Garner, Brett kick) 0 - 7 advantage with 13:10 left in the half. With 2:42 to play, UMD’s 00:59 SF - Mickey, Max 70 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 1-70 0:13 0 - 14 2nd 14:00 UMD - Bofferding, Beau 23 yd run (Brees, Andrew kick), 5-69 1:59 7 - 14 Buaer connected with Dominic Bonner on a 35-yard TD strike. 13:10 SF - Papilion, Luke 17 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 3-61 0:45 7 - 21 Once against USF had an answer with Papilion going a career-best 02:42 UMD - Bonner, Dominic 35 yd pass from Bauer, Drew (Brees, Andrew kick), 14-87 6:14 14 - 21 02:18 SF - Papilion, Luke 56 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-71 0:18 14 - 28 56-yards for a TD on a drive that used just 18 seconds of clock 00:18 SF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-61 1:28 14 - 35 3rd 08:46 UMD - Lauters, Logan 4 yd run (Brees, Andrew kick), 12-72 6:05 21 - 35 time. Then after holding UMD, the Cougars built on their lead as 02:51 UMD - Bauer, Drew 2 yd run (Brees, Andrew kick), 10-52 5:00 28 - 35 4th 10:17 UMD - Brees, Andrew 31 yd field goal, 9-66 3:59 31 - 35 2015 - GAME BREAKDOWN -- GAME 4 -- #7/5 USF 28 Northern State 10 The #5/7 University of Sioux Falls Football Team (4-0, 4-0 NSIC) ability to respond quickly. On the ensuing drive, USF did just that. put up more than 400 yards in offense for the fourth straight game While the offense had 15 TD drives in three minutes or less com- in recording their seventh win in a row (dating to 2014) with a 28- ing into the game, this time, the Cougars used nearly four minutes 10 decision over Northern State (0-4, 0-4 NSIC) before 8,133 fans (3:58) to take the lead. Led by Papilion and Mickey, the Cougars gathered for the 100th Gypsy Day game at Swisher Field. moved the ball 70 yards on 11 plays for the score. Mickey scored On a windy day in front of a partisan homecoming crowd, the on a 21-yard run off an option pitch from Papilion as USF took a Cougars moved to 4-0 by racing to a 28-3 lead and putting to- 7-3 lead. gether a 431-to-262 advantage in total offense. Led by sophomore Later in the first quarter, the Cougars returned to their familiar running back Max Mickey’s third straight 100-yard rushing game, ways of quick strike offense by taking just 55 seconds to build a the Cougars had 274 yards rushing on 51 carries or 5.4 yards per 14-3 lead. A 44-yard TD strike to a wide open Garrett Shutt capped carry. Mickey, who now has 425 yards on the season, had 21 car- the drive which included covering 53 yards in three plays. ries for 110 yards and his sixth TD of the season. USF added another first-half tally when Shutt caught his second With the win, USF retained a spot at the top of the NSIC South TD of the game, hauling in a 15-yard strike with 4:22 left in the with its 4-0 record as they defeated a fourth straight NSIC North second quarter. opponent. In fact, the Cougars are now 14-2 against North teams While the Cougars moved the ball throughout the third quarter, in their fourth year in the league. While pleased with the win, they were unable to put up any points. That changed in the fourth USF head coach Jed Stugart, who won his 48th game at USF (61 quarter when the Cougars capped a 12 play, 44-yard drive with An- games), felt his team had a few too many penalties and missed gulo’s 13-yard TD run for a 28-3 advantage. opportunities. “We were not as sharp as I would have liked,” said Northern State finally broke through with a score a little later in Stugart, whose team lost a pick-six by Solomon St. Pierre in the the fourth quarter as quarterback Kyle Lavand hit Cody Kraft with fourth quarter due to a penalty, one of 11 in the game. In addi- a five-yard TD pass at the 11:01 mark. tion, USF had a pair of first and goal chances that failed to produce any points. “Fumbles, penalties and missed chances cost us today. I think we just have to have a little better focus. Still, I am proud of this team, which did a bunch of positive things out there and won before a large partisan crowd.” Harlon Hill candidate Luke Papilion showed his dual threat ability with three runs of 19 yards or better and 77 yards on 11 carries. He also completed 15-of-23 passes for 157 yards and two TDs. His streak of 11 straight 200-yard passing games came to an end. A junior from Denver, Colo., Papilion, who now has 329 yards rushing (11.0 avg. per rush) this season, raised his career rushing total to 1,871 and sits 12th on USF’s career list. Senior wide out Garrett Shutt had five catches for 84 yards and two TDs to lead the receiving. Josh Angulo, who had two catches for 42 yards, added a 13 yard TD run, the first of his career at USF. Defensively, All-American cornerback Solomon St. Pierre continued to shine as he had two more interceptions to run his total to an NSIC-best four this season. In fact, St. Pierre, who prepped at Wagner High School, has 14 interceptions in his past 15 games at USF. On one of his interceptions St. Pierre, the career leader in interception return yardage, had a 56-yard return. Another pair of seniors shined on defense for USF, which held NSU to 122 yards passing and 140 yards rushing on 37 attempts. Linebacker Carter Ahlers led USF with 10 tackles, his second double figure total in the past three games. Cameron Ostrom also shined with seven tackles, including six solos, and two of the teams seven TFLs. Early on, USF won the toss and elected to defer as to utilize a wind advantage. And, the strategy worked as they forced NSU to punt on the first series. But, the Cougars mishandled the punt, which provided NSU an opportunity. It has not been often that USF has fallen behind in the game. In fact, USF had scored first in each of the opening three wins. Com- ing into the game, USF was 10-9 in games when the opponent put up the first score on the game. Make that 11-9 - as the Cougars shook off the shaky start and took control of the game on the ensuing possession.

After USF’s turnover, NSU drove the ball 28 yards on 11 plays and took the 3-0 lead after Adam Krupka hit a 21-yard field goal at the 6:21 mark of the first quarter. Yet, the one constant with the Cougars this season has been its 2015 - GAME BREAKDOWN -- GAME 5 -- #7/4 USF 59 Wayne State 10

While the NSIC’s leading offense stayed on course, #7/4 Univer- three yards rushing and 135 total yards in the first half, limited sity of Sioux Falls Football Team’s defense and special teams joined the Wildcats to just 109 second half yards. the scoring brigade as the Cougars (5-0, 1-0 NSIC South) opened Meanwhile the Cougars’ offense pretty much put the game out of NSIC South play with a 59-10 road victory over Wayne State (3-2, reach by opening the second half with another quick strike TD 0-1 NSIC South) before 1,209 in attendance at Bob Cunningham drive. Using just 1:47 of the clock and moving the ball 67 yards Field on Saturday. in six plays, Papilion connected with Angulo on a 19-yard TD The Cougars opened up a 21-3 lead and used a 28-0 burst in the strike for a 35-10 lead. Then, the defense came up big as St. Pierre third quarter to take a 59-10 decision, which is USF’s fourth win in had his pick six for a 42-10 lead. If there was any doubt to the four meetings with Wayne State in DII. USF, which has won eight outcome, the Cougars sealed it with three more scoring drives. straight games dating to 2014, totaled 466 yards in total offense With 6:20 left in the third quarter, Papilion connected with and held Wayne State to 244 yards, including just 66 on 39 rushing Brady Rose, who broke several tackles as he broke free on the attempts. USF's 59 points was a season-high and the most since left sideline for his 47-yard TD reception for a 49-10 advantage. scoring 63 in a win over Wayne State in the 2014 season finale. Then, H-back Jonathan Witt scored on a his first career rushing Harlon Hill candidate Luke Papilion completed 20-of-30 passes for TD from four yards out with 2:42 left for a 56-10 lead. Midway 311 yards and had five combined TDs, including three through the through the fourth quarter, freshman kicker Brett Garner his a air, to lead the way. USF recorded 400 yards in total offense for the career-long 42-yard field goal to cap the scoring at 59-10 with seventh straight game, including all five contests this season. 7:55 to play. The defense was led by Josh Butler with nine tackles Brady Rose, who hauled in a 47-yard TD reception, had eight re- while Cameron Ostrom had seven stops. The Cougars had three ceptions for a career-best 112 yards while junior Josh Angulo added sacks and nine tackles for loss while forcing two fumbles and four catches for 69 yards and a TD. The USF rushing attack was led returning two interceptions, including one by Cliff Redmond. by Justin Fulks with 12 carries for 69 yards while Jason Towns had 12 carries for 45 yards as the Cougars totaled 150 on the ground. While the offense shined, the special teams, led by sophomore wide receiver Kyle Groeneweg, kick started the Cougars. After the Wild- cats moved the ball on the opening possession to grab a 3-0 lead on a Sam Simon 23-yard field goal, Groeneweg found a seam on the ensuing kickoff and went the distance for the go-ahead score. Groeneweg, who had four punt or kickoff returns for 144 yards and had a 29-yard reception, set a school record with the 99-yard kickoff return for a TD. Groeneweg of Inwood, Iowa, broke the 34-year old kickoff return record of James Kennerly, who had a 98-yard return in 1981. Later, All-American defensive back Solomon St. Pierre of Wagner, S.D., recorded his league-leading fifth interception and returned it 77 yards for a pick six to help USF increase its lead to 42-10 midway through the third quarter. For St. Pierre, the pick-six was the third of his career and his 18th interception, which tied the school record of John Fuller (1982-85). St. Pierre now has 15 interceptions in the last 16 games. Aside from the two scores, the Cougars also blocked a punt in the third quarter. After Groeneweg’s special team score, the offense clicked imme- diately. After Wayne State had a three and out, USF quickly added another score when Papilion connected with Kyle Athmann on a 31-yard TD pass play with 8:31 to play in the quarter. The scoring toss culminated a six-play, 63-yard drive that took just 2:21 off the clock. For Athmann, who had two catches for 59 yards, the TD catch was the first of his career. Later in the quarter, Groeneweg stepped up again with a 28-yard return setting up the Cougars at their own 48-yard line. From there, the offense struck again. Papilion scored the first of his two rushing TDs on a two-yard run for a 21-3 advantage with 1:05 to play in the first quarter. The Wildcats responded with their only TD drive of the game. Houston Huss scored on a two-yard run with 9:54 left in the game as Wayne State drew within 21-10. After both offenses stalled for a couple of possessions, the Cougars ended the half with a score as Papilion scored on an eight-yard run with 49 seconds to play. Papilion, who now has 17 combined TDs this season, scored his fourth rushing TD of the season as USF took a 28-10 lead to the halftime break. In the second half, the Cougars dominated on both sides of the ball, outscoring Wayne State, 31- 0. In fact, counting the final score of the first half, USF scored 38 unanswered points. The defense, which held Wayne State to just 2015 - GAME BREAKDOWN -- GAME 6 -- #5/4 USF 51 Winona State 30

SIOUX FALLS – Winning isn’t always easy. But the #4/5 Univer- Nelson and his charges struck first in the second half. Alan May sity of Sioux Falls Football Team, led by a record-setting perfor- hauled in a 14-yard TD pass from Nelson at the 10:07 mark to mance by Harlon Hill candidate Luke Papilion, found the way for cut the lead to 31-23. However, USF blocked the extra point to a ninth straight time, rebounding from a 17-3 deficit to record a keep the lead at eight. 51-30 win over Winona State (3-3, 1-1 NSIC South) on home- USF answered the Warriors’ score with a 13-play, 75-yard scor- coming at Bob Young Field before 2,823 in attendance. ing drive that took 4:46 off the clock. At the 5:21 mark of the With the victory, the Cougars improved to 6-0 on the season and third quarter, Angulo caught a 25-yard TD pass from Papilion 2-0 in the NSIC South as they remained tied with Minnesota as USF restocked their double digit margin to 38-23. Just before State for the conference lead. With the win, USF head coach Jed the quarter ended, Papilion and Rose hooked up again on a 40- Stugart reached a milestone as he picked up his 50th career win yard strike as part of a three-play, 45-yard drive that took just at USF (50-13). 1:02 off the clock. Despite a blocked extra point, USF took a In rallying his team the win, Papilion had his best game as a col- 44-23 lead to the fourth quarter. legian and did it before a huge gathering of his family at the sta- The Warriors responded with their final score on a 21-yard TD dium. The junior from Denver, Colo., set a school game record in pass from Nelson to May to draw within 44-30 with 12:55 left total offense with 506 yards, breaking the mark of 475 by Chad in the game. But then, the Cougars had another long scoring Cavender in 2006. In addition, Papilion had a career-bests with drive, to put the game away. Papilion’s two-yard option run to six combined TDs and passing yards with 413. He completed 26- the left corner of the end zone capped a 12-play, 82-yard drive of-41 passes and also tied a career-best with five TD tosses. In that took 5:27 off the clock and pushed the lead to 51-30 and addition, Papilion had 13 carries for 93 yards and his two-yard gave USF another home win. On defense, USF was led by se- run on fourth down with 7:15 to play sealed the win. nior linebacker Clint Wilson with eight tackles, a forced fumble In total, the Cougars generated season-highs in both yards in total Quickie Statistics (Final) offense with 661 and plays with 98, which breaks out to 6.74 yards Winona State vs #5 Sioux Falls (Oct 10, 2015 at Sioux Falls, SD) per play. Papilion wasn’t the only player with career-highs, junior WSU SF running back Justin Fulks stepped in for starter Max Mickey and Score 30 51 accumulated a career-high 31 carries for 119 yards. In addition, FIRST DOWNS 19 32 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 22-100 56-248 USF had two receivers go over 100 yards in the same game for PASSING YDS (NET) 330 413 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-21-1 42-26-1 the first time since Nov. 2, 2013. Josh Angulo set a career-best TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-430 98-661 with 145 yards receiving as he hauled in eight passes with a 25- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-66 0-0 yard TD pass to boot. Junior Brady Rose had seven catches for a Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-98 3-63 career-high 123 yards and a career-best three TD receptions. Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-19 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-31.4 6-37.3 While the end result again favored the Cougars, Early on, it was Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Winona State setting the pace as they jumped to a 17-3 lead just Penalties-Yards 4-22 6-58 Possession Time 21:50 38:10 seven minutes into the game. After Carter McCauley converted a Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 12 of 21 28-yard field for a 3-0 lead, the Cougars lost the ball on a fumble Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2 deep in their own territory on their first possession. Three plays Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 6-6 later, the Warriors were in the end zone as Paul Preston hauled in Winona State Sioux Falls Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg a 10-yard TD strike from Jack Nelson, who was 20-of-38 for 304 Preston, Paul 16 105 2 103 0 21 6.4 Fulks, Justin 31 123 4 119 0 30 3.8 Cox, Elliot 1 11 0 11 0 11 11.0 Papilion, Luke 13 100 7 93 1 43 7.2 yards with four TDs on the night. On the next possession, USF Beenken, Darren 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 Towns, Jason 6 18 0 18 0 13 3.0 answered as Papilion rambled 43 yards to the WSU five-yard line TEAM 2 0 5 -5 0 0 -2.5 Rose, Brady 2 16 0 16 0 10 8.0 to set up a score. However, the Cougars didn’t get into the end Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Nelson, Jack 20-38-1 304 4 77 2 Papilion, Luke 26-41-1 413 5 45 0 zone as Warriors’ defense stiffened. USF settled for a 19-yard field Beenken, Darren 1-3-0 26 0 26 0 Rose, Brady 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 goal from freshman kicker Brett Garner. Then, on the ensuing Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long possession, Nelson and Josh Mikes, who had 127 yards receiving May, Alan 7 84 2 26 Angulo, Josh 8 145 1 25 on the night, connected on a 77-yard TD pass for a 17-3 lead. Preston, Paul 4 31 1 10 Rose, Brady 7 123 3 45 Mikes, Josh 3 127 1 77 Towns, Jason 4 61 0 42 With the momentum squarely on the visitor’s side, the Cougars’ Johnson, Cameron 3 33 0 16 Shutt, Garrett 3 37 0 14 offense took over. Jonathan Witt scored on a one-yard run to cap Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive that cut the WSU lead to 17-10. at Russell, Michael 7 220 31.4 54 2 0 Vanden Heuvel,S 6 224 37.3 48 0 1 the 5:08 mark of the first quarter. After the USF’s defense held, the Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Cougars tied the game with Rose hauling in a 20-yard pass from May, Alan 3 66 0 30 Papilion. The score capped a seven-play, 79-yard drive that took Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Swinford, Tyler 2 45 0 38 Groeneweg, Kyle 3 63 0 28 just 2:12 off the clocking. Preston, Paul 2 52 0 29

Early in the second quarter, the Papilion-Rose combo struck Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL again. Using just 2:18 off the clock, the Cougars moved the ball Coon, Kyle 8-1 9 0.0 1.0 Wilson, Clint 5-3 8 0.0 0.0 77 yards on six plays with Rose catching a three-yard pass from Imperiale, Mike 5-4 9 0.0 1.0 Butler, Josh 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 Papilion for a 24-17 lead with 12:24 to play in the half. At that Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 13:27 WSU - McCauley, Carter 28 yd field goal, 6-64 1:33 3 - 0 point, the defenses on both sides held firm until USF was able to 11:57 WSU - Preston, Paul 10 yd pass from Nelson, Jack (McCauley, Carter kick), 3-27 1:04 10 - 0 08:40 SF - Garner, Brett 19 yd field goal, 10-77 3:12 10 - 3 put up another score late in the half. On a perfectly thrown ball to 08:22 WSU - Mikes, Josh 77 yd pass from Nelson, Jack (McCauley, Carter kick), 1-77 0:18 17 - 3 the left corner, Eric Albeck hailed in a 16-yard TD pass from Pa- 05:08 SF - Witt, Jonathon 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 10-75 3:08 17 - 10 01:16 SF - Rose, Brady 20 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-79 2:12 17 - 17 pilion with just 1:53 left in the half, capping a 28-point USF run. 2nd 12:24 SF - Rose, Brady 3 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 6-77 2:18 17 - 24 01:53 SF - Albeck, Erik 16 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 8-58 2:55 17 - 31 et, WSU was not done. Two years ago, the Warriors handed USF 3rd 10:07 WSU - May, Alan 14 yd pass from Nelson, Jack (McCauley, Carter kick blockd), 8-68 2:45 23 - 31 one of its three home defeats at Bob Young Field with a 45-40 05:21 SF - Angulo, Josh 25 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 13-75 4:46 23 - 38 00:11 SF - Rose, Brady 40 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick blockd), 3-45 1:02 23 - 44 shootout win. With this game stacking up as a high scoring affair, 4th 12:55 WSU - May, Alan 21 yd pass from Nelson, Jack (McCauley, Carter kick), 8-72 2:13 30 - 44 07:15 SF - Papilion, Luke 2 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 12-82 5:27 30 - 51 2015 - GAME BREAKDOWN -- GAME 7 -- #5/4 USF 34 Winona State 26

MARSHALL, MINN. – Led by a season-high six sacks and a bal- But SMSU, which was coming off a 61-3 win over Wayne State, was anced offensive attack, the #4/5 University of Sioux Falls Football not finished on their Senior Night. Tommy Steidler caught a four- Team recorded its 10th straight win, including seven straight in yard TD pass from Gimbel, who was 38-of-52 for a career-high 384 2015, with a 34-26 decision over Southwest Minnesota State before yards, at the 9:09 mark of the third quarter. Then late in the third 2,850 in attendance at the Schwan Regional Events Center. quarter, SMSU went on a 15-play, 99-yard drive to move closer. Ste- vens, the league’s leading rusher (averaging 110 yards per game), The victory pushed USF’s record to 7-0, including 3-0 and a first who was held to 57 yards on 19 carries, scored on a two-yard run place tie in the NSIC South with Minnesota State. USF, which never with :35 seconds left in the third quarter to cut USF’s lead to 27-19. trailed, opened up a 27-7 lead in the third quarter and then held off SMSU. The Mustangs pulled within eight with 6:04 to play, but the Facing a little adversity, the Cougars answered with a stop on de- Cougars responded the way they always do. Led by junior quarter- fense, created in part by Marco Naughton’s sack of Gimbel at the back Luke Papilion, USF ran out the clock except for the final three SMSU 11-yard line. A 31 yard punt by Wells set up USF at the SMSU seconds. In fact on a 4th and 22 and 24 seconds left on the clock, 42-yard line. Four plays later, Fulks scored on a 21-yard TD scamper Papilion ran off 21 seconds of the clock by navigating back and forth for a 34-19 lead with 12:50 to play in the fourth quarter. across the field before being stopped for a one yard gain and just enough time for SMSU to run one play from their own 25-yard line. SMSU had one final charge as Davion Shelton hauled in a 11-yard TD pass from Gimbel with 6:04 to play. But USF’s offense dashed any For the 10th straight game, USF had more than 400 yards in total Mustangs’ hopes with a clock-eating drive that took all but the final offense, finishing with 483 on 80 plays. Papilion, who completed 20- 3.3 seconds off the clock of-34 passes for 225 yards and two TDs, rushed 17 times for 92 yards and a TD while sophomore Max Mickey returned to the lineup to Quickie Statistics (Final) lead USF with 14 carries for 99 yards. Add Justin Fulks’ 14 carries for #5 Sioux Falls vs Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015 at Marshall, MN) 64 yards and a TD and USF had 46 totes for 258 yards and three TDs. SF SMSU Score 34 26 FIRST DOWNS 25 32 Junior wide out Josh Angulo led the USF’s receiving corps with six RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-258 40-95 PASSING YDS (NET) 225 384 catches for 77 yards and a TD. Sophomore tight end Nick Stanke Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-20-2 52-38-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-483 92-479 had a season-best five catches for 38 yards while Brady Rose had Fumble Returns-Yards 1-8 0-0 two catches for 33 yards, which pushed him over 100 career catches Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1--4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-60 4-78 (101). Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-27 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-34.2 2-27.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 While the offense was doing its normal thing, the Cougars’ defense, Penalties-Yards 9-79 6-32 led by sophomore Josh Butler also asserted itself in the win. Butler Possession Time 29:06 30:54 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 17 8 of 18 had a career-best 13 tackles while recording a sack, TFL, two forced Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 3 of 7 fumbles and three pass breakups. He led a defense that limited Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-5 SMSU to a season-low 95 rushing yards. Senior linebacker Carter Sioux Falls Southwest Minnesota Ahlers and senior defensive tackle Grant Schindler added eight tack- Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Mickey, Max 14 100 1 99 0 32 7.1 Payne, Ashanti 11 64 0 64 0 20 5.8 les each. Ahlers and Schindler were among six Cougars to register a Papilion, Luke 17 110 18 92 1 25 5.4 Stevens,Davonta 19 60 3 57 1 19 3.0 Fulks, Justin 14 68 4 64 1 21 4.6 Wells, Austin 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0 sack. In addition, the Cougars stopped the Mustangs on four-of-five Witt, Jonathon 1 3 0 3 1 3 3.0 Steffensen, Ty 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0 4th down plays in the first half (3-of-7 overall). Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Papilion, Luke 20-34-2 225 2 38 0 Gimbel, Blake 38-52-0 384 3 24 6

Early on, the Cougars quickly put up the first TD of the game. Papil- Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long ion connected with senior wide out Garrett Shutt on a 38-yard TD Angulo, Josh 6 77 1 19 Huot, Nate 8 89 0 20 Stanke, Nick 5 38 0 11 Steffensen, Ty 7 58 0 14 strike for a 7-0 lead just 1:44 into the game. But the homestanding Shutt, Garrett 2 49 1 38 Steidler, Tommy 6 64 1 15 Mustangs answered when Davontay Stevens had a 18-yard TD re- Rose, Brady 2 33 0 17 Parus, Cameron 4 49 0 23 ception from Blake Gimbel to cap a nine-play, 75-yard scoring drive. Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Vanden Heuvel,S 4 137 34.2 44 3 0 Wells, Austin 2 54 27.0 31 0 0 Late in the first quarter, the Cougars’ defense Stevens for no gain on Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long McReynolds,Andr 1 -4 0 0 a 4th and one at their own 49-yard line. From there, USF quickly Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long built the lead to 14-7. First, Max Mickey rumbled 32-yards to the Groeneweg, Kyle 2 23 0 18 Lawson-Gayle, R 3 62 0 25 SMSU 12 yard line. Five plays later, Papilion scored his sixth rushing Towns, Jason 2 32 0 27 McGeehan,Elijah 1 16 0 16 TD - a one yard plunge - of the season to cap a 49-yard drive in 1:53. Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Butler, Josh 9-4 13 1.0 1.0 Page, AJ 7-4 11 0.0 1.0 USF added to the lead early in the second quarter when USF again Ahlers, Carter 6-2 8 1.0 2.0 Flud, Tyler 5-6 11 0.0 0.0 used a short field after a 23-yard punt by SMSU’s Austin Wells. Using Schindler, Grant 5-3 8 1.0 1.0 Leichtnam,Caleb 8-0 8 0.0 0.0 just 2:50 off the clock, Papilion capped a eight-play, 50-yard drive by Tidwell, John 4-3 7 0.0 0.0 Burton, Alex 5-3 8 0.0 1.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H tossing a 17-yard TD strike to Angulo. The TD pushed USF’s lead to 1st 13:16 SF - Shutt, Garrett 38 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 5-73 1:44 7 - 0 20-7 at the 11:16 mark of the second quarter. The Cougars took that 10:19 SMSU - Stevens,Davonta 18 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 9-75 2:52 7 - 7 00:07 SF - Papilion, Luke 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 5-49 1:53 14 - 7 advantage to the halftime break. 2nd 11:16 SF - Angulo, Josh 17 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick blockd), 8-50 2:50 20 - 7 3rd 12:06 SF - Witt, Jonathon 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-47 1:59 27 - 7 09:09 SMSU - Steidler, Tommy 4 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick failed), 9-70 2:55 27 - 13 After stopping SMSU on the opening drive of the second half, USF 00:35 SMSU - Stevens,Davonta 2 yd run (Wells, Austin kick failed), 15-99 5:40 27 - 19 4th 12:00 SF - Fulks, Justin 21 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 4-42 1:15 34 - 19 again added to their lead when Jonathon Witt scored his third TD in 08:04 SMSU - Shelton, Davion 11 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 11-62 3:49 34 - 26 four games. Witt’s score at the 12:06 mark capped an eight-play, 47- yard drive in 1:59 as USF took a 27-7 lead. 2015 - USF COMBINED STATS

2015 University of Sioux Falls Football Sioux Falls Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 18, 2015) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral * Sep 05, 2015 U-MARY W 55-7 2046 All games 7-0 3-0 4-0 0-0 * Sep 12, 2015 at Minnesota Crookston W 45-21 902 Conference 7-0 3-0 4-0 0-0 * Sep 19, 2015 #7 MINNESOTA DULUTH W 35-31 2453 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 * Sep 26, 2015 at Northern State W 28-10 8133 * Oct. 3, 2015 at Wayne State (Neb.) W 59-10 1209 Team Statistics SF OPP * Oct 10, 2015 WINONA STATE W 51-30 2823 FIRST DOWNS 181 133 * Oct 17, 2015 at Southwest Minnesota W 34-26 2850 R u s h in g 83 43 P a s s in g 84 75 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P e n a l ty 14 15 Mickey, Max 6 93 564 26 538 5.8 6 70 89.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 1637 824 Papilion, Luke 7 64 581 48 533 8.3 6 56 76.1 Rushing Attempts 309 269 Fulks, Justin 6 90 427 10 417 4.6 3 30 69.5 Average Per Rush 5.3 3.1 Towns, Jason 7 30 114 9 105 3.5 1 16 15.0 Average Per Game 233.9 117.7 Collazo, Joshua 1 8 21 0 21 2.6 0 6 21.0 TDs Rushing 20 7 Angulo, Josh 7 2 20 0 20 10.0 1 13 2.9 PASSING YARDAGE 1949 1575 Rose, Brady 7 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 10 2.3 C o m p - A t t- In t 134-229-8 142-246-11 Witt, Jonathon 7 6 10 1 9 1.5 3 4 1.3 Average Per Pass 8.5 6.4 Shutt, Garrett 7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Average Per Catch 14.5 11.1 Athman, Kyle 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Game 278.4 225.0 Total 7 309 1760 123 1637 5.3 20 70 233.9 TDs Passing 20 11 Opponents 7 269 1027 203 824 3.1 7 40 117.7 TOTAL OFFENSE 3586 2399 Average Per Play 6.7 4.7 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Game 512.3 342.7 Papilion, Luke 7 156.51 128-216-5 59.3 1834 20 52 262.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 22-465 23-365 Lawler, Corbin 3 80.50 6-12-3 50.0 115 0 38 38.3 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-195 12-106 Rose, Brady 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-206 8-70 Total 7 151.84 134-229-8 58.5 1949 20 52 278.4 FUMBLES-LOST 5-4 13-6 Opponents 7 117.32 142-246-11 57.7 1575 11 77 225.0 PENALTIES-Yards 50-434 35-248 PUNTS-AVG 27-35.6 45-33.6 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 :1 3 3 1 :4 7 Angulo, Josh 7 34 540 15.9 6 31 77.1 3RD-DOWN Conversions 58/107 36/113 Rose, Brady 7 31 483 15.6 6 47 69.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/9 10/16 Shutt, Garrett 7 21 324 15.4 5 44 46.3 Stanke, Nick 7 13 130 10.0 1 22 18.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Towns, Jason 7 8 142 17.8 0 52 20.3 St. Pierre, Solomon 5 138 27.6 1 77 Mickey, Max 6 8 41 5.1 0 24 6.8 Redmond, Clifford 2 32 16.0 0 19 Albeck, Erik 6 6 87 14.5 1 35 14.5 Clark, David 1 33 33.0 1 33 Buchele, Andrew 6 4 22 5.5 0 14 3.7 Tidwell, John 1 3 3.0 0 3 Groeneweg, Kyle 7 3 82 27.3 0 38 11.7 Ostrom, Cameron 1 0 0.0 0 0 Athman, Kyle 7 2 59 29.5 1 31 8.4 Ahlers, Carter 1 0 0.0 0 0 Witt, Jonathon 7 2 26 13.0 0 22 3.7 Fulks, Justin 6 2 13 6.5 0 7 2.2 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Total 7 134 1949 14.5 20 52 278.4 Vanden Heuvel,S 27 961 35.6 52 2 6 9 1 0 Opponents 7 142 1575 11.1 11 77 225.0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Groeneweg, Kyle 8 104 13.0 0 28 Garner, Brett 3-7 42.9 1-1 1-3 0-1 1-2 0-0 42 1 Tidwell, John 4 76 19.0 0 39 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 PAT Mehling, M. 1 15 15.0 0 2 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total 14 195 13.9 0 39 Garner, Brett - 3-7 40-43 - - - - - 49 Opponents 12 106 8.8 0 30 Angulo, Josh 7 ------42 Mickey, Max 6 ------36 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Rose, Brady 6 ------36 Groeneweg, Kyle 13 347 26.7 1 99 Papilion, Luke 6 ------36 Towns, Jason 4 68 17.0 0 36 Shutt, Garrett 5 ------30 Stanke, Nick 2 12 6.0 0 7 Witt, Jonathon 3 ------18 Clark, David 2 37 18.5 0 20 Fulks, Justin 3 ------18 Tidwell, John 1 1 1.0 0 1 St. Pierre, Solomon 1 ------6 Total 22 465 21.1 1 99 Groeneweg, Kyle 1 ------6 Opponents 23 365 15.9 0 38 Athman, Kyle 1 ------6 Clark, David 1 ------6 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Towns, Jason 1 ------6 Mickey, Max 6 538 41 0 0 0 579 96.5 Albeck, Erik 1 ------6 Angulo, Josh 7 20 540 0 0 0 560 80.0 Stanke, Nick 1 ------6 Papilion, Luke 7 533 0 0 0 0 533 76.1 Total 43 3-7 40-43 - - - - - 307 Groeneweg, Kyle 7 0 82 104 347 0 533 76.1 Opponents 18 4-7 15-18 - - - - - 135 Rose, Brady 7 16 483 0 0 0 499 71.3 Fulks, Justin 6 417 13 0 0 0 430 71.7 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Shutt, Garrett 7 2 324 0 0 0 326 46.6 Sioux Falls 108 89 83 27 0 307 Towns, Jason 7 105 142 0 68 0 315 45.0 Opponents 37 35 32 31 0 135 Stanke, Nick 7 0 130 0 12 0 142 20.3 St. Pierre, Solom 7 0 0 0 0 138 138 19.7 Total 7 1637 1949 195 465 206 4452 636.0 Opponents 7 824 1575 106 365 70 2940 420.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Papilion, Luke 7 280 533 1834 2367 338.1 Mickey, Max 6 93 538 0 538 89.7 Fulks, Justin 6 90 417 0 417 69.5 Lawler, Corbin 3 12 0 115 115 38.3 Towns, Jason 7 30 105 0 105 15.0 Collazo, Joshua 1 8 21 0 21 21.0 Angulo, Josh 7 2 20 0 20 2.9 Rose, Brady 7 3 16 0 16 2.3 Witt, Jonathon 7 6 9 0 9 1.3 Shutt, Garrett 7 1 2 0 2 0.3 Total 7 538 1637 1949 3586 512.3 Opponents 7 515 824 1575 2399 342.7

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 25 Butler, Josh 7 37 22 59 2.5-11 1.0-8 . 7 1 . 2 . . 48 Ahlers, Carter 7 28 24 52 6.5-13 1.0-5 1-0 1 1 1-53 1 . . 33 Wilson, Clint 7 21 24 45 1.5-4 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 32 Ostrom, Cameron 5 19 19 38 3.5-11 . 1-0 ...... 57 Schindler, Grant 7 17 17 34 8.0-24 4.0-14 . 1 . . . . . Total 7 289 228 517 49-180 21-117 11-206 31 5 6-61 8 4 . Opponents 7 324 178 502 35-113 2-21 8-70 22 7 4-0 4 3 . 2015 - USF DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

2015 University of Sioux Falls Football Sioux Falls Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 19, 2015) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 25 Butler, Josh 7 37 22 59 2.5-11 1.0-8 . 7 1 . 2 . . 48 Ahlers, Carter 7 28 24 52 6.5-13 1.0-5 1-0 1 1 1-53 1 . . 33 Wilson, Clint 7 21 24 45 1.5-4 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 32 Ostrom, Cameron 5 19 19 38 3.5-11 . 1-0 ...... 57 Schindler, Grant 7 17 17 34 8.0-24 4.0-14 . 1 . . . . . 7 Young, Matt 7 19 10 29 1.0-1 ...... 94 Naughton, Marco 7 15 12 27 5.0-23 2.5-18 . . . 1-0 . . . 69 Gentry, Evan 7 13 10 23 2.5-15 2.0-15 . . 1 . . . . 20 Redmond, Clifford 7 14 5 19 1.5-8 1.0-6 2-32 7 . . 1 . . 40 Lucs, Nathan 7 7 9 16 1.5-7 1.0-6 . . . 1-0 . . . 44 Johnson, Westly 7 11 4 15 5.5-38 5.0-35 . 1 2 . 2 . . 19 St. Pierre, Solomon 7 10 5 15 . . 5-138 11 . . . . . 4 Clark, David 3 9 6 15 . . 1-33 1 . . . . . 42 Williams, Jess 6 5 9 14 ...... 26 Tidwell, John 6 8 6 14 . . 1-3 1 . . . 1 . 91 Mayberry, Brian 5 5 7 12 0.5-1 ...... 52 Tamburo, Zack 6 5 7 12 2.5-9 ...... 45 Jackson, Drew 7 4 7 11 2.5-10 2.5-10 . 1 . . . 1 . 36 Marquignon, Alex 6 5 6 11 1.0-1 ...... 38 Schaffer, Austin 6 3 4 7 0.5-1 ...... 6 Albeck, Erik 6 4 2 6 ...... 1 . 11 Groeneweg, Kyle 7 4 1 5 ...... 18 Fields, Delontra 3 4 . 4 ...... 31 Mehling, M. 3 2 2 4 ...... 1 . 34 Josephson, Isaac 4 1 3 4 ...... 12 Oladejo, R.J. 1 3 1 4 1.0-1 . . . . 1-8 . . . TM TEAM 7 3 . 3 ...... 13 Adedeji, Tosin 5 2 1 3 ...... 87 Krowlikowski, Kray 4 1 1 2 ...... 35 Schoepp, Conner 2 1 1 2 ...... 2 Cannon, Maurice 6 2 . 2 1.0-2 ...... 90 Dykstra, Logan 2 . 2 2 1.0-0 ...... 16 Athman, Kyle 7 1 . 1 ...... 54 Olinger, Daulton 3 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 46 Landis, Derek 1 1 . 1 . 1.0-0 . . . . 1 . . 28 Waldie, Riley 3 1 . 1 ...... 95 Resenbloom, Mitchell 3 1 . 1 ...... 58 Bertoni, Wesley 6 . 1 1 ...... 50 Atonio, Michael 1 1 . 1 ...... 78 Pipkins, Trey 6 1 . 1 ...... Total 7 289 228 517 49-180 21-117 11-206 31 5 6-61 8 4 . Opponents 7 324 178 502 35-113 2-21 8-70 22 7 4-0 4 3 . 2015 - USF INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

2015 University of Sioux Falls Football Sioux Falls Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 18, 2015) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Mickey, Max 6 93 564 26 538 5.8 6 70 89.7 Groeneweg, Kyle 8 104 13.0 0 28 Papilion, Luke 7 64 581 48 533 8.3 6 56 76.1 Tidwell, John 4 76 19.0 0 39 Fulks, Justin 6 90 427 10 417 4.6 3 30 69.5 Mehling, M. 1 15 15.0 0 2 Towns, Jason 7 30 114 9 105 3.5 1 16 15.0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Collazo, Joshua 1 8 21 0 21 2.6 0 6 21.0 Total 14 195 13.9 0 39 Angulo, Josh 7 2 20 0 20 10.0 1 13 2.9 Opponents 12 106 8.8 0 30 Rose, Brady 7 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 10 2.3 Witt, Jonathon 7 6 10 1 9 1.5 3 4 1.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Shutt, Garrett 7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 St. Pierre, Solomon 5 138 27.6 1 77 Athman, Kyle 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Redmond, Clifford 2 32 16.0 0 19 Baynard, Keenan 1 2 2 2 0 0.0 0 2 0.0 Ahlers, Carter 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 7 10 3 27 -24 -2.4 0 3 -3.4 Tidwell, John 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total 7 309 1760 123 1637 5.3 20 70 233.9 Ostrom, Cameron 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 7 269 1027 203 824 3.1 7 40 117.7 Clark, David 1 33 33.0 1 33 Total 11 206 18.7 2 77 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 8 70 8.8 0 39 Papilion, Luke 7 156.51 128-216-5 59.3 1834 20 52 262.0 Lawler, Corbin 3 80.50 6-12-3 50.0 115 0 38 38.3 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Rose, Brady 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Groeneweg, Kyle 13 347 26.7 1 99 Total 7 151.84 134-229-8 58.5 1949 20 52 278.4 Towns, Jason 4 68 17.0 0 36 Opponents 7 117.32 142-246-11 57.7 1575 11 77 225.0 Clark, David 2 37 18.5 0 20 Stanke, Nick 2 12 6.0 0 7 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Tidwell, John 1 1 1.0 0 1 Angulo, Josh 7 34 540 15.9 6 31 77.1 Total 22 465 21.1 1 99 Rose, Brady 7 31 483 15.6 6 47 69.0 Opponents 23 365 15.9 0 38 Shutt, Garrett 7 21 324 15.4 5 44 46.3 Stanke, Nick 7 13 130 10.0 1 22 18.6 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Towns, Jason 7 8 142 17.8 0 52 20.3 Ahlers, Carter 1 53 53.0 0 53 Mickey, Max 6 8 41 5.1 0 24 6.8 Oladejo, R.J. 1 8 8.0 0 8 Albeck, Erik 6 6 87 14.5 1 35 14.5 Total 2 61 30.5 0 53 Buchele, Andrew 6 4 22 5.5 0 14 3.7 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Groeneweg, Kyle 7 3 82 27.3 0 38 11.7 Athman, Kyle 7 2 59 29.5 1 31 8.4 Witt, Jonathon 7 2 26 13.0 0 22 3.7 Fulks, Justin 6 2 13 6.5 0 7 2.2 Total 7 134 1949 14.5 20 52 278.4 Opponents 7 142 1575 11.1 11 77 225.0 2015 University of Sioux Falls Football Sioux Falls Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 18, 2015) 2015 - TEAM/OPPONENT GAME-By-GAME STATISTICSAll games TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 05 U-MARY 46 181 5 18 19 338 3 52 19-34-2 338 3 52 2 42 0 22 2 2 0 2 519 Sep 12 at Minnesota Crookston 44 280 1 40 18 282 5 38 18-35-0 282 5 38 3 72 0 54 3 70 0 39 562 Sep 19 MINNESOTA DULUTH 30 246 4 70 15 218 0 39 15-28-0 218 0 39 5 86 0 28 2 21 0 15 464 Sep 26 at Northern State 51 274 2 32 15 157 2 44 15-23-1 157 2 44 1 0 0 0 3 32 0 20 431 Oct. 3 at Wayne State (Neb.) 36 150 3 16 21 316 3 47 21-33-2 316 3 47 3 142 1 99 4 70 0 28 466 Oct 10 WINONA STATE 56 248 2 43 26 413 5 45 26-42-1 413 5 45 3 63 0 28 0 0 0 0 661 Oct 17 at Southwest Minnesota 46 258 3 32 20 225 2 38 20-34-2 225 2 38 5 60 0 27 0 0 0 0 483 Sioux Falls 309 1637 20 70 134 1949 20 52 134-229-8 1949 20 52 22 465 1 99 14 195 0 39 3586 Opponents 269 824 7 40 142 1575 11 77 142-246-11 1575 11 77 23 365 0 38 12 106 0 30 2399

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 5.3 • Avg/catch: 14.5 • Pass effic: 151.84 • KR avg: 21.1 • PR avg: 13.9 • All purpose avg/game: 636.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 512.3

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 05 U-MARY 43 22 65 6.0-14 3.0-6 2 3-53 1-0 0 3 2 7-8 0 0 0 13 55 Sep 12 at Minnesota Crookston 21 68 89 7.0-32 4.0-29 0 0-0 3-3 0 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 45 Sep 19 MINNESOTA DULUTH 53 32 85 9.0-18 2.0-4 0 0-0 2-33 1 5 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 35 Sep 26 at Northern State 41 26 67 7.0-23 1.0-4 0 0-0 2-61 0 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 28 Oct. 3 at Wayne State (Neb.) 42 36 78 9.0-35 3.0-22 2 0-0 2-90 2 5 1 8-8 0 0 0 14 59 Oct 10 WINONA STATE 34 12 46 3.0-13 2.0-11 2 2-0 1-19 2 7 1 6-7 0 0 0 7 51 Oct 17 at Southwest Minnesota 55 32 87 8.0-45 6.0-41 2 1-8 0-0 0 6 0 4-5 0 0 0 7 34 Sioux Falls 289 228 517 49.0-180 21.0-117 8 6-61 11-206 5 31 4 40-43 0 0 0 62 307 Opponents 324 178 502 35.0-113 2.0-21 4 4-0 8-70 7 22 3 15-18 0 0 0 17 135

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 05 U-MARY 2 77 38.5 46 0 0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 9 512 56.9 6 0 Sep 12 at Minnesota Crookston 4 115 28.8 47 0 0 1 0 1 1-2 23 1 8 453 56.6 4 0 Sep 19 MINNESOTA DULUTH 5 186 37.2 52 0 0 1 1 2 0-1 0 0 6 281 46.8 1 0 Sep 26 at Northern State 3 96 32.0 45 0 1 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 5 288 57.6 4 0 Oct. 3 at Wayne State (Neb.) 3 126201542.0 University45 0 of 0Sioux1 Falls0 1Football1-1 42 0 10 496 49.6 2 0 Oct 10 WINONA STATE 6 224 37.3 48 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 19 0 9 473 52.6 2 0 Oct 17 at Southwest MinnesotaSioux 4Falls137 Opponent34.2 44 Game-by-Game0 0 3 0 (as3 of Oct0-0 18,0 2015)0 6 278 46.3 0 0 Sioux Falls 27 961 35.6 52 All0 games2 6 1 9 3-7 42 1 53 2781 52.5 19 0 Opponents 45 1510 33.6 59 2 0 12 6 9 4-7 31 1 29 1569 54.1 6 0 OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 05 U-MARY 38 88 1 12 14 112 0 48 14-27-1 112 0 48 2 23 0 23 2 5 0 4 200 Sep 12 at Minnesota Crookston 37 111 1 23 20 241 2 26 20-36-3 241 2 26 3 38 0 20 1 15 0 15 352 Sep 19 MINNESOTA DULUTH 56 224 3 23 14 208 1 47 14-28-2 208 1 47 3 45 0 23 3 23 0 11 432 Sep 26 at Northern State 37 140 0 40 16 122 1 32 16-29-2 122 1 32 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 262 Oct. 3 at Wayne State (Neb.) 39 66 1 22 19 178 0 39 19-33-2 178 0 39 5 79 0 32 2 1 0 3 244 Oct 10 WINONA STATE 22 100 0 21 21 330 4 77 21-41-1 330 4 77 5 98 0 38 3 66 0 30 430 Oct 17 at Southwest Minnesota 40 95 1 20 38 384 3 24 38-52-0 384 3 24 4 78 0 25 1 -4 0 0 479 Opponents 269 824 7 40 142 1575 11 77 142-246-11 1575 11 77 23 365 0 38 12 106 0 30 2399 Sioux Falls 309 1637 20 70 134 1949 20 52 134-229-8 1949 20 52 22 465 1 99 14 195 0 39 3586

Games: 7 • Avg/rush: 3.1 • Avg/catch: 11.1 • Pass effic: 117.32 • KR avg: 15.9 • PR avg: 8.8 • All purpose avg/game: 420.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 342.7

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sep 05 U-MARY 48 18 66 6.0-15 0.0-0 1 1-0 2-39 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 7 Sep 12 at Minnesota Crookston 40 44 84 3.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 7 1 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Sep 19 MINNESOTA DULUTH 36 18 54 6.0-15 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 3 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 31 Sep 26 at Northern State 43 40 83 5.0-30 2.0-21 1 1-0 1-4 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 3 10 Oct. 3 at Wayne State (Neb.) 42 24 66 4.0-12 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Oct 10 WINONA STATE 63 12 75 6.0-11 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 2 6 1 3-4 0 0 0 7 30 Oct 17 at Southwest Minnesota 52 22 74 5.0-23 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-27 0 3 1 2-4 0 0 0 0 26 Opponents 324 178 502 35.0-113 2.0-21 4 4-0 8-70 7 22 3 15-18 0 0 0 17 135 Sioux Falls 289 228 517 49.0-180 21.0-117 8 6-61 11-206 5 31 4 40-43 0 0 0 62 307

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 05 U-MARY 9 214 23.8 47 1 0 3 0 1 0-1 0 1 2 95 47.5 0 0 Sep 12 at Minnesota Crookston 6 214 35.7 43 0 0 0 0 2 0-1 0 0 4 198 49.5 1 0 Sep 19 MINNESOTA DULUTH 4 150 37.5 41 0 0 2 0 2 1-1 31 0 6 355 59.2 1 0 Sep 26 at Northern State 7 280 40.0 59 0 0 0 3 1 1-2 20 0 3 129 43.0 1 0 Oct. 3 at Wayne State (Neb.) 10 378 37.8 52 1 0 4 2 1 1-1 23 0 3 154 51.3 0 0 Oct 10 WINONA STATE 7 220 31.4 54 0 0 2 1 2 1-1 28 0 6 379 63.2 3 0 Oct 17 at Southwest Minnesota 2 54 27.0 31 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 5 259 51.8 0 0 Opponents 45 1510 33.6 59 2 0 12 6 9 4-7 31 1 29 1569 54.1 6 0 Sioux Falls 27 961 35.6 52 0 2 6 1 9 3-7 42 1 53 2781 52.5 19 0 2015 University of Sioux Falls Football Sioux Falls Game Superlatives (as of Oct 18, 2015) 2015 - Individual/Team Game Highs All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 31 Fulks, Justin vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Yards Rushing 149 Mickey, Max at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) TD Rushes 2 Mickey, Max vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) 2 Fulks, Justin vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) 2 Mickey, Max vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) 2 Papilion, Luke vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) 2 Papilion, Luke at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) Long Rush 70 Mickey, Max vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) Pass attempts 41 Papilion, Luke vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Pass completions 26 Papilion, Luke vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Yards Passing 413 Papilion, Luke vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) TD Passes 5 Papilion, Luke at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) 5 Papilion, Luke vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Long Pass 52 Papilion, Luke vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) Receptions 8 Rose, Brady at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) 8 Angulo, Josh vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Yards Receiving 145 Angulo, Josh vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) TD Receptions 3 Rose, Brady vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Long Reception 52 Towns, Jason vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) Field Goals 1 Garner, Brett at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Garner, Brett at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) 1 Garner, Brett vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Long Field Goal 42 Garner, Brett at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) Punts 6 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Punting Avg 42.0 Vanden Heuvel,S at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) Long Punt 52 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) Punts inside 20 3 Vanden Heuvel,S at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Long Punt Return 39 Tidwell, John at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) Long Kickoff Return 99 Groeneweg, Kyle at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) Tackles 13 Butler, Josh at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) 2015 University of Sioux Falls Football Sacks 2.0 Schindler, Grant vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) Sioux Falls Game Superlatives (as of Oct 18, 2015) Tackles For Loss 3.5 Schindler, Grant vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) All games Interceptions 2 St. Pierre, Solomon at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015)

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 56 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Yards Rushing 280 at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) Yards Per Rush 8.2 vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) TD Rushes 5 vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) Pass attempts 42 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Pass completions 26 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Yards Passing 413 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Yards Per Pass 9.9 vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) TD Passes 5 at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) 5 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Total Plays 98 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Total Offense 661 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Yards Per Play 8.0 vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) Points 59 at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) Sacks By 6 at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) First Downs 32 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Penalties 11 at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Penalty Yards 92 at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Turnovers 3 vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) Interceptions By 3 at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) Punts 6 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Punting Avg 42.0 at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) Long Punt 52 vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) Punts inside 20 3 at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Long Punt Return 39 at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) 2015 University of Sioux Falls Football Sioux Falls Game Superlatives (as of Oct 18, 2015) 2015 - Opponent Individual/Team Game Highs All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 33 Lauters, Logan, vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Rushing 114 Lauters, Logan, vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) TD Rushes 1 Woroniecki,Adam, vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) 1 Connette, Adam, at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Lauters, Logan, vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Bofferding, B, vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Bauer, Drew, vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Huss, Houston, at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) 1 Stevens,Davonta, at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Long Rush 40 Truen, N., at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Pass attempts 52 Gimbel, Blake, at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Pass completions 38 Gimbel, Blake, at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Yards Passing 384 Gimbel, Blake, at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) TD Passes 4 Nelson, J., vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Long Pass 77 Nelson, J., vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Receptions 8 Huot, Nate, at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Yards Receiving 127 Mikes, J., vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) TD Receptions 2 May, A., vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Long Reception 77 Mikes, J., vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Field Goals 1 Brees, Andrew, vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Krupka, A., at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) 1 Simon, Sam, at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) 1 McCauley, C., vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Long Field Goal 31 Brees, Andrew, vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) Punts 9 Hough, Colton, at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) Punting Avg 42.0 Hough, Colton, at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) Long Punt 59 Krupka, A., at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Punts inside 20 2 Day, Stephen, at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) 2 Brees, Andrew, vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) 2 Russell, M., vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Long Punt Return 30 May, A., vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Long Kickoff Return 38 2015Swinford, University T., vs Winona of State Sioux (Oct Falls 10, 2015) Football Tackles 15Sioux FallsCalderon, Game Leth., Superlatives at Minnesota Crookston (as of (Sep Oct 12, 18, 2015) 2015) Sacks 1.0 Zemlicka, Ta., at NorthernAll games State (Sep 26, 2015) 1.0 Wangerin, D., at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Nahorniak,OPPONENT Mark, vs Minnesota TEAM GAME Duluth HIGHS (Sep 19, 2015) 2.0 Wangerin, D., at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Rushes 2.056 vsCorcoran, Minnesota C., Duluthvs Winona (Sep State 19, 2015)(Oct 10, 2015) YardsInterceptions Rushing 2241 vsWalton,Seth, Minnesota vsDuluth U-Mary (Sep (Sep 19, 05,2015) 2015) Yards Per Rush 4.51 vsWhitaker, Winona D.,State vs U-Mary(Oct 10, (Sep 2015) 05, 2015) TD Rushes 31 vsThorson, Minnesota M., atDuluth Northern (Sep State 19, 2015) (Sep 26, 2015) Pass attempts 521 atBethea, Southwest Tyri, atMinnesota Wayne State (Oct 17,(Neb.) 2015) (Oct. 3, 2015) Pass completions 381 atJohnson, Southwest Zack, Minnesota at Wayne (Oct State 17, (Neb.) 2015) (Oct. 3, 2015) Yards Passing 3841 atSpencer, Southwest A., vs Minnesota Winona State(Oct 17,(Oct 2015) 10, 2015) Yards Per Pass 8.01 vsLeichtnam,Caleb, Winona State (Oct at Southwest 10, 2015) Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) TD Passes 41 vsFlud, Winona Tyler, State at Southwest (Oct 10, Minnesota2015) (Oct 17, 2015) Total Plays 92 at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Total Offense 479 at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Yards Per Play 6.8 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Points 31 vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) Sacks By 2 at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) First Downs 32 at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Penalties 9 at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Penalty Yards 57 at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Turnovers 4 vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) Interceptions By 2 vs U-Mary (Sep 05, 2015) 2 at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) 2 at Southwest Minnesota (Oct 17, 2015) Punts 10 at Wayne State (Neb.) (Oct. 3, 2015) Punting Avg 40.0 at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Long Punt 59 at Northern State (Sep 26, 2015) Punts inside 20 2 at Minnesota Crookston (Sep 12, 2015) 2 vs Minnesota Duluth (Sep 19, 2015) 2 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) Long Punt Return 30 vs Winona State (Oct 10, 2015) COUGAR HISTORY

Since football started at the University of Sioux he threw for 455 yards and five TDs. Riggs, who ac- Falls in 1902, the Cougars have tasted success at both cumulated 496 completions in 801 attempts for 7,329 the NAIA and NCAA Division II level. During that pe- passing yards and 85 TDs in his career, was the third riod, USF has won NAIA league titles and four times athlete from USF named to the NAIA Hall of Fame. been crowned a national champion. The Cougars won USF punter Brian Hansen was inducted in 1995 and NAIA national titles in 1996, track and field standout Wally Diehl was inducted in 2006, 2008, and 2009. USF has recorded 1968. Since the move to 15, 10-win seasons Former head coach Bob Young, who was in- A list of the 15 top sea- NCAA DII in 2011, the Cou- sons in Cougars football ducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2010, has the gars have constructed a 37- history follows. The rank- most wins in school history with a 172-69-3 mark from 12 record. In NSIC play, be- ings are listed according 1983-2004. USF’s home field is named in Young’s hon- ginning in 2012, the Cougars to best mark. USF has or. He was a two-time GPAC Coach of the Year (2002, are 32-8 for a .800 winning recorded four unbeaten 2003). Kalen DeBoer, who owns the school’s best all- percentage, which ranks as seasons, all in the nation- time winning percentage at .957, was the GPAC Coach al championship years the top winning percentage of 1996, 2006, 2008, of the Year three times (2006, 2007, 2006) and named among NSIC league mem- 2009. The Cougars have the AFCA/NAIA Coach of the Year in 2006, 2008 and bers. Since moving to DII, registered 11 seasons of 2009. He led USF to a 67-3 record and three national the Cougars have finished just one loss. titles (2006, 2008, 2009). third (9-2, 5-2, NSIC South, 2009 -- 15-0 Four USF players were named NAIA National 2012), fourth (6-5, 4-3 NSIC 1996 -- 14-0 Players of the Year, including Nick Kortan in 2002, 2006 -- 14-0 South, 2013) and second (11- 2008 -- 14-0 Chad Cavender in 2007, Lorenzo Brown in 2009 and 1, NSIC South, 2014) in the 2007 -- 13-1 Jon Ryan in 2010. NSIC South. #4/5 USF is 7 -0 2010 -- 13-1 Two former Cougars played in the NFL, includ- in 2015. 2002 -- 12-1 ing Rick Danmeier (1972-75) who was with the Min- To this point, USF has 2003 -- 12-1 nesota Vikings from 1977-82. He ranks sixth on the Vi- won 19 league titles, had 94 2001 -- 12-2 kings all-time scoring list with 364 points. Punter Brian 1995 -- 11-1 All-Americans and 291 all- 2004 -- 11-1 Hansen (1980-83) played with the Washington Red- league players, including 14 2014 -- 11-1 skins, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New England this season in the NSIC. In 1997 -- 11-2 Patriots, and New Orleans Saints from 1984-99. He is total USF has had 35 players 2005 -- 11-2 the only player in school history to be drafted by the recognized on the NSIC All- 1988 -- 10-1 NFL as he was taken in the ninth round of the 1984 League team, including 14 in draft. He averaged 42.3 yards per punt in the NFL. 2014, eight in 2013, and 13 in 2012. USF has had nine In 1902, the school played its first game against players named first team, 13 to the second team and the University of South Dakota, falling 33-0. Over the 13 honorable mention. John Tidwell and Carrington 96 years of football, USF has a 405-402-20 record. Hanna are the school’s two-time NSIC all-league play- The Cougars claimed its 400th all-time win in 2014 in a ers. 38-9 win over Concordia, St. Paul on Oct. 4. Former USF quarterback Kurtiss Riggs was At the NAIA level, USF was 36-12 in the play- inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2013. Riggs offs with four national titles, three runner-up finishes led USF to a two-year record of 25-1, setting NAIA re- and three semifinal appearances. The Cougars won cords for TD passes in a season (55), and most at- their first ever league title (SDIC) in 1981 and had their tempts without an interception (290) during the 1996 first unbeaten regular season in 1988 when they also season. He directed the Cougars to its first national appeared in the playoffs for the first time. In 1995, USF title in 1996. In leading USF to a 14-0 record, Riggs set won the program’s first playoff game. schools records in single season passing yards with Look Back over the Years 3,993, completions, 265, and had single game passing After that first game in 1902 USF did not play marks in passing yards with 457, completions, 30 and again until the 1911 season when they lost to Huron, TDs (9). He was a 1996 NAIA first team All-American. 24-9. In 1915, the program tasted the winning feeling In the title game win over Western Washington, for the first time with a 41-0 win over Pipestone. In COUGAR HISTORY 1916, the program had the first winning season at 3-2- lar season. A 42-17 loss to U-Mary ended the perfect 2. The Cougars recorded a 46-0 win over Augustana. run. But it was a precursor of things to come. Records suggest that USF hired T.R. Johnson In 1996, the Cougars, who were ranked as high in 1919 when the Cougars were 0-2. Later, USF hired as #2 in the national rankings in the regular season, another USD graduate in Frank McCormick, who led dominated from start to finish as they openeing with a the program from 1924-27 (4-18, .182). Francis Olson, 58-6 decision against Concordia (Neb.). In the open- who is tied with Philip Tinsworth (6-45-1, .130, 1949- ing four games, USF had a 199-to-61 scoring edge. It 55) and Richard Sterup (20-40, .333, 1962-68), for the was a margin that continued as the Cougars rolled up a second longest tenure (seven years) at USF, had a 19- 636-to-227 scoring margin. After an unbeaten season, 24-6 (.388) mark from 1928-34. which included six games of 50 points or more, USF The early years at USF were tough with just defeated U-Mary, 56-19, gaining a little revenge for the five .500 or better seasons in the first 30 years of the loss in 1995. Then they defeated rival Northwestern program. However, the 6-1-1 season in 1934, including (Iowa), 52-21, and edged Evangel (Mo.), 28-22. a 108-to-35 scoring edge, was a standout season. In In the finals, the Cougars received a 1960, the Cougars, which included USF Hall of Fame big-time performance from quarterback Kurtiss Riggs, members Bob Young and Reid Beier, were 6-2 with a who completed 25-of-33 passes for 431 yards and five 188-to-151 scoring margin. In 1966 and 1967, USF TD in a 47-25 win over Western Washington (11-2) be- put together a 13-5 combined record (6-3, 7-2). fore 4,000 in attendnaced Jim Carroll Stadium in Sa- Later in 1980, the Cougars began a six-year vannah, Tenn. Both USF and #6 Western Washington winning run of 38-18, including a 6-3-1 record in 1981 played in their first ever championship game. In the when the Cougars captured their first-ever league title, win, David Ruter, who had 19 carries for 55 yards and winning the SDIC. The 1981 produced the school’s four catches for 98 yards, scored three TDs, includ- first-ever league title as the Cougars won the SDIC ing receptions of 20 and 64 yards and a nine-yard run. with head coach Dave Schroeder. In a 9-1 campaign in Riggs, who was the Offensive Player of the Game, 1982 USF held a 234-to-92 scoring edge but finished connected with Kalen DeBoer, who caught 10 passes second in the SDIC, although they were ranked ninth for 131 yards, for two TDs (5, 19). DeBoer also had a in the NAIA poll as Dave Schroeder was named the 54-yard TD run. Overall, the Cougars had 518 yards in District 12 Coach of the Year. total offense. Jeremy Gardner also cracked 100 yards Head Coach Bob Young took over 1984, direct- receiving with six receptions for 133 yards. USF defen- ing the Cougars to its most successful period ever. In sive end Travis Dumke (eight tackles, 2 TFLs) was the 22 seasons (1983-2004), Young let his teams to a 172- Defensive Player of the Game. 69-3 (.711) record and the school’s first NAIA champi- In the 1996 season, Riggs threw 55 TDs with onship in 1996 (47-25 win over Western Washington). just three picks and DeBoer had 99 catches for 1,374 In his first season in 1984, USF went 8-2 with an SDIC yards and 17 TDs. Gard er accumulated 50 catches title and a 233-to-145 scoring edge. for 955 yards and 16 TDs in the season. In a season In 1988, USF had the school’s best season in history when USF generated 6,863 yards in total offense (4, as they went 10-1 with a 14-9 playoff loss to Northwest- 144 passing), they had a season high of 678 yards in ern (Iowa) spoiling an undefeated regular season. USF offense against Nebraska-Wesleyan when they scored had a 278-to-115 scoring margin in that season as they 65 points. in total they had 86 TDs, including 57 pass- reached the playoffs for the first time. They finished ing. ranked 8th in the final NAIA DII poll. It was the first time Before Coach Young retired in 2004, he started that USF had won 10 straight games and set 16 school USF on its greatest run of success. From 2001-to-2010 records, including rushing offening 2,104 and 21 rush- the Cougars compiled a unbelievable mark of 127-9 ing TDs. Bob Booth was named the SDIC MVP, USF’s or a winning percentage of .934. In USF’s run, they first league MVP. Bob Young was named Coach of the reached the quarterfinals in the NAIA every year while Year. Booth was the first defensive player to win the win three national titles, and finishing second three award since 1981. times with two semifinal appearances. In that run, ev- By 1994, the Cougars were ready to take a step up. Af- ery USF team won at least 10 games. ter going 18-22 over the previous four seasons (1990- In 2001, Young took the Cougars to the finals, 93), the Cougars put together an 8-2 campaign before falling to Georgetown, Kentucky, 49-27, in a season going 11-1 in 1995 as they went unbeaten in the regu- when they finished 12-2 and won a GPAC title. A year COUGAR HISTORY later, they were unbeaten in the regular season and of the six previous championships including the 17-9 12-1 overall as USF, which won the GPAC again, win in 2007 over USF. In a season when USF recorded reached the national semifinals where the Cougars lost seven shutouts, an eighth nearly came in the champi- to Carroll College (Mt.), 20-17. It was the first matchup onship game but Carroll scored with 6:15 to play in the of several in the playoffs between the schools and the game. In total, USF allowed just 83 points all season, a beginning of a rivalry. school record. In the 14-0 season, the Cougars had a The Cougars again claimed the GPAC crown 125-to-26 advantage in four playoff wins. Three times and had a second straight unbeaten regular season scored seven points or less in the playoffs. Overall, the in 2003. After two playoff wins, including a 33-7 win only close game was a 34-31 win over Morningside over Northwestern (IA), the Cougars dropped a 16-13 the regular season finale. 11 teams were held to seven loss to Northwest Oklahoma State in the national semi- points or fewer. finals. In Young’s final season (2004), the Cougars had A year later, the Cougar Pride kept rolling. In a a third straight unbeaten regular season before fall- 15-0 season, USF had an 184-to-70 edge in the play- ing to Azusa Pacific, 24-3 in the quarterfinals. Young offs. In the title game, USF edge #3 Lindenwood (13- ended his career by guiding the Cougars to 44 straight 1), 25-22 in Rome, Ga. Braden Wieking, a Sioux Falls regular season wins, including perfect regular seasons native, was offensive player of the game with three from 2002-04. field goals and two extra points. Linebacker Dominic In 2005, Kalen DeBoer, a wide receiver on the Studzinski was defensive player of the game after seve 1996 title winning team, took over the USF program. ntackles and two sacks. A Wieking field goal from 42 After Young’s departure, the winning continued under yards gave USF a lead they didn’t relinguish as USF one of the school’s all-time great players in DeBoer, increased their winning streak to 29 straight games. who earned NAIA All-American honors and finishing his After the season, HC Kalen DeBoer took a po- career with a then record 234 receptions from 1993-96. sition at Southern Illinois and USF hired Jed Stugart, In a five-year run, DeBoer led USF to a record who led USF to a 13-1 season. In fact, the 29- game of 67-3 (.957) and three national titles. Under his watch, streak went to 42 straight before a loss to nemesis the Cougars captured four GPAC titles, three national Carroll College, 10-7 in the title game. In the season, titles and had a streak of 50 straight home wins. USF had a 577-to-119 scoring edge, including 105-to- DeBoer’s first season in 2005 ended in an 11-2 31. USF won a 10th straight GPAC title. The next record and a trip to the national quarterfinals. In the year in 2011, the program began a transition to NCAA that second round playoff game, USF fell to Carroll DII. Since the transition, USF has built a 23-8 record College, 55-0. It is the last game, to date, that USF has in three seasons in the NSIC with two campaigns of failed to score, a run of 113 straight games. nine wins of more. The 2014 season, which included The 2005 season set up the 2006 run when ev- the first 10-win campaign, was magical with the team’s erything came together for USF. The Cougars defeated highest DII ranking of #10 on Oct. 27. The Cougars St. Francis (Ind.), 23-19, in a title game that matched were ranked nine straight weeks. teams with the same mascot name and abbreviation One of the school’s most memorable wins oc- (USF). The Cougars, which broke from a 13-13 half- curred in the 15-0 campaign in 2009. The then NAIA time tie with 10 points in a four-minute period of the Cougars defeated NCAA DII power North Dakota, 28- third quarter, won by forcing four turnovers, including three fumbles. Before a crowd of 5,805 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tenn., USF, which was ranged #2 in the country. won the 51st annual NAIA national title as QB Chad Cavender (15-of-21-155) was named game MVP. In 2008, the Cougars winning streak continued all the way to Rome, GA. The #2 Cougars defeated #1 Carroll College, 23-7, to win a second title in three seasons. Before 6,500, the Cougars scored TDs on offense, defense and special teams. Carroll had won five