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UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS FOOTBALL University of Sioux Falls Sports Information | 1101 W. 22nd St. | Sioux Falls, SD 57105 | Fax: 605-331-6792 Sports Information Director Dan Genzler (FB Contact) | [email protected] Office: 605-331-6774 | Cell: 605-670-8591 | Athletics: 605-331-6791 - [email protected] 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 avail- able 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 an- nual “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 in- duction 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.