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MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | www.msubeavers.com SPORTS INFORMATION • 500 UNIVERSITY AVE W • MINOT, ND 58707 • PHONE: (701) 858-3681 • FAX: (701) 858-3136 FOOTBALL GAMEDAY NOTEBOOK 2012 GAME INFORMATION Teams: Minot State at Northern State | Series: NSU leads 7-6-1 Date: Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 | Time: 2:30 p.m. | Site: Swisher Field Radio: KCJB 910 AM | Television: None Live audio: kcjb.com | Live stats/video: msubeavers.com/stayconnected Facebook: www.facebook.com/msubeavers | Twitter: www.twitter.com/MSUBeavers You Tube: www.youtube.com/TheMSUBeavers RECORDS: MISU is 1-4 overall and 1-0 in the NSIC North Division. NSU enters the weekend at 2-3 overall and 1-0 in NSIC North play. 2012 SCHEDULE COACHES CORNER: Minot State’s head coach is Paul Rudolph. Rudolph is 28-27 overall in five seasons with the Beavers and 71-74 overall as a head Overall: 0-4 | NSIC: 0-4 | NSIC North: 0-0 coach. Tom Dosch is in his third season at Northern State and has a 12-20 Home: 0-2 | Away: 0-2 | Neutral: 0-0 overall record at NSU. He is no stranger to Minot State having been the head coach at Jamestown College during the Dakota Athletic Conference days. AUGUST 30 Minnesota State % L 10-44 FOLLOW THE BEAVERS: The game is broadcast locally on KCJB 910-AM Military Appreciation Game with Scott Kittell calling the play-by-play and former Minot State standout SEPTEMBER Brendan Weidler on color commentary. Live audio can be accessed online 8 at Waye State College % L 6-20 at kcjb.com. MSU provides live video and live stats as well as links to the live 15 University of Sioux Falls % L 20-42 audio at msubeavers.com. Minot State Athletics also is active on Facebook, Homecoming 2012 Twitter and You Tube with all feeds accessible through the home page. 22 at Upper Iowa University % L 20-26 29 University of Mary # W 32-21 RANKINGS: Neither team was ranked in the AFCA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll or the DIIFootball.com Top 25 Poll this week. Family Weekend OCTOBER RECENT HISTORY: The Beavers earned their first win of the season and 6 at Northern State # 2:30 p.m. subsequently the first win as a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate 13 Minnesota Duluth # 1:30 p.m. Conference with a 32-21 come-from-behind win over the University of Mary Youth Football Day Saturday at Herb Parker Stadium. The Wolves held Minnesota State Moor- 20 Minnesota, Crookston # 2:30 p.m. head to minus-(-40) yards rushing in a 45-7 win, the second straight for NSU. Hall of Fame/Alumni Appreciation 27 at Minnesota State Moorhead # 1 p.m. OVERALL SERIES: Minot State trails Northern State 7-6-1 in the all-time series dating back to 1932 when Aberdeen Northern beat the Beavers 7-0. NOVEMBER 3 St. Cloud State # 1:30 p.m. NOTING THE WOLVES: Northern State University set a school record last Community Appreciation week in holding Minnesota State Moorhead to minus-(-40) yards rushing 10 at Bemidji State # 1 p.m. partly due to eight sacks, the most by any team in the conference in 2012… Home Games in Bold NSU is a plus-6 on the season in turnover margin, tying it with Wayne State % Denotes Northern Sun game for second best in the conference. The Wolves have nine interceptions and # Denotes NSIC North game two fumble recoveries on the season… Sophomore quarterback Jared Ja- cobson set a career high in passing last week, throwing for 280 yards and three touchdowns in the win. He has only thrown one interception in 132 passing attempts this season… NSU has six scoring drives over 10 plays this season with two coming last weekend against Moorhead. The Wolves had their longest drive (by plays) on its second TD drive, covering 84 yards in 14 plays… Northern State is 16 for 19 overall in the red zone, fifth best MINOT STATE TICKETS in the conference… The contest on Saturday is NSU’s annual Gypsy Day For tickets contact the Minot State Ticket Office: game – a name the school gives for its Homecoming weekend – and the Phone: 701.858.3041 Wolves are looking for their third straight win in the game. Website: msubeavers.com/tickets MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | www.msubeavers.com MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY | FOOTBALL 2012 UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS HISTORY LESSON: Northern State has a two-game winning streak going against the Beavers as they topped MISU 43-6 in 1998 and edged Minot Name .............................................. Minot State University State 40-37 in 1993. The Beavers last win in the series came in 1992 when Enrollment .............................................................. 3,468 a Dave Hendrickson-led squad blew out Northern State 55-18. Founded ................................................................... 1913 Mascot ................................................................ Beavers COLOSSAL COMEBACK: Minot State’s 22-point, fourth quarter comeback School song ........................................ Onward Beavers to top the University of Mary is one of the biggest fourth quarter rallies in re- Colors ..................................................... Red and Green Location ......................................................... Minot, N.D. cent memory. The Beavers scored three touchdowns in the fourth and added Population ............................................................ 48,600 a two-point conversion for the 22 points, eclipsing a 21-point outburst to top National Affiliation ............................... NCAA Division II Jamestown College in the Dacotah Bank DAC Bowl in 2009. The Beavers Conference .......................... Northern Sun Intercollegiate scored three TDs against JC in the fourth quarter to erase a 21-17 deficit Stadium ............... Herb Parker Stadium (Capacity 4,000) entering the final quarter. On Saturday against the Marauders it was a 21-10 Stadium phone number .......................... (701) 858-3219 deficit the Beavers had to overcome. President ................................................ Dr. David Fuller Athletic Director .......................................... Rick Hedberg PICKING HIS TEAM UP: Beavers junior defensive back Jeff Buchert (Plain- Assistant AD-Development ........................ Chad McNally Assistant AD-Compliance .......................... Steven Swenson field, Conn.) secured MISU’s win last week with an interception with just un- Athletic Marketing and Promotions .... James Kiekhaefer der two minutes to play. Buchert finished the game with 11 tackles and two Athletic Business Analyst ...... Brenda Halvorson interceptions and was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Team Doctor ......... Dawn Mattern, Trinity Sports Medicine Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts. Buchert has all three of Minot Doctor phone .......................................... (701) 857-5500 State’s interceptions on the season and is tied for second in the NSIC with Head Athletic Trainer ...... Robin Gust, Trinity Sports Medicine .60 interceptions per game. Trainer phone ........................................... (701) 857-3486 Athletic Administrative Assistant ............ Holly Hassler FIRST FOR BARBER, BEAVERS: Minot State’s Randel Barber’s (Fr., RB, Athletic Department phone ..................... (701) 858-3041 Athletic Department fax ........................... (701) 858-3136 Maricopa, Ariz.) fourth quarter touchdown was a first for the true freshman running back. But it was also the first rushing TD for the Beavers in 2012. MEDIA RELATIONS Minot State had gone 179 rushing attempts without finding the end zone on Sports Information Director ..................... Michael Linnell the ground. As for Barber, it was his best day as a Beaver, gaining 48 yards Phone ....................................................... (701) 858-3681 on nine carries, including the 35-yard TD – also a career-high rush. He is Fax ........................................................... (701) 858-3136 second on the team in rushing with 121 yards on 38 carries. Cell phone ................................................ (701) 500-3275 E-mail ............................ [email protected] : The Beavers had their first multi-sack Graduate Assistant SID ...................... James Kiekhaefer STONEWALLED BY CAMERON Student Assistant SID ............................. Andrew Roach game as sophomore Cameron Stone (DL, Great Falls, Mont.) had two Assistant E-mail ..... [email protected] sacks in the game. Stone, who received a medical redshirt following an injury COACHING STAFF 2011 RECAP Head coach ........................................... Paul Rudolph (Minot State, 1988) Record ...................................................... 2-8 overall, 0-0 Independent Phone ............................................................................. (701) 858-4450 Final ACFA Ranking ......................................................... Not ranked E-mail ..................................................... [email protected] NCAA DII playoffs ........................................................... Did not qualify Fax ................................................................................... (701) 858-3136 Total Offense (NCAA DII Rank) ...................................... 295.3 ypg. (NA) Record at Minot State ............................................. 28-23 (6th season) Total Defense (NCAA DII Rank) ..................................... 351.2 ypg. (NA) Record overall ....................................................... 71-70 (14th season) Assistant coaches: 2011 PREVIEW Linebackers ........................ Joe Ford (South Dakota State, 6th season) Preseason ACFA Ranking ...............................................Not