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BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL Game notes - Issue 1 - August 26, 2010 - Bemidji State at Minot State Beavers begin 2010 campaign with 12th annual ‘Beaver Bash’ 2010 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 at Minot (N.D.) State 7:00 p.m. Bemidji State owns a 10-1 all-time record against Minot State Sept. 11 • Augustana 1:00 p.m. Sept. 18 • at Southwest Minnesota State 6:00 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE Sept. 25 • at Minnesota Duluth 6:00 p.m. Date: Thursday, August 26, 2010 Oct. 2 • Upper Iowa 1:00 p.m. Oct. 9 • at Concordia-St. Paul 6:00 p.m. Location: Minot, N.D. Oct. 16 • at MSU Moorhead 1:00 p.m. Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. Oct. 23 • U-Mary 1:00 p.m. Stadium: Herb Parker Stadium Oct. 30 • Northern State 1:00 p.m. Nov. 6 • at St. Cloud State 1:00 p.m. Stadium Capacity/Surface: 4,500/field turf Bemidji State Minot State Nov. 13 • Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 p.m. Local Radio: • Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest BEAVERS BEAVERS All times local 0-0; 0-0 NSIC 0-0; 0-0 DAC QUICKFACTS IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Play-by-play: Brian Schultz UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Bemidji, Minn. RV AFCA nr AFCA Analyst: none Founded: 1919 nr d2football.com nr d2football.com Internet Audio: www.wmisfm.com/ and Enrollment: 5,020 nr Super Region 3 nr Super Region 3 www.beaverradionetwork.com Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Website: www.northernsun.org Local Television: none Affiliation: NCAA Division II 2009 LEADERS 2009 LEADERS Web cast: none Nickname: Beavers Rushing: D. Kroeplin Rushing: N. Youngren School Colors: Green & White PMS Color: Green (PMS 3305) 200 att. / 970 yds / 10TD 156 att. / 827 yds / 7TD Home Field: Chet Anderson Stadium Passing: D. Edholm Passing: J. Meier Surface (capacity): Natural Grass (3,500) 130-213-5 / 1,662 yds / 25TD 173-297-7 / 2,134 yds / 17TD President: Dr. Richard Hanson Athletics Director: Dr. Rick Goeb Receiving: B. Leonhardt Receiving: J. Lester Head Trainer: Bill Crews 24 rec. / 254 yds / 7TD 51 rec./ 830 yds / 9TD Assistant Trainers: Corinne Dauksavage & Travis Shock Tackles: B. Scheff Tackles: M. Pope Trainer Phone: (218) 755-2769 Equipment Manager: TBA 36s-39a=75 40s-35a=75 Equipment Phone: (218) 755-3292 Compliance/SWA: Sarah Levesque Athletics Secretary: Deb Slough THE GAME Athletics Phone: (218) 755-2941 The Bemidji State University football team (0-0; 0-0 NSIC) begins the 2010 regular season with a nonconference bout at Minot State University (0-0; 0-0 Dakota Athletic Conference), in the 12th annual ‘Beaver Bash’. The Bemidji State Beavers finished last TEAM INFORMATION season 8-3 (7-3 NSIC, t-3rd), while the Beavers of Minot State went 8-3 (7-1 DAC, 1st) with a trip to the NAIA National Playoffs for 2009 Record: 8-3 the first time since 2002. BSU has opened at MSU four times and owns a 4-0 record in those contests. The game will also serve NSIC Record: 7-3/4-2 (t-3rd / 3rd North Div.) Starters Returning: 21 (11 O / 9 D / 1 ST) as the opening to the newly renovated Herb Parker Stadium. The stadium received a multi-million dollar face-lift over the last five Starters Lost: 3 (0 O / 3 D / 0 ST) months, which included converting the field from grass to field turf and installing a state-of-the-art lighting system. Letterwinners Returning: 46 (23 O /21 D / 2 ST) Letterwinners Lost: 12 (13 O /9 D/ 0 ST) THE SERIES PROGRAM HISTORY The contest between Bemidji State and Minot State will serve as the 12th annual ‘Beaver Bash’. BSU owns a 10-1 record in First Year of Football: 1926 the series and are riding a seven game winning streak against MSU. Bemidji State is 6-0 on Minot State’s home field. BSU All-Time Record: 308-394-24 (.441) has averaged 35.8 points per game against MSU, while holding it to 13.9 points per contest. Bemidji State’s ‘Gang Green’ NSIC Titles: 5 (1947-50-57-59-2006) defense has held Minot State to under 10 points on five occasions, including two shutouts (2000 and 2003). BSU has opened Years in Post-Season Play: 1 (2006) the season with its fellow Beavers six times, posting a 6-0 record. Under head coach Jeff Tesch, Bemidji State is 5-9 in Mineral Water Bowl L, 35-27 (Pittsburg St.) opening games with a 5-4 record when opening on the road. COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jeff Tesch THE COACHES Alma Mater Moorhead State ‘78 Bemidji State: Jeff Tesch is in his 15th season roaming the sidelines at Bemidji State. He has posted an overall record of Office Phone: (218) 755-2772 91-60 (.603), which includes a 68-45 (.604) mark in NSIC tilts and a 10-1 record versus Minot State. In 14 seasons, Tesch has e-mail [email protected] established BSU standards for games coached (151), victories (91), career winning percentage (.603) and conference wins Record at BSU: 91-60 (15th season) (68). Prior to his tenure at BSU, Tesch, a two-time NSIC Coach of the Year (1999 and 2006), spent 12 years as an assistant Career Record: 91-60 (15th season) Assistants: at North Dakota, two on the staff of Central Missouri and one season at Montana State. Rich Jahner Ass’t HC/Co-DC/S Concordia: Paul Rudolph returns for his fourth season as the Head Coach at Minot State University and 12th as a collegiate Brent Bolte Co-DC/LB head coach. Last season, 2009, the Beavers won a share of the DAC title for the second time in three years and played Eric Medberry OC/QB for the DAC Conference Title for the third straight season. Coach Rudolph lead the Beavers to an appearance in the NAIA Dr. Ken Traxler DT National Playoffs, the first since 2002. He is a two-time DAC Coach of the Year recipient. Rudolph was an assistant coach for Neil Linhart WR seven seasons at St. Cloud State and served as the head coach at Upper Iowa University from 1991-99. Gordie Houg II RB Adrian Dunn DL THE PROGRAM Karson Pike DB Bemidji State’s all-time record is 308-395-24 (.441) dating back to 1926, which includes a 172-245-9 (.414) mark in NSIC ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS play. The Beavers own five conference titles (1947, 50, 57, 59 and 2006) and count the 2006 Mineral Water Bowl as their first Asst. Dir./Football: Dax Larson (Minnesota State ‘07) post-season appearance. Under the direction of Tesch, BSU has posted winning records in 11 of the last 12 years and have Office: (218) 755-2763 Cell: (612) 718-0729 registered eight consecutive winning home campaigns. e-mail: [email protected] SID Fax: (218) 755-3898 FINAL 2009 NSIC STANDINGS QUICK COUNT AFCA TOP 25 / COACHES POLL • Bemidji State was ranked No. 5 in the NSIC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, No. 22 in the USA Aug. 9, 2010 || Preseason Poll Overall NSIC Today Division II Preseason Top 25 and received votes in the AFCA Preseason Division Rk School Record W L Pct W L Pct II Coaches’ Poll. 1 Northwest Mo. St. (22) 14-1 Minn. Duluth 11 2 .846 10 0 1.00 BSU returns 21 of 24 starters from the 2009 squad, including 10 all-conference players. 2 Grand Valley St. (3) 13-1 Minnesota State 10 2 .833 9 1 .900 • The Beavers finished the 2009 season as the No. 1 team in the NSIC in three categories, 3 North Ala. (1) 11-2 time of possession (371:49; 33:48/g), 3rd down conversions (79-158; 50%) and were the 4 Minn. Duluth 11-2 uBEMIDJI ST. 8 3 .727 7 3 .700 least penalized team (50; 450 yards, 40.9/g). 5 Central Wash. 12-1 Wayne St. (Neb.) 8 3 .727 7 3 .700 • In the final NCAA rankings, BSU was 7th in rushing defense, allowing just 81.2 yards per 6 California (Pa.) 11-4 Augustana 8 3 .727 7 3 .700 game, and 14th in total defense, allowing 276.9 yards per game. 7 Abilene Christian 9-4 St. Cloud State 7 4 .636 7 3 .700 • Senior quarterback Derek Edholm closed the final nine games of the 2009 season with 8 West Liberty St. 11-2 at least one touchdown pass. Sophomore running back Dustin Kroeplin matched that 9 Carson-Newman 11-3 Winona State 7 4 .636 6 4 .600 streak with a score in each of his last nine games. 10 Washburn 8-3 U-Mary 5 6 .455 5 5 .500 • Sophomore wide receiver Cam Abram finished the 2009 campaign with a touchdown in 11 West Tex. A&M 7-5 SW Minnesota St. 5 6 .455 4 6 .400 the final three games of the season. 12 West Ala. 8-5 Concordia-St. Paul 3 8 .273 3 7 .300 • Senior Andrew Schultz is 83 yards from reaching the 1,000 yard plateau for his career. 13 Neb.-Kearney 11-2 Upper Iowa 3 8 .273 2 8 .200 He also needs 12 receptions to reach the 100 career receptions mark. 14 Saginaw Valley 9-3 Northern State 2 9 .182 2 8 .200 • BSU Associate Head Coach Rich Jahner’s son, Trace, is a redshirt freshman at Minot State. 15 Neb.-Omaha 7-5 16 Tex. A&M-Kingsville 9-3 MSU Moorhead 2 9 .182 1 9 .100 THE LINE ON THE LINES 17 Tuskegee 10-2 Minn., Crookston 1 10 .091 0 10 .000 Bemidji State returns its entire offensive line from last season, including all-conference players junior left tackle Davis Mickelson and junior center Cory Immerman.