WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JACKRABBIT “To be a Jackrabbit means to completely and unselfishly “Being a Jackrabbit means playing for the heart and soul of invest yourself in a — a family that is in the South Dakota. It means giving everything you have, not business of winning, while overcoming adversity along the only for the guy next to you or your other teammates, but way, and making a difference every chance we can.” also for every single fan, parent and alumni who believe in the Jacks.” “Being a Jackrabbit is about being a part of an organiza- tion much greater than oneself. It means going through “Being a Jackrabbit means hard work, dedication, success some of the hardest and greatest times of your life, with in academics and athletics, and family. The Jackrabbit your best friends alongside for every step of the way. mentality is to out-work our opponents all year long. The Being a Jackrabbit means that you have bought into the dedication to never give up or take the easy road is team first, you never give up and display the hardest-working supported by the closeness of our team and the relationships mentality that has been a part of every football team since we build with one another.” I’ve been here. As a Jackrabbit, we truly expect success because of the way we prepare: finishing through the “Being a Jackrabbit means hard work. It means doing line, giving your best all the time and training for the everything possible for the improvement of the team and fourth quarter.” never quitting — a tradition of winning and excelling on and off the field. It encompasses leadership, responsibility “To be a Jackrabbit has been the biggest honor of my life and commitment to family. Being a Jackrabbit means up to this point. Being a Jackrabbit takes dedication and striving to be the best.” strength. When I became a Jackrabbit, without even knowing it, I became a member of another family. Family “Being a Jackrabbit means battling through adversity is the most important thing in life and now I can be and working for something bigger than yourself or any thankful that I have the two best families I could ever other individual.” ask for. It has been my honor to be a Jackrabbit, and I will stand beside that title for the rest of my life.” COMMENTS PROVIDED BY MEMBERS OF THE 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL SENIOR CLASS. TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION ...... 2-14 • Quick Facts ...... 2 • Facilities, Jackrabbit Community ...... 3-9 • South Dakota State University ...... 10-13 • Media Information...... 14 2010 PREVIEW ...... 15-22 • Team Preview ...... 16-17 • Roster ...... 18-20 • Depth Chart ...... 21 • Preseason Polls ...... 22 COACHES/STAFF ...... 23-36 • Head Coach ...... 24-25 • Associate Head Coach Luke Meadows ...... 26 • Assistant Coach Clint Brown ...... 27 • Assistant Coach Jay Bubak ...... 28 • Assistant Coach Josh Davis ...... 29 • Assistant Coach Eric Eidsness ...... 30 • Assistant Coach Shawn Mennenga ...... 31 • Assistant Coach Shannon Moore ...... 32 • Assistant Coach Jesse Currier...... 33 • Graduate Assistants...... 34 • Sports Medicine, Strength and Conditioning ...... 35-36 • Administration ...... 37-38 JACKRABBIT PLAYERS ...... 39-74 • Seniors ...... 40-50 • Juniors ...... 51-58 • Sophomores ...... 59-64 • Redshirt Freshmen, Incoming Freshmen ...... 65-74 2010 OPPONENTS...... 75-84 • Opponent Information...... 76-81 • Missouri Valley Football Conference ...... 82-84 2009 SEASON REVIEW ...... 85-104 • Season Recap ...... 86-87 • Game Recaps ...... 88-97 • 2009 Team Statistics ...... 98-101 • Awards ...... 102 • All-Conference ...... 103 • Academic Awards ...... 104 HISTORY ...... 105-140 • Year-By-Year Records ...... 106-107 • Year-By-Year Scores, Series Records ...... 108-113 • Record Book ...... 114-117 • Season-By-Season Leaders ...... 118-119 • Lettermen ...... 120-123 • Team Captains ...... 124 • Comebacks ...... 125 • All-Conference Awards ...... 126 • All-Academic Awards ...... 127 • All-Americans ...... 128-132 • National Award Finalists ...... 133 • Jacks in the Pros ...... 134-135 • Hobo Day ...... 136-137 • Dakota Marker ...... 138-139 • Beef Bowl, Cereal Bowl ...... 140

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1 QUICK FACTS

2009 RECAP Special Teams Coordinator//Tight Ends: SOUTH DAKOTA Shannon Moore (fifth year) OVERALL RECORD: 8-4 STATE UNIVERSITY Alma Mater: Black Hills State, 2000 INFORMATION CONFERENCE RECORD: 7-1 (second place in Missouri Valley Football Conference) Office Phone: (605) 688-6656 Location: Brookings, S.D. POSTSEASON: Lost in first round of Football E-Mail: [email protected] 12,376 (fall 2009) Enrollment: Championship Subdivision playoffs at Montana, Yellow and Blue Linebackers: Shawn Mennenga (second year) Colors: 48-61 Nickname: Jackrabbits Alma Mater: Missouri, 1993 HOME RECORD: 4-1 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Football Office Phone: (605) 688-5531 Championship Subdivision AWAY RECORD: 4-3 E-Mail: [email protected] FINAL RANKING: 11th (FCS Coaches and Sports Conference: Missouri Valley Football Wide Receivers: Josh Davis (second year) Conference Network polls) Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 2006 Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (15,000 Stadium: 2009 GAME RESULTS Office Phone: (605) 688-6532 capacity) Sept. 12 Georgia Southern W, 44-6 E-Mail: [email protected] ADMINISTRATION Sept. 19 *Indiana State W, 41-0 DEFENSIVE LINE ASSISTANT: Jesse Currier (first Dr. David L. Chicoine President: Sept. 26 *at Illinois State W, 38-17 year) Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1969 Oct. 3 at #17 Cal Poly L, 14-21 Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 2008 Athletic Director: Justin Sell Oct. 10 *at Missouri State W, 24-17 Office Phone: (605) 688-6915 Alma Mater: Bowling Green (), 1991 Oct. 17 *North Dakota State W, 28-13 E-Mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (605) 688-6388 Oct. 24 *#6 Northern Iowa W, 24-14 Oct. 31 *at Youngstown State W, 17-3 GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Thadd Sharrett (second Leon Costello Senior Associate AD-External: Nov. 7 *#3 Southern Illinois L, 15-34 year) (605) 688-6294 Office Phone: Nov. 14 at Minnesota L, 13-16 Alma Mater: Marietta (Ohio), 2006 Rob Peterson Nov. 21 *at Western Illinois W, 27-7 Senior Associate AD-Internal: GRADUATE ASSISTANT: Jimmy Rogers (first year) (605) 688-6287 Nov. 28 ^at Montana L, 48-61 Office Phone: Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 2010 *Missouri Valley Football Conference game Associate AD-Compliance/Senior Woman ^NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoff game Administrator: Kathy Heylens TEAM INFORMATION Office Phone: (605) 688-5308 LETTERMEN RETURNING: 37 COACHING STAFF Offense: 19 Associate AD-Development: Mike Burgers Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier Defense: 15 Office Phone: (605) 697-7475 Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1979 Special Teams: 3 Record at SDSU: 83-60-0 (13) NCAA Faculty Rep.: Mylo Hellickson Career Record: 83-60-0 (13) LETTERMEN LOST: 16 SPORTS Office Phone: (605) 688-5525 Offense: 8 INFORMATION E-Mail: [email protected] Defense: 6 Special Teams: 2 Assistant AD-Sports Information/ Associate Head Coach/Offensive Football Contact: Jason Hove Coordinator/ Offensive Line: Luke STARTERS RETURNING: (605) 688-4623 14 Office Phone: Meadows (ninth year) Offense: 5 (605) 692-1484 Home Phone: Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1999 Defense: 7 Cell Phone: (605) 695-1827 Office Phone: (605) 688-6525 Special Teams: 2 Fax: (605) 688-5999 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (5): Colin Cochart, TE; Jon Fick, T; Ryan McKnight, C; SUPPORT STAFF /Passing Game Coordinator: Eric Eidsness (first year) Kyle Minett, RB; Thomas O’Brien, QB. Athletic Trainer: Ben Heinze Alma Mater: Sioux Falls, 1992 Strength & Conditioning: Nate Moe DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING (7): Ross Office Phone: (605) 688-6223 Equipment Manager: Tim DeWitt Basham, DL; Cole Brodie, DB; Derek Domino, E-Mail: [email protected] Football Equipment: Rob Essig LB; Conrad Kjerstad, DB; General Parnell, DB; Assistant AD-Tickets: Christi Williams Co-/Secondary: Jake Steffen, DL; Anthony Wise, DB. Assistant AD-Promotions: Justin Swanson Jay Bubak (sixth year) SPECIAL TEAMS STARTERS RETURNING (2): Facilities Manager: Doug Hagman Alma Mater: Nebraska Wesleyan, 1993 Kyle Harris, K; Dean Priddy, P. GENERAL Office Phone: (605) 688-6337 E-Mail: [email protected] INFORMATION CREDITS Mailing Address: SDSU Box 2820, Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive The 2010 South Dakota State University Football Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center, Brookings, Line/ Recruting Coordinator: Clint Media Guide was produced by Jason Hove and the SD 57007-1497 Brown (second year) Jackrabbit Sports Information Service at a cost of $10.20 per copy for 450 copies. Photos credited to Overnight Address: 1047 16th Avenue, Alma Mater: Nebraska, 1996 Brookings, SD 57007-1497 Eric Landwehr, University Relations; Stephen Brua, Office Phone: (605) 688-4108 student photographer, and Jeff Veire, Imagery (605) 688-5625 Main Office: E-Mail: [email protected] Photography. Ticket Office: 1-866-GO JACKS Website: www.GoJacks.com

2 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL COUGHLIN-ALUMNI STADIUM Coughlin-Alumni Stadium is in its 49th season as the home of the South Dakota State University football team. In the quest to maintain it as one of the top outdoor football facilities in the Upper Midwest, Coughlin-Alumni Stadium has undergone major changes during the past decade. A new scoreboard was installed in the south end zone prior to the 2005 season. The scoreboard, which was manufactured by Brookings-based Daktronics, measures approximately 121 feet wide by 56 feet high and features a large full-color ProStar® video replay screen in the center with additional statistical and advertising panels. SDSU played its first game under the lights at CAS on Sept. 1, 2001, defeating Ferris State (Mich.), 34-24. The Jackrabbits have gone on to compile a 20-5 record in night games at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The natural-grass stadium opened Sept. 22, 1962, when the Jacks lost a 9-7 decision to Arkansas State. TOP 10 STADIUM CROWDS 1. vs. North Dakota State 16,345 Nov. 17, 2007 W, 29-24 Through the first 48 years of operation, there have been 256 games against 60 different opponents at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, with SDSU 2. vs. South Dakota 16,193 Oct. 19, 1985 W, 24-12 holding a 158-98 record (.617 winning percentage) on its home field. There 3. vs. South Dakota 15,866 Oct. 18, 1975 W, 24-22 has never been a tie game at CAS. 4. vs. Northern Iowa 15,523 Oct. 24, 2009 W, 24-14 Since moving to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivi- 5. vs. McNeese State (La.) 15,521 Oct. 4, 2008 L, 44-46 sion in 2004, the Jackrabbits have posted a 25-7 mark at CAS. 6. vs. Stephen F. Austin 15,338 Sept. 29, 2007 W, 45-0 SDSU set a single-season attendance record during the 2009 season as an 7. vs. UC Davis 15,248 Oct. 28, 2006 W, 22-21 average of 13,265 fans passed through the turnstiles during the Jackrabbits’ 8. vs. South Dakota 15,153 Oct. 22, 1977 L, 10-15 five home games, ranking 17th in the Football Championship Subdivision 9. vs. Texas State 14,920 Sept. 22, 2007 W, 38-3 for attendance. All five of the games drew crowds better than 10,000. The Jackrabbits have performed well in front of large crowds, winning eight of 10. vs. Missouri-Rolla 14,503 Oct. 22, 2005 W, 64-28 the 10 most-attended games.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 3 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL The South Dakota State University football team moved into new DYKHOUSE CENTER headquarters following the completion of the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center in the north end zone of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium earlier this year. Construction on the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center began in the fall of 2008 and marks the first stage of a master plan to dramatically modernize athletic facilities at SDSU. The $6 million donated by Sioux Falls bankers Dana Dykhouse and T. Denny Sanford in the fall of 2007 set in motion the construction of the first major athletic building on campus since Frost Arena in 1973. Dana Dykhouse is a 1979 graduate of South Dakota State University. A three-year letter winner on the Jackrabbit football team, Dykhouse was an honorable mention all-conference defensive tackle in 1978. His wife, LaDawn, also is a 1979 graduate of SDSU. They have two children, Dan and Alana. Dan lettered in football for the Jackrabbits from 2004-06. The building spans nearly 30,000 square feet and was built of brick, precast concrete, and glass. Facing the football field, the second floor features an outdoor deck and the Chicoine Champions Room, offering panoramic views of the stadium and game-day action below for athletic department donors of a certain level and special guests. Members of the football coaching staff also will use the area for recruiting functions. Each of the coaches’ offices in the building contains tall glass windows offering views onto the football field. The building’s interior includes state- of-the-art technology with rooms for editing and viewing game film, and walls are to be decorated with artworks and photographs highlighting great moments in Jackrabbit sports history.

Top: The exterior view of the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center from inside Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Bottom: A new locker room for the Jackrabbit football team is housed inside the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center.

4 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center also houses an academic center equipped with study areas, computers, tutors, and other educational aids for DYKHOUSE CENTER all SDSU teams. Besides housing a new locker room for the Jackrabbit football team, a well-equipped weight room for strength and conditioning is a welcomed component of the facility. Athletic training and rehabilitation areas also are located in the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center. The building was designed to allow for expansion to include coaches’ offices and meeting rooms for other Jackrabbit sports teams in the future. The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center was designed by Koch Hazard Architects of Sioux Falls, along with Kansas City-based HNTB, a leading designer of collegiate athletic and recreational facilities. Assisting in the preparations of the building are West Plains Engineering, Inc., Structural Engineering Associates, Banner Associates and Brian Clark & Associates. Below: The Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center houses an academic center for use by all Jackrabbit teams. Above Right: Each position group has a meeting room in the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center. Bottom Right: Additional strength and conditioning facilities area located in the new facility.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 5 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL Throughout the school year, the Jackrabbit football team takes an active COMMUNITY-MINDED role in Brookings and surrounding area communities. In recent years, a commitment to community service has been added to the criteria necessary to earn a varsity letter within the Jackrabbit football program. Over the past few years, SDSU football players have participated in the following community service projects and activities: • Helping conduct the annual Fast-Break Clinic • Visiting hospitals and Children’s Home Society care facilities in Sioux Falls and Rapid City, as well as the Avera Behavioral Hospital • Operating a skills booth at the annual Halloween Penny Carnival, with proceeds going toward Brookings D.A.R.E. programs • Assisting with community food drives • Reading at Medary and Central elementary schools in Brookings • Conducting youth football clinics prior to the season-opening game in Brookings and during spring drills in Sioux Falls and Rapid City • Participating in the Medary Elementary Spring Fling • Conducting a “show and tell” session at the SDSU Preschool • Visiting residents at Brookview Manor • Taking part in a campus cleanup effort • Assisting the United Methodist Church in Brookings on a solar oven project for families in Haiti • Serving as hosts for the Take A Kid to a Game program • Preparing and serving meals at the Brookings Harvest Table

Players and coaches have worked in conjunction with members of the United Methodist Church in Brookings for the past several years on a solar oven project. After loading the solar ovens they are shipped to families in Haiti

6 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL Many other community service activities are organized through the SDSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), whose mission is to COMMUNITY-MINDED enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity for all student-athletes, protecting student-athlete welfare and fostering a positive student-athlete image. People associated with Jackrabbit Athletics understand the important role South Dakota State University plays in the city of Brookings, as well as in the state of South Dakota. Because the athletics program and its student- athletes derive so much support — both financial and emotional — from the residents of the city, state, and region, importance is placed on giving back to the community through service projects, volunteering, and fund-raising for charitable organizations.

Community service is part of the criteria for earning a varsity letter in football at South Dakota State University. Team members participate in a number of community service events throughout the year, including school and hospital visits in Brookings and the surrounding region.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 7 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL From pre-game tailgating to exciting Missouri Valley Football ATMOSPHERE Conference action, Coughlin-Alumni Stadium is the place to be on Saturdays during the fall. The Jackrabbit football team holds a decisive home-field advantage when playing in front of large home crowds. SDSU has drawn more than 10,000 fans to 18 games since moving to the Division I Football Championship Subdivision at the start of the 2004 season, posting a 14-4 record in those contests. Overall, SDSU has turned in a 25-7 home record since 2004. Enhancing the gameday atmosphere are halftime performances by the Pride of the Dakotas marching band. Nearly 400 members strong, The Pride marched in the 2003 and 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade, and also has been invited to presidential inauguration parades and the National Indepndence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. Also adding to the stadium experience is the interactivity provided by one of the largest scoreboards in the Football Championship Subdivision.

8 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL The Jackrabbit football team benefits from the generosity of numerous friends of the program, many of whom are former student-athletes who have established LEGACY scholarships. Following is a list of named scholarships and the 2010 recipients: Scholarship Name 2010 Recipient Brian and Denise Aamlid Scholarship in Athletics Jacob Ludemann Matt Beier — Burger King Cole Brodie James D. & Kathryn L. Berreth Tyler Duffy Gene & JoAnn Cheever Derek Domino Citibank Brad Iverson Roland Chicoine Matt Hylland Lawrence and Berenice Embry Josh Kage Anthony Wise Brett Gorden — Burger King Kyle Minett John Gross Brian Fischer Wayne Haensel Ryan McKnight Michael Hillman Bo Helm Norm & Grace Hilson Bryan Witzman Clair Husby Kyle Sheehan Dale & Joan Jacobsen Dean Priddy Cliff James Jake Steffen Johnny Johnson Erich Feller Laverne “Korty” and Loretta Kortan Will Castle Donald Kummer Skyler Luxa Jim Langer Jon Fick Bill Lindsey Memorial Tyrel Kool Doug Miller Football Scholarship Andy Mink Merlin Newman Josiah Fitzsimmons Osmundson Family Dirk Kool Merle Pochop Zach Buchner Les Roberts and Michael Roberts Scholarship in Athletics Thomas O’Brien SDSU Football Colin Cochart SDSU Football Parent Scholarship Antonio Thompson J. Craig & Ann Seely Scholarship in Athletics Alex Olinger Harold Shunk Dominique Clare Terry Sorenson R.C. Kilgore Matt & Helen Sutton Football Scholarship Conrad Kjerstad Kevin Tetzlaff Seth Daughters Joe Thorne Kyle Harris Frank & Louise Welch Chris Tracy Geoffrey & Macie Wilber Scholarship Ross Shafrath Lance & Amy Wipf — Burger King Jordan Miranda

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 9 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY With a record enrollment of 12,376 students in the fall of 2009, South EXCELLENCE Dakota State University is the state’s largest institution of higher education. Students from all 50 states and more than 40 nations attend SDSU, which is a public, land-grant institution. Nearly 70,000 degrees have been granted since the college was chartered in 1881. Degrees are offered through these eight colleges: • Agriculture and Biological Sciences • Arts and Sciences • Education and Human Sciences • Engineering • General Studies • Nursing • Pharmacy • Graduate School SDSU also offers degree programs through the University Center in Sioux Falls. Evening, RDTN, Internet and off-campus courses are coordi- nated through the Office of Continuing and Extended Education. More than 200 majors, minors and options are available at SDSU with more than 2,500 different course offerings. Students also have the ability to choose from more than 200 clubs and organizations active on campus. Master’s degrees are offered in more than 30 areas and doctorates are available in eight fields. SDSU maintains a student-faculty ratio of 18:1 with an average class size of 35 students. More than 2,000 people are employees of SDSU, and the University’s total operating budget was nearly $208 million in Fiscal Year 2008.

The Coughlin Campanile pictured in the foreground is South Dakota State University’s most recognizable landmark. The university is undergoing rapid growth both in terms of enrollment and building projects.

10 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY South Dakota State University is experiencing unprecedented growth, both in enrollment and building projects. PROGRESSIVE Projects recently completed or currently under way include: • The $48 million, 144,000-square-foot Avera Health and Science Center; • Harding Hall South, a 30,000-square-foot building that houses an expansion within the College of Engineering; • The $6 million Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center; • Jackrabbit Village, a complex of suite-style residence halls; • Expansion of the Dairy-Microbiology building; • A $7.8 million campus wellness center. Additional facility projects and enhancements to academic programs are being identified through the SDSU Foundation’s “It Starts With State” campaign, a comprehensive fund-raising inititative designed to raise $190 million over the next several years.

Below:Construction of a new suite-style residence hall complex near the Rotunda Green is scheduled to be completed prior to fall classes. Above Right: The new Community Wellness Center opened in the fall of 2008. Below Right: The Avera Health and Science Center is slated to open in the fall of 2010.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY The Innovation Campus at South Dakota State University is the state’s INNOVATIVE first and only university-affiliated research park. Located on 125 acres just east of campus, it provides an environment that will foster partnerships among the University, business, government and the community to grow the sciences and technology-based economy. SDSU has the highest percentage of undergraduates involved in research of any South Dakota public university. SDSU is large enough to offer competitive research opportunities, yet small enough to foster student- faculty learning opportunities. Major areas of research at SDSU include: • Engineering and technology research into photovoltaic devices, nanotechnology, materials science, wind power, surface transportation systems, signal and image processing, water treatment, computer sciences, software engineering and computational science and statistics. • Agricultural sciences research on crops and livestock, including food manufacturing, bio-based energy, economics and horticulture. • Management and conservation of natural resources. • Health sciences, nutritional sciences and wellness research programs in pharmaceutical sciences, nutrition and exercise physiology. • Renewable energy research is developing bio-based energy technolo- gies, while promoting diversification and environmental sustainability of America’s agriculture. • Over a five-year period, $69 million in federal funds was to be awarded to SDSU and six other universities to serve as Vanguard centers for the National Children’s Study. The NCS will study more than 100,000 children across the country from conception to age 21.

Top: The first building of the Innovation Campus at South Dakota State University opened in 2008, with a second building nearing completion. Bottom: SDSU offers more undergraduate research opportunities than any other university in the state

12 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY South Dakota State University currently offers 21 varsity sports with Jackrabbit teams competing at the NCAA Division I level. Football competes in the Division I JACKRABBITS Football Championship Subdivision Missouri Valley Football Conference, with 18 sports competing in The Summit League. Wrestling competes in the Western Wrestling Conference, while equestrian currently does not have conference affiliation. Following is a listing of sports currently offered at SDSU: Women’s Sports Men’s Sports Basketball Baseball Cross Country Basketball Equestrian Cross Country Golf Football Indoor Track and Field Golf Outdoor Track and Field Indoor Track and Field Soccer Outdoor Track and Field Softball Swimming and Diving Swimming and Diving Tennis Tennis Wrestling Volleyball

EVOLUTION OF A NICKNAME There are two theories as to how and why the Jackrabbit nickname evolved. The most common belief is that the name “Jackrabbits” came from a story and cartoon sketch that appeared in a Minneapolis newspaper following a 1905 football game be- tween the University of Minnesota and South Dakota State College, as the university was then known. A reporter for the newspaper, knowing of the preponderance of jackrabbits in the Brookings area, was believed to have written that the SDSC team was as quick as jackrabbits. Many people believe that the school adopted the Jackrab- bits as its official nickname from that beginning. The other theory about the origin of the nickname is given in The Jackrabbit, SDSU’s yearbook. There is a poem in the 1907 yearbook that puts forth the idea that the yearbook is called The Jackrabbit because a group of juniors wished to immortal- ize themselves by changing the name of the yearbook. Athletic teams followed suit, adopting the nickname. Prior to the adoption of the Jackrabbit nickname, school athletic teams were known as the Barn Yard Cadets as SDSU was known as South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1907.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 13 MEDIA INFORMATION

CREDENTIALS WNAX Radio 570 AM, with Steve Imming All requests for media credentials for SDSU calling the play-by-play and Tyler Merriam football home games should be directed to providing color commentary. Radio broadcasts sports information director Jason Hove at least also will be streamed through the Jackrabbit 24 hours prior to the event. Extra subscription service at www.GoJacks.com. Credentials will be mailed if requests are Broadcasts begin approximately 30 minutes received a week or more in advance. Otherwise, prior to the scheduled opening kickoff. credentials may be picked up at the Jackrabbit Coach Stiegelmeier will conduct a short Ticket Office inside the Stanley J. Marshall postgame radio interview before meeting with HPER Center weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., other members of the media. or at the Coughlin-Alumni Stadium will-call Video broadcasts of all Jackrabbit home window 90 minutes to the start of the event. games and select road games also will be avail- Only working media will be allowed access to able via the Jackrabbit Extra. the Coughlin-Alumni Stadium press box. Please PHOTOGRAPHERS note there is no elevator access to the press box. Photographers (live and still) are asked to not Media requiring access to phone lines should interfere with the sight lines of spectators and contact the SDSU sports information office in must remain outside the dashed white lines on advance of gameday to assist in seating assign- the sidelines and behind the end zones. ments, etc. Wireless Internet will be available in Video platforms are located directly below the INTERVIEW POLICY the Coughlin-Alumni Stadium press box. press box, with access available on a first-come, The South Dakota State University Sports All credentials are non-transferable. first-served basis. Information Office will strive to comply with The following guidelines apply specifically to STATISTICS all legitimate interview requests for Jackrabbit Internet sites: The South Dakota State University Sports coaches, student-athletes and administrators in • No more than two people working for the Information Office will keep official statistics a timely fashion. official Web site of the opponent and/or its and will distribute final statistics to teams and Preferred times to interview Coach official conference site will be issued credentials. members of the media within 20 minutes after Stiegelmeier are Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. • Web sites whose content centers around the conclusion of the game. and Thursdays in person during practice from message boards and chat rooms where users can PRESS CONFERENCES 2-5 p.m. Student-athletes also will be available post anonymous information and/or rumors are A post-game press conference will be held for interviews before and after the Thursday ineligible for any consideration for credentials or after home games in the wide receivers meeting practice sessions. Other interview times can be access. room (Room 240S) located on the west side of arranged through the SDSU Sports Informa- • Credentials will not be granted to any the second floor of the Dykhouse Student- tion Office, but must be arranged 24 hours in agency operating sites that are in any way affili- Athlete Center. The visiting team will go first, advance Monday through Thursday. ated with gambling, or to freelance or fan-based followed by SDSU players and coaches. Coach Stiegelmeier also will participate in sites that are not affiliated with a legitimate Media members should enter the Dykhouse the weekly Missouri Valley Football Confer- news-gathering organization. Student-Athlete Center via the west entrance. ence coaches teleconference at 10:30 a.m. on • Live blogging of the description of the event There will be no media access to the Dykhouse Wednesdays, starting Sept. 1. is permitted; however, no live streaming of video Student-Athlete Center until the start of the Media members should not contact of either game action or post-game press confer- fourth quarter. student-athletes directly without prior approval ences is permitted. Video may be archived and Press conferences also can be viewed on the — phone numbers of SDSU student-athletes posted to web sites following the conclusion of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium video board. will not be released. the event. ON THE WEB Jackrabbit student-athletes will not be avail- The final decision for credentials remains at The latest Jackrabbit news and updates can be able for interviews prior to a contest the day of the sole discretion of SDSU sports information viewed on the Internet at www.GoJacks.com, the game, but will be available for post-game personnel. Failure to abide by the guidelines out- the official site of South Dakota State University interviews 10 minutes after the conclusion of lined on this page may result in revocation of athletics. Box scores, updated season statistics contests by contacting a member of the sports credentials. and a game recap will be posted within an hour information staff or coaching staff. BROADCASTS after each game. All Jackrabbit football games during the 2010 Live stats of all Jackrabbit home games also Avenue until 11th Street. Turn west (left) onto season are scheduled to be broadcast live with will be available through GoJacks.com. 11th Street. Turn west (right) onto 11th. At 16th the signal originating from flagship radio station STADIUM DIRECTIONS Avenue, turn north (right). At first stop sign, turn From North: From I-29, take Exit 133 west west (left) onto North Campus Drive. CONTACT INFORMATION (right) onto the U.S. Highway 14 Bypass. Turn From East: Continue on U.S. Highway 14 Media inquiries for South Dakota State left (south) on 22nd Avenue. Continue on 22nd (Sixth Street) to 22nd Avenue. Turn north (right) University football should be directed to Avenue until 11th Street. Turn west (right) onto onto 22nd Avenue and continue until 11th Street. Jason Hove, sports information director. 11th. At 16th Avenue, turn north (right). At first Turn west (left) onto 11th Street. At 16th Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 stop sign, turn west (left) onto North Campus Avenue, turn north (right). At first stop sign, turn Cell Phone: (605) 695-1827 Drive. Parking is available south and west of west (left) onto North Campus Drive. Home Phone: (605) 692-1484 Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. From West: From U.S Highway 14, proceed E-Mail: [email protected] From South: From I-29, take Exit 132 west east on Highway 14 Bypass. Turn south (right) Sports Info Fax: (605) 688-5999 (left) on U.S. Highway 14 (Sixth Street). Turn onto Medary Avenue. Turn east (left) onto North north (right) on 22nd Avenue. Continue on 22nd Campus Drive.

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After posting its most successful season in 30 Alex Olinger, along with junior Zach Buchner, SDSU this spring after serving as head coach at years, the South Dakota State University football have been in the program for two or more sea- Southwest Minnesota State for six seasons. The team isn’t about to become complacent as it pre- sons, but are still inexperienced in game compe- receiving corps will be mentored by Josh Davis. pares for the 2010 campaign. tition. Redshirt freshmen Josh Kage and Bryan Two positions where the Jackrabbits don’t “We’ve been more crystal-clear than ever Witzman also return, as does Brookings native have to look to fill holes are at running back and about our goals,” said Jackrabbit head coach Alex Parker, who sat out the spring due to injury. tight end. Kyle Minett, a third-team All-America John Stiegelmeier. “As a coaching staff we’ve The line will be further bolstered with the selection by the Associated Press last season and been more aggressive about getting guys to return of Jacob Ludemann, who was granted a a member of the preseason watch list for the make every play matter.” sixth season of eligibility after battling through Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player SDSU finished the 2009 season with an 8-4 non-football-related injuries early in his career. in the FCS ranks, has posted back-to-back overall record, including a second-place mark of Aaron Rollin is the lone returning Jackrabbit 1,000-yard seasons. In 2009, Minett rushed for 7-1 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. who caught a pass last season, 1,304 yards with 16 to rank among The season culminated with the Jackrabbits recording 11 catches for 113 yards. the national leaders in both categories. falling 61-48 to top-seeded Montana in the Junior Brandon Gant is back on track to fill a Backup Tyler Duffy, who gained 265 yards program’s inaugural appearance in the NCAA starting role opposite of Rollin. Gant finished and scored two touchdowns in 2009, also returns. Division I Football Championship Subdivision sixth on the team in 2008 with 13 receptions. At tight end, Colin Cochart is the team’s top playoffs. Other candidates to fill the void at receiver returning pass-catcher after tallying 26 recep- Stiegelmeier said the coaching staff used include seniors Matt Hylland and Justin tions, including a team-best five touchdowns. spring ball to develop a solid two-deep rotation Mitchell, junior Brad Iverson and redshirt Alex Beyer (five receptions) and Kyle Sheehan at every position, plus special teams. freshman Trevor Tiefenthaler. (four receptions) also return, with further sup- “It wasn’t about scheme this spring,” In the spring, Jackrabbit coaches made the port expected from sophomore Seth Daughters Stiegelmeier said. “It was about finding the 49 decision to move Julian Wagner from defensive and redshirt freshman Vince Benedetto. guys to get ready for Sept. 11, and then it all back and shift Tyrel Kool from his running back DEFENSE lines up to being able to play in late November.” spot to provide more options at wide receiver. Overall, the SDSU defense returns seven OFFENSE Kool also was a top kick returner last season starters to a unit that ranked among the FCS The Jackrabbits face the task of replacing with an average of 26.1 yards per return. leaders in scoring defense throughout 2009. three starting offensive linemen, as well as their At , sophomore Thomas O’Brien The biggest hole is at defensive end, which top three wide receivers from a season ago. returns after starting seven games in 2009, was filled the past four seasons by Buck With only eight healthy players available including the playoff game at Montana. O’Brien Buchanan Award finalist Danny Batten. Junior during the spring season, the offensive line will completed 57 percent of his passes (126-of-220) Jake Steffen recorded three sacks and 7.5 tackles remain a work in progress through fall camp. for 1,448 yards with 11 touchdowns and nine in- for loss opposite Batten in 2009, while senior First-team all-conference center and presea- terceptions. Antonio Thompson (3.5 sacks), junior Eric son All-American Ryan McKnight returns to Junior college transfer Jordan Thomas, who Wood (one sack) and junior college transfer anchor the offensive line. The other returning went through spring practice, is slated for the Zacharia Bowers are among the options to hold starter is offensive tackle Jon Fick, who earned a backup role, with true freshman Austin Sumner down the other defensive end spot. spot on the MVFC All-Newcomer Team after listed third on the depth chart. On the interior of the line, senior Ross starting 11 games at right tackle in 2009. The Jackrabbit quarterbacks will work under Basham is back after tallying 21 tackles and a Sophomores Will Castle, Tyler Luethje and the guidance of Eric Eidsness, who returned to forced in 2009, along with 2008 starter

Center Ryan McKnight was named to the Sports Senior tight end Colin Cochart is the team’s top Senior Tyler Duffy has been a valuable backup Network Preseason All-America First Team after returning receiver as he recorded 26 receptions at running back the past two seasons. In 2009, earning all-Missouri Valley Football Conference for 240 yards, including a team-high five Duffy rushed for 265 yards and two touchdowns, honors in 2009. touchdowns. averaging 3.5 yards per carry.

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Brian Fischer (19 tackles, three sacks in 2009). opening day starter at cornerback. Despite losing three-year starters Chris SPECIAL TEAMS RETURNING Johnson and Jimmy Rogers, the Jackrabbit The Jackrabbit kicking game was once again STATISTICAL defense appears to be stocked at linebacker for solid in 2009. Both Peter Reifenrath (9-of-12) LEADERS years to come. First-team all-MVFC performer and Kyle Harris (9-of-15) return after combining Passing - Yards Derek Domino returns for his third season as a to go 18-for-27 on field goal attempts last sea- • Thomas O’Brien 1,448 starter after leading the team with 100 tackles son. In the platoon system, Harris primarily han- Rushing - Yards and sharing the team lead with five dled the longer field goal attempts and kickoff • Kyle Minett 1,304 in 2009. duties. • Tyler Duffy 265 Junior Mike Lien, who has played mostly on Punter Dean Priddy is back for his senior sea- • Tyrel Kool 96 special teams his first two seasons at SDSU, is son after posted a career-best 41.2-yard average Receptions the likely candidate to fill the middle linebacker last season. • Colin Cochart 26 spot, with Dirk Kool penciled in as the starter at One emphasis Stiegelmeier and staff placed • Kyle Minett 19 Will linebacker. Junior Erich Feller, along with on the spring season was to identify a long snap- • Aaron Rollin 11 sophomores Chris Tracy and Ross Shafrath, per to replace Jordan Miranda, who handled Receiving Yards round out the two-deep at linebacker. those duties the past four seasons. Dirk Kool and • Colin Cochart 240 In addition, redshirt freshmen Doug Peete, Daughters are among the candidates to handle • Kyle Minett 143 and R.C. Kilgore will be in contention for the long snaps, while Sheehan and McKnight • Aaron Rollin 113 playing time. could handle snaps for field goals and PATs. Kickoff Returns The secondary remains intact, led by second- NEW FACILITY • Aaron Rollin 30.5 avg. team all-MVFC strong safety Conrad Kjerstad, The Jackrabbits enter the season in a new • Cole Brodie 28.8 avg. who shared the team lead with five interceptions facility with the completion of the Dykhouse • Tyrel Kool 26.1 avg. and added 81 tackles. He is joined by free Student-Athlete Center. located in the north end Tackles safeties Anthony Wise (52 tackles) and Corey zone of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. • Derek Domino 100 Jeske (28 tackles, one ). “There are so many blessings with this facil- • Conrad Kjerstad 81 Football Bowl Subdivision transfers Winston ity,” Stiegelmeier said, noting that the building • Cole Brodie 71 Wright (Missouri) and Alex Kling (Southern has aided in developing a family-style atmosphere • Anthony Wise 52 Methodist) will provide depth at safety, along within the program. • Jake Steffen 30 with sophomore Skyler Luxa. The 30,000-square-foot facility houses a new Sacks At cornerback, seniors Cole Brodie and football locker room, equipment room, strength • Antonio Thompson 3.5 General Parnell return. Brodie ranked fifth on the and conditioning areas, an athletic training cen- • Brian Fischer 3.0 team with 71 stops and added an interception. ter, coaches’ offices and team meeting rooms. In • Jake Steffen 3.0 Parnell recorded four interceptions and 23 addition, an academic center for use by all Interceptions tackles before missing the final third of the Jackrabbit student-athletes is located in the facil- • Derek Domino 5 season due to an injury which could delay his ity, which was the result of $6 million in gifts • Conrad Kjerstad 5 return until after the start of the 2010 campaign. from Sioux Falls banker and former Jackrabbit • General Parnell 4 Junior Rodkem Matthews, who filled in for football player Dana Dykhouse, as well as T. • Jake Steffen 2 Parnell last season, is tabbed as the other Denny Sanford.

Dean Priddy returns for his fourth season as the Senior strong safety Conrad Kjerstad anchors a Senior Cole Brodie ranked fifth on the team with team’s punter. In 2009, Priddy averaged a Jackrabbit secondary that returns all four 71 tackles and added an interception from his career-best 41.2 yards per punt in helping SDSU starters from last season. Kjerstad shared team- cornerback position during the 2009 season. consistently win the battle for field position. high honors with five interceptions in 2009. Brodie also returned kicks for the Jackrabbits.

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ALPHABETICAL 2010 PRESEASON FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ROSTER NO.NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREV. Basham, Ross - 98 1Avery Boykin DB5-11170Fr.—Goodyear, Ariz. Estrella Foothills Benedetto, Vince - 82 2Tyrel Kool WR5-9190So.1LYankton, S.D. Yankton Beyer, Alex - 89 3Jordan Thomas QB6-3200Jr.TRAnaheim, Calif. Canyon/Santa Ana Bowers, Zach - 54 4Thomas O’BrienQB6-2200So.—Winona, Minn. Cotter Boykin, Avery - 1 5Aaron Rollin WR6-1205So.1LLee’s Summit, Mo.Lee’s Summit West Brodie, Cole - 21 Buchner, Zach - 74 6Austin Sumner QB6-5215Fr.—Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley Castle, Will - 78 7Corey Jeske DB6-0200Sr.2LBuffalo, Minn. Buffalo Clare, Dominique - 26 8Darryl Jackson DB5-10185Jr.TRCorona, Calif. Centennial/Fresno City Crenshaw, Ramel - 34 9Teddy Shonka WR6-1195Jr.—Cedar Rapids, IowaJohn F. Kennedy Cochart, Colin - 87 10 Dominique Wright DB 6-1 175 Fr. — Lee’s Summit, Mo. Blue Springs South Cuppy, Casey - 41 Dahl, Erik - 68 11 Erich Feller LB 6-1 225 Jr. 2L Charles City, Iowa Charles City Daughters, Seth - 86 12 Josh Miranda DB 5-10 190 R-Fr. — Chamberlain, S.D. Chamberlain Dominguez, Alex - 75 13 General Parnell DB 5-9 190 Sr. 3L San Bernardino, Calif. Cajon/Idaho Domino, Derek - 39 14 Winston Wright DB 5-10 190 R-Fr. TR Lee’s Summit, Mo. Blue Springs South/Missouri Douglas, Chase - 93 15 Brad Iverson WR 6-4 200 Jr. 1L Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt Duffy, Tyler - 25 Dunklau, Jorge - 70 16 Alex Kling DB 6-0 190 R-Fr. TR Belle Fourche, S.D. Belle Fourche/SMU Feller, Erich - 11 17 Travis Lindstrom DB 5-10 180 R-Fr. — Oakland, Neb. Oakland-Craig Fick, Jon - 67 18 Conrad Kjerstad DB 6-0 195 Sr. 3L Wall, S.D. Wall Fischer, Brian - 94 19 Bo Helm DB 5-10 190 So. 1L Childress, Texas Childress Fitzsimmons, Josiah - 55 20 Julian Wagner WR 5-9 175 So. — Fort Worth, Texas East Hills Gant, Brandon - 81 21 Cole Brodie DB 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Dacula, Ga. Dacula Gibson, Taylor - 53 Greger, Trevor - 66 22 Anthony Wise DB 6-1 195 Jr. 2L The Colony, Texas The Colony Harris, Kyle - 29 23 Brandon Hubert WR 5-11 185 R-Fr. — Gretna, Neb. Gretna Helm, Bo - 19 23 Justin Syrovatka K 5-9 170 Fr. — Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt Hubert, Brandon - 23 24 Matt Hylland WR 5-10 190 Sr. 3L Sioux Falls, S.D. Lincoln Hylland, Matt - 24 25 Tyler Duffy RB 5-10 210 Sr. 2L Brookings, S.D. Brookings Iverson, Brad - 15 Jackson, Darryl - 8 26 Dominique Clare RB 5-11 220 Jr. 1L Delano, Minn. Delano Jeske, Corey - 7 27 Mason Winterboer RB 5-11 200 R-Fr. — Brookings, S.D. Brookings Kage, Josh - 64 28 Rodkem Matthews DB 5-10 190 Jr. 1L Kansas City, Mo. North Kilgore, R.C. - 42 29 Kyle Harris K 6-0 190 Jr. 2L Florissant, Mo. Hazelwood Central Kjerstad, Conrad - 18 30 Kyle Minett RB 5-10 215 Sr. 3L Ruthton, Minn. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Kling, Alex - 16 Koehlmoos, Eric - 33 31 Zach Zenner RB 6-0 210 Fr. — Eagan, Minn. Eagan Kool, Dirk - 48 32 Brett Tigges DB 6-1 205 So. — Ringsted, Iowa Armstrong-Ringsted Kool, Tyrel - 2 32 Ethan Sawyer P 6-2 190 Fr. — Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley Korus, Matthew - 41 33 Eric Koehlmoos DB 5-11 210 R-Fr. — Pierce, Neb. Pierce Krings, Nick - 56 33 Brad Tunge RB 5-11 205 Fr. — Monroe, S.D. Marion LaBlance, Auston - 43 34 Ramel Crenshaw DB 5-11 165 Fr. — Grayson, Ga. Grady Lansman, Luke - 88 Ledbetter, Kendall - 96 35 Kyle VanVoorst LB 6-0 210 So. — Inwood, Iowa West Lyon Lee, Nick - 85 36 Jack Sherlock LB 6-4 215 Fr. — Chicago, Ill. Mount Carmel Lefiti, Mao - 50 37 Skyler Luxa DB 5-11 205 So. 1L Blair, Neb. Blair Lien, Mike - 45 38 Chris Tracy LB 6-1 225 So. 1L Larchwood, Iowa West Lyon Lindstrom, Travis - 17 39 Derek Domino LB 6-3 225 Sr. 3L Spring Lake Park, Minn. Spring Lake Park Ludemann, Jacob - 72 Luethje, Tyler - 63 40 Cedric Provost DB 6-2 185 Fr. — Moreno Valley, Calif. Canyon Springs Luxa, Skyler - 37 41 Casey Cuppy WR 6-1 200 Jr. — Harrold, S.D. Harrold Matthews, Rodkem - 28 41 Matthew Korus DB 5-11 180 Fr. — Humphrey, Neb. Humphrey St. Francis McKnight, Ryan - 60 42 R.C. Kilgore LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. — Cottage Grove, Minn. Park Minett, Kyle - 30 43 Auston LaBlance DL 6-3 230 Fr. — Kansas City, Mo. University Academy Mink, Andy - 52 Miranda, Josh - 12 44 Ross Shafrath LB 6-1 225 So. 1L Hampton, Iowa Hampton-Dumont Mitchell, Justin - 80 45 Mike Lien LB 6-0 220 Jr. 2L Castaic, Calif. Valencia Moala, Simote - 97 46 Jake Steffen DL 6-3 250 Jr. 2L Mount Vernon, S.D. Mount Vernon Mueller, Andrew - 77 47 Kyle Sheehan TE 6-2 255 Sr. 3L Grayson, Ga. Fairmont (Minn.) O’Brien, Thomas - 4 48 Dirk Kool LB 6-2 225 Jr. 2L Fairfield, Iowa Fairfield Ode, Ryan - 73 49 Anthony “Doug” PeeteLB 6-3 225 R-Fr. — Olathe, Kan. North Olinger, Alex - 62 Parker, Alex - 65 50 Mao Lefiti DL 6-4 225 Sr. — Koneoham, Hawaii Palomar College Parnell, General - 13 51 Dean Priddy P 6-2 210 Sr. 3L Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie Peete, Doug - 49 52 Andy Mink DL 6-2 265 So. — Ashland, Neb. Ashland-Greenwood

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2010 PRESEASON FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL NO.NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/PREV. ROSTER 53 Taylor Gibson LB 6-2 220 R-Fr. TR Clear Lake, S.D. Deuel/Northern State Peitz, Matt - 57 54 Zacharia Bowers DL 6-2 230 Jr. TR Topeka, Kan. Shawnee Hts./Ft. Scott CC Priddy, Dean - 51 55 Josiah Fitzsimmons DL 6-3 250 So. — Ames, Iowa Ames Provost, Cedric - 40 56 Nick Krings DL 6-4 215 Fr. — Humphrey, Neb. Humphrey St. Francis Purcell, Nick - 71 Reifenrath, Peter - 99 57 Matt Peitz DL 6-1 270 R-Fr. — Crofton, Neb. Crofton Rollin, Aaron - 5 59 Taylor Suess OL 6-3 250 R-Fr. — Columbus, Neb. Scotus Central Catholic Sawyer, Ethan - 32 60 Ryan McKnight OL 6-1 295 Sr. 2L Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington Schneider, Jason - 83 61 Alex Smith OL 6-4 240 Fr. — Scottsdale, Ariz. Pinnacle Shafrath, Ross - 44 62 Alex Olinger OL 6-3 290 So. — Ames, Iowa Ames Sheehan, Kyle - 47 63 Tyler Luethje OL 6-4 290 So. — Gladbrook, Iowa Gladbrook-Reinbeck Sherlock, Jack - 36 Shonka, Teddy - 9 64 Josh Kage OL 6-4 290 R-Fr. — Omaha, Neb. Papillion-La Vista Smith, Alex - 61 65 Alex Parker OL 6-5 300 R-Fr. — Brookings, S.D. Brookings Starr, Dijon - 95 66 Trevor Greger OL 6-5 285 Fr. — Wagner, S.D. Wagner Steffen, Jake - 46 67 Jon Fick OL 6-4 310 So. 1L Hull, Iowa Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley Suess, Taylor - 59 68 Erik Dahl OL 6-7 285 Fr. — Bloomington, Minn. Jefferson/Normandale Sumner, Austin - 6 Syrovatka, Justin - 23 69 Justin Taylor OL 6-5 275 Fr. — Hallam, Neb. Crete Taylor, Justin - 69 70 Jorge Dunklau OL 6-4 250 Fr. — Wayne, Neb. Wayne Thomas, Jordan - 3 71 Nick Purcell OL 6-3 265 Fr. — Rapid City, S.D. Central Thompson, Antonio - 91 72 Jacob Ludemann OL 6-6 315 Sr. 1L Norfolk, Neb. Norfolk Catholic Tiefenthaler, Trevor - 84 73 Ryan Ode OL 6-6 270 Fr. — Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley Tigges, Brett - 32 Tracy, Chris - 38 74 Zach Buchner OL 6-4 300 Jr. — Coon Rapids, Minn. Coon Rapids Tunge, Brad - 33 75 Alex Dominguez OL 6-4 290 Jr. TR Ridgecrest, Calif. Burroughs/Antelope Valley Tuschen, Eric - 90 76 Bryan Witzmann OL 6-7 300 R-Fr. — Houlton, Wis. Somerset VanVoorst, Kyle - 35 77 Andrew Mueller OL 6-4 245 Fr. — Peculiar, Mo. Raymore-Peculiar Wagner, Julian - 20 78 Will Castle OL 6-2 315 So. — Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley Winterboer, Mason - 27 80 Justin Mitchell WR 6-1 200 Sr. 2L Saukville, Wis. Port Washington Wise, Anthony - 22 Witzmann, Bryan - 76 81 Brandon Gant WR 5-8 195 Jr. 1L Olathe, Kan. North Wood, Eric - 92 82 Vince Benedetto TE 6-3 245 R-Fr. — Crystal Lake, Ill. South Wright, Dominique - 10 83 Jason Schneider WR 6-5 210 Fr. — Andover, Minn. Andover Wright, Winston - 14 84 Trevor Tiefenthaler WR 5-10 180 R-Fr. — Sioux Rapids, Iowa Sioux Central Zenner, Zach - 31 85 Nick Lee TE 6-5 220 Fr. — Blue Earth, Minn. Blue Earth Area ROSTER 86 Seth Daughters TE 6-5 240 So. 1L Winner, S.D. Winner BY STATE 87 Colin Cochart TE 6-4 255 Sr. 3L Kewaunee, Wis. Kewaunee South Dakota 26 88 Luke Lansman WR 6-2 190 Fr. — Harlan, Iowa Harlan Iowa 15 89 Alex Beyer TE 6-3 250 Sr. 2L Neenah, Wis. Neenah Minnesota 13 90 Eric Tuschen DL 6-5 230 Fr. — Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt Nebraska 13 91 Antonio Thompson DL 6-3 265 Sr. 3L Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt California 7 Missouri 7 92 Eric Wood DL 6-2 230 Jr. 1L Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound Texas 5 93 Chase Douglas DL 6-3 260 R-Fr. — Brandon, S.D. Brandon Valley Wisconsin 4 94 Brian Fischer DL 6-3 255 Sr. 3L Ashton, Iowa Sheldon Georgia 3 95 Dijon Starr DL 6-2 260 Fr. — New Brighton, Minn. Blaine Kansas 3 96 Kendall Ledbetter DL 6-3 330 R-Fr. — Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington Arizona 2 Illinois 2 97 Simote Moala DL 6-0 305 R-Fr. — Perris, Calif. Rancho Verde Hawaii 1 98 Ross Basham DL 6-1 270 Sr. 2L Bridgeport, Texas Bridgeport 99 Peter Reifenrath K 5-11 195 Sr. 2L Decorah, Iowa Decorah ROSTER COACHING STAFF BY CLASS Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier Seniors 20 Associate Head Coach//Offensive Line: Luke Meadows Juniors 18 Sophomores 17 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary: Jay Bubak Redshirt Freshmen 20 Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator: Clint Brown Incoming Freshmen 26 Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Eric Eidsness Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs/Tight Ends: Shannon Moore Linebackers: Shawn Mennenga Wide Receivers: Josh Davis Defensive Line: Jesse Currier Graduate Assistants: Thadd Sharrett, Jimmy Rogers

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PLAYERS BY STATE PLAYERS BY CLASS SOUTH DAKOTA (26) SENIORS (20) • Will Castle (Brookings); Casey Cuppy (Harrold); Seth Daughters • Ross Basham, Alex Beyer, Cole Brodie, Colin Cochart, Derek (Winner); Chase Douglas (Brandon); Tyler Duffy (Brookings); Taylor Domino, Tyler Duffy, Brian Fischer, Matt Hylland, Corey Jeske, Conrad Gibson (Clear Lake); Trevor Greger (Wagner); Matt Hylland (Sioux Falls); Kjerstad, Mao Lefiti, Jacob Ludemann, Ryan McKnight, Kyle Minett, Brad Iverson (Sioux Falls); Conrad Kjerstad (Wall); Alex Kling (Belle Justin Mitchell, General Parnell, Dean Priddy, Peter Reifenrath, Kyle Fourche); Tyrel Kool (Yankton); Kendall Ledbetter (Sioux Falls); Ryan Sheehan, Antonio Thompson McKnight (Sioux Falls); Josh Miranda (Chamberlain); Ryan Ode JUNIORS (18) (Brandon); Alex Parker (Brookings); Nick Purcell (Rapid City); Ethan • Zacharia Bowers, Zach Buchner, Dominique Clare, Casey Cuppy, Sawyer (Brandon); Jake Steffen (Mount Vernon); Austin Sumner Alex Dominguez, Erich Feller, Brandon Gant, Kyle Harris, Brad Iverson, (Brandon); Justin Syrovatka (Sioux Falls); Antonio Thompson (Sioux Darryl Jackson, Dirk Kool, Mike Lien, Rodkem Matthews, Teddy Shonka, Falls); Brad Tunge (Marion); Eric Tuschen (Sioux Falls); Mason Jake Steffen, Jordan Thomas, Anthony Wise, Eric Wood Winterboer (Brookings) SOPHOMORES (17) IOWA (15) • Will Castle, Seth Daughters, Jon Fick, Josiah Fitzsimmons, Bo Helm, • Erich Feller (Charles City); Jon Fick (Hull); Brian Fischer (Ashton); Tyrel Kool, Tyler Luethje, Skyler Luxa, Andy Mink, Thomas O’Brien, Josiah Fitzsimmons (Ames); Dirk Kool (Fairfield); Luke Lansman Alex Olinger, Aaron Rollin, Ross Shafrath, Brett Tigges, Chris Tracy, Kyle (Harlan); Tyler Luethje (Gladbook); Alex Olinger (Ames); Peter Van Voorst, Julian Wagner Reifenrath (Decorah); Ross Shafrath (Hampton); Teddy Shonka (Cedar REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (20) Rapids); Trevor Tiefenthaler (Sioux Rapids); Brett Tigges (Ringsted); • Vince Benedetto, Chase Douglas, Taylor Gibson, Brandon Hubert, Chris Tracy (Larchwood); Kyle Van Voorst (Inwood) Josh Kage, R.C. Kilgore, Alex Kling, Eric Koehlmoos, Kendall Ledbetter, MINNESOTA (13) Travis Lindstrom, Josh Miranda, Simote Moala, Alex Parker, Matt Peitz, • Zach Buchner (Coon Rapids); Dominique Clare (Delano); Erik Dahl Anthony “Doug” Peete, Taylor Suess, Trevor Tiefenthaler, Mason (Bloomington); Derek Domino (Spring Lake Park); Corey Jeske (Buffalo); Winterboer, Bryan Witzmann, Winston Wright R.C. Kilgore (Cottage Grove); Nick Lee (Blue Earth); Kyle Minett INCOMING FRESHMEN (26) (Ruthton); Thomas O’Brien (Winona); Dean Priddy (Eden Prairie); Jason • Avery Boykin, Ramel Crenshaw, Erik Dahl, Jorge Dunklau, Trevor Schneider (Andover); Dijon Starr (New Brighton); Zach Zenner (Eagan) Greger, Matthew Korus, Nick Krings, Luke Lansman, Auston LeBlance, NEBRASKA (13) Nick Lee, Andrew Mueller, Ryan Ode, Nick Purcell, Ethan Sawyer, Jason • Jorge Dunklau (Wayne); Brandon Hubert (Gretna); Josh Kage Schneider, Jack Sherlock, Alex Smith, Cedric Provost, Dijon Starr, Austin (Omaha); Eric Koehlmoos (Pierce); Matthew Korus (Humphrey); Nick Sumner, Justin Syrovatka, Justin Taylor, Brad Tunge, Eric Tuschen, Krings (Humphrey); Travis Lindstrom (Oakland); Jacob Ludemann Dominique Wright, Zach Zenner (Norfolk); Skyler Luxa (Blair); Andy Mink (Ashland); Matt Peitz (Crofton); Taylor Suess (Columbus); Justin Taylor (Hallam) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE CALIFORNIA (7) PLAYERS • Alex Dominguez (Ridgecrest); Mike Lien (Castaic); Darryl Jackson • Ross Basham BASH-am (Corona); Simote Moala (Perris); General Parnell (San Bernardino); • Vince Benedetto ben-ah-DET-oh Cedric Provost (Moreno Valley); Jordan Thomas (Anaheim) • Zacharia Bowers BAUGH-ers MISSOURI (7) • Cole Brodie BRO-dee • Kyle Harris (Florissant); Auston LaBlance (Kansas City); Rodkem • Zach Buchner BUCK-ner Matthews (Kansas City); Andrew Mueller (Peculiar); Aaron Rollin (Lee’s • Colin Cochart CO-schart Summit); Dominique Wright (Lee’s Summit); Winston Wright (Lee’s • Matt Hylland HILL-and Summit) • Josh Kage CAGE TEXAS (5) • Conrad Kjerstad KER-stad • Ross Basham (Bridgeport); Bo Helm (Childress); Julian Wagner (Fort • Auston LaBlance la-BLONSS Worth); Anthony Wise (The Colony); Eric Wood (Flower Mound) • Eric Koehlmoos COOL-moose WISCONSIN (4) • Mao Lefiti lah-FEE-tee • Alex Beyer (Neenah); Colin Cochart (Kewaunee); Justin Mitchell • Tyler Luethje LOO-chee (Saukville); Bryan Witzmann (Houlton) • Rodkem Matthews rod-KEEM GEORGIA 3) • Kyle Minett min-NET • Cole Brodie (Dacula); Ramel Crenshaw (Grayson); Kyle Sheehan • Simote Moala see-MOE-tay MOE-ah-lah (Grayson) • Alex Olinger oh-LING-er KANSAS (3) • Peter Reifenrath RIFE-en-rath • Zacharia Bowers (Topeka); Brandon Gant (Olathe); Anthony “Doug” • Aaron Rollin RAWL-in Peete (Olathe) • Trevor Tiefenthaler TEEF-en-tall-er ARIZONA (2) • Brett Tigges TIGG-ess • Avery Boykin (Goodyear); Alex Smith (Scottsdale) • Bryan Witzmann WITS-man ILLINOIS (2) COACHES • Vince Benedetto (Crystal Lake); Jack Sherlock (Chicago) • Jay Bubak BOO-bock HAWAII (1) • John Stiegelemeier STIG-el-mey-er • Mao Lefiti (Koneoham)

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OFFENSE DEFENSE QB 4 THOMAS O’BRIEN, 6-2, 200, So., Winona, Minn. DE 91 Antonio Thompson, 6-3, 265, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. 3Jordan Thomas, 6-3, 200, Jr., Anaheim, Calif. 54 Zacharia Bowers, 6-2, 230, Jr., Topeka, Kan. 6Austin Sumner, 6-5, 215, Fr, Brandon, S.D. DT 94 Brian Fischer, 6-3, 255, Sr., Ashton, Iowa RB 30 KYLE MINETT, 5-10, 215, Sr., Ruthton, Minn. 55 Josiah Fitzsimmons, 6-3, 250, So., Ames, Iowa 25 Tyler Duffy, 5-10, 210, Sr., Brookings, S.D. 93 Chase Douglas, 6-3, 260, R-Fr., Brandon, S.D. 26 Dominique Clare, 5-11, 220, Jr., Delano, Minn. 27 Mason Winterboer, 5-11, 200, R-Fr., Brookings, S.D. NT 98 ROSS BASHAM, 6-1, 270, Sr., Bridgeport, Texas 52 Andy Mink, 6-2, 265, So., Ashland, Neb. WR 81 Brandon Gant, 5-8, 195, Jr., Olathe, Kan. 97 Simote Moala, 6-0, 305, R-Fr., Perris, Calif. (W-Back) 24 Matt Hylland, 5-10, 190, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. 96 Kendall Ledbetter, 6-3, 330, R-Fr., Sioux Falls, S.D. 84 Trevor Tiefenthaler, 5-10, 180, R-Fr., Sioux Rapids, Iowa DE 46 JAKE STEFFEN, 6-3, 250, Jr., Mount Vernon, S.D. WR 2 Tyrel Kool, 5-9, 190, So., Yankton, S.D. 92 Eric Wood, 6-2, 230, Jr., Flower Mound, Texas (X-Back) 80 Justin Mitchell, 6-1, 200, Sr., Saukville, Wis. 50 Mao Lefiti, 6-4, 225, Sr., Koneoham, Hawaii 15 Brad Iverson, 6-4, 200, Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D. 20 Julian Wagner, 5-9, 175, So., Fort Worth, Texas LB 48 Dirk Kool, 6-2, 225, Jr., Fairfield, Iowa (Will) 44 Ross Shafrath, 6-1, 225, So., Hampton, Iowa WR 5 Aaron Rollin, 6-1, 205, So., Lee’s Summit, Mo. 49 Doug Peete, 6-3, 225, R-Fr., Olathe, Kan. (Z-Back) 84 Trevor Tiefenthaler, 5-10, 180, R-Fr., Sioux Rapids, Iowa 23 Brandon Hubert, 5-11, 185, R-Fr., Gretna, Neb. LB 45 Mike Lien, 6-0, 220, Jr., Castaic, Calif. 41 Casey Cuppy, 6-1, 200, Jr., Harrold, S.D. (Mike) 38 Chris Tracy, 6-1, 225, So., Larchwood, Iowa 53 Taylor Gibson, 6-2, 220, R-Fr., Clear Lake, S.D. TE 87 COLIN COCHART, 6-4, 255, Sr., Kewaunee, Wis. 86 Seth Daughters, 6-5, 240, So., Winner, S.D. LB 39 DEREK DOMINO, 6-3, 225, Sr., Spring Lake Park, Minn. (Sam) 11 Erich Feller, 6-1, 225, Jr., Charles City, Iowa TE 47 Kyle Sheehan, 6-2, 255, Sr., Grayson, Ga. 42 R.C. Kilgore, 6-1, 220, R-Fr., Cottage Grove, Minn. 89 Alex Beyer, 6-3, 250, Sr., Neenah, Wis. 82 Vince Benedetto, 6-3, 245, R-Fr., Crystal Lake, Ill. LCB 28 Rodkem Matthews, 5-10, 190, Jr., Kansas City, Mo. 19 Bo Helm, 5-10, 190, So., Childress, Texas LT 63 Tyler Luethje, 6-4, 290, So., Gladbrook, Iowa 12 Josh Miranda, 5-10, 190, R-Fr., Chamberlain, S.D. 76 Bryan Witzmann, 6-7, 300, R-Fr., Houlton, Wis. 75 Alex Dominguez, 6-4, 290, Jr., Ridgecrest, Calif. SS 18 CONRAD KJERSTAD, 6-0, 195, Sr., Wall, S.D. 37 Skyler Luxa, 5-11, 205, So., Blair, Neb. LG 72 Jacob Ludemann, 6-6, 315, Sr., Norfolk, Neb. 14 Winston Wright, 5-10, 190, R-Fr., Lee’s Summit, Mo. 62 Alex Olinger, 6-3, 290, So., Ames, Iowa 16 Alex Kling, 6-0, 190, R-Fr., Belle Fourche, S.D.

C60RYAN MCKNIGHT, 6-1, 295, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. FS 22 ANTHONY WISE, 6-2, 190, So., The Colony, Texas 78 Will Castle, 6-2, 315, So., Brandon, S.D. or 7 Corey Jeske, 6-1, 205, Jr., Buffalo, Minn. 32 Brett Tigges, 6-1, 205, So., Ringsted, Iowa RG 74 Zach Buchner, 6-4, 300, Jr., Coon Rapids, Minn. 33 Eric Koehlmoos, 5-11, 210, R-Fr., Pierce, Neb. 65 Alex Parker, 6-5, 300, R-Fr., Brookings, S.D. 59 Taylor Suess, 6-3, 250, R-Fr., Columbus, Neb. RCB 21 COLE BRODIE, 5-10, 190, Sr., Dacula, Ga. 13 GENERAL PARNELL, 5-9, 190, Sr., San Bernardino, Calif. RT 67 JON FICK, 6-4, 310, So., Hull, Iowa 8Darryl Jackson, 5-10, 185, Jr., Corona, Calif. 64 Josh Kage, 6-4, 290, R-Fr., Omaha, Neb. * Returning starters indicated in CAPS

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 29 KYLE HARRIS, 6-0, 190, Jr., Florissant, Mo. Holder 51 Dean Priddy, 6-2, 210, Sr., Eden Prairie, Minn. 99 Peter Reifenrath, 5-11, 195, Sr., Decorah, Iowa 24 Matt Hylland, 5-10, 190, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.

P51DEAN PRIDDY, 6-2, 210, Sr., Eden Prairie, Minn. KOR 2 Tyrel Kool, 5-9, 190, So., Yankton, S.D. 5Aaron Rollin, 6-1, 205, So., Lee’s Summit, Mo. LS 48 Dirk Kool, 6-2, 225, Jr., Fairfield, Iowa 86 Seth Daughters, 6-5, 240, So., Winner, S.D. PR 21 COLE BRODIE, 5-10, 190, Sr., Dacula, Ga. 2Tyrel Kool, 5-9, 190, So., Yankton, S.D. Short 47 Kyle Sheehan, 6-2, 255, Sr., Grayson, Ga. Snaps 60 Ryan McKnight, 6-1, 295, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 21 PRESEASON FCS POLLS

ATHLON ANY GIVEN SATURDAY MISSOURI VALLEY 1. Villanova (Pa.) 1. Villanova (Pa.) FOOTBALL 2. Appalachian State (N.C.) 2. Montana 3. Richmond (Va.) 3. Appalachian State (N.C.) CONFERENCE 4. Montana 4. William & Mary (Va.) PRESEASON POLL 5. William & Mary (Va.) 1. Southern Illinois (30) 313 5. Southern Illinois 6. Elon (N.C.) 6. New Hampshire 2. South Dakota State (2) 252 7. Southern Illinois 7. Elon (N.C.) 3. Illinois State (3) 249 8. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 8. Richmond (Va.) 4. Northern Iowa (1) 244 5. Missouri State 164 9. South Dakota State 9. South Dakota State 10. South Carolina State 10. South Carolina State 6. North Dakota State 151 11. James Madison (Va.) 11. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 7. Youngstown State 130 12. Eastern Washington 8. Western Illinois 70 12. Northern Iowa 13. Pennsylvania 13. McNeese State (La.) 9. Indiana State 47 14. New Hampshire 14. Eastern Washington Note: First-place votes in parentheses 15. Liberty (Va.) 15. Delaware 16. Delaware 16. James Madison (Va.) 17. Northern Iowa 17. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 18. Montana State 18. Weber State (Utah) 19. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 19. Liberty (Va.) 20. Eastern Illinois 20. Furman (S.C.) 21. Prairie View A&M (Texas) 21. Eastern Illinois 22. Maine 22. Montana State 23. McNeese State (La.) 23. Cal Poly 24. Furman (S.C.) 24. Pennsylvania 25. Texas State 25. Holy Cross (Mass.)

LINDY’S PHIL STEELE’S PREVIEW SPORTING NEWS 1. Villanova (Pa.) 1. William & Mary (Va.) 1. Villanova (Pa.) 2. Appalachian State (N.C.) 2. Appalachian State (N.C.) 2. Montana 3. Richmond (Va.) 3. Villanova (Pa.) 3. Appalachian State (N.C.) 4. Montana 4. Montana 4. Southern Illinois 5. Richmond (Va.) 5. Southern Illinois 5. Northern Iowa 6. Elon (N.C.) 6. Elon (N.C.) 6. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 7. South Carolina State 7. Southern Illinois 7. South Dakota State 8. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 8. James Madison 8. James Madison (Va.) 9. Colgate (N.Y.) 9. Northern Arizona 9. Elon (N.C.) 10. William & Mary (Va.) 10. McNeese State (La.) 10. New Hampshire 11. Eastern Illinois 11. Wofford (S.C.) 11. Prairie View A&M (Texas) 12. Prairie View A&M 12. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 12. Montana State 13. William & Mary (Va.) 13. South Dakota State 13. Illinois State 14. Texas State 14. Cal Poly 14. Holy Cross (Mass.) 15. Montana State 15. South Carolina State 15. Delaware 16. McNeese State (La.) 16. Weber State (Utah) 16. Illinois State 17. Eastern Washington 17. Richmond (Va.) 17. Samford (Ala.) 18. Delaware 18. South Dakota State 18. Delaware 19. Grambling State (La.) 19. Eastern Illinois 19. Eastern Kentucky 20. Liberty 20. Montana State 20. Colgate (N.Y.) 21. Missouri State 21. South Carolina State 21. Eastern Washington 22. New Hampshire 22. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 22. Wofford (S.C.) 23. Harvard (Mass.) 23. Colgate (N.Y.) 23. Pennsylvania 24. Holy Cross (Mass.) 24. Pennsylvania 24. Cal Poly 25. Norfolk State (Va.) 25. Liberty (Va.) 25. Northern Iowa Note: 2010 opponents denoted in bold

22 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE CCOOAACCHHIINNGG SSTTAAFFFF COACH STIG JOHN STIEGELMEIER • Head Coach ohn Stiegelmeier John Stiegelmeier has built the South Dakota State University football team into a consistent Jwinner and a program on the rise in the ranks of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Overall, Coach Stig has led the Jackrabbits to an 83-60 record (.580 winning percentage). SDSU has posted eight consecutive winning seasons, including the school’s first six campaigns at the FCS (formerly Division I-AA) level. The Jackrabbits have had a winning record in 11 of Stiegelmeier’s 13 years as head coach, including six with seven or more victories. The 2009 season proved to be a memorable one as Stiegelmeier led the Jackrabbits to their first FCS playoff appearance and the program's first postseason appearance in 30 years. The Jackrabbits finished as runner-up in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with a 7-1 record and finished the season 8-4 overall. SDSU led for much of its playoff game at top-seeded Montana, before falling 61-48 to the eventual national runner-up Grizzlies. Nationally ranked for the entire season, including appearing in the top 10 for two weeks, the Jackrabbits finished the 2009 campaign ranked 11th in both the FCS Coaches' and Sports Network media polls. • 14th Season Alma Mater: In 2008, the Jackrabbits entered another new era in their Division I pursuits as they joined the nine-team • South Dakota Missouri Valley Football Conference. With the transition from Division II completed, SDSU fell just short of a State, 1979 playoff berth in its first season of eligibility, ending the year with a 7-5 overall record and 6-2 mark in the MVFC. Of SDSU’s five losses, four came against ranked FCS opponents, including conference co-champions Northern YEAR-BY-YEAR Iowa and Southern Illinois. The team’s other loss was at the hands of Football Bowl Subdivision opponent Iowa RECORD State in the season opener. That game marked the first time the Jackrabbits had played an FBS opponent since YEAR OVERALL CONF moving to Division I at the start of the 2004 season. 1997 4-6 3-6 1998 6-5 5-4 Under Stiegelmeier’s guidance, SDSU has appeared in the FCS rankings each of the last three seasons. The 1999 8-3 6-3 Jackrabbits cracked the national poll for the first time in late October 2006, after posting back-to-back come-from- 2000 6-5 4-5 behind victories over Cal Poly and UC Davis. After climbing as high as No. 19 on the final week of the regular sea- 2001 5-6 4-4 son, the Jackrabbits finished the 2006 season ranked 22nd by the Sports Network. 2002 6-4 4-4 SDSU began the 2007 season in a preseason national poll for the first time, checking in at No. 20 in the Sports 2003 7-4 4-3 Network poll. The Jackrabbits dropped out of the rankings after a season-opening loss and didn’t return to the top 2004 6-5 2-3 25 until the final poll of the season with a 19th-place showing. 2005 6-5 2-3 2006 7-4 3-1 The Jackrabbits attained their highest ranking at the FCS level during the 2008 season, reaching the 12th spot in 2007 7-4 4-0 the Sports Network poll after opening league play with home victories over No. 14 Youngstown State and No. 15 2008 7-5 6-2 Western Illinois in back-to-back weeks. In all, SDSU was ranked seven weeks last season. 2009 8-4 7-1 During the 2007 season, SDSU claimed its first conference title since 1963 by winning the Great West Football TOTALS 83-60 55-38 Conference championship. After starting 0-3 for the second consecutive season, SDSU reeled off seven wins in its final eight games, including a 29-24 victory over previously undefeated North Dakota State the final week of the season, to claim the GWFC title with a 7-4 overall record and 4-0 mark in league play.

The Stiegelemeier Family: Front - Anna, Isaac, Liesbeth; Back - Samuel, John, Laurie.

24 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE COACH STIG

In leading SDSU to the GWFC title, Stiegelmeier was named conference coach of the year and was honored by the Coaches Association as the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Region 5 Coach of the Year. In addition, he was named as one of five finalists in the FCS for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. After posting back-to-back 6-5 seasons in 2004 and 2005, the Jackrabbits rose another notch in 2006 as they compiled a 7-4 overall record, finishing the season ranked 21st in the final FCS poll conducted by The Sports Network and 22nd in the College Sporting News coaches’ poll. Following an 0-3 start, the Jackrabbits rebounded by winning seven consecutive games for the first time since 1963. Three of the victories came in the closing minutes against nationally ranked teams, setting up a showdown with North Dakota State on the final week of the season for both the Dakota Marker and Great West Football Conference title. Although SDSU fell short in the championship game, the Jackrabbits finished with their most victories since 2003 and their best mark in the three-year history of the GWFC at 3-1. Stiegelmeier, 53, is the 20th head coach for the Jackrabbits. His tenure of 13 years as head coach is the second-longest head coaching stint in school history. The Selby, S.D., native first became acquainted with the Jackrabbit football program as a student assistant under John Gregory during SDSU’s only other NCAA playoff season in 1979. With the Jackrabbits victory at McNeese State (La.) on Sept. 30, 2006, Stiegelmeier passed Gregory (55-50-3 from 1972-81) for sole possession of second place on the SDSU career wins list. After graduating from SDSU with degrees in mathematics and physical education, Stiegelmeier enrolled in graduate school at the University of Northern Iowa, where he COACH STIEGELMEIER’S served on the coaching staff of a Panther squad which posted a 7-4 mark in 1981. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 2007 Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year Stiegelmeier coached at Eau Claire (Wis.) North High School from 1981-84, then returned to his home state as defensive coordinator, secondary coach and recruiting • 2007 American Football Coaches Association FCS coordinator at Northern State University from 1984-87. Northern was 8-3 in his last Region 5 Coach of the Year season with the Wolves and finished fourth in the nation in total defense. • Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist in 2007 and After NSU, Stiegelmeier went back to school, enrolling at the University of Wisconsin, 2009 where he was a graduate assistant on the staff headed by while working on • Enters 2009 season second on SDSU career victories list his doctorate. with an 83-60 record Stiegelmeier returned to his alma mater in July 1988, joining Wayne Haensel’s • The Jackrabbits have compiled a 56-18 home record in Jackrabbit coaching staff as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator. After Haensel Coach Stig’s 13 seasons as head coach stepped down following the 1990 season, Stiegelmeier was elevated to defensive coordinator by new head coach Mike Daly. • SDSU has a 138-101 overall record since Coach Stig joined the coaching staff as an assistant in 1988 and has In six seasons as defensive coordinator, Stiegelmeier helped guide the Jackrabbits to a posted a winning record in 18 of 22 seasons 41-23 record, turning in a winning record in all six seasons, including five seven-win seasons. That track record of success helped Stiegelmeier secure his first head coaching • 1999 Coach of the Year position in December 1996, when he was named Daly’s successor. The Stiegelmeier era opened in style Sept. 13, 1997, as the Jackrabbits recorded a 17-7 victory at UC Davis. Although SDSU finished Stiegelmeier’s first season with a 4-6 record, the foundation was laid for future success. The Jackrabbits posted a 6-5 record during the 1998 season and broke through with an 8-3 overall mark and a 6-3, fourth-place showing in the North Central Conference. Led by Harlon Hill candidate Josh Ranek, SDSU posted its most victories in 20 years in 1999 and was ranked 15th in the final NCAA Division II regular season poll, despite being picked sixth in the NCC race by both the coaches and media. That season, Stiegelmeier was named North Central Conference Coach of the Year. SDSU went on to post upper-division finishes in the NCC three of its last four years before moving into the ranks of Division I-AA (now Football Championship Subdivision) in 2004. Aside from coaching, Stiegelmeier is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving as a Team Huddle Leader. He and his wife, Laurie, are the parents of four children: Anna, Isaac, Liesbeth and Samuel.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 25 COACHING STAFF LUKE MEADOWS • Assistant Head Coach • Offensive Coordinator • Offensive Line uke Meadows continues his long association with South Dakota State University football as he enters his Lninth season as offensive line coach. The longest-tenured assistant on John Stiegelemeier’s coaching staff, Meadows is in his fifth year with the role of assistant head coach and also holds the title of offensive coordinator. A Hot Springs native, Meadows began his coaching career as an undergraduate student at SDSU. After earn- ing a bachelor’s degree in 1999, he continued on as a graduate assistant with the Jackrabbits during the 1999 and 2000 seasons, coaching the running backs, including Jackrabbit career rushing leader and All-American Josh Ranek. He then spent a season as offensive line coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, before returning to • Ninth Season SDSU in July 2002. Recruiting Areas: In 2005, Meadows coached an offensive line that helped pave the way for the leading rushing attack in the • South Dakota Great West Football Conference, averaging 227.4 yards per game. During Meadows’ time on staff, the • Northwest Iowa Jackrabbits have posted four of the top 10 single-season rushing totals in school history and five of the top 10 • Colorado single-game rushing performances. In addition, SDSU has recorded four of the top-10 scoring averages in the • California program’s history, including 35.6 points per game in 2008. The 2008 squad also set an SDSU single-season Alma Mater: record with 427 points in 12 games, scoring 40 or more points in a game six times. • South Dakota State, 1999 With Meadows on the coaching staff, SDSU has established 11 team single-game and single-season offensive records, including rolling up 689 yards of total offense in the 2005 Hobo Day victory over Missouri-Rolla. Jackrabbit players he has coached also have established 30 new individual school records during his tenure. Under his guidance, Meadows has coached offensive linemen who have combined for six first-team all-conference selections and second-team accolades 10 times, including 2009 honorees Ryan McKnight (first team) and Casey Knips (second team). Mitch Erickson ended his collegiate career in 2007 with his third straight first-team all-Great West Football Conference selection and was nearly a consensus All-America pick within the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Erickson was later signed as a free agent by the Denver Broncos and is training camp this summer with the . Knips and Casey Bender, both starters on the Jackrabbits’ 2009 FCS playoff team, are in NFL camps this summer with the and , respectivley. As a unit, the Jackrabbit offensive line yielded only 12 sacks for the entire season en route to winning the 2007 Great West Football Conference championship. Meadows also played a key role in SDSU’s successful transition to the NCAA Division I Football Champi- onship Subdivision by serving as the program’s recruiting coordinator for much of his tenure. He and his wife, Rochelle, are the parents of two children: a son, Daulton (8), and a daughter, Addyson (6).

The Meadows Family: Daulton, Luke, Addyson and Rochelle.

26 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE COACHING STAFF CLINT BROWN • Co-Defensive Coordinator • Defensive Line • Recruiting Coordinator lint Brown enters his second season as an assistant coach with the South Dakota State University football Cprogram, filling the roles of co-defensive coordinator, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. In 2009 with the Jackrabbits, Brown helped direct a defense that played a prominent role in SDSU’s berth in the Football Championship Subdivison playoffs. SDSU ranked among the national leaders in scoring defense for much of the season, before finishing the year ranked 16th after allowing an average of 17.4 points per game. Four times the Jackrabbits held an opponent without an offensive . Additionally, SDSU posted top-20 national rankings in three other defensive categories: pass efficiency defense (fourth, 99.55); rushing defense (104.33 yards per game) and total defense (17th, 289.5 yards per game). • Second Season Brown also served as position coach for All-America defensive end Danny Batten, who was honored as Co- Recruiting Areas: Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was later selected in the sixth round of the • Twin Cities NFL Draft by the . [St. Paul] • Arizona Brown has coached at the collegiate level for 16 years. Most recently, Brown served as the defensive Alma Mater: coordinator, recruiting coordinator and assistant head coach at Wayne State College (Neb.) for four seasons. • Nebraska, 1996 During his tenure at Wayne, the Wildcats improved from four wins the first season to a 9-3 record and NCAA Division II playoff berth in 2008. The 2007 squad led the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in sacks and ranked second in total defense. A native of Arlington, Neb., Brown earned two varsity letters at Nebraska and was a member of the Cornhuskers’ 1994 national championship team. While completing his bachelor’s degrees in secondary education biology and history, Brown began his collegiate coaching career as a student assistant for the Cornhuskers during the spring of 1995. He moved on later that year to coach the outside linebackers at Nebraska Wesleyan, then spent the 1996 season as a graduate assistant at Nebraska-Omaha. Brown spent two more seasons as a graduate assistant at New Mexico State, working with the Sam lineback- ers in 1997 and the secondary in 1998. While in Las Cruces he completed a master of arts degree in curriculum and instruction. After a four-year stint as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach at Bethel College (Kan.), Brown returned to New Mexico State for the 2004 season, coaching the Aggies’ safeties and special teams. He also served as the team’s academic coordinator. He and his wife, Stephanie, are the parents of a 2-year-old daughter, Ava.

The Brown Family: Stephanie, Ava and Clint.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 27 COACHING STAFF JAY BUBAK • Co-Defensive Coordinator • Secondary

ay Bubak (last name is pronounced BOO-bock), begins his sixth season on the Jackrabbit coaching staff as Jco-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at South Dakota State University. During the 2009 season, Bubak helped mentor a defense that ranked among the national leaders in scoring defense for much of the year, before finishing the campaign ranked 16th after allowing an average of 17.4 points per game — its best showing in six seasons at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. Four times the Jackrabbits held an opponent without an offensive touchdown. Additionally, SDSU posted top-20 national rankings in three other categories: pass efficiency defense (fourth, 99.55); rushing defense (14th, 104.33 yards per game) and total defense (17th, 289.5 yards per game). During the Jackrabbits’ run to the Great West Football Conference title in 2007, SDSU led the league in scoring • Sixth Season defense (22.2) despite playing four teams that ranked in the top 15 for scoring in FCS. The Jackrabbits also led the Recruiting Areas: GWFC in turnover margin (plus-14), creating a league-best 31 takeaways. In addition, SDSU ranked second in pass • Nebraska defense (202.7 yards per game) and sacks (26). Five defensive players earned first-team all-GWFC recognition, • Western Iowa with three others honored on the second team. • Missouri • Kansas Both of SDSU’s starting cornerbacks, Brock Gentile and Tyler Koch, were honored on the all-GWFC First Team Alma Mater: as they combined for 10 interceptions. Koch also was named to All-America squads by The Associated Press and Nebraska Wesleyan, Sports Nework after tallying a league-best seven interceptions, three of which he returned for scores. 1993 SDSU also played for the Great West title in 2006 as the Jackrabbit defense allowed only 21.4 points per game. A 1993 graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Neb., Bubak previously spent six seasons at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph, Mo. After joining the Griffons’ coaching staff as secondary coach in 1999, Bubak was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2000, a position he filled for five seasons. While at Missouri Western, he helped lead the Griffons to a share of their first-ever Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association title in football during the 2003 season, finishing the season 9-3 overall and 7-2 in league play. The 2003 squad led the league with 30 turnovers forced and 33 sacks, paced by All-America free safety Pierre Thomas, who led all divisions of the NCAA with 14 interceptions and 362 interception return yards. As a player, Bubak was a four-year letterman and team defensive most valuable player at safety for Nebraska Wesleyan University, in Lincoln, Neb, from 1989-92. He received all-conference and CoSIDA Academic All- America recognition, while also serving as team captain. NWU won two conference championships and made a pair of NAIA playoff appearances. Bubak began his coaching career in 1993 at Nebraska Wesleyan as an assistant in charge of the secondary. After a two-year stint as the defensive backfield and quarterbacks coach at Chase County High School in his native Imperial, Neb., he moved on to the University of South Dakota, where he served two years as a graduate assistant working with the linebackers and one year as a full-time assistant coach, working with the defensive backs and special teams. Two players he tutored, Matt Chatham and Josh Stamer, went on to play in the NFL. He and his wife, Christel, have four children: sons Austin (7) and Alex (4), and daughters Abigail (6) and Andi (2). The Bubak Family (clockwise from lower left): Alex, Abigail, Christel, Austin, Jay and Andi.

28 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE COACHING STAFF JOSH DAVIS • Wide Receivers osh Davis will face the challenge of molding a young group of wide receivers as he begins his second full Jseason as a member of the South Dakota State University football coaching staff. During the Jackrabbits’ 2009 playoff-qualifying season, Davis mentored a veteran group of receivers led by two-time second-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection Glen Fox. The senior of Fox, Mike Steffen and Saunders Montague combined to account for 142 receptions, 1,875 yards and 10 touchdowns. A native of Omaha, Neb., Davis previously served as a graduate assistant on John Stiegelmeier’s coaching staff during the 2007 season and also served as a student intern in 2006 while completing his bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recreation. He further gained coaching experience at the collegiate level by mentoring the wide receivers at Council Bluffs-based Iowa Western Community College in the spring of 2009. • Second Season A record-setting wide receiver at SDSU Recruiting Areas: from 2002-05, Davis still holds the Jackrabbit • California career mark of 225 receptions, while his 3,192 • Wisconsin receiving yards rank second on the all-time Alma Mater: SDSU charts. In addition, Davis holds the • South Dakota SDSU single-game record with 16 receptions, State, 2006 a feat he accomplished against Western Washington in 2002. He recorded at least 40 receptions in all four seasons and led the team in catches three times, including 70 in 2002, a figure which ranks in a tie for second place on the Jackrabbit single season charts. Davis was a first-team all-North Central Conference selection in 2003 and was a second-team all-Great West Football Conference honoree in 2005, the Jackrabbits’ second season competing in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. In addition to his coaching duties, Davis helps coordinate the team’s travel and camps.

SUPPORT STAFF

Tim DeWitt Rob Essig Tonya Hohenthaner Mike Johnson Laurie Melum Andrew Pearson Equipment Manager Football Equipment Senior Secretary Football Equipment Asst. AD-Academics Student Manager

Andy Perry Logan Robideau Brad Schmidt Video Coordinator Student Manager Asst. Strength Coach

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 29 COACHING STAFF ERIC EIDSNESS • Quarterbacks • Passing Game Coordinator

ric Eidsness rejoins the Jackrabbit coaching staff as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator after Eserving as head coach at Southwest Minnesota State for the past six seasons. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Eidsness also serves as the program’s pro liasion. Prior to taking over the SMSU program, Eidsness served as an assistant at SDSU under John Stiegelmeier on two separate occasions. He began his association with the Jackrabbits as a graduate assistant during the 1996 and 1997 seasons, working with the team’s receivers. After a year as offensive coordinator at Ferris State (Mich.), Eidsness returned to SDSU in 1999 as offensive coordinator, while also coaching the team’s quarterbacks and running backs. In five seasons directing the offense at SDSU, the Jackrabbits averaged 27.6 points per game while competing at • First Season the Division II level. During his tenure, the Jackrabbits set numerous school records both rushing the ball with All- Recruiting Areas: America running back Josh Ranek and throwing the ball with quarterback Dan Fjeldheim. • Twin Cities • California Eidsness left SDSU after the 2003 season to become head coach at Southwest Minnesota State. He compiled a • Florida 26-40 career record during his tenure on the Mustang sideline, which included a 6-5 season in 2008 — only the Alma Mater: eighth winning season in school history. Eidsness’ 26 victories as head coach rank second in program history. University of Sioux While at the helm of the Mustang program, Eidsness coached 61 all-conference players, including 10 who Falls,1992 earned all-region honors. SMSU increased its scoring average each of his last four seasons, from 20.1 points per game in 2006 to 36.0 points in 2009, tying a school record with eight games of 30-plus points. The 2009 squad also averaged 396.2 yards of total offense per game. A Sioux Falls native, Eidsness attended St. Cloud State University for two years before transferring to the University of Sioux Falls, where he graduated in 1992. He spent two years playing in Europe, where he also began his coaching career with the Robinson Sphinx in Paris, France. Upon returning to the , Eidsness served as quarterbacks and receivers coach at Morningside during the 1994 and 1995 seasons before enrolling in graduate school at SDSU. A second-generation coach, Eidsness followed is the footsteps of his father, Lyle, who coached at the high school and collegiate levels throughout the Upper Midwest for more than 30 years. Lyle served on his son’s coaching staff at Southwest Minnesota State for four years (2004-07) as special teams and running backs coach. Eidsness and his wife, Brandy, are the parents of four children: sons Eli (5) and Otto (3), and daughters Isla (1) and the late Audrey Rose.

The Eidsness Family: Isla, Brandy, Eli, Otto and Eric.

30 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE COACHING STAFF SHAWN MENNENGA • Linebackers hawn Mennenga prepares for his second season as linebackers coach for the South Dakota State SUniversity football team. During SDSU’s run to its first-ever playoff appearance at the Division I level in 2009, Mennenga mentored one of the top-performing and deepest linebacking corps in the Football Championship Subdivision. Junior Derek Domino was honored as a first-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection, while seniors Chris Johnson and Jimmy Rogers received honorable mention accolades. All three ranked among the team’s top six tacklers, combining for 241 tackles and 17 tackles for loss. The linebackers played a prominent role on a defensive unit that ranked among the national leaders in scoring defense for much of the year, before finishing the campaign ranked 16th after allowing an average of 17.4 points per game — its best showing in six seasons at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. Four times the Jackrabbits held an opponent without an offensive touchdown. • Second Season Additionally, SDSU posted top-20 national rankings in three other defensive categories: pass efficiency Recruiting Areas: defense (fourth, 99.55); rushing defense (104.33 yards per game) and total defense (17th, 289.5 yards per game). • Greater Iowa • Oklahoma Before joining the Jackrabbit coaching staff, Mennenga served four seasons as defensive coordinator at Fort Alma Mater: Hays State (Kan.), where he coached 18 all-conference performers and one all-region player. He also oversaw a • Missouri, 1993 kickoff coverage unit consistently ranked among the top 20 at the NCAA Division II level. Prior to his stint at Fort Hays State, Mennenga oversaw a rebuilding process at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., where he served as head coach for three seasons (2002-04). He was elevated to the head coaching position after serving as the team’s defensive coordinator in 2001, during which his unit ranked 10th in the NAIA ranks for pass defense and 18th in total defense. After serving as an assistant high school coach for one season, Mennenga began his collegiate coaching career in 1994 as a graduate assistant at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo. He was later hired as a full-time assistant, coaching the secondary during the 1995 and 1996 seasons. In 1997, Mennenga moved up to the Division I-AA (now FCS) level, coaching the outside linebackers for a Western Kentucky team that reached the quarter- finals of the playoffs. The next year, Mennenga became a coordinator for the first time as he was hired as defensive coordinator at Hutchinson Community College (Kan.), where he stayed for three seasons. As a player, Mennenga lettered as a defensive back at Missouri in 1992. A re- cipient of the Senior Scholastic Award, he earned a bachelor of science degree in ducational studies with an emphasis in exercise science in 1993. He added a master’s degree in education from Southwest Baptist in 1998. He and his wife, Christie, are the parents of two children: son, Garrett (14), and daughter, Ashley (10).

The Mennenga Family (clockwise from top left): Christie, Garrett, Ashley and Shawn.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 31 COACHING STAFF SHANNON MOORE • Special Teams Coordinator • Tight Ends hannon Moore has filled a variety of roles on John Stiegelemeier’s coaching staff as he approaches his Sfifth season as a full-time assistant. Moore coached the running backs and tight ends from 2006-08, before taking on the duties of special teams coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2009 campaign. In 2010, Moore returns to coaching the tight ends, while retaining special teams responsibilities. During his tenure with the Jackrabbits, Moore has coached three all-conference running backs. Anthony Watson and Cory Koenig ended their careers second and fifth, respectively, on SDSU’s career rushing chart, and Kyle Minett enters his senior year already in the top five after posting back-to-back 1,000-yard campaigns. Moore played an instrumental role in the development of two-time all-Great West Football Conference tight end Chris Wagner, who later signed as a free agent with the Oakland Raiders. He also has served as a mentor to • Fourth Season tight end Colin Cochart, an honorable mention all-Missouri Valley Football Conference tight end each of the past Recruiting Areas: two seasons. • Illinois • Wisconsin Aside from his coaching duties, Moore has performed a key role in the academic success of the Jackrabbit Alma Mater: football team, which has led its league in the number of academic all-league selections each of the past five • Black Hills State, seasons. In addition, four Jackrabbits have earned 2000 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America hon- ors, two have received Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Post- graduate Scholarships and two players have been bestowed NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. Moore previously served as a graduate assistant at SDSU during the 2003 and 2004 seasons, working with the running backs, tight ends and special teams while pursuing a master’s degree in education administration. He later added a mas- ter’s degree in sports administration at SDSU. Prior to returning to Brookings, he served as head coach of the Wyoming Cavalry of the National Indoor Football League, where he compiled an 18-11 record over two seasons. In 2005, Moore led the Casper-based Cavalry to a franchise-best 10-5 record and a playoff berth, while also serving as the team’s offensive coordinator. A native of Gordon, Neb., Moore played three seasons at Black Hills State in Spearfish, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary education in 2000. He taught and coached at Sully Buttes High School in Onida for three seasons before enrolling in graduate school at SDSU. Moore is single and resides in Brookings.

32 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE COACHING STAFF JESSE CURRIER • Defensive Line esse Currier begins an expanded role with the Jackrabbit football coaching staff as a defensive line coach Jafter serving the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant. Currier has worked on both sides of the ball as a member of the SDSU coaching staff. He helped mentor the Jackrabbit running backs and tight ends in 2008, working with 1,000-yard rusher and second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference selection Kyle Minett and honorable mention all-MVFC tight end Colin Cochart. In 2009, Currier moved to defense, where he assisted co-defensive coordinator Clint Brown with the defensive line. As a unit, SDSU defensive linemen combined to record 42 tackles for loss and 24 sacks in 12 games to spearhead a run to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for the first time in program history. • First Season Currier had the opportunity to help mentor Recruiting Areas: All-America defensive end Danny Batten, who • Western was honored as Co-Missouri Valley Football Minnesota Conference Defensive Player of the Year in • North Dakota 2009 and was selected in the sixth round of • Georgia the 2010 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. Alma Mater: Batten finished third in the voting for the 2009 • South Dakota Buck Buchanan Award, which honors the top State, 2008 defensive player in the FCS ranks. A native of Iroquois, S.D., Currier served as an assistant coach at the high school level for five seasons before joining the Jackrabbit coaching staff. His squad at Iroquois High School won the state Class 9B championship in 2006. Currier graduated from SDSU in the spring of 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in history education. He recently completed a master’s degree in education administration.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Mike Burgers Leon Costello Kathy Heylens Rob Peterson Jenna Friedrich Ned Gavlick Assoc. AD-Development Sr. Assoc. AD-External Associate AD-Compliance Associate AD-Internal Asst. AD-Budget Annual Fund Coordinator

Doug Hagman Jason Hove Alex Kringen Justin Swanson Ryan Sweeter Christi Williams Facilities Manager Asst. AD-Sports Info. Asst. AD-Development Asst. AD-Marketing Asst. Sports Info. Director Assistant AD-Tickets

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 33 COACHING STAFF THADD SHARRETT • Graduate Assistant - Running Backs hadd Sharrett returns for his second season as a member of the Jackrabbit football coaching staff, and will Twork with the team’s running backs. During his first season at SDSU, Sharrett aided in the development of All-America running back Kyle Minett, who became the first Jackrabbit player to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons at the Division I level. Prior to joining the Jackrabbit coaching staff, Sharrett coached three seasons at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire while obtaining a master’s of education degree in professional development. While with the Blugolds, he coached the running backs during the 2006 and 2007 seasons, then moved to the defensive side of the ball as inside linebackers coach in 2008. He also served as the team’s video coordinator all three seasons. A native of Circleville, Ohio, Sharrett was a four-year starter at defensive back and outside linebacker for (Ohio). He was named the team’s defensive most valuable player in 2004, when he also earned second-team all- honors. • Second Season Sharrett earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Marietta in 2005. Alma Mater: • Marietta College (Ohio), 2005

JIMMY ROGERS • Graduate Assistant - Linebackers immy Rogers moves to the sidelines as a graduate assistant after a sucessful playing career with the South JDakota State University football team. Rogers began his playing career as a defensive back, but switched to linebacker midway through his redshirt freshman season in 2006. He led the Jackrabbits in tackles during both the 2007 and 2008 seasons with 110 and 93 stops, respectively, and finished his four-year career with 312 total tackles. A native of Chandler, Ariz., Rogers was named to the all-Great West Football Conference First Team as the Jackrabbits won the league title in 2007, and was a second-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference hon- oree in 2008. He closed his career in 2009 by receiving honorable mention all-MVFC recognition. Rogers, who graduated with a degree in history, was named to the GWFC All-Academic Team in 2007 and was an honorable mention selection to the MVFC All-Academic Team in 2009. He also was a recipient of the MVFC Academic Excellence Award. He is pursuing a master’s degree in sports pedagogy. • First Season Alma Mater: • South Dakota State, 2010

34 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE COACHING STAFF NATHAN MOE • Strength and Conditioning Coach athan Moe is in his sixth year directing the strength and conditioning program at South Dakota State NUniversity. Moe joined the Jackrabbit coaching staff in August 2005, after heading the strength and conditioning program at Eastern Illinois University for three years. Previously, he was the assistant coach for strength and conditioning at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he worked with the football strength program, while being directly responsible for men’s and women’s track, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s swimming, women’s soccer and men’s golf. At SDSU, Moe has implemented the Iron Jacks program, which recognizes Jackrabbit student- athletes from all 21 varsity sports who achieve a set of high standards for specific exercises in their respective sports. • Sixth Year From 1997 through spring of 1999, Moe was a Alma Mater: graduate assistant in the strength and conditioning • Minnesota State, program at the University of Texas. He has also Moorhead; 1997 worked in private business in the physical fitness profession in both Austin, Texas, and Fargo, N.D. is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Special- ist, and a member of the National Strength and Con- ditioning Association, USA Weightlifting and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches As- sociation. Moe is a 1997 graduate of Moorhead State University (Minn.), where he was an all-conference linebacker for the 1995 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference champions. He and his wife, Colleen, are the parents of a son, Zachary (7), and a daughter, Kylie, who will turn 5 this fall. The Moe Family (clockwise from top left): Nathan, Colleen, Kylie and Zachary.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RECORDS POWER BENCH VERTICAL 20-YARD STANDING POSITION CLEAN SQUAT PRESS JUMP AGILITY LONG JUMP Defensive Tackle Steven Bazata Eric Schroeder Mitch Pontrelli Bazata/Fitzsimmons Brian Fischer Eric Schroeder 374 lbs. - Mar. 2008 525 lbs. - Mar. 2008 445 lbs. - Aug. 2007 31.5 in 4.35 sec. - Mar. 2009 9-4.25 - Aug. 2008 Defensive End Jake Steffen Jason Bonwell Antonio Thompson Danny Batten Danny Batten Danny Batten 346.5 lbs. - Mar. 2009 520 lbs. - Aug. 2007 450 lbs. - Mar. 2009 34.5 in. - Aug. 2009 4.21 sec. - Mar. 2009 10-1 - Aug. 2009 Linebacker Chris Johnson Mike Lien Chris Johnson Chris Johnson Chris Johnson Chris Johnson 374 lbs. - Mar. 2008 505 lbs. - Mar. 2009 410 lbs. - Aug. 2009 37.5 in. - Aug. 2007 4.07 sec. - Mar. 2009 10-7 - Mar. 2009 Defensive Back Cole Brodie Brock Gentile Blackman/Campbell G. Parnell/S. Luxa Conrad Kjerstad Skyler Luxa 341 lbs. - Mar. 2009 500 lbs. - Mar. 2006 340 lbs. 36 in. 4.02 sec. - Aug. 2009 10-9 - Mar. 2010 Offensive Line Jon Fick Nate Koskovich Jon Fick Tyler Luethje Mitch Erickson Jon Fick 368.5 lbs. - Mar. 2010 530 lbs. - Aug. 2009 403 lbs. - Mar. 2010 29.5 in. - Mar. 2010 4.27 sec. - Aug. 2006 8-9.25 - Mar. 2010 Tight End A. Beyer/V. Benedetto Kyle Sheehan Kyle Sheehan Alex Beyer Colin Cochart Seth Daughters 319 lbs. 465 lbs. - Mar. 2008 365 lbs. - Aug. 2007 33.5 in. - Mar. 2010 4.20 sec. - Mar. 2009 10-2.5 - Mar. 2010 Running Back Monke/Paula Paula/Minett Anthony Watson Tyrel Kool Cory Koenig Tyrel Kool 319 lbs. 465 lbs. 385 lbs. - Mar. 2006 37 in. - Mar. 2010 4.07 sec. - Mar. 2007 10-9.5 - Aug. 2009 Quarterback Ryan Crawford Ryan Crawford Andy Kardoes Ryan Crawford Thomas O’Brien Crawford/O’Brien 275 lbs. - Aug. 2007 400 lbs. - Aug. 2007 305 lbs. - Aug. 2006 33.5 in. - Aug. 2008 4.28 sec. - Mar. 2009 9-1 Wide Receiver Brandon Gant Brandon Gant Brandon Gant Brandon Gant Snyders/Gant Brandon Gant 308 lbs. - Mar. 2008 460 lbs. - Mar. 2009 335 lbs. - Mar. 2009 37 in. - Mar. 2009 4.03 sec. 10-6.5 - Mar. 2008 Kicker/Punter Peter Reifenrath Kyle Harris Neal Bainbridge Parker Douglass Dean Priddy Parker Douglass 264 lbs. - Mar. 2010 398 lbs. - Mar. 2010 250 lbs. - Mar. 2006 34 in. - Mar. 2007 4.27 sec. - Mar. 2009 9-4 - Mar. 2007

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 35 SPORTS MEDICINE BEN HEINZE • Athletic Trainer en Heinze is in his fifth season working as an athletic trainer with the South Dakota State University Bfootball team and oversees the sports medicine facilities in the Dykhouse Student-Athlete Center. A native of La Crescent, Minn., he earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Winona State University (Minn.) in 1998. He moved on to SDSU, where he added a master’s degree in athletic training in 2000. After completing his master’s degree, Heinze spent two and a half years as the head athletic trainer at Franklin College (Ind.) and worked at an athletic training • Fifth Year clinic. He returned to South Dakota State Alma Mater: during the 2003-04 school year, working • Winona State primarily with the Jackrabbit women’s (Minn.), 1998 basketball program. He and his wife, Tara, reside in Brookings and are the parents of a son, Andrew, who will be a year old in the fall.

The Heinzes: Tara, Andrew and Ben.

SPORTS MEDICINE STAFF

David Kragness Dr. Pete Looby Barb Olinger Dr. Craig Smith Owen Stanley Dr. Merritt Warren Assistant Athletic Trainer Team Physician Assistant Athletic Trainer Team Physician Head Athletic Trainer Team Physician

36 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE ADMINISTRATION DR. DAVID L. CHICOINE • President avid L. Chicoine, Ph.D., became the 19th president of South Dakota State University on January 1, 2007. DHe is the third alumnus to serve as president of the institution. Dr. Chicoine has a long association with intercollegiate athletics, and served as vice chair of the President’s Council for The Summit League — SDSU’s conference home for 18 of its 21 varsity sports — during the 2009-10 academic year. Previously, Chicoine served as the faculty representative to the and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He served as chair of the Budget and Finance Committee for the Big Ten Conference for nine years of his 11-year term. Duing his tenure at South Dakota State, Chicoine has directed the creation of a comprehensive strategic plan that has outlined four core goals: • Enhance academic excellence and strengthen scholarship and artistic activities; Alma Mater: • Foster economic growth, vibrant communities, • South Dakota and a sustainable environment; State, 1969 • Expand the reach of the university through engagement, technology, and globalization; • Establish a sustainable financial resource base. Dr. Chicoine brought more than 30 years of experience in higher education with the University of Illinois to his role as president of SDSU. He is a nationally recognized economist, specializing in public finance, taxation, and rural economics. His higher education administrative experience includes service as Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, at the University of Illinois. As vice president at the University of Illinois, he restructured the university’s technology licensing offices, reach- ing new milestones each year; launched the university’s early stage capital and business development services com- pany, IllinoisVENTURES, LLC, that supported start-up projects, securing special state and university funding for operations and pre-seed investing and facilitated the creation of the $26.5 million early stage Illinois Emerging Technologies Fund; and he oversaw the expansion of research parks and incubators at the university’s Urbana- Champaign and Chicago campuses. As dean, he transitioned the College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) from 14 administrative units to seven academic departments and the Information Technology unit; completed a capital campaign for ACES surpassing the final goal of $115 million by raising $134 million in private gifts; grew the ACES endowment to $60 million; established $15 million in annual private gift support, funding endowed positions, scholarships and fellowships, and program support for teaching, research, and Extension; and he oversaw the completion of the $22 million ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center where $11 million was from gifts from ACES alumni and friends. He has co-authored four books, 12 book chapters and more than 100 invited and/or peer reviewed academic journal articles. Dr. Chicoine served as an advisor to the Illinois General Assembly on tax issues, farmland property tax assessments, public finance and rural economic issues. He served as a member of the Illinois Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors, and was a member of the board of the Illinois State Treasurer’s Technology Development Fund. He currently is a tenured faculty member in the SDSU Department of Economics, where he has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus. Dr. Chicoine is a graduate of SDSU with a B.S. in agribusiness in 1969, and the University of Delaware where he received an M.S. in agricultural economics in 1971. In 1978 he received an M.A. in economics from Western Illinois University, and in 1979 he completed his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at the University of Illinois at Ur- bana-Champaign. The president and his wife, Marcia, live in Woodbine Cottage on the SDSU campus. Their family includes son, Joshua, a Chicago-based musician; daughter-in-law Laura Ellsworth; granddaughter Sylvie; and their late son, Jason.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 37 ADMINISTRATION JUSTIN SELL • Athletic Director Justin Sell, who served as an athletic administrator at the University of Northern Iowa for the past 10 years, was introduced as the 12th director of athletics at South Dakota State University on May 7, 2009. “Justin brings a wide range of experiences from other Division I universities to South Dakota State,” President David L. Chicoine said in making the announcement. “He has a degree of familiarity with our athletic programs’ conference affiliations, and he demonstrates an appreciation for Jackrabbit athletics. Most importantly, he shares our common aspirations for the future success of our student-athletes and teams.” At South Dakota State, Sell oversees the Jackrabbits’ 21-sport Division I varsity athletics program. Eighteen SDSU teams compete in The Summit League, while football competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference of the Football Second Year Championship Subdivision, and wrestling is a Alma Mater: member of the Western Wrestling Conference. • Bowling Green Women’s equestrian competes in Varsity Equestrian (Ohio), 1991 and the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. During his first year at SDSU, the Jackrabbits displayed success across the board, winning Summit League regular season titles in men’s cross country, women’s soccer and baseball and a conference tournament championship in women’s basketball. The football and women’s basketball teams made postseason NCAA Tournament appearances. Sell also implemented aggressive marketing and fundraising initiatives which resulted in record average attendance for football and the highest number of donors and dollars donated to the Jackrabbit Club. In the classroom, Jackrabbit student-athletes continued to excel as SDSU claimed The Summit League’s Institutional Academic Achievement Award for the 2009-10 academic year. In the spring of 2010, 67 percent of Jackrabbit student-athletes posted a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Sixteen of 19 teams — indoor and outdoor track are combined into one men’s and one women’s team — held cumulative team GPAs of 3.0 or higher. Born in Salem, Ore., and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Sell most recently served as senior associate athletic director at UNI since 2006. His primary duties at the Cedar Falls-based university included sport management, oversight of the athletic business office, facilities, game management, summer camps and human resources, while also assisting in fundraising and corporate sponsorships. In his previous roles as an assistant and associate athletic director at UNI, Sell managed facility operations and the planning of capital projects, including the $26 million McLeod Center and the $7 million Human Performance Center. He also oversaw the UNI-Dome budget and was responsible for developing a revenue generation team to enhance marketing, development and ticket income. Aside from his duties at UNI, Sell was active in the community as president of the Cedar Valley Sports and En- tertainment Commission. The commission has been the driving force behind bringing several major concerts and sporting events to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area, including the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Duals and several youth tournaments. Prior to joining the staff at UNI, Sell worked four years at Villanova University (Pa.), where he was an assistant director of athletic facilities and intramural director before being named director of ticket operations. Sell earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management from Bowling Green State University (Ohio) in 1991 and completed a master’s degree in physical education/sport administration at The Ohio State University in 1992. He and his wife, Jennie, are the parents of four children: Abbie (14), Zach (13), Josh (10) and Eric (9).

38 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE JJAACCKKRRAABBBBIITT PPLLAAYYEERRSS JACKRABBIT SENIORS

oss was a regular starter and key contributor on the RJackrabbit defensive line last season 2009: Started all 12 games at nose tackle and tallied at SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS least one tackle in nine games ... credited with two tackles Tackles: 4, at Missouri State, 10-10-2009, and at Montana, in season opener against Georgia Southern ... made career- 11-28-2009 best four stops in road win at Missouri State and matched in Tackles For Loss: 1, at Western Illinois, 11-21-2009 FCS playoff game at Montana ... also forced a fumble to set Sacks: 0.5, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 up a Jackrabbit touchdown at Montana ... notched two solo Forced : 1, at Montana, 11-28-2009 tackles, including one for loss in regular season finale at Western Illinois 2008: Saw action in 11 of the team’s 12 games and 2006: Redshirted ... named Scout Defense Player of recorded at least one tackle in six games ... tallied career- the Week in preparation for Cal Poly game -98- best three tackles, including half-tackle for loss against Cal BEFORE SDSU: Earned honorable mention Class Poly ... matched career high with three tackles — two solo ROSS 3A all-state honors for coach Danny Henson at Bridgeport — at Southern Illinois ... credited with half-sack among his BASHAM High School ... totaled 209 tackles, including 26 for loss two tackles at Indiana State 6-1, 270, Sr. with eight sacks ... forced five fumbles, had one recovery Played in three games, but did not factor into Defensive Line 2007: and one interception ... earned all-state honors from The any statistics ... made collegiate playing debut against Bridgeport, Associated Press and the Texas Sportswriters Association Texas State .. also saw action against Stephen F. Austin and Texas in 2005 ... unanimous selection to the all-district team in Bridgeport H.S. road contest at Central Arkansas 2003 and 2005 ... also lettered in baseball and track Major: CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Sociology Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2007 3 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2008 11 2 9 11 1.0-5 0.5-4 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2009 12 10 11 21 1.0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Career 26 12 20 32 2.0-6 0.5-4 0 0-0 0 0-0 1

lex has provided depth at both the tight end position Aand on special teams during his career with the Jackrabbits SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS 2009: Saw action in all 12 games, including starts Receptions: 2, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-2009, and vs. against Georgia Southern, Illinois State and Northern Iowa Northern Iowa, 10-24-2009 ... caught passes in three games, recording two receptions in Receiving Yards: 23, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-2009 home wins versus Indiana State and Northern Iowa ... Long Reception: 18 yards, at Illinois State, 9-26-2009 hauled in career-long 18-yard reception at Illinois State ... Long Kickoff Return: 17 yards, at Iowa State, 8-28-2008 averaged 11 yards per catch ... named to Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll 2008: Played in all 12 games ... lone reception of the BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time first-team all- season covered nine yards and set up second-quarter touch- conference tight end for coach Steve Mentzel, as well as -89- down against Western Illinois ... returned kickoff for 17 conference receiver of the year at Neenah High School ... ALEX yards in season opener at Iowa State honorable mention all-state pick on teams selected by the BEYER 2007: Saw action in six games, splitting time between Wisconsin Football Coaches Association and the 6-3, 250, Sr. tight end and special teams ... made collegiate debut in Journal Sentinel ... career totals included 60 receptions for Tight End Beef Bowl victory over Texas State ... recorded tackle 1,019 yards with seven TDs ... named team’s Special Teams Neenah, Wis. against Stephen F. Austin Player of the Year, averaging 33.7 yards per punt Neenah H.S. 2006: Redshirted ... earned Scout Special Teams Major: Player of the Week in preparation for Southern Utah game Interdisciplinary CAREER STATISTICS Studies Year Rec Yds Avg LG TD KOR Yds Avg. LG TD 2008 1 9 9.0 9 0 1 17 17.0 17 0 2009 5 55 11.0 18 0 2 11 5.5 11 0 Career 6 64 10.7 18 0 3 28 9.3 17 0

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ole returns to the starting lineup at cornerback for the SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Cthird season and also has been a key contributor on Tackles: 12, at Cal Poly, 10-3-2009, and at Montana, special teams 11-28-2009 2009: Started all 12 games and ranked fifth on team Interceptions: 1, vs. McNeese State, 10-4-2008, and at with 71 tackles ... made at least three stops in every game Montana, 11-28-2009 and twice tallied career-high 12 tackles — at Cal Poly and Long Interception Return: 55 yards, vs. McNeese State, in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at 10-4-2008 Montana ... also returned interception 16 yards and tallied Long Kick Return: 72 yards, at North Dakota St., 11-22-2008 80 yards on three kickoff returns versus Montana ... was Long Punt Return: 17 yards, at Southern Illinois, 11-15-2008 credited with six tackles and forced fumble at Minnesota ... made four tackles and recorded season-best 51-yard kick 2007: Played in all 11 games as a true freshman ... return in victory at Illinois State in earning squad’s Special blocked punt to set up first Jackrabbit touchdown in season -21- Teams Player of the Week Award finale against North Dakota State ... also recorded two COLE 2008: Named recipient of squad’s Adam Vinatieri tackles and returned punt for 13 yards in NDSU game ... BRODIE Award as most valuable player on special teams ... started matched season high of two tackles in Hobo Day victory 5-10, 190, Sr. all 12 games at cornerback ... ranked seventh on team with over Stephen F. Austin Defensive Back 47 tackles, making at least one stop in 11 games ... honored BEFORE SDSU: A first-team all-Gwinnett County Dacula, Ga. as team’s Defensive Player of the Week in season opener at selection, he was selected to play in the 2006 Georgia Dacula H.S. Iowa State and in Hobo Day game versus McNeese State ... North/South All-Star Game ... career totals included 2,500 Major: recorded four tackles and forced a fumble at Iowa State ... career rushing yards with 37 touchdowns at Dacula High Agricultural made career-high eight tackles, returned interception 55 School under the guidance of coach Kevin Maloof ... his Business yards and broke up another pass against McNeese ... named 1,200 yards rushing as a junior broke a school record pre- squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week three times: at viously set by Auburn (Ala.) standout Kenny Irons ... set Iowa State, versus Cal Poly and versus Missouri State ... led school record for longest punt return at 95 yards ... played team with average of 21.8 yards per kick return, including on teams that won 34 of 36 regular season game ... also career-long 72-yard return in season finale at North Dakota was a standout sprinter in track and won Georgia state State ... tallied 159 return yards (132 on kickoffs and 27 on titles in powerlifting punts) at Northern Iowa

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2007 11 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 2008 12 29 18 47 1.0-1 0-0 2 1-55 0 0-0 1 2009 12 36 35 71 1.0-1 0-0 3 1-16 0 0-0 1 Career 35 70 57 127 2.0-2 0-0 5 2-71 1 0-0 2

CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year KOR Yds Avg TD LG PR Yds Avg TD LG 2007 1 10 10.0 0 10 1 13 13.0 0 13 2008 31 675 21.8 0 72 15 89 5.9 0 17 2009 10 288 28.8 0 51 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 42 973 23.2 0 72 16 102 6.4 0 17

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JACKRABBIT “Too many people think being a Jackrabbit is wearing the jersey on Saturdays at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Those people know we practice and assume we work hard, but they don’t understand what it means to be a Jackrabbit. Being a Jackrabbit doesn’t just happen in the fall, it happens year-round. It happens while running sprints at 6 a.m. during the summer and winter, and when 48 players make 3.0 (GPA) or higher. It happens when players load solar ovens, and when we practice in late November. It’s about going the extra mile and pushing through the hard times. To be a Jackrabbit is so much more than being an athlete. It’s about being the best kind of person you can be on and off the field. We are relentless at working hard, being good people, and doing the right thing.” -- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors

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olin is the top returning receiver for the Jackrabbits ... Chonorable mention all-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection each of the past two seasons SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS 2009: Led team with five touchdown receptions and Receptions: 6, at Youngstown State, 10-31-2009 ranked fourth on squad with 26 receptions ... gained 28 Touchdown Receptions: 3, at Montana, 11-28-2009 yards on four receptions and scored three touchdowns in Receiving Yards: 81, vs. Youngstown State, 9-6-2008 Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Long Reception: 47 yards, vs. Youngstown State, 9-6-2008 Montana ... caught career-high six passes for 51 yards at Youngstown State ... added five receptions in losing effort at Cal Poly ... hauled in two-point conversion and caught fourth-quarter touchdown to secure Hobo Day victory over 2007: Saw action in all 11 games as reserve tight end Northern Iowa ... named to MVFC Honor Roll and on special teams ... first collegiate reception was 1-yard -87- 2008: Started 11 of 12 games and caught at least one touchdown late in fourth quarter that forced overtime at COLIN pass in nine games ... led receiving corps with average of Western Illinois COCHART 17.4 yards per catch and ranked fifth on team with 23 2006: Redshirted ... was named Scout Offense Player 6-4, 255, Sr. receptions ... caught five passes for 66 yards and a touch- of the Week in preparation for Cal Poly game Tight End down at Indiana State ... hauled in three receptions for 66 BEFORE SDSU: Was a first-team all-state tight Kewaunee, Wis. yards and first-quarter touchdowns of 11 and 40 yards end as selected by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Associ- Kewaunee H.S. versus Illinois State ... recorded 34-yard reception on first ation and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ... a first-team Major: play from scrimmage against Youngstown State and added all-conference selection, he was the Packerland Receiver of Industrial career-long 47-yard catch on the team’s next drive ... the Year ... team captain and team MVP, he had 44 recep- Management caught four passes for 46 yards in season finale at North tions for 785 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... honor Dakota State roll student

CAREER STATISTICS Year Rec Yds Avg LG TD 2007 2 18 9.0 17 1 2008 23 401 17.4 47 4 2009 26 240 9.2 37 5 Career 51 659 12.9 47 10

erek is one of the top returning defensive players in the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... two-time D SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS honoree on MVFC Honor Roll for academics Tackles: 12, three times (last: at Montana, 11-28-2009) 2009: Earned first-team all-MVFC honors after pacing Tackles for Loss: 2, at Minnesota, 11-14-2009 team with 100 tackles and sharing team lead with five Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. Western Illinois, 9-13-2008, and interceptions ... notched double figures for tackles five vs. Georgia Soutehrn, 9-12-2009 times, including notching 11 in season opener against Interceptions: 2, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-2009 Georgia Southern, with 1.5 tackles for loss, sack and Long Interception Return: 82 yards (for TD), vs. McNeese fumble recovery en route to being named MVFC Defensive State, 10-4-2008 Player of the Week ... credited with 12 tackles in win at Missouri State ... tied career high the next week with 12 2007: Recorded a tackle in 10 of the 11 games he tackles and picked off two passes, returning one 16 yards played ... notched three tackles in home games against -39- for touchdown, against North Dakota State ... made seven Southern Utah and North Dakota State ... registered two DEREK stops with a sack and returned first-half interception 22 tackles, returned an interception 18 yards and broke up a DOMINO yards for score at Minnesota ... matched career high with pass in Hobo Day win over Stephen F. Austin ... made two 12 stops against Montana in Football Championship 6-3, 225, Sr. solo stops and broke up a pass versus Texas State ... named Subdivision playoff game Linebacker to Great West Football Conference All-Academic Team Started all 12 games ... finished third on team Spring Lake 2008: 2006: Redshirted ... honored as Scout Defense Player with 80 tackles ... tallied eight tackles in a game six times, Park, Minn. of the Week leading up to games against Central Arkansas including season opener at Iowa State ... stopped Western Spring Lake and Wiliam Penn (Iowa) Illinois on two-point conversion in closing minutes to seal Park H.S. BEFORE SDSU: Two-time all-North Suburban 24-22 Beef Bowl victory ... opened scoring in Hobo Day Major: Park and Conference selection for coach Jeff Schlieff at Spring Lake game against McNeese State with 82-yard interception Recreation Park High School ... led conference in rushing as a junior return ... made eight stops, including a tackle for loss, in Management ... team offensive MVP as a junior and overall eam MVP wins over Youngstown State and Missouri State as a senior ... also an all-conference pick in basketball CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2007 11 8 9 17 0-0 0-0 2 1-18 0 0-0 0 2008 12 33 47 80 2.0-3 0-0 2 2-82 0 1-0 0 2009 12 47 53 100 9.0-40 2.0-15 2 5-42 0 1-2 0 Career 35 88 109 197 11.0-43 2.0-15 6 8-142 0 2-2 0

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yler has provided the Jackrabbits with a strong second option at running back the past two seasons ... also has T SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS excelled in the classroom as a two-time member of the Rushing Attempts: 13, vs. Missouri State, 11-1-2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic First Rushing Yards: 63, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 Team and two-time recipient of the Commissioner’s Long Rush: 22 yards (for TD), vs. North Dakota State, Academic Excellence Award 10-17-2009 2009: Recorded at least one rushing attempt in all 12 Receptions: 3, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-2009 games, finishing second on team with 265 yards ... recorded Receiving Yards: 19, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-2009 season-high 48 yards on nine carries with career-long 22- Long Recption, 19 yards, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-2009 yard touchdown run in win over North Dakota State ... added career-high three receptions versus NDSU ... turned and added 18 yards on two receptions in home finale versus game in Jackrabbits’ favor with blocked punt late in first Illinois State ... honored as squad’s Special Teams Player of -25- half to set up squad’s first touchdown against Indiana State, the Week against Youngstown State and Northern Iowa ... TYLER a game in which he was named team’s Special Teams credited with nine tackles, including two in games against DUFFY Player of the Week ... also scored a 10-yard touchdown in McNeese State and Illinois State Did not see any game action 5-10, 210, Sr. the third quarter against Indiana State ... began season with 2007: Redshirted ... named Scout Offense Player of Running Back eight-carry, 34-yard outing against Georgia Southern ... also 2006: the Week prior to games versus William Penn (Iowa) and Brookings, S.D. named a recipient of the MVFC Presidents Council North Dakota State ... honored as Scout Special Teams Brookings H.S. Academic Award Player of the Week leading up to season opener Major: Electrical 2008: Appeared in all 12 games and recorded rushing Engineering attempts in 10 ... ranked second on team with 302 yards on BEFORE SDSU: Was a member of the Sioux the ground ... gained career-high 63 yards, including Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team, earned all-state and all- career-long 19-yard rush, at Indiana State ... rushed eight ESD honors and was the Brookings Register Co-Player of times for 49 yards in home opener against Youngstown the Year ... as a senior, he rushed 206 times for 1,552 yards State, capping scoring with 8-yard touchdown run ... also and 13 TDs ... three-year starter at either running back or scored rushing touchdowns in home games against Cal defensive back for coach Gary Maffett ... member of the Poly and Missouri State ... gained 32 yards on the ground National Honor Society and an academic all-state selection

CAREER STATISTICS Year Rush Yds Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG Solo Ast Tot 2008 74 302 4.1 3 19 7 61 8.7 0 18 4 5 9 2009 76 265 3.5 2 *22 9 43 4.8 0 19 1 0 1 Career 150 567 3.8 5 22 16 104 6.5 0 19 5 5 10 *Denotes touchdown

rian will again vie for a starting spot on the Jackrabbit defensive line this season B SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS 2009: Contributed in a reserve role in 11 of team’s 12 Tackles: 8, vs. Cal Poly, 10-18-2008 games ... opened season with 1.5 tackles for loss, including Tackles For Loss: 2, vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2007 sack, against Georgia Southern ... posted season-high four Sacks: 1, five times (last: at Montana, 11-28-2009) tackles in home games against Indiana State and Southern Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. North Dakota State, 11-17-2007, Illinois ... lone tackle of game versus North Dakota State and at Iowa State, 8-28-2008 was a sack for loss of six yards ... credited with two tackles, Fumble Recoveries: 1, vs. North Dakota State, 11-17-2007, and at Iowa State, 8-28-2008 including sack, in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game versus Montana 2008: Played in first 10 games of the season, starting goal in Jackrabbit victory over North Dakota State ... also seven ... opened season by recording three tackles, includ- credited with two tackles in game against NDSU -94- ing one for loss, and forcing and recovering a fumble at 2006: Redshirted BRIAN Iowa State ... registered career-high eight tackles, including BEFORE SDSU: Earned Class 2A first-team all- FISCHER half-sack, versus Cal Poly ... credited with safety on sack state honors from both the Des Moines Register and the in home opener against Youngstown State ... ranked fifth Iowa Newspaper Association ... was a three-year letter 6-3, 255, Sr. on team with five tackles for loss, totaling 18 yards winner for coach Matt Meendering at Sheldon High Defensive Line Played in six games, recording six tackles ... School ... in addition to being a two-time team most Ashton, Iowa 2007: made three stops, including two tackles for loss, in valuable player in football, he was captain of the wrestling Sheldon H.S. Jackrabbit victory over Stephen F. Austin ... forced and team and also lettered in track ... academic all-state Major: Animal recovered fumble on second-half kickoff to set up field selection Science CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2007 6 4 2 6 2.0-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 1 2008 10 9 11 20 5.0-18 2.0-11 0 0-0 0 1-0 1 2009 11 6 13 19 4.0-23 3.0-21 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career 27 19 26 45 11.0-44 5.0-32 1 0-0 0 2-0 2

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att has lettered each of the past three seasons as a Mreserve wide receiver and special teams player ... two-time recipient of the Missouri Valley Football Confer- ence Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and MVFC Honor Roll recognition SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 1, at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2008 2009: Played in nine games, seeing action mostly on Receiving Yards: 24, at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2008 special teams ... credited with tackle in regular season finale at Western Illinois 2008: Came off the bench to play in seven games ... lone reception covered 24 yards on first play of game- winning drive late in fourth quarter at Stephen F. Austin ... recognition in preparation for Montana game and Scout member of Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Offense Player of the Week honors two weeks later leading -24- Roll and also named recipient of Commisioner’s Academic up to contest with Nicholls State (La.) MATT Excellence Award BEFORE SDSU: Passed for 1,174 yards and HYLLAND 2007: Earned letter after appearing in five games ... rushed for 327 as a senior for coach Aaron Beavers at made collegiate debut against Texas State ... did not factor 5-10, 190, Sr. Lincoln High School ... three-year starter in football, Wide Receiver into any statistics finishing with 3,800 total yards, and was selected to the Sioux Falls, 2006: Redshirted ... performed well on the practice Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team ... also lettered in S.D. field, earning Scout Special Teams Player of the Week basketball and track Lincoln H.S. CAREER STATISTICS Major: Business Year Rec Yds Avg LG TD Economics 2008 1 24 24.0 24 0 Career 1 24 24.0 24 0

orey has made a successful transition from quarterback Cto the defensive side of the ball for the Jackrabbits ... honored academically on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll each of the past two seasons SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 7, at Western Illinois, 11-21-2009 Played in all 12 games ... honored as team’s 2009: Tackles for Loss: 2.5, at Western Illinois, 11-21-2009 co-Defensive Player of the Week after setting career highs Interceptions: 1, vs. Georgia Southern 9-12-2009 with seven tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss in regular season Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-2009 finale at Western Illinois ... notched two tackles and returned first career interception 32 yards in season opener against Georgia Southern .... recovered blocked punt in end zone for touchdown and added three tackles against 2007: Lone appearance of the season came against Montana in Football Championship Subdivision playoffs ... Southern Utah, when he had two rushing attempts for no -7- was credited with five tackles in games against North gain COREY Dakota State and Minnesota ... broke up pass and tallied 2006: Redshirted ... was named the team’s Offensive JESKE two tackles in Hobo Day victory over Northern Iowa ... Scout Player of the Year 6-0, 200, Sr. also received Commissioner’s Academic Excellence BEFORE SDSU: Earned Mississippi Eight Most Defensive Back Award from MVFC Valuable Player honors in 2005 and was the North Subur- Buffalo, Minn. 2008: Competed in all 12 games ... registered career- ban Offensive MVP in 2004 ... played for coach Gerald Buffalo H.S. high five tackles in Jackrabbit home victory against Illinois Rohl at Buffalo High School and was a three-time all- Major: Park and State ... credited with two stops in season finale at North conference selection ... a team captain, he re-wrote the Recreation Dakota State ... notched first tackle of the season in home school record book with 3,613 career yards passing, 233 Management game versus Cal Poly completions and 34 touchdown passes ... finished career with 4,406 career total yards

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2007 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2008 12 1 7 8 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2009 12 16 12 28 2.5-6 0-0 1 1-32 0 0-0 0 Career 25 17 19 36 2.5-6 0-0 1 1-32 0 0-0 0

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onrad returns for his third season as the team’s starting Cstrong safety ... enters senior season four interceptions SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS away from tying the SDSU career record of 14 ... for his Tackles: 15, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-2009 efforts in the classroom, has been named to the ESPN The Tackles for Loss: 1, four times (last: vs. Indiana State, 9-19-2009) Magazine Academic All-District First Team and received the Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Interceptions: 2, vs. Youngstown State, 9-6-2008 Long Interception Return: 82 yards (for TD), vs. Stephen Academic Excellence Award each of the past two seasons F. Austin, 9-29-2007 2009: Honored both athletically and academically ... Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007, and at Iowa started all 12 games and earned second-team all-MVFC State, 8-28-2008 honors ... tied for team lead with five interceptions ... ranked third on team with 81 tackles ... named team’s claimed a spot on the All-MVFC Academic Second Team Defensive Player of the Week after recording six tackles 2007: Notched a tackle in 10 of the 11 games in which -18- and returning interception 40 yards against Georgia he played ... made season-best nine tackles and forced a CONRAD Southern ... tallied career-high 15 tackles against Southern fumble in victory over Cal Poly ... returned interception 82 KJERSTAD Illinois ... topped double figures for tackles for first time yards for a touchdown and recorded two tackles in Hobo 6-0, 195, Sr. with 11 at Illinois State ... intercepted a pass and made nine Day victory over Stephen F. Austin ... notched five tackles Defensive Back tackles at Cal Poly ... registered five tackles, two pass versus Texas State ... made solo stop and recovered fumble Wall, S.D. breakups and interception in Football Championship in home win over Southern Utah Wall H.S. Subdivision playoff game at Montana ... named to ESPN 2006: Redshirted ... honored as team’s Scout Defense Major: The Magazine Academic All-America Second Team, Player of the Week in preparation for 2006 season opener, Agricultural MVFC All-Academic First Team and honored on FCS as well Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up Business Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team to Northern Iowa game 2008: Played through injury to appear in 11 games, BEFORE SDSU: Lettered five times in football nine of which he started ... did not play at Stephen F. and basketball, four times in track and three in golf at Wall Austin ... led team with four interceptions and ranked sixth High School ... a two-way starter for five years, he was a in tackles with 51 ... picked off two passes and matched five-time all-conference pick in football, earning all-state career high with nine tackles in Cereal Bowl victory over honors three years ... in 2005, he was also selected as a Youngstown State ... helped seal Jackrabbit win at North member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team ... Dakota State with fourth-quarter interception ... opened career prep totals included 35 interceptions, believed to be season by forcing fumble at the goal line and registering an all-time South Dakota record; 442 tackles; 141 touch- seven tackles, including one for loss, at Iowa State ... tal- downs, and 3,641 rushing yards for an average of 8.23 lied eight tackles and intercepted a pass in losing effort at yards per carry ... reached 1,000-point plateau in basketball Southern Illinois ... honored as team’s Defensive Player of ... academic all-state selection the Week at Indiana State after recording four tackles ... CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2007 11 17 9 26 0.5-1 0-0 1 1-82 0 1-0 1 2008 11 23 28 51 3.0-6 0-0 0 4-45 0 0-0 1 2009 12 44 37 81 1.0-1 0-0 6 5-93 0 1-0 0 Career 34 84 74 158 4.5-8 0-0 7 5-127 0 2-0 2

ao is expected to add depth to the defensive unit at BEFORE SDSU: Played two seasons at Palomar Man end position for the Jackrabbits this season Community College in San Marcos, Calif. ... selected to 2009: Appeared in the season opener against Georgia the all-Mission Conference American Division First Team Southern, but did not factor into any statistics in 2007 after recording 22 tackles — one for loss — with a 2008: Sat out the season as a redshirt fumble recovery

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JACKRABBIT “Being a Jackrabbit means being a part of a family. It means being a part of something bigger than -50- yourself. It is about all of the team coming together for a common goal — a national championship.” MAO LEFITI “To me, being a Jackrabbit means yellow and blue. It means playing in front of a great crowd, the 6-4, 225, Sr. alumni, the Pride, Hobo Day, the Dakota Marker, Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, friends and family.” Defensive Line Koneoham, “Being a Jackrabbit means being part of a group of guys who share a common and are all willing to Hawaii make the sacrifices everyone else chooses not to make.” Palomar College Major: -- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors Economics

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acob received a sixth year of eligibility after battling 2008: Played in four games ... made collegiate debut Jthrough adversity during his time as a Jackrabbit ...was in home opener against Youngstown State ... saw action in injured in an automobile accident prior to enrolling at three consecutive games late in the season: at Indiana State SDSU and persevered before working his way onto the and home games against Missouri State and Illinois State field in 2008... regarded as one of the top offensive line BEFORE SDSU: Was a multi-sport standout at recruits in the 2005 recruiting class Norfolk Catholic High School, where he earned three letters 2009: Backed up at the guard positions ... played in in football for coach Jeff Bellar ... earned all-state honors in 10 of the team’s 12 games ... saw action in each of the first football in 2004 ... three-time state meet qualifier in nine games before missing Minnesota game due to injury wrestling who finished as Class C runner-up at heavyweight ... recipient of Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2005 ... academic all-state selection Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and member of MVFC Honor Roll -72- JACOB LUDEMANN 6-6, 315, Sr. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JACKRABBIT Offensive Line “Being a Jackrabbit football player means the world to me. You are working harder than have ever Norfolk, Neb. worked before — not for self-satisfaction, but for the approval of your brothers, your teammates. Norfolk Catholic Being a Jackrabbit means going five more plays when you don’t think you can give anymore. Being H.S. a Jackrabbit means fighting for everything you get, because that’s how we have been taught and Major: that’s what we do. What I have been taught during my time at SDSU will help me become a better Educational person. I have learned to never give up when things aren’t going the way I want them to in life. Administration SDSU holds a very special place in my heart.” -- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors

yan is receiving attention on preseason All-America victories against Stephen F. Austin, Cal Poly and Southern Rteams after a strong first full season in the starting Utah lineup 2006: Redshirted ... received recognition as Scout Of- 2009: Took over the starting duties at center and was fense Player of the Week prior to games at Northern Iowa named to the all-Missouri Valley Football Conference First and Southern Utah Team ... earned starting nod in all 12 games ... honored as BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-city and all-conference MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week following Hobo honors, as well as being named to the Sioux Falls Argus Day victory over Northern Iowa ... recipient of MVFC Leader Elite 45 team in 2005 ... was selected to play in the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award and member South Dakota All-Star Game ... coached by former of MVFC Honor Roll Jackrabbit Brian Hermanson ... did not allow a sack over a 2008: Played in all 12 games, making five starts ... two-year span for team that attempted nearly 400 passes ... made first collegiate start at Northern Iowa ... started all defensively, recorded 112 career tackles, including 27 for loss -60- three of team’s games in October ... also earned starting with 12 1/2 sacks ... National Honor Society member ... RYAN nod against Illinois State father, Mike, lettered at SDSU as a defensive lineman in MCKNIGHT 2007: Played in four games ... made collegiate debut in 1979 and 1980 Beef Bowl win over Texas State ... also played in home 6-1, 295, Sr. Offensive Line Sioux Falls, S.D. Washington WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JACKRABBIT H.S. “Being a Jackrabbit means overcoming adversity and doing the best you can with what you’ve got Major: Business ... because there are no excuses in the end. Make a Difference.” Economics “For me, being a Jackrabbit is being part of something bigger than yourself. It is a group of players and coaches coming together for one goal.” -- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors

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yle is one of the top returning running backs in the KNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS and is on the preseason watch list for the Walter Payton Rushing Attempts: 35, at Montana, 11-28-2009 Rushing Yards: 205, vs. Missouri State, 11-1-2008 Award ... enters senior season third among returning FCS Rushing Touchdowns: 3, at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2008 backs and fourth on SDSU career charts with 3,069 rushing Long Rush: 64 yards (for TD), at Illinois State, 9-26-2009 yards ... has turned in 14 career 100-yard rushing games … Receptions: 7, at Northern Iowa, 9-20-2008, and at Stephen honored on ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America F. Austin, 9-27-2008 First Team each of the last two seasons, as well as being Receiving Yards: 92, at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2008 recognized twice on the Missouri Valley Football Confer- Long Reception: 40 yards (for TD), vs. Texas State, ence All-Academic First Team and for the Commissioner’s 9-22-2007 Academic Excellence Award 2009: Named to all-MVFC Second Team for second rushed 14 times for 123 yards and two scores in home -30- consecutive season and was a third-team All-America opener versus Youngstown State ... ranked third on team and KYLE selection by The Associated Press ... repeated as team’s fifth in league with 44 receptions, adding 415 receiving Adam Timmerman Award winner as team’s offensive MVP yards and four TDs ... caught a pass in every game and tal- MINETT ... tallied 1,304 yards in 12 games to rank third in league and lied touchdown receptions in each of the team’s last three 5-10, 215, Sr. fifth among FCS players with average of 108.7 yards per games ... added seven catches for 59 yards at Northern Iowa Running Back game ... became first Jackrabbit running back since 1998-99 ... honored as a member of the ESPN The Magazine Aca- Ruthton, Minn. to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons ... led team in demic All-America First Team ... also named to MVFC All- R-T-R H.S. scoring for second consecutive season with 102 points on 17 Academic First Team and received the Commissioner’s Major: Business touchdowns (16 rushing, 1 receiving) ... posted seven 100- Academic Excellence Award Economics yard games, including season-best 164 yards and two 2007: Backed up all-conference performer Cory Koenig touchdowns on 34 carries against North Dakota State ... and ranked second on squad with 476 rushing yards and five named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after rushing 21 rushing touchdowns ... also tied for fifth on team with 16 times for 146 yards and two scores, including career-long receptions and added two receiving touchdowns ... named 64-yard touchdown, at Illinois State ... opened season with Outstanding Player of Beef Bowl after rushing 11 times for 22 carries for 128 yards and two TDs versus Georgia 134 yards against Texas State ... scored on 40-yard pass play Southern ... helped Jackrabbits defeat nationally ranked in second quarter and 29-yard run early in fourth quarter Northern Iowa with 22-carry, 105-yard rushing performance against Texas State ... averaged 20.5 yards on four kickoff re- and added season-high four catches for 39 yards ... closed turns in home opener against Northern Iowa ... caught season- regular season with 147 yards and two TDs on 23 carries at high six passes for 51 yards at Youngstown State ... gained 54 Western Illinois ... notched career-high 35 carries and gained yards on 13 carries and added 10-yard touchdown reception 131 yards with pair of touchdowns in FCS playoff game at versus Cal Poly ... tallied 60 yards on 10 carries, with long of Montana … between 2008 and 2009, put together streak of 24, in season finale versus North Dakota State ... averaged 7.6 11 consecutive games with a touchdown – either rushing or yards every time he touched the ball, including 6.2 yards per receiving rushing attempt 2008: Earned second-team all-MVFC honors after rank- 2006: Redshirted ... received recognition as Scout ing second in league with 1,289 yards rushing — an average Offense Player of the Week prior to game at McNeese State of 107.4 yards per game ... also finished second in league for (La.) ... also was honored Scout Special Teams Player of the scoring with 112 points (18 touchdowns, 2 conversions) ... Week on two occasions his single-season rushing total ranked sixth all-time at BEFORE SDSU: Finished second on the Minnesota SDSU, while his point total ranks third ... shared Adam all-time high school rushing list with 6,176 career yards, Timmerman Award as team’s offensive MVP ... topped 100- scoring 81 touchdowns ... three-time all-state selection by yard mark six times, led by career-best 205 yards on 23 car- The Associated Press and also a three-time all-conference ries in home victory over Missouri State ... broke off selection ... two-time conference Most Valuable Player ... on career-best 56-yard touchdown run against Missouri State ... defense, he had 260 career tackles with 20 sacks, playing for opened season with 111 yards and a touchdown on 22 car- coach Kent Mikkelson at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High ries at Iowa State ... earned MVFC Player of the Week hon- School ... reached 1,000-point plateau in basketball, playing ors after scoring winning touchdown on last play of the on two state championship teams ... member of the National game at Stephen F. Austin, completing an all-around effort Honor Society in which he carried the ball 33 times for 103 yards with three touchdowns and added seven receptions for 92 yards ...

CAREER STATISTICS Year Rush Yds Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG KR Yds Avg LG 2007 77 476 6.2 5 36 16 162 10.1 2 *40 5 109 21.8 27 2008 255 1,289 5.1 14 *56 44 415 9.4 4 27 0 0 0.0 0 2009 270 1,304 4.8 16 *64 19 143 7.5 1 18 0 0 0.0 0 Career 602 3,069 5.1 35 *64 79 720 9.1 7 *40 5 109 21.8 27 *Denotes touchdown

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ustin has been waiting for an opportunity to crack the 2006: Redshirted Jrotation at wide receiver after contributing mostly on BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time all-conference special teams during his career with the Jackrabbits selection in football for coach Tim Greisch, earning honor- 2009: Saw action in nine of the team’s 12 games ... able mention all-area and all-state honors as a senior ...set played in seven consecutive games — all five in October single-season and career records for catches and yardage at and first two in November Port Washington ... hauled in 32 catches for 724 yards and 2008: Played in 11 games, seeing action mostly on 6 touchdowns as a senior ... a two-time all-conference pick special teams ... did not record any statistics in basketball, he was also the Port Washington High School 2007: Made collegiate debut in home game against Athlete of the Year ... honor roll student Southern Utah, but did not factor into any statistics during the season -80- JUSTIN MITCHELL WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JACKRABBIT 6-1, 200, Sr. “Being a Jackrabbit is a relentless, dedicated passion. In my years here, I have worked harder than Wide Receiver ever before. Being a Jackrabbit, as Coach Stig says, means making a difference in everything you Saukville, Wis. Port Washington do. Being a Jackrabbit essentially is outworking all your opponents in every aspect of the game and H.S. giving that 100 percent effort. Not everybody has a great amount of talent, but when talent doesn’t Major: work hard, it gets beaten.” Interdisciplinary -- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors Studies

eneral will attempt to return to the lineup after having his junior season cut short SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS G Tackles: 7, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008, and at Missouri 2009: Was enjoying a solid first season as a full-time State, 10-10-2009 starter before being injured in the Hobo Day game and Tackles for Loss: 1, at Missouri State, 10-10-2009 missing the final five games ... finished third on team with Interceptions: 2, at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2008, and at four interceptions ... earned Missouri Valley Football Missouri State, 10-10-2009 Conference Defensive Player of the Week after recording Long Interception Return: 63 yards, at Missouri State, 10- two interceptions, one pass breakup and seven tackles — 10-2009 including one for loss — in victory at Missouri State ... Pass Breakups: 2, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008, and at North Dakota State, 11-22-2008 second interception at Missouri State came in the end zone in final minute of game to secure 24-17 victory ... opened 2007: Played in all 11 games to earn varsity letter ... season with interception and pair of tackles against credited with two tackles in games against Stephen F. -13- Georgia Southern ... picked off pass and made two tackles Austin and Southern Utah ... registered solo tackles against GENERAL before being injured against Northern Iowa Northern Iowa, Texas State, Central Arkansas and North PARNELL 2008: Saw action in all 12 games, making four starts ... Dakota State led team with eight pass breakups and tied for second on 5-9, 190, Sr. 2006: Attended the University of Idaho ... redshirted squad with two interceptions ... both of his interceptions Defensive Back BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-California Inter- came in comeback victory at Stephen F. Austin, a game in San Bernardino, scholastic Federation first-team running back as a senior which he also recorded six tackles, including a half-tackle Calif. ... also named all-San Bernardino County ... scored 11 for loss ... made seven tackles and broke up two passes in Univ. of Idaho touchdowns and averaged 7.6 yards per carry in gaining victory at Indiana State ... broke up a pair of passes and Major: 764 yards rushing ... also caught 10 passes for 128 yards tallied four stops in season finale at North Dakota State ... Graphic Design and two TDs … as a defensive back, tallied 57 tackles and registered six tackles and broke up pass versus Youngstown three interceptions, returning two interceptions for touch- State downs

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2007 11 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2008 12 20 25 45 0.5-0 0-0 8 2-22 0 0-0 0 2009 7 14 9 23 1.0-1 0-0 1 4-96 0 0-0 0 Career 30 40 37 77 1.5-1 0-0 9 6-118 0 0-0 0

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ean has helped the team consistently win the battle for Dfield position during his time with the Jackrabbits ... has received honorable mention recognition on the All- SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Team each Punts: 8, at Cal Poly, 10-3-2009 of the past two seasons Punting Average: 51.0 yards, at Iowa State, 8-28-2008 (three 2009: Established career highs for attempts (60) and punts) average (41.2), earning second-team all-MVFC honors ... Long Punt: 64 yards, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-2009 landed 19 of 60 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line, Punts Inside 20: 5, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-2009 including 5-of-6 punts against North Dakota State ... recorded career-long 64-yard punt versus NDSU ... earned MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after 2007: Recorded at least one punt of 40 or more yards recording pair of 56-yard attempts and landing 3-of-4 in every game ... named Great West Football Conference -51- punts inside 20-yard line at Missouri State en route to 45.2 Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 45.7 DEAN yard average ... named to ESPN The Magazine Academic yards per punt and landing two inside the 5-yard line in PRIDDY All-District First Team and was recipient of MVFC road win at UC Davis ... landed three of his five punts in- side the opponent’s 20-yard line in collegiate debut at 6-2, 210, Sr. Presidents Council and Commissioner’s Academic Western Illinois ... recorded two punts of 50 or more yards Punter Excellence awards against Texas State ... boomed season-best 58-yarder in Eden Prairie, 2008: Played in 10 games, missing game at Indiana Hobo Day game versus Stephen F. Austin ... for the season, Minn. State due to illness and team did not attempt a punt versus landed 14 punt inside the 20-yard line against one touch- Eden Prairie Missouri State ... began season by logging punts of 52, 50 back ... member of the GWFC All-Academic Team H.S. and 51 yards for 51.0 average at Iowa State ... also tallied Redshirted Major: punt of 50 or more yards at Northern Iowa (50), versus Cal 2006: Earned all-state recognition in Master’s in Poly (55) and at Southern Illinois (61) ... landed four punts BEFORE SDSU: both football and soccer at Eden Prairie High School ... Mathematics inside the 20-yard line at Southern Illinois ... recorded 42- yard punt that was downed at Western Illinois 2-yard line high school coach was Mike Grant ... also lettered in in final minute to help secure Beef Bowl victory Nordic skiing ... honor roll student

CAREER PUNTING STATISTICS Year No. Yds Avg LG TB FC 50+ I-20 Blk 2007 45 1,735 38.6 58 1 4 3 14 1 2008 41 1,635 39.9 61 2 4 6 13 1 2009 60 2,470 41.2 64 8 8 8 19 1 Career 146 3,370 40.0 64 11 16 17 46 3

eter is part of a consistent kicking tandem for the PJackrabbit football team SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Field Goals Made: 3, three times (last: at North Dakota 2009: Shared the placekicking duties, finishing the year 9-of-12 on field goals and a perfect 20-for-20 on extra State, 11-22-2008) Field Goal Attempts: 4, at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2008, points ... ranked secon on team with 47 points ... was 2-for- and vs. Missouri State, 11-1-2008 2 on field goals in Hobo Day victory over Northern Iowa ... Long Field Goal: 42 yards, at Northern Iowa, 9-20-2008, went 2-for-3 with season-long 34-yarder at Minnesota and at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2008 2008: Earned a spot on the all-Missouri Valley Football PATs Made: 7, vs. Illinois State, 11-8-2008 Conference Second Team after ranking third in the league Points: 14 (3 FG, 5 PAT), at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2008 in scoring with 84 points for an average of 7.6 points per game ... led league and tied for fourth nationally with 2007: Did not see any game action, but was named average of 1.45 field goals made per game ... made at least squad’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week award -99- one field goal in nine of the 11 games in which he played ... winner prior to season opener at Western Illinois PETER made three field goals in a game three times, including 2006: Redshirted after joining team after the start of REIFENRATH season finale at North Dakota State ... earned MVFC fall classes 5-11, 195, Sr. Special Teams Player of the Week recognition after going BEFORE SDSU: 2006 graduate of Decorah High Kicker 3-for-3 by connecting on attempts of 41, 40 and 41 yards in School, where he competed in football, swimming, golf Decorah, Iowa season finale... also earned squad’s special teams award and baseball ... first-team all-district selection in football, Decorah H.S. after making 3-of-4 field goal attempts and all five extra connecting on 7-of-10 field goal attempts and 44-of-46 Major: point tries at Stephen F. Austin ... was 3-for-4 on field goals extra-point tries ... member of state runner-up team as a Journalism versus Missouri State ... made a field goal in first six games, junior under coach Bill Post ... all-state pick in baseball ... starting with 35-yarder in collegiate debut at Iowa State father, John, played football at Purdue

CAREER KICKING STATISTICS Year FGM FGA Pct. LG 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Blk PAT Pts 2008 16 22 .727 42 1-1 6-6 4-8 5-6 0-1 2 36-38 84 2009 9 12 .750 34 1-1 6-8 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 20-20 47 Career 25 34 .735 42 1-1 12-14 6-11 5-6 0-1 2 56-58 131

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yle has played on both sides of the ball at SDSU, but Khas settled into a role as a tight end and blocking back on offense SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS 2009: Played in all 12 games, helping pave the way for Tackles: 7, vs. Youngstown State, 9-6-2008 1,000-yard running back Kyle Minett ... hauled in receptions Tackles for Loss: 2.5, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 in four games, including career-long 13-yarder against Sacks: 1, four times (last: vs. Missouri State, 11-1-2008) Northern Iowa ... caught first career pass against Indiana Forced Fumbles: 1, three times (last: at Southern Illinois, State, covering nine yards ... notched five kickoff returns as 11-15-2008) upback on special teams, including 15-yarder in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Montana 2008: Primarily used as a blocker ... appeared in all 12 SDSU ... earned first-team all-state honors from games, but did not factor into any individual statistics ... MinnesotaPreps.com as a senior in his lone season at -47- helped pave way for offense that led Missouri Valley Foot- Fairmont ... named Southern Minnesota Alliance Defen- KYLE ball Conference in scoring (35.6 points) and total offense sive Player of the Year under the direction of coach Troy SHEEHAN (405.2 yards) per game Cody ... credited with 66 tackles, including 13 1/2 for loss Sidelined for season due to injury 6-2, 255, Sr. 2007: and 3 1/2 sacks, and forced four fumbles ... also caught Joined the Jackrabbits in the fall after transfer- Tight End 2006: eight passes for 92 yards and a touchdown as a tight end ... ring from Purdue ... played in two games as a defensive Grayson, Ga. previously attended Grayson High School in Loganville, lineman before being injured ... granted injury hardship ... Fairmont Ga., where he was an all-county selection and played on recorded two tackles in collegiate debut at Nicholls State (Minn.) H.S. two state playoff teams ... conference champion in discus (La.) Major: Health, ... member of the National Honor Society ... grandfather, Graduated from Fairmont Physical BEFORE SDSU: Terry Sheehan, played football at Purdue from 1957 to (Minn.) High School in December of 2005, then went Education and 1959 through spring drills at Purdue before transferring to Recreation CAREER STATISTICS Year Rec Yds Avg LG TD KOR Yds Avg LG 2009 4 26 6.5 13 0 5 44 8.8 15 Career 4 26 6.5 13 0 5 44 8.8 15

ntonio will again compete for a starting spot on the AJackrabbit defensive line this season 2009: Played in all 12 games, making five starts ... SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS notched at least one tackle in 11 contests and a tackle for Tackles: 7, vs. Youngstown State, 9-6-2008 loss in eight games .... credited with sacks against Georgia Tackles for Loss: 2.5, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 Southern, Youngstown State, Minnesota and Montana ... Sacks: 1, seven times (last: at Montana, 11-28-2009) also forced and recoverd fumble in playoff game against Forced Fumbles: 1, four times (last: at Montana, 11-28-2009) Montana 2008: Drew a starting assignment in nine of the team’s 12 games ... ranked second on team with 9.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks ... recorded at least one tackle in every 2006: Redshirted .. was named Scout Defense Player -91- game, including career-high seven stops in home opener of the Week prior to game at McNeese State (La.) versus Youngstown State ... was credited with 1.5 tackles BEFORE SDSU: Put together a standout all- ANTONIO for loss and a sack against YSU ... notched sacks at Indiana around prep athletic career at Roosevelt High School ... in THOMPSON State and versus Missouri State, as well as a half-sack football, he played for coach Brent DeBoer and was a 6-3, 265, Sr. against Cal Poly ... recorded five total tackles, including member of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 team ... Defensive Line 2.5 tackles for loss and a safety in win at Indiana State ... played both ways, finishing with 43 tackles, including six Sioux Falls, forced a fumble and registered TFL at Southern Illinois sacks, while on offense he rushed for 977 yards with 15 S.D. 2007: Lettered after playing in seven games ... top touchdowns ... averaged 7.13 yards per carry ... won back- Roosevelt H.S. performance came against Central Arkansas as he forced a to-back 215-pound Class A state wrestling titles ... as a Major: Health, fumble and both of his tackles went for losses, including a junior, ended season with a perfect 47-0 record ... placed in Physical 9-yard sack ... forced a momentum-changing fumble on four events at the 2005 state track meet ... won state shot Education and kick return in win over Southern Utah ... credited with solo put title in 2006 and placed eighth in 110-meter hurdles Recreation tackle in collegiate debut against Youngstown State

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2007 7 6 1 7 2.0-10 1.0-9 0 0-0 0 0-0 2 2008 12 12 21 33 9.5-41 3.5-23 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 2009 12 9 16 25 6.0-34 3.5-28 1 0-0 0 1-0 1 Career 31 27 38 65 17.5-85 8.0-60 1 0-0 0 1-0 4

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acharia is expected to help bolster the ach (last name is pronounced BUCK- ZJackrabbit defensive line this season Zner) will contend for an expanded role ... went through spring practice after on the offensive line this season ... has been transferring from Fort Scott Community a member of the Missouri Valley Football College (Kan.), where he played two Conference Honor Roll for Academics each seasons of the past two seasons BEFORE SDSU: Recorded 16 2009: Played in four games ... saw sacks over two seasons at Fort Scott ... action in each of the first three games of the played in 12 games during 2009 season, season, then did not play again until regular tallying 45 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, season finale at Western Illinois eight sacks and two forced fumbles ... 2008: Saw spot duty during the season, team won the 2009 Kansas Jayhawk playing in four games ... made collegiate -54- Community College Conference title and -74- debut against Youngstown State in home ZACHARIA was ranked second in national junior ZACH opener, then played in three consecutive BOWERS college ranks with 11-1 overall record ... BUCHNER games at Indiana State, versus Missouri 6-2, 230, Jr. previously, was an all-state selection at 6-4, 300, Jr. State and home finale against Illinois State Defensive Line Shawnee Heights High School in Topeka, Offensive Line 2007: Redshirted Topeka, Kan. Kan. Coon Rapids, BEFORE SDSU: Earned all- Fort Scott CC Minn. Northwest Suburban Conference Shawnee Coon Rapids honors and second-team all-Metro acco- Heights H.S. H.S. lades during the 2006 season at Coon Major: Health, Major: Rapids High School under coach Clayton Physical Chemistry Copple ... also competed in basketball ... Education and four-year academic letterman Recreation

ominique is part of a deep stable of running backs on Dthe Jackrabbit roster, but has seen most of his action on special teams 2009: Saw limited action, appearing in two games ... SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS made season debut against Southern Illinois and was Rushing Attempts: 5, vs. Youngstown State, 9-6-2008 credited with an assisted tackle in special teams duties ... Rushing Yards: 26, vs. Youngstown State, 9-6-2008 other action of the season came at Minnesota ... member of Long Rush: 4 yards, vs. Youngstown State, 9-6-2008 Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll for academics 2008: Appeared in five games, including each of the last four games of the season ... top rushing performance BEFORE SDSU: Posted back-to-back 1,000-yard was five-carry, 26-yard effort in home opener against rushing seasons at Delano High School, earning all-Wright -26- Youngstown State ... also recorded rushing attempts in County Conference honors both times ... as a senior, he DOMINIQUE home games versus Missouri State and Illinois State tallied 1,165 yards and scored 12 touchdowns, while also CLARE 2007: Named Scout Offense Player of the Week catching six passes for 198 yards and two TDs ... a stand- out in track, he holds the second-fastest 100-meter dash 5-11, 220, Jr. leading up to victory over Texas State during redshirt time in school history ... also competed in basketball Running Back season in 2007 Delano, Minn. CAREER STATISTICS Dacula H.S. Year Rush Gain Lost Net Avg TD LG Major: Hotel 2008 7 30 1 29 4.1 0 11 and Hospitality Career 7 30 1 29 4.1 0 11 Management

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asey will vie for a larger role with the lex is expected to help bolster the CJackrabbit receiving corps this season AJackrabbit offensive line this season ... has been named to Missouri Valley after transferring from the junior Conference Honor Roll for ranks academics each of the past two seasons BEFORE SDSU: Played his first 2009: Appeared in game against two seasons of college football at Indiana State ... recipient of MVFC Antelope Valley College in Palmdale, Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Calif. ... was a two-time all-conference Award selection and all-state honoree as a 2008: Made his collegiate playing sophomore ... 2008 graduate of Burroughs debut in home opener against Youngstown High School ... earned all-conference State, but did not factor into any statistics honors in football and also competed in -41- ... honored as squad’s Scout Special Teams -75- the throwing events in track and field CASEY Player of the Week prior to Illinois State ALEX CUPPY game DOMINGUEZ 6-1, 200, Jr. 2007: Joined the Jackrabbits after the 6-4, 290, Jr. Wide Receiver start of fall classes and redshirted Offensive Line Harrold, S.D. BEFORE SDSU: 2007 graduate Ridgecrest, Calif. Harrold H.S. of Harrold High School, where he lettered Antelope Valley Major: Health three times under coach Jim Jones ... College Promotion caught 18 passes for 460 yeards and nine Burroughs H.S. touchdowns during his season season to Major: earn all-281 Conference honors ... lettered Sociology six times each in basketball and track and field ... ran on second-place 4x400-meter relay team at state track and field meet ... class salutatorian and academic all-state selection in both football and basketball

rich has lettered as a backup linebacker each of the past two seasons and will challenge for a starting role E SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS in 2010 Tackles: 5, at Indiana State, 10-25-2009 2009: Saw action in all 12 games ... top outing of Tackles for Loss: 1, at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27-2008, and at season came in win at Missouri State, where he tallied Indiana State, three tackles ... also recorded tackles in games against 10-25-2008 Georgia Southern, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa and Interceptions: 1, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 Montana ... broke up a pass in season-opening win versus Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-2009 Georgia Southern ... shared squad’s Special Teams Player Blocked Kicks: 1, at Cal Poly, 10-3-2009 of the Week award after being credited with blocked kick at Cal Poly ... member of Missouri Valley Football BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-district honors twice Conference Honor Roll for academics at Charles City High School and was a first-team Class 3A -11- 2008: Played in all 12 games ... top performance came all-state selection by the Des Moines Register and second- ERICH at Indiana State in October, when he tallied five tackles, in- team all-state pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association ... FELLER cluding one for loss, and recorded his first career intercep- honored as the Charles City Press Most Valuable Player, tion ... also recorded tackle for loss at Stephen F. Austin ... 6-1, 225, Jr. he totaled 111 tackles and forced three fumbles ... on the made three tackles at SFA and versus McNeese State ... Linebacker offensive side of the ball, he caught 47 passes for 554 credited with two stops in season finale at North Dakota Charles City, yards ... also competed in baseball and basketball, and was State Iowa a member of Charles City’s state championship track and Redshirted Charles City 2007: field team in 2005 ... National Honor Society member H.S. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Major: Business Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF Economics 2008 12 6 13 19 2.0-5 0-0 0 1-9 0 0-0 0 2009 12 3 4 7 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 1 0-0 0 Career 24 9 17 26 2.0-5 0-0 1 1-9 1 0-0 0

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randon again figures to be in the mix at wide receiver Bafter a tough 2009 season 2009: Played in the first three games of the season, but SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS did not factor into any statistics Receptions: 5, vs. Western Illinois, 9-13-2008 2008: Saw action in all 12 games ... ranked sixth on Receiving Yards: 45, vs. Western Illinois, 9-13-2008 team with 13 receptions ... hauled in season-high five Long Reception: 14 yards, three times (last: at Stephen F. receptions for 45 yards in Beef Bowl victory over Western Austin, 9-27-2008) Long Punt Return: 40 yards, at Stephen F. Austin, 9-27- Illinois ... made two catches in back-to-back games against 2008) Stephen F. Austin and McNeese State ... recorded kick and punt returns of 23 yards each in home opener against Youngstown State ... broke off season-best 40-yard punt BEFORE SDSU: Twice led the highly successful return at Stephen F. Austin Olathe North football team in receptions, totaling 20 -81- 2007: Named Scout Offense Player of the Week in catches with four touchdowns as a senior ... an honorable BRANDON preparation for game at UC Davis during redshirt season in mention all-Sunflower League and all-Sun Country GANT 2007 honoree, he tallied 342 receiving yards for an average of 5-8, 195, Jr. 17.1 yards per catch ... two-year starter in basketball Wide Receiver CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Olathe, Kan. Year Rec Yds Avg LG TD Olathe North 2008 13 129 9.9 14 0 H.S. Career 13 129 9.9 14 0 Major: Park and Recreation CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Management Year KR Yds Avg LG PR Yds Avg LG 2008 7 101 14.4 23 11 115 10.5 40 Career 7 101 14.4 23 11 115 10.5 40

yle has lettered the past two seasons as part of a Ksuccessful kicking tandem 2009: Held down the kickoff duties for a second straight year and developed into team’s top placekicker by SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS season’s end ... ranked third on team with 44 points ... was Field Goals: 3, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-2009 perfect in 17 extra-point attempts and 9-for-15 on field Long Field Goal: 49 yards, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-2009 goals, with five misses coming from 40-plus yards ... two- Extra Points: 6, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 Total Points: 14, vs. Georiga Southern, 9-12-2009 time honoree as MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week ... first award came in season opener against Georgia Southern, when he made 3-of-4 field goal attempts with makes of 44, 37 and 40 yards ... also earned MVFC award two tackles at Indiana State ... named to Missouri Valley after booting go-ahead and career-best 49-yard field goal Football Conference Honor Roll for academics -29- in Hobo Day victory over Northern Iowa ... made both BEFORE SDSU: Was a four-time all-conference KYLE field goal attempts (34 and 39 yards) and all six PATs in and three-time all-state selection as a placekicker at HARRIS Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Hazelwood Central High School in the St. Louis metro Montana ... recorded 16 touchbacks on kickoffs area ... as a senior, he connected on 8-of-11 field goal 6-0, 190, Jr. Played in 10 games as a true freshman, handling attempts with a long of 47 yards ... in addition, 80 percent Kicker 2008: mostly the kickoff duties ... went 5-for-6 on extra-point of his kickoffs resulted in touchbacks ... tutored by former Florissant, Mo. attempts in Indiana State game ... also was credited with Hazelwood NFL standout kicker Pat Leahy ... honor roll student

Central H.S. CAREER KICKING STATISTICS Major: Year FGM FGA Pct. LG 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Blk PAT Pts Pre-Economics 2008 0 0 .000 N/A 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 5-6 5 2009 9 15 .600 49 0-0 2-2 4-5 3-7 0-1 0 17-17 44 Career 25 34 .735 42 1-1 12-14 6-11 5-6 0-1 2 56-58 131

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rad is expected to contend for a spot in the regular Brotation at wide receiver this season ... recipient of Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic Excellence Award and named to MVFC Honor Roll each of the past two seasons SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 1, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 2009: Played in nine games, seeing action at wide Receiving Yards: 6, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 receiver and on special teams ... credited with tackle in Long Reception: 6 yards, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Montana 2008: Switched to wide receiver from quarterback ... made appearances in games against Youngstown State and recognition from the Sioux Falls Argus Leader ... a two- at Indiana State ... recorded first career reception, for six time all-Greater Dakota Conference selection for coach -15- yards, at Indiana State Brent DeBoer, he threw for 945 yards and six touchdowns BRAD 2007: Redshirted during his senior season and ran for 353 yards and six TDs IVERSON BEFORE SDSU: Quarterbacked Roosevelt High ... also earned all-conference honors in basketball and School to the South Dakota 11AA state championship his 6-4, 200, Jr. qualified for four state track and field meets ... in the class- sennior season, earning all-state honors and Elite 45 Wide Receiver room, was awarded academic all-state honors

Sioux Falls, CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS S.D. Year Rec Yds Avg LG TD Roosevelt H.S. 2008 1 6 6.0 6 0 Majors: Career 1 6 6.0 6 0 Pre-Medicine/ Chemistry

arryl played two seasons at Fresno City College WHAT IT MEANS before signing on to play with the Jackrabbits D TO BE A JACKRABBIT BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-Valley Conference recognition in 2009 after tallying 39 tackles, two intercep- “The concept of being a Jackrabbit was tions and nine pass breakups ... turned in solid freshman something new to me coming from out of state. season in 2008 with 21 tackles, two interceptions and two I didn’t know a lot about about the school, but pass breakups ... originally signed to play at Adams State from my visits I knew I liked the coaches and (Colo.) .... first-team all-league selection at Centennial was excited to play some football. Freshman High School and member of the all-California Interscholas- year, Coach Stig asked that we buy into the tic FederationTeam ... earned Playmaker of the Year program. He said the only way we can grow as honors ... recognized as an All-American Scholar by the a team is to buy in and believe in the coaches. United States Achievement Academy -8- This wasn’t just about growing as a team on DARRYL the field, but growing as a family of Jackrabbits. I became part of the biggest family I’ve ever JACKSON been a part of. Through the years I’ve learned 5-10, 185, Jr. from the coaches and upperclassmen what Defensive Back Corona, Calif. being a Jackrabbit was really about. Today, I Fresno City try to live my life through the values and work College ethic of being a Jackrabit. I see it growing in Centennial H.S. the underclassmen and throughout our school, Major: community and state. Being a Jackrabbit is Sociology more than being a football player, and now everyone is beginning to understand that.” -- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors

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irk is the third generation of his family to play Dfootball for the Jackrabbits, joining his father, Mark (1977-79) and grandfather, Marv (1949-51) 2009: Played in all 12 games, seeing action on special SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS teams and at linebacker ... recorded at least one tackle in Tackles: 4, at Iowa State, 8-28-2008, and vs. Georgia each of the team’s first five games, including season-high Southern, 9-12-2009 four stops in season opener against Georgia Southern ... Interceptions: 1, vs. Illinois State, 11-8-2008 credited with one tackle and recovered lob kick to set up touchdown in win at Missouri State ... registered two tackles in regular season finale at Western Illinois and Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at 2007: Redshirted ... received Scout Defense Player of Montana the Week honors leading up to season opener at Western -48- 2008: Saw action in 11 of the team’s 12 games, Illinois and in preparation for Cal Poly during redshirt DIRK contributing both defensively and on special teams ... made season in 2007 ... also was a Scout Special Teams Player of KOOL season-high four tackles in season opener at Iowa State ... the Week honoree before the UC Davis game 6-2, 225, Jr. credited with two tackles versus Western Illinois and BEFORE SDSU: At Fairfield High School, he Linebacker Missouri State ... intercepted a pass and recorded 65-yard earned third-team all-state honors as a linebacker from the Fairfield, Iowa return in home finale against Illinois State ... handled the Iowa Newspaper Association in 2006 ... also was a second- Fairfield H.S. punting duties at Indiana State and averaged 44 yards on team selection at tight end by the Des Moines Register in Major: History three attempts, with a long of 47 ... first collegiate punt was 2004 a 41-yarder that pinned Indiana State at its own 8-yard line

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2008 12 6 13 19 2.0-5 0-0 0 1-9 0 0-0 0 2009 12 6 10 16 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career 24 9 17 26 2.0-5 0-0 1 1-9 1 0-0 0

ike is a leading candidate to fill the middle linebacker Mposition this season ... two-year letterman 2009: Played in all 12 games, seeing bulk of playing time on special teams ... tallied three tackles in three games, including last two games of season — at Western SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Illinois and in Football Championship Subdivision playoff Tackles: 4, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008 Pass Breakups: 1, at Western Illinois, 11-21-2009 game at Montana ... added pass breakup in victory over Western Illinois ... also recorded three tackles in road win at Illinois State ... credited with quarterback hurry in season opener versus Georgia Southern 2008: Contributed right away during his freshman BEFORE SDSU: Notched 190 tackles with 4.5 season by performing mostly on special teams ... played in sacks to earn a spot on the all-California Interscholastic -45- all 12 games ... recorded three or more tackles three times, Federation Northern Division Team and claim league MIKE including season-high four at Indiana State ... also notched player of the year honors for Valencia High School ... was LIEN three tackles in wins at Stephen F. Austin and versus a first-team all-league selection as a junior ... academic 6-0, 220, Jr. Illinois State ... made two stops against Southern Illinois ... award winner Linebacker was named squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week in Castaic, Calif. Hobo Day game against McNeese State Valencia H.S. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Major: Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF Construction 2008 11 3 10 13 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Management 2009 12 9 5 14 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career 23 12 15 27 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0

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odkem (first name is pronounced rod-KEEM) moved Rinto a starting role at cornerback late last season 2009: Saw action in all 12 games, starting the final five SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS games of the season ... recorded career-high four tackles in Tackles: 4, at Youngstown State, 10-31-2009, and at game at Youngstown State, adding a pass breakup ... Minnesota, 11-14-2009 matched career high with four tackles, including one for Tackles for Loss: 1, at Indiana State, 10-25-2008, and at Minnesota, 11-14-2009 loss, at Minnesota ... tallied three tackles with a pass Pass Breakups: 1, three times (last: at Youngstown State, breakup in Hobo Day victory over nationally ranked 10-31-2009) Northern Iowa ... of his 16 total tackles, 13 were solo stops 2008: Played in four games, recording one tackle in each contest ... assisted on tackle in collegiate debut at BEFORE SDSU: Excelled on the offensive side of Iowa State in season opener ... played in three consecutive the ball in high school, earning all-conference honors as a -28- games late in season at Indiana State and home games quarterback in both 2005 and 2006 ... also lettered in RODKEM versus Missouri State and Illinois State ... recorded tackle basketball and track and field at North Kansas City High MATTHEWS for loss of four yards at Indiana State School, where he qualified for the state track meet in the 5-10, 190, Jr. 2007: Received recognition as Scout Special Teams 300-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay Defensive Back Player of the Week prior to Cal Poly game during redshirt Kansas City, season Mo. CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS North H.S. Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF Major: 2008 4 3 1 4 1.0-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Psychology 2009 12 13 3 16 1.0-1 0-0 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career 16 16 4 20 2.0-5 0-0 3 0-0 0 0-0 0

eddy will attempt to bounce back from an injury that Iowa Newspaper Association and Des Moines Register ... Thas limited his playing time set school and conference single-season records with 57 2009: Missed entire season due to injury receptions and 691 receiving yards in 2006, while finishing 2008: Made lone appearance of season in Cereal Bowl his career with school records of 81 receptions and 1,010 victory over Youngstown State, but did not factor into any receiving yards ... named football and baseball MVP ... in statistics ... was team’s Scout Offense Player of the Week baseball, compiled a 6-4 record with nine saves as a pitcher leading up to games against McNeese State and North during his junior season, while also hitting .348 to earn Dakota State first-team all-district honors. ... as a senior he finished with 2007: Redshirted a 7-2 pitching record, hitting .353 and earned first-team all- BEFORE SDSU: Competed four years in football state and all-district honors ... was named Kennedy High at John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, School’s Athlete of the Year ... also competed in basketball, where he earned first-team all-state honors from both the soccer and track at the prep level ... honor student -9- TEDDY SHONKA WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A JACKRABBIT 6-1, 195, Jr. “Being a Jackrabbit means battling through adversity and working for something bigger than Wide Receiver yourself or any other individual.” Cedar Rapids, Iowa “Being a Jackrabbit means sweating and bleeding in pain for the man next to you, knowing that John F. what we’re doing is for something bigger than ourselves.” Kennedy H.S. Majors: -- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors Spanish/Health Promotion

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ake moved into a starting role at defensive end last Jseason, opposite All-American Danny Batten ... older SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS brother, Mike, lettered as wide receiver for the Jackrabbits Tackles: 10, at Illinois State, 9-26-2009 from 2006-09 Tackles for Loss: 3.5, at Illinois State 2009: Played in 10 games with seven starts ... began Sacks: 2, vs. Illinois State, 11-8-2008 the season strong with 18 tackles, including 5.5 for loss Interceptions: 1, at Illinois State, 9-26-2009, and vs. and one sack in first three games ... opened season with Northern Iowa, 10-24-2009 two tackles for loss, including sack, against Georgia Pass Breakups: 1, vs. Indiana State, 9-19-2009 Southern ... named Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week after recording career-high 10 tackles, including 3.5 for loss of 22 yards, and returning selected as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week an interception 24 yards in road victory at Illinois State ... before the North Dakota State game -46- suffered injury at Cal Poly and missed next two games BEFORE SDSU: In high school, rolled up more JAKE versus Missouri State and North Dakota State ... marked than 6,000 yards in total offense during a standout career STEFFEN return to lineup with two tackles, quarterback hurry and for the Stickney-Mount Vernon football team under his interception in Hobo Day victory over Northern Iowa ... coach and father, Myron Steffen ... joins his older brother, 6-3, 250, Jr. made three tackles and recovered fumble at Minnesota ... Mike, on the Jackrabbit football team ... two-time Class Defensive Line notched sack in regular season finale at Western Illinois Mount Vernon, 9AA all-state selection and Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite Saw his playing time increase as the season 45 quarterback, his career totals included 3,457 rushing S.D. 2008: progressed and appeared in 10 games ... three of his four yards, 2,948 passing yards and 115 touchdowns ... the Mount Vernon tackles were sacks, including two in the Jackrabbits’ H.S. 2006 Mitchell Daily Republic Player of the Year, he also victory against Illinois State ... made two tackles with a recorded 336 career tackles ... ran on Mount Vernon High Majors: Health sack at Indiana State School’s Class B state runner-up 800-meter relay team in Promotion/Pre- Redshirted ... named squad’s Scout Defense 2005, and also played basketball and baseball ... honor roll Physical Therapy 2007: Player of the Week for efforts in preparation for games student against Northern Iowa and Southern Utah, and also was

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2008 10 3 1 4 3.0-11 3.0-11 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2009 10 16 14 30 7.5-45 3.0-22 1 2-26 0 1-0 0 Career 20 19 15 34 10.5-56 6.0-33 1 2-26 0 1-0 0

ordan enters fall camp second on the depth chart at WHAT IT MEANS Jquarterback ... went through spring practice with the Jackrabbits after transferring from Santa Ana College in TO BE A JACKRABBIT California “It is truly special and an honor to be able to BEFORE SDSU: After playing sparingly as a call myself a member of the Jackrabbit family. freshman, took over the starting duties at Santa Ana in The Jackrabbit alumni have instilled a power- 2009 and completed 53 percent of his passes for 1,851 ful tradition that seems to keep getting yards with 21 touchdowns and 15 interceptions to earn all- stronger and stronger. I grew up despising the conference honors ... set a single-game school record with Jacks because my dad and grandpa attended a five touchdown passes ... graduated in 2008 from Canyon rival school; however, it didn’t take much time High School, where he earned all-league recognition three to convert over to the ‘good side’ because of the times -3- wonderful coaching staff, my teammates and JORDAN the community of Brookings. It’s exciting to be THOMAS able to have such a passionate fan base, which is the reason why we average more than 13,000 6-3, 200, Jr. Quarterback fans in a stadium that seats only 10,000. Anaheim, Calif. Overall, it is an honor to be able to put on the Santa Ana blue and yellow jersey and represent the state College of South Dakota in such a positive way.” Canyon H.S. Major: -- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors Consumer Affairs

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nthony was a key member of the Jackrabbit secondary Alast season 2009: Started all 12 games at free safety ... seventh on SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS team with 52 tackles ... tallied at least one tackle in every Tackles: 7, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-2009 game, including career-high seven stops against North Tackles for Loss: 1, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-2009 Dakota State ... registered six tackles, including one for loss, Forced Fumbles: 1, at Montana, 11-28-2009 in season opener against Georgia Southern ... also made six Pass Breakups: 1, three times (last: at Minnesota, stops against Indiana State and Missouri State, adding pass 11-14-2009) breakup in road win at Missouri State ... forced fumble and recorded five tackles in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Montana Southern Utah) and was Scout Defenisve Player of the 2008: Sat out season opener at Iowa State, then played in Week leading up to the Stephen F. Austin game -22- the remaining 11 games for the Jackrabbits ... recorded a BEFORE SDSU: At The Colony High School, was ANTHONY tackle in nine games, including two in contests at Northern the team’s co-defensive MVP and was a second-team all- WISE Iowa, versus McNeese State and at Southern Illinois district selection ... recorded 79 tackles, including six tack- 6-1, 195, Jr. 2007: Was impressive on the practice field during his les for loss, intercepted one pass, broke up seven passes Free Safety redshirt season, earning Scout Special Teams Player of the and forced three fumbles in 2006 ... also earned first-team The Colony, Year honors ... received the weekly scout special teams academic all-district and second-team academic all-state Texas award three times (Youngstown State, Texas State and honors The Colony CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS H.S. Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF Major: 2008 11 3 9 12 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Electrical 2009 12 24 28 52 1.0-9 0-0 3 0-0 0 0-0 1 Engineering Career 23 27 37 64 1.0-9 0-0 3 0-0 0 0-0 1

ric saw his first collegiate action last season and will Evie for an expanded role in 2010 2009: Appeared in seven games off the bench ... played in team’s first six games before sitting out four ... SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS returned to lineup in regular season finale at Western Tackles: 2, at Missouri State, 10-10-2009 Tackles for Loss: 1, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-2009 Illinois and notched one tackle ... recorded first career sack Sacks: 1, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-2009 in season opener against Georgia Southern, also forcing a Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-2009 fumble ... credited with half-tackle for loss against Indiana State .... top outing of season was two-tackle performance at Missouri State 2008: Sat out the entire season due to injury in the state playoffs and an eighth-place ranking in the 2007: Redshirted Dallas Metroplex ... a two-year varsity letterman, he tallied -92- BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-district 5A honors in 77 tackles, including 11 for a loss with six sacks, and ERIC helping lead Flower Mound High School to its first berth forced five fumbles during his senior season WOOD CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS 6-2, 230, Jr. Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF Defensive Line 2009 7 3 4 7 1.5-6 1.0-6 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Flower Mound, Career 7 3 4 7 1.5-6 1.0-6 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Texas Flower Mound H.S. Major: Animal Science

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-78- -67- WILL CASTLE JON FICK 6-2, 315, So. 6-4, 310, So. Offensive Line Offensive Line Brandon, S.D. Hull, Iowa Brandon Valley H.S. Boyden-Hull-Rock Valley Major: Health, Physical H.S. Education and Recreation Major: Pre-Economics ill got a taste of collegiate competition on enjoyed a tremendous first season on Was he served as the team’s backup center Jthe field as he took over the starting duties last season at right tackle early in the 2009 campaign 2009: Played in the team’s first three games and four games overall ... 2009: Named to Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer saw most extensive playing time of season in victory over Indiana State Team ... drew starting assignment in final 11 games of season after playing 2008: Redshirted in reserve role in season opener ... member of MVFC Honor Roll BEFORE SDSU: Anchored the offensive line at Brandon Valley 2008: Redshirted High School, earning all-Eastern South Dakota and all-state honors each of BEFORE SDSU: Was a dominant player on both sides of the ball his last two seasons ... a three-year letterman, he was named to the Sioux during his prep career at Boyden-Hull Community High School ... earned Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 squad as a senior first-team all-district honors as a defensive lineman in 2006 and as an offensive lineman in 2007, while also being named to the all-Northwest Iowa Second Team as an offensive lineman as a senior ... Class 2A first- team all-state selection by the Iowa Sports Connection as a defensive lineman ... was selected to play in the 2008 Iowa Shrine Bowl ... academic all-district honoree

-86- -55- SETH JOSIAH DAUGHTERS FITZSIMMONS 6-5, 240, So. 6-3, 250, So. Tight End Defensive Lineman Winner, S.D. Ames, Iowa Winner H.S. Ames H.S. Major: Health Promotion Major: Pre-Chiropractic/ eth is expected to compete for more Health Promotion Splaying time at the tight end position this osiah filled a reserve role on the interior of season, as well as on special teams Jthe Jackrabbit defensive line last season ... 2008: Earned varsity letter after playing in seven games ... did not member of Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll for academics factor into any statistics ... recipient of Commissioner’s Academic each of the past two seasons Excellence Award from the Missouri Valley Football Conference ... also 2009: Earned playing time in three games, but did not factor into any member of MVFC Honor Roll statistics ... received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s 2008: Redshirted ... named squad’s Scout Offense Player of the Week Academic Excellence Award in week leading up to Indiana State game 2008: Redshirted ... named team’s Scout Defense Player of the Week BEFORE SDSU: Excelled athletically and academically at for efforts prior to Western Illinois game ... named to Missouri Valley Foot- Winner High School ... an all-state selection at tight end and a member of ball Conference Honor Roll for academics the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 as a senior, he caught 48 passes for BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-conference honors at linebacker for 792 yards and six touchdowns over his final two seasons ... a two-time all- Ames High School two times, racking up totals of 156 tackles, 23 tackles Big Dakota Conference selection in football, he also competed in basket- for loss, nine sacks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions ... was the ball and track, making two appearances in the state track and field meet in team’s leading tackler as both a junior and senior and was honored as the the 110-meter hurdles. ... honor roll student and academic all-state team’s defensive MVP ... a multi-sport athlete, he also competed in soccer selection and track and field at the prep level ... for his work in the classroom, he received the American Legion Certificate of Distinguished Academic Achievement two times

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o was a standout on special teams during the 2009 Bseason, while also backing up at the safety positions 2009: Awarded first varsity letter after playing in all 12 games ... shared squad’s Special Teams Player of the Week Award for efforts in game against Southern Illinois ... SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 2, at Western Illinois, 11-21-2009 tallied tackles in six games, including high of two stops in Quarterback Hurries: 1, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-2009 regular season finale at Western Illinois ... credited with quarterback hurry in season opener against Georgia Southern 2008: Redshirted ... was named team’s Defensive Scout Player of the Year .. also was honoredas squad’s a Texas-Oklahoma all-star game, as a defensive back ... in Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to 2006, he was a unanimous first-team all-district pick as -19- Youngstown State and North Dakota State games ... both a running back and defensive back ... in track and BO HELM member of Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor field, he was a regional finalist in the long jump and 5-10, 190, So. Roll for academics several relays in track and field, and was the team’s Defensive Back BEFORE SDSU: Compiled an impressive list of defensive player of the year in basketball in 2007 ... Childress, athletic and academic credentials at Childress High School academically, was ranked second in his high school class Texas ... in football, he earned third-team all-state honors as a and was selected to the National Honor Society ... also Childress H.S. running back from the Texas Associated Press during the honored on the Texas High School Coaches Association Major: Biology 2007 season and was later selected to play in the Oil Bowl, Academic All-State First Team

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF 2009 12 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career 12 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0

yrel shifted to wide receiver during spring practice but Tis expected to see action all over the field in 2010 2009: Provided the Jackrabbits with another option at SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS running back and in the return game ... averaged 5.6 yards Rushing Attempts: 5, at Cal Poly, 10-3-2009 per carry in 17 rushing attempts ... rushed for season-high Rushing Yards: 43, at Cal Poly, 10-3-2009 Long Rush: 26 yards, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-2009 43 yards on only five attempts at Cal Poly ... broke off Receptions: 1, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-2009 career-best 26-yard rush in Hobo Day victory over Long Reception: 7 yards, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-2009 Northern Iowa ... lone reception of season was a 7-yard Long Kickoff Return: 84 yards, at Minnesota, 11-14-2009 catch against Southern Illinois ... was one of team’s top kick returners, averaging 26.1 yards per return ... named Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player BEFORE SDSU: Ran for more than 3,300 yards of the Week after 118 yards on kick returns, including 84- and averaged nine yards per carry during four-year career -2- yarder, against Minnesota ... also saw action defensively at Yankton High School ... was a two-time all-Eastern TYREL late in the season, tallying three tackles in home game South Dakota honoree and was selected to the Class AA KOOL against Southern Illinois and in Football Championship all-state team as a defensive back in 2007 under the Subdivision playoff game at Montana ... recipient of direction of head coach Arlin Likness ... also competed in 5-9, 190, So. Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s basketball and track, winning a state title in the 300-meter Wide Receiver Academic Excellence Award and member of MVFC hurdles as a sophomore and finishing as runner-up his Yankton, S.D. Honor Roll junior year ... honor roll student Yankton H.S. 2008: Honored as team’s Offensive Scout Player of Major: the Year during redshirt season ... earned squad’s weekly Pre-Economics scout offense award three times

CAREER STATISTICS Year Rush Yds Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG Solo Ast Tot 2009 17 96 5.6 0 26 1 7 7.0 0 7 5 5 10 Career 17 96 5.6 0 26 1 7 7.0 0 7 5 5 10

CAREER RETURN STATISTICS Year KR Yds Avg LG PR Yds Avg LG 2009 10 261 26.1 84 1 0 0.0 0 Career 10 261 26.1 84 1 0 0.0 0

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-63- -52- TYLER LUETHJE ANDY MINK 6-3, 290, So. 6-2, 265, So. Offensive Line Defensive Line Gladbrook, Iowa Ashland, Neb. Gladbrook-Reinbeck H.S. Ashland-Greenwood H.S. Major: Park and Major: Park and Recreation Management Recreation Management yler will be in the mix for a starting spot ndy is in line for an expanded role on Tat tackle during the upcoming season Athe Jackrabbit defensive line this season 2009: Played in four games, including 2009: Made appearances in five games, first three contests of the season ... named to Missouri Valley Football including first three games of season ... notched season-high two tackles at Conference Honor Roll for academics Illinois State ... registered sack in collegiate debut versus Georgia Southern 2008: Redshirted ... named team’s Scout Offense Player of the Week in ... credited with tackle in regular season finale at Western Illinois preparation for Missouri State game 2008: Redshirted ... named team’s Scout Defense Player of Week prior BEFORE SDSU: Excelled on both sides of the ball for the to game against Illinois State Gladbrook-Reinbeck High School program that reached the state playoffs BEFORE SDSU: Dominated on both the gridiron and wrestling twice ... defensively, he tallied 61 tackles, including 18 for loss and a mat for Ashland-Greenwood High School ... a first-team all-district school-record 10 sacks, while earning all-state honors from Iowa Preps selection on three occasions, he racked up 114 tackles, nine tackles for loss and Iowa Sports Connection ... was selected to play in the 2008 Iowa and three sacks his senior season to also earn Huskerlandprep first-team Shrine Game ... three-time academic all-district honoree recognition ... selected to play for South Team in 50th Nebraska Shrine Bowl game ... in wrestling, he won back-to-back state titles at 215 pounds as a junior and senior, qualifying for the state tournament four times

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS -37- Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds SKYLER LUXA 2009 5 2 2 4 1.0-8 1.0-8 Career 5 2 2 4 1.0-8 1.0-8 5-11, 205, So. Defensive Back SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Blair, Neb. Tackles: 2, at Illinois State, 9-26-2009 Blair H.S. Major: Park and Recreation Management kyler served as a backup safety and was a Skey part of the special teams unit in 2009 -62- 2009: Saw action in all 12 games ... ALEX OLINGER recorded career-high four unassisted tackles in win at Illinois State ... opened 6-3, 290, So. season with three-tackle outing against Georgia Southern ... made two Offensive Line extra-point attempt in Football Championship Subdivision playoff game at Ames, Iowa Montana Ames H.S. 2008: Redshirted ...was named team’s Scout Defense Player of the Majors: Pre-Medicine/ Week leading up to Iowa State and North Dakota State games, and also Pre-Pharmacy/Biology was honored twice as the Scout Special Teams Player of the Week lex is again expected to add depth along (Western Illinois, Indiana State) Athe offensive line this season ... named BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-state honors in football as a senior at to Missouri Valley Football Conference Blair High School ... also was a two-time all-conference and all-district Honor Roll for academics each of the past two seasons honoree ... finished third in the 110-meter hurdles at the Nebraska all-class 2009: Contributed off the bench at the guard positions in four games, in- state track and field competition ... also played baseball cluding first three contests of the season ... named to Missouri Valley Foot- CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS ball Conference Honor Roll for academics Year G Solo Ast Total Int-Yds BK 2008: Redshirted ... honored as team’s Scout Offense Player of the 2009 12 7 5 12 0-0 1 Week leading up to Cal Poly game Career 12 7 5 12 0-0 1 BEFORE SDSU: Led the offensive line at Ames High School, gaining unanimous first-team all-conference honors his senior season ... SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS lettered twice in football and also lettered in wrestling ... academically, he Tackles: 4, at Illinois State, 9-26-2009 was selected to the National Honor Society and was a Class 4A academic Blocked Kicks: 1, at Montana, 11-28-2009 all-state selection in football

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homas ended last season as the starting quarterback Tand is penciled in as the opening day starter in 2010 2009: Earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Football SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS Conference All-Newcomer Team after leading SDSU in Passing Attempts: 39, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-2009 passing yards (1,448) and touchdown passes (11) ... posted Completions: 26, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-2009 Passing Yards: 285, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-2009 a 4-2 record as the starter ... tallied double figures for Long Pass: 63 yards to Glen Fox(for TD), vs. Northern completions in final eight appearances of the season ... Iowa, 10-24-2009 threw 5-yard touchdown pass on second collegiate attempt Passing Touchdowns: 3, at Montana, 11-28-2009 in season opener against Georgia Southern ... in three October starts, went 3-0 against league competition and was not intercepted ... completed 14-of-21 attempts for 211 BEFORE SDSU: Was a prized recruit at quarter- yards and two touchdowns in first start, at Missouri State ... back hailing from Winona Cotter High School, where he -4- top performance came against nationally ranked Northern set a single-season conference record with 35 touchdown THOMAS Iowa in Hobo Day game, when he completed 26-of-37 passes a as a senior ... career totals included 5,505 passing O’BRIEN passes for 285 yards and a pair of touchdowns ... started yards and 69 touchdowns, ... earned all-area and honorable the final three games after coming off the bench against mention all-state honors two times ... compiled a 12-0 6-2, 200, So. Southern Illinois in early November ... threw season-high pitching record with a .397 batting average on the diamond Quarterback three touchdown passes in Football Championship as a prep sophomore ... was 5-2 on the mound as a senior Winona, Minn. Subdivision playoff game at Montana in leading Cotter to a third-place state tourney finish ... also Cotter H.S. 2008: Redshirted ... completed 9-of-14 passes for 99 played on a conference-champion basketball team ... honor Major: Political yards and a touchdown in spring game student Science CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G-GS Comp Att Int Pct. Yds TD LG NCAA Eff. Rush Yds TD LG 2009 11-6 126 220 9 .573 1,448 11 *63 120.88 16 -99 0 3 Career 11-6 126 220 9 .573 1,448 11 *63 120.88 16 -99 0 3 *Denotes touchdown

aron will be counted on as a key member of the Apassing game this season as he is the top returning wide receiver for the Jackrabbits SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS 2009: Played in all 12 games, but saw his playing time Receptions: 3, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-2009 increase as the season progressed ... ranked sixth on team Receiving Yards: 49, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-2009 Long Reception: 36 yards, vs North Dakota State, with 11 receptions ... recorded at least one catch in eight 10-17-2009 games, including final four contests of the season ... top Long Kickoff Return: 45 yards, at Western Illinois, performance came against North Dakota State, a game in 11-21-2009 which he tallied three receptions for 49 yards with season- long 36-yard catch ... made two catches for 24 yards versus Southern Illinois ... also saw spot duty as a kickoff returner, BEFORE SDSU: Averaged nearly 22 yards every averaging 30.5 yards per attempt ... broke off 45-yard time he touched the ball during his senior season for -5- return on opening kickoff at Western Illinois to set up Missouri Class 4A state champion Lee’s Summit West AARON touchdown ... notched returns of 29 and 36 yards in win at High School ... an all-conference wide receiver and kick ROLLIN Youngstown State returner, he caught 30 passes for 427 yards and two touch- 2008: Redshirted ... named team’s Scout Offense downs, and averaged 38.5 yards on kickoff returns and 6-1, 205, So. Player of the Week prior to Southern Illinois game 34.3 yards per punt return his senior season ... as a junior, Wide Receiver he recorded 40 receptions for 647 yards and seven TDs Lee’s Summit, Mo. CAREER STATISTICS Lee’s Summit Year Rec Yds Avg LG TD KR Yds Avg. LG TD West H.S. 2008 11 113 10.3 36 0 6 183 30.5 45 0 Major: Career 13 129 9.9 14 0 6 183 30.5 45 0 Pre-Economics

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-44- -32- ROSS SHAFRATH BRETT TIGGES 6-1, 225, So. 6-1, 205, So. Linebacker Defensive Back Hampton, Iowa Ringsted, Iowa Hampton-Dumont H.S. Armstrong-Ringsted H.S. Major: Park and Major: Civil Engineering Recreation Management rett added depth in the Jackrabbit oss will vie for an increased role at Bsecondary last season Rlinebacker this season ... member of the 2009: Made lone playing appearance of Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor season in opening win against Georgia Roll for academics each of the past two seasons Southern ... named team’s Scout Defense Player of the Week for efforts 2009: Played mostly on special teams, but appeared in all 12 games ... prior to games against Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Western Illinois registered season-high two tackles in victory over North Dakota State ...... honored by Missouri Valley Football Conference with Commissioner’s made at least one tackle in six consecutive games, starting with win against Academic Excellence Award and on league Honor Roll Indiana State ... blocked punt that led directly to touchdown in playoff game 2008: Redshirted ... named team’s Scout Defense Player of the Week at Montana ... recipient of MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence prior to game against Missouri State Award BEFORE SDSU: Earned first-team all-state honors from both the Redshirted ... named squad’s Scout Special Teams Player of the 2008: Des Moines Register and Iowa Newspaper Association in leading Year ... also honored twice as team’s Scout Defense Player of the Week Armstrong-Ringsted to state 8-man runner-up finish ... team also qualified (McNeese State, Southern Illinois) for state his junior season, when he earned all-district honors ... twice BEFORE SDSU: Put up big numbers on offense under his coach named to Fairmont (Minn.) Sentinel All-Area Team ... state qualifier in the and father, Jerry Shafrath, at Hampton-Dumont High School, racking up high jump and shuttle hurdle relay ... team captain and all-conference pick 4,346 career rushing yards and 60 touchdowns ... earned all-state honors in in basketball ... second-team all-conference honoree in baseball ... honor both his junior and senior seasons ... defensively, he tallied 307 career student and member of the National Honor Society tackles ... qualified for state meets in wrestling and track and field, placing fifth in the 189-pound weight class at the state wrestling meet, while also running on state-qualifying relay teams ... honor roll student -38-

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS CHRIS TRACY Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds BK 6-1, 225, So. 2009 12 5 3 8 0-0 1 Linebacker Career 12 5 3 8 0-0 1 Larchwood, Iowa West Lyon H.S. Major: Health Promotion hris is another linebacker who will Cchallenge for a starting spot this season 2009: Backed up at outside linebacker and played on special teams, appearing in all 12 games ... recorded at least one tackle in six games ... top performance was three-tackle outing against North Dakota State ... blocked punt late in first half to set up touchdown in road win at Western Illinois 2008: Redshirted ... named squad’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week for efforts leading up to Iowa State and McNeese State games BEFORE SDSU: Honored as the district defensive player of the year during his senior season, while earning all-state honors for the second straight year as a member of the perennial state title contender West Lyon High School football team ... was the team’s leading tackler in 2007 and returned two interceptions and one fumble for touchdowns ... on offense, he compiled 3,136 career rushing yards with 28 touchdowns ... put together an all-around impressive athletic career by earning all-conference honors in basketball and track, while also competing in baseball ... academic all-district selection for football and a member of the National Honor Society

CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds BK 2009 12 2 6 8 0-0 1 Career 12 2 6 8 0-0 1

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-35- -20- KYLE JULIAN WAGNER VAN VOORST 5-9, 175, So. 6-0, 210, So. Wide Receiver Linebacker Fort Worth, Texas Inwood, Iowa Eastern Hills H.S. West Lyon H.S. Major: Journalism Major: Agricultural ulian will add speed at the wide receiver Systems Technology Jposition after making the transition from yle is coming off a strong spring and defensive back during the spring Kwill vie for playing time at linebacker 2009: Played in five games at cornerback 2009: Did not see any game action, but was honored as Scout Team ... credited with tackles in first two games of season, versus Georgia South- Defensive Player of the Week prior to Indiana State game and earned ern and Indiana State ... also saw action in final three games of the season squad’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week in preparation for game at 2008: Redshirted ... honored as team’s Scout Special Teams Player of Missouri State the Week twice (Cal Poly, Southern Illinois) and Scout Defense Player of 2008: Redshirted the Week prior to Youngstown State game BEFORE SDSU: Lettered in four sports at West Lyon High School BEFORE SDSU: Played all over the field during his prep career ...... in football, earned first-team all-district and first-team all-area honors was a two-time all-district selection at free safety for Eastern Hills High School, while also earning second-team all-district recognition as a run- from the Northwest Iowa Review ... played on two teams that qualified for the state playoffs ... ran on 4x400-meter relay team that placed fourth at ning back in 2006 and wide receiver in 2007 ... ran for 800 yards in 2006 the state meet ... first-team all-conference and all-area selection in baseball and added 700 yards receiving his senior season ... in track, qualified for the Nike Outdoor Nationals in 200-meter dash, as well as the 4x100-meter and 4x200 relays ... ran anchor leg on Class 4A state champion 4x200- WHAT IT MEANS meter relay in 2008 ... academically, received the State Farm All-State TO BE A JACKRABBIT Academic Award and was selected to the National Honor Society “For me, being a Jackrabbit means a brighter future for my CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS family and me.” Year G Solo Ast Total INT-Yds PBU 2009 5 2 0 2 0-0 0 -- quotes provided by Jackrabbit seniors Career 5 2 0 2 0-0 0

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-82- -53- VINCE TAYLOR GIBSON BENEDETTO 6-2, 220, R-Fr. 6-3. 245, R-Fr. Linebacker Tight End Clear Lake, S.D. Crystal Lake, Ill Deuel H.S./Northern State Crystal Lake South H.S. Major: Undeclared aylor transferred to SDSU after spending his first year of college at Major: History ince will be in the mix at tight end this TNorthern State ... two-year varsity letter winner at Deuel High School Vseason ... honored as team’s Scout Of- ... earned all-Northeast Conference recognition in football ... two-time fense Player of the Week prior to Missouri MVP for track and field team as he competed in all running events from State game and as Scout Special Teams Player of the Week the following 100-800 meters and qualified for the state meet ... also lettered twice in week before North Dakota State game while redshirting in 2009 basketball ... honor roll student BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-conference and first-team all-area honors from both the Northwest Herald and Daily Herald newspapers in suburban Chicago ... two-year captain and was honored as team offensive lineman of the year ... recorded 415 receiving yards and three touchdowns in helping lead Crystal Lake South High School to the Class 7A semifinals in 2008 under the direction of coach Jim Stuglis

-93- -23- CHASE DOUGLAS BRANDON 6-3, 260, R-Fr. HUBERT Defensive Line 5-11, 185, R-Fr. Brandon, S.D. Wide Receiver Brandon Valley H.S. Gretna, Neb. Major: Undeclared Gretna H.S. hase is expected to contribute on the Major: Pre-Pharmacy Cinterior of the Jackrabbit defensive line randon emerged as top performer on the this season ... named Scout Defense Player of Bpractice field for the Jackrabbits in 2009 the Week in preparation for Youngstown State and will add depth to the receiving corps this game during redshirt season in 2009 season ... named team’s Offensive Scout Player of the Year ... honored as BEFORE SDSU: Was a two-time all-Eastern South Dakota pick at Scout Offense Player of the Week for efforts leading up to games against Brandon Valley High School under coach Chad Garrow ... anchored the Indiana State and Western Illinois .... also named Scout Special Teams team’s defensive line with 25 tackles and 4.5 sacks as a senior ... a three- Player of the Week prior to Illinois State game ... honored academically on year letter winner, he was named to the Class AA all-state team and Sioux Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 in 2008 ... won the shot put title at the 2009 BEFORE SDSU: Earned honorable mention all-state honors at Class AA state track and field meet after placing second the previous year Gretna High School ... two-time all-conference and all-district selection in ... also competed in basketball ... honor roll student football ... lettered three times in basketball and football and twice in track and field ... recipient of U.S. Army National Scholar-Athlete Award ... honor roll student

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-64- -16- JOSH KAGE ALEX KLING 6-3, 275, R-Fr. 6-0, 190, R-Fr. Offensive Line Defensive Back Omaha, Neb. Belle Fourche, S.D. Papillion-La Vista H.S. Belle Fourche H.S./ Southern Methodist Major: Health Promotion Major: Undeclared osh will vie for playing time at the guard lex returns to his home state after making the decision to transfer ... Jpositions this season ... named Scout Aspent the 2009 season at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Offense Player of the Week leading up to Texas, where he redshirted for Mustang squad that won the Hawaii Bowl game against Northern Iowa during redshirt ... at Belle Fourche High School, earned all-state honors as a defensive season in 2009... honored for work in the classroom on Missouri Valley back and was a two-time all-Black Hills Conference selection ... member Football Conference Honor Roll of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 as a senior ... Old Spice Player of BEFORE SDSU: Excelled in three sports at Papillion-La Vista the Year nominee ... honor roll student High School in the Omaha area ... was named to the 2008 Super State First Team as an offensive lineman by the Lincoln Journal Star, as well as receiving recognition on all-district and all-Metro teams ... finished as runner-up in heavyweight division at 2009 Class A state wrestling meet, after posting a fourth-place finish as a junior ... placed third in the shot put at the 2008 state track and field meet and added a fifth-place finish in 2009 ... honor roll student and member of the All-Metro Academic Team

-42- -33- R.C. KILGORE ERIC 6-1, 220, R-Fr. KOEHLMOOS Linebacker 5-11, 210, R-Fr. Cottage Grove, Minn. Defensive Back Park H.S. Pierce, S.D. Major: Health, Physical Pierce H.S. Education and Recreation Major: Undelcared .C. will be part of a deep and talented ric will challenge for a spot in the SDSU Rlinebacking crew this season ... during Esecondary this season ... was named redshirt season in 2009, was named Scout Scout Defense Player of the Week for his Special Teams Player of the Week prior to game at Cal Poly and Scout efforts leading up to game against North Dakota State during redshirt Defense Player of the Week before victory over Northern Iowa ... honored season in 2009 academically on Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll BEFORE SDSU: Was perhaps the most decorated player in the BEFORE SDSU: Was a record-setting quarterback at Park High 2009 recruiting class, earning all-area honors four times and first-team all- School in Cottage Grove, Minn. ... a starter since his sophomore season for state recognition his sophomore through senior seasons ... led Pierce High coach Doug Ekmark, he set the career passing mark in earning all-confer- School to state titles in 2007 and 2008 ... a two-year selection as captain of ence honors twice, as well as honorable mention all-state recognition the Class C1 all-state team, he was named to the Lincoln Journal Star 2008 Super State Second Team as a running back after setting a Class C1 record with 86 career touchdowns ... also recorded nine interceptions on defense ... qualified for the state track and field meet four times in the sprints ... was a first-team all-state selection in basketball as a junior and second-team honoree by the Lincoln Journal Star as a senior ... honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society

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-96- -33- KENDALL LEDBETTER JOSH MIRANDA 6-3, 330, R-Fr. 5-10, 190, R-Fr. Defensive Lineman Defensive Back Sioux Falls, S.D. Chamberlain, S.D. Washington High School Chamberlain H.S. Major: Undeclared Major: Undeclared endall is expected to provide depth on the interior of the defensive osh was a late addition to the Jackrabbit Kline after sitting our last season ... 2009 graduate of Washington High Jroster last fall and will add depth to the School in Sioux Falls, where he was an all-Greater Dakota Conference and secondary again this season ... honored on all-city selection while earning team defensive line MVP recognition ... Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor recipient of Coca-Cola Unsung Hero Award in 2008 ... also competed in Roll for academics the throwing events for the Washington High track and field team BEFORE SDSU: Compiled an outstanding all-around prep career at Chamberlain High School ... three-time all-conference selection in foot- ball who rushed for more than 2,000 yards and threw for more than 750 in career ... accounted for 46 career touchdowns by rushing, receiving and passing ... credited with more than 300 career tackles .. averaged 15.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in basketball, while earning all-Big Dakota and all-SESD honors .... qualified individually for state track and field meet in long jump and sprints (100, 200 and 400 meters), as well as the 4x400-meter relay

-17- -97- TRAVIS SIMOTE MOALA LINDSTROM 6-0, 305, R-Fr. 5-10, 180, R-Fr. Defensive Line Defensive Back Perris, Calif. Oakland, Neb. Rancho Verde H.S. Oakland-Craig H.S. Major: Psychology Major: Pre-Economics imote will help bolster the interior of the ravis joined the Jackrabbits after start of SJackrabbit defensive line this season Tfall classes and contributed on the BEFORE SDSU: Put together a practice field during redshirt season in 2009 successful prep career at Rancho Verde High ... named squad’s Scout Special Teams Player of the Week leading up to School ... played three seasons at Rancho Verde, earning first-team all- games against Indiana State and Northern Iowa ... honored for his work in league recognition as a senior ... honor roll student the classroom as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll BEFORE SDSU: Earned all-state hnors in football after recording 1,270 yards rushing, 320 yards receiving and 99 tackles during senior season at Oakland-Craig High School ... all-area offensive captain ... three- time all-conference honoree ... member of state runner-up basketball team ... also qualified for state track and field meet ... two-time academic all- state selection ... member of the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society

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-65- -34- ALEX PARKER DOUG PEETE 6-5, 300, R-Fr. 6-3, 225, R-Fr. Offensive Line Linebacker Brookings, S.D. Olathe, Kan. Brookings H.S. North H.S. Major: Pre-Economics Major: General lex is slated for a prominent role on the Engineering AJackrabbit offensive line this season oug is another member of a deep line- after battling injuries in 2009 Dbacking corps ... earned Scout Defense BEFORE SDSU: Earned Class AA Player of the Week honors in preparation for all-state recognition, as well as Brookings Register Player of the Year and game at Cal Poly Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 honors in 2008 under the direction of BEFORE SDSU: Was a three-year starter at Olathe North High Brookings High School coach Gary Maffett ... was selected to play in the School, earning first-team Class 6A all-state honors ... selected to play in 2009 South Dakota Football All-Star Game ... follows in the footsteps of the Kansas Shrine Bowl ... recorded 90 tackles, including 12 for loss, and his father, Jay, who lettered at tight end for the Jackrabbits from 1984-87 ... returned an interception for touchdown during his senior season ... also also competed in basketball and baseball at the prep level, earning all- lettered in basketball and track and field ... honor roll student region honors in baseball ... Brookings High School scholar-athlete honoree

-57- -59- MATT PEITZ TAYLOR SUESS 6-1, 270, R-Fr. 6-3, 250, R-Fr. Defensive Line Offensive Line Crofton, Neb. Columbus, Neb. Crofton H.S. Scotus Central Catholic Major: Psychology H.S. att (last name is pronounced pytz) Major: Mechanical Mcontributed on both sides of the ball Engineering during his first season with the Jackrabbits ... aylor was another late addition to the earned Scout Offense Player of the Week Troster who contributed both offensively recognition prior to Illinois State game ... switched full-time to defensive and defensively on the practice field ... earned Scout Defense Player of the end during spring practice Week for preparations for Missouri State game ... moved to offensive line BEFORE SDSU: Lettered four years in football at Crofton High on a permanent basis in spring ball ... member of Missouri Valley Football School, earning honorable mention all-state honors his senior season ... Conference Honor Roll for academics ... recipient of the prestigious Briggs made two appearances at state track and field meet, placing fourth in the Scholarship at SDSU .. and member of Alpha Lambda Delta honor society shot put and fifth in the discus as a senior ... academic all-state selection ... BEFORE SDSU: Excelled in three sports and in the classroom at older brother, Greg, lettered as a tight end at SDSU from 2002-04 Columbus Scotus Central Catholic High School ... earned honorable mention all-state honors in football as a junior and senior ...selected to play in Nebraska Shrine Bowl after tallying 103 total tackles, including nine for loss, his senior season ... also was team captain for basketball team, earn- ing Class C-1 Sixth Man of the Year ... in track and field, won state title in discus as a senior, setting school record with throw of 167 feet, 3 inches ... was bronze medalist in discus as a junior ... academic all-state selection in all three sports ... member of National Honor Society

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-84- -76- TREVOR BRYAN TIEFENTHALER WITZMANN 5-10, 180, R-Fr. 6-7, 300, R-Fr. Wide Receiver Offensive Line Sioux Rapids, Iowa Houlton, Wis. Sioux Central H.S. Somerset, Wis. Major: Undeclared Major: Civil Engineering revor is expected to contribute at wide ryan (last name is pronounced WITS- Treceiver this season ... named Scout Bman) will compete for a prominent role Offense Player of the Week prior to Southern on the Jackrabbit ofensive line this season ... Illinois game during redshirt season in 2009 ... honored for academics on honored as Scout Offense Player of the Week for efforts leading up to Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll Missouri State game ... received recognition for academics on Missouri BEFORE SDSU: Was a four-sport standout at Sioux Central Valley Football Conference Honor Roll Community School in Sioux Rapids, Iowa ... in football, playing under his BEFORE SDSU: Received all-state honors as an offensive lineman father and former Jackrabbit standout Jeff Tiefenthaler, he earned all-state and was an honorable mention all-state selection on the defensive line honors at both wide receiver and defensive back his sophomore through during the 2008 season for Somerset High School ... was named conference senior seasons ... was a first-team all-state selection by the Iowa Newspaper most valuable player ... also competed in basketball and baseball at the prep Association as a wide receiver his junior season and by the Des Moines level ... honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society Register as a defensive back his senior campaign ... selected to play in the 2009 Iowa Shrine Bowl ... caught 91 passes for more than 1,200 yards and 17 touchdowns before moving to quarterback his senior season, when he rushed for 900 yards and 10 touchdowns ... also intercepted 15 passes. In track, he won the state title in the 400-meter dash at the Class 1A state track and field meet as a junior and placed seond as a senior ... also earned all-conference honors in baseball and was a two-year starter at point guard in basketball ... academic all-district selection and member of the National Honor Society

-27- -14- MASON WINSTON WRIGHT WINTERBOER 5-10, 190, R-Fr. 5-11, 200, R-Fr. Defensive Back Running Back Lee’s Summit, Mo. Brookings, S.D. Blue Springs South H.S./ Missouri Brookings H.S. Major: Construction Management Major: Pre-Economics inston was a late addition to the Jackrabbit roster after making the ason is part of a deep stable of running Wdecision to transfer from the University of Missouri ... redshirted at Mbacks on the Jackrabbit roster ... named Missouri during 2009 season, but was honored as Scout Defense Player of Scout Special Teams Player of the Week in the Week prior to Kansas State game ... played in Missouri vs. Kansas All- preparatioin for Southern Illinois game during redshirt season in 2009 ... Star Game after senior season ... rushed for 1,000 yards and 14 touchdowns, honored academically as member of Missouri Valley Football Conference adding 17 receptions for 253 yards during senior season at Blue Springs Honor Roll South High School ... joins his younger brother, Dominique, on the Jackrabbit roster BEFORE SDSU: Rushed for a combined 26 touchdowns and nearly 2,500 yards his final two seasons at Brookings High School, earning all-state honors as a senior ... his 1,693 yards in 2008 set a Bobcat school record ... ran on the winning 4x400-meter relay at the 2007 state track and field meet ... also competed in hockey ... academic all-state selection

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-1- -70- AVERY BOYKIN JORGE DUNKLAU 5-11, 170, Fr. 6-4, 250, Fr. Goodyear, Ariz. Offensive Lineman Estrella Foothills H.S. Wayne, Neb. Major: Health Promotion Wayne High School very was a late addition to the Jackrabbit roster ... originally signed to Major: Mechanical Engineering Aplay at Army, but later decided to attend SDSU ... named West Valley orge was a three-sport standout at Wayne High School ... in football, Defensive Player of the Year and was an all-region performer as both a Jearned three varsity letters and was an all-conference, all-district and junior and senior at Estrella Foothills High School ... earned second-team honorable mention all-state selection ... was voted team captain and most all-state recognition as a junior, when he tallied 31 solo tackles and eight valuable lineman ... two-time state qualifier in wrestling who placed fourth interceptions ... played on back-to-back state championship basketball in heavyweight division at 2010 Class B state championships ... in track teams, earning second-team all-region honors ... finished third in both 100- and field, was a conference and district medalist in the discus ... was an and 200-meter dash individually at Arizona Class 3A state track and field academic all-state honoree in all three sports ... member of the National meet, while running on state champion 4x100-meter relay as a junior and Honor Society and Kiwanis honor student ... also competed on club winning 4x400 relay his senior year swimming team during summer months

-34- -66- RAMEL CRENSHAW TREVOR GREGER 5-11, 165, Fr. 6-5, 285, Fr. Defensive Back Offensive Lineman Grayson, Ga. Wagner, S.D. Grady H.S. Wagner H.S. Major: Pre-Law Major: Undeclared amel excelled in both football and track and field at Grady High revor anchored an offensive unit that amassed more than 11,000 yards RSchool in Atlanta ... was an all-city selection at cornerback after Tof total offense during his four-year career at Wagner High School ... recording 57 solo tackles and three interceptions during his senior season earned all-Southeast South Dakota honors three times and was an all-state ... also scored eight touchdowns ... three-year member of the varsity selection his junior and senior seasons under the direction of coach Jason football team ... placed fourth in region in long jump by leaping 21 feet 2.5 Knebel seasons ... an all-around athlete, he averaged a double-double for inches ... is a relative of star running back Chris Johnson points and rebounds in basketball and also competed in baseball and track and field

-68- -41- ERIK DAHL MATTHEW KORUS 6-7, 285, Fr. 5-11, 180, Fr. Offensive Lineman Defensive Back Bloomington, Minn. Humphrey, Neb. Jefferson H.S. Humphrey St. Francis H.S. Major: Pre-Economics Major: Undeclared rik was a late addition to the Jackrabbit roster ... lettered twice in atthew earned all-state honors three times as a running back for the Efootball at Thomas Jefferson High School in Bloomington, Minn., MHumphrey St. Francis football team, but will move to defensive back from which he graduated in 2009 ... also competed in and down- in college ... the captain of the all-state team his senior season, he gained hill skiing ... attended Normandale Community College before transferring 2,108 yards on 238 carries, while scoring a school-record 49 touchdowns to SDSU and adding 21 extra points ... added two receiving touchdowns to go along with 45 tackles and three interceptions ... also competed at the state track and field meet three times and was an honorable mention all-conference basketball player two times

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-56- -85- NICK KRINGS NICK LEE 6-4, 215, Fr. 6-5, 220, Fr. Defensive Lineman Tight End Humphrey, Neb. Blue Earth, Minn. Humphrey St. Francis H.S. Blue Earth Area H.S. Major: Construction Management Major: Undeclared ick was a force defensively on the Humphrey St. Francis state ick was a primary receiving target at Blue Earth Area High School Nchampionship team his senior season ... totals included 89 tackles, Nlast fall, catching 21 passes for 276 yards and accounting for eight 14 tackles for loss, 10 sacks and one safety en route to earning all-state touchdowns ... earned all-conference and first-team all-area recognition in honors and an invitation to play in the 2010 Nebraska Shrine Bowl ... was football as a senior ... in basketball, averaged 16 points and 7.3 rebounds named to the Huskerland D-2 All-Decade Team ... also earned all-state per game to share Fairmont Sentinel All-Area Player of the Year honors recognition as an offensive lineman in 2008 ... in addition to his success on and receive honorable mention all-state accolades ... scored more than the football field, he was an honorable mention all-state pick in basketball 1,000 career points ... also was a versatile performer in track and field, in 2009 and lettered in track and field ... honor roll student competing in the throwing events, hurdles, sprints and relays ... member of the National Honor Society ... recipient of the Triple A Award for arts, academics and athletics from the Minnesota State High School League

-43- -77- AUSTON LABLANCE ANDREW MUELLER 6-3, 230, Fr. 6-4, 245, Fr. Defensive Lineman Offensive Lineman Kansas City, Mo. Peculiar, Mo. University Academy Raymore-Peculiar H.S. Major: Undeclared Major: General Engineering uston was a finalist for the Bobby Bell Award as the top high school ndrew was a three-time all-conference selection at perennial power Adefensive player in the Kansas City metro area ... a member of the ARaymore-Peculiar High School ... earned all-metro and all-state Missouri All-Star Team, he tallied more than 100 tackles in both his junior honors as a junior and senior ... was a member of the varsity wrestling and senior seasons at University Academy in Kansas City ... three-time all- program since his freshman year ... placed sixth at the 2009 Class 4 state district honoree and two-time second-team all-state selection ... recorded tournament in the heavyweight division and finished third as a senior in 106 tackles and nine sacks as a junior and 121 tackles with 10 sacks and 2010, wrapping up the season with a 43-2 record ... earned academic all- three interceptions his senior season ... also recorded more than 700 state recognition three times receiving yards and seven touchdowns as a tight end. ... honor roll student who has been active in his community, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout

-88- -73- LUKE LANSMAN RYAN ODE 6-3, 195, Fr. 6-6, 265, Fr. Wide Receiver Offensive Lineman Harlan, Iowa Brandon, S.D. Harlan Community H.S. Brandon Valley H.S. Majors: Athletic Training Major: General Engineering uke was a key member of Harlan Community High School’s Class 3A yan joins the Jackrabbits after earning all-Eastern South Dakota Lstate championship team in 2009 ... selected to play in the 2010 Iowa Rhonors for Brandon Valley High School ... high school coach was Shrine Bowl ... was a first-team all-district and all-Hawkeye 10 Conference Chad Garrow selection after recording 20 receptions for 305 yards and two touchdowns ... also averaged 16.3 yards per carry ... on defense, tallied 43 tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries ... first-team all-substate and second-team all-conference selection in basketball ... four- year letter winner in track, who ran on 4x800-meter relay at 2009 and 2010 state meets ... member of the National Honor Society who earned numerous academic honors after graduating summa cum laude with 4.0 GPA ... active in student government and FFA ... father, Howard, lettered in football for the Jackrabbits from 1984-85, while his mother, Tara (Tessier), was a standout basketball player at SDSU from 1985-88

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-40- -83- CEDRIC PROVOST, JR JASON SCHNEIDER 6-2, 185, Fr. 6-5, 210, Fr. Defensive Back Wide Receiver Moreno Valley, Calif. Andover, Minn. Canyon Springs H.S. Andover H.S. Majors: Pre-Economics Major: Pre-Pharmacy edric earned Defensive Player of the Year honors for Canyon ason put up big receiving numbers at Andover High School, finishing CSprings High School during his senior season in 2009 ... nominated Jhis career with 152 catches for 2,056 yards and 25 touchdowns in earn- to play in the All-American Bowl ... in track and field, was the Inland ing all-Northwest Suburban Conference honors two times ... honored as Valley League champion in the 100 meters and advanced to the Califor- Andover High School Male Honor Athlete of the Year and was selected to nia Interscholastic Federation championships play in the Minnesota All-Star Game ... as a senior, set single-season school records with 72 receptions, 930 yards and 13 touchdowns, while re- ceiving all-state recognition from the St. Paul Pioneer Press and all-metro honors from both the Minneapolis Star Tribune and KARE 11 Television ... recorded single-game highs of 11 receptions for 223 yards ... also com- peted in track and field and was a two-year starter in basketball ... recipient of Minnesota Scholar-Athlete Award from National Football Foundation ... academic all-state selection and a member of the National Honor Society

-71- -36- NICK PURCELL JACK SHERLOCK 6-3, 265, Fr. 6-4, 215, Fr. Offensive Line Linebacker Rapid City, S.D. Chicago, Ill. Rapid City Central H.S. Mount Carmel H.S. Major: Nursing Major: Undeclared ick excelled both academically and athletically at Rapid City Central ack was a first-team all-area and second-team all-state selection at NHigh School ... during his senior season, he recorded 84 tackles, Joutside linebacker for nationally ranked Mount Carmel High School in including 13 for loss and two sacks, and also caught five passes in earning Chicago his senior season ... under the direction of coach Frank Lenti, all-state honors ... also competed in the throwing events at the state track earned first-team all-Chicago Catholic League and all-area honors, as well and field meet and played varsity baseball two years ... a member of the as honorable mention all-state recognition ... tallied 74 tackles, seven tack- National Honor Society, he also has served as a youth mentor and was a les for loss, two pass breakups, two interceptions and a blicked punt while Boys’ State representative also seeing playing time at free safety ... on offense, recorded eight recep- tions for 154 yards and two touchdowns as a wide receiver and tight end ... also played baseball and has held three light heavyweight boxing titles ... father, Jim, played football at Purdue, while his grandfather played at Notre Dame

-32- -61- ETHAN SAWYER ALEX SMITH 6-2, 190, Fr. 6-4, 240, Fr. Punter Offensive Lineman Brandon, S.D. Scottsdale, Ariz. Brandon Valley H.S. Pinnacle H.S. Major: Pre-Veterinary Science Major: Pre-Pharmacy than handled both the punting and kicking duties at Brandon Valley lex played two years at Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, earning EHigh School, averaging 40 yards per punt his senior season and setting Afirst-team 5A Desert Valley all-region honors and honorable mention a school record with a 47-yard field goal ... was a state finalist for the all-East Valley Tribune recognition for a squad that reached the state Wendy’s High School Heisman award ... also earned all-Eastern South quarterfinals in 2009 ... honor roll student Dakota and honorable mention all-state recognition as a linebacker after leading the team in tackles during both his junior and senior seasons ... career totals included 200 tackles and six interceptions ... academic all- state selection and member of the National Honor Society ... top-ranked student in his class

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-95- -23- DIJON STARR JUSTIN SYROVATKA 6-2, 260, Fr. 5-9, 170, Fr. Defensive Lineman Kicker New Brighton, Minn. Sioux Falls, S.D. Blaine H.S. Roosevelt H.S. Major: Undeclared Major: Pre-Chiropractic ijon earned all-state recognition in both football and track and field at ustin (last name is pronounced seer-oh-VAHT-kah) earned honorable DBlaine High School ... a two-time all-state honoree in football, he was Jmention all-state honors as Roosevelt High School won the state title in named Northwest Suburban Conference Defensive Most Valuable Player 2007 ... set a single-season state record with 65 points after touchdowns during his senior season ... topped the 59-foot mark in the shot put, and tied a single-game mark with 10 PATs ... a 2009 all-city selection, he winning a Class AA state title at the Minnesota state track and field meet finished his prep career by making 12-of-20 field goal attempts ... recorded his senior year after placing third as a junior touchbacks on more than half of his kickoffs ... also played on six Region II state champion soccer teams as a member of the Great Plains Force club team ... recipient of the Regents Scholar and President’s Education awards

-6- -69- AUSTIN SUMNER JUSTIN TAYLOR 6-5, 215, Fr. 6-5, 275, Fr. Quarterback Offensive Lineman Brandon, S.D. Hallam, Neb. Brandon Valley H.S. Crete H.S. Major: Undeclared Majors: Pre-Veterinary Science/Animal ustin rewrote the record book during a standout career at Brandon Science AValley High School ... a three-year starter for coach Chad Garrow, he ustin played on back-to-back state championship football teams at Crete set 14 school records and eight state passing records, including 7,612 JHigh School ... member of the varsity for three years, earning all-state career yards and 88 career touchdowns. ... two-time all-state selection who and all-conference recognition ... also was awarded an academic letter was nominated to played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... was selected as South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year and was named captain of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45

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-33- -10- BRAD TUNGE DOMINIQUE WRIGHT 5-11, 205, Fr. 6-1, 175, Fr. Running Back Defensive Back Monroe, S.D. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Marion High School Blue Springs South H.S. Major: Health Promotion Major: Undeclared rad (last name is pronounced TUNG-ee) rolled up 5,699 career rush- ominique tallied more than 1,300 all-purpose yards and scored eight Bing yards and 70 touchdowns during his prep career at with the Mar- Dtouchdowns during his senior season at Blue Springs South High ion and Hurley/Marion football programs ... in earning Class 9AA all-state School... an all-state honoree in both football and track, he was named the and Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 honors the past two seasons, he Independence Examiner Athlete of the Year in 2009 ... football totals rushed for 2,197 yards as a junior and 1,494 yards in four fewer games as a included 44 receptions for 793 yards, 27 tackles and five interceptions, senior ... received the Joe Robbie MVP Award in leading the Cobras to the along with 550 yards of punt and kickoff returns ... set punt return record 2008 Class 9AA state championship ... topped the 300-yard mark in a with 98-yard return for touchdown ... all-state, all-metro and all-conference game twice during his prep career ... lettered four times in basketball and selction in football ... finished second in the state track and field meet in also placed in the 200-meter dash four times and three times in the 100- the 200-meter dash as both a junior and senior, recording top times of 10.5 meter dash at the state track and field meet seconds in the 100 meters and 21.5 seconds in the 200 ... older brother, Winston, also is a member of the Jackrabbit football team this season

-90- -31- ERIC TUSCHEN ZACH ZENNER 6-5, 230, Fr. 6-0, 210, Fr. Defensive Lineman Running Back Sioux Falls, S.D. Eagan, Minn. Roosevelt H.S. Eagan H.S. Major: Biological Science Major: Pre-Medicine ric (last name is pronounced TOO-shun) anchored the defensive line at ach was a finalist for the Minnesota Mr. Football Award after posting ERoosevelt High School, setting a school record with 10.5 sacks and Zan average of 8.9 yards per carry for Eagan High School ... tallied added 62 tackles during his senior season ... a two-year starter and team 1,181 rushing yards, 122 receiving yards and scored 17 total touchdowns, captain, he was an all-city and all-Greater Dakota Conference pick, as well including one on a kickoff return, in earning all-metro honors from both as an honorable mention selection to the Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 the Associated Press and KARE 11 Television ... also was part of a state ... academic all-state selection and honor student tournament-qualifying baseball team at Eagan High School in 2009 ... honored an academic all-state teams

74 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 22001100 OOPPPPOONNEENNTTSS 2010 OPPONENTS DELAWARE ILLINOIS STATE Sept. 11 at Newark, Del. Sept. 18 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Kickoff: 1 p.m. ET Kickoff: 6 p.m. (Cereal Bowl)

QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Newark, Del. LOCATION: Normal, Ill. ENROLLMENT: 16,000 ENROLLMENT: 20,856 NICKNAME: Fightin’ Blue Hens NICKNAME: Redbirds COLORS: Royal Blue and Gold COLORS: Red and White HOME STADIUM: Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware HOME STADIUM: (Artificial Turf - Stadium (FieldTurf - 22,000) 12,500) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Colonial Athletic Association Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Bernard M. Muir ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Sheahon Zenger TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 6-5 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 6-5 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 4-4 (fourth place in 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 5-3 (tied for third place Colonial Athletic Association South Division) in Missouri Valley Football Conference) HEAD COACH: K.C. Keeler HEAD COACH: Alma Mater, Year: Delaware, 1981 Alma Mater, Year: Purdue, 1983 RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 62-39 (8) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 6-5 (1) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 150-60-1 (15) K.C. Keeler CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 6-5 (1) Brock Spack ASSISTANT COACHES: Nick Rapone (Defensive ASSISTANT COACHES: Jay Peterson (Assistant Head Coordinator/Defensive Backs); Jim Hofher (Offensive Coach/Linebackers); Luke Huard (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Damian Wroblewski Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Phil Elmassian (Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line); Brian Ginn (Defensive Coordinator/Secondary); George Barnett (Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers); Aaron (Offensive Line); Spence Nowinski (Defensive Line); Harris (Running Backs); Lyle Hemphill (Linebackers (Wide Receivers); Jim Williams Assistant); Frank Law (Defensive Line Assistant); (Tight Ends/Special Teams); Holmon Wiggins Gregg Perry (Tight Ends); Phil Petitte (Defensive (Running Backs); Dan Shula (Offensive Assistant) Line); Brad Sherrod (Linebackers) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 40/17 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 40/14 Pat Devlin STARTERS RETURNING: 19 (9 Offense, 10 Defense) Matt Brown STARTERS RETURNING: 17 (8 Offense, 8 Defense, 1 TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Special Teams) • Nick Bledsoe (6-1, 290, Jr., OL); TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Matt Brown (6-4, 210, So., QB, 2,369 yds. passing, • Anthony Bratton (6-2, 196, Sr., DB, 49 tackles, 4 11 TDs); INTs); • Eric Brunner (6-2, 270, Jr., DL, 47 tackles, 7 TFLs); • Pat Devlin (6-4, 220, Sr., QB, 2,664 yds. passing, 16 • Austin Davis (6-1, 215, So., LB, 60 tackles); TDs, 9 INTs); • Clifton Gordon (5-10, 210, Jr., RB, 542 yds., 7 TDs) • Mark Mackey (6-4, 220, Sr., WR, 33 rec., 374 yds., • Kelvyn Hemphill (6-2, 185, Sr., DB, 71 tackles); 1 TD); • Josh Howe (6-0, 225, Jr., LB, 51 tackles); • Matt Marcorelle (6-2., 250, Sr., LB); Anthony Walters • E.J. Jones (5-11, 190, Sr., DB, 36 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, Kelvyn Hemphill • Rob McDowell (6-3, 270, Jr., OL); 6 INTs); • Anthony Walters (6-1, 195, Sr., DB, 55 tackles, 1 INT) • Chris Riley (6-5, 290, Sr., OL); • Paul Worrilow (6-0, 245, So., LB, 60 tackles) • Tyrone Walker (5-11, 175, So., WR, 37 rec., 485 yds. receiving, 3 TDs) SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Selheimer SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Williams OFFICE PHONE: (302) 831-2186 OFFICE PHONE: (309) 438-7748 E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.bluehens.com WEBSITE: www.GoRedbirds.com SCHEDULE/RESULTS SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE Sept. 4 West Chester (Pa.) W, 35-0 Sept. 2 West Chester (Pa.) 7 p.m. Sept. 3 at Eastern Illinois L, 6-31 Sept. 2 Central Missouri 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 Richmond (Va.) L, 15-16 Sept. 11 South Dakota State 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at Illinois L, 17-45 Sept. 11 at Northwestern (Ill.) 11 a.m. Sept. 19 Delaware State W, 27-17 Sept. 18 Duquesne (Pa.) 6 p.m. Sept. 19 Austin Peay (Tenn.) W, 38-17 Sept. 18 at South Dakota State 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at William & Mary L, 20-30 Sept. 25 at Richmond (Va.) 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26 South Dakota State L, 17-38 Sept. 25 Missouri State 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at Maine W, 27-17 Oct. 2 at James Madison (Va.) noon Oct. 3 at North Dakota St. W, 27-24 Oct. 2 Southern Illinois 1 p.m. Oct. 10 Massachusetts W, 43-27 Oct. 9 Maine 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at Southern Illinois L, 23-43 Oct. 9 at Indiana State 3:05 p.m. Oct. 17 at Towson (Md.) W, 49-21 Oct. 16 Rhode Island 3:30 p.m. Oct. 17 Indiana State W, 38-21 Oct. 16 North Dakota State 2 p.m. Oct. 31 James Madison (Va.) L, 8-20 Oct. 23 at William & Mary (Va.) noon Oct. 31 at Missouri State W, 24-14 Oct. 23 at Northern Iowa 4:05 p.m. Nov. 7 Hofstra (N.Y.) W, 28-24 Nov. 6 Towson (Md.) 3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 Western Illinois W, 25-7 Oct. 30 at Western Illinois 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at Navy L, 18-35 Nov. 13 at Massachusetts 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at Youngstown State L, 18-30 Nov. 6 Youngstown State 1 p.m. Nov. 21 at Villanova (Pa.) L, 12-30 Nov. 20 Villanova (Pa.) noon Nov. 21 Northern Iowa W, 22-20 Nov. 13 Eastern Illinois 1 p.m. Note: All times local to site ^ denotes overtime game Note: All times local to site

76 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2010 OPPONENTS NEBRASKA NORTHERN IOWA Sept. 25 at Lincoln, Neb. Oct. 2 at Cedar Falls, Iowa Kickoff: TBA Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.

QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Lincoln, Neb. LOCATION: Cedar Falls, Iowa ENROLLMENT: 24,100 ENROLLMENT: 13,080 NICKNAME: Cornhuskers NICKNAME: Panthers COLORS: Scarlet and Cream COLORS: Purple and Old Gold HOME STADIUM: Memorial Stadium (FieldTurf - HOME STADIUM: UNI-Dome (Artifiical Turf - 16,324) 81,091) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference Subdivision/ ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Troy Dannen ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 7-4 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 10-4 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 5-3 (tied for third place 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 6-2 (first place in Big in Missouri Valley Football Conference) 12 North Division/lost in Big 12 Championship) HEAD COACH: HEAD COACH: Alma Mater, Year: Northern Iowa, 1986 Alma Mater, Year: Ohio State, 1990 RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 82-34 (9) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 20-8 (2) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 82-34 (9) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 20-8 (2) Bo Pelini ASSISTANT COACHES: Bill Salmon (Associate Head Mark Farley ASSISTANT COACHES: Barney Cotton (Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers); Mario Coach/Offensive Line); (Defensive Verduzco (Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Coordinator/Defensive Line); (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary); (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Tim Beck Jovan Dewitt (Linebackers); (Defensive (Running Backs); Ron Brown (Tight Ends); Mike Line); Jeremiah Johnson (Defensive Backs); Rick Ekeler (Linebackers); Ted Gilmore (Wide Receivers); Nelson (Offensive Line) John Papuchis (Defensive Ends); Marvin Sanders LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 37/22 (Secondary) STARTERS RETURNING: 11 (3 Offense, 6 Defense, 2 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 59/15 Special Teams) STARTERS RETURNING: 19 (10 Offense, 7 Defense, 2 Jared Crick TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Ryan Mahaffey Special Teams) • Carlos Anderson (5-8, 172, So., RB, 541 rushing TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: yds., 4 TDs); • Prince Amukamara (6-1, 205, Sr., CB, 64 tackles, 5 • Josh Collins (5-9, 193, Jr., WR, 32 rec., 502 yds., TD INTs); in 2008); • Jared Crick (6-6, 285, Jr., DT, 73 tackles, 9.5 sacks); • L.T. Fort (6-1, 228, Jr., LB, 70 tackles, 2 INTs); • Roy Helu Jr., (6-0, 220, Sr., RB, 1,147 yds. rushing, • Billy Hallgren (5-11, 194, Sr., K, 82 pts, 13-17 FG); 10 TDs); • Jarred Herring (5-9, 170, Jr., WR, 1,088 all-purpose); • Alex Henery (6-2, 175, Sr., K/P, 24-28 FG, 110 pts.); • Ryan Mahaffey (6-4, 258, Jr., FB/TE, 7 rec. 50 yds., • Zac Lee (6-2, 215, Sr., QB, 2,143 yds., 14 TDs); 3 TDs); • Niles Paul (6-1, 220, Sr., WR, 40 rec., 796 yds.) Roy Helu • Andre Martin (6-1, 203, So., DB, 44 tackles, 2 INTs); Jamar Thompson SPORTS INFORMATION • Terrell McBride (5-9, 175, So., 41 tackles); • Jamar Thompson (6-4, 215, Sr., LB, 86 tackles); SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Mann • Maurice Turner (6-3, 205, Jr., WR, 20 rec., 266 yds, TD); OFFICE PHONE: (402) 472-2263 E-MAIL: [email protected] SPORTS INFORMATION WEBSITE: www.huskers.com SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Colin McDonough SCHEDULE/RESULTS OFFICE PHONE: (319) 273-5456 [email protected] 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE E-MAIL: Sept. 5 Florida Atlantic W, 49-3 Sept. 4 Western Kentucky TBA WEBSITE: www.unipanthers.com Sept. 12 Arkansas State W, 38-9 Sept. 11 Idaho TBA SCHEDULE/RESULTS Sept. 19 at L, 15-16 Sept. 18 at Washington 12:30 p.m. 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE Sept. 26 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 55-0 Sept. 25 South Dakota State TBA Sept. 5 at Iowa L, 16-17 Sept. 11 North Dakota State 6:35 p.m. Oct. 8 at Missouri W, 27-12 Oct. 7 at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 South Dakota W, 66-7 Sept. 18 Stephen F. Austin 4:05 p.m. Oct. 17 Texas Tech L, 10-31 Oct. 16 Texas TBA Sept. 19 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 30-0 Sept. 25 at Iowa State TBA Oct. 24 Iowa State L, 7-9 Oct. 23 at Oklahoma State TBA Sept. 26 at Missouri State W, 35-7 Oct. 2 South Dakota State 4:05 p.m. Oct. 31 at Baylor (Texas) W, 20-10 Oct. 30 Missouri TBA Oct. 3 Indiana State W, 62-7 Oct. 9 at Southern Illinois 2 p.m. Nov. 7 Oklahoma W, 10-3 Nov. 6 at Iowa State TBA Oct. 10 at North Dakota St. W, 42-27 Oct. 16 at South Dakota TBA Nov. 14 at Kansas W, 31-17 Nov. 13 Kansas TBA Oct. 17 Southern Illinois L, 20-27 Oct. 23 Illinois State 4:05 p.m. Nov. 21 Kansas State W, 17-3 Nov. 20 at Texas A&M TBA Oct. 24 at South Dakota State L, 14-24 Oct. 30 at Youngstown State TBA Nov. 27 at Colorado W, 28-20 Nov. 26 Colorado 2:30 p.m. Nov. 7 Youngstown State W, 28-7 Nov. 6 at Indiana State 2:05 p.m. Dec. 5 *vs. Texas L, 12-13 Note: All times local to site Nov. 14 Western Illinois W, 34-0 Nov. 13 Missouri State 4:05 p.m. Dec. 30 ^vs. Arizona W, 33-0 Nov. 21 at Illinois State L, 20-22 Nov. 20 at Western Illinois 1 p.m. * Big 12 championship game ^Holiday Bowl Note: All times local to site

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 77 2010 OPPONENTS WESTERN ILLINOIS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Oct. 9 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Oct. 16 at Carbondale, Ill. Kickoff: 6 p.m. (Beef Bowl) Kickoff: 2 p.m.

QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Macomb, Ill. LOCATION: Carbondale, Ill. ENROLLMENT: 13,331 ENROLLMENT: 20,350 NICKNAME: Fighting Leathernecks NICKNAME: Salukis COLORS: Purple and Gold COLORS: Maroon and White HOME STADIUM: (Natural Grass - 16,368) HOME STADIUM: New Stadium (Field Turf - 15,000) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. Tim Van Alstine ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Mario Moccia TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 1-10 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 11-2 2008 CONFERENCE RECORD: 0-8 (ninth place in Mis- 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 8-0 (first place in souri Valley Football Conference) Missouri Valley Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Mark Hendrickson HEAD COACH: Alma Mater, Year: Northern Iowa, 1980 Alma Mater, Year: North Dakota, 1985 RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 5-10 (acting head coach RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 20-5 (2) during parts of two seasons) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 122-38 (13) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 5-10 Mark Hendrickson ASSISTANT COACHES: (Associate Dale Lennon ASSISTANT COACHES: Thomas Casey (Assistant Head Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator); Kalen DeBoer Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers); Doug (Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers); John Steger Ruse (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Kevin (Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers); Almlie (Defensive Backs Assistant); Carl Franks Steve Crutchley (Running Backs); (Defensive Backs); Tim Martz (Linebackers Assistant); (Quarterbacks); Jim Jackson (Tight Ends); Phil Meyer Josh McCall (Offensive Line); Steve McKane (Offensive Line); Eric Schmidt (Outside Linebackers/ (Defensive Line); Derek Moore (Offensive Line Defensive Line); Travis Stepps (Secondary) Assistant); Pete Roley (Tight Ends); Thaddaeus Ward LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 36/25 (Running Backs) STARTERS RETURNING: 10/13 (6 Offense, 3 Defense, LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 39/17 Matt Barr 1 Special Teams) Chris Dieker STARTERS RETURNING: 14 (6 Offense, 5 Defense, TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: 3 Special Teams) • Joe Allaria (6-2, 195 Sr., WR, 52 rec., 697 yds., 4 TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: TDs); • Matt Barr (6-2, 210, Sr., QB, 914 yds. passing, • Chance Coda (6-2, 240, Jr., DE, 27 tackles, 2 sacks); 5 TDs); • Chris Dieker (6-5, 215, Sr., QB, 1,326 yds., 10 TDs); • Kyle Glazier (6-1, 220, Sr., LB, 20 tackles, 2 INTs); • Kyle Dougherty (5-10, 185, Sr., K, 19-25 FG): • Brandon Kreczmer (6-2, 225, Sr., LB, 88 tackles, 7 • Korey Lindsey (6-0, 190, Sr., CB, 63 tackles, 4 PBU, sacks); 6 INTs); • Mike Lamphear (6-4, 275, Sr., OL); • Mike McElroy (6-1, 205, Sr., S, 78 tackles, 7.0 TFL, • Lito Senatus (6-3, 200, Sr., WR, 65 rec., 819 yds., Kyle Glazier 7 INTs); Korey Lindsey 5 TDs); • David Pickard (6-5, 290, Jr., OT) • Todd Speight (5-8, 165, Sr., WR, 1,306 all-purpose yds.); SPORTS INFORMATION • Mike Stieren (6-1, 235, Sr., DL, 32 tackles, 8 TFLs, 4 sacks) SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Clay SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE PHONE: (618) 453-5470 SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Osterman E-MAIL: [email protected] (309) 298-1133 OFFICE PHONE: WEBSITE: www.SIUSalukis.com [email protected] E-MAIL: SCHEDULE/RESULTS WEBSITE: www.GoLeathernecks.com 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE SCHEDULE/RESULTS Sept. 5 at Marshall (W. Va.) L, 28-31 Sept. 2 Quincy (Ill.) 7 p.m. 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE Sept. 19 SW Baptist (Mo.) W, 59-7 Sept. 11 at Illinois 6:30 p.m. Sept. 3 at Sam Houston St. W, 35-28 Sept. 2 Valparaiso (Ind.) 6 p.m. Sept. 26 North Dakota State W, 24-14 Sept. 18 Southeast Missouri St. 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at Northern Illinois L, 7-41 Sept. 11 at Purdue (Ind.) 11 a.m. Oct. 3 at Western Illinois W, 30-10 Sept. 25 at Youngstown State 3 p.m. Sept. 19 Stephen F. Austin L, 30-40 Sept. 18 Sam Houston St. (Texas)1 p.m. Oct. 10 Illinois State W, 43-23 Oct. 2 at Illinois State 1 p.m. Oct. 3 Southern Illinois L, 10-30 Sept. 25 Indiana State 3 p.m. Oct. 17 at Northern Iowa W, 27-20 Oct. 9 Northern Iowa 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at Youngstown State L, 21-31 Oct. 2 at North Dakota State TBA Oct. 24 Youngstown State W, 27-8 Oct. 16 South Dakota State 2 p.m. Oct. 17 Missouri State L, 16-17 Oct. 9 at South Dakota State 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Indiana State W, 33-0 Oct. 30 at Missouri State 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at Indiana State L, 14-17 Oct. 16 Youngstown State 6 p.m. Nov. 7 at South Dakota St. W, 34-15 Nov. 6 at North Dakota State TBA Oct. 31 North Dakota State L, 7-14 Oct. 23 at Missouri State 1 p.m. Nov. 14 Missouri State W, 44-24 Nov. 13 Western Illinois 1 p.m. Nov. 7 at Illinois State L, 7-25 Oct. 30 Illinois State 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at SE Missouri St. W, 42-24 Nov. 20 Indiana State 1 p.m. Nov. 14 at Northern Iowa L, 0-34 Nov. 13 at Southern Illinois 1 p.m. Nov. 28 *Eastern Illinois W, 48-7 Note: All times local to site Nov. 21 South Dakota State L, 7-27 Nov. 20 Northern Iowa 1 p.m. Dec. 5 *William & Mary (Va.) L, 3-24 Note: All times local to site *FCS playoff game

78 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2010 OPPONENTS YOUNGSTOWN STATE INDIANA STATE Oct. 23 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Oct. 30 at Terre Haute, Ind. Kickoff: 2 p.m. (Hobo Day) Kickoff: 3:05 p.m. ET

QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Youngstown, Ohio LOCATION: Terre Haute, Ind. ENROLLMENT: 14,682 ENROLLMENT: 10,457 NICKNAME: Penguins NICKNAME: Sycamores COLORS: Red and White COLORS: Royal Blue and White HOME STADIUM: Stambaugh Stadium (Sprinturf - HOME STADIUM: Memorial Stadium (FieldTurf - 12,464) 20,630) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ron Prettyman ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Ron Strollo TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 1-10 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 6-5 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 1-7 (eighth place in 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 4-4 (tied for fifth place Missouri Valley Football Conference) in Missouri Valley Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Trent Miles HEAD COACH: Eric Wolford Alma Mater, Year: Indiana State, 1987 Alma Mater, Year: Kansas State, 1994 RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 1-22 (2) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 0-0 (first year) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 1-22 (2) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 0-0 (first year) Eric Wolford ASSISTANT COACHES: Troy Walters (Offensive Trent Miles ASSISTANT COACHES: Tom Sims (Assistant Head Coordinator); Shannon Jackson (Defensive Coach/Defensive Line); Shane Montgomery Coordinator); Jesse Minter (Defensive Backs); Luke (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Rick Kravitz Powell (Wide Receivers) (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers); Louie Matsakis LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 41/17 (Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs); Carmen STARTERS RETURNING: 19 (10 Offense, 8 Defense, 1 Bricillo (Offensive Line); Frank Buffano (Secondary); Special Teams) Andre Coleman (Tight Ends); Phil Longo (Wide TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Receivers); Rollen Smith (Asst. Defensive Line); Ron • Aaron Archie (6-0, 230, So., LB, 117 tackles, 2 Stoops Jr. (Safeties) sacks); LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 37/18 Dominique Barnes • Larry Carter (6-0, 185, Jr., DB, 55 tackles, 1 INT); Aaron Archie STARTERS RETURNING: 14 (6 Offense, 7 Defense, 1 • Darrius Gates (5-9, 190, Sr., RB, 266 yds. rushing, Special Teams) 15 rec., 124 yds.); TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Rod Hardy (6-2, 295, Jr., DL, 42 tackles, 11 TFLs, 3 • Dominique Barnes (5-11, 180, Sr., WR, 60 rec., 762 sacks); yds., 8 TDs); • Josh Jellison (6-5, 280, Sr., OL); • Stephen Blose (5-10, 190, Sr., K, 9-16 FG, 54 Pts.); • Bryant Kent (6-0, 155, Sr., WR, 20 rec., 326 yds., 2 • Andre Elliott (6-2, 200, Sr., FS, 63 tackles); TDs); • Taylor Hill (6-2, 215, So., LB, 65 tackles); • Larry Lacotti (5-10, 175, Sr., WR, 18 rec., 101 yds.); • Na’eem Outler (6-2, 245, Sr., LB, 44 tackles, 7 • Michael Mardis (6-3, 220, So., TE, 12 rec., 105 yds.); TFLs); • Ben Obaseki (6-3, 235, So., DE, 32 tackles, 2 sacks); Andre Elliott Darrius Gates • Eric Rodemoyer (6-3, 290, Sr., OL); • Alex Sewall (6-1, 210, Jr., DB, 84 tackles); • Brandian Ross (6-1, 195, Sr., CB, 47 tackles, 2 INTs); • Jacolby Washington (6-1, 235, So., LB, 66 tackles, 7 TFLs) • Deonta Tate (6-1, 225, Jr., LB, 35 tackles); SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Ace Hunt SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Trevor Parks OFFICE PHONE: (812) 237-4161 OFFICE PHONE: (330) 941-3192 E-MAIL: [email protected] [email protected] E-MAIL: WEBSITE: www.GoSycamores.com www.YSUsports.com WEBSITE: SCHEDULE/RESULTS CHEDULE ESULTS S /R 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE Aug. 27 Quincy (Ill.) 6:05 p.m. Sept. 4 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 7:05 p.m. Sept. 5 at Pittsburgh (Pa.) L, 3-38 Sept. 4 at Penn State noon Sept. 5 at Louisville (Ky.) TBA Sept. 11 at Cincinnati (Ohio) noon Sept. 12 Austin Peay (Tenn.) W, 38-21 Sept. 11 Butler (Ind.) 6 p.m. Sept. 12 Eastern Illinois 12:05 p.m. Sept. 25 at Western Illinois 3 p.m. Sept. 19 at N’eastern (Mass.) W, 38-21 Sept. 18 Central Connecticut St. 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at South Dakota State 6 p.m. Oct. 2 Quincy (Ill.) 5:05 p.m. Sept. 26 at Indiana State W, 28-0 Sept. 25 Southern Illinois 4 p.m. Sept. 26 Youngstown State 12:05 p.m. Oct. 9 Illinois State 3:05 p.m. Oct. 3 Missouri State L, 7-17 Oct. 2 at Missouri State 1 p.m. Oct. 3 at Northern Iowa 4:05 p.m. Oct. 16 Missouri State 4:05 p.m. Oct. 10 Western Illinois W, 31-21 Oct. 9 North Dakota State 4 p.m. Oct. 17 at Illinois State 2 p.m. Oct. 23 at North Dakota State TBA Oct. 24 at Southern Illinois L, 8-27 Oct. 16 at Western Illinois 6 p.m. Oct. 24 Western Illinois 3:05 p.m. Oct. 30 South Dakota State 3:05 p.m. Oct. 31 South Dakota State L, 3-17 Oct. 23 at South Dakota State 2 p.m. Oct. 31 Southern Illinois 12:05 p.m. Nov. 6 Northern Iowa 3:05 p.m. Nov. 7 at Northern Iowa L, 7-28 Oct. 30 Northern Iowa 1 p.m. Nov. 7 at Missouri State 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Youngstown State 1 p.m. Nov. 14 Illinois State W, 30-18 Nov. 6 at Illinois State 1 p.m. Nov. 14 North Dakota State 12:05 p.m. Nov. 20 at Southern Illinois 1 p.m. Nov. 21 at North Dakota St. W, 39-35 Nov. 13 Indiana State 1 p.m. Note: All times local to site Note: All times local to site

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 79 2010 OPPONENTS MISSOURI STATE NORTH DAKOTA STATE Nov. 6 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium Nov. 13 at Fargo, N.D. Kickoff: 1 p.m. Kickoff: 3 p.m.

QUICK FACTS QUICK FACTS LOCATION: Springfield, Mo. LOCATION: Fargo, N.D. ENROLLMENT: 22,938 ENROLLMENT: 14,189 NICKNAME: Bears NICKNAME: Bison COLORS: Maroon and White COLORS: Yellow and Green HOME STADIUM: Plaster Field (FieldTurf - 16,300) HOME STADIUM: (Artificial Turf - 18,700) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference Subdivision/Missouri Valley Football Conference ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Kyle Moats ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Gene Taylor TEAM INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 6-5 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 3-8 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 4-4 (tied for fifth place 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 2-6 (seventh place in in Missouri Valley Conference) Missouri Valley Football Conference) HEAD COACH: Terry Allen HEAD COACH: Alma Mater, Year: Northern Iowa, 1979 Alma Mater, Year: Nebraska, 1982 RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 18-26 (4) RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 52-25 (7) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 113-85 (16) CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 52-25 (7) ASSISTANT COACHES: D.J. Vokolek (Associate Head Terry Allen ASSISTANT COACHES: (Offensive Craig Bohl Coach/Linebackers); Rob Christophel (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks); Scottie Hazelton Coordinator/Receivers); Rob Bolks (Secondary); Sean (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers); Kenni Burns Coughlin (Offensive Line); Bob Montgomery (Tight (Wide Receivers); A.J. Cooper (Defensive Ends); Jake Ends); John Scott (Defensive Ends); Courtney Sanders Dickert (Defensive Assistant/Safeties); Dan Fodrocy (Defensive Tackles); Mike Chandler (Receivers) (Offensive Assistant); Scott Fuchs (Offensive Line); LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 43/14 Nick Goeser (Defensive Line); Tim Polasek (Running STARTERS RETURNING: 17 (8 Offense, 9 Defense, Backs); Brian Ward (Defensive Backs) 2 Special Teams) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 41/27 TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: STARTERS RETURNING: 13 (6 Offense, 6 Defense, 1 • David Arkin (6-5, 302, Sr., OL); Cody Kirby Special Teams) Matthew Gratzek • Adam Beauchamp (6-0, 255, Sr., LB, 80 tackles); TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: • Mikael Cooper-Falls (5-11, 198, So., RB, 424 yds. • Michael Arndt (6-6, 316, Sr., OL); rushing, 2 TDs); • Coulter Boyer (6-4, 246, Jr., DE, 45 tackles, 6.5 • Cadarrius Dotson (5-9, 170, So., WR, 28 rec., 244 sacks); yds., 2 TDs); • Preston Evans (5-11, 220, Jr., LB, 96 tackles); • Cody Kirby (5-11, 202, Sr., QB, 2,120 yds., 11 TDs); • Warren Holloway (6-1, 181, Jr., WR, 33 rec., 514 yds., • Derek Miller (6-3, 196, Sr., DB, 70 tackles, 4 INTs); 1 TD); • Waylon Richardet (6-1, 273, Sr., DE, 43 tackles); • Brandon Jemison (6-1, 215, So., LB, 61 tackles) • Mikel Ruder (6-4, 289, Jr., DE, 46 tackles, 3 sacks); • Cyrus Lemon (5-11, 192, Sr., DB, 24 tackles, 1 INT); • Jermaine Saffold (6-1, 205, Jr., WR, 25 rec., 439 Antoine Wilkinson • D.J. McNorton (5-9, 200, Jr., RB, 282 yds. rushing, D.J. McNorton yds., 3 TDs); 2 TDs) • Skylar Smith (5-11, 200, Sr., DB, 94 tackles); • Austin Richard (6-2, 326, Jr., OL); • Antoine Wilkinson (6-2, 237, Sr., LB, 113 tackles) • (6-6, 24, Jr., TE, 15 rec., 191 yds., 3 TDs) SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Kindhart SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Schwartz OFFICE PHONE: (417) 836-5402 OFFICE PHONE: (701) 231-8332 E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.MissouriStateBears.com WEBSITE: www.GoBison.com SCHEDULE/RESULTS SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 at Arkansas L, 10-48 Sept. 2 Eastern Kentycky TBA Sept. 3 at Iowa State L, 17-34 Sept. 4 at Kansas 6 p.m. Sept. 12 Tennessee-Martin W, 24-14 Sept. 11 at Kansas State TBA Sept. 12 at Sam Houston St. L, 45-48 Sept. 11 at Northern Iowa 6:35 p.m. Sept. 19 Murray State (Ky.) W, 35-10 Sept. 25 at Illinois State 6 p.m. Sept. 19 Wagner (N.Y.) W, 59-28 Sept. 18 Morgan State (Md.) 6 p.m. Sept. 26 Northern Iowa L, 7-35 Oct. 2 Youngstown State 1 p.m. Sept. 26 at Southern Illinois L, 14-24 Sept. 25 South Dakota 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at Youngstown State W, 17-7 Oct. 9 at Murray State (Ky.) 3 p.m. Oct. 3 Illinois State L, 24-27 Oct. 2 Western Illinois 1 p.m. Oct. 10 South Dakota State L, 17-24 Oct. 16 at Indiana State 3:05 p.m. Oct. 10 Northern Iowa L, 27-42 Oct. 9 at Youngstown State 4 p.m. Oct. 17 at Western Illinois W, 17-16 Oct. 23 Western Illinois 1 p.m. Oct. 17 at South Dakota St. L, 13-28 Oct. 16 at Illinois State 2 p.m. Oct. 24 at North Dakota St. W, 21-17 Oct. 30 Southern Illinois 2 p.m. Oct. 24 Missouri State L, 17-21 Oct. 23 Indiana State TBA Oct. 31 Illinois State L, 14-24 Nov. 6 at South Dakota State 1 p.m. Oct. 31 at Western Illinois W, 14-7 Nov. 6 Southern Illinois 3 p.m. Nov. 7 Indiana State W, 31-7 Nov. 13 at Northern Iowa 4:05 p.m. Nov. 14 at Indiana State W, 56-17 Nov. 13 South Dakota State 3 p.m. Nov. 14 at Southern Illinois L, 24-44 Nov. 20 North Dakota State 1 p.m. Nov. 21 Youngstown State L, 35-39 Nov. 20 at Missouri State 1 p.m. Note: All times local to site Note: All times local to site

80 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2010 OPPONENTS NORTH DAKOTA FUTURE SCHEDULES Nov. 20 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium All dates tentative and subject to change Kickoff: 1 p.m. 2011 QUICK FACTS Sept. 10 at Illinois LOCATION: Grand Forks, N.D. Sept. 17 Open ENROLLMENT: 12,748 Sept. 24 at Illinois State COLORS: Kelly Green and White Oct. 1 Indiana State HOME STADIUM: (Artificial Turf - 12,283) Oct. 8 at Youngstown State AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I Football Oct. 15 Northern Iowa Championship Subdivision/Great West Conference Oct. 22 North Dakota State ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Brian Faison Oct. 29 at Missouri State TEAM INFORMATION Nov. 5 Southern Illinois 2009 OVERALL RECORD: 6-5 Nov. 12 at Western Illinois 2009 CONFERENCE RECORD: 2-2 (second place in Great West Conference) 2012 HEAD COACH: Alma Mater, Year: Iowa State, 1990 Sept. 8 at Southeastern Louisiana Sept. 15 Open RECORD/YEARS AT SCHOOL: 12-9 (2) Sept. 22 Missouri State CAREER RECORD/YEARS: 12-9 (2) Sept. 29 at Northern Iowa ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Mannausau (Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator); John Chris Mussman Oct. 6 at Indiana State Kelling (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary); Oct. 13 Illinois State Greg Breitbach (Offensive Coordinator); Tim Oct. 20 at Southern Illinois Belmore (Wide Receivers); Rod Carey (Offensive Oct. 27 at North Dakota State Line); Josh Kotelnicki (Special Teams/Inside Nov. 3 Youngstown State Linebackers); George Love (Outside Linebackers); Nov. 10 Western Illinois Jace Schillinger (Running Backs) LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 32/18 2013 STARTERS RETURNING: 15 (6 Offense, 9 Defense) Sept. 7 at North Dakota TOP RETURNING PLAYERS: Sept. 14 Southeastern Louisiana • Kris Ankenbauer (5-9, 181, Sr., DB, 56 tackles); Ty Boyle • Ty Boyle (6-4, 286, Sr., NT, 19 tackles); Sept. 21 Southern Illinois • Ross Cochran (6-2, 234, Sr., OLB, 33 tackles); Sept. 28 at Youngstown State • Dominique Hawkins (6-0, 170, Jr., 61 tackles, 2 Oct. 5 at Western Illinois INTs); Oct. 12 Indiana State • Ryan Kasowski (6-3, 219, Sr., 35 tackles, 4.5 sacks); Oct. 19 at Missouri State • Jake Landry (6-3, 210, Sr., QB, 1,968 yds. passing, Nov. 2 at Illinois State 12 TDs); Nov. 9 Northern Iowa • Ian McGurran (6-4, 277, So., OL): Nov. 16 North Dakota State • Keith Queoff (6-7, 277, Sr., OL); • Creighton Schroyer (6-3, 276, Sr., OL); Mitch Sutton • Mitch Sutton (6-0, 210, So., RB, 689 yds. rushing, 6 TDs, 27 rec., 280 yds., 1 TD) SPORTS INFORMATION SPORTS INFORMATION CONTACT: Christy Kramer OFFICE PHONE: (701) 777-4210 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.fightingsioux.com SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2009 RESULTS 2010 SCHEDULE Sept. 5 at Texas Tech L, 13-38 Sept. 2 at Idaho 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at N’Western St. (La.) W, 27-20 Sept. 11 at Northern Illinois 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at Stephen F. Austin L, 31-65 Sept. 18 Northeastern St. (Okla.) 4 p.m. Oct. 3 South Dakota W, 27-12 Sept. 25 Northwestern St. (La.) 4 p.m. Oct. 10 StonyBrook (N.Y.) W, 31-24 Oct. 2 at South Dakota 2 p.m. Oct. 17 Sioux Falls L, 13-28 Oct. 9 Southern Utah 4 p.m. Oct. 24 at Southern Utah L, 10-35 Oct. 23 at Cal Poly 6:05 p.m. Oct. 31 Cal Poly W, 31-17 Oct. 30 Lamar (Texas) noon Nov. 7 Southern Oregon W, 30-24 Nov. 6 UC Davis noon Nov. 14 at UC Davis L, 20-28 Nov. 13 at Montana noon Nov. 28 at Central Arkansas W, 17-16 Nov. 20 at South Dakota State 1 p.m. Note: All times local to site

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 81 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE

The past four seasons have dealt great change Kentucky - 2002; Youngstown State - 1997), and to the Missouri Valley Football Conference. league members Youngstown State (3) and Within that span, the league has lost a member, Southern Illinois (1) own additional titles prior gained two members and changed its name. to their league membership, meaning six FCS Despite those developments, a quality nation- championship trophies are housed on league ally competitive product has been a constant for campuses, in addition to three (Youngstown the league, which celebrated its Silver Anniver- State twice and UNI in 2005) runner-up finishes. sary in 2009. Only five FCS leagues possess more than a The Missouri Valley Football Conference en- single FCS championship trophy, and the 1818 Chouteau Ave. ters its 26th year of existence this fall and has Missouri Valley Football Conference is among St. Louis, MO 63103 proven to be one of the nation’s premier NCAA that elite. Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) In recent years, the league has established it- Phone: (314) 421-2268 leagues. self as a leader among FCS conferences. During Fax: (314) 421-3505 There’s not much that has eluded the confer- the past 13 years, the league has two national Website: www.valley-football.org ence in its first 25 years of existence. The championships and eight other semifinal trips. league’s first two-plus decades have included The league’s 36-27 playoff mark in that span is VALLEY FOOTBALL national championships, national players of the third-best among all FCS leagues, and the con- STAFF year, national coaches of the year, No. 1 national ference has had four teams reach the title game rankings, and countless All-Americans. since 1997. Strong coaching and great players have The Missouri Valley Football Conference helped make the league a national force, but the success is not limited to the immediate stability and leadership of Commissioner Patty past. During the decade of the 1990’s, current Viverito -- the only commissioner the league has members of the league compiled a 34-19 mark ever known -- has helped make the Missouri in the FCS playoffs, bettered only by the South- Valley Football Conference a standard bearer on ern Conference, whose members were 37-19 in the FCS scene. Indeed, all signs point to contin- that decade. ued national prominence for the Missouri Valley Team accomplishments have helped solidify Football Conference as it enters its 26th season the Missouri Valley Football Conference as an Patty Viverito Bill Carollo in 2010. FCS elite, but individuals at the league’s mem- Commissioner Coordinator of Officials In June 2008, presidents of the nine-member ber institutions are the real source of pride Gateway Football Conference and the 10-mem- within the conference. Thanks to great players ber Missouri Valley Conference approved a and strong coaching, the Missouri Valley Foot- rebranding initiative that changed the football ball Conference has reached and will maintain conference name from the Gateway Football its place among the FCS best. Conference to the Missouri Valley Football Last year, despite tough scheduling, six teams Conference. It represented the second name in the conference had winning records, marking change for the football league. Initially, the the first time that’s ever happened in the 25-year conference competed as the Gateway Collegiate history of the league. The Missouri Valley Foot- Athletic Conference (1985-91) and the Gateway ball Conference has had four teams (or more) Football Conference (1992-2007). with better than .500 records in the same season Mike Kern Mary Mulvenna Although the league shares the Missouri Val- 16 times now, including the past 12 seasons. Associate Commissioner Assistant Commissioner ley name, the football-playing members com- In 1997, Youngstown State grabbed the for Media Relations for Compliance pete under a separate administrative umbrella, as crowned jewel for the conference, as the league the Missouri Valley Conference and the Missouri had one of its most successful seasons. In addi- LEAGUE MEMBERS Valley Football Conference will remain separate tion to claiming the league’s first national cham- entities. pionship, the Penguins finished the year ranked • Illinois State — Normal, Ill. While the 2009 season didn’t produce a No. 1, marking the first time a league member • Indiana State — Terre Haute, Ind. national championship, it was a successful one, has held that spot in a season-ending poll. That • Missouri State — Springfield, Mo. as Southern Illinois and South Dakota State year, Western Illinois was at No. 6, marking the • North Dakota State — Fargo, N.D. represented the conference in the playoffs, first time the league ended the year with two • Northern Iowa — Cedar Falls, Iowa marking the 15th-straight season in which at teams ranked among the top six. • South Dakota State — Brookings, S.D. least two teams have participated in post-season In 1999, the Missouri Valley Football Confer- • Southern Illinois — Carbondale, Ill. play. For three-straight weeks to close out the ence trumped that, as Youngstown State finished • Western Illinois — Macomb, Ill. regular season, Southern Illinois enjoyed the No. the year No. 2 and Illinois State was No. 3. UNI 1 national ranking, while RB Deji Karim of also finished in the top 20 in both nationally rec- • Youngstown State — Youngstown, Ohio Southern Illinois and DE Danny Batten of South ognized polls. Dakota State were finalists in the Walter Payton In 2002, Western Kentucky added to the Award and Buck Buchanan voting, respectively, league’s national championship trophy case with with each finishing third. an FCS crown, while both WKU (No. 1) and The Missouri Valley Football Conference has Western Illinois (No. 5) finished among the two recent national championships (Western nation’s top five in the season-ending polls.

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The Hilltoppers became the first school to earn victories against the tourney’s top three seeds en route to their national championship. In 2003, four Valley teams represented the league in the 16-team NCAA playoffs, marking the first time any league has sent that many to the playoffs in the same year. In 2004, Southern Illinois spent a league- record 11 weeks as the nation’s top-ranked team, while all eight league teams received votes for the Top 25 at some point in the season. Line- backer Boomer Grigsby of Illinois State earned a National Defensive Player of the Year honor, while SIU’s Jerry Kill was National Coach of the Year. In 2005, UNI became the fourth league school to reach the FCS championship game South Dakota State officially opened the Missouri Valley Football Conference era by defeating since 1997, while Southern Illinois and Western Youngstown State, 40-7, on Sept. 6, 2008, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The Jackrabbits have Kentucky combined to hold the nation’s No. 1 compiled a 13-3 record in their two seasons in the nine-team league. ranking in the top-25 polls for five weeks. In 2006, Youngstown State won its second- way Conference President’s Council voted to league no longer sponsors women’s sports, the straight league championship and the Penguins add a FCS football division for six of its mem- league has an historical place in the development were joined in the playoff field by Illinois State bers to the previously all-women’s athletics of intercollegiate women’s athletics. and Southern Illinois. That marked only the organization. Founding members of the football The 10 founders of the original Gateway second time in league history the league had division were Eastern Illinois, Illinois State, Collegiate Athletic Conference currently belong more than two teams qualify for the 16-team UNI, Southern Illinois, Southwest Missouri to three conferences. Eight members joined their playoff field. SIU’s Arkee Whitlock was a State (now Missouri State) and Western Illinois. men’s programs in the Missouri Valley: Bradley, national player of the year award winner The creation of the football division marked the Drake, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri (College Sporting News) and was third in the first time in college annals that football was State, UNI, Southern Illinois, and Wichita State. Walter Payton Award balloting. added to a women’s conference. In June of Eastern Illinois is now in the Ohio Valley In 2008, six teams were nationally ranked in 1986, Indiana State became the seventh member Conference, while Western Illinois competes in the same poll, marking the first time in league of the conference. The Summit League. history that had happened. Those six teams were In the 25 years of the football division, league Members of the Missouri Valley Football ranked for four consecutive weeks. North membership has been stable -- with only five Conference (and initial year of membership) Dakota State held the nation’s No. 1 spot for its fluctuations since 1986 Eastern Illinois left the include: Illinois State University (1985), Indiana first two weeks as a conference member, while league to join the Ohio Valley Conference in State University (1986), Missouri State Univer- rookie coach Dale Lennon of Southern Illinois 1996, while Youngstown State joined the confer- sity (1985), North Dakota State University became just the third mentor to win Coach of the ence in 1997 to return league membership to its (2008), the University of Northern Iowa (1985), Year honors in his first league season. original seven-member status. League member- South Dakota State University (2008), Southern The original Gateway Conference was ship reached what was then an all-time high of Illinois University (1985), Western Illinois Uni- founded as a women’s athletic organization in eight members for the start of the 2001 season versity (1985), and Youngstown State University August 1982, following the dissolution of the with the addition of Western Kentucky. The (1997). Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Hilltoppers left the league after six years to join Five Missouri Valley Football Conference Women. In September of that year, Patty the Sun Belt (FBS) North Dakota State and members also compete in the Missouri Valley Viverito was named the first commissioner of South Dakota State joined for the start of the Conference (Illinois State, Indiana State, the newly founded conference, a position she 2008 season, giving the league nine members Missouri State, Northern Iowa, and Southern maintains today. Before moving to its permanent for the first time. Illinois). Three league schools compete in The headquarters in St. Louis, the conference spent The Missouri Valley Football Conference is Summit League (North Dakota State, South three organizational months on the campus of among 10 FCS conferences that receive auto- Dakota State, and Western Illinois), while Eastern Illinois University. matic bids to the NCAA FCS Championship. Youngstown State competes in the Horizon In July of 1992, the 10-team conference The conference has had an automatic bid since League for its other sports. disbanded as its women’s programs realigned 1986, as the FCS Football Committee waived In its decade of operation, the Gateway spon- with their men’s teams in their respective the league’s two-year waiting period and granted sored championships in 10 women’s sports and conferences. The league assumed its new name the league an automatic bid after just one year. football. The women’s sports were basketball, on July 1, 1992, becoming the Gateway Football The Missouri Valley Football Conference is cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track & Conference, an NCAA FCS football league the only automatic FCS qualifying conference field, swimming and diving, tennis, softball, comprised of seven Midwest institutions. that sponsors football as its only sport, as the volleyball and, early on, field hockey. The Gateway Conference football division league completed its service to women’s athlet- was born on August 21, 1985, when the Gate- ics following the 1991-92 season. Although the

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 83 MVFC COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 2 SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 SATURDAY, OCT. 23 Eastern Kentucky at Missouri State, 6 p.m. *Indiana State at Western Illinois, 3 p.m. *Western Illinois at Missouri State, 1 p.m. Valparaiso at Western Illinois, 6 p.m. *Southern Illinois at Youngstown State, 3 p.m. *Youngstown State at South Dakota State, 2 p.m. Central Missouri State at Illinois State, 6:30 p.m. *Missouri State at Illinois State, 6 p.m. *Indiana State at North Dakota State, 3 p.m. Quincy at Southern Illinois, 7 p.m. South Dakota at North Dakota State, 6 p.m. *Illinois State at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. South Dakota State at Nebraska, TBD SATURDAY, SEPT. 4 Northern Iowa at Iowa State, TBD SATURDAY, OCT. 30 Youngstown State at Penn State, 11 a.m. *Illinois State at Western Illinois, 2 p.m. North Dakota State at Kansas, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 2 *Northern Iowa at Youngstown State, 2 p.m. St. Joseph’s (Ind.) at Indiana State, 6:05 p.m. *Southern Illinois at Illinois State, 1 p.m. *Southern Illinois at Missouri State, 2 p.m. *Western Illinois at North Dakota State, 1 p.m. *South Dakota State at Indiana State, 2:05 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 *Youngstown State at Missouri State, 1 p.m. Illinois State at Northwestern, 11 a.m. *South Dakota State at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 6 Western Illinois at Purdue, 11 a.m. Quincy (Ill.) at Indiana State, 4:05 p.m. *Missouri State at South Dakota State, 1 p.m. Indiana State at Cincinnati, 11:05 a.m. *Youngstown State at Illinois State, 1 p.m. South Dakota State at Delaware, noon SATURDAY, OCT. 9 *Northern Iowa at Indiana State, 2:05 p.m. Butler (Ind.) at Youngstown State, 5 p.m. *Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. *Southern Illinois at North Dakota State, 3 p.m. Missouri State at Kansas State, 6:10 p.m. *Illinois State at Indiana State, 2:05 p.m. Southern Illinois at Illinois, 6:30 p.m. *North Dakota State at Youngstown State, 3 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 13 *North Dakota State at Northern Iowa, 6:35 p.m. Missouri State at Murray State, 3 p.m. *Indiana State at Youngstown State, noon *Western Illinois at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. *Western Illinois at Southern Illinois, 1 p.m. SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 Eastern Illinois at Illinois State, 1 p.m. Sam Houston State at Western Illinois, 1 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 16 *South Dakota State at North Dakota St., 3 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. *North Dakota State at Illinois State, 2 p.m. *Missouri State at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. Central Connecticut St. at Youngstown St., 5 p.m. *South Dakota State at Southern Illinois, 2 p.m. Morgan State at North Dakota State, 6 p.m. *Missouri State at Indiana State, 3:05 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 20 *Illinois State at South Dakota State, 6 p.m. Northern Iowa at South Dakota, 4:05 p.m. *Indiana State at Southern Illinois, 1 p.m. Southeast Missouri St. at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. *Youngstown State at Western Illinois, 6 p.m. *North Dakota State at Missouri State, 1 p.m. *Northern Iowa at Western Illinois, 1 p.m. Notes: *denotes MVFC games; all times listed are Central Time North Dakota at South Dakota State, 1 p.m.

PREVIOUS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

1985 - UNI* 1996 - UNI 2006 - Youngstown State 1986 - Eastern Illinois 1997 - Western Illinois 2007 - UNI 1987 - UNI 1998 - Western Illinois 2008 - Southern Illinois/*UNI 1988 - Western Illinois 1999 - Illinois State 2009 - Southern Illinois 1989 - Missouri State 2000 - Western Illinois *Denotes at-large NCAA qualifier, other league 1990 - UNI/Missouri State* 2001 - UNI champions received automatic bid to the NCAA Tour- 1991 - UNI 2002 - Western Illinois/Western Kentucky* nament 1992 - UNI 2003 - UNI/Southern Illinois* #In 2005, Youngstown State became first confer- ence co-champion not to receive an at-large NCAA 1993 - UNI 2004 - Southern Illinois berth. 1994 - UNI 2005 - UNI/Southern Illinois*/Youngstown 1995 - UNI/Eastern Illinois* State#

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The South Dakota State University football victory at Illinois State on Sept. 26. Kyle Minett 2009 MVFC team took another step forward in its quest to rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns, STANDINGS become an elite program in the NCAA Division including a career-long 64-yarder, en route to TEAM CONF OVERALL I Football Championship Subdivision during the MVFC Offensive Player of the Week honors. ^Southern Illinois 8-0 11-2 2009 season. SDSU suffered its first loss of the season Oct. ^South Dakota State 7-1 8-4 The Jackrabbits posted their sixth consecutive 3 at Cal Poly, dropping a hard-fought 21-14 de- Northern Iowa 5-3 7-4 winning season at the FCS level and eighth over- cision in which starting quarterback Ryan Illinois State 5-3 6-5 all with an 8-4 overall record. SDSU reached the Crawford was injured. The Mustangs recovered Missouri State 4-4 6-5 postseason for the first time at the Division I a fumble in the end zone with just over two Youngstown State 4-4 6-5 level and secured its first playoff berth in foot- minutes to playin the fourth quarter to provide North Dakota State 2-6 3-8 ball since 1979. the winning margin. Indiana State 1-7 1-10 SDSU, which was picked to finish third in the With redshirt freshman Thomas O’Brien at Western Illinois 0-8 1-10 preseason Missouri Valley Football Conference the helm, the Jackrabbits moved to 3-0 in con- ^-qualified for Football Championship Subdivision playoffs poll, finished as league runner-up with a 7-1 ference play the next weekend with a 24-17 vic- mark. The Jackrabbits are 13-3 against MVFC tory at Missouri State to finish off a three-game JACKRABBITS IN opposition since joining the nine-team league in road swing. O’Brien completed 14-of-21 passes THE 2009 MVFC 2008. for 211 yards and two touchdowns in his first ca- TEAM STATISTICS Throughout the season, the Jackrabbits were reer start. DEFENSE paced by a staunch defense — one that allowed Defensively, SDSU recorded three intercep- • 1st in pass defense efficiency, 102.8 only 19 offensive touchdowns. SDSU did not tions, two of which were by MVFC Defensive • 1st in scoring defense, 13.1 points/game yield a touchdown in its first two games, rolling Player of the Week General Parnell. Parnell’s • T-1st in red zone defense, 61.5 percent up a 44-6 victory over Georgia Southern in the second interception came in the end zone with • 2nd in interceptions, 11 opening game of the season and a 41-0 shutout 38 seconds remaining in regulation, thwarting a • 2nd in opponent first downs, 126/15.8 avg. of Indiana State a week later in the MVFC potential game-tying drive. • 2nd in rushing defense, 105.2 yards/game opener. SDSU notched a season-high nine sacks With the Jackrabbits firmly entrenched in the • T-6th in sacks by, 12 in the season opener versus Georgia Southern. FCS national rankings, SDSU opened a key • 2nd in total defense, 284.6 yards/game The Jackrabbits began a season 3-0 for the two-game homestand against North Dakota • 3rd in opponent third-down conversions, first time since 2000 when they recorded a 38-17 State on Oct. 17. Derek Domino intercepted two 33.1 percent • 4th in passing defense, 179.4 yards/game • 7th in opponent fourth-down conversions, 52.6 percent OFFENSE • 2nd in third-down conversions, 44.2 percent • 3rd in passing efficiency, 134.8 • 3rd in scoring offense, 26.8 points/game • 4th in first downs, 150/18.8 per game • 4th in passing offense, 215.6 yards/game • 4th in rushing offense, 141.8 yards/game • 4th in red zone offense, 80 percent • 4th in total offense, 357.4 yards/game • T-4th in possession time, 30:33/game • 5th in sacks against, 13 • 9th in fourth-down conversions, 16.7 percent SPECIAL TEAMS • 1st in kickoff returns, 22.3 yards/attempt • 2nd in net kickoff coverage, 45.0 yards/att. • 2nd in net punting, 34.6 yards/attempt • 4th in field goal percentage, .647 (11-of-17) • 5th in punt return average, 8.1 yards/attempt MISCELLANEOUS • 1st in fewest penalty yards, 36.4 yards/game • 1st in fewest penalties, 30 • 2nd in turnover margin, +6 (.75 per game) Note: Rankings based on conference games only

Danny Batten led a Jackrabbit defensive unit that ranked among the national leaders in scoring defense for much of the 2009 season. Batten shared Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors and finished third in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award as the Football Championship Subdivision’s top defensive player. A defensive end, Batten was honored on three All-America teams and was later selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft by Buffalo.

86 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2009 SEASON RECAP passes, returning one for a touchdown, and Kyle grew to 41-14 early in the third quarter as Ross Minett rushed for a season-high 164 yards with Shafrath blocked a punt and Corey Jeske fell on JACKRABBITS two touchdowns as the Jackrabbits continued the ball in the end zone for a touchdown. IN THE 2009 their recent mastery of the rival Bison with a 28- Montana put together a furious comeback, NCAA STATISTICS 13 victory, claiming the Dakota Marker for the scoring 40 unanswered points against an SDSU TEAM third consecutive year. defense that entered the game ranked fifth • 4th in pass efficiency defense, 99.55 The Jackrabbits’ playoff hopes peaked in the among FCS teams for scoring defense. • 14th in rushing defense, 104.33 yards/game Oct. 24 Hobo Day matchup against perennial Although the season ended with a 61-48 • 16th in scoring defense, 17.42 points/game postseason qualifier Northern Iowa. defeat at the hands of the eventual national • 17th in total defense, 289.50 yards/game Trailing 7-6 at the half, SDSU gained the lead runner-up Grizzlies, SDSU was rewarded with • 22nd in kickoff returns, 22.45 yards/attempt early in the third quarter on a 63-yard strike an 11th-place showing in the final polls of the • 25th in sacks, 2.42 sacks/game from O’Brien to Glen Fox — the team’s longest season conducted by the FCS Coaches and • 28th in net punting, 34.80 yards/attempt passing play of the season. Sports Network. • 33rd in scoring offense, 27.75 points/game Kyle Harris gave the Jackrabbits the lead for Batten headlined the postseason award • 38th in turnover margin, +.33 per game good on a 49-yard field goal late in the third recipients as he was named to All-America INDIVIDUAL quarter and SDSU sealed the 24-14 victory over teams by the Walter Camp Football Foundation Danny Batten the sixth-ranked Panthers in the fourth quarter (first team), Sports Network (first team) and • 15th in tackles for loss, 1.42 TFL/game with an 11-play, 93-yard scoring drive that was Associated Press (second team). Minett also was • T-17th in sacks, .75 sacks/game capped by a 1-yard pass from O’Brien to Colin named to the Associated Press FCS All-America Derek Domino Cochart. Team, earning third-team recognition. • T-35th in interceptions, .42 INT/game SDSU continued its winning ways the next In addition, head coach John Stiegelmeier was Glen Fox week, defeating Youngstown State, 17-3, in a named one of five finalists for the Liberty • 48th in receptions/game, 5.17 defensive battle that saw Crawford return to the Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Stiegelmeier Conrad Kjerstad starting lineup at quarterback. also was a finalist for the award in 2007. • T-35th in interceptions, .42 INT/game The Jackrabbit victory in Ohio set up a Nov. 6 SDSU’s on-field success translated into Kyle Minett showdown at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium the record attendance for the second time in three • 5th in rushing, 108.67 yards/game following week between the lone remaining years. The Jackrabbits drew more than 10,000 • 13th in scoring, 8.50 points/game undefeated teams in the league — third-ranked fans to each of their five home games, finishing • 34th in all-purpose yards, 120.58 yards/game Southern Illinois and ninth-ranked SDSU. The with an average home attendance of 13,265 to Saunders Montague Jackrabbits could not recover from a number of rank 17th among FCS programs. The attendance • 27th in punt returns, 8.19 yards/attempt uncharacteristic mistakes as SIU built a 27-3 total marked an increase of more than 3,300 fans Dean Priddy halftime lead. Although SDSU outscored SIU in per game from the 2008 season and 2,000 more • 17th in punting, 41.17 yards/attempt the second half, the Salukis coasted to a 34-15 than the previous record of 11,218 fans per Peter Reifenrath victory and the outright lead in the MVFC. game in 2007. • T-24th in scoring, 7.64 points/game The Jackrabbits stepped out of conference • T-46th in field goals, 1.45 field goals/game play the next week for their lone Football Bowl Subdivision game of the season, at Minnesota. Neither team scored an offensive touchdown in the contest, which was decided by a late field goal after an SDSU turnover that propelled Minnesota to a 16-13 victory in Minneapolis. Derek Domino returned an interception 22 yards for the Jackrabbits’ lone touchdown, one that gave them a momentary 10-6 lead in the second quarter. Despite the loss, SDSU surrendered only 231 yards of total offense — the second-lowest total of the season. SDSU ended its two-game losing streak and secured a playoff berth on the final day of the regular season with a 27-7 victory at Western Illinois. Co-MVFC Defensive Player of the Year and Buck Buchanan Award finalist Danny Batten led the Jackrabbit defensive effort with three sacks. The Jackrabbits drew perennial national championship contender and No. 1 overall seed Montana in the first round of the FCS Playoffs on Nov. 28 in Missoula, Mont. SDSU was the dominant team through the first three quarters, Thomas O’Brien (4) started six games during his redshirt freshman season in 2009. A member of scoring the first 17 points of the game and the MVFC All-Newcomer Team, O’Brien threw for 1,448 yards and 11 touchdowns. Center Ryan leading 34-14 at halftime. The Jackrabbit lead McKnight (60) also returns to the lineup after earning first-team all-MVFC recognition last year.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 87 2009 GAME RECAPS

–GAME 1 – Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.4 3-42.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 #21 SDSU 44, Penalties-Yards 9-76 5-30 Possession Time 29:43 30:17 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 7 of 14 Sept. 12, 2009 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 12,354) Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0 BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota State University defense Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 5-6 recorded nine sacks and kept Georgia Southern out of the end zone, while Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 9-72 the Jackrabbit offense put up 31 second-half points to roll to a 44-6 victory RUSHING LEADERS: GSU - Darreion Robinson 6-47, Adam Urbano 4-22. SDSU - Kyle Sept. 12 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Minett 22-128, Tyler Duffy 8-34, Adam Monke 4-24. PASSING LEADERS: GSU - Lee The 21st-ranked Jackrabbits played their season opener in front of a Ce- Chapple 25-39-2 174, Kyle Collins 6-15-1 58. SDSU - Ryan Crawford 15-21-0 180, Thomas O’Brien 1-2-0 5. RECEIVING LEADERS: GSU - Darreion Robinson 9-14, Mitch real Bowl-record crowd of 12,354. Georgia Southern dropped to 1-1. Williford 6-59, Jamere Valentine 5-45. SDSU - Glen Fox 8-57, Mike Steffen 4-98, Saunders The Jackrabbit defense was relentless, holding GSU to 11 net yards Montague 2-12. INTERCEPTIONS: GSU - none. SDSU - Conrad Kjerstad 1-40, Corey rushing and 243 yards of total offense and forcing four turnovers. Ten dif- Jeske 1-32, General Parnell 1-6. SACKS: GSU - J.B. Shippy 1-6.SDSU - Danny Batten ferent players notched at least a half-sack in the game, led by Buchanan 1.5-10, Jake Steffen 1-11, Steven Bazata 1-10, Derek Domino 1-9, Andy Mink 1-8, Eric Wood 1-6. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): GSU - Dion DuBose 8-1-9, Derek Heyden Award nominee Danny Batten with 1.5. 4-4-8, Brent Russell 3-4-7, Darrell Pasco 2-5-7. SDSU - Derek Domino 4-7-11, Danny Conrad Kjerstad, Corey Jeske and General Parnell all intercepted Batten 4-2-6, Anthony Wise 3-3-6, Conrad Kjerstad 2-4-6, Cole Brodie 2-4-6, Jimmy Rogers passes. Junior linebacker Derek Domino led SDSU with 11 tackles. 2-4-6. Senior quarterback Ryan Crawford completed his first eight passing at- tempts and finished the game 15-of-21 for 180 yards and two touchdowns. –GAME 2 – Both of his scoring strikes were to Mike Steffen, covering four and 62 #18 SDSU 41, yards in a span of 2 minutes, 35 seconds in the third quarter. SDSU scored its third consecutive touchdown of the third quarter on a 5-yard Kyle INDIANA STATE 0 Minett run. Sept. 19, 2009 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 13,945) Minett tallied 128 yards on 22 carries. Glen Fox led the SDSU receiving BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota State defense held an corps with eight catches for 57 yards, with Steffen adding four catches for opponent without a touchdown for the second consecutive game, holding 98 yards. Indiana State to 90 yards of total offense, as the 18th-ranked Jackrabbits The two teams traded long field goals in the first quarter. Kyle Harris opened Missouri Valley Football Conference play with a 41-0 victory Sept. put SDSU on the board with a 44-yard field goal, while Adrian Mora an- 19 in the 43rd Annual Beef Bowl. swered with a 46-yarder for the Eagles. Mora added 36-yard field goal in SDSU improved to 2-0 overall. Indiana State dropped to 0-4 as its los- the third quarter. ing streak reached 30 games. The game was played before a crowd of The Jackrabbits led 13-3 at halftime following a 2-yard run by Minett 13,945 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. and 37-yard field goal by Harris. Playing in place of regular starting kicker As they did in their season opener against Georgia Southern, the Peter Reifenrath, Harris added a 40-yard field goal early in the fourth quar- Jackrabbits failed to finish drives in the first half. After going three-and-out ter to make the score 37-6. on its first two possessions, SDSU cracked the scoring column with 37 SDSU capped the scoring late in the fourth quarter on a 5-yard touch- seconds remaining in the first half on a 26-yard field goal by Kyle Harris. down pass by backup quarterback Thomas O'Brien to Sam Kavanagh. Harris missed on field goal attempts of 44 and 32 yards on the first two Lee Chapple finished the game 25-of-39 passing for 174 yards with two drives of the second quarter, and it appeared the Jackrabbits’ 3-0 lead interceptions for Georgia Southern. Darreion Robinson led the Eagles in would stand at halftime until Tyler Duffy broke through the Indiana State both rushing and receiving, gaining 47 yards on six rushing attempts and line to block a punt. adding nine receptions. SDSU took over at the Sycamore 14-yard line with 1 minutes, 35 sec- onds remaining in the half and scored two plays later as Mike Steffen SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL made a leaping one-handed catch on a pass from Ryan Crawford in the Georgia Southern (1-1) 3 0 3 0 6 right corner of the end zone. The 14-yard scoring play was Steffen’s team- South Dakota State (1-0) 3 10 21 10 44 leading third touchdown reception of the season. SCORING SUMMARY The Jackrabbit offense found its stride in the second half, scoring on 1st 6:58 SDSU - Kyle Harris 44 yd field goal five of its six possessions. Kyle Minett capped a five-play, 39-yard opening 1st 2:56 GSU - Adrian Mora 46 yd field goal 2nd 10:14 SDSU - Kyle Minett 2 yd run (Harris kick) drive with a 2-yard touchdown run. 00:49 SDSU - Harris 37 yd field goal Harris kicked a 22-yard field goal to make the score 20-0, followed by a 3rd 11:33 SDSU - Mike Steffen 4 yd pass from Ryan Crawford (Harris kick) 10-yard touchdown run by Duffy on the next Jackrabbit possession. 8:58 SDSU - Steffen 62 yd pass from Crawford (Harris kick) SDSU tacked on two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Minett scored on 4:05 GSU - Mora 36 yd field goal 1:29 SDSU - Minett 5 yd run (Harris kick) a 3-yard pass from Crawford midway through the quarter and senior run- 4th 11:46 SDSU - Harris 40 yd field goal ning back Jordan Paula found the end zone for the first time in his career 2:36 SDSU - Sam Kavanagh 5 yd pass from Thomas O’Brien (Harris kick) with a 6-yard run on the final Jackrabbit possession of the game. TEAM STATISTICS GSU SDSU Crawford, who was named the Outstanding Player of the Beef Bowl, FIRST DOWNS 18 20 completed 21-of-27 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Glen Fox FIRST DOWNS 17 18 led the receiving corps with seven catches for 67 yards, while Steffen RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-11 40-193 added five receptions for 89 yards. PASSING YDS (NET) 232 185 Passes Att-Comp-Int 54-31-3 23-16-0 Minett gained 95 yards on 18 carries. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-243 63-378 Defensively, SDSU limited Indiana State to five first downs for the en- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-2 tire game. The Jackrabbits did not allow a first down by rushing, tying a Punt Returns-Yards 1-17 1-17 school record set against Hamline (Minn.) in 1975. Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-156 3-80 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-78 The Sycamores netted 25 yards on the ground and 65 through the air.

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Darrius Gates tallied 20 yards on seven carries, while Travis Johnson com- Redbird cornerback Chris Garrett won the battle for the ball with Jackrab- pleted 11-of-25 attempts for 65 yards. Michael Mardis tallied four catches bit receiver Glen Fox and returned the interception 30 yards for the touch- for 21 yards. down and a 10-7 advantage. The Jackrabbit defense was led by Chris Johnson and Danny Batten, The Jackrabbits came right back to regain the lead, converting two long each with seven tackles. Donye McCleskey made a game-high 15 stops for third downs as part of an eight-play, 68-yard scoring drive. Crawford ran Indiana State, followed by 12 tackles by C.J. Cook. for 18 yards on third-and-eight, then kept the drive alive with a 21-yard pass to Mike Steffen on third-and-nine. Minett finished off the drive with SCORE BY QUARTERS 1234FINAL Indiana State (0-4, 0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 an 11-yard touchdown run at the 7:03 mark. South Dakota State (2-0, 1-0) 3 7 17 14 41 The momentum shifted firmly in the Jackrabbits’ favor late in the first half. With Illinois State in Jackrabbit territory, Matt Brown’s pass was in- SCORING SUMMARY 1st 11:30 SDSU - Peter Reifenrath 20 yd field goal tercepted by Jake Steffen, who returned the ball 24 yards to the Redbird 1st 00:37 SDSU - Kyle Harris 26 yd field goal 47. A Jackrabbit penalty on the initial snap pushed SDSU back to the Illi- 2nd 00:49 SDSU - Mike Steffen 17 yd pass from Ryan Crawford (Harris kick) nois State 38, but Crawford connected with Fox across the middle for a 62- 3rd 11:30 SDSU - Kyle Minett 2 yd run (Harris kick) yard scoring strike with 53 seconds left in the half to put SDSU ahead 4:16 SDSU - Harris 22 yd field goal 00:33 SDSU - Tyler Duffy 10 yd run (Harris kick) 21-10 at intermission. 4th 7:59 SDSU - Minett 3 yd pass from Crawford (Peter Reifenrath kick) Cole Brodie’s 51-yard kickoff return to open the second half set up 00:34 SDSU - Jordan Paula 6 yd run (Reifenrath kick) Peter Reifenrath’s 23-yard field goal. SDSU’s strong defensive effort continued in the second half. Derek TEAM STATISTICS ISU SDSU FIRST DOWNS 14 22 Domino’s interception at the Illinois State 31 led to another Jackrabbit FIRST DOWNS 5 20 touchdown. Crawford completed the drive by scrambling seven yards for a RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-25 36-149 touchdown. PASSING YDS (NET) 65 265 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-11-0 29-23-1 Minett capped the Jackrabbit scoring on the first drive of the fourth TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 49-90 65-414 quarter as SDSU again came up big on third down. Facing third-and-13, Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Minett broke through the line for a 64-yard touchdown run. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-43 Illinois State backup quarterback Matt Lancaster led the Redbirds on the Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-72 1-29 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 final scoring drive of the night, completing all six of his pass attempts be- Punts (Number-Avg) 9-34.9 2-42.0 fore scrambling for a 7-yard touchdown run with 10 seconds left in the Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 game. It was the first touchdown scored against the Jackrabbit defense this Penalties-Yards 6-43 5-40 season. Possession Time 25:45 34:15 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 6 of 12 Minett finished the game with 146 yards on 21 carries, while Crawford Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0 was 17-of-28 passing for 197 yards. Mike Steffen led the receiving corps Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 7-8 with seven catches for 90 yards. Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-9 1-10 Defensively, the Jackrabbits were led by Conrad Kjerstad with 11 tack- RUSHING LEADERS: ISU - Darrius Gates 7-20, Antoine Brown 12-13. SDSU - Kyle les. Jake Steffen added 10 stops, including 3.5 for loss. Buck Buchanan Minett 18-95, Tyler Duffy 4-29, Jordan Puala 4-22. PASSING LEADERS: ISU - Travis Award nominee Danny Batten was credited with two sacks among his six Johnson 11-25-0 65. SDSU - Ryan Crawford 21-27-1 239, Thomas O’Brien 2-2-0 26. tackles. RECEIVING LEADERS: ISU - Michael Mardis 4-21, Larry Lacotti 3-19, Bryant Kent 2-18. SDSU - Glen Fox 7-67, Mike Steffen 5-89, Saunders Montague 3-27, Kyle Minett Overall, SDSU held a 373-279 advantage in total offense, including 3-14. INTERCEPTIONS: ISU - Donye McCleskey 1-0. SDSU - none. SACKS: ISU - Ben 176-58 on the ground. Obaseki 1-7, Dan Millington 1-2. SDSU - Chris Johnson 1-10. TACKLE LEADERS (UA- Brown was 17-of-32 passing for 184 yards with Eyad Salem catching A-TOT): ISU - Donye McCleskey 7-8-15, C.J. Cook 5-7-12, Alex Sewall 2-7-9, Larry six passes for 66 yards for the Redbirds. Geno Blow tallied 58 yards on 17 Carter 5-2-7, Aaron Archie 3-4-7. SDSU - Chris Johnson 3-4-7, Danny Batten 0-7-7, Anthony Wise 3-3-6, Jimmy Rogers 0-6-6. carries. Kelyvn Hemphill led Illinois State with 10 tackles. –GAME 3 – SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL #17 SDSU 38, South Dakota State (3-0, 2-0) 7 14 10 7 38 ILLINOIS STATE 17 Illinois State (1-3, 0-1) 0 10 0 7 17 Sept. 26, 2009 • Hancock Stadium (7,833) SCORING SUMMARY 1st 10:43 SDSU - Saunders Montague 7 yd pass from Ryan Crawford NORMAL, Ill. — The 17th-ranked South Dakota State University foot- (Peter Reifenrath kick) ball team continued its best start as a Football Championship Subdivision 2nd 12:26 ILS - Zach Kutch 42 yd field goal member, improving to 3-0 with a 38-17 victory over Illinois State in 10:47 ILS - Chris Garrett 30 yd interception return (Kutch kick) Missouri Valley Football Conference action Sept. 26. 7:03 SDSU - Kyle Minett 11 yd run (Reifenrath kick) 00:53 SDSU - Glen Fox 62 yd pass from Crawford (Reifenrath kick) Kyle Minett rushed 21 times for 146 yards and the SDSU defense did 3rd 10:23 SDSU - Reifenrath 23 yd field goal not surrender a touchdown until the final 10 seconds in upping its record to 3:02 SDSU - Crawford 7 yd run (Reifenrath kick) 2-0 in league play. 4th 10:56 SDSU - Minett 64 yd run (Reifenrath kick) The Jackrabbits took advantage of good field position to score on their 00:10 ILS - Matt Lancaster 7 yd run (Kutch kick) opening possession. Saunders Montague capped a six-play, 43-yard drive TEAM STATISTICS SDSU ILS with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Crawford with 10:43 re- FIRST DOWNS 20 17 maining in the first quarter. FIRST DOWNS 19 18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-176 35-58 Second-quarter mistakes by SDSU gave the Redbirds the lead. After the PASSING YDS (NET) 197 221 Jackrabbits were flagged for 12 men on the field on an Illinois State punt, Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-17-1 38-23-2 Kutch put the Redbirds on the board with a 42-yard field goal. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-373 73-279 On the ensuing possession, Crawford’s pass was tipped at the line and Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0

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Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-4 ceptions. Crawford completed 5-of-10 attempts for 118 yards before Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-100 6-107 exiting. Fox recorded five catches for 64 yards, with Cochart adding five Interception Returns-Yards 2-24 1-30 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.0 4-39.0 receptions for 35 yards. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Minett led the running attack with 56 yards on 17 carries. Kool added Penalties-Yards 4-59 5-41 43 yards on five attempts. Possession Time 27:18 32:42 For Cal Poly, Smith completed 13-of-24 attempts for 131 yards. David Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 5 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 Mahr led the Mustangs with five receptions for 35 yards and Jaymes Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 1-2 Thierry paced a balanced rushing game with 57 yards on 12 carries. Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-19 2-9 Cal Poly held a 333-305 advantage in total offense and limited the Jackrabbits to 14 first downs. The Mustangs controlled the clock, holding a RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Kyle Minett 21-146, Ryan Crawford 5-17, Tyler Duffy 3-14. ILS - Geno Blow 17-58, Cliffton Gordon 11-25, Matt Lancaster 2-9. PASSING nine-minute advantage in time of possession — 34:48 to 25:12 — and LEADERS: SDSU - Ryan Crawford 17-28-1 197. ILS - Matt Brown 17-32-2 184, Matt converted 9-of-17 third-down attempts. Lancaster 6-6-0 37. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Mike Steffen 7-90, Glen Fox 3-74, SDSU, which came into the game ranked fifth in the Football Champi- Saunders Montague 3-14. ILS - Eyad Salem 6-66, Ben Graves 6-44, Tyrone Walker 4-41, onship Subdivision in third-down conversions at 51 percent, converted Cliffton Gordon 3-31. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Jake Steffen 1-24, Derek Domino 1-0. ILS - Chris Garrett 1-30. SACKS: SDSU - Danny Batten 2-17, Steven Bazata 1-2. ILS - only 4-of-13 attempts. Brandon Wilson 1-8, Bert Whigham 1-1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - The game featured 15 punts. Jackrabbit punter Dean Priddy averaged Conrad Kjerstad 6-5-11, Jake Steffen 4-6-10, Jimmy Rogers 2-6-8, Danny Batten 2-4-6. 40.9 yards on eight attempts. ILS - Kelvyn Hemphill 4-6-10, Chris Garrett 6-0-6, Paul Wright 3-3-6. Cole Brodie recorded a career-high 12 tackles to lead the Jackrabbit de- –GAME 4 – fense. Kjerstad and Chris Johnson each notched nine stops. Mohamed led the Mustangs with 13 tackles, including two for loss. #17 CAL POLY 21, SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL #15 SDSU 14 South Dakota State (3-1) 7 7 0 0 14 Oct. 3, 2009 • Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Att. 10,331) Cal Poly (2-2) 0 14 0 7 21 SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Cal Poly scored two defensive touch- SCORING SUMMARY downs, including a fumble recovery in the end zone with 2 minutes, 9 sec- 1st 8:24 SDSU - Kyle Minett 11 yd run (Peter Reifenrath kick) onds remaining in the game, to defeat South Dakota State, 21-14, in a 2nd 14:29 CP - David Mahr 2 yd run (Chris Pinto kick) battle of nationally ranked teams. 5:15 SDSU - Minett 9 yd run (Reifenrath kick) 2:54 CP - Asa Jackson 47 yd interception return (Pinto kick) The 17th-ranked Mustangs evened their record at 2-2, while 15th- 4th 2:09 CP - Carlton Gillespie fumble recovery in end zone (Pinto kick) ranked SDSU dropped to 3-1 overall. The Jackrabbits turned a turnover into points in posting the first score of TEAM STATISTICS SDSU CP FIRST DOWNS 14 20 the game. Conrad Kjerstad intercepted a long Tony Smith pass at the RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-89 48-202 Jackrabbit 3-yard line and returned the ball to the SDSU 25. Facing third- PASSING YDS (NET) 216 131 and-3, SDSU quarterback Ryan Crawford hit Mike Steffen on a slant Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-18-2 24-13-1 across the middle for a 60-yard gain to the Cal Poly 8. Two plays later, TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-305 72-333 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Kyle Minett scored from a yard out, extending his streak of games with a Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 3-7 touchdown — rushing or receiving — to nine games. Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-51 3-51 Cal Poly knotted the game at 7-all early in the second quarter. On the Interception Returns-Yards 1-22 2-62 first play of the quarter, Smith hooked up Eric Gardley on a 38-yard pass Punts (Number-Avg) 8-40.9 7-33.1 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 that set up the Mustangs first and goal from the SDSU 2. The Jackrabbit Penalties-Yards 4-55 3-23 first-string defense then surrendered its first touchdown of the season as Possession Time 25:12 34:48 David Mahr found the end zone from two yards out. Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 9 of 17 SDSU regained the lead midway through the second half, but it proved Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-1 to be a costly scoring drive. On third-and-9, Crawford was hit at his knees Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 2-15 as he threw, but managed to complete a 35-yard pass to Glen Fox. Thomas O’Brien came on to replace an injured Crawford, but SDSU RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Kyle Minett 17-56. Tyrel Kool 5-43. CP - Jaymes Thierry 12-57, Tony Smith 9-47, Jordan Yocum 13-43, Kelvin Rutledge 3-33. then turned to its version of the wildcat offense. Tyrel Kool gained 20 PASSING LEAD- ERS: SDSU - Ryan Crawford 5-10-0 118, Thomas O’Brien 13-22-2 98. CP - Tony Smith yards on two carries and Minett again found paydirt from nine yards out to 13-24-1 131. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Glen Fox 5-64, Colin Cochart 5-35, put the Jackrabbits up 14-7 after Peter Reifenrath’s second extra-point of Saunders Montague 3-29, Kyle Minett 3-19. CP - David Mahr 5-35, Dominique Johnson the game. 4-31. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Conrad Kjerstad 1-22. CP - Asa Jackson 1-47, Scottie The Mustangs tied the game moments later as an O’Brien pass went off Cordier 1-15. SACKS: SDSU - Jake Steffen 1-3. CP - Marty Mohamed 2-15. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Cole Brodie 6-6-12, Conrad Kjerstad 7-2-9, Chris the hands of Colin Cochart and into the waiting arms of Asa Jackson, who Johnson 6-3-9, Danny Batten 6-2-8, Derek Domino 3-4-7. CP - Marty Mohamed 9-4-13, returned the ball 47 yards for a touchdown. The game remained tied at 14 Bijon Samoodi 5-0-5, Kenny Jackson 2-3-5, Ryan Shotwell 1-4-5. at intermission. After a scoreless third quarter, Cal Poly recorded the decisive score in –GAME 5 – the waning moments of the game. After the Mustangs downed a punt at the #19 SDSU 24, SDSU 8, Marty Mohamed stripped O’Brien on the first play of the drive MISSOURI STATE 17 and Carlton Gillespie fell on the ball for the touchdown. Oct. 10, 2009 • Plaster Field (10,592) SDSU took over at its own 36 and advanced the ball to midfield before SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — General Parnell intercepted two passes, Scottie Cordier ended the Jackrabbits’ hopes of a comeback with an inter- including one in the end zone with under a minute to play, as South Dakota ception. The Mustangs proceeded to run out the clock. State held off a Missouri State comeback attempt, 24-17, Oct. 10 in O’Brien finished the game 13-of-22 passing for 98 yards with two inter- Missouri Valley Football Conference action.

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The 19th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 4-1 overall and stayed perfect 3rd 2:31 SDSU - Glen Fox 19 yd pass from O’Brien (Reifenrath kick) in league play with a 3-0 mark. Missouri State dropped to 3-3 overall, 1-2 4th 5:29 MSU - Jared Emery 5 yd pass from Cody Kirby (Hottelman kick) in the MVFC. The game was played before a crowd of 10,592 at Plaster TEAM STATISTICS SDSU MSU Field. FIRST DOWNS 29 21 Missouri State put together the first scoring drive of the game, moving FIRST DOWNS 15 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-133 32-116 the ball 58 yards on 10 plays on its first possession before Matt Hottelman PASSING YDS (NET) 211 288 nailed a 49-yard field goal. Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-14-0 46-29-3 The Jackrabbits came back to take a 14-3 lead late in the first quarter TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 59-344 78-404 with a pair of touchdowns two minutes and 18 seconds apart. Kyle Minett Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-0 1-3 capped a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run for the first Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-79 3-40 Jackrabbit score. SDSU’s Dirk Kool then recovered a short kickoff to set Interception Returns-Yards 3-77 0-0 up the Jackrabbits at the MSU 32. Five plays later, on third-and-16, red- Punts (Number-Avg) 4-45.2 4-39.0 shirt freshman quarterback Thomas O’Brien found Saunders Montague be- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 hind the Bear defense for a 23-yard touchdown. Penalties-Yards 2-15 6-66 Possession Time 28:16 31:44 The Bears scored first touchdown of the day with a methodical 19-play, Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 6 of 17 72-yard drive that chewed up more than seven and a half minutes. After Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 5 of 5 converting twice on short fourth down plays, Miguel Warren found the end Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-3 zone from six yards out. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 1-10 SDSU tacked on an 18-yard field goal by Peter Reifenrath late in the RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Kyle Minett 26-105, Tyler Duffy 5-34, Tyrel Kool 3-9. second quarter to take a 17-10 halftime lead. The Jackrabbits, who had a MSU - Cody Kirby 14-59, Miguel Warren 8-25. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Thomas long touchdown run by Minett called back earlier in the drive by a holding O’Brien 14-21-0 211. MSU - Cody Kirby 29-46-3 288. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Glen Fox 7-87, Mike Steffen 3-68, Saunders Montague 2-33. MSU - Jared Emery 7-67, Clay penalty, opted for the field goal rather than going for it on fourth-and-1. Harbor 6-53, Jermaine Saffold 4-101, Cadarrius Dotson 4-29. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - The Jackrabbits were able to establish more of a running game in the General Parnell 2-77, Conrad Kjerstad 1-0. MSU - none. SACKS: SDSU - Danny Batten second half. Minett gained 35 yards on a third-quarter drive before 0.5-2, Steven Bazata 0.5-2. MSU - Mike Daniels 1-10. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): O’Brien hit Glen Fox on a slant for a 19-yard touchdown pass that put the SDSU - Derek Domino 4-8-12, Chris Johnson 3-5-8, Danny Batten 3-5-8, General Parnell 5- 2-7. MSU - Derek Miler 2-11-13, Antoine Wilkinson 4-8-12, Skylar Smith 3-9-12, Adam Jackrabbits up 24-10 with 2:31 to play in the third quarter. Beauchamp 1-8-9. SDSU failed to score on two possessions in Missouri State territory early in the fourth quarter, while the Bears started to find their stride offen- –GAME 6 – sively. MSU put together another long drive, finishing off a 16-play, 80- #14 SDSU 28, yard drive as Jared Emery made a lunging catch on a 5-yard pass play from Cody Kirby with 6:02 remaining to pull to within a score at 24-17. NORTH DAKOTA STATE 13 After holding the Jackrabbits three plays and out, MSU took over at its Oct. 17, 2009 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 14,188) own 18 with under four minutes remaining. The Bears converted on BROOKINGS, S.D. — Kyle Minett rushed 34 times for 164 yards and fourth-and-four and again on third-and-14 before two long pass plays to two touchdowns and the Jackrabbit defense held North Dakota State off Jermaine Saffold put the Bears at the SDSU 31. Two more completions set the board in the second half as 14th-ranked South Dakota State claimed up the Bears first and goal at the SDSU 6, but Parnell stepped in front of a the Dakota Marker for the third consecutive season with a 28-13 victory. Kirby pass in the right corner of the end zone and returned the ball 63 SDSU improved to 5-1 overall and maintained a share of the Missouri yards to the MSU 37, sealing the Jackrabbit victory. Valley Football Conference at 4-0. The Bison dropped to 1-6 overall, 0-4 O’Brien, making his first career start, completed 14-of-21 passes for in league play. 211 yards and two touchdowns. Fox led the receiving corps with seven Early on, the game appeared as though it would be a shootout as both catches for 87 yards, while Minett gained 105 yards on 26 carries. teams scored on their opening drives. For MSU, Kirby completed 29-of-46 attempts for 288 yards, and also NDSU took the opening kickoff and marched 62 yards on seven plays, led the Bears with 59 yards rushing on 14 carries. All three of Kirby’s in- capping the drive with a 22-yard touchdown on a screen pass from Nick terceptions came in the second half. Emery tallied seven catches for 67 Mertens to D.J. McNorton. It marked the first time the Jackrabbit defense yards, while All-America tight end Clay Harbor added six receptions for allowed a first-quarter touchdown this season. 53 yards. The Jackrabbits came right back with a seven-play, 57-yard scoring Defensively, Derek Domino led the Jackrabbits with 12 tackles. Chris drive. Redshirt freshmen Thomas O'Brien and Aaron Rollin hooked for Johnson and Danny Batten each recorded eight stops. Derek Miller posted catches of nine and 36 yards, the latter of the two plays giving SDSU first- a game-high 13 tackles for the Bears, with Antoine Wilkinson and Skylar and-goal. One play later, Minett plunged in from a yard out to extend his Smith each adding 12. streak of consecutive games with a touchdown to 11. The Bears held a 404-344 advantage in total offense and ran 19 more After SDSU was stopped short on a fourth-and-1 play deep in Bison ter- plays, 78-59, than the Jackrabbits. ritory on its next possession, the Jackrabbit defense shifted the momentum in SDSU’s favor. On the first play of the drive, Derek Domino intercepted SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL a Mertens pass and ran it back 16 yards for a touchdown. Missouri State (3-3, 1-2) 3 7 0 7 17 The Jackrabbits made it 21-14 early in the second quarter on a 22-yard South Dakota State (4-1, 3-0) 14 7 7 0 24 touchdown run by Tyler Duffy to finish off a seven-play, 62-yard drive. SCORING SUMMARY The Bison cut the margin to one possession on their final drive of the 1st 9:30 MSU - Matt Hottelman 49 yd field goal 4:34 SDSU - Kyle Minett 3 yd run (Peter Reifenrath kick) first half, putting together a nine-play, 89-yard touchdown drive that ended 2:16 SDSU - Saunders Montague 23 yd pass from Thomas O’Brien when Mertens found Gary Williams from 20 yards out with 59 seconds (Reifenrath kick) remaining. However, backup kicker John Obarski, who was playing in 2nd 9:33 MSU - Miguel Warren 6 yd run (Hottelman kick) place of an injured Shawn Bibeau, missed the extra point to put the score 1:39 SDSU - Reifenrath 18 yd field goal at 21-13 heading into halftime.

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The second half turned into a defensive struggle until the Jackrabbits league opponents since joining the league last season, upping its record to were able to re-establish the running game. Minett ended the scoring early 7-0. in the fourth quarter with a 20-yard touchdown run. UNI dropped its second consecutive game, falling to 5-3 overall, 3-2 in SDSU’s defense gave up only 51 yards of total offense in the second league play. half, including only 15 through the air as the Bison completed SDSU took advantage of early Panther mistakes to build an early lead. 4-of-14 passes in the final 30 minutes. On the first play from scrimmage, UNI fumbled the handoff, with Jackrab- The Jackrabbits out-gained North Dakota State by a 203-122 margin on bit linebacker Jimmy Rogers falling on the loose ball at UNI 37. Seven the ground behind Minett’s season-high 164 yards, and held a 322-252 ad- plays later, Peter Reifenrath put the Jackrabbits on the board at the 12:32 vantage in total offense. Duffy added 48 yards on nine attempts. mark with a 23-yard field goal. O’Brien finished the night 13-of-21 passing for 119 yards, with Mike After a short UNI punt gave SDSU the ball in Panther territory, Reifen- Steffen leading the Jackrabbit receivers with four catches for 50 yards. rath capped a nine-play, 40-yard drive with a 26-yard field goal on the first For NDSU, D.J. McNorton, playing in place of a suspended Pat play of the second quarter to put the Jackrabbits up 6-0. Paschall, gained 57 yards on 17 carries and added three receptions for 27 UNI posted the first touchdown of the game at the 6:21 mark of the sec- yards. Mertens was 15-of-31 passing for 130 yards. ond quarter, marching 80 yards on 12 plays. Walter Payton Award nominee Defensively, the Jackrabbits were led by Domino, who recorded 12 Pat Grace finished off the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run. tackles and intercepted two passes from his linebacker position. Chris After the Panthers turned the ball over for the third time in the first half, Johnson added 12 stops. SDSU appeared on the verge of taking a halftime lead. Taking over at the UNI 24 following an interception by Jake Steffen, SDSU moved to the 2- SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL North Dakota State (1-6, 0-4) 7 6 0 0 13 yard line before Kyle Minett was stripped of the ball by L.J. Fort. South Dakota State (5-1, 4-0) 14 7 0 7 28 SDSU regained the lead on its second possession of the first half. On the first play of the drive, redshirt freshman quarterback Thomas O'Brien SCORING SUMMARY 1st 11:04 NDSU - D.J. McNorton 22 yd pass from Nick Mertens (John Obarski kick) hooked up with Glen Fox down the left sideline for a 63-yard scoring 8:30 SDSU - Kyle Minett 1 yd run (Peter Reifenrath kick) strike. The touchdown was the longest passing play of the season for the 3:28 SDSU - Derek Domino 16 yd interception return (Reifenrath kick) Jackrabbits, who made the score 14-7 as O’Brien connected with Colin 2nd 13:26 SDSU - Tyler Duffy 22 yd run (Reifenrath kick) Cochart on the two-point conversion. 00:59 NDSU - Gary Williams 20 yd pass from Mertens (Obarski kick failed) 4th 14:12 SDSU - Kyle Minett 20 yd run (Reifenrath kick) UNI came back with another 80-yard scoring drive. The Panthers needed only six plays before Grace again found paydirt, this time from two TEAM STATISTICS NDSU SDSU yards out with 9:20 to play in the third quarter. FIRST DOWNS 14 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-122 45-203 The rest of the game belonged to the Jackrabbits, who responded by tak- PASSING YDS (NET) 130 119 ing the lead for good on their next possession. Kyle Harris, who missed Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-15-2 21-13-0 earlier from 50 yards, connected from 49 yards out with 5:03 left in the TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-252 66-322 third quarter to cap a 10-play, 46-yard drive.The Jackrabbits put the game Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-18 5-52 out of reach in the fourth quarter with their longest scoring drive of the Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-60 3-71 season. After taking over on their own 7-yard line, O’Brien led the Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-20 Jackrabbits on the 10-play march by completing 5-of-6 passes for 32 yards Punts (Number-Avg) 8-37.1 7-38.9 and Kyle Minett broke off a 59-yard run to set SDSU up first-and-goal a Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 3-18 5-45 thte UNI 3. After Minett gained two yards on a pair of carries, O’Brien Possession Time 28:18 31:42 found Cochart for a 1-yard touchdown pass with 3:43 remaining. Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 4 of 14 SDSU, which came into the game with the top scoring defense in the Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 2 Football Championship Subdivision, held UNI off the board the rest of the Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 1-6 way. Over their final four possessions, the Panthers were forced to punt twice, turned the ball over on downs and had the clock run out. RUSHING LEADERS: NDSU - D.J. McNorton 17-57, Nick Mertens 9-54, Derek Domino led the Jackrabbits with 11 tackles, with Chris Johnson 6-11. SDSU - Kyle Minett 34-164, Tyler Duffy 9-48. NDSU - Nick PASSING LEADERS: adding seven. Merens 15-31-2 130. SDSU - Thomas O’Brien 13-21-0 119. RECEIVING LEADERS: NDSU - Warren Holloway 3-47, D.J. McNorton 3-27, Gary Williams 3-21, Thor Brown O’Brien finished the game 26-of-37 passing for 285 yards and two 3-17. SDSU - Mike Steffen 4-50, Aaron Rollin 3-49, Tyler Duffy 3-10. INTERCEPTIONS: touchdowns — all career highs. The Winona, Minn., native connected with NDSU - none. SDSU - Derek Domino 2-20. SACKS: NDSU - Preston Evans 1-10. SDSU - eight different receivers, including Fox, who caught five passes for 99 Brian Fischer 1-6. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): NDSU - Preston Evans 6-7-13, Daniel Eaves 6-3-9, Matthew Gratzek 5-4-9. SDSU - Chris Johnson 5-7-12, Derek Domino yards. Mike Steffen and Saunders Montague added five receptions each for 5-7-12, Anthony Wise 3-4-7, Isaiah Jackson 3-3-6, Conrad Kjerstad 2-4-6. SDSU, gaining 59 and 37 yards, respectively. Minett posted the 12th 100-yard game of his career and fifth this season, –GAME 7 – gaining 105 yards on 22 carries. #11 SDSU 24, For UNI, Grace ended the afternoon 21-of-38 passing for 215 yards and was intercepted twice. Carlos Anderson gained 79 yards on 13 carries, #6 NORTHERN IOWA 14 while D.P. Eyman recorded nine catches for 76 yards. Oct. 24, 2009 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 15,523) SDSU held a 429-327 advantage in total yards despite running two BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State continued its home mas- fewer plays, 72-70, than the Panthers. tery of Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents, defeating sixth- UNI was led defensively by Josh Mahoney with 11 tackles. Quentin ranked Northern Iowa 24-14 Oct. 24 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Scott made 10 stops. A Hobo Day crowd of 15,523 — the fourth-largest in stadium history — watched as the 11th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 6-1 overall SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Northern Iowa (5-3, 3-2) 0 7 7 0 14 and kept pace with Southern Illinois atop the Missouri Valley Football South Dakota State (6-1, 5-0) 3 3 11 7 24 Conference standings at 5-0. SDSU also stayed perfect at home against

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SCORING SUMMARY into coverage and made a diving interception - his fourth of the season - to 1st 12:32 SDSU - Peter Reifenrath 23 yd field goal give SDSU the ball at the Penguin 32. Seven plays later, Minett bounced 2nd 14:55 SDSU - Reifenrath 26 yd field goal 4:14 UNI - Pat Grace 3 yd run (Billy Hallgren kick) around right end from five yards out for the first touchdown of the game. 3rd 11:17 SDSU - Glen Fox 63 yd pass from Thomas O’Brien Youngstown State, which was able to establish more of a running game (Colin Cochart pass from O’Brien) in the second half, drove the ball deep into Jackrabbit territory on its next 9:20 UNI - Grace 3 yd run (Hallgren kick) drive, but the Penguins came up empty as a 17-play drive ended when 5:03 SDSU - Kyle Harris 49 yd field goal 4th 3:43 SDSU - Cochart 1 yd pass from O’Brien (Reifenrath kick) Blose missed a field goal attempt from 41 yards. SDSU iced the game in the fourth quarter with a nine-play, 66-yard TEAM STATISTICS UNI SDSU scoring drive. Crawford was 3-for-3 on the drive for 37 yards and Minett FIRST DOWNS 19 16 FIRST DOWNS 18 20 gained 25 yards on the ground, including the final yard for his second RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-112 33-144 rushing touchdown of the game at the 4:51 mark. PASSING YDS (NET) 215 285 Minett carried the ball 22 times for 87 yards and added two receptions Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-21-2 37-26-0 for 32 yards. Crawford ended the game 19-of-28 passing for 178 yards TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-327 70-429 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 with no interceptions. Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 1-14 Colin Cochart posted a career-high six receptions for 51 yards, with Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-80 2-36 Saunders Montague adding five catches for 39 yards. Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-15 The Jackrabbit defense was led by Buck Buchanan Award candidate Punts (Number-Avg) 6-33.5 5-42.4 Danny Batten, who recorded eight tackles, including a sack. Jimmy Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 5-40 3-40 Rogers and Isaiah Jackson also tallied eight stops. Possession Time 29:41 30:19 For Youngstown State, Brandon Summers finished the game 19-of-29 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 5 of 15 passing for 181 yards after starting the game by completing his first nine Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1 attempts. Dominique Barnes caught six balls for 93 yards, and Donald Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Jones added six receptions for 36 yards. Backup quarterback Dailyn Campbel led the Penguin rushing attack RUSHING LEADERS: UNI - Carlos Anderson 13-79, Pat Grace 18-27. SDSU - Kyle with 32 yards on seven carries. Minett 22-105, Tyrel Kool 2-30, Tyler Duffy 7-19. PASSING LEADERS: UNI - Pat Grace 21-38-2 215. SDSU - Thomas O’Brien 26-37-0 285. RECEIVING LEADERS: UNI - D.P Overall, SDSU held a 309-254 advantage in total offense, including a Eyman 9-76, D.J. Hord 4-59, Carlos Anderson 4-37. SDSU - Glen Fox 5-99, Mike Steffen 131-73 edge in the rushing department. 5-59, Saunders Montague 5-37. INTERCEPTIONS: UNI - none. SDSU - General Parnell 1-13, Jake Steffen 1-2. SACKS: UNI - none. SDSU - none. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A- SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL TOT): UNI - Josh Mahoney 4-7-11, Quentin Scott 5-5-10, L.J. Fort 3-5-8, Jamar Thompson South Dakota State (7-1, 6-0) 0 3 7 7 17 2-6-8. SDSU - Derek Domino 6-5-11, Chris Johnson 2-5-7, Conrad Kjerstad 4-2-6, Jimmy Youngstown State (4-4, 2-3) 3 0 0 0 3 Rogers 3-3-6. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 2:43 YSU - Stephen Blose 48 yd field goal –GAME 8 – 2nd 4:33 SDSU - Peter Reifenrath 25 yd field goal #9 SDSU 17, 3rd 11:11 SDSU - Kyle Minett 5 yd run (Reifenrath kick) 4th 4:51 SDSU - Kyle Minett 1 yd run (Reifenrath kick) YOUNGSTOWN STATE 3 TEAM STATISTICS SDSU YSU Oct. 31, 2009 • Stambaugh Stadium (Att. 10,780) FIRST DOWNS 17 14 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The South Dakota State University football RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-131 29-73 team methodically moved one step closer to a possible Missouri Valley PASSING YDS (NET) 178 181 Football Conference championship, posting a 17-3 road victory at Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-19-0 30-19-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-309 59-254 Youngstown State behind stout defense and two rushing touchdowns from Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kyle Minett. Punt Returns-Yards 1-5 2-15 The ninth-ranked Jackrabbits matched their best start since 1963, im- Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-65 3-44 proving to 7-1 overall and 6-0 in the MVFC in holding an opponent Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0 without a touchdown for the third time this season. SDSU came into the Punts (Number-Avg) 5-43.6 4-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 game ranked fifth in the Football Championship Subdivision by allowing Penalties-Yards 2-15 6-50 an average of 12.6 points per contest. Possession Time 32:36 27:24 Quarterback Ryan Crawford, who missed the last three games due to in- Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 6 of 14 jury, was sharp early on in his return to the starting lineup as he completed Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 0-1 his first four passing attempts on the opening drive for 41 yards to set the Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 0-0 Jackrabbits up first and goal at the YSU 4-yard line. A motion penalty stalled the drive and SDSU came up empty as Peter Reifenrath missed a RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Kyle Minett 22-87, Ryan Crawford 4-22, Tyler Duffy 7- 19. YSU - Dailyn Campbell 7-32, Dana Brown 8-27, Jamaine Cook 5-22. 26-yard field goal. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Ryan Crawford 19-28-0 178. YSU - Brandon Summers 19-29-2 181, The Penguins came back to score on their first possession of the game, Dailyn Campbell 0-1-0 0. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Colin Cochart 6-51, Saunders marching 49 yards on 11 plays before Stephen Blose tied a career long Montague 5-39, Glen Fox 4-29. YSU - Dominique Barnes 6-93, Donald Jones 6-36, Aaron with a 48-yard field goal. Pitts 3-20. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Derek Domino 1-0, Conrad Kjerstad 1-0. YSU - none. SDSU - Danny Batten 1-8, Antonio Thompson 1-6. YSU - none. SDSU tied the game in the second quarter after the Jackrabbits put to- SACKS: TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Danny Batten 4-4-8, Jimmy Rogers 3-5-8, Isaiah gether a methodical drive that consumed more than eight minutes. Reifen- Jackson 2-6-8, Chris Johnson 3-4-7. YSU - Taylor Hill 4-8-12, Andre Elliott 6-5-10, John rath capped the 15-play, 75-yard drive with a 25-yard field goal at the 4:33 Sasson 4-5-9. mark. The Jackrabbits came up with a big play defensively to open the second half. On the first play from scrimmage, linebacker Derek Domino dropped

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–GAME 9 – SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Southern Illinois (8-1, 7-0) 10 17 7 0 34 #3 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 34, South Dakota State (7-2, 6-1) 0 3 0 12 15

#9 SDSU 15 SCORING SUMMARY Nov. 7, 2009 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att. 10,317) 1st 11:02 SIU - Kyle Dougherty 49 yd field goal 4:13 SIU - Joe Allaria 21 yd pass from Paul McIntosh (Kyle Dougherty kick) BROOKINGS, S.D. — Third-ranked Southern Illinois clinched at least 2nd 12:19 SDSU - Peter Reifenrath 22 yd field goal a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference title and the league’s 6:39 SIU - John Goode 4 yd pass from McIntosh (Dougherty kick) automatic berth in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision with 3:47 SIU - Dougherty 22 yd field goal a 34-15 victory over ninth-ranked South Dakota State. 1:29 SIU - Lance Caldwell 75 yd interception return 3rd 12:07 SIU - Jeff Evans 40 yd pass from McIntosh (Dougherty kick) The Salukis scored 24 consecutive points between the second and third 4th 5:43 SDSU - Colin Cochart 2 yd pass from Thomas O’Brien (pass failed) quarters in improving to 8-1 overall and 7-0 in league play. SDSU, playing 2:26 SDSU - Mike Steffen 23 yd pass from O’Brien (pass failed) before a home crowd of 10,317, dropped to 7-2 overall and 6-1 in the TEAM STATISTICS SIU SDSU MVFC. FIRST DOWNS 19 24 After holding the Jackrabbits to three plays and out on their first offen- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-259 29-14 sive possession, SIU took an early 3-0 lead on its opening drive. Kyle PASSING YDS (NET) 129 328 Dougherty capped a seven-play, 65-yard drive with a 49-yard field goal. Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-12-0 54-31-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 62-388 83-342 The Salukis made it 10-0 midway through the first quarter as Joe Allaria Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 took a screen pass from Paul McIntosh and ran around the right end for a Punt Returns-Yards 3-5 2-20 21-yard touchdown, finishing off an eight-play, 70-yard drive. Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-4 5-87 SDSU bridged its first scoring drive of the afternoon between the first Interception Returns-Yards 2-75 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-35.0 5-40.4 and second quarters. A clipping penalty negated an apparent 37-yard Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 touchdown, and the Jackrabbits later were set up first and goal at the 1- Penalties-Yards 4-35 3-45 yard later in the drive but were stuffed on three consecutive plays before Possession Time 28:51 31:09 settling for a 22-yard field goal by Peter Reifenrath. Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 8 of 18 Mistakes continued to pile up for the Jackrabbits throughout the second Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-3 quarter. A bobbled snap on a punt attempt gave SIU the ball at the SDSU Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-25 0-0 6, and two plays later the Salukis made it a 17-3 game on a 4-yard pass from Paul McIntosh to John Goode. RUSHING LEADERS: SIU - Deji Karim 21-127, Paul McIntosh 8-78, Steve Strother 4-34. SDSU - Kyle Minett 11-61, Tyler Duffy 10-17. PASSING LEADERS: SIU - Paul McIntosh Dougherty added a 22-yard field goal on the next SIU possession and 11-18-0 108, Bobby Brenneisen 0-1-0 0. SDSU - Ryan Crawford 15-29-1, Thomas O’Brien the Salukis turned the game into a rout in the closing minutes of the half as 16-25-1 181. RECEIVING LEADERS: SIU - Bryce Morris 3-23, Joe Allaria 2-30, Marc Lance Caldwell intercepted a Ryan Crawford pass and returned it 75 yards Cheatham 2-17, Lucien Walker 2-2, Jeff Evans 1-40. SDSU - Glen Fox 12-101, Saunders for a touchdown to make the score 27-3. Montague 6-48, Mike Steffen 4-88, Colin Cochart 2-39. INTERCEPTIONS: SIU - Lance Caldwell 2-75. SDSU - none. SACKS: SIU - Kyle Russo 2-6, Kyle Walker 1.5-6, Brandin Crawford was sacked five times in the first half and six times in the Jordan 1-6, Chauncey Mixon 1-5, Jason Seaman 0.5-2. SDSU - none. TACKLE LEADERS game. (UA-A-TOT): SIU - Mike McElroy 5-3-8, Connor James 4-3-7, Stephen Franklin 2-5-7. SIU continued its onslaught by scoring on its opening drive of the sec- SDSU - Conrad Kjerstad 8-7-15, Danny Batten 2-8-10, Jimmy Rogers 6-2-8, Derek Domino ond half, marching 80 yards on eight plays with McIntosh completing a 1-7-8. 40-yard bomb to Jeff Evans for the touchdown. –GAME 10 – Backup quarterback Thomas O’Brien entered the game for SDSU on the team’s second possession of the second half and led the Jackrabbits on MINNESOTA 16, #12 SDSU 13 two fourth-quarter scoring drives. O’Brien threw a two-yard touchdown Nov. 14, 2009 • TCF Bank Stadium (Att. 50,805) pass to Colin Cochart to complete the Jackrabbits’ longest scoring drive of MINNEAPOLIS — Eric Ellestad’s third field goal of the game, a 25- the season, a 96-yard march that took 12 plays. yarder with 2 minutes and 22 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, gave O’Brien also threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Mike Steffen with 2:26 Minnesota a 16-13 victory over visiting South Dakota State on Nov. 14 at remaining in the game. SDSU failed on both of its two-point attempts. TCF Bank Stadium. Southern Illinois held a 388-342 advantage in total offense, gaining 280 Minnesota improved to 6-5 overall and became bowl-eligible with the yards on the ground. Walter Payton Award candidate Deji Karim became victory. SDSU, ranked 12th in the Football Championship Subdivision, the first player to rush for 100 yards against SDSU this season, gaining dropped to 7-3 overall. 127 yards on 21 carries. McIntosh gained 76 yards on seven carries and South Dakota State turned the ball over a season-high four times, in- complete 11-of-18 passes for 108 yards and two scores. Bryce Morris led cluding a botched snap deep in their own territory that set up the Gophers the Saluki receivers with three catches for 23 yards. for the winning score. For SDSU, O’Brien finished the game 16-of-25 passing for 181 yards Neither team scored an offensive touchdown in the defensive struggle. and an interception. Crawford completed 15-of-29 attempts for 147 yards. The Jackrabbits grabbed a 10-6 lead early in the second quarter as line- Glen Fox caught a career-high 12 passes for 101 yards. Saunders Mon- backer Derek Domino recorded his team-leading fifth interception of the tague added six receptions for 48 yards. season and returned the pick 22 yards for a touchdown. Kyle Minett led the Jackrabbit ground game with 61 yards on 11 carries. Minnesota returned the favor on the Jackrabbits’ next offensive posses- Defensively, Conrad Kjerstad notched a career-high 15 tackles for sion. Redshirt quarterback Thomas O’Brien was sacked and stripped of the SDSU. Danny Batten added 10 stops. ball by defensive back Michael Carter and D.L. Wilhite picked the ball out Mike McElroy led SIU with eight tackles. Caldwell recorded both of of mid-air for a 3-yard touchdown return. both of the Salukis’ interceptions, the second one coming in the end zone The Golden Gophers took an early 6-0 lead with field goals on consecu- to thwart a potential Jackrabbit scoring drive in the third quarter. tive first-quarter possessions. Minnesota’s best drive of the day, a 13-play, 78-yard march ended with a 23-yard field goal by Ellestad.

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An interception by Traye Simmons on the next Jackrabbit drive gave Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-146 3-27 Minnesota the ball at the SDSU 40. The Jackrabbits fended off first-and- Interception Returns-Yards 1-22 2-37 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-35.4 8-43.9 goal from the 8 before Ellestad booted a 26-yard field goal. Fumbles-Lost 5-2 2-1 SDSU appeared on the verge of cracking the scoring column as Tyrel Penalties-Yards 5-34 7-46 Kool broke off a season-best 84-yard kickoff return coupled with a face- Possession Time 25:52 34:08 mask penalty that gave SDSU the ball at the Minnesota 6-yard line. How- Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 3 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 ever, O’Brien was picked off for the second time in the game on the Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 3-3 second play of the drive. Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-28 2-14 The Jackrabbits again used a long return on special teams to get on the board early in the second quarter. Saunders Montague returned a punt 49 RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Kyle Minett 19-79, Tyler Duffy 3-6. MINN - Kevin Whaley 16-56, MarQueis Gray 6-47, Jon Hoese 9-32, Duane Bennett 6-14. PASSING yards to the Minnesota 11, but the Jackrabbits could only get to the 3 be- LEADERS: SDSU - 15-39-1 183. MINN - Adam Weber 10-21-1 94, MarQueis Gray 0-1-0 fore settling for a 20-yard field goal by Peter Reifenrath. 0. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Glen Fox 5-95, Saunders Montague 3-30, Colin SDSU struggled offensively throughout much of the first half and did Cochart 2-28, Mike Steffen 2-26. MINN - Nick Tow-Arnett 4-39, Troy Stoudermire 2-30. not record a first down until their sixth drive of the game. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Derek Domino 1-22. MINN - Simoni Lawrence 1-29, Traye Simmons 1-8. SACKS: SDSU - Isaiah Jackson 1-10, Danny Batten 1-8, Derek Domino 1-6, The Jackrabbits missed on a couple chances in the kicking game in the Antonio Thompson 1-4. MINN - Michael Carter 1-11, Garrett Brown 1-3. TACKLE middle quarters. Kyle Harris missed wide left on a 49-yard attempt to end LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Danny Batten 7-5-12, Conrad Kjerstad 2-6-8, Isaiah the first half and Reifenrath couldn’t convert a 25-yarder midway through Jackson 6-1-7, Derek Domino 5-2-7. MINN - Lee Campbell 6-0-6, Kim Royston 3-3-6. the third quarter. Reifenrath came back to tie the game at 13-all in at the 8:27 mark of the –GAME 11 – fourth quarter with a 34-yard attempt. #12 SDSU 27, With under five minutes remaining, SDSU took over at its own 18-yard WESTERN ILLINOIS 7 line. On second down, O’Brien couldn’t corral a low snap and defensive end Cedric McKinley fell on the loose football for the Golden Gophers at Nov. 21, 2009 • Hanson Field (Att. 1,508) the Jackrabbit 11. MACOMB, Ill. — The 12th-ranked South Dakota State University foot- The Jackrabbit defense again held firm, holding Minnesota to three ball team made a final statement toward locking up a Division I Football yards before Ellestad’s game-winning field goal. Championship Subdivision playoff berth, downing Western Illinois, 27-7, SDSU had two more chances, crossing midfield after a short kickoff on Nov. 21 at Hanson Field. the first possession, but could muster only one first down the rest of the The Jackrabbits, who snapped a two-game losing skid, ended the regular way. season with an 8-3 overall record and second-place mark of 7-1 in Mis- Total yardage was nearly identical as Minnesota held a 231-229 advan- souri Valley Football Conference play. WIU dropped its 10th consecutive tage. The Golden Gophers gained 137 yards on the ground, led by Kevin game, falling to 1-10 overall and 0-8 in league play. Whaley’s 56 yards on 16 carries. Adam Weber was 10-for-21 passing for SDSU wasted little time setting the tone by scoring in the opening 94 yards, with Nick Tow-Arnett leading the receiving corps with four minute of the game. After Aaron Rollin returned a kickoff 45 yards into catches for 39 yards. Western Illinois territory, Kyle Minett broke through the right side of the SDSU gained 183 of its yards through the air as O’Brien finished the line for a 39-yard touchdown run on the Jackrabbits’ second play. game 15-of-39 with the two interceptions. Glen Fox posted a team-best The Fighting Leathernecks took advantage of a Jackrabbit interception five receptions for 95 yards, including a 51-yard reception late in the sec- to score its first touchdown of the day. After a 20-yard return by Ed Rogers ond quarter. Kyle Minett gained 79 yards on 19 carries as he topped the gave WIU the ball at the Jackrabbit 25, Dre Gibbs rambled into the end 1,000 mark for the second consecutive season. zone on the first play of the drive. Danny Batten paced the Jackrabbit defense with a career-high 12 tackles The Jackrabbits answered with a 39-yard field goal by Kyle Harris with and collected one of the team’s four sacks. Conrad Kjerstad added eight 5 minutes, 6 seconds remaining in the first quarter and extended the lead to stops. 17-7 early in the second quarter after Chris Johnson forced a fumble that Lee Campbell and Kim Royston each registered six tackles to lead was recovered by Conrad Kjerstad at the WIU 45. Minett capped the nine- Minnesota. play drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. SDSU came up with another big play to set up its third touchdown of SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL the half. Chris Tracy blocked a punt with 1:37 and Erich Feller fell on the South Dakota State (7-3) 0 10 0 3 13 ball at WIU 16. Two plays later, Thomas O’Brien connected with Glen Minnesota (6-5) 6 7 0 3 16 Fox from 10 yards out to put the Jackrabbits up 24-7 at the half, following SCORING SUMMARY the extra point by Harris. 1st 6:26 MINN Eric Ellestad 23 yd field goal In the third quarter, the Jackrabbits ended a Western Illinois scoring 3:43 MINN Ellestad 26 yd field goal 2nd 14:20 SDSU Peter Reifenrath 20 yd field goal drive with their second blocked kick of the game on a 34-yard field goal 13:25 SDSU Derek Domino 22 yd interception return(Reifenrath kick) attempt. SDSU then marched 68 yards on 12 plays, chewing up nearly six 9:04 MINN D.L. Wilhite 3 yd fumble recovery (Ellestad kick) minutes before Peter Reifenrath kicked a 33-yard field goal on the final 4th 8:27 SDSU Reifenrath 34 yd field goal play of the third quarter for the final scoring of the day. 2:22 MINN Ellestad 25 yd field goal Minett ended the game with 147 yards on 23 carries as he posted his TEAM STATISTICS SDSU MINN 13th career 100-yard rushing game and sixth of the season. FIRST DOWNS 12 16 O’Brien completed 12-of-24 passes for 142 yards. Saunders Montague RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-46 48-137 PASSING YDS (NET) 183 94 led the receivers with five catches for 68 yards. Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-15-2 22-10-1 Buck Buchanan Award nominee Danny Batten led the defensive effort TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-229 70-231 by recording a career-high three sacks for a loss of 19 yards. As a team, the Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3 Jackrabbits recorded four sacks. Punt Returns-Yards 5-68 1-0

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Chris Johnson and Derek Domino each notched eight tackles for the The Jackrabbits built the lead to 17-0 on a 34-yard field goal by Kyle Jackrabbits, with Batten and Corey Jeske each tallying seven stops. Harris with 12 minutes, 59 seconds remaining in the second quarter. For Western Illinois, Gibbs topped the 100-yard mark with 103 yards on Harris’ field goal capped a 14-play, 61-yard drive that consumed six and a 20 carries. Wil Lunt completed 25-of-38 passes for 206 yards, with Lito half minutes. Senatus recording a game-high seven receptions for 63 yards. Meanwhile, Montana was sputtering offensively against a Jackrabbit de- Kyle Glazier led the Fighting Leathernecks with 12 tackles. fense ranked first in the FCS ranks in pass efficiency defense and fifth in scoring defense. The first six Grizzly drives of the game ended in four SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL punts, a fumble and an interception. South Dakota State (8-3, 7-1) 10 14 3 0 27 The Grizzlies ratcheted up the pressure defensively in the second quarter Western Illinois (1-10, 0-8) 7 0 0 0 7 to get back into the game. Montana’s Severin Campbell picked off an SCORING SUMMARY O’Brien pass and returned it to the SDSU 18. Three plays later, Reynolds 1st 14:11 SDSU - Kyle Minett 39 yd run (Kyle Harris kick) scored from a yard out at the 7:14 mark of the second quarter. 8:54 WIU - Dre Gibbs 25 yd run (Brian Egan kick) 5:06 SDSU - Harris 39 yd field goal Montana made it two touchdowns in 27 seconds. O’Brien was stripped 2nd 9:46 SDSU - Minett 1 yd run (Harris kick) of the ball just before he attempted a third-down pass and the Grizzlies 1:08 SDSU - Glen Fox 10 yd pass from Thomas O’Brien (Harris kick) recovered at the SDSU 25. The Grizzlies needed only one play to pull to 3rd 00.00 SDSU - Peter Reifenrath 33 yd field goal within 17-14, scoring on a pass from Andrew Selle to Tyler Palmer. TEAM STATISTICS SDSU MINN However, the Jackrabbits were able to weather the storm, putting up the FIRST DOWNS 18 17 final 17 points of the first half. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-184 26-77 Cole Brodie set up SDSU near midfield with a 39-yard kickoff return PASSING YDS (NET) 142 206 and the Jackrabbits put together a six-play, 53-yard scoring drive capped Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-12-1 38-25-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-326 64-283 by O’Brien’s third touchdown pass of the game to Cochart, a five-yard Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 strike in the corner of the end zone. Punt Returns-Yards 4-12 4-37 An opportunistic Jackrabbit defense forced turnovers on back-to-back Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-45 3-50 possessions. First, Conrad Kjerstad intercepted a pass and returned the ball Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-20 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.4 7-32.0 to the Montana 2. Two plays, later Kyle Minett found paydirt from a yard Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 out. Penalties-Yards 6-32 8-77 Then, Antonio Thompson sacked and stripped Grizzly quarterback Possession Time 28:50 31:10 Andrew Selle, falling on the loose ball at the Montana 25. Harris later con- Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 3 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 nected from 39 yards out for his second field goal of the game to make the Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 0-1 score 34-14 heading into halftime. Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-27 1-6 SDSU made it 24 unanswered points with a big play on special teams early in the third quarter. Ross Shafrath broke through the line to block the RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - 23-147, Tyler Duffy 12-28, Jordan Paula 3-9. WIU - Dre Gibbs 20-103, Josh Gabelman 2-1. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Thomas O’Brien 1 punt inside the Montana 10-yard line and Corey Jeske fell on the ball in 2-24-1 142. WIU - Wil Lunt 25-38-0 206. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Saunders the end zone for the touchdown and a 41-14 Jackrabbit lead following an- Montague 5-68, Glen Fox 3-38, Kyle Minett 2-27. WIU - Lito Senatus 7-63, Justin Rideau other PAT by Harris. 4-30, Terriun Crump 3-41, Matt Warner 3-35, Dre Gibbs 3-15. SDSU - INTERCEPTIONS: The Grizzlies put together a 12-play, 62-yard drive on their next posses- none. WIU - Ed Roberts 1-20. SACKS: SDSU - Danny Batten 3-19, Jake Steffen 1-8. WIU - Brandon Kreczmer 1-6. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Chris Johnson 7-1-8, sion with Thomas Brooks-Fletcher ending the drive with a 2-yard touch- Derek Domino 5-3-8, Danny Batten 6-1-7, Corey Jeske 6-1-7. WIU - Kyle Glazier down run. 7-5-12, Ed Roberts 3-6-9, Brandon Kreczmer 5-3-8, Buddy Dudczak 3-5-8. Once again, SDSU had an answer. O'Brien went up top on a post route down the center of the field to Glen Fox on the first play of the drive for 61 –GAME 12 – yards to the Montana 4. Two plays later, Minett again scored from a yard #1 MONTANA 61, out. #11 SDSU 48 Montana came up with a big special teams play of its own as Marc Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs — First Round Mariani fielded the ensuing kickoff at the 2 and returned it 98 yards for a Nov. 28, 2009 • Washington-Grizzly Stadium (Att. 19,197) touchdown. However, the extra-point attempt glanced off the upright to MISSOULA, Mont. — Top-seeded Montana scored the final 40 points keep the score at 48-27. of the game, including five touchdowns in the fourth quarter, to post a wild The Grizzlies mounted another charge by scoring on the first play of the 61-48 victory over South Dakota State in an NCAA Division I Football fourth quarter. On third down, Selle found Mariani in the right corner of Championship Subdivision first-round playoff game. the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown. The Grizzlies improved to 12-0 on the season, while South Dakota State The momentum further shifted in Montana's favor as the Grizzly ended its inaugural run in the FCS Playoffs with an 8-4 overall record. defense rose to the occasion. The Jackrabbits were forced to punt on their The Jackrabbits took an early lead with a pair of touchdowns 55 seconds next three possessions, while the Grizzlies continued to move the ball apart in the first quarter. SDSU marched 67 yards on seven plays for the against SDSU. opening score as Thomas O'Brien looped a pass over the Montana defense Chase Reynolds scored on a pair of 1-yard runs to tie the game at 48-all, to tight end Colin Cochart from seven yards out. A 43-yard screen pass the last coming with 4:11 to play in the game. from O’Brien to Mike Steffen gave SDSU the ball deep in Grizzly territory. After another three-and-out, Montana took over at the SDSU 41 with SDSU forced the first of four Montana turnovers in the first half on the 2:42 remaining. The Grizzlies moved the ball to the 21 before a pass inter- ensuing drive as nose tackle Ross Basham stripped Chase Reynolds of the ference penalty in the end zone gave Montana the ball at the SDSU 6. Two ball and Isaiah Jackson recovered at the Grizzly 11. Two plays later, plays later, Selle hit Mariani from four yards out for the go-ahead score O'Brien connected with Cochart on a tight end screen for an eight-yard with 1:08 to play. touchdown and a 14-0 Jackrabbit lead. Mariani finished the game with 389 all-purpose yards, collecting 12

96 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2009 GAME RECAPS receptions for 171 yards, 178 yards on kickoff returns and another 40 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK yards on punt returns. Sept. 12 vs. Georgia Southern Oct. 17 vs. North Dakota State SDSU moved the ball to its own 43 on its attempt to tie the game, but Offense - Ryan Crawford Offense - Kyle Minett, Ryan McKnight O’Brien’s pass on the second play of the drive was batted at the line of Defense - Conrad Kjerstad Defense - Derek Domino scrimmage into the waiting arms of Campbell, who returned the ball 32 Special Teams - Kyle Harris Special Teams - Ross Shafrath yards for a touchdown that provided the winning margin. Scout Team Offense - Keith Kroger Scout Team Offense - Casey Cuppy Montana tallied 391 yards of total offense with 351 coming through the Scout Team Defense - Jake Weiss Scout Team Defense - Eric Koehlmoos air. Selle ended the game 27-of-43 for 309 yards, with Justin Roper com- Scout Team Special Teams - Pat Brown Scout Team Special Teams - Vince pleting 6-of-12 passes for 42 yards in a brief relief stint. Benedetto Sept. 19 vs. Indiana State Oct. 24 vs. Northern Iowa Reynolds, a Walter Payton Award candidate was limited to 35 yards on Offense - Mike Steffen Offense - Thomas O’Brien, Ryan 14 carries, but scored three times. Defense - Chris Johnson McKnight For SDSU, Minett led the offense with 131 yards on 35 carries. O’Brien Special Teams - Tyler Duffy Defense - General Parnell completed 14-of-27 passes for 198 yards with three touchdowns and three Scout Team Offense - Brandon Hubert Special Teams - Saunders Montague interceptions. Mike Steffen led the receiving corps with five catches for 90 Scout Team Defense - Kyle VanVoorst Scout Team Offense - Josh Kage Scout Team Special Teams - Travis Scout Team Defense - R.C. Kilgore yards. Lindstrom Defensively, Brodie matched a career high with 12 tackles. Derek Scout Team Special Teams - Travis Domino also added 10 stops. Sept. 26 at Illinois State Lindstrom Offense - Kyle Minett, Ryan McKnight Shann Schillinger led all players with 14 tackles for Montana. Oct. 31 at Youngstown State Defense - Jake Steffen Offense - Kyle Minett SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Special Teams - Cole Brodie Defense - Danny Batten South Dakota State (8-4) 14 20 14 0 48 Scout Team Offense - Matt Peitz Special Teams - Aaron Rollin Montana (12-0) 0 14 13 34 61 Scout Team Defense - Brett Tigges Scout Team Offense - Dustin Lotzer Scout Team Special Teams - Brandon Scout Team Defense - Chase Douglas SCORING SUMMARY Hubert 1st 6:57 SDSU - Colin Cochart 7 yd pass from Thomas O’Brien (Kyle Harris kick) Scout Team Special Teams - Pat Brown 6:02 SDSU - Cochart 8 yd pass from O’Brien (Harris kick) Oct. 3 at Cal Poly 2nd 12:59 SDSU - Harris 34 yd field goal Offense - none Nov. 7 vs. Southern Illinois 7:14 UM - Chase Reynolds 1 yd run (Brody McKnight kick) Offense - Casey Knips Defense - Danny Batten 6:47 UM - Tyler Palmer 25 yd pass from Andrew Selle (McKnight kick) Defense - Danny Batten 4:02 SDSU - Cochart 5 yd pass from O’Brien (Harris kick) Special Teams - Danny Batten, Erich Special Teams - Bo Helm, Tyrel Kool 2:33 SDSU - Kyle Minett 1 yd run (Harris kick) Feller, Dean Priddy Scout Team Offense - Trevor 1:17 SDSU - Harris 39 yd field goal Scout Team Offense - Dominique Clare Tiefenthaler 3rd 11:15 SDSU - Corey Jeske blocked punt recovery in end zone (Harris kick) Scout Team Defense - Doug Peete Scout Team Defense - Brett Tigges 6:45 UM - Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 2 yd run (McKnight kick) Scout Team Special Teams - R.C. Scout Team Special Teams - Mason 5:40 SDSU - Minett 1 yd run (Harris kick) Kilgore 5:25 UM - Marc Mariani 98 yd kickoff return (McKnight kick) Winterboer 4th 14:56 UM - Mariani 15 yd pass from Selle (McKnight kick) Oct. 10 at Missouri State 7:35 UM - Reynolds 1 yd run (McKnight kick) Offense - Thomas O’Brien, Casey Nov. 21 vs. Western Illinois 4:11 UM - Reynolds 1 yd run (McKnight kick) Bender Offense - Casey Bender, Saunders 1:08 UM - Mariani 4 yd pass from Selle (McKnight kick) Defense - Chris Johnson Montague 00:45 UM - Severin Campbell 32 yd interception return (kick blocked) Special Teams - Dirk Kool, Kyle Harris Defense - Danny Batten, Corey Jeske Scout Team Offense - Vince Benedetto, TEAM STATISTICS SDSU UM Special Teams - Kyle Harris, Chris FIRST DOWNS 19 23 Bryan Witzmann Tracy RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-126 26-39 Scout Team Defense - Taylor Suess Scout Team Offense - Brandon Hubert PASSING YDS (NET) 198 351 Scout Team Special Teams - Kyle Scout Team Defense - Brett Tigges Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-14-3 55-33-2 VanVoorst Scout Team Special Teams - Jake Weiss TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-324 81-390 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-20 6-40 Kickoff Returns-Yards 10-199 6-214 Interception Returns-Yards 2-47 3-46 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.6 6-39.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 10-75 9-97 Possession Time 34:25 25:35 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 12 6 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 6-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-29 3-27

RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Kyle Minett 35-131, Tyler Duffy 5-14, Tyrel Kool 3-8. UM - Chase Reynolds 14-34, Thomas Brooks-Fletcher 5-17, Andrew Selle 4-4. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Thomas O’Brien 14-27-3 198. UM - Andrew Selle 27-43-2 309, Justin Roper 6-12-0 42. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Mike Steffen 5-90, Colin Cochart 4-28, Glen Fox 2-69. UM - Marc Mariani 12-171, Tyler Palmer 6-85, Sam Gratton 5-27, Steve Pfahler 3-35, Dan Beaudin 3-22. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Conrad Kjerstad 1-31, Cole Brodie 1-16. UM - Severin Campbell 2-46, Trumaine Johnson 1-0. SACKS: SDSU - Antonio Thompson 1-14, Brian Fischer 1-8, Steven Bazata 1-7. UM - Bryan Waldhauser 1-11, Severin Campbell 1-8, Jace Palmer 1-8. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Derek Domino 7-5-12, Cole Brodie 5-7-12, Isaiah Jackson 1-7-8, Jimmy Rogers 3-4-7. UM - Shann Schillinger 2-12-14, Erik Stoll 2-9-11, Shawn Lebsock 2-7-9, Alex Shaw 1-7-8.

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2009 SCORES TEAM STATISTICS SDSU OPP SCORING 333 209 DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL CONF TIME ATTEND Points Per Game 27.8 17.4 Sept. 12 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 44-6 1-0 0-0 2:56 12,354 Sept. 19 *INDIANA STATE W, 41-0 2-0 1-0 2:46 13,945 FIRST DOWNS 213 202 Sept. 26 *at Illinois State W, 38-17 3-0 2-0 2:39 7,833 Rushing 76 73 Oct. 3 at #17 Cal Poly L, 14-21 3-1 2-0 2:41 10,331 Passing 125 114 Oct. 10 *at Missouri State W, 24-17 4-1 3-0 2:47 10,592 Penalty 12 15 Oct. 17 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W, 28-13 5-1 4-0 2:56 14,188 RUSHING YARDAGE 1,588 1,231 Oct. 24 #6 NORTHERN IOWA W, 24-14 6-1 5-0 3:01 15,523 Yards gained rushing 1,857 1,584 Oct. 31 at Youngstown State (Ohio) W, 17-3 7-1 6-0 2:47 10,780 Yards lost rushing 269 353 Nov. 7 *#3 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS L, 15-34 7-2 6-1 2:53 10,317 Rushing Attempts 430 397 Nov. 14 at Minnesota L, 13-16 7-3 6-1 3:07 50,805 Average Per Rush 3.7 3.1 Nov. 21 *at Western Illinois W, 27-7 8-3 7-1 2:38 1,508 Average Per Game 132.3 102.6 Nov. 28 ^at Montana L, 48-61 8-4 7-1 3:20 19,197 TDs Rushing 20 10 * indicates Missouri Valley Football Conference game PASSING YARDAGE 2,507 2,243 ^ NCAA Football Football Championship Subdivision playoff game Att-Comp-Int 363-218-12 421-242-18 Average Per Pass 6.9 5.3 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Average Per Catch 11.5 9.3 RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOST NET YPC TD LG YPG Kyle Minett 12 270 1,337 33 1,304 4.8 16 64 108.7 Average Per Game 208.9 186.9 Tyler Duffy 12 76 274 9 265 3.5 2 22 22.1 TDs Passing 17 9 Tyrel Kool 12 17 102 6 96 5.6 0 26 8.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 4,095 3,474 Adam Monke 10 7 31 0 31 4.4 0 19 3.1 Total Plays 793 818 Jordan Paula 5 8 31 1 30 3.8 1 7 6.0 Average Per Play 5.2 4.2 Ryan Crawford 8 25 79 51 28 1.1 1 18 3.5 Average Per Game 341.2 289.5 Dean Priddy 12 1 0 21 -21 -21.0 0 0 -1.8 KICK RETURNS 44-988 47-905 TEAM 10 10 0 46 -46 -4.6 0 0 -4.6 PUNT RETURNS 31-249 29-192 Thomas O'Brien 11 16 3 102 -99 -6.2 0 3 -9.0 INTERCEPT RETURNS 18-305 12-270 Total 12 430 1,857 269 1588 3.7 20 64 132.3 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.5 193.3 Opponents 12 397 1,584 353 1231 3.1 10 41 102.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.0 6.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.9 22.5 PASSING GPEFFIC.COMP-ATT-INT PCT.YDS TD LG YPG FUMBLES-LOST 14-7 12-5 Thomas O'Brien 11 120.9 126-220-9 57.3 1,448 11 63 131.6 PENALTIES-YARDS 54-485 71-612 Ryan Crawford 8 136.2 92-143-3 64.3 1,059 6 62 132.4 Average Per Game 40.4 51.0 Total 12 126.9 218-363-12 60.1 2,507 17 63 208.9 PUNTS-YARDS 61-2,475 72-2,652 Opponents 12 100.7 242-421-18 57.5 2,243 9 48 186.9 Average Per Punt 40.6 36.8 Net punt average 34.8 32.3 |------PATs ------| SCORING TD FG KICK RUSH RCV PASS DXP SAF PTS POSSESSION TIME/GAME 30:01 29:59 Kyle Minett 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 102 3RD-DOWN ATTEMPTS 65/168 64/182 Peter Reifenrath 0 9-11 20-20 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 47 3rd-Down Pct 39% 35% Kyle Harris 0 9-16 17-17 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 44 4TH-DOWN ATTEMPTS 2/8 11/22 Colin Cochart 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 32 4th-Down Pct 25% 50% Glen Fox 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 SACKS BY-YARDS 29-212 21-129 Mike Steffen 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 MISC. YARDS 0 0 S. Montague 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 40 26 Derek Domino 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS18-27 10-17 Tyler Duffy 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 PAT-ATTEMPTS 37-37 23-26 Jordan Paula 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0 Ryan Crawford 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 RED-ZONE SCORES 43-53 18-24 Corey Jeske 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Red-Zone Pct 81% 75% Sam Kavanagh 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 30-53 14-24 Thomas O'Brien 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 0 0 0 Red-Zone TD Pct 57% 58% Total 40 18-27 37-37 0-0 1 1-3 0 0 333 ATTENDANCE 66,327 111,046 Opponents 26 10-17 23-26 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 209 Games/Avg Per Game 5/13,265 7/15,864 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOT South Dakota State 75 101 90 67 333 Opponents 39 82 30 58 209

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TOTAL OFFENSE GP PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL YPG FUMBLE RETURNS NO.YDS AVG TD LG Thomas O’Brien 11 236 -99 1,448 1,349 122.6 Derek Domino 1 2 2.0 0 2 Kyle Minett 12 270 1,304 0 1,304 108.7 Totals 1 2 2.0 0 2 Ryan Crawford 8 168 28 1,059 1,087 135.9 Opponents 1 3 3.0 2 3 Tyler Duffy 12 76 265 0 265 22.1 Tyrel Kool 12 17 96 0 96 8.0 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Blk Adam Monke 10 7 31 0 31 3.1 Kyle Harris 9-15 60.0 0-0 2-2 4-5 3-7 0-1 49 0 Jordan Paula 5 8 30 0 30 6.0 PeterReifenrath 9-12 75.0 1-1 6-8 2-3 0-0 0-0 34 0 Dean Priddy 12 1 -21 0 -21 -1.8 Totals 18-27 66.7 1-1 8-10 7-8 3-7 0-1 49 0 TEAM 10 10 -46 0 -46 -4.6 Opponents 10-17 58.8 0-0 4-5 1-3 5-8 0-1 49 1 Total 12 793 1,588 2,507 4,095 341.2 FG SEQUENCE SDSU OPPONENTS Opponents 12 818 1,231 2,243 3,474 289.5 Iowa State (35) (35), (36) (30) Georgia Southern (44),46,(37),(40) (46),(36) RECEIVING GP NO.YDS YPC TD LG YPG Glen Fox 12 62 787 12.7 4 63 65.6 Indiana State (26),44,32,(22) - Mike Steffen 12 42 745 17.7 4 62 62.1 Illinois State (23) 52,(42),47 Saunders Montague 12 38 343 9.0 2 23 28.6 Cal Poly - 38 Colin Cochart 12 26 240 9.2 5 37 20.0 Missouri State (18),35 (49) Kyle Minett 12 19 143 7.5 1 18 11.9 North Dakota State - - Aaron Rollin 12 11 113 10.3 0 36 9.4 Northern Iowa (23),(26),50,(49) - Tyler Duffy 12 9 43 4.8 0 19 3.6 Youngstown State 26,(25) (48),41 Alex Beyer 11 5 55 11.0 0 18 5.0 Southern Illinois (22),48 (49),(22),29 Kyle Sheehan 12 4 26 6.5 0 13 2.2 Minnesota Gophers (20),49,25,(34) (23),(26),41,(25) Tyrel Kool 12 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.6 Western Illinois (39),(33) 34 Sam Kavanagh 2 1 5 5.0 1 5 2.5 Montana (34),(39) - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made Total 12 218 2,507 11.5 17 63 208.9 Opponents 12 242 2,243 9.3 9 48 186.9 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS OPPONENT OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR PUNTING NO.YDS AVG.LONG TB FC I20 BLK Georgia Southern 7-14 0-2 3-5 3-3 1-4 Dean Priddy 60 2470 41.2 64 8 8 19 0 Indiana State 6-12 1-4 1-3 2-3 2-2 TEAM 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0 1 Illinois State 7-13 2-4 3-4 1-3 1-2 Total 61 2475 40.6 64 8 8 19 1 Cal Poly 4-13 1-3 1-4 1-3 1-3 Opponents 72 2652 36.8 63 4 15 23 4 Missouri State 6-13 4-5 0-2 2-3 0-3 North Dakota State 4-14 3-4 0-3 1-4 0-3 PUNT RETURNS NO.YDS AVG TD LG Northern Iowa 5-15 1-5 0-2 1-3 3-5 Saunders Montague 26 213 8.2 0 49 Youngstown State 8-15 2-4 2-4 2-3 2-4 Dirk Kool 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Southern Illinois 8-18 3-5 3-7 1-3 1-3 Chris Tracy 1 3 3.0 0 0 Minnesota 3-16 0-2 1-6 0-3 2-5 Tyrel Kool 1 0 0.0 0 0 Western Illinois 6-13 3-4 3-5 0-2 0-2 Tyler Duffy 1 10 10.0 0 0 Montana 1-12 1-2 0-5 0-2 0-3 Ross Shafrath 1 24 24.0 0 0 Totals 65-168 21-44 17-50 14-35 13-39 Corey Jeske 0 0 0.0 1 0 Opponents 64-182 19-44 12-43 16-39 17-56 Total 31 249 8.0 1 49 Opponents 29 192 6.6 0 26 TIME OF POSSESSION OPPONENT OVERALL 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR 4TH QTR KICKOFF RETURNS NO.YDS AVG TD LG Georgia Southern 30:17 7:07 7:53 7:02 8:15 Cole Brodie 10 288 28.8 0 51 Indiana State 34:15 8:56 8:19 9:42 7:18 Tyrel Kool 10 261 26.1 0 84 Illinois State 27:18 6:58 6:52 7:00 6:28 Adam Monke 10 201 20.1 0 44 Cal Poly 25:12 3:56 9:38 5:51 5:47 Aaron Rollin 6 183 30.5 0 45 Missouri State 28:16 8:50 7:05 8:50 3:31 Kyle Sheehan 5 44 8.8 0 15 North Dakota State 31:42 6:56 6:10 10:37 7:59 Alex Beyer 2 11 5.5 0 11 Northern Iowa 30:19 8:58 5:24 8:10 7:47 Glen Fox 1 0 0.0 0 0 Youngstown State 32:36 9:01 9:37 4:37 9:21 Total 44 988 22.5 0 84 Southern Illinois 31:09 9:16 9:05 5:49 6:59 Opponents 47 905 19.3 1 98 Minnesota Gophers 25:52 4:01 7:02 7:26 7:23 Western Illinois 28:50 8:54 9:07 6:44 4:05 INTERCEPTIONS NO.YDS AVG TD LG Montana 34:25 10:09 9:34 4:58 9:44 Conrad Kjerstad 5 93 18.6 0 40 Derek Domino 5 42 8.4 2 22 Totals 360:11 93:02 95:46 86:46 84:37 General Parnell 4 96 24.0 0 63 Avg. 30:00 7:45 7:58 7:13 7:03 Jake Steffen 2 26 13.0 0 24 Opponents 359:45 86:58 84:14 93:14 95:19 Corey Jeske 1 32 32.0 0 32 Avg. 29:58 7:14 7:01 7:46 7:56 Cole Brodie 1 16 16.0 0 16 Total 18 305 16.9 2 63 Opponents 12 270 22.5 4 75

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GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON -----FIRST DOWNS------RUSHING-- --PASSING-- -TOTAL OFFENSE- -PENALTIES- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Return YardsTurnovers No.-Yds Georgia Southern 44-6 18/17 9/4 7/13 2/0 40-193/21-11 16-23-0/31-54-3 185/232 63-378/75-243 175/174 1/4 5-30/9-76 INDIANA STATE 41-0 20/5 5/0 14/3 1/2 36-149/24-25 23-29-1/11-25-0 265/65 65-414/49-90 72/72 1/0 5-40/6-43 Illinois State 38-17 19/18 9/5 9/10 1/3 30-176/35-58 17-28-1/23-38-2 197/221 58-373/73-279 124/180 1/2 4-59/5-41 Cal Poly 14-21 14/20 4/11 10/7 0/2 27-89/48-202 18-32-2/13-24-1 216/131 59-305/72-333 73/120 3/1 4-55/3-23 Missouri State 24-17 15/21 7/8 8/13 0/0 38-133/32-116 14-21-0/29-46-3 211/288 59-344/78-404 156/43 0/3 2-15/6-66 North Dakota State 28-13 17/14 11/4 6/8 0/2 45-203/32-122 13-21-0/15-31-2 119/130 66-322/63-252 143/78 1/2 5-45/3-18 Northern Iowa 24-14 20/18 6/6 13/11 1/1 33-144/34-112 26-37-0/21-38-2 285/215 70-429/72-327 65/86 1/3 3-40/5-40 Youngstown State 17-3 17/14 4/5 13/9 0/0 35-131/29-73 19-28-0/19-30-2 178/181 63-309/59-254 70/59 0/2 2-15/6-50 Southern Illinois 15-34 24/19 4/12 18/6 2/1 29-14/42-259 31-54-2/12-20-0 328/129 83-342/62-388 107/84 2/0 3-45/4-35 Minnesota Gophers 13-16 12/16 4/9 8/6 0/1 27-46/48-137 15-39-2/10-22-1 183/94 66-229/70-231 236/67 4/2 5-34/7-46 Western Illinois 27-7 18/17 6/6 11/10 1/1 42-184/26-77 12-24-1/25-38-0 142/206 66-326/64-283 57/107 1/1 6-32/8-77 Montana 48-61 19/23 7/3 8/18 4/2 48-126/26-39 14-27-3/33-55-2 198/351 75-324/81-390 266/300 4/3 10-75/9-97 Totals 333-209 213/202 76/73 125/11412/15 430-1,588/397-1,231 218-363-12/242-421-18 2,507/2,243 793-4,095/818-3,474 1,544/1,370 19/23 54-485/71-612

TOP PERFORMANCES DEFENSIVE LEADERS 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES |-----TACKLES-----| |-SACKS-| |---PASS DEF---| |-FUMBLES-| BLKD Kyle Minett vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 NO.PLAYER GP SOLO ASST TOT TFL-YDS NO.-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH RCV-YDS FF KICK • 22 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD 39 Derek Domino 12 47 53 100 9.0-40 2.0-15 5-42 2 2 1- 2 . . Kyle Minett at Illinois State, 9-26-09 54 Danny Batten 12 38 47 85 17.0-88 9.0-64 . 1 10 . 1 . • 21 carries, 146 yards, 2 TD 18 Conrad Kjerstad 12 44 37 81 1.0-1 . 5-93 11 . 1-0 . . 43 Chris Johnson 12 34 41 75 3.0-19 1.5-14 . . 3 . 1 . Kyle Minett at Missouri State, 10-10-09 21 Cole Brodie 12 36 35 71 1.0-1 . 1-16 4 . . 1 . • 26 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD 3 Jimmy Rogers 12 28 38 66 5.0-16 0.5-3 . 2 4 1-0 . . Kyle Minett vs. North Dakota St., 10-17-09 36 Isaiah Jackson 12 22 30 52 3.5-17 1.0-10 . 1 2 . . . • 34 carries, 164 yards, 2 TD 22 Anthony Wise 12 24 28 52 1.0- 9 . . 3 1 . 1 . Kyle Minett vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-09 46 Jake Steffen 10 16 14 30 7.5- 45 3.0-22 2-26 1 6 1-0 . . • 22 carries, 105 yards 7 Corey Jeske 11 16 12 28 2.5-6 . 1- 32 1 . . . . Kyle Minett at Western Illinois, 11-21-09 95 Steven Bazata 12 12 15 27 5.0-24 3.5-21 . 2 1 . . . 91 Tony Thompson 12 9 16 25 6.0-34 3.5-28 . 1 2 1-0 1 . • 23 carries, 147 yards 13 General Parnell 7 14 9 23 1.0-1 . 4-96 1 . . . . Kyle Minett at Montana, 11-28-09 98 Ross Basham 12 10 11 21 1.0- 1 . . . . . 1 . • 35 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD 94 Brian Fischer 11 6 13 19 4.0-23 3.0-21 . 1 4 . . . 28 Rodkem Matthews 9 13 3 16 1.0-1 . . 3 . . . . 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 48 Dirk Kool 12 6 10 16 . . . . 1 . . . Glen Fox vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-09 45 Mike Lien 11 9 5 14 . . . 1 1 . . . • 12 receptions, 101 yards 37 Skyler Luxa 11 7 5 12 ...... 1 31 Tyrel Kool 12 5 5 10 ...... 44 Ross Shafrath 11 5 3 8 ...... 1 38 Chris Tracy 11 2 6 8 ...... 1 11 Erich Feller 12 3 4 7 . . . 1 . . . 1 92 Eric Wood 7 3 4 7 1.5-6 1.0-6 . . . . 1 . 19 Bo Helm 10 4 3 7 . . . . 1 . . . 6 Joseph Blackman 10 2 4 6 ...... 52 Andy Mink 3 2 2 4 1.0-8 1.0-8 ...... 23 Jordan Miranda 11 1 2 3 ...... 20 Julian Wagner 7 2 . 2 ...... 29 Kyle Harris 12 1 1 2 ...... 51 Dean Priddy 12 1 1 2 ...... 30 Kyle Minett 12 2 . 2 ...... 15 Brad Iverson 8 . 1 1 ...... 82 Mike Steffen 12 1 . 1 ...... 25 Tyler Duffy 12 1 . 1 ...... 1 5 Aaron Rollin 12 1 . 1 ...... 33 Adam Monke 10 . 1 1 ...... 34 Jordan Paula 5 . 1 1 ...... 24 Matt Hylland 5 . 1 1 ...... 26 Dominique Clare 6 . 1 1 ...... TM TEAM 10 ...... 1 Total 12 427 462 889 71-340 29-212 18-305 30 38 5-2 7 6 Opponents...... 12 413 468 881 54-219 21-129 12-270 46 20 7-3 5 1

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 35, by Kyle Minett, at Montana, 11-28-09 RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 48, at Montana, 11-28-09 RUSHING YARDS: 164, by Kyle Minett, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-09 RUSHING YARDS: 203, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-09 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 2, seven times by Kyle Minett (last: at Montana, YARDS PER RUSH: 5.9, at Illinois State, 9-26-09 11-28-09) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, three times (last: vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-09) LONG RUSH: 64 yards (for TD), by Kyle Minett, at Illinois State, 9-26-09 PASS ATTEMPTS: 54, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-09 PASS ATTEMPTS: 39, by Thomas O’Brien, at Minnesota, 11-14-09 PASS COMPLETIONS: 31, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-09 PASS COMPLETIONS: 26, by Thomas O’Brien, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-09 YARDS PASSING: 328, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-09 YARDS PASSING: 285, by Thomas O’Brien, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-09 YARDS PER PASS: 10.0, at Missouri State, 10-10-09 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, by Thomas O’Brien, at Montana, 11-28-09 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09, and at Montana, RECEPTIONS: 12, by Glen Fox, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-09 11-28-09 YARDS RECEIVING: 101, by Glen Fox, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-09 TOTAL PLAYS: 83, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-09 RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, by Colin Cochart, at Montana, 11-28-09 TOTAL OFFENSE: 429, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-09 LONG RECEPTION: 63 yards (for TD), by Glen Fox, vs. Northern Iowa, YARDS PER PLAY: 6.4, at Illinois State, 9-26-09 10-24-09 POINTS: 48, at Montana, 11-28-09 FIELD GOALS: 3, by Kyle Harris, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 FIRST DOWNS: 24, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-09 LONG FIELD GOAL: 49 yards, by Kyle Harris, vs. Northern Iowa, 10-24-09 INTERCEPTIONS: 3, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09, and at Missouri State, PUNTS: 8, by Dean Priddy, at Cal Poly, 10-3-09 10-10-09 PUNTING AVERAGE: 45.2 yards, by Dean Priddy, at Cal Poly, 10-3-09 SACKS: 9, vs. Georgia Southern, 9-12-09 LONG PUNT: 64 yards, by Dean Priddy, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-09 PENALTIES: 10, at Montana, 11-28-09 LONG PUNT RETURN: 49 yards, by Saunders Montague, at Minnesota, PENALTY YARDS: 75, at Montana, 11-28-09 11-14-09 TURNOVERS BY: 4, at Minnesota, 11-14-09, and at Montana, 11-28-09 LONG KICKOFF RETURN: 84 yards, by Tyrel Kool, at Minnesota, 11-14-09 INTERCEPTIONS: 2,by General Parnell, at Missouri State, 10-10-09, and by Derek Domino, vs. North Dakota State, 10-17-09 TACKLES: 15, by Conrad Kjerstad, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-09 TACKLES FOR LOSS: 3.5, by Jake Steffen, at Illinois State, 9-26-09 SACKS: 3.0, by Danny Batten, at Western Illinois, 11-21-09

2009 FINAL POLLS SPORTS NETWORK POLL FCS COACHES’ POLL 1. Villanova (Pa.) 14-1 2,525 1. Villanova (Pa.) 14-1 700 2. Montana 14-1 2,415 2. Montana 14-1 672 3. Appalachian State (N.C.) 11-3 2,385 T3. Appalachian State (N.C.) 11-3 629 4. William & Mary (Va.) 11-3 2,225 T3. William & Mary (Va.) 11-3 629 5. Richmond (Va.) 11-2 2,092 5. Richmond 11-2 579 6. Southern Illinois 11-2 2,037 6. Southern Illinois 11-2 541 7. New Hampshire 10-3 1,815 7. New Hampshire 10-3 515 8. South Carolina State 10-2 1,685 8. South Carolina State 10-2 477 9. Elon (N.C.) 9-3 1,672 9. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 10-3 450 10. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 10-3 1,577 10. Elon 9-3 439 11. South Dakota State 8-4 1,431 11. South Dakota State 8-4 413 12. McNeese State (La.) 9-3 1,391 12. McNeese State (La.) 9-3 375 13. Eastern Washington 8-4 1,150 13. Eastern Washington 8-4 345 14. Holy Cross (Mass.) 9-3 1,111 14. Holy Cross (Mass.) 9-3 317 15. Prairie View A&M (Texas) 9-1 976 15. Eastern Illinois 8-4 272 16. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 8-3 931 16. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 8-3 258 17. Weber State (Utah) 7-5 914 17. Weber State (Utah) 7-5 246 18. Northern Iowa 7-4 854 18. Northern Iowa 7-4 252 19. Eastern Illinois 8-4 736 19. Prairie View A&M (Texas) 9-1 223 20. Pennsylvania 8-2 590 20. Colgate (N.Y.) 9-2 165 21. Colgate (N.Y.) 9-2 524 21. Liberty (Va.) 8-3 155 22. Liberty (Va.) 8-3 482 22. Florida A&M 8-3 127 23. Florida A&M 8-3 366 23. Pennsylvania 8-2 97 24. Lafayette (Pa.) 8-3 223 24. Texas State 7-4 59 25. Texas State 7-4 155 25. Lafayette (Pa.) 8-3 56 Others receiving votes: James Madison (Va.) 129, Montana State 112, Delaware 89, Harvard Others Receiving Votes: Montana State 38, Delaware 18, James Madison (Va.) 14, Butler (Mass.) 64, Butler (Ind.) 49, Eastern Kentucky 34, Central Connecticut State 29, UC Davis 28, (Ind) 6, Harvard (Mass.) 6, Grambling State (La.) 5, Northern Arizona 5, Alabama A&M 4, Furman (S.C.) 26, Illinois State 24, Northern Arizona 21, Grambling (La.) 11, Youngstown Illinois State 4, Central Connecticut State 2, Dayton (Ohio) 2, Tennessee Tech 2, Central State (Ohio) 8, Norfolk State (Va.) 7, Stony Brook (N.Y.) 4, Alabama A&M 3, Old Dominion Arkansas 1, Massachusetts 1, UC Davis 1. (Va.) 3, Central Arkansas 2, Chattanooga (Tenn.) 1. Note: 2009 opponents denoted in bold

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 101 2009 AWARDS

TEAM AWARDS Defensive Scout Player of Year Jake Weiss Offensive Scout Player of Year Brandon Hubert Special Teams Scout Player of Year Trevor Tiefenthaler Adam Vinatieri Award (Special Teams MVP) Danny Batten Derek Domino Kyle Minett Jimmy Rogers Tyrel Kool, Dean Priddy All-Missouri Valley Football Adam Timmerman Award ESPN The Magazine Conference All-Newcomer Team Academic All-America First Team (Offensive MVP) Jon Fick Kyle Minett Kyle Minett Thomas O’Brien Doug Miller Award ESPN The Magazine Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic All-America Second Team (Defensive MVP) Offensive Player of the Week Conrad Kjerstad Derek Domino Kyle Minett (Sept. 26) Scholar-Athlete Award ESPN The Magazine Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic All-District First Team Conrad Kjerstad Offensive Lineman of the Week Conrad Kjerstad Josh Ranek Award Ryan McKnight (Oct. 24) Casey Knips (Effort Award) Missouri Valley Football Conference Kyle Minett Jimmy Rogers Defensive Player of the Week Dean Priddy Jim Langer Award Derek Domino (Sept. 12) National Football Foundation (Team MVP) Jake Steffen (Sept. 26) Hampshire Honor Society Danny Batten Missouri Valley Football Conference Casey Bender Special Teams Player of the Week CONFERENCE AWARDS Chris Johnson Kyle Harris (Sept. 12, Oct. 24) Casey Knips All-Missouri Valley Football Tyrel Kool (Nov. 14) Saunders Montague Conference First Team Dean Priddy (Oct. 10) Jimmy Rogers Danny Batten Derek Domino NATIONAL AWARDS All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Academic First Team Ryan McKnight Walter Camp Football Foundation Tyler Duffy All-Missouri Valley Football All-America Team Conrad Kjerstad Conference Second Team Danny Batten Kyle Minett Glen Fox Sports Network All-Missouri Valley Football Conrad Kjerstad All-America First Team Conference Academic Second Team Casey Knips Danny Batten Chris Johnson Kyle Minett Associated Press FCS All-America All-Missouri Valley Dean Priddy Second Team Football Conference All-Missouri Valley Football Danny Batten Academic Honorable Mention Conference Honorable Mention Associated Press FCS All-America Derek Domino Colin Cochart Second Team Matt Hylland Chris Johnson Kyle Minett Jimmy Rogers Brad Iverson ACADEMIC AWARDS Missouri Valley Football Conference Casey Knips Football Championship Subdivision Co-Defensive Player of the Year Dean Priddy Athletic Directors Association Danny Batten Jimmy Rogers Academic All-Star Team Conrad Kjerstad

Brandon Hubert Conrad Kjerstad Tyrel Kool Ryan McKnight Dean Priddy Trevor Tiefenthaler

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Defensive end Danny Batten repeated on the first team and earned Other second-team selections included strong safety Conrad Kjerstad, Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors to highlight South Dakota State’s offensive lineman Casey Knips and punter Dean Priddy. selections to the all-Missouri Valley Football Conference Team, which Kjerstad, a Wall native, was the leader in the secondary for a Jackrabbit determined by a vote of the league’s coaches, sports information directors defensive unit that ranked among the leaders in the Football Championship and select media. Subdivision for pass efficiency defense. His five interceptions in 2009 tied A senior from Gilbert, Ariz., Batten ranked second in the league with for the most on the squad, while his 81 tackles ranked third. nine sacks, including a career-high three in the regular season finale Nov. Knips held down the starting left tackle spot each of his last two seasons 21 at Western Illinois. A Buck Buchanan Award finalist and member of and was an anchor on an offensive line that surrendered only 21 sacks in three All-America teams, Batten led the Jackrabbits with 17 tackles for nearly 400 pass plays. A senior from Adrian, Minn., Knips was selected to loss and ranked second with 85 total tackles. play in the Texas vs. The Nation all-star game. Batten shared the defensive award with Northern Iowa defensive end Priddy, a junior from Eden Prairie, Minn., has handled the punting du- James Ruffin. League champion Southern Illinois garnered two awards as ties each of the last three seasons. In 2009, he ranked second in the league senior running back Deji Karim was honored as the MVFC Offensive with an average of 41.2 yards per punt, including a career-long 64-yarder. Player of the Year and Dale Lennon earned the Bruce Craddock Coach of He landed 19 of his 60 punts inside the opponents’ 20-yard line and booted the Year Award for the second consecutive year. eight punts at least 50 yards. Joining Batten on the first team were linebacker Derek Domino and Three other SDSU players received honorable mention recognition: center Ryan McKnight. tight end Colin Cochart and linebackers Chris Johnson and Jimmy Rogers. Domino emerged as the team's leading tackler this season with 100 Cochart, a junior from Kewaunee, Wis., ranked fourth on the team with stops, including nine tackles for loss and two sacks. A junior linebacker 26 receptions, tallying 240 yards and ateam-best five touchdowns. He also from Spring Lake, Park, Minn., Domino also shared the team lead with caught a key two-point conversion pass in the Jackrabbits’ win over North- five interceptions, two of which he has returned for touchdowns. Five ern Iowa on Oct. 24. times during the 2009 season Domino recorded double digits in tackles. Both three-year starters at linebacker, Johnson and Rogers ranked fourth McKnight, a junior center from Sioux Falls, was the lone SDSU and sixth, respectively, on the team for tackles. Johnson, a senior from representative on the first team from the offensive side of the ball. He was Council Bluffs, Iowa, notched 75 tackles, including 1.5 sacks, while honored as Missouri Valley Offensive Lineman of the Week following the Rogers, a senior from Chandler, Ariz., made 66 stops, with five tackles for Jackrabbits’ Hobo Day victory over Northern Iowa and was a key part of loss. an offensive unit that has averaged 27.8 points and 341.2 yards of total In addition, Jackrabbit redshirt freshmen Jon Fick and Thomas O’Brien offense per game. were named to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team. Five Jackrabbits received second-team honors, led by repeat honorees Fick, a 6-foot-6, 300-pound native of Hull, Iowa, started the last 11 Glen Fox and Kyle Minett. games at right tackle for a Jackrabbit squad that reached the Division I Fox finished the regular season tied for fourth in the league rankings for Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. receptions per game with 5.5. His 62 receptions were the sixth most by a O’Brien, a 6-2, 195-pound redshirt freshman from Winona, Minn., com- Jackrabbit receiver, while also contributing 787 receiving yards and four piled a 4-2 record as the Jackrabbits' starting quarterback. He finished the touchdowns. Fox set a single-game career high with 12 receptions for 101 season 126-of-220 passing for 1,448 yards with 11 touchdowns and nine yards against Southern Illinois on Nov. 7. interceptions. His best performance came in an Oct. 24 victory over na- Minett ranked third in rushing with an average of 108.7 yards per game, tionally ranked Northern Iowa as he completed 26-of-37 passes for 285 tallying 1,304 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns in 2009. He topped the yards and two touchdowns. 100-yard mark seven times this season, including a season-best 164 yards Illinois State quarterback Matt Brown was named MVFC Freshman of on 34 carries against North Dakota State. Minett has added 19 receptions the Year, while Missouri State linebacker Antoine Wilkinson was honored for 143 yards and a touchdown. as the MVFC Newcomer of the Year.

2009 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE FIRST -TEAM DEFENSE SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE SECOND -TEAM DEFENSE QB: Pat Grace, Northern Iowa DL: Danny Batten, SDSU QB: Matt Brown, Illinois State DL: Eric Brunner, Illinois State RB: Pat Paschall, NDSU DL: Chris Arthurs, Southern Illinois RB: Dre Gibbs, Western Illinois DL: Matthew Gratzek, NDSU RB: Deji Karim, Southern Illinois DL: James Ruffin, Northern Iowa RB: Kyle Minett, SDSU DL: Wes Lane, Northern Iowa FB: John Goode, Southern Illinois DL: Mychal Savage, Youngstown St. FB: Ryan Mahaffey, Northern Iowa DL: Waylon Richardet, Missouri St. WR: Donald Jones, Youngstown St. LB: Derek Domino, SDSU WR: Glen Fox, SDSU LB: Aaron Archie, Indiana State WR: Eyad Salem, Illinois State LB: Brandin Jordan, So. Illinois WR: Joe Allaria, Southern Illinois LB: Preston Evans, NDSU TE: Clay Harbor, Missouri State LB: Josh Mahoney, Northern Iowa TE: Schuylar Oordt, Northern Iowa LB: Kyle Glazier, Western Illinois OL: David Arkin, Missouri State LB: Antoine Wilkinson, Missouri St. OL: Nick Bledsoe, Illinois State LB: Chauncey Mixon, So. Illinois OL: Keith Buckman, NDSU DB: Korey Lindsey, Southern Illinois OL: Bryan Boemer, Southern Illinois DB: Kelvyn Hemphill, Illinois State OL: Ryan McKnight, SDSU DB: Mike McElroy, Southern Illinois OL: Austin Howard, Northern Iowa DB: Conrad Kjerstad, SDSU OL: David Pickard, Southern Illinois DB: Quentin Scott, Northern Iowa OL: Casey Knips, SDSU DB: Skylar Smith, Missouri State OL: Austin Steichen, Northern Iowa DB: Patrick Stoudamire, Western Ill. OL: Eric Rodemoyer, Youngstown St. DB: Lenny Wicks, Youngstown State PK: Zach Kutch, Illinois State P: Scott Ravanesi, Southern Illinois PK: Kyle Dougherty, Southern Illinois P: Dean Priddy, SDSU RS: Todd Speight, Western Illinois RS: Deji Karim, Southern Illinois

Honorable Mention: Illinois State: DB Chris Garrett, LB EJ Jones, DL Doni Phelps • Indiana State: RS Darrius Gates, DL Rod Hardy, DB Donye McCleskey • Missouri State: P Jordan Chiles, WR Jared Emery, QB Cody Kirby • North Dakota State: OL Ryan Foster, C Austin Richard • UNI: RB Carlos Anderson, PK Billy Hallgren, WR D.J. Hord, LB Jamar Thompson • South Dakota State: TE Colin Cochart, LB Chris Johnson, LB Jimmy Rogers • Southern Illinois: QB Chris Dieker, TE Ryan Kernes, DB Marty Rodgers • Western Illinois: LB Buddy Dudczak, FB Josh Gabelmann, WR Lilo Senatus • Youngstown State: WR Dominique Barnes, S Andre Elliott, QB Brandon Summers.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 103 ACADEMIC HONORS

The South Dakota State University football team continued to gain 2009 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL conference and national recognition for its academic pursuits during the CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM 2009 season. • Joe Allaria, Southern Illinois, Jr, WR, 3.75, Marketing, Edwardsville, Ill. Headlining the individual award winners were juniors Kyle Minett and • David Arkin, Missouri State, Jr., OL, 3.70, Construction Mgmt., Wichita, Kan. Conrad Kjerstad, who received recognition on the ESPN The Magazine • Matt Barr, Western Illinois, Jr., QB, 3.84, Accounting, Belvidere, Ill. Academic All-America Team within the University Division. • Stephen Blose, Youngstown State, Jr., K, 4.00, Education, Erie, Pa. A running back from Ruthton, Minn., Minett was honored on the first • Tyler Duffy, SDSU, Jr., RB, 4.00, Electrical Engineering, Brookings, S.D. team for the second consecutive year with a 3.60 grade-point average • Jared Emery, Missouri State, Sr., WR, 3.74, Microbiology, Mountain Grove, Mo. while majoring in economics. • Kyle Glazier, Western Illinois, Jr., LB, 3.86, Law Enforcement, Geneseo, Ill. Kjerstad, a safety from Wall, earned second-team honors with a 3.93 • Ryan Kernes, So. Illinois, Sr., TE, 4.00, Civil Engineering, Bloomington, Ill. • Conrad Kjerstad, SDSU, Jr., DB, 3.93, Agricultural Business, Wall, S.D. GPA in agricultural business. He later was named to the 12th annual Foot- • Josh Mahoney, Northern Iowa, Sr., LB, 4.00, Economics, Sioux Falls, S.D. ball Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Academic • Kyle Minett, SDSU, Jr., RB, 3.60, Economics, Ruthton, Minn. All-Star Team. • Ryan Patton, Southern Illinois, Sr., LB, 4.00, Business, West Frankfort, Ill. Minett and Kjerstad were joined on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team by senior offensive lineman Casey Knips and junior 2009 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL punter Dean Priddy. CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM Knips, a native of Adrian, Minn., compiled a 3.69 GPA while majoring • Kyle Belmont, NDSU, Grad., DB, 3.70, MBA, Battle Lake, Minn. in construction management. He also was a semifinalist for the 2009 • Ben Boothby, Northern Iowa, So., DL, 3.81, Exercise Science, Clinton, Iowa William V. Campbell Trophy, which is awarded to the college football’s • Eric Brunner, Illinois State, So., DL, 3.55, Finance, Greendale, Wis. top scholar-athlete. • Chance Coda, So. Illinois, So., DE, 4.00, Accounting, Grand Rapids, Mich. A native of Eden Prairie, Minn., Priddy is currently pursuing a master’s • Chris Johnson, SDSU, Sr., LB, 3.49, Economics, Council Bluffs, Iowa degree in mathematics after compiling a 3.71 GPA as an undergraduate. • Mike McElroy, So. Illinois, Jr., FS, 3.73, Health Education, Lowell, Mich. After leading the Missouri Valley Football Conference in team grade- • Ryan Mahaffey, Northern Iowa, Jr., TE, 3.69, Economics, Grinnell, Iowa point average during the 2008 season, the Jackrabbits posted a league-best • Brian Mellott, Youngstown State, Sr., OL, 3.90, Accounting, Austintown, Ohio 10 selection, including three first-team honorees, on the 2009 MVFC All- • Nick Mertens, NDSU, Sr., QB, 3.79, Management, East Grand Forks, Minn. Academic Team, which was announced in December. It marked the fifth • Dan Millington, Indiana State, Sr., DL, 3.38, Exercise Science, Terre Haute, Ind. consecutive season SDSU led its football conference in all-academic picks. • Gabe Mullane, Indiana State, Sr., P, 3.91, Exercise Science, Massalin, Ohio Headlining the list of Jackrabbit honorees were running backs and • David Pickard, Southern Illinois, So., OT, 4.00, Political Science, Oak Park, Ill. repeat first-team selections Minett and Tyler Duffy. A junior running back and Brookings native, Duffy earned a spot on the HONORABLE MENTION first team with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average while majoring in electri- Illinois State: RB Clifton Gordon; Indiana State: S Alex Sewall; Missouri State: cal engineering. P Jordan Chiles, PK Matt Hottelman, DB Skylar Smith; North Dakota State: LS Jeff Curtis; SDSU: LB Derek Domino, WR Matt Hylland, WR Brad Kjerstad was the other first-team selection. Iverson, OL Casey Knips, P Dean Priddy, LB Jimmy Rogers; Southern SDSU’s lone representative on the second team was senior linebacker Illinois: NT Tony Colletti, DE Jason Seaman; Western Illinois: WR Myers Chris Johnson, a Council Bluffs, Iowa, native who has compiled a 3.49 Hendrickson, FB Rick Richardson; Youngstown State: QB Marc Kanetsky, P GPA in economics. Ben Nowicki, WR Aaron Pitts. Six other Jackrabbit players received honorable mention honors: seniors Knips and Jimmy Rogers, juniors Derek Domino, Matt Hylland and 2009 MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE Priddy, and sophomore Brad Iverson. HONOR ROLL SDSU, coached by John Stiegelmeier, led the Great West Football Presidents Council Academic Award: Tyler Duffy, Casey Knips, Dean Priddy Conference in the number of academic all-conference selections from Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award: Casey Bender; Ryan 2005 through 2007. Crawford; Casey Cuppy; Seth Daughters; Tyler Duffy; Josiah Fitzsimmons; Nominees to the 2009 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Acade- Matt Hylland; Brad Iverson; Isaiah Jackson; Corey Jeske; Conrad Kjerstad; mic team must have been starters or key reserves with a minimum 3.0 Casey Knips; Tyrel Kool; Jake Ludemann; Ryan McKnight; Kyle Minett; cumulative grade-point average. Student-athletes must have reached soph- Jordan Miranda; Adam Monke; Saunders Montague; Alex Olinger; Jordan omore academic and athletic standing at their institutions and must have Paula; Dean Priddy; Dan Schmidt; Ross Shafrath; Brett Tigges. completed at least one full academic year at their institution. League sports Honor Roll: Danny Batten; Steven Bazata; Casey Bender; Alex Beyer; Joseph information directors voted on the team by designating 11 players for first- Blackman; Zach Buchner; Dominque Clare; Colin Cochart; Ryan Crawford; team honors and 11 players for second-team recognition. Ties were not Jared Crumly; Casey Cuppy; Seth Daughters; Derek Domino; Tyler Duffy; broken. Erich Feller; Jonathan Fick; Brian Fischer; Josiah Fitzsimmons; Glen Fox; The league also recognized 52 Jackrabbit players following the conclu- Brandon Hubert; Matt Hylland; Brad Iverson; Isaiah Jackson; Corey Jeske; sion of the 2009-10 academic year on the MVFC Honor Roll for posting a Chris Johnson; Josh Kage; R.C. Kilgore; Conrad Kjerstad; Casey Knips; Tyrel GPA of 3.0 or better while being enrolled in at least 12 hours during the Kool; Nathan Koskovich; Travis Lindstrom; Jacob Ludemann; Tyler Luethje; Ryan McKnight; Kyle Minett; Jordan Miranda; Josh Miranda; Adam Monke; fall. Of those 52 players, 25 qualified for the Commissioner’s Academic Saunders Montague; Alex Olinger; Jordan Paula; Dean Priddy; James Rogers; Excellence Award, which requires a minimum 3.2 GPA for each of the Aaron Rollin; Dan Schmidt; Ross Shafrath; Garett Steers; Taylor Suess; Trevor previous two semesters and at least a sophomore in academic standing. Tiefenthaler; Brett Tigges; Mason Winterboer. In addition, Duffy, Knips and Priddy received the Presidents Council Academic Award, which requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA and within 18 hours of graduation.

104 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE HHIISSTTOORRYY YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

ALL GAMES POINTS CONFERENCE ONLY POINTS THE LAST TIME ... W-L-T PCT PF PA W-L-T PCT PF PA FINISH COACH 1889 0-0-1 .500 6 6 No Conference Play Unavailable SDSU SHUT OUT AN OPPONENT 1897 0-1-0 .000 0 22 No Conference Play Unavailable HOME: 9-19-2009, vs. Indiana State, 1898 1-1-1 .500 68 11 No Conference Play Unavailable 41-0 1899 3-1-0 .750 90 62 No Conference Play Unavailable AWAY: 10-10-1998, at St. Cloud State, 1900 4-1-0 .800 128 23 No Conference Play Unavailable 27-0 1901 3-2-0 .600 102 44 No Conference Play Mr. Morrison 1902 3-2-0 .600 67 21 No Conference Play L.L. Gilkey SDSU WAS SHUT OUT 1903 1-2-0 .333 28 95 No Conference Play Unavailable BY AN OPPONENT 1904 4-2-1 .643 90 27 No Conference Play J. Harris Werner HOME: 9-28-1991, by North Dakota 1905 2-3-0 .400 74 122 No Conference Play William M. Blaine State, 35-0 1906 3-1-0 .750 52 34 No Conference Play AWAY: 9-4-2004, at UC Davis, 52-0 1907 5-2-0 .714 108 42 No Conference Play William Juneau 1908 3-3-1 .500 56 61 No Conference Play William Juneau SDSU RETURNED KICKOFF 1909 1-3-0 .250 61 28 No Conference Play J. M. Saunderson FOR TOUCHDOWN 1910 4-2-2 .625 76 64 No Conference Play J. M. Saunderson HOME: 10-20-2007 — 91 yards by 1911 4-4-0 .500 60 89 No Conference Play Frederick Johnson Adam Monke, vs. Cal Poly, on opening 1912 2-3-1 .417 46 136 No Conference Play Harry “Buck” Ewing kickoff 1913 5-3-0 .625 147 82 No Conference Play Harry “Buck” Ewing AWAY: 11-16-2002 — 100 yards by 1914 5-2-0 .714 93 60 No Conference Play Harry “Buck” Ewing Kevin Brown, at Minn. State, Mankato 1915 5-1-1 .786 163 7 No Conference Play Harry “Buck” Ewing 1916 4-2-0 .667 100 76 No Conference Play Harry “Buck” Ewing OPPONENTS RETURNED 1917 5-1-0 .833 149 84 No Conference Play Harry “Buck” Ewing KICKOFF FOR TOUCHDOWN 1918 NO GAMES — WORLD WAR I 1919 4-1-1 .750 78 20 No Conference Play C.A. “Jack” West HOME: 11-3-2001 — 85 yards by Eric 1920 4-2-1 .643 66 27 No Conference Play C.A. “Jack” West Nelson, Northern Colorado 1921 7-1-0 .875 255 38 No Conference Play C.A. “Jack” West AWAY: 12-28-2009 — 98 yards by Marc 1922 5-2-1 .688 202 57 4-1-1 .750 111 37 1st C.A. “Jack” West Mariani, Montana 1923 3-4-0 .429 121 85 2-3-0 .400 78 51 4th C.A. “Jack” West SDSU RETURNED A PUNT 1924 6-1-0 .857 91 28 5-0-0 1.000 75 16 1st C.A. “Jack” West 1925 2-3-2 .429 20 45 1-1-2 .500 13 25 5th C.A. “Jack” West FOR TOUCHDOWN 1926 8-0-3 .864 157 24 3-0-2 .800 56 14 1st C.A. “Jack” West HOME: 11-17-2007 — 94 yards, by 1927 5-3-1 .611 189 89 2-2-0 .500 90 36 3rd C.A. “Jack” West Paul Aanonson, vs. North Dakota State 1928 9-1-0 .900 230 25 3-1-0 .750 53 19 2nd T.C. “Cy” Kasper AWAY: 11-28-2009 — Blocked punt 1929 5-4-1 .550 237 55 2-1-1 .625 50 7 2nd T.C. “Cy” Kasper recovered in end zone by Corey Jeske, 1930 2-6-1 .278 48 197 1-3-0 .250 13 64 4th T.C. “Cy” Kasper at Montana 1931 6-3-0 .667 194 78 2-2-0 .500 33 44 2nd T.C. “Cy” Kasper 1932 2-5-1 .313 70 96 1-2-1 .375 32 31 5th T.C. “Cy” Kaspe OPPONENTS RETURNED 1933 6-3-0 .667 118 73 4-0-0 1.000 66 15 1st T.C. “Cy” Kasper A PUNT FOR TOUCHDOWN 1934 6-4-0 .600 189 72 2-2-0 .500 65 19 4th R.H. “Red” Threlfall HOME: 10-7-2000 — 15 yards, by 1935 4-4-1 .500 123 92 1-3-1 .300 39 48 3rd R.H. “Red” Threlfall Mark Mokoff, Minnesota State, 1936 3-6-1 .350 51 116 1-4-1 .250 19 59 7th R.H. “Red” Threlfall Mankato (on blocked punt) 1937 4-5-0 .444 102 147 2-3-0 .400 44 58 6th R.H. “Red” Threlfall AWAY: 11-18-2006 — 84 yards, by 1938 3-5-0 .375 69 109 2-3-0 .400 48 76 4th Jack Barnes Travis White, North Dakota State 1939 7-2-0 .778 141 95 4-1-0 .800 68 53 1st Jack Barnes 1940 4-3-1 .563 78 57 2-3-1 .417 16 50 5th Jack Barnes SDSU PLAYER RETURNED BOTH 1941 2-5-0 .286 32 131 1-5-0 .167 18 131 7th Thurlo McCrady A PUNT AND KICKOFF FOR 1942 4-4-0 .500 65 92 3-3-0 .500 45 64 4th Thurlo McCrady TOUCHDOWNS IN SAME GAME 1943 NO GAMES — WORLD WAR II 1944 1-1-0 .500 13 27 No Conference Play Thurlo McCrady HOME: 9-30-2002 — Kevin Brown, 1945 1-4-1 .250 51 144 No Conference Play Thurlo McCrady vs. Morningside (Iowa), returned 1946 3-3-2 .500 131 76 2-1-2 .600 52 18 3rd Thurlo McCrady opening kickoff 98 yards for TD and 1947 4-5-0 .444 123 211 3-1-0 .750 60 38 3rd Ralph Ginn fourth-quarter punt 68 yards for TD 1948 4-6-0 .400 107 203 2-4-0 .333 53 127 4th Ralph Ginn 1949 7-3-0 .700 183 175 5-1-0 .833 129 90 1st Ralph Ginn SDSU RETURNED 1950 9-0-1 .950 381 116 5-0-1 .917 208 75 1st Ralph Ginn INTERCEPTION FOR TD 1951 8-1-1 .850 311 105 4-1-1 .750 168 84 2nd Ralph Ginn HOME: 10-17-2009 — 16 yards by 1952 4-4-1 .500 287 230 3-2-1 .583 215 153 3rd Ralph Ginn Derek Domino, vs. North Dakota State 1953 5-3-1 .611 247 186 5-0-1 .917 208 75 1st Ralph Ginn AWAY: 11-14-2009 — 22 yards by 1954 7-2-0 .778 338 151 5-1-0 .833 247 111 1st Ralph Ginn Derek Domino, at Minnesota 1955 6-2-1 .722 197 114 5-0-1 .917 157 62 1st Ralph Ginn 1956 4-5-0 .444 137 212 3-3-0 .500 116 119 4th Ralph Ginn OPPONENTS RETURNED 1957 6-2-1 .722 185 119 5-0-1 .917 152 75 1st Ralph Ginn INTERCEPTION FOR TD 1958 4-5-0 .444 123 158 3-3-0 .500 98 111 3rd Ralph Ginn HOME: 11-7-2009 – 75 yards by 1959 2-7-0 .222 80 153 2-4-0 .333 68 76 6th Ralph Ginn Lance Caldwell, Southern Illinois 1960 5-4-1 .550 170 135 2-3-1 .417 107 81 4th Ralph Ginn AWAY: 11-28-2009 – 32 yards by 1961 8-2-0 .800 376 97 5-1-0 .833 221 59 1st Ralph Ginn Severin Campbell, Montana 1962 7-2-1 .750 238 70 5-0-1 .917 149 33 1st Ralph Ginn 1963 9-1-0 .900 278 166 6-0-0 1.000 191 74 1st Ralph Ginn 1964 2-8-0 .200 170 243 2-4-0 .333 121 123 4th Ralph Ginn 1965 1-8-1 .150 111 247 1-4-1 .250 84 149 5th Ralph Ginn 1966 3-7-0 .300 129 280 2-4-0 .333 75 163 4th Ralph Ginn 1967 4-6-0 .400 186 185 2-4-0 .333 120 110 4th Ralph Ginn

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ALL GAMES POINTS CONFERENCE ONLY POINTS W-L-T PCT PF PA W-L-T PCT PF PA FINISH COACH THE LAST TIME ... 1968 4-6-0 .400 247 259 2-4-0 .333 151 176 4th Ralph Ginn 1969 3-7-0 .300 175 227 3-3-0 .500 130 96 3rd SDSU RETURNED A FUMBLE 1970 2-8-0 .200 129 269 1-5-0 .167 61 167 6th FOR A TOUCHDOWN 1971 3-7-0 .300 109 223 2-4-0 .333 72 144 6th Dean Pryor HOME: 9-22-2000 — 36 yards, by Dale 1972 6-5-0 .545 321 240 2-5-0 .286 141 197 6th John Gregory Heiden, vs. Northern Colorado 1973 5-5-1 .500 283 240 2-4-1 .357 133 142 4th John Gregory AWAY: 10-18-1997 – 57 yards, by Jason 1974 6-5-0 .545 291 173 4-3-0 .571 189 104 3rd John Gregory Melcher, at Nebraska-Omaha 1975 7-4-0 .636 264 189 4-3-0 .571 98 110 4th John Gregory 1976 5-4-1 .550 176 215 4-1-1 .750 116 74 2nd John Gregory OPPONENTS RETURNED 1977 5-4-1 .550 181 137 3-3-1 .500 134 103 4th John Gregory A FUMBLE FOR A TOUCHDOWN 1978 5-6-0 .455 224 231 3-3-0 .500 146 120 3rd John Gregory HOME: 10-5-1996 — 38 yards, by Tim 1979 9-3-0 .750 259 224 4-2-0 .667 157 140 2nd John Gregory Tibesar, North Dakota 1980 3-8-0 .273 166 300 1-5-1 .214 105 219 7th John Gregory AWAY: 11-14-2009 – 3 yards, by D.L. 1981 4-6-0 .400 226 233 2-4-1 .357 180 213 6th John Gregory Wilhite, at Minnesota 1982 4-6-0 .400 181 166 2-4-1 .357 123 129 5th Wayne Haensel 1983 5-6-0 .455 213 258 3-6-0 .333 172 241 8th Wayne Haensel SDSU RETURNED BLOCKED 1984 3-8-0 .273 288 333 2-7-0 .222 247 273 8th Wayne Haensel PUNT FOR A TOUCHDOWN 1985 7-4-0 .636 281 267 7-2-0 .778 243 210 2nd Wayne Haensel HOME:11-13-1993 — 27 yards, by 1986 6-5-0 .545 285 229 5-4-0 .556 257 196 4th Wayne Haensel 1987 5-5-0 .500 208 241 4-5-0 .444 187 224 7th Wayne Haensel Dean Herrboldt, vs. North Dakota, 1988 7-4-0 .636 321 225 6-3-0 .667 274 160 2nd Wayne Haensel blocked by Mike Jaunich 1989 5-6-0 .454 159 216 3-6-0 .333 131 197 8th Wayne Haensel AWAY: 11-28-2009 — Recovered in end 1990 3-8-0 .272 226 339 2-7-0 .222 174 301 9th Wayne Haensel zone by Corey Jeske at Montana, 1991 7-3-0 .700 162 195 5-3-0 .625 127 175 4th Mike Daly blocked by Ross Shafrath 1992 7-3-0 .700 166 164 5-4-0 .556 153 164 5th Mike Daly 1993 7-4-0 .636 394 288 6-3-0 .667 290 224 3rd Mike Daly OPPONENTS RETURNED 1994 7-4-0 .636 335 231 5-4-0 .556 247 197 5th Mike Daly BLOCKED PUNT FOR TD 1995 6-5-0 .545 276 228 4-5-0 .444 218 208 6th Mike Daly HOME: 10-7-2000 — 15 yards, by Mark 1996 7-4-0 .636 254 201 6-3-0 .667 192 178 2nd Mike Daly Mokoff, Minnesota State, Mankato 1997 4-6-0 .400 173 216 3-6-0 .333 156 209 6th John Stiegelmeier AWAY: 9-8-2007 — 2 yards, by Vince 1998 6-5-0 .545 294 244 5-4-0 .556 225 201 5th John Stiegelmeier Gliatta, Youngstown State (Ohio) 1999 8-3-0 .727 351 309 6-3-0 .667 257 258 4th John Stiegelmeier 2000 6-5-0 .554 291 255 4-5-0 .444 191 225 6th John Stiegelmeier OPPONENTS BLOCKED A 2001 5-6-0 .454 284 301 4-4-0 .500 201 201 4th John Stiegelmeier FIELD GOAL FOR TOUCHDOWN 2002 6-4-0 .600 267 224 4-4-0 .500 216 190 4th John Stiegelmeier AWAY: 10-29-1984 — 60 yards by Tom 2003 7-4-0 .636 297 192 4-3-0 .571 170 146 4th John Stiegelmeier Smith of St. Cloud State 2004 6-5-0 .545 245 263 2-3-0 .400 117 62 3rd John Stiegelmeier 2005 6-5-0 .545 363 251 3-2-0 .600 144 100 3rd John Stiegelmeier SDSU SCORED A 2006 7-4-0 .636 235 235 3-1-0 .750 110 111 2nd John Stiegelmeier DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINT 2007 7-4-0 .636 375 244 4-0-0 1.000 152 112 1st John Stiegelmeier AWAY: 11-1-1997 — by Vic Sosa, at 2008 7-5-0 .583 427 348 6-2-0 .750 288 168 3rd John Stiegelmeier Augustana (only time in SDSU history) 2009 8-4-0 .667 333 209 7-1-0 .875 214 105 2nd John Stiegelmeier OPPONENTS SCORED A 112 Seasons 528-423-38 .553 19,845 17,001 282-237-27 .541 11,320 10,093 DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINT AWAY: 10-25-2008 — by Larry Carter, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE CAREER COACHING RECORDS Indiana State (only time in SDSU history) OVERALL CONFERENCE ONLY COACH SEASONS WON LOST TIED PCT WON LOST TIED PCT TITLES Ralph Ginn (1947-68) ...... 22 113 89 9 .557 77 44 9 .627 9 COACHING John Stiegelmeier (1997-present)...... 13 83 60 0 .580 55 38 0 .591 1 John Gregory (1972-81)...... 10 55 50 3 .523 29 33 5 .470 0 HONORS Wayne Haensel (1982-90)...... 9 45 52 0 .464 34 44 1 .437 0 SMALL COLLEGE REGIONAL C.A. “Jack” West (1919-27)...... 9 44 17 9 .693 17 7 5 .672 3 COACH OF THE YEAR Mike Daly (1991-96)...... 6 41 23 0 .641 31 22 0 .584 0 • Ralph Ginn (1961, 1963) T.C. “Cy” Kasper (1928-33) ...... 6 30 22 3 .573 13 9 2 .583 1 Harry “Buck” Ewing (1912-17)...... 6 26 12 2 .675 0 0 0 .000 0 AMERICAN FOOTBALL R.H. “Red” Threlfall (1934-37) ...... 4 17 19 2 .474 6 12 2 .350 0 COACHES ASSOCIATION Jack Barnes (1938-40)...... 3 14 10 1 .580 8 7 1 .531 1 REGION 5 COACH OF THE YEAR William Juneau (1906-08)...... 3 11 6 1 .639 0 0 0 .000 0 • John Stiegelmeier (2007) Thurlo McCrady (1941-46)...... 5 11 17 3 .403 6 9 2 .412 0 J.M. Saunderson (1909-10)...... 2 5 5 2 .500 0 0 0 .000 0 NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE Dean Pryer (1970-71)...... 2 5 15 0 .250 3 9 0 .250 0 COACH OF THE YEAR J. Harrison Werner (1904)...... 1 4 2 1 .643 0 0 0 .000 0 • Wayne Haensel (1985) Frederick Johnson (1911)...... 1 4 4 0 .500 0 0 0 .000 0 • Mike Daly (1991) Mr. Morrison (1901)...... 1 3 2 0 .600 0 0 0 .000 0 • John Stiegelmeier (1999) L.L. Gilkey (1902) ...... 1 3 2 0 .600 0 0 0 .000 0 Dave Kragthorpe (1969)...... 1 3 7 0 .300 3 3 0 .500 0 GREAT WEST FOOTBALL William M. Blaine (1905) ...... 1 2 3 0 .400 0 0 0 .000 0 CONFERENCE COACH Unavailable...... 6 9 6 2 .588 0 0 0 .000 0 OF THE YEAR TOTALS ...... 110 528 423 38 .553 282 237 27 .541 15 • John Stiegelmeier (2007)

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1889 (W-0, L-0, T-1) 1905 (W-2, L-3) 1911 (W-4, L-4) 1917 (W-5, L-1) 1922 (W-5, L-2, T-1) SDS Opp Coach: Coach: Frederick Johnson Coach: Harry "Buck" Ewing Inaugural NCC Champion 6 South Dakota 6 SDS Opp SDS Opp SDS Opp Coach: C.A. “Jack” West 6646 Flandreau Indians 0 12 Northern 0 0 Minnesota 64 SDS Opp – 0 Mitchell University 24 6 South Dakota 15 33 Trinity 0 6 North Dakota 16 1897 (W-0, L-1) 28 Madison High 0 11 Huron College 0 13 North Dakota 6 6 South Dakota 15 SDS Opp 0 Minnesota 81 14 North Dakota State 3 64 Gustavus Adolphus 0 13 North Dakota State 0 0 Sioux Falls 22 0 South Dakota 17 17 South Dakota Mines 3 21 North Dakota State 14 7 South Dakota 7 0 22 74 122 0Marquette 16 18 Macalester 0 48 Morningside 0 – – 0Dakota Wesleyan 22 149 84 12 St. Thomas 0 1898 (W-1, L-1, T-1) 1906 (W-3, L-1) 0 Yankton College 30 – 25 Creighton 14 SDS Opp Coach: William Juneau 60 89 1918 (No games — WWI) 85 Columbus College 0 62 Watertown 0 SDS Opp – 6 Wisconsin 20 0 Yankton College 0 36 Huron College 4 1912 (W-2, L-3, T-1) 202 57 6 Sioux Falls (city) 11 5 North Dakota 4 Coach: Harry “Buck” Ewing – 68 11 11 Dakota Wesleyan 4 SDS Opp 1923 (W-3, L-4) – 0 South Dakota 22 0 Carleton 34 Coach: C.A. “Jack” West 1899 (W-3, L-1) 52 34 7 South Dakota 73 SDS Opp SDS Opp – 6 Yankton College 3 44 Dakota Wesleyan 0 12 Madison Normal 5 1907 (W-5, L-2) 20 Huron College 3 0Marquette 13 55 Huron College 0 Coach: William Juneau 0 Yankton College 0 6 North Dakota 12 23 Madison Normal 0 SDS Opp 13 South Dakota Mines 23 13 North Dakota State 14 0 Mitchell University 57 0 Huron College 4 46 136 7 South Dakota 0 90 62 48 Flandreau Indians 0 – 24 Morningside 26 – 29 Toland's 0 1913 (W-5, L-3) 0 Creighton 13 1900 (W-4, L-1) 6 North Dakota 24 Coach: Harry “Buck” Ewing 121 85 SDS Opp 5Dakota Wesleyan 0 SDS Opp – 33 Flandreau 0 12 Yankton College 10 47 Huron College 0 C.A. “JACK” WEST 1924 (W-6, L-1) 16 Pipestone 6 8 Huron College 4 7Carleton 25 NCC Champion 9 years, 44-17-9, 56 Sioux Falls High 0 108 42 7 North Dakota State 6 Coach: C.A. “Jack” West 3 NCC titles (1922, ’24, ’26) 23 Flandreau 0 – 0 Hamline 21 SDS Opp 0Mitchell University 17 1908 (W-3, L-3, T-1) 12 Huron College 7 1919 (W-4, L-1, T-1) 16 Buena Vista 3 128 62 Coach: William Juneau 36 South Dakota Mines 0 Coach: C.A. “Jack” West 14 North Dakota State 0 – SDS Opp 0 Yankton College 20 SDS Opp 7 North Dakota 6 1901 (W-3, L-2) 16 Northern 0 38 Dakota Wesleyan 3 49 Northern 0 10 South Dakota 3 Coach: Mr. Morrison 11 North Dakota State 5 147 82 7Dakota Wesleyan 0 34 Morningside 0 SDS Opp 0 Madison Normal 0 – 0 North Dakota State 0 0 Michigan State 9 42 Flandreau 0 29 St. Thomas 12 1914 (W-5, L-2) 9 North Dakota 7 10 Creighton 7 17 Yankton College 0 0 Yankton College 21 Coach: Harry “Buck” Ewing 13 South Dakota 6 91 28 38 Huron College 0 0Dakota Wesleyan 6 SDS Opp 0 Creighton 7 – 5 Mitchell University 22 0 Huron College 17 0 South Dakota 12 78 20 1925 (W-2, L-3, T-2) 0 South Dakota 22 56 61 13 Huron College 0 – Coach: C.A. “Jack” West 102 44 – 19 Yankton College 7 1920 (W-4, L-2, T-1) SDS Opp – 1909 (W-1, L-3) 28 Hamline 10 Coach: C.A. “Jack” West 7Dakota Wesleyan 0 1902 (W-3, L-2) Coach: J.M. Saunderson 19 Huron College 7 SDS Opp 0Buena Vista 14 Coach: L.L. Gilkey SDS Opp 14 North Dakota 3 6Northern 0 3Nebraska-Wesleyan 3 SDS Opp 5 North Dakota State 11 0Dakota Wesleyan 21 6Dakota Wesleyan 0 3 North Dakota State 3 17 Huron College 0 0Dakota Wesleyan 3 46 136 3 North Dakota 6 0 Creighton 19 27 North Dakota State 7 17 South Dakota Mines 5 12 Yankton College 14 – 7 South Dakota 0 7Macalester 7 0 South Dakota 10 44 Huron College 0 1915 (W-5, L-1, T-1) 14 Hamline 0 0Marquette 6 5 Flandreau Indians 6 61 28 Coach: Harry “Buck” Ewing 3 South Dakota 7 20 45 28 Flandreau Indians 0 – SDS Opp 66 27 – 1910 (W-4, L-2, T-2) 1926 (W-8, L-0, T-3) 67 21 39 Huron College 0 – – Coach: J.M. Saunderson 72 Yankton College 0 1921 (W-7, L-1) NCC Champion 1903 (W-1, L-2) SDS Opp 25 Huron College 0 Coach: C.A. “Jack” West Coach: C.A. “Jack” West SDS Opp 17 Northern 0 0 North Dakota 0 SDS Opp SDS Opp 0 North Dakota State 85 41 Huron College 0 0 South Dakota 7 40 Northern 0 6 North Dakota 0 28 Flandreau 0 12 Yankton College 0 21 North Dakota State 0 3 Wisconsin 24 21 North Dakota State 0 0 Huron College 10 6 North Dakota State 3 6Dakota Wesleyan 0 60 Huron College 0 0 South Dakota 0 28 95 0St. Thomas 28 163 7 54 North Dakota State 0 21 Morningside 6 – 0 South Dakota 33 – 55 Yankton College 0 8 Creighton 8 1904 (W-4, L-2, T-1) 0Dakota Wesleyan 0 1916 (W-4, L-2) 27 North Dakota 14 7 Columbus College 7 Coach: J. Harrison Werner 0 South Dakota Mines 0 Coach: Harry “Buck” Ewing 9 South Dakota 0 35 Huron College 0 SDS Opp 76 64 SDS Opp 7 Creighton 0 33 Buena Vista 0 15 Flandreau 0 – 7 Minnesota 41 255 38 3 Detroit University 0 11 Madison Normal 5 3 Wisconsin 28 14 St. Louis University 0 5 Mitchell University 6 31 Yankton College 0 9 Hawaii University 3 15 Huron College 0 7Hamline 0 157 24 6 South Dakota 6 14 North Dakota 7 38 Pipestone High 0 38 Huron College 0 0 Mitchell University 10 100 76 90 27 –

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1927 (W-5, L-3, T-1) 1931 (W-6, L-3) 1935 (W-4, L-4, T-1) 1939 (W-7, L-2) 1944 (W-1, L-1) Coach: C.A. “Jack” West Coach: T.C. “Cy” Kasper Coach: R.H. “Red” Threlfall NCC Co-Champions Coach: Thurlo McCrady SDS Opp SDS Opp SDS Opp Coach: Jack Barnes SDS Opp 34 North Dakota State 0 6 North Dakota 34 13 Iowa Teachers 22 SDS Opp 6 SDSC ERC (Army) 0 12 South Dakota 16 7 North Dakota State 0 6 North Dakota 6 14 North Dakota 13 7 Concordia College 27 15 Des Moines U 0 0 South Dakota 10 6 North Dakota State 7 6 North Dakota State 0 13 27 44 Morningside 7 20 Morningside 0 2 South Dakota 7 7 South Dakota 21 – 0 Creighton 14 34 Southern 0 12 Morningside 6 34 Morningside 13 1945 (W-1, L-4, T-1) 67 Huron College 0 39 Dakota Wesleyan 0 33 Northern 0 7 Omaha University 6 Coach: Thurlo McCrady 7 Columbus College 7 19 Northern 0 13 Wisconsin 6 40 South Dakota Mines 0 SDS Opp 10 St. Regis 7 49 Augustana 0 0 Cincinnati 38 20 Moorhead Teachers 7 6 Minot Teachers 33 0 Detroit University 38 20 DePaul 34 38 St. Olaf 0 6 Yankton College 0 0 Drake 34 189 89 194 78 123 92 7West Texas State 35 0Bemidji Teachers 6 – – 141 95 25 Hamline 0 1932 (W-2, L-5, T-1) 1936 (W-3, L-6, T-1) – 7Iowa Teachers 58 Coach: T.C. “Cy” Kasper Coach: R.H. “Red” Threlfall 1940 (W-4, L-3, T-1) 13 Concordia College 13 SDS Opp SDS Opp Coach: Jack Barnes 51 144 0 North Dakota 13 13 Iowa Teachers 0 SDS Opp – 6 North Dakota State 12 6 North Dakota 33 45 South Dakota Mines 0 1946 (W-3, L-3, T-2) 0 South Dakota 0 0 North Dakota State 7 6 St. Norbert's 0 Coach: Thurlo McCrady 26 Morningside 6 0 South Dakota 6 12 Omaha University 7 SDS Opp 26 Northern 7 0Morningside 13 6Morningside 6 18 Loras 23 0 Michigan Normal 12 0 Omaha University 0 0 South Dakota 26 6Iowa Teachers 6 0 Minnesota 12 12 Gustavus Adolphus 7 7 North Dakota State 0 61 Manitoba University 0 12 Duquense 34 7 Wisconsin 24 0 North Dakota 6 0 North Dakota State 6 70 96 13 Luther 6 2 Iowa Teachers 12 26 Augustana 6 – 0Wichita 20 78 57 20 South Dakota 0 1933 (W-6, L-3) 51 116 0 Oklahoma City U. 35 T.C. “CY” KASPER NCC Champion – 0Morningside 0 6 years, 30-22-3 Coach: T.C. “Cy” Kasper 1937 (W-4, L-5) 131 76 1 NCC title (1933) SDS Opp Coach: R.H. “Red” Threlfall 1928 (W-9, L-1) 18 North Dakota 2 SDS Opp Coach: T.C. “Cy” Kasper 13 North Dakota State 7 0 Iowa Teachers 33 SDS Opp 14 South Dakota 0 13 North Dakota State 6 0 North Dakota 6 0 South Dakota 6 2 South Dakota 12 27 North Dakota State 6 21 Morningside 6 0Morningside 7 13 South Dakota 0 27 Northern 0 20 Omaha University 0 13 Morningside 7 6 Minnesota 19 40 Mankato Teachers 7 18 Creighton 6 6 Catholic University 26 0 Wisconsin 32 14 Huron College 0 13 Michigan Normal 0 20 Wichita 6 63 Dakota Wesleyan 0 118 72 7DePaul 44 18 Columbus College 0 102 147 31 Minnesota“B” 0 THURLO MCCRADY 33 Western Union 0 5 years, 11-17-3 120 25 – 1941 (W-2, L-5) RALPH GINN 1929 (W-5, L-4, T-1) Coach: Thurlo McCrady 22 years, 113-89-9 Coach: T.C. “Cy” Kasper SDS Opp 9 NCC titles (1949, ’50, ’53, ’54, SDS Opp 14 Northern 0 ’55, ’57, ’61, ’62, ’63) 59 Huron College 0 0 Iowa Teachers 21 6 North Dakota 7 0 Omaha University 12 1947 (W-4, L-5) 0 North Dakota State 0 0 North Dakota State 25 Coach: Ralph Ginn 6 South Dakota 0 15 North Dakota 33 SDS Opp 28 Morningside 0 0 South Dakota 40 0Loras 28 0 Wisconsin 21 3Morningside 0 6 St. Cloud Teachers 20 0St. Louis University 6 32 131 39 Central (Iowa) 6 7 Loyola 21 R.H. “RED” – 6 Kansas 86 49 Dakota Wesleyan 0 THRELFALL JACK BARNES 1942 (W-4, L-4) 33 Augustana 12 72 Western Union 0 Coach: Thurlo McCrady 7 South Dakota 26 4 years, 17-19-2 3 years, 14-10-1 237 55 1 NCC title (1939) SDS Opp 7 North Dakota State 0 – 1934 (W-6, L-4) 0 Youngstown 14 13 Morningside 0 1930 (W-2, L-6, T-1) Coach: R.H. “Red” Threlfall 1938 (W-3, L-5) 0 Iowa Teachers 38 12 Toledo 33 Coach: T.C. “Cy” Kasper SDS Opp Coach: Jack Barnes 20 Omaha University 0 123 211 SDS Opp 0 North Dakota 0 SDS Opp 3Morningside 0 21 Southern 0 38 North Dakota State 0 0 North Dakota 37 8 North Dakota 19 0 Minnesota 48 19 South Dakota 0 6 North Dakota State 13 0 South Dakota 7 0 St. Olaf 20 7Morningside 13 0 South Dakota 7 14 North Dakota State 0 0 North Dakota 21 52 Northern 0 14 Morningside 13 20 Wichita 14 13 South Dakota 6 14 Creighton 0 28 Omaha University 6 65 92 0Morningside 13 7 Wisconsin 28 7 South Dakota Mines 18 – 7Wisconsin 58 38 Dakota Wesleyan 0 0 St. Norbert's 9 1943 (No games — WWII) 0 North Dakota State 24 14 St. Olaf 6 14 Moorhead Teachers 6 7 Loyola 7 0Wichita 19 69 109 48 197 189 72 –

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1948 (W-4, L-6) 1953 (W-5, L-3, T-1) 1958 (W-4, L-5) 1963 (W-9, L-1) 1968 (W-4, L-6) Coach: Ralph Ginn NCC Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn NCC Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 21 Moorhead Teachers 7 SDS Opp 12 Drake 6 SDS Opp 12 Weber State (Utah) 27 0 Drake 47 13 Marquette 46 7 at Marquette (Wis.) 18 9 at Montana State 6 3 at North Dakota St. 21 6Loras 20 52 Iowa Teachers 19 6 at Montana State 23 7Nebraska 58 43 Morningside 14 6 North Dakota 31 13 North Dakota 13 20 Augustana 6 54 Colorado State Coll. 14 10 at Northern Iowa 38 7 Iowa Teachers 33 55 Augustana 0 12 North Dakota 30 28 at Augustana 8 16 North Dakota 21 7 North Dakota State 6 13 St. John’s (Minn.) 26 7 at South Dakota 28 7 at North Dakota 6 32 at South Dakota 55 20 Augustana 6 32 North Dakota State 14 20 at North Dakota St. 33 61 South Dakota 0 23 at Youngstown State 20 0 South Dakota 33 25 South Dakota 0 26 Morningside 6 40 North Dakota State 25 47 Augustana 27 13 Morningside 18 31 Morningside 29 13 at Iowa Teachers 8 27 State College of Iowa 13 41 Idaho State 22 27 Colorado State 2 13 Wichita 39 123 158 28 at Morningside 22 20 at Drake (Iowa) 28 247 273 107 203 247 186 – 17 at Arkansas State 14 – – 1959 (W-2, L-7) 278 166 1949 (W-7, L-3) 1954 (W-7, L-2) Coach: Ralph Ginn – NCC Co-Champion NCC Co-Champion SDS Opp 1964 (W-2, L-8) Coach: Ralph Ginn Coach: Ralph Ginn 0 Montana State 27 Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp SDS Opp 0 Colorado State 22 SDS Opp 7 St. Cloud Teachers 0 6 at Iowa State 34 12 Kansas State 28 14 Montana State 46 0 Drake 40 19 at St. Thomas (Minn.) 6 0 at Augustana 13 14 at Fresno St. (Calif.) 30 27 Morningside 20 66 Mankato Teachers 0 6 at North Dakota 0 27 Augustana 14 40 Colorado State 13 68 Augustana 0 12 South Dakota 7 13 at North Dakota St. 20 14 Iowa Teachers 13 50 at North Dakota St. 13 6 North Dakota State 8 28 North Dakota 35 28 Augustana 0 34 North Dakota 20 32 at Morningside 34 7 at South Dakota 10 0 North Dakota 19 20 at South Dakota 19 12 Iowa Teachers 14 32 Morningside 21 27 South Dakota 25 34 Morningside 39 80 153 14 at State Coll. of Iowa 23 33 North Dakota State 13 41 at Iowa Teachers 20 – 15 at Drake 37 7 Bradley 32 338 151 1960 (W-5, L-4, T-1) 6 Mankato State 7 DAVE KRAGTHORPE 183 175 – Coach: Ralph Ginn 170 243 1 year, 3-7 – 1955 (W-6, L-2, T-1) SDS Opp – 1969 (W-3, L-7) 1950 (W-9, L-0, T-1) NCC Champion 22 Bemidji State 6 1965 (W-1, L-8, T-1) Coach: Dave Kragthorpe NCC Champion Coach: Ralph Ginn 6 at Kansas State 20 Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 20 Montana State 14 SDS Opp 13 at Weber State (Utah) 28 SDS Opp 13 St. Thomas 19 20 Augustana 21 0 at Montana State 22 16 Drake (Iowa) 21 39 St. Cloud Teachers 7 34 Iowa Teachers 21 23 North Dakota 27 0 Parsons (Kan.) 10 22 at Morningside 32 34 Iowa Teachers 13 14 at North Dakota 6 28 at South Dakota 7 14 at Augustana 14 14 Northern Iowa 24 13 North Dakota State 41 31 Morningside 7 28 at Augustana 0 14 at North Dakota St. 14 19 at North Dakota 13 20 Augustana 12 7 at North Dakota 14 7 Wichita State 33 22 Morningside 0 20 South Dakota 14 41 St. Olaf 14 30 South Dakota 14 33 North Dakota State 7 0 at Iowa Teachers 12 16 Youngstown State 17 60 North Dakota State 0 20 at Morningside 25 27 South Dakota 7 15 at Colorado St. Coll. 14 42 at Augustana 0 21 North Dakota 21 0 State College of Iowa 41 21 at Morningside 21 170 135 13 North Dakota State 20 54 South Dakota 28 20 at Colorado State U 52 0 at Montana 58 20 at La Crosse State 0 – 40 Wayne University 0 7 at Mankato State 14 175 227 197 114 1961 (W-8, L-2) 41 Carleton 14 111 247 – NCC Co-Champion 381 116 – 1956 (W-4, L-5) Coach: Ralph Ginn – 1966 (W-3, L-7) Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 1951 (W-8, L-1, T-1) Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 34 at Bemidji St. (Minn.) 8 Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp 14 at Montana State 33 36 Colorado State 13 SDS Opp 6 at Montana State 41 7 Northwest Missouri 0 73 St. Cloud State 0 26 at St. Cloud Teachers 0 27 at Minnesota-Duluth 0 0at Arizona 60 12 at Montana State 17 48 Iowa Teachers 6 14 Colorado State U 45 20 Augustana 21 41 at Augustana 14 28 at Morningside 26 6 at North Dakota St. 35 58 at Augustana 7 14 North Dakota 13 13 at North Dakota 14 21 Morningside 41 34 Emporia St. (Kan.) 14 14 at South Dakota 19 34 South Dakota 6 0 North Dakota 43 21 at North Dakota 12 9 at North Dakota St. 26 41 North Dakota State 12 22 at South Dakota 18 7 North Dakota State 7 28 Morningside 13 56 at Morningside 0 7 at State Coll. of Iowa 13 6 South Dakota 26 31 at Iowa Teachers 27 36 State College of Iowa 13 7 at Colorado St. Coll. 31 48 Bemidji Teachers 0 137 212 376 97 19 Augustana 13 35 at LaCrosse State 7 – – 129 280 DEAN PRYOR 311 105 1957 (W-6, L-2, T-1) 1962 (W-7, L-2, T-1) – 2 years, 5-15 – NCC Champion NCC Co-Champion 1967 (W-4, L-6) 1970 (W-2, L-8) 1952 (W-4, L-4, T-1) Coach: Ralph Ginn Coach: Ralph Ginn Coach: Ralph Ginn Coach: Dean Pryor Coach: Ralph Ginn SDS Opp SDS Opp SDS Opp SDS Opp SDS Opp 6 Montana State 13 25 at Toledo (Ohio) 14 7 Minnesota-Duluth 12 37 St. Thomas (Minn.) 14 6 La Crosse State 13 23 Iowa Teachers 20 7 Arkansas State 9 24 at Idaho State 22 19 at Mankato State 43 19 at Iowa State 57 7 at Drake (Iowa) 25 10 Montana State 14 14 North Dakota State 34 8 at Northern Iowa 24 47 St. Cloud Teachers 7 16 at Augustana 0 28 Augustana 7 24 at Morningside 15 12 at Wayne State (Mich.) 21 47 Augustana 6 53 at North Dakota 21 26 North Dakota 0 7 at North Dakota 9 21 South Dakota 13 24 at South Dakota 0 3 North Dakota 36 14 at North Dakota St. 48 42 South Dakota 14 0 at South Dakota 26 60 North Dakota 6 32 North Dakota State 14 17 at North Dakota St. 6 16 Northern Iowa 17 7 at Morningside 7 13 at State Coll. of Iowa 13 6Augustana 22 21 at South Dakota 21 21 Drake (Iowa) 34 0 at North Dakota State 35 20 at Mankato Teachers 6 41 Morningside 7 39 Morningside 25 17 at Augustana 21 44 Morningside 24 185 119 47 at Colorado St. Coll. 0 34 at Iowa Teachers 47 14 at Tampa (Fla.) 7 0Montana 24 238 70 287 230 186 185 129 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1971 (W-3, L-7) 6 at South Dakota 20 1979 (W-9, L-3) 3 North Dakota State 10 1987 (W-5, L-5) Coach: Dean Pryor 27 Morningside 8 NCAA Division II Playoffs 35 Morningside 0 Coach: Wayne Haensel SDS Opp 21 at Northern Iowa 22 Coach: John Gregory 13 at North Dakota 34 SDS Opp 26 at St. Thomas (Minn.) 7 21 at Nevada-Las Vegas 24 SDS Opp 10 at Augustana 13 21 at Central Missouri 17 0 Mankato State 10 291 173 28 at St. Cloud State 7 6 at South Dakota 31 7 at North Dakota State 43 0 Northern Iowa 23 – 27 Wis-Whitewater 7 21 at Mankato State 23 21 South Dakota 30 8 Wayne State (Mich.) 27 1975 (W-7, L-4) 0 North Dakota 13 181 166 28 Nebraska-Omaha 24 7 at North Dakota 35 Coach: John Gregory 28 Augustana 26 – 17 at Augustana 28 18 South Dakota 37 SDS Opp 26 South Dakota 21 1983 (W-5, L-6) 38 Morningside 14 16 at Augustana 15 49 Hamline (Minn.) 6 31 at Nebraska-Omaha 14 Coach: Wayne Haensel 10 at St. Cloud State 33 20 North Dakota State 13 10 Mankato State 0 14 Northern Iowa 7 SDS Opp 24 North Dakota 9 12 at Morningside 21 56 at Nebraska-Omaha 14 14 at North Dakota State 38 21 Mankato State 14 21 Northern Colorado 17 2 at Eastern Michigan 35 17 at Augustana 31 24 at Morningside 0 20 at Drake 3 21 Mankato State 26 109 223 13 North Dakota State 8 33 at South Dakota 28 17 at Morningside 10 208 241 14 at North Dakota 35 27 at Idaho 13 28 at North Dakota 27 – 24 South Dakota 22 NCAA Playoffs 22 St. Cloud State 24 1988 (W-7, L-4) 17 at Morningside 0 7at Youngstown State 50 16 at Nebraska-Omaha 44 Coach: Wayne Haensel 3 Northern Iowa 14 259 224 12 North Dakota State 24 SDS Opp 23 at Nevada-Las Vegas 38 – 13 Augustana 9 31 Central Missouri 24 38 at Youngstown State 21 1980 (W-3, L-8) 23 South Dakota 48 16 at Montana 41 264 190 Coach: John Gregory 27 at Mankato State 30 26 North Dakota State 55 – SDS Opp 14 Northern Colorado 21 21 at South Dakota 22 1976 (W-5, L-4, T-1) 17 St. Cloud State 0 213 258 16 at Nebraska-Omaha 3 Coach: John Gregory 27 Western Illinois 33 – 37 Augustana 22 SDS Opp 7 at Augustana 34 1984 (W-3, L-8) 49 at Morningside 10 1 *at St. Cloud State 0 21 South Dakota 13 Coach: Wayne Haensel 21 St. Cloud State 0 21 Western Illinois 28 17 at Nebraska-Omaha 40 SDS Opp 34 at North Dakota 35 7 Northern Colorado 22 7 at Northern Colorado 40 14 at Portland State 17 28 Northern Colorado 3 0 at North Dakota State 13 16 North Dakota State 23 27 Wisconsin-Stout 13 42 at Mankato State 10 JOHN GREGORY 14 Morningside 0 17 Morningside 6 25 Morningside 27 321 225 10 years, 55-50 28 North Dakota 6 13 at North Dakota 47 7 North Dakota 46 – 17 at South Dakota 17 7 at South Dakota 16 24 at St. Cloud State 12 1989 (W-5, L-6) 1972 (W-6, L-5) 16 at Northern Iowa 13 17 at Portland State 48 24 Nebraska-Omaha 27 Coach: Wayne Haensel Coach: John Gregory 19 at Weber State (Utah) 52 166 300 30 at North Dakota St. 55 SDS Opp SDS Opp 19 Augustana 25 – 42 at Augustana 14 14 Southwest State 12 73 Eastern Montana 0 176 215 1981 (W-4, L-6) 42 at South Dakota 45 14 at South Dakota 7 17 at Mankato State 24 *St. Cloud won the game 39-13, then later Coach: John Gregory 24 Mankato State 30 23 at North Dakota 13 49 Missouri-Rolla 0 had to forfeit. SDS Opp 29 at Wyoming 45 12 North Dakota State 33 34 Youngstown State 22 – 40 St. Cloud State 3 288 331 12 at Mankato State 31 25 Augustana 14 1977 (W-5, L-4, T-1) 13 at Western Illinois 17 – 13 South Dakota 35 21 North Dakota 51 Coach: John Gregory 21 South Dakota 20 1985 (W-7, L-4) 10 St. Cloud State 13 27 at South Dakota 42 SDS Opp 17 Nebraska-Omaha 10 Coach: Wayne Haensel 20 at Augustana 29 16 at North Dakota State 34 10 St. Cloud State 0 20 Northern Colorado 22 SDS Opp 13 Morningside 12 0 at Northern Iowa 32 23 at Western Illinois 6 24 at North Dakota State 48 20 at Northern Arizona 24 16 at Northern Colorado 21 35 Morningside 0 14 at Dayton (Ohio) 28 23 at Morningside 28 18 at South Dakota 33 12 Nebraska-Omaha 10 24 at Quantico Marines 21 34 Nebraska-Omaha 2 28 North Dakota 16 45 Nebraska-Omaha 28 159 216 321 240 14 North Dakota State 27 31 Augustana 34 29 North Dakota 23 – – 44 at Morningside 20 16 at South Dakota 28 25 at Morningside 14 1990 (W-3, L-8) 1973 (W-5, L-5, T-1) 6 at North Dakota 6 233 226 7 at North Dakota St. 41 Coach: Wayne Haensel Coach: John Gregory 10 South Dakota 15 24 South Dakota 12 SDS Opp SDS Opp 12 Northern Iowa 23 31 Augustana 19 28 at Kearney State 35 28 Northwestern (Iowa) 38 14 at Augustana 10 31 at Mankato State 38 24 South Dakota 3 39 Southwest State 6 181 137 28 St. Cloud State 21 21 North Dakota 24 0Mankato State 21 – 23 at Northern Colorado 14 28 at North Dakota State 40 26 at Youngstown State 6 1978 (W-5, L-6) 281 267 15 Mankato State 33 56 Western State (Colo.) 28 Coach: John Gregory – 16 at South Dakota 14 21 Augustana 21 SDS Opp 1986 (W-6, L-5) 19 at St. Cloud State 37 20 North Dakota 28 43 St. Cloud State 3 Coach: Wayne Haensel 0Augustana 31 10 South Dakota 36 7 at Louisville 54 SDS Opp 20 at Morningside 67 14 North Dakota State 24 7 Moorhead State (Minn.)12 14 Wis-Stevens Point 7 21 Northern Colorado 24 16 Northern Iowa 0 41 Morningside 17 14 South Dakota 26 34 at Nebraska-Omaha 31 52 Morningside 12 30 at North Dakota 19 13 at Nebraska-Omaha 19 226 339 283 240 19 at Augustana 7 52 at North Dakota 21 – 7 South Dakota 24 24 Morningside 14 1974 (W-6, L-5) 14 at Nebraska-Omaha 16 7 North Dakota State 49 Coach: John Gregory 10 at Northern Iowa 9 WAYNE HAENSEL 39 at South Dakota 51 SDS Opp 26 North Dakota State 28 9 years, 45-52 40 at Augustana 7 15 Northwestern (Iowa) 0 21 at Portland State (Ore.) 42 1982 (W-4, L-6) 7 Mankato State 21 45 Southwest State 10 224 231 Coach: Wayne Haensel 44 at St. Cloud State 7 45 at Mankato State 14 – SDS Opp 31 at Northern Colorado 7 21 Youngstown State 35 37 St. Cloud State 14 285 229 35 Augustana 6 20 South Dakota 7 0 at North Dakota State 28 22 at Nebraska-Omaha 11 55 North Dakota 6 14 at Northern Colorado 22

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20 at Nebraska-Omaha 8 1998 (W-6, L-5) 27 South Dakota 20 2007 (W-7, L-4) 26 South Dakota 10 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 17 at Northern Colorado 28 GWFC Champion 33 at Augustana 15 SDS Opp 39 at Minn. State, Mankato13 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 17 Mankato State 18 56 Wisconsin-Stout 13 267 224 SDS Opp 6 at North Dakota 32 13 California-Davis 30 – 26 at Western Illinois (4 OT) 29 335 231 6 North Dakota 20 2003 (W-7, L-4) 17 atYoungstown State 23 – 10 at MSU, Mankato 24 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 17 Northern Iowa 31 1995 (W-6, L-5) 24 South Dakota 10 SDS Opp 38 Texas State 3 Coach: Mike Daly 27 at St. Cloud State 0 20 Northwest Missouri 0 45 Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 0 SDS Opp 30 Neb.-Omaha (2 OT) 27 23 at Winona State (Minn.)30 38 at Georgia Southern 41 10 Northwest Missouri 6 32 at North Dakota St. 35 37 at Western Oregon 10 48 Cal Poly 35 48 at South Dakota Tech 14 31 Augustana 28 0 at North Dakota State 24 28 at UC Davis 21 37 Augustana 15 24 at Northern Colorado 44 17 at Nebraska-Omaha 34 38 Central Arkansas 10 10 St. Cloud State 34 41 Morningside 13 24 North Dakota 25 52 Southern Utah 27 3 at North Dakota 14 294 244 38 Minn. State Mankato 6 29 North Dakota State 24 MIKE DALY 31 at South Dakota 3 – 22 at South Dakota 11 376 244 6 years, 41-23 17 North Dakota State 26 1999 (W-8, L-3) 27 St. Cloud State 24 – 1991 (W-7, L-3) 39 at Morningside 17 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 42 Augustana 22 2008 (W-7, L-5) Coach: Mike Daly 14 Northern Colorado 23 SDS Opp 47 Humboldt State (Calif.) 6 Coach: John Stiegelmeier SDS Opp 28 Nebraska-Omaha 44 35 at Grand Valley State 20 297 192 SDS Opp 16 Kearney State 13 39 at Mankato State 32 59 at Wayne State (Neb.) 31 – 17 at Iowa State 44 19 at South Dakota 7 278 228 38 Augustana 31 2004 (W-6, L-5) 40 Youngstown State 7 10 at North Dakota 36 – 18 at Northern Colorado 45 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 24 Western Illinois 22 0 North Dakota State 35 1996 (W-7, L-4) 34 Morningside 30 SDS Opp 20 at Northern Iowa 34 21 at Nebraska-Omaha 13 Coach: Mike Daly 34 at Minnesota State 28 0 at UC Davis 52 48 at Stephen F. Austin 50 21 South Dakota 18 SDS Opp 7 North Dakota State 28 45 Winona State (Minn.) 20 44 McNeese State (3 OT) 46 27 Morningside 17 6 at Northwest Missouri 23 21 North Dakota 7 38 Western Oregon 3 28 Cal Poly 42 31 at Augustana 20 56 S.D. Tech 0 34 at Nebraska-Omaha 40 31 at Southern (La.) 24 49 at Indiana State 9 0 Mankato State 23 27 at Augustana 14 43 at South Dakota 30 7 at Cal Poly 14 43 Missouri State 13 17 Northern Colorado 13 17 at St. Cloud State 13 28 St. Cloud State 19 24 North Dakota State 21 52 Illinois State 21 162 195 28 North Dakota 23 351 309 24 at Montana State 27 35 at Southern Illinois 38 – 28 South Dakota 17 – 7 at Georgia Southern 63 25 at North Dakota State 24 1992 (W-7, L-3) 7 at North Dakota State 31 2000 (W-6, L-5) 38 Augustana 9 427 348 Coach: Mike Daly 31 Morningside 13 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 17 at Southern Utah (2 OT) 23 – SDS Opp 6 at Northern Colorado 21 SDS Opp 14 at Northern Colorado 7 2009 (W-8, L-4) 13 South Dakota 0 17 at Nebraska-Omaha 19 36 Grand Valley State 27 245 263 NCAA FCS Playoffs 3 North Dakota 14 31 Mankato State 27 65 Wayne State (Neb.) 3 – Coach: John Stiegelmeier 10 at North Dakota State 47 254 201 25 at Augustana 24 2005 (W-6, L-5) SDS Opp 21 Nebraska-Omaha 0 17 Northern Colorado 7 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 44 Georgia Southern 6 31 at South Dakota 21 51 Morningside 14 SDS Opp 41 Indiana State 0 1 *at Morningside 0 17 Minn State, Mankato 21 42 Wisconsin-La Crosse 13 38 at Illinois State 17 14 Augustana 20 3 at North Dakota St. 21 69 Valparaiso (Ind.) 6 14 at Cal Poly 21 14 at St. Cloud State 6 0at North Dakota 42 0 at Montana 7 24 at Missouri State 17 34 Mankato State 30 7Nebraska-Omaha 24 16 Cal Poly 24 28 North Dakota State 13 24 at Northern Colorado 20 28 South Dakota 41 12 at Texas State 42 24 Northern Iowa 14 166 164 42 at St. Cloud State 31 16 *UC Davis 14 17 at Youngstown State 3 *Morningside won the game 6-2 but was 291 255 64 Missouri-Rolla 28 15 Southern Illinois 34 later forced to forfeit. – 42 Georgia Southern 55 13 at Minnesota 16 – 2001 (W-5, L-6) 55 Southern Utah 7 27 at Western Illinois 7 1993 (W-7, L-4) Coach: John Stiegelmeier 17 at North Dakota St. 41 NCAA Playoffs Coach: Mike Daly SDS Opp 30 Northern Colorado 14 48 at Montana 61 SDS Opp 34 Ferris State (Mich.) 24 363 251 333 209 48 at Montana 52 21 at Chadron State (Neb.) 31 * Game played at Sioux Falls – 56 Southwest State 12 JOHN 17 at Nebraska-Omaha 28 21 St. Cloud State 30 30 St. Cloud State 24 2006 (W-7, L-4) 17 at Northern Colorado 38 STIEGELMEIER 9 at North Dakota 44 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 30 at Morningside 20 13 years, 83-60 28 at Western Washington 45 SDS Opp 42 North Dakota State 30 1 GWFC title (2007) 31 Augustana 21 3 Wisconsin-La Crosse 17 50 Nebraska-Omaha 10 38 at North Dakota State 45 7 at Montana 36 7 at South Dakota 29 1997 (W-4, L-6) 20 at South Dakota 3 17 at Northern Iowa 27 35 Augustana 25 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 21 Northern Colorado 36 24 at Nicholls State (La.) 17 60 at Mankato State 42 SDS Opp 35 Minn. State, Mankato 0 20 at McNeese State (La.) 17 28 North Dakota 0 17 at Cal-Davis 7 284 301 20 Central Arkansas 7 394 288 7 at North Dakota 28 – 29 at Cal Poly 28 – 7 Mankato State 21 2002 (W-6, L-4) 22 UC Davis 21 1994 (W-7, L-4) 3 at South Dakota 21 Coach: John Stiegelmeier 34 William Penn (Iowa) 3 Coach: Mike Daly 20 St. Cloud State 16 SDS Opp 31 at Southern Utah 21 SDS Opp 21 at Nebraska-Omaha 31 28 Chadron State (Neb.) 15 28 at North Dakota State 41 32 Slippery Rock 28 34 North Dakota State 27 38 Nebraska-Omaha 21 235 235 56 South Dakota Tech 6 22 at Augustana 28 24 at St. Cloud State 28 – 37 at St. Cloud State 17 7 Northern Colorado 17 13 North Dakota 21 13 Northern Colorado 28 35 Morningside 20 23 Western Washington 19 56 Morningside 17 173 216 33 at Augustana (3 OT) 39 39 at North Dakota State 52 – 25 North Dakota State 20

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OPPONENT RECORD LAST MTG OPPONENT RECORD LAST MTG OPPONENT RECORD LAST MTG Arizona 0-1-0 1956 Kansas 0-1-0 1947 St. Louis University (Mo.) 1-1-0 1929 Arkansas State 1-1-0 1963 Kansas State 0-2-0 1960 St. Norbert (Wis.) 1-1-0 1940 Augustana 43-15-2 2004 Loras (Iowa) 0-3-0 1948 St. Olaf (Minn.) 3-1-0 1950 Bemidji State 3-1-0 1961 Louisville (Ky.) 0-1-0 1978 St. Thomas (Minn.) 5-2-0 1971 Bradley 0-1-0 1949 Loyola, Chicago 0-1-1 1930 SDSU Army 1-0-0 1944 Buena Vista 2-1-0 1926 Luther 1-0-0 1936 Sioux Falls (City) 1-2-0 1900 California-Davis 4-2-0 2007 Macalester (Minn.) 1-0-1 1920 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 1-0-0 1994 Cal Poly 2-4-0 2009 Madison High 1-0-0 1905 Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 2-0-0 2008 Carleton College 2-2-0 1950 Manitoba University 1-0-0 1946 South Dakota 47-50-7 2003 Catholic University 0-1-0 1933 Marquette (Wis.) 0-5-0 1958 USD-Springfield 2-0-0 1931 Central Arkansas 2-0-0 2007 McNeese State (La.) 1-1-0 2008 South Dakota Tech 8-2-1 1996 Central Missouri 2-0-0 1988 Michigan State 0-1-0 1924 Southern Illinois 0-2-0 2009 Chadron State 1-1-0 2002 Minnesota 0-7-0 2009 Southern University (La.) 1-0-0 2004 Cincinnati 1-0-0 1935 Minnesota B 1-0-0 1928 Southern Utah 3-1-0 2007 Colorado State 0-2-0 1966 Minnesota-Duluth 1-0-0 1966 Southwest Minn. State 4-0-0 1993 Columbus College 2-0-2 1928 Minn. State, Mankato 15-19-0 2003 Tampa University (Fla.) 1-0-0 1967 Concordia-Moorhead 0-1-1 1945 Minn. State, Moorhead 3-1-0 1978 Texas State 1-1-0 2007 Creighton (Neb.) 6-3-1 1934 Minot State (N.D.) 0-1-0 1945 Toledo University (Ohio) 1-1-0 1962 Dakota State 3-0-1 1908 Missouri-Rolla 2-0-0 2005 Toland’s 1-0-0 1907 Dakota Wesleyan 12-9-2 1934 Missouri State 2-0-0 2009 Trinity College (N.D.) 1-0-0 1917 Dayton (Ohio) 0-1-0 1977 Montana 0-7-0 2009 Valparaiso (Ind.) 1-0-0 2005 DePaul 0-2-0 1937 Montana State 2-10-0 2004 Watertown (City) 1-0-0 1898 Des Moines University 1-0-0 1927 Morningside (Iowa) 57-14-4 2003 Wayne State (Mich.) 1-2-0 1971 Detroit University 1-1-0 1927 Nebraska 0-1-0 1963 Wayne State (Neb.) 2-0-0 2000 Drake 2-8-0 1983 Nebraska-Kearney 1-1-0 1991 Weber State (Utah) 0-3-0 1976 Duquense (Pa.) 0-1-0 1932 Nebraska-Omaha 21-13-1 2003 Western State (Colo.) 1-0-1 1973 Eastern Michigan 1-2-0 1971 Nebraska Wesleyan 0-0-1 1925 Western Illinois 3-4-0 2009 Eastern Montana 1-0-0 1972 Nevada-Las Vegas 0-2-0 1975 Western Oregon 2-0-0 2004 Emporia State (Kan.) 1-0-0 1951 Nicholls State (La.) 1-0-0 2006 Western Washington 1-1-0 2002 Ferris State (Mich.) 1-0-0 2001 North Dakota 32-46-5 2003 Westmar (Iowa) 0-2-0 1929 Flandreau City 5-0-0 1904 North Dakota State 40-51-5 2009 West Texas State 0-1-0 1939 Flandreau Indians 3-1-0 1907 Northern Arizona 0-1-0 1985 Wichita State (Kan.) 1-4-0 1955 Fresno State (Calif.) 0-1-0 1964 Northern Colorado 15-17 2005 William Penn (Iowa) 1-0-0 2006 Georgia Southern 1-3-0 2009 Northern Iowa 17-25-2 2009 Winona State (Minn.) 1-1-0 2004 Grand Valley State (Mich.) 2-0-0 2000 Northern State 12-0-0 1941 Wisconsin 1-8-0 1937 Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.)2-0-0 1936 Northwest Missouri State 3-1-0 2003 Wisconsin-La Crosse 3-2-0 2006 Hamline (Minn.) 5-1-0 1975 Northwestern (Iowa) 1-1-0 1974 Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1-0-0 1986 Hawaii 1-0-0 1926 Oklahoma City 0-1-0 1946 Wisconsin-Stout 2-0-0 1998 Humboldt State (Calif.) 1-0-0 2003 Parsons (Kan) 0-1-0 1965 Wisconsin-Whitewater 1-0-0 1979 Huron College 22-3-0 1929 Pipestone (City) 2-0-0 1904 Wyoming 0-1-0 1984 Idaho 1-0-0 1979 Portland State (Ore.) 0-3-0 1984 Yankton College 9-4-1 1939 Idaho State 2-0-0 1968 Quantico Marines 1-0-0 1972 Youngstown State (Ohio) 6-5-0 2009 Illinois State 2-0-0 2009 Regis (Colo.) 1-0-0 1927 Total 528-423-38 Indiana State 2-0-0 2009 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 25-8-0 2003 Iowa State 0-3-0 2008 St. John’s (Minn.) 0-1-0 1953 VERSUS 2010 OPPONENTS OPPONENT SERIES RECORD CURRENT STREAK LAST MEETING LAST SDSU WIN LAST OPPONENT WIN Delaware First Meeting — — — — Illinois State 2-0-0 W-2 W, 38-17 (9-26-2009) 38-17 (9-26-2009) — Nebraska 0-1-0 L-1 L, 7-58 (9-21-1963) — 58-7 (9-21-1963) Northern Iowa 17-25-1 W-1 W, 24-14 (10-24-2009) 24-14 (10-24-2009) 34-20 (9-20-2008) Western Illinois 3-4-0 W-2 W, 27-7 (11-21-2009) 27-7 (11-21-2009) 29-26 [4 OT] (8-30-2007) Southern Illinois 0-2-0 L-2 L, 15-34 (11-7-2009) — 34-15 (11-7-2009) Youngstown State 6-5-0 W-2 W, 17-3 (10-31-2009) 17-3 (10-31-2009) 23-17 (9-8-2007) Indiana State 2-0-0 W-2 W, 41-0 (9-19-2009) 41-0 (9-19-2009) — Missouri State 2-0-0 W-2 W, 24-17 (10-10-2009) 24-17 (10-10-2009) — North Dakota State 40-51-5 W-3 W, 28-13 (10-17-2009) 28-13 (10-17-2009) 41-28 (11-18-2006) North Dakota 32-46-5 L-4 L, 24-25 (10-11-2003) 21-7 (10-23-1999) 25-24 (10-11-2003)

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RUSHING RECEIVING Season: 19, by Parker Douglass, 2005 (19-of-26) ATTEMPTS RECEPTIONS Career: 62, by Parker Douglass, 2004-07 Attempts, Game: 8, by Parker Douglas vs. Game: 42, by Kevin Klapprodt at Nebraska- Game: 16, by Josh Davis (164 yards) vs. Western Western Oregon, 9-18-2004 Omaha, 10-1-1988 Washington, 10-5-2002 Attempts, Season: 26, by Parker Douglass, 2005 Season: 329, by Josh Ranek, 1999 Season: 73, by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 (19 FGM) Career: 1,131, by Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 Career: 225, by Josh Davis, 2002-05 Attempts, Career: 91, by Parker Douglass, 2004- NET YARDS YARDS 07 Game: 291, by Josh Ranek vs. St. Cloud State, Game: 256, by Jeff Tiefenthaler at North Dakota, Percentage, Season: .823, by Brett Gorden, 1995 11-13-1999 9-27-1986 (12 receptions) (12-of-13) (min. 10 attempts) Season: 2,055, by Josh Ranek, 1999 (11 games) Season: 1,534, by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 Percentage, Career: .697, by Tony Harris, 1979- Career: 6,744, by Josh Ranek, 1997-01 (44 games) Career: 3,621, by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 80 (23-33) and by K.C. Johnson, 1984-86 (23-33) Per Game, Season: 186.8, by Josh Ranek, 1999 TOUCHDOWNS (min. 20 attempts) Combined Yards By Two Opposing Backs: 533, Game: 4, by Don Bartlett vs. North Dakota State, Consecutive Made: 13, by Parker Douglass, 2006- by Kevin Lowe, Wyoming (302) and Rick Wegher, 1949 07 SDSU (231), 11-10-1984 Season: 13, by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1985 Career: 32, by Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 Longest: 57 yards, by Parker Douglass, vs. PASSING Consecutive Games Catching TD Pass: 14, by Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-29-07 ATTEMPTS Jeff Tiefenthaler, from Oct. 27, 1984, through Nov. PUNTING Game: 57, by Mike Busch at Northern Arizona, 9, 1985* 9-7-1985 Games In Which Caught At Least One TD Pass: Game: 16, by Mike Doty at North Dakota, 10-9-1971 Season: 395, by Ryan Berry, 2008 25, by Jeff Tiefenthaler (36 games)* Season: 83, by Mike Doty, 1971 (35.6 average) Career: 834, by Ryan Berry, 2005-08 * Records were also NCAA Division II records at the time Average, Season: 44.8, by Tom O’Brien, 1997 (50 COMPLETIONS att.) SCORING Game: 37 (of 55), by Dan Fjeldheim vs. St. Cloud PUNT RETURNS State, 9-28-2002 TOUCHDOWNS Season: 256 (of 395), by Ryan Berry, 2008 Season: 34, by Paul Aanonson, 2007 Game: 8, by Ross Owen vs. Columbus College, Career: 63, by Paul Aanonson, 2004-07 Career: 514, by Ryan Berry, 2005-08 1922 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Yards, Season: 482, by Paul Aanonson, 2007 Season: 28, by Josh Ranek, 1999 Yards, Career: 798, by Paul Aanonson, 2004-07 Game: 5, by Larry Armstrong at Mankato State, Career: 69, by Josh Ranek, 1997-01 10-19-1970; Fred Richardson vs. Morningside, POINTS INTERCEPTIONS 11-6-1971; Mark Dolan vs. North Dakota, Game: 48, by Ross Owen vs. Columbus College, 11-1-1980; Ryan Berry at Iowa State, 8-28-2008 1922 (8 TDs) Game: 4, by Mike Jaunich vs. Morningside, Season: 24, by Mike Law, 1983 Season: 170, by Josh Ranek, 1999 (28 TDs, 1 10-2-1993 Career: 46, by Mike Law, 1981-83 2-PAT) Season: 9, by Charlie Clarksean, 1972 NET YARDS PASSING Career: 426, by Josh Ranek, 1997-01 Career: 14, by Charlie Clarksean, 1970-73 Game: 460, by Dan Fjeldheim vs. St. Cloud State, POINTS KICKING 9-28-2002 Game: 20, by Parker Douglass vs. Western SACKS Season: 3,141, by Brad Nelson, 2003 Oregon, 9-18-2004 (6 FGs, 2 PATs) Game: 6, by Mark Dunbar vs. St. Cloud State, Career: 6,023, by Ryan Berry, 2005-08 Season: 99, by Parker Douglass, 2005 (19 FGs, 42 9-2-1978 TOUCHDOWN PASSES PATs) Season: 21, by Mark Dunbar, 1978 Game: 7, by Ryan Berry, vs. Illinois State, Career: 321, by Parker Douglass, 2004-07 (62 11-8-2008 FGs, 135 PATs) KICKOFF RETURNS Season: 30, by Ryan Berry, 2008 EXTRA POINTS – KICK Game: 9, by Jerry Welch vs. Iowa State, 1952 Career: 56, by Ryan Berry, 2005-08 Game: 9, by Parker Douglass, vs. Valparaiso Season: 36, by Rick Wegher, 1984 (Ind.), 9-10-2005 Career: 107, by Rick Wegher, 1981-84* TOTAL OFFENSE Season: 42, by Parker Douglass, 2005 (42-of-43) Yards, Game: 258, by Jerry Welch at Iowa State, ATTEMPTS and 2007 (42-of-44) 1952 Game: 68. by Marty Higgins vs. Augustana (24 Career: 135, by Parker Douglass, 2004-07 Yards, Season: 824, by Rick Wegher, 1984 rush, 44 pass), 10-31-1981 Attempts, Career: 138, by Parker Douglass, 2004- Yards, Career: 2,150, by Rick Wegher, 1981-84 Season: 441. by Ted Wahl, 1986 (11 games) 07 * Record was also NCAA Division II record at the time Career: 1,172, by Ted Wahl, 1985-88 Best Percentage, Season: 1.000, by Tony NET YARDS Harris, 1979 (28-of-28), by Russ Meier, 1981 ALL-PURPOSE Game: 439, by Ted Wahl at North Dakota, (21-of-21), and by Parker Douglass, 2004 YARDS 10-29-1988 (123 rush, 316 pass) (29-of-29) and 2006 (22-of-22) ATTEMPTS Season: 3,009, by Ryan Berry, 2008 (12 games) Best Percentage, Career: .978, by Parker Dou- Game: 47, by Darwin Gonnerman vs. Augustana, Career: 7,245, by Ted Wahl, 1985-88 (36 games) glass (135-of-138), 2004-07, and by Tony 11-11-1967 (41 rushes, 2 rec., 3 PR, 1 KOR) Per Game Average, Season: 269.5, by Ted Wahl, Harris (45-of-46), 1979-80 Season: 363, by Josh Ranek, 2001 1986 Consecutive PAT, Season: 29, by Parker Career: 1,215, by Josh Ranek, 1997-01 Per Game Average, Career: 201.2, by Ted Wahl, Douglass, 2004 YARDS 1985-88 Consecutive PAT, Career: 66, by Parker Douglass, 2005-07 Game: 371, by Josh Ranek at North Dakota State, FIELD GOALS 10-20-2001 Season: 2,608, by Josh Ranek, 2001 Game: 6, by Parker Douglas vs. Western Oregon, Career: 7,946 by Josh Ranek, 1997-01 9-18-2004 (34, 39, 27, 23, 43, 39)

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LONGEST PLAYS Game, Both Teams: 102 by SDSU (60) at (11 fumbles), vs. North Dakota State, 1952 (8 Run From Scrimmage: 95 yards, by Mike Lunde, Mankato State (42) 11-6-1993 fumbles), vs. Morningside, 1952 (8 fumbles), vs. vs. North Dakota, 10-16-1976 Northern Colorado, 9-25-1976 (7 fumbles). Pass Play: 91 yards, Ted Wahl to Jeff Tiefenthaler, FIRST DOWNS Season: 39, in 1952 (9 games) vs. St. Cloud State, 11-8-1986 MOST - GAME Punt Return: 95 yards, by Darwin Gonnerman, vs. Total: 37, at Wyoming, 11-10-1984, and vs. North FUMBLES — North Dakota State, 10-1-1966 Dakota, 9-28-1985 OPPONENT Rushing: 30, at Morningside, 10-8-1977 Kickoff Return: 100 yards, by Kevin Brown, vs. TOTAL FUMBLES Minnesota State, Mankato, 11-16-2002 Passing: 20, vs. South Dakota, 9-14-1986 FEWEST - GAME Game: 10, by Quantico Marines, 11-18-1972 Interception Return: 99 yards, by Tyler Koch, vs. (lost 5) Total: 3, at Morningside, 11-6-1971 Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Season: 46, in 1972 Rushing: 1, vs. Montana, 11-14-1970 Punt: 88 yards, by Tim Hawkins, vs. Mankato FUMBLES LOST State, 10-30-1989 Passing: 0, nine times (last: vs. South Dakota, 9-27-1980) Game: 7, by South Dakota, 1950 (7 fumbles); by RUSHING Augustana, 1953 (8 fumbles); by North Dakota FIRST DOWNS — State, 1953 (7 fumbles); by North Dakota State, ATTEMPTS 10-24-1959 (7 fumbles) Game: 84, vs. Augustana, 1952 OPPONENT Season: 25, in 1972 (46 fumbles), in 1952 (33 Season: 645, in 1973 MOST - GAME fumbles) and in 1950 (37 fumbles) YARDS Total: 32, by Montana, 9-9-2006 Game: 567, vs. Missouri-Rolla, 10-22-2005 Rushing: 27, by Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005 INTERCEPTION Season: 3,685, in 1951 (10 games) Passing: 17, by Morningside, 9-15-1984 Fewest Net Yards, Game: minus-52, vs. North FEWEST - GAME RETURNS Dakota State, 10-16-1965 Total: 2, by Hamline, 9-6-1975 MOST - GAME Fewest Net Yards, Season: 509, in 1965 (10 Rushing: 0, by Hamline, 9-6-1975 Game: 6, vs. Augustana, 1950, and vs. St. Cloud games) Passing: 0, seven times (last: by North Dakota, State, 1952 11-1-1980) Season: 27, in 1993 PASSING Note: In the 1955 SDSU-South Dakota game, neither team YARDS ATTEMPTS had a first down by passing Game: 171, vs. Southern Utah, 11-10-2007 Game: 57, at Northern Arizona, 9-7-1985 (5 returns) Season: 415, in 2008 (12 games) PUNTING Season: 469, in 2007 (19 returns) COMPLETIONS ATTEMPTS Game: 37, at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 Game: 16, vs. North Dakota, 10-9-1971 (40.0 avg) PENALTIES Season: 270, in 2008 (12 games) Season: 86, in 1971 (34.4 average) NUMBER Per Game: 22.5, in 2008 (12 games) AV E R AG E Game: 15, vs. Morningside, 9-30-2000 (159 INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Game: 54.8, vs. North Dakota State, 9-17-1988 yards), vs. St. Cloud State, 9-22-2001 (139) and Game: 6, at Mankato State, 9-19-1970; vs. North (5-274) (min. 3 attempts) vs. Northern Colorado, 11-20-2004 (153 yards) Dakota State, 10-27-1973, and vs. South Dakota, Season: 41.8, in 1996 (64 attempts) Fewest, Game: 0, vs. Mankato State, 11-14-1964 10-29-1983 Season: 86, in 2000 (for 887 yards in 11 games) Season: 31, in 1983 PUNT RETURNS YARDS Fewest, Season: 4, in 1963 (10 games), and in ATTEMPTS Game: 159, vs. Morningside, 9-30-2000 1955 (9 games) Game: 8, vs. St. Cloud State, 9-23-1961 (15 penalties) YARDS Season: 44, in 1961 (407 yards) Season: 887, in 2000 (86 penalties in 11 games) Game: 460, vs. St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 YARDS Season: 3,255, in 2003 Game: 128, vs. St. Cloud State, 9-23-1961 PENALTIES — TOUCHDOWN PASSES Season: 572, in 1962 (41 returns) OPPONENT Average, Season: 15.1, in 1955 (18 returns) Game: 7, vs. Illinois State, 11-8-2008 NUMBER Season: 31, in 2008 KICKOFF RETURNS Game: 19, by McNeese State (La.), 9-30-2006 TOTAL OFFENSE ATTEMPTS Season: 84, in 2000 YARDS ATTEMPTS Game: 10, vs. Arizona, 9-29-1956 (164 yards) Season: 52, in 1966 Game: 174, by McNeese State (La.), 9-30-2006 Game: 100, vs. Morningside, 10-17-1987 (64 rush, (19 penalties) 36 pass) YARDS Season: 772, in 2000 Season: 870, in 1973 (11 games) Game: 281, vs. Northern Colorado, 9-25-1993 Fewest, Game: 1, for 1 yard, by Morningside, 11- YARDS Season: 1,093, in 1966 Average, Season: 27.8, in 1973 (33 returns) 2-1957 Game: 689, vs. Missouri-Rolla, 10-22-2005 Season: 4,863, in 2008 (12 games) Per Game: 437.7, in 1951 FUMBLES TOTAL FUMBLES SCORING Game: 11, vs. North Dakota, 1952 (lost 5) and vs. POINTS North Dakota State, 10-20-1951 (lost 7) Season: 62, in 1952 (9 games) Game: 85 vs. Columbus College, 1922 Season: 427 in 2008 (11 games) Per Game: 38.1 in 1950 (381 points in 10 games) FUMBLES LOST Margin of Victory: 85 vs. Columbus College, 1922 Game: 7, vs. North Dakota State, 10-20-1951

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PENALTIES — OTHER OPPONENT Fewest Yards, Season: 1,688, in 1955 (9 games) Most Attempts, Game: 71, by Mankato State, BOTH TEAMS RECORDS 1993 NUMBER RUSHING Most Completions, Game: 39 by Mankato State, Game: 26, by SDSU (12 for 113 yards) vs. Most Yards, Game: 484, by Georgia Southern, 1993 Nebraska-Omaha (14 for 133 yards), 10-28-2000; 10-29-2005 Most Completions, Season: 227 in 1993 and and by SDSU (7 for 80 yards) at McNeese State Fewest Yards, Game: minus-42, by Western Ore- 2007 (La.) (19 for 174 yards), 9-30-2006 gon, 2004 Most TD Passes, Game: 6 by South Dakota, 1968 YARDS Most Yards, Season: 2,604, in 1964 (10 games) Most TD Passes, Season: 23 in 1968 Game: 254, by SDSU (80) at McNeese State Fewest Yards, Season: 1,061, in 1955 (9 games) Fewest TD Passes, Season: 2 in 1952 (10 games) PASSING (La.) (174), 9-30-2006 and in 1959 (9 games) Most Yards, Game: 525, by Mankato State, 1993 Fewest Yards, Game: 0, by South Dakota, 1951; by Arizona, 1962, and by North Dakota, 1980 Most Yards, Season: 2,701, in 1993

TOP PERFORMANCES CAREER PASSING YARDS CAREER SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING 1. Ryan Berry, 2005-08 ...... 6,023 RECEIVING YARDS 1. Josh Ranek, 1999...... 2,055 2. Ted Wahl, 1985-88...... 6,016 1. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 ...... 3,621 2. Josh Ranek, 1998...... 1,881 3. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-00 ...... 5,351 2. Josh Davis, 2002-05 ...... 3,192 3. Josh Ranek, 2001...... 1,804 4. Brad Nelson, 2001-04 ...... 5,328 3. JaRon Harris, 2005-08...... 2,241 4. Dan Sonnek, 1985 ...... 1,518 5. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-02 ...... 5,176 4. Rusty Lenners, 1993-96...... 1,942 5. Rick Wegher, 1984...... 1,317 6. Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ...... 4,999 5. J.D. Berreth, 1986-88 ...... 1,868 6. Kyle Minett, 2009...... 1,304 7. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ...... 4,980 6. Glen Fox, 2006-09...... 1,832 7. Kyle Minett, 2008...... 1,289 8. Shane Bouman, 1988-91 ...... 4,663 7. Mike Myers, 1990-93 ...... 1,818 8. Cory Koenig, 2007...... 1,266 9. Noel Bouche’, 1996-98 ...... 3,947 8. Mike Ethier, 1981-83...... 1,816 9. Dan Nelson, 1993 ...... 1,150 10. Bill Perron, 1994-96 ...... 3,747 9. Lionel Macklin, 1977-79 ...... 1,700 10. Anthony Watson, 2004 ...... 1,088 10. Darren Baartman, 1988-91 ...... 1,658 CAREER RUSHING YARDS SINGLE-SEASON 1. Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ...... 6,744 CAREER FIELD GOALS RECEPTIONS 2. Anthony Watson, 2003-06 ...... 3,712 1. Parker Douglass, 2004-07...... 62 1. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 ...... 73 3. Dan Sonnek, 1984-87 ...... 3,304 2. Brett Gorden, 1995-98 ...... 36 2. Josh Davis, 2002/JaRon Harris, 2008...... 70 4. Kyle Minett, 2007-present...... 3,069 3. Adam Vinatieri, 1991-94 ...... 27 4. Glen Fox, 2008 ...... 66 5. Les Tuma, 1970-73 ...... 3,018 4. Peter Reifenrath, 2008-present ...... 25 5. Josh Davis, 2003...... 63 6. Cory Koenig, 2004-07 ...... 2,990 5. Tony Harris, 1977-80 ...... 23 6. Glen Fox, 2009 ...... 62 7. Darwin Gonnerman, 1966-68 ...... 2,598 K.C. Johnson, 1984-86 ...... 23 6. Rusty Lenners, 1995...... 55 8. Rick Wegher, 1981-84 ...... 2,293 Keith Witt, 2002-03 ...... 23 7. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1985 ...... 54 9. Paul Klinger, 1990-94 ...... 2,161 Mike Myers, 1991...... 54 10. Joe Thorne, 1959-61 ...... 2,156 SINGLE-SEASON 9. Brian Janecek, 2004 ...... 52 TOTAL OFFENSE 10. Monte Mosiman, ’76/Lionel Macklin ’78..51 CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Brad Nelson, 2003 ...... 3,056 1. Ted Wahl, 1985-88...... 7,245 2. Ryan Berry, 2008...... 3,009 SINGLE-SEASON 2. Josh Ranek, 1997-01 ...... 6,745 3. Ted Wahl, 1986 ...... 2,965 RECEIVING YARDS 3. Ryan Berry, 2005-08 ...... 5,971 4. Todd McDonald, 1993...... 2,937 1. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 ...... 1,534 4. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ...... 5,765 5. Mike Busch, 1985 ...... 2,517 2. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1985 ...... 1,056 5. Gary Maffett, 1977-79...... 5,282 6. Mike Busch, 1984 ...... 2,417 3. Josh Davis, 2003 ...... 1,028 6. Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ...... 5,248 7. Ted Wahl, 1988 ...... 2,403 4. JaRon Harris, 2008 ...... 966 7. Brad Nelson, 2001-04 ...... 5,218 8. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1999 ...... 2,351 5. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1984 ...... 906 8. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ...... 4,933 9. Dan Fjeldheim, 2002 ...... 2,257 6. Lionel Macklin, 1978 ...... 882 9. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-2002 ...... 4,785 10. Andy Kardoes, 2006 ...... 2,230 7. Monte Mosiman, 1976 ...... 839 10. Mike Law, 1982-83 ...... 4,724 8. Nate Millerbernd, 1996...... 829 SINGLE-SEASON PASSING 9. Josh Davis, 2005...... 813 CAREER RECEPTIONS 1. Brad Nelson, 2003 ...... 3,141 10. Rusty Lenners, 1996...... 802 1. Josh Davis, 2002-05 ...... 225 2. Ryan Berry, 2008...... 3,106 2. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86...... 173 3. Todd McDonald, 1993...... 2,715 SINGLE-SEASON SCORING 3. JaRon Harris, 2005-08 ...... 152 4. Dan Fjeldheim, 2002 ...... 2,663 1. Josh Ranek, 1999 ...... 170 Glen Fox, 2006-09 ...... 152 5. Mike Busch, 1985 ...... 2,554 2. Josh Ranek, 2001 ...... 138 5. Rusty Lenners, 1993-96 ...... 137 6. Ted Wahl, 1986 ...... 2,542 3. Kyle Minett, 2008 ...... 112 6. Darren Baartman, 1988-91 ...... 128 7. Mike Busch, 1984 ...... 2,436 4. Darwin Gonnerman, 1967 ...... 102 7. Dennis Thomas, 1982-85 ...... 127 8. Dan Fjeldheim, 2001 ...... 2,268 Kyle Minett, 2009 ...... 102 8. Solomon Johnson, 2001-04 ...... 119 9. Brad Nelson, 2004 ...... 2,225 6. Cory Koenig, 2007 ...... 100 9. Mike Ethier, 1981-83 ...... 118 10. Ryan Berry, 2007...... 2,132 7. Parker Douglass, 2005 ...... 99 10. Mike Myers, 1990-93 ...... 116 8. Darwin Gonnerman, 1968 ...... 97 9. Dan Nelson, 1993 ...... 96 10. Rick Wegher, 1984 ...... 94

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SINGLE-SEASON SINGLE-GAME SINGLE-GAME FIELD GOALS RUSHING YARDS RECEIVING YARDS 1. Parker Douglass, 2005 ...... 19 1. Josh Ranek...... 41 carries, 291 yds. 1. Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... 12 rec., 256 yds. • 19-26, LG 54 • vs. St. Cloud State, 11-13-1999 • at North Dakota, 9-27-1986 2. Russ Meier, 1981 ...... 16 2. Josh Ranek...... 39 carries, 282 yds. 2. Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... 14 rec., 234 yds. • 16-21 (led nation), LG 49 • at North Dakota State, 10-24-1998 • at South Dakota, 10-18-86 Parker Douglass, 2007 ...... 16 3. Dan Sonnek ...... 41 carries, 268 yds. 3. Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... 10 rec., 233 yds. • 16-22, LG 57 • vs. Northern Colorado, 11-16-1985 • at Morningside, 10-5-1985 Peter Reifenrath, 2008 ...... 16 4. Dan Sonnek ...... 40 carries, 266 yds. 4. Nate Millerbernd ...... 9 rec., 202 yds. • 16-22, LG 42 • vs. Augustana, 10-26-1985 • vs. Mankato State, 11-16-1996 5. Parker Douglass, 2006 ...... 15 5. Cory Koenig ...... 21 carries, 259 yds. 5. Josh Davis...... 9 rec., 187 yds. • 15-21, LG 53 • vs. Cal Poly, 10-20-2007 • vs. North Dakota, 10-11-2003 6. Brett Gorden, 1998 ...... 14 6. Josh Ranek...... 26 carries, 254 yds. 6. Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... 8 rec., 179 yds. • 14-22, LG 45 • at North Dakota State, 10-20-2001 • vs. Northern Colorado 11-15-1986 7. Keith Witt, 2002 ...... 13 7. Josh Ranek...... 33 carries, 248 yds. 7. Dean Herrboldt...... 6 rec., 177 yds. • 13-25, LG 47 • at South Dakota, 11-6, 1999 • at Mankato State, 11-6-1993 8. Parker Douglass, 2004 ...... 12 8. Josh Ranek...... 30 carries, 245 yds. Josh Davis...... 9 rec., 177 yds. • 12-22, LG 47 • at South Dakota, 10-27-2001 • vs. Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005 Brett Gorden, 1995 ...... 12 9. Ross Owen ...... 244 yds. 9. JaRon Harris...... 8 rec., 176 yds. • 12-13, LG 42 • vs. Columbus College, 1922 • vs. McNeese State (La.), 10-4-2008 Tony Harris, 1979 ...... 12 Josh Ranek...... 31 carries, 244 yds. 10. Nate Millerbernd ...... 9 rec., 173 yds. • 12-18, LG 49 • vs. Morningside (at Vermillion), 11-14-1998 • vs. North Dakota State, 10-25-1997 Greg Niederauer ...... 4 rec., 173 yds. SINGLE-GAME SINGLE-GAME • vs. Morningside (at Vermillion), 11-14-1998 PASSING YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Dan Fjeldheim (37-55-1, 460, 2) ...... 460 1. Dan Fjeldheim (460 pass, -18 rush)..442 yds. SINGLE-GAME • at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 • at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 RECEPTIONS 2. Todd McDonald (17-28-1, 388, 4) ...... 388 2. Ted Wahl (316 pass, 123 rush) ...... 439 yds. 1. Josh Davis...... 16 rec., 164 yds. • at Mankato State, 11-6-2003 • at North Dakota, 10-29-1988 • vs. Western Washington, 10-12-2002 3. Mike Busch (26-45-3, 379, 2) ...... 379 3. Ted Wahl (370 pass, 64 rush) ...... 434 yds. 2. Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... 14 rec., 234 yds. • vs. Morningside, 9-15-1984 • at South Dakota, 10-18-86 • at South Dakota, 10-18-86 4. Ryan Berry (32-53-1, 375, 1) ...... 375 4. Marty Higgins (315 pass, 109 rush) 424 yds. 3. Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... 12 rec., 256 yds. • at Northern Iowa, 9-20-2008 • at Augustana, 10-23-1982 • at North Dakota, 9-27-1986 5. Ted Wahl (26-49-3, 370, 3)...... 370 5. Noel Bouché (350 pass, 66 rush) ....416 yds. Josh Davis...... 12 rec., 138 yds. • vs. South Dakota, 10-18-1986 • vs. North Dakota State, 10-25-1997 • at Southern (La.), 9-25-2004 6. Mike Busch (22-39-0, 361-2)...... 361 6. Ted Wahl (304 pass, 91 rush) ...... 395 yds. Glen Fox...... 12 rec., 101 yds. • vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 9-21-1985 • at Augustana, 10-25, 1986 • vs. Southern Illinois, 11-7-2009 7. Noel Bouche’ (20-27-0, 350, 4) ...... 350 7. Todd McDonald (388 pass, 6 rush)..394 yds. 6. Josh Davis...... 11 rec., 155 yds. • vs. North Dakota State, 1997 • at Mankato State, 11-6-1993 • at St. Cloud State, 9-28-2002 Ryan Berry (30-44-2, 350, 1) ...... 350 8. Mike Busch (379 pass, -17 rush) ....362 yds. Brian Janecek ...... 11 rec., 141 yds. • at Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 9-27-2008 • vs. Morningside, 9-15-1984 • vs. Augustana, 11-6-2004 9. Mike Busch (20-31-0, 349, 1) ...... 349 9. Mike Law (249 pass, 110 rush) ...... 359 yds. Rusty Lenners ...... 11 rec., 114 yds • vs. Morningside, 10-5-1985 • at Mankato State, 11-5-1983 • at North Dakota, 9-30-1995 10. Brad Nelson (17-23-0, 346, 3) ...... 346 10. Mike Busch (361 pass, -4 rush) ...... 357 yds. • at South Dakota, 10-25-2003 • vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 10-6-1984

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RUSHING LEADERS PASSING LEADERS RECEPTION LEADERS Since 1950 Since 1950 Since 1950 YEAR NAME NET YARDS YEAR NAME NET YARDS YEAR NAME NO. 1950 Warren Wllliamson ...... *1,014 1950 Herb Bartling...... *411 1950 Marv Kool...... 18 1951 Pete Retzlaff ...... *1,016 1951 Bob Bressee...... *443 1951 Marv Kool...... 18 1952 Pete Retzlaff...... 1,008 1952 Forrest Zimmerman...... 248 1952-56 Incomplete records 1953 Jerry Welch ...... 803 1953 Phil Edwards...... 335 1956 Dal Eisenbraun ...... *24 1954 Jerry Welch ...... 625 1954 Jerry Welch ...... *478 1957 Howie Rice ...... 15 1955 Bob Betz ...... 725 1955 Dick Steiner ...... *483 1958 Dick Raddatz ...... 8 1956 Bob Betz ...... 631 1956 Nig Johnson...... *763 1959 Jerry Klocker ...... 6 1957 Jim Vacura...... 455 1957 Ron LaVallee...... 603 1960 Roger Eischens ...... 13 1958 Al Breske ...... 361 1958 John Meek ...... 190 1961 Roger Eischens ...... *27 1959 Joe Thorne ...... 395 1959 Jim Vacura...... 264 1963 Wayne Rasmussen ...... *29 1960 Joe Thorne ...... 803 1960 Dean Koster ...... 686 1964 Ed Maras...... *29 1961 Joe Thorne ...... 958 1961 Dean Koster ...... *1,147 1965 Jack Rohrs...... *37 1962 Gary Boner ...... 497 1962 Dean Koster ...... 944 1966 Darwin Gonnerman ...... 22 1963 Gale Douglas ...... 621 1963 Ron Meyer ...... 1,091 Terry Sorensen ...... 22 1964 Gale Douglas ...... 570 1964 Ron Meyer...... *1,385 1967 Clyde Hagen ...... 16 1965 Ron Meyer ...... 1,132 1965 Gary Hyde ...... 192 1968 Clyde Hagen ...... 30 1966 Toc Anderson...... 576 1966 Darwin Gonnerman ...... 552 1969 Rick Dietz ...... 26 1967 Bob Bozied ...... 583 1967 Darwin Gonnerman...... *1,023 1970 Tom Jones...... 25 1968 Bob Bozied ...... 849 1968 Darwin Gonnerman...... 1,023 1971 Phil Houser ...... 14 1969 John Moller...... 998 1969 Tim Elliott...... 469 1972 Phil Houser ...... 33 1970 John Moller...... 833 1970 Tim Keller...... 458 1973 Dennis Dickey ...... 33 1971 Les Tuma ...... 632 1971 Fred Richardson ...... 431 1974 Dick Weikert...... 21 1972 Les Tuma ...... *1,061 1972 John Tovar...... 952 1975 Dick Weikert...... 22 1973 Les Tuma ...... 1,052 1973 John Tovar...... 616 1976 Monte Mosiman ...... *51 1974 Kevin Kennedy ...... 851 1974 Bill Mast ...... 644 1977 Monte Mosiman ...... 40 1975 Dick Welkert...... 602 1975 Greg Hart ...... 817 1978 Lionel Macklin ...... *51 1976 Paul Konrad ...... 466 1976 Dick Weikert...... 1,227 1977 Chuck Benson...... 879 1977 Gary Maffett ...... 635 1979 Lionel Macklin ...... 46 1978 Gary Maffett ...... 883 1978 Gary Maffett ...... 1,049 1980 Kerry Pearson ...... 37 1979 Dan Johnson ...... 814 1979 Gary Maffett ...... *1,429 1981 Mike Ethier ...... 47 1980 Brian Bunkers...... 561 1980 Marty Higgins...... 805 1982 Mike Ethier ...... 31 1981 Brian Bunkers...... 555 1981 Marty Higgins...... 935 1983 Mike Ethier ...... 41 1982 Rod Riehl ...... 392 1982 Mike Law...... 1235 1984 Dennis Thomas...... 47 1983 Rick Wegher ...... 685 1983 Mike Law...... *1,627 1985 Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... *54 1984 Rick Wegher ...... *1,317 1984 Mike Busch...... *2,426 1986 Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... *73 1985 Dan Sonnek ...... *1,518 1985 Mike Busch...... *2,554 1987 Dan Sonnek ...... 34 1986 Dan Sonnek ...... 732 1986 Ted Wahl...... 2,542 1988 Darren Baartman ...... 33 1987 Dan Sonnek ...... 1,036 1987 Ted Wahl...... 1,467 1989 J.D. Berreth...... 26 1988 Kevin Klapprodt ...... 778 1988 Ted Wahl...... 1,928 1990 Darren Baartman ...... 28 1989 Jamie Grosdidier...... 932 1989 Shane Bouman...... 999 Darin Brickman ...... 28 1990 Paul Klinger ...... 542 1990 Shane Bouman...... 1,281 1991 Mike Myers...... 54 1991 Paul Klinger ...... 500 1991 Shane Bouman...... 1,827 1992 Mike Myers...... 34 1992 Dan Nelson ...... 568 1992 Todd McDonald...... 1,743 1993 Matt Beier ...... 49 1993 Dan Nelson ...... 1,150 1993 Todd McDonald...... *2,715 1994 Jake Hines...... 44 1994 Paul Klinger ...... 867 1994 Bill Perron...... 1,116 1995 Rusty Lenners...... 55 1995 Scott Sievers ...... 764 1995 Bill Perron...... 2,077 1996 Rusty Lenners...... 50 1996 Matt Brechler ...... 565 1996 Noel Bouche’...... 1,640 1997 Nate Millerbernd ...... 44 1997 Brian Jost ...... 357 1997 Noel Bouche’...... 1,242 1998 Steve Heiden...... 46 1998 Josh Ranek...... *1,881 1998 Noel Bouche’...... 1,065 1999 Brock Beran ...... 40 1999 Andy Rennerfeldt ...... 2,107 1999 Josh Ranek...... *2,055 2000 Brock Beran ...... 36 2000 Andy Rennerfeldt ...... 2,005 2000 Josh Ranek ...... 893 2001 Kris Garry ...... 42 2001 Dan Fjeldheim ...... 2,268 2001 Josh Ranek...... 1,804 2002 Josh Davis...... 70 2002 Dan Fjeldheim ...... 2,663 2002 Scott Nedved...... 692 2003 Josh Davis...... 63 2003 Brad Nelson...... *3,141 2003 Anthony Watson ...... 974 2004 Brian Janecek ...... 52 2004 Brad Nelson...... 2,225 2004 Anthony Watson ...... 1,088 2005 Josh Davis...... 490 2005 Cory Koenig ...... 987 2005 Andy Kardoes...... 851 2006 Micah Johnson ...... 44 2006 Anthony Watson ...... 742 2006 Andy Kardoes...... 1,997 2007 JaRon Harris ...... 40 2007 Cory Koenig ...... 1,266 2007 Ryan Berry...... 2,132 2008 JaRon Harris ...... 70 2008 Kyle Minett ...... 1,289 2008 Ryan Berry...... 3,106 2009 Glen Fox ...... 62 2009 Kyle Minett ...... 1,304 2009 Thomas O’Brien...... 1,448 * indicates school record at the time * indicates school record at the time *lndicates school record performance

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INTERCEPTION TACKLE LEADERS SACK LEADERS LEADERS Since 1978 Since 1978 Since 1956 YEAR NAME SOLO-AST-TOT YEAR NAME NO. YEAR NAME NO. 1978 Rick Reese...... 55-71 – 126 1978 Mark Dunbar ...... 21.0 1956 Nig Johnson ...... *6 1979 Mike Breske ...... 52-38 – 90 1979 Eric Cohen ...... 10.0 1957 Howie Rice ...... 4 Mark Dunbar...... 30-60 – 90 1980 Eric Cohen ...... 8.0 1958 Brent Wika ...... 2 1980 Tom Olson...... 57-55 – 112 1981 D. Knowlton, D. Larsen, E. Wilkins ....4.0 1959 Jim Vacura, Pat Kern ...... 2 1981 Tom Olson...... 53-37 – 90 1982 Dave Knowlton...... 5.0 1960 John Stone...... 3 1982 Dave Fremark...... 38-35 – 73 1983 Jim Gray...... 4.5 1961 Wayne Rasmussen ...... 3 1983 Dave Fremark...... 50-38 – 88 1984 Todd Yackley...... 7.0 1962 Doug Peterson...... 4 1984 Todd Yackley...... 42-80 – 122 1985 Brian Sisley...... 5.0 1963 Wayne Rasmussen ...... 7 1985 Darrin Thurston...... 50-65 – 115 1986 J.J. Weems, Darwin Bishop...... 4.0 1964 Terry Sorensen, Gary Hyde ...... 3 1986 Darrin Thurston...... 47-96 – 143 1987 Darwin Bishop...... 3.0 1965 Gene Vostad ...... 3 1987 Greg Osmundson ...... 46-84 –132 1988 Darwin Bishop, Kevin Tetzlaff...... 6.5 1966 Jeff Chicoine...... 3 1988 Mike Rupert ...... 31-68 – 99 1989 Kevin Tetzlaff ...... 6.0 1967 Tom Ball ...... 4 1989 Greg Osmundson ...... 55-72 – 126 1990 Dan Hoke...... 5.0 1968 Alan Allen...... 4 1990 Tom Haensel ...... 34-52 – 86 1991 Dan Hoke...... 5.5 1969 Jim Kepainen, Chuck Kavanagh ...... 3 1991 Doug Miller...... 41-73 – 114 1992 Jim Remme...... 10.5 1970 Rick Heard, Chuck Kavanagh ...... 3 1992 Doug Miller...... 42-49 – 91 1993 Jim Remme...... 3.0 1971 Jim Heinitz, Don Johnson, Mike Kolling 2 1993 Casey Rasmussen...... 37-44 – 81 1994 Jason Aune...... 7.5 1972 Charlie Clarksean ...... *9 1994 Tim Fogarty...... 34-55 – 89 1995 Zach Carter ...... 5.5 1973 Charlie Clarksean, Mark Huelskamp 1995 Tim Fogarty...... 33-63 – 96 1996 Jeff Wolgamott...... 6.5 Doug Jackson, Steve Pier ...... 3 1996 Chad Peters ...... 36-63 – 99 1997 Jeff Wolgamott...... 11.5 1974 Mark Huelskamp ...... 4 1997 Sterne Akin ...... 55-38 – 93 1998 Zach Carter ...... 6.5 1975 Doug Jackson, Mark Samlaska ...... 3 1998 Sterne Akin...... 73-35 – 108 1999 Matt Peterson...... 2.0 1976 Doug Jackson ...... 3 1999 Chris Reiner ...... 50-33 – 83 2000 Phil Oksness ...... 3.5 1977 Bob Schmidt ...... 4 2000 Kyle Haroldson ...... 60-24 – 72 2001 Brandon Thiesse ...... 3.5 1978 Randy Jones, Paul Kippley 2001 Justin Landis ...... 60-20 – 80 2002 Dallas Clarksean...... 5.0 Todd Richards...... 2 2002 Scott Connot...... 46-32 – 76 2003 Joey Abell ...... 7.0 1979 Mike Breske ...... 6 2003 Scott Connot...... 54-40 – 94 2004 Joey Abell ...... 5.0 1980 Dan Dummermuth ...... 4 2004 Chris Coauette...... 60-55 – 115 2005 Hank Goff ...... 5.0 1981 Dan Dummermuth ...... 5 2005 Billy Ray Kirch...... 28-50 – 78 2006 Eric Schroeder ...... 6.5 1982 Jim Smith ...... 3 2006 Justin Kubesh ...... 39-41 – 79 2007 Eric Schroeder ...... 6.5 1983 Jim Smith ...... 3 2007 Jimmy Rogers ...... 47-63 – 110 2008 Danny Batten ...... 8.0 1984 Rick Wirtjes ...... 7 2008 Jimmy Rogers ...... 39-54 – 93 3009 Danny Batten ...... 9.0 1985 Gregg Schmidt, Howard Lansman...... 3 2009 Derek Domino...... 47-53 – 100 1986 Tom Sieh...... 4 1987 Dan Ziegler ...... 5 SCORING LEADERS 1988 Jim Koeppel, Greg Osmundson ...... 4 Since 1960 1989 Steve Severson ...... 4 1990 Tom Haensel, Scott Lewis YEAR NAME PTS. YEAR NAME PTS. Ken Tiefenthaler ...... 3 1960 Joe Thorne 48 1985 Jeff Tiefenthaler 82 1991 Jeff Ching, Doug Miller, Dave Peterson3 1961 Joe Thorne 74 1986 Jeff Tiefenthaler 66 1962 John Stone 51 1987 Dan Sonnek 90 1992 Dave Peterson ...... 5 1963 Gale Douglas 58 1988 Kevin Klapprodt 84 1993 Mark Struck ...... 8 1964 Ed Maras 41 1989 Jamie Grosdidier 54 1994 Mike Jaunich...... 4 1965 Ed Maras 24 1990 Jamie Grosdidier 48 1995 Vic Sosa ...... 3 1966 Tod Macik 54 1991 Darren Baartman 42 1996 Sterne Akin, Mike Hunter 1967 Darwin Gonnerman 102 1992 Adam Vinatieri 40 Joel Lensegrav ...... 2 1968 Darwin Gonnerman 97 1993 Dan Nelson 96 1997 Mike Struck ...... 3 1969 Max Sinclair 36 1994 Paul Klinger 90 1998 Mike Hunter, Jason Melcher ...... 2 1970 Tim Keller 30 1995 Brett Gorden 59 1999 Casey Hillman ...... 6 1971 Dean Krogman 32 1996 Rusty Lenners 54 2000 Chris Reiner ...... 4 1972 Les Tuma 66 1997 Brett Gorden 33 2001 Kevin Brown, Scott Connot, Joe Ford, 1973 Mike Doty 69 1998 Josh Ranek 78 Justin Landis ...... 3 1974 Dick Weikert 84 1999 Josh Ranek 170 2002 Kevin Brown, Chris Coauette...... 3 1975 Dick Weikert 66 2000 Scott Nedved 66 2003 Scott Connot ...... 4 1976 Monte Mosiman 36 2001 Josh Ranek 138 2004 Chris Coauette ...... 5 1977 Gary Maffett 60 2002 Scott Nedved 78 2005 Hank McCall ...... 3 1978 Gary Maffett 48 2003 Keith Witt 63 2006 Brock Gentile ...... 3 1979 Tony Harris 64 2004 Parker Douglass 65 2007 Tyler Koch ...... 7 1980 Tony Harris 50 2005 Parker Douglass 99 2008 Conrad Kjerstad ...... 4 1981 Russ Meier 69 2006 Parker Douglass 67 2009 Derek Domino, Conrad Kjerstad ...... 5 1982 Mike Law, Ken Jensen 36 2007 Cory Koenig 100 * indicates school record at the time 1983 Ken Jensen 45 2008 Kyle Minett 112 1984 Rick Wegher 92 2009 Kyle Minett 102

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–A– Benson, Gifford 1930-31-32 Bunkers, Bill 1975-76 –D– Dwyer, Jim 1961-62-63 Aamot, Merle 1954 Benson, LeRoy 1963-64-65 Bunkers, Brian 1979-80-81 Daiss, Mike 1979-80 Dykhouse, Dana 1976-77-78 Aanonson, Paul 2005-07 Beran, Brett 1994-95-96-97 Burckhardt, Dennis 1958 Dalthorp, Charles 1917-19 Dykhouse, Dan 2004-05-06 Abbott, Chris 2002-03 Beran, Brock 1997-98-99-2000 Burckhardt, Reed 2005-06-07 Daughters, Seth 2009 Dyson, James 1938 Abbott, Cleve 1912-13-14-15 Bergan, LeRoy 1958 Burdett, William 1917-19 Davis, Jeff 2002-03-04 –E– Abell, Joey 2001-02-03-04 Berreth, J.D. 1986-87-88-89 Burns, Tim 1989-90-91-92 Davis, Josh 2002-03-04-05 Edwards, Phillip 1953 Acheson, Dave 1957-58-59 Berry, Matt 1996-97-98-99 Busch, Mike 1984-85 Day, Tim 1985 Egge, Gustav 1907 Acheson, Jerry 1954-55 Berry, Ryan 2005-07-08 Bushey, Alfred 1913 Deaver, Kasey 2003-04-05 Eggers, Arthur 1926 Adams, Greg 1987-88-89-90 Bertram, August 1947-48-49 Buss, Mike 1964-65-66 DeBerg, Jarvis 1979-80-81 Eggers, Bob 1924-26 Ahrens, Travis 2002-03-04 Bertram, Jake 1946 Bylander, Ervin 1941-42 DeBoer, Harvey 1944-45 Eggers, Douglas 1949-50-51 Akin, Sterne 1995-96-97-98 Betz, Bob 1954-55-56 –C– DeBoom, Kermit 1958-59 Eggers, John 1928 Alder, Lloyd 1927-28-29 Beyer, Alex 2008-09 Cade, Kevin 1982-83-84 Decker, Doug 1978-79-80 Eichstadt, Scott 1973-74-75 Alexander, J.D. 1971-72-73-74 Bibby, Erwin 1907-08-09-10 Cadwell, Lacey 1911-12-13 Decker, Jim 1971-72-73 Eidsmoe, Marble 1913 Alfred, Brad 1976-77-78 Bibby, F.J. 1911 Cady, Emerson 1923 Dee, Dennis 1962-63-64 Eidsness, John 1967 Alfredson, George 1957-58 Bidinger, Dave 1982-83-85 Campbell, Brock 2005-06-07-08 DeGeest, Derek 2001-02 Eischens, Roger 1960-61-62 Allen, Alan 1967-68-69 Biegert, Howard 1923-24-25-26 Campbell, Zach 2003-04 Dei, Ruey 2006 Eisenbraun, Dal 1955-56 Amen, Howard 1949-50 Bies, Orval 1944-45 Canfield, William 1974-75 deKramer, Kristoff 1999 Eitreim, Jeff 1977-78-79 Amundson, Thad 1996-97-98 Biggerstaff, Brian 1988-89-90 Carey, Eugene 1920-21-22 DeLaHunt, Dan 1974-75-76 Eitriem, Richard 1952 Anderson, Arley 1941 Billings, Roger 1942 Carlisle, Martin 1925 Delbridge, Chet 2003 Ekberg, Alvin 1938-39 Anderson, Arlin 1951-52-53 Bishop, Darwin 1985-86-87-88 Carlson, Steve 1951 Delbridge, Shane 1999-2001-02-03 Ekeren, Jesse 2008 Anderson, Charles 1948-49-50 Blackbourn, Mike 2003-04 Carmody, Mike 1980-81 Demers, John 1984-85 Ekern, Bob 1924-25-26 Anderson, Craig 1982 Blackman, Joseph 2006-08-09 Carr, Donald 1930-31 Denevan, Tom 1989-90 Elder, Erin 1992 Anderson, Dana 1979-80 Blalark, Frank 1999-2002 Carr, Robert 1937-38 Denhart, Cecil 1905-06-07 Elfering, Steve 1988-89-90 Anderson, Erling 1948-49 Blaze, Francis 1956-57-58 Carr, Robert 1963 Denker, Roger 1953-54 Eliason, Jay 1977-78-79 Anderson, Gale 1939-40-46 Blazey, Matt 1976 Carter, Jim 1953-54-55 DeVaney, Jim 1960-61 Ellingson, Link 1977-78-79 Anderson, Greg 1978 Bliekinger, Loren 1946 Carter, Zach 1994-95-97-98 Devanney, Vince 1942 Elliott, Tim 1968-69-70 Anderson, Kenneth 1940 Bloom, Tom 1987-88-89-90 Catlett, Bland 1911 DeVery, John 1929 Ellwanger, Bob 1969-70-71 Anderson, Leon 1916 Bly, Jon 1975-76-77-78 Cavanaugh, George 1984 DeWitt, John 1946-47-48-49 Elrod, Gene 1987-88-89 Anderson, Leon 1939-40-41 Boardman 1927 Cave, Brad 2001 Dickey, Dennis 1972-73 Emmerich, James 1937-38-39 Anderson, Matt 1998-99-00-01 Boden, Lynn 1971-72-73-74 Cave, Dale 1984-85 Diehl, Wallace 1933-34-35 Emmerich, Rollins 1934-35 Anderson, Matt 2005-06-07 Boetel, Mike 1989-90-91-92 Chadderdon, Abe 1974-75 Dierkhising, Darrick 1995 Engen, Robert 1946 Anderson, Quentin 1939-40 Bohlinger, Jay 1992-93-94-96 Chandler, Dana 1988-89 Dierks, Dean 1984-85-86 Engle, Phil 1970-71-72 Anderson, Richard 1953 Bondhus, Leland 1958-59-60 Chappell, Vincent 1912-13 Diesch, Mark 1982-83-84-85 Englemann, Weert 1927-28-29 Anderson, Roger 1950-51-52 Boner, Gary 1962 Charlson, Don 1975-76-77 Dietterle, Jamie 1998 -99 Engler, Leonard 1938-39-40 Anderson, Tom 1966-67 Bonnell, Marty 1973 Cheever, Eugene 1948-49-50 Dietz, Rick 1966-68-69 Englund, Brad 1973-74-75 Andries, William 1933-34 Bonus, Ray 1981-82 Chicoine, Jeff 1965-66-67 Doblar, Chris 2005-06-07 Englund, Homer 1948-49-50-52 Arcadi, Matt 2000 Bonwell, Jason 2006-07 Chilcott, Ralph 1905-06-07-08 Dolan, Mark 1980-81-82 Epps, James 2004-05 Archer, Tom 1939-40 Booth, Adam 1996-97-98 Ching, Jeff 1989-90-91 Domino, Derek 2007-08-09 Erickson, Jake 2002 Armstrong, Larry 1969 Bottum, Tim 1998 Christensen, Brad 1979-80-81 Dorman, Jim 1972-73 Erickson, Mitch 2004-05-06-07 Arndt, Alfred 1932-33-34 Bouche’, Noel 1996-97-98 Christensen, Douglas 1948 Dosh, Walter 2002 Erickson, Paul 1975-76-77 Arnold, Loren 1928 Bouman, Shane 1988-89-90-91 Christenson, Ron 1973-74-75 Doty, Mike 1971-72-73 Erickson, Ronald 1951-52-53-54 Ashmore, Kenneth 1953-54 Bowar, Earl 1937 Christie, Roland 1928-29 Douglas, Gale 1962-63-64 Estes, John 1995 Atkinson, Ray 1905-06-07-08-09 Bowers, Harold 1926 Christopherson, Merrith 1945-46 Douglas, Gordon 1932-34 Ethier, Mike 1981-82-83 Aune, Jason 1992-94-95-96 Bowles, Fred 1905-06 Clabes, Ray 1923 Douglass, Parker 2004-05-06-07 Evans, Al 1951-52-53 –B– Bowyer, Dale 1948-49-50 Clancy, Don 1940-41 Dragash, Nickolas 1935-36-37 Evans, David 1934-35 Baartman, Darren 1988-89-90-91 Bozied, Bob 1966-67-68 Clare, Dominique 2008 Dralle, Greg 1981-82-83-84 Evans, Warren 1939-40 Backlund, Harold 1951-52-53-54 Braa, Emery 1953-54 Clarksean, Charlie 1971-72-73 Duffy, Tyler 2008-09 Evans, William 1917 Backman, Adolph 1920-21-22 Brandt, Andrew 2000-01 Clarksean, Dallas 2000-01-02 Duitscher, Dan 1985-86-87-88 –F– Bacon, Spec 1919 Braun, Don 1940 Claytor, Garry 1987 Dummermuth, Dan 1979-80-81 Farley, Greg 1985-86-87-88 Bade, Aaron 1956 Brechler, Matt 1996-97 Clemens, Jim 1986 Dunbar, Mark 1977-78-79-80 Farrand, Lyle 1962-63-64 Bainbridge, Neal 2003-04-05-06 Breland, Kevin 1979-80 Coauette, Chris 2001-02-03-04 Duncanson, Kenneth 1938 Fast, Ben 1999-2000-01-02 Baker, Harry 1927-28-29 Breske, Alois 1956-57-58 Cochart, Colin 2007-08-09 Dunn, John 1916 Fawcett, Rodney 1961 Baldwin, Dan 1986-89 Breske, Mike 1979-80 Coffey, Frank 1921-22 During, Elman 1941-42 Fejfar, Adolph 1957 Balfany, Jack 1933 Bressee, Robert 1949-50-51 Coffey, Robert 1921-22-23-24 Durkin, Pat 1964-65-66 Feller, Erich 2008-09 Ball, Thomas 1967 Brevik, Arnold 1926 Cohen, Eric 1978-79-80 Durland, Bob 1950-51-52 Fenn, Bemjamin 1921-22 Bandy, Kenneth 1946 Breyfogle, Collin 1991-92-93 Collinge, Vernie 1916 Durland, Tom 1941-42-47 Fenner, Vick 1936 Barber, Mark 1934-35 Breyfogle, Scott 2003-04-05-06 Connot, Scott 2001-02-03 Barber, Mike 1992-93-94-95 Brickman, Darin 1986-88-89-90 Convey, Dan 1984-85 Barkley, Lester 1940-41 Bridenstine, David 1969 Cook, Arnold 1941-46-47 Barnes, Duane 1966-67 Brill, Arden 1936-37-38 Cook, William 1947-48-49 Barrick, Steve 1983 Brink, Ryan 1993-94-95 Cooney, Judd 1957-59 Bartels, Dan 1976-77 Broadhurst, Tom 1954-57 Coplan, Max 1916 Bartlett, Donald 1948-49-50 Brockshus, Ross 1983-84 Corning, Leon 1946-47 Bartling, Herb 1947-48-49-50 Brodie, Cole 2007-08-09 Cotter, James 1968 Bartling, Jay 1973 Bromberg, Nickolas 1930-31-32 Cox, Dave 1971-72 Batten, Danny 2006-07-08-09 Brooks, Ray 1908 Craddock, Richard 1949-50-51 Bauman, Dan 1995-96 Brown, Don 1939 Craig, Beverly 1946-47-48-49 Baxa, Fred 1933 Brown, Don 1964 Craig, Jim 1957-58 Bazata, Steven 2006-07-08-09 Brown, Edward 1947-48 Crandall, Steve 1965 Beck, Brad 1998-99-00 Brown, Kevin 2000-01-02-03 Cravens, Chad 1990-92 Beck, Chris 1996-97-98 Brown, Walker 1996 Crawford, Ryan 2008-09 Beier, Bruce 1954-55 Bruss, Barry 1988-89 Cron, Steve 1977-78-79 Beier, Matt 1992-93-94-96 Brown, Robert 1947 Cronin, Joe 1967 Bell, Gerald 1941-42-46 Buchholtz, Josh 1998-99-00-01 Cross, George 1923-24 Bell, Lowell 1948 Buck, Jim 1986-88 Crumly, Preston 2004-05-06-07 Neal Bainbridge, left, and Micah Johnson were selected Bender, Casey 2007-08-09 Buller, Gary 1972-73-74 Cunningham, Daniel 1959-60-61 Benson, Chuck 1975-76-77-78 Bunch, Woody 1972-73 Cunningham, Michael 1999 to play in the Hula Bowl following the 2006 season.

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Fennig, Dave 1963 Gee, George 1915 Hammrich, Harvey 1956-57-58 Hofer, Roger 1977-78 Johnson, Ditanyon 1985 Ferdig, Mark 1991 Gehant, George 1940-41-42 Hanify, Kenneth 1957-58-59 Hoff, Dallas 1950-51-54 Johnson, Don 1970-71-72-73 Fergen, James 1937-38 Geissler, Stefan 2007-08 Hansen, Dennis 1966-67 Hoffman, Bep 1945 Johnson, Erik 2003 Fick, Jon 2009 Gentile, Brock 2004-05-06-07 Hansen, Ernie 1948-49 Hoffman, Greg 2001 Johnson, Fred 1932-33-34 Fischer, Brian 2007-08-09 Gibbons, Harry 1948-49-50 Hansen, Les 1960-61-62 Hoffman, Wade 1984-85 Johnson, H. 1905 Fischer, Clayton 1974-75-76 Gieneart, Les 1950-51-52 Hansen, Otto 1913-14 Hogrefe, Howard 1970-71-72 Johnson, John 1924-25-26 Fischer, Donald “D.J.” 2002-03- Gilbert, Arthur 1917 Hansen, Sid 1941 Hohenthaner, Chuck 1977-78 Johnson, Jonathan 1948 04-05 Gilbert, Bob 1942 Hanson, Byron 1946 Hohn, Trevor 2004-05-06-07 Johnson, Jonathan 1988-89 Fischer, Paul 2003-05 Gilbert, Paul 1946-47 Hanson, Phillip 1916 Hojer, Al 1978-79-80 Johnson, K.C. 1984-85-86 Fisher, Gary 1983 Gilbertson, Mike 1965 Hanson, Rolf 1942 Hoke, Dan 1989-90-91-92 Johnson, Micah 2005-06 Fisher, Max 1915 Gillen, Scott 2005-06-07-08 Hanson, Wallace 1945 Hokenstad, Harold 1933-34 Johnson, Solomon 2001-02-03-04 Fisher, Mike 1951 Gimbel, Greg 1966-67-68 Harding, Leslie 1926 Holdhusen, Stuart 1936 Johnson, Steve 1990 Fitzgibbons, Tom 1955-56 Ginsberg, Isadore 1933-34 Hardter, Leslie 1928 Holliday, Donald 1952 Johnston, Bo 2000-01-02 Fjeldheim, Dan 2000-01-02 Girard, Dave 1966-67 Hargens, Joey 2004 Holling, Mike 1971 Jones, Dave 1981-82 Flanigan, Vance 1995 Gissler, Bob 1973-74-75 Haring, Rick 1975-76 Holloway, Fred 1962-63-64 Jones, Ken 1971-72 Flesner, Nick 2005-06-07-08 Glasrud, Dave 1963-64-65 Harmon, Larry 1992-93-94-95 Holm, Kenneth 1957-58-59 Jones, Kevin 1991-92-93-94 Floyd, Chris 1989-90 Goble, Jeff 1990-91-92 Haroldson, Kyle 1998-99-2000-02 Holzwarth, Bob 1965 Jones, Randy 1978 Flyger, Mike 1973 Goff, Hank 2005 Harris, Bob 1961-62 Holzwarth, Luke 1987-88-89-90 Jones, Randy 1984-85 Fogarty, Tim 1992-93-94-95 Goldstein, Sidney 1935 Harris, JaRon 2005-06-07-08 Hoogeveen, Andrew 2004-05-06-07 Jones, Tom 1968-69-70 Foley, Scott 1990 Gonnerman, Darwin 1966-67-68 Harris, Jason 1995-96 Hoover, Harold 1914-15-16-17 Jones, Willie 2003-04-06 Ford, Joe 2000-01-02 Gorden, Brett 1995-96-97-98 Harris, Kyle 2008-09 Horak, Dick 1966-67-68 Joseph, John 1927 Fosher, Cory 1999-2000 Gosmire, Edgar 1949-50-51 Harris, Sam 1974-75-76-77 Horn, Justin 2005-06 Jost, Brian 1996-97-98 Foster, Mike 1995 Gouch, Britton 2006 Harris, Tony 1978-79-80 Horning, Jon 1958-59-60 Juchems, Rich 1976-77-78 Foster, Nathan 1998-99-00 Granger, Paul 1908-09-10 Hart, Greg 1974-75 Horning, Lee 1986-87 Juve, Gene 1950-51-52 Fox, Glen 2006-07-08-09 Grath, Bob 1940-46 Hart, Troy 1994-95-96-97 Houghton, Jay 1912-14 –K– Fox, Merle 1905 Gray, Jim 1981-83 Harvey, Howard 1924-25 Houser, Phil 1970-71-72 Kaleimamahu, Whiston 2002-03 Frain, Austin 2007 Greene, William 1957 Harvey, James 1917 Hrdlicka, Fred 1984-85 Kardoes, Andy 2004-05-06 Francois, Rodney 2000-01-02-03 Grein, John 1966-67-68 Hasslen, Melvin 1939 Huelskamp, Mark 1973-74-75 Katzenberger, Karl 1956-57-58 Frandsen, George 1926-28 Greving, Luke 2005-06-07-08 Havlik, Ed 1963 Hughes, John 1905 Kauba, Jon 1945 Frandsen, Hugh 1933-34 Griffen, Ed 1945 Hawkins, Tim 1987-88-89-90 Hull, Dan 1987-88-89 Kaufman, Dave 1972 Frank, Don 1957-58 Grimlie, Matt 2006 Hawley, Errol 1916 Huls, Don 1961-62-63 Kaufman, Jim 1983-84-85 Frank, Ronald 1959-60-61 Grohs, Eugene 1946-47 Healy, Charles 1939-40-41 Hulslander, Howard 1947 Kavanagh, Chuck 1969-70 Franz, Pete 1954 Grosdidier, Jamie 1988-89-90-91 Healy, Don 1941-42 Hunt, Joel 1980-81-82 Keating, Maxon 2005 Franzen, Cody 1998-99-2000-01 Guida, Lou 1950-51-52 Heard, Rick 1968-69-70 Hunter, Michael 1995-96-97-98 Keatts, Paul 1991 Frazier, Monty 1967 Gukeisen, Terry 1963-64 Hegge, Jeff 2004-05-06 Hurlburt, Mick 1963-64-65 Keeler, Charles 1947-48 Frederickson, Chip 1995-96-97 Guthmiller, Clay 1970-71-72 Heiden, Dale 1997-99-2000 Hyde, Gary 1964-65-66 Keizer, Paul 2002-03-04-05 Freed, James 1947 –H– Heiden, Steve 1995-96-97-98 Hyde, Owen 1908 Kellar, Eldon 1946-47-48-49 Fremark, Dave 1980-81-82-83 Haan, Phil 1955-56 Hein, Jason 1991-92-93-94 Hylland, Matt 2007-08-09 Keller, Colin 1976-77-78 Friberg, Elmore 1940-45 Haan, Vince 1970-71 Heinitz, Jim 1969-70-71 –I– Keller, Tim 1968-69-70 Frick, Cyril 1959-60 Hadler, Bart 1927 Helm, Bo 2009 Isaacs, Derek 1994 Kelley, Frank 1923-25-26 Fridley, Harry 1915 Hadler, Harry 1928-29 Helm, Flash 1966-68 Iverson, Brad 2009 Kempainen, James 1969 Fritz, Adam 2006-07-08 Haensel, Tom 1989-90 Helmstetter, Brian 1997-98-99 –J– Kendall, Robert 1968-69 Fritze, Matt 2002 Haensel, Wayne 1955-56-57 Helsman, Ray 1946 Jackson, Brad 1990-91-92 Kennard, Elmer 1917 Fujan, Ron 1976-77-78 Hafar, Jim 1992 Hemme, Arlo 1956 Jackson, Dan 1985-86-87-88 Kennedy, Kevin 1972-73-74 –G– Hagen, Clyde 1967-68-69 Hendricks, Mark 1976 Jackson, Doug 1973-74-75-76 Kerlish, Leonad 1930-31 Gabriel, Ben 1957 Hagin, Terry 1967-68-69 Henjum, Matt 1999 Jackson, Isaiah 2006-07-08-09 Kern, Patrick 1959 Gage, William 1915 Hahn, Darrell 1971-72 Henry, William 1928-29 Jacobs, Justin 1999-2000 Kerns, Roger 1952-53-54 Gall, Mike 1980 Hail, Rudolph 1906 Herman, John 1982 Jacobsen, Stan 1961-62-63 Kesler, Mike 1992-93-94-95 Galvin, Jeff 1987-88-89 Haines, Oakly 2003 Herman, William 1955 Jaeger, Ed 1939-40-45 Kiewiet, Justin 1995 Gant, Brandon 2008 Halberg, Rolland 1929 Hermanson, Barry 1978-80 James, Darryl 1979 Kindt, Justin 1991 Garry, Jerome 1976-77-78 Hall, Joe 1907 Hermanson, Brian 1978-79-80 James, Don 1950 King, Brian 1999-2000-01 Garry, Kris 1999-2000-01 Halverson, Kenneth 1933-34-35 Herrboldt, Brent 2001 James, Jerry 1978-79 King, Cody 1993-94-95-96 Gary, Jim 1982 Ham, Lyle 1973 Herrboldt, Dean 1991-92-93-94 James, Mike 2004-05 Kippley, Paul 1977-78-79-80 Gaughran, Dick 1959-60-61 Hamlin, Tom 1965-66-67 Herting, Lemme 1927-28-29 James, Will 1978 Kirch, Billy Ray 2002-04-05 Gaul, Milo 1954-55 Hamm, Gus 1951 Hesby, Howard 1965 Janecek, Brian 2002-03-04 Knips, Casey 2006 Gaul, Ray 1959-60 Hammer, Gilmore 1945 Hesse, Jeff 2001-02-03 Jaske, Bryan 1995-96-97-98 Kjerstad, Brennan 2001 Gearhart, Blake 1990-91-92 Hammond, James 1947-48 Heyer, Wade 1980 Jaunich, Mike 1991-92-93-94 Kjerstad, Conrad 2007-08-09 Hibbs, Joel 1969-70-71 Jenison, Ray 1929-30 Klapprodt, Kevin 1986-87-88 Higbee, Tom 2001-02-03-04 Jennings, Hallace 1915-16 Klawitter, Dominic 1952-53-54-55 Higgins, Marty 1979-80 Jensen, Cliff 1952 Klebsch, Don 1938-39 Hillman, Casey 1998-99-2000-01 Jensen, Dave 1973 Klein, Mitch 2003-04-05 Hillman, Rob 1997-98 Jensen, David 1969-70 Kline, Dave 1986-87-88-89 Hiner, Babe 1927-28 Jensen, Ellis 1957 Klinger, Paul 1990-91-94 Hines, Jake 1991-92-93-94 Jensen, Frank 1911-12-13 Klinkenborg, Monte 1993 Hippe, Matt 1980-81-82-83 Jensen, Ken 1982-83 Klocker, Jerry 1959-60 Hipple, Bob 1917 Jensen, Matt 1998 Kloeckl, Jeff 1980-81-82 Hladky, Vlady 1929-30-31 Jensen, Ray 1928 Kloster, Martin 1935-36 Hoberg, William 1969 Jensen, Russel 1910-11 Klostermann, Bruce 1984-85 Hobert, John 1966 Johnson, Arnold 1954-55-56 Klucas, Casper 1960-61 Hobert, Roland 1928 Johnson, Art 1920-21 Knips, Casey 2006-07-08-09 Hodorff, John 1998-99-2000-01 Johnson, Carl 1913-14 Knofczynski, Richard 1962 Hoeft, Harwood 1954-55-56 Johnson, Charles 1909 Knowlton, Dave 1978-79-81-82 Hoeg, Bob 1966 Johnson, Charlie 1976-77 Knox, Frank 1911-13 Hoellwarth, Marlin 1942 Johnson, Chris 2006-07-08-09 Knudsen, Dick 1958-59-61 Wayne Haensel lettered for the Jackrabbits from 1955-57 Hofer, John 1995-96-97 Johnson, Clifford 1907-08-09-10-11 Knuppe, Keith 1997-98-99-2000 Hofer, Kevin 1985-86-87 Johnson, Dan 1977-78-79-80 Kobernusz, Kelly 1995-96-97-98 and later served as head coach from 1982-90. Hofer, Quinten 1979-80-81 Johnson, Dennis 1968-69-70 Koch, Tyler 2004-05-06-07

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Koenig, Cory 2004-05-06-07 Lewis, Scott 1989-90-91 Medchill, George 1946-47-49-50 Nelson, Bob 1964-65-66 Koenigsfeld, Gabe 2002-03-04-05 Lien, Michael 2008-09 Medchill, Tom 1941 Nelson, Brad 2003-04 Koening, Jack 1941 Liggins, Jesse 1999 Meek, John 1958-59-60 Nelson, Curt 1975-76 Koeppel, Jim 1987-88 Lindekugel, Travis 1997-98-99-2000 Meharg, Max 1907-09-10 Nelson, Dan 1991-92-93 Koller, Jeff 1993-94-95-96 Lindstrom, Randy 1980 Meier, Chad 1986-87-88 Nelson, Frank 1969-70 Kolling, Mike 1970-71 Lingle, Norm 1984-85-86-87 Meier, Russ 1981 Nelson, Joel 1992-94-95 Koltun, Mike 1965 Lippert, Leo 1923 Melcher, Jason 1997-98 -99-2000 Nelson, Lewis 1912-13 Konrad, Paul 1975-76 Lippert, Lorenz 1919-20 Melichar, Dudley 1946-47-48 Nelson, Lloyd 1929-30-31 Kool, Adrian 1953 Lockhart, John 1910-11 Mellon, Rich 1972 Nelson, Mark 1998-99-2000 Kool, Dirk 2008-09 Loewen, Chuck 1976-77-78-79 Melody, Bill 1941-42-46 Nelson, Milan 1959-60 Kool, Mark 1977-78-79 Lofquist, Gordy 1971-72-73 Melum, E.E. 1906 Nelson, Scott 1974-75 Kool, Marv 1949-50-51 Logan, Marlin 1961-62 Mendez, Vince 1985 Nelson, Terry 1991-92-93 Kool, Mike 1998-99-2000-01 Long, James 1948-49-50 Mente, Mark 1967-68 Nelty, Philip 1970 Kornaman, James 1959-60 Loquai, Tom 1963-64-65 Mercer, Travis 1992-93-94-95 Nesvig, Tom 1974-75-76 Kortan, LaVern 1939-40-41 Lorenz, Bruno 1968-69 Merchant, Guy 1910 Nesvold, Jim 1963-64-65 Kortan, Steve 1930-31-32 Lorenz, Tony 1966 Mernaugh, Leo 1942 Nettey, Phil 1970 Kortemeyer, Ron 1971-72-73-74 Lothrop, Forrest 1946-47-48 Mernaugh, Ralph 1936 Neuharth, Gary 1962-63-64 Kortmeyer, Leonard 1951-52 Lowe, William 1928-29 Mernaugh, Sylvester 1906 Newman, Merlin 1956-57-58 Adam Vinatieri lettered Korver, David 1962 Lowry, Ryan 2001-02-03-04 Messner, George 1932-33 Nickelson, Don 1946-47-48-49 both as a kicker and a Korver, Lawrence 1954-55 Ludeman, Doug 1976-77 Metzger, Ed 1917 Niederauer, Greg 1996-97-98-99 punter before embarking Koskovich, Nate 2008-09 Ludemann, Jacob 2009 Meyer, Arlyn 1972 Nielsen, Art 1916-17 Koster, Dean 1960-61-62 Ludens, Gene 1973-74-75-76 Meyer, Joe 1974-75-76 Nielson, Gordon 1947-48-49 on a successful Kouba, Jon 1944 Lueth, Andy 2001-02-03 Meyer, Ron 1963-64-65 Niklason, Loren 1942-46 professional career. Koupal, Bob 1931 Lund, Elmer 1923 Michalson, 1932 Nissen, Rick 1979-80-81 Kozlowski, Jim 1982 Lund, Gerald 1955-56 Michels, Kevin 1984-85-86 Nitz, Jack 1952-53-54 Pepka, Vic 1963-64-65 Kraft, Ken 1985 Lunde, Mike 1975-76-77 Miller, Doug 1989-90-91-92 Nitzsche, Rick 1987-88-89 Perkins, Mike 1981-82-85 Kragenbring, LeRoy 1955-56 Lundie, Jack 1979-80-81 Miller, Greg 1975-76-77 Nobiling, Jason 2005-07-08 Perron, Bill 1994-95-96 Kramer, James 1974-75 Lundie, Lee 1980-81-82 Miller, Harold 1912-13-14 Noble, James 1933 Perry, John 2002-03-04-05 Kramer, Sol 1931-32 Luster, Eric 1990-92 Miller, John 1968-69-70 Norgaard, Fred 1946 Perry, William 1907 Kranz, Marty 2003-04-05-06 Luxa, Skyler 2009 Miller, Keith 1945 Norgaard, Fritz 1941-42 Peters, Chad 1993-94-95-96 Kreger, Tom 1966-67-68 Lynch, Art 1911 Miller, Michael 1969 –O– Peters, Dave 1970-71-73 Krelish, Leonard 1935 –M– Miller, Paul 1933-34-35 O’Brien, Thomas 2009 Peters, Sean 1990 Kremmer, Alvin 1910-11 Macik, Tod 1965-66-67 Miller, Ryan 1995-96-97-98 O’Brien, Tom 1995-96-97-98 Petersen, James 2004 Krogman, Dean 1969-70-71 Mackenthun, Arden 1962-63 Millerbernd, Nate 1994-95-96-97 Ochs, Jerry 1961-62-63 Peterson, Brad 1994-95-96-97 Krug, Harry 1926-27-28 Macklin, Lionel 1977-78-79 Minett, Kyle 2007-08-09 Odegaard, Les 1974-75 Peterson, Brandon 1997-98-99 Krull, Donald 1954 Macri, Ray 1966-67 Miranda, Jordan 2006-07-08-09 Odland, Lewis 1906-08-09 Peterson, Brian 1992-93-94 Krull, Jake 1957-58-59 Madden, John 1960 Mills, 1927 Oehler, Ray 1941 Peterson, Dave 1989-90-91-92 Kubesh, Justin 2004-05-06-07 Maffett, Gary 1977-78-79 Miser, Marty 1980-81-82 Oelkers, Mark 2004-05-06 Peterson, Doug 1961-62-63 Kummer, Don 1930-32 Magnuson, Richard 1967 Mitchell, Justin 2008-09 O’Hearn, Craig 2002-04 Peterson, Fred 1952 Kurtenbach, Frank 1958-59-60 Mairose, Steve 1978-79 Moe, Terrance 1967-68 Ohman, Ralph 1956 Peterson, Jim 1976-77-78 Kurtenbach, Matt 1988-89-90-91 Malmer, George 1923-24-25 Molitor, Al 1982-83 Oksness, Phil 1999-2000-01-02 Peterson, Leigh 1913 Kurtenbach, Steve 1986-87 Mansfield, Craig 1967-68 Molitor, Chris 2002-03-04-05 Olson, Tom 1980-81 Peterson, Llighton, 1942 Kvistad, Steve 1989 Maras, Edwin 1963-64-65 Moller, Dennis 1960-61-62 Olson, Wayne 1932 Peterson, Matt 1998-99-2000-01 Kvistad, Greg 1992-93-94-95 Markham, Steve 1980 Moller, John 1969-70-71 Onken, Luther 1969-70-71 Peterson, Orvis 1913-16 Kwapnioski, Tim 1986-87-88 Marshall, Stanley 1947-49 Moller, Mike 1976-77-78 Onken, Wayne 1965-66-67 Peterson, Ross 1957 –L– Martin, Daryl 1961-62-64 Monke, Adam 2006-07-09 O’Neill, James 2002 Pfingsten, Norman 1960 Landis, Justin 2000-01-02-03 Martinmaas, Craig 2000-01-02 Montague, Saunders 2007-09 Orne, Woody 2008 Phillips, Lawrence 1940 Langer, Jim 1967-68-69 Mason, Don 1945 Moran, William 1937-39 Orr, Mike 1981-82-83 Pick, Andy 2004-05-06 Langin, Michael 1968-70 Mast, Bill 1972-73-74-75 Moravec, Jack 1951 Ortale, Ted 1985-86-87-88 Pier, Steve 1972-73-74 Langland, Jason 1999-2000-01-02 Masters, Chad 1990-92 Morehouse, Rich 1984 Osborne, Buck 1951-52-53 Pirner, Randy 1981-82-83 Lanphere, Bob 1951-52 Matheny, Chester 1905 Morey, Gary 1961 Osborne, Russ 1924-25 Plihal, Joe 1931-32-33 Lansman, Howard 1984-85 Matthews, Bill 1974-75-76-77 Morse, John 1992-93 Osmundson, Greg 1986-87-88-89 Plinske, Mike 1961 Larsen, Dave 1979-80-81-82 Matthews, Harry 1905 Mosiman, Corwyn 1973-74-75 Osmundson, Jeff 1980-81-82 Ploetz, Craig 1995-96-97-98 Larsen, Ron 1965-66-67 Matthews, Rodkem 2009 Mosiman, Monte 1975-76-77 Ostenson, Chad 1990 Pofohl, Clarence 1931-32 Larson, Alfred 1948-49-50 Mattison, William 1937-38-39 Motis, Benedict 1959-60 Oster, Mike 1989 Polak, Virg 1975 Larson, Don 1974 Maule, Mike 1979 Mounts, Jeff 1983-84-85-86 Osterberg, Tom 1970-71-72 , Gary 1983 Larson, Harvey 1938-39 Maytern, Don 1942 Mounts, Robert 1980 Overskei, Lars 1941-42 Pollock, Matt 2001-02-03 Larson, Marvin 1945-46-47-48 McCain, Darwin 1920 Mueller, Arndt 1937-38-39 Owen, Ross 1922-23-24 Pontrelli, Mitch 2004-05-06-07 Larson, Ray 1928-29 McCain, Don 1945 Munger, Lee 1995-96-97-98 –P– Pool, Alvin 1958-59 Larson, Roger 1962-63 McCall, Hank 2002-03-04-05 Munger, Scott 1998-99 Pace, Dave 1984-85 Popowski, Bert 1925 Lassen, Ralph 1934-35-36 McClinton, Rod 1987 Murley, Tom 1942 Paepke, Carl 1990-91-92-93 Porter, Dave 1965-66 Laubach, Roger 1956 McCordie, Clare 1905-06 Murphy, Mike 2005 Palmer, Dale 1932 Postma, Dwayne 1981-82 LaVallee, Ron 1956-57 McCoy, Dell 1915-16 Murphy, Robert 1948-49 Parent, Brook 1992-93-94-95 Pravecek, Dan 1997 Law, Mike 1981-82-83 McDermott, Kelly 1987-88-89-90 Murray, Ben 1923-24-25 Parker, Jay 1984-85-86-87 Price, Bob 1979-80-81 Lawrence, Jerry 1973-74 McDermott, Kim 1983-84-85 Murray, Kevin 1982-83 Parker, Roberto 1975-76-77 Price, Hal 1933-34-35 Leach, Bennie 1933-34-35 McDonald, Bill 1953-54-55-56 Murray, Taylor 2003-04-05 Parks, Elmer 1927-28-29 Price, Joel 1976-77-78 LeBrun, Dusty 2005-06-07 McDonald, Todd 1990-91-92-93 Myers, Mike 1990-91-92-93 Parmeter, Walter 1925-26 Price, Michael 2000 Lee, Erwin 1920-21-22 McDonald, Tom 1973 –N– Parnell, General 2007-08-09 Priddy, Dean 2007-08-09 Lee, Randolph 1933 McGilliray, L.M. 1905 Naatjes, Bob 1960-61 Paul, Chris 1997-98-99-2000 Prout, Paul 1982-83-84-85 Leinhart, Ed 1934-35-36 McHugh, Frank 1912 Naatjes, Clarence 1957-58-59 Paula, Jordan 2006-07-08-09 Prouty, Lance 1986-87-88-89 Leiseth, Dave 1989-90-91 McKay, John 1919-20 Nagel, Barry 1984-87 Paynter, Wilford 1941 Ptak, Lloyd 1936-37-38 Leisure, Otie 1958 McKenzie, Kenneth 1953-54-55 Naujokas, Jon 1966-67-68 Pearson, Doug 1983-84-85-86 Pung, Willi 1997-98-99 Lemke, Chris 1982 McKnight, Mike 1979-80 Nayes, Michael 1969 Pearson, Kerry 1978-79-80 Purrington, William 1970 Lenners, Rusty 1992-94-95-96 McKnight, Ryan 2008-09 Nedved, Scott 1998-2000-01-02 Peeke, Bryan 1966-67 Pylman, Bob 1935-36-37 Lensegrav, Joel 1993-94-95-96 McLaughlin, Dennis 1953-54 Nehl, Matt 1997 Peitz, Greg 2002-03-04 –Q– Lentz, Jim 1979-80 McMillian, Roger 1941-42 Neilson, Mayo 1942 Pence, Clayton 1908-09-10-11 Quail, Kris 1999-2000 Lewis, John 1980-81-82-83 Mears, Kirk 1922 Nelson, Andy 2000 Peot, Dick 1950

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–R– Ruesink, Fran 1984-86 Slattery, Tom 1984-85-86-87 Thomas, Dennis 1983-84-85-86 Waugh, John 1987 Raddatz, Richard 1956-57-58 Ruesink, Morris 1996-97 Slaughter, Tyran 2003 Thomas, Mel 1968 Wave, Earl 1935-36-37 Radtke, Marlin 1952-53-54 Rupert, Mike 1987-88-89 Smith, 1927 Thompson, Albert 1915-16 Webbenhurst, Bob 1963-64 Rambow, Jere 1974-75 Ruth, Samuel 1956 Smith, Clifford 1941 Thompson, Antonio 2007-08-09 Webber, Gordon 1945-46-47 Ranek, Jesse 2000-01 Rystrom, Paul 1986-87-88-89 Smith, Don 1937-38-39 Thompson, George 1920-21-22 Weber, George 1912-13-14-15 Ranek, Josh 1998-99-2000-01 –S– Smith, Jim 1982-83 Thompson, James 1936 Webster, Brian 1985-86-87-88 Raph, Duane 1942 Salem, Nusier 1930-31-32 Smith, Joe 1920-21-22 Thompson, Jamie 1991 Weems, J.J. 1984-85-86-87 Rasmussen, Casey 1991-92-93-94 Salisbury, James 1917-19-20-21 Smith, Luke 1995-96-97-99 Thompson, Todd 1985 Weems, Nate 1977-78 Rasmussen, Jim 1981-82 Samalaska, Mark 1974-75 Smith, Randy 1979 Thoreson, Art 1927-28-29 Wegher, Rick 1981-82-83-84 Rasmussen, Wade 1981-82-83 Sanders, Mark 1977-78-79 Smutka, Troy 1989-90 Thoreson, Bob 1936 Weidenkoph, John 1940 Rasmussen, Wayne 1961-62-63 Sanderson, Reed 1963-64-65 Snow, Mike 1985-86 Thoreson, Brian 1970-71-72 Weikert, Dick 1973-74-75-76 Redmond, Mike 1972-73-74 Sawyer, Jim 1941 Snyders, Dusty 2003-04-05-06 Thorne, Joe 1959-60-61 Weiske, Mike 1984 Reed, George 1937-38 Saxton, Randy 1980 Sohler, Jay 1983-84-86 Thorpe, Jeff 1983-84 Welch, Earl 1923-24-25 Reed, Mickey 1977-78 Schaefer, Roman 1927-28 Somsen, Dan 1972-73-75 Threadgold, Adam 2001-02 Welch, Frank 1921-22-23-24 Reese, Rich 1976-77-78 Schaefer, Scott 1983-84-85 Sonnek, Dan 1984-85-86-87 Thue, Doug 2001 Welch, Jerry 1951-52-53-54 Reeter, Darrell 1945 Scheele, Dave 1976-77-78 Sonnenschein, Clayton 1965-66-67 Thue, Jeff 1990-91-92-93 Wells, Michael 1964 Reeves, Bob 1983-85-86-87 Scheuer, Nate 1999-2000-01 Sorensen, Greg 1982-83-84 Thune, Elgar 1920-21-22 Wendland, Brad 1992-93-94-96 Rehder, Jon 1986-87 Schiebout, Bruce 1970-71 Sorenson, Terry 1964-65-66 Thurston, Darrin 1985-86-87 Wertish, Doug 1972-73-74 Reich, Carl 1905-06 Schlieman, Ryan 2004 Sosa, Vic 1995-96-97-98 Tiefenthaler, Jeff 1983-84-85-86 Wessel, D.J. 1989-90-91 Reichmann, Ted 1964 Schlimgen, Ron 1993-94 Spanjers, Leonard 1955-56-57 Tiefenthaler, Ken 1988-89-90 Westbrock, Dave 1961-62-63 Reinecke, Emmerald 1924-25 Schlosser, Doug 1977 Spellman, Ray 1967-68-69 Timmerman, Adam 1990-92-93-94 Whaley, Chauncey 1932-33 Reiner, Chris 1997-98-99-2000 Schmidt, Dan 1966 Speros, Jason 1979 Timmerman, Kent 1993-94-95-96 Wheeler, Marvin 1929-30-31 Reiner, Glen 1968-69 Schmidt, Dan 1990-91 Springman, Greg 1990-91-92 Tindall, Dan 1986-87 Wheeler, Theo 1923 Reiner, Mike 1981-82-83 Schmidt, Fred 1973-74-75 Stacey, Dan 1974-75 Tollefson, Mynard 1929-30-31 Whisney, Dennis 1974-75 Reinhart, Carl 1992-93-94 Schmidt, Gregg 1985-86-87 Stanec, Emil 1968 Tommeraasen, O.H. 1917-19-20 Whited, Craig 1974 Remme, Jim 1990-91-92-93 Schmidt, Lee 1980-81-82 Stanley, Mark 1984 Tovar, John 1972-73 Whitley, Vern 1950-51 Renner, Robert 1970-71-72 Schmidt, Robert 1975-76-77 Stanley, Matt 1984-85 Towers, Ralph 1919-20-21 Wicks, Ruben 1935-36-37 Rennerfeldt, Andy 1997-98-99-2000 Schmitz, Ray 1922 Stanton, Ed 1919 Tracey, James 1911 Wiersma, Dan 1939-40-41 Rentz, Steve 1985 Schneider, Don 1940 Stanton, Tom 1990 Tracy, Chris 2009 Wieseman, Lyndon 1980 Retzlaff, Palmer “Pete” 1951-52 Schneider, Ron 1977-80 Starbeck, Clyde 1923-24-25-26 Traetow, Andy 1999 Wika, Brent 1958-59-60 Revell, James 1917 Schock, Oswald 1942-46 Stark, Chris 1988-89 Tramp, Darrell 1961-62-63 Wilber, Geoff 1995-97-98 Reynen, Paul 1979-80-81 Schoolmeester, Vern 1965 Stearns, Art 1910-11 Trapp, Clifford 1936-37 Wild, Wayne 1938 Rice, Howard 1957-58-59 Schramm, Mark 1992-93-94 Steffen, Jake 2008-09 Trees, Tyler 2004-05 Wildeman, Paul 1987-89-90-91 Richards, Todd 1977-78-79 Schroeder, Eric 2005-06-07-08 Steffen, Mike 2006-07-08-09 Tschetter, Doug 1963 Wilkins, Ed 1981-82-83 Richardson, Fred 1969 Schugel, Louis 1925-26 Steiner, Richard 1954-55 Tuhle, Volney 1905-06 Wilkinson, Dan 1996-97-98 Richardson, Jack 1950-51-52 Schulte, Bob 1956-57-58 Stenson, Charles 1935-36-37 Tuma, Les 1970-71-72 Wilkinson, Mark 1999 Richardson, Ryan 1996-98 Schultz, Doug 1999-2000-01 Stephan, Josh 2001-03 Turner, Greg 1971 Willadson, Claire 1919-20 Richelieu, Mike 1977 Schultz, Jeff 1999-2000-01-02 Sterner, John 1959-60-61 Tuttle, Don 1955 Williams, Robert 1962-63-64 Richmond, Chuck 1989 Schultz, Ray 1928-29-30 Sterner, Mike 1959-60-61 Twedell, Jack 1942 Williamson, Warren 1948-49-50 Ricke, Jim 1961-62 Schultz, Steve 1985-86-87-88 Stevens, Leo 1913-15 –U– Willis, Harold 1945 Riddell, Bob 1936-37-38 Schumacher, Francis 1946-47-48-49 Stevenson, Mark 1993-94 Uhlir, Stanton 1952-53-54 Wilson, Nick 2001-02 Riehl, Rod 1981-82-83 Schutte, Clarence 1921-22 Stewart, Bob 1945-46 Ulrich, Roger 1940 Winkle, John 1954-55 Riesgaard, Calvin 1968-69-70 Schwader, Jared 2003 Stewart, Lee 1985-86-87-88 –V– Wipf, Lance 1994-95-96 Riley, Virgil 1952-53 Schweinfurt, Leo 1925-26 Stewart, Lyle 1988-89-90 Vacura, Jim 1957-58-59 Wirtjes, Rick 1983-84 Ringsrud, Ronald 1935-36 Scott, Dean 1974-75 Stone, John 1960-61-62 Vahle, Ken 1966-68 Witt, Keith 2002-03 Rippentrop, Mike 1995 Sebern, Mike 1987-88-90 Stork, Warren 1972 Van Maanen, Terry 1980-81 Witt, Randy 1979 Rishoi, Stanley 1929-30-31 Seeds, Blake 2002-03 Stout, Bob 1942 Vandall, Art 1937 Witte, Luke 2005-07 Risse, Greg 1981 Seeley, George 1924-25-26 Stowater, Troy 1984 Vander Heiden, Ron 1969-70 Wittler, Dale 1964-65 Roach, Mike 1965 Seely, Brad 1975-76-77 Strand, Chad 1994 VanderStouwe, Travis 1991-92 Wohlheter, Verne 1908-09 Roberts, Clayton 1975 Seely, Scott 1972-73-74 Strong, Roger 1958 VanMeeteren, Mark 1992-93-94-95 Wohlheter, Walter 1907 Roberts, George 1919-20-21-22 Senjum, Tim 1996 Struck, Mark 1992-93-94-95 VanWyhe, Nick 2008 Wolfe, Dennis 1958-59 Roberts, Todd 1981-82-83 Sessler, Vernon 1927 Struck, Mike 1994-95-96-97 Vaux, George 1938 Wolfe, Emerson 1932-33 Robinson, Anthony 2003 Settje, Tom 1967-68-69 Stuckey, Milton 1979-80-81-82 Veal, Darrell 1956-57 Wolff, John 1959-60 Robinson, James 1936 Severson, Steve 1988-89 Studer, Ben 2000-01-02-03 Veal, Don 1950-51-52 Wolgamott, Jeff 1994-95-96-97 Robinson, Jessie 1937 Shafrath, Ross 2009 Stumley, Pete 1948-49-50 Veatch, Dale 1986-88-89 Wollen, Marty 1994 Robling, Kevin 2005-06-07-08 Shaputis, Pete 1953-54-55 Suhn, Marcus 2004-05 Veatch, Daryl 1987 Wolthuis, Tim 1986-87-88 Rock, Matt 1997-98-99 Sheehan, Bernard 1912-13-14-25 Suhn, Michael 2001-02-03 Venenga, Brent 1993-94-95-96 Wood, Eric 2009 Rockers, Tom 1966-67-68 Sheehan, Kyle 2008-09 Sundet, Lyle 1934-35 Viker, Dave 1956-57 Woods, Len 1971-72 Rodel, Brian 1994-95 Shepardson, Adolph 1999-2000-01 Sundet, Steve 1980-81-82-83 Vinatieri, Adam 1991-92-93-94 Wookey, John 1977 Rodina, Marc 1989-90-91 Shero, Brian 1993 Sundet, Wilford 1921-22 Voels, Harry 1938-40 Wordelman, Matt 1999 Roe, Monty 1990-91-92 Sieh, Tom 1985-86-87 Sundstorm, Andrew 1936-37-38 Voletz, Randy 1971 Worrenson, Harry 1907 Rogers, Jimmy 2006-07-08-09 Sievers, Scott 1993-94-95 Sutton, John “Matt” 1951 Volk, Don 1946-47 Wulf, Corey 1995-96-97-98 Rohlfs, Brent 1991-92-93-94 Sigl, Pat 1989-91 Sutton, Matt 1996-97 Vorrath, Rollie 1969-70-71 –Y– Rohrs, Jack 1965 Simet, Nash 2005-06-07-08 Swanson, Kermit 1929 Voss, Doug 1973-74 Yackley, Todd 1982-83-84 Rollin, Aaron 2009 Simmons, Forest 1915 Swartos, Paul 1992-93-94 Vostad, Gene 1965-66-67 York, Dennis 1957-58 Ross, Bob 1945 Simon, Art 1920-21 Sweet, Rick 1983-84 –W– York, Milton 1908 Rossow, Steve 1989-90 Simonsen, Todd 1973-74-75 Swenson, John 1948 Wagner, Chris 2005-06-07 Youngberg, Guy 1905 Roth, Mike 1993 Simonson, Fred 1921 Sylliaasen, Tim 1993-94-95-96 Wagner, Ermil 1970-71-72-73 –Z– Roth, Randy 1971-72-73 Simonson, Herb 1919-24-25 –T– Wagstrom, Andrew 2000-01-02-03 Zell, Lance 1996-97 Roth, Tim 1967-68-69 Simpkins, Burton 1929 Tabor, Tom 1947-48-49 Wahl, Charles 1951-52 Zick, Richard 1949 Rott, Harold 1930-31-32 Sinclair, Max 1969-70 Tarry, Cleo 1931-32 Wahl, Ted 1985-86-87-88 Ziegler, Dan 1986-87-88 Rouseff, Walter 1935-36-37 Singleton, Bob 1954 Temme, Mike 1986-87-88-89 Walker, Dick 1951-52-53 Zierden, Brock 1999-2000 Rowe, Charles 1915 Sisley, Brian 1984-85-86 Tepley, Louis 1930 Walseth, Russ 1917-19 Zimmerman, Darrell 1946-47-48-49 Rowe, Ernest 1917 Sixta, Mike 1979-80 Tetzlaff, Kevin 1988-89-91 Walter, Alvin 1926 Zimmerman, Forrest 1950-51-52 Rudy, Jack 1963-64-65 Skaggs, Wayne 1946-47-48-49 Theodosopoulos, Gus 1988 Walters, Kirk 1972 Ruele, Bert 1938 Skalla, Kevin 1980-82-83-84 Thielman, John 1996 Ward, Tom 1940 Ruesink, Doug 1985-86-87-88 Skinner, Cecil 1912-13-14-15-16 Thiesse, Brandon 1999-2000-01-02 Watson, Anthony 2003-04-05-06

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1905: John Reich 1966: Gary Hyde, fullback, Castlewood 1989: J.D. Berreth, wide receiver, Watertown, Minn. 1906: Charles Coughlin Dave Porter, center, Gallipolis, Ohio Greg Osmundson, linebacker, Sioux Falls 1907: Charles Coughlin 1967: Ray Macri, tackle, Chicago, Ill. Lance Prouty, off. tackle, Redwood Falls, Minn. 1908: Cecil Denhart Clayton Sonnenschein, fullback, Pierre Mike Rupert, linebacker, Holstein, Iowa 1909: Fay Atkinson 1968: Darwin Gonnerman, running back, Adrian, Minn. Mike Temme, center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1910: Irwin J. Bibby John Grein, center, Lakefield, Minn. 1990: Tom Haensel, safety, Brookings 1911: not available 1969: Clyde Hagen, tight end, Webster Lyle Stewart, off. guard, Scotland, S.D. 1912: Lacey Caldwell Jim Langer, linebacker, Royalton, Minn. Darrin Brickman, halfback, Belle Fourche 1913: Vincent Chappell Tim Roth, defensive end, Madison, Minn. Tom Bloom, offensive tackle, Madison 1914: Jay Sheehan 1970: Tom Jones, tight end, Wyandotte, Mich. 1991: Shane Bouman, quarterback, Holland, Minn. 1915: Nelson Cal Riesgaard, defensive tackle, Exira, Iowa Kevin Tetzlaff, nose guard, Hayti 1916: Holling Jennings 1971-72: Game captains — no season captains 1992: Doug Miller, linebacker, Sturgis 1917: Harold Hoover 1973: Les Tuma, fullback, Mahaska, Kan. Tim Burns, tight end, Brookings 1918: no football — World War I Jim Decker, halfback, Cold Spring, Minn. 1993: Adam Timmerman, off. tackle, Cherokee, Iowa 1919: Russell Walseth Randy Roth, defensive end, Madison, Minn. Todd McDonald, quarterback, Minnetonka, Minn. 1920: James Salisbury Charlie Clarksean, defensive back, Jackson, Minn. Karl Paepke, linebacker, Mansfield 1921: Ralph Towers 1974: J.D. Alexander, linebacker, Pilger, Neb. 1994: Adam Timmerman, off. tackle, Cherokee, Iowa 1922: George Roberts Lynn Boden, off. tackle, Osceola, Neb. Dean Herrboldt, wide receiver, Freeman 1923: Robert Coffey Kevin Kennedy, fullback, Webster City, Iowa Brent Rohlfs, linebacker, Redfield 1924: Willis Motley 1975: Bob Gissler, defensive end, Osceola, Neb. 1995: Greg Kvistad, guard, Wood Lake, Minn. 1925: Frank Kelley Bill Mast, quarterback, Tiffin, Ohio Mark Struck, safety, Huron 1926: Clyde (Buck) Starbeck Fred Schmidt, center, Schleswig, Iowa 1996: Matt Beier, wide receiver, Wales, Wis. 1927: Arnold Brevik 1976: Paul Konrad, fullback, Mitchell Jason Aune, defensive end, South St. Paul, Minn. 1928: Lovell Hiner Joe Meyer, center, Webster Chad Peters, linebacker, Huron 1929: Harry Hadler Doug Jackson, def. back, Winterset, Iowa 1997: Troy Hart, offensive line, Spencer, Iowa 1930: Ray Jennison, Ray Schultz Clayton Fischer, def. end, Pierce, Neb. Nate Millerbernd, wide receiver, Winsted, Minn. 1931: Maynard Tollefson, Nusier Salem 1977: Paul Erickson, safety, Austin, Minn. Jeff Wolgamott, defensive end, Lincoln, Neb. 1932: Dale Palmer Greg Miller, offensive tackle, Mitchell 1998: Zach Carter, defensive line, Spearfish 1933: Dale Palmer Brad Seely, offensive guard, Baltic Steve Heiden, tight end, Rushford, Minn. 1934: Fred Johnson Bill Matthews, def. end, Wessington Bryan Jaske, offensive line, St Ansgar, Iowa 1935: Dick Emmerich 1978: Chuck Benson, fullback, Fulton Vic Sosa, defensive back, Rapid City 1936: Ed Lienhart Chuck Loewen, off. tackle, Mountain Lake, Minn. Geoff Wilber, linebacker, Miller 1937: Charles Stanson Mickey Reed, linebacker, Rochester, Minn. 1999: Matt Berry, center, Spearfish 1938: Lloyd Ptak, Bob Riddell Rick Reese, linebacker, Des Moines, Iowa Greg Niederauer, wide receiver, Miller 1939: Jim Emmerich, Arndt Mueller 1979: Gary Maffett, quarterback, Urbandale, Iowa Willi Pung, linebacker, Braham, Minn. 1940: Roger Ulrich Mark Kool, offensive guard, Huron 2000: Brock Beran, wide receiver, Omaha, Neb. 1941: Leon Anderson Mark Sanders, defensive end, Austin, Minn. Andy Rennerfeldt, quarterback, Oakland, Neb. 1942: George Gehant, Ervin “John” Bylander Todd Richards, cornerback, Urbandale, Iowa Chris Reiner, safety, Yankton 1943: no football — World War II 1980: Mike Daiss, guard, Montevideo, Minn. 2001: Josh Buchholtz, wide receiver, Aurora 1944: no football — World War II Mike Breske, cornerback, Rock Rapids, Iowa Kyle Haroldson, linebacker, Bruce 1945: Robert Schryver Mike McKnight, def. tackle, Silver Bay, Minn. Jesse Ranek, linebacker, Tyndall 1946: Fritz Norgaard, Bill Melody Dan Johnson, fullback, Madison Josh Ranek, running back, Tyndall 1947: Paul Gilbert, Arnie Cook 1981: Quinten Hofer, off. tackle, Hot Springs 2002: Shane Delbridge, def. line, Union Center 1948: Marv Larson, Forest Lothrop Paul Reynen, tight end, Mitchell Dan Fjeldheim, quarterback, Watertown 1949 Tom Tabor, Madison Brad Christenson, safety, Audubon, Iowa Joe Ford, cornerback, Brandon Francis Schumacher, Ipswich Tom Olson, linebacker, Des Moines, Iowa Phil Oksness, linebacker, Luverne, Minn. 1950: George Medchill, center, Clarkfield, Minn. 1982: Lee Lundie, defensive tackle, Rapid City 2003: Kevin Brown, cornerback, Commerce City, Colo. Don Bartlett, end, Centerville Milton Stuckey, cornerback, Chicago, Ill. Scott Connot, safety, Spencer, Neb. 1951: Doug Eggers, guard, Wagner Dave Larsen, defensive end, Wentworth Justin Landis, safety, Colman Marv Kool, end, Hawarden, Iowa Dwayne Postma, guard, Doon, Iowa Ben Studer, offensive tackle, Wesley, Iowa 1952: Roger Anderson, tackle, Spearfish Jeff Osmundson, guard, Sioux Falls 2004: Joey Abell, defensive end, Brooklyn Park, Minn. Pete Retzlaff, halfback, Ellendale, N.D. 1983: Dave Fremark, linebacker, Miller Chris Coauette, linebacker, Crookston, Minn. 1953: Arlin Anderson, Milbank Randy Pirner, cornerback, Wagner Solomon Johnson, wide recevier, St. Petersburg, Fla. Alan Evans, Aberdeen Ken Jensen, def. tackle, White Bear Lake, Minn. Michael Suhn, offensive line, Highmore 1954: Jerry Welch, halfback, Minneapolis, Minn. Mike Orr, guard, Urbandale, Iowa 2005: Josh Davis, wide receiver, Omaha, Neb. Jack Nitz, tackle, Brookings Mike Reiner, offensive tackle, Tripp Paul Keizer, guard, Hull, Iowa 1955: Jerry Acheson, end, Flandreau 1984: Paul Prout, fullback, Sioux City, Iowa Gabe Koenigsfeld, defensive end, Marble Rock, Iowa Larry Korver, back, Orange City, Iowa John Lewis, linebacker, Sioux City, Iowa Hank McCall, cornerback, Algona, Iowa 1956: Harwood Hoeft, tackle, Groton Greg Sorenson, cornerback, Brainerd, Minn. 2006: Jeff Hegge, safety, Watertown Bob Betz, fullback, Madison Todd Yackley, defensive end, Onida Andy Kardoes, quarterback, Algona, Iowa 1957: Len Spanjers, guard, Milbank 1985: Mike Busch, quarterback, Huron Marty Kranz, linebacker, Watertown Wayne Haensel, tackle, Walnut Grove, Minn. Dennis Thomas, tight end, Parkston Mark Oelkers, center, Austin, Minn. 1958: Al Breske, halfback, Webster Bruce Klostermann, linebacker, Dyersville, Iowa 2007: Mitch Erickson, offensive guard, Hutchinson, Minn. Merlin Newman, guard, Redfield Mark Diesch, off. tackle, Blooming Prairie, Minn. Andrew Hoogeveen, def. back, Sioux Center, Iowa 1959: Ken Hanifly, end, Belle Fourche 1986: Jeff Tiefenthaler, wide receiver, Armour Cory Koenig, running back, Underwood, Iowa Jim Vacura, halfback, Jackson, Minn. Doug Pearson, off. guard, Whitewater, Wis. Justin Kubesh, linebacker, Olivia, Minn. 1960: Leland Bonhus, tackle, Storden, Minn. Brian Sisley, nose guard, Edgemont 2008: Ryan Berry, quarterback, Watertown, S.D. Ray Gaul, quarterback, Hawarden, Iowa Jay Sohler, defensive tackle, Yankton Brock Campbell, defensive back, Cherokee, Iowa 1961: Joe Thorne, fullback, Beresford K.C. Johnson, kicker, Yankton Kevin Robling, offensive lineman, Jordan, Minn. Mike Sterner, guard, Sioux Falls Jeff Mounts, offensive center, Sioux City, Iowa Eric Schroeder, def. lineman, Stewartville, Minn. 1962: John Stone, fullback, Hendricks, Minn. 1987: Dan Sonnek, running back, Easton, Minn. 2009: Danny Batten, defensive end, Gilbert, Ariz. Roger Eischens, end, Canby, Minn. Norm Lingle, offensive tackle, Pierre Glen Fox, wide receiver, Fairfax, Iowa Dean Koster, quarterback, Lake Benton, Minn. J.J. Weems, def. tackle, Mountain Lake, Minn. Chris Johnson, linebacker, Council Bluffs, Iowa 1963: Wayne Rasmussen, halfback, Howard Tom Sieh, safety, Hastings, Minn. Nate Koskovich, offensive lineman, Kingsley, Iowa Jerry Ochs, center, Aberdeen Jay Parker, tight end, Pierre Jimmy Rogers, linebacker, Chandler, Ariz. 1964: Doug Peterson, quarterback, Watertown 1988: Lee Stewart, off. tackle, Scotland, S.D. Gale Douglas, fullback, Reedsburg, Wis. Tim Kwapnioski, cornerback, Columbus, Neb. Daryl Martin, halfback, Wagner Ted Wahl, quarterback, Jamestown, N.D. 1965: Ed Maras, end, Windom, Minn. Darwin Bishop, defensive tackle, Jefferson, Iowa Jim Nesvold, fullback, Madison, Minn. Ted Ortale, nose guard, Ankeny, Iowa

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Throughout John Stiegelmeier’s 13-year SDSU trailed 34-6 with 9 minutes, 9 seconds tenure as head coach, SDSU has made many left in the third quarter before scoring 35 straight memorable comebacks. In all games listed points to take a 41-34 lead with 5:24 remaining below, the Jackrabbits trailed by at least two in the game. scores in the second half before rallying for the The Jackrabbits’ first lead of the game lasted victory. all of 12 seconds as SFA returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards to paydirt to re-tie the game. • Sept. 16, 2000 — SDSU 25, Augustana SDSU appeared on the verge of sealing the (S.D.) 24: The Jackrabbits trailed 24-0 at the victory on its next possession. A nine-play, 37- half before dominating the second half at yard drive stalled before Peter Reifenrath nailed Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Josh Ranek a 42-yard field goal to go ahead 44-41 with 1:19 scored two touchdowns and a pair of two-point left. conversions to lift SDSU to the victory. Five plays later after SFA took possession at • Sept. 22, 2001 — SDSU 30, St. Cloud its own 40, Jeremy Moses connected with State (Minn.) 24: SDSU again overcame a 24-0 Tyrone Ross on a 14-yard touchdown pass with halftime deficit, this time at home. Frank Blalark 41 seconds to play. returned the second half kickoff to jump-start the The comeback finally became complete as Jackrabbits, and SDSU held off a Husky first- Berry and Minett moved the Jackrabbits back and-goal situation in the closing minutes. down the field. With the ball at their own 44 with two timeouts remaining, Ryan Berry completed • Oct. 12, 2002 — SDSU 23, Western three passes for 54 yards to move the ball to the Washington 19: The Jackrabbits trailed 19-3 at SFA 2. The Lumberjacks were then called for Andy Kardoes quarterbacked the Jackrabbits to halftime at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, then offsides, setting up SDSU at the 1-yard line with three come-from-behind victories during the scored three second-half touchdowns. Josh two seconds left. 2006 season. Davis set an SDSU single-game record with 16 On the final play, Berry rolled right on an op- receptions, including a 7-yard touchdown. tion play before pitching the ball to Minett, who USD had a chance to run out the clock, but • Sept. 30, 2006 — SDSU 20, McNeese dragged a defender across the goal line for the Dave Larsen hopped on a Coyote fumble, which State (La.) 17: SDSU rallied for 14 points in the game-winning score. gave SDSU possession at the USD 20. Four plays later, Steve Sundet scored on a 1-yard run final minutes of the game, which was played in Other notable comebacks include: Lake Charles, La. Parker Douglass kicked two to tie the score. Russ Meier made the extra point • Oct. 26, 1968 — SDSU 23, Youngstown to give the Jacks the win. field goals, including the game-winning 46- State 20: Down 20-0 at the half, the Jackrabbits yarder with 14 seconds remaining. Also in the scored 21 third-quarter points and added a safety Sept. 3, 1988 — SDSU 31, Central Missouri rally, Andy Kardoes hooked up with JaRon in the fourth at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. State 24: In the 1988 season opener at Coughlin- Harris on a 40-yard touchdown pass and a two- Darwin Gonnerman rushed for two touchdowns, Alumni Stadium, SDSU scored on three straight point conversion pass to Luke Greving tied the then Bob Bozied’s 33-yard pass to Tom Settje possessions to rally from a 24-10 third-quarter game at 17-all. tied the score. Bozied kicked the extra point that deficit. • Oct. 21, 2006 — SDSU 29, Cal Poly 28: gave SDSU its first lead. Ted Wahl capped an 11-play, 56-yard drive Andy Kardoes and JaRon Harris connected for with a 16-yard scramble to bring SDSU within Sept. 27, 1980: SDSU 21, South Dakota 13: 24-17. On the last play of the third, Wahl con- three touchdown passes in the final eight min- SDSU scored 18 fourth-quarter points to erase a utes as SDSU outscored fourth-ranked Cal Poly nected with J.D. Berreth on a 60-yard pass play, 13-3 deficit in the Beef Bowl. Dan Johnson’s 2- tying the game at 24-all. 23-0 in the fourth quarter. After the final touch- yard touchdown run and the subsequent Marty down brought the Jackrabbits to within 28-27 The Jackrabbits would regain possession and Higgins run for two, trimmmed the gap to 13-11 drive 74 yards in 13 plays, with Wahl running in with 1:05 remaining, Kardoes scored the two- at the 11:15 mark. Just 93 seconds later, Milton point conversion on a quarterback draw. from four yards out at the 10:37 mark for the Stuckey blocked a Coyote punt, with Ron decisive score. • Oct. 28, 2006 — SDSU 22, UC Davis 21: Schneider recovering it in the end zone. Tony Behind 21-10 entering the fourth quarter, the Harris added the extra point, then rounded out Sept. 3, 1994 — SDSU 32, Slippery Rock Jackrabbits’ late-game heroics continued as the scoring at the 2:07 mark with a 22-yard field (Pa.) 28: Three fourth-quarter touchdowns gave Dusty Snyders scored on a 9-yard pass from goal. SDSU a thrilling home victory to open the 1994 season. Andy Kardoes with 1:08 left in the game. Sept. 19, 1981 — SDSU 21, South Dakota SDSU’s Eric Schroeder blocked a short UC Trailing 28-14 early in the fourth, the Jacks 20: Less than a year after scoring 18 fourth- got back within striking distance on a 44-yard Davis field goal late in the third quarter to keep quarter points to beat USD in the Beef Bowl, the the Jackrabbits within striking distance. touchdown pass from Brook Parent to Rusty Jackrabbits did it again, this time in more dra- Lenners with 13:06 remaining. Sept. 27, 2008 — SDSU 50, Stephen F. matic fashion on their home field. Trailing 20-3 After the missing the two-point attempt, Austin (Texas) 48: They say everything is big- in the fourth, Mike Law gave SDSU fans hope SDSU still trailed 28-20, but put together two 90- ger in Texas, and this was the largest comeback with his 11-yard scoring run to pull the Jackrab- plus-yard drives to earn the victory. Parent in school history. bits within 20-9 despite a failed two-point play. capped a 10-play, 95-yard drive with a 7-yard run Kyle Minett scored from a yard out as time Minutes later, Brad Christianson intercepted a at the 8:42 mark, and scored the game-winner on expired, rallying the 20th-ranked Jackrabbits pass, setting up Brian Bunkers’ 1-yard plunge to a 1-yard run with 2:11 left to finish off an eight- from a 28-point deficit midway through the third bring the Jacks to within 20-15 at the 4:52 mark, play, 94-yard drive. quarter for the victory in Nacogdoches, Texas. as again SDSU missed a two-point try.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 125 ALL-TIME AWARD WINNERS

1954: Jack Nitz, T; Roger Kerns, G; 1984: 1st Team: Rick Wegher, TB; Rick 2003: 1st Team: Josh Davis, WR; Ben Harold Backlund, C; Jerry Welch, B; Sweet, OG; Dennis Thomas, TE; Todd Studer, OT; 2nd Team: Andy Wagstrom, Roger Denker, B. Yackley, DE; 2nd Team: No selections. OT; Paul Keizer, TE; Brad Nelson, QB; 1955: Jerry Acheson, E; Harwood Hoeft, 1985: 1st Team: Mike Busch, QB; Jeff Joey Abell, DE; Chris Coauette, LB; ALL-NORTH T; Len Spanjers, G; Dick Klawitter, C; Tiefenthaler, WR; Dan Sonnek, TB; Rodney Francois, LB. CENTRAL Bob Betz, B; Dick Steiner, B; Larry Mark Diesch, OT; 2nd Team: Dennis “Bubb” Korver, B. Thomas, TE; Bruce Klostermann, LB; CONFERENCE 1956: Harwood Hoeft, T; Bob Betz, B; Brian Sisley, NG; K.C. Johnson, K. 1922: Wilfred Sundet, E; Adolph Arnold “Nig” Johnson, B. 1986: 1st Team: Jeff Tiefenthaler, WR; Bachman, G; Frank Welch, B; Clarence 1957: Ellis Jensen, E; Wayne Haensel, T; 2nd Team: Ted Wahl, QB; Dan Sonnek, ALL-GREAT WEST Schutte, B. Len Spanjers, G; Al Breske, B; Ron RB; Brian Sisley, NG; Darrin Thurston, 1923: George Thompson, E. LaVallee, B. LB; Tom Sieh, SS. FOOTBALL 1924: George Seeley, G; Clyde “Buck” 1958: Dick Raddatz, E; James Craig, T; 1987: 1st Team: Dan Sonnek, RB; 2nd CONFERENCE Starbeck, C; Frank Welch, B; Frank Kel- Al Breske, B. Team: Ted Wahl, QB; Norm Lingle, OT; 2004: 1st Team: Anthony Watson, RB; ley, B. 1959: Lee Bondhus, T; Ken Holm, G; Dan Ziegler, CB; J.J. Weems, DT. Joey Abell, DL; Chris Coauette, LB; 1925: George Seeley, G; Clyde “Buck” Jim Vacura, HB. 1988: 1st Team: Ted Wahl, QB; Dan Neal Bainbridge, P; 2nd Team: Taylor Starbeck, C. 1960: Lee Bondhus, T; Joe Thorne, B. Duitscher, OG; Darwin Bishop, DT; 2nd Murray, OL; Paul Keizer, TE; Hank 1926: Robert Eggers, E; George Seeley, 1961: Roger Eischens, E; Mike Sterner, Team: J.D. Berreth, WR; Ted Ortale, NG; McCall, DB. G; Clyde (Buck) Starbeck, C; Howard G; Dean Koster, QB; Joe Thorne, FB. Greg Osmundson, LB; Tim Kwapnioski, 2005: 1st Team: Mitch Erickson, OL; Biegert, B; Frank Kelley, B. 1962: 1st Team: Roger Eischens, E; CB. Parker Douglass, K; 2nd Team: Paul 1927: Walter Parmeter, T; Arnold Bre- Jerry Ochs, C; Dean Koster, QB; Wayne 1989: 1st Team: Lance Prouty, OT; Kevin Keizer, OL; Taylor Murray, OL; Josh vik,G; Roman Schaefer, B. Rasmussen, HB. 2nd Team: Jim Rickle, Tetzlaff, NG; 2nd Team: Tim Hawkins, Davis, WR; Anthony Watson, RB; Cory 1928: Harry Krug, E; Ray Jenison, T; G; Gary Boner, HB. P; Jamie Grosdidier, RB; Greg Osmund- Koenig, RB; Gabe Koenigsfeld, DL; Harry “Henry” Hadler, G; Roman Schae- 1963: Darrel Tramp, E; Ed Maras, E; son, LB. Billy Ray Kirch, LB; Hank McCall, DB. fer, B; Weert Englemann, B. Dave Westbrock, T; Jerry Ochs, C; Ron 1990: 1st Team: Tom Bloom, OT; 2nd 2006: 1st Team: Parker Douglass, K; 1929: Lemme Herting, E; Ray Jenison, Meyer, QB; Wayne Rasmussen, HB. Team: Darren Brickman, APB Mitch Erickson, OL; Chris Wagner, TE; T; Harry “Henry” Hadler, G; Weert En- 1964: Ed Maras, E; Ron Meyer, QB. 1991: 1st Team: Darren Baartman, WR; Anthony Watson, RB; 2nd Team: Jason glemann, B. 1965: No selections Shane Bouman, QB; Kevin Tetzlaff, DL; Bonwell, DL; Preston Crumly, OL; Nick 1930-31: No selections 1966: No selections Doug Miller, LB. 2nd Team: Mike Flesner, OL; JaRon Harris, WR; Micah 1932: Dale Palmer, E; Harold Rott, T; 1967: Wayne Onken, OT; Darwin Myers, WR; Paul Wildemann, DL; Dave Johnson, WR; Andy Kardoes, QB; Justin Don Kummer, C; Fred Johnson, B. Gonnerman, RB; Tom Rockers, DE; Peterson, DB. Kubesh, LB; Mitch Pontrelli, DL. 1933: Isadore Ginsberg, E; Alfred Arndt, Bryan Peeke, LB. 1992: 1st Team: Adam Timmerman, OT; 2007: 1st Team: Danny Batten, DE; T; Hal Price, G; Paul Miller, B; Fred 1968: Darwin Gonnerman, RB; Tom Adam Vinatieri, P; Doug Miller, LB; Parker Douglass, K; Mitch Erickson, OL; Johnson, B. Rockers, DE. Dave Peterson, DB. Brock Gentile, DB; Tyler Koch, DB; 1934: Isadore Ginsberg, E; Alfred Arndt, 1969: Clyde Hagen, TE; Jim Langer, LB. 1993: 1st Team: Adam Timmerman, OT; Cory Koenig, RB; Justin Kubesh, LB; T; Hal Price, G; Paul Miller, B; Fred 1970: Chuck Kavanagh, DB Jake Hines, TE; Todd McDonald, QB; Jimmy Rogers, LB; 2nd Team: Preston Johnson, B. 1971: Jim Heinitz, LB. Jim Remme, DE; Adam Vinatieri, P. 2nd Crumly, OL; JaRon Harris, WR; Chris 1935: Lyle Sundet, G; Paul Miller, B. 1972: Phil Engle, DT Team: Collin Breyfogle, OC; Matt Beier, Johnson, LB; Mitch Pontrelli, DL; Kevin 1936: Mark Barber, B. 1973: Les Tuma, RB; Charlie Clarksean, WR; Dean Herrboldt, WR; Dan Nelson, Robling, OL; Eric Schroeder, DL; Chris 1937: Bob Riddell, E; Bob Pylman, T. DB. RB; Mark Struck, DB; Mike Jaunich, Wagner, TE. 1938: Bob Riddell, E; Gerald Stablein, T; 1974: Lynn Boden, OT; Jerry Lawrence, DB. Lloyd Ptak, B. DT; J.D. Alexander, LB. 1994: 1st Team: Adam Timmerman, OT; 1939: William Mattison, E; Rollins Em- 1975: Fred Schmidt, C; Ron Christensen, Jake Hines, TE; Jason Aune, DE; Mike merich, G; Arndt Mueller, G; Don Smith, DT; Jere Rambow, DB. Jaunich, DB; Adam Vinatieri, P. 2nd C; Allen Schroeder, B. 1976: Monte Mosiman, TE; Bill Team: Jay Bohlinger, OG; Dean Her- 1940: Harry Voels, E; Warren Evans, T; Matthews, DT; Gene Ludens, LB. rboldt, WR; Paul Klinger, RB. ALL-MISSOURI Leon Anderson, G; Tom Archer, C. 1977: Monte Mosiman, TE; Bill 1995: 1st Team: Brett Beran, APB. 2nd 1941: Leon Anderson, G. Matthews, DE; Roberto Parker, DT. Team: Lance Wipf, TE; Tim Fogarty, LB. VALLEY 1942: George Gehant, G; Ervin Bylander, 1978: Lionel Macklin, WR; Dave 1996: 1st Team: Jay Bohlinger, OG; FOOTBALL G. Scheele, OT; Joel Price, OG; Rick Reese, Rusty Lenners, WR; Joel Lensegrav, DB; CONFERENCE 1943-45: No NCC competition — World LB. Tom O’Brien, P. 2nd Team: Chad Peters, 2008: 1st Team: Danny Batten, DE; Ryan War II 1979: 1st Team: Lionel Macklin, WR; LB. Berry, QB; JaRon Harris, WR. 2nd 1946: Paul Gilbert, E; Ozzie Schock, G; Gary Maffett, QB; Chuck Loewen, OT; 1997: 1st Team: Troy Hart, OT; Nate Team: Glen Fox, WR; Kyle Minett, RB; Bill Melody, C. Dan Dummermuth, FS. 2nd Team: Mark Millerbernd, WR; Jeff Wolgamott, DE; Peter Reifenrath, K; Kevin Robling, OL; 1947: Paul Gilbert, E; Arnold Cook, T; Kool, OG; Dan Johnson, FB; Jay Elia- Tom O’Brien, P. 2nd Team: No selec- Jimmy Rogers, LB; Eric Schroeder, DL. Don Volk, B. son, DT; Mike Breske, CB. tions. 2009: Danny Batten, DE; 1948: Tom Tabor, B. 1st Team: 1980: 1st Team: Brian Bunkers, RB; 1998: 1st Team: Steve Heiden, TE; Josh Derek Domino, LB; Ryan McKnight, 1949: Don Bartlett, E; Dale Bowyer, T; Tony Harris, K; Mark Dunbar, DE; 2nd Ranek, RB; Zach Carter, DT; Tom OL. Glen Fox, WR; Conrad George Medchill, C; Herb Bartling, B; 2nd Team: Team: Quinten Hofer, DT; Mike Breske, O’Brien, P; Brett Gorden, K. 2nd Team: Kjerstad, DB; Casey Knips, OL; Kyle Darrell Zimmerman, B. CB. Craig Ploetz, OG; Sterne Akin, LB. Minett, RB; Dean Priddy, P. 1950: Don Bartlett, E; Dale Bowyer, T; 1981: 1st Team: Marty Higgins, QB; 1999: 1st Team: Matt Berry, OC; Josh Howard Amen, C; George Medchill, C; Quinten Hofer, OT; Dan Dummermuth, Ranek, RB; 2nd Team: Casey Hillman, Herb Bartling, B; Warren Williamson, B; FS; 2nd Team: Tom Olson, LB; Mike DB. Bill Gibbons, B. Ethier, WR; Brian Bunkers, RB. 2000: 1st Team: No selections; 2nd 1951: Marv Kool, E; Bob Durland, G; 1982: 1st Team: No selections. 2nd Team: Brock Beran, WR. Doug Eggers, G; Pete Retzlaff, B; Dallas Team: Mike Ethier, WR; Jeff Osmund- 2001: 1st Team: Josh Ranek, RB; 2nd Hoff, B. son, OG; Mike Law, QB; Dave Knowl- Team: Nate Scheuer, OG. 1952: Lou Guida, G; Ken Kortmeyer, C; ton, DE. 2002: 1st Team: Kevin Brown, KOR; 2nd Pete Retzlaff, B. 1983: 1st Team: Mike Ethier, WR; 2nd Team: Ben Studer, OL; Dan Fjeldheim, 1953: Loren Englund, E; Dick Walker, Team: Randy Pirner, CB; Mike Reiner, QB; Scott Nedved, RB; Kevin Brown, G; Dick Klawitter, C; Jerry Welch, B; OT. DB. Roger Denker, B.

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1992: Doug Miller, LB Mitch Klein, DB CONFERENCE Jim Remme, DL Cory Koenig, RB MVPS Tim Burns, TE Marty Kranz, LB 1950: Herb Bartling Adam Timmerman, OT John Perry, DB 1954: Jerry Welch ACADEMIC Chad Masters, LS Mitch Pontrelli, DL 1957: Len Spanjers ALL-NCC 1993: Jake Hines, TE 2006: Matt Anderson, TE Adam Timmerman, OL Steven Bazata, DL 1974: Dan Somsen, OL 1961: Joe Thorne (back) Brent Rohlfs, LB Scott Breyfogle, DB Bill Mast, QB Mike Sterner (line) Jim Remme, DL Parker Douglass, K Bob Gissler, DL 1962: Roger Eischens (line) Adam Vinatieri, K Mitch Erickson, OL Doug Wertish, DB 1994: Jake Hines, TE Andrew Hoogeveen, LB 1963: Wayne Rasmussen (back) 1975: Dan Somsen, OL Adam Timmerman, OL Chris Johnson, LB 1968: Darwin Gonnerman (back) Corwyn Mosiman, OL Brent Rohlfs, LB Casey Knips, OL 1974: Lynn Boden (off. line) Abe Chadderdon, WR Adam Vinatieri, K Cory Koenig, RB Greg Hart, RB 1977: Bill Matthews (def. line) Mark Struck, DB Marty Kranz, LB Bill Mast, QB 1978: Rick Reese (def. back) 1995: Rusty Lenners, WR Mark Oelkers, OL Bob Gissler, DL 1979: Gary Maffett (off. back) Tim Fogarty, LB Mitch Pontrelli, DL Bill Matthews, DL 1985: Mike Busch (off. back) Scott Sievers, RB Kevin Robling, OL 1976: Brad Seely, OL Mark Struck, DB 2007: Paul Aanonson, KR 1987: Dan Sonnek (off. back) Bill Matthews, DL Brett Gorden, K Matt Anderson, TE 1988: Ted Wahl (off. back) 1977: Brad Seely, OL 1996: Matt Beier, WR Ryan Berry, QB Bill Matthews, DL 1992: Doug Miller (def. back) Chad Peters, LB Derek Domino, LB 1978: Brad Alfred, OL 1994: Adam Timmerman (off. line) Brett Gorden, K Parker Douglass, K Paul Kippley, DB 2001: Josh Ranek (off. back) 1997: Sterne Akin, LB Mitch Erickson, OL 1979: Jeff Eitreim, OL 2005: Parker Douglass (spec. teams) Brett Gorden, K Nick Flesner, OL Chuck Loewen, OL Brad Peterson, DT Andrew Hoogeveen, DB 2006: Parker Douglass (spec. teams) Tony Harris, K 1998: Brett Gorden, K Chris Johnson, LB 2009: Danny Batten (co-defensive ) Mike McKnight, DL Steve Heiden, OL Conrad Kjerstad, DB Paul Kippley, DB Lee Munger, DL Casey Knips, OL 1980: Ron Schneider, RB ACADEMIC Sterne Akin, LB Cory Koenig, RB Tony Harris, K ALL-AMERICANS Vic Sosa, DB Kyle Minett, RB Doug Decker, DL Corey Wulf, LB Dean Priddy, P 1974: Bob Gissler 1981: No selections 1999: Brad Beck, OL Kevin Robling, OL 1975: Bill Matthews 1982: Mike Law, QB Greg Niederauer, WR Jimmy Rogers, LB 1977: Bill Matthews (1) Dave Fremark, LB Josh Ranek, RB 1983: Mark Diesch, OL 1978: Paul Kippley (2) 2000: Brad Beck, OL Mike Law, QB 1979: Tony Harris (1) Brock Beran, WR Dave Fremark, LB Paul Kippley (1) Chris Paul, TE 1984: No selections 1987: Dan Sonnek (1) Josh Ranek, RB 1985: Mark Diesch, OL 2001: Josh Ranek, RB 1991: Kevin Tetzlaff (2) Jeff Mounts, OC ACADEMIC 2002: Ben Fast, OL 1994: Jake Hines (2) Dennis Thomas, TE Scott Nedved, RB ALL-MVFC Adam Vinatieri (2) Dan Sonnek, RB 2003: Chris Coauette, LB 2008: Ryan Berry, QB (1) Matt Stanley, LB 2001: Josh Ranek (2) Scott Connot, DB Tyler Duffy, RB (1) 1986: Dan Sonnek, RB 2005: Mitch Klein (2) Brian Janecek, WR Conrad Kjerstad, DB (2) 2006: Parker Douglass (2) Jeff Tiefenthaler, WR Kyle Minett, RB (1) Greg Schmidt, DB Cory Koenig (1) Kevin Robling, OL (1) K.C. Johnson, K 2009: Tyler Duffy, RB (1) 2007: Parker Douglass (2) 1987: Dan Sonnek, RB Chris Johnson, LB (2) Cory Koenig (1) Greg Schmidt, DB Conrad Kjerstad, DB (1) 2008: Kyle Minett (1) Mike Temme, OL Kyle Minett, RB (1) Kevin Robling (2) Dan Duitscher, OL ACADEMIC Note: Number in parentheses indicates first 2009: Kyle Minett (1) 1988: Dan Duitscher, OL or second team Mike Temme, OL ALL-GWFC Conrad Kjerstad (2) Kevin Tetzlaff, DL 2004: Travis Ahrens, DL FCS ATHLETIC Note: Number in parentheses indicates first or 1989: Mike Temme, OL Scott Breyfogle, DB second team DIRECTORS Jamie Grosdidier, RB Chris Coauette, LB Kevin Tetzlaff, DL Jeff Davis, OL ASSOCIATION NCAA Greg Osmundson, LB Brian Janecek, WR POSTGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE Ken Tiefenthaler, DB Marty Kranz, LB Mitch Klein, DB SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP 1990: Tom Haensel, DB Kelly McDermott, OC Hank McCall, DB RECIPIENTS RECIPIENTS Jamie Grosdidier, RB Greg Peitz, TE 2007: Cory Koenig 1980: Chuck Loewen Ken Tiefenthaler, DB John Perry, DB 2008: Ryan Berry 1981: Paul Kippley 1991: Kevin Tetzlaff, DL 2005: Paul Aanonson, WR/KR 1988: Dan Sonnek Jamie Grosdidier, RB Matt Anderson, TE Tim Burns, TE Ryan Berry, QB 1995: Jake Hines Scott Breyfogle, DB 2001: Josh Ranek Darren Baartman, WR Jim Remme, OL Parker Douglass, K 2003: Scott Connot Doug Miller, LB Dan Dykhouse, TE 2008: Ryan Berry, Kevin Robling Scott Lewis, DB Mitch Erickson, OL Andrew Hoogeveen, LB

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Thirty-four football players have been honored with All-America Playing both offense and defense, the MIlbank native was named the honors during their playing days at South Dakota State. Following is a NCC’s Most Valuable Player. Co-captain as a senior, he was also was the complete listing of these Jackrabbit All-Americans: team’s punter. • FRANK KELLEY, halfback, 1926 In 1955, he was the only sophomore named to the all-conference squad. Kelley was the spark plug who ignited the Jackrabbits to an undefeated • JOE THORNE, fullback, 1961 season in 1926. Called “the best all-around player in the history of football at SDSU” by The team’s leading rusher, Kelley also gained nationwide attention for his coach Ralph Ginn, Thorne paced the 1961 Jackrabbits to the North Central drop kicks, particularly in games against St. Louis University and Hawaii, Conference title and an 8-2 season. where his toe accounted for the winning points. He also posed a threat pass- He tallied 958 rushing yards (5.5 ypc) his senior year, despite carrying the ing, and during the season either ran, passed or kicked for all of the Jackrab- ball only twice in the fourth quarter all season. A two-time all-NCC selec- bits’ points in North Central Conference play. tion, he piled up more than 2,000 career rushing yards and also played defen- A Tyndall native, Kelley earned eight letters as a Jackrabbit, starting in sive back. both football and basketball, while also running on the track team. He broke Thorne was drafted by the Green Bay Packers, but passed up the opportu- two world records in 1925, running the 45-yard low hurdles in 5.8 seconds nity to play professionally. He died in 1965 while serving as a helicopter and the 50-yard high hurdles in 6.3 seconds. pilot in Vietnam. Following graduation, he played in 17 games for the champion . • MIKE STERNER, guard, 1961 Mike Sterner teamed with his twin brother, John, to give SDSU opponents • WEERT ENGLEMANN, halfback, 1929 a dose of double trouble during a conference championship season in 1961, Called the “Flying Dutchman of Miller”, Englemann broke up several earning first-team all-NCC honors. tight games with explosive bolts through the line. An all-conference choice Sterner went on to a successful career as a wrestling coach at Southwest in both 1928 and 1929, he led the Jackrabbits in both rushing and scoring. Minnesota State University and is a member of the NAIA Wrestling Hall of Englemann also excelled in track and field, winning a record12 individual Fame. North Central Conference titles. He also became the first South Dakotan to win an event at the Drake Relays, capturing the top spot in the triple jump in • ROGER EISCHENS, end, 1962 1929 before winning the discus in 1930. A two-sport star, Eischens was also an All-America wrestler for the Jacks. Englemann went on to star on the defensive side of the ball for the Green Named to the all-North Central Conference grid team twice, the Canby, Packers from 1930-33. Minn., native was the first SDSU player to gain more than 1,000 yards re- ceiving for his career, tallying 1,094 yards on 65 receptions. • AL ARNDT, guard, 1934 Also a defensive standout, his 85-yard interception return against Toledo A two-way player, Arndt starred at offensive guard and defensive tackle (Ohio) in 1962, stood as the longest in program history for 45 years. for the Jackrabbits. A mainstay in the line for three seasons, he led the team in tackles as a senior and was twice named all-North Central Conference. • JOHN STONE, linebacker/kicker, 1962 Also a starter in basketball, Arndt went on to play professional football for A native of Hendricks, Minn., Stone was named All-America after leading the Pittsburgh Steelers and Boston Redskins. the nation in field goal kicking. Stone kicked nine field goals and 24 extra points for 51 points that season, his first as a kicker. • PAUL “WHITEY” MILLER, halfback, 1935 Stone also led the team in interceptions in 1962 and was one of the team’s One of SDSU’s most explosive runners, Miller led the Jacks to an upset leading tacklers. victory over Wisconsin, when he scored on a 75-yard interception return. During his senior year, he ran or passed for 11 of SDSU’s 17 touchdowns, • WAYNE RASMUSSEN, halfback, 1963 including two 70-yard runs. He played three seasons (1936-38) with the The 1963 College Athlete of the Year in South Dakota, Rasmussen was Green Bay Packers. all-North Central Conference in three sports: football, basketball and base- ball. • HERB BARTLING, quarterback, 1950 The league’s Most Valuable Back, Rasmussen rushed for 874 yards and Bartling spearheaded one of the most talented backfields in SDSU history, caught 29 passes for 463 yards in leading the Jackrabbits to an unbeaten leading the Jackrabbits to an undefeated season in 1950 as he earned North record in NCC play and a 9-1 overall record. He also was the team’s leading Central Conference Most Valuable Player honors. kickoff and punt returner, and intercepted seven passes. He also was a two-time all-NCC performer in basketball. Following his career at SDSU, Rasmussen plated 10 seasons with the De- • HERB BACKLUND, center, 1954 troit Lions. Backlund didn’t play center until his senior season, but proved to be a • DARWIN GONNERMAN, fullback, 1967 and 1968 powerful downfield blocker and excellent pass blocker for quarterback Jerry The Adrian, Minn., powerhouse became SDSU’s first two-time All-Amer- Welch, who joined him on the All-America team that season. ican when he put together back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and became the • JERRY WELCH, quarterback, 1954 school’s career rushing leader. Welch stepped in at quarterback after a season-opening loss to Iowa State A classic all-purpose player, Gonnerman set 13 school records, including and guided the Jackrabbits to a 7-1 record the rest of the way. the longest punt return in school history, 95 yards against North Dakota A triple threat at running, passing and kicking, his nine touchdowns in State, a record that still stands today. 1954 included a 91-yard run from scrimmage and a 77-yard punt return. Also a standout kicker, Gonnerman played two seasons with the Ottawa Many of his punt return records stood for more than 40 years. Roughriders in the League. In 1969, he was voted South Welch went on to play in the with the Calgary Dakota College Football Player of the Decade. Stampeders. • LYNN BODEN, guard, 1974 • LEN SPANJERS, guard, 1957 Boden had the distinction of being the only North Central Conference A three-time all-North Central Conference selection, Spanjers paced the player ever picked in the round of the Draft, 1957 Jackrabbit squad to the league crown. when he was selected by the in 1975.

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The NCC’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman as a senior, the ALL-AMERICANS DURING Osceola, Neb., native was a Kodak first-team All-American in 1974. THE STIEGELMEIER ERA • BILL MATTHEWS, defensive end, 1977 • KEVIN TETZLAFF, nose guard, 1991 Matthews came from a nine-man football program at Wessington to Tetzlaff became the second member of his family to earn All-America star three years for the Jacks — not only as a player, but as a student. honors for the Jacks, following older brother, By the time he left SDSU, he had: earned first-team Academic All- Mark, who was an All-American on the 1984- America honors twice (1975, 1977); earned first-team Associated Press 85 basketball team which finished runner-up in Little All-America recognition (1977); been named North Central Con- NCAA Division II. ference Most Valuable Defensive Lineman (1977), and was named to the A Hayti native, Tetzlaff earned first-team all-NCC team twice (1976, 1977). Little All-America honors from The Associated Matthews started at defensive tackle for two seasons before moving to defensive end as a senior. He was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Press and the Football Gazette. He also earned Draft by the . He also played professionally for the GTE Academic All-America honors. New York Giants and the United State Football League’s Denver Gold. He later was named the winner of the Stan Marshall Award as the top male scholar-athlete • CHUCK LOEWEN, offensive tackle, 1979 in the North Central Conference for 1991-92. Loewen was a first-team Kodak All-American after helping lead the After missing the entire 1990 season because Jackrabbits to the 1979 NCAA Division II playoffs. He also earned third- of an injury, was selected to play in the Kelly Tire Blue-Gray All-Star team All-America honors from the Associated Press. Game following the 1991 season. A first-team all-North Central Conference performer both as a player Tetzlaff earned all-NCC honors in 1989 and 1991, and was a three-time and academically, Loewen was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholar- academic all-conference performer (1988, 1989, 1991). ship. He was drafted in the seventh round by the San Diego Chargers in 1980 and played five seasons in the NFL. • DOUG MILLER, linebacker, 1991 & 1992 Miller was a consensus All-American as a senior (Kodak, The Associ- • RICK WEGHER, running back, 1984 ated Press, Football Gazette, C.M. Frank). He Wegher put together a career year during his senior season, finishing played in the Kelly Tire Blue-Gray All-Star second in the nation in rushing (119.7 ypg) and fourth in scoring. He also put his name in the NCAA record book twice. The first came Game, and was a seventh-round draft pick of when Wegher and Wyoming’s Kevin Lowe co-authored an NCAA record the San Diego Chargers. for most yards gained by two opposing backs with 533 (Wegher tallied He earned all-conference honors as a junior 231). He also finished his career with an all-divisions NCAA-record 107 and senior, and was named Most Valuable De- kickoff returns. fensive Lineman in the NCC as a senior. Wegher, who became the first player to rush for more than 1,000 yards As a junior, Miller led the Jacks in tackles in an NCC season, later signed with Calgary of the CFL. (114 in 10 games) and earned first-team NCAA Division II All-America honors from the Foot- • DENNIS THOMAS, tight end, 1985 ball Gazette and third-team Little All-America A three-year starter from Parkston, Thomas set a then-SDSU record by The Associated Press. for career pass receptions with 123. Miller also earned academic all-conference honors twice, and was a A two-time all-North Central Conference selection, Thomas caught at member of the GTE-CoSIDA Academic All-District team as a senior. least one pass in 29 consecutive games, talling 1,441 career receiving yards. A Sturgis native, Miller was killed on July 21, 1998, when struck by He was signed as a free agent by the Denver Broncos in 1986, then by lightning while camping in Colorado. Cincinnati in 1987. • JEFF TIEFENTHALER, wide receiver, 1985 and 1986 • ADAM TIMMERMAN, offensive tackle, 1993 & 1994 Tiefenthaler gained national attention when he set an NCAA record by Timmerman was a consensus All-American in 1993 and 1994, earning catching at least one touchdown pass in 14 consective games. He added first-team All-America honors on all five recog- another national mark by catching at least one touchdown in 25 different nized teams (The Associated Press, Football games in his career. Coaches Association, Football Gazette, The Armour native set nine school records and also set seven North CoSIDA Division II and C.M. Frank) in 1994. Central Conference records as his career totals included 173 receptions He earned the Jim Langer Trophy as the for 3,621 yards and 32 touchdowns. He was a consensus All-America NCAA Division II Offensive Lineman of the pick in 1986 and was one of three finalists for the Harlon Hill Award as Year in 1994 when he was the Most Valuable the Division II Player of the Year. He also became the first SDSU player Offensive Lineman in the NCC, and was ever selected to play in the Senior Bowl. named Most Valuable Offensive Lineman in the 1995 Snow Bowl. • DAN SONNEK, tailback, 1987 Timmerman was a seventh-round draft pick Sonnek came to SDSU as a walk-on, but ended his career by earning of the Green Bay Packers and started in two second-team Little All-America recognition from the Associated Press Super Bowls. In 1999, he signed with the St. Louis Rams and played in andfirst-team NCAA Division II All-America honors from The Football two more Super Bowls, as well as the Pro Bowl. News. The Easton, Minn., native set school records for rushing in a game At SDSU, Timmerman played his way into the starting lineup in 1990, (268), season (1,518) and career (3,304). He led Division II in rushing as then missed the 1991 season because of a broken ankle. He earned first- a sophomore and was the North Central Conference Most Valuable Back team all-North Central Conference honors in 1992,1993 and 1994. in 1987, after setting the league’s career rushing mark. In 1993, he was a first-team All-America selection on the C.M. Frank In addition, Sonnek was a first-team Academic All-America selection and CoSIDA/NCAA Division II teams, and was second team on The Asso- and recipient of an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. ciated Press Little All-America and Football Gazette teams.

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A native of Cherokee, Iowa, Timmerman was also a two-time first-team Football Gazette, and Football Quarterly. The Chaska, Minn., native was academic all-NCC selection and was named to the GTE-CoSIDA selected to the AP and Football Gazette All-America teams in 1997, and Academic All-District VII Team. was a third-team honoree by Football Gazette in 1998. • JAKE HINES, tight end, 1994 • BRETT GORDEN, kicker, 1998 Hines earned All-America honors both as a player (first-team CoSIDA Gorden earned third-team All-America honors from the Football and Football Gazette) and academically (GTE- Gazette in 1998. CoSIDA second-team Academic All-America). A native of Winona, Minn., Gorden was He was also SDSU’s North Central Confer- SDSU’s first four-time ence Honor Athlete for 1994-95 (top senior academic all-conference selection in football athletically and academically) and was one of and was a second-team GTE academic all-dis- three players from NCAA Division II football trict selection as a senior. He also was a Burger to earn an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, King scholar-athlete and the Jackrabbits’ NCC after compiling a 3.78 grade- Honor Athlete, as the top senior male student- poiint average in HPER. He completed his athlete. master’s degree at Delta State (Miss.). He earned first-team all-conference honors Hines lettered as a first-year freshman in as a senior, as well as second-team Daktronics 1991 after graduating from Harmony High all-region recognition. School in Minnesota. He played in all 42 SDSU games during his career, Gorden was SDSU’s kicker for all 43 games during his career and broke finishing with 86 career receptions, seven for touchdowns, and 1,081 several SDSU records previously held by NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri. yards, making him just the second tight end in SDSU to reach 1,000 yards Gorden scored 214 points kicking, including school records for most field receiving. goals, 36 (Vinatieri had 27), and most PATs, 106 (of 111). He also held the SDSU record for longest field goal, 52 yards against St. Cloud State in • ADAM VINATIERI, punter, 1994 1997 (since broken), and made 11 consecutive field goals in one stretch. The hero of two Super Bowl victories for the New England Patriots, He also had a string of 28 consecutive PATs. Vinatieri led the North Central Conference in punting three straight years and left SDSU • STEVE HEIDEN, tight end, 1998 holding just about every school record for Heiden was on the third team of the Football Gazette Division II All- punting and place-kicking. America team in 1998, and was later a third- He was a first-team selection on two All- round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers. America teams in 1994, CoSIDA and Football A native of Rushford, Minn., Heiden led Gazette. He set the single-season record for SDSU in receiving two straight years, finishing punting average at 43.5 yards per attempt in his career with 112 catches for 1,499 yards. He 1994, set the SDSU mark for the longest field earned first team all-North Central Conference goal at 51 yards (accomplished twice) and held honors in 1998, after being an honorable men- the SDSU record for most points scored by a tion selection in both 1996 and 1997. placekicker, at 195. He also set SDSU records Heiden closed out his collegiate career by for most career PATs, 104, and most career field goals, 27. playing in the 1999 Snow Bowl (Division II Vinatieri was a first-team all-NCC selection as a punter three straight all-star game). years (1992-93-94) and earned second-team all-NCC honors as a place- After playing in San Diego for four seasons, kicker in 1992. He was also a two-time first-team academic all-NCC selec- Heiden was traded to Cleveland in August 2003. tion, earning first-team all-district and second-team GTE-CoSIDA • JOSH RANEK, running back, 1998, 1999 and 2001 Academic All-America honors as a senior. A consensus All-American in both 1999 and 2001, Ranek sandwiched A graduate of Rapid City Central High School, Vinatieri embarked on a those seasons around an injury-plagued 2000. professional career with Amsterdam in the World League of American And in 2001 he was one of three finalists for Football (now NFL Europe), before signing with the New England Patriots the Harlon Hill Trophy as the Division II Player during the summer of 1996. He currently is a member of the Indianapolis of the Year. Colts. He was also a three-time academic all-North • TOM O’BRIEN, punter, 1996, 1997 and Central Conference selection, and was on the 1998 Verizon Academic All-America team in 2001. O’Brien inherited the SDSU punting duties A Tyndall native and graduate of Bon from All-American Adam Vinatieri and Homme High School, Ranek left SDSU as the promptly broke the SDSU single-season record school’s career rushing leader but also for the by averaging 44.5 yards for 60 punts as a soph- North Central Conference. He just missed the omore in 1996. NCAA Division II career rushing mark, finish- He led the nation (NCAA Division II) in ing with 6,794 yards, including 5,257 yards in punting in 1996, then improved his average, to NCC games. 44.8, in 1997 but finished second in the nation. He led the NCC in rushing each of his three All-America seasons, and O’Brien, who also handled kickoff duties for also set the NCC single-season scoring record with 132 points in 1999. the Jackrabbits, earned first-team All-America Ranek rushed for more than 200 yards 13 times in his career, and was honors on five different teams in 1996: The As- NCC Player of the Week 12 times. For 44 games, he averaged 154.4 yards sociated Press, the American Football Coaches Association, CoSIDA, per game rushing.

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Ranek redshirted in 1996, then was slated to start in 1997 but an early and had 313 career tackles (185 solo), including 25.5 for loss, with 10 season injury ended the season. He was granted injury hardship status, career interceptions. making him a third-year freshman in 1998. • PARKER DOUGLASS, kicker, 2005 He set an SDSU single-game record with 291 yards versus St. Cloud Douglass rewrote the Jackrabbit record book for place-kicking during State in 1999. his sophomore season in 2005, en route to In 1999, as a sophomore, he became the SDSU career leader in rushing earning third-team All-America honors from and scoring, earned first-team All-America (Daktronics, Football Gazette) The Sports Network and Football Gazette. and finished fourth overall in the voting for the Harlon Hill Award as the A native of Columbus, Neb., Douglass set an Division II Player of the Year. SDSU single-season record for a kicker with 99 After a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys, he signed with the Ottawa points. His 19 field goals made in 26 attempts Renegades of the Canadian Football League, where he started as a rookie. also set Jackrabbit single-season marks, and his • MATT BERRY, center, 1999 average of 1.9 field goals per game would have With an All-America running back putting led Division I-AA if the Jackrabbits had been up record-setting numbers, there had to be eligible for postseason consideration. someone getting the job done up front. That’s Honored as the Great West Football Confer- where center Matt Berry fit in. ence Special Teams Player of the Year, Dou- Berry started three straight seasons, 1997- glass extended his school-record streak of 52 consecutive PATs come to an 99, earning honorable mention all-North Cen- end during the 2005 season. However, he did establish other Jackrabbit tral Conference as a junior. As a senior, in records with a 54-yard field goal and nine PATs in one game, against 1999, the Spearfish native finished his career Valparaiso (Ind.). by being named first-team all-conference and In all, Douglass set 19 single-game, single-season and career records earning recognition on the Daktronics, Football during his four-year career from 2004-07, including most career field goals Gazette, and Associated Press Little All-Amer- (62) and points by a kicker (321). ica teams. • MITCH ERICKSON, offensive line, 2006 and 2007 With Berry leading the way, the Jackrabbits averaged 229.4 yards rush- The anchor of the Jackrabbit offensive line, Mitch Erickson earned a ing per game during the 1999 season. spot on The Associated Press Division I-AA • SCOTT CONNOT, safety, 2003 All-America Third Team in 2006. Connot earned first-team all-North Central Conference and second-team During his senior season, Erickson was All-America honors from Football Gazette dur- nearly a consensus All-American, earning first- ing his senior season in 2003. He also was an team honors from the American Football academic All-American and received an NCAA Coaches Associaiton, The Associated Press, Postgraduate Scholarship. College Sporting News and College Sports A native of Spencer, Neb., Connot played in Report.com. He also was an honorable mention 34 games at SDSU, starting all 11 as a senior, pick by the Sports Network after helping lead when he led the team in tackles with 94. He fin- the Jackrabbits to the Great West Football Con- ished his collegiate career with 234 tackles ference title — the program’s first league title (142 solos), eight interceptions, 19 passes de- in 44 years. fended, seven forced fumbles and six fumble Erickson, who started every game in his Jackrabbit career, split time be- recoveries. tween guard and tackle, earning all-GWFC honors three consecutive years After signing with Kansas City as a free (2005, 2006, 2007). agent,he played in two games in 2004, then was • TYLER KOCH, cornerback, 2007 assigned by the Chiefs to NFL Europe, where he earned all-league honors Koch was a third-team All-America selection by both The Associated for the champion Amsterdam Admirals during the summer of 2005. Press and Sports Network during a stellar sen- • CHRIS COAUETTE, linebacker, 2004 ior season. Coauette became the first Jackrabbit to earn A native of White Lake, Koch led the team All-America recognition at the NCAA Division and Great West Football Conference with seven I-AA level, when he received second-team interceptions, three of which he returned for honors from Football Gazette during SDSU’s touchdowns. His 99-yard interception return for inaugural season in I-AA. touchdown Nov. 10 against Southern Utah set A first-team all-Great West Football Confer- an SDSU record for the longest interception re- ence selection, Coauette led the Jacks in tack- turn in school history. les, recording 60 solos and 55 assists for 115 A two-time GWFC Defensive Player of the total. Ten of his tackles were for losses includ- Week, Koch recorded three interceptions in a ing 3.5 sacks. He also led the team with five game at Central Arkansas. He ranked seventh pass interceptions, had one fumble recovery on the team with 64 tackles in earning first-team all-GWFC honors. and one blocked kick. In addition, the Crookston, Minn., native earned academic all-GWFC and was league defensive player of the week following SDSU’s season-ending victory at Northern Colorado. A four-year letterman, Coauette played in 38 games during his career

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• DANNY BATTEN, defensive end, 2009 • KYLE MINETT, running back, 2009 Batten was nearly a consensus All-American, earning first-team honors Minett became the first Jackrabbit running back to earn All-America from The Sports Network and Walter Camp Football Foundation and honors at the Division I level, receiving third-team recognition from the second-team recognition from the Associated Associated Press. Press. A native of Ruthton, Minn., Minett posted During his senior season, Batten led the his second consecutive 1,000-yard season, team with nine sacks and 17 tackles for loss, tallying 1,304 yards and 16 touchdowns while while ranking second on the squad with 85 averaging 4.8 yards per carry. Minett ranked total tackles. The co-Missouri Valley Football fifth in the Football Championshp Subdivision Conference Defensive Player of the Year, the with an average of 108.7 yards per game, Gilbert, Ariz., native added a forced fumble topping the 100-yard mark in seven of the and pass breakup. team’s 12 games. Batten also finished third in the balloting for Minett added 19 receptions for 143 yards the Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented and a touchdown. His 17 total touchdowns for to the top defensive player in the Football 102 points ranked 13th in the FCS ranks at an Championship Subdivision. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2010 average of 8.5 points per game. NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills.

2010 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA 2010 SPORTS NETWORK FCS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAMS FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE THIRD-TEAM OFFENSE QB Michael Herrick Northern Arizona QB Jeremy Moses Stephen F. Austin QB Scott Riddle Elon (N.C.) RB Taiwan Jones Eastern Washington RB Jonathan Grimes William & Mary RB Chris Evans Samford (Ala.) RB Chase Reynolds Montana RB Devon Moore Appalachian State RB Kyle Minett South Dakota State FB Tersoo Uhaa Furman (S.C.) FB John Goode Southern Illinois FB Michael Scott Wofford (S.C.) WR Jason Caldwell Fordham (N.Y.) WR Mark Layton Lafayette (Pa.) WR Da’Marcus Griggs Texas State WR Tysson Poots Southern Utah WR Brian Quick Appalachian State WR Josh Philpart Jacksonville (Fla.) WR Matt Szczur Villanova (Pa.) WR Simmie Yarborough Southeastern La. WR Zach Watkins Butler (Ind.) TE Stephen Skelton Fordham (N.Y.) TE Ben Jorden Appalachian State TE Schuylar Oordt Northern Iowa TJohnny CulbreathSouth Carolina StateTDavid PickardSouthern Illinois TMike PersonMontana State TBen Ijalana Villanova (Pa.) TWill RackleyLehigh (Pa.) TMark Tos UC Davis GDavid ArkinMissouri State GCorey O’DanielGardner-Webb GPat Illig Wofford (S.C.) GD.J. Hall Texas State GJ.C. Oram Weber State (Utah)GJuavahr NathanSouth Carolina State CRyan McKnightSouth Dakota StateCAlex VerlanicMontana CJoe D’OrazioPenn PK Matt Bevins Liberty (Va.) PK Zach Brown Portland State (Ore.) PK Kyle Dougherty Southern Illinois KR Mareo Howard Arkansas-Pine Bluff KR Terrence Hold Austin Peay (Tenn.) KR Marcus Harris Murray State (Ky.)

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE THIRD-TEAM DEFENSE DE Christian Anthony Grambling St. (La.) DE Markell Carter Central Arkansas DE Dain Taylor Drake (Iowa) DE Christian Clark Sacramento State DE Jabari Fletcher Appalachian State DE Lanston Tanyi Appalachian State DT Kenrick Ellis Hampton (Va.) DT Malcolm Taylor Alcorn State (Miss.) DT Dan Ogden Montana State DT Martin Parker Richmond (Va.) DT Renard Williams Eastern Washington DT Brent Russell Georgia Southern LB J.C. Sherritt Eastern Washington LB Kadarron Anderson Furman (S.C.) LB Rob Damon Rhode Island LB D.J. Smith Appalachian State LB Tyler Holmes Massachusetts LB Marty Patterson Gardner-Webb LB Terence Thomas Villanova (Pa.) LB Eric McBride Richmond (Va.) LB Jake Trantin William & Mary LB Jabara Williams Stephen F. Austin LB Bryce Smith Samford (Ala.) LB Antoine Wilkinson Missouri State CB Trumaine Johnson Montana CB Jeremy Caldwell Eastern Kentucky CB T.J. Heath Jacksonville St. (Ala.) CB Korey Lindsey Southern Illinois CB Justin Rogers Richmond (Va.) CB Josh Norman Coastal Carolina SMark LeGreeAppalachian State SAnthony DiMicheleHoly Cross (Mass.)SEugene CliffordTennessee State SJames VercammenDayton (Ohio) SJason HouseSouthern (La.) SMike McElroySouthern Illinois PJonahtan PliscoOld Dominion (Va.)PPedro VenturaPrairie View A&MPPatrick DolanNicholls State (La.) PR Kiare Thompson Grambling St. (La.) PR Todd Speight Western Illinois PR Fesi Sitake Southern Utah

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• JEFF TIEFENTHALER, Harlon Hill Trophy, 1986 In 44 career games, Ranek averaged 154.4 yards per contest. He tallied Tiefenthaler was one of three finalists for the inaugural presentation of 13 games of 200 or more yards. the Harlon Hill Trophy in 1986. Ranek went on to a playing career in the Canadian Football League. Tiefenthaler gained national attention a year earlier as he began an NCAA-record streak of • RYAN BERRY, Draddy Trophy, 2008 catching at least one touchdown pass in 14 South Dakota State University quarterback Ryan Berry defined the term straight games. During the 1986 season, student-athlete during a record-setting career in a Jackrabbit uniform. Tiefenthaler compiled school records of 73 Berry set eight individual school records receptions and 1,534 receiving yards with 11 during the 2008 campaign, including single- touchdowns, including a 91-yarder. season marks for completions (256), attempts The Armour native set nine school records (395) and passing touchdowns (30). He ended and also set seven North Central Conference his career with Jackrabbit career records for records as his career totals included 173 recep- completions (485), attempts (834), passing tions for 3,621 yards and 32 touchdowns. He yards (6,023) and touchdown passes (56) in was a consensus All-America pick in 1986 and also became the first SDSU leading SDSU to back-to-back seven-win player ever selected to play in the Senior Bowl. seasons. Tiefenthaler added another national mark by catching at least one touch- The Watertown, S.D., native also directed the down in 25 different games in his career. Jackrabbit offense to a school-record 427 points in 2008 — an average of 35.6 points per • ADAM TIMMERMAN, Jim Langer Trophy, 1994 game. Timmerman capped a standout collegiate career in 1994 by earning the In the fall of 2008, Berry was named one of 15 finalists for the Draddy Jim Langer Trophy — named after the South Trophy (now the William V. Campbell Trophy), which is presented Dakota State Hall of Famer — as the NCAA annually to the top collegiate football scholar-athlete. As a finalist, Berry Division II Offensive Lineman of the Year. He earned a trip to New York for the awards ceremony, during which he was also was named Most Valuable Offensive Line- presented with the Robert A. Simms National Scholar-Athlete Award and man at the 1995 Snow Bowl, a Division II all- an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship. star game played in Fargo, N.D. Berry, who is pursuing a career in the medical profession, would go on A native of Cherokee, Iowa, Timmerman was to receive $12,500 more in postgraduate scholarships as he was honored a three-time all-North Central Conference se- with a $7,500 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, as well as a $5,000 lection (1992, 1993, 1994). He earned All- scholarship from the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic America recognition in both 1993 and 1994 Directors Association. before being selected in the seventh round of In addition, Berry was honored on the All-Missouri Valley Football the 1995 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. Conference Academic First Team and the ESPN The Magazine Academic A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Timmerman played 12 years in the NFL All-District First Team with a 3.89 grade-point average in biology and with the Packers and St. Louis Rams. He played on two Super Bowl cham- pre-medicine. pion teams — one each with the Packers and Rams. • DANNY BATTEN, Buck Buchanan Award, 2009 • JOSH RANEK, Harlon Hill Trophy, 2001 Batten became the first South Dakota State player to be named a finalist Ranek’s selection as one of three finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy in for a player of the year of award at the Division 2001 was as much for his career achievements I level as he finished third in the voting for the as it was for his stellar senior season. Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive During the 2001 campaign, Ranek rushed player in the Football Championship Subdivi- for 1,804 yards and 18 touchdowns, including a sion. 94-yarder at in-state rival South Dakota. He During his senior season, Batten led the team eclipsed the 100-yard mark in seven of the with nine sacks and 17 tackles for loss, while team’s 11 games and surpassed 200 yards four ranking second on the squad with 85 total tack- times, including a 235-yard, five-TD perform- les. The co-Missouri Valley Football Confer- ance in the season opener against Ferris State ence Defensive Player of the Year, the Gilbert, (Mich.). In his final collegiate game, Ranek Ariz., native added a forced fumble and pass rushed 40 times for 272 yards in a victory over breakup. Minnesota State, Mankato. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL The Tyndall native ended his career ranked second on the NCAA Draft. Divsiion II career rushing charts with 6,794 yards — a total that still ranks fifth nearly a decade later. He also scored 69 career touchdowns and fin- ished his career with 426 points. An All-American in 1998, 1999 and 2001, Ranek led the North Central Conference in rushing all three seasons. His 132 points in conference play during the 1999 set an NCC record, as did his 5,257 rushing yards in league games.

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Heading into the start of the 2010 football season, at least six former JACKRABBITS CURRENTLY South Dakota State standouts were expected to be in training camps of IN THE NFL National Football League teams, continuing the Jackrabbits’ long tradition of developing players into pro prospects. Headlining the list is Adam Vinatieri of the Indianapolis Colts. Vinatieri has earned a reputation as one the most consistent and clutch kickers in the NFL. After two Pro Bowl selections (2002, 2004), he left New England following the 2005 season as the team’s career scoring leader. Vinatieri’s career totals include 338-of-412 on field goal attempts, 82 percent, and 1,530 career points. He holds the second-longest streak of consecutive 100-point seasons to start a career in NFL history with 13 — a streak that ended during an injury-plagued 2009 campaign. Vinatieri also has excelled in the postseason. He holds the distinction of being the only kicker in NFL history to play in five different Super Bowl games, and made a field goal four of those games. He kicked last-second game-winning field goals in Super Bowl XXXVI against St. Louis and Super Bowl XXXVIII versus Carolina, as well as a game-tying 45-yard field goal in a snowstorm against Oakland in the 2001 AFC Playoffs. His career post- season totals include 42-of-51 on field goals and a perfect 51-of-51 on extra ADAM VINATIERI MITCH ERICKSON points. Vinatieri’s field goal totals are NFL postseason records, as are his 177 points. Indianapolis Colts Seattle Seahawks Vinatieri began his professional career with the Amsterdam Admirals of Lettered at SDSU 1991-94 Lettered at SDSU 2004-07 NFL Europe before signing with the New England Patriots in 1996. Former Jackrabbit offensive lineman Mitch Erickson has moved on to the Seattle Seahawks after spending both the 2008 and 2009 seasons as a mem- ber the Denver Broncos’ . A native of Hutchinson, Minn., Erickson started all 44 games at either guard or tackle during his Jackrabbit career from 2004-07. He signed with the Broncos as a free agent after the 2008 NFL Draft. Four members of SDSU’s 2009 Football Championship Subdivision playoff team are vying for NFL roster spots this summer, including defenisve standout Danny Batten. Batten became the first Jackrabbit player in 11 years to be taken in the NFL Draft, when he was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round. A defensive end in college, Batten is expected to move to linebacker at the professional level. Three other Jackrabbit standouts signed free-agent contracts following the 2010 draft. Offensive linemen Casey Bender and Casey Knips agreed to terms with the Cleveland Browns and Arizona Cardinals, respecively, while linebacker Chris Johnson originally received a tryout with the DANNY BATTEN CASEY BENDER before signing with the Arizona Cardinals. Buffalo Bills Cleveland Browns Also receiving training camp invitations in recent years were tight end Lettered at SDSU 2006-09 Lettered at SDSU 2007-09 Chris Wagner (Oakland Raiders), wide receiver JaRon Harris (Green Bay Packers) and kicker Parker Douglass (Cleveland Browns, New York Jets). Douglass spent the 2009 season kicking for the California Redwoods (now the Sacramento Mountain Lions) of the United Football League. The last Jackrabbit player drafted before Batten, tight end Steve Heiden, is currently a free agent after being released by the Cleveland Browns after the 2010 season. In 11 NFL seasons, Heiden has caught 201 passes for 1,689 yards and 14 touchdowns. Originally drafted by San Diego in the third round of the 1999 draft, Heiden, a native of Rushford, Minn., played three seasons with the Chargers before being traded to Cleveland prior to the start of the 2002 season. He recorded a career-high 42 catches for 401 yards in 2005. Two other Jackrabbit players wrapped up successful professional careers in recent years. Adam Timmerman, who played in Super Bowls as a member of both the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams, ended his 12-year NFL career after the 2006 season. Timmerman was a Pro Bowl selection in 1999 and 2001. CHRIS JOHNSON CASEY KNIPS Josh Ranek made a name for himself in the Canadian Football League, earning league all-star recognition three times. An original member of the Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals expansion Ottawa Renegades, he posted three consecutive 1,000-yard rush- Lettered at SDSU 2006-09 Lettered at SDSU 2006-09 ing seasons from 2003-05 and posted more than 6,800 all-purpose yards.

134 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE JACKRABBITS IN THE PROS

SDSU PRO FOOTBALL ALUMNI Weldon Erickson • 1922, Minneapolis John Beasey • 1924, Green Bay Weert Englemann • 1930-33, Green Bay Ray Jenison • 1931, Green Bay Israel Ginsberg • 1935, Boston Alfred Arndt • 1935, Pittsburgh, Boston Paul “Whitey” Miller • 1936-38, Green Bay Mark Barber • 1937, Cleveland Robert Pylman •1938-39, Philadelphia Doug Eggers •1954-57, Baltimore; 1958, Chicago Cardinals Jerry Welch • 1955-56, Calgary (CFL) Dominic “Dick” Klawitter • 1956, Chicago Bears Pete Retzlaff • 1956, Detroit; 1956-66, Philadelphia Wayne Rasmussen • 1964-74, Detroit Ron Meyer • 1966, Pittsburgh Darwin Gonnerman • 1969-70, Ottawa (CFL) Jim Langer • 1970-79, Miami; 1980-81, Minnesota Jim Langer, left, is pictured with legendary Miami Dolphins head coach Tim Roth • 1971-77, Saskatchewan (CFL) Don Shula during Langer’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Phil Engle • 1973, Birmingham (WFL) in 1987. Langer is the only former North Central Conference player Lynn Boden • 1975-78, Detroit; 1979, Chicago enshrined in the Canton, Ohio, Hall of Fame. A replica of his bust and Bill Matthews • 1978-81, New England; 1982-83, New York Giants; 1984, Denver other memorabilia is on display in the Ginn Trophy Room of the Stanley J. Gold (USFL) Marshall HPER Center at South Dakota State University. Chuck Loewen • 1980-84, San Diego Bruce Klostermann • 1986-89, Denver; 1990-91, Los Angeles Raiders Mike Busch • 1987, New York Giants JACKRABBITS IN THE SUPER BOWL Brian Sisley • 1987, New York Giants For South Dakota State University fans, the 2002 Super Bowl game was Doug Miller • 1993-94, San Diego the second Adam Bowl. Dean Herrboldt • 1995-96, British Columbia (CFL) In the 1997 Super Bowl, two former Jackrabbits faced each other in the Adam Timmerman • 1995-98, Green Bay; 1999-2006, St. Louis game between the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots. Adam Adam Vinatieri • 1996, Amsterdam (WFL); 1996-2005 New England; Timmerman, a seventh round draft pick in 2006-present, Indianapolis 1995, was the starting right guard for the Steve Heiden • 1999-2001, San Diego; 2002-present Cleveland Packers. Adam Vinatieri, signed as a free Josh Ranek • 2002, Dallas; 2002-05, Ottawa (CFL); 2006, Hamilton (CFL); 2007, agent after playing for Amsterdam in the Edmonton (CFL), Scott Connot • 2004-06, Kansas City World League, was the placekicker for Mitch Erickson • 2008-09, Denver (practice squad) the Patriots. In 2002, they met again, this time Tim- SDSU PLAYERS DRAFTED merman with the St. Louis Rams and BY NFL TEAMS Vinatieri with the New England 1939: Bob Riddell, end, Philadelphia (17) Patriots. Vinatieri not only kicked the 1951: Harry Gibbons, back, Chicago (20) winning field goal in that game, but did it 1951: Dick Peot, tackle, Detroit (28) again in the 2004 Super Bowl. 1953: Pete Retzlaff, back, Detroit (22) Timmerman played in two Super 1955: Jerry Welch, back, Baltimore (22) Bowls for the Packers, then signed with 1956: Dick Klawitter, center, Chicago (8) St. Louis as a free agent and started for 1957: Harwood Hoeft, end, Baltimore (24) RAD EELY the 2000 Super Bowl champs, also going on B S 1958: Wayne Haensel, tackle, N.Y. Giants (25) 1959: LeRoy Bergan, tackle, Baltimore (17) to play in the Pro Bowl. 1961: Leland Bondhus, tackle, Green Bay (19) Vinatieri has, in effect, provided the winning points in three Super Bowls 1962: Joe Thorne, back, Green Bay (12) since his field goal in the 2005 game was the margin of victory. In addition, 1962: Ron Frank, tackle, San Francisco (16) former Jackrabbit Brad Seely (1975-77) was the special teams coach for the 1964: Wayne Rasmussen, back, Detroit (9) Patriots in four Super Bowls. Seely currently is special teams coach and 1966: Ron Meyer, quarterback, Chicago (7) assistant head coach with the Cleveland Browns. 1966: Ed Maras, end, Green Bay (20) Timmerman and Vinatieri are the fourth and fifth former SDSU players to 1970: Tim Roth, defensive end, Oakland (16) appear in a Super Bowl game. Jim Langer was the starting center for the 1973: Phil Engle, tackle, Green Bay (11) Miami Dolphins in three Super Bowls. 1975: Lynn Boden, tackle, Detroit (1) The Jacks in the Super Bowl: 1975: Jerry Lawrence, tackle, Houston (8) 1976: Todd Simonsen, tackle, Houston (6) • Jim Langer, Miami Dolphins, 1972-73-74 (from Royalton, Minn.) 1976: Bob Gissler, defensive end, Miami (14) • Bruce Klostermann, Denver Broncos, 1988, 1990 (from Dyersville, 1978: Bill Matthews, linebacker, New England (5) Iowa) 1980: Chuck Loewen, offensive lineman, San Diego (7) • Doug Miller, San Diego Chargers, 1995 (from Sturgis, S.D.) 1986: Bruce Klostermann, linebacker, Denver (8) • Adam Timmerman, Green Bay Packers, 1997-98, and St. Louis Rams, 1993: Doug Miller, linebacker, San Diego (7) 2000, 2002 (from Cherokee, Iowa) 1995: Adam Timmerman, offensive lineman, Green Bay (7) • Adam Vinatieri, New England Patriots 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, and 1999: Steve Heiden, tight end, San Diego (3) Indianapolis Colts, 2007, (from Rapid City, S.D.) 2010: Danny Batten, defensive end, Buffalo (6) Note: Number in parentheses indicates round selected

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 135 HOBO DAY

The date – November 2, 1912. St. Cloud State 2-0-0 1997 2003 The event – first Hobo Day at State College. St. John’s (Minn.) 0-1-0 1953 — Hobo Day is said to have originated with several students eating ice Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 1-0-0 2007 — cream and talking at a local drug store in 1912. The topic of conversation UC Davis 1-0-0 2006 — was a way to rescue the sagging school spirit, caused to some degree when Wichita State (Kan.) 1-0-0 1937 — State lost its first two football games of the season: 34-0 to Carleton, and Yankton College 1-0-0 1912 — 73-7 to the University of South Dakota. Overall Record 56-35-5 Many ideas of a homecoming day were brought up, but none were taken *While the records show 96 Hobo Day games, there have been 98 Hobo Days. with any enthusiasm until someone mentioned an idea that had been at- There was no game in 1918 during World War I and in 1943, the game was between tempted elsewhere. Although the idea wasn’t very successful in other two Army special training teams from campus. places, it did seem to hold some potential for South Dakota State. Thus, the biggest one-day event in South Dakota was born. HOBO DAY SCORES Prior homecoming activities had featured a traditional “nightshirt pa- 1912: Yankton College W, 6-3 1966: North Dakota L, 0-43 rade” with snake dance which led the students through Brookings until 1913: South Dakota Mines W, 36-0 1967: South Dakota W, 42-14 they arrived at the train depot in time to meet the night train. 1914: North Dakota W, 14-3 1968: North Dakota L, 16-21 1915: South Dakota L, 0-7 1969: South Dakota W, 20-14 That practice continued until one fall when the college authorities de- 1916: North Dakota W, 14-7 1970: North Dakota L, 3-36 cided it was undignified for female students to participate in this activity. 1917: North Dakota State W, 21-14 1971: South Dakota L, 18-37 Thus the idea for any new tradition had to include the female students. 1918: No game — World War I 1972: North Dakota L, 21-51 Costumes conceived in 1912 had males dressed as hoboes and girls as 1919: North Dakota W, 9-7 1973: South Dakota L, 10-36 maidens. 1920: Hamline W, 14-0 1974: Augustana W, 35-6 Even the first Hobo Day would prohibit the use of the razor. Student 1921: North Dakota W, 27-14 1975: South Dakota W, 24-22 regulations that year stated that any male student show shaved after the 1922: South Dakota T, 7-7 1976: North Dakota W, 28-6 Monday morning preceding the festivities would be initiated into the Bull 1923: Creighton W, 27-20 1977: South Dakota L, 10-15 1924: South Dakota W, 10-3 1978: South Dakota L, 7-24 Moose Club with a barrel and an oak lathe. Girls had to wear their hair in a 1925: Creighton L, 0-19 1979: South Dakota W, 26-21 braid and anyone who failed to do so would be “painted with red ink and 1926: South Dakota T, 0-0 1980: North Dakota State L, 16-23 have their hair braided.” 1927: Morningside W, 44-7 1981: Northern Colorado L, 20-22 Students, dressed in costumes, assembled at the “Old North Chapel” 1928: South Dakota W, 13-0 1982: North Dakota State L, 3-10 before they marched to the depot to meet the Yankton College football 1929: North Dakota L, 6-7 1983: North Dakota State L, 12-24 team. 1930: South Dakota W, 13-6 1984: Nebraska-Omaha L, 24-27 The parade started toward the train depot with a Hobo Band and the en- 1931: North Dakota L, 6-34 1985: South Dakota W, 24-12 tire student body following to meet the Yankton team. 1932: South Dakota T, 0-0 1986: North Dakota State L, 7-49 1933: North Dakota W, 18-2 1987: Nebraska-Omaha W, 28-24 The Industrial Collegian reported: “At the rally, onlookers couldn’t tell 1934: South Dakota W, 19-0 1988: Augustana W, 37-22 whether they were in an 1849 Indian village or a twentieth century division 1935: North Dakota T, 6-6 1989: Morningside W, 13-12 point of the Northwest railroad.” 1936: South Dakota L, 0-6 1990: Augustana L, 0-31 On the way back to campus, most students stopped at Brookings resi- 1937: Wichita State W, 20-6 1991: South Dakota W, 21-18 dents’ back doors and “bummed” ingredients for mulligan stew. 1938: South Dakota L, 0-7 1992: Nebraska-Omaha W, 21-0 Weary Willie made his first appearance in 1950 and Dirty ’Lil became 1939: North Dakota W, 14-13 1993: Augustana W, 35-25 an annual attraction in 1976. 1940: South Dakota L, 0-26 1994: Morningside W, 56-17 The Industrial Collegian of Nov. 5, 1912, reported: “the first Hobo Day 1941: North Dakota L, 15-33 1995: North Dakota State L, 17-26 1942: South Dakota L, 0-7 1996: Morningside W, 31-13 was one of the biggest days SDSC has ever seen.” And they hadn’t seen 1943: Two Army Special Training 1997: St. Cloud State W, 21-16 anything yet. Teams played to 6-6 tie 1998: Neb.-Omaha (2 OT) W, 30-27 For the record, the initial idea worked — the Jacks won the football 1944: SDS Army W, 6-0 1999: North Dakota W, 21-7 game 6-3. 1945: Hamline W, 25-0 2000: Minn. State, Mankato L, 17-21 1946 Augustana W, 26-6 2001: Augustana W, 31-21 RECORD VS. HOBO DAY 1947: South Dakota L, 7-36 2002: North Dakota L, 13-21 OPPONENTS 1948: Augustana W, 20-6 2003: St. Cloud State W, 27-24 Team W-L-T First Last 1949: South Dakota W, 27-25 2004: Augustana W, 38-9 Augustana 7-1-0 1946 2004 1950: North Dakota T, 21-21 2005: Missouri-Rolla W, 64-28 Creighton (Neb.) 1-1-0 1923 1925 1951: South Dakota L, 6-26 2006: UC Davis W, 22-21 Hamline (Minn.) 2-0-0 1920 1945 1952: North Dakota W, 60-6 2007: Stephen F. Austin W, 45-0 1953: St. John’s (Minn.) L, 13-26 2008: McNeese State (3 OT) L, 44-46 McNeese State (La.) 0-1-0 2008 2008 1954: North Dakota W, 34-20 2009: Northern Iowa W, 24-14 Minnesota State, Mankato 0-1-0 2000 — 1955: South Dakota W, 27-7 Missouri-Rolla 1-0-0 2005 — 1956: North Dakota W, 14-13 SDSU has played 48 Hobo Day games Morningside 4-0-0 1927 1996 1957: South Dakota W, 21-13 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, with a Nebraska-Omaha 3-1-0 1984 1998 1958: North Dakota L, 12-30 28-20-0 record. The games have at- North Dakota 11-12-2 1914 2002 1959: South Dakota W, 12-7 tracted 514,977 fans, an average of North Dakota State 1-5-0 1917 1995 1960: North Dakota L, 23-27 10,729 per game. Northern Colorado 0-1-0 1981 — 1961: South Dakota W, 34-6 1962: North Dakota W, 26-0 Hobo Day 2010 is set for Oct. 23, when Northern Iowa 1-0-0 2009 — 1963: South Dakota W, 63-0 the Jackrabbits host Youngstown State. SDSU Army 1-0-0 1944 — 1964: North Dakota L, 28-35 South Dakota 17-11-3 1915 1991 1965: South Dakota W, 30-14 South Dakota Tech 1-0-0 1913 —

136 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE MEMORABLE HOBO DAY GAMES

Hobo Day has been a tradition at South Dakota earlier in the year still fresh in their minds, the loft a 47-yard Hail Mary to Brock Beran in the end State University for nearly 100 years, with the Jackrabbits took to the field on Oct. 9, 1956, for a zone to put SDSU ahead for good with only a few Jackrabbits holding a .609 winning percentage in classic Hobo Day game. seconds remaining on the clock. their annual homecoming game. The Jackrabbits would come out on top this day, 3. 1979: Tripping the U in playoff year The following is a recap of 10 of the most winning a squeaker over the University of North The Jackrabbits were outplayed by USD for the memorable Hobo Day games in Jackrabbit football Dakota, 14-13. first three quarters but managed to win a close one to history. Earlier in the year this game was seen as a game keep their playoff dreams alive with a 26-21 win. 10. 2006: Another comeback victory by two of the toughest teams in the nation, but a rash SDSU scored a second-quarter touchdown and The 2006 Jackrabbit football team made a habit of of injuries caused this game to lose some of its lus- Tony Harris added a field goal to put the Jacks up winning close games, and the Hobo Day game was ter—at least on paper. 10-7 at the half. Harris added another chip shot in the no exception. SDSU, the defending league champion, was still third as SDSU went into the final quarter up by six. Trailing UC Davis 21-10 entering the fourth smarting from early-season injuries going into the The fourth began with USD striking first, going in quarter, the Jackrabbits’ late-game heroics contin- game. Despite not having running back Bill from two yards out. SDSU would answer right back ued as Dusty Snyders scored on a 9-yard pass McDonald in the lineup, the Jacks unleashed a lethal with two consecutive touchdowns with one coming from Andy Kardoes with 1:08 left in the game. ground attack, racking up 261 yards, led by Bob from Lionel Macklin and the other coming from The Jackrabbit defense came up big late in the Betz’s 122 yards. The Jacks’ pass defense was the Jerry James with 6:40 remaining in the game. third quarter as Jeff Hegge dragged down an Aggie real story on the day, picking off four passes. 2. 1950: Offsides call provides second chance ball carrier at the 1-yard line and Eric Schroeder 6. 1998: A double overtime thriller In what will go down as one of the craziest end- later blocked a short field goal attempt. Unlike all previous Hobo Day games, the 1998 ings in Jackrabbit football history, SDSU took on the 9. 1989: Two days of Hobo heroics Hobo Day game took longer than sixty minutes to University of North Dakota and ended dead even at Day I: In a game that really could have been re- decide. Playing the first overtime game in school his- 21-21 after four hard-fought quarters. It was the only membered as the 76th and 77th edition of Hobo tory, the Jackrabbits defeated Nebraska-Omaha 30- game the 9-0-1 conference champs from Brookings Days, the Jackrabbits scored twice in the second half 27 in double overtime. didn’t win. and hung on for a 13-12 win against Morningside. The Jacks broke a tie in the fourth quarter on Trailing 7-0, SDSU senior Warren Williamson put The game covered a two-day span after lightning Andy Rennerfeldt’s 68-yard pass to Steve Heiden. the Jacks on the board when he swept around the caused the game to be suspended. UNO answered right back to knot the score at 24. right side and brought the Jacks within an extra point Morningside got on the board with two first-half With 51 seconds left, UNO was whistled for an ille- of tying the game. field goals to take a 6-0 halftime lead. SDSU came gal motion penalty as the Mavericks set up for a 36- UND would score two more times on the day and firing out of the locker room after halftime and yard field goal attempt. The ensuing 41-yard field take a 21-7 lead into the fourth quarter. The fourth scored when a fumbled punt was pounced on by D.J. was no good, sending the game into overtime. quarter was dominated by the 5-foot-9 Williamson, Wessel in the end zone to tie the game at 6. SDSU In the first overtime, SDSU’s Brett Gorden and who finished the quarter with a touchdown reception later pulled ahead when Shane Bouman and J.D. UNO’s Paul Kosel traded long field goals to send the and ran for another. But it was on the last touchdown Berreth hooked up on a 78-yard pass play to put the game into a second OT. UNO took possession first, from Williamson and the extra point that followed Jacks up 13-6. but Kosel fell victim again, missing a 42-yard field that makes this game one for the ages. The game was suspended by lightning, but the goal all but sealing the deal for the Jacks. With the score 21-20 in UND’s favor and SDSU’s coaches, by mutual agreement, decided to finish the Gorden’s 23-yard field goal sailed through the up- George Medchill digging in for the PAT, UND suspended game the following day. rights to send the Jackrabbits to victory for the blocked the kick to give UND an apparent win on Day II: SDSU and Morningside resumed the seventh time in their last eight Hobo Day games. this Hobo Day. However, the officials ruled UND game with 9:01 remaining in the contest. Morning- 5. 1963: Running roughshod over USD offsides and gave Medchill another chance. Medchill side would score a touchdown on Day II, but Doug In the largest margin of victory ever on Hobo Day, redeemed himself, knocking it through the uprights, Miller blocked the extra point attempt that would the Jackrabbits pounded USD 61-0 en route to the securing a 21-21 tie. Williamson would later say that have tied the game, preserving a wild 13-12 SDSU North Central Conference championship. he didn’t really remember the end of the game be- victory. On the day, eight different Jackrabbits found the cause he had gotten hit so hard on his touchdown 8. 1975: Game-winning field goal end zone with running back Reed Sanderson scoring run. It was a game of missed opportunities as the Jacks twice. The Jackrabbits added four second- 1. 1985: Jacks knock off No. 1 USD could have blown the game open in the second half, quarter touchdowns to go up 34-0 at the half, On an absolutely perfect day to watch football a but had to rally in the closing seconds to win a nail- out-rushing USD 137-11. then-record crowd of 16,193 showed up to watch biter over the University of South Dakota, 24-22. The second half was more of the same as SDSU SDSU avenge an earlier loss and crush previously Leading 21-14 early in the fourth quarter and the scored four more touchdowns and outmanned the undefeated and No. 1 ranked South Dakota, 24-12. Jacks driving for another score, USD’s Gary Culver Coyotes 516-74 in total offense for the game. SDSU had earlier lost to the Coyotes 33-18. picked off SDSU’s Greg Hart’s pass in the end zone 4. 1997: Hail Mary delivers victory SDSU scored the first 22 points of the game and and gave the Coyotes new life. It was the second In one of the best Hobo Day finishes ever, South never looked back as K.C. Johnson kicked three field costly turnover on the day for the Jacks as they had Dakota State defeated St. Cloud State, 21-16. goals and Mike Busch threw for a touchdown and earlier fumbled into the end zone for a touchback. The Jacks carried the lead going into the fourth ran for another to put the Jacks ahead. USD quickly capitalized on the interception, scor- quarter up 13-0. With 6:20 remaining in the game St. The Jackrabbit defense, led by Brian Sisley and ing a touchdown and a two-point conversion with Cloud State tied the game at 13-all, but the Huskies Bruce Klostermann, allowed only two fourth-quarter 5:35 left in the fourth quarter to put the Coyotes up were flagged for excessive celebration after the touchdowns well after the issue was decided. 22-21. The Jacks were able to recover as they touchdown. With the extra point attempt moved back SDSU put the final touches on the upset when the mounted a 14-play drive that was capped by Dan De- 15 yards, St. Cloud State’s try for the lead sailed Jacks recorded a safety in the end zone to slam the LaHunt’s game winning 25-yard field goal with wide keeping the score knotted at 13. St. Cloud State door shut on USD. eighteen seconds left. took a 16-13 lead on a field goal with 3:39 remain- With the win, SDSU erased USD’s 11-game win- 7. 1956: Sweetening a sour season ing. ning streak and went on to have a 7-2 record in con- With the pain of a one-point loss to Augustana the SDSU got the ball back with 23 seconds left to go ference play, finishing tied for second-place in the week before and a 60-0 pasting by Arizona in the contest. SDSU’s Noel Bouché proceeded to North Central Conference race.

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 137 DAKOTA MARKER

Red quartzite monuments that define the bor- Recaps of the previous six games follow: After NDSU tied the game, the Jacks scored der between South Dakota and North Dakota • Oct. 9, 2004 — SDSU 24, North Dakota again, on a 41-yard pass from Kardoes to Chris now signify a football rivalry between the two State 21: Wide receiver Chris Molitor teamed Molitor. That left SDSU on top 14-7 after the states. with Brad Nelson for a 22-yard touchdown pass first quarter. The Dakota Marker, a replica of the 7-foot by with 39 seconds remaining in the game as South Steffes gave the Bison a 21-14 halftime lead 10-inch square stone monuments planted in the Dakota State rallied to defeat North Dakota as he scored on runs of one and three yards in early 1890s, is the name of a traveling trophy State, 24-21, in the inaugural Dakota Marker the second quarter. that SDSU and North Dakota State began com- game. NDSU ran its scoring streak to 24 consecutive peting for during the 2004 season. The game was played before a Beef Bowl points with a touchdown and field goal in the The original idea for the trophy came from crowd of 12,323 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. third period before Parker Douglass kicked a 23- the Blue Key Honor Society at NDSU. The The winning touchdown capped a 14-play, yard field goal for the Jacks early in the fourth student associations at both schools share dual 80-yard drive. SDSU took over on its own 20- quarter. ownership of the trophy. yard line after a Bison punt went into the end The Jacks were their own worst enemy in the Creation of the trophy coincided with zone with 2:34 remaining. first half, throwing three pass interceptions while SDSU’s and NDSU’s entry into NCAA Division Nelson completed seven passes on the drive, also having a punt blocked and missing a field I-AA football (currently Football Championship including a pair of fourth-down pitches which goal. Subdivision). And it signaled a revised rivalry kept the drive alive. The winning drive was fur- SCORE BY QUARTERS 1234FINAL between two schools that have a football history ther aided by a pass interference call, which South Dakota St. (5-5, 2-2) 14 0 0 3 17 North Dakota St. (7-3, 3-2) 7 14 10 10 41 dating back to 1903. gave the Jackrabbits a first down on the NDSU SCORING SUMMARY “As the Dakotas embark on the Division I 22. Two plays later, Nelson hooked up with 1st 12:53 SDSU - Cory Koenig 16 yd run venture together, it’s only fitting that the two Molitor, who evaded a (Parker Douglass kick) 2:24 NDSU - Kyle Steffes 7 yd run institutions inaugurate a traveling trophy that couple of tackles and ran into the end zone. (Cory Vartanian kick) recognizes and honors that history,” said The game was close throughout; the Jackrab- 00:11 SDSU - Chris Molitor 41 yd pass from Andy Amanda Mattingly, then-president of the SDSU bits led 7-0 after the first quarter and the game Kardoes (Parker Douglass kick) Students Association. “The students at SDSU was tied at halftime. A 36-yard field goal by 2nd 13:31 NDSU - Steffes 1 yd run (Vartanian kick) 8:43 NDSU - Steffes 3 yd run (Vartanian kick) look forward to a long, competitive, and friendly Parker Douglass with 5:43 remaining in the 3rd 9:33 NDSU - Cinque Chapman 4 yd run rivalry that will capture the essence of the future game pulled SDSU to within 21-17 before the (Vartanian kick) and the past.” Jackrabbits embarked on the winning drive. 00:09 NDSU - Vartanian 30 yd field goal 4th 11:31 SDSU - Douglass 23 yd field goal The Dakota Marker stands about three feet SCORE BY QUARTERS 1234FINAL 10:02 NDSU - A.J. Cooper 63 yd pass from Steve North Dakota St. (4-2, 0-2) 0 14 7 0 21 tall with the letters “SD” on one side and Walker (Vartanian kick) North Dakota St. (4-2, 1-2) 7 7 0 10 24 “ND”on the other side, just like its 720 name- 3:39 NDSU - Vartanian 22 yd field goal SCORING SUMMARY sakes that dot the 366-mile border. The trophy 1st 1:53 SDSU - Anthony Watson 1 yd run RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Cory Koenig 19-87, Ryan Berry 7-6, Andy Kardoes 4-5. NDSU - Kyle Steffes 31-141, (Parker Douglass kick) stands about three feet high and weighs 78 Cinque Chapman 13-96, Symeon Cabell 3-36, Steve Walker 2nd 12:09 NDSU - Kyle Steffes 3 yd run pounds. The black granite base used to display (Cory Vartanian kick) 5-33. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Ryan Berry 10-16-2- 120, Andy Kardoes 2-7-2-50. NDSU - Steve Walker 15-20-0- the trophy weighs another 181 pounds. 6:05 NDSU - Cinque Chapman 6 yd run (Vartanian kick) 170. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Josh Davis 3-67, “The students just nailed this one when they Chris Molitor 3-52, Luke Greving 2-20, Dusty Snyders 2-18, 1:40 SDSU - Andy Kardoes 2 yd run did their research,” noted then-SDSU athletic Micah Johnson 2-13. NDSU - Tyler Jangula 5-27, A.J. Cooper (Douglass kick) director Fred Oien. “They were able to take a 3rd 4:41 NDSU - A.J. Cooper 22 yd pass from Tony 4-94, Kole Heckendorf 4-33. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - None. NDSU - Nick Schommer 2-27, Brett Itterman 1-14, Joe marker that divides our borders, learn its her- Stauss (Vartanian kick) Mays 1-0. SDSU - None. NDSU - Brett Itterman 2. itage, and make this trophy. 4th 5:43 SDSU - Douglass 36 yd field goal SACKS: “Our two institutions have been formed with 00:39 SDSU - Chris Molitor 22 yd pass from Brad Nelson (Douglass kick) • Nov. 18, 2006 — North Dakota State 41, the same goals and mission to serve the citizens RUSHING LEADERS: NDSU: Cinque Chapman 19-75, SDSU 28: South Dakota State’s magical late- of our states,” he added. “For us to be the two Kyle Steffes 19-68. SDSU: Anthony Watson 22-133, Brad season run came to an end as the Jackrabbits fell institutions fighting for a state rivalry I think is Nelson 3-26, Andy Kardoes 4-17. PASSING LEADERS: NDSU: Tony Stauss 18-27-1 183. SDSU: Brad Nelson 20-35- to North Dakota State, 41-28, in a game that appropriate.” 1 198, Andy Kardoes 1-2-0 6. RECEIVING LEADERS: decided the Great West Football Conference The trophy also adds another page to the NDSU: Travis White 4-63, Marques Johnson 4-55, DelaBarre championship. 4-12. SDSU: Brian Janecek 6-52, Solomon Johnson 6-47, Josh playbook, according to SDSU head football Fourth-ranked NDSU scored 31 second-half coach John Stiegelmeier. Davis 4-62, Chris Molitor 2-29. INTERCEPTIONS: NDSU: J. Kittelson 1-19. SDSU: Hank McCall 1-3. SACKS: none. points, highlighted by an 84-yard punt return for “This (trophy) just adds that much more to a touchdown by Travis White with 6:13 remain- your game preparation, your season, what you ing in the game. focus us,” he said. “It’s an unbelievably neat • Nov. 12, 2005 — North Dakota State 41, North Dakota State’s ball-control The Bison took a 10-0 first-quarter lead as deal.” SDSU 17: running game coupled with a stingy defense pro- Shawn Bibeau connected on a 41-yard field goal Then-SDSU President Peggy Gordon Miller pelled the Bison to a 41-17 victory over SDSU on their opening drive and Kyle Steffes scored dubbed the students as pioneers in creating the at the Fargodome. on a 12-yard run following an interception. trophy, much the same way their ancestors The Bison rushed for 307 yards, led by Kyle As it did throughout the season, SDSU coun- carved out their lives on the prairie. Steffes, who rushed 31 times for 141 yards. He tered with a 14-point second quarter to take a SDSU leads the Dakota Marker series, 4-2, scored three touchdowns, all on short runs in the 14-10 halftime lead. Anthony Watson capped a following a 28-13 victory in 2009. The Jackrab- first half. six-play, 80-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown bits have won each of the last three meetings in The Jacks actually got off to a good start, con- run and quarterback Andy Kardoes hit Micah the series, which has provided many memorable verting a Bison turnover into the game’s first Johnson behind two Bison defenders for a 43- moments. score, a 16-yard run by Cory Koenig. yard touchdown.

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The tide turned for good midway through the fielded a punt at his own 6, then broke through 3rd 11:43 NDSU Nick Mertens 1 yd run (Bibeau kick) final quarter as the Jackrabbits were forced to the Bison defense for a 94-yard touchdown and 8:39 SDSU Kyle Minett 8 yd pass from Ryan Crawford (Minett run) punt. White fielded Neal Bainbridge’s punt at a 20-3 SDSU lead. 6:33 NDSU Jerimiah Wurzbacher 23 yd pass from the Bison 16, found a hole and broke a pair of The Bison stormed back to take a momentary Mertens (Bibeau kick) arm tackles before rolling down the left sideline 24-23 lead. After a Jackrabbit fumble, Tyler 4th 6:32 NDSU Bibeau 39 yd field goal 2:20 SDSU JaRon Harris 1 yd pass from Ryan for the decisive score. Roehl scored from two yards out with two min- Berry (Mike Steffen pass from Berry) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1234FINAL utes remaining in the third quarter, then the RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Kyle Minett 22-85, Tyler South Dakota St. (7-4, 3-1) 0 14 7 7 28 Bison scored on their first possession of the Duffy 8-28. NDSU - Nick Mertens 8-58, 12-33, North Dakota St. (10-1, 4-0) 10 0 21 10 41 fourth quarter on a 6-yard pass from Steve D.J. McNorton 4-21. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Ryan SCORING SUMMARY Crawford 10-13-0 50, Ryan Berry 8-11-0 80. NDSU - Nick 1st 8:10 NDSU - Shawn Bibeau 41 yd field goal Walker to Jerimiah Wurzbacher. Mertens 15-27-1 239. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - 00:44 NDSU - Kyle Steffes 12 yd run (Bibeau kick) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1234FINAL Jaron Harris 8-60, Colin Cochart 4-46. NDSU - Kole Heck- 2nd 12:49 SDSU - Anthony Watson 1 yd run North Dakota St. (10-1, 3-1) 3 7 7 7 24 endorf 5-96, Jerimiah Wurzbacher 3-54, Tyler Roehl 3-36. (Parker Douglass kick) South Dakota St. (7-4, 4-0) 10 10 3 6 29 INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Conrad Kjerstad 1-17. 6:25 SDSU - Micah Johnson 43 yd pass from Andy SCORING SUMMARY NDSU - none. SACKS: SDSU - Eric Schroeder 1-2. Kardoes (Douglass kick) 1st 10:46 SDSU - Parker Douglass 31 yd field goal NDSU - Joe Lardinois 2-4, Mike Maresh 1-8, Ramon Hum- 3rd 13:03 NDSU - Tyler Roehl 1 yd run (Bibeau kick) 8:55 SDSU - Cory Koenig 1 yd run ber 1-8, Nick Compton 1-6, Garrett Johnson 1-6, Matthew 6:49 SDSU - Anthony Watson 1 yd run (Douglass kick) Gratzek 1-5. (Douglass kick) 1:59 NDSU - Shawn Bibeau 25 yd field goal 3:38 NDSU - John Majeski 45 yd run (Bibeau kick) 2nd 14:04 SDSU - Parker Douglass 29 yd field goal 00:15 NDSU - Kole Heckendorf 41 yd pass from 8:31 SDSU - Paul Aanonson 94 yd punt return • Oct. 17, 2009 — SDSU 28, North Dakota Steve Walker (Bibeau kick) (Douglass kick) State 13: Kyle Minett rushed 34 times for 164 4th 14:16 SDSU - Micah Johnson 59 yd pass from Andy 4:21 NDSU - Tyler Roehl 1 yd run (Bibeau kick) yards and two touchdowns to lead SDSU to its Kardoes (Douglass kick) 3rd 12:35 SDSU - Parker Douglass 27 yd field goal third consecutive win over North Dakota State, 6:13 NDSU - Travis White 84 yd punt return 2:00 NDSU - Tyler Roehl 2 yd run (Bibeau kick) (Bibeau kick) 4th 11:55 NDSU - Jerimiah Wurzbacher 6 yd pass from at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. 2:10 NDSU - Shawn Bibeau 38 yd field goal Steve Walker (Bibeau kick) The Bison scored on the opening possession RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Anthony Watson 16-91; 9:10 SDSU - Cory Koenig 42 yd run (run failed) Andy Kardoes 7-10; Cory Koenig 2-4. NDSU - John Majeski of the game as D.J. McNorton weaved his way NDSU - Tyler Roehl 24-79; Steve 4-124; Kyle Steffes 20-95; Chuck Blincoe 3-9; Tyler Roehl 1- RUSHING LEADERS: Walker 7-17; Pete Blincoe 4-11; Shamen Washington 2-0. through the SDSU defense on a 22-yard pass 1. SDSU - Andy Kardoes 22-38-2 PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Cory Koenig 22-131; Kyle Minett 10-60; Ryan Berry play from Nick Mertens. 337. NDSU - Steve Walker 15-18-0 173. RECEIVING 3-(-2). NDSU - Steve Walker 16-28- LEADERS: SDSU - Chris Wagner 7-120; Micah Johnson 6- PASSING LEADERS: SDSU tied the game on its first possession as 137; Anthony Watson 3-30; Dusty Snyders 2-11; JaRon Harris 1 173. SDSU - Ryan Berry 14-23-0 104. RECEIVING Minett crossed the goal line from a yard out, 2-9. NDSU - Travis White 8-91; Jerimiah Wurzbacher 2-17; LEADERS: NDSU - Alex Belquist 5-58; Kole Heckendorf 5- 54; Jerimiah Wurzbacher 3-24; Tyler Roehl 2-24. SDSU - then took the lead for good on a Derek Domino Tyler Roehl 2-4; Kole Heckendorf 1-41. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - none. NDSU - Craig Dahl 1-1; Ramon Humber 1-0. Chris Doblar 5-41; Glen Fox 3-28; Chris Wagner 3-21; Cory 16-yard interception return. SACKS: SDSU - Marty Kranz 1-8. NDSU - Justin Frick 1- Koenig 3-14. INTERCEPTIONS: NDSU - none. SDSU - The Jackrabbit ground game put the contest 11; Ramon Humber 0.5-3; Christon Dallas 0.5-2. Brock Gentile 1-0. SACKS: NDSU - Mike Fairbairn 1-12. SDSU - Danny Batten 1-8. out of reach as Tyler Duffy scored on a 22-yard run early in the second quarter and Minett • Nov. 17, 2007 — SDSU 29, North Dakota capped the scoring with a 20-yard scamper in • Nov. 22, 2008 — SDSU 25, North Dakota State 24: Cory Koenig scored the go-ahead the opening minute of the fourth quarter. touchdown on a 42-yard run midway through State 24: Ryan Berry connected with JaRon The SDSU defense pitched a shutout in the the fourth quarter and the Jackrabbits made big Harris on a 1-yard touchdown with 2 minutes, second half, allowing only 51 yards of total plays on special teams to defeat previously un- 20 seconds remaining in the game, and then offense. defeated North Dakota State and claim both the threw the game-winning two-point conversion to Mike Steffen, lifting SDSU to a 25-24 win at the SCORE BY QUARTERS 1234FINAL Great West Football Conference and the Dakota North Dakota St. (1-6, 0-4) 7 6 0 0 13 Marker with a 29-24 win at Coughlin-Alumni Fargodome South Dakota St. (5-1, 4-0) 14 7 0 7 28 Stadium. The win was SDSU’s first in Fargo since SCORING SUMMARY 1962 and marked the first time the road team 1st 11:04 NDSU - D.J. McNorton 22 yd pass from Nick The game, which was sealed by a Brock Gen- Mertens (John Obarski kick) tile interception in the closing minutes, was claimed the Dakota Marker. 8:30 SDSU - Kyle Minett 1 yd run played before an SDSU-record crowd of 16,345. The Jackrabbit heroics came after Berry left (Peter Reifenrath kick) SDSU grabbed the early momentum, taking the game in the first quarter due to injury. A sen- 3:28 SDSU - Derek Domino 16 yd interception ior from Watertown, Berry re-entered the game return (Reifenrath kick) the opening kickoff and marching 53 yards on 2nd 13:26 SDSU - Tyler Duffy 22 yd run nine plays before settling for a 31-yard Parker midway through in the fourth quarter. (Reifenrath kick) Douglass field goal. Koenig opened the drive Just as they did the year before against 00:59 NDSU - Gary Williams 20 yd pass from Mertens (kick failed) with a 32-yard run. NDSU, the Jackrabbits came up with a late in- terception to seal the victory. On the second play 4th 14:12 SDSU - Minett 20 yd run (Reifenrath kick) After a field goal to open the game, the RUSHING LEADERS: NDSU - D.J. McNorton 17-57, Nick Jackrabbits held NDSU to three plays and out on of the drive, Conrad Kjerstad intercepted a Nick Mertens 9-54, Sam Ojuri 6-11. SDSU - Kyle Minett 34-164, the first Bison possession before freshman Cole Mertens pass at the NDSU 44 with 1:58 remain- Tyler Duffy 9-48. PASSING LEADERS: NDSU - Nick ing. Merens 15-31-2 130. SDSU - Thomas O’Brien 13-21-0 119. Brodie broke through and blocked a Mike RECEIVING LEADERS: NDSU - Warren Holloway 3-47, Dragosavich punt. Andrew Hoogeveen fell on Peter Reifenrath added three field goals of 40- D.J. McNorton 3-27, Gary Williams 3-21, Thor Brown the loose ball at NDSU 8. plus yards in the Jackrabbit victory. 3-17. SDSU - Mike Steffen 4-50, Aaron Rollin 3-49, Tyler Duffy 3-10. NDSU - none. SDSU - Two plays later, Koenig scored from a yard SCORE BY QUARTERS 1234FINAL INTERCEPTIONS: South Dakota State (7-5, 6-2) 6 3 8 8 25 Derek Domino 2-20. SACKS: NDSU - Preston Evans 1-10. out with 8:55 remaining in the first quarter. North Dakota State (6-4, 4-4) 0 7 14 3 24 SDSU - Brian Fischer 1-6. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A- After the Bison got on the board with a field SCORING SUMMARY TOT): NDSU - Preston Evans 6-7-13, Daniel Eaves 6-3-9, goal, SDSU responded with a 29-yard field goal 1st 10:56 SDSU Peter Reifenrath 41 yd field goal Matthew Gratzek 5-4-9. SDSU - Chris Johnson 5-7-12, Derek 5:16 SDSU Reifenrath 40 yd field goal Domino 5-7-12, Anthony Wise 3-4-7, Isaiah Jackson 3-3-6, by Parker Douglass, then appeared on the verge 2nd 8:55 SDSU Reifenrath 41 yd field goal Conrad Kjerstad 2-4-6. of breaking the game open as Paul Aanonson 3:45 NDSU Tyler Roehl 1 yd run (Shawn Bibeau kick)

2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 139 BEEF BOWL

South Dakota State University is home to the original Beef Bowl. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS The Beef Bowl was started as SDSU’s way of recognizing those indi- OF THE BEEF BOWL viduals and firms involved in the beef industry in South Dakota. 1977: Gary Maffett, quarterback, South Dakota State Festivities include a pre-game barbecue with proceeds going toward 1978: Mark Dunbar, defensive end, South Dakota State scholarships in the Animal and Range Sciences Department, as well as 1979: Bill O’Connor, running back, Augustana presentation of the SDSU Friends of the Beef Industry Award. Proceeds 1980: Marty Higgins, quarterback, South Dakota State from a live steer auction at halftime benefits the Jackrabbit Athletic 1981: Mike Law, quarterback, South Dakota State Department. 1982: Mike Law, quarterback, South Dakota State 1983: Tom Nelson, quarterback, St. Cloud State Outside of Hobo Day, SDSU’s annual homecoming celebration, the 1984: Tony Mazzu, running back, North Dakota Beef Bowl usually ranks second for home game attendance. More than 1985: Dan Sonnek, running back, South Dakota State 10,000 people have attended each of the last five Beef Bowls and eight 1986: Tom Sieh, defensive back, South Dakota State times overall. 1987: Chad Andersen, quarterback, South Dakota The Beef Bowl will celebrate its 44th anniversary Oct. 9, when SDSU 1988: Tony Satter, running back, North Dakota State hosts Western Illinois. 1989: Chris Simdorn, quarterback, North Dakota State 1990: Lance Dunn, quarterback, Mankato State BEEF BOWL SCORES 1991: Arden Beachy, quarterback, North Dakota State 1967: North Dakota State L, 14-34 1990: Mankato State L, 15-33 1992: Shannon Burnell, running back, North Dakota 1968: Morningside W, 43-14 1991: North Dakota State L, 0-35 1993: Dan Nelson, running back, South Dakota State 1969: Northern Iowa L, 14-24 1992: North Dakota L, 3-14 1994: Darnell Brooks, running back, Northern Colorado 1970: Augustana L, 6-22 1993: North Dakota State W, 42-30 1995: Todd Bouman, quarterback, St. Cloud State 1971: Wayne State (Mich.) L, 8-27 1994: Northern Colorado L, 13-28 1996: Sterne Akin, linebacker, South Dakota State 1972: Youngstown St. (Ohio)W, 34-22 1995: St. Cloud State L, 10-34 1997: Zach Witt, quarterback, Mankato State 1973: Western State (Colo.) W, 56-28 1996: North Dakota W, 28-23 1998: Kelly Howe, defensive back, North Dakota 1974: North Dakota W, 55-6 1997: Mankato State L, 7-21 1999: Josh Ranek, running back, South Dakota State 1975: North Dakota State W, 13-8 1998: North Dakota L, 6-20 2000: Dale Heiden, defensive back, South Dakota State 1976: Northern Colorado L, 7-22 1999: Augustana W, 38-31 2001: Josh Ranek, running back, South Dakota State 1977: Nebraska-Omaha W, 34-2 2000: Northern Colorado W, 17-7 2002: Dan Fjeldheim, quarterback, South Dakota State 1978: Morningside W, 41-17 2001: St. Cloud State W, 30-24 2003: John Bowenkamp, quarterback, North Dakota 1979: Augustana W, 28-26 2002: Nebraska-Omaha W, 38-31 2004: Brad Nelson, quarterback, South Dakota State 1980: South Dakota W, 21-13 2003: North Dakota L, 24-25 2005: Anthony Garnett, quarterback, Cal Poly 1981: Nebraska-Omaha W, 17-10 2004: North Dakota State W, 24-21 2006: Eric Schroeder, defensive lineman, South Dakota State 1982: South Dakota W, 20-7 2005: Cal Poly L, 16-24 2007: Kyle Minett, running back, South Dakota State 1983: St. Cloud State L, 22-28 2006: Central Arkansas W, 20-7 2008: Danny Batten, defensive lineman, South Dakota State 1984: North Dakota L, 7-46 2007: Texas State W, 38-3 2009: Ryan Crawford, quarterback, South Dakota State 1985: North Dakota W, 29-23 2008: Western Illinois W, 24-22 1986: Morningside W, 24-14 2009: Indiana State W, 41-0 1987: South Dakota L, 21-30 SDSU has played 43 Beef Bowl games, 1988: North Dakota State L, 26-55 compiling a 24-19 record. 1989: North Dakota State L, 12-33

CEREAL BOWL

Further showcasing South Dakota State University’s ties to agriculture CEREAL BOWL SCORES is the annual celebration of the Cereal Bowl in September. 1996: South Dakota W, 28-17 2004: Winona State (Minn.) W, 45-20 As part of the Cereal Bowl festivities, state commodity groups are 1997: North Dakota State W, 34-27 2005: Valparaiso (Ind.) W, 69-6 recognized for providing research and scholarship dollars totaling more 1998: South Dakota W, 24-10 2006: Wisconsin-La Crosse L, 3-17 than $1 million annually to the Plant Science Department within the 1999: North Dakota State L, 7-28 2007: Northern Iowa L, 17-31 College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences. Commodity groups 2000: Wayne State (Neb.) W, 65-3 2008: Youngstown St. (Ohio) W, 40-7 2001: Ferris State (Mich.) W, 34-24 2009: Georgia Southern W, 44-6 include the South Dakota Wheat Commission, South Dakota Crop 2002: Chadron State (Neb.) W, 28-15 SDSU has played 14 Cereal Bowl Improvement Association, South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion 2003: Northwest Missouri St. W, 20-0 games, compiling an 11-3 record. Council, South Dakota Corn Utilization Council and the South Dakota Oil Seeds Council. The 15th Cereal Bowl game is set for the 2010 home opener, Sept. 18 versus Illinois State.

140 2010 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE THE JACKRABBIT WAY

Program Philosophy Everything we do in our program is important and we will do it to the “Everything in our program is governed by our philosophy termed best of our ability.” ‘The Jackrabbit Way.’ We have solid and consistent principles that we live by. Some of those principles are: Making the NCAA Playoffs • Team First • Excel • Character “We have mixed emotions about our playoff game versus the • Belief • Effort • Family . Obviously, we were excited about making the playoffs and the opportunity to compete for a national championship. I have studied many programs that have trouble defining what they Many individuals outside of our locker room have the great feeling stand for. We know exactly what we stand for —‘The Jackrabbit Way.’” that we overachieved and are ahead of the curve. Those inside the locker room — players and coaches — do not feel we overachieved. Pressing On A national championship is a true goal of our program and we are “Collegiate athletics is a very competitive arena. Every athlete in taking the correct steps to accomplish that goal. Being in the playoffs each program across America works extremely hard to accomplish was a positive step. The only negative feeling from the playoffs is their goals. The bottom line is, we at South Dakota State University having been in position to be the No. 1 team in FCS and not finishing Football want to stand at the top of any experience into which we enter. the deal. Did we learn something? I know we did and we look forward Whether it be the academic arena at South Dakota State University or to the next playoff opportunity.” the social arena in Brookings, we will work to be the best. Surely in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, we work to be the best. The ultimate goal is to stand at the top of all FCS football at the end of the Jackrabbit Football Alumni “Our program is part of a huge family of men who have worn the season, having earned the National Championship. That is the Goal.” yellow and blue. Everything our program does is part of the history of South Dakota State University football. Many great student-athletes Recruiting Approach have invested in this program. When we talk about the football family, “We see recruiting as a process to help student-athletes make one of we are talking about all 1,198 living football alums. Our present the most important decisions in their lives. Our job is to educate players are proud to be part of this great tradition.” recruits on South Dakota State University, Jackrabbit Football and the community of Brookings. COACH STIG We will be open and up front with the recruit and his family. One area we will be different than some schools is the fact that we will not do something in recruiting just to do it or because other schools are doing it. What we do in recruiting will have substance and there will be a reason for it. For the recruit, that is really an early glimpse of our program. We talk all the time that you never know when your effort will make a difference.