St. Norbert College Sports Information

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St. Norbert College Green Knights Football Preview St. Norbert College (2-2, 2-1 MWC) at Monmouth College (2-2, 2-1 MWC) Saturday, October 2, 2010 - 1 p.m. Zorn Memorial Stadium (2,600) - Monmouth, Illinois 2010 Midwest Conference Standings Game Overview: Conference Overall The game that has determined the Midwest Conference champion in Team W L W L each of the last seven years is a battle for survival this season as the winner Ripon 3 0 4 0 will try to stay one game behind league leader Ripon. St. Norbert and Beloit 2 1 2 2 Monmouth are part of a five-team tie for second place in the MWC. Carroll 2 1 3 1 Grinnell 2 1 3 1 The Series: Monmouth 2 1 2 2 St. Norbert holds a 19-5 series lead over Monmouth in a series that began St. Norbert 2 1 2 2 in 1975. The Green Knights have won 10 of the last 13 games in the series, Lawrence 1 2 1 3 but Monmouth has won three of the last five meetings meetings. St. Illinois College 1 2 1 3 Norbert has won five of the last six meetings at Monmouth dating back to Knox 0 3 0 4 1998. Lake Forest 0 3 0 4 Games on Saturday, Sept. 25 The Coaches: St. Norbert 77, Lawrence 26 St. Norbert coach Jim Purtill (Miami-Ohio, 1978) is 102-19 in his 12th sea- Monmouth 33, Illinois College 9 son in De Pere. Grinnell 41, Lake Forest 20 Monmouth coach Steve Bell (Bemidji State, 1991) is 80-28 in his 11th sea- Ripon 27, Carroll 24 (OT) son in Monmouth. Beloit 42, Knox 7 Games on Saturday, Oct. 2 Last Meeting: St. Norbert at Monmouth, 1 p.m. Monmouth handed St. Norbert its only loss of the 2009 season with a 52- Beloit at Grinnell, 1 p.m. 24 setback at Monmouth, Ill. The Scots led 31-10 at halftime and 45-17 after Lawrence at Illinois College, 1 p.m. three quarters. Ripon at Knox, 1 p.m. Monmouth put up 533 yards of offense with 29 first downs, while St. Lake Forest at Carroll, 3 p.m. Norbert had 408 yards and 22 first downs. The Scots’ Alex Tanney complet- 2010 St. Norbert Football Schedule and Results (2-2, 2-1 MWC) Date Opponent Site Time/Result Quick Fact Sept. 4 St. Thomas (5-n/a) De Pere L 40-7 First game played in Donald J. Schneider Stadium Sept. 11 Beloit Beloit L 34-31 SNC’s first 0-2 start since the 1997 season Sept. 18 Knox Galesburg, Ill. W 49-0 SNC’s third shutout in last four MWC games Sept. 25 Lawrence De Pere W 77-26 SNC sets school record for points in a game Oct. 2 Monmouth Monmouth, Ill. 1 p.m. MC won last year’s de facto MWC title game 52-24 at MC Oct. 9 Illinois College De Pere 1 p.m. All De Pere residents will be admitted to this game free Oct. 16 Carroll Waukesha 4 p.m. SNC rallied from 20-0 halftime deficit to win 28-20 last year Oct. 23 Grinnell (HC) De Pere 1 p.m. SNC is 18-1 on Homecoming since ‘91, only loss to GC in ‘98 Oct. 30 Ripon Ripon 1 p.m. RC won last meeting at Ingalls Field 19-7 in 2008 Nov. 6 Lake Forest De Pere 1 p.m. SNC is 24-2 all-time in the series with LFC (rankings) by D3football.com and AFCA ed 34 of 47 passes for 361 yards and yards with six and five St. Norbert Quick Facts five touchdowns with one intercep- . Nickname: ...... Green Knights tion, and running back Clay Bricker Nick Law is the Scots’ leading Location: ...... De Pere, WI 54115 had 114 yards on 17 carries. St. rusher with 333 yards on 74 Colors: ...... Dartmouth Green & Old Gold Norbert’s Rob Berger completed 23 attempts and two touchdowns. Founded: ...... 1898 of 38 passes for 223 yards with one Matt Shepherd has been the go-to Enrollment: ...... 2,100 and two interceptions. receiver this year, hauling in 28 President: ...... Thomas Kunkel Athletics Director: ...... Tim Bald passes for 323 yards and three Conference: ...... Midwest Conference About the Green Knights: touchdowns. Facility: ...... Donald J. Schneider Stadium St. Norbert improved to 2-2 over- Cory Bishop is Monmouth’s lead- Capacity: ...... 2,454 all and 2-1 in the Midwest ing tackler with 39, and he also has Year Opened: ...... 2010 Conference with a 77-26 thrashing two sacks. Adam Hoste All-Time Schneider Stadium Record: . . . . .1-1 Head Coach: ...... Jim Purtill of Lawrence at Schneider Stadium has 33 tackles and has intercepted Record at St. Norbert: ...... 102-19 (12th year) in De Pere. The point total set a St. four passes for 128 yards with two First Season of Football: ...... 1931 Norbert single-game record. touchdowns. Seasons of Football: ...... 77 Senior quarterback Rob Berger Monmouth is averaging 308.8 All-Time Overall Record: ...... 392-266-20 had 337 yards of total offense yards per game of total offense and All-Time MWC Record: ...... 150-31-0 MWC Championships: ...... 12 against Lawrence. Berger has com- is averaging 21.2 points per game...... (1985,87,88,89,99,2000,01,02,03,04,06,07) pleted 50 of 84 passes for 748 yards Opponents are averaging 299.8 NCAA Playoff Appearances: ...... 8 and 11 touchdowns with five inter- yards and 19.5 points per game...... (1989,99,2000,01,03,04,06,07) ceptions. he has also rushed for 224 yards on 33 carries with four touch- Getting Offensive: Head Coach Jim Purtill downs. Berger’s passing efficiency St. Norbert’s offense, which was rating of 165.63 leads the Midwest ninth in the Midwest Conference Education: Conference. through two games, continued to Bachelor’s degree at Senior running back John improve with a school-record 77 Miami (Ohio) University (1978); Weninger leads the team in rushing points last Saturday against master’s degree at with 325 yards on 72 carries and Lawrence. Salem (W. Va.) two touchdowns. Weninger also St. Norbert’s previous high point College (1995). leads the team in receptions with 12 total came in a 70-13 win over Coaching catches for 108 yards. Junior wide Illinois College on Sept. 27, 1997. Experience: receiver Logan Krueger has a team- A week after piling up 683 yards Offensive line coach high 206 yards receiving with 11 of total offense against Knox, the at Ferris State (1988 catches and two touchdowns. Green Knights registered 622 to 1994); offensive Junior defensive back Ben Nantell against the Vikings. Both totals are coordinator at Albion (1995 to 1998); head coach at St. Norbert has a team-high 38 tackles, while in the top five all-time for the Green (March 9, 1999 to present). sophomore defensive back Josh Knights. Thanks to those efforts, St. Vanden Heuvel has 20 stops. Junior Norbert is now leading the Purtill at St. Norbert Year Overall MWC Place NCAA defensive lineman John Troyer has Midwest Conference in scoring 1999 9-2 9-0 1st First Rd. a team-high five tackles for loss. (41.0 points per game) and total 2000 10-1 9-0 1st First Rd. St. Norbert is averaging 463.5 offense (463.5 yards per game). The 2001 8-2 7-1 T1st First Rd. 2002 9-1 8-1 T1st yards and 41 points per game, Green Knights are ranked 16th in 2003 11-1 9-0 1st Second Rd. while opponents are netting 368.5 total offense in this week’s NCAA 2004 9-2 9-0 1st First Rd. yards and 25 points per game. Division III national statistical rank- 2005 8-2 8-1 2nd 2006 10-1 9-0 1st First Rd. ings. 2007 10-1 9-0 1st First Rd. About the Scots: Under Jim Purtill, St. Norbert has 2008 7-3 7-2 3rd Monmouth enters Saturday’s scored at least 50 points in a game 2009 9-1 8-1 2nd 2010 2-2 2-1 game with a 2-2 overall record and 27 times. In 557 games prior to his Totals 102-19 94-7 a 2-1 mark in the Midwest arrival in 1999, St. Norbert scored at Purtill vs. Midwest Conference Conference. Following an 0-2 start, least 50 points in a game just 12 Team Overall Home Away the Scots have beaten Lawrence 30- times. Beloit 11-1 5-0 6-1 25 and Illinois College 33-9 the last Carroll 10-0 5-0 5-0 two weeks. Third Down Talk: Grinnell 11-0 5-0 6-0 Illinois College 10-1 5-0 5-1 The Scots lost All-America quar- St. Norbert has been incredibly Knox 12-0 6-0 6-0 terback Alex Tanney for the season efficient on third down this year, Lake Forest 10-1 5-1 5-0 in the second game of the year, a 17- converting 22 of 47 (46.8 percent) Lawrence 12-0 7-0 5-0 Monmouth 8-3 4-2 4-1 15 loss to Grinnell. Freshman Brik third-down opportunities. That Ripon 10-1 5-0 5-1 Wedekind has stepped in and has mark leads the Midwest Totals 94-7 47-3 47-4 completed 39 of 75 passes for 441 Conference. The Green Knights’ defense leads St. Norbert the conference in getting of the field, allowing just 10 conversions in 42 Last Time It Happened chances. Their 23.8 percent rate of Safety: allowing a first down in those situa- By St. Norbert: vs. Lake Forest, 9/27/08 (twice) tions is well ahead of the next closest By Opponent: Monmouth, 9/18/04 team in the conference at Ripon’s 30 percent (18-for-60). Overtime Game: vs. Wartburg, 9/5/09 (St. Norbert 42, Wartburg 35) - 1 OT Winning Ways: St. Norbert is shooting for its 12th 50 Points in a Game: consecutive season with at least By St. Norbert: vs. Lawrence, 9/25/10 (77) seven wins. Since Jim Purtill became By Opponent: Monmouth, 10/10/09 (52) head coach in 1999, St. Norbert has won as few as eight games just three Punt Return for TD: times - 8-2 seasons in 2001 and 2005 By St. Norbert: Dan Sjoquist vs. Beloit, 11/1/08 (51 yards) and a 7-3 campaign in 2008. By Opponent: Todd Steele, Monmouth, 9/22/90 (90 yards) The Green Knights have an all- time record of 392-266-20 in 76 years Kickoff Return for TD: of intercollegiate football, a winning By St. Norbert: Loren Coleman vs. Ripon, 10/23/04 (93 yards) percentage of .593. In Midwest By Opponent: D.J. Jackson, Illinois College, 11/8/08 (95 yards) Conference play, St. Norbert has an all-time league best record of 150-31, Return for TD: a winning percentage of .829. In 25 By St. Norbert: Matt Sullivan vs. Lake Forest, 9/27/08 (7 yards) years in the Midwest Conference, St. By Opponent: Brady Ervin, St. Thomas, 9/4/10 (29 yards) Norbert has won 12 football cham- pionships. Fumble Return for TD: St. Norbert has won 95 of its last By St. Norbert: Mike Lunde vs. Lawrence, 9/19/09 (29 yards) 102 Midwest Conference games. By Opponent: Chris Albanese, Carroll, 10/18/03 (37 yards) Quick Hitters: 200 Yards Rushing: * - St. Norbert’s 25 red zone oppor- By St. Norbert: Casey Meehan vs. Grinnell, 10/30/04 (254 yards) tunities are the most in the Midwest By Opponent: Justin Berrens, Lawrence, 10/11/03 (215 yards) Conference. * - St. Norbert has allowed only 300 Yards Passing: three quarterback sacks this year, By St. Norbert: Rob Berger vs. Lawrence, 9/19/09 (329 yards) which leads the Midwest By Opponent: Brian Maughn, Beloit, 9/11/10 (357 yards) Conference. * - St. Norbert is now 170-11 all- 150 Yards Receiving: time when scoring 30-or-more points By St. Norbert: Jeremy Gezella vs. Lawrence, 9/19/09 (157 yards) and is 106-2 all-time when scoring 40- By Opponent: Michael Jennings, Illinois College, 11/8/08 (280 yards) or-more points. * - During Jim Purtill’s 11-year 10 Pass Receptions: tenure as head coach, St. Norbert has By St. Norbert: Jeremy Gezella vs. Wartburg, 9/5/09 (12) scored 55 defensive and special teams By Opponent: Matt Shepherd, Monmouth, 10/10/09 (11) touchdowns. Using available game records, research uncovered St. 40 Yard Field Goal: Norbert had scored just 35 defensive By St. Norbert: Roger Nault vs. Monmouth, 10/11/08 (41 yards) touchdowns from 1956 to 1998. By Opponent: Luke Dewall, St. Thomas, 9/4/10 (42 yards) Under Purtill, St. Norbert is 26-1 when scoring a defensive touchdown Defensive Extra Point: and has scored multiple defensive By St. Norbert: Ernest James vs. Monmouth, 10/11/08 scores in a game seven different By Opponent: Derek Micke, Lawrence, 8/15/07 times. About Donald J. Schneider Stadium

St. Norbert College is proud to move into the new Donald J. Schneider Stadium located on De Pere’s near west side. The 2,454-seat facility will house the Green Knights in football, men’s and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. The stadium complex is named after major donor Don Schneider, a 1957 graduate of St. Norbert College. Schneider is the retired CEO of Schneider National Inc., one of the nation’s largest transportation and logistics companies. Schneider is a for- mer member of the college’s Board of Trustees and was also an adjunct profes- sor at the college during the 1960s. The playing field within the stadium is named in honor of Howard “Chick” Kolstad, St. Norbert’s football coach from 1960 to 1978. Immensely respected as a coach and person, Kolstad's 19 years produced a 96-76-5 record mainly against scholarship-level opponents. A SCHNEIDER STADIUM replaces Minahan Stadium, which fierce competitor who once proclaimed he would schedule Notre Dame if the opened on De Pere’s east side in 1938. It is the college’s first new Irish would agree to it, he had 12 win- major college-owned athletics facility since Schuldes Sports Center ning seasons and two others at .500. opened in 1979. Schneider Stadium by the Numbers

0 - The amount of home on-campus women’s outdoor track meets in SNC history. 1 - How many video boards are in the stadium, located above the scoreboard. 2 - The amount of ticket and information booths near the stadium’s main entrance. 8 - The number of lanes on the rubberized track, St. Norbert’s first-ever metric track. 11 - How many months stadium construction took from start to finish. 34 - The press box spaces for working media, coaches and game staff. 500 - The estimated amount of parking spaces in the facility parking lot. 1980 - The last year St. Norbert hosted an outdoor track meet at Minahan Stadium. 2,454 - The number of spectator seats in the main grandstand. $10,500,000 - The estimated cost of the current facility. 2010 St. Norbert College Football St. Norbert College Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 25, 2010) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral 9/4/10 #5 UNIV. OF ST. THOMAS L 7-40 3349 All games 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 * 9/11/10 at Beloit College L 31-34 800 Conference 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0 * 9/18/10 at Knox College W 49-0 950 Non-Conference 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 * 9/25/10 LAWRENCE UNIV. W 77-26 1759 Team Statistics SNC OPP Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g FIRST DOWNS 92 75 John Weninger 4 72 348 23 325 4.5 2 26 81.2 R u s h i n g 43 34 Rob Berger 4 33 246 22 224 6.8 4 28 56.0 P a s s i n g 4 1 3 7 Adam Gruett 4 15 148 2 146 9.7 1 50 36.5 P e n a l t y 8 4 Austin Williams 3 13 56 0 56 4.3 1 18 18.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 949 605 Craig Fagan 2 11 57 2 55 5.0 0 26 27.5 Rushing Attempts 173 131 Bryan Stoppenbach 3 11 43 0 43 3.9 1 8 14.3 Average Per Rush 5.5 4.6 Jacob Dault 3 3 19 0 19 6.3 0 9 6.3 Average Per Game 237.2 151.2 Phil Neylon 1 1 17 0 17 17.0 0 17 17.0 TDs Rushing 10 6 Mike Fabrizio 3 5 27 13 14 2.8 0 9 4.7 PASSING YARDAGE 905 869 Tony Ledvina 1 2 13 0 13 6.5 0 7 13.0 C o m p - A t t - I n t 60-98-5 73-119-4 Andy Lichtfuss 1 2 12 0 12 6.0 1 9 12.0 Average Per Pass 9.2 7.3 Carlos Rodriguez 1 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 6 11.0 Average Per Catch 15.1 11.9 Joe Green 4 0 10 0 10 0.0 0 0 2.5 Average Per Game 226.2 217.2 Logan Krueger 4 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 TDs Passing 13 6 Brennan Fitzgerald 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 1854 1474 TEAM 3 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.7 Average Per Play 6.8 5.9 Total 4 173 1013 64 949 5.5 10 50 237.2 Average Per Game 463.5 368.5 Opponents 4 131 680 75 605 4.6 6 43 151.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 18-259 26-395 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-61 3-84 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-14 5-58 Rob Berger 4 165.63 50-84-5 59.5 748 11 77 187.0 FUMBLES-LOST 6-3 9-8 Mike Fabrizio 3 226.65 8-11-0 72.7 123 2 39 41.0 PENALTIES-Yards 22-194 32-280 Bryan Stoppenbach 3 142.00 1-1-0 100.0 5 0 5 1.7 PUNTS-AVG 9-35.0 17-32.2 TEAM 3 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 0 1 2 8 : 5 7 Charles Bennett 3 343.60 1-1-0 100.0 29 0 29 9.7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 22/47 10/42 Total 4 172.37 60-98-5 61.2 905 13 77 226.2 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/7 6/10 Opponents 4 132.60 73-119-4 61.3 869 6 69 217.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Tom Trampas 1 0 0.0 0 0 John Weninger 4 12 108 9.0 0 32 27.0 Josh Holzhaeuser 1 0 0.0 0 0 Logan Krueger 4 11 206 18.7 2 36 51.5 Phil Rizzio 1 6 6.0 0 6 Joe Green 4 11 191 17.4 2 39 47.8 Dale Bishop 1 8 8.0 0 8 Bryan Stoppenbach 3 6 18 3.0 2 7 6.0 Nick Wilson 3 4 174 43.5 2 77 58.0 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Josh Quezada 3 4 55 13.8 2 27 18.3 Rob Berger 8 307 38.4 47 00301 Adam Gruett 4 3 62 20.7 1 30 15.5 TEAM 1 8 8.0 800000 Jack Dempsey 2 2 26 13.0 0 17 13.0 Jake Hackbart 3 2 15 7.5 0 9 5.0 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Jacob Dault 3 2 13 6.5 1 7 4.3 Logan Krueger 4 44 11.0 0 26 Austin Williams 3 1 17 17.0 1 17 5.7 Dan Sjoquist 3 10 3.3 0 6 Mike Lunde 3 1 15 15.0 0 15 5.0 Joe Green 1 7 7.0 0 7 Rob Berger 4 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.2 Total 8 61 7.6 0 26 Total 4 60 905 15.1 13 77 226.2 Opponents 3 84 28.0 0 43 Opponents 4 73 869 11.9 6 69 217.2 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Logan Krueger 9 128 14.2 0 30 Roger Nault 1-3 33.3 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 29 1 Dan Sjoquist 7 114 16.3 0 39 Joe Green 1 5 5.0 0 5 PAT John Weninger 1 12 12.0 0 12 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total 18 259 14.4 0 39 Roger Nault - 1-3 21-22 - - - - - 24 Opponents 26 395 15.2 0 30 Rob Berger 4 ------24 Bryan Stoppenbach 3 ------18 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Adam Gruett 2 ------12 John Weninger 4 325 108 0 12 0 445 111.2 Josh Quezada 2 ------12 Logan Krueger 4 3 206 44 128 0 381 95.2 Nick Wilson 2 ------12 Rob Berger 4 224 500022957.2 Joe Green 2 ------12 Joe Green 4 10 191 7 5 0 213 53.2 John Weninger 2 ------12 Adam Gruett 4 146 62 0 0 0 208 52.0 Austin Williams 2 ------12 Total 4 949 905 61 259 14 2188 547.0 Logan Krueger 2 ------12 Opponents 4 605 869 84 395 58 2011 502.8 Andy Lichtfuss 1 ------6 Jacob Dault 1 ------6 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Mike Fabrizio - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 Rob Berger 4 117 224 748 972 243.0 Total 23 1-3 21-22 1-1 - - - - 164 John Weninger 4 72 325 0 325 81.2 Opponents 13 4-4 10-11 - - 0-2 - - 100 Adam Gruett 4 15 146 0 146 36.5 Mike Fabrizio 3 16 14 123 137 45.7 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Austin Williams 3 13 56 0 56 18.7 St. Norbert College 35 48 50 31 0 164 Total 4 271 949 905 1854 463.5 Opponents 27 23 9 41 0 100 Opponents 4 250 605 869 1474 368.5 2010 St. Norbert College Football St. Norbert College Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 25, 2010) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 22 Ben Nantell 4 30 8 38 3.5-6 . . . . 1-0 1 . . 41 Josh Vanden Heuvel 4 18 2 20 . . . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 13 Dan Sjoquist 4 14 4 18 1.5-2 . . 3 . . . 1 . 40 Justin Baker 4 14 2 16 4.0-4 ...... 26 Austin Arts 4 14 . 14 1.0-2 . . 2 . . . . . 91 John Troyer 4 8 4 12 5.0-12 1.0-5 ...... 30 Tom Trampas 4 5 6 11 1.0-4 . 1-0 ...... 50 Drew Oudenhoven 4 6 5 11 1.0-6 ...... 28 Josh Holzhaeuser 3 8 2 10 . . 1-0 ...... 20 Adam Nitsche 3 9 . 9 1.0-5 . . . . . 1 . . 38 Petr Bohacek 4 3 5 8 1.5-7 . . . . . 1 . . 58 Kyle Ripley 4 6 2 8 4.0-15 2.0-12 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 90 Kurt Mayer 3 4 3 7 2.5-6 1.0-1 . . . . 1 . . 95 Joel Treml 4 5 1 6 2.0-7 1.0-5 . . . 1-0 . . . 57 Dale Bishop 3 4 2 6 1.5-3 . 1-8 . . 1-0 1 . . 12 Andrew Regent-Smith 3 3 2 5 ...... 53 Mike Gradus 3 3 1 4 1.0-3 ...... 92 Dan Hansmann 2 . 3 3 0.5-1 ...... 34 Logan Krueger 4 1 2 3 ...... 52 Austin Gueths 2 2 . 2 ...... Total 4 173 58 231 31-83 5-23 4-14 9 . 8-0 8 1 . Opponents 4 179 94 273 20-68 3-30 5-58 8 . 3-1 4 2 .