South Dakota State JACKRABBIT ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASE Jackrabbit Sports Information • 2820 HPER Center • Brookings, SD 57007-1497 Football Contact/Assistant AD-Sports Information: Jason Hove E-mail: [email protected] Office Phone: (605) 688-4623 Mobile: (605) 695-1827 Fax: (605) 688-5999 Facebook: www.facebook.com/jackrabbit.nation Twitter: @GoJacksSDSU Website: www.GoJacks.com 2014 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Jackrabbits take on No. 1 NDSU JACKRABBIT GAME NOTES — NOV. 1 #18/19 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (5-3, 2-2 MVFC) at #1/1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE (8-0, 4-0 MVFC) Dakota Marker Game 2:30 p.m. Saturday • Fargodome; Fargo, N.D. SERIES NOTES • 102nd Meeting (NDSU leads 56-40-5) • NDSU has won last six meetings, including 20-0 on Sept. 28, 2013, in Brookings MEDIA INFORMATION • Pre-game radio show begins at 1:30 p.m. Central Time on the Jackrabbit Sports Network, 2013 RECORD: 15-0 2013 RECORD: 9-5 (5-3 which includes flagship station WNAX 570 AM-Yankton and the following affiliates: (8-0 in MVFC) in MVFC) • KJJQ 910 AM-Brookings • KBFS 1450 AM-Belle Fourche • KDSJ 980 AM-Deadwood HEAD COACH: John HEAD COACH: Chris • KORN 1490 AM-Mitchell • KELO 1320 AM/KELQ 107.9 FM-Sioux Falls Klieman (No. Iowa, 1992) • KCCR 1240 AM-Pierre • KJOE 106.1 FM-Pipestone, Minn. • KSDR 1480 AM-Watertown Stiegelmeier (SDSU, 1979) • 11-7 in two seasons • Radio team of Tyler Merriam (play-by-play), Mike Struck (color) and Scotty Kwas • 116-84 record in 18 as head coach — first (sidelines) will call the action seasons — all at South at NDSU • Free audio streaming available through Jackrabbit Extra media portal at GoJacks.com Dakota State STARTERS RETURNING: 12 • Game televised live on Midco Sports Network, ESPN3.com and North Dakota NBC STARTERS RETURNING: 15 (4 Off., 6 Def., 2 ST) Network (7 Off., 5 Def., 3 ST)

2014 SCHEDULE JACKRABBIT STORYLINES AUGUST • Saturday’s game will mark the 11th time SDSU and North Dakota State have battled for 30 at Missouri L, 18-38 the Dakota Marker., coinciding with both programs’ move to the Football Championship SEPTEMBER Subdivision in 2004. The Bison hold a 6-4 series advantage on the strength of winning 6 CAL POLY [Dairy Drive] W, 44-18 the last four Dakota Marker games. 13 at Southern Utah W, 26-6 • Zach Zenner enters Saturday’s game in the Football Championship Subdivision career top 20 WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH [Beef Bowl] W, 41-3 10 in two different categories. Zenner has totaled 5,666 career rushing yards, which ranks OCTOBER sixth in the history of the Football Championship Subdivision, and stands ninth in career 4 *at Illinois State L, 10-45 all-purpose yards with 7,129. Both yardage totals are Missouri Valley Football Conference 11 *MISSOURI STATE [Hall of Fame Game] W, 32-28 records. 18 *at Northern Iowa W, 31-28 • Redshirt freshman wide receiver Jake Wieneke has caught a pass in all four 25 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE [Hobo Day] L, 27-30 league games so far in 2014. A candidate for the Jerry Rice Award, Wieneke leads all first- NOVEMBER year FCS players with 723 receiving yards and eight touchdown receptions. 1 *at North Dakota State [Dakota Marker] 2:30 p.m. • South Dakota State has a history of finishing the season strong under head coach John 8 *at Indiana State 1 p.m. ET Stiegelmeier, compiling a 35-15 record in the month of November during Stiegelmeier’s 15 *WESTERN ILLINOIS 2 p.m. tenure dating back to 1997. The Jackrabbits have won their last six games played in the 22 *SOUTH DAKOTA [Showdown Series] 2 p.m. month of November, including a pair of FCS playoff games — 2012 versus Eastern Illinois * denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference game All times Central Time unless noted and 2013 at Northern Arizona. GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE DAKOTA MARKER Sports Information Contact: Jason Hove October 28, 2014 GAME RESULTS BROOKINGS, S.D. — The Dakota Marker will again be up for grabs Saturday afternoon, when top-ranked North Dakota State hosts No. 18/19 South Dakota State in Missouri 2004: South Dakota State 24, North Dakota State 21 Valley Football Conference action. (Oct. 9, 2004, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. at the Fargodome in Fargo, N.D. The game will be televised 2005: North Dakota State 41, South Dakota State 17 on the NBC North Dakota Network, ESPN3.com and Midco Sports Net. Radio coverage on (Nov. 12, 2005, at Fargodome) 2006: North Dakota State 41, South Dakota State 28 the Jackrabbit Sports Network begins at 1:30 p.m. (Nov. 18, 2006, at Fargodome) The Jackrabbits enter the matchup with their interstate rival with a 5-3 overall record 2007: South Dakota State 29, North Dakota State 24 and 2-2 mark in the MVFC following a 30-27 home loss Oct. 25 against Youngstown (Nov. 17, 2007, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) State. 2008: South Dakota State 25, North Dakota State 24 NDSU, meanwhile, will be playing a team from the Rushmore State for the second week (Nov. 22, 2008, at Fargodome) 2009: South Dakota State 28, North Dakota State 13 in a row. The three-time defending FCS champion Bison ran their winning streak to 32 (Oct. 17, 2009, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) games with a 47-7 win at South Dakota on Oct. 25 to improve to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in 2010: North Dakota State 31, South Dakota State 24 league play. (Nov. 12, 2010, at Fargodome) 2011: North Dakota State 38, South Dakota State 14 THE SERIES: Saturday’s game will mark the 102nd matchup on the gridiron (Oct. 22, 2011, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) between South Dakota State and North Dakota State, a series that dates back to an 85- 2012: North Dakota State 20, South Dakota State 17 0 Bison win in Fargo in 1903. NDSU leads the overall series by a 56-40-5 count. (Nov. 10, 2012, at Fargodome) The two schools were both charter members of the North Central Conference, meeting 2013: North Dakota State 20, South Dakota State 0 every year from 1919 through 1942 until play was interrupted by World War II. The (Sept. 28, 2013, at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) series resumed in 1946 and the two squads have met every year since as the schools made the move to Division I competition together in 2004. 2013 RECAP North Dakota State has won the last five meetings, starting with a 31-24 victory in NDSU 20, SDSU 0 Fargo in 2010. The Bison winning streak includes a 28-3 triumph in the 2012 Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL North Dakota State (4-0) 0 7 0 13 20 LAST MEETING: Top-ranked North Dakota State controlled the line of scrimmage South Dakota State (3-2) 0 0 0 0 0 and the clock, pulling away for a 20-0 win over sixth-ranked South Dakota State to SCORING SUMMARY retain the Dakota Marker before a Coughlin-Alumni Stadium record crowd of 16,498 on 2nd 8:47 NDSU – Brock Jensen 1 yd run (Adam Keller kick) 4th 10:36 NDSU – John Crockett 14 yd run (kick blocked) Sept. 28. 4:44 NDSU – Jensen 1 yd run (Keller kick) The two-time defending national champion Bison improved to 4-0 overall, while TEAM STATISTICS NDSU SDSU SDSU dropped to 3-2. The game was the Missouri Valley Football Conference opener for FIRST DOWNS 22 9 both teams. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-262 19-(-32) PASSING YDS (NET) 109 156 After a scoreless first quarter, NDSU broke into the scoring column on its first drive of Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-10-1 30-14-0 the second stanza. A 29-yard pass from Brock Jensen to Zach Vraa on the second play of TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-371 49-124 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 the drive moved the ball to the Jackrabbit 25 and set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Punt Returns-Yards 6-40 1-0 Jensen with 8 minutes, 47 seconds to play in the first half. Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-21 2-44 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-2 The Jackrabbits were stifled offensively throughout the game, managing only nine first Punts (Number-Avg) 7-44.3 10-43.7 downs and 124 yards of total offense. SDSU was stopped on third-and-1 on its first two Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 drives as the Bison defense bottled up All-America running back Zach Zenner to the tune Penalties-Yards 10-62 5-49 Possession Time 40:20 19:40 of only four net yards on eight carries. Zenner’s long run of the day went for three Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 1 of 12 yards. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 0-0 An Andrew Brown interception – the only turnover of the day – gave SDSU the ball at Sacks By: Number-Yards 7-41 3-9 midfield on its first possession of the second half, but a holding penalty and sack stalled RUSHING LEADERS: NDSU – Sam Ojuri 19-113; John Crockett the drive. 12-76; Brock Jensen 15-61; Derrick Lang 5-29. SDSU - Zach Zenner The game remained 7-0 until the fourth quarter, when NDSU put the game away with 8-4. PASSING LEADERS: NDSU - Brock Jensen 10-20-1 109. SDSU - Austin Sumner 14-30-0 156. RECEIVING LEADERS: NDSU a pair of . Running back John Crockett accounted for all 67 Bison yards, - Zach Vraa 3-44; Ryan Smith 3-29; Trevor Gebhart 2-22; Carey including the final 14 on a run up the middle. Woods 2-14. SDSU - Jason Schneider 6-68; Trevor Tiefenthaler 3-34; Zach Zenner 2-24; Brandon Hubert 2-15. INTERCEPTIONS: Jensen capped the scoring with a 1-yard run with 4:44 to play as the Bison wore NDSU – none. SDSU - Andrew Brown 1-2. SACKS: NDSU - Grant down the Jackrabbit defense. NDSU held more than a two-to-one advantage in time of Olson 2.0-14; Cole Jirik 1.0-10; Carlton Littlejohn 1.0-6; Kyle Emanuel 1.0-5; Travis Beck 1.0-3; Brian Schaetz 1.0-3. SDSU - possession. Marshall Peugh 1.0-5; Chase Douglas 1.0-2; Jack Sherlock 1.0-2. The Bison ground out 262 rushing yards, led by Sam Ojuri’s 19 carries for 113 yards. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): NDSU - Grant Olson 3-5-8; Colten Heagle 3-2-5; Carlton Littlejohn 2-2-4. SDSU - R.C. Kilgore Crockett finished with 76 yards on 12 carries and Jensen added 61 yards on 15 carries. 4-13-17; Andrew Brown 3-8-11; Charles Elmore 0-9-9; T.J. Lally Jensen also completed 10-of-19 passes for 109 yards. Vraa caught three passes for 44 yards. 5-3-8; Doug Peete 4-4-8. SDSU quarterback Austin Sumner completed 14-of-30 passes for 156 yards, but was

2014 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2014 MVFC STANDINGS sacked seven times as the Jackrabbits finished at minus-32 yards in rushing. Jason Schneider led Jackrabbit receivers with six catches for 68 yards. -OVERALL- -CONF- The Jackrabbit defense received a career-high 17 tackles from linebacker R.C. Kilgore. W-L-T W-L-T Brown added 11 stops. North Dakota State 8-0-0 4-0-0 Grant Olson led NDSU with eight tackles. Illinois State 7-0-0 4-0-0 Youngstown State 6-2-0 3-1-0 CAPTAINS: Leading the Jackrabbit football team on the field and in the locker room Indiana State 5-3-0 2-2-0 are five captains: South Dakota State 5-3-0 2-2-0 • T.J. Lally, Jr., linebacker, Chicago, Ill.; Northern Iowa 4-4-0 2-2-0 • Jason Schneider, Sr., wide receiver, Andover, Minn.; Southern Illinois 5-4-0 2-3-0 • Jack Sherlock, Sr., defensive back, Chicago, Ill.; Missouri State 4-4-0 1-3-0 • Austin Sumner, Sr., quarterback, Brandon, S.D.; Western Illinois 3-6-0 1-4-0 • Zach Zenner, Sr., running back, Eagan, Minn. South Dakota 2-6-0 0-4-0 Sumner has been selected as a team captain for the third season and Zenner is in his

MVFC GAMES SATURDAY, NOV. 1 second year as a captain. *Missouri State at Indiana State, noon JACKS PICKED SECOND IN MVFC: The South Dakota State University football *South Dakota at Youngstown State, 1 p.m. team has been picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Football Conference during *South Dakota State at North Dakota State, 2:30 p.m. *Illinois State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m. the 2014 season, according to a preseason poll released in late July. *Missouri Valley Football Conference game Three-time defending national champion North Dakota State again was tabbed as the Note: All times Central unless noted conference favorite in the poll, which was conducted by the league’s coaches, sports information directors and select media representatives. NDSU has won 32 consecutive MVFC PRESEASON POLL games entering the weekend. The Bison earned 24 of a possible 39 first-place votes and 370 total points. South 1. North Dakota State (24) 370 Dakota State was picked second in the poll after tying for second place and representing 2. South Dakota State (8) 330 the league in the FCS playoffs a year ago. The Jackrabbits received eight first-place votes. 3. Northern Iowa (7) 324 Perennial FCS power Northern Iowa was selected third in the poll after going 7-5 last 4. Youngstown State 240 year, with Youngstown State and Southern Illinois completing the upper-half of the poll. 5. Southern Illinois 237 Illinois State and Missouri State were picked sixth and seventh, respectively, with 6. Illinois State 197 South Dakota, Western Illinois and Indiana State completing the 10-team poll. 7. Missouri State 180 A preseason favorite has claimed the league crown 16 times (in 28 previous polls). 8. South Dakota 121 North Dakota State was picked to win the league last season. 9. Western Illinois 96 10. Indiana State 50 In addition, six Jackrabbit players were named to the MVFC Preseason Team. Leading the SDSU contingent was senior running back Zach Zenner, who already holds the league record for career all-purpose yards and rushing yards. Zenner has rushed for MVFC TELECONFERENCE 2,000-plus yards in back-to-back seasons. The Missouri Valley Football Conference coaches Fellow senior Austin Sumner was tabbed as the quarterback on the preseason team. teleconference is held Tuesdays, starting Aug. 26. An honorable mention all-MVFC honoree in 2013, Sumner threw for 2,999 yards en Media Call-In Number: 1-877-393-4731 route to setting SDSU career records for completions, yards and attempts. 10 a.m. CT — Eric Wolford, Youngstown State Sumner’s primary target a season ago, Jason Schneider, also was honored on the pre- 10:06 a.m. — Mark Farley, Northern Iowa season team. Schneider set a Jackrabbit single-season record with 78 receptions for 10:12 a.m. — Mike Sanford, Indiana State 1,088 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2013 to earn first-team all-MVFC honors. 10:18 a.m. — Brock Spack, Illinois State Completing the Jackrabbits’ selections on the offensive side of the ball was offensive 10:24 a.m. — Bob Nielson, Western Illinois 10:30 a.m. — Dale Lennon, Southern Illinois lineman Trevor Greger. A senior, Greger started 33 consecutive games at right tackle 10:36 a.m. — Joe Glenn, South Dakota since his redshirt freshman season in 2011. 10:42 a.m. — John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State Sophomore Cole Langer, a member of the MVFC Newcomer Team in 2013, was select- 10:48 a.m. — Chris Klieman, North Dakota State ed to the preseason team after a freshman season in which he recorded 35 tackles. 10:54 a.m. — Terry Allen, Missouri State Honorable mention selection T.J. Lally rounded out the Jackrabbit preseason honorees. For more information, contact Mike Kern at the Valley Football A junior linebacker, Lally finished second on the team in tackles each of his first two sea- office at (314) 444-4326 or via e-amil at [email protected] sons, including 89 stops in 2013. North Dakota State led the league with eight selections to the preseason team, fol- lowed by SDSU and UNI with six. RABBITS RANKED:The South Dakota State University football team fell in both major Football Championship Subdivision polls this week following its 30-27 home loss Oct. 25 to Youngstown State. The Jackrabbits fell five spots to 18th in the Sports Network meida poll, while gaining one spot to 15th in the FCS Coaches’ poll. 2014 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE FCS COACHES POLL The Jackrabbits entered the 2014 campaign with their second-consecutive preseason top-10 national ranking as an FCS member. SDSU was ranked 10th in both the Sports 1. North Dakota State [26] 8-0 650 1 Network FCS coaches preseason polls and rose to as high as ninth before an Oct. 4 loss 2. Coastal Carolina (S.C.) 8-0 617 3 3. Villanova (Pa.) 7-1 594 4 at Illinois State. The Jackrabbits have been ranked in both polls every week since Oct. 29, 4. New Hampshire 6-1 569 5 2012. 5. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 6-1 541 7 Three-time defending national champion and Missouri Valley Football Conference rival 6. Illinois State 7-0 501 9 7. Eastern Washington 7-2 495 2 North Dakota State again holds the top spot in both polls. 8. McNeese State (La.) 5-2 460 10 Following are SDSU’s rankings so far this season: 9. Montana State 6-2 437 11 Date Sports Network FCS Coaches 10. Fordham (N.Y.) 7-1 384 12 Preseason 10th 10th 11. Montana 5-3 354 6 Sept. 1 12th 11th 12. Chattanooga (Tenn.) 5-3 344 14 Sept. 8 11th 10th 13. Youngstown State (Ohio) 6-2 343 16 14. Richmond (Va.) 6-2 324 17 Sept. 15 10th 10th 15. Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 313 8 Sept. 22 9th 9th 16. Eastern Kentucky 7-1 234 18 Sept. 29 9th 9th 17. William & Mary (Va.) 5-3 225 20 Oct. 6 19th 19th 18. Harvard (Mass.) 6-0 197 21 Oct. 13 18th 16th 19. South Dakota State 5-3 162 16 Oct. 20 13th 15th 20. Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 6-2 149 13 Oct. 27 18th 19th 21. Indiana State 5-3 143 24 22. Northern Iowa 4-4 98 23 VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS: South Dakota State will be facing a ranked FCS 23. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 6-2 71 NR opponent for the fourth time this season, when it travels to North Dakota State on 24. Bryant (R.I.) 6-1 56 25 25. Southern Illinois 5-4 42 19 Saturday. The Jackrabbits are 1-2 against ranked foes — all Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents — so far this season. SDSU has lost decisions to Illinois State and Youngstown SPORTS NETWORK FCS TOP 25 State, while scoring a 31-28 victory at Northern Iowa on Oct. 18. 1. North Dakota State [157] 8-0 3,925 1 Playing a ranked opponent is nothing new for the Jackrabbit football team, which has 2. New Hampshire 6-1 3,616 3 taken on some of the nation’s elite Football Championship Subdivision programs since 3. Coastal Carolina (S.C.) 8-0 3,582 4 moving up from Division I at the start of the 2004 season. In its 11 seasons at the FCS 4. Villanova (Pa.) 7-1 3,516 5 level, SDSU has played 50 games against ranked FCS opponents, going 18-32. 5. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 6-1 3,254 6 The Jackrabbits have faced a top-ranked team six previous times, posting a 1-5 record. 6. Eastern Washington 7-2 2,996 2 7. Illinois State 7-0 2,924 9 SDSU’s win over a No. 1 came in the 2007 season finale, when the Jackrabbits knocked 8. Montana State 6-2 2,708 10 off North Dakota State, 29-24, to claim the Great West Football Conference title. 9. McNeese State (La.) 5-2 2,534 11 Following is a year-by-year look at games against ranked opponents: 10. Fordham (N.Y.) 7-1 2,433 12 2004 0-3 at #13 Cal Poly (L, 7-14); at #24 Montana State (L, 24-27); at #1 Georgia 11. Youngstown State (Ohio) 6-2 2,058 17 Southern (L, 7-63) 12. Montana 5-3 2,025 7 2005 0-5 at #3 Montana (L, 0-7); #12 Cal Poly (L, 16-24); at #16 Texas State (L,12-42); 13. Richmond (Va.) 6-2 1,986 16 #19 Georgia Southern (L, 42-55); at #20 North Dakota State (L, 17-41 14. Chattanooga (Tenn.) 5-3 1,848 15 2006 3-3 at #6 Montana (L, 7-36); at #12 Northern Iowa (L, 17-27); at #16 McNeese State 15. Southeastern Louisiana 6-3 1,758 8 (W, 20-17); at #4 Cal Poly (W, 29-28); #16 UC Davis (W, 22-21); at #4 North Dakota 16. Eastern Kentucky 7-1 1,472 19 State (L, 28-41) 17. William & Mary (Va.) 5-3 1,453 18 2007 2-2 at #6 Youngstown State (L, 17-23); #5 Northern Iowa (L, 17-31); #19 Cal Poly 18. South Dakota State 5-3 1,160 13 (W, 48-35); #1 North Dakota State (W, 29-24) 19. Indiana State 5-3 1,044 22 2008 3-4 #14 Youngstown State (W, 40-7); #15 Western Illinois (W, 24-22); #8 Northern Iowa 20. Harvard (Mass.) 6-0 887 21 (L, 20-34); #4 McNeese State (L, 44-46 - 3OT); #3 Cal Poly (L, 28-42); #9 Southern 21. Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 6-2 738 14 Illinois (L, 35-38); at #24 North Dakota State (W, 25-24) 22. Northern Iowa 4-4 504 23 2009 1-3 at #17 Cal Poly (L, 14-21); vs. #6 Northern Iowa (W, 24-14); vs. #3 Southern Illinois 23. Albany (N.Y.) 6-2 393 25 (L, 15-34); ^at #1 Montana (L, 48-61) 24. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 6-2 320 NR 2010 2-3 at #16 Delaware (L, 3-26); at #15 Northern Iowa (L, 14-24); vs. #20 Western Illinois 25. Bryant (R.I.) 6-1 249 NR (W, 33-29); at #15 Southern Illinois (W, 31-10); at #20 North Dakota State (L, 24-31) Others receiving votes: Southern Illinois 247, Northern Arizona 245, 2011 0-3 vs. #23 Indiana State (L, 28-38); vs. #2 Northern Iowa (L, 14-31); vs. #3/5 North Cal Poly 203, Liberty (Va.) 191, Western Carolina (N.C.) 160, James Madison (Va.) 58, North Carolina A&T 54, Sam Houston State Dakota State (L, 14-38) (Texas) 53, South Carolina State 51, Central Arkansas 47, 2012 3-2 at #22/25 Indiana State (W, 24-10); vs. #21/22 Youngstown State (W, 41-28); at #1/1 Dartmouth (N.H.) 44, Alcorn State (Miss.) 33, Bucknell (Pa.) 32, North Dakota State (L, 17-20); ^vs. #25 Eastern Illinois (W, 58-10); ^at #1/1 North Grambling State (La.) 31, Jacksonville (Fla.) 29, Sacred Heart Dakota State (L, 3-28) (Conn.) 26, Charleston Southern (S.C.) 23, Presbyterian (S.C.) 20, Missouri State 16, Idaho State 16, Wofford (S.C.) 13, Eastern 2013 3-2 vs. #1/1 North Dakota State (L, 0-20); vs. #17/18 Northern Iowa (W, 37-34 – 2 OT); Illinois 8, Samford (Ala.) 7, Yale (Conn.) 6, Lamar (Texas) 4, at #15/18 Youngstown State (W, 42-13); ^at #8/9 Northern Arizona (W, 26-7); Delaware 4, Duquesne (Pa.) 1. at #3/3 Eastern Washington (L, 17-41) Notes: Polls released Oct. 27, 2014 • First-place votes in brackets; opponents listed in bold 2014 1-2 at #22/22 Illinois State (L, 10-45); at #20/21 Northern Iowa (W, 31-28); vs. #16/17 Youngstown State (L, 27-30) ^denotes FCS playoff game 2014 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE YOUNGSTOWN STATE 30, LAST TIME OUT: After putting together game-winning drives in the fourth quarter in each of their last two games, the third time was not the charm for the South Dakota SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 27 State football team on Oct. 25 as the Jackrabbits came up short, 30-27, to Youngstown SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL State on Hobo Day at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Youngstown State (6-2, 3-1) 3 20 0 7 30 The Jackrabbits, ranked 13th in the Sports Network media poll and 15th by the South Dakota State (5-3, 2-2) 6 14 0 7 27 Football Championship Subdivision Coaches, dropped to 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the SCORING SUMMARY 1st 9:32 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 25 yd field goal Missouri Valley Football Conference. Youngstown State, ranked 16th by the FCS Coaches 1st 6:27 YSU – Joey Cejudo 32 yd field goal and 17th by Sports Network, improved to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in league play. 1st 00:02 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 35 yd field goal 2nd 14:26 YSU – Martin Ruiz 6 yd run (Cejudo kick) The game started out as a track meet as both teams scored on each of their first three 2nd 11:57 SDSU – Zach Zenner 3 yd run (Syrovatka kick) offensive possessions, but finished as a defensive struggle. 2nd 10:05 YSU – Jody Webb 22 yd pass from Hunter Wells SDSU opened the scoring with an 11-play, 69-yard drive that culminated with a 25- (Cejudo kick) 2nd 2:11 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 24 yd pass from Zach Lujan yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka with 9 minutes, 32 seconds to play in the first quarter. (Syrovatka kick) YSU answered with a 32-yard field goal by Joey Cejudo on its opening drive of the 2nd 00:11 YSU – Wells 4 yd run (kick failed) 4th 8:21 YSU – Jelani Berassa 20 yd pass from Wells game before Syrovatka booted a 35-yarder to put the Jackrabbits ahead 6-3 in the final (Cejudo kick) seconds of the first stanza. 4th 4:16 SDSU – Zenner 6 yd pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick) The Penguins and Jackrabbits then traded touchdowns, with YSU needing only two TEAM STATISTICS YSU SDSU FIRST DOWNS 18 26 plays on its next possession to find the end zone. A 54-yard pass from Hunter Wells to RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 29-163 42-137 Andrew Williams set up a 6-yard touchdown run by Martin Ruiz. PASSING YDS (NET) 256 329 Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-16-0 42-28-0 Zach Lujan and Jerry Rice Award candidate Jake Wieneke hooked up on a 56-yard TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-419 84-466 pass play on the next Jackrabbit possession before Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Punt Returns-Yards 1-7 2-17 Zenner finished the drive with a 3-yard touchdown run. Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-80 4-83 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 YSU again scored quickly, needing only five plays to cover 75 yards as Jody Webb Punts (Number-Avg) 5-49.4 3-42.0 found paydirt out of the backfield from 22 yards out on a pass from Wells to give the Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Penguins a 17-13 lead. Penalties-Yards 1-5 2-13 The combination of Lujan and Wieneke hooked up again with two minutes to go in the Possession Time 23:50 36:10 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 9 of 17 first half as their 24-yard touchdown connection gave the Jackrabbits what would be Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 4 their final lead of the afternoon at 20-17. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-2 0-0 However, the Penguins’ quick-strike offense fired once again. Ruiz carried for 13 yards on a third-and-10 play from YSU’s own 15, then ripped off a 32-yard run before Wells RUSHING LEADERS:YSU – Martin Ruiz 20-132; Jody Webb 5-34. SDSU – Zach Zenner 25-119; Zach Lujan 14-15. PASSING LEAD- hit Williams for 30 yards into the red zone. Wells then capped the nine-play, 85-yard ERS:YSU – Hunter Wells 16-27-0 256. SDSU – Zach Lujan 28-42- march of the Penguins by scoring on a 4-yard bootleg around the left end. The extra 0 329. RECEIVING LEADERS:YSU – Andrew Williams 6-139; Andre Stubbs 5-50; Jelani Berassa 3-43. SDSU – Jake Wieneke point was no good, keeping the score at 23-20 YSU heading into halftime. 10-178; Brandon Andrews 7-63; Trevor Wesley 4-38; Zach Zenner After a scoreless third quarter, YSU put the game out of reach with a touchdown mid- 4-37. INTERCEPTIONS: none. SACKS:YSU – Derek Rivers 3.0-9; Terrell Williams 2.0-9; Emmanuel Kromah 1.0-3. SDSU – none. way through the fourth and final stanza to build the advantage to 30-20. Wells and TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT):YSU – Donald D’Alesio 6-6-12; Williams hooked up twice on pass plays of 21 and 17 yards to open the drive. Facing Julius Childs 4-8-12; Tré Moore 6-5-11; Jaylin Kelly 5-5-10. SDSU – Nick Mears 5-2-7; Jimmie Forsythe 6-0-6; Jesse Bobbit 3-2-5; Trey fourth-and-5 at the Jackrabbit 28, the Penguins opted to go for the first down rather Carr 3-2-5; T.J. Lally 2-3-5. than attempt a long field goal. Wells found Andre Stubbs for eight yards and a first down before hitting Jelani Berassa on a slant for 20 yards and a touchdown with 8:21 to play. The Jackrabbits made it a one-possession game on the ensuing 15-play, 75-yard SDSU CAREER drive, converting once on fourth down and three times on third down before Zenner FIELD GOALS scored his second touchdown of the day on a diving catch on a pass by Lujan from 6 yards out with 4:16 to play. 1. Parker Douglass (2004-07) ...... 62 2. Justin Syrovatka (2011-present)...... 46 Youngstown State picked up a first down, forcing the Jackrabbits to burn two of their 3. Brett Gorden (1995-98)...... 36 timeouts before the Penguins pinned SDSU at its own 2-yard line with two minutes to 4. Peter Reifenrath (2008-10) ...... 34 go after a 59-yard punt by Cejudo. 5. Adam Vinatieri (1001-94)...... 27 The Jackrabbits picked up a first down, but SDSU’s only two penalties of the day on 6. Tony Harris (1977-80) ...... 23 the next two snaps stalled the drive. K.C. Johnson (1984-86)...... 23 For YSU, Ruiz recorded a game-high 132 yards on 20 carries. Wells finished the after- Keith Witt (2002-03) ...... 23 noon 16-of-27 passing for 256 yards and two touchdowns, with Williams catching six passes for 139 yards. Zenner carried 25 times for 119 yards, with Lujan completing 28-of-42 passes for 329 yards. Wieneke recorded a career-high 10 catches for 178 yards, while Brandon Andrews set career highs with seven catches and 63 yards. SDSU played most of the afternoon without leading pass-catcher Jason Schneider, who was injured in warmups.

2014 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2014 GAME HIGHS Donald D’Alesio and Julius Childs each tallied a game-high 12 tackles for YSU. Nick Mears paced the Jackrabbit defensive effort with seven tackles and added three pass TEAM breakups. RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 50, at Southern Utah, 9-13-14 RUSHING YARDS: 318, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14 STEADY SYROVATKA: South Dakota State kicker Justin Syrovatka is building off YARDS PER RUSH: 8.2, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14 some record-setting performances during his first three seasons. RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14, and vs. UW-Oshkosh, 9-20-14 A senior from Sioux Falls, Syrovatka holds the Jackrabbit record for consecutive field PASS ATTEMPTS: 42, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14 goals made with 15. Syrovatka’s streak began on Oct. 11, 2012, in a victory over Western PASS COMPLETIONS: 28, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14 Illinois. He made his last 12 field goal attempts of the 2012 season and first three YARDS PASSING: 329, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14 attempts of the 2013 campaign, going 7-for-7 from 20-29 yards, 3-for-3 on field goals of YARDS PER PASS: 10.3, vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14, and vs. 30-39 yards and 5-for-5 from 40-plus yards. His streak ended when he missed a 29-yard Missouri State, 10-11-14 attempt at Nebraska on Sept. 21, 2013. TOTAL PLAYS: 84, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14 The previous Jackrabbit record for consecutive made field goal attempts was 13, which TOTAL OFFENSE: 502 yards, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14 YARDS PER PLAY: 8.5, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14 was set by Parker Douglass between the 2006 and 2007 seasons. Syrovatka’s current POINTS: 44, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14 streak is seven consecutive field goal attempts made. FIRST DOWNS: 26, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14 Syrovatka also put together a streak of 47 consecutively made PATs, which ended Nov. SACKS BY: 3, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14, and at UNI, 10-18-14 PENALTIES: 11, vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14 9, 2013, against Indiana State. His 33 consecutive PATs to start the season were a PENALTY YARDS: 92, vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14 Jackrabbit record, surpassing the 29 by Douglass in 2004. For his career, Syrovatka is TURNOVERS BY: 4, at Illinois State, 10-4-14 129-of-131 on PATs, including a perfect 22-of-22 in 2014. TURNOVERS FORCED: 3, at Southern Utah, 9-13-14, and at Northern Iowa, 10-18-14 In addition, Syrovatka has moved into second place on the Jackrabbit career field goals INTERCEPTIONS: 3, at Southern Utah, 9-13-14, and at UNI, chart with 46, connecting on at least one field in all eight games this season and 10 in a 10-18-14 row dating back to the 2013 campaign. Syrovatka’s 44-yard field goal with 1 minute, 47 INDIVIDUAL seconds to play in the game at Northern Iowa on Oct. 18 provided the winning margin in RUSHING ATTEMPTS: 30, by Zach Zenner, vs. Cal Poly, a 31-28 Jackrabbit victory. 9-6-14 Douglass is the all-time leader with 62 field goals from 2004-07. RUSHING YARDS: 209, by Zach Zenner, vs. UW-Oshkosh, 9-20-14 JUSTIN SYROVATKA’S CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, by Zach Zenner, vs. UW-Oshkosh, Year FGM FGA Pct. LG 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Blk PAT Pts 9-20-14 2011 6 10 .600 47 1-2 4-5 0-1 1-2 0-0 1 23-23 41 LONG RUSH: 75 yards (for TD), by Zach Zenner, at Missouri, 2012 18 22 .818 48 0-0 12-12 2-4 4-5 0-1 0 32-33 86 8-30-14 2013 12 20 .600 48 0-0 5-6 4-10 3-4 0-0 2 49-50 85 PASS ATTEMPTS: 42, by Zach Lujan, vs. Youngstown, 10-25-14 2014 10 11 .909 46 0-0 4-4 4-5 2-2 0-0 0 25-25 55 PASS COMPLETIONS: 28, by Zach Lujan, vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14 Career 46 63 .730 48 1-2 25-27 10-19 10-13 0-1 3 129-131 267 YARDS PASSING: 329, by Zach Lujan, vs. Youngstown State, SUMNER OUT, LUJAN IN: South Dakota State starting quarterback Austin Sumner left 10-25-14 PASSING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, by Zach Lujan, vs. Cal Poly, 9-6-14, the Aug. 30 game at Missouri late in the first quarter with a foot injury that has kept him and vs. Missouri State, 10-11-14 out of the lineup ever since. RECEPTIONS: 10, by Jake Wieneke, vs. Youngstown State, Sophomore Zach Lujan stepped in as Sumner’s replacement and led the Jackrabbits on 10-25-14 YARDS RECEIVING: 183, by Jake Wieneke, vs. Missouri State, two scoring drives at Missouri, including a touchdown drive to open the second half and 10-11-14 pull SDSU to within 21-18. A native of Anchorage, Alaska, who played last season at RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: 3, by Jake Wieneke, vs. Missouri Chabot College (Calif.), Lujan completed 21-of-28 passes for 239 yards with one intercep- State, 10-11-14 LONG RECEPTION: 78 yards (for TD), by Jake Wieneke, vs. tion at Mizzou. Missouri State, 10-11-14 Lujan has started each of the past seven games for the Jackrabbits, helping lead the FIELD GOALS: 2, by Justin Syrovatka, vs. UW-Oshkosh, team to five victories. In his first career start, Sept. 6 against Cal Poly, Lujan finished the 9-20-14, and vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-14 LONG FIELD GOAL: 46 yards, by Justin Syrovatka, vs. Cal night 12-of-20 passing for 236 yards and three touchdowns. Poly, 9-6-14 Lujan has gone on to establish a new season-high in yards in three of four Missouri PUNTS: 6, by Ethan Sawyer, at Missouri, 8-30-14, and at Valley Football Conference games, including a 329-yard performance on 28-of-42 passing Northern Iowa, 10-18-14 with two touchdowns Oct. 25 against Youngstown State. PUNTING AVERAGE: 43.7 yards, by Ethan Sawyer, at Northern Iowa, 10-18-14 ZACH LUJAN’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS LONG PUNT: 56 yards, by Ethan Sawyer, at Northern Iowa Game Comp Att Int Yds TD LG Rush Yds TD LG 10-18-14 Missouri 21 28 1 239 0 45 8 -3 0 7 LONG PUNT RETURN: 35 yards, by Je Ryan Butler, vs. Cal Poly 12 20 1 184 3 36 1 -4 0 0 Missouri State, 10-11-14 Southern Utah 13 24 2 162 1 36 9 23 0 9 LONG KICKOFF RETURN: 39 yards, by Trey Carr, vs. UW- UW-Oshkosh 13 19 0 170 2 *38 4 2 0 7 Oshkosh, 9-20-14 TACKLES: 11, by T.J. Lally, at Missouri, 8-30-14 Illinois State 20 40 1 294 1 32 9 -10 0 5 TACKLES FOR LOSS: 3.5, by Jack Sherlock, at Northern Iowa, Missouri State 17 28 2 310 3 *78 6 -25 0 0 10-18-14 Northern Iowa 21 38 3 223 1 40 10 14 0 20 SACKS: 2.0, by Jack Sherlock, at Northern Iowa, 10-18-14 Youngstown State 28 42 0 329 2 56 14 15 0 11 INTERCEPTIONS: 1, by seven different players Season Totals 145 239 10 1,911 13 *78 61 12 0 20 2014 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE PAYTON AWARD WIENEKE ON RICE WATCH LIST: Jackrabbit wide receiver Jake Wieneke was recently to the initial watch list for the Jerry Rice Award, which is presented to the top freshman in WATCH LIST the Football Championship Subdivision. Vernon Adams QB Eastern Washington A redshirt freshman from Maple Grove, Minnesota, Wieneke has recorded four 100-yard Sam Ajala WR Fordham (N.Y.) receiving games so far this season. He opened his collegiate career by catching six passes Bryan Bennett QB S’Eastern Louisiana for 107 yards, including a 45-yarder in the third quarter, in the Jackrabbits’ season opener Kenny Cook WR Gardner-Webb at nationally ranked Missouri. Wieneke became the first Jackrabbit freshman in the Division Marshaun Coprich RB Illinois State I era to top the 100-yard receiving mark in a game, and the first since current receivers Malcolm Cyrus RB Alabama State coach Josh Davis accomplished the feat three times during the 2002 season. Khairi Dickson RB Saint Francis (Pa.) Wieneke is the third Jackrabbit in the four seasons the Jerry Rice Award has been pre- Quinn Epperly QB Princeton sented to be under consideration for the award, joining Austin Sumner (2011) and T.J. Lally R.J. Harris WR New Hampshire (2012). Rob Hollomon RB Central Conn. State Jacob Huesman QB Chattanooga ZENNER FOR PAYTON: South Dakota State University running back Zach Zenner is DeMarcus James RB Jacksonville St. (Ala.) one of 25 players under consideration for the Walter Payton Award, which is presented David Johnson RB Northern Iowa annually to the top player in the Football Championship Subdivision by The Sports Gus Johnson RB Stephen F. Austin Network. Cooper Kupp WR Eastern Washington A 6-foot, 220-pound senior, Zenner is the only two-time finalist in the pool of players Michael Nebrich QB Fordham being considered for the award. A native of Eagan, Minnesota, Zenner placed seventh in MyCole Pruitt TE Southern Illinois the balloting in 2012 and sixth in 2013. The watch list will be updated periodically dur- Dakota Prukop QB Montana State ing the 2014 season, with the Walter Payton Award to be presented for the 28th time on John Robertson QB Villanova (Pa.) Dec. 15. The award is selected by a panel of more than 150 sports information directors, Alex Ross QB Coastal Carolina broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries. Keshaudas Spence RB Sacred Heart (Conn.) During the 2013 season, Zenner became only the second player in FCS history to rush Michael Strauss QB Richmond (Va.) for 2,000 yards in two separate seasons, gaining 2,015 yards and scoring 25 touchdows Tyler Varga RB Yale (Conn.) — 23 rushing, two receiving — as the Jackrabbits made a return trip to the postseason. Herb Walker, Jr. RB Morgan State (Md.) He burst onto the FCS scene in 2012 by leading the nation in rushing with 2,044 yards Zach Zenner RB South Dakota State — an average of 157.2 yards per game. In addition, Zenner moved into a pair of Football Championship Subdivision career top 20s during South Dakota State’s victory over Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Sept. 20. The active career leader in both categories, Zenner has since moved into sixth place for FCS career rushing with 5,666 yards and also upped his career all-purpose yardage total to 7,129 yards to rank ninth all-time. Both of his yardage totals are Missouri Valley Football Conference records. FCS Career Rushing Yards FCS Career All-Purpose Yards 1. Adrian Peterson ..Georgia Southern (1998-2001)..6,559 1. Brian Westbrook Villanova (1997-98, 2000-01) ....9,512 2. Charles Roberts ..Sacramento State (1997-2000) 6,553 2. Jerry Azumah ....New Hampshire (1995-98) ...... 8,376 3. Jerry Azumah ...... New Hampshire (1995-98) ...... 6,193 3. Jonathan Grimes William & Mary (2008-11) ...... 7,955 4. Scott Phaydavong..Drake (2004-07)...... 5,830 4. Kenny Gamble ..Colgate (1984-87) ...... 7,623 5. Eric Breitenstein..Wofford (2008-12) ...... 5,730 5. Terrence Holt...... Austin Peay (2007-10) ...... 7,512 6. Zach Zenner ....South Dakota St. (2011-p) ..5,666 6. Claude Mathis....Texas State (1994-97) ...... 7,423 7. Tim Flanders ...... Sam Houston State (2010-13) ..5,664 7. Thomas Haskins..Virginia Military (2009-12) ...... 7,411 8. Jordan Scott...... Colgate (2005-08) ...... 5,621 8. Rick Sarille ...... Wagner (1995-99) ...... 7,337 9. Matt Cannon ...... Southern Utah (1997-2000) ...... 5,489 9. Zach Zenner ....South Dakota St. (2011-p)..7,129

Zenner has crossed the 100-yard mark 28 times in the team’s 35 games over the past two-plus seasons, including seven performances of 200-plus yards. He currently ranks fifth among FCS backs with an average of 142.1yards per game. For updates throughout the 2014 season, follow via Twitter by using the hashtag #ZennerForPayton. MORE AWARDS FOR ZENNER: Jackrabbit running back Zach Zenner added to his list of accolades last week by being named to the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. A senior from Eagan, Minnesota, Zenner was presented his award during an event Sept. 23 at Hillcrest Elementary School in Brookings. Zenner has served a key role in numerous community service events as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, including Summit League Food Fight (yearly competition among league schools for donations to local food pantry), Project Joy (holiday toy drive) and campus 2014 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE PLAYERS OF THE GAME cleanup. He also has worked the past three years with the State-a-Thon event to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network and has devoted countless hours to the AUG. 30 AT MISSOURI Fellowship of Christian Athletes, including coaching children on fundamental football OFFENSE: Zach Lujan, Jacob Ohnesorge skills, leading devotionals at FCA Power Camp and speaking to area youth groups at DEFENSE: Jimmie Forsythe SPECIAL TEAMS: Justin Syrovatka other FCA events. SCOUT OFFENSE: Jordan Brown, Thor Riemer This past winter, Zenner served as a student-athlete ambassador, testifying before SCOUT DEFENSE: Christian Banasiak state House and Senate Appropriations committees as the state Legislature debated SCOUT SPECIAL TEAMS: Malik Bondon EFFORT: Austin Sumner passage of a bill to authorize construction of a new on-campus football stadium. SEPT. 6 VS. CAL POLY Zenner’s lengthy community service résumé extends beyond the campus and local OFFENSE: Zach Zenner, Bryce Siverling community as he was one of 25 SDSU student-athletes who traveled to Harmons, DEFENSE:T.J. Lally, Jake Gentile Jamaica, in March 2014 on a mission trip to help build two homes and interact with SPECIAL TEAMS: Ethan Sawyer, Chad Strehlow SCOUT OFFENSE: Thor Riemer members of the village through the Won by One organization. SCOUT DEFENSE: Dalton Cox Zenner is the second Jackrabbit student-athlete in as many years to be named to the SCOUT SPECIAL TEAMS: Alex Romenesko Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, joining 2013 honoree Winston Wright. EFFORT: Jake Gentile Allstate and the AFCA are looking to the fans to help determine this year’s 2014 SEPT. 13 AT SOUTHERN UTAH OFFENSE: Jason Schneider, Jacob Ohnesorge Allstate AFCA Good Works Team captain. By visiting ESPN.com/Allstate, fans can learn DEFENSE: Shayne Gottlob, Trey Carr more about this year’s team members and vote for the player who they feel best embod- SPECIAL TEAMS: Je Ryan Butler, Ethan Sawyer ies the spirit of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The team captain and his fellow SCOUT OFFENSE: Thor Riemer award recipients will also be invited to New Orleans to take part in a community project SCOUT DEFENSE: Alex Romenesko SCOUT SPECIAL TEAMS: Emmanuel Ehrich leading up to the 2015 Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in EFFORT: Brady Mengarelli, Jesse Bobbit January. SEPT. 20 VS. WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH To close the week, Zenner was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, OFFENSE: Zach Zenner, Jacob Ohnesorge which is awarded annually to the top scholar-athlete in college football. Finalists for the DEFENSE:T.J. Lally SPECIAL TEAMS: Je Ryan Butler Campbell Trophy will be announced in late October. SCOUT OFFENSE: Jacob Menage OFF TO THE RACES — AGAIN: Jackrabbit running back Zach Zenner scored on a 75- SCOUT DEFENSE: Tiano Pupungatoa SCOUT SPECIAL TEAMS: Trevor Sikkink yard touchdown run on his first carry of the season, Aug. 30 at Missouri. It marked the EFFORT: Kevin Klocek third season in a row that Zenner scored on one of his first two carries of the season. In OCT. 4 AT ILLINOIS STATE 2012, he scored on a school-record 99-yard run on his second carry at Kansas, followed by OFFENSE: Jake Wieneke, Jacob Ohnesorge a 36-yard run on his second attempt in the 2013 season opener versus Butler. DEFENSE:Trey Carr SPECIAL TEAMS: Jake Gentile Zenner finished the game at Missouri with 103 yards on 17 carries. He has 10 career SCOUT OFFENSE: Mitchell Nissen touchdown runs of at least 50 yards. SCOUT DEFENSE: Dalton Cox SCOUT SPECIAL TEAMS: Ezekiel Herndon GREGER STREAK ENDS: Right tackle Trevor Greger had his consecutive games started EFFORT:Trey Carr streak end at 33 when he sat out the Sept. 20 game against Wisconsin-Oshkosh due to OCT. 11 VS. MISSOURI STATE injury. OFFENSE: Jake Wieneke, Jacob Ohnesorge A senior from Wagner, Greger started the final three games of the 2011 season at right DEFENSE:T.J. Lally, J.R. Plote SPECIAL TEAMS: Connor Landberg tackle, and extended his streak by starting all 13 games of the 2012 season and all 14 SCOUT OFFENSE: Dalton Douglas, Isaac Wallace contests in 2013. His streak reached 33 as he drew a starting assignment in the Jackrabbits’ SCOUT DEFENSE: Rufus Martin first three games of the 2014 campaign. SCOUT SPECIAL TEAMS: Emmanuel Ehrich Greger, who was tabbed as a 2014 preseason all-Missouri Valley Football Conference EFFORT: Kyle Paris OCT. 18 AT NORTHERN IOWA selection, returned to the lineup Oct. 4 at Illinois State and has now started 37 of the OFFENSE: Jason Schneider, Jacob Ohnesorge Jackrabbits’ last 38 games. DEFENSE: Entire Defense JACKRABBIT BLOODLINES: Sophomore defensive tackle Cole Langer leads a group SPECIAL TEAMS: Ethan Sawyer, Justin Syrovatka SCOUT OFFENSE: Trevor Sikkink of South Dakota State football players with Jackrabbit bloodlines. SCOUT DEFENSE: Tywan Ramsey Langer, a native of Dell Rapids, South Dakota, is a third-generation Jackrabbit SCOUT SPECIAL TEAMS: Makiah Slade student-athlete. His grandfather, Jim Langer, is a member of the Pro Football Hall of EFFORT: Nick Mears Fame after a standout career with the and Minnesota Vikings. The start- OCT. 25 VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE OFFENSE: Zach Lujan, Dylan Seiter ing center for the undefeated Dolphins team in 1972, Jim Langer earned all-conference DEFENSE: Jimmie Forsythe honors in football at South Dakota State as a linebacker in 1969 and was an All- SPECIAL TEAMS: Je Ryan Butler America selection in baseball as an outfielder that same year. SCOUT OFFENSE: Isaac Wallace SCOUT DEFENSE: Rufus Martin In addition, Cole Langer’s father, Tracy, was an all-conference catcher in baseball for SCOUT SPECIAL TEAMS: Emmanuel Ehrich the Jackrabbits from 1989-92. Tracy’s brothers, Craig and Russ, also played baseball at EFFORT: Zach Zenner South Dakota State. Several other Jackrabbits have extensive Jackrabbit bloodlines, including junior

2014 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE PRONUNCIATION offensive lineman Taylor Bloom, sophomore offensive lineman Seth Lansman and red- shirt freshman linebacker Austin Benson, all of whom have both parents as former SDSU GUIDE student-athletes. • Christian Banasiak bah-NAY-see-ack Bloom’s father, Tom, lettered in football from 1987-90 and was a team captain during • Nick Farina fah-REE-nah his senior season. His mother, Angie, played softball at SDSU. • Tyler Finnes FINN-ess Lansman’s father, Howard, lettered in football from 1984-85, while his mother, Tara • Jake Gentile jen-TILL-ee (Tessier) was a standout women’s basketball player from 1985-88. Tara Lansman was • Dallas Goedert GOD-ert • Larves Jones LAR-vess Jones inducted into the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame on Oct. 11. • Kevin Klocek KLA-sek Benson’s father, Chuck, lettered on Jackrabbit football teams from 1975-78 and • Drew Kreutzfeldt CRITES-felt served as a team captain as a senior, and his mother, JoElle (Byre), competed in • Auston LaBlance la-BLONSS women’s basketball from 1983-85. In addition, his younger sister, Ellie, is a member of • Mason Leiseth LIE-seth the Jackrabbit volleyball squad this fall. • Zach Lujan LOO-honn • Ryan Ode OH-dee PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Jackrabbit running back Zach Zenner and offensive lineman • Jacob Ohnesorge oh-nah-SORE-gee Dylan Seiter each received Missouri Valley Football Conference Player of the Week honors • Tom Peitz pyts for their efforts in SDSU’s victory over Cal Poly on Sept. 6. • J.R. Plote PLO-tee A senior from Eagan, Minn., Zenner rushed 30 times for 193 yards and a touchdown. He • Tiano Pupungatoa tee-AH-no also became the career rushing leader in MVFC history, ending the night with 4,825 yards POO-pun-guh-toe-ah • Thor Riemer RYE-mer and surpassing the 4,746 yards by Herb Donaldson of Western Illinois from 2005-08. • Alex Romenesko RO-mah-ness-co Zenner also was named a National All-Star by College Sporting News. • Dylan Seiter SITE-er Seiter, meanwhile, was tabbed MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week after recording a • Bryce Siverling SIGH-ver-ling 1.62 grade and a team-high nine knockdown blocks against Cal Poly. • Kellen Soulek SOO-leck Redshirt freshman Jake Wieneke joined the list of award winners Oct. 12, when he was • Chad Strehlow STREE-low named Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Week after recording career • Justin Syrovatka seer-oh-VAHT-ka • Thayer Trenhaile TREN-hill highs of eight catches, 183 yards and three touchdowns in the Jackrabbits’ 32-28 victory • Eric Tuschen TOO-shun over Missouri State a day earlier. • Mitch Vejvoda va-VOE-dah Wieneke also was named national Co-Freshman of the Week by The Sports Network, and • Case Wiarda why-ARE-dah also recognized as FCS National Receiver of the Week by College Football Performance • Jake Wieneke WIN-ah-key Awards. CARR COMES UP BIG: South Dakota State backup cornerback Trey Carr turned some impressive performances in the first half of the Jackrabbits’ season. A true freshman from Omaha, Nebraska, Carr was credited with two solo tackles, intercepted a pass and broke up two more passes in a 26-6 victory at Southern Utah on Sept. 13. He also picked off a pass on a two-point conversion attempt and returned it the length of the field for a defensive extra point. It was the second defensive extra point in program history and first since 1997. Carr also came up with both Jackrabbit takeaways in a losing effort at Illinois State on Oct. 4. In his first Missouri Valley Football Conference action, Carr intercepted a pass at the SDSU 1-yard line in the third quarter and recovered a fumble on the next Redbird possession. He also returned broke up two passes, notched two tackles and returned a pair of kickoffs for a total of 54 yards. CLOCK MANAGEMENT: The Jackrabbit offense has displayed a ball-control attack this season that has led to the unit ranking second among FCS squads for time of possession with an average of 33 minutes and 49 seconds per game. SDSU has held an edge in time of possession in all eight games of the 2014 season, including five games with at least an eight-minute advantage. The biggest disparity came in the Sept. 13 matchup at Southern Utah, where the Jackrabbits held the ball 13 minutes and 42 seconds (36:42 to 23:18) longer than SUU. The second-largest disparity came Oct. 18 at Northern Iowa, where SDSU held the ball for 36:14, compared to 23:46 by UNI. The Jackrabbits put together three touchdown drives of at least 10 plays and five minutes. The Jackrabbit defense has been doing its part, as well, by forcing a three-and-out 24 times so far this season, along with recording 11 takeaways.

2014 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE STADIUM PROJECT WORKING OVERTIME: SDSU’s 37-34 double-overtime victory over Northern Iowa on Oct. 26, 2013, upped the Jackrabbits’ record in overtime games to 2-0 against TIMELINE Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents. SDSU also defeated Missouri State in a • October 2013 — Lead gifts totaling $12.5 mil- double-overtime game, 43-36, in 2011. lion from T. Denny Sanford and Dana J. Dykhouse Overall, SDSU is 3-4 in games decided in overtime since the format was adopted in • December 2013 — Facility program plan pre the mid-1990s. The Jackrabbits won their inaugural overtime game, 30-27 in two over- sented to South Dakota Board of Regents times against Nebraska-Omaha in the 1998 Hobo Day game. • March 2014 — Senate Bill 15 authorizing Following is a complete list of SDSU’s overtime games: financing and construction of stadium approved by 1998: SDSU 30, Nebraska-Omaha 27 (2 OT — at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) the State Legislature 2002: Augustana 39, SDSU 33 (3 OT — at Sioux Falls) • May 2014 — Ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 2004: Southern Utah 23, SDSU 17 (2 OT — at Cedar City, Utah) 15 conducted on campus by Gov. Dennis 2007: Western Illinois 29, SDSU 26 (4 OT — at Macomb, Ill.) Daugaard 2008: McNeese State 46, SDSU 44 (3 OT — at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) 2011: SDSU 43, Missouri State 36 (2 OT — at Springfield, Mo.) • Summer 2014 — Initiate and complete the 2013: SDSU 37, Northern Iowa 34 (2 OT — at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium) project bid process • Fall/Winter 2014 — Begin demolition and COACH STIG HONORED: South Dakota State University head football coach John construction of east and south sides of stadium Stiegelmeier received the 2014 Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence in conjunc- • Spring/Summer 2015 — Complete construction tion with Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on Oct. 11. of east and south stadium Stiegelmeier, who is in his 18th season as Jackrabbit head coach, has compiled a 116- • Winter 2015 — Begin demolition and 84 career record, passing Ginn atop the SDSU career victories chart earlier this season. construction of west stadium and tower Stiegelmeier, who marked his 200th game as head coach on Oct. 25, has led SDSU to a • Spring/Summer 2016 — Complete construction winning record in 13 of 17 full seasons, including eight of 10 at the Division I level. of west stadium and tower The Selby native was named North Central Conference Coach of the Year in 1999 and • Sept. 10, 2016 — First game in new stadium Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year in 2007 after leading SDSU to its first — South Dakota State vs. Drake (Iowa) conference title at the Division I level and their first league championship in 44 years. Coach Stig also was named a finalist for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award during the 2007 and 2009 seasons, the latter marking the Jackrabbits’ first appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. SDSU also made consecutive FCS playoff appearances in 2012 and 2013, winning an opening-round game each season. Since moving to Division I at the start of the 2004 season, Stiegelmeier has led the Jackrabbits to a 74-50 record in the FCS era. Prior to becoming head coach, Stiegelmeier served as an assistant coach for the Jackrabbit football team from 1988-96. He joined Wayne Haensel’s coaching staff as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator before being elevated to defensive coordina- tor under new head coach Mike Daly in 1991. In six seasons as defensive coordinator, Stiegelmeier helped guide the Jackrabbits to a 41-23 overall record. SDSU turned in a winning record all six seasons, including five seven-win campaigns. That track record of success helped Stiegelmeier secure his first collegiate head coaching position in December 1996, when he was named Daly’s successor. A 1979 graduate of South Dakota State with degrees in mathematics and physical education, Stiegelmeier served as a student assistant for the Jackrabbit team that made its lone appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs. He furthered his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Northern Iowa before coaching at the prep level at Eau Claire (Wis.) North High School from 1981-84. He returned to collegiate coaching as defensive coordinator, secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Northern State from 1984-87 and later served a stint at the University of Wisconsin while working on his doctorate. The Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence was first awarded in 1972. Ginn coached Jackrabbit football teams to a 113-89-9 record and won nine North Central Conference titles in 22 seasons from 1947-68. NEW FACILITIES: The South Dakota State University football program is expected to benefit greatly from the addition of two new facilities.. The Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex, which opened earlier this month, will serve as the indoor practice facility for the Jackrabbit football team and a number of ther Jackrabbit squads. The complex, which features 100 yards of soy-based AstroTurf, also

2014 Jackrabbit Football GAME NOTES — SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTH DAKOTA STATE ROSTER BREAKDOWN will house a 300-meter indoor track and expanded areas for strength and conditioning, sports medicine and coaches’ offices. BY CLASS A dedication ceremony for the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Complex was held Oct. 11. Seniors 16 In October 2013, SDSU officials announced lead gifts totaling $12.5 million from Juniors 23 Sioux Falls banker Dana Dykhouse and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford toward the con- Sophomores 18 struction of a new football stadium. The announcement was made in conjunction with the Redshirt Freshmen 24 100th Hobo Day game at SDSU. Incoming Freshmen 27 The Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium, which will have a seating capacity of 18,500 to BY STATE 20,000, will replace Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, which has served as the home of South Dakota 29 Jackrabbit football since 1962. The new stadium will be built on the current Coughlin- Minnesota 14 Alumni Stadium site, with completion scheduled for the summer of 2016. A ceremonial Nebraska 11 groundbreaking for the new stadium is scheduled for halftime of Saturday’s Hobo Day Illinois 9 game. Arizona 8 The estimated $65 million project was approved by the South Dakota Legislature this Iowa 8 past winter and signed into law by Gov. Dennis Daugaard. Construction will be done in Wisconsin 8 phases, with the east and south sides of the stadium scheduled to be completed in the California 6 summer of 2015 and the west side finished in 2016. Missouri 6 Florida 3 Plans call for the stadium to be funded through private gifts and long-term revenue Colorado 2 streams, including concessions and suite, loge box and ticket sales. The intention is to Alaska 1 secure bonds to finance up to two-thirds of the project’s construction with bonds, with Indiana 1 the remaining third coming from private support. Massachusetts 1 JACKRABBIT INSIDER: Throughout the 2014 football season, head coach John Stiegelmeier will be a guest on the “Jackrabbit Insider,” a weekly behind-the-scenes look at South Dakota State University athletics. The half-hour television show which features interviews with Jackrabbit coaches and student-athletes, airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on Sioux Falls-based MyUTV. The show is also broadcast on KELO-TV at 11 p.m. Central Sunday and at 10 p.m. Mountain Time Sunday on KDLO-TV. Online, the show can be viewed at GoJacks.com. STIG SHOW: The John Stiegelmeier Radio Show airs each Monday throughout the 2014 football season. The show is scheduled to air at 6 p.m. on the Jackrabbit Sports Network, originating with flagship station WNAX 570 AM in Yankton. In addition, the weekly show also will be streamed online at GoJacks.com as part of the Jackrabbit Extra package. Hosted by Tyler Merriam, the John Stiegelmeier Radio Show will also feature interviews with Jackrabbit student-athletes and assistant coaches. Jackrabbit fans are encouraged to attend the show in person at Cubby’s Sports Bar and Grill, 307 Main Ave., in downtown Brookings. A LOOK AHEAD:The Jackrabbits close out the road portion of their Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule with a Nov. 8 matchup at Indiana State. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. Eastern (noon Central) at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Ind. Next home action for South Dakota State is Nov. 15, when the Jackrabbits host Western Illinois on Military Appreciation Day.

2014 Jackrabbit Football DEPTH CHART — NORTH DAKOTA STATE GAME OFFENSE DEFENSE QB 16 Zach Lujan, 6-2, 195, So., Anchorage, Alaska DE 36 Jack Sherlock, 6-4, 250, Sr., Chicago, Ill. 11 Tyler Finnes, 6-4, 200, Jr., Andover, Minn. 58 Chase Kern, 6-3, 225, Fr., Sioux City, Iowa DT 54 COLE LANGER, 6-2, 295, So., Dell Rapids, S.D. RB 31 ZACH ZENNER, 6-0, 220, Sr., Eagan, Minn. 94 Kellen Soulek, 6-5, 305, R-Fr., Freeman, S.D. 44 Brady Mengarelli, 5-10, 190, R-Fr., Prescott, Ariz. 57 Caleb Lang, 6-3, 250, R-Fr., Freeman, S.D. 32 Kyle Paris, 6-1, 195, So., Aliso Viejo, Calif. NT 98 Shayne Gottlob, 6-5, 270, So., Salem, S.D. FB 41 Kane Louscher, 6-2, 225, R-Fr., Mason City, Iowa 43 Auston LaBlance, 6-3, 260, Sr., Kansas City, Mo. 34 Austin Benson, 6-1, 210, R-Fr., Sioux Falls, S.D. DE 91 J.R. Plote, 6-3, 245, Jr., Phoenix, Ariz. WR 80 Trevor Wesley, 5-11, 175, Jr., Oro Valley, Ariz. 93 Landon Schultz, 6-2, 250, Jr., Mason City, Iowa (W-Back) 18 Connor Landberg, 6-3, 195, So., Laguna Hills, Calif. 90 Eric Tuschen, 6-5, 250, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.d. 40 Trevor Sikkink, 6-2, 190, Jr., Castlewood, S.D. LB 7 Jesse Bobbit, 6-2, 215, So., Palatine, Ill. WR 19 Jake Wieneke, 6-4, 205, R-Fr., Maple Grove, Minn. (Will) 17 Patrick Schuster, 6-1, 230, Jr., Watertown, S.D. (X-Back) 5 Larves Jones, 6-4, 215, Jr., Omaha, Neb. 8 Cody Hazelett, 6-2, 200, So., Inver Grove Heights, Minn. WR 18 Connor Landberg, 6-3, 195, So., Laguna Hills, Calif. LB 33 T.J. LALLY, 6-0, 220, Jr., Chicago, Ill. or 3 Brandon Andrews, 6-0, 190, Jr., El Centro, Calif. (Mike) 4 Tom Peitz, 6-0, 225, So., Crofton, Neb. (Z-Back) 83 JASON SCHNEIDER, 6-5, 225, Sr., Andover, Minn. LB 51 J.T. Hassell, 5-11, 195, Fr., Titusville, Fla. TE 85 CAM JONES, 6-5, 250, Jr., Eagan, Minn. or 15 Dallas Brown, 5-11, 190, So., Tucson, Ariz. 86 Dallas Goedert, 6-5, 245, R-Fr., Britton, S.D. (Sam) 26 Drew Kreutzfeldt, 5-11, 195, Jr., Wentworth, S.D. 87 Mitch Vejvoda, 6-4, 250, So., Homer Glen, Ill. LCB 25 JIMMIE FORSYTHE, 5-10, 185, Jr., Omaha, Neb. LT 60 Bryce Siverling, 6-3, 285, Jr., Bloomer, Wis. 79 Nick Carr, 6-8, 310, So., New Brighton, Minn. 12 Trey Carr, 5-11, 185, Fr., Omaha, Neb. 28 Chris Balster, 5-10, 180, R-Fr., Sheldon, Iowa LG 61 Dylan Seiter, 6-3, 275, Jr., Sun Prairie, Wis. 77 Andrew Mueller, 6-4, 295, Sr., Peculiar, Mo. SS 42 Nick Mears, 5-11, 195, So., Milbank, S.D. 24 Nick Farina, 5-11, 190, R-Fr., Phoenix, Ariz. C 62 Jacob Ohnesorge, 6-3, 275, R-Fr., Waunakee, Wis. 55 Travis Zimmerman, 6-4, 275, Jr., Huxley, Iowa FS 1 Melvin Taveras, 5-11, 185, Sr., Lynn, Mass. 38 JAKE GENTILE, 6-1, 205 Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa RG 71 Nick Purcell, 6-3, 295, Sr., Rapid City, S.D. 13 Mark Pickerel, 6-0, 200, Jr., Columbia, Mo. 72 Taylor Bloom, 6-4, 295, Jr., Madison, S.D. RCB 22 Je Ryan Butler, 5-11, 180, Jr., Tempe, Ariz. RT 66 TREVOR GREGER, 6-5, 315, Sr., Wagner, S.D. 20 Freeman Simmons, 5-9, 180, R-Fr., Columbia, Mo. 73 Ryan Ode, 6-6, 290, Sr., Brandon, S.D. * Returning starters indicated in CAPS

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 49 JUSTIN SYROVATKA, 5-9, 200, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. KO 92 Jay Carlson, 6-1, 205, Jr., Parkville, Mo. 92 Jay Carlson, 6-1, 205, Jr., Parkville, Mo. 49 JUSTIN SYROVATKA, 5-9, 200, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. Holder 9 Ethan Sawyer, 6-2, 205, Sr., Brandon, S.D. KOR 12 Trey Carr, 5-11, 185, Fr., Omaha, Neb. or 11 Tyler Finnes, 6-4, 200, Jr., Andover, Minn. 22 Je Ryan Butler, 5-11, 180, Jr., Tempe, Ariz. Long 56 THAYER TRENHAILE, 5-11, 190, So., Volga, S.D. 80 Trevor Wesley, 5-11, 175, Jr., Oro Valley, Ariz. Snaps 15 Dallas Brown, 5-11, 190, So., Tucson, Ariz. 44 Brady Mengarelli, 5-10, 190, R-Fr., Prescott, Ariz.

Short 56 THAYER TRENHAILE, 5-11, 190, So., Volga, S.D. PR 22 JE RYAN BUTLER, 5-11, 180, Jr., Tempe, Ariz. Snaps 62 Jacob Ohnesorge, 6-3, 275, R-Fr., Waunakee, Wis. 12 Trey Carr, 5-11, 185, Fr., Omaha, Neb. P 9 ETHAN SAWYER, 6-2, 205, Sr., Brandon, S.D. 46 Ron Pavlik, 6-0, 190, Jr., Porter, Ind.

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NO. NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN NO. NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN 1 Melvin Taveras DB 5-11 185 Sr. Lynn, Mass. 54 Cole Langer DL 6-2 295 So. Dell Rapids, S.D. 2 Isaac Rodriguez RB 5-8 180 So. Orlando, Fla. 55 Travis Zimmerman OL 6-4 275 Jr. Huxley, Iowa 3 Brandon Andrews WR 6-0 190 Jr. El Centro, Calif. 56 Thayer Trenhaile LS 5-11 190 So. Volga, S.D. 4 Tom Peitz LB 6-0 225 So. Crofton, Neb. 57 Caleb Lang DL 6-3 250 R-Fr. Freeman, S.D. 5 Larves Jones WR 6-4 215 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 58 Chase Kern DE 6-3 225 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa 6 Austin Sumner QB 6-5 235 Sr. Brandon, S.D. 60 Bryce Siverling OL 6-3 285 Jr. Bloomer, Wis. 7 Jesse Bobbit LB 6-2 215 So. Palatine, Ill. 61 Dylan Seiter OL 6-3 275 Jr. Sun Prairie, Wis. 8 Cody Hazelett LB 6-2 200 So. Inver Grove Hts., Minn. 62 Jacob Ohnesorge OL 6-3 275 R-Fr. Waunakee, Wis. 8 Dalton Douglas QB 6-2 200 R-Fr. Highland, Calif. 63 Mike Shoff OL 6-6 335 So. Cambridge, Neb. 9 Ethan Sawyer P 6-2 205 Sr. Brandon, S.D. 65 Jacob VanderHeiden OL 6-4 290 Fr. Hutchinson, Minn. 9 Jordan Brown DB 6-1 175 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. 66 Trevor Greger OL 6-5 315 Sr. Wagner, S.D. 10 Dom Wright WR 6-1 180 Sr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. 68 Charlie Harmon OL 6-6 280 R-Fr. O’Fallon, Ill. 11 Tyler Finnes QB 6-4 200 Jr. Andover, Minn. 69 Christian Banasiak DE 6-3 235 Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. 12 Trey Carr DB 5-11 185 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 70 Tyler Weir OL 6-4 275 Fr. Arvada, Colo. 12 Jacob Menage QB 6-0 180 R-Fr. Springfield, Minn. 71 Nick Purcell OL 6-3 295 Sr. Rapid City, S.D. 13 Mark Pickerel DB 6-0 200 Jr. Columbia, Mo. 72 Taylor Bloom OL 6-4 295 Jr. Madison, S.D. 13 Mitch Nissen WR 6-4 200 R-Fr. Tea, S.D. 73 Ryan Ode OL 6-6 290 Sr. Brandon, S.D. 14 Chris Little QB 6-2 190 Fr. Evanston, Ill. 74 Tywan Ramsey DL 6-4 290 Fr. Milwaukee, Wis. 15 Dallas Brown LB 5-11 190 So. Tucson, Ariz. 75 Seth Lansman OL 6-7 280 So. Harlan, Iowa 16 Zach Lujan QB 6-2 185 So. Anchorage, Alaska 76 Joe Carbis OL 6-6 265 Fr. Council Bluffs, Iowa 17 Patrick Schuster LB 6-1 230 Jr. Watertown, S.D. 77 Andrew Mueller OL 6-4 295 Sr. Peculiar, Mo. 18 Connor Landberg WR 6-3 195 So. Laguna Hills, Calif. 78 Thor Riemer OL 6-5 265 Fr. Osceola, Wis. 19 Jake Wieneke WR 6-4 205 R-Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. 79 Nick Carr OL 6-8 310 So. New Brighton, Minn. 20 Freeman Simmons DB 5-9 180 R-Fr. Columbia, Mo. 80 Trevor Wesley WR 5-11 175 Jr. Oro Valley, Ariz. 21 Ezekiel Herndon DB 5-11 195 So. Fontana, Calif. 81 Matt Raymond WR 5-9 175 Jr. Elkhorn, Neb. 21 Matt Swallow WR 6-0 185 R-Fr. Aberdeen, S.D. 82 Case Wiarda WR 6-2 185 R-Fr. Castlewood, S.D. 22 Je Ryan Butler DB 5-11 180 Jr. Tempe, Ariz. 82 Tanner Lambert FB 5-11 240 R-Fr. North Sioux City, S.D. 23 Makiah Slade LB 6-1 190 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. 83 Jason Schneider WR 6-5 225 Sr. Andover, Minn. 24 Nick Farina DB 5-11 190 R-Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. 84 Quinten Hunt WR 6-2 180 Fr. Buckeye, Ariz. 25 Jimmie Forsythe DB 5-10 185 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 85 Cam Jones TE 6-5 250 Jr. Eagan, Minn. 26 Drew Kreutzfeldt LB 5-11 195 Jr. Wentworth, S.D. 86 Dallas Goedert TE 6-5 245 R-Fr. Britton, S.D. 27 Tyler Lindsey DB 5-9 175 Fr. Owasso, Okla. 87 Mitch Vejvoda TE 6-4 250 So. Homer Glen, Ill. 28 Chris Balster DB 5-10 180 R-Fr. Sheldon, Iowa 88 Connor Orgill WR 6-4 210 R-Fr. Parker, Colo. 29 Charles Elmore LB 6-1 220 Jr. Bridgeview, Ill. 89 Zach Zanello TE 6-6 215 Fr. Rockford, Ill. 30 Reggie Gandy RB 5-9 195 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. 90 Eric Tuschen DL 6-5 250 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 31 Zach Zenner RB 6-0 220 Sr. Eagan, Minn. 91 J.R. Plote DL 6-3 245 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. 32 Kyle Paris RB 6-1 195 So. Aliso Niguel, Calif. 92 Jay Carlson K 6-1 205 Jr. Parkville, Mo. 33 T.J. Lally LB 6-0 220 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 93 Landon Schultz DE 6-2 250 Jr. Mason City, Iowa 34/52 Austin Benson FB/LB 6-1 210 R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 94 Kellen Soulek DL 6-5 305 R-Fr. Freeman, S.D. 35 Isaac Wallace RB 6-1 180 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 95 Mason Leiseth DE 6-3 240 R-Fr. Hayti, S.D. 36 Jack Sherlock DE 6-4 250 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 97 Tiano Pupungatoa DL 6-5 265 Fr. River Falls, Wis. 37 Keith Wolverton DB 6-1 185 Fr. Seward, Neb. 98 Shayne Gottlob DL 6-5 270 So. Salem, S.D. 38 Jake Gentile DB 6-1 205 Sr. Council Bluffs, Iowa 99 Dakota Thorstenson DE 6-5 200 Fr. Selby, S.D. 39 Chad Strehlow FB 6-3 235 Jr. Suring, Wis. COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF 40 Trevor Sikkink WR 6-2 190 Jr. Castlewood, S.D. • Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier 40 A.J. Westrude FB 6-1 220 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn. • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Ends: Clint Brown 41 Kane Louscher FB 6-2 225 R-Fr. Mason City, Iowa • Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties: Jay Christensen 42 Nick Mears DB 5-11 195 So. Milbank, S.D. • Co-Special Teams Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Josh Davis 43 Auston LaBlance DL 6-3 260 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. • Defensive Tackles/Recruiting Coordinator: Jesse Currier 44 Brady Mengarelli RB 5-10 190 R-Fr. Prescott, Ariz. • Offensive Line: John Flynn 45 Kevin Klocek DL 6-3 230 Sr. Ellendale, Minn. • Cornerbacks: Dan Jackson 46 Ron Pavlik P 6-0 190 Jr. Portage, Ind. • Running Backs: Nic McKissic-Luke 47 Alex Romenesko DB 5-11 195 Fr. Pewaukee, Wis. • Linebackers: Jimmy Rogers 48 Emmanuel Ehrich LB 6-0 200 Fr. Maple Grove, Minn. • Tight Ends: Luke Schleusner 49 Justin Syrovatka K 5-9 200 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. • Quality Control - Offense: Vince Benedetto 50 Matt Romano LB 6-3 215 So. Laguna Niguel, Calif. • Quality Control - Defense: Jim Pawelec 51 J.T. Hassell LB 5-11 195 Fr. Titusville, Fla. • Coordinator of Football Operations: Kadero Watson 53 Dalton Cox LB 6-1 195 Fr. Aberdeen, S.D. COACH STIG JOHN STIEGELMEIER Head Coach 18th Season (116-84 record — all at SDSU) Alma Mater: South Dakota State, 1979 FOOTBALL HONORS AND RECORDS: • Ranks first on SDSU career football coaching victories list with 116-84 record in 18 seasons — passed Ralph Ginn, who compiled a 113-89-9 record in 22 seasons from 1947-68, with 41-3 victory Sept. 20 over UW-Oshkosh • Has led teams to winning records in 13 of his 17 full seasons, including eight of 10 at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision level • Since moving to the Football Championship Subdivision in 2004, the Jackrabbits have a 74-51 overall record (.592 winning percentage) • His 34 victories in Missouri Valley Football Conference play rank in a tie for fourth place in league history, while his 47 overall wins since joining the league in 2008 are 11th among all-time league coaches • 1999 North Central Conference Coach of the Year • 2007 Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year after leading Jackrabbits to first conference title in 44 years COACH STIG’S • 2007 Coaches Association FCS Region 5 Coach of the Year YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS • Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist in 2007 and 2009 • 2014 recipient of the Ralph Ginn Award for Coaching Excellence at South Dakota State University NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: YEAR OVERALL CONF • Has led Jackrabbits to three FCS playoff appearances (2009, 2012, 2013) and has a 2-3 playoff record 1997 4-6 3-6 -- 2009: Montana 61, South Dakota State 48 (at Missoula, Mont.) 1998 6-5 5-4 -- 2012: South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 (at Brookings, S.D.) 1999 8-3 6-3 -- 2012: North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 3 (at Fargo, N.D.) 2000 6-5 4-5 -- 2013: South Dakota State 26, Northern Arizona 7 (at Flagstaff, Ariz.) -- 2013: Eastern Washington 41, South Dakota State 17 (at Cheney, Wash.) 2001 5-6 4-4 • Served as a student assistant on SDSU’s lone NCAA Division II playoff-qualifying team in 1979 2002 6-4 4-4 2003 7-4 4-3 OTHER NOTES: • The Jackrabbits have compiled a 75-25 home record in Coach Stig’s 18 seasons as head coach TOTALS 42-33 30-29 • SDSU has a 172-125 overall record since Coach Stig joined the coaching staff as an full-time assistant in 1988 ------and has posted a winning record in 20 of 26 full seasons GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCE -- Served as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator from 1988-90 under Wayne Haensel -- Served as defensive coordinator from 1991-96 under Mike Daly YEAR OVERALL CONF • Jackrabbit student-athletes have earned Capital One Academic All-America recognition 15 times 2004 6-5 2-3 • SDSU received the Missouri Valley Football Conference Team Academic Award each of its first five seasons in the league 2005 6-5 3-2 • Serves on the state board of directors for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes 2006 7-4 3-1 MILESTONE WINS: 2007 7-4 4-0 • No. 1: SDSU 17, UC Davis 7 [first game as head coach] (Sept. 13, 1997 at Davis, Calif.) TOTALS 26-18 12-6 • No. 2 [first home win and first NCC victory]: SDSU 20, St. Cloud State 16 (Oct. 11, 1997, at Brookings) ------• No. 25: SDSU 34, Ferris State (Mich.) 24 (Sept. 1, 2001, at Brookings) • No. 45 [first win over FCS opponent]: SDSU 31, Southern (La.) 24 (Sept. 25, 2004, at Baton Rouge, La.) MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL • No. 50: SDSU 69, Valparaiso (Ind.) 6 (Sept. 10, 2005, at Brookings) CONFERENCE • No. 69 [first Missouri Valley Football Conference victory]: SDSU 40, Youngstown State 7 (Sept. 6, 2008, at Brookings) YEAR OVERALL CONF • No. 75: SDSU 25, North Dakota State 24 (Nov. 22, 2008, at Fargo, N.D.) 2008 7-5 6-2 • No. 100: SDSU 16, Southern Illinois 12 (Nov. 3, 2012, at Carbondale, Ill.) • No. 102 [first playoff victory]: SDSU 58, Eastern Illinois 10 (Nov. 24, 2012, at Brookings) 2009 8-4 7-1 • No. 113 [SDSU record-tying victory]: SDSU 26, Southern Utah 6 (Sept. 13, 2014, at Cedar City, Utah) 2010 5-6 4-4 • No. 114 [SDSU record-breaking victory]: SDSU 41, UW-Oshkosh 3 (Sept. 20, 2014, at Brookings) 2011 5-6 4-4 FINAL FCS NATIONAL RANKINGS: 2012 9-4 6-2 YEAR TSN FCS YEAR TSN FCS 2013 9-5 5-3 2006 22nd 21st 2011 NR NR 2014 5-3 2-2 2007 19th 22nd 2012 14th 17th 2008 RV NR 2013 13th 14th OTALS T 48-33 34-18 2009 11th 11th TSN –The Sports Network poll OVERALL TOTALS 116-84 76-53 2010 NR NR FCS – FCS Coaches’ poll 2014 Jackrabbit Football JACKRABBITS TO WATCH 31-ZACH ZENNER Running Back 6-0, 220, Senior Eagan, Minnesota (Eagan H.S.) FOOTBALL HONORS AND RECORDS: • One of only two players in Football Championship Subdivision history to rush for 2,000 yards in two separate seasons • Two-time consensus All-American -- Sports Network (First Team – 2012, 2013) -- American Football Coaches Association (First Team – 2012, 2013) -- Walter Camp Football Foundation (First Team – 2012, 2013) -- Associated Press (Second Team – 2012; First Team – 2013) -- College Sporting News (First Team – 2012, 2013) • Two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award (seventh in 2012, sixth in 2013) • Led FCS in rushing during 2012 season with 2,044 yards — an average of 157.2 yards per game; ranked MISSOURI VALLEY second in 2013 with 2,015 total rushing yards in 2013 and third for rushing average with 143.9 yards per game FOOTBALL CONFERENCE • Holds single-game school rushing record with 295 yards – a mark he set in 2012 playoff game against Eastern CAREER RUSHING TOP 5 Illinois and tied during 2013 season in game at North Dakota • Set school record with 351 carries in 2013 Zach Zenner 5,666 • Ran for 99-yard touchdown in 2012 season opener at Kansas • South Dakota State (2011-present) • Is the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s career leader with 7,129 all-purpose yards (5,666 yards rushing, Herb Donaldson 4,746 709 yards receiving, 754 yards on kickoff returns) and 5,666 rushing yards • Western Illinois (2005-08) • Only second player in SDSU history to record three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons for rushing (Kyle Minett Tom Koutsos 4,715 2008-10) • All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team (2012, 2013) • Southern Illinois (1999-2003) • Named to MVFC All-Newcomer Team in 2011 Lerron Moore 4,396 • Helped lead team to consecutive FCS playoff berths (2012, 2013) • Western Kentucky (2003-06) Arkee Whitlock 4,242 CAREER STATISTICS: • Southern Illinois (2004-06) • Has run for 100 or more yards in 28 games and topped the 200-yard mark seven times during his career • Ranks second on school career rushing chart with 5,666 yards on 961 carries (5.90 ypc) with 49 rushing touchdowns MVFC CAREER ALL-PURPOSE -- 107 carries for 470 yards and 3 TD in 2011 -- 300 carries for 2,044 yards and 13 TD in 2012 YARDAGE TOP 5 -- 351 carries for 2,015 yards and 23 TD in 2013 -- 203 carries for 1,137 yards and 10 TD in 2014 Zach Zenner 7,129 • Has 84 career receptions for 709 yards and five touchdowns -- 18 receptions for 130 yards and 2 TD in 2011 -- 28 receptions for 197 yards in 2012 • South Dakota State (2011-present) -- 21 receptions for 251 yards and 2 TD in 2013 -- 17 receptions for 131 yards and 1 TD in 2014 Arkee Whitlock 5,602 • Returned 31 kickoffs for 754 yards (long of 78) during freshman season in 2011 • Southern Illinois (2004-06) ZACH ZENNER’S CAREER STATISTICS Jamie Jones 5,583 Year Rush Yds Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG KOR Yds Avg LG • Eastern Illinois (1988-91) 2011 107 470 4.4 3 45 18 130 7.2 2 *36 31 754 24.3 78 Travis Glasford 5,466 2012 300 2,044 6.8 13 *99 28 197 7.0 0 31 0 0 0.0 0 2013 351 2,015 5.7 23 *87 21 251 12.0 2 59 0 0 0.0 0 • Western Illinois (2002-05) 2014 203 1,137 5.6 10 *75 17 131 7.7 1 19 0 0 0.0 0 David Wright 5,341 Career 961 5,666 5.9 49 *99 80 672 8.4 5 59 31 754 24.3 78 • Indiana State (1992-95) ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS: OTHER NOTES • Named Sept. 23 as member of the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team • Ranks sixth in career rushing among • Received Joseph F. Nelson Undergraduate Research Award at South Dakota State University in 2013 for colon Football Championship Subdivision players cancer research • Ranks ninth in FCS career all-purpose • Two-time Capital One Academic All-American (second team in 2012, first team in 2013) • Two-time member of FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team (2012, 2013) yardage • Member of Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team in 2012 and 2013 • Recipient of MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award • Named to MVFC Honor Roll four times (2010-13) • Semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy #ZennerForPayton JACKRABBITS TO WATCH

ZACH ZENNER’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS SDSU CAREER RUSHING YARDS Game Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG KOR Yds Avg LG 1. Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ...... 6,744 Southern Utah 5 41 1 *27 3 24 0 11 3 74 24.7 27 2. Zach Zenner, 2011-present ...... 5,666 Illinois 5 11 0 5 2 2 0 6 5 133 26.6 47 3. Kyle Minett, 2007-10 ...... 4,277 Cal Poly 8 18 0 9 2 43 1 *36 5 96 19.2 31 4. Anthony Watson, 2003-06 ...... 3,712 Illinois State 12 46 0 15 0 0 0 0 3 63 21.0 22 5. Dan Sonnek, 1984-87...... 3,304 Indiana State 3 13 0 11 3 20 0 9 3 67 22.3 24 6. Les Tuma, 1970-73 ...... 3,018 Youngstown State 16 97 0 45 1 0 0 0 2 35 17.0 20 7. Cory Koenig, 2004-07 ...... 2,990 Northern Iowa 9 36 0 11 3 14 0 7 3 66 22.0 25 8. Darwin Gonnerman, 1966-68 ...... 2,598 North Dakota State 7 34 1 13 3 20 0 9 2 38 19.0 21 9. Rick Wegher, 1981-84 ...... 2,293 Missouri State 16 77 1 13 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 21 10. Paul Klinger, 1990-94 ...... 2,161 Southern Illinois 14 59 0 38 0 0 0 0 3 83 27.7 34 Western Illinois 12 38 0 9 1 7 1 7 1 78 78.0 78 SDSU CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE Season Totals 107 470 3 45 18 130 2 *36 31 754 24.3 78 1. Austin Sumner, 2011-present...... 7,678 2. Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ...... 7,245 ACH ENNER S AME Y AME TATISTICS Z Z ’ 2012 G -B -G S 3. Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ...... 6,745 Game Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG KOR Yds Avg LG 4. Ryan Berry, 2005-08...... 5,971 Kansas 23 183 1 *^99 4 27 0 13 0 0 0.0 0 5. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ...... 5,765 SE Louisiana 34 278 1 42 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6. Zach Zenner, 2011-present ...... 5,666 UC Davis 21 197 2 *61 2 15 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 7. Gary Maffett, 1977-79...... 5,282 Indiana State 29 237 1 87 1 3 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 8. Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ...... 5,248 Missouri State 30 182 1 *88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 9. Brad Nelson, 2001-04...... 5,218 Western Illinois 19 171 2 *60 2 20 0 12 0 0 0.0 0 10. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ...... 4,933 Northern Iowa 20 112 0 19 5 22 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 Youngstown State 17 87 1 18 3 21 0 13 0 0 0.0 0 SDSU SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING Southern Illinois 17 49 0 19 3 41 0 31 0 0 0.0 0 1. Josh Ranek, 1999 ...... 2,055 North Dakota State 14 43 0 13 3 5 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 2. Zach Zenner, 2012...... 2,044 South Dakota 28 164 1 25 2 23 0 12 0 0 0.0 0 3. Zach Zenner, 2013...... 2,015 Eastern Illinois 33 ^295 3 *68 1 7 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 4. Josh Ranek, 1998 ...... 1,881 North Dakota State 15 46 0 17 1 14 9 14 0 0 0.0 0 5. Josh Ranek, 2001 ...... 1,804 Season Totals 300 2,044 13 *^99 28 197 0 31 0 0 0.0 0 6. Dan Sonnek, 1985 ...... 1,518 7. Rick Wegher, 1984...... 1,317 ZACH ZENNER’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 8. Kyle Minett, 2009 ...... 1,304 Game Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG KOR Yds Avg LG 9. Kyle Minett, 2008 ...... 1,289 Butler 16 117 2 39 1 7 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 10. Cory Koenig, 2007...... 1,268 North Dakota 37 ^295 3 *46 2 31 1 *23 0 0 0.0 0 ------SE Louisiana 17 128 3 *75 3 60 0 59 0 0 0.0 0 Zach Zenner, 2014...... 1,137 Nebraska 21 202 2 *40 1 21 0 21 0 0 0.0 0 North Dakota State 8 4 0 3 2 24 0 14 0 0 0.0 0 SDSU SINGLE-SEASON SCORING Southern Illinois 31 112 2 21 3 38 0 17 0 0 0.0 0 1. Josh Ranek, 1999 ...... 170 Western Illinois 21 133 2 *80 1 24 0 24 0 0 0.0 0 2. Zach Zenner, 2013 ...... 150 Missouri State 30 138 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 3. Josh Ranek, 2001 ...... 138 Northern Iowa 31 106 1 *17 2 11 0 7 0 0 0.0 0 4. Kyle Minett, 2008...... 112 Indiana State 28 137 1 *22 2 17 0 13 0 0 0.0 0 5. Darwin Gonnerman, 1967...... 102 South Dakota 31 137 1 15 2 15 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 Kyle Minett, 2009...... 102 Youngstown State 29 186 2 25 1 3 1 *3 0 0 0.0 0 7. Cory Koenig, 2007 ...... 100 Northern Arizona 30 249 2 *87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 8. Parker Douglass, 2005 ...... 99 Eastern Washington 21 71 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 9. Darwin Gonnerman, 1968...... 97 Season Totals 351 2,015 23 *87 21 251 2 59 0 0 0.0 0 10. Dan Nelson, 1993...... 96 ZACH ZENNER’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Game Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG KOR Yds Avg LG Missouri 17 103 2 *75 7 41 0 11 0 0 0.0 0 Cal Poly 30 193 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Southern Utah 25 140 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 UW-Oshkosh 23 209 3 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Illinois State 27 144 0 25 2 12 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 Missouri State 27 149 1 34 1 15 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 Northern Iowa 29 80 2 12 3 26 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 Youngstown State 25 119 1 25 4 37 1 13 0 0 0.0 0 Season Totals 203 1,137 10 *75 17 131 1 15 0 0 0.0 0 Career Totals 961 5,666 49 *^99 84 709 5 59 31 754 24.3 78 *denotes touchdown ^ school record #ZennerForPayton JACKRABBITS TO WATCH 6-AUSTIN SUMNER Quarterback 6-5, 235, Senior Brandon, South Dakota (Brandon Valley H.S.) FOOTBALL HONORS AND RECORDS: • Holds school career records for completions (631), attempts (1,085) and yards (7,824) • Holds Jackrabbit career total offense marks for attempts (1,314) and yards (7,678) • Honorable mention all-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection in 2013 • Finalist for the Jerry Rice Award (top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision) in 2011 — finished third in the balloting • Named Missouri Valley Football Conference Freshman of the Year in 2011 • Member of MVFC All-Newcomer Team in 2011 • Tied single-game record with 37 completions in 2011 contest against Northern Iowa • Set SDSU single-season record with 408 attempts in 2013 • Three-time team captain (2012, 2013, 2014) SDSU CAREER • Helped lead team to consecutive FCS playoff berths (2012, 2013) TOUCHDOWN PASSES • Named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week after completing 15-of-19 passes for 170 1. Ryan Berry, 2005-08...... 56 yards and two touchdowns, adding eight carries for 38 yards and a touchdown in 2013 regular season finale at 2. Austin Sumner, 2011-present ...... 50 Youngstown State 3. Brad Nelson, 2001-04...... 47 4. Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ...... 43 CAREER STATISTICS: 5. Ron Meyer, 1963-65 ...... 41 6. Noel Bouché, 1996-98 ...... 36 • Holds three of the top 10 single-season passing totals in school history with 2,999 yards as a junior (third), 2,443 Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ...... 36 yards as a sophomore (eighth) and 2,382 yards (10th) 8. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-2002 ...... 32 • Has a 21-14 record as the starting quarterback Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ...... 32 • Ranks second at SDSU with 50 career touchdown passes — six shy of school record held by Ryan Berry (56 from 10. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ...... 31 2005-08) • Ranks 12th in career passing and 13th in total offense among Missouri Valley Football Conference players • Entered 2014 season as the active career passing yards leader in the Football Championship Subdivision with SUMNER CAREER TD PASSES — 7,824 yards BY RECEIVER • Has posted eight 300-yard games during record-setting career 1. Jason Schneider ...... 12 2. Brandon Hubert...... 9 OTHER NOTES: 3. Aaron Rollin...... 8 • Left game due to injury late in first quarter of Aug. 30 season opener at Missouri, but is nearing return to the 4. Dale Moss ...... 6 Jackrabbit lineup 5. Seth Daughters ...... 3 Zach Zenner...... 3 7. Vince Benedetto...... 2 AUSTIN SUMNER’S CAREER STATISTICS Cam Jones ...... 2 Year G-GS Comp Att Int Pct. Yds TD LG NCAA Eff. Rush Yds TD LG Tyrel Kool ...... 2 2011 10-8 182 305 9 .597 2,382 16 *80 136.68 54 -71 3 19 Trevor Tiefenthaler ...... 2 2012 13-12 209 372 14 .562 2,443 15 *50 117.13 83 -63 0 24 Reggie Gandy...... 1 2013 14-14 240 408 8 .588 2,999 19 60 132.01 92 -12 2 26 Note: Active players indicated in bold 2014 1-1 2 4 1 .500 7 0 7 14.70 2 18 0 17 Career 38-35 633 1,089 32 .581 7,831 50 *80 127.81 231 -128 5 26

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AUSTIN SUMNER’S 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS SDSU CAREER PASSING YARDS Game Comp Att Int Yds TD LG Rush Yds TD LG 1. Austin Sumner, 2011-present...... 7,831 Illinois 3 4 0 34 0 21 1 -5 0 0 2. Ryan Berry, 2005-08...... 6,023 Cal Poly 3 3 0 31 0 11 1 7 0 7 3. Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ...... 6,016 Illinois State 18 32 0 194 0 30 8 -22 1 4 4. Brad Nelson, 2001-04...... 5,382 Indiana State 26 48 1 305 1 28 8 9 1 7 5. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ...... 5,377 Youngstown State 22 35 1 345 4 *73 6 -33 0 0 6. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-2002 ...... 5,176 Northern Iowa !37 54 4 354 2 27 4 -11 0 6 7. Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ...... 4,999 North Dakota State 18 31 0 206 0 38 7 -12 0 9 8. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ...... 4,980 Missouri State 20 31 0 377 4 *80 7 -17 0 9 9. Shane Bouman, 1988-91 ...... 4,163 Southern Illinois 16 28 2 328 4 *71 9 9 0 19 10. Noel Bouche’, 1996-98 ...... 3,947 Western Illinois 19 39 1 208 1 25 3 4 1 8 Season Totals 182 305 9 2,382 16 *80 54 -71 3 19 SDSU CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Austin Sumner, 2011-present...... 7,703 AUSTIN SUMNER’S 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2. Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ...... 7,245 Game Comp Att Int Yds TD LG Rush Yds TD LG 3. Josh Ranek, 1997-2001 ...... 6,745 Kansas 14 31 4 175 1 42 1 -7 0 0 4. Ryan Berry, 2005-08...... 5,971 SE Louisiana 8 18 1 134 2 *46 4 -18 0 0 5. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ...... 5,765 UC Davis 20 34 1 191 0 20 7 -17 0 14 6. Gary Maffett, 1977-79...... 5,282 Indiana State 6 19 0 51 1 *23 5 0 0 9 7. Todd McDonald, 1990-93 ...... 5,248 Missouri State 17 27 3 192 1 28 8 2 0 13 8. Brad Nelson, 2001-04...... 5,218 Western Illinois 13 24 2 136 0 29 7 1 0 6 9. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ...... 4,933 Northern Iowa 18 28 1 152 0 25 8 30 0 16 10. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-2002 ...... 4,785 Youngstown State 19 28 1 351 5 *50 6 -7 0 8 Southern Illinois 26 45 0 284 1 41 12 7 0 24 SINGLE-SEASON PASSING YARDS North Dakota St. 18 29 0 163 2 *26 12 3 0 6 1. Brad Nelson, 2003 ...... 3,141 South Dakota 20 30 0 272 1 36 4 -19 0 6 2. Ryan Berry, 2008 ...... 3,106 Eastern Illinois 13 28 0 146 1 39 2 -14 0 0 3. Austin Sumner, 2013 ...... 2,999 North Dakota St. 17 31 1 196 0 49 7 -24 0 7 4. Todd McDonald, 1993 ...... 2,715 Season Totals 209 372 14 2,443 15 *50 83 -63 0 24 5. Dan Fjeldheim, 2002...... 2,663 6. Mike Busch, 1985 ...... 2,554 AUSTIN SUMNER’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 7. Ted Wahl, 1986 ...... 2,542 Game Comp Att Int Yds TD LG Rush Yds TD LG 8. Austin Sumner, 2012 ...... 2,443 Butler 22 32 0 326 3 60 2 -5 0 0 9. Mike Busch, 1984 ...... 2,436 North Dakota 10 21 0 157 2 *37 5 1 0 5 10. Austin Sumner, 2011 ...... 2,382 SE Louisiana 14 25 0 187 0 59 8 35 1 *20 Nebraska 19 29 2 238 0 25 7 -45 0 1 SINGLE-SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE North Dakota State 14 30 0 156 0 22 10 -32 0 6 1. Brad Nelson, 2003 ...... 3,056 Southern Illinois 23 37 0 276 0 48 5 -19 0 7 2. Ryan Berry, 2008 ...... 3,009 Western Illinois 21 35 2 265 3 35 6 -30 0 0 3. Austin Sumner, 2013 ...... 2,987 Missouri State 18 43 1 232 2 42 7 -8 0 8 4. Ted Wahl, 1986 ...... 2,965 Northern Iowa 22 34 1 239 3 22 5 6 0 8 5. Todd McDonald, 1993 ...... 2,937 Indiana State 16 25 0 207 1 29 5 -21 0 13 6. Mike Busch, 1985 ...... 2,517 South Dakota 16 23 1 175 2 *34 7 7 0 14 7. Mike Busch, 1984 ...... 2,417 Youngstown State 15 19 0 170 2 35 8 38 1 16 8. Ted Wahl, 1988 ...... 2,403 Northern Arizona 4 15 1 56 0 23 7 45 0 26 9. Austin Sumner, 2012 ...... 2,380 Eastern Washington 25 40 0 315 1 39 10 16 0 21 10. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1999 ...... 2,351 Season Totals 240 408 8 2,999 19 60 92 -12 2 26 AUSTIN SUMNER’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Game Comp Att Int Yds TD LG Rush Yds TD LG Missouri 2 4 1 7 0 7 2 18 0 17 Season Totals 2 4 1 7 0 7 2 18 0 17 Career Totals ^633^1,089 32 ^7,831 50 *80 231 -128 5 26 *denotes touchdown ^ school record !tied school record

2014 Jackrabbit Football JACKRABBITS TO WATCH 83-JASON SCHNEIDER Wide Receiver 6-5, 225, Senior Andover, Minnesota (Andover H.S.) FOOTBALL HONORS AND RECORDS: • All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team (2013) • Set Jackrabbit single-season record with 78 receptions in 2013 • Became first Jackrabbit receiver in the Division I era (since 2004) to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season — his 1,088 yards were second most in a season by an SDSU player • Helped lead team to consecutive FCS playoff berths (2012, 2013) • Team captain in 2014

ACADEMIC HONORS: • Capital One Academic All-America First Team (2013) SDSU SINGLE-SEASON • Two-time Capital One Academic All-District Selection (2012, 2013) • Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic First Team in 2013 and Second Team in 2012 RECEPTIONS • Recipient of MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award three times 1. Jason Schneider, 2013 ...... 78 • Named team’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award in 2013 with 3.98 GPA while majoring in pharmacy 2. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 ...... 73 3. Josh Davis, 2002 ...... 70 JaRon Harris, 2008 ...... 70 CAREER STATISTICS: 5. Glen Fox, 2008 ...... 66 • Ranks fourth on SDSU career charts with 2,022 receiving yards and fifth with 151 receptions 6. Tyrel Kool, 2010 ...... 64 • Has tallied five career 100-yard receiving games, including back-to-back games in 2014 against Missouri State 7. Josh Davis, 2003 ...... 63 (Oct. 11) and Northern Iowa (Oct. 18) 8. Glen Fox, 2009 ...... 62 • Closed 2013 regular season by catching a touchdown pass in six consecutive games 9. Dale Moss, 2011 ...... 61 • Had a streak of 22 consecutive games with a reception — dating back to 2012 — end in Oct. 25 game Aaron Rollin, 2011 ...... 61 against Youngstown State; played only one offensive series due to injury SDSU CAREER RECEPTIONS JASON SCHNEIDER’S CAREER STATISTICS 1. Josh Davis, 2002-05 ...... 225 Year Rec Yds Avg. TD LG PR Yds Avg. LG 2. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86...... 173 2011 18 187 10.4 2 32 0 0 0.0 0 3. JaRon Harris, 2005-08 ...... 152 2012 19 253 13.3 2 *46 5 8 1.6 7 Glen Fox, 2006-09 ...... 152 2013 78 1,088 13.9 10 42 1 34 34.0 34 5. Jason Schneider, 2011-present...... 151 6. Aaron Rollin, 2009-12...... 140 2014 27 374 13.9 3 *38 0 0 0.0 0 7. Tyrel Kool, 2009-12 ...... 138 Career 142 1,905 13.4 17 *46 6 42 7.0 34 8. Rusty Lenners, 1993-96 ...... 137 *denotes touchdown 9. Brandon Hubert, 2010-13...... 136 JASON SCHNEIDER’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 10. Darren Baartman, 1988-91...... 128 Game Rec Yds TD LG Missouri State 4 81 1 42 SDSU CAREER Butler 10 167 2 40 Northern Iowa 8 76 1 18 RECEIVING YARDS North Dakota 4 91 1 37 Indiana State 7 110 1 25 Southeastern Louisiana 4 34 0 12 South Dakota 5 88 2 34 1. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1983-86 ...... 3,621 Nebraska 5 48 0 13 Youngstown State 7 59 1 18 2. Josh Davis, 2002-05 ...... 3,192 North Dakota St. 6 68 0 22 Northern Arizona 1 22 0 22 3. JaRon Harris, 2005-08 ...... 2,241 4. Jason Schneider, 2011-present ....2,022 Southern Illinois 4 45 0 26 Eastern Washington 6 81 0 17 5. Rusty Lenners, 1993-96...... 1,942 Western Illinois 7 118 1 35 Season Totals 78 1,088 10 42 6. Aaron Rollin, 2009-12 ...... 1,878 7. J.D. Berreth, 1986-88...... 1,868 JASON SCHNEIDER’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 8. Glen Fox, 2006-09...... 1,832 Game Rec Yds TD LG Illinois State 6 79 0 24 9. Mike Myers, 1990-93...... 1,818 Missouri 5 67 0 27 Missouri State 7 105 0 38 10. Mike Ethier, 1981-83 ...... 1,816 Cal Poly 3 35 1 26 Northern Iowa 9 117 0 40 Southern Utah 3 29 0 13 Youngstown State 0 0 0 0 UW-Oshkosh 3 59 2 *38 Season Totals 36 491 3 40

2014 Jackrabbit Football JACKRABBITS TO WATCH 19-JAKE WIENEKE Wide Receiver 6-4, 205, Redshirt Freshman Maple Grove, Minnesota (Maple Grove H.S.) FOOTBALL HONORS AND RECORDS: • Current member of the official watch list for the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision • Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 11)

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: • Has recorded four 100-yard receiving games, including three against Missouri Valley Football Conference opponents • Ranks 13th among all players in the Football Championship Subdivision with 723 receiving yards (tops among freshmen) SDSU SINGLE-GAME • Tied for sixth in FCS with eight touchdown receptions (also tops among freshmen) • Holds two of the top-eight single-game performances for receiving yards in program history with 183 yards on RECEIVING YARDS eight receptions versus Missouri State on Oct. 11 and 178 yards on 10 catches versus Youngstown State on Oct. 1. Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... 12 rec., 256 yds. 25 • at North Dakota, 9-27-1986 • Leads team with 39 receptions, 723 receiving yards and eight receiving touchowns 2. Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... 14 rec., 234 yds. • Has caught a pass in all eight games and has a streak of four consecutive games with a touchdown reception • at South Dakota, 10-18-86 • Averaging 19.4 yards every time he has touched the ball (723 receiving yards, 52 rushing) 3. Jeff Tiefenthaler ...... 10 rec., 233 yds. • at Morningside, 10-5-1985 • Became first Jackrabbit player since Colin Cochart in 2009 to catch three touchdown passes in one game (vs. 4. Nate Millerbernd ...... 9 rec., 202 yds. Missouri State on Oct. 11) • vs. Mankato State, 11-16-1996 5. Josh Davis ...... 9 rec., 187 yds. JAKE WIENEKE’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • vs. North Dakota, 10-11-2003 Game Rec Yds Avg. TD LG Rush Yds Avg. LG 6. Jake Wieneke ...... 8 rec., 183 yds. Missouri 6 107 17.8 0 45 0 0 0.0 0 • vs. Missouri State, 10-11-2014 Cal Poly 2 37 18.5 1 26 1 52 52.0 52 7. Jeff Tiefenthaler...... 8 rec., 179 yds. Southern Utah 3 68 22.7 1 36 0 0 0.0 0 • vs. Northern Colorado 11-15-1986 UW-Oshkosh 1 10 10.0 0 10 0 0 0.0 0 8. Dale Moss...... 7 rec, 178 yds. Illinois State 7 116 16.6 1 32 0 0 0.0 0 • at Missouri State, 10-29-2011 Missouri State 8 183 22.9 3 *78 0 0 0.0 0 Jake Wieneke ...... 10 rec., 178 yds. Northern Iowa 2 24 12.0 1 16 0 0 0.0 0 • vs. Youngstown State, 10-25-2014 Youngstown St. 10 178 17.8 1 56 0 0 0.0 0 10 Dean Herrboldt ...... 6 rec., 177 yds. Season 39 723 18.5 8 78 1 52 52.0 52 • at Mankato State, 11-6-1993 *denotes touchdown Josh Davis ...... 9 rec., 177 yds. • vs. Georgia Southern, 10-29-2005

SDSU SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING YARDS 1. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1986 ...... 1,534 2. Jason Schneider, 2013 ...... 1,088 3. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1985 ...... 1,056 4. Josh Davis, 2003 ...... 1,028 5. JaRon Harris, 2008 ...... 966 6. Dale Moss, 2011 ...... 949 7. Jeff Tiefenthaler, 1984 ...... 906 Aaron Rollin, 2011 ...... 906 9. Lionel Macklin, 1978...... 882 10. Monte Mosiman, 1976...... 839 ------Jake Wieneke, 2014 ...... 723

#WienekeForRice JACKRABBITS TO WATCH 33-T.J. LALLY Linebacker 6-0, 220, Junior Chicago, Illinois (Marmion Academy) FOOTBALL HONORS AND RECORDS: • All-Missouri Valley Football Conference Second Team (2012) • Named to MVFC All-Newcomer Team in 2012 • Finalist for Jerry Rice Award (top freshman in FCS) in 2012 • Named to College Sports Journal All-Freshman Team • Named MVFC Newcomer of the Week three times during freshman season in 2012 • Helped lead team to consecutive FCS playoff berths (2012, 2013) • Team captain in 2014 • Two-time member of Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll for academics

CAREER STATISTICS T.J. LALLY’S CAREER STATISTICS • Has finished second on the team for tackles in Year G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds PBU Int-Yds BK FR-Yds FF each of his first two seasons 2012 13 73 34 107 8.0-40 6.0-34 3 2-41 0 1-0 2 -- 107 tackles in 2012 2013 14 50 39 89 6.5-16 1.5-11 1 0-0 0 2-3 1 -- 89 tackles in 2013 2014 8 28 24 52 4.5-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 • Three-year starter at middle linebacker — Career 35 151 97 248 19.0-68 7.5-45 4 2-41 0 3-3 3 started all 35 games the past three seasons) • Has tallied double figures in tackles eight times during his career

T.J. LALLY’S 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS T.J. L ALLY’S 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Game Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int-Yds FF Game Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int-Yds FF Kansas 5 2 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Butler 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 SE Louisiana 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 North Dakota 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 UC Davis 10 0 10 4.0-31 4.0-31 0-0 0 SE Louisiana 7 3 10 2.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 Indiana State 7 3 10 0-0 0-0 1-28 0 Nebraska 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Missouri State 9 1 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 North Dakota St. 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 Western Illinois 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Southern Illinois 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Northern Iowa 7 2 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Western Illinois 4 3 7 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 Youngstown St. 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 1-13 0 Missouri State 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Southern Illinois 4 6 10 3.0-6 2.0-3 0-0 1 Northern Iowa 4 5 9 0.5-4 0.5-4 0-0 0 North Dakota St. 0 9 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Indiana State 1 3 4 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 South Dakota 5 0 5 1.0-3 0-0 0-0 0 South Dakota 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Eastern Illinois 6 1 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Youngstown St. 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 North Dakota St. 4 7 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Northern Arizona 5 1 6 2.0-8 1.0-7 0-0 0 Season Totals 68 39 107 8.0-40 6.0-34 2-41 2 Eastern Wash. 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Season Totals 50 38 88 6.0-16 1.5-11 0-0 1

T.J. LALLY’S 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Game Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack-Yds Int-Yds FF Missouri 9 2 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Cal Poly 4 3 7 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 Southern Utah 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 UW-Oshkosh 0 6 6 1.0-4 0-0 0-0 0 Illinois State 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Missouri State 5 5 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 Northern Iowa 3 1 4 1.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 Youngstown State 2 3 5 1.0-5 0-0 0-0 0 Season Totals 28 24 52 4.5-12 0-0 0-0 0

2014 Jackrabbit Football SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME RECAPS

GAME 1 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL South Dakota State (O-1) 7 3 8 0 18 #24 [FBS] Missouri 38, Missouri (1-0) 21 0 7 10 38

#10/10 [FCS] South Dakota State 18 SCORING SUMMARY Aug. 30, 2014 • Faurot Field (Att.: 60,589) 1st 14:10 MIZZ – Darius White 44 yd pass from Maty Mauk (Andrew Baggett kick) 1st 13:57 SDSU – Zach Zenner 75 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick) COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri used big plays in all three phases of the 1st 7:38 MIZZ – White 39 yd pass from Mauk (Baggett kick) game to defeat South Dakota State, 38-18, in the football season 1st 6:31 MIZZ – Russell Hansbrough 10 yd run (Baggett kick) opener for both teams Aug. 30 at Faurot Field. 2nd 3:58 SDSU – Syrovatka 39 yd field goal 3rd 10:28 SDSU – Zenner 3 yd run (Jason Schneider pass from Zach Lujan) Each team scored a touchdown in the game’s first 63 seconds. 3rd 10:12 MIZZ – Marcus Murphy 100 yd kick return (Baggett kick) Mizzou, ranked 24th in the Football Bowl Subdivision, took the opening 4th 10:18 MIZZ – Bud Sasser 29 yd pass from Mauk (Baggett kick) kickoff and drew first blood on a 44-yard touchdown pass from Maty 4th 1:13 MIZZ – Baggett 44 yd field goal Mauk to Darius White to cap a three-play, 65-yard drive. TEAM STATISTICS SDSU MIZZ FIRST DOWNS 15 19 The Jackrabbits, ranked 10th in the Football Championship RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-119 39-215 Subdivision, needed only one play to answer. Walter Payton Award PASSING YDS (NET) 246 178 Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-23-2 21-13-0 candidate Zach Zenner ended up with a bobbled snap and rambled 75 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-365 60-393 yards through the Tiger defense on his first carry of the season. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-1 The rest of the first quarter belonged to the Tigers, who scored a pair Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-20 2-129 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-19 of touchdowns 1 minute and 7 seconds apart midway through the Punts (Number-Avg) 6-35.7 4-43.0 stanza. Mauk again hooked with White on a touchdown, this time from Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 39 yards, which was followed by a 10-yard run by Russell Hansbrough, Penalties-Yards 5-25 5-27 who reversed field after being stacked up at the line of scrimmage. Possession Time 35:24 24:36 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 3 of 11 Hansbrough’s touchdown came immediately after a 19-yard intercep- Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2 tion return by Duron Singleton that put the Tigers at the Jackrabbit 10. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-3 SDSU starting quarterback Austin Sumner left the game late in the Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-12 first quarter due to injury, but backup Zach Lujan led the Jackrabbits on RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 17-103; Austin Sumner 2-18; Reggie Gandy 3-3. the lone scoring drive of the second quarter. The Jackrabbits moved 41 MIZZ - Russell Hansbrough 20-126; Marcus Murphjy 9-54; Maty Mauk 5-17. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Lujan 21-28-1 239; Austin Sumner 2-4-1 7. MIZZ - Maty Mauk 13-21-0 178. yards on 11 plays, culminating with a 39-yard field goal by Justin RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 7-41; Jake Wieneke 6-107; Jason Schneider 5-67. Syrovatka which made the score 21-10 heading into halftime. MIZZ - Jimmie Hunt 3-31; Marcus Murphy 3-20; Darius White 2-83; Bud Sasser 2-37; Wesley Leftwich 2-10. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - none. MIZZ- Duron Singleton 1-19; Aarion Penton 1-0. The Jackrabbits drew to within 21-18 on the opening drive of the SACKS: SDSU - none. MIZZ - Markus Golden 1.5-9; Shane Ray 1.0-0; Kenya Dennis 0.5-3. second half, putting together a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive. Lujan TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - T.J. Lally 9-2-11; Tom Peitz 4-1-5; Jesse Bobbit 4-0-4; Nick Mears 4-0-4. MIZZ - Markus Golden 5-5-10; Michael Scherer 3-6-9; Aarion Penton 2-5-7; was 4-of-5 passing for 60 yards on the drive, which ended on Zenner’s Shane Ray 4-2-6; Kentrell Brothers 2-4-6. second touchdown of the game – a 3-yard run. Mizzou quickly wrested the momentum away from the Jackrabbits on GAME 2 the ensuing kickoff. Marcus Murphy fielded the ball in his own end zone #11/12 South Dakota State 44, Cal Poly 18 and weaved his way through SDSU defenders for a 100-yard touch- Sept. 6, 2014 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 12,219) down, giving the Tigers a 28-18 lead. BROOKINGS — Zach Lujan threw for three touchdowns in his first SDSU threatened to score two more times in the final 25 minutes, start and Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner became the but a pair of red-zone turnovers – an interception in the third quarter Missouri Valley Conference’s career rushing leader as South Dakota and fourth-quarter fumble – kept the Jackrabbits from closing the gap. State opened the home season with a 44-18 victory in the inaugural The Tigers further put the game out of reach on a 29-yard touchdown Dairy Drive game. pass from Mauk to Bud Sasser, followed by an Andrew Baggett 44-yard In winning before a Coughlin-Alumni Stadium crowd of 12,219, the field goal to provide the final margin. 11th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 1-1 on the season. Cal Poly Mauk finished the game 13-of-21 for 178 yards and three touch- dropped to 0-2. downs, while Hansbrough tallied a game-high 126 yards on the ground The first half was closely contested as each team put together long on 20 carries. Mizzou held a 393-365 advantage in total offense. scoring drives in the opening stanza. The Jackrabbits marched 86 yards Zenner crossed the 100-yard mark for the 22nd time in his career, on nine plays, with the drive ending on a 36-yard touchdown pass from gaining 103 yards on 17 carries. He also recorded a game-high seven Lujan to Trevor Wesley. receptions for 41 yards. Redshirt freshman Jake Wieneke tallied six Cal Poly answered with a 14-play, 82-yard drive behind the play of catches for 107 yards in his collegiate debut. quarterback Chris Brown, who threw for 24 yards and ran for another Lujan ended the game 21-of-28 passing for 239 yards. Sumner was 35 yards, including the final seven yards for a touchdown. However, the 2-for-4 for seven yards prior to his injury. Mustangs missed the extra point and their kicker in the process, to keep T.J. Lally led the Jackrabbit defense with 11 tackles. Markus Golden the score at 7-6. recorded 10 tackles, including a pair of sacks, to pace Missouri. Justin Syrovatka extended the SDSU lead to 10-6 midway through the second half with a 46-yard field goal, but the Mustangs responded

2014 Jackrabbit Football SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME RECAPS with a nine-play, 85-yard drive capped by a 9-yard touchdown run by TEAM STATISTICS CP SDSU FIRST DOWNS 20 25 Kori Garcia with 4:29 to play in the half that gave Cal Poly its only lead RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-226 39-318 of the night at 12-10 as the ensuing two-point conversion failed. PASSING YDS (NET) 202 184 The Jackrabbits gained the lead for good in the final minute of the Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-16-0 20-12-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-428 59-502 first half as Lujan hooked up with Jason Schneider from 16 yards out. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-13 SDSU also missed a conversion attempt, but took a 16-12 lead into Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-100 4-75 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 intermission. Punts (Number-Avg) 5-37.2 3-41.3 After forcing Cal Poly to punt on the opening drive of the second half, Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0 SDSU extended the lead 23-12 on Lujan’s third touchdown pass of the Penalties-Yards 7-56 5-35 day — an 11-yarder to Jake Wieneke. Earlier in the drive, Zenner broke Possession Time 29:05 30:55 the league rushing record on a 17-yard run. Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 6 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0 The SDSU defense continued to find its groove in the second half Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-4 against the Mustangs’ triple-option attack, forcing two more punts and Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 3-14 taking over on downs on another drive. As a team, the Jackrabbits RUSHING LEADERS: CP - Chris Brown 20-87; Kori Garcia 17-86; Chris Nicholls 5-28; Brandon recorded nine tackles for loss, including three by senior safety Jake Howe 6-19. SDSU - Zach Zenner 30-193; Brady Mengarelli 5-73; Jake Wieneke 1-52. PASSING LEADERS: CP - Chris Brown 16-21-0 202. SDSU - Zach Lujan 12-20-1 184. RECEIVING Gentile. LEADERS: CP - Brandon Howe 4-29; Chris Nicholls 3-29; Roland Jackson 2-106. SDSU - Trevor Zenner broke into the scoring column early in the fourth quarter on a Wesley 3-67; Jason Schneider 3-35; Jake Wieneke 2-37; Matt Raymond 2-30. INTERCEPTIONS: CP - Dave Douglas 1-0. SDSU - none. SACKS: CP - Josh Letuligasenoa 1.0-4. SDSU - Jake Gentile 15-yard touchdown run. The senior from Eagan, Minn., ended the game 1.0-9; Kellen Soulek 1.0-3; Auston LaBlance 0.5-1; Cole Langer 0.5-1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA- with 193 yards on 30 carries to push his career total to 4,825. The pre- A-TOT): CP - Nick Dzubnar 5-14-19; Jordan Williams 3-5-8; Cameron Ontko 1-7-8; Marcus Paige- Allen 0-7-7. SDSU - Nick Mears 7-3-10; Jake Gentile 6-2-8; Drew Kreutzfeldt 5-3-8; J.T. Hassell vious league record of 4,746 yards was set by Western Illinois’ Herb 5-2-7; T.J. Lally 4-3-7. Donaldson from 2005-08. Brown scored his second touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run GAME 3 midway through the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 30-18. An 89- #10/11 South Dakota State 26, Southern Utah 6 yard pass play from Brown to Roland Jackson on the first play of the Sept. 13, 2014 • Eccles Coliseum (Att.: 5,017) drive set up the final Mustang score. CEDAR CITY, Utah — The South Dakota State defense intercepted The Jackrabbits, who gained 329 yards on the ground, sealed the vic- three passes and carried a shutout late into the fourth quarter before tory with two late touchdowns. Reggie Gandy scored the first TD on a 1- the Jackrabbits prevailed, 26-6, over Southern Utah on Sept. 13 at yard run, then redshirt freshman Brady Mengarelli picked up a bobbled Eccles Coliseum. snap and rambled 55 yards for a score with a few ticks under a minute With the win, the 10th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 2-1 overall, to play. while SUU dropped to 0-3. The victory was win No. 113 for South Lujan completed 12-of-20 passes for 184 yards and connected with Dakota State head coach John Stiegelmeier, tying him with Ralph Ginn six different receivers. Wesley caught three passes for 67 yards, with (113-89-9 record from 1947-68) for the most in program history. Schneider adding three catches for 35 yards. Wieneke was credited with The Jackrabbit offense moved the ball almost at will in the first half, two catches for 37 yards, and added 52 yards on the ground after tak- starting with a methodical 13-play, 75-yard scoring march on the ing a lateral and weaved his way through the Cal Poly defense to set up opening drive. Reggie Gandy capped the scoring drive with a 1-yard Zenner’s touchdown run. touchdown run. Defensively, SDSU was led by Nick Mears’ 10 tackles. Drew SDSU moved the ball into Thunderbird territory in each of its first Kreutzfeldt and Gentile each finished with a career-high eight tackles. four possessions, but two ended with interceptions. The Jackrabbits did For Cal Poly, Brown finished the night 16-of-21 passing for 202 not punt in the first half and held a 250-60 advantage in total yards. yards and added 87 yards on 20 carries. Kori Garcia tallied 86 yards On the first play of the second quarter, the Jackrabbit defense rushing on 17 carries and Brandon Howe had four catches for 29 yards. turned the tables, converting its first takeaway of the season into six Nick Dzubnar registered a game-high 19 tackles for the Mustangs. points as defensive lineman Shayne Gottlob intercepted a screen pass SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL at the T-Bird 4-yard line and rambled into the end zone for a touch- Cal Poly (O-2) 6 6 0 6 18 down. South Dakota State (1-1) 7 9 7 21 44 The SDSU lead grew to 21-0 late in the first half as the Jackrabbits SCORING SUMMARY 1st 7:22 SDSU – Trevor Wesley 36 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Justin Syrovatka kick) put together an eight-play, 80-yard drive. Zach Zenner crossed the 1st 1:50 CP – Chris Brown 7 yd run (kick failed) 100-yard mark with a 23-yard run into SUU territory, which was fol- 2nd 7:14 SDSU – Syrovatka 46 yd field goal lowed by a 13-yard pass to Jason Schneider. Lujan then connected 2nd 4:29 CP – Kori Garcia 9 yd run (run failed) 2nd 00:39 SDSU – Jason Schneider 16 yd pass from Lujan (run failed) with redshirt freshman Jake Wieneke on a fade in the right corner of 3rd 8:14 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 11 yd pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick) the end zone for an 18-yard touchdown to push the Jackrabbit lead to 4th 12:13 SDSU – Zach Zenner 15 yd run (Syrovatka kick) 4th 7:42 CP – Brown 1 yd run (pass failed) 21-0 heading into halftime. 4th 3:08 SDSU – Reggie Gandy 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick) Jimmie Forsythe came up with the Jackrabbits’ second interception 4th 00:56 SDSU – Brady Mengarelli 55 yd run (Syrovatka kick) of the game on the second play of the second half, giving SDSU the

2014 Jackrabbit Football SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME RECAPS ball at the SUU 29. The Jackrabbits moved the ball to the Thunderbird Raysean Pringle 1-11; Naia Ursua 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Trey Carr 1-7; Shayne Gottlob 1-4; Jimmie Forsythe 1-1. SUU - Michael Byrd 1-6; Josh Smith 1-0. SACKS: SDSU - Kellen Soulek 3-yard line before settling for a 21-yard field goal by Justin Syrovatka 1.0-9; Cole Langer 0.5-3; Kevin Klocek 0.5-2. SUU - James Cowser 1.0-7. TACKLE LEADERS that pushed the margin to 24-0. (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Jesse Bobbit 2-4-6; J.R. Plote 4-1-5; Nick Mears 4-0-4; Dallas Brown 3-1-4; SUU put together its most sustained drive to that juncture on the Shayne Gottlob 3-1-4. SUU - James Cowser 9-3-12; Chinedu Ahanonu 8-4-12; Miles Killebrew 4-5-9; Josh Kariya 4-4-8. ensuing possession, but again came away with no points as a 39-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right. GAME 4 The Thunderbirds finally broke into the scoring column with 5 min- #10/10 South Dakota State 41, UW-Oshkosh 3 utes, 18 seconds remaining in the game. Backup quarterback Ammon Sept. 20, 2014 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 13,731) Olsen ran 35 yards to set up first and goal. Toa Afatasi scored from a BROOKINGS — South Dakota State scored touchdowns on three yard out two plays later. consecutive offensive plays in the first quarter, including two by Walter After a personal foul penalty pushed the PAT try back 15 yards, Trey Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner, and head coach John Carr, who intercepted a pass earlier in the half, picked off an errant Stiegelmeier became the school’s career wins leader as the Jackrabbits pass and returned the ball for defensive extra point to push the final defeated Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 41-3, on Sept. 20. margin to 26-6. A true freshman from Omaha, Carr also broke up two Playing before a Beef Bowl crowd of 13,731 at Coughlin-Alumni passes and recorded a pair of tackles. Stadium, the 10th-ranked Jackrabbits improved to 3-1 in their non- SDSU finished with a 392-263 advantage in total offense. Zenner conference finale. UW-Oshkosh fell to 0-3. The win was career victory carried the ball 25 times for 140 yards, recording the 24th 100-yard No. 114 for Stiegelmeier, who passed Ralph Ginn (113-89-9 record game of his career. Backup Brady Mengarelli added 13 carries for 65 from 1947-68) atop the SDSU coaching victories list. yards. Trevor Wesley led Jackrabbit receivers with four catches for 40 Zenner opened the scoring for the Jackrabbits with a 2-yard touch- yards, with Wieneke tallying three catches for 68 yards. Lujan ended down run with 6 minutes, 26 seconds remaining in the opening quar- the night 13-of-24 passing for 162 yards. ter, capping SDSU’s first drive of the game that covered 82 yards on For Southern Utah, Raysean Pringle gained 65 yards on 13 carries. nine plays. Olsen, who took the bulk of the snaps the final three quarters, finished Moments later, SDSU turned to the air for its next touchdown as 8-of-18 passing for 94 yards and gained 62 yards on 10 carries. Zach Lujan connected on a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jason Chris Robinson paced the Thunderbird receivers with five catches for Schneider on the first play of the next Jackrabbit drive. 75 yards. Freshman J.T. Hassell blocked a punt on the next Oshkosh posses- James Cowser and Chinedu Ahanonu each notched a game-high 12 sion, giving the Jackrabbits the ball at the Titan 36-yard line. Zenner tackles for SUU, with Cowser registering 5.5 tackles for loss. Jesse wasted little time as he went the distance on the opening play of the Bobbit led SDSU with six tackles. drive to give SDSU a 21-0 with two minutes to play in the opening SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL stanza. South Dakota State (2-1) 7 14 3 2 26 Zenner, who hit the century mark for rushing yards in the first quar- Southern Utah (0-3) 0 0 0 6 6 ter and ended the game with 209 yards on 23 carries, scored his third SCORING SUMMARY 1st 9:47 SDSU – Reggie Gandy 1 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick) touchdown of the game on a 10-yard burst with 9:46 to play in the 2nd 14:55 SDSU – Shayne Gottlob 4 yd interception return (Syrovatka kick) second quarter. SDSU maintained its 28-0 lead at halftime. 2nd 1:40 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 18 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Syrovatka kick) The Jackrabbits’ final touchdown of the night came on the opening 3rd 11:53 SDSU – Syrovatka 21 yd field goal 4th 5:18 SUU – Toa Afatasi 1 yd run (pass failed) drive of the second half as Lujan again hooked up with Schneider — 4th 5:18 SDSU – Trey Carr PAT return this time from 5 yards out — to push the SDSU lead to 35-0. TEAM STATISTICS SDSU SUU For the second consecutive week, the Jackrabbit defense carried a FIRST DOWNS 25 13 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 50-230 38-150 shutout into the fourth quarter. The Titans, behind backup quarterback PASSING YDS (NET) 162 113 Brett Kasper, cracked the scoring column on a 24-yard field goal by Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-13-2 21-9-3 Nate Ray with 6:39 to play in the game. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-392 59-263 Punt Returns-Yards 2-20 0-00 UW-Oshkosh also had a long field goal attempt blocked early in the Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-19 second quarter and a third-quarter drive ended with an interception in Interception Returns-Yards 3-12 2-6 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-35.8 5-46.2 the end zone by Jackrabbit cornerback Je Ryan Butler. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Justin Syrovatka, who made a 31-yard field goal in the third quar- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 ter, closed out the scoring for the Jackrabbits with a 26-yarder in the Penalties-Yards 8-67 6-69 Possession Time 36:42 23:18 final minute. Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 4 of 13 SDSU finished with a 497-236 advantage in total offense, including Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 1-2 a 292-72 edge in rushing yards. Brady Mengarelli added 63 yards on Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 1-7 15 carries in a backup role for the Jackrabbits. RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 25-140; Brady Mengarelli 13-65; Zach Lujan 9-23; Lujan finished the night 13-of-19 passing for 170 yards, connect- Reggie Gandy 2-4. SUU - Raysean Pringle 13-65; Ammon Olsen 10-62; Levi Te’o 4-10; Toa Afatasi ing with eight different receivers. Schneider led the receiving corps 5-7. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Lujan 13-24-2 162. SUU - Ammon Olsen 8-19-2 94; Aaron Cantu 1-2-1 19. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Trevor Wesley 4-40; Jake Wieneke 3-68; with three catches for 59 yards, while Trevor Wesley added three Jason Schneider 3-29; Brady Mengarelli 2-17. SUU - Chris Robinson 5-75; Justin Brown 1-22; receptions for 42 yards. 2014 Jackrabbit Football SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME RECAPS

UW-Oshkosh’s starting quarterback Dylann Rauch was the Titans’ on a handoff exchange on SDSU’s next offensive play deep in its own leading rusher with 23 yards on four carries and also completed 15- territory led to Illinois State’s second touchdown a minute and 25 sec- of-22 passes for 85 yards. Kasper onds later as Coprich scored from a yard out. completed all six of his pass attempts for 79 yards, including a 51- The Jackrabbits’ third turnover of the quarter was an interception by yard pass play to Joe Sommers, who led all receivers with five recep- Oshay Dunmore at the Illinois State 10-yard line. The Redbirds then tions for 89 yards. marched 90 yards on 11 plays, building the lead to 21-0 in the clos- Dallas Brown posted a career-high nine tackles to lead the ing seconds of the first quarter as Coprich scored from a yard out. Jackrabbits. T.J. Lally contributed six tackles. Reese Dziedzic and Levi Illinois State pushed the margin to 24-0 on a 25-yard field goal by Kossow shared team-high honors for UW-Oshkosh with seven stops. Nick Aussieker early in the second quarter before the Jackrabbits final- SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL ly cracked the scoring column. Justin Syrovatka’s 22-yard field goal UW-Oshkosh (0-3) 0 0 0 3 3 with 2:09 to play in the half finished off a 15-play, 76-yard drive for South Dakota State (3-1) 21 7 7 6 41 the Jackrabbits. SCORING SUMMARY Any hopes of a Jackrabbit comeback were dashed on the ensuing 1st 6:26 SDSU – Zach Zenner 2 yd run (Justin Syrovatka kick) 1st 4:39 SDSU – Jason Schneider 38 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Syrovatka kick) kickoff as Tevin Allen went down the left sideline for a 95-yard touch- 1st 2:00 SDSU – Zenner 36 yd run (Syrovatka kick) down return. After forcing a Jackrabbit three-and-out, the Redbirds 2nd 9:46 SDSU – Zenner 10 yd run (Syrovatka kick) 3rd 11:18 SDSU – Schneider 5 yd pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick) delivered the knockout punch with a 28-yard touchdown pass from 4th 9:31 SDSU – Syrovatka 31 yd field goal Roberson to Cameron Meredith with 20 seconds remaining in the first 4th 6:39 SDSU – Nate Ray 24 yd field goal half to push the margin to 38-3. 4th 00:13 SDSU – Syrovatka 26 yd field goal The two squads traded third-quarter touchdowns to close out the TEAM STATISTICS UWO SDSU FIRST DOWNS 12 24 scoring. Coprich scored his fourth and final TD of the game on a 5- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-72 49-292 yard run, while the last Jackrabbit score came on a 26-yard pass from PASSING YDS (NET) 164 205 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-21-1 22-15-0 Zach Lujan to Jake Wieneke. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 55-236 71-497 Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner posted his fifth consec- Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-67 utive 100-yard game and 26th of his career, carrying the ball 27 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-82 2-48 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 times for 144 yards. Wieneke led the Jackrabbit receiving corps with Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.5 1-34.0 seven catches for 116 yards, with Jason Schneider adding six recep- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 2-1 0-0 tions for 79 yards. Lujan ended the day 20-of-40 passing for 294 Penalties-Yards 3-25 4-35 yards. Possession Time 26:00 34:00 Illinois State, which rolled up 331 rushing yards, was led by Coprich Third-Down Conversions 4 of 13 6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 with 24 carries for 174 yards. Roberson carried the ball 14 times for Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-6 151 yards and completed 7-of-19 passes for 168 yards. Lechein Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 1-4 Neblett caught four passes for 91 yards to lead the Redbird receivers. RUSHING LEADERS: UWO - Dylann Ruach 4-23; C.J. Blackburn 1-18; Dylan Hecker 9-16; Ethan Steinhoff 5-12. SDSU - Zach Zenner 23-209; Brady Mengarelli 15-63; Reggie Gandy 6-27. Defensively, SDSU was led by Illinois natives T.J. Lally and Jesse PASSING LEADERS: UWO - Dylann Rauch 15-22-1 85; Brett Kasper 6-6-0 79; Dylan Hecker Bobbit with seven tackles each. Teddy Corwin and Pat Meehan each 0-2-0 0. SDSU - Zach Lujan 13-19-0 170; Tyler Finnes 2-3-0 35. RECEIVING LEADERS: UWO - tallied a game-high 12 tackles for Illinois State. Joe Sommers 5-89; Craig Schommer 5-12; Sam Mentkowski 3-21. SDSU - Jason Schneider 3-59; Trevor Wesley 3-42; Matt Raymond 2-29; Mitch Vejvoda 2-9. INTERCEPTIONS: UWO - none. SDSU SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL - Je Ryan Butler 1-0. SACKS: UWO - Cody Huemmer 1.0-3; Marcus Senn 0.5-4; Reese Dziedzic South Dakota State (3-2, 0-1) 0 3 7 0 10 0.5-3. SDSU - Kevin Klocek 1.0-4. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): UWO - Levi Kossow 3-4-7; Illinois State (4-0, 1-0) 21 17 7 0 45 Reese Dziedzic 3-4-7; Beau Steffens 2-4-6. SDSU - Dallas Brown 2-7-9; T.J. Lally 0-6-6; Melvin Taveras 4-1-5; Jesse Bobbit 2-3-5; Jimmie Forsythe 1-4-5. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 9:18 ILS – Marshaun Coprich 32 yd run (Nick Aussieker kick) 1st 7:51 ILS – Coprich 2 yd run (Aussieker kick) GAME 5 1st 00:17 ILS – Coprich 1 yd run (Aussieker kick) #22/22 Illinois State 45, #9/9 South Dakota State 10 2nd 9:15 ILS – Aussieker 25 yd field goal 2nd 2:09 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 22 yd field goal Oct. 4, 2014 • Hancock Stadium (Att.: 10,919) 2nd 1:55 ILS – Tevin Allen 95 yd kickoff return (Aussieker kick) NORMAL, Ill. — Marshaun Coprich rushed for 174 yards and four 2nd 00:20 ILS – Cameron Meredith 28 yd pass from Tre Roberson (Aussieker kick) 3rd 12:46 ILS – Coprich 5 yd run (Aussieker kick) touchdowns, and quarterback Tre Roberson topped the century mark in 3rd 1:15 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 26 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Syrovatka kick) both rushing and passing, leading 22nd-ranked Illinois State to a TEAM STATISTICS SDSU ILS 45-10 victory over ninth-ranked South Dakota State Oct. 4 at FIRST DOWNS 21 21 Hancock Stadium in Normal, Illinois. RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-139 45-331 PASSING YDS (NET) 294 168 In the Missouri Valley Football Conference for both teams, the Passes Att-Comp-Int 40-20-1 19-7-1 Redbirds improved to 4-0 overall. SDSU dropped to 3-2 overall. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-433 64-499 The Redbirds converted three first-quarter turnovers into 21 points, Punt Returns-Yards 2-9 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-126 3-126 setting the tone in the first 15 minutes. One play after the Jackrabbits Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-0 lost a fumble, Coprich scored from 32 yards out to open the scoring Punts (Number-Avg) 4-36.5 4-44.8 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1 with 9 minutes, 18 seconds to play in the opening quarter. A fumble Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-4

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Penalties-Yards 4-30 5-45 next play and Justin Syrovatka’s extra point provided the final margin. Possession Time 31:34 28:26 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 3 of 10 Missouri State’s next drive ended on an interception, but the Bears Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 4 2 of 2 put together their best drive of the second half in the closing minutes. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-4 4-5 MSU picked up three first downs, moving the ball to the Jackrabbit Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-13 31, but Harris’ pass on fourth-and-8 with under a minute to play was RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Zach Zenner 27-144; Brady Mengarelli 1-5. ILS - Marshaun Coprich 24-174; Tre Roberson 14-151; Jeffrey Lewis 3-5. James Graham 2-3 PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - broken up by Trey Carr to seal the SDSU victory. Zach Lujan 20-40-1 294. ILS - Tre Roberson 7-19-1 168.. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Jake Wieneke posted the sixth-most receiving yards in a single game by a Wieneke 7-116; Jason Schneider 6-79; Dallas Goedert 3-42; Trevor Wesley 2-45; Zach Zenner 2-12. ILS - Lechein Neblett 4-91; Cameron Meredith 3-77. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - Trey Carr 1-0. ILS Jackrabbit receiver, finishing the night with eight receptions for 183 - Ohay Dunmore 1-0. SACKS: SDSU - none. ILS - David Perkins 1.0-8; Dontae McCoy 1.0-3; Collin yards. Schneider also topped the century mark with seven receptions Keoshian 1.0-1; Teddy Corwin 1.0-1. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - T.J. Lally 4-3-7; for 105 yards. Lujan ended the game 17-of-28 passing for 310 yards, Jesse Bobbit 1-6-7; J.T. Hassell 3-1-4; Dallas Brown 3-1-4; Melvin Tavares 3-1-4; Cole Langer 3-1- 4. ILS - Teddy Corwin 6-6-12; Pat Meehan 3-9-12; Dontae McCoy 6-2-8; Oshay Dunmore 1-7-8. while Zenner carried 27 times for 149 yards as he moved into the Football Championship Subdivision career top 10 for rushing yards. GAME 6 SDSU finished with a 439-249 advantage in total offense. #19/19 South Dakota State 32, Missouri State 28 For Missouri State, Harris led the way on the ground with 65 yards Oct. 11, 2014 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 11,348) on 15 carries and completed 12-of-25 passes for 113 yards. Julian BROOKINGS — Jerry Rice Award candidate Jake Wieneke scored Burton led Bear receivers with six catches for 66 yards. three touchdowns and the South Dakota State defense pitched a Jackrabbit linebacker T.J. Lally led all players with 10 tackles, with second-half shutout as the 19th-ranked Jackrabbits rallied for a Nick Mears adding nine stops. Dylan Cole and Christian Hoffmann 32-28 victory Oct. 11 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. each tallied nine tackles to lead Missouri State. Playing before a Hall of Fame Game crowd of 11,348, the SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Jackrabbits improved to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the Missouri Valley Missouri State (3-3, 0-2) 7 21 0 0 28 Football Conference. Missouri State dropped to 3-3 overall, 0-2 in South Dakota State (4-2, 1-1) 3 14 0 15 32 league play. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 6:24 SDSU – Justin Syrovatka 36 yd field goal A redshirt freshman from Maple Grove, Minn., Wieneke gave SDSU 1st 00:30 MSU – Calan Crowder 3 yd run a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter as he caught a pass from (Marcelo Bonani kick) 2nd 14:39 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 78 yd pass from Zach Lujan (Syrovatka kick) Zach Lujan across midfield along the right sideline and weaved his 2nd 9:06 MSU – Kierra Harris 12 yd run (Bonani kick) way to the middle of the field and past the Bear defense for a 78- 2nd 7:03 MSU – Kierra Harris 12 yd run (Bonani kick) yard touchdown. 2nd 3:56 MSU – Crowder 2 yd run (Bonani kick) 2nd 00:35 SDSU – Wieneke 10 yd pass from Lujan (Syrovatka kick) The rest of the half belonged the Missouri State, which scored the 4th 11:39 SDSU – Wieneke 26 yd pass from Lujan next 21 points to take a 28-10 lead. Quarterback Kierra Harris scored (Jason Schneider pass from Lujan) the first two touchdowns on two 12-yard runs two minutes and three 4th 7:55 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick) seconds apart. His first scoring run capped an 11-play, 79-yard drive, TEAM STATISTICS MSU SDSU FIRST DOWNS 15 18 while his second touchdown came two plays after a Dylan Cole inter- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-136 37-129 ception deep in SDSU territory. PASSING YDS (NET) 113 310 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-12-1 30-17-3 The Bears again took advantage of a short field after a Jackrabbit TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-249 67-439 turnover to push the margin to 28-10. Jeremy Springer intercepted a Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-59 pass by SDSU backup quarterback Tyler Finnes and returned the ball Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-65 4-69 Interception Returns-Yards 3-39 1-0 to the SDSU 19. Four plays later, Calan Crowder scored his second Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.0 5-32.0 touchdown of the game, from two yards out. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 SDSU gained some momentum heading into halftime with its Penalties-Yards 6-35 11-92 longest drive of the night, a 10-play, 85-yard march that ended with Possession Time 28:01 31:59 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 6 of 14 a 10-yard touchdown pass from Lujan to Wieneke with 35 seconds Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 remaining in the half. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-3 Although neither team scored in the third quarter, the Jackrabbit Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-25 1-7 defense began to assert itself, limiting Missouri State to 23 yards of RUSHING LEADERS: MSU – Kierra Harris 15-65; Calan Crowder 12-41; Ryan Heaston 10-25; Phoenix Johnson 2-5. SDSU – Zach Zenner 27-149; Brady Mengarelli 2-8. PASSING LEADERS: total offense in 13 plays. MSU – Kierra Harris 12-25-1 113. SDSU – Zach Lujan 17-28-2 310; Tyler Finnes 0-2-1 0. RECEIV- The Jackrabbits drew to within a field goal early in the fourth quar- ING LEADERS: MSU – Julian Burton 6-66; Ryan Heaston 3-11. SDSU – Jake Wieneke 8-183; ter as Lujan and Wieneke hooked up for the third time on a 26-yard Jason Schneider 7-105; Zach Zenner 1-15; Matt Raymond 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: MSU –Vashon Landers 1-23; Dylan Cole 1-12; Jeremy Springer 1-4. SDSU – Melvin Taveras 1-0. SACKS: MSU – pass play. SDSU added the two-point conversion on a pass from Lujan James Barnes 2.0-8; Colby Isbell 1.0-7; Brad Pryor 1.0-5; Cecil Bratton 1.0-5. SDSU – Chase Kern to Jason Schneider. 1.0-7. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): MSU – Dylan Cole 6-3-9; Christian Hoffmann 4-5-9; Andrew Beisel 4-2-6; Brad Pryor 1-5-6. SDSU –T.J. Lally 5-5-10; Nick Mears 8-1-9; Dallas Brown After forcing a three-and-out, SDSU put together what proved to be 4-2-6; Jesse Bobbit 2-3-5; Cole Langer 2-3-5; Shayne Gottlob 1-4-5. the game-winning drive. A Lujan pass to Schneider for 14 yards put the Jackrabbits across midfield before Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner rambled 34 yards to the MSU 1. Zenner scored on the

2014 Jackrabbit Football SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GAME RECAPS

GAME 7 For UNI, Johnson paced the offense with 78 yards on nine carries #16/18 South Dakota State 31, and was one of three Panthers with five catches for 43 yards, along #20/21 Northern Iowa 28 with Charles Brown and Chad Owens. Carnes was 11-of-21 passing Oct. 18, 2014 • UNI-Dome (Att.: 15,049) for 93 yards, while Kollmorgen ended the night CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Justin Syrovatka connected on a 44-yard 9-of-14 passing for 85 yards, with a touchdown and two intercep- field goal with 1 minutes, 42 seconds remaining as South Dakota tions. State recovered from a number of anxious moments down to stretch Brett McMakin led all players with 14 tackles to lead the Panthers’ to defeat Northern Iowa, 31-28, Oct. 18 at the UNI-Dome. defensive effort. SDSU, ranked 16th by the FCS Coaches and 18th in the Sports SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL South Dakota State (5-2, 2-1) 7 0 14 10 31 Network media poll, improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the Missouri Northern Iowa (3-4, 1-2) 0 14 0 14 28 Valley Football Conference. UNI, rated 20th and 21st, respectively, fell SCORING SUMMARY to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in league play. 1st 7:42 SDSU – Jake Wieneke 8 yd pass from Zach Lujan(Justin Syrovatka kick) Syrovatka’s game-winning field goal came after Northern Iowa ral- 2nd 10:54 UNI – David Johnson 50 yd run (Michael Schmadeke kick) lied from 14 points down late in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 2nd 00:40 UNI – Barkley Hill 2 yd pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Schmadeke kick) 28. David Johnson scored on a 2-yard run with 4:59 to play and Ray 3rd 8:18 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick) 3rd 2:02 SDSU – Dallas Brown 30 yd interception return (Syrovatka kick) Mitchell returned an interception on a deflected pass 58 yards for a 4th 8:58 SDSU – Zach Zenner 1 yd run (Syrovatka kick) touchdown a minute and a half later. 4th 4:59 UNI – Johnson 2 yd run (Schmadeke kick) The Jackrabbits then put the game-winning drive together, high- 4th 3:29 UNI – Ray Mitchell 58 yd interception return (Schmadeke kick) 4th 1:47 SDSU – Syrovatka 44 yd field goal lighted by a juggling catch and run of 40 yards by Jason Schneider TEAM STATISTICS SDSU UNI from Zach Lujan to the Panther 31. FIRST DOWNS 21 15 UNI drove into Jackrabbit territory on the ensuing drive, but Melvin RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-94 25-122 Taveras made a leaping interception on a deep pass from backup PASSING YDS (NET) 223 178 Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-21-3 35-20-3 quarterback Brion Carnes at the SDSU 4 with 50 seconds remaining. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-317 60-300 SDSU strung together its longest scoring drive of the season, chew- Punt Returns-Yards 4-14 1-27 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-47 5-69 ing up more than seven minutes off the clock on the opening drive of Interception Returns-Yards 3-30-1 3-58-1 the game. Jake Wieneke capped the 17-play, 84-yard drive with an 8- Punts (Number-Avg) 6-43.7 6-47.2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 yard touchdown reception from Lujan. SDSU converted five times on Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 third down on the drive. Penalties-Yards 9-59 4-40 UNI tied the game at 7-all early in the second quarter as Johnson Possession Time 36:14 23:46 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 3 of 12 cut to the left sideline and scored from 50 yards out. The Panthers Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 turned an interception late in the first half into points as starting quar- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2 terback Sawyer Kollmorgen found fullback Barkley Hill from 2 yards Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-13 4-19 out to make the score 14-7 UNI heading into halftime. RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Zenner 29-80; Zach Lujan 10-14. UNI – David Johnson 9-78; Brion Carnes 9-35. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU – Zach Lujan 21-38-3 223. UNI – Brion Carnes SDSU scored the next three touchdowns to take a 28-14 lad mid- 11-21-1 93; Sawyer Kollmorgen 9-14-2 85. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU – Jason Schneider way through the fourth quarter. After a Nick Mears interception on 9-117; Trevor Wesley 4-35; Zach Zenner 3-26; Jake Wieneke 2-24; Cam Jones 2-14. UNI – Chad Owens 5-43; Charles Brown 5-43; David Johnson 5-43. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU – Dallas Brown UNI’s first possession of the second half, the Jackrabbits knotted the 1-30; Nick Mears 1-0; Melvin Taveras 1-0. UNI – Ray Mitchell 1-58; Jake Farley 1-0; Jared Farley game at 14-all as Walter Payton Award candidate Zach Zenner scored 1-0. SACKS: SDSU – Jack Sherlock 2.0-12; Chase Kern 0.5-1; Cole Langer 0.5-0. SDSU – Chase Kern 1.0-7. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU – Nick Mears 5-2-7; Jack Sherlock 5-1-6; from a yard out. Jesse Bobbit 5-1-6. UNI – Brett McMakin 8-6-14; Xavier Williams 3-7-10; Jake Farley 5-3-8; The tide further shifted in the Jackrabbits’ favor later in the quarter Deiondré Hall 5-3-7. as linebacker Dallas Brown picked off a Kollmorgen pass and rambled in from 30 yards out to give SDSU the lead back at 21-14. The Jackrabbits appeared on the verge of putting the game away midway through the fourth quarter as they put together another methodical scoring drive. The 13-play, 84-yard drive ended on Zenner’s second 1-yard touchdown run of the game, making the score 28-14. Zenner finished the game with 80 yards on 29 carries as he became the second SDSU running back in history to top 1,000 rush- ing yards in three consecutive seasons. Lujan finished the game 21- of-38 passing for 223 yards, but was intercepted three times. Schneider led the Jackrabbit receiving corps with nine catches for 117 yards as he hit the century mark for the second consecutive game. Mears led the Jackrabbit defense with seven tackles, while Jack Sherlock marked his return to the lineup with six tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. 2014 Jackrabbit Football The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 25, 2014) All games

Team Statistics SDSU OPP SCORING 229 196 Points Per Game 28.6 24.5 Points Off Turnovers 79 118 FIRST DOWNS 175 133 R u s h i n g 66 76 P a s s i n g 97 53 P e n a l t y 12 4 RUSHING YARDAGE 1458 1415 Yards gained rushing 1632 1566 Yards lost rushing 174 151 Rushing Attempts 327 291 Average Per Rush 4.5 4.9 Average Per Game 182.2 176.9 TDs Rushing 13 17 PASSING YARDAGE 1953 1372 C o m p - A t t - I n t 149-248-12 114-199-9 Average Per Pass 7.9 6.9 Average Per Catch 13.1 12.0 Average Per Game 244.1 171.5 TDs Passing 13 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 3411 2787 Total Plays 575 490 Average Per Play 5.9 5.7 Average Per Game 426.4 348.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-468 31-670 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-199 5-35 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-42 12-122 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.7 21.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.5 7.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 4.7 10.2 FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 4-2 PENALTIES-Yards 48-356 37-302 Average Per Game 44.5 37.8 PUNTS-Yards 32-1209 42-1809 Average Per Punt 37.8 43.1 Net punt average 34.2 36.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 45-2485 38-2260 Average Per Kick 55.2 59.5 Net kick average 35.3 39.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 4 : 0 7 2 5 : 5 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 49/111 33/99 3rd-Down Pct 44% 33% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/10 8/13 4th-Down Pct 30% 62% SACKS BY-Yards 10-52 26-111 MISC YARDS 0 -6 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 28 27 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-11 4-9 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (24-30) 80% (21-27) 78% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (17-30) 57% (17-27) 63% PAT-ATTEMPTS (25-25) 100% (22-24) 92% ATTENDANCE 51778 91574 Games/Avg Per Game 4/12944 4/22894 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total South Dakota State 58 64 46 61 0 229 Opponents 58 78 14 46 0 196 The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 25, 2014) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Zach Zenner 8 203 1161 24 1137 5.6 10 75 142.1 Je Ryan Butler 19 199 10.5 0 35 Brady Mengarelli 8 40 226 10 216 5.4 1 25 27.0 Total 19 199 10.5 0 35 Jake Wieneke 8 1 52 0 52 52.0 0 52 6.5 Opponents 5 35 7.0 0 27 Reggie Gandy 4 12 36 1 35 2.9 2 7 8.8 Austin Sumner 1 2 18 0 18 9.0 0 17 18.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Zach Lujan 8 61 136 124 12 0.2 0 20 1.5 Melvin Taveras 2 0 0.0 0 0 Tyler Finnes 8 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 0 0.4 Trey Carr 2 7 3.5 0 7 TEAM 5 7 0 15 -15 -2.1 0 0 -3.0 Shayne Gottlob 1 4 4.0 1 4 Total 8 327 1632 174 1458 4.5 13 75 182.2 Nick Mears 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 8 291 1566 151 1415 4.9 17 62 176.9 Jimmie Forsythe 1 1 1.0 0 1 Dallas Brown 1 30 30.0 1 30 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Je Ryan Butler 1 0 0.0 0 0 Zach Lujan 8 137.42 145-239-10 60.7 1911 13 78 238.9 Total 9 42 4.7 2 30 Tyler Finnes 8 58.80 2-5-1 40.0 35 0 26 4.4 Opponents 12 122 10.2 1 58 Austin Sumner 1 14.70 2-4-1 50.0 7 0 7 7.0 Total 8 133.85 149-248-12 60.1 1953 13 78 244.1 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 8 117.76 114-199-9 57.3 1372 7 89 171.5 Trey Carr 8 208 26.0 0 39 Je Ryan Butler 6 101 16.8 0 27 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Trevor Wesley 5 77 15.4 0 21 Jake Wieneke 8 39 723 18.5 8 78 90.4 Brady Mengarelli 4 70 17.5 0 24 Jason Schneider 8 36 491 13.6 3 40 61.4 Kevin Klocek 1 9 9.0 0 9 Trevor Wesley 8 20 267 13.4 1 36 33.4 Landon Schultz 1 3 3.0 0 3 Zach Zenner 8 17 131 7.7 1 19 16.4 Total 25 468 18.7 0 39 Brandon Andrews 6 8 83 10.4 0 20 13.8 Opponents 31 670 21.6 2 100 Matt Raymond 7 7 84 12.0 0 26 12.0 Dallas Goedert 8 5 58 11.6 0 17 7.2 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Brady Mengarelli 8 5 38 7.6 0 11 4.8 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Cam Jones 6 5 30 6.0 0 8 5.0 Opponents 1 4 4.0 0 4 Mitch Vejvoda 7 3 17 5.7 0 8 2.4 Dom Wright 2 1 18 18.0 0 18 9.0 Larves Jones 6 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.5 Connor Landberg 8 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 Reggie Gandy 4 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 Total 8 149 1953 13.1 13 78 244.1 Opponents 8 114 1372 12.0 7 89 171.5 The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 25, 2014) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Zach Zenner 11 - - 0-1 - - - - 66 Zach Lujan 8 300 12 1911 1923 240.4 Justin Syrovatka - 10-11 25-25 - - - - - 55 Zach Zenner 8 203 1137 0 1137 142.1 Jake Wieneke 8 ------48 Brady Mengarelli 8 40 216 0 216 27.0 Jason Schneider 3 - - - 2 - - - 22 Jake Wieneke 8 1 52 0 52 6.5 Reggie Gandy 2 ------12 Tyler Finnes 8 6 3 35 38 4.8 Trevor Wesley 1 ------6 Reggie Gandy 4 12 35 0 35 8.8 Dallas Brown 1 ------6 Austin Sumner 1 6 18 7 25 25.0 Shayne Gottlob 1 ------6 TEAM 5 7 -15 0 -15 -3.0 Brady Mengarelli 1 ------6 Total 8 575 1458 1953 3411 426.4 Trey Carr ------1 - 2 Opponents 8 490 1415 1372 2787 348.4 Zach Lujan - - - - - 2-2 - - 0 Total 28 10-11 25-25 0-1 2 2-2 1 - 229 Opponents 27 4-9 22-24 0-1 - 0-2 - - 196

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Justin Syrovatka 10-11 90.9 0-0 4-4 4-5 2-2 0-0 46 0 Ethan Sawyer 32 1209 37.8 56 4 15 9 4 0 Total 32 1209 37.8 56 4 15 9 4 0 FG Sequence South Dakota State Opponents Opponents 42 1809 43.1 59 5 9 11 10 1 Mizzou (39) 34,55,(44) Cal Poly (46) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Southern Utah (21) 39 Jay Carlson 44 2421 55.0 9 0 UW-Oshkosh 31,(31),(26) 52,(24) Justin Syrovatka 1 64 64.0 0 0 Illinois State (22) (25) Total 45 2485 55.2 9 0 21.6 35.3 29 Missouri State (36) - Opponents 38 2260 59.5 12 0 18.7 39.3 25 UNI (44) 49 Youngstown State (25),(35) (32)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 25, 2014) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Zach Zenner 8 1137 131 0 0 0 1268 158.5 Jake Wieneke 8 52 723 0 0 0 775 96.9 Jason Schneider 8 0 491 0 0 0 491 61.4 Trevor Wesley 8 0 267 0 77 0 344 43.0 Brady Mengarelli 8 216 38 0 70 0 324 40.5 Je Ryan Butler 8 0 0 199 101 0 300 37.5 Trey Carr 8 0 0 0 208 7 215 26.9 Matt Raymond 7 0 84 0 0 0 84 12.0 Brandon Andrew 6 0 83 0 0 0 83 13.8 Dallas Goedert 8 0 58 0 0 0 58 7.2 Reggie Gandy 4 35 2 0 0 0 37 9.2 Cam Jones 6 0 30 0 0 0 30 5.0 Dallas Brown 8 0 0 0 0 30 30 3.8 Austin Sumner 1 18 0 0 0 0 18 18.0 Dom Wright 2 0 18 0 0 0 18 9.0 Mitch Vejvoda 7 0 17 0 0 0 17 2.4 Zach Lujan 8 12 0 0 0 0 12 1.5 Larves Jones 6 0 9 0 0 0 9 1.5 Kevin Klocek 4 0 0 0 9 0 9 2.2 Shayne Gottlob 8 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.5 Tyler Finnes 8 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.4 Landon Schultz 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 0.4 Connor Landber 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.2 Jimmie Forsythe 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 TEAM 5 -15 0 0 0 0 -15 -3.0 Total 8 1458 1953 199 468 42 4120 515.0 Opponents 8 1415 1372 35 670 122 3614 451.8 The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 25, 2014) 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 33 T.J. Lally 8 28 24 52 4.5-12 . . . 1 . . . . 7 Jesse Bobbit 8 20 24 44 3.5-6 . . 3 . . . . . 42 Nick Mears 7 35 9 44 2.5-6 . 1-0 5 . . . . . 15 Dallas Brown 8 18 15 33 2.5-4 . 1-30 ...... 1 Melvin Taveras 8 17 11 28 0.5-3 . 2-0 2 . . 1 . . 25 Jimmie Forsythe 8 22 6 28 . . 1-1 2 . . . . . 54 Cole Langer 8 10 17 27 2.5-8 1.5-4 . . 2 . . 1 . 51 J.T. Hassell 8 16 6 22 3.0-11 . . 1 . 1-0 . 1 . 98 Shayne Gottlob 8 11 11 22 2.5-6 . 1-4 . 1 . . . . 91 J.R. Plote 8 8 10 18 1.5-3 . . . 1 . . . . 4 Tom Peitz 8 11 6 17 ...... 43 Auston LaBlance 8 6 10 16 2.0-6 0.5-1 . . . . . 1 . 22 Je Ryan Butler 8 13 3 16 2.0-3 . 1-0 2 . . . . . 12 Trey Carr 8 9 5 14 . . 2-7 5 . 1-0 . . . 94 Kellen Soulek 7 9 4 13 3.0-15 2.0-12 ...... 36 Jack Sherlock 7 9 4 13 4.5-20 2.0-12 . 2 1 . . . . 38 Jake Gentile 7 8 4 12 3.0-14 1.0-9 . 2 . . . . . 26 Drew Kreutzfeldt 6 6 3 9 . . . . 1 . . . . 93 Landon Schultz 8 2 6 8 0.5-1 ...... 17 Patrick Schuster 6 4 3 7 1.0-5 ...... 45 Kevin Klocek 4 5 1 6 2.5-7 1.5-6 ...... 24 Nick Farina 8 4 1 5 ...... 20 Freeman Simmons 8 3 2 5 ...... 8 Cody Hazelett 8 2 2 4 ...... 39 Chad Strehlow 4 2 2 4 ...... 92 Jay Carlson 8 2 2 4 ...... 81 Matt Raymond 7 2 1 3 ...... 58 Chase Kern 4 2 1 3 1.5-8 1.5-8 ...... 21 Ezekiel Herndon 3 1 2 3 ...... 13 Mark Pickerel 5 2 1 3 ...... 1 . . TM TEAM 5 2 . 2 ...... 31 Zach Zenner 8 2 . 2 ...... 6 Austin Sumner 1 1 . 1 ...... 56 Thayer Trenhaile 7 1 . 1 ...... 44 Brady Mengarelli 8 1 . 1 ...... 61 Dylan Seiter 8 1 . 1 ...... 34 Austin Benson 6 1 . 1 ...... 9 Ethan Sawyer 8 1 . 1 ...... 80 Trevor Wesley 8 1 . 1 ...... Total 8 298 196 494 43-138 10-52 9-42 24 7 2-0 2 3 . Opponents 8 298 336 634 54-172 26-111 12-122 18 15 4-4 5 . . The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 25, 2014) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 30 at Mizzou 32 119 2 75 23 246 0 45 23-32-2 246 0 45 1 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 365 Sep 06 CAL POLY 39 318 3 52 12 184 3 36 12-20-1 184 3 36 4 75 0 24 3 13 0 7 502 Sep 13 at Southern Utah 50 230 1 25 13 162 1 36 13-24-2 162 1 36 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 18 392 Sep 20 UW-OSHKOSH 49 292 3 36 15 205 2 38 15-22-0 205 2 38 2 48 0 39 3 67 0 27 497 Oct 04 at Illinois State 37 139 0 25 20 294 1 32 20-40-1 294 1 32 7 126 0 35 2 9 0 12 433 Oct 11 MISSOURI STATE 37 129 1 34 17 310 3 78 17-30-3 310 3 78 4 69 0 25 3 59 0 35 439 Oct 18 at UNI 41 94 2 20 21 223 1 40 21-38-3 223 1 40 3 47 0 27 4 14 0 10 317 Oct 25 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 42 137 1 25 28 329 2 56 28-42-0 329 2 56 4 83 0 27 2 17 0 11 466 South Dakota State 327 1458 13 75 149 1953 13 78 149-248-12 1953 13 78 25 468 0 39 19 199 0 35 3411 Opponents 291 1415 17 62 114 1372 7 89 114-199-9 1372 7 89 31 670 2 100 5 35 0 27 2787

Games played: 8 Avg per rush: 4.5 Avg per catch: 13.1 Pass efficiency: 133.85 Kick ret avg: 18.7 Punt ret avg: 10.5 All purpose avg/game: 515.0 Total offense avg/gm: 426.4 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 30 at Mizzou 44 10 54 4.0-17 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1-1 0 1 0 0 18 Sep 06 CAL POLY 46 44 90 9.0-25 3.0-14 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 44 Sep 13 at Southern Utah 39 16 55 3.0-15 2.0-14 0 0-0 3-12 0 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 20 26 Sep 20 UW-OSHKOSH 29 34 63 5.0-16 1.0-4 1 1-0 1-0 1 0 2 5-5 0 0 0 3 41 Oct 04 at Illinois State 34 24 58 5.0-13 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-0 1 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 14 10 Oct 11 MISSOURI STATE 36 32 68 2.0-9 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-0 2 3 0 3-3 0 1 0 0 32 Oct 18 at UNI 40 10 50 10.0-30 3.0-13 0 0-0 3-30 0 3 1 4-4 0 0 0 42 31 Oct 25 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 30 26 56 5.0-13 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 27 South Dakota State 298 196 494 43.0-138 10.0-52 2 2-0 9-42 7 24 3 25-25 0 2 0 79 229 Opponents 298 336 634 54.0-172 26.0-111 5 4-4 12-122 15 18 0 22-24 0 0 0 118 196

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 30 at Mizzou 6 214 35.7 45 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 39 0 3 192 64.0 1 0 Sep 06 CAL POLY 3 124 41.3 45 0 0 3 0 1 1-1 46 0 8 409 51.1 0 0 Sep 13 at Southern Utah 4 143 35.8 40 0 0 2 0 2 1-1 21 0 5 324 64.8 4 0 Sep 20 UW-OSHKOSH 1 34 34.0 34 0 0 1 0 1 2-3 31 0 8 462 57.8 3 0 Oct 04 at Illinois State 4 146 36.5 53 0 1 3 1 1 1-1 22 0 3 168 56.0 0 0 Oct 11 MISSOURI STATE 5 160 32.0 51 0 1 1 1 1 1-1 36 0 6 297 49.5 0 0 Oct 18 at UNI 6 262 43.7 56 0 1 3 1 2 1-1 44 0 6 293 48.8 0 0 Oct 25 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 3 126 42.0 50 0 1 0 1 1 2-2 35 0 6 340 56.7 1 0 South Dakota State 32 1209 37.8 56 0 4 15 4 9 10-11 46 0 45 2485 55.2 9 0 Opponents 42 1809 43.1 59 1 5 9 10 11 4-9 44 2 38 2260 59.5 12 0 The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 25, 2014) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 30 at Mizzou 39 215 1 25 13 178 3 44 13-21-0 178 3 44 2 129 1 100 3 1 0 4 393 Sep 06 CAL POLY 51 226 3 36 16 202 0 89 16-21-0 202 0 89 5 100 0 26 0 0 0 0 428 Sep 13 at Southern Utah 38 150 1 35 9 113 0 22 9-21-3 113 0 22 1 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 263 Sep 20 UW-OSHKOSH 25 72 0 18 21 164 0 51 21-30-1 164 0 51 4 82 0 34 0 0 0 0 236 Oct 04 at Illinois State 45 331 4 62 7 168 1 41 7-19-1 168 1 41 3 126 1 95 0 0 0 0 499 Oct 11 MISSOURI STATE 39 136 4 15 12 113 0 25 12-25-1 113 0 25 6 65 0 18 0 0 0 0 249 Oct 18 at UNI 25 122 2 50 20 178 1 17 20-35-3 178 1 17 5 69 0 23 1 27 0 27 300 Oct 25 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 29 163 2 42 16 256 2 54 16-27-0 256 2 54 5 80 0 27 1 7 0 7 419 Opponents 291 1415 17 62 114 1372 7 89 114-199-9 1372 7 89 31 670 2 100 5 35 0 27 2787 South Dakota State 327 1458 13 75 149 1953 13 78 149-248-12 1953 13 78 25 468 0 39 19 199 0 35 3411

Games played: 8 Avg per rush: 4.9 Avg per catch: 12.0 Pass efficiency: 117.76 Kick ret avg: 21.6 Punt ret avg: 7.0 All purpose avg/game: 451.8 Total offense avg/gm: 348.4 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 30 at Mizzou 31 40 71 9.0-21 3.0-12 1 1-0 2-19 0 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 20 38 Sep 06 CAL POLY 25 52 77 5.0-11 1.0-4 1 0-0 1-0 2 0 0 0-1 0 0 0 0 18 Sep 13 at Southern Utah 48 27 75 8.0-18 1.0-7 0 0-0 2-6 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 Sep 20 UW-OSHKOSH 28 64 92 6.0-25 2.0-10 0 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Oct 04 at Illinois State 39 41 80 6.0-23 4.0-13 3 3-4 1-0 4 5 0 6-6 0 0 0 42 45 Oct 11 MISSOURI STATE 36 36 72 6.0-27 5.0-25 0 0-0 3-39 1 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 14 28 Oct 18 at UNI 45 32 77 6.0-24 4.0-19 0 0-0 3-58 1 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 42 28 Oct 25 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 46 44 90 8.0-23 6.0-21 0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 3-4 0 0 0 0 30 Opponents 298 336 634 54.0-172 26.0-111 5 4-4 12-122 15 18 0 22-24 0 0 0 118 196 South Dakota State 298 196 494 43.0-138 10.0-52 2 2-0 9-42 7 24 3 25-25 0 2 0 79 229

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 30 at Mizzou 4 172 43.0 48 0 0 3 0 2 1-3 44 0 7 454 64.9 6 0 Sep 06 CAL POLY 5 186 37.2 42 0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 4 207 51.8 0 0 Sep 13 at Southern Utah 5 231 46.2 55 0 1 2 2 2 0-1 0 0 2 99 49.5 1 0 Sep 20 UW-OSHKOSH 6 231 38.5 59 1 1 0 3 1 1-2 24 1 2 99 49.5 0 0 Oct 04 at Illinois State 4 179 44.8 50 0 1 0 1 0 1-1 25 0 8 473 59.1 1 0 Oct 11 MISSOURI STATE 7 280 40.0 49 0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 5 309 61.8 1 0 Oct 18 at UNI 6 283 47.2 51 0 1 0 2 1 0-1 0 1 4 247 61.8 1 0 Oct 25 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 5 247 49.4 59 0 1 0 2 1 1-1 32 0 6 372 62.0 2 0 Opponents 42 1809 43.1 59 1 5 9 10 11 4-9 44 2 38 2260 59.5 12 0 South Dakota State 32 1209 37.8 56 0 4 15 4 9 10-11 46 0 45 2485 55.2 9 0 NCAA Statistics

South Dakota St. - 2014-15 Football Ranking Summary thru games 10/25/2014

National Conference National Conference Statistic Value Value Value Rank Rank Leader Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (121 ranked) 23 4 0.441 Richmond 0.585 North Dakota St. 0.545 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (121 ranked) 30 4 0.333 Stony Brook 0.237 North Dakota St. 0.274 4th Down Conversion Pct (121 ranked) 107 9 0.300 Richmond 1.000 Youngstown St. 0.714 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (121 ranked) 96 9 0.615 Tennessee St. 0.000 Illinois St. 0.273 Wagner 0.000 Blocked Kicks (62 ranked) 22 2 3 William & Mary 7 Western Ill. 5 Blocked Kicks Allowed (121 ranked) 1 1 0 22 teams tied 0 Illinois St. 0 South Dakota St. 0 Blocked Punts (21 ranked) 21 2 1 William & Mary 4 Western Ill. 3 Blocked Punts Allowed (121 ranked) 1 1 0 64 teams tied 0 5 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (121 ranked) 41 5 0.601 Yale 0.719 North Dakota St. 0.636 Fewest Penalties (121 ranked) 44 5 48 Princeton 27 Illinois St. 41 Southern Ill. 41 Fewest Penalties Per Game (121 ranked) 39 5 6.00 UC Davis 4.14 Southern Ill. 4.56 Fewest Penalty Yards (121 ranked) 22 3 356 Princeton 235 Southern Ill. 342 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (121 ranked) 19 2 44.50 William & Mary 32.63 Southern Ill. 38.00 First Downs Defense (121 ranked) 23 4 133 Harvard 102 North Dakota St. 109 First Downs Offense (121 ranked) 36 4 175 Eastern Wash. 250 Southern Ill. 183 North Dakota St. 183 Fumbles Lost (119 ranked) 28 4 4 5 teams tied 1 UNI 3 Missouri St. 3 North Dakota St. 3 Fumbles Recovered (119 ranked) 107 9 2 Albany (NY) 13 Indiana St. 12 Kickoff Return Defense (121 ranked) 89 8 21.61 Savannah St. 14.93 Illinois St. 17.35 Kickoff Returns (121 ranked) 82 7 18.72 Southeastern La. 29.47 Illinois St. 27.38 Net Punting (121 ranked) 69 6 34.19 Montana St. 43.30 North Dakota St. 37.70 Passes Had Intercepted (120 ranked) 108 10 12 Indiana St. 1 Indiana St. 1 Villanova 1 Citadel 1 Passes Intercepted (121 ranked) 29 1 9 Jacksonville 18 4 teams tied 9 Passing Offense (121 ranked) 33 2 244.1 Idaho St. 359.3 Indiana St. 270.1 Passing Yards Allowed (121 ranked) 15 2 171.5 Tennessee St. 123.8 North Dakota St. 150.8 Passing Yards per Completion (121 ranked) 29 6 13.11 Illinois St. 17.40 Illinois St. 17.40 Punt Return Defense (121 ranked) 40 5 7.00 Northwestern St. 0.00 North Dakota St. 4.00 Punt Returns (121 ranked) 39 5 10.47 Lafayette 22.20 Southern Ill. 16.36 Red Zone Defense (121 ranked) 47 5 0.778 Stony Brook 0.524 Illinois St. 0.600 Red Zone Offense (121 ranked) 61 9 0.800 UNI 0.970 UNI 0.970 Rushing Defense (121 ranked) 70 9 176.9 Bethune-Cookman 73.6 UNI 92.9 Rushing Offense (121 ranked) 49 6 182.3 Cal Poly 347.6 North Dakota St. 238.8 Sacks Allowed (121 ranked) 104 10 3.25 Citadel 0.25 North Dakota St. 0.88 Scoring Defense (121 ranked) 54 9 24.5 North Dakota St. 9.4 North Dakota St. 9.4 Scoring Offense (121 ranked) 57 6 28.6 Yale 45.5 Illinois St. 39.1 Tackles for Loss Allowed (120 ranked) 79 9 6.75 North Dakota St. 2.75 North Dakota St. 2.75 Team Passing Efficiency (121 ranked) 42 7 133.85 Villanova 189.11 Illinois St. 166.18 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (121 ranked) 38 5 117.76 Tennessee St. 85.48 North Dakota St. 92.02 Team Sacks (121 ranked) 105 9 1.25 South Carolina St. 4.00 UNI 3.88 Team Tackles for Loss (121 ranked) 79 6 5.4 Stony Brook 10.4 UNI 8.6 Time of Possession (121 ranked) 2 2 34:07 North Dakota St. 34:33 North Dakota St. 34:33 Total Defense (121 ranked) 34 4 348.4 Stony Brook 235.3 North Dakota St. 252.9 Total Offense (121 ranked) 35 4 426.4 Yale 601.8 North Dakota St. 452.3 Turnover Margin (120 ranked) 98 9 -0.63 Albany (NY) 1.75 Indiana St. 1.75 Indiana St. 1.75 Turnovers Gained (118 ranked) 75 8 11 N.C. A&T 27 Indiana St. 20 Turnovers Lost (121 ranked) 87 8 16 Montana 4 Indiana St. 6 Winning Percentage (116 ranked) 31 4 0.625 4 teams tied 1.000 North Dakota St. 1.000 Illinois St. 1.000 National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (200 ranked) Zach Zenner 12 2 158.50 Johnta' Hebert, Prairie View 213.63 David Johnson, UNI 158.88 Jake Wieneke 98 12 96.88 Blocked Kicks (10 ranked) Devin Borders, Eastern Ky. 4 David McDaniel, Western Ill. 3 Jarrett Morgan, Valparaiso 4 Combined Kick Returns (174 ranked) Je Ryan Butler 71 3 300 Keenan Canty, Nicholls St. 1,013 Tay Willis, Southern Ill. 732 Trey Carr 124 12 208 Completion Percentage (110 ranked) Zach Lujan 44 5 0.607 Morgan Roberts, Yale 0.723 Hunter Wells, Youngstown St. 0.663 Completions Per Game (125 ranked) Zach Lujan 33 3 18.13 Justin Arias, Idaho St. 27.50 Mike Perish, Indiana St. 24.43 Field Goal Percentage (94 ranked) Justin Syrovatka 12 4 0.909 7 players tied 1.000 Miles Bergner, South Dakota 1.000 Nick Aussieker, Illinois St. 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (123 ranked) Justin Syrovatka 25 6 1.25 Michael Schmadeke, UNI 2.50 Michael Schmadeke, UNI 2.50 Forced Fumbles (50 ranked) Don Cherry, Villanova 0.63 Jameer Thurman, Indiana St. 0.38 Fumbles Recovered (83 ranked) Trey Carr 83 6 1 Alex Perry, Delaware St. 5 5 players tied 2 J.T. Hassell 83 6 1 Interceptions (98 ranked) Trey Carr 98 8 0.3 Jarrett Dieudonne, Wagner 0.7 Deiondre' Hall, UNI 0.5 Melvin Taveras 98 8 0.3 Kickoff Return TDs (2 ranked) Dre Nelson, Princeton 2 Tevin Allen, Illinois St. 1 Kickoff Returns (120 ranked) Xavier Roberson, Southeastern La. 33.9 Tay Willis, Southern Ill. 26.1 Passes Defended (41 ranked) Jamal Agnew, San Diego 2.5 Travis Starks, Indiana St. 1.6 Passing Efficiency (110 ranked) Zach Lujan 39 5 137.4 John Robertson, Villanova 194.3 Hunter Wells, Youngstown St. 174.7 Passing TDs (100 ranked) Zach Lujan 28 6 13 Justin Arias, Idaho St. 27 Mark Iannotti, Southern Ill. 17 Passing Yards (125 ranked) Zach Lujan 18 3 1,911 Justin Arias, Idaho St. 2,773 Trenton Norvell, Western Ill. 2,175 Passing Yards Per Game (125 ranked) Zach Lujan 20 3 238.9 Justin Arias, Idaho St. 346.6 Mike Perish, Indiana St. 274.6 Passing Yards per Completion (110 ranked) Zach Lujan 26 6 13.18 Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 17.51 Tre Roberson, Illinois St. 17.51 Points Responsible For (200 ranked) Zach Lujan 54 7 82 John Robertson, Villanova 180 Kierra Harris, Missouri St. 132 Zach Zenner 94 14 66 Justin Syrovatka 143 17 55 Jake Wieneke 174 22 48 Points Responsible For Per Game (194 ranked) Zach Lujan 68 9 10.3 John Robertson, Villanova 22.5 Kierra Harris, Missouri St. 16.5 Zach Zenner 108 15 8.3 Justin Syrovatka 166 18 6.9 Jake Wieneke 194 23 6.0 Punt Return TDs (5 ranked) Chandler Curtis, Mercer 3 Brad Blumenshine, Western Ill. 1 Punt Returns (68 ranked) Je Ryan Butler 24 5 10.5 Rashad Anderson, Alabama A&M 18.3 Lasteven McKinney, Southern Ill. 17.3 Punting (104 ranked) Ethan Sawyer 83 9 37.8 Cory Carter, Texas Southern 46.7 CJ Laros, Illinois St. 42.7 Receiving TDs (99 ranked) Jake Wieneke 6 2 8 Chris King, Duquesne 12 Mycole Pruitt, Southern Ill. 9 Jason Schneider 99 11 3 Receiving Yards (198 ranked) Jake Wieneke 13 2 723 Chris King, Duquesne 996 Lance Lenoir, Western Ill. 809 Jason Schneider 69 9 491 Receiving Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Jake Wieneke 18 2 90.4 Chris King, Duquesne 124.5 Lechein Neblett, Illinois St. 91.8 Jason Schneider 77 9 61.4 Receptions Per Game (193 ranked) Jake Wieneke 59 4 4.9 Deon Randall, Yale 8.5 Mycole Pruitt, Southern Ill. 6.8 Jason Schneider 84 6 4.5 Rush Yards Per Carry (30 ranked) D. Ragsdale, Alcorn 8.68 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 6.28 Rushing TDs (84 ranked) Zach Zenner 14 3 10 Gus Johnson, Stephen F. Austin 18 Marshaun Coprich, Illinois St. 12 Rushing Yards (199 ranked) Zach Zenner 4 1 1,137 Khairi Dickson, Saint Francis (PA) 1,323 Zach Zenner, South Dakota St. 1,137 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Zach Zenner 5 1 142.1 Khairi Dickson, Saint Francis (PA) 165.4 Zach Zenner, South Dakota St. 142.1 Sacks (64 ranked) Javon Hargrave, South Carolina St. 1.75 Kyle Emanuel, North Dakota St. 1.06 Connor Underwood, Indiana St. 1.06 Scoring (192 ranked) Zach Zenner 28 6 8.3 Tyler Varga, Yale 16.0 Michael Schmadeke, UNI 10.8 Justin Syrovatka 75 9 6.9 Jake Wieneke 102 13 6.0 Solo Tackles (37 ranked) Nick Mears 37 4 5.0 Evan Byers, Bucknell 7.4 Dubem Nwadiogbu, Youngstown St. 5.4 Tackles For Loss (94 ranked) Marquis Smith, Savannah St. 2.4 Connor Underwood, Indiana St. 2.0 Total Offense (200 ranked) Zach Lujan 40 4 240.4 Morgan Roberts, Yale 370.5 Mike Perish, Indiana St. 256.6 Zach Zenner 101 10 142.1 Total Tackles (200 ranked) Nick Dzubnar, Cal Poly 13.6 Kevin Kintzel, Western Ill. 9.0 Tyson Graham, Jr., South Dakota 9.0 Yards per Pass Attempt (30 ranked) Zach Lujan 23 4 8.00 Dakota Prukop, Montana St. 10.46 Hunter Wells, Youngstown St. 10.11