BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL Game notes - Issue 2 - September 8, 2012 - Bemidji State at Minnesota State Beavers trek to Minnesota State for first road test of 2012 2012 SCHEDULE Aug. 31 • Upper Iowa W, 25-23 Bemidji State downed Upper Iowa 25-23 in the season opener Sept. 8 • at (RV) Minnesota State 6:00 p.m. Sept. 15 • Wayne State 1:00 p.m. Sept. 22 • at Sioux Falls 1:00 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE Sept. 29 • Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 p.m. Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012 Oct. 6 • at U-Mary 2:30 p.m. Oct. 13 • Northern State 1:00 p.m. Location: Mankato, Minn. Oct. 20 • at Minnesota Duluth 1:00 p.m. Kickoff: 6:00 p.m. Oct. 27 • at St. Cloud State 1:00 p.m. Nov. 3 • MSU Moorhead 1:00 p.m. Stadium: Blakeslee Stadium Nov. 10 • Minot State 1:00 p.m. Stadium Capacity/Surface: 7,000/Grass Bemidji State Minnesota State • Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest BEAVERS MAVERICKS Local Radio: All times local 1-0; 1-0 NSIC 1-0; 1-0 NSIC QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Bemidji, Minn. (13,431) IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Play-by-play: Brian Schultz Founded: 1919 NR AFCA RV AFCA Analyst: none Enrollment: 5,360 Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate NR d2football.com 11 d2football.com Sidelines: none Website: www.northernsun.org NR Super Region 3 NR Super Region 3 Internet Audio: www.wmisfm.com/ and Affiliation: NCAA Division II Nickname: Beavers www.beaverradionetwork.com School Colors: Green & White 2012 LEADERS 2012 LEADERS Local Television: none PMS Color: Green (PMS 3305) Home Field: Chet Anderson Stadium Rushing: L. Rongstad Rushing: C. Thomas Play-by-Play: none Surface (capacity): Natural Grass (3,500) 18 att. / 58 yds / 0TD 12 att. / 81 yds / 1TD Analyst: none President: Dr. Richard Hanson Athletics Director: Dr. Rick Goeb Passing: L. Rongstad Passing: J. Wolf Web cast: www.pennatlantic.com Head Trainer: Bill Crews 24-38-0 / 228 yds / 4TD 12-23-0 / 116 yds / 0TD Assistant Trainer: Corinne Dauksavage Assistant Trainer: Travis Shock Receiving: J. Lee Receiving: A. Thielen Assistant Trainer: Bekah Hessinger 6 rec. / 78 yds / 0TD 4 rec. / 59 yds / 0TD Trainer Phone: (218) 755-2769 Equipment Manager: Mel Nygaard Tackles: J. Bromm Tackles: I. Kolstad Equipment Phone: (218) 755-3292 5s-8a=13 total 5s-4a=9 total Compliance/SWA: Sarah Levesque Athletics Secretary: Debbie Slough Athletics Phone: (218) 255-2941 Athletics Fax: (218) 755-3898 THE GAME TEAM INFORMATION The Bemidji State University football team (1-0; 1-0 NSIC, 0-0 NSIC North) takes to the road for the first time in 2011 Record: 8-3 NSIC Record: 7-3 / 3-3 North (t-4 / t-4) 2012 as it travels south for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest Sept. 8 versus Minnesota State Starters Returning: 16 (8 O / 7 D / 1 ST) University, Mankato (1-0; 1-0 NSIC, 0-0 NSIC South) at 6 p.m. at Blakeslee Stadium. The Beavers are coming Starters Lost: 9 (4 O / 5 D / 1 ST) off a 25-23 season-opening victory at home against Upper Iowa University. The Mavericks open their home slate Letterwinners Returning: 39 (18 O /20 D / 1 ST) with BSU after traveling to Minot State University and picking up a 44-10 win. Letterwinners Lost: 24 (14 O /9 D/ 1 ST) THE SERIES PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Football: 1926 The Beavers and Mavericks have met 44 times with MSU leading the series 28-14-2. In Mankato, the Mavericks All-Time Record (87th season): 324-401-24 (.449) lead the series 16-5, including the last meeting between the squads in 2009. BSU fell in that contest 37-34 in NSIC Titles: 5 (1947-50-57-59-2006) overtime to the then-No. 10 Mavericks. The Beavers last defeated Minnesota State in 2005 in Bemidji, Minn. Years in Post-Season Play: 1 (2006) BSU won that game 28-23 to cap a three-game win streak against MSU, before falling in the past two battles. Mineral Water Bowl L, 35-27 (Pittsburg St.) More series information on page 7. COACHING STAFF Head Coach Jeff Tesch THE COACHES Alma Mater Moorhead State ‘78 Bemidji State: Jeff Tesch is in his 17th season roaming the sidelines at Bemidji State. He has posted an overall Office Phone: (218) 755-2772 record of 107-67 (.615), which includes a 82-50 (.621) mark in NSIC tilts. In 17 seasons, Tesch has established e-mail [email protected] BSU standards for games coached (174), victories (107), career winning percentage (.615) and conference wins Record at BSU: 107-67 (17th season) Career Record: 107-67 (17th season) (82). He secured his 100th victory at BSU in grand fashion with a 30-27 overtime upset road victory at then-No. Assistants: 16 Augustana College Sept. 10, 2011. Prior to his tenure at BSU, Tesch, a two-time NSIC Coach of the Year Rich Jahner Ass’t HC/Co-DC/S (1999 and 2006), spent 12 years as an assistant at North Dakota, two on the staff of Central Missouri and one Brent Bolte Co-DC/LB season at Montana State. More Tesch on page 8. Eric Medberry OC/QB Minnesota State: Aaron Keen is in his second season as Minnesota State’s offensive coordinator/associate Dr. Ken Traxler OL head coach and is currently serving as the school’s acting head coach. Last year, Keen oversaw an offensive unit George Percak-Dennett OLB Taylor Summers DL that averaged 31.8 points per game and 357.8 yards of total offense. Prior to Minnesota State, he spent three Adam Riggers WR seasons as the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and receivers coach at Nebraska Omaha. He served Andrew Beach RB as head coaching at Illinois College from 2003-07, where he compiled a 23-27 record. ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. Dir./Football: Dax Larson (Minnesota State ‘07) THE PROGRAM Office: (218) 755-2763 Bemidji State is in its 87th season of football and owns an all-time record is 324-401-24 (.449) dating back to Cell: (612) 718-0729 1926, which includes a 185-251-9 (.426) mark in NSIC play. The Beavers own five conference titles (1947, 50, e-mail: [email protected] 57, 59 and 2006) and count the 2006 Mineral Water Bowl as their first post-season appearance. Under the direc- SID Fax: (218) 755-3898 tion of Tesch, BSU has posted winning records in 13 of the last 14 years and have registered 10 consecutive Football Press Box: (218) 755-3705 winning home campaigns. Website: www.bsubeavers.com
2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL 1 Bemidji State Football 2012 NSIC STANDINGS GAME QUICK SNAP AFCA TOP 25 / COACHES POLL • Saturday’s contest is the 175th game as head coach for Jeff Tesch at Bemidji State. Sept. 3, 2012 || Week 1 NSIC Overall • Minnesota State is receiving votes in the AFCA poll and ranked No. 11 in the d2football. Rk School Record W L Pct W L Pct com poll. 1. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (28) 1-0 Winona State 1 0 1.00 1 0 1.00 • Senior quarterback Lance Rongstad was inserted into the line-up in the fourth quarter 2. Minnesota-Duluth 1-0 Wayne State 1 0 1.00 1 0 1.00 of the last contest against Minnesota State in 2009 - just the second game of his career. 3. Northwest Missouri St. 1-0 He was a freshman, standing under center with a 31-21 lead on the road against the No. Minnesota Duluth 1 0 1.00 1 0 1.00 4. Midwestern St. (Texas) 0-0 10 ranked team in the nation, but completed his first pass to current senior Jody Hen- 5. Wayne St. (Mich.) (1) 0-0 Minnestoa State 1 0 1.00 1 0 1.00 ningson for nine yards. 6. Colorado St.-Pueblo 1-0 • Four of the last five games between the two teams has been decided by seven points or Augustana 1 0 1.00 1 0 1.00 7. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 1-0 U-Mary 1 0 1.00 1 0 1.00 less (BSU leads 3-2 in the last five). • Since the loss to the nationally ranked Mavericks in 2009, the Beavers have four wins 8. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) 1-0 Sioux Falls 1 0 1.00 1 0 1.00 against teams recognized in the AFCA national poll (4-4). 9. Abilene Christian (Texas) 1-0 uBEMIDJI STATE 1 0 1.00 1 0 1.00 • BSU was 4-0 against the NSIC South last season and have won five straight against 10. California (Pa.) 1-0 Concordia-St. Paul 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 that division. 11. Kutztown (Pa.) 1-0 12. New Haven (Conn.) 1-0 Upper Iowa 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 SEASON LONG COUNT 13. West Alabama 1-0 SW Minn. St 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 • BSU has posted a winning record in 12 of the last 13 seasons under head coach Jeff 14. Missouri Western St. 1-0 St. Cloud St 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Tesch. 15. Washburn (Kan.) 1-0 Northern State 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 • The Beavers also have 10 consecutive winning seasons at home after going 5-1 in 2011 16. Albany St. (Ga.) 1-0 Minot State 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 to tie a program record for wins at home (1985 - 5-0 and 2000 - 5-0). 17. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 1-0 • BSU will look to build on its sixth eight-win season under Tesch - who enters his 17th 18. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 1-0 MSU Moorhead 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 season at Bemidji State on a new six-year contract extension. 19. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 1-0 Minn. Crookston 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 • BSU was tabbed sixth overall and third in the NSIC North in the Preseason NSIC Coach- 20. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 0-1 2012 NATIONAL POLLS es’ Poll. 21. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 1-0 • The Beavers return 16 starters from a 2011 team that ranked in the national poll on three d2football.com NCAA Regional 22. Delta St. (Miss.) 0-1 different occasions - including seven all-conference players. 23. Indiana (Pa.) 1-0 • The Beaver offense finished the 2011 season averaging 26.8 points per game and wel- comes eight starters, including 2011 All-American and 2012 preseason All-American tight 24. Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-0 AFCA end Brian Leonhardt. 25. Hillsdale (Mich.) 0-1 • The ‘Gang Green’ defense returns seven starters from a year ago. Anchored by pre- season All-American nose guard Matthew Shaver, the BSU defense was one of the best Dropped Out: St. Cloud State (Minn.) (16), Augustana na nr nr in the conference in 2011 allowing just 16.0 points per contest to rank No. 3 in the nation. Shepherd (W.Va.) (19), North Greenville (S.C.) uBEMIDJI STATE na nr nr • 2012 captains are senior quarterback Lance Rongstad and Leonhardt on the offensive (23), West Texas A&M (24) Concordia-St. Paul na nr nr side of the ball and the defensive captains are senior linebacker Cory Crosby and junior linebacker Buckley Wright. Others Receiving Votes: Concord (W.Va.), 46; U-Mary na nr nr • Leonhardt was named a preseason All-American by four publications. Senior return Colorado School of Mines, 39; North Alabama, 38; MSU Moorhead na nr nr specialist Beau Wakefield and Shaver also earned preseason All-American laurels. Minnesota St.-Mankato, 36; West Texas A&M, Minn. Duluth na 2 2 • Leonhardt owns 1,125 career receiving yards entering 2012 season, ranking second 34; Ashland (Ohio), 31; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 24; Minn., Crookston na nr nr among Bemidji State tight ends since 1971 (Bruce Ecklund, 1,542 yards, 1980-83). Sioux Falls (S.D.), 23; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), • The Beavers were 4-1 in 2011 when senior Dustin Kroeplin rushed for a touchdown 18; Henderson St. (Ark.), 18; West Georgia, 16; Minn. State na RV 11 and are 17-2 in his three-year career when he finds the end zone from the backfield. Minot State na nr nr Shippensburg (Pa.), 14; St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 12; • Rongstad was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 4 after his performance North Greenville (S.C.), 8; St. Cloud State (Minn.), Northern State na nr nr against Upper Iowa. He totaled 228 passing yards, a career-high four passing touch- 8; Michigan Tech, 7; North Carolina-Pembroke, downs and led the team in rushing with 58 yards. Sioux Falls na RV nr 7; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 6; East Central (Okla.), 5; • He was the first NSIC Offensive Player of the Week from Bemidji State since Anthony SW Minnesota St. na nr nr Schreiber in 2006. Winona St. (Minn.), 5; Newberry (S.C.), 4; Miles St. Cloud St. na RV nr (Ala.), 3; Wayne St. (Neb.), 3; Harding (Ark.), 1; Upper Iowa na nr nr HOME COOKIN’ Morehouse (Ga.), 1; New Mexico Highlands, 1; Urbana (Ohio), 1 Wayne State na nr nr At home, the Beavers have a streak of 10 winning seasons, including the 2011 season where they went 5-1 to tie the program record for home victories in a season. Since Jeff Winona State na nr nr Tesch took the helm of the BSU football program prior to the 1996 season, the Beavers d2football.com TOP 25 Polls through Sept. 4, 2012 have posted a 58-22 overall record with a 47-16 mark in NSIC play at “The Chet.” Tesch Sept. 4, 2012 || Week 1 ALL-TIME NSIC VICTORIES Rk School Record 2012 STATS BEMIDJI STATE AT MINNESOTA STATE: TEAM COMPARISON 1 Pittsburg State 1-0 NSIC Only BEMIDJI STATE (1-0 / 1-0 NSIC) 2 Minnesota Duluth 1-0 W L T Pct. Team Statistics BSU OPP 3 Northwest Missouri 1-0 Points/Gm 25.0 23.0 Sioux Falls 1 0 0 1.000 4 Grand Valley 1-0 First Downs 26 17 5 Midwestern State 0-0 Augustana 30 11 0 .732 Rush Yds/Gm 130.0 144.0 Minnesota Duluth 201 78 5 .717 Pass Yds/Gm 228.0 179.0 6 CSU-Pueblo 1-0 7 Missouri Western 1-0 Minnesota State 127 75 8 .624 Total Offense/Gm 358.0 323.0 2012 TEAM RANKINGS Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 BSU MSU 8 West Alabama 1-0 St. Cloud State 163 98 9 .620 Penalties-Yds 9-65 6-50 NCAA NSIC NCAA NSIC 9 Abilene Christian 1-0 wMichigan Tech 71 53 1 .572 Possession/Gm 33:17 25:46 Offense 10 California 1-0 Concordia-St. Paul 62 52 0 .544 Rushing 71 10 20 3 11 Minnesota State 1-0 Northern State 110 98 3 .531 Passing 64 8 100 12 12 Winston-Salem 1-0 Total 72 11 53 7 13 New Haven 1-0 Wayne St. (Neb.) 58 56 0 .509 Scoring 75 9 27 4 14 Saginaw Valley 1-0 U-Mary (N.D.) 25 25 0 .500 Pass Effic. 48 7 84 10 15 Kutztown 1-0 MSU Moorhead 211 213 9 .498 Defense 16 Wayne State (Mich.) 0-0 Winona State 206 224 8 .479 MINNESOTA STATE (1-0 / 1-0 NSIC) Rushing 82 8 2 1 17 Hillsdale 0-1 Passing 51 6 8 1 wMinnesota-Morris 99 117 4 .459 Team Statistics MSU OPP 18 North Alabama 1-0 Points/Gm 44.0 10.0 Total 52 5 2 1 19 Bloomsburg 1-0 uBEMIDJI STATE 185 251 9 .426 First Downs 24 6 Scoring 54 7 22 3 20 West Texas A&M 0-1 SW Minnesota State 103 188 5 .356 Rush Yds/Gm 241.0 -44.0 Pass Effic. 123 14 8 1 21 Washburn 1-0 Upper Iowa 13 45 0 .224 Pass Yds/Gm 160.0 76.0 TO Margin T61 7 8 1 22 Valdosta State 0-1 Minn.-Crookston 17 88 0 .162 Total Offense/Gm 401.0 32.0 Special Teams 23 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-2 Punting 66 7 89 12 Minot State 0 1 0 .000 24 IUP 1-0 Penalties-Yds 9-79 9-83 Punt Returns 26 2 T52 6 25 Humboldt State 1-0 wformer NSIC members Kick Returns 105 14 6 2 Possession/Gm 35:05 24:38 Bold - 2012 Opponent
2 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2012 Bemidji State Football BSU’S RECORD WHEN... and the Beavers own undefeated home slates in 1998 (4-0), 2000 (5-0) and 2005 (4-0). BSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 2012 Since ‘99 1500 Birchmont Drive NE #29 Overall... 1-0 97-49 GET #43 INTO THE END ZONE Bemidji, MN 56601 ...at home 1-0 51-16 In senior running back Dustin Kroeplin’s career, when he finds the end zone - through phone...... (218) 755-4603 the air or on the ground - the Beavers hold a 18-3 record. On the ground the Beavers fax...... (218) 755-3898 ...away 0-0 40-31 were 4-1 in 2011 when he rushed for a touchdown and are 17-2 in his career. website...... www.bsubeavers.com ...neutral site 0-0 6-4 Kroeplin scored a career-high three times against Upper Iowa Oct. 1, 2011 to be- Dax Larson, Asst. Director / Football contact ...in overtime 0-0 4-2 come the first BSU running back to score three rushing touchdowns in a game since cell...... (612) 718-0729 Eurise Watson found the end zone three times Sept. 27, 2008. email...... [email protected] BSU scores 1st 1-0 70-12 KEEP ‘EM UNDER 100 Internet Services Opp scores 1st 0-0 26-35 The Bemidji State defense has been hard on opposing rushing attacks for the past four Bemidji State provides extensive Internet seasons. The Beavers kept their opponents to an average of just 81.2 yards per game information resources for those covering BSU Leading after 1st 1-0 64-4 to rank 7th in all of NCAA Division II in 2009. The team finished the 2010 season 39th in football and its 14 other athletics programs. Trailing after 1st 0-0 13-32 the nation in rushing yards allowed (121.1 yds/gm). The BSU athletics website contains sched- Tied after 1st 0-0 19-11 The 2011 team was 6-0 when allowing less than 100 yards rushing and since 1999 ules, rosters, updated statistics and some are 48-8. BSU ranked second in the league and 18th in the nation in rushing defense historical information from previous seasons. (110.2 yds allowed/gm). Print-quality photos of BSU players and coaches Leading at half 1-0 81-4 are also available for download. Trailing at half 0-0 12-38 Date 2011 Opponent Rushing Yds Allowed Season Ave Official BSU athletics website: Tied at half 0-0 4-5 • http://www.bsubeavers.com Aug. 25 Minot State 27 27.0 Additionally, information on Bemidji State foot- Leading after 3rd 1-0 83-7 ball is available on other reputable websites Sept. 10 at No. 16 Augustana 91 59.0 Trailing after 3rd 0-0 8-40 which cover college football: Tied after 3rd 0-0 6-0 Sept. 17 Southwest Minnesota State 40 52.7 • http://www.northernsun.org • http://www.d2football.com Oct. 1 at Upper Iowa 42 77.0 Biggest Halftime Lead 12 49 Weekly Game Notes Biggest Halftime Deficit - 34 Oct. 8 Concordia-St, Paul 74 76.5 Bemidji State’s weekly game-notes package is completed and made available on-line Wednes- Rushing for < 100 yds 0-0 4-18 Oct. 15 MSU Moorhead 16 67.9 day afternoons during the season, following Allowing < 100 rush yds 0-0 48-8 the release of national statistical leaders by the Rushing for 200+ yds 0-0 48-3 BEAVERS VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS NCAA. BSU’s game notes are in Adobe PDF Allowing 200+ rush yds 0-0 8-24 In 2009, BSU faced four nationally-ranked opponents marking the first time the Beavers format and will be distributed via electronic Passing for 200+ yds 1-0 42-20 have battled four of the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) top 25 teams means only (e-mail or web). Due to the size of the Allowing 200+ pass yds 0-0 34-27 release, fax distribution will be by request only. in the same season. Please contact the BSU Office of Athletic 400-499 yds of total offense 0-0 38-9 Bemidji State went 2-2 versus ranked opponents in 2009 dropping Winona State 500+ yds of total offense 0-0 14-2 Media Relations if you wish to be added to the Oct. 12, then-ranked 20th and earning a 21-10 victory versus No. 14 Wayne State (Neb.) BSU football e-mail distribution list. allowing 400+ yards 0-0 14-23 Oct. 10. The Beavers missed a 4-0 mark versus nationally-ranked by the narrowest of margins. BSU battled No. 10 Minnesota State to overtime Sept. 5 before falling to the Game-Day Services Shutouts 0-0 7-2 Mavericks 37-34 and dropped a one-point game, 35-34, to No. 7 Minnesota Duluth Oct. Gameday packages containing programs, flip- Scoring ≤ 7 points 0-0 0-6 24. In 2010, BSU fell to the Bulldogs, who were ranked No. 2 in the AFCA poll, 44-21. cards with rosters and officials for the game, Scoring 8-19 points 0-0 5-11 Augustana found its way in the top 25 in the AFCA and DII Football polls after defeating notes (for both teams when available) and other Scoring 20-29 points 1-0 31-21 Bemidji State 10-0 Sept. 11. St. Cloud State was ranked 25th in the 35-14 loss to the information will be available in the press box prior Scoring 30-39 points 0-0 22-5 Huskies Nov. 6. to all home contests. Scoring 40-49 points 0-0 27-2 Augustana College was ranked No. 16 in the nation when it met BSU Sept. 10. The Final statistics include a scoring summary, Scoring 50+ points 0-0 11-0 Beavers used overtime to down the Vikings on their home field, winning 30-27. The team stats, individual offensive and defensive Beavers defeated Augustana to earn their first win against a ranked opponent since stats, drive charts and a play-by-play with defeating then-No. 14 Wayne State College 21-10 Oct. 10, 2009. by-quarter stats. Game notes and quotes from Allowing ≤ 7 points 0-0 29-0 The Beavers fell to then-No. 11 Minnesota Duluth Sept. 24 by the score of 26-23, but coaches and selected players will also be avail- Allowing 8-19 points 0-0 34-5 defeated then-No. 6 St. Cloud State 19-14 Nov. 5. The win marked the highest ranked able. Telephone, copier and fax services are Allowing 20-29 points 1-0 25-10 team the Beavers have defeated in program history. It also was the second time in three available on a first-come, first-served basis. Allowing 30-39 points 0-0 7-17 years BSU had defeated two ranked opponents in a season. Allowing 40-49 points 0-0 2-13 BSU is 5-10 under head coach Jeff Tesch against ranked opponents in his 16 sea- Credentials / Pass List Allowing 50+ points 0-0 1-3 sons at BSU. Season credentials will be issued to all media covering the Beavers on a regular basis. Decided by ≤ 3 points 1-0 13-5 For single-game passes and credentials, Decided by 4-7 points 0-0 8-10 contact the BSU Office of Athletic Media Rela- Decided by 8-14 points 0-0 23-10 tions no less than 24 hours before the scheduled Decided by 15-20 points 0-0 8-9 starting time of the event. Credential requests must be submitted via fax on official letterhead. Decided by > 21 points 0-0 44-12 Credentials will be issued only to representatives of an accredited media outlet who will be work- More turnovers than opp. 0-0 22-31 ing in an official capacity to cover a BSU event. Fewer turnovers than opp. 0-0 57-11 No credentials will be issued to friends, spouses, Turnovers even 1-0 18-4 children or family members. Credentials remain the property of Bemidji State University and Leading in penalty yards 1-0 56-13 may be revoked at any time. Trailing in penalty yards 0-0 39-34 Penalty yards even 0-0 1-0 Interview Policies All player interviews outside of post-game and practice time must be arranged through Leading in time of poss. 1-0 63-17 the BSU Office of Athletic Media Relations. Trailing in time of poss. 0-0 34-30 For interviews with coaches, contact the athletic media relations office at (218) 755-2763. By Leading in 1st downs 1-0 69-12 NCAA rule, no player interviews will be avail- Trailing in 1st downs 0-0 20-33 able on gameday until the conclusion of that First downs even 0-0 8-2 day’s contest.
2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL 3 Bemidji State Football Bemidji St. (1 - 0 - 0) Thru: 09/01/2012 - Week 1 TEAM RANKINGS 158 teams ranked in Division II 16 teams ranked in the Northern Sun Conference
1-0 W-3 2012 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS National National Actual Conf Northern Sun Actual Category Rank Actual Leader Rank Conference Leader Northern Sun Conference Record: 1-0 Rushing Offense 71 130.00 Carson-Newman 477.00 10 Wayne St. (NE) 303.00 Fri 08/31/2012 UPPER IOWA * 25 - 23 W Passing Offense 64 228.00 West Tex. A&M 466.00 8 Concordia-St. Paul 436.00 Sat 09/08/2012 @ Minn. St. Mankato * Total Offense 72 358.00 Kutztown 723.00 11 Concordia-St. Paul 593.00 Scoring Offense 75 25.00 Ark.-Monticello 78.00 9 Winona St. 58.00 Sat 09/15/2012 WAYNE ST. (NE) Rushing Defense 82 144.00 Ouachita Baptist -50.00 8 Minn. St. Mankato -44.00 Sat 09/22/2012 @ Sioux Falls Pass Efficiency Defense 123 178.02 Concord .20 14 Minn. St. Mankato 68.21 Sat 09/29/2012 MINN.-CROOKSTON Total Defense 52 323.00 Ark.-Monticello 18.00 5 Minn. St. Mankato 32.00
Sat 10/06/2012 @ Mary Scoring Defense 54 23.00 Abilene Christian .00 7 Winona St. 6.00 Sat 10/13/2012 NORTHERN ST. Net Punting 66 33.00 Pittsburg St. 57.00 7 Mary 44.50 Sat 10/20/2012 @ Minn. Duluth Punt Returns 26 18.00 Lane 79.00 2 St. Cloud St. 22.00 Sat 10/27/2012 @ St. Cloud St. Kickoff Returns 105 17.20 Winston-Salem 45.00 14 St. Cloud St. 40.50 Turnover Margin T-61 .00 Notre Dame (OH) 6.00 7 Minn. St. Mankato 3.00 Sat 11/03/2012 MINN. ST. MOORHEAD Pass Defense 51 179.00 Lincoln (PA) 22.00 6 Minn. St. Mankato 76.00 Sat 11/10/2012 MINOT ST. Passing Efficiency 48 148.34 Bentley 252.27 7 Wayne St. (NE) 211.97 HOME GAME IN CAPS * Night Game ^ Neutral Site Sacks 37 3.00 Catawba 10.00 5 Minn. St. Mankato 4.00 OT Overtime Game Tackles For Loss 36 9.00 Lake Erie 16.00 6 Wayne St. (NE) 15.00 Sacks Allowed T-103 4.00 Northern Mich. .00 13 Augustana (SD) .00 T=tied at this ranking
PLAYER RANKINGS Player must have played in 75% of team's games Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders 15 categories ranked
National National Conf Northern Sun Category Player Rank Actual Leader Actual Rank Conference Leader Actual Rushing Lance Rongstad 58.00 Powell (Notre Dame (OH)) 243.00 18 Jacobson (Northern St.) 153.00 Brad Hemling 39.00 T-25 Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Lance Rongstad 44 148.29 Jordan (Ouachita Baptist) 249.92 8 Bradshaw (Winona St.) 224.28 Total Offense Lance Rongstad T-35 286.00 Peterson (Concordia-St. Paul) 462.00 5 Peterson (Concordia-St. Paul) 462.00 Receptions Per Game Justin Lee T-57 6.00 Harris (Glenville St.) 16.00 T-6 Hefty (Upper Iowa) 9.00 Matt Gandrud 4.00 T-17 Brian Leonhardt 4.00 T-17 Receiving Yards Per Game Justin Lee T-86 78.00 Holland (Chowan) 213.00 12 Smith (Concordia-St. Paul) 147.00 Interceptions Dylan Valentine T-11 1.00 Elliott (Truman) 3.00 T-1 Moten (Concordia-St. Paul) 1.00 Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Zach Pulkinen 3 46.25 Rosenbaum (Fort Valley St.) 48.40 1 Pulkinen (Bemidji St.) 46.25 Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Williams (Grand Valley St.) 44.50 Peterson (St. Cloud St.) 22.00 Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Beau Wakefield 94 17.20 Coates (Millersville) 54.50 12 Borel (Minot St.) 51.00 Field Goals Marcotte (Lake Erie) 4.00 Brockshus (Minn. St. Mankato) 3.00 Scoring Brent Kondziolka T-25 12.00 Holland (Chowan) 18.00 T-3 Simmons (Winona St.) 18.00 Beau Wakefield 6.00 T-12 Jon Smith 6.00 T-12 All-Purpose Runners Beau Wakefield T-95 130.00 Roberts (Charleston (WV)) 293.00 14 Borel (Minot St.) 193.00 Sacks Jason Bromm T-50 1.00 Richardson (Abilene Christian) 6.00 T-4 White (Sioux Falls) 2.00 Gary Young T-50 1.00 T-4 Buckley Wright .50 T-18 Mathew Shaver .50 T-18 Tackles Jason Bromm T-22 13.00 Maldonado (Mary) 19.00 T-3 Maldonado (Mary) 19.00 Cory Crosby T-45 11.00 T-9 Tackles For Loss Jason Bromm T-35 2.50 Richardson (Abilene Christian) 6.00 T-6 Kolstad (Minn. St. Mankato) 4.50 Ethan Favor-Jackson 1.50 T-15 Cory Crosby 1.50 T-15 T=tied at this ranking
4 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2012 Bemidji State Football RUSHING / PASSING / RECEIVING COMBOS BSU - TEAM 100-yard rusher & Eurise Watson (109 rush) & Anthony Schreiber (125 rec) 30+ first downs 31 vs MSU Moorhead, 10/15/2011 100-yard receiver vs. Upper Iowa, 11/10/2006 300-399 yards rushing 377 at Minnesota, Crookston, 11/12/2011 2 100-yard rushers & Eddie Acosta (115 rush) & Dan Mell (116 rush); 400+ yards rushing 437 vs SW Minnesota State, 9/17/2011 2 100-yard receivers Jason Leden (158 rec) & Ryan Welle (103 rec). <50 yards net rushing 9 vs. Augustana, 9/11/2010 at Southwest State, 10/13/2001 <100 yards net rushing 50 at Minnesota Duluth, 10/25/2010 100-yard rusher, Tyler Olson (107 rush) & Michael Nordyke (192 rec) 400+ yards passing 500 at Chadron (Neb.) State, 9/11/2004 100-yard receiver & & Adam Noble (172 rec) & Nathan Sannes (500 pass) 500+ yards total offense 554 vs MSU Moorhead, 10/15/2011 300-yard passer at Chadron State, 9/11/2004 600+ yards total offense 603 at Minnesota, Crookston, 10/15/2005 100 yards rushing & Eddie Acosta (117 rush, 137 rec) Consec gm, 400+ yds at Wisconsin-River Falls (463), 9/17/2005 100 yards receiving vs MSU-Moorhead, 10/20/2001 at Concordia-St. Paul (458), 9/24/2005 200 yds pass/100 yds rush Marty Follis (203/140) vs Nebraska-Kearney, 11/14/1992 vs. SW Minnesota State (510), 10/1/2005 at Winona State (428), 10/8/2005 at Minnesota, Crookston (603), 10/15/2005 RUSHING <200 yards total offense 199 at Northern State, 10/29/2011 30+ attempts 30, Brandon Miles at SW Minnesota State, 10/27/2007 700+ all-purpose yards 820 at Chadron (Neb.) State, 9/11/2004 40-49 points 48 at Upper Iowa, 10/1/2011 40+ attempts 48, Eddie Acosta vs. MSU-Moorhead, 10/4/2003 50-59 points 51 vs. Upper Iowa, 10/2/2010 150+ yards 165, Dustin Kroeplin vs. SW Minnesota State, 9/17/2011 60-69 points 69 at Minnesota-Morris, 11/3/2001 200+ yards 200, Dustin Kroeplin vs Northern State, 10/30/2010 70+ points 70 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 10/28/2000 200+ yards, season opener 202, Tyler Olson at Minnesota State, 8/26/2004 0 penalties vs. Minnesota Duluth, 8/31/2006 300+ yards 319, John Gronski vs. Southwest State, 10/31/1987 15+ penalties 17 vs. Minot State, 9/4/2004 Two 100-yard rushers Lance Rongstad (162) & Brandon Miles (103) 100+ yards in penalties 106 at MSU-Moorhead, 9/20/2008 at Minnesota, Crookston, 11/12/2011 4+ interceptions by 4 vs Concordia-St. Paul, 10/8/2011 Consecutive 100-yard gms 2, Dustin Kroeplin 7+ sacks by 7 vs. St. Cloud State, 10/3/2009 105 vs. U-Mary, 10/31/2009 7+ sacks against 7 at MSU-Moorhead, 9/20/2008 142 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 11/7/2009 5+ fumbles 6 at U-Mary, 10/6/2007 Consecutive 150-yard gms 3, Eddie Acosta 3+ fumbles lost 3 at Minnesota Duluth, 10/25/2010 186 at Northern State, 9/29/2001 20+ tackles for loss 22 vs. Minnesota-Morris, 10/28/2000 203 vs Concordia-St. Paul, 10/6/2001 Scored a safety at Southwest Minnesota State, (sack in the end zone), 9/18/2010 153 at Southwest State, 10/13/2001 Allowed a safety at Concordia-St. Paul, (blkd punt rec. in the end zone), 11/7/2009 Consecutive 200-yard gms 3, John Gronski Shutout vs. Minot State (27-0), 8/25/2011 319 vs. Southwest State 10/31/1987 Shutout, vs NSIC opp. vs. Wayne State (Neb.) (24-0), 11/6/2004 221 vs. MSU-Moorhead, 11/7/1987 Shut out by at Northern State (0-14), 10/29/2011 201 vs. Huron, 11/14/1987 Shut out by NSIC opp. at Northern State (0-14), 10/29/2011 50+-yard run 65, Dustin Kroeplin at Upper Iowa, 10/1/2011 Shut out by, 1st half at Northern State (0-14), 10/29/2011 70+-yard run 86, Anthony Schreiber vs. Upper Iowa, 11/10/2006 Shut out by, 2nd half at Northern State (0-14), 10/29/2011 70+-yard run QB 76*, Lance Rongstad at Minnesota, Crookston, 11/12/2011 Overtime game at Augustana (W, 30-27/1OT), 9/10/2011 3 rushing TDs 3, Dustin Kroeplin at Upper Iowa, 10/1/2011 4+-overtime game 4 (W, 67-65), vs. Southwest State, 10/7/2000 4+ rushing TDs 4, Tyler Olson vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 9/23/2006 Come-from-behind win* vs MSU Moorhead (7-10 at 7:05/3rd; 35-10); 10/15/2011 100+ yards, QB 162*, Lance Rongstad at Minnesota, Crookston, 11/12/2011 Rally from 14+ pt. deficit vs. Minnesota, Crookston (20-35 at 1:02/2nd; 47-35); 11/15/2003 2+ rushing TDs, QB 2, Lance Rongstad at Minnesota, Crookston, 11/12/2011 Blew 14+ point lead vs. Wayne State (Neb.) (28-10 at 0:00/2nd, L, 28-38), 11/5/2005 * BSU record for a QB Outgained by/100+ yds/win vs. Concordia-St. Paul (-161, 442-281), 10/8/2011 Outgained/150+ yds/loss vs. U-Mary (+195, 362-167: L, 27-21), 10/7/2006 Allow 500+ yds in win at Northern State (569), 10/25/2003 PASSING * Trailing at halftime 30-39 attempts 38, Lance Rongstad vs. Upper Iowa, 8/31/2012 40+ attempts 41, Derek Edholm vs. Minnesota Duluth, 10/24/2009 BSU - MISCELLANEOUS 20+ completions 24, Lance Rongstad vs. Upper Iowa, 8/31/2012 “Hail Mary” TD pass Derek Edholm to Jody Henningson vs. Minnesota Duluth, 10/24/2009 30+ completions 33, Derek Edholm at Minot State, 8/28/2008 1,000 yds cmb offense 1,025 at Minnesota, Crookston (422), 10/15/2005 300+ yards passing 391, Derek Edholm vs. Minnesota Duluth, 10/24/2009 300+ yds indv. offense 322, Lance Rongstad (236 pass, 86 rush) 400+ yards passing 500, Nathan Sannes at Chadron (Neb.) State, 9/11/2004 vs. MSU Moorhead, 10/15/2011 Consec. 250-yard games 4, Nathan Sannes 400+ yds indv. offense 438, Nathan Sannes (396 pass, 42 rush) 287 at Wisconsin-River Falls, 9/17/2005 vs. Wayne State (Neb.), 11/5/2005 377 at Concordia-St. Paul, 9/24/2005 Consec gm, 300+ yds off 4, Nathan Sannes 313 at Wisconsin-River Falls (287 pass, 26 rush), 9/17/2005 298 vs. SW Minnesota State, 10/1/2005 391 at Concordia-St. Paul (377 pass, 14 rush), 9/24/2005 308 at Winona State, 10/8/2005 310 vs. SW Minnesota State (298 pass, 12 rush), 10/1/2005 Consec. 300-yard games 4, Geoff Martinson 307 at Winona State (308 pass, -1 rush), 10/8/2005 389 at Southwest State, 10/13/2001 4+ TDs scored 4, Tyler Olson (4 rush) vs. Minnesota-Crookston, 9/23/2006 324 vs. MSU-Moorhead, 10/20/2001 5+ TDs scored 5, Tyler Olson (4 rush, 1 rec) at Minnesota State, 8/26/2004 338 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 10/27/2001 5+ TDs accounted for 5, Derek Edholm (5 pass) vs. Minnesota Duluth, 10/24/2009 314 at Minnesota-Morris, 11/3/2001 6+ TDs accounted for 6, Nathan Sannes (6 pass) at Minot (N.D.) St., 9/3/2005 70-yard completion 82 (TD), Derek Edholm to Cameron Abram 3+ field goals 3, Jesse Sundby vs. U-Mary, 10/23/2010 vs. U-Mary, 10/31/2009 5+ PATS 6-6, Zach Pulkinen at Upper Iowa, 10/1/2011 80-yard completion 82 (TD), Derek Edholm to Cameron Abram 7+ PATs 8-8, Michael McDonald vs. Minnesota, Crookston, 9/23/2006 vs. U-Mary, 10/31/2009 40-yd+ FG 42, Paul Potemra at Wayne State (Neb.), 10/11/2008 90-yard completion 95 (TD), Jason Leden from Geoff Martinson 6+ punts 6, Jesse Sundby vs Concordia-St. Paul, 10/8/2011 at Southwest State, 10/13/2001 80+ yard punt 84, Neil Collier at Concordia-St. Paul, 10/12/2002 4+ TD passes 4, Lance Rongstad vs. Upper Iowa, 8/31/2012 15+ tackles 19, Brody Scheff vs St. Cloud State, 11/5/2011 5+ TD passes 5, Derek Edholm vs. Minnesota Duluth, 10/24/2009 5+ tackles-for-loss 5, Wes Ehlers vs. Minnesota-Morris, 10/28/2000 3+ interceptions 3, Cory Wardrope vs Wayne State (Neb.), 10/13/2007 3+ sacks 3, J.J. Reinke vs Concordia-St. Paul, 10/8/2011 2 interceptions 2, Brody Scheff vs Minot State, 8/25/2011 3+ interceptions 3, Brody Scheff vs Concordia-St. Paul, 10/8/2011 RECEIVING 5+ PBU 6, Torry Joubert vs Concordia-St. Paul, 9/25/2004 10+ receptions 10, George Kadlec at Minot State, 8/28/2008 Defensive PAT Corey Brewer (INT) vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 9/25/2004 125+ yards 129, Brian Leonhardt at Augustana, 9/10/2011 TD on INT return Scott Christensen (27 yds) vs Minot State, 8/25/2011 150+ yards 156, George Kadlec vs. U-Mary, 11/1/2008 TD on fumble return Jordan Lardinois (30 yds) vs. U-Mary, 10/23/2010 175+ yards 179, Anthony Schreiber vs. Upper Iowa, 11/9/2007 TD on punt return Anthony Schreiber (57 yds) vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 11/3/2007 200+ yards 239, Anthony Schreiber vs. Wayne State (Neb.), 11/5/2005 2+ TDs on punt returns Jason Leden (70 yds, 80 yds) at St. Thomas, 9/8/2001 Two receivers, 125+ yards Michael Nordyke (192) & Adam Noble (172) TD on kickoff return Anthony Schreiber (90 yds) at Minnesota, Crookston, 9/22/2007 at Chadron (Neb.) State 9/11/2004 TD on KO & punt ret A.J. Ritacco (40 punt, 79 KO) vs. Winona State, 11/15/1986 Consecutive 100-yard gms 3, George Kadlec Consec. gm w/ret. TD 2, Jason Leden at Minnesota Duluth, 10/25/2008 vs. Minnesota, Crookston (97 yds, KO), 11/4/2000 vs. U-Mary, 11/1/2008 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls (79 yds, punt), 11/10/2000 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 11/8/2008 100+ total return yards 104, Beau Wakefield (86 KO, 18 PR) vs. Upper Iowa, 8/31/2012 3+ TD receptions 3, Brian Leonhardt vs. Minnesota Duluth, 10/24/2009 200+ total return yards 218, Jason Leden (154 punt, 64 KO) at St. Thomas, 9/8/2001 100+ yards, RB 137, Eddie Acosta vs. MSU-Moorhead, 10/20/2001 Blocked field goal Jermell Harris (29) at Minnesota, Crookston, 11/12/2011 50+ yard reception, RB 56, Dustin Kroeplin vs. Minnesota Duluth, 10/24/2009 Blocked punt Aaron Roland vs. U-Mary, 10/31/2009 Consecutive gms with 2+ TD rec. 3, George Kadlec 2+ blocked punts 2, at Southwest State, 10/9/1999 at Minnesota Duluth, 10/25/2008 Blocked PAT Jake Schmidt at Minnesota, Crookston, 11/12/2011 2+ blocked kicks, game 2 (XPT,FG) at Minnesota, Crookston, 11/12/2011 vs. U-Mary, 11/1/2008 2+ blocked kicks, game Brian Leonhardt (FG, FG) at Northern State, 10/29/2011 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 11/8/2008
2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL 5 Bemidji State Football CAREER NUMBERS WATCH Lance Rongstad Dustin Kroeplin Zach Pulkinen Total Offensive Yardage All-Purpose Yardage Points Scored Kicking 6,226 Derek Edholm (737-5,489) 2007-10 6,785 Eddie Acosta 1999-03 170 Michael McDonald (128PAT, 14 FG) 2004-06 5,782 Nathan Sannes (842-5,782) 2001-05 5,511 Jason Leden 1998-01 155 Neil Collier (110 PAT, 15 FG) 1999-02 5,766 Eddie AcostaRB (1,039-5,766) 1999-03 4,478 Chris Meyer 1996-99 136 Charlie Warring (61 PAT, 25 FG) 1981-84 5,461 Geoff Martinson (754-5,461) 1998-01 4,050 Anthony Schreiber 2004-07 133 Mike Guzzo (55 PAT, 26 FG) 1976-79 5,397 Marty Follis (1,209-5,397) 1989-92 3,790 Al Wolden 1983-86 106 Jesse Sundby (76 PAT, 10 FG) 2008-11 4,486 Jason Smith (748-4,486) 2000-03 3,419 John Gronski 1986-89 103 Paul Potemra (61 PAT, 14FG) 2007-2008 4,241 Ben Morie (675-4,241) 1998-99 3,245 Ryan Welle 1999-02 55 Matt Wallace (22 PAT, 11 FG) 1992-93 4,182 Scott Longenecker (946-4,182) 1974-77 2,961 Michael Nordyke 2003-04 52 Zach Pulkinen (34 PAT, 6 FG) 2010-P 3,914 Chris MeyerRB (898-3,914) 1996-99 2,732 Chad Postal 1990-92 46 Brian Heredos (22 PAT, 8 FG) 1985 3,377 Cory Wardrope (592-3,377) 2006-07 2,756 Dustin Kroeplin 2009-P 3,292 Lance Rongstad (1,565-1,727) 2009-P PAT Kicks Made All-Purpose Yardage Per Game (min 20 gms) 128 Michael McDonald (128-141) 2004-06 Total Offensive Per Game 148.1 Michael Nordyke (20 gms) 2003-04 110 Neil Collier (110-136) 1999-2002 212.1 Ben Morie (20 gms) 1998-99 144.4 Eddie Acosta (47 gms) 1999-03 76 Jesse Sundby (76-88) 2008-11 199.1 Scott Longenecker (21 gms) 1974-77 141.3 Jason Leden (39 gms) 1998-01 61 Charlie Warring (61-66) 1981-84 192.7 Nathan Sannes (30 gms) 2001-05 136.6 Chad Postal (20 gms) 1990-92 61 Paul Potemra (61-64) 2007-08 183.1 Derek Edholm (34 gms) 2007-10 114.0 John Gronski (30 gms) 1986-89 55 Mike Guzzo (55-57) 1976-79 179.4 Jason Smith (25 gms) 2000-03 111.9 Chris Meyer (40 gms) 1996-99 34 Zach Pulkinen (34-39) 2010-P 174.1 Marty Follis (31 gms) 1989-92 96.4 Ray Betton (20 gms) 1989-90 31 David Hagen (31-40) 2003 142.0 Tom Peterson (21 gms) 1984-85 91.1 Tyler Olson (25 gms) 2003-06 127.0 Geoff Martinson (43 gms) 1998-01 88.9 Dustin Kroeplin (31 gms) 2009-P 122.7 Eddie AcostaRB (47 gms) 1999-03 88.1 Al Wolden (43 gms) 1983-86 Field Goals Made 26 Mike Guzzo (26-48) 1976-79 117.6 Lance Rongstad (28 gms) 2009-P 25 Charlie Warring (25-42) 1981-84 Rushing Attempts 15 Neil Collier (15-23) 1999-02 Lance Rongstad and 1,038 Eddie Acosta (1,038-5,766) 1999-03 14 Michael McDonald (14-22) 2004-06 889 Chris Meyer (889-3,887) 1996-99 14 Paul Potemra (14-20) 2007-08 Dustin Kroeplin 614 Al Wolden (614-2,822) 1983-86 11 Matt Wallace (11-11) 1992-93 10 Jesse Sundby (10-14) 2008-11 Rushing Yardage 540 John Gronski (540-2,972) 1986-89 481 Dustin Kroeplin (481-2,424) 2009-P 8 Brian Heredos (8-11) 1985 5,766a Eddie Acosta (1,308-5,766) 1999-03 430 Marty FollisQB (430-1,167) 1989-92 6 Zach Pulkinen (6-11) 2010-P 3,887 Chris Meyer (889-3,887) 1996-99 5 four times. Last: 2,972 John Gronski (540-2,972) 1986-89 5 Cullen Garrity (5-12) 1995-97 2,822 Al Wolden (614-2,822) 1983-86 Rushing Yards Per Game (min 20 gms) 2,424 Dustin Kroeplin (481-2,424) 2009-P 122.7 Eddie Acosta (47 gms) 1999-03 2,019 Tyler Olson (428-2,019) 2003-06 99.1 John Gronski (30 gms) 1986-89 Beau Wakefield 1,708 Ray Betton (371-1,708) 1989-90 97.2 Chris Meyer (40 gms) 1996-99 Punt Return Yardage QB 1,565 Lance Rongstad (247-1,565) 2009-P 85.4 Ray Betton (20 gms) 1989-90 1,047 Jason Leden 1998-2001 1,555 Brandon Miles (371-1,555) 2007-11 80.1 Tyler Olson (25 gms) 2003-06 882 A.J. Ritacco 1983-86 78.2 Dustin Kroeplin (31 gms) 2009-P 558 Anthony Schreiber 2004-07 Rushing Touchdowns 65.6 Al Wolden (33 gms) 1983-86 402 Andrew Schultz 2006-10 63.3 Alvaro Carvajal (20 gms) 2003-05 64 Eddie Acosta 1999-03 313 Michael Nordyke 2003-04 250 Jim Swanson 1972-73 33 Chris Meyer 1996-99 213 Beau Wakefield 2009-P 29 Al Wolden 1983-86 100-Yard Rushing Games 192 James Weston 1984 28 Dustin Kroeplin 2009-P 29 Eddie Acosta 1999-03 27 John Gronski 1986-89 16 Chris Meyer 1996-99 22 Tyler Olson 2003-06 14 John Gronski 1986-89 Brian Leonhardt 18 Marty FollisQB 1989-92 13 Al Wolden 1983-86 18 Alvaro Carvajal 2004-05 9 Dustin Kroeplin 2009-P Touchdown Receptions 15 Ed Acosta 1976 8 Ray Betton 1989-90 26 George Kadlec 2005-08 25 Adam Noble 2001-04 14 3 times, Last: Lance RongstadQB 2009-P 24 Jason Leden 1998-01 Points Scored 24 Ryan Welle 1999-02 Average Yards Per Rush (min 200 rush) 450 Eddie Acosta (74 TD, 3 PAT) 1999-2003 22 Anthony Schreiber 2004-07 6.34 Lance RongstadQB (247-1,565) 2009-P 246 Chris Meyer (41 TD) 1996-99 16 Chad Postal 1990-92 5.50 John Gronski (540-2,972) 1986-89 224 Al Wolden (37 TD, 1 PAT) 1983-86 16 Chad Christianson 2002-06 194 Anthony Schreiber (32 TD) 2004-07 5.41 Alvaro Carvajal (234-1,266) 2004-05 15 Ben Woodford 1997-00 192 Dustin Kroeplin (31 TD, 3 PAT) 2009-P 5.04 Ed Acosta (257-1,296) 1976 13 Michael Nordyke 2003-04 182 Jason Leden (30 TD, 1 PAT) 1998-2001 5.039 Dustin Kroeplin (481-2,424) 2009-P 13 Andrew Schultz 2006-10 4.88 Tyler Olson (363-1,771) 2003-06 12 three times, last: 4.603 Ray Betton (371-1,708) 1989-90 Touchdowns Scored Brian Leonhardt 2009-P 4.596 Al Wolden (614-2,822) 1983-86 74 Eddie Acosta (64 rush, 10 rcv) 1999-2003 4.37 Chris Meyer (889-3,887) 1996-99 41 Chris Meyer (33 rush, 8 rcv) 1996-99 4.19 Brandon Miles (371-1,555) 2007-11 37 Al Wolden (29 rush, 8 rcv) 1983-86 Cory Crosby 32 Anthony Schreiber (6 rush, 22 rcv, 4 ret) 2004-07 Tackles (solo-assisted) 31 Dustin Kroeplin (28 rush, 3 rcv) 2009-P 10th - 266 Matt Juhl (97-169) 1990-93 30 Jason Leden (24 rcv, 6 ret) 1998-2001 229 Cory Crosby (90-139) 2009-P 28 John Gronski (27 rush, 1 rcv) 1986-89 28 Ryan Welle (3 rush, 24 rcv, 1 ret) 1999-2002
6 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2012 Bemidji State Football
UPCOMING IN THE NSIC ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS Saturday, September 8th Date Team Loc Result • MSU Moorhead at Sioux Falls 1:00 p.m. 10/8/33 Mankato T.C A W, 6-0 • Minot State at Wayne State 1:00 p.m. 10/6/34 Mankato T.C H L, 0-13 10/4/35 Mankato T.C A L, 6-27 • Concordia-St.Paul at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 p.m. 10/9/36 Mankato T.C H L, 12-27 • Augustana at U-Mary 2:30 p.m. 10/9/37 Mankato T.C A W, 20-19 • Southwest Minn. State at Northern State 2:30 p.m. 10/7/38 Mankato T.C H L, 0-31 • Bemidji State at Minnesota State 6:00 p.m. 10/6/39 Mankato T.C A T, 6-6 • St. Cloud State at Upper Iowa 6:00 p.m. 11/1/40 Mankato St. T.C H W, 13-7 • Winona State at #2 Minnesota Duluth 6:00 p.m. 10/24/41 Mankato St. T.C A L, 19-21 10/2/42 Mankato St. T.C H L, 0-7 10/18/46 Mankato St A L, 12-21 RECENT SCORES IN THE NSIC 9/27/47 Mankato St H W, 27-6 Thursday, August 30th BEMIDJI STATE VS. MINNESOTA STATE 10/15/48 Mankato St A L, 0-16 10/29/49 Mankato St A L, 0-6 • Minnesota State 45 at Minot State 10 Series:...... MSU leads 28-14-2 • #2 Minnesota Duluth 45 at Southwest Minn. State 20 10/21/50 Mankato St A T, 13-13 10/20/51 Mankato St H W, 20-13 • Minnesota, Crookston 6 at Winona State 58 last win:...... 28-23; Sept. 10, 2005 last loss:...... 34-37; Sept. 5, 2009 10/24/52 Mankato St A L, 7-27 • Sioux Falls 32 at #16 St. Cloud State 19 10/23/53 Mankato St H L, 14-19 Friday, August 31st last tie:...... 13-13; Oct. 21, 1950 10/23/54 Mankato St A L, 7-26 • Upper Iowa 23 at Bemidji State 25 10/22/55 Mankato St H L, 12-19 In Bemidji:...... MSU leads 12-9 10/20/56 Mankato St A L, 6-25 Saturday, September 1st 10/18/57 Mankato St H W, 14-13 • U-Mary 32 at Concordia-St.Paul 26 last win:...... 28-23; Sept. 10, 2005 10/11/58 Mankato St A L, 12-13 • Northern State 14 at Augustana 35 last loss:...... 14-28; Sept. 6, 2008 10/10/59 Mankato St H W, 6-0 • Wayne State 49 at MSU Moorehead 6 10/13/60 Mankato St A L, 3-20 • Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest last tie:...... None 9/30/61 Mankato St H L, 6-16 10/27/62 Mankato St A W, 9-7 Last Time They Met At Mankato:...... MSU leads 16-5-2 10/5/63 Mankato St H W, 15-9 Sept. 7, 2009 10/10/64 Mankato St A W, 21-20 Mankato, Minn. - Blakeslee Stadium last win:...... 42-35; Aug. 26, 2004 10/9/65 Mankato St H W, 20-13 Attendance: 3,849 last loss:...... 34-37; Sept. 5, 2009 10/15/66 Mankato St A L, 0-6 last tie:...... 13-13; Oct. 21, 1950 9/30/67 Mankato St H L, 13-22 Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 OT F 10/26/68 Mankato St A L, 14-49 10/4/69 Mankato St H L, 0-23 Bemidji State (1-1; 0-1) 3 7 21 0 3 34 neutral:...... None 9/23/78 Mankato St A L, 3-32 Minnesota State (2-0; 1-0) 7 7 7 10 6 37 9/22/79 Mankato St H L, 0-28 9/6/80 Mankato St A L, 7-24 1 08:12 BSU Sundby 27 yd field goal, 3-0 Streaks 04:32 MSU Walker 6 yd run (Brockshus kick) 3-7 9/5/81 Mankato St H L, 0-10 2 14:57 MSU Walker 1 yd run (Brockshus kick) 3-14 8/29/02 MSU-Mankato A L, 23-45 04:52 BSU Edholm 8 yd run (Sundby kick) 10-14 Current:...... Loss 2 3 11:40 BSU Edholm 5 yd run (Sundby kick) 17-14 8/28/03 MSU-Mankato H W, 12-10 09:39 MSU Flury 11 yd pass from Pachan (Brockshus kick) 17-21 ...... Sept. 6, 2008 - present 05:39 BSU Wills 15 yd interception return (Sundby kick) 24-21 8/26/04 Minnesota State A W, 42-35 00:24 BSU Edholm 2 yd run (Sundby kick) 31-21 Longest Winning:...... Four 9/10/05 Minnesota State H W, 28-23 4 09:58 MSU Brockshus 29 yd field goal 31-24 00:28 MSU Nowlin 35 yd pass from Pachan (Brockshus kick) 31-31 ...... Oct. 27, 1962 - Oct. 9, 1965 9/6/08 Minnesota State H L, 14-28 00:00 BSU Sundby 34 yd field goa 34-31 9/5/09 #10 Minnesota St. A L, 34-37 00:00 MSU Walker 18 yd run, 34- 37 Longest Losing:...... Nine TEAM STATISTICS Team Statistics BSU UIU ...... Oct. 15, 1966 - Aug. 29, 2002 FIRST DOWNS 23 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET 61-227 31-144 key PASSING YDS (NET 83 261 Largest Deciding Margins rank= BSU / Opponent rank by AFCA Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-12-1 28-14-1 ^= conference game (NIC / NSIC) TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-310 59-405 of Victory:...... 21 (W, 27-6); Sept. 27, 1947 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 1=NSIC Metrodone Classic. Minneapolis, Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2--5 of Defeat:...... 35 (L, 14-49); Oct. 26, 1968 Minn. Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-65 6-118 Interception Returns-Yards 1-15 1-12 Punts (Number-Avg 4-35.0 3-43.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-3 Scoring (BSU scores first) Penalties-Yards 4-20 5-58 Possession Time 41:40 18:20 All-Time Series Score:...... 496-832 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 4 of 9 in Bemidji:...... 226-337 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-6 in Mankato:...... 270-495 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-11 at neutral:...... None Kickoff time: 6:00 pm Elapsed time: 2:56 Officials: Referee: Bob Zahradka; Umpire: Pete Larkin; Linesman: Pete Vrieze; Line judge: Jeff Linehan; Back judge: George Drouches; Most Points Field judge: Chris Riba; Side judge: Jim Johnson for:...... 42 (W, 42-35); Aug. 26, 2004 Temperature: 76; Wind: SSE 7 mph; Weather: great night against:...... 49 (L, 14-49); Oct. 26, 1968 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (att-yds): both:...... 77 (W, 42-35); Aug. 26, 2004 BSU-Edholm 26-116; Kroeplin 15-67; Rongstad 9-30; Lee 6-19; Hemling 2-5; Henningson 1-4; TEAM 1-minus 1; Sundby 1-minus 13. MSU-Walker 10-73; Aberg 13-61; Phipps 5-8; Pachan 1-7; Fick 2-minus 5. Fewest Points PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds): for:...... 0; 10 Times BSU-Edholm 10-16-1-69; Rongstad 2-3-0-14. MSU-Fick 8-15-0-133; Pachan 6-13-1-128. against:...... 0; 2 Times RECEIVING (rec-yds): BSU-Henningson 4-30; Lee 4-26; Schultz 2-16; Leonhardt 1-7; both:...... 6; 4 times Berg 1-4. MSU-Balton 5-66; Nowlin 3-85; Flury 3-57; Luedtke 3-53. INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds): BSU-Wills 1-15. MSU-Graves 1-12. Shutouts:...... 12 FUMBLES: BSU-Rongstad 1-0. MSU-Aberg 2-1; Phipps 1-1; Fick 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): BSU-None. MSU-Thomas 1-0; Fehlberg 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A, min 3): BSU-Scheff 6-4; Eagan 5-4. MSU-Fehlberg 6-7; Hamilton 8-2; McQuiston 3-7; Schmid 2-7; Thomas 5-3; Jones 2-6; Graves 3-4; Earl 2-5; Klug 2-4; Rodgers 5-0.
2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL 7 Bemidji State Football
BY THE NUMBERS JEFF TESCH I Head Coach Jeff Tesch vs... u Moorhead State (Minn.) ‘78 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference u 17th season at Bemidji State Augustana 1-1 u 107-67 (.615) overall record Concordia-St. Paul 7-6 u BSU career leader in coaching victories Mary (N.D.) 3-2 u 1998 & 2006 NSIC Coach of the Year Minnesota, Crookston 13-0 MSU Moorhead 12-4 Northern State (S.D.) 11-5 It begins in early fall with the turning of the leaves. Students, proud Southwest Minnesota State 12-2 alumni and families from surrounding communities file into a small, St. Cloud State (new member) 1-3 picturesque stadium on the shore of Lake Bemidji with fevered expec- Upper Iowa 5-0 tations for the battles to come. Through the autumn combat, those Wayne State (Neb.) 7-4 Winona State 2-10 watchful souls have been blessed to witness an unprecedented era Minnesota Duluth 2-10 of success. All-America honorees. School records falling by the way- COACHING PROFILE Minnesota State (new member) 0-2 side with an almost dazzling regularity. A stadium where victories oc- As an Assistant Coach Minnesota-Morris (former member) 6-1 curred with the frequency of a bigfoot sighting just a few short years 1981 North Dakota offensive line TOTAL 82-50 ago now hosts men with annual dreams of championship and glory. 1982 North Dakota offensive line Jeff Tesch vs... 1983 Montana State offensive line It’s an era of success and excitement that once might have 1984 Central Missouri St. OL / OC Non-Conference Opponents seemed akin to the Christmas fantasies of youth. But under the 1985 Central Missouri St. OL / OC Chadron (Neb.) State 0-2 masterful guidance of 17th-year head coach Jeff Tesch, the Bemidji 1986 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Mary (N.D.) 0-1 State football program has undergone a remarkable metamorphosis 1987 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Mayville (N.D.) State 1-0 and gone from annual doormat to title contender. 1988 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Minnesota, Crookston 0-1 1989 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Minnesota Duluth 0-2 Tesch has posted a 107-67 record at BSU and led the Beavers 1990 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Minnesota State 3-1 to a school-record streak of 10 consecutive winning seasons from 1991 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Minot (N.D.) State 12-1 1998-2007. During that historic streak he posted four of the eight 1992 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Pittsburg (Kan.) State 0-1 eight-win seasons for a program now in its 87th season of competi- 1993 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC St. John’s (Minn.) 1-1 tion. He is the only coach in Bemidji State history to oversee back-to- 1994 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC St. Thomas (Minn.) 4-0 1995 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Southwest Minnesota State 1-0 back eight-win seasons, and his 2000 and 2006 teams set matching As a Head Coach Wis.-River Falls 3-1 school records of nine wins. NSIC Fin Wis.-Stout 0-2 Tesch’s success at BSU has been remarkable. Upon being named 1996 Bemidji State 2-8 1-5 6th Wis.-Stevens Point 0-3 BSU’s 15th field general in May 1996, he inherited a program which 1997 Bemidji State 2-8 1-5 t6th TOTAL 24-15 had won just 16 games in its previous eight seasons, suffering losing 1998 Bemidji State 6-4 4-2 3rd 1999 Bemidji State 8-3 6-2 t2nd Milestone Victories streaks of nine, 11 and 18 games in that time. Today, his 107 wins 2000 Bemidji State 9-2 6-2 2nd 1 Minn.-Morris 19-15 10/19/96 represent more than 30-percent of the program’s all-time victories. He 2001 Bemidji State 7-4 5-4 4th 10 Southwest State 28-18 11/7/98 has averaged six wins a season at a program which in 70 years prior to 2002 Bemidji State 6-5 6-3 4th 25 Minn.-Morris 70-0 10/28/00 his arrival averaged barely three victories each fall. In fact, Tesch’s 107 2003 Bemidji State 7-4 5-3 4th 30a Northern State 47-46ot 9/29/01 wins in 17 years surpasses the number of victories garnered by the 2004 Bemidji State 8-3 5-2 t3rd 50 Wis.-River Falls 58-14 9/18/04 2005 Bemidji State 7-3 4-3 t4th 53b Minn., Crookston 28-20 10/16/04 Bemidji State program in the 34 full seasons prior to his arrival — 105. 2006 Bemidji State 9-3 8-0 1st 60 Minn., Crookston 40-14 10/15/05 Tesch has further cemented his legendary status by becoming 2007 Bemidji State 7-4 6-3 4th 70 Concordia-St. Paul 27-7 11/4/06 Bemidji State’s all-time leader in coaching victories. He posted his 2008 Bemidji State 5-6 4-6 t8/t3 80 Northern State 31-20 9/27/08 53rd win at BSU with a 28-20 victory over Minnesota Crookston on 2009 Bemidji State 8-3 7-3 t3th/3rd 90 University of Mary 21-7 10/31/09 Oct. 16, 2004, moving him past H. “Jolly” Erickson, who won 52 2010 Bemidji State 7-4 6-4 t5th/3rd 100 Augustana College 30-27ot 9/10/11 2011 Bemidji State 8-3 7-3 t4th/t4th a- fastest BSU head coach to 30 wins games during a 17-year career at BSU from 1938-54. 2012 Bemidji State 1-0 1-0 b- BSU career record Tesch’s growing list of achievements at Bemidji State has him Total 107-67 .615 Games Coached amongst the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s coaching vs NSIC 82-50 .621 1 St. John’s (Minn.) 2-20 9/7/96 deans as well. A two-time NSIC Coach of the Year now in his 17th BSU Records 25 Winona State 19-38 10/3/98 season at the Bemidji State helm, Tesch and Winona State’s Tom Seasons Coached 17 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 50 Minn.-Morris 70-0 10/28/00 Sawyer who enters his 17th year with the Warriors are the longest 75 Minnesota State 12-10 8/28/03 17 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. 100 Concordia-St. Paul 48-55ot 9/24/05 tenured coaches in the NSIC. 10 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 112a Mary 21-27 10/7/06 Before taking over at BSU, Tesch spent 11 years as an assistant 7 John Peterson 1982-’88 125 Wayne State 21-24 10/13/07 for annual NCAA Division II playoff contender North Dakota. There, he 7 Kris Diaz 1989-’95 150 University of Mary 21-7 10/31/09 assumed assistant head coaching duties in 1995. The Fighting Sioux Games Coached a- BSU career record 174 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. captured at least a share of the North Central Conference champion- 111 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 By the Numbers ship three consecutive seasons before Tesch’s departure in 1996. 82 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 Seasons Coached 17 In addition to coaching duties, Tesch helped the Sioux achieve a 92 73 John Peterson 1982-’88 Games Coached 174 68 Kris Diaz 1989-’95 Career Record 107-67 percent graduation rate while serving as academic advisor. Prior to his UND appointment, Tesch spent one year as an as- Coaching Victories NSIC Record 82-50 107 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. Non-Conference Record 24-15 sistant at Montana State, followed by a two-year stint as offensive 53 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 Home Record 58-22 coordinator at Central Missouri State. 43 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 Winning Seasons 13 A graduate of Moorhead State (Minn.) University who was a free- 30 John Peterson 1982-’88 Eight-Win Seasons 6 agent signee with the Atlanta Falcons, Tesch was inducted into the 15 James Malmquist 1969-’73 Highest NSIC finish 1st (2006) MSU Hall of Fame in the spring of 1998. In 1977, Tesch was the Winning Percentage NSIC Coach of the Year 1998, 2006 .615 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. First-Team All-NSIC Players 51 NCAA Division II receiving champion and still holds Dragon single- .555 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 Total All-NSIC Selections 171 game and single-season records for receptions. .491 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 NSIC Offensive Player of the Year 1 In 30 years of coaching, Tesch has produced 12 All-America se- .432 John Peterson 1982-’88 NSIC Defensive Players of the Year 2 lections and five NFL draft picks. .363 James Malmquis t 1969-’73 NSIC Glen Galligan Award winners 2 Jeff and his wife Susan have two children — daughter Tara and Conference Victories 82 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. All-Region Selections 29 son Vincent. All-America Selections 10 25 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 Academic All-District V Selections 9 25 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 13 John Peterson 1982-’88 Academic All-America Selections 3 9 three coaches NFF Hampshire Honor Society Selections 4 min. 5 seasons coached
8 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2012 Bemidji State Football
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name Pos Ht Wt Exp Hometown (Previous School) No Name Pos Exp 22 Jordan Abaroa DB 5-10 207 Jr-TR Gilbert, Ariz. (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 1 Charles Hrdlicka CB Sr-3L 67 Tyler Abrahamson OL 6-6 318 Jr-2L New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS) 2 Lance Rongstad QB Sr-3L 99 Nathan Adams DL 6-2 248 So-1L Litchfield, Minn. (Litchfield HS) 3 Evan Olson ILB So-1L 35 SaVaughn Alexander RB 5-9 194 Fr-HS Joliet, Ill. (Joliet West HS) 4 Avery Walker RB Jr-TR 29 Kameel Al-Khouri DB 5-11 175 Fr-HS Glendale, Ariz. (Cactus HS) 5 Jon Smith WR So-1L 41 Damon Benham RB 6-0 201 Fr-HS Deer River, Minn. (Deer River HS) 6 Sam King QB So-1L 79 Alex Berge DL 6-3 259 Fr-HS Milieu, Mich. (Milan HS) 7 Justin Lee WR Sr-3L 9 Colton Blascyk DB 6-0 218 Fr-RS Kensington, Minn. (West Central Area HS) 8 Julian Burroughs DB Sr-TR 42 Jason Bromm LB 6-1 223 Jr-2L South Barrington, Ill. (Barrington HS) 9 Colton Blascyk DB Fr-RS 8 Julian Burroughs DB 6-1 170 Sr-TR San Jose, Calif. (University of Nebraska Omaha) 10 Jody Henningson WR Sr-3L 49 Greg Button OLB 6-2 223 Fr-RS Eau Claire, Wis. (Eau Claire North HS) 11 Alex Hass QB Jr-2L 74 Nick Chiono OL 6-5 297 Fr-RS DeForest, Wis. (DeForest HS) 12 Christian Metz WR Sr-3L 19 Dan Christensen OLB 6-1 228 Sr-3L Chicago, Ill. (Amos Alonzo Stagg HS) 18 Scott Christensen DB 6-0 192 So-1L Stockbridge, Ga. (Dutchtown HS) 12a Ryan Shields QB Fr-HS 62 Matt Coen-Tuff OL 6-1 282 So-1L Grand Forks, N.D. (Red River H.S.) 13 Nam Nguyem RB Fr-HS 45 Cory Crosby ILB 6-1 238 Sr-3L Cold Spring, Minn. (Racori HS) 14 Beau Wakefield WR Sr-3L 38 Troy Dale TE 6-0 246 Sr-3L Portland, N.D. (May-Port CG HS) 15 Nathan Koziol QB Fr-HS GS Zach DeClusin WR 6-1 180 Fr-HS Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS) 16 Dylan Valentine DB So-1L 63 Brett DeLange OL 6-1 291 Sr-3L Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield Central HS) 16a Tanner Dufault DB Fr-HS 54 Max Dibble LB/DL 5-11 170 Fr-HS Fulda, Minn. (Fulda HS) 17 AJ Washington WR Jr-TR 73 Dustin Dowd OL 6-5 308 So Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center HS) 18 Scott Christensen DB So-1L 16a Tanner Dufault DB 5-9 162 Fr-HS Glyndon, Minn. (Dilworth-Glydon-Felton HS) 19 Dan Christensen OLB Sr-3L 39 Derrick Dunn RB 5-8 163 Fr-HS San Diego, Calif. (Mount Miguel HS) 20 Josh Genske TE So-TR 94 Tyler Dustman P/K 6-1 197 Fr-HS St. Francis, Minn. (St. Francis HS) 21 Ethan Favor-Jackson OLB So-1L 60 Mitchell Elbe DL 6-3 278 Fr-HS Sayner, Wis. (Northland Pines HS) 22 Jordan Abaroa DB Jr-TR 51 David Erickson OL 6-2 313 Fr-HS Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS) 23 Chais Wakefield K/P So 21 Ethan Favor-Jackson OLB 6-2 241 So-1L Alexandria, Minn. (Jefferson HS) 24 Larry Miller DB Jr-2L 32 Max Fuller OLB 6-5 202 Fr-HS Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton HS) 25 Brad Hemling RB Sr-3L 80 Matt Gandrud WR 6-3 228 Sr-3L Elk River, Minn. (Elk River HS) 25a Andrew Kryshak FB Fr-HS 97 Brett Gehring DL 6-0 235 Fr-HS Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS) 26 Zach Rynning QB/S Fr-HS 20 Josh Genske TE 6-4 241 So-TR Waconia, Minn. (Southwest Minnesota State) 27 Mike Grayson WR So-TR 34 Luke Gerding DB 6-3 200 Fr-RS Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park HS) 28 Matt Knapp QB Fr-HS 81 Austin Goettlicher WR 6-1 172 Fr-HS Cleveland, Minn. (Cleveland HS) 29 Kameel Al-Khouri DB Fr-HS 53 Sam Graff ILB 6-0 200 Fr-HS Rothschild, Wis. (D.C. Everest HS) 30 Brent Kondziolka RB Jr-2L 27 Mike Grayson WR 6-0 189 So-TR Salinas, Calif. (Hartnell College) 31 Tony Peterson RB Fr-RS 11 Alex Hass QB 6-1 198 Jr-2L Milaca, Minn. (Milaca HS) 55 Jesse Hein OL 6-1 290 Fr-HS Perham, Minn. (Perham HS) 32 Max Fuller OLB Fr-HS 25 Brad Hemling RB 5-11 202 Sr-3L Richland Center, Wis. (Richland Center HS) 33 Andrew Street LB Fr-HS 68 Reed Hendrickson OLB 6-1 204 Fr-HS Bismarck, N.D. (Bismarck HS) 34 Luke Gerding DB Fr-RS 10 Jody Henningson WR 6-0 200 Sr-3L North Aurora, Ill. (Kaneland HS) 35 SaVaughn Alexander RB Fr-HS 1 Charles Hrdlicka CB 5-8 174 Sr-3L Wolf Lake, Minn. (Menahga HS) 36 Josh Tismer DB Fr-HS 66 Benjamin Johnson OL 6-1 306 Fr-HS Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park HS) 37 Zach Pulkinen P/K Jr-2L 91 Dan Kiebler DL 6-3 258 So-1L Franklin Park, Ill. (West Leyden HS) 38 Troy Dale TE Sr-3L 6 Sam King QB 6-1 198 So-1L Grand Forks, N.D. (Red River HS) 39 Matt Phipps LB Jr-TR 28 Matt Knapp QB 6-0 177 Fr-HS Eau Claire, Wis. (Eau Claire Memorial) 39a Derrick Dunn RB Fr-HS 30 Brent Kondziolka RB 6-1 228 Jr-2L Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg HS) 40 Jared Roelofs OLB Fr-RS 15 Nathan Koziol QB 6-1 166 Fr-HS Lodi, Wis. (Lodi HS) 41 Damon Benham RB Fr-HS 43 Dustin Kroeplin RB 5-11 232 Sr-3L Withee, Wis. (Owen-Withee HS) 42 Jason Bromm LB Jr-2L 25a Andrew Kryshak FB 5-9 261 Fr-HS Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie HS) 43 Dustin Kroeplin RB Sr-3L 52 Adam Langan OL 6-2 251 Fr-HS Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS) 44 Ross Pflum OLB Fr-HS 87 Garrett Lee TE 6-4 243 Sr-3L Otsego, Minn. (Rogers HS) 45 Cory Crosby ILB Sr-3L 7 Justin Lee WR 5-9 190 Sr-3L Elgin, Ill. (Central HS) 45a Jarad Syrstad OLB Fr-RS 88 Brian Leonhardt TE 6-5 263 Sr-3L Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park HS) 46 Connor Quinn ILB Fr-RS 69 Kevin Longtin DL 6-1 246 Fr-RS Plummer, Minn. (Red Lake County Central HS) 47 Buckley Wright LB Jr-2L 70 Alexander Lutton OL 6-3 280 Jr-2L Anchorage, Alaska (Diamond HS) 48 Gary Young DL Jr-2L 83 Josh Malone WR 5-11 158 Fr-HS Gordan, Wis. (Northwood Evergreen) 49 Greg Button OLB Fr-RS 50 Alonzo Melton OL 6-5 282 Sr-3L Minneapolis, Minn. (Patrick Henry HS) 50 Alonzo Melton OL Sr-3L 51 David Erickson OL Fr-HS
2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL 9 Bemidji State Football
NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 52 Adam Langan OL Fr-HS No. NAME POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 53 Sam Graff ILB Fr-HS 12 Christian Metz WR 6-0 187 Sr-3L Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti HS) 54 Max Dibble ILB/DL Fr-HS 24 Larry Miller DB 6-0 187 Jr-2L Dallas, Texas (Duncanville HS) 55 Jesse Hein OL Fr-HS GS Chris Moore RB 5-11 185 Fr-HS Minneapolis, Minn. (Lakeville South HS) 56 Ethan Supler ILB Fr-HS 86 Nick Moore TE 6-4 244 Fr-HS Osseo, Wis. (Osseo-Fairchild HS) 59 Wayne Paulus DL So-1L 13 Nam Nguyen RB 5-6 173 Fr-HS St. Cloud, Minn. (St. Cloud Apollo) 60 Mitchell Elbe DL Fr-HS 84 Jordan Noskowiak TE 6-3 230 Fr-RS Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie HS) 62 Matt Coen-Tuff OL So-1L 64 Jordan Oien OL 6-4 317 Jr-2L Clearbrook, Minn. (Clearbrook-Gonvick HS) 3 Evan Olson ILB 5-11 237 So-1L Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS) 63 Brett DeLange OL Sr-3L 71 Chris Ostby OL 6-4 257 Fr-RS Gatzke, Minn. (Grygla HS) 64 Jordan Oien OL Jr-2L 59 Wayne Paulus DL 6-4 260 So-1L Belgium, Wis. (Cedar Grove-Belgium HS) 65 William Slade OL Jr-TR 76 Dylan Peterson OL 6-6 317 So-1L Hillman, Minn. (Pierz HS) 66 Benjamin Johnson OL Fr-HS 31 Tony Peterson RB 5-10 193 Fr-RS Frederic, Wis. (Frederic HS) 67 Tyler Abrahamson OL Jr-2L 44 Ross Pflum OLB 6-1 223 Fr-HS Appleton, Wis. (Appleton East) 68 Reed Hendrickson OLB Fr-HS 39 Matt Phipps LB 6-1 208 Jr-TR Reno, Nev. (Butte College) 69 Kevin Longtin DL Fr-RS 37 Zach Pulkinen P/K 5-11 205 Jr-2L Minot, N.D. (College of Idaho) 70 Alexander Lutton OL Jr-2L 46 Connor Quinn ILB 6-1 222 Fr-RS Geneva, Ill. (Geneva HS) 71 Chris Ostby OL Fr-RS 90 J.J. Reinke DL 6-4 264 So-1L New Prague, Minn. (New Prague HS) 73 Dustin Dowd OL So 40 Jared Roelofs OLB 6-2 237 Fr-RS Glyndon, Minn. (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS) 74 Nick Chiono OL Fr-RS 2 Lance Rongstad QB 6-3 219 Sr-3L Eleva, Wis. (Eleva-Strum HS) 76 Dylan Peterson OL So-1L 26 Zach Rynning QB/S 6-3 200 Fr-HS Kennedy, Minn. (Kittson Central HS) 78 Matthew Valentine OL Fr-HS 89 Derek Schofield LB/OL 6-2 219 Fr-HS Canyon, Minn. (Proctor HS) 79 Alex Berge DL Fr-HS 95 Matthew Shaver DL 6-1 304 Jr-2L St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo HS) 80 Matt Gandrud WR Sr-3L 96 Adam Shavlik DL 6-6 259 Fr-HS Manitowoc, Wis. (Manitowoc Lincoln HS) 81 Austin Goettlicher WR Fr-HS 12a Ryan Shields QB 6-1 162 Fr-HS Roseville, Calif. (Roseville HS) 82 Dexter Taylor Jr. WR Fr-HS 65 William Slade OL 6-3 320 Jr-TR Killeen, Texas (Northland Comm and Tech College) 83 Josh Malone WR Fr-HS 5 Jon Smith WR 6-1 190 So-1L Joliet, Ill. (Joliet West HS) 84 Jordan Noskowiak TE Fr-RS 92 Mario Stephens DL 6-3 259 Fr-RS Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS) 85 Matthew Summers WR Fr-HS 33 Andrew Street LB 6-0 210 Fr-HS Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS) 86 Nick Moore TE Fr-HS 85 Matthew Summers WR 6-0 202 Fr-HS Isle, Minn. (Isle HS) 87 Garrett Lee TE Sr-3L 56 Ethan Supler ILB 6-0 238 Fr-HS Elbow Lake, Minn. (West Central HS) 98 Bryan Syrstad DL 6-2 275 Sr-3L Thompson, N.D. (Thompson HS) 88 Brian Leonhardt TE Sr-3L 45a Jarad Syrstad OLB 6-1 193 Fr-RS Thompson, N.D. (Thompson HS) 89 Derek Schofield OLB/OL Fr-HS 82 Dexter Taylor Jr. WR 5-10 167 Fr-HS Lockport, Ill. (Lockport HS) 90 J.J. Reinke DL So-1L 36 Josh Tismer DB 6-1 202 Fr-HS White Bear Lake, Minn. (White Bear Lake HS) 91 Dan Kiebler DL So-1L 93 Kaleb Torgerson FB 5-11 217 Fr-HS Thief River Falls, Minn. (Lincoln HS) 92 Mario Stephens DL Fr-RS 16 Dylan Valentine DB 5-9 191 So-1L Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) 93 Kaleb Torgerson FB Fr-HS 78 Matthew Valentine OL 6-6 269 Fr-HS Little Falls, Minn. (Little Falls HS) 94 Tyler Dustman P/K Fr-HS 14 Beau Wakefield WR 5-9 180 Sr-3L Butternut, Wis. (Park Falls HS) 95 Matthew Shaver DL Jr-2L 23 Chais Wakefield K/P 5-8 166 So Butternut, Wis. (Park Falls HS) 96 Adam Shavlik DL Fr-HS 4 Avery Walker RB 5-10 194 Jr-TR Milwaukee, Wisc. (Mesabi Range CC) 97 Brett Gehring DL Fr-HS 17 AJ Washington WR 5-8 193 Jr-TR Lake View, S.C. (Mesabi Range CC) 98 Bryan Syrstad DL Sr-3L GS Zach Wicker DL 6-3 260 Fr-HS Falcon Heights, Minn. (Totino-Grace HS) 99 Nathan Adams DL So-1L 47 Buckley Wright LB 6-0 231 Jr-2L Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan Catholic HS) Zach DeClusin WR Fr-HS 48 Gary Young DL 6-3 260 Jr-2L Crete, Ill. (Crete-Monee HS) Chris Moore RB Fr-HS Zach Wicker DL Fr-HS
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE SAVAUGHN Alexander SAY-vaughn Matt GANDRUD GAND-rude Adam LANGAN LANG-ann Kameel AL-KHOURI AL-kory Austin GOETTLICHER GOT-licker Brian LEONHARDT lee-ON-hart Damon BENHAM BEN-am Jessie Hein hine Jordan OIEN OH-in Alex Berge berg Charles HRDLICKA Herd-LICH-ka Jared ROELOFS roll-OFFS Colton BLASCYK BLAH-sick Brent KONDZIOLKA kond-z-oh-ka Zach RYNNING RUN-ning Nick CHIONO chi-OH-no Nathan KOZIOL KO-z-ole Derek SCHOFIELD SKO-field Mitchell ELBE EL-BEE Dustin KROEPLIN KROP-lin Ethan SUPLER SOUP-ler
10 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2012 Bemidji State Football
BEMIDJI STATE DEPTH CHART NSIC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Game 2 at Minnesota State | Updated Sept. 8, 2012 The NSIC recognizes three individuals with Player based upon available information and subject to change without notice of the Week honors each Monday during the play- Offense Defense ing season, recognizing an Offensive Player of the Week, a Defensive Player of the Week and a Spe- 80 Matt Gandrud / Sr. / 6-3 / 228 91 Dan Kiebler / So. / 6-3 / 258 cial Teams Player of the Week. Following is a list of NSIC players who were 27 Mike Grayson / So. / 6-0 / 189 90 J.J. Reinke / So. / 6-4 / 264 WR DE selected for these awards following each week of 7 Justin Lee / Sr. / 5-9 / 190 95 Matthew Shaver / Jr. / 6-1 / 304 the 2012 season. Bemidji State’s winners are de- noted with a u WR 10 Jody Henningson / Sr. / 6-0 / 200 N 98 Bryan Syrstad / Sr. / 6-2 / 275 2012, BSU players have won: 76 Dylan Peterson / So. / 6-6 / 317 48 Gary Young / Jr. / 6-3 / 260 1 Offensive Player of the Week RT 74 Nick Chiono / Fr. / 6-5 / 297 DE 99 Nate Adams / So. / 6-2 / 248 0 Defensive Player of the Week 0 Special Teams Player of the Week 64 Jordan Oien / Jr. / 6-4 / 317 47 Buckley Wright / Jr. / 6-0 / 231 RG 73 Dustin Dowd / So. / 6-5 / 308 OLB 39 Matt Phipps / Jr. / 6-1 / 208 Sept. 4, 2012: Upper Iowa Offense: u Lance Rongstad, BSU 63 Brett DeLange / Sr. / 6-1 / 291 42 Jason Bromm / Jr. / 6-1 / 223 Defense: Scott Maldonado, U-Mary Special Teams: Tyler Ryan, U-Mary C 62 Matt Coen-Tuff / So. / 6-1 / 282 LB 46 Connor Quinn / Fr. / 6-1 / 222 67 Tyler Abrahamson / Jr. / 6-6 / 318 45 Cory Crosby / Sr. / 6-1 / 238 Sept. 10, 2012: at Minnesota State Offense: LG 70 Alexander Lutton / Jr. / 6-3 / 280 LB 44 Evan Olson / So. / 5-11 / 237 Defense: Special Teams: 50 Alonzo Melton / Sr. / 6-5 / 282 40 Jared Roelofs / Fr. / 6-2 / 237 LT 74 Nick Chiono / Fr. / 6-5 / 297 OLB 21 Ethan Favor-Jackson / So. / 6-2 / 241 Sept. 17, 2012: vs. Wayne State Offense: 88 Brian Leonhardt / Sr. / 6-5 / 263 24 Larry Miller / Jr. / 6-0 / 187 Defense: Special Teams: TE 38 Troy Dale / Sr. / 6-0 / 246 CB 16 Dylan Valentine / So. / 5-9 / 191 12 Christian Metz / Sr. / 6-0 / 187 16 Dylan Valentine / So. / 5-9 / 191 Sept. 24, 2012: at Sioux Falls Offense: WR 17 A.J. Washington / Jr. / 5-8 / 193 FS 18 Scott Christensen / So. / 6-0 / 192 Defense: Special Teams: 2 Lance Rongstad / Sr. / 6-3 / 219 22 Jordan Abaroa / Jr. / 5-10 / 207 QB 4 Alex Haas / So. / 6-0 / 199 HS 9 Colton Blascyk / Fr. / 6-0 / 218 Oct. 1, 2012: vs. Minnesota, Crookston Offense: 43 Dustin Kroeplin / Sr. / 5-11 / 232 1 Charles Hrdlicka / Sr. / 5-8 / 174 Defense: Special Teams: RB 25 Brad Hemling / Sr. / 5-11 / 202 CB 8 Julian Burroughs / Sr. / 6-1 / 170 Oct. 8, 2012: at U-Mary Offense: Defense: SPECIALISTS Special Teams: 12 Christian Metz / Sr. / 6-0 / 187 Oct. 15, 2012: vs. Northern State H 2 Lance Rongstad / Sr. / 6-3 / 219 Offense: Defense: 21 Ethan Favor-Jackson / So. / 6-2 / 241 Special Teams: LS 80 Matt Gandrud / Sr. / 6-3 / 228 Oct. 22, 2012: at Minnesota Duluth 37 Zach Pulkinen / Jr. / 5-11 / 205 Offense: P Defense: Special Teams: 37 Zach Pulkinen / Jr. / 5-11 / 205 Oct. 29, 2012: at St. Cloud State PK Offense: 14 Beau Wakefield / Sr. / 5-9 / 180 Defense: Special Teams: PR 24 Larry Miller / Jr. / 6-0 / 187 Nov. 5, 2012: vs. MSU Moorhead 14 Beau Wakefield / Sr. / 5-9 / 180 Offense: KR 4 Avery Walker / Jr. / 5-10 / 194 Defense: Special Teams:
Nov. 12, 2012: vs. Minot State Offense: Defense: Special Teams:
2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL 11 Bemidji State Bemidji State Football Football Bemidji State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2012) All games
Team Statistics BSU OPP SCORING 25 23 Points Per Game 25.0 23.0 FIRST DOWNS 26 17 R u s h i n g 10 7 P a s s i n g 14 10 P e n a l t y 2 0 RUSHING YARDAGE 130 144 Yards gained rushing 165 169 Yards lost rushing 35 25 Rushing Attempts 41 35 Average Per Rush 3.2 4.1 Average Per Game 130.0 144.0 TDs Rushing 0 0 PASSING YARDAGE 228 179 C o m p - A t t - I n t 24-38-0 18-23-1 Average Per Pass 6.0 7.8 Average Per Catch 9.5 9.9 Average Per Game 228.0 179.0 TDs Passing 4 3 TOTAL OFFENSE 358 323 Total Plays 79 58 Average Per Play 4.5 5.6 Average Per Game 358.0 323.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-86 4-78 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-18 2-4 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.2 19.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 18.0 2.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 0-0 PENALTIES-Yards 9-65 6-50 Average Per Game 65.0 50.0 PUNTS-Yards 5-169 5-217 Average Per Punt 33.8 43.4 Net punt average 33.0 35.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 5-325 5-290 Average Per Kick 65.0 58.0 Net kick average 59.2 40.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 : 4 7 2 6 : 1 3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 14/19 5/13 3rd-Down Pct 74% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/0 1/1 4th-Down Pct 0% 100% SACKS BY-Yards 2-13 4-22 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 3 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-0 1-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (3-3) 100% (4-4) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-3) 100% (3-4) 75% PAT-ATTEMPTS (1-3) 33% (2-2) 100% ATTENDANCE 2521 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/2521 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Bemidji State 7 12 0 6 0 25 Opponents 0 7 0 16 0 23 2012 BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Series Last Meeting Aug. 31 • Upper Iowa W, 25-23 BSU, 5-0 Rongstad threw for 228 yds, 4 TD, earned NSIC Off. POW Sept. 8 • at Minnesota State 6:00 p.m. MSU, 28-14-2 Nov. 5, 2009 in Mankato, Minn. (L, 37-34 OT) Sept. 15 • Wayne Statea 1:00 p.m. WSC, 9-7 Oct. 10, 2009 in Bemidji, Minn. (W, 21-10) Sept. 22 • at Sioux Falls 12:00 p.m. Tied, 1-1 Sept. 3, 1983 in Bemidji, Minn. (W, 31-0) Sept. 29 • Minnesota, Crookston*bc 1:00 p.m. BSU, 18-1 Nov. 12, 2011 in Crookston, Minn. (W, 31-12) Oct. 6 • at U-Mary (N.D.)* 2:30 p.m. Tied, 3-3 Oct. 22, 2011 in Bismarck, N.D. (L, 49-21) Oct. 13 • Northern State*d 1:00 p.m. Tied, 17-17-1 Oct. 29, 2011 in Aberdeen, S.D. (L, 14-0) Oct. 20 • at Minnesota Duluth* 1:00 p.m. UMD, 40-10-1 Sept. 24, 2011 in Bemidji, Minn. (L, 26-23) Oct. 27 • at St. Cloud State* 1:00 p.m. SCSU, 35-17-3 Nov. 5, 2011 in Bemidji, Minn. (W,19-14) Nov. 3 • MSU Moorhead*e 1:00 p.m. MSUM, 43-32-3 Oct. 15, 2011 in Bemidji, Minn. (W, 35-10) Nov. 10 • Minot (N.D.) State*f 1:00 p.m. BSU, 12-1 Aug. 25, 2011 in Bemidji, Minn. (W, 27-0) bold = home game at BSU’s Chet Anderson Stadium / • - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference game / * NSIC North Division game a- Shrine Game / b- Homecoming / c- Hubcap Game / d - Lion’s Vision Awareness Game / e - Battle for the Axe / f - Senior Day
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Bemidji State Football Bemidji State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2012) Bemidji State All games Football
Bemidji State Football Bemidji State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2012) All games
Bemidji State Football Bemidji State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2012) All games
2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL 13 Bemidji State Football Bemidji State Football Bemidji State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 05, 2012) 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 42 Bromm, Jason 1 5 8 13 2.5-7 1.0-6 ...... 45 Crosby, Cory 1 3 8 11 1.5-2 ...... 1 Hrdlicka, C. 1527 ...... 99 Adams, Nate 1 2 4 6 1.0-1 ...... 48 Young, Gary 1 1 3 4 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 22 Abaroa, Jordan 1 . 4 4 ...... 46 Quinn, Connor 1224 ...... 47 Wright,Buckley 1 . 4 4 0.5-1 0.5-1 ...... 91 Kiebler, Dan 1213 ...... 21 Favor-Jackson,E 1 2 1 3 1.5-4 ...... 40 Roelofs, Jared 1123 . . .1. .... 24 Miller, Larry 1 2 1 3 ...... 98 Syrstad, Bryan 111 2 0.5-1 ...... 39 Phipps, Matt 1 . 2 2 ...... 18 Christensen, S. 12.2 ...... 92 Stephens, Mario 1 1 . 1 ...... 95 Shaver, Matthew 1 . 1 1 0.5-1 0.5-1 ...... 31 Peterson, Tony 1 1 . 1 ...... 16 Valentine, D. 1... . .1-0...... Total 1 30 44 74 9-24 2-13 1-0 2 . . . . . Opponents 1 33 52 85 5-23 4-22 . 6 . 1-0 . . .
SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES Tackles Name Total KO Punt Adams Nathan 3 3 0 Quinn, Connor 2 1 1 Peterson, Tony 1 0 1 Phipps, Matt 2 2 0 Total 8 6 2
** Special teams tackles are included in defensive leader tackle totals above.
Bemidji State Football Bemidji State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 05, 2012) All games
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Bemidji State Football Bemidji State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Sep 05, 2012) All games
GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Offense QB RB WR/FB WR/TE LT LG C RG RT WR/FB WR UIU L. Rongstad B. Hemling B. Wakefield B. Lonhardt# A. Melton T. Abrahamson B. DeLange J. Oien D. Peterson J. Lee M. Gandrud @MSU WSC @USF UMC @UM NSU @UMD @SCSU MSUM MINOT Defense DE NT DE LBs LBm LBw LBb CBf FS HS CBb MSU G. Young M. Shaver D. Kiebler B. Wright C. Crosby J. Bromm J. Roelofs L. Miller D. Valentine J. Abaroa C. Hrdlicka @Augie SMSU UMD @UIU CU MSUM @UM @NSU SCSU @UMC position change key: *= RB; #= TE; @= FB; $= DE; %= LB; &= DB
2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL 15 Bemidji State Football Bemidji State Bemidji State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 05, 2012) Football All games
DRIVE STATS INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Scoring Drive Distances BSU Opp Distance TD FG TD FG Rushes 18 Rongstad, Lance vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) No Drive 0 0 0 0 Yards Rushing 58 Rongstad, Lance vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Negative Yardage 0 0 0 0 Long Rush 18 Lee, Justin vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 0-9 yards 0 0 0 0 10-19 yards 0 0 0 0 Pass attempts 38 Rongstad, Lance vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 20-29 yards 0 0 0 0 Pass completions 24 Rongstad, Lance vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 30-39 yards 0 0 1 1 40-49 yards 0 0 0 0 Yards Passing 228 Rongstad, Lance vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 50-59 yards 1 0 0 0 TD Passes 4 Rongstad, Lance vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 60-69 yards 0 0 0 0 70-79 yards 2 0 1 0 Long Pass 25 Rongstad, Lance vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 80-89 yards 1 0 0 0 Receptions 6 Lee, Justin vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 90-100 yards 0 0 1 0 Yards Receiving 78 Lee, Justin vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) TD Receptions 2 Kondziolka, B. vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Game-Opening Drives Long Reception 25 Smith, Jon vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) BSU Opp Pts 1Dn Yds Pts 1Dn Yds Punts 4 Pulkinen, Zach vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Upper Iowa 7 5 80 0 2 30 Punting Avg 46.2 Pulkinen, Zach vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) @Minnesota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Long Punt 54 Pulkinen, Zach vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Wayne State 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Sioux Falls 0 0 0 0 0 0 Punts inside 20 2 Pulkinen, Zach vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Minnesota, Crookston 0 0 0 0 0 0 Long Punt Return 18 Wakefield, Beau vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) @U-Mary 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Long Kickoff Return 22 Wakefield, Beau vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) @Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tackles 13 Bromm, Jason vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) @St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0 0 0 MSU Moorhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sacks 1.0 Bromm, Jason vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Minot State 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 Young, Gary vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Totals 7 5 80 0 2 30 Tackles For Loss 2.5 Bromm, Jason vsBemidji Upper Iowa State (Aug Football 31, 2012) Interceptions 1Bemidji Valentine, State D. vsGame Upper Superlatives Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) (as of Sep 05, 2012) Second Half-Opening Drives All games BSU Opp Pts 1Dn Yds Pts 1Dn Yds Upper Iowa 0 2 18 0 0 0 OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS @Minnesota State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wayne State 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Sioux Falls 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rushes 17 Bradley,R., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Minnesota, Crookston 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yards Rushing 128 Bradley,R., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) @U-Mary 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Long Rush 53 Bradley,R., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) @Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass attempts 22 Jaeschke,C., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) @St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass completions 18 Jaeschke,C., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) MSU Moorhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minot State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yards Passing 179 Jaeschke,C., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Totals 0 2 18 0 0 0 TD Passes 3 Jaeschke,C., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Long Pass 28 Jaeschke,C., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) BSU Drive Superlatives Receptions 9 Hefty,L., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Most Plays Result Yards Receiving 98 Hefty,L., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 15 vs Upper Iowa TD 13 vs Upper Iowa TD TD Receptions 2 Hefty,L., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Most Yards Long Reception 28 Kaluzny,D., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 80 vs Upper Iowa TD Field Goals 1 Sandoval,S., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 78 vs Upper Iowa TD Most Time Long Field Goal 35 Sandoval,S., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 6:57 vs Upper Iowa TD Punts 5 Knowlton,E., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 5:51 vs Upper Iowa Punt Punting Avg 43.4 Knowlton,E., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Long Punt 52 Knowlton,E., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Opponent Drive Superlatives Most Plays Result Punts inside 20 1 Knowlton,E., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 9 Upper Iowa TD Long Punt Return 5 Love,D., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 8 Upper Iowa FG Most Yards Long Kickoff Return 24 Gutman,S., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 94 Upper Iowa TD Tackles 12 Leggett,T., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 75 Upper Iowa TD 12 Douglas,E., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Most Time 4:40 Upper Iowa TD Sacks 2.0 Saunders,E., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) 4:15 Upper Iowa FG Tackles For Loss 2.0 Saunders,E., vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012)
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TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 41 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Rushing 130 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Per Rush 3.2 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Pass attempts 38 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Pass completions 24 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Passing 228 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Per Pass 6.0 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) TD Passes 4 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Total Plays 79 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Total Offense 358 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Per Play 4.5 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Points 25 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Sacks By 2 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) First Downs 26 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Penalties 9 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Penalty Yards 65 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Turnovers 1 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Interceptions By 1 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Punts 5 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Punting Avg 33.8 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Long Punt 54 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Punts inside 20 2 vs Upper Iowa (AugBemidji 31, 2012) State Football Long Punt Return 18Bemidji vs Upper State Iowa Game (Aug 31, Superlatives 2012) (as of Sep 05, 2012) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 35 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Rushing 144 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Per Rush 4.1 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Pass attempts 23 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Pass completions 18 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Passing 179 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Per Pass 7.8 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) TD Passes 3 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Total Plays 58 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Total Offense 323 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Yards Per Play 5.6 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Points 23 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Sacks By 4 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) First Downs 17 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Penalties 6 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Penalty Yards 50 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Turnovers 1 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Punts 5 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Punting Avg 43.4 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Long Punt 52 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Punts inside 20 1 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012) Long Punt Return 5 vs Upper Iowa (Aug 31, 2012)
2012 BEAVER FOOTBALL 17 Bemidji State Football UPPER IOWA 23 BEMIDJI STATE 25 August 31, 2012 Bemidji, Minn. - Chet Anderson Stadium Attendance: 2,521
Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 Final
Upper Iowa (0-1; 0-1) 0 7 0 16 0
Bemidji State (1-0; 1-0) 7 12 0 6 25
1 05:13 BSU Wakefield, B. 12 yd pass from Rongstad (Pulkinen kick) 0 - 7 2 12:55 BSU Kondziolka 5 yd pass from Rongstad (Pulkinen kick failed) 0 - 13 09:30 UIU Hefty 6 yd pass from Jaeschke (Sandoval kick) 7 - 13 00:31 BSU Smith 25 yd pass from Rongstad (Hemling rush failed) 7 - 19 4 13:45 UIU Hefty 13 yd pass from Jaeschke (Sandoval kick) 14 - 19 08:41 UIU Sandoval 35 yd field goal 17 - 19 02:28 UIU Gutman 19 yd pass from Jaeschke (Jaeschke pass failed) 23 - 19 00:40 BSU Kondziolka 5 yd pass from Rongstad (Pulkinen kick failed) 23-25 TEAM STATISTICS Team Statistics UIU BSU FIRST DOWNS 17 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET 35-144 41-130 PASSING YDS (NET 179 228 Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-18-1 38-24-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YDS 58-323 79-358 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-4 1-18 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-78 5-86 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg 5-43.4 5-33.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 6-50 9-65 Possession Time 26:13 33:47 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 14 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-22 2-13
Kickoff time: 6:00 pm Elapsed time: 2:50 Officials: Referee: Jim Harty; Umpire: Dan Schneibel; Lines- man: Casey Henderson; Line judge: Brad Nold; Back judge: Tom Harty; Field judge: Doug Hogan; Side judge: Craig Blumhardt;.
Temperature: 81; Wind: NNE 9mph; Weather: Sunny INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (att-yds): UIU-Bradley 17-128; Moser 9-24; Team 2-minus 2; Jaeschke 7-minus 6. BSU-Rongstad 18-58; Hemling 15-39; Lee 3-22; Kondziolka 3-8; Walker 2-3. PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds): UIU-Jaeschke 18-22-0-179; Giesking 0-1-1-0. BSU- Rongstad 24-38-0-228. RECEIVING (rec-yds): UIU-Hefty 9-98; Hosch 3-27; Gutman 2-26; Giesking 2-1; Kaluzny 1-28; Moser 1-minus 1. BSU-Lee 6-78; Leonhardt 4-37; Gandrud 4-25; Smith 3-42; Wakefield, B. 3-26; Kondziolka 3-11; Metz 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds): UIU-None. BSU-Valentine 1-0. FUMBLES: UIU-None. BSU-Rongstad 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): UIU-Saunders 2-0; Kehoe 0-1; Viet 0-1; Stuckey 0-1; Arends 0-1. BSU-Young 1-0; Wright 0-1; Shaver 0-1; Bromm 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A, min 5): UIU-Douglas 7-5; Leggett 4-8; Saunders 5-3; Andera 3-5; Arends 2-5; Kehoe 0-6. BSU-Bromm 5-8; Crosby 3-8; Hrdlicka 5-2; Adams 2-4.
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