UPPER IOWA PEACOCK FOOTBALL Contact: Howard Thompson, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Communication || [email protected] || 563-425-5307 GAME ONE || SATURDAY, SEPT. 7, 2019 || 1 PM SIOUX FALLS, S.D. || KIRKEBY-OVER STADIUM 2019 SCHEDULE AT AUGUSTANA VIKINGS 9/7 at Augustana 1 p THIS WEEKEND IN PEACOCK FOOTBALL... Upper Iowa is looking to 9/14 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL % 6 P exercise the demons from a season ago that saw Augustana rally from 9/19 at Winona State 7 p a 24-0 deficit in the season opener in Fayette to claim a 48-45 victory 9/28 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE ^ 6 P from the Peacocks. Kickoff for the NSIC South Division clash is set for 1 10/5 NORTHERN STATE 3 P p.m. on Saturday. Fans that can’t make it to the game can listen on AM 10/12 at UMary 2 p 950 KOEL, follow the game online through live stats and a webcast 10/19 MINNESOTA CROOKSTON 3 P at UIUPeacocks.com/Live, or stream the game live through the NSIC app on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple or Android TV. This season, the Pea- 10/26 at Minnesota Duluth 1 p cocks will play at Harms-Eischeid Stadium in Fayette six times. The 11/2 SIOUX FALLS 12 P home slate includes battles with Concordia University, St. Paul for Hall 11/9 at Wayne State 1 p of Fame Weekend, Southwest Minnesota State University, Northern 11/16 MINNESOTA STATE 12 P State University for Homecoming Weekend, the University of Minne- sota Crookston for Service Appreciation Day, the University of Sioux Falls and Minnesota State University, Mankato for Senior Day. BOLD = HOME || %=HALL OF FAME || ^=HOMECOMING Upper Iowa Augustana UPPER IOWA QUICK FACTS Peacocks Vikings Founded 1857 (3-8, 1-6 NSIC S) (7-4, 4-3 NSIC S) Enrollment 760 (Fayette) 2018 TEAM STATISTICS 2018 TEAM STATISTICS Nickname Peacocks SCORING 253 SCORING 379 School Colors Peacock Blue and White POINTS PER GAME 23.0 POINTS PER GAME 34.5 Stadium Harms-Eischeid Stadium (3,500) FIRST DOWNS 238 FIRST DOWNS 288 Affiliation NCAA Division II RUSHING YARDAGE 1314 RUSHING YARDAGE 1491 Conference Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference YARDS GAINED RUSHING 1585 YARDS GAINED RUSHING 1654 Web Site UIUPeacocks.com AVERAGE PER GAME 119.5 AVERAGE PER GAME 135.5 TDS RUSHING 12 TDS RUSHING 16 President Dr. William Duffy PASSING YARDAGE 2845 PASSING YARDAGE 3467 Athletic Director Rick Hartzell COMP-ATT-INT 258-487-14 COMP-ATT-INT 254-490-16 Athletic Dept. Phone 563-425-5307 AVERAGE PER GAME 258.6 AVERAGE PER GAME 315.2 Athletic Dept. Fax 563-425-5334 TDS PASSING 17 TDS PASSING 30 TOTAL OFFENSE 4159 TOTAL OFFENSE 4958 SPORTS COMMUNICATION TOTAL PLAYS 904 TOTAL PLAYS 849 Asst. AD - Sports Communication Howard Thompson AVERAGE PER GAME 378.1 AVERAGE PER GAME 450.7 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 32-467 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 42-1047 Office Phone 563-425-5307 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 23-132 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 22-244 Office Fax 563-425-5334 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 17-206 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 12-303 Office Mailing Address 605 Washington St. KICK RETURN AVERAGE 14.6 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.9 Fayette, IA 52142 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.1 Email [email protected] FUMBLES-LOST 12-5 FUMBLES-LOST 16-7 PENALTIES-YARDS 64-590 PENALTIES-YARDS 65-585 COACHING STAFF AVERAGE PER GAME 53.6 AVERAGE PER GAME 53.2 PUNTS-YARDS 75-2609 PUNTS-YARDS 50-1543 Head Coach (10th Season) Tom Shea AVERAGE PER PUNT 34.8 AVERAGE PER PUNT 30.9 Alma Mater Dakota State Univ. (‘72) NET PUNT AVERAGE 29.8 NET PUNT AVERAGE 27.1 Record at Upper Iowa 40-70 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 27:24 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 29:28 Career Record 145-146-3 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 74/203 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 60/154 Office Phone 563-425-5313 3RD-DOWN PCT 36% 3RD-DOWN PCT 39% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 14/31 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 9/22 Associate Head Coach Ben Curran (OC/QB) 4TH-DOWN PCT 45% 4TH-DOWN PCT 41% SACKS BY-YARDS 19-113 SACKS BY-YARDS 34-241 Assistant Coaches Justin Wyatt (DC/LB) TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 33 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 50 Mike Caniglia (RB) FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-8 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-18 Ryan Hansen (WR) PAT-ATTEMPTS (31-32) 97% PAT-ATTEMPTS (46-48) 96% Jason Hoskins (DB) Nate Roemer (DL) Score By Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TOTAL Graduate Assistants Rhett Mizer (DB) UPPER IOWA 74 58 52 69 - 253 Jack Crowley (Equipment) Opponents 94 112 104 33 - 343 Football Athletic Trainer Matt Rueckert Augustana 89 114 77 99 - 379 THE SERIES... Augustana owns a 10-2 No. 11 Winona State (34-33), (RV) Bemi- 2018 NSIC STANDINGS advantage in the all-time series with Up- dji State (27-24) and the Minot State (44- North Division North O’ALL Streak per Iowa, but UIU has won two of the 9). Four of UIU’s losses came by seven Minnesota Duluth 7-0 11-1 L1 last five meetings. The Vikings won the points or less including three home de- MSU Moorhead 6-1 8-4 L1 first seven match-ups with the Peacocks feats against Wayne State (42-35), MSU Bemidji State 5-2 7-4 W1 after the series began in 2005. UIU put Moorhead (17-13) and Augustana (48- St. Cloud State 4-3 7-4 L1 an end to that streak and earned their 45). The final close loss for UIU came on Northern State 3-4 4-7 L1 Minnesota Crookston 1-6 1-10 L7 first win over the Vikings in 2014. The the road at Southwest Minnesota State in Minot State 1-6 1-10 L8 Peacocks found themselves trailing and a 21-20 decision. U-Mary 1-6 1-10 W1 in a familiar position with Augustana heading into the final quarter two sea- ALL-NSIC PERFORMERS... Five Peacocks South Division South O’ALL Streak sons ago in Fayette, but this time Upper were selected to represent Upper Iowa Minnesota State 7-0 13-1 L1 Iowa wrote a different ending to the sto- on the All-Northern Sun Conference Winona State 5-2 8-3 W3 Sioux Falls 5-2 7-4 W1 ry. The Peacocks scored 15 unanswered team including returners Mitchel Siech Augustana 4-3 7-4 W1 points in the final quarter to rally and (LB) and Alex Schneider (OL), who both Concordia-St. Paul 3-4 5-6 L1 pull ahead of Augie by six points. UIU’s earned a spot on the honorable mention Wayne State 2-5 3-8 L1 defense stood up on the Vikings’ final list. The Peacock offense, which fea- Southwest Minnesota State 1-6 4-7 L3 drive coming up with an interception, tured the third best pass offense in the Upper Iowa 1-6 3-8 L4 their sixth of the day, in the end zone. NSIC with 258.6 yards/game, will have After UIU’s first win in the series, Augie to overcome the graduation of All-NSIC The NSIC football schedule is broken into two eight- claimed a 41-20 win in Sioux Falls and South Division First Team Quarterback team divisions (North/South). Each team plays a 54-35 victory in Fayette. Two seasons Brent Lammers, while the defense will eleven conference games that count towards the NSIC Overall Champion as well as seven divisional ago, Upper Iowa posted their second be without graduates and All-NSIC per- games that count towards the NSIC North/South win over the Vikings, but first victory in formers Jesse Hynek (DL) and Jordan Champions. In all, three league championships will Sioux Falls with a 21-20 decision. UIU Rommes (LB). be awarded (Overall Champion, North Division trailed in the fourth quarter, but scored a Champion, South Division Champion). go-ahead touchdown and held on with GIVE ME THE BALL... Offensively, the key stops down the stretch to preserve Peacocks return a young and experi- the win. Last season, the Peacocks raced enced group on the offensive line led by out to a 24-0 lead after just 10 minutes Schneider and a talented collection of of play in the first quarter. By halftime, receivers on the outside led by Alex Ste- the Vikings had stormed back in front vens, an NSIC Player to Watch, Brandyn 35-31. UIU pulled within three points, Tulloch, Bralin Simon and DJ Emsweller. WEEK 1 SCHEDULE 48-45, late in the fourth quarter, but The four returning wideouts pulled down couldn’t get the go-ahead points on the 173 catches for 1,951 yards and 12 touch- Thursday, Sept. 5 board in their final possession. downs in 2018. 6 PM NSIC PRESEASON COACHES’ POLL... GETTING DEFENSIVE... Defensively, NSIC The Northern Sun Conference Football Player to Watch Mitchel Siech will lead a Sioux Falls at Concordia-St. Paul Coaches picked UIU to finish eleventh group of young linebackers, while Isaac Bemidji State at Northern State overall and seventh in the NSIC South Barrett, Daniel Ruffin Jr. and Michael St. Cloud State at UMary Division. Minnesota State was selected Sparkman return in the secondary. Along by the league coaches as the overall and the defensive line, the Peacocks will rely 7 PM south division preseason favorite in the on several players including returners Erik NSIC for 2019. The Mavericks received Hansen, Adam Robison, Christian Ruff Minot State at Minnesota Duluth 14 first place votes (coaches cannot vote and Laith Smith. MSU Moorhead at Minnesota Crookston for their own team) and amassed 224 points, 16 points ahead of Minnesota TEE IT UP AND LET IT FLY... Kicker Jon- Saturday, Sept. 7 Duluth (208), which garnered the other athon Argueta-Herrera returns for his 1 PM two first place votes and was the unani- sophomore season to handle both the mous choice in the north division. Sioux punting and place kicking duties for the Falls was third with 187 points while Wi- Peacocks. The young Peacock made all Upper Iowa at Augustana nona State was picked fourth overall with eight of his field goal attempts and 31 of Wayne State at Winona State 182 points. his 32 extra point attempts, while punt- ing 73 times with a 37.5 yard average. 6 PM FINAL LOOK BACK AT 2018... The Pea- cock football team will look to bounce THE BROADCAST TEAM... Play-by-play Minnesota State at Southwest Minnesota State back into a winning season in 2019. Af- announcer, and 1991 Upper Iowa alum, ter posting 6 wins in a season four times Joe Stasi is in his 17th consecutive season from 2013-17, UIU finished the 2018 as the “Voice of the Peacocks” and 19th campaign with a 3-8 mark overall and a overall. This week he will be joined by 1-6 record against the NSIC South Divi- Warren Reyerson on AM 950 KOEL. The sion. Upper Iowa, led by 11-year Head pre-game show is scheduled for 12:30 Coach Tom Shea, posted wins against p.m. on Saturday. FROM THE SPORTS INFORMATION season. OFFICE OF AUGUSTANA UNIVERISTY... AFCA Division II Coaches Poll 2019 Preseason Lacina, hailing from St. Paul, Minne- ABOUT THE VIKINGS... sota, has started all 33 games in his Rank 2018 Augustana is coming off a 7-4 cam- career. As a junior, he was part of an 1 Valdosta State (29) 14-0 paign, picking up wins in four of its offensive line that held opposing de- 2 Ferris State (3) 15-1 final five games of last season. fenses to just nine sacks, topping the NSIC in the category. 3 Minnesota State 13-1 The 2019 squad boasts 15 seniors 4 Notre Dame (Ohio) 13-1 and returns 43 of its 50 touchdowns Over his career, Lacina has blocked 5 Ouachita Baptist 12-1 from last season along with 337 of for an offense that holds single-sea- 6 Northwest Missouri State 10-3 its 374 points scored. The leader son records for total offense, passing among those stats is First Team All- yards and touchdowns. 7 Tarleton State 12-1 NSIC South Division selection Nickel 8 Lenoir-Rhyne 12-2 Meyers. The senior led the Northern WHO TO WATCH FOR... 9 CSU-Pueblo 11-2 Sun with 13 receiving touchdowns in Junior quarterback Kyle Saddler 10 Slippery Rock 11-3 the regular season and ranked fifth in opens the 2019 season as a three- the conference with 90.4 receiving year starter for the Vikings. The na- 11 Fort Hays State 9-3 yards per game. tive of Frisco, Texas, tossed for 3,423 12 Grand Valley State 10-2 yards and 30 touchdowns as a soph- 13 Texas A&M-Commerce 10-3 Junior Kyle Saddler marks his third omore. He also tallied the third-most 14 Minnesota Duluth 11-1 season as the Viking’s signal-caller completions in school history. In 21 after throwing for over 3,400 yards games as the Viking’s quarterback, 15 West Georgia 10-2 and 30 touchdowns last season. Ju- Saddler has thrown for 4,717 yards 16 Indianapolis 10-2 nior running back Rudolh Sinflorant, and 40 touchdowns. 17 Colorado School of Mines 10-2 is also back after ranking fifth in the 18 Harding 9-3 league with 90.7 yards rushing per ONE LAST THING... game. With its perfect road record last sea- 19 Hillsdale 10-3 son, Augustana owns the nation’s 20 Midwestern State 8-2 Defensively, Augustana returns 10 of seventh-longest road winning streak 21 Wingate 9-4 its top 13 tacklers led by senior line- at six games. That streak will be put 22 West Chester 10-1 backer Kyle Theis and his 79 tackles. to the test in week two at Minneso- Senior defensive back Michael Kloza ta State. The 6-0 record away from 23 Ashland 6-4 led the team with four interceptions home in 2018 was a program first 24 West Alabama 8-4 and ranked third on the squad with for the Vikings, while the six wins 25 Fairmont State 9-2 56 tackles. matched an NSIC record. Others Receiving Votes: Azusa Pacific, 71; Augustana named six captains for Indiana (Pa.), 68; Bowie State, 66; New the season: Alec Blonquist, Mi- Haven, 65; Pittsburg State, 65; West Flori- chael Kloza, Jake Lacina, Drew Rein- da, 42; Sioux Falls, 25; Virginia Union, 21; schmidt, Rudolh Sinflorant and Kyle California (Pa.), 19; Fayetteville State, 19; Theis. Central Missouri, 15; Albany State (Ga.), 14; Southern Arkansas, 14; Augustana (S.D.), D2FOOTBALL.COM PRESEASON 12; Emporia State, 11; Florida Tech, 10; Cen- ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM... tral Oklahoma, 9; Chadron State, 8; Central Augustana senior Jake Lacina has Washington, 7; Ohio Dominican, 7; Wino- been named to the D2Football.com na State, 6; Assumption, 5; Saginaw Valley Preseason All-America First Team. State (Mich.), 5; Angelo State, 2; Kutztown, The anchor of the offensive line is a 2; Shepherd, 2; Colorado Mesa, 1; Findlay, three-year starter at center and was 1; Lindenwood, 1; Missouri S&T, 1. voted a team captain for the 2019 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED...

TEAM RECEIVING Defeated an NSIC team 10+ Receptions in a Game At Home - vs. (RV) Bemidji State, 10/13/18 UIU – Jarred Edmonds (11), at Northern State, 9/16/17 On Road - at Minot State, 10/6/18 Opp. – Charlie Hayes (11) / Matt Heller (10), vs. Augustana, 10/22/16 Overtime Game Individual with 100+ Yards Receiving UIU Win - Upper Iowa 34, Wayne State 31 (2OT @ WSC, 11/7/15) UIU – Alexander Stevens (130), vs. Bemidji State, 10/13/18 UIU Loss - Concordia-St. Paul 37, Upper Iowa 34 (1OT @ CSP, 10/25/14) Opp. – Jake Richter (103), vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/29/18 Team Passed for 300+ Yards Player gained 200 yards Receiving UIU – 313, vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/29/18 UIU – Keaton Hosch (281), at Sioux Falls, 10/27/12 Opp. – 300, vs. Augustana, 9/1/18 Opp. – Charlie Hayes (232), vs. Augustana, 10/22/16 Team Rushed for 300+ Yards Player caught Two or More Touchdown Receptions UIU – 365, vs. Southwest Minnesota State, 10/28/17 UIU – Skyler Lehman (2), vs. #11 Winona State, 9/15/18 Opp. – 359, vs. Minnesota State, 10/14/17 Opp. – Marcus Gustaveson (3), vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/7/17 Team Totaled 500 Yards of Offense Player caught Three or More Touchdown Receptions UIU – 548, vs. UMary, 9/21/17 UIU – Jarred Edmonds (2), vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/7/17 Opp. – 588, vs. Minnesota State, 10/14/17 Opp. – Marcus Gustaveson (3), vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/7/17 Recorded a Shut Out Player completed a 60-yard pass UIU - Upper Iowa 47, Minnesota Crookston 0, 9/6/13 UIU – Brent Lammers to Alex Stevens (64), vs. Augustana, 9/1/18 Opp. - Augustana 32, Upper Iowa 0, 11/13/10 Opp. –Dom McKinzy to MJ Williams (61), at Concordia-St.Paul, 9/8/18 Scored 50 Points Two Players recorded 100+ Yards Receiving UIU - 58, vs. UMary, 9/21/17 UIU – DJ Emsweller (144)/Alex Stevens (107), vs. Augustana, 9/1/18 Opp. – 52, vs. Minnesota State, 10/14/17 Opp. – Kyle Groenewig (108)/Josh Angulo (104), at Sioux Falls 11/5/16 Failed to Gain 100 Yards of Total Offense UIU - not in recent history SPECIAL TEAMS Opp. - 61, Minnesota Crookston, 9/6/13 Player returned a kickoff for a Touchdown UIU – Keaton Hosch (87), at MSU Moorhead, 9/15/12 RUSHING Opp. – Landon Jones (96), vs. Bemidji State, 10/13/18 Individual Rushed for 100+ Yards Player returned a punt for a Touchdown UIU – Antoine Conner (121), at SMSU, 9/22/18 UIU – Dan Ruffin (55), at SMSU, 9/22/18 Opp. – Andrew Lackowski (121), vs. BSU, 10/13/18 Opp. – Reggie Doby (78), Wartburg, 10/25/03 Individual Rushed for 200+ Yards Player Blocked a Punt UIU – Ryan Parmely (250), vs. Soutwest Minnesota State, 10/28/17 UIU – Tyreec Washington, vs. Bemidji State, 10/13/18 Opp. – Jon Wolf (201), Minnesota State, 11/16/13 Opp. – G. Erickson, at Concordia-St. Paul, 9/8/18 Two Players Rush for 100+ Yards Player Blocked a Field Goal/Extra Point UIU – Ryan Parmely (250)/Kyle Domin (111), vs. Soutwest Minnesota State, 10/28/17 UIU – Garrett Johnston (FG), vs. at Minnesota State, 11/10/18 Opp. – J. Taormina (118) / N. Gunn (111), vs. Minnesota State, 10/14/17 Opp. – Cody Eischeid, vs. Wayne State, 10/29/16 60-Yard Rush Player returned a blocked punt for a Touchdown UIU – Antoine Conner (67), at Winona State, 9/30/17 UIU – Tyreec Washington (31), vs. Bemidji State, 10/13/18 Opp. – L Preston (73), at Concordia-St. Paul, 9/8/18 Opp. – Emanuel Jones (17), at Concordia-St. Paul, 9/8/18 30+ Carries UIU – Ryan Parmely (43), vs. Soutwest Minnesota State, 10/28/17 KICKING Opp. – Rudoph Sinflorant (34), vs. Augustana, 9/1/18 Player Made Three Field Goals in a Game Three Rushing Touchdowns or More UIU – Jonathan Argueta-Herrera (3), at Minot State, 10/6/18 UIU – Ryan Parmely (3), at Minnesota Crookston, 8/31/17 Opp. - Carter McCauley (3), at Winona State, 9/30/17 Opp. – Isi Carrington (3), SMSU, 10/1/16 Player Kicked a 40+ Yard Field Goal UIU – Jonathan Argueta-Herrera (44), at Minot State, 10/6/18 PASSING Opp. - Paul Ortiz (40), vs. #11 Winona State, 9/15/18 Individual Pass for 300+ Yards UIU – Brent Lammers (313), vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/29/18 PUNTING Opp. – Kyle Saddler (300), vs. Augustana, 9/1/18 Player recorded a 60-Yard Punt Individual Pass for 400+ Yards UIU – Nate Skare (62), at Augustana, 10/21/17 UIU – Dimitri Morales (460), vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 10/10/15 Opp. – Isaac Aanerud (62), vs. Bemidji State, 10/13/18 Opp. – Trey Heid (466), vs. Augustana, 10/22/16 Three or More Passing Touchdowns DEFENSE UIU – Brent Lammers (3), vs. #11 Winona State, 9/15/18 Opp. – Blake Gimbel (3), at SMSU, 9/22/18 Player recorded 15 tackles or more UIU - Nic Patterson (15), vs. Bemidji State, 10/13/18 Four or More Passing Touchdowns Opp. - Gunner Olszewski (17), at Bemidji State, 9/1/16 UIU – Brent Lammers (4), vs. Augustana, 9/1/18 Opp. – Nick Pieruccini (4), at Minnesota State, 11/12/16 Player Recorded a Safety UIU - TEAM, vs. Wayne State, 11/1/14 25+ Completions Opp. - TEAM, vs. Minnesota State, 10/14/17 UIU – Brent Lammers (27), vs. MSU Moorhead 9/29/18 Opp. – Nick Pieruccini (27), at Minnesota State, 11/12/16 Player recorded multiple Interceptions UIU – Daniel Ruffin (2), at Minnesota State, 11/10/18 40+ Passing Attempts Opp. – Michael Kloza (2), vs. Augustana, 9/1/18 UIU – Brent Lammers (55), vs. MSU Moorhead 9/29/18 Opp. – Boyer Bouman (42), vs. Southwest Minnesota State, 10/28/17 Player returned an Interception for a Touchdown UIU – Mitchel Siech (26), at Minot State, 10/6/18 Non-Quarterback Throws a Touchdown Pass Opp. – Andrew Spencer (27, 65), at Winona State, 9/30/17 UIU – WR Drew Kaluzny to Shay Gutman (44), vs. MSU Moorhead, 9/17/11 Opp. – TE Clint Sigg to WR Kyle Groenewig (74), at Sioux Falls, 11/5/16 Player returned a Fumble for a Touchdown UIU – Christian Ruff (20), vs. Augustana Opp. – Gabe Wolfe (29), Minnesota State, 11/16/13 2019 UPPER IOWA FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School Previous School 1 Jon Deprey RB 5-10 185 Jr. Luxemburg, Wis. Luxemberg-Casco HS 2 Daniel Ruffin Jr. DB 5-10 177 Jr. Stockton , Calif. Stagg HS San Joaquin Delta College 3 Terrell Powell DB 5-10 190 Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. North Florida Christian HS Charleston Southern University 4 Matt McDonald RB 5-11 190 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. Piper HS Emporia State University 5 Jake Schuman QB 6-2 190 Jr. Reinbeck, Iowa Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS Ellsworth Community College 6 Bralin Simon WR 5-11 160 So. Beaumont, Texas West Brook HS 7 LeVon Bellemy RB 5-9 205 Fr. Ellettsville, Ind. Edgewood HS 8 Luke Berner DB 6-0 180 R-Fr. Antigo, Wis. Antigo HS 9 Tyreec Washington DB 5-10 190 R-Sr. Wichita, Kan. Northwest HS Highland CC 10 Zach Reader QB 6-0 188 R-Fr. Oak Creek, Wis. Oak Creek HS 11 Isaac Barrett DB 6-0 205 R-Sr. Denver, Iowa Denver HS 12 Tre’dious Thomas WR 5-8 146 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. Aspire Pacific Academy 13 Alexander Stevens WR 6-2 190 Jr. Detroit, Mich. Romulus HS 14 Brandyn Tulloch WR 5-8 185 R-Sr. Cottage Grove, Minn. Park HS 15 Myles Herrera QB 5-10 190 Fr. Redlands, Calif. Redlands East Valley HS 16 Brandarius Howard DB 6-1 170 Fr. Beaumont, Texas Beaumont United HS 17 Kyle Domin QB 6-4 255 R-Jr. Westmont, Ill. Westmont HS 19 Denzel Hunter DB 5-9 190 Sr. Conyers, Ga. Heritage HS Vermillion Community College 20 Kyle Griffin LB 6-1 205 R-So. Kenosha, Wis. Tremper HS 21 DJ Green Jr. DB 5-11 185 Fr. Tampa, Fla. Wharton HS 22 Michael Sparkman DB 6-1 200 Sr. San Antonio, Texas Winston Churchill HS 23 Eric Ihde RB 5-6 195 R-Fr. Garnavillo, Iowa Clayton Ridge HS 24 Kyler Bell DB 6-0 160 R-Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jefferson HS 26 Donald Collins III LB 5-10 220 R-Fr. Beaumont, Texas Westbrook Senior HS 27 Kendrick Hamilton DB 5-10 170 Sr. Deland, Fla. Deland HS 28 Alec Quandahl DB 5-11 180 R-So. Calmar, Iowa South Winneshiek HS 29 CJ Scott DB 6-4 205 R-Jr. Grand Rapids, Minn. Daniel HS 30 Matt Kallis LB 5-10 195 Sr. Rochester, Minn. Century HS Central Lakes Comm. College 31 Jonathan Argueta-Herrera K/P 6-0 190 So. Des Moines, Iowa East HS 32 Abdias Metelus DB - Fr. 35 Jack Beulke K/P 6-1 170 R-Fr. Wanamingo, Minn. Kenyon-Wanamingo HS 36 Brody Bazile LB 6-1 210 R-Fr. Freedom, Wis. Freedom HS 37 Mitchel Siech LB 6-1 200 Sr. Denver, Iowa Denver HS 38 Erik Hansen DL 6-3 250 Jr. Burlington, Ill. Central HS 39 Issiah Dunson DB 5-9 165 R-Jr. Joliet, Ill. Plainfield Central HS 40 Spencer Wegmann LB 6-0 200 R-Fr. Solon, Iowa Solon HS 41 Michael Talesky LB 6-0 190 Fr. Huntley, Ill. Huntley HS 42 Bodie Garnier LB 6-1 205 R-Fr. Sumner, Iowa Sumner-Fredericksburg HS 43 Billy O’Neill RB 5-9 195 R-Sr. Mason City, Iowa Mason City HS 44 Samson Tufui DL 6-1 225 Jr. Rowland Heights, Calif. Southlands Christian School 45 Charlie Caruso LB - 220 Fr. Oswego, Ill. Oswego East HS 47 Niko De La Cruz DB 5-9 155 R-Jr. Kenosha, Wis. Mary D. Bradford HS 48 Ty Sohn TE 6-6 235 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa Dike-New Hartford HS Iowa Central Comm. College 49 RJ Knaack LB - 205 Fr. Kaukauna, Wis. Kaukauna HS 50 Mason Conn DL - 260 Jr. North Chicago, Ill. North Chicago HS Itasca Community College 51 Isaac Engeman LB - 200 Fr. Armstrong, Iowa North Union HS 52 Ben Salzman LB 5-11 205 R-Fr. Oshkosh, Wis. North HS 53 Sam Moberg LB - 225 Jr. St. Paul, Minn. Johnson HS Itasca Community College 54 Rayvon Cooper DB 5-11 195 R-Sr. Hazel Crest, Ill. Hillcrest HS Iowa State University 55 Timothy Collazo DL - 250 Fr. Tampa, Fla. Seffner Christian Academy 56 Nolan Freeman LB - Fr. 57 Ashton Godson DL 6-4 215 R-Fr. Ripon, Wis. Ripon HS 58 Isaiah Garman LB 5-11 220 So. Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar HS 59 Jordan Bries DL - 205 Fr. Manchester, Iowa West Delaware HS 60 Conner Ariss OL 6-1 295 R-Fr. Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque Senior HS 61 Jeremy Waymire DL - 230 Fr. Redlands, Calif. Redlands East Valley HS 62 Noah Kuboushek LB 6-0 195 R-Fr. Ossian, Iowa South Winneshiek HS 63 Logan Zacharias OL 6-2 270 R-Fr. Custer Park, Ill. Reed-Custer HS 64 Oren Charles LB - 225 Fr. Shullsburg, Wis. Shullsburg HS 66 Drew Knese OL 6-2 275 R-Fr. Arnold, Mo. Fox HS 67 Brian Sadler OL 6-1 295 R-Fr. Jesup, Iowa Jesup HS University of Iowa 2019 UPPER IOWA FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School Previous School 68 Delton Crandell OL 6-3 300 Jr. Fullerton, Calif. Union HS Fullerton college 69 Cameron Hart OL/DL 6-5 265 R-Fr. Davenport, Iowa Davenport Central HS 70 Sam Jennings OL 6-2 290 R-So. Winfield, Iowa Winfield Mount Union HS 71 Trevor Shutter DL 6-4 270 R-Fr. Tomah, Wis. Tomah HS 73 Tyler Nielsen OL - 305 Fr. Ventura, Iowa Garner-Hayfield-Ventura HS 74 Ethan Bayles OL 6-5 280 R-Fr. Vandalia, Ill. Vandalia HS 75 Eddy Gosche OL 6-5 280 So. Schaumburg, Ill. Conant HS 76 Carter Harris OL 6-1 290 So. St. Cloud, Fla. Harmony HS 77 Alex Schneider OL 6-4 285 Jr. Waterloo, Iowa West HS 78 Mitchell Huisenga OL 6-3 280 R-Fr. Washington, Iowa Washington HS 80 DJ Emsweller WR 6-2 185 Jr. Tampa, Fla. Seffner Christian Academy 81 Armunz Matthews WR 5-11 196 R-So. Quincy, Fla. North Florida Christian HS 82 Lane Canny WR 6-1 185 Jr. Brownsdale, Minn. Hayfield HS Rochester Comm. & Tech. College 83 Brandon Cotman WR 5-10 165 R-Jr. Calumet City, Ill. Crete Monee HS 84 Xavier Saldana WR 5-9 170 Fr. Elmwood Park, Ill. Saint Patrick HS 85 Trot Carey WR 6-3 185 R-Fr. Marion, Iowa Linn-Mar HS 86 Montana Marchant WR - Fr. 87 James Buchanan WR 6-3 155 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill. St. Laurence HS 90 Zach Wegmann DL 6-1 220 R-Fr. Solon, Iowa Solon HS 91 Austin Buck DL 6-3 295 Sr. Goodhue, Minn. Goodhue HS 92 Dalton Cannon DL - 250 Fr. Marion, Iowa Marion HS 93 Elliott Gebel DL 6-4 245 R-Fr. Charles City, Iowa Charles City HS 94 Laith Smith DL 6-2 280 So. Wapello, Iowa Wapello HS 95 Brenden Wetherington DL 6-1 242 So. Pinellas Park, Fla. Seminole HS 96 Christian Ruff DL 6-2 235 Sr. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield Central HS 97 Josh Letkewicz DL - 210 Fr. Burlington, Wis. Burlington HS 98 Kyle Curran DL 6-5 252 Fr. Spring Grove, Ill. Burton Community HS 99 Adam Robison DL 6-2 260 Jr. Washington, Ill. Washington HS Chris Brown DB - Fr. Tavaris Bushner DB - Fr. Ryan Carroll DB - 168 Fr. Harmony, Fla. Harmony HS Macklin Conrad LB - Fr. Jacob Daniel RB - 190 Fr. Havana, Ill. Havana HS Bryce Echols WR - Fr. Johnston Freeman DB - 180 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. Champlin Park HS Nathan Herstich QB - 170 Fr. St. Cloud, Fla. Harmony HS Thomas Kiesau WR - 180 Fr. La Crescent, Wis. La Crescent HS Brett Levins WR - Fr. Kaden Ludwig WR - 170 Fr. Waterloo, Iowa Columbus Catholic HS Eric Mackey QB - 215 Jr. Marengo, Iowa Marengo Community HS Rockford University Savon Norrington WR - Fr. Semaj Owens RB - Fr. Jiere Owens RB - Fr. Michael Rifai DL - Fr. Alonzo Rios-Wilkinson LB - 225 Fr. Davenport, Iowa Davenport Central HS Nolan Schwarting WR - 200 Fr. Amana, Iowa Clear Creek Amana HS Isaiah Tamte DB - 180 Fr. Rochester, Minn. Rochester HS Dominic Thompson WR - Fr. Ryan Zuspan LB - Fr.

Coaching Staff Tom Shea Head Football Coach (11th Season) Ben Curran Associate Head Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Justin Wyatt Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Ryan Hansen Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers Mike Caniglia Assistant Coach - Running Backs Jason Hoskins Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs/Special Teams Nate Roemer Assistant Coach - Defensive Line Rhett Mizer Graduate Assistant - Defensive Backs Jack Crowley Graduate Assistant - Equipment Alex Kline Head Coach - Strength and Conditioning Sawyer Huss Student Assistant - Offensive Line