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Cougars History First game: ...... 1902 vs. USD Last Postseason Appearance...... 2015 (NCAA DII Playoffs vs. vs. Henderson State 23 USF 16, 11/21/15, Arkadelphia, Ark.) First Year of Football ...... 1902 All-Time Record (Years) ...... 421-405-20 (98th) Number of Conference Championships (Last) ...... 19 (2010) Number of National Championships (Last)...... 4 (2009) All-Americans...... 101 Player of the Year Award recipients...... 5 #6/6 Sioux Falls (6-0, 2-0 NSIC South) All-Conference Selections...... 291 @ Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 D2Football.com, 2015 week 4; #5, AFCA, 2015 week 7; #4 in NCAA.com DII power rankings in Winona State (5-1, 2-0 NSIC South) Week 5, 2016 Maxwell Field at Verizon Wireless Stadium 2016 Schedule 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 Thursday, Sept. 1 -- @ St. Cloud State, W, 49-13 Live Radio - KWSN 1230, 98.1 turday, Sept. 10 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD, W 42-21 Video -- https://portal.stretchinternet.com/winona/ Saturday, Sept. 17 -- @ Minot State, W 41-14 Live Stats -- http://www.sidearmstats.com/winona/foot- Saturday, Sept. 24 BEMIDJI STATE, HALL OF FAME, W, 37-36 ball/ www.usfcougars.com Saturday, Oct. 1 -- @ Augustana, W, 35-20 Rankings: USF, #6, AFCA Coaches Poll; Saturday, Oct. 8 -- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE, USF #6 in D2Football.com Poll; USF #4 COUGARS DAYS, 48-28 David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Rankings Saturday, Oct. 15 -- @ Winona State, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 -- Concordia-St. Paul, 12 p.m., noon Saturday, Oct. 29 -- @ Minnesota State, 1 p.m. #6 USF to face WSU in NSIC South matchup SIOUX FALLS -- The #6 USF Football Team (6-0, 2-0 NSIC South), Saturday, Nov. 5 -- UPPER IOWA, 12 p.m., noon which leads NCAA DII in total offense and rushing, will face a test at Win- Saturday Nov. 12 --- WAYNE STATE, 12 p.m., noon ona State (5-1, 2-0 NSIC South) on the Warriors Homecoming at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday Oct. 15 at Maxwell Field at Verizon Wireless Stadium in Wi- nona, Minn. Both teams come off wins as USF rolled up 670 yards in total offense, including 428 rushing, in a 48-28 decision over Southwest Min- nesota State. Meanwhile WSU defeated Upper Iowa, 27-13 on the road. Where to Watch/Listen USF is ranked #6 in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and D2Football.com The radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 with veteran play-by- Poll and #4 in David Boyce’s DII Power Poll at NCAA.com. play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 19th year with the The Matchup Cougars. Tim Hiatt is in his 16th year as the analyst on the USF Both teams feature explosive offenses with USF relying more on its game broadcasts. The Jed Stugart Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes rushing game (371.8 ypg, 1st, NCAA DII) and WSU heavy in passing prior to kickoff. Join Tom and Tim after the game for a wrap-up (298.2 ypg, 3rd NSIC). USF is 3rd in the league in scoring at 42.0 points and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each per game while WSU is 6th at 39.5. USF leads NCAA DII in total offense game webcast through the NSIC’s partnership with Stretch Internet. at 585.0 yards per game, the Warriors stand 6th in the league at 464.3 ypg. The Cougar has three of the league’s top nine rushers (Max Mickey, 157.0 All USF games are available for live streaming at portal.stretchinter- ypg, 1st ; Luke Papilion, 106.7 ypg, 3rd; and Justin Fulks, 81.5, ypg, 9th), net.com/siouxfalls. while WSU is led by Paul Preston, 2nd, 116.6 ypg. On defense, the Cougars rank 4th in th NSIC in scoring defense (22.0) with WSU, 1st at 14.2 ppg. USF is 4th in rushing defense at 116.2 ypg and WSU, 2nd, at 111.3 ypg. Game Officials USF’s defense , which ranks fourth in total defense (384.2 ppg), is second in Dave Lundquist, Referee the league in sacks with 23 and interceptions with 11. WSU, which is 1st in Tim Nicometo, Umpire the league in total defense at 277.2 ypg, ranks 8th in sacks with 13 and 6th Tim McGowan, Head Line Judge with eight interceptions.

Scott Hill, Line Judge Cougars move to 40-10 in NSIC games Pat Milnovich, Side Judge USF is 40-10 in NSIC games and 46-15 in all DII games since the tran- David Wittman, Field Judge sition in 2011. USF’s clinched 23rd straight winning seasons is unmatched Tom Stephan, Back Judge in D2 and the fifth-longest streak across all divisions. The string of success began with an 8-3 season for legendary head coach Bob Young in 1994. In the four seasons in the NSIC, USF has gone 9-2, 6-5, 11-1 (Mineral Water Sioux Falls - Bowl champs) and 9-3 in 2015.

Look at five-plus years in DII Series Notes has made remarkable progress in five years at DII. From USF and Winona State are tied 2-2 in all-time series after a 51-30 by USF the then #5 ranked Cougars on Oct. 10, 2015 at Bob Young Field. 281 points in 2011, USF totaled 512 in 2014 and has 472 in 2015 Two years ago at WSU, the then #14 Cougars taking a 41-28 win on with 252 through six games in 2016. USF has averaged 41.2 ppg the Warriors’ homecoming a year ago. Two years ago in Sioux Falls, over past two plus years when USF has gone 26-4. USF has had the Warriors took a 45-40 decision at Bob Young Field. In 2012, WSU 5,000 yards or more in offense three straight years and have also won, defeating USF, 10-9 in Winona. In 2015, Luke Papilion 3,510 in 2016 through six games. had 506 yards in total offense, including a career high 413 passing, as USF overcame a 17-0 deficit and picked up a 51-30 win at Bob 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Young Field. Two years ago, the Cougars opened up a 35-7 lead in the first half and held off the Warriors. The Cougars defense forced four (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) (9-3) (6-0) turnovers, including three interceptions and a 35-yard fumble return Points 281 344 363 512 472 252 for a TD by Cameron Ostrom. Solomon St. Pierre had two picks and a Opp Points 194 222 295 209 257 132 team-high 11 tackles as the USF defense had four sacks, seven tackles Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 39.3 42.0 for loss and held WSU to under 100 yards rushing. QB Luke Papilion Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 21.4 22.0 had 21 carries for 121 yards and two TDs while completing 17-of-32 passes for 230 yards and two TDs. Tight end Nicholas Stanke had five 1st Down 158 209 274 292 285 160 catches for 59 yards and a TD. Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 236 130 1st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 116 93 USF leads nation in offense and ranks in 13 top 10 categories Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 86 42 USF leads NCAA DII in both total offense and rushing, according 1st D Pass 70 121 121 150 148 61 to the most recent NCAA DII statistics released on Sunday. The Cougars are ranked in the top 10 nationally in 20 team and individual categories in Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 128 74 DII stats. USF is ranked in the top 10 in 13 team and individual statistical Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 2,291 2,231 categories nationally. After accumulating 670 yards against Southwest Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 1,609 697 Minnesota State, USF jumped from 568.0 to 585.0 yards per game in total Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 482 266 offense. The Cougars rushed for 428 yards, which pushed USF’s rushing Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 491 233 yardage to 371.8 yards per game. The Cougars, which has had at least 282 yards rushing in all six games, accumulated over 400 yards rushing for TDs 12 10 31 30 24 21 the third time this year. In addition, they had 600 yards or more offense Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 16 7 for the third time and 12th overall since 2010. USF, which also ranks first Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 3,374 1,279 nationally in yards per play at 7.78, has generated 505, 604, 453, 636, 562 Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 2,739 1,608 0and 67 yards in the five games this season. At 42 points per game, USF Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270-422 256-446 106-185 sits 10th in DII. In first downs, USF is fourth nationally with 160. With 15 carries for 156 yards and a career best four total TDs, junior Opp. Pass. Att./Com. 169-302 215-425 209-373 218-455 242-414 134-230 running back Max Mickey continues to leads the nation in rushing yards TDs 18 27 16 28 31 13 per carry at 11.00 while also ranking second in both rushing yards (942) Opp. TDs 14 19 15 12 18 12 and rushing yards per game (157.0). Mickey has had rushing totals of 178, Interceptions by opp 13 8 13 11 15 8 185, 77, 207, 140 yards and 156 yards in his six games this year. Mickey, Interceptions 15 23 9 26 20 11 who ranks 16th in all-purpose yards nationally at 164.0 per game, is part Total Offense 3,128 4,161 5,147 5,798 5,665 3,510 Opp. Total Offense 3,289 4,001 4,852 4,282 4,348 2,305 Total Offense Avg. 347.6 378.3 467.9 483.2 472.1 585.0 Opp. Total Off. Avg. 365.4 363.7 441.1 356.8 362.3 384.2 VS. Plays 546 763 936 982 928 451 Yards Per Play 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.1 7.8 Opp. Plays 665 827 858 901 905 463 Opp. Plays Avg. 4.9 4.8 5.7 4.7 4.8 5.0 #6 Sioux Falls (6-0) WSU (5-1) Totals TDs 37 42 48 68 64 35 Opp. TDs 24 29 38 26 34 19 USF WSU TD Ratio to Opp. 1.54 1.4 1.3 2.62 1.88 1.8 2016 Totals/Averages Sacks 20 21 16 30 39 23 42.0 Scoring 39.5 Opp. Sacks 13 19 19 24 5 3 22.0 Scoring Defense 14.2 3rd D. Conv. 42-108 61-157 97-201 87-201 93/193 33/68 371.8 Rush Yards 166.2 39% 39% 48% 43% 48% 49% 213.2 Pass Yards 298.2 Opp. 3rd D. Conv. 54-143 64-190 63-184 63-199 64/191 43/101 585.0 Total Yards 464.3 37% 34% 34% 32% 34% 43% 384.2 Total Defense 277.2 116.2 Rushing Defense 111.3 268.0 Pass Defense 165.8 32.6 Net Punting 32.4 12.3 Punt Returns 24.6 24.4 KO Returns 27.0 23 Sacks 13 3 Sacks Allowed 17 of a USF backfield, which had 488 total yards in- USF Total Offense GBG - SMSU 67 220 317 537 8.0 cluding over 200 yards has three players ranking 2010 to present @Winona 70 81 228 309 4.4 in the top seven nation- rushing but WSU shut ally in yards per carry. Since head coach Jed Stugart took over CSP 71 35 305 340 4.8 down NSU and shut out Aside from national lead- in 2010, the Cougars are 22-1 when to- @Augie 61 109 238 347 5.7 two struggling teams in er Mickey, quarterback taling more than 500 yards in total of- UIU 67 188 277 465 6.3 U-Mary and Minnesota Luke Papilion is third at fense. Here is a breakdown by year. @MSU 68 43 203 246 3.6 Crookston. The Warriors 8.77 yards per carry and Game Pl. Rush Pass Total YPP. Wayne 86 93 267 360 4.2 are led on offense by Justin Fulks, seventh at 2016 Total 763 1359 2802 4161 5.5 quarterback Jack Nelson 7.52 per carry. Papilion is SCSU 64 343 242 585 9.1 2011 who throws for 288 yards 22nd nationally with 640 MSUM 75 444 160 604 8.0 Washburn 62 54 242 296 4.8 per game with 16 TDs rushing yards and ranks while Cameron Johnson MINOT 64 328 125 453 8.2 @NMSU 72 146 202 348 4.8 is an elite receiver with 41 ninth in rushing TDs BSU 83 406 230 636 7.7 @McNeese 65 116 246 262 6.5 with 10 while sitting 10th catches for 780 yards and in points responsible for AU 75 282 280 562 7.5 @Minot 55 196 106 302 5.5 nine TDs. Senior run- with 120 and is 12th in SMSU 90 428 242 670 7.4 Wm Jewell 71 285 217 502 7.1 ning back Paul Preston, points responsible per Total 451 2231 1279 3510 7.8 BHSU 61 176 197 373 6.1 who did not play in the game at 20.0. Both Mick- 2015 SD Tech 54 281 169 450 8.3 Upper Iowa game, leads ey and Papilion rank 16th Mary 80 181 338 519 6.5 Minot 60 195 153 348 5.8 the team with 583 rush- in DII in scoring 10.0 @MCrk 79 280 282 562 7.1 @UND 247 45 2 02 247 5.4 ing yards and seven TDs. points per game. UMD 58 246 218 464 8.0 Total 546 1494 1634 3128 5.7 Safety Andrew Spencer USF, which had five 100- @NSU 74 274 157 431 5.8 2010 leads the defense with yard rushing games last 43 tackles, 3 TFLs and an @Wayne 69 150 316 466 6.8 @NWorth. 69 152 207 359 5.2 interception. Linebacker year, has 11 already this Winona 98 248 413 661 6.7 @Midland 73 77 165 242 3.3 season. Aside from Mick- Mike Imperiale has 37 ey, Papilion, who has four @SMSU 80 258 225 483 6.0 Doane 56 222 418 638 11.4 tackles, four TFLs, three 100 yard rushing games Augie 76 142 269 411 5.4 @Hastings 56 109 386 495 8.8 interceptions and two (149, 101, 163, 122), and @CSP 77 166 349 515 6.7 Neb. Wes. 66 146 291 437 6.6 sacks. Justin Fulks has two (103, MSU 68 75 165 240 3.5 @ BriarCliff 74 288 347 635 8.6 140). Also on offense, @UIU. 79 128 363 491 6.2 Mornings. 71 7 314 321 4.5 On WSU Coach Tom Josh Angulo ranks 16th @Hend. St. 90 143 279 422 4.7 DWU 64 235 373 608 9.5 Sawyer in DII with seven TD re- Total 928 2291 3374 5665 6.1 @Dordt 79 316 184 500 6.3 Since 1996, Tom Saw- ceptions. 2014 Concordia 70 225 265 490 7.0 yer has led the WSU On defense, Clifford program, accumulating Minot 93 212 285 497 5.3 NW Okla. 72 164 245 409 5.7 157-73 overall record, Redmond ranks ninth in @Bemidji 93 203 274 477 5.1 McKendree 74 185 212 397 5.4 fumbles recovered with including 129-43 record. two and ranks 10th in SCSU 89 185 232 417 4..7 Mid. Naz. 62 95 242 337 5.4 He has led WSU to five interceptions per game at @MSUM 97 291 372 663 6.8 Carroll 58 36 172 208 3.6 playoff appearances. Be- 0.67 (four total intercep- CSP 72 181 247 428 5.9 Total 944 2255 3821 6076 6.4 fore accepting the head tions). @Augie 82 234 217 451 5.5 Yearly - GBG Total Off. Breakdown coach position at WSU, USF also ranks 13th in SMSU 70 163 290 453 6.5 2010 - 944 plays, 6,076 yards, 6.4 ypp, Sawyer was an assistant passes intercepted (11) @Winona 82 208 230 438 5.3 434.0 game avg. coach for the Warriors and 18th in sacks with @MSU 74 77 250 327 4.4 2011 -- 546 plays, 3,128 yards, 5.7 ypp, from 1987 to 1989 and 23. The Cougars have UIU 100 282 324 606 6.1 347.6 game avg. then again from 1991 to allowed just three sacks 1994. He helped lead the Wayne 60 313 225 538 9.0 2012 -- 763 plays, 4,161 yards, 5.5 ypp, Warriors to NSIC Cham- or 0.50 per game for fifth C. Okla. 70 210 293 503 7.2 378.3 game avg. in DII pionships in 1993 and Total 982 2559 3239 5798 5.9 2013 -- 936 plays, 5,147 yards, 5.5 ypp, 1994. Sawyer played two On WSU 2013 467.9 game avg. years of football at Win- The Warriors have UMD 61 11 133 144 2.4 2014 -- 982 plays, 5,798 yards, 5.9 ypp ona State. He was also an opened 5-1, 2-0 in the NSU 81 411 111 522 6.4 483.2 game average all-conference selection NSIC South after 27-13 Mary 77 218 95 313 4.1 2015 -- 928 plays, 5,665 yards, 6.1 ypp, on the baseball field for MCrk. 89 467 213 680 7.6 472.1 game avg. the Warriors. He gradu- win over Upper Iowa last ated from Winona State weekend. WSU also has a @SMSU 100 424 194 618 6.2 2016 -- 451 plays, 3,510 yards, 7.8 ypp, @Winona 99 348 268 616 6.2 585.0 yards game avg. University in 1983 with 34-31 win vs. Minnesota a B.S. degree n Physical State when they made a CSP 91 195 433 195 6.9 In total under Stugart (75 G including Education and in 1989 last second field goal. The Augie 94 234 199 433 4.6 2010 when USF was 13-1 in final year with a M.S. degree in Ed- only loss by WSU was to @ UIU 98 120 379 499 5.1 of NAIA), USF has made 5,550 plays ucation with an empha- Minnesota-Duluth, 34- MSU 76 98 244 342 4.5 for 33,485 yards (19.02 miles), 446.46 sis in Physical Education 31. WSU has a 68-0 win @ Wayne 70 179 173 352 5.0 per game, 6.03 yards per play. over Minnesota Crook- Total 936 2705 2442 5147 5.5 Papilion sets records in ston, 51-0 victory over 2012 passing, total offense U-Mary and a 26-7 home @SCSU 79 164 254 418 5.3 Luke Papilion, a senior quarterback from Denver, Colo., has become win over Northern State. MSUM 67 258 214 472 7.0 USF’s all-time leader in passing and total offense. Papilion, the NSIC’s The Warriors rank first in @Minot 66 84 287 371 5.6 only two-time Harlon Hill candidate, now has 11,026 yards. With defense and allow 111.2 Bemidji 67 84 212 296 4.9 242passing yards, Papilion has 7,990 passing which ranks first all-time. rushing yards per game. Plus he is the only USF QB ever to throw for 7,000 yards and rush for Last week UIU had 428 3,000. He has 3,036 yards, which ranks eighth all-time at USF and is first yards in total offense, in- among quarterbacks. He is tied for second all-time in TD passes with cluding 157 rushing. UMD his TD to Max Mickey giving him 72 in his career. The all-time leader is Kurtiss Riggs, who had 85 TD passes from 1993-96. receiving categories with 183 receptions, for 2,504 yards and 28 TDs.

Total Offense Yards, Career Rose continues to climb receiving charts Senior H-back Brady Rose show his flexibility in the USF offense by Plays Yards Avg/P catching and throwing a TD vs. SCSU on Sept. 1 in the opener at Hus- 1. Luke Papilion (2013-) 1555 11,026 7.09 ky Stadium. In the in the win over SCSU on Sept. 1, both catching and 2. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 1526 10,410 6.80 throwing a TD. Rose had seven catches for 163 yards and a 64-yard TD 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 794 7,214 9.08 reception. He also threw a 39-yard TD pass to Kyle Groeneweg. Rose 4. Ed Koester (1987-89) 1284 7,199 5.60 had five catches for 60 yards against MSUM on Sept. 10, three catches for 62 yards and a TD, and one catch for 11 yards vs. BSU (9-24-16). 5. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 820 7,143 8.71 Against Augustana, he accumulated seven catches for 91 yards. Against All-time Passing Yards, Career SMSU (10-8-16), he set a career high with 12 catches and had 119 yards. Name Yards Att. Comp. TD Through six games, he has 35 catches and a team high506 yards receiv- 1. Luke Papilion (2013-) 7,990` 1,099 638 72 ing. The 119 yards receivin was his sixth career 100-yard receiving game. 2. Dax Michelena (1997-01) 7,665 937 518 72 He now has 167 career receptions, which places him sixth all-time. Rose is sixth on the career yardage chart with 2,197 yards. He has 18 receiving 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 7,329 801 496 85 TDs, including two this year, as he sits 10th all-time at USF, just one away 4. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 7,089 737 496 64 from Zach Rutten, who had 19 from 1997-2001. 5. Ed Koester (1985-89 ) 6,915 1,079 533 44 Receiving Yards, Career 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 4,801 Other Papilion notes ~ With 11, 100-yard rushing games, he owns the mark for the most by 2. Jon Ryan, 2007-10 3,462 a quarterback at USF. This season, Papilion has four 100-yard rushing 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 3,400 games (149, 101, 163, 122). He ranks fifth all-time. 4. Alex Anderson, 2007-10 3,012 ~ Ranks second on the NSIC all-time chart in total offense with 304.8 5. Josh Angulo, 2013- 2,504 yards per game, trailing only Jeff Loots of Southwest Minnesota State 6. Brady Rose, 2013 - 2,197 at 343.2. ~ With 3,036 career rushing yards, Papilion ranks as the all-time leading 7. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-07 1,901 rusher among quarterbacks. He is seventh all-time overall at USF. 8. Trey Erickson, 2004-07 1,751 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 1,642 Angulo moving up charts 10.Michael Warren, 2003-06 1,612 Has 33 receptions for 389 yards and seven TDs, which ranks second in 11. Todd Peterson, 1985-88 1,580 the league. He has a season-career best 15 catches for 164 yards (1, 4, 43) 12.Travis Krant, 1996-98 1,524 Receiving TDs, Career 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 55 2. Jon Ryan, 2006-10 52 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 33 4. Alex Anderson, 2006-10 32 5. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 28 6. Randy Lang, 1979-82 23 7. Jason Yurkovich, 1994-97 22 8. Jeremy Gardner, 1994-96 21 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-01 19 10. Brady Rose, 2013 18

Angulo and Rose form historical receiving duo Josh Angulo and Brady Rose rank second all-time for a receiving duo at USF for receiving yards and receptions. The two seniors have 4,701 receiving yards, second to Alex Anderson and Jon Ryan, who had 6,474 yards from 2007-10. Angulo/Rose have 350 receptions, which is second to Anderson/Ryan total of 392. Anderson/Ryan have 84 TDs to 47 for Rose/Angulo. USF’s “lightning fast” offense In 2016, USF is a quick strike offense. In a week one win over SCSU, USF had six TDs with drives taking three minutes or less. Of that six TDs, five came in two minutes or less and two in under a minute. Against MSUM, five of the six scoring drives were under three minutes, including two in less than 20 seconds. USF added three more scoring drives in three vs. Bemidji State (37-36 W, 9-24-16). Angulo’s 15 catches in a win over minutes or less against Minot State. Against Bemidji State, the Cougars then #22 Bemidji State tied a school record (Kalen DeBoer, Nov. 2, 1996 scored 34 points in the third quarter, including three TDs in 6:27 to open vs. Nebraska-Wesleyan) and is the most catches by a receiver while USF the second half. All five TDs by USF were scored in less than three min- has been at DII. Also this season, he had two catches for 10 yards and a utes of drive time with two under a minute vs. BSU. In the victory over TD vs. SCSU (9-1-16), recorded four caches for 71 yards and two TDs Augustana, USF had two drives in three minutes or less. The Cougars against MSUM (9-10-16) at Bob Young Field, had one catch for 18 yards had three TD drives of three minutes or less in the 48-24 win over SMSU. against Minot State (9-17-16) and seven catches for 80 yards and a TD This year USF has produced seven TDs in 40 seconds or less. In 24 of in the “Key to the City” victory at Augustana. Angulo added four catches the 34 TD drives, USF has taken less than three minutes. A year ago, USF for 43 yards vs. SMSU on Oct. 8. This season, he has two TDs (37, 43) of had 44 TD drives of three minutes or less drive time with 33 in under 30 yards or more. Angulo ranks fifth all-time at USF in all three major two minutes and 16 in one minute or less. In the past two years USF has had 109 TD drives in three minutes or less. In the past two seasons, USF NSIC Player of the Week Honorees has 23 scoring driving in under one minute and 49 in under two minutes of time. Angulo, Harman named NSIC Players of the Week After playing key roles for USF in a come-from-behind 37-36 Cougars sit 57-5 all-time at Bob Young Field home win over Bemidji State, senior wide receiver Josh Angulo and USF has a home record at Bob Young Field of 57-5 (.919). The Cougars, junior safety Jeffrey Harman were named the NSIC Offensive and which has won 12-of-14 home games, including 3-0 in 2016, were vic- Defensive Players of the Week. Angulo, a 6-0, 209 pound senior torious the first 32 games at the stadium and have since taken 26-of-31 wide receiver from Sioux Falls (Roosevelt HS), had his best per- at the friendly confines of Young Field. Overall, including play at How- formance with the Cougars, hauling in 15 passes for 164 yards and ard Wood Field (through 2006), the Cougars have won 77 of the past 82 three TDs. Angulo’s 15 receptions was a career best and also tied games and 67-of-71 home conference games, including 47 in the GPAC the USF game record by former NAIA All-American wide receiver (NAIA) and 21 (21-4) as an NSIC member in NCAA DII. Since 2000, Kalen DeBoer, who had 15 catches in a win over Nebraska-Wesley- USF is 95-10 at home. an on Nov. 2, 1996. Harman, a 5-11, 203 pound junior safety from Redlands, Calif., had his best game as a USF player in earning his By the numbers under Stugart first ever NSIC Defensive Player of the Week honor. Harman came USF is 56-3 when leading at halftime in the Coach Stugart era. They are off the bench to record two interceptions and record four tackles in 2-11 when trailing at halftime and 1-2 when tied at halftime. USF is 47-5 USF’s win over BSU. Harman intercepted BSU’s Jordan Hein with when scoring first and when opponents score first, the Cougars stand 9:54 to play in the second quarter as BSU was driving deep in USF 15-11. territory. Then, he added a second pick with 12:28 to play in the fourth quarter on a third and 14. Scoring streak hits 131 games Since moving to DII in 2011, the Cougars have scored 2,224 points in 61 Redmond named NSIC Def. Player of the Week Oct. 3 games or 36.46 ppg. In 2016, USF is averaging 42.0 points per game. It has Senior defensive back Clifford Redmond, who had two inter- been 131 games since USF has failed to score, which was a 55-0 loss to ceptions in a 35-20 win over city rival Augustana on Oct. 1, was Carroll College in the final game of the 2005 season. USF had a DII-best named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week, according to an 73 points vs. Minnesota State-Moorhead (Sept. 27) in 2014. The previous announcement by the league office. Redmond, a 5-10, 175 pound high was in 2011 when the Cougars defeated the South Dakota School of senior cornerback from Elk Grove, Calif., recorded a pair inter- Mines and Technology, 71-0. ceptions to halt a pair of Augustana scoring drives as USF won the “Key to the City” game over the Vikings at Kirkeby-Over Stadium. Cougars are 65-0 all-time when scoring 50 Redmond’s play helped USF pick up its fourth win in five matchups When the Cougars reach 50 points, they are 65-0 all-time and 25-0 when with Augustana at the NCAA DII level. With Augustana driving scoring over 60 points. They are 7-0 all-time when breaking the 70-point in the third quarter, Redmond picked off a pass on a first and goal mark. When the Cougars have scored over 40, USF has a 155-2 mark, from the eight-yard line. Later, with Augustana facing a 4th and 16 including 25-1 in DII. When scoring over 30 points, USF is 230-8. The from the USF 23-yard line early in the fourth quarter, Redmond two times USF has lost when scoring over 40 points was a 45-40 setback made an acrobatic play to come up with his second interception. to Winona State on Oct. 12, 2013 at Bob Young Field while in DII and He also added four tackles as he and the USF defense held the Vi- 52-49 to Dakota Wesleyan in 1990 while in NAIA. kings to 20 points or 28 below their then league-leading average. Offense lighting it up Mickey named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 With 1,236 points in the past 30 games (start of 2014 season), USF is aver- Junior running back Max Mickey, who set a career-high with aging 41.2. In the past 30 games, the Cougars have scored 167 TDs or 5.7 four total TDs in leading the #6 University of Sioux Falls (6-0, 2-0 per game. USF has averaged more than six yards a play in 18 of the last 23 NSIC South) to a 48-28 victory over Southwest Minnesota State on homecoming at Bob Young Field on Oct. 8, was named the NSIC Football Offensive Player of the Week, according to an announcement by the league office. Mickey, a business administration major at USF, averaged 10.3 yards per carry with 15 carries for 156 yards and four total TDs as USF improved to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the NSIC South. Mickey had a TD reception of 11 yards, scoring runs of 1, 1 and 56 yards.

games. With 585 yards on 64 plays, against SCSU on Sept. 1, the Cougars averaged 9.1 yards per play, which is its best mark at the NCAA DII level and the best since averaging 11.4 yards per play (638 yards on 56 plays) in a 66-13 win over Doane College on Sept. 18, 2010. With 670 yards vs. SMSU, USF had the fifth largest total in school history and second best (680, Minnesota Crookston, 2013) in the DII era. USF has had 600 yards or more in offense three times this season and 12 times in the Jed Stugart era (since 2010). Max Mickey producing big in the backfield Junior running back Max Mickey has had a big start in his junior season at USF. The standout from Holden, Mo., ranks first NCAA DII in USF team captains include senior DE Evan Gentry, junior safety Josh Butler, senior QB rushing yards per carry at 11.00 and ranks second nationally in rushing Luke Papilion and senior OC Trevor Wescott. yards per game at 157.0 per game while sitting second in rushing yards yards or more in a game, which gives USF 36 since moving to DII with 942 (86 carries). He is part of a backfield and an offense that leads in 2011. For the first time in school history, USF put three players the NSIC and ranks first nationally in rushing yards at 371.8 per game. over 100 yards in a 48-28 win over SMSU on Oct. 8 at Bob Young The Cougars have rushed for 343 yards (SCSU), 444 yards (MSUM), 328 Field. Overall USF had 428 yards, the third time over 400 this (Minot State), 406 (Bemidji State), 282 (Augustana) and 428 vs. SMSU year and received 100 yard games from Max Mickey (156), Justin this season. Mickey had 13 carries for 178 yards and a TD in the win Fulks (140) and Luke Papilion (122). Through six games, USF has over SCSU and then produced 15 carries for 185 yards against MSUM 266 carries for 2,231 yards and a 8.4 average. The total is the best before totaling 77 vs. Minot State on just nine carries and a career best at the DII era and best dating back to 1990. In fact, USF’s total for 207 yards on 14 carries with a career-best 75-yard TD run against BSU six games this season betters any season. With 61 yards, USF will on Sept. 24. He had 20 carries for 140 yards and two TDs vs. Augie. and better the mark of 2,291 for the entire 2015 season. earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors with 15 carries for 156 Top 5 Rushing Totals after 6 Games yards and a career-high four total TDs. Interestingly he has done it off the 2016 266 2,231 8.4 bench as senior Justin Fulks has started with Mickey entering in the sec- 2013 323 1,879 5.8 ond or third offensive series. Fulks (103 vs. SCSU) and Mickey (178) both 1998 259 1,650 6.4 had 100-yard rushing games against SCSU on the road. Mickey (185) 2008 316 1,534 4.9 and Luke Papilion (149) busted out for 100-yard rushing games against 1995 270 1,470 5.4 MSUM. Papilion added 101 yards rushing on Sept. 17 week vs. Minot State. Against BSU Mickey had 207 yards, the most by a USF rusher since Cougars 2nd in sacks & picks; Redmond has four int. Nephi Garcia rumbled for 225 in the snow against Wayne State on Nov. USF is second in the league in sacks with 23 and interceptions with 11 as 15, 2014, and Papilion had 163 yards on 17 carries with a 46 yard TD run. senior Clifford Redmond has four interceptions, four pass breakups, 26 So, USF, which had just five 100-yard rushing games all last year, already tackles and two fumble recoveries. Seniors Westly Johnson, who has 5.5 has surpassed that with 11 through six games this year. Mickey (156) TFLs, and Drew Jackson, who has a team-high six TFLs, have a t,eam-high Fulks (140) and Papilion (122) all had 100-yard rushing game vs. SMSU, 3.5 sacks. Senior Michael Mehling has been one of the best linebackers in which is a school record for most 100-yard rushing individuals in same the league with a team-high52 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 2.5 sacks and a pick six. game. Mickey now has 311 carries for 1,961 yards rushing. Mickey, who Junior safety Josh Butler has 36 tackles and Kyle Campiotti, 30. USF has now has nine career 100-yard rushing games, has scored 21 career TDs, had 12 different players record a sack. Here is a look back at the best sack including five this year. He already has 326-yards more (942-to-616) than and interception totals at USF since 2002. he had a year ago. Senior Justin Fulks, who earned the start in the open- Team Sacks at USF since 2002 er, has two 100-yard rushing games at USF, has 65 carries for 489 yards 2002 -- 43 and three TD. He now has 191 carries for 1,051 yards and seven TDs at 2015 -- 39 USF. Fulks, who has been on a playoff team three straight years (twice 2006 -- 37 with Northwest Missouri State, who won a national title his freshman 2008 -- 35 year), has 228 carries for 1,324 yards and eight TDs in his time at USF 2010 -- 34 and NMSU. 2009 -- 33 2005 -- 33 Rushing Attack best ever at through six games 2004 -- 32 This year, the Cougars’ ground game has played a huge role in 2014 -- 30 the team’s 6-0 start. USF is averaging a nation’s best 371.8 yards 2003 -- 29 per game on the ground. USF has had 11 individual games of 100 2016 -- 23 (6G) 2007 -- 22 2012 -- 21 2011 -- 20 2013 -- 16 Interceptions, - Returns since 2014 -- 26 -474 2009 -- 24-305 2012 -- 23 - 296 2002 -- 22 -- 337 2010 -- 21- 274 2005 -- 21 -231 2015 -- 20 -- 374 2008 -- 20-288 2004 -- 20 -- 247 2006 -- 16 -- 148 2003 -- 16 -- 175 2011 -- 15 -- 258 2007-- 14 -- 162 2016 -- 11 -- 140 (6G) 2013 -- 9 -- 105

Jed Stugart -- Head Coach -- Sioux Falls Head Coach, Sioux Falls Azusa Pacific. 1994 59-16 (7th year) 85-23 (8 years) 40-10 NSIC Home (USF)- 33-5 Away (USF)- 26-10 Home NSIC (USF) - 21-4 Away NSIC (USF) -19-6 NCAA Playoffs -- 0-1 Quick Glance at USF

Location...... Sioux Falls, S.D. Founded...... 1883 Enrollment...... 1,500 Nickname...... Cougars Colors...... Purple and White Affiliation...... NCAA Division II Conference...... Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference President...... Dr. Mark Benedetto Director of Athletics...... Josh Snyder Stadium (capacity)...... Bob Young Field (5,000) Record -- Year-by-Year -- NSIC 2016 Record...... 6-0 2015 Record...... 9-3 2014 Record...... 11-1 2013 Record...... 6-5 2012 Record...... 9-3 Assistant Coaches Offensive Coordinator...... Dustan Hovorka (Sioux Falls, 2007) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers...... Tremaine Jackson (Houston, 2006) Defensive Line/Recruiting Coor...... Brandon Andersen (Sioux Falls, 2011) Special Teams Coordinator/DB...... Eric Inama (Delaware Valley College, 2005) Quarterbacks Coach...... Jon Eastman (Sioux Falls, 2011) Offensive Line...... Josh Breske (Black Hills State, 2010) Defensive Backs Coach...... Brian Hermanson (SDSU) Assistant LB Coach/Video Coordinator...... Luke Jarzynka (Notre Dame 2009) Assistant Defensive Line Coach...... Jarrett Grabbe (Sioux Falls 2014) Assistant Tight Ends Coach...... Cameron Ostrom (Sioux Falls 201 6) Assistant Coach/WR...... Brandon O’Farrell-Johnson (Rhode Island 2013) Kickers/Punters...... Al Hansen (Sioux Falls, 1987) JED STUGART 7th SEASON AZUSA PACIFIC ‘94 59-16 (.787); 85-23 (.787)

Jed Stugart is in his seventh season as head coach at the University of third consecutive year, Sioux Falls. He has guided the Cougars to six consecutive winning sea- Stugart File a first at USF. Both Tid- sons, extending the program’s streak to 22 straight winning seasons. Stu- Sioux Falls Head Coach (2010- present) well and St. Pierre were gart, who led USF to the NAIA national title game in 2010, owns a 59-16 ~59-16 overall invited to NFL training record (.784) at USF and a career mark of 85-23 (.785). ~GPAC Championship (2010) camps with Tidwell be- ~NAIA National runner-up (2010) ing signed to a free agent In five plus seasons at NCAA DII, Stugart has guided the Cougars to a 46- ~85-23 in his career contract by the Denver 15 record, including 40-10 in the NSIC. USF is 6-0 and ranked #6 in 2016 UNLV Asst. Coach- Linebackers (2009-10) Broncos. in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and D2Football.com Poll. USF is #64 in MidAmerica Nazarene Head Coach David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Poll. (2006-08) -- 26-7 overall, Two Postseason In NSIC stats, USF were Appearances; HAAC Championship (2008); ranked in the top-5 in 26 A Greeley, Colo. native with Midwest ties, Stugart has maintained the AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year individual or team cat- pride and tradition of USF football while steering the Cougars through Northern Colorado - Asst. Coach- Def. egories, including lead the challenging transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II athletics. Coor. (2003-05) the league in both sacks Named the 20th USF coach in school history in February 2010, He has el- (39) and sacks allowed evated the success rate at USF every year. He has taken the program from Northern Colorado Asst. Coach- DL/LB (1999-2002) (5). Nationally, USF was NAIA to the NCAA DII playoffs in just four years. in the top 50 in 46 stat categories; 27 in the top The 11-win campaign in 2014 was Stugart’s second double digit wins mark 20 and 12 in the top 10. with USF, going 13-1 in 2010 and advancing to the NAIA title game. He The Cougars led the nation by allowing just five sacks all season. QB Luke has four seasons of at least nine wins in six years at the helm. Papilion was the total offense leader for the second straight year in the NSIC. He ranked 10th nationally. Solomon St. Pierre led the league with During his tenure, 49 Cougars have earned NSIC All-League recogni- nine interceptions and ranked fifth nationally. St. Pierre also established tion, along with eight All-Americans, three Academic All-Americans, 18 an NSIC record with 22 career interceptions. all-region honorees and 91 Academic All-NSIC honorees. In 2014, USF opened the season with eight straight wins (most at DII Since joining the NSIC in 2012, the number of academic all-league se- level) and lost only to national runner-up Minnesota State. The Cougars lections has jumped each year, starting with 18 and reaching 31 in 2015. finished the season with three straight wins. Among the regular season Once again, the program produced All-Americans, including Solomon victories was a third consecutive win over city rival Augustana (23-13) at St. Pierre, who was named to four teams (AFCA, AP Little All-America, Kirkeby-Over Stadium as the “Key to the City” stayed at USF. InstantScouting, CCA DII) and Academic All-Americans Brady Rose and John Tidwell. St. Pierre has received 14 career postseason or preseason In total, 14 USF players were named to the NSIC All-League team, includ- All-America honors and participated in the Tropic Bowl of elite FBS, FCS ing eight first (4) or second (4) team honorees. Sophomore quarterback and DII standouts. He was also USF’s first-ever Cliff Harris Award finalist. Luke Papilion was named the school’s first-ever NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and a Harlon Hill candidate (DII Player of the Year). Junior Aside from St. Pierre, quarterback Luke Papilion earned All-Region and defensive back Solomon St. Pierre was named all-league, a Cliff Harris second team All-NSIC honors while being named a candidate for the Har- Award candidate (DII Player of the Year) and to six All-American first lon Hill Trophy (DII Player of the Year). teams (AFCA, D2football.com, AP Little All-American Team, Daktronics, BeyondSports.com, Don Hansen). Junior defensive back John Tidwell was In a 9-3 season in 2015, USF registered its third 9-win season or better in all-league, all-region (Daktronics) and selected Academic All-District as four years in the NSIC. In the 2015 season, USF was 6-2 in the South and well as a Don Hansen honorable mention All-American. USF also had 23 4-0 vs. NSIC North. In the past two seasons, USF has gone 20-4, including Academic All-NSIC selections in 2014. 11-1 in 2014. In that season, USF made its first postseason appearance at NCAA DII, a 42-10 win over Central Oklahoma (MIAA) in the Mineral In 2014, the Cougars were the top scoring team (42.7) in the NSIC and Water Bowl. USF finished with its first-ever DII ranking in both D2foot- seventh nationally. USF scored 512 points, the most since moving to DII. ball.com at #16 and the final AFCA Poll at #18 In 2014. The Cougars were In addition, USF was second in scoring defense (17.4 ppg), second in to- ranked as high as #10 and finished the regular season at #16 in the AFCA tal offense (483.2) and third in total defense (356.8). USF ranked fourth poll. nationally (1st, NSIC) in the national in turnover margin, third in turnovers gained, and second nationally with 26 interceptions. USF had a na- In 2015, the Cougars opened 7-0 for the second straight season. Along tion-leading seven defensive TDs. In national rankings, the Cougars were the way the Cougars were ranked as high as #5 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, 12th in scoring defense and 17th in total offense. #4 in the D2Football.com Poll and #4 in David Boyce’s power rankings on NCAA.com. In the final regular season poll, USF was ranked #16 by In 2013, Stugart guided USF to an overall mark of 6-5 with a sec- both the AFCA and D2Football.com. The Cougars were placed #21 in the ond-straight win over its city rival Augustana College. USF capped the final AFCA poll of 2015. That ranking increased to 22 the number of con- 2013 season by defeating Wayne State College in its season finale by a consecutive weeks that USF has been ranked in the top-25 in the AFCA and vincing 35-10 margin. D2Football.com Polls. Two Cougars were named to the All-NSIC South First Team and a total of During the 2015 campaign, he had 13 student-athletes named to the All- nine players received all-conference recognition. One Cougar took home NSIC Team, including eight on either the first team (three) or second team an individual award, as junior John Batinich was named the NSIC Defen- (five). Also John Tidwell was named to the all-league first team for the sive Newcomer of the Year, while senior Carrington Hanna became the first 23 Northwestern College. The Cougars trailed their longtime rival 14-10 at player in the history of the NSIC (records dating to 1973) to be selected as the half, but outscored the Red Raiders 31-10 in the second half to secure both an all-conference wide receiver and all-conference quarterback in the the victory. USF ran the table in the GPAC and capped off a 10-0 regular same year. In addition, NSIC South first team John Tidwell was also named season with a 44-7 win over Concordia University (Neb.) to capture its to the 2013 Don Hansen Football Committee released their All-Super Re- fifth straight (ninth overall) GPAC championship. gion 3 Team (Third Team Defense). A total of 19 student-athletes received Academic All-NSIC honors. The Cougars stormed through their first two playoff contests, a 33-14 win over No. 16 Northwestern Oklahoma State University and a 27-7 victory USF made its Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference debut on August against No. 12 McKendree University. The wins advanced the Cougars to 30, 2012, and the Cougars announced their presence with authority with a semifinal matchup versus No. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene University. The a 32-19 road upset of No. 16 St. Cloud State. The Cougars opened the 2012 game was a homecoming of sorts for Stugart; he had previously served as campaign with five straight victories and finished 9-2 overall to secure their the Pioneers’ head coach from 2006-08. USF shutout MNU 38-0, thereby 19th straight winning season and fourth place in the 16-team NSIC. USF extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 42 games and clinching claimed a 32-31 double-overtime victory over crosstown rival and new the Cougar’s fifth straight trip to the NAIA national title game in Rome, conference foe Augustana College on Oct. 20 in the inaugural “Key to the Ga. City” game. The matchup was the first between the two programs in 26 years and it marked the Cougars’ first-ever victory against the Vikings. USF was USF came up just short in the championship game, falling 10-7 in a defen- ranked No. 22 at the conclusion of the season and enjoyed six weeks in the sive struggle to No. 2 Carroll College. Cougar linebacker Eric Anderson NCAA D-II top 25 poll, including a season-best No. 17 ranking the week of recorded 17 tackles and was honored as the game’s defensive player of the Oct. 27-Nov. 3. game for his standout performance. Stugart and his staff assembled the No. 1 pass efficiency defense in the NSIC Several other USF football student-athletes collected hardware in 2010. while the Cougar defense ranked among the NCAA D-II top 30 in five cat- Senior receiver Jon Ryan captured the program’s fourth NAIA Player of the egories: rushing defense (29th at 121.36), pass efficiency defense (20th at Year award and was also named the 2010 GPAC Player of the Year. Ryan 107.22), scoring defense (24th at 20.18), turnover margin (9th at 1.27) and was one of 22 players to receive GPAC all-conference recognition, with six tackles for loss (30th at 7.55). In addition, senior cornerback Robert Virgil Cougars picking up first team accolades. tied for fifth in the nation with an average of 0.64 interceptions per game while classmate Nick Bonte ranked 23rd in tackles for loss (1.59). Prior to USF, Stugart served as the linebackers coach at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) and guided all three starting Rebel linebackers Senior kicker Braden Wieking ended his storied career as the school’s ca- to top 20 finishes in total tackles in the conference. reer field goals leader (52). A Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-American, Wieking twice earned NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week honors this UNLV just missed qualifying for a bowl with a 5-7 record in Mountain season and posted the league’s best overall field goal percentage, at .842 (16- West Conference, one of the top mid-major conferences in the country at for-19). the NCAA Division?I-FBS level. The Cougars placed three players on the All-NSIC South Division First Before UNLV, Stugart spent three seasons as the head coach at MidAmer- Team in 2012, including senior wide receiver Jeremiah Oates, who snared a ica Nazarene University (MNU), compiling a 26-7 record at the NAIA league-best 12 touchdown catches. Junior Carrington Hanna, who was tops school located in Olathe, Kansas. in the NSIC in both receptions (69, 6.27 per game) and yards per catch (13), earned a second team nod. After leading the Pioneers to an undefeated regular season, a Heart of America Conference title and second consecutive trip to the playoffs, Stu- Hanna was also named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® gart was named 2008 NAIA Region 3 Coach of the Year by the American NCAA Division II Football Second Team, becoming the first USF stu- Football Coaches Association. dent-athlete to be selected to the Academic All-American Team by CoSIDA. A total of 18 student-athletes received Academic All-NSIC honors.and 13 Previous to MNU, he was on the staff at Northern Colorado from 1999- Cougars received All-NSIC recognition. 2006. Stugart was the defensive line coach before taking over the linebackers as defensive coordinator in 2003, the same year that the UNC defense The national recognition wasn’t limited to the players, as Stugart was one of ranked 16th in the nation in total defense and 13th in scoring defense. five D-II finalists for the 2012 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award, the With the Bears he produced three defensive All-Americans and was part premier college football-coaching honor that promotes charity and scholar- of two North Central Conference championship teams and two postsea- ship while also honoring coaches for their sportsmanship, integrity, respon- son appearances. sibility and excellence, on and off the field. Stugart earned three letters as a linebacker at Azusa Pacific (Calif.) Uni- In 2011, USF’s 29-10 victory over Minot State insured that the program versity, where he later began his coaching career. He earned a bachelor’s would finish its NCAA D-II provisional campaign with a 5-4 mark for its degree in communications in 1994 from APU and a master’s degree in 18th winning season in a row. Even though the squad was ineligible to com- communications from UNC in 2003. pete for a conference championship or postseason berth, the Cougars tallied several memorable moments and learned firsthand what it takes to com- Stugart and his wife, Angie, have a son, Gunner, and a daughter, Gracie. pete and win at the NCAA D-II level. Under Stugart’s guidance, the Cou- gars proved not only that they could compete at the D-II level, but they could put a scare into NCAA Division I opponents. The Cougars put forth a valiant effort on the road in a 31-17 loss to FCS No. 23-ranked McNeese State University. After starting the 2011 campaign 0-3, the Cougars rolled off five straight victories and concluded the season with a heartbreaking 15-13 near-upset loss at then FCS No. 25 University of North Dakota. All four of USF’s 2011 losses came against nationally ranked NCAA DI FCS and NCAA DII programs.

In his first season at USF, Stugart led the Cougars to a 13-1 record, fifth straight Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) crown and fifth consecutive appearance in the NAIA National Championship Game.Stugart coached his first game for the Cougars on September 4, 2010, a 41-24 victory at No. David Boyce’s NCAA DII Power Poll AFCA Coaches’ Poll (Week 6)

Week 5 Rk School (1st-place votes) Record Points Prev 1. Northwest Missouri State 6-0 1 2. Shepherd, W. Va. 5-0 2 1. Northwest Missouri State (30), 6-0 750 1 3. Grand Valley State, Mich. 6-0 3 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 6-0 717 2 4. Sioux Falls 6-0 4 3. Shepherd (W. Va.) 5-0 686 3 5. Harding, Ark. 6-0 13 4. Midwestern State (Texas) 5-0 665 5 6. Midwestern State, Texas 5-0 7 5. Tuskegee (Ala.) 6-0 613 8 7. California, Pa. 5-0 NR 6. Sioux Falls 6-0 588 9 8. Tuskegee, Ala. 6-0 9 7. California (Pa.) 5-0 542 15 9. LIU Post, N.Y. 6-0 NR 8. Harding (Ark.) 6-0 514 16 10. North Alabama 3-1 11 9. Texas A&M Commerce 4-1 485 4 11. Texas A&M Commerce 5-1 6 10. North Alabama 3-1 459 11 12. Emporia State, Kan. 5-1 NR 11. Ashland (Ohio) 5-1 428 17 13. Henderson State, Ark. 5-1 5 12. Emporia State (Kan.) 5-1 364 18 14. Ashland, Ohio 5-1 NR 13. Indiana (Pa.) 4-1 358 6 15. Bemidji State, Minn. 5-1 NR 14. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 6-0 339 21 16. Azusa Pacific, Calif. 5-1 8 15. Henderson State (Ark.) 5-1 319 5 16. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 5-1 304 19 17. Valdosta State (Ga.) 4-1 253 25 18. Assumption (Mass.) 5-1 200 22 19. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 5-1 179 10 20. Florida Tech 4-1 149 23 21. North Carolina-Pembroke 5-1 148 24 22. Bemidji State (Minn.) 5-1 132 25 23. Colorado Mesa 5-1 118 13 24. West Georgia 4-2 90 12 25 Wayne State (Mich.) 5-1 85 NR NSIC Football Standings -- 2016 Dropped Out: Ferris St. (Mich.) (14), Southwest Baptist (Mo.) North Division In-Division NSIC Overall (20). Bemidji State 2-0 5-1 5-1 Minnesota Duluth 2-0 5-1 5-1 Others Receiving Votes: Ferris St. (Mich.), 76; Fort Hays St. Northern State 1-1 3-3 3-3 (Kan.), 48; Minnesota-Duluth, 46; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 24; New- St. Cloud State 2-0 3-3 3-3 berry (S.C.), 23; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 14; Black Hills St. (S.D.), MSU Moorhead 1-1 3-3 3-3 9; Colorado School of Mines, 9; Truman St. (Mo.), 9; Southern Minot State 0-2 1-5 1-5 Minnesota Crookston 0-2 0-6 0-6 Arkansas, 4; Notre Dame (Ohio), 2; Central Missouri, 1. U-Mary 0-2 0-6 0-6 South Division In-Division NSIC Overall Sioux Falls 2-0 6-0 6-0 D2 Football.com Poll (Week 6) Southwest Minnesota St. 1-1 4-2 4-2 Winona State 2-0 5-1 5-1 (Place, school, record, previous ranking) Wayne State 1-1 2-4 2-4 Augustana 1-1 4-2 4-2 1. Northwest Missouri State 6-0 1 Concordia-St. Paul 0-2 2-4 2-4 2. Grand Valley State (Mich.) 6-0 2 Upper Iowa 0-2 1-5 1-5 3. North Alabama 3-1 3 Week 6 -- Scores 4. Shepherd (W. Va.) 5-0 4 5. Midwestern State (Texas) 5-0 5 Saturday, Oct. 8 6. Sioux Falls 6-0 7 Sioux Falls 48 SMSU 28 7. Emporia State (Kan.) 5-1 11 Augustana 44 Wayne State 31 8. Ashland (Ohio) 5-1 14 Bemidji State 31 Northern State 28 OT 9. Texas A&M Commerce 4-1 6 St. Cloud State 41 U-Mary 7 10. Tuskegee (Ala.) 6-0 13 11. California (Pa.) 5-0 16 Minnesota Duluth 38 Minot State 7 12. Harding (Ark.) 6-0 17 Minnesota State Mankato 45 Concordia-St. Paul 10 13. Indiana (Pa.) 4-1 9 Winona State 27 Upper Iowa 13 14. Minnesota Duluth 5-1 19 MSU Moorhead 41 Minnesota Crookston 12 15. Central Missouri 4-2 20 Week 7 -- Schedule 16. Valdosta State 4-1 21 17. West Georgia 4-2 10 Saturday, Oct. 15 18. Henderson State (Ark.) 5-1 8 Upper Iowa at Concordia-St. Paul, Noon 19. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 6-0 22 U-Mary at Minnesota Crookston, 1 p.m. 20. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 5-1 12 Minnesota State at Augustana, 1 p.m. 21. Bemidji State (Minn.) 5-1 23 Northern State at Minnesota Duluth, 1:05 p.m. 22. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 5-1 24 23. Fort Hays State (Kan.) 5-1 NR Minot State at Bemidji State, 2 p.m. 24. Ferris State (Mich.) 4-2 15 Sioux Falls at Winona State, 2:30 p.m. 25. Wayne State (Mich.) 5-1 NR St. Cloud State at Minnesota State Moorhead, 2 p.m. Wayne State at Southwest Minnesota State, 6 p.m. 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football Roster #2 Cliff Redmond CB 5-11 175 Sr. Elk Grove, Calif./Cosumnes Oaks HS #3 Justin Fulks RB 5-11 188 Sr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley HS/NW Mo. St. #4 Shaquan Whitaker CB 5-10 182 Jr. St. Louis, Mo./Pattonville HS/Saddleback JC #5 Brady Rose HB 5-11 211 Sr. Cumberland, Wisc./Cumberland HS #6 Erik Albeck WR 6-3 229 Sr. Janesville, Wisc./Parker HS #7 Matthew Young SS 5-10 190 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS #8 Josh Angulo WR 6-0 209 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS #9 Corbin Lawler QB 6-2 211 Sr. Tea, S.D./Tea Area HS #10 Andrew Buchele WR 6-2 211 Jr. Milbank, S.D./Milbank HS #11 Kyle Groeneweg WR/KR 5-10 183 Jr. Inwood, Iowa/West Lyon HS #12 Noah Butler QB 6-1 177 R-So. Aurora, Colo./Vista Peak HS #13 Tosin Adedeji DB 5-6 171 Sr. Brooklyn Center, Minn./Park Center HS #14 Dalton Elliott LB 5-11 214 R-So. Nicollet, Minn./Nicollett HS #15 Luke Papilion QB 6-5 222 Sr. Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek HS #16 Kyle Athmann WR 5-11 183 Sr. Bird Island, Minn./BOLD H #17 Marques Mosley S/KR 6-0 183 Sr. Upland, Calif./Upland HS/Colorado #18 Delvin Batiste DB 5-11 192 Sr. New Orleans, La./Upland HS/Northern Arizona #19 Kyle Campiotti LB 5-10 208 Jr. Livermore, Calif./Granada HS/Chabot College #20 Jeffery Harman DB 5-11 203 Jr. Redlands, Calif./East Valley HS/San Bernardino Valley #22 Max Mickey RB 5-9 185 Jr. Holden, Mo./Holden HS #23 Jason Towns RB 5-5 160 Jr. Harvey, Ill./Thornton Township HS #24 Trevor Coleman LB 6-2 195 Jr. Atwater, Calif./Atwater HS/City College of San Fran. #25 Josh Butler SS 5-11 179 Jr. Aurora, Colo./Gateway HS #26 Parker Gregston DB 6-0 182 R-Fr. Ralston, Colo./Ralston Valley HS #27 Wyatt Hixon DB 6-1 201 Gr. Los Angeles, Calif./Montclair Prep #28 Riley Waldie HB 6-0 217 R-So. Fort Collins, Colo./Jenks HS (Okla.) #30 Colton Myles RB 6-0 196 R-Fr. Richfield, Minn./Thomas Jefferson HS #29 Winston Maxwell RB 5-6 165 R-Fr. Albany, Ga./Kubasaki, Okinawa, Japan #31 Michael Mehling LB 5-11 200 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev./Durango HS #32 Joe Rodino DB 5-10 192 R-Fr. Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep #33 Mason Schroyer RB 5-7 187 R-Fr. Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins HS #34 Isaac Josephson LB 5-11 200 Jr. Minneota, Minn./Minneota HS #35 Connor Schoepp LB 5-10 210 Sr. Watertown, S.D./Watertown HS #36 Tucker Stout DB 5-11 202 R-Fr. Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS #37 Lucas Lunstra LB 5-9 182 R-Fr. Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS #38 Austin Schaffer CB 6-1 196 R-Jr. Hilbert, Wis./Hilbert HS #39 Keenan Baynard RB 5-11 219 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn./Minnehaha Academy #40 Nathan Lucs LB 6-0 217 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa//Waukee HS #42 Jess Williams LB 5-11 205 Sr. Wall, S.D./Wall HS #43 Joseph Collazo RB 5-9 229 Jr. Orlando, Fla. #44 Westley Johnson DE 6-3 208 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich./GR Christian HS/ C. Canyons #45 Drew Jackson DE 6-2 258 Sr. San Francisco, Calif./Arch Bishop Riordan /Santa Rosa JC #46 Derek Landis LB 6-2 227 Jr. Lakewood, Colo./Lakewood HS #47 Brett Garner K 5-10 173 So. Springfield, Mo./Springfield Catholic HS #50 Michael Atonio LB 5-10 250 Sr. Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak HS #51 Max Sturdevant LB 6-2 203 R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./SF Washington #52 Zack Tamburo DT 5-11 281 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS #54 Gunner Dean LB 6-2 208 R-Fr, Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln East #55 Spencer Hollie DT 6-4 364 Jr. Dublin, Calif./SMU #56 Shayden Drey LB 6-1 201 Jr. Winner, S.D./Winner HS #58 Brody Grantham LB 6-1 229 R-Fr. Hayti, S.D./Hamlin HS #62 Connor Schissel OL 6-3 251 R-Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlain Park HS #63 Nick Zimmerman OL 6-4 282 R-So. Rosendale, Wisc./Laconia HS #66 Durante Foote OL 6-1 318 Sr. Reno, Nev./Spanish Springs HS/Sierra College #67 Jesse Springer OL 6-3 265 Jr. Denver, Colo./Mullens HS #68 Richard Guarascio OL 5-11 274 Sr. Naples, Fla./Naples HS #69 Evan Gentry DE 6-3 253 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian HS #71 Terry Huber OL 6-4 298 Sr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS #72 Elijah Perine OL 6-4 267 R-Fr. Mequon, Wisc./Homestead HS #73 Antonio Green OL 6-3 295 Sr. Dublin, Ga./West Laurens/Evangel College #74 Nolan Kern OL 6-2 304 R.Fr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS #77 Trevor Wescott OL 6-4 269 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South HS #78 Trey Pipkins OL 6-7 300 So. Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS #80 Paul Gray-Bennett WR 6-2 180 Fr. Boston, Mass./Catholic Memorial/Jired Prep #81 A.J. Garrow WR 5-9 183 So. Brandon, S.D./Brandon Valley HS #84 Clint Sigg TE 6-4 236 So. Longmont, Colo./Longmont HS/Davidson University #83 StuartVanden Heuvel P 6-2 209 Jr. Watertown HS/Lakeside Lutheran HS #85 Nicholas Stanke TE 6-3 241 R-Jr. Eau Claire, Wis./Regis HS #86 Adria Botella WR 6-5 241 Jr. Barcelona, Spain/Esccola Pia Nostra Senyora HS #87 Kray Krolikowski DE 6-5 276 Jr. Winner, S.D./Winner HS/South Dakota #88 Clarke Cooper DE 6-3 248 R-Fr. Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS #89 Anthony Holmes WR 6-6 222 R-So. Des Moines, Iowa/Valley HS/Missouri Western #90 Logan Dykstra LB 6-2 248 Jr. Hull, Iowa/Boyden Hull HS #91 Brian Mayberry DT 6-2 270 Jr. Littleton, Colo. #93 Pedro Sibiea DT 6-3 287 Gr. Homestead, Fla./Homestead HS/Louisville #96 Steven McKee DT 6-1 258 R.Fr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS #99 Tyler Heredia DT 6-0 265 R.Fr. Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS Rayveante Bright DB 5-11 155 Fr. Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek HS Logan Burgess DB 5-10 146 Fr. Superior, Colo.//Monarch HS Cullen Bauer-Trottier LB 6-0 227 Fr. Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS Alex Capell OL 6-2 241 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS Carson Cooper TE 6-0 215 Fr. Castle Rock, Colo./Valor Christian HS Noah Daniel OL 6-6 230 Fr. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio/Northside HS Nathan Durfee DB 6-0 189 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS Michael Enalls LB 6-0 207 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS Francisco Gutierrez QB 5-10 173 Fr. San Diego, Calif./Santana HS Devon Johnson LB 5-10 200 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS Cole Maly OL 6-0 233 Fr. Pipestone, Minn./Pipestone HS Mitchell Martin QB 6-2 200 Fr. Strasburg, Colo./Strasburg HS Blake McBay RB 5-9 193 Fr. Trulock, Calif./Pitman HS Zach Norman RB 5-9 220 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Westside HS/Minnesota West CC Ricky Quintana DB 5-8 165 Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City West Jack Schelhaas DB 6-2 177 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./SF Washington HS Jacob Shields RB 5-8 173 Fr. Windsor, Colo./Windsor HS Isaac Schubert RB 5-6 166 So. Madison, S.D./Madison HS Kyle Sim OL 6-0 287 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln HS Ty Smith WR 6-4 204 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./SF Washington HS Zach Strand WR 6-2 210 Fr. Pierre, S.D./T.F. Riggs HS Jason Sturdivant DB 5-11 180 Jr. Waterbury, Conn./Crosby HS/L.A. Pierce JC Jett Thune QB 6-3 170 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt HS Jakob Thut WR 6-2 192 Fr. Racine, Wisc./Shoreland Lutheran HS Austin Vickers WR 5-10 157 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow HS Joey Wehrkamp LB 6-2 202 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Washington HS Alex Withrow DT 6-1 217 Fr. Yankton, S.D./Yankton HS

2016 University of Sioux Falls Football TEAMSioux STFallsATS Overall -- 2016 Team Statistics (as of Oct 09, 2016) LAST TIME.... All games 400+ Passing Yards Team Statistics USF OPP Luke Papilion (413 yards) - 10/10/15 @ Winona State SCORING 252 132 300-399 Passing Yards Points Per Game 42.0 22.0 Luke Papilion (306 yards) - 10/31/15 @ Concordia St. Paul Points Off Turnovers 63 21 FIRST DOWNS 160 130 50 Pass Attempts R u s h i n g 93 42 Luke Papilion (51 att)-11/21/15 @ Henderson State, DII playoffs P a s s i n g 61 74 40 Pass Attempts P e n a l t y 6 14 Luke Papilion (41 att) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State RUSHING YARDAGE 2231 698 30 Pass Completions Yards gained rushing 2312 911 Yards lost rushing 81 213 Carrington Hanna (34 comp) - 11/2/13 @ Upper Iowa Rushing Attempts 266 233 25 Pass Completions Average Per Rush 8.4 3.0 Luke Papilion (25) - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State, Average Per Game 371.8 116.3 Player Throw for 4 Touchdowns TDs Rushing 21 7 Luke Papilion (6 TDs) - 10/31/15 at Concordia U, St. Paul PASSING YARDAGE 1279 1608 C o m p - A t t - I n t 106-185-8 134-230-11 100-149 Receiving Yards Average Per Pass 6.9 7.0 Brady Rose (12-119-0) - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Average Per Catch 12.1 12.0 150-199 Receiving Yards Average Per Game 213.2 268.0 Josh Angulo (15-164-3 TDs) - 9/24/16 Bemidji State TDs Passing 13 12 TOTAL OFFENSE 3510 2306 200 or more Receiving Yards Total Plays 451 463 Dusty Hovorka (215 yds - 9 Rec.) - 9/24/04 vs. Concordia (Neb.) Average Per Play 7.8 5.0 Player with 3 Receiving Touchdowns Average Per Game 585.0 384.3 Josh Angulo (3) - 9/24/16 at Bemidji State KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 11-268 26-511 100-149 Rushing Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-123 5-42 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-140 8-57 Luke Papilion (12-122-0 TD) - 10/8/16 vs. SW Minnesota State KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.4 19.7 150-199 Rushing Yards PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12.3 8.4 Max Mickey (15-156-3 TD) - 10/8/16 vs. SW Minnesota State INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.7 7.1 200+ Rushing Yards FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 3-2 Max Mickey (14-207-TD) - 9/24/16 vs. Bemidji State PENALTIES-Yards 45-454 36-301 Average Per Game 75.7 50.2 Player Rush for 3 Touchdowns PUNTS-Yards 21-727 39-1607 Max Mickey - 10/8/2016 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Average Per Punt 34.6 41.2 Player rush for 4 Touchdowns Net punt average 31.7 35.5 Luke Papilion - 9-15-2016 vs. Minnesota State Moorhead KICKOFFS-Yards 44-2187 23-1299 Player Rush for 5 Touchdowns Average Per Kick 49.7 56.5 Net kick average 36.4 35.0 Luke Papilion (240 yds - 19 att) - 9/14/13 vs. Northern State TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 3 0 3 1 : 2 9 Kickoff Return for a Touchdown 3RD-DOWN Conversions 33/68 43/101 Kyle Groeneweg (88 yds) - 11/14/15 at Upper Iowat. 3rd-Down Pct 49% 43% Punt Return for a Touchdown 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/4 5/12 John Tidwell (55 yds) - 12/6/15 vs. Central Oklahoma 4th-Down Pct 0% 42% SACKS BY-Yards 20-143 3-27 Interception Return for a touchdown MISC YARDS 0 0 Michael Mehling (36 yds) - 9/17/16 vs. Minot State TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 35 19 Fumble Recovery for a Touchdown FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-4 1-3 David Clark (27 yds) - 11/15/14 vs. Wayne State ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (25-28) 89% (15-21) 71% 500 Yards of Total Offense RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (22-28) 79% (15-21) 71% 562 yards - 10/1/16 at Augustana PAT-ATTEMPTS (33-35) 94% (15-18) 83% 600 Yards of Total Offense ATTENDANCE 5989 11988 670 yards - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Games/Avg Per Game 3/1996 3/3996 30 First Downs Neutral Site Games 0/0 37 - 10/8/16 vs. Southwest Minnesota State Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Last Shutout Sioux Falls 48 55 90 59 0 252 36-0 -- 9/20/14 vs. St. Cloud State Opponents 21 61 17 33 0 132 Last Time Shutout 55-0 --12/3/05 at Carroll, 55-0 Held Opponent under 100 yards Total Offense vs. SD School of Mines and Technology, 70, 10/22/11 Held Opponent under 50 yards Total Offense vs. Nebraska-Wesleyan, 28, 9/5/09 Held Opponent to negative yards in Total Offense vs. Northwestern, -4, 11/1/08 Returned 2 Interceptions for TDs vs. Bemidji, 9/13/14 - David Clark, 40; Cameron Ostrom, 88. Two Deep Charts -- #6/6 Sioux Falls at Winona State USF OFFENSE WINONA STATE DEFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 15 Luke Papilion 6-5 221 Sr. DE 6 Michael Ferrante 6-1 260 So. 9 Corbin Lawler 6-3 211 Sr. 99 Alex Evans 6-4 265 RFr. RB 3 Justin Fulks 5-10 188 Sr. NG 11 Michael Gomez 6-0 270 Rfr. 22 Max Mickey 5-9 185 Jr. 95 Cole LaLiberty 6-2 315 Rfr. HB 5 Brady Rose 6-0 210 Sr. DT 96 Lauden Wood 6-2 270 Sr. 10 Andy Buchele 6-3 210 Jr. 11 Michael Gomez 6-0 270 Rfr. TE 85 Nicholas Stanke 6-3 241 Jr. OLB 7 Nick Pridgeon 6-5 230 So. 84 Clint Sigg 6-4 236 So. 43 Joseph Tuismaseve 5-11 200 Sr. WR 8 Josh Angulo 6-0 209 Sr. LB 8 Mike Imperiale 6-2 233 Jr. 16 Kyle Athmann 5-11 183 Sr. 46 Ryan Bruesewitz 6-1 230 So. WR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Sr. LB 45 Aikan Major 6-1 230 Jr. 6 Erik Albeck 6-3 229 Sr. 33 Travis Frank 6-3 230 Sr. RT 67 Jesse Springer 6-4 250 Jr. LB 44 Jarrett Wood 6-3 245 Sr. 66 Durante Foote 6-1 317 Sr. 55 Austin Opfer 6-1 216 Sr. RG 73 Antonio Green 6-3 294 Sr. SS 20 Cam Gavin 6-1 175 Fr. 74 Nolan Kern 6-4 304 R-Fr. 24 Justin Gross 6-2 180 Rfr. C 77 Trevor Wescott 6-5 268 Sr. FS 23 Andrew Spencer 6-1 210 Jr. 71 Terry Huber 6-4 297 Sr. 21 Nick Taylor 6-1 190 Jr. LG 71 Terry Huber 6-4 297 Sr. CB 1 Sir’Vegaias Steele 5-9 190 Sr. 72 Elijah Perine 6-3 267 R-Fr. 22 Cole Monckton 5-10 170 So. RT 78 Trey Pipkins 6-7 290 So. CB 4 Anthony Catanese 5-10 190 Jr. 62 Connor Schissel 6-4 251 R-Fr. 29 Romario Gayle 5-11 180 Fr. WINONA STATE OFFENSE USF DEFENSE Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. QB 19 Jack Nelson 6-5 225 Sr. DL 52 Zack Tamburo 5-11 281 Sr. 13 Darren Beenken 6-3 210 Jr. 55 Spencer Hollie 6-5 355 Jr. RB 34 Paul Preston 5-4 175 Sr. DL 91 Brian Mayberry 6-4 270 Jr. 9 Jordan Kos 5-11 210 Sr. 93 Pedro Sibiea 6-3 286 Gr. TE 89 Nick Margiotta 6-4 265 Sr. DE 69 Evan Gentry 6-3 252 Sr. 87 Abe Folkerts 6-4 265 Sr. 90 Logan Dykstra 6-1 247 So. WR 88 Cameron Johnson 6-3 227 Sr. DE 44 Westly Johnson 6-5 210 Sr. 27 Joel Hinke 5-91 200 Jr. 45 Drew Jackson 6-3 257 Sr. WR 12 Will Claussen 6-1 205 So. LB 40 Nathan Lucs 6-0 217 Sr. 15 Elliott Cox 6-0 200 So. 24 Trevor Coleman 6-2 195 Jr. FB 40 Zach Olstad 5-11 245 Jr. LB 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 208 Jr. 31 Jack DeGroot 6-1 210 Rfr. 35 Connor Schoepp 5-10 210 Sr. LT 67 Tyler Lund 6-3 305 Sr. LB 31 Michael Mehling 5-11 200 Sr. 72 TJ Bartles 6-4 288 Jr. 42 Jess Williams 6-0 205 Jr. LG 74 Collin Valley 6-3 280 So. SS 25 Josh Butler 6-0 179 Jr. 77 Joel Isenberger 6-4 290 Sr. 20 Jeff Harman 6-0 203 Jr. C 66 Vince Fallico 6-2 302 Jr. FS 32 Joe Rodino 5-10 192 Rfr. 54 Zach Zangl 6-1 273 So. 17 Marques Mosley 6-0 185 Sr. RG 78 Jacob Gronholz 6-3 281 Jr. CB 2 Cliff Redmond 5-11 175 Sr. 70 Max Mueller 6-3 270 So. 38 Austin Schaffer 6-1 195 Jr. RT 76 Joel Miller 6-6 295 Rfr. CB 18 Delvin Batiste 5-11 192 Sr. 57 Chris Whitfield 6-5 290 Jr. 4 Shaquan Whitaker 5-11 182 Jr. WINONA STATE SPECIALISTS USF SPECIALISTS Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. Yr. K 36 Carter McCauley 6-1 215 Jr. P 83 Stuart Vanden Heuvel 6-2 209 Jr. P 32 Mike Russell 6-0 220 So. PK 47 Brett Garner 5-10 175 Fr. LS 49 Kevin Kolb 6-3 220 Sr. H 16 Kyle Athmann 5-11 183 Sr. KR 5 Jake Balliu 5-9 175 Rfr. LS 19 Kyle Campiotti 5-10 208 Jr. 3 Tanner Gran 5-9 175 Fr. PR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Jr. KR 5 Jake Balliu 5-9 175 Rfr. KR 11 Kyle Groeneweg 5-10 185 Jr. 17 Marques Mosley 6-0 185 Sr. 2014 - 10 TDs - 7 Defense Defensive - Special Teams TDs 9-13-2014 -- David Clark, 40-yard interception return at Bemidji State During head coach Jed Stugart’s tenure at USF, beginning in 2010, the (Bemidji, Minn.), 2nd Q. Cougars have recorded 36 defensive/special teams TDs. Among the scores are 24 by the defense alone or nearly four per year. Of those scores 18 have 9-13-2014 -- Cameron Ostrom, 88-yard interception return at Bemidji been made at Bob Young Field and 18 on the road on neutral fields. Solo- State (Bemidji, Minn.), 4th Q. mon St. Pierre has had six interception returns while John Tidwell has four scores, including one interception return (72) and three punt returns (55, 9-13-2014 -- Devin Flesher, 0-yard fumble return at Bemidji State (Bemi- 78, 77). David Clark had four defensive/special teams TDs while Michael dji, Minn.), 4th Q. Hicks had three (all punt or kickoff returns) whileAngelo Pree, Robert Virgil, Cam Ostrom and Kyle Groeneweg had two TDs each. In the DII era 9-27-2014 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 76-yard interception return vs. Minnesota (since 2012), the Cougars have had 26 defense/special teams TDs with 19 State Moorhead, 3rd Q. by the defense. 10-18-2014 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 35-yard interception return vs Southwest 2010 - 3 TDs - 2 Defense Minnesota State, 2nd Q. 9-4-2010 -- Adam Lopez, 0-yard fumble recovery at Northwestern (Or- ange City, Iowa) College, 4th Q. 10-18-2014 -- David Clark 93-yard kickoff return vs, Southwest Minnesota State, 4th Q. 9-18-2010 -- Adam Lopez, 69-yard punt return vs. Doane College, 1st Q. 10-25-2014 -- Cameron Ostrom, 35-yard fumble return at Winona State 10-16-2010 -- Zach Holmes 29 yard interception return vs. Morningside (Winona, Minn.), 4th Q. College, 1st Q. 11-15-2014 -- John Tidwell, 78-yard punt return vs Wayne State, 1st Q. 11-13-2010 -- Team Safety vs. Concordia, Neb., 2nd Q. 11-15-2014 -- David Clark, 27-yard fumble return vs Wayne State, 3rd Q. 2011 - 7 TDs - 3 Defense 9-17-2011 -- Angelo Pree, 31-yard interception return at McNeese State 12-6-2014 --John Tidwell, 55-yard punt return vs. Central Oklahoma (Lake Charles, La.), 3rd Quarter (Excelsior Springs, Mo.), 1st Q.

9-24-2011 -- Robert Virgil, 18-yard interception return at Minot State 2015 - 9 TDs - 6 Defense (Minot, N.D.), 1st Quarter 9-19-2015 --David Clark, 33-yard interception return vs. Minnesota-Du- luth, 1st Q. 10-15-2011 -- Angelo Pree, 9-yard blocked punt return vs, Black Hills State, 1st Quarter 10-3-2015 -- Kyle Groeneweg, 99-yard kickoff return @ Wayne State (Wayne, Neb.), 1st Q. 10-15-2011 -- Michael Hicks, 85-yard punt return vs, Minot State, 3rd Quarter 10-3-2015 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 77-yard interception return @ Wayne State (Wayne, Neb.), 3rd Q. 10-22-2011 -- Michael Hicks, 90-yard punt return vs, SD Mines, 1st Quarter 10-24-2015 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 24-yard interception return vs. Augusta- na, 3rd Q. 10-22-2011 -- Team Safety vs. SD Mines, 2nd Q. 10-24-2015 -- Drew Jackson, 21-yard interception return vs. Augustana, 10-29-2011 -- Robert Virgil, 18-yard fumble return vs, Minot State, 4th Q. 4th Q.

2012 - 5 TDs - 4 Defense 11-14-2015 -- Kyle Athmann, 16-yard blocked punt return at Upper Iowa 9-15-2012 -- Robert Virgil, PAT return @ Minot State (Minot N.D.), 3rd Q. (Fayette, Iowa), 1st Q.

9-15-2012 -- Brett Jensen, 34-yard interception return @Minot State 11-14-2015 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 24-yard interception return at Upper (Minot, N.D.), 4th Q. Iowa (Fayette, Iowa), 1st Q.

9-22-2012 -- Eric Anderson, 28-yard interception return vs, Bemidji State, 11-14-2015 -- Kyle Groeneweg, 88-yard kickoff return at Upper Iowa 4th Q. (Fayette, Iowa), 2nd Q.

10-26-2012 -- Jonathan Talbot, 77-yard interception return vs, Upper Iowa, 11-14-2015 -- John Tidwell, 72-yard interception return at Upper Iowa 2nd Q (Fayette, Iowa), 3rd Q.

10-26-2012 -- Nick Bonte, 42-yard kickoff return vs, Upper Iowa, 4th Q. 2016 -- 1 TD - 1 Defense 9-17-2014 -- Michael Mehling, 36-yard interception return at Minot State, 11-10-2012 -- John Tidwell, 77-yard punt return vs, Wayne State, 2nd Q. 3rd Q.

2013 - 1 TDs - 1 Defense 11-16-2013 -- Solomon St. Pierre, 70-yard interception return @ Wayne State (Wayne, Neb.), 2nd Q. Winona State on Oct. 10…set a career high with 413 passing yards with five TD passes against Winona State on Oct. 10…has recorded 456 car- Harlon Hill Candidate ries for 3,036 is 7th all-time at USF...became USF’s all-time rusher as a quarterback with his 163 yards vs. Bemidji State pushing him past Dax Michelena (2710 for Michelena)...recorded 11 100-yard rushing games #15 Luke Papilion (5th all-time) with a high of 240 yards and five TDs in his first home start QB, 6-5, 221, Sr. in 2013 vs. Northern State… also has 20 games of 75 yards rushing or more with 13 games of 90 yards rushing or more…in three plus seasons, Denver, Colo., Cherry Creek has thrown for 200 yards or more 23 times…completed a career-best 32 ~ Two-time Harlon Hill finalist passes on a career-best 51 attempts for 279 yards in 23-16 playoff loss to Henderson State…set a career-best with six passing TDs against Con- ~ Two-time All-NSIC cordia St. Paul (10/31/16) on the road (20-33-306 yards)…has recorded ~ 2014 NSIC Player of the Year five TDs passing or more three times (U-Mary, 5 TDs, 10/5/16; Wino- na State, 5 TDs, 10/10/16; Concordia St. Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/16)…only ~ 2015 Preseason NSIC POY USF player in school history with 300 yards passing (313) and 100 yards ~ All Good Works Nominee rushing (125) vs MSUM in 2014. 2016: Has lcombined 20 TDs (10 pass, 10 rush) ...had 235 yards in to- ~ 4th Team All-American, 2014 tal offense vs. SCSU, 9-1-16. ..completed 10-of-20 passes for 171 yards RUSHING and TD throws of 64 and seven yards vs SCSU...had eight carries for 64 G Att. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G yards and two TDs with a long run of 39 yards vs. SCSU...set a school 2013 6 108 738 14 53 6.8 123.0 record for quarterbacks by getting his 8th 100-yard rushing game with 2014 12 153 804 6 47 5.3 67.0 16 carries for 149 yards and four TDs, including a 55-yard scoring run... 2015 12 122 854 7 56 7.0 71.2 completed 11-27 passes for 160 yards and two TDs with four interceptions vs. MSUM...rushed seven times for 101 yards (14.4 average) with 2016 6 73 640 10 72 8.8 106.7 two TDs...completed 10-of-22 passes for 125 yards with a TD vs. Minot TTL 36 456 3,036 37 72 6.7 82.1 State...completed 23-of-41 passes for 229 yards with two TDs and two PASSING inteerceptions in a 37-36 win over Bemidji State...had a 46-yard TD run Yr. G Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/g Eff. in the win at Bob Young Field...rushed 13 times for 41 yards and a three- 2013 6 68-150-6 820 6 51 45.3 136.7 96.5 yard TD run while completing 22-of-30 passes for 280 yards and TDs of 16 and 56 yards...completed 25-of-37 passes for 242 yards and a TD vs 2014 12 227-361-11 2779 26 60 62.9 231.6 145.2 SMSU (10/8/16)...ranks third nationally in yards per carry at 8.8... ranks 2015 12 242-411-12 3184 30 84 58.9 265.3 142.2 22nd nationally with 640 rushing yards and ranks ninth in rushing TDs 2016 6 101-177-8 1207 10 64 57.1 201.2 123.9 with 10 while sitting 10th in points responsible for with 120 and is 12th TTL 36 638-1,099-37 7990 72 84 58.1 215.9 134.0 in points responsible per game at 20.0...rank 16th in DII in scoring 10.0 TOTAL OFFENSE points per game. G Rush Pass Total Avg/g 2015: ranked 10th in DII with 336.5 yards per game and was the only 2013 6 738 820 1558 259.7 NSIC player with 4K in total offense with school record 4,038 (Kurtiss 2014 12 804 2779 3583 298.6 Riggs, 1996, 3,932)…is a has led NSIC in total offense in consecutive 2015 12 854 3184 4038 336.5 seasons...finished eighth nationally in points responsible for with 222 2016 6 640 1207 1847 307.8 and 16th in points responsible hfor per game at 18.5…finished first in the NSIC and 12th nationally in passing TDs with 30… completed TTL 36 3036 7790 11026 306.3 242-of-411 passes for 3,184 yards and a league-high 30 TDs…averaged SCORING 265.31 yards per game…threw for 200 or more yards 10 times in 12 G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. games…four times had 300 yards passing or more…set a school total 2013 6 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 84 12.0 offense record of 506 yards, including a career best 413 yards passing, 2014 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 36 3.0 in a 51-30 win over Winona State on Oct. 10 at Bob Young Field… has recorded five TDs passing or more three times (U-Mary, 5 TDs, 10/5/15; 2015 12 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.5 Winona State, 5 TDs, 10/10/15; Concordia St. Paul, 6 TDs, 10/31/15)… 2016 6 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 60 10.0 accounted for five or more TDs four times, including twice recording TTL 36 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 222 6.2 six TDs (rushing and passing) in a game…completed 15-of-26 passes for 266 yards and three TDs while rushing eight times for 65 times CAREER: Returns for senior season as NSIC’s only active two-time against U-Mary (9/5/15)…completed 17-of-34 passes for 244 yards and Harlon Hill candidate…one of 165 student-athletes and one of two from five TDs vs. Minnesota-Crookston (9-12-15)…had 15 completions on NSIC, named nominee for the All State-AFCA Good Works Team... 28 attempts for 218 yards and no TDs while rushing seven times for stands 29-7 as a starter, including 6-0 in 2016...with 364 yards, added to 125 yards and two TDs in defeating #7 Minnesota-Duluth (9-19-15), all-time USF total offense mark with 11,026 yards (1,555 plays, 7.09 av- 35-31 at Bob Young Field…completed 15-of-23 passes for 157 yards and erage)...threw for 242 yards against SMSU (10/8/16) to extend his USF’s two TDs with 11 carries for 77 yards and no TDs vs. Northern State career passing yardage record to 7,790 yards…owns two of the top 10 (9-23-15)…hit on 20-of-30 passes for 311 yards and three TDs with seasonal passing yardage totals in school history with his 3,184 total in four carries for 19 yards and two TDs against Wayne State (9-30-15)… 2015 ranking seventh and his 2,779 passing yards in 2014 ninth…has completed 26-of-41 passes for a career-best 413 yards and five passing completed school record 638-of-1,099 passes for 7, 990 yards with 72 TDs against Winona State (10-10-15), accounting for a career-best and TDs in his career…completions, attempts and yards are all USF all-time school record 506 yards in total offense…had 13 carries for 93 yards and marks....has led the NSIC in total offense in consecutive seasons (4,038, a TD vs. WSU, accounting for six total TDs…was 20-of-34 for 225 yards 2015; 3,583, 2014)…owns USF game records in total offense (509 vs. and two TDs with 17 carries for 92 yards and a TD against Southwest Winona State, 10//10/2015), passes attempted (51 vs. Henderson State, Minnesota State (10-17-15)…completed 23-of-36 passes for 269 yards 11/21/15)... was named first team All-NSIC and became USFs first-ever and a TD while rushing 15 times for 87 yards vs. Augustana (10-24- NSIC Offensive Player of the Year in 2014…named second team All- 15)…hit on 20-of-33 passes for 306 yards with a career-best six TDs NSIC in 2015…… has a combined 109 TDs (2nd in school history, Dax passes and rushed three times for 38 yards against Concordia-St. Paul Michelena, 1997-01, 119 TDs)… seven times has 200 yards passing and (10-31-15)…was 21-of-43 for 165 yards and no TDs with 13 carries for 100 yards rushing in a game...has 23 career games of 300 yards in total 68 yards against #1 Minnesota State (11/7/15)…hit 18-of 32 passes for offense with two over 400 and the career-best, school record of 506 vs. 331 yards and three TDs with 10 carries for 61 yards vs. Upper Iowa (11/14/15)…completed a career best 32 passes on a career best 51 at- yards with three TDs and one interception…also rushed 19 times for tempts for 279 yards with 17 carries for 67 yards and a TD. 157 yards and two TDs against the Warriors…finished rookie campaign 2014: named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year and All-NSIC first team ranked sixth in the NSIC (24th nationally) with 14 rushing touchdowns. after completing 227-of-361 passes for 2,779 yards (6th, NSIC) and 26 HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cherry Creek...lettered four times in foot- TDs…)....named 4th team All-American by BeyondSportsNetwork. ball for the Bruins...named to All-Colorado and Centennial all-league com...also named to second team on the BeyondSportsNetwork.com teams as a senior...accumulated 1,939 yards (1,441 pass/498 rush) of All Super Region 3 squad...selected to the Don Hansen All Super Re- total offense and 21 TDs (9 pass/12 rush) in 2012-13... tabbed Credit gion 3 team...had a 145.22 passing efficiency ranking, which ranked first Union of Colorado Extra Credit Player of the Week...earned all-league in the NSIC and 30th nationally…ranked in top 30 nationally in seven honorable mention recognition for racking up 1,758 yards of total of- categories…ranked 23rd nationally and second in the NSIC in comple- fense during his junior season...added 15 TDs as a junior... also a stand- tion percentage at 62.9%...ranked 26th in DII, 3rd in NSIC with 26 TDs out lacrosse player for the Bruins...all-league defensemen... four-year passing and was 21st in DII and third in the league in points respon- academic all-state honoree for both football and lacrosse...maintained sible for with 194…also ranked 32nd in DII for points responsible for a 3.75 GPA. per game at 16.2…ranked fifth in the NSIC and 31st nationally in total PERSONAL: Son of Pete and Linda Papilion...born March 7, 1994... offense at 298.6 yards per game (3,583 yards on 514 plays)…had 153 has two brothers, Danny and Tommy...brother Tommy played outside carries for 804 yards and six TDs…804 yards rushing was second most linebacker at Colorado...favorite athlete is Drew Brees...business admin- among league quarterbacks…five times had three or more…had 68 istration major. yards rushing or more seven times with 100 yards rushing three times… threw for a career-best 318 yards and three TDs along with 17 carries for 100 yard rushing games (11) 125 yards and two TDs vs. MSUM (9/27/14) – only player in league with 10-18-16 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 12-122-0 TDs 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in single game in 2014...only 9-24-16 -- Bemidji State, 17-163-TD QB in NSIC to rushing for 125 yards and throw for 300 in same game... 9-17-16 -- Minot State, 7-101-2 TDs completed a career-high 27 passes on a career-best 40 pass attempts for 9-10-16 -- Minnesota State Moorhead, 16-149-4 TDs 318 yards vs. MSUM…also had 100-yards rushing vs. Augustana (18- 9-19-15 -- Minnesota-Duluth, 7-125-2 TDs (career best 56, 17) 130-0 TDs, 10/11/14) and Winona State (21-121-2 TDs)...hit a season 10-25-14 -- Winona State, 21-121-2 TDs best 88.9 percent of his passes (8-9-117 yards) and had two TD passes 10-11-14 -- Augustana, 18-130-0 TDs in season-opening win over Minot State (9/6/14) despite playing only 9-27-14 -- Minnesota State-Moorhead, 17-125-2 TDs into second quarter…hit on 22-of-38 passes for 282 yards with a TD vs. 9-14-13 -- Northern State, 19-240-5 TDs SMSU (11/18/14) and also had 14 carries for 75 yards…completed 13- 10-5-13 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 27-194-3 TDs of-22 passes for 225 yards with a career-best four TDs, including a ca- 10-12-13 -- Winona State, 19-157-2 TDs reer-best 60-yard pitch-and-catch with Josh Angulo against Wayne State Games with 300 yards total offense (23) (11/15/14)…hit 23-of-33 passes for 247 yards with three TDs vs. Con- 2016 (4) cordia St. Paul (10/4/14)…had a career-high 23 carries (26 yards) while 9-10-2016 -- MSUM, 43 plays, 309 (160 pass, 149 rush), 6 TDs (4 by rush, completing 21-of-32 passes for 250 yards with two TDs and two inter- 2 by pass) ceptions in 27-14 loss at #1 Minnesota State, Mankato...had 11 carries 9-24-2016 -- Bemidji State, 58 plays, 392 yards (229 pass, 173 rush), 3 TDs for 76 yards and a TD along with hitting 26-of-33 passes for 287 yards (2 by pass) and three TDs vs. Upper Iowa (11/8/14)…completed 19-of-33 passes 10-1--2016 -- Augustana, 43 plays, 321 yards (280 passing, 41 rush), 3 TDs for 224 yards with three TDs and had 10 carries for 85 yards in earning (one rush, two pass) MVP honors in the Mineral Water Bowl (42-10 USF win on 12/6/14. 10-8-2016 -- SMSU, 49 plays, 364 yards (242 passing, 122 rushing, 1 TD, (pass TD) 2013 (FRESHMAN): Posted a 3-3 record as a starter…completed 68-of- 2015 (10) 150 passes for 820 yards and six TDS…record 108 carries for 738 yards 9-5-15 -- U-Mary, 34 plays, 331 yards (266 pass, 65 rush), 3 TDs (all passing) and 14 TDs on the ground, the most by a Cougar since current CFL 9-12-15 -- Minnesota-Crookston, 38 plays, 306 yards (244 passing, 62 running back Chevon Walker (Ottawa RedBlacks) had 14 in 2010… rushing), 5 TDs (all passing) averaged 6.8 yards per carry and 105.4 yards per game…completed 13 9-19-15 -- #7 Minnesota-Duluth, 35 plays, 343 (125 rushing, 218 passing), of 27 passes for 108 yards and one interception in the season opener 2 TDs (both by rushing) against Minnesota Duluth…rushed for 240 yards and five touchdowns 10-3-15 -- Wayne State, 34-330 (19 rushing, 311 passing), 5 TDs (3 by pass, in his first home start to lead the Cougars to a rousing 45-37 win against 2 by rush) Northern State… the win was Sioux Falls’ first over its former South Da- 10-10-15 -- Winona State, 54 plays, 506 yards (413 passing, 93 rushing), 6 kota Intercollegiate Conference rival and new NSIC foe since 1934… TDs (five by pass, one by rush) no one in a Cougar jersey, regardless of position, had rushed for three 10-17-15 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 51 plays, 317 yards, 3 TDs (2 by touchdowns since Lorenzo Brown ran all over Northwestern College on pass, 1 by rush) Halloween night in 2009… became the first Cougar to accumulate more 10-24-15 -- Augustana, 38 plays, 356 yards, 1 TD (1 by pass) than 200 yards on the ground since former NAIA first team All-Amer- 10-31-15 -- Concordia St. Paul, 36 plays, 344 yards, 6 TDs (6 by pass) ican Mike Dvoracek (2005)…was named the USA College Football 11-14-15 -- Upper Iowa, 42 plays, 393 yards, 3 TDs Rookie of the Week for the record-breaking performance… complet- 11-22-15 -- Henderson State, 68 plays, 346, TD ed 19-of-29 passes for 95 yards with two picks in the loss at U-Mary, 2014 (6) where he also rushed for 83 yards and a 5-yard TD run that opened 9-27-14 -- MSU, Moorhead, 57 plays, 443 yards (318 passing, 125 rushing), scoring versus the Marauders…hit Carrington Hanna on a 31-yard 5 TDs (three by pass, two by rush) bomb in the second quarter of USF’s 52-7 blowout of Minnesota Crook- 10-11-14 -- Augustana, 52 plays, 34y yards, TD (TD pass) ston for his first-career TD pass…finished the game 12-for-23 for 155 10-18-14 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 52 plays, 357 yards (75 by rush- yards with two interceptions and one TD…also rushed for 77 yards on ing, 282 by pass), 2 TDs (2 by pass) 13 attempts with two TDs against the Golden Eagles…led the way for 10-25-14 -- Winona State, 53 plays, 351 yards (121 rushing, 230 passing) USF’s 55-48 shootout win against Southwest Minnesota State, complet- 11-8-14 -- Upper Iowa, 44 plays, 363 yards (76 rushing, 287 passing), 4 TDs ing 9-of-21 passes for 168 yards and two TDS…connected with Wes (three by pass, one by rush) Smith on a 51-yard strike on the sixth play from scrimmage vs SMSU 12-6-14 -- Central Oklahoma (Mineral Water Bowl), 43 plays, 309 yards (85 for longest TD pass of his career…also went for 194 rushing yards on a rushing, 224 passing). season-high 27 attempts with three TDs…rallied the team from a 48-45 2013 (3) fourth-quarter deficit by leading consecutive scoring drives, including 9-14-13 -- Northern State, 44 plays, 334 yards, 5 TDs (all by rush) 17-yard game-winning TD run with 44 seconds to play…accounted for 10-5-13 -- Southwest Minnesota State, 48 plays, 362 yards, 5 TDs (3 by five TDs in a narrow 45-40 home loss to Winona State before suffering a rush, 2 by pass) season-ending injury…completed 16-of-25 passes for a career-high 200 10-12-13 -- Winona State, 44 plays, 357 yards, 5 TDs (3 by pass, 2 by rush) pass reception total in Cougar history… tied a career best 10 catches vs. Augustana on Oct. 24 and vs. Concordia St. Paul on Players to watch Oct. 31… recorded a career best 159 yards receiving (10 catches) vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… caught a career best three touchdowns on two occasions vs. Winona St. on Oct. 10 and vs. #5 Brady Rose Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… had 10 catches for 117 yards vs. Augustana in the “Key to the City” game on Oct. 24… hauled in WR, 6-0, 205, Sr. eight catches for 112 yards vs. Wayne State on Oct. 3… 73.3 re- Cumberland, Wis, Cumberland ceiving yards per game… ranked 10th in NSIC in receiving yards per game… ranked 9th in NSIC in scoring TDs… caught four or more catches seven times with two games of 10 catches… ~ 2nd Team All NSIC, 2015 recorded three games of 100 or more receiving yards… had a ~ Ranks top 10 alltime in all longest reception of 84 yards vs. Concordia St. Paul on Oct. 31… three receiving categories named to the NSIC All-Academic Team ~ 2nd Team Academic All-American by CoSIDA 2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Started all 12 games at H-back…had a team-high 62 catches for 772 yards and six TDs… his 62 receptions tied Zach Rutten (2001) for the 12th best sin- Receiving gle season pass reception total in Cougar history...recorded a G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G career best 10 catches for 90 yards and two TDs vs Upper Iowa 2013 10 8 39 0 11 0.8 3.9 (11/8)… had career-best 99 yards receiving (7 catches) vs. Mi- not State (9/6)…had six catches for 40 yards vs. Bemidji State 2014 12 62 772 6 45 5.16 64.3 (9/13)...hauled in eight catches for 88 yards in the win over Con- 2015 12 62 880 10 84 5.16 73.3 cordia-St. Paul (10/4) at Bob Young Field...also had six catches for 2016 6 35 506 2 64 5.8 84.3 86 yards in home win over Southwest Minnesota State (10/18)... against SMSU had a career-best 45-yard reception...also had TTL 40 167 2,197 18 84 4.2 54.9 five catches for 64 yards and a TD in the win over Wayne State Scoring (11/8)...recorded three catches for 49 yards and a 30-yard TD in G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. the “Key to the City” win over Augustana (11/11) at Kirkeby-Over 2013 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.4 Stadium...ranked eighth in catches per game in NSIC at 5.17 average… recorded six receptions or more in a game five times... 2014 12 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 36 3.0 had nine games with at least four catches and four games with at 2015 12 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 60 5.0 least 80 yards receiving...had eight games of at least 50 yards re- 2016 6 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 2,0 ceiving...recorded six catches of 25 yards or more...also recorded TTL 40 22 4 18 0 0 0 0 132 3.3 two tackles...named Academic All-NCC and named Vucerevich Rushing School of Business “Outstanding Sports Management Student.” G Att. Yds. TD Lng avg/c avg/g 2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Ranked third on the squad with 2013 10 76 319 4 52 4.2 31.9 319 yards rushing on 76 carries, an average of 4.2 yards with four 2014 12 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.5 TDs…caught eight passes for 39 yards and hauled in a pass in 2015 12 3 20 0 10 6.7 1.7 each of the Cougars’ last four contests… came off the bench to 2016 5 12 64 0 34 5.3 10.7 rush six times for 23 yards including his first career TD, a one- yard burst into the endzone that capped the Cougars’ scoring TTL 38 92 409 4 52 4.4 10.2 in their 52-7 rout of Minnesota Crookston…rushed for 30 yards CAREER: Has recorded 167 catches for 2,197 yards and 18 re- on eight attempts at SMSU…carried 11 times for 54 yards in- ceiving TDs in career…has 22 total TDs (4 rushing)...has had 20 cluding a 21-yard rush vs. Winona State…had nine carries for 29 games with at least four catches...his 167 catches is sixth and yards at Concordia-St. Paul…rushed for 16 yards on six attempts 2,197 yards sixth all-time in receiving at USF...has five 100-yard against Augustan…made his first career start against No. 1 Min- receiving and one 100-yard rushing games...only player on ros- nesota State and finished with 42 yards on 11 carries with a TD… ter with both 100-yard rushing and 100-yard receiving game... had a career day in USF’s season finale at Wayne State, where his 18 TDs rank 10th all-time for receiving TDs all-time at USF.. he carried the ball 15 times for 111 yards and two TDs (all ca- has caught, rushed and thrown a TD pass...named second team reer-highs)…had a 52-yard TD scamper in that contest, also a All-NSIC and also selected second team Academic All-American career-best effort. from CoSIDA. 2012 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. 2016 (SENIOR): has had five or more catches in three of five games... had a season-best seven catches for a career-high 163 HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Cumberland...four-year letter win- yards and a TD (64 yards)...also for the first time in his career, ner in football...accumulated a total of 5,111 career yards (3,298 threw a TD pass (39 yards to Kyle Groeneweg) in 49-13 win over rushing and 1,813 receiving) and 71 TDs...rushed for 1,450 SCSU (9/1/16)...had five catches for 60 yards and five carries yards and 29 TDs, while recording 37 receptions for 597 yards for 49 yards, including a 34-yard run against MSUM (9/10/16)... and three TDs, earning all-state honorable mention, all-region, had three catches for 62 yards and a TD against Minot State all-Northwest, all-Pioneer Press and all-conference honors as (9/17/16)...had one catch for 11 yards against Bemidji State a senior...selected to play in 2012 Wisconsin Football Coaches (9/24/16)...had seven receptions for 91 yards vs. Augustana Association All-Star Game...four-year letter winner in basketball (10/1/16)...had a career-best 12 catches for 119 yards in win over and was named all-conference during his senior campaign... Southwest Minnesota State (10/8/16). two-time letter winner in baseball and one-year letter winner in track & field...member of the National Honor Society...graduated 2015 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): named second team All-NSiC and with honors. also selected second team Academic All-American from Co- SIDA...appeared in 12 games… recorded 62 catches for 880 PERSONAL: Son of Barry & Tammy Rose...born Nov. 1, 1993... yards… caught 10 TDs… 62 receptions tied Zach Rutten (2001) has two brothers, Cody and Payton…double major in business and his own previous season for the 12th best single season administration and sports management...volunteer basketball ceiving ranks 14th all-time at USF for a season...had a season total of 898 all purpose yards and averaged 74.8 yards per game…logged a Players to Watch season high seven receptions for 142 yards including three TDs (69, 25, 25) at the Mineral Water Bowl vs. Central Oklahoma (12/6/14)… against UCO caught a career-best 69-yard TD pass from senior running back Nephi Garcia and a pair of 25-yard TDs from Luke Papil- #8 Josh Angulo ion...had seven receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown defeating WR, 6-0, 200, Sr. Winona State (10/25/14) 41-28…hauled in a 14 –yard and 60-yard TD against Wayne State (11/15/14) defeating them 63-28…record- Sioux Falls, SD, SF Roosevelt ed a 31-yard TD vs. Bemidji State (9/13/14)…posted career best nine catches for 120 yards and a two-yard TD vs. MSU Moorhead (9/27/14) in a 73-21 win … recorded four catches and a pair of TD ~ 2nd Team All NSIC, 2014 receptions with a 38-9 victory over Concordia 38-9 (10/4/14)…seven ~ HM, All-NSIC, 2015 times had five or more catches in a game…recorded two games over 100 yards receiving…had four games with 90 yards or more receiving ~ Ranks top five in all three including seven catches for 90 yards and a TD vs. SCSU...had seven receiving categories catches for 97 yards and a TD vs. #1 Minnesota State...also recorded three catches for 87 yards and two TDs. Receiving G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G 2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw more action in his redshirt freshman season as the year progressed…was the Cougars’ starting 2013 11 26 305 1 37 2.4 27.7 flanker in all 11 contests…caught 26 passes for 305 yards, ranking 2014 12 61 891 12 69 5.1 74.2 fourth on the squad with an 11.7-yard average, with one TD…caught at least one pass in nine of 11 games…earned his first career start in 2015 12 63 919 8 77 5.2 76.6 the season opener at Minnesota-Duluth…notched his first career re- 2016 6 33 389 7 43 5.5 64.8 ception against Northern State, an eight-yard pass from Luke Papil- ion…had just one catch at SMSU but it proved critical, as the 29-yard TTL 41 183 2,504 28 77 4.5 61.1 grab moved USF into Mustang territory on the Cougars’ game-win- Scoring ning drive late in the fourth quarter…held without a reception versus G TD Run Rec Ret XP 2PT FG Ttl Avg. Winona State…caught three passes, including his first career touchdown—a 37-yard strike from Carrington Hanna—for 64 yards…had 2013 11 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 0.7 two receptions for 44 yards in the win over rival Augustana…had his 2014 12 12 0 12 0 0 1 0 74 6.2 best game of the season at Upper Iowa, racking up 12 catches for 126 yards—the highest output of his young career…added one catch for 2015 12 9 1 8 0 0 0 0 54 4.5 12 yards versus no. 1 Minnesota State…logged 16 yards on three re- 2016 6 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 42 7.0 ceptions at Wayne State. TTL 41 29 1 28 0 0 2 0 178 4.3 2012 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. CAREER: Played in 41 games...has career totals of 183 catches (5th HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Roosevelt...participated in hockey all-time at USF) for 2,504 yards (5th all-time at USF) and 28 receiving and football...played football for head coach Kim Nelson…as a se- TDs (tied for 5th all-time at USF)...tied a USF game and set a person- nior team captain helped lead the Rough Riders to the 2011 11AA al mark with 15 receptions for 164 yards and three TDs in a 37-36 state championship en route to State Championship MVP honors… come-from-behind victory over Bemidji State...tied Kalen DeBoer was also named Argus Elite 45, 1st team All-State and Academic All- (Nov. 2, 1996) game receptions mark with 15 catches vs BSU... has six, State…Gatorade South Dakota Football Player of the Year and Mr. 100-yard receiving games...has caught at least one pass in 38 games, Football Nominee. including 34 straight. 2016: Has 33 receptions for 389 yards and seven TDs...had four catch- PERSONAL: Son of Amy and Tim Leeburton...born March 26, es for 46 yards against SMSU (10/8/16) in 48-28 homecoming win... 1994...has three sisters...chiropractic science major…goal is to attend in the 35-20 “Key to the City” win over Augustana (10/1/16) had sev- chiropractic school and receive a master’s degree. en catches for 80 yards and a 16-yard TD reception...has a season-career best 15 catches for 164 yards (1, 4, 43) vs. Bemidji State (37-36 W, 9-24-16)...had two catches for 10 yards and a TD vs. SCSU (9-1-16).... recorded four caches for 71 yards and two TDs against MSUM (9- 10-16) at Bob Young Field...had one catch for 18 yards against Minot State (9-17-16)...has two TDs (37, 43) of 30 yards or more. 2015 (JUNIOR): played in 12 games… recorded 63 receptions for 919 yards including eight TDs… 63 receptions ranks 13th all-time for a season list…919 receiving yards ranks 13th all-time for a season list… averaged 14.6 yards per game… had a season total of 936 all purpose yards and averaged 78.0 yards per game… recorded a season high of 10 catches vs. Henderson St. in the 2015 Division II Football Championship First Round… had a season high of 145 receiving yards on eight catches vs. Winona St. on Oct 10… recorded two touchdowns vs. Minnesota Crookston on Sep. 12… recorded two or more catches in all 12 games… caught a career high 77 yard pass vs. Upper Iowa on Nov. 14… caught four or more passes in… named to the Academic All-NSIC squad 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 12 games…recorded 61 receptions for 891 yards including 12 TDs…averaged 14.6 yards per game…61 receptions ranks 14th all-time for a season. at USF..his 891 yards re- reception in win over Winona State...recorded a season-high 21 carries #22 Max Mickey for 75 yards and a four-yard TD in in the win over Upper Iowa...recorded three carries for 30 yards, including a 21-yard burst in Mineral Wa- RB, 5-9, 185, Jr. ter Bown (42-10 win over Central Oklahoma on Dec. 5)...in Mineral Holden, Mo, Holden HS Water Bwol had two receptions for 22 yards...provided 504 all purpose yards, averaging 45.8 per game. CAREER: has played 29 games with 2013 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted. 296 carries for 1,961 yards and 21 TDs... HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Holden...played four seasons of football also has 34 catches for 235 yards...has for the Eagles...set Missouri single-season rushing record with 3,382 nine 100-yard rushing games with a yards (242 ypg) and 45 TD as a senior...named to 2012 Max Preps Small career-high of 207 vs. Bemidji State on Schools All-American Team...averaged 10.2 yards per carry in 2012... 9/24/16... has 2,245 all purpose yards and tabbed Missouri Football Coaches Association first team all-state and 23 total TDs....also has four TD runs of 2012 C2 Offensive Player of the Year...member of Missouri’s coveted 54 or more yards (70. 72, 75, 54)...has had a reception in 12 straight All-Simone team...Frank Fontana award winner...three-time all-state, games. 2016 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): played in six games...recorded five 100- yard rushing games, including 178, 185, 207, 140 and 156...has had #31 Justin Fulks eight runs of at least 33 yards in all six games...has caught a pass in all RB, 5-10, 188, Sr. six games...amed NSIC Offensive Player of the Week after going for 15 carries on 156 yards and four total TDs (3 by rush) in 48-28 victory over Overland Park, Kan., SMSU on homecoming (10-8-16)...had TD runs of 1, 1, and 54 yards Blue Valley HS/NW Missouri St. against SMSU while hauling in two receptions for 11 yards and a TD... has three straight and five overall 100-yard rushing games..recorded CAREER: has rushed 228 times for 1,254 20 carries for 140 yards and two TDs, including a 42 yard run in 35-20 yards and eight TDs...played for three “Key to the City” victory against Augustana (10/1/16)...had 14 carries straight playoff teams, including 2013 na- for a career-best 207 yards and a TD vs. Bemidji State (9/24/168 )...av- tional champions at NMSU...has 1,142 eraged 14.8 yards per carry vs. Bemidji State...had nine carries for 76 all-purpose yards at USF, including 191 yards and two TDs agnst Minot State (9/17/16)...recorded 15 carries for carries for 1,051 yards and six TDs at USF. 185 yards, including a 42-yard run, against MSU Moorhead (9/10/16)... Career long run is 54 yards...has nine catches for 91 yards and a TD at USF. had 13 carries for 178 yards, including a 35-yard run, vs. St. Cloud State 2016: had 13 carries for 103 yards and a TD vs. SCSU (9/1/16)...rushed eight (9/1/16)...had a 20-yard TD reception vs. SCSU. times for 40 yards vs. MSU Moorhead (9/10/16)...added nine carries for 94 2015 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): appeared in 11 games… record- yards with two catches for 14 yards vs. Minot State (9/17/16)...had a career ed 8131 rushes for 627 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry… totaled best 54-yard run vs. Minot State...added six carries for 31 yards vs. Bemidji nine TDs… had 17 receptions for 92 yards, averaging 5.4 yards per State...recorded eight carries for 81 yards, including 30 yard run in “Key to catch… had a season high of five reception vs. Minnesota Duluth on City” win over Augie...had a career-best 21 carries for 140 yards and two Sep. 19… had a season high 24 yard reception vs. Minnesota Crook- TDs vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10-8-16). ston on Sep. 12… had a best 21 carries for 124 yards including a 70 2015 (JUNIOR): played in 11 games… totaled 126 rushes for 562 yards… yard run and two TDs vs. Minnesota Duluth on Sep. 19… also had a 4.5 yards per carry average… rushed for three touchdowns… averaged 51.1 best 21 carries vs. Northern State on Sep. 26 for 110 yards including yards per gam… recorded six receptions for 79 yards including a touch- one TD… rushed for a career best 149 yards vs. Minnesota Crookston down… averaged 13.2 yards per catch… recorded 641 all-purpose yards… on 20 carries including one touchdown… recorded two touchdown in had a season high 31 carries for 119 yard vs. Winona St. on Oct. 10… rushed two games vs. Mary on Sep. 5 and vs. Minnesota Duluth on Sep. 19… for two touchdowns vs. Mary on Sep. 5… receiving touchdown vs. Upper averaged 57.0 rushing yards per game… recorded seven games of 10 or Iowa on Nov. 14… had more than 10 carries seven times… rushed for more more rushes… recorded three games of 20 or more rushes… rushed than 50 yards seven times… had a longest rush of 30 yards vs. Winona St. for 50 or more yards four times including three games of 100 or more on Oct. 10 yards… returned one kick for 49 yards 2014 (SOPHOMORE): Northwest Missouri - had seven carries for 49 2014 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games…finished the yards & a reception for eight yards on a 10-2 playoff team. season with 95 carries for 403 yards, averaging 4.2 yards per rush… 2013 (FRESHMAN): Northwest Missouri - had 14 receptions for 75 yards recorded four TDs… had nine receptions for 101 yards, averaging and 30 rushes for 154 yards and two TDs for the national champions (15-0). 11.2 yards per catch…had one reception for a season best 26 yards HIGH SCHOOL: was a three-year starter for Blue Valley High School, against St. Cloud State (9/19/14)…recorded 12 carries for career-high earning first-team all-state accolades as a junior and senior...set the school 113 yards and a four-yard TD run in 73-21 against MSU Moorhead record for most yards in a career with 5,111 and touchdowns with 51... (9/27/14)…also against MSUM had a season-best 72-yard run while rushed for 1,800 yards with 21 rushing TDs and 315 receiving yards on 22 also catching two catches for 20 yards...also had 14 carries for 60 yards catches with four TDs in leading Blue Valley to a runner-up finish. as a se- and a one-yard TD run vs. St. Cloud State...also had a season-best 26- nior...had 1,700 yards rushing and 15 TDs, helping the Tigers to a Kansas yard reception vs. SCSU...had 18 carries for 49 yards and an 11-yard 5A State Championship in a 12-1 season as a junior...named second team all-conference as a sophomore after season with 845 yards rushing and nine RUSHING TDs...also qualified in state in the 100 and 200 meters in track and field. G Att. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G 2014 11 95 403 4 70 4.2 36.6 PERSONAL: son of Willis and Cynthia Fulks....media studies major. 2015 11 130 627 9 70 4.8 57.0 2016 6 86 942 8 75 11.00 157.0 TTL 28 311 1,961 21 75 6.3 67.6 RUSHING Receiving G Att. Yds TD Long Avg/C Avg/G G Rec. Yds TD Long Avg./C Avg./G 2013 10 30 154 2 33 5.1 15.4 2014 11 9 101 0 26 0.8 9.2 2014 2 7 49 0 20 7.0 24.5 2015 11 17 92 0 24 1.5 8.4 2015 11 126 562 3 30 4.5 51.1 2016 6 8 42 2 20 1.3 7.0 2016 6 65 489 3 54 7.5 81.5 TTL 28 34 235 2 26 1.2 8.1 TTL 28 228 1,254 8 54 5.5 44.8 All Americans #73 Antonio Green OG, 6-3, 310, Sr. Dublin, Ga, Laurens HS, Evangel

~ Named 1st Team All American by Lindy’s Sports ~ 2-time 1st Team All-NSIC ~ Gene Upshaw Award nominee

CAREER: In two plus seasons at USF, has graded out at 88 percent, allowing just 1.5 sacks while recording 169 knockdowns...in 2015 graded out at 88 percent, allowing no sacks with 54 knockdowns...already in 2016, he has graded out at average of 86 percent with 59.0 knockdowns and no sacks allowed. 2016 (REDSHIRT SENIOR): named pre-season All-American by Lin- dy's Sports Magazine and Game Plan...already in 2016, he has graded out at average of 88 percent with 51 knockdowns and no sacks allowed in five USF wins. 2015 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): did not allow a sack…graded out at 88 per- #44 Westly Johnson cent for the season...recorded 54 knockdowns... candidate for the Gene Upshaw Award…CCA DII All-Region Team…named NSIC All-Con- DE, 6-5, 225, Sr. ference First Team…named to the Don Hansen All-Super Region Three Grand Rapids, Mich., Coll. of Canyons Team…member of one of the nation’s top offensive lines as HERO Sports named the USF offensive line #4 in NCAA DII…member of offensive line ~ Honorable Mention All NSIC that only allowed five sacks all year, good for 1st in NCAA Division II… ~ Ranked 2nd in NSIC and 17th played a key role in an offense that averaged 39.3 points per game, good in DII with 11.5 QB sacks for 16th in NCAA Division II and 3rd in NSIC…offense averaged 472.1 ~ Has 15 career sacks yards per game, ranked 19th in NCAA Division II and 3rd in NSIC… CAREER -- has recorded 15 career sacks, including 3.5 this season scored 472 points…helped lead rush offense of 190.9 yards per game, 5th in five games...has 60 tackles, 476 solo stops, 21.5 TFLs. in NSIC, and a passing offense of 281.2 yards per game, 5th in NSIC… 2016 (SENIOR): Has 15 tackles (12 solo), 5.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks... helped protect Harlon Hill Candidate Luke Papilion… offense generated recorded three tackles, including two solo stops vs SCSU (9/1/16)... 64 TDs… the USF offensive front did not allow a sack in 9-of-12 games… has five tackles with 1.5 sacks (11 yards in losses) and 2.5 TFLs 2014 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Named second team All-NSIC... against MSU Moorhead (9/10/16)...had three tackles, three TFLs also named to second team on the Don Hansen All Super Region 3 and two sacks (18 yards in losses) with a forced fumble against Mi- squad...member of offensive line that paved way for a 1,000 yard rusher not State (9/17/16)...had one tackle vs. Bemidji State (9/24/16)... (Nephi Garcia, 1,190 yards) for second straight year...played key role in collected two tackles and two quarterback hurries in “Key to the City” win over Augustana (10/1/16). offense that had the nation's 7th most points (42.7 ppg) and was 17th best 2015 (JUNIOR): played in 12 games… recorded 35 total tackles, nationally (2nd, NSIC) in total offense at 483.2 yards per game...offense 21 solo and 14 assisted… 16.0 tackles for loss… recorded 11.5 to- scored 512 points...helped lead rush offense (4th, NSIC) that had 2,559 tal sacks with 10 being solo… sacks ranked 2nd in NSIC and 17th rushing yards (213.2.2 yards per game)and 30 TDs (4th NSIC)...also pro- in Division II…forced two fumbles…nine times recorded at least tected NSIC Offensive Player of the Year Luke Papilion...part of offense one sack in a game...had a season high seven tackles, including two that ranked sixth in the NSIC in pass offense, generating 3,239 yards and sacks, against Henderson St on Nov. 21 in the 2015 Division II 29 TDs...part of offensive line that allowed 24 sacks (9th, NSIC) in 12 Football Championship First Round of Playoffs… recorded season games. high 2.5 sacks and also had six tackles vs. Augustana on Oct. 24… 2013 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Evangel University - Started on the 2014: named to the all-conference team while playing for the Col- offensive line. Redshirted at Evangel in 2012. lege of Canyons. HIGH SCHOOL: named all-conference at Grand Rapids Chris- HIGH SCHOOL: All-Region lineman for West Laurens HS…also com- tian...recorded 125 ca- peted in track & field. reer tackles...15 sacks PERSONAL: Born on March 13,1992...son of Antonio Green, Sr. and Te- and 35 TFLs...named resa Taylor...has three brothers (Demetrius, Cornelius and Maleek) and to the Grand Rapids two sisters (Brittany and Kanijah)…sports management major…original- Christian Rotary Club. ly signed with Valdosta State (NCAA-I, FCS) out of high school…inter- PERSONAL: born June ested in a career working with kids or becoming the director of a Boys and 1, 1994...son of Westly Girls Club. Jr., and Savator John- son...has two sisters, Ci- ara and Ashley. 2016 2016 University - Combined of Stats Sioux - Sioux Falls Falls Football Sioux Falls Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 09, 2016) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral * Sept 1, 2016 at SCSU W 49-13 2742 All games 6-0 3-0 3-0 0-0 * Sep 10, 2016 MSU MOORHEAD W 42-21 1810 Conference 6-0 3-0 3-0 0-0 * Sep 17, 2016 at Minot State W 41-14 2131 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 * Sep 24, 2016 #22 BEMIDJI STATE W 37-36 1625 * Oct 01, 2016 at #25 Augustana (SD) W 35-20 7115 Team Statistics USF OPP * Oct 08, 2016 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA W 48-28 2554 FIRST DOWNS 160 130 R u s h i n g 93 42 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P a s s i n g 61 74 Mickey, Max 6 86 957 15 942 11.0 8 75 157.0 P e n a l t y 6 14 Papilion, Luke 6 73 675 35 640 8.8 10 72 106.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 2231 698 Fulks, Justin 6 65 499 10 489 7.5 3 54 81.5 Rushing Attempts 266 233 Rose, Brady 6 12 65 1 64 5.3 0 34 10.7 Average Per Rush 8.4 3.0 Towns, Jason 3 11 33 0 33 3.0 0 15 11.0 Average Per Game 371.8 116.3 Groeneweg, Kyle 6 5 39 6 33 6.6 0 15 5.5 TDs Rushing 21 7 Angulo, Josh 6 2 25 0 25 12.5 0 14 4.2 PASSING YARDAGE 1279 1608 Athman, Kyle 4 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 3.2 C o m p - A t t - I n t 106-185-8 134-230-11 Lawler, Corbin 4 2 6 1 5 2.5 0 6 1.2 Average Per Pass 6.9 7.0 Total 6 266 2312 81 2231 8.4 21 75 371.8 Average Per Catch 12.1 12.0 Opponents 6 233 911 213 698 3.0 7 45 116.3 Average Per Game 213.2 268.0 TDs Passing 13 12 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TOTAL OFFENSE 3510 2306 Papilion, Luke 6 123.95 101-177-8 57.1 1207 10 64 201.2 Average Per Play 7.8 5.0 Lawler, Corbin 4 191.03 4-7-0 57.1 33 2 20 8.2 Average Per Game 585.0 384.3 Rose, Brady 6 757.60 1-1-0 100.0 39 1 39 6.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 11-268 26-511 Total 6 129.91 106-185-8 57.3 1279 13 64 213.2 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-123 5-42 Opponents 6 124.64 134-230-11 58.3 1608 12 50 268.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-140 8-57 FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 3-2 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g PENALTIES-Yards 45-454 36-301 Rose, Brady 6 35 506 14.5 2 64 84.3 PUNTS-AVG 21-34.6 39-41.2 Angulo, Josh 6 33 389 11.8 7 43 64.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 3 0 3 1 : 2 9 Groeneweg, Kyle 6 13 230 17.7 2 56 38.3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 33/68 43/101 Mickey, Max 6 8 42 5.2 2 20 7.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/4 5/12 Stanke, Nick 5 7 57 8.1 0 18 11.4 Fulks, Justin 6 4 22 5.5 0 12 3.7 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Athman, Kyle 4 3 19 6.3 0 10 4.8 Redmond, Cliff 4 0 0.0 0 0 Towns, Jason 3 1 9 9.0 0 9 3.0 Batiste, Delvin 2 53 26.5 0 53 Garrow, A.J. 3 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.7 Harman, Jeffrey 2 18 9.0 0 18 Albeck, Erik 4 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Butler, Josh 1 1 1.0 0 1 Total 6 106 1279 12.1 13 64 213.2 Young, Matt 1 32 32.0 0 32 Opponents 6 134 1608 12.0 12 50 268.0 Mehling, Michael 1 36 36.0 1 36

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Garner, Brett 3-4 75.0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 30 0 Vanden Heuvel,S 19 727 38.3 49 1 3 9 0 1 Team 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Mickey, Max 10 ------60 Groeneweg, Kyle 10 123 12.3 0 31 Papilion, Luke 10 ------60 Total 10 123 12.3 0 31 Angulo, Josh 7 ------42 Opponents 5 42 8.4 0 9 Garner, Brett - 3-4 33-35 - - - - - 42 Fulks, Justin 3 ------18 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Groeneweg, Kyle 2 ------12 Groeneweg, Kyle 10 268 26.8 0 62 Rose, Brady 2 ------12 Stanke, Nick 1 0 0.0 0 0 Mehling, Michael 1 ------6 Total 11 268 24.4 0 62 Total 35 3-4 33-35 - - - - - 252 Opponents 26 511 19.7 0 40 Opponents 19 1-3 15-18 0-1 - - - - 132 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Mickey, Max 6 942 42 0 0 0 984 164.0 Sioux Falls 48 55 90 59 0 252 Groeneweg, Kyle 6 33 230 123 268 0 654 109.0 Opponents 21 61 17 33 0 132 Papilion, Luke 6 640 0 0 0 0 640 106.7 Rose, Brady 6 64 506 0 0 0 570 95.0 Fulks, Justin 6 489 22 0 0 0 511 85.2 Angulo, Josh 6 25 389 0 0 0 414 69.0 Stanke, Nick 5 0 57 0 0 0 57 11.4 Batiste, Delvin 6 0 0 0 0 53 53 8.8 Towns, Jason 3 33 9 0 0 0 42 14.0 Mehling, Michael 6 0 0 0 0 36 36 6.0 Total 6 2231 1279 123 268 140 4041 673.5 Opponents 6 698 1608 42 511 57 2916 486.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Papilion, Luke 6 250 640 1207 1847 307.8 Mickey, Max 6 86 942 0 942 157.0 Fulks, Justin 6 65 489 0 489 81.5 Rose, Brady 6 13 64 39 103 17.2 Lawler, Corbin 4 9 5 33 38 9.5 Groeneweg, Kyle 6 5 33 0 33 5.5 Towns, Jason 3 11 33 0 33 11.0 Angulo, Josh 6 2 25 0 25 4.2 Athman, Kyle 4 1 13 0 13 3.2 Total 6 451 2231 1279 3510 585.0 Opponents 6 463 698 1608 2306 384.3

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 31 Mehling, Michael 6 31 21 52 5.5-27 2.5-19 1-36 1 . . . . . 25 Butler, Josh 6 17 19 36 . . 1-1 1 . . . . . 19 Campiotti, Kyle 6 16 14 30 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 2 Redmond, Cliff 6 20 6 26 . . 4-0 4 . 2-0 . . . 40 Lucs, Nathan 6 12 14 26 2.5-10 0.5-6 . 1 . . 2 . . Total 6 273 174 447 38-206 20-143 11-140 22 5 2-0 3 1 . Opponents 6 259 172 431 21-70 3-27 8-57 25 2 5-8 7 2 . Box Score (Final) 2015 University of Sioux Falls Football Winona2015 State - #5 USF vs 51 #5 Winona Sioux State Falls 30 at Bob(Oct Young 10, Field, 2015 Oct. at 10, Sioux 2015 Falls, SD)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Winona State 17067 30 Sioux Falls 17 14 13 7 51

Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 13:27 WSU - McCauley, Carter 28 yd field goal, 6-64 1:33 11:57 WSU - Preston, Paul 10 yd pass from Nelson, Jack (McCauley, Carter kick), 3-27 1:04 08:40 SF - Garner, Brett 19 yd field goal, 10-77 3:12 08:22 WSU - Mikes, Josh 77 yd pass from Nelson, Jack (McCauley, Carter kick), 1-77 0:18 05:08 SF - Witt, Jonathon 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 10-75 3:08 01:16 SF - Rose, Brady 20 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-79 2:12 2nd 12:24 SF - Rose, Brady 3 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 6-77 2:18 01:53 SF - Albeck, Erik 16 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 8-58 2:55 3rd 10:07 WSU - May, Alan 14 yd pass from Nelson, Jack (McCauley, Carter kick blockd), 8-68 2:45 05:21 SF - Angulo, Josh 25 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 13-75 4:46 00:11 SF - Rose, Brady 40 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick blockd), 3-45 1:02 4th 12:55 WSU - May, Alan 21 yd pass from Nelson, Jack (McCauley, Carter kick), 8-72 2:13 07:15 SF - Papilion, Luke 2 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 12-82 5:27

WSU SF FIRST DOWNS 19 32 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 22-100 56-248 PASSING YDS (NET) 330 413 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-21-1 42-26-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-430 98-661 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-66 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-98 3-63 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 1-19 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-31.4 6-37.3 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-22 6-58 Possession Time 21:50 38:10 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 12 of 21 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 6-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-11

RUSHING: Winona State-Preston, Paul 16-103; Cox, Elliot 1-11; Beenken, Darren 1-2; TEAM 2-minus 5; Nelson, Jack 2-minus 11. Sioux Falls-Fulks, Justin 31-119; Papilion, Luke 13-93; Towns, Jason 6-18; Rose, Brady 2-16; Witt, Jonathon 4-2.

PASSING: Winona State-Nelson, Jack 20-38-1-304; Beenken, Darren 1-3-0-26. Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 26-41-1-413; Rose, Brady 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Winona State-May, Alan 7-84; Preston, Paul 4-31; Mikes, Josh 3-127; Johnson, Cameron 3-33; Ulferts, Dylan 2-25; Mitchell, Lorenzo 1-18; Margiotta, Nick 1-12. Sioux Falls-Angulo, Josh 8-145; Rose, Brady 7-123; Towns, Jason 4-61; Shutt, Garrett 3-37; Stanke, Nick 3-31; Albeck, Erik 1-16.

INTERCEPTIONS: Winona State-Spencer, Andrew 1-0. Sioux Falls-Redmond, Clifford 1-19.

FUMBLES: Winona State-Nelson, Jack 1-1; TEAM 1-0; Johnson, Cameron 1-1. Sioux Falls-Fulks, Justin 1-1.

Winona State (3-3,3-3) vs. Sioux Falls (6-0,6-0) Date: Oct 10, 2015 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Bob Young Field Attendance: 2823

Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 9 p.m. • Total elapsed time: 3:00 Officials: Referee: Justin Ingalls; Umpire: Keith Wohlers; Linesman: Chris Girres; Line judge: Cary Radisewitz; Back judge: Pete Hansen; Field judge: Steve Krier; Side judge: Mike Mudder; Temperature: 80 • Wind: SSW 12 • Weather: Clear 2016 - Box Scores #12 USF 35 Box#24/25 Score (Final) Augustana 20 #7/9 USFBox Score 48 (Final) SMSU 28 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football Kirkeby Over Stadium, 10-1-16 Bob2016 University Young of Field,Sioux Falls 10-8-16 Football #12 Sioux Falls vs #25 Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD) Southwest Minnesota vs #9 Sioux Falls (Oct 08, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Sioux Falls 14 7 7 7 35 Southwest Minnesota 0 14 7 7 28 Augustana (SD) 0 13 0 7 20 Sioux Falls 3 14 14 17 48

Qtr Time Scoring play Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 07:50 USF - Papilion, Luke 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-67 2:53 1st 11:13 USF - Garner, Brett 26 yd field goal, 8-46 2:08 03:02 USF - Groeneweg, Kyle 56 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 4-69 1:06 2nd 07:16 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 14-80 5:19 2nd 11:39 USF - Mickey, Max 18 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 11-98 3:50 05:07 SMSU - Steffensen, Ty 17 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 7-62 2:03 07:00 AUGIE - Hayes,Charlie 7 yd pass from Heid,Trey (Wainman,Lucas kick failed), 14-75 4:39 01:57 USF - Fulks, Justin 15 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-67 3:03 03:27 AUGIE - Merriman,Nathan 3 yd pass from Heid,Trey (Wainman,Lucas kick), 4-17 1:28 00:32 SMSU - Steffensen, Ty 5 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 10-50 1:17 3rd 00:29 USF - Angulo, Josh 16 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 10-90 4:37 3rd 13:30 USF - Mickey, Max 54 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 4-72 1:28 4th 08:25 USF - Mickey, Max 42 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-90 4:02 11:09 SMSU - Simmons, Max 6 yd run (Wells, Austin kick), 7-60 2:22 05:33 AUGIE - Quintanilla,C. 11 yd run (Wainman,Lucas kick), 7-70 2:52 10:00 USF - Fulks, Justin 11 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 4-70 1:09 4th 13:18 USF - Mickey, Max 11 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 14-89 6:30 USF AUGIE 12:00 SMSU - Lawson-Gayle,Raphael 42 yd pass from Gimbel, Blake (Wells, Austin kick), 6-67 1:17 FIRST DOWNS 25 23 08:42 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-75 3:18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-282 35-109 03:15 USF - Garner, Brett 30 yd field goal, 9-82 4:37 PASSING YDS (NET) 280 293 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-22-0 44-24-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-562 79-402 SMSU USF Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 FIRST DOWNS 18 37 Punt Returns-Yards 3-38 3-25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-83 53-428 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-12 3-73 PASSING YDS (NET) 248 242 Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-27-1 37-25-1 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-31.8 4-48.8 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-331 90-670 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 12-116 6-40 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-4 Possession Time 30:43 29:17 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-132 3-48 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 8 of 18 Interception Returns-Yards 1-7 1-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 4 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-37.7 1-39.0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-38 0-0 Penalties-Yards 5-15 2-20 Possession Time 22:28 37:32 RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 20-140; Fulks, Justin 8-81; Papilion, Luke 13-41; Groeneweg, Kyle Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 8 of 13 2-18; Rose, Brady 2-2. Augustana (SD)-Quintanilla,C. 13-44; Heid,Trey 17-36; Davis,Jackie 5-29. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 7-7 PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 22-30-0-280. Augustana (SD)-Heid,Trey 24-44-2-293. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-13

RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 7-91; Angulo, Josh 7-80; Stanke, Nick 4-25; Groeneweg, Kyle 2-80; RUSHING: Southwest Minnesota-Simmons, Max 8-58; Carrington, Isley 6-26; Beale, Divonte 5-23; Cayo, Athman, Kyle 1-2; Mickey, Max 1-2. Augustana (SD)-Hayes,Charlie 8-99; DeSchepper,T. 4-50; Clawsondy 2-0; Gimbel, Blake 4-minus 24. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 15-156; Fulks, Justin 21-140; Merriman,Nathan 4-29; Quintanilla,C. 2-64; Heller,Matt 2-16; Davis,Jackie 1-14; Fujinami,Matt 1-9; Papilion, Luke 12-122; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-15; Team 4-minus 5. Welsheimer,Jake 1-8; Bartscher,Jake 1-4. PASSING: Southwest Minnesota-Gimbel, Blake 27-40-1-248; Wilkie, Connor 0-1-0-0. Sioux INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Redmond, Cliff 2-0. Augustana (SD)-None. Falls-Papilion, Luke 25-37-1-242.

FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Groeneweg, Kyle 1-1. Augustana (SD)-None. RECEIVING: Southwest Minnesota-Galamue, Gabriel 7-52; Steffensen, Ty 6-44; Simmons, Max 6-39; Lawson-Gayle,Raphael 3-67; Huot, Nate 3-22; Mateski, Hamilton 1-13; Melson, Jeb 1-11. Sioux Sioux Falls (5-0,5-0) vs. Augustana (SD) (3-2,3-2) Falls-Rose, Brady 12-119; Groeneweg, Kyle 5-43; Angulo, Josh 4-46; Mickey, Max 2-6; Stanke, Nick Date: Oct 01, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Kirkeby-Over Stadium 1-18; Fulks, Justin 1-10. Attendance: 7115 INTERCEPTIONS: Southwest Minnesota-Finley, Dallin 1-7. Sioux Falls-Redmond, Cliff 1-0. Kickoff time: 1:05 pm • End of Game: 4:14 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:09 Officials: Referee: Dave Lundquist; Umpire: Tim Nicometo; Linesman: Tim McGowan; FUMBLES: Southwest Minnesota-None. Sioux Falls-Groeneweg, Kyle 1-0. Line judge: Scott Hill; Back judge: Tom Stephan; Field judge: David Wittman; Side judge: Pat Milinovich; Southwest Minnesota (4-2,4-2) vs. Sioux Falls (6-0,6-0) Temperature: 67 deg F • Wind: SE 5 mph • Weather: Overcast Date: Oct 08, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: bob Young Field Attendance: 2554

Kickoff time: 6:00 pm • End of Game: 8:40 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:40 Officials: Referee: Justin Ingalls; Temperature: 58 • Wind: NE N12 • Weather: Fair 2016 - Box Scores #14 USF 37 #22 Bemidji State 36 USF 42 MSUM 21 Bob YoungBox Score Field, (Final) 9-10-16 Bob Young Field, HOF, 9-24-16 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football MSU Moorhead vs #17 Sioux Falls (Sep 10, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total MSU Moorhead 7 14 0 0 21 Sioux Falls 14 14 0 14 42

Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 12:53 USF - Papilion, Luke 18 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 5-48 1:16 06:48 MSUM - Gibson, Damon 4 yd pass from Carr, Demetrius (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 5-30 1:24 00:18 USF - Papilion, Luke 4 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-84 2:38 2nd 14:38 USF - Papilion, Luke 55 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-55 0:15 10:37 MSUM - Carr, Demetrius 3 yd run (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 1-3 0:05 02:03 USF - Angulo, Josh 12 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-75 2:21 00:00 MSUM - Gibson, Damon 24 yd pass from Carr, Demetrius (Tjosvold, Joe kick), 10-71 1:59 4th 07:32 USF - Angulo, Josh 37 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 2-62 0:17 02:44 USF - Papilion, Luke 11 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-61 3:58

MSUM USF FIRST DOWNS 22 29 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 43-118 48-444 PASSING YDS (NET) 252 160 Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-20-2 27-11-4 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 84-370 75-604 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-59 2-59 Interception Returns-Yards 4-53 2-1 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-37.3 3-35.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-1 Penalties-Yards 5-52 4-61 Possession Time 33:23 26:37 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 17 4 of 8 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-22 4-24

RUSHING: MSU Moorhead-Stone, Austin 22-87; Sweep, Zach 8-35; Carr, Demetrius 13-minus 4. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 15-185; Papilion, Luke 16-149; Rose, Brady 5-49; Fulks, Justin 8-40; Angulo, Josh 2-25; TM 2-minus 4.

PASSING: MSU Moorhead-Carr, Demetrius 20-41-2-252. Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 11-27-4-160.

RECEIVING: MSU Moorhead-Gibson, Damon 9-154; Braaten, Hunter 7-74; Ambrose, Cory 3-7; Richter, Jacob 1-17. Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 5-60; Angulo, Josh 4-71; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-20; Mickey, Max 1-9.

INTERCEPTIONS: MSU Moorhead-Strand, Michael 1-22; Roth, Jimmy 1-15; Roehrich, Abe 1-10; Doan, Aaron 1-6. Sioux Falls-Butler, Josh 1-1; Redmond, Cliff 1-0.

FUMBLES: MSU Moorhead-Carr, Demetrius 1-1; Richter, Jacob 1-1. Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 2-0; Fulks, Justin 1-1; Rose, Brady 1-0.

MSU Moorhead (1-1,1-1) vs. Sioux Falls (2-0,2-0) Date: Sep 10, 2016 • Site: Sioux Falls, SD • Stadium: Bob Young Field Attendance: 1810

Kickoff time: 6 pm • End of Game: 8:45 • Total elapsed time: 2hr45min Officials: Referee: Justin Ingalls; Umpire: Keith Wohlers; Linesman: Chris Girres; Line judge: Cary Radisewitz; Back judge: Chris Ehlers; Field judge: Mike Mudder; Side judge: Steve Krier; Temperature: 69 • Wind: W4 • Weather: Mostly Cloudy

#14 USF 41 Minot State 14 USF 49 SCSU 13 Box Score (Final) 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football @ Husky Stadium,Box St. Score Cloud (Final) State, 9-1-16 @ Herb Parker Stadium, Minot, 9-17- 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football #15 Sioux Falls vs Minot State (Sep 17, 2016 at Minot, ND)16 #20 Sioux Falls vs SCSU (Sept 1, 2016 at St. Cloud, Minn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Sioux Falls 7 13 14 7 41 Sioux Falls 7 7 21 14 49 Minot State 0 7 0 7 14 SCSU 0 7 0 6 13

Qtr Time Scoring play Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 01:27 USF - Papilion, Luke 3 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-80 1:55 1st 14:42 USF - Papilion, Luke 72 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 1-72 0:13 2nd 11:06 SCSU - Huff, Jaden 2 yd run (Witte, Derek kick), 11-60 5:16 2nd 10:02 MINOT - Lopez, J. 1 yd run (La Deaux, A. kick), 15-68 6:22 01:13 USF - Papilion, Luke 9 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 8-72 2:56 06:59 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick failed), 9-75 3:03 3rd 09:09 USF - Angulo, Josh 7 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-68 3:06 00:27 USF - Mickey, Max 1 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 6-72 1:16 07:12 USF - Rose, Brady 64 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 2-72 0:39 3rd 05:34 USF - Papilion, Luke 2 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 7-85 2:55 02:52 USF - Groeneweg, Kyle 39 yd pass from Rose, Brady (Garner, Brett kick), 3-91 1:06 03:53 USF - Mehling, Michael 36 yd interception return (Garner, Brett kick) 4th 13:05 SCSU - Pass, John 5 yd pass from Meyer, Nate (Witte, Derek kick blockd), 11-65 4:47 10:31 USF - Fulks, Justin 5 yd run (Garner, Brett kick), 2-21 0:30 4th 14:50 USF - Rose, Brady 24 yd pass from Papilion, Luke (Garner, Brett kick), 7-64 3:01 05:25 USF - Mickey, Max 20 yd pass from Lawler, Corbin (Garner, Brett kick), 6-72 1:46 10:41 MINOT - Pimienta, C. 17 yd pass from Weed, I. (La Deaux, A. kick), 8-70 4:05 USF SCSU USF MINOT FIRST DOWNS 24 16 FIRST DOWNS 18 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 39-343 47-111 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-328 35-50 PASSING YDS (NET) 242 284 PASSING YDS (NET) 125 272 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-14-1 29-16-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-585 76-395 Passes Att-Comp-Int 24-10-0 41-27-1 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-453 76-322 Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-8 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-25 5-78 Punt Returns-Yards 3-53 1-8 Interception Returns-Yards 2-85 1-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-28 4-73 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.2 8-39.8 Interception Returns-Yards 1-36 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-29.7 8-43.2 Penalties-Yards 7-62 5-45 Possession Time 22:47 37:13 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 9 7 of 19 Penalties-Yards 4-35 7-76 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 Possession Time 24:26 35:34 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 2-4 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 12 7 of 18 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-15 1-5 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3 RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 13-178; Fulks, Justin 13-103; Papilion, Luke 8-64; Towns, Jason 2-0; Rose, Brady 1-0; Team 2-minus 2. SCSU-Huff, Jaden 22-64; Meyer, Nate 16-27; Radowicz, C. 4-15; Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-39 0-0 Parsons, Jameson 1-6; Wachter, Ben 1-3; Pass, John 1-1; Lawhorn, Dwayne 2-minus 5.

RUSHING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 7-101; Fulks, Justin 9-94; Mickey, Max 9-76; Towns, Jason 9-33; PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 10-20-1-171; Lawler, Corbin 3-4-0-32; Rose, Brady 1-1-0-39. Athman, Kyle 1-13; Rose, Brady 1-6; Lawler, Corbin 2-5; Groeneweg, Kyle 2-0. Minot State-Mustipher, SCSU-Meyer, Nate 15-26-2-254; Lawhorn, Dwayne 1-3-0-30. J. 13-41; Lopez, J. 5-24; Hunter, T. 3-12; Zahniser, B. 5-10; TEAM 1-minus 1; Weed, I. 8-minus 36. RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 7-163; Angulo, Josh 2-10; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-39; Mickey, Max 1-20; PASSING: Sioux Falls-Papilion, Luke 10-22-0-125; Lawler, Corbin 0-2-0-0. Minot State-Weed, I. Athman, Kyle 1-7; Garrow, A.J. 1-5; Fulks, Justin 1-minus 2. SCSU-Parsons, Jameson 8-181; Pass, John 4-47; Carver, Anthony 2-23; Hartman, Sam 1-30; Huff, Jaden 1-3. 27-41-1-272. INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Batiste, Delvin 1-53; Young, Matt 1-32. SCSU-Koffi, Jeremy 1-0. RECEIVING: Sioux Falls-Rose, Brady 3-62; Fulks, Justin 2-14; Angulo, Josh 1-18; Athman, Kyle 1-10; Groeneweg, Kyle 1-9; Towns, Jason 1-9; Mickey, Max 1-3. Minot State-Bushnell, L. 6-56; Fila, R. FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Mickey, Max 1-1. SCSU-None. 5-57; Walker, A. 5-31; Watkins, R. 4-30; Pimienta, C. 3-63; Verdugo, K. 2-15; Maloney, T. 1-15; Mustipher, J. 1-5. Sioux Falls (1-0,1-0) vs. SCSU (0-1,0-1) Date: Sept 1, 2016 • Site: St. Cloud, Minn. • Stadium: Husky Stadium Attendance: 2742 INTERCEPTIONS: Sioux Falls-Mehling, Michael 1-36. Minot State-None. Kickoff time: 6 p.m. • End of Game: 8:51 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:51 FUMBLES: Sioux Falls-Groeneweg, Kyle 1-1. Minot State-Weed, I. 1-0. Officials: Referee: Rolf Erickson; Umpire: John Caldwell; Linesman: John Hardgrove; Line judge: Jerry Tiegs; Back judge: Robert Norman; Field judge: M.Behrens; Sioux Falls (3-0,3-0) vs. Minot State (1-2,1-2) Side judge: Jared Butson; Date: Sep 17, 2016 • Site: Minot, ND • Stadium: Herb Parker Stadium Temperature: 73 • Wind: E 7mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy Attendance: 2131

Kickoff time: 3 p.m. • End of Game: 5:55 PM • Total elapsed time: 2:55 Officials: Referee: Dan Fremling; Umpire: John Emmett; Linesman: Pat Breen; Line judge: T. Silbernagel; Back judge: Travis Martin; Field judge: Mike Crouse; Side judge: Jim Breen; Temperature: 76 • Wind: SE 5 • Weather: Bright and sunny 2016 2016 University - Defensive of Stats Sioux - Sioux Falls Falls Football Sioux Falls Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 09, 2016) 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 31 Mehling, Michael 6 31 21 52 5.5-27 2.5-19 1-36 1 . . . . . 25 Butler, Josh 6 17 19 36 . . 1-1 1 . . . . . 19 Campiotti, Kyle 6 16 14 30 1.0-7 1.0-7 . 1 . . . . . 2 Redmond, Cliff 6 20 6 26 . . 4-0 4 . 2-0 . . . 40 Lucs, Nathan 6 12 14 26 2.5-10 0.5-6 . 1 . . 2 . . 69 Gentry, Evan 6 14 7 21 2.0-8 1.0-6 . . 1 . . . . 18 Batiste, Delvin 6 13 6 19 2.0-25 2.0-25 2-53 1 . . . 1 . 20 Harman, Jeffrey 5 11 7 18 . . 2-18 2 . . . . . 42 Williams, Jess 6 8 10 18 1.0-9 1.0-9 ...... 52 Tamburo, Zack 6 9 8 17 3.5-11 1.0-2 ...... 91 Mayberry, Brian 6 7 9 16 . . . 1 . . . . . 90 Dykstra, Logan 5 8 8 16 3.0-11 1.0-7 ...... 44 Johnson, Westly 6 12 3 15 5.5-42 3.5-29 . . 2 . 1 . . 35 Schoepp, Conner 4 9 5 14 2.0-15 . . 2 . . . . . 45 Jackson, Drew 6 12 2 14 6.0-19 3.5-14 ...... 24 Coleman, Trevor 3 11 3 14 ...... 32 Rodino, Joe 5 10 2 12 . . . 1 . . . . . 17 Mosley, Marques 4 5 6 11 . . . 3 . . . . . 13 Adedeji, Tosin 6 8 3 11 ...... 38 Schaffer, Austin 6 7 3 10 1.0-3 . . 3 . . . . . 55 Hollie, Spencer 6 6 4 10 0.5-3 0.5-3 ...... 36 Stout, Tucker 4 6 1 7 ...... 87 Krowlikowski, Kray 6325 . . ..1 .... 67 Springer, Jesse 4 3 . 3 ...... 6 Albeck, Erik 43.3 ...... 48 Peterson, Danie 1 2 1 3 1.0-10 1.0-10 . . 1 . . . . 5 Rose, Brady 6112 ...... 7 Young, Matt 1 1 1 2 . . 1-32 ...... 37 Lunstra, Lucas 2.22 ...... 4 Whitaker, Shaquan 2 . 2 2 ...... 93 Sibiea, Pedro 3 1 1 2 1.5-6 1.5-6 ...... TM Team 6 2 . 2 ...... 30 Myles, Colton 1.11 ...... 41 Collins, Zac 1 . 1 1 ...... 88 Cooper, Clarke 31.1 ...... 66 Foote, Durant 1 1 . 1 ...... 8 Angulo, Josh 61.1 ...... 85 Stanke, Nick 5 1 . 1 ...... 15 Papilion, Luke 61.1 ...... 26 Gregston, Parke 1 . 1 1 ...... 34 Josephson, Isaac 1...... 1. .... Total 6 273 174 447 38-206 20-143 11-140 22 5 2-0 3 1 . Opponents 6 259 172 431 21-70 3-27 8-57 25 2 5-8 7 2 . 2016 University of Sioux Falls Football Sioux Falls Game Superlatives (as of Oct 09, 2016) 2016 - Superlatives - Team ComparisonAll games - Sioux Falls

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 21 Fulks, Justin vs Southwest Minnesota (Oct 08, 2016) Yards Rushing 207 Mickey, Max vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) TD Rushes 4 Papilion, Luke vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016) Long Rush 75 Mickey, Max vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Pass attempts 41 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Pass completions 25 Papilion, Luke vs Southwest Minnesota (Oct 08, 2016) Yards Passing 280 Papilion, Luke at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) TD Passes 2 Papilion, Luke at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016) 2 Papilion, Luke vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016) 2 Papilion, Luke vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) 2 Papilion, Luke at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) Long Pass 64 Papilion, Luke at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016) Receptions 15 Angulo, Josh vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Yards Receiving 164 Angulo, Josh vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) TD Receptions 3 Angulo, Josh vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Long Reception 64 Rose, Brady at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016) Field Goals 2 Garner, Brett vs Southwest Minnesota (Oct 08, 2016) Long Field Goal 30 Garner, Brett vs Southwest Minnesota (Oct 08, 2016) Punts 5 Vanden Heuvel,S at Minot State (Sep 17, 2016) Punting Avg 42.3 Vanden Heuvel,S vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) 42.3 Vanden Heuvel,S at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) Long Punt 49 Vanden Heuvel,S at Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016) Punts inside 20 3 Vanden Heuvel,S at SCSU (Sept 1, 2016) Long Punt Return 31 Groeneweg, Kyle at Minot State (Sep 17, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 62 Groeneweg, Kyle vs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016) Tackles 13 Butler, Josh vs MSU Moorhead (Sep 10, 2016) Sacks 2.5 2016Mehling, University Michael of at Sioux Augustana Falls (SD) Football (Oct 01, 2016) Tackles For Loss Sioux3.0 Falls TeamJohnson, Game-by-Game Westly at Minot State(as of(Sep Oct 17, 09, 2016) 2016) Interceptions 2 Harman, JeffreyAll gamesvs Bemidji State (Sep 24, 2016)

2 Redmond, CliffTEAM at STATISTICS Augustana (SD) (Oct 01, 2016)

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sept 1 at SCSU 39 343 3 39 14 242 4 64 14-25-1 242 4 64 1 25 0 25 1 6 0 6 585 Sep 10 MSU MOORHEAD 48 444 4 55 11 160 2 37 11-27-4 160 2 37 2 59 0 46 1 0 0 0 604 Sep 17 at Minot State 40 328 4 72 10 125 1 31 10-24-0 125 1 31 1 28 0 28 3 53 0 31 453 Sep 24 BEMIDJI STATE 41 406 2 75 24 230 3 43 24-42-2 230 3 43 3 96 0 62 1 22 0 22 636 Oct 01 at Augustana (SD) 45 282 3 42 22 280 2 56 22-30-0 280 2 56 1 12 0 12 3 38 0 26 562 Oct 08 SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA 53 428 5 54 25 242 1 30 25-37-1 242 1 30 3 48 0 31 1 4 0 0 670 Sioux Falls 266 2231 21 75 106 1279 13 64 106-185-8 1279 13 64 11 268 0 62 10 123 0 31 3510 Opponents 233 698 7 45 134 1608 12 50 134-230-11 1608 12 50 26 511 0 40 5 42 0 9 2306

Games: 6 • Avg/rush: 8.4 • Avg/catch: 12.1 • Pass effic: 129.91 • KR avg: 24.4 • PR avg: 12.3 • All purpose avg/game: 673.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 585.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Sept 1 at SCSU 50 26 76 8.0-28 3.0-15 0 0-0 2-85 3 3 1 7-7 0 0 0 14 49 Sep 10 MSU MOORHEAD 51 34 85 8.0-30 4.0-24 2 2-0 2-1 0 1 0 6-6 0 0 0 14 42 Sep 17 at Minot State 33 52 85 9.0-67 4.0-39 1 0-0 1-36 0 9 0 5-6 0 0 0 7 41 Sep 24 BEMIDJI STATE 56 16 72 3.0-15 2.0-14 0 0-0 3-18 0 3 0 4-5 0 0 0 7 37 Oct 01 at Augustana (SD) 39 36 75 7.0-42 6.0-38 0 0-0 2-0 2 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 14 35 Oct 08 SOUTHWEST MINNESO 44 10 54 3.0-24 1.0-13 0 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 7 48 Sioux Falls 273 174 447 38.0-206 20.0-143 3 2-0 11-140 5 22 1 33-35 0 0 0 63 252 Opponents 259 172 431 21.0-70 3.0-27 7 5-8 8-57 2 25 2 15-18 0 0 0 21 132

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sept 1 at SCSU 4 149 37.2 47 0 0 2 0 3 0-0 0 0 8 336 42.0 0 1 Sep 10 MSU MOORHEAD 3 107 35.7 48 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0 0 7 360 51.4 0 2 Sep 17 at Minot State 6 178 29.7 42 1 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 7 356 50.9 1 0 Sep 24 BEMIDJI STATE 3 127 42.3 48 0 0 0 0 2 1-2 27 0 7 377 53.9 1 0 Oct 01 at Augustana (SD) 4 127 31.8 49 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 322 53.7 0 1 Oct 08 SOUTHWEST MINNESO 1 39 39.0 39 0 1 0 0 0 2-2 30 0 9 436 48.4 1 2 Sioux Falls 21 727 34.6 49 2 1 3 0 9 3-4 30 0 44 2187 49.7 3 6 Opponents 39 1607 41.2 55 0 5 15 6 13 1-3 41 0 23 1299 56.5 9 1 2015 - Defensive Stats - Sioux Falls Game Records

Points – 36 (5 TDs, 3 2-point conversion), Terry Austin vs. Concordia, Neb. (50-44 W), 9-4-1993 TD Passes – 8, Kurtiss Riggs, vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (65- 30 W), 11-2-1996 Most Points Scored - Kicking: 17, T.C. Fraser vs.Dana College, 10-18-2003 Passing Yards – 457, Kurtiss Riggs vs. Nebraska Wesley- an (65-30 W), 11-2-1996 Pass Completions -- 34, Carrington Hanna vs. Upper Iowa at Fayette, Iowa, 11-2-2013 Pass Attempts – 51, Luke Papilion vs. Henderson State at Arkedelphia, Ark., 11-21-2015 Receptions – 15, Josh Angulo vs Bemidji State (37-36 W), 9-24-2016; 15, Kalen DeBoer vs. vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (65-30 W), 11-2-1996 Receiving Yards – 243, Derek Oldert vs. Dakota Wesley- an (44-12 W), 9-25-1999 Receiving TDs – 5, Dusty Hovorka vs. Dakota Wesleyan (63-17 W), 9-11-2004 Total TDs – 6, Terry Austin vs. Concordia (Neb.), 1993; Da- vid Ruter vs. Huron in 1998; Dustan Hovorka vs. Dakota Wesleyan in 1994; Ryan Lowmiller vs. Dana in 2008 and DWU in 2009 Longest Punt – 85-yards, Brian Hansen, 1982 Rushing Attempts – 43 (142), Sam Robinson vs. West- Longest Field Goal – 54 yards, Braden Wieking vs. mar, Sept. 30, 1966 Southwest Minnesota State (2nd Q, Bob Young Field), Rushing Yards – 315 (33 carries), David Ruter vs. Mary Sept. 29, 2012 (56-19 W, 1st Rd. playoffs), 11-23-1996 Total Offense – 506, Luke Papilion vs. Winona State, 10- Team – Game 10-2016 Total Offense – 706 (85 plays, 8.3 avg.) vs. Concordia Most Total Offense Plays -- 68 (17 rush, 51 pass), Luke University @ Seward, Neb., 9-26-2009 Papilion vs. Henderson State, 11-21-2015 Rushing yards – 488 (50 carries) vs. Midland Lutheran Most All Purpose Yards -- 331, Wes Smith vs. Upper at USF, 10-23-2004 Iowa, 11-2.2013 Passing yards – 457 (30-39) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan at Longest pass play – 94 yards from Isaac Miller to Derek Lincoln, Neb., 11-2-1996 Oldert vs. Dakota Wesleyan (44-12 W), 9-25-1999 Most points – 80 vs. Concordia, Neb., at Seward, Neb., Longest run play – 91-yard run by Ryan Lowmiller vs. 9-26-2009 Morningside, 11-28-2009 (2009 playoffs, 2nd Rd.) Most Plays – 100, twice, vs. SMSU, 10-5-2013 (618 Longest Field Goal Made -- 54, Braden Wieking vs. yards); Upper Iowa, 11-8-2014 (606 yards) Southwest Minnesota State, 9-29-2012 Most Pass Attempts/Game – 52 vs. Upper Iowa at Defense Fayette, Iowa, 11-2-2013 Interceptions – 4, Don Edman vs. Bethel, 1975 Most Completions/Game – 36 vs. Upper Iowa at Fay- Interception Return for TD – 99-yards, Bob Garry, Con- ette, Iowa, 11-2-2013 cordia, St. Paul, 1972; 95 yards, Phil Porter, 3rd Q., North- Most TD passes – 8 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan at Lincoln, western College (playoff quarterfinals, 52-21 W), 12-7-1996 Neb., 11-2-1996 Tackles – 16, John Batinich, Minnesota-Duluth, 9-7-2013 Most TDs scored – 11 vs. Concordia, Neb., at Seward, Neb., 9-26-2009 Special Teams Interceptions – 8 vs. University of Mary, 1989 Longest Punt Return – 90-yard TD – Michael Hicks vs. Rushing Defense – minus 41 yards (15 carries) vs. SD Tech, 10-22-2011; Lee Marks, 1960 Dana College at Bob Young Field. 9-13-2008 Longest Kickoff Return – 98-yard return, James Kenner- Passing Defense – 5 yards (1-5-5 yards) vs. Hastings ly, 1981 College, in Hastings, Neb., 9-9-2006 Extra Points – 11, Braden Wieking vs. Concordia, Neb. Total Defense – minus 4 yards (44 plays) vs. Dana Col- (80-0 W), 9-26-2009 lege at Bob Young Field, 9-13-2008; minus 4 yards (39 Field Goals – 4, Rick Danmeier vs. Dakota Wesleyan, plays) vs. Northwestern College at Bob Young Field, 11- 1972; T.C. Fraser vs. Dana College, 2003. 1-08 Punts – 12, Alan Hansen vs. Doane, 1985 Cougars History -- Records Individual - Career Season Records Passing Yards Most Wins – 15, 2009 (NAIA, Nation- Name Yards Att. Comp. Pct. TD al Champions, 15-0) 1. Luke Papilion, 2013--present 7,748` 1,062 613 57.7 71 Fewest Losses – 0, 4 times (1996, 2. Dax Michelena, 1997-98, 2000-’01) 7,665 937 518 55.3 72 2006, 2008, 2009) 3. Kurtiss Riggs, 1993-’96 7,329 801 496 62.0 85 Fewest Wins – 0, 19 times (1902, 4. Chad Cavender, 2006-’07 7,089 737 496 67.3 64 1911, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1936, 1946, 1950, 5. Ed Koester, 1985-’89 6,915 1,079 533 49.4 44 1951, 1952, 1964, 1970, 1971 and 6. Jon Burckhardt, 1999, 2001-’03 5,559 726 419 57.3 39 1977 7. Lorenzo Brown, 2008-’09 5,253 611 391 64.0 65 Most Losses – 9, 3 times (1964, 8. Joe Wright , 2002-’05 4,920 606 350 57.8 43 1970, 1977) 9. Taylor Perkins, 2011-’12 3,500 479 269 56.2 37 Points – 775, 2009 (NAIA Record) 10. Jay Eidsness, 1992-’94 3,149 451 226 50.1 22 Avg. points per game -- 51.7 (775), 2009 Passing TD, Career Receptions, Career Offensive TDs – 92, 2009 Name TDs Name Rec. Rushing TDs – 50, 2009 1. Kurtiss Riggs,1993-96 85 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-’06 291 Passing TDs – 57, 1996 2. Luke Papilion (2013--) 72 2. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-’96 234 First Downs, Rushing – 201, 2009 First Downs, Passing – 155, twice 2.Dax Michelena,1997-2001 72 3. Jon Ryan, 2007- 10 199 (1996, 2003) 4. Lorenzo Brown, 2008-09 65 4. Alex Anderson, 2007- 10 193 Rushing Offense – 3,842 yards, 5. Chad Cavender, 2006-07 64 5. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 183 2009 6. Ed Koester,1985-89 44 6. Brady Rose, 2013 - 167 Pass Offense – 4,144 yards, 1996, 7. Joe Wright,2002-05 43 7. Trey Erickson, 2004-’07 151 14 games, 8. Jon Burckhardtt, 1999/2001-03 39 8. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-’07 131 Total Offense – 7,313 yards, 2009 9. Taylor Perkins, 2011-12 37 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 106 Total Defense – 1,275 yards, 1967 10. Jay Eidsness,1991-94 22 10. Travis Krant, 1996-98 104 Pass Defense – 552 yards, 1960 Rush Defense – 206 yards, 2008, 14 games Rushing, Career Rush Defense Avg. Per game – 14.7 Name Yards Attempts Avg. yards per game, 2008, 15 games 1. David Ruter, 1995’-98 4,783 677 7.1 Rush Defense Avg. rush – 0.6 yards 2. Mike Dvoracek, 2003-’06 4,658 866 5.4 per carry (349 carries, 206 yards), 3. Nick Kortan, 1999-2002 4,331 762 5.7 2008, 15 games 4. Jim Pehringer, 1987-90 3,454 847 4.1 Defensive Scoring Average points 5. Ryan Lowmiller, 2006-09 3,137 557 5.6 per game – 5.9 (83), 2008 6. Terry Austin, 1992-95 3,115 488 6.4 Shutouts – 7, 2008, 15 games 7. Luke Papilion (2013-) 3,036 456 6.7

8. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 2,755 589 4.7 Season Records 9. Nephi Garcia (2013-14) 2,258 427 5.3 10. Erik Cimpl (‘05-’08) 2,254 446 5.1 Individual 11. Kristian Porter (‘08-’12) 2,081 353 5.9 12. Kevin Moser (‘83-’84) 2,016 431 4.7 Points – 194, David Ruter, 1998 Total TDs – 32, David Ruter, 1998 Total Offense Yards, Career Rushing TDs -- 29, David Ruter 1998 Plays Yards Avg/P Rushing Yards – 1,726, David Ruter, 1. Luke Papilion (2013-) 1555 11,026 7.09 1996 2. Dax Michelena, 1997-2001 1526 10,410 6.8 Carries – 343, Mike Dvoracek, 2005 Passing Yards – 3,993, Kurtiss 3. Kurtiss Riggs (1993-96) 794 7214 9.08 Riggs, 1996 4. Ed Koester (1987-89) 1284 7199 5.60 Pass Attempts – 400, Kurtiss Riggs, 5. Chad Cavender (2006-07) 820 7143 8.71 1996 6. Lorenzo Brown (2008-09) 901 6982 7.75 Pass Completions – 265, Kurtiss 7. Jon Burckhardt (2000-03) 798 5373 6.73 Riggs, 1996 8. Joe Wright (2001-05) 821 5273 6.42 Passing TDs – 55, Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 (NAIA record) 9. Taylor Perkins (2011-12) 631 3975 6.29 10. Nick Kortan (621-3668) - 2000-02 621 3668 5.90 4. Alex Anderson, 2006-10 32 Receptions – 99, Kalen DeBoer, Receiving Yards, Career 1996 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 4,801 5. Josh Angulo, 2013 - 28 Receiving Yards – 1,430, Jon Ryan, 2. Jon Ryan, 2007-10 3,462 6. Randy Lang, 1979-82 23 2010 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 3,400 7. Jason Yurkovich, 1994-97 22 Receiving TDs – 24, Jon Ryan, 2010 4. Alex Anderson, 2007-10 3,012 8. Jeremy Gardner, 1994-96 21 Total Offense Yards – Lorenzo 5. Josh Angulo, 2013- 2,501 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-01 19 Brown, 4,065, 2009 6. Brady Rose, 2013 - 2,197 10. Brady Rose, 2013 18 Field Goals – 17, T.C. Fraser, 2004 7. Josiah Fenceroy, 2004-07 1,901 Quarterback Sacks, Career PATs – 100, Braden Wieking, 2009 8. Trey Erickson, 2004-07 1,751 1. Darin Martyna, 1998-2002 34 – 101, Braden PATs attempted 9. Zach Rutten, 1997-2001 1,642 2. Todd Knutson, 1982-83 33 Wieking, 2009 10.Michael Warren, 2003-06 1,612 3. Brian Koch, 1993, 1995-97 32 Consecutive PATs – 162, Braden Wieking, Sept. 5, 2009 – Nov. 20, 11. Todd Peterson, 1985-88 1,580 4. Ralph Duke, 1989-92 30 2010 12.Travis Krant, 1996-98 1,524 5. Rusty Stewart, 1983-85 27 Interceptions – 10, Phil Porter, 1995; Receiving TDs, Career 6. Kyle Dreckman, 2003-06 26 Solomon St. Pierre, 2014 1. Dusty Hovorka, 2003-06 55 7. Jerry Muston, 1986-89 25 Tackles – 130, Jerry Muston, 1989 2. Jon Ryan, 2006-10 52 8. Larry Wilson, 1993-86 23.5 Punts – 65 (2,416, 37.2 avg.), Drew 3. Kalen DeBoer, 1993-96 33 9. Travis Dumke, 1993-96 21.5 Anderson, 2005 10. Letarius Lee, 2004-07 18.5 Punt Avg. – 44.5, Brian Hansen, 1982 Kicking - Career Name Year FG PAT Points Overall 1. Braden Wieking 2009-12 52 237 393 Consecutive Wins – 42 (2008-10) 2. Matt Lingren 2005-08 41 236 359 Consecutive Losses -- 29 (1949-53) 3. TC Fraser 2002-04 44 163 295 Most Wins, Season- 15, 2008, 2009 Most Losses, Season - 9, 1964, 4. Michael Kuiper 1994-97 14 172 214 1970, 1977, 1978 5. Brad Hatfield 2013-14 22 102 172 6. Matt Kuiper 1998-2001 11 120 153 7. Brett Garner 2015- 12 94 130 Touchdowns -- Career 8. Steve Young 1980-83 14 75 117 Name Year TDs 9. Aaron Beavers 1985-88 13 63 102 1. David Ruter 1995-98 85 2. Mike Dvoracek 2003-06 64 Interceptions, Career 3. Nick Kortan 1999-2002 63 Name No. Yds. Avg. 1. Solomon St. Pierre 22 521 23.6 4. Dusty Hovorka 2003-06 58 2. John Fuller (1982-85) 18 192 10.7 5. Terry Austin 1992-95 52 3. Trevor Holleman (2006-09) 16 282 18.8 6. Jim Pehringer 1987-90 49 Phil Porter (1994-97) 16 115 7.2 7. Dax Michelena 1997-2001 47 Brian Brooks (1989, 91-93) 16 60 3.8 8. Taylor Perkins 2011-12 42 6. Leo Fenceroy (2001-02) 15 141 9.4 9. Kalen DeBoer 1993-96 39 7. D.J Edman (1975-78) 15 NA NA 10. Luke Papilion 2013- 37 8. Bob Garry (1969-72) 14 221 15.8 Dennis Cleveland (1969-72) 14 170 12.1 Tony Rowe 14 112 8.0 Scoring -- Career Name Year TD FG PAT Points 1. David Ruter 1995-98 85 0 4 518 2. Braden Wieking 2009-12 0 52 237 393 3. Mike Dvoracek 2003-06 64 0 0 384 4. Nick Kortan 1999-2002 63 0 0 378 5. Matt Lingren 2005-08 0 41 236 359 6. Dusty Hovorka 2003-06 58 1 0 350 7. Terry Austin 1992-95 52 7 0 326 8. Ryan Lowmiller 2006-09 50 0 0 300 9. Jim Pehringer 1987-90 49 2 0 298 10. Dax Michelena 1997-2001 47 0 0 282 Season – Lists 3. David Ruter, 1998 (11G) 132.0 9. Carrington Hanna, 2012 69 Rushing Yards, Season– Top 10 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 (12G) 127.2 10. Dusty Hovorka, 2003 66 1. David Ruter, 1996 1,726 5. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 (13G) 123.3 2. Nick Kortan, 2001 1,678 6. David Ruter, 1996 (14G) 123.2 Interceptions, Season Top-10 3. Nick Kortan, 2002 1,606 7. Nick Kortan, 2001 (14G) 119.9 1. Solomon St. Pierre, 2014 10 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 1,603 8. David Ruter, 1997 (13G) 111.1 Phil Porter, 1995 10 5. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 1,526 9. Nephi Garcia, 2013 (10G) 106.8 2. Leo Fenceroy, 2001 9 6. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 1,487 10. Luke Papilion, 2016 (6G) 106.7 3. Nick Casiello, 1990 8 7. David Ruter, 1998 1,452 11. Luke Papilion, 2013 (7G) 105.4 3. Dennis Cleveland, 1971 8 8. David Ruter, 1998 1,445 12. Nephi Garcia, 2014 (12G) 99.2 3. Tony Rowe, 1989 8 9. Jim Pehringer, 1988 1,416 6. Robert Virgil, 2012 7 10. Terry Austin, 1994 1,383 Pass attempts, Season 6. Trevor Holleman, 2009 7 1. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 419 6. Brent Schmeichel, 2002 7 Passing Yards, Seasons – Top 10 2. Luke Papilion, 2015 411 6. Gene Lind, 1989 7 1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 3,993 3. Jon Eastman, 2010 390 2. Chad Cavender, 2006 3,674 4. Taylor Perkins, 2012 374 1,000 yards, Season 3. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 3,544 5. Luke Papilion, 2014 361 4. Jon Eastman, 2010 3,465 1. David Ruter, 1996 1,726 6. Chad Cavender, 2006 358 5. Chad Cavender, 2007 3,409 2. Nick Kortan, 2001 1,678 7. Dax Michelena, 2001 356 6. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 3,221 3. Nick Kortan, 2002 1,606 8. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 344 7. Luke Papilion, 2015 3,184 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 1,603 9. Joe Wright, 2005 332 7. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 3,017 5. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 1,526 10. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 319 8. Luke Papilion, 2014 2,779 6. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 1,487 9. Taylor Perkins, 2012 2,677 7. David Ruter, 1998 1,452 Pass Completions, Season 10. Joe Wright, 2005 2,637 8. David Ruter, 1998 1,445 1. Jon Eastman, 2010 254 9. Jim Pehringer, 1988 1,416 2. Chad Cavender, 2006 246 3. Luke Papilion, 2015 242 Passing TDs, Season – Top 10 10. Terry Austin, 1994 1,383 1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 55 4. Jon Burckhardt, 2003 240 2. Jon Eastman, 2010 45 11. Kevin Moser, 1984 1,246 5. Luke Papilion, 2014 227 3. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 40 12. Nelson Cumana, 1981 1,200 6. Chad Cavender, 2007 220 4. Chad Cavender, 2006 38 13. Roger Guge, 1973 1,027 7. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 217 5. Luke Papilion, 2015 30 14. Andre McWell, 1994 1,027 8. Taylor Perkins, 2012 215 6. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 28 Rushing Att., Season, -- Top 10 9. Kurtiss Riggs , 1995 203 7. Luke Papilion, 2014 26 1. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 343 9. Dax Michelena, 2001 200 7. Chad Cavender, 2007 26 2. Jim Pehringer, 1988 335 7. Taylor Perkins, 2012 26 3. Nick Kortan, 2002 289 Pass Efficiency, Season 10. Lorenzo Brown, 2008 25 4. Mike Dvoracek, 2006 274 1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 193.98 Joe Wright, 2005, 25 5. Kevin Moser, 1984 266 2. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 190.5 6. Nelson Cumana, 1981 261 3. Chad Cavender, 2006 186.6 Receiving Yards, Season Top-10 7. Nick Kortan, 2001 259 4. Jon Eastman, 2010 174.8 1. Jon Ryan, 2010 1,430 8. Sam Robinson, 1966 239 5.. Chad Cavender, 2007` 173.5 2. Kalen DeBoer, 1996 1,372 9. Nephi Garcia, 2014 227 6. Dax Michelena, 2000 156.3 3. Dusty Hovorka, 2006 1,304 10. Mike Dvoracek, 2004 226 7. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 155.47 4. Dusty Hovorka, 2004 1,191 10. David Ruter, 1996 226 8. Luke Papilion, 2014 145.3 5. Kalen DeBoer, 1995 1,176 9. Luke Paplion, 2015 142.3 6. Dusty Hovorka, 2003 1,174 Rushing TDs, Season -- Top 10 7. Dusty Hovorka, 2005 1,132 1. David Ruter, 1998 29 Average Yards/Pass, Season 8. Grant Brecher, 2003 1,015 2. David Ruter, 1997 23 1. Kurtiss Riggs, 1996 16.5 9. Eric Eidsness, 1989 995 2. Mike Dvoracek, 2005 23 2. Chad Cavender, 2006 10.3 10. Jon Ryan, 2009 992 4. Nick Kortan, 2001 22 3. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 9.9 5. Ryan Lowmiller, 2009 21 4. Chad Cavender, 2007 9.7 Receptions, Season Top-10 5. Nick Kortan, 2002 21 5. Jon Eastman, 2010 8.9 1. Kalen DeBoer, 1996 99 7. David Ruter, 1996 19 6. Kurtiss Riggs, 1995 8.7 2. Kalen DeBoer, 1995 83 8. Nephi Garcia, 2014 18 7. Mick Lambert, 1984 8.6 3. Jon Ryan, 2010 81 8. Mike Dvoracek, 2006 18 8. Dax Michelena, 2000 8.6 4. Dusty Hovorka, 2006 76 10. Lorenzo Brown, 2009 16 9. Joe Wright, 2004 8.5 5. Dusty Hovorka, 2004 76 10. Luke Papilion, 2015 7.74 6. Dusty Hovorka, 2005 73 Rushing yards/game (min. 5 games) 7. Grant Brecher, 2003 72 1. Max Mickey, 2016 (6G) 157.0 8. Trey Erickson, 2007 71 2. Nick Kortan, 2002 (12G) 133.8 Passing Yards/Game, Season Sioux Falls History

Since football started at the University of Sioux Falls in ances. The Cougars won their first ever league title (SDIC) in 1981 1902, the Cougars have tasted success at both the NAIA and NCAA and had their first unbeaten regular season in 1988 when they also Division II level. During that period, USF has won NAIA league ti- appeared in the playoffs for the first time. In 1995, USF won the pro- tles and four times been crowned a national champion. The Cougars gram’s first playoff game. won NAIA national titles in 1996, 2006, 2008, and 2009. Look Back over the Years Since the move to NCAA DII in 2011, the Cougars have After that first game in 1902 USF did not play again until constructed a 46-15 record. In NSIC play, beginning in 2012, the the 1911 season when they lost to Huron, 24-9. In 1915, the pro- Cougars are 40-10. Since moving to DII, the Cougars have finished gram tasted the winning feeling for the first time with a 41-0 win third (9-2, 5-2, NSIC South, 2012), fourth (6-5, 4-3 NSIC South, over Pipestone. In 1916, the program had the first winning season at 2013) and second (11-1, NSIC South, 2014) in the NSIC South. USF, 3-2-2. The Cougars recorded a 46-0 which finished the season #21 in the AFCA poll and #17 in D2foot- win over Augustana. USF has recorded ball.com was 9-3 and earned its first ever NCAA DII playoff berth. In Records suggest that USF 15, 10-win seasons 2016, the Cougars have moved from #23 in the AFCA poll to #6 and hired T.R. Johnson in 1919 when the A list of the 15 top sea- off to a 6-0 start. USF also has jumped to #6 in the D2Football.com Cougars were 0-2. Later, USF hired sons in Cougars football poll. another USD graduate in Frank Mc- history follows. The rank- To this point, USF has won 19 league titles, had 101 Cormick, who led the program from ings are listed according All-Americans and 291 all-league players, including 13 in 2015 in 1924-27 (4-18, .182). Francis Olson, to best mark. USF has the NSIC. In total USF has had 48 players recognized on the NSIC who is tied with Philip Tinsworth recorded four unbeaten All-League team, including 13 in 2015, 14 in 2014, eight in 2013, (6-45-1, .130, 1949-55) and Richard seasons, all in the nation- and 13 in 2012. USF has had 12 players named first team, 21 to the Sterup (20-40, .333, 1962-68), for the second team and 15 honorable mention. John Tidwell became USF’s second longest tenure (seven years) al championship years first 3-time first team All-NSIC selection in 2015, at USF, had a 19-24-6 (.388) mark of 1996, 2006, 2008, Former USF quarterback Kurtiss Riggs was inducted into from 1928-34. 2009. The Cougars have the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2013. Riggs led USF to a two-year record The early years at USF were registered 11 seasons of of 25-1, setting NAIA records for TD passes in a season (55), and tough with just five .500 or better just one loss. most attempts without an interception (290) during the 1996 season. seasons in the first 30 years of the 2009 -- 15-0 He directed the Cougars to its first national title in 1996. In leading program. However, the 6-1-1 season 1996 -- 14-0 USF to a 14-0 record, Riggs set schools records in single season pass- in 1934, including a 108-to-35 scor- 2006 -- 14-0 ing yards with 3,993, completions, 265, and had single game passing ing edge, was a standout season. In 2008 -- 14-0 marks in passing yards with 457, completions, 30 and TDs (9). He 1960, the Cougars, which included 2007 -- 13-1 was a 1996 NAIA first team All-American. USF Hall of Fame members Bob 2010 -- 13-1 In the title game win over Western Washington, he threw Young and Reid Beier, were 6-2 with for 455 yards and five TDs. Riggs, who accumulated 496 comple- a 188-to-151 scoring margin. In 2002 -- 12-1 tions in 801 attempts for 7,329 passing yards and 85 TDs in his 1966 and 1967, USF put together a 2003 -- 12-1 career, was the third athlete from USF named to the NAIA Hall of 13-5 combined record (6-3, 7-2). 2001 -- 12-2 Fame. USF punter Brian Hansen was inducted in 1995 and track and Later in 1980, the Cou- 1995 -- 11-1 field standout Wally Diehl was inducted in 1968. gars began a six-year winning run 2004 -- 11-1 Former head coach Bob Young, who was inducted into of 38-18, including a 6-3-1 record 2014 -- 11-1 the NAIA Hall of Fame in 2010, has the most wins in school history in 1981 when the Cougars captured 1997 -- 11-2 with a 172-69-3 mark from 1983-2004. USF’s home field is named in their first-ever league title, winning 2005 -- 11-2 Young’s honor. He was a two-time GPAC Coach of the Year (2002, the SDIC. The 1981 produced the 1988 -- 10-1 2003). Kalen DeBoer, who owns the school’s best all-time winning school’s first-ever league title as the percentage at .957, was the GPAC Coach of the Year three times Cougars won the SDIC with head coach Dave Schroeder. In a 9-1 (2006, 2007, 2008) and named the AFCA/NAIA Coach of the Year in campaign in 1982 USF held a 234-to-92 scoring edge but finished 2006, 2008 and 2009. He led USF to a 67-3 record and three national second in the SDIC, although they were ranked ninth in the NAIA titles (2006, 2008, 2009). poll as Dave Schroeder was named the District 12 Coach of the Year. Four USF players were named NAIA National Players of Head Coach Bob Young took over 1984, directing the Cou- the Year, including Nick Kortan in 2002, Chad Cavender in 2007, gars to its most successful period ever. In 22 seasons (1983-2004), Lorenzo Brown in 2009 and Jon Ryan in 2010. Young let his teams to a 172-69-3 (.711) record and the school’s first Two former Cougars played in the NFL, including Rick NAIA championship in 1996 (47-25 win over Western Washington). Danmeier (1972-75) who was with the Minnesota Vikings from In his first season in 1984, USF went 8-2 with an SDIC title and a 1977-82. He ranks sixth on the Vikings all-time scoring list with 364 233-to-145 scoring edge. points. Punter Brian Hansen (1980-83) played with the Washington In 1988, USF had the school’s best season in history as they went Redskins, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, New England Patri- 10-1 with a 14-9 playoff loss to Northwestern (Iowa) spoiling an un- ots, and New Orleans Saints from 1984-99. He is the only player in defeated regular season. USF had a 278-to-115 scoring margin in school history to be drafted by the NFL as he was taken in the ninth that season as they reached the playoffs for the first time. They fin- round of the 1984 draft. He averaged 42.3 yards per punt in the NFL. ished ranked 8th in the final NAIA DII poll. It was the first time that In 1902, the school played its first game against the Univer- USF had won 10 straight games and set 16 school records, including sity of South Dakota, falling 33-0. Over the 96 years of football, USF rushing offening 2,104 and 21 rushing TDs. Bob Booth was named has a 405-402-20 record. The Cougars claimed its 400th all-time win the SDIC MVP, USF’s first league MVP. Bob Young was named in 2014 in a 38-9 win over Concordia, St. Paul on Oct. 4. Coach of the Year. Booth was the first defensive player to win the At the NAIA level, USF was 36-12 in the playoffs with four award since 1981. national titles, three runner-up finishes and three semifinal appear- By 1994, the Cougars were ready to take a step up. After going 18-22 over the previous four seasons (1990-93), the Cougars put together DeBoer’s first season in 2005 ended in an 11-2 record and an 8-2 campaign before going 11-1 in 1995 as they went unbeaten in a trip to the national quarterfinals. In the that second round play- the regular season. A 42-17 loss to U-Mary ended the perfect run. off game, USF fell to Carroll College, 55-0. It is the last game, to But it was a precursor of things to come. date, that USF has failed to score, a run of 113 straight games. In 1996, the Cougars, who were ranked as high as #2 in The 2005 season set up the 2006 run when everything the national rankings in the regular season, dominated from start came together for USF. The Cougars defeated St. Francis (Ind.), to finish as they openeing with a 58-6 decision against Concordia 23-19, in a title game that matched teams with the same mascot (Neb.). In the opening four games, USF had a 199-to-61 scoring name and abbreviation (USF). The Cougars, which broke from edge. It was a margin that continued as the Cougars rolled up a 636- a 13-13 halftime tie with 10 points in a four-minute period of the to-227 scoring margin. After an unbeaten season, which included six third quarter, won by forcing four turnovers, includinthree fum- games of 50 points or more, USF defeated U-Mary, 56-19, gaining a bles. Before a crowd of 5,805 at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, little revenge for the loss in 1995. Then they defeated rival North- Tenn., USF, which was ranged #2 in the country. won the 51st an- western (Iowa), 52-21, and edged Evangel (Mo.), 28-22. nual NAIA national title as QB Chad Cavender (15-of-21-155) was In the finals, the Cougars received a big-time per- named game MVP. formance from quarterback Kurtiss Riggs, who completed 25-of-33 In 2008, the Cougars winning streak continued all the passes for 431 yards and five TD in a 47-25 win over Western Wash- way to Rome, GA. The #2 Cougars defeated #1 Carroll College, 23- ington (11-2) before 4,000 in attendnaced Jim Carroll Stadium in 7, to win a second title in three seasons. Before 6,500, the Cougars Savannah, Tenn. Both USF and #6 Western Washington played in scored TDs on offense, defense and special teams. Carroll had won their first ever championship game. In the win, David Ruter, who five of the six previous championships including the 17-9 win in had 19 carries for 55 yards and four catches for 98 yards, scored three 2007 over USF. In a season when USF recorded seven shutouts, an TDs, including receptions of 20 and 64 yards and a nine-yard run. eighth nearly came in the championship game but Carroll scored Riggs, who was the Offensive Player of the Game, connected with with 6:15 to play in the game. In total, USF allowed just 83 points Kalen DeBoer, who caught 10 passes for 131 yards, for two TDs (5, all season, a school record. In the 14-0 season, the Cougars had a 19). DeBoer also had a 54-yard TD run. Overall, the Cougars had 125-to-26 advantage in four playoff wins. Three times scored seven 518 yards in total offense. Jeremy Gardner also cracked 100 yards points or less in the playoffs. Overall, the only close game was a 34- receiving with six receptions for 133 yards. USF defensive end Travis 31 win over Morningside the regular season finale. 11 teams were Dumke (eight tackles, 2 TFLs) was the Defensive Player of the Game. held to seven points or fewer. In the 1996 season, Riggs threw 55 TDs with just three A year later, the Cougar Pride kept rolling. In a 15-0 sea- picks and DeBoer had 99 catches for 1,374 yards and 17 TDs. Gard son, USF had an 184-to-70 edge in the playoffs. One of the school’s er accumulated 50 catches for 955 yards and 16 TDs in the season. most memorable wins occurred in the 15-0 campaign in 2009. The In a season when USF generated 6,863 yards in total offense (4, 144 then NAIA Cougars defeated NCAA DII power North Dakota, 28- passing), they had a season high of 678 yards in offense against Ne- 13, in Grand Forks. In the 2009 championship game, USF edge #3 braska-Wesleyan when they scored 65 points. in total they had 86 Lindenwood (13-1), 25-22 in Rome, Ga. Braden Wieking, a Sioux TDs, including 57 passing. Falls native, was offensive player of the game with three field goals Before Coach Young retired in 2004, he started USF on its and two extra points. Linebacker Dominic Studzinski was defen- greatest run of success. From 2001-to-2010 the Cougars compiled a sive player of the game after seve ntackles and two sacks. A Wiek- unbelievable mark of 127-9 or a winning percentage of .934. In USF’s ing field goal from 42 yards gave USF a lead they didn’t relinguish run, they reached the quarterfinals in the NAIA every year while win as USF increased their winning streak to 29 straight games. three national titles, and finishing second three times with two semi- After the season, HC Kalen DeBoer took a position at final appearances. In that run, every USF team won at least 10 games. Southern Illinois and USF hired Jed Stugart, who led USF to a 13-1 In 2001, Young took the Cougars to the finals, falling to season. In fact, the 29-game streak went to 42 straight before a loss Georgetown, Kentucky, 49-27, in a season when they finished 12-2 to nemesis Carroll College, 10-7 in the title game. USF won a 10th and won a GPAC title. A year later, they were unbeaten in the regular straight GPAC title. season and 12-1 overall as USF, which won the GPAC again, reached The next year in 2011, the program began a transition the national semifinals where the Cougars lost to Carroll College to NCAA DII. Since the transition, USF has built a 33-11 record (Mt.), 20-17. It was the first matchup of several in the playoffs be- in three seasons in the NSIC with two campaigns of nine wins of tween the schools and the beginning of a rivalry. more. The 2014 season, which included the first 11-win campaign, The Cougars again claimed the GPAC crown and had a sec- was magical with the team’s highest DII ranking of #10 on Oct. 27. ond straight unbeaten regular season in 2003. After two playoff wins, The Cougars were ranked nine straight weeks. In December, 2014, including a 33-7 win over Northwestern (IA), the Cougars dropped USF defeated Central Oklahoma, 42-10 in the Mineral Water Bowl a 16-13 loss to Northwest Oklahoma State in the national semifi- in Excelsior Springs, Mo. It was USF’s first ever postseason appear- nals. In Young’s final season (2004), the Cougars had a third straight ance at DII. The momentum continued in 2015 as the Cougars unbeaten regular season before falling to Azusa Pacific, 24-3 in the rolled to a 9-3 season, which included its first ever DII playoff ap- quarterfinals. Young ended his career by guiding the Cougars to 44 pearance. While USF lost at Henderson State, 23-16, it was a year straight regular season wins, including perfect regular seasons from to remember as the Cougars opened 7-0 and earned its first ever 2002-04. top five ranking in both the AFCA Coaches Poll and D2football. In 2005, Kalen DeBoer, a wide receiver on the 1996 title com. The program extended its all-time consecutive winning sea- winning team, took over the USF program. After Young’s departure, sons to 22, which ranks fifth best across all divisions and tops in the winning continued under one of the school’s all-time great play- NCAA DII. Counting 2016, USF has 25 straight weeks of being ers in DeBoer, who earned NAIA All-American honors and finish- ranked nationally. ing his career with a then record 234 receptions from 1993-96. In a five-year run, DeBoer led USF to a record of 67-3 (.957) and three national titles. Under his watch, the Cougars captured four GPAC titles, three national titles and had a streak of 50 straight home wins.