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BEAVERBemidji State University presents... FOOTBALL 2004 Quick Facts BSU Bemidji State University 1/ 2004 Season Outlook Location: ............................... Bemidji, Minn. (15,000) 1 1 2004 Quick Facts & Table of Contents Founded: ............................................................ 1919 2 2004 Season Outlook: Offense Enrollment: ........................................................ 5,020 3 2004 Season Outlook: Defense Conference: .................. Northern Sun Intercollegiate 4 2004 Season Outlook: Special Teams / Schedule Commissioner: .............................. Butch Raymond Assistant Commissioner/SWA: ................. Erin Lind 5/ Bemidji State Coaching Staff Assistant Commissioner/MR: .........Beth Dossantos 5-6 Head Coach Jeff Tesch Media Relations phone: ..................(612) 379-1535 7 Associate Head Coach Rich Jahner (Defensive Coordinator) Web Site: ...............................www.northernsun.org 8 Assistant Coach Brent Bolte (Assistant Defensive Coordinator) Affiliation: .........................................NCAA Division II 9 Assistant Coach Ben Morie (Passing Game Coordinator) Nickname: ..................................................... Beavers 5 10 Assistant Coaches (Brian Herman / Eric Medberry) School Colors: .............. Green (PMS 329) and White 11 Assistant Coaches (Ryan Picken / Chuck Syverson) / Support Staff Home Field: .........................Chet Anderson Stadium 12 Assistant Coaches (Dr. Ken Traxler / Shaun Weaver) Surface (capacity): ................ Natural Grass (3,500) President: .................................Dr. Jon E. Quistgaard 13/ 2004 Bemidji State Beavers Athletics Director: ................................Dr. Rick Goeb 13-14 Alphabetical / Numerical Rosters Head Trainer: .............................................. Bill Crews 15-21 Student-Athlete Bios - Key Returning Players Assistant Trainer: ...............................Pam DeLancey 21-22 Returning Redshirts Trainer Phone: .................................(218) 755-2769 23 Newcomers Equipment Manager: .......................... Vance Balstad 24 Pre-Season Depth Chart Equipment Manager: ........................... Gloria Bannor 13 Equipment Phone: ...........................(218) 755-3292 25/ 2004 Opponents / 2003 Season in Review Compliance Coordinator: ........................ Mike Power 25-28 2004 Opponents Athletics Secretary: ............................ Debbie Slough 25 Opponent SID contact information Athletics Phone: ..............................(218) 255-2941 28 2004 NSIC Composite Schedule / Opponent Schedule Grid Athletics Fax: ...................................(218) 755-3898 29-32 2003 Game Recaps 33-36 2003 BSU Statistics Sports Information 37 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Director/Football: ........Andy Bartlett (Kansas St. '95) 38 2003 All-NSIC Teams Office: ..............................................(218) 755-4603 39-42 2003 NSIC Statistical Leaders Home: ..............................................(218) 444-8363 Cell: .................................................(218) 766-2243 25 43/ Bemidji State History and Records e-mail: [email protected] 43 The Last Time... Assistant Director: .............................................. TBA 44 Individual Records: Rushing Office: ..............................................(218) 755-2763 45 Individual Records: Passing e-mail: .............................................................. TBA 46 Individual Records: Receiving Grad Assistant: ................Jon Oman (Concordia ‘03) 47 Individual Records: Total Offense e-mail: [email protected] 48 Individual Records: Scoring / Kicking / Punting SID Phone: .........................................(218) 755-2763 49 Individual Records: Defense (tackles/sacks) SID Fax: .............................................(218) 755-3898 50 Individual Records: Returns (interceptions/punts/kickoffs) Football Press Box: ...........................(218) 755-3705 51 Team Records Web: .....................http://info.bemidjistate.edu/sports 43 52 Team Year-by-Year Offensive Stats (since 1971) Mailing Address: 53 Award Winners Bemidji State University, PE 203 (Box 29) 54 -57 All-Time Results 1500 Birchmont Drive NE 57 Coaching Records Bemidji, MN 56601 58 Bemidji State Football Traditions 59 Chet Anderson Stadium Team Information 60 Battle for the Axe 2003 Record: ............................. 7-4 / 5-3 NSIC (4th) Starters Returning: ................................................... 9 61/ This is Bemidji State University Starters Lost: ......................................................... 13 61 Welcome to Bemidji Letterwinners Returning: ....................................... 30 61 62 Bemidji State University Letterwinners Lost: ................................................ 28 64 BSU Athletics Facilities 63 Beaver Pride: The Team Behind the Teams Program History 65 Media Information / NCAA Rules Compliance First Year of Football: ......................................... 1928 66 BSU Media Contacts All-Time Record: .........................263-372-24 (.417) 67 Administration and Support Staff NSIC Championships: .................. 4 (1947-50-57-59) 68 Athletics Department Staff Directory Years in Nat’l Post-Season Play: ....................... none Coaching Staff 2004 Schedule Head Coach ............................................... Jeff Tesch Date Opponent Time Location Series Alma Mater .............................. Moorhead State ‘78 Aug. 26 at Minnesota State 6:30 p.m. Mankato, Minn. MSK, 26-12-2 Office Phone: ...................................(218) 755-2772 Sept. 4 Minot State 1:30 p.m. Bemidji, Minn. BSU, 4-1 e-mail ............................... [email protected] Sept. 11 at Chadron State noon Chadron, Neb. CSC, 1-0 Record at BSU: ............................ 47-38 (9th season) Sept. 18 Wisconsin-River Fallsa 1:30 p.m. Bemidji, Minn. tied, 1-1 Career Record: ............................. 47-38 (9th season) b Assistants: Sept. 25 • Concordia-St. Paul 1:30 p.m. Bemidji, Minn. CSP, 4-1 Rich Jahner ...........Ass’t Head Coach / Def. Coord. Oct. 2 • at Southwest Minn. St. 1:30 p.m. Marshall, Minn. SMS, 20-15-1 Brent Bolte .................. Ass’t Defensive Coordinator Oct. 9 • Winona State 1:30 p.m. Winona, Minn. WSU, 39-26-1 Ben Morie ..................... Passing Game Coordinator Oct. 16 • Minn.-Crookstonc 1:30 p.m. Bemidji, Minn. BSU, 10-1 Brian Herman .................................. Wide Receivers Oct. 23 • at Northern State 1:30 p.m Aberdeen, S.D. NSU, 15-11-1 Eric Medberry ...................................Running Backs Oct. 30 • at MSU-Moorheadd 1:00 p.m. Moorhead, Minn. MSM, 42-26-3 Ryan Picken .................................. Defensive Backs Nov. 6 • vs Wayne Statee 8:30 p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. tied, 5-5 Chuck Syverson .......Tight Ends / Kickers / Punters Dr. Ken Traxler ............................. Defensive Tackles Shawn Weaver ................................ Defensive Ends •- NSIC game a- Shrine Game / b- Homecoming / c- Senior Day / Hall of Fame Game / d- Battle for the Axe e- NSIC Metrodome Classic; HHH Metrodome; Minneapolis, Minn. 2004 Football Media Guide 1 BSUBEAVERBemidji State University presents... FOOTBALL 2004 Bemidji State Football SEASON PREVIEW freshmen Joe Stritesky and Brent Vollbrecht BSU does have good size on the offensive outh movement... Influx of new talent... round out the depth chart behind him. line. The five players listed as starters on the pre- Rebuilding... Reloading... Choose the cli- fall two-deep average 6-4 and 299 pounds, with ché you wish, but all are equally applicable Y • Running Back a 335-pound right guard and a 300-pound right to the 2004 edition of Bemidji State football. For the first time since Tesch became BSU head tackle. The backups are smaller, with three play- After a 2003 season which saw the program coach in 1996, the Beavers enter a season with ers under six feet tall and just one 300-pounder. field an extremely experienced starting group the running back position undecided. During The center position is held down by senior which at times included as many as 10 seniors Tesch’s eight years in Bemidji, he has had the lux- Brice Vollbrecht, who enters 2004 having made and 16 upper-classmen, 2004 will be the polar ury of strapping the Beaver running game onto the 22 consecutive starts at the position and should opposite. backs of Eddie Acosta and Chris Meyer - the lead- be in for an All-NSIC type season. Bemidji State enters the 2004 season with just ing and second-leading rushers in school history. Chase Pearson and Chris Riopelle are listed 24 players on its 91-man roster who appeared on Entering 2004, there is no clear-cut leader at as the backups to Vollbrecht at center. the field in 2003, and just 16 who started a game. the running back position, and in fact no player Thomas holds down the right tackle position The theme for 2004 could easily be “a redshirt on the depth chart has a carry at the position in after starting 10 games there in 2003, his first freshman has to come through for us,” as that his career. season as a starter. He also could develop into statement will be true at nearly every position on “Replacing Acosta is the number two concern an All-NSIC-type player with a strong season. the field, and on both sides of the ball. on our offense,” Tesch said. “We’re going to have Junior Rob Selb holds down the left tackle to take a ‘by committee’ approach until some- position. He started all 11 games at left tackle