South Dakota State JACKRABBIT ATHLETICS NEWS RELEASE Jackrabbit Sports Information • 2820 HPER Center • Brookings, SD 57007-1497 Sports Information Director: Jason Hove Phone: (605) 688-4623 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant: Ryan Sweeter Phone: (605) 688-4822 E-mail: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/jackrabbit.nation Twitter: @SDSU_Jacks Website: www.GoJacks.com 2011 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Jacks open league slate in Illinois THIS WEEK’S MATCHUP SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (1-2, 0-0 MVFC) at ILLINOIS STATE (1-2, 0-1 MVFC) 6 p.m. Saturday Hancock Stadium; Normal, Ill. SERIES NOTES 2010 RECORD: 5-6 (4-4 • Fourth meeting (South Dakota State leads series, 2-1) 2010 RECORD: 6-5 (4-4 in MVFC) MEDIA INFORMATION in MVFC) HEAD COACH: John • Pre-game radio show begins at 4:30 p.m. Central Time on WNAX 570 AM, with HEAD COACH: Brock Spack Stiegelmeier (SDSU, 1979) additional coverage at 5:30 p.m. on the following Jackrabbit Sports Network stations: (Purdue (Ind.), 1984) • 89-68 record in 15 KJJQ 910 AM-Brookings KGFX 1060 AM-Pierre KOLY 1300 AM-Mobridge • 13-12 record in three seasons (all at South KRKI 99.1 FM-Rapid City KBFS 1450 AM-Belle Fourche KSDR 1480 AM-Watertown seasons (all at Illinois Dakota State) • Audio streaming available through Jackrabbit Extra subscription service at GoJacks.com State) LAST WEEK: lost at Cal • Video streaming available through GoRedbirds.com LAST WEEK: lost at Poly, 14-48 Youngstown State, 27-34
2011 SCHEDULE Sports Information Contact: Jason Hove September 20, 2011 BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota State University football team will attempt to SEPTEMBER end a two-game losing streak as it opens Missouri Valley Football Conference play 3 SOUTHERN UTAH [Cereal Bowl] W, 29-28 10 at Illinois L, 3-56 Saturday night at Illinois State. 17 at Cal Poly L, 14-48 Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Hancock Stadium on the Illinois State campus in Normal. 24 *at Illinois State 6 p.m. Both teams enter the matchup with 1-2 overall records. The Jackrabbits held on to win their season opener, 29-28 over Southern Utah, before suffering through a pair of lopsided OCTOBER road losses at Illinois and Cal Poly the past two weeks. Saturday’s game ends a three- 1 *INDIANA STATE [Beef Bowl] 6 p.m. 8 *at Youngstown State 4 p.m. ET game road swing for the Jackrabbits, who haven’t played at home since the Sept. 3 season 15 *NORTHERN IOWA [Hall of Fame Game] 6 p.m. opener. 22 *NORTH DAKOTA STATE [Dakota Marker] 2 p.m. Illinois State, meanwhile, already has a conference game under its belt, opening the 29 *at Missouri State 2 p.m. league slate Sept. 17 with a 34-27 loss at Youngstown State. The Redbirds began the 2011 season with a 33-26 loss at in-state rival Eastern Illinois, followed by a 52-21 win NOVEMBER in their home opener against Morehead State (Ky.). 5 *SOUTHERN ILLINOIS [Hobo Day] 2 p.m. 12 *at Western Illinois 1 p.m. ONLINE COVERAGE: Audio coverage of Saturday’s game is scheduled to be available * denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference game via the Jackrabbit Extra subscription service at GoJacks.com, the official website of SDSU All times Central Time unless noted athletics. Monthly subscriptions for the Jackrabbit Extra, which includes live audio and video streaming are available for $11.95 per month or $99.95 for an entire year of coverage. Video coverage will be available at GoRedbirds.com. 2010 RESULTS Local radio coverage Saturday begins on Jackrabbit Sports Network flagship station WNAX 570 AM at 4:30 p.m., with an expanded pre-game show. Tyler Merriam will call the SEPTEMBER play-by-play, with former Jackrabbit player Mike Struck providing color commentary and 11 at Delaware L, 3-26 Scotty Kwas providing sideline updates. 18 *ILLINOIS STATE [Cereal Bowl] L, 14-24 Coverage across the Jackrabbit Sports Network begins at 5:30 p.m. Network affiliates 25 *at Nebraska L, 3-17 include: OCTOBER • KJJQ 910 AM-Brookings • KRKI 99.1 FM-Rapid City 2 *at Northern Iowa L, 14-24 • KGFX 1060 AM-Pierre • KOLY 1300 AM-Mobridge 9 *WESTERN ILLINOIS [Beef Bowl] W, 33-29 • KBFS 1450 AM-Belle Fourche • KSDR 1480 AM-Watertown 16 *at Southern Illinois W, 31-10 THE SERIES: Saturday’s game will mark the fourth meeting on the gridiron between 23 *YOUNGSTOWN STATE [Hobo Day] W, 30-20 30 *at Indiana State L, 30-41 South Dakota State and Illinois State. The series dates back to the 2008 season, when the Jackrabbits joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference, with SDSU holding a 2-1 NOVEMBER series advantage. The Jackrabbits won the first two meetings before Illinois State claimed 6 *MISSOURI STATE [Hall of Fame Game] W, 31-10 a 24-14 victory at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium last season. 13 *at North Dakota State [Dakota Marker] L, 24-31 Following are the results from the three previous matchups: 21 NORTH DAKOTA [Military Appreciation] W, 21-0 2008: South Dakota State 52, Illinois State 21 (at Brookings, S.D.) * denotes Missouri Valley Football Conference game 2009: South Dakota State 38, Illinois State 17 (at Normal, Ill.) 2010: Illinois State 24, South Dakota State 14 (at Brookings, S.D.) LAST MEETING COACH TO CURE MD: South Dakota State University head coach John Stiegelmeier and his coaching staff will join college football coaches from around the country in the VERSUS ILLINOIS STATE fight against a common opponent — Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy — when the Jackrabbits play at Illinois State on Saturday night SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Illinois State (2-1, 1-0) 7 10 7 0 24 By wearing an armband with the Coach to Cure MD insignia, coaches will show their South Dakota State (0-2, 0-1) 0 0 0 14 14 support for Coach to Cure MD, the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) SCORING SUMMARY newest charitable project. 1st 3:18 ILS Ashton Leggett 2 yd run (Steven Fetzer kick) Football fans will be able to donate to muscular dystrophy research either online at 2nd 9:33 ILS Fetzer 36 yd field goal 00:30 ILS Tyrone Walker 23 yd pass from Matt Brown CoachToCureMD.org or by texting the word “CURE” to 90999 to automatically donate $5 (Fetzer kick) from their mobile phones. 3rd 2:33 ILS Marvon Sanders 13 yd pass from Brown (Fetzer kick) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed 4th 14:21 SDSU Tyler Duffy 3 yd run during childhood. Because the Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome, it primari- (Kyle Minett pass from Thomas O’Brien) ly affects boys and occurs across all races and cultures. Boys and young men with 7:50 SDSU Brandon Hubert 5 yd pass from O’Brien (rush failed) Duchenne lack dystrophin, a protein critical to the structural stability of muscle fibers. TEAM STATISTICS ILS SDSU Patients develop progressive muscle weakness that eventually causes loss of mobility, FIRST DOWNS 22 21 wheelchair dependency and a decline in respiratory and cardiac function. Currently, there RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-192 26-129 PASSING YDS (NET) 172 245 is no cure for Duchenne and limited therapeutic options exist. Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-20-0 42-24-2 The AFCA is joining with the Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) to make TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-364 68-374 Coach to Cure MD a reality and generate support for research using the nationwide, one- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 4-20 day, game-day event. Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-73 5-117 Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0 LAST MEETING: South Dakota State dug itself an early hole and couldn’t recover, Punts (Number-Avg) 7-35.0 4-35.8 falling 24-14 to Illinois State in the 2010 home and Missouri Valley Football Conference Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 opener Sept. 18 before a Cereal Bowl crowd of 12,425 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. Penalties-Yards 11-76 7-83 Possession Time 35:22 24:38 The 20th-ranked Jackrabbits fell to 0-2 overall, while Illinois State improved to 2-1 on Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 3 of 13 the season, including a 1-0 mark in league play. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3 of 3 2 of 4 SDSU missed out on a couple scoring chances in the first quarter. On the opening Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 1-6 drive, the Jackrabbits moved the ball into Illinois State territory only to have a dropped RUSHING LEADERS: ILS - Ashton Leggett 20-100, Erik Smith 18-79. pass on a third-and-7 play stall the drive. SDSU - Kyle Minett 18-120, Tyler Duffy 4-20. PASSING LEADERS: The Redbirds broke into the scoring column with a methodical 17-play, 82-yard drive ILS - Matt Brown 20-29-0 172. SDSU - Thomas O’Brien 24-42-2 245. RECEIVING LEADERS: ILS - Marvon Sanders 10-82, Tyrone Walker 2- that chewed up more than seven minutes. Sophomore quarterback Matt Brown was 34, Ben Erickson 2-16, Erik Smith 2-15, Matt Mose 2-13. SDSU - 5-for-6 passing on the drive for 53 yards and running back Ashton Leggett added 26 Aaron Rollin 6-74, Brandon Hubert 6-54, Kyle Minett 5-32, Tyrel Kool 3-35. INTERCEPTIONS: ILS - Austin Davis 1-0, E.J. Jones 1-0. SDSU yards on the ground, including the final two yards for the first touchdown of the game - none. SACKS: ILS - Eric Brunner 1-6, Colton Underwood 1-9. SDSU with 3 minutes, 18 seconds remaining in the first quarter. - Brian Fischer 1-6. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): ILS - Austin Davis 5-5-10, Josh Howe 4-6-10, Nick Broome 4-3-7, Casey The Jackrabbits took over at the Redbird 47 after a 41-yard kickoff return by Cole Kociuba 2-5-7. SDSU - Derek Domino 3-8-11, Corey Jeske 4-5-9, Brodie and gained one first down before Kyle Harris’ 51-yard field goal attempt missed Anthony Wise 1-6-7, Cole Brodie 0-6-6. wide right. SDSU converted only one of its first 11 third-down attempts in the game before finishing 3-of-13. Illinois State took advantage of a turnover early in the second quarter to build the lead CAL POLY 48, to 10-0. Austin Davis’ diving interception on a bobbled pass gave the Redbirds at the SDSU 27. Steven Fetzer later connected on a 36-yard field goal. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 14 After SDSU missed a 35-yard field goal, the Redbirds extended their lead to 17-0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL with another long drive in the closing minutes of the first half. Brown capped a 10-play, South Dakota State (1-2) 7 0 7 0 14 80-yard drive with a 23-yard scoring strike to Tyrone Walker. Cal Poly (1-2) 7 20 14 7 48 The Jacks put together their best drive of the season to open the second half, but again SCORING SUMMARY 1st 9:12 CP Jarred Houston 29 yd pass from Andre came up empty as Harris missed his third field goal of the night, a 34-yard attempt that Broadous (James Langford kick) was blocked. Kyle Minett had put the Jackrabbits into the red zone with a 46-yard run. 1:50 SDSU Zach Zenner 36 yd pass from Thomas O’Brien (Kyle Harris kick) The Redbirds put the game out of reach late in the third as Brown hit Marvon Sanders 2nd 14:52 CP Broadous 23 yd run (Langford kick) for a 13-yard touchdown pass. 11:32 CP Mark Rodgers 69 yd pass from Broadous (Langford kick) After being held without a touchdown for the first seven quarters of the season, SDSU 4:07 CP Bijon Samoodi 46 yd interception return finally reached paydirt in the opening minute of the fourth quarter as Tyler Duffy found (Langford kick failed) the end zone from three yards out. Thomas O’Brien then hit Minett for the two-point 3rd 12:39 CP Broadous 1 yd run 9:24 SDSU Jason Schneider 6 yd pass from O’Brien conversion. (Harris kick) The Jackrabbit comeback attempt continued as O’Brien completed 6-of-7 passes, 4:05 CP Asa Jackson 100 yd interception return (Langford kick) including a 5-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Hubert, to wrap up an eight-play, 51- 4th 14:46 CP Jake Romanelli 11 yd run (Langford kick) yard drive. TEAM STATISTICS SDSU CP But it would be too little, too late as the Jackrabbits turned the ball over — an inter- FIRST DOWNS 23 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 28-38 55-289 ception and a fumble — on their next two possessions. PASSING YDS (NET) 407 233 The Jackrabbits’ late offensive spurt gave them a 374-364 advantage in total offense. Passes Att-Comp-Int 48-31-3 21-15-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 76-445 76-522 Minett, a Walter Payton Award candidate, gained 120 yards on 18 carries. O’Brien Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 completed 24-of-42 passes for 245 yards, with Aaron Rollin catching six passes for 74 Punt Returns-Yards 2-28 0-0 yards and Hubert adding six receptions for 54 yards. Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-128 1-19 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-156 Illinois State was led by Leggett with 100 yards on 20 carries. Brown connected on Punts (Number-Avg) 5-43.4 3-46.7 20-of-29 passes for 172 yards, with Sanders his primary target by collecting 10 recep- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-40 7-60 tions for 82 yards. Possession Time 31:48 28:12 Derek Domino paced the Jackrabbit defense with 11 tackles, followed by Corey Jeske Third-Down Conversions 5 of 14 10 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1 with nine. Davis and Josh Howe each made 10 stops to led Illinois State. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-41 CAPTAINS: Leading the Jackrabbit football team on the field and in the locker room RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Tyrel Kool 12-25, Zach Zenner 8-18. are four senior captains: CP - Jake Romanelli 17-100, Andre Broadous 3-69, Akaninyene • Kyle Harris, kicker, Florissant, Mo.; Umoh 9-51, Doug Shumway 5-31. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Thomas O’Brien 28-45-3 376, Austin Sumner 3-3-0, 31. CP - Andre • Dirk Kool, linebacker, Fairfield, Iowa; Broadous 12-16-0 213, Doug Shumway 3-5-0 20. RECEIVING • Mike Lien, linebacker, Castaic, Calif.; LEADERS: SDSU - Aaron Rollin 9-109, Dale Moss 8-106, Brandon • Jake Steffen, defensive end, Mount Vernon, S.D. Hubert 4-60, Jason Schneider 3-58, Tyrel Kool 3-17. CP - Mark Rodgers 3-76, Lance Castaneda 3-16, Chris Nicholls 3-16. Kool holds the distinction of being the third generation of his family to serve as a captain INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - none. CP - Asa Jackson 1-100, Bijon for the Jackrabbit football team. His late grandfather, Marv, was a team captain in 1951, Samoodi 1-46, Nick Dzubnar 1-10. SACKS: SDSU - none. CP - Kyle Murphy 3.0-29, Sullivan Grosz 2.0-12. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A- while his father, Mark, served as a captain on the Jackrabbits’ NCAA Division II playoff TOT): SDSU - Dirk Kool 3-10-13, Mike Lien 2-8-10, Bo Helm 4-5-9. squad in 1979. Mark Kool later served as an assistant coach at SDSU from 1987-90. CP - Bijon Samoodi 6-5-11, Vincent Smith-Johnson 6-3-9, Asa Jackson 2-6-8, Kennith Jackson 2-6-8. LAST WEEK: Cal Poly quarterback Andre Broadous accounted for four touchdowns -- two on the ground and two through the air -- and the Mustang defense returned two inter- ceptions for scores in posting a 48-14 victory over South Dakota State in non-conference football action Saturday night at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Both teams moved to 1-2 on the season. Cal Poly, which was playing its home opener, drew first blood, scoring on its opening drive of the game as Broadous connected with a streaking Jarred Houston for a 29-yard touchdown. The scoring play came on third-and-21. The Jackrabbits tied the game late in the quarter, converting on fourth-and-2 as Zach Zenner caught a screen pass from Thomas O’Brien, slipped through a tackle and rambled down the left sideline for a 36-yard touchdown. The second quarter was all Cal Poly. Broadous put the Mustangs on top for good as he scored on a 23-yard scramble on the first play of the stanza, then hooked with Mark Rodgers on a 69-yard touchdown pass down the middle three minutes later. Cal Poly pushed its lead to 27-7 at the 4-minute, 7-second mark when Bijon Samoodi picked off an errant O'Brien throw, scoring from 46 yards out. SDSU put together a long drive on the final possession of the first half, only to come up empty. O’Brien began to find a rhythm with junior wide receiver Aaron Rollin, with the COUGHLIN-ALUMNI tandem accounting for four receptions for 57 yards. However, with the Jackrabbits out of timeouts in the closing seconds, O'Brien scrambled up the middle for 14 yards to the Cal STADIUM FACTS Poly 1 but SDSU could not get another play off before time expired. • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium opened on Sept. 22, 1962, The Mustangs extended their lead to 34-7 on the opening drive of the second half, going when the Jackrabbits dropped a 9-7 decision to Arkansas 81 yards on eight plays. Broadous set up his 1-yard touchdown run with a 41-yard pass to State David Mahr on the previous play. • South Dakota State started 0-2 at CAS, dropping a SDSU came right back with a touchdown of its own, putting together a nine-play, 83- 14-10 decision to Montana State before recording its first yard drive that ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass from O'Brien to Jason Schneider with home victory against Augustana (S.D.), 28-7, on Oct. 6, 9:24 to play in the third quarter. 1962 The Jackrabbits appeared on the verge of trimming the margin to two scores, but on • There has never been a tie game at Coughlin-Alumni third-and-goal from the Cal Poly 6, O'Brien's pass intended for Brandon Hubert was inter- Stadium cepted in the end zone by Asa Jackson. An All-America candidate, Jackson returned the • Lights were installed in 2000 and the Daktronics interception 100 yards for a touchdown, ending any hopes of a Jackrabbit comeback. scoreboard was added in 2005. The scoreboard measures 121 feet wide by 56 feet high Cal Poly rolled up 522 yards of total offense, including 289 on the ground. Jake Romanelli, who scored the final Mustang touchdown of the day, gained a game-high 10 • Overall, SDSU holds a 163-99 record at Coughlin- Alumni Stadium, including a 22-6 mark in home night yards on 17 carries. Broadous added 69 rushing yards on 13 carries and ended the day games and a 30-8 record since moving to the Division I 12-of-16 passing for 213 yards and two scores. Football Championship Subdivision in 2004 O’Brien crossed the 300-yard mark for the first time in his career, also setting a career • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium is the lone remaining field in high for completions as he finished the game 28-of-45 for 376 yards. Rollin hauled in a the Missouri Valley Football Conference with a natural- career-best nine receptions for 109 yards and Dale Moss added eight receptions for 106 grass playing surface yards. The Jackrabbits failed to establish a running game, totaling 38 net yards on 28 attempts. Tyrel Kool mustered only 25 yards on 12 carries and O'Brien was sacked five times. MVFC PRESEASON POLL Dirk Kool led the Jackrabbit defense with 13 tackles, with fellow linebacker Mike Lien 1. Northern Iowa [29] 316 adding 10 stops. Samoodi paced Cal Poly with 11 tackles. 2. North Dakota State [6] 275 SCOUTING ILLINOIS STATE: Illinois State enters its Missouri Valley Football 3. Southern Illinois [1] 207 Conference home opener seeking to even its overall mark and league record. The Redbirds 4. South Dakota State 172 are 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the MVFC after allowing 457 yards of total offense in a 34-27 5. Illinois State 169 loss at Youngstown State on Sept. 17. 6. Indiana State 168 The Redbirds feature one of the league’s top quarterbacks in junior signal-caller Matt 7. Western Illinois 151 8. Youngstown State 88 Brown. Brown has completed 65 percent (51-of-78) of his passes for 684 yards with 9. Missouri State 74 eight touchdowns and two interceptions. His top two receivers, Marvon Sanders and Note: First-place votes in brackets Tyrone Walker, form the league’s top receiving tandem, with Sanders catching 19 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns, while Walker has added 12 receptions for 197 yards and four scores. Sanders also is averaging 10.2 yards per punt return Matt Younger has contributed five catches for 67 yards, including two touchdowns, from his wide receiver position. The running game has been paced by Ashton Leggett, who stands third in the league rushing race with an average of 110.7 yards per game. Leggett is averaging 5.4 yards per carry and has scored three times. Defensively, the Redbirds rank first in the MVFC for rushing defense with an average of 59.7 yards allowed per game, but rank last among the league’s nine teams for pass defense as they have given up an average of 322.7 yards per game through three contests. Linebacker Josh Howe leads the Illinois State defense with 27 tackles, including three tackles for loss. Austin Davis ranks second with 23 stops, including four TFLs. As a team, the Redbirds have recorded 30 tackles for loss in their first three games, including 11 sacks. Nate Palmer leads the squad with 2.5 sacks, while Evan Frierson, Eric Brunner and Colton Underwood each have two sacks apiece. Conversely, Illinois State has allowed only one sack so far in 2011. CAS TURNS 50:The 2011 campaign marks the 50th season of football at Coughlin- Alumni Stadium. Overall, SDSU has compiled a 163-99 record (.622 winning percentage) on its home field. The Jackrabbits have enjoyed even more of a home-field advantage at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium since making the move to the Football Championship Subdivision level. Since joining the FCS ranks at the start of the 2004 season, the Jackrabbits have posted a 29-8 mark at CAS, including a 10-2 record in Missouri Valley Football Conference games. 2011 MVFC STANDINGS Lights were installed at CAS prior to the 2001 season and SDSU has turned in a 21-6 record in home night games. -OVERALL- -CONF- A celebration of the history of Coughlin-Alumni Stadium will be observed Oct. 22, when W-L-T W-L-T SDSU hosts North Dakota State in the annual Dakota Marker game. Festivities that day will Youngstown State 2-1-0 1-0-0 include halftime recognition of the 50-player Coughlin-Alumni Stadium All-Time Team. North Dakota State 2-0-0 0-0-0 Indiana State 2-1-0 0-0-0 VALLEY PREVIEW: Missouri Valley Football Conference defending champion Northern Northern Iowa 1-1-0 0-0-0 Iowa has been picked to win the MVFC crown in 2011. Southern Illinois 1-1-0 0-0-0 The Panthers received the top spot in a poll conducted by league coaches, media and South Dakota State 1-2-0 0-0-0 sports information directors. Western Illinois 1-2-0 0-0-0 UNI, which entered the year ranked in 81 straight regular season national polls, received Missouri State 0-3-0 0-0-0 316 total points and 29 of 36 first-place votes. The Panthers were one of three league Illinois State 1-2-0 0-1-0 teams in the FCS playoffs last year and finished the 2010 league slate with a 6-2 mark GAMES SATURDAY , S EPT. 17 and outright MVFC crown. Oregon 56, Missouri State 7 The Panthers placed seven players on the MVFC Preseason Team, including Walter *Youngstown State 34, Illinois State 27 Indiana State 44, Western Kentucky 16 Payton Award candidate Tirrell Rennie and Buck Buchanan Award nominee Ben Boothby. Cal Poly 48, South Dakota State 14 North Dakota State finished second in the balloting, earning six first-place votes and 275 Missouri 69, Western Illinois 0 points. The Bison also qualified for the FCS playoffs and won two games before falling in GAMES SATURDAY , S EPT. 24 the quarterfinals in overtime to eventual national champion Eastern Washington. *Youngstown State at Indiana State, 12:05 p.m. NDSU also received extensive recognition on the MVFC Preseason Team with five players *Western Illinois at Northern Iowa, 4:05 p.m. making the squad. Running back D.J. McNorton, also a candidate for the Walter Payton *Missouri State at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. Award, headlines the list of Bison players on the honor squad. *South Dakota State at Illinois State, 6 p.m. North Dakota State at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Southern Illinois, which finished in a six-way tie for third place last year, received the *Missouri Valley Football Conference game remaining first-place vote and earned 207 points to finish third in the pre-season balloting. Note: All times Central unless noted The next three spots in the pre-season poll were tightly contested, as four points separat- ed South Dakota State (172), Illinois State (169) and Indiana State (168). Jackrabbit linebacker Mike Lien was the lone SDSU player to make the MVFC Preseason SDSU PASSING TOP 10 Team. Offensive lineman Jon Fick received honorable mention recognition. CAREER Rounding out the poll were Western Illinois, Youngstown State and Missouri State. 1. Ryan Berry, 2005-08 ...... 6,023 The last three pre-season favorites (North Dakota State-2008, Northern Iowa-2009, 2. Ted Wahl, 1985-88 ...... 6,016 Southern Illinois-2010) did not win the league, but a pre-season favorite has claimed the 3. Andy Rennerfeldt, 1997-2000 ...... 5,351 league crown 13 times (in 25 previous polls). 4. Brad Nelson, 2001-04 ...... 5,328 O’BRIEN LEAVES TEAM: South Dakota State starting quarterback Thomas O’Brien has 5. Dan Fjeldheim, 1999-02 ...... 5,176 made the decision to leave the team, Jackrabbit head coach John Stiegelmeier announced 6. Todd McDonald, 1990-93...... 4,999 Monday during his weekly radio show. 7. Mike Busch, 1984-85 ...... 4,980 “We’re disappointed to lose any player, but our philosophy is to play in the present,” 8. Shane Bouman, 1988-91...... 4,663 Stiegelmeier said. “We wish Thomas nothing but the best.” 9. Thomas O’Brien, 2009-11 ...... 4,376 10. Noel Bouche’, 1996-98 ...... 3,947 A junior from Winona, Minn., O’Brien played in 25 career games with 20 starts. He com- piled a 4-2 record as a starter in 2009, earning a spot on the MVFC All-Newcomer Team SEASON and helping the Jackrabbits to its first appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision 1. Brad Nelson, 2003...... 3,141 playoffs. His 4,376 career passing yards rank ninth on the all-time SDSU charts, while his 2. Ryan Berry, 2008...... 3,106 3. Todd McDonald, 1993 ...... 2,715 2,236 yards in 2010 also ranked ninth for a single season. 4. Dan Fjeldheim, 2002 ...... 2,663 In three starts this season, O’Brien completed 63-of-107 (61.2 percent) passes for 692 5. Mike Busch, 1985 ...... 2,554 yards, along with five touchdowns and seven interceptions. In his final start, Sept. 17 at Cal 6. Ted Wahl, 1986 ...... 2,542 Poly, O’Brien set career highs for completions and yards as he went 28-of-45 for 376 7. Mike Busch, 1984 ...... 2,436 yards with a pair of touchdowns. However, two of his three interceptions in the contest were 8. Dan Fjeldheim, 2001 ...... 2,268 returned for touchdowns. O’Brien’s 376 yards passing were the fourth-most in a single 9. Thomas O’Brien, 2010 ...... 2,236 game by a Jackrabbit quarterback. 10. Brad Nelson, 2004...... 2,225 THOMAS O’BRIEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS Comp Att Int Pct. Yds TD LG NCAA Eff. 2009 11-6 126 220 9 .573 1,448 11 *63 120.88 2010 11-11 201 375 15 .536 2,236 10 *68 104.49 2011 3-3 63 103 7 .612 692 5 37 120.03 Career 25-20 390 698 31 .559 4,376 26 *68 111.95 *denotes touchdown SUMNER TO START: According to head coach John Stiegelmeier, redshirt freshman Austin Sumner is likely to start in Saturday’s Missouri Valley Football Conference opener at Illinois State. FCS COACHES POLL Sumner has seen limited action in 2011, completing 6-of-7 passes for 65 yards in late- game action at Illinois and Cal Poly. Junior Jordan Thomas also is listed on the depth chart 1. Georgia Southern [25] 2-0 697 1 at quarterback for SDSU. 2. Northern Iowa [3] 1-1 666 2 3. Appalachian State (N.C.) 2-1 642 3 DUAL THREAT: South Dakota State’s Tyrel Kool made the most of his first career start at 4. Montana State 2-1 615 4 running back, racking up 107 yards on the ground and another 79 through the air in the 5. William & Mary (Va.) 2-1 568 5 Jackrabbits’ season opener against Southern Utah on Sept. 3. 6. Delaware 2-1 515 7 7. Richmond (Va.) 3-0 514 9 A junior from Yankton, Kool began his collegiate career as a running back, but switched 8. Wofford (S.C.) 1-1 488 8 to wide receiver during the 2010 season, when he led the team with 64 receptions for 808 9. Montana 2-1 462 11 yards. His receptions total was fifth-most in a season by a Jackrabbit player, while his 10. James Madison (Va.) 2-1 383 14 receiving yards mark stands 10th in a single season. 11. New Hampshire 1-1 369 12 12. North Dakota State 2-0 359 6 Kool’s rushing total against Southern Utah marked the 10th time in 11 games a 13. Southern Illinois 1-1 342 15 Jackrabbit running back eclipsed the century mark. Kyle Minett ran for 100 yards in eight 14. Chattanooga (Tenn.) 2-1 314 17 straight games and Tyler Duffy added a 100-yard outing to close out the 2010 season. 15. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 2-1 284 16 TYREL KOOL’S CAREER STATISTICS 16. Lehigh (Pa.) 1-1 235 19 Year Rush Yds Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG 17. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 1-2 220 13 2009 17 96 5.6 0 26 1 7 7.0 0 7 18. McNeese State (La.) 1-1 190 22 2010 7 2 0.3 0 5 64 808 12.6 2 *68 19. Massachusetts 2-0 171 25 20. South Dakota 2-1 165 23 2011 51 164 3.4 0 16 10 109 10.9 1 20 21. North Dakota 1-2 136 NR Career 75 262 3.5 0 26 75 924 12.3 3 *68 22. Eastern Washington 0-3 117 10 *denotes touchdown 23. Liberty 1-2 83 20 24. Youngstown State 2-1 70 NR IMPRESSIVE START: Backup running back Zach Zenner has put together a series of 25. South Carolina State 1-2 69 21 impressive all-around performances to start the 2011 season. A redshirt freshman from Eagan, Minn., Zenner compiled 139 all-purpose yards in the SPORTS NETWORK FCS TOP 25 Jackrabbit victory. He returned four kickoffs for 74 yards, caught three passes for 24 yards and carried the ball five times for 41 yards. He scored the first touchdown of his career, 1. Georgia Southern [115] 2-0 3,742 1 scampering 27 yards around left end on the final play of the third quarter. 2. Northern Iowa [15] 1-1 3,485 2 3. Appalachian State (N.C.) [9] 2-1 3,402 3 Zenner currently leads the Missouri Valley Football Conference with an average of 147.4 4. Montana State [1] 2-1 3,179 5 all-purpose yards per game. 5. Richmond (Va.) [11] 3-0 3,082 6 ZACH ZENNER’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 6. William & Mary Tribe (Va.) [1] 2-1 3,078 4 Game KOR Yds Avg LG Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD LG 7. Delaware [1] 2-1 2,918 7 So. Utah 3 74 24.7 27 5 41 1 *27 3 24 0 11 8. North Dakota State [1] 2-0 2,728 8 Illinois 5 133 26.6 47 5 11 0 5 2 2 0 6 9. Wofford (S.C.) 1-1 2,637 9 Cal Poly 5 96 19.2 31 8 18 0 9 2 43 1 *36 10. Montana 2-1 2,353 12 Totals 13 303 23.3 47 18 70 1 27 7 69 1 *36 11. New Hampshire 1-1 2,290 11 *denotes touchdown 12. James Madison (Va.) 2-1 1,927 13 13. Chattanooga (Tenn.) 2-1 1,855 14 MOSS MAKES THE TRANSITION:The Jackrabbits have gained another weapon in the 14. Southern Illinois 1-1 1,614 15 15. Lehigh (Pa.) 2-1 1,596 16 passing game with the addition of Dale Moss to the receiving corps. Moss finished his four- 16. Jacksonville State (Ala.) 2-1 1,466 17 year career on the basketball court in the spring of 2011 and joined the football team in 17. Massachusetts 2-0 1,247 21 time for spring practice. 18. South Dakota 2-1 955 24 The Missouri Valley Football Conference Newcomer of the Week, Moss made his first 19. McNeese State (La.) 1-1 846 23 career start against Cal Poly on Sept. 17 and responded by recording eight receptions for 20. Sam Houston State (Texas) 2-0 688 NR 21. Eastern Washington 0-3 594 10 106 yards. His 37-yard reception in the third quarter was a career long. 22. Stephen F. Austin (Texas) 1-2 568 19 Moss, who averaged 7.6 points and 4.5 rebounds from his guard position during his 23. Southern Utah 2-1 546 NR senior season on the basketball court, possesses tremendous leaping ability as he led the 24. Murray State (Ky.) 2-1 446 NR team in blocked shots two seasons and paced the Jackrabbits in offensive rebounds as a 25. South Carolina State 1-2 336 25 Others receiving votes: Liberty (Va.) 332, Jackson State (Miss.) 260, senior. Central Arkansas 249, Old Dominion (Va.) 240, Youngstown State During his senior season at Brandon Valley High School, Moss was an all-state selection 228, Towson (Md.) 184, Maine 105, Indiana State 102, Sacramento State (Calif.) 101, Holy Cross (Mass.) 82, Weber State (Utah) 52, after tallying 45 receptions for 573 yards and eight touchdowns. Bethune-Cookman (Fla.) 50, Tennessee Tech 41, Alabama State 41, Eastern Kentucky 37, Yale (Conn.) 37, Hampton (Va.) 37, Elon (N.C.) 100-YARD TANDEM: South Dakota State wide receivers Aaron Rollin and Dale Moss 31, South Dakota State 27, North Dakota 26, Portland State (Ore.) became the first Jackrabbit receiving duo to record 100 receiving yards in the same game 26, Cal Poly 23, Brown (R.I.) 20, Rhode Island 19, Western Illinois since 2008, when they combined for 17 catches and 215 yards against Cal Poly. Rollin 18, UC Davis 13, Central Connecticut State 13, Stony Brook (N.Y.) 11, Pennsylvania 10, Villanova (Va.) 9, Dartmouth (N.H.) 8, Idaho set a career high with nine catches for 109 yards, with Moss adding career highs of eight State 7, Campbell (N.C.) 7, Delaware State 6, Tennessee-Martin 6, receptions and 106 yards. Lafayette (Pa.) 4, Monmouth (N.J.) 3, Southeastern Louisiana 2, Jacksonville (Fla.) 2, Dayton (Ohio) 1, San Diego (Calif.) 1, North The last 100-yard receiving tandem for the Jackrabbits were JaRon Harris (9-120) and Carolina Central 1. Glen Fox (6-102) in a losing effort at Northern Iowa on Sept. 20, 2008. Notes: First-place votes in brackets; opponents in bold COACH STIG KOOL HONORED: South Dakota State University linebacker Dirk Kool was selected as the first Missouri Valley Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week of the season, YEAR OVERALL CONF league officials announced on Sept. 5. 1997 4-6 3-6 A senior from Fairfield, Iowa, Kool registered a team-high 10 sacks and broke up a pass 1998 6-5 5-4 on the decisive play of the game in helping the Jackrabbits to a 29-28 victory over 1999 8-3 6-3 2000 6-5 4-5 Southern Utah in the season opener Sept. 3 at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. His 10 tackles 2001 5-6 4-4 were a career high. 2002 6-4 4-4 COACH STIG: John Stiegelmeier has built the South Dakota State University football 2003 7-4 4-3 team into a consistent winner and a program on the rise in the ranks of the Division I 2004 6-5 2-3 Football Championship Subdivision. 2005 6-5 3-2 2006 7-4 3-1 Overall, Coach Stig has led the Jackrabbits to an 89-68 record (.567 winning percent- 2007 7-4 4-0 age). SDSU has posted eight winning seasons in the last nine years, including six of the 2008 7-5 6-2 school’s first seven campaigns at the FCS (formerly Division I-AA) level. The Jackrabbits 2009 8-4 7-1 have had a winning record in 11 of Stiegelmeier’s 14 full years as head coach, including 2010 5-6 4-4 six with seven or more victories. 2011 1-2 0-0 The 2009 season proved to be a memorable one as Stiegelmeier led the Jackrabbits to Totals 89-68 59-42 their first FCS playoff appearance and the program’s first postseason appearance in 30 • 2007 Great West Football Conference Coach of the Year years. The Jackrabbits finished as runner-up in the Missouri Valley Football Conference with • 2007 American Football Coaches Association FCS a 7-1 record and finished the season 8-4 overall. SDSU led for much of its playoff game Region 5 Coach of the Year at top-seeded Montana, before falling 61-48 to the eventual national runner-up Grizzlies. • Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist in 2007 and Nationally ranked for the entire season, including appearing in the top 10 for two weeks, 2009 the Jackrabbits finished the 2009 campaign ranked 11th in both the FCS Coaches’ and • Ranks second on SDSU career victories list with an 89- Sports Network media polls. 68 record In 2008, the Jackrabbits entered another new era in their Division I pursuits as they • The Jackrabbits have compiled a 61-19 home record in joined the nine-team Missouri Valley Football Conference. With the transition from Division Coach Stig’s 15 seasons as head coach II completed, SDSU fell just short of a playoff berth in its first season of eligibility, ending • SDSU has a 144-109 overall record since Coach Stig the year with a 7-5 overall record and 6-2 mark in the MVFC. Of SDSU’s five losses, four joined the coaching staff as an assistant in 1988 and has came against ranked FCS opponents, including conference co-champions Northern Iowa posted a winning record in 18 of 22 seasons and Southern Illinois. The team’s other loss was at the hands of Football Bowl Subdivision • 1999 North Central Conference Coach of the Year opponent Iowa State in the season opener. That game marked the first time theJackrabbits had played an FBS opponent since moving to Division I at the start of the 2004 season. Under Stiegelmeier’s guidance, SDSU has appeared in the FCS rankings each of the last five seasons. The Jackrabbits cracked the national poll for the first time in late October 2006, after posting back-to-back come-from-behind victories over Cal Poly and UC Davis. After climbing as high as No. 19 on the final week of the regular season, the Jackrabbits finished the 2006 season ranked 22nd by the Sports Network. SDSU began the 2007 season in a preseason national poll for the first time, checking in at No. 20 in the Sports Network poll. The Jackrabbits dropped out of the rankings after a season-opening loss and didn’t return to the top 25 until the final poll of the season with a 19th-place showing. The Jackrabbits continued to move up the rankings at the FCS level during the 2008 season, reaching the 12th spot in the Sports Network poll after opening league play with home victories over No. 14 Youngstown State and No. 15 Western Illinois in back-to-back weeks. In all, SDSU was ranked seven weeks that season. During the 2007 season, SDSU claimed its first conference title since 1963 by winning the Great West Football Conference championship. After starting 0-3 for the second con- secutive season, SDSU reeled off seven wins in its final eight games, including a 29-24 victory over previously undefeated North Dakota State the final week of the season, to claim the GWFC title with a 7-4 overall record and 4-0 mark in league play. In leading SDSU to the GWFC title, Stiegelmeier was named conference coach of the year and was honored by the American Football Coaches Association as the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Region 5 Coach of the Year. In addition, he was named as one of five finalists in the FCS for the 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. After posting back-to-back 6-5 seasons in 2004 and 2005, the Jackrabbits rose another notch in 2006 as they compiled a 7-4 overall record, finishing the season ranked 21st in the final FCS poll conducted by The Sports Network and 22nd in the College Sporting News coaches’ poll. Following an 0-3 start, the Jackrabbits rebounded by winning seven TEAM HIGHS consecutive games for the first time since 1963. Three of the victories came in the closing minutes against nationally ranked teams, setting up a showdown with North Dakota State INDIVIDUAL on the final week of the season for both the Dakota Marker and Great West Football RUSHES: 28, by Tyrel Kool, vs. Southern Utah, 9-3-2011 Conference title. YARDS RUSHING: 107, by Tyrel Kool, vs. Southern Utah, 9-3-2011 Although SDSU fell short in the championship game, the Jackrabbits finished with their RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: 1, by Zach Zenner, vs. Southern most victories since 2003 and their best mark in the three-year history of the GWFC at 3-1. Utah, 9-3-2011 Stiegelmeier, 54, is the 20th head coach for the Jackrabbits. His tenure of 14 years as LONG RUSH: 27 yards (for touchdown), by Zach Zenner, head coach is the second-longest head coaching stint in school history. vs. Southern Utah, 9-3-2011 The Selby, S.D., native first became acquainted with the Jackrabbit football program as PASS ATTEMPTS: 45, by Thomas O’Brien, at Cal Poly, a student assistant under John Gregory during SDSU's only other NCAA playoff season in 9-17-2011 1979. With the Jackrabbits victory at McNeese State (La.) on Sept. 30, 2006, Stiegelmeier COMPLETIONS: 28, by Thomas O’Brien, at Cal Poly, 9-17-2011 passed Gregory (55-50-3 from 1972-81) for sole possession of second place on the YARDS PASSING: 376, by Thomas O’Brien, at Cal Poly, SDSU career wins list. 9-17-20111 After graduating from SDSU with degrees in mathematics and physical education, TOUCHDOWN PASSES: 3, by Thomas O’Brien, at Cal Poly, Stiegelmeier enrolled in graduate school at the University of Northern Iowa, where he 9-17-2011 served on the coaching staff of a Panther squad which posted a 7-4 mark in 1981. RECEPTIONS: 9, by Aaron Rollin, at Cal Poly, 9-17-2011 Stiegelmeier coached at Eau Claire (Wis.) North High School from 1981-84, then YARDS RECEIVING: 109, by Aaron Rollin, at Cal Poly, 9-17-2011 returned to his home state as defensive coordinator, secondary coach and recruiting TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: 1, by five different players coordinator at Northern State University from 1984-87. Northern was 8-3 in his last LONG RECEPTION: 37 yards, by Dale Moss (from Thomas season with the Wolves and finished fourth in the nation in total defense O’Brien), at Cal Poly, 9-17-2011 After NSU, Stiegelmeier went back to school, enrolling at the University of Wisconsin, FIELD GOALS: 1, by Kyle Harris, vs. Southern Utah, where he was a graduate assistant on the staff headed by Don Morton while working on 9-3-2011, and at Illinois, 9-10-2011 his doctorate. LONG FIELD GOAL: 33 yards, by Kyle Harris, at Illinois, 9-10-2011 Stiegelmeier returned to his alma mater in July 1988, joining Wayne Haensel’s PUNTS: 7, by JasonSchlautman, at Illinois, 9-10-2100 Jackrabbit coaching staff as secondary coach and recruiting coordinator. After Haensel PUNTING AVERAGE: 50.7 yards (7 punts), by Jason stepped down following the 1990 season, Stiegelmeier was elevated to defensive Schlautman, at Illinois, 9-10-2011 coordinator by new head coach Mike Daly. LONG PUNT: 63 yards, by Jason Schlautman, at Illinois, In six seasons as defensive coordinator, Stiegelmeier helped guide the Jackrabbits to a 9-10-2011 41-23 record, turning in a winning record in all six seasons, including five seven-win LONG PUNT RETURN: 18 yards, by Brandon Gant, at Cal Poly, 9-17-2011 seasons. That track record of success helped Stiegelmeier secure his first head coaching LONG KICKOFF RETURN: 47 yards, by Zach Zenner, at position in December 1996, when he was named Daly’s successor. Illinois, 9-10-2011 The Stiegelmeier era opened in style Sept. 13, 1997, as the Jackrabbits recorded a TACKLES: 13, by Dirk Kool, at Cal Poly, 9-17-2011 17-7 victory at UC Davis. Although SDSU finished Stiegelmeier’s first season with a 4-6 SACKS: 2.0, by Doug Peete, vs. Southern Utah, 9-3-2011 record, the foundation was laid for future success. The Jackrabbits posted a 6-5 record TACKLES FOR LOSS: 2.0, by Doug Peete, vs. Southern Utah, 9-3-2011 during the 1998 season and broke through with an 8-3 overall mark and a 6-3, fourth- INTERCEPTIONS: 1, by three different players place showing in the North Central Conference. Led by Harlon Hill candidate Josh Ranek, SDSU posted its most victories in 20 years in 1999 and was ranked 15th in the final NCAA Division II regular season poll, despite being picked sixth in the NCC race by both the coaches and media. That season, Stiegelmeier was named North Central Conference Coach of the Year. SDSU went on to post upper-division finishes in the NCC three of its last four years before moving into the ranks of Division I-AA (now FCS) in 2004. Aside from coaching, Stiegelmeier is active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serv- ing as a Team Huddle Leader. STEFFEN NOMINATED FOR GOOD WORKS TEAM: South Dakota State University senior Jake Steffen is one of 132 college football players to be nominated for the 2011 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The award, which is presented in conjunction with the American Football Coaches Association, recognizes the selfless contributions to volun- teerism and community service made by college football student-athletes across the nation. A native of Mount Vernon, S.D., Steffen has been involved with a number of community service projects in recent years as a member of the Jackrabbit football team, including: • Installing concrete to complete the installation of a new playground in a Brookings city park; • Working with a local church to load solar ovens for shipment to Haiti; • Serving meals at the Harvest Table, which provides a weekly, no-cost meal to people in need; PLAYERS OF THE WEEK • Sandbagging at Lake Poinsett, an area lake which has had many homes damaged or threatened by flooding the past two years; Sept. 3 vs. Southern Utah • Volunteering for the annual Willie Mac youth basketball tournament; Offense - Josh Kage, Tyrel Kool • Reading at local elementary schools Defense - Andy Mink Special Teams - Zach Zenner In addition, Steffen has participated in a number of other community service events as Scout Team Offense - Trevor Wesley a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at South Dakota State Scout Team Defense - Brandon Mohr University, including: collecting and transporting items for food drive, organizing and set- Scout Team Special Teams - Jimmie Forsythe ting up the annual Halloween Penny Carnival and helping with setup for a community Blackshirt Effort Award - Brandon Hubert pancake feed. Sept. 10 at Illinois From the nominees submitted by sports information directors across the nation on Offense - Zach Zenner, Kyle Sheehan behalf of their schools, a special voting panel consisting of former Good Works Team mem- Defense - Andy Mink Special Teams - Jason Schlautman bers and prominent college football media members will select two 11-player Good Works Scout Team Offense - Erik Dahl Teams — one comprised of players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and another Scout Team Defense - Drew Kreutzfeldt representing players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III Scout Team Special Teams - Trevor Sikkink and the NAIA. The 22 student-athletes named to the 2011 Allstate AFCA Good Works Blackshirt Effort Award - Winston Wright Team will be announced in late September. Sept. 17 at Cal Poly Offense - Dale Moss, Bryan Witzmann HOME-GROWN TALENT: SDSU has effectively used the services of home-grown Defense - Dirk Kool talent the past few seasons. Special Teams - Brandon Gant In 2011, three Jackrabbit players hail from Brookings: junior wide receiver Dan Scout Team Offense - Trevor Wesley Schmidt, sophomore offensive lineman Alex Parker and sophomore running back Mason Scout Team Defense - Auston LaBlance Winterboer. In all, 28 players on the roster hail from the state of South Dakota. Scout Team Special Teams - Brandon Mohr Blackshirt Effort Awards - Zach Bowers, Tyrel Kool, Andy ACADEMIC SUCCESS: The South Dakota State University football team continued its Mink, Taylor Suess, Zach Zenner longstanding success in the classroom with another banner year in 2010. For the sixth consecutive year, the Jackrabbits led their league in all-academic selec- tions. Eleven Jackrabbit players, including three first-team selections, were honored on the 2010 Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic Team, which was announced in late November. Leading the way were ESPN Academic All-America selections Tyler Duffy and Kyle Minett. Duffy, a senior running back from Brookings, compiled a perfect 4.0 grade-point aver- age while majoring in electrical engineering. A second-team ESPN Academic All-America selection in 2010, Duffy ranked second on the team in rushing with 465 yards and scored five touchdowns. Minett was named to the ESPN Academic All-America First Team for the third consecu- tive year this fall with a 3.67 GPA in economics. A first-team all-conference selction and candidate for the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision, the senior from Ruthton, Minn., led the league in rushing yards per game (120.8) en route this his third consecutive 1,000-yard season (1,208 yards). Rounding out SDSU's first-team academic selections at the conference level was senior linebacker Derek Domino. A native of Spring Lake Park, Minn., Domino has compiled a 3.31 GPA while majoring in park and recreation management. He led the Jackrabbits in tackles for the second consecutive season, tallying 103 stops in 2010 as he earned first- team all-conference recognition for the second time. SDSU placed five players on the MVFC All-Academic Second Team, including Matt Hylland, Brad Iverson and Dean Priddy who were honorable mention selections in 2009. Hylland, a senior from Sioux Falls, started at wide receiver to begin the season, tallying six catches for 53 yards. He has turned in a 3.92 GPA while majoring in economics. A junior from Sioux Falls, Iverson has posted a perfect 4.0 GPA while majoring in bio- chemistry. Listed as a wide receiver, he saw most of his playing time on the Jackrabbits’ special teams units in 2010. Priddy handled the punting duties for four years while completing a degree in mathe- matics. A graduate student with a 3.68 GPA, Priddy also earned second-team all-MVFC honors after averaging 40.4 yards per attempt in 2010. Offensive linemen Zach Buchner and Alex Olinger also earned second-team recognition. Buchner, a junior from Coon Rapids, Minn., who has a 3.71 GPA while pursuing a double major in pharmacy and chemistry, started all 11 games at right guard during the 2010 ROSTER BREAKDOWN season. Olinger, a sophomore from Ames, Iowa, backed up at the guard positions. He holds a 3.98 GPA as he studies pre-pharmacy, biology and pre-medicine. BY CLASS Honorable mention selections representing SDSU included Conrad Kjerstad, Tyrel Kool Seniors 17 and Ryan McKnight. Juniors 21 In the spring, South Dakota State placed a league-high 59 players on the 2010-11 Sophomores 18 Redshirt Freshmen 19 Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll. Incoming Freshmen 29 The Jackrabbits led in all categories of the recognition, placing seven of the 23 players league-wide to earn the highest academic achievement by capturing the Missouri Valley BY STATE Football Conference Presidents Council Academic Award. South Dakota 28 In addition, 23 Jackrabbit student-athletes received the Commissioner’s Academic Nebraska 14 Iowa 12 Excellence Award for posting a GPA of 3.2 or higher for the previous two semesters. Minnesota 12 Selection to the MVFC Honor Roll is based on student-athletes recording a minimum Missouri 9 3.0 GPA during the fall semester, while completing at least 12 credit hours. California 6 As a team, the Jackrabbit roster combined to post a 3.014 cumulative GPA during the Arizona 5 2010-11 academic year, putting SDSU in position to claim its third consecutive MVFC All- Wisconsin 5 Academic Team Championship Trophy. Illinois 4 Texas 4 JACKRABBIT INSIDER: Throughout the 2011 football season, head coach John Kansas 3 Stiegelmeier will be a guest on the “Jackrabbit Insider,” a weekly behind-the-scenes look Florida 1 at South Dakota State University athletics. Georgia 1 The half-hour television show which features interviews with Jackrabbit coaches and student-athletes, airs Sundays at 10:30 p.m. on Sioux Falls-based KTTW FOX 7. The show is also broadcast on FOX Sports North at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and on FOX College Sports Central at 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Online, the show can be viewed at GoJacks.com. A LOOK AHEAD:The Jackrabbits return to home action for the first time in nearly a month, hosting Indiana State in the 45th Annual Beef Bowl. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. at Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, with the pre-game barbecue running from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. south of the stadium. The Oct. 1 game will be broadcast on Midco SportsNet. The Jackrabbit football game concludes a busy day of athletic events at South Dakota State. The SDSU Classic cross country meet is slated for a 9:30 a.m. start at Edgebrook Golf Course, followed by the Jackrabbit volleyball team meeting rival North Dakota State in Summit League play at 1 p.m. SDSU SCORING DRIVES SEPT. 3 VS. SOUTHERN UTAH SEPT. 10 AT ILLINOIS 2nd Qtr: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:02 TOP [Kyle Harris 31-yard field goal] — 2nd Qtr: 11 plays, 36 yards, 6:51 TOP [Kyle Harris 33-yard field goal] — after punt after kickoff 2nd Qtr: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:36 TOP [Aaron Rollin 5-yard pass from SEPT. 17 AT CAL POLY Thomas O’Brien] — after punt 1st Qtr: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:01 TOP [Zach Zenner 36-yard pass from 3rd Qtr: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:11 TOP [Tyrel Kool 4-yard pass from Thomas Thomas O’Brien] — after punt O’Brien] — after interception 3rd Qtr: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:11 TOP [Jason Schneider 6-yard pass from 3rd Qtr: 4 plays, 23 yards, 2:05 TOP [Kyle Sheehan 3-yard pass from O’Brien] — after kickoff Thomas O’Brien] — after interception 3rd Qtr: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:28 TOP [Zach Zenner 27-yard run] — took over on downs GAME RECAPS GAME 1 31-of-46 for 340 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. South Dakota State 29, Southern Utah 28 Ursua tallied nine catches for 129 yards to lead Thunderbird receivers. Sept. 3, 2011 • Coughlin-Alumni Stadium (Att.: 10,113) SDSU held the Southern Utah ground game in check, allowing only Dirk Kool broke up a potential game-winning two-point attempt with 53 net yards rushing. Deckar Alexander led the Thunderbirds with 42 two seconds remaining, helping South Dakota State hold on for a 29- yards on eight carries. The Jackrabbit defense recorded four sacks in the 28 victory in the football season opener for both teams Sept. 3 at game, including two by Doug Peete and 1.5 by Jake Steffen. Coughlin-Alumni Stadium. The Jackrabbit offense was led by Tyrel Kool, who gained 107 yards The Jackrabbits led 29-7 entering the fourth quarter, but two on 28 carries in first career start at running back. O'Brien was 27-of-40 turnovers in the fourth quarter led to two Southern Utah touchdowns. passing for 279 yards and tied a career-high with three touchdowns. A Erron Vonner picked off a Thomas O’Brien pass and returned it 31 yards converted wide receiver, Kool led Jackrabbit pass-catchers with six for a touchdown with nine minutes and 10 seconds remaining to pull receptions for 79 yards, with Rollin adding six catches for 48 yards. the Thunderbirds within 29-22. One of four senior captains, Dirk Kool paced the Jackrabbit defense After SDSU’s Winston Wright intercepted a pass on the Thunderbirds’ with 10 tackles. next possession with 1:56 to play, the Jackrabbits appeared on the verge SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Southern Utah (0-1) 7 0 0 21 28 of running out the clock. With the ball at the SUU 23, Tyrel Kool fumbled South Dakota State (1-0) 0 9 20 0 29 and Blake Fenn recovered at the Thunderbird 34. SCORING SUMMARY Behind quarterback Brad Sorensen, the Thunderbirds marched down 1st 2:43 SUU Daryl Brown 25 yd pass from Brad Sorensen (Colton Cook kick) the field, converting a fourth-and-10 play near midfield to extend the 2nd 10:58 SDSU Kyle Harris 31 yd field goal 4:29 SDSU Aaron Rollin 5 yd pass from Thomas O’Brien (Harris kick failed) drive. Sorensen capped a 12-play, 66-yard drive with a 3-yard touch- 3rd 7:13 SDSU Tyrel Kool 4 yd pass from O’Brien (Harris kick) down pass to Jared Ursua — his second touchdown of the game — 5:01 SDSU Kyle Sheehan 3 yd pass from O’Brien (Harris kick) 0:00 SDSU Zach Zenner 27 yd run (run failed) with two seconds left on the clock. Rather than play for overtime by 4th 12:35 SUU Jared Ursua 37 yd pass from Sorensen kicking the extra point, SUU opted to try to win the game in regulation, (Brady Measom pass from Sorensen) 9:10 SUU Erron Vonner 31 yd interception return (Cook kick) but Sorensen’s pass for Daryl Brown on a slant to the end zone was 00:02 SUU Ursua 3 yd pass from Sorensen (pass failed) broken up by Dirk Kool. TEAM STATISTICS SUU SDSU SUU took an early lead, putting together an 11-play, 75-yard drive FIRST DOWNS 19 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-53 36-137 late in the first quarter that ended with Brown scoring on a 25-yard PASSING YDS (NET) 340 279 pass across the middle from Sorensen. Passes Att-Comp-Int 47-31-3 40-27-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-393 76-416 The Jackrabbits began to gain the momentum in the second quarter, Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 putting together a 12-play, 82-yard drive that ended with a 31-yard Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 1-(-2) field goal by Kyle Harris. After forcing a three-and-out on SUU’s next Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-46 4-78 Interception Returns-Yards 2-31 3-17 possession, the Jackrabbits grabbed the lead for good as O’Brien con- Punts (Number-Avg) 5-41.4 4-32.8 nected with Aaron Rollin on the right side of the end zone for a 5-yard Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 10-78 7-64 touchdown. The extra point was missed, but SDSU carried a 9-7 lead Possession Time 25:28 34:32 into halftime. Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 7 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 SDSU dominated the third quarter on both sides of the ball as it Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-5 scored three times to build a 29-7 lead. After an interception by Chris Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 4-29 Tracy gave the Jackrabbits the ball at the SUU 40, Tyrel Kool capped a RUSHING LEADERS: SUU - Deckar Alexander 8-42, Austin Minefee 7-26. SDSU - Tyrel Kool 28-107, Zach Zenner 5-41. PASSING LEADERS: SUU - Brad Sorensen 31-46-3 340. SDSU - six-play drive by scoring from four yards out on a swing pass from Thomas O’Brien 27-40-2 279. RECEIVING LEADERS: SUU - Jared Ursua 9-129, Brady Measom O’Brien. 7-48, Daryl Brown 6-75, Austin Minefee 5-42, Deckar Alexander 4-46. SDSU - Tyrel Kool 6-79, Aaron Ross Shafrath got in the act as he intercepted a Sorensen pass on the Rollin 6-48, Brandon Hubert 5-59, Trevor Tiefenthaler 3-47, Zach Zenner 3-24, Seth Daughters 3-19. INTERCEPTIONS: SUU - Erron Vonner 1-31, Cody Larsen 1-0. SDSU - Winston Wright 1-10, Chris Thunderbirds next play from scrimmage to give SDSU the ball at the Tracy 1-5, Ross Shafrath 1-2. SACKS: SUU- Blake Fenn 1.0-8, Cody Larsen 1.0-5. SDSU - Doug SUU 23. O'Brien connected with Trevor Tiefenthaler for gains of six and Peete 2.0-17, Jake Steffen 1.5-7, Andy Mink 0.5-5. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SUU - Chad Hansen 7-5-12, Marlon Hogains 10-0-10, Blake Fenn 6-3-9. SDSU - Dirk Kool 3-7-10, Chris Tracy 11 yards on the first two plays of the drive before finding a wide-open 5-3-8, Bo Helm 4-3-7, Jake Steffen 3-4-7, Mike Lien 2-5-7. Kyle Sheehan in the left flat for a 3-yard touchdown to put the Jackrabbits ahead 23-7. GAME 2 After holding SUU on a fourth-down play in its own territory, SDSU Illinois 56, South Dakota State 3 again took advantage of a short field to seemingly put the game out of Sept. 10, 2011 • Memorial Stadium (Att.: 42,212) reach. On the final play of the third quarter, backup running back Zach CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois scored touchdowns on four consecutive Zenner scored on a 27-yard for what would be the final Jackrabbit offensive possessions and returned an interception for a score in the first points of the night. The two-point conversion failed. half en route to a 56-3 victory over South Dakota State Sept. 10 at Southern Utah began its comeback on its first possession of the fourth Memorial Stadium. quarter, stringing together a nine-play, 82 yard drive that ended on a The Fighting Illini, behind the running and passing of quarterback 37-yard scoring strike from Sorensen to Ursua. Nathan Scheelhaase, improved to 2-0, while the Jackrabbits fell to 1-1 A candidate for the Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in on the season. the Football Championship Subdivision, Sorensen finished the night The Jackrabbits held Illinois to a three-and-out on the Illini's opening GAME RECAPS drive of the game, but failed to stop the balanced offensive attack for 2nd 11:01 ILL Nathan Scheelhaase 4 yd run (Dimke kick) 4:10 SDSU Kyle Harris 33 yd field goal the remainder of the half. Donovonn Young opened the scoring with a 1:37 ILL Young 41 yd run (Dimke kick) 2-yard touchdown run, capping a 10-play, 80-yard drive with 3 min- 3rd 9:55 ILL Scheelhaase 3 yd run (Dimke kick) 7:06 ILL Evan Wilson 8 yd pass from Reilly O’Toole (Dimke kick) utes, 58 seconds to play in the first quarter. 4th 7:57 ILL Troy Pollard 7 yd run (Dimke kick) Illinois pushed the lead to 14-0 later in the opening stanza on a 4- TEAM STATISTICS SDSU ILL yard run by Jason Ford. The Fighting Illini needed only three plays to FIRST DOWNS 6 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-25 50-364 march 82 yards as Troy Pollard scampered 61 yards on the first play of PASSING YDS (NET) 71 155 the drive and Scheelhaase gained another 17 yards on the ground to Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-11-2 18-16-0 set up Ford's score. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 46-96 68-519 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 SDSU’s chances of a comeback were further thwarted as Thomas Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 5-21 O'Brien was intercepted by Trulon Jones on the Jackrabbits’ next play Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-175 2-30 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-34 from scrimmage, with Jones scoring from 27 yards out. Punts (Number-Avg) 7-50.7 2-35.0 The onslaught continued as Illinois scored on its first two possessions Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-40 5-37 of the second quarter. Scheelhaase capped a seven-play, 71-yard drive Possession Time 25:27 34:33 with a 4-yard run to make the score 28-7. Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 9 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 After being held without a first down on their first five possessions, Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 6-6 the Jackrabbits were able to put together a sustained drive midway Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-6 3-21 through the second quarter. Zach Zenner set up SDSU near midfield RUSHING LEADERS: SDSU - Tyrel Kool 11-32, Zach Zenner 5-11. ILL - Troy Pollard 8-101, Nathan with a 47-yard kickoff return and O’Brien moved the chains with com- Scheelhaase 9-93, Donovonn Young 7-65, Jason Ford 11-48. PASSING LEADERS: SDSU - Thomas O’Brien 8-18-2 37, Austin Sumner 3-4-0, 34. ILL - Nathan Scheelhaase 6-8-0 102, Reilly O’Toole pletions on third and fourth down before Kyle Harris put the Jackrabbits 9-9-0 50, Miles Osei 1-1-0 3. RECEIVING LEADERS: SDSU - Kyle Sheehan 2-4, Zach Zenner 2-2, on the board with a 33-yard field goal to make the score 28-3. The Dom Clare 1-21. ILL - A.J. Jenkins 5-71, Darius Millines 3-38, Ryan Lankford 2-7. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU - none. ILL - Trulon Henry 1-27, Supo Sanni 1-7. SACKS: SDSU - Skyler Luxa 1-5, Robbie drive covered 11 plays and 36 yards, taking nearly seven minutes off Jelsma 1-1. ILL - Michael Buchanan 1-10, Ian Thomas 1-6, D.J. Woods 0.5-3, Austin Teitsma 0.5-2. the clock. TACKLE LEADERS (UA-A-TOT): SDSU - Mike Lien 2-6-8, Skyler Luxa 2-5-7, Andy Mink 2-5-7. ILL Young capped the first-half scoring with his second touchdown run of - Ian Thomas 4-1-5, Trulon Henry 2-3-5, Tavon Wilson 2-3-5. the game, a 41-yard burst with 1:37 to play in the half. It was more of the same in the second half. Scheelhaase directed Illinois on a 10-play, 81-yard drive to open the half, capping the march with a 3-yard run. Later in the quarter, backup quarterback Reilly O’Toole hit Evan Wilson on a 8-yard pass to up the margin to 49-3. O’Toole ended the day 9-of-9 passing for 50 yards. Scheelhaase was 6-for-8 for 102 yards. A.J. Jenkins led Illinois receivers with five catches for 71 yards. Pollard, who led Illinois’ running attack with 101 yards on eight car- ries, closed out the scoring with a 7-yard touchdown run to close out a 12-play, 77-yard drive. Scheelhaase finished with 93 rushing yards as the Fighting Illini gained 364 yards on the ground. Illinois held a 519-96 advantage in total offense. SDSU's offensive output was its lowest in a game during the Division I era, which began in 2004. Tyrel Kool finished as the Jackrabbits’ leading rusher with 32 yards on 11 carries. O’Brien was 8-of-18 passing for 37 yards with two intercep- tions. Austin Sumner saw his first collegiate action, completing 3-of-4 passes for 34 yards in a mop-up role. Mike Lien led the Jackrabbit defense with eight tackles, followed by seven each from Skyler Luxa and Andy Mink. One bright spot on the day for the Jackrabbits was the punting of Jason Schlautman. The senior from Columbus, Neb., averaged 50.7 yards on seven punts, recording four punts of 50-plus yards with a long of 63. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL South Dakota State (1-1) 0 3 0 0 3 Illinois (2-0) 21 14 14 7 56 SCORING SUMMARY 1st 3:58 ILL Donovonn Young 2 yd run (Derek Dimke kick) 00:26 ILL Jason Ford 4 yd run (Dimke kick) 00:11 ILL Trulon Henry 27 yd interception return(Dimke kick) DEPTH CHART — ILLINOIS STATE GAME
OFFENSE DEFENSE QB 6 Austin Sumner, 6-5, 225, R-Fr, Brandon, S.D. DE 34 Doug Peete, 6-3, 245, So., Olathe, Kan. 3 Jordan Thomas, 6-3, 200, Jr., Anaheim, Calif. 54 ZACHARIA BOWERS, 6-2, 230, Sr., Topeka, Kan. RB 2 TYREL KOOL, 5-9, 190, Jr., Yankton, S.D. DT 87 David Hettiger, 6-3, 235, So., Oak Lawn, Ill. 31 Zach Zenner, 6-0, 215, R-Fr., Eagan, Minn. 93 Chase Douglas, 6-3, 270, So., Brandon, S.D. 26 Dom Clare, 5-11, 225, Sr., Delano, Minn. or 24 Mason Winterboer, 5-11, 200, So., Brookings, S.D. NT 52 Andy Mink, 6-2, 265, Jr., Ashland, Neb. 55 Josiah Fitzsimmons, 6-3, 270, Jr., Ames, Iowa WR 23 BRANDON HUBERT, 5-11, 185, So., Gretna, Neb. DE 46 JAKE STEFFEN, 6-3, 255, Sr., Mount Vernon, S.D. (W-Back) 83 Jason Schneider, 6-5, 210, R-Fr., Andover, Minn. 92 Eric Wood, 6-2, 235, Sr., Flower Mound, Texas WR 84 Trevor Tiefenthaler, 5-10, 190, So., Sioux Rapids, Iowa LB 48 DIRK KOOL, 6-2, 230, Sr., Fairfield, Iowa (X-Back) 13 Dale Moss, 6-4, 210, Sr., Brandon, S.D. (Will) 44 Ross Shafrath, 6-1, 220, Jr., Hampton, Iowa 81 Brandon Gant, 5-8, 190, Sr., Olathe, Kan. LB 45 MIKE LIEN, 6-0, 220, Sr., Castaic, Calif. WR 5 AARON ROLLIN, 6-1, 215, Jr., Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Mike) 35 Kyle VanVoorst, 6-0, 220, Jr., Inwood, Iowa (Z-Back) 81 Brandon Gant, 5-8, 190, Sr., Olathe, Kan. 51 Robbie Jelsma, 6-3, 235, R-Fr., Springfield, S.D. 18 Dan Schmidt, 6-4, 205, Jr., Brookings, S.D. LB 7 Chris Tracy, 6-1, 230, Jr., Larchwood, Iowa TE 82 Vince Benedetto, 6-3, 250, So., Crystal Lake, Ill. or 11 Erich Feller, 6-1, 200, Sr., Charles City, Iowa or 15 Brad Iverson, 6-4, 235, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. (Sam) 42 R.C. Kilgore, 6-1, 210, So., Cottage Grove, Minn. TE 47 Kyle Sheehan, 6-2, 240, Sr., Grayson, Ga. LCB 14 Winston Wright, 5-10, 185, So., Lee’s Summit, Mo. 95 Andrew Mueller, 6-4, 260, R-Fr., Peculiar, Mo. 1 DARRYL JACKSON, 5-10, 185, Sr., Corona, Calif. 41 Taylor Gibson, 6-2, 225, So., Clear Lake, S.D. 20 Joe Martinson, 5-11, 165, Fr., Orlando, Fla. LT 76 BRYAN WITZMANN, 6-7, 300, So., Houlton, Wis. SS 37 Skyler Luxa, 5-11, 210, Jr., Blair, Neb. 59 Taylor Suess, 6-3, 290, So., Columbus, Neb. 28 Rodkem Matthews, 5-10, 195, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.
LG 65 ALEX PARKER, 6-5, 310, So., Brookings, S.D. FS 22 ANTHONY WISE, 6-1, 200, Sr., The Colony, Texas 62 Alex Olinger, 6-3, 295, Jr., Ames, Iowa 19 Bo Helm, 5-10, 190, Jr., Childress, Texas RCB 19 Bo Helm, 5-10, 190, Jr., Childress, Texas C 78 Will Castle, 6-2, 310, Jr., Brandon, S.D. 21 David Godley, 6-0, 180, Jr., Glendale, Ariz. 71 Nick Purcell, 6-3, 295, R-Fr., Rapid City, S.D. * Returning starters indicated in CAPS RG 64 Josh Kage, 6-4, 280, So., Omaha, Neb. 74 ZACH BUCHNER, 6-4, 300, Sr., Coon Rapids, Minn..
RT 67 JON FICK, 6-4, 315, Jr., Hull, Iowa 66 Trevor Greger, 6-5, 300, R-Fr., Wagner, S.D.
SPECIAL TEAMS PK 29 KYLE HARRIS, 6-0, 200, Sr., Florissant, Mo. Holder 23 Brandon Hubert, 5-11, 185, So., Gretna, Neb. 49 Justin Syrovatka, 5-9, 190, R-Fr., Sioux Falls, S.D. 12 Jeff Fish, 6-1, 190, Jr., Milbank, S.D. P 40 Jason Schlautman, 6-2, 195, Sr., Columbus, Neb. KOR 31 Zach Zenner, 6-0, 215, R-Fr., Eagan, Minn. 9 Ethan Sawyer, 6-2, 195, R-Fr., Brandon, S.D. 81 Brandon Gant, 5-8, 190, Sr., Olathe, Kan. or 10 Dom Wright, 6-1, 170, R-Fr.., Lee’s Summit, Mo. LS 57 Matt Peitz , 6-1, 245, So., Crofton, Neb. or 48 Dirk Kool, 6-2, 230, Sr., Fairfield, Iowa PR 81 Brandon Gant, 5-8, 190, Sr., Olathe, Kan. 19 Bo Helm, 5-10, 190, Jr., Childress, Texas
2011 JACKRABBIT FOOTBALL South Dakota State University JACKRABBITS 2011 Football Roster
NO. NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN NO. NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN 1 Darryl Jackson DB 5-10 185 Sr. Corona, Calif. 54 Zacharia Bowers DL 6-2 230 Sr. Topeka, Kan. 2 Tyrel Kool RB 5-9 190 Jr. Ya n k t o n , S . D. 55 Josiah Fitzsimmons DL 6-3 270 Jr. Ames, Iowa 3 Jordan Thomas QB 6-3 215 Jr. Anaheim, Calif. 56 Nick Krings DL 6-4 235 R-Fr. Humphrey, Neb. 4 Jay Carlson K 6-1 195 Fr. Parkville, Mo. 57 Matt Peitz DL 6-1 245 So. Crofton, Neb. 5 Aaron Rollin WR 6-1 215 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. 58 Tory Dibb DL 6-2 245 Fr. Brown Deer, Wis. 6 Austin Sumner QB 6-5 230 R-Fr. Brandon, S.D. 59 Taylor Suess OL 6-3 290 So. Columbus, Neb. 7 Chris Tracy LB 6-1 230 Jr. Larchwood, Iowa 60 Bryce Siverling OL 6-3 280 Fr. Bloomer, Wis. 8 Eric Kline QB 6-4 195 Fr. Coon Rapids, Minn. 61 Dylan Seiter OL 6-3 270 Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis. 9 Ethan Sawyer P 6-2 195 R-Fr. Brandon, S.D. 62 Alex Olinger OL 6-3 295 Jr. Ames, Iowa 10 Dom Wright WR 6-1 170 R-Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. 63 Pat Dutton OL 6-3 220 Fr. Blair, Neb. 11 Erich Feller LB 6-1 220 Sr. Charles City, Iowa 64 Josh Kage OL 6-4 280 So. Omaha, Neb. 11 Tyler Finnes QB 6-4 185 Fr. Andover, Minn. 65 Alex Parker OL 6-5 310 So. Brookings, S.D. 12 Jeff Fish WR 6-1 190 Jr. Milbank, S.D. 66 Trevor Greger OL 6-5 300 R-Fr. Wagner, S.D. 13 Dale Moss WR 6-4 210 Sr. Brandon, S.D. 67 Jon Fick OL 6-4 315 Jr. Doon, Iowa 13 Mark Pickerel DB 6-0 195 Fr. Columbia, Mo. 68 Erik Dahl OL 6-7 310 R-Fr. Bloomington, Minn. 14 Winston Wright DB 5-10 185 So. Lee’s Summit, Mo. 70 Jorge Dunklau OL 6-4 275 R-Fr. Wayne, Neb. 15 Brad Iverson TE 6-4 235 Sr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 71 Nick Purcell OL 6-3 295 R-Fr. Rapid City, S.D. 16 Alex Kling DB 6-0 190 So. Belle Fourche, S.D. 72 Taylor Bloom OL 6-4 250 Fr. Madison, S.D. 17 Travis Lindstrom DB 5-10 180 So. Oakland, Neb. 73 Ryan Ode OL 6-6 275 R-Fr. Brandon, S.D. 18 Dan Schmidt WR 6-4 205 Jr. Brookings, S.D. 74 Zach Buchner OL 6-4 300 Sr. Coon Rapids, Minn. 19 Bo Helm DB 5-10 190 Jr. Childress, Texas 75 Luke Marks OL 6-5 280 Fr. Mendota Heights, Minn. 20 Joe Martinson DB 5-10 165 Fr. Orlando, Fla. 76 Bryan Witzmann OL 6-7 300 So Houlton, Wis. 20 Julian Wagner WR 5-9 175 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas 78 Will Castle OL 6-2 310 Jr. Brandon, S.D. 21 David Godley DB 6-0 180 Jr. Glendale, Ariz. 80 Brandon Andrews WR 6-0 175 Fr. El Centro, Calif. 22 Anthony Wise DB 6-1 200 Sr. The Colony, Texas 81 Brandon Gant WR 5-8 190 Sr. Olathe, Kan. 23 Brandon Hubert WR 5-11 185 So. Gretna, Neb. 81 Matt Raymond WR 5-9 160 Fr. Elkhorn, Neb. 24 Mason Winterboer RB 5-11 200 So. Brookings, S.D. 82 Vince Benedetto TE 6-3 250 So Crystal Lake, Ill. 25 Jimmie Forsythe DB 5-10 185 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 83 Jason Schneider WR 6-5 210 R-Fr. Andover, Minn. 26 Dom Clare RB 5-11 225 Sr. Delano, Minn. 84 Trevor Tiefenthaler WR 5-10 190 So. Sioux Rapids, Iowa 27 Je Ryan Butler DB 5-11 175 Fr. Tempe, Ariz. 85 Cam Jones TE 6-5 240 Fr. Eagan, Minn. 28 Rodkem Matthews DB 5-10 195 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. 86 Seth Daughters TE 6-5 250 Jr. Winner, S.D. 29 Kyle Harris K 6-0 200 Sr. Florissant, Mo. 87 David Hettiger DL 6-3 235 So. Oak Lawn, Ill. 30 Reginald Gandy RB 5-9 185 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. 87 Jeremy Hallowanger TE 6-1 175 R-Fr. Oakdale, Minn. 31 Zach Zenner RB 6-0 215 R-Fr. Eagan, Minn. 88 Trevor Sikkink WR 6-2 190 Fr. Castlewood, Minn. 32 Brett Tigges DB 6-1 200 Jr. Ringsted, Iowa 88 Luke Lansman WR 6-2 190 R-Fr. Harlan, Iowa 33 Joe Kennedy DL 6-3 235 Jr. Wall, S.D. 89 Trevor Wesley WR 5-11 170 Fr. Oro Valley, Ariz. 34 Doug Peete DL 6-3 245 So. Olathe, Kan. 90 Eric Tuschen DL 6-5 235 R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. 35 Kyle VanVoorst LB 6-0 220 Jr. Inwood, Iowa 91 J.R. Plote DL 6-3 230 Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. 36 Jack Sherlock LB 6-4 235 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill. 92 Eric Wood DL 6-2 235 Sr. Flower Mound, Texas 37 Skyler Luxa DB 5-11 210 Jr. Blair, Neb. 93 Chase Douglas DL 6-3 270 So Brandon, S.D. 38 Jake Gentile DB 6-1 195 Fr. Council Bluffs, Iowa 95 Andrew Mueller TE 6-4 260 R-Fr. Peculiar, Mo. 39 Chad Strehlow TE 6-3 220 Fr. Suring, Wis. 95 Alex Schnell LB 6-3 205 Fr. Rapid City, S.D. 40 Jason Schlautman P 6-2 195 Sr. Columbus, Neb. 96 Patrick Schuster LB 6-1 205 Fr. Watertown, S.D. 41 Taylor Gibson TE 6-2 225 So. Clear Lake, S.D. 97 Simote Moala DL 6-0 295 So. Perris, Calif. 42 R.C. Kilgore LB 6-1 210 So. Cottage Grove, Minn. 98 Bryan Burke DL 6-4 290 Jr. Payson, Ariz. 43 Auston LaBlance DL 6-3 245 R-Fr. Kansas City, Mo. COACHING STAFF 44 Ross Shafrath LB 6-1 220 Jr. Hampton, Iowa • Head Coach: John Stiegelmeier 45 Mike Lien LB 6-0 220 S. Castaic, Calif. • Assistant Head Coach/Off. Coordinator/Offensive Line: Luke Meadows 46 Jake Steffen DL 6-3 255 Sr. Mount Vernon, S.D. • Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Jay Bubak 47 Kyle Sheehan TE 6-2 240 Sr. Grayson, Ga. • Co-Defensive Coordinator/Def. Line/Recruiting Coordinator: Clint Brown 47 Trent Mason LB 6-3 205 Fr. Laguna Niguel, Calif. • Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Eric Eidsness 48 Dirk Kool LB 6-2 230 Sr. Fairfield, Iowa • Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends: Shannon Moore 49 Justin Syrovatka K 5-9 190 R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. • Defensive Backs: Jay Christensen 50 T.J. Lally LB 6-0 220 Fr. Chicago, Ill. • Wide Receivers: Josh Davis 51 Robbie Jelsma LB 6-3 235 R-Fr. Springfield, S.D. • Defensive Tackles: Jesse Currier 52 Andy Mink DL 6-2 265 Jr. Ashland, Neb. • Graduate Assistants: Thadd Sharrett, Jimmy Rogers 53 Brandon Mohr LB 6-0 245 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D. • Video Coordinator: Aric Henderson The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2011) All games
Team Statistics SDSU OPP SCORING 46 132 Points Per Game 15.3 44.0 FIRST DOWNS 53 73 R u s h i n g 14 42 P a s s i n g 34 28 P e n a l t y 5 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 200 706 Yards gained rushing 298 750 Yards lost rushing 98 44 Rushing Attempts 88 126 Average Per Rush 2.3 5.6 Average Per Game 66.7 235.3 TDs Rushing 1 9 PASSING YARDAGE 757 728 C o m p - A t t - I n t 69-110-7 62-86-3 Average Per Pass 6.9 8.5 Average Per Catch 11.0 11.7 Average Per Game 252.3 242.7 TDs Passing 5 6 TOTAL OFFENSE 957 1434 Total Plays 198 212 Average Per Play 4.8 6.8 Average Per Game 319.0 478.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 18-381 6-95 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-26 6-24 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-17 7-221 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.2 15.8 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.7 4.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 5.7 31.6 FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 0-0 PENALTIES-Yards 17-144 22-175 Average Per Game 48.0 58.3 PUNTS-Yards 16-706 10-415 Average Per Punt 44.1 41.5 Net punt average 40.1 36.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 3 6 2 9 : 2 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 14/40 23/37 3rd-Down Pct 35% 62% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/4 1/3 4th-Down Pct 50% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 6-35 10-75 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 6 19 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-3 0-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2 RED-ZONE SCORES 14-18 78% 20-22 91% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 10-18 56% 20-22 91% PAT-ATTEMPTS 4-5 80% 16-17 94% ATTENDANCE 20226 106574 Games/Avg Per Game 2/10113 4/26644 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total South Dakota State 7 12 27 0 0 46 Opponents 35 34 28 35 0 132
The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 18, 2011) 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 48 Dirk Kool 3 8 20 28 ...... 45 Mike Lien 3 6 19 25 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 19 Bo Helm 3 9 12 21 ...... 52 Andy Mink 3 4 15 19 0.5-5 0.5-5 ...... 37 Skyler Luxa 3 3 12 15 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 2 . . . . . 46 Jake Steffen 3 5 9 14 1.5-7 1.5-7 ...... 7 Chris Tracy 3 7 6 13 1.0-6 . 1-5 ...... 22 Anthony Wise 3 5 7 12 . . . 1 . . . . . 34 Doug Peete 3 6 6 12 2.0-17 2.0-17 . . 1 . . . . 54 Zacharia Bowers 2 5 6 11 0.5-0 . . . 2 . . . . 44 Ross Shafrath 3 5 6 11 . . 1-2 ...... 14 Winston Wright 3 3 8 11 . . 1-10 ...... 42 R.C. Kilgore 3 9 1 10 ...... 87 David Hettiger 3 6 3 9 ...... 1 Darryl Jackson 3 2 4 6 ...... 11 Erich Feller 1 1 4 5 ...... 55 J. Fitzsimmons 2 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 93 Chase Douglas 3 3 1 4 ...... 92 Eric Wood 3 1 3 4 ...... 56 Nick Krings 2 . 4 4 0.5-1 ...... 28 Rodkem Matthews 3 1 3 4 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 21 David Godley 3 2 1 3 0.5-0 ...... 51 Robbie Jelsma 3 1 2 3 1.0-1 1.0-1 ...... 98 Bryan Burke 2 . 2 2 ...... 35 Kyle VanVoorst 3 1 1 2 ...... 13 Dale Moss 3 1 1 2 ...... 31 Zach Zenner 3 2 . 2 ...... 57 Matt Peitz 3 . 1 1 ...... Total 3 100 158 258 10-44 6-35 3-17 6 3 . . . . Opponents 3 114 102 216 20-93 10-75 7-221 15 7 1-0 1 . . The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Team Game-by-Game (as of Sep 18, 2011) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 SOUTHERN UTAH 36 137 1 27 27 279 3 32 27-40-2 279 3 32 4 78 0 27 1 -2 0 0 416 Sep 10 at Illinois 24 25 0 8 11 71 0 21 11-22-2 71 0 21 7 175 0 47 0 0 0 0 96 Sep 17 at Cal Poly 28 38 0 15 31 407 2 37 31-48-3 407 2 37 7 128 0 31 2 28 0 18 445 South Dakota State 88 200 1 27 69 757 5 37 69-110-7 757 5 37 18 381 0 47 3 26 0 18 957 Opponents 126 706 9 61 62 728 6 69 62-86-3 728 6 69 6 95 0 27 6 24 0 8 1434
Games played: 3 Avg per rush: 2.3 Avg per catch: 11.0 Pass efficiency: 122.81 Kick ret avg: 21.2 Punt ret avg: 8.7 All purpose avg/game: 460.3 Total offense avg/gm: 319.0 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 03 SOUTHERN UTAH 28 42 70 4.0-29 4.0-29 0 0-0 3-17 1 4 0 2-3 0 0 0 29 Sep 10 at Illinois 37 56 93 4.0-8 2.0-6 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Sep 17 at Cal Poly 35 60 95 2.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 14 South Dakota State 100 158 258 10.0-44 6.0-35 0 0-0 3-17 3 6 0 4-5 0 0 0 46 Opponents 114 102 216 20.0-93 10.0-75 1 1-0 7-221 7 15 0 16-17 0 1 0 132
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 SOUTHERN UTAH 4 134 33.5 41 0 0 1 0 1 1-2 31 0 6 413 68.8 3 0 Sep 10 at Illinois 7 355 50.7 63 0 1 0 4 1 1-1 33 0 2 120 60.0 0 0 Sep 17 at Cal Poly 5 217 43.4 49 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 0 0 3 176 58.7 1 0 South Dakota State 16 706 44.1 63 0 2 3 4 2 2-3 33 0 11 709 64.5 4 0 Opponents 10 415 41.5 51 0 1 2 2 1 0-1 0 0 21 1306 62.2 1 1 The Automated ScoreBook South Dakota State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 18, 2011) All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 03 SOUTHERN UTAH 21 53 0 11 31 340 3 38 31-47-3 340 3 38 3 46 0 27 1 3 0 3 393 Sep 10 at Illinois 50 364 6 61 16 155 1 34 16-18-0 155 1 34 2 30 0 19 5 21 0 8 519 Sep 17 at Cal Poly 55 289 3 23 15 233 2 69 15-21-0 233 2 69 1 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 522 Opponents 126 706 9 61 62 728 6 69 62-86-3 728 6 69 6 95 0 27 6 24 0 8 1434 South Dakota State 88 200 1 27 69 757 5 37 69-110-7 757 5 37 18 381 0 47 3 26 0 18 957
Games played: 3 Avg per rush: 5.6 Avg per catch: 11.7 Pass efficiency: 159.25 Kick ret avg: 15.8 Punt ret avg: 4.0 All purpose avg/game: 591.3 Total offense avg/gm: 478.0 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 03 SOUTHERN UTAH 51 28 79 4.0-15 2.0-13 1 1-0 2-31 0 2 0 2-2 0 1 0 28 Sep 10 at Illinois 21 34 55 7.0-29 3.0-21 0 0-0 2-34 2 4 0 8-8 0 0 0 56 Sep 17 at Cal Poly 42 40 82 9.0-49 5.0-41 0 0-0 3-156 5 9 0 6-7 0 0 0 48 Opponents 114 102 216 20.0-93 10.0-75 1 1-0 7-221 7 15 0 16-17 0 1 0 132 South Dakota State 100 158 258 10.0-44 6.0-35 0 0-0 3-17 3 6 0 4-5 0 0 0 46
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 03 SOUTHERN UTAH 5 205 41.0 48 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 4 269 67.2 0 0 Sep 10 at Illinois 2 70 35.0 38 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 9 568 63.1 1 0 Sep 17 at Cal Poly 3 140 46.7 51 0 1 0 2 0 0-1 0 0 8 469 58.6 0 1 Opponents 10 415 41.5 51 0 1 2 2 1 0-1 0 0 21 1306 62.2 1 1 South Dakota State 16 706 44.1 63 0 2 3 4 2 2-3 33 0 11 709 64.5 4 0