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UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS FOOTBALL University of Sioux Falls Sports Information | 1101 W. 22nd St. | Sioux Falls, SD 57105 | Fax: 605-331-6792 Sports Information Director Dan Genzler (FB Contact) | [email protected] Office: 605-331-6774 | Cell: 605-670-8591 | Athletics: 605-331-6791 - [email protected] 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) .........................................423-405-20 (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 #4 Sioux Falls (8-0, 4-0 NSIC South) All-Conference Selections.................................................................291 Highest NCAA DII Rankings...#4 D2Football.com, 2015 week 4; @ #4, AFCA, 2016 week 8; #4 in NCAA.com DII power rankings in Minnesota State (6-2, 3-1 NSIC South) 2016 (four straight weeks) 2016 Schedule Blakeslee Field, Mankato, Minn. Thursday, Sept. 1 -- @ St. Cloud State, W, 49-13 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 turday, Sept. 10 MINNESOTA STATE MOORHEAD, W 42-21 Live Radio - KWSN 1230, 98.1 Saturday, Sept. 17 -- @ Minot State, W 41-14 Video -- https://portal.stretchinternet.com/mnsu/ Saturday, Sept. 24 BEMIDJI STATE, HALL OF FAME, W, 37-36 Live Stats -- http://www.sidearmstats.com/mnsu/football/ Saturday, Oct. 1 -- @ Augustana, W, 35-20 www.usfcougars.com Saturday, Oct. 8 -- SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE, Rankings: USF, #4, AFCA Coaches Poll; COUGARS DAYS, 48-28 USF #5 in D2Football.com Poll; USF #4 Saturday, Oct. 15 -- @ Winona State, 2:30 p.m., W, 41-30 David Boyce’s NCAA.com DII Power Rankings Saturday, Oct. 22 -- Concordia-St. Paul, 12 p.m., W, 51-17 #4 USF to visit Minnesota State in NSIC South matchup Saturday, Oct. 29 -- @ Minnesota State, 1 p.m. SIOUX FALLS -- The #4 USF Football Team (8-0, 4-0 NSIC South), which Saturday, Nov. 5 -- UPPER IOWA, 12 p.m., noon ranks third in NCAA DII in total offense and second in rushing, will face a road test against Minnesota State, Mankato (6-2, 3-1 NSIC South) at Saturday Nov. 12 --- WAYNE STATE, 12 p.m., noon Blakeslee Stadium in Mankato, Minn., at 1 p.m. on Saturday. A win by USF clinches the NSIC South and gives the Cougars a one game lead overall with two to play in the race for the overall NSIC title. Both teams enter play Saturday after wins last week as the Cougars picked up a 51-17 victory against Concordia-St. Paul. USF scored 17 points Where to Watch/Listen in the second quarter and 21 in the fourth quarter to put together its 10th The radio broadcast will be on KWSN 1230 with veteran play-by- straight win against Concordia-St. Paul. Max Mickey rushed for 128 yards play announcer Tom Frederick, who is in his 19th year with the and scored three total TDs to lead the way. MSU recorded a 35-20 decision Cougars. Tim Hiatt is in his 16th year as the analyst on the USF over Southwest Minnesota State on a Thursday night game in Mankato. game broadcasts. The Jed Stugart Pre-game Show airs 30 minutes USF is ranked #4 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and #5 in the D2Football. prior to kickoff. Join Tom and Tim after the game for a wrap-up com Poll and #4 in David Boyce’s DII Power Poll at NCAA.com. USF is also #2 in the Super Rankings. The top 10 in the region rankings are listed and interviews. Live stats are available at usfcougars.com with each here. game webcast through the NSIC’s partnership with Stretch Internet. Super Region Three Rankings All USF games are available for live streaming at portal.stretchinter- (School, in-region record, DII record) net.com/siouxfalls. 1. Northwest Missouri State, 8-0, 8-0 2. Sioux Falls, 8-0, 8-0 3. Harding, 8-0, 8-0 4. Minnesota Duluth, 7-1, 7-1 Game Officials 5. Emporia State, 7-1, 7-1 Justin Ingalls, Referee 6. Azusa Pacific, 6-1, 7-1 Keith Wohlers, Umpire 7. Central Washington, 5-1, 5-1 Christopher Girres, Head Line Judge 8. Central Missouri, 6-2, 6-2 Cary Radisewitz, Line Judge 9. Bemidji State, 6-2, 6-2 Steve Krier, Side Judge 10. Winona State, 6-2, 6-2 Mike Mudder, Field Judge The Matchup Derek Ohme, Back Judge When USF faces MSU on Saturday, the Cougars will look to continue its eight-game winning streak while the Mavericks will look to extend a three-game winning streak. The Cougars, which ranks third in the nation Sioux Falls - in total offense at 544.1 yards per game and rank second in rushing (341.4 ypg) while sitting ninth nationally in soring at 43.0 ppg. USF, ranks third Look at five-plus years in DII in scoring defense at 22.4 ppg, second in total defense at 378.8 ypg and second in rushing defense, allowing just 106.5 yards per game. MSU, USF has made remarkable progress in five years at DII. From which ranks seventh in scoring at 34.8 ppg, is averaging 417.4 (9th, NSIC) 281 points in 2011, USF totaled 512 in 2014 and has 472 in 2015 total yards and sit seventh in rushing at 181.1 ypg. with 344 through eight games in 2016. USF has averaged 41.4 ppg over past two plus years when USF has gone 28-4. USF has Cougars move to 42-10 in NSIC games had 5,000 yards or more in offense three straight years and have USF is 42-10 in NSIC games and 47-15 in all DII games since the transition in 2011. USF’s clinched a 23rd straight winning season two 4,353 in 2016 through eight games. weeks ago, a streak which is unmatched in D2 and the fifth-longest streak 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 across all divisions. The string of success began with an 8-3 season for leg- endary head coach Bob Young in 1994. In the four seasons in the NSIC, (5-4) (9-2) (6-5) (11-1) (9-3) (8-0) USF has gone 9-2, 6-5, 11-1 (Mineral Water Bowl champs) and 9-3 in Points 281 344 363 512 472 344 2015. Opp Points 194 222 295 209 257 179 Pts. Avg. 31.2 31.3 33.0 42.7 39.3 43.0 USF/MSU Series record Opp Pts. Avg. 21.6 20.2 26.8 17.4 21.4 22.4 The Cougars trail Minnesota State, Mankato, 5-1 in the all-time series. The first meeting was a 27-0 win by MSU, Mankato in 1936. 1st Down 158 209 274 292 285 199 In 1937, the Cougars returned the favor in the form of a 7-0 win. Opp. 1st Downs 167 209 235 223 236 174 MSU, Mankato has won the four meetings in NSIC play, taking a 1st D Rush. 75 73 133 128 116 113 44-3 decision in 2015 with a 27-13 victory in 2014, 52-17 in 2013 Opp. 1st D Rush 63 79 122 94 86 51 and 27-13 in 2012. 1st D Pass 70 121 121 150 148 77 Opp. 1st. D. Pass 90 114 99 113 128 101 USF ranks third in nation in offense and ranks in 14 top 10 categories Through eight games, the #6 University of Sioux Falls Football Team Rushing Yards 1,494 1,359 2,705 2,559 2,291 2,731 (8-0, 4-0 NSIC South) continues to rank among NCAA DII leaders in a Opp. Rushing Yards 1,025 1,335 2,421 2,208 1,609 852 myriad of categories. According to the most recent NCAA DII statistics Rushing Attempts 312 376 540 560 482 351 released on Sunday, the Cougars, which defeated Concordia-St. Paul, 51- Opp. Rushing Att. 363 402 485 454 491 298 17, Saturday at Bob Young Field and leads the NSIC, rank third in total TDs 12 10 31 30 24 30 offense and second in rushing offense. Overall, the Cougars rank in the top 20 in 27 team and individual statistical categories and are top-10 in 14 Opp. Rushing TDs 9 10 23 13 16 9 categories. Passing Yards 1,634 2,802 2,442 3,239 3,374 1,622 USF, which has had 400 yards or more total offense in every game this Opp. Passing Yards 2,264 2,666 2,431 2,453 2,739 2,178 season, leads DII in total offense at 544.1 yards per game. The Cougars, Passing Att./Comp. 118-234 221-387 208-396 270-422 256-446 130-233 which have had at least 249 yards rushing in every contest, sits second in Opp. Pass. Att./Com. 169-302 215-425 209-373 218-455 242-414 187-323 rushing at 341.4 yards per game. USF, which has the best per carry aver- age in the nation at 7.8, has already surpassed last year’s entire rushing TDs 18 27 16 28 31 16 total of 2,291 yards with its 2,731 yards this season. It is a mark that is the Opp. TDs 14 19 15 12 18 15 best in school history through eight games. Interceptions by opp 13 8 13 11 15 10 USF, which also ranks fourth nationally in yards per play at 7.45, has Interceptions 15 23 9 26 20 14 generated 505, 604, 453, 636, 562 670, 411 and 432 yards in the eight Total Offense 3,128 4,161 5,147 5,798 5,665 4,353 Opp.