BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL Game Notes - Issue 2 - September 10, 2011 - Bemidji State at #16 Augustana College Beavers Begin NSIC Season at No

BEMIDJI STATE FOOTBALL Game notes - Issue 2 - September 10, 2011 - Bemidji State at #16 Augustana College Beavers begin NSIC season at No. 16 Augustana College 2011 SCHEDULE Aug. 25 Minot (N.D.) State W, 27-0 BSU fell to the Vikings 10-0 last season Sept. 10 • at Augustana 1:00 p.m. Sept. 17 • Southwest Minnesota State 6:00 p.m. Sept. 24 • Minnesota Duluth 6:00 p.m. SETTING THE SCENE Oct. 1 • at Upper Iowa 1:00 p.m. Date: Saturday, September 10, 2011 Oct. 8 • Concordia-St. Paul 1:00 p.m. Oct. 15 • MSU Moorhead 1:00 p.m. Location: Sioux Falls, S.D. Oct. 22 • at U-Mary 2:30 p.m. Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. Oct. 29 • at Northern State 2:30 p.m. Nov. 5 • St. Cloud State 1:00 p.m. Stadium: Kirkeby-Over Stadium Nov. 12 • at Minnesota, Crookston 1:00 p.m. Stadium Capacity/Surface: 6,000/Field Turf Bemidji State Augustana College • Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest BEAVERS VIKINGS Local Radio: All times local 1-0; 0-0 NSIC 0-1; 0-0 NSIC QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Bemidji, Minn. (11,917) IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS Play-by-play: Brian Schultz Founded: 1919 nr AFCA 16 AFCA Analyst: none Enrollment: 5,171 Conference: Northern Sun Intercollegiate nr d2football.com 14 d2football.com Sidelines: Kelly Schultz Website: www.northernsun.org na Super Region 3 na Super Region 3 Internet Audio: www.wmisfm.com/ and Affiliation: NCAA Division II Nickname: Beavers www.beaverradionetwork.com School Colors: Green & White 2011 LEADERS 2011 LEADERS Local Television: none PMS Color: Green (PMS 3305) Home Field: Chet Anderson Stadium Rushing: L. Rongstad Rushing: N. Mahone Play-by-Play: none Surface (capacity): Natural Grass (3,500) 13 att. / 50 yds / 1TD 13 att. / 55 yds / 0TD Analyst: none President: Dr. Richard Hanson Athletics Director: Dr. Rick Goeb Passing: L. Rongstad Passing: J. Hanson Web cast: http://www.pennatlantic.com/ Head Trainer: Bill Crews 15-23-0 / 169 yds / 0TD 23-33-1 / 235 yds / 2TD Assistant Trainer: Corinne Dauksavage Assistant Trainer: Travis Shock Receiving: B. Leonhardt Receiving: S.Holsen Assistant Trainer: Bekah Hessinger 6 rec. / 89 yds / 0TD 5 rec./ 73 yds / 1TD Trainer Phone: (218) 755-2769 Equipment Manager: Mel Nygaard Tackles: J. Bromm Tackles: N. Andreas Equipment Phone: (218) 755-3292 2s-6a=8 total 7s-8a=15 total Compliance/SWA: Sarah Levesque Athletics Secretary: Debbie Slough Athletics Phone: (218) 255-2941 Athletics Fax: (218) 755-3898 THE GAME TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Record: 7-4 The Bemidji State University football team (1-0; 0-0 NSIC, 0-0 NSIC North) begins the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Confer- NSIC Record: 6-4 / 4-2 (t-5th / t-3 North Div.) ence season at No. 16 Augustana College (S.D.) Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. The Beavers are coming off an Aug. 25 27-0 nonconfer- Starters Returning: 16 (8 O / 6 D / 2 ST) ence victory against Minot State University. The Vikings (0-1; 0-0 NSIC, 0-0 NSIC South) hosted No. 1 and defending national Starters Lost: 8 (3 O / 5 D / 0 ST) champion University of Minnesota Duluth Sept. 3 and fell by the score of 20-12. The game marks the 40th annual Shrine Letterwinners Returning: 47 (27 O /18 D / 2 ST) Game for Augustana. Letterwinners Lost: 21 (9 O /12 D/ 0 ST) PROGRAM HISTORY THE SERIES First Year of Football: 1926 All-Time Record: 316-398-24 (.444) Last season’s contest between the Beavers and Vikings was the first since 1989. Augustana won last year’s game 10-0 at NSIC Titles: 5 (1947-50-57-59-2006) Chet Anderson Stadium to improve to 4-1 all-time against BSU. The loss for the Beavers marked the first time in 133 games Years in Post-Season Play: 1 (2006) the team failed to score a point. In five games all-time against the Vikings, BSU has only surpassed 10 points once and that Mineral Water Bowl L, 35-27 (Pittsburg St.) was its lone victory (13-6) Sept. 22, 1962. The Beavers are 0-2 at Augustana, losing 22-6 in 1961 and 50-6 in 1989. More COACHING STAFF series information can be found on page 5. Head Coach Jeff Tesch Alma Mater Moorhead State ‘78 Office Phone: (218) 755-2772 THE COACHES e-mail [email protected] Bemidji State: Jeff Tesch is in his 16th season roaming the sidelines at Bemidji State. He has posted an overall record of Record at BSU: 99-64 (16th season) 99-64 (.607), which includes a 74-47 (.612) mark in NSIC tilts. In 16 seasons, Tesch has established BSU standards for Career Record: 99-64 (16th season) games coached (163), victories (99), career winning percentage (.607) and conference wins (74). Prior to his tenure at BSU, Assistants: Rich Jahner Ass’t HC/Co-DC/S Tesch, a two-time NSIC Coach of the Year (1999 and 2006), spent 12 years as an assistant at North Dakota, two on the staff Brent Bolte Co-DC/LB of Central Missouri and one season at Montana State. Eric Medberry OC/QB Augustana: Mike Aldrich’s debut as Augustana’s 21st head coach was one for the books. Aldrich took the reins in 2010 and Dr. Ken Traxler OL guided the Vikings to a school-record 11 wins. Augustana ended a 21-year drought in NCAA Division II playoff appearances Neil Linhart WR Gordie Houg II DL and in the second round defeated four-time national champion Grand Valley State 38-6 at Kirkeby-Over Stadium. It was the Karson Pike CB first time Augustana hosted a playoff game in addition to earning its first playoff win. Prior to being appointed head coach, Joe Ferraro RB Aldrich spent four seasons as the Vikings’ defensive coordinator after serving as assistant defensive coordinator and special ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS teams coordinator the previous two seasons. Asst. Dir./Football: Dax Larson (Minnesota State ‘07) Office: (218) 755-2763 THE PROGRAM Cell: (612) 718-0729 Bemidji State’s all-time record is 316-398-24 (.444) dating back to 1926, which includes a 177-249-9 (.416) mark in NSIC e-mail: [email protected] play. The Beavers own five conference titles (1947, 50, 57, 59 and 2006) and count the 2006 Mineral Water Bowl as their first SID Fax: (218) 755-3898 post-season appearance. Under the direction of Tesch, BSU has posted winning records in 11 of the last 12 years and have Football Press Box: (218) 755-3705 Website: www.bsubeavers.com registered nine consecutive winning home campaigns. 2011 2011 NSIC STANDINGS QUICK COUNT AFCA TOP 25 / COACHES POLL • Head coach Jeff Tesch is just one win short of 100 for his career. Sept. 5, 2011 || Week 1 NSIC Overall • The Beavers were slated eighth in the NSIC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Rk School 2010 Record W L Pct W L Pct • Senior Cory Immerman (OL) and junior Brian Leonhardt (TE) were named to the Con- 1 Minnesota-Duluth (28) 1-0 uBEMIDJI ST. 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 sensus Draft Services 2011 Preseason All-America Honorable Mention Football Team. 2 Northwest Missouri State (1) 1-0 Concordia-St. Paul 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 • BSU returned nine all-conference players to the 2011 roster, including first-teamer Le- 3 Abilene Christian 1-0 Minn., Crookston 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 onhardt. 4 Grand Valley State 1-0 • The Beavers were 5-1 in 2010 when junior Dustin Kroeplin rushed for a touchdown and 5 North Alabama 1-0 Minn. Duluth 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 are 13-1 in his two-year career. 6 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-0 MSU Moorhead 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 • BSU has never played on Augustana’s current field, Kirkeby-Over Stadium. That facility 7 Albany State 1-0 Northern State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 opened in 2009 and the Vikings have lost just twice at home in that time. 8 Shepherd 1-0 St. Cloud State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 • The Beavers held Minot State to just 27 rushing yards Aug. 25. Augustana struggled on 9 Bloomsburg 1-0 U-Mary 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 the ground against Minnesota Duluth Sept. 3, netting just nine rushing yards. 10 St. Cloud State 1-0 Upper Iowa 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 11 Delta State 1-1 THE LINE ON THE LINES 12 Central Missouri 1-0 Augustana 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Bemidji State returns most of its entire offensive line from last season, including all- 13 Nebraska-Kearney 1-0 Minnesota State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 conference players senior left tackle Davis Mickelson, senior center Cory Immerman 14 Valdosta State 1-0 SW Minn. St. 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 and junior left guard Brett DeLange. Last season the line protected an all-conference 15 Washburn 1-0 Wayne St. (Neb.) 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 second team running back in Dustin Kroeplin and honorable mention quarterback Derek 16 Augustana (S.D.) 0-1 Winona State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Edholm. On the defensive front, BSU will look to defensive ends senior Josh Beste and 17 Wayne State (Mich.) 1-0 junior Bryan Syrstad and nose tackle sophomore Matt Shaver to replace three all-con- 18 Mercyhurst 1-0 ference linemen. 19 Kutztown 1-0 2011 NATIONAL POLLS 20 Carson-Newman 1-0 HOME COOKIN’ 21 Colorado State-Pueblo 1-0 d2football.com NCAA Regional At home, the Beavers have a streak of nine winning seasons, owning a 4-1 home record in 22 California (Pa.) 0-1 2010. Since Jeff Tesch took the helm of the BSU football program prior to the 1996 season, 23 Wingate 0-1 the Beavers have posted a 53-21 overall record with a 42-15 mark in NSIC play at “The Chet.” 24 Colorado School of Mines 1-0 AFCA Tesch and the Beavers own undefeated home slates in 1998 (4-0), 2000 (5-0) and 2005 (4-0). 25 Pittsburg State 1-0 SEEING RED ZONE Augustana n/a 16 14 Dropped Out: No. 19 West Texas A&M, No. 22 The Beavers have posted an 89.7 percent mark in the red zone the past two seasons. In 2010, Central Washington, No. 24 Henderson State, No. uBEMIDJI STATE n/a nr nr the Beavers were 35-of-39, scoring 221 points (29 TDs and six FGs) to rank second in the T25 Hillsdale and No. T25Shaw. Concordia-St. Paul n/a nr nr NSIC. BSU is 4-of-5 (80%) this season. Others Receiving Votes: Central Washington, U-Mary n/a nr nr 56; Michigan Tech, 48; New Haven, 40; Tuskegee, MSU Moorhead n/a nr nr TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE, TAKE TO THE HOUSE 30; West Texas A&M, 24; Lenoir-Rhyne, 21; Minn. Duluth n/a 1 1 In 2010, the Gang Green defense returned four interceptions or fumbles for touchdowns. Harding, 16; Virginia Union, 16; Henderson State, The trend continued in week one of the 2011 season, as freshman Scott Christensen 14; Tusculum, 10; St. Augustine’s, 8; Edinboro, 7; Minn., Crookston n/a nr nr took an interception to the end zone for a 27-yard return - playing in his first collegiate Winston-Salem State, 6; Ashland, 5; Fort Valley Minn. State n/a nr nr game. State, 5; Midwestern State, 5; Shaw, 5; Morehouse, Northern State n/a nr nr 2; Northern Michigan, 2; American International, 1; SW Minnesota St. n/a nr nr KEEP ‘EM UNDER 100 Mars Hill, 1; Merrimack, 1; Missouri Western State, The Bemidji State defense has been hard on opposing rushing attacks for the past four seasons. St. Cloud St. n/a 10 8 1; Ouachita Baptist, 1. Despite allowing 235 yards versus Minnesota Duluth Oct. 24, 2009, the Beavers managed to keep Upper Iowa n/a nr nr their opponents to an average of just 81.2 yards per game to rank 7th in all of NCAA Division II in d2football.com TOP 25 Wayne State n/a nr nr 2009. Sept. 6, 2011 || Week 1 Winona State n/a nr nr The Beavers started the 2010 campaign on the right foot, knocking the Minot State running Rk School Record Polls through Sept. 6, 2011 game backwards -10 yards and then holding Augustana to 63 yards rushing, following that per- 1 Minnesota-Duluth 1-0 formance with a stingy 31 rushing yards allowed against Southwest Minnesota State. BSU had a 2 Abilene Christian 1-0 uncharacteristic three games Sept. 25-Oct. 9, allowing 235 yards to Minnesota Duluth (Sept. 25), 3 Grand Valley 1-0 139 to Upper Iowa (Oct. 2) and 227 to Concordia University (Oct. 9). The Beavers got back on track ALL-TIME NSIC VICTORIES 4 Northwest Missouri 1-0 2011 STATS BEMIDJI STATE VS AUGUSTANA: TEAM COMPARISON 5 Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-0 NSIC Only 6 Delta State 1-1 BEMIDJI STATE (1-0 / 0-0 NSIC) W L T Pct. 7 Shepherd 1-0 Team Statistics BSU OPP 8 St. Cloud 1-0 Augustana 23 7 0 .767 Points/Gm 27.0 0.0 9 Central Missouri 1-0 Minnesota Duluth 192 76 5 .712 First Downs 15 13 10 Albany State 1-0 St. Cloud State 155 95 9 .616 Rush Yds/Gm 105.0 27 Pass Yds/Gm 169.0 161.0 11 North Alabama 1-0 Minnesota State 118 73 8 .613 Total Offense/Gm 274.0 188.0 2011 TEAM RANKINGS 12 Valdosta State 1-0 wMichigan Tech 71 53 1 .572 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1 BSU Augie 13 Bloomsburg 1-0 Concordia-St. Paul 57 46 0 .553 Penalties-Yds 8-82 9-66 NCAA NSIC NCAA NSIC 14 Augustana 0-1 Northern State 106 91 3 .540 Possession/Gm 35:44 24:16 Offense 15 Washburn 1-0 Rushing 94 8 135 14 16 Wayne State 1-0 U-Mary (N.D.) 20 19 0 .513 Passing 83 11 48 4 17 Mercyhurst 1-0 MSU Moorhead 210 203 9 .508 Total 97 9 111 12 18 Kutztown 1-0 Wayne St. (Neb.) 50 53 0 .485 Scoring 55 6 116 13 19 Colorado Mines 1-0 Winona State 199 220 8 .475 Pass Effic. 55 9 35 7 20 Nebraska-Kearney 1-0 Defense wMinnesota-Morris 99 117 4 .459 21 California (Pa.) 0-1 AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (0-1 / 0-0 NSIC) Rushing 10 3 87 12 22 Michigan Tech 1-0 uBEMIDJI STATE 177 248 9 .418 Team Statistics Augie OPP Passing 55 5 26 2 23 West Texas A&M 0-1 SW Minnesota State 100 180 5 .360 Points/Gm 12.0 20.0 Total 14 1 44 6 24 Wingate 0-1 Upper Iowa 11 36 0 .234 First Downs 19 17 Scoring 1 1 52 7 25 Pittsburg State 1-0 Pass Effic. 55 9 70 8 Minn.-Crookston 17 77 0 .181 Rush Yds/Gm 9.0 158.0 Pass Yds/Gm 235.0 114.0 TO Margin T-1 1 T-87 10 Dropped out: No. 18 Hillsdale, No. 21 Missouri Total Offense/Gm 244.0 272.0 Special Teams Western. wformer NSIC members Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Punting 52 2 T-99 9 Penalties-Yds 5-35 3-32 Punt Returns 136 14 52 5 * 2011 opponents in bold Possession/Gm 30:08 29:52 Kick Returns 51 7 27 3

2 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2011 BSU’S RECORD WHEN... against MSU Moorhead (Oct. 16), allowing just 71 yards rushing. U-Mary posted 105 yards on BSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 2011 Since ‘99 the ground against BSU Oct. 23 and Northern State posted 110 Oct. 30. The Huskies ran on BSU 1500 Birchmont Drive NE #29 Overall... 1-0 89-46 Nov. 6, totaling 241 on the ground, allowing Damon Treat 125 of those yards. UMC rushed for 117 Bemidji, MN 56601 ...at home 1-0 46-15 yards in the season finale. The team finished the 2010 season 39th in the nation in rushing yards phone...... (218) 755-4603 ...away 0-0 37-29 allowed. fax...... (218) 755-3898 website...... www.bsubeavers.com ...neutral site 0-0 6-4 BSU allowed just 27 yards on the ground in the 2011 season opener against Minot State. The team is 1-0 this season when allowing less than 100 yards rushing and since 1999 are 43-8. Dax Larson, Asst. Director / Football contact cell...... (612) 718-0729 BSU scores 1st 1-0 65-12 email...... [email protected] Opp scores 1st 0-0 23-32 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL Known for its run defense the ‘Gang Green’ was better defending the pass in 2010, allowing just Internet Services Leading after 1st 1-0 58-3 147.0 yards per game through the air, ranking them third in the conference and 15th in the na- Bemidji State provides extensive Internet Trailing after 1st 0-0 11-32 tion. In 11 games, BSU opponents completed just 147 passes in 286 attempts (51.4%) with eight information resources for those covering BSU Tied after 1st 0-0 19-9 interceptions. football and its 14 other athletics programs. The 2011 secondary and linebacking core got right after it against Minot State (Aug. 25), pick- The BSU athletics website contains sched- Leading at half 1-0 74-4 ing the Beaver quarterback five times. The mark was the most since taking five away from Upper ules, rosters, updated statistics and some historical information from previous seasons. Trailing at half 0-0 11-35 Iowa Nov. 9, 2007. Senior safety Brody Scheff brought down a career-high two interceptions that totaled 40 yards. Print-quality photos of BSU players and coaches Tied at half 0-0 4-5 are also available for download. BEAVERS VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS Official BSU athletics website: Leading after 3rd 1-0 76-7 In 2009, BSU faced four nationally-ranked opponents marking the first time the Beavers have bat- • http://www.bsubeavers.com Trailing after 3rd 0-0 8-37 Additionally, information on Bemidji State foot- tled four of the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) top 25 teams in the same season. Tied after 3rd 0-0 5-0 ball is available on other reputable websites Bemidji State was 2-2 versus ranked opponents in 2009 dropping Winona State Oct. 12, then- which cover college football: ranked 20th and earning a 21-10 victory versus No. 14 Wayne State (Neb.) Oct. 10. The Beavers Biggest Halftime Lead 17 49 • http://www.northernsun.org missed a 4-0 mark versus nationally-ranked by the narrowest of margins. BSU battled No. 10 Biggest Halftime Deficit -- 34 • http://www.d2football.com Minnesota State to overtime Sept. 5 before falling to the Mavericks 37-34 and dropped a one-point game, 35-34, to No. 7 Minnesota Duluth Oct. 24. In 2010, BSU fell to the Bulldogs, who were Weekly Game Notes Rushing for < 100 yds 0-0 4-18 ranked No. 2 in the AFCA poll, 44-21. Augustana found its way in the top 25 in the AFCA and DII Bemidji State’s weekly game-notes package is Allowing < 100 rush yds 1-0 43-8 Football polls after defeating Bemidji State 10-0 Sept. 11. St. Cloud State was ranked 25th in the completed and made available on-line Wednes- Rushing for 200+ yds 0-0 44-2 35-14 loss to the Huskies Nov. 6. day afternoons during the season, following Allowing 200+ rush yds 0-0 8-24 There are three opponents on the 2011 schedule currently ranked in the AFCA poll, which the release of national statistical leaders by the Passing for 200+ yds 0-0 39-20 NCAA. BSU’s game notes are in Adobe PDF starts with Augustana Sept. 10. Allowing 200+ pass yds 0-0 31-26 format and will be distributed via electronic 400-499 yds of total offense 0-0 36-9 means only (e-mail or web). Due to the size of the SCORING STREAK SNAPPED AT 133 release, fax distribution will be by request only. 500+ yds of total offense 0-0 12-2 With a 24-6 victory at Minot State to start the 2010 season, the Beavers had scored in allowing 400+ yards 0-0 13-22 Please contact the BSU Office of Athletic 133 consecutive games. In a 10-0 loss to Augustana College at Chet Anderson Stadium Media Relations if you wish to be added to the Sept. 11, 2010 the streak ended. The last time BSU was held without a single point was BSU football e-mail distribution list. Shutouts 1-0 7-1 Nov. 8, 1997 when Minnesota Duluth defeated BSU 41-0. Scoring ≤ 7 points 0-0 0-6 Game-Day Services Scoring 8-19 points 0-0 4-11 COACHING MILESTONES FOR TESCH Gameday packages containing programs, flip- Scoring 20-29 points 1-0 29-19 In his 16th season, BSU head coach Jeff Tesch has accumulated almost every coaching record cards with rosters and officials for the game, Scoring 30-39 points 0-0 19-5 at BSU. On Oct. 31, 2009 he accomplished two more feats. He posted his 90th career win. Ironi- notes (for both teams when available) and other Scoring 40-49 points 0-0 25-2 cally, it came in his 150th game coached at BSU. He is just one victory short of reaching the 100th information will be available in the press box prior Scoring 50+ points 0-0 11-0 win plateau. He currently ranks among the top 25 Division II coaches in all-time wins and winning to all home contests. Final statistics include a scoring summary, percentage. Allowing ≤ 7 points 1-0 27-0 team stats, individual offensive and defensive Allowing 8-19 points 0-0 30-4 WE’RE GOIN’ STREAKIN’ stats, drive charts and a play-by-play with Allowing 20-29 points 0-0 23-9 by-quarter stats. Game notes and quotes from Running back Dustin Kroeplin scored a TD in each of the Beavers’ last nine games in 2009. Dur- coaches and selected players will also be avail- Allowing 30-39 points 0-0 7-17 ing that stretch he posted 10 touchdowns, running eight in and catching two more. He did not play able. Telephone, copier and fax services are Allowing 40-49 points 0-0 2-12 against Minot State (Aug. 28, 2010) and ended the streak in the loss to Augie (Sept. 11, 2010). available on a first-come, first-served basis. Allowing 50+ points 0-0 1-3 He finished the last seven games of 2010, finding the end zone in six games, scoring eight times, seven on the ground and one in the air. In his career, when he finds the end zone - through the air Credentials / Pass List Decided by ≤ 3 points 0-0 11-4 or on the ground - the Beavers hold a 14-2 record. Season credentials will be issued to all media Decided by 4-7 points 0-0 7-10 covering the Beavers on a regular basis. For single-game passes and credentials, Decided by 8-14 points 0-0 22-9 BLANKED Decided by 15-20 points 0-0 7-9 contact the BSU Office of Athletic Media Rela- A record 4,711 fans packed Chet Anderson Stadium Aug. 25 to see Bemidji State roll past its Decided by > 21 points 1-0 41-11 tions no less than 24 hours before the scheduled fellow Beavers in Minot State University 27-0 and record its first shutout since Nov. 6, 2004 when starting time of the event. Credential requests BSU downed Wayne State College 24-0 at the H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn. The last must be submitted via fax on official letterhead. More turnovers than opp. 0-0 19-28 time the Beavers blanked an opponent at The Chet was Oct. 19, 2002 with a 37-0 victory against Credentials will be issued only to representatives Fewer turnovers than opp. 1-0 54-11 Southwest Minnesota State University. of an accredited media outlet who will be work- Turnovers even 0-0 16-4 ing in an official capacity to cover a BSU event. No credentials will be issued to friends, spouses, Leading in penalty yards 1-0 52-11 children or family members. Credentials remain Trailing in penalty yards 0-0 35-33 the property of Bemidji State University and Penalty yards even 0-0 1-0 may be revoked at any time.

Leading in time of poss. 1-0 57-16 Interview Policies Trailing in time of poss. 0-0 32-28 All player interviews outside of post-game and practice time must be arranged through the BSU Office of Athletic Media Relations. Leading in 1st downs 1-0 64-12 For interviews with coaches, contact the athletic Trailing in 1st downs 0-0 17-30 media relations office at (218) 755-2763. By First downs even 0-0 8-2 NCAA rule, no player interviews will be available on gameday until the conclusion of that day’s contest.

2011 BEAVER FOOTBALL 3 Bemidji St. (1 - 0 - 0) CAREER NUMBERS WATCH Thru: 09/03/2011 - Week 1 TEAM RANKINGS JESSE SUNDBY 152 teams ranked in Division II 14 teams ranked in the Northern Sun Conference

1-0 W-2 2011 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Category National Actual National Conf Northern Sun Rank Leader Actual Rank Conference Leader Actual Points Scored - Kicking Northern Sun Conference Record: 0-0 Rushing Offense 94 105.00 Neb.-Kearney 518.00 8 Minn.-Crookston 303.00 170 Michael McDonald (128PAT, 14 FG) 2004-06 Thu 08/25/2011 MINOT ST. * 27 - 0 W Passing Offense 83 169.00 East Stroudsburg 456.00 11 Concordia-St. Paul 357.00 155 Neil Collier (110 PAT, 15 FG) 1999-02 Sat 09/10/2011 @ Augustana (SD) Total Offense 97 274.00 Neb.-Kearney 700.00 9 Minn.-Crookston 486.00 Scoring Offense 55 27.00 Wayne St. (MI) 69.00 6 Concordia-St. Paul 43.00 136 Charlie Warring (61 PAT, 25 FG) 1981-84 Sat 09/17/2011 SOUTHWEST MINN. ST. * Rushing Defense 10 27.00 Catawba -24.00 3 Minn. Duluth 9.00 133 Mike Guzzo (55 PAT, 26 FG) 1976-79 Sat 09/24/2011 MINN. DULUTH * Pass Efﬁciency Defense 9 61.31 Chowan -3.43 1 Bemidji St. 61.31 106 wJesse Sundby (76 PAT, 10 FG) 2008-P Sat 10/01/2011 @ Upper Iowa Total Defense 14 188.00 Chowan 12.00 1 Bemidji St. 188.00 103 Paul Potemra (61 PAT, 14FG) 2007-2008 Sat 10/08/2011 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL Scoring Defense 1 .00 Virginia Union .00 1 Bemidji St. .00 55 Matt Wallace (22 PAT, 11 FG) 1992-93 Sat 10/15/2011 MINN. ST. MOORHEAD Net Punting 52 35.17 Colorado Mines 60.00 2 Southwest Minn. St. 44.00 Sat 10/22/2011 @ Mary Punt Returns 136 -1.50 Fairmont St. 50.50 14 Minn. St. Mankato 18.00 Sat 10/29/2011 @ Northern St. Kickoff Returns 51 24.00 Shaw 57.50 7 Minn. Duluth 35.00 PAT Kicks Made Turnover Margin T-1 6.00 Bemidji St. 6.00 1 Bemidji St. 6.00 Sat 11/05/2011 ST. CLOUD ST. 128 Michael McDonald (128-141) 2004-06 Pass Defense 55 161.00 Chowan 7.00 5 Minn.-Crookston 104.00 Sat 11/12/2011 @ Minn.-Crookston 110 Neil Collier (110-136) 1999-2002 Passing Efﬁciency 55 126.92 East Stroudsburg 294.12 9 Northern St. 238.90 HOME GAME IN CAPS * Night Game ^ Neutral Site 76 wJesse Sundby (76-88) 2008-P Sacks T-25 3.00 Concordia-St. Paul 8.00 2 Concordia-St. Paul 8.00 OT Overtime Game Tackles For Loss T-66 6.00 N.M. Highlands 15.00 6 Concordia-St. Paul 14.00 61 Charlie Warring (61-66) 1981-84 Sacks Allowed T-26 1.00 Indianapolis .00 3 Concordia-St. Paul .00 61 Paul Potemra (61-64) 2007-08 T=tied at this ranking 55 Mike Guzzo (55-57) 1976-79 31 David Hagen (31-40) 2003 PLAYER RANKINGS Player must have played in 75% of team's games Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders 15 categories ranked DUSTIN KROEPLIN/BRANDON MILES

National National Category Player Actual Actual Conf Northern Sun Career Rushing Yards Rank Leader Rank Conference Leader Actual Rushing Lance Rongstad 50.00 Spitzlberger (Neb.-Kearney) 288.00 15 Haley (Minn.-Crookston) 225.00 5,766a Eddie Acosta (1,308-5,766) 1999-03 Passing Efﬁciency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Lance Rongstad 55 126.94 Wagner (East Stroudsburg) 321.50 9 Wanner (Northern St.) 238.93 3,887 Chris Meyer (889-3,887) 1996-99 Total Offense Lance Rongstad T-66 219.00 Spitzlberger (Neb.-Kearney) 470.00 T-8 Peterson (Concordia-St. Paul) 363.00 2,972 John Gronski (540-2,972) 1986-89 Receptions Per Game Brian Leonhardt T-53 6.00 Bernard (St. Anselm) 13.00 T-2 Hendon (Minn. St. Moorhead) 8.00 2,822 Al Wolden (614-2,822) 1983-86 Receiving Yards Per Game Brian Leonhardt T-54 89.00 Slaughter (Fort Valley St.) 202.00 4 Gilbert (Concordia-St. Paul) 190.00 Interceptions Brody Scheff T-1 2.00 Foster (West Ala.) 2.00 1 Scheff (Bemidji St.) 2.00 2,019 Tyler Olson (428-2,019) 2003-06 Charles Hrdlicka T-7 1.00 T-2 1,754 wDustin Kroeplin (351-1,754) 2009-P Scott Christensen T-7 1.00 T-2 1,708 Ray Betton (371-1,708) 1989-90 Dusty Sluzewicz T-7 1.00 T-2 1,296 Ed Acosta (257-1,296) 1976 Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Jesse Sundby 55 38.33 Vortkamp (Ohio Dominican) 52.50 4 Weich (Wayne St. (NE)) 46.78 1,293 Mike Bakke (351-1,293) 1988-91 Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Wilmer (Fairmont St.) 50.50 Thielen (Minn. St. Mankato) 18.00 Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Brister (Okla. Panhandle) 55.00 Warren (Wayne St. (NE)) 34.00 1,266 Alvaro Carvajal (234-1,266) 2004-05 Field Goals Zach Pulkinen T-10 2.00 Major (Colorado St.-Pueblo) 4.00 T-1 Aldridge (St. Cloud St.) 2.00 Scoring Zach Pulkinen T-90 9.00 Spitzlberger (Neb.-Kearney) 18.00 9 Klaphake (St. Cloud St.) 12.00 Scott Christensen 6.00 T-16 Career Rushing Touchdowns Lance Rongstad 6.00 T-16 64 Eddie Acosta 1999-03 Brad Hemling 6.00 T-16 33 Chris Meyer 1996-99 All-Purpose Runners Brian Leonhardt 89.00 Spitzlberger (Neb.-Kearney) 288.00 20 Haley (Minn.-Crookston) 259.00 29 Al Wolden 1983-86 Sacks Jason Bromm T-3 2.00 Smith (Abilene Christian) 3.00 T-1 Maher (Concordia-St. Paul) 2.00 Gary Young T-39 1.00 T-9 27 John Gronski 1986-89 Tackles Jason Bromm 8.00 Morgan (Dixie St.) 17.00 T-25 Andreas (Augustana (SD)) 15.00 22 Tyler Olson 2003-06 Tackles For Loss Jason Bromm T-26 2.50 Campbell (N.M. Highlands) 5.00 T-3 Schollmeyer (Southwest Minn. St.) 3.00 19 wDustin Kroeplin 2009-P Luke Knutson 1.50 T-13 18 Marty FollisQB 1989-92 Buckley Wright 1.00 T-23 18 Alvaro Carvajal 2004-05 Gary Young 1.00 T-23 T=tied at this ranking 15 Ed Acosta 1976 14 Scott LongeneckerQB 1974-77

Career Yards Per Rush (min 200 rush) 5.55 Eddie Acosta (1,038-5,766) 1999-03 5.50 John Gronski (540-2,972) 1986-89 5.41 Alvaro Carvajal (234-1,266) 2004-05 5.04 Ed Acosta (257-1,296) 1976 4.997 wDustin Kroeplin (351-1,754) 2009-P 4.88 Tyler Olson (363-1,771) 2003-06 4.603 Ray Betton (371-1,708) 1989-90 4.596 Al Wolden (614-2,822) 1983-86 4.37 Chris Meyer (889-3,887) 1996-99

4 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2011 UPCOMING IN THE NSIC ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS Saturday, September 10 Date Rank Loc Result cmb Winona State at MSU Moorhead * 1:00 p.m. 9/23/61 - - a L 6 22 28 Bemidji State at Augustana * 1:00 p.m. 9/22/62 - - h W 13 6 19 9/10/88 - - h L 6 41 47 Upper Iowa at Minnesota Duluth * 1:00 p.m. 9/9/89 - - a L 6 50 56 Wayne State at Minnesota, Crookston * 1:00 p.m. 9/11/10 - - h L 0 10 10 Northern State at Minnesota State * 1:00 p.m. U-Mary at SMSU * 5:00 p.m. key Concordia-St. Paul at St. Cloud State * 6:00 p.m. rank= BSU / Opponent rank by AFCA ^= conference game (NIC / NSIC) RECENT SCORES IN THE NSIC cmb= total points scored by both teams 1=NSIC Metrodone Classic. Minneapolis, Thursday, September 1 Minn. St. Cloud State 26 at California (Pa.) 3 SW Minnesota State 17 at Northern State 30 BEMIDJI STATE VS. AUGUSTANA Nebraska-Kearney 41 at Wayne State 20 Series:...... Augie Leads, 4-1 Minnesota State 24 at Northern Michigan 31 last win:...... 13-6; Sept. 22, 1962 Chadron State 24 at U-Mary 31 last loss:...... 10-0; Sept. 11, 2010 Friday, September 2 last tie:...... none Mayville State 29 at Minnesota, Crookston 31 Saturday, September 3 In Bemidji:...... Augie Leads, 2-1 MSU Moorhead 28 at Robert Morris College 17 Minnesota Duluth 20 at Augustana 12 last win:...... 13-6; Sept. 22, 1962 Texas A&M Commerce 14 at Upper Iowa 15 last loss:...... 10-0; Sept. 11, 2010 Concordia-St. Paul 43 at Minot State 31 last tie:...... none Michigan Tech 23 at Winona State 6 • Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest At Sioux Falls:...... Augie Leads, 2-0 Home team in BOLD last win:...... none Last Time They Met last loss:...... 50-6; Sept. 9, 1989 Sept. 11, 2010 Bemidji, Minn. - Chet Anderson Stadium last tie:...... none Attendance: 2,145

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F unknown:...... none neutral:...... none Augustana (2-0; 1-0) 3 7 0 0 10 Bemidji State (1-1; 0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 Streaks 1 05:48 AUGIE - Behrens 26 yd field goal 3-0 Current:...... lost three 2 12:00 AUGIE - Schulte 37 yd pass from Hanson (Behrens kick) 10-0 ...... Sept. 10, 1988 - present TEAM STATISTICS Team Statistics Augie BSU Longest Winning:...... one FIRST DOWNS 21 7 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-63 25-9 ...... Sept. 22, 1962 PASSING YDS (NET) 253 97 Passes Att-Comp-Int. 25-43-1 10-26-2 Longest Losing:...... three TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YRDS 80-316 51-106 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 ...... Sept. 10, 1988 - present Punt Returns-Yards 2-11 3-20 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-25 3-36 Interception Returns-Yards 2-(-)7 1-0 Largest Deciding Margins Punts (Number-Avg) 8-38.2 11-35.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 of Victory:...... 7 (W, 13-6); Sept. 22, 1962 Penalties-Yards 8-73 13-86 Possession Time 35:12 24:48 of Defeat:...... 44 (L, 50-6); Sept. 9, 1989 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 18 2 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 0-0 Scoring (BSU scores first) Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-24 4-19 PAT Kicks 1-1 0-0 All-Time Series Score:...... 31-129 Field Goals 1-2 0-0 in Bemidji:...... 19-57 Kickoff time: 1:00 pm Elapsed time: 3:45 in Sioux Falls:...... 12-72 Officials: Referee: Tim Weber; Umpire: John Emmett; Linesman: Scott Hoeke; Line judge: Les Skunberg; Back judge: Jerry at neutral:...... none Beers; Field judge: Pat Breen; Side judge: Daren Pladson. at unknown...... none Temperature: 61; Wind: W 20mph; Weather: Cloudy, windy

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Most Points RUSHING (att-yds): AUGIE-Clark 13-39; Hanson 14-32; Mahone 6-5; Schulte for:...... 13 (W, 13-6); Sept. 22, 1962 1-2; Diamond 1-1; TEAM 2-minus 16. BSU-Rongstad 4-16; Battle 8-7; Kroeplin 5-4; Miles 1-0; Edholm 7-minus 18. against:...... 50 (L, 50-6); Sept. 9, 1989 PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds): both:...... 56 (L, 50-6); Sept. 9, 1989 AUGIE-Hanson 25-43-1-253. BSU-Edholm 10-26-2-97. RECEIVING (rec-yds): AUGIE-Ellingworth 9-92; Clark 5-28; Holsen 4-29; Schulte 3-48; Jorgensen 2-45; Parsley 2-11. BSU-Abram 3-25; Fewest Points Schultz 2-27; Henningson 2-18; Metz 1-12; Kroeplin 1-8; Battle 1-7. for:...... 0 (L, 10-0); Sept. 11, 2010 INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds): AUGIE-Kallas 1-minus 3; Oquendo 1-minus 4. against:...... 6 (W, 13-6); Sept. 22, 1962 BSU-Bellinger 1-0. both:...... 10 (L, 10-0); Sept. 11, 2010 FUMBLES: AUGIE-Hanson 2-0. BSU-None. SACKS (UA-A): AUGIE-Bergman 1-2; Wardell 1-2. BSU-Eagan 1-1; Wills Shutouts:...... none 0-1; Percak-Dennett 1-0; Lardinois. 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A, min 5): AUGIE-Wardell 3-8; Keel 2-5; Janisch 2-5. BSU-Eagan 4-8; Crosby 4-8; Bellinger 6-2; Scheff 1-6; Knutson 2-4; Overtime Games:...... none Percak-Dennett 1-5.

2011 BEAVER FOOTBALL 5 BY THE NUMBERS JEFF TESCH I Head Coach Jeff Tesch vs... u Moorhead State (Minn.) ‘78 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference u 16th season at Bemidji State Augustana 0-1 u 99-64 (.607) overall record Concordia-St. Paul 6-6 u BSU career leader in coaching victories Mary (N.D.) 3-1 u 1998 & 2006 NSIC Coach of the Year Minnesota, Crookston 12-0 MSU Moorhead 11-4 Northern State (S.D.) 11-4 It begins in early October with the turning of the fall leaves. Students, Southwest Minnesota State 11-2 proud alumni and families from surrounding communities file into a St. Cloud State (new member) 0-3 small, picturesque stadium on the shore of Lake Bemidji with fevered Upper Iowa 3-0 expectations for the battles to come. Through the autumn combat, Wayne State (Neb.) 7-4 Winona State 2-10 those watchful souls have been blessed to witness an unprecedent- Minnesota Duluth 2-9 ed era of success. All-America honorees. School records falling by Minnesota State (new member) 0-2 the wayside with an almost dazzling regularity. A stadium where vic- COACHING PROFILE As an Assistant Coach Minnesota-Morris (former member) 6-1 tories occurred with the frequency of a bigfoot sighting just a few TOTAL 74-47 1981 North Dakota offensive line short years ago now hosts men with annual dreams of championship 1982 North Dakota offensive line Jeff Tesch vs... and glory. 1983 Montana State offensive line It’s an era of success and excitement that once might have 1984 Central Missouri St. OL / OC Non-Conference Opponents seemed akin to the Christmas fantasies of youth. But under the 1985 Central Missouri St. OL / OC Chadron (Neb.) State 0-2 1986 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Mary (N.D.) 0-1 masterful guidance of 16th-year head coach Jeff Tesch, the Bemidji 1987 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Mayville (N.D.) State 1-0 State football program has undergone a remarkable metamorphosis 1988 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Minnesota, Crookston 0-1 and gone from annual doormat to title contender. 1989 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Minnesota Duluth 0-2 Tesch has posted a 99-64 record at BSU and led the Beavers 1990 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Minnesota State 3-1 to a school-record streak of 10 consecutive winning seasons from 1991 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Minot (N.D.) State 12-1 1992 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Pittsburg (Kan.) State 0-1 1998-2007. During that historic streak he posted four of the six eight- 1993 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC St. John’s (Minn.) 1-1 win seasons for a program now in its 86th season of competition. 1994 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC St. Thomas (Minn.) 4-0 He is the only coach in Bemidji State history to oversee back-to- 1995 North Dakota OL / Ass’t HC Southwest Minnesota State 1-0 back eight-win seasons, and his 2000 and 2006 teams set matching As a Head Coach Wis.-River Falls 3-1 school records of nine wins. NSIC Fin Wis.-Stout 0-2 1996 Bemidji State 2-8 1-5 6th Wis.-Stevens Point 0-3 Tesch’s success at BSU has been remarkable. Upon being named 1997 Bemidji State 2-8 1-5 t6th TOTAL 24-15 BSU’s 15th field general in May 1996, he inherited a program which 1998 Bemidji State 6-4 4-2 3rd had won just 16 games in its previous eight seasons, suffering losing 1999 Bemidji State 8-3 6-2 t2nd Milestone Victories streaks of nine, 11 and 18 games in that time. Today, his 99 wins repre- 2000 Bemidji State 9-2 6-2 2nd 1 Minn.-Morris 19-15 10/19/96 sent more than 30-percent of the program’s all-time victories. He has 2001 Bemidji State 7-4 5-4 4th 10 Southwest State 28-18 11/7/98 2002 Bemidji State 6-5 6-3 4th 25 Minn.-Morris 70-0 10/28/00 averaged six wins a season at a program which in 70 years prior to his 2003 Bemidji State 7-4 5-3 4th 30a Northern State 47-46ot 9/29/01 arrival averaged barely three victories each fall. In fact, Tesch’s 99 wins 2004 Bemidji State 8-3 5-2 t3rd 50 Wis.-River Falls 58-14 9/18/04 in 16 years surpasses the number of victories garnered by the Bemidji 2005 Bemidji State 7-3 4-3 t4th 53b Minn., Crookston 28-20 10/16/04 State program in the 31 full seasons prior to his arrival — 88. 2006 Bemidji State 9-3 8-0 1st 60 Minn., Crookston 40-14 10/15/05 Tesch has further cemented his legendary status by becoming 2007 Bemidji State 7-4 6-3 4th 70 Concordia-St. Paul 27-7 11/4/06 2008 Bemidji State 5-6 4-6 t8/t3 80 Northern State 31-20 9/27/08 Bemidji State’s all-time leader in coaching victories. He posted his 2009 Bemidji State 8-3 7-3 t3/3rd 90 University of Mary 21-7 10/31/09 53rd win at BSU with a 28-20 victory over Minnesota Crookston on 2010 Bemidji State 7-4 6-4 t5/3rd a- fastest BSU head coach to 30 wins Oct. 16, 2004, moving him past H. “Jolly” Erickson, who won 52 2011 Bemidji State 1-0 - b- BSU career record games during a 17-year career at BSU from 1938-54. Total 99-64 .607 Tesch’s growing list of achievements at Bemidji State has him vs NSIC 74-47 .612 Games Coached BSU Records 1 St. John’s (Minn.) 2-20 9/7/96 amongst the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s coaching Seasons Coached 25 Winona State 19-38 10/3/98 deans as well. A two-time NSIC Coach of the Year now in his 16th 17 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 50 Minn.-Morris 70-0 10/28/00 season at the Bemidji State helm, Tesch and Winona State’s Tom 16 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. 75 Minnesota State 12-10 8/28/03 Sawyer who enters his 16th year with the Warriors are the longest 10 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 100 Concordia-St. Paul 48-55ot 9/24/05 tenured coaches in the NSIC. 7 John Peterson 1982-’88 112a Mary 21-27 10/7/06 7 Kris Diaz 1989-’95 125 Wayne State 21-24 10/13/07 Before taking over at BSU, Tesch spent 11 years as an assistant Games Coached 150 University of Mary 21-7 10/31/09 for annual NCAA Division II playoff contender North Dakota. There, he 163 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. a- BSU career record assumed assistant head coaching duties in 1995. The Fighting Sioux 111 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 By the Numbers captured at least a share of the North Central Conference champion- 82 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 Seasons Coached 16 ship three consecutive seasons before Tesch’s departure in 1996. 73 John Peterson 1982-’88 68 Kris Diaz 1989-’95 Games Coached 163 In addition to coaching duties, Tesch helped the Sioux achieve a 92 Coaching Victories Career Record 99-64 percent graduation rate while serving as academic advisor. 99 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. NSIC Record 74-47 Prior to his UND appointment, Tesch spent one year as an as- 53 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 Non-Conference Record 24-15 sistant at Montana State, followed by a two-year stint as offensive 43 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 Home Record 53-21 coordinator at Central Missouri State. 30 John Peterson 1982-’88 Winning Seasons 12 15 James Malmquist 1969-’73 Eight-Win Seasons 5 A graduate of Moorhead State (Minn.) University who was a free- Winning Percentage Highest NSIC finish 1st (2006) agent signee with the Atlanta Falcons, Tesch was inducted into the .607 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. NSIC Coach of the Year 1998, 2006 MSU Hall of Fame in the spring of 1998. In 1977, Tesch was the .555 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 First-Team All-NSIC Players 46 NCAA Division II receiving champion and still holds Dragon single- .491 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 Total All-NSIC Selections 159 game and single-season records for receptions. .432 John Peterson 1982-’88 NSIC Offensive Player of the Year 1 .363 James Malmquis t 1969-’73 In 30 years of coaching, Tesch has produced 12 All-America se- NSIC Defensive Players of the Year 1 Conference Victories NSIC Glen Galligan Award winners 2 lections and five NFL draft picks. 74 Jeff Tesch 1996-pres. All-Region Selections 26 Jeff and his wife Susan have two children — daughter Tara and 25 H.J. Erickson 1938-’54 All-America Selections 7 son Vincent. 25 C.A. Anderson 1955-’60/1962-’65 Academic All-District V Selections 7 13 John Peterson 1982-’88 Academic All-America Selections 1 9 three coaches NFF Hampshire Honor Society Selections 4 min. 5 seasons coached 6 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2011 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. NAME POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) No Name Pos Exp 67 Tyler Abrahamson OL 6-6 308 So-1L New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS) 1 Charles Hrdlicka CB Jr-2L 11 Cameron Abram WR 5-9 200 Sr-3L Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Osseo HS) 2 Lance Rongstad QB Jr-2L 21 Nathan Adams DL 6-1 244 Fr-RS Litchfield, Minn. (Litchfield HS) 3 Brandon Miles RB Sr-3L 73 Jordan Anderson OL 6-2 319 Sr-3L Newfolden, Minn. (Marshall County Central HS) 4 Alex Hass QB So-1L 79 Aaron Bartholomew OL 6-6 265 Fr-RS Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi HS) 5 Dusty Sluzewicz S Sr-3L 25a Matt Bergman RB 6-1 209 Fr-HS Angora, Minn. (Cook HS) 6 Sam King QB Fr-RS 96 Josh Beste DL 6-1 256 Sr-3L East Grand Forks, Minn. (East Grand Forks HS) 7 Justin Lee WR Jr-2L 7a Billy Binstock RB 5-7 159 Fr-HS Mandan, N.D. (Mandan HS) 7a Billy Binstock RB Fr-HS 46 Colton Blascyk DB 5-11 197 Fr-HS Kensington, Minn. (West Central Area HS) 8 Brandon Seiffert WR Fr-RS 78 Alex Boelter OL 6-4 336 Fr-RS South St. Paul, Minn. (South St. Paul HS) 9 Tyler Irvin QB Fr-HS 42 Jason Bromm LB 6-0 215 So-1L South Barrington, Ill. (Barrington HS) 58 BJ Bueckers DL 6-2 243 Fr-RS Avon, Minn. (Albany HS) 10 Jody Henningson WR Sr-3L 49 Greg Button OLB 6-2 209 Fr-HS Eau Claire, Wis. (Eau Claire North HS) 11 Cameron Abram WR Sr-3L 40 Isaac Carlson S 5-9 193 So-1L Fergus Falls, Minn. (Fergus Falls HS) 12 Christian Metz WR Jr-2L 74 Nick Chiono OL 6-5 301 Fr-HS DeForest, Wis. (DeForest HS) 12a Skip Womack RB Fr-HS 19 Dan Christensen OLB 6-1 228 Jr-2L Chicago, Ill. (Amos Alonzo Stagg HS) 13 Alex Lepp WR Fr-RS 18 Scott Christensen DB 5-11 182 Fr-RS Stockbridge, Ga. (Dutchtown HS) 14 Beau Wakefield WR Jr-2L 62 Matt Coen-Tuff OL 6-1 273 Fr-RS Grand Forks, N.D. (Red River HS) 15 Luke Knutson OLB Sr-3L 45 Cory Crosby ILB 6-0 240 Jr-2L Cold Spring, Minn. (Racori HS) 16 Dylan Valentine DB Fr-HS 38 Troy Dale TE 6-0 246 Jr-2L Portland, N.D. (May-Port CG HS) 17 Jake Schmidt S Sr-3L 63 Brett DeLange OL 6-1 297 Jr-2L Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield Central HS) 18 Scott Christensen DB Fr-RS 71 Dustin Dowd OL 6-3 314 Fr-RS Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Park Center HS) 19 Dan Christensen OLB Jr-2L 91 Ethan Favor-Jackson DL 6-2 220 Fr-HS Alexandria, Minn. (Jefferson HS) 20 Blake Sczepanski LB Sr-2L 28 Jared Flaata RB 5-8 189 Fr-RS Cottage Grove, Minn. (Park HS) 21 Nathan Adams DL Fr-RS 80 Matt Gandrud WR 6-2 210 Jr-2L Elk River, Minn. (Elk River HS) 22 Nick Grewe RB So-TR 82 Josh Genske TE 6-4 240 Fr-RS Waconia, Minn. (Southwest Minnesota State) 23 Chais Wakefield K/P Fr-RS 34 Luke Gerding DB 6-2 164 Fr-RS Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park HS) 23a Tyler Schulz DB Fr-HS 36 Brian Grant DB 6-0 201 Fr-HS Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein HS) 24 Larry Miller DB So-1L 22 Nick Grewe RB 6-2 220 So-TR Hewitt, Minn. (Central Lakes College) 24a Robbie Miller RB Fr-HS 93 Taylor Harren DL 6-2 231 Fr-HS Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry HS) 25 Brad Hemling RB Jr-2L 27 Jermell Harris RB 5-9 164 Fr-HS Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg HS) 25a Matt Bergman RB Fr-HS 4 Alex Hass QB 6-0 199 So-1L Milaca, Minn. (Milaca HS) 26 Connor Quinn ILB Fr-HS 25 Brad Hemling RB 5-11 204 Jr-2L Richland Center, WIs. (Richland Center HS) 26a Dalton Rolland TE Fr-HS 10 Jody Henningson WR 5-11 199 Sr-3L North Aurora, Ill. (Kaneland HS) 1 Charles Hrdlicka CB 5-9 173 Jr-2L Wolf Lake, Minn. (Menahga HS) 27 Jermell Harris RB Fr-HS 65 Cory Immerman OL 6-0 278 Sr-3L Becker, Minn. (Becker HS) 28 Jared Flaata RB Fr-RS 9 Tyler Irvin QB 6-4 207 Fr-HS Cokato, Minn. (Dassel-Cokato HS) 28a Dan White DB Fr-HS 41 Todd Kallroos DB 5-11 179 Fr-RS Tenstrike, Minn. (Blackduck HS) 30 Brent Kondziolka RB So-1L 33 Jake Kelly S 5-10 200 Jr-2L Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee HS) 30a Zach Waxvik DB Fr-HS 72 Kevin Kepler DL 6-4 217 Fr-RS New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale HS) 31 Tony Peterson RB Fr-HS 99 Dan Kiebler DL 6-3 262 Fr-RS Franken Park, Ill. (West Leyden HS) 32 Brody Scheff S Sr-3L 6 Sam King QB 6-0 186 Fr-RS Grand Forks, N.D. (Red River HS) 33 Jake Kelly S Jr-2L 15 Luke Knutson OLB 6-0 224 Sr-3L Bagley, Minn. (Bagley HS) 34 Luke Gerding DB Fr-RS 30 Brent Kondziolka RB 6-0 222 So-1L Orland, Ill. (Carl Sandburg HS) 34a Aaron Pipenhagen TE Fr-HS 43 Dustin Kroeplin RB 5-11 238 Jr-2L Withee, Wis. (Owen-Withee HS) 35 Alex Mock LB Sr-3L 97 Garrett Lee DL 6-3 250 Jr-2L Otsego, Minn. (Rogers HS) 36 Brian Grant DB Fr-HS 7 Justin Lee WR 5-8 193 Jr-2L Elgin, Ill. (Central HS) 37 Zach Pulkinen K So-1L 88 Brian Leonhardt TE 6-5 253 Jr-2L Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park HS) 38 Troy Dale TE Jr-2L 13 Alex Lepp WR 5-8 163 Fr-RS Green Bay, Wis. (Ashwaubenon HS) 39 Jesse Sundby K/P Sr-3L 69 Kevin Longtin DL 6-1 206 Fr-HS Plummer, Minn. (Red Lake County Central HS) 40 Isaac Carlson S So-1L 70 Alexander Lutton OL 6-3 311 So-1L Anchorage, Alaska (Diamond HS) 41 Todd Kallroos DB Fr-RS 56 Jared Mack ILB 5-11 215 Fr-HS Cavalier, N.D. (Cavalier HS) 42 Jason Bromm LB So-1L 50 Alonzo Melton OL 6-4 275 Jr-2L Minneapolis, Minn. (Patrick Henry HS) 43 Dustin Kroeplin RB Jr-2L 12 Christian Metz WR 5-11 182 Jr-2L Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti HS) 44 Evan Olson LB Fr-RS 68 Davis Mickelson OL 6-5 303 Sr-3L Elbow Lake, Minn. (Ashby HS) 45 Cory Crosby ILB Jr-2L 3 Brandon Miles RB 5-10 192 Sr-3L Kenai, Alaska (Kenai HS) 46 Colton Blascyk DB Fr-HS 24 Larry Miller DB 5-10 184 So-1L Dallas, Texas (Duncanville HS)

2011 BEAVER FOOTBALL 7 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 47 Buckley Wright LB So-1L No. NAME POS HT WT YR/ELIG HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 48 Gary Young DL So-1L 24a Robbie Miller RB 5-10 219 Fr-HS Goodridge, Minn. (Goodridge HS) 49 Greg Button OLB Fr-HS 35 Alex Mock LB 5-10 222 Sr-3L Williston, N.D. (Williston HS) 50 Alonzo Melton OL Jr-2L 84 Jordan Noskowiak TE 6-2 223 Fr-HS Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie HS) 53 Derek Ostman OL Fr-HS 64 Jordan Oien OL 6-3 319 So-1L Clearbrook, Minn. (Clearbrook-Gonvick HS) 54 Jared Roelofs DE Fr-RS 44 Evan Olson LB 6-0 229 Fr-RS Bemidji, Minn. (Bemidji HS) 56 Jared Mack ILB Fr-HS 61 Chris Ostby OL 6-4 276 Fr-HS Gatzke, Minn. (Grygla HS) 58 BJ Bueckers DL Fr-RS 53 Derek Ostman OL 6-3 277 Fr-HS Stacy, Minn. (Forest Lake HS) 86 Taylor Otto WR 6-3 170 Fr-HS Big Lake, Minn. (Big Lake HS) 59 Jarad Syrstad OLB Fr-HS 66 Steve Pappas OL 6-3 300 Sr-3L Appleton, Wis. (Appleton East HS) 61 Chris Ostby OL Fr-HS 94 Wayne Paulus DL 6-4 260 Fr-RS Belgium, Wis. (Cedar Grove-Belgium HS) 62 Matt Coen-Tuff OL Fr-RS 89 Blayze Petersen WR 5-10 191 So-1L Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna HS) 63 Brett DeLange OL Jr-2L 76 Dylan Peterson OL 6-6 317 Fr-RS Hillman, Minn. (Pierz HS) 64 Jordan Oien OL So-1L 31 Tony Peterson RB 5-9 187 Fr-HS Frederic, Wis. (Frederic HS) 65 Cory Immerman OL Sr-3L 34a Aaron Pipenhagen TE 6-2 236 Fr-HS Elk River, Minn. (Elk River HS) 66 Steve Pappas OL Sr-3L 37 Zach Pulkinen K 5-9 196 So-1L Minot, N.D. (College of Idaho) 67 Tyler Abrahamson OL So-1L 26 Connor Quinn ILB 6-1 221 Fr-HS Geneva, Ill. (Geneva HS) 68 Davis Mickelson OL Sr-3L 90 J.J. Reinke DL 6-4 247 Fr-RS New Prague, Minn. (New Prague HS) 69 Kevin Longtin DL Fr-HS 54 Jared Roelofs DE 6-2 237 Fr-RS Glyndon, Minn. (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton HS) 70 Alexander Lutton OL So-1L 26a Dalton Rolland TE 6-4 192 Fr-HS Warren, Minn. (Warren-Alvarado-Oslo HS) 71 Dustin Dowd OL Fr-RS 2 Lance Rongstad QB 6-3 204 Jr-2L Eleva, Wis. (Eleva-Strum HS) 72 Kevin Kepler DL Fr-RS 77 Brock Russell DL 6-1 245 Fr-HS Mandan, N.D. (Mandan HS) 73 Jordan Anderson OL Sr-3L 87 Nick Saponara WR 6-1 200 Fr-HS Cumming, Ga. (North Forsyth HS) 74 Nick Chiono OL Fr-HS 32 Brody Scheff S 6-0 206 Sr-3L Waconia, Minn. (Waconia HS) 75 Andrew Tibbs OL Fr-HS 17 Jake Schmidt S 6-0 190 Sr-3L Frederic, Wis. (Frederic HS) 76 Dylan Peterson OL Fr-RS 23a Tyler Schulz DB 5-11 182 Fr-HS Grygla, Minn. (Grygla HS) 77 Brock Russell DL Fr-HS 20 Blake Sczepanski LB 6-0 231 Sr-2L Stephen, Minn. (North Dakota State) 78 Alex Boelter OL Fr-RS 8 Brandon Seifert WR 6-1 152 Fr-HS Chaska, Minn. (Chaska HS) 79 Aaron Bartholomew OL Fr-RS 95 Matthew Shaver DL 6-0 300 So-1L St. Cloud, Minn. (Apollo HS) 80 Matt Gandrud WR Jr-2L 5 Dusty Sluzewicz S 5-10 210 Sr-3L Homer Glen, Ill. (Lockport HS) 81 Jon Smith WR Fr-HS 81 Jon Smith WR 6-2 183 Fr-HS Joliet, Ill. (Joliet West HS) 92 Mario Stephens DL 6-2 257 Fr-HS Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls HS) 82 Josh Genske TE Fr-RS 39 Jesse Sundby K/P 5-8 216 Sr-3L Argyle, Minn. (Stephen-Argyle Central HS) 83 Zach Tidd WR Fr-RS 98 Bryan Syrstad DL 6-2 262 Jr-2L Thompson, N.D. (Thompson HS) 84 Jordan Noskowiak TE Fr-HS 59 Jarad Syrstad OLB 6-0 173 Fr-HS Thompson, N.D. (Thompson HS) 86 Taylor Otto WR Fr-HS 75 Andrew Tibbs OL 6-4 262 Fr-HS Ontario, Calif. (Colony High School) 87 Nick Saponara WR Fr-HS 83 Zach Tidd WR 6-2 178 Fr-RS Verona, Wis. (Verona HS) 88 Brian Leonhardt TE Jr-2L 16 Dylan Valentine DB 5-9 177 Fr-HS Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) 89 Blayze Petersen WR So-1L 14 Beau Wakefield WR 5-9 167 Jr-2L Butternut, Wis. (Park Falls HS) 90 J.J. Reinke DL Fr-RS 23 Chais Wakefield K/P 5-7 169 Fr-RS Butternut, Wis. (Park Falls HS) 91 Ethan Favor-Jackson DL Fr-HS 30a Zach Waxvik DB 6-2 185 Fr-HS Thompson, N.D. (Thompson HS) 92 Mario Stephens DL Fr-HS 28a Dan White DB 5-10 178 Fr-HS Lake Jackson, Texas (Brazosport Christian School) 93 Taylor Harren DL Fr-HS 12a Skip Womack RB 5-9 211 Fr-HS New Orleans, La. (Kentwood HS) 94 Wayne Paulus DL Fr-RS 47 Buckley Wright LB 6-0 225 So-1L Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan Catholic HS) 95 Matthew Shaver DL So-1L 48 Gary Young DL 6-1 254 So-1L Crete, Ill. (Crete-Monee HS) 96 Josh Beste DL Sr-3L 97 Garrett Lee DL Jr-2L 98 Bryan Syrstad DL Jr-2L 99 Dan Kiebler DL Fr-RS

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8 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2011 BEMIDJI STATE DEPTH CHART NSIC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Game 2 vs. Augustana College | Updated Sept. 7, 2011 The NSIC recognizes three individuals with Player based upon available information and subject to change without notice of the Week honors each Monday during the play- Offense Defense ing season, recognizing an Offensive Player of the Week, a Defensive Player of the Week and a Spe- 80 Matt Gandrud / 6-2 / 210 / Jr. 96 Josh Beste / 6-1 / 256 / Sr. cial Teams Player of the Week. Following is a list of BSU players who were 12 Christian Metz / 5-11 / 182 / Jr. 90 J.J. Reinke / 6-4 / 247 / Fr. WR DE nominated for these awards following each week 7 Justin Lee / 5-8 / 193 / Jr. 95 Matt Shaver / 6-2 / 300 / So. of the 2011 season. Bemidji State’s winners are denoted with a u WR 14 Beau Wakefield / 5-9 / 167 / Jr. N 94 Wayne Paulus / 6-4 / 260 / Fr. 2011, BSU players have won: 64 Jordan Oien / 6-3 / 319 / So. 98 Bryan Syrstad / 6-2 / 262 / Jr. 0 Offensive Player of the Week RT 76 Dylan Peterson / 6-6 / 317 / Fr. DE 48 Gary Young / 6-1 / 254 / So. 0 Defensive Player of the Week 0 Special Teams Player of the Week 73 Jordan Anderson / 6-2 / 319 / Sr. 20 Blake Sczepanski / 6-0 / 231 / Sr. RG 66 Steve Pappas / 6-3 / 300 / Sr. OLB 15 Luke Knutson / 6-0 / 224 / Sr. Game 1: Minot State Offense: Lance Rongstad, QB 65 Cory Immerman / 6-0 / 278 / Sr. 45 Cory Crosby / 6-0 / 240 / Jr. Defense: Brody Scheff, S Special Teams: Zach Pulkinen, K C 66 Steve Pappas / 6-3 / 300 / Sr. LB 44 Evan Olson / 6-0 / 229 / Fr. 63 Brett DeLange / 6-1 / 297 / Jr. 42 Jason Bromm / 6-0 / 215 / So. Game 2: at Augustana Offense LG 67 Tyler Abrahamson / 6-6 / 308 / So. LB 35 Alex Mock / 5-10 / 222 / Sr. Defense Special Teams 68 Davis Mickelson / 6-5 / 303 / Sr. 47 Buckley Wright / 6-0 / 225 / So. LT 50 Alonzo Melton / 6-4 / 275 / Jr. OLB 19 Dan Christensen / 6-1 / 228 / Jr. Game 3: vs. SW Minnesota State Offense 88 Brian Leonhardt / 6-5 / 253 / Jr 24 Larry Miller / 5-10 / 184 / So. Defense Special Teams TE 38 Troy Dale / 6-0 / 246 / Jr. CB 16 Dylan Valentine / 5-9 / 177 / Fr. 11 Cameron Abram / 5-9 / 200 / Sr. 5 Dusty Sluezewicz / 5-10 / 210 / Sr. Game 4: vs. Minnesota Duluth Offense WR 13 Alex Lepp / 5-8 / 163 / Fr. FS 18 Scott Christensen / 5-11 / 182 / Fr. Defense Special Teams 2 Lance Rongstad / 6-3 / 204 / Jr. 32 Brody Scheff / 6-0 / 206 / Sr. QB 4 Alex Hass / 6-0 / 199 / So. HS 17 Jake Schmidt / 6-0 / 190 / Sr. Game 5: at Upper Iowa Offense 43 Dustin Kroeplin / 5-11 / 238 / Jr. 1 Charlie Hrdlicka / 5-9 / 173 / Jr. Defense Special Teams RB 3 Brandon Miles / 5-10 / 192 / Sr. CB 40 Issac Carlson / 5-9 / 193 / So. Game 6: vs. Concordia University Offense Defense SPECIALISTS WEEKLY TEAM AWARDS Special Teams 12 Christian Metz / 5-11 / 182 / Jr. Offensive MVP Brian Leonhardt Game 7: vs. MSU Moorhead H 2 Lance Rongstad / 6-3 / 204 / Jr. Defensive MVP Brody Scheff Offense Defense 80 Matt Gandrud / 6-2 / 210 / Jr. Jason Bromm Special Teams LS 30 Brent Kondziolka / 6-0 / 222 / So. Special Teams MVP Jesse Sundby Game 8: at University of Mary 39 Jesse Sundby / 5-8 / 216 / Sr. Special Teams Effort Nick Grewe Offense Defense P 37 Zach Pulkinen / 5-9 / 196 / So. Defensive Top Rock Jason Bromm Special Teams 37 Zach Pulkinen / 5-9 / 196 / So. Offensive Scout Tony Peterson Game 9: at Northern State PK 39 Jesse Sundby / 5-8 / 216 / Sr. Defensive Scout Jared Mack Offense 14 Beau Wakefield / 5-9 / 167 / Jr. Special Teams Scout Tyler Schulz Defense Special Teams PR 24 Larry Miller / 5-10 / 184 / So. Offensive Lifter Troy Dale Game 10: vs. St. Cloud State 14 Beau Wakefield / 5-9 / 167 / Jr. Defensive Lifter Dan Kiebler Offense KR 13 Alex Lepp / 5-8 / 163 / Fr. Defense Special Teams

Game 11: at Minnesota, Crookston Offense Defense Special Teams

2011 BEAVER FOOTBALL 9 2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS TEAM STATISTICS Date Opponent Time/Result Series Last Meeting/Notes a BSU OPP Aug. 25 Minot (N.D.) State W, 27-0 BSU, 12-1 Third shutout vs Minot State in series history SCORING 27 0 Sept. 10 • at Augustana 1:00 p.m. AC, 4-1 Sept. 11, 2010 in Bemidji, Minn. (L, 0-10) Sept. 17 • SW Minnesota Stateb 6:00 p.m. Tied, 20-20-1 Sept. 18, 2010 in Marshall, Minn. (W, 30-14) Points Per Game 27.0 0.0 Sept. 24 • Minnesota Duluth* 6:00 p.m. UMD, 39-10-1 Sept. 24, 2010 in Duluth, Minn. (L, 21-44) FIRST DOWNS 15 13 Oct. 1 • at Upper Iowa 1:00 p.m. BSU, 3-0 Oct. 2, 2010 in Bemidji, Minn. (W, 51-12) Rushing 7 3 Oct. 8 • Concordia-St. Paulc 1:00 p.m. Tied, 6-6 Oct. 9, 2010 in St. Paul, Minn. (L, 14-20) Passing 7 8 Oct. 15 • MSU Moorhead*de 1:00 p.m. MSUM, 43-31-3 Oct.16, 2010 in Moorhead, Minn. (W, 14-6) Penalty 1 2 Oct. 22 • at U-Mary (N.D.)* 2:30 p.m. BSU, 3-2 Oct. 23, 2010 in Bemidji, Minn. (W, 23-22) RUSHING YARDAGE 105 27 Oct. 29 • at Northern State* 2:30 p.m. BSU, 17-16-1 Oct. 30, 2010 in Bemidji Minn. (W, 41-13) Yards gained rushing 138 55 Nov. 5 • St. Cloud State*f 1:00 p.m. SCSU, 33-17-3 Nov. 6, 2010 in St. Cloud, Minn. (L, 14-35) Yards lost rushing 33 28 Nov. 12 • at Minnesota, Crookston*g 1:00 p.m. BSU, 17-1 Nov. 13, 2010 in Bemidji, Minn. (W, 45-3) Rushing Attempts 40 24 Average Per Rush 2.6 1.1 bold= home game at BSU’s Chet Anderson Stadium / • - Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference game / * NSIC North Average Per Game 105.0 27.0 Division game TDs Rushing 2 0 a- Beaver Bash / b- Shrine Game / c- Homecoming / d- Battle for the Axe / e-Lions’ Game / f- Senior Day / g- Hubcap Game PASSING YARDAGE 169 161 Att-Comp-Int 23-15-0 40-21-5 Average Per Pass 7.3 4.0 RUSHING Average Per Catch 11.3 7.7 Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Average Per Game 169.0 161.0 Rongstad, Lance 1 13 73 23 50 3.8 1 26 50.0 TDs Passing 0 0 Miles, Brandon 1 17 34 7 27 1.6 0 4 27.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 274 188 Metz, Christian 1 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 11 22.0 Total Plays 63 64 Hemling, Brad 1 3 7 0 7 2.3 1 4 7.0 Average Per Play 4.3 2.9 Kondziolka, B. 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 1.0 Average Per Game 274.0 188.0 Flaata, Jared 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 1-24 6-125 Lee, Justin 1 2 1 2 -1 -0.5 0 1 -1.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 2--3 1--1 TEAM 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 5-101 0-0 Total 1 40 138 33 105 2.6 2 26 105.0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.0 20.8 Opponents 1 24 55 28 27 1.1 0 12 27.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE -1.5 -1.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 20.2 0.0 PASSING FUMBLES-LOST 2-0 2-1 Name GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G PENALTIES-YARDS 8-82 9-66 Rongstad, Lance 1 126.9 15-23-0 65.2 169 0 31 169.0 Average Per Game 82.0 66.0 Total 1 126.9 15-23-0 65.2 169 0 31 169.0 PUNTS-YARDS 6-230 6-205 Opponents 1 61.3 21-40-5 52.5 161 0 23 161.0 Average Per Punt 38.3 34.2 Net punt average 35.2 34.7 RECEIVING TIME OF POSS/GAME 35:44 24:16 Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G 3RD-DOWN CONVS 5/16 3/14 Leonhardt, B. 1 6 89 14.8 0 23 89.0 3rd-Down Pct 31% 21% Abram, Cameron 1 2 39 19.5 0 31 39.0 4TH-DOWN CONVS 1/1 1/2 Miles, Brandon 1 2 8 4.0 0 7 8.0 4th-Down Pct 100% 50% Metz, Christian 1 2 -7 -3.5 0 0 -7.0 SACKS BY-YARDS 3-14 1-2 Gandrud, Matt 1 1 21 21.0 0 21 21.0 MISC YARDS 0 0 Lee, Justin 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 16.0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 3 0 Hemling, Brad 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-4 0-0 Total 1 15 169 11.3 0 31 169.0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 Opponents 1 21 161 7.7 0 23 161.0 RED-ZONE SCORES 4-5 80% 0-1 0% RED-ZONE TDS 2-5 40% 0-1 0% TOTAL OFFENSE PAT-ATTEMPTS 3-3 100% 0-0 0% Name G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ATTENDANCE 4711 0 Rongstad, Lance 1 36 50 169 219 219.0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/4711 0/0 Miles, Brandon 1 17 27 0 27 27.0 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Metz, Christian 1 2 22 0 22 22.0 Hemling, Brad 1 3 7 0 7 7.0 Kondziolka, B. 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 TEAM 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 Score By Quarters Lee, Justin 1 2 -1 0 -1 -1.0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Total 1 63 105 169 274 274.0 Bemidji State 7 10 10 0 - 27 Opponents 1 64 27 161 188 188.0 Opponents 0 0 0 0 - 0

Field Goal Sequence BSU Opp Minot State 37,(38),47,(23) - @ Augustana - - SW Minnesota State - - Minnesota Duluth - - @ Upper Iowa - - Concordia-St. Paul - - MSU Moorhead - - @ University of Mary - - @ Northern State - - St. Cloud State - - @ Minnesota, Crookston - -

*Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

10 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2011 FIELD GOAL KICKING Name FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blkd Pulkinen, Zach 2-4 50.0 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 38 0 PUNT RETURNS Name No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNTING Christensen, D 1 0 0.0 0 0 Name No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Wakefield, Beau 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 Sundby, Jesse 6 230 38.3 49 1 0 4 0 0 Total 2 -3 -1.5 0 0 Opponents 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Total 6 230 38.3 49 1 0 4 0 0 Opponents 6 205 34.2 44 0 0 0 0 0 KICKOFFS Name No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn INTERCEPTION RETURNS Pulkinen, Zach 6 394 65.7 0 0 Name No. Yds Avg TD Long Total 6 394 65.7 0 0 20.8 44.8 25 Scheff, Brody 2 40 1.0 0 32 Opponents 1 59 59.0 0 0 24.0 35.0 35 Christensen, S. 1 27 1.0 1 27 Sluzewicz,Dusty 1 26 1.0 0 26 Hrdlicka, C. 1 8 1.0 0 8 ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING Total 5 101 1.0 1 32 Name GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Leonhardt, B. 1 0 89 0 0 0 89 89.0 Rongstad, Lance 1 50 0 0 0 0 50 50.0 Scheff, Brody 1 0 0 0 0 40 40 40.0 Abram, Cameron 1 0 39 0 0 0 39 39.0 Miles, Brandon 1 27 8 0 0 0 35 35.0 KICKOFF RETURNS Christensen, S. 1 0 0 0 0 27 27 27.0 Name No. Yds Avg TD Long Sluzewicz,Dusty 1 0 0 0 0 26 26 26.0 Wakefield, Beau 1 24 24.0 0 24 Gandrud, Matt 1 0 21 0 0 0 21 21.0 Total 1 24 24.0 0 24 Wakefield, Beau 1 0 0 -3 24 0 21 21.0 Opponents 6 125 20.8 0 35 Metz, Christian 1 22 -7 0 0 0 15 15.0 Lee, Justin 1 -1 16 0 0 0 15 15.0 Hemling, Brad 1 7 3 0 0 0 10 10.0 Hrdlicka, C. 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 8.0 Kondziolka, B. 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 TEAM 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1.0 FUMBLE RETURNS Total 1 105 169 -3 24 101 396 396.0 Name No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponents 1 27 161 -1 125 0 312 312.0 Wright, Buckley 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total 1 12 12.0 0 12 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 SCORING |------PATs ------| Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Pulkinen, Zach 0 2-4 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9 Christensen, S. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Rongstad, Lance 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hemling, Brad 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total 3 2-4 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 27 Opponents 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0

RED ZONE RESULTS Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs ---- Failed to score inside 20 ---- Opponent Score In 20 Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game MINOT STATE W, 27-0 5 4 20 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 4 of 5 (80.0%) 5 4 20 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0

2011 BEAVER FOOTBALL 11 DEFENSE LEADERS Tackles Sacks Pass Def Fumbles Blkd No. Name GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No/Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH FR-Yds FF Kick Safety 42 Bromm, Jason 1 2 6 8 2.5-9 2.0-8 . . . . 1 . . 1 Hrdlicka, C. 1 2 4 6 . . 1-8 ...... 47 Wright, Buckley 1 1 5 6 1.0-1 . . 1 . 1-12 . . . 48 Young, Gary 1 1 5 6 1.0-6 1.0-6 ...... 32 Scheff, Brody 1 1 4 5 . . 2-40 1 . . . . . 18 Christensen, S. 1 2 3 5 . . 1-27 1 . . . . . 21 Adams, Nathan 1 . 5 5 ...... 35 Mock, Alex 1 . 4 4 ...... 24 Miller, Larry 1 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 15 Knutson, Luke 1 1 3 4 1.5-2 ...... 96 Beste, Josh 1 1 3 4 ...... 16 Valentine, D. 1 2 1 3 ...... 45 Crosby, Cory 1 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 19 Christensen, D 1 . 3 3 ...... 99 Kiebler, Dan 1 1 2 3 ...... 5 Sluzewicz,Dusty 1 1 1 2 . . 1-26 ...... 22 Grewe, Nick 1 2 . 2 ...... 20 Sczepanski, B. 1 . 2 2 ...... 44 Olson, Evan 1 . 1 1 ...... 89 Petersen, B. 1 . 1 1 ...... 3 Miles, Brandon 1 . 1 1 ...... 95 Shaver, Matthew 1 . 1 1 ...... 97 Lee, Garrett 1 . 1 1 ...... Total...... 1 20 60 80 6-18 3-14 5-101 5 . 1-12 2 . . Opponents...... 1 33 54 87 9-49 1-2 . 5 . . 1 . .

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES Tackles Name Total KO Punt Adams Nathan 2 2 0 Christensen, Dan 2 2 0 Grewe, Nick 2 2 0 Miles, Brandon 1 1 0 Mock, Alex 1 1 0 Petersen, Blayze 1 1 0 Valentine, Dylan 1 1 0 Total 10 10 0

** Special teams tackles are included in defensive leader tackle totals above.

12 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Offense QB RB WR/FB WR/TE LT LG C RG RT WR/FB WR MSU L. Rongstad J. Lee C. Abram B. Lonhardt# D. Mickelson B. DeLange C. Immerman J. Anderson J. Oien C. Metz M. Gandrud @Augie SMSU UMD @UIU CU MSUM @UM @NSU SCSU @UMC Defense DE NT DE LBs LBm LBw LBb CBf FS HS CBb MSU J. Beste J.J. Reinke G. Young B. Wright C. Crosby J. Bromm L. Knutson L. Miller D. Sluzewicz B. Scheff C. Hrdlicka @Augie SMSU UMD @UIU CU MSUM @UM @NSU SCSU @UMC position change key: *= RB; #= TE; @= FB; $= DE; %= LB; &= DB

GAME SUMMARIES: OFFENSE Score by Quarters First Downs Rushing Passing Offense Ret Punting Penalty 3rd Field Time Score 1 2 3 4 OT R P Pn Tot Att Yds TD C-A-I Yds TD Plays Yds Yds No-Yds TO No-Yds Downs Pos Poss Bemidji State W 27 10 7 10 0 - 7 7 1 15 40 105 2 15-23-0 169 0 63 274 21 6-230 0 8-82 5-16 B46 35:44 Minot State 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 13 24 27 0 21-40-5 161 0 64 188 124 6-205 6 9-66 3-14 M21 24:16 Bemidji State @ Augustana Bemidji State SMSU Bemidji State Minnesota Duluth Bemidji State @ Upper Iowa Bemidji State Concordia Bemidji State MSU Moorhead Bemidji State @ U-Mary Bemidji State @ Northern State Bemidji State St. Cloud State Bemidji State @ Minnesota, Crookston

2011 BEAVER FOOTBALL 13 DRIVE STATS INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Scoring Drive Distances Bemidji State Category Opponent BSU Opp Brandon Miles vs Minot State (Aug 25) 17 Rushes 13 Schatz, Minot State (Aug 25) Distance TD FG TD FG Lance Rongstad vs Minot State (Aug 25) 50 Yards Rushing 37 Schatz, Minot State (Aug 25) No Drive 1 0 0 0 Negative Yardage 0 0 0 0 Rongstad/Hemling vs Minot State (Aug 25) 1 TD Rushes 0 none 0-9 yards 0 0 0 0 Lance Rongstad vs Minot State (Aug 25) 26 Long Rush 12 Schatz, Minot State (Aug 25) 10-19 yards 0 1 0 0 Lance Rongstad vs Minot State (Aug 25) 23 Pass attempts 40 Evans, Minot State (Aug 25) 20-29 yards 1 1 0 0 30-39 yards 0 0 0 0 Lance Rongstad vs Minot State (Aug 25) 15 Pass completions 21 Evans, Minot State (Aug 25) 40-49 yards 0 0 0 0 Lance Rongstad vs Minot State (Aug 25) 169 Yards Passing 161 Evans, Minot State (Aug 25) 50-59 yards 0 0 0 0 none 0 TD Passes 0 none 60-69 yards 1 0 0 0 70-79 yards 0 0 0 0 Lance Rongstad vs Minot State (Aug 25) 31 Long Pass 23 Evans, Minot State (Aug 25) 80-89 yards 0 0 0 0 Brian Leonhardt vs Minot State (Aug 25) 6 Receptions 8 Taylor, Minot State (Aug 25) 90-100 yards 0 0 0 0 Brian Leonhardt vs Minot State (Aug 25) 89 Yards Receiving 55 Taylor, Minot State (Aug 25) none 0 TD Receptions 0 none Game-Opening Drives Cameron Abram vs Minot State (Aug 25) 31 Long Reception 23 Mason, Minot State (Aug 25) BSU Opp Zach Pulkinen vs Minot State (Aug 25) 2 Field Goals 0 none Pts 1Dn Yds Pts 1Dn Yds Zach Pulkinen vs Minot State (Aug 25) 38 Long Field Goal 0 none Minot State 7 5 65 0 0 16 Jesse Sundby vs Minot State (Aug 25) 6 Punts 6 Youngren, Minot State (Aug 25) @Augustana 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jesse Sundby vs Minot State (Aug 25) 38.3 Punting Avg 34.2 Youngren, Minot State (Aug 25) Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jesse Sundby vs Minot State (Aug 25) 49 Long Punt 44 Youngren, Minot State (Aug 25) @Upper Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 none 0 Long Punt Return 0 none Concordia-St. Paul 0 0 0 0 0 0 MSU Moorhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beau Wakefield vs Minot State (Aug 25) 24 Long Kickoff Ret. 35 Sorensen, Minot State (Aug 25) @U-Mary 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Bromm vs Minot State (Aug 25) 8 Tackles 11 Marshall, Minot State (Aug 25) @Northern State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jason Bromm vs Minot State (Aug 25) 2.0 Sacks 0.5 Marshall/Robinson, Minot State (Aug 25) St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0 0 0 @ Minnesota, Crookston 0 0 0 0 Jason Bromm vs Minot State (Aug 25) 2.5 Tackles For Loss 1.5 Mohr/Robinson, Minot State (Aug 25) Totals 7 0 65 0 0 16 Brody Scheff vs Minot State (Aug 25) 2 Interceptions 0 none u school record w ties school record none Second Half-Opening Drives BSU Opp TEAM SUPERLATIVES Pts 1Dn Yds Pts 1Dn Yds Bemidji State Opponent Minot State 0 3 42 0 2 27 Category High Low High Low @ Augustana 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rushes 40 vs Minot State (8/25) none 24, Minot State (8/25) none Minnesota Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing Yds. 105 vs Minot State (8/25) none 27, Minot State (8/25) none @Upper Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yards / Rush 2.6 vs Minot State (8/25) none 1.1, Minot State (8/25) none Concordia-St. Paul 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing TD 2 vs Minot State (8/25) none none none MSU Moorhead 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass Attempts 23 vs Minot State (8/25) none 40, Minot State (8/25) none @U-Mary 0 0 0 0 0 0 @Northern State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pass Completions 15 vs Minot State (8/25) none 21, Minot State (8/25) none St. Cloud State 0 0 0 0 0 0 Passing Yards 169 vs Minot State (8/25) none 161, Minot State (8/25) none @ Minnesota, Crookston 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yards / Pass 7.3 vs Minot State (8/25) none 4.0, Minot State (8/25) none Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 Passing TD none none none none Total Plays 63 vs Minot State (8/25) none 64, Minot State (8/25) none Total Offense 274 vs Minot State (8/25) none 188, Minot State (8/25) none BSU Drive Superlatives Yards / Play 4.3 vs Minot State (8/25) none 2.9, Minot State (8/25) none Most Plays Result Points Scored 27 vs Minot State (8/25) none 0, Minot State (8/25) none 14 vs Minot State TD 11 vs Minot State Missed FG Sacks By 3 vs Minot State (8/25) none 1, Minot State (8/25) none Most Yards First Downs 15 vs Minot State (8/25) none 13, Minot State (8/25) none 65 vs Minot State TD Penalties 8 vs Minot State (8/25) none 9, Minot State (8/25) none 42, 2x vs Minot State Missed FG/Punt Penalty Yards 82 vs Minot State (8/25) none 66, Minot State (8/25) none Most Time 8:32 vs Minot State TD Turnovers none none 6, Minot State (8/25) none 4:20 vs Minot State Missed FG Interceptions By 2, 2x at SMSU/at MSUM none none none

Opponent Drive Superlatives Most Plays Result 11 Minot State INT 8 Minot State Downs Most Yards 64 Minot State INT 58 Minot State Downs Most Time 3:13 Minot State Punt 2:52 Minot State INT

14 BEAVER FOOTBALL 2011 MINOT STATE 0 BEMIDJI STATE 27 August 25, 2011 Bemidji, Minn. - Chet Anderson Stadium Attendance: 4,711

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 Final

Minot State (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0

Bemidji State (1-0) 7 10 10 0 27

1 06:28 BSU Hemling 2 yd run (Pulkinen kick) 0 - 7 2 01:16 BSU Pulkinen 38 yd field goal 0 - 10 00:42 BSU Rongstad 19 yd run (Pulkinen kick) 0 - 17 3 01:48 BSU Pulkinen 23 yd field goal 0 - 20 00:51 BSU Christensen 27 yd INT return (Pulkinen kick) 0 - 27 TEAM STATISTICS Team Statistics MSU BSU FIRST DOWNS 13 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 24-27 40-105 PASSING YDS (NET) 161 169 Passes Att-Comp-Int 40-21-5 23-15-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YDS 64-188 63-274 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-12 Punt Returns-Yards 1--1 2--3 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-125 1-24 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 5-101 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-34.2 6-38.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Penalties-Yards 9-66 8-82 Possession Time 24:16 35:44 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 5 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 3-14 PAT Kicks 0-0 3-3 Field Goals 0-0 2-4

Kickoff time: 7:00 pm Elapsed time: 2:31 Officials: Dick Eldridge; Umpire: Jim Schrank; Linesman: Tom Franta; Line judge: George Winn; Back judge: Matt Packowski; Field judge: Adam Heathcote; Side judge: Jason Nickleby.

Temperature: 77; Wind: S 8mph; Weather: Sunny INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (att-yds): MINOT-Schatz 13-37; Eggl 1-6; Youngren 5-4; Evans 5-minus 20. BSU-Rongstad 13-50; Miles 17-27; Metz 2-22; Hemling 3-7; Kondziolka 1-1; Flaata 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1; Lee 2-minus 1. PASSING (att-comp-INT-yds): MINOT-Evans 21-40-5-161. BSU-Rongstad 15-23-0- 169. RECEIVING (rec-yds): MINOT-Taylor 8-55; Mason 3-46; Rudolph 3-30; Schatz 2-8; Christianson 2-8; Reinholz 1-7; Youngren 1-6; Eggl 1-1. BSU-Leonhardt 6-89; Abram 2-39; Miles 2-8; Metz 2-minus 7; Gandrud 1-21; Lee 1-16; Hemling 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS (no-yds): MINOT-None. BSU-Scheff 2-40; Christensen 1-27; Sluzewicz 1-26; Hrdlicka 1-8. FUMBLES: MINOT-Taylor 1-0; Evans 1-1. BSU-Rongstad 2-0. SACKS (UA-A): MINOT-Marshall 0-1; Robinson 0-1. BSU-Bromm 2-0; Young 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A, min 5): MINOT-Marshall 1-10; Freidt 2-7; Mohr 4-3; Dins- dale 2-5; Robinson 1-6; Compton 1-5; Denne 3-2; Sorensen 3-2. BSU-Bromm 2-6; Hrdlicka 2-4; Young 1-5; Wright 1-5; Christensen 2-3; Scheff 1-4; Adams 0-5.

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