Table of Contents 2012 Football Preview ................................2-3 2011 Game-by-Game ............................24-28 2012 Football Fast Facts ...............................3 2011 All-WIAC Teams ...................................29 Head Coach Clayt Birmingham .....................4 Stout Year-by-Year Results .....................30-31 Coaching Staff .............................................4-6 Blue Devil Record Book ...............................32 2012 Blue Devil Preseason Rosters ..........7-8 All-Time Statistical Leaders .........................33 2012 Blue Devil Returners’ Profi les....... 9-16 Stout All-Time, All-Conference Picks ...........34 2011 UW-Stout Final Statistics .............17-18 This is the WIAC, NCAA & UW-Stout ......35-36 2012 Opponent Information .................19-22 Schedules .....................................Back Covers Stout vs. 2012 Opponents thru the Years .........23 2012 UW-Stout Football Schedule Date Opponent Site Time Sat, Sep. 8 Jamestown College Menomonie, WI 1 p.m. (Dorm Days) Sat, Sep. 15 North Central College Menomonie, WI 1 p.m. (Take a Kid to a Game Day) Sat, Sep. 22 at UW-River Falls (nc) River Falls, WI 7 p.m. Sat, Sep. 29 at UW-Eau Claire* Eau Claire, WI 1 p.m. Sat, Oct. 6 UW-Stevens Point* Menomonie, WI 1 p.m. (Homecoming) Sat, Oct. 13 UW-Whitewater* Menomonie, WI 2 p.m. (Hall of Fame Game) Sat, Oct. 20 at UW-La Crosse* La Crosse, WI 1 p.m. Sat, Oct. 27 UW-River Falls* Menomonie, WI 1 p.m. (Military Appreciation Day) Sat, Nov. 3 at UW-Platteville* Platteville, WI 2 p.m. Sat, Nov. 10 UW-Oshkosh* Menomonie, WI 2 p.m. (Senior Day) *indicates WIAC contest Media Information Welcome to UW-Stout. We appreciate the attention you give to our Blue Devils. To Contact Coach Birmingham In planning your coverage of Blue Devil Football for the 2012 season, please The best time of day to contact Coach Clayt Birmingham by telephone is in review the following items. the afternoon between noon and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday at 715-232- 2203. You may also arrange contact through the Sports Information offi ce, Working credentials 715-232-2275. Working space in the Press Box at the Don & Nona Williams Stadium is limited to working press members only. The working area is located in the Radio center section of the press box, the same area as the scoreboard operator. The offi cial radio station of Blue Devil athletics is WMEQ 880-AM radio. We ask that you contact the Sports Information Offi ce (715-232-2275) in Visiting radio stations planning to broadcast from Williams Stadium, and not advance to secure space. Every attempt will be made to accomodate all included on the WIAC Radio Coupler, should contact the Sports Information reasonable requests. Working press will be able to work the front table. offi ce ASAP, but not less than 10 days before the scheduled game. If a sta- Overfl ow and additional work space is available. Press credentials can be tion is on the WIAC Radio Coupler, a booth and phone line in the press box picked up one hour before game time at the Will Call Window. Please, no will be provided. spouses or family members are allowed in the working area of the press box or on the sidelines. Complimentary Game Day programs can be picked up Internet Broadcasts from Sports Information located in the press box, or at the Sports Informa- WMEQ 880-AM radio webcasts all of the Blue Devil football games. Those tion offi ce, 218 Sports & Fitness Center. games can be accessed at: www.wmeq.com In cooperation with WMEQ, video webcasting of the majority of Blue Devils home football games will be available. Photographers To access the video schedule, go to: http://athletics.uwstout.edu/webcasts. Credentials for sideline photographers will be issued only to those con- Live Stats are also available for all home games. sidered legitimate workers – those working for either a newspaper, television station, a Sports Information Offi ce or other legitimate media. Credentials FAX Service can be picked up one hour before game time at the Will Call window. No To arrange for information by FAX either before or after games, contact the tripods are allowed on the sidelines, but monopods are allowed. Please, no Sports Information offi ce, 715-232-2275. spouses or family members allowed on the sidelines. 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The Dunn County News WMEQ/WBIZ Brett Hart, Sports Editor Mike Sullivan, Sports Director Media Services 710 Main Street 619 Cameron Street Quarterly play-by-play, halftime and fi nal stats, fi nal individual offensive Menomonie, WI 54751 Eau Claire, WI 54702 715-235-3411 715-835-9429 and defensive stats and a scoring summary will be provided approximately 30-45 minutes after the completion of the game. They can be picked up in Leader-Telegram WAXX the Sports Information offi ce, 218 Sports & Fitness Center. Quickie halftime Joe Ziemer, Sports Editor Sports Director 701 S. Farwell 944 Harlem St. statistics will be available about midway through halftime in the Max Sparger Eau Claire, WI 54702 Altoona, WI 54720 Press Box. Post-game interviews may be conducted on the fi eld after coaches 715-833-9212 715-833-2909 have had the opportunity to talk to their teams (allow approximately 10 minutes). Interviews can also be conducted outside of the locker rooms in The Stoutonia Wisconsin State Journal Sports Editor Sports Editor the lower level of the Sports & Fitness Center. There is no formal postgame UW-Stout Memorial Student Center 1901 Fish Hatchery Rd. interview area. Menomonie, WI 54751 Madison, WI 53713 The Sports Information offi ce will release a weekly news release concerning 715-232-2272 800-686-1339 each of the fall, winter and spring seasons. It will contain notes on the current WEAU TV-13 St. Paul Pioneer-Press season, as well as upcoming game information and updated statistical data. Bob Gallaher, Sports Director Sports Editor The weekly release will be available by subscription through the UW-Stout 1907 S. Hastings 345 Cedar Ave. athletic website. The release is normally available by late Monday afternoon. Eau Claire, WI 54702 St. Paul, MN 55101 715-832-3254 651-228-5516 To subscribe to the weekly release service, which is sent out via e-mail. Go to the Blue Devils website and click on “Subscribe to our E-Letter” towards the WQOW TV-18 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel bottom of the page and follow the instructions. Game stories and stats will be Bob Bradovich, Sports Director Sports Editor 5545 Hwy 93 PO Box 371 posted approximately one hour after home games and within three hours of Eau Claire, WI 54701 Milwaukee, WI 53201 away events. Player information and photos are also available on the Blue Devil 715-835-1881 414-224-2173 web page at: athletics.uwstout.edu Credits The University of Wisconsin-Stout Football Media Guide is a production of the UW-Stout Sports Player Interviews During the Week Information offi ce. Editing, typesetting, design and layout was done by the Sports Information staff. All requests for player interviews during the week should be made one day The material in this guide is current as of August 8, 2012. Any corrections, additions or deletions may be directed to the UW-Stout Sports Information offi ce, 218 Sports & Fitness Center. in advance and through the Sports Information offi ce. Players will return calls Printing assistance has been provided by Jane and the entire staff at the UW-Stout University to members of the media or a time will be arranged for media to call. Player Publications and the UW-Stout Duplicating Center. Special thanks to the football coaching staff in home phone or cell phone numbers will be released only with prior approval of their assistance in the production of this football preseason media guide. Special thanks to Bill Wikrent and Ed Jakober for their assistance with UW-Stout streaming broad- head coach Clayt Birmingham. casts. 2012 UW-Stout Football Preview UW-Stout took some major hits from gradu- yards with a 12.5 yards per catch average. his fi rst collegiate TDs last season, one by rush, ation, but third year coach Clayt Birmingham Seeing limited action last year, and expect- one by reception. has plenty to look forward to for the 2012 ing to see more this year, are Adam Smith (Jr, Giving Goebel a breather are Nyland and season. Dassel, Minn) and Matt Small (So, Atwater, Riley Anderson (So, Woodville). Pound-for- The Blue Devils lost three of their fi ve start- Calif). Smith snared 14 passes, while Small pound, Birmingham said, Nyland is one of the ers on the offensive line, their two starting pulled down four. strongest players on the team. Anderson is linebackers, their three-year starting quarter- Smith and Small tend to be similar players, moving from linebacker to fullback. back, two defensive linemen and two starting Birmingham said. Both tend to be long, rangy Tanner Kuehn (So, Fairchild) will see time defensive backs. receivers with good hands and good body in the backfi eld…or anywhere. Kuehn was the But the tank is far from empty for the Blue control.