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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FARLEY VS. OPPONENTS Location Cedar Falls, Iowa Team Wins Losses Founded 1876 Appalachian State 0 1 Enrollment 11,907 Ball State 1 0 Nickname Panthers Brigam Young 0 1 Colors Purple & Old Gold Cal Poly 4 0 Affiliation Division I - FCS Conference Missouri Valley Football Central State 1 0 President Mark Nook Delaware 0 2 Athletic Director David Harris Drake 4 0 NCAA Faulty Rep. Elaine Eshbaugh Eastern Illinois 2 0 Eastern Washington 2 1 FOOTBALL INFORMATION Hawai’i 0 1 Illinois State 8 9 2017 Record 8-5 2017 MVFC Record 6-2 Indiana State 13 2 2017 MVFC Finish T 2nd Iowa 0 4 2017 Postseason Second Round Iowa State 3 8 Final Rank Coaches Poll: 19th Lehigh 0 1 STATS: 17th Maine 2 0 McNeese State 1 0 STADIUM INFORMATION Minnesota-Deluth 1 0 Home Facility UNI-Dome Minnesota St.-Mankato 2 0 Capacity 16,324 Missouri State 16 1 Surface Turf SUPPORT STAFF Monmouth 1 0 Field Opening 1976 Montana 0 3 Stadium Opening 1976 Jed Smith Strength & Conditioning Montana State 1 0 All-Time Record 211-59-1 Steve Nurse Equipment New Hampshire 3 0 Travis Stueve Athletic Training Nicholls State 1 0 HEAD COACH AT A GLANCE North Dakota 0 1 Head Coach Mark Farley North Dakota State 4 7 Alma Mater UNI, ‘87/’94 2018 SCHEDULE (CT) Northern Arizona 2 0 Career Record 142-72/18th Year Northern Colorado 2 0 UNI Record Same 9/1 at Montana 8 p.m. Northern Michigan 1 0 MVFC Record 88-40 (TV: SWX) Northwestern State 1 0 9/15 at Iowa 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma State 0 1 COACHING STAFF (TV: BTN) Portland State 1 0 9/22 Hampton (Hall of Fame) 4 p.m. John Bond Quarterbacks Richmond 0 1 9/27 at Indiana State * 6 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) 1 0 David Braun Special Teams 10/6 North Dakota State * 1 p.m. Ryan Clanton Offensive Line South Dakota 5 2 10/13 at South Dakota * 6 p.m. Nick Danielson Tight Ends South Dakota State 8 5 10/20 South Dakota State (Homecoming) * 4 p.m. Quentin Griffin Running Backs Southern Illinois 9 8 Jeremiah Johnson Safeties 10/27 at Western Illinois 1 p.m. 11/3 Illinois State (Family Weekend) * 1 p.m. Southern Utah 2 1 Pat McCann Wide Receivers Stephen F. Austin 4 2 Bryce Paup Defense 11/10 at Youngstown State * 11 a.m. Aairon Savage Defensive Backs 11/17 Missouri State * (Senior Day) 4 p.m. Tennessee Tech 1 0 D.J. Vokolek Linebackers Texas State 1 0 *Notes MVFC Game Wayne State (Mich.) 2 0 Kate Deakins Director of Operations Home Games In Bold Western Illinois 12 5 Western Kentucky 3 3 Wisconsin 0 1 Wofford 1 0 Youngstown State 13 2
TOTAL 134 67
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN
LETTERMEN RETURNING LETTERMEN LOST
OFFENSE Jacob Appleman (OL), Willie Beamon (DB), Kee- lon Brookins (DB), J’Veyon Browning (RB), Elijah #8 Marcus Weymiller (RB, SR), #11 Colton Howell Campbell (DB), Lee Carhart (OL), Max Erpelding (QB, SR), #14 Eli Dunne (QB, SR), #25 Trevor Al- (OL), Jared Farley (LB), Daurice Fountain (WR), len (RB, JR), #35 Nick Phillips (WR, SO), #37 Aar- Rashadeem Gray (DB), Nikholi Jaghai (DB), Xavier on Graham (WR, JR), #55 Colton Lueck (OL, JR), James (WR), Sam Kuhter (P), Tyrell Lyons (DB), #61 Matthew Vanderslice (OL, SO), #64 Hezekiah Adam Reth (DL), Byron Rich (OL), Christian Perez Applegate (OL, JR), #66 Philip Arendt (OL, JR), (LB), Reggie Schulte (QB), Jamahl Scott (DB), #71 Nick Ellis (OL, SO), #74 Jackson Scott-Brown Bryce Sweeney (OL), Malcolm Washington (DB), (OL, JR), #75 Cal Twait (OL, SR), #76 Spencer Preston Woods (DL) Brown (OL, SO), #78 Tyler Putney (OL, SR), #79 EzraH Szczyrbak (OL, SR), #80 Isaiah Weston (WR, 2017 REDSHIRTS SO), #82 Nick Fossey (WR, SO), #83 Jaylin James (WR, SO), #85 Elias Nissen (TE, SR), #86 Briley William Blaser (OL), Terrell Carey (WR), Bryce STARTERS RETURNING/LOST Moore (TE, JR), #87 Jalen Rima (WR, JR) Flater (LB), Brock Hadachek (LB), Tyler Hoosman (RB), Jacob Keller (QB), Chris Kolarevic (LB), Offense - 10 DEFENSE Nate Murphy (PK), Mason Neisen (OL), Justin Player Position Peine (OL), Trevor Penning (OL), Tyus Phillips Eli Dunne - SR QB #3 Suni Lane (DB, SO), #5 Korby Sander (DB, SO), (OL), Weston Schultz (LB), Nick Simpson (LS), Jaylin James - JR WR #7 Rickey Neal (DL, SR), #21 Christian Jegen (DB, Alphonso Soko (RB), Erik Sorenson (OL), Max Briley Moore - JR TE JR), #23 A.J. Allen (DB, SR), #26 Isaiah Nimmers Steffen (DB), John Sullivan (QB), Riley Van Wyhe Elias Nissen - SR TE (DB, SO), #33 Jake Hartford (lB, SO), #35 Max (LB), John Yount (OL) Jalen Rima - JR WR Steffen (DB, SO), #39 Duncan Ferch (LB, SR), #40 Jackson Scott-Brown - JR OL Alfonzo Lambert (LB, SO), #41 Blake Thomas (LB, 2018 TRANSFERS Ezra Szczyrbak - SR OL SR), #42 Kendrick Suntken (LB, SR), #44 Jared Cal Twait - SR OL Isaiah Weston - SO WR Brinkman (DL, SO), #56 Ricky Grimes (LB, JR), #95 Tim Butcher (Iowa Central CC) Marcus Weymiller - SR RB Seth Thomas (DL, JR), #97 Marcel Minniefiled Martavian Hall (Iowa - did not play football) (DL, JR), #98 Bryce Douglas (DL, SR) Brink Jolly (Wyoming) Defense - 6 Roosevelt Lawrence (Iowa Central CC) Player Position SPECIALISTS Tanner Morgan (Oklahoma State) A.J. Allen - SR DB Leslie Owusa (Ellsworth CC / Hawkeye CC) Hezekiah Applegate - JR DL Bryce Douglas - SR DL #43 Austin Errthum (PK, SR), #62 Sam Drysdale Duncan Ferch - SR LB (PK, JR), #88 Michael Kuntz (P, SR), #93 Joe Rickey Neal - SR OLB Friedrich (LS, JR) Xavior Williams - SO DB 2018 NEWCOMERS Special Teams - 3 Trevon Alexander, Alex Allen, Chase Arends, Player Position Sam Drysdale - JR PK Khristian Boyd, Jevon Brekke, Tim Butcher, Austin Errthum - SR PK Jordan Gayer, Luke Gillett, Martavian Hall, Joe Friedrich - JR LS Jordan Hook, Caden Houghtelling, Sam Ingoli, Tayler Johnson, Brink Jolly, Roosevelt Lawrence, Starters Lost - 11 Will McElvain, Deion McShane, Taj Moffett, Eric Player Position Mooney, Tanner Morgan, Leslie Owusu, Devin Jacob Appleman OL Rice, Sam Schnee, Jayden Scott, Sam Thompson, Keelon Brookins DB Shakespeare Williams Elijah Campbell DB Lee Carthart OL Jared Farley LB Daurice Fountain WR Sam Kuhter P Adam Reth DL Bryce Sweeney OL Malcolm Washington DB Preston Woods DL
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Prev. School
36 Trevon Alexander RB 6-1 195 Fr. Richmond, Mo./Richmond 23 A.J. Allen DB 6-0 215 Sr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee 89 Alex Allen TE 6-6 220 Fr. Nixa, Mo./Nixa 25 Trevor Allen RB 5-10 203 Jr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee 64 Hezekiah Applegate OL 6-2 285 Jr. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston 61 Chase Arends OL 6-1 270 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa /Dike-New Hartford 66 Philip Arendt OL 6-1 303 Jr. Iowa City, Iowa/Regina 52 William Blaser OL 6-1 281 R-Fr. Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque 81 Triston Bohr TE 6-4 246 Jr. Cresco, Iowa/Crestwood 90 Khristian Boyd DL 6-4 305 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs 31 Jevon Brekke LB 6-3 185 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle 44 Jared Brinkman DL 5-11 290 R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Regina 76 Spencer Brown OL 6-8 290 So. Lenox, Iowa/Lenox 94 Tim Butcher DL 6-2 300 So. Palmer, Iowa/Manson NW Webster/Iowa Central CC Jesse Cardenas LB 6-2 225 So. Lakeville, Minnesota/Lakeville North 6 Terrell Carey WR 5-10 211 R-Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison West 49 Desmond Chapple DL 6-3 235 So. Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville 98 Bryce Douglas DL 6-3 304 Sr. Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield High School/Univ. of Illinois 62 Sam Drysdale PK 6-4 180 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Cedar Rapids Prairie 14 Eli Dunne QB 6-5 238 Sr. Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell 59 Zac Ebeling LB 6-0 220 R-Fr Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant 71 Nick Ellis OL 6-4 308 So. Parkersburg, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg 17 Christian Ellsworth QB 6-2 210 So. Grand Island, Neb./Grand Island Northwest 43 Austin Errthum PK 5-10 180 Sr. Kalona, Iowa/Mid-Prairie/Drake 27 Austin Evans DB 6-0 189 So. Kansas City, Mo./Archbishop O’Hara 39 Duncan Ferch LB 6-1 234 Sr. State Center, Iowa/West Marshall 22 Bryce Flater LB 6-1 224 R-Fr. Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center 82 Nick Fossey WR 6-1 199 So. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North 93 Joe Friedrich LS 6-0 206 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Janesville 50 Jordan Gayer LB 6-3 195 Fr. Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock 16 Luke Gillett QB 6-1 190 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls 37 Aaron Graham WR 5-11 201 Jr. Oak Grove, Mo./Oak Grove 56 Ricky Grimes LB 6-1 228 Jr.. Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott 45 Brock Hadachek LB 6-2 208 R-Fr. Dysart, Iowa/Union 5 Martavin Hall RB 5-11 220 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt/Iowa 33 Jake Hartford LB 6-3 226 So. Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial 60 Jordan Hook OL 6-4 270 Fr. Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center 32 Tyler Hoosman RB 6-0 201 R-Fr. Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield 96 Caden Houghtelling DL 6-5 240 Fr. Cambridge, Neb./Cambridge 11 Colton Howell QB 6-0 213 Sr. Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll/Butler CC 2 Sam Ingoli WR 6-5 205 Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling 83 Jaylin James WR 6-3 202 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines East 21 Christian Jegen DB 5-11 205 Jr. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley 29 Tayler Johnson DB 6-2 155 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis North 68 Brink Jolly OL 6-5 330 Sr. Kansas City, Mo./Liberty North/Wyoming 15 Jacob Keller QB 6-1 206 R-Fr. Aurora, Ill./Fenwick 38 Zac Kibby DB 5-11 203 So. Algona, Iowa/Bishop Garrigan 48 Chris Kolarevic LB 6-0 223 R-Fr. Traverse City, Mich./Saint Francis 88 Michael Kuntz P 5-11 188 Sr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls 40 Alfonzo Lambert II LB 6-0 209 So. Rockford, Ill./Auburn 3 Suni Lane DB 6-3 203 So. Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf 1 Roosevelt Lawrence DB 6-0 170 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Braulio Alonso/Iowa Central CC 55 Colton Lueck OL 6-4 286 Jr. Dyersville, Iowa/Beckman Catholic 13 Will McElvain QB 5-10 195 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa/Lincoln 4 Deion McShane WR 5-9 155 Fr. Freeport, Illinois/Freeport 97 Marcel Minniefield DL 6-2 282 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit West 28 Taj Moffet DB 6-0 175 Fr. University Place, Wash./Curtis Senior 10 Eric Mooney WR 6-1 190 Fr. West Dundee, Ill./Huntley
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86 Briley Moore TE 6-3 242 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South 99 Tanner Morgan LS 6-0 220 Fr. Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial 63 Nate Murphy PK 6-0 166 R-Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley 7 Rickey Neal Jr. LB 6-1 241 Sr. Racine, Wis./Horlick 73 Mason Neisen OL 6-4 329 R-Fr. Denver, Iowa/Denver 26 Isaiah Nimmers DB 5-9 185 So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington 85 Elias Nissen TE 6-4 243 Sr. Springville, Iowa/Springville 24 Jon Nzombo RB 5-7 205 Sr. Tiffin, Iowa/Clear Creak Amana/Iowa Western CC Sonny Onken DL 6-3 256 So. Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk Taylor Otterstater TE 6-5 251 So. Mayer, Minn./Mayer Lutheran 3 Leslie Owusu WR 6-2 200 Sr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls/Ellsworth CC/Hawkeye CC 72 Justin Peine OL 6-5 293 R-Fr. Parker, Kan./Prairie View 70 Trevor Penning OL 6-6 289 R-Fr. Clear Lake, Iowa/Newman Catholic 35 Nick Phillips WR 5-7 188 So. Iowa City, Iowa/Regina 69 Tyus Phillips OL 6-7 285 R-Fr. Waterloo, Iowa/East 78 Tyler Putney DL 6-6 302 Sr. Forest City, Iowa/Forest City 54 Trey Recknor TE 6-0 230 So. Mt. Horeb, Wis./Mt. Horeb 46 Devin Rice DL 6-5 220 Fr. Liberty, Mo./LIberty North 87 Jalen Rima WR 6-0 192 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie 5 Korby Sander DB 6-0 212 So. Belmond, Iowa/Belmond-Klemme 1 Sam Schnee RB 5-8 182 Fr. Dubuque, Iowa/Senior 53 Weston Schultz LB 6-3 215 R-Fr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 84 Jayden Scott TE 6-5 230 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Concordia 74 Jackson Scott-Brown OL 6-4 312 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa/St. Alberts 66 Nick Simpson LS 5-8 203 R-Fr. Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic 47 Elerson Smith DL 6-5 230 So. Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South 30 Alphonso Soko RB 5-7 179 R-Fr. Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine 67 Erik Sorensen OL 6-6 320 R-Fr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee 35 Max Steffen DB 5-11 185 R-Fr. Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque 18 John Sullivan QB 5-11 187 R-Fr. Clinton, Iowa/Clinton 42 Kendrick Suntken LB 6-0 240 Sr. Hampton, Iowa/Hampton-Dumont/Iowa Central 79 Ezrah Szczyrbak OL 6-4 299 Sr. Moose Lake, Minn./Moose Lake 41 Blake Thomas LB 6-1 224 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West 95 Seth Thomas DL 6-5 262 Jr. Stillwell, Kan./Blue Valley Southwest 34 Sam Thompson LB 6-2 205 Fr. Van Meter, Iowa/Van Meter 75 Cal Twait OL 6-5 305 Sr. Manson, Iowa/Manson-Northwest Webster 61 Matthew Vanderslice TE 6-7 257 R-Fr. Olathe, Kan./Northwest 51 Riley Van Wyhe LB 6-2 215 R-Fr. Rock Rapids, Iowa/Central Lyon 91 Brawntae Wells DL 6-2 261 So. Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic 80 Isaiah Weston WR 6-8 207 So. Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville 8 Marcus Weymiller RB 5-10 204 Sr. Waukon, Iowa/Waukon 19 Shakespeare Williams DB 5-11 187 Fr. Kansas City, Mo./Ruskin 9 Xavior Williams DB 5-11 175 So. Burlington, Iowa/Notre Dame 65 John Yount OL 6-2 295 R-Fr. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Prev. School
1 Roosevelt Lawrence DB 6-0 170 Jr. Tampa, Fla./Braulio Alonso/Iowa Central CC 1 Sam Schnee RB 5-8 182 Fr. Dubuque, Iowa/Senior 2 Sam Ingoli WR 6-5 205 Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling 3 Suni Lane DB 6-3 203 So. Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf 3 Leslie Owusu WR 6-2 200 Sr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls/Ellsworth CC/Hawkeye CC 4 Deion McShane WR 5-9 155 Fr. Freeport, Illinois/Freeport 5 Korby Sander DB 6-0 212 So. Belmond, Iowa/Belmond-Klemme 5 Martavin Hall RB 5-11 220 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt/Iowa 6 Terrell Carey WR 5-10 211 R-Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison West 7 Rickey Neal Jr. LB 6-1 241 Sr. Racine, Wis./Horlick 8 Marcus Weymiller RB 5-10 204 Sr. Waukon, Iowa/Waukon 9 Xavior Williams DB 5-11 175 So. Burlington, Iowa/Notre Dame 10 Eric Mooney WR 6-1 190 Fr. West Dundee, Ill./Huntley 11 Colton Howell QB 6-0 213 Sr. Wichita, Kan./Bishop Carroll/Butler CC 13 Will McElvain QB 5-10 195 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa/Lincoln 14 Eli Dunne QB 6-5 238 Sr. Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnell 15 Jacob Keller QB 6-1 206 R-Fr. Aurora, Ill./Fenwick 16 Luke Gillett QB 6-1 190 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls 17 Christian Ellsworth QB 6-2 210 So. Grand Island, Neb./Grand Island Northwest 18 John Sullivan QB 5-11 187 R-Fr. Clinton, Iowa/Clinton 19 Shakespeare Williams DB 5-11 187 Fr. Kansas City, Mo./Ruskin 21 Christian Jegen DB 5-11 205 Jr. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley 22 Bryce Flater LB 6-1 224 R-Fr. Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center 23 A.J. Allen DB 6-0 215 Sr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee 24 Jon Nzombo RB 5-7 205 Sr. Tiffin, Iowa/Clear Creak Amana/Iowa Western CC 25 Trevor Allen RB 5-10 203 Jr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee 26 Isaiah Nimmers DB 5-9 185 So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington 27 Austin Evans DB 6-0 189 So. Kansas City, Mo./Archbishop O’Hara 28 Taj Moffet DB 6-0 175 Fr. University Place, Wash./Curtis Senior 29 Tayler Johnson DB 6-2 155 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis North 30 Alphonso Soko RB 5-7 179 R-Fr. Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine 31 Jevon Brekke LB 6-3 185 Fr. Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle 32 Tyler Hoosman RB 6-0 201 R-Fr. Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield 33 Jake Hartford LB 6-3 226 So. Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial 34 Sam Thompson LB 6-2 205 Fr. Van Meter, Iowa/Van Meter 35 Nick Phillips WR 5-7 188 So. Iowa City, Iowa/Regina 35 Max Steffen DB 5-11 185 R-Fr. Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque 36 Trevon Alexander RB 6-1 195 Fr. Richmond, Mo./Richmond 37 Aaron Graham WR 5-11 201 Jr. Oak Grove, Mo./Oak Grove 38 Zac Kibby DB 5-11 203 So. Algona, Iowa/Bishop Garrigan 39 Duncan Ferch LB 6-1 234 Sr. State Center, Iowa/West Marshall 40 Alfonzo Lambert II LB 6-0 209 So. Rockford, Ill./Auburn 41 Blake Thomas LB 6-1 224 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa/Waterloo West 42 Kendrick Suntken LB 6-0 240 Sr. Hampton, Iowa/Hampton-Dumont/Iowa Central 43 Austin Errthum PK 5-10 180 Sr. Kalona, Iowa/Mid-Prairie/Drake 44 Jared Brinkman DL 5-11 290 R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Regina 45 Brock Hadachek LB 6-2 208 R-Fr. Dysart, Iowa/Union 46 Devin Rice DL 6-5 220 Fr. Liberty, Mo./LIberty North 47 Elerson Smith DL 6-5 230 So. Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis South 48 Chris Kolarevic LB 6-0 223 R-Fr. Traverse City, Mich./Saint Francis 49 Desmond Chapple DL 6-3 235 So. Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville 50 Jordan Gayer LB 6-3 195 Fr. Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock 51 Riley Van Wyhe LB 6-2 215 R-Fr. Rock Rapids, Iowa/Central Lyon 52 William Blaser OL 6-1 281 R-Fr. Peosta, Iowa/Western Dubuque 53 Weston Schultz LB 6-3 215 R-Fr. Mason City, Iowa/Mason City 54 Trey Recknor TE 6-0 230 So. Mt. Horeb, Wis./Mt. Horeb 55 Colton Lueck OL 6-4 286 Jr. Dyersville, Iowa/Beckman Catholic 56 Ricky Grimes LB 6-1 228 Jr.. Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott
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59 Zac Ebeling LB 6-0 220 R-Fr Mount Pleasant, Iowa/Mount Pleasant 60 Jordan Hook OL 6-4 270 Fr. Grundy Center, Iowa/Grundy Center 61 Chase Arends OL 6-1 270 Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa /Dike-New Hartford 61 Matthew Vanderslice TE 6-7 257 R-Fr. Olathe, Kan./Northwest 62 Sam Drysdale PK 6-4 180 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Cedar Rapids Prairie 63 Nate Murphy PK 6-0 166 R-Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley 64 Hezekiah Applegate OL 6-2 285 Jr. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston 65 John Yount OL 6-2 295 R-Fr. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial 66 Nick Simpson LS 5-8 203 R-Fr. Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic 67 Erik Sorensen OL 6-6 320 R-Fr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee 68 Brink Jolly OL 6-5 330 Sr. Kansas City, Mo./Liberty North/Wyoming 69 Tyus Phillips OL 6-7 285 R-Fr. Waterloo, Iowa/East 70 Trevor Penning OL 6-6 289 R-Fr. Clear Lake, Iowa/Newman Catholic 71 Nick Ellis OL 6-4 308 So. Parkersburg, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg 72 Justin Peine OL 6-5 293 R-Fr. Parker, Kan./Prairie View 73 Mason Neisen OL 6-4 329 R-Fr. Denver, Iowa/Denver 74 Jackson Scott-Brown OL 6-4 312 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa/St. Alberts 75 Cal Twait OL 6-5 305 Sr. Manson, Iowa/Manson-Northwest Webster 76 Spencer Brown OL 6-8 290 So. Lenox, Iowa/Lenox 78 Tyler Putney DL 6-6 302 Sr. Forest City, Iowa/Forest City 79 Ezrah Szczyrbak OL 6-4 299 Sr. Moose Lake, Minn./Moose Lake 80 Isaiah Weston WR 6-8 207 So. Albertville, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville 81 Triston Bohr TE 6-4 246 Jr. Cresco, Iowa/Crestwood 82 Nick Fossey WR 6-1 199 So. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North 83 Jaylin James WR 6-3 202 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa/Des Moines East 84 Jayden Scott TE 6-5 230 Fr. Omaha, Neb./Concordia 85 Elias Nissen TE 6-4 243 Sr. Springville, Iowa/Springville 86 Briley Moore TE 6-3 242 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs South 87 Jalen Rima WR 6-0 192 Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie 88 Michael Kuntz P 5-11 188 Sr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls 89 Alex Allen TE 6-6 220 Fr. Nixa, Mo./Nixa 90 Khristian Boyd DL 6-4 305 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs 91 Brawntae Wells DL 6-2 261 So. Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic 93 Joe Friedrich LS 6-0 206 Jr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Janesville 94 Tim Butcher DL 6-2 300 So. Palmer, Iowa/Manson NW Webster/Iowa Central CC 95 Seth Thomas DL 6-5 262 Jr. Stillwell, Kan./Blue Valley Southwest 96 Caden Houghtelling DL 6-5 240 Fr. Cambridge, Neb./Cambridge 97 Marcel Minniefield DL 6-2 282 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit West 98 Bryce Douglas DL 6-3 304 Sr. Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield High School/Univ. of Illinois 99 Tanner Morgan LS 6-0 220 Fr. Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial
Philip Arendt OL 6-1 303 Jr. Iowa City, Iowa/Regina Jesse Cardenas LB 6-2 225 So. Lakeville, Minnesota/Lakeville North Sonny Onken DL 6-3 256 So. Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk Taylor Otterstater TE 6-5 251 So. Mayer, Minn./Mayer Lutheran
#36 Trevon Alexander (TRAY-von) #86 Briley Moore (BRY-lee) #64 Hezekiah Applegate (Hez-uh-ki-uh) #87 Jalen Rima (Jay-Len Rhyme-Ah) #66 Philip Arendt (Arnt) #1 Sam Schnee (SCHNAY) #68 William Blaser (BLAH -zer) #47 Elerson Smith (EL-er-son) #14 Eli Dunne (E-Lie Done) #79 Ezra Szczyrbak (ZER-bek) #88 Michael Kuntz (Koon-tz) #63 Brawntae Wells (BRAWN-tay) #55 Colton Lueck (Luke) #8 Marcus Weymiller (WHY-miller)
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com ROSTER BY POSITION GROUP (103-MAN ROSTER)
QUARTERBACKS (7) 11 Colton Howell Sr. 6-0 213 DEFENSIVE BACKS (13) 13 Will McElvain Fr. 5-10 195 1 Roosevelt Lawrence Jr. 6-0 180 14 Eli Dunne Sr. 6-5 238 3 Suni Lane So. 6-3 203 15 Jacob Keller R-Fr. 6-1 206 5 Korby Sander So. 6-0 212 16 Luke Gillett Fr. 6-1 190 9 Xavior Williams So. 5-11 175 17 Christian Ellsworth So. 6-2 210 19 Shakespeare Williams Fr. 5-11 187 18 John Sullivan R-Fr. 5-11 187 21 Christian Jegen Jr. 5-11 205 Coach: John Bond 23 A.J. Allen Sr. 6-0 215 26 Isaiah Nimmers So. 5-9 185 RUNNING BACKS (8) 27 Austin Evans So. 6-0 189 1 Sam Schnee Fr. 5-8 182 28 Taj Moffett Fr. 6-0 175 5 Martavin Hall Jr. 5-11 220 29 Tayler Johnson Fr. 6-2 155 8 Marcus Weymiller Sr. 5-10 204 35 Max Steffen R-Fr. 5-11 185 24 Jon Nzombo Sr. 5-7 205 38 Zac Kibby So. 5-11 203 25 Trevor Allen Jr. 5-10 203 Coaches: Jeremiah Johnson and Aairon Savage 30 Alphonso Soko R-Fr. 5-7 179 32 Tyler Hoosman R-Fr. 6-0 201 DEFENSIVE LINE (12) 36 Trevon Alexander Fr. 6-1 195 44 Jared Brinkman R-Fr. 5-11 290 Coach: Quentin Griffin 46 Devin Rice Fr. 6-5 220 47 Elerson Smith So. 6-5 230 TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS (6) 49 Desmond Chapple So. 6-3 235 45 Brock Hadachek R-Fr. 6-2 208 89 Troy Recknor So. 6-0 230 81 Tristan Bohr Jr. 6-4 246 90 Khristian Boyd Fr. 6-4 305 84 Jayden Scott Fr. 6-5 230 91 Brawntae Wells So. 6-2 261 85 Elias Nissen Sr. 6-4 243 94 Tim Butcher So. 6-2 300 86 Briley Moore Jr. 6-3 242 95 Seth Thomas Jr. 6-5 262 89 Alex Allen Fr. 6-6 220 96 Caden Houghtelling Fr. 6-5 240 Coach: Nick Danielson 97 Marcel Minniefield Jr. 6-2 282 98 Bryce Douglas Sr. 6-0 304 WIDE RECEIVERS (11) Coach: Bryce Paup 2 Sam Ingoli Fr. 6-5 205 3 Leslie Owusu Sr. 6-2 200 LINEBACKERS (15) 4 Deion McShane Fr. 5-9 155 7 Rickey Neal Jr. Sr. 6-1 241 6 Terrell Carey R-Fr. 5-10 211 22 Bryce Flater R-Fr. 6-1 224 10 Eric Mooney Fr. 6-1 190 31 Jevon Brekke Fr/ 6-3 185 35 Nick Phillips So. 5-7 188 33 Jake Hartford So. 6-3 226 37 Aaron Graham Jr. 5-11 201 34 Sam Thompson Fr. 6-2 205 80 Isaiah Weston So. 6-8 207 39 Duncan Ferch Sr. 6-1 234 82 Nick Fossey So. 6-1 199 40 Alfonzo Lambert II So. 6-0 209 83 Jaylin James Jr. 6-3 202 41 Blake Thomas Sr. 6-1 224 87 Jalen Rima Jr. 6-0 192 42 Kendrick Suntken Sr. 6-0 240 Coach: Pat McCann 48 Chris Kolarevic R-Fr. 6-0 223 50 Jordan Gayer Fr. 6-3 195 OFFENSIVE LINE (19) 51 Riley Van Wyhe R-Fr. 6-2 215 55 Colton Lueck Jr. 6-4 286 53 Weston Schultz R-Fr. 6-3 215 60 Jordan Hook Fr. 6-4 270 56 Ricky Grimes Jr. 6-1 228 61 Chase Arends Fr. 6-1 270 59 Zac Ebeling R-Fr. 6-0 220 61 Matthew Vanderslice R-Fr. 6-7 257 Coach: D.J. Vokolek 64 Hezekiah Applegate Jr. 6-2 281 65 John Yount R-Fr. 6-2 295 SPECIAL TEAMS (7) 67 Erik Sorensen R-Fr. 6-6 320 43 Austin Errthum (PK) Sr. 5-10 180 68 William Blaser R-Fr. 6-1 281 62 Sam Drysdale (PK) Jr. 6-4 180 68 Brinkley Jolly Sr. 63 Nate Murphy (PK) R-Fr. 6-0 166 69 Tyus Phillips R-Fr. 6-7 285 88 Michael Kuntz (P) Sr. 6-1 188 70 Trevor Penning R-Fr. 6-6 289 66 Nick Simpson (LS) R-Fr. 5-8 203 71 Nick Ellis So. 6-4 308 93 Joe Friedrich (LS) Jr. 6-0 206 72 Justin Peine R-Fr. 6-5 293 99 Tanner Morgan (LS) Fr. 6-0 220 73 Mason Neisen R-Fr. 6-4 329 Coach: David Braun 74 Jackson Scott-Brown Jr. 6-4 312 75 Cal Twait Sr. 6-5 305 HARDSHIP 76 Spencer Brown So. 6-8 290 Jesse Cardenas / Taylor Otterstater / Phil Arendt / Sonny Onken 78 Tyler Putney Sr. 6-6 302 79 Ezra Szczyrbak Sr. 6-4 299 Coach: Ryan Clanton
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com MARK FARLEY ERA ... • Six Top-5 National Finishes • 13 Top-25 National Finishes • Seven MVFC titles since 2001 • Seven MVFC Defensive Players of the Year • Five MVFC Newcomers of the Year • Three MVFC Freshmen of the Year • One MVFC Offensive Player of the Year • Two-time MVFC Coach of the Year • 2007 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year • MVFC’s all-time wins leader (134 - overall; 82 - MVFC )
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NEW TURF FOR 2017 BY THE NUMBERS HOME SWEET HOME UNI installed AstroTurf for the 2017 season. UNI holds a mark of 208-55-1 all-time in the The surface is made of PureGrass® with Ar- UNI-Dome. The Panthers started playing home macell® pad and measures more than 77,000 19 games in the UNI-Dome in 1976. Appearances in the FCS Playoffs square feet. There are 26 rollable panels secured by a Velcro® system. The total cost of PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA the new turf was $900,000. UNI senior linebacker Rickey Neal Jr. has been 7 selected as a Preseason STATS FCS Third-Team PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Trips to the FCS Semifinals All-American. In 2017, Neal led the MVFC in Former UNI quarterbacback Kurt Warner was sacks, racking up 9.5 on the season. He record- inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame ed 51 tackles, with 15 for a loss. He earned in 2017. He was named the MVFC Offensive 1 a team-high seven quarterback hurries while Player of the Year in 1993 prior to leading the FCS National Championship Appearance forcing and recovering two fumbles. St. Louis Rams to the Super Bowl title in 2000. Warner played in three Super Bowls and was a PRESEASON ALL-MVFC two-time NFL MVP. UNI is represented by six members on the
8 2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference’s Top-5 Rankings Since 2001 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE preseason squads. Neal (Racine, Wisconsin/ At the start of the 2017 NFL training camps, senior), Briley Moore (Blue Springs, Missouri/ UNI had nine players represented on NFL junior) earned first-team honors on defense and squads. 16 offense, respectively. Missouri Valley Football Conference Titles Makinton Dorleant - Kansas City Chiefs Xavior Williams (Burlington, Iowa/sophomore), L.J. Fort - Pittsburgh Steelers Marcus Weymiller (Waukon, Iowa/senior), Isa- Deiondre’ Hall - Chicago Bears 6 iah Weston (Albertville, Minnesota/sophomore) Austin Howard - Indianapolis Colts Seasons of 10+ Wins Since 2001 and Cal Twait (Manson, Iowa/senior) earned David Johnson - Arizona Cardinals second-team honors. Daurice Fountain - Indianapolis Colts Adam Reth - Philadelphia Eagles 208 TOP OF THE LEAGUE Karter Schult - Carolina Panthers UNI has had 51 student-athletes named to the Wins in the UNI-Dome Xavier Williams - Kansas City Chiefs MVFC all-conference first-team since 2007, the most in the league. IN THE POLLS UNI has finished the year in the Top 25 in 13 85 PANTHER OPPONENTS of the last 16 seasons, and the Panthers have Wins Over Top-25 Opponents UNI has 84 wins over Top-25 opponents all- taken home a top-five ranking in seven of the time and 23 over Top-10 foes. last 16 seasons. 2 IN THE PLAYOFFS ALL-TIME WINS LEADER NFL MVPs as Alums UNI has made 19 FCS playoff appearances. The UNI head coach Mark Farley is not only the Panthers have advanced to the quarterfinals all-time Panther wins leader (142), but he also 13 times. UNI has made seven trips to the holds the record for the most MVFC wins (88). 51 semifinals. UNI played for the FCS national title First-Team All-MVFC Selections Since 2007, in 2005. The Most in the League
88 Wins in the MVFC Under the Direction of Mark Farley
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In 2018, Gary Rima returns, with his signature catch phrase, “Oh Baby!” for his 25th year as the 2018 STATS FCS PRESEASONPOLL radio voice of the Panther football and his 26th year on the radio for men’s basketball. TEAM (2017) PTS 2017 FINISH Scott Peterson is back in the booth for his 27th 1. North Dakota St. (14-1) 3,919 1 season as football color-analyst on the UNI Sports 151 first-place votes 2. James Madison (14-1) 3,764 - 6 2 Network. Peterson was a three-time letterman for 3. South Dakota St. (11-3) 3,470 3 UNI in the 1970s and was a teammate of former 4. Sam Houston State (12-2) 3,228 4 associate head coach Bill Salmon. 5. Kennesaw State (12-2) 3,120 8 In 2018, News/ Talk 1540 KXEL will begin its 19th 6. Jacksonville State (10-2) 3,04 9 year as the flagship radio station of the University 7. New Hampshire (9-5) 2,873 12 8. Weber State (11-3) 2,815 5 of Northern Iowa Sports Network. UNI Athletics 9. Eastern Washington (7-4) 2,541 21 and The Radio Group of Waterloo have a broadcast 10. Wofford (10-3) 2,087 6 agreement that carries the Panthers on the “Blow 11. Samford (8-4) 2,003 18 Torch” through 2017-2018. KXEL will carry all 12. Elon (8-4) 1,812 20 regular and post-season Panther football, wom- 13. Northern Iowa (8-5) 1,612 17 en’s volleyball, men’s basketball games, women’s 14. North Carolina A&T (12-0) 1,480 7 15. Delaware (7-4) 1,470 NR basketball games, the weekly Mark Farley and 16. Central Arkansas (10-2) 1,383 10 Ben Jacobson shows, as well as other special 17. McNeese (9-2) 1,133 22 programming focused on UNI Athletics. Panther 18. Nicholls (8-4) 1,056 25 Sports Properties works to coordinate the Panther RADIO AFFILIATES 19. Villanova (5-6) 920 NR Sports Network. 20. Stony Brook (10-3) 798 11 21. Illinois State (6-5) 795 NR LEARFIELD SPORTS City Call Letters Frequency 22. Austin Peay (8-4) 709 NR Cedar Rapids^ KGYM-AM 1600 23. Furman (8-5) 685 19 (106.3, 107.5) 24. Montana (7-4) 626 NR Panther Sports Properties produces game day radio 25. Youngstown State (6-5) 541 NR broadcasts and special programming, syndicated Charles City KCHA-AM 1580 on the Panther Sports Radio Network, which con- Decorah KFXE-AM 1160 Others Receiving Votes: sists of nine stations across the state of Iowa. Waukon KFXE-AM 1160 South Dakota (8-5) 496, Western Illinois (8-4) 401, Southern Utah (9-3) 357, Northern Arizona (7-5) 312, Des Moines KBGG-AM 1700 Many of these stations also carry “Panther Sports Grambling State (11-2) 289, Idaho (4-8) 287, Yale (9-1) Fort Dodge KVFD-AM 1400 252, Sacramento State (7-4) 208, San Diego (10-3) 202, Talk with Mark Farley,” a weekly call-in show fea- Hampton KQCR-FM 98.9 Richmond (6-5) 91, Monmouth (9-3) 53, Colgate (7-4) turing Panther football coach Mark Farley. Panther 45, Lehigh (5-7) 27, Central Connecticut State (8-4) Sports Talk airs for 12 weeks during the football Mount Pleasant* KILJ-AM 1130 23, North Dakota (3-8) 13, UC Davis (5-6) 12, Western season on Thursdays at 6 p.m. In addition, Panther Mount Pleasant KILJ-FM 105.5 Carolina (7-5) 10, Bethune-Cookman (7-4) 9, Montana Sports Properties produces radio broadcasts of all Waterloo KXEL-AM 1540 State (5-6) 8, Stephen F. Austin (4-7) 7, Mercer (5-6) 6, Panther women’s basketball, volleyball and men’s Eastern Illinois (6-5) 6, Harvard (5-5) 4, Southern Illinois Cedar Falls KXEL-AM 1540 basketball games. (4-7) 4, Howard (7-4) 4, Duquesne (7-4) 3, North Caroli- World Wide Web UNIPanthers.com na Central (7-4) 3, Columbia (8-2) 3, Dartmouth (8-2) 3, Alcorn State (7-5) 2, The Citadel (5-6) 2, UT Martin (6-5) PANTHER SPORTS PROPERTIES 1, Southeastern Louisiana (6-5) 1 ^ Partial Schedule Brian Gabel / General Manager (6th Year) * Coaches Show only Email: [email protected] Phone: (319) 273-4502
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UNI head coach Mark Farley, once known as the “walk on from Wau- MARK FARLEY kon”, has led the Panthers to a mark of 142-72 in his 17 years at the helm of the program. He is entering his 18th season as the head coach and will HEAD COACH | 18th Season be leading a Panther squad with a lot of experience. In Missouri Valley Football Conference play, Farley has guided the Panthers to a record of 88-40 for an impressive .688 winning percentage in league play. Farley is the MVFC’s all-time coaching wins leader with 88 league victories. Included in that 16-year run for Farley and the Panthers are seven conference championships, nine playoff appearances, 13 top-25 final AWARDS & HONORS rankings, three national semifinal appearances and one national title • All-time winningest coach in UNI history (142 victories) game appearance in 2005. Farley holds the UNI record for postseason • 2012 UNI Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee coaching victories with 13 with an overall playoff record of 14-10. • 2007 Eddie Robinson Award recipient Through his leadership, the Panthers returned to the glory days when • 2007 Schutt Sports FCS Coach of the Year they won seven straight conference titles and made seven consecutive • 2007 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year finalist FCS playoff appearances in the decade of the ‘90s. In Farley’s 17 years at • Led UNI to first perfect regular season in MVFC History (2007) the helm, UNI has won at least a share of seven Missouri Valley Football • Guided UNI to first-ever National Championship game (2005) Conference titles. UNI also has advanced to the quarterfinals (2003, • 2005 Northwest Region Coach of the Year 2007, 2011, 2015), semifinals (2001, 2008) and the national title game • 2001 AFCA NCAA FCS Region 4 Coach of the Year (2005) in seven of those nine playoff appearances. Thirteen of Farley’s 17 • 2001, 2007 MVFC Bruce Craddock Coach of the Year previous Panther teams have finished the season ranked in the top-25, • Placed 3rd in 2001 Eddie Robinson Award ballot defeating 83 top-25 ranked foes in the process. • Placed 10th in 2003 Eddie Robinson Award ballot In 2017, the Panthers played only one game at home in the month of • Placed 12th in 2008 Eddie Robinson Award ballot September, with road contests against Liberty Bowl-champion Iowa State • Placed 15th in 2005 Eddie Robinson Award ballot and Big Sky-champion Southern Utah on the schedule. With a 2-3 record, the Panthers had the task of kicking off their top- • Best record (11-3) of all MVFC rookie coaches in 2001 10 gauntlet against No. 7 South Dakota State on the road. UNI rattled off a 5-1 record down the stretch, including three victories over top 10 COACHING EXPERIENCE opponents. • 2001-Present: Head Coach, UNI The incredible late-season run secured the football program’s 19th • 1997-2000: Assistant Coach, Kansas (LBs) postseason berth, as UNI finished second overall in the MVFC. The • 1996: Recruiting Coordinator, UNI Panthers hosted a challenging 9-2 Monmouth squad in the opening • 1989-97: Assistant Coach, UNI (LBs) round of the FCS Playoffs, which UNI dismantled, 46-7. The second round • 1986-88: Graduate Assistant, UNI paired UNI with fellow MVFC-foe SDSU, who owned a national seed. The Panthers fell to the Jackrabbits, who went on to earn a semifinal EDUCATION appearance. • Waukon High School, 1981 In 2017, UNI earned 16 All-American selections, the most since 2014. • UNI, 1987 | Major: Education Seven different players earned AA honors, the most since 2007. Elijah • UNI, 1994 | Master’s: Health Education Campbell, Jared Farley and Daurice Fountain became UNI’s first Phil Steel All-American honorees since 2011. The team passed for 3,063 PLAYING EXPERIENCE yards and completed 255 passes, the most since 2005. The Panthers’ 28 • UNI, 1983-86 touchdown passes was the most since 2000. The defense picked off 21 • Led the team in tackles from 1984-86 passes, the most since 2008. UNI was ranked first in the nation in red • 1985 MVFC Co-Defensive Player of the Year zone offense, scoring 47 times on 51 attempts. • Co-Captain of 1985 FCS National Semifinal team Daurice Fountain became UNI’s 19th player to be drafted into the NFL • Three-time first team all-conference and the sixth student-athlete under Farley. The Indianapolis Colts picked • Two-time All-American honorable mention him in the fifth round. He was the 159th pick overall. • Two-time academic All-District Campbell and Malcolm Washington signed as undrafted free agents • Outstanding Senior Athlete-Variety Club of Iowa with the Browns and Cardinals.
• UNI Purple and Old Gold Award
PERSONAL • Hometown: Waukon, Iowa • Family: Wife, Lori; sons Jake and Jared; daughter Jamie.
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John Bond enters his second season as the quarterbacks coach for the UNI JOHN BOND football program. He will work primarily with the offense in 2018. Quarterbacks Bond, who most recently published his first book “Developing a Champi- 2nd SEASON onship Quarterback” in 2016, is an active member of the American Football Coaches Association. He has been a speaker at the AFCA Convention three times in his career and is an active keynote speaker at the Glazier Football Clinic. He has also been heavily involved in the NFL, speaking at two Atlanta Falcon Clinics and serving as an instructor at the Manning Quarterback Camp. Bond, who has more than 30 years of coaching experience under his belt, COACHING EXPERIENCE comes to UNI after spending two seasons with Tennessee-Martin as the • 2017-Present: UNI, Quarterbacks offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In 2015, Bond coached an • 2013-2014: Tennessee-Martin, Offensive Coordinator/QBs offense that finished the season ranked No. 15 in the country in total offense, • 2008-2012: Georgia State, Offensive Coordinator also helping his starting quarterback to a No. 5 ranking nationally in five • 2007: Georgia Tech, Offensive Coordinator different statistical categories. • 2004-2006: Northern Illinois, Offensive Coordinator He was the offensive coordinator at Georgia State from 2008-12 following • 2000-2003: U.S. Military Academy, Offensive Coordinator/QBs a stint at Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007. At Georgia Tech, he served • 1996-1999: Illinois State, Offensive Coordinator/QBs as the offensive coordinator with the offense leading the ACC in rushing yards • 1996: Illinois State, Wide Receivers/Academic Liaison • 1994-1995: Delta State, Passing Game Coordinator/QBs on the way to a Humanitarian Bowl appearance. • 1991-1993: Texas-El Paso, Quarterbacks Prior to his time in Georgia, Bond was heading the offense at Northern • 1986-1990: Missouri State, Running Backs/Recruiting Coord. Illinois from 2004-06. In 2004, he was at the helm to see the Husky offense finish 13th in the country in scoring offense, leading them to a MAC Western EDUCATION Division Co-Championship and to the Silicon Valley Bowl win. In 2005, he • University of Arkansas | Major: Physical Education coached the only quarterback in Division I football to have a 70-percent com- pletion percentage along with back-to-back MAC Western Division Champion- PERSONAL ships. In 2006, he coached the Husky offense to a Poinsettia Bowl appearance • Wife: Jennifer; daughters, Mackenzie, Mallory; son, Brody along with the nation’s leading rusher. Bond served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the United States Military Academy from 2000-2003, earning the Mike Campbell Top Assistant Coach award by the All-American Football Foundation in 2003, also helping his team to breaking 35 offensive records that season. Bond is familiar with the Missouri Valley Football Conference, also coach- ing at Illinois State from as its offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 1997-99 and their academic liaison and wide receivers coach in 1996. During his time in Normal, Ill., he led the offense to break over 50 school records and to two FCS playoff appearances, including a semifinal appearance in 1999. He was a finalist for the AFCA National Assistant Coach of the Year in 1999 with the Redbirds winning the Gateway Conference Championship. Before he started in the MVFC, Bond coached at Delta State from 1994-95 as the passing game coordinator and the quarterbacks coach, also spending three seasons at Texas-El Paso from 1991-93 as the quarterbacks coach. He got his coaching start at Missouri State from 1986-1990. He was the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator during his time at Southwest Missouri State. He led his team to two FCS playoff appearances along with Gateway Conference Championships in 1989 and 1990. Bond is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, receiving his B.S. in physical education. He is a graduate of Rogers High School where he played for his father, who is in the Arkansas High School Coaches Hall of Fame. He is married to the former Jennifer Wilder. They have three children, Mackenzie, Mallory and Brody.
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Braun came to UNI after spending three years at UC Davis as the defensive DAVID BRAUN line coach. SPECIAL TEAMS He was integral in inserting a new structure to the Aggie defensive line 2nd SEASON that promoted two Big Sky All-Conference selections in 2016. Braun coached the line to rank second in the Big Sky in tackles for loss and second in sacks per pass attempt after ranking 13th and 12th before he joined the UC Davis staff. At UC Davis, Braun was also responsible for run game breakdown and coaching specific units on special teams. Prior to his stint with the Aggies, Braun was the co-defensive coordinator COACHING EXPERIENCE at his alma mater, Winona State from 2011-2015. During his time at Winona • 2018-present: UNI, Special Teams State, he coached 10 NSIC All-Conference selections and 14 NSIC All-Aca- • 2017-2018: UNI, Defensive Line demic honorees along with a conference Defensive Player of the Year award • 2016: UC Davis, Defensive Line winner. • 2011-2015: Winona State, Co-Defensive Coordinator While working with the Warriors, he coached Winona State to top-four • 2010: Culver-Stockton College, Defensive Coordinator rankings in defense in the NSIC and top-35 rankings in defensive statistics in • 2008-2010: Winona State, Graduate Assistant Division II football, including first in the conference in sacks, pass defense and first down defense in 2012. PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Winona State, four-year letter winner Braun received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Winona • Led team to four conference championships & Division II Playoffs State. He wrapped up his graduate assistant position at his alma mater in • Two-time team captain 2010 and spent a season as the defensive coordinator at Culver-Stockton Col- • All-Conference selection in 2005, 2006 lege in Canton, Mo. He received his B.S. in secondary education from Winona • Midwest All-Region in 2006 State in 2008 and is working on his master’s in sports management. • Four-time academic All-Conference During his playing days as a Warrior, Braun was a four-year letter winner • Earned the “True Warrior Award,” voted on by his teammates on the defensive line. He helped his team to four conference championships and four Division II playoff appearances. He was a two-year team captain and EDUCATION an all-conference selection in 2005 and 2006. He earned Midwest All-Region • Winona State, 2008 | Major: Secondary Education honors in 2006 and was a four-time academic all-conference selection. In • Pursuing a Masters in Sports Management 2007, he was also awarded the “True Warrior Award” by his teammates. PERSONAL • Hometown: Wales, Wisconsin • Wife: Kristin; sons, Lucas and Andrew
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Ryan Clanton comes to UNI from Ventura College (California), spending four RYAN CLANTON seasons with the Pirates as the offensive coordinator as well as coaching the offen- sive line and serving as the run game coordinator. OFFENSIVE LINE Clanton brings an impressive resume as a player and young coach to Cedar 1st SEASON Falls, after directing one of the state’s best offensive lines for the past four seasons, including record-setting seasons at VC in 2015 and 2016. VC’s offense set records in total offense, passing yards and passing touchdowns under Clanton’s guidance. Over his four years at VC, 19 out of 20 offensive linemen under his tutelage earned all-conference selections, with four earning All-American status. Clanton was named the 2016 Assistant Coach of the Year for all VC sports, after his outstanding COACHING EXPERIENCE efforts on the football staff Prior to VC, Clanton spent the 2013 season coaching the offensive and defen- • 2018-Present: UNI, Offensive Line sive lines at his high school alma mater, Bakersfield Christian. Clanton helped lead • 2014-2017: Ventura College, Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line the Eagles to Southern Section and CIF titles before joining the VC staff. • 2013: Bakersfield Christian Outside of his official coaching duties, Clanton has also worked with youth at • Carr Elite Football Camps the Carr Elite Football Camps, spearheaded by Derek and David Carr, in Bakersfield, California since 2013. Additionally, Clanton has been a guest speaker at numerous EDUCATION clinics, including most recently the American Football Coaches Association in Char- • City College of San Francisco / University of Oregon lotte, North Carolina, and the Glazier Clinic in Los Angeles, California. Clanton is a product of Bakersfield Christian High School, where he helped PLAYING EXPERIENCE lead coach Doug Barnett’s team to the Valley Championship as a senior. He attended • Junior College All-American at City College of San Francisco City College of San Francisco where he played for the Rams in 2008 and 2009, earn- • Left tackle, left guard and right guard at Oregon ing Junior College All-American honors on the offensive line for coach George Rush. • Part of BCS National Championship team Clanton accepted a full-ride scholarship to the University of Oregon, where he • Played on 2012 Rose Bowl title team with Oregon played left tackle, left guard and right guard on the Duck’s offensive line for coach • Played on 2013 Fiesta Bowl title team with Oregon Chip Kelly. He spent three seasons in Eugene, including a redshirt year in 2010, and • Invited to NFL training camps with Buccaneers and Packers during that time the Ducks played in the 2011 BCS National Championship, won the 2012 Rose Bowl and won the 2013 Fiesta Bowl. Clanton was a team captain his senior season and was invited to NFL training camps, working with the Tampa Bay PERSONAL Buccaneers and Green Bay Packers. • Hometown: Bakersfield, California A native of Bakersfield, California, Clanton graduated from the University of Oregon in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and society. Clanton also holds an associate’s degree from City College of San Francisco.
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Nick Danielson is in his fourth season as the UNI tight ends coach. NICK DANIELSON In 2016, Danielson coached the tight ends and offensive tackles. He TIGHT ENDS coached veteran Elias Nissen and newcomer Briley Moore to averaging over 4th SEASON 10 yards per catch in 2016, with Moore scoring his first collegiate touchdown against North Dakota State. He also coached starting tackles Cal Twait and Jacob Appleman to helping the offense to 1,797 yards on the ground and 2,178 through the air for a combined 33 touchdowns. Danielson was a part of the UNI offensive staff that saw the Panthers reach new heights in 2015, including setting a school record for rushing yards COACHING EXPERIENCE in a season along with Top-25 FCS rankings in rushing offense, first downs • 2015-Present: UNI, Tight Ends & Offensive Tackles and red zone offense. He coached senior tight end Braden Lehman to All- • 2013-2014: Utah, Offensive Graduate Assistant MVFC honorable mention after he averaged 10.8 yards per catch. • 2012: Wyoming, Graduate Assistant Prior to working with the Panthers, Danielson served as an offensive • 2012: Puget Sound (Spring FB), Assistant OL Coach graduate assistant at Utah. He also held a similar position at Wyoming in 2012 before spending the following season as the tight ends coach with the EDUCATION Cowboys. • Occidental College, 2011 | Major: Sociology Danielson’s first job was as a player-coach for the Arlanda Jets in • Utah, 2014 | Master’s: Educational Psychology Märsta, Sweden in 2011. He also helped coach the Jets’ U11, U13 and U15 PLAYING EXPERIENCE junior teams. • Occidental College, 2007-2010 (Offensive Lineman) He spent the spring of 2012 as an assistant offensive line coach at • Three-Time All-Conference selection the University of Puget Sound before accepting a graduate assistantship at • Team Captain Wyoming that summer. • Most Valuable Offensive Lineman Danielson was a three-time all-conference offensive lineman for Occi- dental College, where he lettered from 2007-10. He was a team captain and PERSONAL Occidental’s Most Valuable Offensive Lineman as a senior. He also participat- • Hometown: Snohomish, Washington ed in track at Occidental. • Family: Wife, Kathryn The Snohomish, Washington, native earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Occidental in 2011. He and his wife, Kathryn, reside in Cedar Falls.
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Quentin Griffin was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2003 NFL QUENTIN GRIFFIN Draft. He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs. RUNNING BACKS Griffin wrapped up his college career at Oklahoma with 5,275 all-pur- 1st SEASON pose yards and 3,938 rushing yards from 1999-2002. He remains as the sixth all-time rusher and fourth in all-purpose yards in school history.
COACHING EXPERIENCE • 2018-Present: UNI, Running Backs • 2017: Missouri Southern State
PLAYING EXPERIENCE • Denver Broncos - fourth round draft pick 2003 • Kansas City Chiefs • NFL Europa • Oklahoma, 1999-2002 (running back) • Remains as sixth all-time rusher and fourth in all-purpose yards in Oklahoma history • Heisman Trophy candidate in 2002 • 3,938 rushing yards / 1,337 receiving yards / 51 touchdowns
EDUCATION • Oklahoma, 2017
PERSONAL • Home state: Texas
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Jeremiah Johnson will begin his 12th season at UNI, serving as line- JEREMIAH JOHNSON backers coach. DEFENSIVE COORD./SAFETIES Johnson was an integral part of UNI’s defensive unit finishing ranked 12th SEASON in the top-15 in the country in eight different statistical categories in three consecutive seasons, including a top-10 total defense rank to end 2016. He has sent multiple defensive players to the NFL, including fourth round pick to the Chicago Bears, Deiondre’ Hall. Johnson directed the defensive unit that led the league and was No. 9 in the country in total defense in 2016. He coached five athletes to earn MVFC COACHING EXPERIENCE All-Conference selections, including Karter Schult, who earned MVFC Defen- • 2013-Present: UNI, Defensive Coordinator/LBs sive Player of the Year. Schult went on to be named a consensus All-Ameri- • 2009-2012: UNI, Defensive Backs/LBs can, earning the Buck Buchanan Award, given to the absolute best defensive • 2007-2008: UNI, Video Coordinator player in FCS football. He was also at the head of a defense that saw a brand • 2003-2006: Loras College, WRs/Secondary new secondary finish No. 5 in the FCS in defensive touchdowns and No. 12 in • 2002: Wyoming, Graduate Assistant passes intercepted. During the 2015 season, the Panthers finished the second ranked No. EDUCATION 13 in passes intercepted, No. 9 in red zone defense, No. 18 in rushing defense • Kansas, 2000 | Major: Sports Science • Loras, 2005 | Master’s: Athletic Administration and No. 19 in scoring defense on the way to being one of the most powerful defenses in FCS football. He coached linebacker Brett McMakin to All-Amer- PERSONAL ica status in 2015 and had McMakin and Jared Farley represented on the • Hometown: Lawrence, Kansas All-MVFC squads. • Family: Wife, Nicki; Son, Lane; Daughter, Drew In 2014, he saw two linebackers, Jake Farley and McMakin, earn All- MVFC honors. Farley finished the season leading the Valley in tackles while McMakin ended his season ranked 34th in the country in total sacks. The 2013 season for the Panthers saw a young defensive core shine while making big plays for the team. Johnson coached the defense to finish- ing in the top-30 in the FCS in four defensive statistical categories, including being ranked 19th in the country in total defense. Johnson also saw senior linebacker Jordan Gacke finish with All-MVFC honors. Johnson served as the defensive backs coach during the 2012 season, seeing seniors Varmah Sonie, Garrett Scott and Wilmot Wellington shine for the Panthers. Wellington led the Panthers in tackles with 85. Johnson led Sonie and Scott to 131 combined tackles, with Sonie earning All-MVFC second team and Scott earning honorable mention status. His previous three seasons at UNI, Johnson served as recruiting coordinator and assistant defensive backs coach. He also split duties as a secondary coach and video coordinator in 2007 and 2008. As an assistant on the defensive side of the ball, UNI’s defense finished ranked in the top-25 in total defense in 2007 and 2008 under his direction, also finishing tied for third in the FCS in passes intercepted in 2008. Johnson, a native of Lawrence, Kan., spent the 2003-2006 seasons at Loras College on the Duhawk coaching staff. Johnson assisted with the de- fensive backs in 2006 after helping with the wide receivers in 2005. Johnson’s first two years at Loras were spent coaching the defensive backs. Prior to his work at Loras, Johnson was a graduate assistant/video coordinator at the University of Wyoming in 2002. A 2000 graduate of the University of Kansas with a degree in sports science, Johnson completed his master’s degree in athletic administration at Loras in 2005. Johnson and his wife, Nicki, reside in Cedar Falls with their son, Lane (8) and daughter, Drew (5).
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Pat McCann enters his second season as the UNI wide receivers coach PAT MCCANN in 2018. McCann, a graduate of Western Washington University, comes to WIDE RECEIVERS UNI after spending four seasons at UC Davis. 2nd SEASON McCann was integral in helping All-Big Sky second-team selection Keelan Doss to a Hero Sports Sophomore All-America honor in 2016 as the Aggie wide receiver coach. He was also key in coaching Tom Hemmingsen, Ramon Vargas and Chris Martin to All-Big Sky honorable mention honors during his time with the Aggies. Prior to his time at UC Davis, McCann served as the offensive coordina- COACHING EXPERIENCE tor and wide receivers coach at Stonehill College in Easton, Ma. He was also • 2017-present: UNI, Wide Receivers the special teams coordinator from 2011-12 and the wide receivers coach and • 2013-2016: UC Davis, Wide Receivers video coordinator from 2009-2011. He developed All-Conference wide receiver • 2011-2012: Stonehill College, Offensive Coordinator/WRs John Gomes in 2012 along with helping Gordon McLeod and Zaire Reiph earn • 2009-2011: Stonehill College, Video Coordinator All-Rookie selections in 2011 and 2012. McCann played football at Western Washington from 2007-2008, EDUCATION earning first-team All-Conference honors as a wide receiver. He also spent • Western Washington, 2009 | Major: Exercise and Sport Science time placing at the College of the Canyons from 2003-05, leading his team to • Western Washington, 2011 | Masters: Leadership Studies a Junior College National Championship in 2004. PLAYING EXPERIENCE He graduated from Western Washington with a B.S. in exercise and • Western Washington, 2007-2008 (Wide Receiver) sport science with a sport psychology emphasis in 2009 and went on to earn • First-Team All-Conference at Western Washington his master’s in leadership studies in 2011. • College of the Canyons, 2003-2005 (Wide Receiver) • Led team to Junior College National Championship in 2004
PERSONAL • Hometown: Olympia, Washington • Wife: Andrea; sons, Damian and Paxton
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The 1995 NFL Defensive MVP has returned for a second coaching stint BRYCE PAUP at UNI. Under Paup’s direction, UNI finished each year ranked in the top-40 DEFENSIVE LINE nationally in rushing defense, total defense, sacks and tackles for loss. 5th SEASON In 2015, he saw Karter Schult and Isaac Ales anchor a defensive line that finished the season ranked No. 19 in sacks and No. 21 in tackles for loss. They kept teams at bay on the ground, only allowing 124 rushing yards a game, a statistic that puts them at No. 18 in the FCS. Paup was integral in developing Schult from an inside tackle to a defensive end, with Schult break- ing the UNI record in tackles for loss in a game, tackles for loss in a season COACHING EXPERIENCE and career quarterback hurries. He led both Schult and Ales to All-Conference • 2018-Present: UNI, Defensive Line nods with Schult also being named to the STATS All-America second-team. • 2017-18: Minnesota, Defense Paup also stressed hard work off the field to his linemen, with Schult and Ales • 2013-16: UNI, Defensive Line/Player Development earning Academic All-America honors. • 2007-2012: Southwest High School (Green Bay), Head Coach Paup was an integral part of UNI’s defensive unit finishing ranked in the top-15 in the country in eight different statistical categories during the PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2014 season. He led the defensive line to a No. 3 ranking in FCS football in • UNI, 1986-89 team sacks, seeing defensive lineman Ales finish in the top-35 in tackles for • Earned second team All-America honors in 1989 • Ranked in the top 10 all-time at UNI in five categories loss and sacks. Under his direction, senior Xavier Williams was named to four • Three-time All-MVFC performer different All-America teams and earn a spot in the Senior Shrine Bowl. • Green Bay Packers, 1990-1994 Paup led a talented defensive line during the 2013 season, seeing de- • Buffalo Bills, 1995-1997 fensive tackle Xavier Williams earn All-America honors. Williams also earned • Earned NFL Defensive MVP in 1995 All-MVFC recognition along with fellow defensive lineman Collin Albrecht. • Jacksonville Jaguars, 1998-1999 Paup coached the line to finish second in the MVFC in tackles for loss and third in team sacks where Albrecht finished in the top-30 in the FCS in sacks PERSONAL per game. • Hometown: Scranton, Iowa Prior to UNI, Paup served as the head coach at Southwest High School • Family: Wife, Denise; Sons Alex and Nathan; Daughters Rachel, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, from 2007-2012, posting a 43-21 record. Hailey, Lauren, Paige He left UNI for one year to coach at Minnesota before returning in July 2018. Paup played linebacker at UNI from 1986-1989, earning second team All-America honors in 1989. Paup went on to have an 11-year career in the National Football League that was highlighted by him earning defensive MVP honors in the league in 1995 for the Buffalo Bills. Paup played from 1990-94 for the Green Bay Packers and moved on to Buffalo to play for the Bills from 1995-97. Paup played two seasons in Jacksonville for the Jaguars before capping his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings in 2000. He played 148 games in the NFL and drew 113 starting assignments. Paup was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and tallied 75 career sacks. Paup has a wife, Denise and six children. His daughters are Rachel (17), Hailey, Lauren and Paige. He also has two sons, Alex and Nathan.
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Savage joins the UNI football staff after spending the past season AAIRON SAVAGE at Army West Point as the defensive quality control coach. Savage brings a wide range of experience to Cedar Falls, after making stops at Arkansas DEFENSIVE BACKS Tech (2015-16), Georgia Tech (2014), Valdosta High School (2013) and Auburn 1st SEASON (2011-2012). During his time at West Point, the Black Knights finished the season with 10 wins for only the second time in school history and won eight of their final nine games of the season to reach the milestone. Army capped the year with a 42-35 win over San Diego State in the Armed Forces Bowl, to vault the Black Knights into Bleacher Report’s Top 25. COACHING EXPERIENCE While at Arkansas Tech, Savage mentored a secondary led by second team GAC freshman safety Que’ Rose while Wonder Boys defense finish in • 2018-present: UNI, Defensive Backs the top 25 nationally. The Wonder Boys defense did its best work against • 2017-18: Army West Point, Defensive Quality Control Coach highly-rated opposition, holding three top-12 offenses to 125 yards below • 2015-16: Arkansas Tech their season averages. The Wonder Boys picked up a big win in the Heart of • 2014: Georgia Tech Texas Bowl to cap a 9-3 campaign in 2015 with the second ranked defense • 2013: Valdosta High School in the conference. The resulting nine-win campaign was only the ninth time • 2011-2012: Auburn in school history that the nine-win threshold has been met and ranks as the fourth-highest win total in school history. PLAYING EXPERIENCE Savage previously spent a season as a graduate assistant at Georgia • 2006-2010: Auburn (defensive back) Tech, working on the defensive side of the ball with primary responsibility for • Missed 2008 and 2009 due to injuries the safeties. The Yellow Jackets finished the year 10-3 capped off with an • National title season of 2010, started first seven games before Orange Bowl victory. season-ending injury In 2013, Savage was an assistant coach at Valdosta High School coach- ing the corner backs, where he was also a ninth-grade teacher. The Wildcats EDUCATION earned a playoff spot in the GHSA football playoffs. • Auburn, 2008 | Major: Exercise Science The previous two years, Savage was on the staff at Auburn University. • Auburn, 2010 | Master’s: Biomechanics He was the Special Teams Quality Control in 2011 as the Tigers were Chik- Fli-A Bowl Champions. In 2012 Savage served as Defensive Quality Control. Savage was a Freshman All-SEC and Freshman All-American (Rivals) PERSONAL defensive back in 2006 at Auburn University. He missed all of the 2008 and • Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska 2009 seasons with injuries. In the national title season of 2010, Savage start- • Family: Wife, former Coleigh Danielle Brock ed the first seven games before a season-ending injury. Savage earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Auburn in 2008 before completing a master’s in biomechanics in 2010. He is married to the former Coleigh Danielle Brock.
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D.J. Vokolek returned in 2017 for his second stint as assistant head D.J. VOKOLEK football coach at the University of Northern Iowa. Vokolek’s previous tenure at UNI included his role as defensive coordi- ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/LINEBACKERS nator on the 2005 Panther team that reached the FCS national championship 4th SEASON game in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Vokolek helped the Panthers to pair of Missouri Valley Football Conference regular season titles in 2003 and 2005. Vokolek served as the assistant head coach at the University of Buffalo for head coach Lance Leipold in 2015. Vokolek served as the defensive backs coach for the Bulls, while establishing recruiting contacts in western New York, western Pennsylvania, north Florida and Kansas junior colleges. COACHING EXPERIENCE Prior to his work at Buffalo, Vokolek served as the associate head coach at Missouri State University for head coach Terry Allen from 2006-2014. • 2017-present: UNI, Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers He was responsible for organization, direction and evaluation of defensive • 2015: Buffalo, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs games plans, schemes and techniques for each position of the Bears’ defense. • 2006-2014: Missouri State, Associate Head Coach/Def. Coord. He also coordinated and called defensive plays for the Bears. He establed • 2004-2005: UNI, Asst. Head Coach/Def. Coordinator/Linebackers recruiting contacts in Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas as well as junior colleges • 2003: UNI, Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers in Kansas and Texas. • 2000-2002: Nebraska-Omaha, Defensive Coordintor/Linebackers Before he joined the Panther coaching staff in 2003, Vokolek worked as • 1997-1999: Nebraska-Omaha, Linebackers/Academic Coordinator an assistant coach at Nebraska-Omaha from 1997-2002. Vokolek took over as • 1996: Wayne State, Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator defensive coordinator for the Mavericks in 2000 under the direction of head • 1995: Nebraska-Omaha, Graduate Assistant/Defensive Line coach Pat Behrns. He also worked as the academic coordinator for the football • 1993-1994: Nebraska-Omaha, Graduate Assistant/Linebackers squad at UNO. Vokolek took his first assistant coaching job in 1996 at Wayne State PLAYING EXPERIENCE College in Wayne, Nebraska. Vokolek took the Wayne State position after two • Nebraska-Kearney, 1988-1991 (Defensive Back/Linebacker) years as a graduate assistant at UNO. • Three-year team captain Vokolek earned his undergraduate degree in biology from the University • Three-time All-Nebraska Division II honors of Nebraska-Kearney in 1992. He secured his master of arts degree in physical education from Nebraska-Omaha in 1996. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, Vokolek was a four-year gridder at EDUCATION Nebraska-Kearney, serving as team captain three seasons and winning NCAA • Nebraska-Kearny, 1992 | Major: Biology Division II All-Nebraska honors three times as a linebacker. • Nebraska-Omaha, 1996 | Master’s: Physical Education He and his wife, Pam, are the parents of Travis and Leah. PERSONAL • Hometown: Lincoln, Nebraska • Family: Wife, Pam; Son, Travis; Daughter, Leah
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#36 TREVON ALEXANDER #90 KHRISTIAN BOYD RB | 6-1 | 195 | FR. DL | 6-4 | 305 | FR. RICHMOND, MISSOURI BLUE SPRINGS, MISSOURI RICHMOND HS BLUE SPRINGS HS High School: Two-time All-State (2016-17) as High School: Rated as the 31st-best recruit out of a junior and senior at Richmond High School the state of Missouri by 247Sports.com ... Rated ... Holds Richmond’s school record in career 3-star prospect from 247Sports.com ... All-State, touchdowns (64) and touchdowns in a season (35) All-Conference and All-District ... team captain ... Also the record holder at Richmond HS in reception yards in a game (275) status ... claimed 54 total tackles (22 solo), four sacks, two forced fumbles and longest play (99 yards) ... Led the Richmond Spartans to back-to-back and one fumble recovery ... led Blue Springs HS to back-to-back runner-up conference titles in 2016 and 2017... Played quarterback, running back, wide finishes at the state championships ... also lettered in basketball and track. receiver and safety. Personal: Son of Krystal Boardman and Melvin Boyd ... has six siblings ... Personal: Son of Lassie and Shawn Alexander ... has two siblings, Jordan Blue Springs HS… volunteered with Micah Ministries and Won By One to (13) and Treyton (8) ... also played basketball, baseball and ran track and Jamaica ... plans to major in business marketing at UNI. field ... volunteered at a local nursing home, spent time with veterans, while additionally aiding an initiative to raise money for hurricane victims ... earned Academic All-Conference laurels all four seasons ... member of the National Honors Society and earned Honor Roll distinction all four years at Richmond. #31 JEVON BREKKE #89 ALEX ALLEN LB | 6-3 | 185 | FR. TE | 6-6 | 220 | FR. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA NIXA, MISSOURI DeLaSALLE HS NIXA HS High School: Ranked No. 22 recruit out of the state of Minnesota by 247Sports.com ... three- High School: Earned All-Conference at Nixa High time All-District (2015-17) ... played offense and School ... First Team All-USA Ozarks selection by defense ... earned 33 total tackles, while picking the Springfield-News Leader ... played tight end off one pass and forcing a fumble as a senior ... rushed for 512 yards and four and defensive end at Nixa HS ... also lettered in touchdowns ... caught 22 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns receiving baseball and track ... earned All-Academic Team honors with track in 2017. in 2017 ... also played point guard in basketball ... honor roll student.
Personal: Son of UNI former head coach Terry and Lynn Allen ... has two Personal: Son of Latira Burnip and Jkai Brekke ... has one sibling, Elijah. siblings, Angie (22) and Chase (20), who plays football at Iowa State.
#61 CHASE ARENDS #94 TIM BUTCHER OL | 6-1 | 270 | FR. DT | 6-2 | 300 | SO. CEDAR FALLS, IOWA PALMER, IOWA DIKE-NEW HARTFORD HS MANSON NW WEBSTER / ICCC High School: Two-time First Team All-District ... Prior to UNI: Played at Iowa Central Community Second Team All-State in 2017 ... led Dike-New College last season ... earned 74 tackles and Hartford to four playoffs ... played center and one sack in 11 games played ... also forced one guard, while also earning action as a nose guard fumble with Iowa Central CC last season ... All- on defense ... played for the U.S. National Team, State honors as a junior and senior at Manson competing against Canada in Dallas, Texas ... also lettered in wrestling and NW Webster ... named team captain his junior and senior seasons at Manson track ... seventh place at 2016 Iowa wrestling championships. NW Webster ... led the Cougars to two playoff appearances as a sophomore and senior. Personal: Son of Mike Arends and Sherri Buhr ... five siblings, Casie (35), Dustin (30), Kohle (27), Bret (25) and Mora (9) ... gave back to the youth by Personal: Son of Joe and Beth Butcher ... has two siblings, Ben (27) and performing magic shows at elementary schools ... Academic Honor Roll all Amber (23) ... also wrestled and competed in track and field in high school... four years in high school ... plans to major in business finance at UNI. [lans to major in communications at UNI.
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#50 JORDAN GAYER #60 JORDAN HOOK LB | 6-3 | 195 | FR. OL | 6-41 | 270 | FR. WAVERLY, IOWA GRUNDY CENTER, IOWA WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK HS GRUNDY CENTER HS High School: Two-time All-District honoree High School: Two-time First Team All-State ... at Waverly-Shell Rock ... named the District three-time First Team All-District ... claimed First Defensive Player of the Year in 2017 ... claimed Team All-State and First Team All-District honors First Team All-District and All-State Honorable as a senior and junior ... earned Second Team Mention ... played linebacker and tight end ... caught six passes for 64 yards All-State and First Team All-District as a sophomore ... collected All-District and three scores in 2017 ... collected 49.5 tackles (10 for loss), while earning Honorable Mention as a freshman ... played on the offensive and defensive 7.5 sacks ... earned Second Team All-District honors as a junior ... also let- line ... also lettered in basketball, track and tennis ... earned a spot on the tered in basketball and soccer, playing forward and midfield ... member of the honor roll 2015-17. National Honor Society, while also earning Academic All-State. Personal: Son of Alan and Terri Hook ... has one sibling, Heather (23), who Personal: Son of Jerod and Debra Gayer ... has two siblings, KayDee and Tyler played volleyball at UNI ... volunteered with his church on a mission trip to ... volunteered with the American Legion and blood drives at his high school Haiti to build a school ... plans to major in business at UNI. ... plans to major in movement and exercise science at UNI.
#16 LUKE GILLETT #96 CADEN HOUGHTELLING QB | 6-1 | 190 | FR. DL | 6-5 | 240 | FR. CEDAR FALLS, IOWA CAMBRIDGE, NEBRASKA CEDAR FALLS HS CAMBRIDGE HS High School: Three-sport athlete, competing High School: First Team All-State (2017) as a in football, basketball and track ... competed defensive end ... First Team All-Conference (2017) as a quarterback and punter in football and a at defensive end ... three-time captain ... All-Con- 400-meter runner in track and field ... two-time ference (2016) at defensive end ... All-Conference football team captain ... was all-district and offensive district MVP in football (2015) honor at quarterback ... played nine different positions (TE, QB, FB, ... averaged 150 passing yards per game and two touchdowns per game. WR, DE, DT, MLB, OLB, SS) ... also played forward in basketball.
Personal: Son of Darrin and Mary ... has an older sister, Kaitlyn ... plans to Personal: Son of Jamie Stewart and Jason Houghtelling ... hjas four siblings, study kinesiology. Lizzy (15), Will (13), Annabelle (9) and Kyric (6) ... volunteered with restoration efforts at local parks.
#5 MARTAVIN HALL #2 SAM INGOLI RB | 5-11 | 220 | FR. WR | 6-5 | 205 | FR. DES MOINES, IOWA WEST DES MOINES, IOWA ROOSEVELT HS DOWLING CATHOLIC HS Prior to UNI: Hall attended Iowa for a year but did High School: Member of the Des Moines Register not compete on the football team. Elite All-State Team (2017) ... as a senior, earned 37 receptions, 909 yards and 13 touchdowns and High school: A two-sport athlete, competing in averaged 24.6 yards per catch ... named to Des football as a tailback and in track and field in the Moines Register Elite 8 for basketball ... First 100, 200 and 4x400 ... was a team captain for football all four years of high Team All-Conference honors as a senior in basketball, averaging 16.7 points school ... recorded the most rushing and receiving yards at his Roosevelt High per game ... National Honor Society and on honor roll all four years of high School. school.
Personal: Son of LaTroysha Brooks ... has five siblings ... majoring in leisure Personal: Son of Julie Ingoli ... has two siblings, Louie (23) and Amanda (25) youth and human services. ... volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Meals for the Heartland and read to area youth in Des Moines ... plans to major in pre-med at UNI.
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#29 TAYLER JOHNSON #13 WILL MCELVAIN DB | 6-2 | 155 | FR. QB | 5-10 | 195 | FR. MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA DES MOINES, IOWA MINNEAPOLIS NORTH HS LINCOLN HS High School: Two-time All-Conference at Minne- High School: Three-time All-District ... All-State apolis North High School ... First Team All-State honors ... owns every passing record at Lincoln honors his senior year ... named District Defen- HS ... first player to record more than 2,000 yards sive MVP ... also earned All-State and All-District passing and 1,000 yards rushing in Iowa 4A state ... led the state in interceptions ... averaged eight tackles and one intercep- history ... over his high school career, earned 2,331 passing yards, while tion per game in high school ... played defensive back and wide receiver ... throwing for 30 touchdowns ... racked up 1,007 yards on the ground and eight also lettered in basketball at Minneapolis North HS, earning two state titles scores ... averaged 270 passing yards, 115 rushing yards and 4.5 touchdowns ... rated as the 16th-best basketball prospect in the state of Minnesota ... a game ... led the state in total offense as a senior ... played at quarterback, claimed a spot on the school’s honor roll all four years. free safety and punter ... also lettered in basketball.
Personal: Son of Tyrone and Lacreasha Johnson ... has four siblings ... plans Personal: Son of Alica and Vaughn McElvain ... has one sibling, Alex (23) ... to major in business at UNI. volunteered at the Special Olympics in Des Moines.
#4 DEION MCSHANE #68 BRINK JOLLY WR | 5-9 | 155 | FR. OL | 6-5 | 330 | SR. FREEPORT, ILLINOIS KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI FREEPORT HS LIBERTY NORTH / WYOMING High School: Three-time All-State ... more than 2,500 all-purpose yards ... All-Conference honors Prior to UNI: Graduated from Wyoming. as a running back in 2017 ... rushed for 656 yards on 83 carries, while racking up seven scores as High school: Competed in football as a tight end a senior ... First Team All-Conference as a junior ... has played at multiple / defensive end as a prep ... also competed in positions on offense ... state champion in the 110 and 300 hurdles. basketball for Liberty North in Kansas City, Missouri. Personal: Son of Robert and Stephanie McShane ... has five siblings, including Personal: Son of Diana and Peter ... has two older siblings ... is a graduate a brother who plays football and baseball at Western Illinois ... Kiwanis volun- transfer from Wyoming ... volunteered at the Boys & Girls Club and a home- teer and coached youth football ... major in environmental/wildlife science. less shelter ... studying education and leadership.
ROOSEVELT LAWRENCE #1 #28 TAJ MOFFETT DB | 6-0 | 170 | JR. DB | 6-0 | 175 | FR. TAMPA, FLORIDA UNIVERSITY PLACE, WASH. ALONSO / IOWA CENTRAL CC CURTIS SENIOR HS Prior to UNI: Played two seasons at Iowa Central Community College at defensive back ... record- High School: Ranked No. 58 recruit out of the ed 47 tackles, two interceptions and a forced state of Washington by MaxPreps.com ... two- fumble with ICCC in 2017 ... Lawrence returned time First Team All-League (2016-17) as defensive his lone forced fumble for a touchdown ... rated back ... First Team All-League (2017) honors as a as a three-star recruit coming out of the state of Florida in high school by returner as well in 2017 ... played at wide receiv- 247sports.com ... three-time all-conference (2011-14) ... three-straight all-dis- er and defensive back ... lettered in track in field as a sprinter and jumper ... trict honors (2011-14) ... played free safety, strong safety, cornerback and earned a personal best of 10.72 seconds in the 100-meter dash and a 22-00.8 running back ... also lettered in basketball and track at Alonso HS. in the long jump ... won the state title in the 4x100.
PERSONAL: Son of Brenda and Roosevelt Sr. Lawrence … has five siblings, Personal: Son of Kevin and Soun Moffett. Joe Robinson, Deloris Sullivan, Christopher Frierson, Chaunteana Lawrence and Roshawna Lawrence. UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com NEWCOMERS
#10 ERIC MOONEY #46 DEVIN RICE WR | 6-1 | 190 | FR. DL | 6-5 | 220 | FR. WEST DUNDEE, ILLINOIS LIBERTY, MISSOURI HUNTLEY HS LIBERTY NORTH HS High School: Ranked as the 51st-best recruit out High School: Rated as the 62nd-best recruit out of the state of Illinois by 247Sports.com ... rated of the state of Missouri by MaxPreps ... two-time a 3-star prospect by 247Sports.com ... three-time All-Conference honoree ... First Team All-Confer- All-Conference and All-Area ... All-Conference, ence and First Team All-District as a senior ... led All-Area and All-State as a senior ... All-Conference, All-Area and All-State the Eagles in sacks his junior and senior seasons ... propelled Liberty North Honorable Mention as a junior and sophomore ... played quarterback, running HS to a conference championship in 2015 ... also lettered in basketball, wres- back and wide receiver ... racked up a career 9,083 yards and 99 touchdowns tling and track and field ... competed as a thrower in track and field, while ... also lettered in track, earning All-State honors in 2017 as a sprinter. playing as a post player for the basketball team ... All-Conference honors in track as a junior. Personal: Son of Keith and Lori Mooney ... has two siblings, Bret (21) and Alex (19) ... volunteered with area youth as a trainer and mentor ... plans to major Personal: Son of Alisia and Galvin Rice ... has one sibling, Bria (20) ... chose in business at UNI. UNI because of the winning tradition, coaching staff and great facilities.
#1 SAM SCHNEE #99 TANNER MORGAN RB | 5-8 | 182 | FR. LS | 6-0 | 220 | SO. DUBUQUE, IOWA ANKENY, IOWA SENIOR HS CENTENNIAL/OKLAHOMA ST. High School: Was a three-sport athlete, compet- Prior to UNI: Lettered in football at Oklahoma ing in football, baseball and track and field ... dis- State for the 2016-17 season. trict’s offensive MVP ... all-area player of the year ... all-time leading rusher at Senior High School High school: Morgan earned three letters in ... racked up 1,432 rushing yards, 436 receiving yards, 10 rushing touchdowns football as a defensive end and long snapper ... he earned elite all-state and six receiving touchdowns ... had one punt return for a touchdown. defensive line honors in 2015 ... he was also recruited by Iowa State, Baylor, Arkansas, Navy, Louisiana Monroe, Memphis, Bowling Green and Tulane. Personal: Son of Tami and Scott ... has two older siblings, Emily and Syndey ... majoring in kinesiology. Personal: Son of Dave and Theresa Morgan ... has one sibling, Riley Morgan ... volunteered at Meals From the Heartland and Ronald McDonald House. #84 JAYDEN SCOTT TE | 6-5 | 182 | FR. OMAHA, NEBRASKA #3 LESLIE OWUSU WR | 6-2 | 200 | SR. CONCORDIA HS High School: Ranked No. 73 recruit out of the CEDAR FALLS, IOWA state of Nebraska by MaxPreps.com ... first male ELLSWORTH CC athlete at Concordia High School to sign a DI scholarship in 17 years ... two-time All-District Prior to UNI: Attended Hawkeye Community (2016-17) .. played at tight end, quarterback and College and competed in football at Ellsworth defensive end ... earned a Shrine Bowl invite ... had more than 2,000 yards Community College. passing and 18 touchdowns as a quarterback for his career, while catching six scores as a tight end ... also earned 41 tackles, one sack and two fumble High school: A 2014 graduate of Cedar Falls High recoveries on defense ... led Concordia to its first playoff berth and winning ... competed as a receiver in football and played midfield for soccer. season while at quarterback ... also lettered in baseball and basketball ... had a .368 batting average and cloced a 90 mph fastball. Personal: Son of Henry and Marilyn Owusu ... has a sibling, Leon ... grew up as a Panther fan and chose UNI to be closer to home. Personal: Son of Greg and Rachel Scott ... has two siblings, Sam (14) and Wes (11) ... volunteered with his hometown church on a mission trip to Belize.
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#34 SAM THOMPSON #19 SHAKESPEARE WILLIAMS LB | 6-2 | 205 | FR. VAN METER, IOWA DB | 5-11 | 187 | FR. VAN METER HS KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI High School: Two-time First Team All-District as RUSKIN HS a junior and senior ... First Team All-State as a High School: Three-time First Team All-Confer- senior ... District Defensive MVP in 2017 ... col- ence on defense ... two-time First Team All-Con- lected 81.5 tackles (6.5 for loss) and 1.5 sacks as ference on offense ... earned All-District twice a senior ... earned eight touchdowns after racking up 28 receptions and 392 ... as a sophomore, he collected 76 tackles (15 for loss), four sacks and one yards on offense ... led Van Meter to a district title all four years, while also interception on defense ... on offense, he caught 32 passes for 315 yards and earning two semifinal appearances ... lettered in track and baseball ... First two scores, while rushing for 405 yards on 45 carries and three touchdowns Team All-Conference honors twice in baseball ... competed in the hurdles and in 2015 ... All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2014 ... Freshman of the Year 4x100. in 2014 ... played six different positions at Ruskin HS, while also returning kicks on special teams ... lettered in track, running a 10.78 in the 100-meter Personal: Son of Brett and Liz Thompson ... has two siblings, Lilly (14) and Ben dash and a 21.86 in the 200-meter dash ... All-State in track three times ... (20) ... volunteered with youth football and baseball camps ... plans to major earned a spot on the honor roll in 2014 and 2015. in exercise science at UNI. Personal: Son of Shannon Williams ... has one sibling ... volunteered with his church to feed the homeless for a year ... plans to major in sports manage- ment at UNI.
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The Panthers were tasked with a tough slate to begin the 2017 season, playing only one game at home in the month of September, with road contests against Liberty Bowl-champion Iowa State and Big Sky-champion Southern Utah on the schedule.
UNI found a way to earn two wins during that span, but faced a murderers’ row of top 10 foes in the second half of the season. With a 2-3 record, the Panthers had the task of kicking off their top-10 gauntlet against No. 7 South Dakota State on the road. Those odds didn’t shake the resolve of the 2017 Panthers how- ever, as UNI rattled off a 5-1 record down the stretch, including three victories over Top-10 opponents.
The incredible late-season run secured the football program’s 19th postseason berth, as UNI finished second overall in the MVFC. The Panthers hosted a challenging 9-2 Monmouth squad in the opening round of the FCS Playoffs, which UNI dismantled 46-7 at home. The second round paired UNI with fellow MVFC-foe SDSU, who owned a national seed. The Panthers fell to the 10-2 Jackrabbits, who went on to earn a semifinal appearance to close out the year.
The fight and never-quit attitude of the 2017 Panthers was a direct result of the leadership on the team, which will be remembered as one of the most tenacious groups to ever wear the Purple & Gold. The mixture of experience and talent was a perfect formula for the 2017 squad, which posted a spectacular senior class and overall resume.
2017 SENIOR CLASS RESUME 2017 INDIVIDUAL RESUME
• Three trips to the FCS Playoffs Wide receiver Daurice Fountain • Beat 14 ranked teams, with eight wins coming against Top-10 foes • Became just the sixth player at UNI to rank • Earned 31 victories overall, the most since 2008’s class in the Top-10 for receptions, receiving yards • Posted three undefeated Novembers, tied for the most by any class under Mark Farley and touchdowns • Finished in the Top-5 of the MVFC in all four seasons • Became the fifth Panther to earn an invita- • Played in 52 games, the most since 2008’s class tion to the East-West Shrine Game • Played the 13th, sixth, eighth and fifth toughest schedule over their four seasons • For his career, Fountain ranks fourth all-time • Earned the highest APR and GPA scores in program history in catches (150), sixth all-time in touch- downs (23) and ninth all-time for receiving 2017 TEAM RESUME yards (2,077)
• Earned 16 All-American selections, the most since 2014 Linebacker Jared Farley • Had seven different players earn All-American honors, which is the most since 2007 • Became the first Division I linebacker to • Earned UNI’s first Phil Steele All-American honorees since 2011 record a touchdown on defense, receiving • Passed for 3,063 yards as a team, the most since 2005 and rushing in a single season • Completed 255 passes, the most since 2005 • Farley’s touchdown catch against Monmouth • Threw for 28 touchdown passes, the most since 2000 ranked fourth on ESPN’s SportsCenter Top- • Earned the best completion percentage of 62.5% since 2007 10 plays for the night • Overall, had 74 offensive touchdowns, the most since 2007 • Farley ranks eighth all-time at UNI, with 313 • Picked off 21 passes, the most since 2008 total tackles • Ranked first in the nation in red zone offense, scoring 47 times on 51 attempts Punter Sam Kuhter • Ranks first all-time at UNI in punt yardage 2017 FINAL TEAM RANKINGS (8,385) and second all-time in total punts (200) and punt average (41.9) • HeroSports – 6th • Compughterratings.com – 10th Placekicker Sam Drysdale • Athlon – 13th • Made 17 field goals in 2017, tied for the • College Sports Madness – 15th 10th-most in a season at UNI • STATS – 17th • FCS Coaches Poll - 19th
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2017 RESULTS (5-6, 4-4 MVFC) INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Date Opponent Result Category No. Player/Game 9/2 at Iowa State L, 42-24 Rushes 42 Marcus Weymiller/at South Dakota State 9/9 Cal Poly W, 45-38 OT Yards Rushing 170 Marcus Weymiller/at South Dakota State 9/16 Southen Utah L, 24-21 TD Rushes 2 Marcus Weymiller/at SDSU and vs. Indiana State 9/30 Southern Illinois* W, 24-17 Longest Rush 57 J’Veyon Browning/vs. Monmouth 10/7 Western Illinois* L, 38-29 Pass Attempts 48 Eli Dunne/at Southern Utah 10/14 South Dakota State* W, 38-18 Pass Completions 27 Eli Dunne/at Southern Utah 10/21 Youngstown State* W, 19-14 Yards Passing 342 Eli Dunne/vs. Western Illinois 10/28 North Dakota State* L, 30-14 TD Passes 4 Eli Dunne/vs. Cal Poly and vs. Western Illinois 11/4 South Dakota* W, 34-29 Longest Pass 59 Eli Dunne/vs. South Dakota Receptions 10 Daurice Fountain/vs. Monmouth 11/11 Missouri State* W, 25-10 Yards Receiving 138 Daurice Fountain/at Southern Utah 11/18 Indiana State* W, 41-3 TD Receptions 3 Daurice Fountain/vs. Cal Poly 11/25 Monmouth W, 46-7 3 Elias Nissen/vs. Western Illinois 12/2 South Dakota State L, 37-22 Longest Reception 59 Isaiah Weston/vs. South Dakota Field Goals Made 8 Sam Drysdale * MVFC Regular Season Longest FG 47 Sam Drysdale Home Games Punts 9 Sam Kuhter/at Southern Utah Punting Average 49.29 Sam Kuhter/at North Dakota State Longest Punt 76 Sam Kuhter/at North Dakota State Longest Punt Return 26 Nikholi Jaghai/at Missouri State Longest Kick Return 51 Xavior Williams/vs. Monmouth Solo Tackles 10 Jared Farley/at Iowa State Tackles with Assist 7 solo / 8 assist = 15 Duncan Ferch/vs. Cal Poly Solo Sacks 3.0 Rickey Neal Jr./vs. Youngstown State Solo Tackles for Loss 4 Rickey Neal Jr./vs. Youngstown State Interceptions 2 Elijah Campbell/at North Dakota State
2017 FINAL MVFC STANDINGS
Team MVFC Overall North Dakota State 7-1 14-1 South Dakota State 6-2 11-3 UNI 6-2 8-5 Western Illinois 5-3 8-4 South Dakota 4-4 8-5 Youngstown State 4-4 6-5 Illinois State 4-4 6-5 Southern Illinois 2-6 4-7 Missouri State 2-6 3-8 Indiana State 0-8 0-11
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com 2017 STATISTICS
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com 2017 STATISTICS
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com 2017 STATISTICS
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com 2017 STATISTICS
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com 2017 STATISTICS
UNIFootball/CoachMarkFarley | www.UNIPanthers.com