RIPON RED HAWKS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME #1 Saturday, September 7, 2019 Augsburg Auggies (0-0, 0-0 MIAC) at Ripon Red Hawks (0-0, 0-0 MWC)
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2019 RIPON RED HAWKS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME #1 Saturday, September 7, 2019 Augsburg Auggies (0-0, 0-0 MIAC) at Ripon Red Hawks (0-0, 0-0 MWC) KICKOFF: 1 p.m. CST COACHES: SITE: Ripon, Wis. Ripon – Ron Ernst, Nebraska Wesleyan ‘80 (174-101, 29th year) TV: The Ripon Channel (tape-delay) Augsburg - Frank Haege, UW-Stout ‘92 (55-85, 15th year) RADIO: None WEBCAST & LIVESTATS: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/ripon/ THE STAKES: Both teams are looking to start their respec- SERIES RECORD: Augsburg leads 1-0 tive seasons off with a victory. Whichever team wins will have bragging rights in what is the second-ever meeting on TRENDS: Ripon has lost four of their last five season open- the gridiron between these two schools. This marks one of ers, including each of the last three years. Ripon has scored two teams on Ripon’s schedule this season that they have at least 28 points in 12 of their last 15 games. The Red played just once in program history. Hawks have gained more rushing yards than their opponent in 25 consecutive games, and have intercepted at least one THE SERIES: This is the second meeting in series history, pass in 10 straight contests. Augsburg has won two consecu- with Augsburg winning last year’s initial game in Minnesota tive season openers. The Auggies have lost eight straight by a score of 31-28. In that contest, Ripon erased a 14-point games dating back to last season. deficit to tie the score before Augsburg kicked the game-win- ning field goal with less than six minutes remaining. MEDIA CONTACTS: Augsburg Auggies: Don Stoner WITH A RIPON VICTORY, IT WOULD: P: 612.330.1677 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Give the Red Hawks their first season-opening win since 2015 Ripon Red Hawks: Michael Westemeier • Give them their first-ever win against Augsburg P: 920.748.8770 • C: 920.279.1945 • E-Mail: [email protected] • Give Head Coach Ron Ernst his 175th career victory 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT SERIES RECORD QUICK FACTS Sept. 7 Augusburg 1 p.m. AU leads 1-0 Last year’s first-ever meeting ended in a three-point win for AU Sept. 14 @ Finlandia 1 p.m. RC leads 1-0 RC scored their most points in a game (70) in 102 years in last meeting Sept. 28 @ Illinois College 1 p.m. RC leads 14-8 First meeting between these teams since 2015 Oct. 5 Monmouth (Fall Fest) 1 p.m. RC leads 35-25-2 The winning team has scored at least 42 points in 4 of last 5 meetings Oct. 12 St. Norbert * 1 p.m. SNC leads 31-11 SNC has won the last 10 meetings, and 19 of the last 20 Oct. 19 @ Lake Forest * 1 p.m. RC leads 35-12-3 Teams have split the last six meetings (3-3) Oct. 26 @ Macalester * 1 p.m. RC leads 5-3 RC has forced 11 turnovers in last 4 meetings, including 5 last season Nov. 2 Beloit * 1 p.m. RC leads 71-29-4 RC has won 12 of the last 13 meetings with Beloit Nov. 9 @ Lawrence * 1 p.m. RC leads 65-46-7 RC has won last 19 meetings in this oldest college FB rivalry in Wis. Nov. 16 @ TBD (South) 1 p.m. N/A RC will play at MWC South team with corresponding division finish * Indicates conference game Augsburg at Ripon• Page 1 www.riponredhawks.com CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 1. Eric Rich 7,182 1994-97 SCOUTING THE OPPONENT 2. Paul Brandenburg 6,773 1984-87 HEAD COACH Frank Haege is in his 15th season as the Augsburg Univer- 3. Brock Bauer 5,936 1997-01 sity Head Football Coach. During Haege’s tenure at Augsburg, the program 4. Bob Faulds 5,751 2003-06 has experienced a dramatic turnaround, going from a 1-9 finish during each 5. Jeff Johnson 5,413 1974-77 of his first two seasons to five or more wins in four of the last seven seasons. Along the way, the roster has increased from 52 to more than 90 players each year. The team’s grade-point average has also risen to consistently over CAREER PASSING YARDS 3.0 year after year, with 100 percent of football seniors graduating. In his 1. Eric Rich 7,450 1994-97 tenure, Haege has coached 69 All-MIAC players, including 22 First Team 2. Paul Brandenburg 7,320 1984-87 selections, 48 Academic All-Conference players, 18 D3football.com All-West 3. Brock Bauer 6,054 1997-01 Region players, seven D3football.com All-Americans, 26 Hampshire Honor 4. Kevin King 5,029 1978-81 Society members, two CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, one MIAC Most 5. Bob Faulds 4,092 2003-06 Valuable Player and one National Student-Athlete of the Year (Gagliardi Trophy) finalist. A 1992 graduate of UW-Stout, where he played Tieght End CAREER PASS ATTEMPTS for the Blue Devils, Haege’s previous coaching stops include assistant coach 1. Paul Brandenburg 1,181 1984-87 at Bemidji State and for three different Arena League teams before coming 2. Eric Rich 1,092 1994-97 to Augsburg as the receivers coach in 1996. 3. Brock Bauer 805 1997-01 PLAYER TO WATCH: Quarterback Quinn Frisell enters his Senior 4. Kevin King 635 1978-81 season after a year that saw him play just two games. In that limited time, 5. Chris Hare 608 1990-93 Frisell completed 59 percent of his passes for 331 yards, three touch- downs, and zero interceptions. As a sophomore, Frisell finished with CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS 2,600 yards and 26 touchdowns, while tossing just 10 interceptions. 1. Paul Brandenburg 607 1984-87 2. Eric Rich 603 1994-97 QUICK FACTS 3. Brock Bauer 386 1997-01 Location: Minneapolis, Minn. 4. Kevin King 348 1978-81 Founded: 1869 5. Chris Hare 315 1990-93 Enrollment: 3,015 Colors: Maroon and Gray CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES Affiliation: NCAA Division-III 1. Eric Rich 67 1994-97 Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) 2. Brock Bauer 61 1997-01 President: Paul C. Pribbenow 3. Chris Hare 41 1990-93 Athletic Director: Jeff Swenson t-4. Paul Brandenburg 39 1984-87 Athletic Phone: 612.330.1241 t-4. Kevin King 39 1978-81 Assistant coaches: Nathan Tenut, Keanon Cooper, Christopher Compton, Jeff Rogers, Isaiah Sanders, Keith Anthony, Isiah Malone, SINGLE SEASON PASSING YARDS Ally Westfall 1. Brock Bauer 2,544 2001 2. Paul Brandenburg 2,449 1985 2019 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 3. Kevin King 2,418 1981 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 4. Eric Rich 2,413 1996 Sept. 7 @ Ripon College 1 p.m. 5. Griffin Prochnow 2,343 1998 Sept. 14 Concordia (Wis.) 1 p.m. Sept. 21 @ Concordia (Minn.) * 1 p.m. Sept. 28 St. Olaf * (Homecoming) 1 p.m. SINGLE SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES Oct. 5 @ Saint John’s * 1 p.m. 1. Brock Bauer 30 2001 Oct. 12 St. Thomas * 1:10 p.m. 2. Eric Rich 26 1996 Oct. 19 @ Carleton College * 1 p.m. 3. Matt Trickey 23 2002 Oct. 26 Gustavus Adolphus * 1 p.m. 4. Griffin Prochnow 21 1998 Nov. 9 @ Bethel University * 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Hamline University * 1 p.m. 5. Jim Cahoon 19 1964 * MIAC game Augsburg at Ripon • Page 2 www.riponredhawks.com CAREER RECEPTIONS 1. Steve Feyrer 196 1983-86 NEWS AND NOTES FROM 2. Joe Rettler 189 1996-99 3. Bill Schultz 186 1993-96 AROUND CAMP 4. Jeff Szymczak 181 1980-83 LAST MEETING VS. AUGSBURG: Ripon is trying to avenge 5. Art Peters 152 1976-79 a 31-28 loss to Augsburg last season, which marked the first- ever meeting between the two teams. The Red Hawks erased a CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 14-point deficit to tie the game at 28 early in the fourth quarter 1. Joe Rettler 3,100 1996-99 on a 40-yard touchdown run by Austin Bunders. Augsburg 2. Bill Schultz 2,970 1993-96 kicked the go-ahead field goal with just under six minutes re- 3. Steve Feyrer 2,852 1983-86 maining. Ripon had one final chance to tie or win, as a fumble 4. Jeff Szymczak 2,828 1980-83 in Augsburg territory essentially ended the game with under 5. Art Peters 2,473 1976-79 two minutes to play. Bunders led all players with 103 yards on nine carries (11.4 ypc) and two touchdowns, while also catching CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS two passes for 49 yards. Augsburg was led by quarterback Quinn 1. Bill Schultz 43 1993-96 Frisell’s 239 yards and two TDs, while Nick Heenie caught 2. Dan Henken 30 2000-01 seven passes for 161 yards and a score. 3. Joe Rettler 27 1996-99 4. Art Peters 26 1976-79 LAST TIME OUT: Ripon ended the 2018 season with a 38-19 5. Mike Diedrich 24 1993-96 win against Knox College. After Knox scored an early touch- down to take a 6-0 lead, Ripon scored 21 consecutive points CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION to take command of the contest. Ripon gained 315 yards as a 1. Bill Schultz 33 1993-96 team, led by Cormac Madigan’s 98 yards on 21 carries. Tyler 2. Jason Beck 30 1997-00 VanDeVelde added 95 yards and four touchdowns, which is 3. Joe Rettler 29 1996-99 tied for sixth in program history for a single game. Ripon’s de- 4. Steve Feyrer 27 1983-86 fense forced three Knox turnovers, including two interceptions, 4.