NORTHWEST MISSOURI Five NCAA Division II National Championships • 1998, 1999, 2009, 2013, 2015 28 MIAA Championships • 21 NCAA Playoff Appearances BEARCATS BISONS (12-0, 11-0 MIAA) GAME (13-0, 11- GAC) No. 1 / No. 1 No. 5 / No. 9 Head Coach: Adam Dorrel 13 Head Coach: Ronnie Huckeba Sixth Season: 72-8 10th Season: 69-39
Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 • 1 p.m. CT • Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Northwest leads all-time series: 1-0; Last meeting Nov. 17, 2012 (35-0)
Live Audio: KXCV/KRNW • John Coffey (play-by-play) • Matt Tritten (Analyst) • Ryan Elliott (Sideline) Live Video: Live free webstream available on BearcatSports.com Television Coverage: No television this week
2016 Bearcat Football Schedule • Adam Dorrel led Northwest against Harding in the only previous meeting between the two schools. The Bearcats beat the Bisons, 35-0, on Nov. 17, 2012, at Bearcat Stadum in Maryville, Mo.
• The winner of today’s game will face advance W, 41-14 W, 41-7 W, 52-14 to the NCAA Semifinal. For the first time, the Welsh Stadium, Emporia, Kan. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. four remaining teams will be re-seeded with the top seed hosting the No. 4 seed while the No. 2 seed hosts the No. 3 seed. Those rankings and start times will be release after Saturday’s games.
• Trevor Adams threw for 212 yards and two scores while Billy Creason ran for 113 yards and W, 45-21 W, 42-17 W, 56-10 two touchdowns in the 2012 playoff victory. Fred G Hughes Stadium, Joplin, Mo. Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. Wantland Stadium, Edmond, Okla. Tyler Shaw caught five passes for 119 yards and a score as well. Defensively, Zach Williams and D.J. Gnader each tallied game-highs with 11 tackles. Nate DeJong had 10 tackles and record- ed 1-of-2 interceptions in the game along with Brandon Dixon. The Bisons had nine different players carry the ball and four different players W, 74-29 W, 47-12 W, 69-10 attempted passes. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Harlen Hunter Stadium, St. Charles, Mo. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. • The 2012 game against Harding has its place in a number of Bearcat playoff records. The 304 rushing yards is the third most by an opponent. The shutout was just 1-of-2 all time blank sheets held by Northwest (Nov. 25, 2006 vs. Midwest- ern State) and the -4 passing yards was the W, 28-7 W, 44-3 Nov. 19 | BYE lowest opponent total in Bearcat history. Lewis Stadium, Hays, Kan. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. NCAA First Round • Northwest has now set a program record with 27 straight victories. The previous mark of 24 games was accomplished from Sept. 18, 1999 - Nov. 11, 2000. Grand Valley holds the NCAA Division II record for consecutive wins at 40 (8/27/05 - 12/1/07). W, 44-13 Dec. 3 | 1 p.m. Dec. 10 | TBA Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. Bearcat Stadium, Maryville, Mo. NCAA Semifinal Round • The 27-game win streak is the longest active winning streak in college football. Alabama has won 24 straight games and will play Florida in the SEC title game on Saturday.
• 2016 marked the program’s 28th MIAA title and is the fourth-straight championship under Dec. 17 | TBA Adam Dorrel. NCAA Division II Championship Game | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan.
Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com 2 Team Notes Continued ... • This is the 21st NCAA postseason appearance for the Bear- • Since 1998, the Bearcats are 9-2 in NCAA playoff games cats. All-time, Northwest is 44-15 with five NCAA National against MIAA opponents, winning all nine games in Maryville, Champions. Mo.
• Senior QB Zimmerman is 1-of-9 finalists for the 2016 Harlon • Phil Jackson II enters today’s game with the most playoff expe- Hill Trophy. That award is given to the top Division II player in rience on the offensive side of the ball. Jackson has rushed for the nation. Northwest has never had a Harlon Hill winner. Zim- 467 yards on 104 carries in 10 playoff games. He tied a North- merman was also named first team Academic All-America and west playoff record as a freshman in 2013 with four rushing garnered the tile of CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year, scores against St. Cloud State (12/7/13). given to each sport’s top performer. • On the defensive side of the ball, Jacob Vollstedt and Collin • Senior Collin Bevins will go down as one of the greatest Bevins have each seen action in Northwest’s past three playoff defensive linemen in Bearcat history. The senior from Creston, campaigns. Vollstedt set a playoff record with 18 tackles against Iowa, now owns career records in tackles for loss (57.0) and Emporia State in last year’s national quarterfinal on Dec. 12. He sacks (33.0). He is also the single season record holder in both has 48 career playoff tackles and 6.0 sacks. Bevins has 30 total categories, recording 26.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks in playoff tackles and a playoff record 11.0 career sacks. 2015 as a junior. • Northwest had 22 student-athletes earn All-MIAA honors this • Simon Mathiesen has now hit a school record 56 field goals in year, nine garnering first team honors. Zimmerman was named his time at Northwest, breaking the previous record of 52 set by the Offensive Player of the Year while Adam Dorrel picked up David Purnell (1996-99). His 101 total playoff points ranks 4th all his third MIAA Coach of the Year award. time in Bearcat history. • In addition, 48 Northwest student-athletes earned MIAA • Northwest has outscored opponents 346-98 in the first half of Academic Honor Roll honors in a release earlier this week. games this year. It hasn’t been much easier to score against the Mathiesen, Zimmerman, Jordan Grove, Caleb Mather and TJ Bearcats in the final 30 minutes either. Northwest holds a 237-59 Schieber were named MIAA Scholar Athletes. advantage in quarters three and four. • Grove, Mathiesen, Collin Bevins, Jacob Vollstedt and Kevin • Since 2013, Northwest is 9-1 in playoff games, going 9-0 in Berg all repeated on the All-MIAA First Team after their 2015 se- Maryville. Dating back all the way to the 2004 playoffs, the Bear- lections. In addition, Shawn Bane Jr., Cass Weil, Chase Sherman, cats are 20-0 at home, outscoring opponents, 787-324. During Edward Richey, Phil Jackson II, Cameron Wilcox, George Sehl that stretch, Northwest has qualified for the NCAA Playoffs each and Jack Young all earned their second All-MIAA honor. year, a span of 13 straight seasons. Northwest in the NCAA Rankings Games through Nov. 26, 2016
NCAA MIAA NCAA Team Rankings Rank Rank Value Individual Rankings Player Rank Value Blocked Kicks Allowed (162 ranked) ...... 1 . . .1 . . 0 Completion Percentage (141 ranked). . .Kyle Zimmerman . 5 . . 0.687 Blocked Punts Allowed (169 ranked) ...... 1 . . .1 . . 0 Passing Efficiency (141 ranked). . . . . Kyle Zimmerman . 5 . . 174.1 Rushing Defense (170 ranked) ...... 1 . . .1 . .63.9 Scoring Defense (170 ranked) ...... 1 . . .1 . .13.1 Passing TDs (194 ranked) ...... Kyle Zimmerman . 5 . . 35 Winning Percentage (165 ranked) ...... 1 . . .1 . 1.000 Points Responsible For (200 ranked). . . Kyle Zimmerman . 5 . .252 Blocked Kicks (143 ranked) ...... 2 . . .1 . . 9 Field Goal Percentage (99 ranked). . . .Simon Mathieson . 8 . . 0.813 Red Zone Offense (170 ranked) ...... 2 . . .1 . 0.953 Pts. Res. For Per Game (200 ranked). . . Kyle Zimmerman .10 . 21.0 Scoring Offense (170 ranked) ...... 2 . . .1 . .48.6 Yards per Reception (30 ranked). . . . . Shawn Bane Jr. . 10 .22.81 Tackles for Loss Allowed (170 ranked) ...... 2 . . .1 . .3.25 Blocked Kicks (12 ranked)...... Caleb Mather . .12 . .2 Completion Percentage (170 ranked) ...... 3 . . .1 . 0.688 ...... Jacob Vollstedt . 12 . .2 Total Defense (170 ranked) ...... 3 . . .1 . 250.8 Passes Had Intercepted (170 ranked) ...... 4 . . .1 . . 4 Passing Yards (200 ranked) ...... Kyle Zimmerman .12 .3,242 Sacks Allowed (170 ranked) ...... 5 . . .1 . .0.75 Total Points Scored (131 ranked). . . . .Simon Mathieson .15 . 115 4th Down Conversion Pct (170 ranked) . . . . . 6 . . .1 . 0.700 Yards per Pass Attempt (30 ranked)...... Kyle Zimmerman .18 . 8.91 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (170 ranked) . .7 . . .1 . 0.276 Punt Returns (83 ranked)...... Shawn Bane Jr. . 22 . 12.3 Turnovers Lost (170 ranked) ...... 7 . . .1 . . 11 Rush Yards Per Carry (30 ranked). . . . . Phil Jackson II . 23 . 6.30 Team Passing Efficiency (170 ranked) ...... 8 . . .1 . 169.79 Total Offense (200 ranked) ...... Kyle Zimmerman .23 .293.2 Defensive TDs (47 ranked) ...... 9 . . .2 . . 5 Scoring (189 ranked)...... Simon Mathieson .24 . 9.6 First Downs Defense (170 ranked) ...... 10 . . .1 . .168 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (170 ranked) . .10 . . .1 . 101.26 Passing Yards Per Game (200 ranked). . .Kyle Zimmerman .28 .270.2 Punt Return Defense (170 ranked) ...... 11 . . .2 . .3.71 Completions Per Game (150 ranked) . . .Kyle Zimmerman .29 .20.83 First Downs Offense (170 ranked) ...... 12 . . .3 . .287 Field Goals Per Game (149 ranked). . . .Simon Mathieson .29 . 1.08 Team Sacks (170 ranked) ...... 14 . . .1 . .3.42 Passes Defended (100 ranked) ...... Anthony Lane . . . 29 . 1.4 Total Offense (170 ranked) ...... 14 . . .1 . 491.3 Receiving TDs (164 ranked)...... Shawn Bane Jr. . 31 . .10 3rd Down Conversion Pct (170 ranked) . . . . .19 . . .2 . 0.478 Tackles For Loss (142 ranked)...... Jacob Vollstedt . 32 . 1.5 Net Punting (170 ranked) ...... 19 . . .3 . 36.79 Rushing TDs (181 ranked)...... Cameron Wilcox .49 . .11 Team Tackles for Loss (170 ranked) ...... 19 . . .1 . . 8.6 Blocked Punts (55 ranked) ...... 23 . . .1 . . 2
3 Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com
2016 NCAA Division II Football Championship
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals **Semifinals Championship November 19 November 26 December 3 December 10 December 17
*1 California (PA) (10-0)
*California (PA) (44-23) *4 Fairmont St. (10-1) Indiana (PA) (62-13) 5 Indiana (PA) (9-1) Super Regional One *2 LIU Post (11-0) *LIU Post (48-41) 7 Winston-Salem (9-2) Shepherd (40-21) 1 *3 Shepherd (10-0) Shepherd (48-31) 6 Assumption (9-2) Live on ESPN3 TBD
*1 North Ala. (8-1)
*North Ala. (41-17) *4 Valdosta St. (8-2) 4 UNC Pembroke (24-21) 5 UNC Pembroke (9-1) Super Regional Two *2 Newberry (10-1) Tuskegee (35-33) 7 Tuskegee (8-2) North Greenville (45-26) *3 Florida Tech (8-2) *North Greenville (27-13) Kansas City 6 North Greenville (7-4) Live on ESPN2/WatchESPN **Seed List 4 p.m. ET 1. *1 Northwest Mo. St. (11-0) 2. NATIONAL 3. CHAMPION *Northwest Mo. St. (44-13) 4. *4 Emporia St. (10-1) Emporia St. (59-26) 5 Minn. Duluth (10-1) Super Regional Three *2 Sioux Falls (11-0) *Sioux Falls (34-21) 7 Azusa Pacific (9-2) Harding (27-24 OT) 2 *3 Harding (11-0) Harding (48-31) 6 Central Mo. (9-2) Live on ESPN3 TBD
*1 Grand Valley St. (11-0)
*Grand Valley St. (55-32) *4 Tex. A&M-Commerce (9-1) 3 Texas A&M-Commerce (34-23) 5 Colorado Mesa (9-2) Super Regional Four *2 Ferris St. (9-2) *Ferris St. (65-34) 7 Midwestern St. (8-2) Ferris St. (38-17) *3 Southwest Baptist (10-1) Colorado Mines (63-35) 6 Colorado Mines (9-2)
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NORTHWEST IN THE POSTSEASON Years in postseason play: ...... 21 • Since NCAA II adopted a playoff system only North Overall postseason record: ...... 44-15 Dakota State and Northwest Missouri have won five NCAA Division II championships. Grand Valley State has won four. Postseason record at Bearcat Stadium: ...... 27-3 Postseason record on the road: ...... 12-8 • Northwest has appeared in the last 13 NCAA II playoffs Postseason record at neutral site: ...... 5-5 the longest current streak in NCAA II. The Bearcats now are the only team currently in NCAA II to advance to the Postseason Coaching Records: playoffs 13 straight years. Mel Tjeerdsma ...... 32-10 Adam Dorrel ...... 12-3 Vern Thomsen ...... 0-1 Bud Elliot ...... 0-1
Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com 4 SCHEDULE AND MEDIA 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Off Day Off Day Practice (5 pm) Practice (5 pm) Practice (5 pm) Pregame Gameday 1 p.m.
Media Luncheon Dorrel available - Players & coaches NCAA postgame Noon - Union 1 p.m. Lamkin unavailable. press conference.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Football History Practice First year of football:...... 1908 All practice sessions are open to media and public unless otherwise post- ed. On days when post-practice interviews are conducted, media may All-time record:...... 569-395-33 (.589) 2016 record:...... 12-0, 11-0 MIAA gather and view the final 20-30 minutes of practice before the workout is Head coach:...... Adam Dorrel (6th season) complete. Media members wishing to film practice must contact the Me- Dorrel’s overall record:...... 73-8 dia Relations office two days prior to coming to practice. All media must Dorrel’s record at Northwest:...... 73-8 wear issued credentials to practice to film or take pictures. Years in NCAA post-season play:...... 21 (13 consecutive) NCAA post-season record:...... 44-15 Credentials Last NCAA post-season appearance:...... 2015 Media credentials should be requested via e-mail at least one week in ad- Result:...... Defeated Shepherd University, 34-7 vance of game and will be mailed if time permits. Otherwise, credentials ...... NCAA Division II National Championship can be picked up at the Media Will Call at the base of the middle eleva- tor shaft on the press box side of Bearcat Stadium on game day. Media . Will Call opens two and half hours prior to game time. Media seating is Weekly Media Luncheon limited, so credentials will be issued according to the following protocol: Coach Dorrel and selected players will be available at Northwest’s weekly media luncheon, held Tuesdays at noon in the G.W. Jones 1. Local newspapers, wire services, national publications and newspapers Student Union. The luncheon will begin with lunch at noon followed regularly covering the Bearcats and opponent. by comments from fall coaches including Coach Dorrel. Contact the 2. Other daily newspapers with a preference to those covering the Northwest Athletic Media Relations Office with other questions or Bearcats on a regular basis. requests in regards to interviews. 3. Radio and television personnel reporting but not broadcasting. 4. Scouts from professional teams. Game Day Services 5. Non-daily publications with a preference to those covering the Play-by-play, halftime and complete team and individual statistics Bearcats on a regular basis. will be provided, along with postgame quotes and notes. In addition, 6. Magazines and newsletters focusing primarily on one team with a a postgame fax service is available at no charge. Full game stats and preference to those covering the Bearcats on a regular basis. a recap will be posted on Northwest’s official website promptly after the conclusion of the game (www.BearcatSports.com). Game Day Interviews Northwest’s locker room is closed to the media at home and on the road. Game Notes and Stats For NCAA playoff games, the non-advancing coach and players will be Up-to-date statistics are available at www.BearcatSports.com. A full available first followed by the advancing team and coach. Any individuals PDF version of the game notes can be downloaded from the North- selected for postgame press conference cannot do any other interviews west website or can be emailed upon request to Marshall Fey (sid@ prior to press conference. nwmissouri.edu). Photographers Phone Lines Photo credentials should be requested in the same manner as regular Phone lines and ethernet hardlines for media and visiting radio are media credentials. Camera persons must stay out of the team area on available. Please contact Marshall Fey prior to the game. both sidelines or they will be escorted from the stadium. Photo creden- tials will be issued according to the following protocol: Wireless Internet 1. Local newspapers, wire services, national publications, local TV stations Internet ports are available in the press box of Bearcat Stadium. Wire- stations regularly covering the Bearcats and/or the opponent. less access is also available with a password provided by the athletic 2. Other daily newspapers and television stations with preference to department on the day of the game. those covering Northwest on a regular basis. 3. Non-daily newspapers and other publications with a preference to those covering Northwest on a regular basis. Media Guides Northwest Missouri State is no longer publishing media guides for any A photo work room will be available for credentialed media members sport. An online version of the media supplement will also be posted located in the North section of the Navy room underneath the West side at BearcatSports.com and be updated weekly. The Northwest football of Bearcat Stadium. Please contact Marshall Fey for more information. record book is also available online. Media Entrance Northwest Media Relations All media members may enter through the Bank Midwest entrance on Marshall Fey | Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations the west side of Bearcat Stadium. All credentialed media may access the O: (660) 562-1118 | C: (913) 972-7435 | .E: [email protected] elevators in the lobby to the fourth floor of Bearcats Stadium and Press Level Suites.
5 Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com SINGLE GAME POINTS IN THE POLLS INDIVIDUAL HONORS
2016 Season Harlon Hill Finalist Score Opponent AFCA D2FB #16 Kyle Zimmerman 74-29 vs. Northeastern State (10/15/16) Preseason/Week 1 (ESU) #1 #1 69-10 vs. Pittsburg State (10/29/16) Week 2 (WU) #1 #1 Academic All-America First Team 56-10 at Central Oklahoma (10/8/16) Week 3 (UNK) #1 #1 #16 Kyle Zimmerman 52-14 vs. Nebraska-Kearney (9/17/16) Week 4 (MSSU) #1 #1 47-12 at Lindenwood (10/22/16) Week 5 (UCM) #1 #1 CoSIDA Academic All-District 45-21 at Missouri Southern (9/24/16) Week 6 (UCO) #1 #1 #16 Kyle Zimmerman 44-13 vs. Emporia State (11/26/16) Week 7 (NSU) #1 #1 44-3 vs. Missouri Western (11/12/16) Week 8 (LWU) #1 #1 MIAA Offensive Player of the Week 42-17 vs. Central Missouri (10/1/16) Week 9 (PSU) #1 #1 Oct. 31 - #16 Kyle Zimmerman 41-14 at Emporia State (9/1/16) Week 10 (FHSU) #1 #1 41-7 vs. Washburn (9/8/16) Week 11 (MWSU) #1 #1 D2Football.com Player of the Week 28-7 at Fort Hays State (11/5/16) Playoffs #1 #1 Nov. 3 - #16 Kyle Zimmerman
All-Time AFCA TOP-25 POLL 2016 NFF Campbell Trophy Semi-finalist Score Opponent SCHOOL 2016 Record K - #88 Simon Mathiesen 86-13...... vs. SBU (9/29/07) 1. Northwest Missouri St. (30) 11-0 74-29. . . . vs. Northeastern State (10/15/16) 2. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 11-0 2016 All-MIAA Performers 73-7...... vs. Lincoln (9/17/11) 3. Shepherd (W.Va.) 10-0 Offensive Player of the Year: #16 Kyle Zimmerman 72-10. . . . vs. Central Oklahoma (10/12/13) 4. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 11-0 Coach of the Year: Adam Dorrel 70-17...... vs. Fort Hays St. (9/24/11) 5. Harding (Ark.) 11-0 QB - #16 Kyle Zimmerman - 1st team 70-0...... vs. Truman (9/26/09) 6. California (Pa.) 10-0 TE/FB - #32 Jordan Grove* - 1st team 7. North Alabama 8-1 OL - #62 Chase Sherman* - 1st team 70-7...... vs. Missouri-Rolla (11/4/00) 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 9-1 OL - #66 Jamie Thieman - 1st team 70-7...... at Central Oklahoma (10/6/12) 9. Emporia St. (Kan.) 10-1 K - #88 Simon Mathiesen - 1st team 69-10...... vs. Pittsburg State (10/29/16) 10. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 11-0 DL - #11 Collin Bevins* - 1st team 69-0...... vs. Lindenwood (10/10/15) 11. Indiana (Pa.) 9-1 DL - #73 Cass Weitl - 1st team 69-33...... vs. Emporia St. (11/14/98) 12. North Carolina-Pembroke 9-1 LB - #43 Jacob Vollstedt - 1st team 68-7...... vs. Peru St. (9/22/73) 13. Minnesota-Duluth 10-1 DB - #6 Kevin Berg - 1st team 66-40...... vs Fort Hays St (10/31/09) 14. Newberry (S.C.) 10-1 RB - #28 Phil Jackson II - 2nd team 15. Ferris St. (Mich.) 9-2 WR - #13 Shawn Bane Jr. - 2nd team 66-6. . . . . vs. Northeastern State (9/29/12) 16. Ashland (Ohio) 9-2 DB - #20 Anthony Lane - 2nd team 65-3...... at Truman State (9/1/11) 17. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 10-1 RB - #7 Cameron Wilcox - 3rd team 65-20...... vs. E. New Mexico (10/15/11) 18. Fairmont St. (W.Va.) 10-1 OL - #79 Ryan Huff - 3rd team 65-0...... vs. Sioux Falls (11/18/38) 19. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 8-2 DB - #3 Edward Richey - 3rd team 65-10...... vs. SBU (9/23/00) 20. Central Missouri 9-2 LB - #4 Jarrod Bishop - 3rd team 63-28...... vs. SBU (9/6/08) 21. Colorado School of Mines 9-2 WR - #8 George Sehl - Honorable mention 63-21...... vs. Washburn (10/28/00) 22. Midwestern St. (Texas) 8-2 WR - #1 Dre Washington - Honorable mention 23. Florida Tech 8-2 TE/FB - #90 TJ Schieber - Honorable mention 62-21...... vs. Emporia St (11/12/11) 24t. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 9-2 DL - #68 Caleb Mather - Honorable mention 62-7...... vs. Emporia St. (10/21/00) 24t. Colorado Mesa 9-2 DB - #9 Marcus Jones - Honorable mention 61-36...... vs. Washburn (10/9/93) 25. Assumption (Mass.) 9-2 DB - #5 Jack Young - Honorable mention 60-22...... vs. Missouri-Rolla (9/27/03) As of Nov. 14, 2016 *unanimous selection 59-7. . . . . at Northeastern State (10/3/15) 59-21...... vs. St. Cloud State (12/7/13) D2 FOOTBALL.COM POLL 59-3...... vs. SBU (10/18/07) SCHOOL 2016 Record 59-28...... vs. Emporia St. (10/23/99) 1 Northwest Missouri 11-0 59-0...... vs. Fort Hays St. (10/21/06) 2 Grand Valley 11-0 59-28...... vs. Emporia State (10/2/04) 3 North Alabama 8-1 4 Shepherd 10-0 58-23. . . . . vs Nebraska-Omaha (9/18/10) 5 Sioux Falls 11-0 57-7...... vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) (9/13/97) 6 Emporia State 10-1 57-12...... vs. SBU (10/17/98) 7 Texas A&M-Commerce 9-1 56-21...... vs. Missouri-Rolla (9/28/96) 8 California 10-0 56-28. . . . . vs West Texas A&M (11/24/07) 9 Harding 11-0 56-7...... vs. Fort Hays St. (10/18/08) 10 IUP 9-1 56-7...... vs. Emporia St. (11/1/08) 11 Minnesota Duluth 10-1 12 Central Missouri 9-2 56-14...... vs. Central Mo. (10/7/09) 13 LIU-Post 11-0 56-31...... vs. California (Pa.) (12/5/09) 14 Ferris State 9-2 56-6...... vs. Washburn (10/27/12) 15 Ashland 9-2 56-10. . . . . at Central Oklahoma (10/8/16) 16 Valdosta State 8-2 55-16...... vs. Midwestern (9/5/98) 17 UNC-Pembroke 9-1 55-17...... vs. Central Mo. (11/11/00) 18 Midwestern State 8-2 55-9...... vs. SBU (11/11/06) 19 Southwest Baptist 10-1 20 Florida Tech 8-2 55-19...... vs. Mo. Southern (10/9/04) 21 Colorado Mines 9-2 55-10...... vs. Emporia State (11/3/12) 22 Azusa Pacific 9-2 23 Newberry 10-1 24 Fairmont State 10-1 25 Colorado Mesa 9-2 As of Nov. 15, 2016
Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com 6 HEAD COACH ADAM DORREL 2013 & 2015 AFCA NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR • SIXTH SEASON Adam Dorrel enters his sixth season as head coach at Northwest Missouri State University in 2016. As head coach, Dorrel has led Northwest to a pair of NCAA National Championships, four MIAA titles and has ap- peared in the NCAA playoffs all six seasons. In all, 44 Bearcats have earned first team All-MIAA honors under Dorrel.
HEAD COACH 2015 National Championship The 2015 Bearcats posted one of the greatest statistical seasons in NCAA history, en route to the program’s fifth NCAA title. The Bearcats finished the season ranked first nationally in scoring defense (12.3 ppg), total defense (224.0 ypg), rushing defense (59.3 ypg), third down conversion percentage defense (24.3 percent), Born: . . . . .Dec. 2, 1974 team sacks (4.00 spg) and team pass efficiency defense (87.81). The Northwest offense led the MIAA at 41.4 Hometown: . . Maryville, Mo. points per game, over five points per game clear of second place Central Oklahoma (36.0). The passing Wife: ...... Erin offense averaged 286.9 yards per game, the second highest total in the conference. On special teams, the Children: . . .Allie and Sam Bearcats blocked nine kicks and junior Simon Mathiesen set an MIAA single-season record with 25 field goals. Degrees: . Northwest, 1997; Eleven student-athletes were named First Team All-MIAA on the year with 32 earning MIAA Academic honors. . Northwest (M.Ed.) 2000 Dorrel was named the AFCA and MIAA Coach of the Year for the second time in his career. Since 2011 • Northwest has gone 73-8 2014 MIAA Championship overall and 57-5 in MIAA play Dorrel’s 2014 squad advanced to the NCAA Playoffs for the 11th consecutive year. In addition, the Bearcats • The Bearcats have won four MIAA Championships (2013, won the program’s 26th MIAA title, going 10-1 in conference. The Bearcats had eight first team All-MIAA hon- 14, 15 & 16) orees, including defensive end Matt Longacre who was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year for the • 44 first team All-MIAA honors second time. In all, 21 Northwest players garnered All-MIAA honors, the most among all schools. Dorrel was • All-America honors: 18 (Don named Coach of the Year by the AFCA, MIAA and KC Sports Commission. Hansen), 15 (D2Football. com), 13 (Daktronics/ 2013 National Championship CoSIDA), 10 (AP Little In just his third season as a head coach, Dorrel led his alma mater to the NCAA Division II national champion- All-America) and 3 (AFCA ship, going 15-0. It was just the second time in Northwest history that the Bearcats went undefeated, matching All-America). the 1998 championship team’s mark. Quarterback Trevor Adams was an NFF Scholar-Athlete and the CoSida • Scored 50 or more points 15 Academic All-America of the Year award winner. Adams and Longacre were named the MIAA Players of the times Year. Longacre received AFCA All-America honors and was honored with teammates Cody Carlson and Bran- • Been ranked No. 1 by the don Dixon on the CoSida/Daktronics All-America team. AFCA 23 times and in the top-5 49 weeks In the classroom, the Bearcats earned a 2.91 cumulative GPA with 11 players hitting a 4.0 and 78 with a 3.0 • Six Academic All-America GPA. Adams and linebacker Eric Reimer were both named Academic All-America, an honor that Adams gar- honors nered three times in his career and Reimer received twice.
THE DORREL RECORD DORREL VS. THE MIAA
YEAR SCHOOL POSITION TEAM RECORD NOTES OPPONENT DORREL STREAK 1998 Northeastern State Graduate Assistant 12-2 Emporia State (7-0) ...... W-7 1999 Northwest Graduate Assistant 14-1* National Champions Washburn (6-0) ...... W-6 2000 South Dakota State Offensive Line 8-3 Nebraska-Kearney (5-0) ...... W-5 2001 William Jewell Offensive Coordinator 4-6 Missouri Southern (6-0) ...... W-6 2002 William Jewell Offensive Coordinator 6-5 Central Missouri (5-1) ...... W-4 2003 William Jewell Offensive Coordinator 3-7 Central Oklahoma (5-0) ...... W-5 2004 William Jewell Offensive Coordinator 5-5 Northeastern State (5-0) ...... W-5 2005 Northwest Offensive Line 11-4 NCAA Divsion II Playoffs Lindenwood (3-0) ...... W-3 2006 Northwest Offensive Line 14-1* NCAA Divsion II Playoffs Pittsburg State (4-3) ...... W-2 2007 Northwest Offensive Coordinator 12-2* NCAA Divsion II Playoffs Fort Hays State (6-0) ...... W-6 2008 Northwest Offensive Coordinator 13-2* NCAA Divsion II Playoffs Missouri Western (5-2) ...... W-4 2009 Northwest Offensive Coordinator 14-1* National Champions 2010 Northwest Offensive Coordinator 12-2* NCAA Divsion II Playoffs YEAR RECORD MIAA RANK 2011 ...... 11-3 ...... 7-2 (2nd) 2011 Northwest Head Coach 11-3 NCAA Divsion II Playoffs 2012 ...... 10-3 ...... 8-2 (2nd) 2012 Northwest Head Coach 10-3 NCAA Divsion II Playoffs 2013 ...... 15-0 . . . . 10-0 (Champions) 2013 Northwest Head Coach 15-0* National Champions 2014 ...... 10-2 . . . . 10-1 (Champions) 2014 Northwest Head Coach 10-2* NCAA Division II Playoffs 2015 ...... 15-0 . . . . 11-0 (Champions) 2015 Northwest Head Coach 15-0* National Champions 2016 ...... 12-0 . . . . 11-0 (Champions) 2016 Northwest Head Coach 12-0* NCAA Division II Playoffs TOTAL . . . . 73-8 ...... 57-5
Head Coach Totals 73-8 (.899) *MIAA Champions
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ASSISTANT COACH RECORD BREAKDOWN Prior to being named head coach, Dorrel was no stranger to Bearcat foot- ball or its expectations. He was the offensive coordinator at Northwest from Current Streak ...... Won 27 2007 to 2010, helping the Bearcats to an unprecedented five consecutive Current Home Streak ...... Won 16 NCAA Division II championship appearances and their third national title in Current Road Streak ...... Won 11 2009. Last Home Win . . . . .44-13 vs. Emporia State (11/26/16) Last Road Win ...... 28-7 at Fort Hays (11/5/16) Dorrel became the 19th head coach in Northwest history in 2011, suc- Last Loss ...... 21-25 at Minnesota-Duluth (11/22/14) ceeding Mel Tjeerdsma who retired after 17 seasons at the helm in 2010. Last Road Loss . . .21-25 at Minnesota-Duluth (11/22/14) Long-time assistant Scott Bostwick was named head coach but never had the chance to lead the Bearcats on the field after passing away on June 5, Dorrel 2011. 2016 Era Home ...... 6-0 . 38-2 Away ...... 5-0 . 30-5 After earning his bachelor’s degree from Northwest in 1998, Dorrel spent Neutral site ...... 1-0 . .5-1 a year as a graduate assistant at Northeastern State in Oklahoma. He re- Natural Grass ...... 1-0 . .5-2 turned to Northwest as a graduate assistant in 1999 when the team won the Artificial Turf ...... 11-0 . . 68-6 second of its back-to-back national titles and completed his master’s degree Day Games ...... 8-0 . 58-8 at Northwest in 2000. Night Games ...... 4-0 . 15-0 Televised/Broadcated Games ...... 1-0 . 14-4 Dorrel served coaching stints at Dakota State University in South Dakota vs. Ranked Opponents ...... 3-0 . 26-6 and William Jewell College in Missouri before being appointed offensive August ...... 0-0 . .1-0 line coach at Northwest in 2004. He was promoted to offensive coordinator September ...... 4-0 . 23-1 prior to the 2007 season and then to assistant head coach after Scott Bost- October ...... 5-0 . 26-2 wick was named head coach in December 2010. November ...... 3-0 . 18-4 December ...... 0-0 . .6-1 During the summer of 2008, Dorrel was one of six American football Leading at Halftime ...... 12-0 . . 66-4 coaches to lead clinics overseas to further strengthen the sport beyond Trailing at Halftime ...... 0-0 . .7-3 the United States. During the summer of 2007, he served as offensive line Tied at Halftime ...... 0-0 . .0-1 Scoring first ...... 8-0 . 56-4 coach for Team USA as it competed and won the International Federation Opponent scoring first ...... 4-0 . 17-4 of American Football (IFAF) World Championships in Japan. Scoring 20 points or less ...... 0-0 . .0-3 Scoring 20-29 points ...... 1-0 . .7-3 PERSONAL Scoring 30-39 points ...... 0-0 . 18-2 Dorrel is a former Northwest All-American. He was a three-year captain for Scoring 40-49 points ...... 7-0 . 23-0 the Bearcats during his collegiate career as an offensive lineman from 1994 Scoring 50 or more points ...... 4-0 . 25-0 to 1997 and earned All-MIAA honors in 1995, 1996 and 1997. A Maryville Allowing 20 points or less ...... 10-0 . . 53-0 native, he also was a two-time All-District and All-Conference lineman at Allowing 20-29 points ...... 2-0 . 18-2 Maryville High School. Allowing 30-39 points ...... 0-0 . .2-5 Allowing 40-49 points ...... 0-0 . .0-1 Additionally, Dorrel’s family has long ties to Bearcat football, beginning with Allowing 50 or more points ...... 0-0 . .0-0 his great-grandfather, Ross Alexander Scott, who was a fullback on the first Gaining less than 20 first downs ...... 3-0 . 20-2 Bearcat football team in 1908. Dorrel’s grandfather and a great uncle also Gaining 20 or more first downs ...... 9-0 . 53-6 played in the program during the 1940s. Dorrel and his wife, Erin, live in Opponent gains 20 or less first downs . . . . .11-0 . . 59-0 Maryville with their twin daughters, Allie and Sam. Opponent gains 20 or more first downs . . . . 1-0 . 13-8 More rushing yards than opponent ...... 12-0 . . 62-2 Fewer rushing yards than opponent ...... 0-0 . 11-6 Rushing for less than 100 yards ...... 1-0 . .3-2 Rushing for 100 or more yards ...... 11-0 . . 70-6 Opponent rushes for less than 100 yards . . . .11-0 . . 48-1 Opponents rushes for more than 100 yards . . . 1-0 . 25-7 More passing yards than opponent ...... 10-0 . . 60-6 Fewer passing yards than opponent . . . . . 2-0 . 13-2 Passing for less than 100 yards ...... 0-0 . .1-0 Passing for 100 or more yards ...... 12-0 . . 72-8 Opponent passes for less than 100 yards . . . 1-0 . 17-0 Opponents passes for more than 100 yards . . 11-0 . . 56-8 More total yards than opponent ...... 12-0 . . 69-3 Fewer or same total yards as opponent . . . . 0-0 . .4-5 Gaining less than 400 yards of offense . . . . . 2-0 . 20-6 Gaining more than 400 yards of offense . . . . 10-0 . . 53-2 Opponent gains less than 400 yards of offense . 12-0 . . 70-5 Opponent gains more than 400 yards of offense . 0-0 . .3-3 Commit zero turnovers ...... 6-0 . 19-1 Commit less than three turnovers ...... 6-0 . 49-5 Commit three or more turnovers ...... 0-0 . .5-2 Opponent commits zero turnovers ...... 3-0 . .8-2 Opponent commits less than three turnovers . . 8-0 . 40-5 Opponent commits three or more turnovers . . 1-0 . 25-1 Leading in time of possession ...... 9-0 . 50-4 Trailing in time of possession ...... 3-0 . 23-4
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No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 56 Ben Althoff LB 1 Dre Washington WR 6-3 187 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / Diablo Valley JC 38 J’Ravien Anderson CB 2 Jordan Bishop WR 5-11 180 Jr. Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS 82 Marqus Andrews TE 3 Edward Richey S 5-11 196 Jr. Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS 50 Anthony Babida P 4 Jarrod Bishop LB 6-0 208 Jr. Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS 15 Jonathan Baker QB 5 Jack Young S 5-10 186 Sr. Jefferson City, Mo. / Jefferson City HS 13 Shawn Bane Jr. WR 6 Kevin Berg S 5-11 176 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst HS 6 Kevin Berg S 7 Cameron Wilcox RB 5-10 208 Jr. Naperville, Ill. / Metea Valley HS 11 Collin Bevins DT 8 George Sehl WR 6-3 210 Sr. Iowa City, Iowa / Iowa Western C.C. 4 Jarrod Bishop LB 9 Marcus Jones CB 6-0 176 Jr. Gladstone, Mo. / North Kansas City HS 2 Jordan Bishop WR 10 Emanuel Jones RB 5-11 207 So. Mundelein, Ill. / Mundelein HS 36 Cole Bixler LB 11 Collin Bevins DT 6-6 285 Sr. Creston, Iowa / Iowa State 39 Cole Bonde LB 12 Randy Schmidt WR 6-2 199 Jr. Eldridge, Iowa / North Scott HS 97 Harold Brantley DL 13 Shawn Bane Jr. WR 5-11 169 So. Sarasota, Fla. / Sarasota HS 47 Jamaal Brazil LB 14 Chama Pierre CB 6-2 205 So. Lake Worth, Fla. / Lake Worth HS 22 Haden Bryant WR 15 Jonathan Baker QB 6-0 196 Jr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 76 Jacob Cacek OL 16 Kyle Zimmerman QB 6-1 200 Sr. Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley HS 44 Matt Connelly LB 17 Zach Martin QB 6-3 201 Jr. Omaha, Neb. / Iowa Western CC 35 Breyon Dennis LB 18 Sha’Corey Foster WR 5-6 157 So. Riviera Beach, Fla. / American Heritage HS 52 Mike Ehlke DE 19 Cody Massey WR 6-3 188 So. St. Joseph, Mo. / Lafayette HS 71 Anthony Enriquez OL 20 Anthony Lane CB 5-9 185 So. Riviera Beach, Fla. / Palm Beach Gardens HS 81 Austen Eskew TE 21 Wes Smith CB 5-11 180 Jr. Miramar, Fla. / Villinova University 74 Zach Flott OL 22 Haden Bryant WR 5-9 164 Jr. Bullard, Texas / Bullard HS 55 Cole Forney LB 23 Najeem Hosein S 6-1 187 So. Orlando, Fla. / Oak Ridge HS 18 Sha’Corey Foster WR 24 Trent Nally S 6-3 197 So. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 41 Jacob Gassman FS 25 Quincy Woods WR 5-10 163 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook HS 53 Scott Gourley OL 26 Chase White RB 6-0 201 So. Maize, Kan. / Maize HS 32 Jordan Grove RB 27 Jack Richards CB 5-9 181 So. Lees Summit, Mo. / Lee Summit West HS 92 Bobby Gruenloh DE 28 Phil Jackson II RB 6-0 223 Sr. Carol Stream, Ill. / Glenbard North HS 45 Nick Hess LB 29 Jake Marshall S 5-11 178 Fr. Saint Johns, Fla. / Bartram Trail HS 51 Andy Hessler LB 30 Ben Trewyn K 5-11 193 Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa / Pleasant Valley HS 23 Najeem Hosein S 31 Joe Straws DB 6-0 205 Fr. Raytown, Mo. / Raytown HS 79 Ryan Huff OL 32 Jordan Grove RB 5-11 216 Jr. Adel, Iowa / A-D-M HS 28 Phil Jackson II RB 34 Brody McMahon RB 5-10 200 Fr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 37 Jayden Johnson QB 35 Breyon Dennis LB 6-1 226 So. Kansas City, Mo. / Rochurst HS 10 Emanuel Jones RB 36 Cole Bixler LB 6-1 215 So. Omaha, Neb. / Omaha North HS 9 Marcus Jones CB 37 Jayden Johnson QB 6-5 215 Fr. Stanwood, Iowa / North Cedar HS 46 Eli Keller LB 38 J’Ravien Anderson CB 6-1 168 Fr. Fort Myers, Fla. / North Fort Myers HS 85 Jordan Klingman TE 39 Cole Bonde LB 6-0 208 Jr. Bedford, Iowa / Bedford HS 70 Trey Kothe OL 40 Spencer Phillips DE 6-3 260 Fr. Glenwood, Iowa / Fremont-Mills HS 78 Landon Kubicek OL 41 Jacob Gassman FS 5-11 191 Fr. Kearney, Mo. / Kearney HS 20 Anthony Lane CB 42 Clay Meinders FB 6-0 231 Fr. Ackley, Iowa / AGWSR HS 29 Jake Marshall S 43 Jacob Vollstedt LB 6-2 215 Sr. Iowa City, Iowa / Iowa City Regina HS 17 Zach Martin QB 44 Matt Connelly LB 5-11 227 So. Omaha, Neb. / Omaha Westside HS 19 Cody Massey WR 45 Nick Hess LB 6-1 213 So. Liberty, Mo. / Liberty North HS 68 Caleb Mather DT 46 Eli Keller LB 6-2 207 Fr. Kearney, Neb. / Kearney HS 88 Simon Mathiesen K 47 Jamaal Brazil LB 6-1 202 Fr. Flint, Mich. / Park Hill HS 60 Myles McIntyre OL 48 Clayton Wilson TE 6-4 232 Jr. Tabor, Iowa / Fremont-Mills HS 34 Brody McMahon RB 50 Anthony Babida P 6-2 243 Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Southwestern CC 42 Clay Meinders FB 51 Andy Hessler LB 6-0 217 Fr. Hartland, Wisc. / Arrowhead HS 64 Kyle Meyer OL 53 Scott Gourley OL 6-1 269 Jr. Olathe, Kan. / Air Force Academy 69 Max Moore OL 54 Michael Sorfonden LS 6-0 195 Fr. Harlan, Iowa / Harlan Community HS 75 Jackson Morrison OL 55 Cole Forney LB 6-0 208 R-Sr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 98 Brent Morrow DT 56 Ben Althoff LB 6-1 216 So. Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra HS 93 Curt Mueller DE 57 Myles Scott DE 6-1 223 Fr. Tampa, Fla. / HB Plant HS 24 Trent Nally S 58 Chase Thomas OL 6-3 280 So. Smithville, Mo. / Smithville HS 77 Jonathan Ortiz OL 59 Joey Ziegler DE 6-4 265 Fr. St. Charles, Mo. / Francis Howell Central HS 65 Tim Otting OL 60 Myles McIntyre OL 6-3 268 Jr. Florissant, Mo. / McCluer North HS 40 Spencer Phillips DE 62 Chase Sherman OL 6-0 267 Sr. Crete, Neb. / Crete HS 91 Zach Pierce DL 63 Mike Ehlke DE 6-5 242 Fr. Little Chute, Wisc. / Little Chute HS 14 Chama Pierre CB 64 Kyle Meyer OL 6-3 283 Sr. Versailles, Mo. / Morgan County R-2 HS 83 Darby Raines WR 65 Tim Otting OL 6-4 268 Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Xavier HS
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66 Jamie Thieman OL 6-4 277 Sr. Concordia, Mo. / Concordia HS 86 Kyle Raunig TE 68 Caleb Mather DT 6-1 267 Jr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 27 Jack Richards CB 69 Max Moore OL 6-4 288 So. Walnut Creek, Calif. / Northgate HS 3 Edward Richey S 70 Trey Kothe OL 6-7 300 So. Macon, Mo. / Macon Senior HS 90 TJ Schieber TE 71 Anthony Enriquez OL 6-4 274 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. / Park Hill HS 12 Randy Schmidt WR 72 Ryan Spelhaug TE 6-3 237 Fr. Bettendorf, Iowa / Pleasant Valley HS 57 Myles Scott DE 73 Cass Weitl DE 6-4 273 Sr. Carroll, Iowa / Kuemper HS 8 George Sehl WR 74 Zach Flott OL 6-5 293 So. Ralston, Neb. / Ralston HS 62 Chase Sherman OL 75 Jackson Morrison OL 6-3 295 So. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 21 Wes Smith CB 76 Jacob Cacek OL 6-3 269 Fr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 54 Michael Sorfonden LS 77 Jonathan Ortiz OL 6-6 277 Fr. Eudora, Kan. / Eudora HS 99 Ben Spaeth DT 78 Landon Kubicek OL 6-4 289 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Southeast HS 72 Ryan Spelhaug TE 79 Ryan Huff OL 6-4 282 Jr. Ralston, Neb. / Ralston HS 31 Joe Straws DB 80 Shane Williams WR 6-0 196 Jr. Mount Vernon, Mo. / Mt. Vernon HS 66 Jamie Thieman OL 81 Austen Eskew TE 6-4 241 So. Lawson, Mo. / Lawson HS 58 Chase Thomas OL 82 Marqus Andrews TE 6-3 237 Fr. Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HS 95 Matt Thorman P 83 Darby Raines WR 6-2 174 Jr. Independence, Mo. / Fort Osage HS 30 Ben Trewyn K 85 Jordan Klingman TE 6-5 224 Fr. Nashua, Iowa / Nashua-Plainfield HS 43 Jacob Vollstedt LB 86 Kyle Raunig TE 6-4 246 Fr. Olathe, Kan. / St. Thomas Aquinas HS 1 Dre Washington WR 88 Simon Mathiesen K 6-4 205 Sr. Vedbaek, Denmark / Copenhagen Business School 73 Cass Weitl DE 90 TJ Schieber TE 6-3 260 Sr. Hamilton, Mo. / Penney HS 26 Chase White RB 91 Zach Pierce DL 6-4 254 Fr. Gladbrook, Iowa / Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS 7 Cameron Wilcox RB 92 Bobby Gruenloh DE 6-4 252 Jr. Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra HS 80 Shane Williams WR 93 Curt Mueller DE 6-4 245 Fr. Edwardsville, Ill. / Edwardsville HS 48 Clayton Wilson TE 95 Matt Thorman P 6-0 213 So. Prairie Village, Kan. / Bishop Miege HS 25 Quincy Woods WR 97 Harold Brantley DE 6-3 280 Sr. Hershey, Pa. / Missouri 5 Jack Young S 98 Brent Morrow DT 6-2 293 So. St. Louis, Mo. / Ladue Horton Watkins HS 59 Joey Ziegler OL 99 Ben Spaeth DT 6-2 276 Jr. Spirit Lake, Iowa / Iowa Western C.C. 16 Kyle Zimmerman QB
PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE 50 Anthony Babida . . . . BAH-bee-DUH 84 Ryan Spelhaug ...... SPILL-hog 54 Michael Sorfonden . . SWORE-fuh-DIN 85 Jordan Klingman . . . . . KLING-man 4 Jarrod Bishop ...... JARED 56 Ben Althoff ...... ALL-toff 86 Kyle Raunig ...... RAW-nig 8 George Sehl ...... SEAL 63 Mike Ehlke ...... ELLE-key 88 Simon Mathiesen . . . . .MA-tee-SIN 14 Chama Pierre ...... SHAW-mah 65 Tim Otting ...... AHT-ting 90 TJ Schieber ...... SHEE-buhr 23 Najem Hosein . NAH-geem HO-say-EEN 70 Trey Kothe ...... CO-thee 92 Bobby Gruenloh ...... GRUN-low 30 Ben Trewyn ...... TRUE-in 73 Cass Weitl ...... WHY-tul 93 Curt Mueller ...... MUE-lur 35 Breyon Dennis ...... BREE-on 76 Jacob Cacek ...... SAH-sick 99 Ben Spaeth ...... SPATHE 38 J’Ravien Anderson . . . . JA-rave-E-on 78 Landon Kubicek . . . KUH-buh-CHECK 39 Cole Bonde ...... Bond 81 Austen Eskew . . . . AUSTIN ESS-cue HC Adam Dorrel ...... DOOR-uhl 42 Clay Meinders ...... MINE-durs 82 Marqus Andrews ...... Marcus AC Charlie Flohr ...... Floor
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Braxton Anderson S Omaha, Neb. / Westside HS Kobe Hardin RB Odessa, Mo. / Odessa HS Jackson Barnes LB Kansas City, Mo. / Liberty HS Seth Hedrick WR Waynesville, Mo. / Waynesville HS Gabriel Bautz OL Waukesha, Wisc. / Catholic Memorial HS Tommy Hyland DE Lombard, Ill. / Montini Catholic HS Blake Bayer S Albia, Iowa / Albia Community HS Jadyn Kowalski QB Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue West HS Dakota Beemer S Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS Grant Martin WR Omaha, Neb. / Omaha North HS Montel Berry S Kansas City, Mo. / Ruskin HS Shelby McMillen DE Stanberry, Mo. / Stanberry HS Tyler Boehm LB Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Lee’s Summit West HS Jarrett Miles DB Miami, Fla. / Hialeah HS Faizol Bouchard WR Kansas City, Mo. / Staley HS Jake Noel DT Sioux City, Iowa / Bishop Heelan HS Joe Brannan QB Jacksonville, Ill. / Jacksonville HS Will Obert DE Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra HS Kier Brown RB Eldridge, Iowa / North Scott HS Dustin Piper DT Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS Brody Buck LB Omaha, Neb. / Millard North HS Gore Pitia S Kansas City, Mo. / Staley HS Ruon Chuol S Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln HS Samuel Roberts DE Waynesville, Mo. / Waynesville HS Austin Clarkson OL Scottsbulff, Neb. / Scottsbluff HS Trenton Roller OL Buckner, Mo. / Fort Osage HS Kyle Dolecheck WR Mount Ayr, Iowa / Mount Ayr HS Spencer Sidzyik DE Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue West HS Austin Ellis DE Blue Springs, Mo. / Blue Springs HS Alec Tatum WR Huntsville, Texas / Huntsville HS Donte Felix-Glover DB Tampa, Fla. / Howard W. Blake HS Taj Taylor DB Largo, Fla. / Largo HS Matthew Frankenbach OL Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra HS Kade Theobald OL Council Bluffs, Iowa / Lewis Central HS Aundra Gilbert DB Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln HS Noah Williams DE Dodge City, Kan. / Dodge City HS Blake Green DT Bradenton, Fla. / Bradenton Southeast TyDarrius Griffin OL Hazelwood, Mo. / Hazelwood West HS Chris Hahn K Bellevue, Neb. / Bellevue West HS Chance Hall DB Omaha, Neb. / Omaha Central HS
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#16 Kyle Zimmerman Zimmerman’s Best Games Sr. • Overland Park, Kan. • Blue Valley HS • 6-3 • 210 lbs. Completions: 27 at Missouri Southern, 9/24/16 Zimmerman in 2016 C A INT Pct. Yds TDs Lg Rush Yds TDs Lg. Yards: 385 vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 at Emporia State 26 36 0 72.20% 310 2 48 9 30 1 11 Touchdowns: 6 vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 Washburn 23 37 0 62.20% 212 3 40 7 30 0 11 Nebraska-Kearney 14 25 0 56.00% 277 4 75 5 29 0 12 Rush Attempts: 11 (2x) last vs. Lindenwood, 10/10/15 at Missouri Southern 27 35 0 77.10% 258 2 42 5 36 0 16 Rush Yards: 84 at Northeastern State, 10/3/15 Central Missouri 24 33 0 72.70% 275 2 43 4 19 0 12 Rush TDs: 1 (10x) last vs. Missouri Western, 11/12/16 at Central Oklahoma 18 23 0 78.30% 299 5 78 5 45 0 35 Northeastern State 16 22 0 72.70% 270 5 76 4 17 1 8 MIAA Player of the Year ... First Team All-MIAA ... has at Lindenwood 26 39 0 66.70% 350 2 50 7 21 1 8 thrown for at least one touchdown in all 12 games this Pittsburg State 19 21 0 90.50% 385 6 68 6 33 1 17 season ... 35 touchdown passses ranks 3rd in Bearcat Fort Hays State 20 32 2 62.5% 174 1 24 3 4 0 9 single season records, 7 behind Blake Bolles’ mark of Missouri Western 18 30 0 60.0% 246 2 44 6 7 1 7 42 in 2009 ... set Northwest single game records with Emporia State 19 31 0 61.3% 186 1 26 8 5 2 12 six passing TDs and seven total TDs against Pittsburg Totals 250 364 2 69.0% 3242 35 78 69 276 7 35 State ... Don Black Homecoming MVP ... leads the MIAA with 35 touchdowns, 174.1 QB efficiency and 2 interceptions ... career 70.1 completion percentage, would rank 1st all-time for min of 100 completions.
Games Comp. Atts. INTs Yards TDs Lg. Pct. Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TDs Rush Lg. 2013 - Redshirt Freshman 8 4 5 0 10 0 11 .800 20 84 1 14 2014 - Sophomore 10 12 19 1 50 0 14 .632 47 272 1 29 2015 - Junior 10 18 20 0 160 2 36 .900 51 266 3 34 2016 - Senior 12 250 364 2 3242 35 78 .690 69 276 7 35 Career Numbers 40 284 408 3 3462 37 78 .701 187 898 12 35
#15 Jonathan Baker Baker’s Best Games Jr. • Maryville, Mo. • Maryville HS • 6-3 • 210 lbs. Completions: 4, vs. Northeastern State, 10/15/16 Baker in 2016 C A INT Pct. Yds TDs Lg R Yds TDs Lg. Yards: 29 vs. Washburn, 9/8/16 at Emporia State 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Missouri Southern, 9/10/15 Washburn 2 2 0 100.00% 29 0 23 2 20 0 13 Nebraska-Kearney 3 6 1 50.00% 21 0 12 6 45 0 14 Rush Attempts: 6 vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 9/17/16 at Missouri Southern 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 1 9 0 9 Rush Yards: 58, vs. Northeastern State, 10/15/16 Central Missouri 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rush TDs: 1 (2x) last vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 at Central Oklahoma 1 2 1 50.00% 14 0 14 3 13 0 11 Northeastern State 4 5 0 80.00% 12 0 5 5 58 0 30 Appeared in 25 career games ... served as team’s at Lindenwood 0 0 0 0.00% 0 0 0 1 12 0 12 primary field goal holder ... completed 9-of-10 passes Pittsburg State 1 1 0 100.00% 8 0 8 5 27 1 16 as a sophomore in 2015 and 15-of-21 passes in 2016 at Fort Hays State 0 1 0 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... ran for second career touchdown against Pittsburg Missouri Western 4 4 0 100.0% 17 0 7 2 4 0 2 State (10/29/16). Emporia State 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 2 19 0 18 Total 15 21 2 71.0% 101 0 23 28 211 1 30
Games Comp. Atts. INTs Yards TDs Lg. Pct. Rush Att. Rush Yds. Rush TDs Rush Lg. 2014 - Redshirt Freshman ------2015 - Sophomore 13 9 10 0 43 1 9 .900 12 14 1 4 2016 - Junior 12 15 21 2 101 0 23 .710 28 211 1 30 Career Numbers 25 24 31 2 144 1 23 .770 40 225 2 30
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#28 Phil Jackson II | Sr. • Carol Stream, Ill. • Glenbard North HS • 6-0 • 223 lbs.
Jackson in 2016 Rush Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds TD Lg. at Emporia State 14 94 0 17 1 5 1 5 Jackson’s Best Games vs. Washburn 7 14 1 7 3 26 0 11 Rush Attempts: 21 vs. Shepherd, 12/19/15 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 6 13 1 6 - - - - Rush Yards: 150 vs. Fort Hays State, 10/24/15 at Missouri Southern 13 91 2 20 1 5 0 5 Rush TDs: 4 vs. St. Cloud State, 12/7/13 vs. Central Missouri 15 97 2 35 2 13 0 12 at Central Oklahoma 7 58 1 43 - - - - Receptions: 3 (3x) last at Lindenwood, 10/22/16 vs. Northeastern State 12 112 0 20 0 0 0 0 at Lindenwood 6 10 0 6 3 40 1 19 Reception Yards: 40 at Lindenwood, 10/22/16 vs. Pittsburg State 5 48 0 28 1 7 1 7 Receiving TDs: 1 (3x) last vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 at Fort Hays State 18 85 1 15 0 0 0 0 Missouri Western 10 108 0 28 - - - - Career GP Rush Att. Yds. TDs Lg Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. Emporia State 9 39 0 13 4 29 0 19 2013 - R. Fr. 13 63 384 6 29 - - - - Totals 122 769 8 43 15 125 3 19 2014 - So. 11 104 475 7 59 9 52 - 17 2015 - Jr. 15 191 951 14 32 7 72 - 19 2016 - Sr. 12 122 769 8 43 15 125 3 19 Totals 51 471 2540 35 59 27 220 3 19 Second team All-MIAA ... ranks sixth in career rushing touchdowns (James Franklin, 36) ... 38 career touchdowns 9th all-time (40, Derek Lane) ... ranks 8th in career rushing yardage (2,730, Jeremy Wilson) ... ranks 9th in career rush attempts (Kirk Mathews, 489) ... nine multi-rushing touchdown perfor- mances in career ... seven 100+ yard rushing performances.
#7 Cameron Wilcox | Jr. • Naperville, Ill. • Metea Valley HS • 5-10 • 205 lbs.
Wilcox in 2016 Rush Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds TD Lg. at Emporia State 11 26 2 7 1 6 0 6 Wilcox’s Best Games vs. Washburn 4 12 0 4 3 28 0 15 Rush Attempts: 19 vs. Missouri Western, 11/1/14 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 6 37 0 9 1 6 0 6 Rush Yards: 125 vs. Missouri Western, 11/1/14 at Missouri Southern 16 104 2 23 1 6 0 6 Rush TDs: 2 (3x) last at Missouri Southern, 9/24/16 vs. Central Missouri 9 61 2 34 0 0 0 0 at Central Oklahoma ------Receptions: 3 (4x) last vs. Washburn, 9/8/16 vs. Northeastern State 11 89 1 19 - - - - at Lindenwood 6 29 2 17 2 36 0 27 Reception Yards: 47 at Central Missouri, 9/19/15 vs. Pittsburg State 6 18 0 6 0 0 0 0 Receiving TDs: 1 vs. Missouri Western, 11/12/16 at Fort Hays State 14 76 1 18 1 6 0 6 Missouri Western 6 23 1 11 2 3 1 2 Career GP Rush Att. Yds. TDs Lg Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. Emporia State 8 72 0 26 2 21 0 16 2014 - R. Fr. 11 88 510 6 38 7 42 - 32 Totals 97 547 11 34 13 112 1 27 2015 - So. 13 110 456 3 22 11 84 - 28 2016 - Jr. 11 97 547 11 34 13 112 1 27 Totals 35 295 1513 20 38 31 238 1 32
Third Team All-MIAA ... appeared in 35 career games ... ranks second in the MIAA with 11 rushing touchdowns ... went over 1,000 career rushing yards against Washburn (9/8/16) ... has surpassed 100+ rushing yards three times in his career ... has 6 multi-touchdown games in his career (at UCO 9/27/14; at ESU 9/1/16; at MSSU 9/24/16; vs. UCM 10/1/16; at LWU 10/22/16; vs MWSU 11/12/16) ... appeared in five career NCAA playoff games.
#32 Jordan Grove | Jr. • Adel, Iowa • A-D-M HS • 5-11 • 215 lbs.
Grove in 2016 Rush Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds TD Lg. at Emporia State 3 4 0 5 5 92 0 48 Grove’s Best Games vs. Washburn 2 3 0 2 2 42 1 40 Rush Attempts: 10 vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 9/4/14 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 4 19 0 9 2 12 0 9 Rush Yards: 48 vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 9/4/14 at Missouri Southern 2 17 0 9 4 16 1 10 Rush TDs: 2 vs. Shepherd, 12/19/15 vs. Central Missouri 5 13 0 5 5 54 0 21 at Central Oklahoma 3 9 0 5 3 74 1 42 Receptions: 9 vs. Fort Hays State, 10/24/15 vs. Northeastern State 1 16 0 16 3 13 1 5 at Lindenwood 0 0 0 0 4 32 0 12 Reception Yards: 104 vs. Shepherd, 12/19/15 vs. Pittsburg State 1 9 0 9 3 15 0 9 Receiving TDs: 2 (2x) last vs. Emporia State, 12/5/15 at Fort Hays State 0 0 0 0 4 22 0 9 Missouri Western 0 0 0 0 4 42 0 21 Career GP Rush Att. Yds. TDs Lg Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. Emporia State 0 0 0 0 6 47 0 18 2014 - R. Fr. 5 27 102 - 11 2 25 - 14 Totals 21 90 0 16 45 461 4 48 2015 - So. 15 38 170 4 36 47 597 7 74 2016 - Jr. 12 21 90 0 16 45 461 4 48 Totals 32 21 90 0 16 94 1083 11 74
Two-time First Team All-MIAA ... went over 1,000 career receiving yards against Missouri Western (11/12/16) ... has caught at least one pass in each of the last 20 games ... leads the team with 45 receptions this season ... averaging 11.5 yards per catch ... caught at least two-passes in 11 games during 2015 season ... 2015 Don Hansen honorable mention All-America.
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#13 Shawn Bane Jr. Bane Jr.’s Best Games So. • Sarasota, Fla. • Sarasota HS • 5-11 • 169 lbs. Receptions: 11 at Washburn, 11/14/15 Bane Jr. in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Bane Jr. in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yards: 157 vs. Northeastern State, 10/15/16 at Emporia State 3 46 1 26 vs. Pittsburg State 2 106 1 63 Receiving TDs: 3 at Central Oklahoma, 10/8/16 vs. Washburn 2 26 0 18 at Fort Hays State - - - - vs. Nebraska-Kearney 2 127 2 75 vs. Missouri Western - - - - at Missouri Southern 3 34 0 21 vs. Emporia State - - - - Career GP Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. 2015 - R. Fr. 15 82 1207 8 75 vs. Central Missouri 3 27 0 16 Totals 30 691 10 78 at Central Oklahoma 6 126 3 78 2016 - So. 10 30 691 10 78 vs. Northeastern State 4 157 2 76 Totals 25 112 1,898 18 78 at Lindenwood 5 42 1 12
Second Team All-MIAA ... 9th in career receiving yards (Mike Peterson, 1,987) ... t-8th all time with 18 TD catches (Wade Hanson, 19) ... 23 multi-catch performances ... 9-100+ yard catch performances ... 5 multi-TD catch performances.
#80 Shane Williams Williams’ Best Games Jr. • Mount Vernon, Mo. • Mt. Vernon HS • 6-0 • 193 lbs. Receptions: 6 vs. Missouri Southern, 9/10/15 Williams in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Williams in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yards: 114 vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 at Emporia State 2 5 0 5 vs. Pittsburg State 3 114 2 68 Receiving TDs: 2 (2x) last vs. PSU, 10/29/16 vs. Washburn 2 23 0 18 at Fort Hays State - - - - vs. Nebraska-Kearney 1 9 0 9 vs. Missouri Western 3 47 0 21 Career GP Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. at Missouri Southern 2 26 0 20 vs. Emporia State 1 6 1 6 2014 - R. Fr. 12 3 30 - 14 vs. Central Missouri 3 33 1 15 Totals 23 335 4 68 at Central Oklahoma 1 17 0 17 2015 - So. 15 36 525 5 37 vs. Northeastern State 1 7 0 7 2016 - Jr. 12 23 335 4 68 at Lindenwood 4 48 0 20 Totals 39 62 890 9 68
Appeared in 39 career games including all 15 games in 2015 ... 17 multi-catch performances in his career ... nine career touchdown catches ... two multi-touchdown catch games ... career-long 68 yard TD catch vs. Pittsburg State ... TD catch vs. Shepherd in 2015 National Championship game.
#8 George Sehl Sehl’s Best Games Sr. • Iowa City, Iowa • Regina HS • Iowa Western CC • 6-3 • 207 lbs. Receptions: 5 (2x) last vs. UCM, 10/1/16 Sehl in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Sehl in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yards: 87 at Pittsburg State, 10/17/15 at Emporia State 2 29 0 24 vs. Pittsburg State - - - - Receiving TDs: 2, 2x, last vs. UNK, 9/17/16 vs. Washburn 4 28 1 9 at Fort Hays State 2 39 0 24 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 2 82 2 42 vs. Missouri Western 2 52 0 44 Career GP Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. at Missouri Southern 4 36 0 16 vs. Emporia State - - - - 2014 - So. 10 27 306 3 42 vs. Central Missouri 5 76 0 43 Totals 26 424 4 44 at Central Oklahoma 1 26 1 26 2015 - Jr. 15 32 551 7 68 vs. Northeastern State 1 26 0 26 2016 - Sr. 12 26 424 4 44 at Lindenwood 3 30 0 14 Totals 37 85 1281 14 68
All-MIAA Honorable Mention ... has 14 career touchdown catches ... averages 15.1 yards per catch and 35.6 yards per game for his career ... high school teammate of Jacob Vollstedt after transfering as a sophomore from Iowa Western C.C.
#48 Clayton Wilson Wilson’s Best Games Jr. • Tabor, Iowa • Fremont-Mills HS • 6-4 • 227 lbs. Receptions: 4 (5x) last vs. UCM, 10/1/16 Wilson in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Wilson in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yards: 50 at Lindenwood, 10/22/16 at Emporia State 3 36 0 19 vs. Pittsburg State 3 27 1 11 Receiving TDs: 1 (5x) last vs. PSU, 10/29/16 vs. Washburn 1 2 0 2 at Fort Hays 1 11 0 11 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 3 14 0 10 vs. Missouri Western 3 31 0 19 Career GP Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. at Missouri Southern 1 13 0 13 vs. Emporia State - - - - 2014 - R. Fr. 10 5 31 - 11 vs. Central Missouri 4 28 1 13 Totals 20 212 2 50 at Central Oklahoma - - - - 2015 - So. 14 32 275 3 23 vs. Northeastern State - - - - 2016 - Jr. 12 20 212 2 50 at Lindenwood 1 50 0 50 Totals 36 57 518 5 50
Has appeared in 36 career games ... caught passes in nine games this season and 12-of-14 games he appeared in as a sophomore ... has five career touchdown catches including one against Pittsburg State (10/29/16) and Central Missouri (10/1/16) this season.
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#1 Dre Washington Washington’s Best Games Sr. • St. Louis, Mo. • Ladue Horton Watkins HS • 6-3 • 189 lbs. Receptions: 6 vs. Emporia State, 12/5/15 Washington in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Washington in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yards: 76 at Central Oklahoma, 10/8/16 at Emporia State 3 34 0 16 vs, Pittsburg State 3 41 0 23 Receiving TDs: 1 (4x) last vs. MWSU, 11/12/16 vs. Washburn 4 37 1 14 at Fort Hays State 2 16 0 16 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 1 11 0 11 vs. Missouri Western 3 42 1 18 at Missouri Southern 3 45 0 17 vs. Emporia State 2 32 0 19 Career GP Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. 2015 - Jr. 15 30 300 0 67 vs. Central Missouri 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 373 4 37 at Central Oklahoma 5 76 1 37 2016 - Sr. 11 29 373 4 37 vs. Northeastern State 3 39 1 17 Totals 26 59 673 4 67 at Lindenwood - - - -
All-MIAA Honorable Mention ... nine multi-catch games in 2016 ... caught career-best six passes against Emporia State in NCAA Quarterfinals (12/5/15) ... first career touchdown catch against Washburn at home (9/8/16) ... returned three kicks vs. UCM 10/1/16.
#2 Jordan Bishop Bishop’s Best Games Jr. • Kirkwood, Mo. • Kirkwood HS • 5-11 • 180 lbs. Receptions: 4 at Missouri Southern, 9/24/16 Bishop in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Bishop in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yards: 59 at Missouri Southern, 9/24/16 at Emporia State - - - - vs. Pittsburg State 1 47 0 47 Receiving TDs: 1 (3x) last vs. ESU, 11/26/16 vs. Washburn - - - - at Fort Hays State 3 19 0 8 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 1 5 0 5 vs. Missouri Western - - - - Career GP Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. at Missouri Southern 4 59 1 42 vs. Emporia State 2 78 1 52 2014 - R. Fr. 1 - - - - vs. Central Missouri 1 8 0 8 Totals 18 259 2 52 at Central Oklahoma 3 19 0 7 2015 - So. 14 7 73 1 29 vs. Northeastern State 3 24 0 13 2016 - Jr. 12 18 259 2 52 at Lindenwood - - - - Totals 27 25 332 3 52
Has played in 27 career games ... threw first career touchdown against Central Oklahoma (10/8/16) ... caught first touchdown pass against Emporia State, 12/5/15, in NCAA quarterfinals ... twin brother #4 Jarrod Bishop is a linebacker for Northwest ... high school teammate of #3 Edward Richey
#18 Sha’Corey Foster Foster’s Best Games So. • Riviera Beach, Fla. • American Heritage HS • 5-6 • 153 lbs. Receptions: 3 (3x) last at Fort Hays, 11/5/16 Foster in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Foster in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yards: 29 vs. Emporia State, 11/7/15 at Emporia State 3 19 0 9 vs. Pittsburg State 1 13 0 13 Receiving TDs: N/A vs. Washburn 1 0 0 0 at Fort Hays State 3 25 0 15 vs. Nebraska-Kearney 1 5 0 5 vs. Missouri Western 1 5 0 5 Career GP Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. at Missouri Southern 2 -4 0 0 vs. Emporia State 1 6 0 6 2015 - R. Fr. 15 17 107 - 29 vs. Central Missouri 1 27 0 27 Totals 19 137 0 27 at Central Oklahoma 1 14 0 14 2016 - So. 12 19 137 0 27 vs. Northeastern State 2 7 0 5 Totals 27 36 244 0 29 at Lindenwood 2 20 0 15
Appeared in 15 games as a redshirt freshman in 2015 ... has caught at least one pass in all 12 games this season ... has returned 16 career kickoffs for 248 yards and 13 punts for 77 yards ... caught 35 passes for 238 total yards in his career
#90 T.J. Schieber Schieber’s Best Games Sr. • Hamilton, Mo. • Penney HS • 6-3 • 255 lbs. Receptions: 2 (3x) last at Lindenwood, 10/22/16 Schieber in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Schieber in 2016 Rec Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yards: 40 at Missouri Southern, 9/11/14 at Emporia State - - - - vs. Pittsburg State - - - - Receiving TDs: 1 (5x) last at Fort Hays, 11/5/16 vs. Washburn 1 0 0 0 at Fort Hays State 1 10 1 10 vs. Nebraska-Kearney - - - - vs. Missouri Western - - - - Career GP Rec. Yds. TDs Lg. at Missouri Southern 1 3 0 3 vs. Emporia State - - - - 2013 - R. Fr. 14 - - - - vs. Central Missouri 1 12 0 12 Totals 7 54 1 13 at Central Oklahoma 1 8 0 8 2014 - So. 11 8 89 3 23 vs. Northeastern State - - - - 2015 - Jr. 13 2 14 1 11 at Lindenwood 2 21 0 13 2016 - Sr. 11 7 54 1 13 Totals 49 17 157 5 23 Appeared in 49 career games ... has caught 17 career passes for 157 yards ... has five career touchdowns ... caught a TD pass in 2015 NCAA semifinal against West Georgia.
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Single Game Bests Tackles TFLs Sacks INTs
#11 Collin Bevins, DT 8 (2x) 5.0 4.0 (2x) N/A Sr. | 6-6 | 286 lbs. last vs. ESU, 11/26/16 vs. ESU, 11/7/15 last vs. Shepherd, 12/19/15 Creston, Iowa / Iowa State
#43 Jacob Vollstedt, LB Sr. | 6-2 | 221 lbs. 18 (2x) 5.0 3.0 1 last vs. ESU, 12/5/15 vs. ESU, 11/26/16 vs. UCO (9/26/15 at PSU, 10/17/15 Iowa City, Iowa / Regina HS
#6 Kevin Berg, S 11 2.0 N/A 2 (4x) Sr. | 5-11 | 184 lbs. vs. UCO, 9/26/15 vs. Humboldt St., 11/28/15 last vs. PSU, 10/29/16 Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst HS
#73 Cass Weitl, DL 10 3.0 1.5 (4x) N/A Sr. | 6-2 | 221 lbs. at LWU, 10/22/16 at UNK, 9/3/15 last at LWU, 10/22/16 Iowa City, Iowa / Regina HS
#45 Nick Hess, LB 7 2.0 1.0 N/A So. | 6-1 | 213 lbs. at MSSU, 9/24/16 at FHSU, 11/5/16 at FHSU, 11/5/16 Liberty, Mo. / Liberty North HS
#3 Edward Richey, S 7 (3x) 1.5 (2x) 0.5 1 (5x) Jr. | 5-11 | 197 lbs. last vs. ESU, 11/26/16 last vs. UCM, 10/1/16 at FHSU, 11/5/16 last vs. WU, 9/8/16 Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS
#4 Jarrod Bishop, LB 8 3.0 2.5 1 (3x) Jr. | 6-0 | 193 lbs. at FHSU, 11/5/16 vs. MWSU, 11/12/16 vs. MWSU, 11/12/16 last vs. ESU, 11/26/16 Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS
#5 Jack Young, S Sr. | 5-10 | 189 lbs. 9 1.0 (3x) N/A 1 (11x) Jefferson City, Mo. / Jefferson City HS vs. MWSU, 11/12/16 last at ESU, 11/8/14 last vs. ESU, 11/26/16
#68 Caleb Mather, DL Jr. | 6-1 | 271 lbs. 5 2.5 2.0 N/A Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS at FHSU, 11/5/16 vs. Humboldt St., 11/28/15 vs. Humboldt St., 11/28/15
#92 Bobby Gruenloh, DL Jr. | 6-2 | 252 lbs. 3 (7x) 2.0 (2x) 1.0 (3x) N/A Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra HS last vs. MWSU, 11/12/16 last at LWU, 10/22/16 last at LWU, 10/22/16
#20 Anthony Lane, CB So. | 5-9 | 185 lbs. 5 1.0 N/A 1 (2x) Riviera Beach, Fla. / vs. PSU, 10/29/16 vs. MWSU, 11/12/16 last at UCO, 10/8/16 Palm Beach Gardens HS
2016 Defensive Leaders Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Asst Total TFL TFLYds Sacks SackYds Int IntYds BU Qbh Rcv RcvYds FF Kick Saf Vollstedt, Jacob 12 52 53 105 18.0 70 5.5 35 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 Weitl, Cass 12 20 39 59 12.0 74 7.5 55 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 1 0 Bevins, Collin 12 22 30 52 14.0 53 7.0 40 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 Young, Jack 12 23 20 43 1.0 1 0 0 5 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Berg, Kevin 11 29 13 42 1.5 4 0 0 4 113 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bishop, Jarrod 9 15 26 41 5.0 20 3.0 14 2 114 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 Richey, Edward 12 26 14 40 4.0 11 0.5 4 1 5 10 0 0 2 2 1 0
15 Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com BEARCAT DEFENSIVE CAREER STATS
#11 Collin Bevins TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK SACKS GP UA A Total Yards 2013 14 15 11 26 7.5 41 2 1 0 0 2013 14 4 2 5 34 2014 10 12 14 26 9.0 48 1 0 1 1 2014 10 4 3 5.5 34 2015 13 28 27 55 26.5 115 0 2 1 1 2015 13 14 3 15.5 96 2016 12 22 30 52 14.0 53 0 0 0 0 2016 12 5 4 7 40 Total 49 77 82 159 57.0 257 3 3 2 2 Total 49 27 12 33.0 204
#43 Jacob Vollstedt TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK SACKS GP UA A Total Yards 2013 15 20 10 30 1.5 3 0 2 1 1 2013 15 0 0 0 0 2014 12 15 16 31 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 2014 12 0 1 0.5 2 2015 15 61 61 122 17.0 102 3 2 0 0 2015 15 11 4 13 90 2016 12 52 53 105 18.0 70 1 0 1 2 2016 12 4 3 5.5 35 Total 54 148 140 288 38.5 179 4 4 2 3 Total 54 15 8 19.0 127
#73 Cass Weitl TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK SACKS GP UA A Total Yards 2013 11 6 6 12 1.0 7 0 0 0 0 2013 11 1 1 1.5 7 2014 12 11 20 31 6.0 29 1 0 1 0 2014 12 1 2 2 15 2015 14 22 38 60 11.0 53 0 1 1 0 2015 14 4 3 5.5 38 2016 12 20 39 59 12.0 74 1 2 0 1 2016 12 4 7 7.5 55 Total 49 59 103 162 30.0 163 2 3 2 1 Total 49 10 13 16.5 115
#6 Kevin Berg TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK INTs GP NO Yards TD Long Avg/R Avg/G 2013 15 15 5 20 0.0 0 2 0 0 1 2013 15 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2014 12 5 6 11 0.0 0 4 0 0 0 2014 12 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2015 14 38 16 54 6.0 31 13 2 1 0 2015 14 8 37 0 25 4.6 2.6 2016 11 29 13 42 1.5 4 10 0 0 1 2016 11 4 113 1 64 28.3 10.3 Total 52 87 40 127 7.5 35 29 2 1 2 Total 52 15 150 1 64 10.0 2.9
#4 Jarrod Bishop TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK SACKS GP UA A Total Yards 2014 4 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 4 0 0 0 0 2015 13 15 11 26 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 2015 13 1 0 1 2 2016 9 15 26 41 5.0 20 3 0 1 0 2016 8 2 1 2.5 12 Total 26 33 38 71 6.0 22 4 0 2 0 Total 25 3 1 3.5 14
#3 Edward Richey TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK INTs GP NO Yards TD Long Avg/R Avg/G 2014 11 4 10 14 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2015 15 31 16 47 3.5 24 13 0 1 5 2015 15 4 11 0 7 2.8 0.7 2016 12 26 14 40 4.0 11 11 2 0 1 2016 12 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 Total 38 61 40 101 7.5 35 24 2 1 6 Total 38 5 16 0 7 3.2 0.4
#68 Caleb Mather TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK SACKS GP UA A Total Yards 2014 12 0 2 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 12 0 0 0 0 2015 15 5 17 22 3.5 16 0 0 0 0 2015 15 2 1 2.5 15 2016 12 9 22 31 4.0 42 1 0 0 2 2016 12 2 2 3 41 Total 39 14 41 55 7.5 58 1 0 0 2 Total 39 4 3 5.5 56
#92 Bobby Gruenloh TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK SACKS GP UA A Total Yards 2014 3 1 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 3 0 0 0 0 2015 13 4 14 18 6.5 14 0 0 0 1 2015 13 1 2 2 7 2016 10 7 11 18 4.5 6 0 0 0 0 2016 10 2 0 2 4 Total 26 12 26 38 11.0 20 0 0 0 1 Total 26 3 2 4.0 11
#45 Nick Hess TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK SACKS GP UA A Total Yards 2015 15 6 12 18 0.5 4 0 0 1 0 2015 15 - - - - 2016 12 17 18 35 7.0 40 2 2 0 0 2016 12 1 0 1 12 Total 27 23 30 53 7.5 44 2 2 1 0 Total 27 1 0 1.0 12
#20 Anthony Lane TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK INTs GP NO Yards TD Long Avg/R Avg/G 2015 13 7 3 10 0.5 1 4 0 0 0 2015 13 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 2016 12 23 4 27 2.0 6 17 0 0 0 2016 12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 Total 25 30 7 37 2.5 7 21 0 0 0 Total 25 2 3 0 3 1.5 0.1
#5 Jack Young TACKLES GP UA A Total TFL TFLY PD FF FR BLK INTs GP NO Yards TD Long Avg/R Avg/G 2013 11 13 6 19 0.0 0 2 1 0 0 2013 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2014 12 5 12 17 0.0 0 3 0 0 0 2014 12 2 10 0 10 5.0 0.8 2015 14 18 15 33 0.5 0 7 0 0 0 2015 14 4 115 1 56 28.8 8.2 2016 12 23 20 43 1.0 1 7 0 0 0 2016 12 5 29 0 19 5.8 2.4 Total 49 59 53 112 1.5 1 19 1 0 0 Total 49 11 154 1 56 14.0 3.1
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SACKS UA-A TOT ESU WU UNK MSSU UCM UCO NSU LWU PITT FHSU MWSU ESU HU Weitl,Cass 4-7 7.5 0.5-3 1.5-10 - 1.0-13 - 0.5-3 0.5-2 1.5-9 - 0.5-4 1.0-9 0.5-2 Bevins,Collin 5-4 7.0 0.5-4 0.5-5 - 1.0-7 - 0.5-2 - - - - 1.0-5 3.5-17 Vollstedt,Jacob 4-3 5.5 - - - - - 1.0-1 - 1.0-10 1.0-10 - 0.5-2 2.0-12 Mather,Caleb 2-2 3.0 1.0-7 - 1.0-18 - - 1.0-16 ------Bishop,Jarrod 2-2 3.0 - - - DNP - DNP DNP - - - 2.5-12 0.5-2 Brantley,Harold 1-3 2.5 DNP DNP DNP - DNP - 0.5-2 0.5-2 - 1.0-1 - 0.5-2 Gruenloh,Bobby 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-1 - - DNP DNP - 1.0-3 - - - - Morrow,Brent 1-1 1.5 1.0-13 - - - - - 0.5-2 - - - - - Dennis,Breyon 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-0 - - DNP - - - - DNP - DNP Bixler,Cole 1-0 1.0 DNP - - - DNP - - - - - 1.0-5 - Phillips,Spence 1-0 1.0 - - - DNP DNP - - - 1.0-2 DNP - DNP Ehlke,Mike 0-2 1.0 0.5-5 - - - - - 0.5-2 - - - - - Hess,Nick 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-12 - - Althoff,Ben 1-0 1.0 1.0-5 ------Hessler,Andy 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-6 - - - - Connelly,Matt 0-1 0.5 0.5-5 ------Richey,Edward 0-1 0.5 ------0.5-4 - -
TFLs UA-A TOT ESU WU UNK MSSU UCM UCO NSU LWU PITT FHSU MWSU ESU HU Vollstedt,Jacob 12-12 18.0 1.0-1 0.5-2 0.5-3 2.0-6 1.0-4 1.0-1 - 1.5-10 1.5-10 2.5-8 1.5-7 5.0-18 Bevins,Collin 10-8 14.0 1.5-5 0.5-5 - 2.5-10 1.5-3 0.5-2 - 1.0-2 1.0-2 1.0-2 1.0-5 3.5-17 Weitl,Cass 4-16 12.0 0.5-3 1.5-10 - 2.0-15 - 0.5-3 1.5-14 2.0-9 2.0-5 0.5-4 1.0-9 0.5-2 Hess,Nick 3-8 7.0 - 0.5-1 1.0-7 1.0-3 - 1.0-2 0.5-11 - 1.0-2 2.0-14 - - Bishop,Jarrod 2-6 5.0 0.5-1 - 0.5-4 DNP - DNP DNP - 0.5-0 - 3.0-13 0.5-2 Gruenloh,Bobby 3-3 4.5 0.5-0 1.0-1 - - DNP DNP - 2.0-4 - - 0.5-0 0.5-1 Mather,Caleb 3-2 4.0 1.0-7 - 1.0-18 - 1.0-1 1.0-16 ------Richey,Edward 2-4 4.0 - 1.0-2 - 0.5-2 1.5-1 - - - - 1.0-6 - - Althoff,Ben 2-3 3.5 1.0-5 - 1.5-3 0.5-0 ------0.5-0 Ehlke,Mike 0-6 3.0 0.5-5 - 0.5-0 1.0-2 - - 1.0-3 - - - - - Brantley,Harold 1-4 3.0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP - 0.5-2 0.5-2 - 1.0-1 - 1.0-4 Phillips,Spence 2-1 2.5 - 1.0-3 0.5-0 DNP DNP - - - 1.0-2 DNP - DNP Spaeth,Ben 1-3 2.5 - - - - 0.5-2 - 0.5-1 - 1.0-1 - - 0.5-2 Morrow,Brent 1-2 2.0 1.0-13 - - 0.5-2 - - 0.5-2 - - - - - Lane,Anthony 2-0 2.0 ------1.0-4 - - 1.0-2 - Bonde,Cole 2-0 2.0 - - - - - 1.0-4 - - - - 1.0-1 - Connelly,Matt 1-2 2.0 0.5-5 - 1.0-2 - - - 0.5-1 - - - - - Berg,Kevin 1-1 1.5 1.0-3 0.5-1 - DNP ------Bixler,Cole 1-1 1.5 DNP - 0.5-1 - DNP - - - - - 1.0-5 - Dennis,Breyon 1-1 1.5 - 0.5-2 - - DNP 1.0-2 - - - DNP - DNP Jones,Marcus 1-0 1.0 ------DNP DNP - 1.0-2 - Scott,Myles 1-0 1.0 DNP - - DNP DNP DNP - DNP 1.0-5 DNP - DNP Young,Jack 0-2 1.0 - 0.5-0 - - 0.5-1 ------Gassman,Jacob 1-0 1.0 DNP DNP DNP DNP - 1.0-4 ------Richards,Jack 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-5 ------TEAM 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-8 ------Hessler,Andy 1-0 1.0 ------1.0-6 - - - - Smith,Wesley 0-1 0.5 DNP 0.5-2 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2016 Offensive STARTERS QB RB WR/RB WR WR TE/WR LT LG C RG RT Emporia State Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Bane Jr. Washington Schieber Thieman Meyer Sherman McIntyre Kubicek Washburn Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Bane Jr. Washington Schieber Kubicek Flott Sherman McIntyre Cacek Nebraska-Kearney Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Bane Jr. Washington Schieber Kubicek Flott Sherman McIntyre Cacek Missouri Southern Zimmerman Jackson II Grove Bishop Washington Schmidt Thieman Flott Sherman Meyer Cacek Central Missouri Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Bane Jr. Washington Schieber Thieman Flott Sherman Meyer Kubicek Central Oklahoma Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Bane Jr. Washington Foster Thieman Flott Sherman Meyer Kubicek Northeastern State Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Bane Jr. Washington Wilson Thieman Flott Sherman Meyer Huff Lindenwood Zimmerman Jaskson II Sehl Bane Jr. Williams Schieber Thieman Flott Sherman Meyer Huff Pittsburg State Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Bane Jr. Washington Schieber Thieman Meyer Sherman Flott Kubicek Fort Hays State Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Bane Jr. Williams Schieber Thieman Flott Sherman Meyer Huff Missouri Western Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Williams Washington Schieber Thieman Flott Sherman Meyer Huff ESU Zimmerman Jackson II Sehl Williams Washington Schieber Thieman Flott Sherman Meyer Huff HU
2016 Defensive STARTERS DE DT DT DE LB LB LB CB CB S FS Emporia State Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Bishop Jones Lane Richey Berg Wasburn Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Bishop Jones Lane Richey Berg Nebraska-Kearney Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Bishop Jones Lane Richey Berg Missouri Southern Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Althoff Jones Lane Richey Young Central Missouri Bevins Mather Morrow Weitl Hess Vollstedt Bishop Jones Lane Richey Berg Central Oklahoma Bevins Mather Brantley Weitl Hess Vollstedt Althoff Richey Lane Young Berg Northeastern State Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Althoff Richey Lane Young Berg Lindenwood Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Althoff Richey Lane Young Berg Pittsburg State Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Bishop Richey Lane Young Berg Fort Hays State Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Bishop Richey Lane Young Berg Missouri Western Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Bishop Richey Lane Young Berg ESU Bevins Mather Gruenloh Weitl Hess Vollstedt Bishop Richey Lane Young Berg HU
17 Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com BEARCAT SPECIAL TEAMS
#88 Simon Mathiesen, K #13 Shawn Bane Jr., KR/PR Sr. | 6-4 | 205 lbs. | Vedbaek, Denmark / Copenhagen Business School So. | 5-11 | 169 lbs. | Sarasota, Fla. / Sarasota HS
FIELD GOALS GP Made Att Long Pct Blkd PUNT RETURNS No. Yards TD Long Avg. 2013 9 10 10 42 100.00 0 2015 31 333 0 51 10.7 2014 12 8 12 44 66.67 1 2016 15 185 0 25 12.3 2015 15 25 31 46 80.65 0 Total 46 518 0 51 11.3 2016 12 13 16 47 81.25 0 Total 48 56 69 47 81.16 1 KICK RETURNS No. Yards TD Long Avg. 2015 26 586 0 56 22.5 KICKOFFS GP No Yards Avg TB OB 2016 11 245 0 30 22.3 2013 9 9 510 56.7 1 0 Total 37 831 0 56 22.5 2014 12 0 0 0 0 0 2015 15 62 3525 56.9 8 3 2015 MIAA Freshman of the Year ... First Team All-MIAA kick returner/punt 2016 12 44 2692 61.2 18 0 returner ... averaging 22.5 yards per kickoff return and 11.1 yards per punt Total 48 115 6727 58.5 27 3 return
Two time First Team All-MIAA ... Northwest career record holder with 56 made field goals ... MIAA Player of the Week (11/14/16) ... 2015 MIAA #18 Sha’Corey Foster, KR/PR Special Teams Player of the Year ... has hit 76-of-77 PAT attempts this So. | 5-6 | 157 lbs. | Riviera Beach, Fla. / American Heritage HS season ... 2015 MIAA Scholar Athlete ... 2015 Don Hansen First Team All-America ... First Team All-MIAA (2015) ... set Northwest and MIAA sin- PUNT RETURNS No. Yards TD Long Avg. gle season record with 15 field goals in 2015 ... 151 total points led all of 2015 5 60 0 32 12.0 Division II and was the most among all kickers at any NCAA level in 2015 2016 9 19 0 10 2.1 ... was 22-of-25 from 39 yards and in during 2015 season ... hit 76-of-77 Total 14 79 0 32 5.6 PAT attempts in 2015 ... career long 47-yard field goal against Washburn (9/8/16) ... can kick 50+ field goals with either right or left feet ... can KICK RETURNS No. Yards TD Long Avg. speak three different languages. 2015 7 121 0 22 17.3 2016 9 127 0 35 14.1 #95 Matt Thorman, P Total 16 248 0 35 15.5 So. | 6-0 | 206 lbs. | Prairie Village, Kan. / Bishop Miege HS
PUNTING GP NO Yards Long Avg TB FC I20 50+ Blkd 2015 13 59 1983 62 33.6 1 17 15 4 1 2016 12 49 1904 60 38.9 2 12 14 5 0 Total 25 108 3887 62 36.0 3 29 29 9 1
Appeared in 13 games as a true-freshman in 2015 and all nine games as a sophomore in 2016 ... is averaging 36.0 yards per punt ... dropped 29 punts inside the 20-yard line and hit nine punts over 50+ yards.
#30 Ben Trewyn, K Sr. | 5-11 | 178 lbs. | Bettendorf, Iowa / Pleasant Valley HS
FIELD GOALS GP Made Att Long Pct Blkd 2013 14 5 8 45 62.50 1 2014 12 1 1 25 100.00 0 2015 10 0 0 0 0 0 2016 10 - - - - - Total 46 6 9 45 66.67 1
KICKOFFS GP No Yards Avg TB OB 2013 14 109 6330 58.1 11 2 2014 12 78 4521 58.0 7 1 2015 10 53 2983 56.3 7 1 2016 10 57 3355 58.9 16 3 Total 46 297 17189 57.9 41 7
Primary kickoff specialist for Northwest ... has hit 66 percent of his career field goals (6-of-9) ... has handled 297 career kickoffs with 41 touchbacks ... has 15 total tackles in his career.
Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com 18 Depth Chart - Bearcat Offense Bearcat Special Teams Punter 16 Kyle Zimmerman 6-1 200 Sr. Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley HS 95 Matt Thorman 6-0 206 So. QB 15 Jonathan Baker 6-0 196 Jr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS Prairie Village, Kan. / Bishop Miege HS
28 Phil Jackson II 6-0 223 Sr. Carol Stream, Ill. / Glenbard North HS Place Kicker RB 7 Cameron Wilcox 5-10 208 Jr. Naperville, Ill. / Metea Valley HS 88 Simon Mathiesen 6-4 205 Sr. Vedbaek, Denmark 90 TJ Schieber 6-3 260 Sr. Hamilton, Mo. / Penney HS TE 48 Clayton Wilson 6-4 232 Jr. Tabor, Iowa / Fremont-Mills HS 30 Ben Trewyn 5-11 178 Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa / Pleasant Valley HS 1 Dre Washington 6-3 187 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / Ladue Horton Watkins HS WR 18 Sha’Corey Foster 5-6 153 So. Riviera Beach, Fla. / American Heritige HS Kickoffs 30 Ben Trewyn 5-11 178 Sr. 8 George Sehl 6-3 210 Sr. Iowa City, Iowa / Regina HS Bettendorf, Iowa / Pleasant Valley HS WR 2 Jordan Bishop 5-11 180 Jr. Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS 88 Simon Mathiesen 6-4 205 Sr. 80 Shane Williams 6-0 196 Jr. Mount Vernon, Mo. / Mt. Vernon HS Vedbaek, Denmark WR 22 Haden Bryant 5-9 164 Jr. Bullard, Texas / Bullard HS Long Snapper 66 Jamie Thieman 6-4 277 Sr. Concordia, Mo. / Concordia HS 51 Andy Hessler 6-0 217 Fr. LT 70 Trey Kothe 6-7 300 So. Macon, Mo. / Macon Senior HS Hartland, Wisc. / Arrowhead HS 74 Zach Flott 6-5 293 So. Ralston, Neb. / Ralston HS Holder LG 76 Jacob Cacek 6-3 269 Fr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 15 Jonathan Baker 6-0 193 Jr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 62 Chase Sherman 6-0 267 Sr. Crete, Neb. / Crete HS C 53 Scott Gourley 6-1 269 Jr. Olathe, Kan. / Olathe South HS Kick Returner 18 Sha’Corey Foster 5-6 153 So. 64 Kyle Meyer 6-3 283 Sr. Versailles, Mo. / Morgan County R-2 HS Riviera Beach, Fla. / American Heritage HS RG 76 Jacob Cacek 6-3 269 Fr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS 1 Dre Washington 6-3 187 Sr. 79 Ryan Huff 6-4 282 Jr. Ralston, Neb. / Ralston HS St. Louis, Mo. / Ladue Horton Watkins HS RT 78 Landon Kubicek 6-4 289 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Southeast HS Punt Returner 18 Sha’Corey Foster 5-6 153 So. Riviera Beach, Fla. / American Heritage HS
Depth Chart - Bison Defense 1 Dre Washington 6-3 187 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / Ladue Horton Watkins HS 19 Trevon Biglow 6-1 240 Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Putnam City HS DE 93 Dylan Hampton 6-2 220 Fr. Madison, Ala. / James Clemens HS
99 Jensen Jackson 5-11 290 Sr. Marshall, Texas / Marshall HS DT 98 Tremaine Brock 6-0 295 Jr. Miami, Fla. / ASA College
72 De’Onte Garrett 6-1 300 Sr. El Dorado, Ark. / El Dorado HS NG 95 L.J. Smith 6-0 260 Sr. Stuttgart, Ark. / Stuttgart HS
94 Cordell Zalenski 6-2 270 Sr. Durant, Okla. / Durant HS DE 47 Arthur Akers 6-3 240 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. / Southwind HS
44 Daylan Skidmore 5-11 235 Sr. Houston, Texas / Cypress Woods HS LB 42 Sam Blankenship 6-2 220 So. Tulsa, Okla. / Union HS
43 Benjamin Shields 6-1 200 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. / Central Ark. Christian LB 8 T.J. Winslow 6-3 235 Jr. Houston, Texas / Univ. of Central Arkansas
30 Christian Witt 6-1 200 So. Nixa, Mo. / Nixa HS R 6 Terrence Williams 5-8 185 Jr. Pacoima, Calif. / Los Angeles Valley College
12 Corey Bassett 5-8 165 Sr. Plano, Texas / East HS CB 24 Isaiah Jefferson 5-9 170 Jr. Sandy, Utah / Snow College
21 Frank Herbert 5-10 170 So. Pensacola, Fla. / West Florida HS CB 3 Tony Becton 5-10 175 So. Memphis, Tenn. / White Station HS
2 Scott Middleton 5-11 200 Sr. Jasper, Texas / Blinn College SS 26 Dra Smith 6-0 190 So. Bonham, Texas / Bonham HS
32 Daylon Markham 5-10 195 Jr. McKinney, Texas / McKinney Boyd HS FS 27 Jacory Nichols 5-7 145 Fr. Houston, Texas / North Shore Senior HS
19 Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com Depth Chart - Bison Offense Bison Special Teams Place Kicker 15 Park Parish 5-10 185 Sr. Clinton, Ark. / Clinton HS 80 Tristan Parsley 5-9 185 Jr. QB 1 Terrence Dingle 5-9 175 So. Newport News, Va. / Denbigh HS Pensacola, Fla. / West Florida HS
9 Michael Latu 5-10 235 Sr. San Mateo, Calif. / College of San Mateo Punter FS 35 Dwayne Carter 5-9 210 Sr. Navarre, Fla. / Independence CC 80 Tristan Parsley 5-9 185 Jr. Pensacola, Fla. / West Florida HS 28 Zach Shelley 5-7 190 Jr. Marlin, Texas / Parish Episcopal SB 7 Eric Simmons 5-5 160 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. / Central Ark. Christian Long Snapper 48 Jon Cain 6-0 175 Fr. 20 Eric Kelly 5-8 165 Sr. Cypress, Texas / Cypress Ranch HS Glenpool, Okla. / Glenpool HS SB 5 Grant Kimberlin 5-8 165 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. / Itawamba CC Holder 17 Kohl Blickenstaff 6-0 200 So. Searcy, Ark. / Harding Academy 17 Kohl Blickenstaff 6-0 200 So. WR 5 Grant Kimberlin 5-8 165 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. / Itawamba CC Searcy, Ark. / Harding Academy 18 Andrew Dather 6-1 190 Jr. Conway, Ark. / Conway Christian Kick Return WR 83 J.D. Campbell 5-10 210 Sr. Little Rock, Ark. / Arkansas Baptist HS 12 Corey Bassett 5-8 165 Sr. Plano, Texas / East HS 55 Eric Mitchell 6-0 240 Sr. Harrison, Ark. / Harrison HS LT 50 Michael Gragg 6-0 255 Jr. Madison, Tenn. / Goodpasture Christian 28 Zach Shelley 5-7 190 Jr. Marlin, Texas / Parish Episcopal 75 Keith Pledger 6-0 275 So. Lonoke, Ark. / Cabot HS LG 54 Ray Davis 6-0 290 Sr. Fayetteville, Ark. / Fayetteville HS Punt Return 21 Frank Herbert 5-10 170 So. 73 Bryce Bray 5-11 260 So. Rogers, Ark. / Rogers HS Pensacola, Fla. / West Florida HS C 51 Seth McBride 5-11 285 Sr. Carrollton, Texas / Hebron HS 3 Tony Becton 5-10 175 So. 66 Davis Hudson 6-2 310 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. / David Lipscomb HS Memphis, Tenn. / White Station HS RG 74 Heath Pledger 6-1 290 So. Lonoke, Ark. / Cabot HS 56 Gavin De Los Santos 6-3 280 Jr. Hot Springs, Ark. / Lake Hamilton HS RT 59 Austin Jarrett 6-3 265 So. Springdale, Ark. / Springdale HS
Depth Chart - Bearcat Defense
11 Collin Bevins 6-6 285 Sr. Creston, Iowa / Iowa State DE 91 Zach Pierce 6-4 254 Fr. Gladbrook, Iowa / Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS 92 Bobby Gruenloh 6-4 252 Jr. Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra HS DT 99 Ben Spaeth 6-2 276 Jr. Spirit Lake, Iowa / Iowa Western CC 68 Caleb Mather 6-1 267 Jr. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS DT 98 Brent Morrow 6-2 293 So. St. Louis, Mo. / Ladue Horton Watkins HS 73 Cass Weitl 6-4 273 Sr. Carroll, Iowa / Kuemper HS DE 63 Mike Ehlke 6-5 242 Fr. Little Chute, Wisc. / Little Chute HS 45 Nick Hess 6-1 213 So. Liberty, Mo. / Liberty North HS LB 56 Ben Althoff 6-1 216 So. Palmyra, Mo. / Palmyra HS 43 Jacob Vollstedt 6-2 215 Sr. Iowa City, Iowa / Iowa City Regina HS LB 51 Andy Hessler 6-0 217 Fr. Hartland, Wisc. / Arrowhead HS 4 Jarrod Bishop 6-0 208 Jr. Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS LB 35 Breyon Dennis 6-1 226 So. Kansas City, Mo. / Rochurst HS 3 Edward Richey 5-11 196 Jr. Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS CB 9 Marcus Jones 6-0 176 Jr. Gladstone, Mo. / North Kansas City HS 20 Anthony Lane 5-9 185 So. Riviera Beach, Fla. / Palm Beach Gardens HS CB 14 Chama Pierre 6-2 205 So. Lake Worth, Fla. / Lake Worth HS 5 Jack Young 5-10 186 Sr. Jefferson City, Mo. / Jefferson City HS SS 3 Edward Richey 5-11 196 Jr. Kirkwood, Mo. / Kirkwood HS 6 Kevin Berg 5-11 176 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. / Rockhurst HS FS 24 Trent Nally 6-3 197 So. Maryville, Mo. / Maryville HS
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DEFENSIVE LEADERS Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL Yds No Yds Int Yds BU Qbh Rcv Yds FF Kick Saf Vollstedt, Jacob 12 52 53 105 18.0 70 5.5 35 0 0 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 Weitl, Cass 12 20 39 59 12.0 74 7.5 55 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 1 0 Bevins, Collin 12 22 30 52 14.0 53 7.0 40 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 Young, Jack 12 23 20 43 1.0 1 0 0 5 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Berg, Kevin 11 29 13 42 1.5 4 0 0 4 113 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bishop, Jarrod 9 15 26 41 5.0 20 3.0 14 2 114 1 0 1 6 0 0 0 Richey, Edward 12 26 14 40 4.0 11 0.5 4 1 5 10 0 0 2 2 1 0 Althoff, Ben 12 18 21 39 3.5 8 1.0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hess, Nick 12 17 18 35 7.0 40 1.0 12 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 Mather, Caleb 12 9 22 31 4.0 42 3.0 41 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Lane, Anthony 12 23 4 27 2.0 6 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spaeth, Ben 12 7 19 26 2.5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Jones, Marcus 10 18 6 24 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hessler, Andy 12 15 9 24 1.0 6 1.0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gruenloh, Bobby 10 7 11 18 4.5 6 2.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Brantley, Harold 8 5 13 18 3.0 9 2.5 7 0 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Morrow, Brent 12 6 11 17 2.0 17 1.5 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bixler, Cole 10 6 9 15 1.5 6 1.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connelly, Matt 12 7 8 15 2.0 8 0.5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ehlke, Mike 12 3 12 15 3.0 10 1.0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bonde, Cole 12 9 4 13 2.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richards, Jack 12 7 4 11 1.0 5 0 0 1 59 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dennis, Breyon 9 6 5 11 1.5 4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nally, Trent 10 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Phillips, Spencer 8 4 3 7 2.5 5 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brazil, Jamaal 10 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eskew, Austin 9 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pierre, Chama 11 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gassman, Jacob 8 4 2 6 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Williams, Shane 12 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith, Wes 2 2 2 4 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 White, Chase 9 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Trewyn, Ben 10 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grove, Jordan 12 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott, Myles 5 2 1 3 1.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pierce, Zach 7 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilcox, Cameron 11 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Minor, Brandon 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Raines, Darby 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flott, Zach 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mathiesen, Simon 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mueller, Curt 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 10 1 0 1 1.0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 Meinders, Clay 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ziegler, Joey 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 12 395 404 799 103.0 437 40.0 257 15 355 55 39 4 8 9 9 1 Opponents 12 484 408 892 39.0 114 9.0 46 4 96 36 14 7 0 8 0 0
21 Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com Northwest Football Records
Offensive Records Game Season Career Rushing Yards . . . . .309 (Xavier Omon, 12/1/07 vs. Chadron State) . . . 2,337 (Xavier Omon, 2007) . . . . 7,073 (Xavier Omon, 2004-07) Rush Attempts . . . . .41 (Claude Arnick, 11/16/74 vs. Mo.-Rolla) . . . . .370 (Xavier Omon, 2007) . . . . 1,271 (Xavier Omon, 2004-07) Rush TDs ...... 5, 2x (Xavier Omon, 10/6/07 vs. Pitt. State) . . . . .37 (Xavier Omon, 2007) . . . . . 92 (Xavier Omon, 2004-07)
Pass Receptions . . . . 14 (Steve Hansley, 11/5/83 vs. Augustana) . . . . . 97 (Andre Rector, 2005) . . . . 289 (Jamaica Rector, 2001-04) Reception Yards . . . 220 (Steve Hansley, 11/25/84 vs. Neb.-Omaha) . . . . 1,559 (Jake Soy, 2009) . . . . 4,497 (Jamaica Rector, 2001-04) Reception TDs . . . . . 5, 2x (Jake Soy, 10/1/09 vs. Mo. Southern) ...... 27 (Jake Soy, 2009) ...... 45 (Jake Soy, 2008-11)
Pass Yards . . . . . 473 (John McMenamin, 10/27/01 vs. Central Mo.) . . . 4,145 (Blake Bolles, 2009) . . . . 8,668 (Blake Bolles, 2007-10) Pass Attempts . . . .55 John McMenamin, 10/27/01 vs. Central Mo.) . . . .523 (Brady Bolles, 2015) . . . . .1,011 (Brady Bolles, 2012-15) Pass Completions . . . . 37 (Blake Bolles, 10/24/09 vs. Washburn) . . . . 324 (Josh Lamberson, 2005) . . . . 662 (Blake Bolles, 2007-10) Completion Percent . . . 91.3 (Travis Miles, 10/28/00 vs. Washburn) . . . . 72.6 (Trevor Adams, 2013) . . . . 67.0 (Joel Osborn, 2004-08) Touchdown Passes . . . 5, 12x (Kyle Zimmerman, 10/15/16 vs. NSU) . . . . .42 (Blake Bolles, 2009) . . . . . 79 (Blake Bolles, 2007-10)
Total Offense . . . .475 (John McMenamin, 10/27/16 vs. Central Mo.) . . . 4,258 (Blake Bolles, 2009) . . . . 9,296 (Brady Bolles (2012-15)
Total TDs ...... 7 (Kyle Zimmerman, 10/29/16 vs. PSU) ...... 38 (Xavier Omon, 2007) . . . . . 98 (Xavier Omon, 2004-07)
Defensive Records Game Season Career Total Tackles ...... 23 (Aaron Crowe, 10/25/97 vs. Pitt. State) . . . . .165 (Dave Svehla, 1989) . . . . . 450 (Dave Svehla, 1987-90) Tackles for Loss . . . . 7.5 (Dante Combs, 9/2/95 vs. S. Dakota St.) . . . . .26.5 (Collin Bevins, 2015) . . . . 57.0 (Collin Bevins, 2013-pr.) Sacks ...... 4.5 (Matt Uhde, 11/4/95 vs. Washburn) . . . . . 15.5 (Collin Bevins, 2015) . . . . 33.0 (Collin Bevins, 2013-pr.) Interceptions ...... 3, 5x (Jared Fox, 10/18/14 vs. Pitt. State) ...... 10 (Mike Rivers, 1983) ...... 18 (Joe Wingate, 1970-73) Forced Fumbles ...... 5 (Matt Longacre, 2013) ...... Recoverd Fumbles ...... 5, 3x (Brent Behrens, 1972) . . . . . 9 (Brad Rischer, 1983-86)
Single Game Team Records Rushing Passing Most Attempts: 75 vs. Missouri Western, 1991 Most Attempts: 56 vs. Central Missouri, 2001 Most Yards: 627 vs. Emporia State, 1992 Most Completions: 38 vs. Washburn, Oct. 24, 2009 Fewest Attempts: 18 vs. Fort Hays State, Oct. 18, 2008 Most Yards: 473 vs. Central Missouri, 2001 Most Yards Per Carry: 8.9 vs. Emporia State 1992 Touchdowns: 6; at UCO, Oct. 8, 2016 & vs. MSSU, Oct. 10, 2009 Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed: -74 vs. Southwest Baptist, Sept. 29, 2007 Most Passes Intercepted: 6 vs. Northeast Missouri State, Oct. 25, 1980 Most Rushing Yards Allowed: 412 vs. Pittsburg State, 1991 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed: 0, vs. Missouri Southern, Oct. 26, 2013 Most Passing Yards Allowed: 479 vs. Truman, Oct. 23, 2004 Scoring Points: 86 vs. Southwest Baptist, Sept. 29, 2007 First Downs Touchdowns: 12 vs. Southwest Baptist, Sept. 29, 2007 Most Total First Downs: 36 vs. Emporia State, 1998 Most Points Combined: 107 vs. West Texas State, 1988 (WT 65-42) Most First Downs Rush 21 (2x, vs. NSU 10/15/16 & vs. Mo.-Rolla 9/18/04) Most Points Allowed: 102 vs. William Jewell, 1916 Most First Downs Passing: 24 vs. Washburn, 2002 Largest Margin of Victory: 73 (86-13) vs. Southwest Baptist, Sept. 29, 2007 Largest Margin of Defeat: 102 (0-102) vs. William Jewell, 1916 Penalties Most PAT Attempted: 12 vs. Southwest Baptist, Sept. 29, 2007 Most Times Penalized: 20 vs. Lincoln, 1987 Most Field Goals Made: 4 vs Bloomsburg, Dec. 10, 2006; 4 at Emporia Most Yards Penalized: 161 vs. Missouri Southern Oct. 9, 2004 State, Oct. 11, 2003; 4 vs. Humboldt State, Nov. 28, 2015 Fewest Times Penalized: 0 vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 12, 2009 Fewest Yards Penalized: 0 vs. Pittsburg State, Sept. 12, 2009 Fumbles Most Fumbles: 10 vs. West Texas State, 1988 Most Fumbles Lost: 6 vs. Missouri Western 1984
2016 Bearcat Coaching Staff Adam Dorrel ...... Head Coach Ryan Gent . . Running Backs & Tight Ends Tucker Peve . . . . .Equipment Manager Rich Wright . . Asst. HC / Def. Coordinator Ross Sharp . . . . Dir. of Player Personnel Zach Hughes . . . .Student Assistant (DL) Charlie Flohr . . . .Offensive Coordinator Scott Reilly . . . . Graduate Assistant (OL) Kyle Warthen . . . .Student Assistant (LB) Joel Osborn ...... Wide Receivers Andrew Pitts . . . Graduate Assistant (DB) Derrick Dow . . . . Student Assistant (WR) Chad Bostwick ...... Linebackers Justin Mulloy . . . Graduate Assistant (QB) Deallon Walton . . .Student Assistant (QB) Brandon Clayton . . . . Defensive Backs Brock Sherman . . Graduate Assistant (DL) Bobby Vutich . . . .Student Assistant (RB)
Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com 22 THE LAST TIME Northwest Individual (* denotes NCAA II Playoff game) Northwest Team Rushed for 100 yards 300 yards rushing 109, Phil Jackson II vs. Missouri Western, 11/12/16 371, vs. Northeastern State, 10/15/16 Rushed for 200 yards 300 yards passing 229, James Franklin vs. Emporia State 11/12/11 393 vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 Rushed for 300 yards 400 yards passing *309, Xavier Omon at Chadron State, 12/1/07 414, at Washburn, 11/14/15 Passed for 300 yards 500 yards total offense 385, Kyle Zimmerman vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 564 vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 Passed for 400 yards 30 first downs 402, Brady Bolles at Washburn, 11/14/15 33 at Missouri Southern, 9/24/16 Had 150 or more yards receiving 50 points 157, Shawn Bane Jr. vs. Northeastern State, 10/15/16 69 vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 Returned a punt for a touchdown Scored a safety Edward Richey vs. Missouri Southern 9/26/15 (12 yards) blocked vs. Northeastern State, 10/15/16 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown Posted a shutout Marcus Jones at Lindenwood 10/11/14 (96 yards) 69-0 vs. Lindenwood, 10/10/15 Returned a fumble for a defensive touchdown Held an opponent under 100 yards rushing Brandon Yost at Pittsburg State, 10/17/15 (0 yards) *-30 vs. Emporia State, 11/26/16 Returned an interception for a touchdown Held an opponent under 100 yards passing *Jarrod Bishop vs. Emporia State, 11/26/16 (65 yards) 98, at Emporia State, 9/1/16 Rushed for three touchdowns Held an opponent between 100 & 200 total yards 3, Phil Jackson II, vs. Nebraska-Kearney 9/4/14 197, vs. Missouri Western, 11/12/16 Threw three touchdown passes Held an opponent under 100 total yards 6, Kyle Zimmerman vs. Pittsburg State, 10/29/16 *97, vs. Shepherd, 12/19/15 Caught three touchdown passes Had 5 or more interceptions 3, Shawn Bane Jr. at Central Oklahoma, 10/8/16 5, vs. Washburn 11/2/13 Kicked three field goals Blocked a punt *3, Simon Mathieson vs. Emporia State, 11/26/16 Kevin Berg, vs. Missouri Western, 11/12/16 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage Blocked a field goal 74, James Franklin vs Emporia State 11/12/11 Caleb Mather at Fort Hays State, 11/5/16 Had a 70-yard pass completion Blocked an extra point attempt 76, Shawn Bane Jr. from Kyle Zimmerman vs. NSU, 10/15/16 *Cass Weitl, Emporia State, 11/26/16 Had 15 tackles 18, Jacob Vollstedt vs. Emporia State, 12/5/15 Had* 40-yard field goal 47, Simon Mathiesen vs. Washburn, 9/8/16 Had a 70-yard punt *70, Michael Stadler vs Valdosta State 12/15/07
Opponent Individual (* denotes NCAA II Playoff game) Opponent Team Rushed for 100 yards 300 yards rushing *131, Drew Bauer, #2 Minnesota-Duluth, 11/22/14 397 vs. Missouri Western 11/1/14 Passed for 300 yards 300 yards passing *327, Braxton Marstall, Emporia State, 11/26/16 *327 vs. Emporia State, 11/26/16 Had 150 or more yards receiving 400 yards passing *191, Morris Williams II, Emporia State, 12/5/15 *405, West Texas A&M, 11/24/08 Returned a punt for a touchdown 500 yards total offense Jarrett Brooks, Missouri Western, 68-yards, 9/17/05 *527, #7 Pittsburg State, 12/3/11 Returned a kickoff for a touchdown Recorded 30 first downs DeAndre James, Fort Hays State, 10/24/15 32, #14 Pittsburg State, 10/29/05 Returned an interception for a touchdown Scored 50 points Antwan Hadley, UNK off Jonathan Baker, 9/17/16 (85 yards) 56, #14 Pittsburg State, 10/29/05 Rushed for three touchdowns Scored a safety *#2 Midwestern State, 11/26/11 TEAM, #5 Abilene Christian, 8/27/09 Threw three touchdown passes Shutout Northwest 4, Dimonic McKinzy Northeastern State, 10/15/16 20-0, South Dakota State, 9/4/03 Caught three touchdown passes Held Northwest under 100 yards rushing Gary McKnight vs. Northeastern State, 10/15/16 87 at Missouri Western, 10/31/15 Kicked three field goals Held Northwest under 100 yards passing *Hunter Heck vs. West Georgia, 12/12/15 99 vs. Missouri Western 11/1/14 Had a 70-yard run from scrimmage Held Northwest between 100 & 200 total yards 74, Vershon Moore, Washburn, 10/23/11 194, #14 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 9/2/10 Had a 70-yard pass completion Blocked a punt 71 Gary McKnight from Dimonic McKinzy, NSU 10/15/16 *Daniel Castro, Humboldt State, 11/28/15 Had 15 tackles Blocked a field goal 16, Alex Schmidtberger, Fort Hays State, 11/5/16 vs. Northeastern State, 10/4/14 Had 40-yard field goal Blocked an extra point attempt *42, Austin Morton, Emporia State, 12/5/15 at Missouri Southern 9/11/14 Had a 70-yard punt *74, Justin Marcha, Emporia State, 11/26/16
23 Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com Northwest Playoff Games Year Date Opponent Result Site Attend Coach 1984 Nov. 25, 1984 Nebraska-Omaha L, 28-15 Omaha, Neb. 9,500 Vern Thomsen 1989 Nov. 18, 1989 Pittsburg State L, 28-7 Pittsburg, Kan. 4,500 Bud Elliott 1996 Nov. 23, 1996 Nebraska-Omaha W, 22-21 Omaha, Neb. 5,550 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 30, 1996 Northern Colorado L, 27-26 Greeley, Colo. 2,734 Mel Tjeerdsma 1997 Nov. 22, 1997 North Dakota State W, 39-28 Maryville, Mo. 7,500 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 29, 1997 Northern Colorado L, 25-19 Maryville, Mo. 6,500 Mel Tjeerdsma 1998 Nov. 21, 1998 Nebraska-Omaha W, 28-14 Maryville, Mo.= 7,750 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 28, 1998 Northern Colorado W, 42-17 Maryville, Mo. 7,600 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 5, 1998 Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 49-34 Maryville, Mo. 8,000 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 12, 1998 +Carson-Newman W, 24-9 Florence, Ala. 6,149 Mel Tjeerdsma 1999 Nov. 20, 1999 North Dakota W, 20-13 Maryville, Mo. 7,750 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 27, 1999 Northern Colorado W, 41-35 Greeley, Colo. 6,124 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 4, 1999 Indiana (Pa.) W, 20-12 Maryville, Mo. 8,100 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 11, 1999 +Carson-Newman W, 58-52 (4ot) Florence, Ala. 8,451 Mel Tjeerdsma 2000 Nov. 18, 2000 North Dakota L, 31-17 Maryville, Mo. 7,650 Mel Tjeerdsma 2002 Nov. 23, 2002 Minnesota-Duluth W, 45-41 Maryville, Mo. 7,600 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 30, 2002 Northern Colorado L, 23-12 Maryville, Mo. 5,500 Mel Tjeerdsma 2004 Nov. 20, 2004 Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 34-14 Maryville, Mo. 4,142 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 27, 2004 Pittsburg State L, 50-36 Pittsburg, Kan. 10,024 Mel Tjeerdsma 2005 Nov. 12, 2005 Angelo State W, 45-14 San Angelo, Texas 10,189 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 19, 2005 Washburn W, 42-32 Topeka, Kan. 7,089 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 26, 2005 Pittsburg State W, 21-10 Pittsburg, Kan. 9,540 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 3, 2005 North Alabama W, 25-24 Florence, Ala. 8,421 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 10, 2005 +Grand Valley State L, 21-17 Florence, Ala. 6,837 Mel Tjeerdsma 2006 Nov. 25, 2006 Midwestern State W, 27-0 Maryville, Mo. 5,569 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 2, 2006 Chadron State W, 28-21 Maryville, Mo. 6,686 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 10, 2006 Bloomsburg W, 33-3 Maryville, Mo. 7,055 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 16, 2006 +Grand Valley State L, 17-14 Florence, Ala. 7,437 Mel Tjeerdsma 2007 Nov. 24, 2007 West Texas A&M W, 56-28 Maryville, Mo. 4,713 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 1, 2007 Chadron State W, 26-13 Chardon, Neb. 3,800 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 8, 2007 Grand Valley State W, 34-16 Maryville, Mo. 7,296 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 15, 2007 +Valdosta State L, 25-20 Florence, Ala. 7,532 Mel Tjeerdsma 2008 Nov. 22, 2008 Pittsburg State W, 38-35 Maryville, Mo. 6,632 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 29, 2008 Abilene Christian W, 45-36 Abilene, Texas 8,817 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 6, 2008 North Alabama W, 41-7 Maryville, Mo. 6,042 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 13, 2008 +Minnesota-Duluth L, 21-14 Florence, Ala. 6,219 Mel Tjeerdsma 2009 Nov. 21, 2009 Abilene Christian W, 35-10 Maryville, Mo. 5,893 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 28, 2009 Central Washington W, 21-20 Ellensburg, Wash. 5,625 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 5, 2009 California (Pa.) W, 56-31 Maryville, Mo. 7,122 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 12, 2009 +Grand Valley State W, 30-23 Florence, Ala. 6,211 Mel Tjeerdsma 2010 Nov. 20, 2010 Missouri Western W, 28-24 Maryville, Mo. 5,691 Mel Tjeerdsma Nov. 27, 2010 Texas A&M-Kingsville W, 35-31 Kingsville, Texas 13,600 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 4, 2010 Central Missouri W, 37-20 Maryville, Mo. 8,125 Mel Tjeerdsma Dec. 11, 2010 Minnesota-Duluth L, 17-13 Duluth, Minn. 3,627 Mel Tjeerdsma 2011 Nov. 19, 2011 Missouri Western W, 39-35 St. Joseph, Mo. 8,420 Adam Dorrel Nov. 26, 2011 Midwestern State W, 38-31 (ot) Wichita Falls, Texas 7,238 Adam Dorrel Dec. 3, 2011 Pittsburg State L, 41-16 Pittsburg, Kan. 9,047 Adam Dorrel 2012 Nov. 17, 2012 Harding W, 35-0 Maryville, Mo. 4,692 Adam Dorrel Nov. 24, 2012 Minnesota State Mankato L, 38-35 (ot) Mankato, Minn. 1,722 Adam Dorrel 2013 Nov. 30, 2013 Minnesota-Duluth W, 45-21 Maryville, Mo. 4,514 Adam Dorrel Dec. 7, 2013 St. Cloud State W, 59-21 Maryville, Mo. 4,005 Adam Dorrel Dec. 14, 2013 Grand Valley State W, 27-13 Maryville, Mo. 4,096 Adam Dorrel Dec. 21, 2013 +Lenoir-Rhyne W, 43-28 Florence, Ala. 6,543 Adam Dorrel 2014 Nov. 22, 2014 Minnesota Duluth L, 25-21 Duluth, Minn. 1,017 Adam Dorrel 2015 Nov. 28, 2015 Humboldt State W, 54-7 Maryville, Mo. 4,160 Adam Dorrel Dec. 5, 2015 Emporia State W, 38-17 Maryville, Mo. 5,155 Adam Dorrel Dec. 12, 2015 West Georgia W, 38-23 Maryville, Mo. 5,522 Adam Dorrel Dec. 19, 2015 +Shepherd W, 34-7 Kansas City, Kan. 16,181 Adam Dorrel 2016 Nov. 26, 2016 Emporia State W, 44-13 Maryville, Mo. 5,119 Adam Dorrel Dec. 3, 2016 Harding University - Maryville, Mo. - Adam Dorrel
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Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com 24 Playoff Records - Team Records
OFFENSE Most Touchdowns Rushing Fewest Touchdowns Passing Most Yards of Total Offense 7 vs. St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 0 vs. St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 591 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-26-84 4 vs. Abilene Christian, 11-21-09 0 vs. Chadron State, 12-01-07 579 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 11-23-02 4 vs. North Alabama, 12-6-08 0 vs. North Dakota, 11-20-99 541 vs. St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 4 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-22-08 0 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-96 541 vs. Chadron State, 12-01-07 4 vs. West Texas A&M, 11-24-07 0 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 528 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-08-07 4 vs. Angelo State, 11-23-05 0 at Minnesota-Duluth, 11-22-14 4 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 11-23-02 4 vs. Humboldt State, 11-28-15 Fewest Yards of Total Offense Fewest Interceptions Thrown 123 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-02 0 26 times 220 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 Fewest Touchdowns Rushing 235 vs. Valdosta State, 12-15-07 0 vs. Central Washington, 11-28-09 Most Interceptions Thrown 249 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 12-8-10 0 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 12-13-08 4 at Minnesota Mankato, 11-24-12 255 vs. North Alabama, 12-6-08 0 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-02 265 vs. North Dakota State, 11-18-00 0 vs. Indiana (Pa.), 12-4-99 Most Points Scored 59 vs. St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 Most First Downs Most Passing Yards 58 vs. Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 (4 OT) 30 vs. Abilene Christian, 11-29-08 423 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-25-84 56 vs. California (Pa.), 12-05-09 29 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 11-23-02 380 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 56 vs. West Texas A&M, 11-24-07 28 vs. St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 370 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 11-23-02 54 vs. Humboldt State, 11-28-15 28 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 347 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-27-99 49 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12-5-98 26 vs. California (Pa.), 12-05-09 340 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-21-98 45 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 11-23-02 26 vs. Chadron State, 12-01-07 337 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-14-13 45 vs. Angelo State, 11-12-05 26 vs. Angelo State, 11-12-05 45 vs. Abilene Christian, 11-29-08 Fewest Passing Yards 45 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 11-30-13 Fewest First Downs 40 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 9 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-02 65 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-23-96 Fewest Points Scored 12 vs. Valdosta State, 12-15-07 69 vs. North Alabama, 12-6-08 7 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 13 at Pittsburg State, 12-3-11 125 vs. Chadron State, 12-2-06 12 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-02 14 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 131 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-02 13 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 12-8-10 14 vs. North Dakota State, 11-22-97 131 at Midwestern State, 11-26-11 14 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 12-13-08 14 vs. North Dakota State, 11-18-00 14 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-16-06 Most Pass Completions 15 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-25-84 Most Rushing Yards 33 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-10-05* 332 vs. Chadron State, 12-01-07 32 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 Most Touchdowns 306 vs. California (Pa.), 12-05-09 31 vs. Central Washington, 11-28-09 8 vs. California (Pa.), 12-05-09 296 vs. St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 29 vs. Humboldt State, 11-28-15 8 vs. West Texas A&M, 11-24-07 290 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-08-07 27 vs. Abilene Christian, 11-29-08 8 vs. Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 (4 OT) 241 vs. Angelo State, 11-12-05 27 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-27-99 7 vs. St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 241 at Minnesota-Duluth, 11-22-14 7 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12-5-98 Fewest Pass Completions Fewest Rushing Yards 3 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 Fewest Touchdowns -8 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-02 4 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-23-96 1 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 47 vs. North Dakota State, 11-22-97 9 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-96 49 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-20-04 10 vs. North Alabama, 12-6-08 54 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-10-05 11 at Pittsburg State, 12-3-11 74 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12-5-98 Most Pass Attempts Most Rushing Attempts 53 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 63 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 51 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-10-05* 51 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-96 45 vs. Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 50 vs. North Alabama, 12-6-08 43 vs. North Dakota, 11-20-99 50 vs. Chadron State, 12-01-07 43 vs. North Dakota State, 11-18-00 49 vs. St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 43 vs. Emporia State, 12-5-15
Fewest Rushing Attempts Fewest Pass Attempts 21 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-02 8 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 21 vs. North Alabama, 12-3-05 19 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-23-96 22 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 19 vs. Chadron State, 12-2-06 24 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-10-05 20 vs. Abilene Christian, 11-21-09 27 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-29-97 20 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-96 29 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-27-04 29 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-16-06 Most Touchdowns Passing 5 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12-5-98 5 vs. Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 4 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-27-99 4 vs. Washburn, 11-19-05 4 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 11-30-13
25 Northwest (12-0) vs. Harding (13-0) • BearcatSports.com Playoff Records - Team/Individual Records
DEFENSE Most Interceptions Most Turnovers Fewest Points Allowed 4 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-26-05 8 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-25-84 0 vs. Midwestern State, 11-25-06 4 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-28-98 6 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-29-97 0 vs. Harding, 11-17-12 3 vs. Chadron State, 12-01-07 5 vs. North Dakota, 11-20-99 3 vs. Bloomsburg, 12-10-06 3 vs. West Texas A&M, 11-24-07 4 vs. Abilene Christian, 11-21-09 6 vs. Carson-Newman, 12-12-98 3 vs. North Dakota State, 11-22-97 4 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 12-13-08 7 vs. North Alabama, 12-6-08 4 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-16-06 7 vs. Humboldt State, 11-28-15 MISCELLANEOUS 4 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 11-23-02 7 vs. Shepherd, 12-19-15 Largest Margin of Victory 47 (54-7) vs. Humboldt State, 11-28-15 Fewest Turnovers Most Points Allowed 38 (59-21) vs. St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 0 11 times 52 vs. Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 (4 OT) 35 (35-0) vs. Harding, 11-17-12 50 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-27-04 34, (41-7) vs. North Alabama, 12-6-08 INDIVIDUAL 41 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 11-23-02 31, (45-14) vs. Angelo State, 11-12-05 Career Rushing Attempts 41 at Pittsburg State, 12-3-11 31, (44-13) vs. Emporia State, 11-26-16 1. Xavier Omon, 2004-07...... 405 38 at Minnesota Mankato, 11-24-12 30, (33-3) vs. Bloomsburg, 12-2-06 2. LaRon Council, 2006-09...... 179 36 vs. Abilene Christian, 11-29-08 3. David Jansen, 1997-2000...... 119 35 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-29-97 Largest Margin of Defeat 4. Phil Jackson II, 2013-pr...... 104 35 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-27-99 25 (41-16) at Pittsburg State, 12-3-11 5. Derek Lane, 1996-98...... 103 35 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-22-08 21, (7-28) vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 5. Jordan Simmons, 2009-12...... 103 16, (19-35) vs. Northern Colorado, 11-29-97 Fewest Total Yards Allowed 14, (17-31) vs. North Dakota State, 11-18-00 Rushing Attempts, Game 48 vs. Humboldt State, 11-28-15 14, (36-50) vs. Pittsburg State, 11-27-04 1. Xavier Omon, Chadron State, 12-01-07.....37 97 vs. Shepherd, 12-19-15 13, (15-28) vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-25-84 Xavier Omon, Washburn, 11-19-05...... 37 147 vs. Midwestern State, 11-25-06 3. Xavier Omon, Chadron State, 12-02-06.....35 186 at Missouri Western, 11-19-11 Fewest Yards Penalized 4. David Jansen, Indiana (Pa.), 12-04-99...... 32 191 vs. Bloomsburg, 12-10-06 0 vs. West Georgia, 12-12-15 Jesse Haynes, Neb.-Omaha, 11-23-96...... 32 221 vs. Northern Alabama, 12-6-08 6 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-10-05 232 vs. Indiana (Pa.), 12-4-99 13 vs. Shepherd, 12-19-15 Career Rushing Touchdowns 15 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 12-8-10 1. Xavier Omon, 2004-07...... 26 18 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 Most Total Yards Allowed 2. LaRon Council, 2006-09...... 15 529 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-27-04 19 vs. Emporia State, 12-5-15 3. Phil Jackson II, 2013-pr...... 8 527 vs. Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 4. James Franklin, 2011-12...... 7 527 at Pittsburg State, 12-3-11 Most Yards Penalized Billy Creason, 2009-13...... 7 482 vs. California (Pa.), 12-05-09 144 vs. West Texas A&M, 11-24-07 455 vs. Abilene Christian, 11-29-08 113 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-27-04 Rushing Touchdowns, Game 454 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12-5-98 110 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-25-84 4 Xavier Omon, West Texas A&M, 11-24-07 102 vs. Chadron State, 12-01-07 LaRon Council, North Alabama, 12-06-08 97 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-27-99 Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Phil Jackson II, St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 -39 vs. Shepherd, 12-19-15 3 Billy Creason, St. Cloud State, 12-7-13 -30 vs. Emporia State, 11-26-16 Fewest Fumbles LaRon Council, Abilene Christian, 11-21-09 0 13 times -24 vs. Humboldt State, 11-28-15 LaRon Council, Pittsburg State, 11-22-08 23 vs. Bloomsburg, 12-10-06 Xavier Omon, Grand Valley State, 12-08-07 30 vs. West Texas A&M, 11-24-07 Fewest Fumbles Lost Xavier Omon, Chadron State, 12-01-07 0 23 times 30 vs. Indiana, 12-4-99 Daren Roberts, Minnesota-Duluth, 11-23-02
Most Fumbles Career Rushing Yards Most Rushing Yards Allowed 7 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 1. Xavier Omon, 2004-07...... 2,163 419 vs. Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 6 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 12-13-08 2. LaRon Council, 2006-09...... 1,007 377 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-27-04 6 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-25-84 3. Jordan Simmons, 2009-2012...... 571 304 vs. Harding, 11-17-12 6 vs. Indiana (Pa.), 12-4-99 4. David Jansen, 1997-2000...... 552 289 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-23-96 5 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-30-02 5. Billy Creason, 2009-13...... 531 286 at Midwestern State, 11-26-11 282 vs. North Dakota State, 11-18-00 Most Fumbles Lost Rushing Yards, Game 5 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-25-84 309 Xavier Omon, Chadron State, 12-01-07 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed 3 vs. Northern Colorado, 11-29-97 292 Xavier Omon, Grand Valley State, 12-08-07 -4 vs. Harding, 11-17-12 3 vs. Midwestern State, 11-25-06 232 Jesse Haynes, Nebraska-Omaha, 11-23-96 28 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 12-8-10 2 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-14-13 225 Xavier Omon, Angelo State, 11-12-05 44 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89 2 vs. Grand Valley State, 12-12-09 221 David Jansen, Indiana (Pa.), 12-04-99 48 vs. Midwestern State, 11-25-06 2 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 12-13-08 58 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-23-96 2 vs. Minnesota-Duluth, 11-23-02 72 vs. Humboldt State, 11-28-15 2 vs. North Dakota, 11-20-99 77 vs. North Dakota State, 11-18-00 2 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-18-89
Most Passing Yards Allowed 405 vs. West Texas A&M, 11-24-07 367 vs. California (Pa.), 12-05-09 330 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 11-23-02 327 vs. Emporia State, 11-26-16 324 vs. Emporia State, 12-5-15
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Career Passing Yards Career Receiving Yards Career Tackles 1. Blake Bolles, 2007-10...... 2,021 1. Jake Soy, 2008-11...... 960 1. Chad Kilgore, 2008-11...... 108 2. Trevor Adams, 2011-2013...... 1,802 2. Tony Miles, 1997-2000...... 811 2. Myles Burnsides, 2006-09...... 100 3. Chris Greisen, 1996-98...... 1,715 3. Kendall Wright, 2005-08...... 713 3. D.J. Gnader, 2011-2014...... 96 4. Joel Osborn, 2005-08...... 1,615 4. Mike Peterson, 2004-07...... 706 4. Jared Erspamer, 2004-07...... 83 5. Josh Mathews, 2004-07...... 1,489 5. Andre Rector, 2002-05...... 578 5. Aaron Crowe, 1996-98...... 80 6. Jamaica Rector, 2001-04...... 541 6. Willie Horn, 2007-10...... 79 Passing Yards, Game 423 Brian Quinn, Nebraska-Omaha, 11-25-84 Receiving Yards, Game Tackles, Game 380 Blake Bolles, TX A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 220 Steve Hansley, Nebraska-Omaha, 11-26-84 18 Jacob Vollstedt, Emporia State, 12-5-15 342 Travis Miles, Northern Colorado, 11-27-99 217 Jamaica Rector, Minnesota-Duluth, 11-23-02 17 Wes Simmons, Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 340 Chris Greisen, Nebraska-Omaha, 11-21-98 202. Jamaica Rector, TX A&M-Kingsville, 11-20-04 16 Greg Bonnett, Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 338 John McMenamin, Minn.-Duluth, 11-23-02 169 Seneca Holmes, Northern Colorado, 11-27-99 Cody Thompson, Midwestern State, 11-25-06 336 Josh Mathews, Midwestern State, 11-25-06 161 Jake Soy, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 15 Matt Robertson, Valdosta State, 12-15-07 Chad Kilgore, Central Missouri, 12-4-10 Career Passing Touchdowns Career Receptions DJ Gnader, Midwestern State, 11-26-11 1. Trevor Adams, 2011-2013...... 18 1. Jake Soy, 2008-11...... 69 DJ Gnader, Minnesota-Mankato 11-24-12 2. Chris Greisen, 1996-98...... 17 2. Tony Miles, 1997-2000...... 66 3. Blake Bolles, 2007-10...... 16 3. Kendall Wright, 2005-08...... 64 Career Sacks 4. Josh Lamberson, 2002-05...... 11 4. Mike Peterson, 2004-07...... 50 1. Collin Bevins, 2013-Pr...... 11.0 5. Travis Miles, 1997-2000...... 10 5. Jordan Simmons, 2009-2012...... 42 2. Matt Longacre, 2011-2014...... 9.0 3. Ike Urum-Eke, 2006-09...... 7.0 Passing Touchdowns, Game Receptions, Game 4. Ryan Waters, 2003-06...... 6.5 5 Travis Miles, Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 12 Dan Anderson, Nebraska-Omaha, 11-25-84 5. Dave Tollefson, 2004-05...... 6.0 Chris Greisen, Texas A&M Kingsville, 12-05-98 Jake Soy, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 5. Jacob Vollstedt, 2013-Pr...... 6.0 4 Josh Lamberson, Washburn, 11-19-05 11 Jake Soy, Central Washington, 11-28-09 Trevor Adams, Minnesota-Duluth, 11-30-13 Jamaica Rector, TX A&M-Kingsville, 11-20-04 Career Interceptions 3 Blake Bolles, California (Pa.), 12-05-09 Tony Miles, North Dakota, 11-20-99 1. Kelly Williams, 2001-05...... 5 Chris Greisen, Nebraska-Omaha, 11-21-98 2. Ryan Jones, 2007-2012...... 4 Chris Greisen, Northern Colorado, 11-28-98 Career Touchdown Receptions 3. Aldwin Foster-Rettig, 2007-2012...... 3 Travis Miles, Northern Colorado, 11-27-99 1. Tony Miles, 1997-2000...... 7 Myles Burnsides, 2006-09...... 3 Josh Mathews, Texas A&M Kingsville, 11-20-04 J.R. Hill, 1997-2000...... 7 Ryan Miller, 1998-2002...... 3 Blake Bolles, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 Jake Soy, 2008-11...... 7 Blake Bolles, Central Missouri, 12-4-10 3. Andre Rector, 2002-05...... 5 * National Championship Record Trevor Adams, Midwestern State, 11-26-11 Reuben Thomas, 2013...... 5 Trevor Adams, Minnesota-Mankato, 11-24-12 6. Mike Peterson, 2004-07...... 4 Trevor Adams, Lenoir-Rhyne, 12-21-13 Raphael Robinson, 2005-08...... 4 Brady Bolles, Emporia State, 12-5-15 Ryan George, 1996-2000...... 4
Career Passing Completions Touchdown Receptions, Game 1. Blake Bolles, 2007-10...... 184 3 Jake Soy, California (Pa.), 12-05-09 2. Trevor Adams, 2011-2013...... 142 J.R. Hill, Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 3. Joel Osborn, 2005-08...... 135 Tony Miles, Texas A&M Kingsville, 12-05-98 4. Brady Bolles, 2012-15...... 133 2 J.R. Hill, Northern Colorado, 11-28-98 5. Chris Greisen, 1996-98...... 121 Andre Rector, Angelo State, 11-12-05 Reuben Thomas, Grand Valley, 12-14-13 Passing Completions, Game Reuben Thomas, Lenori-Rhyne, 12-21-13 33 Josh Lamberson, Grand Valley State, 12-10-05 32 Blake Bolles, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 Career Total Offense 31 Blake Bolles, Central Washington, 11-28-09 1. Blake Bolles, 2007-10...... 2,331 26 Josh Mathews, Midwestern State, 11-25-06 2. Xavier Omon, 2004-07...... 2,163 Travis Miles, Northern Colorado, 11-27-99 3. Trevor Adams, 2011-2013...... 2,012 Brady Bolles, Humboldt State, 11-28-15 4. Chris Greisen, 1996-98...... 1,756 Brady Bolles, Emporia State, 12-5-15 5. Brady Bolles, 2012-15...... 1,749
Career Passing Attempts Career Scoring 1. Blake Bolles, 2007-10...... 273 1. Xavier Omon, 2004-07...... 168 2. Trevor Adams, 2011-2013...... 222 2. Tommy Frevert, 2005-08...... 114 3. Joel Osborn, 2005-08...... 214 3. Trevor Adams, 2011-2013...... 108 4. Chris Greisen, 1996-98...... 200 4. Simon Mathiesen, 2013-pr...... 101 5. Travis Miles, 1997-2000...... 196 5. LaRon Council, 2006-09...... 96 Brady Bolles, 2012-Pr...... 196
Passing Attempts, Game 53 Blake Bolles, Texas A&M-Kingsville, 11-27-10 49 Josh Lamberson, Grand Valley State, 12-10-05 45 Travis Miles, Carson-Newman, 12-11-99 43 Travis Miles, North Dakota State, 11-18-00 Brady Bolles, Emporia State, 12-5-15
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Team Totals ...... NW...... ESU Northwest 41 FIRST DOWNS ...... 27 ...... 13 Rushing ...... 14 ...... 7 Emporia State 14 Passing ...... 11 ...... 3 September 1, 2016 Penalty ...... 2 ...... 3 Emporia, Kan. • Welch Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 175 ...... 85 Rushing Attempts ...... 44 ...... 30 Average Per Rush ...... 4.0 ...... 2.8 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 3 ...... 1 Northwest Missouri 3 17 14 7 41 Yards Gained Rushing . . . . . 196 ...... 137 Emporia State 7 0 0 7 14 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 21 ...... 52 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 316 ...... 98 SCORING SUMMARY NW-ESU Completions-Attempts-Int . . .27-39-0 . . . .12-21-0 1st 07:08 ESU Brown,Justin 3 yd pass from Marstall,Braxto (Morton,Austin kick) Average Per Attempt . . . . . 8.1 ...... 4.7 12 plays, 88 yards, TOP 4:57 0 - 7 Average Per Completion . . . .11.7 ...... 8.2 01:24 NW Mathieson,Simon 18 yd field goal Passing Touchdowns ...... 2 ...... 1 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:38 3 - 7 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . 491 ...... 183 2nd 13:46 NW Zimmerman,Kyle 11 yd run (Mathieson kick) Total offense plays ...... 83 ...... 51 4 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:38 10 - 7 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 5.9 ...... 3.6 07:11 NW Jackson,Phil 5 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathieson kick) 10 plays, 43 yards, TOP 4:32 17 - 7 RUSHING: Northwest Missouri-Jackson,Phil 14-94; Zimmerman,Kyle 9-30; 00:09 NW Mathieson,Simon 40 yd field goal Wilcox,Cameron 11-26; Jones,Emanuel 4-25; Grove,Jordan 3-4; Baker,Jonathan 1-4; 10 plays, 37 yards, TOP 2:44 20 - 7 TEAM 2-minus 8. Emporia State-Marstall,Braxto 12-31; Strong,Denzel 4-29; 3rd 11:09 NW Bane,Shawn 0 yd fumble recovery (Mathieson kick) Lowe,Jaylen 7-19; Brown,Antonio 4-5; Nault,Landon 1-4; Callins,Kai 2-minus 3. 7 plays, 57 yards, TOP 2:37 27 - 7 02:35 NW Wilcox,Cameron 1 yd run (Mathieson kick) PASSING: Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 26-36-0-310; Martin,Zach 12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 6:24 34 - 7 1-2-0-6; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Emporia State-Marstall,Braxto 8-16-0-63; Lowe,Jaylen 4th 11:06 NW Wilcox,Cameron 3 yd run (Mathieson kick) 4-5-0-35. 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:14 41 - 7 07:14 ESU Lowe,Jaylen 8 yd run (Morton kick) RECEIVING: Northwest Missouri-Grove,Jordan 5-92; Bane,Shawn 3-46; 9 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:46 41 - 14 Schmidt,Randy 3-39; Wilson,Clayton 3-36; Washington,Dre 3-34; Foster,Shacorey 3-19; Sehl,George 2-29; Williams,Shane 2-5; Wilcox,Cameron 1-6; Andrews,Marqus Kickoff time: 7:00 pm • End of Game: 9:59 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:59 1-5; Jackson,Phil 1-5. Emporia State-Brown,Justin 4-16; Buffalomeat,Ant 3-31; Referee: Craig Helser • Umpire: Robert Preston • Linesman: Bob Pritchett Foote,Mitchell 2-30; Callins,Kai 1-10; Brown,Antonio 1-7; Jackson,Jordan 1-4. • Line judge: David Burge • Back judge: Kellen Adams • Field judge: Scott Hardin • Side judge: Gavin Martin • Center judge: Vijay Madurri • INTERCEPTIONS: Northwest Missouri-None. Emporia State-None. Temperature: 75 • Wind: NE-10mph • Weather: Sunny and beautiful FUMBLES: Northwest Missouri-Bane,Shawn 1-0. Emporia State-None.
Team Totals ...... WU...... NW Washburn 7 FIRST DOWNS ...... 11 ...... 16 Rushing ...... 4 ...... 5 Northwest 41 Passing ...... 7 ...... 9 September 8, 2016 Penalty ...... 0 ...... 2 Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 78 ...... 82 Rushing Attempts ...... 36 ...... 27 Average Per Rush ...... 2.2 ...... 3.0 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 1 ...... 2 Washburn 0 7 0 0 7 Yards Gained Rushing . . . . . 104 ...... 90 Northwest Missouri 17 0 14 10 41 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 26 ...... 8 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 137 ...... 238 SCORING SUMMARY WU-NW Completions-Attempts-Int . . .11-34-1 . . . .26-41-0 1st 09:31 NW Washington,Dre 8 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) Average Per Attempt . . . . . 4.0 ...... 5.8 9 plays, 53 yards, TOP 4:09 0 - 7 Average Per Completion . . . .12.5 ...... 9.2 05:06 NW Mathiesen,Simon 41 yd field goal Passing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 3 7 plays, 26 yards, TOP 3:05 0 - 10 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . 215 ...... 320 03:26 NW Grove,Jordan 40 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Total offense plays ...... 70 ...... 68 2 plays, 41 yards, TOP 0:44 0 - 17 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 3.1 ...... 4.7 2nd 07:16 WU Stewart,Mickeel 2 yd run (Schmiedeler,Per kick) 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 4:37 7 - 17 RUSHING: Washburn-Whitten,Curtis 5-25; Stewart,Mickeel 11-19; Collins,Wesley 5-14; 3rd 07:30 NW Sehl,George 8 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Harris,Jr.,Keny 5-11; Twehous,Logan 2-9; McGee,Jr.,Chris 2-8; Horner,Jake 1-minus 1; 10 plays, 48 yards, TOP 4:08 7 - 24 McGinnis,Derek 5-minus 7. Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 7-30; Baker,Jonathan 03:05 NW Jackson,Phil 1 yd run (Mathiesen kick) 2-20; Jackson,Phil 7-14; Wilcox,Cameron 4-12; Grove,Jordan 2-3; White,Chase 1-2; 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:18 7 - 31 Jones,Emanuel 4-1. 4th 14:09 NW Mathiesen,Simon 47 yd field goal 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 1:07 7 - 34 PASSING: Washburn-McGinnis,Derek 8-26-1-91; Twehous,Logan 3-8-0-46. Northwest 08:11 NW White,Chase 2 yd run (Mathiesen kick) Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 23-37-0-212; Baker,Jonathan 2-2-0-29; Martin,Zach 1-1-0-mi- 7 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:21 7 - 41 nus 3; Bishop,Jordan 0-1-0-0.
Kickoff time: 7:00 pm • End of Game: 9:54 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:54 RECEIVING: Washburn-Woods,Carey 2-45; Johnson,Semaj 2-1; Brania-Hopp,Ja. 1-33; Referee: Sean Johnston • Umpire: Josh Larson • Linesman: Tom Svehla • Peterson,Blake 1-26; Harris,Jr.,Keny 1-11; Collins,Wesley 1-10; Hamilton,Will 1-10; Horn- Line judge: Terry Woodley • Back judge: Ben Schmidt • Field judge: Matt er,Jake 1-4; Stewart,Mickeel 1-minus 3. Northwest Missouri-Washington,Dre 4-37; Sehl,- Powell • Side judge: Jake Wolf • Center judge: Kent Holm • George 4-28; Wilcox,Cameron 3-28; Jackson,Phil 3-26; Grove,Jordan 2-42; Bane,Shawn Temperature: 80s • Wind: light • Weather: overcast, humid 2-26; Williams,Shane 2-23; Schmidt,Randy 1-23; White,Chase 1-6; Wilson,Clayton 1-2; NW win streak is 17 games, 2nd longest in school history Schieber,TJ 1-0; Foster,Shacorey 1-0; Woods,Quincy 1-minus 3.
INTERCEPTIONS: Washburn-None. Northwest Missouri-Richey,Edward 1-0. FUMBLES: Washburn-McGinnis,Derek 1-1. Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 1-0.
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Team Totals ...... UNK . . . . . NW Nebraska-Kearney 14 FIRST DOWNS ...... 7 ...... 22 Rushing ...... 2 ...... 12 Northwest 52 Passing ...... 4 ...... 8 September 17, 2016 Penalty ...... 1 ...... 2 Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 19 ...... 185 Rushing Attempts ...... 27 ...... 44 Average Per Rush ...... 0.7 ...... 4.2 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 2 Nebraska-Kearney 7 0 7 0 14 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 67 ...... 189 Northwest Missouri 10 28 7 7 52 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 48 ...... 4 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 152 ...... 301 SCORING SUMMARY UNK-NW Completions-Attempts-Int . . .14-33-2 . . . .18-32-1 1st 13:25 UNK Quinn,Luke 72 yd pass from Worthing,Steve (Wentling kick) Average Per Attempt . . . . . 4.6 ...... 9.4 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:35 7 - 0 Average Per Completion . . . .10.9 ...... 16.7 06:55 NW Mathiesen,Simon 38 yd field goal Passing Touchdowns ...... 1 ...... 4 6 plays, 21 yards, TOP 2:28 7 - 3 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . 171 ...... 486 00:05 NW Jackson,Phil 1 yd run (Mathiesen kick) Total offense plays ...... 60 ...... 76 13 plays, 66 yards, TOP 5:18 7 - 10 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 2.8 ...... 6.4 2nd 11:12 NW Sehl,George 40 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesenkick) 2 plays, 59 yards, TOP 0:56 7 - 17 RUSHING: Nebraska-Kearney-Quinn,Luke 11-17; Russell,Thomas 5-7; Worthing,Steve 02:13 NW Bishop,Jarrod 59 yd INT return (Mathiesen kick) 7 - 24 8-3; Roberts,Justin 1-minus 1; Allen,Lorenz 1-minus 2; Foley,Preston 1-minus 5. Northwest 01:41 NW Sehl,George 42 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) Missouri-Baker,Jonathan 6-45; Wilcox,Cameron 6-37; White,Chase 7-31; Zimmerman,Kyle 1 play, 42 yards, TOP 0:07 7 - 31 5-29; Grove,Jordan 4-19; Jackson,Phil 6-13; Jones,Emanuel 8-12; TEAM 2-minus 1. 00:43 NW Bane,Shawn 52 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) 1 play, 52 yards, TOP 0:07 7 - 38 PASSING: Nebraska-Kearney-Worthing,Steve 10-24-1-134; Roberts,Justin 4-9-1-18. 3rd 14:16 NW Bane,Shawn 75 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 14-25-0-277; Baker,Jonathan 3-6-1-21; Martin,Zach 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:44 7 - 45 1-1-0-3. 02:38 UNK Hadley,Antwan 85 yd INT return (Wentling kick) 14 - 45 4th 06:43 NW Jones,Emanuel 1 yd run (Mathiesen kick) RECEIVING: Nebraska-Kearney-Foley,Preston 4-17; Bell,Kentrez 3-31; Moore,Mal- 11 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:47 14 - 52 colm 2-12; Hood,D’Andre 2-4; Quinn,Luke 1-72; Navarrette,Julian 1-12; Allen,Lorenz 1-4. Northwest Missouri-Wilson,Clayton 3-14; Bane,Shawn 2-127; Sehl,George 2-82; Kickoff time: 1:30 pm • End of Game: 4:31 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:01 Woods,Quincy 2-15; Grove,Jordan 2-12; Washington,Dre 1-11; Schmidt,Randy 1-11; Referee: Brian Moore • Umpire: Jim Losey • Linesman: John Winter • Line Williams,Shane 1-9; Wilcox,Cameron 1-6; Bishop,Jordan 1-5; Foster,Shacorey 1-5; White,- judge: Aaron Dueker • Back judge: Darek Mayden • Field judge: Adam Hans Chase 1-4. • Side judge: Brent Trammell • Center judge: Don Lawrence • Temperature: 70s • Wind: light • Weather: Sunny, light breeze INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-Kearney-Hadley,Antwan 1-85. Northwest Missouri-Bishop,- Jarrod 1-59; Young,Jack 1-10.
Team Totals ...... NW. . . . . MSSU Northwest 45 FIRST DOWNS ...... 33 ...... 12 Rushing ...... 18 ...... 6 Missouri Southern 21 Passing ...... 13 ...... 4 September 24, 2016 Penalty ...... 2 ...... 2 Joplin, Mo. • Fred G. Hughes Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 314 ...... 91 Rushing Attempts ...... 47 ...... 38 Average Per Rush ...... 6.7 ...... 2.4 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 4 ...... 1 Northwest Missouri 0 28 7 10 45 Yards Gained Rushing . . . . . 328 ...... 133 Missouri Southern 13 0 8 0 21 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 14 ...... 42 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 258 ...... 172 SCORING SUMMARY NW-MSSU Completions-Attempts-Int . . .27-35-0 . . . . 5-19-0 1st 06:46 MSSU Fleeton,TJ 34 yd run (Renken,Brock kick) Average Per Attempt . . . . . 7.4 ...... 9.1 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 4:17 0 - 7 Average Per Completion . . . . 9.6 ...... 34.4 03:49 MSSU Hadley,Josh 62 yd pass from Fleeton,TJ (kick blocked) Passing Touchdowns ...... 2 ...... 2 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 0:55 0 - 13 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . 572 ...... 263 2nd 14:55 NW Jackson,Phil 19 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) Total offense plays ...... 82 ...... 57 10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:50 7 - 13 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 7.0 ...... 4.6 11:15 NW Wilcox,Cameron 1 yd run (Mathiesen kick) 7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:05 14 - 13 RUSHING: Northwest Missouri-Wilcox,Cameron 16-104; Jackson,Phil 13-91; 07:09 NW Bishop,Jordan 42 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) Zimmerman,Kyle 5-36; Schmidt,Randy 4-35; Jones,Emanuel 4-30; Grove,Jordan 2-17; 6 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:43 21 - 13 Baker,Jonathan 1-9; TEAM 2-minus 8. Missouri Southern-Hadley,Josh 11-36; 03:35 NW Grove,Jordan 3 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) Chafin,Devin 7-18; Bell,Ja’Kori 8-18; Fleeton,TJ 8-12; Scott,Brayden 4-7. 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:11 28 - 13 3rd 10:49 NW Jackson,Phil 4 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) PASSING: Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 27-35-0-258. Missouri 10 plays, 86 yards, TOP 4:06 35 - 13 Southern-Fleeton,TJ 2-10-0-65; Scott,Brayden 3-9-0-107. 00:53 MSSU Bennett,Josiah 72 yd pass from Scott (Morrison,pass from Scott) 2 plays, 71 yards, TOP 0:42 35 - 21 RECEIVING: Northwest Missouri-Bishop,Jordan 4-59; Sehl,George 4-36; 4th 11:24 NW Mathiesen,Simon 41 yd field goal Grove,Jordan 4-16; Washington,Dre 3-45; Bane,Shawn 3-34; Williams,Shane 2-26; 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 4:29 38 - 21 Foster,Shacorey 2-minus 4; Schmidt,Randy 1-19; Wilson,Clayton 1-13; 05:43 NW Wilcox,Cameron 2 yd run (Mathiesen kick) Wilcox,Cameron 1-6; Jackson,Phil 1-5; Schieber,TJ 1-3. Missouri 8 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:35 45 - 21 Southern-Lathrop.Scott 2-12; Bennett,Josiah 1-72; Hadley,Josh 1-62; Davis,Jocqui 1-26. Kickoff time: 6 pm • End of Game: 8:58 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:58 Referee: Danny Harris • Umpire: BJ Moore • Linesman: Dusty Hutchinso INTERCEPTIONS: Northwest Missouri-None. Missouri Southern-None. • Line judge: Joe Kroeger • Back judge: Tony Brown • Field judge: Robert Spychals • Side judge: TL Price • Center judge: Garrett James • FUMBLES: Northwest Missouri-None. Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 1-0. Temperature: 85 • Wind: SE 8 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Team Totals ...... UCM . . . . . NW Central Missouri 17 FIRST DOWNS ...... 17 ...... 27 Rushing ...... 5 ...... 8 Northwest 42 Passing ...... 9 ...... 18 Oct. 1, 2016 Penalty ...... 3 ...... 1 Kansas City, Mo. • Arrowhead Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 84 ...... 204 Rushing Attempts ...... 30 ...... 38 Average Per Rush ...... 2.8 ...... 5.4 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 4 Central Missouri 7 7 0 3 17 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 96 ...... 207 Northwest Missouri 7 14 7 14 42 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 12 ...... 3 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 201 ...... 284 SCORING SUMMARY UCM-NW Completions-Attempts-Int . . .18-30-1 . . . .26-35-0 1st 03:58 NW Jackson,Phil 1 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) Average Per Attempt . . . . . 6.7 ...... 8.1 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 4:23 0 - 7 Average Per Completion . . . .11.2 ...... 10.9 00:48 UCM Zachery,Jaylen 14 yd pass from Fugate,Garrett (Greco kick) Passing Touchdowns ...... 2 ...... 2 9 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:04 7 - 7 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . 285 ...... 488 2nd 09:00 NW Williams,Shane 13 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Total offense plays ...... 60 ...... 73 7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:18 7 - 14 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 4.8 ...... 6.7 04:57 UCM Echols,Kyle 30 yd pass from Fugate,Garrett (Greco kick) 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:54 14 - 14 RUSHING: Central Missouri-Washpun,Xavier 10-35; Fugate,Garrett 8-20; McNac,Marquel 00:39 NW Wilson,Clayton 4 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) 5-18; Vandiver,Gabe 6-13; TEAM 1-minus 2. Northwest Missouri-Jackson,Phil 15-97; Wil- 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 4:10 14 - 21 cox,Cameron 9-61; Zimmerman,Kyle 4-19; Schmidt,Randy 5-14; Grove,Jordan 5-13. 3rd 09:14 NW Wilcox,Cameron 34 yd run (Mathiesen kick) 6 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:09 14 - 28 PASSING: Central Missouri-Fugate,Garrett 18-30-1-201. Northwest Missouri-Zimmer- 4th 14:19 NW Jackson,Phil 6 yd run (Mathiesen kick) man,Kyle 24-33-0-275; Schmidt,Randy 2-2-0-9. 12 plays, 94 yards, TOP 5:43 14 - 35 08:06 UCM Greco,Billy 37 yd field goal RECEIVING: Central Missouri-Jones,Tyler 4-34; Echols,Kyle 3-63; Zachery,Jaylen 3-42; He- 13 plays, 49 yards, TOP 6:10 17 - 35 bert,Seth 2-17; Strong,Alex 1-33; Thomas,Wesley 1-4; Vandiver,Gabe 1-3; Bakker,Andrew 01:07 NW Wilcox,Cameron 8 yd run (Mathiesen kick) 1-3; Washpun,Xavier 1-1; McNac,Marquel 1-1. Northwest Missouri-Sehl,George 5-76; 12 plays, 66 yards, TOP 6:50 17 - 42 Grove,Jordan 5-54; Wilson,Clayton 4-28; Williams,Shane 3-33; Bane,Shawn 3-27; Jack- son,Phil 2-13; Foster,Shacorey 1-27; Schieber,TJ 1-12; Bishop,Jordan 1-8; Schmidt,Randy Kickoff time: 5:00 pm • End of Game: 7:49 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:49 1-6. Referee: Dwight Neibling • Umpire: Eric Cooper • Linesman: Jake Weatherfor • Line judge: Jeff Kopecky • Back judge: Brian Reeves • Field judge: Brandon INTERCEPTIONS: Central Missouri-None. Northwest Missouri-Young,Jack 1-0. Friesen • Side judge: Austin Hills • Center judge: Blake Berke • Temperature: 70s • Wind: light • Weather: mostly cloudy FUMBLES: Central Missouri-None. Northwest Missouri-Bane,Shawn 1-0; Grove,Jordan 1-1.
Team Totals ...... NW...... UCO Northwest 56 FIRST DOWNS ...... 25 ...... 13 Rushing ...... 10 ...... 3 Central Oklahoma 10 Passing ...... 14 ...... 7 Oct. 8, 2016 Penalty ...... 1 ...... 3 Edmond, Okla. • Wantland Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 234 ...... 50 Rushing Attempts ...... 34 ...... 36 Average Per Rush ...... 6.9 ...... 1.4 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 2 ...... 1 Northwest Missouri 14 28 14 0 56 Yards Gained Rushing . . . . . 244 ...... 82 Central Oklahoma 0 10 0 0 10 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 10 ...... 32 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 365 ...... 202 SCORING SUMMARY NW-UCO Completions-Attempts-Int . . .22-28-1 . . . .14-28-1 1st 06:40 NW Bane,Shawn 33 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) Average Per Attempt . . . . . 13.0 ...... 7.2 6 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:35 7 - 0 Average Per Completion . . . .16.6 ...... 14.4 02:55 NW Grove,Jordan 42 yd pass from Bishop,Jordan (Mathiesen kick) Passing Touchdowns ...... 6 ...... 0 3 plays, 77 yards, TOP 0:39 14 - 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . 599 ...... 252 2nd 13:02 UCO Hiddink,S. 37 yd field goal Total offense plays ...... 62 ...... 64 11 plays, 55 yards, TOP 4:53 14 - 3 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 9.7 ...... 3.9 11:35 NW Washington,Dre 17 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) 4 plays, 82 yards, TOP 1:21 21 - 3 RUSHING: Northwest Missouri-Jones,Emanuel 13-78; Jackson,Phil 7-58; Zimmer- 07:24 UCO McKenzie,C. 1 yd run (Hiddink,S. kick) man,Kyle 5-45; White,Chase 2-21; Baker,Jonathan 3-13; Martin,Zach 1-10; Grove,- 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:05 21 - 10 Jordan 3-9. Central Oklahoma-McKenzie,C. 9-32; Gandara,J. 8-18; Eckert,T. 5-12; 06:58 NW Bane,Shawn 78 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle(Mathiesen kick) Waggoner,B. 1-4; Stallard,C. 13-minus 16. 3 plays, 78 yards, TOP 0:19 28 - 10 01:08 NW Bane,Shawn 5 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) PASSING: Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 18-23-0-299; Martin,Zach 2-2-0-10; 9 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:50 35 - 10 Baker,Jonathan 1-2-1-14; Bishop,Jordan 1-1-0-42. Central Oklahoma-Eckert,T. 10-20- 00:51 NW Sehl,George 26 yd pass from Zimmerman,Kyle (Mathiesen kick) 1-126; Stallard,C. 4-8-0-76. 1 play, 26 yards, TOP 0:08 42 - 10 3rd 10:16 NW Jones,Emanuel 1 yd run (Mathiesen kick) RECEIVING: Northwest Missouri-Bane,Shawn 6-126; Washington,Dre 5-76; Grove,Jor- 9 plays, 85 yards, TOP 4:38 49 - 10 dan 3-74; Bishop,Jordan 3-19; Sehl,George 1-26; Williams,Shane 1-17; Foster,Shaco- 05:43 NW Jackson,Phil 2 yd run (Mathiesen kick) rey 1-14; Schieber,TJ 1-8; Bryant,Haden 1-5. Central Oklahoma-Crockett,J. 6-155; 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 2:03 56 - 10 Coleman,R 2-16; Pulley,C. 2-5; Davidson,A. 1-21; McKenzie,C. 1-5; Williams,D. 1-2; Gandara,J. 1-minus 2. Kickoff time: 2:00 pm • End of Game: 4:55 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:55 Referee: Danny Harris • Umpire: BJ Moore • Linesman: Dusty Hutchison • INTERCEPTIONS: Northwest Missouri-Lane,Anthony 1-0. Central Oklahoma-Galyon,R. Line judge: Joe Kroeger • Back judge: Tony Brown • Field judge: Rob Spy- 1-4. chalski • Side judge: TL Price • Center judge: Garrett James • Temperature: 70 • Wind: 5 mph N • Weather: Sunny, clear skies FUMBLES: Northwest Missouri-None. Central Oklahoma-Stallard,C. 1-0; Crockett,J. 1-1.
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Team Totals ...... NSU...... NW Northeastern State 29 FIRST DOWNS ...... 17 ...... 32 Rushing ...... 3 ...... 21 Northwest 74 Passing ...... 8 ...... 10 October 15, 2016 Penalty ...... 6 ...... 1 Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 42 ...... 371 Rushing Attempts ...... 26 ...... 50 Average Per Rush ...... 1.6 ...... 7.4 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 5 Northeastern State 6 9 14 0 29 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 78 ...... 388 Northwest Missouri 21 25 21 7 74 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 36 ...... 17 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 318 ...... 291 SCORING SUMMARY NSU-NW 1st 14:07 NSU Abdul,Ra’Keim 75 yd pass from McKinzy (kick failed) Completions-Attempts-Int . . .13-36-1 . . . .22-29-0 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:53 6 - 0 Average Per Attempt . . . . . 8.8 ...... 10.0 11:40 NW Washington,Dre 17 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Average Per Completion . . . .24.5 ...... 13.2 8 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:26 6 - 7 Passing Touchdowns ...... 4 ...... 5 06:53 NW Zimmerman,Kyle 4 yd run (Mathiesen kick) 8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 3:25 6 - 14 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . 360 ...... 662 01:54 NW Grove,Jordan 3 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Total offense plays ...... 62 ...... 79 6 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:20 6 - 21 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 5.8 ...... 8.4 2nd 14:53 NSU McKnight15 yd pass from McKinzy (Garcia kick blockd) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:01 12 - 21 RUSHING: Northeastern State-McKinzy,Dimonic 3-18; Ascarrunz,Forrest 1-10; McMillan,- 14:53 NW Jones,Marcus PAT return 12 - 23 12:49 NW Schmidt,Randy 4 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) Mason 3-10; Abdul,Ra’Keim 5-8; Shavers,C.J. 4-8; TEAM 2-minus 2; Armstrong,Blayne 6 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:57 12 - 30 1-minus 4; Busby,Cody 7-minus 6. Northwest Missouri-Jackson,Phil 12-112; Wilcox,Cam- 09:13 NSU Garcia,Eddie 39 yd field goal eron 11-89; Jones,Emanuel 11-68; Baker,Jonathan 5-58; Zimmerman,Kyle 4-17; Grove,- 7 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:18 15 - 30 Jordan 1-16; Schmidt,Randy 2-15; White,Chase 2-8; TEAM 2-minus 12. 08:17 NW Bane,Shawn 76 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) 2 plays, 79 yards, TOP 0:50 15 - 37 PASSING: Northeastern State-McKinzy,Dimonic 10-23-0-263; Armstrong,Blayne 3-12-1-55; 03:22 NW Andrews,Marqus 6 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) 7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:22 15 - 44 Ascarrunz,Forrest 0-1-0-0. Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 16-22-0-270; Baker,Jona- 03:09 NW TEAM safety 15 - 46 than 4-5-0-12; Martin,Zach 1-1-0-5; Schmidt,Randy 1-1-0-4. 3rd 14:14 NW Bane 57 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) 2 plays, 70 yards, TOP 0:39 15 - 53 RECEIVING: Northeastern State-McKnight,Gary 5-136; King,Zac 3-34; Abdul,Ra’Keim 13:22 NSU McKnight,Gary 71 yd pass from McKinzy (Garcia kick) 2-76; Eubanks,Rashawn 2-47; Dan,Donavan 1-25. Northwest Missouri-Bane,Shawn 2 plays, 72 yards, TOP 0:45 22 - 53 4-157; Washington,Dre 3-39; Bishop,Jordan 3-24; Grove,Jordan 3-13; Foster,Shacorey 10:45 NW Wilcox,Cameron 5 yd run (Mathiesen kick) 6 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:30 22 - 60 2-7; Woods,Quincy 2-4; Sehl,George 1-26; Williams,Shane 1-7; Andrews,Marqus 1-6; 09:01 NSU McKnight,Gary 28 yd pass from McKinzy,Dimonic (Garcia,Eddie kick) Jones,Emanuel 1-4; Bryant,Haden 1-4. 4 plays, 63 yards, TOP 1:43 29 - 60 05:14 NW Jones,Emanuel 1 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) INTERCEPTIONS: Northeastern State-None. Northwest Missouri-Young,Jack 1-0. 8 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:47 29 - 67 4th 06:23 NW Jones,Emanuel 1 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) 12 plays, 96 yards, TOP 6:15 29 - 74 FUMBLES: Northeastern State-None. Northwest Missouri-TEAM 1-1; Wilcox,Cameron 1-1.
Kickoff time: 1:30 pm • End of Game: 4:37 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:07 Referee: Sean Johnston • Umpire: Josh Larson • Linesman: Tom Svehla • Line judge: Terry Woodley • Back judge: Ben Schmidt • Field judge: Matt Powell • Side judge: Jake Wolf • Center judge: Kent Holm • Temperature: 70 • Wind: 15 ssw • Weather: overcast
Team Totals ...... NW . . . . . LWU Northwest 47 FIRST DOWNS ...... 27 ...... 14 Rushing ...... 11 ...... 8 Lindenwood 12 Passing ...... 16 ...... 4 October 22, 2016 Penalty ...... 0 ...... 2 St. Charles, Mo. • Harlen C. Hunter Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 171 . . . . . 122 Rushing Attempts ...... 36 ...... 39 Average Per Rush ...... 4.8 ...... 3.1 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 4 ...... 1 Northwest Missouri 14 17 0 16 47 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 187 . . . . . 157 Lindenwood 6 0 0 6 12 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 16 ...... 35 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 358 . . . . . 139 SCORING SUMMARY NW-LWU Completions-Attempts-Int . . .27-41-0 . . . . 13-25-0 1st 08:32 NW Wilcox,Cameron 1 yd run (Mathiesen kick) Average Per Attempt ...... 8.7 ...... 5.6 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:19 7 - 0 Average Per Completion . . . . 13.3 . . . . . 10.7 04:32 NW Jackson,Phil 19 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Passing Touchdowns ...... 2 ...... 1 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:11 14 - 0 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . .529 . . . . . 261 02:33 LWU Prince,D. 14 yd pass from Thigpen,Allen (kick failed) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:59 14 - 6 Total offense plays ...... 77 ...... 64 2nd 13:06 NW Mathiesen,Simon 30 yd field goal Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 6.9 ...... 4.1 13 plays, 63 yards, TOP 4:27 17 - 6 09:14 NW Zimmerman,Kyle 1 yd run (Mathiesen kick) RUSHING: Northwest Missouri-Schmidt,Randy 4-43; Jones,Emanuel 6-37; Wilcox,Cam- 6 plays, 29 yards, TOP 2:09 24 - 6 eron 6-29; White,Chase 3-27; Zimmerman,Kyle 7-21; Baker,Jonathan 1-12; Jackson,Phil 00:07 NW Bane,Shawn 3 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) 6-10; TEAM 3-minus 8. Lindenwood-Thigpen,Allen 18-58; Daniels,Aaron 16-48; 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:33 31 - 6 4th 13:36 LWU Thigpen,Allen 10 yd run (Spraul,Travis kick blockd) Sparks,Kendell 1-11; Faddoul,Alex 2-7; TEAM 2-minus 2. 9 plays, 85 yards, TOP 3:52 31 - 12 13:36 NW Vollstedt,Jacob PAT return 33 - 12 PASSING: Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 26-39-0-350; TEAM 0-1-0-0; 10:53 NW Wilcox,Cameron 3 yd run (Mathiesen kick) Schmidt,Randy 1-1-0-8. Lindenwood-Thigpen,Allen 13-24-0-139; Faddoul,Alex 0-1-0-0. 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:43 40 - 12 05:44 NW Jones,Emanuel 1 yd run (Mathiesen kick) RECEIVING: Northwest Missouri-Bane,Shawn 5-42; Williams,Shane 4-48; Grove,Jor- 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 2:31 47 - 12 dan 4-32; Jackson,Phil 3-40; Sehl,George 3-30; Wilcox,Cameron 2-36; Schieber,TJ 2-21; Foster,Shacorey 2-20; Wilson,Clayton 1-50; Schmidt,Randy 1-39. Linden- Kickoff time: 1:30 pm • End of Game: 3:24 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:54 wood-Sparks,Kendell 6-18; Prince,D. 3-55; Warren,DeSean 2-54; Majors,DeVonte’ 1-7; Referee: Sean Johnston • Umpire: Josh Larson • Linesman: Tom Svehla • Miller,Armani 1-5. Line judge: Terry Woodley • Back judge: Ben Schmidt • Field judge: Matt Powell • Side judge: Jake Wolf • Center judge: Kent Holm • INTERCEPTIONS: Northwest Missouri-None. Lindenwood-None. Temperature: 65 • Wind: 9 SSW • Weather: Sunny FUMBLES: Northwest Missouri-None. Lindenwood-Prince,D. 1-0.
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Team Totals ...... PSU...... NW Pittsburg State 10 FIRST DOWNS ...... 19 ...... 20 Rushing ...... 7 ...... 8 Northwest 69 Passing ...... 10 ...... 12 October 29, 2016 Penalty ...... 2 ...... 0 Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 86 ...... 171 Rushing Attempts ...... 38 ...... 35 Average Per Rush ...... 2.3 ...... 4.9 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 1 ...... 2 Pittsburg State 0 3 7 0 10 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 113 ...... 177 Northwest Missouri 14 27 14 14 69 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 27 ...... 6 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 243 ...... 393 SCORING SUMMARY PSU-NW Completions-Attempts-Int . . . 18-38-4 . . . . 20-22-0 1st 08:39 NW Zimmerman,Kyle 1 yd run (Mathiesen kick) Average Per Attempt ...... 6.4 ...... 17.9 10 plays, 74 yards, TOP 4:20 0 - 7 Average Per Completion . . . . 13.5 ...... 19.6 02:50 NW Schmidt,Randy 4 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Passing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 6 4 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:36 0 - 14 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . .329 ...... 564 2nd 11:12 PSU Levin,Chad 21 yd field goal Total offense plays ...... 76 ...... 57 7 plays, 42 yards, TOP 3:35 3 - 14 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 4.3 ...... 9.9 09:23 NW Williams,Shane 37 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:42 3 - 21 RUSHING: Pittsburg State-Rose,Michael 13-46; Kintchen,Kiah 3-18; Clemons,Brenner 2-15; 05:16 NW Jackson,Phil 7 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Scheurich,K. 3-11; West,Lorenzo 1-8; LePage,Thomas 3-3; Holman,Dre 3-1; Sullivan,Steven 7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:07 3 - 28 1-1; Copelin,Levi 1-0; Taylor,Andre 1-minus 5; Roderique,John 7-minus 12. Northwest Mis- 01:30 NW Wilson,Clayton 7 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) souri-Jackson,Phil 5-48; Zimmerman,Kyle 6-33; Baker,Jonathan 5-27; Wilcox,Cameron 6-18; 3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:11 3 - 35 Bane,Shawn 1-13; White,Chase 5-12; Grove,Jordan 1-9; Schmidt,Randy 1-6; Jones,Emanuel 00:00 NW Brantley,Harold 35 yd INT ret. (Mathiesen kick failed) 3 - 41 3rd 12:28 NW Bane,Shawn 63 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) 5-5. 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:26 3 - 48 03:13 PSU Rose,Michael 1 yd run (Levin,Chad kick) PASSING: Pittsburg State-Roderique,John 16-33-2-195; LePage,Thomas 2-5-2-48. Northwest 14 plays, 54 yards, TOP 5:45 10 - 48 Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 19-21-0-385; Baker,Jonathan 1-1-0-8. 02:25 NW Williams,Shane 68 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:48 10 - 55 RECEIVING: Pittsburg State-Panko,Austin 6-71; Clemons,Brenner 4-61; Swartz,Kyle 2-30; 4th 12:12 NW Baker,Jonathan 16 yd run (Mathiesen kick) Copelin,Levi 2-18; Rose,Michael 2-15; West,Lorenzo 1-37; Wilson,Javon 1-11. Northwest 1 play, 14 yards, TOP 0:13 10 - 62 Missouri-Williams,Shane 3-114; Washington,Dre 3-41; Wilson,Clayton 3-27; Grove,Jordan 01:07 NW Richards,Jack 59 yd INT return (Mathiesen kick) 10 - 69 3-15; Bane,Shawn 2-106; Schmidt,Randy 2-15; Bishop,Jordan 1-47; Foster,Shacorey 1-13; Woods,Quincy 1-8; Jackson,Phil 1-7. Kickoff time: 2:34 pm • End of Game: 5:46 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:12 Referee: John Adams • Umpire: BJ Moore • Linesman: Bob Pritchett • Line judge: INTERCEPTIONS: Pittsburg State-None. Northwest Missouri-Berg,Kevin 2-68; Richards,Jack David Burge • Back judge: Tony Brown • Field judge: R. Spychalski • Side judge: 1-59; Raines,Darby 1-0; Brantley,Harold 0-35; Richey,Edward 0-5; Bishop,Jarrod 0-minus 10. TL Price • Center judge: Garrett James Temperature: 70s • Wind: Light • Weather: Sunny, clear FUMBLES: Pittsburg State-None. Northwest Missouri-Baker,Jonathan 1-1.
Team Totals ...... NW. . . . . FHSU Northwest 28 FIRST DOWNS ...... 17 ...... 11 Rushing ...... 5 ...... 2 Fort Hays State 7 Passing ...... 11 ...... 5 November 5, 2016 Penalty ...... 1 ...... 4 Hays, Kan. • Lewis Field Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 144 ...... 47 Rushing Attempts ...... 39 ...... 33 Average Per Rush ...... 3.7 ...... 1.4 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 2 ...... 0 Northwest Missouri 14 0 0 14 28 Yards Gained Rushing . . . . . 170 ...... 91 Fort Hays State 0 0 0 7 7 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 26 ...... 44 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 174 ...... 150 SCORING SUMMARY NW-FHSU Completions-Attempts-Int . . .20-33-2 . . . .10-30-2 1st 13:39 NW Berg,Kevin 21 yd INT return (Mathiesen kick) 7 - 0 Average Per Attempt . . . . . 5.3 ...... 5.0 03:00 NW Jackson,Phil 3 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) Average Per Completion . . . . 8.7 ...... 15.0 6 plays, 35 yards, TOP 2:31 14 - 0 Passing Touchdowns ...... 1 ...... 1 4th 09:53 NW Schieber,TJ 10 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . 318 ...... 197 9 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:26 21 - 0 Total offense plays ...... 72 ...... 63 07:55 FHSU Bieberle,Layne 10 yd pass from Schencker,Brad (Brown kick) Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 4.4 ...... 3.1 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:58 21 - 7 02:48 NW Wilcox,Cameron 18 yd run (Mathiesen kick) RUSHING: Northwest Missouri-Jackson,Phil 18-85; Wilcox,Cameron 14-76; 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:57 28 - 7 Zimmerman,Kyle 3-4; Bishop,Jordan 1-minus 6; TEAM 3-minus 15. Fort Hays State-Iheme,Kenneth 13-42; Cooper,Shaquill 10-30; Morss,Levi 1-6; Thomas,TJ 3-0; Kickoff time: 2:00 pm • End of Game: 5:02 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:02 Mezera,Jacob 1-minus 1; Bacon,Tyler 1-minus 2; Schencker,Brad 4-minus 28. Referee: Craig Helser • Umpire: Robert Preston • Linesman: Bob Pritchett • Line judge: David Burge • Back judge: Kellen Adams • Field judge: Scott PASSING: Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 20-32-2-174; Baker,Jonathan Hardin • Side judge: Thomas Price • Center judge: Mark Sisco • 0-1-0-0. Fort Hays State-Schencker,Brad 10-27-1-150; Mezera,Jacob 0-3-1-0. Temperature: 67 • Wind: S 12 • Weather: Partly Cloudy RECEIVING: Northwest Missouri-Grove,Jordan 4-22; Foster,Shacorey 3-25; Bishop,Jordan 3-19; Sehl,George 2-39; Washington,Dre 2-16; Bane,Shawn 1-16; Wilson,Clayton 1-11; Schieber,TJ 1-10; Bryant,Haden 1-7; Wilcox,Cameron 1-6; Keller,Eli 1-3. Fort Hays State-Iheme,Kenneth 3-24; Salat,Bilal 2-83; Wendelberger,M 1-11; Maxi,Isaiah 1-11; Bieberle,Layne 1-10; Cooper,Shaquill 1-8; Lewis,J.J. 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS: Northwest Missouri-Berg,Kevin 1-21; Young,Jack 1-19. Fort Hays State-Delgado,Jose 1-7; Dumas,Raheeme 1-0.
FUMBLES: Northwest Missouri-Lane,Anthony 1-0; Richey,Edward 1-1. Fort Hays State-Schencker,Brad 2-1; Cooper,Shaquill 1-0.
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Team Totals ...... MWSU. . . . . NW Missouri Western 3 FIRST DOWNS ...... 12 ...... 19 Rushing ...... 6 ...... 7 Northwest 44 Passing ...... 4 ...... 9 November 12, 2016 Penalty ...... 2 ...... 3 Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... 93 ...... 173 Rushing Attempts ...... 45 ...... 33 Average Per Rush ...... 2.1 ...... 5.2 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 3 Missouri Western 0 3 0 0 3 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 140 ...... 194 Northwest Missouri 10 7 10 17 44 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 47 ...... 21 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 104 ...... 282 SCORING SUMMARY MWSU-NW Completions-Attempts-Int . . . 9-26-1 . . . . .23-36-0 1st 11:48 NW Mathiesen,Simon 18 yd field goal Average Per Attempt ...... 4.0 ...... 7.8 6 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:01 0 - 3 Average Per Completion . . . . 11.6 ...... 12.3 08:17 NW Washington,Dre 18 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Passing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 2 4 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:37 0 - 10 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . .197 ...... 455 2nd 14:55 NW Wilcox,Cameron 2 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Total offense plays ...... 71 ...... 69 4 plays, 36 yards, TOP 0:35 0 - 17 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 2.8 ...... 6.6 05:27 MWSU Pettet,Tanner 20 yd field goal 10 plays, 50 yards, TOP 3:55 3 - 17 RUSHING: Missouri Western-Caldwell,Josh 26-92; Short,Kendall 6-11; Matthew Vincent 1-9; 3rd 12:20 NW Mathiesen,Simon 36 yd field goal Bolton,Patrick 1-minus 2; Bertini,Corey 11-minus 17. Northwest Missouri-Jackson,Phil 10- 8 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:32 3 - 20 108; Schmidt,Randy 5-26; Wilcox,Cameron 6-23; Jones,Emanuel 3-10; Zimmerman,Kyle 6-7; 05:57 NW Zimmerman,Kyle 7 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) Baker,Jonathan 2-4; TEAM 1-minus 5. 8 plays, 61 yards, TOP 4:01 3 - 27 4th 14:24 NW Wilcox,Cameron 1 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:41 3 - 34 PASSING: Missouri Western-Bertini,Corey 9-26-1-104. Northwest Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 10:18 NW Mathiesen,Simon 27 yd field goal 18-30-0-246; Baker,Jonathan 4-4-0-17; Grove,Jordan 0-1-0-0; Schmidt,Randy 1-1-0-19. 6 plays, 46 yards, TOP 2:59 3 - 37 03:01 NW Jones,Emanuel 2 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) RECEIVING: Missouri Western-Broughton,Brock 3-23; Dickens,Jesse 2-58; Ussery,Dijuan 6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 2:47 3 - 44 2-9; Wrice,Tyler 1-16; Bolton,Patrick 1-minus 2. Northwest Missouri-Grove,Jordan 4-42; Williams,Shane 3-47; Washington,Dre 3-42; Wilson,Clayton 3-31; Sehl,George 2-52; Kickoff time: 1:30 pm • End of Game: 4:20 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:50 Andrews,Marqus 2-21; White,Chase 2-5; Wilcox,Cameron 2-3; Schmidt,Randy 1-34; Fos- Referee: Dwight Neibling • Umpire: Eric Cooper • Linesman: Jake Weatherfor • Line ter,Shacorey 1-5. judge: Scott Wetterstr • Back judge: Isaiah Bragg • Field judge: Brandon Friesen • Side judge: Austin Hills • Center judge: Blake Berke • INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri Western-None. Northwest Missouri-Berg,Kevin 1-24. Temperature: 50s • Wind: S Light • Weather: Sunny, Clear FUMBLES: Missouri Western-Bolton,Patrick 1-0; Bertini,Corey 1-0. Northwest Missouri-Wash- ington,Dre 1-1.
Team Totals ...... ESU...... NW Emporia State 13 FIRST DOWNS ...... 22 ...... 22 Rushing ...... 2 ...... 10 Northwest 44 Passing ...... 17 ...... 9 November 26, 2016 Penalty ...... 3 ...... 3 Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Stadium NET YARDS RUSHING ...... -30 ...... 174 Rushing Attempts ...... 23 ...... 38 Average Per Rush ...... -1.3 ...... 4.6 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Rushing Touchdowns ...... 0 ...... 2 Emporia State 0 13 0 0 13 Yards Gained Rushing ...... 27 ...... 202 Northwest Missouri 17 14 3 10 44 Yards Lost Rushing ...... 57 ...... 28 NET YARDS PASSING ...... 327 ...... 238 SCORING SUMMARY ESU-NW Completions-Attempts-Int . . . 28-45-2 . . . . 20-33-0 1st 08:56 NW Williams,Shane 6 yd pass from Zimmerman (Mathiesen kick) Average Per Attempt ...... 7.3 ...... 7.2 6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:36 0 - 7 Average Per Completion . . . . 11.7 ...... 11.9 06:57 NW Zimmerman,Kyle 1 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) Passing Touchdowns ...... 2 ...... 2 3 plays, 18 yards, TOP 1:20 0 - 14 TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS . . . . .297 ...... 412 00:56 NW Mathiesen,Simon 38 yd field goal Total offense plays ...... 68 ...... 71 6 plays, 33 yards, TOP 1:20 0 - 17 Average Gain Per Play . . . . . 4.4 ...... 5.8 2nd 12:28 ESU Brown,Justin 12 yd pass from Marstall (Morton kick blockd) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:28 6 - 17 RUSHING: Emporia State-Nault,Landon 5-minus 2; Brown,Antonio 4-minus 6; 11:15 NW Bishop,Jordan 52 yd pass from Schmidt,Randy (Mathiesen kick) Marstall,Braxto 14-minus 22. Northwest Missouri-Wilcox,Cameron 8-72; 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:13 6 - 24 Jackson,Phil 9-39; Jones,Emanuel 4-35; Baker,Jonathan 2-19; Schmidt,Randy 2-13; 00:18 NW Zimmerman,Kyle 1 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick) White,Chase 2-5; Zimmerman,Kyle 8-5; TEAM 3-minus 14. 10 plays, 63 yards, TOP 2:15 6 - 31 00:00 ESU Dailey,Louis 41 yd pass from Marstall,Braxto (Morton kick) 2 plays, 68 yards, TOP 0:18 13 - 31 PASSING: Emporia State-Marstall,Braxto 28-45-2-327. Northwest 3rd 06:36 NW Mathiesen,Simon 32 yd field goal Missouri-Zimmerman,Kyle 19-31-0-186; Schmidt,Randy 1-1-0-52; TEAM 0-1-0-0. 7 plays, 49 yards, TOP 2:18 13 - 34 4th 13:33 NW Mathiesen,Simon 32 yd field goal RECEIVING: Emporia State-Brown,Justin 8-93; Foote,Mitchell 8-84; 11 plays, 31 yards, TOP 6:27 13 - 37 Dailey,Louis 3-61; Lowe,Jaylen 3-8; Richards,Reese 2-32; Williams,Morris 2-28; 11:56 NW Bishop,Jarrod 65 yd INT return (Mathiesen kick) 13 - 44 Brown,Antonio 1-13; Buffalomeat,Ant 1-8. Northwest Missouri-Grove,Jordan 6-47; Jackson,Phil 4-29; Bishop,Jordan 2-78; Washington,Dre 2-32; Wilcox,Cameron 2-21; Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 3:50 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:50 Schmidt,Randy 1-13; Andrews,Marqus 1-6; Foster,Shacorey 1-6; Williams,Shane 1-6. Referee: Craig Hesler • Umpire: Josh Larson • Linesman: Bob Pritchett • Line judge: Dave Burge • Back judge: Kellen Adams • Field judge: Scott Hardin • Side INTERCEPTIONS: Emporia State-None. Northwest Missouri-Bishop,Jarrod 1-65; judge: TL Price • Center judge: Mark Sisco-ALT • Young,Jack 1-0. Temperature: 50s • Wind: light • Weather: Sunny, clear FUMBLES: Emporia State-Nault,Landon 1-1. Northwest Missouri-None.