UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS

Upper NW UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, Iowa • 50614-0314 • http://www.unipanthers.com Josh Lehman (319-273-3642) • Colin McDonough (319-273-5456) • Kara Moran (319-273-5455) UNI PANTHERS Fax (319-273-3602)

2006 UNI FOOTBALL THIS WEEK IN PANTHER FOOTBALL Oct. 2, 2006; Release #5 #14 University of Northern Iowa (2-2, 0-0 Gateway) 2006 UNI Schedule/Results vs. Date Opponent Time/Result Missouri State University (1-4, 0-1 Gateway) Aug. 31 at Drake W, 48-7 Game #5 • Sat., Oct. 7, 2006 • 4:05 p.m. (Central) Scheel’s Kickoff Classic Cedar Falls, Iowa • UNI-Dome (16,324) TV - KFXA, KDSM Sept. 9 North Dakota L, 35-31 THE GAME Community Appreciation The No. 14-ranked University of Northern Iowa football team will play its an- Sept. 16 South Dakota State W, 27-17 Family Weekend nual Homecoming contest on Saturday against the Missouri State Bears. UNI Sept. 23 OPEN will open Gateway Football conference play against the Bears. The contest Sept. 30 at Iowa State L, 28-27 will be a homecoming of sorts for Missouri State head coach Terry Allen, who Oct. 7 Missouri State* 4:05 p.m. guided the Panthers to a mark of 75-26 from 1989-1996. Homecoming TV - Mediacom THE SERIES Oct. 14 at Indiana State* 3:35 p.m. UNI holds a 21-5 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to the 1980 Oct. 21 at Youngstown State* 3 p.m. season. Last season, Missouri State snapped UNI’s six-game win streak in TV - Gateway TV, KFXA, KDSM the series with a 24-21 victory. The Panthers hold an 11-2 series advantage in Oct. 28 Western Illinois* 4:05 p.m. Youth Football Day games played in the UNI-Dome. Nov. 4 Western Kentucky* 4:05 p.m. Faculty/Staff Day THE COACHES Nov. 11 at Southern Illinois* 3 p.m. UNI head coach Mark Farley (UNI ‘86) is in his sixth year at the Panther TV - CSTV (Tape Delay) helm with an overall mark of 46-22. Farley guided the Panthers to their fi rst- Nov. 18 Illinois State* 4:35 p.m. ever appearance in the NCAA I-AA national championship game in 2005. Senior Day/Camp Day Terry Allen (UNI, ‘79) is in his fi rst season as the Bears’ head coach. Allen TV - Gateway TV, KFXA, KDSM is 1-4 this season with the Bears and has an overall collegiate head coaching Nov. 25 NCAA I-AA Playoffs - First Round TBA mark of 96-63 in 14 total seasons. Dec. 2 NCAA I-AA Playoffs - Quarterfi nals TBA Dec. 8-9 NCAA I-AA Playoffs - Semifi nals TBA Dec. 15 NCAA I-AA National Championship TBA TELEVISION The game will be broadcast live on Mediacom (Ch. 22 in Cedar Falls/Media- * - Gateway Football Conference Game com Connections channel state-wide). Don West (play-by-play), Kerry Burt All Times Central (color) and Karen Schulte (sideline) will call the game.

UNI Athletics Media Relations Information RADIO Colin McDonough Football Contact Offi ce Phone: 319-273-5456 The game will be broadcast on the UNI Sports Network. Gary Rima (play- Cell Phone: 319-415-4059 by-play) and Scott Peterson (color) will have the call. The fl agship station Home Phone: 319-277-7132 will again be KXEL-AM (1540 - Waterloo/Cedar Falls) and will be joined by Email: [email protected] KLMJ-FM (104.9 - Hampton), KGLO-AM (1300 - Mason City), KQWC-AM Josh Lehman: Director of Media Relations (1570 - Webster City), KWKY-AM (1150 Des Moines) and KQMG-FM (95.3 Offi ce Phone: 319-273-3642 - Independence). The game can also be heard at www.unipanthers.com. Kara Moran Asst. Director of Media Relations Offi ce Phone 319-273-5455 PANTHER POINTS Offi ce Fax: 319-273-3602 Athletics Website www.unipanthers.com MISSOURI STATE BEARS Missouri State has compiled a mark of 1-4 this season, including a 37-10 loss to Youngstown State on Saturday. Missouri State’s lone win this season came against Southwest Baptist, 45-14. The Bears have lost matchups with Okla- homa State (52-10), Central Arkansas (16-14), Sam Houston State (20-17) and Youngstown State (37-10).

SAME FACES, DIFFERENT PLACES Four members of the Missouri State coaching staff will be returning to the 1 • UNI FOOTBALL 2006 Gateway Football Conference UNI-Dome on Saturday after spend- UNI’S HOMECOMING HISTORY ing more than a few gamedays on the Since 1920, UNI has posted a 54-23-7 Standings/Schedule Panther sidelines. record in Homecoming contests, in- Conference Overall Head coach Terry Allen, assistant cluding a 21-9 mark in the UNI-Dome. School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. head coach/defensive coordinator The Panthers have won nine of Southern Illinois 1-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 D.J. Vokolek, defensive backs coach their last 11 Homecoming games, Youngstown State 1-0 1.000 4-1 .800 Robert Bolks and wide receivers coach including last season’s 31-10 win over Western Kentucky 1-0 1.000 2-2 .500 Dedric Ward will be decked out in Indiana State. Illinois State 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 maroon and white on Saturday. UNI has faced Missouri State in UNI 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 Allen was the Panthers’ head three Homecoming contests and won Western Illinois 0-1 .000 3-2 .667 coach from 1989-1996 and compiled all three. Missouri State 0-1 .000 1-4 .200 a record of 75-26. Allen guided the Indiana State 0-1 .000 0-5 .000 Panthers to seven straight NCAA I-AA 1980 - UNI 41, Missouri State 0 2006 Composite Schedule playoff appearances from 1990-1996. 1984 - UNI 24, Missouri State 10 Aug. 31 Bolks and Vokolek were each assis- 1986 - UNI 45, Missouri State 3 UNI 48, Drake 7 tant coaches on last year’s UNI squad Southern Illinois 49, Lock Haven 0 that reached the NCAA I-AA national BRIAN’S FOOT Western Illinois 31, Morehead State 6 championship game. Bolks was a UNI placekicker Brian Wingert had Youngstown State 51, Slippery Rock 21 Panther assistant from 1985-1988 and his consecutive fi eld goals made streak 2002-2005. Vokolek was a UNI as- snapped at the conclusion of the Iowa Sept. 2 sistant coach from 2003-2005. State contest. But not before he had Kansas State 24, Illinois State 23 Ward is the Panthers’ all-time lead- extended the streak to 19 in a row. Purdue 60, Indiana State 35 ing scorer with 300 points. Ward was Brian Mitchell (1989-91) holds the Oklahoma State 52, Missouri State 10 a two-time All-America wide receiver UNI record for consecutive fi eld goals Georgia 48, Western Kentucky 12 for the Panthers before being drafted made at 26. in the third round of 1997 NFL Draft Wingert made fi eld goals from 43 Sept. 9 by the New York Jets. and 32 yards against the Cyclones, but North Dakota 35, UNI 31 saw his game-winning 51-yarder miss Wisconsin 34, Western Illinois 10 GATEWAY OPENERS wide right with only six seconds left in Youngstown State 34, Maine 14 UNI holds the Gateway Football the game. Eastern Kentucky 26, Western Kentucky 21 Conference record with 14 victories in Wingert is nearly automatic when it Missouri State 45, Southwest Baptist 14 league-opening games. comes to kicking this season as he has Illinois State 18, Central Arkansas 3 The Panthers have posted a 14-7 made all 14 extra points and is 9-of-10 Eastern Illinois 31, Indiana State 21 mark in Gateway Conference openers on fi eld goals. Wingert has also tallied since joining the league in 1985. 20 touchbacks on 28 kickoffs in 2006. Sept. 16 Missouri State opened league play The Cedar Falls native is a perfect UNI 27, South Dakota State 17 Southern Illinois 35, Indiana 28 last weekend with a 37-10 loss to 8-of-8 in fi eld goals of 49 yards or less Illinois State 44, Eastern Illinois 30 Youngstown State. this season. Wingert drilled a career- Western Illinois 58, Kentucky Wesleyan 0 UNI posted a 41-24 win at Western best 56-yard fi eld goal against North Western Kentucky 28, Chattanooga 21 Illinois in its Gateway Conference Dakota (9/9). Penn State 37, Youngstown State 3 opener last season Wingert has scored 283 career Murray State 59, Indiana State 40 points and is only 18 points away Central Arkansas 16, Missouri State 14 2006 UNI Football Quick Facts Football Staff Sept. 23 Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa 50614 Head Coach: Mark Farley (UNI ’87) Illinois State 35, Murray State 14 Founded: 1876 UNI Record: 46-22 (6 years) Southern Illinois 48, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16 Enrollment: 12,260 Overall Record: 46-22 (6 years) Western Illinois 42, Northern Colorado 28 President: Dr. Benjamin Allen Offi ce Phone: 319-273-5674 Youngstown State 38, UC Davis 24 Dir. of Athletics: Rick Hartzell Offi ce Fax: 319-273-2357 Northern Illinois 48, Indiana State 14 Sam Houston State 20, Missouri State 17 NCAA F.A.R.: Anne Woodrick Assistant Coaches: Nickname: Panthers Bill Salmon (Assoc. Head Coach/Of- Sept. 30 Colors: Purple and Old Gold fensive Coord./WRs), Rick Nelson Iowa State 28, UNI 27 Stadium: UNI-Dome (OL/Recruiting Coord.), Southern Illinois 55, Indiana State 3 Capacity: 16,324 Mario Verduzco (QBs/Passing Game Western Kentucky 38, Western Illinois 35 Surface: Artifi cial Coord.), Atif Austin (RBs), Erik Youngstown State 37, Missouri State 10 UNI-Dome Record: 151-39-1 Chinander (TEs), Brandon Hall (LBs), Press Box Phone: 319-273-6311 Chris Klieman (DBs), Antonio Mays NCAA Affi liation: I-AA (DL), Jerry Montgomery (DL) Conference: Gateway Football 2 • UNI FOOTBALL Oct. 7 from becoming the school’s all-time record with 20 from 1970-1973. *Illinois State at Western Kentucky, 6 p.m. scoring leader. Dedric Ward holds the Dokes ranks No. 3 amongst active *Indiana State at Youngstown St., 4 p.m. EDT UNI all-time scoring record with 300 career leaders in I-AA football with *Missouri State at UNI, 4:05 p.m. (Mediacom) points. 14 career interceptions. *Western Illinois at Southern Illinois, 1:30 p.m. Wingert needs eight fi eld goals to Dokes’s 46-yard interception (Gateway TV) become the Panthers’ all-time leader return for a touchdown against Iowa in three-pointers. Brian Mitchell State was the fi rst interception return Oct. 14 kicked 59 career fi eld goals from for a touchdown by a Panthers since *Southern Illinois at Illinois State, 2:30 p.m. 1989-1991 to hold the UNI record. James Idleburgh returned a pick *UNI at Indiana State, 4:35 p.m. EDT Wingert has made 52 fi eld goals in a against Northern Arizona 47 yards for *Western Kentucky at Missouri State, 3 p.m. Panther uniform. a score on Nov. 20, 2004. (Gateway TV) The Cedar Falls native already For Dokes it was his second career *Youngstown St. at Western Illinois, 1:05 p.m. holds the UNI single-season (51) and interception return for a touchdown. career PAT (119) records. Dokes’s previous interception return Oct. 21 for a touchdown came against South- *Illinois State at Western Illinois, 1:05 p.m. WINGERT AMONG NATION’S ern Illinois on a 95-yard return in the *Missouri State at Indiana State, 2:05 p.m. EDT ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS 2004 season. *UNI at Youngstown State, 4 p.m. EDT UNI placekicker Brian Wingert ranks Dokes picked off two passes in this (Gateway TV) No. 1 in the all-time active career year’s 48-7 season-opening win at *Western Kentucky at Southern Illinois, 6 p.m. leaders list among I-AA players in Drake. fi eld goals made in a career (52). Oct. 28 *Youngstown State at Illinois State, 1:30 p.m. Wingert also ranks No. 3 on the ac- COREY CHEWS UP YARDS (Gateway TV) tive list of fi eld goal percentage made Sophomore running back Corey *Indiana State at Western Kentucky, 4 p.m. (78.79 percent). Lewis is the Panthers’ leading rusher *Southern Illinois at Missouri State, 1:30 p.m. Wingert’s ranks No. 6 on the active through four games and is averag- *Western Illinois at UNI, 4:05 p.m. career scoring list (283 points) and ing 124.8 yards per contest. Corey is No. 8 on the active PAT list (127). averaging an impressive 7.7 yards per Nov. 4 carry. *Missouri State at Illinois State, 1:30 p.m. FANS IN THE STANDS Corey also leads the team with *Indiana State at Western Illinois, 1:05 p.m. The game was played in front of six touchdowns through the fi rst four *Western Kentucky at UNI, 4:05 p.m. 55,518 fans – an Iowa State football games. *Southern Illinois at Youngstown St., 1:05 p.m. EST record. Iowa State’s previous at- Corey has three 100+ rushing (Sirius Satellite) tendance record was 54,475 against efforts in 2006 and has topped the Nebraska in 1990. 100-yard mark four times in his UNI Nov. 11 It marked the fourth-highest at- career. *Illinois State at Indiana State, 12:05 p.m. EST tended game in UNI’s football history. *Western Illinois at Missouri State, 1 p.m. The top three were 70,585 at Iowa WHITNEY - THE OTHER LEWIS *UNI at Southern Illinois, 3 p.m. (2005), 70,397 at Iowa (1995) and Junior running back Whitney Lewis is (CSTV - tape delay) 66,325 at Iowa (1997). off to a good start in his UNI career. *Youngstown St. at Western Kentucky, 4 p.m. Whitney gained 58 yards on 10 JAMES FINDS THE ZONE carries against Iowa State (9/30), in- Nov. 18 Senior wide receiver James Lind- cluding a season-long 30-yard gain to *Illinois State at UNI, 4:30 p.m. (Gateway TV) gren’s eight-yard fi rst quarter touch- set up the Panthers’ third touchdown Southern Utah at Southern Illinois, 3 p.m. down reception against Iowa State against the Cyclones. Whitney also Austin Peay at Western Kentucky, 4 p.m. was his fourth of the season. caught two passes for 13 yards. * - indicates Gateway Conference games; Lindgren has caught a touchdown Through four games, Whitney has Times central, unless noted pass in each of the Panthers’ fi rst four gained 228 yards on 47 carries and games this season. He has caught a scored one touchdown. Whitney has team-high 16 passes for 173 yards also caught fi ve passes for 38 yards. and four touchdowns. The Odebolt Whitney scored his fi rst touchdown native came to UNI as a walk-on with for the Panthers on a fi ve-yard run a presidential scholarship. against Drake in the season opener.

GATEWAY IT’S PICK ‘EM TIME FOR DRE PERFECT START FOR SANDERS Senior cornerback Dre Dokes has Junior quarterback Eric Sanders had a FOOTBALL tallied 14 career interceptions and is perfect start to the Iowa State contest ranked fourth on the Panthers’ all- as he connected on his fi rst 12 pass time interception list. Mike Woodley attempts. CONFERENCE holds the UNI career interception His 12-for-12 start against Iowa 3 • UNI FOOTBALL The Sports Network State bested his previous start against team in tackles with 25 stops (press Texas State in the 2005 NCAA I-AA box stats) through the fi rst four games. Top 25 I-AA Poll national semifi nals when he completed Parsons tallied fi ve tackles and a Rank School Record Points his fi rst nine passes for 200 yards and forced fumble in UNI’s 28-27 loss at a touchdown against the Bobcats. Iowa State. 1. New Hampshire (81) 4-0 2,552 Sanders’s fi rst incompletion against Parsons tied for the team lead in 2. Appalachian State (21) 4-1 2,457 the Cyclones came at the 11:28 mark tackles against South Dakota State 3. Furman 4-1 2,252 of the third quarter. He fi nished the with seven stops and he also recovered ISU game going 23-of-29 for 158 a fumble against the Jacks. 4. Montana 3-1 2,195 yards and a touchdown. Parsons is the leading returning 5. Cal Poly 4-1 2,065 tackler from the 2005 season, when he 6. Illinois State 3-1 1,996 SANDERS IS MOVIN’ ON UP tallied 95 tackles in 15 contests. Sanders continues to climb the all-time 7. Richmond 4-0 1,939 UNI passing charts. LACY LOCKS IN THE QB 8. Youngstown State 4-1 1,831 Sanders is in fi fth place all-time Junior defensive end Jordan Lacy on the UNI touchdown passes list. recorded a pair of sacks in Saturday’s 9. Southern Illinois (1) 4-0 1,730 Sanders has passed for 43 touchdowns game at Iowa State. 10. Massachusetts 3-1 1,711 in his UNI career. Next up on the list Lacy leads the Panthers this season 11. North Dakota State 4-0 1,576 at No. 4 Steve Sandon, who tossed 48 with three quarterback sacks. touchdowns from 1978-81. Lacy also has team-high honors in 12. Hampton 5-0 1,476 Sanders is in seventh place on the tackles-for-loss (press box stats) with 13. James Madison 3-1 1,296 all-time passing yards list with 4,879. fi ve TFLs this season. 14. UNI 2-2 1,229 Sanders ranks eighth on the all-time passing attempts list with 559. RINEHART NAMED GATEWAY 15. Portland State 3-2 1,007 Sanders ranks No. 3 on the active OL OF THE WEEK 16. UC Davis 2-2 957 leaders amongst I-AA quarterbacks in University of Northern Iowa junior 17. Towson 4-0 931 passing effi ciency (162.03 rating). offensive tackle Chad Rinehart was named the Gateway Football Confer- 18. Delaware 2-2 723 GATEWAY LEADERS ence’s Offensive Lineman of the Week 19. Harvard 3-0 695 Through four games, UNI has two in- (9/18) for his effort in UNI’s 27-17 dividuals leading a Gateway Football victory over South Dakota State. 20. Eastern Illinois 2-3 405 Conference category. Rinehart, a native of Boone, Iowa, 21. Georgia Southern 2-2 389 Senior Dre Dokes is tied for the paved the way for UNI to rush for 299 22. Tennessee-Martin 4-1 251 league league in interceptions per yards in the win over the Jackrabbits. game (0.75). Rinehart graded out to 95 percent on 23. Central Conn. State 4-1 250 Senior placekicker Brian Wingert 52 offensive plays on Saturday. Rine- 24. Alabama A & M 3-1 248 leads in scoring by kickers (10.2/ hart’s blocking allowed sophomore 25. San Diego 4-0 198 game) and fi eld goals (2.25/game). Corey Lewis to set a new career-high Sophomore running back Corey with 196 yards rushing against SDSU. Lewis ranks second in the league in Others receiving votes (in order of points, rushing yards (124.8/game). While FROM TACKLE TO TIGHT END senior punter Adam Kos ranks second UNI senior Joe Lobdell moved from minimum of fi ve required): Princeton 193, in punting (42.6 avg.) starting right tackle to tight end in the Western Illinois 152, McNeese State 147, Maine South Dakota State contest. Lobdell 103, Central Arkansas 61, Jacksonville State 60, NATIONAL LEADERS wore No. 88 during the game rather Wingert, Allen and C. Lewis rank than the No. 70. Lobdell caught his Jackson State 59, Albany 47, Western Carolina 47, among the nation’s best this season in fi rst collegiate pass in the fi rst quarter Northwestern State 40, Southern Utah 38, West- their respective statistical categories. on a four-yard toss from Eric Sanders. ern Kentucky 37, Penn 26, Charleston Southern Wingert ranks third in the nation in fi eld goals/game (2.25). Wingert also A TOUCH OF GRAY 13, Norfolk State 13, Hofstra 12, Montana State ranks tied for eighth in the nation in Sophomore Johnny Gray recorded his 12, Northern Arizona 11, Mississippi Valley State scoring/game (10.25). fi rst career 100+ receiving yards game 5, Southeast Missouri State 5, Texas State 5, Wof- C. Lewis ranks eighth in the nation with six catches for 103 yards against in rushing yards/game (124.75). North Dakota. ford 5. Allen ranks 14th in the nation in Gray nabbed a 20-yard scoring pass kick return average (27.50). from Sanders at the 1:27 mark of the fourth quarter to put UNI on top, 31- PARSONS LEADS THE WAY 28. Junior safety Chris Parsons leads the However, it was not Gray’s fi rst 4 • UNI FOOTBALL CollegeSportingNews touchdown in a UNI uniform. Gray pass to junior wideout Victor Williams returned a punt 70 yards for a touch- in the closing moments of the Drake Top 25 I-AA Coaches Poll down in last season’s 23-20 double- contest. Rk. School Record Points overtime win at Western Kentucky. Grace and Williams hooked up for 1. New Hampshire (21) (4-0) 645 Through four games in 2006, Gray a 59-yard touchdown pass with 3:48 2. Appalachian St (5) (4-1) 628 leads the team in receiving yards with remaining in the game. It was Grace’s 3. Furman (4-1) 575 174 on 14 catches. fi rst collegiate touchdown pass attempt 4. Montana (3-1) 556 and it was also Williams’ fi rst colle- 5. Illinois St (3-1) 499 KOS BOOMS ‘EM DEEP giate touchdown catch. 6. Cal Poly (4-1) 485 Senior punter Adam Kos has punted 14 Grace is the second-string quarter- 7. Richmond (4-0) 480 times this season and is averaging 42.6 back behind starter Eric Sanders. 8. Youngstown St (4-1) 466 yards per boot. 9. Southern Illinois (4-0) 439 WHO’S THE NEXT 1,000-YARD 10. Massachusetts (3-1) 419 CLIFFORD’S FIRST PICK BACK? 11. North Dakota St (4-0) 414 Junior safety Clifford Waters nabbed The UNI football program has pro- 12. Hampton (5-0) 393 his fi rst career interception against duced a 1,000-yard plus rusher in each 13. Northern Iowa (2-2) 332 South Dakota State. of the last fi ve seasons. 14. James Madison (3-1) 324 The Kirkwood, Mo., native returned Sophomore running back Corey 15. Portland St (3-2) 254 the pick 18 yards to help the Panthers Lewis is in pursuit of a 1,000-yard 16. UC Davis (2-2) 250 to a 27-17 win over the Jacks. season with 499 yards through four 17. Towson (4-0) 217 games. 18. Harvard (3-0) 192 RARE DIVISION II LOSS Adam Benge began the Panthers’ 19. Delaware (2-2) 174 UNI suffered a 35-31 loss to Division streak of 1,000-yard rushers in 2001 20. Eastern Illinois (2-2) 126 II North Dakota on Sept. 9. UNI’s last with a school-record setting 1,383 21. Georgia Southern (2-2) 84 loss to a Division II opponent came in yards. Benge also rushed for 1,133 22. Princeton (3-0) 53 the 1989 season when Minnesota State yards in 2002. 23. Alabama A&M (3-1) 49 (Mankato) scored a 22-14 season- Terrance Freeney continued the 24. San Diego (4-0) 49 opening win in head coach Terry’s streak in 2003 and 2004 with 1,261 25. Central Connecticut St (4-1) 48 Allen opening game as the head coach and 1,100 yards, respectively. of the Panthers. In 2005, David Horne rushed for a However, UNI responded with team-high 1,141 yards. 2006 Gateway Football Conference a 10-18 win the following week at Coaches Teleconference Kansas State. UNI fi nished the 1989 DOME SWEET DOME Each Wednesday throughout the season, the season with an 8-3 record. UNI is 151-39-1 in the UNI-Dome. Gateway FootballConference will conduct a Prior to 1998, the Panthers had two coaches teleconference. IMMEDIATE IMPACT consecutive undefeated seasons in the Junior transfer wide receiver/kick Dome. Since then, UNI has posted The call begins at 10 a.m. (Central) with fi ve returner Terrell Allen wasted little three perfect home seasons includ- minutes of news and notes from the conference time in making an impact. On the fi rst ing 2001 (6-0), 2003 (6-0) and 2005 offi ce. Each coach will call at fi ve-minute intervals play of the season he took the opening (7-0). The Panthers are 52-11 in home and be expected to speak about his team and fi eld kickoff against Drake 97 yards for a Gateway games, leading the league in questions from members of the media. Coaches touchdown. home conference victories. or media can join the call at any time, but coaches It marked the second-time in are only obligated to stay on for their fi ve-minute Allen’s collegiate career he scored on LIMITED TRAVEL SCHEDULE segment. a 97-yard kick return. At Pittsburgh, UNI will not play a game outside the Allen returned a kick 97 yards for a state of Iowa until Oct. 14 when the 2006 Schedule (913) 981-5509 - Wednesdays (10 a.m. - Central) touchdown against Louisville on Nov. Panthers travel to Indiana State. Sept. 6-13-20-27; Oct. 4-11-18-25; Nov. 1-8-15-20 3, 2005. UNI’s two non-conference trips this “It was a great way to kick off our season kept the Panthers in state to Coach Time season,” head coach Mark Farley said. take on Drake and Iowa State. Gateway News/Notes 10:00 a.m. “We had talked about that and how to The Panthers have three road Denver Johnson, Illinois State 10:05 a.m. open our season the right way. It was trips outside the state of Iowa and Lou West, Indiana State 10:10 a.m. worked on and we were hoping to win they include Indiana State (Oct. 14), Terry Allen, Missouri State 10:15 a.m. the toss.” Youngstown State (Oct. 21) and South- Mark Farley, UNI 10:20 a.m. ern Illinois (Nov. 11). Jerry Kill, Southern Illinois 10:25 a.m. GRACE FLASHES HIS ARM Don Patterson, Western Illinois 10:30 a.m. Redshirt freshman quarterback Patrick NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS David Elson, Western Kentucky 10:35 a.m. Grace was able to show off his arm FOR THE PANTHERS Jon Heacock, Youngstown State 10:40 a.m. strength with a 59-yard touchdown UNI is the only original Gateway 5 • UNI FOOTBALL Charting the UNI Record Book member to win at least two non-confer- (190/2). The third-place pick for the Passing Touchdowns (Career) ence games each year. Redbirds marks the highest preseason slot 1. Ryan Helming (1997-00) 77 The Panthers have compiled a 97-45 for ISU since it was preseason favorite in 2. Mike Smith (1984-87) 68 mark against non-conference teams since 2000. 3. Jay Johnson (1989-92) 60 1985. Southern Illinois, which has won 4. Steve Sandon (1978-81) 48 5. Eric Sanders (2004-present) 43 UNI tallied wins over Drake (48-7) or shared three straight league champi- 6. Larry Miller (1981-84) 40 and South Dakota State (27-17), while onships and has three straight NCAA 7. Bill Salmon (1972-75) 34 dropping non-conference games to North playoff appearances, is picked fourth in 8. Steven Beard (1993-96) 28 Dakota (35-31) and Iowa State (28-27). the poll with 160 points. Tom Petrie (2001-04) 28 10. Terry Allen (1975-78) 25 The poll has Western Kentucky slated SANDERS LANDS ON “PAYTON for fi fth (141 points), followed by West- Passing Yards (Career) WATCH” LIST ern Illinois (103), Missouri State (79), and 1. Ryan Helming (1997-00) 9,089 A total of 32 players have been chosen Indiana State (32). 2. Mike Smith (1984-87) 9,067 3. Jay Johnson (1989-92) 8,341 by The Sports Network, I-AA col- 4. Steve Sandon (1978-81) 6,298 lege football’s most widely recognized DEFENDING CHAMPS 5. Tom Petrie (2001-04) 5,791 information service, as offi cial “Payton The Panthers won their 12th Gateway 6. Larry Miller (1981-84) 5,627 Watch” and “Buchanan Watch” members Conference title in 2005 after posting a 7. Eric Sanders (2004-present) 4,879 8. Bill Salmon (1972-75) 4,435 and University of Northern Iowa junior 5-2 mark in league play. 9. Steven Beard (1993-96) 3,865 quarterback Eric Sanders is on the “Pay- UNI tied with Youngstown State and 10. Ken Macklin (1988-89) 3,461 ton Watch” list. Southern Illinois for the 2005 Gateway The “Payton Watch” and “Buchanan Conference title, but gained the automatic Passing Attempts (Career) 1. Ryan Helming (1997-00) 1,093 Watch” pages, which can be found at bid to the NCAA playoffs by virtue of its 2. Mike Smith (1984-87) 1,057 The Sports Network’s website (www. two wins over YSU and SIU. 3. Jay Johnson (1989-92) 970 sportsnetwork.com) keep track of the 4. Steve Sandon (1978-81) 880 quest for the 20th Walter Payton Award, PANTHERS LAND THREE ON PRE- 5. Larry Miller (1981-84) 825 6. Tom Petrie (2001-04) 818 presented annually to the top player in I- SEASON GATEWAY TEAM 7. Phil Schooley (1967-68) 562 AA football, and the 12th Buck Buchanan Individually, UNI had three players voted 8. Eric Sanders (2004-present) 559 Award, which goes to the top defensive to the preseason All-Gateway team. 9. Bill Salmon (1972-75) 556 player in I-AA. The honors will be pre- Junior quarterback Eric Sanders (Oel- 10. Terry Allen (1975-78) 518 sented at the 20th annual I-AA College wein, Iowa), junior offensive lineman Passing Completions (Career) Football Awards on Thursday, Decem- Chad Rinehart (Boone, Iowa) and senior 1. Ryan Helming (1997-00) 662 ber 14th. The Eddie Robinson Award, cornerback Dre Dokes (Springfi eld, Mo.) 2. Mike Smith (1984-87) 626 honoring I-AA’s top coach, and the Sports were each honored. 3. Jay Johnson (1989-92) 504 4. Steve Sandon (1978-81) 488 Network Cup, bestowed upon the nation’s 5. Larry Miller (1981-84) 436 best I-AA mid-major program, will also PLAYERS SELECT FIVE Tom Petrie (2001-04) 436 be presented on Dec. 14th. CAPTAINS FOR 2006 SEASON 7. Eric Sanders (2004-present) 378 Former UNI quarterback Ryan Helm- University of Northern Iowa head coach 8. Phil Schooley (1967-68) 260 9. Ken Macklin (1988-89) 255 ing fi nished 5th in the 2000 Walter Payton Mark Farley announced the fi ve captains 10. Bill Salmon (1972-75) 241 Award voting. Former UNI running back for this year’s UNI football squad. The Terrance Freeney fi nished 14th in 2003. captains feature four seniors and a junior. Total Points Scored (Career) The two defensive captains are senior 1. Dedric Ward (1993-96) 300 2. Brian Mitchell (1989-91) 297 PANTHERS PICKED TO REPEAT AS linebacker Dave Schratz (Garfi eld, N.J.) 3. Brian Wingert (2003-present) 283 GATEWAY CHAMPS and senior safety Matt Tharp (Webster 4. Jeff Stovall (1993-96) 282 The University of Northern Iowa has been City, Iowa). The three offensive captains 5. MacKenzie Hoambrecker (2000-02) 271 tabbed to win the 2006 Gateway Football are senior wide receiver Curt Bradley 6. Carl Boyd (1983, 1985-88) 246 7. Matt Waller (1993-96) 236 Conference title in a poll conducted by (Columbia, Mo.), senior wide receiver 8. Adam Benge (1998-99, 2001-02) 216 league coaches, media and sports informa- James Lindgren (Odebolt, Iowa) and 9. Terrance Freeney (2003-05) 206 tion directors. junior quarterback Eric Sanders (Oelwein, 10. Eddie Berlin (1997-00) 204 After sharing the crown with South ern Iowa). Interceptions (Career) Illinois and Youngstown State and then Schratz played in all 15 games for the 1. Mike Woodley (1970-73) 20 reaching the I-AA title game in 2005, Panthers in 2005 and ranked No. 9 on the 2. Tyree Talton (1995-98) 19 UNI is looking for back-to-back Gateway team in total tackles (43). Schratz trans- 3. Bill Smith (1966-68) 15 titles for the fi rst time since 1996, when it ferred to UNI from Iowa Central Commu- 4. Dre Dokes (2003-present) 14 5. Jason McCleary (1991-94) 12 completed a string of seven-consecutive nity College prior to the 2005 season. Chris Klieman (1986-90) 12 league titles. Tharp was a part-time starter at safety Duane Petersen (1988-91) 12 The Panthers received 22 of 32 fi rst- in 2005. Tharp played in all 15 games 8. Jerry Morgan (1959-60) 10 place tallies and a total of 239 points in 2005 despite playing with a broken Joseph Wallace (1990-93) 10 Todd Harrington (1991-94) 10 in the poll, and they were followed bone in his hand at the end of the season. by Youngstown State (208 points and Tharp’s interception in overtime against seven fi rst-place votes) and Illinois State Texas State clinched UNI’s 40-37 victory 6 • UNI FOOTBALL and put the program into its fi rst-ever 2005. UNI’s Overtime Games NCAA I-AA national title game. Tharp UNI head coach Mark Farley lettered @NE La. 44, UNI 41 (OT) – 1987 has been credited with 54 career tackles. for UNI from 1983-1986, while associate (I-AA Playoffs) Bradley has seen action in 39 career head coach Bill Salmon lettered for the @Boston U. 27, UNI 21 (2OT) – 1993 games entering the 2006 season. In 2005, Panthers from 1973-1975. Offensive line (I-AA Playoffs) Bradley logged a career-best 14 recep- coach Rick Nelson earned letters in 1982 @W. Illinois 29, UNI 22 (2OT) – 1997 tions for 176 yards. Bradley has 36 career and 1983 for the Panthers. @UNI 29, Indiana St. 21 (3OT) – 1997 receptions for 448 yards and two touch- McNeese St. 20, @UNI 17 (OT) – 1998 downs. STOCKING THE NFL UNI 29, @Cal Poly 26 (3OT) – 2002 Lindgren has notched 39 career recep- The University of Northern Iowa boasted UNI 23, @W. Ky. 20 (2OT) – 2005 tions for 495 yards and four touchdowns. 12 former players in camp with National UNI 40, @Texas State 37 (OT) – 2005 Lindgren has played 33 games and has Football League teams this preseason. (I-AA Playoffs) drawn eight starting assignments for the Eddie Berlin - New England Panthers. In 2005, Lindgren tallied 27 Derrick Frost - Washington UNI VS. TOP 25 receptions for 336 yards and a touchdown. Mike Furrey - Detroit UNI went 6-1 against I-AA top 25 teams Sanders is the lone junior among the Ryan Hannam - Dallas in 2005. The Panthers posted wins over 2006 captains. Sanders has passed for MacKenzie Hoambrecker - Carolina No. 1 New Hampshire (24-21), No. 4 4,236 yards and 38 touchdowns in his fi rst Brad Meester - Jacksonville Texas State (40-37 OT), No. 4 Southern two seasons as the Panthers’ signal-caller. Justin Sandy - Tennessee Illinois (25-24), No. 6 Western Kentucky Sanders owns a 16-4 mark as the Panthers’ Benny Sapp - Kansas City (23-20 2OT), No. 11 Youngstown State starting quarterback. Chad Setterstrom - New Orleans (21-7) and No. 15 Eastern Washington Justin Surrency - Seattle (41-38). UNI’s only loss to a ranked team FAMILY TIES FOR BRADLEY Andy Thorn - Philadelphia in 2005 came in the I-AA national title UNI senior wide receiver is a talented Kurt Warner - Arizona game to No. 5-ranked Appalachian State two-sport student-athlete for the Panthers (21-16). as he plays both football and baseball. HALFWAY THERE ... The Panthers are 51-31 against teams Curt was drafted in the 33rd round of UNI is 42-6 when leading at the half since ranked in the I-AA Top 25 since 1985. the Major League Baseball First-Year 2000. They are 2-4 versus teams ranked No. 1 Player Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers The Panthers held a 21-7 lead over in a specifi c poll at the time of the contest. this past spring. Iowa State (9/30) before the Cyclones ral- UNI has wins over No. 1-ranked New However, there is plenty of discussion lied for a 28-27 victory. Hampshire (24-21, 2005) and Youngstown when it comes to who is the most athleti- UNI jumped to a commanding 31-7 State (35-32, 1997). The Panthers dropped cally-talented member of his family. halftime lead over Drake on Aug. 31 en games against No. 1-ranked team in 2004 His father, Phil, was an all-Big 8 route to a 48-7 victory to Southern Illinois (40-36), 2001 to performer in baseball and football at the In 2005, UNI was 9-1 in games it led Montana (38-0), 1998 to McNeese State University of Missouri. Phil played Major at the half. UNI’s only loss in the 2005 (20-17) and in 1996 to Marshall (31-14). League Baseball with the Seattle Mariners, season after leading at the half came in the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox and NCAA I-AA national title game against GALLES IN ‘INVINCIBLE’ Philadelphia Phillies. Appalachian State. UNI led Appalachian Former UNI wide receiver Eddie Galles is His sister, Megan, played collegiate State 16-7 at the half, but dropped a 21-16 in the latest Disney Productions football tennis at UCLA and Miami (Fla.). She is a score to the Mountaineers. movie “Invincible”, which hit theaters professional member of the United States Aug. 25. Tennis Association. Megan was named WORKIN’ OVERTIME the 2005 ITA National Player and Senior UNI is 4-4 in overtime games. The Pan- THE SPORTS NETWORK’S Player of the Year, the Atlantic Coast Con- thers were 2-0 in overtime games in the PRESEASON POSITIONAL ference Player of the Year and the ACC/ 2005 season. RANKINGS UM Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year as UNI edged past Western Kentucky in a The Sports Network published its pre- a senior for the Hurricanes. double-overtime game in the regular sea- season positional rankings in the I-AA son, 23-20. The Panthers then advanced ranks and the UNI Panthers found their BACK ON THE SIDELINES to their fi rst-ever national champion- way into quite a few of the lists. The UNI coaching staff features four ship game with a 40-37 overtime win at Junior quarterback Eric Sanders is former Panthers after the addition of Texas State. UNI had lost its previous two ranked No. 2 at the quarterback position. defensive back coach Chris Klieman in the overtime playoff games before its break- Junior offensive tackle Chad Rinehart offseason. through against the Bobcats. is ranked No. 3 at the tackle position. Klieman was a three-time all-Gate- Five of the eight games to go into Senior placekicker Brian Wingert is way Conference defensive back for the overtime have been decided in multiple ranked No. 3 at the kicker slot. Panthers as he wore the Purple & Gold overtimes. UNI has won three straight Senior cornerback Dre Dokes is ranked from 1986-1990. Klieman had served as overtime games dating back to the 2002 No. 5 at the cornerback position. the head football coach at Loras College in season. 7 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL THREE PANTHERS NAMED TO THE LINDY’S HONORS RINEHART, Sanders, the nation’s passing effi ciency SPORTS NETWORK’S PRESEASON SANDERS leader, took over in the fourth game in ALL-AMERICA TEAM Junior offensive tackle Chad Rinehart and 2004 when four-year starting quarterback Three University of Northern Iowa junior quarterback Eric Sanders Tom Petrie went down to a season-ending Panthers have been named to The Sports earned preseason All-America honors injury. Redshirt freshman Nick Nelson Network’s 2006 Division I-AA Preseason from Lindy’s college football preview relieved Sanders for a series until it was All-America Team. magazine. determined whether the latter would be Junior quarterback Eric Sanders (Oel- Rinehart (Boone, Iowa) earned fi rst- able to return to action. Scottsdale Com- wein, Iowa) and junior offensive tackle team honors, while Sanders (Oelwein, munity College transfer Dexter Hill then Chad Rinehart (Boone, Iowa) each were Iowa) was named to the second-team was pulled out of his hoped-for redshirt named to the second team, while senior squad. year and completed the game, fi nishing cornerback Dre Dokes (Springfi eld, Mo.) Lindy’s also ranked the Panthers at No. with 12-of-19 passing with one intercep- earned honorable mention status. 21 in the preseason top 25 poll. tion for 186 yards and one touchdown. Hill orchestrated UNI’s comeback. The FOUR PANTHERS NAMED TO DON PANTHERS’ TV COVERAGE fi rst quarter was scoreless and UNI trailed HANSEN’S FOOTBALL GAZETTE The University of Northern Iowa foot- 14-0 at the half. Hill drove the Panthers to PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM ball team will be on television fi ve times the MSU 12-yard line with 14.7 seconds Four University of Northern Iowa football this fall including the season opener and left following a 78-yard kickoff return to student-athletes have been named to Don season fi nale. the MSU 22 by Jamie Goodwin, but Hill Hansen’s Football Gazette’s 2006 I-AA UNI’s season opener at Drake on Aug. was sacked for an 11-yard loss from the Preseason All-America squad. 31 was broadcast across the state of Iowa four to end the quarter. Junior offensive tackle Chad Rinehart on KFXA-TV and KDSM-TV. UNI fi nally got on the scoreboard earned fi rst-team honors, while junior The Panthers will be on Mediacom with 11:25 left in the third quarter on an quarterback Eric Sanders was named to in state-wide coverage on Oct. 7 for the 11-yard run by senior David Horne. The the second team. Senior cornerback Dre Homecoming matchup with Missouri Panthers tied the game at 14 with 33.2 sec- Dokes and senior kicker Brian Wingert State. onds left on senior Terrance Freeney’s 65- were each named to the honorable mention UNI’s third television game of the yard TD reception from Hill. With 13:46 list. season will come on Oct. 21 when the left in the game, Hill was intercepted at Panthers travel to Youngstown State to the MSU 26. The Bears then took the lead PANTHERS LAND THREE battle the Penguins. The UNI-YSU game for good on a 35-yard fi eld goal with 6:30 PRESEASON I-AA.ORG is a part of the Gateway TV package and remaining in the game on a drive that con- ALL-AMERICANS will be broadcast live on KFXA-TV and sumed over seven minutes and 49 yards on The University of Northern Iowa football KDSM-TV. The game will also be broad- 14 plays. The game went out of reach with team landed three members on the 2006 cast via tape delay on Fox Sports Midwest 2:53 left when MSU scored on a four-yard I-AA.org Preseason All-America teams. at 2 a.m. the following day. run. UNI did not give up, however, with Senior placekicker Brian Wingert The Nov. 11 game featuring UNI at Horne scoring on a two-yard run with 1:14 (Cedar Falls, Iowa) earned second-team Southern Illinois will be broadcast on tape left. status, while junior quarterback Eric Sand- delay at 10 p.m. to a national TV audience The Panthers ended up gaining 295 ers (Oelwein, Iowa) and senior cornerback on CSTV. yards, including just 78 rushing, while Dre Dokes (Springfi eld, Mo.) tallied third- UNI’s fi nal regular season game against giving up 353 yards, 204 passing. team honors. Illinois State on Nov. 18 will also be a part of the Gateway TV package. The MARK FARLEY RADIO SHOW STREET & SMITH’S PRESEASON game will be broadcast live on KFXA-TV, UNI head coach Mark Farley’s radio call- ACCOLADES KDSM-TV and WYZZ-TV (Illinois). The in show will be broadcast live on the UNI Street & Smith’s tabbed the Panthers as Panthers-Redbirds battle will also be tape- Sports Network every Thursday through- the preseason favorite to win the Gateway delayed on Fox Sports Midwest at 2 a.m. out the season. The show will take place title. UNI shared its 12th Gateway crown the following day. at Pepper’s Grill and Sports Pub in Cedar last season with Youngstown State and Falls and will run from 6:05 p.m. – 7 p.m. Southern Illinois, but gained the league’s LAST TIME AROUND ... MISSOURI automatic bid into the NCAA I-AA play- STATE 24, UNI 21 (10/8/05) MARK FARLEY TV SHOW offs by virtue of its season sweep of both Disaster struck the University of Northern UNI head coach Mark Farley’s television opponents. Iowa for the second straight season when show will air every Saturday on KFXA The Panthers are ranked No. 5 in Street the Panthers lost starting quarterback Eric beginning this Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. The show & Smith’s preseason top 25 poll. Sanders to a high ankle sprain with 14:37 will feature a recap of last week’s game Junior quarterback Eric Sanders has left in the second quarter of their game and a preview of the upcoming game. been pegged as the preseason Gateway this afternoon against Missouri State in Football Conference’s Offensive Player of Springfi eld, Mo. Missouri State eventually PANTHER PLUS the Year in the magazine. won the contest, 24-21. Panther Plus is a one-hour game replay of It was déjà vu for the UNI Panthers. the previous week’s game. Panther Plus 8 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL can be seen on KFXA-TV every Sunday WEEKLY PRESS LUNCHEONS beginning Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. UNI head coach Mark Farley or one of his staff will be available at the weekly Press FARLEY FIVE-MINUTE DRILL Luncheons held each Monday beginning The Farley Five-Minute Drill is a live at 12 noon in the back room of Pepper’s interview every Sunday night during the Grill and Sports Pub located on 18th Street CBS-2 News at 10 beginning Sept. 10. in Cedar Falls.

UNI Offensive Starters by Game QB RB FB TE WR WR LT LG C RG RT Drake (8/31) Sanders C. Lewis Lindgren (WR) Hannam Gray Allen Rinehart Rawlins Hoffman Anderson Lobdell North Dakota (9/9) Sanders C. Lewis Lindgren (WR) Hannam Gray Allen Rinehart Rawlins Hoffman Anderson Lobdell South Dakota State (9/16) Sanders C. Lewis Garrett Lobdell Lindgren Allen Rinehart Rawlins Hoffman Anderson Keith Iowa State (9/30) Sanders C. Lewis Lindgren (WR) Lobdell Gray Allen Rinehart Rawlins Hoffman Anderson Keith

UNI Defensive Starters by Game DE DT NG DE ILB ILB OLB CB FS SS CB Drake (8/31) Lacy Pedescleaux Kinney Ruffi n Kirk Schratz Waters Dokes Parsons Tharp Cooper North Dakota (9/9) Lacy Pedescleaux Kinney Huygens Kirk Schratz Waters Dokes Parsons Tharp Cooper South Dakota State (9/16) Lacy Pedescleaux Kinney Huygens Kirk Schratz Carter Dokes Parsons Waters T. McMoore Iowa State (9/30) Lacy Pedescleaux Kinney Huygens Evans-Sykes Schratz Carter Dokes Parsons Waters T. McMoore

In the Red-Zone Here is the breakdown of the UNI’s Red-Zone offense, which has scored 94.4% (17-18) of the time in the redzone. Opponent Times in Red-Zone Passing TD Rushing TD Field Goal at Drake 5 1 3 1 North Dakota 6 2 1 2 South Dakota State 4 1 2 1 at Iowa State 3 1 1 1 TOTALS 18 5 7 5 Here is the breakdown of UNI’s Red-Zone defense, which has allowed its opponents to score 69.2% (9-13) of the time in the redzone. Opponent Times in Red-Zone Passing TD Rushing TD Field Goal at Drake 1 0 0 0 North Dakota 5 1 3 0 South Dakota State 4 0 2 1 at Iowa State 3 1 1 0 TOTALS 13 2 6 1

9 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 2006 OFFENSIVE STATS GAME-BY-GAME: Rushing DU UND SDSU ISU MSU INS YSU WIU WKU SIU ILS Garrett 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Gray 1-9 1-9 1-17 1-10 Law 5-15 DNP DNP DNP Lewis, C. 11-105 19-114 16-196 19-84 Lewis, W. 8-35 15-69 14-66 10-58 Nelson 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Sanders 2-(-8) 8-(-31) 8-23 7-24 Williams, D. 5-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 UNI 33-162 43-161 40-299 37-176 OPP 37-109 27-188 39-104 28-81

Passing DU UND SDSU ISU MSU INS YSU WIU WKU SIU ILS Grace 1-1-59 DNP DNP DNP Jones DNP DNP DNP DNP Nelson 1-1-29 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Sanders 20-25-198 18-31-208 9-12-79 23-29-158 UNI 22-27-286 18-31-208 9-12-79 23-30-158 OPP 11-25-173 15-27-246 17-28-173 24-29-323

Receiving DU UND SDSU ISU MSU INS YSU WIU WKU SIU ILS Allen 5-32 3-29 0-0 0-0 Bradley 0-0 DNP DNP 5-32 Daniels 1-29 DNP 0-0 0-0 Gilson 0-0 DNP DNP DNP Gray 4-56 6-103 2-8 2-7 Hannam 4-53 2-16 1-8 2-11 Howard 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lindgren 2-16 4-44 3-40 7-73 Lewis, C. 1-25 2-6 2-19 5-22 Lewis, W. 2-11 1-10 0-0 2-13 Lobdell 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-0 Reagan 0-0 DNP DNP DNP Williams, V. 3-64 DNP DNP 0-0

UNI 22-286 18-208 9-79 23-158 OPP 11-173 15-246 17-173 24-323

Tackles (UT-AT Coaches' Film) DU UND SDSU ISU MSU INS YSU WIU WKU SIU ILS Alvarez 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 Carter 0-0 0-0 4-3 10-2 Cooper 3-1 1-4 0-0 1-1 Davis 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 Dokes 5-2 5-2 2-3 3-0 Ehigiamusoe 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 Evans-Sykes 0-0 0-1 4-0 4-4 Huygens 1-0 1-1 3-0 0-1 Kinney 4-0 0-1 4-2 4-1 Kirk 4-6 2-2 3-4 0-0 Lacy 2-1 6-0 4-0 2-0 Lane, N. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Lane, W. DNP DNP DNP 1-1 Lewis, C. 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Lewis, Wi. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 Lewis, Wh. 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Lindgren 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mackey 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Mahoney 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 Manahl 1-1 DNP DNP DNP McGaster 2-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 McMoore, S. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 McMoore, T. 0-0 0-0 0-1 5-1 Nelson 0-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 Parsons 6-2 6-0 4-3 3-2 Pauly 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Pedescleaux 1-0 0-0 5-0 1-2 Ruffi n 1-0 0-0 1-0 4-1 Schmidt 0-0 DNP DNP DNP Schratz 2-2 6-1 4-4 5-4 Tharp 2-0 3-1 DNP 0-0 Waters 1-0 4-0 4-1 2-3 1100 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GRADING THE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN in 2006 (winning percentage=min. 80% in 20 plays): vs. DU Rinehart (93%), Rawlins (90%), Swift (88%), Anderson (85%), Lobdell (85%), Hoffman (81%), Keith (81%) vs. UND Rinehart (88%), Anderson (88%), Rawlins (85%) vs. SDSU Rinehart (95%), Anderson (92%), Rawlins (87%), Hoffman (86%), Keith (83%) vs. ISU Rinehart (96%), Anderson (93%), Rawlins (91%), Hoffman (83%)

2006 UNI Team Game Highs 2006 UNI Individual Game Highs Rushes 43 vs. North Dakota (Sept. 9) Rushes Tackles (Press Box Stats) Rushing Yards 19 - Corey Lewis (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 9) 9 - Brannon Carter (at Iowa State, Sept. 30) Sacks 299 vs. South Dakota State (Sept. 16) 19 - Corey Lewis (at Iowa State, Sept. 30) Rushing Yards 2.0 - Jordan Lacy (at Iowa State, Sept. 30) Rushing TDs Interceptions 3 at Drake (Aug. 31) 196 - Corey Lewis (vs. South Dakota St., Sept. 16) Rushing TDs 2 - Dre Dokes (at Drake, Aug. 31) Pass Attempts 2 - Corey Lewis (at Drake, Aug. 31) Punts 31 vs. North Dakota (Sept. 9) 2 - Corey Lewis (vs. South Dakota St., Sept. 16) 5 - Adam Kos (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 9) Pass Completions Longest Run 5 - Adam Kos (at Iowa State, Sept. 30) 23 at Iowa State (Sept. 30) 34 - Corey Lewis (vs. South Dakota St., Sept. 16) Punting Average (min. 3 punts) Passing Yards Pass Attempts 44.0 - Adam Kos (at Iowa State, Sept. 30) 286 at Drake (Aug. 31) 31 - Eric Sanders (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 9) Long Punt Passing TDs Pass Completions 52 - Adam Kos (at Iowa State, Sept. 30) 2 at Drake (Aug. 31) 23 - Eric Sanders (at Iowa State, Sept. 30) Long Punt Return 13 - Johnny Gray (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 9) 2 vs. North Dakota (Sept. 9) Passing TDs 2 - Eric Sanders (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 9) Long Kickoff Return Total Plays 97 - Terrell Allen (at Drake, Aug. 31) 74 vs. North Dakota (Sept. 9) Passing Yards 208 - Eric Sanders (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 9) Total Offense Longest Pass 448 at Drake (Aug. 31) 59 - Pat Grace (at Drake, Aug. 31) Points Receptions 48 at Drake (Aug. 31) 7 - James Lindgren (at Iowa State, Sept. 30) Sacks by Receiving Yards 3 vs. South Dakota State (Sept. 16) 103 - Johnny Gray (vs. North Dakota, Sept. 9) 3 at Iowa State (Sept. 30) Receiving TDs First Downs 1 - Five Times 22 vs. North Dakota (Sept. 9) Longest Reception Penalties 59 - Victor Williams (at Drake, Aug. 31) 9 vs. North Dakota (Sept. 9) Penalty Yards 72 vs. North Dakota (Sept. 9) Turnovers Forced 3 at Iowa State (Sept. 30) Interceptions by UNI 2 at Drake (Aug. 31)

1111 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL The Last Time…

Individual Two Rushed for 100 Yards: Terrance Freeney 128 yds, David Horne 123 yds vs. Indiana State, 10-15-05 One Rushed for 100 Yards: Corey Lewis 196 yds, vs. South Dakota State, 9-16-06 One Rushed for 200 Yards: Terrance Freeney 236 yds, vs. Western Illinois, 10-23-04 Passed for 200 Yards: Eric Sanders 208 yds, vs. North Dakota, 9-9-06 Passed for 300 Yards: Eric Sanders 417 yds, at Texas State, 12-9-05 Passed for 400 Yards: Eric Sanders 417 yds, at Texas State, 12-9-05 Last 300-Yard Total Offense: Eric Sanders 392 yds, at Texas State, 12-9-05 Received for 100 Yards: Johnny Gray 103 yds, vs. North Dakota, 9-9-06 Two Received for 100 Yards: Patrick Hunter 160 yds, Justin Surrency 123 yds, at Texas State, 12-9-05 Received for 150 Yards: Patrick Hunter 160 yds, at Texas State, 12-9-05 Corey Lewis Received for 200 Yards: Eddie Galles 251 yds, vs. Southern Illinois, 11-15-03 Scored 2 TDs Rushing: Corey Lewis 2 TDs, vs. South Dakota State, 9-16-06 Scored 3 TDs Rushing: David Horne 3 TDs, vs. Eastern Washington, 11-26-05 Scored 4 TDs Rushing: Adam Benge at Eastern Illinois, 4 TDs, 12-01-01 Scored 2 TDs Receiving: Patrick Hunter 2 TDs, at Texas State, 12-9-05 Scored 3 TDs Receiving: Andy Thorn 3 TDs, at Northern Arizona, 11-20-04 Scored 4 TDs Receiving: Dedric Ward 4 TDs, vs. Western Illinois, 9-29-95 Kicked 3 Field Goals: Brian Wingert 3 FGs, vs. North Dakota, 9-9-06 Kicked 4 Field Goals: Brian Wingert 4 FGs, vs. Minnesota State, 9-11-04 Kicked 5 Field Goals: MacKenzie Hoambrecker 5 FGs, vs. Youngstown State, 10-19-02 Kicked 50+ Field Goal: Brian Wingert 56 FG, vs. North Dakota, 9-9-06 Kickoff Return for TD: Terrell Allen 97 yds, at Drake, 8-31-06 Kickoff Return for TD to Begin a Game: Terrell Allen 97 yds, at Drake, 8-31-06 Terrell Allen Punt Return for TD: Johnny Gray 70 yds, at Western Kentucky, 11-5-05 2 Punt Returns for TD: Dedric Ward 46, 42 yds, vs. St. Cloud State, 9-7-96 Interception Return for TD: Dre Dokes 46 yds, at Iowa State, 9-30-06 Fumble Recovery for TD: Ken Harris 23 yds, vs. Youngstown State, 9-29-01 Safety: Beau Gibbs at Indiana State, 11-6-04 Intercepted 2 Passes: Dre Dokes 2 INTs, at Drake, 8-31-06 Intercepted 3 Passes: Dre Dokes 3 INTs, vs. Illinois State, 11-13-04

Team Rushed for 200 Yards: vs. South Dakota State, 299 yds, 9-16-06 Rushed for 300 Yards: vs. Western Illinois, 406 yds, 10-23-04 Rushed for 400 Yards: vs. Western Illinois, 406 yds, 10-23-04 Passed for 200 Yards: at Drake, 286 yds, 8-31-06 Johnny Gray Passed for 300 Yards: at Texas State, 417 yds, 12-9-05 Passed for 400 Yards: at Texas State, 417 yds, 12-9-05 Had 400 Yards Total Offense: at Drake, 448 yds, 8-31-06 Had 600 Yards Total Offense: vs. Youngstown State, 618 yds, 11-1-03 Scored 30 Points: vs. North Dakota, 31 pts, 9-9-06 Scored 40 Points: at Drake, 48 pts, 8-31-06 Scored 50 Points: vs. Drake, 52 pts, 9-1-05 Scored 60 Points: vs. Northern Michigan, 62 pts, 9-6-03 Had 3 TDs Rushing: at Drake, 3 TDs, 8-31-06 Had 4 TDs Rushing: vs. Northern Arizona, 4 TDs, 11-19-05 Had 5 TDs Rushing: vs. Northern Michigan, 7 TDs, 9-6-03 Had 6 TDs Rushing: vs. Northern Michigan, 7 TDs, 9-6-03 Had 2 TDs Passing: vs. North Dakota, 2 TDs, 9-9-06 Dre Dokes Had 3 TDs Passing: at Texas State, 4 TDs, 12-9-05 Had 4 TDs Passing: at Texas State, 4 TDs, 12-9-05 Had 5 TDs Passing: vs. Prairie View A&M, 5 TDs, 11-11-00 Had 6 TDs Passing: vs. Southwest State, 6 TDs, 11-20-99 Had 20 First Downs: vs. South Dakota State, 21, 9-16-06 Had 25 First Downs: vs. Eastern Washington, 28, 11-26-05 Had 30 First Downs: vs. Missouri State, 31, 10-28-00 1122 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL Missouri State By the Numbers General Information Location: Springfi eld, Mo. Enrollment: 20,741 Missouri Nickname: Bears UNI Colors: Maroon & White State Affi liation: NCAA Division I-AA Conference: Gateway 2006 Statistical Leaders 2006 Statistical Leaders Stadium: Plaster Field RUSHING G Att. Yds. Avg. TDs RUSHING G Att. Yds. Avg. TDs Capacity: 16,300 Corey Lewis 4 65 499 7.7 6 Michael Cooper 5 72 280 3.9 3 Whitney Lewis 4 47 228 4.9 1 Gerald Davis 5 28 124 4.4 1 Playing Surface: FieldTurf

President: Dr. Michael Nietzel PASSING G Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs Int. PASSING G Comp.-Att. Yds. TDs Int. Athletic Director: Bill Rowe Eric Sanders 4 70-97 643 5 2 Matt Krapfl 5 58-96 605 3 4 Patrick Grace 1 1-1 59 1 0 Garrett Congdon 5 21-32 362 2 4 Sports Information S..I. D.: Mark Stillwell RECEIVING G Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs RECEIVING G Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs Offi ce Phone: (417) 836-5402 James Lindgren 4 16 173 10.8 4 Jeremy Nicholson 5 14 197 14.1 1 Home Phone: (417) 862-7962 Johnny Gray 4 14 174 12.4 1 Eric Davis 5 12 191 15.9 1 Fax: (417) 836-4868 KICKING PATs FG Long KICKING PATs FG Long Press Box Phone: (417) 836-5976 Brian Wingert 14-14 9-10 56 Nathan Stokes 12-12 4-5 33

2006 Missouri State Schedule/Results PUNTING Punts Avg. Long I20 PUNTING Punts Avg. Long I20 Sept. 2 at Oklahoma State L, 52-10 Adam Kos 14 42.6 52 1 Nathan Stokes 25 44.9 59 6 Sept. 9 Southwest Baptist W, 45-14 Sept. 16 at Central Arkansas L, 16-14 2006 Team Statistics 2006 Team Statistics Sept. 23 Sam Houston State L, 20-17 RUSHING RUSHING Attempts 153 Attempts 165 Sept. 30 Youngstown State* L, 37-10 Net yards 798 Net yards 488 Oct. 7 at UNI* 4:05 p.m. Yards/game 199.5 Yards/game 97.6 Oct. 14 Western Kentucky* 2 p.m. Avg./attempt 5.2 Avg./attempt 3.0 Oct. 21 at Indiana State* 1 p.m. TDs 7 TDs 5 Oct. 28 Southern Illinois* 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Illinois State* 1:30 p.m. PASSING PASSING Nov. 11 Western Illinois* 1 p.m. Completions-attempts 72-100 Completions-attempts 71-134 * - denotes Gateway game Completion percentage 72.0 Completion percentage 62.0 Net yards 731 Net yards 995 All Time Series Results: 27th meeting Yards/game 182.8 Yards/game 199.0 UNI leads 21-5 Had intercepted 2 Had intercepted 8 TDs 6 TDs 5

TOTAL YARDS/GAME 382.2 TOTAL YARDS/GAME 296.6

DEFENSE DEFENSE Rushing yards allowed/game 120.5 Rushing yards allowed/game 188.2 Passing yards allowed/game 228.8 Passing yards allowed/game 167.6 Total yards allowed/game 349.2 Total yards allowed/game 355.8

SCORING SCORING Points/game 33.2 Points/game 19.2 Points allowed/game 21.8 Points allowed/game 27.8

TURNOVER MARGIN TURNOVER MARGIN Giveaways 3 Giveaways 10 Takeaways 8 Takeaways 7 Margin +5 Margin -3

13 • UNI FOOTBALL ERIC SANDERS - WALTER PAYTON AWARD CANDIDATE QUARTERBACK in the I-AA quarterfi nals by passing for 185 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown pass to running 6-1 • 190 LBS. • JR. back David Horne that put UNI up 14-0 early in OELWEIN, IOWA the second quarter ... continued his heroics in the OELWEIN HS NCAA semifi nals with a 40-37 overtime win at No. 4-ranked Texas State ... he began the game on fi re Has posted an 18-6 mark by connecting on his fi rst nine passes for 200 yards as a starting quarterback and a touchdown ... with 5:01 remaining in the game ... joined the program as and the Panthers trailing 37-29, Sanders guided the a walk-on - just like his squad to a 10-play 72-yard touchdown drive ... but head coach Mark Farley ... still in need of a two-point conversion to tie the totaled a I-AA-best 1,113 game, Sanders rolled right and lofted a pass into the passing yards in the 2005 NCAA I-AA playoffs on back of the end zone that was snared by Surrency to 87-of-127 passing, which included seven touchdowns knot the game at 37-37 with 1:27 left ... he earned I- Eric’s Game-By-Game Stats ... one of 16 preseason candidates for the Walter AA.org All-Star honors and was named the national 2004 Season Offensive Player of the Week by Don Hansen’s Payton Award – given to the nation’s best I-AA Date/Opponent Att-Comp-Yds (TDs) offensive player. Football Gazette for his efforts against Texas State ... named preseason second team all-Gateway by 9/4 - @Iowa State DNP 2006: Named as one of fi ve captains during I-AA.org, ranked the second-best quarterback in the 9/11 - Minnesota State 5-3-20 (0) preseason camp ... connected on 20-of-25 passing league. 9/18 - Stephen F. Austin DNP for 198 yards and a touchdown in the Panthers’ 48-7 10/2 - @Southern Illinois 13-5-56 (0) win at Drake (8/31) ... passed for 208 yards and 2004: Played in nine games and started the last seven after the loss of Tom Petrie to injury ... became just 10/9 - Western Kentucky 26-18-205 (1) two touchdowns in a 35-31 loss at home to North 10/16 - @Youngstown State 18-9-137 (1) Dakota (9/9) ... went 9-of-12 passing and tossed a the second freshman dating back to at least 1949 touchdown pass in a 27-17 win over SDSU (9/16) ... to start for the Panthers ... completed 95-of-150 10/23 - Western Illinois 15-9-120 (2) started the Iowa State (9/30) game by completing his passes for 1,307 yards and 15 TDs with just fi ve 10/30 - Missouri State 17-14-232 (2) fi rst 12 pass attempts ... fi nished the ISU game 23-of- interceptions ... long pass of 74 yards ... season-best 11/6 - @Indiana State 15-11-174 (4) 29 passing for 158 yards and a touchdown. 14-of-17 passes for 232 yards vs. Missouri State ... rushed 56 times for 171 yards and three TDs ... long 11/13 - Illinois State 14-10-165 (2) 11/20 - @Northern Arizona 27-16-198 (3) 2005: Started 13 games at quarterback ... suffered run of 21 yards ... set a school freshman record an ankle injury in fi rst half vs. Missouri State (10/8) for passing yards in a season ... fi nished the season and missed the next two games against Indiana ranked third in the nation in passing effi ciency 2005 Season State (10/15) and Illinois State (10/22) ... second- (162.86) and 71st in total offense ... fi nished the Date - Opponent Att-Comp-Yds (TDs) team All-America choice by CollegeSportsReport. season in eighth place in the Gateway for passing average per game, seventh in total offense and 9/1 - Drake 17-14-289 (3) com ... earned second-team all-Gateway honors ... 9/10 - Minnesota-Duluth 14-12-311 (3) led the Gateway and ranked No. 5 in the nation in second in pass effi ciency ... named Gateway passing effi ciency (168.25) ... led the Gateway with 23 Offensive Player of the Week following the Indiana 9/17 - @Iowa 29-19-263 (3) touchdown passes ... ranked No. 30 in the nation in State game when he completed 11-of-15 passes for 10/1 - @Western Illinois 26-18-244 (2) total offense (231.38 yards/game)began the season 174 yards and four TDs ... named to the Gateway 10/8 - @Missouri State 7-5-31 (0) by passing for 289 yards and three touchdowns on All-Newcomer Team ... selected Gateway Freshman of the Year. 10/15 - Indiana State DNP 14-of-17 passing in a 52-17 win over Drake (9/1) ... 10/22 - @Illinois State DNP tossed three touchdowns and passed for 311 yards on 12-of-14 passing in a 49-14 win over Minnesota- 2003: Redshirted. 10/29 - Youngstown State 15-7-73 (0) Duluth (9/10) ... threw three more touchdown passes 11/5 - @Western Kentucky 29-24-235 (1) on 19-of-29 overall passing for 263 yards at Iowa High School: 2002 fi rst-team Des Moines Register 11/12 - Southern Illinois 33-22-272 (3) (9/17) ... threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns in Class 3-A all-state ... Class 3-A Des Moines Register fi rst-team all-state in basketball ... passed for state- 11/19 - Northern Arizona 15-5-98 (1) a 41-24 win at Western Illinois (10/1) ... rushed for a 11/26 - Eastern Washington 40-31-330 (2) season-high 85 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown record 2,916 yards, 32 TDs and ran for 748 yards scamper against the Leathernecks ... bounced back and 16 TDs ... averaged 22 points and six assists 12/3 - @New Hampshire 25-15-185 (1) from his injured ankle by helping the Panthers to in basketball ... also played shortstop and was a 12/9 - @Texas State 31-24-417 (4) a 21-7 win over No. 11-ranked Youngstown State two-time fi rst team choice by the Iowa Newspaper 12/15 - Appalachian State 31-17-181 (0) (10/29) ... knocked off No. 6-ranked Western Association ... hit .532 during the regular season with 14 extra-base hits, including three home runs Kentucky (11/5) in double-overtime with a 20-yard 2006 Season touchdown pass to Justin Surrency ... helped clinch ... scored 38 runs, drove home 25 and struck out the Gateway Conference title with a come-from- just fi ve times in 77 at bats ... member of National Date - Opponent Att-Comp-Yds (TDs) behind 25-24 win over Southern Illinois (11/12) Honor Society ... four-year honor roll student ... 8/31 - @Drake 20-25-198 (1) with three fourth-quarter scoring drives (12-62, 7-76, member of DECA and band ... high school coach: 9/9 - North Dakota 18-31-208 (2) Jim Yokas. 8-79) ... passed for 272 yards and three touchdowns 9/16 - South Dakota State 9-12-79 (1) on 22-of-33 passing against the Salukis ... hooked up 9-30 - @Iowa State 23-29-158 (1) with Jamie Goodwin for the game-winning 35-yard Personal: Born Sept. 24, 1984, in Oelwein, Iowa touchdown pass on a 4th-and-2 with 2:04 remaining ... son of Steve and Barb Sanders ... majoring in in the game ... outgunned Walter Payton Award business ... nicknamed “Junior” ... coaches eighth and winner Erik Meyer of Eastern Washington (11/26) ninth grade baseball during the summer. in the fi rst round of the NCAA I-AA playoffs as Eric Sanders’ Career Statistics Sanders passed for 330 yards and two touchdowns Year G-GS Att Com Pct. Yds Int TDs LG HG ... UNI trailed 38-24 with less than 10 minutes to 2004 9-7 150 95 63.3 1,307 5 15 74 232 go before Sanders led three scoring drives to clinch 2005 13-13 312 213 68.3 2,929 5 23 69 417 the 41-38 victory ... guided the Panthers to a 24-21 2006 4-4 97 70 72.0 643 2 5 45 208 victory over No. 1-ranked New Hampshire (12/3) Totals 26-24 559 378 67.6 4,879 12 43 74 417 1144 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL University of Northern Iowa Depth Chart OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS Wide Receiver Defensive End Place Kicker 4 Johnny Gray (5-9, 185, So.) 99 Jordan Lacy (6-3, 244, Jr.) 49 Brian Wingert (6-1, 183, Sr.) 6 Victor Williams (6-3, 220, Jr.) 53 Nate Lane (6-3, 237, R-Fr.) 16 Nathan Rausa (5-8, 175, R-Fr.)

Tight End Defensive Tackle Punter 88 Joe Lobdell (6-6, 285, Sr.) 95 Everette Pedescleaux (6-6, 285, So.) 45 Adam Kos (6-0, 204, Sr.) 84 Ross Hannam (6-3, 232, Sr.) 97 Jeff McGaster (6-6, 315, Jr.) Holder Left Tackle Defensive Tackle 45 Adam Kos (6-0, 204, Sr.) 77 Chad Rinehart (6-5, 310, Jr.) 98 Chuck Kinney (6-3, 255, R-Fr.) 8 Nick Nelson (5-11, 193, So.) 67 Adam Falk (6-3, 290, Jr.) 93 Wes Lane (6-4, 255, R-Fr.) Long Snapper Left Guard Defensive End 42 Grant Zielinski (6-1, 218, Sr.) 78 Tyler Rawlins (6-3, 301, Sr.) 96 Mark Huygens (6-6, 267, So.) 83 James Lindgren (6-0, 196, Sr.) 60 Jordan Limbaugh (6-3, 275, R-Fr.) 44 James Ruffi n (6-4, 235, R-Fr.) Punt Returner Center Outside Linebacker 4 Johnny Gray (5-9, 185, So.) 62 Eric Hoffman (6-4, 284, Jr.) 39 Brannon Carter (6-3, 219, Jr.) 3 Dre Dokes (5-9, 162, Sr.) 79 Jason Fiacco (6-2, 300, R-Fr.) 7 Araf Evans-Sykes (5-9, 205, Jr.) Kick Returner Right Guard Inside Linebacker 3 Dre Dokes (5-9, 162, Sr.) 69 Barrett Anderson (6-3, 313, Jr.) 51 Justin Kirk (6-3, 228, So.) 4 Johnny Gray (5-9, 185, So.) 71 Bob Swift (6-6, 306, So.) 55 Andrew Williams (6-2, 224, Sr.)

Right Tackle Inside Linebacker 54 Brandon Keith (6-6, 310, Jr.) 56 Dave Schratz (6-0, 229, Sr.) 74 Austin Steichen (6-3, 295, R-Fr.) 38 Josh Mahoney (6-1, 220, R-Fr.)

H-Back Cornerback 83 James Lindgren (6-0, 196, Sr.) 3 Dre Dokes (5-9, 162, Sr.) 22 Curt Bradley (5-8, 160, Sr.) 24 Terrell McMoore (6-1, 172, So.) 5 Albert Daniels (5-11, 180, Jr.) Strong Safety Wide Receiver 25 Matt Tharp (6-1, 208, Sr.) 2 Terrell Allen (6-0, 190, Jr.) 18 Clifford Waters (6-0, 191, Jr.) 32 Darian Williams (6-3, 190, Jr.) Free Safety Quarterback 10 Chris Parsons (6-1, 183, Jr.) 12 Eric Sanders (6-1, 190, Jr.) 8 Nick Nelson (5-11, 193, So.) 13 Patrick Grace (6-2, 205, R-Fr.) Cornerback Fullback 27 Nick Alvarez (5-8, 162, Jr.) 40 Cyrus Garrett (6-1, 246, Sr.) 9 Curtis Cooper (5-10, 191, Sr.) 34 Josh Firstley (5-11, 230, Sr.)

Running Back 1 Corey Lewis (6-0, 187, So.) 20 Whitney Lewis (6-1, 225, Jr.)

1155 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL University of Northern Iowa Numerical Roster

No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown/Previous School No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 1 Corey Lewis 6-0 187 RB So. St. Paul, Neb./St. Paul HS 53 Nate Lane 6-3 237 LB R-Fr. Waterloo, Iowa/West HS 2 Terrell Allen 6-0 190 WR Jr. Wellford, S.C./Univ. of Pittsburgh 54 Brandon Keith 6-6 310 OL Jr. McAlester, Okla./Univ. of Oklahoma 3 Dre Dokes 5-9 162 CB Sr. Springfi eld, Mo./Kickapoo HS 55 Andrew Williams 6-2 224 LB Sr. Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood HS 4 Johnny Gray 5-9 185 WR So. Deerfi eld Beach, Fla./Deerfi eld Beach HS 56 Dave Schratz 6-0 229 OLB Sr. Garfi eld, N.J./ICCC 5 Albert Daniels III 5-11 180 WR Jr. Brandon, Fla./Reedley JC 57 Matt Mackey 6-2 255 DE Sr. Swisher, Iowa/ICCC 6 Victor Williams 6-3 220 WR Jr. Clewiston, Fla./Louisburg College 58 Osayi Ehigiamusoe 6-1 221 LB R-Fr. Concordville, Pa./Glen Mills HS 7 Araf Evans-Sykes 5-9 205 OLB Jr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson HS 59 Austin Zlab 6-4 225 OL Fr. Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale HS 8 Nick Nelson 5-11 193 DB So. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS 60 Jordan Limbaugh 6-3 275 OL R-Fr. Algona, Iowa/Algona HS 9 Curtis Cooper 5-10 191 CB Sr. Kansas City, Mo./Blue Springs HS 62 Eric Hoffman 6-4 284 C Jr. St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Tech HS 10 Tim Getting 6-0 190 QB Fr. Waukee, Iowa/Waukee HS 64 Codie Fetters 6-4 250 OL R-Fr. Eldora, Iowa/Eldora-New Providence HS 10 Chris Parsons 6-1 183 FS Jr. Moore, Okla./Moore HS 67 Adam Falk 6-3 290 G Jr. Lodi, Wis./Lodi HS 11 Marcel Jones 6-3 205 QB R-Fr. Shakopee, Minn./Univ. of Minnesota 68 Levi Whitmire 6-5 258 OL R-Fr. Parkersburg, Iowa/Aplington-Parkersburg HS 12 Eric Sanders 6-1 190 QB Jr. Oelwein, Iowa/Oelwein HS 69 Barrett Anderson 6-3 313 G Jr. Rochester, Minn./Mayo HS 13 Patrick Grace 6-2 205 QB R-Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Heelan HS 71 Bob Swift 6-6 306 OL So. Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware HS 14 Ben Curran 6-0 185 QB Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS 72 Ross Hageman 6-7 245 OL Fr. Elgin, Iowa/Valley Community HS 15 D.P. Eyman 6-1 175 QB R-Fr. Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City HS 73 Brett Bergman 6-3 325 OL R-Fr. Union, Iowa/Iowa State Univ. 16 Nathan Rausa 5-8 175 PK R-Fr. Waterloo, Iowa/Columbus HS 74 Austin Steichen 6-2 300 OL R-Fr. Remsen, Iowa/Saint Mary’s HS 17 Nate Curran 6-0 195 DB Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS 75 Kyle Newlin 6-5 283 T Sr. Armstrong, Iowa/Armstrong-Ringsted HS 18 Clifford Waters 6-0 191 SS Jr. Kirkwood, Mo./Kirkwood HS 77 Chad Rinehart 6-5 310 T Jr. Boone, Iowa/Boone HS 19 Jake Holmes 5-10 170 WR Sr. La Porte City, Iowa/Union HS 78 Tyler Rawlins 6-3 301 G Sr. Newton, Iowa/Newton HS 20 Whitney Lewis 6-1 225 RB Jr. Oxnard, Calif./USC 79 Jason Fiacco 6-2 300 OL R-Fr. Oconomowoc, Wis./Iowa State Univ. 21 Dominique Peoples 6-2 200 WR Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood HS 80 Austin Howard 6-6 275 TE R-Fr. Davenport, Iowa/Central HS 22 Curt Bradley 5-8 160 WR Sr. Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge HS 81 Sam Peterson 6-5 240 TE R-Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS 23 Wesley Williams 5-11 170 DB Fr. Papillion, Neb./Pap.-LaVista South HS 82 Joel Gilson 6-5 235 TE R-Fr. Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale HS 24 Terrell McMoore 6-1 172 FS So. Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS 83 James Lindgren 6-0 196 WR Sr. Odebolt, Iowa/Odebolt-Arthur HS 25 Matt Tharp 6-1 208 FS Sr. Webster City, Iowa/Webster City HS 84 Ross Hannam 6-3 232 TE Sr. St. Ansgar, Iowa/St. Ansgar HS 26 William Baker 5-10 190 CB Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Linden McKinley HS 85 Kyle Bennett 6-4 240 DE Fr. Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City Heelan HS 27 Nick Alvarez 5-8 162 CB Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla./Ely HS 86 Eric Reimer 6-5 225 TE Fr. Reedsburg, Wis./Reedsburg HS 28 Mack Kimble 6-0 205 WR Jr. New Madrid County, Mo./ICCC 87 Schuylar Oordt 6-7 210 TE Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS 29 Sean McMoore 6-1 166 CB So. Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS 88 Joe Lobdell 6-6 285 TE Sr. Lena, Ill./Lena-Winslow HS 30 Taylor Brookins 5-9 190 RB Fr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS 88 Maurice Turner 6-1 185 WR Fr. Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS 31 Derrick Law 6-1 215 RB R-Fr. Newton, Iowa/Newton HS 89 Tyler Reagan 5-9 170 WR So. Urbandale, Iowa/Dallas Center-Grimes HS 32 Darian Williams 6-3 190 RB Jr. East Moline, Ill./ICCC 90 Nathan Herrig 6-4 245 DL R-Fr. Clinton, Iowa/Clinton HS 33 Will Lewis 6-2 210 S So. Baytown, Texas/ICCC 91 David Bohnstengel 6-5 230 DE So. Hudson, Iowa/Gladbrook-Reinbeck HS 34 Josh Firstley 5-11 230 FB Sr. New Orleans, La./Ellsworth CC 92 Jacob Gonnering 6-5 265 DT Fr. Kenosha, Wis./Tremper HS 35 Ryan Manahl 5-10 196 FS Sr. Hudson, Iowa/Hudson HS 93 Wes Lane 6-4 255 DE R-Fr. Waterloo, Iowa/West HS 38 Josh Mahoney 6-1 220 LB R-Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./O’Gorman HS 94 Nick Pauly 6-3 258 DE Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier HS 39 Brannon Carter 6-3 219 OLB Jr. St. Charles, Mo./Francis Howell North HS 95 Everette Pedescleaux 6-6 285 DE So. Plymouth, Minn./Univ. of Minnesota 40 Cyrus Garrett 6-1 246 FB Sr. Bolingbrook, Ill./Univ. of Illinois 96 Mark Huygens 6-6 267 DE So. Sergeant Bluff, Iowa/Sergeant Bluff HS 41 Josh Davis 6-0 189 LB Fr. Chicago, Ill./Du Sable HS 97 Jeff McGaster 6-6 315 DT Jr. Seaside, Calif./Rochester CC 41 Matt Asman 6-2 200 P/PK R-Fr. Estherville, Iowa/Estherville Lincoln Central HS 98 Chuck Kinney 6-3 255 DL R-Fr. Council Bluffs, Iowa/Lincoln HS 42 Grant Zielinski 6-1 218 FB Sr. Franklin, Wis./Franklin HS 99 Jordan Lacy 6-3 244 DE Jr. Jefferson City, Mo./Jefferson City HS 43 Tyler Epstein 6-2 225 LB Fr. Farmington, Mo./Farmington HS Head Coach: Mark Farley (6th Season) 44 James Ruffi n 6-4 235 DL R-Fr. Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville HS Assistant Coaches: Bill Salmon (Assoc. Head Coach/Off. Coord./WRs), Atif Austin (RBs), 45 Adam Kos 6-0 204 P Sr. Kalona, Iowa/Mid-Prairie HS Erik Chinander (TEs), Jeremy Gold (DL), Brandon Hall (LBs), Chris Klieman (DBs), Rick 46 Jamar Thompson 6-3 185 LB Fr. Oak Grove, Minn./Andover HS Nelson (OL/Recruiting Coord.), Mario Verduzco (QBs/Passing Game Coord.), Nick Farley 47 Ben Schmidt 6-0 185 DB R-Fr. Keswick, Iowa/Tri-County HS (G.A.), Antonio Mays (G.A.), Jerry Montgomery (G.A.) 48 Ryan Mahaffey 6-4 240 FB Fr. Grinnell, Iowa/Grinnel HS Athletic Trainer: Owen Stanley 49 Brian Wingert 6-1 183 PK Sr. Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS Equipment Manager: Steve Nurse 50 Nick Davis 5-10 207 OLB Sr. Eldon, Iowa/Cardinal of Eldon HS Strength & Conditioning: Jed Smith 51 Justin Kirk 6-3 228 ILB So. Bixby, Okla./Bixby HS 52 Dustin Morrow 6-2 225 LB So. Deep River, Iowa/Montezuma HS 1166 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GAME 1: UNI 48, DRAKE 7 GAME 2: NORTH DAKOTA 35, UNI 31 AUG. 31, 2006 • DRAKE STADIUM • DES MOINES, IOWA SEPT. 9, 2006 • UNI-DOME • CEDAR FALLS, IOWA

DES MOINES, Iowa - Junior quarterback Eric Sanders completed 20-of-25 CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - North Dakota landed the fi nal blow in a back-and- passes for 198 yards and one touchdown, and sophomore tailback Corey Lewis forth fi ght with the University of Northern Iowa football team, countering the rushed 11 times for 105 yards and two scores, as the University of Northern Iowa Panthers’ late-game scoring drive with one of its own and holding on for a 35-31 defeated Drake, 48-7, in the season opener for both teams. victory at the UNI-Dome. Trailing 28-24, the Panthers staged a rapid comeback late in the fourth quarter, UNI racked up 448 yards of total offense while holding Drake to just 282 total with junior quarterback Eric Sanders orchestrating a 65-yard scoring drive in yards. As a team, the Panthers completed 22-of-27 passes for 286 yards and two just 59 seconds. On third-and-10 from the Panthers’ 35, Sanders fi red a 45-yard scores with no interceptions. UNI rushed 33 times for 162 yards and three scores. completion to Johnny Gray to set up a fi rst down at the North Dakota 20 yard line. The crowd of 10,107 - including several thousand Panther fans -- was barely Two plays later, Sanders and Gray connected again, this time for a touchdown, settled into their seats, when UNI’s Terrell Allen got the scoring started. The and Brian Wingert added the extra point to give UNI a 31-28 lead. junior wideout took the opening kickoff 97 yards for the score, giving UNI a 7-0 The 1:27 left on the game clock proved to be more than enough for the lead just 18 seconds into the contest. Fighting Sioux to respond to the Panthers’ drive, with quarterback Reed Manke After UNI’s defense forced a Drake punt, the Panther offense drove 72 yards taking North Dakota 65 yards to the end zone in just two plays and 28 seconds. Manke followed up a 20-yard connection with Weston Dressler on fi rst down with in 12 plays to make the score 14-0, as Corey Lewis went the fi nal two yards for a 50-yard strike to Dressler on the Sioux’s second play, a deep pass that went for the score. Sanders was a perfect 4-for-4 passing on the drive. On Drake’s next six and, after the extra point, put North Dakota on top again, 35-31. possession, senior Dre Dokes had the fi rst of his two interceptions on the night, The Panthers took possession with 43 seconds left and Sanders managed a pair leading to a Brian Wingert 46-yard fi eld goal. The fi rst quarter ended with the of completions to James Lindgren and Gray, but the Fighting Sioux managed to Panthers on top, 17-0. take Sanders down on a sack to ice the win. UNI made it 24-0 early in the second quarter when junior tailback Whitney UNI drew fi rst blood in the contest, with Wingert making good on a 33-yard Lewis scored his fi rst career touchdown. Lewis went fi ve yards to cap a nine-play, attempt just over two minutes into the game, but the Sioux responded with a pair 73-yard drive that gave the Panthers a 24-0 lead. of touchdowns in the second period to snag a 14-3 lead. Wingert’s second fi eld goal, a career-long 56-yard boot, pulled UNI to within 14-6 at the break. Drake then got on the scoreboard with its lone touchdown of the night, making The Sioux struck again in the third quarter on a 12-yard run by Ryan Chappell the score 24-7, but the Panthers answered back right before halftime. Sanders and the Panthers answered with another Wingert fi eld goal, this time from 35 connected with James Lindgren for a seven-yard scoring strike with just 30 yards out. Almost 12 minutes of game time elapsed before the teams went on a seconds left before intermission to make the score 31-7 at the break. Sanders back-and-forth scoring binge late in the fourth quarter, with Corey Lewis giving completed 6-of-8 passes on the drive for 75 yards, including a 38-yard hook up the lead on a 9-yard run to cap a six-play, 45-yard drive. Sanders then connected with Johnny Gray that got the Panthers down to Drake’s 12 yard line. with Ross Hannam for a two-point conversion that gave UNI a seemingly Corey Lewis scored his second touchdown of the game with 9:48 left in the comfortable 24-21 advantage with 4:53 to play. third quarter. He capped a seven-play, 80-yard drive with a 12-yard scoring run, The Sioux responded with an 80-yard touchdown drive Chappell fi nished off making the score 38-7. After Wingert’s second fi eld goal made it 41-7, freshman with a 17-yard scoring run with 2:13 to play. quarterback Patrick Grace capped the scoring with a 59-yard scoring strike to GAME STATISTICS Victor Williams with 3:48 left in the game. North Dakota 0 14 7 14 - 35 UNI 3 3 10 15 - 31 GAME STATISTICS Time: 3:05, Attendance: 11,010 UNI 17 14 7 10 - 48 Drake 0 7 0 0 - 7 UND UNI Time: 3:01, Attendance: 10,107 First Downs 19 22 Rushes-Yards 27-188 43-161 UNI DRAKE Passing (comp.-attempts-int.) 15-27-0 18-31-0 First Downs 21 16 Passing Yards 246 208 Rushes-Yards 33-162 37-109 Total Offense 434 369 Passing (comp.-attempts-int.) 22-27-0 11-25-2 Average Gain/Play 9.1 6.7 Passing Yards 286 173 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Total Offense 448 282 Penalties-Yards 4-40 9-72 Average Gain/Play 7.5 4.5 Punts-Yards 5-144 5-207 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Average Per Punt 28.8 41.4 Penalties-Yards 7-54 7-66 Possession Time 22:39 37:21 Punts-Yards 2-88 6-207 Third Down Conversions 5-11 6-15 Average Per Punt 44.0 34.5 Sacks By-Yards Lost 5-43 2-7 Possession Time 29:03 30:57 Third Down Conversions 7-11 6-14 SCORING SUMMARY Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-3 1-8 First Quarter 12:48 UNI - Brian Wingert 33 FG UNI, 3-0 SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter Second Quarter 14:42 UNI - Terrell Allen 97 kickoff return (Brian Wingert kick) UNI, 7-0 14:28 UND - Reed Manke 1 run (B. Hellevang kick) UND, 7-3 6:09 UNI - Corey Lewis 2 run (Wingert kick) UNI, 14-0 9:26 UND - T. Christensen 6 pass from Chris Belmore (Hellevang kick) UND, 14-3 2:45 UNI - Wingert 56 FG UNI, 17-0 0:16 UNI - Wingert 56 FG UND, 14-6

Second Quarter Third Quarter 10:34 UNI - Whitney Lewis 5 run (Wingert kick) UNI, 24-0 8:48 UNI - James Lindgren 6 pass from Eric Sanders (Wingert kick) UND, 14-13 4:01 DU - Shea Moroni 22 pass from Derek Retherford (Rees Logan kick) UNI, 24-7 7:18 UND - Ryan Chapell 12 run (Hellevang kick) UND, 21-13 0:30 UNI - James Lindgren 7 pass from Eric Sanders (Wingert kick) UNI, 31-7 1:37 UNI - Wingert 35 FG UND, 21-16

Third Quarter Fourth Quarter 9:48 UNI - C. Lewis 12 run (Wingert kick) UNI, 38-7 4:53 UNI - Corey Lewis 9 run (Ross Hannam pass from Sanders) UNI, 24-21 2:31 UND - Chappell 17 run (Hellevang kick) UND, 28-24 Fourth Quarter 1:27 UNI - Johnny Gray 20 pass from Sanders) UNI, 31-28 7:37 UNI - Wingert 30 FG UNI, 41-7 0:54 UND - Weston Dressler 50 pass from R. Manke (Hellevang kick) UND, 35-31 3:48 UNI - Victor Williams 59 pass from Patrick Grace (Wingert kick) UNI, 48-7 STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing (carries-yards, TDs): UNI - Corey Lewis (19-114, 1); UND - Ryan Chappell (9-121, 2) Rushing (carries-yards, TDs): UNI - Corey Lewis (11-105, 2); DU - Scott Phaydavong (25- Passing (comp.-attempts.-int., yards, TDs): UNI - Eric Sanders (18-31-0, 208, 2); UND 94, 0) - Reed Manke (13-25-0, 207, 1) Passing (comp.-attempts.-int., yards, TDs): UNI - Eric Sanders (20-25-0, 198, 1); DU - Derek Receiving (catches-yards, TDs): UNI - Johnny Gray (6-103, 1); UND - Weston Dressler Retherford (11-23-2, 173, 1) (5-96, 1) Receiving (catches-yards, TDs): UNI - Terrell Allen (5-32, 0); DU - Shea Moroni (5-61, 1) Tackles: UNI - Dave Schratz (7); DU - D. Alexander (10) Tackles: UNI - Chris Parsons (7); DU - Poul Collins (8)

1177 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GAME 3: UNI 27, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 17 GAME 4: IOWA STATE 28, UNI 27 SEPT. 16, 2006 • UNI-DOME • CEDAR FALLS, IOWA SEPT. 30, 2006 • JACK TRICE STADIUM • AMES, IOWA

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - A strong second half and 24 unanswered points AMES, Iowa - In front of the largest crowd in Iowa State’s football history, the propelled the University of Northern Iowa football team to a 27-17 win over University of Northern Iowa football squad put on quite a show and nearly pulled South Dakota State on Saturday in the UNI-Dome. off one of the program’s greatest upsets before the Cyclones held on for a 28-27 The Panthers bounced back from their fi rst loss of the season - and a sluggish vicotry. An announced crowd of 55,518 watched as the Panthers had a chance to start - with three touchdowns and a fi eld goal in the second half to get past the win the game on senior place kicker Brian Wingert’s 51-yard fi eld goal with six Jackrabbits. Tailback Corey Lewis led the way for UNI with 196 rushing yards seconds left. But Wingert’s kick, which had the distance, missed wide to the right. on 16 attempts - a 12.2 yards per carry average - and scored twice for the Panthers Iowa State used a fourth quarter rally of its own to take the lead with only 1:05 in the second half. left in the game. Down 27-21, Iowa State moved the ball 74 yards in six plays A 43-yard fi eld goal by Brian Wingert with 13:35 to play in the second quarter with no timeouts as the Panthers tried to slow them down. The Cyclones scored answered the Jacks’ initial touchdown, but SDSU scored another touchdown and a on a 16-yard touchdown pass from ISU quarterback Bret Meyer to wide receiver fi eld goal to stretch its lead to 17-3 by halftime. Jon Davis to take a 28-27 advantage. The Panthers’ offense emerged from the locker room and took command, UNI quarterback Eric Sanders hit wide receiver James Lindgren for a 15-yard however, with wide receiver James Lindgren snaring an 18-yard pass from gain on 3rd-and-2 to move the ball to the ISU 42-yard line. Sanders then found quarterback Eric Sanders (Oelwein, Iowa/Oelwein) to cap a seven-play, 68-yard senior wide receiver Curt Bradley for an eight-yard gain to put the Panthers in drive and set the tone for the fi nal two quarters. Wingert’s fi eld goal range with 11 ticks left on the clock. Lindgren’s score, which came at the 12:08 mark in the third quarter, narrowed Senior cornerback Dre Dokes gave the Panthers their fi rst lead of the the Jacks’ lead to 17-10, an advantage the Panthers eliminated on their next game when he stepped in front of a Meyer pass and returned it 46 yards for a possession, with Sanders leading the UNI offense on a 60-yard scoring march. touchdown at the 13:20 mark of the second quarter. It was Dokes’ 14th career Corey Lewis capped the drive with a 12-yard run to the end zone to knot the score interception and second career touchdown and put UNI on top 14-7. Redshirt at 17. freshman defensive end James Ruffi n sacked Meyer to force the Cyclones to punt The Panthers grabbed the lead for the fi rst time on a 35-yard fi eld goal by and UNI again marched 80 yards in nine plays to take a 21-7 lead on a fi ve-yard Wingert with 12:34 to play. Wingert’s kick was set up by a 26-yard offensive run by running back Corey Lewis. drive and put the Panthers on top for good. The Panther defense again rose to the occasion as the Cyclones threatened to Lewis added to the UNI advantage with a 2-yard touchdown run at the 10:16 score late in the fi rst half. UNI stuffed ISU running back Stevie Hicks on a 4th- mark of the fourth quarter, pushing the Panthers’ lead to 27-17 after Wingert and-2 from the UNI 10-yard line with just over a minute to play in the fi rst half. added the extra point. Junior safety Chris Parsons came up with a huge play as the Cyclones were The Jackrabbits worked their way back into UNI territory late, but the Panthers threatening to take the lead in the fourth quarter. Parsons knocked the ball out of halted the Jacks’ fi nal attempt, with safety Chris Parsons recovering a fumble by ISU wideout Austin Flynn’s hands at the one-yard line and junior linebacker Araf quarterback Andy Kardoes at the UNI 20-yard line. The play allowed the Panthers Evans-Sykes fell on the fumble in the end zone to give the ball to the Panthers to drive SDSU back into its own territory on a punt by Adam Kos and allowed with 7:08 left in the game. The Panthers tallied four fi rst downs on the drive and UNI to eventually run out the clock for its second win of the season. worked the clock down to 2:20 when Wingert made his second fi eld goal of the game. Wingert’s kick put UNI on top, 27-21. GAME STATISTICS South Dakota State 7 10 0 0 - 17 GAME STATISTICS UNI 0 3 14 10 - 27 UNI 7 14 0 6 - 27 Time: 2:42, Attendance: 11,227 UNI 7 0 7 14 - 28 Time: 3:03, Attendance: 55,518 SDSU UNI First Downs 19 21 UNI ISU Rushes-Yards 39-104 40-299 First Downs 18 24 Passing (comp.-attempts-int.) 17-28-1 9-12-2 Rushes-Yards 37-176 28-81 Passing Yards 173 79 Passing (comp.-attempts-int.) 23-30-0 24-29-1 Total Offense 277 378 Passing Yards 158 323 Average Gain/Play 4.1 7.3 Total Offense 334 404 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Average Gain/Play 5.0 7.1 Penalties-Yards 4-20 5-34 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-2 Punts-Yards 4-145 2-82 Penalties-Yards 6-58 3-30 Average Per Punt 36.2 41.0 Punts-Yards 5-220 2-97 Possession Time 34:50 25:10 Average Per Punt 44.0 48.5 Third Down Conversions 9-15 1-6 Possession Time 34:25 25:35 Sacks By-Yards Lost 1-5 3-15 Third Down Conversions 9-17 6-9 Sacks By-Yards Lost 3-22 1-2 SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter SCORING SUMMARY 2:15 SDSU - Cory Koenig 6 run (Parker Douglass kick) SDSU, 7-0 First Quarter 8:48 ISU - Ryan Kock 1 run (Bret Culbertson kick) ISU, 7-0 Second Quarter 0:13 UNI - James Lindgren 8 pass from Eric Sanders (Brian Wingert kick) Tied, 7-7 13:35 UNI - Brian Wingert 43 FG SDSU, 7-3 4:17 SDSU - Andy Kardoes 1 run (Douglass kick) SDSU, 14-3 Second Quarter 1:09 SDSU - Douglass 23 FG SDSU, 17-3 13:20 UNI - Dre Dokes 46 interception return (Wingert kick) UNI, 14-7 6:41 UNI - Corey Lewis 5 run (Wingert kick) UNI, 21-7 Third Quarter 12:08 UNI - James Lindgren 18 pass from Eric Sanders (Wingert kick) SDSU, 17-10 Third Quarter 5:49 UNI - Corey Lewis 12 run (Wingert kick) Tied, 17-17 0:43 Todd Blythe 22 pass from Bret Meyer (Culbertson kick) UNI, 21-14

Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter 12:34 UNI - Wingert 35 FG UNI, 20-17 13:10 ISU - Ryan Baum 65 punt return (Culbertson kick) Tied, 21-21 10:16 UNI - C. Lewis 2 run (Wingert kick) UNI, 27-17 8:54 UNI - Wingert 43 FG UNI, 24-21 2:20 UNI - Wingert 32 FG UNI, 27-21 STATISTICAL LEADERS 1:05 ISU - Jon Davis 16 pass from Meyer (Culbertson kick) ISU, 28-27 Rushing (carries-yards, TDs): UNI - Corey Lewis (16-196, 2); SDSU - Cory Koenig 17-52, 1) Passing (comp.-att.-int., yards, TDs): UNI - Eric Sanders (9-12-2, 79, 1); SDSU - Andy STATISTICAL LEADERS Kardoes (17-26-0, 173, 0) Rushing (carries-yards, TDs): UNI - Corey Lewis (19-84, 1); ISU - Stevie Hicks (7-30, 0) Receiving (catches-yards, TDs): UNI - James Lindgren (3-40, 1); SDSU - Dusty Snyders Passing (comp.-att.-int., yards, TDs): UNI - Eric Sanders (23-29-0, 158, 1); ISU - Bret Meyer (5-47, 0) (24-29-1, 323, 2) Tackles: UNI - Brannon Carter, Jordan Lacy, Chris Parsons (7); SDSU - Brock Gentile (10) Receiving (catches-yards, TDs): UNI - James Lindgren (7-73, 1); ISU - Jon Davis (7-117, 1) Tackles: UNI - Brannon Carter (9); ISU - Tyrone McKenzie (16)

1188 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL The Automated ScoreBook UNI Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2006) All games

TEAM STATISTICS UNI OPP ------SCORING...... 133 87 Points Per Game...... 33.2 21.8 FIRST DOWNS...... 82 78 Rushing...... 39 27 Passing...... 39 46 Penalty...... 4 5 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 798 482 Yards gained rushing...... 872 572 Yards lost rushing...... 74 90 Rushing Attempts...... 153 131 Average Per Rush...... 5.2 3.7 Average Per Game...... 199.5 120.5 TDs Rushing...... 7 6 PASSING YARDAGE...... 731 915 Att-Comp-Int...... 100-72-2 109-67-4 Average Per Pass...... 7.3 8.4 Average Per Catch...... 10.2 13.7 Average Per Game...... 182.8 228.8 TDs Passing...... 6 5 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 1529 1397 Total Plays...... 253 240 Average Per Play...... 6.0 5.8 Average Per Game...... 382.2 349.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 14-328 6-115 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 6-36 8-181 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 4-103 2-44 KICK RETURN AVERAGE...... 23.4 19.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 6.0 22.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE...... 25.8 22.0 FUMBLES-LOST...... 3-1 5-4 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 27-218 18-156 Average Per Game...... 54.5 39.0 PUNTS-YARDS...... 14-597 17-593 Average Per Punt...... 42.6 34.9 Net punt average...... 24.0 30.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME...... 31:30 28:30 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 23/49 26/49 3rd-Down Pct...... 47% 53% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 1/1 1/4 4th-Down Pct...... 100% 25% SACKS BY-YARDS...... 9-47 8-48 MISC YARDS...... 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 15 12 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...... 9-10 1-2 ON-SIDE KICKS...... 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES...... 17-18 94% 9-13 69% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS...... 12-18 67% 8-13 62% PAT-ATTEMPTS...... 14-14 100% 12-12 100% ATTENDANCE...... 22237 65625 Games/Avg Per Game...... 2/11118 2/32812 Neutral Site Games...... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------UNI...... 27 34 31 41 - 133 Opponents...... 14 31 14 28 - 87

1199 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL The Automated ScoreBook UNI Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2006) All games

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------Lewis, Corey 4 65 503 4 499 7.7 6 34 124.8 Gray, Johnny 5 32 6.4 0 13 Lewis, Whitney 4 47 237 9 228 4.9 1 30 57.0 Dokes, Dre 1 4 4.0 0 4 Gray, Johnny 4 4 45 0 45 11.2 0 17 11.2 Total...... 6 36 6.0 0 13 Law, Derrick 1 5 15 0 15 3.0 0 8 15.0 Opponents...... 8 181 22.6 1 65 Sanders, Eric 4 25 66 58 8 0.3 0 10 2.0 Williams, D. 4 5 6 0 6 1.2 0 2 1.5 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Nelson, Nick 4 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 ------TEAM 2 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -1.5 Dokes, Dre 3 62 20.7 1 46 Total...... 4 153 872 74 798 5.2 7 34 199.5 Waters, C. 1 41 41.0 0 41 Opponents...... 4 131 572 90 482 3.7 6 41 120.5 Total...... 4 103 25.8 1 46 Opponents...... 2 44 22.0 0 25 PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G ------KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Sanders, Eric 4 140.73 70-97-2 72.2 643 5 45 160.8 ------TEAM 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Allen, Terrell 8 220 27.5 1 97 Nelson, Nick 4 343.60 1-1-0 100.0 29 0 29 7.2 Gray, Johnny 3 65 21.7 0 30 Grace, Patrick 1 925.60 1-1-0 100.0 59 1 59 59.0 Evans-Sykes, A. 2 22 11.0 0 16 Total...... 4 149.20 72-100-2 72.0 731 6 59 182.8 Lindgren, James 1 21 21.0 0 21 Opponents...... 4 139.78 67-109-4 61.5 915 5 54 228.8 Total...... 14 328 23.4 1 97 Opponents...... 6 115 19.2 0 25 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Lindgren, James 4 16 173 10.8 4 22 43.2 ------Gray, Johnny 4 14 174 12.4 1 45 43.5 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Lewis, Corey 4 10 72 7.2 0 25 18.0 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Hannam, Ross 4 9 88 9.8 0 24 22.0 Allen, Terrell 4 8 61 7.6 0 14 15.2 Lewis, Whitney 4 5 34 6.8 0 11 8.5 Bradley, Curt 3 5 32 6.4 0 8 10.7 Williams, V. 2 3 64 21.3 1 59 32.0 Daniels, Albert 3 1 29 29.0 0 29 9.7 Lobdell, Joe 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0 Total...... 4 72 731 10.2 6 59 182.8 Opponents...... 4 67 915 13.7 5 54 228.8

2200 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL The Automated ScoreBook UNI Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2006) All games

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------Wingert, Brian 0 9-10 14-14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 41 Sanders, Eric 4 122 8 643 651 162.8 Lewis, Corey 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Lewis, Corey 4 65 499 0 499 124.8 Lindgren, James 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Lewis, Whitney 4 47 228 0 228 57.0 Williams, V. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Grace, Patrick 1 1 0 59 59 59.0 Dokes, Dre 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Gray, Johnny 4 4 45 0 45 11.2 Lewis, Whitney 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Nelson, Nick 4 2 0 29 29 7.2 Gray, Johnny 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Law, Derrick 1 5 15 0 15 15.0 Allen, Terrell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Williams, D. 4 5 6 0 6 1.5 Hannam, Ross 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 2 TEAM 2 2 -3 0 -3 -1.5 Sanders, Eric 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0 Total...... 4 253 798 731 1529 382.2 Total...... 15 9-10 14-14 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 133 Opponents...... 4 240 482 915 1397 349.2 Opponents...... 12 1-2 12-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 87

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------Kos, Adam 14 597 42.6 52 4 2 1 0 Wingert, Brian 9-10 90.0 0-0 0-0 5-5 3-3 1-2 56 0 Total...... 14 597 42.6 52 4 2 1 0 Opponents...... 17 593 34.9 53 2 4 3 1 FG SEQUENCE UNI OPPONENTS ------KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Drake (46),(30) 31 ------North Dakota (33),(56),(35) - Wingert, Brian 28 1795 64.1 20 1 South Dakota State (43),(35) (23) Total...... 28 1795 64.1 20 1 115 45.7 19 Iowa State (43),(32),51 - Opponents...... 17 967 56.9 1 2 328 36.4 28

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------Lewis, Corey 4 499 72 0 0 0 571 142.8 Gray, Johnny 4 45 174 32 65 0 316 79.0 Allen, Terrell 4 0 61 0 220 0 281 70.2 Lewis, Whitney 4 228 34 0 0 0 262 65.5 Lindgren, James 4 0 173 0 21 0 194 48.5 Hannam, Ross 4 0 88 0 0 0 88 22.0 Dokes, Dre 4 0 0 4 0 62 66 16.5 Williams, V. 2 0 64 0 0 0 64 32.0 Waters, C. 4 0 0 0 0 41 41 10.2 Bradley, Curt 3 0 32 0 0 0 32 10.7 Daniels, Albert 3 0 29 0 0 0 29 9.7 Evans-Sykes, A. 4 0 0 0 22 0 22 5.5 Law, Derrick 1 15 0 0 0 0 15 15.0 Sanders, Eric 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 2.0 Williams, D. 4 6 0 0 0 0 6 1.5 Lobdell, Joe 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 1.0 TEAM 2 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -1.5 Total...... 4 798 731 36 328 103 1996 499.0 Opponents...... 4 482 915 181 115 44 1737 434.2

2211 • UUNINI FFOOTBALLOOTBALL The Automated ScoreBook UNI Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2006) All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------10 Parsons, Chris 4 20 5 25 2.0-3 . . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 56 Schratz, Dave 4 15 7 22 2.5-5 ...... 3 Dokes, Dre 4 14 5 19 . . 3-62 2 . . . . . 99 Lacy, Jordan 4 16 3 19 5.0-25 3.0-18 . 1 . . . . . 98 Kinney, Chuck 4 12 4 16 4.5-18 1.5-13 . 1 . . 1 . . 39 Carter, Brannon 3 11 5 16 2.5-4 1.0-2 ...... 51 Kirk, Justin 3 10 4 14 . . . 1 . . . . . 7 Evans-Sykes, A. 4 11 3 14 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 18 Waters, C. 4 9 4 13 . . 1-41 1 . . . 1 . 9 Cooper, Curtis 4 6 4 10 ...... 96 Huygens, Mark 4 7 2 9 3.5-8 2.5-7 ...... 24 McMoore, T. 4 6 2 8 ...... 44 Ruffin, James 3 5 1 6 2.0-12 1.0-7 ...... 25 Tharp, Matt 3 5 1 6 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 95 Pedescleaux, E. 4 2 2 4 ...... 97 McGaster, Jeff 4 3 1 4 ...... 58 Ehigiamusoe, O. 4 2 1 3 ...... 83 Lindgren, James 4 1 1 2 ...... 27 Alvarez, Nick 4 2 . 2 ...... 38 Mahoney, Josh 4 2 . 2 ...... 90 Herrig, Nate 1 . 1 1 ...... 50 Davis, Nick 4 1 . 1 ...... 20 Lewis, Whitney 4 1 . 1 ...... 33 Lewis, Will 3 1 . 1 ...... 8 Nelson, Nick 4 1 . 1 ...... 1 Lewis, Corey 4 1 . 1 ...... 93 Lane, Wes 1 ...... 1 . . . . . 42 Zielinski, G. 4 ...... 1-0 . . . Total...... 4 164 56 220 23-76 9-47 4-103 9 . 4-0 2 1 . Opponents...... 4 184 86 270 13-68 8-48 2-44 6 2 1-0 3 . .

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