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FOOTBALL RELEASE AUGUST 31, 2012 RELEASE NO. 1 - UPDATED www.northernsun.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • F: 952.378.1694 • [email protected] Week 1 Schedule Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Thursday, August 30 Overall Football Standings Minnesota State 44 at Minot State 10 as of August 27, 2012 No. 2 Minnesota Duluth 45 at SMSU 20 North Division Standings W L Win % Strk Bemidji State 0 0 --- Minnesota, Crookston 6 at Winona State 58 #2 Minnesota Duluth 1 0 1.000 1W Sioux Falls 32 at St. Cloud State 19 University of Mary 0 0 --- Sioux Falls 1 0 1.000 1W Minnesota Duluth 0 0 --- Minnesota State 1 0 1.000 1W Minnesota Crookston 0 0 --- Friday, August 31 Winona State 1 0 1.000 1W Upper Iowa at Bemidji State 6 PM MSU Moorhead 0 0 --- Augustana 0 0 --- Minot State 0 0 --- Bemidji State 0 0 --- Saturday, September 1 Northern State 0 0 --- Concordia St. Paul 0 0 --- St. Cloud State 0 0 --- U-Mary at Concordia-St. Paul 1 PM University of Mary 0 0 --- Northern State at Augustana 1 PM MSU Moorhead 0 0 --- South Division Standings Wayne State at MSU Moorhead 1 PM Northern State 0 0 --- Augustana 0 0 --- Upper Iowa 0 0 --- Concordia St. Paul 0 0 --- Week 2 Schedule Wayne State 0 0 --- Minnesota State 0 0 --- Saturday, September 8 #16 St. Cloud State 0 1 .000 1L Sioux Falls 0 0 --- Minot State at Wayne State 1 PM Minnesota Crookston 0 1 .000 1L Southwest Minnesota State 0 0 --- MSU Moorhead at Sioux Falls 1 PM Minot State 0 1 .000 1L Upper Iowa 0 0 --- Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota, Crookston 1 PM Southwest Minnesota State 0 1 .000 1L Wayne State 0 0 --- Augustana at U-Mary 2:30 PM Rankings based on AFCA Preseason Coaches Poll (8/13/12) Winona State 0 0 --- SMSU at Northern State 2:30 PM Bemidji State at Minnesota State 6 PM The NSIC football schedule is broken into two eight-team divisions (North/South). Each team St. Cloud State at Upper Iowa 6 PM will play 11 conference games that will count towards the NSIC Overall Champion as well as Winona State at Minnesota Duluth 6 PM seven divisional games that will count towards the NSIC North/South Championships. In all, three league championships will be awarded (Overall Champion, North Division Champion, South Division Champion). Ties will not be broken for league or division champions. American Football Coaches Association D2Football.com Poll DII Coaches’ Poll - August 13, 2012 August 27, 2012 2011 2011 Rk School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Rank Rank School 2011 Rec. 1 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (21) 13-1 720 1 1. Pittsburg State 13-1 2 Minnesota-Duluth (5) 11-3 661 6 2. Minnesota Duluth 11-3 3 Northwest Missouri St. (1) 11-3 613 5 3. Northwest Missouri 11-3 4 Midwestern St. (Texas) (1) 10-1 582 7 4. Grand Valley 8-3 5 Wayne St. (Mich.) (1) 12-3 502 2 5. Midwestern State 10-1 6 Colorado St.-Pueblo 11-1 481 9 6. CSU-Pueblo 11-1 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 8-3 473 NR 7. Missouri Western 9-3 8 Valdosta St. (Ga.) 6-4 415 NR 8. West Alabama 8-4 9 Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) 13-1 386 3 9. Abilene Christian 8-3 10 Abilene Christian (Texas) 8-3 367 16 10. Hillsdale 8-3 11 California (Pa.) 10-3 347 15 11. California 10-3 12 Kutztown (Pa.) 11-2 329 13 12. West Texas A&M 8-3 13 New Haven (Conn.) 11-2 322 8 13. Valdosta State 6-4 14 Delta St. (Miss.) 11-3 290 4 14. Minnesota State 9-3 15 West Alabama 8-4 274 23 15. Winston-Salem 13-1 16 St. Cloud State (Minn.) 9-3 266 17 16. New Haven 11-2 17 Hillsdale (Mich.) 8-3 228 NR 17. Saginaw Valley 7-4 18 Missouri Western St. 9-3 218 18 18. Kutztown 11-2 19 Shepherd (W.Va.) 9-2 199 22 19. Wayne State (Mich.) 12-4 20 Washburn (Kan.) 10-3 187 11 20. North Alabama 9-3 21 Humboldt St. (Calif.) 9-1 183 20 21. Bloomsburg 9-2 22 Albany St. (Ga.) 8-4 149 NR 22. Central Missouri 8-4 23 North Greenville (S.C.) 11-3 139 12 23. Lenoir-Ryne 7-3 24 West Texas A&M 8-3 132 25 24. Shepherd 9-2 25 Bloomsburg (Pa.) 9-2 129 21 25. Washburn 10-3 NSIC Teams Receiving Votes: Minnesota State (41) The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. • Augustana College • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota , Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State • 2012 NSIC TEAM NOTES AUGUSTANA (0-0 NSIC, 0-0 SOUTH) Augustana came away from the 2011 football campaign with www.goAugie.com - KIKN 100.5-FM a list of “what ifs.” The Vikings were 6-5 overall, 6-4 in the Mike Aldrich - St. Olaf ‘95 (3rd Season, 17-7; 15-5 NSIC) Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, and 4-2 in the NSIC’s Last Season 6-5, 6-4 NSIC, 4-2 South South Division. The five losses came by a combined 24 points. A mere 9/1/2012 Northern State 1 p.m. six points determined the outcome of three games. On the upside, the 9/8/2012 at U-Mary 2:30 p.m. Vikings produced a fourth consecutive winning season. And Coach Mike 9/15/2012 Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m. Aldrich’s team rallied from a 0-3 start to win six of the last eight games. 9/22/2012 at Minnesota Duluth 6 p.m. 9/29/2012 at Wayne State 1 p.m. 10/6/2012 Minnesota State 1 p.m. 10/13/2012 at Upper Iowa 1 p.m. 10/20/2012 University of Sioux Falls 1 p.m. 10/27/2012 at Concordia-St. Paul 1 p.m. 11/3/2012 Winona State 1 p.m. 11/10/2012 at Southwest Minnesota State 1 p.m. BEMIDJI STATE (0-0 NSIC, 0-0 NORTH) The Beavers were pegged to finish sixth in the 2012 NSIC Preseason www.bsubeavers.com - The River 92.1 FM Coaches’ Poll after they posted an 8-3 overall and 7-3 NSIC record Jeff Tesch - MSU Moorhead ‘78 (16th Season, 106-67; 82-50 NSIC) in 2011 to finish tied for fourth in the league standings. With 16 start- Last Season 8-3, 7-3 NSIC, 3-3 North ers returning this season and a roster boasting 18 seniors, Bemidji State hopes to prove the poll wrong and fight for its second NSIC championship 8/31/2012 Upper Iowa 6 p.m. and second postseason appearance in school history. Head coach Jeff Tesch 9/8/2012 at Minnesota State 6 p.m. inked a new six-year contract extension in the offseason after BSU recorded its 9/15/2012 Wayne State 1 p.m. sixth, eight-win season in his 16 years at the helm. Tesch’s 17th season as head 9/22/2012 at Sioux Falls 1 p.m. coach will see a favorable six-game home schedule, but a rigorous five-game 9/29/2012 Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m. road schedule that includes three teams that participated in the postseason a 10/6/2012 at U-Mary 2:30 p.m. year ago. To open the 87th season in program history, the Beavers welcome 10/13/2012 Northern State 1 p.m. Upper Iowa to Chet Anderson Stadium Aug. 31 in a 6 p.m. tilt. BSU has found 10/20/2012 at Minnesota Duluth 1 p.m. success in its short history with the Peacocks, owning a 4-0 all-time record and 10/27/2012 at St. Cloud State 1 p.m. winning the only meeting at the Chat 51-12 in 2010. TheBeavers are 11-5 in the 11/3/2012 MSU Moorhead 1 p.m. first game of the season and 10-6 in their home opener under Tesch. 11/10/2012 Minot State 1 p.m. CONCORDia-ST. PAUL (0-0 NSIC, 0-0 SOUTH) The Golden Bears open this Saturday at 1 p.m. at home against the www.cugoldenbears.com University of Mary (N.D.). The Golden Bears are 2-2 all-time against the Ryan Williams - NDSU ‘01 (2nd Season, 6-5; 5-5 NSIC) Marauders, playing each year between 2006 and 2009. The Marauders Last Season 6-5, 5-5 NSIC, 3-3 South won the most recent meeting, 27-7 in Sea Foam Stadium’s inaugural 9/1/2012 U-Mary 1 p.m. season. Concordia is 0-2 against U-Mary in St. Paul, also falling 37-20 at Griffin 9/8/2012 at Minnesota, Crookston 1 p.m. Stadium in 2007. Concordia’s two wins, in 2006 and 2008, were in Bismarck, N.D. 9/15/2012 Minnesota Duluth 6 p.m. Only three active players on the 2012 team have played against the Marauders before: Jer- 9/22/2012 at Northern State 1 p.m. emy Randle, Nate Thienes and Philip Barlow.